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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

Secretary Long of the navy is a long
headed politician. He will not be a candi-
date for the vice presidential nomination
of his party, for the reason that he realizes
his nomination would reopen the Sampson
Schley controversy, 10 the detriment of
the Republican ticket 1t is the common
unders landing, whether the understand ng
is correct or not, that Secretary Long has
been actively allied with the Sampson par
ty in the navy. That being the case a
fight would be at once made on him by
certain prominent and influential Repuo-
lcans of Maryland who are strenuous AMI
unyielding partisans of Admiral Schley.
1t is said that Secretary Long himself add
vances this reason why he should not be
a candidate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
Preserving the Ponce.

The woman rushed up to the policeman.
enjoying his otium cum dignitate on the
street corner says the Washington STAR
Say" she exclaimed impulsively. as
women sometimes do, 81 want you to come
around to our house quick"
whats the matier?'' inquired the no.
liceman, with provoking imperturba billy
ms my husband"
What is he doing?"
Hes drunk again.
well what is he doing? Smashing the
furniture?'
She looked at the guardian of the peace
scornfuliy.
mo, he amt" she said.
Has he swung an ax?'
"Of coure not
Nor pulled a gun?'
mo"
as he chewing the rng?"
'No, he isn't"
The woman was getting more nervous
every minute.
rs he creating a Disturbance" asked
en-"
rs he doing any harm?"
He dasn't"
"Then what do you want me to go there
forY'
ITO arrest him."
What for?"
ITO preserve the peace"
But you say he isn't disturbing IT,"
HE amt" she snapped with a thrust
of her jaw forward; but If he sets around
that kitchen much longer in my way I'm
be disturbing It; and when 1 get through
with him, Mr.. Policeman, you'll have to
come after him with an ambulance. Do
you understand2" cess.
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THE FREE HOMES BILL.

1t is probable that the free homes bill
which the House passed on Thursday last
is not very we'll understood except by
those who are specially interested In It.,
although IL has been before Congress for
years, and similar bill was passed by
the Senate some time ago. If it should
become law 1t would take out of the
treasury about 100000. When the gov
eminent purchased lands from the Indians
in Nebraska, Minnesota, Oklahoma, the
Dakotas and other states it paid
from $1.25 to $375 per acre for them. This
money was set aside for the support of
Indians who parted with their lands, in
stead of being paid to them-that is, the
interest on 1t is used for their benefit. The
law provided that the government should
be reimbursed by selling the lands to set
tiers at the prices it paid for it,
When the lands were opened for settle
ment there was a great rush for them. The
demand for them was far greater than the
supply. The purpose of the free homes
bill is to pay back to those who purchased
the lands the money they paid for them
in ether words, to give them the lands
free
Why the government should return the
money the settlers paid for these lands Is
not clear. Il is probable that there are
very few of the original owners of the
land interested in the bill. The claims, 1t
is safe to say, have been pur-
chased for little or nothing by
those who can afford to hold them and
support a powerful lobby in Washing ton
to work for the passage of the bin. Even
II the money. were to go to those who
purchased the lands from the government
ID is evident that the effect of the BIN is
to tax the many for the benefit of the
few.
But how large a part of the money viii
go to the original purchasers of the lands
or their heirs? II the original purchasers
held most of the claims 1t is certain
that there would be no lobby working fol
| the bill, and the bill, instead of being in
a fair way to become a law, would be
| among the forgotten bills slowed away in
| pigeon holes in committee rooms.
A former Secreatry of the Interior, in
commenting on this bill, said that the $50,
| 100000 which 1t was proposed to take out
of the treasury by means Of it, would MOI
be the only money the government would
have TO pay out for such purpose The
policy the bin would establish would apply
to other lands yet to be purchased from
the Indians-lands for which at least sl6,-
| 100000 win have to be paid.
| 1t does seem as If the government should
reduce the war taxes before taking mil
| lions of dollars out of the treasury for dis
tribution, ostensibly, among those who got
land that was worth all they paid for
1t. In fact, the lands could have beer
| sold for a great deal more than the orig
inaI settlers paid for them. In many in
stances they were sold as soon as entered
for double the government price Evi.
IDENTIFY Congress wants to get rid of the
surplus so that the people win have nc
| ground for asking for the the repeal OF
portion of the war taxes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. MAY G. 1900

