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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1898.

it vast Secure in its panel, with the bolt
drawn below it.
I stepped over to inspect 1t. There was
a whispering sound, and bending my ear,
/ was positive it came from the next
panel.
There was evidently a watch upon my
movements.
I walked noiseily to the table and blew
out the candle. Then l crept back 10 the
door and silently turning the knob threw
the door open, expecting to stand face to
face with the old couple.
To my surprise, a rush of air swept into
the room, almost wrestling the door knob
from my fingers. Cautiously peering out,
1 was Mortified to see below me, not the
winding staircase, but a steep cliff with an
abyss below
The whole thing was plain to me at once.
The house stood upon bluff over the
cliff, with the second story projecting
slightly over the first. BY opening this.
the false door, 1 would walk out into
space and be dashed TO pieces on the rocks
800 feet below, leaving my trunk and bag
OF nuggets in the hands Of the diabolical
old couple. A more hellish scheme had
never been devised, even in this region OF
lawlessness.
But how had the door knob been
changed.
Undoubtedly during my absence down
stairs the old woman had preceded me TO
my room. I felt softly along the wall.
Yes, there was the hole out of which the
old knob had been screwed. This hole,
then, was in the real door-and behind j.
mine host and hostess were listening.
In an instant my mind was made up.
must pretend to fall
Lifting my trunk to my shoulder, I
carried it softly to the false door then
fumbling with the knob, opened it moist.
ly, and in a minute my precious trunk
CHI ,pr
counted and II was nearly a minute before
| heard it strike. Then it went bounding
and bounding downward
Safer there than here" I thought.
scarcely had time to put my hand upon
my pistol than I heard a prying in the
wall and in a second a hand came through
and slid back the bolt. Then the door
opened He opened 1t sooner than we
thought" cackled the old woman.
Yes, his fine quarters didn't suit him.
wanted ter ask for something better, I
guess"
He got no further, for with the but of
my pistol felled him to the floor
With a shrek the old woman bounded
upon me but I sprang past her and down
the stairs taking them at a jump.
AT the door 1 fumbled a minute with the
lock and she was nearly upon me again,
out L escaped into the night bareheaded
and GREATNESS, but without the stain of
woman's blood upon my hands.
1t was noon the next day before over
took al on the other side of the plateau for
| had to retrace my path of the night be-
fore; but, worn and spent, 1 staggered into
Camp Brill as he was leaving.
They act hastily Klondikeway, and by
night with teams and rifles we were back
for raid upon the Inn, only to find our
old birds had flown! Whittier we knew not!
But we got the treasure all right, lower
ing each other by ropes to the rocks below
until the nuggets by actual count were ali
found.
But it will be many day before forget
that night on the cliff.
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ON A KLONDIKE Gil
CLIFF.
BY Augusta Prescott.

by Augusta GTeSCOtl
We came down from Circle City in De-
cember because we got afraid Of the eli
mate.
Along the 1st of January 1t gets pretty
keen, as the winds come whistling down
from the pole, where the ice and snow lie.
My comrade, Albert Cecil Gold!e. and
1 feared to risk the March winds. In
March the icebergs float down and bring
with them a stark cold air that stiffens
you as you breath it.
Besides we'd got our pile! Albert had
his bag of nuggets, great gold Jumps all
ore, packed with paper between them;
and l had a trunk of them so heavy that
1 couldn't carry it. We drew our load on
sleds
1t wasn't exactly safe to travel down
from Circle City to the coast with your
nuggets spread out upon hand sled, buK
Albert and i bundled them up in rags like
they were cooking utensils and started
out.
Circle City Is only camp. no matter
what they call it. And when we left for the
downward trip, skirtng the Yukon, we felt
as though we were breaking loose from a
camp in the mountains.
The path after we left Circle City to
travel southwark, led along the foot hills
covered with snow for several miles, then
it entered the mountains, to emerge ten
miles further along into a plateau that
stretched perfectly level with the eye, five
miles or more Beyond the plateau the path
turned TO the left and found the river
again.
But at the further end of the plateau AL
bert and were to separate: he to go to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

