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The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
POWER FROM CARRIAGE.

The problem of garbage disposal seems
to be most difficult one for this country
to solve. In probably every American
city the matter of getting rid of the gar
bage is am item of considerable expense
upon the taxpayers, and in some instances
no doubt a source of profit to individuals.
New York, for instance, pays $4,000
year to a company for the cremation or
rather destruction of city refuse at Bar
rem Island. The stuff is delivered free
on board the company's lighters. At
the island much of it is converted into
merchantable products. Thus the holders
of the contract presumably make large
profits from their franchise. The city OF
London is preparing 10 utilize on large
scale identically the same sort of refuse
referred to above for the purpose of gen
Grating power, for city use. 1t is esti-
mated that such utilization of the refuse
matter will result in saving to the city
of London not less than 100000 per year
In cost of fuel. Thus it appears that the
frugal British metropolis is 100000 per an
mum ahead of the prohigate American me-
Turning garbage into power has now be-
come am established system in England
in small towns as well as large cities
Liverpool finds it profitable, and so does
the village of Hunstanton, with 1900 pop
uiation. In the latter, with three and a
half tons OF waste per day, a plant has
been set up at which is generated with
out cost for fuel power sufficient to pump
aud fifteen English cities, town and viii
lagos dispose of garbage by incineration,
and between seventy and eighty of them
transform the heat from the burning gar
Darwen. manufacturing city OF 1000
people, the whole of the power used for
lighting is obtained from the burning Of
refuse. In another town a part of the
for grinding the refuse of the furnaces
and making 1t into mortar, paving blocks,
/ tiles. etc.
In modern plants. such as that now be-
tirely practicable to generate steam with
burning image without in the least in
terfering with the perfect incineration of
the material. Forced draught is used.
and il is so arranged that absolutely no
noxious gases escape into the air. In
the furnaces a temperature of about
1000 degrees F. is maintained.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
STATE EAR NEWS.

Encouraging news respecting the State
Fair is being received from all parts of
the State, and if half of the people
expected come Savannah and Chatham
county will have a far greater number of
persons within their boundaries than ever
before. The season during which the
fair is to be held is one of the most de-
lightful of the year, in this latitude. 1t
is the season of gentle breezes and
bright skies, and the time when the cry
Of oysters" is heard in the land Sa-
vannah never appears to better advant-
age than in November. Cotton is then
coming in, ships under the flag of every
maritime nation are loading and unload
ing al the docks and the very air is
agitated by commercial activity. 10
those who have never been down to the
sea in ships a visit to Savannah win be
an event in their lives There is an at
mosphere on the coast different from that
of the interior. and the change will do
visitors a world Of good. Then there is
something about Savannah that leaves
most grateful impression upon those who
become temporary sojourners within her
gates. There is a heartiness in the well
come that is refreshing and lasting, and
a hospitality that has become proverbial
And during fair times there will be no
half-heartedness in the entertainment of
visitors. The fair itself will be as good
as the best, and the rest of the sights
to be seen about the city will be better
than the best elsewhere.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
Artist Played Detective.

A lively story is in circulation at the ex-
pense OF one of the cleverest artists and
illustrators in town, says the Boston Ad-
vertlser. To this effect: Not many
nights ago he was working pretty late
over pen and ink" for one of the big
magazines. His apartment was remote
from the main rooms of the house. and
the suspicious sounds he presently heard
were remote, too, but distinct enough to
convince him that something odd was in
progress down stirs. The block of paper
on which he had been working out de-
tail was in his hand as he stole down to
investigate, and behind his ear was care
iessly thrust a well-sharpened pencil.
through door by chance ajar he saw
that which justified his suspicion. Two
well-dressed men were actively engaged
In piece of practical inside work. The
artist had no sword, but he did have the
ren, its substitute, anyway, reputed to be
mightier far. To sketch these cracks
men for the benefit of the discriminating
police was the thought that flashed in
stantly through his cool brain.
Ten, dozen, strokes of the pencil suf-
need for each man; and the pad Of paper
his likeness should endure forever. our
friend then proceeded to make a hideous
clamor, coal scuttle and a tin pan aid
ing. That the midnight visitors vanished
like shadows goes without the need of
telling.
Ten minutes later the drowsy sergeant
at one of the uptown stations came to
life with bound. The machinery of the,
entire police department creaked and re-
Volved.
That evening the artist got a message
by telephone: 1--WE have got your men,"
it ran, land by your sketches; come up
and identify them"
Alas! the police dragnet had gathered
in two respectable and worthy citizens of
neighboring suburb. They fitted the
sketches, but not the picture in the ar
lists mind. And these two men, / under
stand. after saying things uncomplimen-
tary of art, cursed the police also, and
departed. The spoons and forks are still
sought, but the sketches are called in
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
CONGRESS AND TRUSTS.

