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The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-22

the Japanese Prince Kanin. who hal
learned to ride in the French cavalry
school. Other Japanese have been
trained there too, and it will not be
very long after the close of the pres
ent war before the Japanese will add
as efficient a cavalry branch to their
army as any to be found In the West
ern world. There is no reason in the
world to prevent the Jap from being
as good a horseman as anybody else
Il have said that the Japanese were
learning their horsemanship in
France. They learned how to handle
artillery from the French, as they
learned how to handle ships from the
English, and as they learned tactics
from the Germans. But they have
practically destroyed all the books of
tactics. The Japanese have a poeticai
phrase about valor, which they say
is like cherry blossoms shaken in the
wind Well, they have torn up all the
war text books and scattered the
leaves to the four winds.
Never Know Defeat.
Bloch, who has been considered
standard authority, says in his book
that after an advancing army has lost
Is or 20 per cent. of it's number It is
nv AOhSSi SApeCleu 10 go on. But,
bless you, the Japanese have made
some of their most brilliant advances
when only Is or 20 per cent. of their
forces have been left to go on with.
over and over again. Poor Block died
before he knew how frightfully his
dicta We're to be discredited by the
Japanese in this war. The Russian
defenses at Nan Shan were ideal. and
every military expert In the world
has them positively impregnable-
but the Japs took them. Had they
been entrenched behind those defenses
no army In existence could have taken
them.
Jap Guns Inferior TO Russian.
Il mentioned artillery a moment
ago. I don't suppose it is known gen.
orally in America how inferior to the
Russian guns are the guns Of the Jap
anese. l have actual knowledge that
whereas the calfbre of the heavy field
piece Of the Russians Is 1884 kilos
that of the Japanese is only 1900 The
muzzle velocity of the Japanese pro-
1ectiles is 100 feet a second less than
that OF the Russian projectiles. and
the Russian guns carry 1000 yards
Furthermore than half a mile-into
the bargain; yet the Japs do better
with their field artillery than the Rus-
slams, though 1t must be added that
there Is one advantage In their lighter
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-22
BAPTlSTS ARRIVING
FOR THE CONVENTION.
Attendance at Columbus Expected
to Break Records.

Columbus, Ca, Nov. 21.-Delegates
to the state convention of the Geor-
gia Baptists, which will be formally
called to order in the First Baptist
Church in this city tomorrow night,
have already begun to arrive.
The indications are that the attend
ance will be ord-breaking, as homes
have already been assigned to some
900 delegates from all parts of Geor-
gia, ana every mail brings to the local
Committee on Hospitality the names
of other delegates who are coming.
A. A. Carson. a prominent Column
bus lawyer, is chairman OF the Com
mittee on Hospitality, and he and as
sociates have been working day and
night for the past few days.
DR.. w. II. Smith, pastor OF the First
Baptist Church, has appointed q large
committee to meet the incoming trains
and assist the delegates to their re-
spective homes.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-22

Richmond, Va. Nov. 2l.--After fif-
ty-six years service as secretary-treas-
urer of the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad, James b. Wins
ton to-day resigned the double office
and f. j. Duke was appointed to sue
coed him. The stockholders of the
road, at their annual meeting. elected
the following officers: President, T.. 7.
d. Myers; directors, George w. Stew
ems. Samuel Spencer. NJ. s. Medium
and w. j. Leake. j. Taylor Ellyson
of the state.
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DE SOTO HOTEL. Savannah. Ca
open all year Large airy rooms.
1000 feet plazzaei 100 rooms with pri-
ynte bath. Telephone service ID every
room. Liberal Inducements 10 faml-
lies desiring permanent board
WATSON a POWERS. pfoprleiora
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JAPS The WORLDS
BEST FIGHTERS
NO WHITE MEN EQUAL THEM.
RUSSIANS AS BRAVE AS THE JAPs
But NOT THEIR EQUALS.

jap officers Armed with Swords
Handed Down from Feudal Times.
Incessant Striving of the MiIado's
soldiers to Maintain Perfect Ply
steal COndition-The Jap a Poor
CavaIryma Now, but Bound to Be
a Good One DISQUALIFICATION
erals Oyama and KOdama slipped
whisky and Soda During the
Battle of Lao Yang.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-22

st. Louis. Mo-, Nov 16.-The next
publican, will, unless all signs fail, ell
States Senator to succeed Francis Mar
been in the Senate nearly thirty years.
- .-Niedringhaus..is-- ehairHlaa-of..
tire credit for the recent successful
been given to him. He is very pop
ticularly to young voters. Mr.. MED
He is mentally alert, possesses much
cessful business man. He is a cor
nancially.
1t is said that Mr.. Niedringhaus
out any financial assistance from the
that he raised all of the funds himself.
Mr.. Niedringhaus is not putting
senatorship. His friends are vigorous
Kerens, the former national commit
the senatorship, but the general bel
strong lead that Mr.. Kerens will have
Mr.. Niedringhaus has many friends
in that metropolis.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-22

