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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
THE COTTON ACREAGE.

The reports which have been sent out
from Atlanta respecting the enormous
sale of fertilizer tags have created the
impression that the cotton acreage in this
state this year would be very large. In
several dispatches sent to the Commits
sioner of Agriculture of this state, by
farmers, the statement is made that in
their respective localities there is no in
tention to increase the cotton acreage.
The temptation is very great to in
crease the acreage on account Of the
price of cotton. No doubt many farmers
win yield to it, 1t is a question if the ma
jority of them will, however.
The sale of an unusually large number
of fertilizer tags does not necessarily
mean that the amount of fertilizers that
is being sold this year is much larger than
that sold last year, The fertilizer manu-
facturers last year We're caught without
sufficient number of tags, and some Of
them, on the advice of the Commissioner
of Agriculture it is said, sent out fertil-
izers that were not tagged There were
some lawsuits in consequence. This year
the manufacturers determined to have an
ample supply of tags, and that is why the
sale of them has been so large.
1t is doubtful if there will be a greater
sale of fertilizers this year than there
was last, because it is claimed that the
stock on hand in the factories of the
South is rot as large as it was last year.
Eight-cent cotton viii look so attractive,
however, that many farmers will be
tempted TO increase their acreage, de-
pending upon fertilizers of home manufac>
ture The greater part of whatever in
crease in the acreage there is, is likely to
be in Mississippi and Texas. In both of
these states, particularly in Texas, there
is a great deal of land that Will yield a
good crop Of cotton without fertilization.
In localities where there are such lands
the farmers will go extensively into cot
ton planting. They may be fortunate
enough to raise big crop, and to get a
high price for it, 1t is pretty certain how
ever, that if an enormous crop is raised
the price will drop considerably below
what it is now.
1t would be fortunate for the farmers OF
the South and for the South if the crop
could be kept at about l0500,0O0 bales for
awhile. y crop of that size for two or
three years would bring the price of cot
ton up to where cotton would yield the
farmers an excellent profit. 1t is better
from any point of view to have small
crop and a big price than big crop and
a low price because a big crop and a
low price leave the farmers little or no
profit. The cost of producing a big crop
is about what the crop brings in the mar
ket. The crop for the season of 1S99-19OO is a
short one and the price Of cotton is bet
ter than it has been for a long while. AS
consequence the South is more prosper
Gus than she has been in years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Georgia Chapter. No. 3, r.
A. NJ. Golden Rule Lodge. No. Il, l. o.
o. f.
Special Notices-Bids Wanted for Re-
pairing Market Roof; Lime, Cement,
Plaster. Andrew Hanley Company; Wah
Paper, Paper Hanging, Savannah Build
ing Supply Company; You Can Buy a
Block of Lots, John L. Archer; Ship No
tice, b. Mitchell, Master British Steam
ship Dora; Ship Notice, B. Jensen, Mas
ter German Steamship Hedwig; Notice to
Superior Court Jurors.
Business Notices-Shakespear Cigars;
Get Coupon on the Cleveland. R. d. &
VIM baltimore; English Biscuit, c. "A.
Munster.
Amusements-Mr James Young as
Lord Byron" at Theater Saturday, Feb.
30.
Singer & Harrington Pianos-Lppman
Bros.
The Advantage of Our Cut Price Sale
Chas. Marks.
Auction Sales-"Old Hoss" Sale, Central
of Georgia Railway Company, and Ocean
Steamship Company; Administrators
Sale, by Youmans & Demmond, Auction
GERS; Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
Company.
Notice-M. l.. Lewis, Representing
"Arnheim, the Tailor" Has Opened.
Think About a Gas Range-Mutual Gas
Light Company.
Legal Notices-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors Estate Lewis B. Brooks, De-
ceased; Notice to Debtors and Creditors,
Estate George Gerdes. Deceased; Notice
to Debtors and Creditors Estate Angus
tine S. Hill, Deceased; Notice to Debtors
and Creditors Estate Chas. Dali Deceas-
ed
For Good Business Reasons 20 and Is
Per Cent. Discount-The Metropolitan
Bargain Feast To-day-At Hogan's
Sauce-Lea & PERKINS, Worcestershire
Sauce.
Beef-Liebig's Extract of Beef.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
Medical-Munyon Blood Cure; Cuticura
Remedies; DR.. Kennedys Favorite Renee
dy; the Pinkham Remedies; Hoods Pills;
Horsford's Acid Phosphate; Browns
Bronchial Troches; Sloan's Eminent;
Ayers Pills; Dr. Hathaway Company; Dr.
Dix Tablets; Sloats Vegetable Bitters.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
A Philosophical Convict.

