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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-29
DAILY SO A YEAR.
CENTS A COPY.
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-W EEK 81 A YEAR
SECOND BRIGADE SETS SAIL.
TROOPS At LAST LEAVE NEWPORT
NEWS ron PORTO RICO.

Five Vessels I'm the Fleet of Trans
ports That Depnrt-The st. Paul to
Follow Them This Morning with
Brig. GEN. HHins and the Fourth
ohio Regiment on BOard-The
Auxiliary Cruiser st. Louis One OF
the vessels Already Under Way.
Newport News, Va. July 2s.-Wlth the
exception Of the Fourth ohio Regiment
the Second Brigade OF the First Army
Corps, in command of Brig. Gen. Hams.
sailed for Porto Rico this afternoon at 8
O'clock Gen. Hains and his stan, and the
Fourth Ohio Regiment are on the auxil
larry cruiser st. Pau. and 1t Is not likely
that this ship will leave Old Point before
daylight tomorrow. as there Is yet large
quantity OF supplies to be loaded on the
cruiser
The transports that got off are the City
of Washington, Massachusetts, Seneca and
Roumanian and auxiliary cruiser st.
Louis. The expedition was divided as fol-
lows:
achusetts-Ambulance signal corps,
headquarters corps, Troops A and c. New
York Cavalry and the City Troop of Phil
adelphia including sos men, 30 officers, 454
horses, 426 mules beside the wagons.
st. Louis-Third Illinois Regiment, Col.
Bennett and staff.
Roumanian--Four batteries Of light artil-
lery. the batteries being A, Of Missouri;
of Illinois, b Of Pennsylvania, and the
Twenty-seventh Indiana battery. On this
transport there are 19 officers, TOO men, 3i9
horses and r. mulea.
City of Washington-A detachment OF
the Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment OF %
officers and 6l2 men.
Seneca-A detachment of the Fourth
Pennsylvania, consisting Of "A officers and
Gil men.
Gen. Brooke commanding the First
Army Corps and his staff, took passage
on the St Louis.
Batteries A ard c OF Pennsylvania and
two troops OF cavalry from the same
state did not go with this expedition, but
expect to sail with Gen. Fred Grants
brigade next week
The First Kentucky Regiment van
guard Of the Third brigade, First division,
Firth Army Corps, In command of Gen.
Fred Grant which Is 60 make up the Sec
ond Porto Rican expedition from Newport
News. arrived here from Chickamauga to-
day and is now in camp on the site where
Camp Hains stood before the departure
of the Second brigade yesterday.
Gen Grant arrived on the last train,
travelling I'm a private Pullman coach with
his staff.
The Third battalion of the Sixteenth
PENNSYLVANIA arrived late this evening
and Will he followed by the Third Ken
lucky and the Sixteenth Indiana.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-29
SPANS INITIATORY STEP.
How the Decision to Ask Peace Was
Reached and Acted on.

Reached and Acted ON.
London, July ga special dispatch
from Madrid says: "The government
does not conceal that it hesitated for some
days to go beyond an unofficial exploration
at Washington because the diplomatic
agents employed to make the soundings
gave conflicting accounts of President Nc
Kinleys disposition.
zone represented him as eager to termi-
nate the war on moderate conditions. The
other that the most onerous conditions
would be imposed so much so that the
Madrid government thought it useless to
sue officially.
when, however, 1t was seen that the
American war preparations continued
Duke Almodovar de Rio, minister of for
eign affairs, was instructed to send the
note.
THE cabinet met Wednesday evening to
deliberate as to the best means and chan
mel of negotiations. Paris and London
were both discussed. No decision was ar
rived at, but a majority favored sending
Senor Moret former minister of the colo
nies, on a special mission to London to ne
gotiate the treaty of peace with Ambas-
sador Hay.
Official feeling favors direct negotia-
tons, without interference from outsiders
even with regard to the Philippines. There
is little doubt that if President McKinley's .
reply proves an acceptable basis the nego-
tiations will not be protracted, since
Spain, for many reasons, is desirous of
speedy settlement, and not the least
so because at the present moment public
opinion is calm
After to-day's cabinet council, Senior
Sagasta, the premier, said he had grounds
for hoping than an unders tanding might
be arrived at, bus he could say nothing
definite
Duke Almodovar de Rio said the Euro
pean cabinets had been informed of the
step Spain had taken, but not as to the
text of the note sent to President McKn-
ley The cabinet council will not meet
again until Friday evening" by which time
President McKinley's reply is expected.
The ministerial El Correo says the gov
ernment communicated to the Queen Re-
gent in council dispatch ntimating that
President Mckinley in principle assented
to the opening of negotiations.
Ell impartial says that the Carlist agita-
tion, which at first appeared to be tram
pied out, has recommended in the province
of Cuenca and In parts of Navarro A Car
list bricklayer has been arrested for try
ing to enlist adherents. He fought on
the Carist side in the last civil war.
Probably he will be courtmartialed.
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cERvERNs REPORT ON DEFEAT
Document Delivered to VI. Cambon
and Its Contents secret.

