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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
GEN. FLAGLEn on THE STAND.
Were Some Contracts Made which
lie Did Not Approve.

Washington, Dec. 10-Mai. V. Har-
ward, chief surgeon of the department Of
Santiago. who went with the first expedi-
tionary force under Gen. shafter as chief
surgeon of the cavalry division. testified
before the war investigating commission
to-day. His testimony while extended de-
veoped nothing new.
Gen. Flagler, chief of the bureau OF ord
nance testified concerning the condition
of the coast defenses at the time war
was declared andJ advocated keeping a
greater supply OF guns and ammunition
on hand. This testimony was followed
by the subioined series of interrogatories
and answers:
"Were you interfered with in any way
by any superior officer in making your
contracts for supplies from the ordnance
department.
II have no complaints to make could
not say so. because it would be too sweep
ing n reply" was the reply.
Were any contracts made of which you
did not approye?"
Yes. in some cases; one for 10000 Win
chester rifles"
And how many guns2"
in one case, for some rapd-fire guns. &"
Had you experimental with models Of
them at Sandy Hook?"
Yes, the witness answered.
Were they satisfactory
Well, one type, a wire-wound gun. was
not satisfactory"
Were any of your recommendations as
10 purchases of arms overruled or turned
DOWN."
Yes" said the witness.
Questioned as to the rifles contracted for
without his approval, Gen. Flagler said
they were purchased by the Secretary of
War and while not certain he presumed
1t was done on the recommendation of the
general of the army.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
HIS OCCUPATION IS GONE.
COMMISSIONER WILLINK's OFFICE:
NO LONGER EXISTS.

Bill Signed by GOV. Gambler and Il
Now a Law-SoIicitor General Os-
horne Was Visitor in the House
when 1t Was Passed-CoIIinsViIIe
min and the New Registration
BiII Passed by the Senate.
Atlanta. Ga. Dec. l0.-Gov. Gambler to
day approved che bill which repeais the
office of Commissioner of Public Works
OF the city Of Savannah.
Commissioner Harry Wnlnk's JOB,
which came TO him in such unprecedented
fashion. and which has been a thorn in
one side Of the poAuca; flesh Of Savan-
nah for the past three years or more. is,
therefore. a thing of the past. If the Office
% Commissioner of Public Works is per
petuated. it will have to be by express ac-
con of the City Council. which will then
have the right to say who shall fill the
Office
A coincidence Of the approval of the bill
which does away with the Commissioner
of Public Works, was the fact that So
Hector General Osborne, who was a leader
at the time the commission bills were en-
acted into law, was occupying a seat
in the House as visitor when the mes
sage giving notice of the signing of the
bill was received from the Governor.
The Collinsville bill passed by the Sen
ate to-day, as did also the bill repeating
the Osborne election law. and the uew
McDouough registration law. Both these
bills were amended in the Senate. as al
ready stated in these dispatches. Imme-
diately after their passage in the upper
branch they were sent over to the House,
and the amendments concurred in. The
amendment TO the election bill strikes nut
the $500 qualification clause prescribed
for managers, and the Collinsville bill was
amended so as to postpone the collection
of taxes there until certain streets are
graded and opened up
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

FORDUSH WINS THE HANDICAP.
Not FavOrite Pulled out on the
New Orleans Track.

Not a FAvOrite Pulled out on the
New Orleans Track.
New Orleans, Dec. 1O.-The Palmetto
handicap at a mile and an eighth, for
3-year-olds and upward, and valued at
81 Geo, was the star number of to-day's
card. and proved the best race OF the
meeting
George Bennet's Forbush, the feather
wight of the party, landed the prize, but
Handsell of the McCafferty stable the
favorite, and Marie. the Schorr candidate.
who finished necks apart forced him to
a drive at the end. Boanerges had a
shade the best Of a good and prompt
start, and made the running up 90 the
last quarter, where he tired and passed it
up, Forbush taking the lead and win
ming. The weather was clear and cola
and the track very heavy. Not favorite
Won.
First Race-SiX furlongs I4oiterer . to
l. won. with Tabouret, to / and 2 to /.
second and Gath, to /. third. Time 1:2l
Second Race-Sx fur.ongs Tendresse.
s to /, won with A. Mcknight. 80 10 l and
10 10 l. second, and Red Pirate 5 to J.
third Time ;223t.
Third Race-Seling, one mile and sew
enty yards. Branch, II TO /. won. with
Waterman, 40 to l and 10 to J. second. and
Laureate, to 5, third Time 1:57
Fourth Race-Palmetto handicap. one
mile and an eighth. Forbush, . to ?. won.
with Handsel, to and to :. second.
and Macy, to l, third Time 2:O7.
Fourth Race-One mile and seventy
yards. Gun Metal TO /, won. with Molo.
5 TO and even, second. and Garnet Ripple,
S to !, third. Time 1853.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
TO CONTROL rLuG TOBACCO.


