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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-10
GOOD MATERIAL.

Lieutenant Jean Marcel de Zoldy
late of the Fifteenth Hungarian Infant
nv. now a resident of New York City,
has the qualities for the making of a
successful man. He has been in New
York only a few days, and is looking
about for something to. He is poor,
but is willing to do anything by which
he can earn an honest living. He be-
longs to one of the oldest and most dis
tinguished families of Hungary, and
has all of the accomplishments in the
way of an education which man of
his station in Hungary is expected to
have.
The young lieutenant-he is only
about twenty-four years of age-is at
tracing attention because only recent
ly he fought twenty nine duels, twenty
five with the sword and four with the
pistol and he was successful in all of
them.
1t seems that his salary in the army
was only about $50 a month, and he
was young and inexperienced in the
ways of life, particularly army life,
and the consequence was that he got
into debt. He owed almost IS, 000.
He was told by his colonel that he
would have to pay it out of his salary,
and, at the same time, maintain him
self as a gentleman. He saw the i'm
possibility of doing that SO he told
his colonel that he would resign his
commission and earn the money to pay
his debt He resigned, but there was
nothing which he could do except to
play violin. AS he had fine musical
ability he decided to organize a band.
This he did and went from place to
place playing in public places. The
officers of his old regiment were Of
Tended they felt that its uniform was
being dsgraced. For the honor of the
regiment they challenged him, one af-
ter another, and he fought twenty nine
of them, and most of them bear the
mark of his sword. He accumulated
enough to pay his debt and then he
left his country and came to the United
| States.
! If he can work as we'll as he fights
he will get on in this country, and
| if he has brains in proportion to his
| grit he may be counted among Amer
! lean millionaires one of these days.
/ Anyway he is attracting attention in
New York and he is clearly entitled
/ TO the notice he receives.
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Senatorial Conundrums.

The Senatorial Conundrum Club had
a short session to-day in the Republic
can cloakroom, says the Washington
correspondence of the New York
World.
What reason do you think. they
give for talking of sending that street
car conductor who had the fuss with
the Senator from Mississippi to the
asylum" asked Senator Burrows, in
nocently.
Cant imagine" said Senator De-
pew. What is it?'
"Oh, they caught him throwing
Money around the street"
Senator Fairbanks came in.
Speaking of conundrums," he said,
was there ever a more wonderful
sight that to see Jonah in the whale?"
IF there was" said Senator Kean,
Il never heard of it,"
We'll" continued Senator Fairbanks,
ito my way of thinking it is much
more wonderful to see two old ladies
in fly"
Then he had to explain at great
length that fly" is an English name
for certain kind of carriage, and be-
fore he had finished the meeting broke
up in great disorder.
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TLLMAN RERIkED.

