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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
sToKEns STORY OF THE FIGHT
What TYitchen of the Raleigh Did
and Didn't See at the Battle of


From the New York Herald.
We all know about the man behind the
gun and the man on the bridge and we
all know about Dewey. What of the fire
man and the stol1er at the battle of Ma
Mia bay?
Down IN the fire room of the Raleigh
the other day, Charles II. Twitchell. who
was on the Olympia during the great sea
fight told me how things went down in
the awful heat of the furnaces Here Is
Twitchelrs story in his own words:
You see, there isn't much fun for a
man way down here. out of sight of ev-
erythlng and everybody; it's work for men
and plenty of it, You may think 1t hot
down here now, but this is paradise along
side of what we had when we went for
the Spaniards.
Midnight before the battle my shift
went down to take care of the engines.
Just about that time we got near to Cor
regidor, and the guns in the Spanish ports
woke us up and let us have it, We pass
ed EN- all right and kept right on up the
bay as though nothing had happened.
''Of course, we didn't know much of
what was going on up above The battle
matches were all battered down. and we
were shut in this little hole, the ventilat-
ing pipes being the only things left open.
Everybody had received orders to stand
by his post and do his best until the
shooting match was over The tempera-
ture was nearly up to 200 degrees at this
time, and it was so hot our hair was sing
ed There were several leaks in the steam
pipes, and the Kissing hot steam made
things worse.
THE clatter of the engines and the roar
ing of the furnaces made such a din It
seemed ones head would burst When a
man could stand IL no longer he would
put his head under the air pipe for a mo-
ment and try to cool off a little The heat
grew so unbearably fierce at times our
| hands and wrists would seem on fire. and
we had 20 plunge them in water. All the
water we had was in an old pork barrel
and 1t tasted more like hot brine than wa
ter. But bad as 1t was, II would at least
moisten our threats. About 4:3O o'clock
that morning we were ordered on deck
to get a breath of air and a cup of coffee
We were given TO understand when we
Owed down into our furnace again thar
the battle was going to begin at once.
1--WE knew that might mean that this
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knew II that torpedo reached us that would
be the windup.'
But 1t never did reach us, and in few
minutes the boy yelled again and said the
boat had been riddled by our guns. This
news brought a cheer from the men, and
we felt considerably better. About y
o'clock we drew off for consultation Of
war. We went on deck then for a breathing
spell and bite TO eat. and can tell you
we were mighty glad of the change. We
we're all surprised that the decks weren't
covered with blood and mangled bodies,
and could scarcely believe il when they
told us no one was hurt.
Il shall never forget those few hours
spent In front of the furnaces IN Manila
bay. 1t seemed 20 me the longest day
ever lived. I'm not anxious TO go through
II again. and l don't think any of the
others are"
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Lippman Brothers. 4. s::s:!;is;

was the last glimpse we would ever get
OF the deck. and we went down prepared
20 go TO the bottom of Manila bay. Bat
tened down the way we were at the bot
tom Of the ship, had we been sunk there
world not have been the slightest chance
of escape.
eve could tell when our guns opened fire
by the way the snip shook; we could
scarcely stand on our feet the vibration
was so great. Just at that moment | glanc-
ed al the clock hanging on the wall, and
saw il was 10 minutes TO O'clock
From that time on the din was some
thing horrible. Every once in while one
Of the apprentice boys would come 10 our
ventilatng pipe and shout down from the
deck what was going on. That was the
only way we could tell how the battle was
going We kept OH working all the time as
hard as we could. The ship shook so fear
fully that the SCOT and cinders poured
down on us In clouds. Now and then big
drop Of scalding water would fall on our
bare heads, and the pain was intense. One
by one three Of our men were overcome by
the terrible heat and were hoisted to the
upper deck.
whenever a Spanish ship would make
a move out toward us some of the boys on
deck would shout down that they we're
coming for us fun tilt. We knew II meant
sure death II the Olympia got a shot
through her anywhere in our vicinity. We
were suffering so much from the neat and
thirst that death didn't frighten US.
guess we all thought IL couldn't be much
worse than what we were going through.
Along toward the last of our first engage
ment an apprentice boy shouted down the
pipe that a Spanish torpedo boat was max
ing straight for us. / don't believe any
OF US had said more than word or two
up 10 that time. but at this news almost
all OF US set up some kind OF a shout. We
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
EMrERoR's FOREIGN POLICY.
Gives Little Attention to the BECKER.
inSs of the Press.

