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The herald., 1898-04-24
Sherman's Resignation

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Post will
say tomorrow that the resignation of Hon.
John Sherman as secretary of state will
be placed in the hands of the president Mon
day.
The herald., 1898-04-24
At Camp Thomas

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 23.-The
organization into brigades of all the cav
airy regiments of the United States army
oentered at Chickamauga National park is
now complete. The following general or
der was issued today by Major General
Brooke:
The herald., 1898-04-24

is from here to Stockton and return. Tho
trophy has been twice won by the Capital
City wheelmen, and II they are victorious
tomorrow the trophy becomes their prop
erty. The relays will be about eight miles
each.
The herald., 1898-04-24
Death of a Sheriff

SAN DIEGO, April 23.-E. H. Webb, sher-
if of Denver, COL, died here after a long
illness this evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07
Personal.

TO a correspondent who recently wrote
to Ouida for material out of which TO con-
struct biography of that lady, the dis
tnSuished author replied: Il have not re-
piled to you because / regret to refuse
your request, and / cannot comply with
it, The life Of such a man as Burton or
Wellington contains material for history,
but that Of a man or woman of the word
has nothing in il which is not essentially
private ano personal My works are there
for all TO read. With me individually they
nave nothing to do Print this if you like.
Geronimo, the famous Apache chief, is
stationed at Fort Sill, in the Indian Terri
tory, and he spends most of his time
playing monte He is 80 years old, but
straight and active and with an eye like
a Rocky Mountain eagle. NOtwithstand-
ing his years, he occasionally gets permis-
sion to 90 hunting and seems to enjoy the
sport as much as ever He has been fight
ing the whites during most OF phe time
since the war of 1872, but is now reconciled
70 them and lives peacefully on their
bounty, toothless, propitiatory and com
posed. He has been a total abstinence In
dian all his life, and his age and state of
preservation show that it has been
good thing for him
1t is not generally known that it took
Fred Grant. like Phil Sheridan five years
to graduate from West Point, says an ex-
change. 1t speaks well for the intention
of the West Point academic board to
make every cadet stand on his own
merits, when it is known that notwith-
standing the fact that Fred's father was
then at the hight of his fame and in
position, if he would, practically to make
or unmake any army officer, that the
board members sent Fred at the first
transfer 10 the bottom of his class Fred
saw that being found deficient in mathe
MATES at the next examination was inc
Vitable. The penalty was dismissal. He
managed to avoid the examination by get
ting a years sick leave. He then went
back and joined the new "pleb" class,
thereby losing a year. Then he braced
up, studied hard and graduated, but es-
capped the "tail-ender' of his class by only
one file.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07
No Ferry Boats Needed Here.

Those transport ships are not going into
Charleston harbor. The troops will be
ferried outside the harbor to the anchor
age of the transports near the lightship.
A fleet of small steamers has been char
tered for the purpose. THE distance to
the lightship near which the ships are an
chored" says the Charleston News and
Courier, lis only nine miles" So far, 50
good. But the News and Courier cannot
resist the temptation TO work off some of
its envious spleen against Savannah. "At
Savannah" it says, lit would be necessary
to have them Uhe troops carried in small
boats twenty miles down the river, which
would naturally be a far more difficult
and tedious operation" The truth is that
there is not one of those ships, lying four
miles off Charleston bar and nine miles
from the city, which could not come up to
the Savannah wharves. They would find
berths for their accommodation both above
and below the one recently occupied here
by her Britannia majesty's cruiser Cor
della, Capt. Burke which did not go to
Charleston.
The official list of merchant vessels of
the United States, published by the bu-
reau of navigation, and which also con-
tains a list of the vessels of the navy,
gives the mean draught" of the Column
bia at p feet 81 inches and of the Yale
formerly the Paris as p feet. These are
the vessels which are anchored off the
Ightship al Charleston, four miles outside
the bar and nine miles from the city and to
which the troops will be ferried by small
steamers. On April last the British
steamship Hindustan left the wharves of
this city and went to sea drawing % feet
6 inches and on April % last the German
steamship Essen left the wharves of Sa-
vannah and went to sea on one tide draw
in % feet 10 inches. The Essen crossed the
bar at about three-quarters tide, and had
water under her keel TO spare. Several
ships drawing "a feet have gone to sea on
two tides.
But even if It were true that the vessels
could not come to the city, it would still
be unnecessary TO carry the troops in
small boats twenty miles or "only nine
miles" or even one mile. The government
has a deep water wharf at Tybee, and the
Central Railroad has a track which runs
to that wharf, The troops, therefore,
could reach the transports from the cars
by walking probably twenty feet. The
Charleston News and Courier ought to
look out for the interests of its own port
without making false statements with re-
gard to other ports.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07
John Allen on Armv Rotions

