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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

wind Is gone. They'll fight at the drop Of
the hat and don't fear anything
The day before we came away from
tampa the Transfers got together and held
q meeting. Then they disappeared. That
night they swooped down on the Spanish
settlement there and wiped IL off the man.
Ihey destroyed everything valuable or
worthless, thrashed most of the men and
stole all they could carry. The next dav.
OF course, we started away from Tampa
ana before an Investigation could be held
OF ANYBODY arrested, we were out OF the
state. Of course. the transfers counted on
that / heard Of it after we had starred
ana tried to find out who were in The
AFFAIR and what was done. But not
ieamster would open his mouth. until we
had reached Montauk Point. Then a negro
teamster named George, who acted as nv
servant, told me all about IT, He said
they had been planning for weeks to wine
out the Spanish settlement and had made
up their minds TO do il on the night before
we broke camp
Did you destroy everythlng?' asked
George.
Not quite, sah not quite, but mostly
George said.
The army teamsters drive a team of six
mules with one rein, called the jerk-line.
1t Is fastened 10 one of the leaders and
the teamster sits on one mule with the
ierk-line in one hand and the brake rope
IN the other When he wants the team 10
turn TO the right he jerks three or four
times on the line. When he wants the
mules 10 turn to the left he pulls steady
on the jerk-line. A teamster can make
mules do all kinds Of stunts with that
jerk-line, and the mules never make a mis-
take, either"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
Only Four Great Nations Left.
From Leslie's Weekly.

Fortunately the prospects of a conflict
win Great Britain are most remote, Dut
there are students in international affairs
who do not hesitate to predict that the
time is coming, in the conflict between
the Anglo-Saxon and all the other races
If the globe combined for supremacy in
trade and in the speeding Of civilization,
,,ben the United States must join hands
Win Great Britain in winning fight. 1t
ts declared that destiny forshadows this.
Withtn a genration there will probably be
o,Iv four great nations in the world. They
viii be England. the United States, Rus
eia and Germany. Italy is already a third
go mower. France is fast following in
~ footsteps. When the great conflict
AS come if il does battleships vii win
the day. Only Powers Of the first class
gin he able TO afford them. The United
states must have them or fall back IN the
rase for the extension Of markets, and for
mat supremacy that makes a nation Of
Inc first rank. Within thirty years this
country will outstrip all others in p9pu.a-
lion wealth and intelligence. Once let il
ger beaten in a conflict and who VIII an
svrer for the future not only OF this coun-
frv. but Of Great Britain, end the spread
Of the Anglo-Saxon clyliziag influences,
which mean liberty wherever they gain a
foothold?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
koR General Hospital Tells of
Their Hnrd ahips.
From Tho Buffalo Express.

Their HaFdshiDs.
From the Buffalo Express.
Mai Ira c. Brown, whose success in the
medical department Of the army has at
tracted Widespread attention. says the
most interesting things IN the army are
the negro teamsters and the army mule.
you know there is no part Of an army
more necessary than its wagon train"
said Mai. Brown yesterday. And the wa
gon train of an army in this country Is
inst about the queerest thing in the world.
While ! was down at Tampa ] made
study Of the wagon train department, be-
cause il was all new and therefore interest
ing 10 me.
.The wagons that the army uses are
made to run through diiches, over rocks
logs and everything else that isn't high
or than wheels. You couldn't smash
ore OF Them with anything short Of a
six-inch shef / believe. Each wagon is
bauled by six mules, and those mules are
INC greatest institutions on earth. Talk
about horsesi Why, one army mule Is
worth more than a whole drove Of horses.
rye seen a team Of six army mules al
Tampa haul a load over tree trunks and
ditcbes that you would think nothing short
of a lO-wheel freight locomotive could
bud@e.
THE army mule never perspires. He
hasn't any nerves. He never worries. He'll
haul away for hours 70 get wagon a mile
through send up to the nubs. He'H take
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
TORPEDO BOAT ONLY A TREE.
How Six of Our War Vessels De-
strOyed the Foliage Near MORO.

strOyed the Foliage Near MORO.
San Juan Letter In New York Press.
While the story o. the blockadlng Of
Cuban ports is now history. the men who
stood the weary and monotonous watches
of day and night still find tales to tell
around the mess room table of the occur
rences Of that time. And from these tales
IL Is clear that many ships company
found passing amusement and distraction
from the days routine of watching and
waiting by Selling upon and recounting
the humorous happenings on their own or
other vessels.
on the night of June 2 the Mayhower
was outside Santiago. Cervera's feet was
bottled up inside. No one knew when IN,
Spanish ships would come out and the
narrow entrance to the harbor was
watched with the closest kind OF atten-
zion. Hardly a night passed that an alarm
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
Dist. Averages.

