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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

"One of the most interesting characters
In London" said F. P. Osgood of Phila-
delphia, according to the New York Tri-
bune, 'is Labouchere, or tLabby,' as friend
and enemy Ankle delight TO cab him. The
editor and proprietor of Truth and mem
Der or parliament, comes of a noble fam
lily, and his uncle, from whom he inherited
fortune, was, think an Irish earl, but
while the title for some reason did not
descend to Labouchere, the estates did
IAabby' was originally in the diplomatic
service, receiving his early training there
and innumerable anecdotes of his doings
and sayings when in this branch are still
rife at the foreign office. At one time
when Iabhy was attached to the legation
at Washington, an importunate and i'm
portant individual made his appearance
and demanded 10 see the minister, and on
being informed that he had just gone out
pompously announced that he would wait
for him. A half hour elapsed and then
the important parsonage asked of Labou-
chere when he expected the Minister
back. He left for Montreal half an hour
ago, was the response and intends re-
turning next Saturday Later in his ca
reer he was assigned to an obscure Rus
sian post with which the foreign office
had no business whatsoever and ordi-
narily but little communication. Some
time after 'Labbys' appoin tment matters
arose that required the attention and ac-
ton of Labouchere in his official capacity,
and the foreign office then discovered that
he was not at his post, but by setting in
quiry on foot finally located him in Ber-
lin. Thither was forwarded an inquiry
couched in diplomatic phraseology, as 90
the why and the wherefore of his not be-
ing at his post. and to this Labby' re-
pied that. as he was not allowed to have
mileage, he was proceeding 10 his post on
foot, and expected to arrive there in about
four months time"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23
A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS PROBABLE.

The Republicans of the House are talk
| ing of calling a caucus on the Porto Ricar
| bill. They see trouble ahead The opposi-
ton to that bill--the bill providing tar
if for Porto Rico-in their own party
is considerably stronger than they thought
il would be. They have very slender ma
jority in the House, and the bill, if eight
Republicans should vote against it, would
be defeated. The understanding is that as
many as fifteen Republican members are
in doubt as to whether or not they will
support it. AS far as known the Demo
Gratis, with the exception of one member
OF the Louisiana delegation. are against it,
The opposition to the bill is 10 that fea-
ture of it which provides that 25 per cent.
of the Dingley tariff rates shall be levied
on products of Porto Rico imported into
this country and on the imports of Porto
Rico. This feature is based on the theory
that Congress has the power to legislate
for our insular possessions unrestrained by
the limitations of the constitution.
If this bill should fail the whole scheme
of the Republican party for dealing with
our insuiar possessions would be defeat
ed. 1t is their plan to provide one set of
tariff taxes for Hawaii another for Porto
Rico and still another for the Philippines.
They will not be able to do this if the
House decides that the cons ,itut.on extends
to these insuar possessions.
1t is doubtful if the President would be
greatly disappointed if the scheme should
fail. 1t was not proposed by him. 1t was
his view that the constitution extended
to these insular possessions, and in his
message to Congress in December he said
chat free trade should be extended to Porto
Rico. He lacked the backbone, however,
to stand by the position he then took.
When he found that a very large section
of his party was against permitting the
products of Porto Rico to come into this
country free of duty he ceased to insist
on his view, Notwithstanding he knew il
was the right one. Had he been firm the
charge of Imperialism, which has been
brought against the Republican party
would have lacked much of the force il
now has.
The Republicans will endeavor to whip
their members of the House into line
Even if they are successful they will be
unable to remove from the public mind
the faes that their scheme for dealing with
Porto Rico and the other newly acquired
islands is imperialistic. When it shall have
been agreed that Congress can govern ter
ritory outside of the constitution a step
viii have been taken in the direction OF
changing the character of the government.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

The Birmingham News thinks Andrew
Carnegie is "unprepared 10 speak by the
card respecting poverty, because he has
an income estimated to approximate $40
100000 year. Mr.. Carnegie did not al
ways have such an income As a matter
OF fact he began at the very bottom rung
of the ladder without a dollar He first
became telegraph messenger and then
an operator. He declares himself that his
heritage was poverty" That he i'm
proved his condition to the point of enjoy
ing on income of millions of dollars a year
Is due entirely to his own efforts These
Things being true, 1t seems. really. that
ne ought to be able to speak by the
caro- respecting poverty and how TO get
out of it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23
"BOb'Nr .Inke.

