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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

A capital story about the Emperor
WE,iam's telegram 10 Mrs. Kipling during
The Illness OF her husband is tod, says
London NJ. A. r., 1t seems that during
Mr.. Kipling's recent serious illness in
New York it was the daily task of Mrs.
Kipling aud a friend to so through the
enormous bundles OF letters and kilograms
that were constantly arriving. one day
they came 10 a wholly uususD.ciOus look
ing telegram, which, when o3eued, was
rather cOnfounding. The gentleman read
some rather high-sounding message about
the welfare of the author and the pride of
our common race" But the signature?
IT'S from William RE he said, land
is dated al Berlin
let me see,' asked Mrs Kipling Thai
IS very curious she added. I'VE don |
know any such person; still. of course.
we don't know half the people who send
these messages
They went on through the morning S
harvest Then Mrs Kip.ing returned 10
the cable from Mr.. Re, as they called it.
a last after studyins it for some TINA,
she said: DO you know, l believe II is
from the Emperor. The American tele-
graph operator, of course, would not I'M
derstand what William r. l. means. And
he has either intentionally or otherwise
added the 'e.'
This was considered a good suggestion,
especially as the explanation fitted the
language But after a consultation it was
dec dod not TO give The message out among
those which were furn shed 10 the press
both because they were not certain as @
the source, and because even if they had
been. they were not sure thar Mr.. Kip
ling would approve. Judge, therefore, OF
the surprise of those about the sick mans
| bedside when they read the imperial mes
sage next day in all the papers, and could
| only conclude that il had found pubica-
| ton from the other end of The line.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New orleans picayune (Dem) says:
The navy depar ment while active in
seeking for grants for new ships, IS fo.-
lowing a decile5Iy narrow minded policy
with respect TO the personnel There are
not neary enough men to man cur ships
al present in service, and il wi be mn
possible to lind crews for The new ships
without Withdrawing many Of these now
in commission. II IS a notorious tact that
ali our s1ips ale lidiculously underman-
nd, viii G In The matter OF officers there
is not he the number actual Y required.
The trouble with the navy department
is that q is under the hack of a clique
of officers who are bitterly opposed 10 any
expansion which win admit officers from
the merchant marine or from civil fe no
matter what the ability Of such officers
may be-"
The Fiusburs (Dem) says; The excess
of American mill.ona res over the number
of any other naticn is from weli-under-
stood cause Great fortunes abroad with
few exceptions, arc hereditary. Hete they
are without except ON the resuF, of gov
ernmental fran chise-state, federal or
municipal-or bcunties from tsriff or sub
sidy laws. Trace The great wealth Of our
mllicuaites and tn VIII be found 10 be
the origin of he millions ard their growth
INTO many millions. lney come from the
people by the perVefsion of the taxing
powers of the government in favor of
corporations or individuals"
During his speech at Keokuk, Ia, the
other day. Mr.. Bryan said: England has
been trying 10 civi lie and convert India
with gunpowder eosrer for $50 years, and
less than per Nlltl. of the peOD.e are
Christians. If we try TO put God in the
Philippines il is only a question of time
until the issue will be transferred here.
and we win be shooting or particular
creeds into one another fer the glory of
the Loyd."
The Norfolk (Va.) Landmark (Dem)
says: "Of course every person of inteli-
gence knows that the only thing that has
kept Otis from conque ring his antagonists
up to this time has been his inability to
conquer them When he expects Amer
can pcop,c - credit his expressions of
fear trat tie instruction may be ended
TOO soon, he takes ii for granted that
they lack sense
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

The Indiana Appellate Court has held
that a contract for sending a telegram on
Sunday is illegal, unless it comes within
the definition of work of charity or ne
cessity;" also that the company is not IL
able for damages for failure to deliver
humane messages unless notified of the
exceptional circumstances
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

The mummy Of the Egyptian princess
who found Moses in the bulrushes is
alleged to have been discovered and placed
on exhibition. If the Princess could have
foreseen that her act of kindness would
make her museum freak, she would
probably have left Moses to be drawn out
Of the water by somebody else.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

Would PEARSON Broughton of Atlanta
have that city adopt curfew law, limiting
the liberty hours for lovers TO 1890 p. m. ?
The parson should know, if he does not.
that there is many bashful swain who
hesitates TO pop for quite long time
even when the hours are unlimited Il
the time of his going were fixed at 1890
O'Clock, there would probably be still fewer
marrage fees.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

IF you don't know what milltarsm
means said Mr.. Bryan at Keokuk, Ia,
the other day, look at France. where an
army caused the unjust conviction of
man who was pardoned at the behest Of
foreign public opinion"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

