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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
DUAL MINNESOTA TRAGEDY.
Louis }rartals Fatally Wounded at Alfred,
silnn, BY Jos. Glendon, Who
Aftcrwnrd sulcidod

ALFRED, Mimi June a. Louis Mar
tells who was released from iail here,
having completed o term 10 which pc
was sentenced for q misdemean0r
In which Mrs Joseph Glen
don was involved, was shot
and probably fatally injured as
he was leaving the jail, bY the husband
Of the woman Officers who witnessed
the shooting followed Glendou who,
when be found that be could MOI o..
cape. placed the revolver with which
he had shot Martels against bis own
breast and fred a bullet through his
heart lie died Instantly
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
PLUNGED INTO THE osAoE.
Accident 10 q Missouri Paciae Freight
Train A Bridge span Also
Knocked Down

JEppGGaoy CITY, Mo, June A-Thf
second section Of Missouri Pacific
freight train SO t26, e%ast-bound went
into Osage river at Usage civ eight
miles east Of this city at 1910 q 10.
One spau Of the bridge was knocked
down By a car jumping The tracl and
live cars plunged into the river. The
engine got over the bridge safely No
70 was hurt. The bridge was % Of
Ole best on The rdad, and The damage
Is several thousand dollars
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
THE LONDON WEEELY PREss.
The P-roiDHgation Of tho Wsr Means Amer.
icets Costly Triumph aad spaih'a
User nuln.

LOsBoE, June A--The London week.
Hes dwell upon The difficulty Of follow.
ing the war operations through tho
maze u uncertainties. ALL agree that
. prolongution 81 war spells Ainericaa
ultimate but cost triumph and spe.na
utter ruiu.
Ile Spectator says aFhe special
characteristic u tLa war VIII ~ de-
Jay ana e&penBe
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
D0NTis FOR MOTHERS.

Don't treat your boy as a hardened
criminal IL you discover bin 10 sin.
Don't be above apologizing to your
boy if occasion arises. He win honor
you for it.
Don't forget thai BY treating your
boy like a gentleman you viii do much
towards making him one.
Don't make bis room e sort Of shop
for al the odds and ends q furniture
too shabby or old-fashioned p be used
anywhere else in the house.
Don't shut him entirely out of the
confidential talks concerning home
business and neighborhood affairs but
teach him to respect the confidence.
Don't have a thing in the house too
good for him 10 enjoy and share with
you, and don't make him use the back
Stairs in order to save the front ball
carpet.
Don't deny your boy the h%ealthfui,
restraining influences of outdoor sports
and athletics. There Is whole sermon
in the PHRASE muscular Christianity
Detroit Free Press.
The late cuauish feet. eSince II was
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

Heroes or the First Degree.
WAsHlNGroN, June 4-"The cork is
driven in the bottle, was the comment
OF the naval officers at the navy de-
partmentJppon receipt Of the news Of
the sinking OF the collier Merrimac in
the channel at the entrance Of SANTA
60 harbor, They are absolutely salts
fed tnat the ship was sent 10 by de-
sign OF Sampson to close the channel
and prevent the escape OF the Spanish
squadron, and that the undertaking
was successful. II So, this viii
rank as one Of the boldest achieve
ments In naval hisory, 1t win out
rank even Cushing's famous attack
upon the Albcmurle with his little
torpedo boat That is the opinion at
the navy department at least, The
officers say that Cushing had a lighting
chance to escape after making bis at
tack and he did, indeed, escape. There
was no such chance for the men who
took the Merrimac into Santiago har-
Dor under the guns which Sohley's
report described as of great power,
and over nests OF submarine mines,
any II OF which was sufficient
to crush in the bottom of the ship. IL
is not possible now TO learn who made
mp this crew that is destined to be fa-
nous in American history, for the opin-
ion at the navy department is that Adj
miral Sampson directed that no man be
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
ONE HEET. TWO ENS.GNS.
America and England DATED will
be Able TO Keep the Peace
Of the World.
An UNIQUE AID SIGNIFICANT BANQUET.

