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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Urgent. But Unfinished business.

The necessity for the completion of the
system of county drainage TO the west of
the city may be seen in the immense
sheets of water which cover the country
along the Louisville road. This water
shed on the west was to have been drain
ed by the Dundee swamp canal and its
laterals The work of construction which
was begun by the preceding board of
County Commissioners has been virtually
given up by the present board with the
result that whenever there is an extraOr-
binary fall Of rain large areas of cultivat-
ed land have to be abandoned and the
crops, should there be any, are lost.
There Is a marked contrast between the
sections Immediately south and east Of
the city where the old boards system of
drainage was completed before it went out
out Of office, and the section to the west.
In the former, when the drains are kept
free the surface or storm water disap-
pears in a few days, and the lands are
never uncultivatable by reason of excess
of moisture.
1t is one of those things almost beyond
comprehension why the carefully prepar-
ed system of drainage inaugurated years
ago has never been completed. No new
county canals or drains have been built
in the immediate vicinity of the city since
the present board of County Commission
ers has been in Office. On the other hand
every possible excuse for deferring, or
rather not doing, the needed work has
been made use of, while thousands of dol
lars have been and are being spent
wasted-in improving Buckhalter swamp,
which is eight miles from the city, and
the condition of which has no important
bearing upon the health or prosperity of
Savannah
There should be some means devised to
have the Dundee drainage system COM
pleted The people who live in the Sec
ton that would be drained should be given
the benefit of some of the money so freely
contributed by tax payers for sanitary
purposes. A good highway has been made
of The Louisville road by the present
board of commissioners, but what does
that avail those who live along that high
way if their lands are rendered valueless
by the lack of drainage?
VIII not the new members of the board
of County Commissioners give this mat
ter their personal attention? Let them
visit the section referred to before the wa
ter has been evaporated by the sun, and
see if there is not a necessity for some
prompt and effective work there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
a Proverb Illustrated.

A customer in the barber shop of one
of the larger hotels was settling himself
in chair a couple of evenings ago says
the New Orleans Times-Democrat, when
he CHANGED to glance at his cuffs and saw
that a diamond link button, valued at
about SO had disappeared. In less than
two minutes the whole establishment was
IN an uproar. Everybody looked into all
sorts of impossible places and the owner
excitedly offered a reward of so for the
missing gem When the search was at
its hight, stranger, with a very top
heavy jag, wabbled in and asked what
was up. Some one explained. law, it
amt losht," said the inebria ted visitor
thickly, bet he's got it up hish sleeve ri
now" The gentleman is question shook
his arm, and, sure enough, out dropped
the link. AS the stranger wove his way
through the door to increase his jag $40
worth, everybody in the shop watched
him enviously. Tell me after that that
Providence don't keep an eye on drunk
ards said the head barber with a sigh.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Rare OF Hand Speeches.

A group of literary men were discuss
ing the other day the rarity of spontane-
Gus eloquence or wit, says the Youths
Companion.
Il was at a dinner once in New York"
said one, land was seated next to Mai.
Hay, who, you know, had been Lincoln's
secretary. Somebody making a speech
exclaimed:
In genuine eloquence the words come
hot from the heart. No nober speech was
ever uttered in America than Lincoln's ad-
dress at Gettysburg, and l am assured it
was wholly spontaneous. He had not CIV
en- it a thought before he rose to speak
While he was delivering it, said Maj
Hay to me, aside L had the fifth copy
OF 1t in my pocket"
Il, too, remember a dinner in New
York" said another, lat which all the
foremost men an journalism and litcra-
ture were present. The speech of the even
ing was made by George W. Curtis. 1t
sparkled with wit and apt illusions to the
men present, evidently inspired by the
moment. Once he stopped, interrupting
himself, and exclaimed:
:" I see my friend, Judge D., looking at
me doubtfully, but l must remind him
that he, too, going on with some bril-
liant raillery that brought down peals of
laughter. AS we rose to go out 1 said
TO the editor of a Boston paper:
" Who but Curtis could pour out i'm
promptu wit like that?
Impromptu? said the newspaper man,
I had proofs of all speeches given 70
me this afternoon to send to Boston to-
night. Let us look at his We looked, and
there ii all was. word for word, even to
the I see my friend, Judge D., looking at
me doubtfully,' ETC."
II knew Artemus Ward" said a third
man, when he was a reporter on a
Cleveland paper. One evening in the Office
he told a story, apparently a mere trihe,
the flash of a moment
q" Browne said the chief, how can you
say such clever things Offhand?
"Offhandr muttered Browne. told
that to myself fifteen times this after
noonr Ten years afterward I heard him
tell the same story to a brilliant London
audience. without the elaboration of d
comma"
Even to make good joke" remarked
a listener, work apparently is needed as
well as genius"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
PERSONAL.
Of Santiago