The action Of the Board of Education
looking TO providing school facilities to
those children who have not yet been able
to secure admittance 10 the regular schools,
and also looking to the erecting of another
school building win meet with the approx
al Of every well-wisher for the prosperity
of the city. The acton of the late grand
jury in matters connected with educaton
was not very encouraging TO the Board of
Education, but the members of that body
are not men to lose sight of their duty b.
cause some of their fellow citizens did no.
fully appreciate the true condition of ed
ucational affairs in the county. The rev
grand jury, however, will doubtless correct
the mistake made by its predecessor and
give the Board of Education funds sulIi-
cient to carry out its trust.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

Some naval experts predict that he
double-decked turrets in the Kearsarge
and the Kentucky will prove a failure, on
account of the complicated mechan sn.
The sai.or-man of the modern navy
must know bolts, bars, ratchets and coss
instead of bowlines, clews, stops ard hal
lizards Forty years ago the able seaman
on the man-o-w war was required to be able
to pick out and properly handle any one Of
several hundred ropes even in the dark
The ropes have been taken away nov,
since steam has superseded sail. But, re-
Numbering the number of the ropes and
their peculiar names, and how quickly and
well the Jack Tars mastered them. il may
be doubted that the compiled ions aboard
a modern war vessel are mu h if anr
greater than they were aboard the Oh,
tal-sparred frigates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10
Her Opinion of Browning.

A young woman became so enthused
with the good work which the operator was
doing on the typesetting machine in the
Records booth at the Exposition that she
asked the young man if he wouldn't set
up few lines and give them to her-'set
EN- up in both senses" she phrased II
prettily, relates the Philadelphia Record.
The operator dashed off a quatrain for
her, but she said that ke had made mis-
take and handed il back again. IT'S up
side down or wrongside foremost, or some
thing, don't you see?' she exclaimed. NO,
its not" said the operator. "Set-up type
isn't like printing; it's like Photographic
negative; it must be placed wrongside
foremost, as you put it, so that it viii
make an impression that is right side fore
most on the paper. Look here" and he
dipped the type in some ink, pressed it
on visiting card, and these lines ap-
peared:
Twas brilg. and the slithy toves
Did eyre and gimDle on the wabe;
And mimsy were the borogroves,
And the nome raths outbrabe.
who wrote that uninteligible stuff
Browning" asked the young woman.
Yes" answered the operator II thought
So she said. She wouldn't take the type.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

The Chicago Record prints dawn
from life" picture of the festival teccra-
lions of that city. showing the a1ch of
welcome at State and Van Bur5n streets.
The most prominent motto app airing in
the foreground is SHIRTS. 59c"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10
THE MORNING NEWS TUESDAY, OCTOBER TO- 1899

best boat TO win, We are decidedly anx-
ious 70 retain possessIon Of the cup.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

II will be recalled that in the high Of
the last presidential campaign a real cs-
tete dealer presented to Mr. Bryan two
lots in Lincoln, Neb., which were to laid
him in his fight for free silver" The gift
was accepted. Recently the lots were sold
for $3.50, and the transfer has just been
made. The money arising from the sail
will be turned over either TO the STATE Or
the national campaign fund.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

70 have their lady" friends called these
things. surely
The term woman" however. is accepted
and welcomed by those refined, cultured,
discriminating members of The sex who
appreciate true dignity and merit They
do not care anything about the tawiry IT,
tie which the ignorant insist upon having.
Indeed. they would prefer not to have it,
since it has been 50 eheapened. Woman
is always correct and dignihed; lady" is
not. Madame is correct in addressing
an adult woman. while Lady" never is.
Whether or not the Long Island Railroad
Company is within its rights in censoring
the grammar of its employees We do not
pretend to say, but il has a all events put
itself upon record in opposition to crime
against language.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

The fire in the hold of the steamship Le-
ona, at New York the other day, could
have been instantly eXtinsuished, accord
ing to Prof. DOremus. if the ship had been
equinpcd with wrought iron receptaeles
holding liquefed carbonic ac.d gas. Such
receptacles, he says, can be connected by
pipes with the various small compartments
in the holds of ships in which cotton, jute
or other cOmbusuble material is stored,
and the mere turning OF a stoo-cock will
fill tho compartment with the acid gas.
and the fire is instantly extinsuished.
'Iiqueaed carbonic acid gas he says lis
absolutely harmless, and will not injure
cotton or jute, or even clothing, silks or
satin It is not unlike water, but its eff
feet is immediate. There has never been
a fire at sea but could have been pre-
vented had this gas been used"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

