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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
COMMODORE JOHN WATSON.
Sketch of the Commander of the Fleet
Which Will Go to SPANS Coast.


Commodore John Crittendcn Watson.
who has been in command Of the bIoeNa"1Hs
fleet off Havana since Rear Admiral Samp-
sons 1eparture is 4 Kentucktan with a
distinguished record in the navy.
Here is man who by virtue Of his com
mission is the senior Of both Sampson ana
Sch)ey. and yet reports to the former Com
modore Schley is. ON tho naval register.
acting Rear Admiral Samparn~ senior by
two numbers, and by the same token Com
modore Watson ranks ahead " Sraley. It
Is probably not remembered by many that
it was this same Commodore Watson then
young ieuienant who la=h"d Farra@ut f"
the rigging during the battle of Mobile
bay. That Incident of the great struggle
between the states long since became his
torie' and poets and artists nave found IA
1t the inspiration FOR some OF tAc'r best and
most spirited WORK. rms Is the story bil"i-
~ told:
The powerful confederate irouclad Ten
nessee attacked the Hartford fercely Far
raSut took up his position in the port miZ-
zen rigging. the better to observe the prog
ress Of the fight and to direct and cheer on
his men. Lieutenant Watson, seeing the
great danger to which the intrepid adj
mlraI was exposing himself, procured
rope and laShed him in his place. In
letter which Lieutenant Watson wrote to
his mother after the battle he mentions in
detail the reckless bravery of FarraGut,
ana adds:
AT length ] dashed him to the rigging
with my own hands. having in vain begged
him not to stand in such an exposed place"
The relations which existed between Adj
mirai Farragut and his nag lieutenant
were Of the most afrecuouate Description
In his official report Of the Mobile battIe
Farragut showed what he thought OF vOlIug
Watson
"Iieutcnant Wateon'' he wrote ''lae
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
The St. Paul Returns from an Exciting
Cruise.
ENGAGED A SPANISH BOAT
The Battle Took Place Off st. Juar
de Porto Rico.
THE TERROR COMES OUT GAMELY
Sicsbee PLAYS with the Little Monster
Until He Gets 1t Within Range
and Then Delivers Shells.

New York. July 1.-The st. Paul arrived
in port tonight and anchored off Tomp-
kinsville, S l. Sho left Mole st. Nicholas
early last Tuesday and has come hero for
coal ammunition and stores, also to have
some slight repairs made to her starboard
engine.
Captain Siesbee and the officers are abso-
lutey inaccessible to press representatives
who went off to the chip when she h'"
anchored. even permission to board the
vessel icing refused. Considerable infor-
nation was obtained, nevertheless, from a
COPY of the St Paurs war budget, the
oracle Of the shin which was obtained.
The ST Paurs great exploit on hef ld9I
trim was the disabling OF the Spanish tor
pedo boat Terror off the harbor of san
Juan. Porto Rico, and being regarded so
b,, the crew the account of IL occupies
tho first place on the first page. heh
tho cruiser Isabel II came out or inc
harbor Of san Juan at about noon Oh
June ODD covering the Terror Whlch was
with her, from sight, the SpaniafdS lnouS"O
if was the St Louis, which had ptoh
there u short time before and known 70
have = small armament and not the 81
PAM which was going /" be met
They Were Looking for a Prize
Tn tn, nxrcCtation of seeing a fine prize
III INC M 'N' ,r,tIarad
brought mo Po' ." -" t,,,l'1r wall
III great 'loN"" ''1 nee o,,or half
me ch3a%eh'f"' 49, pm cred
an fcur' during WHY" ,;,.i,., ~,
ahout l9o SholT, lhI'c ~ ;, I,t,If,,or
Terror, smashing one % "0' -, ,,, +.,ll
the chief engineer ana !Ho'1'' No.
Ing off the legs OF u 'n''" '''' ,',. g.,
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Jured that Sihail Et7.9'S WV .:,,,,jro xy,ilo
sides 10 prevent ig' ~
t"S p'%' W."
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SNIP the "tol' wa 49,
"'o"s Si'0i0 .'.'0 ',
1heh the @hO"iH6 DV6'N'
captain Sigsbee watched her for It Whi'H
and worked along with h"E, IN order 10
separate her from the cruiser ana keep h''
in tha rough of the SET if she came Tor
She then headed for us, itIlIS StIstl1IL
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
SHOWING GOOD MARKSMANsHIP.
Projectiles Are Thrown Intentionally
Near the Blockading Ships.

