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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
Revenue Critters in the Navy.

When there was need of small craft to
go to Havana in aid of the navy, for
work at the wreck of the Maine, the
revenue cutter service was not called
upon, but lighthouse tenders were sent.
1t would seem that the cutter service,
being really closer akin to the naval SER
vice. woul id naturally have been the navy's
auxiliary in cases like the one in point.
But lighthouse boats were ordered to the
scene. Why? Not because they were
closer at hand, nor because they could
be better spared.
The reason probably is that the cutter
service was deficient of craft which could
be depended upon. The fact is, this SER
vice has been perslstently ignored by Con-
gress. 1t has had TO live on short ra-
lions. so to speak The vessels, with few
exceptions. are old, patched-up tubs, not
fit to be sent into rough water. 1t would
be dangerous to the lives of the men to
of which a squat might be encountered.
Both the cutters and the lighthouse ten
ders are under the government of the
treasury department, hence it was mere
ly a question of securing the services of
the better vessels to go to Cuba.
Current events offer many arguments
in favor of consolidating TIL cutter ser
vice with the navy. The cutters, for in
stance, could turn over to the
navy at present, when they are
wanted. a number of trained seamen, hav-
ing intimate knowledge OF the coast and
ports, and could take on and train the
recruits which it is proposed shall be add
ed to the naval enlistment The cutter
service could, and should, be made a train
ing school for the navy. Men graduated
from the cutter service would be excel
lent material for the navy. They would
have a practical. not theoretical knowl-
edge of the geography of their country's
coast. and how to get into and out of its
harbors. They would know the people
whom they were defending; the people
would know them, and mutual knowledge
would result in mutual respect and admir-
alton. 1t is a fact that about the only
Americans who know anything of the men
of the navy are those who go to New
port, Bar Harbor and other fashionable
resorts, and all that the men of the navy
know of their countrymen is what they
learn from the few persons they meet az
the aforesaid resorts. The navy and the
people need to be brought closer together.
A good deal toward this end could be ac-
complshed through the revenue cutter
service
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
A Glance Over Europe.
Louisville Courier-Journal Dem).

The notion that Spain would be aided
by any other European power is rather
far-fetched. France. to which Spain has
been looking, already has chestnuts
enough in the fire; so have Germany and
Russia. Barring contingencies of an in
probable character. the fight would be be-
tween Spain and the United States. Of
the ultimate result there can he no doubt
but 1t is quite possible, even probable
that this country would sustain very
great losses. 1t may be added that Spain
IS too poor to pay an indemnity except by
ceding Cuba.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
PERSONAL.

Peter Busch, son of Adolph Busch, the
St. Louis brewer, is in San Francisco,
making preparations for a trip to the
Klondke.
The Michigan Chapter of the Daught-
ers of the Revolution has just presented
gold spoons to two real daughters of rev
dictionary soldiers, Mrs. Harriet FELTON,,
aged S. and Mrs. De Wolf Toll aged 100.
-Nansen made 1920 for the Liverpool
Seamen's Orphanage by lecturing on board
ship while homeward bound. DR.. Sven
Hedin, the Swedish explorer, has been re
ceived in Paris with almost as much at
tention as was accorded Nansen.
The late Charles \. Dana was a con-
noisseur in oriental pottery and porce-
lains, and at the time of his death he
owned the largest and most valuable col
lection in America, with but one exception,
the Walters collection in Baltimore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
MERCHANTS and MINERy
TRANSPORTATION CO.
RATES OF PAsSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-.
Cabin, limited days $3.50. Cabin mn.
limited, 5000. Excursion, limited :
months, $S2. Second class, limited 4 DAYS
s14.75. '''
TO BOSTON-Stea mer-Cabin. limited
days, S22 Excursion limited months, $G
Second class, limited days, SIT.
TO WESTINGHOUSE and rail-
Cabin, unlimited, $500. Second class
limited days, $1120.
TO PHILADELPHIA-St and rail
Cabin, unlimited $3.50 Excursion lin.
tied months, 500 co. Second class, lim.
ted days. $3.50
TO PHILADELPHIA Steamer-Cabin
unlimited, ST. Second class. limited
days. SLIGO
TO BALTIMoRE-cahln limit day.,
SIS. Excursion, limited months, $25 In.
termediate, limit 3 days, $780, Inferno.
diate, excursion, limited months, SA
Storage, limit 8 days, SO.
The steamships of this company are ap-
pointed to sail from Savannah TO Bal,l.
more as follows STANDARD time):
ESSEX, Capt Billups, WEDNESDAY.
March 2, at p. m.
ALLEGHANY, Capt Nickersons SATUR.
DAY, March 5, at p m.
ITASCA, Capt James, WEDNESDAY,
March 9, at 500 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUEsDAF
and FRIDAY.
J. ]. CARoLAN, Agent.
Savannah. Ga
W. F. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBINS, A T. NJ
J. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore. Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
Separate Elections.

