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New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
Az INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS-.
PRESS ASSOCIATIONS WILL DISCUSS MANY
POINTS AT THEIR MEETING
IN WASHINGTON

Press women are looking ahead with much inter-
est 10 the international congress- which convenes
in Washington February Is and 10 under the
auspices OF the Woman's National Press Assoca-
ton.
\ preliminary reception for the presentation Of
credentials will be held Thursday evening February
L. at o'clock az the headquarters Willard's Hotel
There will ne three sessions each day. as follows
Friday morning at 10 o'clock and in the afternoon
at 2 o'clock at WilIards Hotel and at S o'clock in
the evening on Saturday the morning session will
be at Wizards Hotel the afternoon session at CO.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

mantle but would bring the real into the realm OF
the IDEAL
The last lecture of the course will he given al
the same hour and place, and the subject VIII De
dramatic Action In the Drama and opera or TO-
day"
Among those present Tuesday were Mrs
Francis Leggett Mrs william Ioomis Miss Emma
Thurshy Mss Ina Thursby. Mrs G. l.ongsreet
Mrs Sidney Farrar Miss Farrar Miss Ida Benfey
Mrs Theodore Brown and Mrs James Stebb.ns
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
4 READING FROn HUGO'S WORKS.

VI. Leon Jancey. from the Theatre National de
TOdeon Paris Is to give reading at Sherry on
Thursday morning January y. at II o'clock Tho
programme consists OF French poetry-one act each
from Victor Hugo's Hermann and "Ruy Bias.
and two recitations with an organ accompaniment
hv William c Carl These "I.ucie' by Alfred
de- Musset. and "Trstcsse damer. by Roger
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
LEyTEy DIrERHoNs PoR CHILDREN

series Of six Illustrated lectures for children
arc to Dee given on Thursday afternoons during
Lent by Miss Georgna Roberts They will be
given at Sherry's Thirtv-scvonth-st ana E,if,b
ave. from 10 o'clock. The first one will be de-
hvorcd on February 2i and the subject Will be
"rhe Land Of Fans and Flowers or Japan IN
Oldcn Times and New" Tho second talk will he
on what We can See ana Learn I'm South Africa"
Following this VIII come "Our Lady OF the Shows
q :rp through Canada. "Thc Great Rear Of tho
North or. AmonE the Russians" win be given
ntAt IN orner. The Sick Man ana Hls Anxious
Ntlshhors VIII Doe the nfth. and ''Nhoro Pfrfails
Flourish and Queer Hats Are seen" boirg a trip
ending March 81. 'N
The p'troncsses Of the lectures are Mrs Fred
crick Bronson. Mrs. Charles H. Dickev fr Mrs
William Ninrslard. MIR. Clement e. Moore Mrs
walter q. oakinan Mrs. Henry Parish ir Mrs
AZ .Al 'hld h"..r- Mrs. Whif'laW N.id Mrs Torl-
lara Spencer Mrs. Elliott T. Shepard Mrs William
> hl'i,rh jr.. Mi.. George p. Sheldon Mrs Fred
cr!ck ". Vanderbilt and Ms Walter Webb
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
WOvtNS PAGE APPRECIATED.

To the Editor Of The Tribune. ,,r,,. me
sir do no, think any one is soe TO T'r,hur.,s
comfort helpfulness and happiness Ihe Ir.0'S On.
sunshine column has brought 70 an iobr i's 20 has
i"ti ,nem cut from the page or NoN'Tr.oyI, yours
hrouehf an abundance OF peace TO me q nRoWN.
Adams, y. Y. '"' "
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

TO the Editor OF The Tribune n,., of
81, e,.s,n Soc,etv even with a small souvsnnr, "a
was a loving and generous one. Ihe - D
inspiration TO helpfulness. Truiy 'ouu' pERRY.
MONTGOMERY y. Y.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
np.prRy FOR A DOUBLE WINDOW.

