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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
WHAT WILL THE PRESIDENT DO
ABOUT 1T.

OF course the President is not called
on Immediately 20 act in the case OF
the Charleston custom house, but
! there is a good deal of speculation as
! to the course he will pursue in respect
TO that office if the Senate should fail
20 act on the nomination of DR.. CrUm
during its extra session. In view of
| the fact that the Senate failed to act
| on the nomination during the regular
| session. it is a fair conclusion that it
| VIII not act on it during the extra ses-
sion.
| 1t has been reported that the Pres
ident said that If the Senate did not
act on the nomination he would APP
point DR.. Crum Immediately after the
final adjournment of that body. The
New York Herald commenting on this
report, says: 1T is to be hoped the re-
port is not true that the President has
determined to make a recess appoint
ment of Dr. Crum if his nomination is
not confirmed during the extra session
of the Senate. This could hardly fail
to lead to intense dissatisfaction in
throughout the country. 1t would set
the nation back Il generation in race
hatred and force an issue from which
colored citizens would be the greatest
sufferers
There is no doubt that the more
agitation there is of the race issue the
more unpleasant the situation will be
=
what the President would hope to gain
by agitation of this sort. He says that
lac will not be turned aside "a hairs
breadth from principle in dealing with
the race question. AS we pointed out
yesterday. it is not entirely clear what
principle he has in mind. If he means
that he does not intend to turn down
a negro Republican because of his
color, then he admits that he is will
ing that vast section of the country
shall be disturbed by an agitation that
will greatly interfere with it's progress,
and result in the infliction of suffering
upon the negroes of the South in order
that he may show that he has the
courage to stand by a negro appoint
ment Notwithstanding the fact that
it is distasteful to the people among
whom the services of the appointee are
to be rendered.
The President in the Crum matter
seems to be Influenced to some extent
by the idea that the patronage of his
great office belongs to him, and that
he is free to dispose of it as he pleases.
AS matter of fact the offices belong
to the people. OF course the President
has the power to nominate for an Of
flee anybody he wants to, but he
hasn't the moral right to do so. As
the offices belong to the people he
ought to consult the wishes of the peo-
pie in filling them. 1t would be
an easy matter for the President to
lind man of his own party in
Charleston for the office of collector of
customs who would be satisfactory to
the people of that city. Why then not
appoint such man rather than one
whose appointment would, as the Her.
aid points out, make trouble for the
negroes all over the South, and, do the
Southern section of the country vast
amount OF injury?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
Personal.

Rev. DR.. Charles L. Spinning Of
Orange, N. j., an Indian once known
to his fellows as Chief Blackhead. is
now Presbyterian preacher at the
head of a large congregation and deep
~ interested in all movements for the
benefit of Indians.
William McAdoo. formerly a con-
gresham from New Jersey and late
assistant secretary of the navy in the
Cleveland administration, is now a cit
lzen of New York, where he has built
up a fiourishing law practice. During
his congressional career he ranked as
one of the ablest men on the Demo-
cratic side, likewise among the most
popular. eFs
The physical counterpart of King
Edward startled a great many observ-
ers in Washington last week in the
person of William Ross, member of the
Canadian Parliament and a resident of
Port Perry. Ont. He was escorted into
the Senate chamber by Deliver of
Iowa and was warmly welcomed. He
was able to give the American states
men piece of information in regard
to matter then under discussion. A
difference of opinion had developed as
to whether Cloture rules We're in force
in any of the Canadian parliamentary
bodies. Mr.. Ross said no such rule was
known in either house of Parliament
In Ottawa and Mr.. Hoar thereupon
announced the fact in the Senate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06

