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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
Tested by Tri6es.

Flies are great tests of character, son,
writes Robert j. Burdette in the Los An
geles Times. A man may be cool as an
iceberg under extraordinary circumstances
of danger or times of intense excitement;
he may be calm when, at another mans
order he is facing siX-gun battery and
getting ready 10 try if he can push bay
onet through cannoneer before the gun
ner shoves eight pounds of assorted ircn-
mon gerry through him; he may assume
command and act nobly and quietly when
the ship is sinking; he may preserve an
even mind when the hotel is on fire; he
may even speak dramatically when the
ghost enters his room at midnight. But
let that man upset a very small inkstand,
with only a very little ink in it, on his
desk. He upsets his chair on the office
cat as he leaps to his feet with a howl like
a wild Indian or baseball coach; he
makes a desperate grab al the inkstand
and swoopS it half way across his desk be
fore he sweeps il off into en- open drawer
full of unanswered letters; then he claws
after his papers and drags them through
a little puddle of ink that wasn't doing
bit of harm before he mOpped it zigzas
and crooked all over every hing with his
white handkerchief; aud finally, after he
has smeared the top of his desk, his
hands and his gray pantaloons with ink.
he discovers that at the first dash he has
knocked a much larger bottle of red ink
clear off the desk onto the floor, where it
has lain draining its crimson life away in
the very heart of the lghtest figure on
a blue and white carpet. Then he says
things at the flies of life and wonders
why a man always makes an idiot of him
self when he upsets a little bottle of ink.
And he may keep on wondering. Because
he will never know why. Nobody knows.
He just does 1t; that's all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
Personal.

In his proclamation appointing Fri
day, April 10 Good Friday, as a day of
fasting and prayer Gov. Lounsbury OF
ance with custom instituted by a gen.
Grafton which feared God and kept his
commandments.
DIR. Charles F.. Mason, volunteer
army surgeon, writes from the Philip
pines to the Medical Record that there is
danger of the communication of variola
and smallpox to friends of soldiers in
this country through souvenirs sent to
them He says that these diseases are
almost universal there among all classes.
and that the people have their own looms
in their homes, and manufacture many
varieties of fine "iosi" and "pina" cloth.
which are much sought after by American
soldiers and by them sent through the
mails to their friends.
Charles T. Caldwell, one of the best
known and most distinguished members
Of the West Virginia bar, created a sem
sat on in the Circuit Court at Parkersburg
a few weeks ago by appearing in skirts
His reason for assuming feminine attire
was that he desired to impress uDon A
jury trying the damage suit of a woman
against { Elec Railway Company how
easy it was for woman's skirt to catch
upon the car brake, and how the brake
dog would twist the skirt in such a man
ner as to pull her violently forward in
stead of tripping her fest from under her.
Mr. Caldwell who is a large man and
weighs in the neighborhood of 80 pounds.
wore dress much too small for him, and
his appearance totally disrupted the dig
nifty of the court. The trick won, however,
ana his client was awarded substantial
damages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Solomon's Lodge No. /, F. &
of the Royal Arch; Enterprise Dime Loan
Association.
Special Notices-If It's Nice We Have
1t, Hardee & Marshall; Notice to Superior
Court Jurors
Business Notices-Harvard Pure Beer,
Ale and Porter, Henry Solomon & Son,
Wholesale Distributors; r. & w. Laun-
dry; Georgia Cane Syrup, Est. S. w.
Branch; Whatever There May Be, Hun
ter & Van Keuren.
Railroad Schedule-Plant System.
Just One Hundred Tailor Made Suits at
Special Prices.-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Steamship Schedule-French Line, Com
pagnie Generate Transatlantique.
Legal Notices-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors, Estate Caroline hewitt Hollis,
Deceased; Notice of Application of Incor-
poration of THE Okarma Shoe Manufac-
turing Company"
Whiskies-Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey;
Hunter Baltimore Rye Whisky
Medical-McElree's Wine of Cardui; S.
s. S.; Mothers Friend, Johann Hoff' Gen
uire Malt Extract; Formaldehyde Inhaler;
Castoria; Peruna; Hoods Sarsaparilla;
Ayers Sarsaparilla; DR.. Hathaway Com
pany; Warmers Safe Cure; Seven Suther-
lard Sisters Hair Grower.
Cheap Column Advertisements Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; LOST Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
OUR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS.

