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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
NAH, GA, SUNDAY. MAY L, 1898.

at S,4OO yards range. The Spaniards were
not heard from after the first shot.
The New York then turned her bow
eastward. The target practice was APP
parently over for the evening. Her star
board batteries now bore on the coast.
a moment or so later Capt Chadwick
saw the Spanish cavalry, then mounted,
ascending a hillside toward the hacienda,
and he personally trained a four-inch gun
and planted two shots, the second one
plumping right among the Spaniards, who
scattered in all directions. The New York
then steamed ahead towards Moro Castle,
and the band of the flagship continued
It's musical programme.
Most of the crew were on deck watching
this little lesson given to the Spaniards,
but there was no excitement.
The trip which ended ia the target prac-
tice at Cabanas commenced about noon,
when the flagship, with the Ericsson and
Porter, started westward. The admiral
was anxious to personally investigate the
blockaded harbors.
Upon this occasion the first good view
of the harbor of Havana was obtained, the
New York steaming within range Of her
batteries. When out of range of the San
ia Clara batteries, after passing the Iowa,
Detroit, Mansrove and Mayfiower, the
flagship proceeded westward, steaming
about two miles distant from the shore.
When Mariel. twenty-five miles from
Havana, was reached, the flagship came
TO a standstill. and the gunboat Castne,
which is guarding that port was hailed.
Capt. Berry thereupon went on board
the flagship, and had a consultation with
the admiral. A careful Inspection of Ma
riel harbor revealed the presence of two
small Spanish gunboats and four schoon-
ers, we'll in behind an old-fashioned Mar
tello tower, on one side, and fiimsy little
fort on the other. The combined battery
of the two fortiflcations is one muzzle-
loading cannon. The last block house
of the westward trocha loomed up on a
sharp bluff shadowlng the little town.
After lying for forty minutes close In to
this picturesque harbor, with Its low, red
rooted warehouses. royal palms and
mountainous setting, the admiral proceed
ed TO Cabanas, saying jol1ingly to the cor
respondent: "MarIel looks altogether too
peaceful to be disturbed"
1t is believed, however, that in spite Of
its peaceful appearance, mines have been
laid beneath the smooth waters of Cab
anas harbor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
KAISER HAS NO RIGHT TO KICK.
United States Entitled to lombard
Manila Under Rules of War.

Man1ta Dnuer Rules of War.
Washington, April So.-senator Lodge
was one of the callers al the White House
this morning. He was present at a con-
ference which took place in the library re-
lative to the reported protest from Ger
many against the bombardment Of Ma
Mia.
Although no information has been re-
ceived at the state department on this
subject, the question has caused consid-
cradle discussion in an unofficial way.
Senator Lodge says Germany has no right
TO enter a protest against any warlike
action we may take against Spain. The
United States has declared war against
the Spanish government and it has the
right under the rules of civilized warfare
to make war on Spanish citizens and prop
erty wherever 1t may be.
The senator says the United States is
not making war on Germany so Emperor
William need not be troubled about his
subjects at Manila.
1t is semi-officially stated in the highest
diplomatic quarters representing France
and Germany, that no protest or represen-
tation of any character respecting the op-
erations of the American fleet at the Phil
lpplne lStdHoS nave DeSn InaUe OF are ike
ly to be made.
fere to prevent the proposed lombard
nent occasioned much comment here in
diplomatic circles. as it is claimed the
German government has little or no inter
est in the Philippine Islands.
1t is argued that any interference on
the part Of Germany would be unwarrant-
ed and the United States will promptly re-
sist it.
The situation In Cuba seems to have
been temporarily lost sight of in conse-
quence of the conditions surrounding Ma
nlla. All the advices thus far received at
the navy department to-day indicate that
a meeting between Commodore Dewey's
fleet and the Spanish squadron will take
place within the next few hours, and the
greatest interest is manifested as to the
result Of the meeting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
SPANISH WAR FUND IN MEXICO.
German Factories Can Sell War Ma
teriaIs TO Spain.

