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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08
THE SPECTACLE OF A BATTLE.
The LncI1 of Pomp and Glitter in
Modern Action.
From the New York Times


London, Feb. 27-The mails as usual
bring a large number of interesting let
ters from correspondents in the field. Win
ston Churchill keeps up his brilliant record
bv describing scenes which even his busy
pen was unable 10 embody in che many
columns that came from him by the pre-
vious mail Writing of a modern action,
as Judged by the hard fighting that pre-
coded Spion kop, Mr.. Churchill says, in
the Morning Post:
Modern action is very disappointing as
a spectacle. There is no smoke except
that of the bursting shells. The combat
ants are scattered, spread over a great
exranse of ground, concealed wherever
possible. clad in neutral tint.
"All the pomp and magniticence of ON
durham, the solid lines of infantry. the
mighty dervish army, bright with flash
ing spears and waving flags. were eX-
GUIDED Rows of tiny dots hurried for
ward a few yards and vanished into the
brown of the earth Bundles and clus-
ters of brown things huddled among the
rocks or in sheltered spots. The six bat
teries Of artillery numbered and the
horses. hidden in some safe place, We're
scarcely visible.
once l saw in NINA ture, through
glasses, a great wave of infantry surge
forward along a spur and disappear be-
hind a crest line. The patter of the Mau-
ser rifles swelled into continuous rum
bling like a train of wagons passing over
pontoon bridge, and presently the wave
recoiled, the minu(e figures that composed
it squeezed themselves into cover among
some rocks. a great many groups of men
began carrying away black objects A
rlckle Of independent drops dispersed It,
self Then we groaned. There had been
a check.
THE distant drama continued The hud-
ding figures began 60 move again--lithe.
active forms moved about rearrangiug
things-offioers, we knew, even at the dis
lance. Then the whole wave started
again full of impetus-started-w for
ward and never came back. And at This
We were all delighted, and praised the
valor of our unequaled infantry and wish
ed we were near enough TO give them q
cheer.
so We watched until nightfall. when
some companies Of the Queens. from Gen.
Hildyards brigade, arrived, and took over
the charge OF our hill from US. and we
| descended to find the horses and, perhaps.
some food, finding, by good luck. an we
wanled aud lay down on the ground 10
sleep, quite cbnientcd with ourselves ana
the general progress OF the army"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08

He possesses Napoleon's own pistols, with
the case originally made for them. They
are of the long hint-lock pattern, perfect
~ plain except for an exquisite Me-
dusa's head in repousse silver on the butt.
They have been an heirloom in his family
since the days of his grandfather. who
was in the diplomatic service, and in
Paris when the allied sovereigns entered
the city after Waterloo. Unlike the mil
itary attaches of other countries, Col
Lee wears no orders or decorations of any
kind
The Hnndsomest IN n German.
The handsomest man among the mill
tary and naval attaches al Washington
rs Lieutenant Commander Won Rebeur-
Paschwitz the naval attache OF the Ger
man embassy He II as typically Ger
man as the Kaiser himself. and Loyalty
combs his moustache In the very mill
tary fashion his sovereign invented. Com
mander Won Kebcur was with our army
In cuba and watched the sea night on
Santiago from the ship seguranca. on
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08
The QuakerS Are
Honest People.

The Quaker Herb
Tonic is not only a
blood purifier, but a
Blood maker for
Pale, Weak and De-
bllitated people who
have not strength
nor blood. 1t acts as
a tonic. it regulates
digestion. cures dys-
pepsia and lends
strength and tone to
the nervous system.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

