The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
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mine last evening il the rear of joint.
This distance was sufficient, under ordi-
nary circumstances, 10 cause sudden dealh,
bur ne not only escaped injury, 5ei held
in his hand a can containing 80 cents worth
of beer, and so carefully did he preserve
il that the bubbles on the effervescent fu
were not disturbed. Parties saw the unfor-
tunate man fall and ropes were soon low
cred. drawing him out unframed and car
rying his pail Of beer with him."
That baseball is more civil,zing and less
brutal than buf.-fghting has generally baen
taken for granted, but in the case of Ha-
vana and the Cubans the question is in
doubt. A baseball game was played in the
island metropolis the other day, of which
the Times of Cuba, referring to a crisis
caused by a close decision by the umpire
in the eighth inning, says: 1.-THE police
took a hand in the affair, revolvers were
drawn, and murder would have been done
had not a detachment of the Seventh Cav
airy appeared on the scene with loaded
guns 10 quell the disturbance
Robert Walton Goelet and Beatrix Goe-
let will inherit the large fortune of their
father. the late Robert Goelet. II is said
that their mother, Mrs. Henrietta Louise
Goelet, will have life interest in the es-
tate, which is valued at upward of $40
100000. The greatest concern and anxiety
have been experienced by the family dur
ing the past winter in consequence of the
poor health of young Robert Walton Goe-
let. Mrs. George Henry Warren, the lads
grandmother has from time TO time re-
ceived from her daughter Mrs. Goelet
letters filed with apprehension in regard
to the boy, who has been slowly GONZALES
cent from a serious attack of measles and
its subsequent developments. Young Goe-
lei has never been robust, and had the
news of his death, rather than that of his
father, been eabled to this country, it
would have been N a measure expected If
1t should so happen that this young lad
should die Miss Beatrix Goelet viii be one
of the greatest of American heiresses.
Compressed air ventilation has saved
the famous Gothard tunnel from even
tual disuse by railroad trains. The ac-
cumulated smoke from the soft coal
burning locomotives became so dense, be-
cause Of the constantly increasing traffic
that engineers and trainmen were afraid
10 venture into the tunnel at times. AS
consequence the directors of the Gothard
Railroad decided to try compressed air
for a comprehensive ventilation system
in the tunnel. The scheme works perfect
ly and no more danger from that source
is feared. Observations made in a re-
cent night between 10 p. m. and 3 a. m,
demonstrated the excellence of the Ven
tilating system. In that time, in addition
to the eight regular trains, three extra
passenger trains and four heavy freight
trains passed through the tunnel Despite
the heavy traffic. no smoke remained in
the tunnel the pipes drawing 1t out in
short order. 1t is no longer necessary TO
keep the car windows closed tightly while
passenger trains are passing through.
AT this distance and with the slight ex-
plorator work which has been carried on
in the Philippine Islands, the minerals
that can be probably exported are best
known, says the Engineering News. Mr..
George F.fBecker in his recent investiga-
ton has given very clear view of the
present mineral exp,ora ton in the Philip
pines and has shown that gold is found in
great number of localities in the arcn-
ipeago, from Northern Luzon to Central
MindanaO. In most cases the gold is de-
trital and is found either in existing wa
ter-courses or in deposits now deserted by
the current 1t is said that in MiDdanao
some of the gravels are in an elevated
position and adapted to hydraulic mining.
There are no data at hand which indicate
| decisively the value of any of the placers,
but the fact that they are washed largely
with cocoanut-sheils for pans by the na-
tiVes is an indication of either rich depos-
its or quite coarse gold. In the province
of Abra, at the northern end of Luzon,
there are placers, and the River Abra it
self yields auriferous gravel. In the LIE
Planto there are gold-quartz veins as well
as gravels, and here also is the best de-
! Veloped deposit of copper ores, although
these are also reported from a great num-
Der of localities on the islands of Luzon.
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Mindanao. This last island is practically
UNEMPLOYED and full of possibilities.
One of the best letters and most intel
ligible narratives of the war with the Fill
pinos, says the Portland Oregonian has
been received by Mrs. C. r. Donohue OF
Portland, written by her brother, Charles
r. Wyland, who is member of Company
c, First Washington Volunteers, and who
wrote from Santa Ana Mr.. Wyland gave
up his situation on the Tacoma Ledger to
join the volunteers and was one of the
battalion that presented such a soldierlv
appearance marching through Portland on
their way to the front last summer. He
says: 1--WE have had numerous battles
with the enemy. AT first we would march
for miles after them in the blazing sun
and hght them, but there are so few
troops here that we had to stop because
think We are afraid of them, and now
attack u.s. In two weeks all the troops
VIII be here, and then it will not take
long to finish up the enemy. They must
have lost over 5000 killed, besides tbou.
ands wounded. This war is sometime
terrible. You see sights you can bar1IY
believe and life is hardy worth a
'housht' nave seen shell from our
artillery strike a bunch of Filipinos ann
they would go scattering through the air
legs arms heads, all disconnected. Ann
such slghts, actually make our boys laugh
and YELL That shot was a peacbr
white man seems to forget that he is hn.
u trust am not unpatriotic" said a
young surgeon of Philadelphia. ACCORDING
TO the Item. but wish sincerely thai
40 ma9 chance to attach myself to
Agulnaldo's staff. Would 1 really -
joined the Filiplnos. did v ask? WI
man alive! I'd have jumped at-the cbaroo'
you see there are a number of vexad
question in 'N@NNI