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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27
Our Gunners and the Men Of Cur
Navy Are Without Peers.
EVERY VESSEL ON THE ALERT.
so yigilant Were They That the Span
ish Squadron Was Sighted by All
the Vessels SlmultancOusly-A
Graphic story of The Fight
The Faithful Work Of
the Men Below.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25-Roar-Admiral
schley was the guest Of honor at ban
quet given tonight by the Lotus Club, at
their magnificent home on Fifth avenue.
Seated at the board to greet him were
gentlemen prominent in the American
Spanish war and others well known in
professional and commercial circles.
Seated at the guests table were
Bishop Potter. Admiral Erben, Captain
sigsbee. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Colonel
Robert G. Ingersoll. Rev. Minot j. Saw
age. Captain A. T. Mahan, and Admiral
Schley.
When Admiral Schley arose to speak
he was accorded tremendous ovation.
lie said:
ONLY 4 SHARER.
II DO not think / deserve 50 much praise
as YOU are willing 90 accord me. l am
simply "a sharer in Il great event, ana
had the pleasure Of assisting others TO a
result which has been glorious IN our
history.
"It ought TO be said that the matchloss
victory of the peerless Dewey on May
LIST. and that Of July 3d at Santiago. sup
ported by the beautiful work OF our army
ia the field before Santiago, eliminated
from the vigilence of the department ana
fts officers Curious how little things de-
termine results. II had been the deter
mination of the fleet Of Admiral Ceryera
To- have left a the night of July 2d. BY
some of the strange emotions OF tele-
pathy. felt that am outward movement
had been determined and decided 70 con-
meet the aftcr and forward engines OF
my shin Yet 1 feared 20 Doe caught IN
au operation of hardly an hour, but l was
told that the fun speed OF four en-
eines and ono-haIf boiler power was
greater than two engines and inll boiler
mower. so ! risked it Much mas 10 De
riskcd I'm battle. IL appeared thal'al lhe
very hour / was occupying my mlnu WIN
this question Ceryera had planned MS
attempt 10 escape.
DISCIPLINE PERFECT
"The discipline was so complete ana
p,o mon of Santiago $50 vigilant that The
,novemeut ef the enemys fleet was SIM
uitonoouslv discovered on every snip.
THE moment chosen by Admiral CerNeIa
was g.3O o'clock IN the morning. ne as
srrnad that we would DE at quarters anu
we We're I'm three minutes the "et'oh
had commenced. The storm 1i piojec-
tues tbot passed about ms was simply
terrific 1 stood on the bridge 10 ntl'er
determine which Of the three n''thoo9 10
nur-ue The movement was made Vest
ward the most vulnerable TO the enemy
we followed at high speed until we de-
ternined that the attitude of the enemy
was dfqht rather than fight Fifteen mln-
MOS would have been lost had not TINS
bcen the case masking the enemy against
our fire. The result I'm Jwenty-nlne min
utes was that four Of the onemys SHIPS
we're destroyed and on ire snd In re-
treat to- the beach and two remained
the Vizcaya and the Colon, who put
their helms 10 port and attempted 20 es-
cape to the west, pursued by all Of our
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27
OUR MARINES
LAND IN CHINA
The Boston Sends a Detachment
Ashore to Guard the American
Legation at Pekin.

