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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22

Gen. Chaffee has come to the con-
clusion that if the war in the Philip
pines is to be brought to an end soon
it must be conducted in a much more
vigorous fashion than il has been here
tofore Gen. ]. Franklin Bell who
commands in the province of Batangas,
which is just south OF Manila, has
adopted the tactics employed by Gen.
Weyler in Cuba. 1t involves reconcen-
tration in modified form and the
application of martial law.
The impression was sought to be Gre
ated by the government that the war
in the Philippines was over and that
there were only a few insurgents wan
dering i'm the mountains that refused
to accept American rule. Still, for a
long time, reports have been coming of
the capture of bands of insurgents,
some of them numbering hundreds of
men, and Of the surrender of other
bands. Within the last year the num-
Der of those captured, together with
those who have surrendered, would
make pretty big army.
1t is probable that a mistake was
made in the beginning of the war in
dealing with the insurgents so lenient-
ly. If they had been treated as enc
mics who had no intention of surren-
dering unless compelled to do so it
is probable that the war would now
be over and the cost of il would have
been far less than it has already been.
That the war is not over yet is evil
dent from the measures that are being
taken against the insurgents. The
truth is. as Gen. Chaffee points out,
that Filipinos who seem to be friendly
are at heart hostile to our rule. He
says that the natives one day appear
as our friends and the next are caught
with guns in their hands. The only
way TO deal with such people is to show
them that we are in earnest. If it is
settled that we are going to stay in
the Philippines it is both foolish and
weak to pursue policy that is calcu-
lated to prolong the war.
The tactics employed by Gen. Bel
will provoke criticisms, but what is the
use of sacrificing our soldiers and vast
ing our money in trying to carry out a
policy that brings no good results? II
seems to be settled that we are going
to hold the islands. That being the
case. the wiser course is to bring the
war to an end as quickly as possible.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Charleston Post Dem) says:
THE reform administration of New
York has been in Office but two weeks
and already the Rev. Parkhurst, the
ecclesiastical summer. has quit the
crowd and gone to lashing Mayor Low
for breaking promises. Croker prob
ably was right when he said that Tam
many would be back in power in two
years time"
The New Orleans Picayune Dem )
says "All the criticisms directed
against the militia, both land and
naval, come from the regulars of the
army and navy. There is a strong
professional jealousy of the militia.
which is probably natural enough, but
which blinds army and navy cities to
the real worth of the militia. Could
the War and Navy Departments secure
complete control of the militia, the
opposition to it would quickly disap-
pear. That the militia, as a body. is
efficient and useful is attested by the
great popularity it enjoys and the in
fluence il Yields in Congress and
elsewhere. 1t is frankly admitted
that the present army bill could never
have passed had not the National
Guard opposition TO it been overcome
py concessions IN the way Of opening
the way to hundreds of commissions
for National Guard officers serving in
volunteer regiments"
The Philadelphia Ledger Ond. saws:
THE present. Frye bill marks the thin
edge of wedge TO be inserted for the
purpose of giving the money of the
treasury to a special class. Once the
system is inaugurated. it is certain
that on one pretext or another con-
slant demands will be made upon Con-
gress to give, give 1t will be claimed
that by the passage Of new laws in
foreign countries the American subsidy
has been countervailed and that there
is necessity for an increase in boun-
ties. that certain steamship lines and
their volume OF business too small.
and cannot be operated without addi-
tonal bounty from the government.
and that in other lines competition
among American ships has become SO
keen that freight rates have fallen SO
low that disaster viii overcome the
shipping industry unless Congress
helps 10 foot the expenses Any one
intelligently conversant with the on
GRAFTON Of the American customs tar
ms since 1883 knows that the recipients
~ benefits are always resisting any
reduction ~ duties, and are. 10 D great
eNteni. favorable 10 stlli higher rates
of duty SO n win be- with ahiD-sub.
Fidios. should Congress initiate such
4 policy"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
INDEX To NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Clinton Lodge No. 81, F.
and A. NJ.
Special Notices-Andrew Hanley
Company; Union Transfer Company;
Ship Notice, Strachsn & Co., Con-
signees; Notice TO Superior Court Petit
Jurors.
Bushes Notices-E. & w. Laundry.
Postum Food Coffee-Postum Cereal
Company.
Amusements - Royal Music Hall;
Richards & Pringles Minstrels, at
Theater Tonight.
Grape Nuts-Postum Cereal Compa-
ny.
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Pow
der.
Who Gould Invest $3.50 Better Than
in Gas stove?- Mutual Gas Light
Company.
Steamship schedules-Ocean Steam
ship Company
Spalding's Sporting Goods-Wm. G.
II. H. baltimore.
Postum Food Coffee-Postum Ce-
real Company.
Cigars-CorteZ Cigars.
Pearline-James Pyle & Son, New
York
Beef-Liebig' Extract of Beef.
MedicaI-Brown's Bronchial Troches;
Castoria; Hyomei; Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets; r. r. r.: Stuart's Gin and
Buchu DIR. Hathaway Company; Heis-
kells Ointment; Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters: McMunn's Elixir of Opium:
Munyon's Cold Cure; DR.. Kilmers
Swamp Root.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted: Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
"AII Kight."

