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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
VIII They Touch the Buttone

An unusually stupid story is published in
the New York Sun of April p. The story
is told by DIR. Gonzalo Arostegua who ar
rived in New York on Wednesday from
Havana with his family. The story is as
follows: THE Spanish will never leave the
City of Havana standing If they are com
PEELED to evacuate Cuba. The entire city
is undermined, and there has been no eff
fort to conceal this fact in the Cuban
capital. The placing of the explosives
has been done during the past few weeks,
and the Spanish openly assert that, il Ha-
vana is taken by the United States, they
need only to touch a button and the city
win be blown from the face of the earth"
Now why should the Spanish wish to de-
stroy their own property to the extent of
hundreds of millions of dollars. Are they
so foolish as to bite off their noses 10
spite their faces? They know very well
that the United States don't want Havana,
nor Cuba, and have no intention of taking
possession of the island with the view OF
keeping it. The property of Spaniards in
Havana will be more valuable after the
United States have pacihed Cuba and
given II a good government than IL is now
To wreck and ruin Havana would not
crafty any feeling of revenge against the
American people, because the destruction
of that city would not hurt them, but II
would practically ruin the citizens Of Ha-
vana, who are either Spaniards or friend
ly to Spain. To destroy Havana to pre-.
vent its occupation by United States troops
would be so utterly foolish and stupid
that we cannot help thinking that Or.
Arostegua was imposed upon by spaniards
not in a position to speak respecting the
purposes of the Spanish people of Havana
or OF the plans of the Spanish authorities.
There is no button, it is safe so say, by
means of which Havana can be changed
from a beautiful city into pile of ruins.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
Tie inheritance of Coal.


The lack Of coal may compel Spain 70
abandon Cuba without making a serious
effort for its defense. Several times we
have called attention to the fact that
Spain did not seem to be taking into con-
sheraton thai she would find it difficult,
If not impossible, to get coal for her war
ships on this side of the ocean. Still, it
did seem unreasonable that she should
he inviting a war with a great Power like
the United States without having arranged
for a coal supply.
Modern warships are of no account what
ever without coal A nation might as wei
be without them as TO he without the
means of moving them and handling the
great guns with which they are provided
Unless Spain can make arrangements for
getting coal on this side of the ocean, her
warships at Cadz and Cape Verde will
have to remain where they are.
Spain evidently expected to get a supply
of coal from this country before hostili-
ties began and hoped, probably, to get
what she needed after the beginning of
hostilties from Great Britain That she
expected to get coal from our coal piles
is evident from the fact that tramp steam
ers were f1ocking into our coal ports for
oargoes of coal up 10 Thursday, when Con-
gress made coal contraband of war. One
cargo at Newport News was purchased
outright by the government to prevent il
from reaching the Spanish warships and
two other cargoes at Philadelphia viii
hardly be permitted to leave for their
destination. Spain will get no more coal
from this country. and the tone of our
dispatches yesterday indicated that she
would get none at the coaling stations of
Great Britain on this side of the Atlantic
or the other.
The possibility of the war between the
United States and Spain being decided by
the coal supply question which was sug
worthy of very thoughtful consideration.
1t is clear that Spain, without coal would
be at such a disadvantage in a war with
the United States that ii would be folly
for her to engage ia 1t. She could, with
out loss of honor, say that, being unable
TO move her fleets of warships or to make
use of them if sent TO Cuban waters, she
was compelled to abandon Cuba. Her min
istry might be severely criticised for not
having provided stock of coal at Porto
Rico when IL saw that war was probable,
and perhaps 1t would be, but the world
would say that she acted wisely in aban-
doning a contest in which the chances Tor
success were all against her.
Coal, being so important factor in war,
will be, if it is not already, regarded as
contraband of war. Congress has declared
it to be so. Therefore, our swift cruisers,
made out of our merchant ships, would
seize it or the high seas, whether carried
under Spanish or neutral flags, if it were
intended for Spanish warships. They
would search the ocean for ships load
ed with coal, and they would
take care that none OF them reached
Spanish ports. Service of that kind would
be as effective as that rendered by arm
cred cruisers and battleships with their
great guns. Tt would be a service that
would make the enemy's warships as
harmless as ocean derelicts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
The warriors six.