Continental Tobacco 60. Incorporate
Cd with a Capital of S75.OO9,0oo.
New York. Dec. 10.-The Continental To-
bacco Company. which takes over the plug
tobacco interests Of The American Tobacco
Company. and also absorbs the entire
business Of John Finer & Brothers Of
Louisville, p. T.. Mayo & Brothers On
corporatcd), Richmond Va; The p. j.
sorg Company of Midd,etown, o.; Daniel
Scotch & Co. of Detroit. and the entire
common stock of the p. Lorillard Com
pany was Incorporated to-day under the
laws Of New Jersey, the certificate Of in
corporation being filed at Trenton TINS
morning after having been recorded late
yesterday at Newark.
The articles Of incorporation gave to
The hew company fun power to buy, manu-
facture and sell tobacco in its various
forms The authorized capital stock IS
S7jCf3000. The incorporators are as 1ol-
lows: Grant b. Schley, NJ. Leopold, j. h.
cobb. Col 0. II. Payne. Paul Brown, r.
T. Drummond, G. II. Faucette, p. Lori
lard. Jr. Col. J. b. Hughes, Oran scott,
Nasil Roerhoefer, J. b. Duke. H. L. Ier-
Iell f. II. Ray. Thomas Atkinson.
Late this afternoon a meeting Of these
lHCOIDOfdlOIS was Hetu at Nc" a. n NJ N--9
meeting the incorporators were elected as
directors of the Continental Tobacco Com
pany. Messrs Schley Cobb, Brown, Eau
cette and Hughes were elected for one
year Messrs. Doerhoefer, Terrell, Atkin-
son. Leopold and Payne. elected for two
years. and Messrs. Drummond, Lorilard,
scotten Duke and Ray were elected for
three years.
After the stockholders meeting, the d.
rectors' meeting was held, at which the
following officers were elected: President,
J. r. Duke; first vice president, II. l..
Drummoud; second vice president f. H.
Ray; third vice president, O. Scotch;
treasurer, p. Lorilard, Jr., and secretary,
David Keller.
This is the outcome of the negotiations
which opened last January for the ANAL
gamation of the plug tobacco interests of
this country
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
TENTH INFANTRY FOR CUBA.
VIII Leave Charleston To-day on TIL
steamer Saratoga.

steamer Saratoga.
Charleston, s. c., Dec. 1O.-Four COM
panies of the Tenth Regular Infantry, with
band aud headquarters. under command
Of Col. Pierson, L. 5. A.. arrived in
Charleston at 9 o'clock this morning from
Huntsville, Ala
The soldiers were comfortably fixed in
Pullman cars and had a very pleasant.
though somewhat slow, trip down. The
Ward Line steamer Saratoga arrived here
from New York at O'Clock and came Iii
rectly up TO the South Carolina Terminal
wharves. The troops and the baggage
train had been side-tracked near the
wharf. but loading could not begin az
once, as some transferring had to be done
by the ships crew on board
About o'clock Depot Quartermastal.
Willis found everything ready and BEGAN
loading wagons, mu.es hay ammunition
and stores. The men went aboard about
o'clock and made themselves comforta-
bic. Loading continued until "a late hour
when the ship was made ready for An
early start IL is expected that the Sara
toga will sail for Cuba az daylight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

one; to no one" he said. while Praskovia
placed on the table an earthenware jar
fun of porrdge for Alexander.
He, glowing with health, in his cadet
uniform, already had begun to talk about
all SORTS Of matters, while he rapidly
cmpiied the porrdge pot I could hardly
make him tel me how he came here at
such a late hour. We lived then near the
smolensky boulevard, and the corps Of ca-
diets was at the opposite outskirts Of Mos
cow full five miles away.
He had made a doll out Of bedclothes,
and had put 1t in his bed, under the blank
cts; then he went 10 the tower, descended
from window, came out unnoticed, ana
walked the whole distance.
lie Intended to come next night. too, but
for some reason II would have been dam
gerous for the servants. and we decided 10
part tili the autumn. How terrible would
have been the punishment n he had been
discovered! IL b. awful TO think Of iti
hoeging before che corps til he was car
ried away unconscious on a sheet, AMI
sent 10 soldiers sons battallon-aA was
possible IN those timeS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
~ The BANK OF ENGLAND.
Wild Man Found with a Loaded Re-
VOIVer.

