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The record-union., 1898-07-18
BATTLESHIPS TO GO.
Commodore Watson to Take a Pow
erful Fleet

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE Washing
ton correspondent of the Herald" tele-
graphs: Important instructions rela-
tive to the organization of the eastern
squadron and it's plan of operations
against Spain were intrusted this after
noon to Commander w. H. Brownson,
commander of the auxiliary cruiser
Yankee, for delivery to Commodore
Watson his Chief.
These instructions were considered and
approved this afternoon by Secretary
Long during a conference he had with
the Naval War Board.
The question of increasing the east
ern squadron was definitely determined.
1 was told positively by an official in a
position to know that orders Will be
issued within the next few days as
signing all the battleships to the east
ern squadron, provided Rear Admiral
Sampson makes no objection. Should
orders be issued in accordance with the
of the official who talked
with me, Commodore Watson viii have
at his disposal these men-of-War: Bat
tleships Oregon, Massachusetts,, Iowa,
Indiana and Texas; protected cruisers
Newark and probably New Orleans,
Minneapolis and Columbia; auxiliary
cruisers Yankee, Yosemite and Dixie.
This will leave enough armored and
protected cruisers to conduct operations
against Porto Rico and defend the
American coast.
Secretary Long thoroughly appreci-
ates the fact that no great amount Of
damage can be done to Spanish cities
by American warships, and that the
only result of bOmbardment Will be
of a moral character, designed to in
fiuence the Madrid Government to sue
for peace. But the bombardment of
Notifications will result in a return fire
from the Spanish guns, and it is deem
ed desirable to have we'll protected
ships participate in the attack. There
fore. my informant stated, it is the de-
sire of the board to attach additional
battleships to Commodore Watson's
squadron.
There can be no question of the effect
of the appearance of such a force on
the Spanish coast. Admiral Camara,
with only one second-clasS battleship,
the Pelayo, and one first-class battle
shin besides four torpedo-bo de-
strovers. a dozen torpedo-boats and
half a dozen auxiliary cruisers, will be
in a much worse plight than was Ad-
iral Cervera His force is so vastly
inferior to Commodore Watson's COM
mand that it's annihilation would be
complete even if it fought under the
guns of the Cadiz Notifications, from
which every effort will be made by
Commodore Watson to draw it.
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POURING INTO THE CITY.
Refugees Coming Back to Find
Their Homes Looted.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July II
Since 4 O'Clock this morning stream
of refugees has been pouring into
the city. some naked, and all hum
cry and footsore. Many had fallen
by the wayside. The town OF San
tiaeo presents a dismal sight Most
of the houses have been sacked.
and the stores have all been
looted. and nothing to eat can be had
for love or money. In the streets TINS
morning. at the intrenchments, at the
breastworqxs, and at every hundred
feet or so of the barbed wire fences
were the living skeletons of Spanish
soldiers.
Among the arrivals to-day were the
German. japanese and Portuguese Con-
suls and their families. the British ana
French Consuls having arrived the day
before yesterday.
General Pando was never here, but
2 900 men from ManZanillo arrived on
Julv Sd. making the total garrison here
1900
The contact mines in the harbor were
removed the day Admiral Cervera lett,
but two chains Of electric mines, one
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TO BLOCKADE PORTO RICO.
Three Formidable Monitors Will
Assist Ships Now There.