1t has been many years since a sena-
| tor received such rebuke as that ad-
ministered to Senator Tillman on last
| Wednesday by the Senators of his own
| party. AS stated in our dispatches,
| when Senator Tillman addressed the
! Senate on the Philippines bill all of the
Democratic senators except Senator
Teller left the senate chamber, and re-
tired to the cloak rooms and remained
there until the South Carolina senator
had concluded his speech Then they
marched back again in body. 1t is
probable, however that Senator TILL
man did not care for a rebuke. He
had had his way. He had done as
he pleased, and therefore he felt en-
tirely satisfied with himself
1t seems that the Democratic senators
had agreed among themselves that
during the debate on the Philippines
bill they would not reply to attacks
which Republican senator's might make
upon the South. They thought they
saw a plan on the part of the Repub-
lican senators to get the debate away
from the Philippines by injecting lit
tie sectional feeling into their speeches
and they decided that the wisest
policy was to let the Republican SEN
ators attack the South if they wanted
to. but to keep hammering away at
the Philippines
Senator Tillman, it seems, would not
agree to this policy. He though he
knew better than his Democratic col
leaguese what course ought to be pur-
sued, and so on the first opportuni-
~ that offered he began a violent.
vitriolic, speech in defense of the meth
DDS that had been employed in South
Carolina to suppress the negro vote
1t was just the sort of a speech as the
Republican Senators wanted to draw
out for campaign purposes.
From the Republican point of view
the speech will do their party an i'm
mense amount of good in the fall cleo
tons. The Republican senators listened
to it throughout with smiling faces
They did not care for Senator Tillman's
harsh language, because he was do
ing just what they wanted done. He
was increasing the chances of the Re-
publicans electing the next House, and
at the same time was gratifying his
feelings by speaking his mind freely.
Senator Tillman is proving himself to
be more troublesome to his own party
than to the Republicans. He is so
violent that what he says does not
do the Republican party harm. 1t does
harm his own party, however. by af-
fording Republican campaign speakers
texts for speeches in the congressional
campaign. 1t is probable. that it would
give more satisfaction to Democratic
senators than to Republican senators
to have Senator Tillman suppressed.
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Notice of Closing of
Planning Mill; P. P. p, Lippman's
Great Remedy; Andrew Hanley Com
Green Corn, Jas. ]. Joyce; Ship No
tice J. F. Minis & Co. Consignees;
Neat Country Home, Salt Water
Frontage, on Trolley, c. H. Dorset;
Notice to Members of the Bar.
Business Notices-Tea 40 Cents Per
Pound A. NJ. & c. w. West One Food
Product That Has Not Advanced, The
S. w. Branch Company.
Picnic ostponed-Independen Pres
byterian Sunday-school.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Saturday Special-At Eckstein's.
Financial-Report of the Condition OF
the Merchants National Bank of Sa-
vannah
Pens-Esterbrook' Pens.
Florida Sea Coast Resorts-Via Sea-
board Air Line Railway.
DO You Want Piano?-McArthur
& Sons Co.
Hotels-Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York; Hotel Normandie, New York
City.
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Pow
der.
Grape Nuts Food-Postum Cereal
Company.
Budweiser Beer-Anheuser-B Busch
Bre wing Association.
SOap-Munyon's Soap.
Medical-Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable
Pills; Blood Wine; Paines Celery Com
pound; DR.. S. I. Egan; Crossman's
Specific Mixture; TUFTS Pills; Dr.
Hathaway Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted For
Rent; For Sale; Lost: Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
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HISTORY At LAST.

At last we have a correct account of
the famous Hampton Roads confer
ence. which took place in 1864 1t is
probable that if all that has been writ
| ten about that conference were col
| lected it would make several good
sized volumes. AS it well known, the
parties to it were President Lincoln and
| MIR. Seward, his Secretary of State, on
| the part of the Union. and Vice Pres
/ ident Alexander H. Stephens, r. NJ. T.
| Hunter and John A. Campbell, on the
| part of the Confederate States. The
| story that has gained such wide cir
| cUlatiOn, and that has come to be be-
! lieved by many, is that Lincoln wrote
on piece of paper, save the Union,
and handing it to Stephens, said:
ALEX, take this paper and fill up for
yourselves the conditions of peace be-
tween the two countries"
In the Senate on Thursday Senator
Vest. the last survivor of the Confed-
crate Senate. denied the correctness of
this story He declared there was no
truth in it. He said that he had the
facts as to what took place at the
conference from Stephens and Hunter
Immediately after their return from
Hampton Roads. To an inquiry from
President Lincoln, Mr.. Hunter said the
Confederate commissioners were in
structed to consider no proposition that
did not involve the independence of the
Confederate States, and President Lin
coin replied that the conference might
as well terminate, as nothing would be
accepted from the Richmond govern
ment except absolute surrender And
that practically was all there was to
the conference. 1t is true that Presi-
dent Lincoln made some remarks to
Vice President Stephens after the con-
ference was over, but there was moth
ing in what he said that approached
the story that President Lincoln was
willing to concede to the Confederate
States everything they might ask if they
would return to the Union. And Sem
ator Vest, in his deeply interesting
statement, gave the reason why the
story could not be true. He said: IF
true, II would place Ine government
and officers of the Confederate States
in the category of criminals, because
it offered the Confederacy all that it
ever demanded in the widest hope of
the most extreme partisans of that
cause if they would only return to the
Union
And there is a widely circulated and
qnite generally believed story that at
that conference President Lincoln pro-
posed that the slaves should be freed,
and that their owners should be paid
S4OO, 900 900 as compensation for them.
No doubt those who are mainly re-
sponsible for the story which Senator
Vest denied will come to the front
again with the evidence which they
have frequently marshalled in support
of it, but it is a safe conclusion that
the statement made by Senator Vest
on the floor of the Senate will be ac-
cepted as history. And it is cause
for congratulation that SO authorita-
tive a statement has been made in re-
gard to this important matter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-10