We are undertaking to teach the Gu
bans, Porto Rfcans and Filipinos how to
govern their cities, and every day We
are having evidences that we DO not know
how to govern our own cities honestly and
| economically In our dispatches yester-
day there was an account of the manner
in which a number Of business men, all
of them being taxpayers Of South Town,
section of Chicago, were treated by the
thugs and heelers of that borough,
It seems, from the story told in the
dispatches, that three officials of the town
being about TO retire from office voted
themselves 81, 600. Tuesday there was
meeting of the Town electors to ratify
their action. These officials had taken
care to fiji the hall with their supporters.
A number of business men and tax pay
ers were present 90 protest against the
alleged steal. They were Kissed, hustled
and robbed. They were not given
chance TO say anything. Not only ware
they Utterly thrown out of the Town hall,
but the Docketbooks of some of them
were taken and the watches and scarf
pins of others were grabbed by the toughs
who packed The hall in the interest of the
salary grabbers.
What was done IN South Town on a
small scale is being done on Il large scale
in many of the large cities only little
more decentiy. But the time may not be
distant when, in the great majority OF
the cities. there will be Witnessed scenes
similar to those which occurred in the
Chicago suburb. The taxpayers will be
robbed openly, and the money turned over
to the thugs and heelers of the political
bosses who run the municipal govern
ments.
II would be an easy matter to find in
most of the cities of the country evil
dences of the use of the public money for
the benefit of members of the faction in
power. Prices are paid for city supplies
much above those which prevail in the
markets, political heelers are carried on
the pay rolls, though rendering no SER
vice to the public purchases are made
of various things in order to fill the pock-
cts of an influential official or one or
more of his friends and in hundred
other ways the citys money is stolen
under the forms of law. It is not to be
wondered at that there are so many
schemes for the better government of
cities. 1t is certain that the problem of
municipal government has not been
solved in this country, and yet we are
trying to show the Cubans and the Fill
pinos how to solve it. 1t would not be at
all remarkable if our efforts should fail
How can we teach others to do what we
cannot do successfully ourselves?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
All She Asked.

"And you say you would die for me
George" said the maiden, according to the
Buffalo News.
Die for you? Yes, a thousand Deaths
You are noble man. George"
''My darling, you do not know me yet"
well, dear. 1 do not wish you to die
for me, but l will tell you what you can
do for me to show your affection"
What is it? Shall l pluck the stars
from the cerulean dome? Shall l say to
the sea. 'Ha! ha! cease to flow, for my love
wills it?' Shall I tell yon bright and in
constant moon that is ginning the hill
tops with her light that she must not
shine on thy face too roughly?-ha!'
"No, George, nor she smillngly said, II
do not wish you to attempt such impossi-
bilities. All ask Of YOU is this"
"Yes?"
"All ask of you is this-don't call
again"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
Kitchener Devoted TO "Bobs. ,,

Here is a little story, said to be true,
says the London News. on the steamer
with conveyed him to Gibraltar, where he
was to meet Lord Roberts. Lord Kitchen
er was accosted by an officer who intro.
duced himself with the reminder that he
had once been intrusted by Col. Kitchen
er with message to the then command
er-in-chief in India.
at was fifteen years ago or more" said
his friend but I remember IT, You ask
ed me, If 1 had the chance to speak TO
Lord Roberts on your behalf and beg him
10 find you job in the East. near him
If possible. You told me to say you would
black his boots or do any earthly thing
for him then"
I've no doubt said that" replied Lord
Kitchener "for ! would black his boots
or do any moral thing for him now"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

