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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
"A GREAT BARGAIN.

That rice plantation known as Proctor
on the South Carolina side of the Savan-
nah river, No cash requirement for first
year. one crop may pay for the planta-
ton. Meaning business. call at the Ger
mania Bank.
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NO CURE-NO PAY.

That is the way all druggists sell
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC
for Chins and Malaria. 1t is simply Iron
and Quinine in a tasteless form. Children
love It, Adults prefer it to bitter. naus-
eating TONES. Price 50c.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Philadelphia ., washington ;.

washington, Sept SIT looked like
Washington would win on account of
Platts wildness. but Killen was even
worse. Attendance 700. Score: R.H.E.
Washington ......0 0 0 0 %
Philadelphia 40 1 0 2 5 x-9 Is
Batteries-Killen and Farrell; Piatt and
Mcfarland
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MAHRIAGES.

HOFFMAN = DIPPER. - Married, on
Sept. s, at Mahanoy City, Pa, Miss Wlhel-
mine Dipper to William H. Hoffman OF
Savannah. Ga. No cards
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NOTICE.

masters nor consignees will be responsible
for any debts contracted by the crews of
Norwegian banks d. H.. Morris, Aljuca,
Agnes Campbell, British barks Loeb
RAMA, Bramar and Italian bark Jamaica
DAHL & ANDERSEN. Conslgnees.
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FLOYD's RATE REDUCED.
County Commissioners Cut OF 12lh
Cents From the Tax Rate.

NtHts FFOh INC Tux H1fe.
Rome, Ga, Sept. S-The Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners to-day announced tina,
the county rate of taxation for the en-
suing year would be reduced 1917 cents
per hundred dollars. The county and
state rate last year was S1.25 per hundred
and this year 1t will be $112Is.
Shorter College, under its new president
Will open for the fall term next Wednes-
day. The attendance promises to be large.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB.
Judge LumpI1in Grants Charter for
1t at Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. S-Judge Lumpkin
to-day granted a charter to the Atlanta
Athletic Club. It's president is Burton
Smith, brother of ex-Secretary Hoke
Smith, and r. c. Hayden is announced as
wee president The board of directors in
cludes many prominent young men whose
intention IS TO make the club the swell
annette organization of the South. There
Is no law against boxing in Georgia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

VEGETABLES IN CANS.
SWEET TENDER PEAS.
SUGAR CORN.
LIMA and STRING BEANS.
SUCCOTASH AND KORNLET.
OKRA AND TOMATOES.
STEWED TOMATOES.
ASPARAGUS AND ARTICHOKEs.
PUMPKIN AND SQUASH.
MUSHROOMS and SPANISH RE PEP
PIERS.
At A. NJ. & c. w. VESTS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

SPECIAL SALE
OF 1000 PAIRS
EYE GLASSES AND SPECTACLEs.
5000 Gold frame glasses, $500.
$500 Gold Plated Frames, $1.75.
$3.50 Glasses now $1.OO.
500 Glasses now soc.
LIVINGSTON PHARMACY,
Bull and Congress Street.
Evening star., 1898-12-24
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

