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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY DISPUTE.

Nobody seems TO feel that there will be
trouble between this country and Great
! Britain on account Of the failure 10 reach
an understanding in regard to the boun-
! dairy which separates our territory from
that Of Canada in Alaska. In the Canadian
Parliament on Saturday the Canadian pre-
mter, Sir Wilfrid Laurer. in answer 10 a
speech Of Sir Charles Upper, said that in
the matter of the Alaskan boundary all
efforts to effect compromise were at an
end and, that there was nothing left but
arbitration or an appeal to arms. In view
of the fact that IN neither the United
States nor Great Britain was there any
disposition 10 resort to arms, the premier
concluded that the trouble would be settled
eventually by arbitration.
Lord Salisbury, the British premier, and
Mr.. Choate, our ambassador TO England,
are giving a great deal of time 10 this
Alaskan matter. and 1t is hoped that IL
will not be very long before they will
reach an agreement of some sort-an
agreement that will be acceptable to this
country and to Canada. AS a matter of
fact England does not feel a very deep In
terest IN it. Canada is the stumbling
block in the way Of settlement. If it
were not for the stand she has taken that
the boundary must give her certain terri
tory on the Pacific coast the whole mat
ter would be settled by Lord Salisbury and
Mr.. Choate very quickly.
What rights we have in Alaska we OBJ
tanned from Russia. We have the same
boundary rights Russia possessed, and
the rights she possessed she obtained by
authority of the Anglo-Russian convention
of Feb. 81 1926 II has always been the I'M
Outstanding of our government that it was
the intention of that convention to give
the complete control Of the coast TO Rus
STA The language Of the treaty sustains
that understanding. It is that the bounda-
~ shall be the mountains situated parll-
lei to the coast" but in the event no chain
of mountains exist ii shall he "a line par
allel TO the windings of the coast, and
which shall never exceed the distance Of
ten marine leagues therefrom."
A strict Interpretation of this treaty
cuts Canada off from a tidewater terminal.
{
lion as will give her terminal on the
coast al the mouth of the Lynn canal If
we should grant what Canada wants we
would destroy the completeness of our con-
troll Of the coast. Under the circumstances
it is not likely that Canada will get what
she wants. She viii have to be satisfied
with what the treaty, under strict inter-
probation gives her; and there viii be no
war. Great Britain is too anxious to re-
tain our friendship to have serious trouble
with us on Canada's behalf, about a mat
ter concerning which, there is good reas-
on to think, Canada is in the wrong. The
remarks made by Premier Laurier last Sat
urday seemed 10 be intended TO prepare the
Canadian people for the virtual abandon
ment of Canada's claim.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25
is THIS THE BELIEF OF DEMO-
CRATSs

a few days ago Senator Morgan of Ala
bama made some statements in an inter-
view relative to the ACCESSIBILITY of MAX
ing some man the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party for President who was not
committed to the free coinage of silver. He
wished to be understood that he admired
Mr.. Bryan very greatly. and agreed with
most of his views on public questions, but
he doubted the wisdom of making him the
Democratic standard bearer.
In another interview at Admission, Ala.
last Friday, among other things he is quot
ed as saying:
Il find a lot of good Democrats-as good
Democrats as anybody. as loyal as earn
est, and as true-who do not believe it is
possible to win with Mr.. Bryan as the
nominee. Even those who are talking most
enthusiastically for his nomination are in
clined to take that view of it,
Indeed il is difficult to find a Democrat
familiar with the situation throughout the
country who believes Mr.. Bryan has much
of a chance for election"
Is it a fact that well informed Demo-
Gratis, generally, think it is doubtful if Mr..
Bryan can be elected? Is it not rather that
Senator Morgan is mistaken? We do not
question his sincerity. but has he talked
with a sufficient number of Democrats
from different parts of the country to JUS
tlfy such sweeping statement as the
foregoing? II is hard to believe that the
Democratic leaders would favor the noml-
nation OF Mr.. Bryan if they thought he
had little OF no chance for being elected
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

