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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
BRIGHT BITS.

The Usual Thing.-Stranger: How
did this out-of-the place ever get
the reputation of being a health re-
sort?
Native: Why, my dear sir, at least
three prominent men have died here.
Chicago Daily News.
Might Have Been Worse.-"I know
who he is. He wuz married to Lucy
Johnson"
oh! Dat marriage didn't turn out
good, did it?"
"Oh, it want so bad. He's payin'
her fo' dollahs a week armony."-
Puck
-Atistic.-"She is very artistic" said
the impressionable youth.
Yes" answered the man with the
steely eye, "she is one of the sort of
girls who think bunch of hand-paint-
ed daisies are more important on a
dinner-plate than an omelette."-
Washington Star.
His nt.-"Ordinarily," he
remarked, people should never speak
of any subject with which they are
not reasonably conversant. But of
course" he fastened to add, 1.-The rule
does not apply to you. 1 would not
think of so limiting your converse
ton"
And he wondered why she did not
seem to be pleased.-Chicago Evening
Post
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

Mr.. Morgan would not give out any
thing for publication on his return
from Europe, but he talked quite free
ly with passengers of the steamer
which brought him home. Among
other things he is quoted as having
said that the period of great industrial
and railway combinations had just be-
gun.
This suggests the question. What has
Mr.. Morgan in view now? The thought
was thrown out recently that the next
big thing in the industrial world would
be an international combination of
the iron and steel interests. Indeed,
it is said that Mr.. Morgan sounded
the manufacturers of steel on this SUBJ
ject during his recent visit to Europe.
1t will be recalled that John w.
Gates undertook to form such COM
bination two or three years ago, but
found that in order to make a success
of it, as far as the steel interests of
this country were concerned, a COM
bination of the North Atlantic ship
ping interests was necessary. AS he
ulu DOl IGSl IlllilSCll equal 10 lOTIE-
ing a combination of the North At
lantic steamship lines he dropped the
matter. Mr.. Morgan, however, has
made that combination, and 1t may
be his purpose now to combine the
iron and steel interests of Europe and
this country into one huge concern. 1t
is claimed that this can be done so as
to make 1t possible to realize far great
or profits than are at present obtained
without increasing the cost to con-
sumers. 1t is pointed out that with
such a combination prices would be
maintained and consumers, in all parts
of the world, would be on an equal
footing, so far as prices were con-
cerned. 1t is probable. however. that
it will be a good while yet before there
will be an international iron and steel
trust.
OF course, it is only speculation as 10
what MIR. Morgan proposes to do in the
railroad world. 1t is regarded as i'm
peratively necessary for him to make
some disposition of the Louisville and
Nashville Railway. 1t is the under
standing that he took that property
from John w. Gates at about $3.50
per share. and it will require very
economical management to earn sat
isfactory dividend upon the shares at
that price. even in good times.
1t is probable, however, that moth
ing further in the way of railway
mergers will be undertaken until it
is determined whether or not the
Northern Securities Company is a !e-
gal institution. If that company
stands the test to which 1t Is now be-
ing subjected it is pretty certain that
other companies like it will be formed
one probably for the merging of rail-
ways in the South.
The day of big things in railways
and industrial plants is at hand and
there need be no surprise at anything
that is done to avoid ruinous compe-
tition.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
THE PRESIDENTS ELECTIONEER-
ING TOUR

No doubt a very considerable part of
the space allotted to dispatches in the
newspapers will be devoted TO the
| speeches an doings of the President
during the next month. He began his
tour through New England yesterday,
and after he finishes With that section
he will go West and then South.
1t is the understa ading that he will
not talk so much on political subjects
in his speeches as about general mat
tiers in which the people are supposed
to be interested. In view of the fact.
however, that the outlook is that the
Republicans are going to have a hard
time to carry the next House, if in
fact they succeed in carrying 1t, the
President will find it extremely diff
ficult to keep away from politics. We
shall not be at all surprised if he de-
votes the greater part of his speeches
to those things which he thinks will
help his party the most.
The tour which he has begun Will not
be a fatiguing one to MIN. He will en-
joy twill gain flesh from the begin
ming to the end of it-because when a
fight is on he likes to De in the thick
of it,
Some surprise has been expressed be-
cause of his determination not 20 visit
the congressional district of Rcpresen-
tative Littlefield of Maine, whose home
is at Rockland. The explanation is Of
fered. however, that if he should visit
Mr.. Littlef1eld the stocy that the latter
has been selected to lead the adj
ministration's fight in the House
against trusts would be revived. 1t
seems that that story is not agreeable
to the President. 1t does not appear
that he has chosen Mr.. Littlefield for
any such work.
AS matter of fact it is doubtful il
the Republican party is very much in
earnest in it's effort to put down trusts.
1t wants to make a show of doing so
for the purpose of gaining the good
will of the people, but it is probable
that If the truth were known it would
appear that it is now accepting cam
paign contributions from trusts.
Just how much in earnest the Pres
ident is in his desire to enforce the
law against trusts will doubtless ap-
pear in his speeches during The tour of
the country which he began yesterday.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
Practical Heroism.

