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The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONvEN-
TION.

Nothing in connection with the Ohio
Democratic Convention will command 80
much attention as the failure to make
any mention of the Kansas City plat
form. 1t was expected that there would
be an Endorsement of that platform, or,
at least, parts of it. The failure to refer
to it in any way indicates that 1t was
impossible to reach an agreement in re-
gard to it, and that, therefore. it was
thought to be the better plan to make
no mention of ..
1t will be recalled that in a recent is
sue OF his paper, The Commoner. Mr..
Bryan advised that no delegate be sent
to any Democratic convention, county.
district or state, who was not in favor of
the Kansas City platform At the Ohio
Democratic Convention, it is said. Mr..
Bryan's name was not mentioned. 1t is
certain that in that convention Mr.. Bry-
ans advice respecting the Kansas city
platform was not followed.
A question which presents itself is this:
VIII it be generally followed or practi-
cally ignored in the various Democratic
conventions which will meet this sum-
mer or fall? If it should be ignored, as
was the case in the Ohio convention, 1t
is a safe prediction that the platform
of the Democratic National Convention in
AO4, in important particulars. will be
different from the Kansas City platform
that there will be so much opposition
to that platform that there will be no
attempt to indorse it.
The Kansas City platform was Endorsed
by a Congressional Convention in Texas
a few days ago, and it is probable that
there will be other like Endorsements, but
Just at present the drift of sentiment in
the Democratic party, as far as can be
gathered from the public prints, is to
have as little to say about that platform
as possible in conventions. Assuming
that this is the case. the reorganization
of the Democratic party will be brought
about without special effort on the part
of anybody-thet is, the declarations
which have kept the two branches of the
party apart will be quietly eliminated
from platforms.
Mr.. L. A. Rosing, for many years chalr-
man of the Democratic State Committee
of Minnesota, is quoted in Washington
dispatches, as saying in that city in re-
cent interviews, that having gone through
about all OF the close states within the
last month or two, he is convinced that
Mr.. Bryan's influence is on the wane, and
that in future the policy of the Demo-
cratic party will be towards conserva-
tism, but, at the same time, for progress
sive American principles. He is satisfied
that there will be departure from
Bryan issues. The course pursued by
the Ohio Democratic Convention would in
dictate as much.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
Seeing and Knowing.

An eminent justice who was trying a
right-of-way case, says the Boston Cour-
Ter, had before him witness, an old
farmer. who was proceeding to tell the
jury that he had knowed the path for
sixty year, and my feyther towld l as
he heard my Granddaughter say
Stop cried the judge. I'VE can't
have any hearsay evidence here"
"Noi! exclaimed Farmer Giles. Then
how dost know who thy feyther was, 'cept
by hearsay?'
After the laughter had subdued the
Judge said:
In courts of law we can only be guild
ed by what you have seen with your
own eyes, and nothing more nor less"
"Oh, that be bowed for a taller replied
the farmer. 81 ha got bile on the back
of my neck, and l never seed 'un, but l
be prepared to swear he's there, dang
UNI
This second triumph on the part of
the witness set in torrent of hearsay
evidence about the footpath, which OBJ
tanned weight with the jury, albeit the
Judge told them it was not testimony
of any value, and the farmers party
won.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
oprNI,e THE NEW LANDS.

