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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
She Felt Wiser Than Her Maker.

There Is an attractive young woman of
five years, says the New York Tribune,
who is being instructed by her parents in
the idea of the Deity; that her youthful
mind has not as yet grasped the intricate
problem in its entirety may be CLEANED
from the following Incidents: In pursuance
of her intention, her mother requires her
daily to thank God at least once for some
thing he has permitted her to do during
the previous twentyfour hours and to re-
port to her mother what it is for which
thanks have been rendered.
To the amusement and chagrin of her
mother Alice announced the other day that
the latest thanks due the Creator of her
being were for two dumps of sugar which
she had been permitted to steal
But, Alice" demonstrated her mother,
God would not like you to thank him for
a bad thing like that; God wants to be
thanked only for good things"
We'll" said Alice, 'if God did not want
to be thanked for letting me steal the SUI
gar, what did he put it in my head for?'
One day last summer while on visit to
her grandmother in the country a thunder
storm occurred, and Alice, looking out of
the window noticed the beautiful rainbow
that betokened it's approaching end.
Grandma" said Alice, "the rainbow is
the bridge, isn't il, which God built for
the sick people to walk over to heaven
| on?''
Yes, Alice" answered her grandmother.
Don't you think, grandma" Alice went
on, that it would be better if the end of
the rainbow came right into the sick per-
sons room, cause then they could walk
right out of the window, and wouldn't
have to go downstairs and out of doors to
get to the end of the rainbow"
much interested grandmother again
assented, and Alice triumphantly went on:
| Il thought that all out by myself, and
you think it's better than the other way,
don't you?'
This time the affirmation was reluctant,
as grandma was growing suspicious.
Then" concluded Alice, with decision.
'ff that's better than the old way, and l
thought it all out by myself, 4 must be
| wiser than Godv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
The Maine AFFAIR More serious.

In our London dispatches yesterday there
was a statement respecting the purchase
of torpedoes and mines which makes the
Maine affair appear more serious. From
that statement it seems that mines and
harbors were manufactured for
Spain by an English firm in
1SS7-Ss, and in 1895 A member of
the firm is quoted as saying that the pub
lished description of the explosion which
wrecked the Maine and the statements as
to the condition of the wreck lead to the
conclusion that the vessel was destroyed
by mine like those made for Spain.
Some allowance must, of course. be made
for the tendency to color facts which seem
to put Spain in an unfavorable light and
to fasten upon her the responsibility for
the destruction of the Maine. but if the
statements relative to the purchase of
mines and torpedoes by Spain in 1895 are
correct, 1t would seem that unless she can
show what became of those mines and
torpedoes there is good reason for suspect
ing that some of them were planted in the
harbor OF Havana.
Capt. Sigsbee is firmly of the opinion that
his ship was destroyed by mine. He
cannot of course, fix the responsibility for
the ships destruction, but it is apparent
that he believes that Spaniard's hand re-
leased the force that sent his ship, with
nearly all of her crew, to the bottom.
Spain has denied that mines were planted
in the harbor of Havana. If it can be
shown that this statement is not true, the
conclusion would be almost irresistible
that the destruction of the Maine was due
to Spanish agency of some sort. Spain,
however, Is entitled to the benefit of doubt,
| and il would not be just to her to decide
upon evidence we now have that either
Spain or Spanish officials destroyed the
Maine. The government, however, should
continue the investigation of the disaster
until it is satisfied either of the response
tnity for it or that responsibility cannot
| be placed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
BRIGHT BITS.

Senior Partner-We must discharge
that traveller of ours. He told one of our
customers that I was fool
Junior Ditto-Tn see him at once and in
sist upon his keeping the firms Secrets
Tit-Bits.
Little Tompkins-'"That fellow Brown
tried to stuff me up with some of his trav-
elers' tales the other day. Talked about his
trip to Italy, and the waving fields of ma
caroni but he didn't catch me, you know.
They don't wave.-Punch.
by jove, old man, you sat your horse
like a Centaur."
Thanks. Glad to hear it, I was afraid l
didn't ride very we'll" ooh, you didn't.
You were right up on the animals neck
all the time. '-Cleveland Leader.
Wasted Opportunity-'I don't say as
how We amt sincere in gettin up an clam
orin' fur war;" said Farmer Corntossel. 81
may be naturally of an unduly suspicious
nature" 81 hev allus been fur war on the
slightest provocation," replied the excita-
BILE neighbor. $50 We hev. But mus say 1t
kind O. makes me doubtful to find we
wastn' all this time talkin bout fghtin'
when we might be practisin' at target
WASHINGTON Star.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
PERSONAL.

