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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14

4 good many people writing now and
Offering to take command Of armed
forces have at least little command Of the
English language.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14

War opened up beautifully in the
House OF Representatives.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14

The Congressional Record will surely
have TO get few fonts Of scare head
tYpe now.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14

II is stated that Spain has granted
large war credits. but her As arc still
going down.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14

The price of The Times is two cents per
,onv and ten cents per week. or # paid
monthly. 90 cents per month' uen.'''"
within the limits Of Richmond an" ""h-
chester. sunda, paper three cents
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14

Isn't 1t about time for that torpedo feet
10 reach Porto Rico?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14

Steve Elkins evidently regards himself
as the man Of the hour
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14

After all the flying squadron simply
sailed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-14

The Tines IS always Indebted 10 Isi' and
who lvor 81 with society ite IN s, 1,,h
personals but must urge inht ne
be sent over the sibha'''N
An Unsigned communications will be TO-
jCctcd always.
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fair and honest and disposed to accord
full justice to its opponents.
II does not surprise us. as it seems to
have surprised our young stanton con-
temporary that the Spirit Of the Valley
has found something to commend in a
Democratic representative. We should
have been more surprised if the Spirit Of
the Valley had withheld from this Demo-
crat the praise that is justly due him
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A heavier tax on beer would not pre-
vent a mans carrying just as big a load.
10 10. the dog faced man, has learned
to ride a bicycle. Chainless Of course.
The ocean at Porto Rico is five and
half miles deep. spain should remember
that It would take long time for her
fastest ships to come up that distance.
The dogs of war are not doing all the
barking.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention
which meets in Washington soon will
consider proposed changes in the canons
% the church. Does the church militant
expect to be called out too?
The Philadelphia North american says:
at might have been better could Presi-
dent Mckinley have avoided quoting pre-
cedents from Cleveland Mckinley has
been most successful thus far in the
things in which he followed the course
Cleveland mapped out IN foreign affairs.
---
Congress seems 10 find It easier to criti-
CHE than 20 solve the present situation.
The crwod that informed General Lee
at the Union depot Of their desire to
fight has not yet reached the recruiting
station.
A good many people writing now and
Offering to take command Of armed
forces have at least little command Of the
English language.
The Congressional Record will surely
have TO get 4 few fonts of scare head
type now.
Steve Elkns evidently regards himself
as the man Of the hour.
After all the flying squadron simply
sailed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
Two Gnod Cnmn Stories.

|. A mule ridden by an army teamster
galloped up 20 the general hospital on
Wednesday afternoon, says the Philadel-
phia Press. The bronzed, rugged rider
leaped from the saddle, tied his mule TO
tree. and ran into the hospital Office.
Il want to be treated" he said, con-
fronting one of the surgeons.
What for, my man|'
you see. L am a teamster," was the
reply, AN me an me pard had two bot
lies, one filed with alcohol and the other
with carbolic acid, which we used on the
mules shoulders when they get sore"
The man hesitated, grinned and began
scratching his head.
We'll" said the surgeon.
Don't you see, me an me pard split
the bottle of alcohol, only we got the
carbolic acid. l feel kind O. queer here. :"
He laid his hand on the buckle of his
belt. Me pard, said he wouldn't bother
bein treated. He said"
The surgeon cut short the rest of the
estory by selling the man by the arm and
dragging him into one of the wards
There they pumped him out
A half hour later he insisted on leav-
ing the hospital and returning to his
camp. He was all right. He had work
to do. Besides, he wanted TO see how
his pard was. So he mounted his mule
and galloped away.
half hour later he was back again,
having ridden up to the hospital he'll
ter-skelter, turned his mule loose, and
rushed into the Office.
Il wan some more of that treatment
he cried.
why, what's wrong?" asked the sur
geon.
My pard Is deader'n a doornail." was
the hoarse reply.
Flows it come to kill him while
you minded it so little?" asked the sur
geon.
"Bm never had no constitution" was
the reply.
They tell a story in the Rough Riders
camp of recruit from the West and a
certain Capt. H, who was officer of the
day The captain, while making the rounds
of the camp, CHANGED TO see the recruit
What are you doing?" he asked
brusquely.
Stable guard. sir" said the recruit.
What are your orders?'
I'm to watch these horses; see they
don't get loose or tangled up, and to
keep them in order generally"
Anything else?"
mot that 1 know of, sir"
Think now; have you no other or
ders?"
Silence for a moment Then the re-
cruit cried:
"Oh! Yes. The boys told me to keep an
eye peeled for a son-of-a-nineteen they
called the officer of the day"
Capt H turned and walked away,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
Millionaire In a. Moment.

