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AN OPINION As Is AN OPINION.

Gallant old Gen. e. S. Bragg never was
in the least difident about expressing his
opinions, and that with a terseness and
force quite his own. His tribute to Cleve.
land, I'VE love him for the enemies he has
made" became famous.
His wife has permitted the publication
Of letter written to her since his arrival
in Habana to assume his duties as Consul
General, in which he states that he has
secured a comfortable suite of rooms, and
that the new surroundings agree with him
the change Of diet furnishing i,im relief
from his dyspepsia. On July 4 the United
States flag foated over the consulate and
the occasion was observed with appropri,
ate ceremonies. He was the orator of the
day and addressed large audience.
While pleased with his Office, Gen.
Bragg does not like it as well as he did
the post as Minister to Mexico, and gives
it as his opinion that the Mexicans are
superior to the Cubans. He adds:
Uncle Sam might as well try to make
a whistle out of pigs tail as to try to
make something out of the Latin race"
While this is probably true-very true
it is undiplomatic, and an unauspicious be.
ginning for his official career.
Senor Quesada, the Cuban Minister
says that he shall await further particu.
lars before taking action.
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THE NATIONAL qR1BNE WASHINGTON D. O. THURSDAY H.

will be satisfied with no less. They are
plain, law-Abiding. iaw-loving American
citizens before the Pension Bureau. as
they are before the courts of the land. The
Commissioned veteran himself of fine
record-shows a happy comprehension OF
their attitude
The reporter asked the Commissioner il
he found his work interesting, and was
answered.:
Immensely 50. OF course. there is con
siderable heartacffe in it. | get -pitiful
agonizing letters from widows who want
pensions and cannot see why they ough,
TO be denied. Sometimes however the
opportunity to dispense giadness compen
safes for the tales of woe which are daily
written TO me. For instance a poor
woman said that her pension had beer
suspended. l found that Il mistake had
been made. and rectifed it at once. Then
another woman, down in Mobile, was ter
ribly distressed because she did not get
her pension. l inquired into the matter
and found that her application had been
granted and her certificate was being pre-,
pared. l waited until it was put in the
mail. and then l wired her Bless You
II bet that woman stood on her head
when she got that telegram. | wish
could do that sort of thing all the time
but ! can't.
No" said the Commissioner, as he
swung around on his chair and began to
sign a stack of mail in front of him. my
policy has been fully determined tpon and
is very easily understood. No promotions
for political influence and no sympathy
with any effort to handicap meritorious
clerks of high or low degree. and fair deal
ing with the pensioners. If man is en-
titled to n pension, he will get it; if he
is not. then he won't get it. not while l
am Commissioner, no. stree"
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PERSONAL.

Charles j. Jones. popularity known as
Buffalo" Jones, has been appointed buff
faio warden for Yellowstone Park. Mr.
Jones has devoted much attention to the
preservation of the American bison, and
was largely instrumental in securing an
appropriation during the past session of
Congress for the establishment of a Gov
ernment buffalo ranch in Yellowstone
Park. This establishment will be in Mr..
JOnes's charge.
Secretary Hitchcock denies the report
that he is candidate for Mr.. Vests
place as Senator from Missouri. He
would much rather give direction to the
recently enacted irrigation law, which he
considers the most important piece of
Western legislation since the free home
stead act, and as the execution of the
law rests with the Interior Department,
he is particularly desirous of seeing it
start well. There will be no dearth of
Republican candidates for the Senate,
however, should their party by any chance
carry the Legislature. Ex-Gov. William
4. Stone will, it is expected, be the Demo-
cratic candidate.
Rafael Romero, native of Mexico,
who served as scout in the Indian wars
under Gems. Miles, Custer, Lawton and
Phil Sheridan, died July 4 in an Indian
camp near Ell Reno, o. Z. Hewas a member
of the I'd Colo. Cav. in the civil war. He
was with Miles and Lawton on their long
journey after Geronimo.
Maj. S. II. NJ. Byers, well-known au-
thor, who was appointed by Gen. Grant
United States Consul at Berne, Switzer-
land, and served for II years, was thrown
from a horse at Des Moines, Iowa, July
10, sustaining fractured leg, dislo-
Gated shoulder, and severe scalp wounds.
Maj. Byers was Adjutant of the 9Th
Iowa, and while in prison at Columbia
wrote the famous song, When Sherman
Marched Down to the Sea- He made his
escape at Columbia and joined Sherman,
who afterward sent him through to VIII
mington with dispatches.
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manner which commanded the negroes
awe and obedience. They were calmed
and comfOrted, and instantly fell on theiI
knees with him. while he offered a ferveni
prayer for Divine favor, protection and
guidance for these poor, innocent people
about whom beat terrible storms invoked
by wickedness and crimes in which they
had absolutely no part.
Il amt much on religion. Si-not sc
much, probably, as l ought to be- re
marked Shorty, "but il there was ever q
place where it was as badly needed as
quinine on Mississippi bottom, it's right
there. and Kramer carries the right
brand"
He does, indeed. l can't understand
many of his notions, but he's dead right in
so many others that yCu forget the bal,
ance."
The house servants seemed in a worse
confusion than their humber brethren and
sisters. Their masters and mistresses were
wearing themselves ont in shrill commands
and seedlings, in spite of which the ne
groes would rush out OF the houses laden
to staggerinf; with goods, fling them on
the ground. and probably pick up another
load, and run back into the burning build
ing with it. They would carry beds care
fully out into the yard, and fling mirrors
and china out of the windows. Those who
managed TO get heavy load of china or
glass safely out of the house generally
managed to bump into another man, to
the ruin of their fragile burdens.
Other negroes and poor whites, who
seemed to have retained their heads. were
quietly looking for light. portable articles
of value which they could make away
with in the confusion. and turn to Their
own profit. 81 and the rest detected sew
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&i5Slkleqq; Shorty
CO.,, ANdMeBly NrLn q.
E2h On the March Ah1uatMe CarOlfnaS


