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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-01-15
GONE TO NEW ORLEANS.
GsusraI Pisrsoa .. Arranging 90 Loeat
Bosr ColoBist@

Ttosr ColoBists.
Laredo. Tex. Jan. IA Monterey,
Mex. special says General Samuel
Pierson Of South Africa returned from
Tamaulipas, where he has been inves.
tigaing the conditions Of the country
In the interest of a commission Of
Beers thai expects 10 direct the loca.
ton OF B0er colonltss In Texas and
northern Mexico. and left for New o.
leans. where he viii make his report
10 the commission. OF which he Is the
head. Jan. rs After the meeting In
New Orleans the commission. which Is
composed OF nine Beers, will make a
trip through Texas and Mexico for the
purpose Of selecting a site for Boer
colony
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-01-15

Guthrie. Okla. Jan. 1.-THE legis-
laturo met Tuesday. G II. Alexander
Of Woodward. Republican. was elected
president OF the council William
BoWlos. Democrat. OF Perry was elect.
ed speaker of the house
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE COLON
BIAN TREATY.

As the time approa ches for the meet
ing Of the Colombian Congress vari-
Gus suggestions and reports are being
given out by those who are taking
an interest in the Panama canal. One
| of them is that the President has
| intimated that IL the Colombian Con-
! gress does not ratify the treaty with
| this country-the treaty in respect TO
the canal-the United States will pur-
chase the canal property anyway from
the French Panama Company and go
ahead and construct the canal with
out regard to the wishes Of Colombia.
1t is doubtful if the President ever
made any such statement. In the first
place he would not take such a radi-
cal step without submitting the mat
ter to Congress, and it is not at all
probable that that body would set at
defiance Colombia's wishes in the mat
ter simply because Colombia is a
weak country and unable to protect
her rights.
Another suggestion is that Panama
and Cauca, secede from Colombia, and
set up as nation. They would have
a much larger area than either Co
lombia or Costa Rica, and would have
about 900, 900 inhabitants. Panama is
extremely anxious that the isthnlian
canal shall be built on the Panama
route and is willing to make almost
any concessions to secure it.
As a matter of fact, however, Co
lombia will not be ignored, and Pana-
ma and Cauca will not seeede. 1t
is probable that the treaty will be
debated at considerable length by the
Colombian Congress, but when the Co
lombians understand that it contains
all there is I'm the canal business for
them they will probably ratify 1t.
That seems to be the opinion of some
Of those who claim to understand the
Colombian people. At any rate it is
pretty safe to say that none of the
various schemes that are lacking in
the quality of square d, aling will be
resorted to by this country TO secure
the concessions that are wanted be-
fore undertaking to construct a canal
on the Panama route. 1t is natural
that the little republics of Central
America should want to get as much
American gold as possible whenever
they have a chance to get any of it,
but when it is understood that the
United States will give no more than
a fair price for what they want for
canal purposes it is probable the CO.
lombians will come to their terms.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17
A Witty Red Man.

In travels in New England and
New York" President Dwight of Yale
College tells a good story of Indian wit
and friendship.
In the early days of Litchfield. Conn.,,
an Indian called at the tavern and ask
ed the landlady for food, frankly stat
ing that he had no money with which
to pay for 1t. She refused him harshly,
but a white man who sat by noted
the red mans half-famished state, and
offered to pay for his supper.
The meal was furnished, and the
Indian, his hunger satisfied. returned
to the fire and told his benefactor a
story.
You know Bible7" said the redsfxin
The man assented. &
We'll" said the Indian, "the Bible
say God made world, and then he took
him and look at him and say, He
good, very good He made light, and
he took him and look at him and say,
He good, very good Then he made
dry land and water and sun and moon
look at him and say, He good, very
good Then he made beast and birds
and fishes and took him and look al
him and say, He good, very good
Then he made man, and took him
and look at him and say, He good
very good Then he made a woman
and took him and look at him, and he
no dare say one such world"
This last conclusion was uttered with
a meaning glance at the landlady.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17
Travelling ON a. Pass.