in describing his visit to Washington
and the sights he saw there a country edi-
tor in Missouri writes that he interviewed
Speaker Reed, adding: 1.-THE honorable
gentleman was real self possessed, and not
at all disconnected in our presence"
Or. zakharin, the late cars favorite
physician, who recently died, started life
as humble butchers boy. Turning his at
tention to medicine, he soon attracted the
notice of his sovereign, and becoming the
best-known doctor in Russia before middle
age, and secured a handsome competency.
Seth Bryant, who has just died at his
home in Ashmont, Mass, at the age of 81
years, was the Oldest and best known
Democrat In Massachusetts. During the
war he did large business with the gov
eminent, and first suggested that each
manufacturer be compelled to put his
name on all shoes sold to the government.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
CROKER Has an Inning.

The Reformers and Tammanyites of
New York city have been at war with
each other for many years. According
to the Reformers, the Tammanyites are
bad men whose main purpose is TO fill
their pockets at the expense of the city
On the other hand, the Tammanyites be-
neve that the Reformers, while pretending
to be honest and virtuous. are all the time
watching for an opportunity TO get their
hands into the city treasury. Several
years ago the Reformers got the legisla-
ture to appoint a committee, known as
the Lexow committee, to investigate Tam
manys management of New York city.
The committee did its work so thoroughly
that the city rose up in its might and
smote the Tammanyites and drove them
out of power. The Reformers were in
stalled in office with Mayor Strong at the
head of the reform government.
AT the last city election the people put
the Tammanyjtes back into power and
now Mr.. Croker, the Tammany boss, Is
asserting that during the Strong admin
istration the city's constitutional debt
limit was exceeded many millions of
dollars.
That is a bad showing for the Reform
ers 1t indicates that they were much
more extravagant than the Tammanyites,
and that they were not as careful to keep
within the law as the Tammanyites were.
Mr.. Croker is feeling particularly good
over the discontinue of his political enc
mics, and he is saying that the members
of Mayor Strong's board of estimates
ought to be indicted and made examples
| Of
The situation for the Reformers is moi
a very comfortable one, provided
Mr.. Crokers statement is correct
But may 1t not be that his statement j:
a little misleading? There appears to be
ground for saying that the constitutional
debt limit of New York was not exceed
ed before the consolidation of Brooklyn
and other towns with that city. 1t seems
that Brooklyn and some of the othe
towns in the consolidation had exceeded
their constitutional debt limit, and tina
the debts of all the towns in the consoli
dalton exceed the constitutional debt lmi
of New York If this is the case thel
Mr.. Croker's satisfaction win not be s.
complete as he anticipated. With the tw'
parties keeping a close watch upon eacl
other neither of them is likely to succee
in getting away with a sufficient amour
of the city's funds to cause Apprehension
of the city's bankruptcy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

1t is the unexpected which happens. No
one would have expected the sedate and
conservative Philadelphia Ledger to be-
come belligerent, even if matters were
at crisis between this country
and Spain. Yet the Ledger says: THE
country demands that reclamation shall
be given in full and overlooking measure
for the dastardly destruction of the Maine
for the massacre of its crew; the coun-
try demands that the barbarism of Span
sh warfare in Cuba shall stop at once /;
that women and children shall not longer
be the victims Of it. Unless Spain con-
cedes these things voluntarily. she should
be made to do so by force of arms"
According TO this. the Ledger has reach
ed the conclusion that Spain is directly re-
sponsible for the Maine explosion. For
so careful journal to jump to a conclu-
sion in so momentous a matter shows
that there is deep feeling of bitterness
against Spain on account of the Maine
disaster.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
The Right Thing.

The failure of the President 10 send his
promised Cuban message to Congress yes
terday is said to be due to the request of
Gen. Lee for more time to get Americans
out of Havana. II looks. however, if the
real reason was the change in the situa-
ton at Madrid. The dispatches indicate
that the Spanish government is willing to
make stin further concessions-to grant,
in fact, all that the President has insisted
upon in the correspondence which has TAX
en- place between the two governments.
The situation changes so rapidly and fire.
quently, however, that it is about impos-
sible to keep thoroughly acquainted with
il.
Undoubtedly the President would much
rather send message to Congress to the
effect that Spain had granted all the de-
mands made upon her than to send one
that would be the basis for a declaration
of war. He has difficult task and it is
taxing his mind and body to the utmost.
He wants to do the right thing-the thing
that would command the approval of the
great majority of the people. He has the
confidence of the people, otherwise there
would be violent protests against his de-
lay in sending his message to Congress.
He is being criticised in some quarters
for not showing a more warlike DISPOSE
ton, but his critics, as rule, are not
making any impression on the public mind.
The people don't want war. They want
the Cuban trouble settled. If It can be
settled with credit and honor to the United
States without war, they want it settled
that way, but they will accept war with
out a murmur If war is necessary. They
are depending upon the President to say
whether or not it is necessary, not upon
the Cuban junta or bellicose congressman
or the holders of Cuban bonds The junta
says the insurgents would fight the United
States if they should intervene in Cuba
without recognizing the independence of
Cuba That sort of talk is more amusing
than important. This country is not under
contract to carry out the wishes of the
Cuban junta- If we undertook to assist
the Cuban insurgents we would do it in our
own way.
There are limitations that the Republi-
cans in Congress are not agreed as to the
wisdom of the policy advised by the Pres
ident in his message. The fact, however,
that Congress is waiting on him patiently
is pretty good evidence that whatever pol
| 10y he recommends will be adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

