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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
Prediction Came True.

James Donnelly of Manayunk was held
up the other night in the Spring Mill road
by a highwayman, who courteously de-
manded his pocketbook and watch, which
he requested Donnelly to lay on the
ground, says the Philadelphia Record.
After receiving those articles the polite
robber thanked his victim, babe him good
night, and. keeping Donnelly covered with
his revolver, backed away and disappear
ed. Although search was made for the
highwayman Immediately after the rob-
berry, no trace of him could be found Yes
terday Donnelly was somewhat startled
to receive a package by express, which
contained the pocketbook and watch that
he had surrendered 90 the thief. The con-
tents of the pocketbook remained intact,
and it also contained the following note:
Dear jim: Knowing that the gypsy for
tunetellers at Spring Mill told you that you
were going to be robbed. 1 thought it
would be a good idea to make your fortune
come true, so held you up the other night
and took these things, which now return.
Hoping that you enjoy good health and to
find you in good humor when we meet
again, 1 remain yours faithfully. - -"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
Summing Up Forty Years

One of the noted men of the street,
who had been forty years among the bulls
and bears, said to young man who went
to him for advice, according to the New
York Press: zone afternoon when l
reached home said to my wife, My dear,
did you see that magnificent dress in So
and-Sos window? 1 want you to have
one like 1t. Go down and order the ma
terial and have 1t made up right away. 1
think it will please us both very much
She looked at me incredulously, and re-
piled, Why, George, how can you afford
1t? You were pleading poverty the other
day. That rolled me. I said that 1 was
running the finances of the establishment,
and she must have that dress. She agreed.
1t was to be purchased next morning. The
price was about $1,000 When I got home
she met me at the door and exclaimed,
What's the matter, George, dear? You
are III 1 couldn't speak for moment.
I took her hands and led her into the
ROOM then looked into her eyes and hiss
ed, My dear, did you buy-that-dress?
She said she did not, because it rained
and she didn't care to go out. l never
loved her as much in my life, as I did
that minute. The market had gone against
me, wiping out everything l had in the
world"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
John sent the Right Letter.

There win be a wedding IN North Chi
cago circles before summer. says the Chi
cago Inter-Ocean, and all because of let
ter and a telegram. John is a young bust
ness man, whose duties frequently call him
out of town. For three years he has been
devoted to Mary, and every day of those
three years a portion of his time has been
spent in the perp,exing question OF how
to make a proposal Of marriage, and that
further perplexity common to all timid
sultors.
Does she really care for me?"
The other day John was sent to st.
Louis. Being detained over the expected
time, he could not make his customary
weekly call on Mary, and in writing
letter to explain his absence, the courage
he had so long lacked came to his aid,
and he made a point-blank proposal that
Mary become his wife. lie mailed the let
ter, and for about two hours was one of
the happiest men in Missouri Then ne
began TO believe he had been precipjtate,
and was assailed with doubt as TO how
his letter would be received. That night
he didn't sleep. He thought all SORTS of
things, and vainly wished he could inter
cept the letter before it reached her. But
that was manifeStly impossible. Ii was
not until noon The next day that he re-
ceived an inspiration as he was passing
telegraph office. Rushing in, he seized
blank and nervously penned the following:
Miss Mary -, Chicago: Mailed you
wrong letter yesterday. Please do not
open, and deliver 10 me on my return"
After that he breathed freer at the same
time wondering if he hadn't played the
fool in not letting the matter stand. That
evening telegram was awaiting him in
his box al the hotel 1t read:
John Swift, st. Louis; No, you mailed
right letter II was about time"
And John didn't allow the storm to in
terfere with his return to Chicago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
Consider the CIucking Hen.

There is something almost pathetic in
the faithfulness to business and the I'M
waverlng diligence of the ordinary hen,
when she gets her heart set on Matching
out brood of chickens, says the PunXsu-
tawney Spirit. She will sit all day on an
old door knob and dream of the happy day
when she can strut around in the back lot
with a dozen or so of fuzzy chicks at her
heels, scratching and clucking and swell
ing out her feathers with self-importance.
In order to satisfy this motherly instinct
she is not only willing, but frantic, to deny
herself all of the ordinary pleasures of
life. She doesn't care for a good time"
She is perfectly content to stay at home
and attend to her maternal duties, and has
no concern about how her feathers are
adjusted or whether her comb hangs
straight. When hen is laying and not
thinking of family matters, she takes
pride in her red comb, and is frequently
seen oiling her feathers and trying to
make herself look attractive. But your
"old cluck'' Is a perfect type of the de
voted mother. Her whole being is alb
sorbed In the one thought of rearing her
family, and even if required to hatch out
a brood of ducks or turkeys she bends to
her task with the same enthusiasm as
though she had laid the eggs herself.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
OPPOSITION TO DIR. BRIGGS.

