The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05
AN IDEAL GOVERNOR.
THAT is WHAT SIR CLAUDE fDON-
AID is CLAIMED TO BE.

Ii Is said He Can Take a Heather
Colony and Ctvilize 1t Quicker
Than Any other Man in the
Queens Service-StOries of Sir
CIaude's Dealings With CannibaIs
on the Gold Coast-Hts Nerve in an
Elephant Stampede.
Toronto, Nov 2.-The British empire has
intrusted its interests in the far East to
a tall. thin. red-headed Seotchman. He is
described as a man so dlgnihed that it is
painful to be near HIM" He is not
pleasant person either to know OF 10 talk
with, but he can take heather co.ony
and civiiize 1t quicker than any one in the
Queens service. 1t may be interesting TO
Americans, now that their own country is
beginning to assume the responsibilities
of imperialism, to know how the man goes
about making good citizens Of savages.i
Col. Sir Claude Mcdonald is now British
ambassador to China. He was promoted
to that position because in Africa he
about fulfilled the ideals of colonial gov
ernor He was heard from last when the
Germans We're in Kai-Chow bay and the
Empress of China was accused of trying
to kill the Emperor The report went out
that the lad was very sick and gradually
dying. The dowager is hostile to the Eng
lish who have championed the Emperor's
cause. The reports continued to grow
alarming until one day a note came to the
dowager from the British Ambassador.
1t said simply, Thine for the Emperor to
get better" and the cables soon announc-
ed his recovery.
Sir Claude's reputation has preceded
him. Wherever English colonial COVER
nors are spoken of the name of Mcdonald
has first place. And though his methods
are incisive and effectual his name does
not inspire the dislike or even terror that
does the mention of Sir Redvers Butler.
Butler kills; just kills. the colonial
Engishman will tell you. "Sir Claude Is
most considerate and even kind. But woe
/ to the persons who tried to trick him!
Dealing With CannibaIism.
Last week an Australian surgeon return
ed from Old Calabar and the Camaroons,
on the Gold coast, West Africa. He had
been associated there with Sir Claude from
/ the time of his first arrival, and he says
that the presence of one such man adj
vances civilization in the African tribes
more than score of missionaries and
many machine guns His method is 10
bring about results gradually and let the
native develop himself "You cannot trans
plant a civilization of twenty centuries on
a tribe of savages and expect them to
/ breathe il in is his contention.
At the same time Sir Claude believes in
being obeyed and in stringent measures
when they are required. One practice OF
the West Coast Africans which he thought
| should be abruptly stopped was that Of
| sacrificing human life. on feast days OF
when entertaining a guest il has been the
custom along the banks of the Niger for
a chief to have several prisoners put to
death. In Central Africa there is stin a
great deal of this done.
| Mcdonald put a stop TO it on the gold
coast by one move. He had geen away TAX
ing a vacation to England and on return
ing found a native uprising caused by sew
eral chiefs slaughtering some prisoners
There were fourteen guilty prisoners in al
and Sir Claude had them brought befor,
him early in the morning.
Ranging ten in front of him. he said
"Now you men have never been here be
fore This is your first offense 1t i;
Justice that you should be warned. CT
away and never come back"
you two have been here before. Yol
know the law To the chains"
But you two are incorrigible. There
no good in you. I'm going to hang you
Sergeant, take them away and hang them
Orderly, is my breakfast ready"'
The Lost Burgundy.
While Sir Claudes methods are so in
cisve, Sir Claude is not devoid of gen
ialty and kindness and the natives wer'
actually fond of him in Africa. This wal