Washington. Feb. 11.-Secretary Long
and Assistant Secetary Roosevelt are busy
these days trying to make modern navy
out of a few new batdeships and great
many old ones. Both gentlemen believe
that in time of peace it is best to pre-
pare for war. And they are making their
aids do a ''step lively at the work OF
getting ready. The old adage, Never
trouble trouble till trouble troubles YOU"
may be all well enough for landlubbers,
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"hattleship." however. is a loose one and
can be applied to any boat that goes to
war. In a recent Cuban scrimmage a
large rowboat fired upon a Spanish cruis-
er. The rowboat had a small equipment
of guns and a few shells. But by its ac-
ton IL became a warship and was imme-
diately classified in the Cuban fleet. The
term ''warship" is so conflicting that naval
officers rarely use it, substituting for 1t
"battleship'' and Cruiser" both of which
have their special significance in naval
parlance.
The $4,000 recommended for the Chicago
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Richard C. Parson, Jr., of Ohio, VINO
has been appointed second secretary o.
embassy at Rome, is a son of ex-Congress-
man r. C. Parsons of Cleveland. MI
Parsons IS said to be well fitted for o'p'
lomatic position.
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MozLEY,s LEMON ELIXIR

Is the best medicine for the disease yen
recommend it for on earth.
r. r. Hewitt, Hewitts, n c.
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AT THE CAPITOL.

have just taken the last of two bottles
of Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir. for nervous
headache, Indigestion with diseased liver
and kidneys The Elixir cured me l
found it the greatest medicine ever used.
J. H. Mennich, Attorney,
1225 T street, Washington, D. c.
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MozLEY,s LEMON HOT DROPS

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ad
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The wife of Prince Duronsof, Russia
new ambassador to Paris, has announce
that she will not live in that city. out ~
Rome, where society, she says Is i9 mo-,
intellectual and less frivolous-a haIuiS
diplomatic announcement for diploma
wife
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SECRETARY LONG WILL
MAKE A new NAVY.
But He Does Not Invent His Own Designs,
as Enormously Stated of Him.

Signed
$
ing Guns for old. WORKOUT DattIeships
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In1Nr. in reply
Co letter the 25th largest
best BROOKLYN; unarmore
Che OLYMPIA The latest the
has the displacement. Of
officers ba ttlesh1p ora large is
500.
hopeEthis wi II g1veEyou Information.
very5respectfullyI.
d1rfVAz ,7z:,A>
Lieutenant, U.S.N.,y
Naval Aide.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-19
HIT by A TORPEDO.
One OF the watch Guards says Tie Saw
n, bat Toe late.

One Of the watch Guards says lie saw
n, but Too Late.
New York. Feb is-The New York
Herald prints the following from is
Key West correspondent:
Il learn on undoubiod authority that
one Of tho MANNED sailors, who was
taken 10 the marine hospital, out Of
gratitude for kind treatment and careful
nursing received from the surgeon and
attendants. has broken the seal Of 81.
lcnco onjoined by his superior officer b..
forc leaving Havana and makes a state
mont, the truth Of which cannot Dc
doubted, and which points 90 the delib.
atC destruction of the vessel
"Tho sailor. whoso name for obvious
reasons Is withhold Tor the present, saws
De was on watch on the forward deck
shortly before the explosion occurred
While looking over the Maine's low
into the dark waters Of the bay he saw
a black object slowly coming toward th,
vessel Tho object, whatever IL was
was apparently illuminated and emitted
smoke.
lie suspected something wrong ant
started to communicate the fact 20 th'
/ oai-or q the day, when the explosion
! took place The Maine was raise,
/ IN che air and hr was thrown
|to Oh. deck. stunned and H.4n-
Ho ao ay aua..n..H.r uit
the rising oI tba NH Do. av
steam launch varhva u1r along
gds u. th. Na.a.. ALSO thrown oat Cd
the water This oeeuul u.0rr OBJ
sec01d explosion in On Na.He m3ea
zine was felt and which s.ut h,g Co Oh
bottom
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TO RAISE THE WRECK.