II appears that the Rev. DR.. Charles A.
Briggs Is not TO find an abiding place Of
perfect peace In the Episcopal church.
with which he connected himself after
leaving the Presbyterian denomination. Dr.
Briggs has already been made deacon
of the Episcopal church, and is TO be
ordained a priest on Sunday, May IA, in
st. Peters. Westchester, N. Y. Bishop
Potter Is to administer the rites. The sew
erance of DIR. Briggs relation with the
Presbyterian church, it will be remember
ed. was brought about through his higher
criticism" of the Bible He is, indeed, re-
garded as one of the leaders, II not the
prime leader, in the higher criticism"
Lately there has arisen in the Episcopal
organization some opposition to the adj
mission of DIR. Briggs TO the priesthood
This opposition was voiced by Rev. Dr.
Benjamin F. De Costa, rector of the
Church of st. John the Evangelist. New
York, during the course of a recent SER
mon. While DR.. De Costa did not mention
DR.. Briggs by name, he admitted after
wards that he was the person referred to
in the sermon.
The Episcopal Church, according to DR..
De Costa, will very soon reach a genuine
Bible crisis, when it must decide whether
or not 1t is in the future to become a safe
harbor for every form of doubt. There has
already come an issue with reference to
the acceptance of the traditions of the
New Testament. "A party of men calling
themselves higher critics has kindly pro-
posed 10 expurgete the New Testament for
u.s." says DR.. De Costa, ito cut out what
is untrue and to let us have the remain
der, II anything is left. 1t is now a ques-
ton whether this school shah have the
sanction of Episcopalians through the pro-
posed advancement to the priesthood of its
most distinguished advocate In this do
ccse. 1t remains TO be seen whether our
church win sanction the ordaining as cler-
gynen of those who approve of the mutila-
ton of the New Testament; unless indeed
the putltive guardians of the faith propose
to surrender the whole situation and leave
each individual to say for himself what is
to be received as scripture and what is 10
be rejected
Prior to his ordination as a deacon DR..
Briggs made a confession of faith and sub
scribed to the Thirty-nine Articles. Since
that time he has published a book under
the title of "A General Introduction 10 the
Study of Holy Scripture" In this book
there are criticisms of the New Testament
which DR.. De Costa does not approve. and
which he thinks should be considered by
the church before DR.. Briggs is permitted
to take holy orders Or. Briggs candidacy
for the priesthood. however. was received
and ucted upon by the standing committee
Of the Episcopal church subsequent to the
publication of the book in question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
PERSONAL.

The decision of the Supreme Court of
New York in the case of Gerald Barry, an
and one in the army.
Prince Tokuma Konoe of Japan, who
is now on his way to this country, is a
member of one of the five ministerial fam
lilies of Japan called Gosekka, and is pres
ident of the Japanese House of Peers. He
will study educational institutions in the
United States and go from here to Eu-
rope, returning to Japan by way of China
and Korea.
-Edouard Andre, the Belgian consul at
Manila, who has just reached Brussels
thinks the Philippine instruction will end
only when Aguinaldo and his followers
know the exact form of government the
United States intends to give them, and
when the United States has paid them for
their successful fight against the Span
iards Consul Andre, who now warmly
admires the American volunteers, "shud-
dered for them at first, expecting that the
insurgents would beat them more easily
than they did the Spaniards."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
THE CALUMPIT HERO.