WASHINGTON. Nov 8.-The United
States Navy has landed marines i'm
China. A dispatch was received at the
Navy Department to-day stating that
the captain OF the Boston had landed his
marine guard az TIen Tsin.
The dispatch was taken Immediately 10
the White House by Acting Secretary
Allen
Secretary Hay was called into consul
tation with the result OF relieving the
officials and allayins their first feeling
OF apprehension. 10 seems that the ma
rnes were landed not because Of any
information of rio,ins or attacks upon
American missionaries but solely 10 act
as "a guard for the UEited States Lega-
tion at Pekin.
TO BE N FASHION.
The Boston was dispatched 10 the
mouth of the Pie 10 river several weeks
ago at the instance Of the United States
Minister C)ugcr 90 provide a guard for
the legation The Minister represented
that nearly all of the legations Of the
European powers were provided with
marine guards and De did not care 10 be
exceptional in this case.
After laying a. Taku for awhile, the
Boston worked her way up the river TO
Tien Tsin. about the head Of navigation
llE vessels OF NNl Nltr1f anu A41At.i4-
about dfty or sixty miles from Pekin.
10 IS believed mt the Navy Department
that the marines viii be sent forward
from that point IN launches or small
river boats
Captain Frank Witness. the commander
of the Boston who reported the landing
10 the Navy Department by cable siid
not state how many men We're in the
guard but the force Is not believed 20
exceed two dozen men.
CHINESE OBJECTED.
The presence Of these foreign guards is
not welcome TO the Chinese government.
When the landing was first proposed its
representatives sought 10 dssuade the
United States government from inhicting
this humiliation upon il. The effect was
10 cause a suspension Of the execution Of
zine purpose, but as has been already
stated. most Of the European legations
have provided themselves with guards
ana the Chinese government havins be-
come reconciled TO their presence no
longer objected TO their presence.
Advices that reached the State Depart
ment do not indicate an immediate out
break i'm China. but the re-actionary pol
icy OF the Empress Dowager has caused
n very uneasy feeling and may AFFORD
one or more Of the European Powers.
who have been active In eastern affairs a
pretext for making a coupe with results
affecting the interests Of the United
States.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27
A FLOATING FORT,
The New Battlcship is One of the Most
Formidable Fighters Known.

| The battleshiD Wisconsin, desicncl ir
| the Bureau of Construction and Repair
OF the Navy Department. is "a sister ship
| OF the Alabama, building at the Cramps
| yard in Philadelphia. and also of the IIi-
nois, building at Newport News.
The dimensions of the Wisconsin arc
| as follows: Length OF load water line
3eS feet. beam extreme. ~ feet l-.
inches; draft on normal displacement of
| 1885 tons. % feet o inches. maximum
displacement an ammunition and store.
| on board. 2325 tons. maximum Indicate
horse power (esumated 1900. pr0bab
speed, l6 l-2 knots normal coal supply
$40 tons coal supply loose storage. 1.e.
tons; fun bunker capacity 1900 To- l5.
tons. Complement Of officers. 40. seameu
marines. etc. 4i9
The main battery will consist of foui
i3-inch brcech-i0ading rifles ina Hichb0r
balanced turrets oval in shane lu,
placed I'm the centre line of the vessel.
and fourteen 6-inch rapid-lro guns The
secondary battery Will consist of sixteen
6-pOunder rapid-iire guns. four l-pounder
rapid-dre guns. Two Colt guns and two
field guns She Will carry four torpedo
tubes The l3-inch guns have an arc of
fire Of l3j degrees ON each side Of the
centre line: and the G-inch am arc of 900
degrees on the broadside. with the ad-
vantage of those on the upper deck OF "a
direct fire ahead ana astern Any injury
10. or near. either OF these 6-inch Guns
viii be confined 10 is own compartment.
as l-e inch steel splinter bulkhead
separates each OF these guns from its
neighbour.
HER ARMOR.
The arm0r belt which extends from
the stem TO abaft the after turret, is 90
be l6 l-2 inches thick al the top. and
l-2 inches thick az the bottom, except at
the forward end. where IL viii be taper
ed TO inches at the stem. This belt ar
NOR will extend from 4 feet below the
normal load line TO l2 feet above e.
and will maintain the full thickness
am0ships between the turrets, and for
the distance occupied by the engines and
boilers Diagonal armor i2 inches thick
connecting this belt armor and barbettes
and extending from the slopes OF protec-
tive deck to top OF the side belt. on each
side. is worked TO give protection from
a raking fire. Abaft the after turret the
protection will be completed by thicken-
ing the protective deck 10 inches on
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27
COMMISSIONER FOR CRETE.
Prince George Appointed by the Pow
crs Against the Sultan's Protest.

