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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
BULLER's CASUALTY LIST.
Seventeen officers and 218 Men Kill
ed and Wounded.

London, Feb. Seen. Butler has cabled
TO the war office that the approximate
British casualties in the fighting at Pot
gieter's Drift up to noon Tuesday are:
Officers, , killed and Is wounded; non
commissioned officers and men, 216 killed
and wounded.
The officers killed were Maj. Johnson
Smyth and Lieut.. Shafto, both of the
Durham Light Infantry.
The officers wounded include Col. Fitz-
gerald of the Durham Light Infantry and
Col. A. ]. Montgomery. of the Royal Ar
tilery, and Lieut.. Sir T. A. A. Cunning
hame, of the Rifle brigade.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Spearman's Camp says that when the
Durhams reached the top of Vaalkrantz
"over fifty of the enemy, who We're still!
defending the position, fed" and more
than half of these We're armed natives"
A cable dispatch from Spearmans Camp
under to-day's date, says;
Butler holds his position. Relief is
certain"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
10Th HELD SECRET SESSIONS.
Republican Legislators Held Meet
ings at London.

London, Ky. Feb Sat l:05 p. m. the
Senate, in executive session, adjourned IN
til noon tomorrow. The senators would
not reveal what had transpred other than
that no resolutions were adopted.
At 1:1O p. m. the House executive ses-
sion ended and an open session was re
sumed. The following telegram from
Frankfort was read:
Taylor has not signed; some say he viii
not. Collier is purchasing ammunition"
Al lis %. m. the House adjourned until
10 O'Clock. The members of the House
absolutely refused to say what had taken
place in the secret meeting The Senate
required six more members for a quorum.
1t is understood that the sergeant-at-
arms has been furnished lists of absentees
to be sent for. Both houses appointed
committees to draft resolutions on the
death of former Representative Speed
Smith of Richmond.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
BOERS WANT INDEPENDENCE.
Might stop the War If That Were
Guaranteed Them.

London, Feb. 9.-The Daily Chronicle
publishes to-day a long disquisiton upon
South African affairs from S. c. Cron-
wright chreiner, who advocates peace
overtures by Great Britain. He says:
Il am convinced that if the two repub-
lies had a sufficient guarantee that their
Independence would be respected. the
Transvaal would grant a fveyear retro
spective franchise, the burghers would re-
turn 10 their own countries and the war
would cease Immediately"
These views, coming from knsman OF
w. p. Schreiner, the Cape Premier, will
probably incite much comment. Mr..
Cronwright -Schreiner points out that the
Dutch outnumber the English colonists,
and that if local self-government continues
to exist it will be in the control of a large
and exasperated anti-Brtish majority,
firmly imbued with the conviction that the
war Was forced on the Beers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

St. Johns N. f., Feb. S.-The British
bark Sunbeam, from Bahia. Dec 81, which
has arrived here, reports that Feb. ?.
when 300 niles off Cape Race, in latitude
AZ. 2S north, and longitude 5422 west she
passed the British steamer Almera, which
sailed from Glasgow Jan. IS, for Newport
News. The steamer was in a disabled
condition, and was showing signals indi-
eating that she was unmanageable, and
wished to be reported. The Sunbeam APP
preached the Almera but found that any
assistance she could render was not need
cd. The weather at that time and later
was stormy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
4 NEW CANAL PROPOSITION.
,FVY WANTS ALL THE MARITIME.
NATIONS TO ASSIST.