my original coming to Washington -
said a government printing Office man,
who has been in government employ
long enough to have accumulated
grandchildren, according to the Wash
ington Post, was attended with some
difficulties. / left a Southern city right
on the heels of the panic of 1873, and
started North, and the hardships OF
that journey until 1 reached Richmond
1 could fondly hope to forget. 1 had a
letter of introduction to Mr.. Swami
Chat is near enough to his name), the
editor of the Wig Chat is near enough,
too, but he was unable to give me
employment. 1 then asked him for
transportation to Washington.
III tell you what I'll do, Dalton, he
said. I have a pass to Washington
for myself. If anyone else uses it, 1t
will be taken up. If you will imper-
senate me, swear under every and all
circumstances that you are Swami, the
editor of the Richmond Wig, and send
the pass back from Washington, l will
lend it to YOU
IT gladly consented to his terms, and
swore that wild horses could not tear
the secret from my bosom.
Remember now he cautioned me
additionally; you are Swami, of the
Wig, come what will
II renewed my oath, received the
pass, boarded the train. and soon the
trouble began, The conductor came
along and I haughtily handed up my
pass for his inspection, knew I did
not look like great editor, but / also
knew that few great editors do either.
The conductor seemed to study the doc
unant.
Mr.. swami he said, of the Rich
mond Wig?'
Mr.. swami said I. of the Rich
mond Wig
"'Ah' said he. and moved on. ap.
parently unsatisfied.
Presently he returned.
Did you say that you are Mr..
Swami he asked.
MIR. Swami, yes sir; am Mr..
Swami I answered. freezingly.
Mr.. Swami, OF the Richmond Wig?
he persisted.
"'Mr. Swami, of the Richmond Wig:
yes sir; Mr.. Swami of the Richmond
Wig said. impatiently.
All! yes. Mr.. Swami Of the Rich
mond Wig and ne again left me.
He repeated his visits about every
five miles, II seemed 10 me. each time
appearing impertinently curious as to
my Identity. but leaving me undisturb-
ed. until we were almost 10 Aiexan-
dria' when he again approached me
and said:
MI. swami believe you said you
are Mr.. swami
~ said that ! am Mr.. Swami said.
crushinRiy.
" or the Richmond Wig
Mr.. Swami. Of the Richmond Wig.
ar. swami. OF the Richmond wig,
said he, there's q gentleman IN the
next ear who would like 10 speak 10
you. ] told him you were aboard. ana
he asked me % bring you back
= arose and went back with him 10
The neat car. and there wac fhat
seounarel Swami, laughing a. though
u Aas fauny 80 had been sandius
she conductor 80 worry me and ~
pair "a Them Werf ENJOYING ny annov.
anla lLa 3 Lola lIlL. =
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17

CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
the signboards of prosperity. predicts
that President Roosevelt's majority will
be the largest ever given to a presi-
dental candidate by the electoral col
lege. This inspires a contemporary to
remind Mr.. Depews that the electoral
vote for Washington was unanimous
and that Monroe received 231 out of
232 electoral votes. The truth seems to
be that when the gentleman from New
York leaves his speciality of telling
stories after dinner he is hardly sue
cess"
The Louisville Courier Journal
tDem.) says: Though the Republicans
have been but six years in full con-
troll, it is now ten years since they
began winning elections, and repeated
successes have had the effect of intoxi-
eating their brains. Hence, their de-
termination to make their own prece-
dents and to ipaugurate an era of
extravaganza, loose administration and
corruption. The rascals have not only
multiplied. but the old rascals have
become holder They are drunk with
continued success and the prospect of
a long lease OF power. The time has
again come TO turn the rascals out 4"
The Memphis NCommercial-Appeal
(Dem) says: what Is Roosevelt
ISM? asks an esteemed contemporary.
IL we followed Republican precedent
set when Mr.. Cleveland was President,
we should answer the questions as fol-
lows: There are 10000 textile workers
on a strike IN Philadelphia. There are
thousands OF men on strikes IN Chi
cago. Ninety per cent. OF the building
operations IN New York city are at
a standstill. 10000 woriiDgmen are
idle, 1900 families want food, 20. 900 la
borers have been driven 20 other cities
on smaller wages. 81. 200, 900 has been
lost iD wage alone, and there IL t2e0.-
100000 ~ building capital Idle. AZ
Washington the pOsf0fiice Department
is honey o0mbed with larceny. bribery.
fnbezIlsmeni and other violations II
me las Throughout the county al
ieaei haif . miliicn men are snEaged in
strikes ana Theodore Roosevelt is Pres
dent - fhe United States. We Do
na Fouch Tor enc pfoprisfY ~ fhia
ano ~ ioeir. bnt - are merely fol-
sowing a Republican example"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17
PERSONAL.

