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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

batteries of Caldera, moored to buoy
about mile off shore, accompanied only
by the transport Bio Bio BY some neg
lect she had no picket boats out or tor
pedo nets rugged and her fires were
banked. None of the ordinary precau-
lions were taken; even the guns were
not cleared for action. Commander
,Fuentes, Of the Almirante Lynch, who
was senior officer, was informed by Com
mander Morago, of the Almirante Con-
dell, which was leading, of the presence
of the battleship, and it would seem as if
he had signalled to his other consorts to
remain outside, and then to have ordered
the Almirante Condell to proceed and to
have followed her.
The battle is thus described by the
London Graphic:
The Condell had slowed down broad
on the starboard beam of the Blanco
Encalada, and the Lynch, after seeing
the Condell's torpedoes discharged, ap-
pears to have passed on inside of her,
within fifty feet of the Blanco, and to
have fired two more torpedoes as she
went, but they also missed. A hand
grenade thrown from the Blanco ex-
ploded on the Lynch's deck and killed
six men. The Lynch now seems to have
turned to port, and to have again passed
the Blanco, this time so closely as to al
most touch her. As she went she fred
her third torpedo, which struck the
Blanco just abaft the citadel on the
starboard side. and rent 3 great
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

time the Balmacedist vessels had had
enough, and signal was made for the
action to cease; whereupon the tlotilla
slowly drew off, very badly injured. But
although the "Magellanesn had lost
twenty-five killed and sixty wounded,
and was severely damaged, the pursued
the enemy for some distance, and only
returned when further pursuit was evil
IDENTIFY hopeless. Returning to Chan
aral, she found that two merchantmen.
the "Alene" and "Albatross," in addition
to the unfortunate Bertha E., had suf-
fered in the engagement The "Alene, y
British craft, had a big hole in her
bows; the "Albacross," German barque,
had lost two masts The "Magel-
lanes" seems to have at once
set her killed and wounded men
on shore. and to have filed up her COM
plement; for a very short time after
wards her gallant captain started south
ward again with the intention OF sur
prising his defeated enemies in their
own harbor at Valparaiso. She arrived
off the place, and, stealing in under
cover Of the darkness, first made her
presence known by firing a broadside
into the unlucky Sargeante Aldea, which
she nearly destroyed. The alarm was
sounded in the forts, but the gunners for
fear Of injuring their friends, were
afraid to fire. The Magellanes then
tackled the Almirante Lynch, and was
in turn attacked by torpedo launch,
which, however, she promptly blew out
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

ho,o sixteen feet by four, in her.
The ironclad keoled over. aud at once
hepan to sink. 70. brief period there
was terrible scene: but within ten
minutes the vessel disappeared, carrying
with her $50 Of her officers and men. and
leaving only her topmasts showing above
water The Condell was but little dam
aged: the Lynch had been struck twelve
times, had lost several officers and men,
and was making water rapidly. At this
crisis. and Just as the Balmacedist YES
sells. having done their work, were
about to steam away, the Congressional
list transport Aconcagua, which, though
she carries light temporary arma-
ment, cannot be ranked as o
fighting craft appeared. and made
plucky attempt to cut OIL the
torpedo -gunboats. There seems to have
been Misrepresentation OF orders. owing
to which, instead Of remaining of Cal
dera, the "lmperial." "Sargeante Al,
dea,' and "Guacolda" had proceeded
northward to Chauaral The aeon
cagua" was thus able to enter unoo-
structed from the seaward. BOTH gun
boats made for her without hesitation as
she approached, and brisk enRagement
followed. and lasted an hour and nan.
The "AcOncagua" a1ter tlme Iuineu W
fee, but not apparently until she had
nine times hulled the *Almirante
LYNCH I;u and had forced her to discon-
tinue the action. The "Condel1" pur-
sued the "Aconcagua," and would very
probably have either taken or destroyed
her had not the smoke from another
vessel OPPORTUNITY appeared on the hori-
zon to the northward. The Balmacedists
concluded that they were about'to be in
terfered with by the "Esmeralda" or
ao'Higgins, and therefore gave up the
chase. but were annoyed half an hour
later to discover that the newcomer
was only the British armored cruiser
the "Warsprite, Captain hampton, flag
ship of Rear Admiral Hotham. Ere,
however, they were fully aware of their
mistake, the @Aconcagua" had got safe
ly away, and when. later in the day,
they proceeded to the northward, the
@Aconcagua" had doubled on them and
entered Caldera
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
boats and transports and impressed as
many merchant steamers into service as

