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The Portland daily press., 1898-01-05
Cotton Markets.
tby telegraph.

Cotton Markets.
by Telegraph.
JAN. 4, 1898.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-,tay
dull; rniddling uplands at 1916; do gulf at
3-16c; sales 1900 bales.
CHAR. ESTE N-The Cotton MARKET to-day
was quiet; Me0ling 8 S-16c.
MEMPHIs-The Cotton market TO-DAY was
steady; middlings 5sac.
NEW oRLEA sS-The Cotton market TO-DAY
was steady: mlddllng 5ssc.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
steady; abiding SAC.
SAvANNAH-Tho cotton market to-day was
steady; middling 3-l6c
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HiGee,

The follow ing quotations represent the pay
ing prices In this Market
Cow and OK hides TT ~ II,
Pulis ana ST gs.-..,. ...............6c
ocai SKINS, trimmed, ...........,,.1Cc
Lamp sklns.. ............... 90 to soc each
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Impossible to foresee an accident. Not
impossible to be prepared for it. DR..
Thomas Electric Oil. Monarch over
pain.
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M ARM News
PORT OF PORTLAND.

TUESDAY Jan 4.
Arrived.
Sch G. NJ Brainard, Beal, New York-coal to
Spear. Cape Elizabeth.
Sch Ira d Sturgis, Kerligan, Salem for st
John, NIB
Sch ANNIE (Br) Salmon River, Ms, Iof Boston
Sch Maud Muller. with 3o.0SU lbs fsh.
Sch Uncle Joe, shore fishing, heavily iced up
and sails blown away.
Cleared.
Sch Mollie Rhodes, Dobbin Jonesboro-Ryan
s. Kelsey.
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European Markors.

european n Rrk0te.
BY rele.rapn
LONDON. Jan. 4, lsss.--Censo,s closed at
lib Lie for money and 1874 for account.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. T. ls9S-Cotton market
steady; American middlng at 3Md sales
10000 bates, including 500 bales for specula-
ton and export
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PORTLAND, Jan. L.
Receipts by Maine Central r. R.-For ror
snd..2l2 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 10 cars.
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MAINE POSTMASTER

Washington, January 1.-The following
named fN'rth-class postmasters have
beensappointed:
aaine-kast Lamoine, Henry S. Boyn-
ton.
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CASCO BAy STEAMBOAT co.


Custom HOUSE WHARF, Portland, Nc.
Week day time table, commencing Sunday
Nov. 2S, 1897.
Err Forest Cisy Landing. Peaks Island.
$50, $40. 500. a. M, 2.15, 4.2O 615 D. m.
or Ponce's Landing, Long Island, S.0Q
b. m.,2l5 D. H.
FoF freEethen's Landing, Little and Grens
Diamolid Islands SOC. q. M, 2. ID. 4.20 2. II
All Sunday trips on Casco Bay Steamboa Ca
Inc dis ontlHued for the season.
SeDt24d3 c. W. 7. GODtNG, Gen Man.
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MAINE PATENTS.

Washington, January 4.-The follow
ing patents have been granted to Maine
people: f. S. Drake, Portland. crutcb !:
L L. Cooling, Portland, heeling last: W.
]. Temple, combined wagon and Jack
yyrapch
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Notice to Mariners.
OFFICE q. S. LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR.
First District,
Portland. Me. Jan 4, 1898.
West Penobscot Bay, from the Westward
Notice is hereby given that hay Ledge buoy,
1st class can black. No !. reported adrift Dec
31st, was replaced Jan. 8.
BY order OF the Light House Board
THOMAS PERRY,
Commanded, u. s. N.
Inspector LIST. j., II. Dis.
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III;;ZZ3yIIlEliI.!!!!IIII|.

