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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
THE VAN WICK BOOMERS.

1t must be admitted that the men who
are booming Mr.. Augustus Van Wyck for
the Democratic presidential nomina ton
are very much in earnest They belong
to an organization known as THE Com
mercial Travellers and Hotel Mems Anti
Trust League" aud are sending out Van
Wyck circulars to different parts of the
country particularly the South They
seem to think that because Judge
Van Wyck was born in the South
the Southern Democrats VIII abandon
Mr.. Bryan for him.
There are no doubt many Democrats in
the South who think the nomination of
Mr. Bryan would be a very great mistake,
but they are not the majority The ma
jority are in favor of Mr. Bryan,
though it is probable that if candida te
who stood better chance for carrying the
country were to be brought forward it
would not be difficult to get Southern del
egates to support him.
A Tammauy man is quoted in the New
York Times as saying that he had just
returned from a trip through a number of
the Southern states and that everywhere
he found the sentiment in favor of Bryan
and the 16 to l idea was dying out. He
said that if New York and New England
would make a fight against Mr. Bryan the
South would join them.
The trouble with talks like the forego-
ing is that it does not represent the real
sentiments of the people The Tammany
man who is quoted no doubt found in the
South the sentiment he describes, but he
found it in the cities. He did not go
into the country and visit the court houses
of the outlying counties. If he had it is
probable that he would not have been so
sure that the South is ready to desert Mr..
Bryan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
THE DAVIS AMENDMENT.

! It would be somewhat of surprise if
/ Great Britain should not offer any o5jec-
ton to the Davis amendment to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty The understanding in
/ Washington,se ems to be that Ambassador
! Pauncefote has received Instructions to
/ agree TO it.
The amendment does not expressly give
the United States the right TO fortify the
! Nicaragua canal. but 1t is so worried that
they would not be interfered with if they
should undertake to fostify it,
1t is probable that Great Britain, all
things considered, would rather the United
States had such a right than not 1t
would be better for her interests that
they should have IT, In the hands Of
strong Power the neutrality of the canal
would be much more likely to be enforced
than If no government or a weak one,
We're held responsible for its neutrality.
The fact that Great Britain enforced the
neutrality Of the Suez canal dur
ing the Spanish-American war was
Of the greatest benefit to this country.
If a weak government had been IN control
Of the canal it is probabl that the Span
ish warships would not only have passed
through that canal. but they would have
obtained all the coal they wanted a the
canal coaling station. Great Britain would
not permit them to do that. If the right of
the United States to fortify the Nicarauga
canal for the protection Of their own in
terests were recognized it would be un-
derstood by Great Britain that the neu-
trality of the canal in respect to other
Powers would be strictly enforced
1t is said that the -Pauncefote
treaty was drawn with the view of salts
flying other Powers of Europe than Great
Britain-that Great Britain never had any
particular objections to edmitting the right
of the United States to fortify the canal.
If the Davis amendment should prove ac-
ceptable a very strong sentiment in this
country that favors making the canal a
strictly American institution would be sat
isfed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
A HUI man Life,
From the Bismarck Tribune.

From the Bismarck Tribune.
A ship that throbs along in dire distress
Till lost in oceans of forgetfulness.
A tangle of sweet flowers, whose petals
turn
To ash of unfulfllment in an urn.
A wisp of tangled threads, whose prated
ends
No deft hand joins, no endless effort
mends.
A play whose tickle players merely greet
And go and leave the story incomplete.
A bud that opens brilliant at the dawn
Filings sweet perfume a moment and is
gone.
A breath between a cradle and a bier.
The blending of a smile, a sob a tear.
A book whose pages turn with each new
day
Till Time has read the tale and cast away.
A mask worn till passing play is done
To cloak a wrath and hide skeleton.
A lie. whose ghostly semblance is con-
cealed
TIL in a shroud its untruth lies revealed
A thing that shapes the sod for a brief Jav
And dies and leaves its faithful slave mere
clay.
A story that is told ere lis begun.
A song that only whispers and is done.
A thing that chains the ughtnings ana
stirs
The deep-the elements its messengers
Lord of the sea and sky, n ruler proud
haf at 81
cloud.
That comes and goes on wings unseen,
germ.
That grows to fill a grave and feed n
worm. james Foley, Jr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MISUNDERSTANDING Commandery. No.
z. K. T.; Mistletoe Camp, No 4, Wood
men of the World.
Special Notices-Physician and the
Public Should Know Cherry Whisky
Liqueur, Lippman Bros: Ship Notice.
Strachan & Co. Consgnees; A Revelation
in Coffee, A. NJ. & c. w. West; Great
Bargains at the Rummage Store; Ship
Notice. Strachan & Co.. Consignees; Last
Notice. State Specific Taxes, 1900; Pro-
posals for Fire Department Uniforms
Notice as to Yacht Marie.
Business Notices-New Novelties, Hun
ter & Van Keuren.
Eat-Well-Pure Eat-Well Extracts.
Amusements-Ada Rehan at the Thea
ter, Tuesday Evening, March q.
Ever Buy a Pair of Shoes-Byck Bros
Spratfs Dog Remedies and Puppy
Cakes, Etc.-Edward Loven's Sons.
Medical-Munyon's Kidney Cure; Coke
Dandruff Cure; Hoods Pills; Ayers
Pills; Horsford's Acid Phosphate; Cas-
toria DR.. Hathaway Company.
Cheap Column Adverdsements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
The Rent Was Due.

