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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
The Islands of the Thieves.


1t is understood that the cruiser Charles
ton. on her way to reinforce Admiral
Dewey. will devote her FIRST attention to
the Mariana, or L4adrone, Islands. She
has been ordered, it is said. to seize the
group in order to cut Spain off from
possible base Of supplies and at the same
time provide an additional base for Amer
lean war craft en- route to the Philip
pines. The monitors Monterey and Mo-
nadnock will probably stop to coal al San
Ignacio de Ajana, on the island of Qua
jan. the largest Of the group, in the event
Of the Charleston's making good her in
structions TO capture the islands; and
there is hardly the possibility of a doubt
that the seizure will be speedily made. and
without difficulty. There are some forth
fications on the island, but they are an
tiquated and weak, and will not be able
to offer to a modern war vessel any re-
sistance worthy of the name.
There is good deal of romantic interest
in connection with the Ladrone Islands.
The stories Of pirates and buccaneers,
and captured ships and treasures, which
come from or have to do with the group
are numerous. The very name "Ladrones"
means thieves and the reputation of the
Ladronese for the past two hundred years
and more marks them as being adopts in
about all forms of wickedness known to
both savagery and civilization
There are fifteen islands in the
group, having an area of some
420 square miles. When. Magellan
discovered them in 1921 they
were populated by a people who we're
bright in mind and vvacious in tempera-
ment, but the most confirmed and shrewd
thieves in the world. They would almost
steal the oakum out of the seams of the
ships. Their propensity for stealing
caused the land to be called '1as jslas de
los Ladrones'-"the islands of the
thieves" Officially. however, they are
known as the Mariana Islands, having
been so named by Philip " of Spain in
honor of his queen
The natives were thieves merely when
the Spaniards became possessors of the
islands, now they combine all of the vices
which are known in the world. The Span
iards who emigrated to the islands seem
TO have fallen into the native code of
ethics, and besides to have taught the ma
tives all that they did not know about i'm
morality in its various phases. And not
only this, but the Spaniards made the
formerly energetic natives a people of dull,
apathetic indifference and laziness, mean
time taking on the same traits themselves.
Thus at the present day the Ladrones are
inhabited by population which knows not
the true meaning of honesty, morality and
justice. This is the group over which the
Charleston viii hoist the American flag.
The Ladrones are very fruitful islands
The soil is rich, and the climate is suited
to the production of fruits, nuts, corn, rice.
sugar, tobacco, indigo and other staple
articles. The population is chiefly of the
Malay or brown race, with a large sprink-
ling of the Monaghan or yellow. There is
something of travesty upon Christianity
in the religion of the people who were
heather before the advent of the Span
iards. and have not been morally benefited
since.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
BRIGHT BITS.

-'Td like to be as vain as that man
Timmins." "rinmins is a little vain.
do believe that if he jumped into the sea
there would be a hole where he went
down "-Indianapolis Journal.
-Reassuring.-P Look here, doc
tor, do you think you will ever be able to
tell exactly what is the matter with me?
Doctor: Oh, yes. 1 will find that Out
at the autopsy
-Latitude-"Why," exclaimed others,
will women go to Alaskan" The funny
man foamed at the mouth in his excite
ment 1t hooked as If things were coming
his way again There is more latitude
up therew he shrieked.-Detrolt Journal.
Testing Him.-Bagley: Do you recoi-
lect that IS let you have about year
ago?
Braee: Perfectly.
Bagley: That's good; I see your men,
DRY is all right; hows your eyesight?-
Harlem Life.
Weary William Did you tell de OF girl
back al the house dat We was a escaped
reconcentrado from Cuba?
Wandering Tank: Yes; but it didn't
do no good. She jest said dat she sposed
was so used ter goin without anything
ter eat dat 1 didn't mind it much.-Puck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
Was Not the Ripbt Ietter

