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The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

Unc' John. slave on a plantation
a few miles from Alexandria was
reputed to be skilled medical man,
says the Philadelphia Times.
One day while running a fox his
master was violently thrown and rem
cered insensible. A messenger was
dispatched to the city to obtain
physician, while Unc, John was sum-
moned to render immediate aid.
After terminating his patient Unc'
John FASTENED to his quarters. In
few minutes he returned bearing
semi-liquid preparation which he
forced down the sufferers throat, who
with, Good God; what was that?
Immediately sat up.
When the doctor arrived the major
was quietly smoking on his verandah.
Curious to know what mecidine had
effected such marvellous results the
doctor begged for an interview with
Unc' John. Being questioned the old
darkey delivered himself thus:
'Massa bus he insides, an l gave him
alum an rozum.'
What for, Uncle John?" asked the
Sstonished physician.
De alum to draw de parts togedder,
an de rozum to solder EN-"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
Cross-Cut saws.

From the New York Tribune.
/. A fool and his money are hard
to find.
,. Never put off till tomorrow what
some one win do for you to-day.
3. A rolling stone gathers no joy
from the scenery.
4. It's an i'll wind that dies before
it gets up.
5. A miss is as good as a mystery
6. One swallow doesn't make a
spring hat.
Uneasy lies the head that needs
no hair cut.
s. The longest way round is the
most saving on the garden gate.
9. Enough is as good as a controll-
ing interest in a trust.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
one of Lloyd,s stories.

A story with a genuine touch of hui
man nature is told of Congressman
Adamson of Georgia, who lives at the
Hotel Varnum, Washington. says an
exchange. Congressman Lloyd of Mis-
souri, tells the story thus:
IF there's a. congressman who loves
children it is Adamson, and while at
the Varnum he spent much of his time
playing with the youngsters, with
whom he is a general favorite. One
morning, just as Adamson was start
ing for the Capitol, a 5-year-old girl
walked up to him and asked him to
let her ride on his back. The child's
mother objected, saying, Why, Mabel
you shouldn't make a horse of the
gentleman
:" %, mamma, answered the child
he isn't gentleman; he's a congress-
man."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
THE BLACKS or THE YAzOo DEL
TIA.

In the Yazoo Delta, Mississippi, the
proportion of blacks to whites is about
seven to one. In one county of the
Delta the blacks outnumber the whites
by about fifteen to one. The section
is known as the blacklist of the black
belt of the South. And yet Mr.. A.
II. Stone, who was born and raised in
read before the American Economical
Association that there is less of a race
question in that section than in any
other part of the United States. He
says: I'VE hear nothing about an ig-
norant mass of negroes dragging down
the white man; we hear of no black
incubus; we have few midnight as
sassinations and fewer lynchings." The
violation of a white woman by a ne
gro is an unknown crime; land yet
nowhere else is the line of the social
separation of the races more rigidly
drawn" I'VE have but one negro
problem" "how to secure more
negroes" Mr.. Stone ascribes these de-
sirable conditions to the fact that there
is no white laboring class (which
comes into contact with negroes of the
same Glass; 1.-THE capital, the devils
ing brain, the directing will. consti
tute the white mans part; the work
itself is the Negroes Continuing, he
explains that the era of small farms
has not yet come in the Delta. The
plantations are large. from 500 to sew
eral thousand acres in size. They are
owned by the white men and cultivated
by the negroes. 1t is easy enough to
believe every word Mr.. Stone has writ
ten 1t means that conditions in the
Yazoo Delta now are precisely what
they were before the war and eman-
cipation, except that employer and en-
ployee have taken the place of master
and slave. The ethics of the old days,
in every particular except as relates
to slavery, have been retained. The
whites dominate by brain power.
Whether the blacks lose respect for
| the whites who work with them on
an equality of labor may be an open
| question, but there seems to be an ar
gument in support of such view. when
we come to consider the question Of
| conditions in the Yazoo Delta as COM
pared with those in some other sections
| of the country.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
Missed the Lobby BarreIl.

