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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13
THE PASSING OF BUTLER.

The result of the recent election in North
Carolina effectuelly disposes of Marion
Butler. His term In the United States
Senate will expire on March 3 next and
with it his political career, at least in his
native state, will come to an end 1t may
be doubted that he could be elected a cor
oner in any North Carolina county under
the new amendment to the constitution.
There will be few sincere regrets be-
cause of his retirement, and the state
will be better off for his observation. That
he is a man of a good deal of ability can
not be doubted; otherwise he would never
have been United States senator. But
his talents have not been used for the best
possible purposes. In politics he has rep
resented no great and enduring principle;
nothing, indeed, EXCEPT opportunism. His
plan of campaign has been anything to
win" He has been shifty, shrewd,
and a bargainer. He was ever ready to
enter into combination with any political
organization that would agree to dividing
the offices with his faction; and the party
that offered the most and the best paying
Offices was the one which received his
favor. AS chairman of the Populist Ma
tional Committee he was ready to combine
with the Democrats against the Republi-
cans on the national ticket four years
ago; and as leader of the North Carolina
Populists he arranged a fusion with the
Republicans against the Democrats on the
state ticket. That is a pretty fair indi-
nj
Political principle he cared little for.
"Wn 1t VIM" was the test which he APP
piled to every proposition.
There cannot be much doubt, If any.
that Butler is largely responsible for the
animosities that have grown up and the
tragedies-the Wilmington riots, etc.-that
have occurred in North Carolina during
the past three or four years From the
time of the overthrow of carpetbag gov
eminent in the South, more than twenty
years ago. the negro had remained quies-
cent as political factor in North Caro-
lima, until Marion Butler and his CO. work
ers stirred him up and made him believe
that it was his mission to be a ruler in
the land through the ballot box. Buffers
object of course, was to secure offices for
himself and his friends. In order 10 get
them he was willing that his state should
pass under the domination of the weakest,
most ignorant political element.
Butler is one of the brainy demagogues
that climbed into prominence upon the
shoulders of the Farmers Alliance; by
which performance, by the way, the or
ganization was ruined. But he erred in
supposing that he could perpetuate him
self in Office by a policy based upon ex-
pediency alone. Buffers downfall was not
long deferred He has had only six years
of good office-holding There are other
demagogues of the Butler class in high
places, who may be expected TO take
tumble sooner or later.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13
BRINGING SILVER TO THE FRONT.


The feature of the campaign text book
which the Republican National Commit
tee has issued is the argument, supported
by many alleged facts and figures, to
show that, in the event of the election Of
Mr. Bryan. the Senate in 1903 will have a
majority in favor of the free and unlimit-
ed coinage OF silver at the ratio of l6
TO l.
Last winter the Republicans, when they
thought there would be no doubt about the
reelection of Mr. Mckinley, laughed at
the suggestion that the Senate would con-
tain a majority of silver men within three
years. They insisted that the silver men
had not one chance in a thousand of get
ting control of the Senate in the next six
years.
It suits their purpose now. however, to
try to create the impression that the cleo
ton of Mr.. Bryan means the undoing of
all that has been done TO establish the
gold standard on a firm foundation.
1t is evident from this text book that
their newspapers and their stump speak
ers are going to make all the use they
can of the silver question in the cam
paigu. 1t is about the only issue that
promises them a chance of success. BY
means of it they may be able to prevent
some of the Gold Democrats from voting
with the Democratic party.
But it will not be possible for them TO
make as much out of the silver issue as
they did in 1896 The great majority of the
people do not believe that there is any
probability that the gold standard legis-
lation will be disturbed in the very near
future. Even if the Democrats should get
control of both the House and the Senate
it would be a very difficult matter to get
a majority in favor of silver legislation.
The attitude of majority of the men,
bers of the platform committee at the
Kansas City Convention was an indica-
ton that the dominant sentiment among
Democrats is against doing anything rad
ical at present in respect to silver. Even
the Republicans know that the members
of their oYn party are not feeling any
alarm on account of silver. Mr.. Wilson,
the Secretary of Agriculture, who has re-
Gently tTdNeleu over sVNerdi Vi the west
ern states, was interviewed on the politi
cal situation on his return to Washing
ton early this week. He said that the peo-
pie only smiled when the subject of sill
yer was mentioned. Evidently the peo-
pie whom he saw are not disturbed by
such fears in respect to silver as seem
to keep the Republican National Commit
tee in a state of perpetual alarm. 1t is
pretty safe to say that the Republican
National Committee is wasting money in
publishing and distributing book on the
silver question.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13
BRIGHT BITS.