which broke beneath his weight and let
him down into still hotter flame. He
tried to climb out, but could not get over
the yet unburned steps. He threw the
child as far as he could toward the clear
air, and she was caught by 81, who had
become alarmed for his partner and was
cropping in toward him. Relieved from thu
weight of the child Shorty made frantic
spring, and succeeded in clearing the bar
rier of the steps, though he fell exhausted
from the heat and smoke inhalation just
beyond. ST sprang anxiously to his part
ner's side, and began a swift examination.
He found his hat rim burned to the crown,
his luXuriant red hair singed into crisp
Goals, and his promising young mustache,
his eyebrows and lashes gone. with evident
severe burns upon his face and hands, but
his heavy oyercoat, which was ruined, had
protected the rest of his body. Shorty lay
for an instant insensible, while Sis face
expressed that his world was topping
about him. Tom, Abe, and Wash hastily
picked Shorty up, and carried him out of
the burning house. The rest of the boys
gathered around, Indifferent to everything
else in the whole city-tO the cheers of
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coupled the hose, and started the

and coupled the hose, and started the
brakes.
out" ~ ' ''' '''' '' '
"'Twon't be a match under Niagara"
Everybody that can't swim get ready
to climb trees" they shouted, with half
hundred other ''old masheen" pleasan-
tries. But the engine was old. cranky and
horribly out of order. The brakes were
forced down by stalwart young arms as
tory, but the rotten old leather hose could
| not stand the strain. A hundred Jets
broke out from il, to drench the spectators,
amid the yels and laughter Of those stand
ing farther back.
Here whats. stampeding you Fifteenth
| Corps fellowsT yelled the other. Seen
some of Wheeler's Cavalry?'
Call dat a pair of hose" disSusted.y
inquired New York "Dhoy" as he jumped
| down from the engine. Oats only bum
old sprinkling-pot. l amt wearing out my
gizzard straining no water through
| leather calander."
| The Mayor of the city, an old man who
was rapidly breaking down under the ner-
vOus strain of all that had been heaped
upon him. seemed to actually collapse as
| he saw the utter failure of the fire-engine,
did some Councilmen who were with him.
| He delegated his authority to wounded
rebel Colonel, and disappeared from the
scene.
| No use staying around here any more"
said 81. as the short February afternoon
began to wane. THE smell of the burning
cotton makes me sick, and the smoke is
suffocating. We cant do any good
Or any harm, either" said Abe. with
malevolent satisfaction. Its doing it
| self up to the Queens taste. There's no
place for Tom and me to improve on it,
And it's all to be laid at the door Of
Wade Hampton's Cavalry" added Shorty.
Not that | want to shirk any share of it.
I'd Just a soon as not be blamed for burn
| ing COlumby."
$50 would I, If it wasn't for some poor
| peoples houses I've seen go up" added
his partner. Lets get back to the boat.
| It's lucky we kept it. and have got some
where to sleep tonight"
As they started back All Russell ap-
peared with a case of surgical instruments
showed up with some rare and precious
black-letter volumes, and Harry Joslyn was
examining with pride a new English
Trantor revolver. Sandy Baker had fine
micrometer in case, and Pete's eyes and
| hands were busy with silver-mounted
fishing rod and reel and a book of costly
| flies.
| On their way back they passed the site
of the house from which they had rescued
the child, and the poor little mother sit
| ting there surrounded by her waiing little
brood. all hungry, and unutterably DESC
late and distressed.
The boys gathered up the children in
their arms and took them and their
mother back to the boat. where they were
| cOmforted by one of Otterbein Kramer's
| best meals, and good shelter for the
night.
CTo be continued)
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

