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The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
A STRANGE CASE.

Jane Toppan. the Barnstable, Mass,
nurse who has confessed to the MUIR
der of thirty-one persons, and who has
been sent to an insane asylum for life,
is an interesting subject for the study
of alienists. The woman asserted
that she killed her victims for the
pleasure it afforded her to see them
die and to handle their bodies during
the period when the life heat was
leaving them. The details Which she
gave the physicians examining her
were sufficient to convince them that
she was a degenerate morally, and
was not responsible for her acts The
passion which prompted her to kill
was beyond her control The passions
of degenerates and the peculiar ways
in which they are satisfied have receiv-
ed a great deal of attention from the
medical fraternity of late years, but
so far as is generally known there has
been no case similar to that of this
Massachusetts, nurse whose profession
gave her exceptional opportunities for
killing for pleasure. Massachusetts,
by the way, has produced at least one
other degenerate who killed because of
a love to watch death struggles. That
was the notorious boy Jesse Pomeroy.
now a middle-aged man, who has pa S.
ed his life since conviction in solitary
confinement in the Jail in Charlestown.
Jesse Pomeroy. it will be recalled, tor
tured small children and went into &C.
stasies of delight when they screamed
and writhed and died. He, however,
was coarse, brutal, dull-witted boy.
The woman, Jane Toppan. seems to be
a person of education, refinement and
some professional ability as a nurse.
Her case is no less strange than shock
ing
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
PURPOSE OF COL ESTILIS LETTERS.
Destruction Of Primary Threat
ened by Irregularities.
Savannah. Ca. June rs, 1902.

70 Of
feel letter
which addressed Democratic
Executive Committee which addressed
letters them meaning
by
announced would duty to make
acquainted with the that
the established of the
viii people
1t a counties but
keeping ballot
whom the settled
the later election their bal
Wilcox
ddat
called
similar
reguaiues those counties
ance of thai stem.
A
the result
ted continue
fairness of
o
election
seemed to duty, undone J.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
In Either Case.

A small party of lawyers lunching
together the other day were relating
experiences, says Cassels Journal. One
story concerned Mr.. Justice-but never
mind the name. 1t was at the outset
of his lordship's judicial career.
A couple of young fellows had plead
ed guilty ia. a charge of larceny and
had been remanded awaiting sentence.
One morning they were brought to the
court house and lodged in cells await
ing summons to appear before the
court. Finally one was sent for:
Have you anything to say in extern
uation of your crime?" sternly de-
manded the judge.
My lord, l was drunk when I did
it," replied the youth.
Drunk! That makes the offense all
the worse. Three yearsv'
On the way back to the cell the SEN
fenced youth met the other culprit 60
ing in the direction of the court room.
For goodness sake" he cautioned
him, don't tell the judge you drink
The other promptly took the hint
This is the dialogue that, according to
lawyer, presently ensued:
What have you to say for yourself?'
Nothing, my lord" meekly.
do you drink"
''Never in my life, my lord
'What-not even that excuse? Three
years and six monthsl"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
PROTEST OF CIGAR MANUFACTU-
RERS.