step! Step! Stepr'
1t was some one mounting the stairs
says the Washington Star 1t was a slow
and heavy step, and there was something
grim and greWsome about it-something
to tell the listener that the sole owner and
proprietor of the step was a lop-shouidered
son of gun without enough mercy in his
heart to grease a sunf1ower seed.
Its he-the landlordp' gasped the Wo-
man who sat in che gloom of her garnet
room with white face and palpitating
heart.
The step came nearer-the frail door was
kicked open and Adamant Flntstone stood
before her and said:
Woman, 1 am herei If you cannot pay
me my rent out you go.'
"Oh, Mr. Flintstone have you no hearth
walled the unfortunate.
Not bit. Pay or go!'
But think of your mother"
81 haven't any"
Then your sisters.''
Never had one"
rs 1t possible that because 1 owe you
$12O rent you will drive me out on the
street on a night like this?'
Il am in the landlord business for mon
ey," was his unfeeling reply.
But can you expect that heaven viii
prosper a man THAI has neither pity nor
mercy?'
Coh' an iidhlliS Ia per cent OH my
investment. VIII you pay or shall
chuck you out of the Window"
III will pay" she sobbed as the storm
increased and the wind tried to shake the
stuffing out of the old tenement
And pulling two 500 bills out of her peck
ct she handed them out and received $50
in change, and Adamant Flintstone
chuckled in his frozen heart as he turned
away and left her trying to choke her
self TO death with a buttonhook
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
The Good Mans Undofnr.

There was certain man who said: IT
will begin to-day to walk in the foot
prints of Christ" And he went forth in
the morning unto his place of business
and opened up, says the Chicago Times
Herald. Presently there came one who
bought bill OF goods and started away.
After he had reached the next block the
good man saw that his customer had
dropped a dollar bill, and, picking it up
he hurried out, calling upon the other 10
stop. Now the man who dropped the
money had noticed when he had received
his change that there was a dollar more
than he was entitled to, so, thinking the
mistake had been discovered, he started to
run. But the good man overlook him after
a long chase, gave the dollar to him and
went back, to find that somebody had, in
his absence, entered his establishment and
carried away the money drawer, contain
ing IS cents.
Then the good man threw up his hands,
swore horribly, and declared that he was
through being Christian.
Moral-In trying to be good some people
forget how TO avoid being foolish.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Springfield Republican 0nd) says:
Coils p. Huntington of the Southern
Pacific is talking against the Nicaragua
canal as he moves Southwark. Speaking
at Galveston, Saturday night, he declared
that the canal would be a burden eco
nomically and superfiuous in a military
way, as he would undertake on his road
alone to move a million men, with NUM-
tons of war, from the Atlantic to the Pa
citic in forty days; and by all five of the
transcontinental roads il could be done in
ten days. All Of which is certainly self
interesting, but not even remotely con-
elusive against the canal.
The Nashville American Oem) says:
" Why asks the Washington Star, in
Georgia, Texas and Louisiana do we see
the federal officeholders running things
in the same old fashion, choosing fed
eral otiiceholders as delegates TO Philadel-
phia in disregard of the Presidents
wishes? Are the Northern and Eastern
Republicans to follow the lead of the
Southern Republicans? We presume,
yes. This is the way it looks. The of
ficebolders are to run the show in Phila-
delphia as they did the one in Minneapo-
lis eight years ago when Harrison was
put up for the sacrifice
Inc New 1Ork journal or Commerce
Qnd) says: German mechanics may
well ask what they are coming to when
the Prussian Minister of Railways says
the American locomotives are faultless
in construction and considerably cheaper
than those made a home. Is the German
government going to shut out cheap
American food and import cheap Ameri-
can locomotives? This may be fun for the
land-owning nobility, but it is a double
blow to the German working classes"
The Chicago Chronicle Dem) says:
The Porto Ricans are not likely to get
free trade, but they are to enjoy the privi-
lege of listening to the exhortations of a
party Of Methodist and Baptist mission
aries who have set out from New York
TO evangelize the island. Salvation seems
to be about the only thing that is free
under the benign and paternal rule of
our noble executive. Everything else is
taxed"
The Charleston Post Dem.) says: "And
now comes Beverldge, the imperial youth
and the youthful emperiallst. to declare
that Porto Rico must enjoy free trade
with the United States. The majority
party IA Congress will soon show mi
nority If this thing keeps up and the Re-
publicans Will be mostly Democrats"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23