An scneuule IN effect December L. 1888
~ All trains arrive at and leave from Penneylvana
s1S s;ia "a A-MaDaLly Local for Danvine, Charlotte
burg ,S and HarrsOnbqrg daily, aud at Lyncbburs
VIII n.,5 5he NnTfoik and Western daily.
uasttIl- rash NAIL Pullman Sleepers. New York and
hnoxviile, Chattanooga and Memphis Tim, aud
al At Charlotte with Sleeper for Augusta Sleeper
,,s Mew S9rk TO New Orleans uniting at Charlotte
with Sleeper for Atlanta. Connects at Lynch.
surs with Z, o; for Lexington daily except Sun.
ington to New Orleans without change. Ding
car 9 service Sunset Personally Conducted Tourist
and Saturday TO San Francisco without Chang
4;ol P;M;-Locnl for Front Royal strasburg and
4;5i PM:.Daily: Local for Cha iiottesville.
s6gTRw 5GfR EsrERS D2lly 1WAsHNGTeS & AND
Os posed ns Of Pullman ves5lbuled seepers Dining
bia: Savannah and Jacksonyiiie; New York ito to
ington TO Augusta, with connection for Aiken and
samsrH Ne% YORK to Nsw Orleans via Atlanta and Mont
Atlanta. hdla ia Southern Railway Dining Car
% Se rssumaG n9e nSsSry fGt and Florida
s,r TRAINS on WASHINGTON And Ohio pIyr.
sion ,san Leave washington 8:ol am; daily and 4:45
pm dailE except SUNDAY, and 25 pm. sundays
for for EeasS LeasSl%i % Ds +2 R daily except Sun
daily. and $40 pm. Sunday 0nly. and 2:i5 m
uaiiy. except sunday, Iron Round Hill, 1:D6 a IN,
aaiy, except Sunday. from Herndon s:34 I'm.
daily, except Sunday from Leesburg
Through trains from the south arrive ut WASH
lngton 6:42 am. and 2:20 pm. ana g:O5 pIn.
daily. Harrisonburg 1900 noon daily except Sun.
day. and e;95 pm. daily and $3.50 an. daily from
Tickets sleeping car reservations and other in:
formation furnished, and baggage called for AID
checked from Hotels and Residences by Cuion
transfer Company, on orders left AT Ticket Offices
1Uo Fifteenth st. NV. 5l1 Pennsylvania ayen q
NV, and at Pennsylvania Passenger Station.
Telephone call 1ai1 for PennsylvAnia Railroad Cab
service.
FRANK s. CANNON. I'd yive Prest & Gen. Mgr.
J. N. CULP. Traffic Manager.
w. A. TURK, Gen. Pass. Agent.
L. s. BROWN. Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept
Evening star., 1898-12-24

him 100000 instead of 5000. The officer
went to the bank, showed the letter and
signed an application, which the clerk made
out for him. the clerk putting in the $50, eco
as requested by the president. The bank
directors voted that he should have the
money, and the papers were made out, the
ofhcer signing the note without scanning
the figures. When this was done the teller
oil the bank showed out 10000 to the Off
Ger. whereupon he replied that he had not
asked for 10000, but wanted only $1,000
Ihereupon they showed him the papers.
The officer pointed out the mistake and
asked what he should do. They replied that
rest OF the money on deposit, and that
when the hrst payment came due he could
Fay the whole note. So leaving the $54, 600
the ofncer went away. Later on, however
he met a friend who persuaded him he
would be a fool not to take all the money
as he could certainly make more by using
1t Tor speculatinE. The result was he did
Evening star., 1898-12-24

take 1t and lost the whole. and the bank
was never repaid
Orders like this for money from public
officials were frequently given to this ma
tional bank. The standing of the man who
was to receive the money was seldom Ques-
toned, although his notes were taken In
exchange for the cash. I have heard OF
common poems who thus got money on their
worthless notes at the instance of politi-
clans. who took the money and paid them
for their trouble.
The bank would accept drafts twenty or
thirty times greater than those which Its
directors authorized. One of the directors
was always to be bought by bribe False
balance sheets were periodically published
to deceive the public, and dividends which
had never been earned were paid out of
the bank capital. The bank at the start
had a capital of ss,O0O,00O. Ten years later
this was raised to about $200OO,O00, and 1t
vas afterwards increased to So0OO0,OOO. In
one year it's deposits were s2o3, 100000. and
it's loans over $412,O00.OO0. 1t had in Its
vaults S432, 600 900 of national treasury bills,
and it had a savings department in which
81 400. 900 were deposited. The bank went
down in the panic, as did other banks of
similar character. One was a mortgage
bank whose business was lending good
money on bad property. The government
was also interested in this, and many
swamp lot was used as security for a
$4,000 loan. Today such banks have passed
away and the man who makes money out
of the government must do so either
through bribery or through the getting OF
fat contracts.
Big Public Jobs.
Buenos Ayres has many fine public build
ings 1t has as fine steamship docks as can
be found anywhere in the world, and 1t is
now building great structure to cores
pond with our National Capitol at WASH
ington. I do not know the exact amount of
money that Is to be spent upon this. Some
of the public buildings already erected are
extravagant beyond description. Take, for
instance, the water works. The houses Of
the rich millionaires of New York have no
finer tiles about their mantels than the ma
terial which forms the outside of this great
public building. The structure covers four
acres, and this whole block is faced not
Evening star., 1898-12-24

