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The National tribune., 1899-07-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE POSSIBLE WAR.

The British Secretary of State for the
Colonies. Mr.. Chamberlain, relative TO
President KrugerS. latest proposals, said
that in the absence of fuller information 1t
was impossible to be certain as to the practi-
cal effect of the new franchise scheme, but
so far as he was able to Judge it would have
no immediate effect on the representation of
the outlanders in the first Noksraad, and
he was not certain the OutlanderS would Ike
able to carry any of the new seats allotted
to them in the Rand until very much later
date.
Mr.. Chamberlain. on Wednesday, stated
before the new franchise bill was introduced
in the Voiksraad, requested that the text
be communicated TO him. and suggested
that the debate be postponed pending such
friendly representations in regard 10 alter
ationS therein as the imperial government
might desire TO make in the interests of
peace. The refusal of President Kruger to
accede to this request has caused the Trans
Yaal situation to reach the acute stage
again. 1t is regarded in England as a
fresh affront, and serves to ctinch the beilef
that-the President is still dominated by DIR.
LeydS. the European representative OF the
TranSvaai. who heretofore. il is claimed by
the English. has proved the evil genius OF
the TranSvaal, and continues to deiude the
Transvaalers with the theory that If they
can only gain time by simulated con-
cessionS no real reform will be necessary.
as a new grouping of tine powers will shortly
occur whereby Great Britain will no longer
have a free hand in South Africa. Mean
time. the British forces i'll South Africa are
being increased by every steamer. and the
avoidance of harsh measures is daily be
coming more difficult
GEN. WHEELER GOES TO MANILA.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler by direction of the
War Department, left Washington last
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Destroying Old Cars.
Ihe W0nufacturcr.

The American Car and Foundry Com
pany has lately bought 1900 small wood
en- coal cars from the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road. These used to be run over the line.
as well as the Philadelphia & Reading
and other coai-carrying roads, but are too
small for present uses. and they have had
to be discarded for cars better adapted 10
present traffic conditions. They were ac-
cordingly sold to the Car and Foundry
Company Tor scrap, each car containing
approximately two and a half tons of scrap
not counting the wheels and aXles The
company has also got hold of 1900 box
cars which it was desired to break up. Ac-
cordingly a piece of ground several acres
in extent was leased near Detroit, Mich.
and 125 men were set to work at recovering
the scrap from these cars. Portable tracks
were laid down, a derrick was erected
shears for cutting cold iron were provided,
and a whole wrecking plant was fitted up
AT first it was the intention of the company
to turn the cars over to the Poles and such
other people as might desire the privilege,
giving them all the wood they might get for
the tearing down of the cars. This plan
was not successful, however, because ii
was soon discovered that the wreckers
were taking more iron-worth from half a
cent TO one cent pound-than was desira-
bic, and so the process OF burning the cars
was adopted.
Whenever it is possible to do this the BODY
of the car is lifted from the trucks and
swung over to the cremation pile. In the
case of the coal cars they will not separate
so conveniently. Accordingly a train OF
10 or Is cars is made up. Then a locomo.
tive adjusts itself, without coupling, to this
train, and with a good start the train is sent
at great speed out on one of the portable
tracks. When at full headway the train is
abandoned by the locomotive and the cars
go pell-mell to the wreck heap, piling one
on top of the other four and five deep il
Is veritable railway wreck, contrived in.
tentionally and for purpose. Those in
charge of the work say they can destroy
about 100 cars day, but that it viii prob
ably be November or December before the
work is completed.
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evacuated towns. He thinks that starv-
alton will cut a large figure in bringing
Aguinaldo 10 terms. The Oregonlans
took part in % fights.
Active recruiting began last week for the
10 new volunteer regiments. The 18TH
regiment is being recruited i'll the New
England States, with. the exception of
Connecticut, and iii the portion of New
York State north of the 42d degree of latl-
tude: the 9th will be recruited in Connect
cut. the portion of the State of New YORK
south of the 42d degree CT latitude. Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia; North caro- arc
lima and the District of Columbia; 2Stn
regiment. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Delaware; both regiment. South Carolina;
Georgia. Florida. A labama, Mississippi and
Louisiana; 30th regiment, Michigan and
Wisconsin; 31st regiment. Ono, Indiana
Kentucky and Tennessee; sod regiment,
Kansas, Missouri. Arkansas. Oklahoma
and Indian Territory; 33f regiment, State
of Texas; 34th regiment, Colorado, Wyo-
ming Utah. Minnesota, North Dakota
South Dakota, Montana, Arizona and
New Mexico; 35th regiment. California,
Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho ard
Alaska. .-..,
The volunteers returned. from the Philip
pines are greatly debiitated.' from their
hard campaigning through three months
of tropic weather. The dispatches from San
Francisco announcing this are under date
of June l 1, and state that since the middle
of May no volunteer regiment has had a
sick list of less than 20 per cent. Most OF
tiIem at the present date have 25 per cent.
i'll, and a few regiments have less than one
third of their number on duty. The Ne
braska regiment has suffered the worst.
1t came in from San Fernando few days
ago with less than 200 men i'll the ranks.
y CIVIL SERVICE INVESTIG ALTON.
The Civil Service Commission sat at
Concord. II. H.. for few days last week to
investigate charges preferred against
Senator Jacob H. Galiinge-, of Concord,
by former Republican Gov. Charles a.
Busiel, alleging violations of the civil
service laws during the campaign i'll New
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A BOY LIEUTENANT.
Continued from first paGeJ

