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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17
A war sacrifice.

From the Denver Evening Post.
When fust told my wife that we had bet
ter let him 60
1 never seed on mortal face a look o. keen
err woel
Jes' seemed as if her heart ID break, an
in her eyes there come
a sort O. wild, appealin' stare that seemed
to strike me dumb.
An when at last she swallered down the
choke SOS she could talk
She said she guessed she never had jes'
SIGH a student shock,
But she would leave 1t all to me, an if 1
thought ii best.
To let him go she'd try to bear the burden
in her breast.
I told her at a time like this when war
was in the land
That everybody in their way should lend
a helpin hand.
An since the Guvameut had need o. Jack
we'd ort to do
Our share in the emergency by lettin' of
him 90.
I knowed it would be lonesome round the
ranch when he was gone,
We'd miss his voice in mornin' song at
risjn time at dawn,
We'd miss his old familiar step a ploddin'
round the place,
An miss perhaps, the most of all his
earnest, honest face.
We talked about our Jack that night, my
wlfe's eyes full o. tears.
An me a chokin in the throat like I'd
not done fur years.
Fur 1 jes want 10 tell you, pard, it's
mighty tough to part,
Perhaps to meet no more, with one that's
nested in yer heart,
But Jack is climbin' up in years, although
yit big an strong
An We decided in the end we mightn't
have him long,
An as the agent offered US a price that
wasn't low,
We both concluded it vast best to let the
OF mule so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17
The Porto Rico nomhnrhment

A great deal has been published about
Admiral SIMPSONS bombardment of San
Juan, the capital of Porto Rico, which is
not true The admiral did not lombard
the town Of San Juan He bombarded the
forts which protect the entrance to the
harbor. Some of the shells may have
reached the town, but no satisfactory evil
dence on that point has yet been received.
The Spanards say that little or no damage
was done 70 the town, and that if there
were any casualties the San Juan author
tiles have not been informed of them. The
captain of a French ship, which was at
San Juan al the time of the bombardment,
says that considerable damage was doneto
the town, and that shell fell in a school
house and hurt great many school chill
dren. That story appears TO be improb-
able for the reason that at such an excit-
Ing time children would not have been at
school The bombardment of the forts
began very early in the morning. Itis
absurd to suppose that children would
have assembled in school, if deadly shells
were being thrown into the city.
Admiral Sampson had no intention of
bombardng the San Juan forts when he
he would not have done so if the forts
hadn't opened fire on one of his ships
which attempted to enter the harbor to
see whether or not the Spanish squadron
was there. The Iowa was the ship fired
upon. The Spaniards, having fired the
! first gun, Admiral Sampson decided to
! give them a specimen of his gunnery He
practically demolished the forts, but he
| did moi attempt to take possession of
Porto Rico He did not want possession
of it, because, mainly, he had no troops
with which to hold it. Under the circum-
stances if he had taken ii he would have
had white elephant on his hands.
1t is announced that the Spanish govern
ment intends to make a protest to the
other European Powers against what it
called the barbarous act of Admiral Samp-
son. That government says he had no
right to lombard a town without first CIV
ing twenty-four hours notice of his in
tention TO do so. AS already stated, the
| town of San Juan was not bombarded.
Ohiy the ioitS were dttdckeui but state
of war being in existence between tho
United States and Spain, no notice would
have been necessary even if Admiral
Sampson had decided to lombard the
town.
Admiral Sampson doesn't appear to have
violated the law of nations in any respect.
He has done his work well so far, and the
American people believe he will continue
to do it to their entire satisfaction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17
PERSONAL.

Congressman Jerry" Simpson served
during the war in company A, Twelfth Il
linois volunteers, aud now draws a PEN
sion of $12 per month. He served from April
IL, 1861, to Aug. I, the same year, and re
ceived his pension on the grounds of dis
ease of the digestive organs, liver trouble
and rheumatism The pension was applied
for Feb. u, 1896.
-Archdeacon Farrar in a recent remln-
iscence says that when a young man he
heard Macaulay name every woman VINO
had ever been executed in England. He
was then asked if ne could name all of
the archdeacons. "Oh, yes" he replied
any school boy could do that" The arch
deacon says that Macaulays memory
made him the most wonderfully informed
man that ever lived.
George Mouthbavd, who is just now
exceedingly in demand in London, was a
quarter of a century ago a communist
and delighted to canter about the Latin
quarter of Paris on horseback with a sabeI
buckled on. When the Versailles troops
entered Paris, however. he gorgot his va
lor and fed to England, where the peace
full pursuit of the brush and palette has
brought him both fame and money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17