-Probably-'I see that somebody was
badly injured in game of golf the other
day"
What was the matter? Did he insist
on calling his brassie stick ?--Chicago
Herald
"A Life Lesson-James-''M rejection
taught me one thing"
Harry-"What was that?"
James-"That a fellow never should
make his maiden proposal to a widow. -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Cheerful Idiot-"There is no show
for the downtrodden poor man in this
country" said the dyspeptic boarder.
That's fact. The man with only one
suit of clothes has no redress at ALL" said
the Cheerful Idiot. "-Indianapolis Press.
-Gahig missed his pocketbook the other
morning and at once advertised for it.
When he returned home in the evening he
found II In the pockets of his other trous-
ers ''Mein craciousl" he said ut bays
to advertise like de teffier'-Chicago Tri-
bune.
At the Literary Reception-Old Hand
There go two authors Shocks, the au-
thor of The Harp of the Passions and
Saddler, who wrote The Carriage Paint
ers Manual"
Enthusiastic Young Lady-"Which is
the one with the flashing eve and the dark
locks clustering about a marble brow?"
Old Hend-'That's Saddler." Boston
Transcript.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13

A few days ago, says writer in the
Mexican Herald, l was dining in one of
the restaurants of the city. At a table
next to me sat a party consisting of a
Frenchman. a German, an Italian, a
couple of Mexicans and a Scotehman. The
conversation turned upon the comparative
beauty of language Each one of the party
contended that his own language was the
superior of all others. The German based
his contention upon the wonderful strength
and self-sufficiency of the German Ian
guage and the virile character of it's
thoughts and lis literature. The French
man claimed that the French language not
only had no superior but no equal, in its
ability to express all thoughts accurately
and with true beauty and depth of feeling.
The Italian and one of the Mexicans
each claimed one beauty 10 which no 9TH
er language could lay claim, the beauty
of sonorous sound The battle waxed hot
between these two. the Mexican maintain
ing that Spanish had more true full vowel
sounds than any other living language.
Finally both appealed the matter 10 the
Scotchman, who had. contrary to the
Characteristics of his race, not taken any
part in the discussion, good, bad or in
different.
Saundy scratched his head for a moment,
as though rejecting deeply; then he said:
"Ah, weel A dinna ken but VIA yeell
be bath RIGHT, for We ocht to ken yer aine
langwidge weel. But when it comes 70
talkin' O. vowel .soonds A dinna ken ony
langwidge that ken COON oop to thae
Scotch. An jist give We a wee story that
illustrates wha' wad tell We.
"A mon ance went into a store in Dun
kirk, an catched piece o. cloth atween
his fingers an his thumb an he said TO
the storekeeper;
"'Oo?'
And the storkeeper said: 'Ay, co.
Aw oo?' said the mon.
'Ay, aw co. answered the storekeeper.
'Aw a oo?' asked the mon.
'Ay. aw oo?' said the storekeeper.
There's a complete business transac-
ton carried on wi'out the use o. single
consonant soond. A dinna ken if either
Italian or Spanish or any ither Iangwidge
can equal thot."
The above story, as told by the Scotch
man, is here given with the representation
of the sounds of the words in preference to
the Scotch spelling, which might not be
familiar to some of the readers. The trans
lation of the conversation which took place
between the merchant and his customer is
al follows:
Wool (oo)?'
Yes, wool lay, oo).'
"All wool law oo)?"
Yes, all wool lay, aw oo)."
"All one wool Jaw a oo)?"
Yes, all one wool lay, aw oo).''
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13
EXPERT TESTIMONY.

