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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18

nYQTOGfADlic 1nfOF-
nation Will be furnished masters Of vcs-
sells free Of charge in United States hydro
graphic Office in custom house Captains
are requested 10 call at the office Reports
of wrecks and derelicts received for trans
mission TO the navy department.
TompkinsviHe, N. Y, sept 15.-Notice Is
given by the light house board that, ow-
ing 20 the dredging operations which will
soon be commenced under the direction OF
the United States engineers, In the Main
ship channel, New York Lower Bay. the
chapel Hin range cut electric buoy c. on
the southwest spit range line. at a point
about 600 feet TO the westward of Como
yer and Chapel I'm range line and about
loo feet w by S from southwest spit
electric buoy No. r. has been discontinued
and the conductor cable running thereto
from electric buoy, No L has been re-
moved a first class spar buoy, painted
black, from which a lantern showing a
liked white Eight Is suspended, has been
placed TO mark the position of the electric
buoy discontinued. Upon the completion
of the dredging the electric buoy win be
re-estabhshed, of which due notice villa be
given
Baltimore Sept. 1s.-A third class iron
buoy painted red, has been placed In 1879
feet OF water to mark the starboard side
of the dredge-cut at the head of Chesa-
peake bay.
Washington. Sept. 15--Notice is given by
the light house board that on Sept 8. q
gas buoy painted red and black horizontal
strips and showing a flashing white light,
was established TO mark the wreck of a
schooner, with one mast standing, sunlxen
In about IA feet at Tow water. in the south
westerly part Of Broad sound, about X
nautical mile ENEhE from Deer Island
light house entrance to Boston harbor.
Bearing Is magnetic.
Notice IS also given that on or about
Sept 20 Galveston light vessel, No. 49, will
be replaced on her station, in % feet of
water, on the northery side of the dredged
channel between the jettes at the en-
trance to Galveston harbor. about ia miles
inside their outer ends and about PA miles
ESEisE from Bolivar Point light house
The characteristics of the light and vessel
remain unchanged. Bearing is magnetic,
miles are nautical miles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18

The British steamship Ratio has been
chartered for cargo of cotton to be ship
ped to Bremen. She Is due TO arrive here
oct. a. consigned to the Georgia Export
and Import Company
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The British steamship Strathcarron,
Capt. Stott, from Fernandina, with part
cargo of phosphate rock for Stettn. ar
rived yesterday. She will finish loading
here with cotton for Bremen.
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Snvannnh Almanac.

Sun rises at SAG and sets at s;O1.
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A number of the masters of schooners in
port have subscribed 10 a fund being rails
ed for the benefit of Capt. Wilson of the
wrecked schooner Edwin A. Gaskill. Capt
Wilson had the misfortune Of having had
his right leg broken in two places during
the severe storm on Aug. 30, which blew
his vessel on Hilton Head beach. He has
been confined at the hospltaf ever since.
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Quite a neat sum of money has been sub
scrlbed by the masters of American vessels
and others interested in shipping, TO pur-
chase gold bracelet to be presented to the
Lighthouse Girl" In appreciation Of her
faithfulness in welcoming inward bound
vessels and bidding them good-by as they
pass Elba Island light house. No matter
what the time, day or night, in any kind
OF weather, the Lighthouse Girr' is at
her window or on the piazza waving TO the
passing vessel Steamers never fail to sa-
lutte her as they pass.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-04
IDAHO TROOPS ON THE MARCH
WILL ASSEMBLE AT CAMP Ed
WARD A. STEVENSON.
Volunteers From Southeastern Utah
-Pendleton Originally Designat-
ed as the Place of Rendezvous.
Especial TO The Herald !


