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The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
CARELEssNEss SUSPECTED.

The War department. is not in a po-
sition TO say that the disaster which
our troops met with at the town of
Balangiga in the island Of Samar was
due TO carelessn@ss. but there IS a sus-
picion that II was. The ac,o Ints Of
the affair so far received say that the
entire company was preparing for
breakfast and the attack of the Fill
pinos was a surprise. The presump-
ton is that there We're no pickets, and
that the enemy was able TO reach the
garrison before the men could get
possession of their rifles. II would
not be just OF course to condemn the
company's officers before there was
evidence that they were dsliquent in
their duty. 1t Is barely possible that
every prccaution was taken against
surprise. 1t would be we'll to wait
therefore for the full report of the af-
fair before passing judgement upon
anybody
No doubt there is in the Philippines.
as there is in this country, q feeling
that the war in the islands is practi-
cally over. Nothing would be mere
natural therefore than that the soldiers
should become less particular in guard
ing against attacks. The destruction
of the greater part of a company.
however, is a warning to them that,
however earnest the Filipinos may be
in their protestations of loyalty. there
is a spirit Of discomfort among them
and that an outbreak at some point in
the islands is likely 10 occur at any
time.
The work of establishing a civil gov
eminent is going forward, and Ii will
not be very long before every province.
with the exception of a very few where
the inhabitants seem to lack the neces-
sary intelligence to manage their own
affairs, will have its own officials.
But are the Filipinos prepared for self
government? The affair in Sanar
seems to point to the conclusion that
they are not. Statements have been
made recently by those who are in a
position to speak advisedly, that the
Filipinos who have been appointed 10
Office are not to be trusted that they
VIII take the first opportunity TO turn
against the government openly. as
many of them now do secretly. If tie
natives cannot De trusted civil govern
ment has been begun too soon. Ct
course there are conflicting opinions as
to whether the Filipinos are disioyal
at heart, and only await opportunities
to show their real feeling t,Wcrds The
government of the United States. Army
officers are quoted as saying that it is
very doubtful if civil government win
be successful. Naturally, however,
they are a little prejudicei in favor of
continuing military government. Still
they may be right. In the last three
years they have had ample opportunity
to study the Filipinos. II the Filipinos
cannot be trusted to administer the Of ]
fees to which they have been appoint
ed the fact ought to become apparent
very soon. Thus far the majority of
these officials seem to be trustworthy.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
BRIGHT BITS.

An Avenue of Escape.-"Tm think
ing seriously of resuming business"
Il thought you had retired perma-
nently"
81 thought so. too. but I need some
excuse for not attending my Mife's af-
ternoon teas."-Brooklyn Life.
The Publisher: You say this is
your first novel. A Chinese romance
Never been abroad. hey? Just made it
up as you went along. Well, this is a.
find! Ito clerk: James. order 50. 900
copies printed at once. advertise whole
edition of 100000 sold before publica-
ton, and get out Autographs of the
young lady. Life.
The Name That Appealed.-Golf
Expert: So you received an accidental
blow in the face with a golf club, Ell?
What were you hit with-brassie.
cleek, mashie, lofter, or putter?
Golf Novice: I amt sure which, but
l think by the way my nose felt when
I was struck that it must have been
a NASTY all right.-Judge.
"A saucy Query.-Miss Passay:
When I watched the dear old soldiers
pass by thought how splendid it must
nave Deen 10 nave nad the privilege of
living right here in the midst of the
exciting times of the great Civil War.
Johnnie Fresh: Then you were
abroad during the war, were you, Miss
Passay ?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rules and Exceptions.-'Politene
is never wasted" remarked the man
of Chesterheldian manners.
well. mister" answered the roughly
clad, weather-beaten person, that may
be true in your part o. town. But if
you was in the canal boat business
you'd know that there amt any use
whatever of sayin' please to a mule"
Washington Star.
lie Would Enjoy It.-"Did your
father used to whip you when you were
a boy?" asked the youngster who had
been chastised.
Did he" repeated the old gentleman
rehectively. I'm those days parents
were made of sterner stuff. and he
used to whale me with a strap"
The boys eyes frightened instantly.
"Golly!" he cried. I'D like to see him
do IL now. Chicago Post
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

