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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
is ENGLAND PREPARING ron WARS
Great Orders Placed I'm This Country
For IA Coal supply.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 19.-There has been
shipped from Norfolk, in British bottoms,
seventeen cargoes of Pochontas steam
coal aggregating 7O,123 tons. These have
gone to eleven different coahng stations
belonging to England, and 1t has been be-
leved that England was stocking such
stations IN event of possible war.
To-day II leaked out that this view is
undoubtedly correct as the Pocahontas
Coal Company is asserted by one Of It's
employees to have practically admitted
that an unlimited contract from the Brit
ish government for coaling her stations
all over the world had been secured, and
the work has just fairly commenced.
The stations to which cargoes have thus
far been sent are: Montevideo, in Uru-
quay; ST. Mlchaels in the Azores; King
ston jamaica; Singapore, India; Cape
Town, Africa, st. Vincent and Porto
Praya, Cape de Verdes; St.. Lucia, ID.
W. L.; Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic,
st. Paul de I.oanda, Africa, and London.
One vessel alone, the Indra, carried $3.50
tons to Singapore. The discovery has
caused O sensation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
SPANS COMMISSIONERS.
They Have Dcen Selected, But An
nOuncement VIII he Delayed


Madrid, Aug. 10, 10 p. m.-The cabinet
council tonight decided to appoint Cen
Gonzales Parade, second in command IN
Cuba; Rear Admiral Luis Pastor Landero,
who succeeded Admiral Navarro, the
Spanish commander In Cuban waters, and
Marquis de Montoro, minister of finance
in the insuIar cabinet, as the commission
of evacuation for Cuba.
The Porto Rican commission has not yet
been appointed, the government awaiting
an expression of the views of Gov. Gen.
Macias; but il has been decided that Ad-
mirai Vallaripo shah be one of the COM
missioners.
The peace commissioners have not been
nominated, but il Is believed the COMPOST
ton of the commission has been decided
upon, though the names of its members
win not be published yet, as the govern
ment is resolved to take advantage Of the
delay granted by the protocol in order to
avoid cabinet crisis
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
BRITIsH PRESS VIEW.

Don't See why "a Power Should OH
ject Our Keeping the Philippines.
London, Aug. 20.-The Times, this morn
ing, says editorialy, that 1t foresees cir
cumstances which may force the United
States to a permanent occupation of Cuba,
and adds: IF America is prepared TO un-
dertake the responsibility of the govern
ment of the whole Philippine group it is
hard to see how any other power could
legitimately interfere. If the United States
repudiates such responsibility, a very peril
GUS state of things might ensue, because il
would not be easy TO dispute the right of
other powers to terminate the state of an
archy Therefore, many difficulties will
be avoided by American annexation. In
anv case no European power need reckon
upon finding the United States as easy to
coerce as Japan"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
LEAVING SANTIAGO.
One Thousand spaniards Sail on the
Vile de Verdi.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 10, afternoon
A portion of the First Regiment of In
fantry left this morning on the steamer.
d. H. Miller. This afternoon 500 of the
District of Columbia troops sailed on the
transport Hudson, 800 of the Seventh In
fantry on the Yucatan, and companies
of the Thirty-fourth Michigan on the
transport Santiago. The Troops are going
forward as rapidly as possible
Owing to the increase of sickness, there
is much need of hospital ships The num-
ber of those sick is large and there are
not sufficient accommodations for them.
The embarkation of the Spanish troops
continues. One thousand win leave on the
Vile de Verdi tonight. Next week small
er transports wall take the Spaniards at
Guantanamo bay.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
GENERALS RELIEVED.
WIN Gordon, Wade and Butler to
GO to Their New Duties,

GO to Their New Duties.
washington, Aug 19-Maj. Gen. Wade,
@merly of the Third Army Corps at
.DoAamauga, and Maj. Gen. NJ. c. Butler,
Command of a division of the Second
~-'y corps at Falls Church, were to-day
''s''4 OF their present duties, in order
gsnaDle them TO enter upon the discharge
'he'r important duties as members Of
commission charged with the execu-
~ Of the provisions of the peace protocol
E,9i,'inE the evacuation of Cuba by the
Il s"n1ar order was also issued to-day
Sns case Of Brig. Gen. William w.
9n commanding a division of The
tr army Corps, who has been ap-
tn.'1 member of a similar commission
''e case Of Porto Rico.
W one has yet been selected to succeed
III oHcers IN their respective commands.
- Us not likely that any action in that
''o" WIKI be taken for some time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
WILL HOLD ON TO EVERYTHING.
London Spectator Don't Thihk Uncle
Som Will Give Up Philippines.

