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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
A GOOD WORD FOR PARKER.

The friends of Judge Alton B.
Parker are sparing no efforts to
bring him to the front as the Demo-
cratic candidate for President. In an
interview, published in the New York
World of Monday last, Randolph Gug-
genheimer, ex-president of the munich
pal council of New York. said that, in
electoral vote of New York in 1904
would be the next President Of the
United States, and he declared he was
satisfied that Judge Parker could
carry that state.
There are a great many Democrats,
well informed in respect to political
conditions there. who believe that
Judge Parker could carry the state
against any man the Republicans could
nominate. There appears to be but one
sentiment among New York Demo-
Gratis in regard to his availability.
Mr.. Guggenheimer thinks it would be
a mistake to re-aff1rm the Kansas
City platform, that is. If it is the de-
sire of the party to win in the next
election. That platform and the can
didate who stood upon it were twice
beaten, and there is nothing to justify
an opinion that the platform would be
more popular in 1904 than it was in
1900.
Mr.. Guggenheimer says. and it is
pretty safe to say that he speaks the
sentiment of a very large percentage
of the Democrats of New York, If not
of other states, that the Democratic
platform in 1904 ought to consist
mainly of three great planks, namely,
the suppression of criminal. trusts,
tariff for revenue and a foreign policy
which will not permit the American
dag to fly over any territory whose
people are not protected and uplifted
by the American constitution.
These are certainly three strong
planks, and they are planks upon
which the all Democrats could stand.
If they were made the main planks the
differences in the party would disap-
pear at once, and there would be an
excellent chance for a Democratic VIC
tory in the next national campaign.
Mr.. Bryan and those who are in
harmony with him in insisting upon
bringing the silver question to the
front again by re-affirming the Kan
sas City platform, cannot but see that
the Democrats who voted with Repub-
leans in 1896 and 1900, on account of
the silver plank in the platform OF
their party, would hardly come back
to the party If there were evidence
that it intended to urge the free coin
age of silver at the first favorable OPP
portunitY.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
1.-The claim that Congress has ordered
paid to South Carolina has been stand
ing since 1912. And it would be stand
ing for some time to come had it not
been for the absence of cloture in the
Senate"
The New York World (Dem.) says:
Ten billions of dollars for a CONT
GENITAL system of deep-sea canals and
tbs creation of 50,000, 600 horsepower is
the latest dream of industrial pro-
motors. The United States has at last
reached the billion unit as the basis OF
calculations where the whole country
is concerned"
The Memphis Commercial-A Appeal
(Dem,) says: ''Now comes the an
nouncement of Senator Fairbanks
candidacy, and the ludicrous corollary
newspapers throughout the South, con-
sisting of a semi-weekly paper at Raj
eigh. N. c., a weekly paper at Green
Vile, Tenn. and Jim Hills paper in
Mississippi, which the negro leader has
already turned against Roosevelt
Senator Fairbanks may have AN ex-
cellent chance for the Republican
nomination. but he must depend on
something a trihe heftier than the
newspapers named for support"
The Louisville Courier Journal
(Dem) says Senator spooners plsn
to use the negro question as a means
TO further his designs on the presi-
dency seems TO have been the result
of his speech in defense OF President
Roosevelts negro policy. That speech
won such favor among the negroes that
the senator appears 10 have considered
II worth while TO speak for himself
instead OF for another. Mr.. ROosevelt's
recent letter to the editor % the At
lanta Constitution Is interpreted in
some quarters as evidence that he also
proposes TO speak for himself rather
than trust 20 John when Il comes 10
wooin9 tha duEky Priscilla"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
Jimmy Understond.

One of the classes in pedagogy at
the University of Chicago was discuss
ing the necessity of bringing pupils to
understand the stories which are print
ed in their readers, says the Chicago
Chronicle. Apropos of the subject, one
of the students, who used to teach pri-
mary grades in Chicago's public
schools, told of his experience with a
small boy in one of the First Ward
schools.
Jimmy was called upon to read. and,
getting up from his seat, recited in a
sing-song voice this legend from the
second reader: See the cow? Can
the cow run? Yes; the COW can run.
Can the cow run as swiftly as the
horse? No; the COW cannot run as
swiftly as the horse"
Now, Jimmy" said the teacher, do
you understand that?''
Sure thing" responded Jimmy.
Well, then, close your book and tell
me the story in your own Words
This was Jimmy's version: Get on
to de COW. Kin her jinny-legs run?
You betcher life she kin. Kin de cow
do de horse a-runnin'? Nit! De COW
amt in it wild de horse"
This led another ex-school teacher
to recount some of the mysteries of
Chicago geography as revealed to her
by one of her pupils in a night school
class.
William" she said. describe the
source and course of the Chicago river"
"Huh?" said william.
Tell the class where the Chicago
river rises and in which direction it
flows"
DE Chicago river" replied the pu-
Pill, rises under de Wells street bridge
and flows bot ways"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

