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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
BANQUET TO BLoxHAM.
Mai. Gen. Joe Wheeler Tells How He
Feels on Donning the Blue.

Mai. Gen. Joe Wheeler Tells How He
Feels on Donning the Blue.
Tampa. Fla, May ia banquet was
rendered Gov. Boxham, the commander
in-chief Of the Florida state troops, and
Maj. Gems. William r. shafter and
Joseph b, Wheeler this afternoon by Col
Frank O. Brown, vice president Of the
Plant System Of railroads, who has just
been appointed personal aide on the stan
of Gov. Bloxham.
The banquet was designated lunch, but
was banquet in everything but name. 1t
was, OF course, served at the Tampa Bay
Hotel, and Col. T. T. Wright Of the Plant
System was master of ceremonies.
The guests were Gov. W. d. Bloxham,
Mai Gen. william x. shafter, Maj. Gen.
Joseph B. Wheeler, H. B. Plant, president
of the Plant System, NJ ]. O'Brien, vice
president and general manager of the
Southern Express Company, D. r. Jack,
general freight traffic manager
of the Plant System; Col T.
T, Wright OF Tennessee, and
Gov. Bloxham's staff, consisting OF Adjt.
Gen. Patrick Housloun of Tallahassee,
Col. Raymond Cay of Tallahassee, assist
ant adjutant general; Col. j. B. Anderson
of Tampa, Inspector general; Col Frank
Phillips of Mariana, quartermaster gem
eral; Col. Henry Bacon of Jacksonville,
surgeon general; Gen. John E. Lambeth
Of Gainesville, commissary general Col
Winfield Scott Prosky, chief ordnance off,
Ger and naval secretary; Col. s. T. Shay
Ter. Judge advocate general; Col T. V.
Kessle OF Pensacola, personal aide, and
Capt George II. Wynn of Pensacola, aid
de camp.
AT the end Of the banquet board were
seated Gov Bloxham, Gen. Shafter, kdjt.
Gen. Patrick Houston and Col. Frank 0.
Brown, the host. At the other end were
Gen. Joe Wheeler, H. Il. Plant M j.
C1Brien and Col Winfield Scott Prosky.
The banquet was an elegant affair ana
served in a manner that has made the
Tampa Bay Hotel famous.
Toasts were drank TO the regular army
and to the volunteers, and the occasion
proved an enjoyable one.
During the course of the banquet, an
ex-confederate officer asked Gen. Joe
Wheeler, the gallant cavalry leader how
he felt in a blue uniform after having
worn the gray for so long.
II feel as though have been off on a
furlough and have returned once again
TO the home Of my father" replied the
general.
This happy remark caused universal OK
pressions OF approval from the guests and
Gen. Wheeler was complimented by all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
DIAz SHOWS GOOD WILL.
Mexican Troops to Cooperate with
Ours on the Border.

Mexican Troops TO Cooperate with
Ours on the Border.
Austin, Tex, May 1S.-President Diaz of
Mexico has written Gov. Culberson that
he has ordered Mexican troops on the
border to render assistance and protect Cit
izens on the Texas side IL called ion.
He says he has sent additional troops to
the border with orders to cooperate with
the United States troops in preventing de
predations on Texan soil, and has in
structed them to ask the cooperation Of
United States troops Il necessary.
He closes his letter by saying with the
hope that the good relations of true ana
candid friendship which for so many years
have united the two republics of North
America may continue, and with the pur-
pose of cultivating them on my part, in
terpreting the will of this country toward
yours I subscribe myself your attentive
servant and friend
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
DEFENSE or TAMPA BAY.
Guard Placed 10 Protect the Water
Tank From Treacherous Attack.

