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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08
THE PANAMA CANAL FoR SAFE.

Recent dispatches from Washington
leave no doubt that the Panama canal
is for sale. 1t will be recalled that the
Walker Commission reported that If the
canal was for sale it was unable to get
the company owning it to put aprice upon
it. 1t seems that the president of the
company was figuring to keep his place
as president of the canal in the event of
its sale, and that that was the reason no
price was put upon the property. The
stockholders did not know of the plans
of their president, but, as soon as they
became aware of them, they took steps
to make it known that price would be
put on the property of it were desired.
The government of Colombia is anxious
for the United States to acquire the ca
nal because it feels certain that the
French company will not be able to COM
plete it. In fact that company is now,
from all accounts, eat the bottom of its
treasury. 1t holds a concession from the
Colombian government which does not ex-
pire until 1910. The concession was
to expire in 1904 but it was extended
when it became apparent to the Colon
bian government that the canal could not
be completed by that time. But that gov
eminent now contends that the extension
was Illegal, and will so be held by the
Colombian government.
How much is wanted by the French
company for what it has on the Isthmus
is not known, but it is believed that
S30OOO,0OO would buy it out. But would
the United States give that amount even
if they should regard with favor the
Panama route? 1t may be that they
could get the canal for a great deal less.
If the stockholders should become salts
fed that the United States would build
canal on the Nicaragua route they
would doubtless part with their property
for great deal less than $3OOOO,000. 1t
Is certain that two canals would not pay
the expenses of maintaining them. 1t is
estimated that it would be fifty years be-
fore one canal would pay fair return on
the money invested in it. Therefore the
stockholders in the French company are
not likely to. hold out for a big price if
the outlook for the building of a canal
on the Nicaragua route becomes promis-
ing.
Both the Colombian government and
the French company are now taking steps
to get the United States interested in
the Panama canal. 1t begins to look
as if the United States, by managing
shrewdly, might be able to get the Pan
anna canal at their own price, if they
should want it. But they would find
the same difficulties in the way of con-
trolling absolutely that canal as they
are finding in clearing the way for abso-
lutte control of canal along the Mica
ragua route. European nations all want
any canal built across the isthmus to be
a neutral canal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

A few days ago in Chicago, says the
Cleveland Leader, f. w. Buskirk of that
city, f. A. Garfield of Jamestown, N. Y.
and r. H. Wallace of Cleveland, all en-
ployes of the Erie Railroad, got together,
Ordinarily thew are not together three
minutes before some one feels that he
is painfully under obligations to the
crowd by reason of having been the OBJ
ject of a joke. On this occasion the
three were especially amiable in common,
and the brunt of the fun toward some
outsider. Two or three others were in
the crowd, among them man from st.
Paul. Things were pretty quiet when
Mr.. Garfield looked up and said:
How is the Chicago ice crop this year,
Buskirk?" Then the wink went round.
"Oh, we cut an ordinary amount. How
are1.the highlands of Chautauqua?"
Same old story. Ice worms again spoil
ed everything"
ice worms?" put i'm the man from St
Paul. II live in the ice belt and / never
heard of anything like that"
Probably not. You folks are too fond
of sliding on it to make an investigation
as to what is on the inside"
General surprise was thereupon ex-
pressed that a st. Paul man had never
heard of an ice worm, and upon his
making inquiry Mr.. Garfield made the fol-
lowing explanations:
THE ice worm looks very much like
a grub. 1t travels as fast as mole, but
instead of raising a ridge in the ice as
the mole does in the ground, it eats the
ice as 1t proceeds. 1t lives on the small
insects that are frozen in the water. The
damage Is caused by leaving the ice poruS
or honeycombed so that it melts very
quickly and it is impossible to store it,"
The st. Paul man believed the story.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

Early in the administration of President
Cleveland, says w. E. Curtis in the Chi
cago Record-Herald, Consul General Ma
son at Frankfort, who is generally con-
sidered the best man in the service, was
notified that his resignation was expect
ed, and that Mr.. Rapp of Illinois was
to be his successor. He was packing up
his goods when Mark Twain happened
around that way and visited the consul
late. Being informed of the situation the
latter wrote a. letter to Ruth Cleveland
the baby daughter of the President, tell
ing her that he could not interfere in
matters of patronage because he was a
mugWump but he considered it a shame
that man of experience and ability like
Consul General Mason should be turned
out of office simply because some Dem
ocrat who knew nothing about its duties
wanted the place. He said that he was
acquainted with a great many consuls
and that Capt. Mason was the best he
had ever known, and if her father ever
consulted her about the consular service
he suggested that she advise him not to
disturb good men merely to give places
for politicians.
About a month later Mr.. Clemens re-
celVed little note in President Cleve-
lands handwriting, in which Miss Ruth
Cleveland presented her compliments to
Mark Twain, thanked him for calling at
tention to the threatened removal of Con-
sui Mason, and said that if he knew Of
any similar cases the President would be
glad to hear from him. Consul General
Mason is still in the service, and has
since been promoted to Berlin.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

