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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27
DEMoRAL1zED REPUBLICANS.

The President is anxious that Con-
gress shall adjourn as soon as possible.
The leadership of the House doesn't
please him, and some of the admins
tration organs are saying that the ma
jorty is not nearly as ably lead as the
minority. John Sharp Williams, the
leader of the minority, has surprised his
opponents by his skill, ability and ag-
gressiveness. In fact the Republicans
are so badly demoralized that the
President is afraid they will make
blunders that will seriously handicap
him in his campaign for the presl-
dency.
The Republican leaders of the House
made two bad breaks last week. One
was the letting of two antitrust reso-
lutions out of the Judiciary Commit
tee. They were outgeneraled in that
matter by Mr.. Williams. They had de-
cided to have no further trust agita-
ton at this session of Congress.
The other blunder was the charge
against Bourke Cochran, that for prof
it he supported Mr.. Mckinley in the
last presidential campaign. Mr.. Dali
zel of Pennsylvania, who, it Is alleged,
was put forward to make the charge,
was so utterly overwhelmed and hui
inflated that the Republicans became
thoroughly demoralized. The folly of
making such a charge without proof
should, it is thought, have been ap-
parent to men of as much sense as
the Republican leaders of the House
are supposed to be, but it wasn't, and
they had to suffer the consequences.
The fighting spirit which the Demo-
Gratis in Congress are showing is hav-
ing the effect on both parties through
out the country. The Republicans are
showing signs of uneasiness. They are
not so confident of the outcome of
the presidential campaign as they were
awhile ago. On the other hand, the
Democrats are beginning to feel that
they can win the presidency. Hence
there is growing anxiety that harmony
shall prevail at St. Louis. With a
platform on which all Democrats can
stand and ticket having the approval
of both factions success will be within
their reach.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27
COLD KILLS THE GERM.
Lieut.. Perry Says There Are No Bald
Heads in the Arctic Region.

The people who come back from
Klondike testify to the fact that no
dence is that the cold climate kills the
germs that eat the hair off at the root.
Lieut.. Perry, who went to the Arctic
Regions. gives the same evidence.
Newbro's Herpicide has the same eff
feet as the cold climate. It kills, the
germ that eats the hair off at the
roots, and the hair grows again, Her
picide is the first hair remedy built
upon the principle of destroying the
germ that eats the hair off. It's phe-
nomenal sale demonstrates the cor
rectness of the scalp germ theory Sold
by leading druggists. Send 10c in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co., Detroit, Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy Special
Agents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

Gov. Murphy of New Jersey having
sailed away for Europe, where he will
remain for some weeks, talk has now
turned TO Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island as chairman of the Republican
National Committee. Senator Aldrich
would be a good man for the position.
He is a mainstaY of the protection
principle and one of the ablest of the
defenders of the trusts. in addition TO
which his family and that of John D.
Rockefeller, the colossus of the stand
ard Oil Company, are related by mar
riage. With Aldrich as national chair
man, there wouldn't have to be any
guessing as to what the Republican
party stood for in relation to the
Kfnoney power.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

The sentiment in favor of John
Sharp Williams for the vice presi-
Dental nomination seems to be taxi
ing well in all parts of the country
Every Democratic paper, both North
and South, that has commented on it,
so far as we have seen, has had some
thing favorable to say with respect
to it. 1t would be a graceful thing
on the part of the Northern and West
ern Democrats to work up a williams
boom and put the brilliant Southerner
on the ticket with Judge Parker. Such
a ticket would arouse enthusiasm by
showing conclusively that sectional
lines have at length been wholly oblit-
Grated.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

In Chicago the other day Mr.. Bryan
was asked the Hypothetical question,
Suppose the st. Louis convention
should be controlled by the 'reorgani-
zers, is there any possibility Of a
bolt?" To which he replied. That
proposition is too improbable to be
talked about" Mr.. Bryan classes the
forces behind Judge Parker as being
made up Of "reorganizers." Is It a fact
that control of the convention by that
element lie "too improbable TO be talk
ed aoout?"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27
Not for Mr.. williams.

