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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

Friends Of Judge Savage attribute to
him story that is going the rounds
about an old negro, Familiarity known
to all his acquaintance as Skip" says
the Baltimore Sun. 1t was generally
supposed by all who knew him. so the
story goes. that the old darkey had
been named in honor of the general
who is famed for having carried a GER
tain Roman war into the country from
which the old negro's ancestors came.
But the real origin of the name was
discovered by some irreverent youth.
who started to guy the old fellow.
Say, your master must have been a
mighty smart man., the youth said,
Ito have known all about that old Ro-
man fellow for whom he named you.
Scipio Africanus, that's your name,
isn't it?"
mo, Sab; it amt, Sah"; the old dar-
ky said, with some show of resentment.
Il is named for one o. desc yere hist'ry
folks, but faint dat one. Desc people
round yere, dey all call me Skip, but
my ole nanny she knowed a lot bout
desc folks what's gone down in history,
too. She hearn bout de man what was
name Erysipelas, an OATS my name,
Sab. Yes, Sab; tbs, Sab"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
Personal.

Capt. Fritz HONG the noted Ger
His three best known books are ''His.
tory of Oliver Cromwell" Two Bril-
gades" and War of Nations on the
Loire"
DIR. Leyds is organizing a demon
stration for coronation day. The Con-
tinental and American pro-Boers are
to show their feelings by displaying
Boer flags and sending kilograms to
Mr.. Kruger.
Hugh McCulloch, a grandson of
President Johnson's Secretary of the
Treasury, died in Florence, Italy, last
week. A volume of poems written by
him and entitled 1.-THE Quest of Her.
acles," was published in 1894.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Horton of Sa-
lem, Mass, owner of the famous In
ternational Doll Collection, which has
earned nearly $4,000 for charity, has
just received. from the Queen of Rou-
mania, a doll with which the Queen
once played.
His Royal Highness, Prince Michi,
grandson of the present Mikado of
Japan, is the youngest heir presump-
tive to great throne in the world.
He is months old, has a dozer 'urses
and English and French gov lesses
will be secured as soon as he is able
to talk.
"A Paris dispatch says that M. Ca
del, an oculist of Bordeaux, has been
successful in the treatment of cataract
without operations, by the application
- Aok le 1F eyaIt D. -
arrested the progress of the cataract
in numerous cases, and is sanguine
of success if the treatment is begun
at an, early stage.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
His sherry Flip.

Augustus z. Merritt for mnay years
connected with the Navy Department.
was relating to some friends in the
lobby of the Fifth Avenue Hotel the
other evening a story of an inmate of
one of the marine hospitals during the
late war, says the New York Times
The convalescent, who had been or.
dered to take sherry flip each morn
iug,was asked by the attending surgeon
how he enjoyed the eoncoction given
by the nurse that morning. With a
sparkle of wit in the eye. he an
swered:
We'll, doctor, I won't complain. but
if the egg had been as new as the
sherry and the sherry as old as that
egg I would have enjoyed it right
smart more
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
Tbe Neutrality-suspicious. song.

"a Celebrated Poem by E. F. War
C'Ironquill'), who has been selecte.
for Commissioner of Pensions.O
In a very humble cot,
In a rather quiet spot,
In the suds and in the soap,
Worked a woman full of hope;
Working, singing, all alone,
In a sort of undertone,
with a Saviour for a friend,
He will keep me to the end"
Sometimes happening along,
l had hear the sennisong,
And l often used to smile,
More in sympathy than guile;
But | never said a word
= In regard to what I heard,
AS she sang about her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Not in sorrow nor in glee,
Working all day long was she,
AS her children, three or four,
Played around her on the floor;
But in monotones the song
She was humming all day long,
with the Saviour for a friend,
He will keep me to the end"
It's a song l do not sing,
For l scarce believe a thing
OF the stories that are told
OF the miracles of old;
But l know that her belief
Is the anodyne of grief,
And viii always be a friend
That will keep her to the end.
Just a trifie lonesome she,
Just as poor Is poor can be,
But her spirit always rose
Like the bubbles in the clothes;
And, though widowed and alone,
Cheered her with the monotone,
OF a Saviour and a friend
Who would keep her to the end.
I have seen her rub and scrub
On the washboard in the tub,
While the baby sopped in suds,
Rolled and tumbled in the buds;
Or was padding IN the pools
With old scissors stuck in spools;
She still humming of her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Human hopes and human creeds
Have their root in human needs;
And / would not wish to strip
From that washerwomans lip
Any song that she can sing,
Any hope that song can bring;
For the woman has a friend
Who viii keep her to the end.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
THE COLONIAL DANES.

