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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11
Coal For War Vessels.

n the present war lasts for a year. II
IL expected by the navy department
that az least 100000 tons Of coal will
BE- used by our warahlps. Last year the
consumption was only i3s.3is tons.
which cost ss5e.OoO. The case Is very
different now. when every vessel IL In
commission and hundreds OF auxiliary
craft are added.
Tho navy has 10 pay all sorts of prieea
Tor coal. varying from $50 to SIS per
ton. the latter being the price at ccr-
tain South American ports
BEFORE the war began II cost the gov.
eminent 500 per ton ut Key West,
whereas the price has since risen to
$3.50.
Two steel piers are being built by the
navy department for coallng purposes
nj the Dry Tortugas. each Of them 1ii
feet long. and also two steel sheds. each
capable Of containing 10000 tons Of coal.
These sheds will be equipped with the
latest holHtlng apparatus. which II able
TO handle the coal In enormc't quanti-
ties. Giant shovels. each holding two
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11
fcopynrht. isssl

tcopyrighi. 1851
A batticahip or cruiser In her beauu-
full white coat Of paint. with touches Of
chrome about the maHtn. yards and
edges o. the woodwork. the brass plates
md coverings polished till they CLEAN
like gold In the sunshine only tho muf-
rles Of her guns protruding slightly. al
most coyly. from portfolio or mounted
en- barbcttc. n "a thlng OF beauty ci-
Their swinging at her anchor chains or
dashing ahead through the waters.
which her propeller churns into foam ut
the stern. But In days Of battle. when
the white color has been changed 10 n
dull lead that soon looks gtlmy and
gives her the appearance Of a aoiled
dove. with guns staring at length from
wide open exits. the holiday attire strip
ped from her she makes a forblddlng
and ominoua picture. In time Of actual
engagement she seems TO be nothing
more than n metal hull that has been
converted into a death dealing inatru-
ment TO work havoc and destruction up
on those she regards az antagonists.
The dove has been motamorphosed Into
n vuiture. Tho genial crew nre stern
and relentless, apparently inspired with
n murderoua fury. az they nFht this gi-
Eantic machine of war. 10 sweep away
all that obstructa their passage or view
and even with seeming wnnton cruelty
20 pouncc upon helpless adversary.
The latter. however. h only the poet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11

tho express purpose of watching this
method OF attack. Every bis san On
the ship ~ now depressed, ana "a storm
OF iron hail bolcheH from the muzzlea.
while tho rapid iiro guns and the rifle.
men In the nghtinF top an direct their
energies against this most dreaded Of
foes, Shooting at the molclko tran Of
the torpedo, Il IN struck and demolished.
The missiles NJ destruction now begin
10 rain upon the torpedo boat liy some
means she must Boz injured or crippled.
ana one lucky shell or bah In her ma.
Chinery or steering gcar Will render her
useless Tor the remainder ~ the en-
easement az least II II lH not possible TO
sink or capture her
Then, o. add 60 the horror Of the sltu-
alton. there lH the appalling smoke for
while smukrloEs powder ia being placed
on some OF our war vessels rs use Is
far from general, and the spania.ds do
not seem 10 have any knowledge Of n.
So the deep pall of battle lowers. and
there are iurid finmcs from blazing
ships or burning forts 10 ndd n further
I element NJ massive drradfulneFs, The
magazine must boz watched with wide
| open eyes, Tor single stray sparks would
! entail instant humiliation,
Tho risk ~ the onomy'I shcll pene-
/ trltnE ~ chambers must perforce be
/ accepted. hut there cannot be- seconds
respite from eternal vigilance.
/ a Gatlng nr any other rapid nrr run
| III likely to become oycrhonted and viii
/ then IRE itself without even the action
I of tho automatic movement, though tnis
would necessarily continue ita uptra-
lions There is danger ~ explosion
] then for tho breach may become tIus-
/ god. and while the ship would not he
/ materially injured q half dozen men
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11
EVERY EMERGENCY
GUARDED AGAINST

