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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
My ship From Spain.

From the Youths Companion.
o Captain, on whose wrinkled cheeks
Are marks of storm and heating gale.
Have you not seen on distant seas,
Somewhere, glimpse of stranger
sail
Perchance when evening shadows fell.
And misty clouds presaged the night,
Uplifted, on some crested wave.
Then slipping slowly from the sight .?
My ship should have a sheen of gold,
And silken sails like bridal train.
And bear a perfume family sweet,
OF roses on the hills of Spain.
Youth promised me long years ago
This ship would sometime come to
me,
And bear its lade of wealth and fame.
From distant lands beyond the sea.
1t has not come. I know not why.
1t may have sought this port in vain,
And in some unknown harbor lie,
And idly fret it's rusting chain.
Meanwhile, I've beat the anvirs face.
And felt the heated furnace blast,
And wealth OF Drawn and honest toll
Into life's circling currents cast.
I've climbed the headland morn and
eve.
To scan the dark horizon line,
TO catch a glimpse far, far at sea,
OF this belated ship of mine.
Full threescore years have fled away,
And still ! patient watch and wait
My whitening hair and feeble steps
Suggest that IL may come too late.
For what Is wealth 10 him who dies,
Or honor IN the hour OF pain2
The Lethe for the III Of years
Was never borne by ships from Spain.
III. O.. Leslie.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer Dem. }
discussing the postoffice scandal, says:
mot unnaturally the President has
been worrying. AS the scandal I'M
folds itself it's resemblance to the star
route affair becomes more striking
The case wears an uglier aspect as it
develops. The President has enjoyed
a holiday which should enable him to
turn with renewed energy to the nee
essary, if unwelcome, job of turning
the rascals OUT 1t seems plain that
he has made beginning, but only by
proxy. 1t is task worthy of the best
efforts of even the most strenuous
President"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: Aversion to Mr.. Roosevelt on
account of the Northern Securities case
is making the New York Sun wondrous
kind to Mr.. Cleveland. Time was
when that paper never referred to the
eX-President except in terms of con-
tempt or derision. Now it says of the
talk about another nomination for him
that Mr.. Cleveland is wanted because
he is looked upon as governed by an
impartial and imperturbable devotion
to justice, as the law defines it. be-
tween man and man. and as this gov
eminent is supposed to preserve and
administer it, The Sun does not utter
a sneer about Mr.. Cleveland's literary
style, or his conservation or the size
of his collar
The Memphis Commercial-A Appeal
(Dem.) says: There can be no doubt
that the party in 1896 and again in
1900, under the advice and influence of
Mr.. Bryan, took a different position
on the financial question from that
taken by the party in 1892. What then
are the actual facts? Mr.. Cleveland
disagreed with his party in 1896, and
Mr.. Bryan disagreed with his party in
1892. II one was faithless at one time.
the other was faithless at another time
Furthermore, Mr.. Bryan is on record
as saying that II his party did not
adopt a financial plank agreeing with
his individual opinion on the subject.
he would go on and join that half
baked aggregation OF political lunatics
known as the Populists. Under the
circumstances, u seems 20 US that Mr..
Bryan has no cause 10 impuRn the con-
sistency Of Mr.. Cleveland II is sim
riy case Of the pot calling the ket-
he black"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lodge, No. is,
F. & A. M; Bricklayers and Masons'
Union.
Special Notices-Baptist Sunday
school Picnic Postponed; at Groots
New Market; Clearance Sale, VIM.
Taylor; Special Notice, Elks Enter
tainment Committee.
Business Notices-Asparagus Tips, at
MINISTER'S: Table Vinegars, A. M. & c.
w. West; the Real Thing, Jerry
George.
A New DEPARTURE. S. Pinkussohn
Cigar Co.
Special Sale-The Metropolitan
Clothing Co.
The Backbone of Riches-Savannah
Investment Co.
Follow the Path-McArthur & Sons
Co.
Beers-The Delmonico Co.
Cotton Broker-F. c. Hubbel.
The Most Distinguished-At Latti-
more's.
Moth Balls With Cedar-At Rowlin-
skis.
Think of Eye Glasses-Hine's Opt
cal Co.
Railroads-Special Pullman Sleeper
Savannah to New Orleans, Seaboard
Air Line.
The Best American Watches-Wal-
than Watcles.
Mineral Wafer Harris Lithia Wa
ter.
Silverware-The Gorham Co.
Foods-Force: Grape-Nuts.
Beer-Schlitz Brewing Co.
Medical-Ozomulsion: Duffy's Pure
Malt Whisky; Peruna; Mulls Grape
Tonic: Wine of Cardui.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; PERSONAL Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
rHE 1owA IDEA AGAIN.

