The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02

news IN the OFlebt.
The following local items are alleged to
be from the Cavite Chronicle of Feb. Z,
before the insurgents openly defied Uncle
Sam:
Letters addressed to the following per-
sons remain uncalled for in the Cavite
postofice:
Gen. Agostlno.
Senior Armadillo De La Plata.
Admiral Montijo.
Ramon Huanacillo de Agunaldo.
John Smith.
The Filipinos have a national drink that
is liquid terror. 1t tastes like a com
bination Of red pepper and gasoline, and
makes man see more queer things than
a microscope can discover in Chicago river
water In describing the effects of this
awful drink g. Minnesota corporal said: 1T
gives a man the jaggledest jag that ever
came down the pike. There is a Boston
chap in our company who filed up on the
stuff. Next day he was asked how he felt
1 feel he said, as if I had been drawn
through the Back bay, mopped over the
Common and dropped from Bunker Hill
monument 3"
The average Filipino Is a child Of simple
habits and complex appetite. We were
much impressed by the extreme defiance
OF the laws of cleanliness exhibited by an
untutored native a few days ago, and in
the goodness of our heart we handed him
cake of choice soap. At the same time,
In eloquent pantomime, we initiated the
motions of man enjoying much needed
scrub He shook his head knowingly.
smiled broadly and went his way.
Pretty soon he came back
With one hand he gleefully rubbed his
protuberant stomach. The other hand was
outstretched with the palm uppermost.
He had eaten the soap and wanted more.
Alahimballaboo, a Malay from Iloilo
VINO has been employed in the street clean
ing department, was taken with a sudden
desire to run amuck yesterday morning.
He was promptly hauled off to the county
jail in a garbage cart.
While crossing the big bridge yesterday
atternon a Manila belle had the misfor-
tune TO lose her hat a playful gust Of
wind snatching it from her head and
whlrhng 1t over the rail 20 the water be-
low A gallant member of the Utah bat
terry Immediately leaped into the water
ana, Selling the hat rapidly swan ashore
with 1t, to the intense delight of a crowd
of spectators. Always take a wine glass
ful ofsBoyle's Stomach Bitters after sud
den exposure TO cold and wet. For sale al
all drug joints.
Sergt. Boilinger of the First California
hooked l7-foot shark in the bay last Sun
day. AS usual it got away. This Is evil
IDENTIFY the 14-foot shark that Corpl Ratti-
ger of the Tenth Pennsylvania hooked on
Tuesday. The extra three feet can be ac-
counted for by the fact that Bollinger is
a Jealous expanslonist.
Things seem a little slow 81 this an
Gent Spanish town. The Cavite street bows
are whistling Comrades" and Sweet Ma
RE" and few of them have just COM
menced on the Banks of the Wabash"
There is no telling when "A Hot Time In
the Old Town will get there.
The Utah battery has a new mascot.
It's monkey. and Private Sharpe says
IL already knows enough to be a captain
general
The Independent Sons of the Orient.
Cord and Creese chapter, will meet every
Friday evening In the Malay block, over
Chinganorians opium joint.
Dress parade this afternoon at 8. Go out
and see the boys when they are slicked
up.
Bob Callemont, the famous walking del
egate, arrived by the last steamer from
Frisco.
Pasig river needs boiling.