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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06

Sir Conan Doyle, the well-known au-
thor, told a really good story to a
party of friends the other day, says
the Pilgrim. He said that at a dinner
party he had attended the guests be-
gan discussing the daily discoveries
made to the detriment of people oc-
cupying high stations in life and en-
joying the confidence of the business
world. Sir Conan said that it had al
ways been his opinion that there was
a skeleton in the cupboard of every
man who had reached the age of 40.
This led to lot of discussion, some of
the guests resenting the idea that
there was no man who had not in the
past something that were better con-
cealed.
AS a result of the controversy, Sir
Conan said, it was suggested that his
view as to family skeletons be put to
the test. The diners selected a man
of their acquaintance whom all knew
only as an upright, Christian gentle
man, whose word was accepted as
quickly as his bond. and who stood
with the highest in every respect.
1--WE wrote a telegram, saying: All
is discovered; flee at once to this pill
lar. of society,"" said Sir Conan, land
sent it. He disappeared the next day,
and has never been heard from since"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Montgomery Advertiser (Dem.)
says: "Since so many of the American
professors continue to follow sensa-
tional methods we can understand why
balloon and parachute men and snake
charmers should be referred to as
professors"
The Memphis Commercial-Appea
(Dem.) says: IF the Postoffice De-
partment would devote as much of its
time and wind to bunting down ras-
Gals as 1t does to denouncing those who
are ready to testify against the ras-
calls, it would create a much better
impression on the people"
The Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem.)
says: "Some of the New Orleans peo-
pie seem to have had an erroneous
idea as to the men who attended the
Confederate reunion-so erroneous that
provision was even made for paying
the old fellows street car fare. But
there is no longer such an idea in New
Orleans, One of the local papers says
that 1t was the testimony of the BUSH
ness concerns that contributed little
or nothing to their entertainment that
the veterans made up the best paying
crowd that was ever in the city
Louisville bears similar testimony. II
ia characteristic of the Southerners
that they are good spenders as well as
good losers"
The Philadelphia Ledger Qnd.) says:
Perry S. Heath pleads not guilty in a
long and rhetorical letter. in which he
pays profuse compliments TO his own
unselfish devotion, but throws very lit
tie light upon the subjects under dis
cusEion. The letter is full OF glitter
ing generalities and self-laudation. but
we fnd In II no precise statement OF
fact. although We gather that he re-
CARDS Mr.. Tulloch as a bad man. Il
h such a letter as might appropriately
have been written az the period when
MI. Payne WAS denouncing Tnlloch and
calling on him 20 make good his hot
air. Mr. Heath supplies. as n were.
q counter blast. without apparent rec-
ognitiOn that the poFt0fiice Inquiry has
passed the stage 81 hot air aud is get-
tins down 20 q eubatratvp - oel'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06

Ever since the assassination of Lin
coin there has appeared periodically
stories claiming that John Wilkes
Booth escaped from his pursuers and
lived for years afterwards. The latest
one of these stories, that from Enid,
Okla, which we published a day or
two ago, seems to differ only in detail
from its predecessors. 1t has no better
foundation than those which have APP
peared before and been exploded. There
seems to be not the slightest reasona-
BILE doubt that Booth was killed in
the Virginia barn and finally buried
in ,Greenmount cemetery, baltimore. as
described in the common version of
the story, and narratives holding 9TH
erwise are merely keeping alive an old
fiction for which there is no basis in
fact
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06
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THE CANAL TREATY.

