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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17

Gov. Ringree of Michigan has issued a
proclamation which virtually says it is a
crime for persons in that state to travel
upon railway free passes. He is going to
try TO weed out all passes of the kind; in
doing which he will tackle one of the larg-
est jobs OF his life. Certain
New York lawmakers not long ago want
ed to have law passed by which it would
be obligatory upon the railroads to issue
free passes to members of the legislature.
1t is pretty well understood that at pres
ent, with an anti-free pass law in force,
many members of the New York Legis-
lature ride free. The probabilities are
that the Michigan members are no better
than their contemporaries in New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17

For some time the news centers have
been Havana, Washington and Key West
Even New York and Chicago, which u.s.
ually furnish large proportion of the
matter 10 be found in the Geographic
news columns, have been pushed one side
But not so Atlanta. She has come up
smiling every time the papers went to
press. Guns shipped from the factories
in the North to forts in the South passing
through Atlanta have given rise to meaty
kilograms; engines fired up to take fegu-
lar trains cut of the yards have been duly
chronicled in the dispatches as war point
ers. Verify Atlanta is city upon a hill,
and her light cannot be hid under any
number of bushels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17

AT least one New York newspapers has
the satisfaction of knowing that declar-
alton of war would increase its circulation.
1t has documentary evidence to that ef-
feet. The other day It received a postal
card from a Paris G'rance) newsdealer to
this effect; IF war is declared please
send me three copies of the - instead Of
two, as heretofore"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17

A contemporary which has the happy
faculty of seeing the bright side of every
thing says war may not be an unmixed
evil, since the military drill is a splendid
corrective of the bicycle back.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17
Let Precautions BE Tolken,

In another column this morning we pub
ifsh an article from the New York Times
in which attention is drawn to the onIn-
ion that the coming summer win nrob-
aoiy be an extremely favorable one for
the transmission of yellow fever germs
from Cuba to this country, and to the ne
cessity for taking precautions against the
fever finding a Judgement in any part of
this country, particularly the Southern
states. The article is a timely one. end
is on the line of articles which have an
peared in the Morning News urging the
County Commissioners to put the whole
convict force TO work draining The
swamps and wet lands in the vicinity of
the city and clearing out the drains
which have become choked with weeds
and sand.
1t is not improbable that the people are
becoming tired of having so much said en-
this subject, but 1t is of such overshad-
owing importance that every citizen should
feel so great a, personal interest in it
as to induce him to use his personal In
fuence with the County Commissioners
to have the work done.
There is another matter In this connec-
ton which should receive the attention
of the city authorities. 1t is that the
lanes which are being torn up by the house
drainage contractors are not being put in
as good condition as they were before
the soil in them was disturbed. The paw
ing in those of them which were paved
with cobble stones is not being relaid in
a wholly satisfactory manner We as
sumo, of course that the. city authorities
win see to it that this is done before the
contractors are paid for work done
A thing which deserves the attention of
the sanitary board is this: Ought not the
earth that is now being upturned in the
lanes be treated with lime. or other sub
stance which would rob it of its power
to poison the air2 In some of the lanes
the soil is of disease breeding kind, and this
warm weather is well calculated to give
life to any disease germs it may contain.
We speak of these things, not because
we are seriously apprehensive of danger
from them, but because they offer the
opportunity for taking precautions. Pre-
cautionary measures at this time may save
us much trouble later In the season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17

Probably the most expensive scholar in
the country, not through any fault Of his,
however, is being. educated at Alton, Ill.
He is 5 years old, and is as black as the
proverbial ace of spades. He occupies,
with corpsfof teachers, large and cost
ly new school building, and the expense of
training his ycgng mind is said to be not
less than s., 1865 per annum. The reason
for this extraordinary state of affairs is
that the little negro boy in question is the
only scholar that will attend school in the
fine new building which has been provid-
ed for the exclusive use of colored pupils.
The other blacks insist upon the privilege
of going to school along with the white
ehildren. lhe ncw school house was an
offering to the blacks to get them out Of
the white schools. but they decline to ac-
cept it. =
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17
THE MORNING NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH IL, 1898

A momentary glimpse of Lafe Pence
was had in Washington the other day. Is
it necessary to dentify~the gentleman?
Two or three years ago ne was a popults-
tic congressman from Western state
lifting up his voice for Middle-of-the-Road
Ideals. and condemning the plutocrats 10
all sorts Of bad things But change has
come over the spirit or his dreams. He no
longer sees visions or universal brother
hood and equally divided dollars and
brains. He is something of a plutocrat
himself these days. and is engaged in min
ing, and the management of other corpor-
ate interests. He is said to be very
competent young gentleman, and is max
ing his way in the world. But he has
dropped his populistic nonsense
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17