London spcctntOr DOht IhIhK UHcIr
Som VIII Give Up Philippines.
London, Aug. 20-The Spectator, in its
issue this week, prophesizes that America
will retain all the Spanish possessions she
has captured, and thinks that pressure
from the Cuban loyalists will force the
commission TO stipulate that Cuba shall
be governed by the United States for
twenty years"
The Spectator says: america will find
herself. at the end of the year, in possess
sion of the beginning of an oversee trop-
ical empire. Long may she rule 1t in the
interests of humanity and justice! While
it is so ruled Englishmen will never envy
her possessions nor their expansion into
a domain as great as her own"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
TO SADDLE CUBA WITH DEBT.
A Spanish scheme For Compensation
For PubIic Works I'm Cnba.

Madrid, Aug. 10, 1890 p nit is ru-
nored that the government will instruct
Cuban commissioners to present strong
case for the recognition Of Spanish claim
for compensation for the cesslon Of public
works IN Cuba, the compensation to take
the form Of saddllng upon Cuba the bulk
of the Cuban debt existing In 1895. The
papers advocate the strengthening Of Ceu-
Ia and Andalusian ports IN anticipation
OF Anglo-Russian eventualities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
VOTING ON MUsTERING OUT.
Some Regiments Want to BE Re-
leased and Others DO Not.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Some of the regi-
ments at Camp Alger are canvassing
among themselves the question whether
or not they care to be mustered out now
or wait until later.
The First New Jersey Is strongly oppos-
ed to remaining any longer
majority of the Seventh Ohio have
voted that they preferred 10 remain in the
service while the Eighth Pennsylvania
entertains quite different sentiments.
Those commands which left camp yes
terday for Middletown, Pa, included the
Second Battalion of the Fourth Missouri
and portions of the Seventh Illinois and
the Sixth Pennsylvania
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
sPANIARDs LEAVE SANTIAGO.
Gen. Skaters Report of the Sailing
Of the CabadOnza.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The war depart
ment has received the following dispatch
giving information of The departure Of
Spanish prisoners:
Santiago de Cuba. Aug. 19.-H. c. Cor
bin. Adjutant General, Washington: The
Cabadonza sailed this morning with Pas
men. 1903 officers. a women ana 40 children
Two others are loaded and probably Will
sail this afternoon.
"Shafter. Major General"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20

washington, Aug 19-The President to-
day issued an executive order which was
promulgated by the war department, car
rygng into effect the taEin organization
for Porto Rico.
The rate Is the Spanish mlnimrm tariff
rates hcretOfre enforced IN the island.
The tobacco schedule Is the same as
that for Cuba
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
CABINET MEMBERS AT REVIEW.

the New York Naval show.
Washington, Aug. 19.-The national ad-
ministration viii be represented at the
naval parade in New York tomorrow by
six members of the cabinet
Secretary Bliss, Postmaster General
Smith and Attorney General Griggs left
on late afternoon train for New York,
and Secretaries Alger, Gage and Wilson
left at II 80 O'Clock tonight in a special
car attached to the regular Pennsylvania
limited.
They were accompanied by Gov Pingree
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20

Washington. Aug. i9.-Postmaster Cen
eral Emory Smith to-day suspended hls
order, issued az the hagsgning OF the war.
that during hostilities al mall commnni-
cation with Spain ana her colonies was
10 bo discontinued.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
NO YELLOW FEVER ABOARD.
Mobile, Seneca and Comanche Ar
rive at MOntnuk.

New York, Aug. 19.-The transports No
bile, Seneca and Comanche have arrived
and the sick soldiers aboard were landed
to-day al Montauk. The unaffected sol
diers will be landed tomorrow.
DR.. Booth, the yellow fever expert. af-
ter careful examination, said that there
were no cases Of yellow fever aboard any
OF the transports Several Of the men
were found TO be suffering from malarlal
fever
Gen. Wheeler took command of the
camp to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
NO MORE TROOPS WANTED.