,-o,.,, may Of treating a double window is to
,.rL ,be diviscn with set OF shelves. "hlch
NAV be made OF books for bric-a-brac. ana IN
bedyoo,c little cabicet filing one Of the ap"rtufes
ie useful for valuables or medicines. The lower
=. -. .acb window has a sash curtain OF pale
l"it| "a ~ silk Gink and white. however, "ouId
ie equally pretty, with suipnc appTs"oonS o the m
r,n two windows are then diApeu a. D DDHu.
LIN French chiniz. IN white roses on a !o,hI !,hcr
gromrd one side being looped up ana the o'"''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
AKentucky testimonial.

An amusing little incident occurred in
the City Court one morning this week.
says the Louisville Times. The lawyer
for prisoner who had never been ar
rested before wished to prove the previous
good character of his client, and rendered
the Judge a letter which, he said, would
show the standing and honorable charac-
ter of the culprit. The Judge took the
letter and as he read it a broad smile
stole over his face.
Did understand you to say" he asked
Of the lawyer. that this letter was GER
tificate of character"
you did, your honor" replied the law
Vyer.
well" remarked the Judge, 81 don't
know but what it is but 1 hardly think it
is the letter you thought it was-read it. !"
He handed it back and the lawyer glanc-
ed over it. 1t was a letter from firm
of distillers, stating that they had just
shipped so many gallons of whisky TO a
member of his family, and they were con-
fident he would find the liquor excellent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
Animal Talk.

Some years ago, says a writer in the
New York Sun, was camping up in
Westchester county, New York, and near
the camp lived a fellow who owned
mongrel dog of surprising intelligence. The
fellow himself was an expert at woodcraft.
and he had an extensive knowledge of
the habits and nature of animals.
We were at his place one day. and while
chatting with him, heard the dog bark
down in a meadow some distance away.
Let's go down there" he said. Jack
has got a rabbit in the fence" I asked
him how he knew it was a rabbit and
how he knew 1t was in the fence, and he
replied: Il can tell from the way he
barks."
We went down and found that he had
said truly: It was a rabbit in the fence,
and we quickly despatched it,
A few days later. when calling on the
same man, we heard the dog bark away
up on the mountain, full half mile away,
and this time the man said: He's got
coon in a tree"
AS it was then about II a. M, time
when coons would be quite unapt to be
stirring, 1 felt sure that this time he was
mistaken.
We hurried up the side Of the mountain
and found that the dog had freed a huge
domesticated cat, which had renowned
civilization and taken to an independent
life in the woods.
When I spoke to the man of the mistake
he had made he replied: 81 didn't make
any mistake; it was the dog made Tue
mistake. He thought he had freed a coon,
and that's the way he barked; the mistake
is on the dog"
One day last week I was looking out
on the little park in front of my window
when a lady, accompanied by two Scotch
collies passed. A couple of terriers were
playing in the park, and the collies imme-
diately left their mistress and ran over
there too, playing with them. She blew
her whistle and one of the dogs, quite
evidently the older of the two responded
to it at once, but the younger continued
to sport about with the terriers. The lady
blew her whistle again and again, but no
attention was paid to it.
All this time the old dog had stood by
her side watching the fun in the park.
Now he opened his mouth, gave one short
bark, and at once the other dog left his
playfellows and came running to the lady,
and the three passed down the street to-
gether.
To my mind there could be no other ex-
PLANTATION than that the old dog had said
Come"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
Cant. Bourlse,s statement.

