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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
Centenarians aud Their Ways.
DR.. Langdon Kain in North American R
xiaw

DR.. Langdon Kain in North American Re
view.
Not all of the centenarians were para
CONS of all the virtues. Thomas Whiting
ton, for example, who lived to be 104, was
an habitual drunkard, drinking only Lon
don gin, of which he consumed from a pint
to a pint and a half daily. Philip Laroque
went to bed drunk at least two nights In
the week until he was 100 At 81 he cut four
new teeth. John de la Sonnet, 1870 years old,
was an inveterate smoker. Several famous
old people were extremely addicted to mat>
rimony. owen Duffy. who lived to 192,
married his third wife at 116, 'by whom he
had a san and a daughter" Francis Hon
go, Venetian, was five times married and
was the father of foriy-nine children. At
the age of 100 his white hair fell out and
a new crop of the original color came in.
At the age of 112 he had two new teeth.
Margaret Krasiowna, a Pole married her
third husband at a. She bore him two
sons and a daughter, as proved by the
parish register" Margaret MEDIEVAL. 1906
years old, married and survived thirteen
husbands. Among The recorded centena-
rians are two dwarfs-Mary Jones, 100
years old, who was feet inches in hight
and terribly deformed and Elspeth Wat
son. lis years old, who was feet inches
in hight. Among the most agile were Mrs.
Barrett. who at the age or JIG. climbed
ladder to repair the roof of her Gotta ge:
and Elizabeth Alexander. who was partic-
ular about her dress at los, and was used
to a daily walk of two miles. Several had
peculiar habits. Mrs. Lewson, III years
old, never washed her face for fear OF
taking cold, but creased it with hogs lard.
John Hussey, JIG years old drank only
balm tea a 5 a beverage. John Wilson, the
same age, supDed always off roasted tur-
nips. Judith Banisier, 100, lived entirely
on biscuit, bread and apples during the last
sixty years of her life. Old Lord Scarsda,e
and Lord Combermere, both Of whom lived
to a ripe age, thought the wearing of n
tight belt habitually about the waist had
much to do with their excellent health
Macklln, the centenarian actor, abandoned
regular hours of eating in the last sixty
seven years of his life taking food when
he was hungry. Two interesting married
couples are reported. Mr. and Mrs. Cot
terrell, aged respectively 40 and us years
were married ninety-eight years, and
never had a quarrel" They died within
a few hours Of each other. John Rovln,
a Hungarian, and his wife, aged 172 and 1851
years, lived together 14S years. At the
time of the husbands death the youngest
son was 116 years old.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
TAMPA TROUBLED.
Feels That Spanish Wnrship Could
Easily lombard the City.

EhsAAy hOmbaFu the CiIys
Tampa, Fla, April 3O.--Whlle armorclad
vessels Of the navy are being hurried
North TO protect the cities along the At
lantlc coast the ports on the Gulf are be-
ing sadly neglected in the opinion of many
people who own large amounts of valuable
property at the ports.
The war department has just begun the
construction of a three-gun battery at
Egmont key for the protection of Tampa
and the cities on Tampa bay and tribpta-
res. Vine work Is progressing slowly, ard
IN the meantime Spanish gunboats could
easily steal up the bay, lombard Port
Tampa, the port of embark ltion of the
troops that are en- route 10 Cuba, then
come to Tampa and shell the town. st.
Petersburg and the other towns on the
bay could then be sheled and the Span
iards could get out in safety for there Is
nothing to prevent all this being done in
side of couple of hours.
Plant System officials have been urging
the government to station a small gun
boat or war vessel of some kind at the en-
trance to Tampa bay until the fortifica-
tons are in condition for use.
A Spanish vessel of light draught could
come around Cape Antonio on the Western
end of the Island of Cuba, and get In to
the Gulf without ever being seen by the
warships of the United States. Once in
the Gulf the Spaniards could keep out of
sight until she was ready to run up Tampa
bay. THIS could be done in broad day
light, as there is not gun on the bay TO
prevent It. II is something that may
happen at any time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
SAFEST or THE HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Gun-COttOn and How the Stuff Is
Made and Used on Board War Ships.