"Adelina Patti" said an aged Phil
adelphian, according to the Record.
came to this city when she was
years old. She was born in Spain--in
Madrid-and her public career began
at the age of 7. 1t began, I under
stand, in Philadelphia, and 1t was in
Philadelphia that she made her first
appearance before royalty, singing in
Martha at the Academy of Music
during the sojourn here of the Prince
OF wales. The programmes on that
occasion were elaborate enough They
were of satin, with a fringe of gold
lace
Patti was a great business woman.
She made sums of money that have
not been equaled since by any singer.
I'll tell you a story indicative of her
ABILITY as financier. She was being
managed by Col. Mapleson, and her
contract was for IS, 900 a night. Eyery-
thlng went we'll, but on certain day
in Boston Mapleson was short of cash.
1t was PATHS dictum that she must
get her $4,000 on the afternoon of every
singing day. This afternoon, when the
manager could produce only "a, O00 her
secretary went away in great indigna-
ton. He vowed his mistress would not
sing.
ACoN AulCA On returned and got
the $4,000. That nights opera was Ira
Viata, and the secretry said Patti
would come to the theater and dress
for the part of Violetta, all but the
shoes. She would put her shoes on
and appear when the extra $1,000 was
forthcoming.
''She did this. At 1880 o'clock she
sat in her dressing room in her stock
ing feet, all prepared otherwise to go
on. Mapleson by this time had taken
in $500, and he sent it back to her.
She returned him word that she would
now put on one shoe.
AT 5 o'clock another $500 lot of
tickets had been sold. The money went
to Patti And she Immediately put
on the other shoe. and at the proper
moment, smiling and bowling, advanc-
ed toward the footlights in an uproar
of cheers and applause. They say If
the full $4,000 hadn't been Forthcoming
she wouldn't have appeared"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Georgia Chapter, No. 3, r.
A. M; Francis S. Barlow Camp. No.
90, y. S. C. W: Georgia State Boaro
of Pharmacy
Special Notices-Ship Notice, Chr. G..
Dahl & Co; Notice to Superior Court
Jurors; Sewer Connections, Cornwen
& Chapman.
Business Notices-Sunbeam Baby
Corn, Hardee & Marshall
Ready to Wear Department-Danfel
Hogan.
viii You Continue to Miss This
Thing-Mutual Gas Light Co.
Southern Section Speedily Supplied
The Delmonico Co.
Save Car Fare-Wm. & H. H. Latti-
more.
Spring Comfort-M. Wilensky.
Savannah Theater-"Dolly Warden"
Tonight; Maid Marian" Tomorrow
Night.
Beer Budweiser, Anheuser- Busch
Brewing Co.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Co.
Foods-Presto; Postum Food Coffee.
Medical-Paracamph; Cuticura; Cas-
carets; Hyomei; Medical Lake Plaster;
Golden Medical Discovery; Mulrs
Grape Tonic; Pyramid Pile Cure; Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted: For
Rent; For Sale: Lost; Personal: Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
pertunity.
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN NEW
YORK.

There is a movement in New York
city, and a strong one, in the direction
of the city's owning its own gas and
electric lighting plants. 1t seems that
the private gas and electric lighting
companies have been charging the city
such exorbitant prices that the author
tiles are rebelling. The only way they
have to protect the city against extor-
ton is to provide it with it's own plants
for furnishing lights.
There is no doubt of course that a
city can save great deal of money
by having it's own plant for lighting its
streets and it's public buildings, pro-
vided it can have the plant honestly
managed. The difficulty is to get COM
petent and honest men to manage 1t.
OF course honest and competent men
can be had, plenty of them, but the po-
litical bosses will not permit them to
stay honest If they insist upon doing
what is right they are pretty certain
to loose their places.
1t will be recalled that Philadelphia
owned her own gas plant. 1t got to
be such costly plant, and the gas fur
nished the city was so bad, that the
citizens rejoiced when 1t was leased
to private parties for a number of
years. A few days ago the Consti-
tuition of Atlanta printed an interview
with one of the officials of Detroit, in
which it was shown what great saw
ing had been effected by that city in
having it's own electric lighting plant.
The amount was about $1,000 900 that
| was saved within a very few years.
Doubtless Detroit has been blessed
| with honest and competent officials, but
what would the story have been If the
| city government had been rotten dur
| ing the period of the experiment? The
citizens would have united in a petit
ton against city ownership of the
lighting plant.
In theory municipal ownership is a
| good thing, but In practice it is a good
thing only where the municipal poll
ticians are not trying to make all the
money they can out of the city. If
some way can be found to conduct
municipal government upon strictly
business principles it will be a good
thing for all cities to own their pub
! lie utilities.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