The contract for the statue of Sa-
catawea, the heroic Shoshone squaw
who accompanied the Lewis and Clark
expedition on its exploration of the
Northwest, has been secured by Bruno
L. zim of New York city.
David Nation, divorced husband of
the Kansas saloon smasher, celebrated
his 18th birthday last week at Iberia,
near Gallon, o., where he lives with
his daughter, Mrs. William Riddle.
Two other daughters and a son were
present at the celebration, besides
many other guests, Mr.. Nation was
formerly minister of the gospel and
for many years was IN the newspaper
Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer of New
York is well on in his eightieth year,
but he is still preaching with all the
enthusiasm of young manhood For
twenty-five years DIR. Collyer has dis
coursed once a year to Cornell stu
dents. The hardy annual blossomed
last Sunday and this is the way the
students greeted him: "a blacksmith,
a religious blacksmith, an eloquent
blacksmith! And he never once took
a hammer into the pulpit or joined
the Anvil Chorus For the sake of
variety the Ithacans call him loom
Bob" 80
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17
index 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Georgia Chapter, No. 3, r.
A. NJ; The Hibernian Society.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, Strach-
an & Co., Agents; Fishing Tackle,
Cornwell & Chapman.
Business Notices-Cut Prices on All
Kinds of Bicycle Sundries, @. w.
Thomas.
Amusements-The South End, To-
morrow Night, Weekly Ball: The Sea-
son Is On, Hotel Tybee.
Special Silk Offering-Daniel Hogan.
observation-disclosures Souci. A Select
Home School for Girls. Near Green
willie. S. c.: Entrance Examination for
UniS ersity Of Pennsylvania, SavIunpn
Preparatory School.
Fruit Syrup for Cooling Drinks-The
DelrIonico Company.
A Sure Saving-At Lattimore'5.
If Mr.. Centipede-M. Wilensky.
Quality Is the Question Get 1t At
Rowlinski's.
Popular Goods Regularly Supplied
by Henry Solomon & Soa.
81 Nv Work Is the Old Way--Mutuai
Gas Light Company.
Try Eattle AK Baking 10 wder--The
Warehouse Manufacturing Company.
Sale II Pianos77McAr;hpr.!v Sons Co.
The Next Land Sale-C. H. Dols EFT,
Auctioneer.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Company.
Foods-Postum Food Coffee.
Beer-Anheuser-B Busch Brewing Com
panY.
Medical-Medical Lake Salts: Swamp
Root; Cascarets.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted; Employment Wanted;
For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal;
Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17
GROSS FAVoRITIsM.