Washington, Fch is.-At the request
Of the SECRETARY Of the navy, Mr. Bou.
tsllc. chairman Of the naval committee,
asked the house towss the ioint rcsolu.
tiou appropriatug S2oo 900 for tho rails.
ing OF the battlc,hip Maine. Il was
passed
The resolution introduced in the son.
ate bp Mr. Hale aprropriating s9oo,u0o
Cor raising the battyship Maine and saw.
ing what property could bc saved was
pissed hy the senate without Objection,
being amended so os 90 authorize th1
SECRETARY TO direct that tho rgmains OF
the officers and sailors bo brought 90 thJ
United States Cor iniCmci,t
Mr. Halc's 5oint resolution BE- a. fol
lows;
THAT the SECRETARY Of the navy h.
and Is horby authorized TO socurc th,
services Of wrccking company ol
wpcking companies having the proper
facilities for tho prompt and efficient
, performance Of submarine work Tor N,
/ purpose Of recovering the romains OF thl
officers and mon lost on ,hc United State
steamer Maine, and Of saving the ycsso
or such parts thcrcoi, and 10 much o
her stores, guns material, equipment
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WASHINGTON MORE CALM.
WIN Await the In,sstlgatlon of the
Wreck a. Havana.

NNGNh ~ hANAnAs
Washington, Feb lS-ThC govern
men, has settled hack into a waiting at.
titudc In respect 20 the terrible marine
disaster In the Havana harlor The
gr0at shock caused by the nows has
given way to a oalmcr ana m0rc ju.
dioial state Of mind, and raalizing fsom
Che events Of the day that the court Of
inquiry Is the sole dependence In the
search for the cause u the Maino's loss.
Tho naval officials arc now resigned "a
await the results of that inquiry.
Thoc Is little now 10 add 90 the sum
Of information as TO the disaster an
that could bc gloauod was denial Of
Of some absurd story or other that had
crypt into print OF bccomc cuuynt gos-
sip.
As for the Maino herself notwith-
standing discounging roports from
/ Lieutenant Hood a. 20 her condition, the
navy department will make the effort to
mise her While this is required by
every crnditahle sentiment, they say that
they arr bound 20 remove the hull from
the small harbor In any case, and Il may
b. as easy or easier 20 raise her as Il
would b. to destroy the hull and ma
chinory by the use Of divers and dyna
mite. Il Is believed this work can bos
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-19
STIRRING UP SPAIN.
Newspaper There Say American DIV.
ers Should Not DE Allowed.
BEGINNING TO LOOK sHAKY.
The Thcory That the Maine Was DE.
ihcaiciy Destroyed i Gaining
Advocatss, Though No Actual
Tacts Yet Hear This Out.

Madrid, Feb lS.-Nowspapers hero
nrc urging the government % adopt
great ppcaution when American divert
arrive and not 20 allow them 30 descend
alone and "a mime the Maine, Gas tie
divers sent hv private persons might ue
bribcd 20 report at variance with tie
facts and might even do something 70
the hull which would serve o. a cun'
frmation OF their import
Here It il thought impossible that
Captain General Blanoo viii allow pri-
vate divers 20 descend, or even those
sent officially by the United States gov
ernmont II they arr unaocompanied by
Spanish divers.
Newspapers here fear serious trouble
unless strict supervision Is exchanged,
and they claim to foreseo the necessity
for employing divers Of a third nation ID
arbitrate in the event Of disagreement
between the Spanish and American
diven Tho whole press cnioins tho
most rigorous supervision Of the wreck
Of the Maine
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And also have fresh roasted Arbuckle's, roasted
Apex, roasted Mocha end Java in bulk, extra
golden rio roasted, White-House coffee BIB
cans, green Peaburry, green Rio.
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pLsAsTER a MYsTERY


