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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18

Those new cruisers purchased of Brazil
will have to be renamed. What, shall
their new names be? While the Secretary
of the Navy is casting about for cities
10 be complimented, he should not over
look Savannah. AS a matter of fact,
there are many reasons why one of the
vessels should be named Savannah. The
first transatlantic steamship carrying the
American flag sailed from this port and
bore its name. Savannah is the chief
commercial city of the Southeast and is
the greatest port on the South Atlantic
1t is the leading military city of the South
beyond dispute, containing the champion
rifle team of the United States, one equal
in all respects to any team in the world
1t contains two splendid companies of
naval militia, recruited up to the limit
and ready to tread the decks in defense
of their country. 1t would be going over
I old and well known ground to say that
Savannah is the greatest. naval stores
port in the world, and stands in the front
rank in the cotton business; in short that
it is one of the foremost cities of the
country. The Secretary of the Navy
knows about that. At the same time, 1t
is permissible to remind him that Savan-
nah is not represented in the nomencla-
ture. of the navy, and that she would
highly appreciate the compliment of hav-
ing one of the new craft re-christened in
her name
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
The Kalser,s Nicknames.

There is a story told in the English Illus
trated In connection with the German En-
peror and his nicknames. In the course
of conversation at a regimental dinner at
which the Duke of Connaught was pres
ent the Kaiser said: "They call me the
Travelling Kaiser, don't they? I wonder if
that's the only nickname I've got?" Prince
Henry laughed, and Maj. Won Plessen, I'M
able to control himself, joined him. What
is IT." asked the Emperor. DO you know
of any other nickname? If so, out with
it," The major mumbled something about
his respect, but the Emperor said: well,
if you don't want to do it to please me, 1
command you so speak,
The major then confessed that the En-
peror was known among the common SOL
ders as Alarm Fritz" on account of his
habit of suddenly, in the middle of the
night, rousing the garrison of the town
in which he might be staying. The En-
peror laughed heartily at this, and Prince
Henry remarked 20 his brother, well,
you have similar name in the navy The
boys call you 'Gondola Billy for gondol-
ing about as they call ii, on your ships
constantly in the summer and being ev-
erywhere and anywhere on the boats"
We'll" said the Emperor, those are
three fine nicknames; but inasmuch as all
of them paint, me as a busy man 1 rather
like them"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
The KentucI.y election Bill.


For passing the Groebel election bill by
the General Assembly of Kentucky Is con-
demned by the Courier-Journal, the chief
democratic newspaper of that state. in the
strongest possible terms. 1t is doubtful
if in all the political literature of the
country there is to be found such strong
ly denunciatory arfaignmant of legis-
lative body as rs this of the Kentucky Leg
islature by that paper. The legislature
which is Overwhelmingly Democratic, can
not meet again unless called together by
the Governor who is Republican. The
CouTier-Journal says the Governor would
prove atrociously and impossibly recre-
ant to his trust If he should voluntarily
summon again to the stage this vicious
body of deformed Democrats and degen-
crate Americans"
The Groebel election bill has been very
generally condemned. The purpose of It
is to give the control Of the elections to
one political party. II provides for the
appointment of three state election COM
missioners, who appoint all the election
officers in the counties, and these county
election officers appoint the district cleo
ton officers. 1t is not even provided that
the state and county boards are to be nom
partisan or bipartisan 1t is provided,
however, that the boards of the local Vot-
ing precincts must be composed of mem
bers of more than one political party, bat
it is in the power of the county boards
to arrange that the minority party shall
l-
mere figure heads.
But if an aggressive man should by mis-
take be appointed on the precinct boards
as the representative of the minority party
the county board could nulify any of his
acts, because it is clothed with authority
to canvass the returns ana grant certif-
Gates of election TO county officers and
send the returns In state and national
elections to the Secretary of State. If
the Courier-JournaFs Interpretation of the
law is correct the partisan state and
county boards can declare whom it pleases
elected. 1t says: THE three state COM
missioners have universal, absolute, ire
sponsible power to appoint county boards
and change them at their will, and these
county boards have absolute and unap-
pealable powers to declare any one elect
ed they desire"
1t is not to be wondered at that the
Courier-Journal cries out against this
Groebel election law 1t is as bad as any
thing the Republican party attempted in
the Southern states during the carpet
bag period. 1t is a question whether il
isn't worse. Kentuckians may submit to
1t for time, but as soon as the evil eff
fects of 1t begin to be apparent, the peo-
pie will rebel against it. They won't sub
init to a law which can be used to defeat
the will of the people. That it will be so
used when certain men want to keep their
faction in power and put their friends
into the offices, there is no doubt. There
is no surer way to weaken the founda-
lions of republic than to defeat the viii
of the people by trickery or fraud or by
the misuse of power. The time may not
be far distant when Kentucky will have
occasion to regret that the Groebel election
! law was enacted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
A Change of Tactics.