As the time for the meeting of the
Colombian Congress approaches the
doubt as TO whether or not it will
ratify the treaty with this country
making Panama canal concessions in
creases. 1t is a fact that the oppo-
nents Of the treaty make out a pretty
strong case against it's ratification.
Their claim is that the Panama Canal
Company, which has contracted to sell
to this country all of it's rights and
interests in the canal for $4,000, 900 has
nothing to sell. The way they put
the case is this: The concessions made
to the French Company, that is the
Panama Canal Company, expired in
1898. Under the arrangement by which
those concessions were made the canal
was to be completed at that time or
else all the property was to revert to
Colombia Before the expiration of
the concessions the French Company
secured from President Sanclemente
an extension of the concessions to
the spring of 1905, for which the COM
pany paid $1,000,0OO. But 1t is pointed
out that this concession wasn't legal
unless ratified by Congress at it's next
session. AS a matter of fact there has
never been next session. The
country being in a state of revolution
Congress has had no meeting. Prob
ably the French Company expects to
have the concession ratified when Con-
| hi
it doubtless will have to pay a pretty
high price for ratification.
But, admitting that all irregularities
of the title of the French company to
the canal property can be cured, it is
asserted by the opponents of the rati-
fication of the treaty with this country
that it would be eolly for our govern
ment to pay $4O,OOO,OOO to the French
company when every bit of the canal
property of that company will revert
to the Colombian government in less
than two years, and that 1t would be
the better plan for the United States
to wait for that period and get title to
the canal direct from the Colombian
| government.
IL is evident of course that the Co
lombian government is after the
$40 900 900, and it is going to make a
big fight to get it. There is no doubt
that the Panama Canal property is
burdened with good many entangle-
ments of one kind and another, and
il may turn out, as Senator Morgan
predicted. that 1t is practically i'm
possible for the United States to get
a good title TO Il.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06
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Personal.

Lady Henry Somerset, who has re-
tired from the presidency of the Ma
tional British Woman's Temperance
Association, became especially well
known in this country about nine years
ago by carrying on a crusade against
the living picture" craze. At that
time she made an extensive tour of the
United States speaking much on dress
reform for women.
Probably no man who is not himself
in public life has ever known so many
public men as has Mr. Charles A.
Boynton, the veteran representative of
that great news-gathering organiza-
ton, the Associated Press says Les
lies Weekly. Mr.. Boynton, who is the
superintendent of the Southern division
of the Associated Press, has come in
contact, during years of brilliant serV-
ice, with thousands of national officials
and Legislators, winning the respect
and esteem of all. Presidents and
members of the cabinet for several adj
ministrations have trusted him and
have impaired to him. for publication,
official news of the highest Importance.
His faculty Of getting into close rela-
tionship with leading men, his keen
insight into public affairs, his tact and
integrity his skill as a writer, and his
executive ability have combined to
make him invaluable to the newspaper
association which he serves. In speak
ing of him upon one occasion to the
board of directors of the Associated
Press. General Manager Melville E.
Stone said: II cannot tell the board
how much satisfaction L have had in
his SUPPLEMENTARY there. We have
never had a man in our service who
stood higher, both in his intelligence
and in his integrity, who commanded
a higher degree of respect. There is
not a correspondent in Washington
who has not a high respect for Charles
A. Boynton, and there is not a man
in Congress who has not a high re-
spect for him; a man who can walk
into the White House and command
the respect of any President, and al
ways has. He is a rare man." Mr..
Boynton is a brother of Gen. H. ".
Boynton, of Civil War fame, and long
the dean of the corps of Washington
correspondents. He was formerly the
efficient agent of the Western Asso-
ciated Press in New York city, where
his geniality secured him a large circle
of friends. Mr.. BoyntOn's son, Charles
w. Boynton, is the popular manager
of the Eastern division of the Associ-
ated Press, with headquarters in New
York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06
bright BITS.

