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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
BATTLE OF MATANZAS
1T LASTED JUST EIGHTEEN
Snort MINUTES.


The engagement az Matanzas lasted
lust eighteen minutes. II began At
81 minutes past II and ended at a
quarter past l. The Puritan and Gin
cinnati were left on guard at Matanzas
and the New York returned TO her old
position. All told the United States
hips fred eighty-six shots at the forts.
The forts fired probably twenty-five
siots. But far mere important than
the destruction OF the Matanzas bat
teries Is the conclusion about the fu-
ture, which may be drawn from the
bombardment. This conclusion Is that
Havana Is absolutely at the mercy Of
the United States fleet whenever we
choose to open fire. The hight he de-
scribes as follows: Admiral Sampson
bombarded. silenced and pretty well
destroyed the spanish batteries In po-
sition and In course Of construction AZ
the entrance Of the harbor OF Matanzas.
lie did Il with the flagship New York.
the monitor Puritan and the cruiser
Cincinnati. Not one Of the American
ships was struck. the spanish gunnery
being wild. There Is as yet no means
OF knowing the number OF dead and
wounded on the Spanish side. II must
be considerable. While the New York.
Puritan and Cincinnati were rccunnolt.
ering In force Tor the purpose OF locat-
ing and destroying the formidable de-
lenses being constructed. the flagship
was fired on by the batteries on Point
Rubalcava and Point Maya. guarding
the entrance 10 the harhor. The New
York replied. iring her forward eight
inch gun on the port side. She steam
ed boldly In between the batteries and
soon bllzed away with both broadsides
az them. The Puritan steamed In be-
hind the New York and engaged the
fortlhcations In Point Maya. while the
New York went 10 starboard close up
20 the land and poured her shells into
Rubalcaya The Cincinnati which had
remained well astern under orders sig
nailed Tor permission 10 engage and re-
celved Il. and soon was Airing her guns
at the fort on the west side Of the bay.
The batteries fred explosive shells and
most Of them fell wide Of the mark.
One burst Just beyond the stern Of the
New York. and a shrapnel shot explod-
cd above her II took the three ships
| Just eighteen minutes 10 silence the
/ batteries. The last shot that was fred
/ by the Spanish came from Point Rubal-
caya. The Puritan replied with one Of
her l2-inch guns Tho she'll struck the
battery with wonderful accuracy and
blew up a portion o. H. After waiting
IN vain for the Spanish 20 renew IN,
engagement. the ships withdrew. leav.
ing both batteries In ruins When Rear
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

trim In hall and vestlbule. quartered
oak. main staircase. oak. pane'-backs
under windows In parlor, iRlng room
and sitting room. picture holding In
principal rooms and hall lrst story;
chair rail In dining room: bathroom
and kitchen wainscoted; interior wood
work stained 20 suit owner and finish
ed IN hard OIL Colors Clapboards
seal brown: trim. including water Ia
bic. corner boards. cornices castings.
bands. yeranda posts and rails. outside
blinds. rain conductors. etc, chocolate;
outside doors finished with hard oil;
snshes. Sompellan red veranda door
and ceiling and an brIckwork oiled;
wall shingles dipped In and brush
coated with light sienna stain; root
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
MONET TO BURN.
The Nsw Ansric.s Mortar Datesry -
s.adr Hask.

