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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17

Many capitalists who rushed into the
Xlondike steamship business in the first
flush of excitement following the sensa-
tional discoveries of gold, are now regret
ing their folly says the New York Com
mercial. The boom has faded, and with
the collapse went the fortune of many of
the charterers of high-priced steamships.
Among the sufferers, as an example is
the Baron Won Schroeder, who is said to
be out to the extent of at least S100 900.
The Baron caught the "fever" and backed
company. which chartered the steam
ship Humbolt at $500 per day. 1t was
losing venture from the start, and recent
ly the Baron decided that it was time
to wind up the business and get out,
which he has done.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17

1t has been announced that the British
steamship Crydon, which arrived at New
York from port in Spain, is the first to
enter in this country from Spanish port
since the war with Spain began. On July
20 the Swedish bark Medora arrived at Sa-
vannah from Cadlz direct, and entered,
and on Aug. the Italian bark Maria
Liberia arrived here from Cadz and en-
tered. both in ballast. The former clear
ed and sailed from Cadiz on May % and
the latter on June IS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17

The United States has conditionally pur-
chased for $15O,OOO the Boston and Alaska
Transportation Company's steamer Lau-
rada, formerly famous as a Cuban flibus-
ter. If the vessel returns from Alaska in
time the government expects to use her
for transport purposes. She is now re-
turning from st. Michaels, where she
went some weeks ago with passengers
bound for the British and American Yu-
kon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17

Capt. Moore, r. N. r., Of the steamer
Uistermore, at Baltimore, from Liverpool,
saw Aug. g. in latitude as degrees 4S min
utes, longitude As degrees, four large ice
bergs, ranging from 60 to 100 feet high, all
within a radius of fifteen miles. In lau-
tude 46 degrees 25 minutes longitude AZ
degrees 80 minutes, a large red iron conf
cal buoy, with perch on top, was passed.
1t had No. 8 painted in white on the side.
1t had been a long time adrift.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

The First Steamship Chartered and
Posted for Cotton This season.
spain's Merchant Marine-Iccbergs
Sighted at sea-LOsses in the KIon-
dfke-The Disposition of the Aux
Hilary Fleet.
The first charters for cotton of the sea-
son for shipment were posted at the Cot
ton Exchange yesterday They were the
British steamship Kirkstall, chartered by
strachan & Co, to arrive Sept to load
for Genoa. and the British steamship Hor-
da, chartered by Richardson & Barnard,
to arrive Sept to load for Hamburg.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17

Lloyds' shipping returns show that n
steamships. of 8254S tons gross, and 24S
sailing vessels. of $3.50 tons, were lost,
condemned, etc, during the quarter end
ing Dec. 81, 1897.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17

Aug. 8 the steamer Lord Erne Capt.
Dunn, which arrived at Baltimore Sun
day from London, was in sight of icebergs
from early in the morning until mid-af-
tornoon. They began in latitude As de-
grees SO minutes and longitude AZ degrees
20 minutes. The last was in latitude 46
degrees % minutes and longitude As de-
gress 10 minutes. OF the four seen three
were marked by lofty pinnacles, which
gave them an attractive appearance. The
highest was 200 feet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17

Span's war navy has been destroyed,
but her merchant navy is by no means
despicable in its proportions. On Jan. l
last it comprised 1871 steamships of over
LOCO tons register, 107 of 500 to 1000 tons,
Sc of 200 to 500 tons, SO of 100 to 200 tons
and IS of 40 to 100 tons, or altogether, 552
steamships measuring 400 $50 tons. Besides
these there were 1,125 sailing vessels, the
total measurement of which was 15S, 693
tons. In the course Of the year 1897 the
number of steamships increased by 1S, but
the tonnage decreased by over 62,000 tons,
and the number of sailing ships became
less by 334, of g. 795 register tons.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08

