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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE BOERs


In. our dispatches yesterday there were
accounts of four Republican state conven-
tons and one Democratic state conven-
ton. In no one OF the accounts of the
Republican conventions was there men
ton made of any resolution of sympathy
for the Beers. Mr.. Webster Davis, II
seems, was at the Republican State Con-
veutlon OF Missouri and expected TO make
speech, urging the adoption of strong
pro- Boer resolution, but he was not ad-
mitted to the floor Of the convention. The
account given of the proceedings leaves
the impression that the convention refused
TO hear him or to take any action in re-
spect TO the Beers.
II looks a little as If the Republicans
had decided not to give any encourage
ment to the Boer agitation, which, II it
should reach large proportions, would be
very embarrassing to the administration
and very troublesome to the Republican
party 1t may be that In one or more of
the Republican conventions that were held
Wednesday some action was taken favor
able to the Beers, but If there was it is
rather remarkable that no mention was
made of 1t.
The Democratic Conventional was held
In South Carolina-adopted a remarkably
strong pro-Boer resolution. 1t denounced
the administration for not extending an
offer of its good Offices TO terminate the
unholy war of subjugation."
1t is probable that most of the Demo
cratic state conventions will adopt sim
liar resolutions If they Should, and the
Republicans should fail to take any notice
of the Beers, would not the Democrats
gain a tremendous advantage? 1t looks
very much as if they would. A portion
of the foreign population. particularly
that portion which is bitterly hostile to
England, would most likely give its whole
support to the Democrats.
1t is safe to say that in the resolutions
Of sympathy for the Beers which are be-
ing passed in different parts of the coun-
try there is mixed good deal of hatred
of England. The hatred of England and
sympathy for a struggling people may re-
suit in an agitation of formidable proper
tons II is doubtful IT, outside of those
who are influenced by their feelings
against England, there is a wish on the
part of any great number of people TO see
this country become involved in war
with Great Britain.
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BRIGHT BITS.

-Charity-"1 ask you for bread"
rnoaned the INDECENT Person, reproach-
fully, land you found me a free library"
Detroit Journal.
In the Nursery.-Edith-''I have NAMED
my dolly 'Dotty Dimples.' " Ethel-"But
what a name for her to carry through life
when she grows up and has six or eight
children. Parents should think of these
thingsr-Puck.
Evil Communicat ious.-Alice-I do wish
Edgar wouldn't associate with doctors"
Mamma-Why, daughter? Alice-Oh, some
doctor he knows has told him where his
appendix is; and now he thinks he's got
a pain in it.-Life.
The Cheerful Idiot-'"There's no use In
a stingy man trying to run for office"
said the shoe-clerl6 boarder. Seems to
me-" said the Cheerful Idiot. "he would
be the very man to save the country
Indianapolis Press
What He Was Doing what, mind
ing the baby! said Northside, as he en-
tered Manchester's home and found his
friend agitating the cradle. Yes" replied
Manchester i've got down to bedrock"
-Phtsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
That's Milyuns' daughter" said the
Gilman pointing to young girl in an ex-
tremely decollete gown; she's just cou-
ing out" Gosh! ! should say she's out
far enough already" exclaimed the Wis
itor from the country. "-Philadelph Rec
ord
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PERSONAL.