Tho new nsdei American mortar
battery a. now Installed At Sandy
Hook presents many novelties. We
might say. In the art Of ordnance
hitherto Impractical. says Leslies
Weekly. when the sixty mortars are
fred at once Sandy Hook will be n
new rival to vesuvius. Ard aE each
shot IL twelve inches In diameter and
weighs half a ton. one can see what
an annoying thing II will be for an
enemys feet TO encounter our NOR
tars on a summers day. These bark
ersT are to be put In one circuit and
fred from armored turrets placed In
out-Of-the-way localities that com
mand full view Of the approaches TO
New York harbor from the sea. Ana
as the channels are spaced on into
imaginary squares. the officer. with his
plane tables and range finders, simply
follows the enemy's boats with his
telescope. When the instrument To-
Gates the feet on a certain square the
telescope connects a circlii that fres a
pit previously ranged on tha' certain
square. As these pits are deep In sand
surrounded by natural scenery. II Is
hard even for a Sandy Hook officer
to go OF shore and locate one. The
only weak spot Is the Atlantic high
lands. from which. II an enemy should
capture Il. the Smelling % the Hook"
could be done. But TO take the high
lands would be very difficult. II Is
intended that the mortar shells shall
be fred into the air at such an angle
that they will drop upon the enemy's
decks No ship has yet bees built that
can resist such an attack. Curiously
enough. after they have been fred. you
suddenly see them AZ great height,
sailing along like a flock OF geese.
They as suddenly disappear in midair
and strike at your feet almost the same
time. As each discharge costs about
$4,000 FOR the entire sixty pieces. one
hours active work foots up cost u
81 900. 900. for days work. 10000 900.
One can therefore see Uncle Sam has
powder to burn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Bill Smith lives Tar beyond Kings
highway. lie has lived In that section
since the time when II was composed
OF cornhelds and COW pastures For
thirty years he has been a hahiiual
drunklrd Blll Smith quit drinking
intoxicating liquors recently At hrst
nobody ir1ticcd hls reform Finally.
everybody became SURPRISED when they
stopped 10 think that BIN Smith had
been sober for many weeks and was
attending strictly 10 business. just as
u he had never toyed with a bottle In
all his life What's the matter with
old Bill SMITH Has be reformed? IT,
has been sober Tor a month now.
said one citizen 90 another the other
day Don't You know what's the mat
ter? Bin Smith had to quilt drinking.
replied the second citizen. Did tn,
doctors tell him he had 10 Quit. aske,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Man that Is married 10 woman Is o.
many days and flil o; trouble. Ia the
morning be draweth his salary. aud Ia
the evening. behold. Il Is gone Il Is
a tale that Is told. Il vanisheth, aad
no one knows whittier Il goeth
lie riseth. clothed In the chilly gar
ments Of the night. and seeke,h the
commandment paregorie whelevith "a
soothe his infant posleriiy.
lie comeih forth as the horse or OK.
and draweth the chariot q his on
spring. lie speadeth his sheckela In
the purchase Of fine linen TO cover the
bosom Of his family. yet himself h
seen In the gate Of the city without
suspender
Yea. he Is al,o-, her wreicaoi.-Ro5'
ert J. Burdet;c
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Ger Of the British army. who Vas a
spectator OF the engagement. said IL
was one Of the best shots he had ever
seen made Having practically de-
molished the Spanish batteries. the
ships stood out 20 sea. Not "a she'll
had struck one Of them. but there had
been three narrow misses of the New
York The Spanish fired schrapnel
once, which had burst above the ship.
a shell had struck just fore Of her. aud
another struck Just AFT. The fact that
the SpanIards failed to- strike such a
large target as the New York. towering
as she does like a house out Of water.
was taken as evidence that they are
not good marksmen. on the other
hand. every shot that the New York
fred after she got the range was pitch
ed right into the batteries"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

the FIRST citizen. NO. Thirty years
ago. aud mp to the last year. Bln smith
could get drunk and roll In the soft
mud anywhere west 81 Kings highway.
but recently granitoid sidewalks were
put down In his locality. and smith
went home drunk Eve night IN success
sion. and each uight he had a new bump
the size Of hens egg on his head.
Blu smith simply had 10 quit drinking.
else he wohld have butted out his
brains on these granltold sidovalks -
Globe-Democrat.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

explosion Of a magazine OF brown prls-
matte powder. The Puritan was doing
fully as much harm on tae east side
OF the has as the New York was doing
on the west side. All this time the
Cincinnati had remained out Of ac-
ton. Capt Chester signaled Tor per-
mission 20 engage, and 10 was granted
by the flagship The Cincinnati steam.
ed up TO within zoos yards. broadside
on and began TO lct ily with her guns
The batteries and the New York were
Just giving the signal TO retire when
one defiant shot was nrcd from Rubli-
cava. Il was the last shot thai bait
terry was ever TO IRE. one OF the big
guns on the Puritan followed back. Il
was the hes, shot OF the DAY. Il struck
| the battery JUS where the gun was
| tore rs way into the oarthwori,s. and
exploded, doing great destruction.
Capt. Il. j MaclIush. m artillery on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