Guard Placed 10 Protect the water
Tank From Treacherous Attack.
Tampa, Fla, May 1S-Gen. Ludlow OF
the engineer corps spent the afternoon at
Port Tampa completing arrangements for
the completion Of the harbor.
Coast defense work at Egmont ana Null
let Keys, at the entrance of Tampa bay,
is being pushed to completion and the
siege guns now here Will be sent down in
few days to be mounted on the batteries.
Hundreds of camp followers are scat
tered around town, among the number be-
Ing several suspicious characters, who
have been seen lettering around the In
fantry camp. Tonight guard OF nfteen
men from the Seventeenth Infantry was
stationed in the reighborhood OF the
large water tank at Tampa Heights.
Members OF Gen. Wade's staff are pack
ing up their personal effects, preparatory
to removing to Chickamauga, where Gen.
Wade has been appointed TO the command
of one OF the three army corps now as
sembling there
Ono regiment OF Ohio volunteers Joined
the troops at Lakeland tonight. Five reg
iments are now in camp there.
Gov. Bloxham, of Florida, who is here
organizing the First Florida Regiment. to-
day appointed Frank Q. Brown, vice pres
ident of the Plant System, a member of
his staff with the rank of colonel
The steamship Cape Charles arrived at
Port Tampa to-day from New Orleans
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
BISMARCK ON THE WAR.
Looks Upon 1t As FOreshadOwing an
End to Our Peace Policy.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
Friedrichsruhe, May 1s.-The cold and
rainy weather has increased and aggrava-
ted Prince Bismarck's neuralgia, and he
has been unable to leave his bed for sew
eral days.
DR.. Schweninger is again here and is
disquieted about his patient
The Prince therefore, is unable TO re-
ceive visitors, but a correspondent OF the
Associated Press. from members of the
family, has been able to obtain the views
of the former chancellor on the war and
the suggested Anglo-Saxon alliance, as ex-
pressed by the Prince during his most re-
cent talk at the table.
In substance they are as follows: prince
Bismarck condemns the war outright He
says IL is due to systematic American prov
ocation, which finally became unbearable.
He added: The whole course of the Wash
ington administration has been insincere
My views are well understood. have
always held that war is only defensible
after all other remedies have failed The
result of the war cannot be either whole
some to America or Europe. The United
States will be forced to adopt an intermed-
ding policy, leading to unavoidable fric-
tions. She thus abandoned her traditional
peace policy, and in order TO maintain her
position she must become a military and
naval power, an expensive luxury which
her geographical position rendered unnec-
essary.
Z" Americas change of front means ret
repression in the high sense of civilization.
This is the main regrettable fact about this
war
Regarding the speech made on Friday
last by Joseph Chamberlain, the British
secretary of state for the colo
nies, at Birmingham, Prince Bis
marck said: "The Importance there
of depends upon whether Mr.. Cham.
berlains private opinions are those of the
British government Closer Anglo-Amer
lean relations are doubtless feasible, but
an alliance is improbable and unservice-
able to both.
Besides, II is a mistake to call the
Americans Saxons. Theirs is mixed
blood, British, Irish, German, French and
Scandinavian. The Anglo-Saxon does not
even predominate to-day. This dwelling
on so-called race interests is nonsense III
politics. Look at the Russo-French agree
ment and the driebund,, Politics are not
dictated by such far-fetched sentimental
ties.
"Germany's duty plainly is to maintain
her interests by carefully nursing the good
neighborship of the European nations
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
CAN'T STARvE OUT HAVANA.
PLENTY OF FooD BEING RAISED IN
CUBA.

Wealthy Cigar Merchant OF Havana
Gives His Views ON the situation.
Admits Cuba VIII Eventually he
Captured, hut Claims Ii VIII he
Many Months Yet-Sickly Season
VIII He on In Four Weeks.
Key West, Fla, May 1s.-Senor G. Book,
the wealthy Havana cigar merchant who
is waiting here for permission TO go to Ha-
vana on the German steamer Polario. de-
nies the stories Of the suffering and star
vation of the people In the large Cuban
towns. He claims TO have over 6,40O men
working on his tobacco plantations, and.
incidentally raising food enough for them
selves and a large community beside.
Senior Book says he is informed as to the
real situation and can set as many more
men to work raising food stuff whenever
needed. The farmers who are raising pro-
duce for the spanlards he explains, are
armed and protected by the government,
and he asserts that the present blockade
cannot starve Havana or any other part
of Cuba in TO surrender in hundred years
When asked what was becoming of the
Cuban population meanwhile, he shrugged
his shoulders and remarked: "The sto-
ries of the burned fields and desolated
farms between Havana, Sagua la Grande
and Matanzas told by American investi-
gators were true when written, but fort
night puts those farms in working order
when protected by the government, and
we're raising a crop every forty days.
"The island will be captured by the
United States, the force against us is too
great, but 1t Will be many months yet.
am German. Yes, l am also a Spaniard,
but | wish 1t were all over tomorrow.
"Yet is will never be ended as the war Is
now being carried on. Twenty thousand
American troops landed there cannot take
the island. 1t is not like the Philippines.
The people of Cuba are armed by the gov
ernment and they win fight
"How soon do 1 go? l do not know;
wait for the permission. / know the sit
uation and am not afraid of starvation In
Havana. Further. you have but four
weeks now to the sickly season and fight
ing for you then will be impossible"
The naval authorities here are said TO be
fighting vigorously against the release of
the Polario.
They say their admission to Havana
would be the hight of folly, and It is be-
,ieved that the permit, while II was under
stood had been granted her to proceed to
Havana, viii, If IL has actually been is
sued. be cancelled on representations to
Washington.
Naval officers point out that while the
Cienfuegos cable has been cut, cable COM
municatlon between Havana ana Madrid
is still continued, probably through the
Santiago de Cuba cable, which, II is UNDER
Stood was TO be cut by a detached vessel
of Rear Admiral SIMPSONS squadron.
Thus, while the situation here Is so crit
ical that the censor is suppressing all in
formation as to the direction and move
ments of the two United States squadrons
1t would be most unwise to send to Hav-
ana a self-announced Spaniard and an
English newspaper correspondent, Mr.
Knight, of the London Times, both Of
whom are fully Informed of the very facts
this government is endeavoring to keep
from Spain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
TERRIBLE work BY A TORNADO.
More Than n Score of Persons KILLED
in Iowa.