Gen. Miles is an enthusiastic good roads
advocate. He looks at them chiefly from
the point of view of military expert, of
course, but a the same time he recog-
nizes the immense value they would be to
commerce. He is at the head of a commits
sion to, report on the feasibility
OF a national highway from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and he
believes that such road will be built
before a great many years. At a meet
ing of the Automobile Club Of America in
New York the other night Gen. Miles
said that there was the present and great
need of broad, Wen built highway, to
connect the cities on the Atlantic coast
from Boston as far South as Savannah.
Such road, as a matter Of fact. ought to
continue South to Jacksonville With
such highway, automobile and bicycle
touring between the North and the South
would become popular, the farmers along
the line would be immensely benefited by
reason of the cheapening of transIorta-
ton, and in the event of war the move
ment Of the military would be greatly
facilitated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Baltimore Sun (Dem.) says: 1.-THE
war revenue act was not passed for the
purpose of accommodating immense sums
to be paid out in subsidies. 1t was prom
ised when these taxes were imposed, as
the Tribune explains, that all of them
should be temporary. The most onerous
and vexatious should be repealed now. as
to keep them in force is no longer neces-
sary, and it is in violation of all the recog-
nized principles of political economy and
business common sense for a government
to impose taxes in excess of its needs
and create a demoralzing surplus. As
the Tribune says: An army of lobbyists
is devis.ng ways and means to eat up the
surplus. The administration, instead of
giving aid and comfort to that army
should do what II can to keep down the
surplus by urging he repeal of unneces-
sary taxes. a needless tax is an enemy
Of the public welfare
The New Orleans Picayune DemJ says:
1.-The main trouble with the national.
guard heretofore has been that it was
organized for state purposes only, and
not with view to employment for ma
tional purposes in the event of war The
national government did little for the
militia, and, as a consequence, had no
moral or legal claim on its services It
is the purpose Of Mr.. Hays bill to
change all that and provide for a more
liberal contribution by the general gov
eminent TO the maintenance of the ma
tional guard. without taking its actual
control from the states"
Tie Memphis Comm ercial-Appeal Dem)
says 1T is bad enough to have a lobby
in Washington working for the ship sub
sidy steal, but it is intolerable that this
lobby should capture the Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries. The
raids on the public treasury are increas-
ing in number and this one can be check
ed IL taken in time"
The Louisville .Courier-Journal Dem)
says: Presidential candidate Debs IS en-
gagged IN making speeches on Sunday. He
will go a long way toward securing for
giveness If he viii rest the other six days
Of she week."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

The war in South Africa is being pro-
longed by the laundering of the British.
The cutting 10 pieces of the column Of
Col Broadwood has revived the hopes of
the Beers After the surrender of Gen.
Cronje, President Kruger asked the Brit
ish on what terms peace would be grant
ed, and the Beers were returning to their
homes by the hundreds They were dis
heartened Many of them regarded the
war practically decided against them.
Now they are again hopeful. They are
again beginning TO believe that, although
greatly outnumbered, they can hold out
against their enemy, owing to the defen-
sive advantages their country possesses,
until outside help is offered them, and
they are convinced that such help will b.
offered.
The disaster which overlook Col Broad
wood was due to the failure of his scouts
to do their duty fully Owing to their
lack of vigilance the column walked into
a death trap. 1t was similar to half a
dozen other death traps into which the
British have walked since the South Afri-
can campaign began. The British do not
They are as careless as they are brave
Had Col Broadwoods scouts done their
duty the disaster would not have oocurr-
ed They thought, however, that there
was no possibility of the enemy being so
near the headquarters of Gen. Roberts
And so the scouts permitted the column
to walk into the trap which the Beers
had set for them. The blame, of course,
rests on Col, Broadwood, because he did
not see to it that the scouts were on the
alert. Doubtless he shared with
them the belief that there was no danger
to be apprehended in the position in
which his column was at the time it was
attacked.
If the British had not been surprised a
number of times by the Beers since the
beginning of the campaign there would be
some excuse for Col. Broadwood, but
knowing how WHY the Beers are, and
knowing that there was probability of a
Boer force being hidden wherever there
was a stretch of country offering an OPP
portunity for hiding. there is no excuse
whatever for the disaster which the col
umn under his command suffered
1t isSnot to be wondered at that the
British people feel that they have cause
to complain of the officers of their South
African armies. The successes their
armies achieve are clouded by reverses
which could easily be avoided. If ord!n-
airy precaution had been observed the
disaster to Col. Broadwood's column would
not have occurred If Gen. Roberts
subordinate officers continue to blunder-
to refuse 10 obey orders in the matter of
taking precautons--it will be a long time
before he will march into Pretoria.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

Mr.. j. H. Hale of Connecticut. who
owns extensive peach orchards in this
state as well as in Connecticut, told a
newspaper man a day or two ago that he
looked forward TO the biggest peach crop
this year that the country had ever seen,
He has inquired into the conditions in all
sections and found that the trees have
come through the winter better than ever
before in his recollection. There is no
considerable section in any state where
the growers are complaining In so far
as his own orchards are concerned, Mr..
Hale says that BOTH North and South
they are in the finest condition and prom
Use exceedingly well.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