The friends of the Hawaiian annexation
sary two-thirds majority for the ratifica
ton of the treaty couldn't be had in the
Senate, have changed their tactics An
nexation by means of a joint resolution
is now to be tried. The debate on this
resolution will be an open one, and the
people will be informed of many things in
connection with this annexation scheme of
which they have thus far been kept in
ignorance.
The debate on the resolution will be
long one, in all probability-so long that
vote on the resolution will hardly be
this session of Congress. A majority of
the Senate would have voted to ratify the
treaty. Therefore it is probable that the
resolution will be passed by the Senate
But how about the House? 1t is well
known that a great many of the Repub-
lican members of that body are opposed to
the annexing of Hawaii Therefore, as
much as the President desires the annexa-
ton OF the Islands, 1t wouldn't be advisa-
BILE TO make the resolution party issue.
Senator Bacon's proposition, namely,
that the question of annexation be sub
mitted to the people of Hawaii contains
so much good sense that it is certain TO
receive a great deal of attention during
the debate. The chances are against its
adoption, however. The friends of the
treaty know that the great majority of the
natives would vote against annexation.
They are loyal to their deposed queen and
much prefer the government which Mr..
Dole and his ow-conspirators, with the
aid of United States warship, overthrow.
With the majority of the people of Ha-
wall against annexation il is impossible
! to see how the United States can consist
emily accept the islands from the Dole
| government, which is nothing more than
| an olgarchy composed of few carpet
baggers. The United States rest upon the
principle that the majority should rule. If
the majority in Hawaii are against annex
alton the United States would make a
| great mistake for that reason as we'll
as others. If they should annex the Ha-
waiian Islands, knowing that a great ma
jority of the islanders were against an
neXa ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
How He Got Right Expression.

Thanks" said the tragedian, "many
thanks for your good opinion. I always
study from nature sir. In my acting you
see reflected nature herself"
''Try this cigar" said an admirer of ma
ture, reverently, according to the New
York World. 'NoY, where did you study
that expression of intense surprise that
you assume in the second act?"
From nature, sir, from nature. To Sc
cure that expression asked an intimate
friend to lend me s.. He refused. This
caused me no surprise, 1 tried several
more.
Finally I asked one who was willing to
oblige me, and as he handed me the note I
studied in a glass the expression of my
own face. saw there surprise, but it was
not what I wanted. 1t was alloyed with
suspicion that the note might be a bad
one / was in despair"
''Well?" said the other. breathlessly.
Then an idea struck me. 1 resolved upon
a desperate course. 1 returned the S. note
to my friend the next day, and on his as
tonished eontenance saw the expression
of which I was in search"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
PERSONAL.