lover to fight his country's battles without
her cheering presence. She was arrested
and brought to the Jail. To avoid beng
sent back to the front she declared her sex.
We saw her lying down on a blanket in the
lower Jail hallway, the guards not having
courtesy enough to offer her a chair or stool
for a seat. She was clad in a mans suit
with a long butternut coat: her face was
coarse, freckled and ,Stfnburnt. There was
no difference in her appearance than that
OF hundreds of the cOnScript boys who
filled the rebel ranks. 1t would require
vivid imagination to make heroine of her.
In strong contrast to this deSerter was a
little woman who held IA Captains com
mission in the Confederate artillery. She
had lost a leg by a shell wound while serv-
ing with the army defending Charleston.
She came into the jail to "see the Yanks.
leaning on her crutches. She was .attired
in the full uniform of u Confederate artillery
Captain. Her short. curly hair was partly
covered by a jaunty forage cap, and the
snug, neatly fitting gray uniform showed Il
fine, plump figure. Her face was pretty,
and her manners Officer-like and dignified.
After chatting pleasantly with some OF
our officers for few minutes, she bade us
adieu. She declared her intention of re-
turning to duty with the troops again.
Visitors "to see the Yankees were an
almost everyday occurrence, and the
guards never failed to designate me as
That thar little Yankee cuss is an officer
in nigger regiment" ! had never made
any retort, until one day a woman made
the remark, He 'un had sorter be hung for
MAXIM the niggers fight we ms when |
turned and said, yes, Madam; | am an
officer of a nigger regiment, and am proud
of it, The time will come when the black
est nigger who wears blue will be II better
man than any rebel who ever wore gray.
The woman flushed, furious with anger.
IF had my way, I'd kill all you Yankees
who came down~here to fghtw 'uns, and
steal we 'uns niggers- rs-niggers we brung
up jes' like our own children-an' teach
'em to fight we 'uns," she said.
Il haYen't the least doubt of it, Madam,
/ said, and my friends hustled me away,
fearing that my tongue would get me into
trOIi hle.
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plicitly, and displayed SO much profes-
sional capacity in her intelligent cooper
alton in the hospital, THAT she speedily
merited the warmest praise from those in
attendance.
At the time when Gen. Wheeler received
his orders to go to Manila Miss Wheeler
was visiting Miss Helen Gould at Irving
ton-On-the-HudSon. She Immediately
went to Washington, and began to work
for the necessary sanction which must
come through official channels, without
any assistance from her father. who feH
that, though it will be pleasure to have his
daughter with him, he could not take the
responsibility of lending his influence to
what might prove dangerous errand.
Miss Wheeler soon secured the desired
guarantee that she would be allowed to go
as a nurse.
Gen. Wheeler's orders direct him to
report to Gen. Otis.
SULTAN OF THE SULU ISLANDS.
The Mahometan Sultan of the Sulu
Islands, whose names are legion, will be
given present of $40, 600 Mexican by the
United States Government. The money
will be forwarded to him by Gen. Bates.
The only conditions Of the gift are that he
accept American sovereignty.
The Sulu Sultan holds sway over the
greater part of Mindanao, as well as over
the group of islands of which Sulu is the
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An Illustfatisu.
ChicQQO Ne1rS.