linas and Georgia and do good service,
but Philadelphia birds already trained
would not be available, owing to the
great distance of travel and the GER
tainty of death before the birds coul0
reach home. Mr.. Jones does not think
the lofts in the southern states still TO
he established would be of any service
under a wear. time so long as to prob
ably make them useless in the present
war He saws it is very difficult to
train young birds. They can never
make a record of five miles until they
are one year old. They are never use
full even for short distances before
they are four months old and then their
training must be by short stages. Mr..
ZONES estimates that it will be next
summer before any of the southern
lofts will be Of any advantage to the
war or navy department. He says
homing pigeon to be trustworthy must
be tough, particularly if he is TO fly
over the ocean. He says carrier pigeon
&c an incorrect name, for il the birds
absolute love of home which indicates
his nature and name.
Fanciers have received heart-break-
ing accounts of the treatment OF
nigeons by sailors in the navy. They
have heard that the newspaper men
have been served with baked pigeon
on the ships and that the opening of
the little aluminium capsule containing
the message has been species of grace
before meat. 1t has been reported that
birds have been shot without discrimi-
nation and that their service therefore
has been rendered void inexperienced
men have sent them abroad at night
fall. so that they have become exhaust
ed before they have been able TO reach
their lofts. Some authorities have said
that the war department could handle
3 900 birds right now if it had them
Mr.. Jones SAYS this is not possible. He
nuts the effective limit at 800. He says
II is not such an easy thing as one
might think to ship hOming pigeon
service.
The lack of an organized service in
the hands Of inexperienced men would
make it impossible to care for any
considerable number of birds. He calls
attention to the fact that the pigeons
are petted and caressed by their mas
tiers from the time they are squads un-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
A Brave Coward.
BY Robert Louis Stevenson.

volyers. Mr.. Huddlestone. who had
already refused a frearm. put us be-
hind him with manner Of command.
Let Clara open the door," said he.
so. if they fire a volley. she Will be
protected. And in the meantime
stand behind me. l am the scapegoat;
my sins have found me out.
heard him, as | stood breathless
by his shoulder. with my pistol ready
pattering of prayers in tremulous,
rapid whisper; and I confess, horrid 2s
the thought may seem, | despised him
for thinking Of supplications in mo-
ment so critical and thrilling. IN The
meantime Clara, who was dead white
but still possessed OF her faculties, had
displaced the barricade from the front
door. Another moment. and she had
pulled it open. Freight and moon
light Illuminated the links with con-
fused and changeful luster, and far
away against the sky We could see a
long trail of glowing smoke.
Mr.. Huddlestone, filed for the mo-
ment with strength greater than his
own, struck NorthmOur and myself a
back-hander in the chest. and while we
were thus for the mOmen, incapacitat-
ed from action, lifting his arms above
his head like one about 10 dive, he ran
straight forward out Of the pavilion.
Here am t. he cried-"Huddle-
stone. XIII NE, and spare the others. y
His sudden appearance daunted.
suppose, our hidden enemies; for
Northmour and | had time to recover,
to seize Clara between us one by each
arm, and TO rush forth to his assist
ance, ere anything further had taken
place. But scarce had We passed the
threshold when there came near a doz-
en- reports and flashes from every di-
rection among the hollOws of the links
Mr.. HuddlestOne staggered, uttered a
weird and freezing cry, threw up his
arms over his head and fell backward
on the turf
'TraditOre. Traditore.." cried the
invisible avengers.
And just then a part Of the roof of
the pavilion fell in, so rapid was the
progress of the fire. loud. vague
and horrible noise accom- panied the
collapse, and a vast volume of fame
went soaring up TO heaven. Huddle-
stone. although God knows what were
his obseQuies, had fine pyre at the
moment of his death.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
CHURCHES.

PRESB ERIAN CHURCH
Preaching at 1910 a. N. end p. N.
Sabbath school at noon. Junior Gu
deavOr ct p. N. Senior Endeavor az
6 p. 10. Prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening Teachers meeting I'M
mediately following. Rev. Thornberry
Pastor.
METHODIST, Glass meeting every
Sunday morning at $50 O'Clock
Preaching at 10 80 a M. and 40 p N
Sunday school at y ~ Epworth league
al 6:30 D. M. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 700 p, m. L.
Smith, pastor J w. WiItfong, class
leader d. Frank Redd. sabbath school,
superintendent
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.-St
Thomas church. Rev. VIM. Writ Ray
mond, rector sunday services 1870 a.
H., 100 p. M. Sunday service, at noon
Services Wednesday evenings at 30
Communion on holy days at 10 a. N.
CHURCH OF GOD-Garro and Wa
ter SITS. Regular services 1890 a. m.
each sunday Third Sunday in each
month preaching Ly J. l.. Vince; fourth
Sunday by H. V Reed 1870 sunday
morning and 7:30 sunday evening sun
day schoci at IL O'Clock; Eva Railsback
Supt Prayer meeting at $50 each
Thursday eXening.
NITED BRETHERN.- Sunday
$50 a. m, class meeting 1920 a. m.
and 7:30 p, M, preaching by the pastor
Ii 80 q. ~, Sunday School, 500 p. NJ
.jnnior Y =. g. L. meeting. GOO p. N.
Senior Y. p. G. o. nesting. a cordial
invitation is extended TO the public
CATHOLIC CHURCH Church il
held on Sundays as follows: First mass
at 100 "A. m. second mass at 10 a. ~
Vespers at 3 o. m. Week day mass az
7:iJ Father Moench pastor.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08