NEW YORK, July IA Washing
ton special to the Herald says Paw
ing the way for the army of invasion,
the Navy Department has initiated
measures for blockading all the ports
of Porto Rico. In accordance with in
structions sent by Secretary Long
three monitors have left Key West for
Porto Rican waters, where they will
take station in front OF San Juan,
whose Notifications they will attack.
The monitors, / understand, are the
Puritan, Amphitrite and Miantonomoh,
while the Terror remains on guard off
Havana. The arrival of these three
vessels will increase the blockading
force in front of San Juan to six yes
sells. 1t is not intended to keep all
these ships at that point, however, but
on the arrival of the monitors the other
ships will go to other Porto Rican
ports
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TO LOAD AMMUNITION.
The Yankee Will Take a Large
Stock to Commodore Watson.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Secretary
Long has decided that Admiral Ger
vera may secure parole if certain
details can be arranged, and he wishes
to do So The Admiral was expected
with his fellow Officers and prisoners
at Annapolis last night.
Commander Brownson of the auxili-
ary cruiser Yankee was IN conference
with Secretary Long yesterday ar
ranging for the trip of his ship with a
large cargo of ammunition for Commo-
dore Watson's squadron in it's attack
on the coast of Spain. The Yankee is
at Norfolk, and will sail to-day for
Santiago. She will reach there about
next Tuesday. and the big stock of am
muniton will then be placed upon the
battleships and cruisers. This trans
fer of powder and shells is a delicate
operation. requiring time. and it is prob
able that the week will be well along
before this and the recoaling Of the
The record-union., 1898-07-18
THE SPANISH PRISONERS.
Work of Loading Them Will be
Commenced as Soon as Possible.

IN FRONT OF SANTIAGO DE
CUBA, Sunday, July II, 2:10 a. m. via
Guantanamo Bay).-The work of load
ing the Spanish prisoners on transports,
preparatory to sending them back to
Spain, will be commenced as soon as
ships are provided.
The authorities at Washington have
been urged to use haste in this mat
ter. 1t has been suggested to use
Spanish transports for this work. fear
being expressed that the use Of Amer
lean vessels would result in rendering
them dangerous for use in moving
American troops, on account of the ex
posure of the Spaniards to yellow fever.
The record-union., 1898-07-18

They used the water from the river,
where soiled clothing was washed and
all manner of filth is floating The
Spanish troops laid down their arms at
8 o'clock this morning. They will be
camped two miles outside of the city
limits, under guard, until their en-
barkation takes place.
The docks are crowded by incoming
refugees in a starving condition, await
ing the arrival in the harbor of the
Red Cross steamer State of Texas, as
there are no eatables to be bought in
the city
The entrance of the refugees was
quiet and peaceful, they viewing their
wrecked homes philosophically, as the
fortune of war. Admiral Sampson S
last bombardment of Santiago wrecked
fifty-seven houses in the city, causing
heavy damage.
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MAJOR HAYES WOUNDED.
At His Request It Has Not Bee
Announced Before.

WASHINGTON, July IA cable
gram from Playa del Este. Cuba, re-
ceived to-day conveys the information
that Major Webb G. Hayes of the First
Ohio Cavalry, son of the late President
Hayes, was wounded on July 1st. AT
the request of Major Hayes no an
nouncement was made of the fact in
the official dispatches. His regiment
did not participate, the regiment now
being under waiting orders at Tampa
Major Hayes was detached from his
command and assigned to temporary
duty on General Young'S staff.
While acting in that capacity his
horse was killed under him, and he
was wounded. That his wound was
not particularly serious is indicated by
the fact that he is out of the hospital
and again ready for duty.
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Only a Few Vessels to Enter.

WASHINGTON, July lit is ex-
pected by the Navy Department that
but few ships of Admiral Simpsons
squadron will enter the harbor. Enough
vessels will be sent in to put the har-
Dor in condition for naval operations
and the needs of American interests
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Will Disinfect Santiago Mails.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE preva-
lence of yellow fever at Santiago, in
the opinion of the postal authorities,
has made it necessary to disinfect the
mails coming from that point.
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The Child Outside Of the Home.

Among other influences outside
OF The home that work FOR good is
that OF dancing school. or, rather, Of
those admirable classes for darCin.
and department so muci. in vogue
at present Surely much that they
teach is xlinlrsoTc. Watch the
little boy who il numbered among
their clicntelr, snsi sec how he is on
the alert to rails his cap in .cknowl-
edgement of greeting, and see how
cordial his manner OF welcome is.
He is quick, too, when he secs q
handkerchief dropped TO pick it up.
He never forgets to hold open the
door for his sister to pass into the
room before him, and, in fact, with
out being in the least unmanly, he
seems to be always thinking of
others, and making the way pleasant
for them. His sister, 100, how
gracefully she enters the room; in
what easy, pretty attitudes she
stands and unconsciously seats her.
self without bringing into promi-
nece angular arms and limbs; how
politely and easily she receives WIS.,
itor or dilivers message. How free
she is from awkward, self-conscious
embarrassment, and what promise
she gives of developing into grace
full, courteous woman.
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Monster Black Snake.