inGs of the Press.
London, May 1.-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Times says:
Emperor William has once more shown
how entirely his most generous impulses
are made to subserve the aims of state
policy, and how far his ideas Of foreign
policy are exalted above the petty rancors
of an influential section of the German
press. 1t ought 10 be noted that the tele-
grams between Emperor William and
President Mckinney regarding the German
cable were both published in the original
English text. on the very eve of the Kali
ser's telegram certain papers published a
dispatch from New York declaring that
Capt. Coghlan's dismissal was under con-
sideration, but that Dr. Won Holleben did
not insist upon it,
THE truth is that many of those who
make the most noise in German foreign
politics do not in the least realize the ne
cessity of The situation. Germany has be-
come deeply committed to a policy of COM
mercial rivalry with Great Britain and the
United States, and in authoritative quar-
tiers it is considered imperative that in the
tain political friendship with the two pow
ers.
The Berliner Post. pointing this out,
says that what Germany needs is a res
pite in order to develop her naval power
and TO shape her policy with a view to Ill
innate, if still remote advantages"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
A LYNCHING IN ARKANSAS.
Negro Charged With Burning a Barn
Was Hanged by a Mob.

Memphis, Tenn, April So.-Informa ton
was received in Memphis tonight that
Willis z. Sees, a negro aged about 80 years,
was taken from the Jail at Osceola, Ark,
Sunday morning at l O'Clock, and hanged
in the Jail yard by a mob of forty men,
Sees was in Jail on a charge of barn
burning. After being suspended in mid
air twice the negro confessed the crime
with which he was charged, and ne was
then hanged. Several houses have been
burned in the neighborhood of Osceola
recently and this is given as the reason
for the mob taking the law into its own
hands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
From a small BEGINNING.
From the Baltimore Sun.

toned for a certain plat of land on which
10 erect building TO be used for the free
circulating library which has beer estab-
lished for the poor people of the city. The
petition win be granted. The mayors
free circulating library is reaching large
proportions. He started ii In a modest
way by subscribing for a certain number
of copies OF the Macon papers and having
them sent to the cotton factories for the
operatives free. Soon citizens commenced
TO send him magazines. books. etc, for
distribution, until the movement mas
grown TO such proportions that he intends
TO erect a room and establish regular
free circulating library.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
NINTH VOLUNTEERS AT HOME.
They Have Arrived From Santiago
on the Transport Meade.

they Have Arrived From Santiago
on the Transport Meade.
New York, April 3O.-The United States
transport Meade, Capt. Wilson, arrived in
quarantine at 1922 o'clock p. m. tonight,
from Santiago, having on board the Ninth
United States Volunteers (immunes) under
command of Lieut.. Col. c. ]. Crane. They
number 80 officers and S97 men.
They left New Orleans on Aug. II, 1898,
and during their campaign in Cuba they
nave been stationed in Santiago. The pass
age home was very pleasant, as they had
me weather TO Cape Henry, when they
ran INTO dense fog lasting sixteen hours,
"aich delayed their arrival
There are also on board forty-six civil
ian passengers. After being boarded by the
neai'h officer and examined, the Meade viii
proceed TO New York. 1t as not known yet
When they VIII disembark. Their destina-
uon is Camp Meade, Mlddletown, Pa.
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saved With Much Difficulty.

fmag 'u Is Ca. April sO.-This afternoon two
river nv oys We're rowing in the Oconee
Geo p. zen the boat became unsteady. and
er. va ,a'ner, aged s years. fell in the riv-
not co nsil ne was under the boat, and did
Aaro 'e up for several minutes, Walton
he inn. V-year-old boy. jumped in to save
L. be we boy, If possible. He caught him
|hlm ealqe up, and after swimming with
SUGGESTS ty-five yards down the river,
4 fsnosi IN getting him ashore. The lit
|hcnts was then revived in few mo-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
Concession of Copper Mines.

fr I'm ~ April 30.-According to a dispatch
or a. o. petersburg to the Lokal Anzeig-
e5 we 9hah Of Persia. on March l, sign
mani. eonee ssion to a Russian mining COM
bsit.e covering the whole province of Ozor-
pers,n the most northerly province of
milo, having an area of 10000 square
yesr. he concession is for seventy
posl,. Inc province contains copper de-
tract ana the company will exploit the
rsiig..,of metals and gems and construct
ways, roads and harbors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
DUKE OF BEAUFORT DEAD.

