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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Albany IN. " Argus (Dem. }
says; THE Republican state commit
tees of Arkansas and Georgia-which
comprises about all there is of that
party, in those states-have formally
Endorsed Roosevelt. If Senator Han
ma intends to be a candidate, he should
not let the bargain counters get out
of his reach"
The Richmond Times-Dispatch says:
we recall Gen. Longstreet as one of
the bravest of the brave, one who
struck many mighty blows for the
Confederacy, and one on whom Gen.
Lee often leaned and whose name is
Identified with world-famous battles.
These are things we cannot forget, nor
do we wish to-"
The New York Post Qnd.) says:
THE Presidents message, far from
being the end of debate, is only the
beginning OF it. He has not answered
the searching questions put to him by
Senator Hoar. He passes over entirely
his commission of an act of war
against a friendly nation. This and
his other violations of law and prece-
dent are the real points at issue They
cannot be hidden by the President s
cloud of irrelevancies. The question
before Congress and before the coun-
try is simply whether this great ma
ton is willing to twist a treaty, to turn
its back on admitted precedent,s and
to violate international law, all in
order to win a mean and mercenary
advantage"
The Washington Post (Ind.) says:
I'VE have no idea of participating in
any controversy over the details of
Gettysburg. That may be left to the
survivors who were in a position to
form intelligent opinions. For our part,
we think of Longstreet now as all of
his compatriots thought of him up to
1S10-that he was one of the finest fig
ures on the stage of the Civil War: a
spectacle of perfect gallantry; an ex-
ample of warlike force and splendor.
We do not believe he ever received an
order from Lee which he did not ex-
ecute with instant energy. We do not
believe he failed in anything, either
there or elsewhere. that became &
valorous and brilliant soldier. He is
dead now, and cannot answer his ac-
cusers, but nearly forty years have
elapsed since he sheathed his stainless
sword in 1865. and. in our calm, dis
passionate opinion. his are as noble
ashes as rest beneath the SOD of any
land"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
OUTLOOK FOR THE STEEL TRUST.

| OUTLOOK FOR THE STEEL TRUST.
The action of the Board of Directors
| of the steel trust in passing the divi-
| dend of the common stock of that
| corporation caused no surprise. 1t was
! expected. The net earnings of the cor
| poration have fallen off greatly within
! the last year. AS an illustration of
the shrinkage, the net earnings for the
| last quarter of 1902 were $31, 4S5. 759,
while for the last quarter of 1903 they
were only $14,S45,042. With such a
showing it isn't to be wondered at
that no dividend on the common stock
was declared.
The decline in the value of this stock
and the passing of the dividend make
a gloomy beginning of the new year
for a great many people. Forty
thousand own the stock, the amount
of which is $50S, 100000. Many of them
invested the greater part of their for
tunes in it, thinking it would always
pay a dividend. and thus assure them
incomes for the remainder Of their
lives. They had confidence in Mr.. Nor
would be safe. At the price they paid
for it, between $40 and $50 per share,
it yielded them about 10 per cent. on
their investment. The stock, therefore,
was a very attractive one, and it isn't
surprising that so many bought it.
To many thousands of his fellow citi
Izens MIR. Morgan isn't so great a
n
dearly for their confidence in his abili-
ty to show them how to double their
incomes.
1t will be a long time, probably, be-
fore the trust will again pay a divi-
dend on its common stock Indeed, it
may never pay a dividend on that stock
again. 1t is even thought probable that
it will cut it's dividend on it's preferred
stock
There is a probability that it will
have a great deal of trouble with it's
workmen. 1t has ordered their wages
cut, that is, the wages of those who
rank above the common laborer. Of
course these men are not going to ac-
cept the reduction if they can help it,
and so their is a prospect of a strike
and the closing of some of the mills.
To avert strike there is talk of a CO.
operative scheme, but it is doubtful if
it will meet the approval of the en-
ployes.
The great trust hasn't proved to be
such a mine of wealth as it was pre-
dicted it would be. OF course the fall
ing off in the steel business has some
thing to do with the decline in the
trusts earnings. In forming the trust,
however, the idea was thrown out that
it would be able to control prices and
would have all the business it could
handle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
The CoIoners Lameness Grew.

