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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25

suits and carrying alpargatas, a sort of
canvas sandal, slung on pole over their
shoulder.
The entrance 70 Caguas was infested by
crowds of repulsive beggars, showing their
diseaSe-infeSted limbs, and begging aims
interest TO hold tbs In Caguas, and glad to
escape the opportunities Of the wretched
cripples. we drove rapidly through the
town and at once began the ascent of Las
Cruces, good three-hours pun, rewarded
by glimpses of lovely mountain scenery,
and pure, cool mountain air
The little town of Cayey, situated high
up In the mountains. Is the center Of the
tobacco industry A most excellent quality
of the leaf is here grown and shipped to
Havana, blossoming forth as the genuine
Havana cigar, so highly priced by con-
noisseurs In northern cities. A little fur
Their along the road lies AybonitO, whose
derivation, "Ay! bonitO!"--how beautiful
is fully confirmed by every traveller.
This is the sanitarum Of the island,
where troops are sent TO recover from the
effects OF bad rations and worse lodgings
an the coast towns. A more DVely spot
cannot be imagined commanding as It does
the extensive valleys north and south,
the salient mountain peaks FURNISHED by
the monday sun and the deep ravines and
crevices showing as black shadows against
the monumental mountain sides We
would gladly have stayed longer enjoying
this one of natures free panoramas, but
our tyrannical driver was eager 20 reach
the end OF his contract, and ordered a
move onward
The descent of the mountain took us
across numerous streams, now harmless
rivulets but in the rniny season swollen
to impetuOus torrents, the passage Of winch
If often impossible for days together. The
principal Of these. near Juana Dias, are
Inabow, Cerillos and Portuguese, this lat
ter reaching the ocean near Ponce, on the
south coast, which city was now in sight,
after drive of about 40 miles.
Commercially Of more Importance than
the capital, San Juan, Ponce contains
about 5000 inhabitants, Of which 5,l99 are
the census OF 1897. Almost the entire out
put OF the crops of sugar and coffee Is
handled In and exported from this district.
as most Of the fertile lowlands lie on the
south side OF the mountain rang dividing
the island from east TO west
The southern slopes OF this range are
never devastated by destructive northeast
ers. and are, therefore, safer for the cCiu-
walton OF coffee. In the harvest time many
steamers ne IN the roadsteads and are
laden from lighters with the precious
freight. which brings an income to The
island Of about 100000 annually. The
Porto Hican rs Industrious and peaceful,
deserving "a better fate that hitherto en-
iOyed under Spanish rule ana ready to
welcome the American from the North
who brings IN bis train progress, liberty
and civil influtions which cannot but
find ready disciples in the people Of this
pearl Of the Antilles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
sUB-oCEANIC CHANGES.
Great and Sudden Changes in Com
tour of Deep Sea Bottom.
From the GeographleaI Journal.

From the Geographical Journal.
The evidence we have OF changes which
take place on the land are as varied as
they are numerous, but directly we reach
a depth of few fathoms below low water
mark we find ourselves on the boundary
of an area represented by three-quarters
of the surface of this planet, where it is
usually supposed that geological changes
are extremely slow. Ali the evidence we
have relating to the abysmal level floors
of the oceans, where sediments accumu-
late with immeasurable, slowness. and
where ocean cables, unless destroyed in
consequence Of the elecroiytic action or
faults in insulation remain intact for
twenty or more years, supports this view
Directly we leave these plains and APP
preach submarine banks Ike those Of New
foundland, submarine ridges like that
which runs down the Central Atlantic
the steep slopes Of the submarine plateaus
which fringe continents and Islands even
though We may be in the depths of 1000
and even 4 900 fathoms Of water the evil
dences Of great and sudden Changes IN the
details at least Of subOceanic contours
grow more numerous day by day. 1t Is In
localities like these where cables are brok-
en-, not in consequence Of defects inherent
quence Of their burial beneath masses Of
materials which have apparently sid down
from neighborlng banks On the inner
borders Of continental plateaus. which
are the submerged portion Of the CONT
mental domcs, detritus accumulatea by ma
rine erosion, while near 10 the mouths Of
rivers sediments which have been derived
from catchment basins " great area are
deposited 70 form banks ana ridges. These
materials from continental areas are ac-
cumulated on areas which are compare
tively small, 80 that ihe rate per superb
cal unil al which The lana b. being low
cred is probably very much less Than the
rate a. which 81 D. being raised beneath the
sea. This mechanical concentration Of de-
Dris leads 10 the formation o. banks which.
on their outer faces, are subject 10 sudden
Weddings
The causes OF fuh-oCeauie yeidlngs iu
rocks and sedimenis ere, broadly epeak-
ms, tBo-fOid, ilfst. there are bradysels-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
OHIO's NOMINEES NAMED.
po1vIing-Meyers Fight Withdrawn
for HarmOny's Sake.

