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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

1t is about certain that Cecil Rhodes
will not live to see the end of the war
which, practically, he inaugurated. At
last accounts he was at deaths door.
In fact, for several weeks his condition
has been so precarious that his death
has been expected at any moment.
There will be much said about him
when his death is announced, for he
has played quite a large part in the
worlds affairs. Some of the papers are
now comparing him with Robert Give.
who went to India as a clerk of the
East India Company and founded the
British Empire there. Rhodes went to
South Africa before he had completed
his university course. He sought health
in the climate of Cape Colony. After
he had obtained his degree he engaged
in mining in Kimberley and became
enormously rich.
There is not much doubt that he is
ambitious to be known in history as
an empire builder. While he was
growing rich he planned to make the
whole of South Africa a part of the
British Empire. His first movement
with force in that direction was the
Jameson raid. That was the begin
ming of the present war. If he could
have forseen how desperate the resist
ance of the Beers, and how enormous
the cost to Great Britain would be, it
is safe statement that he would not
have made that raid.
At the very beginning of his career
in South Africa he made his influence
felt. He was recognized as a man far
above the ordinary, and consequently
his rise to prominence was extraor-
dinarily rapid. There is no doubt of
course that his enormous wealth aided
him greatly in carrying out his ambi-
tious schemes. He took his degree at
oxford in 1881 and was premier of
the Cape cabinet in 1891. Between these
two dates he accumulated the greater
part of his fortune, which, at one. time,
was estimated to be as much as $50,
100000
Never a strong man physically he has
worn himself out in the accumulation
of wealth, and in carrying out his am
bilious schemes for empire. At 49
years of age, just at the time when
he ought to be in his prime, he has
reached practically the end of his
earthly journey. The work he aimed
to accomplish may never be finished
and the wealth he has accumulated
will be enjoyed by others who, per-
haps do not bear his name
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
Three stories of BRYAN.

William ]. Bryan met Senator Bur-
rows of Michigan in the center aisle
of the Senate chamber, says the Wash
ington correspondence of the Philadel-
phia North American.
How do you do Senator" said
BRYAN.
Very well. and how are you, Mr..
Bryan?"
Il understand, senator, that you are
in favor of electing senators by direct
vote of the people,
Indeed I am"
This is about the only time in our
lives that we have been on the same
side of any question. isn't it?" inquired
Mr.. Bryan.
Yes" said Senator Burrows, suave-
~, and that makes me think l may
be wrong"
Senator Mason and William ]. Bry-
an met to-day in the Marble Room
lobby They shook hands and Mr. Ma
son said: so you are in the newspa-
per business now?"
Yes replied Mr.. Bryan.
Doing well?"
Very we'll, indeed"
Good circulation and your paper
going everywhere"
Yes, splendid prospects"
mat reminds me OF story, sald
Mr.. Mason. "A friend of mine started
newspaper which seemed to be -four
ishing and prosperous. I met him one
day and asked him how he was COM
ing on with the paper. Fine he said.
good advertising, good circulation and
everything in nice shape.
Your paper is going everywhere
l inquired Yes, indeed he said, I've
just put a mortgage on my house this
morning to keep it from going to the
dev!%9I
Mr.. Bryan asked Mr.. Mason to join
him at luncheon in the Senate restau-
rant. Mr.. Mason begged to be excused,
as he was busy. won't you come
along and have something to drink,
then" asked one of the party, but
another declination followed.
THAT recalls friend of mine" said
Mr.. Bryan. "who one day was on the
point of taking a drink alone. He no
ticed a stranger standing near, and
said
Do you drink?'
81 That is my business retorted the
stranger.
My friend looked a minute and
asked: Have you any other bust
ness %
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
ONE WAY OF FIGHTING THE CASE.