Document Delivered to VI. CambOn
and Its Contents secret.
Washington, July 28.-Admiral Cervera
has forwarded to the Spanish government,
through the French embassy, his full re-
port of the naval engagement which re-
suited In the annihilation of the Spanish
fleet
The report is very long, covering many
pages in the admirals own writing. and
is even a more elaborate treatment Of the
great engagement than that Of Admiral
Sampson In his report TO the navy depart
ment
Through the viclssiludes Of war, Ad-
miral Cervera's report, although addressed
to the Spanish minister OF marine. was
submitted first to the American navy de-
partment In order that the precautions
might be taken usual in communications
passing between prisoners of war and the
enemys government.
The examination made by the naval au-
thorities here was solely for purposes Of
precaution, and care was taken not TO in
trude into the privacy Of the document he
yond this necessary inspection. 1t was then
sent to Ambassador Cambon 10 be for
Warded TO the Spanish admiralty
The strictest secrecy has been observed
while the document has been in transit and
In order TO avoid conjeciural stories as TO
the contents of The report. il can be stated
that no intimation as to its contents has
been allowed to escape from the few per-
sons through whom II has passed en- route
10 the Spanish minister Of marine.
If the CerVcra report ever reaches the
public t VIII be through the Spanish gov
ernment. though It IS probable that the re-
port is not Of q character likely TO be made
public at Madrid.
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CUBAN DUTY ON TOBACCO.
American Trust working for n Low
Rate.

Washington, July 2S.-A representative
of the American Tobacco Company had
a conference with the treasury officials
today an regard to the established Gus
toms duty on tobacco and cigarettes i'm
ported into Cuba. His contention was that
these articles should be admitted either
free or at a nominal rate.
The proposition submitted was that the
rate on tobacco be fixed at not more than
5 cents a pound and at 50 cents thous-
and on cigarettes. The matter has been
taken under consideration and a decision
probably will be reached within day or
two.
The indications seems to be that the
rates will be reduced, but to what extent
is not yet determined.
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cAslBoN's CALL ON M'KINLEY.
Spanish OmciaI Note Issued on the
Subject.

Madrid, July %, 4;s0 y mat the close
of the cabinet council to-day the following
semi-officjal note was issued: The French
ambassador at Washington during the af-
ternoon of the 26th presented in behalf
OF the Spanish government a message to
President Mckinley with the view of
bringing the war 10 an end and make
known the conditions of peace.
"The government has received Informal
ton that the message has been handed
to President Mckinley, who replied that
he would consult with his council of min
isters, and requested M. Cambon 70 come
to the White House again to confer with
him"
The Spanish officials declare that the
published extracts from the note are In
correct.
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sHAFTER's REPORT ON FEVER.
A Total of 4,122 Men Now on the
sick List at Santiago.

Washington, July 2S.--The war depart
ment has posted the following:
"Adjutant General of the Army-Condi-
ton for the 9th: Total sick, 4,122; total
fever, S,193; new cases fever, S22; cases fe-
yer returned to duty, 542.
'Deaths-Private ]. H. Farrell Com
pany II, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers,
at Siboney. yellow fever; Corpl. Thomas
Robson, Company D, Twenty-fourth In
fantry, Siboney. yellow fever; Private
William II. Byers, Company D, Seven
teenth Infantry, cerebral apoplexy.
''Shafter. Mai. Gen."
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NO WORD FROM MILES.

