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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

advanced prices, did not hear the COM
plants and protests; and if it had
heard them, it would have made no
difference. The trust doesn't care how
badly the people are pinched. What it
is after is the money, and 1t is quite
as ready and willing 10 squeeze the
last penny out of the widow and the
orphan as to take toll of the prosper
Gus business man. 1t has been said
that there are exceptions to the asser-
ton that corporations are soulless. II
that is true, the beef trust is not one
of the exceptions. 1t is absolutely soul
less and sordid. with no thought above
grinding profits, and ever-increasing
profits. out of both producers and con-
Sumers.
Last fall and winter. when the trust
sharply advanced the prices of beef it
was stated that there was a shortage
of cattle fit for slaughter, and that the
decreased corn crop had increased the
cost of fattening beef cattle At the
same time there was a brisk demand
for meats. Now, however, there is an
abundance OF cattle IN ROOQ COnulIlOn,
and the demand for meat is compare
lively slack. The Live Stock Report of
Chicago, an official organ of the pack
ers, said in an issue of last week that
"a liberal supply of fat cattle" would
come into the market during the next
sixty days" Several states were said
to be full of cattle" About the same
time the New York Provsioner, an
other trade paper, declared the run
of cattle at the slaughter houses for
the past week had been 1.-The greatest in
eleven years." and that the outlook was
for a continued heavy movement of
fat cattle. And yet in the face of these
conditions, the trust advanced the
prices of meats last week! And at the
same time, according to the market re-
ports, the trust buyers were hammer
ing down the prices of live stock,
pleading decreased demands for meats.
And that is the situation. There is no
shortage anywhere. The only plausi-
BILE reason for increased prices to con-
sumers and decreased prices to cattle
raisers is to be found in the trusts
greed No wonder courts in all sections
are trying to find means of bringing
the trust to justice.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18
CURRENT COMMENT,

The Charleston Post (Dem.) says:
I'm Mexico they have no fear of third
terms in the presidency or of fourth
or fifth or sixth, IL Porfirio Diaz is
the candidate. Diaz has been President
hve terms and is about to be chosen
for sixth. He has done remarkabl
things for Mexico and has been prac-
tically dictator of the republic, which
needed just such strong hand upon
its destinies as Diaz has laid"
The Philadelphia Ledger (Ind.) saws:
The swelling woe of the Kischeneff
horror is upon the Christian as well as
the Jewish world. They were Jews
who suffered; Christians who inflicted
the suffering. 1t behooves the Chris
tians OF enlightened lands where Sec
tartan prosecutors are impossible and
lnconceivable to purge their religion
from the blood with which its white
garments have been stained in Bes-
sarabia. The Christian nations hate.
abominate, abhor and execrate the
deeds Of Kischeneff, and it is within
their just province to demand of Rus
STA that she punish the guilty and see
10 II that from this moment the per-
secution OF Israel cease"
The New YORK Sun (Rep) saws.
"The blacklist chapter in the history Of
Christianity is the cruelty OF so-called
Christians to the race Of Jesus Christ.
The worst medieval prosecutions are
equalled or exceeded by this Kischeneff
massacre. Murder and mutilation, rob-
berry outrage, exile; these are the pen
alties OF the crime OF being a Jew in
southern Russia. To Americans, men
OF many races and tolerant Of all re-
ligions, this Kischeneff savagery is es-
pecialiy abhorent Here where mill
lions Of Jews have found freedom
peace and prosperity the sympathy
with the kisehenen victims Is the
warmest and widest and here II Will
take the instant practical form OF
provision for the necessities Of the new
exodus"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE FAIR.