der. Tho drum heats ito quarters p"
The boatswain'a whistle has ~ mean
INK. Everything movable on the upper
deck ia placed within the confines "
the bulwarks or housed In special dcH-
lFnated compartments. The captain
mounts into the coming tower ana with
him the executive officer and the navi.
gator and perhaps seaman gunner.
In this steel cage. about six feet In a..
amcter. are the wheel. a signal board
marking the tubes and an electric but
ton or two by which the captain may
shoot a torpedo " he doslrca. The COM
mandlng officer may remain IN here
during the battle ana steer the ship
with his own hands. or. like Dewey he
may stand out on the bridge In front. a
target for all the enemy'a ships
Some Of the men, sailors and ma
rincs are posted IN the lighting top
with their Gatllnrs and rifles. others
the great majority. In fnct-arc shelter.
"a In the forward and after turrcta with
the big guns. In charge Of a lieutenant
or lieutenant commander. The hatch
20 are screwed down. ana about tho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11
A Spanish Sympathizer Routed.

A young American Girl staying tenn
porarlly with family abroad had been
made to feel occasionally the pro-Span-
lsh tendencies VI some Of the people
one evening at dinner young man,
pointing to his glass u beer attracted
the attention OF the company present
By airily remarking To our representa-
tive:
"See this glass OF beer. The dark
brown represents Spain, solid and sub
stnntiql, while the froth represents tho
United States"
Yes" was the qulet reply. hut l mo-
tlce the United States In on top"
To cover his confusion the young man
quickly drank his beer only 10 be flr-
thor laughed az by the statement, and
after drinking. the United states stu
remains"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11

magazine active preparations are made
fur the coming combat krga ~ gun
powdrr anu dynamite and packages ~
run cotton. with piles uf shells and oth-
gr pruicctilcH, have been hulatrd up tho
hatchwny. There n no longer n line ~
mon extending from the guns 90 the
magazine ready Co receive orders Tor
further ammunition ana execute them
with great celebrity. uH there was IN tho
days of the old frlgntoH Machinery of
steam ana hydraulic motive power fur
uIHhcH the shells ana even fires the
guns There are sim, however. buckets
NJ water Tor tho EWahhIng ~ the guns
and 10 mon away Frlmr, powder and
possibly blood These are regularly
placed In certain positions while every
man ana officer has his distinct place
ana duty 10 perform,
quietly they nil await the signal for
firing from the commanding ofilCor. who
has through hls communicating tubes
ordered tho engines 10 ho slowed down
or the speed On ho Increased. aH suits
the emergency, Down I'm the very
bowels Of the ship, under the glare ~
electric lirhts, tho engineers, tho fire.
men. tho Htokors and the hllrr clrauers
are nm hard ~ work with little lnowi-
edge 0f what may be rolnE un above
them unless nm exploding she'll reaches
the ships mighty lungs disarranging
tho machinery. or an 4 inch proieotllc
like that uf pHweyH Baltimore al Ma
nillp hrings death or overwhelming de-
r,ruatluu Co them
Otherwise thu fact of victory be- soon
shouted On them ana then they come un
into the HIGHT ot day TO rejoice with
/ their CumTadoR
But NJ the battle who can tell9 The
shin Is steumins along In an irregular
] ollipao, perhaps iu conoentrio circles,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11
THE CRUISER BROOKLYN IN A BATTLE.

So while the admiral. the commodore.
the captain and all the officers gain
the credit or assume the responsibility
OF either victory or defeat the sailor
who has risen above his primitive grade
10 that Of a petty officer is deserving Of
much commentator for the part he
plays In the few hours turmoil when
the beiching flame and whiEzlng balls.
the shrek Of shells and the rafting din
Of Gatllngs. interminsled with the pep
perry report OF rifles. are settling the
question Of naval supremacy or DEM
onatratlng the weakness OF iron walls
and stone classmates against modern
proinctilcs forced with tremendous pow
or aud travelling with almost Incredible
speed THOMAS II. JAMESON.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11

the navy he II simply a warrant officer
directing subordinate duties. In old
ships ana IN olden times his position
was a more Important one, so much so
that he was considered TO be the fourth
part Of the master; hence the term
qlartermaster,
Tho terms larboard and starboard
come from the Italian "questra borda"
ana "quella borda," which by rapid de.
livery became statboard and larbourd.
but owing TO the strong similarity Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11

sound they We're changed Into star
board ana port Latln porto" 10 car.
ry), the use ~ the terms In tho original
form having been the cause OF many ae-
cidents
The cockpit, In the lowest part OF the
vessel below water. used during an ac-
ton for the treatment Of the wounded
u derived from the old days of the Eng
llah sport OF oooknghtlng, but this mas
been modernized and ~ now known as
the "nats'-why. no one can explain
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11
LINGO OF THE SEA.