If Bay street were paved with brick,
there would undoubtedly be notice
able improvement in business on that
thoroughfare. With it's several rail-
way tracks and it's cobblestones of
many shapes and sizes, it is not now
an attractive roadway for vehicles.
Even the heavy drays, trucks, ice wag-
ons and beer wagons-terrors to lighter
vehicles-avoid Bay street because of
its roughness. Bryan, Congress and
Broughton streets are preferred by the
drivers. Cotton laden trucks that for
merly used Bay street use it no more.
There are no streets that need paving
more than Bay and one or two others
that are suffering from the "cobble-
stone disease" and no Improvement
would pay better than to pave them
with brick.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

1t is reported from New York that
the Dutch Reformed Church of that
city. the Oldest in New York, has been
notified by an influential element of
the Presbyterian Church, South, that
that body will make overtures towards
organic union with it. The dispatch
goes on to state that the Southern
Presbyterians have not taken steps to
united with the Northern Presbyteri-
ans because of the change in the West
minister Confession of Faith that was
made by the Northern church last year.
On the other hand, the Cumberland
Presbyterians, meeting within six
weeks, will make overtures to the
Northern Presbyterians for organiza-
ton, because the latter did change the
confession. The Presbyterian and Re-
formed bodies are to hold meetings in
New York next month.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

After fight Of more than year,
Mrs. Jack" Gardner has permitted the
plebeians who are employed by the
Boston Building Department in the
capacity of inspectors to inspect the
gas and electric fixtures in her Vens-
tan palace in the Fenway, in consid-
Grafton of which Mrs. Jack" has re-
ceived the city's permission to have
the gas and electricity turned on at
the house. More than a year ago the
lady told the building department that
the fixtures and the wiring were all
right. but the officials wouldn't take
her word for II: they wanted to see
for themselves. That provoked Mrs.
Jack" and she ayerred that she would
uee neither gaS not electricity. OH
and candles. therefore. were the only
iilnminants IN the palace until within
few days. when Mrs. jack noti-
ned the department that II might send
On ne Old Inspectors.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
A eoAp ron AUTOMOBILES.

Savannah might add to her other IT,
ties of distinction that she is the au-
tomobile city of the South" since there
are more horseless vehicles here than
in any other Southern city. This is due
to the number of well paved streets
and the improved public highways, of
the county. OF the latter there are,
including the Skidaway shell road, re-
Gently purchased by the county. about
sixty miles of as good roadway as
can be found anywhere. The road inn
provements have opened up the county
in every direction and must ultimately
result in dotting the countryside with
farms. In fact there has been mark
ed Improvement in the county in the
past few years. The drainage of the
low lands has virtually been completed,
and, with the clearing up of the lands
ton of time when every part of the
county Will be nsalthy both summer
and wintsw. 1t has been suggested that
it would bring a large number of visit
ors to Savannah II an automobile
speedway were built, where those who
like that kind of loc@notion could have
trials of the speed Of their machines.
away from other vehicles. and II seems
that it would not be a bad investment
for the county authorities to improve
and set apart a road for such purpose.
That would give our own citizens who
own horseless vehicles. as well az Wis
itors, a road on which they could speed
as fast as they pleased without danger.
except 20 themselves. II would un-
qusstionsbly be a drawing card for
.the city IN winter.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

Capt. Bruff of the Allegheny. Pa. DO
lice force was until few days ago
the proud possessor of a magnificent
beard as white as snow Recently he
noticed that the hairs had begun to fall
out friend gave him an invigorator,
assuring him that it would stop the
falling of the precious strands. But the
friend was cruel practical joker. The
solution was really preparation OF in
digo. and the captains beard is now
bright blue.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

The Massachusetts House of Repre-
sentatives has passed bill requiring
road supervisors throughout the state
to erect signboards at every cross
roads pointing the way to the nearest
hotel. Those legislators do not want
to be bothered with having to ask the
way to the nearest bar.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

The bartenders of Chicago have or
ganized blue-ribbon society. pledg-
ing themselves to total abstinence. It
is claimed that one-third of the men
engaged in the retail liquor business
in Chicago are total abstainers.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

The union coffin makers of Newark.
N. j.. recently notified their employ
ers Of a demand for an increase in
wages and that the union label be
placed on each coffin. The strenuous
part of the demand was with reference
to the label. The employers have de-
clined to yield, and a strike has been
ordered
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
Three Little Stories

