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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
Gil Bias and the BIshon.

Granada not only has a cathedral
but palace inhabited by an arch
bishop who presides over Almeria.
Cartagena, Murcia, Guadix, Jaen and
Malaga, as well as Granada, saws n
writer in the Argonaut. If l remember
Alright 1t is this archiepiscopal palace
in which LIE Sage set the scene of she
downfall of Gil Bias. 1t is an old
story, but worth telling again, it is so
good.
The picturesque and picturesque Gil
Bias attracted the episcopal eye. Gil
Bias was young, goodlooking, quick
proved of him. Gil Bias approved of
the palace table and the Bishops beds.
They were softer and warmer than
those to which he had been used, He
also liked the Bishops sermons--or said
so-and his praises pleased his grace
immensely. The Bishop thought Gil
Bias a young man of great discern
ment, for his years, and said so. Thus
both parties were pleased.
But Sunday after Sunday passed,
and as Gil Bias found himself care
lessly praising the Bishops sermons,
he feared lest his eulogies might be-
come monotonous. He did not want to
excite the Bishops suspicious. In short,
Gil Bias feared to lose his job. So
he determined to mingle little gem
tie depreciation, a suspicion of acidity,
with his next dose of honeyed fat
terry.
After high mass next Sunday, as
they were seated at table eating truf-
fed capon and other meager archiepis-
copal fare, the Bishop observed that
ellis Bias said nothing of his sermon,
and remarked on his silence.
True, your grace" responded the
Machiavellian young man, but my
silence is because l fear your grace
might be offended were I to say that
to-day's sermon was not quite up to
that of last Sunday"
The Bishop stared at Gil Bias and
dropped his knife and fork.
II do not mean," that foxy person
FASTENED to say. that the sermon was
not a grand and sublime effort. 1t was
more than these things-it was August
inian-it was apostolic--it was infused
with piety and eloquence."
And yet" said the Bishop, In icy
tones, you are good enough to say
that II is inferior to last Sundays ser
mon"
mot very much inferior, but Just
leetle bit, your grace" replied Gil Bias,
who began TO scent trouble.
The Bishop looked attentively al the
young man. "Gil Bias" said he. slow
~, II see that / have been mistaken
IN you. I thought you were q young
man OF taste and discernment. ] see
that you are an ass. Go 10 my treas
urer, get what II due you. and be-
gone"
And the holy man turned away. icav-
Ing on Bias 20 reflect on the folly Of
believing that battery can be given 10
OveT-dOECg.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
A MONUMENT no THE WOMEN.

On Thursday, near the close of the
Confederate reunion, Gen. Gordon, in
response to repeated calls, came for
ward and said; Boys, am willing
to spend and be spent in your service,
but 1 am just about spent. All I can
say now is that you boys must not die
until you have built monument to
Southern women. Build it white and
pure, and let it tower to show what the
men of the South think of the women"
On other occasions the eloquent Gem
eral had urged the building of a mon
ument to the women of the Confeder-
acy. 1t is a monument that ought to
be built. The women are as deserving
of recognition for the courage and pa
thence they displayed and the assist
ance they rendered during the Civil
War as are the men.
The world has never witnessed
greater devotion to a cause nor greater
willingness to make sacrifices than
they showed throughout the whole of
the long struggle. Neither the loss of
the comforts of life nor pinching pow
erty, nor even the death of many of
those nearest and dearest to them
caused them to consider the question
of abandoning their cause. Always
they gave hope and encouragement to
the men in the field.
And in many respects the part they
played in the great drama was the
hardest, because, as a rule, removed
from the scenes of actual hostilities,
they were in a continual state of sus-
pense They did not know what was
happening to their fathers, sons, broth
ers and friends. Sometimes this sus-
pense was almost unbearable. At all
times it was great. The men escaped this
suffering almost entirely. Their minds
were occupied with the stirring scenes
OF which they were a part. They
thought often of course of home and
those they had left there, but they
were too busy to worry.
The women of the Confederacy
proved themselves worthy of the men
who fought the battles, worthy of the
cause for which they endured and sac
rificed so much. And there should be
a monument to them, pure and white
as suggested by Gen. Gordon. The
men of the South should begin the
work of collecting a fund for it with
out further delay.
The South is rich enough now to
build it and she is growing richer all
the time. She should make it the
greatest and most beautiful monu-
ment within her limits because it would
commemorate the virtues of those who
suffered most in the greatest civil war
the world has ever known.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