All the comforts of q modern RS
Electric lights. Unexcelled table Ticta,.
include meals and berth aboard shin
Passenger Fares From Savannah
TO NEW YoRK-cabIn, $50; ExcursIo,
Storage, So "a;
TO BOSToN-Cabin, $50: Excurs,on ,..
intermediate. sl7; Excursion. s2s: Steer.
age. s11.75. S'es'
10 PHILADELPHIA (via New York;.
Sapin' w; Excursion, s35; intermediary
|lI; excursion, ST; Storage, s12.
ine express steamships of this linz -.
appointed to sail from Savannah. Centr.i
~O'h) meridian time. as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
GATE CITY. Capt. Googins. FRIDAY
March Is, 2 D. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt Askins. SAITH.
DAY, March 10, p. m. ~
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, MONDAY
March q. .. m. Il
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt Dagger,
WEDNESDAY. March %. p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Cant Rr,.
FRIDAY, March %, $50 a. m. S'
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins, SATURDAY.
March 26, D. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt Askins. TUES.
DAY, March 90, u noon.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT
CHATTAHOOCHEE Cant 1,.
THURSDAY, March H. at 400 u m
CITY OF MACON, Capt. SAVAGE
THURSDAY. March "a, at TOO D. m
C1AIIAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis
THURSDAY, March 81. at 200 N m
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
p. m. daily except Sundays, and Boston
for Savannah Wednesdays at II noon
W. G. Brewer, Ticket Agent, 80 Bull g.
Savannah, Ga. S~'
e. W. Smith, Cont Frt. Agt., Saw. a.
II. G. Trezevant, Agt., Savannah. Ca
E. H. Hinton, Traffic Manaeer
Jno. NJ. Egan. Vice President
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-17
Ocean Steamship Co
For
NeWYork, Boston
AND
THE EAST.

Unsurpas1ed cabin Accommodate.
All the comforts of modern ms
Electric lights. Unexcelled table TicIa.:
include meals and berth aboard shin
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01
PERlSHED ON AN ICE FLoE.
Terrible Fate of Forty Seven Sailors on
Newfoundland Sealing Steamer.

Terrible Fate of Forty Seven Sailors on
Newfoundland Sealing Steamer.
St. Johns, n. F., March 30.-The
steamer Greenland has reached this
harbor with grewsome cargo. Twenty
four corpses were on deck and 30 men
were moaning in terrible suffering in
the hold in the pain of frostbitten
limbs and bodies. The dead bodies
were on the decks disfigured and almost
unrecognizable. The effects of the ter
rible suffering which they had endured
presented one of the most horrible sight
human eyes ever beheld.
The frostbitten men number 55. All
will recover.
The Greenland set sail from st.
Johns about the first of March on her
fateful voyage. She was commanded
by Captain George Barbour, and car
ried crew of nearly 300 sealhunters.
The steamer proceeded northward with
the rest of the sealing fleet, but after
a couple of hours she diverged on a
separate tack, and reached the hunting
grounds not long after. All went well
until Tuesday last. Seals were quickly
encountered, and several good packs
were secured.
On Tuesday morning the hunters
left the ship about Z O'Clock, as usual,
when the lookout reported ice plentiful
around them. The men were clad in
light clothing, for the slaughtering of
seals in exhausting work. Scattered
over the Ice field, they wandered far
from the protection OF the ship, and a
gale and snowstorm shut them out from
view. The ice foe parted and they
dr1fted away from the steamer. Long
ere the storm subsided many OF the un-
fortunate fellows had snccumbed to the
terrible cold and exposure. Those who
did not die were terribly frosbitten and
suffered excrutiating pain.
The long night passed, but morning
brought no help, for the storm still
ragged and the atmosphere was thick
with snow driven by the gale. Snow
continued nearly all day, and the
evening brought no cessation to the
high wind. Another night was passed
in untold agony. Some of the victims
had already given mp hope, and in de-
spair laid down and died. Every hour
witnessed at least two deaths.
Toward morning the storm subsidized
and clear weather enabled the survivors
to see that the Greenland was not far
away, searching for the missing. The
steamer bore down on the drifting field
of ice, and began the work Of picking
up the stark bodies of the dead and the
lifeless bodies Of the living.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01
CLERKS UNDER SUSPICION.
Frauds on Number of st. Paul Banks
Recently Unearthed.

Washington, March 2S.-Information
reached the government through
number of banks at st. Paul that dur
ing the past year and more these and
other nearby banks have been made the
victims of colossal fraud through the
suspected collusion Of government
clerks connected with the commission
having IN charge the improvements on
the upper Mississippi river. Full de-
tails have not yet reached the govern
ment, but the statements submitted by
the banks indicate that $500, 900 or
more has been procured from them
through fraudulent time checks for
services never performed.
How the banks came to be imposed
upon to the extent stated and why the
checks have been withheld until this
time, cannot even be conjectured. 1t
is understood the banks will make a
claim for reimbursement, but the law
is said to be clearly against this conten.
tion. The government will begin a
searching investigation into the whole
matter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01
STORM IN UNITED KINGDOM.

