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BONES ON SANTIAGO'S BEACH.
correspondent says they were
ADMIRAL VIILAMIES,
V tcl.t r ( hair Wa* Taken tnhorf
From the AN :tntlii—Evidence Tliat
Tlie> Were Not the Reninln* of the
Captain of the Pluton—Either the
Body of Vtllamil or That of a
Common Sailor—How the IVantln
Hot Kltl of Some SjianlarilK.
New York, March 18.—The eensational
finding of a hotly, reported to have been
thaT of Admiral Vlllamll, of the Spanish
navy (though doubt ha iieen raised as to
Its Identity), sitting In an arm chair on the
Cuban coast about four miles west of the
entrance to Santiago harbor, calls forth
a statement from the correspondent who
witnessed the destruction of Cerveras
fleet on July 3 last, from the yacht Wanda,
a dispatch boat In the service of the As
eoriated Press.
Admiral VUlamil was an officer of con
siderable renown in the Spanish service,
and he Was in command of the torpedo
flotilla which accompanied the larger ves
sels of Admiral Cervera s Act from the
Cape Verde Islands to Martinique and
thence to Curacoa and Santiago last
spring. He was badly wounded aboard
the destroyer Pluton in the engagement
between the American and Spanish fleets
near Santiago on July 3 last, but man
aged to reach the shore and the Ameri
can saiiors did not And him. As he never
appeared in Santiago and as his brother
officers on the Pluton knew that he hud
been desperately wounded, having lost an
arm and a leg, his death was never
doubted.
But the finding of the body in a chair
and its supposed Identification, by means
of the uniform and pa|>ers found In the
pockets is considered the first proof of hie
death. The mere finding of the body is
not such a remarkable fact but that it
should be found seated in an arm chair
on that rocky coast several miles away
from any Habitation, calls forth the state
ment from the correspondent referred to,
who accounts for the presence of the
chair, which, for more than eight months
past, has been the strange tomb of the
Spanish commander.
Was Not I*l ttton's Captain.
The first report from Santiago about the
finding of the body, which was received
here on Friday, March 10, staled that it
was believed to be that of the captain of
the Pluton. The statement of the corre
spondent shows that this could not be cor
rect, for by a peculiar chain of circum
stances, connected very closely with the
presence of the chair on the Cuban shore,
he was obliged to have an interview with
the captain of the Pluton, aboard the aux
iliary gunboat (converted vacht) Glouces
ter an hour or more after the Pluton had
been sent to her destruction. The corre
spondent says:
"During the sea fight off the coast of
Cuba on July 3 last 1 was on the yacht
Wanda, the commander of which was
Capt. F, C, Miller. We came upon the
Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Furor, Just
as she was sinking, and the destroyer
Pluton, which had been cut in two by
eheels from the* Gloucester and was
pounding to pieces on the rocks along the
shore. This was at a point about three
or four miles west of Morro, at the en
trance to Santiago harbor, and about one
rhile east of the point where the Maria
Teresa and the Almirante Oquendo were
driven ashore.
‘!The Wanda ran in shore a half mile
from the Pluton. The Gloucester was
•standing by,' a half mile or more to the
westward. From the deck of the Wanda
we could easily see a score of men On shore
near the wreck of the Pluton, but we could
not tell whether they were Americans,
Spaniards or Cubans. I took one of the
Wanda's small bouts with a quartermas
ter and one or two sailors with me and
went ashore to the place where the men
were for the purpose of getting their
'story' of the destruction of the Furor
and the Pluton, 1 found that most of the
men were Spanish sailors, belonging to
the Pluton. They were being guarded by
a small squad of sailors from the Glou
cester who were waiting to take them
aboard the Gloucester as prisoners of war.
Wanted n I.liter.
“One of the American saiiors told me
that an officer of the Gloucester was up
on the bluff of rocks overlooking the wreck
of the Pluton, a few hundred yards away,
and he also told me that there was a
wounded sailor from the Pluton there with
him. He asked me if I could not get a lit
ter or sorftething from the Wanda so that
they could get this wounded man off to the
Gloucester. I sent my boat's crew back
to the Wanda with instructions to report
the circumstances to Capt. Miller and see
if hecouid do anything to help the wound
ed man. 1 then climbed over the rocks In
search of the Gloucester officer, and after
a greet deal of difficulty, found him near
the wreck of the Piuton with a navy rifle
in his hand standing guard over an officer
of the Pluton, who was almost naked and
had his feet tied up in burlap to protect
them from the sharp rocks. I have forgot
ten the name of the American officer but
he was a young ensign or naval cadet.