nONVIinE-Meyers F1ShC Withdrawn
for HarmOny's Sake.
Dayton, O., Aug. 24.-The Democratic
stale convention to-day nominated the fol-
lowing ticket;
Secretary of State-Upton K. Guthrie of
Marion.
Judge of Supreme Court-Hugh G. Mich
OILS of Clermont.
Clerk of Supreme Court-David s. Fisher
of Delaware county.
Food and Dairy Conmlssioner-John Ba-
ker of Hancock.
Member of the Board of Public Works
# Wright Paul of Summit county.
The convention adjourned at p. M,
after being in continuous session all day.
There were no incidents of special inter-
est after the contest between Joseph P
Bowling and Allen o. Meyers had been
declared a draw in the interest of har-
mony.
The effort to get a new plan of party
organization in Ohio failed of final adop-
ton, but 1t was given another chance by
such reference as will bring it up next
year The new organization seems to sat
isfy those working for the nomination of
Paul j. Sorg for Governor next year, and
is not displeasing to the Mclean, Brice
or other elements and the campaign this
year viii be made on the Hanna issue and
next year on Senator Foraker for not
taking steps against Hanna.
While the resolutions do not favor IN
limited colonial expansion, Gen. Findlay
chairman of the convention said the plat
form meant to expand by the consent Of
those to be governed. The most decisive
feature Of the convention was its prefer
ence for Bryan in 1900 on the same plat
form as in 1896.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
ARBITRATION COMMISSION.
commissioner at Work Formulating
plans of Procedure.

onebec. Aug. 24.-No meeting of the
7ont Arbitration Commission was held
+o-dav. Both the American and Canadian
commissioners are at work on plans for
,,rocedure and will compare notes and de-
"a. unon plan at the joint meeting to-
morrow.
one poInt. however, has been determined.
~-othing in detail of the commissions work
IN he given to the press until after its
Wi, is finished. This has been agreed
Ian nv both sides. The reasons for this
ie 10 prevent as far as possible. the de-
,nands for hearings before the commission.
cir Wilfred Laurer and Senator Fair
-iys have both stated that il would be
.,,rsossible for the commission TO grant gen.
srll hearings.
Sir lanes Winter, the representative
t~,r7 Newfoundland, arrived at noon and
Mn he present at the joint session to-
arrow. Tonight Sir Wilfred Laurier
.,ora dinner to the commissioners at the
5Ssrrison Club, and in all the speeches
IRE expressed the sentiment that the
,,,orl, Of the commission would be carried
ont in a most amicable way and that the
s1Its would be of lasting benefit TO the
two great nations.
Yesterday a rumor was going about here
,bat the conference would at the joint
meeting tomorrow adjourn for an indefi-
rIfe period to meet at Washington. There
anears to be no good foundation for the ru-
NOR. 1t is quite possible that the commits
sion NAV take recess for two or three
Trsels. but the commissioners on both
sides stated tonight that no adjournment
would be taken until the work had been
carefully looked over and both sides had
become satisfied as to what could be ac-
complished in the way of a general adjust
ment of all questions 10 be decided.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
MOTIVE OF HAYTFS REFUSAL.
Request App as an Initiative to
Territorial AcHuisitinn

Washington, Aug. 24.-It has just devcl-
oped that the Haytien government in it's
recent refusal to permit the establishment
of an United States weather bureau sta
ton here based its action on a suspicion
that the United States intended it as an
initiative in territorial acquisition on that
island. While almost all of the govern
ments negotiated with, cheerfully cooper
aled in the movement for extension of our
weather service, Hayti absolutely refused.
The result was instructions of the most
positive character refusing to allow any
word of our weather warnings in any shape
to reach that country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
REPUBLICANS OF sOuTH DAKOTA.
Kirk Philips of DeadwoOd Nomina-
ted for Governor.