From the Century.
What does he plant who plants tree g?
lie plants a friend of sun and sky;
He plants the flag of breezes free;
The shaft of beauty towering high;
He plants a home to heaven anigh
For song and mother. Groom of bird
In hushed and h9 ppy twilight
heard
The treble of heavens harmony
These things he plants who plants
tree.
What does he plant who plants a tree i?
He plants cool shade and tender rain.
And seed and bud of days to be,
And years that fade and flush again:
He plants the glory of the plain:
He plants the forests heritage:
The joy that unborn eyes shall see
These things he plants who plants a
tree.
What does he plant who plants a tree
lie plants. in sap and leaves and
wood.
IN love of home and loyalty.
And far-cast thought of civil good.
His blessing on the neighborhOod
Who in the hollow OF his hand
Eolds all the growth Of all our
land
4 nations growth from sea to sea
Stirs IN his heart who plants a tree.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-10

William" began the wife of the la
boring man, according to the Baltimore
American, Il am glad you took me with
you to the political meeting last night"
That's right" said the man. You
women ought to take more interest in
politics, anyway
And" she continued, Il believe that
the speech of Hon. Mister Gabb was
what you call the keynote of the cam
paign."
1T was. 1t was a wonderful argu-
ment"
And when he said that the laboring
man was now making $500, 900, 900 more
on the year than he did six years ago
you rose in your seat and said he was
right, didn't you?"
Yes"
And when he said that the laboring
man was buying S40.000O00 more worth
of clothing than he did four years ago,
you clapped your hands and said it was
the truth. didn't you?'
Yes"
And when he declared that the la
boring man was buying $50 100000 more
worth of groceries than he did two
years ago you hurrahed and shouted
and vowed he was correct?"
Yes"
And when he said the laboring man
was spending $65, 900. 900 more on his
wife's dresses than he did in 1896 you
whooped at the top of your voice and
yelled that it was a fact?"
Il did. But why?"
Why? Well, there's why enough.
Where's that $500 900, 900 you've been
making every year that l haven't seen?
Where's that $4,000, 600 worth of suits?
Where are you wearing them? Who
are you dressing up and sneaking
around to show off your new clothes to,
and ashamed to let your poor wife see
them? And which wife are you buying
S35 600, 900 worth of dresses for every
year, and what family is getting that
$50 900, 900 worth of groceries? William,
are you a Mormon? You've got whole
lot of explaining to do. sir"
why, woman, them was just statis-
tics"
Statistics, nothing. Didn't he say
the laboring man was getting all that
money? And didn't you. and you alone,
get up in your seat and testify to ev-
erything he said? Didn't you stand
there before all those people and act
as if you could account for all them
millions of doilars?"
He was just"
And you come home from the fac
tory two months ago and told me you
only got your wages raised dollar on
the week! And here l find out that
you have been getting a bigger salary
than this man that runs the Steel
Trust and buys oceans and things. It's
a pretty state of affairs when man
deceives his own wife in this way I'm
going to be right at the pay window
next pay day, and see just what you
get"
But 1 tell you"
You can't tell me anything. There's
the whistle blowing, and you better
hurry on to work or they'll dock you
couple of million dollars for being late
this morning"
And William went rapidly out, in
wardly raging over the awkwardness
with which woman grapples a political
problem.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-10
THE LEGISLATURE.