On aad after MONDAY. October 4th. 1857
trains VIII run as follows
LEAVE.
For Auburn and Lewiston T.O6, 500 a. m.
, $50. 4. 90, coop. II.
For Gorham, Berlin and Island Pond 500 a.
d.: 40 and G.oo p. m.
For Montreal and Chicago 500 g. n.i and
coop. III.
For Quebec 500 a. m. and.e.oo p. III
ARRIVALS.
From lewiston and Auburn $50, Ills
a. m, $40 $500 and GAO p. m.
From Island Pond. Berlin ana G0rham $50
and His a. M, end 90 p. m.
From Chicago and Montreal $50 a. N. /, and
600 o. N.
From Quebec $50 a. NJ. and coop. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and Chicago,
600 p. m.
For Lewiston and Auburn, 1880 a. m, coo
p. III.
For Gorham and Berlin, 100 a. NJ. and eco
?. N.
ARRIVALS. ~
From Island Pond, Berlin, Gorham, Montreal
and West, $50 a. N.
From Lewiston and Auburn $50 a. M.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Night
trains and parlor cars on day trains.
IiCKET OFFICE DEPOT AT FOOT OF
IHDIA STREET
ChAs. NJ. HAYS. Gen Manager
Portland. October Atm. 1897. oct4ti
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Portland and BO0thNay STEAMBOAT Go

WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.
GOING WEST.
STEAMER ENTERPRISES leaves Az fol
lows:
EAST BOOTHBAY for PORTLAND, Mon
days aad Fridays. at 7.15 q. H., touching at
South Bristol, and BoothERy K9arbor,
PEMAQU1D for PORTLAND. Wednesdays
at 600 a. NJ, touching at above landings,
GOING EAST.
Leave PORTLAND at 100 a. m. THURSDAYS
and Saturdays for
Boothbay Harbor. South Bristol,
and East Boothbay,
Leave PORTLAND at 700 a. III. TUESDAYS
for PEMAQUID and above landings.
oct3Qdu ALFRED RACE, Manager
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Portland yVno,asaio MARK

TJEIEAND. Jan. 4.
There is nothing of speci interest to note in
the wholesale market. The cut Ia wages in the
cotton manufacturing districts has to some ex-
tent created an unfavorable influence among
1obbers in various branches of trade and until
there is more settled feeling, they will not I'M
dertake to make much of hustle for new bust
ness. Collections are rather slow. Breadstuffs
easier. f our shows less strength and the tie =
dency OF prices for the moment is decidedly
downward In sympathy with Wheat. Some of
the mlliefs are endeavoring TO make sales at old
hgures, while others appear anxious to operate
at concessions and do a little business Wheat
closed at Chicago to-day at 9oss C for January
and at 9Al4 Ss9i Csc for May. Flour rates from
Minneapolis East re very much unsettled; 23c
is the arail rate to New York. both domestic
and export but a 81 " rate is talked after the
Sth inst, with &c less for export Letter proba-
bly, owns 2,00U,OC0 cash Wheat now in Duluth
and MiDheanolis in addition to 800, oOO cash
Wheat in Chicago. Corn and Oats continue IN
changed 10 this market, and at the West prices
have not varied more than 1sc during the past
week. but an easier feeling prevails In Pro-
visions the situation is firm one and Lard is
up fully Zee. Sugars strong and higher figures
are confidently looked for. Coffees firm with
some grades 0. Rio higher. Molasses AMI Teas
Quiet and unchanged. Seeds are nominal, al
though some contracts have been made for flu
tllre delivery. Cranberries firm frm and about
ooc better. Potatoes steady. sweets higher for
Vinelands. Poultry duh and lower. Oranges
easier. Eggs weak and lower. Butter firm but
unchanged. Hay steady with free offerings.
Fresh Fish easy at Sc " tb2for Coo, Haddock at
SAae, Habe 11ac. Cusk &C. Halibut 11@15c;
smells &c. HOLSTERS at 15c p pound for boiled
and l2c for live. Flesh Beef steady-we quote
SIDES ga @712c p Ii, kinds at 7@1ic. tores at
5n@51sc. rounds and TANKS 7n71ac, lons
IoGlGc, Pumps and loins at log13c, backs ga
&c, rattles 41aa5c, lamps at9loc; mutton To-
The following are to-day's Wholesale prices Of
Provisions. Groceries: etc
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nARPSNFLf. STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning October LIST, 1897, steamer Aucocis-
60 VII leave Portland Pier, Portland daily, sun
days excepted, rs follows:
For Long and Chebcaguo Islands, Harpsweli,
balleE ana OTIS Island, 200 p. m.
For Cllf Island, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. 200 D. M
Return for Portland Leave Orr's Island. by
ray aI above landings, 100 a. m. Arrive Port
land, 934 Il. N.
ISAIAH DANIELS. C en1 Mgr.
Sep1i dE
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
JON ESPORT, Jan 3--Ar, schs Charley BuckI.
jenkins. Portland: Highland Queen. Dohbn.
and Kate q Lamson do; Clara Il Rogers, Calor,
S II Sawyer. Kelley. Machias Tor Plymouth.
BOOTHBAY BARBOR, Jan 3-Ar. sch Annie
NJ Preble Hinckley. FIN Portland for Addison;
Clara & Mable, Friendship for Portland.
Sears. New York; Empress. and j Bodweil
do: E G Willard. do; Wide-awake, and Robt
Byron, Boston; II 8 Boynton; Leona, Mazurka,
and Caroline Knight, co.
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.