Some interesting facts are coming t.
| light in respect to rural free delivery
routes. Nothing would have been known
of them except for the discovery of the
crookedness in the Postoffice Depart
ment which is now being investigated
| The facts are that out Of the ll19s
free delivery routes which had been es-
| tablished up to Oct. Is. last, 1928 were
| in the four states of Ohio Indiana
publican states. and in them reside the
strongest of the Republican members
! of Congress. But it must not be thought
| that Democratic members from these
states Jared as well in the matter OF
free delivery routes. as Republican
members. On the contrary. the Demo-
cratic congressman of those states
were shown very little favor. 1t is
supposed that Mr.. Machen, the super
intendent of the free delivery system,
used his Office for the purpose Of as
sisting Republican candidates for Con-
gress to carry their districts.
In the four states mentioned each of
the Republican congressman from the
rural districts has pretty nearly 100
( free rural delivery routes, while in
many of the Eastern states the con-
gressmen from the rural districts fare
very nearly as well.
And what is the record in the Demo-
cratic states, particularly the Southern
states? The records show that most of
of them have received less than twelve
routes each. The Republican admins
tration had no interest in scattering
free delivery routes in the South. OF
course a few were given out in this
section. but the entire South hasn't
received any where near as many as
the foregoing four Western~statess
1t is evident that the free delivery
routes were used for electioneering
purposes. They were given out where
they would do the most good to the
Republican party. More than that,
they were controlled largely by the
most influential Republican members
of the House.
1t is evident that the time has come
when there ought to be a change in
the administration of the government.
The Republican party has been in
power so long that it feels free to use
all the means at the disposal Of the
government to keep itself in power.
Supt. Machen, when he was confront
ed with evidence of his wrong-doing,
seemed to feel no concern. Doubtless
he thought that powerful influences
would come to his assistance and check
the investigation that was impending.
Too many facts had got to the public,
however, and the investigation had to
go on. No doubt he has befriended
some of the ablest of the Republican
members of Congress. but they cannot
prevent the sitting Of the postoffice
scandal to the bottom.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17

A Eufaula Qnd. To paper has a full
blooded Indian humorist, who writes
under the name of Fus Fixico He has
been having fun with the recent state
hood convention there, and this is an
example of his humor, which has pro-
voked all the members of the Five Ma
lions into spasms of laughter at the
expense of the paleface brother and
half breed leaders of the Indian. His
last letter follows:
We'll, so Hotgun he say he was for
double statehood, cause they was too
much long tailed cyclones out in Okla
homa and people was had to live right
close to a hole in the ground like prai-
RE dogs to keep out a they way. Hot
gun, he say he was not used to that
kind of living and was get too old to
learn to act like a prairie dog. Then
he say some time the people what had
a hole in the ground was not out a
danger, cause the rivers out in Okla
homa had no banks to UNI and was
spread out all over the country when
they get up, like maple syrup on a
hot f1apjack. He say he was druther
he where he was had a show for his
life -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17
OBLIGATIONS OF THE ASPHALT
COMPANY.

COMPANY
The company which has the contract
for repairing our asphalt pave
meflts seem to be. Indifferent
to it's obligation in the mat
ter. Every once in while
there is general complaint respecting
the condition of these streets. And
if we understand the city authorities
rightly the company pays but little at
tention to their notification that the
streets need attention.
Several Of the streets have been in
need of repairs for weeks. There are
large holes here and there which give
them a very ragged appearance. Be-
sides travel over them isn't altogether
comfortable. According to the report
which we published yesterday the COM
pany has been notified several times
that the streets need repairing. but
no repairs are being made.
The city with the hope of compell-
ing the company to comply with it's
sand dollars due for repair work, but
that does not seem to have any eff
feet upon it. 1t feels certain of get
ting its money. doubtless, and hence
consults it's own convenience in max
ing repairs.
Surely there ought to be a ground
for claim for damages against the
company. 1t is a damage to the entire
community to have to travel over
streets that are in bad repair. Be-
sides. 1t is hurtful to the city to have
visitors see streets in a dilapidated
condition.
We do not know whether there is
a way to bring the company to terms
or MOTTO make 1t comply strictly
with its contract. If there is 1t ought
to be resorted to without delay. If
we mistake not repairs are never made
promptly, and there appears to be
ground for saying that when they are
undertaken they are not completed
promptly. Holes are prepared for the
asphalt and then are abandoned for
days, If not for weeks, at a time.
1t looks as il the company said. prac-
tically. to the city, whenever it com-
planned that repairs were not made in
compliance with the contract Well,
what are you going to do about 1t.
Surely, the city can do something
about it--can make the company live
up to its contract or refuse to pay
the contract price.
The price which the city pays for
the work is certainly high enough. at
least for the work that has been done
UP to this time. The time is close at
hand when some of the streets will
have TO be almost entirely resurfaced.
The profit that the company has al
ready made, however, must be very
large-large enough to much more
| than cover the expense of resurfacing
such parts Of the streets as need re-
| surfacing. II is certain the public
would appreciate energetic action on
the part of the city authorities in
the direction in bringing the company
20 a realizing sense OF its obligation
In respect 10 it's contract with the city
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17

