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The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
SCHOOLS, HEALTH AND MARRIAGE

Are our girls being oNeT-euucdeSu :
Is the modern system of schools and
colleges responsible for decline in
the average health of women, a de-
cline in the marriage rate and a de-
cline in the birth rate? DR.. A. l..
Smith, of Toronto. thinks that such
is the case. At the recent meeting
of the American Academy of Medl-
cine at Atlantic City he read paper
in which he maintained that the pres
ent method of educating girls is not
consistent with their physical develop
ment, and is not for the welfare of
the race. He conceded that every child,
whether boy or girl. should receive a
thorough elementary education, but as
serted it should be given in a manner
that will not interfere with physical
development. The higher education
examining the heads of the girls with
algebra, Euclid, botany, chemistry,
mythology. astronomy. Greek anu
Latin-is the opposite of beneficial
physically. The studies mentioned, he
thinks, should be cut out from the
curriculum for girls, and during their
last few years at school the girls should
be taught dressmalking, millinery cook
ing and domestic economy, even in
GLIDING the care of babies. The girls
should be impressed with the neces-
sity of making homes comfortable and
happy, since it is womens high pur-
pose in life to occupy and adorn
homes
The higher education, Or. Smith
thinks, disqualifies woman for
motherhood. wifehood and home MAX
ing. It renders the duties and privi-
leges of wifehood and motherhood dis
tasteful or a physical impossibility,
and 1T has prevented thousands OF
women from becoming happy wives
and mothers" The average health OF
the women of to-day, Dr. Smith says,
is below that of the women of fifty
years ago, due. he thinks. to the man
ner of their education. Young men
by the hundreds of thousands who
should be married and at the heads of
happy homes full of children. but who
are single, give as their principal ex-
cuse that the average experience of
their friends who have married has
been that educated women of the pres
ent generation are physically unfit to
be wives and mothers
1t is his opinion that the brains OF
girls are worked too hard in most
schools, and that thus is laid the foun-
dation of much subsequent disease
Making all due allowances for posi-
bic errors in sources of information
he believes that the majority of edu-
Gated women on this continent reach
a marriageable age in such "a condi-
tion of health that 1t is a real hard
ship for them to perform the normal
and natural duties of wifehood and
motherhood" DR.. Smith concluded
that it would be the part of wisdom
to exchange a little of higher educa-
taon for more health. What he
asked, has made the average marry
ing age rise from l6 to 20 during the
last 100 years? What has made the
divorce rate rise? Simply that the
women have been educated to want
more and do less"
DIR. Smith has opened up a question
of deep interess, and one that will be
likely to provoke considerable discus
| sion.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

The indications for Georgia for 10.
DAY are for partly cloudy weather
showers ia south portion. with brisk "a
hnn northeast winds on ooast. Esst-
ern Bsorieas showers, Win brisk 10 h,Vb
norfheaat wiada.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

that isn't satisfactory. Judge Parker
hasn't any control of Mr.. Hill. who is
at the head Of the New York State De-
mooracy. Judge Parker didn't put HIM
in that position and can't put him out
of it.
Mr.. Murphy still pretends that he is
in favor of the nomination OF Mr..
Cleveland. It is well understood that
Mr.. Cleveland isn't a candidate. On
Thursday. at a dinner given 10 the New
Jersey delegates to the national con-
vention. MIR. Flanagan, who is one of
Mr.. Cleveland's most trusted friends,
said that only recently Mr.. Cleveland
told him that he wouldn't accept the
presidential nomination of his party if
it were offered to him. According to
Mr.. Flanagan, Mr.. Cleveland said that
under no circumstances" would he
take the nomination.
That practically settles the question
of Mr.. Cleveland's candidacy. Mr..
Murphy. however. knows that Mr.
Cleveland doesn't want the nomination
and that he hasn't any chance of get"
ting it, And so do the Tammany dis
trict leaders. Therefore, they have be-
gun to talk plainly to Mr.. Murphy. he
must cease opposing Judge Parker or
risk losing his place at the head of the
Tammany organization. 1t is probable
that but little more will be heard of
his plotting against Parker.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
DiSfigured Skin
Hoods T0rS0pQrillr
OFFICIAL,

ARREARS FOR GROUND RENT.
City of Savannah, Office City Treas.
urer, June /, 1904.-The following lots
are in arrears for ground rent, of which
owners are hereby notified:
c. S. HARDEE,
City Treasurer.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