Mrs. Darlington Booth and her aids once
won the confidence of a prisoner who was
feared by all his companions, says an ex-
change, One day in speaking of his past
he told them that he was absolutely in
nocent of the charge for which he was
suffering imprisonment, and he thanked
Mrs. Booth for some reading matter she
had brought him.
II have got witnesses to prove my limo
cence, even if they are In prison now" he
asserted.
why don't you try to secure a new
trial?"
WELL you see." he replied after a little
pause, II was acquitted of a number of
charges where 1 was guilty. and so when
/ was convicted of something 1 never did
l said to myself. Its just about even bal
ance,' and took my medicine without any
kicking"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
PERSONAL.
going on.

Speaker Henderson has adopted new
form for calling the House 10 order The
old ones were, Gentlemen will please re-
frain from conversation" or Gentlemen
will please take their seats" Mr.. Hender-
son says, in order that the public bust
ness may go forward etc.
Judge David Cameron. whom Gov.
Stone of Pennsylvania recently appointed
as the successor of Judge John l. Mitchell
on the Toga county bench, began life as
a mine boy. His family fifty years ago set
tied at Blossburg, where, with his broth
ers, he was employed at wagoning the coal
that his father dug.
While a student at Norwich University
Admiral Dewey took lessons in painting in
water color, and proved an apt pupil. He
produced several promising bits of work
mostly marine sketches one of which has
been rescued from oblivion, and, in a large
frame, now adorns the walls of one of the
uniVersity'S ClasSrOomS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
sENAroR CAFFERY,s CONTENTION.

Senator Caffery is right in the position
he takes that sovereign power does not
rest in Congress, and that the inhabitants
Of our insular possessions are citizens of
| the United States The Republicans
have been forced to the position that the
! constitution does not extend TO these new
possessions, that it is a constitution only
for the states which have ratified it. 1t
is clear that the President and the Sec
rotary of War did not take this view OF it
before the meeting of Congress. They
held that Porto Rico, being a part Of the
United States and under the constitution,
was entitled to free trade with the United
States. The extreme protectionists, how
ever, would not have 1t that way. They
insisted that the products of Porto Rico
should not come into our markets free Of
duty. and so che position was taken that
Congress has sovereign power over these
islands which we acquired from Spain,
and can make such laws for them as 1t
sees fit. without reference to any other
part of the country.
What the Republicans are proposing in
respect to Porto Rico and the Philippines
is not expansion, but a colonial systen IL
what they are proposing were simply ex
pansion there would be no question as to
whether or not merchandise from Porto
Rico and the Philippines should be admit
ted to our markets free of duty. 1t would
be admitted free of duty. The Philip
pines and Porto Rico being part of the
territory of the United States they should
be as free to trade in the markets of the
whole country as Oklahoma or New Mex
leo IS.
The fact that the Republican party does
not intend to permit them to have free
trade with US, but intends to compel them
to pay a duty on their products sent to
our markets, is a convincing argument
that even it does not regard these islands
as part of the country, but simply as
territory to be dominated by Congress.
The inhabitants of these new possessions
are not to be citizens of the United
States because they are to be governed
without their consent.
The more this question of the DISPOSE
ton to be made of these islands is dis
cussed the clearer it becomes that the posi-
ton of the Republican party is untena-
Bile. That party denies vigorously that it
is aiming at anything like imperialism. and
yet all the legislation that it is propos-
ing for Porto Rico and the Philippines
shows 90 the contrary. II is bound 10
admit that its purpose is TO deal with
these islands as colonies, and, having adj
mitted that, it can no longer contend sue
cessfully that it aims only at expansion.
Every day the people are getting
clearer idea of the difference between inn
periahsm and expansion. The majority
favor expansion-such as the country had
in connection with the Louisiana purchase
but they are against Imperialism, the
Imperialism the Republican party pro-
poses in connection with the Philippines
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