saws the United States Should Not
Pay All the Expense and Let All
other Nations Use the Nicaragua
CannI-He VIII Introduce u Bill in
the House Providing for Joint
construction of the Canal by All
Interested.
Washington. Feb. s.-Representative J.
NJ Levy of New York has prepared sub
sttute for all the Nicaragua canal bills
now pending before Congress.
His bill, which he proposes to introduce
tomorrow or the next day, will provide
for the early construction of a canal across
tne Isthmus of Panama. Instead Of the
United States bearing the entire expense
of construction and maintenance. Mr..
Levy proposes that the canal shall be
built. and maintained by the joint contri-
button of all the maritime nations of the
world, the assessments to be appordoned
according to the tonnage of the respective
countries.
Mr. Levy says his father, who was in
the Tehuantepec Canal Company asserts
that the proposed Nicaragua canal can
hardly be constructed for less than $780,
100000.
Under the circumstances, Mr.. Levy says,
the American people should not be asked
10 make such an enormous outlay, besides
the cost of carrying on the canal after it
is finished, single-handed and alone, for
the privilege of allowing all the nations
of the earth to enjoy its commercial ad-
vautages, free of cost.
what Mr.. Levy Says.
There is no question in my mind" adj
ded Mr.. Levy, that the proposed canal
Will be of inestimable commercial value
to all of the great maritime nations Great
Britain is especially interested in short
route to Australia and other British pos
sessions. IL is neither wise nor a good
business proposition for The United States
10 shoulder such an immense financial
burden and in return assume all the re-
sponsibility in conducting the canal. 1t is
on the same principle that some of your
neighbors, with whom you are friendly
terms, should ask you to construct an eX-
pensive dwelling, SO that they might come
and reside with you, without sharing the
expenses. England is anxious to have the
canal built, but she is not willing to pay
her share You will find that she will
concede the right of the United States TO
fortify the canal rather than have the
project fail. AS l look at the subject the
canal will be mutually beneficial TO all
maritime countries. and as a fair business
transaction, they should all be required TO
pay their proportion of the expense"
Mr. Levy can hardly expect to secure
favorable action on his unique proposition,
as the great mass of American people are
opposed to anything that savors of joint
ownership in the canal with any foreign
power. General sentiment faVorS the con-
struction and absolute control of the canal
by the United States, without asking OF
receiving any concessions, direct or i'm
piled, from any foreign power, excepting
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in connection
with the territory to be acquired by pur-
chase or treaty from these two govern
mentS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
FOG STOPPED STEAMERS.
Those That Were Ready Would Not
Leave Baltimore.

Baltimore, Feb. Sowing to a dense fog
the steamers scheduled to sail this even
ing for points in lower Maryland and
Virginia were unable to leave their moor
ings. Steam is up on all the vessels and
should the fog banks lift sufficiently dur
ing the night to permit the pilots to see
the buoys, 1t is probable that all of them
Will weigh anchor at once. Many passen-
gers for Norfolk, Richmond and Kappa
hammock river points in Virginia, left for
their destination by rail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
GOEBEL CALLS FOR JUSTICE.
Issues an Open Letter on the Death
of His Brother.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. s.-Justus Goebel,
brother of the dead Governor. issued an
open letter tonight in which he calls on
Kentuckians to swear by his blood TO "see
justice done to those concerned in his foul
taking off If you fail in this then your
laws are dead letters"
He says:
IF he could speak he would say now.
as oft before Let the law take its course
viii designing men of high station be per
mitted to use the ignorant outlaw to fur
Their their ambitions, and when that ambi-
ton is disappointed turn redhanded muir
der loose under the very roof of the ex-
ecutive mansion?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
NEW POsTMAsTERs NAMED.

Sin We're for Georgia and One for
Florida, Offices.
Washington, Feb. 8.-The following post
masters were appointed for Georgia to-
day: II. J. Crawford, Big Oak. Twiggs
county, vice j. II. Jesup. resigned; NJ. Ed
wards, Gober, Cherokee county, vice o. w.
Holcombe, resigned; f. II. Rushing. Heph-
zibah, Richmond county, Vice C. ].
Rhodes, removed; J. G. Denmark, Cusley,
Lowndes county, vice G. ID. Carroll, r sign
ed; w n. Crow, Roxana, Pauldlng coun-
ty, vice II. O. Witworlh, resigned, l.. c.
jenkins, Tula, Liberty county, vice S. A.
Middleton, resigned.
The following postmasters were appoint
ed for Florida to-day L. w Hague
Hague, Alaehua county vice Archibald
Hague, dead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

New York, Feb. S.-Col. Thomas Pur-
year, a retired horseman, died to-day from
apoplexy, near Long Branch, ". j.. where
he had made his home for years He was
born in Columbus, Ga. eighty-hve years
ago. and in his day owned and trained
some of the best race horses in this coun-
Try. Col. Puryear leaves two sons. Rich
ard T. and William H., both of whom re-
side in the South.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
NnNnI RiII AnnrnNed.

Richmond, Va, Feb. s.-The Richmond
Chamber of Commerce, at their meeting
tonight, unanimously adopted a resolution
indorsng the bill introduced In the House
OF Representa- and in the Senate of
the United States during the month of
December 1899, entitled "A bill to promote
The commerce and increase the foreign
trade of the United States and to provide
auxiliary cruisers, transports and seamen
1or government use when necessary"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
BACK TO ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

Empress DoNager of China Opposed
to the New school.
Pekin, Feb. S-The Dowager Empress OF
China, 1t is asserted, appears. to be de-
termined to relapse into the ancient con-
servatsm. Yesterday she issued an edlct
Of study, according to the teachings of
Confucius, for examinations for official
rank, and ordering the abolition of the
study of the now depraved and erroneous
subjects of the Western schools" and
threatening with punishment the teachers
of such subjects. The closing of the new
university a Pekin Is expected to speed
LIZ follow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
BULLEn's DIFFICULT TASK.
He Must InHict Crushing Defeat
Upon the Beers.