Little Dorothy had just begun to go
to Sunday-school, and had been much
interested in the Story of the Crea-
ton. the Story of the Flood, etc, as
her teacher had told them to the class,
says the Woman's Home Companion.
One day Dorothy was taken by her
uncle to see the menagerie. When she
came home she told her mother all
about the strange animals she had
seen. She enjoyed the parrots and the
funny monkeys; she called the tigers
big PUSHES" but the huge, homely
hippopotamus had evidently made a
most unfavorable impression on her
youthful mind. She described 1t to
her mamma as we'll as she could-the
huge, ugly beast, with its great red
mouth.
Then she was silent for a few mo-
ments, thinking matters over in her
small mind. Dorothy usually had quite
decided opinions of her own. -.
Suddenly she asked, Mamma, did
God make everything? Did he make
all the animals?"
Yes, dear" replied her mother,
did Heidi He make the hippopot-
anus, mammal"
Yes, dear
WELL" said Dorothy, in a tone of
great decision, giving her yellow curls
a toss, then I'm not going to Sunday
school any more!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
MeneIiI and the es.

Little favor is shown in Abyssinia to
missionaries, says the Boston Post.
Menelik, the ruler, is of the opinion that
the orthodox faith is good enough for
his subjects, and, therefore, those who
go thither with the object of spreading
the doctrines of the Roman Catholic or
Protestant Church think it advisable
to say that their sole object is to con-
vert Hebrews and paganS.
This was what a Swedish missionary
recently said when Menelik, before
whom he was summoned, inquired as to
the object of his visit. When he heard
it, the ruler asked:
What countries were you Obliged to
cross in order to come here"
Germany, Egypt and the SOudan,"
replied the missionary.
And were you not able to find in
Germany any Hebrews whom you might
have converted?" asked Menelik.
The missionary was Obliged to admit
that he had seen many Hebrews in
Germany.
''Well," said Menelik, FIRST convert
the Hebrews and the pagans in Ger
many and then come here and convert
u.s."
An hour later the disappointed mis-
sionary was being conducted to the
frontier by Abyssinian soldiers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Landrum Lodge No 4S, f.
e. A. NJ.
Special Notices-Removal Notice, NJ
D. Simpkins e Co.; Notice, J. II. Estill;
Election for Pilotage Commissioner,
City of Savannah; Notice as to Specific
Licenses, City of Savannah.
The Second Day of Our opening
Leopold Adler.
Hay. Grain, Etc.-W. d. Simpkins &
Co.
Opening Days at Foye &Eckstein's.
The Fit and the Style-M. Wilensky.
How About It--Wm. & H. II. Latti-
more.
Auction Sales-Handsome Three
Story Brick Residence, by c, H. Dor
sett. Auctioneer.
Legal Notices-In the Matter of Har-
mon j. Meyer, of Chatham, bankrupt.
Bank Statements-Statem OF the
Condition of The Citizens Bank of Sa-
vannah; Statement of the Condition of
the Chatham Bank; Statement of the
Condition of the Germania Bank.
Savannah Theater-"Mr Jolly of
Joliet" Tonight; The Governors
Son." Tomorrow Matinee and Night.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Co.
Foods-Presto. +
Medical-Vinol; Paracamph; Golden
Medical Discovery; Swamp Root; Gu
ticura; Cascarets; Hyomei.
Cheap Column Advertisements-TIel
Wanted, Employment Wanted, For
Rent, For Sale, Lost Personal, Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
A GEORGIA EXHIRIT.

