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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
TIE GROWTH OF Tnusrs.

There were some who were disposed to
laugh at Richard Croker when he said.
awhile back, that the Democratic party
should make local self-government and
the abolition of trusts the main planks in
their next national platform. But it looks
as if the time We're not far distant when
the people would be ready for a bitter
war on trusts
The number of trusts is increasing ra-
pidiy. Almost every day the announcement
of one or more of them is made through
the newspapers. At the rate at which they
are being formed about every business in
the country will be in trust of some
kind within year or two. Every trust
of course. says its purpose is 20 benefit
the consumer-that 1t will be able to do
business at less cost and that the public
will get the benefit of the reduced cost of
production and business management. No
doubt some of the trusts have reduced the
cost of their products. and therefore the
public have been benefited, but the most
of them have no intention of permitting
the public to have a share of their profits
Their purpose is to squeeze out of the
public every cent they can. They win put
their prices just as high as they can with
out inviting home or foreign competition
Il is evident that the effort TO enforce
the antitrust law has been abandoned
practically. The trusts have become
stronger than the law. Some other means
viii have 10 be adopted to keep prices
within reasonable limits. Sometime ago we
suggested that a commission ought to be
appointed in each state to pass upon the
prices Of the products of trusts If the
state undertook to pass upon prices
problems would present themselves which
would be difficult of solution. but It is
probable that they would be solved The
railroads are held in hand pretty well by
the national and state commissions. and
If the traffic rates of railroads can be
controlled it is probable prices of the pro
ducts Of trusts could be kept somewhere
near where they ought to be-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
THE PRICE OF COTTON.

win the price of cotton advance much
in the near future? That Is a question
which is just now attracting more than
to form an opinion of the situation we can
not see why there should not be an ad-
vance In the price. The reasons for this
opinion are the following: 1t looks as If
the crop for 1S9S-99 would not be as large
as estimated in the beginning of the sea-
son. 1t was thought by many at that
time that there would be a u, 900 ,000-bale
crop. 1t was claimed by the Texas en-
thusiasts that there would be a 100000
bale crop in that state. The estimate for
be admitted that the Texas yield will not
go over $4,000 bales. There are those
who think that 1t will fall somewhat be-
low those figures.
The estimates for the other states were
100000 bales. But will they contribute
that much to the seasons SUPPLY There
are reasons for thinking that they VIII
not. The weather, except in Texas, has
been bad since November, and even No
vember was not good month for harvest
ing cotton. Much therefore that was ex-
pected to be picked has remained In the
fields. Instead of a 1900, 600 bale crop
therefore, the probability is there will not
be more than 1O,5OOO 900 bales If this estI-
mate is near the truth it ought 20 have a
buoyant effect on the price of cotton.
But there are other things to be taken
into consideration. One is that there is
better market for cotton goods now than
there has been for a long time. The de-
mand for cotton, therefore, is likely to
steadily increase. But are the farmers
planting as largely this year as they did
last? Our reports from this state indicate
that they are not, and ii Is fair to pre-
sumo that the feeling among farmer. in
this state in respect TO cotton is a pretty
good indication of what it is in other
states. Probably in Texas there will be
no decrease in the acreage, but we shall
be surprised if there is not a decrease in
all of the other cotton states And then
the farmers are not using as large a quar-
tity of commercial fertilizers as they did
last year. About this matter we speak
only for this state. With the reduction of
the acreage and of the usual amount of
fertilizers 1t seems fair to assume that
there will be a considerable falling off in
the number of bales of the next cotton
crop.
Farmers, however, ought not to be in
fluenced to increase their acreage by the
prospect of a smaller crop, because it Is
a smaller crop that will be of benefit to
them. A smaller crop means a better
price for cotton and better financial CON
diton for the cotton growers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
A Dog Renorter.