don care for it, simply because they learn to do
away with the necessity for is use 10y the use
"t SHSSdinerS. rdprS or storm coats. The same
prejudice against an umbrella exists among
soldiers ana sailors. They are taught 10 brIiey.
jhdt 1T Is for women, children and old people 10
carry umbrellas one oi the first lessons taughr
a soldier or sailor is To take whatever comes,
ana he thankful for il, On the ground that it
HIGht be worse Unless soldiers or sailors Of
hcers or privates, get this idea thoroushIy into
they have too many other things 10 do ana
thInk of than To growI about the weather They
work on the theory that though the rain is Wet
sunshine VIII follow. which viii dry up every
thlHS, 1t - not actually necessary to carry This
ld'a INTO private life. but officers do il oftrn-r
than they do otherwise and have nor only a ,jis
inclination to bc seen using an umbrella but To
nave one about them. Mn experience * thar
ponce officers are similarly prejudiceI against
the use OF an umbrella. and | remember that
"hth Il knd-haarted woman of considerable
prominence i'm the dress reform movement no
tlloned the city authorities here. To allow noIice
officers To carry umbrellas there Uas = a,Dar,1
laugh at her efforts.
AS TAR as my observations are extended Tho
ChlneSe are the only soldiers who will consent
carry umbrellas a. a protection from The. sun
ana during the Japanese Chinese War a fs,,,
years az" ! saw Chinese troops marching INTO
Il paltIe, which proved to b. 4 very SerioIs an.
ZOO every one of them carrying g sun umbrella
Even the Chinese soldier. though dos T,nt -, -.
an umbrella 10 keep off rain have besn =
witness OF and participant in several of M
ptladeS and receptions that have been civ.,, ~
-tdlnlrdI DeWey- In two Of them there v-as a
SHEht ram IN Western cities. and the commit
tees haNinE charge Of the same were sofnrv-b9t
surprised when the Admiral politely J4,Iin"J
the shelter afforded by an umbrella Ia Ji3 -
an umbrella" N "o' use
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
AN INVALUABLE CONSUL.
JOHN GOODNOWS REMARKABLE SERVICES
AS AMERICAN CONSUI-GENERAL
AT SHANGHAI.
AT SHANGHAI.

Washington. July 14.-John GoodnOw, the
American Consul-General at Shanghai has
come into great prominence as the man whose
keen discernment of every important develop
ment of the Eastern situation is shown by his
remarkable dispatches-a discernment which for
a time made him almost the sole dependence of
the Government for trustworthy information
upon which to base the line of policy to be pur-
sued by the United States, both for the sending
forward of military and naval forces to Chinese
ports and for securing harmonious and prompt
action by all the Powers. AS the next ranking
American representative in China to Minister
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
MENIcO's uINED PoprL4T5oy
From The Springfield Republican

From The Springfield Republican.
The Mexican census recently taken v.b,sa -
SuIlS are Just coming out shows a pon,,Iatjn,,
"I i-'i?l'td over two-thirds of whom rannnt
!tdu or write over 80 per cent of the pnDIIIa :
languages are spoken among the peopIe IN
indian tribes or races make up more than ~
pCt ceHt OF the population, and are divided into
hfty-two languages. Very few Of The - NJ
lAed mioI and Indian blood can be regarded as civ
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
HTGIENIc FooD 1ND DFINE ~ ENGLAND

From The London Chronicle
one of the latest society fads is hygienic gas
tron"rny. Last season several well known West
End houses established in their Kitchens ",riIls"
after the most approved chophouse fashion in
order To supply what the doctors call .plain
i'od In respect Of liquid refreshmcnt this
lad II 1t b" no more, has also been met Many
OF the best clubs are this spring following the
example set by one or two others last summer
III supplying barley water Favored with lemon
as a luncheon beverage. The falling off in the
receipts under wines and spirits" was ar-
counted for in two clubs at the end of the vear
oy the popularity of this beverage. for which the
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

usual charge is twopence or threepence for
quart jug. At the "smartest'' of dances one
sees men who two years ago such occasions
drank nothing but neat champagne freely diIut-
ing their champagne with mineral waters.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
SOLDIERS AND UMBRELLAS.
ONLY IN THE CHINESE ARMY is THE COMBI-
NATION FOUND
From The washington Star.

