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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
HOSTILITY TO THE CIVIL SERVICE

The action of the House, in Commit
tee of the Whole, in striking out of
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill the paragraph
which provides for the salaries and
expenses of the Civil Service Commits
sion, doesn't mean that the law Gre
ating the commission is going to be
repealed. It simply means that there
are members of the House, and a
great many of them, who want to go
back to the spoils system.
Similar action has been taken,
by the House in other Con-
crosses, when in Committee of
the Whole, but the House has al
ways disapproved of it. The present
House will of course disapprove of the
action that was taken on Wednesday,
because it knows that the country IA
vors the civil service law.
In the debate on Wednesday both
Republicans and Democrats partici-
pated. There are congressman in both
parties who would like to see the civil
service law repealed. They think it
is a nuisance. 1t is certainly in the
way of boosting the relatives, friends
and political heelers of congressman
into positions under the government.
It was said in the debate on We'd
nesday, that, in the recent report of
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
on the postofiice frauds there were
innumerable evidences of violations of
the civil service law by high officials
of the government. Doubtless that is
a fact, but if the truth were known it
is probable that it would appear that
these violations were due to the pres
sure by congressman for places for
friends and followers.
No doubt the civil service law is vio-
lated in spirit as well as in letter, and
very many incompetent persons get
places under the government, but the
government has a much more COM
petent lot of employees now than it
had under the spoils system. The
great majority of those who are APP
pointed now have some fitness for the
duties required of them, and expect
to give a fair amount of work for the
money they receive. Under the spoils
system the most of those appointed
regarded their places as compensation
for political work they had done or
which they are to do. They felt they
were safe in their places as long as
their party was in power, no mat
ter how incompetent they were or
how neglectful of their duties.
The spoils system wouldn't have
been abolished if the abuses of it
hadn't become so intolerable that the
country wouldn't endure them any
longer. If this Congress were to
abolish the civil service law, or practi-
cally nullify it by failing to make
provision for the expenses of admins
tering it, the President would veto the
bill in which such failure occurred.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
Oil. Not Rain.

Capt w. S. Cowles, of the new
battle ship Missouri. was talking the
other day of the inferiority of Euro
pean to American railroads. says the
New York Tribune. 1.-THE stuffy lit
tie European carriages are lighted
with oil. 1 have cause to remember
this. One night in Germany, during
a violent storm. l was riding toward
Berlin in a first-class carriage, when
a leak began. Drop after drop, warm
and dirty, fell upon my hat and coat.
1 waited till a guard came through.
1t was a long wait One is always
undergoing long waits for guards on
European railroads. Look here,
guard, l said at last the rain is COM
ing through the lamp hole and trick
ling down my Clothes The guard
made an investigation. Then he said,
reassuringly: oh, that is not rain.
It's only oil. The lamp leaks little,
but the roof is quite sound; / assure
YOU Then the whistle blew, and he
rushed away"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
BRIGHT BITS.

-Mother-"Johnny Jones, did you
get that awful cold out skating?" Son
Mother. I think l caught it wash
ing my face yesterday morning.
Judge.
-Stranger-"Seems to me this crowd
ed street is queer place for a hos
pital." Native-"Well. I don't know
Two trolley lines meet here. New
York Weekly.
Then he doesn't want to be called
the Hon. Mr.. Smith," mo. It's an
unpleasant reminder that he used to be
in politics and, with strangers, it
might hurt his reputation. Puck.
DO you think, then, that men de-
scended from chimpanzees? asked
Willie Washington Some did," an
swered Miss Cayenne, land some mere
Iy remained stationary. Washington
Star.
I'D be willing to work fifteen hours
a day for you darling" he ardently
nIeaded. "Scah!" she Kissed, as she
swept from the room: for her papa
was a walking delegate. Town and
Country.
-.Mr. Huggins-"It is really the lit
tie things that count in this world. "
Miss Dimples-"I guess you are right,
Mr.. Higgins. My little brother Will
lie says you have been here just eight
cen evenings this month! '-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
A CASE of NEGLECTED. DUTY.

