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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
CURRENT COMMENT,

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer (Dem. }
says: THE lesser Tillman has turned
on that editor who called him a falsi-
fer and offered the proof. He init
mates that the editor is a real rude
man, so there!"
The Chicago Chronicle dem says:
Even Mr.. Quay recognizes that Shen-
andoah is likely to prove the Home
stead of this years election. If the
murderouS greed of the coal trust shall
result in the overthrow of the sub
servient Republican state administra-
ton and the election of a Democratic
governor it will be righteous retribu-
ton and poetic Justice"
The Albany IN. Y) Argus (Dem. }
says: Judge Pennypacker repeats his
statement that Mr.. Quay is in many
ways a man of more power and great
er than Webster or Clay If Penn
sylvania elects Mr.. Quay's candidate
for Governor this year she cannot
plead ignorance, or imposture. Candi-
date Pennypacker is distressingly
frank and open in displaying his Quay
label"
The Baltimore Sun (Dem.) says:
Congress has been running a race
with death and Congress has won The
Civil War pensioners are now dying
at rapid rate, and yet the pension
list is increasing. Thirty-seven years
after the close of the war there are
more pensioners than ever before. The
number lacks only GA of being a round
million. This was an increase of T.
927 since 1899. The experts say it is
the high-water mark, and that from
now on the increasing death rate will
decrease the pension list. This has
been predicted each year for the past
20 years but each time Congress has
rallied TO the rescue of the list and
added more names than death could
take of. The taxpayers of this country
are now paying nearly a half million
dollars every day in the year. exclu-
sive of Sundays 10 those who fought
for the Union. to tens of thousands
who did not fight and never smeled
powder, TO thousands who deserted and
fled to places OF safety. and 10 thou
sands OF widows OF all these classes
Nothing has happened 10 cause any
reasonable expectation Of any de-
crease In this burden. In the eMi-
eency Of politics and in the hunt for
votes. Congress can be trusted to keep
the ranks full"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

The gigantic scheme of an all-rail
route from New York to Paris con-
tinues to come into notice from time
to time. 1t appears that an engineer
of the name of De Windt recently
crossed Siberia and Boring Straits for
the purpose of studying the possibili-
ties of the route. He is reported as de-
claring that there is only one obstacle
in the way of building the road-Ber-
ing Straits. He says il is an impossi-
bility to bridge the straits, on account
of the strong tides and the great
masses of ice coming down from the
north, but that it is feasible to drive a
tunnel under the straits, as the sea is
nowhere more than twenty-three faith
oms deep. The tunnel would be forty
six miles long. In all probability the
current half-century will see this line
constructed, provided capital can see
where dividends would be Forthcoming
from it.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

From the New York Times.
n.lr-

From the New York Times.
In early life twas thought of course
he'd be the President
He was eminently fitted, but instead
of him
The people gave to baser men the reins
of government.
Twas a shame to see how others
got ahead of him.
He tried commercialism, but somehow
it wouldn't go.
He found it filled with intrigue and
duplicity.
He swore that corporations smacked
of regions down below,
And that financiers were wary of
publicity.
1t seemed a moral certainty that liter
allure and art
Were fields in which he'd shine and
which would bring to him
The public recognition that he craved,
but from the start
He failed-the critics didn't do a
thing TO him."
II really would appear that from his
labors in the past
His country would regard him as a
creditor.
But, never mind as "Veritas" he's
struck his gait ar last.
He's the man who writes the Let
'ers 10 the Editor"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
wanted a Democratic Ward.