1t falls to the lot of but few men to make
the discovery that they are standing on a
mine of gems of fabulous value, says Lon
don Tit-Bits. This good fortune has re-
Gently befallen Mr.. T. c. Bassett, a min
ing expert, whose keen eye and a stroke
of luck converted him in a moment from
poor man to be master of millions, Mr.
Bassett, who is attached as expert to a
mining corpora ton in South America, was
on short visit to relatives in California,
when it occurred to him that he might
utilize some of his time prospecting for
gold.
His wanderings took in the direction of
the famous Death Valley, where one day
he mounted a small cone-shaped hill in
order to get a better view of the sur
rounding country. He was about to de-
scend the hill, TO continue his tramp, when
a patch of blue at his feet arrested his at
tention. Bassett's trained eye recognized
In the blue patch the blue float which Is
sure indication of the presence Of tur-
quoises In the soil He lost no time in
locating a claim, and was soon hard at
work with pick and shovel His most
sanguine expectations were more than
realized, for al the depth of six feet he
found the "boxite vein," which was thick
ly studded with beautiful stones. The
deeper he dug the more magnificent were
the gems, and within fortnight he was
able to return TO San Fanclsco with no less
than seventy pounds of the most brilliant
and flawless turquoises that have ever
been discovered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
Wales as a MIMIC.

They tell a rather good story about H.
r. H, the Prince of Wales. A couple of
weeks ago he was taking a walk in St
James Park before breakfast, when he
found a well-dressed but crazy looking
old woman, says the Baltimore American.
Having seen this woman before, and prob
ably guessing what her object was, the
Prince resolved to take no notice of her,
but continued his walk until obliged to
turn homewards. The woman immedi-
ately stood before him and curtsied. The
Prince raised his hat and tried to pass
on.
Il have grievance. your royal high
ness" began the stranger, producing from
her handbag a roll of closely written
parchment.
ZACH, madame, these is not re first time
have been taken for re Prince of Walesr'
was the reply in a gruff voice with a
strong German accent
After flashing a glance of the deepest
scorn upon him the old lady put away her
precious documents, remarking: Il have
the honor to have known all the mem
bers of the royal family, and, If my eve
sight were not becoming bad nowadays
l should not have made such an aston
ishing error as to take you for the Prince -
The Prince of Wales again took off his
hat, smiled, and proceeded on his way
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14

