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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
Upton CHALLENGES AGAIN.
w Wants Another Try for the Amer
""'s tup-ChaIlenRc on the
WAY Across the Ocean

'n'a,u oct iO--A challenge from Sir
oa7 Upton for another series OF
i'r the Americas cup has been
20 inc New York Yacht club.
aomas Iipion informed repre-
tr o' the Associated Press that his
on board the White Star LINE
lermnuic. due at New York
4, and that he prefers that oil
49, TO It's contents be first
hy The New York Yacht Club
ss,. "''er challenging contains = sug-
'o the date OF the race. which
GOD. will he IN August ~
sm that the challenging yacht
vi. ' on tho Thames and that she
'med Shamrock.
crs d, % 'rumor, Robert Wringc
10. commanders OF the old sham
Command the new racer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
nErunLIc oR MoN.RCHYs
bryan Asked ais Audience which
Thcy Preferred.

Grand Rapids Mich. Oct. io.-At Hol-
land Mr. Bryan encountered Dutch com
munity. and here he paid high tribute 70
the citizens ~ foreign birth saying that
most of them had been drawn 20 this
country by their love of liberty. and their
admiration for American Institutions.
How" he asked. "can YOU Determine
whether man IN his heart loves liberty
sud believes that the people are the source
of power? And 10 his own question he re-
piled. "Wait until there is a contest be.
tween a monarchy ana a republic. and
that man must sympaihize with tho one
side or with the other. There is war
raging Ia South Africa, a war that must
result ln the extension OF the limits of -
monarchy or must result IN the triumph
Of a republic which DO you want. the
republic 20 triumph or the monarchy 10
triumph Well. my friends when you
make up your mind which you want, you
can tell what theory Of government you
adhere to"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
ARMOR PLATE ron THE NAVY.
Another Conference between Long
and Manufacturer.

Washington. oct i0-secretary Long
had another conference to-day with the
representative Of the Bethlehem and Car
negle Steel companies respecting the
placing OF contracts for Si5.0l0 00o worth OF
armor plate for the navy. The conference
lasted nearly nu hour. while to was in
conclusive in its results. the parties 10 Il
We're each and ai under the impression
that they had succeeded in getting nearer
20 one another. while. T. FAR az the Navy
Department D. concerned. II is believed
that there is now no longer the necessity
confronting 80 Of building an armor plant.
which was tho alternative provided In the
act or Congress in the event Of failure 90
secure armor from the private makers az
the prices named Ia the act.
There will be another conference In the
near future. and the intervening time will
be spent by the parties IN a close exam
ination of the proposition and counter
propositions which were to-day advanced
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
MISSING AND OVERRIDE.
The LIoyds Post Vessels THAT should
Have Arrived.

london. oct lo-The German ship
Louise. Capt. Horstmann. from Port
TAMPA. Nov. q. last for Yokohama. has
been posted az Lloyd's missing
The British bark Nth. Capt. Har'no'
from Port Tompa, Feb TO- for sydney
nos been posted at Lloyds as overdue
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
TO GERMANS AND RUSSIANS.
The Railroad HAS BeeR Awarded
British Grt Harbor.

Tien Tsin. Oct. a military order has
been issued to the German troops TO oc-
cupy the. railroad from Yang Tsun 20
Pekin. The rest OF the road will he occu-
pied by the Russians ana the harbor OF
ching Wan Tao has been allotted to the
Bsi,ish.
a detachment % 500 French troops with
six guns starts this morning 20 relieve the
Catholic priests who are held prisoners al
Ching Hslen. - miles south. 4 detach-
mcnt of 90 French troops started IN the
direction 81 Pao Ting Fu Saturday 20 CO.
operate with 100 troops reported 20 have
left Pekin.
II IS understood that Field Marshal
Count Won Waldcrse refused 20 acknowi-
edge II Hung Changs visit Friday The
field marshal goes TO Pekin In a few
days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
UNITED srATEs LEAD.
This Country Received 2.fTs Awards
az the Exposition.

Washington. Oct. 70 "A cahlegram re-
ceived here to-day from Commissioner
General Peck at Paris, contains an an
nouneement OF the nnal results obtained
by the various countries IN the form OF
ed States received zfT5 awards. Germany
.s2s. Great Britain L7xT and Russia i.4es
The United States lead. not only in tho
grand total. but also IN all grades OF
awaris. from grand prizes 20 merely hon.
orahle mention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
BRYAN TO nEIKLEJoHS.
Assistant seqrrtary's suIu Letter Is
Answered.