The statement in the Quebec dis
patch, published in Sundays New
York Herald, that it is mo secret that
Judge Speer deems his personal repu-
tation and standing to be involved in
the case" and that "he has clearly in
dicated that he believes the two men
to be guilty, and his friends say he
thinks he is performing patriotic
duty in his efforts to send them to pris-
on" was of course given out by Capt.
Greene and Col. Gaynor or their attor-
neys in Quebec. This sort of talk may
have the effect of creating the impress
sion in Quebec that the two. accused
men are fugitives from justice because
they believe they cannot have a fair
trial in Savannah, but in this country,
among those acquainted with the case.
it will have no such impression.
If Judge Speer had done or said any
thing from which the inference could
be drawn that he had made up his
mind to use all the power at his COM
mand to bring about the conviction of
Capt. Greene and Col. Gaynor the
fact would have been published in
every important paper in the country.
AS far as we are aware not single
paper has contained an intimation that
Judge Speer has not acted with entire
impartiality in the case so far as il
has gone in his court. 1t is probably
true that he has criticised the action
of the United States Court of the
Southern district of New York for de-
laying the delivery of the accused par
ties to the officers of the United States
Court in Georgia, in which an indict-
ment was pending against them, but
that had nothing to do with the merits
of the case. 1t did not indicate that he
thought them guilty or that he would
not hold the scales of justice evenly as
between them and the government. OF
course talk of the foregoing kind is in
tended to excite sympathy for Capt.
Greene and Col. Gaynor and counter
act the impression that they are guilty
which their action in fleeing to Canada
/ causes.
1t is said that the extradition treaty
/ between the United States and Great
/ Britain does not include conspiracy
to defraud the government" the of
Tense for which Capt. Greene and Col.
Gaynor are indicted, among the ex-
traditable offenses. but may it not turn
out that the other offense charged in
the indictment, namely, the presenting
of fraudulent claims against the gov
eminent, is extraditable? After all
there may be some surprises in store
for the fugitives.
One thing that is particularly notice
able in the Herald's Quebec dispatch
is that the fugitives have employed a
law firm having as one of its menu
bers the Minister of Justice for Cam
ada. 1t would be but natural for this
law firm 20 have advanced informa-
ton of the action likely to be taken by
the government. OF course the law
firm would not be made acquainted
with state secrets. but it may be that
Capt. Greene and Col. Gaynor had in
mind the probability of getting such
Information early when they employed
this firm, because it might be advisa-
bic TO fee from Canada as they did
from their own country. Future devel-
opments OF this remarkable case are
certain to be interesting.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
index 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

etings-Confederate Veterans.
Special Notices-Andrew Hanley Co.;
Notice to City Court Jurors; Special
Notice, j. Perlinski; Ship Notice, P. S.
Reddie, Master.
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry,
Rolled OK Tongue, a. M. & C. w.
West.
Proposals-For Constructing Frame
Ordnance Repair Shop at Fort Dade,
Fla; For Constructing Frame Ord
nance Here.
To-day the Flower Committee of the
Independent Presbyterian Church Will
Have Charge-Leopold Adler.
Auction Sales-Delghtful Home in
the Meadows, by 1. d. LaRoche, Auc-
tioneer: Two Bay Street Warehouses,
by l. d. LaRoche, Auctioneer.
Amusements-Spoon Dramatic Co.,
at Theater Tonight.
Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food-Postum
Cereal Company.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos; IIa-
lolo.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Whiskys-Old Quaker Rye Whisky;
Murray Hill Club Whisky.
Two Specials For To- day-B. H.
Levy &Bro.
Medical-Syrup of Figs; Lydia Pink
hams Vegetable Pills; Blood Wine; S.
S s.; Dead Shot Vermifuge; TUFTS
Pills; DR.. Hathaway Company; Yaki;
Pyramid Pile cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
BRIGHT BITS.

Dicky-Candy and cause I want to-
Chicago Tribune.
Two Sufficient Reasons-Johnny
Opening door of nurserD-What are
you bellerin' for?
-Church-Its very easy to fall into
temptation in New York city.
Gotham-Is that new name for the
subway?-Yonkers Statesman.
The Inveterate Angler-Mrs. Mala-
prop-My husbands getting ready for
the opening of the fishing season.
Browne-Fond of the sport, Ell?
Mrs. Malaprop-Wen. l should say
so. Why, he's a regular Anglomaniac.
Philadelphia Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
The Chief Understond.

