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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24
ENORMOUS COST OF WAR.
How 1t Would Figure UD Graphical
~ Illustrated.

r7ro,,, ,l,. rbiIaaolnhia Record
some Adea OF Vhe enormous coS1 Ol "ai al
the present day may be had by figuring on
a 0ctttious regular enlargement between
80, 1i,- t,ot+1c.bins Ike the Oregon and
the felayo' OutSioe t''e uaiuase anu 'oiN'i
loss OF valuable property the cost of am
rounition uso5 runs nm amazingly fast 1t
il almost like burning money. Fancy pay
in, &, cIo every time a shot Is fred from
a 1ai,td- 6rinr ctn There ore a GOOD num-
nor ~ var Sims in the Tinted states navy
,ba+ haze 1ear,v b4lf a dozen guns that
e,-atio,,, q o0o worth OF ammunition at a
sinota v,ln moi Ia sneak of The number
- Iittie raunv,s maj ear nm from 500 TO
S-oo ,yortb every ehot
0oe broods,de from the battiesbip Orc
CON win every gun b.lchlng fire and shen
y-oI3ld Cost al least $40 eco simplv for the
,n,r,,Inition nnd for The moment. Figure
ON ne destruction of property made by
sncb q hroadside. and the total runs up
nore ranilly,
A battia between these two giants of the
sea u-o,ll1 onicL1v destroy at least 81 COO -
o,0 ,Sortb of pronertv i'm one bour Each
shin cost Inc same. The destruction of
oittor would mean a loss of az so 600 II
l. nrobahla that The Diner would he dam
aeed boif ite vatue or 81 S95 600 These two
Incidents of naval bate would mean a
total destruction Of S. sos O00
IN one hour each of the big guns would
he disrharped about twenty times. Thai
ts he average number Each time The six
tom bio ri0cs of me Oregon were dis
CHARGED II would cost the government S12 =
0oG In the colirse of sixty minutes they
norId belch forth s2NeO0 worth Of shot
ana sheu -Four of her guns cost $500 each
rverv lime thev are discharged four OF
then a o0O eecb and eight of tbom s700
T-N T'0
Resides tbase she carries two Calling
ems Thair capacitv is 300 shots q min
,1tr 10 o,,orata each aun S9Oo worth or
rSrtrirloes musr he nrovided every min
,,ta II ,s NOT nrohoble maj thev vo,id ha
er.d Con, roora han Gftean minutes I'M
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24
GAINESVILLE GLEANINGs.
Murder Case TO He Called for Trial
To-mOrrOyy.


Tomorrow.
Gainesville, Ga, July BIN Hall county
court, on Monday next, the case Of Henry
Roork, charged with murder, viii be call
ed He shot and killed Ernest Findly near
this city several Sundays ago. The coro-
ner's jury returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree Both of these young mea
are prominently connected.
Judge }. b. Estes, a prominent lawyer
of Gainesville, will make the race against
Judge J. J. Kinsey, the present incum-
bent, for The judgeship of the Northeast
ern circuit for the next term.
The city will at once build a reservoir
sufficient TO hold 10000 gallons Of water
at the water works plant.
Hon. j. *. Thompson of Banks county
will be the Democratic candidate for the
state Senate from the Thirty-third district
and will be q winner.
Lieut.. w. Il. Chamblu Of the Second
Georgia Volunteer Infantry is at home
here on a twenty-days furlough.
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Az Miami Friday there was over $500
sent in postohice money orders by The sol
diers to their friends at home.
Harry Teasdale, the 14-yoar-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Teasdale fell from the
dock of the Clyde river line at the foot
of Laura street, at Jacksonville Friday
and was drowned
The preliminary hearing in the case Of
Policeman J. Hendricks, who shot a sol
der al Fernaudna last Monday. was
held before County Judge Hall Friday,
and resulted in the policeman being re-
leased from custody.
The phosphate business in Aachua
county is in good shape In many in
stances il is hard to get laborers enough
to keep up with the demand for the rock
as immense quantities are now being
mined. The price for the rock is regard
ed as very good.
Further advces from Tarpon Springs as
to the loss of the schooner John G. Ruge
states that it was not the schooner Ruge
that was turned over but the Clara of
Apalachicola, instead, and none of the
crew was lost. She was turned over by
a Waterspout and was afterward raised
and proceeded to Tarpon Springs.
The mystery surrounding the finding
of thousands of dead fish in the lagoon
recently is creating no end of interest
among the fishermen and people of St
Augustine 1t seems 10 be the opinion Of
those better posted on such matters that
the fish must have been killed by concus-
sion, and they advance the theory that
some one must have exploded a dynamite
cartridge in the lagoon, for, as far as can
be learned, every fish in the large body
of water persisted.
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IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS CT THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGH Apis.


