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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
THE WRECKED SPANISH SHIPS
Givc Strong Evidence That the Maine
Was Destroyed From the Ont side.

Off Santiago. Tuesday, via Kingston,
July determination of the hulks of the
spanish cruisers Infnnta Maria Teresa
and Almirantc OQuendo by men from the
flagship give abundant proof, if such were
needed, that the Maine was not destroyed
10y an internal explosion. Early yester-
day morning an explosion on board one of
the ships was observed. Examination
shows that the explosion was either in the
forward magazine or the torpedo COM
partment. Its results are as different
from those of the explosion that wrecked
the Maine as can well be magined The
effect is chiefly apparent above the armor
belt and consists in the bulging out of
everything on the starboard side of the
ship, which is ripped open to the height
Of IL feet, and the open edges arc push
ed outward four feet. The forward pro-
tcctive deck, which is three inches thicN
on the slopes and two inches on tho nat
is bulged upward two feet and every torn
edge of the iron flares outward. This was
an unexpected side development of the ex-
animation, but 1t was so self-evldcnt that
it caught the attention of everybody at
the very first.
II was fire that wrought havoc with
both ships There are comparatively few
shot holes of largo calbrc. ON the In
fantu Maria Teresa the most evident one
Is The hole made Ivy the shot from u
l3-inch gun, which set the Ore that de-
StfoNed Nor This shot entered the port
quarter and exploded i'm the wardioCm,
its largest fragment ranging upward nj
passing out through Il hole in her side.
IL" hole is SIS feet squarc. below the spar
deck to the starbOard. Dozens Of
G-poundcr shells are lying about. and the
holes made by them are numerous.
rht most noticeable hole in the Ouucn-
do runs through her about amdship.
ranging downward from the gun dock.
The shell penetrated several bukh,dds
without exploding. and one could sight
clcat through the ship along its course.
Several his shells exploded in the sup.
Along the barrel of one of the llontoria
guns ON the main deck is a groove an
inch deep, cut evidently by the point OF an
armor-piercing G-poundcr shell At the
entrance to the Ships coming tower were
found sword and Il nve-chambcr rcvol-
yer beside a heap of ashes, among which
were few bones. The cartridges of the
revolver had been discharged The heat
hud iired four, but the primer of the other
had been indentcd by the firing pin The
captain of the Oquendo was not among
tn" prisoners
IL is rot impossible that mitch of the
engines of the ships may be found to he,
q. value, ana 1t is possible that the wreck
oi the lnfauta Maria Teresa may be ilogt-
td. IN" NizcdNd * understood to he badIv
ana probably irrcparably damaged The
Cristobal Colon is believed to be in good
condition, Notwithstanding the ireachcr-
Gus "forts of the Spauiards to render nor
Use l' IS after she had been surrendered.
considerable money has been found
aboard the ships. and there Is known 10
De $1,000 IN the safe of the Cristobal Colon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
AS CRAMP SEES 1T.
vital Question About Battleship Com
struction Not Yet settled.

Charles II. Cramp. head of the great
ship-buil1ng Arm of Philadelphia gives
great credit to the skill and daring OF the
men of the American navy to whom he nj :
tributes most of the glory for the wonder
full Victories achieved both at Manila and
Santiago. When he asked whether the
victories did not reflect credit to the Am
erican shlp-buiders. their mechanics and
the makers of material used in the con-
struction OF the ships he seemed more
inclined to speak of the merits of the sea-
men and their gallant officers than Of his
own work and that of the thousands of
mechanics in his employ.
THE three cardinal points to be covered
In II warshp," he said, ARE offence, de-
fence ana sed-keeping power. The advan-
tage OF speed for both the Spanish an
our own navy was much impaired by the
condition of the ships. all of which were
much hampered by barnacles. The ships
were foul, and none of them could prob
ably make more Than half of the speed
which they made when they were fresh
from the yards and with clean bottoms.
The last battle has not settled the qucs-
ton OF the battleship against the cruiser.
for The reason that | have just mention
ed, and for the further reason that An
erican gunners were much the better
marksmen.
THE thoroughly satisfactory way IN
which the turrets Of the vessels engaged
worked is a source Of great satisfactio to
me- The problem of the turret was AN i'm
portant factor to be demonstrated in its
application to modern warships, and this
naval action has settled that question 1t
Is impossible to give an accurate opinion on
the technical aspect OF the case until full
details are obtainahle, but one thing
seems clear and that Is that the gun and
the man who works It are the great fac
tors in naval engagement"
The torpedo boat question he regards as
still open, Our navy has not had the OPP
portunity to demonstrate what it can do
with these boats, and the failures OF tho
Snaniards to do effective work with their
torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
SONS OF VETERANS
hold Annual Encampmcnt In Barre 90
Meet Next Year In Bradford-T
New Officers.