Every once in a while there appears
in newspaper in some part of the
country statement that the Louisiana
Purchase Fair will not be opened next
year, but will be postponed for anoth-
er year. There isn't any foundation for
such a statement. 1t is settled that
the fair will be opened on May /, next
year. The only question in that con-
nection is, will the grounds and build
ings be ready by that time?
There is a vast amount of work to
be done in a comparatively short
time, but the money is in hand
and there is no doubt that abundant
help can be obtained. IT, therefore,
the buildings are not ready when the
day for the opening arrives it will be,
in all probability, because of lack OF
good management. 1t must be admit
ted, however, that the experience with
great fairs has been that the opening
day arrives before everything is in or
der. Indeed. If we remember rightly
there was great confusion on the
grounds of the Chicago Fair on the
opening day. 1t was days after tine
opening before it was at all satisfac-
tory for visitors to go about the
grounds and through the buildings
The management of the st. Louis
Fair ought TO try to make a record in
the matter of being ready. There is
no good reason why the buildings
should not be ready for the reception
of the exhibits in time for placing
them in position before the day fixed
for the opening. If, when the gates
are thrown open on May l, everything
is in order the success of the fair will
be practically assured. People will say
that If the management were so prompt
In getting ready on time it can be
trusted for giving the world fair to
be proud of.
And interest In the fair is steadily in
creasing both in this country and Eu-
rope. At first European countries did
not comprehend the magnitude of it.
and there was some hesitation
about taking part in it, Now, how
ever, there is deep interest in it, and it
is safe prediction that the exhibits
from Europe will be the finest ever
seen in this country
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18
MAKING HIS LIFE A BURDEN.

II is probable that Gov. Pennypacker
of Pennsylvania wishes he had never
heard of the bill to muzzle the press of
that state-the bill which he was so UNI
wise as to sign. The newspapers are
making life burden to him. They are
attacking him in double-leaded edito-
rails and in cartoons. All of the pa
pers of the state are against him and
1t looks as If the Republican papers
would refuse to support their party
leaders unless on condition that the OBJ
jectionable law shall be repealed
1t is an outrageous law Its aim is
TO prevent the newspapers from telling
the truth about officeholders and poll
ticians. 1t is said that a couple of lead
ing Republican politicians who had
been attacked rather viciously by one
of the Philadelphia newspapers rail-
roaded the bill through the Legislature
in couple of days. The Governor
kept II month before signing It, He
knew of course that 1t was a bad bill
bad from every point of view, particu-
larly from that of the public welfare
but he signed it. and now he is being
punished for his act.
In his statement, giving his reasons
for signing it, he said that he
himself had been outrageously carica-
tured when he was a candidate for
Governor And for such reasons as
that he destroyed the liberty of the
press. OF course that was not the
only reason. No doubt ii was well
understood by the politicians who
wanted to muzzle the newspapers that
he would sign the bill before II was in
troduced into the Legislature For
rotten politics Pennsylvania takes the
lead. IL the newspapers are kept ST.
lent by this outrageous libel law what
viii the condition of politics in that
state be within the next ten years?
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18
Justice Browns Champion Miser.

1t was at a dinner in Washington
which Justice Brown of the Supreme
Court was giving in honor OF the
French ambassador and Nine. Jusse-
rand, says the Boston Post. The talk
had turned to avarice, and a guest had
told a story of miser. Justice Brown
said
There is a story of an Irishman
that is appropriate, too. This Irish
man, hearing shrieks as he was pass
ing deep pool, turned and saw a man
struggling In the water. He threw off
his coat, and, leaping in, saved the
mans life at the risk of his own.
Then the two lay on the bank and
rested for while. Finally the man
who had been rescued sighed and said:
i suppose, my friend, that, since
you have saved my life, l must reward
you. Here is dime.
The Irishman looked at the dime
and then he looked at the man.
Bedad,' he said, I'm overpaid for
the job"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

The late Thomas B. Reed left Con-
gress a poor man-worth about $4,000,
according to the statement of certain
of his intimate friends. He went to
New York, set up a law practice,
pushed it assiduously for five years,
then died 1t was asserted by a friend
of his widow a few days ago that Mr..
Reed left an estate that was good TO
bring the widow and daughter an in
come of $4,000 a year, without touch
ing the principal; which shows Mr..
Reeds earning capacity during his
short career as a New York lawyer to
have been something extraordinary.
However, any lawyer of brains and ex-
perience who has achieved notoriety
can go to NV York and capitalize his
reputation and make money. Elk
Speaker Carlisle is said to be earning
$4,000 a year at law in New York,
and Charles A. Towne of Minnesota is
rapidly growing rich as a lawyer and
financier.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