The chief source of the rubber supply is
the valley of the Amazon. Commander
Todd OF the Wilmington. in his report on
that ships trip up the Amazon, says the
status Of the industry is a serious prob
lem. The natives kill all of the trees they
operate upon each season. and no attempt
is made 10 replace the trees killed. II fol-
lows, therefore, that the source Of supply
is growing less each year, and that it VIII
be exhausted after an uncertain number of
years. However, the probabilities are
that before the Brazilian rubber forests
have been destroyed some smart American
chemist viii have discovered a substitute
for rubber.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Masonic Temple Association;
University Club of Savannah; Ancient Or
der of Hibernians Division No. 4; DeKalb
Lodge No. 9, I. O. o. It.
Special Notices-Cheap Board at Big
Joe Restaurant; Best Cream Cheese, Etc,
A. M & c. w. West; Ship Notice,
SWachan & Co, Consignees; Old Virginia
Country Cured Hams. Lynch the Grocer;
The South End Restaurant, W. NJ. Bo-
han, Proprietor.
Business Notices-Hnrs Refrigerat tors,
Henry Solomon & Son. Agents
Legal Notices-In the Matter Of Frank
H. Sweat of Wayne County, Georgia,
Bankrupt; In the Matter of Benjamin F..
Kohler Of Savannah, Bankrupt,
Nows Your Time-E. L. Neidlinger.
Agent.
Summer Resorts-Thompson's Hotel,
Lake Mahopac, New York.
Steamship schedule-Merchants and Min
ers' Transportation Company.
Auction Sales-A Splendid Piece of In
vestment Property, by John L. Archer;
Two-Story Residence, by John l.. Archer.
Aliens Foot Ease-Allen s. Olmsted, Le-
Roy. N. Y.
Medical-Cudcura Remedies; Castoria;
Worlds Dispensary Preparations; S. s.
s.; Mothers Friend; Horsford's Acid
Phosphate Erie Medical Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

Some of our contemporaries are able to
see in the appointment of Mr.. Root to be
Secretary of War a determination on the
part OF the President to have the actual
lighting hereafter directed by a trained SOL
der, and TO have the legal questions aris-
ing from the war, including the govern
ment of the islands, supervised by the Sec
rotary. If this is correct, it may yet be
possible for Gen. Miles TO win some glory
for himself from the war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

Affairs in Cleveland seem TO be border
ing very closely upon anarchy. Innocent
travellers over the streets, men and wo-
men. are blown UP with dynamite because
forsooth they chance to be riding in car
belonging to a company whose employees
are on strike. Clearly life and limb are
not safe in this Ohio city, which for some
days has been practically governed by a
mob. The time for the employment of
vigorous means to protect life has evident
~ arrived.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

The New York street car strike brought
to public attention the fact chat the new
ten-hour labor law of that state is an ex-
tremeiy weak piece Of legislation. 1t pro-
vides that no employe OF a railway cor
poratiCn shall work more than ten con-
secuuve hours IN a day of twenty-four
hours" The word Consecutive" nuludes
the purpose Of the law. since under a strict
construction of the provision it would only
be necessary 10 break the sequence of the
hours in order to exact, legally, a much
greater number Of hours. BY breaking
the sequence after the tenth hour. one
might, indeed. be required to work twenty
hours out Of twentysfour without violating
the law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

The Washington police commission has
just had before it a case which will be
of interest to policemen all over the coun-
try. 1t involved the right and duty of
a policeman 10 make love TO pretty girls
on his beat Policeman Burrows, it seems,
was sitting on a park bench with pretty
girl. Near by was an inquisitive and
graceless fireman. Every time Burrows
arm stole around in the vicinity of the
shirtwast, the rubber neck of the fireman
stretched forth and his expression became
one of prying interest. Finally Burrows
arrested him for interfering with an Of
ficer in discharge of his duty. The court
However dismissed the charge, and Bur-
rows was called upon to explain TO the
commission how it was that his attentions
TO the girl were in the line of his duty
But Burrows declined to explain, and
handed in his resignation. 1t appears,
therefore, that it Is not part OF a police
mans duty 10 make love.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

