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The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
BLOCKING THE ADMINISTRATIONS
PLANS.

One of the leading Republican papers
of New York, in its Washington cor
respondence. makes the statement that
there is an impression abroad that an
alliance is being formed between the
beet sugar senators, the senators who
are against all isthmian canal legis-
lation at this session and all of the
Democratic senators to defeat the
Cuban Relief bill, put off until the
next session the isthmian canal ques-
ton and to continue the debate on the
Philippine bill to the utmost limit. If
there is any foundation for this impress
sion the outlook for the administra-
ton to make much of a record during
the present session is not promising.
All of these measures-the Cuban
Relief bill, the Isthmian canal measure
and the Philippine bill have the sup
port of the administration. If nothing
should be done with any one of them
the administration would make but a
poor showing before the country.
But, as a matter of fact. it is doubt
full it there is any such an alliance
forming. 1t is not reasonable to sup
pose that any Republican senators
would consent to give the Democrats
such an advantage on the eve of the
Congressional elections. OF course the
Democrats would like the Republicans
TO make a poor showing, and they
would like 10 continue the debate on
the Philippine bill. because in that de-
bate they are making political ammuni-
ton for their Congressional campaign.
Some Of them. however. favor grant
ing relief to Cuba and a great many
Of them want the isthmian canal ques-
ton settled at the earliest possible
moment. Still. II is not improbable
that they would be willing to have the
isthmian canal matter and the Cuban
Relief bill go over 70 the next session
II by continuing the discussion OF the
Philippine bill they could greatly in
crease their chances for gaining con-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-At Casino, Satur-
day, May 3; Copartnership Notice A.
j. Bradley & Co.; A Delightful Build
ing Lot, a Isle of Hope, by l. D. La
Roche. Auctioneer; Special Notice as
TO Tybee Division. Central of Geor-
gia Railway; Ship Notice. Strachan &
Co, Consignees; Four Lots Bounded
by Three Streets for Sale. C. H. Dor
sett; Railroad House at Isle of Hope
for Rent, c. H. Dorset; At Joyce's
To-day: At Gardeners.
Business Notices-A Relief for High
Priced Fresh Meats. A M & C. w.
West; Fruit for Sunday. The S. w.
Branch Co.
Summer Underwear-At the Bee
Hive.
Amusements-Conce at Lawton
Memorial for st. Paurs Church, May 6.
Peps-Ea sterbrook's Pens.
Hotels-Long Branch. West End Ho-
tel and Cottages.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Air Line Rail-
way.
-Waltham Watches.
Proposals-For Water System for
Fort De Soto, Fla.
Beer-Anheuser-B Busch Brewing AS
sociation.
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Pow
der.
Witch Hazel Soap-Munyon's
Medical-Blood Wine; Lydia Pink
ham Vegetable Pills; Paine's Celery
Compound; Crossman Specific Mix
ture; TUFTS Pills; DR.. Hathaway Com
pany; Alligator Liniment.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted; Employment Wanted;
For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal;
Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
PERSONAL.

Russell Sage appears TO believe that
he will live to the age of los at least,
as he is now about 81 and has lust
leased his Fifth avenue home for a
period of twenty-one years. He has al
ready lived in this house for forty-one
years. He paid $500 for the first year,
but the new lease provides for an an
nual rental of $12,500.
Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire was a practising physician fer
many years before his election to the
Senate, and in many emergencies he
has frequently been called on to treat
patients at the Capitol, and he always
responds to such emergency calls with
a keen professional interest. Senator
Deboe of Kentucky has graduated in
both medicine and law. He practised
medicine a short time and then re-
turned to the law,
In Washington they are telling of a
congressman from rural Wisconsin who
until his arrival in the national capital
had never stopped at a big hotel. The
other evening just before retiring he
wanted a drink of water, but found
that there was none in his room. Un-
der one of two small buttons in the
wall he saw the words: Push twice
for water" He pushed twice as direct
ed and when the bell boy arrived with
the water he found the bucolic states
man holding an empty glass under the
button.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
Apprehension.