Is there any real alarm in this country
in respect to trusts? The reason for ask
ing this question is that there is very
little heard about the evils of trusts at
present. Just before the last national
campaign there was a great deal. In
fact, there was antitrust convention aft
er antitrust convention and some of the
ablest men of the country attend them
and pointed out the great evils arising
from trusts.
Since the presidential election little has
been said against trusts. Far greater
combinations Of railroads and industrial
plants have been made since than before
that election. The billion-dollar steel
trust has been formed and other steel
trusts are in process of formation. Rail-
road consolidation has also gone on to
such an extent that pretty nearly all of
the railroads of the country are in great
combinations. 1t is now asserted that ar
engagements have been perfected whereby
all the great railroad systems have a
Community of interests" understanding
not to cut rates-that is rates are to be
maintained, and competition is to be multi
fed.
What is Congress going to do about it?
The railroads asked time and again for
legislation that would protect them from
the ruinous effects of competition and
their request was not granted. Indeed it
was treated with Indifference Congress-
men said their constituents wanted COM
petition. They believe that without it the
railroads would charge such rates that in
the course of a few years they would
own the country.
So the railroads have gone ahead and
made en- arrangement for their protec-
tion which blocks competition as COM
pletely as II the roads had the right TO
pool their earnings. And what is Con-
gress or the government going to do
about it? Win Congress pass a law I'M
doing all that the railroad companies
have accomplished within the past year
or two In the way of getting rid of ruin
Gus competition? Have the railroads
enough influence to prevent the enact
ment of such a law? With such combina-
tons as they have are they not strong
enough to defect any hostile legislation?
There are reasons for thinking they are.
1t is doubtful if Congress will attempt to
break up the community of interest
combinations
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
Tapped The Ancestral brandy.

1.-THE progress of Georgia is a magnifi
Ter, of Savannah, at the Raleigh. accord
ing to the Washington Post. 81 have wit
messed its tremendous strides as COM
mercial center of the South with great
pleasure and qualification, but for my
self, my people before me were cotton
planters, and 1 have been content to fol-
low in their footsteps.
Il know no news that would interest
you, but / can tell you of the narrow es-
cape one of my dear friends and compan-
ions had from carrying in his home circle
the curse of a violator of holy tradition.
This gentleman after the death of his
first wife married a maiden lady, the
daughter of a house famous in the his
tory of the Southland. She is a most as g..
TINA BILE person, and is much opposed to
the use of liquor. Among the relics she
had brought from her old home on the
occasion of her marriage was bottle of
French brandy which had belonged, it was
said, to the son of Gov. Ogletohrpe, her
ancestor. "A violent storm arose on night
recently, and she called her husband 10
tasten the shutters of the house, which
were Tapping noisily. He did so, but
when he raised the window a gust of
wind swept in wetting him to the skin
My friend had provided himself with a
drop of comfort, but had consumed this
and was at loss for preventive against
cold until he thought of the ancestral
brandy. he went to the pantry, found
the precious bottle and, discovering that
ne had only pajamas on when he reached
for his corkscrew, impatiently broke the
neck off the sacred bottle, and took a big
swallow of the excellent liquor it contain
ed. Shortly after his return to his bed
room, his wife shifted, suspiciously and
said she smelled spirits My friend as
sured her that it was purely ina gination,
until she suggested that in her belief the
bottle OF French brandy of her ancestor
had been blown over by the storm and
was broken. My dear friend leaped from
mis- bed at the suggestion, rushed to the
pantry, took another big drink, poured
all out a spoonful of the precious liquor
remaining into his pocket flask, and then
returned to his wife with a confirmation
OF her fears. Thus was domestic peace
maintained.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
A Universal Horse Scare.