-Miss Lillian Fitz-White, who will soon
appear on the professional stage in New
York, Is a cousin of ex-Presideut Harri-
son, and was once a member of William
Jennings Bryan's Sunday school class.
Rev. Father Maddox of Chatfield,
Mimi, has come into an Inheritance val
ued at 100000 in Ireland. The priest has
secured a three months leave of absence
from his pastoral duties and has gone to
claim his fortune.
e. D. Chassell, LIE Mars, Iowa, edit
or, helps refute the idea that newspaper
men \are continually looking for office by
firmly declining to be a candidate for audit
or of state, for which position he has been
favorably mentioned.
-Presciiana L. Corpio, whose father
was Postmaster General of Mexico, has
just been released from the Kansas peni-
tertiary, where he was serving a life SEN
tence for murder. The matron of the pris-
on, Mrs. Matte N PEBBLES, got his par
don and he has married her.
-Thackeray and the late Dean Liddell
were boys together at the famous Charter
house school, and they sat next to each
other in the form, the boys of which were
called the "emeriti." No one was promot-
ed from this form who could not repeat
from memory the Eclogues and the Geor-
GIGS. This feat was accomplished by Lid
DELL but not by Thackeray. In giving
these "reminiscences some years ago at
the speech day of the oxford Boys High
School DR.. Liddeu added that Thackeray
accused him later of having been the Dob
bin who wrote his Latin verses for him.
am impeachment the dean would not own,
though he admitted that Thackeray could
not have written them himself.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
The ropuIl.t Ticket and Platform.


The impression made by the Populist
convention, which met in Atlanta on We'd
nesday, and its proceedings was that the
Populists are disheartened. Since the Dem
ocrats have captured pretty nearly all of
their issues they haven't much to fight
sTor and. consequently. they lack the en-
thusiasm which was so conspicuous feat
tlre of their conventions early in their his
tory
There isn't much to be said for or
against their ticket. outside of Mr.. Tom
bWatson, the gubernatoral candidate. the
nominees are not widely known. Mr.. Wat
son is of course, about as well known as
any other man in the country, principally
because of his position as the nominee for
Nice President on the Populist ticket and
shis opposition 20 the fusion programme in
the national campaign. He is a very good
sort of man with some erroneous ideas.
He has not yet accepted the nomination
and he may not do so. Only day or two
ago he declared he was out Of politics for
ever, and, if he has not been quoted in
correctly, he has said several times re-
Gently that he wouldn't accept the nomi-
nation of his party for Governor. How
ever, he has right to change his mind.
He has taken notice of the fact probably
that the convention was not as large as
was the state convention two years ago,
which means that Populism is on the wane
in Georgia.
The platform Is interesting. chiefly be-
o,,,eo % ;te What VIC roaau
by insincerity is that promises are made
which the Populists know cannot be full
filed. For instance, they promise to re-
duce the rate of taxation if placed in
power, and. that too, without reducing
the amounts now appropriated for pensions
and public schools, but they arevery care
fui not to say how they could keep that
promise. They know very well they
couldn't keep it, The Governor pointed
out few days ago that the rate of tax
alton would be remarkably low-in fact, it
would be much below what it has been at
any time since the civil war-if it were not
for the pension appropriation and the in
crease in the amount given to the public
schools.
Again, the platform contains a declara-
ton for prohibition. AS a matter of fact
the popuists are not prohibidonists. The
prohibition plank was put in the Populist
platform two years ago to catch the Pro-
hibition vote, and 1t is fair TO assume that
it was put in this year for the same pur-
pose. The opposition in the convention 70
the prohibition plank was very strong.
DO the Populists really think that the
new penitentiary law is more in
iquitous than the old convict lease
system? How can they honestly
think so? If they do not, why
did they say they do? They will not
strengthen their party by condemning the
new penitentary law.
The outlook for the Populist party in
this state is not very PROMISING The
party will not come anywhere near polling
as many votes next fall as it did at the
last state election. even if Mr.. Watson
should remain at the head of the ticket.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
Sources of War Revenue.
from the Philadelphia Record (Dem.).