held on Sundays in the porches of the
churches. Outside the church door there
are three or four tables, about which sits
a seedy-looking crowd of men, who are
the receivers of the election. The ballots
are paper and are dropped through Sits in
the boxes. Many Of the voters hand their
ballots to the receivers and tell them to
vote for them. The same man often votes
over and over again, declaring himself to
be some other man each time. The receiv-
ers recognize the fraud. but as the matter
IS all cut and dried beforehand they do not
object. The better classes recognize II also
and do not vote. Buenos Ayres is city of
10000 population. At its last election for
senator there were only 1000 votes cast,
whereas. at one vote to each family of five
there were 100000 possible votes. The elec-
tion lists are scanned by the candidates be-
&orehand and added to or taken from as Is
desired. Not long ago the mayor of Oil
vera was looking over such a list with a
Friend OF mine. At last he came to q name
Evening star., 1898-12-24
RAILROADS.
RAILROAD.

BALTIMORE AND UaIo RAILROAD.
Schedde In effect December is lsss.
Leave Washington rom Station. corner Of New
Far c,,..y Jersey s,snue and { street.
trains ii :oS ii rs .'S .p SOC pm ne''i'oed Limited
nrs.s es iinSS,hnatI s., Lsut, and indianapolis Ex-
express. i2:os night A-A'"''e" 90" p'~''
nor pi,tsoarg and Cleveland express daily II :os
For CsanSu. Toledo and ps,Ss Say' l9S . nIsSa S
~ % s W. M,neheser and way stations ts:oO am.
,apS9s Pss New kooIs osIssns Ms%ghs Brpnrnam Chat
p IN; Fnr daily; ally, seeP,as sI cars through
si2;oo ~ m; 1915 Il;l5. as:oo. Is:ao .Ss. lg,so.
days days Z; ss ,.lo, 80. $40. Ie:ce n@: sI2:os.
as;oo ,io:co a 20 XII so PIN Il oo night "'''
pm, sanday. ssmnhpS'; 40 s;so an i2;iS aud $50
& For Fredsriek; week days, 800 an. II :25. 4:so.
For HaseSo%S I'll n'Ss ;cs a. s%. and ait0 gs ESQ pm
For Boyd and way points. week days 300 a m
so. $3.50. ':oo pm Sundays. 300 am. I:I5.
s Ier Gait1srsburg and way points week days.
s1sdays $50 l:l5; 4:ss S.c5 lois PM
For was washington junction and way points. 300
a M a;.so. a;So pm week days; 800 am. l;I5
For Upper Marlboro. 1880 am. t4:so and
ROYAL RLcE LINE ToR NEW YORK AND
All trains illuminated with Pintsch light
For Philadelphia; New York. Boston and the
I.is M ,T nA!5 n;tn ,u', s:vo' io;p am. I2OS,
ed Exclusive Pullman Train. Dining Carl IS :u5
Dining carr, 500 goo night; Sleeping Car open
al lO:O0 o'ciock) Sundays, 9:O5 p:tu a. m l2:o5
noon 10 Dining Carr, $500. i5:O6 Dining Carr
e'oo 2;oO night; sleeping car open 10 O'Clock.
Parior Cars on all day trains
For Atlantic City, 1000 an, 1895 noon and
l:lo m week days l2:05 noon Sundays
For Cape May. 1905 Duon.
LAeep. SUNDAY; Express trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Company on orders
left st tic ct Offices. 6ls Penn.ylvanIa avenue
and 1Esk -
at depot.
WM. NJ GREENE, D. r. MARTIN
General Manager: Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
9. B. HEGE. GenT Agf. Pass Dept,
Washingtop b. q
Evening star., 1898-12-24

A Christmas present that comes not once
a year, but fifty-two times. is a present
well worth receiving, and well worth CIV
ing. Such a present is supplied by a SUB
scription to the Saturday Star. It comes
every week. and each time brings a wealth
of good things. 1t costs but dollar, and
yet 1t gives vastly more pleasure than a
much greater sum could give If expended in
any other possible way. Order it sent to
some out-of-town friend, and you may rest
assured that one, at least, Of your Christ
mas gifts will be thoroughly appreciated
many times. It will be Christmas once a
week to the fortunate recipient.
Evening star., 1898-12-24

w \ ~ ~ L LLL
you something about
the new president of
the Argentine. He
has been in office
only n few weeks,
hut his strong right
hand is already felt
in every part of the
republic. He has be-
gun q settlement
with the Chileans as
20 the boundary ques-
tiOn, and has at the
same time ordered
Evening star., 1898-12-24