Ne
ANs s''e" aud the President Toasted
lhs stars aud stripes aad the uatua
'isA '"eered Two Nations with a
'a''ed Destiny Friendship Stronger
than Treaties,
June : most unique and
A's"''','Nl Hs We'll aa one of tHc most
enthusiastic baulurts ever given lu
London, was tine AngIo-Amerirau ban.
quiet given last evening al tre HsfrI
Cecil.
Sfxbundrr1 Rrlt,,. ..4
asssmb1a8 r-,t..a.r.
the eptart,5 ,,.sn, =" '2s W
NJ ,r,,8 -. saw promotion
sup between the kin
'. 'hENNNmen, many OF
""o'" ''" experienced American hos'
pltality, were the hosts, while resident
Americans were the guests. Political.
business and literary circles were we'll
represented. but Che nurpos, ,i
making the grtfr sn-,f,a.,,. .a3 y,
wholly unoWrJ,l c.l.n,.l5..,
tn. .n,bo... 4'
wv an" hIl''Sh oagN were
y, ''t ''"'e' W NIli'll were
s NM l" s"g s,1 e,e Laloa Jaei, and Chg
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

'Br this tiFne ] caleulate the siN men
win be ii the dingy and the Merimac
viii have swung athwart the channel
70 the full length Of her 900 yards Of
cable, which will have been laid out
before the anchors were cut loose.
Then al that q left for me 70 DO 6 70
touch the button. ! shall stand on the
starboard side Of ire bride. The ex-
plosion WIN throw Hie Merrimac On her
starboard side. Nothing On this side
Of New York city win Be able 70 raise
her after that.
And you expect q come out Of CHS
aliye9 asked 4 companion Of tie Leu
tenant
Ah that another thing said the
lieutenant lie was 50 Interested FL che
mechanical details q ae scheme That
De aarcely stopped % talk of Iifa and.
deaih But 81 reply q frequent que
ii Hobs8n said:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

~ suppose the Estrena battey win
Gre down on us q bit. but the ships VIII
throw their s~carehiights in che gun
ners faces and they won't sre much 81
usa Then. 10 we are t8Fpedacd ae
should sven then be- able 20 make the
desired position IN che channel Il
won't be 50 easy 10 hit us, aud ! tbiuk
the men should he able to swim Co the
dingy, 1 may jump before I am blown
MP but don't think that makes much
difference. I have a fair ghauee uf life
either WAY ~ our djngy gets shot 10
pieces we shah taeu try ta swim for
the beach right under Negro Castle.
We shah keep together at all hazards
Then we may be ahle tD make our way
alongside and perhaps get bayb to the
ship We shall light the stntric>oE ii
squad until The last aud Ne SHALL un.y
surrender 60 overwhelming murders.
and our surrender viii only take place
as a last emergency
Volunteers q rlonly,
The news Of SIMPSONS Intended ey-
pcditiou travelled guickly through the
lgct. and it soon became known that
volunteers were needed for "a desperate
undertaking. From the Iowa. signal
yard Qntcady Huttcrcd The announce.
meut that she had l1O volunteers, and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
HOW HOBSON DID IT.
The Merrimac Venture Minutaly
Detailed by the Leader
a Definite Ltst Of the Hornes-Intorma
tiou Prom 0mcrrs la charge OF SPAN
ish Prisoners Insurss an Exchange
Of the Merrlmar Crew

act Of heroism performed 10y Lieut.
Richmond T. Hobson, aud his seven
c-on,,pi,,s ia sipl,;ng Che collier Alsr-
,an.l ,t,
..s no -
.'v "sn i'e'
'l,s "''m 'p'''' y
n's',,' 'ns u"'l'" N,'1'''y 'I""''I
u'sg 'tg n'l2o' VOC s''' g'e'l'S
as ''"@5 ''nia N"S" ,is e"'''I
9ha'es eot''s' Nei' Ina WIS sur
"gSos5 'l' el'.,auSs ~" up"
s'o'' ayr ,,'' p'"'',Ns W ~, GUY, NV
- - ,H'a'l ~ M
"
l.''T
90. =, -
III oI"s''9 ..,' "a T
ps0o oo"' 'ssHoS W 80 '"V
1""' y no 'o's' 42
nus l's",' vas "I'u"P '7,.'" '''g"
Nh ng'"','" % N'e'1 '.iloi'
lio95ou a7Sr "'l'' 80.
J.. C.. Murphy, Oscar Daiguau John y.
80 ii"' 'o'n' Ne"S NV
"9 '".'ei " =
Urn ''o1 p''' nm IN ''l 49,
ilr, ~.
VA" y Us y
sent word To the American admiral
undera flag OF truce, that he was will
ing to exchange the prisoners, and
assuring the American commander that
they would be treated with the greatest
kindness, Money and provisions have
been sent to them, and the necessary
steps are being taken TO bring about
their exchange,
Montague is chief ma~ster-at-arms of
the New York lie has served four
years IN the navy Is 20 years OF age.
and his home in Brooklyn.
George lharette rs aganner mate on
the tirst-cias5 on board the New York.
lie has served fourteen Years in the
navy is 30 years old, and resides at
4 NInf.,b,. 80 a c~ovsvain aftba.
r,,
On D,fa.., o,y.,,.f Ia -. ths
,famsnaa 40 r. ,Laatal,.esr.,l ala
John L. Phillips isa m1ehintat Of the
irst-class, belonging to the Merrimae.
~
- G. 800. t,,.
+ntal.o r,rf i. tba av,5ed3fon ism COW
swain of the New York.
what netually happened on board
the ATerr}nae can best be indeed from
,rlaf rfe,It. rlobs,n said ipsf baf,re
loaging tbe Haogbin Sftt5pg In his
,,bin H. ramsrEaa.
u,,.,,,, plan
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
THE CORK Is DRIVEN m.
Comment of Navy Department Of
fcials on the Sinking Of the
Merrimae at Santiago.
THE SPANISH CLAIM Il As A VICTORY.