The Georgia Society of the Colonial
Danes, which assemblies in annual con-
vention to-day, will be warmly well
coined in the colonial city of Savan-
nah. If there were any such thing as
an aristocracy in this democratic coun-
try, the families whose wives and
daughters make up the organization Of
the Danes would compose it, since as
prerequisites to membership there must
be blood and breeding. 1t is one So
ciety in which the mere possession of
wealth cuts no figure whatever; those
who are honored with admission to
its rolls must be able to trace their
descent back to colonial days, and show
every page of the history fair one.
The organization, therefore, is an ex-
elusive one: but while exclusive, it is
intensely patriotic and thoroughly
American. 1t preserves the history
and best traditions of those earlier
days in which the forefathers strug-
gled so strenuously TO wrest a home
of freedom and independence from the
wilderness and the savages. 1t keeps
alive the spirit of enterprise and dar-
ing and patient fortitude that ami
mated the colonists and enabled them
to lay the foundation of what has be-
come the greatest country the sun
shines on.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

Gov. Beckham of Kentucky had his
gun double-shotted. loaded for bear,
in the event of the Louisville and Nash
Vile being merged with the Southern.
President Spencer says no such merger
is in contemplation. Gov. Beckham.
therefore, will hang his gun back on
the buck-horn rack for the time being.
meanwhile keeping his eye on it in
case of an emergency.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

An official of the Retail Meat Deal
ers' Association of Philadelphia says
that the increase of 8 cents a pound
in meat by the beef trust means an
Increased cost to the consumers of that
city of not less than s1,1S7. 500 per
month. If the trust can squeeze that
much extra out of the single city of
Philadelphia in one month, how great
must be the amount that it is squeez-
ing out of the whole country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

Ladies who visit fire station houses
should be warned by the example of
Mrs. Eisler, of Yonkers, n. Y, not to
attempt to initiate the tricks of the
fremen. Mrs. Eisler saw one of the
firemen drop like lightning down the
sliding-pole. in response to an alarm,
and thought she could do it too. She
weighs nearly 800 pounds. She slipped
down about a third of the distance al,
right, and then the friction began to
hurt her hands so she turned loose.
She is in the hospital with two sprained
ankles and any number Of bruises.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

The investigation of the beef trust
was begun in Kansas City. Three days
ago the packers in Kansas City began
selling to butchers at varying prices.
Notwithstanding previously they had
been in the habit of meeting once a
week and fixing schedule of prices
to be charged until the next meeting.
Was this sudden diversity of prices
brought about for the purpose of af-
fording an illustration going to show
that there was no agreement binding
the packers to a prearranged price
list? 1t certainly seems sos
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

The taste for watermelon is appar-
emily born in the negro, and is not to be
eliminated from his nature by change
of environments. In Albany, N. Y,
the other day a young negro stole a
bicycle to get money to go to Balti-
more where watermelons grow" and
where he thought he could get all Of
the melon he wanted to eat.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

"Gasman" Addicks some time ago
announced that he had built wall
around Delaware in the interest of
his candidacy for the United States
senatorship from that state. Now the
Democrats and anti-Addicks Republi-
cans are wearing badges showing a
pick-ax and shovel. by way of a deli
cate reminder of what they purpose
doing to the Addicks wall.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

Receipts of cattle at the stock yards
in Omaha for the week ending April
u, 1902 were 5000 head in excess of
the receipts for the corresponding week
in 1901. and for the preceding two
weeks the excess in receipts this year
over last year was approximately the
same figure. This does not look much
like there was such great shortage
in cattle as the beef trust alleges as a
reason for advanving prices.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

One of the night sights of New York
city during the past few years has
been the brilliant display of electric
lights and signs on Broadway and
nearby blocks on intersecting streets,
from about Twenty third street to
Forty-fifth, in the heart of what is
called the 'Tenderloin" district The
reform administration has ordered that
many of these lights be extinguished,
so the "Tenderloin" win be darker but
probably no better for a time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
nILLER'S HOTEL.

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

The senatorial race in Illinois begins
to take on a familiar aspect. Repre-
sentative Hit has announced his can
didaey to succeed Senator Mason. Mr.
Hit has been an ALSO ran" in not
less than three previous senatorial
tapaS
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
HOTELS.