Many hearts wall has come back from
Chickamauga, and among the walls was
one to>somebody's doting mother, says the
Washington Post He had often left her
before, but not under the same circum-
satnces. He sent postal back to his
mother from every station, also one to his
sweetheart. When he got settled enough.
he 'harnessed up a roccoon," so the let
ter went, and on its bristly back scratch
ed letter 10 his mother, also one TO his
sweetheart. Many blocks divided the
waiting hearts, so they did not compare
postals-the mother and sweetheart-but
just as soon as the letter came the happy
girl donned her sailor hat and mounting
her wheel, spun over to mothers. She
rushed breathlessly into the old ladv's
arms and waved the letter A trifie mild
er, but with warmth the mother said she
had one too. Sitting side by side the dear
girl read every line of the love letter. from
the part where he had kissed her good
bye to a glowing description of the jour
ney and of the dear old Goober state,
where in the balmy air and under starry
skies he dreamed of her.
Mother, not to be outdone, waddled into
the next room, and waddled back again
with her letter from her son. She ad-
justed her glasses and began:
Dearest Mother: I should have written
sooner DuN the snow is knee-deep, and
not having brought sufficient clothes
along"
''What?' calculated the maid, her eyes
sticking out
Mother was thinking of her boy, and
not the letter, so mechanically kept on:
And having just recovered from a weeks
serious Illness"
''Boo-hoo! boo-hooH came from behind
the handkerchief on the sofa.
Stolidly mother turned the page and
read:
Il knew ] couldn't reach the station to
mail you this letter. Apologize to Julia
for me, and send me my winter socks''
Smothered groans were coming from the
sofa now. Her name wasn't Julia.
Mother looked languidly, unconcerned-
ly over her glasses, and let the letter fall,
saying, why, dear child, what's the mat
ter?'
The matter" blubbered she Hes
been sick-three feet of snow-no clothes
and Julia, Julia, too
With that she snatched the letter from
the astonished old lady and, opening 1t,
read:
WATERFOWL, S. D., Dec. q, 1897"
The old lady had gotten the wrong letter,
that was all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
Her Idea of War.

John" said Mrs. Bigler, Il can't see
why we should allow any foreign country
to own any of those Islands there on the
map. Why. just look! They're a good
deal nearer the United States than they
are to Europe"
Il know" Mr.. Bigler answered, accord
ing to the Cleveland Leader, but there
are some difficulties in the way of having
things just as We want them. We couldn't
take those islands without getting into
trouble with other countries besides
SPAIN"
DO the people on those islands want to
belong to Europe2'
les, most Of them do"
'Why?"
''Oh, I don't know. unless it is because
they think belonging to Europe is more
profitable to them than belonging to the
United States would be"
Which one of these places is Dewey on
now?"
Dewey? Good gracious. these are the
West Indian and Windward Islands. Dew
ey's away on the other side of the world"
w mats he doing over there? Why
isn't he here, fighting to free Cuba?"
he is over there fighting Spain"
Il never knew that Spain was away
around on the other side of the world 1
thought it was China that was over
there"
Spain isn't on the other side of the
world. She has possessions over Thereon
did have
We'll, then, why are her army and her
boats over there? Why don't they go
over to fight Dewey?"
You must remember. my dear. that
they can't do a little trick of that kind in
a few days. 1t would take weeks and
weeks for Spain TO send a feet to the
Philippines"
We'll, why on earth do we want the
Philippines, anyway"
"One reason is that having possession
of them viii help us to bring about
settlement with Spain"
But if it takes so long to get from there
to Spain, why should the Spaniards be
afraid, even If we did have them?"
on, say, get geography and study a
little"
John, I don't believe you know half as
much about this war as you pretend"
You're right. After trying to explain
it 10 you never know anything about it,
Mr.. Bigler was permitted to read, undis-
turbed, for five minutes, during which
time his fair young wife tied knots in her
handkerchief and thought how changed
he was Presently a new idea took pos
session of her, and she asked:
John, why don't our fleets blockade
Madrid the same as they are blockading
Havana? That would bring the Span
iards to terms pretty quickly, wouldn't
it?"
But John only answered ''Uh-huh." and
went on reading about the bombardment
of San Juan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeungs-Savannah Lodge No. 81, K. p. !;
solomon's Lodge No. ], f. and A. NJ.
Special Nouces-Dividend Notice. The
Citizens Bank of Savannah; Wood Work
ing Machinery, Etc, A. V. Chaplin, Be
thesda Orphan House; Notice, b. Cohen;
Ho, for the Bicycle Races. r. D. & VIM.
baltimore; Ship Notice. Strachan & Co.
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry
White Star Line.
Negngee Shirt Depot-At Levy's.
South End Hotel, Tybee Island-W. NJ
Bohan. Proprietor.
Auction Sales-Groceries. Tobacco, Etc,
by A. K. Wilson. Auctioneer.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Baltimore Steamship Company
Mineral Water-Appollinaris.
What Is Lithography? -Morning News.
Legal Notice-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors Estate Christina Walters, De-
ceased.
Excursions-steamer Eulalia, for War
saw and Wilmington
Amusements-St. Johns Church Sunday
School Picnic TO Daufuskle, June 16.
Medical-WorId's Dispensary Prepara-
lions; Cuticura Remedies; Castoria; Tar
rants Settler Aperient; Aliens Foot-Ease
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Personal; Miscellaneous.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