the whole country is talking about Col
Funston of the Twentieth Kansas Volnn-
teers. In the war in the PHILIPPINES he
has come to the front in a most remark
able manner. He has been on the firing
line in about every battle that has been
fought since his regiment reached the
scene of action. He Is daredevil sort of
fighter. One might almost suppose that
his object was to get killed il II were moi
known that he does not know what fear is
and that he makes 1t a point 10 accom-
plish whatever he undertakes, no matter
how great the obstacles to be overcome
are.
His deeds of daring have made him IA
nous, not only in the Philippines. bur
also in this country and in Europe.
In the attack on Calumpit he accom-
piished what the ,insurgent leaders
thought was impossible. He crossed the
Rio Grande river with a small force
1anked the insurgents and drove them
from the strong position they held.
This was done in the face of tremendous
fire from the insurgents In trenches. which
were held by the strongest force that the
enemy could muster. The act was a most
daring one, and excited the admiration of
The Filipinos as well as our own soldiers
With such a leader nothing seems inpos-
sible, and Ii is said that the Kansas vol
unteers will follow their colonel anywhere.
Col. Funston is only about thirty-three
years of age, but he has had a notable
career. When he was only eighteen wears
old he was the main factor in securing the
election of his father to Congress from a
Kansas district, which had a majority
against the party to which his father he
ionged. Soon afterwards he was connected
with a government botanical expedition
and he performed some notable feats in
Alaska. He was always hunting for ad-
ventures, and in 1896 he Joined the army
of Gomez and won renown in fighting the
Spaniards. He held prominent command
in the Cuban army and was in twenty-five
battles. AS soon as war was declared be-
tween this country and Spain he offered
his services to the President, and was COM
mssioned colonel of the Twentieth Kan
sas Volunteers. The whole world knows
his record since he has been in that posi-
ton.
And now the Republicans of Kansas
want to use him to lead their party to vic
tory in the approaching gubernatorial con-
test in that state. They don't care any,
thing about him of course. but they want
TO use his reputation as soldier to gain
their own selfish purposes. With Col.
Funston as their leader they think they
could carry the state. Without him the
chances are they would lose It.
He is a gallant soldier and he may have
the ability to become great one. If he
should go into politics. however. he might
become nothing more than the tool of
selfish politicians. VIII he have the cour-
age TO resist the tempting bait which the
Republican leaders OF his state are hold
ing out to him?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
An Enective Renrimand.

A clergyman who had been greatly an
noyed by the continued Interruptions to
which he had been subjected by the whis-
pering that went on during the delivery Of
his sermon, stopped abruptly and, looking
round at the congregation, said: g Some
time ago, while delivering my sermon, 1
was frequently interrupted by a gentle
man sitting in front of me who gesticu-
lated, moved about and whispered to his
neghbors. and at last ! addressed to him
a sharp reprimand for his unseemly con-
duct. When the service was over my
clerk, IN the vestry, mentioned the matter
to me, and asked If l was ignorant of the
fact that person addressed was an IDIOT!
l have since then always hesitated to
reprimand any of my congregation for
interrupting me, in the fear that 1 may
be addressing an idiot, who is not respon-
sible for his actions" silence relgned
throughout the delivery OF the remainder
of his sermon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30

The question as to whether Senator Frye
outlined the policy Of his party in respect
10 the Philippines, in the speech he dehv-
cred at the banquet given in his honor by
the merchants of New York last week,
is being very generally asked. It is known
that he Is on the most intimate terms with
the President and most OF the other lead
ers of his party. II is true that he took
occasion 10 say that he spoke for himself
only but he did this In such a way as to
leave the impression that it would be
found. when Congress came to deal with
the matter, that he was not so very far
out of the way.
According 10 his view we should make il
clear at once that it is our purpose to hold
the islands as our property, for the purpose
Of lifting the natives to a higher plane of
civilization and reaping the benefits
Of the immense commercial advantages
which the islands possess. He declared,
however. that he wished to be understood
as favoring the Independence of the Fiji
pinos at some future time If il should be-
come apparent to the United States that
they were capable of self-government.
Practically the senator announced him
self in favor OF the policy of Imperialism.
This is the first instances that one of the
foremost leaders of the Republican party
has openly made declaration in favor of
that policy since the growing sentiment
against it began to attract attention. 1t is
true that there was a good deal of talk IN
favor Of holding the islands for an indefi-
mite time and for our benefit by some Of
the Republican leaders when the Paris
peace commission was negotiating the
treaty with Spain, but it ceased soon after
the treaty was made and the war with
the Filipinos began 1t seems, however, II
what Senator Frye said in his speech is an
Indication of the purpose of the ,Repub-
lican party, the policy of Imperialism has
never been abandoned by that party.
It has been thought by some that Mr..
Bryan was wasting his time In attacking
the policy of Imperialism, because The Re
publican party had never announced itself
in favor of that policy, and might not do
SO when Congress met-that Congress
might decide upon policy to which there
could be no serious objection, but what
Senator Frye said seems to justify the
stand which he has taken in respect to the
Philippines.
It is true that Senator Frye presented
very attractive picture to the New York
merchants. Ii included a vast commerce
a commerce far greater than that which
we now have, great as it is-and ships in
which to carry our own exports and i'm
ports. In fact, ships with which to do our
own carrying trade were feature of his
speech, AMI when he spoke of ships he had
in mind the Republican scheme of ship
subsidy by which it is proposed to take
millions of dollars annually out of the
treasury for the benefit of ship owners.The
policy of Imperialism and the ship subsidy
scheme seem to be linked together.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-soIomon' Lodge No. /, F. and
A. M; Teutonla Lodge No. 7, K. of P.
Military Orders-Oglethorpe Light In
fantry.
Special NOTES.-The Savannah Yacht
Clubs Annual Regatta; Six Inches of
Truth, r. D. & VIM. baltimore; Special
Notice. Metropolitan Clothing Company;
Go Where the Crowds Are, at Adler S;
$40 for Columbia Bicycle, T. A. Bryson.
Columbia Agent; Sterns Bicycles, r. V.
Connerat; To the Masous of Savannah;
Rincon, the Restful c. II. Dor
2 sett; The Only Bull Street Lots
on the Market. C. II. Dorsett; The
Whitfield Building for Rent, w. NJ. & w.
y. Coney; The Ten Stores in Course Of
Construction. W. NJ. & W. E. Coney; De-
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Rivers; Removal Notice. NJ. NJ. Sullivan's
Sons; Third Annual Picnic of the Central
Of Georgia f. NJ. r. A. at Oliver, Ga,
May 1s; Fine Riceheld Lamb. Etc, Jos. II.
Baker: The Big Joe Restaurant; Lemons,
Grautham Bros.
STEMS.
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Steam Laundry.
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The Warm Weather Suggests a Sale of
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A restaurant Metaphor.