UpOn the Beers.
London. Feb. 9.-The Times. in an edl-
toral dealing with Gen. Buffers task
says:
THE problem before him is unquestion-
ably most difficult. We cannot be surpris-
ed or disheartened should he be unable to
solve il with success. His task Is not
merely TO force a way through the Boer
lines 10 Ladysmith. That operation would
Ne formidable enough But it would be
easy compared with the feat he must per-
form If large strategical results are 20
follow his efforts. He must innict a crush
ing defeat upon the Boer army Unless
he can drive il into the Drakenburg or
otherwise destroy that army, the relief OF
Ladysmith can hardly be accomplished
with safety"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

Durham. Feb. S.--A large force Of Beers
attacked Nordweui, in Zululand, destroy
ed the public buildings and took numerous
prisoners A force OF volunteers with ar
tillery, has been dispatched there to sup
port the scouts and to oppose further ad-
vance by the Beers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
ARninst Pnper Trnsf.

ST. Louis, Feb. S.-The Missouri Press
Association met here to-day. ommit-
tee was appointed to draw up resolutions
setting forth the views OF the association
to the effect that the paper trust should
be abolished. setting forth their views re-
garding the proper action in the matter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
-------------S -
LAWTON'S REMAINS ARRIVE.
Funeral Train Has Completed Its
TriD to Washington.

Washington, Feb. S.-The train bearing
the remains of Gen. Henry w. Lawton
completed its trip across the continent at
$3.50 O'Clock this morning, when it rolled
into the Pennsylvania Railroad station
Adjt. Gen. Corbn met the party at the
station, and Troop II, Third Cavalry from
Fort Meyer, acted as escort to the Church
Of the Covenant, where Gen. Lawton's re-
mains will rest until the funeral 1t Ar
ington Cemetery tomorrow. Carriages
were waiting for those who accompanied
the dead General, and they left the sta
ion before the remains were removed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

East Liverpool. o.. Feb. S--Chares f.
Macrum. late United States consul at
Pretoria, left here this afternoon for
Washington. His father and mother live
here and during his stay In this city Mr.
Macrum revealed his secret to them, but
like their son. their bps are scaled
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

London, Feb. S.-The Hong Kong corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says that a
serious rebellion has broken out in Swa-
tau in the province of Kwang -Tung The
Viceroy has sent troops and a gunboat TO
suppress the Instruction
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
Venetia Was Disabled.

New Orleans. Feb. S.-The German
steamer Venetia, Capt Schulke, for Ham
burg, in going down the river last night,
when fifty miles below the city. had her
rudder disabled and Is being towed back
to port for repairs
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-30
La GUERRA EN- FILIPINAS

FL rnartes de la semans presente tu.
Vieron lugar contfnuss escaramuzas en-
toda la isla de Luzon, teniendo algunas
bsias ell ejercito de los Estsdos Unidos.
Los tsgalos que operan en- dicha 20
na no Sc dan punto de reposo y atacan
noche y dis las tropas smerioanas. Els.
'tas han teuidc que Teconcentrarse para
resistir las sgresioGas frecuentes.
En- IN combate 9ibrsdo antier caye-
ron so flipinos en- poder de las fuerxas
contrsrias.
Manila ne halla rodeada de una
legion de insurreotos que Sc reuuen 8 Sc
disnelven seguu convenga sus planes
revolucionarios.
sHace POGO, 1000 indfgenas copa
ron dos compaflias amerioanas cerca de
Parafaque oil comandante de elias sc
suicide antes que rendirse. ss
Unos csfioneros que navegaban an
Ell rio Pasig, snfrieron un terrible tiroteo
de los naturales, que Sc parapetsron en-
las riberas. Uno de ellos Sc fu6 pique,
ahogandose los tripulantes que no caye
ron prisione ros.
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PROCBOO RUIDOOO
Los crimenes de la hacienda 'PIauca /"
Actividad IOabIe del Tenisute HurtadO