A Girard avenue resid INT on his way
home one afternoon last winter found
a boy sitting on the curbing of the
pavement and a companion enjoying
himself on a long, smooth ice-slide that
had been formed on the asphalt, says
the Philadelphia Times. An ambulance
came rushing and changing down the
street. the sliding boy grew fiustered
and fell and the boy on the curb leap
ed out, grasped his ehum. and hauled
him 10 safety on the sidewalk. The Gil
rard avenue man walked over and said
10 the reacucr.
do you know that you saved this
boy from being tramplsd 70 death by
that ambulance hOrse?"
'Yes-guess / did" replied the lad
We'll. you're q brave boy" went on
the man. Tell me-wlat did you think
as you rushed out into the street 10
save hsm2"
why ! saw that the horse might
run over him. and it just struck me
that be- WAS wearing my watch. Which,
loan@1 bin 80 BE- could make a front
before ne girl when ne took her home
from school 'safterDoon-thats All"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
PERSONAL.

The lieutenancy of the Tower of
London is about to become vacant by
the retirement of Sir William Stirling,
who has held it since January, 1900,
when he succeeded Sir Godfrey Clark.
The duties of the position are not oner-
GUS and the emoluments are small;
but the post is much sought after, for
it is regarded as an honor to hold it,
since it IS usually given to an officer
of distinction. It is tenable for three
years only.
"A Chinese inventor, one kwok
Yuk-Ying, has turned out bow which
discharges arrows by machinery. He
presented a petition to the viceroy of
Canton that his up-to-date quick-fir-
ing field bow be adopted, declaring it
would be more than a match for for
eign rifles and cannon in warfare. Ex-
periments with it were conducted, but
to the surprise and disappointment of
Kwok Yuk-Ying the machine turned
out a failure.
Mr.. Balfour sleeps at least twelve
hours a day-sometimes longer-says
a writer in London King. He does not
prepare his speeches word for word
like Sir William Harcourt, or dictate
them to a shorthand writer, like Dis
raeli. but think them out while in
bed" and notes the principal headings
on a sheet of folded foolscap, which
he holds in his right hand while
speaking and slaps against his left
when he wants to emphasize a point.
lie seldom pauses to find a word, but
when he requires time to think of the
next argument he sips from a glass of
water.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

The late John w. Mackay passed
most of his time abroad after the at
tempt upon his life in San Francisco
in 1893, says the New York Tribune.
This fact has been wrongfully imput-
ed to a fear on the part of the million
aire or a dislike for the country taken
in consequence of the attempted as
sassination. But in reality the cause
lay much deeper, writes Holland"
You see," Mr.. Mackay once ex-
planned to friend, "a man is no.
where so lonely as in a place he once
loved and returns only to find it
changed beyond recognition. That is
the case with me. l was born, as you
know, in 1881, and l went West with
the high tide of the gold seekers.
roughed it with the rest, in the sole
ambition to make myself an equal to
the hero of my boyhood, a man l used
to see hurrying through City Hall
Square, in New York, as 1 played
there as boy, a man with a hurried
step and bundle of newspapers UNI
der his arm-James Gordon Bennett.
well, l learned to love the rough
place as I've never loved any other.
/ got my gold, but l lost my home
l could hardly recognize it; that, in
deed. Tiny West-had died with my
youth. So I've wanted to get away
from everything that recalled it's pas
sage, as some men want to live every
where but in the house they were hap
Ply in before the death of a wife.
You see," Mr.. Mackay added there
is a drawback or two even to the best
sort of luck. It's simply that you
can't eat your pie and have it,"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

The statement of the state prison
warden of Mississippi shows that un-
der the new system of convict farms
the states profit from it's convicts has
been $tO1, 432. 90 for the six months end
ing with June. And not only has the
working of convicts on farms been
found profitable, but 1t has resulted in
a decided benefit to the prisoners. who
are well cared for and generally en-
joy good health. Mississippi could
hardly be induced to return to her old
system of leasing convicts, with its
scandals and horrors.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH.