Remarks-DecidedFy warmer over the
Western districts, and colder over the
Eastern districts. Heavy rains over the
coast districts of North Carolina; no pre-
eipitation elsewhere.
Observations taken taken Oct. 10, 1898,
p M Goth meridian time), at the same
moment of time at all stations for the
Morning News
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity until
midnight; Increasing oloudiness. with
probable showers during the afternoon;
fresh southeasterly winds; warmer.
Forecast for Thursday:
For Georgia: Warmer with increasing
cloudness and showers: fresh TO brisk
southeasterly winds.
For Eastern Florida: Showers; warmer
in northern portion; brisk easterly winds
For Western Florida; showers; brisk to
high southeasterly winds.
For South Carolina: Fair, followed by
showers in extreme western portion;
wal mer; flesh southeasterly winds
General conditions at s p. m last night:
Cloudy and threatening with rain over
the lake region, Upper Mississippi valley,
New England, Texas and South Florida:
partly cloudy over the Missouri valley and
clear elsewhere 1t is colder over Virginia,
Kansas and Nebraska. and warmer over
all other sections of the country. A storm
area has appeared over Texas and is caus-
ing brisk 10 high east to southeast winds
along the West Gulf coast. Jupiter, Fla,
reports heavy rainfall of 1.S2 inches dur
ing the past twelve hours. The warmest
point east of the Rockies is Corpus Christi
with temperature of as; the
coolest Is North Platte. Neb,
with a temperature of a. High winds dur
ing the past twelve hours: New York A
miles per hour from the east; Pore Eads,
La, q, e.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature, 300 pm II degrees
Minimum temperature, 700 am 81 degrees
mean temperature ............,.. 81 degrees
normal temperature ............. 66 degrees
deficiency of tempe nature ...... degrees
Accumulated excess since
oct. l ......... .............,... SO degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. ............ ..,............ 413 degrees
haihfai ...... ........... ....... 90 inch
normal .''........ ..... .......... IL inch
Excess since Oct. | ........... 65 inch
Excess since Jan. I ............ 5.l3in inches
River Report-The hight Of the Savan-
nah river, at Augusta at a. m (76th me-
ridian time) yesterday was 81 feet, rise
OF O.S foot during the preceding twenty
four hours
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

1t will be seen from this statement that
to feed an army of 5000 men requires
somewhere near 100000 pounds of stuff
every month. 1t can readily be understood,
Therefore how il is that long trains of
stuff are brought to the camps with a
frequency that is astonishing. Including
the quartermaster's supplies. commssary
supplies and equipment, bur emitting the
arms and personal baggage of the men,
there are 100000 pounds of stuff to be
brought from Jacksonville to Savannah.
This will require about 1000 freight cars.
About ten days supplies are included in
this amount of stuff.
Brig. Gen. l.. f. Hubbard, who was in
command of the Third Division of the
Seventh Army Corps, accompanied by
members of his staff and several ladies,
was in the city yesterday. He took
drive out to the camp grounds in the af-
ternoon and left for Jacksonville last
night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

Georgia Northern Railroad is in the city
to make arrangements TO get some rail
road iron for the purpose of extending his
road from Moultrie in Colquitt county. TO
Albany, distance of thirty or forty miles
The road at present runs from Pidcock to
TTouitrie, a distance of about thirty miles.
He expects TO get most of the iron here.
Mr.. John NJ. Egan, vice president of the
Central Railroad and Ocean Steamship
Company, Jeff yesterday for New York,
where he goes TO attend a meeting of the
executive officials of the Atlantic coast
steamship lines.
Mr.. w T. Graves, general southern
agent for the Big Four route, with head
quarters at Atlanta, was among the visit
ing railroad men who spent yesterday in
the city.
The Central Railroad did a big business
during the carnival at Macon last week.
Reports of the tickets sold have been
made up, and they show that there were
1000 people taken into the city during the
days the carnival was in progress. Most
of these We're passengers from within a
radius of some seventy-tive miles of Ma
con. The Central Railroad people say The
affair was a great success, one of the
greatest Macon has ever had. The road
was represented in the floral display that
was one of the features of the carnival a
big float representing a vessel OF the
Ocean Steamship Company was spoken of
as the most handsome of the entire line.
A hospital train of thirteen cars passed
through Savannah at / O'Clock last night
over the Florida Central and Peninsuiar.
The train had sick soldiers aboard and
was bound for Fortress Monroe from Jack
sonville. AT Fortress Monroe the men will
be placed in the big army hospital. This
train went through to Jacksonville yester-
day morning by the Florida Central and
Peninsuar and was loaded at the camps
during the day with the men in the field
hospitals, who, In the opinion of the sur
geons, should have the better attention
they will receive in the big hospital in
Virginia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
A story of Gcorge Penhodx.