odd, isn't it?" said an old horseman
according to the Chicago Tribune, but
a piece of white paper. blowing under
a horses feet will scarce him when moth
ing else under the sun will make him
Dat an eye.
'""here are old dray horses in this town
that would go on eating out of nosebag
if the crack of doom should sound in the
street. There are hundreds of them that
would not wink if a circus procession and
seven bands came by. tugboat might
blow up in the river not fifty feet away
and they wouldn't try to dodge the boil
er-olate.
But you can't trust one team in thou
sapd to stand for the half of a newspa-
per to come blowing under their feet.
why is it? i don't know. II horse
has any bolt left in him he will go at
that. The automobile and the trolley.
that are new to him. don't feaze him, but
the scrap of paper which has been with
us for generations will brighten him into
a fit"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
New York City. H. c. Faulkner. Manager.

Meetings-Evergreen Cemetery Com
pany; Lafeyyete McLaws Camp 5se, U.
c. v.
Special Notces-Savannah Building
Supply Company; Andrew Hanley Com
pany; Partner Wanted; Levans Table
dHote
Business Notices-Georgia Syrup, Al
MINISTERS; Fine sherries. Henry Solo
mon & Son; E. & w. Laundry.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Uneeda finger Wayfer-National Biscuit
Company.
Pearline-Jas. Pyle & Sons, New York.
Observation-Disclosures Brewing Asso-
citation.
Stoves-wicl<less Blue Flame Oil Stoves.
Medical-Hostetter Stomach Bitters;
Heisken's Ointment; Castoria; Get 1t at
Rowlinksfs.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hetp
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
Reflections of n Bachelor.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
II they hadn't any neighbors to talk
about probably all the frogs would learn
to sing like canary birds.
There never was a housecleaning when
a man didn't lose something that he had
to go right off and buy another of.
II is only a step from curl-papers at
the breakfast table to a combing-sack
at luncheon and old shoes in he even
ing.
Every woman starts out in married life
with an idea that her instinct" will al
ways tell her when her husband Is LYING.
The first two years she is married a
woman acts sorry for old bachelors: aft
err that she spends the time feeling mad.
imagining that they are acting sorry for
her.
There are just about as many marriages
caused by misery as there are miserles
caused by marriage.
It's n curious thing that you can never
see how Fat people can possibly be hap
py, and yet you never see any that look
miserable.
The Venus OF Milo was probably a
mighty good looking woman. but the wo.
men that are shaped that way nowadays
20 the beet they eau 10 fool other PEG.
pla
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
A Food-FIower Fancy.

From the Smart Set.
Why should the gobbler when the au-
tumn blows
It's golden pipe, that charms the squir-
rel's playtime,
Upon his fragile wishbone sport a rose
That breathes the sunny spirit of the
Maytime?
About as inconsistent as a fad
OF decoration, while the sleighbell
jingles,
'Twould be to put an aster on the shad.
To CLEAN and glimmer on his silver
shingles.
The gentian should the gobbler's PROV
adorn
In Autumn's mellow yellow hocus-po-
Gus;
The shad should wear when Martius
blows his horn,
To be au fat. the olden golden crocgs.
And so all edibles that e'er indulge
In boutonnieres, though minus rhyme
or reason,
Should on the hypercritic gain the bulge
By wearing only buds that Mt the sea-
son.
r. X Munkittrick~
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24