NA< w LII VIZ SIANg "A
! a r 6 Q four-master,
grounded on Jersey
Beach in 1882. She
was loaded with sill
yer specie, and when
the master saw she
would go to pieces
he had tine heads
knocked out of the
barrels and told the
men to help them
selves to the coin.
Their greediness cost
their lives, for when
Evening star., 1898-12-24

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.
AhhonGH THE GRANDEsT SCENERY OF
AmEkICA, ALL TRAINS NESTIBULED,
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED.
all MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS.
sIAIlON. SIXTH AND II STRFETS
M. Schedule In effect Dec g. 1888
<;1o I'm. DAlLf1CinciDnati and st. Louis Spe-
ciaiaSolid train for CINCINNATI, Pullman slecpers
10 CINCINNATI. Lexington, Louisville. indianapolis
anu 81. Louis. without change Connects at Cow
ington, rg Va, for Virginia Hot Springs Parlor
lars cincinnati TO Chicago.
l:lo I'm. DAILl-F. r. V. Iimited-Solid train
Tor Cincinnati. Pullman sleepers to CIncInna Il,
nenng neg.on and Louisville without change; open for
- JIPuney II e:oO p. m. Pullman Sleeping Car
Snr,gia 70 ,nmghia Hot Springs connection for Hot
SSprines, va, daily. without change TUESDAYS
iunursdays and Saturdays. Observation Car from
Cbilsu 70, uG hantington Sleepen Cincinnati to
M IN. DAlLY-For Gordonsvillc, Charlottes.
Sunday. "u u"H!' eAoePt
Reservation and tickets at Cbesapeose and obto
o'es, I'm oio ah1 I42l Pennsylvania avenue and al
pu e seaIon, IeIephone call 144l for PeBnsyIya ana
IL eo, eAo service II. W. FULLER
General Passenger Agent.
Evening star., 1898-12-24

that Of the Tregurno, when the crew of the
rescuing vessel were especially allowed 22ia
per cent of $500 900 for the gallant work
they did during twenty-five days.
When the Aguan went to pieces with
50 500 in specie on board, her crew of seven
sailors got $1,000 for helping to save the
gold.
Got Fifty Per Cent.
A profitable salvage work was done by
the wrecking company who went to South
America and brought back the wrecked
Alert. Her value was $4,000 and they got
half of it. The three tugs lat pulled the
Sir William Armstrong out of six or eight
feet of sand got 20 per cent of the value of
the ship and 40 per cent of that Of her
cargo of cotton.
The recent storm on the Atlantic coast
has given the wreckers more work than
they ever before had at one time. The
with wrecks. number of valuable ships
have been saved, and the Fairfax, loaded
with cotton, aground on the Sow and Pigs,
viii make very profitable bit Of salvage
if she is f1oated.
The late war has not been so productive
OF salvage to wreckers as 1t would have
been had Admiral Cervera been more con-
sderate in grounding his ships, but there
will be handsome profit if the Rena Mer-
cedes is successfully raised as the govern
ment has contracted to pay an American
company $4,000 for the work. The casting
on of the Maria Teresa meant a loss of
panies. The Swedish company that wanted
to make salvage out of the Spanish ships
Is now inspecting the Cristobal Colon, but
experts say that the ship cannot be raised.
1t Is not known what the Hong Kong
wrecking company that raised the Spanish
gunboats in Manila will get as salvage, but
1T ought to make handsome thing out
of It.
Risky and Uncertain.
The profits in salvage are large, and out
Of the 125 important salvage cases passed
on by United States courts up to 1897.
the salvage in 50 was between 25 and 70
per cent of the value of the property saved.
But making salvage is very risky as well
as uncertain matter. and nearly every case
is one OF no cure no pay" so that when
there is a profit it ought to be a big one.
Ihe smaller the amount saved the larger
the percentage of salvage Is the rule, and
scme of the highest proportions of salvage
were in the case Of the cargo Of the Ala
bamanian, wrecked in 1899, 7S per cent
thrown upon one of the Fill islands, IS per
cent.
1t is impossible to estimate the amount
of salvage that is paid in one year by
wrecked vessels, but it is enormous Dur
ing the past six months upward of 5000, 600
was awarded by the United States courts,
and this represents but a small proportion
of the salvage paid in this country alone in
that time, as the great majority Of salvage
cases are settled by the board Of under
writer's of the insurance companies, on
which all salvage ultimately falls, and
never reach the courts.
Evening star., 1898-12-24
President Roca Will Hold the Reins
for Six Years.
WHAT SORT OF MAN he Is
Some Queer Things About the Gov
ernment Of the Country.
CONGRESS AND THE BANKS

Copyrighted. 1893, by Frank o. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BUENOS AYRES, November 20, 1S9S
Evening star., 1898-12-24
The True Cause.

