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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17
BRIGHT BITS.

TO Be Taken on Trust.-Reformer-
But don't you think that public office
should be a public trust?
Statesman-Why, certainly I don't be-
leve in investigation committees, or any
thing like that!-Puck.
Religious -Wallace-Yo on know a
man cannot serve God and Mammon."
Deacon Goodwin-It always looked to me
as if it would have been better if that
had been left out. 1 allow it has kept
many man out of the church.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
-Assurance-''Donit you want to be the
George Washington of the Philippines
asked one of the insurgents.
Not at all" was the calm and naughty
reply; but 1 shall have no objection if
some future historian turns has dates
around and alludes to George Washington
as the Aguinaldo of America. washing
ton Star.
Wife, found an egg in the coal-bin
this morning. That's a queer place for a
hen to lay in.
Husband-Just the place, my dear; just
the place.
Wife-Just the place?
Husband-Why, certainly. If our hens
begin to lay in coal for us we won't need
10 mind how the price goes.-Household
Words.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17

Should Congress go into an investigation
of the beef scandal in particular and the
conduct of the war in general it would
probably be next winter before a report
could be made, unless the President should
call an extra session, and that he would
not be apt TO do The life of the present
Congress win expire in about six weeks.
There is a mass of business before the
body that must be attended 10 before the
adjournment, hence an Investigation would
be hardly more than fairly begun before
the end of The session. A congressional in
vestigation would hardly take less time
than the inquiry by the Presidents com
mission. The commission has been dig
ging away for something like four months,
and it has not got to the end of its job
yet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17
Knife Trade by Matt Quay


4 see that Judge Harry White Of In
diana county, Pennsylvania, is conspicu-
Gus among the workers for the reelection
of United States Senator Quay" said an
ex-member of the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture, according 20 the New York Sun.
And this in spite of the way Quay traded
knives with him when they We're boys to-
gether, going TO school in Western Penn
sylvania. Judge White Is about the last
Of the old school of politicians in that
state who is stiH prominent and influential
among the Republican leaders He was
smart boy, but not quite so smart as Matt
Quay. There never was a sharper, more
mischievOns, successful schemer as a boy
than Matt was. He was continually cut
ting up pranks that no other boy would
ever think of. He was always looking for
a dicker of some kind, and he never trad
ed a knife, or a handful of marblesS or
anything else. that he didn't get the bet
ter of the boy he traded with, no matter
how much the advantage seemed TO lie
with the latter in the preliminary negotia-
lions. But the transaction IN the matter
of the knife trade with Harry White was
a little ahead of any deal he ever made in
those haicyon days
Matt had a jack knife that was the
envy of an the boys. 1t had a buckhorn
handle, and 1 don't know how many
blades and files and other implements dear
to the boy heart. This knife was partic-
ularly coveted by Harry White and he
made all sorts of offers to Matt for a
trade one of which included a knife he
owned, a dozen marbles, a bail of Irvine,
and a tin squirtgun; but Matt persistent
ly declined to make a decker. One day,
though, much to the surprise and joy of
Harry, Matt brought up the matter OF
deal for his knife, and suggested that he
might be induced to swap for something.
II haven't got my knife with me,
though said the future statesman, and
If we strike up a bargain you will have 10
go after it.
IAN right said Harry too much pleas
ed to ask any questions. How will you
trade?'
Well replied Matt, if you will sive
me your knife, the marbles the Irvine and
the squirtgun and throw in that hoTsehair
fishlne of yours I'll call it go
'tT'n do it, exclaimed Harry. and he
produced the articles Matt had mentioned
and handed them over III go up to your
house and get the knife
Matt slowed Harry knife and the
other things in his pockets and said
" You needn't go up to our house after
the knife. 1t amt there.
" 'WhereH I go after it, then? asked
Harry.
up to the tannery,' replied Matt. I
was fooling around there this morning and
dropped my knife in the old vat, Me an
some of the boys fshed two hours for it
and couldn't find il. But it's there Go
up to the tannery, and maybe you can get
it
Harry kicked like a steer, but there
wasn't any use. He never found Matt
Quay S knife, and it is in that vat yet for
all anybody knows. But Quay has stuck
by Harry White during all his political ca
reer, and Harry White is sticking to Quay
in spite of that disastrous deal"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17