A gentleman who is interested in
the matter says there is mis-
taken idea with regard to what
the requirements are for enlist
ment in the immune" regiments. The
soldiers, he says, are not expected or sup
posed to have had yellow fever; all that
is necessary as that they shall be "accli-
mated to the Southern climate" The
Third Regiment. L. S. v, now being or
ganized in this state, will be composed of
the same general class of men as are to
be found in the regiments which went into
the service in response to the first cali
About all of the difference between the
immune" regiments and the other volun-
teer regiments win be that in the former
the officers will hold commissions from the
President, while in the latter the COM
missions are from the Governor Col.
Ray, of the Third, is an old army Off
Ger. The fun number of companies for
his regiment twelve, are now being or
gained, and there are about 200 men in
camp at Macon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
Our German Neighbors
The Louisville Courier-Journal Der

Prince Hohenlohe said recently that he
regarded as proof of the political imma-
turity of the German people that they
sympathized with Spain, when all their
material interests were with the United
States. That is true. but not new. A peo-
pie as great and as powerful as the Ger
man nation. and who have a written con-
suCution, and yet permit themselves to be
ruled as automatically as the Germans,
are immature indeed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

The health officer of the state of Florida
has sent out circulars of notification de-
claring quarantine against fever infected
points. The rules and regulations to gov
ern the entry of persons and effects into
Florida from the guaranteed districts are
those which We're adopted at the Atlanta
conference in April last.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

Now that the Popuiist conference at St.
Louis has split, and Deb's Social Demo-
cracy' has split possibly Debs and Mar
ion Butler could get together and patcn
up an agreement whereby they might,
with mutual benefit, continue for a ait
tie while to fool their followers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

Letter of Chicago, Hooley of London and
Hobson OF the Merrirnac are all young
men. The former two handled millions of
dollars and dazzled the world for time.
The latter is and has always been a poor
man. But Hobson will live In history.
while the other two win be speedily for
gotten
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

Surgeon John Blair Gibbs, the virginian
who was killed at Guantanamo the other
day, was a patriot in every fiber He gave
up fine medical practice, worth $4,000
a year, in order to give his services, and
finally his life to his country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

Joe Letter at least had swift run for
his money. 1t is to be hoped that he got
heap of enjoyment out of the nominal
ownership of several millions of bushels
of wheat for a few months. He is sup
posed to have paid several millions dol
lars for that privilege.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

st. Louis judge has rendered a de-
cision which may be called a long ways
after the famous decision of Solomon. Il
had to do with the custody of the chill
dren of a divorced couple. There were
two of the tots. The judge directed that
the mother should have the custody Of
one of them, and the father the other.
AT the end of each year the parents were
to swap children. The judgment appears
to be a wise one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

The House Of Representatives yesterday
took the first steps toward the Inaugural
ton Of an imperial policy" in the pass
age Of the resolution to annex the Ha-
waiian Islands. 1t is so easy to push our
frontier out 1000 miles simply by pass
ing a resolution But that is only the
beginning. The trouble and the worry
may be looked for later.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

From the New Orleans. Picayune Dem.)

