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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
READY TO EXCHANGE PRISONERS.
Uncas Leaves Key West 10 Try to
Arrange Terms.

Washington, May 15.-Secretary Long
made public message which had been
received from Key West telling of the de-
parture of the United States vessel Uncas.
in command of Capt. Brainard. She is
bound for some point in Cuba, with view
to securing the release of two American
prisoners under a flag of truce, in ex-
change for Spanish prisoners held by this
government. The statement given out by
the secretary on the subject was as fol-
lows:
1.-THE U. s. S. Uncas left (Key WesD
shortly before midnight last night, with
Instructions TO send flag of truce, with
regard to exchange of prisoners"
AT the state and war departments the
officials were on hand in many of the bu-
reaus for the greater part of the day. Sec
rotary Day and Assistant Secretaries Adee
and Cridler were at their desks.
Secretary Day said that he has no i'm
portant news to communicate to the press.
nor had he any comment to make on the
advices from Madrid telling of the resig-
nations of the entire Spanish ministry.
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Americans could not land supplies with
no one to receive them.
The arrangements for making a landing
at Cabanas were made ten day ago by
Capt Dorst, with Gen. .Delgado, in COM
nand of the insurgent forces in the prov
ince of Pinar del Rio and the supplies TO
be landed near Matanzas were TO be con-
veyed 10 Gen. Gomez by a force of insur-
sents eneamped three miles back from the
coast line.
Both of the Cuban forces were appar-
entity unable 10 appear at the rendezvous
owing to the activity of the Spaniards.
Capt. Dorst is CONVINCED that lhe Span
iards have a good system of communica-
ton along the coast. and that they can
quickly raise enough troops to prevent
the landing of small force, such as the
one he commands, and the captain be-
lieves the only way arms and ammuni-
ton can be sent to the Insurgents is to
land them under cover of warshps with
guns sufficient to beat off any attack
The captain says the company which
landed through the surf at Cabanas had
narrow escape. The soldiers were fred
upon by the Spanish cavalry concealed in
the tangled underbrush and the fire was
replied to with the result that one Spanish
officer and three men were hit. Only one
man on the American side was wounded.
The latter, a newspaper correspondent
received slight flesh wound in the arm
The Wasp and Manning shened the
woods and covered the retreat of the SOL
diers to the Gussie.
On Friday the Spaniards tried to hit the
Gussie from a masked battery and some
of their shells burst close on board, bu,
none of the fragments struck
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
ATLANTA'S PRISONERS OF WAR
THE SPANIARDS KEPT UNDER
CLOSE GUARD.