Senator Jones. chairman Of the national
Democratic committee is confident that
before the treaty is ratified an amendment
TO it. or a resolution. viii be adopted, in
which viii be stated that it is not the
policy Of the United states to hold the
Philippines permanently. but only 50 -Ons
as il may be necessary for the FilipnOs
to establish a government of their own
He is Of the opinion that the people have
no conception Of the cost of governing the
Islands as a colony. In his opinion, the
cost would be at least $l5o0000OO year.
And that COST does not include the lives
that would ne sacrificed. Fully 20 per
cent. of our soldiers would become vic
tins Of disease before they would become
acclmated.
The trade benefits we should derive from
the islands would not be very much more
chan those we enjoyed under Spanish rule.
and the Fevenues would not anywhere
near meet the expenses of government
The most Spain got from the islands any
one year was 100000 That amount
would not begin 10 pay the wages of the
soldiers we should have to send to the ISL
ands TO maintain peace and order.
Senator Jones points out that if we I'M
dertook to civilize the Fliplnos as we are
trying 10 civilize the few remaining In
dams the cost would be hun
dreds of millions of dollars an
nually. The civilizing process would
of course. include schools Would
the taxpayers Of this country submit 20
taxation that would be necessary to make
the chiliging process successful? 1t is
pretty certain that they would not.
Ii is better 70 understand the whole Sit
uation before acting upon the peace treaty.
It may be said that Spain held the ISL
ands without any cost to the home gov
crnment-in fact, actually derived reve-
nue. from them. While that may be true
the fact must not be overlooked that pub
lie sentiment in this country would not
permit to be done some of the things
which Spain did 10 raise revenue. The
Spanish government licensed lotteries and
cock-pits and paid her soldiers very little
And she did nothing for the improvement
of the condition of the natives. 1t is safe
TO say that Senator Jones estimate of
holding the Philippines as colonies is not
too high. Senator Caffery estimates the
cost at $221. 100000 year, besides a loss in
revenues of $O0O0,OOO a year Do the
American people want to pay such a price
for the satisfaction of holding the islands
permanently and for the trade they may
get from them?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17

Ex-senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky
entertained a jolly party of well known
gentlemen yesterday at Chamberlin's with
an amusing description of the only Occa-
sion upon which Gen. Basil w. Duke of
Louisville ever took orders from a negro,
says the Washington Post The general
was in the party of listeners aud
enjoyed Mr.. Blackburn's version of the
story. From his boyhood days Gen. Duke
had been giving orders to negroes, but re-
Gently big black one came to see him
and reversed things. The general was
asleep and comfortable in his bed at his
old Kentucky home, and a noise in the
room awakened him. He got up and
slipped on his trousers, struck a light, and
out from behind piece of large furniture
sprang a desperate looking negro robber.
He ordered the general, at the point of
a revolver to dsrobe and retire He did
so, and then the robber ordered him TO
tell him where he could find, with the
least trouble, his vauables. This was all
duly explained, and the general furthr
gave a detailed account of what he had in
his clothes and about his room. In short
he and the robber carried on half an
hours conversation. The negro secured
something over $50 and a gold watch,
turned out the light and left. All during
the robbery he had his revolver pointing
toward the general. 1t was not very funny
at the time, yet it appeared so to Mr..
Blackburn when he read ii in the papers,
and when he told il yesterday the general
also saw the humorous side of the thing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17
GERMAN INTERFERENCE IN THE
PHILIPPINES

What truth is there in the reports which
are continually finding their way into the
public prints that The Germans are inter-
fering in the Philippines, and that they
are providing Aguinaldo with money and
provisions and advising him TO maintain
his position of hostility to this country?
If there is no truth in them, there ought
to be steps taken to give them authentic
denial, and thus set them at rest. It is
true that in the German newspapers, or at
least some of them, there have appeared
statements to the effect that all reports
of Germanys unfriendly attitude In the
Philippines are without foundation. It
is TO be hoped that Germany has hot
been attempting 40 gain an advantage in
the Philippines by means that would
make her an enemy of this country. 1t
may be that all the disturbing reports enc
nate from Spanish sources. 1t is TO be
hoped that they do. We do not want
trouble with Germany at this time, nor in
fact at any other time, but we shall not
make any concessions to her not consis-
tent with our dignity and honor to avoid
it,
In some of the Washington dispatches
1t is asserted that the committee on for
eign relations has testimony which shows
beyond a doubt that the Germans have
been pursuing course in the Philippines
that is liable to provoke trouble between
the United States and Germany unless a
satisfactory explanation is given. This
assertion may be sensational rather than
true.
Whether or not Germany is lending
Agunaldo helping hand will be known
within very few days, in
all probability. If it should
appear chat she is trying to gain
possession of the Philippines by encour-
aging Aguinaldo to maintain hostile at
titude to our government the opposition
TO The ratification of the treaty would dis
appear at once, and there would be
a strong sentiment in favor of calling her
to account.
We are not prepared to believe. however,
that Germany would make the mistake of
meddling in matter in which she has
no concern. She knows, of course, that
if she should oppose our possession of the
Philippines she would have war on her
hands II may be that we shall not de-
eide to hold the islands permanently, but
such decision would be voluntary act
on our part. II would not be the result
of pressure from Germany or any other
nation
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17
Ahig-foot. the PIayhouse Benr.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Four hundred yards after Kipling)
Whenever I go to the playhouse 1 sit in
the endmost chair,
So little I reek of the rubber neck or the
girl with the Eiffel hair.
But OH at each fall of the curtain, or
dained by some law accurst,
A portly wretch on the quarterstretch
is seized with a raging thirst;
He walks all over my Trilbys; he jumps
on my cherished corn;
His numbering tread would arouse the dead
far better than Gabriels horn
BY his shoes will We know the monster,
box-toed. brutal and square,
And make ye no truce. with Abig-foot,
the man that walks like a bear!
I'd rather be hit by the trolley, tho il
rended me limb from limb.
Yea! Let me be caught meath the Jug
gernaut, but keep me away from HIM.
One night at the fall of the curtain, he
took me by surprise;
I was reading jests in the programme
l did not lift mine eyes.
Near and nearer he tottered; he hoisted
his hoof and then
I have not waltzed with women; probably
won't again.
So mark, when the orchestra tooteth; then
is the time to bewarel
Take We no chance on Abig-foot, the man
that walks like a bear!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17
Personal.