The True Cause.
From Life.
Visiting Englishman-'How do you ac-
count for this policy of expansion?'
Mr.. Starzenstripes-"Well, you see, we got
hot. Heat always expands"
Evening star., 1898-12-24
A Slight Hitch.

From the Philadelphia North American.
II see foot ball mas been introduced into
Cuba"
But I thought we were going to pacify
the island"
Evening star., 1898-12-24
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
20 M THhHf WaIk bsis AZ siTTn AAp re- ssIREET
Eparior aud Dining Cars Har. 'sburg Pitts
1886 AN PENNSYLVANIA IMrrEp.-pullman
Harrisburg & IhIcago. Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
81 o.. LOUIS, CieseIand and Toledo. Bullet Parior
1888 AN. FAST L.NE--Pullman Buffet Parlor
$3.50 P;M. cHIc1Go AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS.
seeping as,p shE,l and Dining Cars Harrisburg to ST.
1920 %EsTEkN ss1 ExPnsuunn snd GhesEe sp
ing CGd Gar 70 PittsDurg and Chicago. Dlniny Car
7:2o Pm. SOUTHWESTERN ExPREss.-pull.
Hsrrshal sieepnE Cars Washington 20 fitts6ag aud
frsPPurg mai 10 81 LOUIS Cleveland and Cincin-
,o:to PM PscIFic ExpREss.-pullman Sleep.
% Niagara Falls daily. except sunday. '>1@' ''-
sunday. For Ailllamsport daily, S:36 PM
':Zo Pm. Tor WilliamsPort. Rochester Erie Buf.
with Sleeping Car Washington to Rcchester
a ad Safss as Fa BS
FOR fHir1bfIFHit asT sEw YORK a'siS SsD S'f TfHn
400 Pm; .'coNGREssIoSAL LIMITED" daily.
% e'r'H Rsas S with oS Sinns nnE GsT ten fa
300. IS;oO dining Carr. and II 40 Dining Car
1 $50 ioG s,s and Di5; ii5o
I'm ;aao On Sunday, 700 dining Carr, 7:ao. 300.
AN.
and and Hnf Ssf iSn For rsiadspsl: slisGss
grsss lS:l5 Pm. weekdays. a:oi and $50
For Boston S,thou. change. 7:so AM weet-d.ys
For .Ss ss ss ao is.s se ss go
ss. sls. Gs sS .sS s CO. ,od1 L5mitsa s. 40 4ss Ss
IiSo an ss;is i:is s:oi, 81 Sis O: $50 ,Sis go
alseG idao and ti1a il 30 f.S s;i'' sS0' 7a0 iO;00
For res esgss asr. Creek Line 7;So An and Ass Pm.
ES Z: sss ID: s sunday saas.ss ;se SsS SsS
Expre.: @ for Flo.is. and point. on Atlantic Coast
oniy An ssstd.ss sss GM dss Atlanta hsS%Gnd ses
I Sg eh%Sod ans ssse1s "a, 81, Line
'si,' 'eS sEssaoRE II + z ocssecrfoss. SsssieesH
rail route. s:ls t4;oo Congressioaai Li%ted'l
!na ds,y d VIA ,aas asstes strss, Whsr, 11:sS
For a:;IPs siPs May. ',;o0 AM weekdays. 1850 Pm.
,nC Tistsi :, once: corner Fifteenth and Streets
de mi bs % S he s
destination tIn from r hStels hotel, and residences.
j. .1.I ?; ayITSSnINsos. S.n,Ss o 5R woon.
WASHINGTON, AdLExANDRIA ALE AND MOUNT
In effect November /. 1855:
500 s:ss. 500, s25, 1000 loo Ii Is an.
1i2SS' is2o u. i:s5 ,2;64. go s;2s Is:5s.
TBS. 10. 300 lo:Go II 20 and II 80 pm
Sun osanndays-.:tS, lays 300 9;4s 1880. Has an.
600 e:45. 1880 s:l6. s:oo. 1000. go and Ii 50
pm.
For Mount Vernon. week days-e:so. 500, 1000.
l1:00 am. 12:Oo I:i4, 2:o4. 2:40. 3:5e. 7:Oe and
$500 pm.
sundays-o.oo an. 1900 noon. 2:IS. s:4s. s:4s
and 300 pm.
For Arlington and Aqueduct bridge tweek tays,-
500. s:be. 10:00 II 90 an. fl2:O6, I2:2o, iiA
2.04. 2:A0. ta:2S. AIS. $40. 6so< 7so6 and SOD
Pm
sandays-T:4s, 600. s:<s, 1880, Has a.m i2:oo
poon l2:t6 $50 2:lb, 500. S:S6. 4:S0. SIZE. Goo
parcels carried al trains. Bsssass checked
xExpfcss Runs to Payne station only.
fRuns 10 Arlingtoo only.
q. n ABBOT T. CoLvN
fIsidcst tseO SuDsrinfsadsak
Evening star., 1898-12-24