Hurricane Sweeps the Coasts Causing
Great Loss Of Life and Property.
London, March 2S.-The storm con-
tinues throughout the United Kingdom.
Trains are imbedded in heavy snow
drifts telegraph wires are down in many
parts of the country, people have been
frozen to death, while a hurricane has
swept all the coast, and terrific seas
have been running. THE channel
service is suspended, there have been
number of wrecks OF small craft, many
people have been saved from drowning
and shipping everywhere is seeking
shelter. Much damage has been done
at the harbors, piers have been swept
away, and high tides are flooding the
streets. A Swedish brig went ashore
near Grimsby thismorning. The crew
perished. The greatest excitement is
felt for the safety of the fishing fleets.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01
JOHN LEONARD HANGED.
Murderer of Jacob Malquist Pays the
Death Penalty.

Murderer of Jacob Malquist Pays the
Death Penalty.
Colfax, Wash, March 2S.-The legal
execution Of John Leonard for the mur-
der of Jacob Malquist, at Texas City,
occurred this afternoon, in the presence
of fully 1000 people.
Leonard was brought from the Jail
and assembled the scaffold steps unas-
sisted, at 1:16 O'Clock. Father Kearns,
at the request of Leonard, read a short
final statement protesting. his innocence
of willful murder.
AT :21 o'clock Leonard stepped on
the trap and shook hands with the Off
GERS and reporters.
AT l;24 voice called out, Good
bye, jack" and Leonard responded in
full tones, Goodbye, Charley" AS
the last word left his lips the trap was
sprung, and Leonard dropped six feet,
the body rebounded slightly and then
hung stark, not movement of the
muscles being noticeable. The body
hung 16 minutes, when he was pro-
nounced dead by the attending physi-
clans.
Leonard on the scaffold, although
showing nervousness, looked about at
the surrounding crowd. The body was
at once taken in charge by Father
Kearns, and conveyed to the cemetery
and funeral exercises held.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01
cause for internal explosion existed in


cause for internal explosion existed in
any quarter.
''At o'clock in the evening, on
February 10, everything had been re-
ported secure and all was quiet. At
40 minutes past o'clock the vessel
was suddenly destroyed. There were
two distinct explosions with brief in
tervals between them. The first lifted
the forward part OF the ship very per-
ceptibly, the second, which was more
prolonged, is attributed by the court to
the partial explosion of two or more of
the forward magazines.
"The evidence of the divers estab-
fishes that the after part of the ship
was practically intact, and sank in that
condition very few minutes after the
explosion. The forward part was COM
pletely demolished.
Upon the evidence of concurrent
exteral cause, the finding of the court
is as follows:
p" AT frame II, the outer shell of
the ship, from a point 1116 feet from
the middle line of the ship and six feet
above the keel when in normal posi-
tion, had been forced to about four feet
above the surface of the water, there
fore, about 81 feet above where it
would have been had she sunk unin-
jured. The outside bottom plating is
bent into reversed "V" shape, the
after wing of which, about 10 feet
broad and 80 feet long (from frame II
to frame 25), is doubled back upon it.
self against continuation of the same
plating extending forward.
AT frame 18, the vertical keel is
broken in two and bent into singular
angle, formed by the outside plates.
This break is about six feet below the
surface of the water and about 30 feet
above its normal position.
In the opinion of the court this
effect could have been produced only
by the explosion of a mine situated un-
der the bottom of the ship at about
frame Is, and somewhat on the port
side of the ship
1.-The conclusions of the court are:
The loss of the Maine was not in
any respect due to the fault of or negl-
gence on the part of any officer or
member of her crew.
&C That the ship was destroyed by
the explosion of a submarine mine,
which caused partial explosion of
two OF more of her forward magazines,
and that no evidence has been obtain
able fixing the responsibility for the
destruction of the Maine upon any per-
son or persons.
81 have directed that the finding of
the court of inquiry and the views of
this government theron be communicate
ed to the government of her majesty,
the queen regent of Spain, and do
not permit myself to doubt that the
sense of justice of the Spanihs nation
will dictate course of action suggested
by honor and friendly relations of the
two governments.
1t is the duty of the executive to adj
wise congress OF the result and in the
meantime deliberate consideration is
invoked. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, March 2S, 1885,"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01
The Spanish Version.