Should war come, in spite of every hon.
orable effort to prevent it, there are some
available sources Of revenue to meet the
vast expenditure which the conflict would
impose upon the country. Moderate du-
ties of and cents a pound respectively
on coffee and tea would yield annually
about $25O00.O00. and an additional internal
revenue tax of 81 a barrel on beer would
yield $3000O,000 more. Increased duties
and taxes on tobacco and cigars would
add $4,000 coo. and stamp taxes on all
legal and commercial instrume ats, includ-
ing writs, deeds checks, draft, etc. and
on patent medicines and perfumeries
wouldseasiy bring. the, total increase in
revenue TO Sl00OO0000. Yet with all this
increase in the receipts of the government
il would be impossible to avoid fresh
loans TO meet the war expenses. and the
country would be most fortunate in es-
Gaping "a suspension of specie payments
and a new era of deprecated paper cur
rency. War is very expensive sport, and
those who indulge in IL must pay in blood
and tears as well as in money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
Another "Vampire.
From the Boston Traveller.
"a long way after Kipling)

From the Boston Traveller.
"a long way after Kipling.)
An ass there was, and he took delight
even as you and u
In sitting far into the hours of night,
Cutting and dealing with all his might.
And hating to quit at the morning light
Gwen as you and -
Oh, the sleep we lost and the heap we lost
And the useless cards We drew;
All in that simple and popular game,
That always enticing and popular game,
Which there's no need to name for you
An ass there was, and he held a pair
Gwen as you and y
OF aces and drew two more quite fair.
Then bet all he had, with never a care.
But a straight flush broke him beyond
repair,
Gwen as you and -
Oh, the means we made and the groans
we made
Ger the pot we ought to have won,
All in that simple and popular game,
That gentleman's game, the American
game,
Where you get good run for your
mon
Still the ass will play when he has the
dough
Gwen as you and ID
And the chips will come and the chips will
go;
He'll say with a nod when they're com
ing slow,
Its time for my luck to change, you
know"
Gwen as you and ID
And 1t isn't the sin and e isn't the tin
That makes us all sore and Ill;
It's thinking of hands that we ought to
have held,
The "fulls'' and the "fours" that we ought
to have held
And the Pushes" We couldn't fill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18

Mr.. William Jennings Bryan paid high
tribute TO Gen. Fltzhugh Lee in one of
his recent speeches. Among other things.
he said: "Fitzhugh Lee has discharged
his duties with such courage, such pru-
dence and such patriotism that you can
not find one man In all the Northland
who would suggest his removal" Never
theless, il some of the Democratic lead
ers in Virginia, Georgia and South Caro-
Ina could have their way in prescribing
Democratic voters because of their belief
with regard TO certain economic ques-
tions, Fitzhugh Lee could not vote in a
democratic primary In either of these
statesl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Landrum Lodge No. 49, f. &
A. NJ.
Special Nodces-For Sale, John Screven'
Jr.; Ship Notices, Strachan & Co.
Business Nouces-Are You a Pipe
Smoker? Henry Solomon & Son; Say, Have
You Smoked Artie? Henry Solomon & Son.
Friday Afternoon Remnant Sale-Jack-
son, Metzger & Co.
Childrens Spring suits-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Great Sale of Lots and Farms-C. H.
Dorsett, Real Estate Dealer.
Fashionable Millinery-Leopold Adler.
Railroad Schedules-Florida Central
and Peninsular Railway.
Boys, To-day Is the Day-Falk Clothing
Company.
Insurance acknowledgements in the
World, the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety of the United States.
Cottolene-Fairbanks & Co.
acknowledgements Mather. at The
alter Monday, March 81.
Medcal-Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey;
Castoria; Scotts Emulsion Hoods Pills;
Carlsbad Sprudel Salts; Cuticura Rene
dies; Bradfield Female Regulator.
Cheap Column Advertisemnts-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18

