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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-06

Edward Buffers contribution of
500 to the jefferson club of Soda
liza for use in the Democratic cam
paigu in Pettis county will be re-
turned to him. The Democratic
county executive committee adopt
ed resolutions requesting the JEFF
ferson club to return the check
and later the executive committee
of the jefferson club met and or
dered the check returned.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-06

Read on another page of the
MESSAGE Judge Parker's supple
mentary letter of his acceptance of
the nomination for President. He
pleads for wise legislation and good
government. If elected promises
tariff reductions; the rapaeity of
the trusts will be curbed: recipro-
cal trade treaties are necessity of
the situation; justice for the Fill
ipinos is urged the underhand
methods of the present admins
tration in Panama are denounced,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-06

Rev, Noah Mitchell Of Laddonia
win move to Texas next week
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-06

Another chapter this week in
Doodle matters at st. Louis. For
mer speaker of the House Com
bine,D Kelly, in a written confes-
sion declares that Ed. Butler paid
him $4,000 to fee to Europe.
Says in 1893 Butler paid him $47,
500, to be distributed among the
combine for the passage of the
lighting bill; he distributed this al
The house Of Julius Lehman. now
10 the penitentiary Concludes by
telling Of cabal IN which delegates
ana prominent iinanciers" started
4 paper Il libel Folk
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-06

Bryan and Folk at Centralia
Oct. 18th.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-06

Work on street paving begins
latter part of this week.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
PERSONAL.

Joseph Morris, a centenarian of
Balford, N. j., acted as best man at
the wedding of his grandson one day
last week. At the close of the cere-
mony the patriarch entertained the
bridal party at his home.
William Booth. commander-in-
chief of the Salvation Army, began his
seventy-sixth year on the 10th of this
month Mr.. Booth was born in Not
tingham, England and preached his
first sermon in the open air when not
yet 20 years old. The Salvation Army
was first known as the Church mission.
Levi B. Davis of Mount Clemens
is the oldest travelling man in Michi-
gan, having been on the road for fifty
one years, principally in his own state.
He was Just 81 when he began travel
ing. and has been on his rounds ever
since. He rarely spends half week
in the same place and is still in flne
health and general condition.
While chatting with some friends
the other evening Wilton Lackaye, the
actor, expressed this opinion: II don't
believe in the contention of the real
istic school that man must experience
a condition in order to be able to de-
scribe it. If a man goes too much into
the slums he becomes base; If he goes
too much into society he become So
prano."
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Montgomery Advertiser (Dem.)
says: There is one good reason for
thinking that Mr.. Bryan will not bolt
if Judge Parker is nominated and the
Kansas City and Chicago platform ig-
nored. That reason is founded on the
fact that Mr.. Bryan doesn't like to
flock by himself"
The Portland Oregonian Dem.) says
Judge Parker is a strong candidate.
He occupies the highest place in the
judicial system of his state, a place of
great dignity and honor. He is per-
sonally man of superior professional
erudition and of upright life. He is a
Democrat without any faint of the
demagogue. Such candidate cannot
be whistled down the wind"
The New York World Dem.) says:
1.-THE abandonment to the President Of
autocratic powers over the canal zone
is simply another example of that
congressional Incidence that has al
ready cost us so dearly. Congress
would not take the trouble to under
stand the Philippine question, and it
left it all to the President, with the
result OF three years of unnecessary
war. Now it refuses to take the trou-
BILE to devise a form of government
for the canal strip. Is 1t any wonder
that a strenuous President relieves
such spineless body of the strain
of legislating on pensionsY
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
(Dem.) says: ut is believed that the
St. Louis convention will be con-
trolled by the conservative element of
the party, and If that is so its action
will be conservative, which does not
mean that it will yield to the other
elements or factions for the sake Of
harmony The New York Democracy
adopted a conservative platform, and
indorsed a conservative leader. 1t did
not compromise or yield TO Tammany,
and when the clouds of battle roll
away it will be seen that its policy
was the best. Let that be a sign TO
The other states and to the National
Conventi0
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
A HOPEFUL SIGN.