1t has been reported and denied that
Postmaster General Payne will resign,
as a consequence of the scandals in his
department. The report is said to have
originated with the son and secretary
of the First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. Mr.. Paynes friends say there is
no foundation for it. The situation in
the Postoffice Department is, indeed,
enough to disgust almost anybody;
still, Mr.. Payne has the reputation Of
being man of rather strong political
stomach.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

The governments fiscal year has a
little better than a month to run, and
the record of immigration at its close
will be the highest ever made. Already
the number of arrivals is almost as
large as for the whole of last year,
and May and June are always large
immigration months. The record year
was 1882, when the number was 1885,
992. Already 620.711 newcomers have
landed this year. and it is predicted
that by June 80, the number will have
reached $4,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

The postoffice at Indianola, Miss. is
still closed, by order of the all-power-
full Postmaster General. and it's post
master, Minnie Cox, colored, is enjoy
ing a prolonged vacation which began
the first OF the calendar year. For
five months she has performed no serv-
ice. But that makes no difference to
the Postmaster General or to the color
ed woman; she is still drawing her sal
airy, although it is unearned. Not only
that, but at the beginning of the new
fiscal year, July /, she is to have her
salary increased. At present it is ST.
900 a year. On the basis of the business
transacted last year, this is TO be in
creased at the time named TO 81 200 a
year. Postmaster General Payne said
a few days ago that the Office would
remain suspended until the people OF
Cox would not be molested. Mean
while Minnie Cox will continue draw
ing her salary. IL the people Of In
dianola have not lost their self-respect
they will let Mr. Payne go right on
paying the woman money out OF the
public funds for services not rendered
as long as he remains In office. II what
M. Tnllooh says Is true. she win not
be the nrst woman carried on the Post
Office Departments payrolls who per-
formed no government service for the
payments received
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
The Daily Torture.

From the Chicago Tribune
What is this wall of woe we hear
This cry of anguish sore
That rends the morning atmosphere
Without our cottage door?
Is it some soul in agony,
Some one in mighty grief?
All, listen! Let us go and see
If we can give relief.
But hold-there is no one In sight,
And yet that doleful cry
Comes keeping with intensest might,
And ending with sigh.
Is it some banshee, wild and weird.
That seeks it's haunts by day?
Is it some wrath that should be feared
Which harrows us this way?
Now nearer comes the shrilling wall.
And louder grows the sound.
Small wonder cheeks are growing pale
And hearts begin to bound.
He comes! Just at the corner therel
Quick! In, before he sees!
1t is the wretch who splits the air
With yells of
"StrOh- h. h11r -r-rna-a.aSpy
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

Representative Rodgers has intro
duced into the Michigan Legislature
bill providing that all children whose
minds are such as to render them a
burden 10 society ana incapable OF hap
piness for themselves" shall be remov-
ed ~ eleetrocution. Humanitarian in
tsrests, be ssys. demand that hopeless
idiots BE- put out Of tie way. he
ought 20 put a rider on his bin proyid-
Ing that innfm aged people be- chioro-
formed and that eFipples be shot n
BE- D. going back % me dark ages. be
might e. wen make his iist eomDiete.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

The bank account of Senator Bailey
of Texas seems to be growing like a
SNOWFALL rolled down hill. A week or
so ago he was said to have made $780,
900 by engineering some sort of enter
prise through Wall street, and now it
is said that he has sold his 6.0O0-acre
ranch near Dallas for the neat sum of
100000 cold cash. If Senator Bailey
keeps on at that sort of thing, people
will soon be calling him a plutocrat;
and that would be terrible.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

The correspondent of a Chicago paper
who is accompanying the Roosevelt
party on its Western trip says in one
of his specials that the President has
received assurances from many for
mer advocates of free silver at 16 to
/" that they will support him for nomi-
nation and election. That is no doubt
true. And in all probability these ''for-
mer advocates, etc." were free silver
Republicans who went out of the par
ty with Teller of Colorado and are now
getting back into it again.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

How touchingly fond of each other
had the courts said that the Western
Unions lines on the Pennsylvania's
right-of-way must be removed than the
road set gangs of men to cutting down
the poles and wires of the telegraph
company. And this was after the two
corporations had been in close business
association for a considerable number
Of years There is no such word as
courtesy in the lexicons OF the big fell
lows; with them everything is bust
ness
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

Representative Maddox of Georgia
was talking politics to a reporter in
Washington the other day. Several
names of candidates for the Democratic
nomination had been mentioned. who
is your choice?" asked the reporter.
Amy man that can VIM" replied Judge
Maddox, laconicaIly. And that's sound
horse sense.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