CONsTANT1NOPLE, Nov. 26-The Sui
tan has lelcgraphed TO the Car entreat-
ing him 10 abandon his intention OF send
ing Prince George Of Greece TO Crete as
High Commissioner Of the Powers IN
that island Turkhan Pasha recently
went 0n 90 special mission 10 Liyadia
with the same object I'm view but was
unsuccessful
ATHENS. Nov 6.-The ministers OF
the four Powers interested I'm the pro-
ceeding-Groat Britain. France, Russia
and Itay-wcut at noon to-day. IN royal
carriages. to the palace, and formally
announced to King George. in the pres
cnce ol the royal family of Greece. the
appointment OF his SON. Prince George
t1 Dee High Commissioner OF the Powers
in Crete. The Prince later received the
c0uerafulatiOns of the ministers.
The crowds in the streets cheerod the
announcement of Prince Georges appoint
mcnt which has relieved the popular
anxiety which had arisen on account Of
the delay in making the announcement.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27
HOT SHOT FOR
WAR MANAGERS.
Robert B. Roosevelt Writes SCathing
Letter to the Commission.
DOES NOT DESERVE ANY ANSWER
Ca0tain Howell Movc> that IL BE Filed
As the Commission Needs Ne one
90 Make Up Their Minds for
Thcm-ghcy Go to Boston.

/ NEW YORK. Soy. 25.-Whcn the War ln-
yesueauug Commission met to-day Dr 49,
r. Touy surgeon general of tine national
guard of the state of Ncw York testified
that he found tAe camp of the Eiehlh
New York Regiment at Chickamausa n
"a very usani0y condition. A number
of other witnesses were examined but
nothing new VAS brought out
Captain Howell read Cd letter address
ed o. th. commission by Eont b. Roose-
veit secretary of tho Committee WI the
Society for the Protection of soldiers.
General Dodge suggested that the let-
ter Doe received and nlcd. Captain How
cll seconded the motion. saying
ON THEIR RECORDS.
owe have invited al the witnesses to
tcI us everything they know We have
made and are making every honest EFFORT
tO get Witnesses and To- get the truth
from them. do not See that Ar. Roose-
ye.ts letter deserves amy answer / am
ready t0 stand on the records oi The
commission when tle commis lon has
made record. but / do not need Nr
Roosevelt or amy one else to make up
my mind for ml.
General Beaver spoke I'm the same lines
and by general consent General Dodge
suggestion was adopted.
The afternoon session completed the
work of the commission in This city. The
members of the commission went to-
Boston Tonight and wil receive ail in-
tending witnesses at the Parker House
Monday morning at o'clock
The letter written 90 the comm i0n
bv Ar. Roosevelt read in part as foI-
lows:
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27
EOHEM PASHA RESPONSIBLE.
He Urged Mussulmans To Murder All
Christians Found III Crete.

CANEA. ISLAND OF CRETE Nov ~
During the trial to-day Of the murderefs
of TzangaN family. the deposition ot q
rnussllnan was read II said that at the
tiuoe of the massacres, Edham Paaha,
The Turkish commander, assembled the
inat ential mussulmans and invited them
to massacre an tho Christians found Ia
Gambia twenty-four hours after the
meeting. The Pashas remarks were ut
tered I'm the presence OF Major Churchill,
the commander OF the Gendarmerie, who
protested strongly and was ordered by
Edham Pashl 70 leave the room.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27

SYDNEY. n. $. w Nov 2j-The
French government has decided 10 make
N0umea. capital 0f the French colony of
New Caledonia. its naval headquarters I'm
the Pacific.
a large dock and naval works viii he
constructed there.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27

mao and entered Havana harbor shortly
after sunset yesterday The men az the
QucmadOs camps are doing well.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast Tor Sunday.
Nirg.nia-Fair much colder: high norfh<
westerly winds. diminishing in force.
North and South Carolina-Fair. colder
near the coast; brisk northwesterly
winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27

IT was only neglect starvali0n. IN
fact and abuse IN the hospitals which
called forth letters. and then. only then.
TO their families-letters which were sent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
Fortunes by FIukes.