There is one part of the annual re-
port of Mr.. Egan, president of the
| Central of Georgia Railway published
in the Morning News yesterday, that
doubtless has attracted particular at
tention. If it hasn't it ought to. 1t
is as follows.
Two hundred and ninety-nine in
dustries, representing thirty-one lines
| of manufactures. were located on or
adjacent to the line of railway. The
total capitalization of same is $2'S9o'-
$50. and 4062 persons are employed.
"A phenomenal increase has been
noted in the acreage of cantaloupes,
watermelons. Strawberries, plums and
peaches as compared with the previ-
Gus year. The interest taken and re-
suits obtained from the cultivation OF
sugar cane are most satisfactory. on
the lines of the company during the
past year 1,134,7T9 peach trees were
planted, against 357 .667 the previous
year. The peach tree nursery stock
was practically exhausted"
The foregoing indicates that the de-
velopment of the resources Of the South
is going ahead at a remarkable rate,
for it is but reasonable to assume that
the same development that is taking
place along the lines of the Central
is taking place in other parts of the
South.
The two hundred and ninety-nine in
dustries that were located along the
lines of the Central. last year will be
steadily enlarged into much greater
PLANTS than they are at present. Not
only that, but they will be followed by
hundreds of other industrial plants
this year. and doubtless each succeed
ing year, provided the times remain
good.
And the development of the agri-
cultural possibilities of the territory
tributary to the Central ought not to
escape notice. The increase in the
number of cars of watermelons, cam
taloupes, berries, peaches and plums
last year over the previous year was
very large. Mr.. Egan points out that
the number of peach trees planted the
past year was 1,134,779, and the year
before 57,667. Last year the peach tree
nursery stock was practically ex-
hausted.
Doubtless peach growers of Georgia
recall that ten years ago, when they
shipped one hundred cars of peaches,
they thought the limit of the peach in
dustry in this state had been reached
that it was probable that the market
would never take a greater amount of
peaches than that. And yet Georgia
shipped something like two thousand
cars of peaches the past season and
profitable prices were obtained for
every car load. And now it is assured
that England and other European
countries will become profitable mar
kets for Georgia peaches, the expert
ment made in shipping them to Eng
land the season just past havinb been
in every respect satisfactory.
Yes, the South is on the up grade.
Her development is going on at a
rapid rate. AS her wealth increases
the number and variety of her indus
tries will increase and the development
of her agricultural resources viii keep
abreast of that of her Industries.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS NOT IN
FAVOR.

1t seems that the President hasn't
much respect for Southern Republi-
cans. and according to our dispatches,
has been expressing his opinion of them
pretty freely. He hasn't been in the
White House very long. but he has
been there long enough to discover
that the average Southern Republi-
can politician has but one idea, and
that is to get an office.
The statement has been made, and
doubtless it is true, that the President
has more trouble with federal patron
age in the South than in all the rest
of the country. For about every Of
flee in the South in his gift there is a
bitter fight. One faction makes
charges against the other and one
candidate says unpleasant things about
the other. The President becomes so
bothered that he does not know which
faction or which candidate to believe.
But there is one thing the President
has made up his mind about,-and that
is that the Southern Republicans are
practically of no benefit to the Repub-
lican party. He hardly expects them
to carry a Southern state for the Re-
publican presidential ticket, but he
does think they might elect a few con-
gressmen. He has become satisfied
that the reason they do not do so is
that they do not make an effort
1t seems that he has had a confer
ence within the last few days with
some of the Southern Republican lead
ers and told them his views in regard
to the party in the South. If reports
are to be credited he told them plain
ly that he did not care whether the
Southern states sent delegates to the
next national Republican convention
favorable to him or not-that he want
ed evidence that in every Congression-
al district in the South the Republi-
cans were making efforts to elect a
congressman. In fact, he intimated
that only on such evidence would be
appoint Southern Republicans to Of
flee.
If he stands by that position there
will not be many Southern Republi-
CdbS WIN VIII nave SOOQ SIOuluS lOT
asking for offices. In but very few
congressional districts are the Repub-
leans earnest and active. The lead
ers don't care to exert themselves ex-
cept when the opportunity to get an
office presents itself
There is no doubt that President Nc
Kinley believed that a Republican par
ty could be built up in the South from
conservative Democrats and President
Roosevelt came into office with that
idea He experimental in that direc-
ton in South Carolina, but he met with
such poor success that he has appar-
entity abandoned it.
Now he is trying to spur the old time
Republicans into doing sombething-
trying to get them to make an effort
TO elect a congressman here and there.
The outlook that he will meet with
much success in this new departure is
not promising.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

