The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-30
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Cuba had a debt Of $40 o49eeo befor
the revolution llrnEa ON 2 raar 40

Cuba had debt Of s2a0O0l.ee0 before
the revolution broke out year ago.
The army Of Spain on a war footing
amounts 70 I76C95 men. She has 7.7l5 sail
ors and $500 marines in her navy. Spain
has a population OF about 100000 people
and debt OF Sl,465 81. 637.
Venezuela has $4,000 men able for mil
itary service. according 10 law. Her
standing army numbers 7.2s0 officers and
sometimes been increased 10 $500 men.
The population Of the country is about
10000.
The goose fish is an odd denizen of the
water. 1t has a mouth well armed with
teeth. which opens nearly the length of
its body. This is about four feet long.
When il lays eggs the number is between
1000 and 50.0el The devilhsh is so pow
erful that there are instances of small
vessels being carried to sea by them when
they get caught on the anchor chains.
Two finny monsters. also remarkable for
their strength. are the "tOrpedOes." which
have enough electricity in them to kill
man, and dogfish. whose teeth are so
strong that they can bite off a steel hook.
The giant cuttlehsh is a native of the
coast OF Newfoundland and the North
Pacific waters and they are able by their
immense strength TO seize a fishing boat
and drag IL to the bottom of the sea.
Some spots have recently been found
in the South Pacific ocean. says the Lon
don Times, where the water is deeper than
anywhere hitherto known. Her majesty's
surveying shin Penguin while returning
from the Tonga group 10 New zealand,
has sounded in three places where the
depth exceeds 5000 fathOms. Up to the
present the deepest water found was to
the northeastWard of Japan, where in 1874,
the United States steamer TuScarOra OBJ
tanned a cast of 4.6j5 fathoms The Pen
gum soundings are 5,0Z2, 5,l4l and 5,l55
fathoms Inc increase, is, therefore, 500
tathoms or 5000 feet. These sOundings af-
ford additional evidence of the observed
fact that the deepest holes are not in the
centers of the oceans, but are near land,
as Two OF them are within 10 miles of is
lands of the Kermadee group, and the
other not far from a shoal.
Heart surgery is possibility suggest
ed by a prominent surgeon. In view of
cases on record in which the heart has
resisted the effect of gunshot and other
wounds for hours and even days 1t is at
least open to discussion. he says, whether a
surgeon might not open the Dercardium,
clean out the clots and close the wound
in the heart wall, with q chance for the
patient Of recovery, which certainly could
not be lessened by the attempt. 1t is claim
ed that this is no more improbable now
than the safe removal OF a tumor from
the motor area Of the brain seemed to be
IN the recent past. That the application
OF SutureS would necessarily stop the ac-
ton of the heart is not proved; and if ii
should be, there would remain a question
OF possibly starting 1t again. The danger
from the entrance of air into the crcula-
ton has been proved not so great as has
been supposed.
THE time will come when the fruit
raising sections viii be also great cattle
raising sections" said R. L. Wadley of
Bronson, Fla, at the Ebbitt, to the Wash
ington Star. 1T seems strange to talk
of feeding fruit TO cows, but that is a very
profitable disposition TO make of good
deal if II has hnQD Ia fplv 1aarpad ba
fruit is very much better for cows than
an exclusive grain or grass feed. OF
course, fruit that can be shipped is too eX-
pensiVe for cattle feed, but on every fruit
farm of any considerable size there is
enough unsaleable product to take care of
a number of animals, and il is remarkable
how well they thrive on it. am now feed
ing over hundred, and find that IL pays
handsomely 10 keep them in connection
peaches, prunes, bananas; any and all of
these are not only relished, but have
proved to. possess remarkable qualities as
fatteners."
Prof. Garner, who is now in Chicago,
thus describes the results of his recent
explorations in Africa: II did not make
any new experiments in studying the Ian
guage of the apes on my last trip. I
did, however, confirm many of my former
discoveries. l left Chicago July 20 of last
year as the representative of the Chicago
African Fund an institution of scen-
tiic research in Africa, incorporated I'M
der the laws OF Illinois, and having a cap
ital of $4,000. The study of the language
of apes was merely an incidental feature
of this trip. 1t had other objects, of which
l am not now at liberty to speak, and will
not be made public until make my formal
report to the African Fund. l return to
Africa next month, with the intention of
deVOting myself to the study of the ape
language. l know to within two miles
the point where l want to set up my
cage and l expect to achieve better re-
suits than ever before. 1 have formulated
a system of symbols by which the Ian
guage of apes may be represented in
print. 1t is very simple, and the philolo-
giSts WILL in my opinion, be greatly in
terested in it," Asked 10 indicate what
these symbols were like, Prof. Garner said
he had forgotten them and did not have
his notes handy. When il was suggested
that an imitation of the apes speech
would be interesting, he said; "Oh, that's
charlatanism. l never give any imita-
tons. The natives in certain parts of
Africa can talk with the apes" he said,
but they are very shy about doing 1t in
the presence of white men,"
A European ship-owning association
has placed an order for the construction
of a large steamer. which is to be spec
tally adapted and fitted for the accommo-
dalton of invalids in need of fresh air and
a favorable climate. The ship is to be in
constant employment for eight or nine
months in the year, but for al least three
months out of the twelve she will go into
dock, in order TO be thoroughly cleansed
this steamer, which is to be the forerun-
ner Of a large fleet similarly equipped,
a veritable floating palace in the matters
of both comfort and salubrity. The idea
to be carried out in this new departure
is the isolation of a dangerous class, with
the least possible amount of discomfort
to its members; and Furthermore, that by
judicious timing of moves the sufferers
will be afforded chance of recovery I'M
der the most favorable climatic conditions.
which it would be difficult to secure other
wise. A list of anchorage has been made
all of which has their special seasons
when the meteorological conditions are
all that can be desired, and, inasmuch
as these seasons by no means correspond
with each other chronologically, it will be
practicable for a speedy vessel to trans
port her passengers from one to the other.
and thus enable them, ~ it were, to
skim the cream of the collection As soon
as any undesirable change of weather is
imminent at the port of stoppage the shin
will sail for more salubrious climate
The anchorage so far selected are at
Corfu, Alexandria. Palermo, Messina. Ma
pies Tunis and Malta. Although skilled
medical advice and nursing will be avail
able, the accomplishments of a sanitarium
will be kept as much as possible out of
evidence. the understanding baipg