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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

For many months there has been
complaint about the insufffciency of
naval officers to man the ships already
in commission, not TO speak of those
that are shortly to go into commission.
Secretary Moody thinks he has found
out why there is such a considerable
shortage, and that it is because so
many officers are detailed for shore
duty that amounts to practically a
sinecure. For instance, each of three
or four bureaus has an officer detailed
at each of the navy yards and at each
of the private yards where ships are
being constructed under contract, for
inspection service, One of these Off
GERS insDects the materials, another
the construction. another the ordnance
and another the equipment, and so on.
In all probability only a fraction of the
time of each is taken up with the du-
ties required of him, and the balance
of the time is spent in golf or other
amusement. The Secretary has de-
termined that the number of such in
spectors shall be cut down, if possible,
anu eAiS SUI PiuS OAilSeIs seHt 10 sea. lie
has therefore begun at Bath, Me, the
experiment of making one officer do all
of the inspecting, and If the experiment
proves successful he will extend the
order to all the other yards. This
would give him a number of officers
for sea duty. There will. of course. be
big kick from the officers whose soft
snaps are affected, but the Secretary
seems not to care a great deal about
kicks
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

The Board of Aldermen of New York
has held up the Pennsylvania Rail-
roads scheme to tunnel under Man
haitian island for the purpose of OBJ
tanning a rail entrance into New York
city and a connection with the Long
Island Railroad. 1t was the purpose
of the Pennsylvania to begin boring in
city and the East river. and emerge
in Long Island City. building a great
station underground in Manhattan
near Herald square. The project would
have required an expenditure of $780,
000 900. The aldermen of New York
objected to granting the requisite fran
chise on several grounds, among them
the following: That no provision was
made for union labor and a nine hour
day in the work of construction; that
the payment of $4,000, 900 to the city
was not adequate compensation; that
the effect would be to build up Mon
tauk Point as a shipping point at the
expense of New York; that the Penn
sylvania would have a monopoly of the
traffic; that provision had not been
made for pipe galleries in the proposed
tunnel, etc. On the other hand, it is
being charged that the aldermen were
displeased because they saw no rake
off" for themselves in sight. and there
is open talk of the price of votes for
the franchise being $4,000 each. and
also that no franchise will be granted
until the aldermen have been "placat-
ed" Whatever may be the cause Of
the hold-up, it seems to be the gen.
eral opinion that the tunnel would be
greatly TO the advantage of New York
city, since it would eliminate the ferry
time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

The Newport correspondent of the
New York World has stumbled upon a
remarkable phenomenon. He writes:
1T is curious how much the Four Hun
dred look like everybody else" The
same thought has doubtless struck a
great many other persons. They have
the -Four Hundred with butterfly wings
and wearing silver slippers, and the
men about seven feet tall. handsome
as Adonis and attired like the princes
In the fairy books. Yet when actually
seen they are only ordinary-looking wo-
men and men: putting on a few ex-
ira frills. possibly. but still just wo-
men and men.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

A writer in the New York Press as
serts that the richest city in the world
for its size and population is Hobo
ken, n. ]. 1T is only one mile
square" he says. land has a popula-
ton of $4,000. Many millionaires live
there. and the people generally are
well-to-do." And he adds that there
isn't another municipal corporation in
the world that can compare with it in
averaged wealth. And it may be true
If it is. the popular opinion that Ho-
boken is merely a place where ships
stop and where fishermen sleep over
night will be shattered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
when Beecher Changed His Mind.