Tie died of complication of diseases
didn't he?''
mo. He had only one doctor."-LatA
Evening star., 1898-12-24
PROFIT IN SALVAGE
How Ships oftss Nuke Large Sums
for Thsir 9wners.
some FAMOUS :: e:sA&S ON RECORD
Season Has Besn agzLucky One for
6S4s III
Wreckine Companies.
ASSESSING EHE DAMAGES
'oMB FAMOUS :: GASES ON RECORD
ASSESSING THR DAMAGES
Written for The Evening Star.

TH HE SOVEREIGN, A
Evening star., 1898-12-24

that Of the Tregurno, when the crew of the
rescuing vessel were especially allowed 22ia
per cent of $500 900 for the gallant work
they did during twenty-five days.
When the Aguan went to pieces with
1880 in specie on board. her crew of seven
sailors got 81, 600 for helping to save the
proid
Evening star., 1898-12-24

Another instance showing the looseness
of the business methods of the bank at
this time was In the case of an irresponsf-
BILE army officer Of Cordoba, who wanted to
borrow 5000 to build house. He knew
Celman, who was then president Of the
Argentine, and at his request the president
gave him note to the bank officials but
through a misunderstanding as to the
amount wanted asked the bank to lend
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-23

nice. We did not begin early enough
and it got too dark for the boys to see
to read, but all enjoyed it and it will
become one of the features of the trip.
July We'll, here we are 1890 knots
out from San Francisco and 4S0 yet
from Honolulu. The weather is fine.
the breeze is cool, and the day is all that
can be asked. We are almost in the
tropics yet it is cool and pleasant. The
sun is out, just fringe of clouds hang
ing around the horizon. 1t seems to
me the water is extra blue today. 1t
looks like you could dip your pen in it
and write. We have had another
strange experience today, celebrated the
Fourth 1900 miles out on the ocean.
One whole little world confined on the
one boat. The buglers sounded ReVille
at O o'clock and all turned out. A
squad of Is started things off by firing
ID vollies and the sound floating out
oyer the western waters was ominous
to Spain. The band then played the
'Star Spangled Banner" and we had
breakfast. After breakfast we had
guard mount and then the celebration
come on. Colonel Jones acted as presi-
dent of the day and made fine open
ing speech. The band played fine and
Brother Stevenson made a very fine
prayer. Then there was some vocal
music and two very dry speeches.
There was recitation which was fine.
three cheers for our grand home coun-
try and we went to dinner. We had an
extra dinner. We had a nice prune
pudding-a kind of plum duff. And
now they are singing and playing on
the deck and are arranging games to
pass the rest of the day at. wonder
what the folks at home are doing? l
woder if they will have celebration at
Meridian? l wonder what my folks
have for dinner? l find so many uues-
tions coming up in my mind that 1
don't want to trust to this journal that
will take this afternoon and Ewrite a
good letter bone. After dinner the
deck was turned over to sport and the
, usual sack race, three-legged race, tug
of war by the companies, contests with
boxing gloves, etc, all come in to make
a genuine celebration. One man ate a
common sized pie in ton bites and was
at it only a few seconds. Two of the