The cotton mill and cotton goods sit
uation at Fall River is interesting.
Six weeks ago there wac talk OF q cut
of Is per cent. in the wages Of cotton
mill operatives in that city. There
were rumors Of strikes and the shut
down of mills in consequence of the
proposed cut. II was alleged that there
had been over production and the mar
ket was week. Thus the situation
dragged along, until there was a SEN
sational DEVELOPMENT a week or so
ago. when Mr.. NJ. c. D. Borden. who
is az the head of several mills. sud-
denly advanced the wages Of his opera
tives per cent. The other mill mon
were thunderstruck. They did not
know what TO think of Borden.
But it appears that Mr.. Borden had
been doing some deep thinking for
himself. He had quietly gone into the
market and bought up nearly If not
quite all Of the print cloths available.
He had a corner on the market. He
had bought low. and wished 10 put the
price I'D. Nothing is more conclusive
VI a ottc Hal hE- IMAM al eiASAAAs
wages. Mr.. Borden therefore ad-
vanced the wages of his people. Would
anybody deny that the market was
strong? There was the increased pay
Of the 5000 operatives of the Borden
mills to prove it. Whether it was a
bluff or not. it had the desired effect,
and print cloth prices rose a quarter
of a cent a yard, and large profits TO
Mr.. Borden were already assured.
But that was not the only effect of
Mr.. Borden's brilliant stroke. While
the advance in wages made his own
operatives happy and content, it had
precisely the opposite effect upon the
employees Of the other mills. They ar
gued to themselves that If Borden
could advance wages per cent. their
employers could do the same thing.
and they have demanded the advance.
They have called meeting for Friday
at which will be determined whether
they shall go on strike next Monday if
the advance is not conceded. The be-
lief is that the manufacturers involved
will not make the concession and a
strike VIII result. That would no
doubt suit Mr.. Borden. His mills
would continue to hum on full time,
and possibly on double time, making
print cloths. while the mills of his
competitors would be idle.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

There have been four explanations
of Schley's famous loop at the San
tiago fight. offered from time to time.
The first was that he was afraid his
ship would be rammed, and that, fol-
lowing the departments orders against
unnecessarily risking any ship, he made
the turn, Then IL was claimed that the
loop was a tactical movement of the
greatest Importance and contributed
materially to the success of the engage
ment. The third theory was that the
loop was made for the purpose of
throwing the weight OF the fight upon
the battleships and leaving the Brook
lyn, with her superior speed, to take
care of any ship OF the enemy that
might try to turn tail and run away.
The fourth version is that Schley was
not responsible for the loop at all, but
that It was ordered by Capt. Cook.
There has been no indication in the
court of inquiry as to which of these
versions, If either. the attorneys for the
Admiral will adhere TO. That will
probably be developed when the Schley
witnesses take the stand.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
Good story of a Bad Actor.

