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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
KEEL OF THE MAINE LAID.
Anniversary of the Lost BattleshiD
Remembered.

Philadelphia, Feb 15.-The anniversary
of the blowing up Of the battleship Maine
In Havana harbor was marked here with
the beginning of work on the powerful
mau-of-war which win bear the name Of
the historic battleship. the destruction Of
which did much to precipitate the war
with Spain.
The new Maine win be built by the
Cramp Shipbuilding Company, and at the
companys yards at II o'clock to-day the
first piece of the keel of the vessel was
laid There was no Formally in the pro-
ceedings. but the shipyard was thrown
open to the public and a great cheer was
given by the crowd as the group OF
workmen set in place the first steel piece
of the keel. Other pieces of the keel
were Immediately hoisted and placed by
the side of the first, and thus was started
what will be one of the most powerful
fighters of the navy.
The builders will endeavor to have the
new battleship ready for launching on Feb.
is of next year. and to have her ready for
service on the third anniversary of her
predecessors destruction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

There is a close analogy between the
The Mauser bullet makes an apparently
insignificant wound. The hole of exit and
entrance is very small The terrible We
loclty of the bullet produces a shock rath-
er than pain.
But the after-effects of such a wound
are very serious The rapid rotary motion
of this slim, small Mauser bullet destroys
large areas of tissue on every side of it's
passage. If the victim lives through it at
all it will take many months to recover
completely.
Exactly like this is the history of la
grippe. Its onset is sudden, unexpected.
but many times seemingly trivial. 1t pro
duces symptoms something like a cold; "a
little more aching of the bones and mus
Giles, perhaps, than a cold, but generally
it does not produce any great concern.
The whole matter often seems insignia
can't But this is right where so many
people commit a serious blunder.
Even a slight attack of la grippe sows
the seeds of discord and degeneration all
through the system. Recovery seems i'm
possible. The strength does not return
The whole system seems deranged. Every
function is disturbed. Appetite and diges-
ton demoralized Creeping rigors, hot
flashes. cold sweats and ftful sleep llnger
to make life almost unbearable.
1t is this condition that DR.. Hartman
calls systemic catarrh. Thew holes VS.
tenn is saturated with catarrh. This dis
covery marked an important advance In
the history of medical science. The medi-
cal profession had long been cropping to
discover the meaning of the stubborn and
distressing after-effects of la grippe. Ali
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
A BRIDGE BUILDERS COMBINE.
Companies Think They Spend Too
Much to Get the Trade.


New York, Feb. 15.-The Evening
World says: Representatives of nearly
every steel bridge building COM
pany in the country are holding daily ses-
sions at the Waldorf-Astoria for the pur-
pose of forming a trust, which it is pro-
posed, will be capitalized at $4O,OOO,OOO. One
of the representatives of a large Cleveland
concern said last night.
In a general way we are all agreed
upon the desirability of combining. The
present condition of the bridge interests Is
not satisfactory. Our company spends
fully one-half of what we call our gen
eral expenses in getting contracts, or
keeping away from competing companies.
Most of our contracts are with boards
Of aldermen, supervisors and other mu-
nicipal county and state bodies. We have
some very high priced men on our pay
roll, whose value we estimate by the con-
tracts they bring in without asking them
for too many particulars.
This is unpleasant and likewise expen-
sive. If combine were formed work
would come in without such methods"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
"coLONIAL" CONoooTIONs.
Drinks From Cuba, the Philippines,
Porto Rico and Hawaii.