The youngest husband in the world. IL
reports are true, resides in Binghampton,
n. Y. He is eight months old. His bride,
who is aged nineteen years. was an heir
to an estate provided she married the
male heir within a specified time That
time would have elapsed few days ago.
1t transpired that the male heir, under
a strict Interpretation of the will, was
the eight months old baby in question.
To save the estate the young woman and
the infant were married-at least that is
the story. 1t is Uncomfortable that any
such marriage contract would hold good
under the law
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

Sam Rawson occasionally said a good
thing, and one of these occasions CHANGED
to be the town meeting, says the Youths
Companion. The people of Sans village
could not understand how the money ap-
propriated for the roads had vanished
with such poor results.
A stretch of road running past Sans
house was in VIGOROUSLY poor condition,
although Sam declared that he had paid
literally to have it put in good order, and
there was general interest when Sam rose
to make his statement before the select
men.
''Pd just like to say one thing" he
drawled, needless of the fact that he had
interrupted an indignant neighbour II
don't want to make any fuss, but I'd
just like to ask the honorable board of
highwaymen-"
That was as far as he could get A
roar of laughter swept over the town
meeting and showed its effects in the red
faces of the "highwaymen."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

emily money was not the most important
factor in the fight. What became of the
funds is still to be ascertained, as, so
far, only one dollar and ten cents mas
been accounted for-seventy cents and
forty cents respectively TO colored poll
ticians who were helping Democrats to
fight each other. Therefore the neat sum
of $40, 032.23 is still to be accounted for.
AS an election, the late scuf1e at the
polls will be recorded as red-letter oc-
casion for those who manage for the can
didates. Mr.. Thomson, who had no
manager, saved money by it, and at the
same time got a good Office for 1888.
That is the lowest election expense ac-
count that has been known in this Sec
ton in many years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08
English Election story.

An amusing episode occurred al a po-
litical meeting at Lavendon during the
general election. After hearing the
speeches of the candidate and his sup
porters an aged Conservative from WoIv-
erton mounted the platform and caused
some mystery by drama tically holding
aloft a walnut, when he proceeded to
say:
This is a political walnut The round
shell represents the Radicals; the next.
the thin, bitter skin. is the Liberals, and
the kernel represents the good Conserva-
tives."
man in the audience cried out:
Now crack it,"
The Wolverton Tory did so, when, 10
and behold the kernel was rotten. The
admixture of laughter and chagrin that
followed may be imagined
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

who threw that brick?" was the an
CRY query that ran around in a Philadei-
phia street the other day. The brick had
struck and badly hurt small boy. The
more the people passed the query around,
the angrier they got until after while
there was talk of lynching the miscreant
81 he could be caught. Finally 1t was
nscertained that the wind had done the
mischief by blowing loose brick off the
top of a chimney. There was, therefore,
no lynching.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08
From the New York Press.


Married men kiss from duty; married
women kiss from habit.
Whenever you can get three ministers
together, you can get a new funny story
The ancients probably invented pretty
wife for the devil so as to explain why
he was so wicked.
A woman is never worried by her big
troubles near as much as she is troubled
by her little worries.
Probably IN heaven the women will all
talk as nice to the men as they do on
earth TO their husbands when they have
company,
Religion has a lot more comfort for
woman before her neck gets bony
Every old maid, down IN the bottom
OF her heart, thinks there II some good in
polygamy.
AZ a banquet a mans toast Is always a
boast and q woman's toast 10 roast
Take your choice.
within two hours after the average
man has proposed 10 SRI be- 10 70 mad
boz could bite himaelf
NhrurYff Riu sffa enc Idea that che
BE- literary you can see on any old thing
and make her cay. 'Oh how ~ ectiT 81
saying ne from the Persian.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

Texas is in the midst of a genuine oil
boom. Oil companies are springing up
like mushrooms. and shares are being
purchased by people In all walks of life.
Each shareholder sees, with his minds
eye. visions of millions in the investment.
Throughout the country where oil has
been found real estate values are rapidly
approaching, some owners putting fabu-
lous values upon their land. A. recent
strike OF oil about half way between
Beaumont and New Orleans has served
TO increase the oil fever. Speculation in
oil in Galveston is 30 active as 20 be
strongly suggestive OF the boom days Of
the Pennsylvania oil districts.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