Considerable amusement was caused
when the Legislature first went into
session by a member from the coun-
ties arriving and promptly asking to
be shown the lobby, says the Balti-
more Herald.
When that place was pointed out to
him he nosed around for a while, and
then remarked in the hearing of some
bystanders:
i've been fooled" he declared dis
gusted: they toll me / could find a
bari of money loose in the lobby, but
1 see now tibet it's a dinged lie!"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings. Veterans AS
ISOLATION; Lafayette McLaws Camp,
$50, L. C. V: Francis s. Barlow
Camp. No. 90. U. S. C. V.
Special Notices-Andrew Hanley
Company; Closing of City Offices; Jas.
]. Joyce: NJ. S. Gardner; Notice to
Property Owners; Beckmann's Cafe.
Business Notwithstanding for
Your Wife or Sweetheart, A. NJ. &
C. w. West.
Low Excursion Rates to Charleston
and Return-via Plant System.
Legal Sale-City Marshars Sale.
See Us To-day-B. H. Levy & Bro.
To-day, saturday-At Ecksteins.
-Easterbrook Pens.
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Pow
der.
Financial-Chatham Bank: Spencer,
Trask & Co., New York.
Proposals-For Constructing Tram
Ordnance Repair Shop at Fort Dade.
Fla; For Installing Sewer System at
Fort Dade, Fla.
Grape Nuts Food-Postum Cereal
Company.
Malt Murine Anheuser-B Busch
Brewing Association.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Medical-Tutt's Pills; DR.. Hathaway
Company: Munyon's rheumatism Cure;
Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable Pills:
Crossmans Specific Mixture: Blood
Wine: Paines Celery Compound.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted Employment Wanted;
For Rent; For Sale; Lost: Personal;
Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
GETTING AHEAD OF CONGRESS.

The British government it seems, is
considering the advisability of with
drawing the subsidy which it gives
certain lines of steamers carrying its
flag, now that these lines and certain
American steamship lines have been
merged into a great combination con-
trolled by American capital. The sub
sidy is given in the shape of compen-
sation for carrying the mails.
But will not the Morgan syndicate,
which controls these. great steamship
lines. be in a position not only to say
to the British government, but also to
the government of the United States,
what the compensation for carrying
the mails shall be? If the syndicate
owns the lines plying between the diff
ferent ports of the world it will be in
a position to make whatever terms
it pleases for this service. 1t will be
a monopoly which the strongest gov
ernments in the world will have to
recognize.
The outlook is that the ship subsidy
bill, which is now pending in the
House. will not be passed by that
body. But if the Morgan. syndicate
gets all the steamship lines it is aft
er it will not need the help which that
bill calls for. 1t may say that it is
worth twice what is now paid for car
rying the mails, or three times for
that matter, and what will the gov
ernments of the different nations do
about it? VIII they build ships of their
own to carry the mails? That would
be rather costly undertaking.
1t is worthy of notice that Mr.. Glenn
ent A. Griscom, who is spoken of as
the probable president of the steam
ship combination, in an interview
which was published few days ago,
intimated pretty broadly that the
merged steamship lines could take care
of themselves-that is, that they would
not ask this government for aid, and
presumably would not expect any
from Great Britain. Had he in mind
that they would be in a position to
command very considerable aid prob
ably fully as much as they get now to-
gether with what they are asking for
! in the ship subsidy bill? 1t really looks
as if Morgan had got the best of Con-
! gress.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
ACTION AGAINST THE BEEF TRUST.

The Attorney General has authorized
his representatives in Chicago to begin
action against the Chicago beef pack
ers, who, he has reason to believe, have
formed a combination and entered into
an agreement to put up the prices of
fresh meats. This action was not taken
until after an investigation had been
made. 1t is but fair to assume, there
fore, that there is foundation for the
assertions which are so frequently
made that there is a beef trust, and
that the present high prices of meat
are the result of an understanding be-
tween packers, and not of the high
prices Of cattle, due to the scarcity of
corn.
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina
has introduced into the Senate a bill
to take the tariff off of fresh meats,
and Representative Livingston of
Georgia has introduced a similar bill
in the House. 1t looks, therefore as
If there were war against the beef
trust all along the line.
The packers say they have nothing to
fear from these proceedings. because
there is no beef trust. no agreement
between the packers 70 put up the
prices ~ fresh meats. They admit there
is an agreement. but Il does not refer
10 prices Of their products, 1t is an
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

