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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24
SOUTH DAKOTA DIVORCES.

A decision of the United States Su-
preme Court, rendered few days ago.
struck a blow at a flourishing but evil
industry that has scandalized the coun-
try for some time-the grinding out of
divorces in South Dakota. The prin-
cipal business of at least two courts
in that state has been the granting of
divorces to non-residents; men and
women from the East, principally, who
had become tired of their marital re-
lations and desired easy and expedi-
tious separation. Several lawyers who
practice before these courts are said
to have amassed fortunes, by reason
of the ease and lack of publicity with
which they are able to procure di-
vorces for their clients.
Under this decision of the Supreme
Court, South Dakota divorces will not
be so much in demand, since they are
held to be illegal in states with the
laws of which the South Dakota stat
utes are in conflict. Justice White,
who rendered the decision, held that a
temporary residence in South Dakota
for six months, for the sole purpose
of complying with the state law so as
to procure a divorce, did not amount
to domicile or change of citizenship,
therefore the South Dakota court was
without jurisdiction in the divorce pro-
ceedings brought by a man from Mas
sachusetts, and that its decree grant
ing the divorce was wholly void. In
cidentally the Justice said that Con-
gress had no power to regulate or pro-
| hibit divorces, the general government
never having had any power over mar
riages to delegate. the control over
marriages having always been vested
in the states and never parted with
by them.
The decision of the court means that
| it is within the power of each state
| to protect it's own morals from the de-
basing influences Of the South Dakota
court practices. For example, if the
| laws of South Dakota are in conflict
with those of Massachusetts, or of
Georgia, husbands or wives who are
citizens of these latter states may not
rush to South Dakota and after pay
ing room rent for six months, return
to their home states as Single" per-
sons and perfectly free to marry again.
To procure satisfactory divorce. it will
be necessary for the dissatisfied party
to the marriage to bring suit in the
state in which he or she lives and is
domiciled
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24
Some Pnnrsnt Answers.

Here are some examples of what the
British schoolboy can do when he tries
hard:
John Wesley was great sea cap
tain. He beat the Dutch at Waterloo,
and by degrees rose to be Duke of
Wellington. He was buried near Mel
sor, in the Poets Corner at Westmin-
ster Abbey"
Asked to name six animals peculiar
to the Arctic regions, a boy replied,
Three bears and three seals"
THE Sublime Porte is very fine
old wine.'
'sThe Possessive Case is the case
when somebody has got yours and
won't give it to you"
THE plural of penny is twopence."
''In the sentence, I saw the goat
butt the man. butt is a conjunction,
because it shows the connection be-
tween the goat and the man."
Mushrooms always grow in damp
places. and so they look like umbrel-
las"
"The difference between water and
air is that air can be made wetter, but
water cannot"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

The statement is made that Sir Hi
ram Maxim has carefully investigated
the gaming tables at Monte Carlo and
convinced himself that the ordinary
player has not one chance in a million
Of winning, and that the bank takes
90 per cent. of all the money staked.
This is all doubtless very true, new
ertheless the flock of fools who swarm
to the tables will not be diminished.
Human nature will have to be regen-
Grated before the gamblers are forced
out of business.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

Ex-Congressman John Allen tells
this one about a widow in his district
who desired a position in the Agricul-
tural Department:
There was no vacancy at that
time" said he. land 1 was consequent
ly compelled to advise my constituent
that 1 could do nothing for her until
later. But she persisted m her efforts
to obtain a position, and for two weeks
thereafter met me at every turn. One
morning / had just finished breakfast
when I was told by the servant that
she was awaiting me in the reception
hall. So 1 assumed as pleasant a de-
meanor as possible, and, entering the
room, said in a sympathetic voice:
Well, my good woman, what
news%
"'Good news she said, good news,
Mr. Allen.
" Well said, Tn glad to hear
that. And what is the good news?'
Oh, she said. Good news. Mr.. AL
len, good news; woman in the Agri-
cultural Department died yesterday! +"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24
Difficult mt Best.