From The Washington Star.
Officers of the Army or Navy seldom carry
an umbrella, and. indeed, are decidedly Op-
posed to the carrying Of any such protection it
matters not how rough the weather is" said an
officer to a Star" reporter. "Of course he con-
unued, they could not carry it while on duty,
for it is no part Of their uniform. but they go
so far as to decline the of umbrella even
in their private life, though the moment they go
on the retired list this embargo is raised. The
idea that officers are SuperStitiOuS in regard to
the use of umbrella is all nonsense. They
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

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Washington. IN the matter of asking questions
is worthy follower of Ii Hung Chang. to
whose staff ne was formerly and for many
years attached. and the most jealous and per-
severinS interviewer never visited him without
being forced to admit leaving the Legation
that the Minister had for the time assumed his
place. and that he had been interviewed instead
of interviewing. Shortly after his arrival in this
country a writer for of the big newspapers
was asked to send a short account of the new
envoy and his photograph for the Sunday edi-
/ tioE. knowing the attaches Of the Legation
quite well. she called there fer the picture. and
| the Minister amiably came in to receive her
The following conversation ensued. but. she
| said in commenting upon it afterward. the
Minister genial. so frank and unaf-
fected. so evidently Interested that the multitude
| of questions he put seemed to be kind and in
spired by friendly feeling rather than i'm
| pertinent:
why do you want my picture?" asked Min
lister Wu.
| ITO publish in The -" " responded his Wis
| itor.
| The - That is a good paper. I take It
and know it. How much circulation has itr
Who is its editor? Is 1t Republican or Demo-
| cratic in politics? Does II make money? Are
there many women writers employed upon it2
Do they get good salaries?"
| When these questions had been answered to
his satisfaction. Mr.. WI continued his interro-
cations.
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New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
MINISTER WI AND STAFF.
WORTHY FOLLOWER OF Ii HUNG
CHANG IN ASKING QUESTIONS.
INTERVIEWER

EXPERIENCES OF WOMAN INTERVIEWER
YOUNG STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

Why not? Are they not as clever as you
are, or don't they like 10 work?'
The newspaper woman then explained at
length why her sisters did not work. and for an
hour continued 10 answer questions of like cha--
actyr which poured forth from the mouth II
Ier host Finally the Minister brought her H.s
picture and she retired with it, but she brought
away from the LeSation little else concerning
the new Envoy from the Celestial Kingdom
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-17
CHAPTER Xxv11.

Dunmorc. m%o:ionlcss md helpless on
the couch within the alcove. had witness
ed. heard and understood everything that
had thkcn place with II poignancy of lior-
ror that can far better he imagined than
described.
II see it all clearly" thought he. THE
villains must have got wind of our leing
saved from the Scarborough-they wen
learned of our arrival here mt the hotel.
Shrcwdly suspccting that l hold in my
possession proofs of their villainy sufii-
cicnt to ruin them hopelcssly. they have
PINNED to get rid of me by murder. My
own brother was tis.si upon as their tool.
What bet:cr Incentive to his insane fury
than the false belief. skillfully instillcd
within his brain, that l have robbed him
of the girl whose innocence he would
have deceived? 1 owe it to myself and
to society to bring them to justice. though
my own brother appear as the head and
front Of the offending. which lie is not.
l will arise and denounce them at once".
But he could not rise. The influence
of the poison he had inhaled held him
bound as securely as il he had been chain
cd aud riveted to the bed; and his tongue
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-17
In the Wrong Place.

A characteristic story Of General
Scott is told in connection with the
sword presented to him by the State of
Louisiana, through the Legislature, at
the close of the Mexican War.
He was accosted one day by a man
who said, General Scott, l had the
honor of doing most of the work on
the sword presented to you BY the
State of Louisiana. l should like to
ask if it was just as you would have
chosen"
Its a very fine sword, sir, a very
fine sword indeed" said the general.
81 am proud to have it. There is only
Il thing l should have preferred diff
ferent. The inscription should have
been on the blade, sir. The scabbard
| may be taken from us, but the sword,
never..'
The sword cost about five hundred
dollars, the principal expense being in
the scabbard, which was richly chased
and ornamentcd.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-17
LIKE A SCENE FROM HAoEs.
Traveller Comes on the vaudoux Dance
I'm Depths of Haytian Forest.