Mitchell 5. D., Aug. 24,-The Republican
state convention to-day nominated the
following ticket:
Governor-Kirk Philips of Deadwood.
Lieutenant Governor. T. Kean of
SanbOrn county
Secretary of State-W. H Riddle.
Resolutions We're adopted opposing free
silver and indorsing the gold standard
approving President McKinley's conduct
of the war and commencing the admins
trauon's courses on the annexation ques-
ton.
For Treasurer-John Schaaber of Hutch
insOn.
For Audltor-F. d. Reeves of Brown.
Attorney General-John H. Pyle of .Bea-
die.
The convention completed its work and
adjourned at las O'Clock this Thursday
morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
cAPERs OF a delicious GEORGIAN
Escapes From Hospital and Is Found
Later Up a Tree.

New York, Aug. 24.-Private James Rus
sell of Troop c, Tenth United States Cav
airy, escaped from the hospital at Fort
Wadsworth, late last night. while delirious
from typhoid fever.
A general alarm was sent out. but he
was not found until shortly before noon
to-day. He was discovered seated on limb
of tree thrty-dve feet from the ground
One of the searchers started to climb the
tree when Russell dropped TO the ground
striking several limbs in his descent, and
thereby breaking his fall to some extent
His right leg was broken however
An ambulance was summoned, and Rus
sell was taken back to the hospital Pri-
Vate Russell has been at the hospital about
two weeks. He was one of the heroes who
fought in the battles before Santiago. He
enlisted from Georgia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25

colonies have recently followed suit. This
was done to foster commercial interests
with the mother country and the results,
It is said, have already justified the ac-
ton. In view of these reductions and the
customary American enterprise, il can
safely be depended upon that the postal
rates to the new possessions will be made
as low as consistency will permit end
that the service will be brought to as
high a standard as that now in vogue
from Maine to California.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
KILLED AT A RAILROAD CROSSING

Young Horse Carries IA Party in
Front of a Local Train.
Petersburg, Va, Aug. PA horrible ac-
cident occurred to-day on the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway at crossing known
as Grossman's 5, a short distance from this
city.
J. p. Condrey, a prosperous farmer of
Chesterfield county, was returning home
with his wife and little son in a buggy,
and when it reached the crossing the
young horse he was driving became I'M
manageable and carried the party upon
the track an front of the local train from
Richmond to Petersburg. All the occu-
pants of the buggy were instantly killed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
Shut Down at Fan River.

Fall River Mass, Aug. 24.-Notices
were posted to-day at the Merchants
Manufacturing Association of a two
weeks shut down. commencing Monday
morning.
The shutdown will stop 1851 900 spindles
and caused an enforced idleness of 1850
employees, whose weekly pay will amount
to $500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
ticket Named and "A Chronic officer
Holder Turned Down.

Holder Turned Down.
st. Louis, Aug. A-After two DAYS SEES
SION the Republican state convention,
which was the largest and most harmo-
NOUS ever held in Missouri. ended its la
DOTS and adjourned sine die this evening.
Inc following ticket was nominated:
supreme Judge, Long Term-G. A.
Flnk.enberg of st. Louis.
-, supreme Judge, Short Term-Edward
hlgbee Lancaster.
Ma RaAroad and Warehouse Commissioner
wv. >. Hathaway of Mexico.
superintendent of Public Instruction
III ~, John R. Kirk, the present incumbent
:. Inc most important work of the conven-
ToH was the turning down of Chauncey
1res filley, who for twenty-five years. off
Iire On mas been chairman of the Repub-
mean state committee. J. T Akin a
tT1l'Aer OF HumansviAe, was elected as
'H.ey successor as chairman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
For BIufftOn and Beaufort, S. C,

Steamer Doretta Will leave wharf foot
of Abercorn (EthePs WHARF street at D.
m. for S3luffton daily except Sunday and
Thursday Wednesdays trip extended
to Beaufort leaving Bluffton Thursdays
at a. m. Returning same day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
REPUBLICAN "INsURGENTs. -
'heF Denounced "a Former Conven
ZION a. "a 4Gao- Ia,x,, a.s

A. Gag Law AFFAIR.
~H'fotte ~ C.. Aug. PA convention
OF the Republican "insurgents.D as ,bey
49, ,"'a' Of the EigiIh congressional
f'.| was held az Wnkesborough TO-
Tan ,'.Fenilon denounced the conven-
n.. ifhominated Hon H. r. In
rlel 20 Nominate q. hi Wyieo~ ~
so,. amid great enfhuslasm. This
vac Republican vote la the district.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
INSTRUCTIONS coUNTERMANDED.
"o wore Troops to Go to Honolulu
Until Further Notice.