"A young friend of mine" says an
Englishman, charged with the repair
of telegraph wires in the rear of Lord
Roberts army when the Beers were
particularly active on the line of COM
munications, had one or two black
boys sick, and decided to ask Basuto
chief who was in charge of some hun
dreds of his tribesmen repairing the
permanent way to supply them. The
Basuto, with a billycock hat on his
head, was sitting with his back against
the corner of a truck smoking a short
pipe. To him our engineer, speaking
very loud and clear in words of one
syllable, said: We-Want-tWo-boy
telegraphers,' at the same time hold
ing up two fingers and pointing with
the other hand to certain boys near
The Basuto swell took his pipe out of
mouth and slowly repeated the request
u-Want-two-boy So our
engineer friend said it all over again.
The Basuto, without changing his ex-
preston in the least, replied in incis-
i've and rapid parliamentary English:
l don't know how far my instructions
authorize me to detach two boys from
the repair of the permanent way to
assist you in the telegraph depart
ment. However / will stretch a point
and do my best to accommodate
YOU -
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

BY YEARS.
Short Lives Heightened By Re.
moving Cause Of Disease,
Many Glowing Tributes Paid to RlooA
Wine, The Great French Discovery
Which Cures Colds, C0nSump-
ton, Catarrh, Rheuma-
tiSm, Kidney Dis
ease, etc.

That "Blood Wine' fully comes m ~
the expectations of our people is eyi.
denced by the expression of satisfaction
from the many who have already given Il
a test. eff had to go without some ~
the necessities of life, would have Blood
Wine in the house" said a certain gen
tleman living in the northern part of the
city. 1t wards off coughs, colds indi.
geStion, bowel troubles and dozen and
one other diseases that are apt to attack
anyone. "a bottle of good medicine al.
ways handy is the stitch in time that
saves suffering and misery; and this Is
Just the kind of medicine that will do
it." To begin away down at the roots If
any sickness, what is the first step to be
taken? 'Purify the blood" is the answer
from every physician. Regulate the
bowels and purify the blood. Microbes
Bacteria, Baccilli and all kinds of germs
float through the system in the blood.
Just stop and reason it out; think Of
your blood teeming with these myrisds
of little demons, floating hither and
thither like wreckage on a great ocean
to be cast up against the delicate organs
of the system where they find lodein0
places, stay, thrive and breed, perhaps in
the lungs, perhaps in the throat, kidneys,
heart or tender tissues OF the BODY
anywhere This is the beginning Of
trouble. Cleanse your blood and Won
purify the whole system. ~
With pure blood and a good circu.
lation no one ever contracted consump-
ton or other fatal disease. BLOOD
Wine gives new life because it makes
new blood. 1t brings rest and quiet be.
cause it soothes the nerves; it creates a
good appetite by toning up the digestive
organs; it regulates the system by nro.
ducing Ohealthy, regular operations Of
the bowels. 1t kills that tired feeling
and makes one feel like running, Jump,
ing and exercising it gives elasticity to
the body by acting directly on the mus
cles and causing them to respond to the
minds dictates. One teaspoonful ~
"Blood Wine'' makes the blood tingle; it
is instantaneous in its action and leaves
no room for doubt. 1t contains no wine
or opiates. = \
"Blood Wine" costs fifty cents bottle
out you can sample it free of charge at
Lippman Bros drug store.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

The jealousies CT genius are as old
as genius itself, therefore it is not sur
prising that Paderewski. the Polish
pianist, and Kubelik, the Bohemian
violinist. should be at each others
threats, metaphoricaly Happily the
quarrels of the geniuses seldom amount
to anything more than words and
frowns, or Bernhard and Catulle
Mendes would before now have resort
ed to poison and daggers. In Cleve-
land the other day Paderewsh re-
fused to go on the stage to play until
the advance notice of the coming of
kubelik had been removed from the
programme. A day or two later Kube-
Xix found poster picture of Paderew-
ski in the elevator of the Chicago hotel
at which he was stopping. He tore it
down and danced jig on its paste
board face, meanwhile muttering i'm
precautions. The average person can
not understand why there should be
jealousy between these musical artists
one a piano thumper and the other a
nuuler. However, the ways of genius
are beyond ordinary comprehension.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

and friend of lay Gould, was taken
from Washington, N. j., to the poor
house the other day. A dispatch from
the place says: Some of the women
who had been Lynns friends in his
prosperity sent several boquets with
him to the poorhouse, and they now
adorn his room there" What a mock
cry of poverty and travesty upon
friendship! Sending boquets to a pau
per- when breeches would have been
a more acceptable and common sense
gift; sending flowers. when the exigen-
cies of the occasion demanded flour!
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

