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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

Does the Republican party mean to
pass a service pension bill, or is it
only promising to do so in order to
capture the soldier vote? Senator
Dolliver of Iowa introduced into the
Senate a service pension bill the other
day which gives to every Union Sur
vivor of the Civil War who served
ninety days or more, who has an hon
orable discharge and who has reach
ed the age of 81 years" a pension of $l2
per month. 1t also proposes to pay
to every widow who was married to
deceased soldier prior to June 27. 1890,
a pension of $12 per month.
1t is estimated that If this bill
should become law the pension bur-
den would be increased more than &c.,
900, 900. and that the annual pension
charge would be fully $2OO,OOO,OOO. 1t
doesn't seem probable that it is the
purpose of the Republicans to pass
this BILL OF course they would do it
if they thought there was danger of
their party losing the control of the
government, and this bill would avert
lIldl QdB6SIs 1ASy nave hCNCl NSSA-
tated to draw on the treasury for as
sistance in their political campaigns.
The fact that there is a surplus in
the treasury will encourage the pas
sage of the bill. The Republicans don't
want to reduce the tariff and they
don't want to expose themselves to
the charge of extravaganza. They
may therefore decide to distribute the
surplus in pensions.
President Garfield said, when a
member of the House that the PEN
sion charge would never exceed $780,
100000 year. If he were in the land
of the living and were confronted with
this $2OO,OOOOOO proposition, wouldn't
his confidence in his ability as a fore
caster suffer shock?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22
MISS ROSA NlcAHAN OF BUTTE.
How After Two Years She Found a
Remedy for Dandruf.

Miss Rosa McAhan of 211 West
Quartz street, Butte, Mont, says:
"Herpicide has thoroughly cleansed
my scalp of dandruff, with which it
was entirely covered; and it has stop
ped my falling hair: 1 have tried
many different preparations in the
past two years, but none took effect
except Newbro's Herpicide." Dandruff
is a germ disease and Herpicide is an
infallible destroyer of the germ. DE
stroy the cause, you remove the eff
feet" Kill the dandruff germ.Ask your
druggist for Herpicide. 1t is a delight
full dressing; allays itching; makes the
hair soft as silk. Sold by leading drug
gists. Send loo in stamps for sample
to The Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Co., Special
Agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

A cable dispatch says that European
capitalists are forming a combine to
handle Texas oil in competition with
the Standard oil Company. The capt.
tai of the European combine, it is re-
ported, will be $25,O0O,OOO. The Stand
ard Oil, with a capital Of 500, 900, 900.
is earning A per cent. dividends. II is
not difficult to see the finish of the al
leged European syndicate If it bucks
The Standard Oil octopus. But maybe
me Europeans are preparing "valua-
pie asset to be sold to the octopus.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

Suppose John d. Rockefeller should
take 1t into his head to run for Presi-
dent, what them" asks the Phipadel-
phia Inquirer. Well, we should expect
to see Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island
and a number of other Republican
teller boom to initiate it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

Touching the matter of exits. there
is an old story of one of P. T. Bar
NUNS schemes for emptying his tents
of country people who insisted upon
lingering long after the performance,
says the Chicago Record-Herald. Over
is curtained exit he hung large signs
reading
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

The report is in circulation in WASH
ington that Postmaster General Payne
contemplates retiring from Office at the
end of the current presidential term.
And no doubt there is more than hot
air. in the report. a Democratic
President will have little use for Gen.
PaYne's services.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

A Boston man is Offering a reward
for the best method of securing a
"drugless sleep" He might tickle the
legs of a mule. or tell Fitzsimmons
that he is a red-headed lobster, and
save his coin.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

There arrived at Philadelphia the
other day. by steamship from Europe,
ten tons of luggage" consigned to Sir
Henry Mortimer Durand, British am
bassador to the United States. This,
1t is said, is "a part of the luggage" of
the diplomat. From this it will be seen
that a British ambassador causes prac-
tically as much displacement as an
American admiral.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