In the early days VI English naval Or
Eanlzatlon vessels OF war had double
crews, a military one Tor lighting pur-
poses and another uf marines for nayi-
gazing duties, In consequence 70 large
number OF English sea terms have "a
military oriein.
The ships cook was once a great man,
md there are instances on record OF his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11
Refreshments" In Scotland.

In the course OF the arguments be.
fore tho house Of lords In a case in
which the necessity for additional re-
freahmont accommodation at Oban sta.
ton arose Lord Watson. himself n
Scotchman, interposed ana remarked
that refreshments In that part of Scot.
land had only ono meaning, ana that
was whisky.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11

early English form was "nmiral" ana IN
still preserved as such by the French.
Anchor comes from the Latin "ancho-
RAJ or "uncorn,' which up 10 500 u, G.
consisted simply OF a large stone with
hole through H.
Tho popularity Of so many portions
OF ships rlggng bearing names de-
rived from the trappings OF IA horse can
only be accounted Cor from the fact that
the early warshipa were manned by
soldiers as well us sailors the natural
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11

consequence being that they Ohe sol
dlers) adapted some OF their terms TO
meet their fancy Among the various
ropes etc, viii be found brides, whips.
bits, stlrrups and the like
DOatswain In derived from the Saxon
"swein." servant The term quarter
master, used In both the army and
navy. appears 20 be confusing and
anomalous. In the army II Is the title
ot a commissioned officer who performs
important ana responsible duties, In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11

being promoted FOR efficient propaTa-
tons of food The ships steward was
originally the caterer,
The title captain "a not a naval nut
% military one, Originally the real cap
tain Of a ship was a master" A mill,
tnry officer was placed ou board, though
DIE knew nothing uf nautical matters.
Gradually his Importance increased.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-11

while that of the master diminished
proporlionatgly, till nt the present day
the masters Office 81 gradually become
Ing obsolete, Commodore comes from
the Spanish "comondadlr"
AZ that time the rank at admiral was
unknown, ana the chief officer ~ tAu
squadron was called constable, or ius-
tice, The term admiral as now used Is
derived from the Arabic amir or
"emlr" q commander uH In "amir al
1ahr," commander OF the sea. The
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-04-19
Yiele Seute f0nuen oes Wahts

ui9t 6aiies ~triufsu, ss tort ibreu S3laf.
sic t0uneu @rain.O 3u irseuo elmer .3sit
triuten uuo ieit i6laieu. Senu @raiu.O
re9t ui6t aut; eS uabrt une erbeitert. llno
bod i6msdt eS wie Der bette Saiiss uno
9lei6t ibm. Mir uPruOie 4sriousu, iir
iun9e 2euts ulb aiuber 1T @raiusO eiu pols
tommeues @etrdut. gou retngn 60rnern
gema9t, Solm sic bsute ein Batet beim
@rrcer. gsrludeu sic ss anltstt Raiiss.
10 uuo 25 SsWtS.T
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-04-19
"'SiCk Call Outfit -

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biloMn g.. .Nor NeSentano Der suite II gut uTNber. Die SWe iebn ru polWt.
@ne 3roe III e0es tatDOHi6t 0uuS.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-04-19

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einem @irtbe in st. Wenoel s Wart
in eiusm yrieie 9eidift. Sas S6rei=
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Mart. pelhe ib Sbnen lett 40 Sabren
iAuloig bin." Der Brief truS tsiue
unterI3rift.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-04-19

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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-04-19

Sale bat
e~sationa.
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pielell al
Illnte.
m69lid,
unnbG.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07

cpRIHG Styles N IERElRI,
Louis Heilbron,
rho Reliable Jewelar,
I,r.a general display q Bolts,
.,,r, Waist Ssts aud Sterling Sill
yer Novelties.
.uspi examine the new goods.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07
Repeater. H. Wood.