Lord Roberts, the British commander in
South Africa. is very popular among the
rank and file who usually refer to him as
"Bobs," says the Philadelphia Post. He
began his career in 1851 as second lien
tenant in the artillery, and fought and
worked his way up with remarkable sue
cess. No one better understands Tommy
Atkins" When near a barracks in India
one day he was annoyed by several ter
riers belonging TO the soldiers. The own
ers rushed forward, kicked the uuadru-
peds, and humbly apologized for their
pets misdeeds. The colonel listened and
then said:
They undoubtedly make good sentries.
but don't like the way they salute their
superior officers"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23
BRYAN THE STRONGER LEADER.

Mr.. Bryan is proving himself to be a
stronger political leader than Mr.. Nc
Kinley. Being President Mr.. Mckinley
has had very little trouble to remain the
chief figure in his party. Even if he were
tom gives him a second nomina ton would
keep him at the front. But while he is
the acknowledged head of his party, and
viii no doubt be accorded a denomination,
it is fact that his party is not follow
ing him in all important matters. 1t has
broken away from lhm-at least portions
of it have-in two very important in
stances. AT the beginning of this congress
he took the position that our new insular
possessions were under the jurisdiction of
the constitution, and that it would be
necessary TO legislate for them within the
limits of the constitution. He therefore
recommended free trade with Porto Rico
His party has practically repudiated that
view of the relation which our insuar
possessions bear to us. The Ways and
Means Committee has taken the position
that Congress is not bound by The consti-
tution in legislating for Porto Rico or any
other of the newly acquired islands
The other instance is the -Paunce-
fote treaty. Evidently the President
thought me was doing a very popular
thing when, with the assistance of the
Secretary of State he negotiated the
amendment to the Clayton Bulwer treaty,
by which Great Britain ceded whatever
right she had 10 a joint interest in the
Nfcaraguan canal, on condition that the
canal should be a neutral waterway
such as the Suez canal is.
1t is very doubtful if his party will
approve the amended treaty 1t is GER
tain that some of the strongest of the
Republican papers are against it. The po-
stion they take is that the United States
must have undisputed control of the ca
nal in time of war as we'll as in peace
the right to fortify it if they want to and
to close it to the warships of an enemy.
In what respect has Mr.. Bryan failed
to lead his party? Although out of power
and defeated candidate he has kept
himself at the front of the Democracy.
There is no doubt that a strong effort
has been made by very large section
of his party to get him to abandon silver.
Dut ne mas steadily refused to do So He
is as aggressive in behalf of the 16 to /
idea as he was at any time during the
campaign of 1896. There have been efforts
made to get him 10 drop his attacks on
imperialism, but they have not been sue
cessful. Every attempt to bring forward
another candidate for the presidential
nomination OF the Democratic party has
failed, Mr.. Bryan dominates his party
completely. and he will not only dictate
his own nomination. but he will write his
partys platform. Nothing will be left
out of 1t that he wants in and nothing will
be put in il that he wants left out.
There is ground, therefore. for saying
that in the past four years Mr.. Bryan
has shown himself to be a stronger lead
er than Mr.. Mckinley.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

1t is a cause for rejoicing that the DEM
ocrats and Republicans of Kentucky have
agreed to settle their differences in the
courts. 1t may be several weeks before
a final decision is reached, but the dan
ger of collision between the two govern
ments backed up by troops, is removed.
The Democrats are to be commended for
the moderation they have shown. From
the beginning of the trouble they deter
mined not to resort to force In their ef-
forts to get what they believed to be their
rights II will be remembered to their
credit that, throughout all of the trouble,
they kept within the law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

1t Is not likely that Uncle Sam was
beaten out Of those two little Philippine
ISLANDS, Caygayen and Cibutu, by Spanish
diplomacy or cunning. 1t is more probable
that Spain did not know there were such
islands in existence until it was reported
the, American flag had been raised over
them. Then, looking up their reported po-
sitions, she discovered they were outside
the lines mentioned In the treaty of Paris.
and made claim for them. Notwith-
standing Spain was in the Philippines
more than four hundred years, it is said
she never made complete chart of the
archipelago and had only an approximate
idea Of the number Of islands in the
group.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

Young Molneux, the condemned pois 0ner,
is said 10 be the object of the most ten
der solicitude on the part of hundreds of
young women and girls, who write him
letters-which never reach him. 1t Is a
psychological mystery, and one which will
probably never be solved why murderers.
and especially those who have killed wo-
men, receive such an outpouring of SYM
patty from women.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