Traveller Comes on the Vaudoux Dance
I'm Depths of Haytiau Forest.
The night grows in round us again.
AS we top the mex incline u scream
pierces upward to us. We push on.
Now you cain hear the short. sullen
bark of the VaudouX drum, aud, adj
vancing from behind a curtain of black
trees. in which are netted stars and
fre-hies, we come in sight of a great,
red glow set in the heart of the forest.
A group of negroes are dancing round
the fires; it is the wind-up of a three
days-lons NaudouX orgie. Two days
ago a black goat was sacrificed to the
sacred snake. and the frenzy Of the
worshipers is still uneAhausted. There
they are. screaming, writl.ing and
swaying, apparently blind to all out
ward things. You rein up your horse
to watch. They take 10 heed of you,
for they have no eyes in this remote
Il lonely spot Il v for their eNcesses.
Here they are not afraid OF interior
ence, not that interference is to be OK.
pected anywhere in the island. but here
in these wild districts, cut off from civ
~ilization and the town by the shabby
and unmanageable mud of the rainy
season and by the painless hills. they
omit all %precaution.
Easily you can pick out the Mama,oi.
There she is in dirty white. bound
round the waist with n red sash. Oppo-
site to her dances u large, iierce-eyed
splay-footed negro. The fires. the pos.
turing black forms. the uncouth bowls
1T is like Il scene from hadcs. You
may be the bravest man in the world,
but when you recollect that the proba-
bilities are hugely in favor of these
same people having sacrificed n child to
their god ut some date not toe remote
your hand goes creeping to your re-
yolver.
When you grow tired of watching,
you turn and make n detour skirting
the far edge of the clearing, and finding
the track again you pass through a de.
serted village, the inhabitants of which
are all at the VaudouX dance. The fires
which the negro always keeps. light
still shine. mere little glow-worms, or
>he bare, brown earth.
While upon the subject of child-sacri
, fee, let me state that. although there
can be no doubt that at certain seasons
of the year, and more particularly u,
Easter and Christmas, such s%acr!fcel
do most certainly take place, still, ra
gardless of what has been written upol
the subject, l ~strenuously believe tha
no European, with the single exception
OF one, has ever actually been presen,
on an occasion of the kind. The deaf
child scientifically dismembered has FIRE
quently been seen aftcrward, but tn,
actual ceremony excludes most rigor
ously all save the initiated.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-17

wac us powerless as his limbs. I'll n:y..t
long he lay thus in the luxurious and
lighted place with no other company than
that of the CHASTITY thing that lay ont
there on the richly carpetcd floor. stiff
anl motionlcss in the steady luster of~the
gas and the titful cleaning from the
crate. AT last, however, nature came to
his relief. He remembered hearing Il dis
tnnt clock proclaim the hour of four. and
then deep WEAKNESS possessed him. and
he slept.
When he awokc the sunshine was pour
ing in through the one window of his
roonl. Noii;ion and strength had been re-
stored 10 him ia IL measure. Nc rose
with difficulty into Il sitting posture. and
took in and comprchcudca his surround
inss. terrible as they We're. ut Il glance.
But he had 10 sooner done 50 than II
fri.htfui sickness seized him. He. Gcvcr-
thei.ss. managed TO reach The hell button
placed in the wall ut the side of the bed.
and To press his trembling thumb upon 1T
again and again.
Two servants obrycl the summons.
They had no snoncr rushed into the room
than they rlshcd ont again. with at
fri.ltnl cries and EXPLANATIONS. Other
servants. together with one of the clerks,
came To their assistance. and then they
all crowded into No. 1875 In II body. The
corpse lay On the floor as il had fallen,
hut with a sli:st of bright sunshine rest
ing IN The @~!llStly. ultnrncd face.
Dunlnure. with IL face almost as livfd
as that of In. corpse. was sittin. upon
HE side of the bed. dvathly sick. and
with his eyes rolling wildly in his head.
while n Sick.ning odor of chloroform per-
vadri the alcovc.
Air. air." he saspcd: but before he
could reach the easement he rec!cd and
fell heavily.
When Dunmorc again recovered his
senses he found himself undic>scd and
in bed, in Il long aud %cl:anly but very
harc-iookins room. that was. nevertheless,
furnished with II nuEsl"r of beds or cots
very like the one in which he was lying.
"Nherc am IL exclaimed Dunmorc,
struggling into IL sitting posture. ard ly
this movement becoming aware that he
w,S very weak and in pain.
Won are in a hospital. sir said a kind
ly voice. 'You have been very i'll from
, the effects of chloroform poisoning: and
the DOCTORS orders are That you shall moi
br permitted to talk"
Dunmorc leaned back in the bed for :
moment and closed his eyes, while III
brought something like order out Of the
confused and bewildrrcd condition of hi:
mind. Presently he opened his eyes. turn
ed to the nurse, and said, very schtl,
and collcctcdly:
(rrN In continued
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-17
CHAPTER xNvl.

