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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-18

Alderman Dixon's ordinance 90 rename
Tire streets south OF Anderson D. OF gem
erai interest. as marking a departure Ia
street nomenclature. though one which
seems to be generally regarded as "a pro-
gressive move. The purport % tho ordi-
nance has already been announced n
the ordinance he adopted the following
changes IN street names viii De- Effected
First and ST. James streets will Doe
known as ThIrty-drst street. Second. Gll-
lott and 81. Paul streets Will Doe known
as Shirty-second street. Third. Grapevine.
West Third and 81 Nlcholas streets will
be known as Thirty-third street, Fourth.
Bismarck. West Fourth and 81 John as
Thirty-fourth street. Fifth. Sarah. wilder
West Fifth ST. Michael and Brady as
Thirty-nfth street. Sixth. Willow. West
sixth and ST. Thomns as Thlrty-siSth
street: Seventh and East Seventh as Thir-
ty-sevensh. Eighth. Center. james and
East Eighth as Thirty eighth, Ninth ana
East Ninsh as Thirty-ninth. Tenth.
Church and East Church as Fortieth
street: Eleventh and Lamar as Forty first
and Twelfth and South avenue as Forty
second street The ordinance went over
on SIS first reading.
By resolution offered by Alderman Dix
on the clerk was Instructed 90 publish
a notice inviting a.. property owners and
residents living south OF Anderson street
90 express their views upon the proposed
changes az the next meeting OF Council
either By petition or communication or by
appearing before Council IN person.
To Pave Indian street.
The paving ordinances came up on their
second reading. They he'd evidently beer
discussed 81 caucus. AZ the Indian street
ordinance was taken up Mayor Myers re-
minded the aldermen that the under
standing was that the work should be 80
arranged that the expenditure on this
account should be borne 0y the next year's
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They All Apply TO us.

Whether the specific report that appll-
cation viii be made 20 the United states
TO float proposed Russian loan is true
or false. II offers another proof Of the
changed financial relations between this
country and the rest Of the world. The
borrower casts his eye toward the
United states as the country most
likely 20 supply him with ready cash.
Six years ago. four years ago. when
ever national accommodation was de-
sired 1t must be had OK one Of three
centers London. Paris and Berlin were
the bankers Of the world. by virtue %
this they exerted an extraordinary IN
finence upon vtatecraft and national
economy. Diplomatic policies and IN
ternal reforms and great measures Of
Improvement. railroads. canals and en-
cheering projects dep@nd upon suc-
eessfpi financing, The people who
can promote or veto these hold the
throttle valve Of progress.
BY common consent It Is Understood
now that New YORK City i the greatest
os the worlds bankers. Behind Il are the
richest resources IN the world. II can
command the savings and accumula-
tions % the most Industrious and pro-
auctiye people. OF their abundance
they can lend freely. and the dsAclt
win be made good tomorrow. For years
We have been approaching the estate
OF creditors. hampered only by real or
attempted interferenres with our
sound Industrial and financial policies
Now cur position Is 50 secure that we
ourselves alone can unscttie Il. AT
home every desirable investment Is
snapped W the instant that Il appears
on the market The recent sale Of
Seattle bonds al a phenomenal premium
has double meanins; It tells OF the ex-
cellence OF cur credit. but it tells also
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Some Astounding Perversions.

Misrepresentation as to the facts of
political history Is part of the GUS
tomary stock In trade OF the fusion
forces. but they usually attempt to go
a little further back than events which
are easily recalled by all men who
have reached manhood Hence one
cannot but be amazed at the attempt
of the leading fusion newspaper OF this
state to identify the Seattle and Lake
Washington Waterway Company with
the celebrated Canal issue OF 1892. In
which King county achieved such a
distinguished success in the state com
vention. and on which issue the Repuh-
lican party of this state won Its vic
tory In the following election. Every
man who has lived here for eight years
past is fully acquainted with all OF the
details OF that famous campaign. the
fruits Of which are today being seen
In the commencement Of work by the
government on the canal. the construc-
tion of which was the one burning aues-
tion eight years ago.
