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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

Christobai Colon ESCAPED to greater dis
lance because she was not struck in such
manner as to bring the fire of the Amer
lean bursting charges directly upon the in
terror woodwork. There is, indeed, no
manner of ascertaining how far the fight
might have been prolonged. how much
nearer victory the Spaniards would have
come. had their vessels been immune from
this danger This consideration is of
course. entirely apart from the main fac
tors of gunnery, ship handling and the
like, skill in which preponderated so heav-
lily in favor of the Americans. At Manila
the ships, of oldfashioned construction
and built mainly of wood were of course
food for the devouring flames. That fight
was chiefly marked by the blazing of the
huiks. reproducing in measure the bat
tie scenes of many years ago. often char
aeterized by towering columns of fire and
smoke from the unfortunate vessels which
had been hit by the hot shot of the en-
envy Modern science has attacked this
problem with considerable success, and
much has already been done by the Ameri-
can naval authorities along this line. The
events at Manila and Santiago demonstrat-
ed the wisdom of what had been under
taken and suggested further efforts, which
have now taken form in the order to create
a board to add, if possible, to the resources
available for reducing the danger of fire on
men-of-war. One of the chief obstacles to
this accomplishment is the fact that /. is
not desirable to add to the amount of iron
used in the interior of a vessel, for this
not only materially increases the weight,
but tends as well to concentrate the heat-a
factor of great consequence, in view of
the need of sending warsnips into the trop-
les for long periods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
The Dogs of War.

They've followed far upon the scent;
They've gone by day and dark;
The world has paused TO listen when
Their iron threats would bark.
They've run the quarry fairly down
The work is nigh complete
They're coming back to Uncle Sam
To lay it at his feet.
A gentler mood must soon hold sway.
The fierceness of the chase
To things Of higher human worth
Ere long will yield a place.
From the marauding wolf we've clutched
The prey he would have slain.
And now we'll take the dogs of war
And chain 'em up again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
DIPLOMACY,

Gould you indorse this note for me?"
inquired young Mr.. Happigo.
I'm sorry" answered the diplomatic
friend. Il wish you had asked me to do
it before l went in for literature"
Il fail to see how that affects the situa-
ton"
The first thing the editor cautioned me
against was turning a piece of paper OYER
and writing on the back of it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

Some of the professional politicians ap-
pear to object to the hero as a candidate.
There is never any telling when courage
is going TO assert itself in manner more
or less embarrassing to the boss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
A Difficult Situation.

II am afraid there is going to be some
trouble about the hitch in the peace nego-
tiations,' said one Spanish official
Yes" answered the other who had been
reading about the Carlist preparations;
''and on the other hand, If we get I'M
hitched there will probably be a runaway
and a smash-up.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

The assumption that it is necessary to
send an admiral to Spain to make an i'm
preston is not altogether logical. Mr.
Dewey WAS only a commodore when he
made his impression and so was Mr.
Schley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
A Query for the Fogies.
From the Chicago Tribune.

Does it not occur to those timid Ameri-
cans who are afraid to disturb the existing
condition of things that the continued
bringing of gold nuggets from the far north
to more southerly latitudes must in time
have the effect of retarding the revolution
of the earth on its axis?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
An Art.

That man is a great political leader
said Mr.. Corntossel's neghbor.
ell,' was the answer The isn't exact
ly what I'd call a leader. But he certainly
has great knack of findin out which way
the procession is goin' an then gettin' out
i'll front an hollerin' come on, fellers!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

General Weyler is probably trying to hold
up the peace negotiations until he can COM
plete his plans for the invasion of America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

The arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. George N.
Curzon will call the attention of Asia to
the entente cordiale existing between the
Anglo-Saxons of two hemispheres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
An August Version.