"The Spanish officer was a very pleasant
fellow, but he was a most pitiable speci
men, had evidently concluded that he had
been up against it’ sufficiently, and he
could net surrender quickly enough. All
that he wanted then was a boat to get
him out to the Gloucester as a prisoner He
could speak a little English, and with my
mongrel Spanish we could understand each
other very well. In the next few minutes 1
did some very rapid fire,' interviewing
with both the American and Spanish of
ficer. Then I asked the Gloucester officer
about the wounded man, but he had lest
him for the time being, and the three of
us commenced a search for him. There was
no shade nor vegetation of any kind where
we were. It was a bluff covered with rocks
so hot from th<* scorching sun that thev
blistered the feet in walking over them
and here and there there were depressions
in which a few inches of siagnant wuter
remained from the last rainfall.
Search for the Wounded.
"We wandered over these rocks for fully
fifteen minutes starching for the wounded
man. The heat was almost intolerable
nnd all of us were nearly famished from
thirst. The Spanish officer gave up the
search and sank on the rocks exhausted.
The Gloucester officer and myself finally
came upon the wouhded man lying in a
pool of stagnant water, which had turned
red from his own blood. He was a com
mon sailor, or fireman, from the Pluton,
and he had a hole in him large enough
to have been made by a six-inch shell. He
was plainly dying, though he was com-
Bi-ious, but he was too weak to speak
plainly, and ail that I could get from hitn
Was a cry for 'agua,' 'agua,' (water),
and I had none to give him. He kept
moving his hands about In the pool and
washing the bloody siagnant water over
his wounds.
"lhc Gloucester officer remained y,it h
him and I returned to the beach (o see if
my boat had come back from the.' Wgc
da.' i found it waiting for me and that
capt. Miller had sent with it a wicker
steamer chair which had been used on
our after deck. This was the nearest ap
proach to a litter that could be found
on the AV anda. The few Gloucester sailors
who were pr* sent said thai they could
take care of the wounded man and would
tuk.- him to the Gloucester if they could
as soon as thrir launch should come for
them. Accordingly 1 turned the chair over
to them, got into my boat nl returned
to the Wanda.
“I do not know what became of the
wounded Spanish sailor. 1 never heard
of him afterwards; but 1 believe that he
must have died itt the pool where I left
him before the sailors on shore could get
him in the chair and take him to the
Gloucester, If he did die in the pool, which
I cannot doubt, owing to his frightful
wounds, and the fact that he lay in the
burning sun so long without surgical at
tention, it is not likely that be found any
other tomb, for it wag no time nor oc
casion to be over-particular about a dead
man, us dead men were rather numerous
in that locality then, and Ihe unfortunate
sailor, whose mangled body was left lying
in his own blood on the sun-blistered rocks
of Cuba, shared no worse fate than
scores of others whose bodies 1 saw that
day floating in the sea, either to become
food for sharks or to ground to pieces
when the incoming tide should throw them
against the rock-bound shore.
He Is Sure It Wan XHlhiiiU.
"When the Gloucester sailors finally re
turned to their own vessel they undoubt
edly left the Wanda’s chair on the shore,
and X believe there is not the slightest
doubt that that chair afterwards became
the death couch and then the tomb of Ad
miral Villamil.He was doubtless lying near
us at the time I was on shore, but none
of the Americans found him. which was
not remarkable, as there were v ry few
Americans on shore, and he could easily
have been concealed behind Ihe rocks
along the beach or in the Chick brush
back of them. If the Spanish sailors who
had been captured knew the admiral's
hiding (ilace, they did not divulge it to
the Americans. It may be that it was
by fbe officer's own orders that his men
had carried him to some lonely spot in
the thicket, where he preferred to have
the spirit leave him While he was still a
free soldier of Spain rather than die a
prisoner in the hands of his country's en
emies. Whether he was placed In the
chair before or after he was dead can be
told onlv by the Spanish soldiers who
placed him there, and they only also can
tell whether they left him alone to die or
waited beside him until after the breath
left his body.
"It seems hardly possible that Gen
Wood and the other American officers can
be mistaken In their identification of the
body, but if they ate there can ire but
one theory in r. gard to it, and that is
that the body was that of the sailor whom
I left lying in the pool and for whom the
chair was sent ashore. He may have been
placed in ihe chair by the Amercan sailots
and died there before ho could be taken
to the Gloucester. Hut this theory I re
gard as extremely doubtful and at any
rate Us trutli or falsily can be demon
strated by the Gloucester officer and the
sailors who remained on shore after I
left
"But when the report of the finding of
the body was first received lure from San
tiago, and it was said to lx: that of the
Pluton's captain, I felt confident that that
could not be correct. For 1 had the strong
est reasons for believing the contrary, rea
sons which were founded on the fact that
less than an hour after the occurrences
related in the foregoing I was introduced
by Lieutenant Commander Walnwright,
tne commander of the Gloucester, to a
Spanish officer, entirely uninjured, who
represented himself as the captain of the
Pluton. He was afterward taken to the
United Stated with the other Spanish pris
oners, and as far as 1 know, was return
ed to Spain when the war was over.