A Philadelphia recently had occa-
sion to visit the chief physician of the
asylum for the insane at Columbus
o., and was shown through the insti-
tuition by the physician and the super
intendent, who told him many inter
esting anecdotes about the various in
mates, says the Philadelphia Times
One, an Irishman from Steubenville
| that state, had been brought ito the
asylum at a time when it was filled
almost to its capacity; and the super
intendent turning to one of the physi-
clans. had asked:
Doctor, what ward would we bette,
put this new man into?''
The Irishman, recognizing that he
was the new man referred to, spoke
up and said:
"Indade, an 1 carrie little wha,
war-rd yez put me into SO long as II
bez Dimmocratici"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
HE WOULDN'T SAY. .sNO. :"

Mr.. Bryan, in an interview at Ma
as having said that he was not seek
ing the presidential nomination of his
party, but that if the nomination were
offered to him he wouldn't say, mo"
OF course he wouldn't. Nobody has
believed he would. Indeed it is prob
able that the general belief is that he
is extremely anxious for another nom
ination. 1t is safe to say, however,
that he will not be gratified in that
respect. The Democratic party has
been extremely kind to him. 1t has
made him its leader in two presiden-
tial campaigns, but there is not the
remotest probability that it will make
him its leader in the next one.
Judging from expressions that are
appearing in the public prints Mr.. Bry-
an could do nothing that would give
the great majority of Democrats more
satisfaction than to retire to his farm,
remain there and keep quiet The
meaning of these expressions is that
he is making it extremely difficult for
the two groups of Democrats to get
together and that therefore he is do
ing the party great deal of harm.
A few days ago an Interview with
him was published in which he was
quoted as saying that he was wholly
out of the race for the presidential
nomination of his party. That inter
view seemed to be we'll received. 1t
seems. however. from his Mason City
interview, that he was not correctly
quoted. and it may turn out that in
the Mason City interview he was not
quoted correctly-that he Is not only
willing TO be a candidate for President
in 1904 but that he is earnestly seek
ing the nomination.
Did Mr.. Bryan make his New Eng
land trip for the purpose of feeling the
pulse of the country? If so, did he
come to the conclusion that there is
probability that the Democratic party
will nominate him for President again
If so he didn't read the signs right.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
THE VATICAN suRPRIsED.

1t is not at all strange that the Vati-
that about all of the friars' lands in
the Philippines-the lands which Mr..
| Roosevelt's administration is so anx-
ious to purchase-are owned by New
York syndicates. And it is probable
! that Congress will be surprised If this
information turns out to be correct.
According to our dispatches yester-
day from Rome these lands of the
friars. about which there has been so
much talk and for the purchase of
which a commission headed by Judge
Taft was sent to Rome, were pur-
chased by New Workers before Ameri-
can occupation of the islands. Prob
ably when all of the facts are known
it will appear that they were pur-
chased after the occupation, and for
express purpose OF selling them to the
United States, and, that, too. at a
profit that will surprise the American
people. There is a chance. therefore,
for surprise all along the line.
Why is it that Judge Taft did not
inform the Vatican, when he began
negotiations for the purchase of the
lands. that they were practically
owned by New York syndicates? Why
did not the President and Secretary
Root tell the people that the lands
were owned by Americans and not by
friars? These are questions which
will be asked. and if satisfactory an
swers are not given there will be sus-
picions that will be anything but
creditable to the administration.
AS the matter appears now, the
scheme is to sell the lands to the
purpose of getting rid of the objection
able friars as to enable certain land
syndicates composed of New Workers
to make a big sum of money. If this
should turn out TO be the case there
win be scandal of large proportions
"a scandal that will afford the Dem
ocratic party the strongest sort of an
argument against the permanent pos
session of the Philippines.
The Rome dispatches leave the i'm
preston that there was no hint to the
Vatican that the lands were not owned
by the friars. If this should prove
TO be correct the Vatican would
be justified in not having anything
further to do with the matter.
An explanation offered by the War
Department is to the effect that the
transfer of the lands to syndicates
was fully stated to the Senate Com
mittee on the Philippines. If it was,
how is it that in all this discussion
of the purchase of the friars' lands no
mention has been made in the public
prints that the friars no longer owned
the lands? 1t certainly looks as if
the fact of the transfer of the lands
to American syndicates had been kept
secret purposely. If that should prove
to be the case, and it is to be hoped
it will not the administration will be
subjected to severe criticism.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
PERSONAL.