From the Boston Courier.
Nightly in the village store.
Hankerin' for Spanish gore,
Chafin', like they can't hold in
For the combat to begin,
Ephra' m Guy and Gab'eI Blare.
Hi an Hezekiah Dare.
Joshua Zeal and Zeb Mcguire.
Snort their patriotic fire.
wars proclaimed, no matter what
President McKiuley's got
To declare about the thing,
For we've heered the eagle sing
Through the lands official choir
Joshua Zeal and Zeb Mcguire,
Hi an Hezekiah Dare.
Ephra'm Guy an Gab'el Blare.
War has got to come, by links!
Carnage cut in sausage links
Is the pattern of remains
That is destined' to be Spain's.
So hev screamed in frantic ire
Joshua Zeal and Zeb Mcguire,
Hi an Hezekiah Dare,
Ephra'm Guy an Gab'el BIare.
An when Freedoms fires are lit,
An the fight is bein fit,
You will find in village store.
On the nail kegs, as before,
Far removed from combat dire,
Joshua Zeal and Zeb Mcguire,
Ephra'm Guy an Gab'el Blare.
Hi an Hezekiah Dare.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
A slight Indication of Trouble.

In financial and political circles there are
slight rumors 10 the effect that some of
the senators have said that the Senate
will not authorize the issue of any bonds
to carry on the war which do not contain
a provision that they shall be payable in
silver. It is doubtful If the rumors have
any foundation. 1t would be an extraord-
mary condition of affairs II the Senate,
which did it's utmost to bring on the war
should. after the war has been begun.
bring forward the silver question. know
ing that it would divide the people and
draw their attention away from the pros
ecution of the war.
Sound sense would dictate that the
bonds should be issued with the same pro-
vision as to the kind of money in which
they are to be paid as are found in bonds
now in existence. If an effort were made
to give silver greater recognition than it
now has in government bonds the charge
would be made. and the impression would
exist, that the war was brought about. I'm
a large degree, with the hope Of promoting
the cause OF silver. Such an impression
would be regrettable Better attend TO
one thing at time. When we get through
with the war It will be time enough TO
take up the silver question again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Post A, T. P. A
Special Notices-Notice of Closing by
Local Fire Insurance Agents; Robinson
Printing House Plant For Sale, Lee Roy
Myers. Receiver; Ship Notice, strachan &
Co; Jacksonville Took The Honors, R.
d. & VIM. baltimore; Look at Our Cut
Prices. Drayton Grocery Company; Dia-
mond Back Terrapin Soup. at the Gem;
Notice to Water Takers.
Business Notlces-Yellow Leaf Smok-
ing Tobacco; La Carolita Cigars. Henry
Solomon & Son. Wholesale Agents.
Amusements-"Tom Sawyer To-day
And 1.-THE Little Scout" Tonight. at the
Pheater.
The Right Sort of acknowledgements
tan Clothing Company.
Gold Dust Washing Powder-N. X. Fair
banks Company.
Bicycle Costumes. Suits And Supplies
At Levy's.
Underwriters Sale of Damaged Cotton
Bids Wanted by John Jay Cohen, Angus
ia, Ga.
Medieal-Dr. Williams Pink Pills; Hoods
sarsaparilla; Tarrants Effervescent Self
yer Aperient; Woman's Friend; Cuticura
Remedies; Johann Hoff's Genuine Malt
Extract.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

II is understood in Washington that
Fitzhugh Lee will not go into the field as
the commander Of Southern troops alone
It IS proposed to give him a brigade in
which both the South and the North y III
be represented, in about equal proportions
Lees staff. also, 1t is said, viii be COM
posed of men from both sections, so that
there will be nothing sectional in the Ct
ganization. Yankee Doodle" and "Dixie"
under Fitz Lee will be a medley TO the
tune of which the enemy will have to
dance lively.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

The outcome of the Fulton county pri
mary election does not lack great dsal
of being really laughable. Some of the
active young political colts of Atlanta i'm
agined that they could prance out and
kick the head off the old war horse. even
If he were hundreds of miles away The
old charger, however, never whickered
once while the youngsters were throwing
their heels into the air; but. when the dust
had blown aside, it was found that the
ancient one was still munching oats In
Washington, where ne will continue with
his head in the crib for yet an indefinite
time. The moral Of it all is that. while
the Hon. Leonidas Livingston may not lie
"a statesman. he Is one of the smartest
practical politicians in this state, or any
other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

Extraordinary war enthusiasm is said to
prevail in both Yale and Harvard univer-
stiles. In the former there is movement
on foot to organize battery to man eight
or ten rapid fire guns. and in the latter
many young men are preparing 10 enlist
and go to the front. Since these two col
leges have been honored by the navy de-
partment in naming two of the auxiliary
cruisers in their honor, the college men
seem especially anxious to reciprocate by
Offering their service to the government.
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The Attorney General OF Massachusetts
has held, in an official opinion. that in
suranee companies capnot write bonn,
their present privileges. They may insure
against FIRE as a result of bombardment,
but that is as far as they can 60 SO
far as the information goes, Boston Is the
only city which has made strenuous ef-
forts TO fortify itself against an enemy
with insurance policies; yet Boston Is one
Of the best protected cities in the eoun.
.fry
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