Judge s. C. Ol1orlv. one OF 4 thers oll-
49,. "a + ..-..,-s....,t .f,f..rs .-t.4 "a
l.s .-t-
Aish' OF Two a@o a'-oi d "-''4
During the week there was shipped from
a. r,~t 80 7,.srt., ....,..,-tse ami fsr...r
9eS az go - ,i,,,i,.,- .,5 ll,r7t.r vsIi.l
at $4,000
II is very pro,sb,. that Lieut.. Hobsou
win visit his mother who is spending a
81. A.. 1.,,,... .s,.,..,.. Mrs. tf,b-,,
= 49, i. ....i1 ,,,.,,. 4.
40 pos..i'e ~ i.-,, ~.
- No. ,l.la ~ a. ~
The residence of Ira Garter at Bs iton,
in Hail county. was DESTROYED bv fire lasr
,,,,..s.- .. 1 M ,. hmm,
~ M f,',5.. i5,.. -.,..,',,- i.,r.,.,,
80 - 49, ~, IL
Sata,i'' -. g. ,-.,,
well and although the hurus he received
are extremely PAINFUL he WI 'tcol,I' 10
tie To- ts +o-sl H.. ,5+.l grl ,,r.a:r., .,5
is MOI knov.n
John supple died suddenly at his home
in Milledgeville during Wednesday night
Mrs St,nrie l,,a t-.,,, r., rr,t,,,..,,, ~, ,,is
A. bf, r1-+t,.,. ais, g.. ,.i,. ID ,s,.r. ANA
returned an laa .a,ty f.,in ,rhnr-.is,-
1norpi,,o- WI, -4. "a ,i,i nom, d, h.. .,l,-
had ft,et fo,if3 a., s,,.,,.. .l,l .,,,{ .5,r,,
,oo7,oa ~ ,,-.~-l,, 49, T.. ~. L.11
ana had ,r-ar.,,i5,- t.,, r.a.Ifrs, ae a
ljebt ygas On a ,sl-.. nm. ana = boil
was on the door Mr. supnle mas lived a
MIledcevil.e an his 3fa and yvas ereaf--
"a tba isv,.alv,, h,,..t,,.,s.
ne democratic executive committee 81
Early county, met ca Monday and rescud-
ed the r.so1utto, adaot,l ON Tu,. 9t
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24

On the day of G.adstone's funeral ar
rangements were made in the little village
of Lower Cutting 20 ring a mutfied peal N
memory of the deceased statesman. Tho
bells We're muffled and all was made ready
bu, not one of the ringers put in an APP
pcarance. A local paper explained th1
ucXt day that an the landowners of me
neishborhood are Tories, ana that me
bell ringers. who belong to the laoorhs
class, would have become marked men py
taking part in such "A manifestation OF re-
spect and reverence for the grand old man
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24

On the Way Home-Jimmy-Did t
you hear the Sunday school teacher say
your conscience is what tells you when
you do wrong?
Tommy-Its Il good thing it don't tell
your mother.-Puck
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24

On Nervous Diseases.
The Worlds Greatest Blight.
The almost universal condition Of weak
ened peree force prevails among civilized
people of all nations, and more especially
u those countries and ,owas where the
greatest business ana social activity pre-
walls. =. Is one of the crying evils of our
time thl men aUl women become a ply
sica wreck at period ia taeir lives when
they should represent the perfection OF
physical aul mental force. The fact is
that tae requirements of business and 500
cia. life impose such hurly-bur.y few
esi-. nervous brain-consuning, body-neg-
,ecDUg method Of living chat only The
sIousesl conditions can endure the con-
slant strain and maintain a healthy cqui-
l1rium
THe mos, populous public institutions to-
day ave he asylums for the insane. and &
IS Internationally a fact that modern bus
lness methods social customs ana excesses
that weaken the vital forces are the un-
dcr'gius causes for the constantly in
creas.ug percentage OF insanity.
in tre desperate effort chat men eud
women of to-day are obliged to make to
maintain NE constantly Tagging
enefsies and TO keep up
with the procession there grows
upon them constantly Increasing resort
ID artificial methods of sumuia ion. Alco-
hoae drinks, narcotic drugs, stimulating
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24