Many years ago John Bright and George
Peabody, the phfanthropist, were fishing
in a little Irish stream, says an exchange.
Late in the evening, after hard days
work, the party arrived at the landing
stage. and Bright, accostlng the inevitable
policeman on the bank said:
what is the proper price to pay these
boatmen, cOnstable?"
He replied. seven shillings and six
pence, yer homer; but some gint,emen give
them ten shillngs"
Bright. turning to his companion. said:
u have no change, Peabody; have you
three haTf-crowns2''
The millionaire produced the coins and
gave them 20 one of the boatmen.
rs that all ye're giving me?" asked the
latter.
That's all" said Peabody.
Holding the coins in the open palm OF
his hand. and slowly scratching his head
with The other, the boatman said
AN they CAL We Paybody don't they?
Wen, l call We Payuobody"
-Nary-Teacher says history repeats it.
self.
Tommy--Well. / guess Il don't. Ana
a feller's got to do some purity hard scrap
pin to be able 20 repeat il himself. Truth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

W rainfall III leNdS.
Heavy Frost-Knoxville, Tenn and
Kingstree. s. C.
Light Frosts-Chattanooga Tenn. Spar
tanburg, S. c., Cheraw, S. c., Lumber
ton, N. c., Augusta. Ga, Americas, Ga,
also al Mobile on morning of IS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

I1IVVT NVpOII-Ine hlgnt OF tho SaVan-
nan river at Augusta at a. m Goth me-
rldian tme) yesterday. was 81 feet. a rise
OF o.S foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin, Savannah, Ga,
FOR the "a hours ending at a. M, 10Th
meridian time, Oct 10, 1898:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
MAJ. brown on ARMY MULES.

1T, Temperature: ". velocity OF wind
III. =. Boyer. Observer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

Mr. w T. Graves, general southern
agent for the Big Four route, with head
quarters at Atlanta, was among the visit
ing railroad men who spent yesterday in
the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

ne rant System is looking forward to
w '7 ,Acursion business soon 10 Thomas
- ana Waycross from a wide territory.
are to be two big fairs and il is
yNlsu that there will be a great at
'--'uce upon each The South G. orgia
cultural and Mechanical fair will be
ro AZ Ihomasviile Oct 25-29. Ali the
'"s entering the place will put on cheap
r o.. one fare for he round trip This
VIII apply from Savannah.
Pm "' people of Waycross have made great
c5 "a. [al IONS Tor their agricultural and me-
M ''Jdl Iairs This will be held Nov. is.
~ ale following is the programme for
I'VE days: Nov. /, grand opening;
H., addresses by Hon. w. G. Brapt-
ana senators Bacon and Clay; Nov.
ward OF prizes 60 exhibitors: Nov.
NJ. D. Plant day. and Nov 5. colored
day. = raIe of one fare for the
',' trip, plug p cents for admission in
me lair grounds, viii apply from Sa-
can Montgomery, Chattahoochee.
ar5 evlie' Palatka, Brunswick, Albany
a.., Intermediate points. Tickets viii be
returning until Nov. Z. Special trains
~ 'e run on certain days, when the fare
s,.. considerably reduced One of these
,ri '''s VII be run from Savannah on col
1,. 'eop.es day. Relies Of the Maine
d., oeen secured for the fair. and will
'ouoI be viewed with interest
superintendent c. w. PIdcock of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

superintendent c. w. PIdcock of the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04

Phiiadslnhia Press.