A young man who takes an early train
at Fifty-seventh street every morning is
In the habit of eating breakfast at a
cafe" near the station, says the Chicago
News. He entered the restaurant only a
few minutes before train time yesterday
and asked the waitressI she would please
hurry things for him.
IAN right" she cheerily replied: 1--WE
have beefsteak. nam and eggs and sau-
sage"
ham well done"
How about the eggs; will you have
them with their eyes open. or do you want
eggs that have been PVT to sleep?"
The young mans HANK stare moved
her 10 hurredly explain: THAT Is. do
you prefer your eggs fried on one side
or turned oyer?"
lie took his eggs with their eyes open.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
BRIGHT BITS.

"A Bachelors Dlversion.-'I like spoiled
children" "Why?" "Its great fun to see
them make their parents obey."-Chicago
Record.
Robbie" asked the visitor, have You
any brothers and sisters?' mo" replied
wee Robbie solemnly; I'm all the chill
dren we've got.'-Tit- Bits.
Long Distance Politeness.-The BY
stander-"What are you taking off your
hat for?'' The Man at the 'Phone-'I'm
talking to a lady."-Chlcago Tribune.
-obscurity-"Is he doing anything In
politics?" asked the chatty friend. "Abso-
lutely nothing" answered the man who
reads newspapers all day long. why,
he can't even get himself mentioned as
a possible presidential candidate. Wash
ington Star.
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THE PEACE MOVEMENT.

The authorities at Washington seem 20
be confident that the advances which the
FIlipinos have made in the direction Of
peace Indicate that the war in the Phil
ippines is near its end and there is every
reason to think that they take the cor
rect view of the situation. II is undoubt-
edly true that the Filipino leaders would
not hesitate to make overtures for peace
in order to gain time TO reorganize their
army IL they thought there was anything
to be gained by continuing the war, but
as they must see that the contest in which
they are engaged is a hopeless one, it is
reasonable to suppose they are sincere in
seeking to bring the war to a close.
The proposition they made for an arnis-
tice until their congress could be called
together and the question of peace or war
submitted 10 it, did not seem to them
probably to be an unreasonable one,
though II was one that Gen. Otis could
not for a moment entertain. II may be
they hardly expected it would be accept
ed. They don't want TO appear TO be to-
tally defeated. The chances are that 9TH
er proposidons-equally impossible proba
bly, from our point of view-will be sub
mitted, but the final result will be that the
terms offered by Gen. Otis will be
accepted. That. at least. is the way it
looks at the present time. 1t will be
found no doubt that the insurgents are
pretty nearly out of ammunition and don't
know where to get a supply, and also
that the men in the ranks have had all
the fighting they want.