THE Vatican gave very decided re
fusal to the request for the removal of the
friars from the Philippines, and supported
it with allegations why it was impossible
and we should not insist upon it. The
President and Secretary of War have met
this with firm reply, which viii convince
the Vatican that we mean business, and
that the thing must be done. The gross
immoralities and greedy expressions Of the
friars are so notorious that the Vatican
makes mistake in trying to shield them
They are not Christians or Catholics, but
excrescences on the Church, and are using
1t solely for their own purposes. They
would not be tolerated by the Catholics OF
this country for an instant
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

WI TING FANG, the Chinese gentleman
with the peacock feather and the opal
button, who has been representing his
country here for some years and making
after-dinner speeches of rather unusual
quality, has been recalled home to take his
place on the Board of Legal Revision
whatever that may be. No one knows
whether it is promotion or degrada.
ton. We shall miss Minister WI. Hc
generally said something every time he
talked, and it was interesting to have ar
Orientafs viewpoint of things. His sue
cessor was educated in this country, and
has as good an idea Of the United States
as the departing Minister.
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

LOUISIANA has recently had an expert
ence in the way of giving land warrants
Six years ago the Legislature passed an
act giving every Louisianian who served in
the rebel army 160 acres of land as q
homestead. Up to date, 1,116 warrants
have been entered, of which but 81 were
by old soldiers, and the rest by specu
lators, who bought up the warrants for q
few dollars each-the average price being
about $50 apiece, or about 10 cents an
acre, where the minimum price for State
lands is 10 cents. The Legislature has re-
pealed the law.
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The work Of abrogating the vexatious
and absurd rules of the Lochren- Evans
regime seems to have begun. At the last
National Encampment the COMMANDMENTS
Chief said:
1.-THE making of the burdensome and un-
necessary requirement that guardians
should report annually to the Commits
sioner the detailed expenditures for ac-
count of their wards. in addition to such
annual reports as are required by the
courts having jurisdiction of such guardi-
ans, was n wrong and brought about an
injustice to the pensioners"
Commissioner Ware has abrogated this
rule, and notified all the Pension Agencies
in the United States to that effect
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

THE G. A. r. CHRONICLE is the name
of a new paper devoted to the Grand
Army of the Republic and kindred orders
started at Denver. Colo. by Comrades
Geo. II. Marsh and ]. S. Paradis. 1t is
very well edited and printed, ard deserves
success, which we cordially hope for it.
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

THE London electricians have decided
that Mr. Edison has claimed entirely too
much for his new storage battery, and
that he cannot fulfill considerable por-
ton Of his promises. 1t is noticeable that
he is not putting any batteries on the
market. and nobody seems to think quite
as much of his invention as he does him.
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

THE Moros have received a sharp lesson
that the American soldiers are very diff
ferent proposition from anything that they
have ever run up against. and have sub
sided into strikingly mcditatiye and joe
Bailey-like quiet.
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THE President has done a shrewd thing
in putting the Hon. Charles e. Littletield
in charge of the Antitrust Bureau. There
is nothing like giving n man who thinks he
has panacea all the chance he cal ask
to try it
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

WITH corn at 90 cents. those who have
corn TO sell are likely to want to associate
only with men belonging to the Beef
Trust
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

THE deep silence of Senator Bale. h;:5
become painful. Did Judge Pentield hyp
notize him?
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THE pen is mightier than the sword, and
the Penfield than the Texas hip-pocket.
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

AFTER this, when some pugnacious man
is completely suppressed it may be said
that he was PenfieldiZed
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

THERE is a probability that Gen. Leon
ard Wood will be appointed as the head
of the Commission to build the Panama
Canal. Such selection would be ap-
plauded all over the country. Gen. Wood
has given phenomenal demonstration of
ability to do work involving mountainous
perplexities and responsibilities, on the
highest plane of thoroughness, farsighted
wisdom and absolute honesty, and This in
dicates him as the man of all others to
put at the head of the momentous work
of digging the canal. To that enterprise
we should assign the highest executive
ability and the best-tried integrity we can
find, and Gen. Wood has the advantage
over all other possibilities in the superb
exhibition of his qualities in his handling
of the Cuban problem. There can be hard
ly anything at Panama as trying as the
ordeal through which he has just passed.
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