The back door" entrance TO New
York harbor has heretofore been regard
ed as practically impossible for great
war ships. on account of the narrow and
tortuous Hell Gate channel. The other
day however Capt Nancy took the
Massachusetts, one OF our great line-of-
battle ships through Hell Gate without
palot. He states that he desired to get
into Long Island Sound for the purpose
OF correcting his compass. and by going
through Hell Gate he could save four
hours time ami several tons Of coal.
That Si,O0oOJ0 vessel should have been
risked for the saving OF four hours time
and few dollars worth Of coal Is pro-
posterous, Of course. and the belief Is
that Capt Manney was instructed from
Washington 70 make the trip for the pur-
pose Of ascertoining oficisliy whether a
heavy battle Snip could pass through
Hen Gate Had the captain mace the
attempt 81 bic own responsibility. the
grounding Of his shiD would have been
attended with most seFisus consequences,
" hiul
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24

A new meteor OF oratory Is discerned
in the sky of municipal legislation. 1t
has already dimmed the lustre of Alder
men bath House John" and "Hinky
Dink" of Chicago, and bids fair to at
tract and hold the attention of men and
philosophers who revel in the picturesque
and startling. This new body of bril-
Iisncy is known as Alderman Bridges. a
city father OF the greatest city in Amer
lea and one of the greatest cities in the
world. He is of the coterie that governs
New York. In a meeting of the alder
men the other dny Alderman Downing
made some disparaging remarks with re-
spect TO Bridges. That mighty mans in
dignation knew no bounds. He was silent
for several minutes in the excess of his
emotions. He filled in the silence by
waving his arms. Finally his choler found
voice. MIR. Chairman" he shouted, II
hove often been attacked here and every
where else by them who had less cause
TO do so than l did. 1t Is an imperious
outrage" he concluded, shaking his finger
at Downing. OF course the latter wilt
ed. Later member OF the Council I'M
dertook to compliment Bridges upon his
magnificent peroration. Jaw. g'wan."
he said, the Legislature has embellished
YOU" Don't you mean 'abolishedT " he
was asked. II meant what I said" he
replied. Can anyone doubt that there
is future ahead Of this brilliant gentle
man who helps to run New York?
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24

Gov Gen. Wood has announced that all
classes of creditors in Cuba are at liberty
10 take action and enforce the collection
of mortgages. There is in consequence
much uneasiness on the part of the debt
ors. This government has already twice
extended the time for enforced payment
of mortgages. 1t is stated that 70 per cent.
of the property Of Havana is encountered.
The mortgages on property in the island
is estimated to approximate sos. 100000.
In view of these facts it is likely that
good deal of Cuban property will change
ownership before a great while.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24

Prof. Jacob Gould Schurman OF Cor
nell Is one of those who weep for the
decadeoce OF the times, especially in the
United States. We are great CONNER
cial nation. he says. but we ore intel
lectually weak. We are growing no mem
tai giants. No great creative minds have
been produced which can be placed with
Engiand's, such as Darwin or Shake
speare. And this is in the face Of the
fact that any world power influence which
is to endure must have intellectual genius.
May 1t not be that the gentleman takes
view too pessimistic OF the situation ?
Possibly we have SO many great men
nowadays that they do not stand out
as prominently as they used to in former
times. There, for instance, are President
Jacob Gould sehurman and others, vino
should not be overlooked.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chicago Chronicle Dem.) says:
Gates some fine old socialistic and COM
munist theories. 1t favors public owner
ship of all public utilities as a matter
of course, and specifies them in the words
such as railroad, telegraphs, ETC. EFT
cetera, in this case will cover anything
from a department store to a soda foun-
tain. II also proclaims the gospel of 'di-
rect legislation by means of the initia-
tive and referendum Singularly enough
nothing is said about fiat money, cheap
money. bogus money or 16 to /. A third
party may make some Roadway in spots
as an advocate of public ownership and
direct legislation, but IL 1t cannot offer
anything in the way of rotten money it
is destined to be woeful failure in the
country at large
The Philadelphia Record Oem.) says:
Mr. Bryan has announced that Mark
Hanna is his first choice for the next
Republican candidate for the presidency
and that he hopes the Republican Con-
vention will nominate him. When Mr.
Hanna shall announce, as he doubtless
will. that he hopes that the next Demo-
cratic Convention will nominate Mr.
easy between Bryan and Hanna; and the
latter would be especially happy If the
Democrats should nominate his first
choice. Twice as Republican field mar
shall Mr.. Hanna has found Mr. Bryan a
very easy candidate 10 defeat: and he
would like an easy job next time. no
doubt, as he isn't as young as he used
to be-"
The Louisville Courier-Journal Dem.)
says; THAT anonymous Western finan-
cier,' paraded by some newspaper cub
reporter in Denver as declaring that with
In few years the big railroad syudicates
will sell their properties to the United
States government for $l00OO.O 100000, is
probably one of the financiers who sit
around on the cracker boxes of grocery
stores and finance the customers out of
chewing tobacco and the grocer out OF Ills
unguarded dried apples. We haven't that
sort of government. for one thing, and Il
Is not az all credible that the cracker-box
flnanciers will so increase within few
years as to make II that sort OF govern
ment"
The Springfield Republican Gnd) says:
wv Bourke Cochran says that Bryan's
suggestion Of Judge Harlan as the next
Democratic candidate for the presidency
IL the most sensible he has obsorvei-if
any naming OF candidates can De deemed
sensible az this time Harlan'a is "a name
10 coniuro with asiu the New York or
ator, who IL probably not acquainted with
shAt Judges Years."
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
some of the big banking firms Of New