We confess we cannot understand why
our esteemed contemporary the News
and Courier of Charleston, should show
so much feeling in the matter of the fail
ure of the British warship Cordeia to
visit that city. We don't remember that
we have made any Jealous filings" or
made any misleading statements" re-
specting the depth of water on Charles
toms bar or in Charlestons harbor. Our
esteemed contemporary could not have
read carefully what we published respect
ing the failure of the Cordeha to visit
Charleston, or it would not have charged
us with having made misrepresentation
in respect to Charleston's bar. We sug-
gest that our esteemed contemporary read
again the statements which appeared in
the Morning News before trying TO make
it appear that we have done Charleston
an injustice.
What was it that the Morning News
published? Why, simply, that Capt
Bourke, of the British warship Cordelia,
stated that he had received a statement
from the British consul at Charleston
that there were only % feet of water on
the Charleston bar, and that as his ship
drew q feet he had decided not to go to
Charleston. It has not been denied that
Capt Bourke made that statement. He
made that statement, and the Morning
News cannot justly be charged with max
ing misleading statements because it quot
ed him correctly. Does the News and
Courier say that Capt. Bourke didn't
make the statement which the Morning
News published? If it does not then what
ground has il for asserting that the Morn
ing News has made Misrepresentation? Il
looks very much as if the bitterness and
jealousy and the other things the News
and Courier talks about were over in
Charleston not here.
We notice in the News and Courier that
Capt. Bourke has made another state
ment. 1t is in a very courteous letter TO
Charleston's mayor. In it he thanks
some anonymous person for very val
liable chart with all the latest correc-
tions." He also says: II can only add
that want of time. and not want of water
on the Charleston bar. is the only reason
that prevents H. NJ. ship Cordelia from
entering your port, and being the recipient
of your we'll known hospitality"
The Morning News publishes willingly
this last statement of Capt. Bourke re-
specting charleston's bar, and hopes that
the publication of il will relieve the News
and Courier of its jealous and bitter feel
ings so that It can see that the Morning
News has made no misrepresentation
but has confined itself to Capt. Bourkes
statement. If the News and Courier
could have seen this some days ago it
would have saved itself a lot of trouble.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
lNDLX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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Business Notices-Artie Cigars; De La
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Laundry.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at Matinee
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Tonight, at Theater.
We ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Clothing
Company.
Legal Notices-Applicatio to Sell Real
Estate of Richard wylly, Deceased; Cita-
ton From the Clerk of the Court of Or
binary of Chatham County.
The Handsomest Neckwear in the City
at Levy's.
Auction Sale-Special Sale of Jasperville
Lots, by I. D. LaRoche, Auctioneer.
Mems Easter Hats and Neckwear-L.eo-
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Medical-Dr-W Williams Pink Pills; Hood S
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Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Cheap Column Advertisements Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02

If the Savannah naval reserves desire a
good and serviceable vessel. now is the
time for them to secure one. The govern
ment has recently acquired a number of
Hrst rate condition. There is a shortage
of men 10 handle the vessels. If the
proper authorities were assured that the
local naval militia would man a vessel
and employ her in the coast defense in
case Of need. there are reasons for think
ing the assignment of a vessel to this
port would be made
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
BRIGHT BITS.


Sent His Promise.-'I suppose Ikestcin
sent the customary. check to the boys aft
er the fire?"
mo, he didn't; but he promised to make
it twice the usual amount the next time
Judge.
Hell am teaching your father how
to play poker. A Z
She-How are you getting on?
He-Wel, he asked me yesterday IL e
could live with US after we were mar
ried.-Life.
-Fuddy-There are people who make a
cloak of religion.
Duddy-I know. 1t Is bad habit.-Bos-
ton Transcript
ITS a wise thing never to go 'nto a
bath after meal"
"Why not?'
'Oh, you'd hardly find it there. "-Phila-
delphia North American.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
After CUBA Libre," What:
From the Philadelphia Record Dem }.

The Cuban question is many sided, and
the Cuban situation is extremely difficult
and perplexing from any point of view.
The ignorant population is in no sense
fitted for popular self-goverment, and
the government of the United States is
bound to look beyond the outcome of war
to the problems of peace. That Spain must
abandon Cuba is evident. The endeavor of
the United States should be TO so shape the
change that must onsue that civilization
shall not suffer. what would become of
the West India Islands when their mixed
populations should have been made the
sole arbiters of their own destiny is TOO
well known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02

In the matter of the establishment of a
coaling station at this port, a gentleman
well acquainted with the harbor has ex-
pressed the opinion that Fort Oglethorpe,
or near that site, would be the best loca-
ton for the plant. There are five fathoms
of water at the fort, and there are usually
twenty-six to twenty-seven feet, according
to the wind and tides, from the Tybee bar
to the fort. The site Is well out of reach of
the guns of a hostile fleet. A spur track of
not more than mile in length would con-
meet the station with the Tybee branch of
the Central railroad. There is considerable
merit In the suggestion of this site.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
Where the south Stands.
From the Washington Post Qnd. }.

