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

begun, the telegraph Office had been de-
serted, and news of the bombardment
would be sent to Hong Kong by tapping
The land telegraph line north of Manila.
That the interruption had been caused by
Commodore Deweys picking up and cut
ting the cable north of Cape Bolinao was
the opinion at the Commercial Gable Com
pany's office.
Without the aid Of the Cape Bolinao-
Hong Kong cable. dispatches from Manila
must be carried by boat across the China
sea and there put on, the cable to the
South From Hong Kong 20 New York
a message has an interesting course. From
the Chinese port it is first sent down the
China sea over a 460-mile cable TO Saigon
in Cochin China. Another cable, $50 miles
long, conveys it TO Singapore, on the
straits; or it may be sent TO the Island of
Labuan, Borneo and then to Singapore.
From Singapore it runs around the Malay
peninsula 10 the Island of Penang, to the
western coast of Lower Siam, distance of
1888 miles. Across the Bay of Bengal from
Penang TO Madras the message is repeated
on a cable 1888 miles long.
In India the message reaches the first
land telegraph line after leaving the ISL
and of Luzon. Across India to Bombay
the message runs over 500 miles of wire.
Then il IS put on cable again to cross
VI
Alden. distance of ISL miles. Up through
the Read sea to Suez is another long ca
BILE 1 403 miles. Again the message goes
overland over the 200 miles Of wire from
SueZ 10 Alexandria.
The Mediterranean has no direct cable
from Alexandria to Gibraltar. The mes
sage must be sent over a 913-mile cable to
the island of Malta, and then repeated over
the Gibraltar cable, 1,l26 miles further,
11Hu Re
bon, is q short cable, 337 miles long, con-
Meeting the Mediterranean port with the
$50 mile ocean cable from Lisbon to Forth
curno, the cable station at Lands End,
England.
Eleven ocean cables connect the English,
Irish and French cable stations with
America, and the message from Manila
upon reaching Lands End, may be sent
over any of these cables The Western
Unions messages are sent from Sermon
Cove, near Lands End, direct to Dover
Bay, near Canso, Nova Scotia 1881 miles
from there they are repeated over the
coast cables to New York, SSS miles more.
Coming by this route the message from
, Manila to New York travels over twelve
cables, having a total length of 13411 miles,
and three land telegraph lines, with a to-
tai length of about 800 miles-a total dis
tance of 14.S11 miles.
Not ali the news from Manila comes
across the Atlantic direct from Lands
End The Commercial Gable Company
messages are sent overland from Land 5
End to London and back to a cable sta
ton on the west coast of England, there
to be cabled to Waterville, Ireland The
Commercial ocean cable from Waterville
to America touches at Canso, Nova SEQ
tia. From there MESA ges are sent either
by direct cable to New York or to Rock
fort, near Boston. The Anglo-Amerlcan
cable connects Valentia, Ireland with
Hearts Content Newfoundland
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
AUGUSTA AND sUMMERvILLE.
The Road ReOrganized With John VI.
Ennn as President,

August, Ca, May 4.-The Augusta and
summerviile Railroad was reorganized to-
day and John M. Bgan. Of the Central of
Georgia Railway, was elected president.
The directors elected are j. M. Egan, T. ~.
Kline, j. r. Kenly, w. ]. Craig, ]. s. b.
Thompson, and r. s. Carmen.
The Augusta and summerville is a road
within the city limits OF Augusta, organ
lied at first some twenty years since to do
the local transfer work of the various
roads centering here. A year or so since
the franchise expired with the city and
nothing was left the road but its tracks
and state charter, together with the use
of the streets on which 1t was laid. But
they had TO pay for this use, so the ROAD
was sold to Thomas and Ryan and later
bought In by the Central, Southern and
c. e. W. c.
The road under its reorganization will
be operated for the benefit of the three
roads mentioned, though. of course the
South Carolina and Georgia and other
roads will not be shut out.
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LOCAL Personal.