A POSSIBLE career for lazy men has
been developed by the case of Mr.. John
Filsen, of Eminence, Ky. Mr.. Filsen has
been i'll of a fever, and his thrifty wife
saw an opportunity to utilize his high
temperature. She had several "settin's
of aigs," and no hens about showing the
desired sedentary inclinations. She
placed the eggs in her husbands bed, and
by the time the fever broke A lively
young chicks cracked their shells, and are
now doing as well as the mountain hawks
and wild cats will allow. Only four eggs
did not hatch. This proportion of hatched
to unmatched breaks the record of all the
hens that ever cackled in Kentucky II
also demonstrates the superiority of q man
TO the most skilfully built incubator. The
only difficulty seems to be to get man
sufficiently steady in his habits to keep
his bed regularly until the result is gained
The likelihood would be that as .oon as
a man finds out that he is actually doing
work by lying abed that he will be uncon
trollabIy moved to get up and go fishing.
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His Plan.

in while.
Farmer-So we do, young man. An if
some of you city folks d foller my plan
an take yer rest from 0 at night till 4 in
the mOrniG' you d be q deal better off.
'My young friend" said Senator Sorg-
speech-making."
Yes" complacently replied the states
man who gets a great deal of applause
from the galleries. Il feel justified in
saying that oratory is gift"
That's what it is. There are mighty
few people who can get paid for it nowa-
days."
The National tribune., 1902-07-17

WASHINGTON. D. c.. JULY II, 1902.
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ENTERED AT As sroosDc,.ss
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-19

OUR COLLARS AND CUFFS WILL
not wilt under ordinary perspiration.
Georgia Steam Laundry.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-19
Crops Greatly Dnmaged-NcErO Saw
ed G. S. & F. Shoohy Train From
WracIZ


ed G. s. & F. Shoony Train From
Wreck.
Valdosta, Ga, June 17.-This section
has had the heaviest rains during the
past seventy-two hours that have
fallen in thirty years. All of the water
courses are higher than they have been
since 1871 and the roads of the county
have been badly washed up. Crops are
damaged at least % per cent, so the
farmers say, and may be more than
that Corn has been blown down by
the high winds and cotton has suffered
in a similar manner. The railroads
have had small washouts, but no Sc
rious delays have resulted.
The shoofiy train on the Georgia
Southern road was saved from wreck
Sunday night by a negro man who
waved it down and prevented it from
running into a washout. The engineer
did not dream of a washout at that
place and stated afterwards that he
came near not stopping, thinking, per-
haps, that the negro only wanted to
ride. When the train came to a stand
still it was on the bring of a washout
thirrE-fve feet across and fifteen feet
deep.
The rainfall here since last Friday
night has been from fifteen to twenty
inches, and in one hour yesterday
evening two inches of rain fell Clouds
are still hanging over the skies and
the outlook is that there will be more
rain.
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"619" is MY FINGERS SIZE;
get 1t from the same man. my sister
got hers II years ago; IL is to-day as
good as new; Fegeas got e stores), 70
East Broughton, and PAL Whitaker;
weddings and birthday finger rings
speciality; the kind that lasts.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-19
FoR sALE-REAL ESTATE.


FOR SALE, AT TYBEE, A FRONT
lot on corner, eighty feet on front by
two hundred on side street; located on
same block with Froebel Club. C. II.
Dorsett.
FOR SALE, ON WATERS ROAD,
between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth
streets, two-story house on lot forty
two by one hundred, for twelve hun
dred dollars; electric cars In front of
property; terms two hundred cash,
twelve dollars and half per month;
also three lots near above. each thirty
by one hundred and thirty-six feet;
price one hundred and twenty-five dol
lars each; cash or easy terms c. H.
Dorsett.
A BLOCK OF ELEVEN LOTS.
just outside of city taxation. for ST.
250 either cash or time; just the in
vestment for young men to save and
make money on. C. H. Dorsett.
2O8 PARK AVENUE, WEST, A
fine residence elegantly located; the
lot is As feet front; the price has been
reduced from six to five thousand for
quick sale. Youmans & Demmond.
COS DRAYTON STREET, AN EX-
ceedingiy attractive home and one of
the choicest locations in the city, oppo-
site Forsyth Park; the house is too
large for present owner we will sell
al about two-thirds actual value. You
mans e. Demmond.
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HE'LL wANTED-MALE.