The evidence in the investigation of
the Iroquois Theater disaster thus far
shows that the city officials were neg
lectful of their duties so far as they
concerned theaters in a remarkable de-
gree. The commissioner of buildings
admitted that he had visited the Iro-
quois Theater but once during its con-
struction, and he was not able to say
whether any of the inspectors of his
department had ever made an inspec-
ton of it. All he did know was that
no one of them had ever reported that
the ordinances for protection against
fire had not been complied with.
The inference from the testimony is
that the inspectors failed to discharge
their duties, and that the commissioner
failed to discharge his because he had
not seen to it that the inspectors were
faithful officials. 1t is a fair assump-
ton that the building commissioner
| and his corps of inspectors did little
or nothing for their salaries. 1t is
not improbable that they passed their
time as they pleased, no one deem
| ing 1t his duty to know whether they
were earning their salaries or not.
And isn't this the condition of affairs
in too many cities? There are men
who do a certain amount of political
work for the party leaders, and
they have to be taken care of. They
are not capable of rendering service
that is valuable, yet they are put into
places on which, to some extent, the
health and lives of the people depend.
They are made water, health, building,
plumbing and other kinds of inspec-
tors, and they are put into various
other offices. They do very little
work. They never intend to do much.
This class of officials are found in
about every city. That there are
such people is an outrage on the pub
lie. If the right sort of men had been
made building inspectors in Chicago
it is probable that the fire in the Iro-
quois Theater wouldn't have been the
great disaster it was. Compliance
with the fire ordinances would have
been compelled before the theater
was opened. AS a matter of fact, the
officials whose duty it was to see to
il THAT the ordinances in this respect
were complied with never bothered
themselves about the matter.
Instead of hunting for the irrespon-
sible people connected with the theater
on whom to place the blame, the au-
thorities should take hold of the off,
Gals who neglected their duties and
punish them as severely as the law
permits.
In every city it would be a saving
of money to have employed a conscien-
tious and capable officer TO report
whether or not the different officials
discharge the duties entrusted to then
faithfully. Then If city councils were
disposed to represent the people hon.
estly they would abolish all useless
offices and discharge any official who
neglected his duties.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
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Leading Druggists and Toilet Coun-
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Legal Notices-In the Matter Of M.
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New York World (Dem.) says:
"Since the Steel Trust employees who
took preferred stock at $3.50 last year
are not overpleased with their bar
gain the trust now offers--to take it
back? No: but-to sell them more OF
the same at $55. How kind!
The Chicago Record-Herald (Den1o
says: 1.-THE death of Gen. John B.
Gordon, of Georgia, removes the last
of the great leaders of the Confederacy.
OF all the great captains who mar
shaled the flower of Southern chiValry
under the banners of Lee, Gen. Gordon
was probably the best known and the
most loved in the North"
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
Qnd.) says: Georgia is to construct
its state building at the Louisiana Elk
position on the model of Alexander II.
Stephens home, Liberty Hail. at
Crawfordville, and Mississippi for its
state building will reproduce Beau
voir,' Jefferson Davis's famous resi-
dence. 1t is an excellent idea-first
acted on by Massachusetts, at the
Chicago Worlds FAN"
The Chattanooga Times (DemO says;
'FfOBnOSIlCatorS arc diiSaNS DSS iiiiii- .
to figure on the results of the national
election this year. which call to mind
the fact that there will be an addi-
ton of twenty-nine votes to the cleo
toral college this year, increasing the
vote necessary TO elect from 224 to
2s9. The majority of the added votes
Is i'm the Republican states, which will
make il a bit more difficult for Demo-
Gratis to win The total vote of the coll
lege was 447 in 1870; in 1904 1t will be
AIS
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
Personal.