EXCHANGE DISPATCHER.
Ar at Liverpool Jan 4. steamer Carthaguian
Portland.
Ar ct Liverpool Jan 3, steamer Labrador,
ErSkine. Portland
Sid i'm Shields 4th, steamer Devoua, TAFT. for
Portland.
AT at Nagasaki Jan 3, barque Puritan Ames-
byry, rom Philadelphia via Hiogo,-see Mem.
Passed Tarlfa Dec so, barque Leone, Bangor
for Messina; Vesuvio, Calais for Patmout.
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Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON. Jau. T. i80S-Ths following are
to-day's euotatlons OF Provisions. etc.:
FLOUR
sprngpatents. 8 15q67 s.
Spring, clear ana straight, 30N5 So.
Winter. patents. 6 1895 30.
Winner, ..clearIand straight. 50@5 35
Extra and Seconds 90
Fine and SaperS
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ALLAN LINE
ROYAL MAIL sTBAmE

The Saloons and Staterooms are in the cen
hicity is used for lighting the ships through.
out the lights being at the command Of the
passengers q any hour Of the night. Music
Moons and smoking Rooms on the promenade
by steam.
Rates Of passage $3.50 to.s7o.oo. A re-.
oS Ssuod y G made o. Round Trip Tickets.
Londonderry, $500 and $3e.26; return,
steerage-.To Liverpool, London. Glasgow,
Belfast or Londonderry. including every re-
quisite for the voyage S22.5 and $3.50.
=, For tickets or further information apply to
4. r MCGOWAN, AIS Congress ST., j. B.
KEATlNG, 81 IN Exchange ST.. ii. s. A. AL
Ian. Montreal % stateSt.. Boston. and Port
land. ily31dtr
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~~w Fork stock and Money Market.
tBy Telegraph,

Tho following are to.day's closing quotation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-06-10

One of the comforting items among
many of most painful portent in these
war-fevered days is that the hospital
ship Solace. well equipped and full Of
comforts for the disabled, has reached
Key West; and the announcement
takes the mind back more than forty
years, to the awful scenes and suffer-
ings witnessed in the Crimean War be-
fore the trained nurse had made her
appearance among English speaking
peoples, and to the time when all the
world was startled by the announce
ment that Miss Florence Nightingale,
an English gentlewoman and q grad
nate of Kaiserwerth, in Germany, had
taken out several women nurses to Sc
vastopol. No greater progress has
been made in medicine itself, astonish-
ing as that is, during the nearly half
a century that has elapsed, than in the
art of intelligently caring for the sick
and wounded and supplementing of
the doctors efforts by those offices
which all acknowledge are often more
than half the battle against disease,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-06-10

A contemporary complains of Rear
Admiral" as all inept title for man
so eminently qualified for keeping in
front as Is the conqueror of Manila,
observes the New York Times. The
point is not ill-taken, but designations
of rank are queer, anyhow, and few
of them will stand much examination
by philologists. And "Admiral" itself,
which this critic claims for his hero,
is about the queerest of the lot The
word is the remnant of an Arabic
phrase, of which the beginning was
cancer" or "emir, and it came to
us-alas. that the truth must be told
straight from Spain. "Amir-a al
bahr" meant 'ruler of the sea. "
When the "bahr" was dropped, of
course, the article should have gone,
too, but it didn't, and when some
overwise person put in I'd" because
he thought he knew that the word was
Latin, it became as absurd a muddle
as the dictionary contains-which is
saying a good deal.
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the movement owing to the dense fog
and the heavy rain. suddenly the Iowa
fired Pinch shell which struck the
base of the Estrella battery and tore up
the works. Instantly firing began from
the Sampson and Schley columns and a
torrent of shells from the ships fell on the
Spanish works The Spaniards replied
promptly. but their artillery work was
of poor quality. and most of their shots
went wide. Smoke settled around the
ships in dense clouds, rendering aCcur-
ate aiming difficult. There was no
maneuVering Of the feet the ships re-
naming at their original stations and
firing steadily. The sQuadrOns We're so
close in shore that it was difficult for
the gunnerS to reach the batteries on the
hill tops, but their firing was excellent.
Previous to the bomhardment, orders
We're issued to prevent firing on Moro
castle, as the American admiral had
been informed that Lieutenant Hobson
and the other prisoners of the Merri-
mac are confined there. In spite of this,
however. several stray shots damaged
MORO castle somewhat
Commodore SChleys line moved closer
in shore firing at shorter range. The
Brooklyn and Texas caused havoc among
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-06-10