State Legislature. which viii be Re-
ect Thomas K. Niedringhaus United
ion CockreI1, a Democrat, who has
1=,t I'll
the State Republican Committee. En-
Republican campaign in this state has
ular and Democratic, and appealed par
rfnghaUs is in the spring of middle age
ability as an organizer and is a sue
poratton official, and is well to do f.
conducted the recent campaign with
National Republican Committee, and
forth any efforts for the United States
ly pressing his candidacy. Richard C..
teeman. is said to be an aspirant for
ief is that Mr.. Neidringhaus has such
little chance of winning.
in New York. He is a frequent visitor
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-22

Brooklet, Ca, Nov. 21.--The T.. r.
Foy Manufacturing Company at
Rocky Ford is taking up it's railroad
that formerly ran from Rock Ford
across the Ogeechee river to Portal, a
distance of ten miles. The citizens
contemplate building a toll bridge on
the trestle which will connect Bulloch
and Screven counties by a high water
bridge. II will be one OF the best
and longest bridges across the Ogee-
chez river
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-22

The sickest man is not al
ways in bed. The meanest
kind OF sickness is just to be
able TO attend to duties and
yet not feel equal TO the task.
The eternal grind keeps many
i'm the traces who ought TO be
in bed.
a thorough course Of John
sons Chill and Fever Tonic
would give new lease on life
TO such people. 1t tones up
the whole digestive appa-
ratus. Puts the Liver in the
best condition possible. Gives
a splendid appetite. Renews
strength and restores vitality.
The Washington times., 1904-03-06

OF to-day owes the accessibility of much
OF its downtown section 20 It's Gre
Charleston. S. c., succumbed to the
shock Of an earthquake, and arose
stronger and greater after the catas-
trophe- The new Galveston is a stately
city, and strong dilxes hold back the
treacheorous waves that carried away
the ramshackle Galveston of old.
A whole section of st. Louis owes its
beauty to the hurricane which crumbled
it's buillirss like houses of cards. Lowell
the Spindle City. emerged from its own
ashes better than ever. and the new
jacksonville far outranks the city it
replaces
Last and greatest is Paterson, the
gallant little Jersey burg Fire, flood
and pestilence are the life of the place.
and from beneath each new avalanche
OF misfortune it digs itself out and
casts about for some scheme of inn
provement.
In fact, Paterson seems to have al
most habit Of being destroyed-onIy
10 secure a new lease of life. II il keeps
on some day we shall know il as the
most beautiful city in the United States.
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ample OF many cities throughout the
land.
The great fire OF 1871 wiped out three
sqQ2re miles Of Chicago. destroyed $780,
100000 worth of property and cost $50
people their lives. In the struggle to
regain her loss Chicago learned to know
her strength. Better than before she
buiided-beter than she knew.
To-day her proud residents date her
progress from. the year of the fire.
The BANNER and saw sang their
chorus on the shore OF Lake Michigan,
and the Illinois city arose again from
It's ashes. Boston joked at the trans
formation of crooked streets to straight
and broad avenues. and continued to
grope through the twisted maze Of her
own historic alleyways.
Barely a year after the Chicago fire
Boston was flame swept. In the heart
OF the business district sixty-five acres
Of buildings went up in smoke and the
loss vas 100000
Circumstances alter cases. The Hub
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people as they fled out from a per-
Torrance of "Glittering Gloria" which
followed Sergeant Kitty" at Days.
Splendid entertainment" was the
substance of one critics comment
Nothing TO it," declared another.
The music halts the action and takes
away from what little merit the piece
possesses asserted a third reviewer.
The music is the only good thing in
the affair" proclaimed a fourth
L saw ''Glittering Gloria first in Lon
don last August Then II was called a
farce. now it has become a comedy
with music" modelled on THE Girl from
Kays." Unhappily. Bernard Rolf. who
ever he may be. has not the faculty OF
turning out tunes with a lit to them
such as Ivan Carryl possesses, so. to
my mind. the show must still rest on its
original merits as a funny play, al
though one song in the last act, Cor
della sung by Eugene ORourke, may
turn out another "Bedelia."
Fisher e. Ryley have spared no ex-
pense in casting the piece. for they have
provided it with Cyril Scott. lately the
admiral's son in their Medal and the
Maid" Adele Richie. just out of MY
Lady Molly" Adelaide Prince. the
Athene of Ulysses" and Ferdinand
Gottschalk. the clever little character
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HERE are two classes of private in
the japanese army. first and sec
ond, and il is the latter that cor
responds with the English Tommy At
kins.
His total pay amounts to about forty
five cents per month, and even when he
Is promoted to first class the increase
is only fourteen cents per month. A
first class sergeant receives $3.25 and a
first class special sergeant major. the
highest rank which a non-commissioned
officer can hold. about 81 per month.
Nor are the officers much better off,
A second lieutenant receives only about
sl65 year; captain 1852; a colonel
$1,0S3; Northumberland 1864. and
general $2,9l6 II the latter wishes to
retire after eleven years full service
he may do so on a pension of from $14
TO SIS a week.
OF course, money goes much further
in Japan than in America or Europe,
but aside from that the expenses of an
army officer as such are much less in
Japan than those OF his brother over
sea
He is trained 10 be very frugal. earn
est and businessii%e- He is despised
and refused promotion If he be the least
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AFFEARS MSEReEANT
MTTY