From Leslie's Weekly.
oh, happy WORDS! I hear them said
hundred times day;
l shout them ere I'm out of bed,
When morning still is gray;
The school-boy cries them in my ears.
The smiling workman who
Responds to my salute appears
To like to say them, too.
And in the marts where greedy men
Pull down and wreck for spite
Some hero rises now and then
To answer back: 'All right"
Dear Yankee phrase! A boy once
gazed
Down i'm a maiden's eyes;
In trembling tones her charms he
praised,
And saw her bushes rise:
The sky became a fairer blue
The world forget it's woe;
The sweetest airs the zephyrs knew
They made glad haste to blow;
A boy forgot unworthy schemes,
And as he slept that night
Two words kept ringing through his
dreams:
"All right" IAN right" "All right"
Oh, that was years, long years. ago,
And he Is gray, and she
Walks with a step sedate and slow
Who tripped so airly;
But l remember well one day
When he, with tousled hair.
Went running breathless down the
way
To vent his gladness there:
"Hurrah!" he shouted In his Joy,
And laughed in wild delight:
And then he babbled Of a boy
a boy that. was "all right"
AN right" the captain calls. below
Wild terror ends IN glee;
"All right the doctor says. and oh,
What dark forebodings flee,
An. happy words. hear them said
A hundred times n day.
I shout them ere I'm out of bed
When morning SIN IL gray
And when. Home morning. ! shall lie
Asleep ~ through the niEht.
on. may they sHy Who come 10 sigh.
1iH well with him All rlRhti"
IS. y. klser.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
Personal.


--Brander Matthews, after eighteen
years of waiting, has finally been
elected member of the London Athen-
aeum Club. He was originally named
for membership by Mathew Arnold
nearly a score of years ago.
M. Diraison, a lieutenant in the
French navy. who wrote a book enti-
tied LES Maritimes," for which he
was cashiered, is being kept busy
fighting duels with people referred to
in it. He fought his fourth duel re-
Gently with a son of the Russian con-
sui at Toulon. M. Diraison was
wounded slightly in the arm. AS soon
as he shall have recovered he will be-
gin a fresh series of duels with naval
officers. SO far he has been wounded
twice and has wounded two adverse
ries.
Stuart Robson spoke in a facetious
vein to the audience at the Hyperion
Theater at New Haven last evening.
After the performance of 1.-The Henri e
eta" he said: Just forthy- three years
ago. the first time 1 appeared before
New Haven audience was arrested
by the sheriff of this city because I
didn't have money enough to pay for
theatrical license, which was $50. 1t was
SIS house. In those days Yale Uni
Versity Disseminated in favor of the
circus, which only had to pay a license
of 81
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
-e--s------
The Governors Fish story.