Bob, fox terrier thar belongs to the
chief of one Of the Washington newspa-
per bureaus. is generally known along
Newspa per Row as @the dog reporter"
The correspondent of the Detroit News
Tribune tells why:
There are some sanctums that the or
binary reporter does not dare enter. I'M
less specially invited; not so with Boo
His nerve is supreme. He starts out each
morning with great regularity to make tn
rounds of the treasury department, WHIT
House, ana war, state and navy building,
usually accompanying one of the reporter
of the bureau If they are behind time
he goes on his own hook
He is known in all of the departments
and when he comes alone officials dis
cTeetly conceal all letters and other dOcu-
ments that may have news in them, be-
cause Bob will never leave an office with
out some tangible proof that he has called
A few weeks ago he was discovered by
Secretary Gage calmly walking out of his
Office with a bundle of letters presented
by a Western congressman in behalf of a
constituent who wanted a position. Bob
was greatly aggrieved when the messen-
ger forcibly relieved him of his scoop"
Bob also frequently pays his respects
to the President. Unlike most callers, Bob
always sees the chief magistrate when the
spirit moves him so TO do, and incidentally
in his demonstration of delight over a
Dewey victory or some other little achieve
ment he paws the creases all out of the
presidential trousers.
Bob, 1t is said, was the only outsider
present when the President instructed the
peace commission. Reporters, correspond
cnts and journalists by the score were
about the White House that day. Bob also
was there, and in spite of the guards he
got into the cabinet room, and there re-
manned while the President discussed the
weighty matters of state with the COM
missioners. Bob made friends with the
commissioners at once, and it was only
by diplomacy that he was separated from
them
But for the persistency of a reporter, he
might have been added to the commissions
permanent staff, as Senator Frye took
such fancy TO the dog that he expressed
a desire to take him to Paris as a mascot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

Conneetieut's state expenses have more
than doubled in twenty-one years. with
out, it Is claimed, any corresponding in
crease in the efficiency Of the government
or benefits 70 the public. The need Of
economy, Of a lowering of expenses, 50
strongly impressed itself upon the legis-
lature that a special commission was aD-
pointed to investigate and report upon
plan Of retrenchment The commission
has reported recommending the abolition
OF the state labor bureau. the reduction
of the legislative representation to one
member from each town and city, and a
slashing reduction in the school, judicial
penal. charity and other appropriations.
BY reducing the number of members in
the lower branch of the legislature $4,000
per term would be saved. Georgia, like
Connecticut. is probably paying a good
deal more for her government than there
is any actual need for. II a commission
of real reformers were to run through the
whole government machine il Is quite like
ly that IL could find where many thousands
OF dollars could be saved to the taxpayers
annually. without Gripping the public
service. And the same thing is true OF
many city governments that might be
named.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meehngs-Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. &
"A. M; Savannah Lodge No. 50, K. of P.
Military Orders-Orders No. 4, Republi-
can Blues.
Special Notices-Groceries, Hay and
Grain, J. c. Slater Ship Notice. strachan
ment of Jones' Marine Railway Equip
ment of Jones Marine Railway for Sale;
These Are Stove Days, R. d. & VIM.
baltimore.
Business Notices - Fancy Candies,
Henry Solomon & Son
Repairing-E. L. Neidlinger.
Legal Notces-Citadon From the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
County; Notice to Debtors and Creditors
Estate John j. Leonard, Deceased.
Amusements-Lecture on Mexico the
Land of Manana" by Pleasant A. stovan,
at Theater Feb. II, for Benefit of Masonic
Temple Association; Looking for
Trouble" at Theater Feb. 20 aud q;
Rosenthal Piano Recital at Theater Tues
day Afternoon. Feb. q.
Old Prob Says-M. s. Brown.
Official Sale-Of 20 Cases CIaret, 5 Cases
Sauterne and / Cask Brandy, by John H.
Deveaux, Collector
Condensed Milk-Gail Borden Eagle
Brand Condensed Milk.
Aliens -Ease-Allen S. Olmsted
Leroy, N. Y.
Medical-Wine Of Cardui; Pe-ru-na; Gu
dcura Remedies; Worlds Dispensary
Preparations; Erie Medical Company;
Ayers Hair Vigor; Mothers Friend;
Hoods Sarsaparina; Castoria.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