The differences among Republicans
over the Porto Rican Tariff question are
causing their leaders great uneasiness.
1t is freely said in political circles that if
the presidential election were to occur
this week the Democrats would sweep
the country. Well informed Republicans
Of the Middle West express the opinion
that II a duty is placed on Porto Rican
products coming to this country, Indiana
and several other states of that section
win give their electoral votes to the Dem
ocrauc presidential candidate.
Republican senator's and representatives
have heard from their constituents. and
what they have heard has convinced them
that their party hes made a great mis-
take in not giving Porto Rico free trade.
Even Senator Beveridge has had his ear
to the ground, and the rumblings of dis
oontent in Indiana have reached him.
He has been told. however. that if he
presses his resolution for free trade with
Porto Rico to a vote, the result win be
a disruption of his party. Naturally he
hesitates.
The great mistake the President made.
from the stand point of politics. was in
receding from The position he took in his
annual message In favor Of free trade
with Porto Rico. Had he stood firm his
party would have followed him, and he
would have escaped the trouble in which
he is nov involved. He listened to few
protectontsts. however. ana decided 40
take step backward Before that time
there had been no murmurings against his
policy. The murmurings are loud and
deep. and they are giving him a genuine
scare. A few more such mistakes and
he would stand but little chance of get
ting denomination
The Republican leaders are in doubt as
to the course thar ought to be pursued
to recover the ground that has been lost.
Some advise one thing and others another.
The prospect of split in the party
the very thing the President sought to
avoid when he receded from the position
ne took in his MESSAGES very promising
The President is told that free trade with
Porto Rico means the loss of 10000 votes
to his party in the presidential election.
and he is also told that unless the Re
publican party comes out squarely for
free trade with that island, it will be
beaten all through the Middle West.
The President hardly knows what
course to pursue. He is having confer
ences with leading Republican senators
and representatives every day. What
seems the right thing to do today an
pears TO be the wrong thing tomorrow.
The best opinion is that the Repu bIicans
VIII finally reach the position of free
trade with Porto Rico. But they will NOT
reach 1t without losing a very considera-
Die percentage of their voting strength
IN a number Of the strong protection
states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
ONE MONOPOLY APPROVED

once in a while a monopoly is created
that has the approval of the public. The
monopoly created by the purchase of the
Third Avenue Railroad by the Metrono1i-
tan Street Railroad in New York oltv is
one of this sort.
week or so ago the Third Avenue
railroad went into the hands of a re-
oeiver It's stock, which year ago was
selling at about $3.50 per share had drop
ped to about $50 1t is one of the great
street railroad systems of New York CITY
1t is now the property of the Metropoli
tan Street Railroad, and will be run bv
that road. All of the surface roads of
that city are now under one manage
ment. And the public approves of the
monopoly.
The reason is that now a system of
transfers will be adopted which will per-
nit OF person going to all parts Of
the city at the cost of one fare. When
the Third Avenue was run as an indie
pendent line two fares were necessary to
reach many parts of the city
1t is not often, however, that the pub
lie is the gamer by the consolidation of
transportation industrial or other inter
ests. As a rule trusts are formed for
the purpose of putting up prices Nearly
all of the trusts have advanced the prices
of their products.
After all, would it not be the better
plan, for controlling trusts in the inter
est of the public, to provide for regulat-
ing prices instead of attempting to de
stroy monopolies? The efforts for the
destruction of trusts have not thus far
been successful There has been an out
cry against trusts for about ten years.
and there has been no legislation yet that
is at all alarming to them They are
increasing in number all the time, and
are bigger, richer and stronger than ever
before. 1t does not even look IS if there
would be legislation against them that
would amount to anything Why not,
then, try the plan Of regulating the prices
of what they have to sell?
The great street railroad trust of New
York does not raise its price for trans
porting a passenger from one part of
the city to another though it will carry a
person for one fare as far as he was
formerly carried for two Ii would
raise its price doubtless If it were per
mitted to do so. But the law provides
that the street car fare in New York
shall not be more than cents. In this
case a monopoly becomes a benefit 10
the pubic without additional cost to the
people
IT might be a difficult matter TO reach oil
trusts in this way, but it is probable that
shey could be reached if the proper effort
were made. If trusts generally could be
made to serve the public as this street
railroad monopoly is serving it. the out
cry against them would very soon cease
1t is because they endeavor to rob the
people that the feeling against them is so
great
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23