II is difficult to believe the report from
South Africa, to the effect that Capt
Carl Reichman of the United States
Army, who is with the Boer army as
representative OF this government. led the
Roers In their recent fight with the Brit
ish at the Bloemfontein water works
Capt Reichman has the reputation Of be-
ing level-headed and very wei Informed
young officer. 1t may be true that. be-
cause of his German birth, ne is in SYM
pathy with the Beers. but It is highly
improbable that ne would so far forget
his duty as an American soldier as TO take
part in war against Power with which
the United States are friendly and at
peace. Should IT prove true that Capt.
Reichman led the Beers while IN the SER
vice and uniform Of the United States.
it Is likely that he would be dismissed
from the service In disgrace after a
courtmartial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

Gov. Gen. Davis of Porto Rico has
lately been writing and cabling some
strong arguments from Ponce in favor of
the Republican bill to impose Is per cent
duty for that island. Gen. Davis, it trans
pires, is a Democrat and was Secretary
of War Lannon'S military secretary under
the Cleveland administration, and the Re-
publicans are taking a great deal of COM
fort out of that circumstance But how
the Republican party is relieved in any
way thereby of the onus of its burden
is not readily apparent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

The bureau of construction of the navy
department is giving it's attention to a
proposition TO construct a ship to be pro-
PEELED by electricity. The vessel in con-
temptation will be a small one. of only
about 300 tons displacement But it is
claimed that the system of electrical pro-
pulsion which is proposed for this craft
can be applied to even the largest cruis-
ers and battleships. It is probable that
Congress will be asked for an appropria-
zion for experimenting with an electrical
war vessel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

The city of Aurora, Ind. receives an
nuany about $4,000 from liquor licenses.
The fact of deriving this amount of rev.
enue from licenses has heretofore been
one Of the strong arguments employed
In favor OF the license system. The tenn
perance people Of the city are now try
ing to raise this sum TO be paid into the
city treasury on the condition that no
licenses for The sale OF liquor be issued
This is one Of the most novel temperance
schemes that has yet been tried.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

President Steyn of the Orange Free
State is barrister of the London bar be-
ing registered at the Inner Temple. He is
also said to have his private fortune on
deposit in London bank. Whether the
fact that he has made war against the
government and people of Great Britain
will change his status as a barrister in
the English courts and give the govern
ment the right to confiscate his fortune
seems to be mooted question
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

In his speech on the Porto Rico bill
the other day Senator Depew dwelt par
ticulary upon the point that the taxes
under consideration had been collected
from the Tobacco Trust and the Sugar
Trust whereas they were 90 be given
back to the Porto Ricans, who had not
paid the taxes. Is not this in direct OPP
position to the old Republican claim that
the foreigner pays the tax? The Porto
Ricans Che foreigners raised the sugar
and the tobacco upon which these Gus
toms taxes Were levied and collected. and
the products were shipped to this coun-
try; and we have the word of the senator
from New York for it that it was not
these foreigners who paid the tax. The
old-l.ne Republicans in the Senate must
have WINGED when the New York man
rubbed that sore spot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

Senator Mason's suggestion that with
the possession OF our newly acquired
insuiar territory We are in position to ere
ate and grant titles OF nobility without
violation of the constitution, ought to be
a matter of very great interest to our
moneyed families who have heretofore
been forced to go to Europe to secure
their titles Indeed, the administration
might arrange a nice little list of nobil-
ity. the titles to he disposed Of for the
benefit of the campaign fund. or some
other charity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

when you get a genuine orator." said
Senator Pettus in his now celebrated
speech the other day, che is absolutely
absolved from all rules of logic or COM
mon sense" The Senator was shying peb-
bles at Senator Beveridge of Indiana; but
the Chattanooga Times calls attention
to the fact that the same pebbles hit Mr.
one of the orators of the day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

The indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather, with warmer in west
ern portion and winds shifting to brisk
northeasterly, and for Eastern Florida,
fair weather with winds shifting to brisk
southerly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

There is said to be a well defined move
ment on the part of Boss Plat of New
York to drop Gov. Roosevelt, both as a
candidate to succeed himself In his pres
ent Office and as presidential candidate
four years hence, But, like the cookie
bur 10 the Sleeps toll. Teddy" will prob
ably not be so easy to drop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

We have noticed with regret several
departures recently by the Charleston
Post from its former policy Of dealing
honestly fairly and candidly with matters
relating 10 Savannah. Let the Post re-
turn to Its lines Of originality aud It viii
be appreciated In Charleston.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

Irish chivalry may be depended upon TO
protect the aged Queen from any manner
of indignity during her visit to Dublin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

Admiral Dewey will now need 10 get his
life insured and have his somewhat sus-
ceptible feelings Harveyized.