Kalamazoo. Mich. oct io-w. } Bryan
to-day took cognizance of the letter sent
to him by Assistant Secretary OF War
Melklojohn. which was given out yestcr-
day. ana prepared reply TO g. The
reply says:
Il am In receipt Of your favor OF the
sth IN regard 20 the suiu treaty. I, is true
that the President. two months after the
signing OF the treaty. sent 70 Gen. Otis the
instructions which you quote. You will
note that the treaty. or agreement as
the President describes n. was confirmed
lr.nn,lru.A a Fifth pncnA
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
THOUSANDS pARADED.
h''eheli said 10 Ter Cent. IL Not n
large Enough Incrense.

N''.''n. Pa, oct iO,-Thousands of
"ikn- miners marched in review
tho crowded streets of this city
"a showed their loyalty 20 the
i which they have been battling
weeks. They were addressed by
Mitchell. who said the proposi-
i'r 10 per cent. increase was not
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
TWICE Ar GRAND RAPIDS.
Wen on the bryan Platform Who
voted for Palmer and BuckBcr.

Grand Rapids. Mich. oct i0-Mr
Bryan made two speeches IN this ciiy to-
night The ntst of these was made IN
campau square. and the crowd covered
the entire area. Mr. Bryan rhen repair
cd to the Auditorium where he made the
prlnclpa speech Of the evening on the
stage were seated n dozen or more men
who had supported Palmer and buckner
in 1896 Among these were Hon. EdNin
r.. Uhl. ox-minister 20 Germany. Hon. G.
s Hazaltinc. ex-cousu TO Milan. chief
Justice Champlu. ex-POstmaster Carroll
and ex- Representative White.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
NOT SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
Possible That the OceanIc's Fore
foot WAS Injured.

Liverpool. oct. i0-It is believed that no
serious damage resulted 40 the White
star liner Oceanic from touching ground
New York 10 this port. though an ex-
animation may possibly show that her
forefO0t is injured
Capt. Cameron reports that while ap-
preaching the coast IN thick weather, at
a. m. Oct ?. aud while the vessel had
stopped 10 take soundings. ne touched the
ground very slightly OF Three Castles
Head. n she Is damaged. the captain
says. the injury is very slight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
RISING ~ soUTH CHINA.
4 Report That Boxers Are Expected
20 GlNc TronbIe.

Hong Knog. oct. io,--It h said that the
authorities have received Information that
a general rising IN the Southern provinces
has ben planned for the month Of Novem-
Der.
Ten thousand more troops from India
have been rsqu.siiioned for Hong Kong
The Sixteenth Bengal Larcers ana the
Hong Kong Res ment have been recalled
from the north OF Hong Kong. The pres-
ent Indications are that there will be
Boxer rising similar 20 that which has
occurred in North China The Whereabouts
Ccoutlnued On Fifth Page)
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11

Ger polIs' Trarsvasl Colony. oct 10.
Or -, -.er bid farewell TO his troops
,.ri,.'.'l a'Tarted southwark. There was
,-oots TX farewell demonstration. The
co. No. h'red on both sides OF the road
aAa chcered Butler yoclforously.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
ATLANTA's TRIAL TRIP.
ship wiz Ne Practically New when
Turned Out.

washington. Oct. io-The Atlanta
which has been a. the New York Navy
yard for the ias, fve years undergoing
overhauilng which makes her practically
a new ship r. 10 have her trial trip next
week. preparatory 10 going into commits
sion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11

Blosmfontein. Oct. 70. The British forces
nave re.occupled smithheid. Rouxvihe'
wepener and pewstsdorp. Orange River
Colony.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11

lconilnusd on Fifth Passl
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
french View of the Tactics OF the
british Army.