| found there side by side often at great
/ personal sacrifice, while their various oc-
| equations and trades are languishing and
their former customers are going else
( where. Since peace has been decided upon,
J if these men are stil kept in camp, and
! stin with no prospect Of active duty the
wearing monotony and the thought Of
what they might be doing at home can
only breed further discomfort and dissat-
isfacton. Since it has been determined
that there win be no more fighting, it is
The desire of many of these men TO re-
sumo their occupations; and If the author
lilies at Washington should persist in
determination to keep them stlll in ranks,
the government may find Itself at war, in
one sense, with its own forces This of
course does not apply to the commissioned
| officers, who are privileged 10 resign when
they see ht, but in the rank and file there
is many man who left salary Of 500
month or more 10 go, as he hoped, to
fight for his country.
The government must nevertheless have
an army, and a larger army than it has
had heretofore for the occupation of the
new territory of which il will have control,
but there win be no necessity for an army
of 10000 men for this purpose. There was
never a better opportunity for recruiting
the regular army and filing its ranks
to any required limit than there will
when peace relations with Spain he
finally been established. While there are
many men in the volunteer forces who will
soon ask for their release from a mere
camp life there are many other good men
among them who will be glad to continue
in the service of the United States army.
Congress VIII, in all probability, be called
together within a couple of months for the
purpose of considering the terms of a
treaty of peace. 1t should at
that session make some provision for the
release Of these volunteers, whose duty
to their country having been performed
are now DESTROYS of returning to the du-
ties they owe themselves and their fami-
lies. That provision might be followed
with bill providing for such an army as
the government will need for the proper
care of its new dependencies, with enlist
ments for two, three or four years as the
necessities of the occasion may demand
The services before such an army, that
of occupying dependent territory, are such
as the volunteers as they are now con-
stltuted would not perhaps altogether rel
ish; but with regular army in numbers
sufficient for the work in hand, better dis
ciplne would no doubt be maintained ana
better results accomplished.
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which, during the late civil war, would
have been regarded as mortal and the
cases practically given up Yet in al
most all Of these cases the hopes are
good for recovery. there being but few
exceptions in cases Of wounds which are
regarded as almost surely mortal to-day.
but with which the wounded show a re-
markable tenacity upon life. For instance,
there is one man from Santiago in a New
York hospital with hole through both
lungs made by a Mauser bullet The sur
geons at Santiago thought he would die al
most before he could be taken to the camp
hospital, and yet with skillful treatment
he has been carried to New York, where,
under continued treatment his wound is
healing and his recovery IS regarded as
almost certain.
The possibilities Of surgery seem even
greater after results so wonderful have
been attained There is many a case
resulting from the fighting around San
tiago which will furnish data for the stu
dent of this science Forms and books
are, to a certain extent laid aside, and
the surgeon OF to-day treats each case
according to the circumstances presented.
1t is true that these results are due in
a large measure to the aseptic treatment,
which reduces to a minimum the danger
of blood poisoning, and sets the proper
forces Of nature in notion unhampered.
Sill. the credit for great results is due
to the trained minds and skillful hands
which have acquired a knowledge of the
Instruments and know how to
use them Physicians said when
the first report of the bat
tie of Santiago came. that the NOR
tally should not be over Il or 10 per
cent. of those wounded on the field, ow-
ing to the excellent methods of treatment
now in use. The results have practically
borne out their prediction. and the prob
abilities are that in future wars, with
still further improved methods of treat
ment, even that percentage will be re-
duced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
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lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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Is the Experiment. n rniInre +,


The experience with negro soldiers In the
war that has just closed leads many care
full observers to doubt whether it is i'd
visable to have them in the army. either
as regulars or volunteers There Is 70
doubt that they fought braveIy at Santi-
ago, and that they will fight any and
everywhere when properly led, but there
are many difficulties in the way of making
soldiers of negroes, particularly il they
are to have negro officers. Those In the
regular army have white officers, and
there has not been so very much trouble
with them, but even they have been hard
to control while in camp Only a day or
two ago the lawless conduct of the negro
troops at Tampa attracted the attention
of the whole country. In fact, the ne gro
troops have shown a lawless spirit where
ever they have been in camp near towns.
They have no respect for the civil author
ities. In several places they have attempt
ed TO rescue not only members of their
own command, but also negroes not con-
nected with the army. who had been ar
rested for offenses of one kind and an
other
1t is probable that they would make
satisfactory soldiers Il they could be kept
away from the towns, and were differed
by white men. The negroes, however, OBJ
ject to having negro volunteers differed
by white men, and, owing to political
reasons probably, the volunteer negro
regiments and companies have been al
lowed to choose officers of their own col
or. Negro officers are not well received in
the army. Neither the white officers nor
white privates will salute them. OF course
that makes bad feeling in the army be-
tween the two races.
We suggested some time ago that the
negro troops should be sent to Cuba to
do garrison duty There is no doubt that
they can stand the Cuban climate much
better than white troops. 1t is reported
that only a few of the negro troops with
Gen. Skaters army have suffered from
fever. That is good evidence that they
can stand the Cuban climate.
One regiment of negro volunteers has
beep sent to Santiago. The negro regulars
that are there ought to be kept there
| There are other negro volunteer regi-
ments, and the war department would
have acted wisely if it had sent them there
instead of the so-called immune regiments.
Unless the white troops exercise the great
est care they viii have about the same
experience with the fever as those with
which Gen. Shafter are having.
| 1t cannot be said, of course that the
plan of having negroes as soldiers In the
! army is a failure, but it seems from the
experience with them in the war with
! Spain, that il is not a success. Under
white officers and away from the towns
| the negroes. from all accounts, make good
! soldiers. but near towns they are lawiess
! to a degree, and with negro officers they
would be a source of trouble in the army
! and out of it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
MODERN surgery In the Army.