If there is anything that makes a poor,
toiling man happy it is to read about
flukes that have made fortunes, says the
San Francisco Chronicle. For instance,
there was a captain of a vessl plying be-
tween English and Australian points who
made a lucky strike when convicts were
taken to New South Wales.
A "time-expired' man came to the mar
liner and begged to be taken home. The
former convict had no money, but he
would gladly give his plot of land for
transportation.
The captain accepted the terms, and
great is the joy of his descendants, for
that plot is now occupied by wharf, and
It is valued for $1,125000.
A Limerick tobacconist believed himself
TO be ruined by a fire that destroyed his
shop. The next day he found tins of snuff
that had been in the fire. Curiosity
prompted him TO open the canisters. He
found that the action of the flames had
materially improved the aroma and pun
gency of the snuff. The discovery made
him very rich.
The discovery of the Mount Sheba mine
was purely fiuke. and its output of gold
is the greatest of any mine in the world
except in the Klondike district.
A bank clerk in London heard that there
was a rich deposit of gold at certain
place at the Cape of Good Hope. He set
about forming provisional syndicate
among his fellow clerks, and they raised
about 1850 among themselves. A min
ing engineer was sent out. He made a
thorough investigation, but found no gold.
He had decided to give up the search, and
was ready to leave for home when he ran
across miner.
well, stranger" he said 81 guess you
are on a hunt for the shiny. 'Tain't here,
boss"
Have you claim here?" asked the en-
gineer.
Eyes; and 1 want to make tracks up the
country. That's my claim over by that
camePs hump. You can have it for 800,
and here's a sample of the quartz That
claim amt worth its weight in gold, but
it's worth every dollar 1 ask for it
The engineer examined the specimen and
decided that there was gold in it. He acted
quickly.
I'm tell you what I'll do, mate he said.
''Ill give you $50 on the risk of losing it,"
The bargain was struck, and the claim
carefully explored. An abundance of gold
was found in the most unlikely veins. To-
day the shares the face value of which is
$780, are worth 100000 each.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
Fine Thing For "the Boys,

This war scare is fine thing for a few of
our boys, says the New York Press. Some
who used to labor for $40 week now com
mand splendid yachts and wear the uni
forms of captains, commodores and admit
rails. Nothing is too good for them. On the
broad bosom of the ocean they heave and
swell and on their own quarter decks
smoke and strut. Have you heard of Cap
tain Decker's yacht?'
My old friend Theodore Hicks million
aire and tourist, returned on Wednesday
from Key West, whittier he went on fly
ing trip for pleasure and balm. His report
of the situation is that the people there
know nothing about war or its prospects
but everybody is scared half to death. He
had not been in the hotel three minutes
before a man touched him on the shoulder
and said: Mr. Hicks?" THAT is my
name" he replied capt. Decker would
like to have you come aboard his yacht at
once" said the sailor, Juggling at his fore
top. Capt Decker?" inquired Hicks. 81
am unacQuainted with him. l cannot be the
Mr.. Hicks you mean Sure, you are the
gentleman" the fellow went on. capt,
Decker knows you and wants you on his
yacht Hicks would not be tempted, ASK
your captain to excuse me-" he said, ana
turned away.
w no Is luiS OdQl. OCChGl ne iA4NAA~N
of the hotel proprietor, whom he had
known for years. "Decker?' said the Boni-
face. Decker? oh, yes; Karl Decker, the
chap that Weyler engaged to take Miss
Cisneros out of Cuba and make great
blow about the rescue He's Qua there on
one of Hearst's yachts, or tugs, and want
ed to get you on board to pump you, think
ing you might have come over from Ha-
Vana with news Why didn't you go and
string him?" Hicks said that he didn't like
the idea of stringing war correspondents;
he didn't believe it could be done. The no.
tel man laughed. why" he said, you
can make 'em believe anything, and
they'll telegraph anything you tell
EN-. The other day a smart chap came
here and they all bounced on him for in
terviews. He accepted the situation good
naturally and filed 'em uD with a lot of
military stuff, and they were about to send
off long dispatches to their respective pa
pers when he let 'em into the secret that
he was himself war correspondent look
ing for news"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
Forsyth Place Sidewalks.