IT is becoming evident that the
get the Senate to ratify a reciprocity
treaty with Cuba. 1t is the understand
ing that, having failed in getting Com
gress TO reduce the duty on Cuban SUI
gar, it is his plan to negotiate a recip-
rccity treaty with Cuba and have 1t
ready for ratification when Congress
meets next winter. The Independent
manufacturers of cigars and cigarettes
and the leaf tobacco men have infor-
nation that there is a movement to
include in the proposed treaty a re-
duction of twenty per cent. on Cuban
cigars and cigarettes.
They are sending a protest against
such a reduction to every senator and
representative. Their position is that If
a twenty per cent. reduction were
made in the tariff on manufactured
cigars and cigarettes from Cuba the
American cigar and tobacco trust
would be able to drive the independent
cigar manufacturers and dealers out
of business. They say that that trust
has already secured seventy-five per
cent. of the cigar factories Of Cuba and
that the reduction of our tariff on the
Cuban cigar and cigarette output
would be almost wholly In the interest
of that trust.
1t is difficult of course for an out
slider to see how they arrive at that
conclusion, since if the trust had not
acquired manufacturing plants in Cuba
the owners of these plants could send
their output to our market. 1t is prob
able, however, that the independent
manufacturers in this country have
good grounds for their fears of the to-
bacco trust. ana will be able to show
that they have, when the matter comes
before the Senate.
If the Independent tobacco manu-
facturers and the beet and cane sugar
growers oppose reciprocity with Cuba
a reciprocity treaty will not stand any
better chance for being ratified than
the Cuban relief bill did of being pass
ed. 1t will doubtless soon become ap-
parent to the Cubans that their only
hope of getting the benefits of the
American market is in annexation.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
BRIGHT BITS.

well, cook, and what did you
think of it?" "Lor' mum, she sang
beautiful-just as if she was a-gurg-
ling Tit Bits.
1t is warm enough now to roast
beefsteak on the roof, but, unfortun-
ately, beefsteak is even higher than the
roof.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Record.-Smith-"B is the
LATEST man on record" Jones-"How
so?" Smith-"When his wife asks him
to water her fiower-bed he throws
mucket of water on his Newfoundland
dog and then has him stand in the
middle of the iower-bed and shake
himself. Puck.
Wise Doctor.-Mrs. Fondma-"Sor-
ry to disturb you at this hour, doctor,
but we can't imagine what ails the
child" Doctor-"Cold, perhaps. Did
YOU have him out to-day?" Mrs. Fond
ma-"Yes, but only to his grandmoth-
er's." DoctoT-"Ah! overfed, that's
all. "-Philadelphia Press.
A Let Down.-Professor Blinkers-
Il hope you did not find my lecture too
technical, Miss Baynes?" Miss Baynes
with pride)-"Oh, no, Professor. 1 was
able to follow it ALL" Prof Blinkers-
IL am glad of that, as I tried to make
it ineligible to the meanest compre-
hension. Punch.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
Personal.

Count Boni de Castellane, Count
Stanislaus and Count Jean de Stanis-
laus, sons of the Marquis de Castel-
lane, are the only three brothers who
ever held seats simultaneously in the
French Chamber of Deputies.
Robert de Billy, one of the Ro-
chambeau party before sailing for
home last week, said that what had
surprised him most in this country
was the loyalty of the naturalized cit
liens to the country of their adoption.
Mayor McNamee of Cambridge,
Mass, told the scholars at Webster
Grammar School the other day that
he hoped none of the boys would ever
become Mayor and none of the girls
the wife of a Mayor. He said he could
wish them no greater injury than that
any of the boys should become a
Democratic Mayor of Republican
city. S'1
Prince Henry of Prussia recent
ly recovered an old relic of his family
in a singular manner" says the
Klonische Zeitung. ION board a Ger
man warship a cabin boy showed him
a watch belonging to Queen Louise,
the Princes great-grandmother to-
gether with a document attesting it's
authenticity. Fleeing from the
French troops in 1906, the Queen had
stayed with ancestors of the boys
family, and had given them the watch
which the boy respectfully presented
to the Prince. Prince Henry accepted
1t, and besides making a money pay
ment, has had the boy admitted to the
Hamburg School of Navigation"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
GOOD FoR ALL CONCERNED.