Barre. Vt. July THE 10th annual en-
campncnt of the Vermont division Sons
OF Veterans was held in this city to-day.
Nearly all the business was transacted
at the morning session. The officers re-
ports show u good gain for the past wear
The address by Division Commander La
point showed IA gain of 2lS men and II
camps, the past year the year previous
"howing loss of jl5 men and "a camps.
The financial condition of the order is al
50 in better condition than a year ago.
The Inspection of the division by Ira
Morse of Cambridge was performed at the
rate of n cents Il camp, Sill less than
ever before.
The ,Ncampmcnt delegation enjoyed an
cNcursi IN to the Barre quarrcs this af-
t"rnoon At the afternoon session it was
voted 10 pay the adiutant $50. The quar-
tcrmlSicr $40; to appoint an insurance
committee, ana to give the commander
power to hold a field day.
III" following officers were then elected:
Division commander, William W. L.,point
ol this city was reelected without oppc -
tion, this being the first time Of its oc-
curan"e in Vermont and the third time in
the history of the order that II comman-
der has been reelected. The other Off
GERS We're. Senior ViCc-Cummandor G. D.
Van Steinbers of Burlington: junior vice
commander, =. J. Smith of Huntington;
t"uHVl' ~ W. Nolt ol bradford, \. q
Smith Of Williamstown and T.. e. Holmes
OF Johnson; delegates to the national Gu
campment are =. NJ. Crosby. St. Johns
huiN, &. W. Staples, Lyndonvile ana 4
j. Kelley, Bradford.
TncSc officers were installed at the
closing camp fire tonight. as WAS \dIu-
tdnt +. T.. Perry Tho speakers tonight
were q. y. 4. Department Commander
l.. =. Harris, Rev. q. w. Morrow. Mayor
Gordon, z, y. iioar, c. r. Swasey, \. q.
ray The music was furnished by Grace
Page, Gertrude Robinson. and the Corinth
Drum Corps. Thc installing officers were
past Colonies Monahau, Iiixby and Sar-
gent. Commander Lapolnt was given tho
silver cross.
The next encampment will be held at
Bradford.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

HIS BODY LAY PHOSPHATE ALONG THE
HORSES NECK.
overhead, they dcdged in way which,
as Taylor declared, was perfectly natu
raj But sherman didn't want his men
to be seen lodging, so he told them that
it was rnsoldierly and also useless, be-
cause when the sound of Il missile going
through the air is heard danger is over.
The ball has como by tho hearer. just
at the close Of the generals fine perora-
ton on the subject huge shell Of the
kind which the colored people used TO
ny sing "Tarbucl:ct, tarbucket," on
their flight through the air, went
screaming overhead. Sherman ducked
80 low that his body lay PROSTATE along
the horses neck. When he Strengthened
up, the soldiers We're laughing in his
fpce. With a smile and significant
wave Of the hand he rode off, and the
men nearest heard him say, "Well,
boys, it's all right to dodge the big
ones. "
1t is best not to hear the big ones nor
the little ones. This can be avoided by
keeping the mind upon the enemy
movements and not upon his shots. Bet
ter than all is it to be constantly getting
in your own shots wherever foe is i'll
sight. GEORGE l.. KII.MER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
A BARRE MAN DROWNED.
by the Capsizing of u Cat Boat In Port
land Harbor-Four Others Lost.