ard kind hearted gentleman. No one who
knows him envies him his good fortune.
He is SO conside- ate of others and so IN
affected in his manners that there is
feeling that he deserves it. Unthinking
people, and some also who think, are in
the habit OF decrying men who have ac-
cumulated great wealth. Mr.. Flagler IL
exempt from such talk. His name is never
mentioned except in a way that shows
that he is respected and esteemed. He
looks upon his fortune as a trust and is
doing good with it. Florida is fortunate in
gettirg such a citizen
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
Forming n Habit.

What under the suns the matter with
you, old MANI" asked his friend, accord
ing to Har9er's Bazaar.
with me?"
Yes, with you. Are you full of fheu-
matism, or what?'
Certainly not. Never felt better in my
life"
What is the matter then?"
See here, Jimpson, is this a joker"
Not much! Say, don't you honestly
know what you are doing?"
why, walking down the avenue. of
course. Did you think I was careering
along in my automobile?"
why, walking down the avenue. of
course. Did you think / was careering
along in my automobie?'
''Oh, / noticed that you were walking.
If you insist on calling it walking"
What else would you call it?"
Wei, you were slouching alcng with
your knees half bent under you. and scuf-
fling your feet Your shoulders were
shrugged up to your ears. You were lean
ing as far forward as you safely could.
and your arms were hanging Imply in
front of you, with your hands turned in
and half closed. You were scowIing Zero.
ciously, and you were sw nging your BODY
slowly ON side to side, and you were
/ Hing your head about idioucaIiy If YOU
call that walk"
The deuce l was! Good heavens! is it
possible that I've got into the habit of
doing it?"
Habit? How could you form such a
habit?"
why. I've just been spending a couple
of weeks with my brother and his wife. .
And is that their usual form of pro-
cession?"
mo. But my little niece insisted upon
my walking like a hear fer her about a
million times a day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWEhTY-FOUR PAGES.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Savannah Industrial Associa-
ton; Ladies of Clinton Lodge; South End
District Club.
Special Notices-Malt Mead Geo. Mey-
err; Butter, Etc, F. A. Harms; Notice s.
Martin; Letters are Received Daily, Sloat's
Vegetable Bitters; Repairing, ]. & c. N.
Thomas; Spring Hat FreeL. L. Cubbedge
& Co.; Mrs. Jas. W. Heidi; B. S. Asman,
Tailor Thomas Bicycle Emporium; Koch
& Sylvan; Masonic Temple Pharmacy;
Notice to Superior Court Jurors; Charles
toms Leading Restaurant, the Palace
Cafe; Bill of Fare, at Levan's; Central of
Georgia Picnic.
Business Notices-Our Stock of Dia-
monds, Theus Bros; Columbia Chainless
Wheels, T. A Bryson, Columbia Agent;
at the Masonic Fair Cohen-Kulman Car
rage and Wagon Company; Savannah
ter & Van Keuren.
Plumb. H. Levy & Bro.
Temporary Prices on Reliable Merchan-
dise-At the Bee Hive.
Shoes For Tender Feet-Byck Bros. .
Our Specialties-Chas. Marks
The Place For Womens and Children
Goods-walsh & Meyer
If You Want to Test the Purchasing
Power of Dollar-Foye & Morrison.
A Herald of Joy-Leopold Adler.
Have You Bought a Freezer?-Thos.
West & Co.
Gas Ranges-Mutual Gas Light Com
pany.
Refrigerators-G. W. Alien & Co.
Summer Resorts-"The Savannah" AS
bury Park, New Jersey; Virginia Mountain
Springs Resorts, Via Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway; The Pines. Asheville.
n C.
Auction sale-Monday's Auction Sale, by
c. III. Dorset, Auctioneer
Waldorf-Ast oria-C. A. Munster.
Laundry--The E. & W. Laundry.
Financial-Paine, Schuyler & Co. New
York; Crawford & Co., New York; E. H.
Rockwell Co., New York
Twelve Snap Shots-oppenheimer, sloat
r. Co.
The Summer Girl-Globe Shoe COMPANY.
Special Sale This Week-Gardner's Ba-
Eaar.
All Kinds of Garden Hose-I,eo Franl,
v
Independent Early Closing Eckstein's.
Mems Finest Clothing-The Metropoli-
ten
The Busy Comer-Hogan's.
Dorhinger Glass Cratic. Dorflinger &
Sons, New York.
Special Publishers Price Sale-Cable Pr
ano Company.
Millinery Bargains-Jackson, Metzger &
Co.
Medical-For- NAL De-Hyde Inhaler; DR..
Hathaway Company; Peruna; Hoods Sar-
saparilla; Pyramid Pile Cure; Hyomei;
Coke Dandruff Cure; Munyon's Liver
Cure; s. S. s.. Humphreys Specifics.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel p
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