The Savannah Electric Company has
made great improvements in the street
and suburban car service, and the
public is showing it's appreciation of
what has been done in the way of bet
ter cars and more convenient sched-
ules. No business responds more
quickly in increased revenues when
facilities and accommodations are i'm
proved than those of which all classes
of people are patrons, and there is
none in which the people of to-day are
more interested than transportation by
street and suburban cars. The condi-
tions require good and prompt service,
otherwise only those who are absolute
ly compelled to do so will ride on the
cars. 1t is, therefore, evident that to
make money out of a street car sys-
tenn the public must have very nearly
all that it asks in the way of service.
The street railway company has also
made considerable improvement in it's
suburban service, notably to Isle of
Hope and Montgomery. The roadbed
has been out in excellent condition,
and on the Montgomery line electricity
has taken the place of the old hay
burners"
The Improvement of the suburban
lines by company that has in view
future rather than present profits
means much for the city and the coun-
ty. 1t means the opening up of farm
ing lands. as we'll as the increased set
Element and patronage of all the salt
water resorts. There Is no good reason
why there should be an acre of unoc-
cupied land in Chatham county Every
acre should be utilized and made pro-
euetive. There is a want. demand,
for all of the produce that can be
grown on these lands, and there is
room for fruit orchards, poultry and
stock farms, ETC., the output of which
would command ready sale at home
Thus country producers and city con-
sumers alike would be benefited, and
money that is now sent away would be
kept in circulation in Savannah.
With that public confidence which
comes with a settled public or corpor-
ate policy, Savannah can look forward
to considerable development within a
few years from the growth of the
county by reason of the bettered SUI
burban railway facilities, and also by
reason of it's good public roads. The
Savannah Electric Company is show
ing commendable spirit in what it is
doing, and its good work, though
hardly more than fairly begun, is al
ready having it's effect
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
RATHBoNE,s STORY

Major Estes G. Rathbone, who was
convicted of postal frauds in Cuba, has
been doing a good deal of talking since
his return to this country. He is
firmly convinced that his conviction
was due wholly to Governor General
Wood, who, he says, was the court.
The inference from his talk is that he
intends to devote the balance of his
life to getting even with Gen.
Wood.
How he proposes to do that he does
not make entirely clear. He says he
intends to appeal to Congress to IN
vestigate his case. and II is a part
Of his plan to make charges agains.
Gen. Wood. II he is to be believed
Gen. Wood expended large sums OF
Cuban money in ways that were not
authorized by law. Some of the facts
In regard 70 Gen. Woods administra-
ton. he says. will shock and dis
gust the American people"
II is noticeable. however, that he
does not name the things for which
Gen. Wood wasted the public money.
lie does not show IA what particular
10 was extrayagnnt Perhaps be IL
Weeping bic facts until be gets d
bearing before Congress.
lt is evident that there are things
in the Cuban administration "a Gen
Wood .hich fhe standardization does
not want made public ~ fhis time
TIE Republicans have resisted as ~,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-Unlon
and Citizen (Dem.) says: when
Cleveland and Hill can get together
what shall we think of Democrats who
still advocate and try to enforce a poll
icy Of prescription? What shall be done
to the little souls that put themselves
in the way of harmonious action and
glorious victory"
The New York World (Dem) says:
Mr. Bryan's chief desire now seems
to be to prevent any other Democrat
from getting what the people twice
denied to him II he cannot rule the
party he would perpetuate it's ruin. Put
If he will take his mind off his re-
venges long enough to read American
history with a little care, he will learn
that the people have never yet encour-
aged a beaten candidate in this atti-
tude. Mr.. Cleveland is neither a candi-
date nor an issue. and true Democrats
Will welcome from him, as from any
body else, suggestions looking 20 the
rehabilitation and restoration Of their
PARTY"
The Louisville Courier-Journal CDem.)
SAYS: Those ridiculous individuals. the
Wall street tipsters, are now condl-
tioning the future Of the market on Abe
re Of King Edward. This ls charnc-
teristic q the Wall street crew. Stock
values Ia Amerfca are no more de-
pendent OF the life ~ King Edward
Than they are on the life ~ King Cole.
II King Edward should de there would
be q King George 10 take his place.
and ono KING would b. just as pos er-
Jess and harmless az fbe other. ~ she
commercial world waF NOT seriously
affected ~ fhe neafh ~ Queen Niefo-
fla affFf her long reign. f IL i1ie o.
attach any real importance ~ fhe
death ~ hsf sgnf
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
Providence and Peaches.