Backward, turn back, oh. Time in thy
flight;
Give US the days when the snow drifted
white;
When heat and humidity came not to
shock,
Backward, turn back-and then please stop
the clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
What Might Have Re.r

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
If there had been no "expansionists'' In
this country the United States would still
consist of a narrow strip of settlements
along the Atlantic seaboard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

The prospect of three full meals day
may help to reconcile General Blanco S
men to the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

Possibly the delay in Spain is due to the
fact that this country's method of ad-
ministering defeat is more merciful than
that of Don Carlos is likely to be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

There is every reason to expect that The
Americans and the Cubans will appreciate
one another more on better acquaintance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

After all, the war is going to be very dis
appointing to thousands of our people-es-
pecially those who have lost the military
regulations of which they were DESTROYS by
not having an opportunity to go to the
front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

Unfortunately for the comfort of En-
peror Wilhelm. an epitaph is something
that cannot well be officially edited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

Promoter Hooley has created exag-
gerated idea of values which will make
future efforts In his line of business rather
difficult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

Messrs. Plat and Croker continue to agi-
tate themselves as violently as If the eyes
of the nation were really upon them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
OVerWeightcd.

From the Pittsburg Commercial Tribune.
In floating his schemes 1t appears tina
Hooiey used too much royal ballast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

Camara's glory lies in the fact that he
saved his fleet a nest egg for another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

Every colonel ought to think he has the
finest regiment in the world, whether he
says 50 or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

Hereafter when Germany thinks of hav
ing a finger in the pie it will do well to
see beforehand how hot the pastry is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
! Hecht & Company.
}RibbOn1g that|
:|sold for Csc. 5
go for 12Rc.}
Hecht & Company.

: That is the nutshell s
) statement of the most !
I interesting offe ri m g (
: ever made i'm high 5
: grade pure silk rib !
7 bons. (
3 From the wonderful (
) selling of the season /
I there have accumulat= (
: ed thousands of yards {
= i'm odd lots and short /
( lengths, and it is these (
: different lots which we s
:: have punched together I
( and made ONE enor= !
: mous lot at l21ac. a 5
: yard, yet there are but (
I few ribbons i'm it which !
: sold for less than Csc. 5
) yard. There are plain I
I and plaid all=silk taf= )
; fetas, and many fancy {
) taffetas i'm all colors. I
I You cam scarcely have !
; a ribbon want which 5
). cannot be filled from (
I this lot. and i'm every :
5 instance the saving is 5
) half. !
) The immense lot is spread !
y on tables in the millinery {
) department! 1t seems a
i shame to sell such fine rib (
< bon for so little, but it must
I go at once
: You may have your pur- 5
\ chase charged" if you wish.
! See tomorrow's Post"
5 and Times" for Hecht's :
) great offerings for Monday. !
: Hecht & Company, s
y It SIS Seventh Street.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06
SHOOTING STARS.


DO you believe in hero-worship?" in
quired the singularly self-confident young
man.
81 do replied Miss Cayenne; excepting
when it takes the form of self-esteem."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-06