Madrid, March 2S.-The report of
the Spanish board of inquiry into the
loss of the Maine says emphatically
that the explosion was of internal ori-
gin, that it is scientifically and prac-
tically demonstrated that the explosion
was internal"
The United States minister, General
Woodford, had long conference this
evening with the minister of foreign
affairs, Senior Gullon. Absolute reti-
cence is observed as to what transpired.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01

Madrid, March 29.-The elections
for the popular branch of the cortes
have passed quietly. The indications
are that the government of Senior Sa-
gasta will have an enormous majority,
estimated at 300 of the 432 seats in the
chamber. Disorders are apprehended
at Bilboa, where the polling caused
great excitement. The military Judge
at Bilboa issued warrant for the ar.
rest Of three socialist municipal coun-
cilors. One of them was taken into
custody, but the other two escaped.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01
READY TO BUY LIBERTY.
Cubans Would Welcome Such u Solu.
tion of the Problem.

Cubans Would Welcome Such Solu-
tiOn of the Problem.
New York, March 2S.-A special to
the New York Tribune says; General
Gomez, commander-in-chief of the
Cuban army of liberation, reaffirms the
Willingness OF the insurgents to pur-
chase independence by payment of
reasonable indemnity to Spain. Gen
eral Gomez expresses the hope that the
price OF Cuba's liberty may not neces-
sarily be war between the United
States and Spain, and declares there
can be no doubt as to the ultimate tri-
umph of the Cuban cause, even though
the insurgents receive no outside aid.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01
A WARNING TO SPAIN.
Two Notes Cabled by the President to
Minister Woodford.


Madrid, March 29.-President Nc
Kinley has cabled two notes to Spain
through Minister Woodford. One deals
with the Maine, the other with Presi-
dent McKinley's plan of humanitarian
intervention in the Cuban war. Both
notes are expressed in strong, firm Ian.
guage, without suggestion of
threat. They are, perhaps, merely
preliminary.
For the destruction of the Maine,
the president demands no indemnity.
He merely acquaints the Madrid gov
ernment with the fact that the court
of inquiry finds that the ship was blown
up in Havana harbor by an external
agency and that nothing but mine or
torpedo of the largest size could have
wrought the destruction. The presi-
dent submits the facts to the Spanish
government, and waits reply. Mr..
Woodford did not even demand an
early response.
AS to the war in Cuba, President
Mckinley advised the Spanish govern
ment in the politest terms that the
time is fast drawing near when the
United States would be compelled to
act upon the warning so often given to
Spain since the struggle in Cuba began.
The president clearly intimated that
the war in Cuba must cease, but he
fixes no date. The note makes the
question of Cuban intervention para
mount to the Maine case, which the
presidents memorandum refers to
merely as lamentable incident. The
issues and problems of the Cuban war,
the United States government now calls
urgently to the attention of Spain, de-
claring that the conditions prevailing
in Cuba, so near to the shores of the
United States, have long been intoler-
able to the American people.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-01
Verdict of the Court of Inquiry.

Viewed in detail, the finding of the
court of inquiry was the most vital fac
tor, Commander Mark, judge advo-
cate OF the court of inquiry, delivered
the report to Secretary Long early this
morning, and shortly afterward it was
carried to the White House and placed
IN the hands of the president.
AT 1890 the cabinet assembled, half
an hour earlier than usual, and began
the consideration of the momentous
document. Even the rigid rules of
secrecy which prevail at cabinet meet
lngs were made doubly strict in this
case, and no intimation of the results
reached by the court was known until
Z O'Clock, when a press bulletin gave
the information to the country, as we'll
as to the eagerly waiting officials
throughout Washington. These re-
suits, briefly stated, are that the loss
OF the Maine was due to an explosion
from the outside, the court being un-
able to fix the responsibility for the
explosion.
Inc court does not express an opin-
ION as to the character of the explosion,
out the testimony goes to show that it
was powerful submarine mine, the
exact Character OF which was not deter
mined though the belief was expressed
'iSI a., II was floating submarine mine.
mere We're two exposions, the court
uhGs' The first was from the outside,
anu that set off one of the smaller
magazines.
AZ was this. expressed in detail, and
WV. WIN the precision of a court deeply
-,,n IJnscious OF its responsibility, together
S WIN the evidence upon which it was
gaseu' that occupied the attention of
.ne cabinet throughout Its extended ses-
I.vns mm OF the morning and afternoon.
.hi. an oIher subjects have given way to
oI 'h,s foremost question. There was no
naa, rnaHse IN the plan of making the re-
@ pof' public and transmitting it to con-
ssless' accompanied by a brief message
ron the president.
me afternoon cabinet session lasted
Anu nsl nearly 5:30. The entire situa-
|des,;,.as was discussed at length, but no
H. u.Ve point was reached. The situa-
\DS \U1 y regarded as decidedly critical,
yg.'iI. Is ieared there will be great
VSuiiy Wln in avoiding trouble.
h. WI TiIe interest was thus centered at
'nar,,,il nav mhile House, the navy and war de-
|wo,t tl'vnIs y. We're hurrying forward their