A writer in the Echo de Paris co-1-
bats the view so often expressed Of
late on the Continent that the systpr
OF tactics in vogue in the British army
is Old fashioned and eniTely out Of
touch with the conditions Of mpderH
warfare. He supports his case by chun-
ldant quotations from English regimen
ltal textbooks. which he declares to re
models Of precision and clearness, that
might be studied with advantage il
the Continental armies. As developed
lin its official regulations, the tactics Of
the British army embody the military
doctrines elaborated by Moltke. whs
Iarrived at his system by bringing up TO
tdate h ideas Of the first Napoleon
And why has this admirable theory
lof tactics proved OF no ava In the
iSonth African war? For the all-suff-
icient reason that IL has been system
latically ignored. The operations in
ISouth African war? For the all-sufn-
have been conducted in direct defiance
lof the principles officially i~nculcateS.
| 1T is curious to note. indeed" saw
the writer. that while the Er2lIrl have
never put their regulations IN prae-
itice they have. on the contrary. been
carefully observed throughout by the
Beers" After citing several cases. for
example. the formation to be adopted
lin battle by an attacking force, the
author continues: The British army
has been taken too much up by its Hu-
Imerous COLONEL expeditions. which are
fatal to proper preparation for a grest
war. Careless and hap~py-go-Iucky tao
tiles have been the result The strict
principles OF tactics which are useless
against savages have ceased TO be OBJ
served. The officers. who are gentle
men. and greatly addicted to sport.
lhave come TO despise the scientific
study OF their profession. The French
army ~traversed a similar period after
the Algerian war. and the result wa
the disaster OF 1870. Contempt for NIB
|tary science is the beginning OF the de-
cadence Of an army."-Baltimore Sun
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02

Mine Run. Kenesaw, Resaca, Peach
Tree Greek. Jonesboro n Lovejoy
Station, first assault on Petersburg,
Deep Bottom. Weldon railroad. Chat
fms Farm. final assault on Petersburg.
April 2. 1865. Sailors creek n mary
others are perforce omitted. In some
of these battles the losses ran up into
the thousands
The union losses in killed and wound-
ed, for instance. in the first three days
assault on Petersburg in 1904 We're
10. 20l or about as man as the British
losses since their war began. But this
is not carried in the tables ecaus
federate losses, and no official data
from which to make estimates. So
most of the others omitted.
A careful count shows that there
were over 30 engagements during the
American civil wal in each OF which
the union loss in killed n ounde
exceeded that Of the British losses in
all engagements in South Africa
There were IL general engagements
during the war. not including siege
operations, nor any OF the losses dur
ing the Atlanta campaign. in each OF
which the union losses in killed and
wounded exceeded the total Of British
losses in all their engagements with
the Beers. The same may be said OF
SOillCdSid Nt lOSSNS "a a AAif
iSon.
OF course. il must not be overlooked
tha in the greater OF these bloody bat
ties between the federals and confed-
crates larger numbers were usually
engaged than have yet appeared in
any Of the South African battles. New
ertheless the percentage OF killed and
wounded was far in excess OF anything
yet shown in South Africa, or any OF
the modern wars in Europe.
This is made more clear by a COM
parison of number engaged in some
OF our lesser battles with those or the
English with the Beers At Wilson's
creek, in Missouri, fought the hrst
year of the war, no more than 5000 to
5000 federals were engaged against
about II, 600 confederates. Compare the
bloody losses at Wilson's creek with
those of Methuen at Modder river. Yet
these American troops We're then COM
paratively raw, whereas Methuen
army We're mainly regulars.
AT the first Bull Run not more than
IS, 600 men were engaged on either SIDE,
and most all were green volunteers,
yet the losses on either / d were about
double those of Butler at Colenso De-
cember Is, when an equal number APP
parently were engaged or on the heio-
But let us p something had
harpened to Butler like the confeder-
ate repulse in the first of the seven
DAYS battle at Mechanicsville, where
about II, 500 of them went up against
a fortified line worse than Spion kop,
held by about 5000 union soldiers, when
nearly $500 of them were killed and
wounded in an hour or two. The whole
British nation must have fallen down
in a fit. But the confederates didn't
draw off; they stuck to their job and
the next day got even at Gaines
mill.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
LOSSES IN CIVIL WAR.
Single Battles were Worse than All of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Comparison.