H. Wood, who voted at ward one
and two, and perhaps other wards
in the city, on Tuesday, was given
a preliminary trial this morning
before Mayor Hardin. He entered
plea of guilty and said he was
told by Mr.. Bob Burke who voted
him at the various wards, that he
had right to vote, as aldermen
were to be elected in each ward
different from the ones he had
voted. Mayor Hardin put him
under a five hundred dollar bond
to appear before the grand jury.
Soon after this Wood swore out a
warrant against Burke for misrep-
resenting the situation to him, and
Mr.. Burke was arrested and taken
before the Mayor, set his case for
Saturday, and placed him under a
one hundred dollar bond. The out
come will be watched with much
interest, as there has been much
repeating carried on at elections
on the Texas side, and the good
people of the West Side want tc
see it stopped.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07
OFF FOR CUBA.

Mr.. G. A. Hays tells a good one
on one of our citizens who lnger-
ed by the wine glass too long
and went home rather tipsy. Mr..
Hays says he was on his way to
town dressed in his X. of p. uni
form, and meeting the tipsy citizen
was surprized when he found he
was not recognized. The t-c halted
him and said, going to Cuba, are
your Mr. Hays, to play the joke
said ''yes" and added, don't you
want to join my company"
The t.c man laughed and said,
"no, I'm too old, but Ihave a boy
he is no count, aud will fight, too,
he will 60 all right, you can take
him"
Mr.. Hays walked all the way to
Broad street with the TIC, who
piled him with questions concern
ing the looked for war, always wind
ing up with 81 have boy, he will
fight like the devil, l am tCo old,
you can take him he is no account
whatever"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07
VERY LATEST.

A cablegram from London to the
United States, says; Spain has ac-
ceded to every demand made by
President Mckinley through minis
ter Woodford. This news passed
over the wires here today Thurs
day) Whether it will be confirmed,
we are not able to say, but believe
in the long run that this will be the
outcome of our differences.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07
A SMALL BLAZE.

The Turner Brothers this morn
ing discovered that an lncipient
blaze in the up stairs of their store
room was raging in the stock Of
peanut acks, which were piled near
and directly under the hue leading
from the first floor or Office, on up
to the roof. They did not lose their
senses, but quietly had two inch
hose attached to the hydrant fixed
in the house for this purpose, and
running the hose up stairs soon
had the sacks put out without do
ing much damage to the case goods
or Office below by flooding the house
with water. We congratulate this
excellent firm on their escape from
being burned out.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07
We Ret Yes.

The Trezevants and Caddos have
sent in their roster of the men who
are willing to give their services to
Uncle Sam and defend the honor of
the Stars and Stripes and avenge
the death of the American seamen.
When the time comes for the boys
to take the cars we know of one or
two who are arranging to join
them. m.-ShreYeport Journal.
Louisiana sent some splendid ma
terial to the front in the late un-
pleasantness, ard the boys now
coming on are chips off the same
old block, and should make good
fighters. If we had an idea of 60
ing to war aud wanted to get into
the thickest of the fight, we would
join some Louisiana company.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07

Unrodoonod
HuLIl GlLn WHTEHEE,
Ladies' and CENTS sife, we are o.
frr.us bargains in.
H-tsEtHa THIcGI~ItRON
Leading Money Lender & JeweIsT
Money loaned on all rollaterals.
BusIur,, Strictly CONFIDENTIAL
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07

YET STILL MORE DELAY.
The President to Send No
Message 10 Congress For
the Present.
SITUATION DECIDEDLY IMPROVED.
Report that Spain Backs Down and
Agrees to Accedde to Demands
of President Mckinley.


