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The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
Personal.

The rector of st. Georges, fashion,
able church in Brooklyn, has deemed it
necessary to issue a circular in which ne
announces that in future audible court
ship will not be permitted in his church
While service is in progress. He does not
particularly object to such mild forms of
expressing affection as the holding of
hands, but the more strenuous manifes-
tations must be reserved for less public
places.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis of Wash
ington had large audience at the Riggs
yesterday afternoon, says the Washington
Post of Monday. He came in from the
South, where he has been on a short trip
and signed his name in large characters
across the register. Shortly afterward he
wandered into the parlor, where a lady
was playing sacred music on the piano,
and the Colonel rendered several solos in
a sweet but powerful baritone. The lobby
OF the motel was rapidly depopulated, and
the audience assumed the proportions of
a Sunday morning church service Col
Lewis, who has grown refund since he
stepped out of politics and started earn
ing phenomenal legal fees, unembarrassed
by the sudden assembly, sang with great
fervor, but declined several appeals to
render some sentimental songs, like
Long, Long Ago" and Dearest, I Love
Only You," clinging to music more ap-
propriate for the day.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

If Il had not been for the Spanish Amer
lean war the regular army would ssli'
consist of less than 5000 men. And it
might not have been increased for many
years. The chances are that it would not
have been increased until a war made
larger army necessary.
Now the regular army on permanent
peace basis is to consist Of one soldier TO
each one thousand inhabitants. Il will
have a strength of 77,2s7 enlisted men. 1t
is assumed from the order that has been
issued that it will be increased as the
popula ton increasee.
To maintain the army will cost at least
three times what It cost before it was de-
termined 10 go to war with Spain for the
purpose of liberating Cuba from her
rule. It viii be seen therefore that
helping Cuba to independence was a cost
" undertaking for the United States. The
outlay has already been nearly 100000 900,
not taking into account the thousands of
lives that were sacrificed and the thous-
ands of men who have been made invalids
for the remainder of their days
And the expense of that war Is not fully
known yet. There are many millions of
dollars of claims pending which when ad-
justed the United States will have to pay
and the payments for pensions will
amount TO other millions.
We have Porto Rico and the Philippines.
and Cuba is to have her independence,
but it is doubtful if the trade of all of
the possessions we gained will be suffi
cient TO pay the interest on the cost of the
war. Still, in matter of this kind the
money question and the trede question
are not all of the questions that are de-
serving of consideration. In consequence
of the war the Cubsns will have greater
prosperity and happiness and so will the
Porto Ricans and the Fihpinos. After all,
probably, the money that was spent by
the United States in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war was well spent.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
SAD TIME FOR THE INVESTOR.

The outlook for the innocent investor
in the stock of oil wells at Beaumont.
Tex, is not encouraging. There have
been fortunes made there, and it is prob
able there will be other fortunes made,
but very little, If any, money will be
made by those who have put their money
in the numerous oil companies organized
to sell stock.
1t is alleged that of the three hundred
companies which have been incorporated
not ninety percent will ever pay a divi-
land, but the lands of many of them
are probably not within miles of the oil
territory. And they did not cost much
but they were capitalized high. The pro-
motors OF the purely speculative COM
panies never had any purpose of getting
oil. Their intention was to sell stock in
the companies they organized and then
let the stockholders find the oil.
1t is said that in all parts of the coun-
try, but particularly in all parts Of
Texas. widows and other people of small
means have invested in oil companies
which will never yield a dollar to those
who own shares in them The investors
are beginning to understand this, and
there is therefore a great deal of weeping
and wailing on the part of those who
have parted with their savings in the
hope Of getting rich quickly. The most of
those who have made fortunes out of the
oil excitement arc the ones who have put
into their pockets the money of the seam
stress and the servant. the widow and
orphan and the small farmer and the me-
ehanic. There ought to be laws enacted
preventing such compaies, as some OF
those at Beaumont from selling stock be-
You'd the amount needed for the develop
ment Of the land which they claim to
own. TeXaS was 50 earnest in protecting
her people Against trusts, that IL would
seem as II some Of her law makers would
have provided protection for her people
against speculative oil companies.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
THE GREENE AND GAYNoR CASE

