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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
4cosrLY wan THREATENED.

i is apparent that the situation IN the
Philippines is ripe for trouble and that
Il.tle indiscretlou on either side is all That
is necessary to start a costly conflict.
There are reasons for thinking that Agu.n-
aldo is anxious for hostiities 10 begin
because without war it viii be impossible
for aim 10 retain his hold upon the peo-
pie after they understand that the rule
of the United States means peace and
better government than the islands nave
ever had.
If hostiiities should break out now, how
ever between our forces and the Filipnos
the latter would become united against US
and it would take long time TO estab-
lish our authority in the islands. Not only
would it take a long time, but 1t would
cost a great amount of blood and treasure.
We should have to send a large army and
navy to the Philippines, and even after We
had subdued the Fhpinos we should need
a large land and naval force there to
maintain order and enforce the laws.
And what is there to be gained from Ie-
belhous colonies situated 5000 miles from
our shores? The expansionists say that
we shall gain a vast amount of trade in
years to come. Trade with the Philippines
may be very valuable in the far distant
future, but it is certain that they offer
very little now. The cost of subduing the
Filipinos would be far greater than the
profits from all of the trade Of the Philip
pine Islands In the next half century.
The President still has hope of coming to
an understanding with the Fipinos with
out promising them their independence. The
instructions which Gen. Otis has, are that
he must make every reasonable effort to
avoid hostides. The inference from
our dispatches, however, is that the rela-
lions between the opposing forces are so
strained that a very little incident would
be sufficient to bring on a conflict
1t would be much the wiser plan for the
President to accept the programme of the
Democratic party for the settlement of
the Philippine trouble. Let it be under
stood at once that the islands are not to
be held in perpetuity, but only SO long as
may be necessary to establish a stable
government in them, and the attitude of
the Filipinos viii at once undergo a very
great change. They viii then look upon
US as friends. As long as we leave them
under the impression that it is our pur-
pose to rule them as colonies. or in any
other way, they will be our enemies. The
President may have good reasons for re-
fusing to say whether or not it is the pol
icy Of his ADMINISTRATION to hold the ISL
ands permanently, but if he has they can
not be very strong ones or he would sub
init them TO Congress. While he is wait
ing for the Senate to ratify the treaty
and he may have to wait a long while-a
war may break out in the Philippines
which win cost us hundreds of millions
| of dollars and thousands of lives
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
An Absent-Minded Justice.

The late Justice Keogh was, in the last
years of his eventful career, afflicted with
failing memory, says an exchange. On
the occasion of a bar dinner" at his
house he went upstairs to dress but did
not reappear. The company sat patiently
for some time, till at length-just as their
hunger was getting the better of their
manners, and an emissary was dispatched
to hunt up the missing judge-his lordship
appeared, and explained with many apollo
gies that, imagining he was retiring for
the night, he had undressed and got in
bed. After an hour sleep he awoke, when
it suddenly struck him that he had not
yet dined, on which he hurried down to
the guests.
He once attended a representation of
Macbeth in the Gaiety theater, Dublin.
1t will be remembered that the witches, in
reply to the Thames inquiry what they
were doing, declared they were doing "a
deed without a name" Catching the
sound of the words, and no doubt imagin-
ing he was on the bench in the Four
Courts, Keogh exclaimed, to the aston
ishment of the audience: "A deed with
out a name! Why, it's not worth six
DenCe.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
THE sAMPsON-SCHLEY CONTRO-
VERSY


There is soing to be an interesting dis
oussion in the Senate when the nominal
tons of Sampson and Schley to be rear
admirals are taken up in that body again.
When they were taken up on Monday last
it became Immediately apparent that both
among the senators. and that the friends
Of Schley felt that an injustice had been
done him in making SIMPSONS nomina-
ton take precedence of his. The friends
of Sampson told Schley's friends that if
they were wise they would avoid a dis
cussion of the relative merits of the two
admirals at the Santiago naval engage
ment, because the record showed some
things which. justified the President in
preferring Sampson to Schley. The i'm
Piled threat, however, had no effect upon
the senators who are championing the
cause of Schley.
They took the ground that there was
no excuse in the beginning of the war for
the action of the President in advancing
Sampson over the heads of some commo-
dores and a few captains before he had
done anything to justify being so honored.
And they insisted that the real hero of the
battle of Santiago was Schley, and not
Sampson. OF course, Simpsons friends
had plenty to say in his favor. Senator
Lodge was particularly emphatic in OPP
posing any interference with the Presi-
dents action in the matter. 1t seems that
do owl hal l.
CATION of the facts connected with the
naval engagement off Santiago, and has
come to the conclusion that the President
did not err in preferring Sampson to
Schley. 1t is not improbable, however
that Senator Lodge was influenced to see
department clique. which, IL Is believed
was chiefly influential in having Sampson
promoted over the heads of so many naval
officers. The Senate means to investigate
the whole subject for itself, and for that
purpose passed a resolution on Monday
| against the protest of the friends of Samp-
son, calling for all of the papers in the
case The question of confirming the
nominations of the two admiras was
postponed for twenty days, in order that
a thorough study of the records of the
| two admirals might be made.
The popular idea is that schley should
| have the lions share of the glory result.
ing from the naval engagement at Santi.
ago, and it would not be surprising il that
were the idea Of a majority of the sena.
! tors. The resolution calling for the pa
pers in the case was adopted by a vote Of
"a to IT, That would seem 10 indicate thai
if injustice has been done Schley by the
navy department, he will have justice done
him by the Senate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
His Mathematical Llmlt.

