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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

So little is heard from Gen. Otis by the
war department that there is beginning
to be some speculation in Washing ton as
to what he is doing. 1t is understood of
course that the war in the Philippines is
over, or practically SO, and that there is
nothing for the 10000 troops there to do
but hunt down guerillas and bands of
robbers. Sdll, the war department would
like to be informed as to what he is ac-
complishing in that respect.
Some time ago the President directed
him to open the ports so that the hemp
which is so badly needed in this country
and in Europe could be sent to market.
As far as known, he has not complied
seem to know what action he has taken
in respect to the matter.
1t is difficult to underst and, however,
why the department should express sur
prise about his silence. If it is anxious
for information as to what he is doing
it has but to cable for it. 1t would
seem as If it could hear from him every
day if il so desired.
II may be that Gen. Otis is trying to
comply with the Instructions given him,
and, as yet, has nothing to report. But
he and his army must be very inactive
or else there would be something occur
ing of which the department should be
informed. Unless the government and the
country are kept better informed as TO
what Gen. Otis is doing a resolution will
be introduced into Congress, in all prob
ability. asking the President for informa-
lion respecting affairs in the Philippines.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01


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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01
A Compliment That was short Lived

There is delightfully."- human story
which Archibald Forbes, the famous war
correspondent, tells, rather at his own ex-
pense, of his qualification at the appar-
ent desire of the man and brother for
higher intellectual culture, relates the
Philadelphia Call On arriving at the sta
ton at West Chester, Pa, where he was
to lecture. a colored cabman, it is said,
offered his services to convey him to his
hotel. When he got there Mr.. Forbes ask
ed the extent of remuneration expected
for the journey. The darky replied:
well. sah if you'd ies' glib me a ticket
to de lectur, sah l should be right glad. -
This unusual request from a cabman
struck him not only as singular and laud-
able but as quite complimentary to him,
so he said:
Certainly. And haven't you got a
missis?"
"Oh, yes, sah-Is got missis."
'Wen, you shall have one for her."
And he requested his agent to hand to
the knowledge seeker the requisite passes
for the entertainment. On reaching the
lecture room he cast glance over the
audience to see his colored friend, but he
had not arrived, nor did he put in an APP
pearance. Next morning, on getting into
the same mans vehicle to go to the sta
| ton, Mr.. Forbes said:
Il didn't see you at the lecture last
night"
mo, sab; We not dar."
But. you know, 1 gave you tickets for
| yourself and wife"
Yes, SAIL know dat, sah but you
see, sah l jes' sold dem tickets for 81
sab, cause l don't know much about lee
lures and thought I'd rather hab de cash,
| sah!'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

Gen. Cronje's alleged reply to Gen
Kitcheuer's demand for his surrender-'I
have some men, some guns, some ammu-
milton and am alive; Wy should I sur
render"'-was brave and eloquent; but in
the light of subsequent events it was only
a fine bluff Within a short time after
sending the message Gen. Cronje dscov-
cred the reason why he should surrender,
and .orawled out of his burrow in the
river bank
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

Victor Smith in the New York Press
suggests a pungent remedy for plays of
the 'iSapho' class. He strongly advocates
the argument of eggs. hurled straight and
strong at the players; and calls atten-
ton to the fact that there are large stocks
of refrigerator" and Timed" eggs to be
had at low prices. Should the suggestion
be accepted, it would be fine example
of the censorship of the mining camps ap-
Piled 10 Partisan theatricals.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

Lord Roberts has not enhanced his rep
utation-at least outside of England-by
forcing the defeated Cronje 10 present
himself at the door of the tent of the VIC
tor and beg the privilege of surrendering
himself and his troops. The action was
not magnanimous, IL was not chivalrous
II was not Christian. 1t was a departure
from the customs of war between civil
lied peoples. 1t must surely have escaped
Lord Roberts mind that he was fighting
white men and not savages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

A Kneipp cure disciple who walked
around in New York the other day bare
footed, while the mercury was hunting the
bulb and the winds were bowling, is in
the hospital with both feet frozen. Mean
time he claims thaS the cure" has aided
his digestion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

An electric wire is thought to have start
ed the fire which destroyed over 81 100000
worth of properly in Newark on Tuesday
night. Faulty insulation is causing a large
number of fires these days, il seems.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