Years ago, when 1 was in the fruit
business" said a Michigander the
other day, according to the Chicago
Journal, II used to take some long
chances on the apple and peach crop.
1 mean by that that 1 would buy the
yield of an orchard after counting up
the trees in blossoms, and, strangely
enough, never met with a loss of any
account. My nearest shave was with
a good old deacon, who had 500 peach
trees in St. Joe county. l knew the
orchard we'll: 1t always sent fine
peaches to market, and one season
determined to copper the yield.
struck the place with those 500 trees
loaded down with blossoms, and esti-
mated that the yield could not be
less than 1,500 bushels. 1 offered the
deacon $1,000 cash in hand, but he
shook his head. Then 1 went up $3.50
and finally made the figures 81, 800
That was 81 a bushel, and the pick
ing and packing was to be at my ex-
pense.
No, l don't think I'll do it, re-
piled the deacon, after scratching his
head for awhile.
I don't believe you'll get better
Offer
Mebbe not but 1 think I'll trust
to Providence; 1 may get at least ST.
900 for my peaches
II didn't care to raise my figures,
said the buyer, "and so the matter
was off. 1 heard from the orchard
just as the trees were covered with
young peaches, but about that time a
drought set in and things began to
burn. There wasn't a smell of rain for
six weeks, and there wasn't peach
that wasn't baked and shriveled and
dried until you couldn't tell what it
was. The 500 trees didn't yield five
eatabTe peaches. Meeting the deacon
along the last week of August, said
Well, deacon, I'm 1900 in pocket
Yes he slowly replied.
Going to trust to Providence an
other season.
Not entirely-not quite. I've fig
ured it out that If l accept SO per
cent. of a good thing and trust to
Providence about per cent. may be
able to buy me pair of new boots
next year.. -
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26

forts of the Democrats TO have a
complete showing of Gen. Woods ex-
penditures. 1t is clear that they are
afraid of the effect on the congress
sional elections which such a showing
would have.
1t may be that Rathbone will get a
chance next winter to tell his story
of Gen. Woods extravaganza and
wrong doing. but by that time every
body will have lost interest in the
matter. No doubt Gen. Wood made
expenditures which were not above
many thousands of dollars uselessly
and for the purpose of rewarding
favorites of the Republican party. Adj
hitting that he did many things for
which there was no authority except
his own or that Of the Secretary of
War, who by the way says that he
approved every expenditure Gen. Wood
made, it does not follow that Rath-
bone was justified in spending the pub
lie money with which he was intrusted
in giving costly entertainments, in
maintaining an expensive residence, in
providing himself with fine horses and
carriages and in otherwise conduct
ing himself as if he were the big man
of the American officials in Cuba.
Gen. Wood was at the head of the
military government and had consid-
cradle more authority than Rathbone,
who was a subordinate on compar-
atively small salary. Rathbone seems
to have thought that-he ought to have
been in Gen. Woods place.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Dividend Notice,
Citizens Bank of Savannah; Notice,
Mohr & Sons; Andrew Hanley Com
pany; P. P. P; Notice to Bidders on
Hose for Fire Department, John +.
= Mcguire, Superintendent; Sealed Pro-
posals for $500 Feet Hose, John e.
Mcguire, Superintendent; Annual Pic
mic of Savannah Council No. l, Order
American Firemen; Bill of Fare Union
Station Restaurant; Notice to Superior
Court Jurors.
Business Notice-Coffee satisfac-
ton, at DeImonico's
June 26.-Get It at Rowlinskis.
Forget Not the Ball To-night-At
South End.
Water Wings-Edward Lovell's Sons.
Hot Weather Fabrics-At Hogan's.
Outing Suits-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Queen de Almendra, or Almond
Cheese-A. NJ. & c. w. West.
Manhattan shirts-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Beer-A. b. c. Beer.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
Whiskey-Murray Hill Club whls-
key.
Medica-Cuticura Remedies; Peru
ma; Smiths Sure Kidney Cure;
Worlds Dispensary Preparations;
Kodal Dyspepsia Cure; Yaki; TUFTS
Pills; David Kennedy's Favorite REM
e1y; S. S. S.; DIR. Hathaway Com
pany.
Cheap Column Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; PERSONAL Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
CIVIL WAR CRUELTY.