Kew West Fla. June 21.-Ihe officers of
a cruiser which arrived from the Havana
blockade today agree with others II saying
that the Reina battery has some good gun
nprs An ordnance expert on a mOlitor,
which vessel was not far away When the
battery fired two Pinch shells at the Crui-
ser last week, says that the latter would
have surely been sunk if the gunner had
made allowance for the wind. An officer of
the cruiser said today:
eve were between four and a half and
1--WE miles from the shore and lust turn
ing The battery dropped two shells from
seVenty-tive to one hundred yards in front
Of our bow, The gunner had our range
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04

beautifully and he understood his BUSINESS
After we started to move out or range we
were fired at again"
The monitors officers were rather dlsap-
pointed that the battery did not Try Shot
at them, the monitor being considered by
her people to be invulnerable to all Spanish
projectiles. The battery, however, did not
think it worth while to waste a shell on the
LITTLE monitor
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
ADMIRAL CAMARA'S FLEET.
It Divides Into Two Squadrons, Co.
ing East and West.

Cairo. July lit is believed
that part Admiral Camara's squad
ron intends to proceed westward and
the rest eastward. The local golfers, it
appears, intended trying to go to the Red
sea to transship their coal to the Spaniards
there but they were not permitted to do
so because it would be a breach OF neu-
tralily Admiral Camara can only coal from
one Of HIS own coliiCrs il the Red sea.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
SPANISH REPORT OF DISASTER.
In Which Tt Is Claimed That the
Brooklyn Has Been Sunk

Kingston. Jamaica. june @.-The Span
i@h consul here has received a cable from
Santiago Dc Cuba asserting that the United
states armored cruiser Brooklyn has been
struck by q Spanish shell, which sank the
vessel ana killed Commodore Schlcy and
tWcDty-four scamen.
The consul really believes the news"
aud the Spaulards all over the city are
drinking champagne and rejoicing.
1t has also been reported to the Span
ish consul from SANTIAGO that an extern
siye mime had been laid which will blow
up half the American army when it enters
the city.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
Will Sell Prize Steamer.

Charleston, S. C.. June 3o-'Thc district
court today ordered sold the Maria Dolores,
the Spanish prize captured by the Mime
apOl:s on May 2lSt.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
More Vessels for Transports.

Washington, June 3G,-Negotiatons still
continue between the war department and
the shipoWnerS for the purchase of add
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
Topeka Goes to Key West.

New York. June 3o.-Orders have reached
the Erooklyn navy yard for the cruiser To-
ncka. in command of Captain CoWlcs. 10
proceed at once to Key West
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
Cures Guaranteed.

Al diseases of men; piles and fistula
Free pamphlet. Dr. w. j. Tucker. Allan
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
Piles and Fistula.

Cure guaranteed 20 years experience Par
ticulars free. DR.. Tucker, IL n. Broad ST.
Atlanta, Ga.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04

Notwithstanding that it takes a lot
of to get lies we'll established,
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04

AN EXPERIENCED teacher. full %radu-
ate of the Virginia Military institute.
qualified to teach the higher English
the rudiments of Greek, desires a situation.
Best of references. Address j. Il. Hiden,
Fork Union, Fluvanna county, Virginia.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
EVERY MONTH

Is a Critical Period in the Lives Of
Many Women.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22