Our People Look Upon Il as one OF the
BoIdest Achievements la Naval His
tory and the Handful Of Men Who Thus
Blocked up the Ensmy's Roadway AS
Heroes Of the First Degree.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

The late Spanish feet. 'aince ] aas
81 quickly done for 4 HondeT what +
was ior
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24
THE OLD KEARSARGE
History Of the New Battlesh;p's
Predecessor.
FAMOUS NAVAL VESSEL
How Alabama Was Sent to the
Bottom of the Sea in 1864
OF Cherbourg, France.
FAMOUS NAVAL We

In FEBRUARY, 1861, Congress author
lied the cons,u,uctinon of seven sloops
Of war, and the Navy Department, so
as to take advantage of the plans. al
realty in its possession, of the SloopS
built three years previous, in 1888, du-
plicated the NIohican, in the kedrsarSe,
THE iroquoiss in the Oneida, tine W,ypm-
ing IN the Tuscarora. and the engines
of the Seminole in the Wachusett.
These vessels We're of about 1860 tons
displacement. By Subsequent action of
Congress. DIT the septial session of 1861,
authority Wis granted to, the Secretary
of the Navy 10 build other SoopS OF
war similar to those previously order
ed n!'Hking fourteen new veSSt.:s in all
BesHIes those already nsemtrned We're
the Jun.ata. Cossipee, Adirondack,
Fl tusntonic, Sacramento, CanOEda guzl,
I4fclwnnnial Ticonderoga. Shenandoah
and Mononga hela. The huMs of all
fourteen of 't.shsA sloopS CT war We're
built by the G-lagel States government
at the navy yards, tInn-a'e each at PORTS
mouth. n. H., and Boston. Mass. and
four each at New York and Philade.-
phia, the machinery being built by con-
tract at various places In New Eng
land. New York, and Philadelphia
They We're all large handsome Vessels.
for that type, and dDi excellent service
during the war between the states and
for several years thereafter.
The machinery of the Kearsarge was
built by the We'll known firm OF Wood
ruff & Beach. of Hartford, Conn. the
contract prize for 1T being 100000. The
various proportions of the vessse. We're
as follows: Length over all, PA feet,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24

There are many other smaller indus
tries. such as lumber esta,biis hments.
brick yards, iron and marine repairing
works, stone yards, etc.
The city has three banks-F'irst Ma
tional Citizens and Marine and Schlneiz
Brothers. There are security and trust
companies, building and loan associa-
tons and the like without number.
There are great many real estate
firms, all OF which are doing good bu-
siness, and a large number of fire and
life insurance companies have local re-
personalities.
Every description of retail business TO
be found anywhere in this country is
carried on in Newport News. There
are also wholesalers in q number Of
lines.
The Newport News. Hampton & Ola
Point Electric Railway has q city line,
running from the C. & o. depot to the
shipyard. which connects With the road
to Hampton and OLD Point Comfort.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad opsc-
ates an hourly short line service be-
tween this city and Old Point.
The c. & O. runs two trains
in and out Of Newport News every day:
the Old Dominion Steamship Company
has daily service to New York; the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24
WOMAN IN APT