Gov. Rollins of New Hampshire reviv-
ed an old custom of that commonwealth
by attending church just before being
sworn into office the other day. The re-
firing Gov. Ramsdell sat beside him and
Bishop Mics of the Protestant Episcopal
Church read the service.
-Agoncillo, personal representative in
Washington of Aguinaldo, the Philippine
leader, has made himself the subject of
considerable ridicule because of the high
and mighty airs he assumes. He and his
retinue of servants and interpreters are
living in style at the Arlington Hotel He
only sees papefsmen one hour each
week.
The reported intention of Mrs. Antonio
Terry TO return to the stage, where, as
Miss sibyl sanderson, she won such fame,
is said to be due to the fact that the i'm
mense fortune supposed to be that of her
husband is and always has been in the
hands of his mother, who was opposed to
the marriage, ana who, though she con-
tinued to make her son a handsome al
lowance during his life, will not continue
it TO his widow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17
LEE THE MAN FOR CuRA.

If Gen. Fitzhugh Lee had been made
captain-general. or governor, of Cuba,
there are reasons for. thinking that the re-
and the rehabilitation of its industries
would even now have been well under
way. Cen Lee has had more practical
experience in civil and military affairs
than probably any other army officer now
in Cuba He was a major general in the
has ever seen; an army in
which every man had to fight,
from the private to the general. He was
Governor of Virginia, by the votes of the
people. in a trying period of the history
of that state. He is farmer, and prac-
teal business man. 1t follows, therefore.
that from his varied experiences he has
learned how to handle soldiers and work
ingmen, and that he is an adept in politics
as well as in business. Furthermore he
understands the people of Cuba, and they
have confidence in him. He is a typical
Democrat Republican soldier. He puts
on no frills, and is courteous all day long.
1t was said of him while he was in this
city with his army corps that anybody
could see him at any time" There was
no red-tape and shoulder strap military
aristocracy about him. His executive abil-
ity was well Illustrated in his government
of the Seventh Army Corps, both in this
city and elsewhere. The corps was kept
in good health and good shape through
his efforts. and the civil laws were re-
spected by the men. There has been more
trouble, with only a couple of regiments
here, since Lee Left, than there was during
the whole tjme Lees corps was here with
it's fourteen regiments. The commanding
general had the confidence of both citi-
zens and soldiers; he was one of them,
as regards each party.
Such man in authority in Cuba, with
his all-around experience, ability and
amiability, would render better, more eff
fectve service than the dozen American
officials who are now dividing authority
and honors in Havana. 1t is not too late
to correct mistakes, and the President
might do well to hasten the settlement OF
| the CUBAN question: ny thdhaiS hltHhNSh
Lee the military governor, and permitting
him TO select his own assistants. The
American people do not care to have Cuba
on their hands a moment longer than is
actually necessary. The sooner the island
is given over 70 its own people, the better
it will be for them and for the United
states. If the reconstruction in Cuba is
not FASTENED, the island is in danger OF
falling under the blight of carpet-bag rule
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17

Once more Mr.. Tesla stands up TO be
admired. He has still another wonderful
invention, which he has been talking to
the Herald about. 1t is an apparatus for
killing disease germs. He proposes to send
a million volts of electricity through the
human body, shocking to death any and
all bacilli which may have found a lodge
ment "in the midst" of the subject with
out, incidentally, annihilating the subject.
The inventor proposes TO take advantage
of the fact that glass is not an absolute
resistant or non-conductor, but that ire
mendous electrical current striking against
a glass case, in which is inclosed human
body, is diffused over the whole expanse
of the glass plate and hence permeates all
parts of the human body inside the glass
case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17