DIR. Hermann, said to be the inven-
tor of the post card. has just died at
Vienna, aged 90, He first suggested
the use of the post card in 1869, and
his suggestion was adopted by Aus
tria and hungary, and thence spread
to other countries. Two millions and a
half of post cards are forwarded in
Europe alone.
Sir Hiram Maxim, who is slowly
recovering from an attack of bronchi-
tbs and has gone to the South OF
France for course of special treat
ment at one of the baths. cables the
st. Louis Fair managers that he ex-
poets to get his flying machine TO
soaring in time for the Worlds Fair.
When his health is restored it is prob
able that he will come to St. Louis.
!. Col. McCalmont, who was one of
those prominently mentioned as gov
ernor general of Australia. married a
daughter of Sir Henry de Battle just
before the outbreak of the South Afri-
can War and went to the front against
the wishes of his father law, who is
reported to have said: IF you go I'll
cut you off with a shilling" The reply
to this was a burst of laughter which
tended not little to soften Sir Henry S
heart.
There are several Englishmen in
the army and navy of the Sultan of
Turkey. Among them are Lieut.. Gen.
Blunt Pacha, who served throughout
the Crimea in the Fourteenth Foot;
Gen. Atkinson Pacha, Frost Pacha and
Vinnicombe Pacha, who has drifted
from Armstrong; or from Woolwish
to the arsenal of the Bosporus; Capt.
Harty Bey, who was an assistant en-
gineer in the royal and is now a post
captain in the Ottoman navy; and Vice
Admiral Woods Pacha who was sec
ond master of a gunboat in the Medi-
terranean. and then became teacher
of English at the Turkish Naval
Academy.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

Mrs. Julia P. Hughes Coleman, de-
scribed by the North American as IAN
educated negro woman and student of
conditions among Philadelphia ne
groes," blames the Philadelphia poll
ticians for the crimes committed by
the men of her race in that city. 1.-THE
negro in Philadelphia" she says,
holds the white man in little respect
This is not true of the South. Why
IL 1t true here?" And she thus an
swers her own question: Because
your politicians teach the young men
to commit crimes and encourage young
women in wrongdoing. For a dollar,
for the promise of an easy position or
political preferment our young men are
taught 10 impersonate the voter. to in
timidate at the polling place or to
stuff the ballot-box. From this crime
ii is an easy step to larceny, TO bur
glary to highway robbery. During
every stage Of criminal development
the politician stands ready to protect,
70 aid and TO release from prison II
need be the young man who has been
started on his way 10 a criminal career
by the ward boss or division leader e"
Shall we never reach the end OF the
catalogue Of sins OF the Philadelphia
DOhticians7
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
their outing a FaiIure.

way along last January" said a
Detroit merchant who had just got
back after a week up north" accord
ing to the Detroit Free Press. II plan
led with three of my friends TO put
in two weeks in the woods this sum-
mer We were to hunt. fish, play poker,
sleep on hemlock boughs and have a
real jolly time. and there was hardly
q day that l didn't think about the
good time in store for me. Well, 1t
seemed as il the time would never
come, but we got off at last few
Gays ago and brought up in town on
Lake Michigan. From thence we got a
man to drive us fourteen miles into the
woods. and our anticipations were at
last to be realized. There was a lake,
and there was game, and there were
hemlock boughs in plenty. We got a
brush shanty built before night. and
when darkness came we sat around a
cheerful fire and patted each other on
the back. Not for long, though. Pretty
soon one fellows face began to length
Ell. and he looked up and said:
Boys, I'd give half my life for a
cocktail. and why 1 was ass enough to
make this trip will always be a mys-
terry to me-"
ave started laugh" continued the
merchant, Dut nVe minutes later a
second man remarked:
9 always have Welsh rarebit
about this time in the evening, and
how I'm going to get along without il
1 don't see
And 1 always have a cup of cocoa
and some ginger snaps. and, tell you,
I'm blamed lonesome without EN-, add
ed the third.
well, 1 can't explain how it was,
but 1 began to think of sherry and
crackers, and in less than two minutes
was as homesick as boy. We sat
and looked into the fire and kept
silence for tire, and then one of the
party sighed and said:
Boys, can we ever stand it for two
Weeks?"
Never! replied the other three OF
US.
What shall we do?'
Go home in the morning.
And start for nome we did, and
here / am, and when you get me of
en- another junket you'll have to carry
me in box and send first-class hotel
ai6 ng after me-"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
Stories of Mr.. WI.