h"~ hHNAtu sled.
There was little tad. who went unto
his dad.
And begged that he would purchase
him sled. sled. slea:
So daddy went away aud bouxh, n s,sa
they say.
That was beautifully painted rad
red. red.
Now. daddy. you. Of course. will hax.
TO be my horse"
Said the radiantly happy little tad
lad. tad
And all that frosty day be rode IN ana
down the way
A-whooping and hurrahing al hls
dad. dad. dad.
oh. It was the finest fun for tina, happv
little son.
As he sat. all warmly bundled. ON hls
sled. sled. sled.
But poor old putilng dad dldn't seem
50 very sad
when the runners broke-for he was
nearly dead. dead. deadl
Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

when political excitement runs high
In Georgia the eolorcd voter keeps his
eyes open. unless the Atlanta Constl-
tuition Is masking Fun az the expense OF
truth. The Georgia voter bids fair TO
be as early a bird as the candidate.
Yesterday an old negro met a former
employer. and approached him In this
way. you lcokin' mighty well. Marse
Tom" Yes. I'm feeling pretty good
Il thought you wuz. You know what
you look like. Marse Tom No,
what do look like" You looks like
you had a dollar In 20 poke, en- wul
gwine Yer run fer goy'ner.'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

shingles dipped In aud brunh-eoatsd
dark red stain.
Accommodation: The principal
rooms and their sizes. closets. etc. arr
shown by the moor plans. Cellar IN
der the whole house. with inside and
outside entrance and concrete floor.
One room finished 10. attic. space for
two more. Attractive main staircase
sliding doors connect ball and parlor
dining room and sitting room. Attrac-
tive circular bay IN second story. Cost:
50. 400. not including mantels. range or
heater. The estimate "a based on New
York prices for material and labor In
many sections OF the country ne cost
should be less.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Irate Fathcr-lm getting tired OF
this nonsense. You've been engaged 10
that young man for six months. Does
he ever intend TO marry you7
Daughter You must have patience.
papa. Remember he's an actor.
Father-what's that got TO DO with
~
Daughter-He's fond Of long engage
ments. pick Me-up.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

as,ern on the port side. aud the Gin
cinnatl remained behind slightly
greater distance astern on the star
board side. Lines drawn from ship TO
ship would have, made an almost per-
feet triangle. At few minutes before
1 o'clock there was a pun OF smoke
from the east shore. and an S-inch
she'll whlzzed toward the New York
and fell short. Scarcely had the re-
port died away than another pun Of
smoke foated upon the Point Maya
side and easily blew away This shell
also fell short. The range OF the east
battery was nearly 1000 yards. but the
flagship promptly opened fire with one
Of her s.lnch guns The engagement
In few minutes became general. and
shore and bay were covered with ths
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

vind-blown smoke. while ths hollow
between the hills reared with the can
uonadlng. Continuing 70 cut loose
with her guns. starboard and port. Sc
veil "a fore and aft. thc New YORK
steamed quickly in and circlcd around
TO the westward toward Point Rubal-
cava. while the Puritan swung % star
board 10 engage the Maya batteries.
The Maya battery was the more for
mldable and the Are from Il was more
frequent. but the shells fell short The
New York ignored this battery after a
minute and proceeded 10 pay all her
attention to the battery on Rubalcaya.
which was being pushed TO compile
ton. II was beautiful sight to see the
target practice % the New York. A
big balloon Of smoke would suddenly
rise from her side. The eye. following
the direction OF the spot. would see
an instant later a great clod OF dust
and fragments OF concrete and mortar
fiy high In the air. Then would como
the roar OF piece, sullen and heavy.
The New York had soon reduced the
range from 1000 TO 1900 yards and
soon was tossing shells into Rubalcava
at the rate OF about three a minute
with wonderful precision and appar-
emily great destructiyeness In the
meantime the Puritan was taking care
OF Point Maya. II was long shot to
that battery. Il was so well masked
that the orr, target ~as the infrequent
smoke from the battery. but when
the Puritan got Ne range. her shells
burst every time within the fortiaca-
tion and grcl, was the explosion there
o. High up into the air would go a
cloud OF dust-atoms Of the Spanish
fort-looking for all the world like the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Look" exclaimed lady 10 her
companion at ,he opera. There Is
Mrs Oldno in tina, box. Her hair Is
je, black and I'm positive u was
streaked with egay the last time saw
her"
VERY true. Gear" replied the her.
"hu, you know her only brother died
three months ago.
Indeed, rut what has that TO DO
with the color % her hair"
why. don't YOU understand she's
In mourning Chicago News.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
OUR MODERN HOMES.
lCopyrlght. 1885. BIZ "shnnneli's No