A veteran of the Mindanao campaign
was telling the other evening at the
Army and Navy Club to a lieutenant
recently from the States, young in
years and young in commission. of the
injurious animals to be found in that
island, says the Manila Volcano.
"One of the strangest crea lures I
saw there" said he, was what we
called the red devil 1t was the iden-
teal part of the red devil pictured on a
well-known brand of deviled ham, only
it had no fork to it's tail. 1t was in
color a brilliant red. 1t had hands,
feet and horns and stood erect, walk
ing with a military bearing, which If
possessed by an officer on regimental
parade, would attract great attention.
We caught one. but it couldn't stand
captivity and died"
What was the matter?" asked the
young lieutenant, solicitously, after a
painful pause.
Apprehension, laconically answered
the veteran in sorrowing voice.
Apprehension Pray, for what?"
Apprehension that ii might receive
civil promotion" And the veteran
fished for the slice of orange in the
bottom of his glass.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
VICTORY FOR THE MINORITY.

The minority of the Philippine Com
mittee won a distinct victory in secur-
ing from the committee a request of
the Secretary of War to recall Maj.
Gardener from the Philippines in ad-
vance of his regiment. 1t will be re-
called that Maj. Gardener, as civil
governor of one of the Philippine prov
inces, made a report to the effect that
the military were brutal in their treat
ment of the Filipinos, and that there
were frequent clashes tStween the
military and civil authority. 1t has
been asserted that his report would not
have been sent to the committee if
tention to it, 1t was because of this
act of Miles that the President threat
ened to retire him before he reached
the age for retirement. If Maj. Gard
ener testifies along the line of his re-
port he will tell a very sensational
story
OF course, there will be an effort to
break the effect Of his story. The ma
jority of the committee hesitated to call
him as a witness-that is, to recall him
from the Philippines in advance of his
regiment. And it was intimated by
Republican senators that if he were
called one or more of the other thirty
civil governors would be called. AS far
as known, however, there has been 10
movement to carry out this threat. AS
a matter of fact, the Republicans would
like to close the inquiry as quickly as
possible. Their party is getting no
benefit from it.
Maj Gardener will hardly arrive in
Washington inside of two or three
weeks. His story, there is reason to
believe, is well worth waiting for. He
can give full details of the water
cure" treatment and doubtless can tes-
tify to other matters showing that our
rule in the Philippines has not been
maintained upon as high a plane as
the American people have been led to
believe.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
A NOBLE MONUMENT.

The Daughters of the Confederacy
are doing a great and good work in
building the Winnie Davis Memorial
Hall at Athens. Its site is in the
campus of the State Normal School.
1t is, in fact, to be a dormitory OF
that institution for the accommoda-
ton of the daughters and grand
daughters of Confederate veterans.
The hall is to cost about $4,000 and
it's corner stone is to be laid next
month. The Daughters of the Con-
federacy have raised about $4,000 and
the General Education Board, compos-
ed of Northern philanthropists. do
mated to it a few days ago $4,000. 1t
will be seen therefore that the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy are fully JUS
titled in beginning the construction of
the building.
OF course their purpose is twofold,
as pointed out by President Branson of
the State Normal School, namely, ITO
honor the name of a noble woman and
to give a chance in life to dependent
deserving young women, the daugh-
ters of a brave Southern soldiery."
There is no occasion to point out
here the good that is being done at
the State Normal School, or to name
the studies that are taught. 1t is
sufficient to say that those who are
students there are prepared, and well
| prepared, to take care of themselves
to earn their own living. They are
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from a condition of dependence to one
of comparative independence.
OF course the Daughters of the Con-
federacy have only to do with the
daughters and granddaughters of Con-
federate veterans, and there are many
of these throughout the state who are
in need of a helping hand.
1t will take several thousands OF
dollars to complete the memorial han
and then the hall will have to be fur
nished. After that there are scholar
SHIPS to be provided. These latter are
not pressing or imperative, but it is
contemplated by the Daughters IF the
| Confederacy to do as much towards
providing them as they can. 1t is ev-
ident from this that they are not Idle,
and that the work they are doing is
of a kind that is deserving of the
highest praise is of the most valuable
kind, and should be encouraged in the
way that is the most appreciated.
namely, by contributions. Those who
help the Daughters of the Confederacy
in this work will have the satisfaction
of knowing that they are aiding a
worthy cause.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
BRIGHT BITS.