Some Republicans over in Tennessee
who are evidently inclined to be a little
humorous, have proposed Gov" Taylor of
kentucky as the running mate for Mai.
mckinley in the approaching election II
there is any man in public life who has
demonstrated his incapacity for holding an
important public office, that man is Taylor
of Kentucky.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Ledger says: '"The
problem Florida has to solve is the pro-
lection OF its tender fruit and vegetable
during the one or two cold nights 70
which 1t is Liable every winter. With these
perils, of few hours duration each elm
mated, the state is sure of an immensely
prohtabfe industry in supplying the win
ter markets of the North. The trouble
does not seem to be insurmounta BILE.
Many growers are now protecting their
orange trees by building shelters over
them, while others rely on fires with
thick smoke 10 keep the frost off Neither
plan is entirely satisfactory, but both
point to a possibility of effecting the de-
sired object by some happy discovery in
the near future"
The Columbia g. c. State (Dem) says:
"As TO Porto Rico Uncle Sam is put by
the Mckinley administration in the posi-
ton of a man who seizes upon and adopts
into his family another mans child on
the ground that 1t has been badly treated
and needs true paternai care; and then
refuses to allow the poor and starving
youngster to eat at the family table I'M
less he pays for the privilege"
The Macon Telegraph (Dem) says: at
is hardly probable that the Emperor of
Germany would accept the suzerainty of
the Transvaal IL II were offered him The
troops sent there would weaken his own
empire to such an extent that the other
Powers would attempt to take advantage
Of it, particularly in the present state OF
European feeling"
The Pittsburg Dispatch CRep) says:
While we are squabbling over what we
should do Zoe Porto Rico's commercial flu
ture. imagine the hutter II someone should
arise and suggest the ancient American
idea of letting the Porto Ricans have
something to say about their own future"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

In New York there is a law, recently en-
acted, which requires that all mechanics
ana craftsmen employed by the city shall
be paid TAT the prevailing rate of wages"
Under the opinion of the corpora ton coun-
sci the law is retroactive, enabling en-
ployes to put in claims for back pay for
several years. Already claims aggregating
$5'oOOooo have been filed, and it is estl-
mated BY the controller that it will re-
quire not less than 100000 to pay such
as may be filed under the law. basket
maker had been working for the depart
ment of charities at the rate of $25 per
month. 1t appears that the prevailing
rate of wages" for basket makers is 50
per day. This basket maker, therefore,
filed claim for $6,12O, less $1.7OO which
mad been paid him at $50 per month. And
1t seems this claim must be allowed The
milk in the cocoanut, to account for this
extraordinary law, may probably be found
in the fact that some of the lawyer poll
ticlans are getting rich through the filing
of claims One of them is said to have
raked off S37, 900 in one week from fees,
and one firm is said to have got $250,0O0
during the last twelve months.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

A war between Nicarauga and Costa
Rica might give Uncle Sam the opportu-
nifty to secure all of the canal concessions
ne needs in return for his good offices in
restoring peace between the belIigerents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

A girl who claims to have discovered
that certain streets in st. Louis lead TO
Heaven, has been taken up for examina-
ton as 70 her sanity. If she had announc-
ed the discovery that certain streets In
the same city led 10 the opposite place,
she would have been hailed as a reform
err and might have had a front seat
smong the reformers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

The request for the paving of State
street at the Telfair Academy with ebert
is a reasonable one, and should be al
lowed. The institution. a repository of
fine art of which any municipality should
be proud, deserves well at the hands of
the city authorities. II the dust from the
streets near at hand Injuries the pictures
and statuary, then the best means for
getting rid of the dust should be adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23
The MRnlher

The indications for Georgia to-day are
for rain. and warmer in northern portion;
and for Eastern Florida fair, with warmer
In extreme northern portion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

The death of Keeley, the gold cure"
man, is likely to revive the discussion as
10 whether or not he was something of a
mountebank, or rather a "quack" 1t Is
pretty web known that there is no more
of gold in the ''cure" than there is of
either silver or pewter. Meantime, leav-
ing aside all other considerations. the fact
remains that Kelley and his remedy have
done great work in redeeming men ad-
dicted to the drink habit. There have been
numerous failures to cure, to be sure, but
that large numbers have been relieved OF
their craving for drink is unquestioned.
Whether the change came through an ex-
erclse of will R2wer or from the drug adj
mnistered is a matter which should not
detract from the credit due to DIR. Kelley
for the good work which he undoubtedly
accomplished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

Well according to the Washington dis
patches, the war in the Philippines is all
over, except some of the fighting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23
The QuakerS Are
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