While there is no portion of our people
who are more DESTROYS of the continuance
Of peace than the Southern contingent, It
is equally true that none are more ready
to respond 10 a call 10 arms If peace and
honor cannot be kept together. If loyalty
to the flag may be measured by the risks
incurred in defending II, where is there
section whose loyalty is greater than that
of the South in this emergency? Look at
its coast line along the Atlantic and the
Gulf. and see TO what possibilities it
would be exposed in case of war. We do
not 1isparage the patriotism of any state
or section. There is no laggard in the list
of states. But II is a potent fact that the
inhabitants of the interior would be com
paratively safe from harm in any foreign
war, while the South would be exposed 10
the enemy's guns in various possible con-
tingencies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
The Presidents Coming Message.


In the preparation of message on the
Cuban situation the President has a much
more difficult task than he had in the
preparation Of the message relative to the
report of the Maine court of inquiry. In
the Maine message the way was open for
him to conhne himself 10 a bare recital
of facts, and he availed himself of il. In
the message which he is expected to send
to Congress on Monday he will not only
have 10 state the purpose and the result
of his correspondence with the Sagasta
cabinet. but he win have TO advise Con-
gress as to the course that ought to be pur-
sued in the pending crisis. He will have TO
take into account the temper of Congress,
and particularly of his own party He
cannot afford to go contrary to his party's
wishes, because in that case he would find
himself without any support. He must
lead his party if he is to have a success
full administration.
There is no doubt that he would prefer
peace to war-peace that would be honor
able TO the country-but his party is for
war and Congress is for war unless the
independence of Cuba can be accomplished
promptly without it, Spain's reply to the
Presidents proposition makes 1t clear that
the independence of Cuba by peaceable
means is not probable.
AS the situation presents itself now,
therefore, 1t looks as if the President win
recommend Intervention in the Cuban war
with the view of putting a stop to 1t. II
he does hS will have the approval of Con-
gress, and actual hostilities will not be
delayed very long.
1t is quite certain that the propositions
submitted by the Sagasta cabinet are not
satisfactory to Congress. The proposal to
send the reconcentrados back to their
homes and to appropriate money 10 feed
them is intended by Spain to remove the
chief reason advanced by the United States
for Intervention. Congress, however, is
not disposed now to ask anything less
than the independence of Cuba, and that
is what it will insist upon when IL meets
on Monday. 1t is evident from the
speeches which were delivered in the
House on Thursday that there will be
no backward step. The plea for peace
that was made by Representative John
son fell on unwilling ears. Representa-
tive Bailey, speaking for the minority, and
Representative Grosvenor, speaking for the
majority, called for Cuban independence
Both parties are committed to that, and
neither would now hesitate for fear of the
effect which hesitation would have in
the Congressional elections in the fall
even if there were not other reasons for
not hestating. The fact of Spaln's will
ingness to wholly change her policy in re-
spect to the reconcentrados win not change
the purpose of Congress. If war is averted
it will be because of further concessions
by Spain or offers of mediation by Euro
pean powers, neither of which things now
seems probable
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
sued Preucher for Damages.

In his entertaining "reminiscences Prof.
Max Mueller writes of Kingsley's refusal
to pray for rain-"to degrade his sacred
office to that of a rainmaker or medicine
mainland relates this story which an
American told Kingsley: "In America we
manage these things better. A clergyman
in a village on the frontier between two
of our states prayed for rain. The rain
came and it soaked the ground TO such
an extent that the young lambs in the
neighboring state caught cold and, died.
An action was brought against the clergy
man for the mischief he had done, and
he and his Pensioners were condemned
to pay damages to the sheep farmers.
They never prayed for rain after that"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
Rink In Nicaragua.

Says the Bluefelds (Nlcaragua) CORE
spondent of the Chicago Record: "F'rom
a native I gained the knowledge which
taught me how to catch and determine
the rank of these Nicaraguan soldiers.
If he wears one shoe he is at least a
second lieutenant said the man. If he
has two shoes he is a captain. If the
shoes are mates he is a colonel. If they
are mates and laced up and knotted there
can be no question as to his rank-briga-
der general. beyond peradventure.'
81 don't believe L saw anything more
lofty than a captain"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02

From Harper's Magazine.