Lack of Dispatches Causes No Uneasi-
ness at Washington.
Washington, July 2S.-Up to midnight
the war department had received no in
formation from Gen. Miles or any part of
his command in Porto Rico. Throughout
the day the officials had been expecting
momentarily 10 receive news of the land
ing of Gen. Wilson's expedition.
No uneasiness is felt, however, because
Gen. Miles has not communicated with
the department further than to announce
his landing at Guanica, as it is necessary,
in order that he communicate with Wash
ington, that he should send a vessel to
St Thomas, which has the nearest cable
station.
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A HUNT FOR GUNBOATS.
Dewey Sends Two of His Ships to
ROund Up the Spuniards.

New York, July ga cabegram from
Hong Kong to the Journal says that Ad-
miral Dewey at Manila has dispatched the
Raleigh and Concord TO gather up e,even
Spanish craft, which, according TO infor-
nation sent him by Consul General Wild
man. are at various places in the Philip
pine archipelago.
Among these vessels are three gunboats
a San Miguel, Luzon Island and four az
Port Royalist. Payawar Island
-Four merchantmen, with cargoes of to-
bacco, are reported at Caguayen, Luzon
The same dispatch reports that English
traders at the coal mines at Batan, Luzon
ed TO il-treatment otherwise By the Span
iards there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-29
CAMARA AT CADIZ.
Miss Jessie schIey Leaves Madrid
for Paris.

Madrid, July 2S.-CaDt Aunon, minister
of marine has received a dispatch from Ad-
miral Camara announcing that his fleet
has cast anchor at Cadiz.
The papers generally express the opinion
that the Cortes viii re-assemble in septem-
ber
Miss Jessie Schley. who came here In the
hope Of an interview with Senior Sagasta
on behalf Of peace, started for Paris this
evening.
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SPAIN,S OVERTURES.
This Government Not Approached
Until Tuesday.

Washington, July 2S.-It can be stated on
the authority of the state department and
the foreign embassies here that there were
no overtures in behalf of Spain for peace
or a cessation of hosulities until the
French ambassador last Tuesday after
noon presented his note to the President.
This statement is made with full knowl-
edge of European denials and must be ac-
cepted as that of the government of the
United States. Therefore all of the talk
about bad faith shown by our government
in pressing the Porto Rican campaign dur
ing the last few days is absolutely with
out foundation, and our government has
done nothing that can subject it to criti-
cism on this score.
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SPANS IDEA or THE TERMS.
Counts on Retaining Sovereignty i'm
the Philippines.

Madrid, July %, 2 p. m.-With the un-
derstanding that no indemnity will be de-
manded and that Spanish sovereignty in
the Philippine Islands '.il be respected,
the newspapers here consider The terms
of peace attributed to President McKin-
ley as being acceptable. The papers, how
ever, protest against the continuance of
hostllities by the United States after
Spain had sued for peace.
The minister for war Gen. Correa, Is
arranging for the reception of the Span
ish troops which surrendered at Santiago
de Cuba, and Is preparing sanitary sta
tions in order to prevent the introduction
of disease into Spain.
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ENGLAND AS our ALLY.
London Mail on the Alliance Talk
and Our New Possessions.

London, July 29.-The Daily Mail says
this morning; with the remarkable
speech of United States Senator Davis of
st. Paul. two people have buried the past.
Senator Davis speech is a final and COM
plete answer to the speech of Mr. Cham
berain at Birmingham.
England has no need 10 go whining for
an alliance. For some years until her
navy has been strengthened, tho oversee
possessions of America must be held more
or less on suferance, but with the GER
tainty that the British fleet is on the side
of our ldnsman all peril to the United
States Vanishes."
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ALL SICK TO GO TO NEW YORK.
Steamer COncho Arrives at Fort
Monroe From Cuba.

Washington, July 2s-The Concho. a yes
sci with wounded and sick soldiers aboard
arrived at Fort Monroe to-day. The au-
thoriues there did not desire her to land
1t was stated at the war department to-
day that all vessels with sick and wound
ed probably would 80 to New York.
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CONFERENCE ON THE PHILIPPINES.
Report Adoat at Vienna That One
VIII BE Held Pt Paris.

London, July 29.-The Vienna correspond
ent OF the Daily Telegraph says: "The
project Of an European conference regard
ing the Philippines was brought forward
long ago, and there is every prospect that
the conference will meet in Paris"
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SLIM CHANCE FOR DON CARLOS.
Revolution in Spain Seems Rather
Improbable.