II seems that those who are preparing
to get a quarter section Of the new lands
which are about to be opened in Oklahoma
the lands which recently constituted
the reservation of the Kiowa, Comanche
and Wichita IndIans-are very much DIS
satisfied with the plan that has Deen
adopted for parcehng them out to set
tiers seeking them.
The theory of the government is that
the lands are for the benefit of actual
settlers. AS matter of fact do many
actual settlers get the lands? Is it not
rather the fact that gamblers in the lands
Of reservations thrown open to settle
ment get the pick of them?
1t is said that there are at least $1,000
people on the borders of the reservation
which is to be opened. and that if the
governments plan for distributing the
lands is adhered to there will be great
suffering among those who are really anx-
ious to get homesteads. OF course there
is not much sympathy wasted upon the
land Gamblers-those who are simply
seeking land at the government price to
a
why genuine home-seekers should be
forced to endure hardships, if they can
be avoided.
The lands Of the reservation about to be
opened are to be distributed under new
system Instead of alloting the lands
TO those who are first to reach them on
the day of the opening, all of the appli-
cants are to be registered, and then on
a certain day. in the department OF the
interior. there is to be a dra wing--a sort
of lottery. A ome-seeker therefore may
get a quarter section of a swamp in
stead of land suitable for farm.
1t would seem that with all Of the ex-
perience the government has in dispos-
ing Of public lands it would be possible
for it to devise system that would be
equitable, and at the same time give to
the real home-seeker better chance for
getting choice land than the Spectator.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
AN uNrMronrAxr CONTROVERSY

A great amount of space in the news
papers is being given to the discussion
of the question as to whether Admiral
Crowninshield the Chief of the Bureau
of Navigation, or Mr.. Long, Secretary of
the Navy, sent the dispatch to Admiral
Dewey which directed him 10 proceed 70
Manila and capture or destroy the Span
ish fleet there The text of the dispatch
was as follows:
Dewey. Hongkong:
War has commenced between the
United States and Spain. Proceed at
once to Philippine Islands. Commence
operations at once, particularly against
the Spanish fleet You must capture YES
sells or destroy Use utmost endeavors.
Long"
Admiral Crowninshield has given out
labored statement about the matter, tell
ing how he came to write the dispatch,
and Secretary Longs recollection is that
he himself wrote it and carried 1t to the
President. In fact he declares that he
would have no hesitation in saying that
he wrote it IL 1t were not for the fact
that so distinguished a naval officer as
Admiral Crowninshied claims the credit
of having written 1t.
A careful reading of the dispatch doesn't
disclose anything remarkable about it.
There is nothing particularly inspiring in
the language in which the order is
clothed. Indeed. IT borders on the COM
monplace.
The only evidence in the Admirars
favor that we know of is that 1t is not
up to Secretary Longs standard of rheto-
ric. He is a fine scholar, and knows how
to use the English language in the most
effective way. Still he may have been a
little ratified when he wrote the dispatch.
assuming that he did write IT, and, hence.
failed to do himself Justice
However, there is no particular glory
In being known as the writer of the dis
patch. Why there should be such an ef-
fort to fix the authorship OF It is there
fore one Of the things that are difficult
10 understand.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
Personal.

M. Waldeck-Rousseau, the French
Premier has just had all his pet dogs
vaccinated to prevent them from catch
ing the distemper. He says he is con-
WINGED that the experiment will be sue
cessful
M. Fahrini and Mile. Urweider, two
well-known mountain climbers, have just
succeeded in climbing the Simelistock.
the death-trap of so many Alpine adven-
turers and one of the six most difficult
peaks in the Alps.
Queen wilhemlina of Holland is said
to have been borne the fiattery and atten-
ton of her reception in Germany with
out any bad effects on her disposition.
She gives not a little of her attention to
domestic affairs.
The ex-Empress Eugene of France
is now the godmother to the children OF
an immense number of friends, and also
by proxy to 1884 French men and wo-
men who were born on the same day as
the Prince Imperial
Rev Edward s. Tead, pastor of Pros
pect Hill Congregational Church. SOM
erville, Mass. has been elected secretary
of the Boston congregational Education
al Society to succeed Rev. Charles O.
Day, the new president of the Andove1
Theological Seminary.
General Shafter says in an interview
apropos of his retirement on account oil
age; MY duties have of late been cas-
Ter. but I am glad of the chance for a
rest. There is no life which ages so rap
idly as the military and 1 am glad thai
I have borne it as we'll as 1 have"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
BRIGHT BITS.