JOHN w. CLARKE
Sii Barnard st. Ca. Phone SeeS
buy and sell city and subure@h
property.
can increase ahe EeYsnus nlgnaa
yonr buildings. ] rent hunNk -
apartments o. gvuxs de4WkAg9@
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

least instigated it, were union miners.
At present the people are divided into
two or three great classes, no one Of
which seems 10 care much about en-
forcing the law, since each is active in
breaking the law. The President has
been called upon by the union miners
to take hand in the trouble and try
to bring order out Of chaos. 1t is
doubtful If he interferes, since the state
authorities show no disposition to ask
for federal assistance. Besides, as the
trouble is largely a labor war he doesn't
want to become involved in it, partic-
ularly as the entire labor element of
the country is watching it. and the la
Dor vote might be influenced by any
action that might be taken. 1t looks as
if the state authorities would be de-
pended upon to restore order.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Miss Su-
san B. Anthony. and other American
woman suffragists are In Berlin in at
tendance on an international conven-
ton of suffragists. The other day they
received hotel bills on which appeared
the items, beer and wine" They were
stricken dumb with amazement. If
there are certain things above others
that they hate and despise it is beer
and wine. They sent for the hotel man.
ager and demanded an explanation and
apologies. The explanation was that
il was the custom of the co1ntrv m
charge for beer and wine at hotels.
whether they were used or not. The
explanation wouldn't satisfy the
American -suffragists, so the landlord
apologized and scratched the offending
items out of the bills.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
A CLEANIIY AGE.

Twentieth Century Ideas Incline To-
ward Sanitation and PPeVentatives.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
TOTAL DEAD NOW 500.
Death Claims Two More victims of
the Chicago Fire.

Chicago, Jan. S.-No evidence of i'm
portance which had not been previous
ly made public was obtained at the
coroners inquest over the victims of
the Iroquois Theater fire to-day.
The most important witness of the
day was Engineer Murray of the thea
ter, whose testimony showed that the
theater was practically destitute of
protection against fire; that no precau-
tions had been taken, and that no in
structions had ever been given to any
of the attaches. There were stand
pipes, he said in the theater, but only
one coil Of hose, and this not over fifty
feet long.
Other witnesses told chiefly of their
own experiences, and nothing of ma
terial Importance was ELECTED from
any of them.
Two more names were added to-day
to the list of victims of the fire. Nell
lie Dawson, q years DID, and Estelle
Muir, 81 years old. died in the hos
pitfalls. These deaths make a total of
593 fatalities.
The armories Of the First, Second
and Seventh Regiments, Illinois Ma
tional Guard, were to-day ordered
closed by City Building Commissioner
Williams. The armories were found to
be not complying with the building or
dinances.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
WILD SCENES in MEMPHIS.
StilI Some Anxiety Over the EIec-
ton Disturbances.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. S.-Although
twenty-four hours have passed since
the close of the city election, the re-
suit still is in doubt. A legal contest
over several of the offices is probable,
and the latest developments show that
the election was signalized by the
most irregular and riotous scenes in
any political contest in many years.
In the Tenth ward the ballot box was
stolen, the ballots burned and two men
shot one seriously, in a room where
the votes were being counted.
Gross Irregularities are alleged in the
Fourth and Fifth wards and cutting
scrapes are reported from all parts of
the city.
All kinds of wild rumors are current
tonight, but the more conservative
are inclined to believe that no further
violence need be anticipated and that
the candidates will quietly submit to
the result of the official count next
Monday, and where the situation may
seem to require, resort to settlements
in the courts.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
DIPLOMACY is BUSY
,,,s NOT HAD IT'S LAST WORD AS
YET IN THE EAST.
STILL HOPES OF PEACE.
QUOTATIONS ARE ANNOUNCED TO
BE GOING ON.

rovt Of the Russian Reply to Japan
Has Been Communicated at Lon
don to Lord LansdOwne, the For
.ion Minister-This Was Done by
.bo Russian and japanese Minis
.ors-GeneraI Eastern News.
london. Jan. S.-A special dispatch
.-o,, Toxic. under to-day's date, aft
~ racording the arrival of the Russian
reply adds;
diplomacy has not said its last
word and there are still hopes that
hostflities may be averted. From the
Russian legation it is announced
.ba+ negotiations continue"
The Russian ambassador, Count
pankendorff, and the japanese minis
TOR Baron Hayashi, visited the For
oion Office to-day and had half hour
oorforences with Lord Lansdowne, to
whom the text of the Russian reply
% Iapan was communicated.
The British government is continu-
,pq its efforts in the interests of
peace
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
CH0ATE DOES NOTHING
ABOUT MRS. MAVERICK.