Richard Yates, the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor of Illinois. is a man of
considerable literary tastes, and for sew
eral years has been collecting library or
rare books, until now he owns one of the
best in that state.
President Eliot of Harvard is a good
horseman, and frequently spends a part
of his vacations in riding through New
England. When at SUCH times, he passes
a country school house, he never fails to
dismount and visit 1t if the school is In
session.
The Tulane University of louisiana
which has been without pres
william Preston Johnson in July
last, has chosen DR.. Edwin Ander-
son Alderman to fill the vacancy. DR.. AL
derrnan is known as one of the most pro-
gressive teachers of the South and has
been president of the University of North
Carolina since 1896.
Senator Coronado, owner of the
Cuban newspaper Ell Discussion, published
in Havana, and the most influential jour-
nal there, is in New York, buying presses
for an enlarged circulation" says the New
York Press He sells now between "a 900
and $1,000 papers a day at cents copy.
of medium size and weight, with coal black
hair, brows and mustache, and that mar
velous terra Gotta complexion occasionally
seen In the hot countries and nowhere else
on earth The vivacity of the eye reflects
an active brain. He is a gentlemen of the
most enthusiastic disposition and is train
ing catch-as-catch-can with the English
language, which takes frequent falls out
of him.
Daniel A. Ray of Illinois, who is to be
appointed United States marshal for the
Hawaiian Islands, was formerly news
paper correspondent and served in that ca
pacity at Springfield for many years. He
has held various places under the Legis-
lature. He has been secretary of the Re-
publican State Committee, and did good
work as special agent of the postofice de-
partment. For the last two years he has
been serving as Senator Cullom's private
secretary, and he has looked after the lat
ter's political interests with great eff
cheney. He was clerk of the Congress
Committee that prepared the bill for the
admission of the Hawaiian Islands and
wrote an elaborate report to sustain it.
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MDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MeetingS-Landrum Lodge No. As, F. &
"A. NJ; Palestine Commandery No. Z, K.
IT,: Haupt Lodge No. SO, l. o. o. F.
Special Notices-Notice Paterson-Down-
ing Company; Bids for Cemetery Site.
Isaac s. Haas. Chairman Special Commit
tee; Decorated Goods. James S. Silva; The
River Is Down, Suwanee Springs Com
pany; Levans Restaurant and Cafe.
Business Notices-LAllian Russell Cigars;
A Well Stocked Grocery Store, John T.
Evans & Co.
Dirt Clearance-Antiseptic Brooms,
Fluting and Plating Machines-Edward
Lovells Sons.
Our Ladies' oxford Ties-Byck Bros.
Send One Dollar-Earle, Dillman Wheeler
& Co., Chicago.
The Mems Fashion Center-Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
Makes Hot Breakfast Breads Whole
some-Royal Baking Powders.
Mineral Water-Apenta.
AIedical-Munyon's Remedies; Hood S
Pills; Horsford's Acid Phosphate; Casio
ria; Ayers Pills; Crab Orchard Water;
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost Personal; Miscellaneous.
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a SECOND solomon.

9TH Billins twins wuZ queer pair -
said the old settler refectively as he poised
himself with many bitches on the rear
legs of his chair, says the Cleveland Pain
Dealer. There never wuz two SIGH hag-
glers in tn hull dern county. When their
ma died she divided up everything jest as
nearly ekal between 'em as she could
all 'ceptin' tn pianner IL wuz superan-
nyated oil rattle box tibet their pa he'd
traded a runt of a colt fer more'n thirty
years afore. TIL oil lady couldn't very well
divide tibet, an so she jest sighed an gave
it up.
well, sir, both them boys claimed that
pianner like it Wuz a stock farm or a cop
per mine. You never did see SIGH graspin'
feilers They'd have gone to law bout Il,
too, eff it hadn't been for the parson. He
says to 'em: why don't you boys leave it
to a refereeH says he. 'Ol Eb Snow is the
very man to decide this here knotty pint
o ownership, an 1t won't cost you a red
cent So the upshot of 1t wuz that Eb
came over to the Billins homestead one
day an heard both sides an seen tn plan
ner, an then stood back an coggytated.
"Pritty soon he says: Bring me a hand
saw Somebody brung him saw, an oil
Eb kind O. guessed at the middle, an then
derned eff he didn't saw that pianner clean
in two! That's right! There, he says with
a pleasin' smile an the sweat rollin' down
his face, that half's yourn, il. an this
halfs Cy's. But say, by gum-Tll be
blamed eff I haven't gone an give ii three
extra keys, an tn biggest bunch O. wires.
That entities you to the stool, Cy.' And
there it wuz all settled as neat as you
please.
81 tell you OF Ed Snow wuz a mighty
cute sort O. Teller, eff he wuz Pop'list."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18
The Only authorized Version.