Admiral Schley's constant and admiring
friends do not propose that any naval hero
shall get ahead of him. Recently there
was presented to Admiral Dewey a mon
ster scrap book containing clippings from
the newspapers about him; and now S m .
liar scrap book is TO be presented 10 Ad-
miral Schley. There will, however. be this
difference between the Dewey book and The
schley book that there were no adverse
criticisms in the papers on Dewey, white
no every newspaper in the United states
has been q partisan of the hero of Santa
so
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

Gov Roosevelt gave the negroes some
mighty good advice in the course OF his
address before the congregation Of Doug
lass Memorial Church at Elmira y. Y.
the other day. THE negro must see 10 It. >
said he, even more diligently than the
white man that the authors of unspeaka-
bic crpoes, when of the black race, are
hunted down and punished by law. Those
of any race who try to shield men of their
own blood of criminal acts share them-
selves in the crimes committed" We
have often emphasized this very point.
There is a disposition on the part of the
black people to shield. protect and defend
the perpetrator of the most despcab,e
deeds because of the fact that his skin $
black. They make race issue of what
as matter of fact is an issue between
law and crime. This disposition to defend
criminals is one of the great stumbling
blocks in the way of a better understand
ing between the races in the South.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

An extraordinary feat of surgery, with
the aid of X-rays is reported from Chi
cage A small child was the patient. For
two years the httie one had been blind
ami paralytic. An X-ray print showed
that there was tumor resting on her
brain. The skull was trephined directly
over the cyst, as shown in the print, and
The tumor removed. Upon recovering con-
seiousness the child was able TO move her
limbs. ana in short time could see
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-01
OKLAHOMA IN EVIDENCE
Delegation Is Headed by Governor
Barnes.

Oklahoma, Kansas lusty young neigh
Dor on the SOUTH is very much in evil
dence in the cOnventiOn-ag excessively, as
sertvely and positively in evidence. The
territory is represented by about fifty del
egates, headed by Governor Barnes, and
their prominence was recognized by ac-
cording them a front place in the seating
arrangements of the convention hall. Each
individual delegate is a constant, living,
breathing, talking reminder that Oklaho-
ma is the youngest and the richest OF
Uncle Sans domain of states and terri
tories and failure to appreciate this fact
is quickly resented. In parenthesis, this
feeling of pride was indicated by the sud
den change Of the Oklahoma delegation
in its choice Of cities for the next session
OF the congress. One of the speakers yes
terday afternoon, representing a state
which has a strong candidate for the
honor of entertaining the congress next
year, inadvertently or otherwise omitted
Oklahoma in glowing eulogy of states
and territories embraced in the west. The
Oklahoma delegation was quick to notice
the omission and an excited delegate
jumped to his feet and in passionate Ian
guaEe resented the supposed Slight, con-
Guiding with the avowal that although
originally favoring the city represented by
the offending speaker, the Oklahoma dele
CATION would cast its vote for a rival city
in a neighboring state. This incident is
related simply to Indicate the intense pride
manifested by the average Oklahoman in
his territory.
It is also noteworthy that Oklahoma
has sent more representative men as dele
gates to the congress than any other state
or territory not even excepting Kansas
In addition to Governor Barnes as the ac-
compiished and resourceful chairman. the
delegation includes delegate in congress-
Dennis Flynn, the champion of free
homes: an ex-governor, Abraham J. Seay,
whose place is secure in the political his
tory Of the territory; Hon. Harper S. Gun
niugham. the erudite attorney general Of
Oklahoma: Hon. W H Merten speaker
pro TEN Of the lower house in the Fifth
legislature: Hon. Amos A. Ewing, terri
torial oil inspector; Ex-Territorial Treas
urer NJ J.. Turner; J. W. McNeal the
banker politician: Hon. John VI. Pugh.
territorial bank examiner; Hon. Frank
Greer. the leading Republican editor;
Mayor James Gordon. of Ponca City;
Mayor Bonnet. Of Kingisher; Exon
gressmon Sidney Clarke. the tifeless advo-
cate of statehood; Leslie Niblack, editor
Of the Guthrie Leader and one Of the
brightest photographers and editorial
writers in the territory; the picturesque
/ Colonel Mead. and broad-shouldered.
handsome FL. Virgins. Of Woodward, and
a score or more Of bright and brainy men
who figure prominently and LUMINOSITY in
the political and commercial life Of the
territory. Il IS a matter Of comment that
( Oklahoma is the only delegation TO main
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-01