/ agreement to refuse to sell meats to
butchers who do not pay their bills
within a certain specified time.
1t will, of course. be determined in
the action which the Attorney General
has begun whether or not the stare
ments of the packers are true. If they
are, that, of course. will end the mat
ter. The people have no desire TO
prosecute the packers if the rise in
prices is due to causes which are be-
yond their control, and if they have
not banded together to extort from the
public exorbitant prices. But they
want a thorough investigation. They
want all of the facts made public.
The denial of the packers that there is
a combination to raise prices does not
satisfy them.
1t is not probable that anything will
come of the bills introduced into Con-
gress by McLaurin and Livingston.
Representative Payne. chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, was APP
preached a few days ago with the view
of finding out whether or not there was
a PROFANITY IHdL the committee WOulu
report a bill taking the tariff off of
meats, but no satisfaction was OBJ
tanned. The truth is the Republican
party is sfraid to open the tariff ques-
ton ever so little, because it knows
that if the repeal of tariff duties is
once begun there will be a general fight
on the tariff all along the line. What
is done, therefore, towards breaking up
the beef packers combine, assuming
that there is such a combine, must be
done in the courts by the Attorney
General
There are some, of course, who doubt
that the President is sincere in order
ing the beef trust prosecuted, and say
that the Attorney General will not
press the case, but those who accept
this view do not take into account the
fact that every move of the Attorney
General will be watched. If it should APP
pear that he was not prosecuting the
case with vigor the administration
would be harmed more than if he had
refused to take steps against the trust
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

In Louisville it is believed that DR..
w. Godfrey Hunter, minister to Qua
temala, now in this country without
leave of absence by the State Depart
ment, will not return to his post, and
several Kentucky Republicans are
pulling wires to succeed him in the
job. There have been numerous COM
plants made with respect to Minister
Hunters conduct of his Office, and two
Americans are now in the country from
Guatemala to prefer charges against
him. They win allege, it is said, not
only his failure to protect American
interests. but that he has been guilty
of maIfeasance in Office, for the bene-
fit of his own pocket. Furthermore,
according to the stories, Hunters son
has been guilty of such gross and
scandalous misconduct as to oblige his
leaving the country to avoid summary
punishment. The Kentucky Republic
cans were heartily glad when President
Mckinley shipped DR.. Hunter out of
the state, and no doubt they are cor
respondingly sorry to have him back
again.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

The New York Sun has recently been
conducting an elaborate symposium
on the question of whether or not sheep
drink. In all the correspondence the
Sun has published, not one letter was
from Georgia. The reason is simple.
We know little or nothing about sheep
in Georgia. Georgians could contrib
ute volumes on the habits of worth
less, yellow ours, but as far as the
sheep is concerned, they grope in outer
darkness.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

Advices from the two Dakotas and
Montana received by commission
merchant in Chicago are to the effect
that there are % per cent. more cattle
on the ranges in those states than
there were a year ago at the corre-
spending period. The three states us
ually send to market about $500 car
loads of cattle. They are in a position
to increase their shipments b. no;
less than 1000 carloads this year. it is
said. This does not look a great deal
like a scarcity of cattle.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
llenchnaen

The official casualty list reported by
the British war office UP to April Z
shows that the total deaths of officers
and men in South Africa amounted to
21.e51 since the beginning of the war
The total reduction of the forces in
South Africa, by reason of the war,
from all causes. during the same period,
was 2e.934 men. There are now some
$1,000 invalids in British home hospitals,
brought from Africa.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

It is now believed in Washington
that there will be no military legis
lation at this session Of Congress. The
which gives the lieutenant general
greater powers and makes him the
actual head of the army, is believed to
have killed whatever chances Secre-
tary Roots bill may have had 20 get
through. Meanwhile II is not believed
the HaYrley bill can command strength
enough even to get IL out OF commit
tee. Thus, between the contendlng
factions. nothing viii be accomplished.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

