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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24
THE ELKINS BOYS.
They Take Their Politics From
Their Grandfather.

They Take Their Politics From
Their Grandfather.
No man in West Virginia is so we'll
known all overs that state as Henry
Gassaway Davis, the Democratic NOM
inee for Vice President, says the In
dependent. 1t may be doubted wheth-
er he could call every man, woman and
child in the population by name, but
1t would not be wholly unsafe to guess
that there are very few of either class
who do not feel sufficiently acquainted
with him to address him freely in any
place where they meet, for he is ex-
tremely democratic in manners. When
he travels on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, which passes through his
lifetime's field of labor. he enjoys
continuous levee from the time he
boards the train till he leaves it, How
do you do Mr.. Davis?" Good morn
ing, Mr.. Davis why, Mr.. Davis, it's
a long time since I've seen you"-these
are the rafting volley of greetings as
passengers enter and quit his car And
the old gentleman is rarely at a loss
for a response. If he cannot always
remember the name of a fellow pas
senger, he usually manages to recall
the fact that brother once worked
for him, or that a cousin lives in such
andsuch town, or something else
which has enough of the nature of iden-
tlt1cation to answer practical needs.
Not few of the young folk who meet
him call him Grandpa Davis, catching
the title from the lusty sons of Steph-
en- B. Elkins' brood. who derive the
right to apply it through the maternal
line.
Speaking Of the Elkins boys recalls
the fact that when they were little fell
lows, and Mr.. Elkins was conducting
Gen. Harrison's campaign for the
presidency, they astonished their faith
er one night by marching past his
house at the head of a Juvenile torch
light procession, with banners and
transparencies bearing the portrait of
the opposing candidate.
why what's this?" exclaimed SEN
ator Elkins. in a tone of amazement.
us it possible that you boys don't know
what Gen. Harrison looks like?"
That's not Harrisons picture" an
swered one of the youngsters. with ma
licious delight. This is the Grover
Cleveland Junior Campaign Club, and
that's the portrait of our peerless lead
err"
"See here" roared the parent. This
will never do. Don't you know I'm
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24
THE RECORD OF THE JOHNSONS

John is the source OF number OF
names. It's immediate derivation is
Johnson. Fitz-John of Normandy is
generally considered to be the founder
of the family. although one branch
traces back to Fargallus. the 156th
monarch of all Ireland in the eighth
century. and another branch to March
ertus O'Brfen, also an Irish king.
The name, with a varied orthog-
raphy is found among all European
nations; the simple form, John. in
Italian is Giovanni: in Spanish. Juan:
in French, Jean; in Russian, Jouloff;
and in Chinese. Jahon. Jean is also
the form i'm Scotland.
The Scotch Johnsons have left a
modest opinion OF their own tenacity
of life and purpose in the following
stanza of an old Scotch ballad:
Within the bounds OF Annandale.
The gentle Johnsons ride;
They have been here a thousand years,
And a thousand more they'll bde."
Jonson and Johnston are the only
variations Of the name now used. but
don't offend Mr.. johnson by putting a
Il" in his name. MY ancestor" he
will tell you, from whom l get my
name. was Johns son, and the -
Is an absurd piece Of affectation."
Many distinguished men have borne
this name and have held high posi-
tons in fields of literature. science.
craftsmanship and theology. Robert
Johnson was "A famous musical COM
poser. and some of his compositions
are included in the manuscript col
lection known as queen Elizabeth's
Virginia. Book"
Two picturesque members OF the
family were Commodore George John
stone. the duellist." as ne was called.
and Sir John Johnson. who assisted
his friend. Capt. James Campbell. to
elope with Mary Wharton. an heiress.
Campbell and johnson were apprehend-
ed. but the chief culprit escaped and
executed
Sir Henry johnson had the PENN
sular War medal, with I've clasps. for
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24