where it has been
given a fair trial.
Good cooks have
only to use Cream
Blend" once to learn
how much better it is
than other brands.
No matter how skill
ed your cook may be
she can't make her
best Bread, Rolls,
Cake and Pastry I'M
til she has Cream
Blend" Flour = be-
cause Cream Blend"
is best.
VAll first-class grocers
sell it. INSIST on having
CREAM BLEND"
B.B.Earnshaw & Bro.
Wholesalers,
1869 18th & 1O00-2 NJ ST. Sc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
is THE DAY GROWING LoNGERs
Scientific Reasons In support of the
Theory Tint IL Is.
From the Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion
One of the most interesting subjects dis
cussed by Prof. George Darwin during his
recent visit to this country was that Of
the possible and probable increase in the
length of the day
When once the earth is In motion about
an axis, no matter how the motion came
about, it would continue forever. and at
the same rate, thus making the day all
ways of the same length unless something
Is happening or will happen to interfere
with that motion. Now there are several
causes in operation which affect the per-
iod Of the earth's rotation, some OF which
tend to make the period less and others to
make 1t greater. Fortunately the influ-
ence of each of the causes is very small
They are generally easy to understand,
and simple experiment will Illustrate one
Of them.
Tie a stone to one end OF a string. and.
holding the other in the hand. whirl IL
around as nearly as may be IN the circum-
ference of circle. When its speed is
nearly uniform allow the string 10 wind
up on the finger 1T will be noticed that
as the string shortens the angular veloc-
ity increases. In the same way. " the
matter forming the earth should In any
way be drawn nearer the axis Of rotation,
1t would turn faster and the day would be
shortened.
BY actual loss of heat shrfnkaRe of the
earth is probably In progress, and al
though the process Is exceedingly slow. 1t
certainly tends to diminish the period OF
rotation. On the other hand, any addition
of matter from the outside win tend to
increase that period and make the day
longer Undoubtedly slight additions to the
the mass of the earth are constantly made
by the arrest of meteoric bodies passing
through the atmosphere. Their influence is
opposed to and tends to neutrallze that Of
any earth shrlnkage that may be going on
The most important interference with the
rotation OF the earth that we know OF is
that of the tidal wave, which is due TO
the attraction of the sun and moon. but
more largely 10 the latter II Is easy TO see
that this is a resistance against which the
earth turns, and its effect Is to Increase the
length Of the day.
Astronomical observations extending
over about 200 years have failed to show
any sensible ch1nge IN the day, but the in
huence of the tides must become evident
aftor the lapse OF great many years.
Prof. Darwin declares that the day may
lengthen until II Is at least hfty-nye times
as long as II Is at present and that would
be also the period Of the revolution Of the
moon about the earth.
A day Of 1920 hours, such hours as we
now have would offer many interesting
advantages. but there would be some
things about IL not altogether agreeable.
Az II is not likely to come for some mill
lions Of years It is not a matter for imme-
date anxiety.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
WINTER Parks FAIR.
The Gates 20 Open To-dny-PensiOns
for school Teachers

Winter Park Fla, Feb. 21-Everything
is now being put in shape for the OPEN
ing Of the Winter Park district fair on
Wednesday,, to hold until Friday night.
we have had some much needed heavy
showers the past week that have helped
on wonderfully lots of flowers, fruits and
vegetables for the fair, and the outlook in
this directions is excellent. Col. A. t..
Dick Of the Seminole not only loans his
fine hotel orchestra and helps out in other
ways, but offers a silver cup for che bicy-
Gle tournament The Rollins College stu
dents will put up some good base ball
games, and Hon. w. G. Comstock, a
wealthy Chicagoan, who has an elegant
winter home here, is also giving the man
ager liberal assistance.
Bishop II. 3. Whipple of Minnesota.
Judge c. G. Butt of orlando, Hon. II. s.
Chubb of this city. and Col Thomas j
Appleyard of the Sanford Chronicle are
to be the orators.
The second day will have a white baby
show and the third a colored baby show
and everything points to lots of fun. De-
spite the severe freeze OF a few weeks ago
the fruit growers and truck farmers Of
this vicinity promise TO be wen represented
In displays Of winter products.
The clay road from Orlando to Alta
monte Springs Is now completed, except a
little gap In Maitland to be plne-strawed
temporarily and the travel over Il rs al
ready surprising.
The Morning News protest against pen
sioning school teachers. Is both timely and
sensible, as movement hos been started
in this state on the same line that the
New York teachers are working. However
the movement Is Of slow growth, and will
hardly succeed. In Canada the pension
system has been In vogue for many years.
and one example will show how it works.
We had. In this county for number Of
years a Densioned Canada teacher. After
thirty years or so Of teaching there he was
retired on a penslon Of something over 500
year. And yet this same man came 10
Florida and was principal OF several high
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
MARKETS FIRM, BUT QUIET.
REPORTED TRANSACTIONS LIGHT
IN THE LEADING DEPARTMENTS.