It would give the President and the
! other Republican leaders great pleasure
! if some way could be found for get
ting rid of what is known as the Iowa
| idea. From all accounts it is bothering
! them greatly. dispatch from the
West published a few days ago in one
of the Republican papers of New
York that is not particularly friendly
to the President, stated that the latter
had, after a conference with Gov. Cum
minis of Iowa, decided to favor putting
the Iowa idea in the Republican ma
tional platform in 1904. That idea, as
is well known is that the tariff sched-
ules which shelter monopoly should be
modified In other words, the trusts
should be attacked through the tariff.
The Republican papers which are ad-
Vocates of the protective tariff system
and can see nothing Objectionable in
the Dingley tariff schedules, are deny
ing vigorously that the President has
had an understanding with Gov.
Cummins in regard to the tariff or the
Iowa idea. The New York Press, for
any compromise between the President
and Gov. Cummins is as ridiculous is
a suggestion of compromise between
right and wrong. There has
been no compromise with the promo
ters Of the Iowa fallacy."
Here is an admission that q lively
fight is going on between two factions
Republicans-they are mainly in the
West-who want the tariff reduced on
trust-made articles and there are other
Republicans who insist that there are
no trusts which are sheltered by the
tariff.
There isn't much probability that
these Republican factions will succeed
in harmonizng their differences. Eff
forts have been made in that direction
by some of the ablest of the Republi-
can leaders, but without success. The
farmers of Iowa and other Western
states are convinced that they are pay
ing great deal more for all sorts of
farm machinery and implements and for
other articles than they would have to
pay if it were not for the tariff sched-
ules which shelter monopoly. The Iowa
Republicans will hold their state con-
vention next month, and they will put
their views in respect to the tariff in
their platform. That will be a notifi-
cation THAT something will have to be
done in the direction of reducing the
tariff if the full Republican vote is to
| be polled for the Republican ticket in
| 1904 The Republican leaders, try as
they may, will not be able to satisfy
the demand in their party for tariff re-
vision except by a declaration in their
next national platform in favor of it,
or by actual revision at the coming ses-
sion of Congress.
There is no probability of tariff re-
vision at the next session of Congress,
| and it is doubtful If the next Repub-
lican national platform will contain a
declaration promising it. The Demo-
cratic PARTY therefore, will have the
best possible opportunity for gaining
recruits from the Republicans by de-
| claring in favor of reducing the tariff.
And there is no doubt they will take
! advantage of the opportunity The
certainty that they will do so is caus-
ing the Republican leaders a great deal
| of uneasiness.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
PREVENTING UNpLEAsANrNEss.