wars and in the Revolution: James and
Ephraim Johnson were at Bunker Hill;
Isaac johnson of Andover, Mass, and
his four sons were in the Revolution
airy army. Joshua Johnson of Maryland
rendered valuable service to the cause
I of independence, and was the first
United States consul at Nantes,
France.
William Johnson of Trenton was also
a stanch patriot. His wife witnessed
the Battle Of Trenton. Standing at her
door. after the conflict was over an
old man said to her, in passing, Mrs.
, Johnson, If war is right. there is no
wrong"
The original electrical machine made
by Franklin, now one of the curiosities
of the museum at Princeton Univer-
sity, was presented to William John
son.
The best friend the Indians ever
had. William Penn not excepted, was
Sir William johnson, who had grant
of 100000 acres in the Mohawk valley
and founded Johnstown, n. Y. He
was adopted by the Indians and chosen
sachem Of the Six Nations. His home
was one of the famous Colonial man.
sions, baronial in size and appearance.
He built cabins on his estates, where
he entertained his friends the Indians.
When he received them, to listen to
their various tales Of woe and to give
them sympathy and advice, he always
wrapped himself in a gorgeous scarlet
blanket. trimmed with gold. He
never deceived us" were the words of
a sachem, spoken over Johnson's
grave. After the Christian burial serv-
ice. the Indians performed their own
funeral rites.
The johnson arms reproduced are ar
gent, a chevron azure between three
pheons. or arrow heads, gules. On a
chief OF the second, an open book
edged and sealed or thereon inscrib-
ed Prov. xxti-6." between two crosses
flory. Crest, a pheon. surmounted by
a star OF eight points, or "semper Pa
ratus." or It's Scottish equivalent.
Ready. Aye. Ready" is the motto OF
some BRANCHES Of the family,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24

battles between the dock rats and the
Italians who work on the garbage
scows and other things of that de-
scription along the water front.
These men, too, made a practice of
sleeping and living under the piers in
order to save room rent; and often
there would be fights lasting for
hours, in which more than one man
might be killed and dropped over
board, neither side saying anything
about it afterwards.
AS you may imagine, the dock rats
did not usually remain newsboys very
long after being introduced to the life
under the piers. The leaders of the
dock rat societies were grown men.
most of them river thieves; their chief
amusement, when they were not away
on a piratical expedition among the
shipping of riverside warehouses, was
to lie in the ''parlors" and get drunk
on cheap whisky that they call
"morgue whisky" because it is so
bad that an overdose often kills a
man in a night. This whisky they
used to buy for 10 or IS cents a pint
in the filthy dens along shore, and
their great delight was to introduce
the young boys to it and watch them
get drunk and then deathly sick.
Naturally these boys soon become
thieves; and their end generally came
before they were thirty. The life of
river thief is sure to be short. If a
bullet from a policeman or a watch"
man does not end it, the chances are
that he will drown some night while
senselessly drunk. And even If he
escapes that, the exposure soon leads
to fatal illnesses, or his vital organs
become painfully and mortally dis
eased from the use of the poisonous
whisky.
And among these degraded boys
were others of us that went to school
regularly and read books that we
two boys might be selling papers
side by side and getting along ami
cably enough and yet one would be
a dock rat who could neither read nor
write, and knew nothing except his
filthy life under the piers with the
real rats; and the other would be
boy, who, poor and dirty and ragged
though he might be, had read Dickens
and perhaps Shakespeare and Long
fellow. Lots of the street boys knew
more or less of poetry but ct wasn't
manners to say anything about it ex-
cept to ones chum. If one mentioned
it to anybody else, the result might be
a fight.
Dickens. I think. was the favorite
among the street boys THAT 1 knew,
and of all his stories, they liked
David Copperfield" best, because, I
of his life that was like our own;
and, of course, we were keen judges
and because those incidents were all
exactly like such as we knew we felt
the whole book to be true as 1t could
be.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24
German Element in the United
From Harper's Weekly,


From Harpers Weekly.
A German writer says that in 1870
German blood ran in the veins of
about one-fifth of the population of the
United States. In 1880 the Anglo
Saxon Puritan element numbered D.
964,717; the German element, 1856, 167;
and the American population, in which
the several European strains had al
ready become so thoroughly blended
as to be no longer easily distinguisha-
Bile, 1852 III. At the ceutury's end he
finds in the United States 25,477,5 SS
Germans, as compared with 12,713, 036
descendants of the American" inhab-
itants in 1880, and 12,11S,640 Anglo
Saxons. The Teutonic element Ger
mans, Scandinavians. Dutch and Bel
gians) is given as 43 per cent. of the
total white population; but very little
reflection upon the foregoing figures
will be required to convince our read
ers that in the course of a century
large part of the German element
which was important even at first, and
has been increasing so rapidly that it
now holds the first position numerical
ly, and is indeed twice as strong as the
Anglo-Saxon in that sense-must have
become by intermarriage thoroughly
amalgamated with the descend
ants of British colonsts and the
nineteenth century immigrants from
Great Britain 1t is a fair presump-
ton that the influence of German
blood-the inheritance of 1.-The best of
the German nationality'-may be trac-
ed in the more or less useful careers
of very many of the prominent Ameri-
cans whose names give no certain in
dication of their German origin, or of
German blood derived through some
anceStreSS.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24