A great many of the tourists and visit
ors who come to Savannah are riders Of
bicycles. One of the prettiest spots in the
city, and in the South embraces Forsyth
Park and the military parade ground be-
yond. All visiting riders of bicycles find
delight in wheeling along Forsyth Place.
Local riders, also, are proud of the Place,
and are fond of riding there. The paving
around the park and parade ground in
deed, is the popular link in the connection
between the northern and southern parts
Of the city and the good roads which lie
beyond. There is, however, one draw
back in connection with the wheeling in
the neighborhood of Forsyth Place. The
rules, or rather the laws, of the road IN
that section are somewhat complicated In
effect and very often prove annoying.
Especially is this true in the case of
strangers, who sometimes go out for
spin, without the least thought of frac-
turing the law, and shortly find them
selves apprehended by a policeman. Lo-
cal riders, by long experience, have about
learned where to ride and where the walks
are forbidden ground; but strangers can
not be expected to have this information
by intuition, and there is nothing any
where to warn them, until the policeman
informs them that they must accompany
MIN to the police barracks.
The eastern and western sidewalks
along both park and parade ground are
open TO bicycle riders; the southern side
walk of the extension is likewise open,
but no rider must wheel along either the
northern or the southern sidewalk of the
park under penalty of a fine. A rider may
cross the parade ground midway, from
east TO west but he may not go down the
middle of 1t from north to south. These
provisions are all right when one knows
them; but il is necessary to know them
thoroughly in order to keep out of trou-
BILE. They were designed for the protec-
ton of the walking, publis against ubiq-
uitous riders There is no objection TO be
made against the regulations; but it seems
that some provision should be made to
warn strangers and others when they are
about 10 enter upon the forbidden ground.
Small signs placed at the entrance to the
prohibited walks would probably have the
desired effect.
A better plan, however, would be to
complete the paving all around the park
and extension, and then shut wheel riders
off from the sidewalks altogether. 1t
would not require a great deal of money
or time to do this. CASTOR street is now
paved, Drayton street soon will be paved,
and part of New Houston is paved, thus
leaving only Whitaker street from CASTOR
TO New Houston, and one block of New
Houston. to be attended to. Why should
paving plants are on the ground and in
working order.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
Personal.

Under an old ash tree in the quiet Gem
etery in Milton, a few miles out from Bos-
ton, is huge bowlder which bears on the
south side this Inscription: "Ann and Wen
dell Phillips" mote the ordeD, giving dates
in 1886 and 1884, each aged 70 years.
Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol, recently of Ev-
anston, was greeted by a tremendous au-
dience on his first appearance before his
new charge, the Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church of Washington. Never
in the history of that church has there
been a. larger gathering, every, available
seat being occupied. Even the aisles were
filled with chairs.
Vice President Garrett Augustus Ho-
bart and Elliott Danforth, chairman of
the New York Democratic state commit
tee, were boys together. They met the
other day in the Senate restaurant at
Washington and the greetings they eX-
changed shocked some of the aristocratia
hearers. This was the dialogue: How are
you. Elliott?" First rate, Gus; how are
you?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
That Virginins Affair.

When Spain captured the filibuster Vir-
ginius and executed officers and men this
nation got right hot, says a writer in the
New York Press. Grant wanted to send
Sheridan and 100000 soldiers through Cas-
tile and Aragon to repeat Little Phil's ia
nous Shenandoah valley act, leaving not
enough for crow to feed on. 1t hap
pened that about the time the war crisis
was reached Spain's great ironclad, the
Arapiles, was having her bottom scraped
in the Brooklyn navy yard drydock She
could have sunk every ship in the har-
Dor of New York, destroyed every fort
and wrecked the city had she gotten I'M
der weigh. Our navy was a lot of rotten
tubs. The situation was extremely criti-
cal.
Sharp orders from Madrid caused a sud-
den flooding of the drydock, and the Ara
piles, under her own steam, started out.
bent on nobody knows what. 1t is asid to
this day that her guns were loaded and
men were at quarters. But 10! Mysteri-
ously in the dead of night,a coal barge had
sunk in front of the caisson, and the IRON
clad was helpless prisoner. Old sailors
connected with the yard don't say much
about it. You couldn't find a man in to
navy who will speak of it. At mention of
1T there may be an exchange of Masonic
Slances, and some remark to the effect
that lit just happened" but that is the
extent of the information that can be
drawn out. Probably Spain remembers
this incident and took her revenge out
of the Maine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
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