| than cost for the purpose of competition,
and ultimately robbing the other of his
| business by running him, is morally as
! much a highwayman as the train robber.
and as vicious character as the wrecker
who scuttles a ship for salvage.
Nothing could be more conducive to
| equitable rates than a minimum rate law.
For many years it was claimed by rail-
road managers that they cou.d-not give
lower rates to the Gulf, by reason of the
fact that they would be boycotted by the
eastern roads, or that the eastern roads
would put in a rate far below a living
rate if necessary to hold the traffic, but
this has been largely done away with.
by reason Of Independent north and south
roads river rates to the Gulf, and roads
0 nthe fence, like the Santa Fe. 1t would
not only be a protection to the public
but would be a protection to one railroad
against another.
Under a recent decision Of the United
States supreme court, in the Troy case
Interstate commerce commission VS.. Ala
bama Midland Railway company, 16S L.
s., 49, it seems that competition is a
dominant factor in justifying lower rates
TO the more distant point. and that no
effective supervision over rates under the
long and short haul clause of the inter
state commerce law can be exercised by
the interstate commission as long as the
carriers may determine where competi-
ton will exist and the extent to which
it shall operate.
Until there is a minimum rate law to
prevent unhealthy competition or diver
sion Of business from economic channels
carriers may arbitrarily make condition
which Will justify a departure from the
previous rulings of the commission and
render the commission powerless to make
a future rate.
"a minimum rate law or just division
of the business of the railroads under the
supervision Of commission of high per-
sonal standing seems Of the utmost impor-
lance. When the eastern roads carry
grain at loss it is for the purpose of
damaging the north and south roads and
ultimately working an injury TO the entire
west If the north and south roads carry
business at a loss, it Injuries them as a
part of the west, prevents their more eff
ficient equipment and retards the wealth
and population of the west while the al
vantage gained by an Improbable rate
would be not to the producer in the west
to any great extent. but more largely to
the foreign consumer. An equitable rate
is largely a tax on the foreign consumer
the same as import duty on a pound Of
sugar is a tax upon the local consumer.
Our producers are only interested in ex-
port rates. as such rates bear relation to
the export rates from the interior of Ar
ha Do eli Nd ha
eastern Mississippi slope for example.
''The element of loading and storage IA
cilities as recognized by the courts in de-
termining equitable rates, I have been
unable to familiarize myself with, but
perhaps it is safe and just to say that
the investment of capital in such enter
prises is influenced by periodical rate wars
brought about by eastern roads"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-01

sources IN fields, forests, mines and fac
tories as the United States controls, which
has mastered the forces which now control
the world-steam, electricity, machinery
and pubhcity-as we have mastered them,
will not be satisfied to ignore the market
which the other thirteen hundred and sew
enty millions OF consumers on the globe
presents. But to get this market it IS
necessary to let the people Of the world
know the merits of our wares and have
aeasy access to them. The chief thing
necessary IS publicity. It is useless TO pro-
duce a good thing unless you let the world
know 1t. From time immortal the public
crier, whether in street or minaret, has
called man TO trade or prayer. The print
ing press and the postoffice have become
the public. crier. I venture to say that
every dollar expended in publicity has
yielded, and viii yield, a larger return than
any other No matter how crude nor how
n directed, the sum total Of the results in
the great majority Of instances viii be on
the right side.
1--WE must have place to dump our sur
plus. which otherwise will constantly de-
press prices and compel the shutting down
of our mills, throwing our labor out Of
employment and changing our profits into
losses I do not believe in imperialism in
vclving the annexation and assimilation Of
semi-civilized populations which would
thus be enabled to compete with American
Iaborers possessing the wants Of a higher
civilization, but do believe in a policy of
expansion which will give us the control
of some markets which Will be a stepping
l. inf
ence, which such control viii enable US to
exercise
In such a policy we would have the
support Of American labor because it
would mean keeping our factories running
and giving American labor continuous en-
ployment Some Of our most intelligent
labor leaders have been induced TO range
themselves against the cause Of expansion
and against their own interests by the
bogy OF imperialism, which has been sud
denly sprung upon US. The best horse viii
shy at an umbrella If it IS opened sudden
~ in his. face but let him see it and see
that II IS not dangerous and he viii 80
quietly on about his business. 7 prophecy
that a little time viii clear the atmosphere
and show us the way in which we can
press forward, leading the nations in the
march for commercial supremacy. No
country en- the face Of the globe has such
resources in field. forest. mines and fac
tories as the United States. No nation
has such a command Of the great forces
that now control the world-steam. cleo
tricity and machinery. No country has
such an Ingenious, intelligent, energetic
and progressive population. Surely, with
the precedent and experience of the other
great section Of the English speaking race
we can solve the problem that now con-
fronts US and realize the destiny which an
over-ruling Providence seems to have
created for US"