Because Sir Wilfred Laurier
wouldn't give him the increased as
sistance in, the audit office which he
thought (and still thinks) the increase
in the work to be done requires Can
ada's auditor general, ]. L. McDougall,
has applied for approximation. He is
Go years old. He is entitled to a pen
sion of $20S0 in any case, and he sug-
gests that it ought to be $500. He
was gold medalist in mathematics at
the University of Toronto in 1859 and
served for several years in the House
of Commons at ottawa before his ap-
pontment to the audit office.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24
BY F. w. EDWARDY.
While Steam and Electric power

While Steam and Electric power
In this country plays its part,
There is Town in Tattnall
Down in its very heart,
That has motor of its own
To ply the. native sand,
And wait with promptness and dispatch
Upon your Uncle Sam"
When Capt. Reppard's whistle blows
A warning to the Town
Fifteen minutes before train departs
For all to hurry down.
The Mail is closed and thrown upon
This little cart so frail
And Billy starts up with bleat
And a wiggling of his tail,
Thence to the station, far away,
He quickly makes the run,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24

Ciudad Rodrigo. Badajos. Salamanca.
Vittoria and the Pyrenees. The John
son mightiest with the pen was the
famous photographer. We must not
forget that other Johnson who was
President OF the United States.
Many of the first settlers Of New
England were Johnsons. John john
son was a Pilgrim. and William john
son another founder Of the family in
this country. He settled in Charles
town. Mass. in 1884. and was assigned
n house lot Of two acres and an allot-
ment Of ten acres IL the great corn
field" and had three rights In the
COW common"
The Johnsons figured In Colonial
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24
To be continued.

1t is reported that the trunk of a
large tree has been encountered at a
depth of 1000 feet by the oil drivers at
Crockett, Tex. Large pieces of per-
fectly preserved bark and wood of clear
grain have been brought to the sur
face. The wood is of very hard tex
ture, and the tree is estimated to have
been between two and three feet in
diameter
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24

Republican.
You are. but we're mott" chorused
the Elkins boys. We're Democrats,
like grandpa. He gives us a dollar
whenever we ask him, and we're going
in for Democratic administration and
good times"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24

His little Master goes before,
They both enjoy the fun.
Travellers watch their movements
And follow in the wake
Of Billy" and the mail sacks,
For they are never late.
But the wheels of progress
Have already paved the way
For an Electric Line" to Baxley
And can almost see the day
When the little Goat" and wagon
Will no longer play part
In the History of old Tattnall
Down in its very heart,
But will go down in memory
In pleasant kind of way
That every Goat" as we'll as dog
Must some time have his day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24
SELECTING THE
CAMPAIGN GIr1CRACKS

The Selection and Purchase Of Campaign Gimcracks Is I'm
portant Work in Every Well Regulated Presidential Cam.
paign-.ShreWd Old CampaignerS Know the Value of
Political ToyS-Mlions Of Portraits Of Candi-
dates Are Sent All Over the Union
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
VARIAG FOUGHT
 UNTIL DISABLED
FIRST CONSECUTIVE ACCOUNT OF cHEMULPO FIGHT REACHES ST. PETERSBURG IN PAPER PUB LISTED AT PORT ARTHUR.