The voters of Georgia at this time
ought to be giving themselves concern
respecting the selection of the very
best men available to sit in the Leg
islature. Do we, generally speaking,
attach as much Importance to the leg
islative election as the matter de-
serves? In almost every county in the
state the election of a sheriff or some
other county officer will precipitate
warm contest for the nomination, but
relatively little interest is taken in
the selection of members of the Gen
eral Assembly. Yet the functions of
the Legislature are far more important
that those of the county officers.
The welfare of the whole state is
in the hands of the Legislature. 1t is
the body of initiative in our government
1t fixes the tax rate and makes the laws
by which the state is to be governed.
It's actions are bound by no higher
authority. and it may enact or repeal
at will. The courts have the power of
inquiring into the acts of the Legisla-
ture with respect to their constitu-
not run contrary to the fundamental
law there is no power save that of
the Legislature itself to set them
aside. Thus, should bad though
constitutional laws be passed-on
the subject of taxation for instance
the executive and judicial branches of
the government have no alternative
but to enforce them. Neither the exc
cutive nor the courts can make laws.
They must take the laws as they are
given to them by the legislators Is
it not important, therefore, that men
of the highest integrity and greatest
ability and public spirit be chosen for
membership in this body?
At almost every legislative session,
not only in Georgia but in about every
other state, there is introduced a mass
of ill-considered bills on which the
time of the legislators and the money
of the taxpayers ought never be vast
ed And it frequently occurs that a
great public question is met with an
enactment that is not worth the paper
on which it is written. Some of the
state antitrust laws that have lately
been set aside by the supreme courts
are illustrations in point. The reason
of all this is that the states have not
exercised proper care and due diligence
in making up their legislatures. The
seats have not been all filled with the
best and ablest men who could be pre-
vailed upon TO serve their states. 1t
ought to be the pride of every county
and district to be represented in the
Legislature by its best man for the
place. The representatives should be
chosen not solely for political reasons
but also for their ability to serve the
state Well
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-10

A fact, or alleged fact, that will
probably startle New York's Four
Hundred came out in court in that city
a day or two ago. In a suit between
wine companies it was asserted in sn
affidavit that Harry Lehr is a wine
agent. receiving a large salary-"hon-
orarium," they call it in select circles
for inducing society people to drink
a certain brand of champagne. That
Lehr was wine agent some years ago
everybody knows who knows anything
about him; but then he was taken up
by the Mrs. Aston, who made him her
private secretary, and later he mar
ried an immensely wealthy young So
ciety widow of Philadelphia. Under the
circumstances the supposition was,
naturally. that he had withdrawn from
trade" since it was no longer neces-
sary for him to work The court
proceedings referred to, however, make
it appear that he needs the little $40 900
per year which the wine company pays
him, hence he remains in the COM
pany's service. When one reflects, by
the way, that Lehr's pay for boosting
wine is as much as that of eight
United States senator's, one cannot help
making a mental calculation as to the
respective intrinsic worth of Lehr and
the senator's
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bright BITS.

The Wrong Track-Lord Stone
brook-"Miss Pyle, may call you An
eelina? It's such a charming name!"
She-"It IS. But it's my sisters name,
not mine!"-Punch.
Rose and Mabel have never spok-
en- since they took part in the private
theatricals."
Professional jealousy?"
Worse than that-amateur jeal-
ousy."-Life.
His Past.-Ferdy Crying to make
an impression)-"H Heavens. what would
1 not give to be able to forget my past"
Edith-"Whati do those old nursery
spankings still rankle in your mem
ry?"-Judge.
What's in a Name ?-"Maude is
very ambitious. Do you think she will
ever make a name for herself?" mo:
but she'll probably succeed in getting
some foolish man to give her his. =
Philadelphia Bulletin.
To Stay.-"What are you here
for?" inquired the visitor at the peni-
tertiary.
For keeps" replied the convict
known as No. 1,137, with a mnrthless
laugh.-ChiCago Tribune.
Unnecessary knowledge. Aunt
Sarah "a spinster)-"Now, dear, if you
would only watch me closely, you
might learn how to crochet" Little
Bessie-"Oh! I'm goin' to get married
when 1 grow upn'-Puck.
Hard Luck-Hewitt-"It' sad
about Gruet losing his leg in that rail-
road accident" Jewett-"Yes; it must
be a. great disappointment TO MIN; he
was always talking about getting
there with both feet brooklyn Life
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-10