In a certain skirmish colonel -
general he came to call himself) got
a slight scratch on his leg, says Tit
Bits. The wound was a matter of
great glory to him, and he nursed it
through after days, growing laner
with every year, that the memory of
his bravery might be ever near him.
One day. late in his life, as he sat
nursing his leg and bordering the
glorious past, a young man, visiting
the family for the first time, approach
ed and sympathetically remarked:
Lame, general?"
Eyes, SIR" after a pause. and with
inexpressible solemnity, Il am lame"
Been riding, sir?''
mo" with Aebuking sternness, II
have not been riding"
''Ah! Slipped on the ice, general?'
mo, SIR" with actual ferocity.
Perhaps, then, you have sprained
your ankle, sir?'
With painful slowness the old man
lifted his pet leg in both hands, set it
carefully on the floor, rose slowly from
his chair, and, looking down upon the
unfortunate youth with mingled pity
and wrath, burst forth in the sublim-
ity of rage:
go read the history of your coun-
try, you puppy!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

In reporting fights and the doings of
fighters, the young journalist has an
excellent chance to show what he can
do to the English language, says the
Chicago Record-Herald. Never use
good English if it is possible to invent
slang for a substitute.
In writing an interview with a fight
er always begin with the words: That
cur" In the second sentence have the
fighter say: Il will knock his block
off" Unless that expression appears
the interview will look like a fake.
Bear in mind that the challenger
will forfeit the entire purse if he
doesn't kill that dog inside of two
rounds
Don't say that the men argued over
the weights. Fighters always "hag-
gle" and then almost come to blows. "
In every case give the winner credit
for inVenting a new blow. Call it the
monkey wrench" the grand right
and left" the Mont Pelee" or any
thing you can lay your thoughts to.
Above all things remember that the
winning blow is a "haymaker."
Fighters either fall" duck" OF
rush" into clinches. They never get
into a clinch any other way.
The timekeeper does not count, he
tolls off the seconds" The last count
is the 'fata! ten
All swings are vicious"
Always give the exact time at which
the men enter the ring. 1t is of no
great value for historical purposes.
Every one knows that John L. Sulli-
van entered the ring at 1853 when he
fought Corbett.
Both men are in the pink of condi-
ton" and their muscles stand out like
whip cords" All readers know ex-
actly what whip cords look like.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
GoRMAN AGAINST THE TREATY.


Senator German is quoted in the
Washington Post. in an interview on
the Presidents message relative to the
| Panama canal treaty, as saying that
the pending canal treaty will not be
| ratified"
AS the leader of the Democrats of the
Senate lie wouldn't have made the fore
going statement unless he had felt sure
the treaty would be defeated. Evident
ly he has discussed the situation with
about all of the Democratic senators
and knows how they will vote on the
question of ratification.
If the Republicans vote so1idly for
| the treaty only three or four Demo-
! cratic votes will be needed to ratify it,
but, if Senator German is we'll inform
| ed. that number will not be forthcom-
ing. 1t is barely possible of course that
he is mistaken. The Louisiana SEN
ators have been instructed by the
ratification, and quite a number of
| other Democratic senators are known
to be in favor of accepting the treaty,
Notwithstanding their objections to the
methods adopted by the President to
secure it. If the Democratic caucus
is probable that there will be a solid
Democratic vote against it.
In the foregoing interview Senator
German stated that he wasn't against
the Panama canal He said: Il am
not opposed to the Panama canal. I
want canal dug. just as l believe
great majority of the American people
are anxious for an intaroceanic canal.
If the Panama canal can be dug with
honor, let the Panama route be chosen.
But l don't propose that the President
shall in a dogmatic way decide for him
self whether he will or will not obey
the provisions of law which the Con-
gress of the United States enacted
after many years of discussion and
many months of debate"
The provisions to which the Senator
referred were those of the Spooner law
which authorized and directed the
President to construct the canal on the
Nicaraguan route if within a reason
able time he couldn't get the necessary
concessions for the canal on the PAN
anna route.
The Presidents Panama message
doesn't seem to have made favorable
impression upon the Senate, at least
upon the Democratic senators. But if
they vote against the treaty and it
should be defeated, it doesn't follow
that they would vote against a treaty
negotiated with Panama. after Panama
had u regularly established govern
ment. 1t is noticeable that Senator
German says that the pending treaty
will be defeated. He leaves the way
open for the impression that another
treaty with Panama relative to canal
concessions might meet with a more
favorable reception.
The feeling in favor of constructing
a canal across the isthmus at the earli-
est possible moment is so strong. par
ticularly in the South, that a way may
be found for overcoming the obstacles
that seem to block the way at present
for a canal on the Panama route.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