Gun-COttOn and How the STUFF Is
Made. and Used on Board War Ships.
From the Springfield Republican.
Gun cotton" said an ordnance officer a
few days ago, when asked about the
qualities of this substance which is used
in the torpedoes carried by the ships of
the navy, lis by far the safest of any of
the high explosives. That is the reason
IL is chosen instead of nitro-glycerine pre-
parations, which, although they win pro-
duce more powerful effects, are very dan
gerous things to have on shipboard They
can be exploded too easily by the app,ica-
ton of heat, by a shock, and, under some
conditions, 10y spontaneous combustion.
But the gun cotton, as long as 1t is kept
wet, is absolutely safe aud there Is no
trouble about preserving the necessary de-
gree of moisture"
Precisely the same opinion regarding
gun cotton as an explosive for naval war
fare was expressed by the superintendent
of one of the largest powder manufac-
turing firms, a man who has had much
experience i'm the making of gunpowder
and gun cotton.
mot only is gun cotton absolutely inert
and harmless so long as Ii is wet" he
said "but it does not necessarily follow
that il Is then much more liable to do
so, but IL it is undisturbed in any way
considerable quantity of 1t might remain
dry without any accident. In our works
we are extremely careful about the way
in which we handle dry gun cotton, but
there is no need OF any precautions when
it Is wet. on shlpboard the disks of dry
cotton which are used as primers to de-
tomato the wet are always kept away from
bn mo aZf r,.a al on dnnA in
of the cabins. The only danger from them
would be in case they were dropped while
being handled. The result then would not
always-perhaps not usually-be an explo-
sion, but you never can tell with a GER
tainty. One of the disks might be drop
ped a half dozen times and not explode.
and the next time, under apparently the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
BITTER FOE IS BARCELONA.
CONSUL GENERAL BOWEN TELLS
OF THE REIGN OF THE MOB.

Made Hostile Demonstrations in
Front of the Consulate Almost
Hourly Before His Departure From
the City-PIucky Chicago Man
Joins Him in Holding n Mob at Bay
That Had Come to Tear Down the
Eagle.
Liverpool. April SO.-Herbert W. Bowen,
the United states consul general at BARGE
Iona. is a passenger On board the Cunard
Line steamer Etruria, sailing from this
port for New York to-day.
In conversation with a representative of
the Associated Press. Mr.. Bowen said: Il
received a Geographic message notifying
me to leave Barcelona from Gen. Stewart
L. woodford, our minister at Madrid, at
4:SO p. m on April q, though the telegram
was sent from Madrid at $780, 1 was in
formed. The British consul, who came
to the consulate at 6 O'Clock, took the keys
and assumed charge of our interests.
when it was dark we took down the
shield. The shield was slowed in a safe
place and notified the authorities what
had been done l also informed them that
was gong to leave Barcelona at $50 on
April % for Paris
Between April IS and the night of April
81, eight mobs of over 1000 persons each,
made demonstrations before our consulate.
OF course. there were threatening groups
all the time; in fact hourly.
During the morning of April 20 a mob
of 5000 or 1903 people suddenly filled the
square in front of the consulate, cheer
ing for Spain and uttering other cries. /
was breakfasting at the hotel on the oppo-
site side Of the square This mob having
heard of the attack at Malaga, had come
determined to get the consulate eagle and
shield. i managed to push my way
through the people until l got my back
70 the door and faced the mob. There
l awaited the result. l had hardly taken
up my position when l noticed man as
big as myself (Mr. Bowen is about SIX
feet talD pushing through the crowd He.
came and stood beside me. did not speak.
hut faced the crowd, which continued 70
threaten US
Fortunately the mob had no leader: so
Tor quarter Of an hour we two and the
MOP faced each other. Then the police
ana soldiers arrived, and the mob melted
away. l asked the stranger who he was.
and he replied I am Norman Harrington
OF Chicago. This is my first day in BARGE
iona. 1t seemed, to me as If there would
be some trouble for the eagle up there.
and thought I'd take a. bit of it
The biggest and angriest mob gathered
curing the night of April 21 There were
tuly 5000 or 1000 people about the consul
iate' including every class, among them
pelng Barcelona society men
fav
they found 1t gone, they broke out In The
most angry cries. Eventually the police
attacked the mob, and many people were
injured.
The chief of police was always very
KIND, frequently sending warnings TO me
not to go out for an hour or so. He came
every hour during the last two nights. and
escorted me to the railroad station with a
large body of officers and detectives The
crowd there was overawed, so there was
no demonstration other than cheering for
Spain"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
WAR DEPARTMENT. ASSIGNMENTS.
QuartermRsters and COmmissaries
Named for the States.