The Democratic congressional campaign
committee has got things down to q fine
point in the matter OF the election OF Dem
ocratic and Populist members of the next
house. The figures are ''iS Democrats
and Populists. or three more than ma
the predictions Of the same committee IN
1896, the Republicans will have a much
larger majority in the house than they
have at the present time.
There is something very significant m
the way the committee counts the Popu-
lists as part Of the Democratic fold They
have a right TO do 80 because the Demo-
Gratis and Popu!ists work together In both
the house and the senate and there Is
little difference IN their national platforms
and party aims. Both favor So-cent dol
lars and fat money generally, graduated
income tax. free trade. and oppose ma
tional banks. civil service reform. and
have been consistent In their opposition
to the maintenance Of proper means OF
seis-desense. such as a standing army.
There II a minority OF men who call
themselves Democrats who do not agree
with the Popslssts. but they do not COM
pose the Democratic party. That Is IN
disputahiy the party Of Bryan.
Should this aggregation come in control
OF the house OF representatives IL would
be national calamity. az much import
ant work VIII come before the next house
Al the short session. this coming winter
rttie can be done heyond the passage OF
the appropriation bills. The senate is IN
possession OF the Den1ocratic-Popui!s
majority. which at the last session sent
bill to the house declaring that all our
national obligations. both bonds and
greenbaeks. are payable in s..ver dollars.
That bill would, II Il became law. make
the bonds OF the United States. which
were sold for gold. payable in silver a.
the Is TO ratio. II was intended as a
blow at cur national credit. But that
is the kind OF legislation we would have
with a Democratic house which would
make the silver question national issle
IN 1900 and az once arrest prosperity.
The disposition If the new territory Sc
ouired from Spain. the kind OF govern
ment the provinces are 20 nave. the
revision Of the war revenue law and nu-
nervous important questions Will await the
decision OF the next congress. The cosin-
tyy cannot afford 10 eE9anger Republican
supremacy there, and everything possible
should be done 20 make Republican sue
cess In that body certain.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04

Aud, Strange to Say. One Partici.
pant Escaped UniNjured.

st. LOUIS Republic.
Two Mexican citizens OF III Paso, Tex
honor, q half-mila south uf town and
exchanged shots until one of the duelisis
fell badly wounded. The feui out Of which
grew the sangu.nary encounter began
eloped from Iuarez. Mexico one night with
the beautiful iSyear-o.d sister OF Antonio
NeiArde. The levers fed 10 this side Of the
river and were married.
The brother had strenuousiy objecred 10
the match and never hecs me reconciled
toward bis sister and her husband. He
arscsavored 20 make the life OF his brother
in-law a burden by ,aunting him with be-
ing sneak and a coward. Recently the
TWO men met and Gomez toll Veia-de tina.
no coward and challenged him to fight a
duel with six-shoS tiers. Ne3arde promptly
accepted. and a quiet soof on the Texas
shore 81 the Rio Grande was selected for
ard. armed with s.x-shooters. met at mid
day
They took their position fiye yards apart,
and, az signal. both deliberately took
aim. and began 70 shoot SIX shots mad
been exchar ged whoa Gos2nz fell with two
bullets In his left leg below the knee. and
his shin vas badly shattered. Just then
the wounded mans wife appeared. She at
tackled her brother with the fury Of "a
isxress and she was with difficulty siung
aside The amin tured doellisi and both
seconds We're preparing 10 beat a hasty
retreat when a rnofin;e3 clsfoEs insper-
tor eaIloped up &nd sUccfsdsd In captu--
sug Gomez and his second The other
second swan the river ana eluGet lis pur
s1Tr.
Both prisoners were lacked I'D on the
Charge OF daeiing. and Gomez vas re-
moved TO tire ho@p4 al. where his leg was
GIputatei. E9iaT1a Is engaged II the cigar
business IL this city and Gomez Is a nae.-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04