The Attorney General of South Caro-
lima has adopted the custom of inform
ing the people of that state at the end
of the year just how bad they have
been during the preceding twelve
months. His latest report, issued a
few days ago. shows that there were
in the state during 1908 not less than
222 homicides and 1863 violations of the
dispensary law. Crimes of violence do
not seem to have been greatly reduced
in number since the adoption of the
dispensary law, but there has been
created new class of criminals by
that law. 1t would be interesting to
know what proportion of the crimes of
violence committed during the year
were punished in legal manner, and
what proportion of the criminals We're
white or black. These details, how
ever, are not furnished by the Attor-
ney General.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
The English Language.

A story is told of Count Schouvaloff,
a former Russian ambassador to Eng
land. He greatly admired Engl,en
women and was heartily annoyed when
he offended any one of them. While
he was here he learned English, and
having heard one famous English
beauty say Shut up" to another, he
imagined it to be a phrase of polite
agreement, such as, Say no more" In
this sense he himself addressed it to
an illustr!ous lady the next night at
dinner, to the lady's CONSERVATION. and
his own, when later he discovered his
mistake.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

MRS. MARY GREGOVICH,
OF Philipsburg, Montana, Tells How
She Was Cured of Dandruff.

Mrs. Mary Gregovich of Philips
burg, Montana, under date of Nov. &c,
1899, writes. 81 had typhoid fever
this summer, consequently was losing
my hair terribly, and my head in
places was perfectly bald. Newbros
Herpicide had just come into use in
Philipsburg, and the doctor strongly
recommended it to me. After three
or four applications my hair stopped
falling out, and is coming in again
quite thick. 1 used to be troubled
greatly with dandruff of which I am
now quite cured Kill the dandruff
germ with Herpicide. Sold by lead
ing druggists. Send 10c in stamps for
sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit,
Mich.
Livingstons Pharmacy Company,
Special Agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
WHAT HAS CoREA TO sAYs

In their negotiations for the adjust
ment of their differences Russia and
Japan do not seem to think it necessary
to consult Corea. They assume that CO.
rea will have to abide by whatever adj
justment they make.
One of the chief differences between
Russia and Japan is that the former
wants to exercise a certain amount of
authority in a part of Corea. To this
Japan objects, holding that having
from time immemorial exerted a domi-
mating influence in that little kingdom
she ought not now to be expected to
share that influence with Russia, and
she peremptorily declines to do So
Russia is willing that a neutral zone
shall be established in Corea, and that
outside of this zone Japan's influence
shall be what 1t has always been. 1t
is doubtful if Japan will agree to this.
In the negotiations the Coreans, their
rights and interests, are not given a
thought apparently. They are not able
to defend themselves against the ag-
gressions of Russia and Japan. They
are compelled, much against their will,
to accept whatever situation the two
Powers make for them. They don't
like the japanese, but they are afraid
they wouldn't like the Russians as
well. So they are not anxious that
they shall become subject to Russia's
influence. They know what they
have to expect from Japan, but they
don't know what sort of treatment
they would have at Russias hands.
Their condition, therefore, isn't by any
means a happy one.
The japanese are afraid that if Rus
STA should obtain a foothold in Corea
it wouldn't be very long before she
would be seeking to extend her author
| ity over their country, and Russia
! seems to think that it is necessary to
confine Japan to certain limits in or
| der to avoid future trouble with her.
AS a matter of fact, however. as we
have stated on several occasions, each
Power is seeking to be the dominant
one in the Far East. Japan is very
ambitious and looks upon herself as
being a much greater Power than she
really is, while Russia regards Japan
as being in her way. With such
feeling between them it will be surpris-
ing if they adjust their differences
without fighting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
His Pew.

