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The Grenada sentinel., 1899-07-29

Total losses Observation-Disclosures. SOL
Accounted for 274s. and of these less than
1000 stacked arms at the final surrender. Such
is the waste Of war. The average avs of the
Mississippi boys WHO enlisted III loJl was frac-
tiou under q years.
Of the 5.sl5 who composed Humphrey's
Brigade from 1851 to 1865. 27l4 were natives OF
Mississippi. l.Sl7 Of the southern states; l22 Of
Northern states, 40 Of foreign countries; M.
tivity Of remainder not known; s75 were mar.
ried when enlisted; 1870 single; average age ~
years. They were, Us Mr.. Davis said, .tns seed
corn os the Coufeusracy."
heard young man In his graduating essay
1t Oxford few weeks ago, declare that the
bes. and brayest generals Of ancient or modern
times were Washington ut Valley Forge Slone.
wall jackson in the Valley, and robert 4. Lee
at Appon,aitox, and the old rebels In the chapel
applauded that verdict. Aud as to the rank aud
fls VI tho Confederate armies. the world may
yet produce their equal In patriotisn and valor,
but in these qualities they Will never be ex-
celied.
Ny comrades, In concluding this hurrie tly
prepared paper, | vii, venture lwo suggestions:
/, The State owes 1t to those who thux en-.
listed under her banners to see that record a,
their devotion IN prepared and presery~d IL
viii soon be too iats to nttompt this. In tl,s
thirty. AVA vsars ,h.t huv. n.,.sa ,nrch v.i~
uabie data hax been Lost and rosters m Con.
federa,e paper written with Confederate ink.
are fading beyond decipherinr. II / hnd y
special clerk, Or copyist, In the Office OF secre-
tsrv ~ Ntst. for ,wo v..,, I wnud ant. inn,
the work with the zeal xnd enthusiasm OF one
who believes that this 10 the duty Of the state
sns. @ snou.u su no longer % ae!effea. would o.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-07-29

Chlckamau9a- 2.2es. wounded 1904
captured and missing 1850; total 1881.
Champion Hill and Siege OF VickSbufg-
Killed SOS, wounded and missing 1888. captured
sl,37s; total 34.24s The casualtIes in Baldwin's.
vaughans and Dockery's brigade not having
been reported. are not included.
Gettysburg was the greatest battle Of the war; /;
Antietam the bloodiest. The largest army as
sembied by the Confederates was 10 the seven
Days fght; by the Fedsrais. at the Wilderness.
Mississippi contributed her full quota to the
Confederate forces-perhaps more 10 proper.
tion to her white population than any other
Southern State. In all about 7s.ooo men. In -
regiments Of infantry; Is battalions Of infan-
try; "A regiments Of cavalry; IL battalions OF
cavalry; regiment cavalry reserves l regi-
ment Of light artillery-is guns; 2 battallons Of
artillery; l regiment Partisan Rangers; mixed
regiment. Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee:
1 mixed battalion. Mississippi and Alabama
cavalry; JeR Davis Legion; mixed battalion.
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia cavalry;
regiments Of State troops; s bastalions Of state
troops; battalions State cavalry. In all say
70 regiments, outside Of State troops. Of 1.25o
men each. a,
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-07-29
Col. John r. ktona.

AZ the recent Confederate reunion In
Tupelo, Col. J. M. Stone and this writer
were the special quests Of Major p. M.
Savery. Col Stone was not well that
dsy, 20 that he was unable TO move
sround sinoug his old soldiers; hence
all who were in Tupelo called to pay
their respects, q Major ssvery,s rssi.
dence. Tspscott and Lyon, Watson
end Med Donnell, and Westmoreland and
about thirty others called 70 grsst thsir
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-07-29
The enstorial Outlook,

The following is believed to be cor
rect statement of the senatorial situa-
tion on Saturday, 2sd, at 12 o'clock:
McLaurln, instructed vote ............... Sly
Allen inAtructad vOte ,,k,g
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-07-29