At dinner in London a few days ago
Mark Twain gravely arose and announced
that he was about 10 depart for the Unit
ed States to run for the presidency, in
view of che fact that there were not
enough presidential candidates in the
field When the ballots have been count
ed in November it will be found that Mr..
Barker of Philadelphia, the Middle-of-
the-Road Populst candidate, and DR.. S.
c. Swallow of Harrisburg, the United
Christian candidate, are in the category
with Mark.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

Philadelphia's troubles respecting the
Republican National Convention are not
yet over. There is still snug balance to
be collected on that guarantee fund or
$4,000, and the carpenters who have been
working on the convention hall have gone
on strike, leaving the hall in a half
finished condition. Should the strike con-
tinue for any length of time, it might
seriously embarrass the convention man
ayers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

Gov. Leary OF Guam has shown himself
good tax collector. The total popula-
ton of the island, counting every indy
ual above seven years OF age. Is 1851, the
great majority being indolent and shift
less natives. Nevertheless, during the six
months ending Jan. l, 1900 the receipts OF
the public treasury were s9.l5 which
would indicate more than 81 per capita
per asnum of taxes collected for every
person on the island.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

Ex-Gov. Patdson of Pennsylvania, who
has said that he would accept vice pres
dental nomination at the hands OF the
Kansas City Convention, is a Methodist.
Mr.. Bryan is Presbyterian. Now. will
the Republicans look up Presbyterian to
go on the ticket with the President? He
is a Methodist
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

The French Minister of War. the Mar
outs de Gallifet, has ordered abzinthe re
moved from the wine list permitted to the
French soldiers. Leading medical men
have recently reported that absinthe, ver-
mouth and brandy are rapidly filing the
lunatic asylums of the country, and that
a considerable proportion of the victims
are soldiers To check this tendency is
the purpose of the minister's order.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

The Steering" Committee of the Sen
ate has advanced the date of the probable
adjournment of Congress to June TO- If
The party whips of the majority can keep
tie members in line il is possible that
the adjournment may be reached even
earlier
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

Mr.. Richard Harding Davis has arrived
at Pretoria. For some unaccountabIe rea-
son he failed to cable: II arrived here
this morning. The people are wild with
enthusiasm" That was the message he
sent back when he went to report the
coronation Of the Gear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
The weather.

The indication for Georgia to-day are
for generally fair weather, and fresh
southerly winds; and for Eastern Florida
generally fair weather and fresh winds,
mostly easterly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

The fame of spion kop promises to over
shadow that of Majuba hill. However,
Majuba Is still between the British forces
and Pretoria
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
CURRENT COMMENT.


The Birmingham News Dem) says:
1.-The vast majority of the men who left
the democracy in 1892 and formed the Pop
ulist party in Alabama have since real
lied the truth of the fact that in the
Democratic party alone lies the power 10
reetify whatever wrongs exist in the po-
litical system Of the state, and they have
returned 10 the party of their fathers 10
aid in the grand work of advancing the
commemorative moral and material well
fare. A few are still struggling behind
vainly attempting 90 maintain the Pop
ulist organization. hut these must recog-
nize the fact that their efforts are hope
less"
The Philadelphia Record Dem) says:
Gen. Miles, who advocates war on che
ground that IT makes men better and wo-
men nobler' differs in this as we'll as In
other important respects from Gen Te-
cumseh Sherman, who said War is he'll"
much depends upon the kind of war.
A war. for example, TO collect 100000 from
Turkey az cost 90 the United States
of $1,000 900 could not possibly be of a
very edifying or ennobling character.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-06-08
FAILED TO EXPLODE
Attempt to Shoot An Oil Well
Ends in Disaster
AND flGHT DEATHS Will FOLLOW
Mon Rush to See Gusher n Blown ia
Piecos-Fifty Quarts OF G~Iycerips
Fails to Go on and Work.
men Too Curious.