Representative John Allen. who has
had much experience with army rations
and the want of Them" made an observa-
ton during his speech on cheese The other
day before the House that should not be
allowed burial in the Congressional Re-
cord without some notice from the world
al large says the Washington Post. After
displaying before his colleagues on the
floor the various components of the army
ration Representative Allen proceeded to
sGy that when he was a soldier that ration
cooked as we know how to cook would
have furnished a feast more tempting
than any that could be set before me by
Delmonico."
With a warning that good soldiers should
not be coddled too much, Representative
Alien said that he had not been real
hungry since the war without craving
bareback and bacon. A man with a good
appetite who is really hungry" added Mr.
Allen, who can get some bareback or
bakers bread and piece Of bacon, put
stick through it, hold it over fire and
broil it, and drip the grease on his bread
and eat It has what is to me a very good
repast if he can get enough of it, When
I get hungry, as 1 have many time,
think much more about broiled or fried
bacon and bread than 1 do about terrapin
and champage or lobester a la Newberg or
punch a In Romani." daughter and great
applauSe)
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BRIGHT BITS.

-she-You say that you have never been
in love. How near have you come to it?
Hell was married once.-Hariem Life.
-'How much do you charge for a ride
in the balloon?" Forty cents going up"
land DOWN." -Four dollars" -Fliegende
Batter.
Kaiser Wilhelm" remarked Rivers,
seems to be fishing for trouble" You
refer, of course" said Brooks, TO his
carping about our war."-Chicago Tribune
-Bacon-Your wife spends hours at the
dressmaker's. Now, what does it all
amount to?
Egbert-A pretty fgure,-Yonker's
Statesman.
Oar ism much comfort in de remark
dat contentment is better dan riches"
said Uncle Eben. lone is jes' about as
hahd to git as de other. Washington
Star.
The Cornfed Philosopher.-"It is all
wrong" said the Cornfed Philosopher, ito
say that woman can make fool of
man. She merely develops him. INDIAN
apolis Journal.
1t is Contraband.-S patts-There is one
king who is not on the side of King AL
fonso.
Bloobumper-What king is that?
Spatls--Old King Coal.-Judge.
-Short.-Young Doctor-Did you dag
nose his case as appendicitis, or merely
the cramps?
Old Doctor-Cramp. He didn't have
money enough for appendicitis.-Life
His First Engagement.-"I think
know, now" said the soldier, who was
making determined effort to masticate
his FIRST ration of army beef, what peo-
pie mean when they talk about the sinews
of war"-Chcago Tribune.
Grandma was in the habit of reading
Willie a story after he went to bed. One
evening she was persuaded 10 read a sec
ond and Willie demanded stll another.
Not any more tonight" said grandma,
| firmly. "Oh, please, grandma, lets have
the rubber "-Tit-Bits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07

Sir Robert Ball the famous astronomer,
was some time ago fulfilling an engage
ment in a certain British town, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean, and while walking
along one of the streets came up to a
man who was urgently inviting the pas
sers-by to gaze through his telescope at
the moon for the modest sum of one half
penny. The astronomer at once decided
to test the mans instrument; and so, aft
er venturing a copper, applied his eyes
to the tube. But what was Sir Roberts
establishment when he saw a fine picture
of a full moon, although at the time the
lamp of night" was only in her second
quarter
Being unable to account for the circum-
stance he set about examining the instru-
ment, and soon found that il was not a
telescope at all, but simply a tube with a
small hole where the eyepiece should be-
and a transparent photograph of a full
moon with a light behind it at the other
end! On the great star-gazer asking the
exhibitor how he could so gull the public
the fellow calmly replied: "Oh, sir, it's all
right. You know that folks likes a lot
for their money nowadays. 1 used to
have proper sort of scope once, but
turned it up for this after a big, hulking
DScotchman bullied me for showing i'm only
arr a moon! This way paws better, an
gives more satisfaction! Don't YOU see.
sir?'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07