El veinte del actual fueron trsslads-
dos d la villa de Arecibo veinte individuos
complicados en- Ell horrendo crfmen qua
don Jaime Sancho.
Posteriormente Sc han capturado otros
y auu se le sigue Ia pists ivsrios mas.
Segnn r0mores, ell doctor Gonzalo
Cordova SO enouentra comprometido en- Ell
ssunto debido la certifcscion fscultativa
que p4esento al practioar la autopsia.
El hecho de autos se cuenta como al
que
Una partida numerosa lego la ha.
cienda JoucG, del t6rmino municipal de
Lopez de Victoria pidi6ndole las lIaves;
como este manifesto cue las tenfa en- su
poder ell represent ante, buscaron & don
Jaime Sanoho, quien las entreg6 sin haoer
oposicion ninguna los bsndoleros. Guam
do comerz6 ell saqueo, ell sefior Slncho su
plico los desalmados que respetaran su
vida unos retratos de sus padres que Sc
mostraban en- su alcoba. Aquellos no solo
robaron, 81 que tambi6n hicieron aIgunas
acciones indecentes con los referidos obje
tos concluyeudo por destruirles tirarse-
los la cara.
liz.
Hecho en forma ell saqueo, que
nos contraemos, cargaron despacharon
las bestias que lIeyaban con ese flo, co
giendo luego q don Jaime Sanoho para
someterlo los mas horrendos martirios.
Lo estropearon con tsnts crueldad
que reservamos algunos detalles por res
peto nuestroe lectores.
Sancho, en- medic de sus angustias,
ofrecfa I'm caballo negro envidiable que
poseia, para que le perdon&ran IL vida.
Nj este, nj las humillaciones, nj las
.l&grimas, baetaron enternecer squellos
corazones empsdernidos por la maldad.
Mas tarde los foragidos ech iron una
soga ell cuello de Sancho le arrastra
ron colgandole de IN arbol. En- esta
situacion uno de aquellos Sc subio sobre
sus hombros para rem atarle.
Es decir que hubo ell rob, en- cuadri
LA el asesinsto con enssfi amiento.
Pues bien parece one el doctor
C6riova certified qle habta paerto dc
Gtcid Por suspension sin qMs< presentdrd
en- sac cAerpO cOntusione6 dke ke'ningun gene
no, hoy las declarsolo1es diferen de
ese punto &frmando que al ser colgado
SAncho, iba cast mntrto.
La gloria del descubrimiento SO debe
como va hemos dicho en- anteriores nj
meros de este periodico al teniente de
la 9olicfa insular seflor III lrtado quien, Sc
parandose por ccmpleto de toda idea
polftica, ha procedido con diguidad dan
do al traste con los ladrones J con los
asesinos.
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taciones, llegar$ sin sentirlo oil puerto de
la Gran Repnblica americana en- que ancle
ell vapor, sc prepsrara bajar terra.
va en- ella, su primer cuidado serA
comprarse una banderits americana para
el ojal de su levits un Manual del sordo
muio para aprender hablar aoor sefzds,
va que no puede hablar de foaLG6rG.
7 serA cosa de yer
Degetau funciOrd1ad0
sin saber
que diablos esta escuchando
que no puede comprender.
#**
Volvamos Faiardo.
No al pueblo de este nombre sino
Mr.. Mateo de aquel apeIlido.
81 este seflor no sc oonsuela es porque
no quiere.
Porque falta de pan, buenaa son
torgas.
Y va los suyos han oomenxado d do
rarye la EiLdora.
Y, al NAL no recuerdo, en- el San
Juo7a Neacs, como la 0trG Uez, han salido
oolaclon sus acres terrenos, sus dutces Ca
6as, su sa6roso .jugo Intellectual, etc etc.,
etc.
Y pues en- La otra vegada no puio ser 10
que querfa, shora tiene casa todas las pro-
babilldades dc caer mas ctdcddo que un
Cristo en- Ia alcaldfs de Maysgu,z.
A todo senior, todo honor.
Asf es que Mr. Matso puede parodiar
d SIMON el de La Isnapestod. y exelamar
colno el, despu6s de mirar al cielo
sPorqu6, porque tembiar
al el cielo esta sin nubes
azul esta La MARI
Solo que, pesar de tanta tranquil
dad atmosf6rics, no debe dormlr m0y
Porque de oualquier nube sale un
chubasco.
Y 81 arreGia el Uiento de froaado que
va Sc deja sentir por aqueilos lares 900.
apaga y vamonos.
Y 81 pierde la alcaldfa
sera tremendo ell fracaso
que tendra.
Pero 1Fajardo hara casos
iCon Fajardo no hay <tu tias!
II O46 va!
Di0senes PrietO.
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Lo recuerdo perfectamente.