N the multiplicity of attractions this
season Of repeated attempts at
achieving hits. 1 find small opportu-
nifty to take in other than straight
drama, so my first visit to Mr.. Con-
REDS opera was not made until the Sat-
urday afternoon of Fran NavaPs debut
in Die Weisse Dame The occasion car
ried me back in memory over a span of
years to tine time 1 first heard this
seldom performed opera of the French
man Boieldieu, which. oddly enough.
is given oftener in German than in
French.
1t was in a small ducaI town of the
Fatherland, where, while studying the
language. 1 was in the habit Of going
TO the play four nights a week and
the performances were given in the
ducal theater. I was a regular subscrib-
er for the absurdly small sum OF three
dollars and a half for twelve perform
ances, half of them operas, for the
Duke maintained two complete COM
panies, dramatic and musical
on Sunday evening a grand opera
is given. for the theater is still in ex-
istence, well on toward its seventy-ffth
anniversary. On Tuesday there is a
comedy, such as AT the White Horse
Tavern or "Old Heidelberg; on
Thursday a lighter opera, like ''BIignon"
or "A Daughter Of the Regiment" and
on Friday farce
There are two seasons in Coburg, for
that is the town. one extending from
August TO December, the other from
April to June, the intervening months
being spent in the other residenz OF the
duchy, Gotha- The price named entitled
me to a fifth row seat In the orchestra.
and the presentation of both plays and
opera is on a high scale of merit. paid
for out Of the ducal purse. The pres
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ent duke. by the way. still in his minorI
lty' Is the posthumoUs child of Leopold,
Duke of Albany, son Of Queen Victoria.
But enough of the past and over seas.
What Of Herr Conried and his first sea
son of grand opera, now drawing toward
its close? Has he made a successful sue
cessor 70 Grau. who had established a
pretty high standard?
All things considered, the answer
must be yes. While there have been
many slips in the department where II
was thought the German would shine
the biightest-that OF stage manage
ment-the sensation of "ParsifaI" and
the hit OF the Italian tenor, Caruso,
have blotted out all shortcomings.
Whether all OF the thousands who
have attended the ''ParsifaF' perform
ances really enjoyed them 1 would not
undertake to say My own opinion Is
that only limited number could con-
scientiously give an affirmative reply
TO this query, for Wagner is an ac-
quired taste-one, by the way, which
have not acquired myself In the course
Of many years OF theatergo1nE.
But Mr. Conried was lucky enough to
make "Parsifaf' the fad. and his audi
ences were by no means limited to the
metropolis. 1 have personal knowledge
that woman living as far away as
Buffalo was only too ready 20 pay 81
for a single seat t. hear the festival
drama that became the talk of the
Winter.
80 Herr Heinrich Conried. who came
TO this country first in 1873, as stage
manager OK the little Germania Theater
then housed where Tony Pastor now
holds forth, may truthfuIly be called
the man of the year in Stageland. 1t
reads Ike a romance doesn't it? A
romance which may be lived out no
where else than in this great and glori-
Gus country of ours.
1t may seem a big jump from ''Parsi-
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FAR to Sergeant Kitty" but these are
free-Hand Talks, you know. so L am
going TO take IL. This military opera
with the taking tunes has ousted IAN
English Daisy from the Casino and
is in for a second New York run. The
other evening 1 spent an hour behind
the scenes. and met JUNE McCree. the
comedian who obtains his 10 aghs with.
out forcing them out of his audience
by the sweat of his brow, as IL were
Where did you get yo,.r name, Mr..
McCreeT' / inquired. after 10 mad re-
ferred to the fact that Alan Dale in
variably made it handle for Jokes.
ii tell you" was the reply. 81 was
called originally. Gonsalvo MacirilIo
My mothers German accent--for as YOU
may infer. my parents were foreigners.
although / was born in Toledo, o.
made the first name Junsalvo- JUNE for
short The last name was often pro-
nounced Macrillo. giving tne C the
sound Of * My Irish frierds made 1t
Macreelo. easily evoluting into McCree. g"
And where did you begin your
career7" i went on
with stock companies II variety the
alters in the West. / was Or seven years
in San Francisco. mostly at the Bella
Union. the second Oldest variety theater
in America. came East first in the
season OF lS99-19OO, and first attracted the
attention Of Broadway managers the
next year for my work with Reilly &
woods Speciality Company in The
Dope Fiend.'
The Sire Brothers engaged me for
their stock company. at the New York.
and the next Spring i was with The
wild Rose at the Knickerbocker. and
in the Fan with Sally in Our Alley at
the Broadway. Last Summer L was
Kari. outlaw prince and leader of the
short card band in The Darling of
the Gallery Gods in the Crystal Car
dens atop Of the New York"
A pretty good show" remarked the
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"PHOENIX" CITIES OF AMERICA