On His Hands.-"I noticed you hoe
ing your garden yesterday. What are
you raising?" "Blisters. mostly
Philadelphia Press.
Hard Work-First Lawyer-"How
did you come out in settling up old Go
trox's estate?" Second Lawyer-'It
was a hard struggle" First Lawyer
moi" Second Lawyer-"Yes; / had
hard work to keep to the heirs from
getting part of the estate. Ohio State
Journal.
An Observation-Disclosures the
lovely solitaire engagement ring Jack
gave me. Isn't it a beauty" Edyth-
1T certainly is. BY the way, dear,
He is superintendent of a glass fac
tory" Edyth-"Hem! l thought so.''
Chicago Daily News.
-Rector-"Why, doctor. where are
you off too? I thought the meet was
down at the cross roads" Doctor
well, the fact is, I've got a patient
up here that l must see, and the
hounds are certain to come this way"
Rector-"1 see. Killing two birds with
one stone, ?"-Punch.
In a rural town near Elgin the
postman carries passengers in the mail
gig to and from the nearest town. An
English tourist, who had booked his
passage one morning, got irritated at
the slow rate of speed, and sharply in
quired of the man of letters if that
was the only pace his horse could go at
Ma, na," replied the driver. pawkily,
he can gang slower than that."-Tit-
Bits.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
Jack at His Tricks AKnin.

Many years ago, says Tit Bits, two
sailors were one Sunday sitting in
the gallery of an old country church,
paying very great attention to the
service. During the sermon one of
them heard a distinct sound of snor-
ing come up from the body of the
church, and, looking down, he saw a
fat old farmer fast asleep, his head
thrown well back and his mouth wide
open.
The temptation was too strong for
Jack, who, making up a plug of to-
bacco, shut one eye and, glancing
along an imaginary plumb-line, drop
ped it into the old mans mouth, caus-
ing the old fellow to close 1t with a
snap and jump to his feet, spluttering
and splitting, with a face almost pur-
pie. Confusion reigned supreme. and
Jacks chum innocently asked:
What's up, Jack. Man overheard? ?"
NO" said Jack, with suppressed
laught%, II dropped a bit of baccy
plumb down the main hatchway and
into his old grog-tub!"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03

1t is probable that the testimony
given by Henry O. Havemeyer. presi-
dent of the sugar trust, before the
Senate subcommittee on Cuban At
fairs on Thursday satisfied about cv-
erybody that the sugar trust does not
own any considerable amount of the
last sugar crop of Cuba. 1t has been
charged many times on the floor of the
Senate that the sugar trust owns pref
ty nearly all of the sugar on the ISL
and of Cuba, and that if the Cuban
Relief bill should be passed the sugar
trust would be the chief beneficiary.
1t is apparent from Mr.. Havemeyers
testimony that these charges were
made without reliable information on
which to base them. Still, in view of
the fact that they were made by sena-
tors it was thought advisable to in
vestigate them. The testimony that
Mr.. Havemeyer gave was full, and APP
parently frank. He did not hesitate
TO answer any question that was
asked him. 1t would be folly for him
to mislead the Senate. In fact, he
could not afford to do anything of the
sort. 1t may be safely concluded, there
fore, that the amount of sugar which
the sugar trust owns in Cuba is so
small as to be hardly worth noticing
1t is not infrequently the case that
senators criticise the newspapers for
publishing statements which turn out
on investigation not to be true. If the
newspapers, however, made as many
mistatements as senators there would
be but little confidence in what APP
peared in their columns. And senators
have much more time in which to in
vestigate rumors and reports than
newspapers.
Those who have been opposing the
Cuban Relief bill because of the belief
that it was almost wholly in the inter-
est of the sugar trust, will now, in all
probability support the bill-that is, if
they think such a bill ought to be
passed. They will not be prevented
from doing so by fear that they would
be helping the sugar trust.
1t is rather remarkable that the SEN
ate waited so long before sending for
Mr.. Havemeyer and asking him
whether or not the trust was the
owner of the bulk of the sugar in Cuba
1t could have satisfied itself on that
point in a few days. Instead of TAX
ing that course it wasted weeks in
listening to assertions that the trust
owned pretty nearly all of the Cuban
sugar4crop.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03