From the Chicago Inter Oceon.
With the annexation of new territory by
the United States the nimble-dngered dis
penser of liquid refreshment finds it In
cumbent upon him to extend his repertoire,
while the devotee of Bacchus has thrust
upon him newly and strangely compound
ed assuagers of the demon thirst
From Cuba, from Porto Rico, from the
Philippines and from the Sandwich Islands
come liquid fancies--some native, some in
vented by residents of more extensive ex-
perience, but one and all different from
the hips and coolers and cocktails. daisies
and sours and mashes of our native land.
First of all must be considered pimento,
that fragrant stimulant with endless pos
sibilities known 50 well in Cuba. A glass
well filed with ice, a lime well squeezed,
a dash of pmento dram, spray of setter
or club soda the mixture then well stirred,
and you have a fiz which many think bet
ter by far than one of gin or whisky.
A typical Porto Rican cocktail is made
from pony of Jamaica rum two or three
dashes Of molasses, and one dash of pi-
nento dram, all stirred with ice and
strained into thin glass.
Another tropical cocktail has for it's base
one-thlrd part of vanilla cordial. To this
are added two-thlrds brandy and a dash OF
pimento dram. The oil from a bit of lemon
rind adds zest to the tipple ana is squeezed
upon the top after straining.
Rice wine Is not unknown here, although
in no great demand. Muled IL Is quite q
favorite in the Philippines, where, under
a warm sun, its Intoxicating effects are
fully appreciated. A gun barrel liz gener-
ally used by the natives In preparing the
mulled potion, a superstition prevailing
that the drink thus compounded absorbs
some of the peculiarly effective fighting
qualities Of the gun and gives strength ac-
cordingyly.
More deadly than rice wine is barley ale.
Old and experienced drinkers have been
brought to grief by couple Of glasses If
this paiatable lntoxicant 1t is some times
mixed with lemon juice to deaden the
effects, but for the average American the
fascinating flavor is destroyed by such
treatment
Sandwich Islanders are extremely fond
of cocoanut milk. but the American and
European residents improve on the natu-
raj lquor by adding a liberal dash OF
brandy and shaking the whole with ice.
Samoans have a fermented drink made
from avn root, which, however, is not
popular with whites who have once ex-
perienced it's effects. According TO report,
man under the table, while three or four
glasses have been known to put seasoned
drinkers In bed for week.
A favorite cocktail in Havana Is made
of one-quarter curacao, one-quarter mar
ascino one-half brandy. a few drops OF
lemon juice and dash Of quino bitters.
The mixture Is well stirred with ice and
strained into thin glasses.
Curacao and maraschino in equal guam
titles is a favorite cordial. II is served
alone or with a dash OF quino bitters on
the top These bitters are much used in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
POLICE STOPPED THE FIGHT.
Peter Maher Gets the Best of stock
ings COUrOy.

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 15.-Peter Maher
of Ireland and Stockings Conroy of Troy
fought two minutes and forty seconds of
the seventh round tonight in the Colise-
UNI, when Chief of Police Bill jumped upon
the platform and ordered Charley White
the referee, to stop the fight.
He did not act quickly, and the chief
stepped between the two men, while sew
erai policemen mounted the stage. Maher
had Conroy in the latters corner and was
hitting him with both hands. Conroy tried
to run away and held his hands to his
face He was apparently helpless.
Conroy was in good condition at the
close, neither man was marked and there
was no blood spilled.
The bout was for ten rounds for 81, 200
the loser TO take $780, Maher rushed Con-
roy in the first and the Troy man showed
to poor advantage. He improved in the
following rounds, and landed several hard
ones upon Makers face and got in the
only upper cut of the fght. In the fifth
round Conroy was knocked down. but
was up quickly. He showed little skill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
Nv RE A MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
,,xv STIRRED UP OVER COM
3 hi vERCIAL QUESTION.