TX.
Copyright. is9s. by "shoppeli's Mod
err Houses. ArchitecisD
Nothing IL more fascinating than TO
trace the history Df architecture from
rs birth to the present day. but the
study. while enchanting. Il too volum-
inous for our brief space During me-
dlaeyal times. In Europe. the vast mass
Of tho people lived In novels. while the
arlstocracy built itself castles But
with the breaking Of the feudal letters
and the great growth In power Of the
people the dwellings Of private citizens.
the homes Of the land became the OBJ
Iect Of architectural care and consid-
Grafton. AS a people the Americans
have not the keen artistic instincts nor
the deep reverence for tradition o. the
Europeans Mlnisierlng 10 the esthei-
ic element was not our hrst business
In the rev country The wilderness
and the desert had 10 be conquered and
proble.ls TO be met that long ago were
settled by older countries. aud al
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Mr. Hagenbeck OF Hamburg. the
eminent Importer Of wild animals, has
Just bought very remarkable elo-
phanl' aged eighty This animal is
asserted to have long performed the
part Of an executloner. In the district
OF India whence Ii halls the people are
prohibited by their religion from put.
ting criminal to death. and. therefore.
Il Is arranged that the criminal TO be
executed places his head beneath a
stone on which the elephant treada.
TINS venerable exocutloner Is going to
Berlin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

mo. madam, saii Wandering Nike.
I'm sorry. but It's ag'la my prineipiea
can't split no wood
We'll" she answered. there viii DO
a load OF coal here this afternoon.
and"
Pm sorry. ag'ln. but I can't carry no
coal. hut III tell you what I viii do
TN comprom III you've go' o gas
stove m turn on the gas fur We
Washington STAR.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
FLOWERS IN BOTTLE.
a Pretty and Pussiing Decoration which
Away. Attract. Attention.

Always Attracts Attcntion.
Blossoms In a bottle furnish a novel
decoration lately devised by a south
side FRI, The question Of how the
flowers got there al first seems pulling
and the problem adds interest 10 the
little glass fower-house. As the neck
Of the queer receptacle Is rather slim
Il would be- impossible to squeeze the
flowers through without destroying
them. and the bottles bottom is I'M
movable When asked how she accom-
pllshed the odd feat the fair inventor
merely answered that 1t was as easy
as rolling Oh log" As matter OF
fact. TIE bottle comes apart longitude
nally and there is a hidden glass basin
In the bottom. When the parts OF the
bottle are tightly pressed together the
line Of opening does not show.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

First Enthusiastic Blcycllsi-'I ran
into a pedestrian this afternoon and
knocked him down"
Second Enthusiastic Blcycllit
what was the matter. wasn't he rims.
ing his bell?"-Judge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

The eight women colonels OF the
German army who draw swords only
seml-oiiclally. and their salaries regu.
larry, are; The queen, tho empress Of
Germany. the dowager empress. wife
Of the late Frederick ILL.,. the Princess
Frederick Charles o. Prussia the
Queen Regent Sophia and Queen VIII
helmlna OF the Netherlands. the Ouch
ess OF Connaught. and the duchess OF
Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha tEdlnburg). sister
OF the Emperor Of Russia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Police sergeant-Are you all ready
for the raid on the gambling estab-
lishment9 Constable notified
the proprietor yesterday. Pick Ne Up.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Almost anybody. possibly. would be
thought 20 have wisdom" remarked
the observer Of men and things. III
he kept his eye-teeth as much In evil
dence as does the average serpent. -
Detroit Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

PA. what Is meant by personal mag
netism?" I, Is the power one man eX-
erclses over another In drawing on him
for V when he knows he'll never
get Il back"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
Satisfaction.

"a man." observed the student OF
social phenomena. lis never satisfied
30 long as there Is anything no wants:
a woman Is never satisfied so long as
there is anything she can get."-De-
trOit News.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

where Ignorance Was niiss-us wa.,.s
20 Knew-Fie'sam and Jst.am from
tho Tide Of mamor--Joks. Of n....,
Make.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
The Proper Treatment.