Queen Carmen sylvia has opened a
printing Office in her palace where her
works will be printed in the blind
mans alphabet for the benefit of the
blind of the whole world. Her majes-
ty has secured the latest printing
presses and hopes to be able to present
a copy of her most famous books to
every blind mans library in the world.
DIR. John Madden of Milwaukee has
requested the assistance of the police
department and the district attorney in
prosecuting Mrs. Hettie Gates of Min
neapolis, through whose promises, he
declares. he has lost lucrative prac-
tice. DR.. Madden says he was to have
been engaged to attend Mrs. Gates on
European travels at a salary of $685.
900 a year, a project which fell through.
Russell Sage. has finally given up
his lifelong habit of visiting his office
every day and is now seen there at
irregular intervals only. He drops in
during the forenoon, looks over his mail
and returns home early, seldom attend
ing meetings of directors of the COR
porations in which he is interested. His
Office work, making of loans, etc, is
being attended ito by his cashier and
chief clerk.
Robert Winthrop Chanler. a mem
Der of the rich New York family, is in
the State Legislature as an assembly
man. Other members describe them
selves as lawyers, merchants, farmers,
capitalists, etc. But Mr.. Chanler puts
himself down this way: Politics, DEM
ocrat; occupation, gentleman" APP
parently he intends to serve his legis-
Iative apprenticeship in gentlemanly
fashion, for he has rented an entire ho-
tel floor for the session.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
A. CAUSE For WAR.

If the Colombians have not yet been
given a cause for war by the United
States they are very likely to come to
the conclusion they will have one if the
Panama debate in the Senate continues
much longer. They must feel that the
attack made upon them by Senator
Tillman on Wednesday, in answer to
question by Senator Spooner, was of a
character that brave people couldn't
help resenting.
In answer to Senator Spooners In
quiry, as to what he would have done
in the Panama affair if he had been
in the Presidents place, he said he
would have opened negotiations with
Nicaragua and reported to Congress
for further instructions. Then he
would have said to the Colombians:
"You are a NANCY lot; get off the face
of the earth. Wen take the country
and build the canal"
If Senator Tillman continues that
sort of talk he will lead the country
to believe that the President didn't,
in his opinion, do such discreditable
and dreadful things after all when he
recognized the Republic of Panama
and made a treaty with her in which
he agreed that this country should
protect her against attacks from Co
lombia. Senator Spooner was quick
to congratulate him on coming to the
Presidents position"
OF course Senator Tillman didn't get
to the Presidents position, but it must
be admitted that he got perilously near
it. The Presidents action seems to
indicate that in his opinion the only
way to get the isthmus canal is to cut
through the distractions in the way
of its construction, even if somebody's
rights are trampled upon. Senator
Tillnlan seems to think We ought 10
take what we want for the building Of
the canal If we cannot get it at a
reasonable price. But he wants Con-
gress to give the order for whatever is
done, not the President.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
EishinE in Missouri.

A citizen of Shelbyville who is build
ing house is deserving, the Macon
(Mo.) Republican thinks. of the SYM
pathy of his friends. When the out
side work was done and the lathing
and plastering were under way he in
cautiously placed half pint of ex-
cellent whisky on support next to the
weather boarding. He was called away
for half a day. and when he returned
he found the lathing and plastering had
gone up around the bottle. and there
was no way on earth of getting to it
except by tearing the house down on
that side. The shiftless workmen who
are responsible for the blunder were
discharged, and the householder is try
ing to fish out his bottle from above
by dropping cord with a slip moose
on the end after the treasure. At last
accounts he was still fishing.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
SOFT, GLOSSY HAIR.
1t Can Only Be Had Where There Is
No Dandruff.

