The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23
BY RAIN AND HAIL STORMS.
GREAT DAMAGE WROUGHT IN PRO
NINCES OF GERMANY.

Many People Have Been Killed by
observation-disclosures Papers Discuss
Philippine situation COpiOusIy-
United States Is Developing Into IA
Military State-Letter From Ger
man Resident of ManiIa-FeHsting
and Fighting in the Islands.
Copyright by the Associated Pressl
Berlin, July 22.-Heavy rains and hail
storms this week have badly damaged
the crops and many people have been kill
ed oy lightning. The river Havel, at Pots
DAM was filled to its banks for several
days, and thousands of fish were killed 10y
lightning. Foods are reported in The
Spreewald and in the lowlands of the Wis
Iuia- In Wurtemburg the crops have been
almost totally destroyed. The thunder At
Hanover was the most severe experienced
for thirty years. Many people in chat
province were struck and killed by dght-
nlhg, In R.esingeberg. Snesid. some
deaths from sunstroke were a.sO reported.
The announcement that Chief justice
Chambers is TO leave Samoa is received
with great satisfaction by all sections
OF the German press The news
papers have all along represented
Chambers as the tool of f. b. S. Maxse,
the British consul at Apia, and especially
The Berlin papeIs discuss the Philip
pine campaign cop.ously. The Kreuz ZeIl-
une says the Americans are making no
progress in SPITE of eNerdon. The Tdge-
batt.says tie campaign 70 ks for the pI cs-
ent Ike farce, because the Americans
have not sufficient troops in the Pin p
pnes to undertake any serious operations.
Boersen Counter, referring 10 Efforts
made in Washington 10 raise new troops
says: The United States is apparently
developing m d military state after the
example of European countries"
Newspapers here print a'lotter from a
German AT Manila giving the following
account of things there:
american officers hold brilliant recep-
tions in private houses and i'm the casino
al Malate, to which they invite prominent
Fiipinos The last week in June there
was great festival, a which 500 were
present, and which ended with a bah and
fireworks. Four-ffths of the guests were
Filpiuos. All the ladies' We're invited to
appear in picturesque native costumes.
But while the American civil officials
are leading the Fiipnos into fraternIzing
and feasting, the two armies are constant
~ lighting. Everywhere the Fnipnos
have strong corps pushed close upon the
American lines, and wherever a
patrol leaves the main body
Ill finds itself in the presence of the enemy
'Ilh threatened Win DelnS surrounded
The Americans take revenge by having
ships hre upon Filipinos wherever a few
show themselves in order to battle.
How helpless are the Americans outside
OF Manila is shown by the capture Of two
officers of the hospital ship Relief. This
vessel took a snort sail under the protec-
ton of the cannon Of the warsnips off
Paranque and was suddenly surrounded by
native boats and the officers captured
The Monadnock got up steam rapidly but
although she opened fire and raked the
shore and forest, the rescue of the Reflects
officers was not accomplished. The Fiji
pinos led the prisoners quietly away.
When marines landed they were received
so warmly that they were forced 20 return
hastily 10 the shin"