After partakins of dinner NJ the hotel,
on the evening OF that same cvcntful
night, Dunnotc asked Miss Muir and her
travelling companion. Mrs. NaSchy. if
they were DESTROYS of visiting the Me
chanics' Institute exhibition. of which
something had been mentioned before.
Mrs. Naschy WAS very anxious TO go.
inaSiAWch as she was expecting to shortly
make her home with certain relatives OF
hers in Wales. after which She would no
longer have IN opportunity Of >eein. any
thing in the world. So Durlnore escort
ed thom IL the ,ioor of their own room.
and then went along to his own apart
mcnt. in order to make himself ready to
accompany Them.
They Went to the exhibition, as has al
ready been seen. 1t was nearly eleven
o'clock when ;iic. returned. the ladies
very tired. and their escort Il good deal
bored into the bargain. though. of course,
lie Was too we'll bred To intimate any
thin. of The SORT.
Having separated from his companions,
Dnnmorc. not feeling sleepy. purchased Il
book at Il news stall adjoining the office
of ,lm hotel, then retired to his room,
with the intention of reading himself to
sleep. A9ic book was al insufferably dull
one. and. soon after throwing away mis-
cigar he found himself sinking into an IN
comfortable dogc.
How it just happened, at the outset. lie
was never quite able To remember. But
suddenly lie became aware of a disagree
able smell. and. as lie opened his eyes,
and made a sudden effort to rise. with u
vision of chloroform and midnight rob.
bcrs flashing across his mind. he became
aware at the same instant that the vision
was real. and that he was powcrlcss. A
man. with Il face bearded like his own
was pressing him down TO the bed with 81
gantic strength. and at the same time
the poisonous influence was being stead
fly inhaled.
He stared at the maraudcr with widt
eyes. At first lc Thought he must be il
a nightmare. and that it was his double
a ma in his own image. who was thu.
pinioning him, for the bearded face gaz
ing down mcnacingly. cXultinsly into his
seemed to lear n singular likeness to hi!
own; and then. almost i'll the next second
ne perceived that it was Dashwood.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-17
THE one MEDICINE

in the world which women may
rely upon positively. Pe-ru-na is
good for everyone, but particularly
for women. The various weak
nesses which afAict their delicate or
ganism spring from Inflammation or
catarrh of the mucous lining and Pe-ru-na
is a specific for catarrh in any organ of
the body. Any congestion of a mucous
membrane simply means catarrh Of the
organ affected. This is why PeFu-na
cures all SORTS of troubles where other
remedies fail. If there is a catarrhal
affection the matter with you anywhere .
Fc-ru-ua will cure YOU. .
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-17
Ready for

A little girl on Madison street had
iust finished a new house dress and
called in one of her friends to admire
it, as is customary even among girls Of
q larger growth.
BY way of explanation to her friend
she pointed IL that the waistband had
three buttonholes at intervals of about
an inch, so that the skirt could be let
out or taken up ut pleasure.
"What on earth is that for?" asked
her friend.
1.-The first hole is to be used in the
morning, the second after dinner, and
the third after watermelons," prompt
ly replied the owner of the dress
Memphis Scimetar.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-17
a ncsear's Stories.

"Charlties" tells Of an English char.
table society which recently investi-
gated the record Of a man who, accord
ing to his various hard luck" stories.
had lost three wives, seventeen chill
dren, four fathers. and two mothers;
had four times been made a bankrupt
by a treacherous brother; had INC lost
his place because he was a stanch PrUt-
astant, and again because he was a
Hanch Catholic; and had once been
siMpwrecked and lost all he had tn the
WNrid.