-~~-
Killed 10 battle ....................... -. 67.obs
Died OF WOUNDS. ................... 43,01
Died VI disease e.......................ll9
Died Of other causes. .lO4, ,l2S
(Iucluding ", ,l5G while prisoners Of WARY
s4o,AA
Captured In battle. ................. ,60s
raroled on feld.. ..................... l6,43t
The casualties on the Confederate side can
only be sppvoxtmatsd. but the following have
been carefully compiled from oficisl reports Of
battles. and reports from Northern prisons:
Captured 10 action And garrlsons. -. .47s, ,l8o
Paroled on the field. -. ...2ls.sss
Died Of wounds and disease. partial
1tAlement... .........................l La, ,e2l
Died while prisoners. ............ ...., 3o,iS9
Al bull Run-First Msnassas-Killsd 3s7,
wounded i,oe2, captured and missing -; total
l,tsa .ae III +
Fort Donslson-Killsd 49, wounded l,s3l.
captured and missing 1850; total is.s9a
Shtloh Killed Ira, wounded s,oi2, captured
~; total lo,ss4 2E
seven Days 8attlss--Killsd a47A wounded
le,sei. captured SIS; total 2o,6iA.
\ Bscond Manassas Killed t,lsj, wounded and
missing 7,eN, captured and inissing e; total
s.io7. !
AntIstam Campaign Killed i,sss, wounded
1sedsrieksburg-Kli 6o8, Woundsd l,oee,
captured and MISSING ssi; total s.sik
Stone klysr-Kill l,2al. wounded 7.elk Dap.
tsfsd and missing l,ex', total N, ~ St.ss \
Chaaceilorsvllle--K Killed l,ee6 wouuded Aool,
0ettysbusg- Killed 1 "a, wounded i9,7oA cap
as.xAS S~nlas - 4
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07

Some men can take new furniture and
make it look as If it was made a century
ago." says journalist So can some chill
dren.-Tit-Bts.
Deacon Goode-I hope you do not keep
liquor at your home.
Tom Alley-No; I've tried to hard
enough, but 1 find 1t DISQUALIFICATION
Transcript.
Ingenious. but Precise.-"Are you the
defendant in this case?" asked the judge
sharply. mo- sub" answered the mild
eyed prisoner. Il has a lawyer hired ter
do de defendin'. Use de man dat done stole
de Articles. "-WashingtOn Star.
After Patrick Henry.-"Give me liber-
ty," howled the Filipino as he brandished
his bow and arrow, cor give me death.
Acting under instructions from my gov
ernment," replied the American trooper
turning the crank of his Calling, Il will
endeavor to give you both. Life.
A New Rating.-''I see" said the Wis
itor TO the commercial company's office
chat you have a new rating in your new
reference book Some men are marked
TT s s." Yes" said the manager
money comes in so fast these days that
we have run out of ratings above Al
We now indicate those who are rich
enough TO go to the United States Senate"
Puck.
in describing her visit to one of the
mission schools of Africa, Miss Kingsley
tells of a negro girl of u to whom she
addressed the question: What are you
st,,dvlne?" "Ebervtin replied the child
.,Ubat do YOU know" asked the young
woman. 'Eberyting," was the answer
you are the very person I've been looking
for" replied Miss Kingsley; nov tell me
WHY YOU are black" Certainly I'm black
because my pas pas pa saw Noah without
his clothes on"-New York Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
AN EMPTY soUTH SEA BUBBLE.

1t is practically assured that there will
not be any clash between England, Ger
many and The United States respecting Sa-
moa. II would be preposterous If there
should be any. from the simple fact that
the game is not worth the candle. There
has been some talk in the German press
about national honor. and prestige" and
that sort of thing; but it is almost inva
riably the case that wnen individuals or
nations go deliberately into an alteration
there is some valuable consideration in
volved. In our war with Spain, the main
cause was humanity, but beyond that, our
trade with Cuba was suffering, and the
health of our country, involving possible
losses of millions of dollars a year. was
menaced every season by the fevers
which thrived because of Spanish careless
ness and cupidity. Furthermore, large
sums of American money were invested in
Cuba, and numbers of citizens of the
United States We're being victimized by the
insurrection in the island.
In the case of Samoa however, no such
conditions exist Our interests there are
practically nothing. A recent official
statement from Apia showed that there
were in the whole group of islands at that
time only twenty-six Americans, includ-
ing the officials at our consulate, and it is
not fikely that any have gone there since.
Probably twenty Americans outside of the
consulate would cover our total represen-
tation there. These Americans, it is said,
own property of the value of about 81 900
each 1t would pay the United States to
buy them all out; give them twice the
value of their property. if necessary; swap
the property for a dog, kiln the dog, and
bring the Americans away The saving
of the coal bill of the cruiser Philadelphia,
now at Apia. would soon pay the cost.
And not only are the interests of the
United States extremely sman, but those
of Germany and Great Britain are also
comparatively picayunish. The total for
eign population of the islands. according
to the official statement referred to, is
only about 500, including Chinese. Some
200 Of the number are British subjects, the
rest being distributed among other ma
tionalities. The export and import trade
is worth gross per annum. less than $780,
900. During last year only $1,000 gross
tons of foreign shipping entered Samoan
harbors; and from this must be deducted
1900 tons for Australian mail steamships
of g. 900 tons each, which merely called twice
a month to deliver mails and take on fresh
water and few packages of cargo. This
statement is of itself sufficient to show
how unimportant the Islands are
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
Personal.