This true story comes from Wa
tsrville, says the Lewiston Journal.
1t occurred at a meeting of the Sun
day-school in one of the Waterville
churches. Just before the classes were
to be excused the superintendent ask
ed if there was any one present that
would like to make any remarks OF
ask any questions. All was still for
a moment, and then a little tot of
five years said: I'D like to speak a
piece" Very well, my little miss, you
shall speak a piece" The little girl
walked slowly down the aisle, and,
taking a position directly in front of
the altar, made a neat bow and said:
There was a jolly wobbin who kept
his head a bobbin'
AS he gobbled up a big fat worm
And he said: I've eat his brothers,
and half dozen others,
And golly. how it tickles when they
squirIn!"
The little girl bowed, and amid
laughter and applause returned to a
seat beside her mother.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17

q The luxury Of grief is INDUCED in
ever again so much. enjoyed as in child
hood. according to the Boston Tran
script Perhaps, if our memories could
take US back to the very earliest days
of infancy, we should find that we were
often reveling in delight when we were
sympathetically supposed to be writh-
ing with stomache ache
and with no language but cry.
A little girl of most angelic dispo-
stion has just given the whole thing
away. She had fallen on a brick walk
and barked her knees and bumped her
chin. To her next door neigh Dor. who
inquired from the window some time
afterward if she had hurt herself very
badly, the sufferer replied with a quiv-
ering lip: "Oh, yes; ought to be In
the house crying now!'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17
aS-H-l--u'saaa-~--aeh-Al n-n--F-----~Ha11
bright BITS.

-Flora--"Somehow, Jack cannot
seem to get up courage to propose to
me-" Dora-"Perhaps he's afraid you'd
say yes. philadelphia Evening
Bulletin.
II see that a blizzard wrecked a
Western State House just after the
legislators had adjourned for the day."
81 wonder what delayed it?"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Mr.. c. Rank-"why do you persist
in putting water in your milk, my
good MANI" Mr.. Chawklett-"Well.
do you know of anything cheaper?"--
Chicago Daily News.
-Jane-"Charley Snow a dangerous
character? Why, he wouldn't look at
woman" Lydia-"Not in the street
car, If he had a seat and she didn't
have one."-Boston Transcript.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17

4 new York man who wanted to save
a surveyors fee took a tape line and
measured Off what he thought was his
own building lot. in the Bronx borough:
then he went 20 work removing the
rocks from his" lot and piling them on
the LOT Of a neighbor. Having cleared
the plot Of It's membranes IN The
way Of rocks. he erected thereon
handsome cottage. 10 the meantime, no
doubt. ehuckiing 90 himself over being
- smart az 70 load his neighbor up
with rocks while clearing his Own land.
Imagine bic CONSERVATION. therefore. on
learning q few days aEo. when the pots
were surveyed BY a professional sur
Feyof. fhat me rocks had been piled
en hls own lot and the cottage bad
Deer Built on thaf u fhe neighbor' He
~" aianda . soo9 chance ~ losing the
.'Y'af uniess ths pelEhbor should prove
y p msEnsulpogs
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17
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Hello, CentraI!"

Hello, CentraI!"
'Hello!"
Give me any one of these grocers
who do not happen to be busy"
"One moment, I'll read the list in
this mornings paper: s. w. Branch
Co., Delmonice Co.. John Lyons. Har-
dee & Marshall. A. NJ. & C. W. West.
McGrath & Ransford, L. B. Greer, C.
a. Munster. Nicholas Lang, George
Schroeder, c. H. Monsees, Theo. Groot,
and Southern Grocery Company"
81 want to get bottle of Kaloia
Company's Pure Extracts, with the
natural fruit flavor. l am interested
in these pure food discussions and Mrs.
Commonsense, next door, says their
Vanilla is the purest she has ever
tried
Am sorry, all busy; will call you"
THANK you. Goodbye"
Goodbye"
Don't forget. please. Goodbye"