Found Spaniards Aboard.
"When 1 got back to the Wanda, after
having left the chair on shore with the
Gloucester tailors, I was very much sur
prised to find that during my absence three
officers and six sailors belonging to the
Pluton had taken refuge aboard the Wan
da. They had easily escaped from the
small guard of American sailors on shore
and hiwl put out to the Wanda in one of
the Pluton a boats, which had floated
ashore. Their reason for going to the
Wanda was that the yacht had British
registry and flew the British flag, hut her
flag was the only thing British about her,
a fact which the Spaniards did not know.
She had a big-hearted Y'ankee skipper in
Capt. Ml.ler, and when the boatload of
half-drowned and half-stowed Spaniards
came alongside, he forgot all about the
color of the Wanda's flag and the possi
bility of any annoying complications that
these Spaniards might cause us. He could
have directed them to go to the Gloucester,
which waa then not more than a mile
away, standing by the exploding wrecks
of tlie Marla Teresa and Oquendo, receiv
ing more prisoners than she could take
care of, while the Brooklyn, Oregon, Texas
■and New York were chasing the Cristo
ba‘. Colon along the coast fifty miles to
the westward.
"But Capt. Miller did not repulse the
appealing Spaniards. His instinct of hu
manity was too strong and he told them
to come aboard. Not only that, but he
gave them dry clothing and food and drink.
So when I oatne over the side of the Wan
da I found our ‘Jackies' pouring Jamaica
rum down the throats of the six Spanish
sailors on the forecastle and In the cabin
were the three officers telling their trou
bles to Capt. Miller, while the steward
was dealing out to them libations of
Scqteh whisky and soda.
lint! to Get Hid of Them.
"This was all right from a humanitarian
standpoint, but I found myself confront
ed with the absolute necessity of getting
these Spaniards oft the Wanda at once.
Our yacht was ready to put out Imme
diately for Port Antonio, the nearest ueu
trai port al which we could reach a cable
station, and send the news of the destruc
tion of Cervera’s fleet. We had then been
running back and forth between Port An
tonio and the Cuban coast for six weeks
past, and several times had the British
quarantine regulations at Port Antonio im
pressed upon us very forcibly. I know, to
a certainty, that if we went into Port
Antonio bay with these Spaniards aiioard,
who had been living in the pestilential cli
mate of Santiago for a month or two past,
the quarantine officials would not permit
us to 'enter,' but would anchor us about
lour miles to leeward of tin* town and not
permit us to have any communication with
the shore, thus shutting us off from the
use of the cable and ending the Wanda's
career as an Associated Press dispatch
boat.
"1 felt certain that Capt. Waimvright
whom I had known personally for some
years, would not care to take the Span
iards forcibly off a vessel fly.ng the Brit
ish flag, and Capt. Miller and myself
seemed to be confronted with a proposition
which meant that we would either have
lo throw our refugees overboard or else
land them on Cuban soil, when l the chival
rous Cuban army would give them a quick
'finish.' 1 suggested to the Spaniards
that they go aboard the Gloucester and
surrender to Capt. Walnwright, but they
found themselves too comfortable aboard
the Wanda, and refused to listen to the
proposition, at the same time inflicting
any number of affectionate embraces upon
Capt. Miller and myself, and showing
every indication of being in need of further
stimulants from the Wanda's medical
stores.
Got an Onler for Them.
"In the meantime, we were running
along shore towards the Gloucester, and 1
was thinking that I had a very serious
proposition on my hands. I concluded to
consult Capt. Walnwright on the subject,
and when we neared the Gloucester i
THE MORMKG I\ETVS:2 SfJKDAY, MARCH 10, 1899.
u WKjp Hpp V 9
Hr. Hnmphrej' Famous Specific
For Grip, Influenza nnd Dfalihorn
COLDS
The First Slajfe.
If you now think that “77” is a GOOD
OrRE try it at the first stage of a Cold
and you will then think it a PERFEJCT
WONDER, it ‘‘breaks up” the Cold so
suddenly. -
“77” also "breaks up” Colds thai “hang
on,” but it takes longer*—so that the l>ol
lar Flask is best— if your druggist does
not keep this size in stock, take a 28c vial
and ask him to send for a flask; it is the
most economical.
“77” cures Grip, prevents Pneumonia.
At druggists or sent prepaid; 25c, 50c
and 11.00.
DR. Ht'MPHYIISYS* BOOK SENT FREE.
Humphreys' Med. 00.. eor. William and
John sis., New York. Be sure to get
HUMPH R E y S'
boarded her. About the first thing Capt.