All, worshipped one! ah, faithful Spring
Again you come, again you bring
That flock of flowers from the fold
Where warm they slept while we were
cold.
What shall we say to one so dear,
That keeps her promise every year?
All, hear me promise, and as true
AS you to us am / to you:
Meier shall you come and as a child
Sit in the market piping mild,
With Acknowledgement in your glance,
And 1 not dance-and 1 not dance!
But you the same will ever be,
While ninety Springs will alter me;
Yet truly as you come and play,
So truly will 1 dance, say!
There is a strange thing to be seen
One distant April, pink and green:
Before a young child piping sweet
An old child dancing with spent feet.
Gertrude Hall.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02

At the breaking out Of the civil war the
American shipping engaged in the foreign
carrying trade amounted TO approximately
20 per cent of the total of foreign com
merce. Now, under the Republican policy
of protection" 10 the shipping interests
our foreign carrying amounts to only about
10 per cent. of the total In short. Amer
lean commerce has been protected" to
death. This reacts upon the country IN
more ways than one. The navy is now in
need of seamen. With a large merchant
marine, every American port would be able
10 contribute number of able-bodied and
experienced sailors TO the service. As il
is, however, our merchant marine has dis
appeared. and our sailors have disappear
ed with It. If Americans were permitted
TO purchase ships wherever they could Sc
cure them cheapest, and sail them under
the American flag, the rehabilitation of
the merchant marine under the Stars and
Stripes would be matter of comparative
ly a short time; and then we should have
a plenty of Jack Tars whenever an emer-
gency arose.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
The Number of a Cats Legs.

Bishop Short, who held the see of st.
Asaph, occasionally put questions to can
ddates for ordination that apparently had
no connection with the discharge of their
parochial duties, says the Argonaut. One
such question was: (which has the
greatest number of legs-a cat or no cat?"
AS might be expected, this created tit
ter, but the Bishop repeated the question.
and desired some one TO solve the prob
lem. At last one of the candidates, smil-
ing said II should think, my lord, a
cat" NO. retorted the Bishop, there
you are wrong, for cat has four legs
and no cat has five
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
A Valid Excuse.

The story is told in Washington, SAYS
an exchange, of a young woman who was
asked to be present at a meeting of a
woman's patriotic society and respond to
the toast Our Flag" She declined on the
plea that such response would subject
her TO unmerciful chatting. "Why. what
on earth Is wrong with that sentiment?"
asked the head of the Society The young
woman hesitated. She blushed. 'Weu. +"
she said, you see, I'm going to marry
a man named Flagg."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
Louisiann,s Mistake.

A few days ago WE called attention to tho
fact that the constitutional convention of
Louisiana was In doubt whether to adopt
the suffrage provision of the South Caro-
lima constitution or suffrage provision
favored by the politicians of New Orleans.
1t seems that the politicians carried the
day, and the suffrage clause which has
been agreed to, provides not only for ed
ucational and property qualifications. but
also that the male descendants of all the
whites who could have voted In 1867 shall
have the privilege of voting whether they
can comply with the property and educa-
tional qualifications or not.
1t was said that the suffrage provision
of the South Carolina constitution was re-
jected because 1T opened the, door wide to
fraud. but the New Orleans papers-at
least some of them-are of the opinion that
the Louisiana suffrage. provision is "sus-
ceptible of producing ten frauds where
the South Carolina provision would pro-
duce one" 1t is also Objectionable, be-
cause it may make voters of thousands
of persons who are unworthy of having
the ballot-persons who would sell their
votes at every election, and who would
be used to put unworthy men in office.
Another andNery serious objection is the
fact that it is a question whether the pro-
vision is not unconstitutional Both of the
Louisiana Senators, after consulting the
highest authorities in the counkVy, an
nounced to the convention that it would
be declared to be Unconstitutional, in all
probability, if it should be adopted-hence
1t would be a mistake to adopt 1t.
The convention, however, adopted it,
knowing that it would likely be declared
to be void. Can 1t be said that the con-
vention acted wisely? The main reason
for calling the convention was the adop-
ton of a suffrage clause which would in
sure the control of the state to the white
voters. What folly 1t is, then, to adopt
a suffrage clause of doubtful consttu-
tionality! The chief work of the conven-
ton may be undone a few months after
the new constitution has been adopted.