The seeking of farm lands in the
Southern States by the farmer class
of European immigrants is hopeful
sign for the South. In our dispatches
yesterday it was stated that gentle
man from Finland was in Valdosta
looking for lands in that vicinity on
which to settle a colony of Finlanders.
He has already purchased lands in
South Carolina and also at Helena, in
this state. But he has other orders
for lands.
OF course he cannot find more desir-
able lands anywhere than in the vi
entity of Valdosta, In fact he will find
most anywhere in South Georgia lands
that will suit his purposes. 1t would
be a great thing for Georgia if she
could secure several thousands of
Finlanders of the farming class. They
would soon make attractive homes and
profitable farms out of the cheap lands
of this state, particularly those in the
Southern part of it.
1t wouldn't take them long to show
that good crops of cane and cotton
could be grown on these lands and
that money could be made out of
stock and poultry. When the gentle
man from Finland finishes his inves-
tigation of the lands in the vicinity of
Valdosta he ought to come to Savan-
nah and take a look at the lands of
Chatham county. There may be
members of his prospective colony who
would like farms near a large market
They can find them in this county.
And if the owners of these Chatham
county lands should have inquiries for
them they shouldn't put the price so
high as to make the sale of them
highly improbable. One reason why
more of the county isn't under culti-
walton is the prices at which the lands
are held,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24

The Rev. c. H. Woolston of Phila-
delphia the other day undertook to
illustrate his talk about kindness as
a means of subduing savage natures,
says the New York Tribune. He had
a young lion in a cage on the plat
form beside him. A trainer from an
animal show sat near, keeping an eye
upon his charge. At the psychological
moment the preacher turned to point,
with supposedly dramatic effect, at
the crouching lion, which had been
taken from the cage, waiting to be
subdued by kindness. At the same
moment he gave the signal for the
touching off of the fashlight powder
that was to reveal the king of beasts"
in DR.. Woolston's loving care. Young
Leo, however, hadn't been following
the discourse as closely as he should,
perhaps, and when the fashlight fared
up he sprang away from the preacher
with a we'll developed roar and land
ed on a nearby table. Here he snarled
and glared, uncertain as to where he
should begin his work of eXtermina-
ton. Before the young lion could
make UP his mind which of the ter
rified women and children to attack,
the trainer and the preacher fell upon
it and damned the poor beast into
it's cage. In report of the incident,
it is said: after a little while the
excitement subsidized, and DR.. Woolston
went on with his explanation, of how
to tame savage beasts with kindness.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
An Old SnIt's Affection.

An amusing story is told of an old
seaman on one of the United States
cruisers in the North Atlantic squad
ron, says the Youths Companion. He
was not a person of wide affections,
but he had a warm place in his heart
for young ensign who had been kind
to him in many little ways.
One day a landsman fell from the
rigging to the water and as he could
not swim he would have been drowned
but for a young officer who sprang in
after him and held him up till assist
ance came.
Later the young officer received a
complimentary letter from the Secre-
tary of the Navy. Every one rejoiced
but the old seaman; he coveted the
letter for his ensign.
That's a nice thing to have, a let
ter like that" he said few days later.
You ought to have one"
II don't quite see how I can get
one" laughed the ensign.
well, see here" said the old man,
eagerly. Tomorrow night I'll be in
the main chains fussing with some
thing or other and 1 might fall and
you could jump after me-"
That would be very good of you"
said the ensign, gravely, ''but, You
see, I'm not a good swimmer by any
means"
"Ho! That's no matter" said the
old seaman, I'm hold you up till the
boat comes"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24

others towns of Martinique showed
hASS ELslGx II vSaulA be to construct a
costTy canal across such a volcanic
country as Nicaragua. He had maps
made showing the location of all the
volcanoes in Nicaragua, together with
the history of the earthquakes which
had occurred there. And events ia
vored him, for at that very time an
eruption from one of the so-called 'ex-
tinct craters' on the shores of Lake
Nicaragua occurred, and the lava pour
ed down the mountain side. 1t was
made apparent that a canal on the
Nicaragua route would be in constant
danger of destruction. "One earth
quake and a assure an inch wide in
the great dam proposed on the San
Juan would sweep away one hundred
millions Of property, and close the ca
nal for ten years.
The story of the great contest over
the two routes, as Mr.. Cromwell tells
It, is interesting and instructive
Doubtless in time it will be told in de-
tail and, of course, at greater length,
but just at present there is some sat
isfaction in knowing how fee of ST.
900, 900 was earned.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
BRIGHT BITS.

They haven't been married long,
have they?" Il guess not. She still
thinks her husband looks like Napo-
on."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Chicago Man-'Must boil your
drinking water, don't your" Cincinnati
Ii Man-"Yes and after boiling it we
drink beer.'-Chicago Daily News.
Mrs. Newlywed-"John, think
baby has swallowed nay pearl neck
lace" Mr. Newlywed-"Gad! You
seem to be determined to bring that
young-one up with the tastes of
millionaire's child. Judge.
-Maek-"Do you think Emeline had
a good ,time?" Kate-"I guess so.
Mother and I took to our beds after
she left, and she writes that she took
to her bed as soon as she got home. =
Cincinnati Tribune.
wealth" said the putative young
plutocrat, lis not worth striving for.
How do you know2" fiercely demand
ed the proletariat. You don't have
to strive for yours" That only
shows, gentlemen" he rejoined, sadly,
that you don't know how reluctant
ly the governor loosens up."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
STARTLING DIVORCE FIGURES.