Cotton Quiet and Unchanged with
sales of 6S5 BaIes-spIritS Turpen-
tine Advanced 90 33 Cents "a Cal
lon-Rosin Firm and Unchanged,
Win Light SaIes-WhOlesnIe Mar
kets Stcady-Exehangc to BE Clos
ed To-day.
Savannah, Feb. q The main feature In
the leading markets to-day was the adj
vance in the price of spirits turpentine,
which was firm at 80 cents with a good
demand. There was fair demand for
cotton al unchanged prices, the reported
sales Of spots being 6S5 bales. The rosln
market was firm with sales of 2sS barrels
reported at the Board Of Trade. The
wholesale markets were steady and fairly
active
The exchanges throughout the country
viii be closed tomorrow, in observance of
Washingtons birthday, consequently no
reports of markets viii be received The
following resume Of the different markets,
both local and Geographic, will show the
tone and the quotations at the close TO-
day;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22

holiday, while the stronger bulls and
bears were lndlsposed to add to their OBJ
iigat'o
The principal factors brought to bear
on the market early in the day were pre-
dictions OF heavy port receipts, not alto
sethSr satisfactory adyices from Liver
pool and sensa tional reports from WASH
inston. After opening steady at unchang-
ed prices 20 ! point lower, the scope OF
fluctuations was only q matter of points
with The market finally quiet at unchang-
Ell p1lces, TO 3 points lower. Liverpool
sent a few scattered selling orders, but
took little or no part IN trading through
the balance Of the session.
New York, Feb. q. noon.--Cotton futures
opened steady; sales. CLEO bales; March
and April, 5.95c; May. 6.02c; June 6.J5c:
July, 6.0Sc; August Gle; September 6.Iocs
October, 607c.
Now York. Feb p, p. injections
futures closed quiet: sales. 1l9 800 bales:
February, $3.50; May, 5.94c; April SEE
May. cole; June, colo; July. 6.O7c Au-
gust. 6.loe; September. 6.Osc; October, 6.OSc:
November, 6.0Sc; December, 611c.
New Orleans. Feb. Election futures
quiet sales. n,5e0 bales; February, nomi-
nal; March, 552d5. 53c; April 5.57q5 CSC !:
May, 5.63M5. 6ic: June, 5.6S615. CSC; july
5.I2@5.73c; August. 5.75Q5. 76c; September.
o.Uef5.3sc October, 5.79d5. soc; November.
0.eOc DID December, .. SIC bid
New York, Feb I.-Riordan & Co. saw
OF cotton to-day: Cotton was very dull
to-day The ante-hohday evening upon
which usually occurs, and which to-daw
should have been induced by the war talk
or the sensational Journals here and tho
political uneasiness in Europe, failed to-
materialize. Fun receipts and a factioual
decline In Liverpool caused our market
TO open shade lower, but the demand ON
limited orders was good. and the scalp-
ers noting this advanced prices few
points after the opening. The market de-
veloped no snap, however. and the selling
out OF their purchases caused a recession
to about the opening figures. May opened
at sole, eased to &c, rallied to 604c and
closed at cole TO 6.02c, with the tone of the
market quiet
Unless some change is brought about
by political influences there are no signs
of any pronounced activity in immedlata
future"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
PENSION CHECK FORGED.
EIam II. Carlton on Trial I'm the Unit.
ed States Court at Tampa.


ed States Court at Tampa.
Tampa, Fla, Feb. H.-ln the United
States Court Saturday Elan B. Carlton in
d.cted for forging the name of Mrs. Sarah
A. Mercer to pension check, and for re-
tanning a portion of the money received
for her in payment of her pension claim.
was placed on trial.
Postmaster Johns of iSweetwater. De-
Soto county. testified that Elan b. Carl
ton called at the postofiice for a letter for
Mrs. Sarah A. Mercer, and showed a let,
ter from the department. saying that her
pension was allowed. and that check for
her would come soon. Carlton informed
the witness that he was Mrs. MERGERS at
torney and said that he wanted the letter
delivered to him. Subsequently, Carlton did
receive the letter for Mrs. Mercer and
for Mrs. Mercer. Carlton left an
envelope with the witness, di-
rected 20 himself, and requested that IL a
letter came for Mrs. Mercer It be placed
in this envelope.
Charles Mercer, son of Mrs. Sarah A.
Mercer, testified that he first saw the
check for his mother in possession Of Mr..
Smith, The agent at Wachula. The check
was Cor $3Sl.9l. Carlton refused 10 give
him the entire amount, and only gave him
S20345 which amount he took home and
gave TO his mother
The case ended In inability OF the jury
to agree.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22