what large head you have" remarked
the loquacious barber to an Irish customer.
why, it's twice as large as mine.
But OF suppose you're afther foindin'
thot head of yours large enough, thought"
queried the Irishman.
Sure" replied the tonsorial artist. 1T
suits me all right.
CAV course" said the son of Erin.
"Phwat's the use av man havin' big
trunk whin he has no clothes to put in it,
Oh dunno"
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Unkind-Yes, said Miss Passeigh, /
enjoy the society of Mr.. Airylad He keeps
me interested. He is always saying some
thing that one never hears from anybody
else.
Really, rejoined Miss Cayenne. Has he
been proposing to you, tool udy.
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largest, known as the Sulu Archipelago,
which comprises the lower part of the
Philippine group. The population over
which he rules is estimated at about 120,-
600. He is called the Stainless One" and
is chief of both church and state. He
lives in considerable style at Maybun. his
Capital, where he was visited few days
ago by Prof Schurman, of the United
States Advisory Commission.
THE PHILIPPINE INsURRECTIoN.
Brig Gen. Summers, in command of the
Oregon volunteers, under date of July 13,
said that Aguinaldo's forces were badly
demoralized when the Oregon men left, 20
days before. He is of the opinion that
peace will be obtained before the end of the
next dry season. A much larger force is
necessary to hold the country and the
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as he suffered All who will drop him letter
asking for COPY of the prescription will receive
it by return mail free of charge. As certain as q
wound leaves a scar, and as as effect follows
cause do men live to repent their foics and ndis
cretions in weakness and suffering. The tortured
sufferer may bear no tell tale marks OF ruin upon
his face to betray his failing manhood. He goes
TO his grave a human wreck and never tells of his
sufferings for fear Of shame Such mental an
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Geo. b. Wright. n merchant and well known
citizen OF MaTshan, Mich, who was permanently
cured OF failing Hanhcod and nervous debility
after declining. health for years offers send tho
medical prescription that effected the cure to every
reader of The Tribune" who is suffering day
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week Tor san frdl-
cisco. where he will
take passage for the
Philippines. The Gen.
eral is accompanied
by his daughter,
Miss Annie Wheeler.
who goes as a volun-
teer nurse.
In the fever-stricken
camp at Santiago in
the dark days that
followed the surren-
der of the city, with
disease and death
stalking through the
ranks of the men, she
proved herself of tru-
est metal and earned
the title of 1.-The angel
of Santiago" The
Wheeler family is
noted for its close
C o m pa Mo n s h ip
among its own MEM
bers. Before the trag-
edy at Montauk
Point last September,
which robbed them of
the youngest, Tom"
Wheeler. there were
six children, of whom
the two boys and Miss
Annie Wheeler served
in the war with Spain,
making with the
doughty little General
four in all.
Miss Wheeler'S ser
vices astSummer are
well known. For
many weeks she
went among the
wounded and dying
with her soft voice,
sweet smile and ten
der ministrations,
making a ray of light
wherever she went.
Although not trained
for a nurse she fol-
lowed the physicians
instructions so i'm
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EDITORIAL NOTE. Capt. Bowley vividly
describes prison life at Camp Asylum, S. c.,
where he and 1900 other officers were con-
fined.
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Brighten J. K. Hudson. the Chairman
of the Committee, is "a distinguished COM
rade, leading citizen of Kansas, and the
only man in it who received a Generals
commission at the outbreak of the Spanish
war.
Accompanied by Assistant Secretary
Ryan, Commander Coulter visited the
White House Thursday morning and had
a long and satisfactory interview with the
President, who went over substantially the
same ground as with Kay and others, and
expressed himself similarly. Comrade
Coulter represented to him strongly the
feeling in Kansas, and said that less
there were radical changes in the man
agement of the Pension Bureau the
Republicans could not hope to re-
elect one of the eight Representatives
from Kansas and that number of very
good men would be thereby sacrificed,
whom the Republicans in Congress could
not afford to lose. Comrade Coulter came
away very much encouraged by what the
President said.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21
1t Was Good.