succeeded His Father in Titles and
Estate in 1853.
London, April S0.-Henry Charles Fitz-
roy somerset, eighth Duke of Beaufort,
Is dead He was in his 18th year.
Inc late Duke, who was the patron of
'"eh'y-four livings, was born Feb. 1. 1924,
a'o succeeded his father in the title and
I1'lly estate in 1853. He was educated at
~ On ana married in 1915 Lady Georgiana
80 .,ai QUE Curzon, Oldest daughter of the
nfst Ear Howe.
3, Al the time of his death he was lord
lieutenant of Monmouthshire. He is sue
Cesaed in the title and estates by Henry
1U1 ,"1Ft Wellington Fitzroy, Marquis of
"'i1esler. now in his SOD wear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01

DEATH OF A CHARLEsTONIAN.
MIR. Arthur l.. Jones Had Many
Friends in Savannah

Mr.. Arthur l.. Jones died day before yes
terday in Charleston after a brief Illness.
He was one of the most public spirited and
energetic of the young merchants Of
Charleston, and IN that city his death is
universally regretted. Mr.. Jones also num-
bered many friends in Savannah, to whom
his death will come as a sad blow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
Good CitiEenshIp Lengue.

Cincinnati April SO-The third annual
convention of the Good Citizenship
League will be held here this week, OPEN
ing Tuesday night and continuing
Wednesday and Thursday Maj George A.
Hilton president of the league, and 9TH
ers have already arrived. Leading speak
ers from an parts of the country are on
the programme.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01

Joliet. ILL.,. April 90.-The employees of the
Joliet, Rockford and Lemont quarries of
the West Stone Company have been noti-
fed an advance in wages of % cents a
day, to take effect tomorrow. Six hun
bred men are benefited. Other local quar-
ries will make a similar advance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01

Lexington, KY. April 3O-Twenty-
Kentucky yearlings were shipped from,
here to-day for England by Brue Seton
and James McCreary of New York II Is
believed that they viii race better by be-
ing acclimated than being shipped after
being broken"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
STRIKES TO BEGIN TODAY.
Toronto Wage Farmers in Many
Lines VIII Go Out.

number of trades in this city are planned
90 begin tomorrow. The bricklayers,
stone masons, iron moulders and cigar
makers have all notified their employers
of their intention to quit work until the
new wage schedules are agreed upon. A
general tie-up of the building trade. which
is just now very brisk, is threatened
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
DEATH OF HON. LEWIS BAKER.
Well known and Prominent in Jour
naIism and Politics.

naIism and Politics.
Washington. April S0.-Hon. Lewis
Baker, widely known and prominent in
journalism and politics for more that a
third OF a century, died at his home in
this city at noon to-day. During the past
seven weeks he had suffered from an at
tack of pernicious aenemia which steadily
grew worse.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Ruth Baker
sister of Col S. w. Fordyce. of st. Louis
receiver of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf Railroad, nine
children survive him. He owned and ed
tied various Ohio newspapers, among
them the Woodsfield Democrat, Cam
bridge Jeffersonian and the Ohio Slate
.Iouranl at Columbus, being associated
with the late Hon. S. S. Cox in the con-
duct of the last named journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
Want "A Ten Per Cent. Increase.

Columbus, o., April 3O.-The scale COM
mittee of the Tin Plate Workers National
Protective Association practically has
completed its report to be submitted to
the convention which will meet here next
week. The members of the committee re-
fuse to discuss the report, but it is I'M
derstood that an advance of 10 per cent.
over present wages will be asked
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no matter h o W
many times they
have been disap-
pointed If they have
not tried the new,
scientific. up to date
treatment of DIR.
HATHAWAY& co
No physician or
medical institution
in the United States
are better prepared
to combat and con-
quer disease than
these well known
and popular ex-
perts. They have
the education. the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
Physicians BaffIOd.

How often this is true! How very MANY
times we hear of stubborn. chronic, long
lingering diseases-bad cases which num-
erous doctors have treated and failed TO
curel The poor sufferer lives on in pain.
or perhaps dies just when he or she should
be In the very prime of life But no weak
man or suffering woman should lose hone
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
conct cycle Company rails.