The Muckross estates, on Lake Killar-
ney have been bought by Mr. Peck, a
millionaire ak manufacturer Of Cohoes, N
Y. These are the estates which It was
rumored a short while since that Tam.
many would buy. Possibly Mr. Peck has
an ak to grind.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

An Indiana man claims to have discov-
cred a chemical with which he can pre-
serve ice for an indefinite time. The prep
aration is a white liquid which is poured
over the ice. 1t forms a coating over the
block, and after have been coated the ice
will not melt; at least that is the inven-
tors claim. He exhibits three blocks of ice
which he says have been subjected to the
open atmosphere for three months without
decreasing in size. This is probably one
of the coolest yarns that will come out of
Indiana during the current warm SPELL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

The New York street railway strike was
short-lived, for the reason that it was not
based upon good grounds However. if the
strike was gotten up by stock jobbers as
has been alleged, it probably lasted long
enough to serve their purpose
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

1t would be ideal retributive justice If
Gov. Tanner of Illinois, who has been kill
ing mountain lions and deer out of sea-
son in Colorado, should be kicked to polit-
ical death by the Democratic mule.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

A bride who deserves a blue ribbon for
pluck resides in Hickman county, Ken
lucky. The other day. when she was
clipping with her beau, the horse ran, the
buggy was upset and she was thrown out
One Of her arms was broken and the wrist
of the other was dislocated. Neverthe-
less, after the injuries had been attended
to by a physician, she insisted that the
marriage should go on just as though
nothing had happened, And she went to
the altar with one arm In splints and the
other bandaged and in a sling.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

Prof. Luigi Arrighi of Naples is said to
be training a troop of monkeys to play
Hamlet" This, by the way. is not the
only time that some fellow has made a
monkey of Hamlet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25

What sort of campaign will it be if de-
feat is admitted before it is begun? From
present indications. Mr.. Bryan wiz be the
nominee and with the consent Of the great
majority Of the leaders Of the party. We
have no doubt that Senator Morgan thinks
it unwise 10 nominate Mr. Bryan, but it
does seem that he must be IN error when
he speaks for about all Democrats who
are familiar with the political situation.
Count Stierngranat, of Sweden, was re-
Gently sued for breach Of promise of mar
rage in New York by Miss Lesbia
Bostwick. The fair Lesbia, who demanded
$780, 900 damages, was awarded $45.a by the
jury-though what the 81 cents was for
nobody has yet succeeded In finding OUT.
The Count couldn't raise the forty-five
eighty-seven, so he was cast into the Lud-
low street JAIL where he has languished
for three months. A few days ago he
received word from Lesbia that she still
loved and was willing to marry him,
of the fact that he had fallen heir to $115,-
00O Whether there was any connection
between these two communications to him
can only be conjectured. At any rate, 1t
was the counts time to laugh; which he
did as he chased Lesbias messenger out
Of his cell with many kicks. Nevertheless.
the count says that he viii remain in
America and marry an American girl,
other than Lesbia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Springfield (Nass) Republican Ond)
says: That the trust promoters would be
able to keep their hands off the cotton
manufacturing industry was not to be ex-
pected, and it is quite believable that the
print cloth concern working on uniform
measurements are the objects of efforts
TO bring them into a combination. 1t will
be a huge affair if il is ever completed
on comprehensive lines, and the difficulties
of financing it are not likely to be smaller
than what have been encountered by sew
eral wooden combinations to their undo
ing"
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal (Dem)
puts il this way: 1T is almost a foregone
conclusion that Mr.. Bryan will be the
nominee of the Democratic party, and de-
sirable as is his election, 1t is not desir-
able that II should be attained by sub
ordinating free silver to other issues Mr..
Bryan, in short, should be renominated on
the Chicago platform as nearly as may
be, in order that if we win we may know
what we have won, and if we lose we may
know what we have lost"
The Hartford Comm Times Dem)
says: "A stupid headline under a picture
in one of the New York yellow Journals
to-day reads: Tngersoll, who SCORED at
Immortality fondling his grand-child. In
gersol never scOffed at immortality. 1t
was the story of Jonah in the whales
belly and such things that he scoffed at"
The New York Press (Rep) says: eli
hu Root, as the head Of the war depart
ment would be just the man to put in the
field. After his practice in getting fees
he would be a fine man to charge AguI-
naldo.'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-31
The Sponsor Question.