Some of Mr.. Cleveland's friends are
indignant over the stories that are be-
ing circulated to the effect that he is
permitting his name to be used in
connection with the presidential nomi
nation in the interest of one person or
another; some stories have il in the
interest of Olney and others Judson
Harmon. These friends declare that
Mr. Cleveland is not permitting" his
name to be used at ALL that it is be-
ing used because he cannot help it,
He has no definite idea 81 his line of
conduct in the future, because he must
be guided by a hundred events of the
future which nobody can foresee. They
declare, however, that it is absolutely
certain that Mr.. Cleveland would not
permit himself to be used as a stalk
ing horse for any candidate.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18
A TRIBUTE TO THE PRESS.

In a communication to the New
York World congratulating it on it's
twentieth anniversary under the
guidance of Mr.. Pulitzer, Justice
Brewer of the United States Supreme
Court pays a tribute to the free news
paper press of the United States,
which he characterizes as a represen-
tative of 1.-The court of public opinion
"a court of increasing wisdom and
power" Justice Brewer dwells on the
influence of the press upon American
life in three particular points, name
ly; it has taught Americans to know
each other: it has helped potently to
improve social conditions; it is the
representative Of public opinion and
the reporter of the court of public
opinion.
By teaching Americans to know
each other" the press has brought the
sections of the country together and
old animosities have been wiped out.
Robert E. Lee has a place in the Hall
of Fame that has been established in
New York; a distinguished citizen of
Massachusetts has come to the de-
Tense of Lee, whom he calls one of the
greatest Americans; the character of
Abraham Lincoln is better understood
in the South and his memory is now
Venerated in this section as in the
North; the magnanimity of Grant is
appreciated by Southern men and they
are ready to acknowledge his genius
and virtues. The country has been,
drawn together; each section feels
proud of every other section. We are
all Americans, and, feeling a sense of
mutual admiration, we are better and
more patriotic citizens.
The press has improved and is i'm
proving social conditions. 1t informs
and inspires every effort. Zach la
bOrer knows that he is not working
alone, and is given the encouragement
and strength of cooperation" Ignor-
ance, vice, crime and disease are
fought at every turn by the press.
These were once regarded as newt
able. Through the educational in
f1uences of the public press the masses
have been fired with ambition. They
are no longer content to accept ignor-
ance, poverty and crime as natural
consequences, but, with the powerful
aid of the press, they are striving al
ways for something higher and better.
Politics is cleaner now than ever be-
fore and the liberties of the people
safer. No one will contend seriously
that the progress of civilization of the
recently closed century would have
been possible without the aid of the
public press.
AS the representative and reporter
of the powerful court of public opinion
the court mightier than any organ
lied tribunal, at whose bar are judged
all men, events and purposes"-the
press does mighty work. TT collects
the universal opinion, announces its
conclusions, and whirls them against
all for gloom or glory" In the up
building and uplifting of the nation,
Justice Brewer says, the press has
been lone If not the great factor"
MAY II continue it's work." he says,
promoting national unity, Fastening
the solution of the great social prob
lens and bringing all matters before
the court of public opinion-a court Of
increasing wisdom and power"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

Judge Stebecker's Unique Decision.
Judge Siebecker of Wisconsin has
displayed Solomon like wisdom in some
Of his decisions, says the Boston Post.
Two men appeared before him. One
was a butcher, who claimed that the
defendant owed him $40 for a meat
bill. The defendant, a strikingly thin
and gaunt figure, denied the bill State
ments and counter-statements follow
ed each other with great rapidity. The
lie was passed, but the constable in
tervened.
when was the meat purchased
which you sold the defendant" asked
the judge.
During the past four weeks, your
honor" declared the butcher.
Then 1 decide the case in favor of
the defendant" remarked the Judge,
deliberately, as he scrutinized the ema-
ciateb figure before him. His appear
ance indicates that he has not eaten
$40 worth of meat in his life time
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