A young friend of the Rev. DR.. Ezra
S. Triple of this city, having been
promised a very desirable position
feared his ability to fill it because of
serious impeachment in his speech. saws
the New York Times. He consulted
the clergyman, who advised a visit tn
a physician noted for success in Cur
ing stammering. call was made
and the young man discovered that
the terms asked were beyond his
means. Discouraged but not entirely
despairing, he said:
"C-c-c-can't yyou give me a p-p-p-
partial cure?"
What do you consider a martial
cure?" the professor asked.
"W-w-w-hy," replied his caller. 81
shall c-c-c-consider you have ppm
perfected a p-p-p-partial cure when
you fix me so that can go to a
f-f-hOrist's and g-g-get out an order
f-f-for c-c-c-chrysanthemu b-b-be-
fore the f-f-flowers w-w-w wilt"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

Rev. George w. Brownback of Read
ing, Pa, is by no means a mossback.
He believes in the value of advertising.
even as an aid to matrimony. Recently
he determined that he would make
some woman happy, and inserted a
want adj in a paper inviting propo-
sails. He claims to have received no
less than 1000 replies from women
each of whom acknowledged her will
ingness to become Mrs. Brownback.
From among this great number of ca
ger women the reverend gentleman
has selected seven candidates for his
favor, whom he win personally inspect.
After the inspection he will announce
which one among the thousand he win
honor with his hand and name. Brown
back says his is the only proper meth
cd of selecting a wife.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair and colder weather, fresh
north winds; and for Eastern Florida
fair weather colder in north and CEN
trail portions; light to fresh north
winds
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

The Kentucky Legislature has re-
fused to make provisions for a new
is about 100 years old, and is too small
for the purpose; but the executive
offices are grouped about it in excellent
cunning range.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

The most sensational criminal case
now pending in New York city is that
of Florence Burns, charged with the
murder of her sweetheart, Walter
Brooks. The story of the crime and its
antecedents is one to be avoided in po-
lite society: nevertheless. according to
the New York World, nine-tenths of
those who crowd the court room daily
to hear the details of the inquiry are
women and young girls. The effect of
the testimony cannot fail to be vicious
as regards these latter. 1t may be that
there is nothing in the law to prevent
girls from crowding criminal court
rooms when such cases are on trial.
but it is quite sure that public senti-
ment would sustain the presiding judge
if he were to issue an order prohibiting
their admittance.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
THIINnERROLT.

Car leaves Bolton street junction S:5V
a. m. and every thirty minutes there"
after until II 80 p. m.
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 500 a. M
and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 1900 midnight for Bolton street
junction
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

of the California orange territory esti-
mates that the crop of this season will
be 25 per cent. short as compared with
that of last season. Prices, meanwhile,
are 25 to so cents higher on the box.
The time is still far distant when Flor
ida and California will raise more or
anges than the country will eagerly
consume
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

Chicago has developed lawyer who
recently talked ten days. uttering 3O0.-
900 words, on case of minor impor-
lance The destiny of that man must
be the United States Congress.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

Marriages in the Catholic parish of
ST. Joseph, Hoboken, N. j.. showed a
large falling-off last year. The young
women of the parish have determined
that the current year shall make a bet
ter showing, If they can possibly bring
it about They are therefore holding
noYena, or nine days prayer, for hus-
bands to be sent to them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.

FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.
This car carries trailer for passengers
on all trips and leaves east side OF
city market for Isle of Hope, Thun-
derbolt and all intermediate points at
900 a. M, 100 p. M, 800 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt'
City Market and all intermediate
points at 600 a. m, 11:00 a. m, 2:4O
p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
WEST END CAR.