NOlNer.
London Dec. 10.-A wretched, middle
AGED, wild looking man was discovered
at II o'clock tonight in the Bank of Eng
land. TO which he had managed TO gain
admittance in some unexplained manner.
He offered as an excuse for his presence
in the bank. the statement that he want
ed to cash a check and made frantic re-
sistance when taken into custody. In bis
pockets were found a loaded revolver
dozen silver and several gold foreign coins,
and some jeweiry.
Another account says the man rang the
bell az the main entrance Of the bank nd
that when the janitor opened the door the
man rushed in and drew a revolver, which
he was prevented from using by the mill
tary guard, with fixed bayonets closing
around him. AL the police station ne gave
the maine of George Taylor. He was ex-
amined by a doctor who ordered his re-
mova to the Bow Infirmary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
TAKEN TO LOUISVILLE.
First Kentucky Regiment Moving
for Home.

Newport News, Va, Dec. 10-The First
Kentucky Regiment, which arrived here
yesterday on the transport Berlin. left to-
night at 1880 o'clock for Louisville in
Castleman and staff being IN the first.
with the THIRD battalion, the Second bat
talon la the second, and the First Ga
the third. They WIN reach Louisville az
o'clock Monday morning. The men were
given shore leave this morning bus their
stay here was uneyentfuL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
LOCAL Personal.

Capt. G. n. saussy of Tallahassee, Fla,
is in the city,
Mr. Gustave Eckstein of Gustave Eek
stein & Co, left Friday for New York
Mrs. Altar Marvin of Jacksonville, who
has been visiting friends in Savannah re-
turned home last Friday.
Mr.. j. L. Wertz, representing the A. P.
Smith Manufacturing Company of New
ark, N. j., manufacturers of water works
Appliances, is in the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
ARTILLERY COURT MARTIAL.
One Meets at the CaIuD of the second
Regiment Tomorrow.


general court martial has been APP
pointed to meet at the camp of the Second
United States Artillery at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, for the trial of such persons
as may be brought before il. The court
will be composed as follows: Maj John
w. Diilenback. Capt Asher C. Taylor,
Capt Edwin f. Curtis. Capt. Alex. D.
Schenck, Capt. NJ. Crawford, Second
Lieutenants T. n. Horn and Il. J. Timber
lake all of the Second Artillery; Capt. F.
M. hume, Capt. w. r. Kimball, First
Lieutenant W.. A. Pau. First Lieutenant
w. p. McPheters, First Lieutenant w.
ID. Whitney and Second Lieutenant e. S.
Wade of the First Maine Artillery. Second
Lieutenant Carroll +. Armistead, of the
Second Artillery, viii act as judge advo-
cate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
Hunters or for Blackboard.

A party will leave this morning for
Montgomery to take Mr.. Paschal Strongs
sail boat for Blackboard Island A week S
hunt wil be INDUCED in, the last two days
being spend on st. Catharines. Deer ana
ducks will be che game sought, and the
huntsmen confidently expect 70 bring back
a great deal. Among those who will go
are Messrs. r. G. Fleming Julian Schley.
j. T. Shupulne, Albert Wylly, Charlie
Taliaferro, Paschal Strong Charlie Davis
and John Sullivan Schley.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
LARGE DOMESTIC EXPORTS.

November Figures Nearly $1,000. 600
Ahead of Last Year.
Washington, Dec. 10-The monthly state
ment of the bureau of statistics on the ex-
ports of domestic products for the month
of November last, shows the exports of
breadstuffs for that month aggregate $26,
S97 $50 against $2S,763.5 81 for November.
1897; cattle and hogs, S2,l05, 405, against s.
760, 704 November last year; provisions. 3d.
495, 9l9 November 1897, so, 1896 sos: cotton.
$50. 2l3 SOL, November, 1897, $35,i1i.544: min
eral Oils, $ll96 $50, November, 1897. 81
96l 1880
The total OF these four articles during
November, 1898, was $50. 239, 32l; for Novem-
Der, 1897. So 500, 49,. For the last eleven
months the total was $685.. 29i. 1883, against
5000 $50. 40 for The same period in ~.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
Lost 500 nut Found II Again.