-omWer Fowler Of Brooklyn intends
70 claim 'he Sl5.oo0 reward offered by the
Mexican government for The discovery OF
she famous lost Ioyopa mines. His son
has been travelling in Mexico ana dlsoo,-
ered the mine. which they hope TO prove
Ils the one so long looked FOR.
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stroling her hair.
Forgive your she repeated "Why.
what for? II was all my fault entirely,
and I'm sure you do know all about man
aging servants" and at this Mr.. and MRS.
Golden Wedding exchanged an under
standing smile.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-23

It was so grave problem that 81 sat down
on a log to think about it. As was Sis way,
the more he thought about it, the more de-
termined he became to do it, and when ST
Klegg determined to do thing, that thing
was pretty nearly as good as done
9 | kin git him to take the quinine easy
enough, " he mused ''All I've got to do is
to put it in a bottle O whisky, ana he'd
drink it if there wuz 40 doses o. quinine in
it. But the bluemass's a very different thing.
He's got to swalier it i'll a lump, and what in
the world kin l put it in that he'll swaller
whoie?n
ST wandered over to the Suffers in hopes
o. seeing something there that would help
aim. He was about desparing, when he
noticed boy open a can of large, yellow
peaches.
" The very thing" said ST, slapping his
thigh. "Say, you man, gi' me can O.
peaches jest like them''
ST took his can and carefully approached,
his tent, that lie might decide upon his plan
before Shorty could see him and his load.
He discovered that Shorty was sitting at
little distance, with his back to him, clean
ing his gun, which he had taken apart
''Bully," thought ST Just the thing.
His hands are dirty and greasy, aud he won't
wat 10 tech anything to eat I"
He pped into the tent, cut open the can,
t0oA out Il large peach with a spoon, laid the
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-23

a very small percentage of the regi-
ment. The best that longtime soldier
can hope for is an appointment as Post
Quartermaster, Commissary, or Ord
nance-Sergeant, of which positions there
are comparatively few in the Army.
But sailor can confidently look for
ward to becoming a Boatswain, Gunner,
Carpenter, or Sailmaker, with sea pay
running up to 81, 800 year, and retire
ment, after 40 years service or after
disablement in line of duty, upon three
fourths of their highest pay.
Then, the sailors get prize-money,
which has become considerable addi-
ton to their pay in the present war.
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pellet of blue mass in il, laid another slice
of peach upon it, and then came around in
front of Shorty, holding out the spoon.
''Open your mouth and shut your eyes
Shorty he said. II saw some o. the
incest canned peaches down at the Suffers,
and | suddenly got hungry for some. i
bought can and brung 'em up to the tent
Jest try EN-"
He stuck the spoon ont towards Shorty
mouth. The latter, with his gunlOck in one
hand and a greasy rag in the other, looked
at the tempting morsel, opened his mouth,
and the deed was done.
Must've left the stone in that peach, y
he said, rs he gulped il down.
"Mebbe so" said 81, with a guilty flush,
and pretending to examine the Others. But
don't find none in the rest. Have
another? ?"
Shorty swallowed two OF three spoonfuls
more, and then gasped:
They're awful nice, ST, but I've got
enough. Keep the rest for yourself"
81 went back to the tent and finished the
can with mingled emotions of triumph at
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-23

THE District of Columbia gets along
very well indeed under a Government
Of three Commissioners appointed by
the President of the United States.
One Of them must be a Republican,
one Democrat, and the third an officer
of the Army. Is there any reason why
such an arrangement would not be
equally successful for Hawai-, Cuba,
Porto Rico, the Philippines, Carolines,
Ladrones, and whatever other islands
We may acquire?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-23
REwARp FOR SAILORS.

On the money side, the United States
sailor has the advantage of the soldier
every time. He starts in as landsman
at SIC month, where the army recruit
gets but s13. The discrepancy widens
as he learns his business and gets promo
ton. Compare the monthly pay-taoles
of the enlisted men and non-commis-
stoned officers for the two services:
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. JUNE