-Patience-"The man I marry must
know as much as 1 do" Patrice-"What!
No more than that, dear?"-Yonkers
Statesman.
Judging by Their Appearance.-"Th
go the Capstons. They are worth a lot"
Indeed How many months have they
had it?"-Puck.
Won Blumer-''Look here, can't we get
along with a less expensive church pew?'
Mrs. Won Blumer-"Possibly But 1 don't
want to do anything to jeopardize our
social position. Town and Country.
-Ma-"It's time we thought of Grace
getting married-she is already twenty
two years old" Pa-"Oh, let her wait till
the right sort of a man comes alongr'
Ma-"Why wait? l didn't!"-Tit-Bts
Not versed in Social Customs
They're dreadfully plebeian. aren't
they?" "Fearfully! Why, the cards for
our reception said From to L., and
they arrived before half-past nine
Washington Star.
"A Chicago Circumstance.-"I hear Mrs.
Wedmore wants a divorce" "Oh, yes,
she is trying to get in our best society.
you know, and she's so afraid people Will
think she is happily married.
delphia Evening Bulletin.
Happy Thought-Harry-"Oh, Nellie,
darling. I'm so unhappyl I feel we shall
never get your fathers consent to our
marriage" Nellie-"Oh. Harry. dear,
feel We shall. 1 have an idea! We must
get Mamma to object, and it's sure to
come rightw
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
Not ON the City Map.

1t is safer to state at the outset that
this story is strictly true and unembel-
nshed, says the Brooklyn Eagle. The
Junior partner in well-known New YORK
publishing house was showing his Eng
nsh friend. newly landed. through the
various departments of his establish
ment.
Jaw, by the way" remarked the guest,
as he picked up a city guide book from
one of the counters, where is your-aw-
Yellowstone Park? l have--aw-looked
over your New York maps and law
find Central Park and Bronx Park and
Van Co-tlandt Park, but not a trace Of
Yellowstone Park"
"Ohr' replied the publisher, preserving
with difficulty straight face, 1.-The yell
lowstone Park in about $500 miles from
here"
why, how peculiar. Fortunate, isn't
II, that / didn't ask them up at the no.
tel?"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lodge No. Is, F.
& A. Nj.
Special Notces-Savannah Building
Supply Company Andrew Hanley Com
pany: Notice to City Court Jurors; An
nouncement. The Globe Shoe Company;
Levan's Table d'Hote.
Business Notices-"Hgh Test" Baking
Powder, A. NJ & c. W. West; Save Time
and Trouble. The S. w. Branch CO.
Regular Weekly Ball-At the South
End Pavilion Tonight
Whiskeys-Murray Hill Club Whisky;
Old Quaker Rye Whiskey.
Educationa1-South Carolina Military
Academy Charleston, S. c.
e-Nuts-Postum Cereal Company.
Paste-Stearns' Electric Paste.
Medical-Peruna; Castoria; Plantation
Chill Cure; DR.. Hathaway Co.; s. S. s.;
TUFTS Pills; Ponds Extract
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

The vagaries of lightning have often
been remarked upon and discussed by
learned mep. but probably the most pre-
posterous vagary of any bolt of lightning
on record was that of the one which at
tempted the conquest Of Kentucky ne
gro's head, near Lexington, the other day.
The negro was standing under a large
oak. for shelter from the storm The
lightning struck him squarely upon the
top of the head. ricocheted and hit the
bole of the tree. which was rent in
hwain. The negro was stunned for
about two minutes, then got up, rubbed
his pate and asked II anybody had thrown
a brick.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

Was Job Jew?" The question was
discussed at the Jewish Chautauqua in
Atlantic City the other day. when Prof.
Margolis of the University of California
expressed the conviction that Job was
not Jew, and he doubted if any such
person as Job ever lived. The Book of
job, he said, was purely poetical, and he
was inclined TO the opinion that Job never
existed. There were other speakers, how
ever, who asserted there was more evil
dnce going TO show that Job lived and
was a Jew than to the contrary.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