The recent serious illness of former
Gov. Scofeld of Wisconsin, says the
Chicago Chronicle, made noticeable
the esteem and affection for him
which is felt among all classes and
conditions of people throughout the
state. The news that he had passed
the critical point and would undoubt-
eddy recover was hailed with joy by
his many friends here.
The Governor is a good story teller,
and Dan Starkey, who was his pri-
waite secretary, frequently is reminded
of some good ones which the Gov
ernor has told in his moments of re-
taxation. One of these came after
the other fellows had been telling
fish stories that were more than
ordinary tax on the credulity of the
listeners.
1T was 25 years ago" said the Gov
ernor, and | was fishing in Hayes
lake in mid winter through the ice.
The thermometer was 80 degrees be-
low zero, but we did not mind that
in those days.
81 caught whole lot of trout, slen-
der fellows, that would weight about
al pound apiece. They froze solid
as soon as 1 pulled them out and
piled them up like sticks. When
went back to the camp 7 carried an
armful of them just like firewood
left them over night on the root
of our shack and the next day drove
into Oconto, 35 miles. carrying the fish
in the sleigh. At home l piled them
up on the kitchen table and told the
servant to cook them.
"She was a country girl, full OF
superstition. She put the fish in a
large pan of warm water to thaw out
and went about her work. When she
returned to the fish an hour later
every blessed one of those frozen fish
had come to life and was swimming
around in the pan just as lively as a
cricket. The girl was badly fright
ened and thought that l had be-
witched the fish, and nothing could
induce her to have anything more TO
do with them"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
CRUMpACKER Ar WORK.

Representative Crumpacker of In
diana is going to make trouble for the
states which have adopted constitu-
tional amendments DISTINGUISHING
illiterate negroes if he can. He has a
bill pending in the House to cut down
the representation of such states in
proportion as they have DISTINGUISHED
negroes. In fact, he introduced ii
into the last Congress and re-intro-
duced into this Congress. 1t had been
thought that it would never command
a great deal of attention, as Republi-
cans in Congress appear d to be averse
to taking it up. Mr.. Crumpacker,
however, seems determined that they
shall give it their attention. He is
circulating a petition asking for a
caucus of the Republican members of
the House on the bill, and says that
he has secured the names Of sixty
members to it.
1t may be that if Mr.. Crumpacker
forces the matter on the attention of
his Republican colleagues they will
take up the bill and make an effort to
pass it. They may think that if they
ignore it they VIII lose ground In the
congressional elections. 1t is doubt
full however. if the bill will ever be
brought to a vote. The Republicans
are not feeling so kindly towards the
negro as they once did-as they did
when he was able to give them as
sistance in the electoral college and
in Congress. They prefer to have the
Supreme Court pass on the question
as to whether or not the Federal con-
stitution has been violated by the
states which have adopted amend
ments DISTINGUISHING negroes. The
matter, it is thought, will be taken
to the courts by negroes acting for
their race.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
CANAL LEGISLATION DELAYED.

Naturally Senator Morgan. the chair
man of the Senate Committee on in
teroceanic canals, is in a frame Of
mind bordering on disgust with the
whole isthmian canal business. When
the Isthmian Canal Commission re-
ported unanimously in favor of the
Ncaraguan route and the House
! promptly passed a bill authorizing the
construction of a canal on that route.
he felt that the time was close at
hand when this country would begin
the building of an isthmian canal. He
believed that he would have very lit
tie difficulty in getting the Senate to
pass the House bill or one so similar
to it that there would be very little
trouble to get the two houses together
on a bill that would be satisfactory to
the country.
Everything has been changed. how
ever, by the offer of the Panama Ca
nal Company to accept $40, 900 600 for
it's property. The Isthmian Canal
Commission has changed it's report
and now favors the Panama route, and
the outlook is that there will be a long
and bitter fight in the Senate if not
in the House also, over the question
of the route. This means delay. In
deed no one now seriously thinks that
there will be any canal legislation at
this session of Congress.
The understanding seems to be that
the Senate is pretty evenly divided
between those who favor the Panama
route and those who oppose it. or
course all of those who oppose it are
not in favor of the Nicaragua route
They comprise those who favor that
route, those who consider the title OF
the Panama route defective and those
who are interested in the trans CONT
mental railroads, and hence do not
want canal. AS the situation pre-
sents itself therefore the outlook for
any canal legislation in the near flu
ture is far from promising.
1t is evident that there is a great
deal to be done-that is, there are
some very important questions to be
settled before Congress can act intel
ligently on the offer of the Panama
Canal Company. One of the questions
is whether or not the Panama Canal
Company can make good title to its
property, and another is whether that
company can transfer the Panama
Railroad property, and still another
is whether complications would not
arise between this country and France
as a result of the purchase. One OF
the leading Republican papers takes
the position that in consequence of the
delay in canal legislation there is a
| strong probability that the canal ques-
ton will become a party issue, and
play an important part in the next
presidential campaign, if not in the
! congressional elections next fall.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
CURSE
Of
DRINK
CURED BY
White Ribbon Remedy.