The Times. which publishes this story.
should have known. and Il Il does not
know n. II should cease from attempt
Ing 10 recall any political history. that
the Canal issue was nrecipltated into
the politics OF this state hy the re-
quest OF King county that the state
Republican convention indorse a project
fov the United states government 70
build a ship canal 10 connect the waters
ot Lake Washington With those ~
Puget sound. Tacoma ana Pierce
county. with deprecated Jealousy %
Seattle, bitterly opposed the PROPOSE
tton: but Kins county won Ia the state
convention and secured the indorse-
ment
The Democrats in their state oonven.
tion. greusns wildly around Tor any
possible issue on which they could gain
few votes, denounced the proposal for
a government ship canal. in the hope
that BY 80 doing they could gain some
strength for their ticket IN Pierre
county. where feeling was strongest
against vhat they STYLED the seattle
ditch" Thss plank was Incorporated
In the Democratic state platform
against tAe earnest and pray en-
treaties Of the Democratic delegates
from King county. ana the immediate
result Of It's incorporation was the
withdrawal Of James Hamilton Lewis
candidacy fer the Democratic nomina-
sion FOR governor. as he knew he could
not appeal 10 the voters OF Kins county
on platform containing any such
plank.
on the strength Of the Endorsement OF
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nuRNHAM A BRITISH SUBJECT.

Seattle, Wash. Aug % 1900
To the Editor: A great deal has been
said IN the papers Of the United States
about Frank n, Burnham. the American
scout. "a he is termed serving under
Lord Roberts IN the Transvaai. In one
sense Of tho word he IL an American,
being born in Canada. but not citizen
81 the United States. ms stated. as
he is Britisher. Why do you
persist In calling him an American
scout. Nhan you surely must know
such IS not the facf7 n is not
long since saw an arsieie In one 81
the eastern papers criticising The Eng
iisn and British IN general II said they
had to send 70 the Tinted States for
ae they could not End BritIsher ~
Tor that position.
Now, for the banen, ~ the public a,
large. I might stats that HurnhAm She
man whom All the American papers have
been calling the American scout. IL a
Canadian ard British subject. He "a
a small man, a little over ave Zee, IN
height. lightly but strongly built quick
az lightning and ~ agile as n cat IN.
tslIIgent and siftsd with pair ~ eyes
tia; can see almost az raueh ia the dask
ss an ordinary man can IN fun glare Or
day. He was horn IN Canada. n ~ true
he served with the American troops as
an Indian scout during the wars when
the red man wss practically exterminai-
cd lie S. % a rowing disposition, si-
ways craving excitement He went
20 South Africa IA ise5 ard actsd az
scout IA the lia;abeie campaign with the
Rhodessan Horse where be earned a
reputation with such men as Baden
Powell. himself wonderful scout when
the late war broke OUT IN South Africa
ne was digging gold In the Klordike
The news brOugsf him out % skAgway
ou hts way 20 take part 70 the struggle.
While there he received cahirxrara
from Lord Roberts engaging him az
scout attached 10 his personal Ntaf.
Most 81 his scouting be does NJ night
and there is no one In the British Hines
who knows tenth as much as he does
about tia Boers. MAURICE SALMON.
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FROM THE PEOPLE
NO USE FOR SHAM REFORM.

Seattle, Wash, Aug q 1900.
TO the Editor: As the subject OF civil
service is just now receiving some at
'ention desire short space in your
columns to be devoted to the subject
which deem important That each and
every person who occupies a position IN
the city hall or county courthouse should
be well qualified for the position which
ne is occupying both by education and
adaptation, Is not questioned by any good
business man. Civil service only indicates
educational qualifications; as to whether
a person Is otherwise qualified or adapt-
ed. civil service does not indicate. A
person may pass good examination
on paper for the position of clerk. vet
not be adapted to that particular bust
ness. and he may be persona non grata
to the head OF the department, yet civil
service as We have IT says to the head
you must take whomsoever wa present.
This may be remedied somewhat by
leaving the whole list of eiigibles open TO
the choice of the heads of departments,
SO there would be an opportunity to
remedy the objections spoken OF. But
Is civil service at all necessary. especial-.
~ in cities the size of Seattle? I answer.
no. The history OF civil service does
not show 1t. When the service was
adopted the whole force I'm city govern
ment appointed before civil service were
retained and the most OF them are hold
ing positions vet. Some time ago nm
article appeared In one Of the daily
papers lauding the city treasurer's office
in its efficiency and honesty since civil
service was inaugurated and reflected
upon the fact OF certain defalcation
which occurred In that department be-
fore We had civil service. The article
was somewhat amusing TO those who are
aware that the city treasury department
is not under civil service and never was.
and further that the accused was n head
OF the department ana would not have
been under civil service rules had II
then been In vogue. Why the so-called
civil service did not cover the city treas
ury department. the most important OF
any. is hard TO imagine. but the fact
remains that that department is con-
Quoted as we'll and better perhaps than
any in the city hall under civil service,
At least IL a person IL not honest. civil
service examination win not make him
so.