One Of the first things discussed
when war was seen TO be inevitable
was the use Of homing pigeons in the
naval service. Stories have been writ
ten of the lofts stationed all along the
Atlantic coast and the expected great
results from the service. But, accord
ing 20 the statement OF Charles II.
Jones, secretary of the National AssO-
citation of Homing Pigeon Fanciers.
the lofts already established would be
OF little use in Cuban matters. Mr..
Jones says that the navy department
has asked for birds and that fancierS
all over the land have offered their
champions. He and the president of
the association have been in constant
communication with the navy depart
ment since war was declared and have
sent out hundreds of circulars He
says the responses have indicated the
patriotism of the owners in a marked
degree. The owners love their birds
as men love thoroughbred horses and
that giving them up to possible death
is sacrifice unknown TO the laity
The birds go into inexperienced lands,
run risks on land and sea from hunt
ers, hawks. etc, run the risk of being
eaten abroad ship and the men who
bred and trained them feel an agony
IN thus giving them up. Many per-
sons seem TO think that all that is
needed is to put pigeon in loft, get
it accustomed to This loft and then
turn it loose anywhere to get good re-
suits. The instinct of the bird is to get
back TO its home. the loft where it was
bred and lived ali the time before re
moval. 1t is essentially a domestic
bird aud will persevere to death TO re-
gain its first home. Birds from lofts
CD the northern coast would be avail
able for coast duty with ships cruising
there, but for Cuban and Porto Rican
news would be useless. because they
would return TO New England if bred
there and their dispatches would be
useless Lofts for use in the expedi-
lions now under way must be estab-
lished in lower Florida and Key West
They could be established in the Caro-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
"I dare you TOT" ne c7ed.


do not know what possessed me: It
was one of the things am most
ashamed of in my life, though as my
wife used 20 say, ] knew that my kiss
es would be always welcome were she
dead or living; down ! fell again up
on my knees. parted the hair from her
forehead, and, with the dearest respect.
laid my lips for a moment on that cold
brow.
And now said l, L am at your
service, Mr.. Northmour"
But | saw, to my surprise, that he
had turned his back upon me.
DO YOU hear?' | asked.
Yes, said he. Il DO. If you wish to
fight. l am ready. If not. 80 on and
save Clara. All is one 10 me-
| did not wait 10 be twice hidden;
but, STOPPING again over Clara, con-
tinued my efforts 20 revive her. Sac
still lay white and lifeless: | began to
fear that her sweet spirit had indeed
fed beyond recall, and horror and a
sense OF utter desolation seized upon
my heart. | called her by name with
the most endearing infections: | chafed
and beat her hands: now | laid her
head low, now supported il against my
knee; but all seemed TO be in vain. and
the lids still lay heavy on her eyes.
"Northmour," ] said. there is my
hat. For Gods sake bring some water
from the spring"
Almost in moment he was by nv
side with the water.
Il have brought ii in my own" said
he. You Go not grudge me the privi-
lege?'
"Northmour,' l was beginning 70
say, as laved her head and breast, but
he interrupted me savagely.
'Oh. you hush up" he said. THE
best thing YOU can do is 10 say moth
ing"
l had certainly no desire to talk. my
mind being swallowed up in concern
for my dear love and her condition: so
| continued in silence 10 do my best
toward her recovery, and when the
hat was empty, returned ii to him with
one More" He had, perhaps,
gone several times upon this errand
when Clara opened her eyes.
Nov" said he, since she is better.
you can spare me. can you not? l wish
you goodnight, Mr.. Cassils."
tTo be continued)
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08