Boise, Ida. May 3.-The plans respect
ing the northern troops were changed
somewhat today, company at Wardner
being ordered to move at once and later
reported that I was on the way, IS
strong. 1t will arrive in Boise this even
ing.
Judge Advocate General Bamford. A.
Robb, left on the morning train to super
intend the movement of northern troops,
going direct to Moscow.
The governor has received by mail the
detailed instructions from Washington,
referred 10 in the Geographic advices-
One interesting feature of them is that
they settle the question of the original
selection of a place of rendezvous. The
letter to the governor from Secretary
Alger deSignateS Pendleton, Ore. as the
in the printed special orders issued to
Examining Surgeon Brechemin and
mastering Officer Walsh.
The mastering in of the troops will be-
gin as soon as Major Lewis Brechemin,
examining surgeon, ordered here from
Fort Sherman, is ready to proceed. He
arrived here this evening. Immediately
on mastering in of the men the matter of
appointment of officers will receive atten-
ton. 1t is expected that volunteers
along the Short Line will begin to move
within IS hours. Arrangements were be-
ing perfected today for their transporta-
ton.
Thomas R. Homer reports he has his
full quota of so men enlisted at St.
Anthony and they are ready to move.
The stations from which volunteers will
come are Montpelier. POcatello. Market
Lake F'remont county mem, Shoshone
Wood River), and Minidoka (Albion)
The Owyhee men will come over the B.
N. & o.
Governor Steunenberg to-day announced
the name of the camp established in the
reservation. He honOred the memory of
one of his predecessors in the executive
chair selecting the name of Edward A
Stevenson. Company A, from Caldwell
arrived today and is now in camp.
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wEYLER's BRoTHER-1N-LAw.
One of the Assets of the Captured
Spanish Argonauta.

Key West. Fla, May 3.-The Spanish
mail steamer Argonauta, Captain Lage,
the news of the capture of which was
telegraphed yesterday, was conveyed into
Key West harbor by the United States
cruiser Marblehead this afternoon. 1t
appears that Colonel Vincente de Cortijo
of the Third cavalry of Spain, who, with
10 other army officers, was taken on the
prize. is a brother-in-law of Lieutenant
General Valeriano Weyler.
Colonel de Cortijo denies this, but it is
learned from good sources that he sus-
tains this relationship to the former gov
ernOr general of Cuba.
Colonel de Cortijo and the other officers
were transferred TO the Guido, and the
priyates to the Ambzosio Bolivar two
other trophies sof the first week of the
war that are still lying in the harbor.
The Argonauta., herself is no mean prize,
being of a thousand tons burden. but the
value of the capture lies mainly in the
prisoners of war and the mail matter GO
ing to General Blanco. Her cargo is gen
eral merchandise, with a large quantity
of ammunition and supplies for the Span
ish troops in Cuba.
The only other incoming prize today
was the little fishing schooner Antonio Y
Pacni. taken by the gunboat Newport, off
Mariel yesterday and towed in by the
The Castine has proved her prowess as
well as the more redoubtable ships of the
squadron. AT o'clock Sunday morning
she went into CabanaS and anchored ONLY
a mile from the Notifications which are
a sort of composite of fort and block
houses. Then she sent her steam cutter
in about half mile. until it was within
a thousand yards of the fort There the
cutter made soundings and observations
for half an hour or more after which
she returned to the ship unmolested. A
number of persons were clearly observed
about the fort. They watched the opera
tions with apparent interest .
The $50 marines who arrived on the
Panther a few days ago. will be trans
ferred to the Resolute, which is shortly
expected from New York. The Panther
will then be made into an auxiliary
cruiser.
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Washington, May 3.-The day passed
without a single word from the Ameri-
can fleet in the Philippines, and in view
of the long continued interruption in
cable communication the officials are
beginning to resign themselves to the
belief that they must await further
official news until a boat arrives at
Hong Kong. This will not necessarily
be a naval vessel, for it is not believed
that Commodore Dewey (Who will be
admiral as soon as he can be reached
by cable) could have spared ony of his
ships, even the McCullOch, to carry
dispatches before the bombardment. In
ordinary times there is plenty of COM
munication by steamers, as by native
vessels, between the Philippines and
the mainland, and the officials will be
rather surprised if some news is not
coming by this means by tomorrow.
TROOPS FOR DEWEY.
If Admiral Dewey wants troops to
hold what he may gain III the Philip
pines he will be sent as many as he
needs directly from San Francisco, and
it is very likely that state volunteers
will make up the quota. The cabinet
talked about this today, and is only
waiting to hear what Commodore
Dewey wants.
The French embassy is the only for
eign establishment in Washington
which has received official dispatches
of the battle of Manila. These came
from the French ambassador at Mad
rid, aud we're drawn from Spanish re-
ports. It was stated from Berlin that
the foreign Office there had cabled re-
ports to all the German embassies, but
the German embassy here had not re-
ceiyed word on the subject up to a
late hour today The British, French
and German governments have con-
suls at Manila, but the cable interrup-
ton cuts them off from any commune
cation with their governments.
WHO CUT THE CABLE?
Who has cut the cable is a source of
much speculation. a leading diplomat
said circumstances would indicate that
the cutting had beer done by Spanish
officials, on instructions from Madrid
in order to stop the transmission Of
further news of the disaster there and
in that way calm the storm of popular
Indignation at Madrid. 1t is thought
TO have been impossible for Commodore
Dewey to have cut the cable, as he
was unacquainted with its location so
miles seaward, and, moreover, there
appears to have been no motive for the
interruption Of communication on his
part.
Repeated rumors were afioat during
the day to the effect that the British
embassy had been advised of the fall
of Manila just before the cable COM
munication broke. At o'clock this
evening Sir Julian PaUncefote declared
that he had absolutely no such infor-
nation.
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upon them to perform. Up to the close
of office hours, however, reports on that
subject had been received only from
Massachusetts and Arizona. With the
limited forces in charge of this work
at the various rendezvousing points the
mastering in necessarily will take from
two days to ten or more according to
the size of the states quota. One reg
iment day is considered very fair
progress. The officials are now giving
their attention to questions of mobiliza-
ton and subsistence, and by the time
the soldiers are ready to move these
questions will have been settled.
The Cuban authorities here expect to
receive early information direct from
the camp of General Gomez, brought
by Brigadier General Nunez, who left
here about ten days ago and succeed
ed in landing a party and making his
way to GomeZ'S camp. The party was
a small one, and took along some sup
plies, but its main purpose was to open
communication with Gomez and bring
word as to his resources and readiness
for an aggressive movement. Officials
of the Cuban delegation say General
Nunez is likely to come out to one of
the American warships on his return
trip and thence to Key West, to make
reports to the authorities here.
Secretary Albertini is Cuban charge
d'affaires at present, President Paima
and Secretary Quesada being in New
York.
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to the American fire and have inflicted
considerable damage on the feet
coRREGIDoR ISLAND.
Belief That Dewey Is Bombarding
the Works There