Another $40 per cent man has been dis
covered in New York. He told his dupes
that he would play the races ana the
stock market with their money, and guar
antee then 10 per cent week And there
were biters at the bait of course. New
York is the best field in the world for
swindlers OF all kinds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23

Senator Morgan possesses in a marked
degree the power of cutting criticism. He
is disguised with the tactics of some of
his contemporaries in the Senate respect
Ing the Nicaragua canal bill and other leg
islation i'm which he is profound
~ interested, which probably led him the
other day TO say that III Great Jehoyah
should descend and offer the ten COM
mandments as legislation. any number of
senators would oppose them for fear OF
losing the vote of the criminal class. and
others would offer amendments in order
to show their ability at higher criticism. "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23
The MORNING NEWS is published

Registered at the POstoaiee in Savannah.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-05-31
ROBERTS AT Kip RIVER.

British Main Army Eighteen Miles From
3. johannesburg.
LONDON, May 30.-The war Office just
before midnight published the follow
ing dispatch from Lord Roberts:
kip River, Transvaal, May 28.-We
marched 20 miles today and are now Is
miles from johannesburg. The enemy
had prepared several positions where
they intended to oppose US, but they
abandoned one after the other as we
ueared them.
"We pressed them so hard that they
had only just time to get their five gums
into train and leave as soon as some
cavalry dashed into it.
"French's and Hamilton's forces are
apparently engaged with the enemy
about 10 miles to our left as firing has
been heard since noon. The farmers
along our line of advance are surrender
ing with their arms and horses.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-05-31
AT JOHANNESBURG.

Where Lord Roberts Next Dispatch Ii
Likely to BE Dated.
LONDON, May 30.-The tenor Of Lord
Roberts latest dispatch and the news
from Pretoria leads the authorities here
to expect further important news from
the British commander-in-chief dated,
they hope, from Johannesburg. The
remarkable rapidity of Lord Roberts
movements and the unwonted mobility
of the whole British army under him
have upset the calculations Of the home
observers as much as they appear tc
have Disconnected and demoralized Lord
Roberts federal opponents. Possibly,
even now, he is at the gates of johann
nesburg and, it is believed, 10 days
hence or less he ought to be demand
ing admittance to the Transvaal capital
itself. If the federals ever really in
tended to ''stagger humanity" by blow
ing up the gold reef city and mines,
which is doubtful, Lord Roberts
May Yet BE Two Quick for Them,
and arrive before they have time to do
any wrecking. The majority of the
burghers will undoubtedly be glad of
an excuse for saving the mines and they
may find the excuse in Lord Roberts
skill in hustling them out of one posi-
ton after another.
The effectiveness of the British inva-
sion of the Transvaal is further en-
phasized by the news from Pretoria of
occupation of Zeerust and the advance
on Lichtenburg. Apparently the Brit
ish dragnet will be drawn through the
Transvaal, as it was in a similar man.
ner hauled through the Free State.
!, THE fighting at the Kip river Sunday,
reported from Pretoria, was presumably
done by Generals French and Hamilton
in forcing their way round to the north
ward of johannesburg.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-05-31
NEEDS WARSHIPS
Rus ian Minister at Pekin Asks
ALI Available Gunboats Be
Sent to Taku.
\
Believed Troops From Port Ar
thur Will Also Be Landed
at That Point.
"BOxers" Assert They Are Conf.
dent Of the Dowager En-
press Support.

SHANGHAI, May 30.-The Russian
minister at Pekin has telegraphed, ask.
ing that all the available gunboats be
sent to Taku.
TEN TsIN, May 30.-One hundred
American marines from the American
cruiser Newark are expected here at
II o'clock.
An armed rescue party of Frenchmen
and Germans started during the after.
noon to try to relieve the besieged Bel.
gians. The viceroy, under the pressure
of the French consul, has permitted the
rescuers to travel by railroad to Feng
Tai, where Chinese protection ends.
The Belgians are besieged at Chang
Tsin Ten, near Feng Tai.
LONDON, May a0.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says:
1T is believed that Russia is about to
land troops at Taku from Port Arthur,
where 20, 600 are in readiness. The Chi.
nese are reported to be sending large
masses of troops overland from HUI Nan
and Kiang, but the generalissimo re-
fuses to assume command on the plea
Of sickness ...
1.-The Boxers assert that they are
confident Of receiving support from
the dowager empress, Princes Kang vi
and Ching Tuan, and the entire Man.
chu army. Throughout the north the
Boxers are enlisting hordes of des-
peradoes. They are intent upon expell.
ing everything foreign"