j. c. Williamson, who as Nine. Mel
ba's agent, has made a contract for her
appearance in London next season at $1,000
per night, is the same man VINO, IN Aus
tralia, used to pay her 500 per week
"A special dispatch to the New York
Journal says the Pope, if ne lives long
enough to hold the two forthcoming con
sistories, will create ten new cardinals
one of whom will be Archbishop Ireland
Marie Selling, an opera singer per-
forming in Budapest, was arrested and
fined for appearing in a uniform OF an
Austrian Hussar which too nearly resem-
bled the real thing. The law provides
that actors appearing in Hungary must
not copy too. closely the costumes OF
priests or officers.
Three years ago Robert Seaman an
elderly New York millionaire, employed
detectives to shadow his wife, who pre-
vious 90 her marriage was a sensational
newspaper writer known as Nellie BY.
Mr.. Seaman wished to secure a divorce.
He is now in trouble with the detectives,
who claim they have not been paid.
Prominent citizens of Washington are
planning TO get Admiral Dewey there on
May 90 The Secretary of the Navy will
be asked to authorize the admiral to &C
cept an invitation from the city of Wash
ington to be the guest Of honor at the
peace festival which is to be held there
the latter part of May. The request will
be submitted to the President.
Mile. de Richelieu. whose engagement
to Count Edouard de la Rochefoucaul, a
descendant of the epigrammatist has Just
been announced in Paris, is, through her
mother. of Hebrew blood. and a great
niece of Hene. Her father was a direct
descendant of the famous Due de Richie
Lieu. The prospective brides mother is
now the Princess of Morocco.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
THE PLUMBING ORDINANCE.

There is a great deal of opposition to any
change in the plumbing ordinance and
particularly to the removal of Plumbing
Inspector Cosgrove. Mr. Cosgrove has
done his work so we'll that he has gained
the approval of about everybody, except
some of the plumbers. 1t is not difficult
to understand why some of the plumbers
are against him. His methods of inspec-
ton do not meet with their approval, but
they have the approval of the public, and
he is in the position he holds to protect
the public. The public pays him. and as
long as he satisfies the people it is not
matter of much consequence If some of
the plumbers have objections to him.
The public health is matter of the
highest importance. and it is particularly
necessary that houses shall be free from
poisonous gases. There is ground for
saying that much of the sickness which
we have in this city is due to bad plumb
plumbing condemns the plumbing of one
or more dwellings where sickness has APP
peared.
The sanitary board has made a protest
against any change in the plumbing ordi-
nance or the plumbing inspector That
protest should receive careful attention
from the Council, because the board would
not have made it unless it was confident
that the public welfare justified it.
The time isn't distant when a very large
amount of plumbing will have TO be done.
About every house in the city will have to
be connected with the new house drain
age system. There is no question but that
this plumbing should be we'll done. II is
not improbable that much of il will be
badly done, and the full benefits expected
from the house drainage system will not
be received, If the inspector who is to look
out for the interests of the people is not
courageous and thoroughly competent
The official upon whom it is proposed to
put the work of inspecting plumbing may
be a competent man in every respect. We
don't know anything about that. We don't
even know whether his present duties
would permit him to give the duties of the
plumbing inspectors office the time re-
quired for the proper discharge OF them.
but We do know Mr. Cosgrove is doing his
work well-so wei that people who know
what he has accomplished and the bene-
fits which have resulted from his efforts
TO keep disease-breeding plumbing out OF
dwellings are anxious to have him retained
in office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07