THE FIGHTING AT GUANTANAMO BAY.
The city papers have been in wild
weller of whirling, historical, timber
iointed words, set off with headlines in
poster-type, and pictures like those boy
draws with nail on a fence This was
the result of an effort to tell what bad
taken place at Guantanamo Bay.
When this is run through the fan
ning-mill of common sense, and sifted
down to the plain, everyday talk in
which the events of the rebellion are
recounted it turns out that the marines
about 600 in number, and no wiser
than any troops are before their first
fght-landed on Friday, at Caimanera,
full of ardor for the fight. The Span
iards ran away from them, without
hardly firing a shot. The elated ma
rines rushed up the hill, and established
themselves on its top. They kept a
lookout for the enemy Friday night
and Saturday morning, but all was quiet
They finally gave up expectation of any
trouble, and set about fixing up their
camp, cooking, etc. A number of them
went in swimming.
Watching from the thickets the
Spaniards saw their opportunity, and
opened fire from their coverts in the
chaparral. The natural result was a
great deal of confusion and excitement.
Bush fighting is always trying ex-
perience for green troops, and most of
all for marines, whose whole training is
in different directions. There would
have been an entirely different story
to tell if the men on the hill had been
from one of our old Regular regiments
which had had experience in Indian
fighting. The marines had a sore time
of it for three days and nights. They
lost four men, fired away an incredible
quantity of ammunition without much
damage to anything but the brush, and
had long succession of anxious, sleep
less hours. Then they began to get on
to the enemy's curves, their natural
courage and daring asserted themselves,
and they determined to hunt Spaniards
awhile instead of being hunted. They
carried out this. purpose in very gal
liant, soldierlike way, and effectually
cleared their front cf the enemy. 1t
was sharp lesson to them, but an
one, and in the end they came
out with a good deal of credit, which
will have the happiest effect upon their
esprit de corps. @
An event of similar magnitude dur
ing the rebellion would be reported
about this way:
"The enemy attacked the 200th Ind.
on outpost, and kept up desultory fire
for several days, but were finally driven.
The Booth Ind. lost five men killed
Enemy's loss believed to be much
heavier"
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IT is possible that, in a few years,
Cuba may become the home of large
portion Of the negroes now living in the
United States. The day that the Span
iards are driven out immense numbers
Of Americans are going to swarm to the
island to seize the wonderful opportuni-
ties which it affords. They are going
extensively into raising tobacco, sugar,
coffee, oranges, lemons, pineapples, ba-
nanas, lines, ETC.; into cutting its mag
nifcent forests of mahogany, fustic,
logwood, rosewood, ETC., and into work
ing its splendid mines. The best labor
they can find for this purpose are the
Southern negroes, who will be quite
willing to make their home in that con-
genial climate. An influx of great
numbers of them will greatly help to
Americanize the island, for they will be
missionaries to their colored brethren,
who have never known anything better
than Spanish rule.
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sumtimes when they wuz. line sorry to hear
that any Union soldier is thief. l know
that our bows from Wisconsin would rather
die than stele"
''Steal! The 2OOth Injianny steall"
Shorty famed out in a rage. Them fab
bergasted. knock-kneed, wall-eyed Wis
consin whelps writin' home that the IEjianni-
ans are thieves The idee o. them long
haired, splay- footed lumbermen, them
chuckle-headed, wap-sided white-pine butch
ers talking about anybody else's honesty.
Why. they wuz born stealin'. They never
knowed anything else They'd steal the
salt out o. your bareback. They'd steal the
lids off the Bible They talk about the
2OOth Injiannyl I'd like to find the liar
that writ that letter. I'd literally pound
the head often him"
1t was some time before he could calm
himself down sufficiently to continue his
literary exercise. Then he made out:
Springs lait here but things is looking
very we'll Wheat wintered good, and big
crop is expected. We had a tine singing,
school during the Winter, but the protraeted
meeting drawed off a good many. We
doant complain, however, for the revival
brought great many into the fold.
I" No moar at present, but beeave me
Sincerely Your Friend.
''Jerusha Ellen Briggs"
Sborty's heart almost choked him when
he finished. 1t was the first time in his life
that he had received letter from any
woman. 1t was the first time since his
mothers days that any woman had shown
the slightest interest in his personality.
And. true man like, his impulses were to
exalt this particular woman into something
above the mere mortal.
Then came hot flush of indignation that
the Wisconsin men should malign his regi-
ment, which, of course, included him, to the
mind of such a being. He burned to go over
and thrash the first Wisconsin man he should
meet.
call us thieves; say we'll steal, he NUT
tered. as he walked toward the Wisconsin
camp. ''I'll learn 'em different"
He did not see anybody in the camp that
he could properly administer this needed
lesson to. AL the vigorous, able-bOdied
members seemed to be out on drill or some
other duty, leaving only few sick moping
around the tents.
Shorty's attention was called to spade
living temptingly behind one of the tents
He and ST had badly wanted spade for sew
eral DAYS. Here was an opportunity to ae-
q lire one. Shorty sauntered carelessly around
10 the rear OF the tent, looked about to see
that no one was observing, picked up the I'M
plement and walked Oft with 1T with that
easy. innocent air that no one could assume
with more success than he when on pre-
datory expedition.
IN be conIinusdl
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-23