1t took a long time to get a decision
from the United States Court for the
Southern District of New York as to
whether Mr.. B. d. Greene and the Gay
nors were to answer in Savannah the
indictment found against them in the
United States Court for this district Now
that it is known they are to stand trial
here it would be interesting to know
when the trial is to take place. 1t is
hardly probable that the date will be
earlier than some time in the fall. There
is every reason for thinking that the
trial will be long one. The Judge will
not want to give the greater part of the
summer to it.
The chances are that it will begin some
time in October. In that event, if IT
drags as the Carter court-martial did, II
will last until well along towards Christ
mas.
There will undoubtedly be a good deal
of skirmishing before the defense an
nounces ready for trial. 1t is probable
that the indictment will be attacked on
the ground that there was something ir-
regular in the drawing of the grand jury
which found it. And it may be that eff
forts will be made to get a change of
venue on the ground that there is preju-
dice against the defendants in this COM
munity. These. however, are only spec
ulations. Nothing definite is known as to
what course the accused parties will take
in defending themselves.
There is of course much interest felt
in the case, but more in the probable out
come than in the testimony that will be
given. About every point of real interest
was brought out in the hearing before the
commissioner in New York. Whatever
additional testimony the government has
is of an accumulative character.
There has been a great deal of spec.
ulation as to what the effect of an &C.
quital would have on the case of Mr.
Carter, who has been making strenuous
efforts to get out of the Leavenworth
prison. 1t is safe prediction that IL
Greene and the Gaynors were declared moi
guilty after full and fair hearing he
would be pardoned, and given chance
to clear himself in a trial of the indict.
ment pending against him in the court
in this district.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
A MAP OF BANK BURGLARIEs.

The American Banker, in recent issue,
presents an article on bank burgiaries in
the United States, with. a map illustrating
appears there is a bank burglary belt in
tne country, just as there is a wheat belt
and cotton belt. The center of the area
of burglaries is Illinois, and the area ex-
tends from Ohio to Kansas and from Mis-
souri, to Minnesota. During the past
five years there have occurred thir-
ty-ive successful bank robberies in
Illinois, ten i'm Indiana, seventeen
in Ohio, ten in Michigan, nine in
Wisconsin, seven in Minnesota, eighteen
in Iowa, seventeen in Missouri, eigheeh
in Nebraska and twenty-four in Kansas.
The burglaries in the other states have
been very few indeed, with the New Eng
land states practically exempt.
1t is worthy of especial note that there
was only one attempted bank burglary in
a city of more than $1,000 populate That
exception was in Portland, Ore. To such
perfection has the system Of protection
TO banks in the cities been brought, with
electric alarms, etc, that would-Oe burg
lars let them severely alone. To attempt
to raid one of them, after the manner of
the famous old Jimmy Hope, would he
hardly short of suicidal. The burglars,
therefore, give their attention to country
banks almost wholly, where there are no
armed watchmen, where streets are not
Ia -
night, and where the safes used are not of
the elaborate patterns to be found in the
city banks.
The especial enemies of the country
banks are what Robert Pinkerton calls
'yeggmen." The name comes from John
Yegg, a California tramp who turned
bank burglar. The class is recruited from
village loafers, tramps and buns. They
have not the capacity for what is known
as high-class work in the safe-cracking
line but they have skill enough to pour
nitro-glycerine into the crack of a safe
and touch 1t off with a fuse: and that is
their favorite method of operation. They
are, too usually desperate enough, when
detected. 10 fight to kill, as has been
shown in a number of bloody encounters.
During the past five years it is believed
that nearly nine out of ten of the coun-
try bank burglaries have been the work
Of ''yeggmen." or low-class criminals.
The high-class bank burglars have done
but little work, no doubt finding it more
profitable to employ their talents in other
lines of the Science of abstraction, or
drawing OUT as a famous thief once
characterized his profession. The largest
haul made in any bank burglary during
the past five years was $1S,169 from "a
Lima, o., bank. The smallest was 81
The average was about s., 500
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
Dishes Not on the Bill.