Some Indiana newspapers, notable among
them being the Indianapolis News, are
calling loudly upon the federal court in
Charleston. S. c., TO deal vigorously with
the alleged lynchers of Postmaster Baker,
and at the same time denouncing what they
are pleased to call the lawlessness of the
South as shown in lynchings. Such news
papers should be patient at least for a
time. There is every reason to believe
that the court in Charleston will improve
upon the justice which was melted out
to those lynchers who only short while
ago, in the town of Urbana, up near the
home of the Indianapolis News, shot 1--WE
negroes 20 death because they were sus-
pected of having stolen something.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
SAMPSON AND sCHLEY AGAIN.

Rear Admiral Simpsons article in the
April number of the Century Magazine,
THE Atlantic Fleet in the Spanish
War" has given new life to the Sampson
Schley controversy. The friends of
Schley are saying that Sampson goes out
of his way In that article to do injustice
to Schley. They point out that he has
taken particular pains to deprive Schley
to as great an extent as possible, of the
honor that is rightly his due, and which
he fairly won in the engagement in which
Cervera's feet was destroyed.
1t is greatly to be regretted that one
officer of the navy should endeavor to les
sen the importance of the deeds done or
the service rendered by another officer. 1t
is a question whether the navy regula-
tons should permit naval officers to mag
Nifty their own services and try to lessen
the importance of those of their brother
officers by articles in the public prints.
The friends of Admiral Schey must feel
gratified that he has not sought to mag
Nifty the part he played In the engagement
with the Spanish fleet off Santiago at the
expense of Admiral Sampson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
The Queens Keys.

The main guardhouse at the tower, winch
has just been pulled down, is hard by the
Bloody Tower, says the Londor Graphic
1t IS at this spot that the quaint and an
cienI ceremony OF locking up the tower
is nightly performed as it has been for
centuries. A few minutes before Il the
head warder. or yoeman porter, as he is
properly styled. clothed in a red cloak, car
rying a portentious bunch of keys and
accompanied by another warder carrying
a lantern, appears in front of the main
guardhouse and roars out, Escort keys!
The sergeant of the guard turns out with
some Of the men and follows the yoeman
to the outer gate, the whole party being
challenged by all the sentries with who
goes there?" and the answer is simply
Keys" The gates being locked, the keys
are brought back to the main guard. Here
goes there?"
Keys" is the reply.
Whose keys?"
Queen Victoria's keys"
Advance, Queen Victoria's keys And
ais we'll"
God bless Queen Victoria!' cries the
yoeman porter
"Amenr' responds the main guard
Present armsr' cries the officer on duty,
and amid the rattle of the salute he kisses
the hilt of his sword The peoman porter
marches off with the keys and deposits
them in the leutenants lodgings, and
from that time throughout the livelong
night you can only circulate within the
tower precincts if you know the counter
sign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
At the Book Bargatn Counter.