An Atchison man tells the Globe
about his uncle, an Irishman, who
suddenly became rich. The first
thing he did was to buy the best pew
in the church. When Sunday rolled
around the Irishman walked grandly
down the aisle, carrying a silk hat and
elegant overcoat. He found two
strange women occupying his pew.
Come out" he said, imperiously. The
women were very much shocked, and
walked out, their heads hanging in
shame. Now, then, ladies'" the
Irishman said, "oblige me by walking
back just wanted to show you
who owned this new"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

Senators Bacon and Clay do not seem
to have been greatly scored by the I'LL
timatum which Mr.. Sam Small fired at
them-@the ultimatum being that if
they didn't vote for the ratification
Of Panama treaty sheol would
break loose in Georgia and they woulc
be lifted out of the comfortable places
they now occupy Mr.. Small doesn't
speak for Georgia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

Consider the New England win
ter" says the Boston Globe, "it is
the making of the Yankee, for the
man who can stand it can stand any
thing" Why do people try to stand
it? Why not come South, where life
is worth living?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

Since the Iroquois Theater disaster
in Chicago more than 1,OO1 plans have
been advanced for making theaters
safe in case of fire or panic. A fair
summary of them all would probably
be to make the theater like a soap
bubble. so that the bare pricking of
the shell would cause it to collapse
without explosion and leave everybody
in the open air.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

which is overwhelmingly Republican,
viii elect Senator Hanna to succeed
himself at Washington. And Senator
Hanna will have to try to look sur
prised and throw some tears into his
voice as he tells the notification COM
mittee how proud he is of the honor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

Prince Cupid" the Republican con-
gressional delegate from Hawaii, prob
ably has small opinion of American
institutions. Why. one cannot go on a
royal toot in Washington without get
ting pulled by the police.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
Told in Washington.

In the campaign of 1900 William J..
Bryan spoke at Buffalo one Saturday
night in October, says the Washing
ton letter of the New York World.
He was delayed, and his special car
went off to Huntington, w. Va, with
out him.
Mr.. Bryan and Robert Rose, his
secretary, got a train to Columbus,
and thence to Pittsburg. They land
ed in Pittsburg Sunday morning.
Bryan went to the Duquesne Hotel.
A lot of Democrats got wind of his
arrival and went to the hotel to see
him.
Mr.. Bryan was i'll at ease. Finally
he sent boy out to find Albert Barr,
proprietor of the Pittsburg Post.
Barr was at church, but left at once
and came to the hotel. Mr.. Bryan
took him one side and said: "Will
you come to my room for a minute?"
Barr followed to the elevator, Won
dering what great political secret he
was to share. After they reached the
room, Mr.. Bryan closed the door and
said:
Barr, you know missed my train
at Buffalo, and must get to Hunting
ton in time to make a speech to-mor-
row morning"
Yes" said Barr.
We'll, l wish you would lend me
$50. All my money is on the car.
haven't got cent with me-"
Barr produced, Mr.. Bryan caught
his train, Barr got back to church in
time for the sermon, and until this
day the Pittsburg Democrats wonder
what happened between Barr and
Bryan on that Sunday morning.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan, came
walking up Fourteenth street carry
ing plant. Senator Mcmillan, now
dead, met him at Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Where have you been, Burrows?"
he asked.
over to see Secretary Wilson at
the Agricultural Department" Bur-
rows replied
And what did you get?"
oh" said Burrows, they gave me
this pretty plant for my wife. 1t
was the only thing they had that was
not in the civil service"
Talk with a Democrat up nv way"
said Hugo A. Gilmartin, the story
teller from Detroit, land he will con-
stantly come harping back on one
thing-the tariff.
Reminds me of the time 1 was in
hotel up in Saginaw. A theatrical
company had gone on the rocks and
the leading man had been living a pre-
carious life at this hotel waiting for
remittances. One morning he rang the
bell in his room for half an hour. No
body answered. Then he went out in
the hall, leaned over the railing and
said: Boy; OH B-o-yn
What is it.? snarled a beIl-boy
from the lobby beneath
Have you seen anything of my
laundry?'
" 'Aw, gwan,' said the boy. You
amt had but one shirt since you've
been here
" That said the actor, with great
dignity, is the one to which 1 refer, ,"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