German Factories Can Sell War Ma
teriaIs TO spain.
Madrid, April 20, noon.--The greatest ef-
forts are being made here and throughout
the country to increase the national war
fund. It is proposed, for instance. to have
tables ornamented with the national col
ors at all the Madrid churches throughout
the month of May. These tables Will be
attended by society ladies. whose names
and the amounts they collect for the fund
will be published in the newspapers.
The traditional festival OF May in hon
or of Daolz Velarde. will be celebrated by
a procession Of veterans 10 the monument
in the Prado, where open air masses will
be celebrated, accompanied by artillery sa-
lutes.
The Spanish colony in Mexico telegraphs
that besides contributing a warslfip sub
scrlpiion an aid Of the national fund to in
crease the strength OF the Spanish navy
has been opened in Mexico, and that L.
s0OOoG pesetas have already been collected.
II is pointed out here that since Germany
has made no declaration Of neutrality.
German factories are not precluded from
supplying Spain with war materials.
It is reported that the Spanish govern
ment has purchased two foreign warships.
but no details regarding the newly acquir-
ed vessels are obta!nable.
10 p. rn.-Up to this hour no news has
been received from Manila,
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e
sCHLEY's SQUADRON.
Vessels Prevented From Entering
the Roads After Dark.


the Roads After Dark.
On Board the Flagship Brooklyn, or
Fortress Monroe. April 30, via Old Point
Comfort. Va, April 9O.-The patrol boats
of the Flying Squadron did active work
last night at the entrance TO Hampton
Roads, and no vessels were allowed to ap-
proach the squadron after dark.
The patrol from the Texas stopped tug
with a tow trying to run in about 8
o'clock II proved TO be the llghtship from
Cape Charles, which broke from her an
chorage In the two-days' storm and drift
ed out TO sea. Permission was secured
from the army officials to pass the boats
through the lines Of torpedoes.
The lightship people reported having had
q very rough time, but the vessel Is not
very badly damaged. II is improbable
that she viii be anchored again near the
capes, for the reason that the government
has decided after May several of the
lightshlps shall be removed, so as not to
be of use to an enemy,
The collier Merrimac arrived here last
night from Newport News and reported
to Flag Lieutenant Sears that her ORDERS
were to proceed to Key West. She was
given the necessary permission, and this
morning passed out to sea, under Com
mander Miller. She Is very fast, and y IN
catch the collier Saturn, which left here
Yesterday under escort.
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EMPERORs FALL OUT.
Kaiser and Francis Joseph Have "a
Tilt Over Cuba.

London, May 1.-The Vienna correspond
ent OF the Sunday Special tells tall story
to the effect that Emperor William left
Dresden last Saturday after disagree
ment with Emperor Francis Joseph arising
from a heated discussion had In the after
noon relative to the Spanish-American
war. in which the Austrian Emperor vain
ly tried to convince the Kaiser that Il is
his duty and interest to assume, II not an
unfriendly attitude toward the United
States, a more friendly neutrality TO
Spain.
Emperor William reiterated that Ger
many's interests pointed to a policy Of
strict neutrality ana the retention of the
good Will OF the mighty republic.
Emperor Francis Joseph was much hurt
by the KaIsers heated impulslve language
and plainly showed his dspleasure at the
banquet given in the evening" the situa-
ton growing so unpleasant that Emperor
William took his departure before the close
Of the banquet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
SPANS FLEET OFF MANILA.
Our Ships Trying to Communicate
With Insurgents.

With Insurgents
Hong Kong, April 80, 2:S0 D. m.-The
British steamer Memnon, which has Just
arrived here from Manila, capital of the
Philippines, reports having seen the Span-
ish fleet cruising outside Manila. She did
not see any vessels of the United States
fleet. The latter is supposed to be close
In shore trying to communicate with the
insurgents, preparatory to continuing on
to Manila.
II the reports which are current here
are correct, the United States fleet has a
difficult task to accomplish. It is said
that tho entrance of Manila Bay is COM
manded by from fifty to sixty heavy
guns, well placed, and it is added that it
will be impossible for the American war
ships to enter the bay without the CO.
operation of strong land force.
Therefore, it is believed Commodore
Dewey will not attempt to force the en-
trance into the harbor but will blockade
the port until the insurgents move on Ma
nila.
Agents Of the insurgents here are trying
70 charter a steamer in expectation OF be-
ing able to transport force of insurgents
to the vicinity of Manila bay.
The cable to Manila Is still intact, but
the transmission of news regarding mill
tary or naval movements in the Philip
pine Islands is barred.
The British warships and torpedo boats
at Hong Kong have been forbidden to
commence fresh repairs, which would
seem to indicate the possibility of a move
ment in the near future on the part of the
British feet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
BRITISH CRUISER NEEDED.
The Pallas Likely to he sent 10
Santiago de Cuba.