"a, Manteauffel Is quite Fert'
O,.,nts a Bigger Navy So the Unit
s.ates VIII Not Use Such Lam
-e--One Agrarian Says Ger
wust show Her Fists in Or
InDrass NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
comments on the Same Line.
-,.n Feb. l5.-The question Of the
.,.i,I cations of Germany with the
- states seems not unlikely to lead
partial ministerial crisis Addressing
,s,,rian meeting recently, Baron Won
,I.r.eauffel. Conservative, said;
.u,5 we increased our navy sooner the
.--,,sa states would not have dared to use
,,s language toward Germany"
tba annual congress Of the Agrarian
,.,gue this week similar sentiments were
h..r5 one speaker, referring to the
-, Of Herr Won Buelow, secretary Of
st.ta for foreign affairs, In the Reichstag
-, Saturday. in reply to the hterpella-
40, Of Count Won Kanitz, said:
.rt &c useless to serve the Americans
18th snch sugar bread. If we want TO
,.,,rees them we must show them our
ssts We want deeds from the govern
,oent mol fine words. A great power like
csrroanv cannot allow herself TO be made
= fool of as We so far have done with
regard to America.
After other speeches, characterized by
vigor and exaggeration, the Agrarian
Teaeue adopted resolution congratulate
inc itself upon the alleged return of the
government to Bismarck's commercial
policy.
Baron Became Too Violent.
The newspapers, including the officially
Insured organs. are openly talking of the
Ministerial dissensions. 1t is asserted
that the agrarian utterances of Baron
,,on Hammerstein-Lext minister of ag-
riculture. have so disturbed diplomatic ne
gotiations that whole sentences OF his
sneeches have mad to be omitted from
the official speeches. The ministers, more
over. had to keep careful watch whenever
he addressed the Reichstag in order to
correct possible mistakes.
The official reports have also omitted
many anti-American remarks of Baron
Won Hamnerstein-LeXte One paper says
that his resignation may be expected since
he has duarrelled with nearly all Of his
colleagues
There are renewed rumois that the i'm
periaI chancellor, Prince Won Hohenlohe is
weary of office and lobby gossip has it that
Prince Herbert Bismarck wiz succe~t!
Prince Won Radolin as German ambassa-
dor 10 ST. Petersburg.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
MEEK WILL BE JUDGE.
Opposition in Senate Practically
Withdrawn.

Washington. Feb. 15.-The Senate, in ex-
ecutive session to-day confirmed the NOM
nation of Hon. Edward R. Meek, to be
district judge for the northern district of
Texas.
The nomination of Judge Meek failed
last session, but he was reappointed at
the beginning of the present session. The
opposition in the Senate was practically
Withdrawn. An aye and nay vote was TAX
en-. but the result was largely in Mr..
Meek's favor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
COUNCIL ELECTS OFFICERS.
Mrs. Gaffney of New York President
of the Order.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The National
Council of Women elected the following
officers to-day:
President-Nlrs. Fannie Humphrey Gaff-
ney of New York.
Vice President-at-Large- Maria
Purdy Pock of Iowa.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett of the District of Column
bia
Treasurer-Mrs. Hannah G. Solomon,
president of the Women's Jewish Council,
Chicago.
First Recording Secretary-Rev. Anna
G. Spencer, Rhode Island.
Second Recording Secretary-Mrs. EN-
milene B. Wells, Salt Lake City.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
40 DEVELOP COAL PROPERTY.
p"hy Organized in Tennessee
With $2,OOO,OOO CAPITAL.

Middlesborough, KY, Feb. 15.-Tbe Ia
= o'e''e Coal Iron and Railway Company
=, me name Of a company organized in
0''lpoeh county, Tennessee, for the pur-
pose Oh developing a tract in Tennessee
ar D,,sis'lhg Of $1,000 acres of valuable coal
- ,l non property. The company will omen
,dhlse coat mines at once. The canitaI Of
the company is $2.OOOOO0 u
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
MCARRELL BILL GOES OVER.
senate Had Passed 1t in senator
Quay's Interest.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 15.-The House, by
a vote of IS to IS. adjourned to-day with
out taking action on the McCarrell jury
hill The bill now goes over until March
q when 1t will be taken up for second
reading.
The bill which it has been charged Is in
the interest of United States Senator Quay,
has already passed the Senate.
The Quay conspiracy trial has been fixed
for Feb q
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
HOUSE REMEMBERS THE MAINE.
Resolution Passed on Anniversary of
Its Destruction.