Booth Harrington, the author of
Monsieur Beaucaire," tells a good
story of a certain Western actor, a
man who not only lacked the ability
to act, but was one of the worst rant
ers ever seen on even remote Western
boards. says the New York Times.
Again and again he had been denounc-
ed as the worst living actor" not only
by the critics, but by his friends, who,
in their efforts to make him abandon
histrionic fields, often assured him that
if he persisted in his endeavors to act
he would sometimes certainly be mob
bed by an overexasperated audience
However, he pursued his way, albeit
not without some misgivings.
At far Western one-night stand the
climax was reached. The sale of tick
cts on that particular evening had been
limited-at least, none of the reserved
seats in the parquet had been taken.
The 50-cent general admission tickets,
however. had a fairly good sale, as
theatrical performances in the town
were something of a novelty. A large
church "sociable" was another feature
of the towns evening, and for that
reason, perhaps, there were few wo-
men represented by general admission
pasteboards. Perhaps for the same
reason also the men thought so cents
none too much to spend for an excuse
to absent themselves from the latter
function.
AS is usual in country towns, espe-
cially where general admission tickets
are held, the holders thereof arrived
early. and at least half an hour before
the performance was billed to begin tie
50-cent seats were filled. Every one
present knew every one else, and there
was much whispering over the empty
reserved seats. Finally one adven-
turous soul volunteered to investigate
and returned with the information that
none of them had been purchased. Aft
er more whispered consultation ii was
decided to storm the box Office in a
body, and ask permission to occupy the
reserved seats.
After much argument and wrangling.
the agent told them that if none of
the seats were sold before the raising
of the curtain they might, after a few
minutes wait and at a given signal,
take possession. At s o'clock the cur
tain rose and in due time the actor,
as Hamlet, advanced down the stage
and began to rant. He had gotten well
under way and was spouting his worst.
when, at the given signal. the crowd
rose, and each person, actuated by the
same desire OF securing the best of
the front seats, rushed madly toward
the stage.
The startled actor hesitated, paused,
gave one look at the rapidly advancing
crowd, and, believing that the oft-heard
prophecies of his being mobbed were
about to be realized. gave a frightened
cry, turned, and. with wabbling legs.
dashed off the stage. The townspeople
saw no more of Hamlet that night. The
next morning tine actor was found by
some Of his friends, still in his play
robes. hiding in a shed about three
miles from the town Of the previous
evenings performance. and near rail-
way station, where he had hoped to
crawl unobserved upon some passing
train and escape his supposed pur-
suers.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
CHARLEsToN's MIDWAY.

The Montgomery Advertiser is de-
lighted with the News and Courier's
description of the kind of a midway
Charleston is going to have at her ex-
position.
1t seems that some paper that didn't
know what it was talking about as
serted that there would be no midway
at the Charleston exposition. The News
and Courier denied this in an interest
ing article. which. in part, was as fol-
lows:
No midway indeed! We will have
the genuine article with a variety of
attractions and a gorgeousness of en-
sembie that will make all previous mid
ways comparable to a punched nickel.
While our midway will be deliciously
warm and entrancingly frisky. we can
assure the public that it will offer
nothing that will offend the most fas-
tidiOus taste. Twenty-one acres of the
exposition grounds have been reserved
for this part of the show, and nearly
every foot of this large area has al
ready been taken"
In commenting on the foregoing ex-
tract the Montgomery Advertiser says:
That settles ii. Twenty-one acres
WOuIu uldkC d ldlT-SlZ6Q IN some
localities, and the man who can't find
enough warm attractions in a ramble
over field more than 300 yards square,
all devoted to characteristic midway
exhibits, would be hard to satisfy"
1t is a source of satisfaction to know
that the Charleston expositions mid
way is going TO be "deliciously warm
and entrancingly frisky' enough to
arouse some enthusiasm in the steady
going Montgomery Advertiser. One
would hardly expect that paper to be
so much interested in midway matters,
but appearances are often deceptive.
If Charleston has twenty-one acres of
midway she ought to see to it that
there are other attractions than the or
binary fakes and catch-pennies which
have done service at expositions, coun-
ty fairs. street fairs and other fairs, and
with which the country has been af-
fiicted ever since the midway came into
notice at the Columbian exposition"
From what the News and Courier
says something new and altogether out
of the usual is being prepared for the
Charleston exposition. Therefore, the
Montgomery Advertiser is looking for
ward to that exposition with pleasant
anticipations.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