Mr.. w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr., who
probably was the most enthusiastic of
American automobiles, announces
that he will sell his machines and give
up automobiling. Mr.. Vanderbilts
wife was a sister of the late Charles
Fair, who. with his wife, was killed
the other day in France in an automo-
bile accident. Has the automobile had
it's day as a fad? Recently there have
occurred a considerable number of ac-
cidents, either fatal or serious, in
which prominent people have been in
volved. Probably the most of these
have resulted from that speed mad
ness" which led 10 the death Of Mr..
Fair, though in the case of Sir Thomas
Liptons accident IT seems the car was
moving at a moderate rate OF speed
II is not, Of course. TO be supposed that
the automobile will fall into discredlt
and pass out Of use. Like the bicy-
Gle. IL has come 10 stay" but IL is
possible that the vehicle viii cease
10 be a playthlng Of the rich. and that
henceforth IL viii BE- developed more
along the lines u general utility. n
its fad days are over nobody except
the makers and the rcpairers VIII be-
cory. but they viii be compensated
by the bringing 81 the auto machines
into common commercial uses,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

Hard coal is now selling in New
York at $40 ton, an advance of 81
over last week. 1t is being predicted
that the price will go to $12 before
there comes a reaction towards lower
prices. Meanwhile the coal operators
in Pennsylvania assert that this new
est advance is made solely by the re-
tailers, and that the wholesalers have
nothing whatever to do with it since
they have not recently made any adj
vance. 1t is estimated that there are
100000 tons of hard coal available, in
yards and on tracks. Should the strike
be ended at once, this coal would be
sufficient to furnish the markets with
as much as they could absorb imme-
diately. 1t appears, therefore, that
while the strike is on, certain of the
dealers propose to squeeze their Gus
toners for as much money as they
can.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

Recently Representative Griggs of
this state, chairman of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, gave out an interview quoting
his friend, the enemy. Representative
Babcock. chairman of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee
on the tariff and showing by Mr.
Babcock's own statements that revi-
sion is necessary. "Since that time. d"
says the Chicago Record HeraId's
Washington correspondent, the pot
has been boiling more trouble for the
Republican chairman. Lay members
Of the Democratic committee are urg-
ing Mr. Grlggs to challenge Mr.. Bah
cock. TO a joint debate. with the tariff
as text" Great idea! Mr.. Griggs
would probably not object TO such an
arrangement lie 81 well equipped
Indeed, he would hardly have 70 90
more than turn Dir. Babcocks own
guns on him 70 score bullseyes.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

South Cardinals two-ring political
circus closed its season on Thursday.
and now it is all over but the conclud-
ing wire-pulling and the voting. which
latter will occur next Tuesday. The
speaking campaign lasted sixty-four
days. There were so many candidates
in the field that it was found necessary
TO split the number of them into two
parties. so that all might have a
chance to be heard. The two parties
held forty-two meetings each, and
both of them covered the whole state.
were rather small crowds. but gen.
orally speaking your South Carolinian
likes his politics hot and as both the
weather and the candidates conspired
to make things sizzle, there was usual
~ good attendance at the meetings.
Owing to the many peculiarities of
Palmetto State politics it is not possible
to predict with any assurance of cor
Tectness what the outcome of the pri-
mary will be. except that it will not be
conclusive as to the leading offices and
will have to be followed by a second
primary a few weeks hence. The hard
est fight of the campaign seems to have
been made by and against Lieut. Gov.
Tillman, who is running for the gov
ernorship. The fact that he is a
nephew of the Senator, however, is be-
lieved to be much in his favor.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

1t appears that Peter Power and
Lawyer Lamb, his counsel. were left
in the lurch by their principals in the
Northern Securities case in New York,
and that having been abandoned, they
are no longer under obligations to
those who were backing them. or
rather for whom Power was the fig
urehead. That being true. Power and
Lamb are in a position to tell some
interesting tales with respect to how
such schemes are worked in Wall
street. At this distance the whole
matter appears to have been in the
nature of an effort to hold up some
body.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

Senator William P. Frye of Maine,
president pro tempore of the Senate
and prominent as a Republican leader,
is to be married shortly to Miss Ellen
May of Portland. Senator Frye is II
years old. He is a widower, his first.
wife having died about year and a
half ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

A gallant judge who sits on a bench
in St. Louis held the other day that a
woman may kiss any man that she
wants to kiss. but a man has no such
privilege. But IL Is a safe proposition
that II a strange woman were IN the
act Of kissing the Judge when his wife
came around the corner and caught
her, bic honor would speedily expert
ence change of opinion.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

Miss Van Allen put on deep black
for Robert Remington, her discarded
fiance who committed suicide at New
port the other day because she broke
her engagement with him. Did she
do right? Having sent him away,
what was he to her more than any
other acquaintance? The whole oues-
ton, by the way, is one for women
to thresh out
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

President Roosevelt, is not the first
well-meaning gentleman who has been
made very tired by Southern Repub-
licanisrn
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
The WentIicr.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are showers, light to fresh winds,
mostly northerly.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23

Jim Corbett will probably have to
retire permanently from the prize
ring. There is something the matter
with his tongue that interferes with
his talking.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-23
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