The United States, says the New
York Sun. is a much younger nation
than Great Britain. nevertheless it
has had greater experience of real wal
and imbibed a deeper comprehension
of all it involves than the nation whose
drum beat is heard around the world"
In the butchers bill" the civil war
would swallow up a dozen such
as that OF the Crimea. or the Peninsu-
lar campaigns, with Waterloo thrown
in.
The British forces were brought to a
dead ~standstil by hei@ t,eir numbers,
much as the union forces were by the
first Bull Run, which, by the way, was
a greater battle than anything we
have yet seen in South Africa. Yet
Bull Run vas but a small AFFAIR COM
pared with at least 80 of the subsequent
actions OF the civil war.
1t is plain now TO both north and
south that the northern power ought
not to have been utterly paralyzed in
n Virginia theatre by the SINAI Bull
Run reverse, nor should ii have me
ed defeat at all on hat field. Both
were the results of a single fault which
we see repeated day after day by the
British in South Africa-the short
comings of leadership. If they can
overcome it as the north did the Brit
ish may yet win. These are the only
particulars in which there is a parallel
between the American civil war n
the British Boer campaign.
Correspondents from time TO time
quote losses of various commands in
the civil war in specific engagements
in comparison with British losses in
their affairs with the Beers. 1t there
fore appears to be worth while to tab
ulate so of the more important gag
ments of the civil war with the losses
in killed and wounded, only emitting
the missing and prisoners. Numbers
Of the missing, however, in nearly
every battle were killed or wounded,
but not so reported. Prisoners captur-
ed are omitted because they tell no tale
of the destructive powers of either
belligerent. Vast umbers of prison.
ers are sometimes secured at very little
expense of bloodshed, as at Harpers
Ferry:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
THE FIRST BABY.
It's Coming is Looked Forward 20
With Both Joy and Fear and it's
Safe Arrival is Hailed With
Pride and Delight by All.

The arrival of the first baby in the
household is the happiest and most i'm.
portant event of married life. The young
wife who is to become a mother delights
to think of the happiness in store for her
when the little one shall nestle upon her
breast and latterly she shall hear it lisp
the sweet and holy name, mother"
But her happy anticipation quickly van
ishes when she realizes the terrible pain
and suffering through which she must
pass while bringing the little one into
the world. An indescribabLe fear Of the
danger attendant upon the ordeal soon
dissipates her joyfulness.
Thousands OF women have learned
by experience that there Is absolutely
no necessity for the sufferingsv nch At
tend child birth; they know Int by
the use of Mothers Friend"- sscien-
tific liniment-for few weef before
the trying hour, expectant M IN can
so prepare themselves for 10 final
hour that the pain and suffering Of the
dreaded event r entirely obviated and
It is safely passed through with com.
paratively little discomfort
All women are interested, and Is.
pecially e~xpectant mothers who for the
first time have to undergo this trial, in
such q remedy ; for they know the pain
and suffering, to say nothing Of the dan.
ger, which IS in store for them. moth.
er's Friend" is woman's greatest bles.
sing, for it takes her safely through the
severest ordeal of her life. Every woman
should be glad to read the little book
Before Baby is Born" which lntains
information of great value E all. II
will be sent free to any asendi
their address to The BradE 1Regur
lator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
CAN SUCH THINGS BE ?

The Sun has received, under cover OF
an official envelope of the war depart
ment, a copy of a rcular issued by
the United Confederate Veterans. Upon
this document is stamped a Confeder-
ate flag. Accompanying this circular is
another from the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga national park commission
bearing the imprint of the war depart
ment. Of course this is the rear of the
presidential election, and If there are
any votes to be had by Thanking Con-
federate literature and the confederate
flag through the mails the president
will not administer a very stern re-
huke to Postmaster-General Smith for
admitting Unreasonable emblems" to
free postal privileges. 1t is also likely
that Grand Army posts, knowing how
great is the need of votes to continue
Comrade Mckinley in power, will re-
strain themselves and not give vent to
their Indignation until after the cleo
ton. Republican senators and repre-
sentatives who have fallen into the
habit of denouncing Senators HOar II
Pettigrew as traitors because Of their
attitude in regard TO the t1liplnos
ought not, however, to spare the post
master general and the secretary OF
war. They should lift up their voices
and cease not until those who admit
tea the TSDtl nag " IN II TANNING
privileges of the war and pOstOffice de-
partments beg for mercy. 1t Is 100
much to expect that an emblem Of
treason should be scattered broadcast
throughout the country and no patri-
otic voice be lifted in protest. Down
with the traitors and conspirators
allowed the flag of rebellion" to
go through the mails at the expense of
the government They must be punish
IL lron 80 CoYoro1n MoLytn1aU rIInC
short of votes next November. A more
insidious attack upon the union could
not have been devised.
However, the confederate circular is
really a harmless document. General
Boynton, the chairman of the Chicka-
and Chattanooga national mil
itary park commission, has invited
union n confederate veterans to meet
historic b~attlefields in the south for
q general inspection of the work of the
commission. Seven battlefields are in
in the Chickamauga and Chat
national military park project
The positions occupied by the union
and confederate armies are to be
by hundreds of tablets and.
with the assistance of veterans Of both
the commission hopes to Sc
absolute accuracy in marking the
lines of battle. The army of the Cum
will hold it's annual reunion at
on October Gil. and vet
Grams of the north and the south are
to attend at this time and in
spect the battlefields. General John 3.
commanding the United Con-
Veterans, appeals to southern
who fought on these battle
fields ito make a supreme effort to be
at the dates named by General
and see for themselves that
the more than $500 tablets. markers.
inscriptions and battle po-
sitions Of brigade lines are absolutely
and historically correct" He urges
ito vie in generous rivalry and
desire to locate the exact spots
American valor met American
valor, and there gather inspiration for
renewed devotion to and love for our
common corntry."-Baltimore Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02