In view of the Tulloch charges, the
public would like to have a statement
planning how it occurred that, while
he was Postmaster General. a notorious
spokesman of the name of Heath had
so much authority in the department.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

The River Brethren, religious de-
nomination of Pennsylvania, are in
convention at Lancaster, in that state
One Of the leading questions to be dis
cussed is whether or not electricity is
orthodox. One of the brethren has
made the point that it is wicked, sinful
and against nature to use electric lights
and the telephone. He says that if
to each other while more than mile
apart, He would have fixed their ears
so they could have heard without the
phone.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

In a local article the Philadelphia
Inquirer gives as the true cause of the
Kishineff massacre the refusal of a
Jewish banker, name Parelmutter, to
lend the Governor of Kishineff $4,000
roubles. This local article is based
upon a letter received from Kishineff
by Joseph Ginsburg, the manager of
the Philadelphia Jewish Evening Post
According to this letter the Governor
did receive instructions from st. Pc
tersburg not to interfere in the event
of trouble between the Russians and
the Jews, but it seems that he had
skillfully managed to have these in
structions sent to himself. When Bank
er Parelmutter refused the Governors
request for the loan the latter was
greatly enraged, so the letter states,
and very soon afterwards the massa-
ere began. What seems to give the
color of truth to this story is a state
ment that at Kiev, where, at the last
moment money was raised and paid
to the government officials, no riot oc-
Cured.
Assuming that this story is correct,
it appears that the Russian govern
ment was deceived by the Governor of
Kishineff, and was led into giving or
ders that permitted the massacre by
misrepresentation of the Governor
But if this is the true state of affairs
the government ought to make it
known, so that the world would not
hold it responsible for one of the black
est crimes to,be found in history.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

Pity the sorrows of the poor Chi
cago mani Not only is he condemned
to soiled linen, by reason of the strike
Of laundry workers, but after this
week he cannot have the stubble of
his face moved, unless he undertakes
the job himself. Over 5000 BARRIERS
have already agreed to quit scraping
on Saturday night and not to resume
until their demands are aceeded to by
the bosses. And to add to the woes of
our unfortunate Chicago friend, 10000
cooks, walters and chambermaids are
on the point of striking. With dirty
shirts. unshaven faces and uncooked
meals, the Windy City will soon re-
semble an aggregation of tramps.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
The weather.

The indications for Georgia and
Eastern Florida for to-day are fair
weather, with light variable winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
A CoNsIDERATE sPECuLAToR.

1t seems that Mr.. Daniel Sully who,
until few days ago, was the leader
of the bull clique that was putting up
the prices of cotton futures is very
considerable OF the welfare of the coun-
try and the interests of the spinners.
In the financial articles of the New
York papers of Thursday he is quoted
as saying that he considered further
bull manipulations as a menace to the
best interests of the country, especial
ly TO the spinning interests"
Is Mr. Sully really concerned for the
best interests of the country" or is
he afraid to carry prices higher, think
ing they are at present as high as It
is advisable to carry them, and that
an effort to carry them higher would
result in loss to himself and his
friends? In view of the fact that
Mr.. Sully expressed no concern about
the best interests OF the country or
of 1.-The spinners" while he was in a
deal which, rumor says, netted him
$5.0OOOO0, it is pretty safe to say that he
would be big bull in the cotton mar
ket yet If he thought there was money
to be made. Unless we are greatly
mistaken the best interests Of the
country or of 1.-The spinners'' would
have no more weight with him than
they had when he was leading the bull
clique.
The price of cotton some time ago
made 1t impossible, from all accounts,
for the spinners TO keep their mills in
operation at a profit. Many of them
are thinking of selling their cotton at
the prevailing prices and closing their
mills for a season. The spinners who
met at Charlotte, N. c., recently rec
commended either the closing of mills
for a time or the running on half time.
In our Augusta dispatches yes
terday it was stated that the
Graniteville Manufacturing Com
pany of South Carolina had
sold its stock of cotton, amounting
to $500 bales, and that the president
of the company figured that by selling
the cotton ard closing the mill until
next fail $4,000 would be made. From
this it is inferred that there is no profit
in manufacturing cotton goods of the
lower grades at the prevailing prices
for such goods.
In view of the fact that unless the
prices of cotton goods advance very
considerably spinners cannot afford to
keep their mills running at the present
prices of cotton, there does not seem to
be any reason why Mr.. Sully should not
enter the market again and try to put
the prices Of cotton still higher.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