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

South Carolina win shortly show how
the people can elect a United States
Senator without the necessity of an
amendment TO the federal constitution.
The primary is the thing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

The migration of crooks to London
has already begun on large scale. 1t
is said that each steamer sailing from
New York is carrying over greater or
less numbers of "fiy crooks from that
city, Chicago, San Francisco, and other
points all having London as their OBJ
jective point. The thieves, of course.
sail under assumed names, but they
are known to the detectives, who in
form the Scotland Yard detectives Of
their sailing. The English jails will
soon be crowded, or there viii be some
sensational robberies in the English
capital; or it may be that both things
will happen.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather in south, showers, fol-
lowed by fair weather in north portion,
variable winds; and for Eastern Flor
ida. fair weather.. variable winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Norfolk (va.) Landmark (Dem)
says: "One thing is certain in connec-
ton with the Presidents trip to
Charleston; the Hon. Jim Tillman is
left with that sword in his political
vtals."
The Philadelphia Record (Dem)
says: when the workingman gnaws
his dear beef bone let him also chew
. over the cause of the dearness. Out of
such Illumination there may come rem
edy. The trusts are monsters of our
own creation. Take away their law
made advantages and they would be-
come harmless as fangless snakes"
The New York Evening Post says:
The English financial situation is one
wildly to remind the public of the
doggerel which first became current.
we believe, at the time of the Crimean
war:
Who pays the piper?
| said John Bull.
Whoever plays the fool,
l pay the piper "
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
1t appears that some pretty vigorous
protests have come from Manila
against the proposal of the Senate
Committee to establish the silver STAN
dard for the Philippines Protests have
come also from quarters nearer home.
Republicans hailing from districts
overshadowed by clouds with silver
Innings are wondering how they will
explain to their constituents why the
silver standard is a good thing for our
trans-Pacific subjects and not good
thing for ourselves. There is a differ
ence, of course, but crowds are not
apt to make fine distinctions 1t is
encouraging to hear that the home and
insular protests have made an impress
sion upon the Senate Committee and
that the House Committee Will not
agree to the Senate proposition at ALL"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17

During the next thirty days the state
Of New York will see not less than
three different men in her chief execu-
tive chair. The first, of course, is Gov.
Odell. but he is going TO leave day after
tomorrow for Charleston. from which
When he leaves, Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff
will become Acting Governor. His
term of authority will be brief, how
ever, since he will sail early in May for
Italy. The mantle of authority will
then fan upon the shoulders of Speaker
Nixon of the House of Representatives,
who will discharge the functions of the
governorship until Gov. Odell returns
to the capital on May "a.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-17
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-29
WICHITA WINS.
Republican State Convention Is
Lost to Topeka.
Will Be Held on the 2Sth of
May.
VOTE WAS NOT CLOSE.
Reported That P0stmasters
Joined With the Ants.
Governor Stanley's Friends
Also Voted Against Topeka.

The Republican state convention will
be held at Wichita May 2S. The Peer
less Princess" won in the committee
| meeting this morning by vote of 81
for Wichita to 10 for Topeka.
The votes of the 81 committeeman
We're as follows:
For Wichita-D. R. Anthony, Leaven-
worth; A. L. Cox, Lawrence; w. A
White, Emporia, by proxy; F. C. Raney,
Fort Scott; George H. Lamb, Yates
Center; w. G. Kanavel, Sedgwick; F.
N. Hamilton, Olathe; A H Ellis, Be
lott, by proxy; E. B. Jewett, Wichita;
c. E Elliott, Wellington; William Dix
on, st. John; H. A. Perkins, Manhattan,
proxy voted by S. NJ. Fox; c. Leland,
Jr., Troy;C. S. McGonigal, Kansas City;
j.; 1 3. Tomlinson, Minneapolis; E. R
Inorpe, Lak1n; H. j. Bone, Ashland;
DR.. j. N. Venard, Ness City: DR.. a. A
Sharp, Larned; Oscar Fagerburg, Ols-
burg; Morton Albaugh, Kingman-
For Topeka-Thomas Beattie Atchi-
son; w r. Fisher, Holton; D. w. Null
vane, Topeka; A. Mosher, Council
Grove; L. S. Crum, Oswego; John Ran
dolph, Clyde; S. G. Pottle, Ell Dorado;
Otis L. Benton, Oberlin; Otis L. Ather-
ton, Russell; d. J. Hanna, Hill City.
The local politicians are attributing
the defeat of Topeka to two recent hap
penings. The treatment of Governor
7. a. Il.
and the unlxindly feeling toward Tope-
ka among the hundred postmasters
whose convention closed here yesterday.
The poStmaSterS held a quiet meeting
yesterday afternoon and agreed to do all
in their power to defeat Topeka in the
contest for the state convention. The
criticism of the postmaSters was direct
ed against Postmaster John Guthrie and
his first assistant, A. K. Rodgers. The
visiting pOStmaSterS say that they were
given the use of the ArmOry in the old
court house for their meeting and that
the room was cold and untitled for the
meeting They had to pay the rent for
the room and were presented with the
bill feT- the badges that they wore The
postmasters' comments were that the
postmaster and assistant postmaster of
the capital of the state should have pro-
vided them more hospitable treatment
There were free cigars.
The friends of Governor Stanley claim
that the defeat of Topeka was due to
their efforts on account of the treatment
of Mr.. Stanley by Lincoln post Of the CT.
A r. regarding the Mckinley memorial
exercises 1t was understood that Cy-
rus Leland, Jr., would oppose Topeka
but the claim is now made that his eff
forts would not have won Wichita the
convention had it not been for the COM
bined forces of the poStmaSters and
Governor Stanley's friends.
Leavenworth, AtchiSon, Hutchinson,
Fort Scott and Kansas City were
leagued against Topeka and Col. An
thony cast the first vote for Wichita.
Another influence to which is attribu-
ted the defeat of Topeka for the con-
vention is the boss busters. Topeka is
recognized as the stronghold of the boss
busters and their friends and all those
whom the boss busters are fighting lined
up against Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-29
CAPT. MITCHELL HERE.
Beloit Republican Leader Visits With
Friends.

