The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27

viii remain so. for Portugal dare not sell
her Delagoa bay.
The situation of Beira makes it yalua-
bic. 1t lies 900 miles north OF cape
Town GOO miles south OF Zanzibar and
fast steamer makes the run across to
Madagascar in twenty-four hours. EX-
cepting Delagoa bay il furnishes the only
good harbor in a stretch of 1,000 miles.
one is the natural outlet of the Trans
wall the other for Rhodesia. They are
both becoming busy ports.
South Africa passenger traffic which for
mery was carried almost entirely by the
English lines from Southampton to Cape
Town and Durham by way of Madeira and
St Helena has been switched off TO some
extent now, and the favorite passage is
by way Of the German-East African Line.
This takes one through the Mediterranean
sea. the Suez canal, and down the east
coast touching at Zanzibar. Dar-El-Sa-
laam. Chinde, Beira, Inhambane, Delagoa
bay and Durham. A French line goes
ever nearly the same route, taking in Mad
agascar and Mauritius.
In addition 30 these ships the long black
steamers of the British India line put in
there every week, bringing from the ORR
ent every species of humanity; and there
are several coast steamers which do
good trade with Madagascar in meats and
vegetables.
Beta has been selected for this probation
airy gathering, because it is cheaper to
reach than the inland towns of Bulawayo
and Salisbury. Mozambique Is only nine
~ miles wide at this point, so that Brit
ish territory can be reached in few days
trip by way of little railroad which IS
in process of construction.
A City of TOrrid swamp.
rid enervating heat, and corrugated iron
shanties. For water front there is a large
bay into which flows the Pungwee river;
the grand plaza is a huge swamp where
decaying vegetable matter nourishes dead
" miasma. The country for a long dis
tance inland is simply reclaimed sea shore
and is so low and fiat that the tide goes
up the river fifty-five miles, and If you
dig one foot in the sand anywhere water
bubbles up.
In addition to the iron shanties there
are light weather-board houses, shipped
out in pieces from Norway and Sweden;
and on the Point, where life is more en-
durable, the well-to-do citizens have erect
ed decent little villas The life OF the town
is conferred in two hotels, one at either
end and every one takes a personal in
terest in the rivalry between them. The
Beach is situated near the boat landing
on the bay and is owned by Roland Creech,
ex-sheriff of Butte, Mont The other re-
joices in the name of Royal and has for
its proprietor a ferret-faced Frenchman.
who knows the game of faro.
AS a stranded American with good in
tentions, Mr.. Reeder who is a brother
in-law of the ex-sherlff, insisted on by ac-
Cepting the hospitality of the Beach no
tel until the next German steamer arriv-
ed, although there was no outlook for
remuneration, and was a total stranger
to him. You're a long ways from the
Bowery," he said, land I know you want
to get back. But look out for these little
policemen"
Ball and a Fight.
had an opportunity the first night of
witnessing little fray that well illustrat-
ed the dolngs of the police. The Governor
held grand reception in the Royal Hotel,
to which all the prominent Portuguese, the
French, English and the German mer-
chants had been invited. In spite of the
mercury drifting about high In the nine
ties every one came In Immaculate evening
dress, for the English customs have taken
hold there and the women wore their most
elaborate toilets.
Half of Beira, from o'clock until 10
blocked the street watching the arrival OF
guests, for only at night is II possible to
remain out of doors long on account of
the extreme heat.
The ball was well worth seeing, for
it looked like a pageant in the time of
Nero, such was the contrast between the
beautiful women in very decollete gowns,
sparkling with jewels, and the stalwart
blacks clad only In a Jack strap who trun-
died up the little palanquin cars decora ted
for the occasion in garish bunting.
AS each car unloaded its burden cap
tain of police would hurry it off to make
room for another, facilitating the move
ments of the rear guard with the fiat of
his sword.
In the crowd there were constant bicker-
ings, and half a dozen knock-downs oc-
Cured, but when the police arrived they
could find no one to arrest Sneers and
jeers at the expense of the soldiery were
INDUCED in, too. and by the time all the
guests had arrived. the little fellows were
bursting with rage and laundering 10 cut
loose on an Englishman. When the OPP
portuuity came they lost no time in MAX
ing use of it. Twenty police had been
formed i'm two lines across the sidewalk
forming sort of gauntlet, through which
the guests walked into the building. This
was maintained in a straggling fashion
long after the festivities had commenced,
and the crowd dispersed: still pedestrians
were ordered TO walk out In the street.
A Scotchman, named Muirhead a
plumber in Beira. with two com2an-
ions, all feeling a little jolly, happened
along at this time and walking through
the file jostled some policemen. In a
flash the three were ponuced on, going
down under press of numbers. The
Scotehman held his own, however. and
laid about with his fists to good effect.
He was clearing a space about him when
a Portuguese sneaked up behind and stab
bed him under the arm AS he turned
half dozen others sprang al him with
their swords, cutting and stabbing until
he fell When picked up he had twelve
body wounds, one thumb was entirely
severed and his left cheek had been slit
from mouth to ear.
EngIishmen to the Rescue.
Cries of Murder" and help. English
men" brought out men from the Royal
Hotel and a party of Engnshmen from
a billiard room. AT the head of this party
was Capt Foraker, the heavy dragon.
He carried billiard cue, and looked re-