Judge Parker, it is claimed, has no
enemies. If that is true. he probably
has few friends who would fight for
him. The man of positive and forceful
character usually has enemies.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

A Western paper declares that the
Hearst boom is spreading like wild
fire" in it's section. That is good. A
wild fire usually burns itself out in less
than six months.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

Senator Hanna says he has written
not less than 1000 letters declaring
that he is not a candidate for the pres
ldential nomination. He ought to take
lessons in letter writing from Mr..
Cleveland, whose last letter on the sub
iect of his candidacy was so plain and
direct that everybody has accepted it
at face value. Senator Hanna ought
20 stop winking when he says NO"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22
THIS WAY TO
THE EGRESS.

..'s'''s'..' s'sss''ss'
The people. thinking they were to
see own cousin to the emu, or some
other strange beast, would crowd
through the opening, suddenly to find
themselves out in the wide, wide,
world.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

Mr.. Bryan's homecoming speech at
Lincoln the other night does not seem
to have touched the harmony chord in
the party.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-day
are for rain. with brisk south winds.
Eastern Florida rain, with fresh to
brisk southwest winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

A naval officer who has just returned
from Colombia is showing a check he
was given in a restaurant in Cartagena.
He went in one morning and got a cup
of coffee and a roll. The waiter gave
him a check for $4,000. Good Lord"
spluttered the naval officer, in the best
Spanish he knew, what do you mean
by this? More than $4,000 for cup of
coffee! It's an outrage. I'can't pay it,
and l WON'T
The proprietor came around and
suavely explained that that price was
in Colombian paper currency, for which
the ratio that morning was 900 to
81 in gold.
The bill was 20 cents in American
money.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

Representative Samuel Bronson Coop
er of Texas, was in a Senate committee
room trying to find out why a public
building bill in which he is interested
had not passed. Senator Culberson of
Texas, who is a member of the COM
mittee, tried to pacify him.
where's the spittoon?" asked Mr..
Cooper of the committee clerk.
"Over there in the corner" answered
the clerk.
What! only got one spittoon in the
committee room?" Mr.. Cooper asked.
Yes, sir. You know there is only one
member of the committee from Texas"
answered the clerk.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22
Tales Told in Washington.

Representative Tim Sullivan never
met Senator Platt before Sullivan came
to Washington to begin his service as
a representative. says the Washington
correspondence of the New York World.
I'D like to bring over Representative
Sullivan of New York, and introduce
him." said Representative Fitzgerald
to the senator.
Sullivan" asked Senator Platt.
What Sullivan"
why, Representative Timothy D,
Sullivan"
oh" said the senator. Hes a New
York city politician, isn't he?"
Fitzgerald told Sullivan on the way
over to see Plat.
Let's see" said Sullivan, after the
introductions were over, you come
from up the state somewhere, don't
you, Mr.. Plat? l can't just place
you"
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale, the
new chaplain of the Senate, is "a years
old. A day or two after he began ms
duties he went into Senator Hoars
committee room. The senator was not
there, but his clerk was. Mr.. Hale
walked around the room and looked at
the pictures. Then he turned to the
clerk and said:
II thought the senators were old
men,"
WELL" said the clerk. most of them
are pretty old, are they not?'
odd" snorted Mr.. Hale. Il should
think not! There's Senator Pettus of
Alabama, who is SO and has reached
mature years, but the rest of them are
young fellows so far as l can See
Mr.. Hale calls the Senate his congre-
cation. Some body asked him how he
liked his place.
First rate" he said, but there are
mornings when the congregation is
pretty thin. However" he added,
cheerily, II am drumming them up,
drumming them up"
(Which is the way to the White
House?" a lanky individual inquired of
Representative SulZer the other morn
ing on Pennsylvania avenue.
Keep right straight ahead. Follow
the avenue"
Think can get in there?"
Where do you come from?" asked
Mr.. Sulzer.
Vermont"
Are you an American citizen?"
Always have been"
"Well," said Mr.. Sulzer, you own one
eighty-millioneth of that White House
If l were you 1 would go up there and
look for it. They'll let you in"
The Vermonter was immensely tick
led at the sense of his new proprietor
ship and started on his pilgrimage up
the avenue.
Representative Samuel Bronson Coop
er of Texas, was in a Senate committee
room trying to find out why a public
building bill in which he is interested
had not passed. Senator Culberson of
Texas, who is a member of the COM
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-22