Ex-Gov. Robert f. Pattison OF Penn
view the other day that he had reached the
conclusion. after ten years experience.
that it is a mistake to separate national,
state and municipal elections. In his
state it is provided that the municipal cleo
tons shall be held in the spring. apart
from all other political contests, the idea
being to eliminate all save local politics
and allow the citizens of each community
to select their officials. and decide ques-
tons affecting their local affairs without
being influenced by state or national is
sues. The latest municipal election in
Philadelphia. however, illustrates the fact
that the minor elections are made merely
the preliminary skirmishes for control of
the party machinery in anticipation of the
greater elections. Local issues are sub
merged in and obscured by state or ma
tional questions, and local interests are
lost sight of in the struggle by parties and
factions.
The force of Mr.. Pattison's observations
can be appreciated by the voters of Geor-
gia. 1t really seems that we have more
elections in this state than probably any
other. 1t is our custom to hold a separ-
ate election for about everything in sight.
No sooner have the people got through
with voting for somebody or something
than they are called upon to give attention
to campaign for somebody else or some
thing else. AS a result it is politics" all
of the time. For instance, barely more
than year ago we were up to the neck
I'm presidential and congressional
campaigns, and now we have a
gubernatorial campaign on. And
when we shall have elected
Governor we shall Immediately have to go
to work to elect congressman. And then,
in Savannah, we shall elect city officers,
and later county officers All of these
elections cost great deal of money di-
rectly, and a great deal more indirectly
through keeping the people away from
their work and muddled with politics when
they might, and would prefer to, be attend
ing to their business.
When the laws providing for separate
elections were passed there were excellent
reasons for them. They were designed to
prevent federal interference in stale and
local elections. The ballot box in this
section of the country, it will be remem-
bered, used to be held up on the points of
the bayonets of United States soldiers
With elections consolidated there could not
| be a free and untrammeled ballot; with
elections separated each citizen could vote
as he pleased without fear of violence. Re
construction times and methods, however,
have passed away. The ballot boxes are
now in the hands of the people themselves,
and there appears to be no good reason
why worry and expense should not
be aboided by holding all cleo
tons upon one day. The great
| majority of the states, even in the
South, have taken this view of the mat
ter. There now remain only ten or twelve
states which cling to the old plan of
stretching their elections along through a
great part of the year and keeping their
people perpetualiy in political hot water
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
Mmrco Understood.

A young girl was crossing the public
garden the other morning upon the main
path which crossed the bridge, says the
Boston Record. She was accompanied by
a magnificent mastiff, who strobe along
beside her In the most companionable sort
of a way, looking up in her face occasion
ally as if to remark casually that it was
a very fine morning, or to ask if there
was anything he could do for her.
The two crossed the bridge together,
and finally came to the Charles street
gate. Here the young girl, evidently not
wishing to have the care of the dog in
the busy streets. turned to him and said:
There, that is far enough now. Marco.
You need not go with me any further. but
turn about and so back home."
She did not take her hands out of her
muff to point the way, and she spoke as
she would to a small brother, in a pleas
ant conversational voice.
Marco looked at her with his large eyes.
then looked across the Common, wagging
his tail slowly as though he were think
ing how very pleasant it would be to go
the rest of the way. Finally he turned
back to her again and with a movement
of his eyes and head asked as plainly as
though the words had come from his
mouth: please let me go little further.
it is such fine morning"
No, dear; I'm going shopping. YOU
know" answered the girl explaining the
difference, as if Marco were human
"there'u be crowds of people, and 1 shall
not know what to do with you. But 20
along, now, there's q good fellow, and
I'll be back SOON
Without another word Marco turned
and walked back across the gardens. He
did not stink away, as some dogs do when
sent hack blf T1QFObaA
with his head in the air stopped a mo-
ment on the bridge to watch the children
skating below, then trotted on toward
Commonwealth avenue
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
Our shipbuiIdine Interests