1t is predicted that Senator Deboe of
Kentucky win be found in control OF
Republican party of that state when
the next test of strength between him
and Bradley comes about. Maybe it is
true. The Republican heelers have
found Deboe to be a man they can de-
pend upon to get offices for them, even
is he has to lift crippled women out
of the offices to make room for his
henchmen.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

The fraternity of "grafters" in Bos-
ton seem to have fine idea of what
is disgraceful and what is not. The
other day a noted confidence man of
vagrant and sent to the poor farm.
Don't send me to the farm" he plead
ed; "call me thief and send me to
the workhouse. but don't call me a
beggar. I'll cut my throat if 1 am to
be disgraced by being sent to the poor
farm" To his mind II was no dis
grace to be called a thief and sent
to prison but to be called a beggar and
treated as such sorely wounded his
sensitive soul.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS.
SHIP YOUR GOODS
BY THE
SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

which operates on $1,000 miles of frst-class
railroads, with connections with other com.
panies, to all points accessible by express.
Money Orders are sold at the South
ern Express Office, 81 Bull street, and
Livingston's De Soto Pharmacy, 3O9
Bull street
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

Kansas and Colorado are at law
over the water rights of the Kansas
river. The former state claims that
the latter is trying to monopolize the
waters of the river for irrigation pur-
poses. This water right quarrel, by
the way, is merely marker of what
may be expected when the great irri-
cation bill bcomes a law.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
THE PRESIDENT As A POLITICIAN.

Some of the Philadelphia papers are
complaining of two appointments which
the President has recently made in
that city. 1t is alleged that they are
of notorious spokesman. 1t is not to be
wondered at therefore that the Presi-
dent is being criticised. 1t is said he
has turned the federal patronage of
the state over to Senator Quay.
He started out in his public career
as reformer. Has he so soon found
that man who wants a second term
has to be a practical politician? 1t
would seem so. His appointment of
Payne as Postmaster General and
Clarkson to one of the very best posi-
tions in the New York custom house
would indicate as much. Both are
spoilsmen, particularly Clarkson.
1t is said that when the President
was a member of the civil service COM
mission he criticised Clarkson severely
for the wholesale way in which he
turned men out of office. Clarkson at
the time was in position where he had
control of a vast amount of federal
patronage of the picayune kind. Evil
IDENTIFY the President learned what a
valuable man Clarkson is to one who
wants his friends where they can do
him the most good.
But it is a question whether the
President would not have been stronger
with his party and the people if he
had continued to be reformer. BY
becoming a practical politician, and
for the purpose of getting a second
term. he is certain to lose friends whose
f,.ion drhir Il. ,,rnrtl, l, % r-irnr
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

This is the date set apart by Geor-
gia and several of her sister states on
which to pay tributes of eulogies and
flowers and tears to their Confederate
soldier dead. In appreciation of the
patriotism and vaIor of her sons,
Georgia has made the occasion of the
decoration of their graves a legal hoIi-
day, and to-day, as heretofore, it will
be observed with those peculiar and
beautiful rites that have characterized
it in the past.
1t seems that as time passes and the
ranks of the survivors are thinned, the
memorial exercises and the meetings of
the veterans become more intense in
their earnestness; the old soldiers cling
more closely to each other, and the
bond of sympathy and affection be-
tween them and the present generation
becomes stronger. An illustration Of
what is meant was seen in Dallas dur
ing the week now drawing to a close,
at the reunion of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans. No similar gathering
ever showed such a wealth of affection,
of enthusiasm and of sympathy. The
demonstrations of these ties that
bind" were practically continuous
throughout the meeting. not only on
the part of the veterans themselves,
but by the visitors as well. There was
a feeling that, for a great many of
those present, there would never come
the dawning of a similar day. and that
the present was the time for voice and
hands to show as far as possible what
the heart felt.
And so it is at the memorial services.
AS the years pass each service will be
attended by fewer of the men who
helped make the war what it was,
the most glorious struggle in history,
Before a great while there will be left
no grizzled wearer of the grey to sound
TAPS" or drape the flag. We must,
therefore, make the most of our old he
roes while we have them with us, and
give them proof that when they have
passed away they will not be forgot
ten. This assurance they see in the
care and love with which the graves
of those who have gone on before are
garlanded with choicest blooms each
succeeding spring.
Memorial Day this year falls on Sat
urday. This, for obvious reasons, will
make it impossible for a great many
of those who would otherwise attend
the memorial services to be present;
and this gives point to a suggestion
that is apparently meeting with some
local support. The suggestion is that
Memorial Day be changed to fall on
Sunday. That would give every one
an opportunity to join in the exercises,
since Sunday is always legal holiday.
The services are religious in nature,
hence they would be altogether in
keeping with the character of the holy
day. To hold the memorial services on
Sunday afternoon would result in
larger attendances than are now prac-
ticable. and would add to the solemnity
of the occasion, if such is possible.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather in South showers in
North portion, fresh to brisk north
Winds and for Eastern Florida, fair
weather fresh to brisk south winds
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

