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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-17
 CHESTERFIELD GOLD MINE.
James Luce of Mantle Hard at Work
 Hunting for Pay Dirt.

James Luce of Mantle Hard at Work
 Hunting for Pay Dirt.
 James Luce, the Mantle man who owns shares in the Chesterfield gold mine, is quite busy these days. He is working out his claim with good sue cess, so, it is reported. Every day be- fore dawn he is on his way to the mine with a companion, They work until 1t becomes dark again They expect to find better paying dirt underneath the first layer of rock. When they are rid of the first layer MT. Luce says he will build shanty and employ two or three men on the claim, as he seems to have good proof that it will pay well.
 The farmers of Chesterfield are great ly interested. If the gold mine proves good paying investment the land in the immediate vicinity will probably be worked and there may be rush for Chesterfield from New London and sur rounding places.-New London Day.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Notice is given by the lighthouse board that on and after January 15, 1898, the Daboli fog trumpet at the Stratford Shoal light station, on the Middle ground, in Long Island Sound, about midway between Stratford Point and Old Field Point. will be again sounded during thick or foggy weather, and the striking of the fog bell will be discontinued, excepting in case the trumpet should be disabled. The trum- pet will sound blasts of six seconds duration. separated by silent intervals of tWenty-One seconds.
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1.-the Baby cu,tinyT Tsatb

Be sure and use that old and well tried rem. edy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gutns, allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best remedy for diar- rhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
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KIMBERLY, ROOT & DAT,
 1Ss ORANGE STREET. Investment Securities.

As we are connected by private wires with New York and Boston. and have the use of private wires to Philadelphia and Chicago, we offer the very best facilities for executing either Cash or Margin orders for all Stocks and Bonds listed on the Ex- changes of these cities.
 New York and Boston Stock Exchange quotations received continuously.
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N. Y. Cotton Exchange,
Cb;cayo Marleet

Reported over privatej wire by IT. c. Freedman & Co, bankers and brokers. 10 Wall street. N. r., and Polls building, a Church street. New Haven. N. A. Tanner manager local branch.
 Opening Highest Lowest Close
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
SANTIAGO SEES A FINE SIGHT.
SIxTY AMERICAN VESSELS OFF
SuORE BEFORE TROOPS LANDED.

coast Bombarded From Punta
Cabrera to AGuadores on the
Morning of June ~ By the Twen-
tv-one BattIeships and Cruis-
Two of the BattIeshiDs Re-
ported Damaged.
Havana. June 25.-According TO official
renorts one American ship at a. m. on
June 21 opened fire upon Casilda, the port
of Trinidad, Santa Clara province, firing
$50 shots. which did considerable damage
TO residences and warehouses.
The vessel was compelled to retire by
the garrison and the, gunboat Dependi-
ente and another Spanish vessel which
was in the harbor.
On the morning of the 21st there were in
sight off Santiago thirty-nine ships with
landing forces. which with the twenty
one warships, made a total of sixty Amer
lean vessels.
On the morning of June % the American
battleships and cruisers which were in
front of Santiago bombarded the coast
from Punta Caberea to Aguadores, killing
one person in Santiago and wonding three
at Aguadores.
Two of the battleships were damaged.
The remaining warships attacked Sa-
honey and Baiquiri, protecting the land
ing which was made between Baiquiri and
Punta Berraco.
Baiquiri and Saboney were destroyed.
Capt. Luis Bellini, the military commander
at Saboney was killed in the attack.
L.
"a was repealed by the force under Col.
Aldea.
The French consul at Havana has receiv-
ed money from France for the aid of poor
French subjects residing in Havana.
The American forces on June 49, attack
ed the camp of the Spanish General Ru-
bens, but were repelled with considerable
losses. The Spanish suffered no losses.
AT $50 p. m. on June %, two American
ships opened fire against Casilda, but al
though over 100 projectiles were fired, only
a few defenses were damaged.
Advices from Batanabon report that a
Norwegian bark. bound from Cape Town
for Apalachicola, has been wrecked off
the south coast of the Isle of Pines. Her
CO4illid44dSl, Odpl' LII toNCtlSGily anu A6I
entire crew arrived at Batabano on board
the Spanish schooner Joven Alexandra.
Advices from Porto Rico, dated June
%, report that an American cruiser APP
peared off the harbor on June p, and the
Spanish gunboat, Isabel Segunda, and the
torpedo boat destroyer, Terror. went out
to engage her. The American cruiser re-
tired. She was apparently damaged. The
Terror was slightly damaged.
The principal cigar manufactures have
started work again and thousands of peo-
pie secured employment in them.
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THE AMAPALA UNDER SUSPICION.
Good Reason to Believe She Is own
ed by Spaniard.