Gen. James McLeer, awhile postmas-
ter of Brooklyn in 1880, has refused
500 for a letter from Henry Ward
Beecher which he never even publish
ed until recently, says the Philadelphia
Press. A note of Mr.. Beecher's e con-
tanning a check for $3.50 was returned
from the Dead Letter Office in Wash
tngton and when he received the usual
notice he sent this to the postmaster:
October %, 1880.
Colonel McLeer:
Dear Sir: Your notice that a letter
of mine was dead and subject to my
order is before me.
We must all die! And though the pre-
mature decease of my poor letter
should excite a proper sympathy land
| hope it does), yet 1 am greatly sus-
tanned under the aff1iction.
What was the date of it's death? OF
what did it die? Had 1t in it's last
hours proper attention and such con-
ISOLATION as BELTS the melancholy &C.
casion? Did it have any effects?
viii you kindly see to it's funeral? I
am strongly inclined to cremation.
May l ask if any other letters of
mine are sick-dangerously sick? If
any departs this life hereafter don't
notify me till after the funeral Affec-
tionately, Henry Ward Beecher.
On Tearing that the letetr contained
check, Mr.. Beecher called at the Of
flee and withdrew the request Or it's
crema ton
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

Not all of the picturesque newspa-
per correspondence comes out of the
West or from Mole ST. Nicholas or
Hong Kong. Some of 1t bears the New
Orleans date line. The eruption of
Mont Pelee has made the occasion for
some feats of vivid Imagination on the
part of New Orleans correspondents.
The other day it was said that the
water in the Gulf had grown so salt
since the eruption that havoc was be-
ing played with the fish,. and now it is
reported that the bottom of the Gulf
has been raised: that where charts
show sixty fathoms of water there are
now to be had with the lead only
twenty to twenty-five fathoms.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

who will care for the babies when
the mothers vote?" was asked of the
Womans Suffrage Convention at
Ocean Grove, N. j., the other day.
Rev. Anna Shaw answered by saying:
1.-THE persons who care for them when
the mothers go to the opera" Is it,
then, proposed to extend the franchise
only to mothers who attend the opera
By far the greater percentage of the
mothers of the country stay at home
and attend to their babies themselves
on opera nights as well as other
nights. If only opera going mothers
are to vote, woman suffrage is fail
ure even before it is begun.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.

Leaves east side of City Market for
Thunderbolt, Cattle Park, Sandfy, Isle
of Hope and all intermediate points
9:15 a. M, 1:15 p. M, Sis p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandfiy,
Cattle Park, Thunderbolt and all in
termediate points-6:00 a. m, Hoo a.
M, 800 D. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at
$50 a. m. and 2:53 p. M, connecting at
Sandfiy with regular parcel car for
city.
Parcel car from the city carries
freight to Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer on
each trip for accommodation of pass
engers.
Any further information regarding
passenger schedule or freight service
can he had by applying to
G. O. NAGLE. Manager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

Herbert Spencer is true philosopher.
He likes companionship, but objects to
being bored with continuous CONVEX
sation. His health forces him to spend
the summers in the south of England,
where he stops with a gentleman far
mer. He finds the companionshio of
Here is how he contrives. as he has
himself written in his new book, which
he SAYS will be his last: Taking, in
my daily drives. two ladies as COM
panions, and being generally unable TO
bear continuous conversation. put a
check on this by asking one or the
other a question not to be answered
without thought"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

The air of mystery that has been
thrown around Senator McLaurin' s
declination of that Court of Claims
judgship only whets the publcs de-
sire for the fun particulars. McLau-
rim had much better braved a possible
assault upon him in the Senate than
let the notion get abroad that il he ac-
cepted something very disagreeable
and disreputable would be brought
out during the fight in the Senate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
COLLINSVILLE LINE,

Nfd ar GrounuS ana Dale AVe.)
Beginning at 500 a. M, cars leave
Bolton and OFT streets every Is min
utes; returning, cars leave Estill ave-
nue. and Waters road at 6:07 a. m. and
every Is minutes thereafter, connecting
with cars on Thunderbolt line. Be-
ginning at 900 p. m. cars run every 80
minutes until 1900 o'clock.
Through cars are operated between
Market and Thunderbolt via Collins
vile and Dale avenue as follows:
Lv. Market. Lv. Thunderbolt.
6:45 a. m. 1880 a. m.
6:45 p. m. 7:30 p. m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

One of the charter members of the
proposed new Democratic" party is
a man of the name of Doppers, who for
cal economy in a college at Toxic, ia
pan. That service in Toxic, of course.
eminently fitted the gentleman to for
mulate political principles for the
United States.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
Fooled Again.