San francisco, Aug. 2-The military
authorities here have received instructions
ON AdJt. Gen. Corbln countermanding
lI 'Ious orders to send large body of
I''I-ers to Honolulu. No more troops will
~, mere until further notice, and the
- steamers which were to have left
"a transport steamers.
iis scandal has been ordered TO DEPART
hospital ship. 'eN 90 !"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
FRENCH LINE.
CampagnIa Generate TTanSatIantIuue,

Direct Line to Havre-Paris (France).
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a. m. as fol-
lows
From Pier No. 40. North River, foot Nor
ton street:
La Gdscogne. Aug. "a La Navarro Sept II
La Touraine . Sept 3 La Normandie Sept2f
La Champagne. Sept. 10 La Touraine. . Oct.
General Agency for U. 8. and Canada,
Bowling Green. New York.
WILDER & co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25

Saturday night only. Il. from Bolton
street.
cars leaving Bolton street and return
ing into Bolton street, change at Thun-
derbolt.
For Montgomery.-s. 1881 a. m. 2:SO ana
s:15 o. M Leave Montgomery 7:S0 a M.
1920 D. m and $50 p. m.
bor ThunderbOlt - Cars leave Bolton
street depot on every hour and half hour
during the day and evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25

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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-03
DEWEY IN NEED OF SUPPLIES.
Short on Provisions and Ammunition
Another Cable Cut.

Hone KoNG. May 3O.-Therc is abso.
lutcly no truth in the report that the
United States cruiser Baltimore, now
at Manila. has been damaged by an in
tcrnal explosion.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Xeatiro, which arrived here at mid.
night yesterday reports that Rear Ad-
miral Dewey is short of provisions and
ammunition.
The Havilo- Manila cable, it is said,
was cut by the Americans May ~.
Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, 10
with the insurgents between the Amer
leans and the Spaniards. The incen-
diary fires continue. The priests and
nuns at Manila have been removed to
Laguna, All the coast towns are re.
ported TO be held by Spanish troops.
The Americans are repairing the slir
at Cayite.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-03

him. laughing, trembling ana crying
at once.
1T means help, you foolish fellow
SAID the good old major. coming for
ward 10 grasp Marks hand. did You
think we would leave you to the mercy
Of those dogs out there? You wouldn't
take my girls money. but maybe you
viii taxi mine! Here, pay those devils
and set en- to work. You can pay me
when YOU sell the mine" and he pushed
n roll of bills into Marks hand.
Major. | can't thank YOU" gasped
Mark, still holding Sue fast. Sue!
dear girl. this Is Your doing"
Sue only looked up, but did not need
10 speak.
God bless YOU both" TREMENDOUSLY
faltered Mark. God bless you"
He folded Sue to- his breast an in
slant. wrung the old mans hand, and
war the cool man u. business In a mo-
ment more.
As the mon were called In to receive
their wages. could he have helped IL.
not n OF them should have struck
one more lick for him. But too much
was at stake Just now.
He ordered them to work. In tones
OF cold contempt. which they did not
dare resent. They knew his blood was
mp, and the Winchester still lay under
his hand.
Thirty hours OF toll and Mark won
Under the ore-bcaring strata they
struck n Wien Of almost pure silver. and
the Denver men closed the contract In
stantly.
Mark and Susie did not occupy the
cabin in the valley after all. They
went back to the East, and Uncle Joe
went with them. But 1t was a long
time before Mark knew whose money
saved him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-03
His Half.

The communism which obtains in
the Friendly Isles is Il little embarras-
sing to white men who employ native
servants, for IL is impossible to make
the servants understand that all the
food in the larder is not their prop
erty and that of their friends. But
the kings chaplain got over this difh-
Guilty by making "A definite arrange
ment with his ~housekeeper. Under
stand" said he, that half Of every pig
belongs to me and my friends. The
other half Is yours" lie turned the ar
rangement To very good account in an
other direction. His garden, of which
he is very fond, is fenced, but the
pigs. allowed 10 go whore they will.
are apt to gain admission. Now"
said he To his housekeeper, this is
really too bad. You known you like
the front half Of the pig, because 1t
contains the tongue and heart. Well.
| arranged that the front half Of every
pig should be yours; and just look at
the harm your halves are doing. My
halves can do no harm. All the mis-
chief Is done by yours. II you can't
keep the pigs out Of the garden I shall
change and keep the front halves my.
SELF"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-03
OREGON HOLDS THE RECORD.
No British ship Has Equalcd Her Run
5000 Miles without a stop.