Mrs. Lewes is sexton of the town of
Lewes, England, and though quite an old
woman, until recently she dug all the
graves in the parish churchyard.
Burr Mcintosh, the actor, who was in
Cuba, where he had yellow fever and other
useful experiences, is now busy mounting
his new play, A War Correspondent"
William L. Wilson'S grandfather was
farm hand in Jefferson county. Virginia.
His father was a country school teacher,
and he himself has been a professor" ever
since his graduation, in 1867.
Sir Thomas Upton, who is much talk
ed of at present in yachting circles, takes
occasion to explain that he is not a Scotch
Irishman, nor an English-Irishman, but
straight Irishman, through and through.
Bismarck was one day in a company
where, among other things, the subject of
how much il cost to gain experience in
life cropped up. He kept silent for a time,
but presently Joined in the conversation,
and said: Fools pretend that you can
only gain experience at your own expense,
but l have always managed to learn at
the expense of others"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Ship Notice, J. F. Minis
e. Co, Consignees; Ship Notice, Dahl q
Andersen; Vegetables in Cans, A. Nj & C.
w. West.
Business Notices-La Carolita Cigars.
Henry Solomon & Son, Manufacturers
Agents.
Steel Shod School Shoes-Byck Bros.
Half Price Sale-Falk Clothing Com
pany..
Great Sale of Dry Goods-Max L. Byck.
Receiver.
Legal Notioes-Citation Of the Clerk of
the Court of Ordinary of Chatham County.
Home NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Building
Supply Company.
Medical-Castoria: S. S. s.; Hoods Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
a Problem for the Cuban Commits
sioners.


viii it be the duty of the Cuban commits
sioners to say what course this govern
ment shall pursue in respect to the Cuban
army? That army is very anxious to get
its hands into Uncle Sans pockets
The Cuban general, Nunez. is now
in Washington for the purpose of finding
out whether or not the United States are
going to pay the Cuban soldiers the wages
promised them by the so-called Cuban re-
public. He says the war being ended the
Cuban army can no longer live on the
country. And there is no work for them
to do Immediately, because the most of the
plantations have been destroyed, and it
win be months before they are in work
ing order again. 1t seems that these Gu
ban soldiers expect to be paid all that is
due them, and it is doubtful if there is
any record of their having been paid any
thing by the so-called republic. Gen. Nj
nez thinks that about $2O,OOO,OOO would be
sufficient to pay what is due the army
Not only does Gen. Nunez think that the
United States should pay the Cuban sol
ders what they claim is due them for
years, but he thinks they should he sup
Piled with food until there is such a con-
dition of prosperity in the island as viii
enable them to earn a living.
1t is doubtful if the United States will
consent to pay them a cent. There is no
reason why they should. If they had not
interfered the chances are that Spain
would have put down the insurrection. In
that event the Cuban soldiers wouldn't
have got anything. If the Instruction
had been successful without our assist
ance it would have been long time be-
fore they would have been paid what was
due them, if ever.
Cuba is 10 have her own government,
and she win have her own government
much sooner than if the United States
had not assisted her. Let the Cuban sod
diers look to the Cuban government for
their wages. If the President should
agree TO pay them what they claim Is
due them he would raise an issue that
would help to defeat his party in the
next national election. In fact, there is
no appropriation out of which the Cuban
army could be paid. Gen. Nunez is, there
fore, wasting his time in hanging around
the war department insisting that the Gu
ban soldiers must be paid off as a con
dition of their disbanding. Ii is pretty
certain that our government win not per-
NIT itself TO be bulldozed in any such man
ner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
The One who WON'T BE There.

S. E. Kiser in Cleveland Leader.
1 don't think I'll go into town to see the
boys come back;
My bein' there would do no good in all
that jam and pack;
There'n be enough to welcome them-to
cheer them when they come
A-marchin' bravely to the time that's
beat upon the drum
They'll never miss me in the crowd-not
one of 'em will care
IT, when the cheers are ringin' loud, I'm
not among them there.
I went TO see them march away-I hollered
with the rest,
And didn't they look fine that day,
a-marching four abreast,
With my boy James up near the front, as
handsome as could be.
And wavin' back a fond farewell to moth
er and 20 mel
1 vow my old knees trembled so, when
they had all got by,
/ had to jist set down upon the curbstone
there and cry.
And now they're coming home agen! The
record that they won
Was SIGH as shows we still have men
when mems works to be done!
There wasn't one of 'em that fiinched,
each teller stood the test
Wherever they were sent they sailed right
in and done their BEST
They didn't go away to play-they knowed
what was in store
But there's a grave somewhere to-day,
down on the Cuban shore!
I guess that I'll not go to town to see the
boys come in
/ don't just feel like mixin' up in all that
crash and DIM
There1l be enough to welcome them-to
cheer them when they come,
A-marchn' bravely to the time that's beat
upon the drum,
And the boys'u never notice-not a one of
'em will care,
For the soldier that would miss me amt
a-goin' to be therel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Some of spnin,s Queer Notions.