Confined in the Guard House and the
Walk to the Mess Room Their Only
Exercise-AII Letters written by
Them Read Before Being sent OF.
An Omcer Who Has n SCATTERING
of English the Only One Who Can
Make Their Wants known.
Atlanta, Ca, May 15.-The twenty Span
ish officers and privates. prisoners at Fort
Mcpherson, are kept under close guard
1t was expected that the officers would
be paroled. and. in fact, IL was so stated
here but the officers. as well as the pri-
Yates, are under constant surveillance.
They are confined in the guard house,
and their only exercise is secured in walk
ing to the mess room for their meals. The
officers are served al a separate table, but
the privates eat with their guards-the
negroes Of the Twenty-ffth Infantry
All letters written by the Spaniards are
submitted TO doctor in Atlanta, who
reads them in the presence of Col. Cook.
commandant at the post. before they are
mailed.
The spanlards have no interpreter, ana
their wants are made known by one of
the officers, who has a smatterlng of Eng
lsh
Col. Cook expects his Spanish colony to
be augmented in a few days by the
officers and crew OF the Spanish steamer
Rita, now at Charleston.
The Fifth Infantry, Col. Cooks regiment,
was recently almost dismembered and its
companies scattered all along the Gulf
coast is being recruited rapidly, and will
soon have its full complement OF men.
The post is in readiness for the coneen-
tration of any troops that may be ordered
here. No preparations for the comfort OF
large body of men are necessary, save
the running Of a water pipe to a distant
part Of the reservation, and this will be
accomplished In a day
The advance guard of the regular re-
cruits, about 1900 strong is expected In
day or two. The recruiting officers have
already begun securing men, and just a
soon as they are enrolled and examined
they viii be sent to Fort Mcpherson.
The commlssary department of the de-
! partment of the Gulf is making prepara-
tons for feeding large numbers of men az
! the fort, immense quantities Of supplies
are already there and still more will be
sent.
Gen. Graham, commander OF the de-
Pai eN1eHt OF tne 1ull, VINO mas Deen IN
| Washington several days, returned to At
| lanta to-day.
When asked about the report that he
J would be sent TO the Philippines TO assist
/ Gen. Merit in command of the forces
| there, he stated such was the plan sew
eral days ago, but that there had been
change and he did not now know whether
he would be sent there or not
Lieut. Samuel Reber, chief signal Off
Ger Of the department of the Gulf. who
has been ordered TO report TO Gen. Shat
| ter at Tampa, left last night
Nearly 800 cars loaded with troops,
Horses and equipment passed through At
! lanta last night and to-day route from
! Chickamauga to Tampa Three hundred
I Mississippi volunteers from Columbus,
Miss destined for the lower coast of Flor
ida, spent a few hours in Atlanta and
| proceeded South tonight.
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morning. Col. Garrard was field officer of
the day, while Capt. Thomas Screven of
Company B, Second Regiment, and Cant
w. c Davis OF Company B. First Regi-
ment, were the officers of the day. Private
Wiley Woodbridge of Company B, Second
Regiment, was orderly.
Gov. Atkinson spent the day at the camp
and dined with Col. Brown, returning TO
Atlanta this afternoon. The Governor. ex-
pressed himself as thoroughly pleased
with the condition of the troops, and the
progress that is being made in the train
ing of the men.
If, from the Governor down, there is a
man OF the camp who has the remotest
idea or information as 10 when the troops.
or any part of them, will be ordered from
Griffin, it IS being kept a profound secret
The opinion prevails among the officers
that there will hardly be a movement un-
til the men are uniformed and equipped
The arrival of the uniforms and equip
ments is as much a matter of doubt
Lieut.. Col. Garrard is particularly
pleased with his battalion and the APP
pearance of the camp in general. Col
Garrard held a perfect levee in his tent
all day. Besides several visitors from Sa-
vannah there were friends of his from
other parts of the state to see him.
The men are drilled three times day in
squads, DuI there nave been no company
or other drills as yet
From tomorrow the drilling will be
harder than ii has been, and In a few days
it is expected company drills will be held
Lieut.. L. H. Kenan of Company B,
Second Regiment, which was formerly
Company B, Guards Battalion has been
appointed post quartermaster This will
deprive Company B of much of Lieut.
Kenan's time.
First Sergeant r. w. Cubbedge of Com
pany L, Second Regiment, has been made
sergeant major of that regiment, and he
was sworn in to-day. Sergt Frank Bon
ham or Sergt. Joseph Dreyer will succeed
to the first sergeantcy of Company L.
AS the camp is without chaplain of any
kind there were no services held to-day.
There were about a hundred visitors
from Savannah to the camp to-day.
Excursions from Atlanta, Augusta and
Macon brought several hundred more.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
FRENCH WAR CORRESPONDENT.
Denies There Is an Anti-American
Feeling in France.

Feeling in France.
New York, May 15.-M. Robeneau, cor
respondent for lie Journal Matin and LIE
Temps of Paris, arrived in this city to-
day on La Gascogne. Il shall call on
the French ambas sador at Washington, :
he said, in an interview, land ask him
to direct me to the best point from which
I shall be able to obtain the most correct
news of the war. shall probably go to
Florida
In regard to the feeling in France to-
ward this country, he said: 1.-THE French
people deprecate the necessity for war
between the United States and Spain.
There is no anti-American feeling. We
hope that the war will be ended soon. The
exports and imports to and from this
country will be most seriously affected I
shall study the wheat conditions in this
country, and they will form an important
feature in France. There is a scarcity of
wheat at present in France. The general
councils in the cities have
formulated a protest to the prime minis
ter asking that the country take the tax
off wheat throughout France on all that
arrives from America and other coun-
tries. The tax has been seven francs per
100 klogrammes, and just before 1 left
it had been decided to entirely suspend
1t as an experiment until June l."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
GREAT ACTIVITY AT KEY WEST.
Navy Preparing for Strategic
Movement.