Mr.. Rogers, a farmer of Great
Bear township, while working in his
field on Saturday, was surprised by
a black snake, which came at him
with open mouth and its head ele.
waited above the ground about q foot.
He succeeded in killing it with a
hoe, and in measurement found it to
be seven feet in length, with a di-
ameter of three inches at the largest
part.
An extraordinary fact about the
creature was the presence of two
well-formed legs, with feet, attached
to the body at a point about foot
from the tail. The legs were of q
pink or flesh color, without bone,
and so elastic that when drawn to
their full length and suddenly re-.
leased they would spring back to
their normal position at the reptiles
side. The feet were about the size
of a hazel nut and were hoof.iike 10
appearance, and of q darker color
than the limbs to which they we're
attached.
Upon each of these feet or hoofs
were sixty-three small claws, white as
of horny substance. The body of
the snake, with the legs attached
was put into alcohol and sent to the
National Museum at Washington
New York Press.
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32d National Encampment G. A. r
Cincinnati, Ohio.
September 5th 10 10th, 1898.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

For this occasion tickets will be
sold at the low rate of one fare fer
the round trip from all points on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad east
of Pittsburg, Parkersburg and
Wheeling, inclusive, good going on
September 3rd and 4th, and good
returning not earlier than Septem.
Der 9Th. nor later than September
18th, except by depositing ticket
with Joint Agent at Cincinnati, be-
tween September 5th and 9th, inclu.
sive, and on payment of fee of twen-
ty-five (25) cents, when return limit
may be extended to leave Cincinnati.
to and including October Cd, 1898.
Owing to the great patriotic wave
sweeping the country at the present
time, great interest will be mani
tested at this meeting. Solid Vesti-
buled Trains of elegant coaches,
Pullman Sleeping Cars, Observation
Cars and splendid Dining Car Ser
vice. Three through trains daily
from New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington, and two from
Pittsburg.
Get full particulars from Ticket
Agent, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
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A certain novelist who recently
received from lady an unstamped
letter asking the loan of his latest
book, on tie plea that she could not
obtain it at the booksellers in her
town sent her reply worded as
follows: "Dear Madam: In the
town where you reside there appears
to be lack of all sorts of things
which are easily procurable else
wbere-not only Of my recent work,
but also of stamps for letters. I
have in my possession, it is true,
the book you desire to obtain, and
also the stamps to pay the carriage;
but, to my regret, ! am without the
necessary string to make it into a
parcel. If you can supply me with
a piece ! am eJ your service"
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Dig down to the cause of your
sickness, if you want to get we'll and
stay we'll. Most likely it's indiges.
tion. The irritating poisons of fer
menting, putrid food, left in the
stomach by indigestion, cause head.
ache, neuralgia, nervousness, dizzi.
ness, stomach.ache, nausea, irrita.
bility, and all the other symptoms Of
indigestion.
They also cause many pains and
disorders which are often laid to
other causes and hence are not cas-.
lily cured. But as soon as the poi
sons are removed, all these symptoms
and disorders disappear, because
there is nothing left to cause them.
Nothing succeeds in this like Sha-
ker Digestive Cordial, because it
prevents the undigested food from
fermenting in the stomach and helps
the stomach to digest its food.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents
to $1.00 per bottle.
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Women.

There are women who are comely,
there are women who are homely,
but be careful how the latter thing
you say. There are women who are
wealthy, there are women who are
healthy, there are women who will
have their own way. There are
women who are truthful, there are
women who are youthful-was there
ever any woman who was old? There
are women who ale sainted, there
are women who are painted; there
are women who are worth their
weight 10 gold. There are women
who are tender, there are women WHO
are slender, there are women who
are large, fat and red. There are
women who have married, there are
women who have tarried, there are
women who are talkless-but they
are dead.-Index.
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Truthful boys are the timber that
great men are made of.
Wonderful Gains.