It is Just that the men who control for
a while the finance or the products of a
country should in time come to grief, be-
cause it readjusts the grand balance and
re-establishes business equilibrium. Mr..
Letter, perhaps, has dropped some millions
of dollars in yesterdays deal; but there is
no loss of wheats That is ali as it was
but, perhaps thousands viii be benefited
by the fact that bread viii be cheaper
through the cyclone In the wheat pit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
CURRENT COMMENT.
Hogs and Corn in Georgia.
From the Atlanta Journal (Dem.)

Georgia will raise more wheat more corn
and more hogs this year than she has in
long lime. The quality of common sense
in Georgia is improving beautifully.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, JUNE 10. 1898

The Vesuvius & to be given. a chance,
it seems. Many parsons and papers have
been calling upon the department to send
her to Santiago and put her TO work at
hurting dynamite into the forts and upon
the mines supposed to be strung across
the entrance to the haTbor. The little dyn-
amiter has now Deen sent to the bottled
up port. Just now effective she Will be no
one can predict with any degree of GER
tainty. Her dynamite tubes are still an
unknown quantity. They have been fire.
quently tested, but it is a question wheth-
er nigh explosive charge can be safely
fred from them. We may, therefore, have
some sensational news from the craft be
fore a great while. It may be that she
will perform her task beautifully, and
then again it IS within the range of proba-
bilities that she and her whole crew will
be blown to atoms by her owns explosives.
-s-s-s
The Temerario IS bottled up in a Para
guayan port, Notwithstanding there Is not
an American ship within hundreds of
miles. Her machinery is out of order and
she will not be able to move again until af-
ter the war The information comes from
Cadiz through what IS regarded as a re-
liable channel that the boilers of the Pc
layo, the only batueship of the Spanish
navy,sare bHfned out and practically use
less, and that the turrets of the Carlos V
viii not turn, and are therefore out Of
action" before ever having been into it.
The whole Cadiz fleet is believed to be in
bad shape, if not unseaworthy. Indeed,
1T begins to look as if the whole Spanish
navy were somewhat in the same condi-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

Ex-President Barrios of Guatemala must
have had good time during the last few
years. He was multi millionaire when
he left Guatemala, and was supposed to
have an estate easily worth $5,OOO,OO0 But
when his debts were settled it was found
that the estate amounted to just $50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

The fate Of that little band of marines
at Guantanamo bay will be awaited with
the keenest interest. The command is in
a most perilous position. 1t may be wiped
out al almost any time. Should the mar
ines succeed in holding their position I'M
Ill the arrival of reinforcements, they will
have accomplished most heroic advent
ure. Meantime, It is rather difficult for
those not well versed in the art of war
TO understand why that handful of men
should have been sent to so dangerous
a place so long in advance Of possible re-
lief Nothing practical seems to have
been gained by sending the men ashore
Just at that particular time and place.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

The Seventh Regiment of New York
continues to be the target Of hot shot from
New Workers. Since The Presidents can
for volunteers, and the Seventies reply
OF mo- to the call, the history and per-
sonnet OF the command has been pretty
literally ventilated. The New York Press
of recent date, for instance, asserts that
the Seventh Regiment veterans are not
even 'so-called war veterans They are
simply men who have spent five years in
the company hops and Fifth avenue pa
rades of their Organization. They are vel
Grams only of the Seventh Regiment. a
command which never yet heard-and at
ter the experience Of three wars, Mexican.
Civll and Spanish. it may be said never
VIII hear--the sound of a hostile shot %
This is, indeed pretty rough on the crack
company of New York; but it seems that
its critics have the facts at hands with
which to show that it Is an organization
somewhat on the order OF that in HoyUs
'Mik White Flag"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

