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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
THE QUESTION OF REBATES.

The recommended ton that the Inter
state Commerce Commission be given
power to make the rates of railroads
on interstate commerce has caused a
decided feeling of uneasiness in rail-
road circles. While it isn't thought
there will be any legislation in har-
| mony with the recommendation at this
session, the conviction is growing that
there will be a strong effort in the di-
rection of such legislation in the near
future.
There are now three bills pending
for comforting on the Interstate Com
! merce Commission power to fix rates.
| One is by Senator Quarles of Wiscon-
sin, one by Representative Cooper Of
that state and the third by Repre-
| sentative Hearst of New York. The
Quarles and Cooper bills are almost
| identical. and are along the lines of
| the Presidents recommendation,
namely, that when "a rate is challenged
! the commission shall adjust it. SUBJ
ject to the approval of the court hav-
ing jurisdiction of such matters, but
to stand until its action is reversed
by the court of review. The Hearst
bill provides that the rate fixed by
the commission shall stand until the
railroad affected shows that it's con-
stitutional rights have been infringed
to an extent amounting to a confisca-
ton of property. 1t will be seen that
the Quarles and Cooper bills are not
so radical as the Hearst bill.
The railroads say that it is practi-
cally impossible for the President to
appoint a commission that could ham
die the vast amount of business that
would be thrust upon 1t as soon as
law giving it the power to fix rates
was passed, and, at the same time,
do justice to shippers and the rail-
roads.
The making of rates is full of prob
railroad men can solve, and that, if a
commission were to be entrusted with
such power, the railroads of the
country would be in danger of being
wrecked.
There is, of course, some force in
what the railroad men say, but, at
the same time, it is becoming more
and more evident that the government
will have to undertake the making
and supervising of the rates of rail-
roads unless the roads themselves
equalize them. At present the discrim-
nations are so great that small ship
pers in all parts of the country are
being ruined. The big shippers get
such concessions in the way of rebates
that the small shippers are driven out
of business.
1t has been asserted, and doubtless
with truth, that the chief source of
income of some of the great corpora
tions is the concessions they force
from the railroads. The railroad rate
problem is one that will have to be
settled very soon. The railroads ought
to understand that and guide them
selves accordingly. The fight isn't so
much against high rates as against
unequal rates.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Columbia State (Dem) says:
when it comes to figuring on the
South's representation we win show
that while we can permit the negro
to register we cannot force him to
vote and Congress will have to- credit
us with those darkeys who arelsquali-
fed" a5sk5
The Charleston Post CDem.) says:
THE Platt measure opens "a very UNI
inviting prospect to the people of the
United States in the promise of Bit
ter sectional wrangle, which good men
OF all parts of the nation wish most
heartily to avoid. 1t will wither and
die in Congress, unless partisanship
and sectional prejudice have run mad
in the North and that we do not be-
lieve."
The Wilmington Messenger (Dem.)
says: ut seems that Mr.. Roosevelt
has already sent TO the Senate the
nomination OF Crum for collector of
customs of the port OF Charleston. We
are sorry to see this, but then Charles
ton Is no worse Off than the city OF
Wilmington and many other Southern
cities have been. The CharlestonianE
nave OuE hgilHAAHgf We hAVN AiRiAA
past experience what this means, but
we assure them II can be survived"
The New York American says: "In
her financial career Mrs. chadwick's
transactions reach millions. Because
OF her one bank In In the hands OF "a
receiver and the president n under arr
rest. Names OF financial kings have
been haunted back and forth az N
they counted for nothing. ~ IL a
strange story, and the Chadwick mya-
terry ~ just beginning Whether the
woman H. finally 20 triumph or 80
down IN defeat and disgrace remains
20 be- seen. We think she has made
one tactical blunder, She had dealings
with a federal bank Uncle Gam ~
very jealous 81 any inffacii0n ~ hla
banking rules. ana Die 0fncefn moved
and arrested. when others stood N
and wondered"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10