London, July 29.-The Madrid correspond
eRt of the Daily Mail remarking the
feeling of satisfaction and relief the peace
overtures have produced" says: There is
little probability of popular discomfort and
none at all if Spain Is allowed to retain
an indemnity.
The attitude of the people makes the
chances of Don Carlos small. Moreover.
the Carlists are said TO disagree about the
advisability of rising, the Marquis de Ger
ralbo, and other leaders opposing the step.
Nevertheless, it is feared that Don Carlos
will insist upon it.
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British transport reported stopped.

London, July 29.-The Daily Mail under
stands that the British transport Jolunsa,
carrying grenadiers 70 Gibraltar, was
stopped in the Bay of Biscay by an Ameri-
can cruiser.
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AUGUSTUS COMING SURRENDER.
Spain Curtails the Territory He Can
Turn over.

Turn over.
London, July 29-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times says: THE ma
tional voluntary war fund now exceeds 25.-
100000 pesetas.
La Correspondence de Espana an
Eounces that in view Of the probable ca
pitulaton OF Manila, Gen. Rice, captain
general Of the Visayas Islands, has been
ordered to assume charge of all the terri
tory formerly administered by Capt. Gen.
August
Thus Gen. August will be able to sign
only the capituauon of the city of Ma
niia and its environs."
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New Orleans. July 2S--The steamer Ber-
lin. having on board the immune regiment,
under command of Col. Duncan S. Hood,
sailed this afternoon at O'Clock. Her
destination is Santiago.
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MILES AT GUANICA.
His Forces Occupy the Same Position
They Did on Landing.

Madrid, July 2S, 2:SO p. m.-According to
an official dispatch just received from San
Juan de Porto Rico, the American forces
under Maj. Gen. Miles occupy the same
position at Port Guanica as they did after
landing.
Several American warships and trans
ports are reported to be cruising off the
island.
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ST Thomas. D. w. l., July 2S.-The Uni
ted States monitor Terror. which arrived
here yesterday for the purpose Of coaling,
left tonight.
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PORTO RIcAN PROTEST.
Colonial Legislature Objects to
American Occupation.

London, July 22.-According to dis
patch from Berlin a newspaper there pro
fesses to know that the Porto Rican colo
nial legislature has resolved to protest
against American occupation Of the island
as a violation Of the principles that the
United states went to war to enforce.
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SPAIN INDIFFERENT.
Terms of Peace Not 20 Provoke Any
Disturbance.

London. July 29.--The Madrid corre-
spondent Of the Daily Telegraph says:
However unpalatable the terms Of peace
may be they will not provoke the slight
est disturbance in Spain. where listless in
difference is predominant"
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cUBA's DEBT MAY CAUSE HITCH.
Majority of the Holders of Spanish
Bonds Frenchmen.

London, July 29.-The Daily Graphic this
morning points out that there is a proba-
bility of an international question arising
over the difficulty of dealing with the Gu.
ban debt since a majority of the Spanish
bondholders are Frenchmen.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06

The wet weather In many sections.
as is too we'll known, has induced pota-
to rot to the extent Of seriously shorten
ing the crop. The fungus which causes
this disease first attacks the potato
leaves, the tubers being the last to be
affected Abundant moisture followed
by close or "muggy" weather is very
conducive to rot Well informed farm
ers as soon as most Of the vines are
dead, remove these and burn them be-
fore digging the potatoes
1t may not be generally known that
the same conditions which favor rot be-
fore digging induce it afterward, and
often the loss isgreater after harvest than
before The tubers, therefore, should be
dried out thoroughly and either mar
keted or stored in dry, cool, airy place
Great care must be exercised to exclude
all decaying potatoes; these should be
taken out as fast as they appear. A
sprinkling of air slaked lime is also Il
preventive measure. Unless conditions
are favorable for storage the wise plan
will be to market the surplus potatoes
as early as practicable.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06