An odd circumstance in connection
with the latest suit against the estate
OF Charles y. Rouss IN New York IL
that Mrs. Rosseau declared on the wit
ness stand under oath that she consid-
cred herself q good Christian. and that
IL was one OF the main purposes OF
her life 20 convert Mr. Rouss 70 Chris
tisuity and thus save him.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23

In Chicago there is sitting a court of
arbitration that might well be copied
in all sections of the country. The
court consists of one person. who by
agreement has plenary powers. The
cause to be decided is one that ordi-
narily would be heard in a divorce
court. A man and his wife, persons of
high standing, had so serious a dis
agreement that divorce proceedings
were instituted. \ friend of the fam
lily suggested arbitration. ''Wn you
arbitrate it?" asked the man. Il have
entire confidence in your judgment and
will abide by your decision" he added.
IF your wife will agree to the same
terms. win undertake IT," said the
friend. She agreed readily. The divorce
proceedings have been Withdrawn
pending the decision Of the arbitrator.
and in all probability the breaking up
OF a home win be prevented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
GOV. BRADY'S REPORT.
Representative in Congress is Much Do
sired.

According to the annual report of the
governor Of Alaska Mr.. John G. Brady,
the people Of the great northwest territory
would like to have congressional delega-
lions visit them every year. The report OF
Governor Brady has been submitted to the
Secretary of the Interior and covers COM
pletely the work of the government during
the year in the territory. Governor Brady
says:
There should be one leading and domi-
nant thought back of all plans to help
Alaska, whether by legislative action or
otherwise. and that is to direct and encour-
age to come here the pioneers and home
builders who are now slipping away from
US. The country Is all right, but 1t is slow
work to overcome the great wrong which
has been done to it by many years of mis-
representation. Railways, wagon roads,
surveys and schools will draw the people
that we want and wha tever Congress does
to encourage these will be OF the greatest
Importance for the immediate future Of
Alaska. 1t will be disappointment to all
II Congress shall pass through another ses-
sion without providing for Alaska's repre-
sentation at Washington by delegate. who
shall be elected by the votes Of the people,
who shall be qualified according to the pro-
visions of the law for an election. or who
shall be appointed by the President and
who shall be bona f1de resident Of the dis
trict. The additional amount asked for to
enable US to make a better showing at st.
Louis could not be more wisely spent We
want to use this great opportunity to teach
the people. and especially our own folks of
the Mississippi valley, the worth of things
in Alaska. All Of which is respectfully SUBJ
mitted."
With regard to the visit of the members
Of Congress to Alaska during the summer
Governor Brady says:
There was but one expression among the
people, and that was one of pleasure and
commentator that the Senate had in
structed these men to do the work, and
that they went about 1t in such q business
like way and did 1t SO we'll We are willing
to be left in their hands.
I'VE think it would be we'll each year. 30
long as Congress has to legislate for us. to
have body of Its representative men from
both houses visit the country and become
acquainted with Its people and their
Mt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
o4 asy,aut.s c1a@yw christmas

he is not yet enough of a despot in Vene-
zuela to make the laws exactly what he
wishes. If he could he would re-enact the
laws of King Solomon on the subject OF
matrimony. Those laws as you may re-
| member, provided that every man might
have as many wives as he chose. The
president says he thinks in a country like
Venezuela a man ought to be allowed, at
the least, to have a wife in every town
which he is liable to visit. He points out
that the male population Is seriously de-
creased from time to time by the numer-
GUS revolutions, and he thinks his scheme
would remedy that misfortune.
His excellency the citizen president
danced and made speeches until o'clock
in the morning. He had been doing the
same thing steadily for a week. and he
kept 1t up until the New Year.
The American was anxious to cable the
news of these gay doings to America, but
the discreet censor at Caracas would not
pass his messages on the subject He tried
to send them in French, in German, IN
English, in Italian, in Portuguese. All
these falling, in despair he tried American
slang, hoping to catch the censor mapping.
He endeavored to tell his newspaper.
among other things, that Castro was the
jokiesr highroller that ever came down
the pike.
In vain. The censor wrote him polite
note:
IT regret that code messages cannot be
allowed to pass during the present pol1tl-
cal crisis. VIII you kindly elucidate Tor
me the meaning Of jokiest highroller as
applied to his excellency the citizen presl-
dent?"
And that Is why the story Of Castro's
merry Christmas at La Victoria is now
told in detail for the first time.