Mike" said Flooding Pete. according to
the Washington Star, statistics is won
derful things, amt they? Ye don't have
any idea how much dis world kin hold
until ye git 10 talkin' iggers."
'Wots the matter Wit you?" inquired
Meandering Mike. rs yer mind gone
buzzin' uD into de billons?"
Me attention was attracted to an an
nouncement in dis paper which is truly
wonderful. Jes' tink of it; de cotton crop
in Texas last year was ,7O1 bales"
You don't say sou
yes. sir. Amt dat astonishin'? Here's
somethin' else you don't know. De
worlds output o gold last year was $751;
5O4, 500
WAS it?"
Yes. Jes' t'ink of itI'
I can't"
wait a minute an I'll say it over"
Its no use. I laid awake last night
tryin' to realize how much two dollars and
a half would be if 1 had it, an I've got
br9in-fag -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

How often have the Cuban insurgents
got to tell the Americans that they do not
want work, but money-dollars, pesos.
scads, cash, the dough, the Doodle; any
thing so it's money! The insurgents did
not fight for chance TO work and earn
living; they fought for a chance to col
lect taxes for their own benefit, for some
body else to support them. for The privi
lege of wearing uniforms and
clanking spurs. for a life of
ease and luxury That, in sub
stance, is what young Cuban lieutenant
told Gen. Wood at Santiago some weeks
ago; that in substance is what sanguilly
told the Americans in Havana the other
day when he got mad because he was not
accorded all of the "honors" due to per-
son of his prominence And yet there is a
Yankee quartermaster In Pinar del Rio
who is offering the insurgents chance to
earn a living by working with shovels
and picks. In this instance following the
line of the others, Gen. Diaz has told the
quartermaster that the Cubans do not
want work, but money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

The custom in Cuba of renting graves,
and then after the expiration of year
or two evicting the tenants and piling their
bones in a heap in one corner of the Gene
terry, or outside of 1t, has afforded some OF
the men Of Lees corps the opportunity for
INDUCING in an odd sort of fad, They
have visited the Colon and Quemados Gem
eteries and gathered skulls and bones,
with which they have decorated their
tents and company streets. The
number of skulls and cross-bones
al last attracted the attention
OF the commanding general, and he
has issued an order that the grewsome
relies be returned to their respective scrap
heaps, and that no more of them be
brought into the camp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

That death prophet at Peoria, H., is be-
coming really very disagreeable fellow.
He has doomsday book in which he has
written the names Of certain persons with
the dates on which he says they will take
their departure from this mundane sphere
He has guessed pretty nearly correct in
one or two cases, with the result that he
has got certain persons badly frightened
The very sight of him the other day
caused one Of those whom he has timed to
fan IN a swoon. Possibly II the fortune
tei-er's palm were crossed with silver, he
might be induced to change the character
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

The railroad commissioners of New
York have taken action looking to the
equipment of all street cars with power
brakes as soon as a practical device shall
have been found The great increase in
the weight and speed of street cars dur
ing recent years has made the old hand
brake device inadequate to the work ex-
peeted of il. The safety of life and limb
very frequently depends upon the ability
OF the gripman or motorman of a car 70
stop the ear quickly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Zerubbabel Lodge No. l5' F.
e. A. M; Meeting of Creditors of Perry &
Benton
Special Nodces-Bids Wanted for Feed
Harry Wilink, Superintendent; Stocks for
Sale. F. c. Wylly; Fresh Eggs, J. c. Sla-
ter; go Bicycles. r. d. & VIM. baltimore;
Notice of Partnership Stillwen & Wright;
Notice to Superior Court Jurors.
Business Notices-HuyIers Cocoa, J. I.
Evans & Co.
A Careful Clean Up.-Byck Bros.
why Not Try-M. S. Brown.
Condensed Mnk-Borden's Eagle Brand
Medical-Pe-ru-na; Worlds Dispensary
f7reparations Hoods Sarsaparilla; Wine
of cardui; Erie Medical Company; 5. SIS;
Castoria; Cuticura Remedies; Ayers Cher-
nv Pectoral; Warmers Safe Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