Mr. II. O. Young, a ear builder for the
Plant system lost 800 out of his pocket
day before yesterday. The roll was found
about half an hour .ater by Mr. John
Ash, who took the money to the shops
Mr. Young had already given information
of his loss. and Mr.. Ash was told that
he was the owner of the money. The loser
of the roll was greatly elated at his good
luck in having the money found by man
of sufficient honesty to look for an owner
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

Charlotte, n. c.. Dec. 10.-A special to
the Observer from Lexington. n. G.. says
the sweepstakes the last race of the Con-
,inental Field Trials Club, was concluded
to-day as follows: Pin Money, handled
by c. E. Backle. first; Rowland, handled
by Charles Tucker. second; and Dave,
handled by Dick Fox, third.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

Catarrh IS a disease that may attack
any organ of the human body. Not only
is there cataFrh of the head. but catarrh
of the throat, catarrh of the lungs, ca
tarrh of the stomach, catarrh of the
liver, catarrh of the Kidneys, catarrh Of
The bowels5 and a multitude of women
are afflicted with catarrh of the pelvic
organs Catarrh is word which in
cludes a multitude of diseases Nearly
one half of the diseases to which the HUI
man flesh is liable, are in reality nothing
more or less than catarrh in some phase
or location.
An rnIn .rIt,rtnIr-1, Nrnnrs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

Washington, Dec. 10.-The House COM
mittee on rivers and harbors desires to
have all the hearings completed before
the holidays so THAT the bill may be pre-
scented to the House early in January.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
NIrs. WnIthnII nenh.

Memphis. Tenn. Dec. l0.-Mrs. Mary.
Jones Walthal wife OF the late Senator
Walthall Of Mississippi! died IN this city
tonight, aged IS. Death was due 10 a
general decline IN health which began inn
mediately after the death OF Senator Wal
thall last April. Mrs. Walthali was well
known, and very popuar IN Washington.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
GoEBEL LAW CONSTITUTIONAL.
Kentucky supreme Court Decides
That 1t Must Go.

That 1t Must Go.
Frankfort Ky, Dec. 1O.-The Court of
Appeals in decision to-day upheld the
constitutionahty of the Goebel election
law.
This law provides for a state board of
election commissioners, which appoints a
county board Of commissioners composed
of three persons. The latter board is au-
lhorized by The act to appoint for each
county officers OF elections; il constitutes
the canvassng board as well as the con-
testing board for each county.
The state board of election commission
ers constitutes a board for determining
contested elections for any other officer
than governor and lieutenant governor.
elected by votes of the whole state, or of
a judge of the Court of Appeals, circuit
judge or commonwealth attorney.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

Havana, Dec. TO- $40 q. m.-rhe span-
ish evacuation commission Informed Inc
American commission to-day that the
evacuation 81 Che Bcjucal. Santiago De las
vegas, kincon, Nento. San Felipe ana en-
me other small towns in the eastern part
q Havana province. VIII take place to-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

tie the polypus had
disappeared. and three bottles cured the
catarrh and throat trouble. I have rec
commended the medicine to several friends.
AS a minister's wife l come in contact
with all classes of people, and shall al
ways speak a good word for Pe-ru-na.
have given trial bottles to 4 few friends.
wish you abundant success, so long as
you merit it so richly as you have here
tofoTe"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
Catarrh sTvveIvc Years.


Mr.. f. J, Lowell,
Aurora, Ia, writes:
II took your Peru
ma about two months
according 10 direc-
tons, and can truly
say that / consider
myself cured of ca
tarrh of tw civ e
years standing. I
oE.y took two bot
ties. Il is a wonder
ful medicine for ca
tarrh. If l ever have
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
LIEUT.. sARTORIs RESIGNED.

He VIII Leave the Army the First
of Next MOnth.
Lieut.. Algernon Sartoris has resigned his
commission in the army. The resigna-
ton was sent in to Washington yesterday
and is TO take effect Jan l.
Lieut. Sartors holds a commission as
first lieutenant and is aide-de-camp to
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. During his stay here
he has become wen known. Nothing has
been heard as to who viii succeed him as
aide-de-camp to the commanding general
of the corps.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
WEATHER PREVENTED FOOT BALL
Texas and IOwnns VIII Tackle Tues
dag Afternoon.