The question of whether expert testimo-
ny. as il is employed in modern murder
trials where poison has been the means of
inflicting death, is worth what 1t costs, has
been re-opened by the publication of the
bills of the experts in the Molineux case,
in New York. There were some sixteen
experts in medicine chemistry and hand
writing called by the state in this case
and their charges for services aggregate
more than $4,000. One expert charged
So, 600 for Analysing a stomach, $500 for
analysing the contents of spoon. similar
amount for Analysing small quantity of
bromo-seltzer, 800 per day for attendance
upon the trial and $50 per day extra for
every day that he was called upon to go
on the stand and testify. His bill
amounted TO $1S550. Another expert
charged 1850 for appearing three days in
the court-s6l7 per day for answering
a salary of $1,000 per year at his regular
business. charged $S,110 for his services to
the court extending over a few days.
And what is the real value of all of this
high-priced expert testimony? Has II re-
suited in determining the guilt of the ac-
cused beyond a reasonable doubt? 1t has
not. On the other hand there is a pref
ty well defined opinion, held by many care
full persons. that 1t served during the trial
only TO befuddle the brains of the jurymen
and make IT more difficult for them to
render a verdict in strict accordance with
the law and the facts. The issue at stake
was so clouded by the mass of abstruse
and to the jury. unintelligible technical
jargon that IL was impossible for the jury
men to see clearly the leading and para
mount facts In short. there is in the
public mind very strong doubt of the
guilt of young Molineux. and many per-
sons look upon him as being the victim
of too much expert testimony.
1t is very striking fact in connection
with this case. and the same may be true
of other and similar cases. that some of
the experts at first selected by the de-
Tense were afterwards retained by the
prosecution. and vice versa This would
seem TO Indicate that there are experts who
are quite ready TO testify on either side,
for a consideration. And during the trial
many Of the experts testifying a s 10 hand
writing. but on different sides. fatty con-
tradicted each others premises and con-
illusions. The same is true of the chemi-
cal experts Yet one set of experts was
as worthy OF credence as the other. Is
not too much importance attached 20 this
character of testimony? Does il not cost
too much in money, time and risk of ire
parable injustice either to the accused or
the commonwealth?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13
Danger in Electric Fans,

Landlords who don't want to furnish
free to tenants power with which to oper-
ate electric fans have started afresh the
old story about the danger of sitting in
the draught caused by these useful, and, 1
believe, Indispensable household articles
My landlord has gone so far as to remove
all fans from his Railways and even from
his own apartment, and the current sup
piled TO his tenants has fallen so low that
a sixteen-candle-powe light looks like a
glow-worm. 1t is true that a few cases
of rheuma tism have been developed by not
persons sitting or sleeping in the draught
of a fan, but the Lawmakers find il i'm
possible TO fill orders from people who are
not afraid of keeping cool.
These fans have strange freaks which
only practical electrician can under
stand. The laymen would like to know
why there are ten-inch, twelve-inch and
sixteen-inch fans, and no fourteen-inch
ones. He always inquiries why the fan
operated by his electric light will not so
when attached to a cell battery, and is
puzzled TO learn that he cannot get any
wind out of an alternating current and an
''incandescent' fan. No spectacular feat is
easier than stopping fan going at full
speed by pressing the thumb upon the
blades near their end, but the novice al
ways things the thumb should be inserted
from the rear instead of from the front
A moments thought would set him right
But he doesn't think. He sticks his thumb
YIN the wrong way and loses the end of It,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Magnolia Encampment No l.
I. o. o. f; Savannah Volunteer Guards;
German Friendly Society.
Special Notices-Suwanee Springs Wa
ter for Infiammatory Rheumatism; Paints
and House Painting. Savannah Building
Supply Company; Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Etc, Andrew Hanley Company; Levan $
Table dHote.
Business Notices-Harvard Beer at De
Soto Hotel Bar; E. e. w. Laundry
Legal Notices-Notice of Application for
the Opening and Establishment of New
Public Road in Chatham County.
Auction Sales-Furniture. Etc, by C. H.
Dorsett Auctioneer.
Steamship Schedule-Merchants' and Mi
ners' Transportation Company's Steam
ships.
Medical-Castoria; Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters: DR.. Hathaway Company; Hoods
Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13
PER SONAL.