ZIm-"You say your room looks llka
literary den at last. How did you ar.
-ange ~"
zam.--'I didn't arrange It."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Love laughs at locksmlths. but when
the lover bolts there's apt 10 be
breach Of promise suit.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Johnny-"Papa. can ask Just one
more question:"
Papa-"Certainly. my child. What
IL IT,"
Johnny-"Do ghosts talk In the dead
ges?"-Up-to-pat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Stout wonder what that KID u
runnln' for"
Thinne Oh expect he's been
playing some April fool Joke"
Stout -'Td like 20 see EN- play any
Of their Jokes on me"-up-to-Daie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-19
NEWS FROM TIE ORIENT.
POLITICAL RUMoRs FROM cHINA--AN ALLEGED
RUsso.cHINEsf TREATY.

POLITICAL RUMoRs FROM cHINA-AN ALLEGED
KUssocHINEst TREATY.
Vancouver p. c. Nov. ls-Advlces from the ORR
ent. brought by the steamship Empress Of China.
include the following:
japanese papers contain news OF an alleged secret
treaty between China and Russia. In this treaty
the Chinese Government is stated 70 have agreed
that Russian soldiers be employed for de-
fence OF the coasts and as military instructors
They are TO be commanded by Russian officers
The whole exoense is agreed 20 be borne by China
This would be altogether subversive Of the plan
arranged for not long ago the employment; Of
British officers to drill and organize a Chinese
army
II is reported that the japanese Government has
decided 10 Cooperate with Great Britain, with the
mer status before the recent coup d'etat
1t is said that the day OF the coup detat no
fewer than fourteen eunuchs who the En-
peror's personal attendants were ordered execu-
ton by the Empress Dowager
The Empress Dowage- has issued an edict in
structing the provincial authorities diligently to
protect all places wherever Christian chapels OF
any nationality have been built. ana ordering that
all missionaries in the interior be treated properly
and politely
Considerable discomfort exists in different parts
Of Human owing TO recent executions of reform
ers az Picking. and known men OF wealth and
influence have subscribed money 10 help on the re-
belon in kwan.Tung and kwang- 81 There are
also instructions in the Liant hoo prefecture ana
the Province OF SZe-C huen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-19
FLOOD AND FIRE IN CHINA
SUFFERING CAUSED BY THE YELLOW RIVER
ovERFLoW-THoUsANDS BURNED
AT NiEKOW

Vancouver B c. Nov. 1s-iong Kong advices
say: The appalling misery caused by the Yellow
River foods is even in It's bare recital. narrowing
In the extreme. One OF the missionaries engaged
in relief work SAYS that IN Of the districts many
were standing in the water for days holding their
children out OF IT," The same writer says
Everywhere 7 60 there is such monotony OF
sorrow that my mind IS quite oppressed with it.
People by the tens OF thousands huddled to-
gether on the banks Of the river living in a pig
sly fashion. with only miserable dole TO keep
body and soul together Some not fortunate
have been compelled to take refuge on the roofs
OF their houses. where they were exposed 10 pitt
less rain. Others climbed trees and hung there till
they dropped to the water through hunger and ex-
haustion."
Details Of the great FIRE in Hankov early IN
October show that hundreds of lives were lost. and
that one-quarter OF the native city destroyed.
One writer says the loss of life is now estimated
to be at least two thousand and about ten times
that number said TO be rendered homeless.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-19
LEFT MATERIAL FOR REVOLUTIONS.
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE NEW REPUBLIC
STARTED ON ITS CAREER

Manasua. Nicaragua. Nov. / - Everything Is
quiet. thus giving hope for the peaceful ana sue
cesstnl continuation Of the new Central American
Republic formed by the union OF Nicaragua. SAL
vador and Honduras. which began its course as
nation to-day under the name OF the United States
of Central America. II is said. however. that the
Commissioners who organized the new government
have lodged presen' great difficulties and shifted
them TO the future .or Acknowledgement and so4u-
ton and that they have ignored fund@meh'aI
par, Of the constitution by the understanding said
10 exist between the Commissioners ana me GOV
errors of the three States that the government Of
the new, republic will not enforce the consutn-
tional provision demanding from the Governors the
munitions OF war now belonging 10 each Sta'e II
: understood that the renerals in active command
OF tho armies of eacn State will he merely changed
and instructed 70 report rominay 10 the new gov
eminent while actually they VII remain uL1el me
control e., the Governor OF eacA state ms d''l'h
is aiken il s asserted because the Governors can
not retain their positions and power "itnou' COM
marativelv 'srse army A. their command
The arrny a. Nicaragua has been ,aIeey IN.
creased in order that II may oe READY 10Y ''S