The object lesson which Germany
presents to us in the manufacture of
beet sugar is worthy Of some consid-
Grafton on our part. Twenty-Five
years ago Germany imported almost
every pound of sugar consumed
within her borders; to-day she manu-
factures so much sugar that in addi-
ton to supplying her own domestic
wants she is able to make large ship
ments annually to foreign markets.
At the present time the sugar indus
try in Germany embraces 800 estab
lishments. These establishments con-
sumo annually 1921 600 tons of
beets, and produce therefrom ], l,739,'
SS5 tons of sugar. Until Germany
forged to the front in the manufacture
Of beet sugar, France enjoyed the
distinction of being the great Euro
pean centre of this important in
dustry. Indeed, the industry sprung
up in France originally, and the great
Emperor Napoleon is given the credit
of its introduction. Since Germany
has forged ahead of France in the
manufacture of beet sugar, what is to
prevent the United States from forg-
ing ahead of Germany? asks the At
lanta Constitution. Our soil pro-
duces in abundance the finest quality
of sugar beets, and there is no reason
why we should not pluck from Ger
many the prestige which she has
plucked from France Ill the manufac-
ture of beet sugar, But IN addition
to its production of sugar beets, this
country is also rich in its production
of sugar cane, and there is absolutely
no reason why the United States
should not be able to supply the wants
of the entire globe,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-06-10

