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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
TROUBLE rom Gen. BRAGG.

Senior Zalda, the Cuban Secretary of
State. has asked Mr.. Squiers, our min
lister to Cuba. If IT is true, as stated in
the newspapers, that Gen. Bragg con-
sui general at Havana, recently wrote
in a letter that when Uncle Sam got
through trying to make a whistle out
of pigs tail he might try his hand at
making an Anglo-Saxon out of Cuban.
1t was thought that the Cuban gov
eminent would take no notice of this
matter, because Gen. Bragg does not
hold strictly diplomatic position, and
therefore what he says about the Gu
ban people is not of so much conse-
quence as if he were really in the dip
lomatic service. 1t seems, however,
that his opinion of the Cuban people,
written, it is asserted, in a letter to
his wife, has created a good deal of
feeling against him in Havana, and
perhaps throughout Cuba. The in
Quiry made by the Cuban Secretary of
State probably means that an effort
is to be made to have the place occu-
pied by Gen. Bragg filled by some one
who has a better opinion of the Gu
bans.
Gen. Bragg is an impulsive man and
has the reputation of speaking pretty
freely what is in his mind but he did
not intend that his criticism of the Gu
ban people. contained in his letter,
should be made public, and it is
strange that his wife made it public.
The probabilities are that she showed
the letter containing the Objectionable
expression to some intimate friends
and that one of them was indiscreet
enough to give the expression such
publicity that it got into the newspa-
pers.
Gen. Bragg is a man of ability, and
knows Of course that the United States
government is not trying to make An
-Saxons out of the Cubans 1t is
not trying to change them in any re-
spect. 1t has given them their indie
pendence and left them to paddle their
own canoe. They are expected to do
that in thir own way. If they fail it
is their own fault.
The loss of his office would probably
be a great hardship for Gen. Bragg. He
is an old man and doubtless is not
overburdened with this worlds goods.
He is a Democrat, and it is a pretty
safe assertion that the only reason the
President appointed him consul gem
eral at Havana was that he needed the
salary the office yields. If the Cuban
government does not press the charge
against him it is safe to say that in
future he will be more careful what
he writes to his wife. He would be
much better employed trying to in
crease the commerce between the
United States and Cuba than in ex-
pressing the opinion in letters to rela-
tives and friends that the Cubans are
incapable of self government.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
THE FLORIDA PRIMARY.

Florida held its first general primary
under the new law last Tuesday, nomi-
mating not only the state and county
officers to be voted for in November,
but also the members to fill vacancies
on the Railroad Commission, United
States senator to succeed Hon Stephen
r. Mallory, and a congressman for the
new Third district
Owing to the strict conditions at
tached to marking the ballot in Flor
ida the nominations in this primary
amount to certain election, although
the legal form of ratification at the
polls will take place in November
In the new congressional district the
fight was long and warm, with a num-
Der of candidates before the people,
any one of whom would have perform
ed the duties of the office with indus
try, ability and patriotism. State At
torney General Lamar, who received
the nomination, has long record Of
public service that must lend to the
people of his district a feeling of con-
fidence and satisfied security in the
wisdom of their choice.
In Duval county (Jacksonville) the
richest and most populous in the state
bitter and unique fractional fight was
waged between the candidates for the
state Senate. Two brothers, both men
of prominence, were opponents for the
position One was backed by the rail-
road interests and made the issue of
his campaign the Endorsement of Unit
ed States Senator Taliaferro to succeed
himself two years hence. This candi-
date suffered defeat by a small mar
gin and it would seem that strong
possibility exists that Senator Talia-
ferro will have opposition before the
Legislature of 1905 in the person of
Hon. John N. C. Stockton of Jackson
Vile, whose candidacy before the joint
| session of 1897 defeated Col. w. D.
| Chipley and elected Mallory
1t remains to be seen if the working
of the general primary will prove as
| satisfactory as was hoped and believed
by those who framed and enacted the
law.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18