Movement.
Key West, Fla, May 15.z7This has been
a Sunday of unusual activity here, and it
is apparent that an important strategic
movement is being Planned.
Commodore Watson arrived on the gun
boat Dauphin from the blockading feet
off Havana
Orders came thick and fast from Wash
ington, and the naval station authorities
were instructed to make quick prepare
tons to coal the big ships.
Ii is thought that there will be no oc-
casion to begin coaling before Tuesday
or Wednesday, although it would not be
surprising were the work to begin to-
night or tomorrow.
The ships already in the harbor have
been ordered TO get up steam without de-
lay, but the officers say they are ignorant
of what this may Indicate. on
The announcement from the North of
the coming of the Flying Squadron
strengthens the theory held here that a
united movement of some kind is now
contemplated.
The chief factor in the situation is the
whereabouts of the Spanish fleet under
stood to be off the Venezuelan coast II
is conceded by naval men that were
Cerveras squadron TO meet the detached
blockadng squadron off Cuba while Adj
miral Simpsons ships were coaling here.
a disastrous blow might be inflicted, and
it is believed the plan now under consid-
Grafton is to obviate any such possibility
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken for the protection of Key West
harbor although the runor lately circu-
lated here that the Spanish fleet is head
ing this way is secuted by the officials.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
brandy Tax Causes ETHER DRINKING.
From the London Chronicle.


Ether drinking, which threatened some
years ago to play havoc among the Irish
poor has broken out In East Prussia with
great virulence. According to Or. Sohn,
medical official In that province, men. wo-
men, and children indulge so freely in the
pernicious habit that the roads and mar
kets reek with the mawkish fumes of the
drug, and the schools strive against 1t In
vain The Lithuanian peasants are the
chief victims, and their favorite tlppie.
known as ''Schwefelather," and consisting
of ether and spirits of wine, may be bought
freely In grocers' shops. Or. Sohn attrib-
utes the spread OF the practice to the inn
position in 1857 of duty on corn brandy.
which cost about eight pence a quart.
whereas ether, being untaxed. can be pur-
chased for six pence The local authori-
ties have prohibited the sale of the noxious
stuff, save by apothecaries and under med
ical authority; but It is anticipated that
strong measures win have 10 be taken by
the government to stamp out the evil.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
FoRTIFYING CANARIEs.
Strong Fleet Would BE Required to
Take the Islands.

Southampton, May 15.-The British
steamer Gaul from Table Bay, on April
%. for this port, via Teneriffe. Canary Is
lands. arrived here to-day. She left Tene-
rife on May 8. and that day martial law
was declared on the island.
Capt O'Donoghue, one of the passengers
on board, who is on his way to join the
United States army, said there were 1900
troops at Teneriffe, of which number 1000
are artillerymen. He adds that 800 engln-
GERS and 5000 men are working day and
night throwing up earthworks and bas.
tons to double the strength Of the forti
fications. The captain says il would re-.
quire strong feet to take the island
A twelve hundred-ton vessel loaded with
ammunition had just discharged her cargo
as the Gsul sailed. There were no signs of
Spanish warships at Tener!ffe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
Movements of Naval Vessels Not to
Re Given Out.

Washington May 15.-several cable
grams were received at the Navy Depart
ment from commanders of fleets to-day,
and others were sent in reply.
1t was stated that the government is
now in communication with the several
squadrons and developments of more or
less Importance are looked for in the near
future. a1aN
In consequence of the publication of i'm
portant naval movements an order has
been issued by Secretary Long directing
that all matters concerning naval move
ments be withheld from the press except
such as he himself may see fit 10 an
nounce.
The President attended church and af-
terward had a short conference with Sec
rotary Long. Earlier in the day Secretary
Day called for few moments.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
RoosEvELTs ROUGH RIDERS.
All Now at San Antonio Except 200
From Indian Territory.

From Indian Territory.
San Antonio, Tex. May 15.-Theodora
Roosevelt, lieutenant colonel of the regi-
ment of Rough Riders organized by him,
arrived in the city this morning, and short
ly afterwards went into camp. He was
busy all day answering letters and receiv-
ing callers.
Religious services were held in the
Rough Riders barracks this afternoon
and we're attended by nearly all the men
in the regiment and thousands of visitors
from the city.
All the troopers are now in camp except
two hundred from the Indian Territory,
who are looked for at any moment.
All the men are uniformed and equipped,
and the men from the first or Arizona
squadron will receive their carbines, six
shooter sand machetes tomorrow.
Col. Roosevelt is enthusiastic over the
fine showing made by the regiment, and
thinks it viii move in a few days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
GUssIE AT KEY WEST.
Attempt TO Land Arms for the Gu
bans UnsuccessfuI.