f. W. LA BFAUME,. G. P. & T. A,
Cotton Belt Route, st. Louis, Mo,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-10
ONLY ONE STATE
SOUGHT RAKE-OFF
FROM ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
ITS GRAFTERs, HOWEVER, WERE
NOT ENCOURAGED.

OF All the states in the Union, from
hut one Was n Proposition Made
TO secure an Appropriation for nm
Exhibit Provided "A Clique Was
Properly "Fixed"-OnIy Three
states without Representation
when the Fair Opened.
st. Louis, Oct. An only one state
out Of fifty-one states and territories
and possessions having buildings and
exhibits on the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition grounds were we approach
ed with a corrupt proposal in connec-
tion with an appropriation, and this was
not made to me direct" said Charles
M. Reeves to-day in an interview.
"a clique of about seven men de-
clared they controlled the Legislature
Of that state, and they demanded con-
sderation for passing bill appropri-
atng money for the states participa-
tion in the fair. This was not con-
sidered for a moment and the bill
was defeated. We at once arranged
private subscription plan, which
NN''NNN "NAit bAh tiiG DCbplNs WiN1OuI
hint from st. Louis. surmised the
reasons for the failure OF the bill, and
| have been told that every one of
the seven was defeated for renomina-
tion or reelection at the subsequent
primaries and elections The next
Legislature made a rather liberal ap-
preparation.
Few promises were made. Neither
patronage nor passes were held out TO
legislators as inducements to them to
support our bills, and yet only three
states were without representation
when the exposition opened, Delaware.
South Carolina and Florida. A bill was
passed by the South Carolina Legisla-
ture OF 1902, but representation failed
for other reasons. Florida has since
swung into line with an exhibit"
The foregoing statement by MIR.
Reeves, who is chief Of the department
of domestic exploitation. was made ir
connection with the completion of his
report OF the legislative work of the
Worlds Fair, which is to be submitted
to President Francis. II shows that
the states of the American Union have
expended about $s.00000G on their
buildings and exhibits at the exposi-
tion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-10
ANDREW CARNEGIE
WILL GET A MEDAL.

New York. Oct. 9.-The Herald will
say tomorrow:
On Andrew Carnegie is soon to be
conferred one Of the greatest honors
in the industrial world, the Bessemer
medal. which is given only to those
who are pre-eminent in the iron and
steel Industry. Established by the
great inventor In 1878, the medal has
been conferred at succeeding meetings
of the Iron and Steel Institute on
men whose inventions have been of a
revolutionary character, or whose re-'
searches have been considered of the
utmost importance.
This award will be made on the oc-
caslon of the annual meeting OF the in
stitute in New York beginning on oct.
"a. Although of an international char
acter the institute has met, but once
before in this country, in 1890.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-10
MISS WILSON WAS
DROWNED IN SURF
BATHING AT VIRGINIA BEACH.
-FOUR OTHER YOUNG WOMEN HAD
NARROW ESCAPES.