Miss Splash--0h, isn't he a dear?
Mr.. Dash--well, he always struck
me as more or less Of a goat.-Harvard
Lam2Oon. r.
-"Smitherss always buys his cigars
by the box, he says "Humph
thought he bought them by the bale"
Cincinnati CONGRATULATIONS.
-He-"And shall we never meet
AGAIN." She-''Never! Unless you
want to come around occasionally and
take me to luncheon or the Matinee
Life. ~
-Tess-I don't know why she should
be so proud just because she's got an
automobile.
jesse, it's natural enough. Pride
always goes before fall, you know
Philadelphia Press.
Miss Youngthynge-"Are you COL
lector of pottery, Mr.. Lushforth?"
Lushforth-"No, Miss; never had such
a fad. Why do you ask?" Miss Young
thynge-"Why, l am sure 1 heard my
father say you were Unfortunately fond
of your cups."-Baltimore American.
-"Times amt what they used to
be-" said Farmer ,Corntossel. "In the
days gone by it used to be a disgrace
to be arrested" isn't 1t now?" II
dunno. Pears to me like it's the only
way to get your name in the paper
along with the millionaires that own
fast bosses and big automobiles.
Washington Star.
Your financial rating is satisfac-
tory" said Mrs. DeSwim to the appli-
cant for her daughters hand in ma
trimony, but I'm not so sure as to
your lineage" ooh, I've got line
age from way back" rejoined the
young man. i've had father and
mother two sets of grandparents, four
sets of at-gTandparents, eight sets
of --"-Chicago Daily News.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06
A VOTE CATCHING PLATFORM.

The platform of the Republicans of
Ohio was constructed for the purpose
of catching votes. Its chief character
istic is insincerity. That is not at all
remarkable. There is no doubt that SEN
ator Hanna dominated the convention,
and it is probable that he could have
prevented the Endorsement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's candidacy for the
presidential nomination if he had
thought it advisable to do so. 1t is
certain that, at one time, it was in
his mind to oppose such an indorse-
ment, but, after looking the situation
over, he came to the conclusion that
such a course might endanger his own
reelection to the Senate. Therefore
he gave his approval to the indorse-
ment. He not only did that, but in
his speech opening the convention he
INDUCED in extraxagant praise of the
President. He called him the young
heroic President, whose devotion to the
interests of the people was unselfish,
energetic and patriotic.
In the platform it is set forth that
the DIOlbCLlNe ldIllL niuSl IOI NC III
terfered with because such interference
might bring about hard times, just as
Democratic interference with the tariff
brought about the hard times of 1893.
If there is anything well established
1t is that there is no evidence that the
revision Of the tariff that was made
by the Democrats had anything what
ever to do with the business depres-
sion that became marked in 1893. This
Ohio platform, however, says that II
conditions should arise making
changes in the tariff schedules neces-
sary, such changes could be effected
by means of reciprocity. OF course
the Ohio Republican convention knew
when it adopted this platform that the
chances of making changes in the
tariff by means of reciprocity, except,
perhaps, in the case of Cuba, were so
remote as to be hardly worth consid-
erng.
But the most preposterous thing in
the platform is its declaration in re-
gard to trusts. How tenderly the
trusts are handled! And. at the same
time, for the purpose of misleading
the people, the claim is put forth that
laws enacted by the Republican party
are sufficient for the punishment of the
really wicked trusts, and that these
laws are vigorously enforced by that
party. Is it not fact that there is a
section Of the Republican party-an i'm
portant section-that is almost in open
revolt because the President, under the
force of public sentiment, inaugurated
suits against the Northern Securities
trust and the beef trust?
There is no occasion for calling at
tention to that clause of the platform
which declares in favor of reducing
the representation of those states
which have taken the ballot from IL
literate negroes. The purpose of that
plank was to please the negro voters,
who are a power to be reckoned with
in Ohio. 1t is doubtful if the Ohio
Republican leaders have any intention
of urging Congress to reduce the rep
resentation of these states.
These evidences of insncerity which
we have pointed out mark the plat
form as a genuine Republican docu-
ment
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06
lNDL1 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeting-Georgia Bar Association.
Special Notices-Chicken, Groots
Market; Steamer Louise for Warsaw;
The Automobile, James J, Joyce; Beef
Veal, Etc, at Gardner's; Saturday
Night Smoker. Ton1oehichi Club.
Business Notices-Look at the Soaps
We Have in Stock, A. M. & c. w.
West.
You May Hear of Wonderful Cloth
ing Offerings-The Metropolitan.
What Is Your Future Savannah
Investment Company.
For Sale at Auction-Five Hundred
Lots in The Meadows.
Hotels and Summer Resorts-Lithia
Springs Hotel, Laurens County South
Carolina.
Savannah to New York, Boston and
the East-Ocean Steamship Company
Trusses-Shuptrines Two Drug
Stores.
Daily Receipts-The Delmonico Co.
The Moran Flexible Joint-The Geor-
gia Supply Co.
Auction Sales-Machinery of the Alli-
son Manufacturing Plant, at Phifadel-
phia, Pa; Contents of. Central Hotel,
by l. D. LaRoche, Auctioneer.
Silverware-The Gorham Company.
~Foods-Grape- Nuts.
Beer-Anheuser- Busch Brewing Co.;
Schlitz Brewing Co.
Medical-D. d. D.; Fig Syrup; Pink
ham Remedy; Paines Celery Com
pound.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
celfaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06
Miss stone Going Back.