Gen. Kobbe's expedition in the Philip
pines met 1000 natives armed with rifles
and "over 5000 armed with wooden swords
and bows and arrows" OF the seventy
five natives killed, eleven were armed
with rifles. Presumably the others were
armed with wooden swords and bows and
arrows. 1t is pitiable that these poor
creatures Rave not the intelligence to re-
alize the hopelessness Of fighting with toy
weapons against the best soldiers in the
world armed with modern long-rango
rifles. The Americans probably find little
pleasure in a combat of wooden swords
and arrows against Krag-Jorgensens and
Gatlngs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
Two Catastrophes.

In little New York station not long
| ago Maurice Barrymore was breakfasting
! after night of travel, when he observed
in glaring headlines before him that Cen
Lawron. the noted American commander,
had met death in the Philippines, says the
Chicago Times-Herald. Mr. Barrymore
mad known the gallant officer slightly, and
| he felt so exceedingly sorry of the end
| that he longed for some one with whom
! to talk over the affair. He saw that the
waiter, an ntelligent-looking Irishman
was busy with another newspaper. and,
| bending over he remarked feenpgly:
Terrible business, wasn't it?'
"Bedad!' came the reply. so it was"
Dead" unused Mr.. Barrymore, pushing
back mis- plate.
AS a picked nanny-goat," assented the
Celt.
Mr. Barrymore was too deep in thought
to notice the oddly of the expression. "A
great man." he commented.
Six foot besoides tn thickness av his
socks" quoth the other.
PLENTY of nerve"
"Shure, he had tn nerve of a boiler
tooth"
Rose almost from the ranks"
"Or tn back ya-ard-they don't know
which"
Had broken through the lines"
AN q windy inter tn bargin"
Mr.. Barrymore shook mis- head sadly;
all but bitterly. 1T was too hot for him.
They found him dead"
"F'ruz stiff"
with his old smile"
An not anuther stitch of clouthin',
barrain' the buckle av his bilt an noine
suspinder buttons"
Mr. Barrymore caught the sentence
'Hey?" he exclaimed. what the devil
are you talking about?"
"Th' turrible bizness,' quoth Pat. "Thay
du say tibet tn PAGES av him had ter be
picked up wild pair av pinchers an car
ried 20 tn mar-rgue in an dice pitcher"
What terrible business?" persisted the
actor.
''Whot," came the reply, ''wirat yez wure
tal-lkin' about TIL poor divil as throid
ter stale sum clothes firm a cleanin' fac
thry an fill into ammonia vat.an' was
eaten up aloive. Isn't that it?"
And all Mr.. Barrymore's sorrow did not
prevent his laughing.
Which shows that different persons NAV
have different ideas concerning what con-
stitutes a matter of Importance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS SUGGESTION