Tacoma contempla.es holding a bench
show IN the near future.
The Resign mines turned out 81 90 tons
Of coal for the month os October. break
ing ali former records
While working IN the garden Sunday.
Mrs. James Parker who lives two miles
south OF Rosalia. was stricken with apo
piexy.
A Spokane youth picked Up purse con-
tanning Sl@. He ascer,asned the owners
name restored the purse and was reward
ed with-io cents.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany's earnings fog September. lSe, were:
Gross earnings. s. 3ss,a so working ex-
September, 1887 the net profits were sl,05s.-
SCI
John Bap,is.e wapato. the Ia-year-old
son OF Peter Wapa;o. az thu Lake Chelan
Indian allotmen.s- has started for Car
l.Sse. Pa. 10 enter the government training
school. He stood az the head OF his classes
IN the public schools and is considered a
very bright Indian.
c. A. snowasn. 'hs f'uyai.up Indian. land
corlrn.ssso ner. says the demand for lands
on she reservation and sor lots in The In
dian schoo. addition during the presen,
month has greatly exceeded that o. any
former month since ne took charge .. the
office. a year ago last August.
Manager Jsraiesoa. lessee OF The Victoria
:heater ard Vancouver opera house. has
decided ncs 10 rent ether az his places OF
aTnisSe rss@yst 20 anna tezr productions during
IRE present 1AeAtrcl season. Gaining
that regularly organized companies ara
subjected 10 great loss X by chance any
are scheduled pr.c- 70 or Immediately to-
lowing ar amateur performance
number Of the men who were employ
81 by TIE Seatco AAnufact uring Company
prior 10 the appointment o. i. n RIGGS
IS receiver. have been allowed q pro-rata
aGsouEt Of the money d0e iAe1l, BY he ST.
EseFia~ court on October " last the cIa.ras
OF niESty-tour former employees were a.
lowed as preferred claims against the
company. aEa sh2 crvsSa: receiver in
s.Tectei 20 turn ever 20 the clerk 81 the
court the sum q 500 per month. To he PRO
rated among these claimants. These claims
n az arnoun, 10 about sSassa Monday Re
eT!ver Thompson pstG tae FIRST snsSs lTuens
os this amour, ana each rs1aE, VIII receive
n diVatsGf q = par cent. 81 ais claim.
Robert Hiayrsn. who was hardened out
q tse Oregon pe,it@r,sa-y FIR Asy after
sscoa by tsoy. Lord on c-nriaerszaa -.s>a %
Superintendent Gai5e-G id nat I've 20 reach
home WIKI ms ..sosEe- VINO want 20 Salem
L, meet hsrTi- Human vas ,sr.s.~e.S in
ArSzosa after q hard fight and vas eer-
x sseSs1 81 Esessns.rs 20 serve 4 terri. ~
the EsastegtkaTy for assam WITH q dan
gess5S4s ~sAf sosa committed IHix fss,
Sescr after 70 U4s az - the per. ~
Ia contracted cexsss-rssE 2tAoU- fie uzx us --
daa~d 80 thai re u@sat "a taken 70 hts
soSss "a 95s. Hx strength failed hin, es.a
RS -es@ase. an1 he was taken 10 ms
Saless hospital. where Re sssccuIy1eses. - TIE
esSg&S4.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04

General Agent ]. II. Lo;hsop, who sue
ceeded r. ". Baxter at Portland. was In
the city yesterday.
Billy Mead. of the Omaha line in Port
land. and ex-councilnan OF the Wehfoot
city, Is IN town. enjoying the balmy sea
hreexa< Of the Sound. He Is suffering from
n game leg. the cause some OF his jealous
friends say. being govt
General Agent J. u. Mansfield OF the Rio
Grsnde Western, Was over from Portland
yesterday.
General Agent W. e. Conan, Of the Ore
ecn Short Line. was over from Portland
yesterday enjoying bit Of sunshine.
Travelling Passenger Agent Clarence
Brown. OF the Union Pacific. made flying
business trip over from Portland yestsr-
day.
General Agent I. n. Gorham, who repre-
senis the Rock Island system IN Portland
came Ia the Sound yesterday. looking az.
ter business.
The best evidence that ire business frara
Seattle ard the Puget Soaad country IL
largely on the increase Is the presence OF
SO many railroad men from, outside points,
principally from Portland. who are anxious
to get q share OF X.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04

recent case will explain what I am gettiu1
at A young soldier applied 10 the war d
partn,ens for a discharge. He, like the
sands Of others. had seen no service, exct16
camp service, and firing OF this there beip1
no InMnediate prospect OF service In ~
ned. he applied for a discharge. The fo[1
parent IN this particular case q WidoV14
mother hearing of the sons application ID
discharge, came 60 this city and objecs64
10 the discharge, giving q half dosen gQ1&
reasons for hee objection. which, boil
down, meant that the son was a ne'er-<
well and that about the only job her b1t
ever held was his job In ne army an&1
May last. When told that the war depax1-
merT was not particularly anxious to Keep
soldiers IN the service who only stayed IN L
az means Of livelihood. where they ccuid
ge; their food and clothing, and that ther6
was a strong chance that the diScl1ar93
would be granted. she he9Wed that the soe1
be keps In tho service long enough 10 20
q hospital record. and that. while he wa
nc; sick now. and had not been, ahe had
every reason to suppose he would be, for
lots or stronger men had succumbed -
camp diseaaS and an ne natural courso
fate II hie exposure continued though stz6
did not expect or desire that he would -
seriously affected, as he had never uadn
efort enough in his life even 10 get ssrR
OILS illness Discharge him now. aid tho
mother, when he has not been In the hos
pital an hour and therefore he has no hos.
pisal record and II VIII Be- almost ou; OF tho
question for him ever to get penssony
At this the officiaa she addressed closed th&
interview by saying thai the son would ~
undoubtedly discharged and THAI the govs
ernn1enf was MT engaged IN making hos
pital records tor The accommodation a.
worthless soldiers or speculative parents.s