St. Petersburg, March 1L-(7:45 p. m.)- United States Ambassador Mccormack has communicated to the government the memorandum containing the assurance received by United States Minister Con- ger from the Chinese authorities at Pekin, pledging the neutrality of China. while the neutral territory is respected by the bel1igerent. Satisfaction is express ed here at this new assurance of China g neutrality The Russians deny that they have any intention of going west of the Liao river
 The railroad from Pekln west of the river from New Chwang and to Sin Min Lin, Russia considers neutral territory, and beyond the sphere of operations un- less the Japanese invade it.
 The Novi Krai of Port Arthur, dated February p, reached here today It con- tains the first consecutive account from a Russian source of the Chemulpo fight and says the Variag fought till every gun was dismantled. It does not mention the Vicksburg offering succor to the Rus clans, but the same issue contains Viceroy Alexieffs announcement that for military reasons he was going to Manchuria, leav- ing General Stoessel in command at Port Arthur and Lilac Tung.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
 QUIET IN ENGLAND
JOHN REDMOND IN TOAST SAYS A PROPOSAL OF THE GREATEST POLITICAL IMPORTANCE FOR IRELAND IS APPROACHING.

London, March 17.-St. Patrick's day was little observed in England. Few flags were flown and there was little demand for Shamrocks. Queen Alexandra made her customary gift of Shamrocks to the Irish guards. Each man was presented with a sprig on parade this morning at Aldershot.
 In Ireland the day was generally ob- served as a holiday, and business was suspended
 The lord mayors procession which took. place in heavy rain, was the principal attraction in Dublin.
 A banquet was held at the Hotel Cecil tonight, presided over by John Redmond, and attended by the members of the na- tionalist party in the house of commons and prominent Irishmen in London. The following chblegram from the United Irish League of America was read:
 'HThe United Irish League of America clasps hands with our kindred at home, and in the enemy's country today. God save Ireland"
 John Redmond in proposing the toast of Ireland, a Nation," said the oppor- tunity for which they had waited for many long and weary years had almost arrfved-the opportunity for Ireland to be the deciding factor in the making or un- making of the government of Great Brit ain. From a majority of 150 hostile to Ireland, they had wrested the great meas ure of the Irish land purchase act. Now, that majority was melting before their eyes, and a proposal of the most intense political importance to Ireland was ap- preaching. The coming general election would witness the defeat of the unionist 0overnment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
RECEIYERSHIP IS
 MADE PERMANENT
APPLICATION FOR FURTHER DE- LAY WAS DENIED IN KIRBY LUMBER co. AND HOUSTON OIL co MATTERS.

Houston, Tex, March 17-I the federal court today Judge Burns made permanent the receivership recently made for the Houston oil company of Texas and the Kirby Lumber company. The court to- night entered an order naming receivers as follows:
 For the Kirby Lumber company: Cecil A. Lyon of Sherman and J. s. Rice of Houston; Andrew and Ball, attorneys; and J. R. Burnett special master in chan cery.
 For the Houston oil company: Charles Dillingham; and F. A. Reichardt, receiv- CTS: IT 1T Franklin attorney; and Joseph D. Savers, special master in chancery.
 An application for further delay and a continuance of the temporary receiver ship was denied. It was stated twelve of the mills of the lumber company have recently closed down, and that the pay rolls are far in arrears. Neither of the companies has any cash on hand with which~to continue operations All Inter- ests, including unpaid laborers. were rep resented. The holders of timber certih cates desire to be given prior rights, but this was not acted upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
RUSSIANS PREPARE
 FOR EMERGENCIES
DIPLOMATS AT MUkDEN APPRE- HEND A COLLISION WITH CHM EsE BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS
 SMALL BANDS IN THE COUNTRY.

New Chwang. March 17.-The patriarch al General Lenivetch who was accom- panied by General Kondralonovitch after survey yesterday of New Chwang and it's defenses, which had been prepared for his inspection, returned to his com mand at Liao Yang. He also visited Kai Chou and points affecting the protection of the gulf coast and the holding of the weak zone along the main line of railroad opposite New Chwang. Although disclaim- ing any apprehension of the Japanese landing here, the authorities are satisfied to have foreigners understand that the Russians are prepared for any local emergency, and the arrival of an addi- tional battery of artillery, and also 15O scouts is significant of coming events.
 It IS apparent that both civil and mill itary strateg,sts and diplomats at Mukden apprehend a collision with the Chinese. probably fearing that the increasing number of their small bands of scouts op- erating between the Liao river and the great wall are the surest instrument for their entanglement in a conflict particu- larly as this zone is In the nature of a no-man's land, on account of having been abandoned by the powers and also be- cause the Chinese jurisdiction is incom- petent Russians able to judge profess to regard General Mas attitude as dangerous to the peace of Russia and China
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
TRAINMEN OBJECT
 TO WATER BRAKES
CONTEND THAT PROPOSED LEels- LAYTON IS IN BEHALF OF DEM YER AND RIO eRANDE, WHICH
 CONTINUALLY VIOLATES LAW.