many merchant steamers into service as
possible.
The Balmacedists were fortunate in
securing the fast steamer sImperial,"
belonging to the South American COM
pany of Valparaiso, which the govern
ment used for time as a blockade run
ner. They were five times successful in
evading the Congressional feet But
they soon concluded that blockade
breaking could not terminate the war,
and the ."Imperial" was turned into a
regular cruiser.
A fleet was fitted out at Valparaiso,
and dispatched northward with sealed
orders. The Imperial" aAlmirante
Lynch" "Amirante Condell," "Sar-
geante Aldea" "a seventy-ton torpedo
boat capable of attaining a speed of
twenty one knots), and the @Guacolda"
comprised the fotilla.
Several Congressional boats were then
lying in the vicinity of Caldera and
Chanaral, in the open bay.
Caldera had been recently occupied by
the Congressionalists, and such batteries
as it had were manned by their troops.
The weather was clear and the light
house lamp was burning brightly when
the Balmacedist squadron arrived off
Caldera, which is few miles south of
Chanaral.
The Blanco Encalada lay under the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

lBalmaceda'ss succes-during the long con-
sor'l tinued war between
Chill and Peru, show the great import
ance of speed and machine-gun fire
At the beginning of the con flct be-
tween President Balmaceda and the
Congressiona'ists the greater part Of
the Gillian navy joined the latter, the
only vessels of Importance that were
loyal to the President being the torpedo
gun-vessels sAlmirante Lynch" and cal
mirante Condell," which had been but
recently built in England. Each carries
two fourteen FOUNDER quick-firing guns,
two machineguns and four torpedo
launching tubes, and the proper com
plement is about ninety officers and men.
The Congressionalists had powerful
feet, we'll manned by the best officers
and men of the country. The fleet in
cluded three ironclads: sAlmirante
Cochrane," "Blanco Enca!ada," and the
"Huascar," together with the aEsmer-
aida" sAmazonas," sChacabuco,
"O'Higgins, /" sAbtao, sAngamos," sMa-
gellanes" and the "Piicomayo."
Both sides disposed of q few torpedo
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Glad to Sec Them.

zone of the early Governors of q GER
tain Western State" writes q CORE
spondent, was man of great popu-
larity, commanding strength of char
acter, and undisputed fitness for the
duties of his office, but entirely with.
out any gift for public speaking.
Shortly after his election he paid an
official visit to the State prison, in the
course of which he was ushered into
thu chapel where the convicts were
assembled in o body.
Before the Governor could realize
what was going on, the chaplain had
presented him to the company, with
the remark that he would doubtless
have something to say.
"'But, my dear sir whispered the
startled Governor, L haven't anything
to say, and I couldn't say it if t had
never made q speech in my life.'
THE chaplain, who was entirely in.
nocent in the matter, could only reply
~ beg your Excellency's pardon 70,
being so premature, but as T have
committed you SO decidedly 1 see no
way out of it, and feel confident that
you will not mind addressing them in
Z few words
"The Governor certainly was COM
mltted, and, though he was literally
trembling. he began:
Ladies and conference.-the, no, I
don't mean that-gentlemen and fell
low citizens mo, I don't exactly mean
that, either-but-bu t-well, men and
fellow prisoners, can't make speech
II don't know how to make speech :
l couldn't make speech to save your
souls' or-or-or even my own! and
so-so-well, about all I can say is,
tnat-that I'm very glad to see SO
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

DURING the mining trouble at Coal
Greek, Tenn, the Sheriff of the coun-
ty in which the uprising occurred
ignominously fed. Several thousand
riotous miners were in armed resist
ance to the laws of the State. and the
Governor was hurrying the States
militia to the scene to protect both
peace and property, when the Attorney
General decided tibet the troops could
act only under direction of the civil
authorities of the county. This was a
pretty state Of affairs; cowardly
Sheriff leaves armed rioters 10 work
their will, and the execution of the
commonwealth laws dependent upon
him. 1t would seem that Tennessee's
constitution needs some revision.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
A Beautiful Father.