The report Of a Sl5.OOO,OO0 purchase of
coal and mineral lands, furnaces and rail-
roads in upper East Tennessee and South
western Virginia TO a great syndicate
which will fully exploit ats purchase,
means much TO the two states involved
and to the whole South. one thing that
is indicated by this deal is that capitalists
and other developers are giving more at
tention TO the hitherto waste but very rich
places Of the South, and less to the far
West And in this connection il may be
stated that there are sull other treasure
troves in this section of the country, some
of them in Georgia, waiting for the dig
gers to come along and take out the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

The Filipinos have released a number of
Spanish prisoners. This seems to have
been in accordance with the terms of peace
between Spain and the United States. If
Aguinaldo is releasing his prisoners at
the instance of this country, then there
must be a better understanding between
the insurgent leader and Gen. Otis than
certain recent dispatches have indicated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

1t is asserted that the boom in the New
York stock market on Monday had the eff
feet of increasing John d. Rockefellers
fortune by $5,145,OOO, and that in ten days
the value of his holdings has been en-
HANGED by no less than $l3,475.O Mr.
Rockefeler's holdings of Standard Oil GER
tifcates are supposed TO amount to 49,
Doc 600 par value
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

An insurance expert says that each
of the great life companies paid out last
year more than $1,5oo,oOO on suicide cases.
This is one of the last ways in this world
10 turn an honest dollar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

A Terre Haute scientist has figured out
that the supply of oxygen is being ex-
hausted through the burning of coal, and
that before a great while the earth will
be without air. How fortunate that this.
discovery was made in time for Nikola
Tesla TO arrange for a new supply of air
10 be distributed in world-satisfying guam
titles by simply touching a button
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

one can hardly blame the Filipinos for
being suspicious of the Americans. They
have been humbugged so often by the
Spaniards that they hardly know how to
believe that a white man can be philan-
fhroplc and truthful.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

An old proverb has it that the ruling pas
sion is strong in death. Senator Quay Is
said to be gambling heavily on the out
come of his candidacy before the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature. He is reported to have
placed one bet of 5000 day or two ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Indianapolis News Dem) thinks
that machine voting viii have 10 give way
to voting machines. 1t says: THE Aus
tralian ballot system was tremendous
advance on the system, or lack of sys-
TEN. that prevailed before 1t, and how uni
yersal was it's need was witnessed by the
fact of its quick adoption in some form
by every state in the union, when once
it's features were understood. That the
system conduces vastly toward pure
election, we all know. But II is not the
best that can be had. Already voting by
machinery appears as the next step to-
ward accuracy"
The Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem.)
saws: IN the beginning God created the
heavens and the earth. II was a long time
afterward that Matthew Stanley Quay ere
ated w. A. stone Governor of Pennsyl-
vania. But Gov. Stone remembers his
last creator. the man who put him in Of
6ca He hastens TO make an argument
why his political father ought TO be re-
turned to the Senate. He talks good
deal about conspiracy and the ike, as
though he himself did not hold his office
nv virtue of the conspiracy of the bad ele-
nents of Pennsylvania against the good.
The Atlanta Journal Oem) says: Both
Georgia's senators have taken conspic-
nous part in the discussion of the anti
expansion resolution, and both have voiced
the sentiments of an overwhelming ma
iority of the people Of this state i'm op-
posing so stoutly the new doctrine of i'm
perialism which threatens u.s.
Senator Bacon's speeches are attracting
a good deal of attention. The Norfolk
Landmark Dem.) says: 1T is becoming
constantly clearer that the state Of Geor-
gia knew what she Was doing when she
sent Mr.. Bacon to the Senate He pos
sesses the elements of craftsmanship in
ats highest FORM"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

Ohio and Michigan are at the front once
more. in the personnel of the colonial COM
mission. Gen. Kennedy is from Ohio and
MIR. Watkins is a Michigan man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
Women and Mothers
eEST APPRECIATE CUTlCURA SOAP