Representative Shackleford of Mis-
souri, seems determined to ask cues
tions about the Panama Railroads af-
fairs that may prove to be embarrass-
ing to somebody. He is one of the
members of the Committee on Inter
state and Foreign Commerce Of the
House that visited the Isthmus of
Panama recently for the purpose of
getting a more intimate acquaintance
with Panama canal matters
He has introduced into the House a
resolution of inquiry, calling on the
committee of which he is a member,
to find out all there is to be known
about the Panama Railway, and also
the steamships which are run in con-
nection with the railway and are prac-
tically owned by it.
One thing he wants to know is, why
the Panama Railway Company main
tains an Office in New York city at
an expense of over 100000 a year,
when the United States own SO per
cent. of its stock. Another thing he
would like to have explained is, why
the Panama Canal Commission re-
jected the proposition that was before
it to transport the canal supplies from
Colon and Panama to points along the
canal at practically the cost of trans
portation. AS the United States own
the railroad there would seem to be no
good reason why the concession
shouldn't have been made.
Mr.. Shackleford says there is report
that just before the railroad, which, by
the way, is only about fifty miles long,
was turned over to the United States.
enormous dividends were paid to the
stockholders. and that about all the
United States got was the right-of-
way and two streaks of rust. If this
report is correct our government ought
to begin proceedings for the recovery
of the money.
Another statement that Mr.. Shackle-
ford makes is, that since the Canal
| Commissioners became directors of the
railroad the pay for each attendance
at directors meetings has been raised
from $40 to $50.
If there is a substantial foundation
for the things Mr.. Shackleford has
given out as subjects for investiga-
ton his resolution for committee of
inquiry ought to be adopted without
delay.
The impression prevails that there is
lack of harmony in the commission,
and that II was because of this that
Col. Hecker resigned. II there are in
dications OF graft steps ought to be
taken at once TO make II clear that no
graft will be permitted The canal Is
going to cost "a great deal more than
the estimated amount. even IL there Is
no incorporation OF the funds. II
graft Is tolerated there is no telling
what the cost viii be.
Before we purchased the canal prop.
erty we congratulated ourselves that
under our management OF the con.
struction Of the canal there would b,
no graft. II there Il anything IN the
things Mr.. shackloford wants investi.
gated We congratulated ourselves Toe
soon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
Testing the Telephone.

West Philadelphia bride was
made uneasy the other night by a
harmless practical joke played by a
friend Of her husband, says the Phil
adelphia Record. In response to the
ringing Of the telephone she placed
the receiver to her ear, when a mas
culine voice said: This is the inspec-
tor. We want to see how the phone
is working" 1T seems all right" re-
sponded the bride. We'll" said the
joker at whose side stood the hus-
band, breathe hard into the phone"
After a few seconds he repeated:
Breathe into the phone" II did, :"
came the feminine voice in aggrieved
tones. Il breathed as loud as l could"
HIN! Too bad. l didn't hear you.
Please whistle" Il can't whistle" was
the reply. But you must. It's the
came over the wire Il can hardly
hear you," said the self-styled inspec-
tor. IF you can't whistle, clap your
hands together three times How
can I?' asked the poor girl. Il am
holding the receiver with one hand. ="
The pitiless taskmaster replied, stern
ly: Put the receiver down and then
clap" The bride did as she was
told. Now said the Inspector,
knock your heels together" Il
think" replied the bride, warmly,
you're nasty, mean, hateful thing,
and l won't do it. Anyway 1 don't
There now The husband leaned over
the shoulder of his friend, and in a
voice that was recognized at the 9TH
err end of the wire, said, laughingly:
The jokes on you dear; but I'll
make amends with a new bonnet"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
CLAIMS ARE ExoRBITANT
Thinks the Commissioner in the Sui
Iy & Co. Case.