Walnwright told me was that he had the
captains of both the Pluton and the Furor
aboard as prisoners of war. I asked him
to take me lo the captain of the Pluton
at once, and he did so. I found that he
could speak English, and for the next few
minutes I asked him to give me an order
to his men. I held out a lead pencil and
copy paper to him at the time. He wrote
the order addressed to the senior Spanish
officers on the Wanda, directing all of
them to come aboard the Gloucester at
once and surrender. I lost no time in get
ting back to {he yacht and delivering the
order. \
“The officers were greatly incensed at
their captain, but they dated not disobey
his order, and after a great deal of rapid
ta.king among themselves, they informed
me that they were ready to surrender. I
went to the Gloucester with them in one
of our laiats, and felt a burden drop from
my shoulders as soon as I saw them climb
over the Gloucester's side.
"As soon as I returned to the Wanda
Capt. Miller pulled the 'jingle bell’ cord
to the engine room six times, and the little
yacht started a seventeen knot clip on a
south, half east, course to Port Antonio,
with the news of the destruction of the
Spanish fleet and the completion of an
other gleaming page in American history."
SAID MEAT WAS ALL RIGHT.
Two Lot* Tlint Were Rejected Were
Put Hack Into Stock.
Kansas City. Mo., March 18.—The army
beef court of inquiry concluded the tak
ing of testimony in Kansas City at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Several witnesses testified to-day that
the two lots of beef rejected at Mobile and
Jacksonville end returned to the com
pany's plant in this city, was in fair con
dition; that meet of it had apparently not
been inspected at the camps before being
returned, and that after reaching here and
being reinspected by the company it was
replaced in stock.
It was declared that all meat furnished
the army during the Spanish war was
doted and prepared with the utmost care.
The court started for Fort Leavenworth
at. 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon. They will
leave there for Chicago on Sunday even
ing.
COURT XIET AT LEAVENWORTH.
Cavalrymen Say Canned nnd Refrig
erated Meat Wn* Bad,
Leavenworth, Kan., March 18.—The beef
court of inquiry began its sittings at Fort
Leavenworth this evening.
Several officers of the Sixth Cavalry,
which returned recently from Cuba, after
having gone through the entire camping
there, were examined as to the condition
and quality o t meat furnished the men
and the effect it had on their health. In
a general way the witnesses stated that
the meat served from Tampa to Cuba
was good, but became tiresome to the
men.
Much of the canned beef served in Cuba
up to the time of the surrender of Santi
ago was unfit for use, as was about ,pne
third of the refrigerator beef, later served
at Camp Hamilton. Complaints among
the men were general, and much sickness
resulted.
Capt. Jacob S. Galbraith, first United
States Cavalry, iocated at Fort Robinson,
Neb., whose command served through the
entire Cuban campaign, believed the cann
ed meat had been preserved by means of
chemicals, but could not say just what
drugs might have been used.
GEN. Xt.ACEO WXS A XX INNER.
Four Favorite* Successful In Yester
day's Knees.
New Orleans. March 18.—To-day was the
ninety-sixth day of the Crescent City
Jockey Club's winter meeting. The weath
er was cloudy and Ihe track slow. Four
favorites won. A summary follows:
First Race—Selling, six furlongs. Gen.
Maceo, 3 to 1, won with Banrica, 3 to 1
and even, second, and Rushfields, 30 to 1,
third. Time 1:16%.
Second Race—Selling, five-eighths mile.
Triasitega, 4 to 5, won, with J. Lucille,
20 to 1 and 6 to 1, second, and Myrlte
Gibauer. 4 to 1, third. Time 1:03.
Third Race—Selling, one miie and one
fourth. Donation, 7 to 6, won, with Wood
ranger, 10 to 1 and 4 to 1, second, and
Tonio, 8 to 1, disqualified, and Babe Fields.
10 to 1. third. Time 2:O9Yi.
Fourth Race—Handicap, one mile. Taka
nassee, 15 to 1, won, with Barataria, 7 to
2 and even, second, and Elkin, 10 lo 1,
third. Time 1:42.
Fifth Race—One miie. Effle Alnsle, 7
to 2, won. with Brown Vail. 8 to 1 and 3
to 1. second, and D. P. McCarthy, 8 to 1,
third. Time 1:4344.
Sixth Race—Selling’, seven furlongs. Sat
turne. 6 to 5. won, with John Sullivan, 12
to 1 nnd 4 to 1. second, and Elsie Bram
ble, 4 to 1, third. Time 1:30*4.
DISASTROUS CO NFL.AG RAT .ON,
Fully gl 50,1KK) of Property De.
Ktroycd nt Greenville, Tex,
Greenville, Tex., March 18.—The Are here
last night was one of the most disastrous
conflagrations in the history of Greenville.
The burned buildings Include King’s Opera
House, Irving's drug store, city library,
Graham Bros.' dry goods store. Young
Men's Christian Association hall and the
meat market. The loss will reach $130,000,
partially covered by insurance.