The editor of an engineering journal
Gays that the stereotyped expression used
by almost all newspaper reporters VINO
write Of train accidents. that ION seeing
the danger the engineer whistled down
brakes reversed the lever and jumped
off, is very far from describing what the
engineer actually does Most trainmen.
he says, do not know what down breaks"
means. since the term has been obsolete
for good many years except on "coal
jimmies." What the engineer does is to
shut off steam apply the air brakes, open
the sand box, and jump. lie does not re-
verse his lever, as that would slide the
driving wheels and thus reduce the re-
sisting power Of the air brakes The sew
eral operations can be performed in about
five seconds, and then the engineer has
done all that mortal power can do to avert
the impending disaster. Having done
that, the editor says the engineer who
neglects 10 jump off probably does SO from
fear of the leap, and not from the roman
tic heroism Of sticking to his engine to The
death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17

The suggestion that one Of the new bat
tleships now authorized be named the
Georgia recalls the fact that something
over thirty years ago there was war
vessel of that name It was the Con-
federate ram Georgia, which was also
known as the Ladies Gunboat," because
it was built with The Contributions of the
patriotic women Of the state and presented
to the Confederate government. The Geor-
GA was Of the style of the Merrimac, with
gun classmates projected with railroad
iron. The Vessel was built in this city.
Owing TO the ineficiency of its motive
power, the Georgia could not be made et-
fective as a war vessel, and was therefore
used for harbor defense, and was anchor
ed near Fort Oglethorpe. There the craft
remained until the federal army captured
the city. when it was blown up. The
wreck was afterwards removed by
government contractors and the iron sold
as Junk
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17

The town Of Viueland, N j., has revised
the Old query "Of what good is a well
without a bucket?' so as to make il read.
OF what good Is a curfew law without a
ben? They have the law in Vineland,
but no bell with which 10 toll the hour
at which all good people shall be safely
tucked in bed. There are bells in Vineland,
of course; one at the engine house and
another at the school house; but these are
not available. Thus for the want Of a
bell. the curfew law remains upon the
books a tongueless, voiceless, unheeded
chlld of reform.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17
He Proved His Point.

At little up town gathering not long
ago. says the Cleveland Plain Dealer the
guests played some simple games and told
ghost stories, and managed to have good
time in the old-fashioned way.
Pretty soon one of the gentlemen said:
Il don't believe we appreciate what. a
steady old slow coach the human brain is.
Notwithstanding all our talk about quick
wits, and flashes of intelligence. the brain
is not so easily thrown from its accus-
toned ruts If, for instance, ask a ques-
ton which is entirely new to you, but
which your honest old brain mistakes for
a query quite similar in construction, il
will go right ahead and telegraph the re-
ply in its own hidebound way"
THAT sounds interesting" said one of
the guests, "but show US an example"
Il will" said the first speaker, with the
proviso that you answer promptly" He
smiled and then without any haste quietly
asked: "Who saved the life of Pocahon-
tas?'
John SMITH? roared twenty voices.
you see" said the questjoner
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17

A contemporary has Thought it OUT
how England could get the better of
France in short order if the two countries
should ever reach the point OF open hos
tnties. All England would need 90 do,
according to this brilliant scheme would
be to get possession of Dreyfus and turn
him loose among Nhe French people.
Nothing more would be needed" says
our contemporary of the military genius.
"as the Frenchmen would all soon have
each other by the nair and ears, and would
have no time for foreign enemies"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-17

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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

,Meetings-Clinton Lodge MOI 81. It. & A.
Savannah Lodge No 1873, B. P. o. Elks;
OF Registered Colored Voters; Mass Meet
ing.
Special Notices-Ship Chambers and
Grocers. Nielsen & Landsverk; Mrs. Ben
nett's Reception; Fulton Market Canned
Beef, Etc, A. NJ. & c. W. West; Ship No
tees, Suachan & Co, Consignees.
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry.
Amusements-The Bendix Grand Concert
Company, Guards Hail, Jan. %; The Pc
ruchi- Beldeni Company, At Theater.
Kabo Corsets-B. II. Levy & Bro.
The Destiny of Dollars-M. S. Brown.
Steamship notwithstanding and
Miners Transportation COmpany's Line.
~ Prices of Hides and Beeswax-A. Ehr-
lich & Bro.
Cause, Consequence and Cure of All
Hair Troubles-seven Sutherland Sisters.
The Thomas Coil Springs-The Buffalo
Spring and Gear Company, Buffalo, N. Y.
Condensed Mnk-Borden's Eagle Brand
Condensed Milk.
Mineral Water-Apollinaris.
Medical-Cuticura Remedies; Hood S
Sarsa parilIa; Ayers Hair Vigor; Erie Med
ical Company; Castoria; Worlds Dispens-
airy Preparations; Mothers Friend
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.