WAsHINGroN. May Col think thc
country should know Of the great run
made by the Oregon said Captain
CrowinShiCld. chief Of the bureau of
navigation. "Shc is the first battlcShip
built ON the Pacific coast. The Union
Iron works OF san Francisco, the
firm that built the Olympia,
constructed her. She is 1920 tons,
with Il main battery of four l3-inch.
EIGHT s-iuch and four G-inch rifles. She
has made n run that by far exceeds
any ever attempted 10y Il similar vessel
in Europe or America. The flagship
of the English feet in Chinese waters.
the Bcllcrophon, made IA run OF l2.GOO
nautical miles. or from Portsmouth,
England. to Canton, last year, and the
incident was heraidcd all over the
world as ~uncqualcG. Bu the Oregon
has made IA run of l.. 800 nautical miles
and her captain reports to me that she
is in absolutely perfect condition. Not
even Il CRATE bar is burnt out.
''Then her speed il remarkable. She
made a run of 1900 miles averaging
thirteen knots, and the distance from
San Francisco to Callao. nearly 5000
miles. was made without stopping tho
engines once. Not since the invention
of stcam-propclling machinery has this
ever been cqualcd or attempted"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-03

declared Dayton throwing himself be-
tween Mark and the frail shutter.
stand aside, Dayton" commanded
Mark. stand back. while | speak to
them
mo, I say" shouted Dayton. But
Mark thrust him aside ard flung open
the shutter, boldly facing the infuriat-
ed crowd. Perhaps IL was the sudden
ness Of his action. perhaps the leveled
revolver he held in his hand, but some
thing made them pause an instant in
their rush, and Mark seized the In
slant.
Come, be fair to yourselves!' he
said. sternly. what do you WANT
You know what We want came
from the crowd. Honest wages, that's
what"
well. boys, didn't | pay you az long
as | had IA dollar?'
Yes; but we can't live on that now
II know you cant. See here; | hate
this thing as bad as you do. Why
don't you give me "A chance?'
you had all the chance you want
growled q surly fellow close to the
window.
mo. | have not. ] swear TO You all
that. II you will stand by me only
tw~enty-four hours more you shall be
more than paid! Come, III go down
and work by the side of the strongest
Of you with my own hands. What do
you say?"
There seemed signs OF %relenting
among some Of the men, and they drew
into knots to talk.
THAT seems fair enough, boys. Shall
we try him one more hitch?" asked n
Of the older men.
Yes! yes!" came from two or three
more, but they were drowned out by
the rest.
mo, no! it's a black lie!" He knows
there's no ore in the DANCED old hole!
He wants time to run away! No more
fooling! Money! money! or out with
the scoundrel! Come on. boys! Now's
the chance!"
They made a desperate rush toward
the window. Mark was hurled with all
the strength OF Dayton's arm over
against the silent engine. and the win
uoW was SIduiiutu III tuclT idNts.
Are you mad, boy?" demanded Day
ton. Don't you know you haven't the
ghost OF a chance ont there?"
II have not a chance anyhow" said
Mark. recovering his breath. How
long will 1t take them to tear this shed
down. think you?"
They shall pay with some OF their
worthless lives. at least!" Kissed the
faithful foreman.
He sat down on an empty keg. and
with cooked weapons they waited the
onset.
1t did not come.
They heard a shout, then a cry,
which had the sound of a woman's
voice, and then a calm fell on the angry
crowd. Only the tones OF earnest
speech reached the strained ears in the
house.
What deviltry are they planning
now?' breathed Mark. listening more
intently.
Cant tell. Fire, maybe. Keer
ready for anything answered Dayton
in the same low. intense tone.
But they were not ready for what
happened.
A cheer went ringing up from the
men, a hearty 'Hurrah!" and then The
door Of the shaft-house was violently
ratified. and some one outside cried:
Mark! Mark open the door. II Is
all right now' Open, quick"
Good Lord" calculated DAYTON.
Great heaven! Sue!" gasped Mark,
lie darted to the door and rapidly
threw of the bars, Dayton flung the
door wide, and Major Redmond and
Sue came In, while the miners stood
quietly back. without offering 10 pre-
vent their entrance. or 10 follow In
themselves.
"In Gods name, what does this
mean?" cried Mark. as she clunG to