Among military men and politicians in
Washington there is a disposition 10 find
fault with Gen. Shafter because of his
failure to take Santiago within the time
he said he could take it after the first
days battle. He said he could take it in
forty-eight hours.
There is no doubt that he was sincere
in making that statement, and it is prob
able that he could have taken ii within the
time stated. He didn't do it for the rea-
son, probably, that he came to the con-
clusion that he would not be justified in
sacrificing the lives of large number of
his men to accomplish that which he could
accomplish within few days without the
loss of many of his men He believed,
doubtless. that when the Spanish squad
ron was destroyed the Spanish army would
surrender. or that, if It did not surrender,
he could with the aid of his heavy siege
guns. which he could in the meantime
place in position, and with the help of Adj
miral SIMPSONS squadron, compel it 10
do So without exposing his army to a Sc
rious loss.
One thing he has TO bear IN mind is the
welfare Of his army. lie would subject
himself to the severest condemnation if
he should recklessly throw away the lives
of his men.
That he has made some mistakes is prob
able. And it would be rather remarkable
if he had made none, or if he should not
make others before the campaign is end
ed. But thus far he does not appear to
have made any very serious mistakes
II is probably true that he underestimated
the fighting qualities of the Spanish troops
and there appears to be some ground for
the criticism that there was moi sufficient
precaution taken to prevent Col Woods
regiment, the Rough Riders from be-
ing surprised on their march from Da-
mayo towards Santiago on June "a. But
it must moi be forgotten that the Rough
Riders" were hard 10 control. They were
overanxious to meet the enemy. believing
that it would be only child's play TO take
Santiago. In their zeal they sought to
take an advanced position beyond the
American lines. Consequently they got
far ahead of their relief. They came upon
the Spaniards. who were strongly en-
trenched, before they were aware they
were anywhere near them. They were sur
prlsed. The wonder is that more OF them
We're not killed, because the Spanards,
when they fired their first volley, were
not more than twenty-five yards away
from them. Gen. Shafter, however can
hardly be held responsible for the lack of
caution shown by Col. Woods men.
1t is hardly probable that Gen Shafter
Will be displaced before he has had a fair
chance to show whether or not he is cap
able of filling The position he occupies.
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The Chicago newspapers after strike"
of three days against the Stereotypers In
ion of that city, resumed publication yes
terday. The papers will not be of their
usual proportions, but of sufficient size 70
give the news. The suspension of nine Of
the greatest newspapers in the English
speaking world rather than submit to the
demands Of certain employees, was doubt
less an unexpected flank movement Pub
fishers of newspapers have submitted to
one demand after another from so-called
labor unions until submission long since
ceased to be a virtue of even a temporary
protection. The strike" of the publish
ers, not only threw out the stereotypers,
but also printers, pressmep,- mailers and
engineers. The lack of a full force Of
men will doubtless be a little embarrass-
ing to the Chicago newspapers for a
while, but in the end they will have just
as good workmen and better work The
arbitrary raising of wages Of one man
amounts to little, but when it extends to
hundreds and thousands of men it often
means bankruptcy to the employer and
ultimate suffering to the men. 1t was
doubtless with the idea that newspaper
publishers were coming money from the
increased sales of papers, by reason of the
war, that caused the stereotypers to de-
mand more pay and less work Instead
of making money by publishing their pa
pers, the Chicago people say that just
now they save money by. suspending their
publications In their letter of reply 10
the demands of the stereotypers, they
say
1T would appear that you have chosen
this particular time to make your de
mands for increased compensation in the
belief that the unusually large sale of
newspapers, occasioned by the existing
war, has made the newspaper business
more profitable, and that therefore pub
fishers would be more willing to increase
the compensation of their employees. You
will readily recognize the error of this
view when we remind you that the extra
ordinary demand for white paper has
materially increased its cost; that the
normal expenses of news gathering Incl
dent to the war, and the Geographic
transmission of same are enormously in
tANeiSIbt WAlilC Inc usual lGCCipiS AIOm
commercial advertising are greatly re-
duced because of the general disturbance
of business conditions"
This is doubtless a true statement. In
their efforts to get up large circulations
for their respective papers publishers have
in some cases wiped out the last vestlge
of profit from sales of papers and sub
scriptions, and thrown the burden
Of supporting the papers upon adj
vertsers. The reuslt is that many
newspapers that were once great dividend
earning investments have either ceased to
be profitable or only make small returns
1t might be well for such publishers to
adopt some plan by which the burden of
supporting newspapers would be more
equitably distributed between their read
ers and their advertising patrons.
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Ii Hung chnng ANA the RibIe.