Ex-Secretary Alger is credited. with hav-
ing expressed the luminous opinion that
technically and actually the United
States are not at war but in
so far as the privileges of en-
listed men in times of peace are CON
cerned. they are at war. Thus we are at
war and we are not
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Macon Telegraph Dem) says:
"Gen. Luke e. Wright, the Tennesseean
who has been selected a member of the
Philippines commission, is a son-in-law of
Admiral Raphael Semmes, and was a law
partner of the late Senator Isham c.
Harris and of the present Senator Thomas
h. Turley. He is Democrat of the most
conservative order, and though he voted
for Mr.. Bryan in 1896. he is opposed to
free silver and is an annexationist re-
garding our new colonies"
The Norfolk Wa) Landmark Dem)
says: THE difference between expansion
and imperialism is as great as that be-
tween a republic and monarchy. Expan-
sion is the addition of territory with the
consent of the inhabitants; imperialism
is the addition of territory by the use of
force or by threats of force Few anti-im-
periaiists object TO expansion as a princi-
pie"
The Canton (O) News-Democrat Dem)
says: IF Porto Rico is not part Of the
United States what right has Congress
to relieve it OF any part of the Dingley
tariff? If it does belong to the United
States what right has Congress to violate
the constitution by imposing tariff duties
upon our own territory?'
The Washington Post Qnd) says: 'In
some quarters there is disposition to
suspect that. in passing the currency bill.
the Republicans have killed the goose that
laid the golden campaign contributions"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

It is understood chat ex-senator David
b. Hin will so to the Democratic Nation
al Convention as a delegate. and that he
will support the nominee of that conven-
dion. Mr.. Croker Will also go to the con-
vention, II is said. Thus It appears that
there is a prospect for the reunion of the
factions Of the New York Democracy.
which would mean a winning fight by the
Democrats Of the state next fall.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

During the week which ended Feb. "a
the daily average of exports form the port
of New York was above 100000 in value,
the total being $14,52l ,56S This is said
TO make the record for the port.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01
The weather,

The indications for Georgia to-day are
rain on the coast, rain or snow in the
interior, followed by clearing and much
colder. and for Eastern Florida rain, fol-
lowed by clearing and much colder
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

We have a fleet of more than thirty
ships in the Philippines, with practically
nothing for them 20 do. In order TO keep
the crews of some Of them busy an order
has been sent from Washington for sur
vey of The archipelago
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01
HASTY ANTITRUST LEGISLATION.

II is evident that the war against trusts
will have to be conducted carefully and
Systematically if victory is to be won.
In several of the states laws against
trusts have been enacted. They We're the
results of a feeling that the people were
being robbed. They We're hastily enacted,
and hence were not carefully considered.
AS a consequence most of them have been
declared unconstitutional, on the ground
that they are class legislation, or for some
other reason.
One of the states that FASTENED 10 show
it's hostility to trusts was Missouri Its
legislature enacted law that department
stores should pay license for each class
of it's goods. That was TO satisfy the
small storekeepers, who were bitterly hos
tile to the big department stores.
The Missouri courts have just decided
that this law is void, because il Is class
legislation. 1t is said that there are 9TH
er laws of a similar character on the stat
ute books of Missouri that will be declared
by the courts to be Unconstitutional.
Doubtless much of the antitrust leglsla-
ton Of the last year or two will amount
TO nothing. A way viii be found TO reach
the trust evil, however that will be rec
ognized by the courts as the right one
The skirmishng that has thus far taken
place between the trusts and the people
is only preliminary to the real battle
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

Pity the poor New Yorkers They not
only get swindled at home by 520-per-cent. 70
a-year schemes, but when they go away,
even the untutored savages of the West
have fun with them. A few days ago two
men of the name of Davis and Fulton,
claiming to be Wall street brokers, visited
the Usage Reservation in Oklahoma for
the purpose of investigating some oil
lands. Two full-blooded Usage bucks took
them in hand and showed them two ponds
Of oil, In which the Indians declared the
oil ceaselessly dubbed up. The eyes of
the innocent New Workers grew wide with
pleasure, and they began to see visions of
steam yachts and marble palaces coming
to them as results of their future opera
ton in Oil SO well did the Indians, guile
less sons Of the forest String" the guile
less sons of Gotham that they gave up
$1,000 in cash and several valuable dia-
monds for ten-year lease of the proper
~ The Indians disappeared, and the
New Workers learned upon further inves-
tigation that a barrel or two OF oil had
been poured into the ponds for their espec-
| ial benefit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

IL took New York twelve years of con
slant agitation to advance her scheme of
underground rapid transit to the point of
getting a contract for the undertaking
signed. Atlanta should not despair If
she win keep hustling for new depot
some years longer she may have the
pleasure of seeing a contract for les con-
sruction signed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