A Question.-"I hope" said the cigar dealer, we won't annex Manila and Cuba" "Indeed?' quoth the customer. Yes; if we do, where in thunder are our imported cigars to come from ?''-- Life.
 Getting it Right.-Mose-Which would you say, de committee are" or de committee is?' Uncle Rastus-I wouldn't say none ob dem. I would say de committee am. "-Cleveland Leader.
 What Else Could He Think?-Mr. Pitt What do you think of the new flour mill trust? MT. Penn-What do think of the flour mill trust? It is a grinding monopoly, of course.-Pittsburg Chron- icle-Telegraph.
 Teacher-What does the word marsu- pial mean?
 Tommy-Carrying a pouch.
 Teacher-Give an example of a mar supial
 Tommy-A tobacco smoker.-Chicagc Tribune
 Reorganization - This scientist says that future way may be decided by submarine fighting" That's good!' exclaimed Sagasta, with gleam of hope in his eye. "We have a lot of ships already on the ground. Wash ington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22
1N E1EY1rING SCHEME.

Those who stand aghast at the idea of an elevator or an inclined railroad up East rock may well have fits when they consider the plan of M. Issartler, a Marseilles engineer, to make it easy to get to the top of 'the monarch of mountains" M. Issartier has for some time been engaged in planning the construction of an elevator to the top of Mont Blanc the same to have three and half miles tunnel to the centre of the mountain and the bot tom of the shaft. The tunnel would have a rise of 600 feet in 1S,S64, ter minating at a point 7,5OO feet above the sea level; the vertical shaft to be 13 by 10 feet, with depth of $500 feet, the excavation to be from below. M. Isartier has devised rising chamber" made of strong steel plates and con- structed in two stories, in the upper part of this chamber being placed the drilling machinery, driven by compress cd air. To avoid lowering the cham Der out of the way of blas-s, it is pre- posed to drill on one side first, and then roll the drilling apparatus 10 the other side, protecting it by means of steel doors provided for the purpose. To catch the fragments of rock, there is a series of gratings, placed at an an- gle of forty-five degrees and protected by fascines an arrangement allowing the escape of the gases from the ex- plosives, while retaining the rock. The debris finding it's way to the lower one of these gratings would be pulverzed and passed down twelve-inch tube to the bottom of the shaft, and then be carried outside by steam or water pro- pelled pumps. The chamber would rest upon and be raised by strong steel racks placed in the four corners of the shaft.
 This is a bold scheme, but it is prob able that the modern wonder-workers would have no very serious difficulty in carrying it out
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22

For the celebration of forty years of statehood in Oregon, and of the fiftieth anniversary of the extension of the laws or the United States over the oregon
 country" unique and highly sensible plan has been adopted by the State uni
 Versity It proposes to make the year
 preceding the official and public cere- monies a time for historical study, par
 ticularly in the public schools, covering
 the political, social and industrial evo- lution of Oregon. Fifteen of the lead ing students of the history and institu-
 ttons of the State have volunteered to
 prepare the history, each writing a chapter on a special topic. Beginning
 with this month, g. chapter will be pub
 lished monthly, covering some epoch or
 phase of the development of the State,
 the whole, when collated, to form a complete history of Oregon. The pub lie generally is invited to subscribe for the work, but the chapters will be dis tributed to the schools free of charge, and will be adapted through questions, outlines and guides for school-room use. With the carrying out of this plan the children, at least will have some idea of what is being commemorated.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22
IS BANGING FOR FUN PIoUse

Of course 1t is all right to dance be- fore the Lord" David and other good
 old chaps did such dancing, and In dians and others in our own day dance religiously. But is it right to dance without any special reference to the Lord and mainly from desire to have fun? Rev. John L. Scudder, pastor of the First Congregational church of Jersey City, thinks it is, if the dancing doesn't have an active and pervading devil in it. So he has organized danc- ing classes and the little children and young people of his church and the neighborhood generally are being drill ed under his supervision in a hall which, if not part of the church, is at least so closely connected with it as to be almost a part of it. In speaking of other pastors who oppose his movement Dr. Scudder is quoted as saying:
 Dancing is innocent; these preachers are talking through their hats Young people will dance, and I propose that my people shall dance well. The Bible in twenty places justifies dancing and I don't pretend to go beyond the Bible. p
 Dr. Scudder's idea is that there is s time to dance and he doesn't think
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22
THE PEOPLE PLEASED.