At a Circuit Court in a provincial
county town a young country woman
was under examination, says Answers.
Now. my good girl" said the ad-
Yocate, you say you were near the
spot when the prisoner at the bar COM
mftted the act. Was any one with you
at the timer"
"Yiss. yiss, my lord ant advocate
my sweetheart was wis me-"
Counting, 1 SUPPOSE was again
asked. us he here? We want corrob-
orative evidence"
''Yiss. my advocate ant lord, shust
ootside."
We had better call him into court.
here remarked the Judge.
mo, no, my lord" cried the wit
ness. Goodness, no! l can hardly gel
him to court me when we're alone, ant
I'm sure he won't court me here afore
you ALL"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24
scott,s Great speech,

Senators Hanna and Scott were fell
low passengers on the same street car
moving up town, says the Washington
Post.
You should be on hand when I
speak the 27th,' observed the West
Virginian to the Ohioan, who has long
been his favorite candidate for the
presidency. II am going to tell the
Senate how to get away from this
constant pension grind
Senator Hanna was listening with
stolid eomplacency.
You know / have given notice of
my speech added Mr.. Scott. "It
will be something worth hearing. 1
will tell how to save all this worry
and trouble over pension claims"
Still Senator Hanna listened, but
there was not wink of the eye, or a
movement of the muscles of his face.
The electric car whirled along UP
town.
II propose to solve the question, +"
continued Mr.. Scott, "by giving a pen
sion to all veterans over a certain age.
Be on hand and learn something, )"
said he, in bantering tones.
WHO wrote your speech?" inquired
Senator Hanna, without a smile
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24
Marks Opinion.

A very young reporter was sent to
Riverdale to interview Mark Twain on
the coal situation, says an. exchange.
He began with:
Mr. Clemens. have been instruct
ed to interview you.on the humors of
the coal situa ton"
The hunorist sat back in his chair
and gasped for a few minutes. and
then replied:
Young man. you go back TO your
editor and tell him that IL he emptied
all the short and long dashes in his
composing rooms into the forms he
would then only be able to set up a
prelude to my opinion on the coal
SitffatiO
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

Chancellor Won Buelow says that
Germany, Great Britain and Italy had
to proceed jointly to thrash Venezuela
for the purpose of preserving their
prestige; to save their faces" as the
Chinese phrase it. In other words,
two thoroughly trained heavyweight
prize fighters, accompanied by a thor
oughly trained welter-weight, go out
together to lick a little runt of a news
boy in order to preserve their pres
tige'" They'd better thrown their pres
tige over the back fence into the ash
barrel
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

There is to be no more fusion in Ne
braska. The Populists have determined
10 tote their own skillet" and require
the Democrats to do the same. The
Populist State Executive Committee. at
a meeting held a day or two ago. pass
ed a resolution to the effect that they
would go it alone hereafter. believing
they would be stronger without Demo-
cratic aid. 1t will be interesting to see
how Mr.. Bryan will treat the new
condition of political affairs in his
state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

Modern sanitary methods seem to be
getting the better of the bubonic
plague in Mazatlan, and in all prob
ability it will be shortly stamped out.
Houses that are infected are burned
at once, and a campaign of securing
and disinfecting is being carried on.
In Asia, where the plague originated,
the natives follow the Christian Sci
enee plan Of depending on prayer to
make cures, with the result that thou
sands are swept off by the terrible all
ment. On this side Of the ocean. while
the prayers are not neglected, there is
a mighty lot of carboHc acid, formal
dehyde soap and water used in con
neetion with them, with beneficial re-
suits. ...
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

Sir Thomas Lipton's newest Sham
rock, the third to bear the name. is
practically completed, but so closely
Is the secret of her lines and meas
urements guarded that not even the
son of the man who is building her
knows anything about them. This
young man, Mr.. Ward of Dumbarton,
arrived in New York a few days ago.
He says the British people have pinned
their faith on the new boat and hope
and believe she will Tiff the cup.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