We shall not do much more in the way
Of ship building than we are doing now or
make much more progress in our efforts to
carry our foreign commerce in our own
ships as long as we adhere to our pres
ent navigation laws. Because our few ship
builders insist that vessels built abroad
shan not have American registry and fly
the American flag pretty nearly all of our
foreign commerce is carried In foreign
ships. A little change in our navigation
laws would give us an immense fleet of
ships owned by Americans, and would
largely Increase our ship building inter
ests. We can build ships in this country
as cheaply as they can be built in aGy
other, and we should build them not only
for our own use, but also for other coun-
tries if Congress would only disregard the
policy of protection and let our people
buy ships in the cheapest market
Il requires no more skill TO build a ship
than it does to build locomotive. But
while we build locomotives for all the
world we do not build anywhere near
all the ships our own people want. In
the dispatches a day or two ago it was
announced that citizen of Massachusetts
is having built, in an English ship yard,
a large steamer for the Mexican and
West Indian trade. The Plant Steamship
Company has steamer plying between
Tampa and Central American ports which
was built in England. If we had more
liberal navigation laws the Massachusetts
man would have had his ship built in this
country. and the ship of the Plant Steam
ship Company would have been built here
also.
The industries of this country don't need
protective tariff. The manufacturers of
New England who have always been so
clamorous for protection are beginning to
admit that they do not In almost all
kinds of manufacturing our manufacturers
are able 10 lead the world in the matter
of cost. Only a few days ago the Carne-
gle Company competed with the English
and German manufacturers of armor
plates for the contract to supply Russia
with such plates for her war ships, and
was successful. If we can beat the world
in manufacturing plates for ships there
is no reason why we cannot build iron
ships cheaper than such ships can be
built elsewhere The raw materials need
ed in ship building are cheaper in this
country than in any other and labor, all
things considered costs no more.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
Gixen InintentionaIIy.

Information Given Internationally.
In 1872, it will be recalled, Greeley had
been nominated for the Presidency, and
the news item was whether the Democrats
would name a candidate, or, without in
dorsement, let partisans vote for Uncle
Horace, or not at all. An old reporter
spins this reminiscence to the New York
World: 1.-THE late August Belmont was
then the chairman of the national Demo-
cratic committee. Every human effort had
been made by the newspapers to get Mr..
Belmont to express an opinion on the sub
ject. Of course, the call for the National
Democratic Convention had to be made
through its chairman. Not a member
could be induced 10 say word on the sub
ject. SO the idea began 10 grow that
there would be no cali for the conven-
ton. Consequently, there would be no
regular Democratic nominee in the field
Il made up my mind" went on the po-
htleal reporter of 1872, ito settle that ques-
ton or die in the attempt August Eel
mont was irascible terribly SO, when a
newspaper man attempted to drag him
out on the subject he was determined to
be silent about. You keep COOL said the
reporter to himself; the other side may,
in anger, do the rest.
well, that interview between Belmont
anu ill., Setiu. the reporter Oh 1917, W Us
short. He was bit lame, and the mad
der he got at the questions put to him
the harder he pounded his Wall street Of
fee counter and the quicker he limped to-
ward the passageway. which, fortunately
for me, was at the counter end farthest
from the street door, where 1 stood. If
Belmont had ever, reached that passage
way l knew would have had to make
a Decline for Wall street, Or
Wei, cool calm, collected" continued
the reporter, II quietly remarked as
put my hand on the door knob: Then
Mr.. Belmont, judging from all you have
said, you wish it to be distinctly under
stood that you will NOT issue a call for
conventionT1 The dear good man, God
forgive me, hadn't touched the subject
But he fell into the trap. Full of rage,
like lion, with a jump toward the pas
sageway, he exclaimed: by heaven. you
wretch, l shall call a convention!
That settled it. I was a block away
before Mr.. Belmont got between me and
the doorway. and my paper had a fine
story the next day about the Coming Con-
vention of the Democrats Belmont often
laughed about the matter afterward.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28