What the grand jury says in it's report
about the extension of our system of good
roads to the county limits, and inviting
the counties Of Bryan. Efingham and Lib
erty TO cooperate with us and extend the
improved highways through their terri
tory, is full Of sound sense and foresight
Such a system of highways would vastly
improve the value of all lands adjacent
to the roads would enable the farmers TO
do their own hauling. to market at a
minimum cost, and thus be independent
of the railroads, and attract trade to the
stores of the city. Furthermore, the time
is coming and II is not many years Off
when the automobile Will be common In
the country as the vehicle for the trans
portauou Of truck, vegetables, poultry
eggs and other farm products to market
With such vehicles, and with good roads
a farm twenty-five miles away Will be
easily within an hour and a half 10 two
hours of the market town.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01
The MORNING NEWS is published

Registered at the POstOmee in Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01

The British are not getting unalloyed
JOY out of their victory over Cronje.
Where are his big guns? Where is the
remainder OF his army? IL is inconceivab!e
that ne had with him only the 4OC0 men
surrendered, and the British know fun
well from bitter experience that he had
heavy artillery. But men and guns have
disappeared as If the EARN had opened
and swallowed them. in short Cronje
outwitted his adversary, even in defeat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01
NOT PROFITABLE PROPERTY.

No doubt there will be a strong senti-
ment in Congress and throughout the
country in favor of buying the West In
dia possessions of Denmark, just as soon
as the question of purchasing them is
properly presented. The agent of Dem
mark is now in this country for the pur-
pose of selling them.
He cannot hope to get very good price
for them since he says that they are of
no benefit to Denmark-that, on the con-
trary, they cost her 100000 year.
Some time ago it was said that we could
get them for the small sum of 100000
would they be of any value to us? II may
be said we must buy them in order to
prevent them from being sold to a Euro
pean country.
If they would likely be as troublesome
to us as Porto Rico is proving to be we
had better let European country have
them. We thought we were getting a rich
possession when we took Porto Rico from
Spain, but it turns out that the Porto
Ricans are so poor that we have to feed
them, and their island promises so little
in the way of trade and revenue that it
looks as if our profit from it would be
less than the amount it will cost us to
govern it satisfactorily. 1t has already
become the subject of a constitutional
discussion, and 1t promises to furnish a
very live issue in the presidential contest
We paid $2O,0OO,OOO for the Philippines-at
least we gave Spain that sum as one of
the inducements to cede them to us-and
we have spent many more millions in the
effort to get the Filipinos to accept our
rule. AT present it is not clear that we
shall make them a permanent possession,
and it is still less clear that they would
be of any special benefit to us if we
should keep them.
We have got enough insular possessions.
Our experience with them has not thus
far been of a kind to create a desire for
more. The wiser course would be TO say
to the agent of Denmark, when he APP
pears in Washington TO dispose of the is
lands of his country, that our market is
overstocked and that We do not want
them and would not have them as a gift.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26

Already the democratic party or.
gans have commenced their campaign
OF ridicule against the gallant leader
Of the Rough Riders. 1t is always
noticeable that when one man finds
he has no foundation for his argument
to rest upon he tries to get sa,isfac.
ton by abusing his opponent. The
American people do not need to be
told Of the motives which actuated
Theodore Roosevelt to purge New
York city of corruption amongst the
police or when the war with Spain
broke out to organize a regiment of
the best fighting men in the country
and himself lead them on to victory
in the most daring charge that was
made during the whole war. The
true American citizen will not GEN.
sure those who fought for the stars
and stripes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26

year, which time would be consumed
in raising the required amount from
the income OF the Aldrich bequest, and
by that time il Barre continues to
grow we Shall look in vain for Il de-
sirablc site in a convenient portion of
the city.
That tax be raised for the carry
ing out of this purpose seems to be
the only wise alternative. If this is
done the tax payers may rest assured
Of one thing, and that is, that at
least $4,000 Of their money has been
wisely invested. This purchase is not
as unreliable as water systems but it
is there where everyone can see it and
everyone knows that any real estate
dealer would consider that he had
made very clever move should he
secure that property for what the
city will have to pay for it.
Each voter will vote as he thinks
best and all that can be asked is that
each one consider the matter in all
it's phases before opposing what seems
to be worthy proposition.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26
lOOlSa Bad Far M0rfin

Washington. June 25.-.Judgc Advocate
General l.ieber has received the record of
the court martha! proceedings in the case
of Lieutenant II. ii. Martin of the Fifth
artillery, recently tried at Fort Hamilton,
n. Y, on three charges of forgery. The
court was ordered by General Brooke,
commanding the department of the east.
and the fact that he has forwarded the
record of the case to the war department
without taking final action himself leads
to the belief in military circles that Lieu.
tenant Martin was found guilty ON soma
of the counts and sentenced to be dis
missed from the army. Sentence of that
kind requires the action of the president
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26
Street Incident.