There is one feature of Bishop Potter's
talk about the Philippines that is likely
to attract attention in this part OF the
country. It is the cotton mill in Manila
that he visited With reference to it, he
said:
THE Filipinos are quick 10 learn under
instructions. In one cotton factory, where
| saw fully four hundred boys and girls
ct work, the superintendent told me that
they learned how to take care of a doom
in six weeks, while it took an English
man or a Scotchman six months 20 become
as competent. They seem to take nat
urally to the confinement of the factory.
The only hardship they have to endure
arises from the necessary precuution
which forbids them smoking In the fac.
tories. All the natives smoke and it
was amusing to see them deposit their
partially consumed cigarettes in a heap
outside of the door before going into the
factory"
Here in the South we are building cot
ton mills at a rapid rate. In the course
of few years we shall be in position
TO manufacture very large part of our
cotton crop. We are looking towards the
Philippines and China for a market for
our cotton goods Can cotton be grown
proftably in the Philippines? If il can It
is certain that it can be manufactured
there Oft less cost than elsewhere outside
of the Far East. 1t is question whether
cotton could not be taken from this coun-
try and manufactured in Manila factories
and the product sold there ana in Europe,
and in this country at prices that would
defy competition. The cost of labor there
is only a fraction of what il is in this
country Looking at the Philippines from
this point of view the tariff question be-
comes an important one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
Malcolm Didn't object.

The proprietor of a Glasgow shipyard,
having heard that his men did not start
work at the appointed time, recently paid
an unexpected visit to his establishment
at half past six in the morning. He
caught sight of joiner idling in the yard
with his kit unopened, ana asked his
name Being informed that it was NAL
colin Campbell, the shipbuilder called the
man into the office, handed him four days
pay and told him to leave az once. When
the joiner had departed the head of the
establishment went to the foreman and
told him that he had made an example
of Malcolm Campbell by paying him off
for not starting his work at the proper
time. Great Scottr exclaimed the fore
man; that man was only looking for a
lob"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23

According TO the best obtanable lnfor-
nation, the Loud postal bill which is now
pending in Congress, would not work any
hardship upon any legitimate newspaper
enterprise, but would bar from the mails
at the one-cent-a-pound rate those ad-
vertising sheets and books which arc
published at regular intervals merely
for the purpose Of obtaining the second
class rates. That being true. legitimate
newspapers have nothing To fear from
the bill. The postal service should moi
be made a freight carrier for all manner
Of books at newspaper rates; nor should
the mails be forced into competition with
The chartered common carriers by the
instituting Of a parcels post
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
Worse Than Brimstone.

81 had terrible dream last night"
said the great Wall street magnate ac-
cording to the Chicago Times Herald
1T was so real that I can't quit think
ing about it without a horrible feeling of
depression"
what was it?' his wife asked.
well, I seemed to have died and gone
not to the realm above No, to the
other-the one below"
Terrible! terribler' the lady groaned
And you were tortured there?"
Tortured most fearfully. Oh it was
something awful"
And in what way was your punish
ment administered? We're you plunged in
to a lake of fire or did they throw YOU
into a den of serpents?"
1T was worse, a thousand times worse
than either of the things you mention
would have been. 1 am almost overcome
by the thought of it, even now. If
thought such a thing could actually hap
pen to me after death 1 fear should lose
my reason. Even as it is, l am all I'M
strung. / can't think of it calmly 1t
was awful-awfulr'
But you haven't told me what it was"
Well" the wretched man groaned. 81
seemed to be in a spacious hall that was
absolutely bare of everything There was
not a vestige of furniture in it-nothing
absolutely nothing but myself. Just out
side the door was a chasm-a black. bot
tomless chaSm, that was wide enough so
that l could neither reach nor iump
across it, and upon the brink of it living
before me and forever out of my reach
was a dollar. There l was. doomed to
stay always and there the dollar was left
to lie where 1 could almost get my fin
gers on it and was yet unable to do So
1t was"
But the poor man broke down. The rec
objection of it was more than he could
bear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23

President Kruger's dream of a Greater
South African Republic embracing both
the Transvaal and the Orange Free
State. would be more magnificent If there
were any probability that there would be
left any South African Republic at all
after the British have concluded their
campaign. It will. no doubt, remain for
Joseph Chamberlain and his conferees in
London to determine whether the or
ange Free state and the Transvaal shall
be administered as one crown colony. or
whether they shall remain separate as
they are now