To the lay mind. the Schley court of
inquiry is not throwing great deal of
light upon the matter in question but
it is letting in flood of light upon the
fact that the navy is not the perfect
machine that most Americans had sup
posed ii to be- At the time of the beef
scandal in the army, the navy was fire.
quently pointed to as a model of effic-
iency. good feeling and discipline. The
public was led to believe that the navy
was body of one thought, one pride
and one ambition, ever ready to do and
dare and die for the glory of the flag;
an organization that had been brought
to perfection, and in which there were
no shortcomings. This inquiry, how
ever, has shattered the dream. It has
shown that ships logs are not to be
counted on always. that official charts
may not be worth the paper they are
drawn on, in so far as accuracy is con-
cerned; that the memories of officers
are faulty in important particulars,
that officers are sometimes thoughtless.
and that jealousies and chickering's are
not unknown. In short. the navy is
very human sort of organization and
a long way from perfection.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

In Massachusetts a fortune of $780,
900 is to be divided equally between
two maiden ladies. upon condition that
they never marry. AS each of the
benehciaries is in her sixty-first year
1t is not likely that the terms OF the
will will be disregarded. sull. there is
no counting for certainty upon what
woman will do. The dispatches a
few days ago contained the infor-
nation that a widow in Alabama had
given UP a bequest OF 100000 for the
sake OF marrying a fiddler from Ten
nessee of the name OF Bob" Taylor,
merely because Bob" was bright and
brainy and handsome and loveable.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

Pleading for a continuance of the
freedom of speech. Mr.. Bryan said in
a recent issue of his paper that he had
been the victim of as much malice
and vituperation" as had ever been
employed against an American" yet
he was opposed to placing additional
restrictions on the liberty of speech or
the press. But is he not mistaken with
respect to the temper OF the vast ma
iority Of his critics? They have criti-
cised his policies. but not the man him
self. Even his political enemies have
never hesitated 10 credit him with
perfect sincerity I'm speech and action.
and with a life which might be taken
as a model for it's purity II would
probably be risking nothing 20 say
that among sane and we'll balanced
people Mr.. Bryan has not a personal
enemy IN the country.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

Mr.. Alfred c.. Vanderbilt. the heir OF
his father. Is a farmer. His farm is in
Rhode Island, hence, as may be well
understood. IL is not a very large one.
SAIL II is a farm, and Mr.. Vanderbilt
has recently been making some notable
changes upon II. Chief among them.
he has plowed up and rolled the vege-
table garden and turned II into a ten
mis- court. Another part OF the farm
has beer made into a private golf links.
and still another into a polo field. And
that accounts for pretty nearly all OF
the land. The vegetables. eggs. grain,
etc, that viii be- needed on the farm.
VIII, Of course. DO available IN New
York city.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
RDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Solomon's Lodge No. 1. r.
g. A. NJ: Savannah Golf Club.
Special Notices-Notice. Thomas F.
Thomson. Tax Collector, Chatham
County; Announcement, R. Van Wage
men; Mrs. Norre's Cold Lunches: Le-
vans Table d'Hote.
Business Notices-Wine Of Cardui;
Grapes. A. NJ. & C. w. West; Dried
Fruits, at MINISTER'S.
Legal Notices-In the Matter Of l..
Joel. Bankrupt.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steam
ship Company.
Proposals-For a Horse. etc, for
South Atlantic Quarantine Station.
a Word With You-Foye & Ecksteln-
We Extend to the Public a Cordial
Invitation-Leopold Adler.
The Bells Have Rung-M. Dryfus.
A Saturday Bargain-MeArthur &
Sons Company.
Amusements-Adelaid Thurston at
Theater. Tomorrow. Saturday Nights
and Saturday Matinee.
Whiskeys-Old Quaker Rye Whisky;
Murray Hill Club whiskey.
Grape Nuts Food-Postum Cereal
Company.
Medical-Peruna: Stuarts Catarrh
Tablets; Wine Of Cardui; s. S. s.;
TUFTS Pills; Abbey's Enervescent
Salt; DR.. Hathaway Company: Asth-
malene; Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound; Paine's Celery Compound:
Warburg's T1ncture at Rowlinski's; DR..
Simmons Monthly Regulator
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted; Employment Wanted;
For Kent; For Sale; Lost; Personal;
Educational: Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
The rumor that Gov. Dole Of Hawaii