The legislatures of twenty-one states
have passed resolutions in favor of the
election of United States senators by
popular vote. Negative action has
been taken by fourteen states. while
ten have not acted at all. In Georgia
and. South Carolina the people have ar
ranged to select their senators by pop
ular choice, without bothering TO
change the constitution.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

The State Republican Convention Of
Ohio will be held early next month.
State Senator Patterson, a Hanna lieu
tenant and a leading party man, is
quoted as saying that the convention
will not indorse President Roosevelt
for denomination. Since the convention
will be dominated by Hanna influences,
any refusal on it's part to speak for
the strenuous young man in the White
House would be taken as indicating
that Senator Hanna had aspirations for
the nomination for himself.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

After experimenting for three months
with women customs inspectors at the
port of New York, the Treasury De-
partment has decided to suspend that
feature of the service and get along
hereafter with men inspectors. The al
legation is that the women inspectors
made more trouble than they did good.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, with light
to fresh southeast TO east winds; East
ern Florida, fair weather. with light
northeast winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

They are praying for rain in Con-
necticut and some parts OF the Middle
West. II IL is all the same TO the
weather man, we Georgians are quite
willing TO let our suffering friends have
a little Of the moisture that II 70 be
distributed. We have enough 10 last
Us for q time.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

The "Pingree potatoes patches" of
Detroit have been condemned and must
go. Some ten years ago Mayor Hazen
s. Pingree of that city achieved no.
toriety by advocating the planting of
vacant city lots in potatoes by the
poor. The newspapers took up the
scheme and made Pingree not only
famous, but Governor. Other cities be-
sides Detroit adopted the idea, and
"Pingree patches" became known the
country over. A few days ago the
Poor Commission of Detroit decided
that the patches were no longer needed,
and they have been abolished by the
City Council
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18

One hundred THOUSAND more square
miles of territory in Africa are added
to British territory, by reason of the
conquest of the Kano and Sokoto dis
tricts. The conquered territory, it is
stated, will be administered by the
government of Northern Nigeria Thus
Britain's domination of the Dark Con-
tinent grows apace. John Bull con-
tinues to take up the white mans
burden" quite willingly. There are du-
ties to be performed in the new terri
tory. of course. but there is also trade
to be derived from it. Meanwhile 1t
cannot be questioned that there will
be more of justice and freedom in
Kano and Sokoto than were ever ex-
perienced before. While our friend John
is an insatiate land grabber, it is a
fact that he is a civilizer and stick
Ter for justice as between individuals.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-18
EDUCATIONAL.

DIR. LEWIS A. HINES, Refractionist,
14S Whitaker ST.. near Oglethorpe ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-10
BIG FOUR TRAINS
 COLLIDE ON CURVE
so FAR AS KNOWN ONE FIREMAN WAS KILLED AND A NUMBER OF PASSENGERS INJURED-THREE TRAINMEN BADLY HURT.

St. Louis, Mo-, January 9.-Running sixty miles an hour two Big Four pas senger trains met in head-on collision last night while rounding a curve be- tween Moro and Bethalto, H., and so far as known one fireman was killed and three other trainmen were severely ln- iured Information Is very meagre owlng to the isolation of the scene of the wreck.
 A message to the Associated Press oy telephone from a witness in the acci- dent was to the effect that all the pas sepgers escaped with minor injuries The dead.
 Fireman, name unknown.
 Injured: Engineer Hendricks, Engineed J. J. King, Matoon, Ill.,; Tom Corrigan, mail clerk.
 Passengers in the day coaches were hurled from their seats and many or them were painfully bruised
 Only the sleeping cars were left on the track. Both engines are lying on thelr sides. The southbound train, known as the Boston express, was running rapidly around a curve, when the northbound train, the New York Express, dashed into view, and the next moment a ter rife crash strewed the track with debris. The impact overturned stoves in the day coaches and the debris took fire. The coaches were not filled and the pas sengers escaped the flames
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-10
L. N. TRAINMEN WILL ASK
 INCREASE OF 20 PER GENT