The Spanish government seems to have
some rather queer notions as to what we
ought to do in respect to public improve
ments in Cuba and Porto Rico and to-
ward keeping the Philippines in order II
is stated that the Porto Rican commits
sioners on the part Of Spain have been
instructed by their government to demand
compensation for all the public buildings
on the island, and also all the other pub.
lie improvements. The Spanish govern
ment has also asked that Admiral Dewey
be instructed to send some of his vessels
to certain of the islands Of the Philippine
group TO bulldoze the insurgents into re-
speeding the authority of Spain.
Spain must be aware that we do not in
tend to pay anything for public property
of any kind in either Cuba or Porto Rico
All the public improvements i'm those isl.
ands were paid for with money wrung
from the people who inhabit them. As A
matter of fact the Cubans and Porto Ric-
ans own all the public improvements. not
Spain. That is the view that will be
taken by our commissioners, and it is the
view that the joint commission will adopt.
AS for turning our guns against the in
surgents in the Philippines al this stage
Of the proceedings that would be prepos-
ferrous If we should do anything 50 fool
ish as that we should acknowledge in ad-
vance Of the meeting Of the commission
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Miss HnwIey,s wbite Lie.

There is an interesting little story that
comes from the detention hospital, saws
the Camp Wickoff correspondence of the
New York Tribune. A sick soldier who
had been confined In one of the wards
there had recovered sufficient health and
strength to receive a furlough yesterday.
When his papers came he went to
hospital attendant and asked for the
clothes he had worn when he entered the
hospital.
Your clothes Why we burn up the
clothes of all the soldiers who come into
the detention hospital" was the reply.
you didn't burn up the money that
was in the pocket of my blue shirt, did
you?''
How much was there?"
Twelve dollars-all I had"
Then I'm afraid it's gone now. You
didn't tell us there was any there, and
we do not look through the clothes"
The soldiers face turned deadly pale,
and he seemed to utterly collapse The
look of joy upon his face over the pros
pect of going home again was gone, and
he staggered YEARLY back to the cot he
had so lately occupied.
A few minutes later Gen Hawley's
daughter, Miss Hawley, who is acting as
nurse in the hospital, heard of the SOL
dier's misfortune. She hurried around
among the nurses, and shortly after was
leaning over the soldiers cot II am
awfully sorry" she said, but mistake
has been made. Your money has been
found, and l have brought it to you"
The look of utter detection was gone In
a moment. Strength and renewed energy
were returning again, and a smile over
spread his face. He is going home to-day,
and will probably never know that his
money had been burned and that what he
thought his was given through the SYM
pathy and generosity of the kind-hearted
women who are doing all they can in
Camp Wickoff to alleviate the suffering
of the soldiers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Tho contest in the Eleventh.

The Democratic state executive commit
about the result of the election for con-
gresham in the Eleventh district. The
combination which has been formed in
that district does look rather formidable,
but in our Judgment it is nowhere nearly
as strong as thu Republican and the Pop
ulist leaders would have the voters of the
district believe it is.
The great majority of the Republicans
of the district are negroes, and only
small percentage Of them are registered.
It will not be an easy matter to register
them because they have not paid their
poll tax for years 1t is reported that
great deal of money has been sent into
the district to assist the Republican can
didate This report may have some foun-
dalton. If it has it is pretty certain that
the negroes viii not do much voting unless
they are paid. even though the way is
opened for them to vote by the payment
of their poll taxes. 1t will take a great
deal of money to get out a big Republi-
can vote.
As for the Populsts, we do not believe
they viii take kindly to the scheme of
sending Republican to Congress with the
aid of their votes There are some of them
no doubt who are willing 10 do almost any
thing in political way to beat the Demo
cratic party The defeat of that party is
more ardently desired than the triumph
of the principles of the party TO which
they belong.
The great majority of the Popusists Of
the district however, are too level-headed
not to know that combination between
Republicans and Populsts means ulH-
mately the filling of some of the Offices
with negroes. The POpuists who look to
the future as wen as to the present do
not want to see negroes in office. They
are well aware of the unhappy condition
of affairs in North Carolina where the Re.
publicans and Populists have for several
years combined 10 control the offices. The
negroes had to be provided for. and the
consequence is that ignorance and corrup-
ton are producing such deplorable results
that Populists who really have the good
of the state at heart are bitterly regret
ting the day that the Populsts Joined
hands with the Republicans.
We feel certain that the combination in
the Eleventh will not accomplish It's pur-
poses. There are too many good Democrats
there, and too many Populists who think
for themselves, to permit it to do that
which would eventually result in harm to
every county of the district
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