Gen. Brooke said word with re-
spect to the water cure during the
course of an after-dinner address in
New York the other evening. II am
not bloody-minded" he said. 81 have
seen too much of war not to love
peace. for war is hell, and 1 know it
Now, for the water cure. 1t is called
brutal. Brutality is war. and it is
nothing else. 1t is necessary to do
things in war that are not in peace"
And when the army is dealing with a
semi-civilized treacherous foe a good
many things are done that would never
for moment be thought of if the
antagonist were ON the same plane of
intelligence and character as ourselves.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26

The Rev. DR.. ]. L. Withrow, who
recently went from Chicago to Boston
church, astonished his congregation
some days ago by solemnly assuring
them that society women swear-and
sometimes swear hard" Since he made
the assertion, the newspaper reporters
Of Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia
have been interviewing the society wo-
men of their respective towns to as
certain, If possible, whether the preach
er was well informed with respect to
his subject, and what the favorite
oaths of society women were. So far
as the information goes, only one wo-
man has been found who admitted
swearing, and her favorite and only
oath, she says is. "Oh, fudge!"
The Van Buren press., 1902-04-12
TO THE ELECTRIC CHAR.
Albert F. Patrick Sentenced For
Causing the Death of Will
liam Marsh Rice.
EXECUTION DAY SET FOR MONDAY, MAY 5
An Appeal VIII he Taken 10 the
Higher Court, which viii Act AZ
n stny of Execution Pending De-
cision-The Prisoner Taken to
Sing Sing.

New York, April s.-Albert 7. Pat
rick. who was convicted on March 20
of the murder of William March Rice,
was sentenced, Monday, by Recorder
Golf to be put TO death in the cleo
trio chair at Sing Sing prison on
May ).
Rice died in this city on September
70, 1900. An appeal to be made to
the court of appeals by Patrick's
counsel will act as u stay Of eNecu-
ton pending a decision by the high
err court. The recorder, in pronounc-
ing sentence, made no comment on
the jurys verdict
TO the customary question as to
whether the defendant had anything
to say why judgment should not be
pronounced, Mr. House, PatricFs
chief counsel, said he desired to make
motion for new trial, because the
verdict was contrary TO law; because
it was clearly against the evidences;
because it was against the weight OF
evidence; because the court erred in
denying the defendants motion TO
advise the jury to acquit; because
the court admitted illegal and i'm
proper evidence against the defend
ants objections; because the court eX-
cludcd legal evidence offered by the
defendant; because the court misdi-
rected the jury in matters Of law; be-
cause the court refused to direct the
prosecution TO elect upon which
count of the indictment it would sub
nit the question of the guilt or in
nocence of the defendant, and be
cause it did not appear from the rec
ord of the,verdict of what crime the
| defendant had been found guilty. The
recorder denied the motion for a new
| trial.
Mr.. House took an exception, ant
moved for an arrest of Judgment. This
was denied and sentence was thel
| pronounced by the recorder