Quartermasters and COmmissarics
Named for the States.
Washington, April SO.-The war Depart
ment has assigned the officers who are 70
perform the duties of quartermaster and
commissary for the volunteer troops at
the various state rendezvous prior to their
mobilization at the central points. In a
number of the states these officers are the
same as those detailed for mastering duty
In the following states Independent of,
ncers for the quartermaster and commits
sary duties are appointed:
Alabama-First Lieut.. Samuel G.. Jones,
Jr., Fourth Cavalry, quartermaster and
eommissary.
Georgia-First Lieut.. ]. r. Mcdonald,
Tenth Cavalry, quartermaster and COM
mssary. Capt, Fred A. Smith. Twelfth
Infantry, has been appointed mastering Of,
ficer for Georgia, vice Capt. Oscar j.
Brown, relieved.
North Carolina-Flrst Lieut.. Francis c.
Marshall, Sixth Cavalry, quartermaster
and commissary.
Virginla-First Lieut.. Richard G. Crox-
ton. First Infantry, relieved as mastering
officer, and appointed quartermaster and
commissary. First Lieut.. David Sanks,
Eighteenth Infantry, appointed mastering
officer.
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MOVING FROM cHIcKAMAuGA.
All the Regulars Now There Expect
to BE Sent south.

to BE Sent south.
Chattanooga, Tenn, April SO,--Expectan-
cy is the situation at Chickamauga Park
to-day among the officers and men. Ev-
cry regiment is looking for immediate Or
ders to move south.
The Ninth Cavalry and the Twenty
fourth Infantry left to-day, and the renth
Cavalry and Twenty-ffth Infantry are nm
der orders to move. They will leave to-
morrow or Monday.
The feeling that there would come an
order for all to move was accumulated
tonight, when 1t was stated that the
Third and Sixth Cavalry had also receiv-
ed orders to be ready to move at mo-
ment's notice.
The Sixteenth Infantry. from Fort Sher-
man. Idaho, and Rainbow, WASH, reached
Chickamagua to-day and went into camp
on the Kelley field.
Capt L. E. Hardin, Seventh Infantry,
was granted an indefinite leave of absence
to-day to accept the colonelcy of a regi-
ment of New York volunteers. First
Lieutenant Albert 5. Frost was granted
leave to accept the colonelcy of a South
Dakota regiment of volunteers.
Capt. Jack Ritcher, Troop A, First Cav
airy, was thrown from a new horse he
was breaking into service this afternoon
and his leg was mashed and sprained
The surgeon states that he will be confin-
ed for six weeks.
All the newspaper correspondents, an
army of which has been here for a week
OF. more, have left under orders for Tam
pa and Mobile, a straw that indicates
to the soldiers here that they are soon
TO follow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
TREACHERY FEARED AT TAMPA.
Spanish Vice Consul Alleged 10 BE
Still in the city.

Tampa, Fla April SO.-Chief of Police
Burke Of the Tampa force, and Gen. Wade
held a lengthy consultation a few evenings
ago, the subject of which has just come
to light. Spanish Consul Soils left here
about ten days ago and Vice Consul Bru-
guis left about two days later.
The vice consul said that he was going
to Jamaica by way of New York and on
the evening prior to his departure he was
given a farewell party by his Spanish
friends
A few evenings ago, a Spanish woman
living on Anderson street told two of her
American girl friends that something
would happen soon.
Her significant remark in connection
with the many rumors of Spanish plots in
circulation aroused suspicion. on Thurs
day night as Chief Burke was returning
from Ybor City, he was surprised to see
Bruguis, who he supposed was on his way
20 Jamaica, at the Spanish woman's house
Bruguis Is young man, "a years OF age,
and has several peculiarities of dress and
action, well known to the chief of police
and in telling the story to several news
paper correspondents this evening he said
that there was not the least bit of doubt
about the mans Identity.
Maj. Connolly of the Florida state troops
has also been informed by a Cuban resi-
dent that Bruguis is in town. 1t Is also
reported that the Spaniard has been seen
at night disguised
The Spanish boarding house on Anderson
street and another house owned by Soils,
where Bruguis is SUPPOSED to visit, are
being watched by the police tonight. and
If Bruguis is seen he will be arrested
Another plot is in course of development
that will be nipped. 1t is to the effect
that there is a soldier here with the regu-
lars who speaks Spanish, whose term will
soon expire. 1t is asserted that he has
been approached and urged to re-enist
with the intimation that he might make
$3.50 month.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
SPANISH MAIL SEIZED.
Post Office Department Carrying Out
the Orders.