jefferson City. Mo-, Feb. 15.-The House
to-day adopted unanimously the following
resolution communicating the destruc-
ton Of the Maine:
This House looks with pride upon the
bravery and patriotism of the American
soldiery and seamen in annihilating the
power of Spain In the East and West In
dies. and most heartily commends the
promptness and energy with which the
national administration and national Con-
gress prosecuted the war against Spain
and eliminated her power in the West
Indies
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

visitors at Washington regarding the
fresh behavior of some professional
guides. Mai. o. L. Pruden, assistant sec
rotary to the President, bears a close per-
sonal resemblance to the chief magistrate
and some of the guides have regarded II
as joke to point TO the former when he
happened to be In view and say TO sight
seers: There is the President" Mr. Pru-
den always wears a Prince Albert coat
and a tall hat and this enhances the de-
Geptive likeness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
convention to BE Postponed.

New Orleans, Feb. 15.-The committee
having in charge the arrangements for
holding the convention of cotton plant
ers and Representatives of allied interests
in their trade, hav e finally decided TO
postpone the convention TO an indefinite
lani q
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
THE MEAT BOARD OF INQUIRY.
Col. Gillespie the Only One in Wash
ingtOn So Far.

Washington Feb 15.-The only mem
Der of the court of inquiry to investigate
the charges relative to the meat furnished
the army to reach Washington up to this
afternoon was Col. George L. Gillespie,
who came over from New York.
Gen Wade, the president of the court
Is somewhere between here and Denver,
Gen. George w. Davis reported by tele-
graph that he had gotten as far north
as richmond Va, en- route from Cuba,
VINE Col. George B. Davis, the recorder
Of the court is at Pittsburg
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16

idence In the policy which I am advo-
eating. The commonweal and our mutual
interests demand that we should forget the
past. Cubans, knowing the need of the
policy of independence will gratefully ac-
cept your cooperation"
At Cienfuegos Gomez was welcomed by
the whole population, as well as by the
American authorities; and the American
troops there saluted Gomez and the Cuban
flag.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
Edwnrd 5. Hnyden pend.

New York, Feb. 15.-Edward Simon
Hayden, inventor of the Hayden process Of
electrolosis for separating precious metals
from copper, is dead in this city, aged Al
years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
In remembrance of the Maine.

Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. 15.-To-day the
naval reserves and the Duquesne Grays
commemorated the blowing up Of the
Maine by special services at the grave OF
Lieut. Friend w. Jenkins Of Allegheny,
who was victim of the Maine horror.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
SENATORS OPPOSE EwART.
Mr.. Butler Continues Speech in OPP
position to Conformation.


position to Conformation.
Washington, Feb. 15.-In the executive
session Of the Senate to-day, Senator But
Ter of North Carolina again declined to
yield to the request of Mr.. Pritchard to
fix time for vote on the nomination of
Judge Ewart to be district judge of the
western district of North Carolina He
said, however, that he hoped to be able
to make the concession within a day or
two.
Mr.. Butler continued his speech in OPP
position to the confirmation. He contin-
ued his exploitation of the testimony TAX
en- by the judiciary committee, classify
ing much of it and reading the typewrit-
ten copy at considerable length
Senator Stewart also made a brief
speech during the executive session, op-
posing confirmation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
PREVIOUS RECORDS BROKEN.
Gimm About Fifty Miles Ahead OF
Former Scores.

Former Scores.
San Francisco Feb. 15.-The score of the
leaders in the six-day bicycle race at s:45
p. m, the forty-sixth hour. was as fol-
lows, the previous records being 794 miles,
1892 yards, made by Pierce, at Madison
Square Garden, last December:
Gimm, S43 miles laps; Mixer, SPAS;
Barnaby, S023; Fredericks. 800; Nawn,
1852; Hale, 1877; Pierce, 1853
The score al midnight, the 10Th hour: The
previous record was $50 miles, held by
Pierce, and made in New York last De-
cember: Gimm, 500 miles; Miller, $751;;
Fredericks, SS9; Nswn, SS7; Barnaby, S31;
Pierce, 1922 Hale, S21; Aaronsen, SIT; AL
bert, S17; Pilkington, ia; Lawson, TIA; Ju-
Illus, 723; AshInger. 7O9
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
SWORD PRESENTED TO PHILIP.
In Commemeration of His AcknOwl-
edgement of God.