Mrs. G. A. Helfrich and son, of Macon,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hel-
frich. No. 112 Henry street, east.
Mr.. Charles F. Catherine, clerk at the
Pulaski House, is in the North among
friends and relatives. He has many friends
in Savannah who wish him a delightful
trip during the four weeks he expects 10
be away.
Mr.. William r. Leaken who was called
away on account of the death of his mo-
Their. Mrs. Anna Middleton Leaken, is ex-
pected to return within a day or two.
Mrs. Leaken died April 26, at her home
near Lake Holland near Baltimore. She
was born at Georgetown D. c., and in
her earlier years was prominently identi-
fed with the social and religious life of
that old town. For some years prior TO
her death she was an invalid. Mrs. Leaken
was the wife of Rev. DR.. George A. Leak
en-. who with three children survives her.
They are Mr. William Ridgely Leaken, of
this city, Mrs. Albert Soussat and Miss
Margaret Dobbin Leaken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Veitch of
Brooklyn, N. Y, who are on their wedding
trip, and have been spending part of their
time with Mrs. Veitchs sister, Mrs. Ar
thur A. LINER, on Lincoln street, have
gone TO visit other points of interest in the
South before returning to their home AS
Mr.. Veitchs time is somewhat limited
Just now their visit to Savannah was mot
as long as they would have liked, for of all
the places visited by them Savannah
pleased them most. with it's parks and
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DIsINTERRED AND EXAMINED.
But Coroner Found No Fractures in
williams ScuII.

The result of an investigation made yes
terday in Bulloch county by Coroner
Goette of the remains of D. A. Williams,
who died in the Savannah Hospital April
Il, did not result in finding that the man
came to his death from foul play, as was
suspected by relatives after he was buried.
No arrests are likely to be made in the
case.
There was considered sufficient ground
for suspeeting that the man died from the
effects of injuries received at the hands
of man, said to have pounded him with
club on the Louisville road a few days
before he was taken to the hospital.
Williams who is IS years of age, had been
in Savannah on a trading mission, and
was on his return when the attack was
made on him. In his wagon he had jug
of whisky, which was taken by his as
sailants after he had been severely dealt
with. He was unconscious from the fog
ging given him, falling down in the bed
of his wagon, which the team pulled ahead
without a master. Some one went to the
old mans assistance and took charge,
sending him to the hospital When he died
after remaining in the hospital a short
time, the physician said the cause of
death was excessive use of alcohol.
This theory did not satisfy the relatives,
who felt confident that Williams came to
his death from the blows dealt him. They
requested that an examination be made.
Accompanied by a physician, the coroner
went to Bulloch county and obtained the
head of the dead man. which was thor
oughly examined. The examination was
very close by reason of the importance of
If. but there was absolutely no evidence
that Williams had received any blows
whatever about the head. This confirmed
the burial certificate and puts an end to
any further investigation. Coroner Goette
and the physician returned to the city last
night.
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THEE MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL.
Some of the Leading Artists Who
VIII Take Part.