The game of foot bail that was to have
settled the question that arose after the
game on Thanksgiving day as
to which was the better, the
team of the First Texas or the Forty
ninth Iowa, was not played yesterday af-
ternoon on account of the miserable
weather. The management announces.
however, that the game will certainly be
played Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 8
o'clock. Great interest is fell in this game.
as it will be between two teams that a
tie on Thanksgiving day showed to be
equally matched.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

Mrs. O. +. Nc
Hargue, Bozeman,
Mont, says: After
/ received your adj
vice in regard to the
supposed poiypus, as
/ then could not af-
ford to have it re-
moved, ] began TO
take Pe-ru-na, think
ing / might at least
get some temporary
relief. BY the time
had taken one hot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
Chronic Nasal Catarrh.

Mr.. Oscar Thomp-
son, Toronto, S. D.,
says: Il was afflicted
for several years
with that dreadful
disease known as
chronic catarrh of
the head and nose.
After trying various
cstarrh cures with
out getting any re :
lief l began TO take
Pe-ru-na with imme-
diate good results.
! had severe pains
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

tarrhI had bad cough and running
at the nose all the time. 1 was advised
to try Pe-ru-na and took four bottles.
am now well of the catarrh. 1 believe
Pe-ru-na saved my life The doctors and
all other medicines failed. 1 can recon-
mend your Pe-ru-na to all my friends.
1t is the best medicine ia the world. You
can use my name whenever you please"
Chronic Nasal Catarrh.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
Augn.tnns Wand McNinIeN.

Augusta, Dec. 10.-A meeting of citizens
to-day directed q committee to go at once
to Washington and urge President McKin-
ley TO come 10 Augusta on his Southern
trip next week. Mayor Walsh win head the
committee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

Washington, Dec 10-On the basis Of
the farm prices on Dec. 4, the agricultural
department figures place che 1895 crops Of
corn ana oats as worth $50 100000 more
than the same crops Of 1891.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

a
o Ion. A w. of
a o.
and publ word
all
s the o
the celebrated Peruna the national
al
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
Catarrhal Cough.

Mrs. NJ. NJ. King,
w a t e RI 90, N. c.,
states: Il was af-
f,'cted Cor twenty
years and did not
know what allied me.
My h u S b a n d en-
Dloyed three doc
tors, but they did me
no good. l took diff
ferent kinds of medi-
cines, all to no eft
feet. In 1895 a friend
~ - - I
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

Mr.. F. ]. Lowell. any more tIOuDIe
with catarrh I wiz most assured!y take
Pe-ru-na. 1t. is The only medicine l ever
took that did me any good. Pe-ru-na acted
like magic in my case. / believe ii is the
best medicine on earth for catarrh."
Cnfnrrh of IhrOnt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11

in the head and nose; could not be fres
of constant desire to clear the throat OF
mucus, and my nose was entirely stopped
up. l was getting very weak and low
spirited. After taking course of Pe-ru-
ma | feel better than / have for five years
and nave no symptoms of my former trou-
bies remaining. 1 am quite able TO do my
usual work without fatigue. / have every
reason TO believe that my excellent health
at present is the direct result of taking
Pe-ru-na, without which | should have
been dead by this time. without doubt"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
A FREE BOOK.

An instruciively illustrated book on
chronic catarrh sent free by The Peru
ma Drug Manufacturing Company, Coz
lumbus, Ohio.
Ask your druggist for free Pe-ru-na
Almanac for the year 1899.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-18
INFAMOUS METHODS.

Mr.. Osgood Welsh, an American
sugar planter in Cuba, writes to the
Century magazine, as follows: "The
people OF the United States do not
appear to appreciate what the
Cuban instruction really is. The
United States is, in fact, the battle
ground, because of the industrious
propaganda carried on by the junta,
whereas the Island OF Cuba has been
he scene OF disaster and destruc-
ton. The insurgents had no i'm
portance whatever in the eyes of
serious-thinking people until the
autumn of 1896, when, it will be re-
membered, some important news
papers in this country (U. So and a
number Of Senators, took lively
interest in the instruction; and it
was not until then that the spirit OF
insurrection became generally RAM
pant in the island" From the
above it would appear that the
method of creating disturbance in
Cuba and Hawaii was adapted to
the varying conditions existing in
the two localities; but with the
same purpose of forcible acquisition.
Ia Cuba, the natives we're worked
up to the revolutionary point against
Spain; while here in Hawaii, the
sugar planters were aided and abet-
ted in a revolution against the
natives and their queen. Infamy
attaches in both cases to the United
States. +s