DR.. Coltman, in the East Asiatic Lloyd,
relates an interesting conversation he had
lately with Ia Hung Chang on the subject
of the Bible He says that one day when
he called on the aged statesman he found
him reading beautifully bound New
Testament, which had recently been sent
him by a missionary connected with the
London mission. The old man was so
deep in the book that for some minutes
he did not see his visitor. After
while he raised his eyes and gazed at DR..
Coltman with a piercing look, and said:
Or Coltman, do you believe this book?''
He answer: Your excellency, if 1 did
not believe it I should not have the hon
or of being your physician medical mis-
sionary). L believe it with my whole
heart"
Are you sure that this is not all hear
say and human talk?" he asked again.
quite sure.
"How do YOU know it?" he went on.
by a sign that the book itself men
tions. Is it not written that a bad tree
can bring fOrthzno good fruit. and a good
tree no bad fruit? Your excellency has
already admitted that the condition of the
people in western lands is far better than
in the Orient, and / can assure you that
the prosperity and happiness of the va
rious nations that you recently visited
correspond exactly to the degree in which
they follow the precepts of this book.
Would God your exeellency believed it,
toor'
why, 1 believe you would like to make
a Christian of me-" said he, half joking,
half seriously.
Not only you" answered CoHman,
but also your young Emperor, and all
his people"
I'VE have Confucius, said he. You
have Jesus. Are they not in many re-
spects alike?"
Here the viceroy was interrupted by i'm
portant news, but when his servant took
his Bible from his hands to carry it to his
bookcase he said: Don't put it in the
bookcase; lay it on the table in my bed
room. / want to look at it again"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07

A story is told in The Nineteenth Cen
fury of an army chaplain who invoked
the aid of the sergeant-major In getting
the men TO turn to the east when say
ing the creed. Nov, men, said the
sergeant major, and the mere sound of
his voice was electric. No little band hoy
now lolled on the choir desk. The third
fingers of the hands We're on the seams
of the trousers and the heads erect. Even
the man struggling with the bassoon sat
TO attention. The sergeant-major pro-
ceeded: when you ear the old man
say Hi b'lieve not move-them words
is only cautionary; but when e starts on
Cord the Father round yer go on yer
cells" Then the chaplain, Now, sir;
you try" The chaplain was wise enough
TO note that the sacred words had been
uttered and received in perfect good faith
and without a semblance of profanity, so
he thanked the sergeant-major and tried
forthwith. Success was instantaneous.
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The Conspiracy successful.