Washington, May although with
out confirmation from any official
source, the naval officials are disposed
TO attach some credit to the statement
coming from Paris that at the last ac-
counts from Manila the American fleet
was firing upon Corregidor Island. This
land lies in the outer entrance to the
harbor of Manila and is about 25 miles
below the city. 1t is crowned by a
lighthouse and has several modern
guns in place.
While not a serious menace to the
American feet so long as the latter lies
far above in the vicinity of the city, the
existence of the fort at a place COM
manding his line of communication
could not be long tolerated by the COM
modore, for it would endanger any I'M
armored ship seeking to reach the fleet,
and in a measure would prevent sup
plies from coming in.
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FIRING OFF NEWFOUNDLAND.
Likely the Same Black Ship That
frightened Maine People.

st. Johns N. F., May 3.-The tele-
graph operator at Trepassey reports con-
corning the mysterious cannonading off
that port Saturday night as follows:
About 10 o'clock Saturday night heavy
firing could be distinctly heard IN the bay
south of Trepassey, lasting about Is min
utes. The shots came very quickly after
each other, some being very loud and
heavy, sufficient to cause the houses here
TO tremble. Others were short and sharp,
as If from lighter pieces.
Another cannonading was heard before
daybreak on Sunday This lasted about
by the first reports, fiocked to the
waters edge. The first impression was
that some steamer in distress in the bay
was hiring rockets. but the discharges
were too heavy and too rapid for that.
Then 1t was agreed that perhaps there
was a naval battle inprogress.
About o'clock Saturday afternoon, a
number of Trepassey people saw large
warshiD. She was two masted with
two tunnels, and high in the middle She
was about eight miles off shore, going
dead slow and bound west. For nearly
an hour she was in sight.
In Saturday nights cannonading from
so to 90 shots were fred.
The telegraph operator at Cape Race,
which is 10 miles east of Trepassey. con-
firms the report of the Trepassey
operator as to the firing of guns between
10 and II o'clock Saturday night. He as
SeItS ludl the HTiHS WdS nearQ Dy DOtn
himself and his brother. The weather
was not foggy at the time but only
hazy; and there was consequently no
reason for the firing, because of danger
on that score. The operator said the fir
ing lasted about 10 minutes and that the
shots were different from and too heavy
for explosive rockets.
No wreckage could have drifted ashore
since then, because the wind has been off
the island and no steamers are due from
Sydney or Halifax before tomorrow
night, which would be likely to-, sight
either of the combatants. if the firing
was a battle.
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apolis were sent 10 patrol duty there,
and the mobilization of the northern
patrol squadron at Provincetown is
with the view of having naval force
handy to resist an attack on any of the
northeastern ports.
Instructions to the commanding Of
ficers of the auxiliary cruisers Yankee.
Prairie. Dixie and Yosemite require
them to join the flagship San Francisco
at Provincetown, without delay Their
crews will have gun practice on the
way, and will be given as much train
ing as possible
Besides Commodore Howells squad
ron, the ports viii be defended by great
guns, and General Merritt will improve
the fortifications as much as possible
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WHERE SPAIN WILL STRIKE.
Probably Along the New England
and Southern Coast.

New York. May "A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Fearing an attack upon the seaports
of the North Atlantic coast by the
Spanish men-of-war now on their way
to western waters, Secretary Alger has
taken steps to further improve the sea-
coast defenseS.
There is excellent authority for the
statement that the administration be-
lieves that the Spanish men-of-war will
appear at some port on the coast, and