Apropos OF woman in art. it may be
or interest to men tion that owing to
the talent and enterprise of the only
woman photographer in the State Of
Virginia, Newport News can now boast
of ONE of the finest photo graph studios
IN the country. The Tennant Phouo-
graph Gallery, situated i'm the Com
mercial Building ait this corner OF WASH
inSton avenue and Twenty sixth street,
has recently been enlarged. renovatd,
ard Furnished with the latest and
ern photography. Mrs. AZ w. Tennanl
is now entering upon her second year
IN this city, and the patronage received
during the past year has been such as
to warrant her in taking the whole of
the second floor in Commercial building
and greatly charging and identifying
her premises, where her patrons will
find every convenience Asd courteous
attention. 5
Mrs Tenant, who is sS graduate of
the Maryland School of Design, is an
artist of the very first rank, having
fifteen years experience in her protes-
sion. Her crayon portraits. OF which
she makes speciality, adorn some OF
the finest houses in the states of Mary
land and Virginia. Mrs Tenant has
services of Mr.. HALLS Clark. who has
been for many years leading artist in
Fosters studio at Richmond. It goes
without saying that Mr.. Clark Is an
ell-round Photographic artist. AT the
last State Convention of the Photo
graphers of Virginia. Mr.. Clark was
awarded the medal for the f1ne.=t and
most artistic display. Also medal for
the six best retouched negatives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24

ship. The comparative force of THE
two vessels was as follows:
Tons. Guns. Pounds. Crew
Kea rsarge. L OIL Z 800 163
Alabama. OBI s 32S 149
The sen tirnent among the town folks
was overwhelmingly in favor of the AL
ALBANIA. Whenever her men We're re-
coGnized on the streets they We're re
eeived with enthusiasm and prophecies
of victory. Wins!nw realized that the
public feeling in France anti England
was against him and his crew, but he
knew what the American tars had d un 4
in former years, and he had am impli-
Cit confidence in his own men. And SO
day after tday. and night after night,
the KearsGrge in grim silence stood
guard over the hal'bor With each pass
ing hour the hope OF battle grew
fainter. Wednesday, came and NOS Ala
bama. Thursday came ami passed With
the same barren results; then Friday
and Saturday, yet no fight.
Sunday, June 19uh dawned with a
light haze hanging over the harbor and
town. but in the light westerly lreeze
the mists We're gradually cleareN away,
revealing the shipping and town in all
the beauty of "a bright summers day.
A careful scrutiny of the horbor gave
no indications of tine Alabama coming
out that day. and the usuaG routine Of
the Sd Dbath on an American war ship
began. The decks were holy-stoned un-
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lnent.

til they shone with dazzling whitenesA
the brass works anl' guns We're polish
ed, ropes We're coi1ed away, and every
thing made shipshape, in keeping with
the holy day. After the men, dressed
in their best cloths, had been Inspected
they were dismissed to ATTEND divine
services. At 1920 a. NJ, while the bel.
was toiling for church, the officer OF
the deck reported i STEAMER coming cut
u: the hari or, bat TINS VS. a G .mnicn
occurrence, so it aroused no specia. in
went on. But few seconds later the
words She's coming. and heading this
way! rang out over the ship. 1t was
not necessary to ask who She meant.
Captain Winslow Immediately put
aside his prayer book, and seizing the
trumpet ordered the ship about and
decks cleared for action.
Between mine and ten O'Clock
Semmes had got unsier way, accom-
panied by. the French Ironclad Cou-
rome, flying the pennant Of the COM
mandan, of the port. whose duty IT was
to see that the fight should not taike
place within the Marine League. .Hav-
ing performed this duty the Frenohman
returned to port. Closely following
him was the private English yacht.
Deerhoundl Soon the hilis and want
age points along THE coast We're black
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24