The people of this city are much pleased by the announcement of the coming consolidation of the Fair Haven and Westville railroad company and the New Haven Street Railway company. This consolidation will abolish much that has been complained of, and that could not be abolished without consoli- dation. It will especially be saving and convenience to the people in the matter of transfers. And the two roads under one management can be much better run for the accommodation of the people than has been possible under two homogeneous. Moreover, the fact that the Fair Haven and Westville company is going to do the managing is guarantee that the same considera- tion for the comfort and convenience of it's patrons that has characterized 1t will be continued under the new ar rangement. It is a good move all around, and it will make New Haven even a better place to live in than 1t has been.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22

there is any better place to dance than very near meeting house. He prob ably also believes that bicycles are in a good place when they are in blcy- cle shed near a meeting house, His idea is interesting and 1t Is boldly acted upon, but Of course it doesn't meet with general acceptance, even in Jersey City. For instance, the Rev, Walter J. Swaffield, of the Baptist church, rises up in holy indignation and says what he thinks as frankly as Dr. Scudder says what he thinks. Brother Swaffleld says, among other things: solomon says there is time to dance. In al most the same breath he says there is time to kill. Solomon was bad old man. He danced and danced while his kingdom was passing away. No Christian minister has the right to take the word of Solomon in order to es- tablsh a church dancing school.
 Are you going to take your bearings in life from those prominent on the dancing floor? Will you send for dancing pastor when near to death or in the hour of your soul s peril? I troW now" In another part of his speech Brother Swaffield said that if the Bible does not sanction dancing schools as part of the legiti- mate work of the church, there can be no place for them in connection witll the church.
 1t is hard to decide what is right in this matter and we shall not attempt it, but we will remark that neither the argument of Brother Scudder nor the argument of Brother Swaftield seems to be very strong. Perhaps Brother Swaf- field feels that if he doesn't resist Brother Scudders tendencies there will soon be church progressive euchre par ties in Jersey City.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC.


 Any work which facilitates the as- cent of great peak (always excepting a funicular railway to the top) is a proper and laudable undertaking, and climbers who have recently ascended Mont Blanc via Bellevue and the Aiguille de Gouter will have noticed with approval the works which are being carried out by public and private enterprise on this route. That part of the improvement which is due to state with the tourist, for whom the French Department of Mountains and Forests, like all self-respecting government offices, has profound scorn, but with a more serious matter. The sub glacial reserVior in the glacier de Tote Rousse, the bursting of which inundated St. Cervais-les- Rains in 1892, is reforming, and after some naturally anxious con- sideration the engineers of the depart ment have decided to bore a tunnel from the glacier of Bionnassay which shall tap this reservior and allow the water to escape, as fast as 1t collects, down the Bi0nnassay glacier This undertaking has necessitated the con- struction of broad and easily rising mule7track to the spot, with the result that any ordinary walker will next season be able to go from St. Gervais to the foot of the Aiguille de Gouter in five to six hours, and a practised climber in much less. The path was not quite finished in mid September, when M. Feraud took me up to the glacier de Tete-Rousse to inspect the work of which he is in charge but if the fine weather lasts little longer the path should be finished this season. That it has taken about twice as much time and money as was calculated is merely to say that it is an ordinary bit of mountain engineering. The immense cavity in the glacier which is fanili- ar by sight or photograph to all visitors to Chamonix, has frozen over, though l it's edges can be easily traced, and interest now centres in the wall of the glacier through which the tunnel is being bored. credit of 9o000 francs has been voted for the making of the tunnel which will perhaps with economy and good luck, be completed for 10000 francs. So far the work has been carried out as M. Feraud told me with some pride, without a single fin ger of one of his men being injured. Apart from the visitors and residents of St. Gervais-les- Rains, who naturally | have a somewhat strong personal inter est in these operation most people will 1 care more about certain minor schemes l in continuation of the government works which have been suggested with 1 a view to popularizing the ascent of 1 Mont Blanc from this side. M. Numa l proprietor of a hotel at St. Gervais Alantaz, former guide who ac- companied me on to the Aiguelle du Gouter, showed me a patch of sheltered rock on the right of the Tete- Rousse glacier where he proposes to build chalet similar to that on the | Brands Mulets. The materials for this chalet have already been brought up tc l the Pavilion Bellevue, and it will pos 1 sibly be finished at the beginning of next season. Although it will be at an | elevation of 11200 feet-i e., 1,200 feet
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22