attempt to retaliate for the loss of the
Philippine Islands by doing as much
damage as possible. and when this
work has been completed, sail with all
speed to Porto Rico, and, if necessary,
fight their way into San Juan.
AS to the point where Spain will
strike. the authorities are totally un-
able to say. New York is considered in
a very good condition to resist attack,
but this is not the case with the New
england cities, and with, ports along
the southern coast.
Captain w. P. Duvall, military aide
to Secretary Alger, has been inspect
ing the defenses of Boston and other
New England cities for several days.
1t was to prevent Spanish privateers
from ravishing the northeast coast, that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-04
GRATEFUL GREEKS.
Two Thousand Offer to Volunteer In
American Navy.

Constantinople, May 3.-The porte has
notified United States Minister Angel
that Turkey will remain strictly neutral
in the war between Spain and the Unit
ed States.
The American legation has received
more than 1000 offers of volunteers for
the American navy, chiefly from the
Greeks, some of whom declare them
selves ready to pay their fares to the
United States in grateful remembrance
of American aid in the Greek war of
independence.
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE
Danger to the Oregon.
News From Dewey Today.
Cancer In SPANS Heart.
Troops For the Philippines.
PAGE TWO
In Railway Circles.
Rendezvous For Utah Troops.
PAGE THREE.
The Bulls and Bears.
Strategy Won Manila.
Uncle Sans Feather.
Jordan Driving Club Race Meet.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial
PAGE FIVE.
Richard H Cabell On Trial.
More Utah Recruits.
Lively House Debate.
PAGE SIX.
Wall Street Events.
State News.
PAGE EIGHT.
The Public Library.
Chairman Towne's Visit.
A Hold-up Last Night.
The Policemen Slated For Dislnissa,
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Washington, May 3.-Admiral Samp-
son. so far as the navy department
knows, is steadily maintaining the
blockade of the Cuban coast, and this
is not likely to be abandoned for the
present, though two or three of his
ships may be sent away temporarily to
meet the Oregon on her way from Rio
Janeiro. The officials naturally feel an
interest in this race of the magnificent
battleship around the continent. They
profess to feel little anxiety over the
outcome. Notwithstanding a report of
the effort of the Spanish squadron to
cut off the Oregon. The vessel sailed
from Rio on a course known only to the
captain, and the chances of her being
overtaken on the high seas is very
small.
Even should the Spanish vessels fall
in with her, it is by no means certain,
Notwithstanding their numbers, that
she would be defeated by the combined
Spanish force, as her magnificent armor
and ordnance are superior in every re-
spect to the Spanish ships.
A DIFFERENT VIEW.
What interests American naval Off
GERS most just at present is where the
Spanish fleet, which recently left the
Cape de Verde Islands, is said Rear
Admiral Walker, retired. "They may
be destined for Cuba, or Porto Rico, but
it would not surprise me if their real
purpose was to go further south and
attempt to intercept the battleship
Oregon and the gunboat Marietta,
which were last reported at Rio, bound
for the United States. In case of such
a meeting it might possibly go hard
with the American vessel, because of
the numerical supeIiQrity of the Span
iards. This fleet consists of four first
class armored cruisers which are prac-
tically battleships. and three torpedo
boat destrcyers. Although the Oregon
and the Marietta undoubtedly would
give them a hard and desperate battle,
they would hardly be able to overcome
the numerical advantage of their ad-
versaries Although / have no infor-
nation on the subject, l take it for
granted that ample measures will be
adopted for the protection of the two
warships in Brazilian waters now on
their way to Key West"
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TERRIBLE SPECTACLE.
Additional Accounts of the Battle Off
Manila.