Toronto. Ontario, April SO.-The failure
is announced of the Comet Cycle Com
nany. one of the Oldest and largest bicycle
manufacturing firms in Canada. No state
ment has yet been given as to the firms
financial condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
SHOT IN THE TENDERLOIN.

Fourth Tennesseean Does Some Tar
get Practice and Gets Locked Up.
Early yesterday morning Policeman
Monahan arrested James PARROT, a mem
Der of the Fourth Tennessee volunteers,
for firing a pistol at Willie Holmes, color
ed. The row that eliminated in the shoot
ing took place in the tenderloin, and was
otherwise without incident. Holmes re-
ceived no further injury than a severe
fright.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
Explosion killed Two Miners,

New York. April sO.-A premature ex-
plosion in the Richmond iron mine at Port
Dram, N. j., killed two miners, Charles
McPeak and James Williams. and terribly
injured William McPeak. who win prob
ably die.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
ALTGELD is BROKEN DOWN.
Has Probably Fought His Last Po-
IiticaI Battle.

Chicago, April 30.-Dr Sem, attending
Ex-Governor John p. Altgeld, stated to-
night that the ex-governor had in all
probability fought his last political bat
lie. The doctor says Ex-Governor Altgeld
s broken down in spirit and is respondent
to the last degree, caused chiefly by de-
velopmeut of his ailment, locomotor at
axia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
Denth of nn Ex-Minirter.

London, April 3O-Power Henry LePeer
Trench, who was British minister TO
Japan in 1885, and had formerly represent
ed Great Britain in Mexico, died to-day
in his 5Sth year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
CRUSADE AGAINST SALOONS.
CIerEymen Had Them Closed Up in
Terre Haute.

Terre Haute. Ind, April 3O.-All the sa-
looms in the north part of the city were
closed to-day for the first time in years
The closing was brought about by the
clergymen in that portion of the town,
and a meeting of the ministers has been
calIed 10 effect the Sunday observance law
throughout the city. The saloon men are
circula ting a subscription list, and cases
arising out of the crusade will be carried
70 the highest courts If necessary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01
CITY BBEvITIEs.


The Georgia Historical Society will hold
its May meeting tonight. O
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p. p. p.

y Lippman's Great Remedy
10 the only logical treatment for
this loathsofne disease. Catarrh Is
now recognized as an affection of
the blood, and not mere local trou-
bic. The best blood purifier IL there
fore the best remedy, and the best
blood puritieris acknowledged to be
p. p. p. Under treatment with y.
p. p. the sickening discharges, with
hawking ana splitting and ofFensive
odor, quickly disappear and peTma-
nent and radical recovery soon re-
suits.
Messrs. LTPPMAN BRorHERS savan-
nah, Ca.
Cents have used nearly four bottles
OF p. =. p, Lippmauis Great Remedy
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A THIEF in THE NIGHT.
How Catarrh RObS Its Victims of Health AM -fe

catRrrh is the most insidious of
diseases. IfneRlected, 1t invariably
reaches the bronchial tubes and
funRs, rendering them weak aud
susceptible to consumption.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1899-10-21