Clinton, Ia, May 1S.-Over score OF
lives were lost and thousands OF dollars
worth Of property destroyed by tornado
which swept Clinton and Jackson coun-
ties this afternoon.
The storm jumped into Western Illinois,
near Savanna. and It was at that point
that the loss of life was greatest
Telegraph and telephone facilities are
paralyzed tonight and the full extent of
the storm is yet to be learned. The dead
so far reported are:
At Preston, Ia, Charles Flora, Mrs.
Charles Flora, three children of the
F'loras.
At ouigley. Ia.-wniam o'Meara; child
of John Clark.
AT Riggs Station, Ia.--Martin Hines,
daughter of Michael solon.
At Satenwood. Ia.--Michael Maloney;
Luke Maloney
At Delmar Junction, Ia.-oba Allison;
Sauren Clemensen.
At Savanna, lD.-Four persons, names
unknown
The storm, which worked such dlsas-
ter in the rich farming counties along the
eastern border of Iowa and Western IL
lnCis, started shortly after o'clock this
afternoon, a mile south of stanwood.
From stanwood the storm moved rapid
Iy in a northeastern direction, passing over
the northwestern part of Clinton county
and then over the southeastern portion Of
Jacl-son county.
This section of the state is thIcklY set
tied No towns were in the path of the
storm, but farm houses and barns by the
score were torn to pieces.
The storm was seen approaching by
many of the farmers, and they sought ref
uge in the cellars. At least twenty-five
were, however, unable to find shelter ana
were killed. and probably as many more
were seriously injured by flying timbers.
The path of the storm varied from forty
rods In some parts of Clinton county to
eighty feet In Jackson county.
Trees and out-houses we're torn to pieces.
Roofs of farm houses were carried half
a mile along the path of the storm and
hurled against the walls of big stock
barns, cutting them in two and killing
nunuIeuS Oh cattle WHICH ndu taken smell
ter in the sheds.
Half a dozen school buildings are known
to have been destroyed, but 1t Is not
thought that any of the pupils perished,
most of them having reached home when
the storm broke.
Near Preston, Iowa, more bulldogs
were destroyed than In any other local.
ity.
Another tornado formed at Amboy, ILL.,.
shortly before dark this evening. The
storm took an easterly course. It Travelled
about twenty miles without changing lts
course, and destroyed everything In its
path, but no lives are known to have been
lost. Owing to the peculiar atmospheric
conditions prevailing all the afternoon the
inha bitants. were on the lookout for just
what happened. At the first alarm they
took TO their cellars, and many of them
were imprisoned for hours by the timbers
Of their wrecked homes. Live stock suf-
fered considerably and the loss to prop.
erty generally will amount to thousands
of dollars
AT Amigo, Wis, scores of houses were
levelled, many were unroofed and score
Of people injured. The electric light plant
and water works were wrecked
A heavy storm was general in Wisconsin
and farm property suffered great loss
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
DEWEY AFTER PRIZES.
The Admiral Captures Vessels MaIS-
ing for Manila.