Senator Bacon's party sailed from
New York for the Philippine ISL
snds yesterday on the transport McClel-
land. The ship viii go by way OF the
Mediterranean Sea and the Suez canal
The return will be across the Pacific 10
San Francisco. Thus the party will have
an excellent around-the-world tour. The
government will furnish the transporta-
ton; the members OF the party will pay
for the cigars and apollinaris water. Be-
sides Senator Bacon in the party there
were Representatives Mercer OF Ne
braslxa, Smith of Illinois, DeArmond of
Missouri, Driscoll Of New York, and
Green and Jack of Pennsylvania. Sem
ator Bacon and Representative Dear
uond are the only members Of the party
that the public ever heard OF. The
gentlemen are going after Information.
II IL to be hoped they win get II. There
Is a plenty OF It over there.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
cuINA,s CLAIM FoR DAMAGES.

The Chinese seem to have suddenly
awakened to the fact that they have some
ground for a claim against this country
and have fixed the amount of their dam
ages at $500, 600. Most people had forgot
ten probably that ten or fifteen years ago,
in one or more of the Northwestern
states, there was a great deal of feeling
against Chinese, who were attacked by
mobs. their property, in some instances.
destroyed and quite a large number of
them killed.
The outrages for which damages are
now claimed are alleged to have been
committed at Butte. Mont, In 1886. WI
Ting Fang, the Chinese minister, filed
the claim There were probably very good
reasons why no claim for indemnity was
made at the time the outrages were COM
mitted. 1t was thought perhaps that
there was no probability that anything
could be collected. and that if a claim were
made the result would be hl-feeling be-
tween the United States and China.
We do not know what all the facts are
on which the claim is based, but it would
seem from what Is tlS
patches that they are sufficient to Justify
the Chinese in maintaining the position
which they have taken. The outrages at
Butte appear to have been very much
like those which were committed by the
Boxers in China, for which indemnity is
now being demanded from China to the
amount of hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Chinese were attending to their legit-
innate occupations when they were set
upon by roughs and dealt with in man
ner that was barbarous. 1t is probable
that it is stated in the petition, filed with
the claim, how many Cinnamon were kill
ed and what the amount Of the property
Of Cinnamon was that was destroyed.
AS China will owe this country about
$50. 100000 when the indemnity for the
Boxer outrages is finally settled, It will be
an easy matter for the United States 10
settle with China. They will have only to
turn over to China $5OO.OOO OF the bonds
which they will receive from China-that
Is, II It shall be determined that the
claim of China is a good one. 1t would
not be surprising, however. IL some way
should be found for making IL appear
that the United States are not liable for
the claim which China makes. Unfortu-
nately for China she is not In a position
to insist that her claim is Just one.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

Secretary Root Is understood to be at
work upon a plan for the establishment
of federal militia. He is shortly to make
trip to the West for the purpose of
comforting with the commanders of state
troops and ascertaining what they think
of the proposition. He has already sound
ed many commanders of Eastern state
troops, it is said. with satisfactory re-
suits. He hopes to have his plan per-
fected in time to present it to Congress
at the next session. 1t is the idea to
have the federal militia drilled by off,
GERS of the regular army. The militia
men are to agree when they enlist to re-
spend to call of the President for
ninety days service, regardless of state
boundaries or state authority. Encamp-
ments are to be established where the
militia of adjoining states may be mobil-
lied and drilled in regimental and other
maneuvers. In return the soldiers are
to have more generous allowance from
the federal treasury for equipment and
armories. 1t is likely that the question
of state rights will be discussed in con-
nection with the scheme, and it may be
found to smack of miltarism.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