muir OF the trees, tIlc IIfOHOtOHc VI llc IccI,
suited his mood. He hummed song, a
love song, which the Devil heard and i'm
mediately graduated to a frst-Class demon
The rect shone black against the horizon,
its crest Just visible above the swell that
broke in sudden lines of white across the
cord of the lands bow.
Downward to the sea sailed the sickle
of the moon, turning from silver to orange;
as the two reached the outer reef she
seemed to quicken for the plunge, the
spangled path across the waves was gone
stellaton feebly lit the sleeping sea.
Adam held the torch now aloft, where
the flame of it splashed like blood on his
naked chest, now sweeping the surface of
the water while the Devil piled the net for
the unwary squid or sought to spear the fish
attracted to the surface by the glare.
In his canoe, the stars had told the Devil
how easy to-, while Adam held the torch,
thrust the lance upward and make an end;
he had meant to kill him as ne lay IN the
date palm, to bring him to the reef and
fight him as man, face to face, hand to
hand, but the stars had told him another
plan and Adam, foolish Adam, sealed his
own fate A pool carved in the coral of
the reef I'm and unrutfled, became
mirror under the torch; and Adam, think
ing always of his love said aloud, forgetting
the Devil. Her eyes are like that pool,
see myself in the heart of her eyes as my
face comes out of the heart of the pool
Suddenly distorted, devilish face, came
beside his own, reflected from the depths,
threatening lance that Adam had Just
time to barely thrust aside. Quickly as his
own backward leap, the Devil, thorough
devil now, rose to his height and thrust
again. Adam parted with the torch and
scorched the maddened, disappointed
lovers hand With yell, the Devil drop
ped the weapon and sprang for his oppo-
nent's throat. AS they closed Adam STILL
by instructive luck holding the TORCH
furious face. Staggering wildly, blindly
back into the pools across the Jagged jaws
of the reef, the Devil stumbled and, step
ping back again to regain his balance, fell
into the deep water on the ocean side of
the reef
The plunge restored the poor tortured
devil, and he turned to reach the reef to
find Adam at the edge with torch in hand.
Striking out seaward again, he swan paral-
lei with the reef to make landing lower
down. A yell from Adam caused him only
to turn again to sea, not needing the cry
that was not menace but warning, not
seeing the fin that, scarcely ripping the
surface glided rapidly across the reflection
of the torch. A shrek of terrible agony,
and Adam, kneeling on the reef. saw a
swirl of the waters, a shapeless fragment
of body come to the surface to be dragged
for few seconds, hither and thither, man.
gled and torn.
The surf of the next roller that broke on
the lip of the reef was fecked with GRIM
son stain, as Adam, nerveless from the mar
row run from death and the horror of the
devils end, slowly waded his way across
the sand bar under the stars to Eve and
Eden.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1899-10-21

AS she thought, the last fronds were en-
on his hands, she dropped the lei. Their
eyes meet, the lovelight dawning in each,
famed out and became one lambert CLEAN
as their lips met in the kiss of first love
love as pure and n ,tural as the opening of
the water-lily to the moon, the flower to the
sun.
An idyll of Eden. The sea sang lullaby,
the world for one long, sweet moment
stopped, while Love swayed his scepter.
TO the devil, hidden in the date-palm, the
world stopped too, an instant, and then
whirled madly by, while the westering sun
between the palm-stems on the beach filled
the air with red-the red of blood. 1t was
hard on the Devil, who was scarcely devil
yet, only just turning down the path of
jealousy, which is one of the high roads to
Devildom.
He was as strong, as straight as ADAM
as good leaper, as skilful with the canoe
or at fishing. Had he not journeyed far to
bring her the upland taro, the much-prized
purple roots. Fresh fish and flowers he
had made his daily offerings. and yet here
was he in the date palm while Adam-lucky
lazy Adam-was being decked with leis
and kissed before his eyes.
The evanescent tropical sunset quickly
died, the lagoon within the reef, moment
ago vast ripping rainbow, changed to
dull gold shield with purple shadows in the
holows of the waves, the shadows were
merged and in the deepening dusk Adam
and Eve, two shades blended as one, left
the Devil to his jealousy and went home.
jealousy, that past master of machina-
ton, brought temporary GOODNESS to the
poor bewildered Devils brain, to GOODNESS
succeeded dissimulation.
At the evening meal none could be more
friendly than he and Adam. The new
moon sunk into the sea at midnight, it
would be good if Adam and he waded the
sand bar to the reef and with kukui torch
and net should seek for squid. Adam,
happy Adam, assented gladly, he would
meet the Devil at an hour before the moon
bathed in the sea; meantime, but this he
did not tell the Devil, he expected to taste
again the delights of his hua pala.
All this the Devil knew, of intuition, and
would have followed to feed his wrath, as
man bites on an aching tooth, desperate
by the steady pain, but the leaven in him,
worked to loneliness and alone in his canoe
he drifted in the gray veil of the evening
Once when a valley opened to the sea,
the moon sinking westward cleaned silver
on the sands. Two forms slowly came
from the shadow and in the open stayed an
instant for kiss.
The hour of meeting had passed when
Adam, breathing fast from rapid running,
came, lighted torch in hand to the appoint
ed place. The Devil saw him coming, saw
the happiness of his face, the sparkle of
his eyes, saw, too, with fancy's gaze, the
kiss on his lips and, turning seward, wad-
ed in silence towards the reef. He carried
a net and lance of fre-hardened koa
wood.