Pittsburg, Pa, April SO.-Seoond Assist
ant Postmaster General w. s. Shallen-
berger arrived in Pittsburg to-day from
Washington, en- route to his home. at
Rochester, Pa.
Mr.. Shallenberger said that orders had
been sent out from Washington directing
postmasters throughout the United States
to watch the mails passing through their
them to seize any mail matter that ex>
cited. suspicion.
He stated that many letters had been
received from Spanish towns and provinces
and later turned over to the proper au-
thorities that contained much interesting
information which the officials gladly re-
ceived.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
QUEEN APPEALS TO THE GEAR.

Promises to Do What He Can mt the.
Proper Time.
London, May THE Berlin correspond
ent OF the Sunday Special asserts that the
Queen Regent of Spain has appealed to
the Gar, through Emperor Francis Jo-
seph of Austria. to assist Spain In her con-
fiict with the United States.
Emperor Nicholas replied directly TO the
Queen Regent, assuring her of hk deepest
sympathy with Spain, on which country
the United States has forced war; stating
however, that he does not consider mat
ters yet ripe for Russian diplomatic or
military Intervention, but that he will do
whatever is possible at the proper time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
TRAINS LACKING FOR TROOPS.
Regulars Have "A DisagreeabIe Ex-
perience at Mobile.

"eSul"rs Have DisagreeabIe Ex-
perience at Mobile,
Mobile, Ala April SO.--There was Moth
Ing but routine in camp near Mobile to-
day, except division review by Gen. Cop
pinger the division being commanded nv
Col. Simon Snyder of the Nineteenth.
Great delay was experienced in getting
the troops off for Tampa. owing 20 the
extraordinary demand for cars on the
Louisville and Nashville road, which was
called to transport troops from Mobile
and New Orleans, and at the same time
TO prepare TO transport the Third Regiment
OF state troops from Birmingham to Mo-
pie on Sunday. The agent said he could
have met the demand had he had TWENTY
Iour hours notice. In consequence. the
Tenth Regiment only got off on time. The
Twenty second bivouacked for the nignt
ana had disagreeable time of IL. MANY
OF them having been soaked by the rain
OF the preceding afternoon. They left in
good spirits, however, and full of enthusi-
asm for the war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
CoNTEDERATEs FOR COMMANDERS,

List Of Famous Leaders for the Pres
ident to Select From.
New Orleans, La, April SO.-An the Con
federate organizations in the city had a
joint meeting tonight. and urged that the
President appoint. such men as John b.
Gordon. Wade Hampton. Stephen d. Lee.
W. L. Cabeil, James Longstreet, joseph
wheeler and Fltzhugh Lee and others
among the generals, and pledging them
selves and their sons TO defend Old Glory.
There is report current among the reg
ulars in. camp that they will all be sent TO
Tampa this week.
The Washington Artillery tonight en-
Enthusiastically decided TO telegraph to the
President recommending the appointment
OF Gov, Taylor Of Tennessee as brigadier
general.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
CAPTIVEs AT KEY WEST.
Passage of Men on the Panama Had
Been Paid by Consul.

Key West, April SO.-The passengers on
the Spanish steamer Panama, which was
captured by the lighthouse tender Man
grove on April %, were examined by
United States District Attorney STRIPPING
to-day. Twenty-four of the twenty-nine
are able-bodied men whose passage was
paid from New York to Havana by the
Spanish consul in New York. One man
admitted that he was going to join the
Spanish army, but the others declared that
they were going to Cuba to secure employ
ment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01

Congressman Callahan was afflicted With
stomach trouble 20 years. He could find no
cure. He lost faith in everything. He
was relieved Immediately by Pe-ru-na,
which changed despair to hope. faithless-
ness to belief. Surely he IS warranted in
becoming enthusiastic. His words do not
exceed the facts. They are above crih-
cism. Thousands of others in high and
low positions, in East and West, can
speak in unstinted praise of Pe-ru-na, of
which the following are examples:
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. c.
Gentlemen-I have been afflicted with
catarrh of the stomach for twenty years
end could find nothing to relieve me. had
no faith in any medicine. By chance L
got a bottle of Pe-ru-na and the effects
from this remedy have simply amazed
me- My ailment has been so greatly re-
lieved that I have every reason to be-
lieve a further use of Pe-ru-na will cure
me permanently. Yours, sincerely,
J. Y. Callahan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
COAsTwIsE COMMERCE..