Can be given in glass of water. tea n,
coffee without patients knowledge
White Ribbon Remedy will cure n,
destroy the diseased appetite for alec.
holic stimulants, whether the patient
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ciaI drinker or drunkard ImpossihI.
for any one to have an appetite e..
alcoholic liquor after using White Rib
bon Remedy. Endorsed by members =,
w. C. II. u. Mrs. Moore, SuperintendoOt
of the Woman's Christian Tempersnl'o.
Union, writes; Il have used Wbito
Ribbon Remedy on very obstinato
drunkards, and the cures have heen
many. In many cases the Remedy was
given secretly. | cheerfully recommend
ana endorse White Ribbon Remadv
Members of our union are delighted r.
find a practical and economical treat
ment to aid us in our Temperance
work."
Mrs. West, President of the Woman,
Christian Temperance Union. states. ~
know of so many people redeemed from
the curse of drink by the use of White
Ribbon Remedy that | earnestly re.
quest you to give it trial"
For sale by druggists everywhere o-
by mail, 81. Trial package free by writ
ing or calling on Mrs. A M. TOWN
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mans Christian Temperance Unionl
21S fremont street, Boston, Mass Sold
in Savannah by LIPPMAN BROS.
Congress and Barnard streets.
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22

Webster Davis will present to Con-
gress within a day or two a pro- Boer
petition which he says is signed by
2l2,6O4 citizens of the South and West.
The prayer of the petition is that the
United States government take some
step to put an end to the war In South
Africa. by Intervention or otherwise.
The probabilities are that the great
majority Of the signers of Mr.. Davis
petition neither knew nor cared any
thing about the purport Of the docu-
ment, or considered what would be the
result IL Congress granted the thing
prayed for II Is the easiest matter in
the world 70 get names to a petition.
Many persons will sign in order TO es-
cape being bored. and others for the
sake OF being good-natured. II the 2l2.-
Goa signers OF the Davis petition were
asked pointsdly, Would you like TO
have This country break friendly re-
lations with Great Britain and pr0ba %
bly, go 10 war with herr" the chances
are that only about the four would
answer ~ the affirmative. However.
Davis petition win do neither harm nor
good n VIII be- put away Ia s0no
DiReonhOle where n wiil Bccumulat"
6ufi for ume ana thsn be- sent 90
the furnace.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22

John l.. Sullivan believes in realism
on the stage. He is now playing
"Simon Legree" in "Uncle Toms
Cabin" in Boston. In one scene lie
gree is supposed to thrash Uncle
Tom" within an inch of his life. When
it came to that part of the business
the other night. Sullivan laid upon the
Uncle Tom of the play with his long
whip with such yigor and force that
the man screamed in agony and finally
tainted on the stage. A leather band
had been placed around his body to
catch the blows, but Sullivan became
So carried away with his part that he
forgot all about the band and logged
the actor all over his body and legs.
1t is reported. by the way, that Mrs.
Carrie Nation has been engaged to Join
the company and appear as a twin star
with Sullivan. She will not play Lit
tie Eva" however. but the part of
Aunt Ophelia."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22