Again. ! object to civii service from the
fact that II builds up an office holding
class who are kept in office during life
unless for cause, az a bar against aspir-
ing young men. and is exceedingly I'M
American. II smacks OF America aping
after certain old countries IN a general
CHASING OF the people, TO which the peo-
pie OF this country are opposed.
The three thousand dollars and more
per annum with which to keep this un-
necessary department running would be
of more service 10 the tax payers I'm
keeping our streets In repair.
A. n. BALL.
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Pulled In the Hole.

The doughty civil service commits
sioners did exactly what was expected
of them last night They crawled into
the hole and carefully pulled the hole in
after them. They have talked about de-
manding an investigation. but 1t Is the
last thing that they desire or would
consent to except under legal compul-
sion. They have no appetite for an in
quiry into such facts as real investi-
CATION would bring to light Much more
TO their liking is II to exercise their 1T
tie pull in the little ways that have been
so demoralizing to the public service of
Seattle.
If they could be Judge and jury at the
same time. it would please them inn
mensely. They asked that charges. II
there were any. be preferred. To whom,
pray? Any big mitt man would be
pleased to have charges against him
preferred If they were to be laid before
himself In the same spirit OF joviaity
they called for reports from the heads
of departments concerning subordi-
mates. Why have these department
heads made few complaints? Because
such employees as are unsatisfactory and
inefficient have been foisted upon them
by this same commission. Charges
against them have to be laid before It.
And the man to do the wrong is not the
man to right it. Again 1t is clothing the
accused with the ermine of the Judge.
The civil service commission cannot
deceive the public or rehabilitate itself
in the estimation OF men who live in
Seattle and keep their eyes open. They
know how the civil service system
worked when 1t was administered in a
spirit of conscientious devotion to the
public good. They see how IL works
now. They are perfectly familiar with
the relations that exist in not a few
cases between appointees and some
members of the commission. No farce
and no strutting on this petty plat
form deceives single human being.
The commission did not dare to ask
for an official investigation, after IL had
been brought to the bar of public opin-
ion and heard words spoken OF It and
Its work that other men would not bear
tamely without reference to the compe-
tent court OF inquiry-the city council.
The civil service commission has mas
tered thoroughly the wisdom contained
in the old lines dedicated TO him "who
fights and runs away"
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the United States government canal
project by the Republican party Of this
state, and by the people at the polls.
the first appropriations were secured
from congress. For its inception. for
the first appropriation, and for the
manner in which the government has
taken hold Of this great national work.
which will be carried rapidly to compile
ton now that the preliminaries are out
Of the way. the people Of Seattle owe
debt Of gratitude to the Republican
party, which fought for the interests
of Seattle when the Democratic party
Of the state stood squarely against the
city. Yet with this open record. known
of all men in this city, the Times. in
speaking Of the attempt Of the Seattle
and Lake Washington Waterway Com
pany TO float bonds on the strength OF
the recent concessions which the flu
sionist land commissioner Of this state
secretly made to 1t. says:
"Of course everybody knows that
JOHN II. McGraw of Seattle won his
nomination and possibly his election in
1899 over the proposed canal which was
to connect the tide flats OF the city of
Seattle with Lake Washington. but
everybody also knows that the scheme
was political subterfuge; that it has
never been carried out; that 1t is not
now contemplated and never will be
power of ordinary beings to foresee."
SO egregious a distortion of the facts
is not legitimate in history or politics.
Nor is it even worth while. since the
truth is known personally to not less
than half the voters of Seattle.
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Judge Rucker. of Colorado. notified
Mr.. Bryan yesterday OF the latter's
nomination to the presidency OF the
United states Monetary League. The
speech OF Judge Rucker was long one,
but as nobody seems to be much inter-
ested in the discussion of monetary
matters Just at the present time, not
one person In a thousand cares to
read what the gentleman from Colo
rado had TO say
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II is said that there are 1000 Amer
leans who are stranded in London and
cannot borrow enough money to pay
for the passage home. II there are
any Democrats among them, they are
probably convinced that there Is moth
Ing In this talk of an Anglo American
alliance and that the kindly feeling OF
the Briton for his cousin across the
sea il all bosh.