Efforts to Repeal Law Ruling Out
Foreign Ships to BE Resisted.
Washington, April 3o.-In the absence of
war news from either Havana or Manila.
the state and navy departments are being
besieged by senators and representatives
In connection with the proposition to re-
peal the existing navigation laws
Southern congressman claim that unless
the navigation laws are repealed, the lum-
Der trade of the South win be utterly ruin
cd and thousands of men viii be out of
employment.
New England congressman are fighting
the proposition, and Senator Frye, chair
man of the committee on commerce, SAYS
all efforts TO repeal the law will be resisted
In the Senate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01

For some time my wife had been sick.
She was very thin, had no appetite, could
not sleep nights, and was troubled with
constipation. The physicians we consulted
said it was dyspepsia. One of them said
it was catarrh. She could get no relief I'M
til she began to take Pe-ru-na and Man
a-lin. Before she had taken half a bottle
of each she was conscious of a marked
change. She began to sleep at night, ap-
petite came back, bowels were regular
and now, after taking five bottles, she is
entirely we'll She looks like a new wo-
man. B. Martens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
CUBANs START FOR TAMPA.

Join the Troops.
New York, April SO.-About 100 Cubans
left the junta here tonight to join the
United states troops at Tampa. They
marched to Jersey City and took a train
for the South. The contingent will. be
augmented at Philadelphia and other
points along the line of travel 1t was in
command Of Gen. Castillo.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
PURITAN TREASON PLOT.

officers Still Deny Truth of story
Accident of the Cushing.
Key West, Fla, April 3O.-This has been
the dullest day Key West has known since
the beginning of the war.
The only news of the fleet was the firing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
Spain Claims a Naval Victory.

London, April S0.-It is officially an.
nounced in Madrid that a Spanish gun
boat has been engaged successfully with
an American torpedo boat off Cardenas.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
BIG FIRE AT AUGUSTA.
Grain Elevator and Two Warehouses
Burned.

Augusta, Ga, May /, a. m.-The Geor-
gia Railroad elevator and warehouse, ca
paeity 10000 bushels Of grain, occupied by
Leroy Miller and the warehouse of Bussey
Il carswell, occupied by c. A. Doolittle.
were burned this Sunday morning. The
total loss is estimated at 100000. The
origin OF the fire Is unknown, All the
ions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01

Sing Sing, N. Y. April SO-John Y. Nc
Kane, the former GEAR Of Coney Island"
completed term of five years in the state
prison here to-day and is now a free man
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
URUGUAY's NEUTRALITY.
Raising Of Money to Strengthen the
Spanish Navy Prohibited.

Montevldeo, Uruguay. April 3O.-The
government of Uruguay having declared
neutrality during the war between Spain
and the United States has prohibited
public performances and the raising of sub
scriptlons IN public for the purpose of add
ing to the fund being raised to Increase the
strength Of the Spanish navy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
Cargo of Coal Liberated.

London, April S0.-Advices from Iolo
say that the cargo of coal of the Ameri-
can park Saranac, which was captured at
that place by the Spanish gunboat Eicaao,
has been liberated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
CUBANs TO GO TO CUBA.
Palma Orders Volunteers Sent From
Key West TO Tampa.

IVY " EHt To 4 tIfIIltIs
Key West, Fla, April S0.-The Cubans
here are highly excited over the follow
ing telegram received from T. Estrada
Palma of the New York junta:
Assemble and send TO Tampa immedi-
ately all young, unmarried healthy Gu
bans disposed to go to Cuba; also all of
ficers of our army. Delegation will not
sustain families of enlisted"
Tampa is made the general rendezvous
OF the Cuban forces. Enlistments will be
Sin here tomorrow morning
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spies We're in town. and were planning to
blow up powder mills and magazines near
st. Louis.
The informant is Capt. Alfred II. ].
BaGes Of the Cuban insurgent army, who
has been in st. Louis about a month. His
statements are pos tive.
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mckinley to visit nichmond.

Richmond, Va. April 3O.-Gov. Tyler re-
turned tonight from Washington where
he had conference with the President. He
states that the President expects to visit
Richmond when the troops are modified
here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
CRUISER FRISCO SAILS.
The Warship Probably bound for
PrOvfncetoWn

New York, April SO-The cruiser San
Francisco, Capt. Richard Leary. with
Commodore Howell on board, sailed at 4
o'clock this afternoon. Her destination is
not positively known, but 1t is thought she
will go to Provincetown, Mass.
The torpedo boat Scorpion left the navy
yard late this evening, but her destina-
ton was not made known.