Good Reason to Believe She Is OWN
ed by Spaniard.
Key West, Fla, June 25 Q p. m.-George
Base, the charterer of the Amapala, has
an affidavit countersigned by Alexander
Gollan, the British consul general, acting
as American charge d'affaires, certifying
to Bases intention to leave Cuba on the
Amapala within the thirty-day limit pro-
vided by President McKinleys proclama-
ton, and setting forth that delay became
necessary beyond the specified time owing
to repairs of urgent necessity to the YES
sci.
Base claims the release of the Amapala
on that ground, and expresses readiness 10
hight for it if necessary.
Several suspicious circumstances, how
ever, have lately developed which lead TO
the belief that the Honduras brig was not
altogether bona fide. 1t is said she Is oe
Spanish ownership and was bound for
vera Cruz, the belief being that her
nag would safely carry her through the
blockade. At Vera Cruz she was to take
on cargo of coal and provisions, loading
10 her fullest capacity and was then to
hurry back to the most accessible Cuban
port under the conditions set forth in
zen. Blanco's proclamati ton exempting
ships bringing supplies from port
charges, duties and other expenses.
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crime was to have studied the word OF
God. and their sons and daughters. writn
ing in the death agonyls r
But all this tooA place 800 years ago,
What has that to do with the Spain of
to-day II has everything 60 do. inasmuoh
as the Spaniards are noY what they were
then, though their crutlties are kent in
the distance, beyond the observation or
Europe and America. But just now we
have some interests on the other side OF
the globe, in the Philippines, which have
been under the Spanish government for
hundreds OF years. and where we can see
the 'consummate flower. of Spanish gov
eminent
Since our ships are anchored in the har-
Dor of Manila we are Interested to find out
about the condition of the Inhabitants of
the Islands. We find that they are among
the most cruelty oppressed peop1e In she
world. crushed between the upper and the
lower milestone, till little but life is eft.
and even that is taken away on the slight
est pretense. But that does not trouble
their spanish masters. On the contrary. an
execution in Manila is to-day what am au-
to-da-fe was in Madrid three centuries ago
1t IS fete day, when all the wealth and
fashion of the city ride out in their car
riages to the public grounds 10 see a dozen
or twenty poor creatures, perhaps inno-
cent, put to death. A recent article in Ne
Clure's magazine illustrates the whole
scene. The condemned are not executed
by hangings, but by shooting; they are set
up as marks for the soldiers. whose first
shot does not always prove fatal; the sol
diers may even fire low to proloug the
agony, so that the specta tors may have
the firing repeated! A scene so ghasuy
would be too much for American peeta-
tors. Win it be a crime if we interfere
with such national pleasure of the Span
Sards?
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ORIGIN OF THE BIcYCLE.
II May BE Traced ak Far Back as the
Seventeenth Century.