The Washington Post speaks up for
Roosevelt as the author of the now IA
nous dispatch to Dewey at Manila. re-
calling the fact that Teddy" was Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy at the time
But is our contemporary quite sure that
t. Sampson? 1t is true that he was not
in Washington when the dispatch was
written, but it is equally true that he was
not at Santiago when that famous battle
was fought and won. A man who could
win battle by absent treatment" ought
to be able to write dispatch by the same
method.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

Some time ago a Republican politician
of New York placed Mr.. Andrew Carne-
gle in nomination for the mayoralty of
that city. All that the politician has got
out of it is a letter from Mr.. Carnegies
secretary to the effect that II am direct
ed to say" that Mr.. Carnegie wiz not be
candidate under any circumstances.
The man OF many millions did not think
name to tho letter. When one has $3.50,
100000 to give away. and only a few years
to do II IN. he hasn't time to bother
with politics
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
Reflections of "A Bachelor
From the New York Press.

God help the man with a logical mind
who gets married.
some women would rather have you
love 'em and beat 'em than not 10 DO
either.
You can most always tell when a wo-
man isn't interested in q man BY the
way she works 20 hard 20 Try 20 make
him thing sic n.
After a man has passed Is be conteni-
plates matrimony with about 10 much
romance az he looks arOUnd for a safe
per cent investment
A little Eiri takes IL Cor granted che H.
going 40 sea married and have seven of
eiRht children. just ths way q Nils b0y
takes a Tor ETantce he ianL
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

The annual report OF the Commissioner
OF Pensions. soon to be published. will
show that Commissioner Evans turns
back into the treasury FOR the fiscal year
Just ended approximately S5,Ooo,OO0 The
appropriation by Congress for that year
was sln, 10000, OF which SiS6,OoO,00o has
been disbursed The idea that the round
sum OF t5.0o0O0 was returned 10 the
seasury. when Il might have sren paid
out through them, Will probably rearouse
the wrath q the pension attorneys against
The commissioner They know very well
that n the commissioner had reported a
deficiency of $4,000 instead Of sur
plus Of that amount Congress would
haye honored a.. hence they Eiil hurl an
aihonhs ~ the bead Of ihe man who per.
miis al ~ thif good money 10 rust 10 tho
treasury. merely in order 10 be honest
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

New York druggists have recently been
victimized by bunco game which may
be heard of in other cities. The way the
scheme is worked is this: A simple pre-
scription is sent TO the drug store to be
filled A few hours later a man comes
rushing in. apparently in a violent pas
sion. and accuses the druggist OF putting
poison in the bottle. either by mistake or
intention. The man claims that his wife
took some of the medicine and was made
deathly I'll and may not recover. He talks
about damage suits and lawyers. but fin
ally quiets down enough to intimate that
he is willing to compromise for a price.
anywhere from $50 10 $500 according to
the financial ability of the druggist
Should the druggist demand to see the
bottle Of medicine, and examine II. he
would find poison in II. sure enough. since
putting the poison In It is a part OF the
bunco-man's game. In many instances
druggists have submitted to the black
mailing scheme. because the swlndler had
the manufactured evidence against them,
aae II the mater evor got into the public
prints their business would be seriously
injured.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
The Two Periods.

r. after ALL" said the Old codger in his
usual acrid way. according to Puck, 81
kinder think that. instead of there bein'
seven ages OF man. as Shakespeare con-
tended, there are only two-before he is
married, and afterwards. During the first
period he puts In the most Of his time try
ing to make the lady think he is devil
Of a feller: and during the second. he
spends stlll more OF II In endeavorin' to
convince her that he amt"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11

Representative ]. william Stokes Of
the Seventh Congressional District OF
South Carolina departed this tfe few
days ago There are six counties In the
for the succcssorship have appeared In
the field. with several townships 90 be
heard from. II n = - ona thing above
another that the South Carolinian dearly
loves TO DO. n Is 10 illustrate his state
In the halls OF Congress.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
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