John Oliver Hobbies (Mrs. Cragie)
has made public a professional secret
explaining why women writers In
adopting a nom de plume so fire.
quently select masculine name. The
people, she says, unaccountably asso-
ciate a woman writer with her hero
ines. She continues: 1T is almost
invsria bly, assumed that our works are
more or less photographic. Now, OF
course. we do not wish 1t to be sup
posed that we are guilty of all the ex-
PLOTS and adventures of our heroines
and so We adopt the names of men. "
Mrs. Cragie ought to have given a tir
on \this matter to Beatrice Harraden
and some other creators Of hectic hero
ines.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22

Mr.. Henry watterson some days ago
wrote letter to Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
inviting him TO endow a home for SUI
perannuated newspaper men. Mr..
Carnegie has replied in a very grace
full letter to Mr.. Watterson. suggest
ing that It would be better 70 estab-
lish funds I'm the various cities. from
which the WORKOUT workers could be
aided without requiring them TO leave
home and old surroundings 10 go TO a
home" The inference 10 be drawn
from Mr. Carnegie's letter IL that he
would be- glad 10 contribute 10 such
funds Mr.. Crnegie's tribute 10 the
newspaper fraternity is not less SYM
pathetic sppreclaiive and eloquent
than was Mr. Watterson's letter Of ap-
pcJ
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22

1t was late, and getting later, says
the Colorado Springs Gazette.
However. that did not stop the sound
OF muffied voices in the parlor.
Meantime the gas meter worked
steadily.
The pater endured it as long as he
could and then resolved on heroic
measures
Phyllis" he called from the head Of
the stairs, has the morning paper
come YETI
mo, sir replied the funny man on
the Daily Bugle, I'VE are holding the
form for an important decision
And the pater went back to bed
wondering if they would keep house or
live with him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
TlIinan and McLaurin.

A day or so ago. while Senator Till
man was busy at his desk Senator
McLaurin came over to him and eX-
tended his hand, says the Washington
Post. Senator Tillman showed no hes
itancy about accepting it. and, in fact.
gave it hearty grasp. Then he asked
the Senator to be seated. and the invi-
tation being accepted, he started off
with a funny story. Presently the
faces of both Senators were beaming
with smiles. They sat and chatted for
quite a While, both apparently in the
best of humor
But it was McLaurin, of Mississippi.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-22
REPuBLICANs DISAGREE.

Interesting developments in the de-
bate on the Philippine tariff bill are
looked for 1t is known that there is
disagreement among the Republican
leaders of the Senate in regard to the
bill. The bill. as it came from the
House, provided for Dingley tariff
rates on imports from the Philippines,
and, as reported from the Senate Com
mittee having charge of the matter,
it provides for horizontal reduction
of 25 per cent. of those rates.
Some of the Republican Senators in
sist that the reduction is not great
enough--that it will not promote
trade.
The Democrats have still further
complicated matters by a minority re-
port. in which they propose that the
islands shall be turned over to the
natives just as soon as the insurrec-
ton is quelled and a stable govern
ment is established there. 1t is be-
lieyed that there are Republican Sem
ators who will favor the minority re-
port. Senators Hoar and Hale are
not in sympathy with their partY's
Philippine policy. They have stated
on more than one occasion that they
favored ultimate independence for the
Filipnos.
- With lower tariff on imports and in
dependence for the islands as subjects
Of discussion there is a probability
that there will be a debate that will
attract the attention of the entire
country. 1t may be debate that will
have a profound influence upon the
congressional elections.
The little split in the Republican
ranks on the tariff issue may not as
sumo great proportions, but there is
no certainty that it will not. There is
very strong opposition to admitting
TO our markets either tobacco or sugar
at lower tariff rates than are pro-
vided for in the Dingley tariff. It
seems to be understood that if our
tariff rates are cut for the benefit of
the Philippines they will also be cut
for the benefit of Cuba.
The debate therefore on the Philip
pine tariff bill will virtually include
the question of reducing our tariff
rates on Cuban tobacco and sugar.