From ST Nicholas.
Il has been often said that ito trace the
origin of the bicycle we must so back TO
the beginning of the century," and as this
has not been denied it is probably true.
l shall try to show that the bicycle grew
from experiments in the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries, and that the
"Cnerifere," first invented in 1890,
was the earliest form of the
safety of to-day The first at
tempts to ride wheels date back as far as
the fifteenth century. True, the machines
then made were crude, clumsy and i'm
perfect; yet they deserve mention, for they
were a distinct step in the history of the
wheel The first of these was heavy car
riaSe driven by means of ropes attached
TO and wound round its aXle-tree. To the
other end of the ropes pole was tied, and
this pole was used as a lever in front OF
the vehicle: and by this means it was
slowly drawn forward.
Little was done in the century following;
yet in the Memoirs of Henry Feather
stone" it is told that a Jesuit missionary
named Ricius, who was travelling down the
Gauges, having missed a boat that piled al
regular intervals between points he was
20 visit in his journey made up for lost
time by building small carriage propelled
by levers. Because so few details are told,
the truth of the authors account has been
doubted or discredited by many.
In one of Eugland's older churches-St.
Giles of Stoke Pogis-is a window of
stained glass on which may. be seen a
cherub astride of hobby-horse, or wood
en- wheel" At the sides. in separate pan
els, as If to fix the date of the design,
stand two young men attired in Puritan
dress, one playing the violin, the other,
with hands in his pockets, smoking a pipe.
Is il from this design that the first thought
of the hobby-horse of other days was
taken?
Before the Royal Academy of Sciences,
in 1893, Ozanam read a paper describing
vehicle driven by the pedaling of a foot
man, who stood in box behind, and rest
ed his hands on bar, level with his chin,
attached to the back of an awning above
the rider in the conveyance. This may
prove that Featherstone's account was not
untrue. Ozanam's vehicle was followed by
another, built on a somewhat similar plan,
by an Englishman named Ovenden, about
1861, for a description of the machine then
appeared in the the Universal Magazine.
The vehicle was said to be "the best that
has hitherto been invented. The distance
covered with ease" by this rude vehicle
is stated to have been six miles an hour;
with a peculiar exertiou,' nine or ten
miles. The steering was done with a pair
of reins
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26

United states government does not accent
any responsibility for them They are con-
Quoted BY maritime exchanges with which
they are In communication. reporting to
them the arrival OF vessels. They are To-
Gated at Portland Me-; Boston. Hun.
twelve miles from Boston; the Highland
Lighthouse, on Cape Cod; the Highland
Lights, at Sandy Hook. New York harbor;
Delaware Breakwater, Delaware, report
ing to Philadelphia; Fortress Monroe. re-
PORTING 10 Norfolk, Va; the Southwest
Pass OF the Mississippi, below New Or
leans; and Golden Gate San Francisco
Foreign governments maintain many
coast signal stations. apparently almost as
numerous In proportion 70 mileage as the
United States life-saving stations. and In
Great Britain and IN certain British pos
e ssions the Lloyds corporation maintains
private stations
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
The queen humble Bee.
From st. Nicholas.

The length of life Of a queen humble bee
Is probably little more than a year az
most Here is one reason for this be-
lief. She matches among the late broods
of summer. and soon after leaves the
nest, leading a vagabond existence, night
and day among the autumn flowers The
winter she passes in an earth burrow dug
by herself, and unaided establishes a coli
ony in the spring. These combined per
iods of fall and spring require the daily
use Of, her frail wings in the field at least
four months. Now, we know that the
wings OF the worker honey bee wear out
In lese than half that time; also that the
old queen who take to the field after the
nest breaks up IN August frequently have
tattered wings and soon disappear. Ma
ture does not supply insects with new
wing cells, as il supplies birds with new
wing feathers. So the loss of the power
OF flight al this season OF the year TO the
queen humble bee means the loss Of life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
DISPATCHES FROM GOMEZ.
His Men still In Need of Arms and
Ammunition.