A Marietta, o., May 81, dispatch
says: AT Whipple, just east of this
city, tonight, in shooting a well on the
Kelley farm, there was a premature
explosion Of fifty quarts Of glycerine.
Four persons were killed and four
fatally and three seriously wounded.
AZ everybody on the ground was
either killed or injured IL is next to inn
possible to get u reliable description of
the explosion. 1t occurred ut 5 o'clock
this evening. The well was being shot
by the Humes Torpedo company, which
had lowered fifty quarts of ~nitro-gly-
cerine into the drilling.
When the 'go-devil" was sent down
II did not go off as expected. and then
what is known as a Jack squib," com
posed of heavy iron and dynamite, " it'll
a protected fuse, vas dropped into the
well. 1t was expected that when they
came together there would be the usual
blast that would shoot the we'll, but it
seems that the Jack squib" exploded
first and the crowd rushed to see the
shooting of the gusher, and when they
arrived at the derrick the frst charge
that was put down went off with ter.
rife force, blowing the men ia every
direction. The remains of two Of those
who were killed instantly had to be
picked up in pieces, and those who
were fatally injured are mangled in a
horrible manner. All Of the victims
are residents Of this county, well-to-do
and prominent citizens. Every means
Of relief, SO far as nurses and physi
clans and supplies are concerned have
been furnished from this city ant
neighboring points.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-06-08

What is known as the Grand Army
DILL in pension legislation, provides
that pensions shall o be refused to
widows whose income does not exceed
$25C n year. The limit hitherto has
been $50 a year. Naturally a consid-
cradle increase in the roll OF pension
ers would take place at once. 1t is to
be noted, too, that pensions to widows
last longest, There was. for example,
last June one survivor Of the war OF
1872 on the pension rolls. but there are
1000 widows OF veterans Of that war
still drawing pensions. The Spanish
war and the war in the Philippines
are likely to furnish a goodly number
of claims for pensions, the number
being estimated at %, 900. With
this increase and the extension of the
scope Of legislation, II does o appear
that we pave reached bottom" in the
pension business.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-06-08

kilograms to London papers con.
tinue to show the remarkable spread
OF the bubonic plague In a tleast a dozen
parts Of the world. Here is a sum-
mary: At Mauritius, two deaths. two
fresh cases. In Bombay the epidemic
has become serious and Is spreading.
In Calcutta the same condition exists.
At Port Said there have been two
deaths and the plague is spreading. At
Teheran, Persia, since the outbreak OF
the plague. there have been 200 deaths,
but the violence OF the epidemic has
been modified recently. In Manila
from twenty to thirty deaths daily are
B reported. At Hpngkong there have
been ffty-two fresh cases In a fort
night, and ninety-eight deaths since
the beginning Of the year. At Mel.
bourne two new cases are reported
At Sidney 1888 cases and ffty-foul
deaths have been reported. The mayor
is paying IL cents a head for rats
which are believed to cause the spreat
of the disease. In Noume, New Gale
donia, the plague Is raging, and ither,
have been 2SS deaths. 3 At Bfisban,
there have been three cases; at PERT
one death; Auckland the same. II
Buenos Ayres the plague has been rag
ing since the middle of March, an,
there have been forty deaths in tw,
months.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-06-08
REGARD THE WAR ENDED
Roberto Army Ready to Enter the
Trauryaal Capital.