Some of the Leading Artists Who
VIII Take Part.
A rehearsal of the chorus for the Nav
musical festival will be held at ST. Johns
Parish Hall tonight.
The festival viii be held May Is and IA.
Three performances will be given, two
evenings and matinee. The programmes
as outlined are varied and attractive. The
first evening the oratorio "Stabat Mater ..
with chorus of 100 voices, will be given
The second evening operate concerts,
when some of the best selections from
grand opera will be given A miscella-
neous programme of popular music will
be given at the matinee.
Some of the artists who will take part
are: Gustav Strube, conductor; Alice Yer
let, Paris, sopranos; Maud Pratt-Chase,
New York, soprano; Mamie Hands, Bos-
ton, soprano; Carrie Bridewell, New York,
contralto; Grace Preston, New York, con
tralto, of the Nordica Concert Company
Margaret McNulty. harpist; Felix Fox,
Berlin, pianist; Harry Lucius Chase, New
York, baritone; U. s. Kerr Boston, basso;
S. Kronberg, Boston, baritone; Ion A.
Jackson, New York, tenor; Henry Mitch
ell, New York. tenor; EAanuel Fielder,
Nlohn SoloiSt; Frank Kennedy, violin So
loist; Theodore Gordon, violin soloist; Paul
Fox flute soloist; Xavier Reiter, French
horn solOist; Herr van Vliet cello soloist;
and a full orchestra from Boston Sym
phony and Seidle New York orchestra.
The director will be Mr.. Gustav Strube,
one of the most eminent directors in this
country. Mr.. Srube conducted his owr
work at the Metropolitan Opera House in
New York city last December with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, and was en-
Enthusiastically received The New York
Times said: he was most warmly APP
plauded," etc. MIR. Strube is young man,
but man of experience in musical mat
tiers. He has written and conducted many
beautiful concertos and he is figure of
no slight Importance in the list of Boston
resident workers in the higher forms of
musical art.
The local management Of the festival is
in the hands Of Prof. Spencer NJ. White
and Mr.. ]. Lippman. Tickets, including
seats for the three performances will be
sold at So. Tickets for one concert, with
seat, s1.50. The reserved seat sale will be-
gin May II.
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NEWS OF DEWEY's VICTORY.
Travelled Over IL Cables, $4,000 Miles
in 81 Minutes.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun
News of the fighting at Manila, on the
other side of the earth, travels more than
1900 miles, over a dozen or more cables
and three or more overland wires. before
it gets 10 this city. Very few persons
among the thousands who watch the bull
letin boards these days, stop to think,
when a Manila dispatch is posted, that
the message was repeated over and over
again. as it was sent from cable office TO
office, in the long journey from the Philip
pine port to the American shore. 1t trav-
eled across seas, CULTS, bays and straits.
mountains valleys and plains. But yes
terday the news that Commoder Dewey
was ready to lombard Manila was known
in this city thirty-fye minutes in actual
time after the British operator at Manila
opened his key. The cables were rushing
things.
The eastern cables are owned by British
companies, the Eastern Telegraph Com
pany and the Eastern Extension, Austria,
liza and China Telegraph Company. The
two companies are controlled by the same
men. Across the China sea, from Hong
Kong to Cape Balinao, on Luzon Island.
in the Philippines cable was laid in 1880.
The cable is 52911 miles long. From Capo
telegraph line about 100 miles long. All
the news we have received from Manila
has been first telegraphed from Manila to
tn cable station at Cape Bolinao, and from
there sent on by cable to Eong Kong.
The news that Commodore Dewey had
dema nded the surrender of Manila and was
about to lombard the city received yes
terday morning, was soon afterward fol-
lowed by short cable dispatch from the
Office of the Eastern Extension Company
in London, reading:
THE cable between Hong Kong and
Manila is interrupted"
Only surmses could be made here as to
d the cause Of the interruption. The word
ing of the dispatch led the general officers
of the telegraph and cable companies in
New York 10 believe that the cable had
been extended direct to Manila. At the
Western Union Office It was believed
that, the bombardment Of Manila having
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
sKIPs OUT OF BRUNSWICK.
Spanish Skipper FoolishIy Takes His
Bark to Sea without Papers.


Brunswick, &C., May 4-The Spanish
bark Consuello, Gelph master. from San
tos, has disappeared from quarantine No
one knows where she has gone, and she
is legitimate prey for prize money The
Consuello neither entered nor cleared at
the custom house. and is directly liable for
seizure In not taking advantage Of the
Presidents proclamation by entering and
clearing again for some port The Consul
clio arrived at Brunswick from Santos
after a voyage extending over sixty days
Capt Gepi knew nothing of the war I'M
til his arrival here, and expected to load
a cargo of lumber for Spain. On arriving
at quarantine, Capt. Gelpi was informed
that under a proclamation issued by Pros
ident Mckinley he could enter his vessel
and clear 1t Immediately, thereby secur-
ing certificate from Collector of Gus
toms Dunn chat he had arrived and clear
ed before May q, and with the certificate
enjoy immunity from, capture at sea. He
was also informed that under the law he
could not remain in quarantine over TWEEN
ty-four hours without reporting to the GUS
tom house, or over IS hours without
entering. He pondered over the two prop
ositions and then decided to leave port
and run the risk of capture A native
Spaniard, now natuTalized, who knows
Capt. Gelpi well, states that he will en-
deavor to take a course that viii keep
him clear of American warships. Gelpi
is an old trader at this port, and believes
he knows the coast well enough to avoid
capture. The Consuello is 443 tons reg
lister, and worth about $1,4o0. She is
mounted with two small smooth-bora guns
on deck, but will hardly attempt to re-
sist capture. Capt Gelpi Is a favorite in
Brunswick. and has many American
friends here who regret he did not enter
and clear, as they are personally fond of
him and do not wish him to suffer
Prof. John Baumgartner, leader of the
Marine Band, has been engaged as direct.
or Of the First Regiment Band of Savan-
nah. He will leave Sunday for his new
field. Prof. Baumgartner is one of the
best musicians and band leaders in the
country. Under his direction the Atlantic
Band of Brunswick became famous
through many states. For years IL held
the championship medal of Georgia and Z
guaranteed offer of $500 to sustain 1t
against all corners. Prof. Baumgartner
will make the First Regiment Band val
liable one.
DR.. Hugh Burford, acting assistant sur
geon, Marine Hospital Service, at this port.
to-day rendered his services to Surgeon
! General Wyman for any position In the
medical corps Of the army to which he
saw fit to appoint him. DR.. Burfordis an
immune from yellow fever, and has had
practical experience in three epidemics,
which he has served through.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
TALLAHASSEE TOPICS.
News Notes of Interest From FIori-
dn's CapitaI CITY.