The tale of all time is the story
Of mans war with the elements.
OF old. the elements won. but in
this DAY and generation man is the vic
tor.
Perhaps the greatest tribute to the
conqueror is to be found in the phoenix
cities of America, TO the long list Of
which Baltimore promises to be the
latest and most notable addition.
Disaster by flood or fire. destruction
by earthquake or whirlwind seem ONLY
TO arouse the spirit Of battle From
carelessness or apathy a sudden access
OF municipal energy and pride springs
forth. and on tho ruins OF it's dead self
the City Commonplace is rebuilded into
TIE City Beautiful
Mayor McLane, Of Baltimore. has al
ready refused to issue building permits
until the streets in the fire-swept sec
ton OF the city shall have been laid out
anew. He hopes TO avail Of the disaster
and prove catastrophe blessing in dis
guise.
And in this he but follows the ex-
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Mary Ann" Miss MIInzen retires on
account of nef marriage to a banker $
son.
Matrimony. by the way. has been es-
pecially prevalent among leading women
this season. As playgoer ungallantly
remarked. IT'S a cold Winter in Thes-
plan circles and so the domestic Preside
looks more tempting than ordinary"
Beside Miss MiIlixen, there is Mile
James, who has just taken unto her
self a husband. also, Helen Redmond,
while the air is rife with rumors of the
engagement of Eleanor Robson to her
manager. George Tyler. head of Idebler
& Co.
Margaret Ellington led the way in this
respect by uniting her fortunes with
those of Daniel Frohman in the Au-
tumn.
Speaking OF ''Ranson's Folly" there
is an interesting story of how a znem-
Der of its cast came to go on the stage.
1t is Harrison Ford. who doubles the
roles OF the Indian and Sergeant
Reeder. He is a st. Louis boy, and
only nineteen. Up to last Winter he
was working in a railroad office, anus
ing himself in his odd mo7nents by
dabbling with paint brush.
When the Soldiers of Fortune" COM
pany came to s.. Louis just before
Christmas young Ford. who admired
Blossoms work immensely, sent him n
calendar he had painted at Christmas
time In Ffs note of thanks Mr.. Eide
SOB said the giver showed such talent
in the art that he would advise MIN to
keep Oh with IT,
Encouraged by the cordiaIity Of the
letter. young Ford determined to see
the actor and tell him of his cherished
ambition So he went around to the
theater that very night and was for
tunate enough to arrive at the stage
door just as Edeson was disappearing
within it.
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AFRAID THE BEAR MIGHT DROWN