London, May 19-The correspondent nt
Manila of the Daily Telegraph telegraphs
nnder date of Friday: Despite the wor-
ries of the blockade. the spirits OF the
Spanish officials are well maintained. The
vessels of Admiral Dewey's squadron keep
their positions and content themselves
with preventing all supplies from reaching
the besieged city. In addition TO the Cat
lao the Americans have taken some
steamers which were making for the port
and several coasting vessels. Nothing has
Yet succeeded in running the blockade.
Admiral Dewey is credited with desire TO
capture Spanish steamers. as his launches
have been scouting around the coast.
Tho Leyte is at present anchored in the
River Pampanga.
The rebel forces have not yet summon
ed up courage to attack the city. They
are In no condition to do so, but they raw
age the country outside.
''rhe foreign residents believe that II the
city fell into the hands OF the rebels Il
would be deplorable.
''rhe Governor is creating a royal native
legion to assist In coping with rebel at
tacks while the Spanish regular troops are
reserved to meet any American forces that
may land"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
NAVY DEPARTMENT BULLETIN.
Edict Against a Correspondent-Cut-
ting of the Cable

Edtct Against a Correspondent-Cut
ting of the Cable.
Washington, May 1S-The news bulletin
Issued by the navy department to-day
contained the following items:
An order has been issued by the de-
partment forbidding the presence of Syl-
Vester Scovel, a newspaper correspondent,
aboard vessels of the navy, or at any
naval station, on account of his conduct
in slowing himself away on board of the
tug Uncas on the recent visit of that "es-
sci to Havana, he having been refused
permission to go as passenger.
Negotiations are in progress for the ex-
change of Messrs. Thrall and Jones, news
paper correspondents, for Col. Cortijo and
Military Surgeon Julian. now prisoners of
war in the United States.
The Adula, with refugees from Glen
fuegos left that port May Ii for Kingston.
The department also made public an abb
stract of the mail report of Capt. McCaila.
commander of the Marblehead describing
the cutting of the cables in Cienfuegos bay
last Wednesday. The main facts had been
set out in the report already made by
telegraph, but few new interesting de-
tails are included in the abstract which
Is as follows:
'At the recent action off Cienfuegos.
Lieut.. Switzerland, commanded the Eagle,
Lieut.. .Winslow, the steam launches and
tne sailing launches from the Nashville and
Marblehead had Lieut.. e. A. Anderson
10 command There were four boats used
and their orders were to drag for and cut
the cables off Cienfuegos under the protec-
uon of the guns of the Nashville and Mar
blehead.
The four launches then dragged for
ana succeeded in catching the cables. The
cable house was destroyed by the guns. A
small inshore cable was found, but an in
lantry force with a maxim gun at a dis
tance of only $50 yards kept up such hot
Are as to prevent this cable being Crap
pied, particularly as the enemy had re-
treated into the gullies and ravines where
Ihey could no longer be reached by the
hre from the ships.
The enemy having finally concealed
themselves in the light House and opened
Afe on the boats from that point, the ships
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
WARsHIP HITS A NINE.
One of the Vessels at Hampton Roads
Has Narrow Escape.

One of the Vessels at Hampton Roads
Has "a Narrow Escape.
Newport News, Va, May ia United
States warship, which sailed from Fortress
Monroe since the government completed
the work Of planting mines IN Hampton
Roads. Is, II the story told the correspond
ent OF the Associated Press tonight, be
true, lucky TO be afioat to-day.
A man who assisted In the work Of plac-
ing the explosives In the harbor, and who
is still In the service Of the government,
relates that one of the vessels struck a
mine and so seriously damaged II that it
had to be taken to point near the Rips
Raps Yesterday afternoon and blown up.
lie says he aided In taking the mine up
ard towing 1t to the place at which 1t
was destroyed. The ships keel had made
a large hole in It,
The same man said that during the day
he assisted in bringing to the surface for
examination another mine. A lieutenant
named shultz was present and when the
mine was gotten where IL could be
seen 1t was found that the wire forming
the connection with the electric battery
had been either broken or cut near the
cap. The lieutenant, he says. expressed
the opinion that Il had been cut There Is,
however, no way of determining whether
this opinion is correct or not.
But the suspicion that some one has
been tampering with the wires Is sufficient
Iy strong to cause an examination Of other
mines in the bay, and especially those re-
uiote from the shore
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
sPAIN's NEW CABINET.