He pulled himself up at the hotel ia
BILE, tucked his napkin under his chin,
picked up the bill of fare and began to
study it intently, says London Tit Bits.
Everything was in restaurant French, and
he didn't like it,
Here waiter" he said sternly, there s
nothing on this l want"
Amt there nothin' you would like for
dinner, sir?" inquired the waiter, po-
litey.
Have you got an sine qua nom"
The waiter gasped
mo, sir he replied.
Got any bona fide?'
''N-no, SIR
Got any semper idem?'
mo, sir, we haven't"
Got any jeu desprits?'
mo, sir. not ONE
Got any tempus fugit?''
Il reckon not, sir.
Got any soirees dansantes?'
No, sir" -
The waiter was edging off.
Got any sine die?"
I'VE amt. SIR
Got any pluribus unum?"
The walters face showed some signs of
intelligence.
Seems to me heerd of that, SIR" and
he rushed out to the kitchen, only to re-
turn empty-handed.
Maybe you've got some beef and cab
bage and a gooseberry tart?"
Sure we have, SIR" exclaimed the
waiter. in a tone of the utmost relief
and he fairly flew out to the kitchen.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
ENGLAND,s MIGHT.

When Premier Salisbury went TO the
South of France a few weeks ago the
English newspapers expressed the opin-
ion that ne was not long for this world.
It was said that he was suffering from
Bright's disease in its worst form. He
returned day or two ago and, it seems,
he is looking brown and hearty and IS
more bellicose than ne has been at any
time since the beginning of the South
African war.
He made a speech on Monday night at
the banquet of the Nonconformist Union
ist Association. IR the course of his re-
marks he said: "The war in South Africa
has shown the strength of England, which
was never more conclusively shown.
There is no Power in the world but now
knows that If it defies the might of Eng
land. it would defy one Of the most for
midable enemies it could encounter"
1t may be that il appears TO Lord SAL
isbury that England has shown wonder
ful strength in South Africa, but TO an
outsider it does not seem that she has
accomplished such wonderful things
there. Il is true that she has shown
ability to transport a great army thous-
ands of miles across the ocean and a
long way into Africa. and 40 main
tain IL there, but it cannot be said that
this great army has accomplished won
ders. It has been nearly TWO years try
ing TO conquer two little republics, that
at no time have been able to put into
.he field One-fourth as many men as Eng
land has sent against them. And the war
* still going on. OF course England will
triumph in the end, but at what a cost!
Only recently the British minister of
hLance declared in a speech in the House
OF Commons, that the war had brought
Great Britain to the verge of financial
ruin.
some allowance must be made for the
fact that the Beers are fighting on theil
own soil, and in defense of their homes.
but even taking that into consideration IL
does not appear that England has dona
anything to make the great Powers of
the void tremble at her might Evident
~ Lord Salisbury was DESTROYS of saying
s netting to cheer up the English peo-
pie. Suppose England mad attacked the
United States instead of the little South
African republics! Would the war have
lasted two years, and would the English
premier have felt justified in making tbs
boast he made in his speech last Mon
day night? 1t is doubtful.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

The announcement is made that c. w.
Morse. the multi-millionaire organizer and
head of the ice trust, of New York, is
to be married to an Atlanta, Ga, di-
vorcee "of great beauty and wealth."
Isn't it little singular, by the way, that
only those who are great. rich. handsome.
talented. beautiful. etc, get married? In
the case of the man, he is always distin-
guished above his fellows, and in the case
OF the woman she is one OF the most
beautiful and accomplished Of her sex.
No plain people ever go to the marriage
altar; but lots OF them become mighty
ordinary afterwards.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

A Henly man has son. aged 6. who
recently clamored for money, after the
manner of small boys, says London An
swers
What do you want to do with it?"
asked his father.
"Oh. nothing!' responded the boy in
definitely.
You have plenty of spending money,
and I buy you everything you need or
ought to want. Unless there is some
special reason, / can't let you have II.
There isn't any reason, is there?''
Not exactly; but l want II. You know
how 1t Is, papa you were a little boy
once"
This appeal failed TO move the pater's
heart. so the youthful diplomat said:
Papa, suppose 1 was to meet a high
wayman in lonely street late at night"
Yes. my son."
and suppose he should pull out a pis-
tol and say, Little boy, your money or
your life.' what could 1 do?"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