The judge decided that under certain
be mistaken for person talking. end
Arthur Powers, who was accused Of
disturbance and calling Mrs. Nellie
Thompson names that were not at ell
polite, was allowed 10 60 free because
the parrot was 10 blame. According
10 the testimony given during the hear
ing, Powers, who is a next-door neigh
bCr of Mrs. Thompson, was making q
good deal of noise the other night
Mrs. Thompson stood ii as long as she
could and then asked the Powers fam
lily to be still. The noise continued,
however, and she again asked for
peace. Instead of getting it a volley
of oaths several yards long was fired ct
her out of one Of the windows. She
started back in amaZement and, think
ing Powers was to blame, promptly had
him arrested. His defense was that
he had not said word to Mrs Thomp-
son, but his parrot had, and of course
he had no control over the voice of the
bird. The green fellow, he said, had
been educated by "Scotty' Orr, who
had taught it many things better for
ii not to know. When Mrs. Thompson
called to him the parrot began talk
ing and he could not prevent 1t say
ing the things that insulted Mrs.
Thompson. The bird was not In court.
and it is probably good thing it was
not.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
HOMING PIGEONS FOR WAR.
Experts Say Birds Could Not Be Got Ready
In Time to Be of Any Effect In
the War With Spain.

til they die. On ship il would lie nee
esSary 10 have separate lofts for the
birds from different cities to prevent
putting them ont OF temper If q green
horn should plunge his hand into q loft
filled with birds from different places
10 pick out the one wanted he would
cause all TO become SO exhausted and
out of temper as 10 spoil them for OK
ertion. The training OF hOming pigeon
is an interesting pursuit. AS soon rs
the bird is old enough TO try its wings
it is taken away IL a covered basket
about five miles from home There the
trainer ties a tag 10 the leg indicating
the time when the bird was liberated.
1t is then lOosened and drives at once
for its own loft, and the time OF the
arrival is recorded No special train
ing is needed 10 impress on the hirG
what is wanted. Ii has the same desire
the trainer has-to get home as quick
~ as pOSsible-and il Iever fails. Grad
ually the distance is extended until
the bird can make 500 miles in & day
Then it is ready for any service.
The one thing 20 be looked after in
the training is 20 keep the bird in good
condition. Just before il is liberated
especially if the trip 10 be made Is q
fairly long one, the bird is fed. Cana
dian peas and seeds and occasionally
rice are placed before it. Then when il
is prepared for a fast-fOr it will not
stop for food-it is sent out on its mis-
sion. Birds should not be left in the
lofts over ten days at a time. as they
become too fat and grow lazy with good
living. The accompanying engraving
shows photograph pictures OF four
well-known pigeons now in the service
of Uncle Sam.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
CHAPTER IX

SHOulu nave tue greatest dlfhculty
10 tell YOU what followed next after
this tragic circumstance. II is all TO
me. as | look back upon it. mixed.
strenuous and Intellectual. like the
struggles OF a sleeper in a night
mare. cara, | remember, uttered a
broken sigh and would have fallen for
ward TO earth had not Northmour and
l supported her insensible body. | do
not think We were attacked: | do not
remem Der even TO have seen an assail-
ant; and believe We deserted Mr..
Huddlestone without a glance. / only
remember running like a man In
panic, now carrying Clara altogether
IN my own arms, now sharing her
weight with NOrthmour. now scuffling
confusedly for the posses sion of that
dear burden.
Why we should have made for nv
camp in the Hemlock Den. or how We
reached 1t, are points lost forever to
my recollection. The first moment at
which l became definitely sure. Clara
had been suffered 10 fall against the
and | were tumbling together on the
ground, and he, with continued fe-
rocity, was striking for my head with
the butt Of his revolver. He had al
ready twice wounded me on the SCALP
and it is to the consequent loss of
blood that 1 am tempted to attribute
the sudden clearness of my mind.
/ caught him by the wrist.
"NOrthmour," / remember saving.
you can kill me afterwards. Let us
first attend to Clara
He was at that moment uppermost
Scarcely had the words passed nv
lips, when he had leaped to his feet
and ran toward the tent, and the next
moment he was straining Clara to mis-
heart and covering her unconscious
hands and face with his caresses.
"Shamey' | cried. Shame 10 YOU.
NOrthmour."
And, giddy though 1 still was, 1
struck him repeatedly upon the head
and. shoulders.
He relinquished his grasp. and faced
me in the broken moonlight.
Il had you under and let you CO.
said he; and now you strike me.
Coward
You are the coward" ] retorted.
Did she wish your kisses while she
was still sensible OF what sne wanted :?
Not she! And now she may be dying;
and YOU waste this precious time, and
abuse her helplessness. Stand aside,
and let me help her.
He confronted me for a moment,
white and menacing; then suddenly he
stepped aside.
Help her, them said he
l threw myself on my knees beside
her and loosened as we'll as l was
able. her dress and corset; but while
was thus engaged, a grasp descended
on my shoulder.
Keep your hands off her." said
NorthmOur, fiercely. DO you think I
have no blood in my veins?"
"Northmourf' | cried, IF you will
neither help her yourself nor let me do
So do you know | shall have to kill
you?"
That is better," he cried. Let
her die, also: where's the harm? Step
aside from that girl and stand up to
fight"
You will observe" said I, half-ris-
ing, that have not kissed her yet"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
COnQnered.