Board New York Steamer.-R. NJ
Hicks, Savannah, Ca: Dear sir-T ps,
lected to call around and tell you befor.
leaving that it was the best I ever ate
1 shall sing your praises wherever I 20
Capt. Oswald, Company c. u. s. W.
1t is not definitely known whether Cant
Oswald ate a steak or an order of sprjns
lamb, or dinner. He ate something. and
in his words, "Rt was the best he ever ate,
And the captain is great traveler-uset
to sitting down to tempting meals Wbs
he says may be relied upon. Still. Cam
Oswald's saying so did not make it so
it was SO before. And the captain is moi
the first to make such statement.
Every man who has been man enough
TO return thanks for the food he DESTROYED
at Hicks has thanked Hicks also.
But if you are anybody at all, you know
this, don't you? And we all know You
are somebody. Remember the restaurant
Hicks ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21
JURIEs FOR U. 5. COURTS.
Panels for Both Circuit and District
Courts Drawn and Summoned.

The juries for the United States Circuit
and District Courts. have been drawn and
the members of the panels we're summon
ed yesterday by the deputy marshal. The
personnel of the juries is of the same high
character. by which those an the United
States courts here are always distin-
guished.
The members of the district court grand
jury are Messrs. S. P. shotter, Alfred F.
King, Thomas F. Keck, John d. Carsweh,
Richard NJ. Courtney, John BOlen, Max l..
Byck, ]. B. sheftall, A. c. Harmon, Nj.
f. Foley, Paul T Haskell, A. b. Palmer,
A. f. Kelly, John E. Burgess and Joseph
f. Emery Two of the panel, John Bolen
and ]. B. SheftaH, are coiored.
The traverse jurors in the District Court
are Messrs William d. Dixon, Henry g.
Buford, c. A. L. Cunningham, william T.
Offerett, Fred Einsheld A. G. Glover,
George A. Gordon, Frank B. Papy, Merritt
w. Dixon. John A Hutton. A. b. Moore
NJ. j. Barrett James b. Floyd, H. H. Ba-
con, John W. Habersham, William c.
Fripp, b. F. Morgan, Hugh Logan ana
Horace Rivers.
The traverse jurors in the Circuit Court
are Messrs ]. VI. Fleming, John F. kol-
lock, William NJ. Cleveland, f. N. Cart
wright, Charles s. Wood. Robert j. Wade,
William L. Wilson, r. NJ. Hicks, Clarence
NJ. Burnham, Thomas F. Gleason, Frank
f. Jones, John H. Gilbert, Joseph B. Ches-
mutt and Charles f, Medlock.
No accurate idea of the amount of busi-
ness or the nature of 1t that viii be trans
acted can be given prior to the arrival
of the judge and the meeting of the grand
jury. There are important cases await
ing trial, but whether or not they will be
reached cannot be told at this juneture
The question will be largely determined
by the length of time Judge Speer's en-
gagements permit him TO remain during
his coming visit 70 Savannah.
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MADE A GOOD STOP.
Policeman BIumberG Put Another
Feather in His Cap.