Key West, May 15.-The steamer Gussie
returned here this morning after an I'M
successful attempt OF land a consignment
of rifles In Cuba intended for the use OF
the insurgents.
Her commander. who appeared to be
much crestfallen at his failure to accom-
plish the mission entrusted to him, re-
fused to discuss the matter beyond adj
hitting his failure and saying the Guss.e
will return to Tampa, Fla
Capt Dorst says that the failure of the
expedition was due to the fact that the
cubans we're unable to meet the land
Ing party at the rendezvous, and the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
sUNTzENERH's WOUND FATAL.

Staman Shot on CIenfueGos Dies At
ter Loss of His Leg.
Key West, May 15.-Ernest Suntzenerh,
one of the American seamen wounded at
Cienfuegos last Thursday died at the ma
rine hospital here yesterday evening, and
was buried to-day.
He was a first-class seaman apprentice
and belonged to the United States cruiser
Merblehead. He was shot through the left
leg in the boat while assisting in cutting
the cable off Cienfuegos.
He died after his limb had been ampu-
tated.
The deceased lived in Brooklyn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
CHAMBERLAIN sTIRs UP EUROPE.
Many Papers Think He Made an Adj
mission of Weakness.

London May 16.-The speech of Mr.
Chamberlain, secretary of state for the
colonies, at Birmingham Friday night, has
in every European capital. many papers
regarding it as an Understandable display
of the countrys weakness by the admis-
sion that Great Britain is unable to cope
with Russia without the assistance of an
ally.
Others think 1t indicates dissension be-
tween Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Chamber
lain, but the preponderating opinion is that
Mr.. Chamberlain was used to make an
announcement which Lord Salisbury, as
premier and foreign minister, could not
make without improperly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
ONO TROOPS Ar cnIcKAMAuGA.
A Regiment of Infantry and One of
Cavalry Arrive.

Cavalry Arrive.
Chlckamauga National Park, May TO-
The First Ohio Cavalry, the advance guard
of the volunteer army ordered by the war
department to rendezvous at Camp
Thomas. arrived to-day over the Cincin-
natl Southern Railroad. The regiment is
composed Of eight troops, 600 officers and
men.
The regiment was Immediately assigned
camp grounds on the east side Of the La
fayette road at a point near where the
Sixth regular cavalry was recently
camped.
Tonight at s15 o'clock the First Ohio
Infantry from Cincinnati. II compan.e s, 800
officers and men. arrived In Chattanooga
in two sections of 20 cars each, over the
Cincinnati Southern railway
They win sleep in the cars tonight and
tomorrow morning will pitch their tents,
the site OF which has not yet been select
ed
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REGIMENT ron TYBEE.
First Louisiana Volunteers Reported
Ordered Here.

New Orleans. May 15.-Four troops Of the
Fifth Cavalry arrived tonight anc four
more will reach here tomorrow morning.
Mai Whitesides is in command, Col. Car
penter, created a brigadier general, accom-
panying his old regiment here for orders.
The First Regiment of Volunteers will
be mustered In by morning and win be
prepared to leave for Tybee at once, al
though the soldiers have not yet received
their equipments.
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Augusta, Ga. May 15.-George Ivey.
Pickens DRIVERS, Ed Steele. Walter Cav
anaugh and Jack Pieler are In Jail to-
night, charged with assaulting Josie Hoff-
man. The parties are all white and live
IN the factory portion Of the city, near the
Enterprise factory. The charge is that the
boys made the girl drunk and then in turn
assaulted her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

New Orleans, La, May 15.-The Southern
Base Ball League decided to-day to finish
the season with six clubs, all consenting
but Savannah, which is now in Mobile,
and which has been asked 60 send on its
concurrence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
Indiana Troops start south.

Indianapolis Ind, May 1.-THE first
contingent Of Indiana troops, the Fifteenth
Indiana, left Camp Mount to-day for Chic
kamauga.
Tomorrow two more. regiments will
leave for Chickamauga,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
Troons Pnsn Throngh ChnrIenfon.