London, Jan. S.-Ambassador Choate
said to the Associated Press to-day
that there was absolutely no truth in
the story published by a news agency
in the United States that at a con-
ference between the Ambassador and
the officers of the Home Office, final
arrangements were made for the re-
lease of Mrs. Maybrick, who had been
sentenced to Imprisonment for life for
poisoning her husband, and that as a
result of this conference, Mrs. May
brick would be liberated in April.
Ambassador Choate said that he had
done nothing whatever in connection
with the case.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
BRISToW CAUSES SUITS.
One of the Men He Criticized Now
Wants Damages.

Washington, Jan. s.--Michael w.
Louis formerly superintendent Of the
division of supplies in the Postoffice
Department. who was removed Oct. 81.
last, as a result of the postal investi-
CATION, to-day entered suit for $4,000
damages against Joseph Bristow, the
fourth assistant postmaster general; H.
G. Payne, Postmaster General, and the
Washington Post Newspaper Company.
The basis of the suit is an extract
from the report of Gen. Bristow, deal
ing with the award of contracts in the
division of which Louis was at the
head, which alleged excessive prices.
The defendants are charged with hav-
ing composed, written and published
concerning the plaintiff the extract OF
the report referred to with the intent.
II is alleged, TO inture the plaintiff in
his good name.
Suits OF a like character for similar
amounts also were brought against the
Postmaster General, Mr.. Bristow and
the Evening Star and against the
Postmaster General, Mr.. Bristow and
the Washington Times.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
CONVICT MADE A DASH
BUT ONLY MET DEATH.
He Wounded Two of His Keepers
Before He Died.

Trenton, N. J., Jan. S.-Charles
Brooks, an inmate Of the New Jersey
state prison. is dead. Center Keeper
John Fitzgerald has bullet in his hip
and William j. Harvey, deputy keep
err, is suffering from scalp wounds as
the result of Brooks attempt to es-
cape from the institution to-day.
1t will require a post norton ex-
animation to determine whether Brooks
died from being shot or from strangu-
lation in an attempt to commit suicide,
after he had been taken to the dungeon.
Brooks to-day was polishing brass in
one of the wings, when he turned on
Harvey and struck the keeper over
the head three times. Harvey was
made unconscious and Brooks grabbing
the deputy's revolver, started for the
center of the prison.
Brooks shot Keeper Fitzgerald, and
a number of shots were fired at Brooks
by other keepers. He was finally over
powered
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
GIVE DEMOCRATIC VIEWS.
BY r. NJ. Larner.

The Needs of the Party In Its Pur-
suit of Success at the Polls as hin
and TiIImnn See Them.
Philadelphia. Jan. S.-The principal
leaders of the two wings of the Demo-
cratic party of Philadelphia were
brought together tonight by the Old
Hickory Club. which gave a dinner in
celebration of Jackson day. Democrats
of prominence throughout the state
and several members of Congress were
present.
Letters Of regret from ex-President
Cleveland. United States Senators Nc
Creary of Kentucky and Tillman of
South Carolina; David b. Hill and w.
Bourke Cochran were read. Mr.. CIeve-
lands letter was dated Dec. 26, and
stated that other engagements pre-
vented his attending. He said:
"Of course / need not tell you how
fully l am in sympathy with the OBJ
jects and purposes of the club. and
how fully believe in the usefulness
of its efforts in the cause of true De-
mocracy."
Mr.. Hill, in his letter, said:
1.-THE best interests of the country
require a change of administration.
The people want sanity, rather than
hysteria, in the management of pub
lie AFFAIRS stability, rather than fickle-
ness; honorable diplomacy, rather than
international intrigue; straightfor-
wardness, rather than fakerism, and
honesty, rather than corruption. With
wise counsels, live issues, conservative
candidates and unity of action the
Democracy can win the contest Of
1904
Senator Tillman, in sending his re-
grets, said:
THE sentiment which l would pro-
pose to the Democrats who will honor
the memory of Jackson at the banquet
Friday next would be thisg
The Democratic party will live as
long as II deserves to, and will COM
mand the support of a majority Of the
people when 1t shall demonstrate IT'S
adherence to the grand principles of
the fathers. When we stand for the
people and their rights in a manner
unmistakable that they cannot be mis-
led, the people will support the
party in preference to any other.
THE two wings OF the party must
flap together If we are to make any
progress. We must ignore past differ
ences on matters of policy, but no can
didate can succeed who is obnoxious
to the South and West, just as no
candidate has succeeded who was OBJ
noxious to the East. We must find
a man who can command the respect
and loyal support of all patriots, and
with such a man we will win, be-
cause the times are threatening and
all conservative men without regard
to party will support such a candi-
date.
Pennsylvania Democrats cannot
give us any electoral votes. Let them
not undertake to dictate a policy or
present a candidate who can only re-
vive the bitterness of the past and
make success impossible
Congressman John S. Williams of
Mississippi, who had prepared a
speech on 1.-The Principles of AM
drew Jackson" was unable to be
present, and 1t was read by Michael
Francis Doyle, member Of the club.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
THEY BECOME GENERALS.
Promotions and Retirements An
nOunced in the Army.