The settlement of the Philippine
friars question is not going to be
brought about as easily and as quick
~ as was at one time thought posi-
BILE. The indications now are that the
negotiations will be long drawn out and
that many months will elapse before
a satisfactory understanding is arriv-
ed at. The negotiations will be trans
ferred to Manila, where they will be in
the hands of an apostolic delegate and
the governor of the islands. There is
nc doubt that Manila is better posi-
ton from which to view the situa ton
than either Rome or Washington. 1t is
the interests of the Philippine people
that are to be conserved. In Manila II
will be possible to get into closer touch
with the wishes of the Filipinos. 1t
should be borne in mind that the Unit
ed States government has no feeling
in the matter whatever. 1t is not seek
ing the retirement of the friars be-
cause they are Catholics; it's position
would be precisely the same if they
were of any other religious order. The
government has determined that the
friars must go because the Finpinos
wish them to go, and because it would
not be possible to have peace and con-
tentment in the islands if the friars
were to return to their lands and for
mer positions. AS has been pointed out.
it was one of the purposes of the Fill
Pine instruction under Aguinaldo to
seize the lands of the friars, without
making any sort Of compensation to
the church. The United States propose
that there shall be no such forcible
seizure, but that lie lands shall be
paid for at a fair valuation. While the
negotiations may be lengthy, there can
be little doubt that the United States
VIII carry their point
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
THE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTS.

There is a great deal of speculation
as to how the President proposes to
get the antitrust legislation of which
he spoke in his Pittsburg speech, and
to secure which he has, it is under
stood, Joined hands with Representa-
tive Littlefield of Maine. There is no
reason to expect that he can get it
from the present Congress, and it is by
no means certain that the Republicans
will have control of the next House
1t is recalled that the Littlefield anti
trust bill was smothered in committee
by Republican votes at the recent ses-
sion of Congress. 1t is not proba BILE
therefore that the House, at the next
session of Congress, will look with ia
vor upon any legislation against trusts
The Senate also put itself on record
on the trust question at the recent
session. Senator Dubois offered an
amendment to the antitrust law en-
bodying the Presidents recommen-
daions for antitrust legislation-the
recommendations contained in the
Presidents message, and which the
President repeated in his Pittsburg
speech-and it was defeated by Re-
publican votes. 1t is asserted that
about every Republican senator voted
against the amendment.
The amendment provided for the
control of trusts and for making pub
lie their affairs. What reason has the
President for thinking that Congress
at the next session, will regard his
recommendations with greater favor
than it did at the last session? 1t is
doubtful If he has any. 1t is prob
able that he is sincere, but what can
he accomplish without he has the sup
port of his party? And that he hasn't
its support any more than he had it
in his Cuban reciprocity policy is evil
dent. The leaders of his party seem to
be willing for him to talk all he wants
to in favor of Cuban reciprocity and
of making war on trusts, but if what
took place in the recent session OF
Congress affords a basis for Judging
what Congress is likely to do next
winter, 1t is evident that he has nc
chance of accomplishing anything
along the line of his Pittsburg speech
that is, so far as trusts are con-
cerned
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18

1T is now known that some of Men
delssohn's Songs Without Words, .
We're composed by his sister. Fanny
Mendelssohn. She published them un-
der her brothers name because it was
considered discreditable for a woman
to compose music. This historical fact
suggests one possible explanation of the
scarcity of women composers.
Capt Aaron Lindberg, a Salvation
Army lassie, who was recently decor
ated with a gold medal by st. Louis
business men, distinguished her as the
champion War Cry peddler of the
world, selling 1900 of the papers on
Christmas. has just helped to make an
other selling record in Kansas City.
Capt. Anna is from Sweden, and as
fair as all daughters of that Northern
country. She will soon visit her Swed-
lsh home and on her return to Amer
lea will marry Capt. Mutually of Deca-
tur, Ill.
One of the oldest clergymen in
England is an earI-the venerable Earl
of Devon. He IS one of the few mem
bers of the House of Lords who were
born before Waterloo became a. name
in history and who have lived in four
rcigns. The rector-earl still breaches
occasionally in the little Devonshire
village of Powdernan. Lord Curzon II
he lives, will succeed a clergyman in
the peerage. His father, Lord Scars
Gale, has been for forty-six years rec
tor of Kedleston, the Derbyshire viii
lage from which Lord Curzon takes his
title,
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
The other wouIan,t care.