From the Indianapolis Journal: She
If you dare TO write me while 1 am
in the country, shall return your let
tiers unopened. He-Very well, then:
I'll have to use postal cards. And you
know a country postmaster's wife has
a good deal of spare time.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
Tale of Three Clfies-

Il see" said the ungrammatica1 Chi
cago man. that they are going to try
the experiment of mummifying Phila-
delphia bodies" Before DEATH" ask
ed the iDane New Yorker-Indianapo
Journal
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
PARROT lNSOLTED HER.

She Brought the Owner of the Eird Ur
III Court.
Can the voice Of az educated Parrot
be mistaken for that Of a human voice?
That was a question that Judge Fer
rell had 70 decide II the Butte police
court recently, says tie Butte I1iner.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
Fodder Land.
Journal.

Come, my child, let us away to the
her offspring as they made in the direc-
ton of the waving field Of corn.-New
York Herald.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08

of San Jacinto. the fight which gave
freedom and independence TO Texas.
Col. Travis was liz command Of about
lS5 Texan soldiers in the fort called the
Alamo at BeXar There he was sur
rounded by greatly superior force un-
der the Mexican dictator, Santa Anna.
On the morning of the 9Th of March.
1886, the little garrison of the Alamo
capitulated, on the pledge of the Next
can general that their lives would be
spared. Notwithstanding this pledge
Col. Travis and his entire force were
massacred as soon as they had surren-
dered. Their dead bodies were gath
cred together, a huge pile Of wood was
heaped upon them. and they were
burned to ashes This fearful act OF
harbarity stirred the Texans TO intense
wrath and implanted in their breasts
a fierce thirst for vengeance. On April
10, 1886, Gen. Houston, with about zoe
men, gave battle at San Jacinto to San
ia Anna, with nearly three times the
number of Mexicans, and. in spite O.
the disparity of numbers, Houston's lit
tie force swept the Mexicans like chaf1
before the wind. 1t was more slaugh.
ter than a battle
Just before the assault of the Texans
was made on the army of Santa Anna
Houston addressed his soldiers in a
fervid speech. closing with the words,
Remember the Alamo!" These words
fell upo1 the ears Of the Texans with
wonderful effect. Every soldier in the
little. army at the same instant
repeated the words the Alamo" until
they became shrek for revenge that
struck terror to the souls of the Next
cans. When the battle was over it was
found that only seventy Texans had
been killed, while $50 Mexicans were
left dead on the field.
Remember the Alamo!" was evil
IDENTIFY battle cry that not only nerved
the arms Of the avengers, but paralyzed
the resistance of the Mexicans.
The answer of Commodore Stockton
to the Mexican governor of California
when we took possession of that coun-
try is worth recalling. IF you march
upon the town" clos Angeles). threat
ened the governor, you will find it the
grave of your men,
Tell the governor" said Stockton.
Ito have the bells ready to toll at 3
o'clock In the morning. shall be there
at that time"
Commodore Tatnall's Blood is thick
er than water," won grateful recogni-
ton in England in 1859. Seeing the
British admiral. Sir James HOPE, in a
tight place under the fire of Chinese
forts, Tatnall CALAMITY came to his res
cue. In so doing he was guilty of
breach of neutrality, but his answer,
Blood is thicker than wateri" had the
effect Of cOndoning his offense.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
The Ocean.

Taking the average depth of the
ocean to be three miles, there would be
a layer of salt $50 feet deep if the water
would evaporate.