Gen. Wheeler. do you expect to go to
Cu5a? asked a Chattanooga Times inter-
viewer on Wednesday.
Il don't know whether I will go to the
island or not" replied The general Dur
ing my whole military career / never asked
for an order or objected to an order, nor
nave asked a moments delay in obey
Ing an order. Gen. Brooke is now my
commander, and every effort of mine Will
be to promptly and distinctly comply with
his orders. and TO make my command eff
cient. / take it this way, that the govern
ment knows all of the facts, and the SOL
diers have nothing to do save carry out
the policy of the administration and obey
promptly the orders of the commanders.
AS yet l have received no intimation about
going to Cuba. am ready to go wher-
ever my commander may direct"
This" added Gen. Wheeler. looking
around at he cavalry, '1ooks like old times.
I'm glad TO be here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17

Senator. Teller is said TO have received a
letter from constituent in Colorado in-
dicaung that the Philippine Islands may
be found to be very rich in gold deposits.
The correspondent has visited Manila,
where be heard stories of wonderful Sc
cret gold mines, the location of which the
natives would not impart to the Spaniards.
If it IS true that the Philippines are rich
n gold, Senator Teller may be counted
upon TO oppose the proposition that the
United States hold them II they were
rich in silver, it would be different.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17
what the philippines May bring.

There is evidence for The assertion that
when the President ordered Admiral Dew
ey 10 find and destroy the Spanish fleet at
the Philippine islands neither he nor his
immediate advisors had any idea of max
ing those islands q possession of the
United States. We do not know that they
now have any such an idea. It is certain,
however, that they have determined to
hold on to them for the present What
will ultimately be the fate of them no one
now can foresee.
il is going to cost us a great deal to
hold them. The cruiser Charleston has
been ordered there from San Francisco.
and she carries big cargo Of ammunition.
1t has also been decided to send 1900
troops there instead of 5000. as at first pro-
posed. What more we shall have to do
in order to hold the Islands time alone can
determine. The Philippines have already
brought us trouble that we did not expect
when we decided to drive the Spaniards
out OF Cuba. What more they will bring
is a matter of speculation.
We are told in the cable dispatches that
If it had not been for Great Britain we
would have been offered the alternative of
Withdrawing from the Philippines or fight
ing the combined Powers of. Europe
When the proposition to order us to with
draw our fleet from the Philippines was
made, Great Britain uttered an emphatic
no. And why did she take that position?
Because her policy in the far East. name
" IN fe hy ha
continental Powers, and she finds herself
without friend in Europe. She wants a
friend, and is stretching out her hand to
the United States.
If. as alleged, she stood by us in the
Philippines matter, she did so because she
wants us 10 retain the Philippine Islands
and become interested in her policy for the
control of the vast commerce of the far
East. If we retain possession of the Phil
ippines we shall have TO become parties
to European policies and politics, andinat-
urally We would be on the side of Great
Britain All of this was outlined in a
shadowy way in the remarkable speech
which Mr.. Chamberlain of the British
cabinet made at Birmingham last Friday
"a speech which is attracting more atten-
ton just now from the cabinets of Eu-
rope than our war with Spain. 1t looks.
therefore as if. Internationally, we should
become involved in the troublesome Euro
pean questions. The Philippines may
cause us to completely change our policy
in respect to foreign affairs. Would such
a change be beneficial TO US as a people
There are many reasons for thinking it
would not.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17

The close personal interest which this
community has in the war, says the Wash
ington correspondent of the Chicago Re
cord has had a gloomy effect on Wash
ington society, for on every side one en-
counters weeping wives and fearful daugh-
ters, who eagerly discuss plans and prob
abilities and anxiously await information
from the source of power and authority
concerning the movements of the army
and fleets and the probabilities of a con-
f1ct. ~
At the same time these brave women
take a pride and interest in the hopes
and ambitions of their husbands who have
gone to sea to win glory for themselves,
as well as freedom for the people of Cuba.
They have been assured individually, over
and over again, that their husbands and
sons are not in the slightest danger; that
it is impossible for the Spaniards to cap
ture or destroy, or even injure, the ships
of our feet. One family here has con-
tributed two off1cers-a father and SON
in-law-to Capt. SIMPSONS squadron, and
the wife of the younger officer was talk
ing to a voluble admiral on the retired
list the other day on the all-prevailing
topic.
do you think the Dolphin will be in
danser?" she inquired.
IF she were hit by a shell or a shot
from one of those Spanish cruisers you
would never know what became of her,
replied the admiral, thoughtessly.
Goodness gracious!" exclaimed the
bride. tom wrote me that all the ships
in the Spanish navy could fire at the
Dolphin all day and would never hurt
her a bit"
The admiral appreciated the situation,
and replied: THE Dolphin, Ell? Why, of
~ =.
and the trustful woman went off with re-
newed confidence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17