The New York Sun reports this CONVEX
sation at the book bargain counter:
Mr.. B. Worm-Have you a cheap edition
of The Iliad?"
Miss jenkins, first, saleslady Shifting
gum)-Who by?
Mr.. Worm--Homer.
Miss Jenkins-We got a cheap edition of
THE IDIOT by man named Homer
Mr.. Worm-Not "The Idiot"-"The Had
-Ill-ee-ad."
Miss Jenkins-"The lily Add" Queer
name that; don't think 1 ever heard of the
book. Sounds Roosian. Bout Roosia is
it?
Mr.. worm-No. I think not Greek
mostly
Miss Jenkins-Oh! It's Greek story,
Lizzie. think I've heard of it. Tells
about the war they've just had between
Greece and Japan, l blieve.
Miss Smlthers (second saleslady)-The
name of the book you want is The Idiot"
You want it in paper cover?
Mr.. Worm-No; I'm sure it's The
HAD"
Miss Smithers-Wen I think you've got
1t wrong 1t might be The Kali Yard -
I've heard of something like that Who
do you say the books by2 Homer? Don't
know his full name, do you?
Mr.. Worm-No; that is, that's all there
is of the name,
Miss Smithers-Oh, I see; norme de
ploom I never heard of him; must be
some new man amt got his reputation
made We don't keep none but the real
poplar books. Miss Jenkins, s'pose you
look through that pile in the corner
Mss Jenkins (after three minutes
search)-No; we amt got copy of The
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Neeting-Landrum Lodge No. 4S. F. and
"A. NJ.
Special Notices-Saited Almonds, Etc, at
A. NJ & c. w. Vests; Special Notice,
Herman Coal and Wood Company.
Business Notice.. & w. Laundry
Stetson Hsts-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Auction Sales-A Frst-Class Residence
on the Park, Two Elegant CASTOR Street
Residences, Residence Sites, Hall Street
Lots, Ten Acres Valuable Land Etc, by
c. II. Dorset. Auctioneer; Executors Sale,
bye. II. Dorsett, Auctoneer.
Legal Notices-Citaton From the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
County; Application to Sell Bank Stocks
and Real Estate.
Medical-Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescrip-
ton; Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey; Lydia
Pinkham's Vegetable Pills; Bradfeld's Fe-
male Regulator; Browns Bronchial
Troches; Cuticura Remedies; Warmers
Safe Cure; Hoods Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; Ror Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07

il appears from the Harrisburg CORE
spondence of some of The PHILADELPHIA
newspapers that ex-senator Quay has long
since realized the hopeiessness of his fight
for reelection, and is only holding on to
a forlorn, hope at the earnest request of
some of his lieutenants, whose political
fortunes would be shattered by his re-
tirement BY fighting to the end, it seems.
these lieutenants of Quay hope 70 save
''the machine from reputation and col
lapse. Meantime, Postmaster General
Smiths paper, the Press, asserts that the
machine is already smashed, and that the
Quay parusans are merely losing time and
throwing away the opportunity of saving
themselves from being crushed under the
ruins.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07

This fellow Torres, Governor of the
coast province of Nicaragua, concerning
whose outrageous demands upon American
shipping complaint has been made to
Washington, deserves to be taught les
son. Torres wishes to collect a second
time customs duties that were paid be-
fore the recent uprising in Nicaragua
and threatens to seize and take military
possession of American stores In the
event of refusal to comply with his de-
mands. Torres, it seems, is an old trou-
ble-maker, and this government has had
10 protest against him before Unless the
Nicaraguan government promptly reduces
Torres and places him where he will not
be offensive, 1t would probably be a good
idea TO send a war ship down there under
command of one of those fellows who, like
Fighting Bob" Evans, never did like the
smell of garlic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07

The MORNING NEWS is published
every day in the year, and is served to
subscribers in the city, or sent by mail.
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The MORNING NEWS by mail, six
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three months 500; six months $780, one
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The WEEKLY NEWS 2 issues week.
Monday and Thursday. by mail one year
sLOO.
Subscriptions payable in advance. Remit
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ter. Currency sent by mail at risk Of
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Transient advertisements. other than
special column, local or reading notices,
amusements ana cheap or want column, 10
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York city, c. S. Faulkner. Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07

A Washington letter says that general
impression prevails around the War De-
partment and the White House that i'm
portant changes will soon be made in
Cuba. Gen. Ludlow" according 10 the
story, has not proved "a popular governor
OF Havana. and there is some
talk that Gen. Brooke has not given entire
satisfaction" From the first we have
thought that Fitzhugh Lee should have
been made governor Of Havana. II not in
ueed governor general Of Cuba Gen. Lee
understands the people Of Cuba better
than any other American general officer in
tho island, and the people have confidence
~ ana respect for him. His extended ex-
p'Hence in both clyn and military life
'ihih.nuy qualities him for the discharge
o. ne duties Of the goyernorshlp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07

The Pittsburg Dispatch a Republican
journal published in a Republican, manu-
featuring city. is not in the least sorry
to hear that the pottery trust has gone to
smash. 1t says the pottery manufacture
ers will now have to go back to the good
od-fashioned method OF selling pottery
instead Of selling wind and water at
high prices" our Republican friends ev-
idenuy see that an antitrust storm is
coming. and are trimming their sails to
meet Il.