The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Jacksonville Times-Union says:
THE transport ship St Charles, which
was in Port Tampa last week, is a queer
craft, and attracted a great deal of az
tehuon. She is a sidewheeI steamer, and
Is built so that she can run ei her on land
or water. She vas built for use in the
lakes around New Orleans, and could go
from one TO the other without any trouble.
travelling over the ground almost as
smoothly as over the water. 1t is reported
that the st. Charles viii be used for haul.
ing water from Key West to the feet al
Tortugas."
A number of business firms in Canada
are using private postal card, on which
is printed in colors an emblematlc device
indicating the union of telling between
Great Britain and the United States. Co
lumbia, with the eagle at her feet, and Brit
anna, with the lion at her feet, are seated
together, with the shields of the two coun-
trlesln front of them. The American and
British flags are waving over them, a pic
ture Of the globe appearing in the center,
and woven in the device are the words.
Angio-SaXon, Gloria Mundi. One Aim,
One Goal"
There are may queries as to the
proper pronunciation of Cadiz, says the
Springfield Republican If you are talking
with an American just plain "Cadiz" IS
good enough, to rhyme with ladies" like
Cadiz, o., the metropolis of Harrison
county. But Spaniard will understand
you better if YOU pronounce it Cahtheeth.
giving the first "th" the sound Of the
same letters in the and with the ac-
cent on the Cab" 1t is absurd of course,
but it is way they have Cadiz. by the
way IS the Oldest important city in West
ern Europe, the Gades of the ancient
world, and has endured without a break
from times of remote antiquity.
Red ties are regarded with much sus-
picioh in Hungary, and those who wear
them are not altogether free from danger.
AS showing the zeal of the police in hunt
ing down wcdrers of the obnoxious era
watts, the case of NJ Max Schwarz. a law
studeat Is worth noting. He received a
letter from an advocate at Waitzen. and
TOOK the train at Budapest. When ne ar
rived at his destination he was arrested
by the conmandant of gendarmerie The
law student furnished proofs of his iden-
uty and showed the letter received from
the advocate, but the officer would not be
convinced. M. SchWarz was ordered to re-
lurh 10 Budapest, or he would be put in
PRISON. 1t turned out that he wore a red
tie, and that the eendarme took him for a
dangerous socialist
There has been a great run on the new
postage stamps for Thessaly. winch the
turkish government caused to be circu-
lated last week says a London CORE
Spondent. These stamps are of the
value of 8, and piastres and of 20 and
~ paras, and so eager We're collectors
70 possess the new stamps that on the
third day following their Introduction
those valued at and piastres were all
bought up, and changed hands at IS sbil-
nngs. These stamps of smaller value
brought 4 shillings The traders in these
stamps were Turkish officers and civil
servants, who, now that the evacuation
or Ihessaly Is taking definite shape. evil
IDENTIFY thought the first and only issue
OF stamps by the turkish government
was an opportunity for making money not
to be thrown away.
The United States consul at Shanghai
thus describes a new Chinese frecracI5er:
1t has two chambers, separated by a plug
or clay, through which runs a connecting
tuse. There is also a fuse extending from
the powder in the lower chamber through
the side of the cracker. When the
cracker is to be fired it is set on end and
ire set to the fuse The powder axnlod
ing IN the chamber throws The cracker
hlSh IN the air, where the second charge
IS exploded by fire from the fuse extending
tRrouSh the plug between the two cham
Dels. In the manufacture of these the
clay is first tamped in with a punch to form
the separating plug. The lower chamber is
then loaded with powder and closed by
turning over the paper at the end The
upper chamber is loaded and closed Win
clay. A hole is punched in the side Of
tie lower chamber with an awi, and the
fuse inserted through this opening.
There is a Moro castle at Havana and
one at San Juan, Porto Rico MANY per
sons are curious to know why the Span
iardG have these two castles of the same
name, says the Atlanta Journal The word
Moro in Spanish means promontorv. and
these castles are so named because thew
are perched upon commanding elevations
in the two cities. The word is frenuentIv
spelled Moro, and is supposed rather gen
orally to mean 'the Moor A." but the snel
hing and the Interpretation are incorrect.
There is rocky plateau in Mexico which
Is also called MORO, and on its vertical
sides are Inscriptions which were cut Inv
the early Spanish invaders of that coun-
try. MORO castle, Havana, was once CON
sidered one of the most powerful fortresses
in The world, but it Is out of date now. and
when the 13-inch guns of our warsbins are
turned loose on il, they will wreck if in
short order There are several forti6ca-
formidable than the famous old castle with
its Infamous history
The Philadelphia Record says that for
eign baggage labels are in great demand
just now. And a student of the University
of Pennsylvania has cornered the market
in these labels, selling them to people who
want TO show some evidence of haviro
been abroad This year" saws the Rec.
ord, 'the demand seems to be greater than
ever, and already the buffers have started
to smear their dress-suit cases with tbe
marks belonging to European hotels. One
of these interesting gentlement appeared in
Chestnut street yesterday with his travel
marked grip, and attracted considerable
attention Homemade labels in imitation
of those from various hotels in Switzer-
land, France and Germany bring the bigh-
est prices, as the enterprising dealer Claims
that these are very rare. The profit in
this queer business must be exceedingly
large, as this particular chemist who is
dependent upon his own resources for his
livelihood and schooling, is enabled to take
quite extensive trips and live in lu,urv
during his summer vacation. His fellow
students are his principal customers. bnt
lots of other young men and girls also are
often seen emerging from the labal mer-