A Japanese, Klichi Abe. of Toxic, re-
Gently applied to the First Bank for per-
mission to make a deposit of 5000 yen
Gl,50O for a period of $50 years at a rate
of interest of per cent. per annum. The
bank granted the application. As the de-
post and interest will be left untouched
curing that period the depositor's descend
ants are to receive about 1900, 600 900 yen
$500 OoO0C0 altogether at the expiration
Of the term.
The sudden death of Prof Max Koner
of the Berlin Academy of Arts is a severe
loss to artistic circles. He was the por-
trait painter of the learned world but of
late years his brush has been in as great
demand with the Berlin aristocracy as
with the scholars. The Kaiser sat to him
several times, which naturally made him
fashionable. He had not reached his for
ty-sixth year, and had lately received the
French gold medal for his portrait of the
Kaiser exhibited in Paris.
Willard S. Mattox of the Christian Sci
ence Publication Committee for New York
state, denies the statement credited to the
Philadelphia Medical Journal that Mrs.
Eddy, the founder of Christian Science. Is
suffering from paralysis. He says: Cas-
uistry is made to account for the denials
concerning Mrs. Eddys health, which
have appeared in the daily press of the
country. This is a fine distinction. and is
entirely misleading When those who
know Mrs. Eddy and have seen her say
she IS not siok,' 1t is no juggling of phras-
es. They mean just what they say, in the
ordinary acceptation of the meaning OF
those words. When l assert as 1 do now
that Mrs. Eddy is not sick, that assertion
is to be accepted as uncompromising in
its intention and effect. She has no or
ganic disease; she is alert and active. and
has complete control of her faculties; all
this in the human sense of being we'll"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13
The Souvenir Seller.

They were very busy when she entered
says the Chicago News, but beauty is far
better for the eyes than figures, and they
all dropped their pens and looked up,
What can 1 do for you. miss?" said
the confidential clerk, glancing at her
stunning gown and picture hat.
II am afraid l ON intruding on your
time she said sweetly.
Rest assured that you are not"
She opened a dainty little satchel and
brought forth several blocks of wood.
Have you gentlemen ever seen the red
wood of California;" she inquired
They confessed that they had not and
she continued:
We'll, these are specimens. Now I am
selling these little souvenirs at a quarter
each. l am assisting in the work of rails
ing fund to protect these giants of the
West. Just to think of these monarchs,
that have defed the elements for years,
falling before the ak of man. Think OF
their huge trunks groaning beneath the
teeth of the hungry saw. OF course, you
gentlemen will assist in the work."
OF course they would. The staff OF
clerks passed up their quarters like small
boys before the circus wagon.
THANK you, gentlemen she said, bow
ing herself out. You have, indeed, as
sisted in a noble work.
Then came Jimmy, the Office boy.
Say, where did you fellows get them
little blocks?" he inquired.
Bought them from a lady," responded
one. Redwood souvenirs"
Did she have on a pink dress?"
Yes" -
Garry little. satchel?"
Yes. Where did you see her, jimmy"
Down in Canes furniture factory, ask
ing the foreman for little blocks Told
him she wanted them for child to play
with Say, you fellows don't know red
wood when you see it. Them blocks are
cherry"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13