Senior Ramon Blanco, Captain General
of Cuba. is something OF word painter
himself. "A nation of nobodies," is what
he calls us. Can it be that he has never
heard of Fitzhugh Lee, Nelson A. Miles,
William T. Sampson and Winfield Scott
Schley? Possibly he may have the pleas
ure of meeting them later; then he VIII
probably realize that there are a few
''somebodies" in America.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
HOW Cnn she DO II,
From the New York Times Dem).

The whole situation on the eve of hos
tilities presents three conspicuous elements
the abandonment of the naval defense of
Cuba and even OF communication with il
by Spain; the Spanish land forces and
the loyalists In the island shut up in tie
coast towns with most inadequate sup
plies; che rest of the island and the only
portions anoitfing flood under the control
Of the Insurgents SPAIN" says Senior
Sagasta. win not allow bit Of her ter
ritory 10 be taken from her with impun-
ity." How win she prevent it?'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

II seems likely thai there will be some
burning Of gunpowder in South America.
as well az further north, before great
while. Chile and Argentina are seriously
discussing a boundary question, with little
prospects OF coming to an amicable agree
ment The latter suspects that the form.
er Is trying 20 cheat her out Of a consld.
cradle slice OF rich territory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

The British subjects resident in New
orleans have requested their home gov
eminent to send war vessel to that port
TO protect British shipping interests. II
may be that a number OF British ships
will be seen in American waters before a
great while. upon similar business. This
government viii make no objection.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

A considerable proportion of the volun-
teer army which is to be organized under
the call of the President, will probably be
armed at once with the new Krag-Jorgen-
sen rifles. The bureau of ordnance is said
to have on hand a stock of approximately
5000 of these guns. with ammunition
enough to go with them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

There was nothing like "manana" in
spain's reply to Uncle Sans ultjmatum.
There was no tomorrow about it. The
reply seems to have been ready-made and
waiting. The dons must be given credit for
promptness at least once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

The man who tries to play partisan pol
itics now In Congress or outside will be
accorded his proper place in the estima-
ton of the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
BETTER soldiers Than Ever.
From the Chicago Record qnd).

In fact, military training has become
very general in the United States during
the last two decades and those who Judge
the volunteers Of 1898 by the volunteers
of 1861 are likely to be surprised by the
superior knowledge of arms and camps
shown by the present generation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. APRIL %. 1898

1t is clearly understood that this gov
ernment4 will mot authorize privateering
This stand on the part of the United
States will no doubt have good effect in
Europe. At the same time, there is a pos
sibiiity that some unpleasant circum-
stances may arise because Of privateering
under the flag of the alleged Cuban re-
public. The constitution Of that govern
r1ent authorizes privateering. and the I'M
derstanding is that it is ready TO issue
letters OF marque to such persons as may
desire them. Since the United States oc-
cupies the position of supporting the Gu
ban government, IL the eyes of Europe,
this country might be held morally respon-
sible for depredations committed by pri-
vateers flying the Cuban flag. 1t is to be
expected, however that complications will
arise from time to time. Meanwhile since
this governments purpose is strictly nom
mercenary, and all Of The Powers know
IL to be highly honorable, there is no rea>
son'to apprehend that there will be diff
Guilty in speedily Strengthening out any
tangles which may be encountered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

If every man who has applied gets a
place on Fitzhugh Lees staff there will be
no need for privates and line officers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

We verify believe that Spain has no Sc
rious intention of making a real defense
of Havana, and that she has already de-
cided to evacuate the island
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

Every yellow journal in the country
knows precisely what the plan Of cam.
paign in Cuba ought to be, and how Spain
could be brought to her knees before the
end of fortnight. Manyof these ponder
Gus schemes of conquest are compiled by
warriors who, Notwithstanding they dis
acount Napoleon in strategy, Grant in per-
severance and Pickett in brilliant daring.
are grinding their lives away for the COM
pensation of $40 or Whereabouts per week
as desk men for the ""yellows.''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