The suggestion made by Alderman Will
hams that the city enter into contracts
for land adjacent to the city limits,
sufficient for streets and parks, is
an excellent one, and should be
adopted. 1t is only a question of a very
few years when the southern limits of
the city will be extended. Already a land
company is getting ready to sell lots
beyond Twelfth street. The city can
not now acquire land outside of its
limits, but il can make such contracts as
Alderman Williams suggests, and can APP
ply to che Legislature, when that body
meets for change in its charter that will
permit to do what it is proposed to do.
Years ago the Morning News urged the
City Council to purchase the land in the
Southern section that would be needed for
streets, but it's suggestion was not needed.
If it had been the city would have been
saved many thousands of dollars 1t is
probable that the men who composed the
city government at that time did not be-
lleve the city would extend much be-
You'd Anderson street within a genera ton.
Alderman Williams shows in his report
that during the year 1899 there was spent
by the city for land for streets and other
improvements nearly $4,000. Twenty years
ago nearly the whole of the Southern sec
ton could have been purchased for that
sum.
If this suggestion of Alderman Williams
is not acted upon favorably it is about
certain that within the next ten years the
city will be buying land by the foot be-
yond Twelfth street and viii be paying
ten and perhaps twenty times as much
for 1t as it would have to pay now.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

The regularly fortnightly revolution in
Venezuela will probably be reported with
in the next few days. The party in pow
er, probably in the knowledge that its span
of authority would be brief, has been pill
ing on the taxes to an extent that amounts
to confscation. The opposition taking the
part of the down tradden taxpayer, is get
ting recruits every day. Should the revo-
luton be successful, the new party in
power would, of course, at once proceed
to put on the tax screws until another OPP
position and revolution came along and
toppled it over
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

Admiral Dewey's only present assign
ment is to membership on the Philippine
Commission. The commission has about
completed its work and will be discharg>
ed within short while. What new as
signment the Admiral will then be given
is a question that is receiving some at
tentlon in Washington. 1t has been sug-
gested that a new advisory board be Gre
ated with the Admiral at the head of It,
the chief business of the board being to
examine plans for the construction OF
ships and ornaments. Admiral Dewey
knowledge Of the effectiveness of various
equipments and apparatus. gained from
experience in battle, would. it is believed
prove very valuable to the department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

The New York Herald's Washington cor
respondence says that since the beginning
of the war with Spain up to the end of
January our military expenditures, includ-
ing the sum paid Spain for the Philip
pines, amount to 1856, 100000. That is
enough money to pay the federal pension
ers for something over two years, or a
little longer chan the fighting has been
going on.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

The Quay case is scheduled to come up
in the Senate to-day though it is not
likely that vote Will be reached for u
Cay or Two. 1t is predicted by ehe friends
al The Pennsylvania man that there will
b. some surprises when the vote is taken,
and that he will be seated without any
Cimculty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

More than 10000 japanese, most of them
coolies. arrived at the Haawuan Islands
last year. ana it is predicted thar the i'm
nl.srauon from Japan during the current
year VIII De even larger The sugar plant
ors OF the Islands are supplying themselves
with an the Asiatic labor they viii need
for many years wh..e the doors are open
for such labor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

ore Of the Spanish ships which Dewey
destroyed" in Manila bay went into
commission last week, and two others OF
them win go into commission next week.
The three vessels are the lsla de Luzon,
the Isla de Cuba and the Don Juan de
Austria. They have been thoroughly re-
paired, and are said to be quite handy
and seryicoable craft.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

1t doesn't make so much difference why
Macrum left the Transvaal as what Web,
ster Davis is doing in the Transvaal. IL
the bright young men Of the press will
leave Macrum alone for while and de-
vote their energies No unraveling the
mystery of Davis. they will do a public
service.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

Being in absolute control Of Congress
and in no danger of losing such control, it
really seems as if the Republicans might
settle the contested elections upon their
merits But it appears that whenever a
contest comes Up it is settled on partisan
lines, and the Republican gets the seat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

Cornelius N. Bliss is the favorite of the
Louisiana Republicans for the vice pres
idential nomination. The Louisiana Re,
publicans are wise. They know precisely
where there is a barl waiting to be
tapped
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
The Gather.