A Fall River dispatch intimates that
the Southern cotton mills may shortly
be asked to join those of New England
in a movement to curtail the production
of manufactured goods in order to re-
prices. So far as the information goes,
the Southern mills are not complaining of
either lack of orders or profits. Do the
Northern mills propose to compensate the
Southern mills for a shutdown? 1t may
be doubted that such proposition would
be accepted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
MBiggest. Sent. ID

A gentleman from st. Louis told the sto-
ry at a recent meeting of political asso-
citation in this city, says the Washington
Post. 1t happened in Virginia. A circus
was coming to the county seat, and every
barn and every fence within a radius of
fifty miles or so had been billed with the
usual lurid circus announcements. An
old-tlme darkey, and a young yellow
dude" were gazing at the bills and won
dering
"Barnum and BaiIeys circus. The big
gest show on earth" read the youngster.
"Wha-whats dat?" asked the old-time
darkey. pricking up his ears.
The other read again the legend of the
show bills.
you don know what you is talking
about, niger. Dat show kahn touch John
Robinson's. He uester cum froo here.
and dat was a show with SEEM. Dat
was the bigges' show on dis earf', sho
nuff."
The old man had evidently not been to
a circus for many years. The darkeys
swear by John Robinson throughout the
South, anyway.
Read il for yourself, then" said the
dude. Il tell you that thing says this is
the biggest show on earth"
The old man proceeded to spell out the
big letters. lie waded through "Barnum
and Bailey" and after rest began on
the remainder of the sentence:
''B-i-g-g-e-s-t s-h-o-w ON earth,
Sept. l."
Il knowed it; knowed it," shouted the
old man. jumping up and down in his
glee. " De bigges' show, 'cept one end
dat one was John Robinson's."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
Bismarck's Opinion of Us.
from the Springfield Republican Qnd.).

Bismarck is at us again. He thinks the
Monroe doctrine bad stuff and Americans
have much to learn in diplomatic polite
ness; yet on the other hand, he hates
"that false hypocritical suavity in which
the Spaiards seem to be so adept" The
old prince says Spain would not have
ghost of a chance against the naughty,
overgrown giant, snorting with anxiety to
spend his unlimited physical power on
some one" For which imaginative re-
marks, many thanks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

A Washington dispatch says that a num-
Der Of large claims are being filed with the
state department against Spain, for injury
and loss incident to the war in Cuba, This
is probably in anticipation of possible de-
mands for indemnity which might follow
the cessation of hostilities In case of war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

The war scare has probably had the eff
feet of causing people to brush up their
knowledge of the geography of the South.
and great many persons have no doubt
been a little surprised that they had for
gotten" Havana is really west Of the long
gitude of Savannah and a great part of
Florida. instead of being at some rather
vague place out in the Atlantic off the
coast Of the United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

Consul General Lee is reported to have
asked the treasury department to give DR..
Br.nner discretionary authority in the
matter of permitting persons to leave Cuba
for the United States. II there are to be
any concessions In the quarantine. DR..
Drummer will have to be given such au-
thority. AS long as the law says thou
shalt not" DR.. Drummer will see that thou
dost not. It's a way that lie has.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
After War. Pensions.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Qnd

The country is paying now sl5O,0O0OO0 a
year for pensions, and the commissioner
amount will be annually increased for a
protracted period, the interminable list of
pensioners increasing the further We get
from the date of the late war II war
should be declared against Spain there will
be a new army, a new and greatly extend
ed list of pensioners that will, like the
present one, grow larger as the years
=row.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
From the Philadelphia Record Dem.).