York are inclined to be indignant
because they have been notified
and required by Commissioners OF
Internal Revenue Yerkes to take out IL
cense in what is known as Glass 2. which
is the bucket shop class. The banks do
much as they do to being clsssed as
bucket shops" The commissioner has
held that any firm which puts order in
a brokers hands for execution must take
out a Class 2 or bucket shop" license
The banks. of course. receive orders
which they execute through brokers. The
matter will probably be taken into the
courts for settlement.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24

The young and scintillating Senator
Beveridge of Indiana is now in Russia.
The other day he called on Count Leo
Tolstoi. with whom he had an Interview.
incidentally, it may be remarked, he
caused to be taken a set of moving pic
lures showing the two great men, him
self and Tolstoi, in the act of swapping
wads of wisdom: the pictures being for
the edification of the American public.
Count Tolstci was no doubt much panied
and ehagrined to find that his views on
two out of twenty-four theses did not
meet with the approval and Endorsement
of the man from Indiana. Still the case
is not altogether hopeless. BY self-abne-
cation and close application TO study Toll
stoi may yet reach up TO the intellectual
level of even a Beveridge.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24

Quite a shower OF college honors has
fallen upon the devoted heads OF promi-
nent men lately. Minister congor has
been made an LII. ID. by Tufts College
and Lieut. Gen Miles. fearless fighter
in early hfe against the Indians. heroic
leader IN our Civil War. commanding gen
eral IN our war with Spain. In oil war
ana In oil peace brave, incorruptible
stainless ana true" has been similarly
honored BY Brown University. Besides
these two there have been others 10 re-
cave degrees bu' the mention Of these
~ enough f0r oDs dsV.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24

Congressman John Wesley Gaines of
Tennessee, who thinks well of the propo-
dency, believes probably Senator Ed. w.
Carmack of Tennessee is about the most
available man for the nomination Car
mack knows how to make a good news
paper, and that is a first rate recommen-
t7ation
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24

The Washington Post says Mr.. Bryan
voted for Crisp for speaker but Il has dis
covered man. ana Democrat, who
ddnTt. and the reason therefor. Tho man
if George Fred Williams Of Massaohu-
sets and the reason Is that he was
afraid the distinguished Georgian wsa
mot sound money man" Since that
time. Il viii b. recalled. Williams hos
worn biz luSgs 70 . frsEzlo shouting cor
N6res silver.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24

Right on the Southern Railway. A
restful. healthful haven from the heat of
the South. Good table, good accommoda-
tions. Finest Mineral Spring in North
Carolina. Analysis shows iron, sulphur
and magnesia. Communications answer
ed by letter or wire.
r. H. JARRETT & Sons, Projectors.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-24
The weather.

The Indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather, fresh southeasterly
winds; and for Eastern Florida local
rains, fresh easterly winds.