New York. May 3.-The Herald today
publishes the following dispatch from
Manila. dated Monday S:52 a. m, giving
further details of the battle:
The battle lasted an hour and half
and ii was n great and terrible spectacle.
The Spaniards fought braVely against SUI
perior force and suffered heavy losses.
-Four hundred Spaniards are reported
killed, including two commanders. Their
losses by fire are also probably very
great.
The Spaniards would not give in. and
when the American feet returned to
Cavite some shots were still fired from
the forts on shore, but our ships poured
IN such terrible cannonade that further
resistance was impossible.
The American ships We're apparently
uninju~ed.
Commodore Dewey's attack was well
carried out. The maneuvers of his squad
ron were a beautiful sight and the naviga-
ton of the bay by our ships was re-
marka BILE feat of seamanship. avoiding as
they did successfully the numerous shall
lows.
All is now over at Cavite Commodore
Dewey awaits the decision of the govern
or general of the Philippines before com
mencing the bombardment of Manila
Unless a favorable reply is received from
the governor general to the United States
terms the bombardment will commence
tomorrow at half past II.
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COAL FOR DEWEY.
Two of the Swiftest Ships Will Be
DISPATCHED From Frisco.

New York. May "a special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Long has taken immediate
measures to relieve the United States
fleet in the Pacific of any embarrass-
ment it might feel for want of coal.
Orders have been telegraphed to the
government authorities at San Fran
cisco to select two of the swiftest ships
at that port, load them with coal and
dispatch them at once to the relief of
Commodore Dewey'S squadron.
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PUCATELLO ENLISTMENTS.
Bannock, Bear Lake and Oneida Fur
nish 100 Men.
(special to Nae Herald.)

Pocatello, Ida, May 3.-Colonel II. B..
Kinport, the recruiting officer here,
this morning received a latter from
Governor Steunenberg. authorizing him
TO enlist from Bannock, Bear Lake and
Oneida counties, not less than 100 men.
This is more than double the quota of
these three counties, which was at first
limited to so. Thirty-eight had enlist
ed here at o'clock this evening. Col
onel Kinport is at Montpelier today
where, it is understood, about 20 were
waiting TO enlist
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NEWS UNRELIABLE.
No Word Come From Manila Since
Gable Was Cut.

London, May Enquiries made at
the offices of the Eastern Telegraph
company show it to have been iinpos-
sibIe for any word to have come from
Manila since 10 o'clock yesterday
morning London time, when the cable
was cut.
according to their tests from Hong
Kong. the cable was cut so miles from
Manila. They think a week or even
a fortnight may elapse before it can
be repaired. as there are no facilities
TO repair the cable and in any event it
Will be a difficult task 10 pick up the
cable in deep wafer.
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meeting today resulted in a decision to
await a report from Commodore Dewey
and then to send him the number of
troops he deems necessary to enforce
our control of the Philippines. The
whole session was consumed in a gen.
eral discussion of past events.
The administration has practically
decided TO occupy the Philippines with
strong military force as soon as pos
sible after Commodore Dewey's report,
which is expected by tomorrow, has
been received. For this purpose the
Pacific slope troops will be used, and
it is expected that at least 5000 will
be en- route within the next ten days.