Maurice Barrymore, the actor. once
journeyed from a hunting camp where
he was guest to small Maine town
for the purpose of seeing Hamlet"
acted by a company of transformers.
says the Philadelphia Times. The per-
Torrance was so bad as to be fasci-
mating; and Barrymore and his friends
remained until the very end. AS they
made their way to the village hotel,
one of the party asked the actor how
companies of the kind managed to
exist.
Don't know said Barrymore; "but
they serve an educational purpose"
They do? How?"
well, If 1 had the time and money,
I'm sure I could decide the Shakes
peare-Bacon controversy after seeing
to-nights performance"
why, Barry. what was there to-
night TO make you thing SOP"
MY dear fellow, if the bodies of
Shakespeare and Bacon were disin-
TERED. you'd find that the real author
of Hamlet had turned in his grave"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
CURRENT COMMENT,

The Baltimore Sun Dem), says:
mo doubt the Cubans who desire an
nexation have been impressed by the
prosperity which free trade has
brought to Porto Rico. The Porto
Rican industries are in the main -four
ishing. Take the tobacco trade, for
instance. For the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1901, the imports to the United
States of Porto Rican cigars aggre-
gated 100000. For the year ended
June 80, 1902, Porto Rico cigars valued
at about $1,S00,000 were exported to
the United States. The exports of
American products to Porto Rico show
a satisfactory increase. 1t is not
strange that a certain element in
Cuba, seeing how greatly porto Rico
has prolited by annexation to the
United States, should desire political
union with this country. But this ele-
ment should not be too hopeful and
aggressive. The defeat of the reci-
procity bill proved that the stalwart
American protectionists is still in the
saddle. ready to do battle for the idol
lied home market and domestic pro-
Queer"
The Washington Post (Dem.), says:
"All Gen. Bragg did was to say, in the
course of a letter to his wife, that you
might as well try to make a whistle
out of a pigs tail as TO try to make
anything of the Latin race He had
a right to say a whole lot of things to
his wife. But it does not follow that
he is to be held accountable officially
for it. Certainly such is not the Gus
tom in this country. We all remember
Capt. Chadwicks letter TO Mrs. Chad
wick in 1898, telling with tears in every
line how the New York didn't get into
the fight, and bewailing the evil fate
that had taken the flagship so far
away upon that tragic morning. Was
that letter set against Capt Chadwick
when he brought suit for several
thousand dollars of prize money? Not
much The private letter was ignored
and the official statement accepted. He
got the money. And, with that illus
trous precedent staring us in the face
shall we now arraign Gen. Bragg on
the score Of a domestic confidence,
which, no doubt, relieved his mind
snormouslv7"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
The Note NIissent.