The country will not regret that the
| debate on the Philippine civil govern
ment bill is ended 1t was fast degen-
Grating into a war of words over the
| question as to whether the North or
the South was the more cruel during
the war of secession. No good was ac-
| complished by congressman of the
North trying to show that the South
did things during that war that were
more barbarous than anything our
army has done in the Philippines or
by the claim put forth by Southern
congressman that the cruelties prac-
ticed by the North exceeded anything
that was known in the South. Such
speeches as have been made in the
House since the Philippine civil gov
eminent bill has been under
the cruelties of the North and
South during the civil war Pc
Rod were described-were produce
tive of no good and may have
done a great deal of harm. The ten
dency of them is to disturb the kindly
feeling existing between the two sec
tons.
Many things are done in time of war
for which there is deep regret when
peace is restored. War is dreaded be-
cause of its cruelties and horrors. The
Southern people think they were more
humane in the conflict of thirty-seven
years ago than the people of the North
IL
they were the more humane. 1t is a
question upon which there can be no
agreement. Why therefore disturb
the existing good feeling by discussing
it.?
And what bearing on the cruelties
of our army in the Philippines have
the cruelties that were committed in
our civil conflict? Because there were
deeds of cruelty by both Nortehrn and
Southern soldiers in the war of seces-
sion it doesn't follow that the cruel
ties committed in the Philippines were
justifiable.
OF course the speeches in regard to
cruel conduct of our soldiers in the
Philippines and cruelties during our
sumption-for effect in the congression-
al elections-but congressman some
times miss the mark when they under
take to influence their constituencies
from their places in Congress. AS a
matter of fact it is doubtful IL the
showing made of the outrag es commit
ted by our soldiers in the Philippines
will effect the congressional elections
in the least. Our soldiers in the Phil
ippines are from all sections of the
country and public sympathy is with
them. The argument that they would
not have been guilty of cruelties ex-
cept in retaliation is not without its
effect. So far as cruelties committed
during the war of secession are con-
cerned. it is probable that there is very
general regret that they were brought
to the attention of the public again.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
Reflections of n Bachelor.
From the New York Press.

II Is a curious thing about getting
fooled at the marriage game, but eith-
er everybody has or wants 10 be.
u Is mighty hard these days for the
lady OF the house 10 be able 10 furnish
references that are satisfactory 10 the
cook.
No matter how much sde thinks Of
a man, there are mighty few women
who would hesitate 20 trade him on
for nice crinkly hair.
The first month be h. married he
thinks everybody rs looking al BIN III
envy. after that a horrible suspicion
grows ou him that II is iu pity.
Mhfried men who don't care for the
qtsesris Their wives give them VIII
hud q ellis . great deal 81 srrt,i.t, -
cay tie e0ctoF doeauf panf fhe,, 81
eaf eRe9 things
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26

In the course of an address delivered
before the students OF the Northwest
ern University few days ago Senator
Dolliver said: There was not a Pres
ident OF the twenty-six who had not
a background OF poverty. discipline and
hard work" Could S@ator DoIllyer
name twenty-six men who have been
President Of the United States? There
have been twenty-six administrations.
OF preoidencies. but they have been
held BY twenty-five men. Grover Cleve-
land held the twenty and TWEEN
fy-fourih presidencies, does mat ei-
ute him 20 BE- counted twice as an IN
alYiduai IN the hst ~ the Prssi ienss9
" only twenty-five men have been
ffesiaept Including Col Roosevelt. IA
sfens something ~ an anomaly 40 Sc
~ - him 40 the twenfy-axth presl-