A member of the cabinet Is credited
with having evolved this plan concerning
the Philippine Islands: That the United
States declare them free and Independent,
and enter into a treaty with all the Pow
ers of Europe guaranteeing that they shall
remain forever neutral ground. to be used
in common by all nations of the earth for
the purpose of naval and supply stations.
and be governed by council composed
of consuls or commissioners designated by
the governments interested The plan. It
is alleged, will be thoroughly discussed be-
fore any disposition is made of the is
lands
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17

The suggestion that the Spaniards would
not lombard unprotected American towns
If they could do so. has not very much 20
rest on. While 1t is against the principles
Of modern warfare to make war upon non
combatants, there is this view to be TAX
en- of the matter: If the lack of fortiaca-
tons would prevent a bombardment. il
would be folly to spend millions of dollars
upon forts and guns at the principal ports
we would merely have to notify Spain that
these ports were unprotected and non
eombatant. and thus make their helpless
ness their strongest defense. There will
in all probability, not be any lombard
ments on the American coast, not be-
cause Spain would not shell our towns if
she could, but because we shall not per-
nit her to do it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17
BRIGHT BITS.

"A Definition-Mamma-" Oh, dear!
Jimmy. I don't believe you know what it
is to be good" Jimmy-"Yes, I do mann
ma. It's not doing what you want to
do.'-Truth.
Cause Enough-"What cause have we
for war with Spain, after all?" cause
Why, confound it! Haven't we made elab-
crate preparations for fight?'-Philadel-
phia North American.
Is Mamma" johnny. see that you give
Ethel the lions share of that orange
Johnny-"Yes, ma" Ethel Mamma, he
hasn't given me any" Johnny-"Well,
that's all right. Lions don't eat oranges. .
--Tit-Bits.
Getting Off With Honors-"How did
that Boston girl receive your letter offer
ing marriage?' ''She wouldn't have me
because l don't like Ibsen, but she said
my spelling and punctuation were better
than she expected. News.
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Total Disability.

The pension examiner having read few
more stirring dispatches from the front
wondered what kind of a search warrant
would be necessary to find the hosts of
Spain, picked up an envelope from bis
desk and smiled at something it sug-
gested, says the Washington Star.
Il had funny case when was out on
my last route" he said to his only vis-
itor. "A woman mad called on a lawyer
in the town where / was to see something
about her pension. and he had sent her
to me with the brief information that she
wanted an increase. She told me her
name, and l rendered her as the wife
of man who had driven me forty miles
in blackboard a couple of weeks before -
Mr.. Kenston tells me you want an in
crease of pension? I said by way of in
PRODUCTION
90 Yes, sir
ION what ground?'
Total disability
." Total disability? I exclaimed in as
constituent, for her husband was as strong
a man as 1 was when he had taken me
across the hills two weeks before though
l knew he had a bullet in his leg, which
made him rheumatic.
" Yes, sir; total disability she insisted.
" How do you make that out?'
He's dead, sir. Died last Sunday
"Of course" concluded the examiner.
"the pensioner was totally disabled, but it
was not CLASSIFIED that way, and we fixed
it up with the widow according to law
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17
Can't BE Soldier and Have "Hammer
Toes"

Another one. came into the room, says
the Portland (Nae9 Times He passed
muster at first all right Take off your
shoes OF came the fellows shoes, and
IT was found he had hammer toes.
You'll never get through with hammer
toes said Capt. Baker Never in the
world, repeated Capt Hogan.
m sorry for you" said Capt. Baker,
and the boys face grew to be. three feet
longer as he spoke
Hammer toes, what's them?" he asked.
i never heard of hammer toes before.
Ihep don't bother me none. I can walk
ten miles quicker than any man in this
room"
The only thing you can do is to set
that hammer toe cut off if you want TO gel
through" said Capt. Baker.
The boys face grew a shade paler ind
ne left the room quickly and without iur-
ther remark. Perhaps he intended to get
the hammer toe amputated. Hammer toe
is the name given to toes which turn
downward at the tips.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17
Two Heroes; One Alive. One Dead.
From the Washington Star Qnd).