Linsay Flavel Mines, the poet, started
his career. like many other versifers, as
a reporter upon a newspaper which paid
its writer's according to the space their
work made and not by regular salary,
says the Philadelphia Post. One day he
was assigned to report the ceremony of
the laying of the corner stone Of one of
the new public buildings In downtown
New York. Dreams of a long column ar
ticle, and possibly two columns, flashed
through his mental vision as he went from
the Office to the function When he arrived
there he found to his CONSERVATION that
the business methods of Wall street had
affected the affair, and that ii was to be
exceedingly brief. Bishop Potter lent dig
nifty to the occasion, and after few re-
marks began reading from the Episcopal
liturgy When the audience was dismissed
Mr. Mines approached the Bishop as he
was getting into his carriage and asked
him where his prayer was taken from.
From our prayer book" replied the
bishop.
II wish you would lend It to me so that
/ can copy It, because I'm certain there IL
not one in our office"
Those who know the bishop and his deal
ingS with reporters, and the fact that he
never gives an interview to any of them,
can ina CINE the look of surprise that he
concentrated upon lne young man. pu' ~
was only for a moment, and he silently
handed the book to him.
The reporter had taken it, and was turn
ing away when the bishop called him back,
and in his solemn way, said: You know
the charge that is made against most book
borrowers? You will return it to me, will
you not?"
Sure" said Mr.. Mines.
And his paper the next day was the only
one that had that prayer precisely as II
was prayed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18
A Hot Wave Rubafyat.

From the Baltimore American.
One does not mind the Heat so very
much
The torrid Air. the sitting Warmth,
land SUCH
Until at the Thermometer he looks,
And sees the hight the Mercury doth
touch.
One can forget the sizzling, baking Street,
That makes him, like a blind Horse,
lift his Feet.
Until some Bunch of Wisdom prateth
thus:
"'Tis the Humidity and not the Heat"
1t would not make one wish to mildly
swear,
Nay. verify. he would not greatly care,
But for the Thought that by some one s
Advice
He still had on his Winter Underwear.
II is not Heat that fills one so with
Guile
And causeth him to talk in swearful
Style.
The madd' ming Impulse cometh when he
secs
TIE joyful Glee that's in the Iceman's
Smile.
Thermometer and Flannels make one
stew;
Humidity and Icemans Smile do too;
But ah, we grow the Hottest at the man
Who asks us: "Is 1t Hot Enough For
You2n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

How eie England and Germany to COM
pete with this country at the present
time in manufacturing when they have
to depend on 1t for so much of the ma
terials? In the manufacture of cotton
goods, for instance they have to get the
greater part of the cotton they need
from this country, and they are now i'm
porting coal from our mines. London
dispatch says: 1T Is high time that
American coal mine owners took advan-
tage of coal famine prices in this coun-
try. American coal is finding good
market IN Germany, but the English
prices are still higher"
The railways, the mills, in fact all bust
nesses which have need of coal in
large amounts are feeling the very high
price of that article. 1t is said that the
railways have been compelled to put up
the prices of excursion tickets, and rates
of all sorts that are in the least degree
dependent on coal have been advanced.
A contract has just been made in thls
country for $4,000 tons of coal to be deliv-
cred in Belgium and Germany and this
amount is TO be shipped every month for
several months. 1t is said that the search
ty of coal In Europe is due to labor trou-
bles. The truth probably is that the
mines have been worked so nearly out
that coal can be obtained from this coun-
try for less than 1t can be mined In Eu-
ropean countries.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18
A Auisnamed Train,