Portland, Me, July BY the capsiznp
of a eat boat in PortlaUd harhor this ar
;ernoon five lives we're lost They were:
William O'Donnell, aged &c.
Charles sullivan, age IS.
james McAuley of Barre, VI
William Mitchell, aged H.
Edward Nayo, aged 10.
With the exception of McAuley al he
longed in Portland.
j. +. Foster of Brooklyn, n. Y, and
Bert Peroival of Portland, both married,
were saved.
The rescue was made by A. r. Rich of
Hartford, Conn, u member of Company
+" Connecticut volunteers, in camp near
ny ana man named Knowlton. who
went out in a small boat
with the exception of McAuley, they
al worked for the Lakeside Press. At a
late hour Tonight none of the bodies had
been recovered.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
Holy He Died.

An Irlshman is too nimblc to Re caught
when he doesn't wish to be apprchcnded.
Cardinal Manning delighted to tell tho
following story as an illustration Of the
national clrsiveness:
An Irishnan, the son Of one who had
been hanged, having been asked how his
father died, thus cludcd tho admission of
tho fact:
Sure, thin, my father, who was very
reckless man, was jst standin on plat
form haranguin u mob when part of
tho platform suddenly gave way, and he
fell through, and thin it was found his
neck was broken"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
FATAL ACCIDENT.

Randolph. July s.-About ( o'clock p. M,
Friday, Guy Tobcy. aged 90. fell from a
plank staging on the new iron bridge at
Royalton ana WIS instantly killed Mi.
Colebrok of Mortified was probably IA
tdllS injured and two other men w"rc
badly hurt. rchcy leaves a wife. father.
and mother here and brother, William.
with Co. F., at Chicknmauga
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
SUDDEN DEATH AT SOLDIERS HOME

Remington, VT, July lO.-Patrick Brcn.
nan. an inmate of the Soldiers Home
was found dead in his bed this morning
by his room mate when he arose He was
as we'll as usual last night. when he re-
tired The deceased served three years
In Company VI, First Vermont cavalry. He
was admitted to the Home in October
1896 Death was caused by heart disease
The remains will be Inferred in the HON,
cemetery. His IS death number a.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
A Trustworthy Omcer.

Living skeleton president of Freaks
Secret socloty)-Our organization, ladies
and gentlemen, is about perfected. 1t viii
bo necessary, however, to select trcasur
or. Who shall it be?
Chorus Of Mcmbers-The lcgless won
dcr.-St. Louis Republic
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
HIS POOR ENCtSE.

She-"Why il it that you have never
married."
lle--"Well, to tell the truth, have never
had time"
She Still. You always seem to have
plenty OF time on your hands when you
lotcr around here
Thcn they heard n rooster Growing in
the distance and he hurried away,-Chica-
go News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

ers is no indication, he thlr.s, that our
men would make like failure. The YES
uvlus was built at the Cramp ship yard
and Mr.. Cramp is very proud of her be-
havior in the harbor of Santiago. where
she had the first chance to show what she
could do.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

O PHASE of a
soldiers expert
,ence causes the
novice as much
anxiety as that
of getting broken
in under fire.
With the mass
of young Amer.
leans it is outside
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
DEWEY RETURNS THANKS.
Very truly yours.
GEORGE DEWEY. -
DEATH or y. S. BENNETT.

Aliddlebury, July Sword was received
this morning communicating the death oc
Nathan Smith Bennett Of Brdport. Mir.
Bennett has been in poor health for some
years and was found dead in his bed this
morning.
Mr.. Bennett represented the town in
the legislature in ls53-I and was n mom-
Ter of the Constitutional Convention in
1871
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

My own initiation in battlefield ex-
periences came somewhat gradually, but
it SO happened that l was suddenly
pumped into the midst of CALLING
fire, first from artillery, then, weeks
aftcrward, from bullets. On both occa-
sions | had no chance to shoot back
Under the artillery fire 1 lay with my
company in support Of battery and
close behind it. The enemy's balls and
shells wero aimed at the guns in our
front and as a rule passed the target.
Our guns answered the fire, but the sup
porting line lay idle, exposed to the
missiles. 1t was my first close acquaint-
ance with artillery and was so absorb.
ed in watching the iron game that l
forgot all else. Tho duel lasted two or
three hours and at the close of it was
sound asleep.
When | first fuced fire of bullets, it
was in an attack upon q mountain posi-
ton. As skirmishers we led the column
and Mt one dash came within view of
tho enemy For timo the bullets flew
over our heads, and had already learn
cd not to fear the high fliers. Again
the strangcncss of the situation gave me
food for thought to keep my mind from
fear. Tho enemy was only fow hun
drcd rods from us and was well shell
tered behind stone walls. We had clev.
crly passed the danger line without los.
ing man and by another sliillful ma
newer 1snEed them and captured what
seemed an irmpregnable stronghold.
These initial strokes gave me such con.
iidence that we would win the game
that all danger from flying bullets,
which SOON became murderous, was for
gotten.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