VILLAIN" said the blonde and petite
heroine resolutely, for she had at last
pierced his disguise and knew that
she must pass him up effectually or
live uphappily ever after. you are a
wolf in sleeps clothing"
BAH" said the villain.
But this attempt to prove himself a
sheep did not land, says the Portland
Oregonian, for the heroine, being a
stage heroine, was not born yestar-
day or even twenty-five years from
yesterday, and she knew a villain
when she saw one. Consequently the
hero came for her in the fifth act,
the audience Kissed the villain off the
stage, and the curtain fell on the
union of two hearts that beat as one.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
THUNDERBOLT LINE,
City Market to Casino, via Bolton


Beginning at 545 a. m, cars leave
City Market for Casino at Thunderbolt
every Is minutes until 1:30 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton Street junction IS
minutes after leaving time at City
Market.
Beginning at 553 a. M, cars leave
Casino at Thunderbolt every IS min.
utes until 1908 midnight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia and
Eastern Florida to-day are occasional
showers and thunderstorms, light va
riable winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
The first Cuban minister, Senior
cnrr ln La Onnrndn nna liz e. -. IL.

The first Cuban minister, Senior
Gonzalo De Quesada, and his family
have taken apartments at Chevy Chase
inn, in the near suburbs OF Washing
ton, pending the selection of a perma-
nent home for the legation. The min
ister's wife is yet in her early 20's-a
typical Guiana, who speaks no Eng
lish. They have one child, an infant
daughter named Aurora. Senior Que
sada is very small. very dark, with the
"soulfuP' eyes of the Creole, long hair
brushed straight back from a dispro-
port1onately broad brow. the most
ladylike hands and feet ever seen on a
man. OF whose smallness rumor says
he is rather proud
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
WEST END LINE

Car leaves west side of City Market
for Lincoln Park 900 a. m. and every
40 minutes thereafter until 1850 p. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market
6:20 a. m. and every 40 minutes there
after until 1900 o'clock midnight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

That wild Western desperado Tracy,
would do well to look to his laurels
A Georgia killer of the name of John
son, or Jeffcoat, is out for a record,
and he already has three notches on
the stock of his rifle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

Col. Watterson calls II the Petit
grewel party" and refuses 10 partake
Of the thin soup il will have TO oner.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

Connects at Sandfiy with parcel car
for city.
sConnects at Sandf1y with parcel car
for Isle of Hope
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

Connects with parcel car to city.
IConnects with parcel car from city.
MONTGOMERY AND THUNDER
BOLT LINE,
Via Cattle Park and Sandhy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25

MONTGOMERY LINE
Connecting at Sandfiy with Isle of
Hope Line
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25


stairs, loud and boisterous talking
these are offenses against health and
tranquility that are painfully common
in many households.
Inability to comprehend events be-
fore science had been brought forth.
gave rise to earnest effort to grasp
phenomena by divination of various
kinds, says the Philadelphia Medical
Journal. Belief in an unknown power
led to the animation of objects. Thus
polytheism arose. 1t is the effort of
rational men to dissipate the beliefs
which thousands of years have rem
dered well-lign innate in the human
race. 1t were well on this ground alone
that superstitious prophecies about
King Edward should prove 10 be
wrong, and that the Kings life should
be spared, not only as the result of
his surgeons achievement, but as
proof that such superstitions are false.
We may not at all times be able to
interpret the workings of nature.
There is, however. no reason for call
ing in the supernatural to explain
what is simply beyond our ken. AS the
years go on We add a little to our sum
total of knowledge, and we are thus
enabled to interpret by perfectly ra-
tional means what would have been
referred TO the black arts a century or
two ago. Education discredits super
stitious beliefs and aims to explain the
condolences, which at times appear to
exist, by the means at it's command.
To the ignorant and the credulous the
occult appeals much more strongly
than TO the educated mind. For that
reason the wide publicity given to the
forebodtnSs OF King Edwards illness
are most 70 be depiored
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