Rev. Father often has prepared for
the Roman Catholic Messenger some
statistics on divorce that are start
ling. His collection and compilation
of such statistics covering the whole
country is the first that has been at
tempted in about seven years. His
figures show that i'm that time the
yearly average of divorces in the
United States has grown from a little
more than $1,000 TO about 10000, or
more than 400 per cent. The growth
of the evil, he says, has been both
rapid and steady, until at present the
United States lead all other Christian
nations in the number of divorces
granted. Should the present rate of
increase be maintained a few years
longer, this country will even surpass
the non-Christian country of Japan,
which now has as many divorces as
all other Christian countries, except
the United States, combined. In Japan
the divorces number something like
100, 900 a year. Among Christian ma
tions the figures of the United States
are unapproached. France granted in
1902, according to Father Often, 2l,939
divorces, a large increase over former
figures. In Germany there were less
than half the number showed by
France. During the same year there
were but 2S2 absolute divorces grant
ed in England. In 1901 Canada grant
ed only 10 divorces, while in the same
year 81, 900 were granted in the United
States.
In Massac husetts In 1901, Father
often says, there was one divorce to
every twenty marriages. In Ohio
there was one divorce to less than IL
marriages. In Michigan the proportion
was to 8, and in Rhode Island it was
to 8. Rhode Island. it seems, has
the highest divorce rate of the coun-
try. The priest selected a certain list
of cities and a certain list of coun-
ties, or country districts, for pur-
poses of specific investigation. He
found that in proportion to popula-
ton the divorces in the cities were
somewhat but not a great deal more
numerous than in the country. The
evil therefore, he concludes, is not at
tributable to congestion of popu-
lation but is widespread; and the
menace is practically as great in the
country districts as In the city.
These facts, gathered by devoted
churchman, are worthy of the deep
est thought and most earnest con-
sideration. If the plague of divorce
is spreading over the country at so
rapid a rate, it is high time steps were
being taken for the protection Of the
home and the family.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
THE sMooT CASE.

The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections has heard enough tes-
timony in the case of Senator Smoot
to convince the country that Mr..
Smoot ought not to be permitted to
occupy a seat in the Senate. 1t is
doubtless true that he isn't a polyga-
mist, at least he has but one wife,
but he is a pillar of the Mormon
Church, and there doesn't seem to be
any doubt that that church is hostile
to the government and that it uses its
power to control elections in Utah.
Mr.. Roberts admitted in his testi.
mony that he had to consult the Nor
mon Church before he could be elect
ed to Congress, and it will doubtless
appear that Mr.. Smoot had to make
certain pledges to it before he could
be elected to the Senate. If a ques-
tion were TO come before the Sem
ate in which the interests Of the coun-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
Only one Thing in the Way.

Not far from Willow Grove lives a
young farmer whose fine stock of
horses are admired by all who see
them, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
The other day a friend, an amateur,
called on him in search of something
fast"
There" said the stock farm owner,
pointing to an animal in the field,
there, sir, is a mare that could trot
her mile in three minutes, were it not
for one thing"
Indeed" said the friend.
Yes" continued Mr.. s., "she was
years old last spring, is in good con-
dition, looks we'll, and is a frst-rate
mare, and she could go a mile in three
minutes were it not for one thing"
What is it?" was the query.
THAT mare insisted the owner, sis
in every way a good mare. 1 work
her three or four days a week. She
trots fair and square, and yet there is
one thing that prevents her from go
ing a mile in three minutes
What in the name of thunder is it?'
cried the friend, impatiently.
We'll" replied the other, quickly,
1.-The distance is too great for the
time"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24

try We're arrayed against those Of the
Mormon Church he would have to vote
with the church. In fact, there is no
room for doubling that he would have
to vote on every question coming be-
fore the Senate just as the church
wanted him to vote. He would be the
representative of the Mormon Church
in the Senate and not of the people
OF Utah.
In view OF the fact that all of the
people of Utah are not Mormons it
IS evident that a senator from that
state shouldn't be a Mormon. And
even If the entire population was COM
posed of Mormons it wouldn't be adj
visable to have a senator who would
represent nothing but the Mormon
Church.
1t is hardly probable that the case
of Mr.. Smoot will be disposed of at
this session of Congress, but the peo-
pie who are back of the investigation
are not likely to become lukewarm in
the work they have undertaken. Most
of them are women. and women, ex-
cept those Of the Mormon faith, have
no use for Mormonism or the Mormon
Church.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
A s2.OOO.O0O FEE.