Young Woman Who Lost Her Life
l.. WiIsOn-The Five Were in a
Party With Young Man Who
Was Teaching Them to FlOat-Life
Savers Had to he Called to the
Rescue of the Girls.
Norfolk, Va. Oct 9.-Miss Bessie
Wilson of Clarksburg. w. Va. niece
of the late William L. Wilson, former
Postmaster General ana afterwards
president of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, was drowned while bathing at
Virginia Beach this afternoon. Her
body was recovered.
Miss Mary Wilson of Charlestown,
w. Va, daughter of the former Post
master General; Miss Mary M. simp-
son of Buchanan, Va; Miss Eliza Dill
Ion of Indian Rock, Va. and Miss Lou
Use Latimer of Washington, sister of
Lieut.. Julian L. Latimer. U. S. N,
were rescued by United States life
savers and are in a serious condition
at the Princess Anne Hotel, but will
recover.
The party went into the surf, ac-
companied by Mr.. e. Stormont, resi-
dent of the beach. He was teaching
them to float, and before he was aware
of it, several of the young women
had drifted beyond their depth and
were in danger of drowning. Mr.. Stor-
mont swan to the shore and launched
a small surf boat. Speeding this to
the rescue, he succeeded in getting
Miss Mary Wilson, Miss Simpson, Miss
Dillon and Miss Latimer aboard. Be-
fore he could reach Miss Bessie Will
son the boat capsized.
Realizing his inability to save all the
party unaided, Mr.. Stormont returned
to the shore and ran to the life-sav-
ing station for help. The crew imme-
diately launched the surf boat and hur-
ried down the coast. They reached the
drowning girls in time to rescue four,
but when Miss Bessie Wilson was
picked up her life was extinct.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-10
LEOPOLD is POPULAR.
Lippe Wants Him to Remain as the
Regent.

Berlin, oct. "a popular voice
against the endeavor to displace Prince
Leopold from the regency was raised
to-day in Lippe at public meeting
held in Lage, which was attended by
one thousand subjects from all parts
of the principality.
The assembiage adopted a resolution
saying the convocation regarded at
tempts to contest the decree of the
regency as manifested in the Emperor s
telegram, in reply to the Schaumburg
governments protest, as an unwar-
ranted and deplorable attack upon the
autonomy and sovereignty of Lippe.
and urging that the Diet take a firm
stand in favor of Prince Leopold.
To prove that devotion and loyalty
to the interest of Lippe did not con-
fiict with fealty to the Empire, the
meeting closed with cheers for EN-
peror William as well as Prince Leo
pold.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-10
THE RUSSIANS HAVE
TAKEN THE OFFENSIVE.
preliminary SSirmishes Mark the
Forces Movements.

oAAGhISneS MARK the
Forces Movements.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 10, 2:55 a. M
Gen. Kuropatkins order of the day.
announcing his determination to take
the offensive, is supplemented tonight
by the news that an offensive move
ment has already been begun, and
that the Japanese line has been broken
at Bentsiaputze.
The Japanese occupied a front of
about fifty-two miles. stretching from
Bentsiaputze on the east through Yen
tai and across the railway to the banks
of the Hun river on the west. The
Russian force had been moving south
IN close touch with the Japanese ad-
vance since Oct. 4. The Japanese out
posts were driven back in a series of
skfrmishes, and on Oct. the Russians
reoccupied the station of Shakhe. fif-
teen miles south of Mukden, the rail-
way battalion restoring the bridge
across the Shakhe river the next day,
in order to facilitate the advance
Meanwhile Gen Mistchenko's Cos
sacks pushed southwestward as far as
the Yentai mines, defeating the Japa-
nese in series of warm skirmishes.
The most important action, however,
occurred on the Japanese right at
Bentsiaputze. Here the Japanese held
strong and important position. but
it seems they made the inexplicable
omission to fortify a commanding hill,
which was the key to the whole situa-
tion. A portion of Gen. Kuropatkin's
force made a strong attack on Bent
siaputze, and, taking a leaf out of the
Japanese book, occupied the hill from
the east and f1anked the Japanese out
of town, causing a serious loss in
rear guard fight.
The Russian casualties are report
ed to have been inconsiderable
While these operations are progress
ing south of Mukden. it is reported that
two Japanese divisions under, Gen
river, and are now twenty-five miles
south of Sinmintin. Gen. Kuroki is
expected to make a similar move east
ward This statement, if accurate
leaves the two armies in the anomalous
position of threatening each others
lines of communication, the Japanese
by wide turning movement, while
the Russians, pushing south, have al
ready inflicted a blow on the Japanese
right and are crowding back their cen-
ter along the railway.
While it is understood that Mukden
is not heavily fortified. Gen. Kuropat-
kin has a powerful force behind him.
strongly posted at Tie pass; and IT,
as he asserts, the Russians are now
powerful enough to assume the of
fensive, it is possible his advance move
ment will force the Japanese fianking
column to withdraw in order to protect
their own base. On the other hand
there seems to be a possibility of one
or both the Japanese columns threat
ening the railway behind the Russians
and forcing a suspension of their ag-
gressive movement.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-10