A young man, whose gallantry was
largely in excess of his pecuniary
means, sought to remedy this defect
and to save the money required for
the purchase of expensive flowers by
arranging with a gardener to let him
have a bouquet from time to time in
return for his cast-off clothes, says
the Chicago Tribune. So it happened
that one day he received a bunch of
the most beautiful roses, which he
at once dispatched to his lady love.
In sure anticipation of friendly well
come he called at the house of the
young woman the same evening, and
was not a little surprised at frosty
reception.
After pause the young woman re-
marked in the most frigid tones: You
sent me a note to-day"
"a note-I?"
Certainly, along with the flowers"
ITO be sure, 1 sent you flowers
but"
And this note was with the bou-
quet. Do you mean to deny it?'
And the young man read; Don
forget the old trousers you promised
me the other day
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeting-Landrum Lodge, No. 4s, F.
& A. NJ.
Special Notices-Financial Bureau,
James Hunter, Broker; Andrew Hanley
Company; p P. P; Elegant Modern
Residence For Rent, ]. H. Estill; Pair
of Well Matched Horses and Trap For
Sale; Dinner Bill of Fare, Union De-
pot Restaurant
July 1S-Get 1t at Rowlinshs.
Wool Wanted-Lee Roy Myers g. Co.
Face Food.
Embroidery Sale-At Eckstein's.
Uneeda Biscuit-National Biscuit
Company.
Washing Powder-Pearline.
Beers-Pabst Beer; A. B. C. Beers.
Muslin Underwear-At Hogan's.
Cigars-American Cigar Company.
Educational-Pantop Academy, near
Charlottesville, Va; Elizabeth College
for Women, Charlotte, N. C.
Bankruptcy Notices-In the Matter
of Philip Rogowin. Bankrupt.
Grapefruit Food-Postum Cereal
Company.
Medical-Blood Wine; Cascarets.
Dead Shot Vermifuge; Alligator Lini-
ment; Cuticura; Mothers Friend.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
THE ATLANTA DEPOT QUESTION.

AhE AALANIA OEFOI aNESIlON.
In discussing the union depot ques.
ton at Atlanta the Constitution Of
that city says: 1T is plain to every.
body now that the railways must build
any union station in Atlanta that viii
be built. Let them, then, at once
count the state out of the question
since they know that it is out of it
and go ahead with the work"
This may be excellent advice, so far
as the interests of the people of At
lanta are concerned, but how about
the railroads? Is it for the railroads
to say that the state is at the end OF
its rope,as it were, and connot perform
it's part of the project to build a depot
on the states property, or should they
wait until the state makes the an
nouneement that it canot furnish a
site before undertaking to build de-
pot elsewhere? 1t seems to us that
it is for the state to make the an
nouncement, and thus release the rail-
roads from any obligation that may
rest upon them to utilize the states
property.
The Legislature proposed a union
depot on the states property and the
people of Atlanta approved the propo-
sition, apparently. The railroads were
never anxious for a union depot on
the states site-at least all of them
were not. They seemed to be willing,
however, to do what the state and the
people of Atlanta wanted done in the
matter. But it was understood that
the state should provide a depot that
would meet the requirements of the
railroads.
The state secured plans from an
architect These plans called for GER
tain street concessions from the city.
1t seems to be admitted by all parties
that without these concessions a salts
factory depot cannot be built on the
states property. The city has fatty
refused to make the concessions. AS
matter of fact therefore there is no
probability that a depot will be built
on the states property.
notify the railroads that it cannot
comply with it's part of the proposed
interchangeable it cannot build de-
pot on its property-and thus release
the railroads from any obligation that
may rest upon them to do what they
can to promote the interests of the
state? 1t seems so to us, and it is
probable that the railroads look at the
matter in the same way. They don't
want to be placed in the position where
the Legislature can declare that they
conspired to injure the states prop
erty, by refusing to utilize it for
union depot. and make that the
basis for hostile legislation. The state
took the initiative in the project for a
union depot on it's site; let it take the
initiative in declaring that the project
is not practicable.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18

Newspaper readers will recall that
less than year ago Miss Emma King.
a young trained nurse of Brooklyn.
consented in the interest of science to
be inoculated with the virus of bovine
tuberculosis. Prof. Koch of Berlin had
just announced that bovine tubercu-
acsis could not be transmitted to the
human system. A Brooklyn doctor as
serted Prof. Koch was wrong; that not
only could a human being take con-
sumption from a COW, but that con-
sumption was durable by a method
which he had perfected. Miss King Of
fered herself for the experiment. She
was inoculated, and developed the dis
ease, as was certified by a number of
physicians who visited her Then the
doctor went to work to effect the prom
Used cure. The public lost sight of Miss
King for several months. The matter
was recalled day or two ago by the
announcement that Miss King had died
near Dover, N. j., from the effects of
q dose of arsenic, which it seems she
took as tonic. 1t is stated that she
was mental and physical wreck at
the time of her arrival in Dover. 1t is
not believed she intended to commit
suicide.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18
Lines to a skeleton.