Il owe my whole life TO Burdock Blood
Btters. Scrofulous sores covered my
body. ] seemed beyond cure. II. b. T..
has made me a perfectly Well woman
Mrs, Charles Hutton, Bervlllc, Mich.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
BARRELS NEW LIBRARY
May Have to Fight to Get the Money APP
propriated by l.. y. AIdrich.

Montpelier, July S-Lconard L. Aldrich,
n wealthy citizen of Barre who died at
his Woodbury. farm juno 3, in his will
left practically all of his property to the
city OF Barre for the purpose OF estab-
fishing free public library, the amount
being about $4,000, but was not to be
used until the sum was increased to s35, =
600 by gIft or otherwise. The trustees
named for the institution were j. NJ. Fer
ry, T.. w. Bisbce, n. H. Mills, II. 1. Pack
CT, George lamson, and John Trow. A
hearing was to have been held this morn
ing for the probate Of the will but owing
to the absence of cX-Gov. w. i. Dilling-
ham, who was to appear for the suppos, d
hcirs, the hearing, after II short consul
tation, was postponed until Wednesday,
July IL at 10 o'clock in the probate Of
flee The facts were brought out this
morning that those who supposed they
were heirs at law were not the only ones.
another heir at law being Gregory s. AID
rich of BraintrcC.
There is Il possibility that the will ma y
be contested and that Barre may have to
go through a process of law to get what
the Will calls for. MIR. Aldrich was not
at the hearing this morning, but came to
the city during the afternoon. He re-
fused 30 he interviewed. simply saying he
should look out for his own interests r..
w. Bisbee appeared for the proponents of
the will.
DEWEY RETURNS THANKS.
Montpelier. July S.-'rhc following letter
was received to-day from Admiral George
Dewey to Fred y. Rowland, clerk Of the
House of Representatives.
~. $. Naval Force on Asiatic Sta
ton.
Flagship Olympia. cavitc, r. l., May
%. 80
SRI hcg to acknowledge the receipt
Of your telegram Of May II in which you
inform me Of the action of the legislature
of my native state in connection with tho
victory of the squadron under my COM
mHnd over the Spanish forces in the bay
Of Manila on May last.
beg you will convey my thanks AMI
high appreciation to the governor and Of
iiccrs Of the two houses.
Very truly yours.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
STATION BURNED AT sHAFTsBuRy

II think DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve IS
the finest preparation on the market for
piles" so Writes John c. Dunn. of Wheel
Ing, w. Va Try 1t and you will think the
same. IT also cures eczema and all skin
diseases.
J. w. O'sulllvan. r. II. stearns & Co.
w. i. Hall. &c. Il. Crandall. Wlnooski.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

Veteran officers adopt every means to
keep the minds Of their men employed
lest fear get tho better of them. The
possibility Of fear getting the mastery is
recognized among seasoned troops as
well as among noviccs. In fact, the men
who finch just enough to show Il shade
Of white in the face and then brace up
are the ones fer daring deeds and plenty
of them. They count the danger and
willingly meet it. With them the know
ing no fear is the refusing to give way
to it. What at first is Il resolution be-
comes a habit, and then soldier is rs
near to perfection in courage as can be
asked of men who prize the heavenly
boon of life.
There are many theories eXpounded
on tho drill parade about conduct under
fire, but they vanish from the mind Of
pupil and teacher alike as soon as g."
limo comes TO the danger point. One Of
tho volunteer colonies fighting under
Old Rough and Ready Taylor at ResGca
de la Palma lectured his men about
lodging when the Mexican bullets were
whistling at safe distance over their
heads Of course he thought and said. as
theorists always do, that lodging is Il
very unsoldierly habit. Taylor at last
came within hearing Of the reproof.
Riding up to the colonel and punctuat-
ing every word of his protest with a
dodge Of the head and suffering
pause, he said: Don t-stop-thc-
mcn-coloncl Let-them-dodge-if
-thcy-want--to s-perfcctly--
neutrality-suspicious."
General Sherman also tried to give
his raw volunteers lesson upon dodg-
ing at the first battle of Bull Run.
When the mep heard bullets whistle
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
MAUSoLeuM FOR SEN. MORRILL,
obe Made by u Buffalo Firm But of Yer
mont stone