1t seems that to prevent annoyance
to Senator Hanna and to the Repub-
lican party of Ohio resolution will
be offered in the Republican state
convention of that state when it meets
next month to the effect that Ohio is
ready to support Mr.. Roosevelt for the
nomination for President The point
is being made that if the Ohio Repub-
leans do not do something of that
kind it will be said that they are hold
ing back with the view of putting for
ward Senator Hanna as a candidate
According to Gen. Grosvenor that
would be very annoying to Senator
Hanna and to Ohio Republicans.
That is a view of the situation that
does not appear to have been very
generally thought of. AS matter of
fact, however it is probable that Sem
ator Hanna has come to the conclu-
sion that there is no chance for him
to get the nomination. Ohio Republi-
cans as well as Republicans of other
states seem to have made up their
minds that the President will have no
opposition for the nomination. 1t is
true there is still time for opposition
to develop, but just at present every
thing looks favorable to him. Gen.
Grosvenor says that he will be nomi-
mated by exclamation. If the oppo-
sition to him is of no consequence
there is no reason why he should not
have the nomination in that way
1t is probable that one reason why a
resolution will be adopted by the Ohio
Republican convention indorsing the
President for the nomination is that
Senator Hanna sees that the sentiment
in the party is running in the direc-
ton of the President and that there is
no use in indulgng the hope that the
nomination will come his way. Seeing
that it is out of his reach the wisest
thing the Senator can do is to admit
the matter has been practically de-
cided in favor OF the President
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
Told on the Road.

The Fat Salesman had just won the
cigars from the Commercial Tourist of
the wholesale drug house, and was
trying to. get his prize to draw when
the Pickle Man got on the smoker,
says the Philadelphia Ledger. After
they had shaken hands all around and
conversation had begun to fall off a
little, the drug traveller said:
Speaking about trade reminds me
of the last time l was in North Da-
kCta. ran across a great rustler for
trade up there. He kept a drug store
in a little town, and 1 can tell you
he didn't overlook any bets. His name
was Smith-just plain Smith-but he
knew his business, l guess, and you
needn't make any mistake about him.
I went in to sell him some goods, and
began to talk rather sociable like.
Hows business? asked as a
feeler.
:" Which business? queried Smith.
Why, the drug business, of course,
said I.
" There isn't any of course, about
it, said Smith, but, since you ask, the
drug business is pretty fair. Other
businesses pretty good
" What other business?' I asked,
kind of curious like.
d" Doctor business and undertaking
business said Smith.
4" You. don't mean to tell me you
are a doctor and an undertaken as well
as druggist?' I asked.
Sure thing" said Smith.
Sure thing, said l.
Yep, said Smith, Indifferent like
Read my adj and he handed the
weekly paper of the town to me. In
one column was this advertisement
which 1 cut out" And the drug man
spread out a clipping which read:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
TiInid.

The man who is never seriously sick
was finally persuaded by anxious
friends to apply to the physician for a
prescription, says the Washington Star.
He looked at the abbreviated Latin
and the signs which indicate quantity
and said:
Il suppose you got this out of a
book?"
Yes, originally"
"a man had to trust to his memory
or copy it out of another bookT"
Certainly"
And a compositor set it up?"
yes"
And a proofreader took a turn at
it?"
Naturally"
And now you're depending on your
recollection to get it correct""
But, my dear sir"
IT know-youre not a man to take
needless chances. But I'm too timid
to trust my physical safety to any
thing that seems so much like ,hearsay
evidence"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

In another column this morning we
publish Mr. w. S. Williams statement
relative to his trouble with the Barnes
vile Bank. 1t will be seen from the
statement that the charges against him
were found to be without substantial
foundation as soon as all of the facts
We're brought out. AS is we'll known
Mr.. Williams career as a banker in
Georgia has been a very remarkable
one. He has established forty banks
in Georgia and is president of more
than thirty. All of the banks estab-
lished by him were successful as long
as he remained connected with them.
In fact, only two have been unsuccess-
full, and they got into trouble after he
severed his connection with them. Mr..
Witham is a citizen of Atlanta where
he is highly esteemed, and where he
has the confidence of all with whom
he has business relations. He has es-
tablished a reputation for honorable
business methods and fair dealing in
the many communities in which he has
business connections of which he has
reason to be proud. His many friends
were no doubt gratified at the outcome
of the charges against him at Barnes
vile.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

reminder that it has been only a
matter of forty years since bows and
arrows were weapons of warfare on
this continent was the removal of parts
of an Indian arrow head from the
shoulder of soldier in Washington
the other day. Forty years ago he was
campaigning against the Apaches in
Death Valley under Gen. Carleton when
an Indian ambushed him and sent an
arrow through the side of his neck and
into his shoulder. The soldier fell from
his horse and came near bleeding to
death. The shaft of the arrow was at
once removed, but the flint head was
shivered against the bone and some of
the flint remained in the wound until
a few days ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