VII shafter Concludes He Has
enough to Preserve Order.
"sa'ngton, Aug. 19.-Gen. shafter has
''.1 the war department that. after
NJ 1'''ns with Gen. Lawton, command
we department. of Santiago, It has
concluded that it will NOT be neces-
AZ w. Sehd any more troops to santi-
s@d ,or or, me Preservation Of peace and
slsrI,,,,' cement is made with the UNDER
vii qh0r.tidt me present military force
o. ~ SHorJly be reinforced by the arrival
ti.,.te ie fiith Regular Infantry and '' Twen-
"i'iu Kansas volunteers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
MUTINIED BECAUSE OF room FOOD
Troops at Fort sam Houston March
From the Mess Hall.

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. l9.-The volun-
teer troops now garrisoning at
Eort sam Houston mutinied this
morning at breakfast, and march,
ed out of the mess hall In regu-
lar order as a protest against the food
furnished them. The matter Is now under
inyestigation
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
Armed band Of RomrIgo.

London, Aug. 20.-A dispatch TO the Daily
Mall from Biarritz says that another
armed band has appeared In the district
OF Ciudad Romrigo about nifty miles from
Salamanca. The dispatch only says that
more Carlist agents have been arrested at
Barcelona.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
TROOPS ARRIvE AT PONCE.
The Concho Reaches Port with Gen.
Grants Brigade.

Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. lS delayed in
transmission).-Th Concho, with the re-
mainder Of Gen. Grants brigade on board.
the Third Kentucky and One Hundred
aud sxtieth Indiana. arrived to-day.
The Florida has sailed for Santiago de
Cuba TO embark troops.
Arrangements have been perfected TO
suppress threatened riots.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20
~ 1en' sh0fters HeaIth Renor,

% r. .,,t''5lon' Aug, BIN his dispatch
tea4b r,...,. 'inent tonight concerning The
d.. -ports the death OF Ten roen eor 9,sl shsao
az pts'nning Aug. Is. ~ ''''ee
follow. .r1ry report for Aug. 70 Is as
nurf,- l"ial number sick. 245. Total
c.a st. ever cases. 9i5. total number new
q h 6,,.. lo'll number fever cases return
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20

Washington, Aug 19.-The war depart
ment has received the following:
Santiago. Aug i9.yH. c. Corbin. Adju-
tant General, Washington: The D. H. Mil
ler with the First Regular infantry and
some stevedores has just sailed
atEhaftori -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
ABBREVIATED rELeGRAMS.

Chicago negro citizens say that no
one of their color ever gets on a jury
| there.
August Kallgren fefl under a moving
| train at Ashland, Wis, and was in
| stantly killed.
Bicycles are now making a twenty
mile trip from Ashland to Washburn,
Wis, over the ice.
Nicholas. the 6-year-old son Of Ste
phen Brieske. of Lacrosse. Wis, was
killed by the kick of a horse.
| Captain Murphy. Of the notorious fill
buster Laurada. has been acquitted Of
filibustering by a Delaware Jury.
The 92d anniversary of the birth Of
General Robert f. Lee was duly cele-
brated all over the south yesterday.
Mis- Elnora Andrews, Of Evansville,
Wis, is a candidate for postmistress at
that place. her rival being w. T. Boyd
Henry c. Lytton will give a $50 dia-
mond ring to the billiardist making the
best run-handicap considered-in the
Chicago tourney.
Mrs Nancy Vance, a Charlevoix In
dian aged 10S. who recently passed
through Saginaw, Mich, thinks that she
owes her health and vigor to smoking.
L. D. Conger has bought the 81. 900
interest of the late Professor Swensberg
in the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald,
giving him $4,000 of the $4,000 stock.
A Pennsylvania life insurance COM
pany is fighting the payment OF a pol
icy on the ground that accidental death
by poisoning is not accidental death.
| In the home Of Herb German, who
was arrested at Dowagiac. Mich, for
drunkenness, officers found molds,
stamps and other counterfeiting uten-
| sils.
| The consolidation of the New York,
American and United States Biscuit
companies, with a capitalization OF $o5.-
100000. may be considered an accom-
plished fact.
| w. l.. Dohrman. OF Holland, Mich.
who accompanied an expedition from
Michigan and Indiana to the Klondike
| gold fields. died before reaching the
mining districts.
John G. Brady, governor Of the dis
trict of Alaska, has just sent to Miss
Florence King. Of Chicago. a roll Of
parchment which makes her commits
sioner Of deeds of Alaska.
| The foreign commerce of the United
States for the year 1897 breaks all rec
ords in volume and values. For the
entire twelve months the excess of ex-
ports over imports of merchandise
amounts to $S56. ISL, 900. and adding 81.
100000 net exports Of silver. gives q
grand credit balance for the year If
1891. 500. GOO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
FLAMES THREATEN A TOWN.
Spencer, Ind, Loses Six Buildings and tn,
Fire Raging Unchecked.