Any man or woman who wants soft,
glossy hair must be free of dandruff,
which causes falling hair. Since it has
germ disease, the old hair prepara-
tons that were mostly scalp irritants,
have been abandoned, and the public
BARRIERS and doctors included, have
taken to using Newbro's Herpicide,
the only hair preparation that kills
the dandruff germ. f. Dodd, Dickin-
son, N. D.. says: "Herpicide not only
cleanses the scalp from dandruff and
prevents the hair falling out but pro-
notes a new growth. Herpicide keeps
my hair very glossy" Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10c in stamps for
sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit.
Mich.
Livingstons Pharmacy Company,
Special Agents.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
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LEGAL NOTICES.

IN the Distrist Court of the United
States for the Eastern Division of the
Southern District of Georgia. In the
matter of M. T. Dyess e Co. and D. y
surviving 'Copartner bank
rupts. In bankruptcy. To the cred
itors of M. T. Dyess 81 Co., of Daisv
Ga, in the county of Tatnall and dist
riot aforesaid. a firm composed of M
T. Dyess, lately deceased, and D. f.
surviving copartner, bank
rupts. Notice is hereby given that on
the 18th day of January, A. D. 1904 the
said firm of M. II. Dyess & Co. and D.
E. McEachern, surviving copartner
were duly adjudicated bankrupts; and
that the first meeting of their credit
ors will be. held at the Office of the
referee No. 4. Bryan Street East, in
the city of Savannah, Ga, on the
2Sth day of January A. D. 1904, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, at which
time the said creditors may attend
prove their claims, appoint trustee.
examine the bankrupt and thansact
such other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
Savannah, Ga. Jan. 14th, 1904.
A. H. mcdonnell,
Referee in Bankruptcy,
w. 2. Slater and w. D. Morgan, At
torneys for Bankrupt.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15

The elevation of Gen. Chaffee to the
rank of chief of staff is occasion Tor
telling an anecdote recently brought to
Washington from Manila, says the New
York Tribune. During the campaign
of the allied forces in China the ell
mate was filling the field hospital with
victims. Gen. Chaffee's sympathles
were moved by the sufferings OF MS
men. He entered the hospital one
morning to see how the soldiers were
cared for. AS he passed along a row
of hunks a tall, lank soldier arose Win
apparent weakness from his bed. Inc
soldier stood at attention While Gen.
Chaffee approached.
"How are you feeling, my MANI! IN
quired Gen. Chaffee.
"a little better this morning, sir, re-
piled the soldier. in feeble voice:
What has been your trouble IN
uuired the general, full Of thoughts re-
earding the Chinese climate.
"Kicked by a mule, sir"
"Oh, you'll recover" said Gen. ChaI-
fee, CURLY, as he fastened down the
line of hospital hunks.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15

If the price of meats has declined TO
any appreciable extent during the past
twelve months. consumers have not
become aware of the fact. And yet it
appears, according to figures submitted
10 the National Live Stock Association
at Portland. Ore, the other day, that
there has been a falling off in the
prices Of cattle and live stock during
the past twelve months amounting to
nearly so per cent, aggregating loss
to the live stock and cattle raising in
terests of about 1855, 100000. The stock
men who attended the meeting declared
that this loss of values was due to the
existence of the so-called beef trust
and its ability to manipulate prices to
suit itself.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15

A personal friend" of Perry Heath
breaks into a New York newspaper
with an explanation of why Heath
has grown unpopular Heath, he
says, is a good fellow, but circum-
stances have been against him. In
1896, he says. Heath was made the
paymaster of campaign obligations,
and "a list of more than 1000 cam
paign pledges was handed to him by
Senator Hanna" That means Heath
was required to find more than 1000
places in which to stow away Repub-
lican workers that had been used by
Senator Hanna as the manager of Nc
Kinleys campaign. 1T was pretty
long list to begin with" said this
friend of Heath. but what made 1t
worse was that some of the places had
been promised to half a dozen differ
ent men. Heath had full authority
from Hanna to hold up any heads of
departments and demand such places
as he could find or create. He carried
out this policy in the Postoffice De-
partment, also, when he became First
Assistant Postmaster General. This
made him enemies" This narrative is
from the columns of a stalwart Re-
publican newspaper, the New York
Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15