nOunced in the Army.
Washington, Jan. S.-The President
to-day sent to the Senate the nominal
tons of officers promoted in the army:
General Oficers-To be lieutenant
general, Maj. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee,
vice Young, to be retired.
To Be Major Generals-Brig. Gems.
William A. Kobbe, vice Chaffee; Jo-
seph P. Sanger, vice Kobbe, to be re-
tired; Alfred f. Bates, paymaster gen.
eral, vice Sanger, to be retired; Wal
lace F. Randolph, chief of artillery,
vice Bates, to be retired, and George
L. Gillespie, chief of engineers, vice
Randolph, to be retired.
To Be Brigadier Genera1s-Cols. AL
fred Mordecai, ordnance department,
vice kobbe; Harry L. Haskell, Third
Infantry, vice Sanger; Forrest II.
Hathaway, assistant quartermaster
general, vice Mordecai, to be retired;
Asher c. Taylor, Artillery Corps, vice
Haskell, to be retired, and John G.
Butler, ordnance department, vice
Hathaway, to be retired; Frank M.
Coke, assistant paymaster general, vice
Allen, to be retired Jacob Kline, Twen-
~ VIC l. Nv ~
tired; William E. Dougherty, Eighth
Infantry, vice Coke, to be retired; Will
liam S. McCaskey, Twentieth Infantry,
vice Kline, to be retired, and Albert
L. Mills, superintendent Military
Academy, vice Dougherty, TO be retir-
ed Lieut.. Coils. Charles j. Allen, Corps
of Engineers, vice Taylor, to be retired;
Theodore E. True, deputy quartermas-
ter general, vice Butler, to be retired.
Staff Corps--Col. Francis S. Dodge,
assistant paymaster general (promoted
from lieutenant colonel and deputy
paymaster general, vice Coke, appoint
cd brigadier generaD, to be paymaster
general, with the rank of brigadier gen
eral. for the period of four years, vice
Bates; Col. Alexander Mackenzie
Corps of Engineers, to be chief of en-
gineers. with the rank of brigadier
general, vice Gillespie.
Chief of Artillery-Col. John P. story
Artillery Corps, to be CHER OF artlllery'
With the rank of brigadier general,
vice Randolph.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
EMPLOYEES MUST DO
ALITTLE MORE WORK.
Sad Blow Is Given Them by the
Presidents Cabinet.

Presidents Cabinet.
Washington. Jan. s.-A unanimous
decision was reached by the cabinet
to-day that the hours of labor for
government employees shall be from 8
q. m. until 4:30 p. m, half hour
of that time being allowed for lunch
con.
The new regulation will apply only
to the executive departments. and will
go into effect next Monday. Hereto
fore, the departmental hours have been
from until o'clock, with a half hour
for luncheon. The decision reached to-
day affects not only the employees in
Washington, but also those in the de-
partments throughout the country.
The question was raised by appro-
priations committees of the House and
Senate on applications made to them
by the heads of several departments
for additional clerks.
1t was pointed out by the commit
tees that the law distinctly provided
should work seven hours a day, and
that under the present system the gov
eminent was getting only six and a
half hours of labor. The committees
urged that as a matter of economy In
the employment of additional assist
ance in the departments, the present
employees ought to be required to work
full seven hours.
The decision affects 100000 employees
and adds 1441a hours of labor annual
ly to each employees time.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
ON GUARD AT SEOUL.