Gen. Miles home coming was attended
with incidents which will not fail to i'm
press the whole country. He is bringing
back his men in fine shape. There was
not case of sickness and not a death on
the OLDHAM, which brought the general.
though she had about 1000 men on board.
There was only one death and seven cases
of illness on the Chester, which arrived
one day ahead of the general, and not one
of the seven sick men was so IN as 70
require the services Of the ambulances
sent 70 meet the ship. Eight hundred
cots for sick men had been prepared for
the reception of Miles troops but not one
OF them was occupied, as the seven slight
iy Ill soldiers were sent to the regular
government hospital at Governors Island.
These facts show that the men have been
wei taken care Of, Notwithstanding the
TACT that they have seen some hard ser
vice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

that IS authorized to draw the treaty of
peace that SPANS authority extends over
the Philippines. We do not, of course,
think Spain hoped to lead us into COM
hitting ourselves 10 the position that
her sovereignty is stin supreme in the
Philippines, but it does seem little
strange that she should ask us to do
something which she must have known we
could not do and stan maintain our rela-
tions with the insurgents which at pres
ent exist The Spaniards are not the as
tute diplomatists which they have the rep
utation of being or else they greatly I'm
derrate the ability of our government 10
look out for its own interests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Bonds, Money and Expenses.
From the Chicago Chronicle (Dem.).

Although many of the volunteers are to
he mustered out soon, every dollar that
has been borrowed will be needed. Prob
ably il will be necessary to issue part at
least of the remaining OOOO0.0OO of the
authorized war loan of $i0O,000,O00 Most
likely Il win be necessary to issue more
yet, unless the taxes are further increas-
ed. We have to raise more men to send
out 10 Our islands for garrison duty,
and we are not likely to get them without
greatly increasing their pay or Offering
them liberal bounties.
Let us hope the country Will find this
our before it is committed irrevocably to
the policy of imperialism. The people may
easily find 1t out by asking the returning
volunteers how much they would want for
doing garrison duty in Santiago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

Secretary Ayers statement with regard
TO the mastering out of troops, published
In our dispatches yesterday, was so direct
and plain as to leave no room for a misun-
Outstanding. Those regiments desig-
mated by the President will be
mustered out. and the others win
remain in the service; land no further ap-
peals viii be allowed TO influence the de-
partment to change its programme" This
settles the question with regard 20 the
four Georgia regiments, and Col Bryan's
Nebraska regiment also. The only thing
now left to be done by those officers who
do not care TO perform garrison and guard
duty is to resign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

The many-sIded German Emperor has
presented US with still another view of
himself He is the custodian of the peace
of the world His royal and esteemed kins-
man of Russia may propose disarmament
in the interest of peace, if he likes, but
William gives him notice that he has him
self already arranged ali that rs necessary
to universal peaee-a powerful German
army. Hoch der Kaiser He plays in the
center of the stage at every performance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

The concluding part of that unfinished
sentence Of Gov. Pingrees at Cincinnati
is quite interesting. IF Secretary" he
said, and the crowd wouldn't let him say
any more; but his manuscript showed that
he would have concluded "Alger had been
given fun power such things would never
have happened" Now, the question arises
did Pingree have it in mind 10 lay the
blame upon the President? He is the only
person who could have taken away the
power Of the Secretary of War.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

The Presidents conclusion with regard
90 the proposed parade of troops in New
York is eminently sensible. He will leave
st to the men, If they care to parade, and
the marching would not be prejudcial 10
their health. they may crafty the New
Workers with a fine military show. What
will Europe think of this consulting the
men in the ranks as to whether or not they
care to do a thing?
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A "non-treating club" has been organ
lied in Chicago, and the Tribune of that
city says that chapters of it viii shortly
exist in every city of Importance in the
country. Fifteen thousand buttons to he
worn by the members of the club have
been ordered. Members pledge themselves
that they Will not treat" or be treated"
under any circumstances. The custom is
probably responsible for as much drunk
enness as the drinking habit. A man
steps into saloon for a drink: he finds
there or IS joined there by a friend; he
feels it incumbent upon him to invite the
friend 10 drink with him; then the friend.
in return for the courtesy must treat"
The probabilities are that other friends
will show up, and then there must be
more treats" all around until the first
man, who would probably have taken his
drink and gone on about his business. ex-
cept for the treating, is under the intiu-
ence of liquor, and his companions are
in pretty much the same condition. ANY
thing that will decrease or break up, the
custom is to be commended.