Tell your mother you've h..
good boys to day" said school It ta,
to two little new scholars
ooh" replied Tommy. awo IL
any mother" us|
who takes care of you?" sbo d
Father does. We've cot tu n as y
full father. You ought to 81 Sea S / ~
"Who takes care of Won vbaa
at work ?" "A'n
He takes all the care before \,
off in the morning, and after h. b ae =.
back at night. He's a house ~ ns i,
but there isn't very much wa rl.'
winter, so he is doing laborin,
spring comes. He leaves us :
breakfast when he goes off, an1
have bread and milk for dinner sI ~
good supper whom he comes h h.
Then he tells us stories, and nla,
the fife, and cuts out beautifnl III +
with his jackknife. You ought =
our father and our home thew
both so beautiful"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

AN inquiring statistician has esti-
mated that there is $780, 900 worth of
gold in the mouths of Philadelphia
women. It is fortunate that this was
kept quiet until after "Honest John"
Bardsley had been sent where he will
be harmless.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
The NJ nister's CAT.

It's pretty big story, but its 4
and the minister will tell YOU So
about Deborah, the ministers
She was a very large tabbr j
three white stockings, two green 81
and a wise old head.
Once upon q time Deborah had
little blind kittens, and they and M
mother lay fast asleep in round b
ket behind the stove in the mipis,a
study.
Deborah was sleeping so hard d
when Mr. Neal, the milkman, camej]
the room she only pricked up ler
ear and then went on snoring
did not know that Mr.. Neal had ca
to borrow her to kill off the ratsin
house. Indeed, she did not Ii
that he had any house, or ANN
either. He lived . mile awara,
the plain, and she caught ier
nearer home.
But Mr.. Neal knew all aboMD
rah. He hadtnot for years s0A
at the parsonage without hearing
a famous mouser she was; and he
now to the minister:
"Good evening, Mr.. Fem. Fved
ed this stormy night to ask if you'll
kind enough to lend us your cat?'
Certainly" answered the minis
laying aside his pen; "only you'll b
to take her family, too"
"Of course" said Mr.. Neal; Y
Tn glad she has the kittens; they
keep her happy"
Mr.. Neal had brought great str{
bag, and by the help of the minis
he put Deborah into basket, kite
and all. She tried her best to gete
but Mr.. Neal tied up the bag and
it firmly while he walked to
wagon. There he dropped the
into a box that stood under the 81
and fastened down the cover. Then
drove away.
"Poor Deborah can't see where
is going any more than her blind
tens can," thought the minister,
a little smile, as he turned from
window. II hope she won't be no
sick, for I'm sure she could NE
find her way home. Why, why,
ground is getting really white '
tsnow!"
Presently he sat down again to
sermon, and he wrote, and he WI
till everybody else in the house
asleep. All at once he was startled
q sound from the porch. 1t was
mewing of a cat. He threw open
door, and in ran Deborah, carrying
her mouth q kitten.
Dear me, Deborah. can this
your" he cried, in great surprise
She dropped the kitten on the
at his feet and ran out before ne e
close the door. He put the little
cold kitty on q warm cushion,
went to bed; but he was awake
from his first nap by another meS
on the porch. Deborah had come
her second kitten. An hour or
later she came with the third, anu
the next noon she had them all hon
all six of them.
Soon Mr.. Neal followed, brln'
the empty basket. :.
Il thought I must return 1t qu,c
or Deborah would come for It,
he, laughing. "You may tell hel
I've bought q rat trap, and ~ -
disturb her again. A puss tnss
travel eleven miles in the snow loi
sake of getting her family back "
old corner deserves to live in peace
Now, isn't this pretty big 81
I shouldn't have dared to repeal
the minister hadn't told it to me
sef.-Pe7a,a Shirley, I'M Our L
1ooo
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Ones.
Two Prayers.