But every man in the American navy
VIII bear himself the better because of
their example. Admiral Dewey will be an
inspiration to the older men, and Ensign
Bagley to the younger. A brave mans in
fluence does not depart with his life. The
one fought nobly, and lives; the other
fought nobly, and died. Each did his full
duty according to his station and oppor-
tunity and thereby demonstrated his wor-
thiness to wear his eountry's uniform.
Both were victors, although but one sur
wives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17

The entertaining story teller in the
Washington Office of the Chicago Record
says that DR.. Mary Walker the other day
visited the Secretary of the Treasury for
the purpose of interesting him in a
scheme TO put an end to the war. DR.
Walker desired to be appointed an am
ybassador extraordinary to visit the Queen
Regent and arrange the differences be-
tween the two countries. She says if the
quarrel We're submitted to herself and the
other woman each having plenary powers
they could arrive at a satisfactory under
standing within few hours. DIR. Walker
claims to have especial influence with the
Queen Regent Some years ago there was
an epidemic of smallpox in the Spanish
army. Dr. Walker advised the onion
treatment, and the Spanish soldiers were
made to eat onions until even a dress pa
rade smelled to Heaven. The Queen Re
gent has never forgotten that incident
Dr. Walker says, and her majesty has since
that time been her ever faithful and true
friend. Secretary Gage gave DIR. Walker
TO understand that she should confer with
the state department, and declined TO add
the weight of his recommendation for the
reason, as he alleged, that it might cause
jea,ousey in the cabinet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17

The war with Spain has reacted in a
rather peculiar manner upon the Pullman
Car Company. Many of the company S
finest coaches have on their sides classical
or poetical Spanish names. such as CASTLE,
Seville, Mercedes, Cadiz. and the like. Cars
having Spanish names are said to be
strictly boycotted by a considerable part
of the patriotic American travelling public.
AT Pittsburg the other day a gentleman
got almost furious because he and his
family were assigned to travel in the car
Blanco, and tore up his tickets and rode
In the day car 1t is said the Pullman
company will send the cars with Spanish
names to the shops and have the offending
titles painted out and something Ameri.
can substituted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17

In eight days more. with her usual
good luck, the Oregon will effect juno
ture with Admiral SIMPSONS feet. or
arrive at Key West. The department
officials az Washington are said to be now
so well assured of her safety and ability
10 take care Of herself that they are not
concerning themselves about her. The
story about the accident 10 her machinery
was permissible strategic fabrication nut
into print for the benefit Of the enemy.
while the Oregon steamed on her course
az clipping rate of speed. One may feel
almost like regretting that the splendid
ship stands no chance of a set-to with
about two Of the best ships that Spain
owns. In order that she might demonstrate
her lighting qualities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17
RHEUM
FOR YEARS
Leg From Knee TO Ankle Swollen
All the Time. Pain Intense.
Doctors in Three CitiesNo Avail,
Completely Cured by Cuticura.

have been troubled for years with Salt
Rheum. Myrightle from knee TO ankle was
raw and swollen all the time, and the pain
was most intense. Itried doctors in Hartford.
Waterbury, and New Haven, but to no avail.
Tread an advertisement about CUTIcURA Rem.
EDIEs and bought two bottles of CUTIcURA
REsoLvENT, some CUTIcURA (ointmentGhda
box of CUTIcURA SOAP, and now it is all gone
and 1 am completely cured. 1 recommend
CUTIcURA to all afflicted with skin diseases.
Jan. 20, 1898. GARRETT I. SAVERS,
Hartford Electric Light Co., Hartford Conn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-17

Many Of the jingoes who are arguing
strenuously for the annexation of Hawaii
declare they are opposed to the annexation
of Cuba. Meantime it is the fact that
there is not one argument in favor of Ha-
waiian annexation but could be used with
as much or more force if applied to Cuba.
or even Porto Rico The land-grabbers
are not consistent.
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!NDLX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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For Vice President,
FITZHCGH LEE,
OF Virginia.
And little boats keep close to shorel
yellow journalism in France.
From Harper's Weekly Ind).
For President,
GEORGE DEWEY,
OF Vermont.

If one is to judge of French sentiment
touching the United States from the Paris
journals. the conclusion is inevitable that
the traditional friendship between the two
republics is of the hollowest sort. More
than that. il is apparently clear that the
people of France, republicans though they
may call themselves, are more the friends
of a medieval monarchy whose cruelty
and barbarism have shocked the civilized
world than they are of the only republic.
except Switzerland. which has yet attain
ed a stable position in the world. For Il
must be remembered that chief among the
political problems of France is still that
of the continued existence of the republic
The French newspapers, however, do not
necessarily represent French, or even Pa
risian public sentiment. They are owned
by money-lenders, and controlled by the
owners of Spanish bonds; they are vie
and venal, and are the models of the yell
lowest of our own yellow journals. Hard
ly a word that appears in them is trust
worthy.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
The War Spirit i'm Chicago.
From tho Chicago Times-Herald Ind) }.

of commandments at night. We court
slumber with the music of drums, and
ornament our walls with weapons We
are military, sanguinary, full of threat
enings and slaughter. We will fight at
the drop of hat, and drop it ourselves.
And not even the invasion of the town
of Lyons by canary birds shall appall us.