Lo recuerdo perfectamente.
Los incondicionales dominaban
en- las ciudades, en- las aldeas y en-
las campifas.
Para dominar hacian I'm escu-
do con ell nombre y con ell inter6s de
Espaia.
Un hombre, un hombre solo 6
casi solo Sc alzaba en- ell sur frente a
elOs.
Parecia impossible que triunfase.
Tenia, es verdad, su pluma re-
lampagueante y su voluntad pode-
rosa y su conviction profunda Y su
ff en- las retUipdtcdcione tsaeUitables.
Pero los OtyOS contaban con tres
senadores, con ounce diputados, con
ochocientos guardias civiles, con ell
gobernador y los alcaldes, con las ar
cas- repletas.
y contaban con algo mas decisi-
vo: con los arbitros de la politica;
con Canovas y Sagasta.
iQui6n Sc atrevia, desafando
fuerzas tan avasal!adoras, a desa6ar
al destino con su hoja de papel, Co
mo David desaf6 d Goliath con su
honda y su brazo?
Et hom6re del Su1'.
Seis amos predico aquel clarivi-
dente la ctuSada de Madrid.
lie escucharon a la postre los
Rossy, los Barbosa, los We've y los
Sanchez Morales
Y le enviaron a Madrid PARA RE-
vENTARLE, con unas condolences alb
soIutas, que a ellos, miopes, Sc les
antoiaban imposibles.
Fu6 q Madrid.
Los directories quedaron en- la
insula presagiando Ell immense de-
sastre.
Diciendoque Sagasta no pactaria.
Que la comisi6n fracasaria.
Que Munoz Rivera Sc despresti-
giaria.
Que ell pacto no pasarfa de ser
el enSueHO de mn loco.
5Qui6n no les oy6 esas cosas?
Y hubo algo mas grave: mil y
mil correligionarios dudaban 9 mega
ban, !incr6dulos que ell incondictora-
t'SmO llegara a sucumbir y que ell
puerto-riquenismo llegara q triunfar.
Sc equivocaron tOdos.
Acert6 eL hombre del sur.
El incondicionalismo sucumbi6 y
el merchandising triunf6.
Los senadores, los diputados, los
guardias civiles, pasaron de las ma
nos de Villar las manos del pue-
bio.
El gobernador pas6 tambi6n.
Los alcaldes rodaban por terra
barridos, destrozados, en- grupos de
dos, de tres, de cinco, de catorce.
Hasta que no hubo nj un alcal-
de que no fuese puerto-riquefo.
De modo que 10 impossible, 10
lrreallzable, eL e,aSue5tO lie mn loco.
Sc cumplia en- la realidad.
lei pals Sc dividi6 en- dos parties.
EN- una, en- la grande y noble
cuanto carino para el clartvtdepate
En- otra, en- la chica y desmedra-
da, cuantos odios y cuantas envi-
dias
Ali esta ell genesis de los he
chos actuales.
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ineremento ell bandidaie
Nuestro cr6dito Sc pierde,
la miseria nos invade
y vamos d la hecatombe
de maners inevitable.
La situaci6n es diffcil
y mister Allen squ6 hace?
-IQp6 ha de hacer! Lao de costumbre:
cobrsr ~ va hsoe bastaDte!
Suarez de MOta.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-30
REvIsTA CoMICA

aSta6dt Guzm4n doLOr0S0,
.justGna crucepa, Lachrgnaos0,
dam pe,adt6dnt Degeto.
Y, annque Gazm&n es IN mozo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-30
ArecibO, Puerto = Rico.

acdada farmaca fu6 del Lcdo
how del Manuel Perez Av
urd complete La altura de las prme
SUI clase la Isa
las formulas esta ntegene
baio la Immediate direction del Perez Aviles
esbecmiento
nventados apicados la terap6utica.
produo de slio premiados meda
plata Exposicones extranjeras.
Preco baratismos.
Pedro Rios ean encargadoa dal morado
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-30

q los guardias especiales
que, sin escr6pulo alguno
entire cfnicos alardes,
aplican rudos cOnapontes,
& cieIo alberto, en- las GALES,
en- los cafes y en- las plaxas,
sin que hallen en- mister Allen
el m srecido csstigo
esos actos de barbarie
--Pero 6l gobierno 8 81 mode;
con cobrar. -. Iya hace bastante!
= y
En- MaysgiisE y en- Ponce,
en- San Juan J otras ciudades
se suceden d porrillO
las escenas repugnantes,
y toms, d paso de carga,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-30
ROMANCE-LETRILLA

---Prosiguen-inoticia fresCal-
los escandalos en- suge
ain que nadie los reprims,
q Pesar de los pesares.
kn ell Coroxal las turbas
Ie entTegsn d toda olsse
de atropellos y violencias,
albOrotos y desmanes.
Progresamos que es IN gusto.
~ mister Allen 6qu6 hacer
--lQue ha de hacer! Pues casi NADIA:
Cobrar ..iy ya hace baStante!
asa