Charlotte, y. c., Observer
At the convention Of the United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy. held at Hot
Springs. Ark I'm November last. a
resolution was adopted requesting the
United Confederate Veterans 20 limit
the number of sponsors and maids Of
honor TO one from each State and Ter
ritory where there is a camp OF United
Confederate Veterans because Confed-
crate reunions have been Of late years an
entertainment for the sponsors and maids
OF honor instead Of the veterans" The
Danville Register and the Charleston
News and Courier, the latter the lead
ing paper Of the city where the next re-
union is TO take place, highly endorse this
request Of the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy. but General Gordon has refused
II. so that there will be the usual throng
Of sponsors on hand at Charleston. We,
too. add our appreciation TO the request
of the Daughters, and our disapprOyal
Of General Gordon's order There were
entirely too many sponsors, and there
was entirely too much sponsing at the
even through the
parade sponsing was interfered with by
a continuous rain, the young ladies'
frocks. frills, nounces, laces, ribbons, and
alI-having 10 ride in closed carriages,
and of course anybody with grain Of
sense knows how utterly futile any at
tempt IS of a sponsor 10 Spouse in a
closed and covered carriage. AS 1t Is not
going 10 rain in Charleston, the sponsor
feature is likely 10 be seriously overdone.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-31
BIG FIRE IN COLUMBIA. :. c.
City Hall building Destroyed-Postal
IcIcgraphic Office Also burned.

COLUMBIA. s. c., March 30-At 7
O'clock this evening the big City Hail
and Upera-House building was discovered
in flames. and # was burned to the
ground together with the adjoining
building. occupied by the Postal Tele-
rph Company The fire started on the
u0arc stage. and in few minutes had
e.e.opol .he entire building. The ag-
e. cato loss Is about $4,000. and the in
sfanco is 50 $50.
THE city police headquarters. electric
fr0 telegraph station, stores beneath
dye. and ubrary-rooms, all were totally
destroyed. Practically nothing was
saved
iy hard work the Carolina National
Bank Building and the Western Union
Office were saved. though all telegraphlc
communication with the outside world
was cut on for several hours. Fortunate
iy. There were no prisoners in the ponce
station. and bat few people IN the build
INK Several other buildings caught hre'
blt were quickly eXtingushed.
The building was erected during Recon-
sifuciou days. and its original cost ran
into The hundreds Of thousands.
There were no serious casualties. city
Auditor Allen and City Treasurer Talley
distinguished themselves In risky efforts
10 save the city records on the second
floor Of the burning structure.
The building was in the heart OF the
city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-31
THE FARMERS CONDITION..
Reply of Mr.. Armistend BurweH 10
Mr.. schuricbts Letter.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
1 have Just read Mr.. X. II. schuricnts
reply to my article published in the Dis
patch of a recent date, and with your
kind permission will endeavor to answer
the same with facts and logical conclu-
sions. hoping that he Will not hold me
responsible for their Inability 70 meet
and associate with the spirit or me
times"
He asks: what does the writer Of that
letter mean? Does he appeal TO the
charity of the urban population, or the
ruling politicians, or does ne merely
want to vent his pessimistic Views Tor
the purpose OF increasing the invectiye
newspaper literature OF the day?'
II is hardly necessary TO say that the
answer to his first question, which IS
suggested by the second Is totally de-
void of foundation. and foreign TO the
language and spirit Of my entire article.
The farmers make no appeal TO the
charity Of the population urban or
otherwise. Their plea IS only Tor snch
things as they have a right 10 demand
even-handed justice and equality IN the
adoption and administration or the laws
by which their interests are aftected'
nartlcularly those which relate 10 taxa
ton and currency. In a "ord, az mas
been so admirably expressed, they de-
mand "equal rights 70 all and special
privileges TO none" II Mr.. Schuricht
contends that prevailing conditions Sc
cure these. then ne IL not only out of the
reach of argument, but even Of patent
facts.
The object OF my article was 20 call
the attention Of the public and press 10
the depressed condition OF agriculture
which is the largest single interest IN
America. in spite OF the asserted general
nrosperity: TO point out some or the
main causes OF that depression, and 10
show that they are the result OF vicious
or mistaken legislation and admlnistra-
ton. And the author did this, even IN
the face OF seemingly insuperaDle ob-
stacles. because OF his supreme ialtn In
the might of right and its ultimate
triumph over wrong. lie peneves' Win
Inc great founder OF the American sys-
tso ~ government. that "error is power
less when truth is left free 10 combat II. =
And fully aware OF the tremendous pow
or Of the newspaper press In shaping the
poIicy OF parties and government, he
Womb SEEK 10 enlist this power in behalr
Of a righteous cause. But MI. Schurlcht'
7 fudge. has great contempt for what
he characterizes as "the inyectiye news
paper literature OF the day."
Again. Mr.. Schuricht asks. why have
we no agrarian party?" BY this he adj
mits. by implication, at least, that the
evils we are suffering from are political
and that ne desires to form party which
would leave out In the cold the urban
ite" about whom he professed to be Sc
solicitous. Lest any one should think he
| Is In favor OF revlving the Farmers Al
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-31
JULIUS SYCLE & SON.