Washington, April 6.-Swift as a
cannons fash changed the Cuban
situation today. The galleries of
congress were crowded, senators
and representatives we're anxious,
even the diplomatic corps was in a
ferment waiting for the presidents
message to the congress of the
American people that means a war
when, with excitement at the very
highest, like an electric flash, the
word passed that there would be no
message today. Its suddenness
stunned the public which heard the
news in distorted forms and amazed
veteran members of congress. Ul-
timately it became known that not
only was there no message today,
but no message this week and that
it was at least d possibility the
message written and approved
might never 90 to congress at ALL
The first reason for the delay was
that the administration received
advices from Gen. Lee at Havana
indicating that all Americans could
not be gotten of the island today
and would be in grave peril if the
message preceded their departure.
The second reason and perhaps
equally potent with the other slow
ly drifted into public comprehension
late in the day, chiefly through the
medium of published Associated
Press dispatches from Madrid, for
extreme reticence was manifested
by the few in Washington wlo
knew the facts-and even cabinet
officers were unadvised on the sub
ject. This important news was that
the Spanish government, after
what plainly had been most excit
ing times in inner Spanish circles at
Madrid, had decided to reopen the
case, closed so far as this govern
ment was concerned, by the refusal
of Spain to make satisfactory re-
sponse to the representations made
by the United States last week and
in order to avert impending war
had decided to make concessions
heretofore refused. What will be
the final outcome it is too early to
say, but the aspect of affairs GER
tainly is more pacific and enough to
renew the hope of the president IN
a solution of the Cuban question
satisfactory to the American peo-
pie and achieved without bloodshed
The details remain to>be worked
out, but it is expected that between
now and Monday a clearer light will
be thrown upon the future by ac-
tion at Madrid in which one impor
taut feature at least is the declara-
tioR of an armistice by the queen
regent of Spain. This armistice, it
is expected, will lead to ultimate in
dependence of Cuba from Spanish
rule, but by what intermediate
steps perhaps even the governing
powers do not at this time know.
Much, it is supposed, will depend
upon the Cuban insurgents and the
peoples of the two countries of the
United States aud Spain.
VERY LATEST.
A cablegram from London to the
United States, says: Spain has ac-
ceded to every demand made by
President Mckinley through minis
ter Woodford. This news passed
over the wires here today Thurs
day) Whether it will be confirmed,
we are not able to say, but believe
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07
Run Here.

And bring your knives, forks and
spoons to be replated. Work guar
auteed, 4l8 State Line Avenue. 1927
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07

Best Harrison hams only II cents
per pound.
29 NJ. KELLY, Jr.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07
WhatlGy 4 Wakefeld'S
WANT COLUMN.
Wanted to Purchase

A neat three or four room cot
tage house, for cash at once
Must be cheap and in good
nPiUhhOrhOO1
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07
Want Everybody

Towait for ourSaturday auction
sales. Those thatneed household
or kitchen furniture, stock or
anything else that we may han
die
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-07
Want our Customers

To know that we have the best
exchange and real estate con-
nection of any concern in the
southern states, receiving and
sending out more mail than
any similar concern south of
the Ohio river. Consign your
stuff to us if you want it sold,
and we will realize on same tor
YOU.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29

ashamed, and they are enabled to 60
peacefully about their business, con-
sclous Of the fact that they have stable
and safe government, impregnable to
corruption.
The Chiefest value Of the initiative
and referendum to the Swiss, however,
lies in It's educational power. It brings
about a thorough discussion Of proposed
laws or changes, and by the time a
measure is adopted 1t is thoroughly un-
derstood by the people. The laws are
therefore better obeyed, and the govern
ment is better because it is participated
In by all its people. Useless measures
do not come up to clog the channels
through which the government must
run, private gain does not secure the
right Of way over public good, the peo-
pie are assured in advance that what
they want done will be done.
There is only one argument which can
be brought up against the adoption Of
the initiative and referendum In this
country. It is that Of the politician
that the people cannot be trusted to gov
ern themselves. The initiative and ref
erendum is a provision that the people
shall have the right to demand the en-
actment OF laws they wish and that they
must pass directly upon laws enacted If
they so desire. 1t is simple and mex
pensive, and 1t affords a perfect check
upoli bribery and boodling in public af-
fairs. 1t is really in operation in many
ways in this country, as, for instance,
in Kansas the purchase Of waterworks
by city Is question which the stat
ute provides for submission to the vOt-
ers. 1t only awaits adoption as a gen
eral measure to insure the people of the
locality, State or nation in which 1t is
secured legislative and other governing
bodies which shall be subject to their
will