Galveston, Tex, Feb 15-This afternoon
a beautiful sword and Bible purchased by
the Sunday school children of Texas was
presented to Commodore John w. Philip,
who commanded the battleship Texas dur
ing the war with Spain.
The sword was made by the same firm
who designed the Dewey sword, and cost
$500 The presentation was in approval
Of Commodore Philips public utterance
after the Santiago fight, acknowledging
the sovereignty of Almighty God The
Texas is now here, commanded by Capt
Sigsbee, and all the officers and men at
tended the ceremony.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
No Senatorial New.

so wasnih g,on' Feb. 15.-No breaks in the
~ sta,. l"i aeadlocks, existing in number
The Pt YES, We're reported to-day. Efforts of
a canoi pu 'olans in Nebraska to agree on
~ s are progressing faVorablv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
John A. McMurtrie Dead.

Denver. Col. Feb. 15.-John A. McMur-
trie, the millionaire railroad contractor,
who built the Rio Grsnde Railroad over
Marshall Pass and through the Grand
Canyon. died here tonight Of blood poison
ing caused by an abscess.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
THE PLATFORM REAFFIRMED.

MINNESOTA DemOcrats IndOrse ChiCa-
go Document.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 15.-The Democratic
state committee met here this afternoon
and adopted the following resolution:
THAT the Democratic state central COM
mlttee do hereby reaffirm and indorse the
national Democratic platform adopted by
the Democratic national convention in Chi
cago in 1896, and the principles of the
Democratic party as therein enunciated."
Col Bryan, at the request of the COM
mittee, appeared and addressed them
briefly, and a vote of thanks was rendered
him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
FAMOUS RUNNER DEAD.
But His Record stiu stands without
Being Broken.

we" York, Feb. 16.-Lawrence e.
myers the famous short-distance runner,
o'ed suddenly in this city last night of
pneumonia He would have been Il years
o gI,l today. He was born in Richmond. Va.
Us Us running records still stand, no runner
p ~ or amateur. having equaled
Them. He won fourteen American cba,,,-
ponships, ten Canadian chamnionsbins
ana 'hree championships of England.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
Tba cbicneo at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Feb. 15.-The United States
cruiser Chicago arrived here to-day and
anchored in front of the city. The Chicago
was to have been here during the Mardi
Gras festivities, but was delayed by heavy
weather Yfr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
THE STORY OF THE MAINE.
Teachers Tell II in the New York
Public Schools.

New York, Feb 15.-In all the schools
of the city the story Of the blowing up
of the Maine was told to-day and each
teacher impressed on the youthful mind
the importance of the event and the im>
portant happenings that followed Flags
on large number Of buildings were at
half-mast.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
Gomez speaks to spaniards.

Gen Maxine Gomez, in answering an
address of welcome rendered 10 him by
the Spaniards of Santa Clara, said
81 realize that the Spanlards of this
city, like those of other cities which have
visited understand me and have full con-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-16
Railroad Tramc Re.Um.a

m eI1 ork' Feb. 15-Traffic was resumed
tratnH az ene railroads this evening. Freight
'Ialns are also running. 'e'sN'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-16
PALMIsTRY DEPARTMENT.
Edited by Martini.

The number of questions received
make it impossible for all to be an
swered in one issue. They will be
given in order received until all have
been considered. AS Martini will soon
leave the city, no more questions can
be considered in these columns.
f. Stones impression was folded be-
fore 1t was dry; unable TO unfold it,,
consequently unable to answer.
l.. MS impression too poor to answer
all questions. However, from the gen.
eral shape of the hand, it tells tale at
for music or art.
William Penn, jr, asks the following
questions: What atl best ADAPTED
for? Am l going to die wealthy or
poor? VIII my marriage be a success
or failure? This palm indicates per-
son rather easily crushed or discour-
aged in the struggles for existence;
would be more successful in work for
others than a business OF your own;
hand does not indicate anything very