News Notes of Interest From FIori-
da's CapitalNC City.
Tallahassee, Fla, May. 4.--Mr James 4.
McGinniss Of Tallahassee, and Miss Mil
bred Brown Of Apalachicola, were mar,
ried on Monday and arrived at the Leon
Tuesday.
Mss Florence Genovar, Tallahassee
miinner, has made application for admis-
sion to Miss cartons Red Cross Society,
with a view OF going TO Cuba 10 assist IN
the noble work of the order there.
The annual May Party was held in Lewis
square Tuesday afternoon, under the aus
pices Of the Ladies' Town Improvement
Association, and was a source of much
pleasure to all who attended, especially
the little ones.
Grawfordvile has raised d company OF
100 mounted men.
The session Of the Tallahassee District
Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, will begin at Apalachicola to-mor-
row. Revs. A. +. Householder, j. b. Tey
and A. l.. Woodward and Laymen George
w. Saxon, T. T. Dewily and W. NJ Tay-
Tor are among the delegates from this
place.
Mrs. Susan b. Hopkins died at the resi-
dence of her son Tuesday evening, aged
73 years, after short illness. Mrs. Hop
kins was a daughter of ex-Gov. John
Branch OF Florida.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
CITY BREVITIES.

The Dime Charity Tea will be held at
Mr. H. p Smarts residence, No. 7O1 Alb
ercorn street, this afternoon.
The exhibition to be given tonight by
the members of the gymnasium class of
the Young Mems Christian Association
will begin at $50 o'clock. No admission
will be charged, and the public is invited
Some of the best gymnasts in the city
have agreed to take part and a pleasant
evening is anticipated.
The commencement ball of the class of
Mrs. Cecil Adams was had last night at
Yonge's hail. There was a large attend
ance, and the dancing that followed the
programme of the exercises, which were
very interesting, was greatly enjoyed
Splendid music was had and the evening
was pleasantly spent by all who were pres
emit
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
ROBBED BY MASKED MEN.
Jones County Farmer Forced to Give
Up 1927 in Gold.

Macon, Ga, May 4.-Last night five
masked men went 10 the home of John
Hathaway I'm Jones county, called him into
the yard and demanded gold he was sup
posed to have buried. They threatened to
kill him, but he declared he was penniless.
At the moment when the bandits were
about to use the old man Violently, his
wife appeared at the doorway and begged
Hathaway to give up his wealth and save
his life. He finally consented and accom-
panied by his tormentors, went into the
garden and uneerthed jar containing $527
in gold. He gave 1t 10 the men, who prom
ised to not modest him. Officers are scour-
ing the country, but the men We're so COM
pletely masked that their identity Is prac-
tically impossible. II was known to q few
of his friends that he had gold buried and
It Is thought that some OF these men were
in the party. Hathaway Is a prominent
farmer, and has been very successful, ac-
cumulating much money which he invests
In real estate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
REPAIRS on TIE pAssA1c.
Brunswick Naval Reserves Want 10
BE Reimbursed