Kingston. Jamaica, April 30.-F. w.
Ramsden, the British consul at Santiago
de Cuba. has cabled TO the colonial au.
thorities his belief that a British warship
should be sent there to protect British M.
terests.
II IS probable that the British third-cIass
cruiser Pallas, now at Port Antonio. this
island, will be sent 70 Santiago de Cuba.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
BATTLEsHIP OREGON AT RIO.
Navy Department Relieved to Know
She Is Safe.
Rio Janeiro, April 30, 8 p. m.-The bat
tleship Oregon has just arrived here.

Washington, April 30.-There was a feel
ing Of relief among officials tonight ow-
ing to the safe arrival of the Oregon at
Rio, well to the north and out of possible
reach OF the Spanish torpedo cruiser Tenn
arlo. which has been lying around the vi
terest Is taken in her future movements,
but on account of the extreme reticence
of the naval authorities the nature of the
instructions which have awaited her at
Rio are not known. The prevalent belief,
however, is that her orders are to proceed
to Join Admiral SIMPSONS feet without
delay.
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BLANco BURNING TOWNS.
Great Volumes of Smoke Rising in
the Interior of Cubn.

the Interior of Cuba.
Key West April 30.-It is unoficially
stated by Cubans tonight that Blanco is
burning the interior towns in the island OF
Cuba, and it is believed that the truth Of
the statement is established by the great
volumes of smoke which were noticed rls.
ing from the interior Of the island yester-
day.
These fires were noticed between Ma
tanzas and Havana by persons on the As
sociated Press dispatch boat Dauntiess.
and throughout the night the bright glow
of fires was reflected on the sky. In places
fierce forest fires were seen burning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
FLYING SQUADRON MAY SAIL.
vessels Would Act as Scouts 10
watch for spanfards.

washington, April 2O.-It was reported
this evening in departmental circles that
the Flying Squadron was about to san
from Fortress Monroe. The officials re-
fused to affirm or deny the correctness of
this statement. but it is assumed that II
the report is true, the vessels are to BE-
used as scouts to detect the approach of
the Spanish vessels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01

Francisco and Ciudad de Cadiz. This Is
taken as an indication that the collision of
these boats reported yesterday was not OF
a serious nature.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
spain Buy. Two warshipr.

Madrid April 90.--It is reported that the
governments has purchased two foreign
warships,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
SENT BACK TO THE cANARIEs.
Three of the Spanish Fleet Not Com
ing 10 Cuba.

Washington, April 3O-A cablegram
was received here to-day stating that the
Spanish torpedo boats Azor, Rayo and
Arlete had sailed this morning from st..
Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, for the Ca
naries. The Azor and the Rayo, the cable
said, were towed BY the transports San
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-12

in derisiCn but when you promised, did
she not cry, Oh! shall see again my
little Cossette for Monsieur le Marie
has promised and believe. There is
not chord in the human heart but
what is played upon by a master hand.
His very love and tenderness toward
all who suffer and are unhappy mil
itates against him in this battle for his
soul. Conscience says, no, Jean Val
jean, do not evil that good may come
of it. Be true to your ideal and to the
memory of the Bishop of D. He tries
to stifle conscience, that is, to burn the
candlesticks but they will not burn.
Conscience wins at last and he starts
to deliver himself up to justice Obsta-
cles almost insurmOuntabIe arise be-
fore him; he overcOmes them only to
meet with others, until it seemed as if
Providence had decreed against it.
But at last he stands before the judges:
self-confessed thief and ex.convict and
goes galley slave for life. Jean Val
jean knew true repentance and that
must have been gala day among the
angels. HOP SING.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-12
Written for The Prison Mirror
CRIME AND CRIMINALS,