Mr.. Spurgeon had been review IL
book on primitive Methodlsm Oh u,
Yorkshire Wolds," and was espe'1 =
pleased with story of q no:
fluent young man, who beng q. II
habit of saying in his prayers I'D u
help me to pray" was answer
night by an old mans ejaculatlon',n
the Lord help thee to give over
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

minutes. There are some men who
make whole communities tired. If
this man will promise to eat 600 eggs
at one sitting the money to pay for
them, together with $50 bonus, can
be raised by public subscription al
most anywhere.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

IT is stated that 4-year-old boy in
Forsyth County, Georgia, can read
any piece Of music at sight. He would
be a capital chaperon for number of
pretenders who are toiing toward Bay
reuth with ponderous Wagnerian
"scores" under their arms.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
LITTLE BOYS AND e1'
THIS IS THEIR DEpAR7,,
THE PAPER WEN
Quaint Sayings ana D.,,
s . ana frist.d H.r. -.stl
Little Felix's t. Road. for

z. 7. R.rnum'. Philosophy, e..
Childish laughter is tS Ss Chi
heavenly music. - 'ne &c
The noblest art il that =.
others happy. A' OF ~
70 amusement 4ia@sss to children is iii
thoughts. ''nqaerd
If you would be as hanrr
please one. pp' Us 9
Childish wonder is tho e.
human wisdom. nfss ct
Innocent amusement t,,.
tears into rainbows. 'fans!
To best please q child il tho
triumph Of philosophy. 'De ny
I would rather be called .,
dren's friend than the worlds s !.
He that makes knowledaa' =. AN
tractive to the young Is Il tba nG .;
sages. VAC d
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

South America, says
the Chicago Graphic.
The struggle in Par
aguay of Lopez with
his two powerful
neighbors showed
the value OF small
armored vessels for
river work. The ex-
ploits of the aHuas-
car, the ~Blanco
Encalada.s the @Al-
mfrantN COchraneS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

How MANY husbands and wives in
the world who are only living together
for athe sake of the children ?" 1t is
not marriage that is failure; it is the
people, and they begin to show each
other what failures they are when they
have been married eight or ten years.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

The able Missouri gentleman with q
beard like goat, who hasn't shaved
since 1868, is hardly qualified to sit on
jury to decide whether the labor of q
barber on the Sabbath is necessity.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

Mrs. JAMES Brown POTTER says she
will not return to America until they
are ready to go down the bay with tugs
and brass bands to meet her." New
Workers should at once put every tug
and brass band in town under bonds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

IT is said there are five prosperous
colonies of Mormons in Mexico. Evi-
IDENTIFY Mormonism thrives on it's new
found diet of peppers and pulque.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

AN anti-girl society has been organ
lied among the students at Washing
ton and Jefferson College in Pennsyl-
vania, to keep the boys at their studies.
The society is bound to fail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

GENOA, the birthplace of Columbus,
will also celebrate the 4OOth anniver-
sary of his great discovery. 1t in
tends to hold an exposition worthy of
the occasion. and has already selected
for it q spacious and beautiful site.
The city in which the illustrious dis
coverer was born doubtless feels that
it is peculiarly bound to do honor
to his memory in a celebration
of its own, and there is no reason
to suppose that the Genoa enterprise
will in any way affect the italian ex-
hibit at Chicago.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

The first steel postal car ever built
has run over 100000 miles on the
Monon Route, been successfully
through five smash-ups, and cost the
company only $40 for repairs. The
steel-car pioneer appears to be "a
staver7
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

A CHICAGO man was found dead with
burglars kit and marriage license
in his possession. A narrow escape
that girl had. Eth?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

AN itinerant blind fiddler d VINO az az
with an accident at Stockton Ua1'' v,
had to be taken to a Hospital "
found to have 81, 200 on his pefso''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

A New YORK man climbed monu-
ment at New Haven only to die of
heart disease brought on by the exer-
ton. This will give New York another
excuse for not finishing the Grant
mnnument
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