Russell Sage might be ever so patriotic.
and ever so eager to see the national hon
or indicated, but IL would be extremely
difficult to get those who know anything
about him to believe that his patriotic in
terviews were prompted by any other de-
sire than to Skin" the market. He has
chased the dollar so long and so hard, and
through so many tortuous ways. that peo-
pie feel satisfied that he is stiu following
up the chase whenever they see him or
hear of him, no matter in what unaccus-
toned position.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
Time, Tide and widows Wait Not.

Among the dozen of us who left the
train at Carter's junction to catch the
westbound on the other road was a red
haired, administered man, who was very
nervous, and who went to the agent at
once and inquired how long we would have
to wait says a writer in the Kansas City
Journal The time was first put at ten
minutes, then al twenty, then at thirty,
and the agent finally announced that there
had been a wreck on the road, and we
might have o1wait for five hours.
Good heavensi' exclaimed the red-hair-
ed man. but I'm expected in Plumville at
O'Clock tonight
Eyes" calmly replied the agent.
rs there no possible way for me to get
thero?"
81 don't see none, being You can't fly"
IT'S almost a case of life or DEATH"
continued the passenger, after walking
around for minute and hopping his per-
spring brow.
I'm sorry" replied the agent, with
yawn.
Il couldn't hire a locomotive?"
"Noap."
Gracious me, but this breaks me all
up!' sighed the passenger. 81 was to be
married this evening at s o'clock. 1t puts
me in an awful position.
well, I dunno. Going to marry some one
in PlumVIlleY'
Yes, of course; and what will she think
of me? Heavens! But why can't l fy?"
Perhaps l know the party" suggested
the agent "as Plumville is my home
ITS the Widow Atkinson, and it has just
struck me TO use the telegraph.
NO use old man"
But 1 can explain the situation"
''There is no situation, sir. The Widow
Atkinson is my sister"
80! What a coincidencew gasped the
red-hared man.
There is no coincidence, SIR
But I must explain things"
mo explanations are necessary, The Wi
dow Atkinson passed here on the east
bound train this afternoon. She was no
longer the Widow Atkinson. She was mar
ried and on her bridal tour"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28

Dr. Makuen of the Philadelphia Poly
clinic, in a lecture the other day, asserted
that defects of speech were more injuri-
Gus to the health than straining the eye.
Speech strains, he said, affect the nerv-
Gus system far more than eye strains.
Speech defects have deleterious effect
upon the general health of the sufferer.
and especially upon the mental condition
of the patient. Speech may be regarded
as the minds most efficient tool-the thing
with which the mind does its work The
mind Is consequently deprived of an i'm
portant stimulus to activity when il is
difficult for it TO employ its chief working
itstrument
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
WORKING Girls and Their Employer