II Capt Evan p. Howell IS correctly re-
ported in the Greenviile News, Gen. Miles,
in his opinion. is IN 4 hole. Il Is safe to
say that Capt. Howell did not accept
place on the commission 10 investigate the
conduct Of the war with the view Of
withdrawing the administration or the
war department. Il is fair to assume that
he intended to do what was just and
right. and. being a Democrat. it was
natural to expect that DE would not show
the administration any favors. II Is not
improbable that he thought that the
charges made by Gen. Miles had consid-
cradle foundation. II he did, he was not
alone in so thinking It is safe TO say that
a majority of the people thought the beef
packers had put up job on the govern
ment. But. according to Capt. Howell. the
"embalmed beef story is going 60 act
as a boomerang and viii likely knock Gen.
Miles out of the high place in the esteem
Of the public which he has occupied so
long.
The public for a long time, was under
the impression that the Secretary of War
had Gen Shafter appointed TO the COM
mand of the Santiago expedition, but Capt.
Howell says that Gen. Miles designated
him for the place. The position was first
offered to Gen. Miles, but he declined it be
cause he thought 1t was hardly up to his
measure Gen. Shafter took what Gen.
Miles declined, and hence, was in a posi-
ton to win greater glory than Gen.
NIilae uas af apv time d,,rirer tha vyar
Capt. Howell says that even after the
battle of Ed Caney Gen Miles arranged for
a change of base from Cuba to Porto Rico,
leaving Santiago in the hands of the en-
envy. When the President found this out he
took the mana cement of the campaign out
of Gen. Miles hands, Capt. Howell says,
and that is what filed the heart of Gen.
Miles with bitterness.
Capt. Howell is sure there is
nothing more In the "embalmed
beef story than has already been
published. In that event Gen.
Miles is indeed in hole, from which 1t
will be difficult for him TO get out. Because
there are many officers and men in the
army who think the beef furnished to the
army was treated with chemicals and
was unpalitable, 1t doesn't follow that 1t
was so treated Gen. Miles will have TO
prove that it was treated with chemicals
before the court of inquiry will decide that
his charges are well founded, and he will
have to show why he did not. mention to
the war department the condition of the
meat for two months or more after he dis
covered, or thought he discovered 1t was
bad.
At first it looked as If there would not be
much interest in the investigation of the
charges made by Gen. Miles. but the in
terest in the inquiry is growing. 1t is seen
that if Gen. Miles fails to sustain mis-
charges it will appear that he was unduly
influenced to make them by feeling that
he had not been fairly treated by the gov
eminent, and that his usefulness as the
commanding general of the army is at an
end.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

Capt Willis and his men are once more
on solid earth. For three days there were
fears that the wreck of the William Law
renee had been made notable by the loss
of her brave captain and at least half of
his crew. Happily they have all escaped;
but the escape was only after severe suf-
fering from cold and exposure had been
endured. Some of the men, indeed, will
probably bear the marks of their expert
ence through life. That the men of Of
ficer Beales boat are alive is due to their
Drawn and grit, and to the quick-witted
heroism of the sailorman who told funny
stories and sang songs to cheer his almost
desperate companions, and thus kept hope
alive in their breasts until succor ar
rived.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

The Court of Cessation, concerning
which SO much is being said in the cable
dispatches in connection with the Drevfus
case is the Supreme Court of France It
Is composed of more than fifty judges.
who are divided into three divisions. The
hrst' that of requests, decides what cases
shall be allowed to go before the other
two divisions. The second is the criminal
chamber, and the third is the civil cham
Der Each chamber or division, has its
own president, and then there is another
president over the entire lot, and still four
other honorary presidents. 1t Is not to be
wondered at, therefore. that the average
American newspaper reader finds II hard
10 follow the reports of proceedings of the
Court Of Cessation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

1t IS a hopeful sign to see such news
papers as the Chicago Times-Herald the
Piltsburg Dispatch and the Boston Trav-
eier protesting against a land-hungry and
oloody-thirsty policy in the Philippines.
They are Republican newspapers. and
have weight in the councils of the partv
Their pointed protests, therefore, may
tend to check the tendency towards i'm
perialism and militarism which has been
developed in the party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

IL was brought out in the discussion of
the bill 10 grant a pension to Gen. John
M, Palmer Of Illinois that he is without
means and is nearly blind. Gen. Palmer
mas been a distinguished public man for
good many years, and 1t is expected that
Congress will do something for his relief
AT the same time, this case is an illustra-
ton OF the folly of improvidence He was
a successful lawyer as far back as Lin
CONS day, and made money at his prac-
tce Then he has held positions of good
pay in both military and civil life. For a
long time he enjoyed an income of propor-
tons apparently large enough to enable
him to lay aside something for his deciin-
ing years. But, like many another man.
ne failed to do anything of the sort. ana
now finds himself without means, and
nearly blind"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

Boys" said Chicago Sunday school
teacher after she had impressed upon her
pupils the duty of prayer, suppose one
of you were in some far-away city. Sup
pose that you were without a friend, and
that you didn't have a cent in the world.
Suppose you were unable to find any work
or to get any money and were hungry.
What would you do?'
She paused and gazed at the serious
faces In front of her, and felt sure that
the class had profited by the lesson. John
ny Green raised his hand to reply with the
utmost promptness. I'D go to a free
lunch counter" he said.-New York Tri-
bune
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

Capt Evan P. Howell, member of the
late war investigating commission. was
caught on the fly enroute home by a re-
porter for the Greenville Is. c. News. The
reporter says Capt. Howell was "enthus-
iastic in his praise Of the Presidents man
agement of the war, and ended by saying
he was the greatest statesman we had
produced since the days of Blaine"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16