Its remarkable emollient, cleansing, and M.
rifying properties warrant its use in the form
ofwashes solutions for annoying irritations.
infammations, and ehaings, for ulcerative
weaknesses. or too free OF offensive persptra-
ton, and for many sanative uses. Gentle an
plications of CUTICURA (ointment), greatest
of emollient skin cures, in addition, will
in many instances, prove Of marked benefit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

And now il is a trust of steel bridges.
Pierpont Morgan is said to have arranged
q consolidation of all the big bridge build
ing plants into a trust, with a capital of
$5O,OOO,OOO. During the past few days there
have been formed trusts in granite ware,
copper mining, bicycle saddles. electrical
apparatus, steel billets paper boxes and
probably half dozen other things How
long will 1t be before Mr.. Morgan, or some
other Napoleon of Finance, viii organize
a trust of trusts which shall embrace all
of the existing trusts and everything else?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

The Charleston News and Courier says:
''An abundant supply of water, suitable
for drinking. cooking and sanitary pur-
poses. is necessary to the commercial de-
velopment of Charleston, the preservation
OF the public health, the protection of
private and public property from destruc-
ton by fire, the establishment of new
manufacturing and industrial enterprises,
and in every way the promotion of the
public welfare" That sounds very ia
mliar. Is 1t possible that the News and
Courier has been plagiarizing the Charles
ton Evening Post OF some four months
ago?
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-27
OPERATING DIVISION CHANGES
General Manager Frey Officially
Announces Several.

Tho following changes in operating
divisions have been officially announc-
ed by the general manager OF the San
ia Fe, to take effect August 1:
The Panhandle division will be es-
tablished, extending from:
Mulvane, Kap., to Englewood, Tex
as.
Mulvane, Kan, to Caldwell, Kan.
Wellington, Kan, to Amarillo, Tex.
Attica, Kan, to Medicine Lodge,
Kan.
Wellington. Kan, to Braman, o. T.
The Oklahoma division will COM
prise the lines from:
Newton, Kan, to Purcell, 1. T.
Wichita, Kan, to Pratt, Kan.
Florence, Kan, to Winfield Junction,
Kan.
Augusta, Kan, to Mulvane, Kan.
The line from Winfield to Yelling
ton will become part of the Southern
Kansas division.
The line from Lawrence to North
Ottawa will be added to the eastern
division.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-27

timore & Ohio, Chicago Terminal
Transfer, Chicago s. Alton and Kansas
City, Pittsburg & Gulf, with Union Pa
cifc included, for another transcon-
tinental route.
Absorption of New York, New
II.r Il & Hartford and several other
= England roads by New York Gen.
Consolidation of Louisville & Nash
:eand Southern railway.
Purchase of ST. Paul & Duluth by
hicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul with
out The knowledge of the latter). -Ex-
change.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-27
Meeting At Eureka Springs.

The following has been issued: In
accordance with resolution adopted
at conference of southwestern freight
officials on July IL and II, 1899, meet
ing of traffic officials will be held at Eu-
reka Springs, Ark, on July 26, for the
purpose of considering rates on various
commodities to and from Texas points
and interstate points. While this
will be a meeting of southwestern
freight members of interstate lines
leading to Texas, at the same time it is
probable that most of the Texas lines
will have representatives present,
though not included in the freight
membership.-Exc
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-27
PACIFIC EXPRESS.
WILL Move General offices to ST.
Louis.

A special to the Wall Street New
York; Journal from Omaha, Neb., says:
Though Oct. has been set as the
time when the Pacific Express COM
pauy will be moved to st. Louis with
all the clerical force, President Egg
gleston will continue to reside In this
city. At the same time report has
been very vigorously circulated in
Omaha recently that the American
Express company is on the verge of
completing deal by which it will
acquire all the interest and stock of
the Pacific Express company. One of
The heads OF the Pacific says. however,
that the Goulds would shardly sell the
40 per cent of Pacific stock the Mis-
souri, Pacific holds or the 20 per cent of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-27
LINK AND Pin.

that stock which the Wabash holds. The
same authority thought, however, that
the Union Pacific would dispose of it's
40 per cent of Pacific stock, as the di-
were not much in favor of carrying on
the express business of their lines.
Still, the American Express company
would not buy the stock unless it was
assured of contract with the Union.
Pacific road and it is hardly likely the
Union Pacific would assure that, because
that company Is now receiving pro-
portion of profits from the Pacific Elk
press company largely in excess of it's
proportions of mileage and is getting
more than would be possible If it should
sell it's express stock to the American.