John Sharp Williams, Democratic
leader of the House of Representatives.
who has been mentioned as a presi-
Dental possibility, has given up all
thought of the presidency. This in
terview in the New York Telegraph
explains his action:
correspondent of a Western paper
asked me that question yesterday,
Are you a candidate for the presi-
dency, Mr.. Williams? asked he.
We'll, 1 looked the young man over
and l saw he was in earnest.
I was I told him. AT least 1
saw good deal about it in the pa
pers. Then l commenced to hear from
my constituents. The municipal coun-
Az at Yazoo passed resolutions to
the effect that the municipality pre-
ferred that I should remain in my
present proud position in the legisla-
tive branch, and not aspire to execu-
tive honors.'
Then 1 heard from the intelligent
voters Of Shubuta. Then Narkeeta
spoke; then STEMS Siding. They were
all vehemently against my running for
President.
Then you are not a candidate? q
put in the correspondent.
oh, l think I could fix those fell
lows down in Mississippi all right
Then you are not a candidate?'
Moo. Fact is, about that time
Mrs. Williams came up to Washing
ton city, and took her for a drive.
We were passing the White House
when she turned to me and said:
Whats this / hear about you running
for President, Mr.. Williams?"
"Oh, nothing much" says I.
WELL" says Mrs. Williams, IT
don't want to hear any more about
it. You know perfectly we'll, John,
that with my sick headaches 1 couldn't
possibly live in that big white house
over yonder. I must have the Yazoo
air."
80 says to the correspondent,
I guess I'll have to give up the pres
idency.'"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

Miss Pauline Hardin, state librarian
of Kentucky, and said to be one of
the most successful women politicians
in the United States, is to be married
shortly to Mr.. Van Meter of Lexington
Miss Hardin has been actively in pol
itics since 1896. In her new relation
it is to be presumed that she will in
sist on holding the Craftsmanship of
the committee on ways and means,
leaving to the minority the actual la
Dor of the raising of the funds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

Russia, it seems. desires it under
stood that there is to be no confer
ence Of the Powers for the purpose of
interfering in her war with Japan,
either to settle the matter or to ar
range peace terms. Meanwhile it will
be recalled that Russia eagerly went
into a conference of the Powers for
the purpose of taking from Japan the
fruits of her victory over China: and
Russia is now occupying territory that
would have been Japanese except for
that interference.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

PROPOSALS WANTED.

FORT DE SOTO, FLA, APRIL Is,
1904; sealed proposals in triplicate for
constructing one set officers quarters;
one set N. G. o. quarters, and post
exchange here, and one set officers
quarters, one set N. c. o. quarters,
post exchange, and mess room with
kitchen at Fort Dade, Fla. will be
received at either post until 5 p. m,
May II, 1904; United States reserves
the right to reject or accept any or
all proposals or any part thereof; in
formation furnished on application;
envelopes containing proposals will be
addressed Proposals for Constructing
Buildings at Forts Dade and De Soto,
Fla. Frank S. Long. A. @. M.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

J. Pierpont Morgan is in Paris hav-
ing a good time. A foolish rumor that
got abroad in the French capital some
days ago must have afforded the
American financier a good deal of
amusement. The story. was that, ow-
ing to a slump in securities in
which Mr.. Morgan was interested, he
had become financially embarrassed;
whereupon the Paris shopkeepers be-
gan sending his purchases to his hotel
marked c. o. d. One florist, it is
said, refused to leave a bunch of lilies
that Mr.. Morgan had ordered until the
cash for them had been paid.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

An American correspondent in the
Far East telegraphs: Il have arrived
at New Chwang and been ordered
away. There is no change in the stu
ation." That sounds enough like Rich
ard Harding Davis to be the man HIM
self. If it is he, the war will now
move forward.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