A certain incident connected with the
great Napoleon, while he was in exile
in Elba, is commemorated in the island
to this hour, by an inscription affixed to
the wall of a peasants house.
A man named Giaconi was blowing
when the famous exile came along one
day, and expressed an interest in his
work. Napoleon even took the plowshare
out of the mans hand, and attempted to
guide 1t himself But the oxen refused
to obey him, overturned the plow, and
spoiled the furrow.
The inscription runs thus:
Napoleon the Great passing by this
place in MDCCCXIV., took in the neigh
boring field a plowshare from the hands
of a peasant and himself tried to plow
but the oxen, rebellious to those hands
which yet. had guided Europe, headlong
fled from the furrow.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
Lord saIisburX,n Illness.

The physical condition of Lord Sails
bury the British Premier, must be rath-
er serious, or he would not have sudden
Iy abandoned his great office and hurried
away TO the South of France at time
when his presence is so greatly needed at
home. For many weeks the belief has
prevailed that Great Britain is close to
war with Russia, and perhaps France and
Germany. All three of these nations have
been making encroachments upon Chinese
territory of a character TO lead Great
Britain to believe that they intend to
deprive her of her commercial supremacy
in China. That of course she could not
permit, if she could help it.
The English people place great depen-
dence in Lord Salisbury. His foreign
policy while not of the lingo sort, is firm,
and thus far has fully protected British
interest in all parts of the world. His
resignation from the foreign Office on ac-
count of i'll health would be greatly re-
GREETED, not only in Great Britain but
also in this country. IL is doubtful II the
party in power has a man who could I'LL
his place as satisfactory as he fills Il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18

A Chicago paper says there will be no
strike or other labor disturbance in the
wages was entered into by a conference
of miners and operators representing five
states at Columbus recently. Besides this,
the government has ordered large qanti-
ties of coal, which will reduce the sur
plus stock and make mining more profita-
BILE to the operators. The iron men, also,
should find this very profitable year.
The war furry has had the effect of en-
livening the demand for iron and steel
products of certain classes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18

He walked into the apothecary shop
with hesitating step, and glanced nerv-
ously at the rows of bottles with a scared
look in his pale blue eyes, says. Harper
Round Table. After fidgeting about un-
certainly for some time, he at last caught
the eye of the clerk, and reckoning mys-
teriously, led the way to a. secluded cor
ner by the cigar case, where the clerk
was surprised by finding a trembling fore
finger hooked tenaciously into one of his
button holes and an eager face thrust
suddenly almost against his.
whats the nlatter?" asked the clerk.
81 s'pose you can lay your hand right
on the morphine bottle, can't your" said
the stranger in an anxious whisper
Eyes, sir. Certainly replied the aston
ished salesman.
"An' 1 reckon If you was pushed you
could find the strychnine in a minute OF
two?''
"Of course" au "a
''Mebbe the arsenic hasn't got lost OF
mislaid clear beyond findin', if you just
had to, has it?''
"Assuredly not
AN the sugar-of-lead bottle couldn't
get away from you if it tried?"
"No, indeed ,st
"An' chasin' up the vitriol to its lail
would be just play for your
My dear sir, of course 1 am familiar
with all the drugs here"
but s'posin' some of the other fellers
had been changin' them around, just as
a joke, you know"
what do you mean?''
Suppose the bottles had got mixed?'
impossible. Besides. everything is
plainly labelled
"An' there amt no chance of YOU
palnjn' off prussic-acid for peppermint
Not the slightest"
well, IVe-half-a-notion-t 1t
Yes, you may give me two ounces of pep.
permint, young man."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18

The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Record learns that 1t has been
proposed (by whom he does not say) to
enlist two regiments Of negro troops for
the Cuban service. "as men of that race
can endure the climate of the tropics
much better than whites, particularly
those who have been brought up in the
South" There are already two colored
regiments in the United States army.
Probably they would like TO make cam
paign in Cuba.