Washington. March 17.-The house com mittee on interstate and foreign com merce today gave a hearing to P. H. Nor rissey, grandmaster, and P. R. Fuller. leg isIative representative of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, in connection with the bill to amend the act of congress re- lating to safety appliances in railroad trains by permitting narrow gauge loco motives to be equipped with water brakes instead of power driving wheel brakes.
 The trainmens representatives express ed themselves in opposition to the meas ure, and declared that the water brake was not a device such as contemplated by the law. The proposed legislation was in behalf of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, which the trainmen's representatfvR contended did not deserve any special legislation by congress be- cause of its repeated violation of the law in falling to properly equip It's rolling stock with safety appliances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
MAN IS ARRESTED ON
 CHARGE OF SWINDLING
Police Think They Will Be Able to Prove He "Short Changed"
 Several Citizens.

Detective Patton and Policeman Bud Elledge last night arrested Joe Hearst, white man, on a charge of swindling, and when he is tried the policemen think they will be able to prove that he has short changed a number of people in the city by a clever scheme.
 The arrest was made in Houseman's pharmacy at the corner of Third avenue and Nineteenth street, and it Is claimed that he ''short changed" one of the clerks in that place Several other places have reproted that the short change plan was tried on them, and the man will be iden- tlfied today.
 It sems that the plan of operation was to go into a place with bill of s5, s10 or s20 and ask for change When the change was handed, 1t was suddenly de- cided that all silver was not desired and the bill was taken back at the same time that the silver was handed back to the clerk. The silver would be one or two dollars short when handed back to the clerk.
 In the Meantime a partner had come in and as soon as the money was handed back this partner would want to buy something in hurry so as to attract the clerks attention until the short change man could get put of the places.
 The plan worked successfully at a num- Der of places. but failed at Housman's The partner has not been caught.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
PORT ARTHUR WAS
 NOT EVACUATED
DIPLOMATIC AGENT OF vIcERoY ALExIEFF REITERATEs DENIAL OF REGENT REPoRTs-EMPER. OR WILL INSPECT WARsHIPs.

St. Petersburg, March 17-A diplomatic agent of viceroy Alexieff at Port Arthur reiterates the denial of the report that Port Arthur has been abandoned.
 In the bombardment of March 10 the casualties were five killed. Several build ings were damaged.
 As the result of a conference between the minister of marine and of foreign af- fairs, the following additional articles have been declared contraband of war:
 Provisions of all kinds, destined for the Japanese army. including grain, fish, fish products, beans. bean oil. parts of ma chimes for the manufacture of weapons and ammunition.
 The emperor today received General Sakharoff. acting minister of war and chief of the general staff with whom he discussed the reported concentration oi Japanese troops at Pingyang.
 The emperor will inspect more of the warships tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-18
BONACUM BEATEN
 BY COURT RULING
FATHER WILLIAM MURPHY IS UP HELD IN POSSESSION OF
 CHURCH PRoPERTY-WAs A LONG PENDING CONTROVERSY.

Lincoln, Neb., March 17.-Blshop Bona cum of the Catholic see of Lincoln was defeated in the long pending controversy with Father William Murphy, one of the priests of his diocese, by an opinion rem dered tonight by the supreme court. The court affirms in every particular the de- cision of the district court of Seward county and enjoins tho bishop from dis turbing Father Murphy in the possession of the church property at the town of Seward. The court announces in its opin- ion that its ruling will be in accord with those of other courts, when there Is no infraction, but 1t is impossible to concur in the bishops contention that the court of Rome has ruled in his favor and against the priest. Bishop Bonacum's ap- peal is dismissed.
 Many months ago the bishop removed the priest as pastor at Seward, and later excommunicated him, but Father Murphy withthe aid of the trustees who were on, his side, retained possession of the church property and continued to hold services