Feather in His Cap.
Policeman Blumberg put another big
merit mark to his credit yesterday. 0 He
was just turning in his report at the
Gamewe.l box at Oglethorpe avenue and
West Broad street, yesterday morning at
o'clock, when he saw a horse and bug
gy tearing down the street from the direc-
ton of the Central depot. Several men
were chasing after the horse and calling
to it to whoa" in the idiotic manner usual
to such occasion. In spite of The early
hour there were a number of vehicles in
the street, and there was danger of serious
collision.
Blumberg promptly STEPPED out into the
street, intending to seize the horse by the
bride. The horse swerved to one side.
and as he did so the policeman seized
the lines and held on to them He was
dragged across into Margaret street.
where, with the aid of the heavy sand. he
soon put stop to the runaway.
The horse and buggy were the property
of Mr.. w. c. Ford, who was so much
pleased with the GOODNESS and bravery dis
played by the policeman that he wrote a
letter 10 Supt. Screven commencing the
officer Blumberg is rapidly making a
record for himself as one of the readiest
men on the force. Before coming 70 this
country he was for six years a member
of the Russian army, and shows his SOL
dierly training by the promptness with
which he acts when an emergency pre-
scnts Itself
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The Three Ifs.

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21
DIED IN THE NIGHT,
Mrs. Julia VI. Best Passes Away with
Nome by Her Side.

Mrs. Julia VI. Best Passes Away with
None by Her Side.
Mrs Julia NJ. Best died early yesterday
morning at her home on Best street. from
an attack of acute indigestion. She was
found dead in her room by Mrs. ]. W.
Wyness, who lived with her In the house
The coroner was summoned and soon
decided that death resulted from natural
causes and that an inquest was not neces-
sary Some complications were caused nv
the arrival soon after Of the members of
the undertaking firm of Thomas Hender-
sons Sons, who had been asked TO take
charge of the body by one of The friends
of the dead woman. There was some
conflict of authority between the Messrs
Henderson and the coroner that was how
ever adjusted, and the former permitted
to proceed with the preparations for he
funeral that win take place to-day.
DR.. A. Q. Best, the divorced husband
of Mrs. Best. and her brother. Mr. Ceorge
+. Richardson, OF Brunswick. arrived in
the city last night. DR.. and Mrs. Rast
were divorced sometime ago. but ,ba,,
did not therefore, become estrangad 40
kept up friendly correspondence,
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SIGNAL MEN MUSTERED OUT.
Four Companies Discharged Yester-
day and Two Are Left.

day and Two Are Left.
-Four companies of signal men were mus
tered out yesterday morning, and the
two companies remaining are encamped
on the site once occupied by the Maine
Artillery before it's departure for Cuba
The signal men moved in from their first
location on the Thunderbolt road to their
new camp a day or two ago. Within ten
days all of them will be gone, and there
will then be no troops at Savannah, as
the battalion of the Second Infantry is to
leave next week on the Crook for Glen
fuegos.
The four companies mustered out aE-
gregated but 50 men. They were Com
panies 2, 10, Is and H. with Is, IA. and "A
men respectively. The numbers were cut
down by individual discharges and deaths
The signal men were enlisted all over
the country and the Georgia and Ala
bama and the Central. the two railroads
that furnished the tickets. had wide di-
versity in the points to which they sold.
Those two lines sold to the signal COM
panies in the hope of bringing their ap-
portonments up to the percentage of the
general movement of mustered out troops
that was named by Col. Screven. only
-FOUR or i've tickets were sold by other
lines.
Company II will be mustered Out dav
after tomorrow. That is a little larger
IMAM the rest, there being still A men in
H. company l6 was the last to arrive.
ana therefore will be the last mustered
our. IL VIII get away within ten days
it is said.