CuTIcURA REMEDIES appeal with irresistible force .o
mothers and all having the of children ~
know that single application will afford instant relief
permit rest and sleep, and point speedy cure in s
most orturng and disfguTing of skin and scalp dsess
wthloss Of hair and not to them is to in your
SLEEP FOE N-ToRTURED BABIES AND REsT ~
TIRED MOTHERS in warm bath with CurIcuRA sou
and single application of CuTIcURA [onmeutl grsots
of emollients and skin cures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
SCALES
GOV RED
Head of Six Months Old Babv
They Would Peel Of Taking
The Hair with Them.
Doctor & Remedies Did No Good
Tried Cuticura. Hair Grew and
Now No Trace of Eczema.

My baby was about six weeks old when IN.
top of her head became covered with tbicI,
scales, which would peel and come of. takir@
the hair with it. 1t would soon form acaio
and be as bad as before. tried several tbines
and then went to the doctor. He said it was
Eczema and prescribed an ointment, which
did not do any good. A friend spoke of On.
TICURA SOAP. I tried it and read on tho
wrapper about CUTIoURA (ointment) as a rem.
edy for Eczema. bought box and washed
her head in warm water and CUucURA Soar
and gently combed the scales off. They did
not come back, and her hair grew out fine
and thick. She is now year and a half Ola
and has no trace Of Eczema. You have nv
permission to publish my letter.
Mrs. C. W. BURGESS,
Feb. 81, '9s. 95Warren St., Bridgeport, Conn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

There has at least been a cessation of
the cannonading between Poultney Bige-
low and Richard Harding Davis. Has
each captured the other and put him in
communicate? In that event, let the war
with Spain go on.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16

Sold throughoutthev world. POTTER DRUG AND Cuv,
Corr, Sole Props, Boston.
az How to Cure Bsby's Skin Diseases mailed fra.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-06-04
UNCLE SANS DEMANDS.
Porto Rico to Become Ours; Cuba
n Goes to the Cubans; Philip
pines Fate in Doubt.

The New York Journal S Wash
ington correspondent says Presi-
dent Mckinley has decided on the
following course when Spain sues
for peace:
First of all Spain fag must be
forever withdrawn from the west
err hemisphere, Cuba must be
turned over to those who have SC
long and valiantly fought for
liberty.
Porto Rico will be retained as
part of tl4cwar indemnity. AnavaI
base viii be Established there.
Only IN regard to the future OF
the Philippines is there any I'M
certainty, Congress will probably
be asked for counsel as TO the dis
position of the islands.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-06-04
PEQUAMING POINTERS.
special correspondence to Tan SENTINEL

Special correspondence 10 TIE SENTINEL
II. C. Work made a business trip
here Tuesday morning.
Mrs, Chas. Cullnan. of Dollar
Bay, is the guest OF Mrs. John Roth
well this week.
The JAY Gould was in port
Wednesday evening and unloaded a
cargo of freight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Clements. of
Proctor Knot, Mimi, were in town
the fore part of the week.
Mrs. Samuel Maigret, of Lake
Linden, is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Latondresse.
Miss Kate Hollinger left Tuesday
evening for Sault Ste. Marie. where
she will visit friends for few
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Gillingham and
children left for Sault Ste Marie on
the steamer Charles Hcbard Tues
day morning.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to return heartfelt
thanks to the many friends who SO
kindly assisted in numerous ways
during the last sickness of my
daughter, Victoria. and also for the
sympathy extended after her death,
which was great help in my
bereavement.
Mrs. MEDARD SANsREGRET
AND FAMILY.
Pequaming, May 81, 1898.