In Charlotte, n. c., there is a mat
tress maker who keeps an open ac-
count with the city, against which
his fines for being drunk and disor-
derby are charged. He supplies the
Jail with mattresses. When he has a
few dollars TO his credit on the city's
books he goes on a foot" The next
morning when the recorder fines him.
he tells the clerk to charge 1t 70 his
account
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

We do not know how it is in Rus
STA. but the people of this country
would never have been able to ire
member the Petropavlovsk" IL she
hadn't been blown up. AS 1t is, they
win not be able to remember her long.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

The Petropavlovsk was the treasure
ship of the Port Arthur fleet of the
Russians, 1t seems. A cable story says
that she had on board at the time she
was lost something like $12,000,000 in
gold and silver, all of which went down
with her. A few years from now, in
all probability, this lost treasure will
be estimated at 500, 900, 900.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

A breach of promise case of I'M
usual interest is on trial in Indianapo-
lis. The parties to it had been twice
married to each other and twice d.
vorced. The woman alleges that the
man proposed to her for third time
and was a third time accepted, but
after all failed to keep his agreement.
The man denies the third proposal,
saying he had tried married life with
the woman twice and found it a fall
ure, and was not fool enough to sug-
gest a third trial
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

Some twenty-five years ago the
name Of Gen. Thomas T. Brady Of In
diana was one to conjure with in
Republican national politics. A few
days ago Gen. Thomas T. Brady died
and his funeral was held in Jersey
City without attracting more than To-
cal attention. Brady was an Indiana
brigadier during the Civil War and
had a good record. After the war he
went into politics and became notorious
during the reconstruction era. A lit
tie more than two decades ago he
was regarded as available presidential
timber and stood among the first, along
ership of his party. He was one of
the leading schemers to have Hayes
declared elected President over Tilden,
and probably had al much to do with
that infany as any man connected with
1t. He was also connected with the
Star Route frauds and when that scan
dal became public he was one of those
that went into obscurity with other
Of the schemers. He became embit-
tered against Blaine. Dorsey and other
Of the Republican leaders for deserving
him in his time of trouble, and wrote
a book exposing the inside work
ings of the political ring of those days
But the book was never published. It's
suppression is believed to have been
secured by party leaders. AS a re-
ward for his services in the Hayes
matter. Brady was appointed second
Assistant Postmaster General, in
which position he was useful to the
Star Route people. The expose of the
Star Route frauds drove Brady from
office and from public life
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather. with fresh
northwest winds. Eastern Florida,
fair weather, with fresh west winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

One of the best indications that
Judge Parker is Of hopeful, sunny dis
position Is the fact that he thinks Mr.
Bryan will soon fall into line.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 FOR Is
cents, at Business Once, Morning
News.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

Now that Sir Michael Hicks Beach
has retired from public life, English
papers are telling stories of his career
One relates an incident when Sir
Michael was Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. At that time the House in
cluded a legal member who took ire
mendously high moral ground regard
ing everything he touched. He was
very unpopular, largely perhaps be-
cause of the attitude named. One aft
ernoon the gentleman sought and OBJ
tanned an interview with the ChanceI-
lor. On arriving in the house some
time later, Sir Michael sat for long
While apparently lost in gloomy medi-
tation. Presently he woke as from a
reverie, and turning to his next door
neighbor said: MY dear friend, 1
want your opinion. Do you consider
that it is within the rights of the
leader of the House to call a private
member, however insignificant. a
id canting attorney?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27
THE HAWTHORNE.

