Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
Adapted From the Spanish.

Inc CC. Joseph (MO heTdlu CuiIs
some interesting items from Spanish
newspapers of recent date. From El
Heraldo of Madrid, it quotes this:
"All the troops of the Yankees are in
the far western part of the country,
many thousand miles from the At
lantic coast. There are only a few
thousand men all told, and they are
ill paid and unwilling to fight. To
utilize this force will be necessary to
bring it to the seaboard. There is but
one railway by which it can be trans
ported, and that is an old and poorly
constructed affair. 1t one place this
road pass over Niagara Falls, catar-
act 900 feet high near Labrador. AT
last accounts the bridge at this place
was in very dangerous condition. 1t
was surprise none to hear that some
agency had made it still more SO. 1t
would serve the hateful pigs OF Yam
KEGS right if their miserable army was
thus drowned.
In another part of the same paper a
correspondent suggests that the Span
ish fleet make quick run from Cadiz
to the American shore-which he says
could be done in four days-and bonn
bard "Ckicago" (Chicago) and other
seaports.
The Diario, another Spanish news
paper-evidently similar to our "yel-
low" journals-issued an extra with
the following statement: "The yangee
presidente, Magginly, committed sui
eide for fear that the Spanish fleet
would capture New York" The next
day it corrected this, saying that he
died from wounds inflicted by brave
Spaniard. The Diario also distinguish
ed itself by publishing a biographical
sketch of President Mckinley in which
it says: "Magginley is a naturalized
Chinaman, having been born at Can
ton" This, mark you, is not an at
tempt at humor on .the part Of the
Diario, but is meant seriously.
Ell Pals, another great journal of
Madrid, recently said, editorially:
ut is pitiful to see what children,
what weaklings the Americans are.
They are as unable to care for them
selves as infants in arms. Yesterday
there were no less than two railway
accidents in America, the total victims
being six. They are ignorant Of the
use of steam, and their telegraph poles
are continually blowing down."
Specializing upon what Spain should
do with the United States when she
has conquered this nation, Ell Pals
says:
The country is not fit to live in.
The climate is most execrable. When
1t is not sleeting or showing the heat
is almost unbearable. Avalanches are
frequent at all times, and these threat
en- the principal cities. AS for the peo-
pie, besides the few whites engaged in
business along the eastern coast, the
remainder of the country is one vast
plain covered with Indians called cow
boys and great herds of roaming cat
tle."
In one of the recent issues Ell Her.
aldo says:
"News is brought to US that Buffalo
Bill, a notorious outlaw and leader
OF band of half-breeds, has arisen
against the American government and
is burning towns near his birth place
in New York"
The references are all in a serious
vein to the Spaniards. They are not
sarcasm, not bit Of it; they are not
humorous, they are published as actual
facts, so far as the Spanish editors
know them. To us they are extremely
ludicrous, but they manifest the ignor-
ance OF the people and the base infu-
ence that gagged press. under the
power of scheming and corrupt states
men and military leaders, exerts upon
the public of Spain. They are much
like our yellow" journals in the pub
lication of Pigments of the imagination
that has run mad.