Fire Raging Unchecked.
indianapolis, Jan. 20-At 1870 this
morning information reached this city
that copflagrat.on vas raging in
Spencer, Ind, which was threatening
to destroy the city. As the long distance
telephone and telegraphic communica-
ton was cut off it was impossible to get
definite facts. Spencer is a town of
5000 inhabitants. the county seat of
Owen county, and located on the In
dianapolis and Vincennes railroad,
about fifty-thee miles southwest OF this
city.
Some meager facts were learned by
the train dispatcher of the l. and v. To-
Gated here before communication was
cut OF. His information was that the
grocery store owned by c. B. Allison. a.
]. Hedrick's shoe store. Sadler Bros.
two clothing stores. Hardin's saloon and
another saloon and store whose owners
could not he learned, were Quilted. No
Information as to the probable loss or
origin Of the fire could be obtained. At
o'clock the fire was still raging. The
block where the fire originated was q
new one, and the finest in the city.
Ionia, Mich. Jan. 20.-Fire broke out
In tfis city last night and for a time
q whole block was in danger. At 9 a.
m. the fire was under control. The
Weber block. a two-story sandstone
building, is a complete loss. The entire
loss from the fire will be $4,000, with
about $4,000 insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago Jan. 10.
Following were the quotations on the
Beard II Trade today: wheat-Janu-
AIRY. opened 9isc. closed SIC; May.
SIC. closed s27sc. Corn-January.
opcred 2s'.c. closed nominal: May.
opened sssc. closed 2s'sc: July. opened
and closed .y;xc. Oats-May, opened
and closed s35sc. Pork-January.
opened SOS. closed nominal: May.
opened seF,s. closed s955. Lard-Jan-
nary. opened Sass. closed nominal;
Produce: Buttcr-Extra creamery.
Pc per II; extra dairy, lie: fresh
packing stock. lie. Eggs-Fresh stock.
?ec per doz. Dressed Poultry-Turkeys.
9nioisc per IL: chickens. sole: ducks,
s'sG1isc. Potatoes-Northweste 50a
CO. per bu. Sweet Potatoes-Illinois,
tL'5G2so per Dbl
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago Jan. 10.
Hogs-Estirnated receipts for the day.
5S,ooo. market active and feeling firm
er. with prices gt.a5c higher: opening
was strung. hut later market ruled easy
At the advance: sales ranged at 81. 2ss1
Se',s for pigs. l.sSn3s2i3 for light. 250
65.ss for rough packing. s355a3s7is for
mixed. and sasoTaUL for heavy pack
Ing and shipping lots. Cattle-Estirnat-
81 receipts fer the day. i5.s0o: quality
fair: market rather active on shippine
and local account. good lots ruled
steady. but other grades weak: quota
tions ranged at s5.oeh5t5 for choice 10
extra steers. Nson<.ss good tn choice
do. NShiso fair to good. Sssci4iO
eommon to medium do. ss.on&eo
butchers steers. Sseoa3.s s,ockers.
t5.seH&2s feeders. s2.0od3so cows. 81 So
rtso heifers. Se.s01to0 bulls. oxen ani
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
FAMILY BOUND, GAGGED AN6 sossec



Five Mashed Hen 10 TIE Werk, Cecil
Themselves . Meal and Get Away.
Lima, O., Jan. 2o.-At an early hour
yesterday morning five masked men en-
tered the residence Of Mrs. Anna
Gratx, two miles eAst Of Beaver Dam,
this county, and at the point Of a re-
volver bound and gagged every member
Of the household. consisting Of Mrs.
0ratz, q daughter. three sohs-aged from
10 to Is years. and two farm hands.
John Hauenstein and Adolph Follett
Leaving one of their number to guard
their victims. the remaining four rob-
bers then looted the house. securing
about $50 in money, two gold watches
and some jewelry. after which they
repaired to the kitchen and cooked
themselves a breakfast
After eating a hearty meal they de-
parted, leaving the family still bound.
About an hour later one Of the family
succeeded in getting free and gave the
alarm. 1t was ascertained that the rob-
bers had stolen a hand car on the Lake
Erie and Western road. Bloodhounds
were sent from this city. but when
they arrived there the trail was too old
and the hounds were unable to follow
II successfully,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
Illinois Legislative Notes.