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Thomas NJ. Patterson began his
speech to Mr.. Bryan yesterday by an
were at Topeka as the mouthpiece of
the national convention of the Populist
party and then demonstrated that they
were the real article in the way of a
mouthpiece by requiring over 5000
words to inform Mr.. Bryan that he was
the Pop nominee.
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Senator Chandler some time ago an
nounced that he contemplated retiring
to private life at the end of his present
term in the senate. but now he Is at
tempting to explain that he reserved the
right to serve his state six years more
If the people really insisted upon 1t.
In other words. he does not wish that
his words should be taken literally any
more than Mr. Cleveland did when he
announced in 1884 that he did not be-
lieve the president should have more
than one term.
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order is a crime and that the courts
should be coerced into enforcing the
dictates OF the mob-these are the most
desperate crimes against free govern
ment, against civilization. against the
moral order and humanity itself.
Everywhere there resides in aggre-
gated society the potentiality Of the
mob. The guillotine and the stake are
not SO far behind us that mankind has
been regenerated since they Knocked the
light OF heaven. The pistol. the dagger
and the bomb are always here. re-
strained TO some extent by the forces
that society has organized for its pres
ervation. But they leap to their fiend-
ish work at the mere hint Of encour-
agement or immunity. The fierce dogs
of human passion are always straining
at their leash. Slip II but a little way
and their fangs are fieshed In the body
OF the first conner. We have emerged
from barbarism by the appeal to rea-
son. by the establishment of justice. by
the immature development Of the
higher nature In man, by the restraints
OF government. Tear but the tiniest
crevice In these dykes. and the deluge
breaks again upon the world.
Let us not deceive or mock ourselves
with false hopes How many people
forty-eight hours ago would have be-
lieved that any American community.
unless perhaps In the metropolitan dens
Of iniquity. would be capable of what
was done at Akron? What popularity
marks those people on from others?
What guarantee have we against an
archy In this nation? What are the
safeguards except the old ones re-
spect for law and order, patient at
tempt 20 improve institutions and gov
ernments. but always allegiance to the
agencies of public justice? Throw those
to the winds. innamc passion. scatter
insinuation, inspire hatred of property
and its safeguards. and the boundary
Beyond II there lies a biaekened land
and civilization In ruins.
Again we say to the apostles OF un-
rest. disorder ana resistance OF law that
they are sowing the wind. Perhaps they
viii not heed, but the people must and
will. Never can the shadow OF inn
perialism brood above this land of ours
save in one possible contingency. That
devouring specter stands where It has
always stood in history. beyond law
laid low. people maddened with pas
sion and a reign OF anarchy. 1t is those
who dwell upon and invite these pos
sibilities who are the true and only
imperialists
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Perhaps the reason that some OF the
fusionists are in favor OF Fawcett is
that his name suggests something that
has TO do with a barrel
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The Populists complain that we have
nine different kinds OF money. But
they're all good to buy beer.
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Minister Conger was able to resist
the Chinese, but it is safe to say he viii
not he so successful with the editors
of the American magazines.
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of the abundance of capital. For the
foreign borrower there is plenty and to
spare: and all the acknowledged infiu-
ence Of the creditor nation upon the
times belongs to us.
All that we need do is to take care
that nothing interferes with or inter-
rupts the conditions that have made pos
sible this rise in our estate. There
must be no tinkering with tarif, no
threat OF a change in the monetary
standard The prosperity Of our people
is in their own hands. VIII they choose
to endanger Il?
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of the great political parties OF the
country. into belief that it is the In
tention OF the American people to re-
duce them to a condition OF peonage.
infinitely worse than that which they
suffered under Spanish domination.
The vile and outrageous ISLANDERS pro-
mulgated for partisan purposes in this
country have cost the Fflipinos almost
incredible hardship. suffering and loss.
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Mr. Stead says the Chinese war will
last 300 years. This win give the war
correspondents a pretty steady Job.
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Akron will probably have little to
say about lynchings in the South for
some time to come. To be sure they
didn't lynch anybody in Ohio, but the
mob was crazy enough to do it, had the
proper victim fallen into its hands.
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Erving winslow says ''the enormous
majority OF the votes cast in the COM
ing election viii be anti-imperialist
votes" When the campaign is over
Mr.. winsiow ought to be able to util-
Nize his splendid imagination as an ad
vertising agent or lightning rod man.
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