Representative Grosvenor of Ohio
says that the American consular Off
Gals are the finest in the world. Rep
resentative Slayden of Texas says that
the consular officials of whom he
knows anything can drink more whis-
ny and raise more Cain than the
agent of any effete monarchy on the
globe. And yet both Grosvenor and
slayden may be right. 1t depends en-
tirely on what man regards as con-
stituting a fine official.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

A press dispatch says that Ambas-
sador Tower has closed a lease for a
Berlin, and that the rental of the resi-
dence considerably exceeds the ambas-
sadors salary. The annual pay of the
ambassador is 17,5OO for which sum
1t seems a pretty fair sort of palace
Mr.. Tower is a rich man. well able to
pay for the honor of representing his
country at the German court.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

Now that Senator Plat of New York
has been triumphantly reelected to
succeed himself, the rumor is revived
that he will shortly resign and retire
from politics. The Senator is nearly
seventy years of age, and for some
time his health has been bad. He
realizes, so it is asserted, that il he
hopes to live much longer he must lay
aside the burdens of his political lead
ership.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

Some time ago the Illinois Legisla-
ture passed an appropriation of 50, 900
for statue of Frances E. Willard. to
be placed in statuary Hall. Washing
ton. The appropriation has now lapsed,
and the Legislature will be urged to
pass II again
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

Virginia is DESTROYS of placing a
statue of Robert E. Lee in the Hall of
Statuary, in the national capitol, as
one of the two she is entitled to place
there under the act of Congress of 1866.
A committee of her delegation in Con-
gress will call on Secretary Hay in a
day or two to ascertain IL the statue
would be acceptable. While it would
be fitting tribute to the great soldier
and typical American, Virginia has no
desire to put the statue there if it
would tend to stir up old-time preju-
dices and revive sectional feeling.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24
The Weather,

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for rain, with fresh south
winds. increasing and becoming west.
Eastern Florida fair in south, rain and
warmer in north portion, with fresh
south to southwest winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

A question for military experts is
this: If it takes Germany, England
and Italy more than a month to whip
Venezuela land they haven't finished
up the job yeti, how long would it take
the three of them to make dent in
Uncle Sans plug hat?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

The wearing of small arms conceal
ed in the pocket seems to be as popu-
lar with Colorado legislators as with
those Of South Carolina
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

Gov Pennypacker of Pennsylvania
thinks the newspapers have too much
liberty. and has drawn bill which he
will have introduced in the Legisla-
ture to correct what he called the
ABUSES of the liberty of the press"
The bill provides that newspapers shall
not publish portraits of private citi-
zens without first obtaining their con-
sent. and that iikenesses of dead per-
sons shall not be published without the
consent of their executors or next of
kin. The publication of the details of
a crime before the trial of the crimi-
nal is also prohibited. Besides these
features, the bill makes some changes
in the libel law. This proposition seems
to indicate that Pennsylvania new
Governor is about a quarter of CEN
fury behind the times. The newspaper
that failed to give all the details of a
crime that 1t could get would have to
go out of business.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24

THUNDERBOLT LINE (SpeciaD.
City Market to Casino, via Bolton
Street Junction.
Beginning at 5:45 a. m, cars leave
City Market for Casino at Thunderbot
every Is minutes until 11:30 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction 10
minutes after leaving time at CITY
Market.
Beginning at 5:53 a. M, cars leave
Casino at Thunderbolt every 10 min
utes until 1908 n1idnieht
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24
MONTGOMERY LINE.
Connecting at SanddI with Isle OF
MONTGOMERY AND THUNDER
Q0lT lNc

Leave Leave
Thunderbolt. Montgomery.
7:22 Am. $3.50 AN.
S:22 AM. $50 AN.
6:3S PM. 1853 AN.
1888 PM. 1858 A. NJ
...... 2:35 PM.
......... *5:53 PM
......... 7:05 PM.
Connects at Sardt1y with parcel car
for city.
sConnects at SanGf1y with parcel car
for Isle of Hope.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-24
CoLLINsVILLE LINE.