1t is said that Miss Ellen Stone, the
missionary whose lectures about her
experiences with brigands in Turkey
have been so successful, is soon to re-
turn to the country where she was kid
mapped, says the Brooklyn Eagle
2 OF course, there can be nothing par
allel in the cases, but somehow hers
reminds me of that of the drowned man
whose body was found lodged in an
eddy and covered with cells. When the
cells had been turned over to the weep
ing widow as her rightful property she
was asked what she desired to have
done with her late lamented husband.
Removing her apron from her eyes, she
said, between sobs and sniff1es:
Il guess you'd better-set him
aoafn -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06
That Distressful Silence.

Have you noticed how little Mr..
Cleveland is saying and how his re-
serve seems to exasperate Mr.. Bryan?'
asked a citizen yesterday, according to
the Mobile Register. Reminds me of
what 1 saw on Government street Sat-
urday,' he continued. "a negro laborer
was engaged in digging a trench in the
street for water pipe when another
negro not attached to the job saun-
tered along and addressed him, saying:
What you doing there, man?
The laborer did not reply.
The questioner swelled visibly for
some moments; then he said, with
great indignation:
Don't you give me any of yo' 81
lence, man! 1 won't stand any of your
silence, / tell you"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06

From the Baltimore American.

LET me see," says Ted,
AS he scratched his head;
'Those beaded moccasins
Were given to me
BY the Chief Sore Knee;
That picture of the twins
believe got
From a Kansas tot;
The badger, eating there,
From the same State cames
/ forgot the name
And hang me If care.
Those blankets and pots
With the gaudy spots
Are from New Mexico.
] may not be glad,
But I'm far from sad.
It's not State, you know.
And the golden keys
Such a wealth of these
Are from the Golden State
Where they grow big trees
And some LIDS.
Out near the Golden Gate.
But the other truck
That has run amuck
And landed in my car
I'd like mighty we'll
If any could tell
Me whence and what they are.
Some brides of hair
And many a pair
OF buckskin trouseroons:
There are pipes of peace
(May their tribe increase),
A million souvenir spoons;
There are bowie knives
That have taken lives.
Elk antlers by the score;
With the deerskin suits
And the riding boots,
And belts r hundred more.
o what shall ! do
With the things. say your
And where shall unload?
Though l need them not,
Yet with each "a lot
OF warm n affection flowed
From q loyal heart.
'Twere the ingrate's part
such gifts ~ scorn or scOns
So riRht where we are
We viii stop the car
And gently dump them on"
W. S. oiiilan.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06