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WANTED FOR UNITED STATES
Army: Ablebodied unmarried men be-
tween ages Il and IS; citizens of
United States, of good character and
temperate habits, who can speak, read
and write English. For information
apply in person or by mail to Recruit
ing Office. 3O5 Forsyth street. Jackson
vile. Fla. 303 Bull street, Savannah,
Ga, II Temple Court. Atlanta, Ga. or
402 Cherry street. Macon. Ga.
Statesmen, TO SELL OUR
goods to general stores, clothiers. drug
gists and grocers; fine side lines; big
profits Liberal terms. Model Mfg. Co,
Dept. 81, South Bend, Ind.
WANTED AT ONCE, 6 GOOD
bricklayers. white men; wages 81 per
day; time hours. Kendrick & Lev
lex, Tampa, Fla.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-19

1, won, with Royal Penny, to /, sec
ond, and Lizzie A, 8 to l, third. Time
Lazy.
Second Race-Five and a half fur
longs. Matte Harmon, to 1, won,
with Googoo, 3 to 1, second, and Gerda,
13 to 5. third. Time 1:10H
Third Race-Six furlongs. Mabel
VIM. to 10, won. with Sky Flyer, 10
to l, second, and Miss Wandelohr, s to
l, third. Time 1:15%.
Fourth Race--One mile and an
eighth. Chorus Boy, 3 to l, won, with
Hinsdale, to 2. second, and Dolly
Wagner, 10 to 1, third. Time 1:54A
Fifth Race-Hurdle handicap, one
mile and a quarter. Brandywine, to
2, won, with Generose, 2 to 1, second,
and Islip, 8 to 1. third. Time 2:26A.
Sixth Race-Six furlorgs. Sailors
Dream, 3 to l, won, with Astrum, to
l, second, and Tom Hall, to /, third.
Time 1:16% 4
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-19
THE BAY RIDGE HANDICAP.
Advance Guard, Ridden by Wonder
ly, the winner at Sheepshead Bay.

Advance Guard, Ridden by Wonder
ly, the Winner at Sheepshead Bay.
New York, June 1S.-Advance Guard
Won the Bay Ridge handicap, one mile
and a quarter, at Sheepshead Bay to-
day. Alexander Shields put up Won
Derby to-day, and he rode the old horse
IN masterly style. Advance Guard
Won by short head from Nones. Sum-
mary:
First Race-High weight handicap,
SIX furlongs on main track. Jim Tully,
to l, won, with Cobourg, 9 to 5, sec
ia.
Second Race-One mile. Roxane, 2
u l, won, with Sister Juliet, 20 to l,
TTyeond, and The Amazon, 10 to l, third.
Time 1:39 1-5.
Third Race-The Daisy stakes, for .
ygear-olds, five furlongs. on the turf.
ITox6oro, 30 to 1. won, with Miladi
love, to l, second. and Buttons, II
third. Time 1901 Is.
%. Fourth Race-The Bay Ridge Handi-
~ one mile and a quarter. Advance
s1uarl. to 5, won. with Nones, to /,
n ohd, ana Water Cure, to l, third.
Iine 2:07 is
lorlth Race-2-year-olds. last five fur
%%Iss of Futurity course, selling
NJ " Key Dryer. TO 5, won. with
IA lenicht, 9 to 2. second. and Mount
'SIe' I to l, third. Time 1901 S-5.
oalAlh Race-2-year-olds, last five fur
SO OF Futurity course, selling. Dr.
h 'i't 10 !. won. with .cinquevalh, 8
~ second, and Pinebrook, 10 10 J.,
Ngtd Time 1901 As.
sl,, enth Race, selling; one mile and a
I6.'hth on the turf. Golden Cottage,
o,- j. won. with Cuspidor, 10 1, Sec
1l, ana Aisike. 20 20 l. third. Time
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-19
From Orlando.

Orlando, Fla, June 17.-After litiga-
ton over the ownership of the plant,
extending over two years, the Sanford
Chronicle, published at Sanford, in this
sounty, has become the property of
Mr. Frank V. Baker. who has conduct
ed the paper for two years or more.
The protracted drought which was
broken on Thursday last has caused
many of the young oranges to drop
from the trees. The crop will be ma
terially reduced through this agency.
On Thursday and the following night
nearly five inches of rain fell. 1t
came in time to save the late corn,
watermelon and cantaloupe crops, and
has given a splendid start to velvet
beans and beggar weed.
This year hasAcertainly demonstrat-
ed that peaches are well adapted to
this section. The crop has been large
and the quality excellent.