my Dear Sir" exclaimed Lawyer Bar
tholonew Livingston, meeting the Rev. DR..
Archibald Wlndham on the village street,
WHAT does this mean1 thought you were
laid up with all sorts of bad diseases!"
And so was" replied the reverend gen
tleman, II had an attack of indigestion and
IRON tnat time on my whole system has
beer in disordered condition until began
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, which has put
me on my feet and cured all my stomach
troubles"
II don't doubt it." said the lawyer,
This same medicine cured my wife of rheu-
matism and my little girl of scrofula, When
they say it's the best medicine money can
buy, they only tell the truth"
eyes. yes, SO they do" replied the minis
ter, and the two passed on. ad
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26
Any entcrpri,ing couple in contem

Any entcrprising couple in contem-
plation of entering the matrimonial
state should be advised to 90 to
Marengo, Iowa, where prize is offer
ed to any couple who will be publicly
married there on the Fourth Of July.
The groom is to receive as a present a
shave and hair cut and the bride a
shirt waist and a wash tub. Who
could afford to remain single with
such an inducement before them?
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26

Richmond, June GA large crowd
witnessed the dedication of the Kongo
river missionary boat Samuel N. Laps
ley at the Trgg shipyards here. Rev.
:. ii. Chester, secretary of tn, foreign
mission board of the Southern .'resbytc-
rian church. under the auspices of which
body the boat is to be operated, made the
chief address of the occasion and was re-
sponded to by William Il. Trigg. prcsi-
dent of the shipbuiding company. The
boat is to be taken to pieces here and put
together again when launched in Africa.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26

Richard Croker announces that he
will conduct a series Of important in
vestigations now that he has returned
to the city Of political corruption. 1t
would seem that with Mckinley and
Roosevelt staining him in the face he
would think his time too valuable to
waste in any other manner than in
building Bryon fences.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26
Dentist Kills His Customer.

birmingham. Ala. June 25.--Dr. Ed.
ward Sellers, a dentist, shot and killed
James Tillcly, II miner. at Brookwood.
Tillery objected to DIR. Sellers hill for
work done and the two men had a quar-
rel. Tillery broke into DR.. Sellers office
and. putting his hand to his hip pocket,
shouted, "Now have you!" DIR. Sellers
was the quicker man and shot Tillery
twice with a pistol before Tillery could
draw his. Tllcry died at once
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26
New Woman ycnnis Champion.

Philadelphia. June 25.-Thc final round
III the fourteenth annual lawn tennis
championship III vonen's singles was
played on the ccIl' S of the Philadelphia
Cricket club at Nissahckon heights, near
herc and was won by Miss Myrtle Nc
.Ateer of Tittsours, who defeated Miss
Parker d-2. 81, go. The title holder,
Miss Marion Jones of Nevada, was una
bic to defend her title, and with Miss Nc
Atecr's victory the championship goes to
Fit sbnrg. The finals in the women's
doubles were won by Miss Parker and
Miss Chamoin. who defeated Miss Nc
Atecr and Hiss Winner. 90, 81. 60. The
championship in women's doubles now
goes tc Chicago.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26

Chicago, June 2j.--'rhe building trades
council is on the verge of disruption.
Five of the leading unions will secede
from the central organization if the coun-
Gil persists in standing in the way of Il
settlement of the labor troubles Thou
sands of workmen and their families are
in reduced circumstances. and starvation
starcs the men in the face if they are not
able to get work before winter. The
unions which propose to desert arc the
brlcklayerS and stone masons, the plumb
cls. the gasiitters, the hosting engineers
and the plastcrcrs.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CASGARETS help
nature, cure you without grippe or pain,
produce easy natural movements cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CASCAR IT'S Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tab
let has G. c. c. stamped on it. Beware Of
limitations.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26
Glorious News

Comes from DR.. d. B. Cargile of Wachita,
|. T.. He writes: Electric Bitteis has cured
Mrs. Brewer of scroiula, which has caused
her great suffering for years. Terrible sores
would break out on her head and face, and
the best doctors could give no help, but now
her health is excellent" Electric B,tters is
the best blood purifier known. It's the STU
pre1ne remedy for eczema, letter, salt
rheum, ulcers. bos and running Sores 1t
pels poison, helps digestion, builds up the
strength. Only Soc. Soda, the Parlor Drug
Store. Guaranteed. DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26
A Good Couch Medicine.

1t Speaks we'll for Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy when druggists use it in their own
families in preference to any other. "1have
sold Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for the
past five years with complete satisfaction to
ny;sdel ana v customers says Druggist
ways used it in my own family, both for or
binary coughs and colds, and for the cough
following la grippe, and find it very effica-
ilous." For sale by E. A. Drown & Co. DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-26

a small town in Pennsylvania is en-
deavoling to formulate an abolition
movement against profanity by inn
posing Il fine of 800 for the ordinary
every day use of swear words. 1t
must be that the Quakers don't wear
collar buttons.