7o-72 West 49th Street New York City.
Suites OF two and three rooms, with
bath, unexcelled for light and ventila-
ton. Rates $3.50 to $3.50 per day. Eu-
ropean plan. American plan II de-
sired
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

The Geneva Ophthalmoscope is
an instrument for looking in the back
or the eye for diseases. The Retin-
oscope is an instrument for testing
the ewes by the shadow test for
glasses without asking a question.
The Hardy Ophthalmometer is for
testing for astigmatism; this is the
only sure test. Get your glasses from
us and have them absolutely accurate.
Our store and dark room is the most
modern in the South. No one else in
Savannah has these instruments.
HINES OPTICAL CO.,
DIR. LEWIS A. HINES, Refractionist.
Bull Street and Oglethorpe Ave.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

Secretary Taft is strongly of opinion
that there is too much sentimental pity
in the world. He holds that even the
poorest and most wretched persons are
happier than most others suppose. In
ILLUSTRATION of this idea, Ma Taft
tells of two sailors who were at work
in the rigging one winter night, their
clothing almost frozen to their bodies
TN tell you wot, Bill" said one of
them, Just think O. the poor devils
ashore caught at a picnic in weather
like this" You bet, Tom" said the
other.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27
short Personal stories.

Justice Harlan is a member of the
faculty of the Columbia Law School
and a night or two ago was talking
at the school with Judge Peele of the
District Court of Crimes Il wish,
Mr.. Justice" said Judge Peele, that
you would have your clerk send me
copies of some of the recent decisions
of the Supreme Court" "All right,
Justice Harlan replied. Then he asked
abruptly: do you want those cases
in which / rendered dissenting opin-
ions?" Il assume some of the casses
come under that head" said Judge
Peele. You frequently do dissent, you
know" Il shall not send them" snort
ed Justice Harlan. II shall not be
responsible for the dissemination of
such law as appears in those majority
opinions to which 1 have dissented.'
Apropos of the retirement of Senator
Stewart, of Nevada, at the close OF his
present term in March, 1905, the story
tellers at the Capitol say this is the
best anecdote about him: Years ago
a colleague, eXasperated by some ac-
ton Of the late Senator Plumb of
Kansas, came to Stewart and said:
Don't you think Plumb is the mean
est most contemplate, most ornery,
most useless and altogether cussedest
man in the Senator" mo, sirl" thumb
cred Stewart. Il do not. l am COM
mitted to John Sherman on all those
propositions"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-27

Three men in Paris, whose names
are well known in the scientific world
are said to be projecting a balloon
voyage across the Atlantic. They are
Capassa, the aeronaut; Berget Sor-
bonnie and M. Reclus, the famous ge-
ographer They propose to start from
the Canary Islands in the month of
May, when the trades will favor them,
and VIII attempt to make land at
trinidad, in the British West Indies.
The voyage, in their opinion, will last
about four or five days only.
Evening journal., 1904-12-17
Bah rnh Iannohinn.

There was bath tub launching on the
west side several days ago which had all
the earmarks Of the regular thing. Even
TO the champagne. The boat which was
probably two and a half feet I'm length and
handsomely finished, was built by an en-
terprising young man, who is employed in
the office Of one Of Wilmingtons largest
hlpyards
The occupants of the house where the
young man boards were informed of the
coming event and were all on hand to see
the little boat take her initial plunge into
the bath tub filled with water. Ways had
been erected at one end of the tub and as
the model touched the water a young wo-
man friend of the builder touched the
miniature vessel with a bottle Of Mumm's s
extra Dry" and said; Il christen the 1872
amid great applause from the audience.
rhe witnesses afterwards drank the wine.
The only mishap of the launching was
hat some one as a joke took the own
RS present, Of box Of candy. to the
air young sponsor, from his pockeNdur-
ng the excitement. II was afterwards re-
stored and everyone voted the affair a
big success.
Evening journal., 1904-12-17
His Visions Of weaIth Vanished.