member how necessary victory is. the
more speedily to relieve our brothers
at at Fort Arthur, who for seven months
nave herolcally maintained the defense
VI Ihe fortress entrusted to their care
A.. our army strong in its union with
tne emperor and all Russia. performed
great deeds of heroism for the father
iand in all our wars and gained for
lse1 we'll merited renown amongst all
nations. Think at every hour of the
defense of Russia's dignity and rights
IN the Far East, which have been en-
trusted to you by the Emperor's wish.
mink at every hour that to YOU the
de1ense of the honor and fame of the
fided. ooii
The illustrious head of the Rus
san san land, together with the whole of
russia, prays for you, blesses YOU for
your heroic deeds. Strengthened bv
TINS prayer and the small conscious
ness OF the importance of the task
that has fallen to US, we must go for
ward fearlessly with a firm determine
tlon to do our duty to the end, with
out sparing our lives.
The will of God be with us ALL"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-10
PETER. THE AMOUNTED.
Another Ceremony Marks the Ac-
cession of servia's Sovereign.

Another Ceremony Marks the Ac-
cessiOn of Servia's Sovereign.
Zicha, Servia, Oct. 9.-The amounting
of King Peter was performed here
with great ceremony this morning.
At Q o'clock amid the pealing of
bells, the King, in full coronation
robes. proceeded to the church where
the METROPOLITAN Innocent. attended
by an array of bishops and clergy,
celebrated high mass.
The King being then formally invit-
ed to anointment by the bishops, laid
aside his crown, regalia and sword and
proceeded to the Ikonostas, where he
took up his position ON a gold embroid-
cred carpet and the Metropolitan, TAX
ing an ampulla containing the holy
chrism in one hand and the amounting
rod in the other, touched His Majesty
with the rod on the forehead, nostrils,
mouth, ears, chest and palms of the
hands, making each time the sign Of
the cross and saying. THE seal of the
grace of the Holy Ghost"
The King was then conducted to the
altar and partook of the communion,
afterwards returning to the throne,
where he resumed his royal emblems.
The Metropolitan then invoked Gods
blessing, and the ceremony terminal
ed with the singing of an anthem, the
King taking the cross to kiss as he left
the church.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-10
BIG DRUG SWINDLE-
How FRISirs Worked on Alleged
Patent Medicines.


New York, Oct. 9.-The New York
police are convinced that they have
broken up a gigantic drug swindle by
the arrest of several men in this city.
The arrests We're made on information
that well known proprietary medicines
were being counterfeited and sold as
genuine, and the authorities assert that
the investigation is not yet complete.
Drugs seized at the apartment of
Howard f. Wooten to-day. 1t is said,
are valued at $4,000. wooten is one
of the men under arrest. The others
are Simeon b.. Minden, Manville Thom-
as, Charles II. Horn, Charles +. Risley
and Walter S. Rockey.
II is asserted by local detectives that
slips were found in the places raided.
giving the names OF 5000 druggists
throughout the country to whom dan
gerous mixtures. made I'm New York,
were sold. 1t is said that the most
important find I'm the raids was the
circulars sent out to druggists and
containing the code by which they
could order the preparations.
1t is alleged by the police that prep
arations made by the best known
chemical firms in Europe were counter
feited. In circulars discovered was the
statement: IAN these goods are genu-
inc, In original packages and un-
opened"
The price list showed that the drugs
in the list were being sold at from
10 to so per cent. below the usual SELL
ing price.