He had driven from a backwoods ham
let to the station. and after making an
inquiry of the conductor, boarded the
train for Philadelphia, says the Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
When well on the way he stopped the
blue-coated official and asked in all seri-
BUSINESS:
''Im sorter hungry. VIII We tell me
jest where the eatin' car is?"
"There' is none on this train" was the
answer. Its short run does not require
it,"
"Huh" grunted the questioner. (Which
around in an turn and twist yer cheer
any way we please? Don't imagine that,
because I've never went railroadin ufore
1 don't know all about these things"
You probably mean the Pullman. We
havn't any attached"
well, bu'stin' squashes! W'eres yer
cigar stand, SOS I kin be buyin a weed
an lightin' up?"
I'VE don't have such thing, man"
AN we've no place fer me ter git my
shoes shined, ter be sure?"
mo, sir"
Course. I'd be crazy ter think We
might have q barber lad aboard?"
I'VE haven't any,"
The rural gentleman subjected the con-
ductor to a rnenacing scrutiny from head
to foot and back again. Then ne drawl-
ed out in an angry, disappointed tone of
voice:
well, sufferin' cornmeal! though We
said this wuz an accommodation trainr'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18
THE DEWEY ROOM.

What has become Of the movement TO
nominate Admiral Dewey for President?
He returned to Washington on Wednes-
day, but there was no crowd at the depot
40 welcome him. His arrival after most
successful trip through part of the West
and the South did not attract the least
attention. At the National Capitol there
fore 1t is evident that the opinion prevails
that he is not In the public mind as a
presidential candidate. There is no doubt
about the warmth of his welcome at every
place he visited during his trip, but the
demonstrations were in iieii,,f of the ...a.
who destroyed the Spanish fleet In Manila
bay. 1t is possible therefore that the Ad-
miral has abandoned his presidential as
pirations. 1t is certain that nothing has
been said lately in the newspapers about
the statement which he promised to give
the public respecting his political plans
and his position on public questions.
If the Democratic leaders at anytime
had an idea OF nominating him for Vice
| President on the ticket with Mr.. Bryan
| they appear to have abandoned 1t. Or II
they have not they are keeping remark
ably quiet about ID. II is said that some
of Mr.. Bryan's Nebraska friends think it
would help him to have Rear Admiral
| Schley on the ticket with him. An Omaha
dispatch says that Admiral Schley's name
for the second place is being very freely
discussed by some of Mr. Bryans closest
friends.
1t seems to be the understanding, how
ever. that Admiral Schley would not ac-
cept the pace. Those who are authorized
TO speak for him say that his purpose is
10 remain in the navy. He is close to the
retiring age, and on his retirement he will
have an income about as large as the
salary of the Vice. President. 1t will be
for life, and he will have che assurance
that his wife will be taken care of IL she
should survive him. Under no circum-
stances therefore is he likely to accept a
vice presidential nomination. Tt does seem
as IL each of the great political parties
was having hard time to find an accept
able candidate for Vice President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

THE hottest thirteenth of May in
twenty-eight years was marked with a
sudden and startling increase of crime
in Chicago" says the Chronicle of that
city. During late years heat waves and
crime waves have been condolences fire.
quently noted. May II not be that Grim
inally inclined persons take advantage of
the recently promulgated idea that heat
induces moral lapses. aud give freer vent
TO their passions during hot wave, know
ing they can make reasonable plea of
temporary alteration from the heat? In
this part OF the country it has not been
noted that there is an increase OF crimi-
nalty in the summer. Such increase has
apparently been observed only in a few
of the great cities, where there are shrewd
criminals ever ready to commit robbery
or otherwise fracture the statutes when
there is an opportunity or a plausible ex-
cuse
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18
AGAINST PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.