DR.. Miles Nervine not only cures
all nervous disease. headache, blues,
nervous piostration, sleeplessness
neuralgia, st. Vitus dance, fits aud
Mysteries, but also builds up the
body. I am pleased to say that after
years of intense, suffering with nerv-
GUS disease, headache and prostration
I tried DR.. Miles Restorative Ner-
vine, and in two weeks gained eight
pounds in weight. ] could not lie
down to sleep, but now sleep perfect
ly easy, and am still improving won
derfully. Cannot say enough for the
Nervine.-Mrs. Z. B. Willard, Dun
kirk. N "" Gone customer used
Nervine and gained fifteen pounds in
flesh. Brown and Mayberry, Cort-
land, N. " Trial bottle and ele-
giant book free at A. M. Gilbert's
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There is more Catarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years
doctors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced is
incurable. Science has proven ca
tarrh to be constitutional disease,
and, therefore, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con-
stitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. Itacts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
f. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O..
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NIAGARA FALLS.
l. Ow-Rate Excursion, via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

FenMeytv8Mta Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany has selected the following
dates for it's popular ten-day excur-
sions to Niagara Falls from Phila.
delphia, Baltimore and Washington;
July 2lst, August 4th and 18th, and
September lst, 18th and 29th. An
experienced tourist agent and chap
eron will accompany each excur.
sion.
Excursion tickets, good for return
passages on any regular train, ex.
elusive of limited express trains,
within ten days, will be sold at $40
ON Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash.
iagton and all points on the Della.
ware Division $3.50 from Lancas.
ter; $3.50 rom Altoona and Harris
burg; $500 from Sanbury and
Wilkesbarre ; $5.75 from Williams
port; aad at proportionate rates
from other points. A stop-o over will
be allowed at Buffalo, Rochester and
Watkins returning.
A special train of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will be run
with each excursion.
Tickets for a side trip to the
Thousand Islands alexandria Bay)
will be sold from. Rochester, good
to return to Rochester or to Canaan
daigua via Syracuse within FIVE
days, at rate of $3.50.
For time of connecting trains and
futher information apply to nearest
ticket agent, or address George W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Phila-
delphia.
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Scratch for Money.

A fathers lot is to dig and scratch
for money, but yet he should not neg
lect his baby's health. Provide your
baby with DR.. John w. Bulls Baby
Syrup when teething, and avoid much
suffering. Mr.. ]. z. Steiner, Aurora,
Mo-, who has had some experience
with this remedy, pronounces it ''the
best medicine for babies he has ever
used in his family" 1t costs only Is
cents, but fathers should see that they
get DR.. John w. Bulls Baby Syrup.
For sale by NJ. A. Snodgra SIS, l2N. Queen
street.
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PoTATo TID-BITs-For six people
use quart of cold. boiled potatoes
cut into small cubes two tablespoon
fills OF -four and one OF butter, q
cupful of stock favored with onion,
and salt and pepper to taste. Melt
the butter in separate saucepan
and stir in one tablespoonful of the
-four; let this come to rich brown;
add the hot stock gradually; cook
gently for three minutes; then add
the potatoes and cook for five more,
stirring carefully with a fork, that
the potatoes may not be broken.
Now put the other tablespoonful OF
-four in the fryingpan; stir, and when
hot, turn in the potatoes, spreading
them lightly all over the pan, and
cook carefully for ten minutes. At
the last shape into an omelette form
and serve on q hot dish.
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Hayes and the Farmer.