Car leaves west side of City Market
for West End 500 a. m. and every ~
minutes thereafter during the day w
til 11:30 D.. m.
Leaves West End at 500 a. m. ana
every 40 minutes thereafter during tho
day until 1900 o'clock midnight.
G. o. NAGLE. Manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

One hundred years ago, or to be ex-
act, on March Is, 1902, Congress ap-
proved the bill to establish the United
States Military Academy at West
Point The academy began it's career
with five officers and ten cadets. In
the relatively short space of time that
has interviewed, West Point has become
one of the foremost military schools in
the world. The number of graduates
turned out by the academy since its
Inauguration is about 400 A centen-
NAL celebration is to be held in June.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

New to Her-"Do you play ping-pong
Miss Doodle ?" mo, but I can give Won
The Maiden's Prayer "-Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

Harper's Weekly calls attention to
the fact that while Prince Henry was
in this country wherever he went he
was confronted with Blue Point oys-
tiers, terrapin and canvassback duck.
While many other dishes that would
have given him a better idea of how
Americans live were not set before him
at all. 1t is true Blue Points, terrapin
and canvassbacks are American right
enough, but not a great many Ameri-
cans. relatively speaking. can afford to
indulge in them. The Prince should
have had brought to his attention Bos
ton baked beans. Philadelphia scrap
pie, boarding house hash and Southern
corn pone and hopping john" if it
was desired that he should know the
kind of food typical Americans eat.
When he comes again, "incognito," as
he said he hoped to do sometime, he
may form an acquaintance with these
popular American dishes.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
THE ATLANTA MERGER.

Atlanta has one of the greatest mon
opolies in the state, if not in the South
1t is known as the Georgia Railway
and Electric Company 1t controls all
the street railways and all the electric
Eight, power and steam heating bust
Eesses in the county of Fulton. The
city authorities attempted for a long
time to prevent the merging of these
interests, but finally yielded to an Of
fer from the parties interested. 1t is
probable that the city does not fare
so badly under the new arrangement
The entire capitalization of the
merged properties is approximately
$1500O,O00, divided as follows: Bonds
paying five per cent $500, 900; prefer
red stock S1,S00,000 and common stock
IS, 100000. These securities are to be
used of course for paying off the bonds
and taking up the stocks of the va
1ious concerns included in the merger.
With such powerful concern in pos
session of most of the streets of the
city it will be a long while probably
before Atlanta will have another street
railway or electric lighting company
At the present time she has 40 miles
of street railway. AS she had at the
last census less than 100000 inhabi-
tants it is probable that about every
| section of the city is well supplied with
| street car service. If it isn't the mon
| opoly will see to it that it is, so that
the way will not be open for an oppo-
! sition company.
Nowadays everything is tending to-
wards consolidation. Does that mean
| that ultimately municipalities will. own
the street railways within their linn
its and the federal government the
steam roads of the country? 1t is sig
nificant that the chairman of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, in an
address in New York last week, advo-
Gated government ownership of the
railroads. That is a very advanced DO
sition for so strong a Republican as
Commissioner Knapp to take.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

Flogging in school was remarkably
INDICATED in New York the other day
before the Public Education Associa-
ton. A Mrs. Parker delivered an adj
dress - discipline. Gradually she
worked up to her peroration, which was
as follows: 4 know boy who was
whipped every day for six months, and
he has lived to thank his teacher for
it. He is now on the police force. =
What a testimonial to the virtue of
corporal punishment, Without the daily
whippings for SIX months the boy
might have developed into a mere sue
cessful business man, or a congress-
man or governor or something of the
sort. But, having been logged regu-
larly and soundly, he climbed to the
sublime nights of a policeman, from
which eminence he stopped to thank
his teacher who did the fiogging. Is it
not enough to convince everybody of
the virtues of the rod, or the club if
the rod should chance not to be handy?
-s-o-S-
Recently it was intimated in Wash
ing ton dispatches that Secretary of the
interior Hitchcock would probably be
the next member of the Cabinet to re-
sign; then it was reported that Senator
Willard of Nebraska had invited MIR.
Mccormick of California to accept the
portfolio. 1t is now being said that
these reports were inspired, with a
view to breaking it gently to Mr..
Hitchcock that his resignation would
be acceptable, but so far he has failed
to see the point. Having declined to
take the hint. it is predicted that Sec
rotary Hitchcock will shortly be di-
rectly informed by President Roosevelt
that his resignation would be consid-
cred favorably. The unresigning sec
rotary is not now in Washington.
Meanwhile the slate makers are specu-
la ting on who will be his successor.