The long contest over the Panama
Canal is ended. The contract by
which the ownership of the canal
passes to the United States has been
signed, and. doubtless, will be deliver
ed Just as soon as the contract price,
$40 OO0, 900, is paid. There will be no
delay in the payment of the money
The man who did more than any 9TH
err to have the United States choose
the Panama, instead of the Nicaragua,
route is William Nelson Cromwell, and
it is stated that he is to receive a fee
of $1,000, 600 for his work. This, ac-
cording to an article in the May num-
Der of the Reader Magazine, is the
largest fee ever paid to a member of
the bar.
Mr.. Cromwell is a corporation law
yer of New York city. He was chosen
by the Panama Canal Company to look
after it's interests before Congress in
connection with the canal because he
was the counsel for the Panama Rail-
road. In his account of his work.
which has occupied nearly the whole
Of his time for the past five years, he
says that he sold the Panama Canal
Company's property to the United
States by means of a campaign Of ed
ucation. He saw at the outsat that
he would have to convince Congress
that the Panama route was the better
one. When he began his task only
the Nicaragua route was talked of.
The various canal commissions report
ed in favor of that route, and Con-
! gress had practically made up its
! mind that it would authorize the build
ing of a canal on that route. if it au-
thorized the building of any inter
oceanic canal
Mr.. Cromwell employed no lobby,
and had no assistant counsel in his
work He carried on the entire cam
paign alone. He did not even seek the
acquaintance of members of Congress.
| At the present time, according to his
own story. he doesn't know personally
more than fifteen senators and twenty
representatives.
| In the beginning of his work 1t was
| charged that he was at the head of a
big lobby but the members of the
House and Senate committees which
had charge of the matter soon came to
| understand that this charge had no
/ foundation, and they began to place
confidence in information which he
presented to them for their considera-
ton. He made it a point to say moth
ing against the Nicaragua route and
to present no information that wasn't
correct. In that way he was able to
get close to the committees.
Mr.. Cromwell says the report that the
Panama Canal Company was practi-
cally out of funds, and was anxious to
sell its property was not true. 1t
had plenty of money with which to
continue the work, and had 5000 men
employed on the canal when negotia-
! tions for its sale began. At times
| Mr.. Cromwell was almost discouraged,
but he never entirely lost hope.
His opportunity 70 create a tremen-
dous change in public sentiment in IA
vor Of the Panama route came out of
the deadly lava and fumes of Mount
| Pelee." OF course he knew about the
volcanic character of Nicaragua, and
the sweeping away Of ST. Pierre and
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
He Took the EARLY Train.

A South Missouri exchange tells of
a travelling man who stopped one night
in a hotel in a small Ozark county
town and asked to be called at $3.50
o'clock so that he might catch a train,
says the Kansas City Star. In order
to accede to the guests request the
landlord had to remain up all night,
as he had no clerk and no alarm clock.
He found it hard to keep awake and
when $3.50 o'clock finally did come he
was in a surly frame of mind. Knock
ing on the guests door, he said: "Git
up. It's 800" In a sleepy tone OF
voice the guest replied: "Oh. / guess
I'll let that train go and sleep till
O'Clock. We'll, l guess not" said the
landlord. I've stayed up all night 10
git you up and you're goin' to git up.
The guest caught the early trains
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
Information Wanted.

A new member from the South. who
came here last fall with unusual
ideas about courtesies from railroad
and telegraph companies, has expert
enced conversion, says the Washing
ton Post. Il am here" said he to a
friend last November, ito represent my
people with absolute freedom and in
dependence. and l could not fulfill my
trust to them with free passes and
deadhead franks in my pocket"
Since then he has realized that his
telegraph bill to his constituents is
amounting to more than he can save
out of his stationery allowance or out
of deals for surplus documents and
garden seeds. Meeting his friend yes
terday, to whom he made his original
declaration, he observed:
II understand it is the general prac-
tice here for members of the House to
receive telegraph franks. Where can
/ get one of those little books?"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
Strategy.

Airline was not beautiful, says Life,
but she had a native grace, and every
night except Sunday night her salon
was packed with the elite of Anacon-
da, who deemed it a rare honor to be
asked to drop around and see her roll
in her untold wealth.
Now the family were coming East
to live. Presently they beheld the
growing battIements of New York,
beyond which glittered the domes and
minarets of their dreams.
The place is impregnable," said Ar
lines mother. with a SILVER.
From this side" said Airline, quiet
lv,
Making a wide detour. they jour-
neyed to Europe and burned money
till the capitals of the Old World were
intoxicated with the incense.
Then they came home.
New York is easy" said the gray
old mother, day or two later
Yes" said Airline, now Nine. la
Comtesse, with a happy smile.