According to the New York papers,
young Mr.. Reginald Vanderbilt is
shortly TO take a sea trip: not that
he needs the invigorating breezes of
the briny deep on account Of his health,
but because change of scene and en-
vironments is regarded by his family
as being altogether desirable. The
young man. it appears, has lately de-
veloped decidedly sporty" proclivities,
out of keeping with the Sc
date and conservative name which he
bears. He has been running his rae
ing automobile at an unseemly rate OF
speed around New Haven, and resting
his elbows on Canfelds green cloth
oftener than was consistent with the
familys idea of decorum. At one sit
ting at Canheld's recently, IT is said.
Reggie" dropped" a roll of 1921 900
The amount Of the loss was not such
great matter to a youngster of his
millions, but that the story Of his gam
bling should have been printed 10 the
papers was more than the family could
stand for. II was concluded. therefore,
that he needed a little salt, hence the
proposed sea trip.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
The CXIX Hymn.

An anecdote is narrated of a negro
evangelical minister who held night
services in a chapel formerly used by
the Anglican Church, says the Phila-
delphia Times. In a hymnal which
had been left he found an old familiar
hymn suitable for his sermon; but the
Roman number CXIX somewhat con-
fused him, and he was embarrassed as
to how to announce the hymn. AS was
the custom. he read the stanzas
through, seeming still confused. He
then reread the first stanza, which did
not seem to aid him in helping the
congregation, now very much bewil-
dered. Proving redoubtable, he
Strengthened himself up and seemed
to grasp the situation at a glance,
and in a stentorian voice exclaimed:
I Brethren, let us sing the Skeesix
hymn"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03

Magazine poetry" said a young
Philadelphia who dabbles in verse, ac-
cording to the Record, sis always a
source of wonder to me. For a long
time 1 have read it and tried to under
stand it, but many of the poems I
couldn't make head or tail of. For FIVE
years l have sent verses of my own to
one magazine, and always got them
back, usually with a printed rejection
slip, but occasionally with polite note
from the editor explaining why the
particular verse was not available. One
day it occurred to me that obscurity
was the open sesame to the pages of
this magazine, and, more in jest than
anything else, l scrubbed off a sonnet
that meant absolutely nothing My
only thought was to string together a
lot of meaningless words that would
rhyme. 1 couldn't help laughing to my
self when 1 read it over. l call it OBJ
livion,' and sent it off. After three
months had gone by 1 got a check for
it, and a letter from the editor COM
plimenting me upon having at length
fathomed the depths of true poetry
What humbug it all isl"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Norfolk (Va) Landmark Dem
says: 1T is believed that only the
personal exertions of Emperor Will
liam kept Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan from
securing the German transatlantic
lines for the big trust. What a dare
devil of a fellow the Kaiser isl"
Discussing our Philippine adventure
the Houston (Tex) Post (Dem.) thus
concludes: Reducing the whole mat
ter to the measure of troy weight of
dollars and cents and TO the liquid
measure of blood, and laying aside all
of our own boosted principles, it is
about time we were inquiring what
this whole adventure is to profit us. -
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
I'VE are not inclined to sympathize
with those newspapers that add Cuba
to the list of revolutionary South
American republics. Uncle Sam had too
strong a hand in the making of Cuba
to permit her to be rent very serious
ly by her own hands. The American
flag may be pulled down from Castle
MORO. but floats in very easy dis
lance"
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Times Union
and Citizen (Dem.) says: 1t is an
open question whether the trust is
ready 10 be reasonable on the price
of beef because the President is will
ing to enforce the law. or whether
the President is willing because the
trust scents danger from popular in
dignation. But, at all events, the
world now knows the West is out of
business except through the trust. and
that the trust must capture the South
ern field before II can safely corner
the supply. All of which shows the
South has another 'undeveloped source
of wealth awaiting brains and CAPT
tai for exploitation"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03