higher than the cabane on the Grands- Mulets-it will ue far more easy of access, But the aspirant to Mont Blanc having been brought so far in leisurely easel write, be it understood not for those who scorn slowly rising paths and love only the cheminees and summits of algulles but for those mildly ambitions climbers who, whil wanting to reach pr. Janssen's ob
 servatory seek compromise between funicular railway and the gymnastics necessary for passing the junction. his conductors are now face to face with the cruA of the situation, the Aiguille du Gouter This is not a climb beloved of guides: it means an ascent of three to four hours along route which is never twice the same, and which runs in any case for twenty nine to thirty minutes across an ice couloir under a brisk fire of falling stones. According to information given to me by the Mayor of St. Gervais, it is now, however, about to be taken in hand by the commune of St. Gervais, who mean to take some sort of rough permanent footpath among the rocks, to put iron railings, such as one finds on the cheminee of the Prevent or on the ''Mauvais Pas" of the Mer de Glace, up this path, and if possible to do this on the far arete so as to avoid the traverse of the stone swept couloir. If this is done the aigullle could be ascended by fast climber in an hour and half, and he could go on from this summit to the summit of Mont Blanc in three and 9 half to four hours. Not only would this be considerable saving of time on the Grands- -Mulets route. but it would be much less fatiguing, and-this last is point which will carry the day in most doubtful cases-far less costly.- London Times Correspondence.
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tion. As sketched it was over a prin- cess dress of black satin faced cloth.
 Now that heavier wraps are a timely topic furs come in for consideration A few seasons ago excellent quality seal jackets, well made and lined, were on the market at so low a price that a great many were bought by women who made no pretence at their being Alaska or real seal These jackets probably stod two seasons wear with out growing badly out of date or shab- by. Now is the time to make such over, not for solid winter wear, but in- to some one of the many fur trif1es that if bought first hand mark the deep pocketbook or the shallow brain, but which are quite legitimate and very useful as the last edition of a garment that has already served honest wear
 A coat of the fashion of three or even two winters ago will allow a lot of fur from the then fashionable big sleeves. A coachmans cape of fur, either just over the shoulders or to the waist, made of overlapping capes, every alternate one of black or brown moire, is very stunning especially if a hand some collar be added. If you have not only an old seal coat but perhaps a cape of Persian lamb combine the two in this fashion instead of using the silk. Or revers and collar and a deep front and back panel can perhaps be manag- ed as a finish to a cloth jacket. It will thus serve for really cold weather, and when worn later in the coming spring without the fur, will take on quite an airy appearance and may set- tie the question of a spring costume.
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-22
ENCOURAGING.

"Was there much damage to the H. brary by fire?" Well, all the rare books are well done now"-Yonkers Statesman.
 He (exhibiting sketch)-It's the best thing I ever did. She (sympathetically) Oh, well, you mustn't let that discour- age you!-Tit-Bits.
 Mrs. Nagleigh-I suppose you are sat- isfied now that you made a mistake when you married me. Mir. Nagleigh- I made the mistake all right, but I'm not satisfied.-BrooklynL Life.
 Clashing Interests.-"Alas!' said she, that our interest should lie in differ ent spheresr'' None the less, it was too true He was a baseball crank, and she loved golf.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
 It Would be Swift and Sure-"There is one way in which we could vanquish the whole world" ''How's that?" By having our war department provide for the combined armies. Chicago News.