The commercial treaties between the
United States and China and Japan
and China which have been ratified af-
ford the English people a great deal of
satisfaction if the English newspapers
interpret English sentiment in regard
to the matter correctly. The ratihca-
ton is regarded as an act Of sover-
eighty by China in Manchuria.
In her diplomatic correspondence
Russia seems to recognize China's SOW
ereignty there. but she does not respect
it in her acts. She conducts herself
in Manchuria as If she owned the prov
ince. One of the issues which she now
has with Japan is in regard to Man
churia. Japan wants certain CONNER
cal rights there which Russia refuses
to recognize, although she says she
will recognize those granted by China
to the United States. In replying to
Japan, however. she pretends she has
no right to make concessions in terri
tory which belongs to China.
Russia's position is rather illogical.
She is willing to recognize treaty
rights which the United States have in
Manchuria, but not those which Japan
has. After she gets little firmer foot
hold in the province, provided it is her
intention to retain control Of 1t. she
may object to the commercial priVl-
leges which the United States have
secured there.
1t does seem as if not only Japan
but all the other nations have good
grounds for asking Russia for frank
statement of her intentions respecting
Manchuria. Does she intend her occu-
patton of that province to be tenn
porary or permanent? China evidently
regards it as temporary. or she wouldn
have granted commercial concessions
there to the United States and Japan.
The outlook for war between Russia
and Japan is just as threatening now
as it has been for several weeks past.
Japan's reply to Russia's last note con-
tains no concessions of importance.
She is just as insistent in regard to the
privileges she claims in Manchuria and
10 her supremacy in the whole of Corea
as she was before Russia's last note
was written.
1t looks as If she intended to have
what she wants or fight, though actual
war may be delayed for weeks by the
diplomatic correspondence which has
been going on so long, and from which
nothing of importance has yet come.
Russia isn't talking as if she expected
war, but now and then there is dis
patch from one of the European CAPT.
tails which indicates she is preparing
for it. Japan. however, is letting it be
known that she expects war, and that
she is ready for 1t. On Wednesday the
Japanese diplomatic representative at
st. Petersburg said Japan could put
600, 900 men in the field.
But, coming back to the comfort
which England is getting out of the
commercial treaties which have been
negotiated between the United States
and China and between Japan and
China, it would seem that she thinks
the United States will become mixed up
in the trouble between Russia and ia
pan in some way or other. Nothing
would suit her better. because the
United States would, in all probability,
be friendly to Japan, and England is
Japan's ally. 1t is not probable, how
ever, that the United States will allow
themselves to be drawn into that trou-
| hle.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15

President Roosevelt may have a
goose to pick with Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania The other day one of
Quay's Republican district conventions
that met at Wilkesbarre eulogized
about every prominent Republican that
ever lived or died, with the sole ex-
ception of Theodore Roosevelt. Huge
bouquets were laid upon the biers of
Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley, but
there was not one solitary word of
commentator for the hero of Kettle
Hill Why? The understanding is that
word had been passed along from
Quay to ignore Roosevelt, and Penn
sylvania Republicans are notably sub
servient to the wishes of the boss.
They do not ask why, but obey his
orders. The President, however, may
have the temerity to ask the Penn
Tivania boss. "Why2"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-15
why she Was Late.

This story was told at dinner here
last night. with Mayor Mcclellan as the
authority for it. says the New York
World.
Mrs. McCosh. widow of President
McCosh of Princeton, was on her way
to a prayer meeting, where she is a
regular attendant. There was a foot
ball game that afternoon, and Mrs.
McCosh stopped to find out about the
score. 1t was, Yale. 6; Princeton, o.
Much to the establishment of the 9TH
ers at the prayer meeting Mrs. Nc
Gosh was late. Services were well I'M
der way when she did arrive, and she
was smiling joyously.
TITS six-six now" she announced in
a loud whisper as she took her seat.