Frank Ingram, a negro, was tried yes
terday in the Criminal Court at Opehka,
Ala, for horse stealing, says the Admission
Hot Blast. When placed on the stand he
told the following story, in an earnest
straightforward manner:
He said he was passing the stable where
the horse in question was, and seeing the
open gate he thought he would shut it,
He decided there was no use to close the
gate if there was no stock inside, so he
looked to see. Seeing the horse there he
started off to fasten the gate and STUN
bled against a bride lying on the ground
He picked it up and discovered that the
horse was following him. He threw the
bride at the horse to stop him, and the
bride caught on the horses head, and be-
ing one that closed with a snap it fas-
tened.
Realizing that no one would believe that
the bride would fasten itself, he decided
he would fasten the gate, climb the fence
and flee. This he did, and the horse
jumped the eight-foot fence and pursued
him. He fled in terror, and the horse ran
him nearly a quarter of a mile. Seeing
that the horse was gaining on him, he
got to one side of he road and squatted
partly down TO let the horse pass without
seeing him. The horse ran between his
legs and caught him up on it's back and
carried him on, despite his efforts to get
off
When seven or eight miles from the
stable, he says, the horse became con-
jured, and told him that he was going to
throw him off. which was done. That
was the last he saw of the horse.
He told the story in dead earnestness,
while the court officers stood with bated
breath and gaping mouth and listened
with awe at the weird story. The jury,
having no case against the horse for kid
mapping the negro, promptly convicted the
negro for the strange ride.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Stockholders Savannah, Flor
ida and Western Railway: solomons'
Lodge No. 1. F. & A. NJ.
Special Notices-Savannah Building
Supply Company: Andrew Hanley Com
pany; Walter W. Sheppard, Attorney at
Law; Suwanee Springs Hotel; Notice. Mrs.
L. c. Gerken; Notice as to Saturdays
Oelschig, Florist; First Floor of OLD
State Bank Building for Rent, Southern
Bank Of the State of Georgia.
Business Notices-Harvard Beer; Warm
Weather Jewelry, r. Van Keuren & Co.
Auction Sale-Great Sale of Lots To-
day by c. H. Dorset, Auctioneer.
Administrators Sale-By l. D. LaRoche,
Auctioneer.
Legal Notices-Petition for Incorpora-
ton of Appman Drug Company.
Hotels-Hotel Victoria. New York.
watches-Waltham Watches.
Electric Paste-Stearn's Electric Paste.
Grape Nuts Food-Postum Ceral Com
pany.
whiskey-Old Quaker Rye whiskey;
Murray Hin Club Whiskey.
Medical-Dr. KTmer's Swamp Root; Nc
Eiree's Wine Of Cardui; Peruna Castoria;
DR.. Hathaway Company: TUFTS Pills;
Worlds Dispensary Preparations; DR..
Taft's Asth zue DIR. w. N. Van Bred
erode Fever sue Medicine.
Cheap Column Advertisements-HelI
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

II reports are correct. an odd sort of
syndicate has been formed in st. Louis.
It's purpose is 10 raise 100000 for the de-
Tense of Albert T. Patrick, who is in
prison in New York. charged with having
murdered william NJ. Rice for the pur-
pose of securing his estate, worth sew
eral millions of dollars. Should the syn
dictate succeed in securing the acquittal
of Patrick, it would. It is said handle the
Rice property. The promoter OF the syn
dictate is credited with believing implie-
lily in the innocence of Patrick, and that
the old man Rice actually wiiled Patrick
his property.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