There are many people outside of the
Populist parties who believe in public
ownership OF municipal utilities. ~They
think that people in cities would fare bet
ter if the public owned the street railroads
as well as the water and gas plants.
In the current number of the Independ-
ent Mr. II. H. Vreeland president of the
Metropolitan Street Railroad of New
York, has an article in which he under
takes to show that municipal ownership
of street railroads is a failure. In Glas-
Cow the street railway Is owned and oper-
ate6 by the city, and It seems, very
successfully. According to Mr.. Vreeland
however, the people of that city do not
get so much for their money out of their
street railroad as the people of New York
get out of the street railroads of that city.
He says that while it is true that a person
can ride for half mile on the street cars
OF Glasgow for halfpenny, yet, for longer
distances, street car fare is cheaper in
New York The service in New York is
much superior to that in Glasgow-that
is, the cars are run more rapidly. One can
walk in Glasgow pretty nearly as fast as
the cars are run. In Glasgow the wages
of the street car employees are one-third
less than in New York.
Mr.. Vreeland mentions several other par
ticulars in which private ownership is bet
ter than public ownership and 1t must be
admitted that after reading his article
there seems to be very little to be said on
the other side.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

Senator Wolcott of Colorado is not to be
temporary chairman of the Philadelphia
Convention Wolcott was friend to Quay
during the latters case before the Senate,
and worked and voted for him. Quay's
defeat has made Wolcott sore on Senator
Hanna and others who are held by him to
be responsible for 1t, and Wolcott has late
ly evinced disposition to antagonize
about everything supported by Hanna and
others This being true, the administra-
ton leaders have concluded that the Col
orado man Is not the proper sort of person
to place in a position of honor and power
IN the convention. hence his name has
been taken off the slate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

On Tuesday, while the people of New
York, Boston, New Haven and other cit
les in the Northern part of this country
were sweltering. sweating and swearing,
and some of them were getting sunstruck,
the people of London were wearing heavy
oyercoats, and there was snow at Leipsic
and Chemuitz.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

Philadelphia has at last succeeded in
raising that 100000 for the Republican
National Convention, and the convention
hall is practically ready for the gathefing
Of the clans, Thus the rather slow but
altogether reliable Quaker has discharged
his obligation in ample time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

Senator Frye has been requested to in
troduce a bill in Congress to compel every
American merchant vessel TO employ and
carry a chaplain. The request was made
by a Rev Siiliman Blagden, and the let
ter transmitting 1t was dated from a hotel
In Washington. The Rev. Mr.. Blagden
probably thinks 1t is the duty of the gov
eminent to provide livings for the army of
mediocre preachers who cannot obtain pull
pits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

Senator Clark of Montana still retains
his establishment of twenty-five bedrooms
in a Washington hotel. He probably need
ed them all while the fight over his seat
was going on, but his witnesses have now
gone home. However, since he is able to
pay for the twenty-five bedrooms whether
he has any particular use for them or not,
it Is nobody's business how long he retains
them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

Marion Butler Is as much of a fusionist
as he ever was. AS a matter of fact he
has to be a fusionist; his political exist
ence depends upon H. At Sioux Falls he
advocated fusion with the Democrats. and
in North Carolina he advocates fusion
with the Republicans.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

Ex-President Cleveland is expected TO
arrive a. Jekyl Island within day or two.
He is on the yacht Oneida the guest of
Mr.. z. c. Benedict, her owner. and the
two gentlemen, accompanied by several
friends, are on cruise of Southern wa
ters which 10 to extend to Cuba and posi-
bly, to Porto Rico. A short stop viii be
made at JekyL The yacht left New York
on Tuesday,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

Whether Mafeking will be relieved"
when the relief column gets there seems
20 be an open question It is feared that
the arrival of the rescuing troops will
but add to the hungry mouths in the
place, since the understanding is that the
soldiers took only travel rations with
them, and but enough of those to last to
Mafeking. Should that prove correct,
there might have to be sent another re-
lief expedition to relieve the first relief
expedition and those whom 1t relieved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18

Stephen Crane, the novelist. Is said to
be rapidly nearing his end from consump-
ton in London. The physicians have no
titled his wife that he cannot live more
than a month longer. His troubles had
their beginning in cuba during the late
war with Spain. Mr.. Crane went to the
island as correspondent. While there
ne contracted fever, from the effects OF
which he has never recovered. Being
weakened by the fever. the germs of con-
sumption found him an easy victim.