TOLBERTS HAVE GONE BACK.
WILL TEST EFFICACY OF GOV.
EhLEHBE’t PROCLAMATION,
lib, _____
They Have lie!urued to Their Homes
and I Oder the Governor's State
ment Will look to Conservative
Cltixens for Protection—There Is
No Doubt, However. That There Is
Murli Feel inc. Against Them In
Their Communities.
Columbfd, S. C. March 18 —The Tolberts,
who have lieen under banishment for their
part in the Phoenix election riots of last
November, have decided to test the effi
cacy of Gov. Ellerbe's proclamation call
ing upon the people of Abbeville and
Greenwood counties to afford them pro
tection arid permit them to return to their
homes.
Thomas P. Tolbert reached Greenwood
yesterday and went to his home in that
county. R. R. Tolbert, who was one of
the active participants in the trouble, and
who was hunted down, but managed to
escape, has gone back to Abbeville county,
while Jrifik-sCW Toiliert, the postmaster
at McCormick, has also returned.
So far they have been permitted to re
sume their vocations without any demon
stration against them. A correspondent,
writing from the disturbed section, says:
"The conservative citizens will do ev
erything to avert trouble, but there is no
need to disguise the fact that a very large
proportion of the people of this section
are decidedly averse to allowing the Tol
berts to remain, and there is much ap
prehension for their safety."
THE RECALL OF MARTINO.
British .Minister Looking After
Italy's Interests.
Rome, March 18,-In ilie Senate to-day
Admiral Canevfiro minister of foreign af
fairs, replying to questions on the subject,
stated that Signor Martino had violated
his instructions as Italian minister to
China by presenting an ultimatum to the
Chinese government regarding the conces
sion at San Mun bay and had, therefore,
been recg.led.
The negotiation- between Italy and
China, he added, are now entrusted to Sir
Clatlde Mactlonald. the British minister
at Pekin, and Italy had undertaken nut
to use force unless his efforts failed.
TO BE MISTERED OCT HERE.
Second South t arollnn Has Been
Ordered to Savannah.
Colurnbia, S. C., March 18.—In reply to
his request for the muster out of the
Second SouAh Carolina Regiment, now in
Cuba. Gov. Ellerbe to-night received a
telegram from Acting Adjutant General
Swan, at Washington, saying:
"Orders Issued on the Itkh inst. directing
the return of the Second South Carolina
to Savannah for muster out.”
NO SENATOR WAS CHOSEN.
California Legislature Ha* Finally
Reached It* End.
Sacramento, Cal., March 18.—The joint
assembly adjourned to-day without elect
ing a United States senator.
The legislature, by concurrent resolu
tion, adjourned at midnight. Unless the
adjourning the joint assembly
be set asidp, no ballot for senator can be
had. It is not thought that this action
can be taken.
ARTIST WAS ASPHYXIATED.
Accidental Death of Well-Known
Landscape Painter.
Boston, March 18.—John L. Breck, 40
years old, one of the best known land
scape artists in the country, was acci
dentally asphyxiated by gas at St, Boloph
Club this morning.
Dentil of Lieut. Dunn.
Washington, March 18.—Gen. Greeley re
ceived a cablegram to-day, announcing
the death of Lieut. J. W. Dunn, near Ba
racoa, department of Santiago. He died
from the effects of an accident which oc
curred while he was on duty. He has a
brother at Richmond, Va.
YYugra to Go l p for 1,500.
Norwich, Conn., March 18.—Notice was
posted to-day by the Ponemah Mills Com
pany in Taftville that beginning April 3
the wages of the 1,500 employes will be
Increased on a scale of from 5 to 10 per
cent. The company manufactures white
goods.
British Hark .Morrow Ajground.
London, March 18.—A cable dispatch
from Buenos Ayres says that the British
bark R. Morrow, Capt. O’Brien, from Pen
sacola, Dec. 29, for Buenos Ayres, is
aground on Ortez bank, and that assist
ance has been sent to her.
The New* at Guyton.
Guyton, Ga., ilarch 18.—Mr. J. C. Lit
tle has sold his home, on Church street,
to Mr, J. N. Shearouse. Mr. Little will
move to Florida the first of April.
Mrs. Charles F. Prendergast of Savan
nah is on a visit at the home of Col. R.
J. Davant.
The Kentucky Futurity.
Lexington, Ky„ March 18.—The tenth re
newal of the Kentucky Futurity for trot
ting foals of 1899, worth $20,000, closed
Wednesday night. total number of
nominations thus far received Is 1,107.
Harrisburg Hail No (Inorutn.
Harrisburg, Ta., March 18.—No quorum
was present in the legislature to-day and
the senatorial deadlock remains unbroken.