Whatever may be said of the lack of
proper care and attention on the part of
the medical department Of the army, the
shortage of supplies at times, and the
manner in which sick and wounded SOL
diers were transported from Santiago to
the North in improperly equipped hospit-
al ships, it is most crediable that those
of the physicians who were in the field
and upon whom the duty of immediate
care for the sick and wounded devolved
though hampered by an inefficient de-
partmeut. did their work faithfully and
we'll The triumphs Of American surgery
have been such as in former wars were
considered impossible, sometimes almost
inconceivable. 1t is said to be a pecu-
uarty OF the majority of the wounded
that they We're shot between the knee and
the pit of the stomach. There have been
fractures Of the thigh and hip joint and
numerous wounds from Mauser bullets
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
The Senate WIN Take a Hand.

The Sampson and Schley controversy is
not ended yet by any means. Sampson out
ranks Schley now a little, but il is not GER
tain that he will when the Senate has
had its say about the nominations. 1t is
not improbable that a majority may feel as
the great majority of the people do about
the matter.
Sampson has the little clique of naval Of
ficers in Washington, that seems to have
the power to say who shall be promoted
and who shall not, behind him, but it
doesn't follow that the Senate will regard
SIMPSONS services in the war with Spain
as of more value TO the country than those
of Schley.
The newspapers, are, as a rule, on the
Schley side of the controversy, and their
influence is likely TO be felt in the Sen
ate.
1t is a gratifying fact that Schley,
throughout the controversy, has said no
word to which Simpsons friends can
take the least exception. His only utter
ance in connection with The matter was one
that increased the respect which the public
has for him. No one of course desires to
detract from the glory of the part which
Sampson played in the war, but there is
a deep feeling that an injustice was done
Schley in putting Sampson ahead of him.
and the people want the injustice correct
Cd
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
Sudden Death.

Some time ago troopship was return
ing from abroad and among the passen-
gers was an old lady who had a favorite
parrot, which she placed under the special
care of one of the sailors, says Tit-Bits.
On going to attend Polly one morning
he was surprised to find the poor bird
dead, and knew how very much upset the
old lady would be to hear of the death
of her favorite, and not feeling quite equal
to impartng the sad intelligence himself
he employed a brother tar, who was fam
Gus for the gentleness in matters of that
nature. Going up 10 the old lady with a
very sad face and touching his cap he
said:
Il don't think that ERE parrot of yours
will live long, marm."
ooh, dear!' said the poor old lady.
"Why?"
"'Cose he's dead" was the comforting
reply.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
Not the Real Thing.

Say. Weary" said Tired Tompkins,
according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
did you see that story about a tramp
droppin' dead in a Pennsylvania field
while haying?"
Yes replied Weary, "I saw it,"
AN how do you account for it?''
Weary spat out the slender straw he
was munching and replaced it with an
other.
1.-The fellow wasn't a tramp" he an
swered. Certainly not a real simon
pure toil-proof tramp. He may have been
a probationary tramp, but he never got
the high degrees No blooded tramp
would ever go into a hay field on a July
day. You know that"
Then what was he?'
Weary smiled,
Il guess I know what he thought he
was"
YES"
IAN immune"
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Gen. Joe Wheeler comes forward as a
warm defender Of Gen. Skaters conduct
of the Santiago campaign. He was carry
Ing on two fights, one at San Juan and
one az El Caney, at the same time. Gen.
Wheeler says, ana the statement thar he
was not on the firing line at any time is
unjust and without foundation. The PEG
pc VINO have faith in the army are glad
70 hear this statement from such a source
Gen. shafter al least conducted a success
tul campaign and he should be given all
HE credit he is entitled to.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14

Though restless under the prospect of
camp life, there are few volunteers now
under arms in the different camps who
Will not see Cuba, Porto Rico or the Phil
ippines. before they are mustered out of
service. While terms of peace have been
arranged between Spain and the United
States, and an armistice declared, the
necessity for quite a large army still ex-
lists, and will exist for a year or more.
Though many volunteers may want to
leave the army soon, a considerable force
Will be required to straighten out affairs
in Cuba, and possibly also in the Philip
pines, while a little army win be needed
in Porto Rico. 1t is not likely, however,
that troops will be sent TO Cuba or Porto
Rico In any large numbers until after the
rainy season is over. which will be in
about six weeks.