tlItifH nl tl" 'ittN" NAHA"i A'NHNNt
Ior he Calamity.
Ncw York. Fob ls-A dispatch TO
The Herald from H1Wua says tho Oh.
fcu 90 Jaa Mlr. lul utterly 90 ac.
count for the disaster 900 tlo theory Of
any informal explosion mt thoy also
ugror thatu1 torpd1 could have caused
tho damage lhat tne explosion wrought
Ihm. too. ihe luimg OF o. large dia-
muud.shlpgd piece oi cement which
went o high in Che air as 90 crash
through tna deck Of the City Of Wash.
ington n its descent. adds another puz.
zling feature 90 the case. An internal
explosion would not have hurled it 50
high in the air
The captain chokod down his emotion
when asked Of the disaster
"Thore is very little that / can tcll
you, replied he. II was in the cabin
at the time. had just finished q letter
20 my family when that enormous oush
camc. The ship lurched heavily b port
and / knew in an instant what it al
mcant-that it meant that my ship had
blown up.
"All the cabin lights wcr1 pot olt,
and as / rropad 10y way out of Oh,
department I met my orderly running 30
ward me. Reaching the deck CAV,
oricrs 20 post srntrics 10 keep sileno.
and 20 food the magazines The maga
vines were already hooiing saw thci
that the disaster was complete; in fac
/ noticed a few Of our men struFr.ingii
tho water
"Ouly thrcc boats wcre loli of th
number we carried Thcso. the nl
barge and SECOND whale boat wor loe
end a. quickly as $50 could got thom ID
the water Them was q Dig hol
knocked iu the side OF the large. and 1
IS % wonder that 30 d.d not sink with OBJ
few who had climbed into it
what d1 yol think cIual tho tx
p.osion:" I asked Captain si-siec
"You viii have t0 excuse me froi
answering that hc upliod "ln sue
|, ca -es it Is best not Co think; its best Z
. in5w That rIuirs investigation an
i umc
r Might not a small torpcdo, these roa
d ! Cncrs argue. have struck ;he side of th
Maiua. ami exploding 30 Oh ono u Oh
4 magazines. some ~ which w,r .1ratt
/ forward Still. again. it was hintg
that thoW was Cuiau miua laid an
u hat it faiied On be- mission which W,
q 20 destroy Che spanish cruiser anctlu
n ucm and struck The Maine
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ALARMING CIRCULAR



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H.. ".I.a - as. "UtA h cof'
-.u ". If.if ssn.'9ani
n iI. '.i.. QUAR- Do i' As io.i'Nsi
ei1h.-...-Ii''l 'o SPAN "lihhoa'f
what Fou ar0 doing. tlai you llt your
solves D. .r.u.t0i boo ta.s manner Don't
v0a vut tl.r have done to %. by
r.t.rn- oa. bravo and Id.afW W.yllrwho.
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TOAST OF REV. SAVAGE.
ne Deals with the Maine Disaster "a
riain Language.

New York Feb iS.-Rev. Minot ].
sayagc Of the church Of the Messiah,
responding to toast At the banquet ot
tho pulp and rapor manufacturers said;
"As Oac thinks Of the sad disaster that
has bcfallen the Maine In the harbor Of
Havana he can but wonder al the pa.
thence Of the people Of the United States.
We have bcct thrilled and siirrod by the
massacre Of the Americans, but one herr
at our door has isen worsc, hut We have
had patience do not advocate war,
and / wonld like TO SEQ the day when al
adairs could b. settled by arbitration,
but the limit Of patience and humanity
may coase. lot us bs roady TO stand up
tor freedom and manhood upon which
che country rosts We ought 90 have
dignity and power with every country
We should have a navy. II we cannot
build one rapidly enough lot us find
whgU they have one fOr salo Lot rs
buy one. and then darc 90 assert our
will"
I Dr. Savagc's wuula caused intense On.
thusiasm, the guests rising to their feet
and chcCuug.
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fittings and appurionances AZ may b.
pneumbIc, and for thia purpose the
rn of Hn1 m so mu d thofsof as
mIF DR. necessary, horb appropriated
au. mlUa immodat.iyam liable"
lHe solution was prc pared at the
navy department and introduced at tho
request OF Secretary Long who, in for
warding 10 10 Sir Hale, also sent letter
explaining its purpo.o He says in this
lc'tor that 80 b. dcomod proper and im-
poriant that steps should be- taken inn
modatoly 90 recover the remains Of the
officers and men lost on the occasion Of
this most dcplomble catastrophe, TO
raise the vessel, or 20 save such payis OF
. her armament and equipment as riay b.
practicable"
/ TO this the secretary adds: "Tho YES
soI with her stores, guns, material,
/ equipment. fittings and aupertonancos,
cost approximately 100000. The
sinking Of the Maine will b. made tho
subject of immediate and extensive in
quiry and congress win b. fully advised
of the insult Of such investigation"
Mr. Mason offered an amendment 10
the Allen resolution for an investigation
Of the Maine disaster providing for n
special committee 20 mako investRa-
ton Mr. Hale asked that the matter
not b. pushed Mr. Mason In reply said
| it l. evident that facts In regard % Cuba
are being concealed from the people Of
this country and from congress. He
said the policy Of the government
was delayed and nothing was stop
ping the murder u the people Of Cuba.
/ De Lone letter had no; stopped murders.
/ The Maine disaster had not stopped
them. IL was time for the senate 10 act.
Mr. Halo said ho hoped there would
/ no no oxaspemtlrg debate In the senate
while this matter was being investigat-
Cd Ho deplorod 'he reflections which
werC made upon the navy department
Mr Hale said the whole world deplored
tho groat tragedy lle hoped senator
Mason would see the improprioty Of th'
position be was taking
lir Mason sid that h. meant no ~
doction ob SECRETARY Long but an In
yostigat.on by congress could not inter
fsc with the navy department
Mr Mason said American people wer
ftird of investigation behind close,
I do1rs. that II u wns found that th'
. Maine disaster was the result of an ac
, cident tho people would b. better salts
Gel if a committee % congress shoul'
lud it %. uo harm would ho dono.
Mr Mason said thoss who werc =
, anxious to So slow in thn matter Of Oh
, Maine were defenders of De LONE. an
, had praised hls wise statcemanship
4 Ssnatoi WoIcott created o. aenatiU
In replying 90 Mr Mason. Iio said Oh
senator FROM Illinois had said che D.,
4, pie were losing c0niicncc In one n th
4. departments % the government II
a desirpd 20 resent ~ utterly unfounde
4 th. in.uulti0u that thc b lple disirus
A "a any department n the guvcmmCn
! This country, said De, viii never stan
4 and listen 90 inslnuations that our o.
lcers Will lc he declared an invest
cation would bc conducted fairly.
Er I.lg .. Maa7cau. CO... said th
l. uo. b o, Amor
pc @ mu r HaUm and that q
U.r togo. lt ruth wus thr1ue
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BELIEVE IT FOUL WORK.
A Torpedo First Exploded. Causing ihs
Magazine o. niou ~.