The Norfolk (Va) Landmark (Dem.)
says; The Washington Post is as
good judge of sinking political ship
as any rat that ever lived. That paper
clearly recognizes the fact that in try
ing to defend the cruelties in the Phil
ippines the Republican party is helping
to ring its own knell."
The Charleston Post Dem.) says:
''Now we are getting down to the heart
of the matter in this Philippine war
business. 1t is soon to be estab lished
officially that no more is being done in
the archipelago by the American troops
than was done in the South forty years
ago by the Federal troops. War is still
hell and it is useless for Gen Miles
who put letters on a helpless old man
who was Secretary of War when his
jailor was a counter jumper in Massa-
chusetts. to talk about the employment
of unnecessarily harsh measures
against the savage tribes of the Philip
pines"
The Chattanooga Times (Dem) says
Gov. Jefferson Davis of Arkansas ad-
ded somewhat to the spectacular feat
ures of his incapacity and unfitn-ss for
the office he holds by pardoning a negro
murderer on Condluon mat ne remove
to Massachusetts and locate there. His
action was intended, of course. as a
Srandstsnd play to the prejudices of
the radical elements of his own state
and to insult Massachusetts by an indi-
cation that the people OF that common
wealth were in sympathy with muir
derers and cutthroats. 1t is TO be
hoped that Mr. Davis has transcribed
his authority in granting a pardon on
such ridiculous conditions. IT is also l.
be hoped that other negroes may not
be moved to commit crime with the
expectation of being sent away 10 Mas
sachusetts as a punishment for their
offenses."
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Personal.

Lord Grimthorpe, the ex-chancellor
of the archdiocese of York, is the old
est Kings counsel in England. He is
SO years old and has been a lawyer
sixty-four years.
Ira Remson, the new president of
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
has also been appointed to succeed DIR.
Gilman as a member of the school
board of that city.
Gen. S. B. Buckner has presented
Munfordsville, Ky, with water works,
and his son-in-law, Col. Morris B.
Belknap, has given the city marble
fountain made in Florence, Italy.
The gold medal offered by the
Paris council for the most numerous
and best behaved family. of children
has been won by couple named Gal
lez parents of thirteen youngsters.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney has es-
tablished an atelier of her own in the
Bryant Park building, New York.
where she spends much of time WELD
ing the brush and modelling in clay
Sarah Ann Crandall died recently
at her home in Green. N. Y, having
lived a complete recluse in her house
for forty years. None of her neigh
bors had seen her face in that period
Frank Sargent, who has been APP
pointed Commissioner General of I'm
migration by the President, held, as
his first position with railroad com
pany, that Of engine wiper at Phoenix,
Ariz.
The Empress of Japan receives
$4,000 worth OF, clothes from Paris
each year. She only consents to appear
in public clothed in the garments Of
her native country once in twelve
months.
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Children Not Experts.

Col. John c. Haskell of Columbia,
S. c., has on mis- place an old negro
woman who cares for her brothers
motherless pickaninnies, says the New
York Times. One day the Colonel, af-
ter experiences of several small losses
which had been fastened on the chill
dren, said to her:
"Rachel, 1 think those children are
getting dishonest"
We'll, Sab, OATS fac" 1 tell dere
dady he out'en let 'em steal. Children
amt got on Judgment in calm. Wen
dey do steal tings. jes as lakely dey'll
tax somethin' you'll missl