IN CRY for help came from the rear
IA of the low hin in the Bronx Park
Zoo against which the bear dens
are built. A woman, her hair flying
and her face expressing extreme ter
ror, came around the corner OF the
mount and rushed at a keeper.
quick! Quick One of the bears is
dying. He is drowning
me woman, the guard and a hundred
other people rushed pell nell around the
hill 10 the iron yard of the polar bars,
where there was 4 great commotion.
There are always two or three immense
brutes in the yard, but on this occa-
sion only one was in sight Instead
the tank of water in the center was IN
commotion and the broken ice was
whlrling around in a lively fashion.
There! screamed the woman, he
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actor. who was last seen here in the
unlamented "Girl from Dixie" There
are also the two Hengler sisters and
Phyllis Rankin, who was in the IA
nous London run OF THE Belle of New
York"
Apropos OF turning farce into a mu-
steal comedy. friend of mine the other
day wanted to know why Twelfth
Night" wouldn't make a good opera.
With Romeo and Juliet" The Merry
Wives" "Othello," and Hamlet" all
adapted tC the lyric scene, there seems
little reason why this merriest of
Shakespeare comedies should not prove
successful in musical guise 1t was ru-
mored last fall. by the way. that THE
Liberty Bellies" and 1.-The BiIlionaire"
were to be consolidated for London use
1 can think OF no two shows more i'll
adapted for union of this sort. but the
idea is worth consideration in some
other connection. Perhaps. in the pres
eHt paucity of good dramatic material.
we may yet come to this combination
business for our chief supply.
Curiosity is a marked factor in human
and eagerness to see what re-
sultant product would arise out OF an
admixture, say, of Little Mary" "Glad
OF IT. and What Happened to Susan?"
might prove means of showing man.
ayers what TO do with plays that fail
To revert to "GIittering Gloria.' a
very important part is played by a
handsome dog. kindly loaned for the
production by his owner, Amelia Bing-
ham, His role calls for swapping pro-
pensities, and the brute fills the re-
quirements neatly
1t is coincidence that Sandol MilIi-
ken should be followed as leading wo-
man in "Ranson's Folly by another
graduate of the Murray Hill stock
Laura Hope Crews. lately the lodging
house keepers daughter in Merely
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The boy reached out his hand ana
touched the actor on the shoulder.
I'm the Calendar Man" he said.
and 1 should like to speak with you"
Come in said Edeson-
Seated N the dressing room. Ford
gathered his courage in both hands ana
began
Mr.. Edeson. the art I am ambitious
to follow is not painting. but your own
acting. Is there any chance for me?"
Mr. Edeson talked with the fellow for
half an hour. then: Write to me in
New York about the middle of March"
he said; and the boy went away, tread
ing on air
In the Spring he wrote his letter and
Ar. Edeson engaged MIN for his COM
pary. starting with the ensuing Fall
Meantime the boy Joined a Summer
stock in St Louis. without pay, in order
10 gain some stage expe rience He be-
gan as a -'supe." carrying a spear in
the approved style in Hamlet" At
last he got IN the bill and remained in
it till the end of the season.
he came to Edeson ia due course ana
in Soldiers OF Fortune" played three
parts. with six changes of costumes.
travelling with the company as far
south as New Orleans and west to the
Coast
II is from San Francisco. by the way.
that Laura Hope Crews hails-the town
that seems to turn out more clever the
atricaI folk. either by birth or training.
than all the rest of the country com
bIned.
oh. 1 must not forget to add, to save
Mr. Edeson an inundation Of calendars
and other like gifts from wouId-be num-
mers. that Harrison Ford is tail, wen
built. and of striking appearance, which
fact naturally weighed much with the
star in deciding to offer him an opening.
And every actors contract has in 1t a
two weeks clause. enabling the manager
to dismiss him in case he does not make
good as Ford has done.
In short. think it very UNLIKELY that
the clerical staff of raiI-.le.- Offices
throughout the country WI. =, depleted
by the transplanting of their workers
from the desk to the stage.
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went down right there. He has gone
down for the second time. Somebody
get rope quick"
The guard laughed The crowd stood
d"e-rooteo 70 the ground In a minute
the water parted and up came the brute
violently shaking its huge head to rid
II of the icy water.
on, quickf' cried the woman, be
Tore he goes down again.
The haoy -, -
and tried - climb out, but was beaten
back and pitched hea first into the
water by lis mate. The hysterical
laughed.
Hes only taking his bath" he said.
White bears like to swim in icewater.
They can stay under water for several
minutes. he is all right"
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he can carry a full three days supply
in his bag.
Take him. for all and all the Japanese
Tommy. with his pay OF a little more
than two cents a day and his small
food requirements, is one of the beSf
nghting machines in the world. but he
and patriotism.
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dissipated or fail into debt. And there
are no heavy mess expenses to meet
ne is. in fact, required to live outside
of barracks with his family,akd if duty
by chance keep him in barracks his meal
is sent TO him in tin box so that there
may be no semblance of a mess
The chief food of the private is
hoshii, a sort Of dried rice of which