President Roosevelt wishes that all
of those who are displeased with the
governments action with respect to
Panama would join Don't Worry
clubs
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

During the past year rich persons
gave $62, 1853, 1888 to charitable and other
institutions. These gifts were appor-
toned as follows Educational insti-
tutions, $27,243, 667; hospitals, $14, 1896, 216;
galleries, museums, etc, $6,S21, GOO; Ii
braries, $2,5S5,OOO; churches, ETC., $1,571, =
600.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
BAD RAILROAD SERVICE.

Patrons of the Atlantic Coast Lines
trains west of Waycross are not
pleased with the service they are re-
ceiving; and as a matter of fact they
have just cause for complaint Train
No. 80, which is the successor to the
old No. 20, is almost always late out
of Savannah. AT Waycross this train
is supposed to connect with another
No. 80, bound west. But the con-
nection is seldom made. If the train
from Savannah is more than one hour
late the No. 80 at Waycross is not
held, but goes on to Montgomery
without the passengers and mail
which it should carry. 1t seems that
this latter No. 80 brings a sleeper
nection must be made at Montgom-
cry, and the railroad officials consid-
er the making of this connection of
more Importance than the serving of
their regular patrons along the line.
This sleeper service is for the accom-
mediation of tourist trade, which it
seems the roads is determined to cater
to, whether or not the local patronage
receives attention. 1t is, of course,
the local patronage that makes divi-
dends for the road, but the officials
seem to ignore this fact and bend
every effort to serve the convenience
of a floating traffic at the expense
of its regular customers. To put the
truth into a nutshell, the service or
the Atlantic Coast time from Savan-
nah to the west of Waycross is Just
about as bad as it could possibly be.
In a New York department store the
other day a woman found two small
diamond pins, wrapped in tissue pa
per. They were not the property of
the store, but had been left on a coun-
ter by some shopper. The woman took
them to the office of the store. gave
her name and address and said she
would advertise the lost property.
This she did, inserting an advertise
ment in several of the newspapers.
After several days. no claimant having
put in an appearance, the woman went
to the store and demanded that the
diamonds be given to her. This the
store refused to do, claiming the
right to keep them. Whereupon the
woman applied to the court for a writ
to compel the delivery of the diamonds
to her. The court has honored the
writ. asserting that the woman who
found them has a better right to the
stones than the store, which has mere
ly been custodian of them during the
search for the owner. This would seem
to be an affirmation Of the old saying,
Finding is keeping"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07

Minister Bunau-Varilla. who has rep
resented Panama at Washington in the
treaty negotiations. is to resign his Of
fice and return to that dear Paris. "
Mr.. BY. was formerly connected with
the Panama Canal Company. which is
to get share Of the rake-on that is to
be distributed in Paris.