y
A considerable proportion of the number
of strikers at New Bedford and elsewhere
in New England are young women 1t was
suggested to one of the number recently
that the young women might better their
condition by going into domestic service;
that the duties Of a domestic are not so
onerous and hard upon the health as the
duties of a factory operative while the
pay of the former is quite as good as the
latter. and in many instances much bet
ter The Young woman explained that she
and her friends hadnot gone into domestic
service, and would not do so, for the rea-
son that in almost every instance where a
"self-respecung young white woman goes
as a servant, the lady of the house never
let's her forget for an instant that she is
a servant, engaged in mental work. and
that she is not to expect any consideration
beyond her salary. Her sensibnities are
more than apt to be totally disregarded,
and she must continually put up with in
suits if she would continue in her posi-
ton. Women's hardest task-masters are
women. In the factory the situation is diff
ferent The work is more tedious, and the
pay is small; but we are in measure in
dependent. We feel that we are respected
working people, not menials."
This young womans reason shows the
domestic help problem from point of
view which is too seldom taken when the
question is under discussion. There is al
most perpetual growl about the inability.
TO secure competent and trustworthy SER
wants. Many persons overlook the fact that
there is a responsibility resting upon the
employers which involves more than the
payment of wages. They seem 10 consider
that money will pay for anything, and
that in the case of domestic help, it does
not require a great deal of money, either
There is continued peevishness fault find
ing, haughtiness and suspicion, and the
suspicion is often openly expressed and
rubbed in whenever the occasion pre-
sents itself. Some employers proceed upon
the idea that servants are beneath res
pect, naturally and necessarily, otherwise
they would not be servants.
Any such view as the foregoing is, of
course, entirely wrong and to be condemn
ed. All honest labor is honorable, no mat
ter whether it is washing dishes in the
back room of the basement, cleaning win
dows in the attic, or sewing on buttons in
the nursery. The occupation of the domes-
tic servant is as honorable as that of the
| saleswoman, the stenographer, the factory
operative or any other person. When en-
| ployers come to realize this, and to treat
their worthy help in accordance with the
plant that efficient and reliable help can
not be secured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28

Ut Is estimated that there are not less
than $1,000 self-supporting women In ire
city Of New York-art students, trained
nurses, stenographers. medical students
journalists. etc. Some capitalists have
formed company to build a great hotel
for the especial accommodation Of such
women. It is proposed that the hotel shall
be modelled somewhat upon the general
system Of the new Mills House. which
takes care Of men al. a remarkably rea-
sonable rate. The woman's hotel is to
contain SIS rooms, and the cost Of board
and lodging VIII average about IS per week
Such an establishment would be a boon
70 the honest, hard-working energetic
young women who now have to get along
as best they can in second-rate boarding
houses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
NUEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

,Meeting-Young Mems Protective Club;
Savannah Cadets; Calanthe Lodge No. Is,
knights of Pythias.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, spachan
& Co.. Consignees; Money to Loan, Isaac
Beckett.
Business Notices-Kennedy' Crackers.
Henry Solomon & Son; Runnymede
whiskey. Henry Solomon & SON. Sole
Agents
Auction sales-Uprght Pianos, Etc. by
c. H. Dorsett, Aucdoneer; Good Invest
ment. by l. D. LaRoche Auctioneer.
Many Ladies Surveyed Our Initial
Spring Beaudes-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Crawford Bicycles Are World Beaters-
Lindsay & Morgan.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Baltimore Steamship Company;
French Line, Champagne Generate Trans
atlantique.
Insurance -Fifty-second An
nual Statement of the Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company of Hartford,
Conn.
Legal Notice-Nodce to Debtors and
Creditors Estate George KSuck Deceased.
Pearlne-James Pyle & Son, New York
Cottolene-N. X. Fairbanks Company.
Medical-Terraline- Cutlcura Remedies;
Carlsbad Sprudel Salt; Hoods Pills; Wo-
mans Friend.
Cheap Column AdverHsements-HeI
Wanted; Employme9t Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
Possible War and the Currency.
From the Chicago Chronicle Dem1.

In case of war 1t is only fair to assume
that Congress will be disposed to deal with
the question of ways and means in a
reasonable and patriotic spirit. If IT
should there would be no change i'm the
currency growing out of the war That
people who have money to loan are salts
fled that Congress will deal with the mat
ter i'm this spirit may be inferred from the
fact that loan of 800. 900 has already
been rendered. There would have been
no such offer if it had been apprehended
that Congress would avail itself of the
opportunity which war would present 10
wreck the currency.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28

Spain has taken time by the forelock
in the Sobral case, as she did in tie De
LONE case, so that there viii pe no demand
from Washington for the naval attaches
recall by his government. Sobral still in
sists that he retains his official connection
with his government; nevertheless he has
been ordered to Madrid. His departure
from the United States will end the Incl
dent growing out of his criticism of the
United States navy.