The brightest Of all the bright, partic-
ular stars in New York and Washington
society these days is Harry Lehr. who
IS next month to be married TO Mrs. John
vinton Dahlgren. a blue-blooded beauty
and heiress formerly of Philadelphia A
few years ago young MIR. Lehr went to
New York as a wine drummer. with only
bis face and his wit as his fortune His
tact and wit commended him to Mrs.
Astor. and she made him her protege;
since which time his successes have been
phenomenal. The lady he is TO marry is
worth sl0.oooooo, and at the wedding he
will have a galaxy of millionaires, con-
xisting OF Clarence Maokay. W. X. Van
derbilt, Jr., George j. Gould. o. H. p.
Belmont. Thomas b. wanamaker and
John Jacob Astor, ~ the ushers. -
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

The Crugers of New York are of the
old Knickerbocker blood. That, however,
does not save them from some of the
follies of the plain people. Some time ago
James p. Cruger disagreed with the wife
of his brother william j. Cruger. with
respect to a matter of fact. You lie,
and you know you lie!' said James p,
ungallantly, to Mrs. w. ]. No sooner
were the words out of his mouth than
the good right fist of Mrs. w. j. shot
out and took James b. fair in the face. 1t
was good blow. well delivered; so we'll,
indeed. that James did not make any
more remarks respecting the lady's We
racity. Subsequently William j. Cruger
died, and in his will left James p. the
munihcent sum of SO. and the pugilistic
wife $2,O0O.0o0. 1t may he this latter
matter that induced James p. to tell in
open court how he had called his sister
in-law a liar. and how she had pounded
him for II.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

A pennsylvania priest has declared 1t
as solemn truth from his pulpit, that
German girls and Irish boys should not
get married to each other. German is
German, and Irish is Irish" he said,
and they won't mix. Even If the man
and wife are getting along well togeth-
er, there will be chickering's in the fami-
lies on each side until finally the man
and wife will be casting up things to
each other and then trouble will come -
BY way of clincher the priest concIud-
ed that he would almost as SOON mar
ry a member of his congregation ito a
Protestant as to Catholic who is not a
German"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

The oil strike in Texas is going to prove
bonanza for the lawyers. Already there
is mass and tangle of litigation. Many
mites are faulty. and transfers have been
made with such rapidly and so much
earelessness that actual ownership is
sometimes most difficult problem. The
courts as well as the markets, will there
fore be full of oil for some time 10 come.
Ex-Gov. Hogg, who is a lawyer as well
as an investor, is said to be right Up to
the eyes IN business. receiving legal fees
as well as profits from his Investments.
If he does not come out many times a
millionaire. his admirers will be very
much surprised.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16

And now the trust has reached out to
win extra dollars from the fruit OF the
in Kansas City the other day whereby
the entire egg output of Kansas. Okla
homa Indian Territory and Southwest
Missouri will be controlled. This is said
to be one of the greatest reproducing
sections Of the country. The prices to
be paid for eggs will be fixed by the
trust as well as the prices at which they
are TO be sold. Producers will be pinch
ed on one side and consumers on the
other
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
Reflections of a Bachelor.
From the New York Press.

All roadS leau TO KUN.
You can never tell by the size Of a
womans waist how big her heart Is.
Ten to one II was q woman's club that
caused the first murder. Probably Cain
killed Abel with Ewes churn-dasher.
A woman's graceful walk depends half
on the way the Lord made her and half
on which pettlcoat she put on that morn
ing.
Love Is like arsenic; " you take a lit
tie It's deadly poison. but II you take a
lot you'il get over II and II will only
clean out your system.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-16
MiIIer'S Hotel,

81, 80 and Al West Twenty-sixth Street.
NEW YORK.
This house is located between Broadway
and Sixth avenue, one block from Madi-
son Square. 1t is in the very center Of
the shopping, amusement and hotel dis
trict The Broadway and Sixth avenue
lines of electric cars, with their transfers,
connects with all ferries railroad depots
and other parts of the city. The house Is
fitted up with all modern conveniences,
and for years has been the home of
many prominent people from both South
and North.
Rates-Single rooms, with board, from
81 to $3.50 per day. Double rooms, with
board for two, from 81 to IS. Special
terms for a stay of two weeks.
W. NJ. HAIGHT, Proprietor