LINE.
(Fair Grounds and Dale Ave)
Beginning at 600 a. m, cars leave
Bolton and OFT streets every is min
utes; returning, cars leave Estill ave,
nue. and Waters road at 6:07 a. m. ana
every Is minutes thereafter, connecting
with cars on Thunderbolt line, until
1900 o'clock midnight.
Through cars are operated between
Market and Thunderbolt via Collins
willie and Dale avenue as follows: =.
Lv. Market. Lv. Thunderool|
6:45 a. m. 1880 a. m.
e:45 p. m. 7:30 p. m.
WEST END LINE.
Iincoln Park)
Car leaves west side of City Market
for Lincoln Park 600 a. m. and every
20 minutes thereafter until 1880 p. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market
$40 a. m. and every 20 minutes there
after until 1900 O'clock midnight
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.
Thunderbolt, Cattle Park, Sandfy. Isle
of Hope and all intermediate points
9:15 a. m, 1:15 p. m, 5:15 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandy,
Cattle Park, Thunderbolt and all In
termediate points-6:00 a. m, Hoo g.
M, 800 .. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery sc
Sandfy with regular parcel cav for
city
freight to Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer on
each trip for accommodation OF pass
engers.
ANY further information regarding
passenger schedule or freight service
can he had by applying to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
Staten island Rapid Transit R. R.

Time Table in effect on and after May IS, 1904
PERTH Am hoy to New York Leave foot OF
smith st. daily excs'pt sundays and Legal
Holiday is, 6l2 65S, 7.35, 735, o. So,
1926 and H. 25s m. IL 55, b5 2.55, S.55, 4.aS,
600, 6.47, 7.55, zoe 1880, lib P. M,
Sundays and Legal Holidays
go, 7.55, s.55, 955, i0.55I1s5 A. 81. 1885, l56'
255, 8.e6, 4. 0, $50 $50 8 50, p. M.
NeR York TO Perth Amboy:-Leavs foot OF
whitehall st. daily except Sunday and Legal
Holidays, $50, $50. 8 90, 900, 20, i101 a. m.
1880 1855 80, 8 25, 4 0. $40, $50 5.45, 6.S5
7.S0 825 $40, l1.Q5 *l2 25.
Sundays and Legal Holida S.
Leave New York 200, g. 0. 1000, II % l2 70, a. m
100, Q CO. 90, 400, 800, 60', 90, $3.50, 40 m,
Ferry between Perth Amboy and Tottenvile--
leave Perth Amboy da' xb. 10, 10 ", 6.&,
1858, x7 S5, Ks 05, x6.bt. 9.50, xi0.2 l055,
xi125 q m. 1225, x1255 x1.55, x2.55, x3 .65,
x4 49, s x6.00, x6 AZ, 25, 755, 900, 9.b5, i0SU
sundays $40, 755, s.5B, s.55, b5, II .55. a. m.
1o5s, 1855, 2.b5, Sb5. 45O $50, $50 7-s0, s.26,
Leave Toltenviile daily z1.sl, $3.50, 6gs, 6.42
x7i0 7.K0 x8 rs, 10 10, x10.05. 1910 XII 05 O..
M xl205, IL 40 xi .S5. x2 85, x8.4O, x4.M, $50,
x5 40. x6.f6, x6.55, TAO, ~, $40, 9.40 1O15.
1913, m. 1910. 1.S0 A. NJ
Sundays;- 1.30, 10, $50, 1910, lilo a. m
1910, 1.10 $40, $40, 4.i0. 5 TO- $40, 7l0, SD
Q 90, Q, 40, 10 80 p. m.
J. VAN SMITH, P. H. CASSIDY,
Reeeives can'l Traffic Agent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
WeRRELL IS TAKEN UP.
Money Is Deposited At This once For a
Game OF Checkers with Him.