The perennial story of the escape OF
John Wilkes Booth from his pursuers,
after the murder of Lincoln, and his liv-
ing many years afterward in security, Is
again going the rounds of the press, with
slight alterations in details. The story is,
OF course, without foundation in fact.
There is no room for a reasonable doubt
that Booth was killed in that now famous
barn; that his body was identified and
that he was buried, precisely as the au>
thentic accounts have it. The tragedy of
Fords Opera House was one of the most
romantic events of that terrible period Of
our country's history, and there will prob
ably be romances written of it for a lons
time to como.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

Hereafter the expression, before the
war" will have to be qualified. Up to this
time it has by common consent been ac-
cepted as meaning the war of secession.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

chicago, Philadelphia and Brooklyn
should felicitate with San Francisco upon
the honesty of some of their public OF
hcials. The San Francisco official who
has latest been caught up with, however.
has been practicing a little more direct
method of thievery than has obtained in
the other cities mentioned for some time.
His name is Widber and he is the city
treasurer. For several years he has been
systematically robbing the city treasury
by cutting open bags of gold coins in the
vaults, removing $50 gold pieces and sub
stituting silver dollars for them so as to
keep up the weight of the coin in the bags.
1t is suspected that the city has been vic
timized to the extent of anywhere he
tween $4,000 and 100000. The treasurer's
bond is for 100000 hence there lis a fine
prospect for the city to lose a large sum.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

Miswk the Partisan Politician.
From the Atlanta Journal Dem.)..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
CURRENT COMMENT.


From the Birmingham News DemD.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
BeautifuI .Ontimism.

From the Wilmington IN. c. Star Dem.,.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

flowing energies to the pursuit of more prey or the satisfaction of some pressing want. Instead those energies manifest themselves in the, way of imitation or repetition of all those efforts and eXer- tions which are essential to the mainten- ance of life. Now, this imitation, or repe- tition, is what we call play.
 Professor Groos acknowledges that this conception of play is plausible one. But he believes that its tnadequacy can easily be demonstrated.
 He denies that play should be univer- sally considered as the imitation of seri- Ous activities, for which there may be in- clinations but no opportunity. He admits that imitation Is of the greatest import holds that the conception of imitation here set forth-namely, as the repetition of serious activities to which the in diVidual has himself become accuStOme ed cannot be applied directly to the prim- ary phenomena Of play-that is, to it's first elementary manifestations. to the play of young animals and Of children. For such plays, which must be explained at the very outset in order to get a sat 'isfactory conception of the subject, are very often not limitations, but rather premonitiOns of the serious occupations
 This, then, is the professors view. He holds that play is an instinct developed by natural selection, which works for anything that is SerViCeable for the pres ervation of the species. A condition of supera bundant nervous force Is undoubt- edly a favorable one for play, but it is not its motive cause, nor necessary condition of it's existence.
 The instincts operative in play, like so many phenomena of heredity. first ap- pear when the animal really needs them that Is, in youth. Without these instincts the adult animal would be but poorly equipped for the tasks of his life. He would have far less than the requisite amount of practice in running and leaping in springing on his prey, in seizing anc strangling the victim, in fleeing from his The muscular system would not be suf1i- ciently developed and trained for all these tasks. Moreover, much would be want ing in the structure of his skeleton. muct that must be supplied by functional adap.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
WHAT IS FORGED FlNEssE.

Judge George L. Bum of St Paul. Minn, who without doubt is one of the greatest whist players living, tells us what is called the forced hnesse is, strictly speaking not a hnesse, for no chances are taken-the play cannot lose; common example is this: North leads small spade from queen, ten and two others; South plays king and wins the trick
 he returns small one, West plays small, and North plays the ten, not the queen, for the ace must be with East; if East has the Jack also the play of the ten will do no harm but If, West has jack, North's ten forces the ace and he is left with the best card of the suit Even when third hand cannot cover the card played by second hand without playing the second best card Of the suit, the forced fnesse must be made; for example, North leads fourth best from queen. nine and three small; South wins with king and returns the eight which West has neither jack nor ace: that East has ac, and that jack Is with West or with East. North must not cover with queen. for ace may ha alone in East hand, in which case 1t must played queen, the jack if with West would have been made good. The forced flnesse plav- CT must, however. watch the fall of the cards
 ana be careful that he does not allow himself played the ten on North's lead of a low co rd rom queen, nine and three small and that " est won with king; South gets in and returns the eight; in this case the jack Is placed in there is chance that West is holding it m. North therefore plays queen, for if he does moi
 9ack will surely win the trick; this situation arises most frequently in triImDs where sac
 ond hand will rarely play the best on tho soc
 ond round If he has smaller one Situations similar to these are constantly arising in noanHy different forms and the best rule Is to not reason. SN'-SS anu