TIP POSTED LIKE A LETTER.
Yellow Canine Fonntl in a Mail Box
\\ it li Stamp* on Hl* Tail.
From the New York Sun.
“For twenty-five years I’ve collected
mail in this city and never before have I
found the likes of I lit- in a letter-box,"
said Letter Carrier Johri Mangold, of Sta
tion J, yesterday morning, as he entered
the branch postoflice at No. 211 West One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street.
As he spoke he exhibited his strange find
—a small, yellow mongrel, pup dangling
by a string. To the dog's tall was tied a
card, on which was some childish scrib
bling, aqd two postage stamps.
Carrier Mangold said that when he slop
ped at One Hundred nnd Thirty-fourth
street and Seventh avenue to collect his
mail and thrust his hand into the mail
box for papers and packages to draw out
the contents he drew back in a fright, for
he heard a vicious snarl and the snapping
of teeth. Finally plucking up courage, he
tried again, and in the midst of torn and
gnawed papers he pulled forth the small
dog. The dog had been carefully doweled
Into (he mall receptacle by means of a
long string.
"And what shall I do with the beast?"
asked Carrier Mangold, still hanging on to
his queer mail-matter.
"I guess we'll have to send him to the
Dead-Letter office,” said Chief Clerk Cav
trty.
The dog let out a piteous whine, as if in
protest.
"No. no, we won’t do that.” said Supt.
Newson, "we shall keep the dog at Station
J. He will make a good watch-dog in
time,”
If all goes well, for the rest of his days
the yellow pup will watch mai" instead of
being part of it.
PROVERBS AXD SIGXS.
Forecast of the Future From the
Month Just Passed?
From the London News.
There are two classes of weather lore—
the entirely superstitious, and that which
is based upon natural observation. In the
interpretation of many weather signs they
often differ, but upon one point they are
in universal and emphatic agreement, and
that is in condemnation of warm weather
in February. We had better not begin,
thereiore, to congratulate ourselves too
soon, as many people are doing, upon slip
ping through the winter so easily. So
far the temperature of February has been
the mildest on record for many years, and
the usual announcements of early prim
roses and spring flowtis have appeared
weeks before their customary date. But
a warm February is not spring. It is
only a malicious device of winter for forc
ing on the growth of the year to a point
at which it can be destroyed by frosts and
northeasters in April and May.
All the months of the year
Curse a fair Februeer,
says the oid English couplet. “One would
rather see a wolf than a peasant in his
shirt sleeves In February,” is the German
proverb. "A warm February makes the
usurer merry,” is its French version, and
a homtly expression of the same idea Is
the saying current in many English rural
districts that “when the eat lies in the sun
in February, she will creep behind the
stove in March."
But there is no need to go to weatherlore
for a condemnation of warmth at this time
of the year. Any. one with eyes in his
head can see very plainly the mischief
that is going on in field and garden. All
kinds of growth have been fostered into
untimely forwardness during the past
few weeks. Everywhere the buds are un
folding. The silly leaflets on bush and
tree are throwing off their protecting
sheaths. The fruit buds on pear and plum
trees have their leathery brown husks
swollen till the creamy white undersur
face shows. Unless a severe check or frost
or harsh wind comes at once, they will
be in a sweet state to meet the nipping
airs, without which we never get through
March and April. Ten minutes' dash of
hail will ruin them. The blossom that
ventures out cannot go back again, and
if It leaves its sheath at this early date
it holds its promise of a summer life by
a very precarious tenure. Its chance of
developing into fruit is barely one in a
thousand, its likelier fate being a shriv
eled death within a week or two of its
venturing out. The experience of last
year is worth noting; January was ex
ceptionally warm, and the first half of
February was delightful. "Ah,” said
some, "this Is splendid; we are getting
over the winter delightfully." Then came
the northeast winds at the end of Feb
ruary, blizzards that destroyed all the pre
mature growth, and the temperature that
delayed the coming of spring till well into
June. “Spring in February means winter
in May,” was certainly the fact a year
ago. But there are exceptions to every
rule. Let us hope that this season will
be one of them.
FJltpino Assassins.
From the Kansas City Journal.
Letters from the Kansas boy3 in Manila
declare that the town is full of assassins,
and that after dark, the sentries must
walk their beats with guns loaded, bayo
nets fixed, eyes alert and every nerve at
breaking tension. They all agree that this
sentry duty is the most trying thing they
ever encountered in all their lives, and this
is a feeling that will be understood by
everybody. The one who can unflinchingly
walk a beat when he knows that in every
dark place of concealment, behind every
tree or shrub, there may iurk a murderer,
will never waver before a daylight line of
fire, and when one of the Kansas boys
comes in from the performance of such a
duty he may rest assured, that he has
been tried and found not wanting.