Statistics show land figures can't
lie?) that at least seventy five or eighty
per cent of the felonies committed are
the direct or indirect result.of the use
OF intoxicating drinks. 1t; lis very true
that the use of intoxicants produces
more misery and debasement of morals
than anything else in the world; but [
can not see that it is answerable for
very many of the crimes committed.
Crime leads to drink oftener than
drink leads to crime.
Criminals are divided into two gen.
eral classes-profession and acci-
dental. Each of these is divided and
subdlvided into many lesser classes;
and covetousness is the basis of them
all. Man is prone to be covetous, and
when he allows this propensity to be-
come abnOrmally developed he invar-
iably looks for some ''shorter route to
wealth. This may be the gaming
table, the races, Wall street, or some
more shady process; but this mad de-
sire to get something for nothing al
ways leads to dishonest and fraudulent
practices; and if unsuccessful the
operator is a criminal.
Few professional criminals are ex-
cessive drinkers. Their comparatively
idle lives and their environment
naturally lead to an occasional induI-
gence in strong drink, but they do it
less than the average honest day.
laborer. A habitual drunkard will
resort to almost any method to pro-
cure the means for drink; and some
crimes are committed by drunken men
who would shrink in horror from even
the contemplation of them while sober:
but these cases are the exception, not
the rule
Under the head of accidental crimi-
nails comes very large majority of
the inmates of the penal institutions of
the country. These are persons who
have fallen by the wayside. Usually
they are honestly inclined, but are
weak minded A careful examination
of this class of criminals will convince
anyone that crime is a disease, or at
least the result of diseased mind.
Instability of mind and character, too
often caused by the excesses and in
discretions of youth, stamp the GRIM
inal upon their career. When asked
how they CHANGED to fall, a majority
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-12
Written for The Prison Mirror.
EARLY TRAINING.

No motive can be lower than selfish
one; yet it is nearly always to ones
own interest to do good, more espe-
cially in our own country where every
true woman is q queen, every good
man king, and the ruler of our Re-
public "the servant of all.'' In the
United States, as every schoolboy
knows, nothing is required of the fed
eral government that can be attended
to by state legislation; nothing de-
manded of state administration that
county and municipal regulation can
provide for; nothing asked of these
that township can attend to. From
this you can see that our system of
government is shaped SO that it is
simply large family, and that ma
tiOnal life is the same as Individual
life, with the exception that it is spread
over wider span.
AS moral disease means downfall, it
is to our own interest to do right
Again, as we pass the school house and
see the sweet pure faces of the children
at play, and know that unless the ris-
ing generation that is being reared in
the homes of careless and ignorant
parents IS elevated, that out of the
rank of these good, happy children
must come some of the recruits for
the jostling jetsam legion of lost Mag
dalenes and the great army of out
cast men, because of the corrupt in
fiuence that comes to them from the
mighty host that is being soaked in the
springs OF social poison. 1t is such
thoughts as this one that cause some
to do good, admit, and also grant that
the charity that is at white heat for
= China, and fails to hear the plaintive
cry of these poorly clad, half-fed chill
dren who dwell in the attics and cellars
of our large cities, and the novels of
the country, is either ill-judged or
counterfeit.
But we all know that there are people
who are not selfseeking, doing their
best to lift up the low, and bring about
the worlds betterment. Not because
they hear cry that says bring us re-.
lief or we will bring you ruin, but be-
cause they believe it to be right, to
send the radiant CLEANS of light and
love into the darkened lives of agi-
'tated humanity. If these good people
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-12

whose hearts and hands are united for
the mental and moral progress of
those who have drifted down the bitter
stream of vice until their brain has
become maddened and their souls
almost destroyed, would devise some
plan by which all children could have
the advantage of home training the
result of their labors would be more
satisfactory. We all have to concede
that the result of proper training in
childhood and youth is purity in mind
and motive. Whatever good there is
in us, we can trace to early training,
Madam Campau said to Napoleon.
"France needs mothers" This is also
true of America. We need mothers
for the children of parents sswho walk
not in the pleasant paths of rectitude
and virtue, to turn the little ones from
evil as completely as the dew drops are
changed to vapor when picked up by
the kisses OF the morning,,sun.
1t is in the home that purity is
planted deep in the soul. 1t is there
we learn to control strong emotions,
and are taught to be submissive and
obedient. Give this generation of chill
dren the advantage of home training
until the intellect of youth is ripened
and very few of them will in after
years become wards of the common
wealth. If those who .have not had
the advantage of early training will
give up mental dissipation and work
the mines of the mind, in short time
they can train themselvesl to stand
steadfast in the right. G..
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-12
ritten for The Prison Mirror,
ON VARIOUS EVILS.