1t is the wish of the people of Geor-
gia that their state shall have an eX-
hibit at the St. Louis Fair that will be
creditable'to it in every respect. Mayor
Howell of Atlanta has taken hold OF
the matter, and written letters to the
Mayors of the cities, asking them to
have their respective city councils
urge the Legislature to make the
necessary appropriation for an exhibit.
There is no doubt that the city cOun-
oils will do as Mayor Howell re-
quests. There is no reason why they
shouldn't, and many why they should.
No money is called for from the cities.
1t is proposed that the cost Of the ex-
bibit shall be borne by the people of
the entire state. That is but right.
The people Of the whole state will get
whatever benefit comes from the ex-
hibit.
Georgia ought to make a good show
ing at the St. Louis Fair. She is bid
ding for home-seekers and Offering
chances for making investments. She
wants, therefore, the whole world to
know what her advantages and re-
sources are. There is no better way to
make them well and favora bly, known
than to have a good exhibit of her
products at the st. Louis Fair. All
the world will be there, including those
who are looking for homes and those
who have money to invest.
No one of course can say with any
degree of certainty what the Legisla-
ture win do in the matter. 1t will be
willing no doubt to make "A liberal APP
preparation provided it has the neces-
could it not introduce reforms that
would enable it to cut down the
amount of present expenditures? For
instances, could il not order an investi-
cation of the pension roll for the pur-
pose of finding out If many persons are
not now receiving pension who are
not entitled to it? Only recently the
grand jury of Fulton county reported
that in that county there was quite a
number of pensioners who ought not
TO be receiving assistance from the
state. Doubtless the same condition
of affairs exist in about every other
county.
And there is the matter of biennial
sessions of the Legislature! We do
not believe the people want a session
Of that body every year. The poll
ticians want it, but there is no reason
why the people should be taxed $4,000
or $50, 600 every two years in order that
the politicians may meet representa-
tive men from all parts of the state
once a year and fix up political states.
If the Legislature will take from the
pension roll the names that ought not
to be there, and will favor biennial
sessions for itself it will have ample
funds with which to make an exhibit
at St. Louis that will help the state
and a surplus large enough to greatly
increase the efficiency of the public
school system.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06

A few days ago we reprinted from
a Pennsylvania paper a little story
told about Capt. Passow, of the liner
st. Louis. Capt. Passow was market
Ing in Philadelphia one morning for
his family table. He wished to buy
ducks. The dealer had twelve. II am
running boarding house." said the
captain, "and / want you to pick out
nine of the toughest ducks in the lot :"
The dealer laid aside the nine tough
ones. 'on second thought" observed
the captain at this point, I'm take the
other three" "A friend of ours. having
read the story, writes us that to SUBJ
stitute the name of Mrs. Mary Battey
for that of Capt. Passow, and to
change the city from Philadelphia to
Savannah. and the ducks to geese, the
story is identical with one he heard in
this city more than fifty years ago
Mrs. Battey kept a boarding house in
what is now the western portion of
Che Pulaski House, and later removed
20 the building No. rs Bay street.
east. This goes to show the impossi-
Sility of estimating the age Of a Joke
or an anecdote. 1t is told that shortly
after the appearance of Mark Twain's
celebrated story of the Jumping Frog
OF Calaveras he was talking with "A
friend, learned professor in one OF
the universities. Incidentally the frog
story came up, and Mark asked the
professor If he didn't think it rather
clever Yes" said the learned man.
1T is clever. but il isn't new" DO
you mean 10 tell me-" demanded the
astonished Mark, that that story has
been told before?" In reply the pro-
lessor went over to shelf, got down
volume yellow with age. brushed thu
aust on turned over a few leaves and
showed Mark the story. written 1900
years before
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06