“Last night,” says Harry Selig, of the
Lawrence company, "a South Dakota boy
was attacked by two natives from behind.
In approaching they declared they were
‘amigos’ (friends), and he allowed them to
pass. Fortunately, he happened to look
over his shoulder in time to see a knife
descending. He made a jump, and only re
ceived a small cut, instead of a stab that
was intended to kill him. He immediately
got his gun into position, and just as one
of the natives was making another plunge
he shot one of the fellows through the
neck, killing him instantly, and knocked
the other one down with the butt of is
gun.
"Between 3 and 5 o’clock this morning as
I was walking my beat in front of the
custom house, on the river front, I happen
ed to wheel around just in time to catch
a fellow sneaking up on me—these people
go barefoot, and you cannot hear them
when they walk—l made him halt and pull
his hand out of his shirt to his waist,wish
disclosed a knife. 1 marched him to the
guard house at the point of the bayonet,
and when searched at the guard house an
ugly-looking knife eight inches long was
found on his person. He told the interpre
ter this morning that he had intended to
kill me and get my gun, with which to join
the insurreetos. It made me almost sick
when I realized how near I had come to
crossing the "Great Divide.”
M’EUtl, ROTICIBS.
WHICH?
Is it quality or quantity that you want
in groceries? You want one or the other.
We provide quality. But our price will as
tonish you. We make small profits on
groceries and wines. Delivery prompt.
SHEAROUSE, HUTCHINSON & CO„
Successors to Shearouse & Saffoid.
Fone M 9.
CLUB MEETING,
Club meetings and parties of all kinds
at HELMKEN'S CAFE. The nicest,
quietest place in town.
J. H. HELMKEN,
Corner Whitaker-Liberty.
Fone 646.
GROCERIES, HAY AND GRAIN.
Virginia Second Crop and Houlton Rose
Seed Potatoes. Country Produce received
dally.
J. C. SLATER,
S. W. corner Congress and Jefferson sts.
’Phone 146,
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.
Have your vole* carefully examined at
the Conservatory of Music, 111 Perry
street, west. We make no charge for ex
amination. We try your voice on a truly
scientific basis. We give you our honest
opinion. No voice, no Wagons,
NEW STUFF.
DOVT BIT OI.D AND SHOP-WOnS
CLOTHING. IT’S NOT CHEAP AT
ANY PRICE. GET THE NEW AND
STYLISH SUITS, HATS, AND UNDER
WEAR AT PRICES JUST AS LOW AS
YOU CAN GET THE OTHER KIND.
COME AND SEE ME.
fI.S. BROWN,
“YOUR CLOTHIER,”
123 BROUGHTON, WEST.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS
ON EASY TERMS.
206 Ninth street, west.
209 Eighth street, west.
319 Henry, west.
114 Park avenue, east.
413 Gordon, east.
118 Gaston, west.
403 Perry, west.
Northwest corner Bryan and Lincoln.
Northeast corner Bay and East
Broad.
612 Bryan, west.
Cottage at Isle of Hope.
Bmall cash payments and monthly in
etallments.
C. H. DORSETT.
DIVIDEND NO. 11.
A dividend of three dollars per share has
this day been declared by the board of
directors of the People's Savings and Loan
Company from the earnings for the past
six months, payable on and after Monday,
30th inst. Transfer books closed until
Wednesday, 22d inst.
E. L. HACKETT, Treasurer.
AT I.AST ARRIVED,
Per schooner Waltham, 1,000 tons celebra
ted Lee Coal, Chestnut Stove, Egg and
broken. For sale at lowest market rates.
G. I. TAGGART.
SULLIVAN’S RESTAURANT,
80 Bryan, East.
FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT.
GENUINE BLUE POINT OYSTERS
served by an expert.
JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Proprietor.
WANTED,
Tug boat about 20-inch cylinder power, to
tow mud scows from New Orleans to Mo
bile and do some towing at Mobile by the
day or month. Apply J. EDW. CRUSEL,
New Orleans, La.
“THE OFFICE.”
Headquarters for masters of all steam
ship* and sailing vessels visiting this port.
Choice warm lunch served daily from 11 to
1 o'clock. This resort is noted for lta
“Olive Cocktails” and makes “Ned White
Whisky" a specialty. Terrapin Soup to
day. BILLY CANNON.
15 and 17 East Bay.
EASTER FLOWERS.
We are now booking orders for
Easter. Please place your orders
as early as possible.
WOLF & CO.. Florists.
Phone 634.
INVESTMENTS.
Several amounts offered on Savannah
real estate for a term of years, at six per
cent interest.
Loans payable on the monthly plan at
five per cent, per annum.
Apply to I. BECKETT,
Abstract of Title Office, 24 President
Street, east.
BECKMANN’S CAFE.
Clam Chowder for lunch at 11
o'clock.