the money to Washington, and 1t Is stir
ring UP fresh feeling against the Assem-
bly,.
General Ernest called upon General Por-
tuondO. the chairman of the Executive
Committee Of the Assembly, and asked
for the rolls "Do you come from Gene
raj Brooke?" asked General POrtuondo.
yes" replied General Ernest. "Ohicial-
w or unofficially?" Il come unofiicially,"
answered the American officer. "Then /
cannot give them up" returned Portu-
ondo. Il can only do so on official recog-
nition."
A file OF United states troops would
probably be sent 10 take the rolls If the
military administration knew exactly
where they were. but there is a feeling
that a mistake might be made and the
administration placed in the light of over
anxiety and possibly be laughed at.
In the course Of conversation with an
old friend from San Domingo to-day,
General Gomez said: 81 am ready 10 go
home. am tired Of this jange with
the Assembly. I have learned something
about this people which 1 did not know
before. They are an ungrateful people
They do not appreciate what the United
states Government is doing for them-a
service i'm which / am assisting"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-31
HOW 1T MISSED FOREIGN SERVICE
story of Hcw Nearly the Third VIZ
.iniu Came 10 Going 10 Manila.

Governor Tyler last night made public
for the first time the grounds that exist
ed for the rumor I'm circulation early in
June last that the Third Virginia Regi-
ment was TO be sent to the Philippines.
ON the 1st day of June telegram ad-
dressed TO Governor Tyler was received
at the Executive Mansion. The Governor
had been called to Southwest Virginia
the preceding day.
Mrs. Tyler opened the telegram. II was
from the Secretary Of war. Ihe cover,
nor was asked If il was desirable 10 senu
one of the Virginia regiments 10 the
Philippines. If so. the Secretary OF war
desired him to designate when OF 'he
regiments from this state should De sent
The telegram was stated to De conf
Dental. ,,.,,..uo,,,
Mrs. Tyler sent for Lieutenant
colonel 10 Lane Stern. who was
,ben acting Adiutant-General. Gene
raj Male being at camp hee
I'm command of the Third Regiment. COLO
mel stern wired Secretary Alger that Gov
nrnor TYLER would reply TO has telegram
whom ne came home on the Following udy.
vrhan tho Governor reached the city he
80 shown the telegram. He was in a
ouandary. He called Colonel Male. OF the
,rhird and Colonel Taylor or the Fourth,
into consultation. Colonel Baker had just
taken the Second 10 Jacksonvilie:
The Governor stated TO Coionei Iaylo'
ga coIonel Male the substance of Sec
retary Ayers dispatch. and asked them
~ they cared to volunteer Both omcers
renlied that they did not wish to assume
the responsibility OF taking their men TO
Manila. as they felt sure they had not
contemplated going so far when they en-