An extraordinary petition for impe-
rial grace reached Emperor Francis
Joseph from the small Galician town
of CzernoWitZ. says an exchange. The
former messenger to the Court House
there asked His Majesty to save his
trousers which he had worn ten years.
and which his superior officer ordered
him to give up on the day he was
pensioned.
Il have served your Majesty faith
fully for AZ years months and days"
wrote the petitioner, land to be de-
prived of my official pantaloons in my
old age is a great hardship-one that
your Imperial Majesty will not inflict
upon an old soldier, l am sure. When
l was pensioned the court decided to
let me retain my cap, but the panta-
looms, it said, must be restored to
the state. Having only this one pair,
l refused to accede to the demand and,
in consequence, am threatened with
Imprisonment for contempt Of court -"
The Emperor made haste TO tele-
graph to the authorities not TO enforce
the letter of the law against the poor
man. and at the same time sent him
a new suit OF clothes and ten forms
70 drink the imperial health.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
PHASES OF THE BEEF TRUST
FIGHT.

The answer of the Attorney General
to the Republican Club of New York
City which arranged, without consult
ing him, meeting between him and
the beef trust magnates. was sharp
and to the point. 1t was rather i'm
pertinent on the part of the club to
try to bring about such a conference.
Doubtless, however the Attorney Gen
erals reply in refusing to be a party
to the proposed conference was in
tentionally sharp, for the reason that
it would be published. That official
could not permit it to appear that he
was holding friendly conferences with
those he was about to prosecute for
violating the laws, and, that too, at the
request of a Republican organization.
The Democrats would want nothing
better for campaign purposes in the
Congressional fight that is now going
on than evidence that the Republican
party was hand in glove with the beef
and other trusts.
Another phase of the beef trust fight
is the movement of the government in
the direction of breaking up the mo-
nopoly which the cattle trust has of
the unoccupied public lands. 1t is said
that the President is about to give an
order to cut the fences on all of the
government lands. If it should be
given there would be trouble among
cattle men of the West. 1t would be
impossible to keep the various herds
on government lands apart, and the
cattle men would not be able to dis
tinguish their property. 1t is reported
that Washington is overrun with cat
tlemen and their attorneys whose OBJ
ject is to prevent the issuing of such
an order.
But it does not seem altogether right
that farmers who have to keep up
their farms and pay taxes should have
to compete with these cattlemen who
raise their cattle on the public lands,
who pay very little for that privilege
and who are not burdened with taxes.
And while they are enjoying this priv
ilege they are standing in with the
beef trust to put up the prices of
meats.
The fight on the beef trust is becom-
ing decidedly interesting. If the At
torney General does not become weak
kneed the beef magnates will find out
that there is law enough to reach
them and put a check upon their
monopoly prices.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
Down in Florida.

New Jersey need not think her aqua
tic pigs are alone in their class. says
the Jacksonville Times Union and Citi-
zen. The Florida razorback thinks
nothing of a swim of ten miles, and
the mother often follows an alligator
into lake and fights till a baby is re-
leased. In Lochloosa lake, some years
ago, the mother swan out and chased
a full grown, ravenous gator out of
her bailiwick, and Capt. Barker saw
the feat from his porch. A swim
across Nassau sound is a common feat,
and sharks are viewed with supreme
contempt by the Amelia Island pig"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03

A young writer CT books recently
called on an acquaintance down town.
and had dull interview. says the
New York Post. by the way" he
remarked as he was leaving, II have
my card
Hello, Smith," said a friend of the
young writer the next day. Brown
tells me you were in to see him yes
terday, and he has been wondering
what the dickens 1. D. T. Y. means
after your name on your card. He
says he can't for the life of him think
what those letters stand for"
81 am glad to hear he has been
thinking" was the reply. HE was so
'dopey' yesterday that 1 wrote those
letters on the card just to give his
brain some exercise. They don't mean
anything"