dscredited the report that he had in- cured the ill-will of the committee by saying there was nothing whatever in the report.
 It Is understood that at a recent open meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers there came near being 8 split between the engineers of the Nash ville Chattanooga and St. Louis and the Louisville and Nashville. The misunder- standing came about from a statement which is said to have been made to the effect that the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis engineers would make simi- lar demands to those which were con templated by the Louisville and Nash vile men, provided that the latter were acceded to. That was not pleasant to the Louisville and Nashville men, it is said, for the reason that they did not like to run the risk of arousing animus against themselves with the railroad and then see the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis reap the same benefits. It Is fur ther said that the Louisville and Nash vile men replied that should their de- mands be granted and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis demands re- fused they would offer no assistance in securing the latter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-10
MANY CHANGES IN
 ALA. POSTOFFICES
DIScoNTINUES SEV- ERAL OF THE SMALLER OFFICES AND PUTS THEM ON RURAL FREE DELIVERY ROUTES.

Washington, January 9.-iSpeciaL)- The following rural free delivery routes will be established February 2: Ashville. St. Clair county. with two carriers. Length of routes l7Ha miles, population served 1l07.
 Boaz, Marshall county, with two car riers Length of routes 4s 49 miles, pop ulation served 1115..
 Centre, Cherokee county. with one car rier Length of route 25 miles, popula- ton served 59O
 Cullman, Cullman county. with three carriers. Length of routes Il miles, pop ulation served 1705.
 Mountainboro, Etowah county, with one carrier. Length of route 22 miles, population served, 565.
 Vinemont, Cullman county, with two carriers Length of route 46 miles, popu- lation served 1210.
 The postoffces at Hood, Pulaski, Ju- lien, Adoney. Greer. Moshat. Leanded simcoe, Dreher, Hobart. Fenton, Soyse Anker Burkhard, Needmore and Tillery are to be discontinued and Beaver Valley Old Town. Pine Forest Aurora, Red apples, Halfodd Bomar. Coloma, Blaine Trimble, Lorette, Glade, Lloyd, Walter Hutchison. Katie and Unity to be sup piled by rural carriers.
 Postmasters are appointed as follows
 Ebert, Tuscaloosa county: James A. McGee, vice John II. Donehoo. resigned Fishhead, Clay county: Iasiak M. Strip lin, vice H. W Armstrong, resigned. Hutchinson, Cullman county Eddie Gray vice J. J. Greet. resigned Lamar, Randolph county: James Yarber vice Charles A. Morrow resigned. Light, Ge- reva county: Robert P. Williams. vice l.. M. Curry, resigned. Macedonia, Lowndes county: Mary Palmer, vice c. D. Bruner. resigned Nixburg, Coosa county: Camille A. Moore, vice J. M. Richards. resigned. Owens Crossroads, Marion county: John w. Buford. vice William W. Haden. resigned. Poplar Ridge Madison county: Charlie D. Moon. vice John T.. Cooper. resigned. Redfield Madison county John A. Bayett, vice c. M. Creqre, resigned. Riddle, Fillmore county: James s. Downs. vice A. T. Stanley, resigned. Rock Creek. Colbert county: Hiram Denton. vice A. J. James deceased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-10
CONSPIRACY TO FORCE
 UP THE PRICE OF COAL
Chicago Judge on Petition of States Attorney Calls Special Grand Jury to Investigate Matter-Sensaiona Alega-
 tons Made by Attorney Causes Quick Action.

fix the price thereof, and that such combination has been entered into and exists to fix and limit the amount and quantity of such products as are mined in the state, and also such as are mined and produced elsewhere and brought into the county for consumption, and to reg ulate and fix the price thereof.
 Tt is a matter of general information that at this time the products have been brought into the county for sale and con- sumption, and that the same is sold only at exorbitant prices, so much beyond the cost of production and transportation and coal operators, miners and dealers receive unreasonable profits and the con- sumers are required to pay exorbitant prices; that great distress and suffering prevail among the poor in the community and great hardships exist among differ ent lines of industries requiring con- tinuous supply of such products to carry on their business, by reason of the pre- tended inability of operators, owners and dealers to supply the demand at the or dlnary market prices.
 The order for a special grand jury fol- lowed quickly.