Whiting -fang's chief purpose
States, says the New York Tribune.
has been to give Americans a better
idea of his own people than they could
gain by observing the coolie class of
immigrants that caused the enactment
of exclusion laws, and to that end
he seldom declined an invitation to
address cultivated gatherings, al
though Stimulating reluctance on occa-
sions only to acquiesce cordially after
making 1t appear that he was not
seeking the honor. Some time ago he
delivered memorable address for the
benefit of one of the mission churches
at Washington, and at the beginning
of his remarks, referring to the part
played by United States Treasurer Ell
lis II. Roberts in securing his services
as speaker for the evening, Mr.. WI
said:
When Mr.. Roberts came for me he
looked so respectable that l could not
refuse. You know in China we have
great respect for age" At this the
large audience INDUCED In a shout of
laughter at Mr.. Roberts expense. II
don't mean that he is so DID," contin-
ued Mr.. WI. 1T may be that he is
not much older than 1 am, but he
looked so respectable that 1 had to
come with him"
At the same time Mr.. WI might
well have told the following incident
Of the committees visit to him. Cas-
-ual mention was made of the fact that
the pastor of the church had recently
resigned to enter upon a new field OF
labor on the Pacific coast.
why did he resign?" asked Mr. WI
Because he had received a call to
another church." was the reply.
What salary did you pay him?"
-Four thousand dollars"
What is his present salary?"
Eight thousand dollars"
"Ah," said the disciple of Con-
fucius, "a very loud call"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

Fifty thousand claims for pensions
have been already filed by soldiers
of the war with Spain and the war
in the Philippines. OF these nearly
10000 have been granted. and the
others are under examination The
average value of these pensions is
Sl53.50 per year. making approximate
~ Sl.500.O00 already added to the pen
sion payments on account of the wars
since 1898. Adding these pensioners to
those who receive the governments
gratuity on account OF the Civil War,
there are now In the pension rolls
l.00s,9l persons. Among other lessons
10 be drawn from these figures h. that
the spsniards. the Finplnos. and more
than all, the Confederates, were
mighty good marksmen.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

London is proceeding in a quiet. I'M
demonstrative manner to prepare for
the coronation of King Edward, which
is scheduled to take place Tomorrow
There is none of that feverish excite
ment, hurry and hustle that charac-
terized the preparations for the pre-
vious date that were all nullified by
the Kings unfortunate Illness AS one
writer expresses it, all the bloom is
off, and the coronation will not be the
elaborate political and social function
that was at first anticipated. Thous-
ands of foreigners who had gathered
at the capital for the occasion have
returned to their own countries. and
great many smart Londoners have
left the city for the season. Still the
coronation will be an important and
picturesque event, and one in which
the civilized world takes an interest.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

A St. Paul. Mimi. dispatch says
liquor drinking among the society wo-
men of that city has become so COM
mon that the clubs have been obliged
to decline to serve drinks to women
visitors. A year ago one of the clubs
opened a room especially for the en-
tertainment of the wives and friends
of its members, but after a number
of women had to be assisted to cabs
from the room, that feature of the
club was eliminated.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

A young Carnegie. aged twelve, was
the leader in a strike in Pittsburg the
other day; and the boy is said to be
nephew of Andrew Carnegie, the great
iron-master. Young Carnegie, il
seems, was messenger in the post
office. The trouble arose from the fact
that young Carnegie and number of
other boys were compelled to con-
tribute from their salaries to pay the
salary of an assistant clerk. The boys
objected to any such thing, and young
Carnegie led them out on strike How
ever, the other boys quickly gave up
the struggle and went back to work
while their leader was thrown out of a
job A peculiar feature of the matter,
by the way, is that nephew of An
drew Carnegie, who doesn't know the
number of his millions. should be
working as a messenger boy in Pitts
burg.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

Col. Won Kolnitz of South Carolina
is not to have a walk-over for the
state senatorship for the Charleston
district. Senator Tillman's threat to
cut Charleston off from the pork bar
rel if she elects Won Kolnitz has had
its effect and one candidate in oppo-
sition has made his appearance while
there are believed to be others in the
woods ready to emerge if the boss
thinks we'll
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