Capt w. H. Mitchell, mayor of Be
lott, and chairman of the Mitchell
county Republican committee, is a To-
peka visitor this week. Away back in
the early seventies Capt. Mitchell was
a Beloit boomer, and when the postoffice
began to pay a salary large enough to
keep him from starving he was ap-
pointed and served the patrons of the
office for many years. For several
years he was at the head of large
numbering interests in Arkansas, but he
never lost his Beloit residence. Two
years ago he sold out for a handsome
price and returned to his Beloit home
in time TO be elected chairman OF The
committee, and to his untiring energy
and shrewd political methods Mitchell
county is again in the Republican col
umn. Since he returned home from
Arkansas he has been a delegate to
two national G. a. r. conventions, and
was also an alternate from the Sixth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-29
State Printer Says He Will Get Sew
enth District.

w. Y. Morgan, who is acknowledged
as one of the Seventh district leaders,
says that w. j. Bailey will get the ma
jority of the Seventh's delegates in the
gubernatorial contest.
"Of course am a Bailey man." said
Mr.. Morgan, but / believe he will get
three-fourths of the delegates from the
Seventh district, although Troutman IS
also very strong. Troutman carried my
county, HenO, against GOVernOr Morrlli
in 1896, and people think well of him,
but as a whole / think Bailey will lead.
Bailey. ! think, will also get a great
deal of support in the Fifth district and
some in the Fourth, although the
Fourth has two candidates. Troutn an
viii also have considerable strength
scattered over the state. George Cole
viii, of course, have the Third district,
and he will also have considerable scat
tering strength. So will Miller. The
man who gets the nomination ought to
be a good campaigner, as Stanley has
set a fast pace in that line and the
people expect it.
e'Troutman's principal weakness is
here at his home. There is an element
at work here which is knocking on him.
He is strong out over the state. and 4
lot of fellows have come to the BAN
ouet today full of enthusiasm for him,
but this home element is at work trying
to discredit him among the fellows from
out over the state. They say that he
will not carry his home county, and
this has a tendency to weaken him."
J. f. Junkin, editor of the Sterling
Bulletin, another Seventh district lead
er is TrOutman man, and he believes
that TrOutnan has the strongest per-
sonal following of any candidate for
governor mentioned, either actual or
receptive. He says Troutman is one of
the very best campaigners in the state
and is popular wherever he has made
speeches, which is practically in every
in the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-29

four years ago, finishing second in the
race. He is a merchant at Nortonyllle
and is president of the bank at that
place. One of his strong recommended
tions is that he is an old soldier, and
as the old soldiers have been aroused
to the point that they are determined to
show the young crowd" a few things
in the state convention, he will doubt
less develop considerable strength.
This gives Jefferson county two candi-
dates for places on the state ticket.
The other is Supt w. D. Ross, who is
a candidate for state superintendent.
Up to this time T. T. Kelly has made
no announcement of his candidacy for
state treasurer. 1t has been generally
understood that he would be a candi-
date, but as no opposition to him has
developed, and as he is generally pop
ular among all factions, he has been
nominati ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-29
THAT DUTCH NOTE.
Nobody Cares to Tell What Was
in 1t.

The Hague, Jan. 29-In the first
chamber of the states general today the
premier, Dr.Kuyper, replying to ques-
ton on the subject confirmed the ac-
curacy of A. ]. Balfour's statement in
the British house of commons, yesterday
regarding the Dutch governments Of
fer to help in bringing about peace in
South Africa; but the premier added
that he was prevented by courtesy from
disclosing any details concerning the
note so long as the British govern
ment had not published it's contents, or
until reply to it was received
The Boer delegates diSclaim any
note to Great Britain.