There were a number of other heavy
engagements which are not included
in this list because of the difficulty in
proximate statement of the losses, par
t~icularly those on the confederate side,
for which no official returns are on file
in the war department. They were
either lost or never made. The union
losses are generally officially set out
in detail, but in a continuing campaign
like that of the s~even-days' battles
around Richmond, or the operations
before Petersburg, they are oftentimes
all grouped together as of one affair.
Such was the case also in the Atlanta
campaign, in which the confederate
returns are not found at all.
Hence UGH engagements (some of
them great battles) as Glendale, Rich
mond, KY, Rappahannock Station,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
Bismarck's Iron Nerve

Was the result of his splendid
health Indomitable will and tremen-
|1ous energy are not found where
Stomach. Liver. Kidneys and Boweie
are out Of order. II you want theas
qualities and the success they bring.
use DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They
every power Of brain and bod
Only Is cts. at r. r. Bellamy's Druk
Store
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
TWO scHooNERs WRECKED.

Philadelphia, February 2s-The
Lewes, Del, life saving station states
that the Wachapreague life savers re-
port that the schooner ]. T. Ford,
from Cape Charles for Chincoteague.
with household goods. struck the bar
al Wachapreague today. filled and
sunk. The crew was saved
The cargo of the schooner Jane G.
Harris. from Washington. n. c., for
Philadelphia, before reported stranded
at Oregon inlet. will probably wash
ashore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
fatal FAMILY FEUD.

Carrollton. Ga, February 23.-word
has been received here tina Mr.. Bee
Ward shot and killed Mr.. Bud Max
well at the latters home near Black
Jack mountain today. The two MEN
are Of good family and are related. II
is said that the fight arose about
Wards attention to Maxwelrs sister,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
ARRESTED FOR TRIPLE MURDER.

Jacksonville. Fla, February o.
Tom Hammond and c. c. Geary were
arrested here late last night by Sheriff
Broward, charged with the murder of
the Roberts family near here ten days
ago. The murdered family consisted
OF the aged mother. her maiden sister
and the son. The men arrested are
nephews OF the murdered man. The
officers theory is that IS, 900 or SIC. 900
Were taken from the safe in the house
and that the $500 found in the safe At
ter the murder was left as q blind. The
Roberts family were wsll-to-do farm
ArS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
Democrats Granted Certificates.

Frankfort. Wy. February 2s.-The
state contest board today awarded cssL
|~tificates Of election to all Of the der
.~ocratic contestants for minor sta0
Immediately afterward the con
~|testants were sworn in and repaireN
to the state house In a body where
made a formal demand on the re-
publican incumbents for possession e.
the offices. but the demands were ne
'acceded TO.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
The Rest Prescription For ChfIls.

And Fever Is a bottle Of Growers
Tasteiess Chill Tonic. The formula is
plainly printed en- each package. 1t Is
simply Iron and Quinine in a tastelese
form and Is compounded in correct
proportions. The reaso imitators do
not advertise their formula is eau
they NOW you would not buy rhsir
medicine II you knew its ingredients
Growers is the original. and is the only
chfli and fever remedy sold throughout
the entire malarial section OF the Unit
ed States. No cure. no pay. Price s..