The challenge for match at check
ers which was recently issued by
Frank Worrell through the sporting
columns of this paper, has been
accepted. A prominent business man
of this city called at this Office Satur-
day afternoon and deposited $25. He
says he will play Mr.. Worrell any
number of games for that amount.
The name of the gentleman accept
ing the challenge Gan be learned by
calling at this Office. He stated Sat-
urday afternoon that he does not pro-
fess to be anything wonderful at the
game, but has played match or two
and, being interested in the sport, is
willing to tackle Mr.. Worrell. He
says his $95 shows to what extent he
is willing to go, and as Mr.. Worrell's
challenge was for any amount, he
stated that he expected his offer would
be quickly accepted. It now seems
mp to Mr.. Worrell to cover the pile
and fix the date.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06

Some of the fans have been anxious
to learn the whereabouts of the pitch
ers who officiated in the box for the
Marions last year and the following
list is printed to show the plans for
the coming season of some of the slab
artists. Eugene MoCanu, the most
popular of all the pitchers who appear
ed here, will be again with Jersey
City. Moriarity, who made the
famous steal from third to home in
the Crescent game, goes to Newark.
Roy Evans and Harry Thielman, who
pitched the opening game, have sign
ed to play with Ned Hanlon in Brook
lyn. McPhillips has already shown
good form in the practice games with
Manhattan. McLane is playing with
the Fordham College nine. McMack-
in, who was we'll liked here, is away
out in Columbus, Ohio. in the Am
erican Association. Barnett is with
Jersey City and Dodge is with one of
the big college teams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
DELTAs LOST FlssT GAME.
We're Defeated BY KeypOrt BY Score Of
8 Too Yesterday.

The Delta base ball team and about
twenty five rooters went to Keyport
yesterday afternoon where they were
defeated by score of s to 0 by the
crack Keyport base ball club. The
Deltas, who have had but little prac-
tice this season, were not we'll pre-.
pared for this game and although they
were so badly beaten. they were not
discouraged. Many of the players
denounced Lester Bailey, of Keyport,
who was acting as umpire. They
claimed he favored his home team toe
much.
Next Sunday the Deltas will try
their luck with the Alpine baseball
club Of this city, at.the Keasbey dia-
mond. Although the Alpines are con-
sidered a very strong team, Manager
Albert Bramm, of the Deltas, says he
hopes to defeat them. The Deltas
will be out every afternoon this week
on the Smith street diamond for prac-
tioe games.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
KING EDWARDS STRAY DOG.
An Irish Terrier That Has BeeOm4
Great FavOrite with
EngIand's Ruler.

Dignity, pomp and etiquette are
particularly strong points with Ed
ward VII, says London correspond
ent of the London Herald, and woe be-
tide any ight-minded subject who
overlooks the smallest detail Of dress
or department in the royal presence
that is, woe betide all such subjects
save one. The exception is Jack, a
stray Irish terrier which strolled into
Marlborough house not long ago,
adopted the king without leave or cere-
mony, took charge of his majesty
forthwith and has helped to run the
empire ever since.
1t can be said without exaggeration
that no one item of the business of
the king of England gets so much at
tention daily as the care of Jack. His
food and exercise are personally su-
pervised by his royal comrade and the
general question of his health and con-
duct are matter of personal concern
to the king.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
THREE POOL MATCHES.


There is to be plenty of excitement
at George Rogers pool parlor, 7S
Smith street, this week, when several
pool matches by we'll known loca
pool sharps will be played.
The first game will come off tonight
when George King plays Charles Pet.
ersou in 100 point game for So side
bet. On Tuesday night Charles Nit
chell, who recently defeated George
King. will meet him again in 10C
ball match for a side bet Of So. Fred
Ort claims that the much belated
match between. himself and Frank
Boute will be played on Wednesday
night. The game will consist of q
100 ball match and will be for q
reasonable side bet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
RIVERSIDES AND YARD TEAM.
Have Arranged a Game On Raritan Copper
Works Diamond For April rs.

The game of base ball between the
Riverside base ball team from the
Raritan Copper Works yard depart.
ment has at last been arranged. II
will be played Saturday, April 25th,
on the Copper Works diamond. Gap.
tain James Ward, of the Riversides,
in speaking with reporter last night
said:
''I have my team in the finest con.
dition of any of the local amateur
teams and hope to give the copper
works team the game of their life. -
If the Riversides do not win this
game it will not be for the want Of
hard practice, or good work on theii
part.