The announcement in our dispatches this
morning that the Senate yesterday pass
ed the Hawaiian annexation resolutions
causes no surprise. 1t was evident when
the annexationists determined to 90 out
side of the constitution to carry out their
purpose that the annexation scheme would
be successful.
The conspiracy to annex Hawaii to this
country had its birth during the admins
tration of President Harrison. The purpose
of il would have been effected long be-
fore this if 1t had not been for the oppo-
siuon Of Mr. Cleveland. when he was
President President Mckinley always
favored annexation. and nae given the IN
nexation scheme every encouragement in
his power.
The constitutional way 20 annex Hawaii
was by treaty. and q treaty for that pur-
pose was negotiated, but the consprators
were afraid that il would not he rati-
fed by the Senate, two-thrd vote lie
ing necessary for that purpose; therefore,
they resorted 90 joint resolution, the
conshtutionaity of which method is
doubtful The resolution received the
it is doubtful if a treaty providing for an
nexation would have obtained such
majority 1t looks as if many of the OPP
ponents of annexation, feeling certain that
the resolution would pass it requiring a
majority, remained away from the Sen
ale when the vote was taken.
The annexation of Hawaii is a step in
The wrong direction 1t adds to our copn-
try territory which is 1900 miles distant
from our chores and a population which
We can never assimilate. 1t is the open
ing wedge TO territorial expansion. 1t
affords an argument to those who favor
retaining possession of the Philippines,
the Ladroues and all other possessions
which we may take from Spain. 1t means
conquest and changing alliances, and n
foreign policy which will require a big
army and a powerful navy. 1t was an
unfortunate day for this country when
our minister to Hawaii lent the assistance
of our government to the conspirators
who overturned the Hawaiian monarchy
and set up AN ohgarchy Of which Mr..
Dole is the chief.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07

This war promises TO give the people
York millionaire altogether different from
that which they have had for a good
many years. In his Fourth of July ora
ton at Long Branch, eX-President Harri-
son. a Western man. said:
THE impression prevails in the West
that the New York millionaire is sort
of leech that preys ON the public, but the
work of the Rough Riders in Santiago
has shown the country that the cowboy
of Arizona and the millionaire of Fifth
avenue can rush on TO victory shoulder
TO shoulder. and proves, too. that wealth
does not enfeeble or sap the patriotism
from the American heart"
one of the reasons why there was such
a strong sentiment in favor of the free
coinage of silver IN the West and South
in the last national campaign was the
feeling that the millionaires of New York
were living on the toll of the people OF
those sections, and that the gold standard
helped them to do it, The Western aud
Southern people did not regard these mill
lionaires as in the least patriotic. They
thought of them only as selfish money
makers, who used the money power to
still further increase their wealth When
the war is over the millionaires will be
better understood. They are certainly
showing their willingness TO bear share
Of the burdens of the war and the people
appear to be ready to give them credit for
all the patriotism to which they are en-
titled
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07
A Compliment Wasted.

Lord Lytton, when vlceroy of India, says
the San Francisco Argonaut, was seated
one day at dinner next to lady whose
name was Birch and who, though very
good looking was not over intelligent. Said
she to his excellency: Are you acquainted
with any of the Birches?"
"Oh, yes" replied Lord Lytton; II know
several Of them most intimately while at
Eton-indeed, more intimately than l cared
to-
my lord" replied the lady, you forget
the Birches are relatives of mine"
and they cut me- said the viceroy:
but" and he smiled his wonted smile, II
nave never felt more inclined to kiss the
rod than l do now"
Sad to say, Mrs. Birch did not see the
point. and told her husband his exeellency
mad insulted her.
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IL Went.

A wild-eyed man dashed into the sane
tum. says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1--WE did i'll should say done itH' he
cried.
The editor reached for his remember the
Maine paper weight
"Did-done what?" he queried.
Found a rhyme for Santiago"
Let's hear it?"a said the editor, still
holding the paper weight.
The stranger cleared his throat.
Listen" he said. Then he read 1t out
as follows:
" The Dons Wal find the Yankee pig has
Grown TO be a hog, oh,
Ere he gets through a-rooting in
The town of Santiago
The stranger looked up with a wide
smile.
Does it go?" he merrily asked.
1T goes when you go" said the unfeel-
ing editors
And it went.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07

The officers and men of the American
fleet engaged in the victorious fight with
Cervera's ships the other day will receive
something more substantial than glory
from their achievement. The law provides
chat in sea fights like the Santiago affair,
the American sailors shan receive bounty
of 500 for every man on the ships of the
enemy which are sunk or otherwise de-
stroyed. There were in the neighborhood
of 100 men on Cerveras ships therefore
the officers and men will divide about $780,
900.