Springfield, Ills, Jan. 20.-Nohe's bill
authorizing the state board Of equalixa-
ton to assess foreign corporations the
same as domestic corporations was re-
ported to the senate yesterday and put
on the calendar. Crawford's election
bill was called up on second reading.
Committee amendments to the revenue
bill offered Tuesday were adopted with
out opposition.
In the house the McEniry gas bill and
the La Monte grain tax measure were
overwhelmingly defeated. The revenue
committees bill was reported and or
dered to first reading
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
GLADSTONE IS NOT DYING VET.
No Cssss sev Alarm In ISIS CosditIon Ssy
IN Osn~isl Statement.

London. Jan. 20 An Official medical
statement issued last night reasserts
that there u no cause for alarm as to
Gladstone's health. although Il IL not
benefited as much as had been hoped ut
Cannes. The facial neuralgia pains
Persist with daily fluctuations. owing
% the cold wind. and wet weather: hut
the con plaint is quite local. His physi-
cal powers have not suffered: his
strength Is good: his appetite excellent:
he toins the family at meals and takes
reguiar drives. weather permitting.
Its not true that the family has been
summoned. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Glad
stone viii go To Cannes on Saturday In
accordance with an ARRANGEMENT made
weeks ago. Lord stuart Rendel with
whom Gladstone Is visitirg) teiegraphed
last night at $40 that Gladstcre's
health was unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
Cotton Mil Strikers Are Ou,ss.

Boston. Jan. 20.-The third day OF the
strike in the New England cotton and
wooden industrial centers was an I'M
eventful one. Those who were at first
inclined to believe that either the
strikers or mill owners would hold out
only few days have now come to the
conclusion that the matter has settled
down to test of endurance. There are
no sigrs Of concession by either side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
Curious Celestial rnenomena.

Manawa. Wis. Jan. ga most curl
Gus meteorological phenomena was OBJ
served here about 4:30 O'Clock Monday
afternoon. 1t at first had the appear
ance of a shooting star and rapidly
dropped from the zenith toward the
horizon. but finally resolved itself into
three luminous spheres. One Of these
was much larger than the other two.
After remaining stationary for some
time they faded away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
Merry Expects To Be Hanged.

Chicago, Jan. e0-The case Of Chris
Merry and James Smith will go to the
jury today. Merry expects no mercy.
Smith does. THE jury will hang me"
Merry repeated many times yesterday.
He made practically no defense, and
was deaf to all the arguments Of his
attorneys. He said repeatedly: 81 don't
know who killed Polly. l did not see
her-have never seen her-since be-
tween 4 and s O'Clock Friday afternoon.
Nov. 49," But he would not go on the
witness stand. saying 1t was no use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
Bryan Testincs for Dnprr.

Jacksonville. Ills, Jan. .o.-The prin-
cipal feature IN the Draper trial was
the Introduction Of William Jennings
Bryan on the stand to testify to Drap-
ers good record while the two were in
th" same Office from 1852 to 1857. BRYAN
said tho defendant was a good man.
rather irritable in temper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
De. Bs ll's Rins .rsr.Honey

Acts % balm to the lunge, cutting
the mucus. sllsying the indamma-
ton. healing aud strengthening. It
will cure . cough or . cold In one
night and exhilarsts The lungs
against the inception Of disease. $50
at good drug stores. No cure no pay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
Eaton's Challenge Taken Tn,

St. Louis. Jan. 20.-In reply to the
challenge issued Tuesday by Jay Eaton.
the champion indoor bicycle rider. Offer
ing to ride against anybody in the
word. a telegram was received by Eat
on last night from J. w. Morgan. the
well-known cycler in New York. saying
he had posted $500 with a New York
newspaper to match a ride with Eaton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-20
Shin Canal for Indiana.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Turpie
yesterday introduced jsint resolu-
ton for the appointment of a commits
sion to make a survey for a ship canal
from the lower shore Of Lake Michigan
to the Wabash river,