We sell a bale of cotton for every ton of
iron we make. The greater part of our
cotton goes out of the country. but the
iron is chiefly consumed at home. 1t is
evident however. that from this time for
ward American iron will find larger place
for itself in foreign markets, and the two
commodities together make admirable
freight for a steamer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

The state of Rhode Island held an cleo
ton yesterday. State officers, members
amendments were voted upon. In ordinary
times the occasion would have made some
thing of a news item. by close search
dispatches telling of the election may be
discovered in the news columns this morn
ing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

The Cape Verde Islands. where the Span
ish flotilia is now located, are off the coast
of Africa, 1900 miles from Porto Rico 1t
is less than half that distance from
Hampton Roads where Commodore schley
is waiting with his flying squadron, to
Porto Rico. In case Of necessity. there
fore, the flying squadron could intercept
the Spanish hotilla before 1t reached the
first Spanish territory on this side of the
l Atlantic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Savannah Lodge No. 50, K. of
p; Solomons Lodge No. l, F. & A. NJ.
Special Notices-Ship Notice. Straehan
& Co, Consignees; Ship Notice, strachan
& Co, Bicycles and Bicycle Goods. r. D.
& VIM. baltimore; Wanted to Rent
Flat II. D. Osborne.
Business Notices-E. & W. Laundry;
White Star Line
Averys Elementary Physics-Gardner's
Bazaar.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Baltimore Steamship Company.
Not Easy-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Our Display of Bedroom Furniture-J.
w. Teeple
Imported Molasses-C. NJ. Gilbert & Co.
Importers.
Easter Hats-Leopold Adler.
Easter Onerings-Metropolit Clothing
Company
Legal Notices-Applicatio to Sell Real
Estate of Nora Brown, Deceased; Cita-
tion From the Clerk of the Court of Or
binary of Chatham County.
Gold Dust Washing Powder-N. K. Fair
banks Company.
Medical-McElree's Wine of CarduI;
Cuticura Remedies; Hoods Sarsaparilla :
Woman's Friend; Castoria; Ayers Cher
~ Pectoral; Pe-ru-na
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent:
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

1t may be doubted that Billy" Mason,
"Bnr" Chandler and other jingoes Of their
kind would be willing to forego the de-
lights of war if Spain were to recall her
troops in Cuba, remove her flag from the
island and retire forever from this conti-
nent. They are spelling for a fight in
which they would do the voting and some
body else would do the lighting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

1t would be interes ting to know what
Senior De LONE now thinks of President
Mckinley. The chances are that he has
got rid of the opinion that he is a weak
and low politician. If the "rabble" had
governed. De Lome's country would this
morning have been involved in war
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

British army discipline is sometimes lu-
dicrous. In the Afridi campaign short
time ago a color sergeant named Walker
was captured by the tribesmen and kept a
prisoner for six weeks. Upon his return
10 his command he was court martialed
for. absence without leave" He was ac-
quilted, but was ordered to lose his pay
for the time of his absence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

There would have to he no dredging
preliminary to planting a coaling station
in Savannah harbor, at rybee, Fort Ogle-
thorpe or elsewhere on either roads or
river The heaviest ship in the navy
draws twenty-four feet Of water, and
there is twenty-six and a little better Of
water from the open sea to the city of
Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
CURRENT COMMENT.
A Word in Season to Planters.
From the New Orleans Picayune Dem.

1t would be well for cotton growers care
fully to consider the war question in pre-
pairing acreage for planting this season.
Another bumper crop on top of the one
now being marketed, with every prospect
of a general upheaval in Europe at any
moment, would certainly sell for even low
er prices than those which have ruled this
year. AS prices this season have been I'M
profitable it is not hard to realize what
even lower prices next season would mean
for the South
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

Uncle Sam will not want a ship of the
name of Diogenes; the name will be
changed, of course. Something less sug-
gestive of tubs and cynical poverty is
needed. 1t is a far cry from Diogenes
to Kalamazoo. but the latter would be
more acceptable to the American people
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

When It comes to movement by tours,
spaniards. American As are much
Stronger and advance oftener than do
spanish as.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

To judge from the publications which
appear from time to time in the columns
of the New York Journal of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin, 1t would seem
that that publication has some especial
grudge against the city of Savannah. Dur
ing the past few weeks it has almost
daily had something to say about "Savan-
nah's poor fire protection" or the advis-
ability of insurance companies keeping
out of this territory, or something of the
kind. If the journal itself has not some
imaginary grievance against the city, it
must be that some party having an end
to serve is using the columns of the pa
per for an Interior purpose.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

Henry, what shall 1 give up during
Lent?"
We'll. Julia, 1 wish you would give up
coaxing me for wheel but know you
gon't."-Chicago Record.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07

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