New York, Dec. 9.-That the charges
for services rendered by Henry W.
Taft and David H. Miller, the receiv-
ers, and several others who have been
engaged in untangling the affairs of
the bankrupt firm of d. ]. Sully &
Co., are excessive, is the opinion of
MacGrane Coke, the special United
States commissioner. appointed by the
United States District Court, to take
testimony on the report and accounts
of the receivers.
The commissioners report, filed to-
day, says that the receivers ask for an
allowance of $4,000 for their services,
and that Boothby & Baldwin ask for
an allowance of $4,000 for their serv-
ices as attorneys for the receivers. The
report adds:
81 find that all that should be allow
ed out of the estates of the bankrupts
as compensation to the two receivers
and counsel is $4,000. OF this l think
there should be allowed to the two re-
ceivers $4,000, and to their counsel
S20,250.
1T follows, then, that upon the pay
ment of these amounts by the receiv-
ers, and of the expenses of this pro-
ceeding, and upon the payment and
delivery over to the trustee of all the
money and property of the several
bankrupt estates remaining in their
hands, they should be discharged and
their undertaking and the bond of
their suretv cancelled"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
The season,s Query.

From the Baltimore American.
"whatchy goin' T. gimmie?" says the
youngest boy to pa;
"Whatchy goin' { gimme?" says the
youngest girl to ma;
"Whatchy goin' Z gimme?" says the
maiden to her beau;
Everywhere the answer is 20, sumpin,
I dunno"
"whatchy goin' t gimme?" asks the
little boy at school
His 1ust-fore- Christmas goodness
Makes him mindful Of each rule
"Whatchy goin' { gimme?" sings the
gamin on the street;
"Whatchy goin' L gimme?" on our
every hand we meet.
"Whatchy goin' e gimme7" asks our
town OF Uncle Sam;
Bigger, better waterways, or leave
me as / ann
"whatchy goin' Z gimme2'- asks the
world Of Baltimore;
"Greater town, or Just the kind you
used 10 be beforeT'
"Whatchy goin' 4 glmmeT asks the
yawning money-box,
Meant 10 catch the coin 10 feed the
hungry folks IN flooke;
"Whatchy goin' & gimmef' asks the
wrotched and the poor
Living in their PERJURY "A slone's-throw
from your door
"Whatchy Roin' q glmmeg' asks the
great big world. ~ you
Lifetime full nj usefulness, heart Hln-
cen0 and frueT
"Nhatchy Foin' q Eimmeg Hear b
everywhere you go
AlWnya comes fhe answer, 70, 1uaf
numpin J. dunno"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
EIephantine ID. 7.

Tody Hamilton tell this story of the
late P. T. Barnum, with whom he was
associated for many years, says the
New York Times The great show
man in his declining years was advis-
ed by his physicians to abstain from
all spirituous liquors. He became a
crank upon the subject of total absti-
hence, lecturing to many audiences
upon this subject. A woman who
heard him lecture afterward met him
one day at his home in Bridgeport.
why do you preach total absti-
nence to humanity" she asked, when
it is well known that you allow your
trainers to feed Jumbo four gallons of
whisky day and ten pounds of to-
bacco?"
Never thought of that" said Mr..
Barnum, and he almost ran to the
telephone, calling up the winter quar-
tiers of the show, and in his squeaky
voice gave the order, Give Jumbo nc
more tobacco or whisky"
Next day he got the following mes
sage from the trainer: Please build
a padded cell for Jumbo and send
down at once 5000 grains of bromide.
He's got D. It's on account of p. t.,
and has got the delusion that he is
performing in Kentucky" Jumbo got
his regular four gallons after that.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
personal.