Leon Castillo Chosen for Minister or
Foreign Affairs.
Madrid. May 1s.-The new Spanish cab
met has been formed as follows:
President Of the Council of Minister'S
Senior Prexedes Sagasta.
Minister of Foreign Affairs-senor Leon
Castillo
Minister of War-Leut. Gen. Correa.
Minister of Marine-Senor Aunon.
Minister of the Colonies-senor Romero
Giron.
Minister of Finance-senor Lopez Puig-
cerver.
Minister of the Interior-senor F. r.
Capdepon.
Minister Of Justice-Senor C. Orchard.
Minister of Public Instruction-Senor
Gamazo.
The premier will act as foreign minister
pending the arrival here of Senor Castillo.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19

opened fire upon the light house and de-
stroyed it.
hand.
Patrick Reagan, private marine, was
killed.
Ernest Suntzenich. apprentice has
since died; six other men were wounded.
Il cannot speak In too high praise of the
officers and men engaged IN the four boats
cutting the cables. Their work was PER
formed with the utmost coolness and in
trepidity under the most trying circum-
stances, and I shall later have the honor
to call special attention to their conduct
''B. Fl. McCalla, Commander"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
HOUSE OF COMMONS SAD.
GIadstone's Death Overshadows Ev-
cry other Topic.

cry other Topic.
London, May 19.-Every other topic in
Great Britain yesterday dropped out OF
sight before the passing of Mr. Gladstone
In two places. perhaps, was the tension
most keen and most heartfelt--the House
of Commons and Hawarden.
Just before the House rose yesterday q
telegram from Mr.. Herbert Gladstone
reached Lord Stanley announcing that lis
father was sinking.
Already before his death, the hush Of
grief seemed to fan over the scene OF his
triumph.
1t was generally felt at ST. Stephens
that his dying was but the sequel to that
great scene witnessed four years ago when
his last speech spoken, he quilted the
House without one word of spoken adieu.
Anticipating the inevitable. the members
of the government discussed the appro-
pirate procedure to be observed and re-
solved that no effort on their
part should be wanting to
mark a suitable sense of their loss.
pisregarding recent precedence. II was
decided IHht the RAOSidHAiHc ~ aih0tictAA
should be the same as that adopted in the
caseg OF the Earl Of Chatham and of the
Younger Pitt, namely, an address to Her
Majesty. praying for funeral at the pub
lie charge and monument erected In
Westminster abbey
throughout the whole kingdom every
public gathering added its words of deep
grief to the volume Of national mourning
clearly versed in the telegram from tho
Prince Of Wales to Mr.. Henry Gladstone:
my thoughts are with you, your mother.
and your family at this trying time you
are experiencing. God grant that your
father do not suffer. Albert Edward"
Abroad the evidences of sympathy were
almost as universal M. Faure, President
OF the French Republic, daily inquired,
and has regularly received every bulletin.
The press Of Belgium, France, Italy ana
Greece, In a spontaneous outburst recall
ed how many oppressed people during Mr.
tiladstone's life have offered hymns OF
praise for his Intervention in their behalf;
while In Madrid even the prospect Of his
death has caused a twenty '-four-hours'
Continued on Fifth Page.A
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HARD BLOW AT ossEo.

One Child Killed and Another Ex-
pected 10 Die.
Augusta Wis, May 1s,-A destructive
cyclone passed east half mile north OF
this city to-day.
Several farmers in ats path lost their
buildings and some stock was killed
At Osseo. the family of Alexander Glenn
entson were all injured. One, child was
killed and another will probably die.
Houses. barns, and telegraph lines were
demolished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
PHILIPPINE scARECRow.
Big Fleet Ready to Sail From spain
with IL 900 Troops.

Gibraltar. May 1S.-The first-class bat
tleship Pelayo, the armored cruisers EN-
perado, Carlos V, Alfonso XIII. Vitoria
and Giralda. the auxiliary cruisers Rapido,
Alfonso XII, Buenos Ayres and Antonio
Lopez, and three torpedo boats now at
Cadiz are ready for sea. They are ex-
pected TO sail for the Philippines before
the end Of this month With li,O0o troops.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
VILLAGE WIPED OUT.
Three Persons Killed and Fifty In
jured at Pennington.

Duluth, Mimi, May 1S.-A tornado
struck the village of Pennington ON the
500 line this afternoon, practically .yip-
Ing out the place.
Three persons are known to have been
killed and probably fifty are injured.
The section foreman and two section
men are among the Killed
A special train with physicians and pro-
visions went to the scene OF the storm
this afternoon.
The reports say that scarcely a building
is left standing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
POOR HOUSE BLOWN down.

Some of the Twenty-Five Inmates
May he In the Ruins.
Dubuque. Ia, May 1s-Passengers on an
Incoming Milwaukee train report a very
heavy storm throughout Western Illinois
At Lanark the poor house, brick struc-
ture, was demolished and some of the rs
inmates rnay have been buried In the
ruins.