The finest Scotch and Irish whis
kies in wood, Spanish Sherry and
Port, and the celebrated Coburger
always freeh on draught.
C. H. MONSEES,
Hall and Jefferson streets.
FANCY GROCERIES,
WlNES—lmported and Domestic.
All favorite brands Whisky.
Fone 587.
SPECIAL NOTICE,
Just received more of those Prime Ribs
Beer. If you want something nice let me
send you an order.
Spring Lamb. Plenty Game.
S. MARTIN,
Tattnall and Huntingdon streets.
Fone 2375.
E. J. KENNEDY,
TAILOR AND IMPORTER,
133 801 l Street,
is now offering a fine line of Woolens for
bpring and Summer Wear Call and Belecf
your Easter Suit. Belect
NEW ENGLAND GRANITE CO.
High-class Artistic Monumental and
Sculptor Work.
JOHN RYAN, JR., Manager,
Office and Studio 110 Bull Street.
LEGAL SALES.
RlclivEfFlsAij^^
BLE CITY PROPERTY.
Under and by virtue of an order passed
by the Superior Court of Chatham Coun
ty, Georgia, in the case of the Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company, et al.. vs.
William J. B. Adams, administrator estate
Helen G. Stewart, deceased, the under
signed, as receiver, being directed to in
vite bids on the following described prop
erty at private sale, for cash, subject to
the approval and confirmation of the
pourt, hereby offers for the sale of and In
vites bids on, at private sale, the follow
ing pieces of real estate, to wit:
The eastern half (%) of lot number thir
ty-seven (37), Forsyth ward, with the im
provements thereon, consisting of a dwell,
ing house, with all necessary outbuildings,
on the corner of Gwinnett and Howard
streets, said half lot being fifry-nine (59)
feet, more or less, in depth, and sixty-five
and one-half (65%) feet in length.
Lot number twenty-four (24), Gallia
ward, and the west half (%) of lot num
ber twenty-six (26), Gallle ward, said lots
being situate on Duffy street, between
Barnard and Whitaker streets, having a
front on Duffy street of ninety (90) feet,
and a depth of one hundred and five (105)
feet, containing four (4) houses. .
Part of lot number nine (9), Cummins
ward, being on the southwest oorner of
Habersham and Anderson streets, having
a frontage of thirty-four (34) feet on An
derson street, and a rectangular depth of
sixty-two (62) feet and two (2) inches, and
having thereon a storehouse and dwell
ing.
Lots letters A and B, and numbers six
ty-two (62) and sixty-three (63), Lathrop
ward, said four lots being in one body,
and having a frontage on New Houston
and Waldburg streets of sixty-six (66)
feet and six (6) inches, with a rectangu
lar depth of one hundred and forty (140)
feet, the improvements on said lots being
a dwelling house.
Bids for any or all of the above prop
erty, either separate or together, may bo
submitted to me in writing, not later than
April 1, 1899. Property will be sold free of
all liens and encumbrances.
Terms cash, purchasers paying for tides.
WILLIAM J. B. ADAMS,
Receiver.
AUCTION SALES FUTURE DAYS.
REVOLviHIiHO^
NIT IRE, ODDS AND ENDS AT
AUCTION.
C. H. DORSETT, Auctioneer,
Will sell Monday, 20th. at 11 o’clock.
Parlor Sets, Odd Pieces for Cozy Cor*
ners, Moss Mattresses, Handsome Re
volving Show Case, Extension Tables,
Library Chairs, Desk, Etagere, Oak Side
hoard, Bedroom Set, Bedsteads, Rockers
and Sofas, Springs, Spring Cots, Short
Counters, Fancy Tables, Sewing Machine,
Safe, Refrigerator, Gilt Curtain Poles,
High Post Antique Bedstead, Baking
Powder, a lot of Medical and Miscella
neous Books, Gas and Cooking Stoves,
Clocks and a lot of Odd and Ends.
Cheap Shoes.
THE RACKET STORE WILL BE IN
EXISTENCE ONLY A FEW WEEKS
LONGER. SOON IT GOES OUT OF EX
ISTENCE, AND IF YOU WISH TG
AVAIL YOURSELF OF THE GREAT
BARGAINS NOW OFFERED IN SHOES
CALL TO-MORROW.
Ladies’ Shoes
Gentlemen’s Shoes
Children's Shoes i
NO SUCH PRICES HAVE EVER
BEEN GIVEN IN SAVANNAH BE
FORE.
The Racket Store,
Back of Jackson, Metzger & Cos.,
WHITAKER STREET.
SPECIAL NOTICES
CITY OF SAVANNAH rOCKET MAP*
SO CENTS EACH.
PRINTED IN TWO COLORS.
NICELY BOUND IN CLOTH AND
STAMPED IN GOLD ON SIDE.
For Sale toy
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