The Bible class pver which John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., besides now num-
bers over 300 members and is constant
ly growing.
william ]. Tyndail, congressman
elect from the Fourteenth Missouri
district, has just visited city for
the first time and taken his first ride
in an elevator.
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee appears at his
desk in the War Department every
day in full uniform, although the or
der issued during the Spanish War
requiring officers on duty in the War
Department to dress thus during Office
hours has been rescinded-in fact was
rescinded while Gen. Chaffee was on
an inspecting tour in the Far West
last summer-and it is not known that
the general is aware of the fact: but
his subordinates hesitate to suggest
the change.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
INDE1 ~ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings - Stockholders, National
Bank of Savannah.
Special Notices-Florida Decorations,
A. c. Oelschig; A Christmas Bazaar,
Mrs. Louis Lippman; Shad and Vege-
tables, NJ. S. Gardner: Crew Notice,
Williamson & Rauers, Agents; Florida
Oranges, Grantham Bros; AT Joyces
To-day.
Business Notices-A Busy Day, Som
mers' Cafe; Girls Bicycles, G. w.
Thomas; Cheese, A. M. & C. W. West.
Mems Suits-Leopold Adler.
Suits and Cravenettes Sacrifed-At
Foye & Eckstein's.
Special Daily Sale. No. s-B. H.
Levy, Bro. & Co.
Bargains for saturday-Rowlinski
Druggist,
For Saturday-The DAmonico Co.
$4,000 Worth of Mems Clothing-B.
u. Levy, Bro. & Co.
Pretty Holiday Things Falks
Around the Corner.
Foods - Royal Baking Powder;
Grape-Nuts.
Whisky-Lewis' Sc Rye.
Amusements-Capt Richmond p.
Hobson, Savannah Lyceum Course.
Everything in Perfumes-Rowlinski
Druggist.
Toilet Things-Shuptrine' Two Drug
Stores.
Bicycles for the Little ones-At Lat
timores'.
The Good CiSar-Le Panic.
Headquarters Fireworks-Henry Sol
ONION & Son.
To-day Is the Time-Edward Lovell's
Sons.
Some Simple ggestions-Living-
ston's Pharmacy.
Simply Snaps-The Metropolitan Co.
Auction Sales-Contents of Residence,
by c. H. Dorset, Auctioneer.
Savannah Theater-To-day Matinee
and Night. Quincy Adams Sawyer"
Lunch Menu To-day-Jerry George.
Dry Kilns-Lumbermen Supply and
Equipment Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
Too Much Talk.

One day as magpie had taken a
seat on a limb near the highway two
travellers came along and halted under
the tree to rest, says the Chicago
News They soon observed the bird
and, never having seen one of its
species before, one of them called out:
Behold the eagle! What a noble
bird!"
How beautiful! How grand!" add
ed the other.
Filled with conceit, the magpie be-
gan to chatter her satisfaction at the
words, but she had scarcely opened
her mouth when one of the travellers
exclaimed: u
What fools we 'arel I know from
what 1 have read that this bird is only
a common magpie." a. NJ
And let her begone,'e added his
friend, as he picked up stone and
sent it whizzing at her head. .1
A crow which had seen and heard
all without being noticed himself
now scratched his ear and murmur7
ed:
IF some folks would only keeI
their mouths shut, what credit they
would get for what they don't known!
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10

The Russian fleet at Port Arthur a
month ago consisted of five battle
ships, one armored cruiser, one pro-
tected cruiser three gunboats, one
coast-defense ship, two transports and
eight destroyers. Recent dispatches
are to the effect that the strongest
gpns of the ships have been dis
mounted and carried ashore, to de-
fend the port, and that the crews OF
the vessels have been drawn upon
to man the land batteries. That be-
ing true, the ships were left almost
helpless hulks; and II four or five OF
them have been destroyed by the
plunglng Japanese fire from 2OS-Meter
Hill. then there remains practically
nothing effective OF the gallant feet
that Makaroff commanded with so
much pride az the beginning OF the
war.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10

1t seems likely that a deleetable
scandal viii grow out of the dispute
over the six-days' bicycle race in Mad
ison Square Garden, New York, that
resulted in Walthour and other riders
quitting. The New York Tribune, re-
porting the Incident, said: "Walthour,
one Of the riders to quit the race. said,
after leaving the race, that he was
on salary of $3.50 a day. and that
last year. when Butler and MacLean
gained lap, the management paid
them $1,000 not to claim ii, in addition
TO paying him 81, 800 for winning the
contest, although he was really lap
behind. Walthour threatens to sue
for the money that he says is due
him." That means, if it means any
thing, that the races are not square"
that they are prearranged, and that the
results are practically if not actually
dictated by the promoters. Neverthe-
less there are in New York thousands
of sap-heads who are willing and anx-
ious to bet their money on the outcome
of the races.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
The secretary,s Duty.

Several young men think they would
like to be secretary to Senator Fair
banks after he is sworn in as Vice
President, says the Washington CORE
spondence of the New York World.
There was a question to-day as to
what are the duties of a secretary to
a Vice President.
"rll tell you" said man who has
been in the Capitol for many years.
The secretary of the Vice Presidenet is
required to sit in the Vice President S
gorgeous room, and when a party of
Rube' sightseers stick their heads in
the door say to them: Come right
in and I'll show you the mir
ror John Quincy Adams bought for
$40
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
To nnIIa Inio the peItn.

Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 9.-Stuyvesant
Fish. president, and J. T.. Hnrahan.
second vice president Of the Illinois
Central Railroad, were IN conference
to-day here with committee from
the NicksbuTR Board ~ Trade rela-
tive 10 the building ~ branch line
from Redwood on the fazoo and Mis-
Fisrippl Valley Railroad 90 connect
This line. N buili, VIII penetrate one
Of ihr richest sections ~ The Della.
~ b result NJ ihe conference the road
~ ~ aaid, undoubtedly viii BE- con-
lIIMLLll.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
BRIGHT BITS.

-Kadley-"Yes, really would like
to know what your age is" Miss Pep
prey-"well, why don't you ask me?'
Kadley-"Oh, you wouldn't tell me the
truth Miss PeppTey-"Oh, yes, 1
would" Kadley-"Well what is it?"
Miss Pepprey-"N of your BUSH
ness!"-Philadelphia Press.
-"McJigger," remarked the man in
the macintosh, sis the most corrupt
politician 1 ever knew. 1 don't be-
lieve he has ever had one honest con-
viction." "Of course, not" observed
the man who had his feet on the ia
BILE. "If he had he would be serving
a ten-year term in the penitentiary. p"
Chicago Tribune.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10

An odd circumstance IN connection
with the progress OF the Russian Bal
tic feet towards the Far East II that
the insurance people have ceased 10
pay any attention 10 H. when Il first
started the insurance rates demanded
IN London on coal-laden ships for Ja-
pan were almost prohibiuye. But dur
ing the past week insurance has been
written Tor ships at about the normal
charge. Tho underwriters evidently
are under the Impression that the Ball
ilc feet wiil never reach Far Eastern
Waiera ana that itr movement IL mere.
ly a blum
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10

The vitality OF the Russian battle
ship Retvizan matches that OF the late
Admiral Ting OF the Chinese navy or
the proyerbiai cat with nine lives. II
VIII b. remembered that the Retvl-
znn was utterly destroyed by Admiral
Togo on Port Arthur some six months
ago, then she was accidentally blown
~ and sunk BY a Russian mine. and
now she has been fatally crippled by
Japaneao shells from 2Og Meter Nm.
What other decisive casualties me may
fpnef during tho progress ~ fhe Har
remains for ihe faithful correspondent
~ report.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10

1t is theory of alienists that the
more or less constant association of a
sane person with one or more in
sane persons will result in the mental
alteration of the former. During
recent years there have been. numerous
instances of physicians in insane sasy-
lums, who have gone crazy for no APP
parent reason except that they were
constantly associated with crazy PEG
pie. In New York recently young
lawyer of more than ordinary ability
had occasion to often visit an asylum
in which was confined patient who
was connected with a case that had
been entrusted to him. The inter-
views of the lawyer and the insane
patient, who, by the way, had lucid
intervals, are believed to have been
in a large measure responsible for the
fact that the lawyer is now himself
insane.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10

A leading Virginia Democrat has
discovered a plan by which the state
could be so re-districted, In the event
Of the reduction Of the states rep
resentation in Congress under the
Platt bill, that the sole Virginia Re-
publican now sitting in Congress
could be thrown out and the states
delegation would be solidly Demo-
cratic; thus Virginia would have as
many Democrats in Congress as she
now has.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
RE-APPOINTED CABINET.
The OmciaI Family of President Diaz
of Mexico.

Mexico City. Dec. 9.-President
Diaz has reappointed the entire cabi-
net and to-day asked congressional
sanction thereto. The re-appointed
members with their offices are as fol-
lows: Foreign affairs, Ignacio Maris-
cal; interior, Ramon Corral; justice
and public instruction, Justine Fer
nandez agriculture, Gen. Manuel Con-
zalez Cosio; communications and pub
lie works, Leandro Fernandez; treas
ury, Jose Limantour; army and navy.
general Of division, Francisco u.
Mena.