1t looks very much as if the refusal OF
the House to permit the Hepburn Mica
ragua canal bill to be tackled on to the
sundry civil bill had killed that measure
for this session. There win not be time
now to consider and pass the bill as sep
arate measure. 1t is not by any means
certain that the bill would have passed
the Senate if Representative Hepburn had
succeeded in his effort. because the Sen
ate has passed the Morgan Nicaragua ca
nal bill, and that bill is radically different
from the Hepburn bill. The Morgan bill
provides for taking the concessions of the
Maritime Canal Company and for paying
that company for its improvements. The
Hepburn bill provides that the United
States shall obtain from the Nicaragua
government the land necessary for the
canal. One reason, probably, why the
House voted against the Hepburn scheme
to make the bill an amendment to an APP
preparation bill was the desire to keep
down expenditures. Another was the OBJ
lection to hitching such important meas
ures to appropriation bills, thereby pre-
venting such consideration of them as they
ought to have.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

Experiments are being made at one of
the large powder mills in the use of the
pith of the corn stalk in the manufacture
of smokeless powder. At present cotton
is used but it is said that cotton cannot
be ground fine enough to bring about the
best results while the pith can. So far
the experiments have given very good re-
suits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

The New Orleans Times Democrat says:
Alabama and Georgia have already taken
the initial steps to disfranchise their ne
groes." This will be news in Georgia. our
contemporary probably had North Caro-
lima in mind, and inadvertently wrote
Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

a bin has been introduced into the Hi
nois legislature providing for a per cent.
tax on the gross earnings of all corpora.
tons, with the exception of steam rail
ways. How liberal in view of the fact
that the bill might have proposed that all
of the gross earnings should be taken for
taxes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

The Knoxville Sentinel desires that Mr.
Rudyard Kipling shall tell us, now tina,
we have taken up the white mans bur
den, what We shall do with it. ANY in
formation he may feel like volunteering
win be gratefully received at Washington
and win be given space in the Congress
sional Record as part of the speech Of
almost any member.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

The probabilities are that the pension
lists will after a while show a greater
number of casualties at Manila than have
appeared in the cable reports.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

All OF the old jokes about opulent plumb
ers and coal dealers are now working over
time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

The anti-Brigham H. Roberts move
ment seems not to have been frostbitten
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

If the Porto Ricans have been reading
our weather reports during the past week.
they may enter decided objections to be-
coming a part of any such country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

In view of the continued activity of
Dewey and Otis with their heavy guns,
it might be said that Uncle Sam is work
ing a shell game on the Filipiuos.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer-sun

The Columbus (Ga) Enquirer-Sun
Dem) says: There is PROFESSIONALLY a
strong sentiment in the state in favor of
biennial sessions of the legislature and
this sentiment appears to be growing
stronger and stronger II is possible to
effect a saving of $4,000 to the state every
two years, without serious injury or det-
riment to the public welfare, then by all
means let us have biennial sessions of the
legislature"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

The Columbia Is. c. State Dem) says:
"Iloilo has been captured with even less
loss and delay than was anticipated The
guns of the navy did the business. 1t will
be easy enough to take all towns in the
islands, especially those within range Of
our naval artillery. The trouble will come
after that, when we send our troops into
the jungles to fight climate and disease
rather than an elusive foe"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
rhe MORNING NEWS Is published

REGISTERED a, the pos'omee in Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

The Terre Haute Gazette is getting tired
Of seeing pugilists chased all over the
country to prevent them from fighting. It
says: Let an end be made of this perse-
cution of Patriots Corbett. Sharkey, Fitz-
simmons. Mccoy, Sullivan ct id omne ge-
nus. Let them not be compelled to do
their patriotic work of licking one another
under the ban of the law. They are typi-
cal representatives of the dominant Amer
lean spirit. They love to fight, and be-
lieve in extending their trades as actors
by fighting. With them trade follows the
flag Of victory. Let the Senate chamber
of the United States be placed at their
disposal Let their fights be under the
flag floating from the dome of the capitol
And the expense-pshaw. national expendi-
ture is national prosperity"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

The Nashville American Dem.) Is not
pleased with the report of the war inves-
tigating commission which ii calls a
whitewash. The American says; The
commission has served no purpose, its
findings are absolutely valueless, and its
recommendations mere echoes of those
which have been going the rounds of the
press for months. 1t has spent thousands
of dollars, however, taking Testimony"
and travelling over the country in private
cars. The people viii be heartily glad to
learn that the last official act of the mock
cry is over
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Macon Telegraph Dem) says:
Danger of an extra session of Congress
grows serious. President Mckinley says
the army reorganization bill must pass,
and the Democrats in the Senate say it
shall not. So there you are"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10

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