Montpelier, July Ex-senator Justin S
Morrill, has placed an order with Charles
II. More ~ Co, of this city through the
firm of John Crawford & Co. OF Buffalo
Tor mausoleum to be placed in his lot
at Strlnord, VT, The stone will weigh
over 30 tons. When the order was placed
by Senator Morrill, 1t was specified in tho
contract that 1t should be made from
stone from his native State and also cut
by \ firm in the State.
STATION BURNED AT SHAFTSBIJRy
Bennington, VT, July THE Benning-
ton g. Rutland railroad station at Shafts
bury WIS destroyed by fire early yester-
day morning. The building was in
flames when discovered and nothing but
y small amount of furniture was saved
The fire Is supposed to have originated
from the sparks from the north bound
sleeper, The large store OF Randall q
Sons near by was saved with considerable
difficulty. The depot was insured under
the general policy Of the railroad COM
pany.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-02-10
NORTH REDWOOD

On Wednesday, Feb. I'd, the many
friends of Mrs. August H. Seebeck sur
prised that lady on her 38th birthday
of that evening, and in memorial pre-
sented to her many nice and valuable
presents, besides the wishes from all
for many a happy birthday to come.
After a delectable supper was served the
party INDUCED in various pleasant
games for the remainder of the evening,
when all left for their homes happy as
larks. Those in attendance were Geo.
Richardson and wife, G. H. johnson
and wife, Nels Anderson and wife, Mr..
Orcutt and wife, Joseph Kinchen and
wife, Mr.. Bird and wife, Mr. Neland
and wife, Mike Anderson and wife and
Mrs. A. Anderson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-02-10
FAREWELL TO SINCLAIR.

AS stated in the last issue of The
GAZETTE, Rev. John Sinclair, now
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, St. Paul, and until week ago
last Sunday pastor of the Presbyterian
church in this city, was given fare
we'll reception at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Cooper on Wednesday
evening, Feb. I'd. The only decora-
tons we're center piece on the dining
room table of carnations and roses,
with bouquet of carnations in the
center, and bouquet of carnations on
the parlor piano.
1t was about eight o'clock when the
members of the church began to ar
rive, and soon after the spacious resi-
dence was filed with the friends of
the pastor, including members of all
the churches in this city. The pastors
of all the churches, also, were present.
The reception was very informal and
the guests moved about at will ex-
changing greetings and enjoyed them
selves in social time generally. About
ten o'clock an informal programme
was given. Mrs. o. L. Dornberg re-
cited deacon Jones' Grievance and
was greeted with applause. Rev. FIR.
Woods of st. GATHERINGS Catholic
church sang Scotch Lassie Jean,"
and responded to an encore This
was followed by a solo by Rev. Sin
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-02-10
OVERFLOW LOCALS.

D. J. Laird was in Minneapolis,
Tuesday.
w. S. Mckay left yesterday for St.
Paul and Minneapolis.
L. Annis has been offering some
special bargains in shoes at auction
during the past week.
Prayer meeting, as usual, at the
Presbyterian church this evening.
Mrs. j. R. Wolff leader.
The missionary society of the Pres
byterian church will meet with Mrs.
S. Pollard this afternoon.
Farm for sale-16O acres in the towns
of Redwood Falls and Sheridan for sale
cheap for cash. 25-3 G. w. LENT.
Fred L.. Warner, clerk of court,
made trip to Rochester on business
last Tuesday. He returned yesterday.
Rev. G.. H. Rice of Springfield will
conduct services morning and evening
next Sunday at the Presbyterian
church.
For sale or trade-The Bunch proper
ty on the corner of Sd and Mill streets,
Redwood Falls, Mimi, by
25-3t J. B. ROBINSON & co.
Victor M. Persons of Bell & Persons,
left for Chicago Tuesday for the pur-
pose of making extensive spring pur-
chases for the firm furniture store,
and also to visit with his sister, Mrs.
j. F. Skinner, formerly of this city.