KNOCKED DOWN BY A RUNAWAY.
Sands Mnttox Badly Hurt at BayborO.
Preparations for Planting.

oAANit
Preparations for Planting.
Sparks. Ca, Feb. 2l-saturday, Sands
Mattox, in his efforts 10 stop a runaway
horse and wagon, was knocked down and
the wagon ran over him, breaking one OF
his legs. besides brusing him consider
ably. The accident occurred near Bay
boro. lie was brought 10 Sparks for treat
ment and his wounds, other than the
breaking of his leg, is not considered Sc
rious.
During the past few days we have had
good rains The farmers are now very
busy preparing their lands for planting.
Judging from the preparations being made
ia this direction the acreage in water
moons viii be larger than ii was esti-
mated it would be three weeks ago. The
low price of cotton the past season makes
the farmer believes that even though his
melon crop is a failure he could not do
much worse, as the hay crop raised after
the melons would be worth something.
The announcement OF Mr.. Berner's cam
didacy for governor has created more
favorable comment here than either the
announcement of Mr.. Gambler or Judge
Atkinson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
DRY GooDS

New York, Feb 21.--Rainy weather con-
ditions and the effect Of to-morrow's hoi-
laaN tend 10 make the days market a
quiet one ia dry goods. There was no verw
marked attempt to boom the market. and
buyers were few. IL Is probable that the
real beginning OF the weeks trading wiz
be on Wednesday. The price tone for cot
tons remains firm. Slight advances have
been announced in the New York mills
wide sheetiHgs and some other lines. De-
mand is stlll restrained. to-day's mail or
ders showing little change from prevlous-
reported averages. Converters still
figure quite prominently In the market
and are more liberal in their bids.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22

IN bairburn. Two days later The bank
Iaiied and the check was not paid. The
man holding il demanded that Neese make
the check good. He failed to do this. so
the matter rested for a year. Thursday
night he was in the city at his fathers
residence when he was arrested on war
rant from Covington. He was locked in
cell with common criminals at police
headquarters. An officer came to take
nm back to Covington. Neese offered to
pay the cheek and the expenses of the
oIlcer. The officer accepted and then
Neese was allowed to go. The city police
department had again been made a COL
Letting agency
Atlanta Constitution: BENJAMIN F.
King, who claims to have been greatly in
Jured by having to undergo compulsory
vaccination, has filed In the clerks Of
nee suit for damages against Columbus
II. Giles and Jesse A. Sewell, who claimed
to be a physician and officer of the law
and vaccinated himself and family against
his will and to the detriment of his health
ne asks TOR $1,000. King alleges that he
has heart disease, and was unable to I'M
dergo vaccination. he also alleges that
at the time his daughter was very Ill.,
Inc petition says that petitioner was ex-
cused from vaccination by his family ply
slcian, and that the doctor attending HIM
was to be at his house when the Nacci-
majors called for the second time, but did
not arrive. The vaccinators forcibly en-
tered his house, the petition says. and vac
cinated him and his sick daughter. Since
then he has been unable to do any work
and has suffered great pain, and had to
require the attendance of a physician. His
daughter, TOO, was made much worse by
the operation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
NAVAL sToRrs.

Spirits Turpentine-A strong demand
continued for the offerings, and the price
rose early TO BE. Az the first call, at the
Board Of Trade, the market was b,illa-
timed firm &C 3Sc, with reported sales OF 81
casks at S2s4c and 81 casks at Ssc AT
the last call the market closed firm ~ ~.
with no sales reported.
Rosin-The market had quiet appenr-
anee, judging from the reports al the
Board of Trade. AT the first call the mar
ket was bulletlned firm and UNCHANGED.
with no sales reported. Al the last cali il
closed firm ana unchanged. with sales %
ZSs barrels. The following were the quo-