1t is evident that Secretary Cham
berlain is travelling over rocky road
in his efforts to establish his imperial
customs union scheme. This scheme,
as is well understood. is for England
to establish reciprocity with her colo
MES and to put a tariff on the imports
from other countries. In other words,
il is to establish a protective tariff, ex-
cept against the products of her colo
MES.
According to Mr.. Chamberlain the
scheme has the approval of the colo
MES, but ii is meeting with strong OPP
position from a very large portion of
the people of England, particularly the
wage-earners. Mr.. Chamberlain hoped
to win this class to his scheme by pro-
posing a system of old age pensions
the giving of pensions to persons in
needy circumstances when they have
reached the age of 60 years. The pen
sion proposition, however, is not re-
garded as satisfactory set-off to
a tax on foodstuffs. AS matter of
fact If a tax were placed on bread
and meat the poor would have to pay
the most of the tax. 1t is about as
much as they can do now to keep the
wolf from the DOOR 1t is not likely,
therefore, that any argument that Mr..
Chamberlain can advance will recon-
cile them to his scheme.
The scheme is attrac citing a great deal
of attention in this country, particu-
larly in the West. A tax on foodstuffs
would interfere materially with the
farmers and stock growers of that Sec
ton. The South is not particularly in
terested as it is not proposed to put
tax on cotton. 1t would not be wise
for England to tax cotton. A tax on
raw cotton would make it harder for
the. English manufacturers of cotton
goods TO compete with the cotton man
ufacturers of this country in the mar
kets of the world.
In a speech on Tuesday Sir Charles
Dixie made a point that will have a
telling effect against the scheme. It is
that at present, in the event Of a gen
eral war, the warships of the United
States would be employed in protecting
the ocean transportation of food from
the American farm to the English con-
sumner, because of the necessity of the
American farmer for a market for his
products, but that if England encour-
aged the getting of food supplies from
her colonies there would be no such
protection TO supplies on their way to
England If Oh
making protection necessary.
The point is good one. Big as Eng
lands fleet is it would not be big
enough to protect all ships transport
ing foodstuffs to her people from her
colonies If she were engaged in
great war. Her warships would be
needed for other purposes. Mr.. Cham
'berlain's scheme is long way from
being adopted yet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06

There has been some discussion in
Washington as to whether Postmaster
General Payne or First Assistant Post
master General Wynne win have 10
get out II is said that the depart
ment is not big enough 20 hold both
OF them az one and the same time.
since Mr.. Wynne has reform ideas that
do not inset with the approval Of Mr..
Payne. a casual study OF the sltua-
tion however, ought 10 settle the qu.s-
tion. Mr. Payne Is n practical poll
ticlan. Mr. Wynne IL not. Mr.. Payne
knows how 20 manipulate delegations
and control votes in the convention.
Mr Wypne does not Mr. Roosevelt
needs ~ Payne in bic political ma
ehlnei b. does NOT need ST.. Wynne
Boa view ~ these facts. " lent much
" a guess which gentleman viii 50.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06

Guam is no longer an isolated speck
in the ocean, 5000 miles from any
where. II is now a cable station, in
direct communication with the world
by electrical telegraphy. The resident
of Guam will no longer have to wait
three or four months to find out what
team is ahead" whether Lanky Bob or
Bull-neck Bill was knocked out. or
what fresh scandal there is in the
Four Hundred.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06


Mississippis new state capitol, which
was dedicated the other day with ap-
propriate ceremonies, is said to be one
of the handsomest buildings of its
kind I'm the country. one of the best
features in connection with it's con-
struction is that II has been paid for
out OF the general funds Of the state.
without entailing any debt for future
generations to pay and without a
breath Of scandal When the new cap
itol was decided upon an issue Of bonds
was authorized, but no bond was ever
issued and the State has les building
free 81 debt. The successful financing
n the considerable project IL said %
be due 70 the rapid growth OF values
in the state and 20 the excellent man
aEemsnt ~ the whole AFFAIR. The Ails-
sissipplnns SIRE 90 be- congratulated
upon their excellent ah0Wina
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-06

Prof. f. P. Lyon of the University
Of Chicago has performed the extraor-
binary feat of causing the extirpated
heart of a dog 20 pump blood through
itself, a pair of lungs and loop of
tubing more than four feet high, by
artificial means. A dispatch says: 1T
was found that the only condition nee
essary for causing the heart to beat
was that it should be able TO circulate
blood through itself. If this condition
was met and the blood prevented from
coagulating in the compartments of the
heart, II was found that circulation
could be kept up" This. it is claimed,
shows that the heart is independent Of
the central nervous system.