Magazine o. Hiov ~.
Jacksonville. Fla, Feb Is.-A spoc.ll
20 The Union and Citizen from
Key West ays;
Tho general opinion oi many persons
hcro BE- that the Maine was hlt by a tor.
pcdo, after which the magazine oypiol-
ed. In an interview with Thomas Mel
willie Of Brooklyn, who was not injured,
ss5 who was on watch on the lower
deck, said that be felt two distinct
shocks Tho first one was not a. scvcrc
a. the second. which blew up the ship
Other survivors arr o. the same opin.
Ton tina, Il was fonl work. Martin Rior.
dan, submarine diver 81 Key West,
and survivor of the Maine. has been
autographed for by Consul General Lco
and Captain Sigsbce, and will 90 over
Immediately 20 dive under the Maine
and discover The cause of tho disaster.
The flagship New York Is now an,
ehorcd Of the lar, awaiting instructions
from Washington.
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NLNETY- -sEVEN soDIEs.
Tbs Hamssf IaLen 30 Tar From th'
wrecz of the Maine.


Havana. Feb lS -Licuienani Pedro
pml. hothcr of tho inventor o. the
uhmar.n5 appliance Bearing their name,
suw Poui the judge in the case of the
Maine. and members Of the technical
commission have requested the author.
auon of Consul General Loc 20 take
the dcpodtious Of the ofioon Of tho
Maine. and % appoint a commission to
inspect the wrock Of the Maine and in.
vgsugato the cause o. the explosion.
General Loc has not yet replied 20 the
application. and consequently experts
have not commenced work Tho divers
only arc employed in recovering boiie,
oi the dead
Up 20 q O'Clock this morning " boiio.
had been rccovcrod Eight funeral
. wagons worc employed In carrying ths
bodies from IaMacina 70 the cemetery,
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FORECAST FOR TODAY
COLDER

Temperature Yesterday Maximum 60 Min.
Imum ll.
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Washington, Feb. is.-prosidcut Ne.
Kinlcy rocoiycd Sonor Dubcsc, charge
d'analrs u Spain, who has hccu com.
mandod by the queen rcgcnt Of Spain 10
bear In poraon 20 the prcsiden, her ex.
prcssiob os profound solrow over the
calamity ic the Maine. The message
was brief and heart felt, CSpro rossing sOr-
row of the queen and her people
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From the Chicago Dispatch.

Chicago, H., Jan isi. lseS.-
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statements be may make may he
relied upon,
Yours Very Truly,
The Chicago Dispatch.
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