1t is told of experienced Ruther.
ford B. Hayes, that, while attend
ing school at Kenyon College, he
was in the habit Of taking walks in
to the country. These trips were
shared by two intimate companions,
who were of funloving disposition,
which frequently got them into
trouble. On one occasion they more
than met their match at repatee in
an old farmer whom they met on the
highway. The long white beard of
the farmer gave him a particular
appearance, and while he was APP
preaching the students they ar
ranged to give him a ''jollying,'
which eventually terminated in the
discontinue Of the youths.
One of them dotted his hat with
great reverence and respect, as lie
said, "Good morning Father Abra-
ham |" The second saluted the old
farmer and said, "Good morning
Father Isaac |"
Mr.. Hayes, not to be outdone in
affability and politeness, extended
his hand as he said, "Good morning
Father Jacob !"
Ignoring the outstretched hand of
Mr.. Hayes, the old farmer replied
Gentlemen, you are mistaken in the
man. I am neither A braham, Isaac,
nor Jacob, but Saul, the son of Kish,
who was sent out to seek his fathers
asses, and 10 / have found them"
Boston Herald.
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TURKISH DELIGHr--Break | ounce
of sheet gelatine into pieces and
soak in half cup OF cold water for
two hours. Weigh one pound of
graduated sugar ard put it in a
granite pan with half cup of cold
water. Stand the pan over the fire,
and when the sugar is melted and
comes to boiling point add the
soaked gelatine and boil steadily for
twenty minutes. Flavor with rind
and juice of one orange, the juice OF
lemon and tablespoonful of rum.
Wet tin in cold water and turn the
mixture in, having it .about an inch
in thickness. and stand away to
harden. When it is jellied, cut into
inch-square pieces and roll them in
confectioners' sugar. A few chopped
nuts added with the favoring are
good.
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up-To-DATE COOKERY.

APPLE FRITrtRs--Clloose large ap-
pies that cook easily. Pare, core
and slice crosswlse in slices three
four'hs OF an inch thick. Dip 10 bat
ter made as follows: Melt a large
teaspoon Of butter, add q very little
from one cup of milk, beat in an
egg; add the rest of the cup of milk,
aid enough OF -four TO make a batter
like that for pancakes. Fry in a
little hot fat, turning so that each
side is nicely biownei. Sprinkle
with sugar and little grated nut
meg, and serve.
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w hat is

fastcria Is Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Inf
and Children. it contains neither Opium, Morphine
other Narcotic substance 1t Il harmless SUBSTITUTE
for Paregorc, Drops Soothing syrups, and Castor Oil
n ia Pleasant Its guarantee thirty years. by
millions of Castori destroys Worms and aays
feyershness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Clrs
eures Diarrhoea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and hatuiency.
Castcra assmilates the food regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-
tnr;a IL the Chdreas Panacea-tlae Mothers Friend
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A Leader.

Since its first introduction, Elec-
trio Bitters has gained rapidly in
popular favor, until now it is clearly
in the lead among pure medicinal
tonics and Notwithstanding
nothing which permits its use as q
beverage or intoxicant, it is recogniz-
ed as the best and purest medicine
for all ailments of Stomach, Liver
or Kidneys-it will cure Sick Head
ache, Constipation, Indigestion, and
drive Malaria from the system. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed with each bottle
or the money will be refunded
Price only SOC. per bottle. Sold by
L. G.. Matthaei.
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Attention, Old Soldiers.

The manufactures have instructed
E. G. Williams to give bottle of
25c size of Foley's Collie Cure free
to the first soldier of the civil war
that applies for same. 1t is the
great remedy for Chronic Diarrhes,
Cramp Collie and all bowel com.
plants.
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See the Worlds Fair for I5c

Upon receipt of your address and
Is cents in postage stamps we will
mail you prepaid our Souvenir Port
folio Of the Worlds COLUMBIAN Ec
position. The regular price is fifty
cents but as We want you to have
one, we make the price nominal. You
will find it work of art anda thing
to be priced. It contains full page
views of the great buildings, with de.
scriptions of same, and is executed
in highest style of art. II rot sat-
islied with it after you get it, we
will refund the stamps ami let you
keep the book. Address,
II. E. BUCKLEN Il CO.,
Chicago; I'll.
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II think it's absurd to say kissing
is dangerous" gushed Mrs. Lilytop
"What possible disease could be
spread by the simple act?"
Marriage, madam" grunted
Grumpy.-Boston Travelar.