About so years ago the London Morn
ing Chronicle published a poem entitled
Lines to a Skeleton" which excited
much attention. Every effort, even to
the offering of a reward of so guineas,
was vainly made to discover the author
All that ever transpired was that the
poem, in fair clerks hand, was found
near skeleton of remarkable beauty
of form and color in the museum of the
Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln S
Inn, London, and that the curator of
the museum had it sent to Mr. Perry.
editor and proprietor of the Morning
Chronicle:
Behold this ruin: twas a skull
Once of ethereal spirit full.
This narrow cell was life's retreat.
This space was thoughts mysterious
seat
What beauteous visions filled this spot,
What dreams of pleasure long forgot,
Nor hope, nor love, nor joy. nor fear,
Have left one trace of record here.
Beneath this moldering canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eye,
But stars not at the dismal void
If social love that eye employed,
If with no lawless fire it cleaned,
But through the dews of kindness
beamed,
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and suns are sunk in night
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue.
II falsehoods honey it disdained.
And when it could not praise was
chained:
If bold in virtues cause it spoke,
Yet gentle concord never broke,
This silent tongue shall plead for thee
When Time unveils eternity.
Say! did these fingers delve the mine?
Or with it's envied rubies shine?
To hew tile rock or wear, the gem
Can little now avail to them;
But if the page of truth they sought,
Or comfort to the mourner brought,
These hands a richer need shall claim
Than all that wait on wealth or fame.
Avails it. whether bare or shod,
These feet the paths of duty trod?
If from the bowers of ease they fled
To seek affiiction's humble shed,
If grandeur's guilty bride was spurned
And home to virtues cot returned
These feet with angel wings shall vie,
And tread the palace of the sky.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18

The negro population of Philadelphia
is increasing rapidly. According to
an article in the Times. there are now
approximately 10000 blacks in that
city, with that element of the poDula-
tion increasing at the rate of about s.
600 a year. IF the rate continues. -
says the Times, ''the next decade at
the latest will see Philadelphia the CEN
ter of greatest density of negro popu-
lation." 1t is said that Richmond is
now the center of greatest density, with
Washington a close second. In the
Seventh ward of Philadelphia it is esti-
mated there are some 1000 negroes. and
there are large colonies in other wards.
With so many negroes in the city it
seems that Philadelphia should "recog-
nize" them politically by giving them
some of the public offices, but as far
as the information goes the offices are
monopolized by the white Republicans.
At all events, it is likely that Philadel-
phia will shortly have a negro prob
lem 'in her midst" The problem is
pretty certain to eventuate as soon as
the negroes become numerous enough
to interfere in any manner with the
domination of the whites.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-18

Speaking of men of destiny, what is
the matter with Leonard Wood? Only
three or four years ago he was an. I'M
Known army surgeon. But it is ad-
n:itted that he was a good one. Then
he became a colonel of Rough Riders,
and discharged his duties with marked
ability. Promoted to a brigadier gen
eralship and given charge of one of the
most difficult departments of Cuba, he
brought order out of chaos and made
Santiago a clean and well governed
city. Then, placed in the office of Gov
ernor of Cuba, he proved himself an
admirable civic administrator. And now
the President, so it is said, has Gen.
Woods name on his slate for the po-
sition of chief constructor of the PAN
anna canal. So far as the public knows
Gen. Wood is not great engineer, and
the man who superintends the con-
struction of the canal must be one;
nevertheless it is possible that Gen.
Woods abilities run even to the mas
terry OF the greatest engineering pro-
ject of the times.