Several days ago Haneek s. Ray. a
postofiice employe, found a letter adj
dressed to a prominent official Of the
Atlantic Refining Company, with Offices
I'm Philadelphia. Thinking that the let
ter might contain something valuable
and at the same time having his eye
open for a Christmas gift, Ray sent the
missive to its owner in Philadelphia
and soon received a reply.
With visions Of wealth and with
humping heart Ray opened the letter.
Imagine his surprise when he saw with
n the envelope only a memorandum
book with an advertisement on the back
ana an extra inset for the book
The sender warmly thanked the post
Office employe for his honesty in return
ing the lost letter. He wished him a
Merry Christmas and inclosed the MEM
orandum book which he said had been
lying on his desk for some time and he
sent it to him. Ray refuses to give W
the book, preferring to keep it as a
souvenir of his experience.
Evening journal., 1904-12-17

eryone knows. the standard diet of Jap
anese soldiers, but recently the rations
have been extended to include meat now
and then, and also wheat to be mixed
with the rice In porridge for the morn
Ing meal. The changes have been made
to give the soldier more strength and
to protect him against beri-beri which
disease too much rice is supposed to
foster
incidentally wheat bread Of various
kinds has been added to canteen sup
plies, and the soldiers have been en-
couraged to buy IL. They have had
their choice between pan" or white
bread, and "kuropan," or brown bread.
and they have decided unanimously for
the pan" The "kuropan" they leave
for strangers, and up 20 date there has
been nothing TO Indicate that they are
any worse Off for their choice.
In European armies the relative value
of brown and white breads is still an
open question. No one denies the fact
that bread made of unbolted flour has
larger percentage Of nutritive matter
but many investigators deny that the
human digestive system can make use
Of that nutritlve matter to as great ad-
vantage as it can the lesser quantities
contained ia white bread. An Italian
investigator serahni. and a German.
Lehman, have conducted experiments
wholly unfavorable to brown bread. and
I quite an array of surgeon majors and
Inspectors general Of continental arm
les can now be quoted In defense of the
white bread.
This win be disqueting information
70 many an American civilian who has
/ hardened himself IN the belief that he
/ likes brown bread better than white
Just because he has so often been told
that the brown bread, although really
more nutritious chemically, Is actually
less nutritious TO the man who eats #
because he can absorb less OF what Is
In &C. is TO turn all his past sacrifices
into irony The man who eats brown
/ bread because he likes it. and who has
never tried to like IT because he thought
4 II was better FOR him. win have the
/ laugh on the other.
Evening journal., 1904-12-17
OPPOSITION 10 BLACK.

THE New York Sun wants a Sem
l. ator from New York to succeed
chauncey NJ. Depew. OF a stature that
measures up TO the great state from
which he is 10 be chosen. THE
maneuvering," says the sun. Ito dis
place Mr.. Depew as one Of the two
United States Senators from New
York in favor Of a man united for
the great ONCE of character and as
sociations is degrading to the Repub-
lican party OF the State"
II Mr.. Depew is not to be the man.
then why not Elihu Root? He IS a
very able man, and his great abilities
have been tested in national affairs.
And there is Cornelius n. Bliss. and a
half dozen others might be named.
But the real rulers OF the Empire
state have arranged their plans. and
these have little reference to the
wishes Of the people or the require
ments OF the Office. Ex- Governor
Black is q shrewd man with consider
able ability. but when New York has
SO much better material to select from
It is not likely that she viii be content
with the selection OF Black
Evening journal., 1904-12-17
a child,s preonnitv

one Of tho best evidences Of precoclty
that has been seen for a long time was
given this week by a five-year-old girl
whose parents live on Delaware avenue.
When a friend Of the family asked the lit
lie one what she wanteo Santa Claus TO
bring her, the child retorted: "He cannot
bring me anything for my papa and mann
ma are the real Santa Claus" The friend
vas startled by this answer but she was
completely nonplused when the tot drew
a long breath and continued: "And when
/ get older / am going to learn all about
his Lord business" The subject was then
promptly dropped. The child had beer
asking innumerable questions every time
she said her prayers about the where.
abouts Of the Creator and, apparently not
being satisfied with the explanation
given by her mother she decided in heI
youthful mind, to make an inquiry of hel
own some day.