A KANSAS woman induced her neph-
ew to commit thousand verses to
memory to gain reward in the form
of Bible. He traded the Bible for o
gun, and accidentally shot his aunty
in the back. Retribution is sure as
favos
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

ABOUT one railroad accident in three
extinguishes tramp. The gain is
great, but the price Is enormous.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

The report that Henry NJ. Stanley
and his wife, who was Miss Dorothy
Tenant, have separated suggests that
so far as her husbands heart is con-
cerned the bride was only tenant OF
will
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

TIE cloud-burst is a companion puz-
zle to the cyclone, but the cause and
cure of either are past finding out.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
.CHILI's CIVIL WAR.
QUICK WORK OF A WELL-DI-
RECTED TORPEDO,

Destruction of tho Blanco Encalada by
the Almirante Lynch - Tho Conditions
and Possibilities of Modern Nav., War
fare Well Displayed.
The conditions and possibilities Of
modern naval warfare have been we'll
displayed in the recent disturbances in
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

Gov. MERRIAM makes no pretensions
to being clever with his ~dukes," but
he knocked out" the big prize-fght-
ers, Hall and Fitzimmons, in very short
orf7or
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

An Atchison man told secret to
three women and three men In aweek
he discovered that each man had blal,-
bed, but not a woman had told a
<hipo
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

HAVE parents any rights? You will
so often see young, girls and their
beaus monopolizing the front porches
warm summer evenings, to the exclu-
sion of their mothers and fathers.
The parents cannot enjoy sitting in
the warm house, and the view from tho
back stoop is not pleasant. Have they
any rights to the front porch?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

A CABLEaRAM from London makes
much Of the statement that business
property was recently sold in the
English metropolis cat the rate of 3d.
100000 per acre" Chicago is only
half century old, but the English
boast is dwarfed by recent transac-
lions in realty. The corner lot upon
which the Inter Ocean Building stands
cost $1,000 per front foot. This would
mean at rate of So, Isl, 500 per acre.
This sale created so much of stir
that Fred Leslie, the English come
dian, nightly sighed for ga scarf pin
mounted with lump of that corner
lot dirt" The northeast corner of
Clark and Washington, where the
Reaper Block stands, was recently
sold for 800 per square foot, and the
northwest corner of State and NIadi-
son for $92. Both these sales would
mean over 100000 per acre.
Mr.. B. P. HUTCHINSON has bloomed
out as a New York editor, and his
opinion of future wheat was never
more sound than his view of future
Chicago. Though he has deserted it
for awhile for such cities as Evansville,
Boston and New York his heart is still
true to the big Western city, and he is
fond Of boasting of it's growth and
possibilities wherever his travels may
take him. he has just been tellil e
the New-Ycrkers that they must re-
sign themselves to the loss of first
place in the rank of American cities
that Chicago, within twenty-five years,
will lead them both in population and
as commercial center. New York
may take the famous Spectators pre-
diction as "a straight pointer" Its
fulfillment is absolutely certain. Mr..
Hutchinson will prove to be q great
editor.
The recent Tennessee mining.
troubles presented to the State au-
thorities the same difficulty which
threatened Michigan when it was pro-
posed to employ the Ionia Reformatory
prisoners at furniture-making. Michi-
gan avoided the immediate solution of
the convict labor question only by
postponing it. But it is a live ques-
ton in all States, and he who can pro
pose practical and adequate remedy
will be public benefactor. Wher-
ever, as in Tennessee, contractor So
cures convict labor, that labor is
brought into direct competition with
free and honest artisans, and bitterness
of feeling must inevitably result. Too
often, smarting under the indignity
and wrong imposed upon them, free
labor organizes in revolt, and treasure
and human lives are sacrificed.
Trouble is temporarily quelled. but
the cause is unremoved. The con-
tinued opposition, both by force and
argument, threatens to utterly abolish
the contract convict-labor system.
Then will be presented the inhuman
and barbarous alternative of imprison-
ing men for long terms of idleness,
which can not fail to result in wide
spread insanity and fearful death
rate. The great problem is to furnish
proper employment to convicts without
placing the product of their labor in
competition with free labor.