We began to be Imperial" nearly
q century and half ago, when young
George Washington pushed our bound
aries over the Allegany Mountains and
took in Pittsburg, and Bishop Berkeley
sang:
Westward the course of empire takes it way;
The four first acts already past,
"A fifth shall close the drama W tn the day,
Times noblest offspring is the last.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-23

How governable and docile the Phil
ippineans are is well indicated by the
fact that the usual garrison which Spain
has maintained in the islands has not
exceeded 1900 soldiers.
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THE PROGRESS or the WAR.

As we 60 to press-Tuesday, June q
the army is landing around Santiago,
and beginning operations for the reduc-
ton of that place. There is every pros
pect that the siege will be very short
only a few days-when we shall have
the old capital of Cuba, the troublesome
feet of Cervera, and the whole of the
eastern end of the island in our hands.
The reduction of Porto Rico will fol-
low rapidly. As soon as the army is
fairly established around Santiago the
major portion of Admiral SIMPSONS
fleet can be drawn off to attend to Porto
Rico, and by that time there will be
enough transports gathered to follow
him up with competent landing force,
and quickly reduce the whole of Porto
Rico to possession. The island is thickly
populated, with the country well cleared,
and will offer few of the difficulties at
tending the invasion of Cuba.
IF our army has not already reached
Manila it is only question of hours
when it will be there, and the city in
our possession. There will hardly be
any resistance worthy of the name
offered by the Spanish garrison, which
has already been driven inside its last
lines by the insurgents. Every day
now is big with events, and Old Glory
is everywhere Haunting triumphantly.
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A UNIVERSITY has bestowed the title
of LID. upon Admiral Dewey. He
has certainly shown himself a past
master of cannon law.
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Balmy Spring.
60 be continuedl

Visitor from the far East)-Ah, it's 50
delightful to have a fruit farm on the out
skirts of city That smell of apple
blossoms is particularly pleasant.
HIS Western Entertainer-Yaw. Dat vas
a brewery.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-23

SOONER or later the Kaiser's poking
into the Philippines will give him the
red-hot end of the poker.
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A VALUABLE ACCESSION.

The administration Of the War De-
partment has been greatly strengthened
by the appointment of Comrade George
Fl. Hopkins as Assistant Adjutant- Gen
eral with the rank of Major, land his
assignment to duty in the Secretary of
Wars office. Comrade Hopkins served
as private in the 18th Mich, and
made fine record. AT the close of the
war he went into business in Detroit,
and has won for himself a high rank
there. He has fine executive and or
ganizing ability, and succeeds in what
ever he sets about. He will be remem-
bered by comrades rs the efficient Adju-
tant- General Of the Grand Army of the
Republic during Commander-in-C Chief
Ayers term. Gen. Alger, who is
familiar with his abilities, greatly de-
sired his assistance during the present
stress, and Comrade Hopkins patriotic
ally volunteered to give up his
business for a few months, and
devote himself to the interests Of the
country and to helping his old friend and
chief. About his first stroke Of bust
ness, and it was Characteristic of his
energy and thoreus bness, was the selec-
ton of new camp and rendezvous in
Florida. He formed board cons sting
of Col Chas. r. oGreenleaf, Sureeon-in-
Chief; Maj. F. g. Hodgson, of the
Quartermaster's Department, and Lieut.
Edgar Jedwin of the Engineers. They
travelled 300 miles III eight days, and
thoroughly examined a large nu nber
Of pla ,es, finally deciding upon Fer
nandina, which selection has met with
general commentator. Maj. Hopkins s
influence will be strongly felt for the
batter all through the War Department.
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The list of the Spanish vessels which
sailed past Gibraltar is about as long as
that of the King of SPANS titles, and
means about as little. Ii will be re-
membered that Ills Most Christian
Majesty calls himself King of Spain,
Old and New CASTLE, Leon, Murcia,
Balearic Isles, Gibraltar, the Canaries,
Navarro, the Two Sicilies, Jerusalem,
the Americas, the Occidental and Ori-
entail Indies" etc. He never was King
of Jerusalem, he lost the Two Sicilies
centuries ago, etc. If the Spaniards
have really moved that collection of
old junk in the harbor of Cadiz few
miles to Barcelona or some other port,
it is as much establishment to them 30
to everybody else to find that it can
really move itself.