1t seems that the dispatches that
were featured in the newspapers a few
days ago that Russia had broken her
promise to evacuate Manchuria, and
was planning to retain permanent pos
session of the province, were based
upon incorrect information. Our con-
sui at New Chwang notified our min
lister at Pekin that the Russian troops
that had left New Chwang had re-
turned and reoccupied the place, and
that official notified our State Depart
ment. Our consul was sincere in the
matter. The trouble was that he did
not investigate sufficiently to find out
the truth. 1t seems that some Rus
sian troops did reoccupy New Chwang,
but only for one night. They were
on their way to another place.
In our dispatches yesterday it was
stated that the State Department was
now satisfied that Russia was comply
ing with her agreement in respect to
Manchuria. AS a matter of fact every
movement that Russia makes in that
province is looked upon with suspicion,
particularly by this country, Great
Britain and Japan, because there has
always existed a doubt as to whether
Russia intended to keep her promise
to other Powers in respect to it.
Georgia and other cotton manufac-
turing states of the South are deeply
interested in having the open door
Dolicv maintained in Manch0ria The
foreign trade of the province is in
creasing at a rapid rate. 1t amounted
to about $4O,00O,0OO last year. In the
last ten years, according to reports
received from our consul at New
Chwang. it has more than doubled. In
some articles it has increased more
than five hundred per cent. OF the
imports fully 50 per cent. come from
this country. The articles we send to
Manchuria are mainly the cOarser
grades of cotton goods, kerosene and
flour. The value of the jeans, drills
and sheetings that passed through the
port of New Chwang last year was
about $400O,000 In the same year the
amount of these goods that were ship
ped through the free ports of Dalny
and Port Arthur was large. The great
er part of these cotton goods are, we
understand, from mills in Georgia and
fore that this part of the United States
is deeply interested in whatever has a
bearing on foreign trade of Manchuria.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

It must make a politician feel sore
to go to the trouble of writing out
an interview with himself and send
ing it to the newspapers in the ex-
pectation that it will be printed In
such a manner as to make it appear
that the papers were extremely eager
to have his opinion, only to read the
next morning: Senator Blank fur
nished this self-prepared interview
last night" That is what happened
10 Senator Stone Of Missouri a day or
two ago. In view Of the fact that
Senator Stone wrote the thing himself
doesn't this read odd? What DO you
think Of the advisabiiity Of nominating
Grover Cleveland for President, sena
tori was asked. 'On what tcket2
was bis immediate reJoinder. When
tod the Democratic ticket WA meant
be- replied" etc. The nalVeta OF ths
Senator 10 charming.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
"Grovv old Along with Me-"

"The lady who has written you such
a delightful letter against the depreca-
tory use of the word feminine "
writes a correspondent of the London
News would, l am sure, be glad TO
hear a story which I came upon late
ly. A distinguished statesman had
made rather a fool of himself, a fact
which reflection had made painfully
evident to himself.
1 am afraid he Said to an an
cient duchess of his acquaintance, on
reading my speech, that I am breaking
down and becoming an old woman
"Oh! is that all?' said the duchess,
when l read your speech l was afraid
you were becoming an old man. =
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

The annual cleanup is now in prog
ress in the Klondike diggings; that is,
the mass of gold-bearing sand that
has been accumulated during the win
ter, and which has been frozen as hard
as rock during the cold weather, has
now thawed and is being washed for
the precious grains. 1t is estimated
that the result of the cleanup will be
not less than $15,0OO,OOO worth of dust
are expected to add about 100000
to the total for the season. Twenty
five millions will be quite neat addi-
ton TO the money supply of the world
from these Northern diggings.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