Ine llquOr evil, ana 1Or that matter
any evil, can be overcome by action
and not by arguments. If we make
use of too much wind, the evil seeds
will be scattered to the four quarters
of the earth, and it will be something
phenominal if some of them do not
find lodgment in some human breast
where they will be allowed to grow.
Take for instance some of the noted
slum workers. They visit some den
of infamy, and what do they do? Do
they stop the infamy? No. ALI they
do is simply to give minute detailed
description of it to some sensational
paper and it is printed and given to the
public. What is the result? The re-
suit is that instead of proving a detri-
ment to the infamy it actually furthers
it and makes it prosper by giving it
such liberal free advertising.
The liquor evil is sometimes called,
"That curse of the human race" Now
there is nothing on earth that is a
curse to the human race, if human
beings do not make it so themselves.
Morphine and opium have nearly as
many slaves as liquor and they are
found among all classes from the
lowest to the highest; it is taken in
every form both internally and ex-
ternally or as the old saying goes it is
applied where it will do the most good
or perhaps harm. Morphine and opium
are the greatest agencies for the re-
duction of pain but if they are abused
they become curse instead of bless
ing to humanity.
Girls destroy their teeth by eating
too many acid drops and too much
taffy, and hence candy may be called a
curse. A man may make himself
crank and nuisance in general, by
destroying his digestive organs through
eating too much pie, especially those
kind that the cooking school graduates
make, and pie is curse. Love is a
natural characteristic of men and
women, but if it is abused it becomes a
degrading passion, and it is really the
greatest curse of humanity.
Liquor is sometimes called the root
of crime. That assertion will hardly
stand an analysis. Necessity and want
are the roots of at least all stealing.
A criminal is looked upon as
bundle of vileness slapped together in
the shape of human being. Still,
they have little of that characteristic
known as pride and rather than con-
fess that it was want that caused them
to steal they put it off on some out.
side agency. Of course there are men
who steal while enjoying lucrative
positions, but they are very few in
comparison with the criminal popu-
lation. Even in these cases there is
the same want, because they live be-
yond their means and thereby create a
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Vol. XI. No. AZ.
<>sPoEFRkaM
SSEzz@sGz&@S~ f.
Lethe.

What say ye, stars. is Lethe cold our boon?
Shall we slip down into the quiet tide,
Nor be again remembered, late or soon?
When our faint ripple doth at last subside
Will no rush sigh along the dusky shore
To think that we gone and are no more?
Will no leaf weep drop of pity dew,
No bird cry out at midnight where we passed?
Nor any heart recall us into view
When we are overcast?
What! silent, stars? Will no bright power reply?
Is there no voice in heaven, or yet on earth,
Whose stubborn lips will open ere we die
And speak one word that all this silent dearth
And mute procedure slip into truth
For our veiled minds, to ease our lot forsOoth
Of this dread pain that is too great to bear?
And we but phantoms of a fading dream?
The passing shadows of deep despair
The bubbles of this stream?
No voice replies; the universe is dumb;
No oracle is there above. below.
Each heart alone must to these waters come
Alone must enter and alone must know
If it be lost; or prove happy shade,
An individual essence, unafraid
Enlarged in thought and sweeping forth as light
Through countless age on age, from sphere
to sphere.
We can but dream and dreaming drink the night
That is our hemlOck here.
Chicago Record.
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! 81. 90 per year. in advan e
Six Months so cents.

want that must be satisfied by theft.
Such people are idiots and the proper
place for them is the insane asylum.
With the person who walks the
streets and byways and is without
shelter and without food, where it is a
crime to even asks aims to satisfy the
gnawing hunger, no microscope is re-
quired to see where the want comes in.
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