His Men still In Need of Arms and
Ammunition.
Key West, Fla, June %. 7 p. ma gun
boat arrived here this afternoon from the
blockading squadron off Cardenas. She
had a small catboat in tow with six Gu
bans from Gomez camp aboard
They left the camp of the insurgent lead
er on the 10Th instant, with dispatches,
and are the first direct messengers from
his camp since the beginning of the war
They report that Gen. Gomez is enjoy
ing splendid health and spirits. and that
the health OF the Cubans in the field is
excellent.
The headquarters of the insurgents is
some place between Remedies and Sancu
Spiritus and is unmolested by Spaniards.
The messengers are under orders from
Gomez to keep secret military movements
and the strength of the Cuban army, but
they admit that the insurgents still lack
arms and Ammunition. The messengers
will leave at once with dispatches for Gen.
Thomas Estrada Palma in New York
On the 14th inst. an ngagement took
place between Cuban and Spanish forces
az Punta Algere lasting thirty hours.
Over 200 Spaniards were killed. The Gu
hans lost nine men. They were unable TO
follow up their victory owing to lack CT
ammunition.
The messengers report that the Span
iards are terrifying Cayo Frances, and
batteries and fortifcations are in course
of construction all along the seacoast
They say that disease is rife along the
coast, but that the men in the interior are
healthy and in excellent condition.
The Spanish troops they say, are very
well armed and numerous.
The Fourth division of the Spanish army
operating at Las Villas is commanded by
Gen. Junez Castellanos, whom they rec
ognize as a very able leader and strate-
gist.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
LADIES' FURNISHINGS

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Undervests, silk tape neck and arms, value
25c
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Black Hosiery sold everywhere for 25c.
29c EACH-Ladies Laundered Percale
Shirt Waists, cut from soc.
35c EACH-Ladies' Ready Made Linen
Crash Skirts, full width well made, ,well
worth 75c.
5Sc EACH-Ladies Ready Calico
Wrappers regular price SIC.
Use EACH-Ladies' Ready-Ma Lawn
Wrappers, handsomely made and trimmed,
reduced from $125
Toe EACH-Ladles Plain and Fancy
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latest styles, cut from ST. So
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
SHAM BATTLE AT cHIcKAMAuGA.
Gen. Fred Grants Noted Problem
Worked Out for the Second Time.

worked Out for the Second Time.
Chickamauga National Park, June %
The event of the day at Camp Thomas.
practically the event of the week, was the
second demonstration of Gen. Fred Grants
now noted battle problem.
AS early as O'Clock the regiments com
posing the Third division of the First
Corps. Gen. Grants command. were astir
and by $50 adj the men had had their
breakfast and We're in line.
The first column composed of the First
Vermont, Eighth New York and the Third
Tennessee under command of Col. o. d.
Clark, after considerable maneuvering.
secured possession of the observation tow
err at the northwestern corner of the park
and prepared to hold il.
The second column composed of
the Fourteenth New York, Second
Nebraska and First Missouri, com
manded by Col Charles ]. Bills,
arrived a short time after and began
a vigorous attack. The attacking was a
superb one, the most skillful tactics be-
ing employed.
The first column, in possession of the
tower, held its position well, however, and
the attacking column failed to dislodge it.
The firing was continuous and the bat
tie had very much the appearance of the
real thing.
Gen Grant expressed himself as well
pleased with the work done. Thousands
of soldiers and civilians watched the con-
test.
After the cessation of the battle and the
inspection of the two lines by the referee
umpires, Gen. Wilson the chief umpire,
rendered his decision. He said that while
both sides had acquitted themselves most
credibly, and the two opposing lines show
ed alertness and military readiness to ex-
ecute accurately military orders for bat
tie, nevertheless he was compelled to rem
der a verdict that the decided advantages
of position and disposition of forces rested
with the first column. commanded by Col.
Chauncey of the Eighth New York.
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Uncle SANS Ready Made clothes.
From The Boston Transcript


People who have wondered how and
where the soldiers get their uniforms and
shoes, and have made inquiries on the
subject discovered that Uncle Sam does
considerable business in the ready-made
clothing line. His customers have no
choice as 10 the cut and style Of the gar
ments nor as to the quality or color Of the
material. These are matters which the
great tailor settles In keeping with the or
ders from the war department.
But how ABOUT the ~ Of the gar
ments?" the man in search Of information
asks. when a man wants a suit Of
clothes he goes 70 the tailor and has bis
measure taken, and the garments are
made for him. Now, the soldiers can't do
that. How do they manager"
Simply buy ready-made."
The government has large clothing stores
in Brooklyn and in Philadelphia. The for
mer supplies the navy, and unless the de-
mands are too heavy, the army supply
comes from the other shop. These TWO
manufacturing points are TO the various
quartermasters what the big clothing fac
tories are to the retail shops. The gar
ments are made in Che various sizes that
are most in demand. and are forwarded to
army posts or other army stations on reg
given out on acquisitions from command
ing officers, and record is kept Of the final
disposition Of each garment.
The statistics as 20 measurements give
the cutter a good idea Of what IS required
and the stocks are usually so arranged
that no customer need go TO the opposition
house. The men who have the matter IN
charge are anxious to "lt' their subjects,
but e is probable that no long talks as TO
the quality Of the stock end the neatness
Of the ~ are delivered i'm the place where
the uniforms are issued.
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From the Boston Herald.