The mainsail spars of the Reliance
have been made longer the boom get
ting two additional feet and the gan
a foot and a half. The idea is not
10 Increase the sail area. but to secure
a better NJ Of the malnsail with the
spars first put IN there was some slack
in the leach Of the sail that could
not be taken out with the new spars
II is thought the sail can be stretched
perfectly. making II possible 10 sall
closer 10 the wind
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

ones carriage is ones castle, in New
York city, according to a learned Judge
whose jurisdiction takes in a part of
the Tenderloin. The other night a
woman riding up Broadway in a car
riage was singing and shouting when
a policeman arrested her. In court
the next morning the woman testified
that 1t was her own carriage and ad-
mitted the singing and shouting. "I
do not know of any law that is vio-
lated by a woman shouting in her own
carriage" said Magistrate Pool.
when people are in their own car
riages they are practically in their
own houses, ard may do about as they
please. Why shouldn't she shout if
that was her idea of the most enjoy
able way to ride in a carriage? I dis
charge her"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

Someone sent Grover Cleveland a
scientific publication of the United
States government entitled, do Fishes
Hear"
What do you think of that?" asked
Dan Lamont, who was lingering the
pages idly, says the Baltimore Herald.
Il don't know whether they do or
not" replied Mr.. Cleveland, but there's
one thing 1 do know, if they do they
don't tell ANYBODY about it"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

Jacksonville seems to be having
more than her share of bad luck 1t
hasn't been so very long since she was
almost destroyed by fire and now she
has been damaged to the extent of
several hundred thousand dollars by
water. She has plenty of vitality,
however, and viii soon recover from
her present trouble.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

Senator German of Maryland has
sailed for Europe on his first trip
across the ocean. He has a married
daughter living in London. AS a mat
ter of course, there is said to be poll
tics connected with the Senator's trip.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

Mr.. Cleveland says one reason he has
high admiration for a fish is because,
while the fish may hear a great deal
it does not tell anything. There are
times when Mr.. Cleveland resembles
a fish
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

A Washington dispatch says the
Navy Department ''is notthe least con-
cerned as to the safety of the monitor
Arkansas" OF course not. The mon
itor is some miles below St Louis
caught in a deep hole between sand
bars. Even if anybody were to I'M
dertake to steal her, she couldn't be
carried away. She has two wheels, to
be sure, but they are so situated that
she couldn't be rolled across the coun-
try on them, and she is too heavy to
be toted. She has some running gear,
but there isn't the slightest danger of
it's running away with her. No; there
isn't any use worrying about the mont
tor. She is tied up at the dock at st.
Genevieve, Mo-, and she'll still be there
when the authorities go to look for
her. Meanwhile the people of the
countryside can have basket picnics
and dances on her decks.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

The New York expert who tested the
dynamite found in that internal ma
chine on the Cunard pier the other
day says he applied an unfailing but
very simple test. "All you have to
do" he said. lis to handle the sticks
and then rub your head with your un-
washed hands. If you are promptly
laid up with headache and nausea, you
may rest assured that the stuff is dy-
Mantle" The job of Misunderstanding
expert must be a rather unpleasant
one. Another sure test is TO try to
detonate a stick of the stuff with a
percussion cap. If it goes off with a
bang and scatters you over an acre Of
ground, it is Cor was) dynamite.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

At a recent fancy dress ball in Lon
don the Princess Hatzfeldt appeared
as Queen Esther. She wore a won
derful Oriental gown and a bejeweled
headdress. To complete the costume
she wore sandals. while her toes blazed
with rings after the ancient Eastern
fashion" This information having
come 20 the attention of the swell set
OF Newport il IN 10 be expected that
the next fancy dress ball az that place
WIN be characterized by the wearing
% bells on the toes Of the women.
They win have 20 get ahead Of the
Londonsrs in come manner
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for rain, with fresh east to
southeast winds. Eastern Florida rain
with fresh northeast winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-14

$50 you see,' said Smith, with that
heartrending smile of his, 1 catch 'em
comm an goin''"