The indications are for rain in Georgia
and fair in southern and rain in northern
portion of Eastern Florida.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Louisville Courier-Journal Oem.)
says: The breaking of the deadlock with
cotton at cents a pound will be of i'm
mense benefit to the South. Already it
is reported that farm mortgages of twenty
years standing are being paid off, and
there is more money in the hands of
Southern people than at any other time
since the war This will give an impetus
to every industry, for the rise In cotton
benefits the whole South, while the adj
vance in iron touches but a limited dis
trict."
The Nashville American Dem.) says:
THE people of Kentucky should be al
lowed to settle their own disputes and the
general government kept out of the af-
fair. The question is one involving a dis
puted election, and it is foreign to the
proper officers of the general government
to decide who Is Governor of Kentucky
at this stage of the proceedings"
The Chicago Chronicle Dem) says
What England wants Is a new race of
when to fight, quite as well as how to
fight Officers who have won medals by
defeating Ashantees, Sudanese, Zulus and
lands wars
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal Dem.)
says: The assassin who shot Goebel has
done more to shoot Taylor out of his seat
than the Legislature could ever have done.
Assassination settles nothing"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

Prof Pickering of Harvard University
believes that there is a planet between
Mercury and the sun, and he is going to
try to discover it, 1t is some millions of
miles to the point at which Prof. Picker
ing expects to discover the new world,
and only some thousands of miles to the
north pole; nevertheless the astronomical
en- plorer's labors will be as nothing com
pared with those Of an Arctic explorer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

Milwaukee has already raised about 500
900 of a proposed fund of 100000 to carry
the National Democratic Convention TO
that city. Philadelphia secured the Re-
publican Convention on a paper promise
to put up 500, 900, which for a time looked
doubtful of being made good. The Dem
ocrats will deal with sound money prop
osition when they consider Milwaukee 5
claims whereas the Republicans accepted
paper that narrowly escaped reputation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

Taylor OF Kentucky is going to find it
rather difficult to climb down gracefully
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

Excess of war pensions in the
peaceful republic" over the
combined lists of three warning
EUROPEAN nations ....... 49,. s
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
See what we can serve
yo0 with:
Come early and avoid the
rush.
WEDNESDAYS MENU.

60 pairs White Wool Blankets, VERY
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, offered today
at $3.50 to $3.50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

Congressman Latimer of South Caro-
INA thinks every congressman should be
provided with at least 1000 packages of
seeds for free distribution among his con-
sutuents. The 5000 packages now allowed
are not enough to go around so that each
voter may receive a material demonstra-
ton of the loving remembrance OF his
most earnest and thoughtful servant, the
congressman. Besides, by doubling up the
amount of peas and corn to be sent out,
the recipient might be able to get two
messes out of the consignment instead of
one. The free seed distribution is one of
the greatest humbugs maintained at pub
lie expense, but Congress has not the
backbone to put an end to it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

registered at the POs,Omce in Savannah
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

The Washington Post quotes from a
number" of its contemporaries the follow
ing very interesting table relative to PEN
sion expenditures annually by four of the
great powers:
Cost of pensions in the United
States e.. -. 80. -. -. $145,0OO,OOo
In Germany. -. ..... SIS, 42SOV
In France =. 26,aO0D
In England. . :. 12,73000O
- "a. 1858 600
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-08-31
CAPT. WIN. c. eEI6eR.

The return of the remains OF Capt.
VIM. G. Geiger from the philippines to
his home here for burial, is sad re-
minder of the conditions prevailing in
this country. A young life of 80 much
promise has gone ont, a family of ouI
neighbOrs and friends have been bow.
ed with incOnsolable sorrow. Had thlt
great sacrifice been made upon the
altar of country engaged in wal
where patriotic impulses were para
mount, the grief of his family and
friends would not be as one without
hope. but when they have lost d boy,
and the community young man of
more than ordinary promise, there must
and will be enquiry as TO our cOmpen-
sation for SO great sacrifice. There
Is this comfort to his family and
friends, however, that he has served
bis country as became a brave soldier,
chat he fulfilled every promise which
good morals and high manhood exact.
and that In his untimely and sad death
they can draw the consolation that his
life, though brief, was one Astounding
in virtue only.