Robert Fitzsimmons is a wonderful man.
He claims TO be about thirty-seven years
of age, but there are those who. having
looked up his record, are quite sure that
he is at least eleven years beyond that
mark, or near, forty-eight. At all events,
he is one of the oldest men actively in
the prize ring. and decidedly one Of the
was able TO give Rubin, fifteen more
years younger and thirty pounds heavier,
such terrible beating is proof positive
that the odd man" has not yet passed
the limit of his usefulness. He still knows
how to use his fists. and has the muscle,
the steam and the stamina to turn his
knowledge TO the best money making pur-
pose. The secret of Fitzsimmons' won
derful strength and lasting power is I'M
doubleday that he takes care of himself.
He burns up a plenty of tissue while he
Is lighting, 10 be sure, but when the fight
is over he goes to work to regain the
tissue he has lost. He does not debauch,
but is temperate in all of his habits. That
is why his brain is always clear and his
muscles always hard His career would
seem to Indicate that IL is not the hard
fighting which makes a pugiIst's life"
short-for Fitzsimmons has been fighting
almost constantly for more than twenty
years-but the fast living which almost
invariably accompanies the following of
the prize ring.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13
MOtherIy SOIicftude.

A woman employed at a Yorkshire fac
tory took her 5-year-old boy to the hos
pital and asked the surgeon to look at his
hands. says London Spare Moments. BY
some freak of nature his finger and thumb
had interlocked, causing him great pain
at times.
why didn't you come here earlier, my
good woman said the surgeon in a tone
of sharp reprimand. 1.-THE little chap has
evidently been suffering from this extra
ordinary defect since the day of his birth.
Ii you had brought him soon after he
was born l might have done something
for him, but l very much fear / cannot
now"
The woman, aware that she was sadly
TO blame, but 10th to take the full respon-
sibnity. Immediately turned upon her UNI
fortunate offspring.
'Dost ia hear what the gentleman says,
Tommy" she cried. "Tha ought to ave
mentioned it five years sim. Oih've no pa
tience wi folk at suffer an say nowt."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13

Marion Butler of North Carolina is max
armed guard about his person and his
house. Buffers purpose, of course is not
to secure the safety of his person and his
property, since he knows that there is
no desire or purpose on the part Of the
Democrats to injure either. What he
wishes is to make the people of North
Carolina appear to those at distance to
be outlaws and thugs. North Carolina
Democrats may Aregard the man with con-
tempt. but they are not going to hurt
him
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13

There are hundreds Of alleged miners"
at Cape Nome who will perish during the
coming winter unless the government
sends them aid. The probabilities are
that only a small percentage Of the men
ole bona fde miners. Most of taem arc
adventurers, willing to take big risks in
the hope OF striking large profits. Ttey
have, as a matter of fact. no more right
70 look TO the government for succor than
would men who had gone to ManRa IN
The hope Of striking a good thing and
failed to realize their hope. Still, the
destitute men are OF Nome. and hard
winter with starvation and death is an
preaching. VIVA, is to be done? II looks
as II government help would have 20 be
sens whether the adventures deserve it
or not
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13

Since it is not practica BILE to pick flaws
in MIR. Bryan's speech of acceptance, it
is understood that the Republican cam
paigners will try TO pick flaws in his per-
sonal record. They will assert that ne
was first free trader, insisting that free
trade was the paramount issue; then he
was a free silver advocate. making free
and unlimited coinage at the ratio of six
teen to one his chief demand, and now.
putting both free trade and free silver
into the background, he is making impe-
rialism the paramount issue. To have the
Republicans attempt any such policy
would no doubt be pleasing to MIR. Bryan.
He has always been consis tent. and would
be able to give back better than his po-
litical enemies could send.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-13

During the first nine days of August the
War Department expended s5.45OOo. The
total Of expenditures for that department
since the beginning of the new fiscal year,
July l, is $24.26O124.4. That affords an
idea of the cost of militarism. Under
an imperialissic policy It might be ex-
pected that the army expenses would con-
tinue 10 be at least that large. and prob
ably larger. It is now regarded as prac-
deficiency for the year in the War De-
partment. The appropriation for the year
is something over STA 100000, but the cam
paign in China was not dreamed of when
II was made.