The Supreme Court OF Indiana has
handed down a decision involving the
rights Of doctors. u decides that prac-
ticing physician Is not legally bound TO
attend any patient for whom he IA called.
although be may have served AZ family
physician for the sick persons family IN
the past. ana he h not liable for dam
ages FOR refusing 70 answer calls. IN
fho case before che court she doctor had
been oolled 10 q patient three separate
shines ihs iaat, fime ny "a minister VINO
offered ~ psy the Zee in adysnee The
Ffeseruugn rlaimsd ihaf fhe patients
aosfh uar dne io ths isrk ~ q physi-
rlana eia. an1 apsq ne doctor uho o..
e'iool ~ Tespen9 ~ fs,gs damssss,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

The Legislature of Pennsylvania has
passed and the Governor has signed. a
bill making Imprisonment for life the pun
ishment for kidnapping. The new law is
generally approved by public opinion. The
Philadelphia Record says the only objec-
tion to it is that its intent may be abort
ed by the Board of Pardons. When the
proof is conclusive, there should be no
loophole for escape or mercy for kidnap-
ers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

The Martinsburg CIV. Va) News has ev-
identity been playing Little Buttercup"
to the Jones family. 1t says: Sam
Jones CRev Sam that waS is again May
or of Toledo. Sam is making a bigger
hit in politics than he did in religion.
which is saying considerable" Manifest
ly ourN contemporary has mixed those
Joneses up, and owes an apology to one
branch of the house.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

Mr.. Philander C. Knox will be the
eighth Attorney General accredited to the
state of Pennsylvania. His name is a
rather odd one. ITO philander'' is verb
meaning to play the firt. 1t is to be
hoped he will not be found flirting with
the trusts.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

1t is estimated that an average of 100
Filipino rifles per day are now being sur
rendered. Al that rate the end of the
war cannot be far in the future. 1t
would be more reassuring, however, if
the Fiiipinos were surrendering their
bodies and their bolos as well as their
rifles.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Pittsburg Dispatch CRep) comment
meet Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger,
says: "They have named it the Consti-
tuition. DO they not know that che Con-
stitution as an effete and outgrown instru-
ment, which cannot keep up with the
times and is entirely useless when you get
outside the three mile limit of our coast?
Even state constitutions are a vexa ton
of the political class. and the national
constitution is a rejected ideaity where
ever we come in connection with sea
power -
The Chicago Tribune (Rep.) says: "A
trip to the United States by Aguinaldo
could do no harm to any one and might
be of decided benefit to him. Therefore
let him come and let timely notice be
given of his coming that the men who
have for two years been lauding him as
another Washington may make arrange
ments TO receive him. He would not I'M
derstand their speeches but he would en-
Joy their dinners. We hope he resembles
the other George Washington in his in
ability to tell lie and that the oath of
allegiance taken by him will be sacredly
observed"
The Springfield (Mass) Republican
Qnd) says: THE Harvard University
authorities will probably give the hon.
orary degree of LII. d. to President Nc
KinIey al the coming commencement IL
the President is in Cambridge at that
time. Although some of the men In au-
thority think such a degree should be
given TO any holder of the office of Presi-
dent, others are deeply sensible of the
effect of giving such academic honor to
william Mckinley. II is recalled that
Grover Cleveltnd, when President de-
cMned the degree on the ground. IL is be-
neved, that Il was 10 be given TO him re-
luctantly by some of those In authority
simply because he was President"
The Washington Star dnd) says:
"Aguinaldo's oath OF allegiance Is record
ed six days after his arrival at Manila.
a prisoner Does this reflect credit upon
the persplcacity Of the Tagal leader or
upon his elastic conscience or upon his
diplomacy IL In chiefly a matter between
him and his former followers rath-
or than between him ana the
rulted states. The oath Is the
fret sep toward adjusting his future
relationship. Whether she next step will
b. the ekienHion of amnesty 10 him in
consideration ~ nll hia performance re-
maine e question. The government cno
wfll anord io act Slowly la tbis matter.
ana moi b. hurried Dy fhs heedl0nF haste
~ fhs nsW ciiigen"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

Henry sienkiewioE the author or "Quo
Yadis. has received an offer from q Bos-
ton Publishing company ~ - cents per
word FOR historical novel dealing With
polard boz ihe seventeenth century that
he has lut written. A. ihat rats fhe
sufbor sopld receive shout t5o09 fsr
his WORK.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08

The indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather. light to fresh north
westerly winds; and for Eastern Florida,
fair weather, light westerly winds, becom-
ing variable.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08
THuNDERROIn

car leaves Bolton street junction $50
a. m. and every thirty minutes thereafter
until II 80 D. m.
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 500 a. m
and every thirty minutes thereafter until
1900 midnight, for Bolton street june
ton,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-08

sumption of the risk" of any damage
that might result from such defect.
The defendant also contends that the
plaintiff was guilty of negligence, which
contributed to- and was the proXimate
cause of his injury. and that he cannot
recover on that account. The defendant
also contends that there are errors IN
the judges charge to the jury, in charg
ing what he should not have charged,
and by refusing to give special requests
of the defendant that he should nave
given. The defendant also contended
that the judge erred in his instruction
to the jury as to the measure of dam
ages, as pointed out in its assignment
of errors, as that was the earliest OPP
portunity it had of doing so.
While this case was ably and carefully
tried, it is apparent from the record,
the prayers for instruction and the ar
gument of counsel on both sides, that
the main contention below, as it was in
this court. was as to whether the plain
tiff had assumed the risk" of the de-
fectiYe tender in not having the grab
ironse And this question has given us
a great deal of trouble. as we had such
a line of cases, commencing at least as
far back as Crutchfield VS. Railroad, rs
n c.. 800; Johnson VS.. Railroad, 81 N.
c., 454; Cowles VS.. Railroad, 81 n. c.,
312; Hudson VS.. Railroad, 104 N c., sol ;
Peasants VS.. Railroad, 95 N. c., 1875, and
other cases in our own reports, besides
many cases from other courts that seem
to sustain the contention of the defend
ant; While there are more recent decis-
ions in our own court, though not di-
rectly in point that seem to sustain a
different rule-such as Greenlee VS.,
Railroad, 122, N. c., 977; Troxly VS.. Rail-
road, 124 N C., 1S9, and Lloyd VS.. Hanes,
126 n. c.. 361.
But after all, it seems that this impor-
tant contention as to the assumption of
risk" is disposed of by chapter Sc, Private
Laws of 1897, which was not called to our
attention in the arguments or briefs. and
which reads as follows:
Section /. That any servant or employee
of a railroad operating in this State, who
shall suffer injury to his person, or the
Continued on Sixth Page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-08

given first on balls, stole second and
Weddige's two bagger brought him
home. Foster wa sout at first and
iAshenback on a four.
I But on taking the bat the Senators
tied that. Venable got first on balls,
but KeHy's grounder to Gilligan outed
him at Second. LeGrande's safe single
put him on first and Kelly to second.
Bowden struck out but Stanley got to
first on an attempted sacrifice, Weddige
dropping the ball. Kelly ran in home
on this error LeGrande was thrown
out on third The visitors made a 0.
Neither scoher in the third Jordan,
for Raleigh, made first base by the
catcher's throw to first striking him in
the back. A double play by LeGrande,
Hennager and Jordan ended Newport
News that time.
SoTber got hit in the fourth, Ven
able was hit by pitched ball which
advanced him to second. Bowden's hit
brought his in, but Kelly was out at
home plate.
In the sixth Raleigh made two. Hen
nager got hit. Sorber with another,
Venable famed, Kelly was out on a fly
to Ashenback then LeGrande's two
bagger and bad throw from right
field let Hennager and Sorber score.
The Shipbuilders got in their work
in this sixth spasm. Foster racked a
two bagger, Ahenback advanced him
to third, O'Stein made first on Venable' s
error and Hempleman was given first,
filling the bases. Curtis knocked to
short stop. who outed OStein at second,
bus Foster scored. Wolfe's hit brought
in Hempleman and Curtis.
The score was tied until Raleigh made
one more in the seventh. Stanley's hit.
a base on balls and Hennager's hit did
the work; Stanley scored. But Raleigh
had only one to spare and excitement
was intense in the ninth when for New
port News came near scoring. Wolfe
was out, Diesel got a hit, but was put
out on second. Gilligan was safe on
first, Weddige being hit by ball placed
two on bases. Foster ent long fly to
right. which Kelly captured, saving the
game.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-08
Death of Mr.. D. ]. Hicks.
special to News and Observer)

Especial to News and observer
Morganton n. c., June THE COM
munity was shocked beyond expression
by the announcement yesterday morn
ing of the sudden death of Mr.. ID. Je-
.Tome Hicks, at hi shome in MOrganton-
He had been sick but a few days, and
the sad end came before his friends
realized the seriousness of his illness.
The large number of relatives ana
friends who came to pay their last tri-
butte of respect today showed hi uni
veral popularity and the love and es-.
TEEN which he was held by his fellow
men. The deepest sympathy goes out
to his wife no wleft with a little baby
but two weeks old. Mr.. Hicks was ~
years of age, and was born and reared
in Burke county. For many years he
has been travelling salesman. He was
the soul of honor of gracious manner
and deservedly loved and respected by
all who knew him.