Hoods Jdrsdpdrilll
Which the Better Way.
From the Commoner.

from the C0miIlOneI.
Fifty years ago Japan was heather
country without trade or commerce.
Her people were unacquainted with
the outside world and utterly ignorant
of Christian civilization. Without
the firing of shot or the shedding
Of q drop of blood, Japan was rescued
from her isolation. her people made &C
auainted with the world at large and
helped on the road to liberty. No ma
ton presumed to teach the japanese
self government No nation assumed
to control them under the specious plea
OF beneftting them. No nation declared
its purpose to govern the Japanese and
grant them az much freedom rs their
condition warranted and the interests
of the controlling nation dictated. On
the contrary, Japan WAS left to work
out her own salvation, and, although an
Oriental island and occupying vantage
point for Oriental commerce, no nation
seized the island. During the fifty years
since Commodore Perry opened the
ports Of Japan and made treaty with
the Japanese, the people Of Japan have
made progress unparalleled In the his
tory of the world. Today Japan is q
world power. Her people are classed
among the intelligent and progressive
peoples of the earth. Autocratic and
arbitrary power Is fading away before
intelligence, and trade and commerce
flourish without the bullet and the bay
Onet.
For three hundred years the Philip.
pines have been peOpled by Christians.
The Filipinos have builded schools and
universities. The people have sent re-
representatives. to the leading universities
of Europe. They have worshipped the
true God, erected homes, founded cities
and struggled for freedom. Yet a
Christian nation seizes the islands under
the specious plea Of acting under Divine
providence, drenches the islands with
blood, lays waste towns and cities,
devastates fields and makes sport OF
warnings for liberty and freedom and
self.government. Peace marked the
dealings with the heather Japanese ;
slaughter and sword mark the dealings
with the Christian Filipinos. No one
sought to interfere with the government
Of Japan by the Japanese, although
they were ignorant Of Christianity and
knew nothing of civil liberty. But h
people yearning for liberty, Worship
ping God, and eager to take a place
among the nations Of the Garth, are
coldly told that they must submit to
arbitrary government, relinquish the
dream Of centuries and be shot II they
oppose their conquerors.
Which is the better way, the one pur-
sued in Japan or the one now being
pursued In the Phllippines2
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

awarded to this faithful commander,
whose bravery. capacity and untirlng
vigilance brought fresh renown TO the
American navy and gave our Tag an
added Importance upon the seas. The
Republican president, by insinuation,
sought to put the brand of cowardice
upon Admiral Schley. The Republican
senate refused to incorporate in bill
formal recognition of the fact that
Schley was actually in command in the
battle of Santiago bay. but passed bill
providing for placing Schley upon the
retired list with the full pay of rear
admiral. But even this measure failed
to pass the Republican house. So far
Ms the American people are concerned,
Schley has already won the glory. This
Republican paper that seems to be
friendly to the hero of Santiago bay
might bend its energies toward persuad-
ing the leaders of its own party to re-
frain from doing injustice to Schley.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
The Candidates ut Brlnkley.

W. .,,,, tho fo,lor,;no f,o,, tho .ittla
we cup 'he 'o'io"ins iio,u VIC 1i'"o
Rock Democrat s. brinkiey corre'
spondence of the Gath:
Gov Davis took occasion to nav his
respects to the Little Rock dailies.
Sneakinp of the UGazette, - ne said
rat ~ change had occnrred in the
e1itoria, mansgement Of the paper and
If had hsen honed that a change for the
better was Imminent, but II ANYTHING
was different he was unable to discover
il As for the .,Democrst, -" we'll
nothing was ever expected from that.
He also got off his epigrsm Of the last
camnaign about there being az noble
hearts in the breasts of convicts as beat
beneath An EDITORS coat, pointing his
hand dramatically at the Democrat
and Gazette representatives a. g. no .
o apputb;n, e,ae NJ Gittls Rock declared
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
Safety Clock for Locomotives.