Attorney Ben White of Macon. Mo.
relates an incident which illustrates
the North American Indians rapid as
similation of American humor, says
the Chicago News. The allotment
rolls for the Chiokasaws were closed
at midnight, Sept. "a" he says. Chill.
dren born after that hour were cut
out; but up to midnight every male
member of the tribe was entitled to
$40 acres of land. worth now about
$1,000, but which promise soon to be
worth many times that amount. The
evening of the oath was an anxious
one for an Indian family dwelling not
far from the registry office. An inter-
esting event was anticipated. The
watchers eyes were fixed on the clock
as the hands slowly but with grim GER
tainty crawled around to the midnight
hour. At exactly 11:40 a brand new
Chickasaw of the male persuasion
came into this sinful world The twen-
ty minutes was worth $1,000 to the
family. He was christened, without
any outside suggestion, Johnnie on
the Spot / have heard the term used
several thousand times but it never
seemed to fit an event as strikine.lv
as it did that one. There were plenty
of witnesses to make affidavit that
Johnnie was born before the 25th and
there was no difficulty in proving nm
his claim of $50 acres of frst-class
land"
story is told of a pastor of a small
New England town who went to New
York and returned to his home with
the idea that he had seen about All
there was to see. When he was asked
by one of his trusted friends IL he had
studied the gambling dens and gam
bled himself, he hesitatingly CONFESS
ed that he had. "Where?" queried his
astonished friend. well, you see. n
was this way. I went down to the
Bowery and found one of them gam
olin' machines. And, would you he
lieve II. / Just stood there and risked
pennies in that machine till the R,rn
wouldn't come any more"
II IL related that a prisoner arrest
ed for murder bribed a member of tbe
jury with 500 to hang out for a yer
dict OF manslaughter. The Jury was out
a long time ard finally came in with
a verdict OF nanslaughter. The mar
rushed up IN the friendly Juror ana
said: I'm obliged 20 you, my friend
i8d YOU have a hard timer" Yes
SAID the Juror, IAN awful time. The
other eleven wanted 10 aequit yer"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, with fresh
east to southeast winds. Eastern
Florida, fair weather, with light va
riable winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

The social strain has again proven
too great for Mrs. Roosevelt and her
physician has ordered her 10 take
sea trip. In about ten days, therefore.
she will go for a cruise Of two weeks
In the Presidents yacht, the Maynow-
~
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

The Circuit Court at Huntington, w.
Va, has ruled that the head of a ne
gro is dangerous and deadly YEA
pom" In the case under consideration
the negro had lowered his head and
started to butt" James Knox out of
mis- shop, when Knox hit him several
times with steel knucks. The court
decided that Knox acted in seIf-de-
Tense and had right to use knucks
to defend himself against the weapon
of the black man.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

The pastor of a Baltimore church the
other day took as the subject of his
sermon The Power sof Conscience. ="
and used ]. Pierpont Morgan to illus
trate his point. Mr.. Morgan's great
influence, he argued, was due to the
fact that he had conscience and was
guided by it. The financier's fame
now seems secure, since preachers are
holding him up as an example.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18

The man who paid $50 for a Panama
hat last season now looks at it and
wonders what in the name of common
sense made him do it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
Arriving
WILDERNs NEW sTRAMER.

President c. L. Wight of the Wilder
>. 5. Company gave orders to the Uni
on Iron Works of San Francisco for a
new steel steamer for the inter-island
trade. The vessel is to cost $4,000. She
Is to be placed on the Molol1ai run. She
will be provided with passenger accom-
modations. The new vessel win be 1874
feet in length beam of 80 feet, depth of
mold l242 feet, have a dead weight car
rying capacity of 400 tons and will have
contract speed of 9Ia knots. She will
be in commission in 1904.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
CAN NOT SHIP ARMS

Collector Stackable has received a
circular letter from the Treasury De-
partment directing him as Collector Of
this port. to use extra vigilance in try
ing to prevent the shipment of arms in
to China.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
NAVAL COAL SHIP SAILS.

Captain White acting commandant Of
the local Naval station, has been ad-
vised that the French ship General
De Sonis had sailed June from Car
diff for Honolulu. She has 1891 tons
of coal for the naval station.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Late arrivals at San Francisco from
the islands have been: June 4, schr.
Mary Dodge from Mahukona; June 5,
Stmr. Argyle from Honolulu June 6,
bark Edward May from Makaweli;
June 9, bark Andrew WEIGH from Ho-
nolIlll
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19

Want ads in Star cost but rs cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
ON THE WAY.

The following vessels are on the way
from San Francisco to this port: s. S.
Argyle, sailing June s; bktn. Coronado
and the bark Mohican, sailing June 10.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Occidental & Oriental S. S. Co.
and Togo Kisen Kaisha.


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