1T is my impression" says Mr. Charles
Dudley v arner, that farm without boy
would soon me to grief. What boy
does is the life of the farm. He is the fac
totum always 10 demand, and always tx
pec.ed to do the thousand and one things
that nobody else will do Upon him fall
the odds and ends, the most difficult
things. After everybody else is through
he is to finish up. His work is like a
woman's-perpe,ua wa ting on others.
Everybody knows how much easier il is to
COOK oo mt al than to wash the dishes
aflerward.
&C, nsider what a boy on farm is re-
quired to dn-things thai must be done,
or life would actually stop 1t is under
stood. in the first place, that he is to do
al the errands, to go TO the store, to the
post Office and TO carry all sorts OF mes
sages If he had as many legs as cent?
pede, they would tire before night.
"He is the one who spreads the grass as
the men cut it; he slows it away in the
barn he rides the horse to cultivate the
corn up and down the hot, weary rows he
brings wood End water and splits kim
ding; he gets up the horse and turns out
the horse. Whether he is in the house or
out OF it, there is always something TO do.
Just before schoo in the winter he shovels
paths and in summer he ,urus the grind
one. And yet, with his mind full of
schemes OF wha, he would like to do, and
his hands full of occupation, he Is an idle
boy who has nothi & to busy himself with
but st hool and chores, he thinks; and
vet doubt If any how ever amounted to
any thing in the world, or was of much use
as man, who did moi enjoy the advantage
OF liberal education in the way of chores"
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06
Iron and Steel.

Referring to iron and steel trade con.
ditions, the Industrial World" (Chicago)
declares that december gives early pro
mise of record breaker in iron and steel
in the West. The month, usually quiet,
surpasses the expectations of the trade
this year. Orders come chiefly from
manufacturing sources. There are also
the beginnings of trade for 1898. Prices
are generally steady. Pig iron is firm on
the ba, is of 81 for No. foundry Pro
ducton in thus territory will probably be
increased very soon by the firing of the
furnace at the Union Works of the Illinois
Steel Company. Stocks of pig iron at
this city have decreased still further during
the past month Stocks of the larger
Southern furnacemen are decreasing week
by week The largest Alabama maker is
now said to have II, ooo tons, as compar-
ed with 81 900 tons a week ago, and 100.
600 tons last Summer. Structural material
tends somewhat toward easier quotations,
though prices are unchanged"
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06
Mixed Feed for Hogs.

The Dairy Commissioner of the Domin-
ion of Canada says
II have found the best results to be OBJ
tanned from using such grains Ia mixture
of peas, oats, barley and corn or mix
ture of peas, corn and bran) ground very
fine, and soaked for not less than thirty
hours before they are fed. think hogs
should be kept SO as to permit, and even
to cause, them to take good deal Of ex-
ercise until after they weigh more than 100
pounds each. In the growing of young
pigs i, is important that they should receive
daily allowance of skim milk for six
weeks or two months after they are wean-
ed. Skim milk is the great Aesh-forming
or muscle and bone forming food and il
the young pigs are stunted in these re-
CARDS at that time they can not be develop
ed into the best class of hogs, no matter
what breed they may be of.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06
Pig Pork.

Among the many radical changes in
farm management during the last quarter
of a century there are few that have
brought the farmer greater profit than that
of marketing pigs at or 7 months old. in
stead of keeping them three times as long
The best market demand at present is for
good fat pigs, and they command the
highest price. 1t has been demonstrated
over and over again, that the cost per
pound increases with the age of the pig,
and so it is in the line of economy to push
the pigs from the start and sell early, l
have no data to determine exactly what
the saving is, but venture the assertion
that ton of pork can be made from pigs
E months old for one-third less money
than from mature hogs.-Wakao f. Bro7on
in Practical Farmer.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06

The farmer who enters upon the New
Year with himself and his family in good
health, full of hope and good resolutions,
with no outstanding bills to pay. and who
possesses sufficient wisdom to properly
direct tine operations on the farm, has a
better outlook for happy year than most
of the millionaires. While the farmers
occupation j. healthy one, it will not
shield him from all the ills that life is heir
to therefore he should be ever on his
guard to avoid whatever he believes will
bring disc Use into his system. and strive
to avoid sickness, rather than hasten its
coming and then try to cure it. If he sits
in the corner grocery during the winter,
and eats so much as to make him a dys
pepiic. little of the essence of axe handle,
vigorously used in the woods, will be the
cheapest medic ne he can take, and will
probably do more good than The doctors
prescription
When deep snow comes, look after
the small trees in the orchard; else when
the snow settles it will break off all the
lateral branches that are covered with it.
When there is danger of mice gnawing the
bark OF small trees that have not been
protected with shield of bark or a mound
OF earth, tread down around the trees the
first snow that comes. which, if a little
moist, will harden. and prevent the mice
from reaching them.-OM Farmer Al
manic.