COLUMBUS. 0. July 81. The Hook.
ing VALLEY railroad has about completed
a test of device to insure the proper
execution of train order, regardless or
the forgetting sleeping or death OF the
engineer after having received his IN
structions. 1t has been tried Tor the
past six weeks. ooo
In that tine it has travelled 10 600
miles and not once has it failed to act
properly. Within that time all the en-
aineers on the north division have had
a chance to see it work and try 1t for
themselves.
The device itself Is more simple than
one would expect from the human-like
intelligence It manifests. 1t consists OF
a large clock-like structure with u
double dial. This Is connected by Il
rod and by belt to the truck under the
pilot. This registers the mileage In the
same manner that cyclometer does on
a bicycle.
The first service 1t does, then. Is to
inform the engineer Of his distance from
his starting point, when 1t Is dark and
he cannot see customary landmarks.
But the interesting feature is the in
ner or second dial. This ts lifted up
with series of ten dogs or catches, and
each of these catches can move period
of ten notches. These catches and
notches are used to set the dial for any
given distance, much as an alarm clock
Is set, except that it can be set for ten
different stops at the same time and
then ten different orders will be exc.
cuted in succession and without inter-
ference.
When the engine mas run the distance
set for the first order 1t sounds warn.
ing whistle on the airbrake. 1t then
gives the engineer 900 feet In which
to obey his summons. II he does not
do this the action of the clock continues
and the brakes are applied automatically
and the train brought to full stop. Ii
a showdown is all that Is desired, when
the engineer gets the note OF warning
he can reduce steam and then, by pull.
ing out little plunger, prevent the
train from stopping. Furthermore
should for any reason the machine get
out of order and not register properly 1t
will also sound the warning.
Thus, In running out Of Columbus for
Toledo. the engineer, II he had train
to pass at every station, would set the
dial for 4 at Alderman, s at ElmwOod,
10 at Powell, II at Hyatt 9, and so on
to the tenth stop. BY such al arrange
ment all the danger to train OF an
engineer becoming mentally deranged
or being killed would seem to be obvi
ated, for on the first failure to obey or
ders the train would be brought to a
full stop, when In the nature OF things
an investigation would be made.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

BY unanimous vote the legislature OF
Louisiana has debarred from the public
schools of that state all histories that
do not give Admiral Winfield Scott
schley full credit for the naval victory
of Santiago. A heavy penalty Is I'm.
posed upon teachers who violate the
law by teaching that Admiral Sch'ey
did not have supreme command and Is
not entitled to full credit for the vic
tory. 1t Is believed that other states
will take similar action, aud publishers
Of school text books are In a quandary.
The government records show that Ad'
mirsl Sampson WAS In active command
during the battle, but the public at
large still insists upon giving Admiral
Schley the credit. --Commonar.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

SENATORS MORGAN and Turner are
now the best of friends. They were
once enemies. The arrangement &C.
Cured just after the civil war. Mr..
Turner WAS United States marshal In
the district which includes Selma, Mr..
Morgan home. An election had &C.
Cured and there appeared to be some
trouble over the count. Turner rs
marshal took charge Of the bollot boxes
and had them taken into court. Mr.
Morgan was the prosecuting attorney
for the government. The court ordered
Turner to surrender the ballots. This
he refused to do. He was then ar.
raigned upon q charge OF contempt.
Morgan prosecuted him. Turner was
placed under arrest at the instance OF
Morgan, but later was released. The
action was settled Rmicably. Shortly
after that Turner left the state of Ala
bsma and went West. He never saw
Morgan again until he entered the sen
ate in 1897. The two men then shook
hands and have been close friends ever
since. -Ex.