Japan won the race to Marcus ISL
and. Her cruiser got there ahead of
Capt. Rosehilrs schooner and placed a
guard of marines ashore to take care
of things. AS we have before explain
ed, Marcus Island is a valuable guano
deposit which Capt Rosehill. an Amer
lean, claims 10 have discovered some
years ago, and which Japan now
claims. For the time being the island
is In the hands Of the Japanese. but
diplomatic negotiations viii be taken
up between Washington and Toxic ror
the purpose OF settling Capt Rosehilrs
claim.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

1t has been calculated, says the
Charleston Post, that out of the $4,000
voters in South Carolina. fully 1000
are candidates for offices, state, county
and municipal. That" says the Post,
lis pretty large proportion, but if
there were any way of making more
offices, there would certainly be many
more candidates" Truly the great,
independent, sovereign American citi-
zen is ever ready to sink his sover-
eighty and become the servant of the
dear people-for consideration.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
JOHN G. BUTLER.
DEALER IN

Paints, Oils and Glass. Sash, Doors,
Blinds and Builders Supplies, Plain and
Decorative Wall Paper, Foreign and
Domestic Clements. Lime, Plaster and
Hair. Sole Agent for Abestins Cold
Water Paint
20 Congress street. West, and 10 81.
Julian Street West
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
CoLLINsvILLE LINE,

(Fair Grounds and Dale 'Ave.)
Beginning at 600 a. m, cars leave
Bolton and OFT streets every Is min
utes; returning. cars leave Estill ave-
nue. and Waters road at 6:07 a. m. and
every Is minutes thereafter, connecting
with cars on Thunderbolt line. Be-
ginning at 900 p. m. cars run every 80
minutes until 1900 o'clock.
Through cars are operated between
Market and Thunderbolt via Collins
vile and Dale avenue as follows:
Lv. Market. Lv. Thunderbolt.
6:45 a. m. 1880 a. m.
6:45 p. m. 7:3o D. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather. light variable winds;
and for Eastern Florida, showers, light
variable winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.
Leaves east side of City Market for
Thunderbolt, Cattle Park, Sandfiy, Isle
of Hope and all intermediate points
9:15 am, 1:15 p. M, 5:15 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandfiy.
Cattle Park, Thunderbolt and all in
M. 800 p. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at
$50 a. m. and 1858 p. m, connecting at
Sandfiy with regular parcel car for
city.
Parcel car from the city carries
freight to Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer on
each trip for accommodation of pass
engers.
Any further information regarding
passenger schedule or freight service
can he had by applying to
G.. o. NAGLE, Manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08

Guessing at the makeup of the next
national House of Representatives is
now popular pastime In political cir
cles in Washington and elsewhere. The
next House will be made up of aSI
members. or twenty-nine more than
the present membership. OF this in
crease il is conceded that the Democ-
racy will have nine, as follows: Three
from Texas. and one each from Ar
kansas, Florida, Louisiana. Mississippi.
Missouri. and North Carolina: and
there is a good prospect for the Dem
ocrats capturing several of the other
new seats. A recent estimate by Re-
publican leaders placed the Republi-
can majority in the next House at
twenty-one, while an estimate from
Democratic sources gave the House to
the Democrats by thirty-fve. Both, of
course, are only guesses.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
WEST END LINE.
fIincoln Parkl

Car leaves west side of City Market
for Lincoln Park 500 a. m. and every
40 minutes thereafter until 80 D. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market
$40 a. m. and every 40 minutes there
after until 1900 o'clock midnight
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-08
THUNDERBOLT LINE,
City Market to Casino, via Bolton
Ctre@A Junction

SLre@A junction.
Beginning at 5:45 a. M, cars leave
City Market for Casino at Thunderbolt
every Is minutes until IL: 80 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction Is
minutes after leaving time at City
Market.
Beginning at 5:53 a. M, cars leave
Casino at Thunderbolt every Is min
uteS until 1908 midnight