80 N",NAcN Nuhut AcseFNcH want 10
BE Reimbursed.
Washington, May 4.--When the monitor
Passaic, In the Brunswick harbor, wanted
repairs short while back, the Brunswick
Naval Reserves decided not to wait on the
government, but went ahead and had the
vessel repaired on their own account.
These repairs cost in the neighborhood Of
$1,000, and now the reserves want the gov
eminent to reimburse them. When they
periodically decided to repair the vessel
at once without waiting on the govern
ment, as the war was coming on and
BFunsWicl had no other defense save this
vessel, they of course did so with the ex-
pectation that the government would pay
for the repairs.
The matter has been communicated to
Congressman Brantley and he presented Il
10 the navy department. This morning
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. who took
the matter up, Informed Congressman
Brantley that the Brunswick Reserves
could only be reimbursed by a special act
Of Congress. The navy department did
not have the authority to pay for the re-
pairs without an act by Congress. he said.
After his interview with the assistant
secretary Mr.. Brantley wrote to Bruns-
wick to get statement of the money ex-
pended by the naval reserves, and~as soon
as he receives this he win present bill
in the House authorizing the navy Depart
ment TO pay for the repairs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.

Matters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.
The report comes from Americas that NJ.
Thompson, for several years representa-
tive of the Georgia and Alabama Railway
in the commissary department there, has
disappeared, and his absence of several
days has occasioned much surprise and
comment. He left the city last Thursday,
it is said and his family departed about
the same time. Thompson told friend
he was going fishing. There is a repre-
sentative of the road now in Americas
checking up his accounts, but some of the
books connected with the office appear to
be missing. Being in charge of the COM
missary department Thompson bought
large bills of goods from merchants in
Americas. There has been some talk to
the effect that he was short in his ac-
counts with the company, though this has
not been fully determined, as it seems no
report on the case has so far been made.
Mr.. John M. Egan, vice president of the
Central Railroad, was in Augusta on bus
mess yesterday
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05

Remarks.--Rains are reported as falling
over the Galveston, Little Rock and Mem
phis districts; none elsewhere over the cot
ton belt 1t has grown materially warmer
over the Memphis, Mobile and Vicksburg
districts while high temperatures continue
over the Atlantic districts.
Observa lions taken May 4, 1898, s p, m.
Goth meridian time), at the same moment
of time at all stations for the Morning
News
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squares and pure artesan water. That
Mr.. Neitch's services are appreciated by
the Goulds in whose employ he is, .
shown by the fact that he was remem-
bered by the different members of the
Gould family with presents of solid silver
and also with a check from Mr.. George
Gould for a handsome amount.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
LOSERS PAID ron THE CREAM.
Firemen Enjoyed Themselves at In
door Base Ball.

NJ IN
door Base Bali.
Firemen at the headquarters, at West
Broad and Bay streets, find much of their
present recreation in the yard in rear of
the station playing indoor base ball. The
men usually divide one lot being players,
while the others pose as spectators. Fore
man Campos generally umpires and keeps
the ball rolling.
The game yesterday was between the
men of engine company No. and hose
company No. q both of which put up an
interesting game. The captain of the truck
company team is Fireman Drury while
Fireman Tribony keeps an eye on the
bases for the engine company. The truck
company won the game by a score of 9
to 6, which called for a gallon of ice cream
that was cheerfully furnished by the los
ing team.
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WAYS OF REPENTANCE.
Evangelist ROmig's Sermon at the
Tabernacle.


Tabernacle.
Rev. Romig preached an interesting SER
mon on repentance at the tabernacle last
night, in which he emphasized the neces-
sity of mutual forgiveness among Chris
tians- He taught that repentance is for
more than sorrow for sin, that 1t includes
honest dealing in business, and that man
who can and won't pay his debts is GER
tain of going TO the devil. Tonight he will
preach on baptism, and will illustrate it
on a chart. Prof. Jones will repeat, by re-
quest, the solo, Lead, Kindly Light"
which will be illustrated on the canvas