Charleston, S. c., May 15.-Eight trains,
bearing the engineer corps and the Sew
enty-first New York and the Second Mas
sachusetts regiments, are passing through
Charleston for Tampa via the Atlantic
Coast Line and Plant System.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
Reconcentrados nearly An pead

Key West. Fla, May 15.-captured Ha-
vana fishermen say the reconcentrados are
nearly all dead, or have been expelled from
the city and afterwards died in the su-
burbs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

Kingston. May 15.-The French counsel
at Santiago de Cuba cables for food. Fam
inc prices are prevailing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
Three Regiments on the way.

Nashville, Tenn, May 15-This after
noon and tonight the Third and Fifth
Regiments Illinois volunteers, and Third
Regiment Wisconsin volunteers. passed
through Ia seven trains 70 Cnickamauga
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

Weather From Washington
For South Carolina. Georgia and West
Florida: Fair weather. southerlv winds.
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SECRECY ABOUT THE SHIPS.

he deceased lived in Brooklyn,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-04
is MORE LIKE A PLOT
DEVELOPMENTS TEND TO SHOW
SPANISH TREACHERY.
Evidence Seems Conclusive that the
Explosion Came from Underneath
the Maine-Rcport OH Inquiry Elk.
pccted in About Three Weeks.
Result of the Work of Divers.

Result of the Work of Divers.
Washington. Feb. "a: At this writing
the divers are developing important re-
suits. From an examination of the In
terror of the wrecka.e they have secured
evidence which seems conclusive that the
explosion came from underneath the ship.
Some of the smaller magazines may have
exploded, but the main ten-incl, magazine
did not explode. The further the investi-
CATION progresses the more untenable be-
comes the theory of the Spanish govern
mcnt adduced to show accidental cause.
Said one diver who has been engaged in
the work of getting bodies out from the
hatch:
God may be mcrciful to the men who
blew those poor fellows to eternity, but
the United States should not"
This was before Lon Us order prohibits
ing officers from talking. This diver evil
GENTLY thought the explosion was not an
accident. lielad an experts capacity and
opportunity for Judging.
The board of inquiry will conclude talk
ing testimony this week at Havana con-
corning the causes of the wreck of the
wreck of the Maine, and then retire to
Key West for dcliberation and Judgment.
III is the opinion of Secretary Long that
nothing will be heard from the board for
about three weeks.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-04
BANK RoBsER is CAPTURED
Man Wanted at Sheridan. Mo-, Is
Ovcrhaulcd in Omaha.

Ovcrhaulcd in Omaha.
On the night of February 10 three burg
lars blew the safe in the vault of the bank
at Sheridan, Mo-, and robbed it of about
$1,000. Charles Martin, alias Charles
Davis, one of the robbers, was arrested at
the Cambridge Hotel in Omaha, by f. II.
Tollotson of the Pinkcrton agency at Kan
sas City, assisted by Omaha officers. A
woman, who gives the name of Mary
Stackhouse, and who has been living
with the burglar since his ar
rival in Omaha as his wife, was also taken
into custody. She says she knows moth
ing about the Sheridan robbery. The
police say she resides in Il Nebraska town.
The prisoner is unknown to the Omaha
police, but there is a suspicion among tho
detectives that the man is none other than
the notorious safe blower and bank robber,
Sam WEIGH. Besides a gold watch and
chain there was taken away from Martin
$565 in money.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-04
REPUBLICS TO FIGHT
WAR MoMENTARILY EXPECTED
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
Aid Alleged to Have Been Given BY
Costa Rica to ~Nicaraguan Rebels
the Cause of All the Trouble
Other News Items.
Southern Republics Will Fight

southern ltepuDltcS Will Fight.
Advices received in Panama from Costa
RIGA state that at a banquet President
lglesias in a speech said the situation be-
tween Costa Rica and Nicaragua was now
such that war was inevitable. On the
night of February 20 there was u large
popular demonstration. More than 5000
persons showed there approval of the at.i-
tlde of the government toward Nicaragua
More troops We're sent on February 90 10
the frontier.
Hostilities with Nicaragua are expected
at any moment Many prominent menu
bers of the American colony nave offered
to aid the government with men and
money. Costa ltica now has 1900 men on
the frontier and by next week will have
from 5000 TO 5000. Their government de-
mics aiding the Nicaraguan rebels. They
were only tolerated on Costa Rican soil
within the limits of the law.