What are you going TO do with your cat
this summer? Has he enlisted, or doesn't
he mean TO fight anything worse than fe-
line rivals? AT any rate, don't leave him
TO forage for himself when the time comes
10 shut up the house and go away till the
schools begin again. Pets will always be
provided for, but the Kitchen cat" as he
has been termed. Is pretty sure to be turn
ed adrift, unless somebody is merclful
enough 10 have put Ii out of existence
Far better TO kill the poor creature than
to leave IL to starve, wandering about the
back yards and streets. The well-cared-
for Duss may hate being transported to
strange places, but with a little care he
soon aceustoms himself TO the change OF
scene. and Will be as happy as king. IL
Is a satisfaction to note how many more
people carry their cats into the country
than happened to be the case a few years
ago. Since the cruelty of boarding them
out, or, worst still, of simply leaving them
has been brought 10 their attention, much
greater consideration is shown to these
sensitive creatures. Let IL be said that
kindness TO helpless dumb animals always
pays; at least, IL is believed the average
human being feels happier for sacrificing
a little time and thought to their welfare
There are various ways of travelling with
dogs and cats, but as the latter are less
amenable TO railway methods and are
timid and nervous. it is usually deemed
best to shut them up in a basket. The
consequence ls the cat nearly dies of ter
ror and suffocation. But the best method
of inuring the creature to rapid transit
is to put him in bag, with his head out.
Then he can see where ne is going, and
any attempt TO run away win be made
futile Tragic and ridiculous are often the
experiences of the best-intentioned cat
owner. for 1t must be confessed II is as
difficult to control an animal with such
a nervous organization, and one would
rather manage a case of hysteria than a
frightened feline. Both emotions are I'M
comfortable through reason.
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LETTER TnoM nonsoN's MOTHER
Full of Pride In Her Son, Who Was
Her Hero Before He Was the Nn-
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun. 81"
This letter from the mother of Lieut..
Richmond p. Hobson, the hero of the Mer-
rimac exploit, has been received by a
friend in this city,
Greensboro, Ala. 18th of June-Dear
-: Your letter of congratulations reach
ed me a few days ago ! fully appreciate
and agree with you In your enthusiastic
tribute to my boys heroism In accom-
plishing his daring achievement l realize
he was guided and protected by our kind
Heavenly Father. The appreciation of the
country. his state. and native town is most
gra tifying to us all. 1t is but natural that
my mother-pride should be pleased at the
recognition of my boy by the nation and
its rulers A nobler son no mother ever
had. He has been a mighty tower of
strength to me for years. Never forgetting
the many demands of a large household,
il has always been his pleasure to share
his salary with us In every way he has
been a help and a comfort. The three
years he was studying abroad there never
failed to come from him the most loving
letters, and his resources were ever al our
command The gentlest noblest nature
with every attraction of person and char
acter, he claims the admiration of every
one who knows him. To us, nearest and
dearest to him, it took no Santiago to pro
claim him hero. He has been to us for
so long the truest hero-as noble son and
idoized brother. The plaudits of the world
are his, and while history win record the
daring deed Of his heroism the gentler,
sweeter, ncbler beauty of his nature can
be known only TO those to whom he Is
"hrst-best"
ut may be that on Richmond's return I
shall be in New York. when / hope to see
you. OF course, shall very eagerly share
aitthe glories that will be heaped upon my
boy. Our own state is preparing now 10
present him a jeweled sword. At
fectionateiy yours, Sallie G. Hobson"