Seoul, Corea, Jan. S.-An Italian
cruiser has arrived in the harbor of
Chemulpo, and German warship is
expected there.
The legations are all guarded by de-
tachments of marines belonging to va
rious nations.
1t is anticipated that in the event
of a military revolt, the Emperor will
take refuge in one of the European
legations
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
LAWS NOT VIOLATED
When Tobacco Is Manufactured by
Prisoners for Their Use.

Washington. Jan. S.-The commits
sioner of internal revenue has decided
that it is permissible for state prisons
to manufacture tobacco or cigars for
it's own inmates without paying Ii
cense. The commissioner says:
II would say that upon careful con-
sideration of the question involved, it
is held that a charitable or other in
stitution, conducted by the state and
under state authority with its own OPP
eratives, has the right to manufac-
ture tobacco, cigars or any other to-
bacco product without the payment of
tax when all such manufactured to-
bacco is used exclusively within the
state institution.
THE tobacco must. however, be
manufactured within the limits of the
state institution, and no portion Of it
be removed therefrom. II any por-
ton of such manufactured tobacco is
found outside of the limits of the in
stitution, it will be liable to seizure
and forfeiture, the same as any other
unstamped manufactured tobacco
which might be found upon the mar
lxat
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
MASS OF DYNAMITE
KILLS TWENTY EEN
Forty Others Are Injured by the E.
DIOsiOn.

Mexico City, Jan. Sat the Los
Laureles mines. west of Guadalajara,
a large number Of boxes of dynamite
which stood in a powder house, ex-
ploded yesterday, killing twenty men
and injuring forty others.
The detonations were heard many
miles away, and an American mine
owner, working in his mine three miles
away, was killed by falling rock that
had been Jared by the conclusion.
Details are lacking, but 1t is report
ed that the disaster was caused by the
explosion Of a dynamite cap in the
powder house.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09

Hong Kong, Jan. S.-A detachment
of $50 men of the Sherwood Foresters
(Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
regimen), forming part of the garri-
son of Hong Kong, has been warned
to be in readiness for active service.
The destination of the troops has not
been diVulged. The authorities refuse
all Information on the subject, but it
is presumed the troops are going to
Pekin or Seoul. The detachment is
ready, and the transport arrange
ments have been completed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09
WANTS UNITED STATES
TO PREVENT A WAR.
Representative SIayden Introduces
Resolution.

Washington, Jan. S.-Representative
Slavden, Democrat, of Texas, intro
duced a joint resolution in the House
to-day. requesting the President to ten
der the good offices or mediation of
the United States to Russia and ia
pan. The resolution says:
Whereas, W&rlike difficulties are
now threatened between Russia and
Japan, which countries, as well as the
United States, are signatories to The
Hague peace convention;
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled,
That the President be requested to ten
der the good Offices or mediation of
the United States to Russia and Japan
with relation to their present dispute,
and to remind them, in connection with
The Hague peace convention, that the
permanent court of arbitration is open
to them"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-09


Mr.. Tillman asked why it is that
the Republicans are so anxious to pre-
vent an investigation. I'VE are try
ing to turn the rascals out" said he,
while you are trying to keep them
in. You have much to gain by refus-
ing to shed light on the department.
We have much to gain by exposing it,
Before answer was made to the ques
ton, Mr.. Tillman, at the top of his
voice, propounded another question:
what about those rural free delivery
boxes? The man who had that BUSH
ness in charge has not been inVesti-
gated"
You can't convince the chief of the
rural free delivery service that he has
not been investigated" responded Mr..
DolliVer.
mo, the inquiry concerning the boxes
Was confined to boxes for cities" said
Mr.. Tillman. And what about Mr..
Heath? Bristow says he needs investi-
eating, but you could not convince
Mr.. Heath of that either, l SUPPOSE"
Mr.. Dolliver replied that he had
read the Brstow report and found no
charge that Mr.. Heath needed investi-
eating.
Mr.. Tilman started to read the ref
erences to Mr.. Heath, and while look
ing for the place, said caustically:
We'll, if he was not besmirched by
the report he was tattooed-he is a
tattooed man.
Mr.. Teller said that the only sug-
gestion of a political purpose in an
investigation had come from the Re-
publican side He said there was
general public demand for the investi-
cation. IF it is not made in accord
ance with this demand" he said. you
will hear such a roar as will make you
tremble in your seats"
Further consideration of the investi-
cation resolutions was postponed until
Monday to which time the Senate ad-
iOuTned.