The rumor that Gov. Dole OF Hawaii
has sent his resignation to Washing
ton Is denied by Secretary Cooper OF
Hawaii. who is now at the capital. II
Is not difficult TO credit the denial. Mr..
Dele is not OF the resigning kind. In
the controversy between the Dole ele-
ment in Hawaii politics and Judge
Humphreys, IL was shown to the salts
faction OF the Attorney General that
an attempt had been made by the for
mer TO destroy the judicial authority of
Judge Humphreys and that the Judge
had maintained his authority by
proper steps. for which Dole under
took 10 procure his removal. The de-
cis,on of the Attorney General was.
therefore. against Dole and in favor of
the Judge. Dole's failure to GUST
Humphreys was alleged TO be the basis
OF his resignation. But Mr.. Dole has
before now shown himself to be one of
those pertinacious persons who never
turn loose a good thing.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

Spirits and business do not go well
together, whether the spirits be Of the
alcoholic sort or the spook variety. Not
long ago a young bank cashier in New
Orleans began to visit spirit mediums
TO get them to aid him in finding hid
den money. They told him Of buried
treasures in abundance. and shortly he
was riding into the woods in the dead
OF night and digging up lots of ground
in search for gold. A few months Of
that sort Of thing undermined both his
health and brain, and got the bank into
several snarls. The young cashier is
now out of a job and may spend the
remainder of his days in an insane asy-
lum.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
~ EnglIsh lady nurse home fron

An English lady nurse home from
South Africa tells a good story. the
hero Of which Is. Of course. an Irish
man. This man had the novel oxDeri-
epce Of having been shot through the
heart and recovering from H. The
shot penetrated the apex OF the heart,
where the muscular walls are extreme
- thick. and the tissue healed without
INJURY, The nurse was talking 10
him ~ his very wonderful escape. when
The soldier replied "Ah sure. ] know
how u WA, miss. me heart Was IN me
m0ut just AZ that minutel"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

We published a day or two ago an
''item Of interest" in which 1t was
stated on the authority of an eminent
bacteriologist that every drop of milk
We drink contains something more than
100000 bacteria. And yet people will
continue to give up half dollar each
10 go to the circus to "see the ami
male."
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

''The Sultan's health is falling fast,
says cable dispatch. Similar reports
have been coming at intervals for the
past ten years or more. The Sultan in
his prime must have been an exceed
ingly healthy man.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

The poetical Chicago Record Herald
remarks that Hope springs eternal
under Liptons vest" We never be-
fore suspected that was the seat of in
teIligenee of the British knight.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

The people Of South Carolina will
not be happy until they have ascer-
tanned whether McLaurin is a part Of
the Mckinley policy which President
Roosevelt has pledged himself TO main
tain. The Senator paid the President a
call the other day. but nothing has
trsnspired since 20 indicate whether or
not the safety net is still stretched,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather. cooler in western por-
tons. light TO fresh northwesterly
winds; and for Eastern Florida, occa-
sional showers, light northwesterly
winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03

Oil has now been struck within 100
miles of New Orleans, That is within
easy piping distance, over level coun-
try. It may be that the time is not far
distant when the Gulf section will burn
oil instead of coal.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-03
CURRENT COMMENT.

says: Free speech and a free press
are essential to free government. No
man IN public life can object to the
publication of the truth and no man
in public life Is permane lily injured
by the publication of a lie. That much
is published that should not u is only
too evident. but let public opinion cor
rect the evil; that will be more eife.,-
tive than law and will bring no danger
with it. There Is sense of justice in
the human heart and he who violates
il violates II at his own peril. This
sense of justice ultimately turns abuse
to the benefit of the man abused. The
present laws against SANDER AMI libel
are sufficient; leave the rest to a heal
thy public sentimant-and then help TO
create the sentiment