A London, May 81, . a. m, special
says: The Daily Mail publishes the
following dispatch from the Earl OF
Rosslyn, who was n prisoner in Pre-
toria, but who, as as civilian, appears
to have been released:
Pretoria, May 81, ll:40 n. m.-Pre-
toria will be occupied in about two
hours without resistance. The presi-
dent has gone to Watcrvalboven. Bur-
gomaster de Souza is authorized to re-
ceive the British. He, with an inlu-
entail committee of citizens, including
Chief Justice Gregorowski, has been
appointed to preserve life and property
during the i~nterregnum.
Everything is quiet. but crowds are
waiting expectantly in church square
for the arrival of the British.
Fearing a possible disturbance and
bloodshed among the prisoners of var
at Waterfall, U, -. Consul Hay and
Leigh Wood insisted upon twenty Off
GERS being liberated on parole to go tc
the men. Their action cannot be toe
highly praised,
II was permitted to accompany tn,
officers. Everything was quiet"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-06-08
KRUGER AND CABINET AWAY
Show No Apparent Ambition to Defend
the Capitol.

Show No Apparent Ambition to Defend
the Capitol.
A London, June l dispatch says: The
messages from Pretoria confirm the
report of the departure Of President
Kruger with his cabinet and staff off,
Gals Tuesday night and the selection
at a meeting Of citizens of a committee
to administer the city Professionally.
The present seat Of the Boer gov
eminent, according to a dispatch from
Lorenzo Marquee, dated yesterday, is
Middlesburg, but it will probably be
shifted further east. The Beers lately
confronting Lord Roberts appear to
have gone eastward also, toward the
Lydenburg region. The defenders OF
Laing's mex, when their position be.
IN too perilous, will probably trek
straight northward toward Lyden-
burg. When this concentration takes
place there will be possibly 10000
men, who may hold out for a time,
with scattered bands of guerrilas else
where.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-06-08

1t Is more than half a century since
the Mexican val closed. and this may
seem to be a rather late day to be
delimiting the boundary between the
two countries. The western half of
the frontier is not a natural boundary,
such as the Rio Grande supplies, and
1t was surveyed and marked by monu-
ments between lS49 and 1856, but the
monuments were few in number and
not OF permanent materials. The pres
ent international boundary commits
sion. appointed in 1891, ~resurveyed this
part of the boundary and marked 1t
with many monuments consisting OF
hollow iron posts filed with concrete.
Soon the work along the Rio Grande
will be completed and there will be no
further cause for dispute as to the
frontier Of the two countries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-06-08
RUSH OF REBELS
Body Of Insurgents Surprise
American Garrison.
THEY Swttp THROUGH THE TOWN
shoot Right and Loft, killing Five DC
cupants-Captain Roberts Missing
Two P~riyates Also Gone and
seven wounded-Other News

A Manila, May 31st dispatch says on
Tuesday night the insurgents rushed
through San Miguel, province of Bull
acan, Luzon, garrisoned by three com
panies OF the T~hirty-ifth volunteer
infantry
They swept through the surprised
town, shooting right and left, killing
five Americans and wounding seven.
Captain Charles ID. Roberts and two
privates are missing.
No Filipino dead were discovered.
San Miguel de Mayo is a few
miles from Manila.
While n band under the escort OF
troops OF the Forty-sixth infantry was
moving from Hang to Slang, within
twenty-five miles of Manila, at was
attacked by Ladrones, three of
the party being killed.
Lieutenant Jens +. Stedje of COM
pany l., Forty-seventh volunteers,
commanding q scouting party in the
southern part OF Albany province, had
several engagements with the insur-
gents, In which seventeen of the enemy
were killed and twenty-three, includ-
ing a captain, were captured. Six
explosive bombs and a number OF val
liable insurgent documents also fell
into the hands of the Americans. The
scouts burned the town of Yubi, the
headquarters Of the rebels. Sergeant
Brickley was killed during a slight en-
gagement near Higao, province of
Albany, yesterday.
Scouts of the Thirty-sixth and Thir-
ty.fourth regiments have captured
shirty-two rifles anu 500 rounds of am
unition in the Pangasinin province.
Memorial day was observed here as
a general holiday. Military ceremo-
mics were held at the various stations
and salutes were fred from the forts
at Cavitc and Manila. A military es-
cort proceeded to Manila cemetery
where the graves of the United States
soldiers were decorated and an adj.
dress was made by the chaplain.
Memorial exercises were held also
In the theatre, Mt which a number OF
addresses were delivered, interspersed
with vocal and instrumental music
The observance Of the day was very
successful,