ton of magnificent yunnery. Word
WAS passed along the battery to make
every shot tell. The wisdom Of 1his
Vets shown i'm, the result of the kear-
sarge firing only I73 missiles nearly oil
OF which took effect, wEile the <A,a-
banla fired 800, of which only IS stuck.
AT noon the Alabama ceased firing.
set her fore trysai!l and jib, and en-
deavored Ito rum ashore This. for the
first time brought her port broa aS!de
to bear where only two guns could De
used. 'Semmes hoping to b;ing the shot
roles on The starhoard side above the
waiter li:!::a, by hesling the ship TO port.
Observing Tire -Auloama's intention,
Winslo,w quickly staered SO as to cross
her bow, and WIGS about to- pour m
1>aking fire when she hauled down her
flag. Mot knowing whether the colofS>
had been carried away by q shot or by
accident, and thinking it n1ig.1t be mere
reach the neutral waters. now only two
miles distant, Winslow ceased firing,
but held his guns In readiness to open
again at q moments notice. About this |
time White flag was displayed, which |
convinced the Nathonal conlInan der |
that the Ala bahna int ended to Surrend-
er. an'i he began his preparations for
rendering her assls tanee. But at this
moment the Alabama renewed her fir |
ing, upon which the KeaW;sarge dis |
charged three OF her guns. Yet the
,ourse of the famous cruiser iltlsl been |
run She was rapidly settling. and the
only two servicealGe boats in the kear
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town ct Flushing, Holland. Many of
everything about the ship denoted an
entire absence of thought of inn
mediate action. AS the day wore on
however. i cOrnet suddenly appeared
at the toremast, and a gum was fired,
a signal for every member of the ships
company to repair ON board immed-
ateiy. Winslow had just receiveI a
telegrum fr:oun Dayton, our Minister to
France. saying that the Alabama had
arrived ut Cherbourg. On leaving the
cape of Good Hope Semmes had sailed
for Europe. arriving at Cherbour,
June 11th. Hastily making his prepara-
tons for an mnlediaNe departure,
Wdnslow steamed to Dover for dis
patches, and pn Tuesday appeared or
Cherbourg, where this Confederate flag
could he seem across the breakwater
flying from the Ala ban1u. Felring that
the twenty-four hour rule might be APP
piled ito this ship. Ninslow did mot On
Choir i'm the 9lnI'bor. but took a station
off the port. "A close watch was pa ceu
in order to prevent the Alahlma from
again getting TO sea unobserved. In
this instance, however, the precaut!on
was unnecessary, for Captain SenMnes
had determined ITO offer battle to the
national ship and intima'ted his inten-
ton to- the lI3itei Safes consul.
The two vessels We're we'll ma tched.
The former had u slight superiority OF
speed, but this was mot utilized i'm the
action. Ia year before, while at THE
Azores. Captain Winslow Eud arranged
his Sheet chains for distance of for
TYNE feet dmidships over the side of
his vesse., and extending six feet. two
inches down. as additional protection
to his machinery. These 1,natifc Were
secured UP and down by unarlines 10
deal boards. But as this part Of the
ship Was struck only twice in the ac-
hi r,aNu n,ef ,y,Jrt Cd
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sarge were sent to save the drowning
anen. In u few minutes the Alabama
Settled by the stern. and lifting her
bow high out of the water plunged TO
the 'bottom of the sea-
AT the close of the war the kearsarge
was still. in commission. taking several
cruises. WElie on one OF these cruises,
in March, 1866, on passage f,tom Mon
rovia. Liberia, to Lisbon. yellow fever
appeared on board. Seven officers. in
Guiding the surgeon. DR.. Benjamin
Vree!anli, and seven of her men, died.
Four of the unfortunate officers We're
members of the engineer corps.
On April LIST, 1865. the keaTsarge again
went into commission at Boston, Mass.
and made a cruise i'm European waters,
under Commander "A. d. Harrells U. S.
N. returned to- Boston, and went out
of comnhss SION August 18th, 1866. Jam
uary 10th, 1868. she was again put in
commission at Boston! and made a
cruise I'M the South Pacific Ocean, IN
der Commander James S. Thornton, U.
5. NJ. her executive officer i'm the com.
bat with the Alabama; going out OF
commission at Mare Island navy yarl.
California. On December Sth. 1873, she
went into commission at Mare Island,
and made cruise in AsiAt!c waters un-
der the following commanders: ID. B.
Harmony, till March / 1875: r. F. r.
Lewis. till July 20, 1875: F. V. McNair,
till January 18th, 1878. when she went
out of commission ut Boston. Mass.
May 18th. 1879. she was missioned
at Boston and made cruise on the
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inches; length ON water line, JOS feet.
inches; beam. SO feet, 10 inches; depth
Of hold, 16 inches; tonnage. 1921 The
ship Itself was we'll buut, although it
was not -desfgnei' With amy special re-
ference to- speed, and its fine condition
at the time of its famous duel with the
Confederate cruiser, Alabama, afer hav-
ing been in service for thirty months
is the best possible proof of the zeal ana
capahiQity of the engineers wino had.
cEsiu'ge of the work. Am English1nan
Mr. FREDERICK Allnes P1ge, Who pub
lished phamp.et account of the bat
tie with the Ala bama soon after it oc-
CURED. Was SO impressed With the evil
dent care exhibited by the condition
of the machinery OF the Kearsarge thar
he Wrote: ".a
Il have not seen the engines i'm
finer aondil ion-looking I'M every part
as though they We're fresh from the
workshop, instead of being, as they are
half through the thi1i, year OF the
cruise.
AT the time of its famous conflict
With tie Alabama, the kearsorge had
been i'll commission for more than two