During the French and Indian war.
says the Youths Companion, many
towns and settlements in PENNSYLVANIA
and New Jersey, as in other sections
of the country, suffered severely from
Indian raids.
family of Friends, who lived in a
lonely house not far from the Della
ware river, and seemed to feel no fear.
took no precautions against the saw
ages. Their simple dwelling had new
er known lock or bolt, and the only
concessions they had ever made to the
custom of "the worlds people" was
TO pull in, at night, the string that
lifted the wooden latch of their door.
Even this precaution seemed to them
needless, and was as often forgotten as
remembered
Proving parties of Indians had be-
gun frlghtful ravages in the vicinitV
of the settlement, and evidences of
their cruel work could be seen every
day nearer and nearer. Warnings
came to the Quaker and his wife. and
one night the effect of the fears of
others more than their own kept them
awake.
The argument of the old Friend with
himself as he lay thinking was after
TINS fashion: He had always trusted in
God; yet tonight he had pulled in
the latchstring. A measure to prevent
intrusion meant suspicion. Suspicion.
under the circumstances, meant fear.
he talked the matter over with his
wire. 1t would be safer now to test
their faith than to throw it away. he
said. She agreed with him. and he
got up and hung out the latchstring
again.
Less than half an hour afterward the
Indians came The defenseless inmates
of the house were wholly at their
mercy. They heard the savage band
creep by their bedroom window and
pause as if surprised to find the latch
string out Then they heard them omen
the door. A muttered talk in the ma
tive tongue kept the listeners in sus-
pense for minute or two; then the
door was shut softly and the raiders
went away.
The next day the smoke of ruined
dwellings, in sight of their cabin. and
the iamentation of neighbors over their
killed or captured kindred, told the in
nocent Friends what they had es-
capped.
1t was not until years a fterward
during conference between the colo
nists and the Indians, that the story
was told of what passed that fatal
night at the Quaker's door. chief
who had himself been the leader OF the
gang in the attack on the white settle
ment. declared that when he saw the
latchstring out. the sign OF fearless con-
ndence made him change his mind. He
held short parley with his follow
ers. and the substance OF II was:
These people are no enernies. See
they are not afraid OF us. They are
protected by the Great Spirit"
The incident illustrates the safe
guards which surround the peacea BILE
ana lnonenEive. They think no harm
ana expect none They suffer no vio-
fence because they challenge none.
Those persons the latehstring of Who's
henrt is always out are also those Who
meet with trust and confidence ana
love on the part Of Others.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
BRIGHT BITS.

In the Future.-'T had to discharge
my wife to-day" ''What was the mat
ter" She was horrid to the cook. -
Brooklyn Life.
Jimmy! I'd like to go to
Alaska and hunt bears" Dora-'You' d
better stay right where you are and
hunt me sealskin coat. detroit Free
Press.
q want to get some bird seed
said the customer in the seed store
mo, We don't, smarty," replied the new
clerk, recently acquired from the coun-
try, we can't joke me. Bird grows
from eggs, not seeds. "-Philadelphi.,
Press.
Might 1 hope that if I asked YOU
to marry me the answer, would be fav-
orable?" Might 1 hope that if I said
yes TO your question you would really
ana truly ask me to marry your
Jane be mine!" I'm yours ."-Cleye-
land Plain-DeaIer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
Big WaIermeIOns.

Senator DolHver of Iowa has a con-
stituent who has made a great dis
cOvery, says the New York World.
He writes that last summer he grated
watermelon on a pond-lily root, and
the result was a watermelon ten feet
in circumference that grew while float
ing in the water of the mill-dam.
This Iowan says he will revolutionize
the watermelon business. He plans to
raise watermelons one of which will be
big enough to supply a fair-szed city.
His only bother, so far as he can see
it, will be TO get transportation facili-
ties After he has hauled out the
watermelons and placed them on fiat
cars he thinks they won't go under
the bridges
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
Theodore Parker with a Big ID!

Parker was one of the anti-slavery
leaders-one whose ability and position
as a preacher gave him something
more than a local reputation, and car
ried the odium of his name as far as
those of Phillips and Garrison were
known and hated, says J. 7. Trow
bridge in the March Atlantic. How he
was regarded in South Carolina, was
Illustrated by an experience a Boston
Merchant once had at Charleston. An
excited crowd gathered around the no.
tel register where he had written his
name observed him with suspicious
whisperings and threa tening looks,
which became alarming; when the ex-
cited landlord stepped up to him and
said anxiously: Your name is Par
kerr" That is my name, sir" '-Theo-
dore Parker of Boston? the abolition
ist?' "Oh, no, no. sir! l am Theo
dore D. Parker, a very different mani"
The landlord heaved a sigh of relief.
Il am glad to hear it," he said And
allow me to give you a bit of whole
some advice. When you are regis
tering your name in Southern hotels.
write the d. ID plain!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR

Leaves east side OF City Market for Thunder
bolt, Cattle Park, Sandhy. Isle of Hope and all
intermediate points,: Is a. m, Is p. m. 3 rs
p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandfly, Cattle Park
ThunderbOlt and all intermediate points-6:OJ
a. M, II 90 a. m. 100 D. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 a. N
and 2:a5 p, m, connecting at Sandfy with reg
ular parcel car for city ,Ht AHf @l7I 81
Parcel car from the city carries freight TO
Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer on each
trip Tor accommodation of passer gers.
ANY further information regard NJ passen.
ger schedule or freight service can be had by
applying 10 c. b. KIDDER, Manager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06

Prof. Lorenz, the Viennese surgeon
who recently visited this country and
demonstrated his ''knifeless surgery"
in several cities, told an audience in
his home city the other night what
ne thought of the American people. He
had only words of praise for them.
Of the American woman, he said she
was undoubtedly pre-eminent in itel-
lect, education and wit, but she can
not cook" There is a suggestion for
young women that they ought to take
up.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06

1t is the law in Louisiana that before
any application for the pardon of a
convict can be considered, the fact that
such convict is applying for a pardon
must be advertised in the public prints
for thirty days. This is for the pur-
pose of giving notice Of the matter to
all parties interested. and in this man.
ner those who oppose as we'll as those
who favor the pardon are given an OPP
portunity to be heard. There can be no
underground or wire-pullng pardons in
Louisiana.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
COLLINsVILLE LINE.

(Fnlr Grounds and Dale Avenue)
Beginning at 800 a. m, cars leave Bolton
and OFT streets every Is minutes; returning
cars leave Estfll avenue and Waters road Al
e:07 a. m. and every IS minutes thereafter con
Meeting with cars on Thunderbolt line ninth
100 o'clock midnight.
Through cars are operated between Market
and Thunder olt via. Colnsville and Dale
avenue as follows:
Leave Market. Leave Tbunderbolt
6 As A. NJ. 1904 NJ
GASP. NJ. 3OPM
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
Congressman Babcock of wisconsin

Congressman Babcock of Wisconsin
says there will be tariff revi-
sion legislation at the next
session of Congress. sure" 3 Tar
if revision" he says. lis the cry
ing necessity of our whole political
and industrial situation. 1 believe in
putting on the free list all articles that
do not demand protection" But where
is Mr.. Babcock going to find articles
that do not demand" protection? They
all demand it. and in no mistakable
tones. Still, for self-preservation Mr..
Babcock has got to make promises of
tariff revision to the voters of the
West. although he has reason to know
that the Republican party is not going
to disturb the trusts in their enjoyment
of inordinate profits by reason of tar
if protection.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06

The little torpedo boat Tingley,
which is shortly to have her trial trip,
was under construction more than five
years. Her building was delayed for
ty-two months beyond the time allow
ed for construction. The time of de-
lay on other naval ships runs from
seven months to forty months. What
are the builders holding back for? A
premium for prompt construction?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
A SENSATIONAL MURDER CASE.

The entire country is watching for
developments in the Burdick murder
case. Burdick, the murdered man, was
one of the most prominent citizens of
Buffalo, n. Y, socially and otherwise.
1t is suspected that his murderer is a
woman, and that she is one of Buff
falo's smart set"
Why developments are looked for so
eagerly is that they are expected to
be scandalous. Burdick had sued his
wife for divorce and she had filed
cross bill, making no less sensational
charges against him.
1t was the expectation that the tes-
timony at the trial would damage the
regulations of a number of the best
known people in Buffalo society. The
theory is that Burdick was killed by
some one of these people whose repu-
tations were in danger of being dam
aged. The aim was to stop the divorce
proceedings.
If the theory of the police is correct
there is great deal of moral rotten
ness in Buffalo's smart set 1t is to be
hoped, however, that it is not correct.
There will be better feeling not only
in Buffalo. but in all other parts of
the country, If it turns out that the
suspicious of the police are not we'll
founded-th Burdick was the victim
of burglar or an enemy made in the
course of business. 1t would be a con-
dition of affairs horrible to contem-
plate if in any city of the country
there was such a state of affairs
among it's representative society people
as is alleged to exist in Buffalo