According to the Indian Engineer
the merchant marine of Japan has in
creased since the Chinese-Japanese
war from 100000 to 400,00 tons of
steam shipping. Lines are now organ
lied sailing from the chief ports of
Japan to China, India, Europe,
America and Australia. This growth
follows a change from an agricultural
to a manufacturing nation. In 1872
Japan only exported manufactured
articles to the value of $500, 900; in
1896 exports of this class amounted
to S45, 100000, or forty per cent. of
her total exports.
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Shelled the earthworks located higher
up. Later the practice was not so ac-
curate owing to the elevation of the
guns. Many of the shells, however,
landed and the Spanish gunners retired.
Shortly after 9 the firing ceased, the
warships turning in order to permit the
use of their port batteries. The firing
then became a long, reVerberating crash
OF thunder, and the shells raked the
Spanish batteries with terrible effect.
Fire broke out in the Catalina fort and
silenced the Spanish guns there, The
firing of the fleet continued until 10
O'Clock, when the Spanish fire ceased en-
tirely and Rear Admiral Sampson hoist
ed the Cease firing" signal.
Generally the fire Of the fleet was very
destructive. Many of the earthworks
were knocked to uieces. and the Estrella
and Catalina Qualifications were SO dam
aged that il is questionable whether
they will ever be able to render effective
work during the war. After the fleet had
retired the Spanards returned to some
of their guns and sent u Shells but no
one was injured. One large shell fell
close to the collier Justin Throughout
the engagement no American ship was
hit and no American was injured.
Washington, June S.-Starting out
with strong belief that there had been
nothing in the nature of a serious en-
gagement between SampsOn's forces and
the Spanish defenses Mt Santiago, when
the day closed officials of the navy de-
partment were about ready to admit
that Sampson had made a strong attack
upon the Spanish forts. The one point
upon which they maintained their conf
dence was that no troops had been
landed They were prepared to admit
that Sampson might be clearing the way
with his big guns for the landing of
troops, OF that some marines had been
landed temporarily, but that army forces
had been put ashore they would not ad-
nit as no information had reached the
war department of the departure of the
soldiers from the gulf ports for Cuba.
! 1t is not denied. however. that every
( effort is making to put the troops into
! Cuba at the earliest possible moment.
/
Judging from the newspaper reports
! of the breach Sampson has made in the
! coast defenSes, there is every reason t.
| believe that little difficulty will be found
! in the actual debarkation of the troops
! particularly if marines are already
ashore to guard the landing. A sus-
! pIcion is entertained in some quarters
that Sampson was FASTENED in his move
| mcnts at Santiago by the news of the
/ intended departure of the troops from
| Tampa. and made this attack in order
that the navy alone might have the
honor of effecting the first occupation OF
| Cuban soil. 1t is likely that the first
troops of the regular army to take up
! position ashore will be the members oi
the engineer battalion. although they
are so badly hampered by the siege
trains they carry that they must bt
| greatly delayed in making a landing
These guns have given infinite trouble
for the transports that We're hastily
chartered were so lightly constructed al
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should be ready in about two months.
The torpedo boat Rowan will soon he
tested in Portland, and the torpedo boat
Davis has already been launched. They
will shortly be put in commission, and
the department is of the opinion that
these boats, with the Philadelphia and
Yorktown, will give ample protection to
the coast
Washington, June S.-The sword to be
presented to Admiral Dewey, under the
act of congress providing for this special
mark of distinction for his bravery at
Manila will be one of the most beautiful
weapons ever made. Already the artis-
tic ingenuity of the best sword makers
and jewelers. of the country has been
excited, and the navy department has
more than so designs. They are marked
by great beauty, some of the blades be-
ing wrought with figures emblematic Of
the famous battle of Manila bay, while
the hilt and scabbard, combining steel,
gold and silver, are studded with jewels
and highly wrought marine emblems.
such as neptunes, dolphins, mermaids,
capstans, anchors etc.
Thus far the department has not taken
up the matter of selecting a design, as
the board for this purpose has not been
named. 1t is likely to consist of AS
sistant Secretary Allen, Senator Lodge
and one of the professors of the naval
academy. The same board will decide
upon the medals which congress had
provided as a mark of special distinction
to all the officers and crew of the ships
taking part in the battle of Manila.
Madrid, June S.-The following dis
patch has been received from Admiral
Cervera: Six American vessels have
bombarded the Notifications at San
tiago and along the adjacent coast. Six
were killed and II were wounded on
board the Reina Mercedes; three officers
were killed and an officer and II men
were wounded among the troops,
THE Americans fired 1900 shells of diff
ferent calber; the damage inflicted upon
the batteries of La Socapa and Moro
castle was unimportant. The barracks
at Moro castle suffered damage. The
enemy had noticeable losses"
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Kingston, jam, June S.-The American
fleet engaged the Spanish batteries de-
tending the entrance of the harb0r OF
Santiago Monday and, after three
hours bombardment, silenced nearly all
the forts. destroyed several earthworks
and rendered the Estrella and Cave
batteries, the two principal fortitications,
useless.
The fleet formed in double column six
miles off MORO castle at o'clock in the
morning ana steamed slowly 5000 yards
off shore, the Brooklyn leading, followed
by the Marblehead, Texas and Massa-
chusetts, and turned westward. The
second line, the New York leading, with
the New Orleans. Yankee, Iowa and
Oregon following, turned eastward. The
Vixen and Suwanee were far out on the
left flank, watching the ritiemen on
shore. The Dolphin and Porter did SINH
lar duty on the right flank The line
headed by the New York attacked the
new earthworkS near MORO castle. The
Brooklyn column took up a station OPP
posite the t,strella and Catalina bat
terieS, and the new earthworks along the
shore
The Spanish batteries remained silent.
1t is doubtful whether the Spaniards
were able to determine the character Of
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The United States has begun to
teach the world few wholesome OBJ
ject lessons, and the scurvy-cursed
old monarchies of Europe are slowly
waking up to the fact that we mean
business, observes the New York
Telegram. We don't want to have
any trouble with any of them, but We
are not going to run away from it if
it happens to come our way.
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the Spanish shore batteries, quickly
silencing them. While the larger ships
were engaging the heavy batteries, the
SuwAnee and the Vixen closed with the
inshorc battery opposite them, raining
rapid-fire shots upon it and quickly
placing the battery out of the fight. The
brooklyn closed to 500 yards, and then
the destruction caused by her guns and
those OF the Marblehead and Texas was
awful. In a few minutes the woodwork
of Fort Estrella was burning and the
battery was silenced, firing no more
during the engagement. Eastward the
New York and New Orleans silenced the
cave battery in quick order, and then
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to require great deal of Strengthening
before the great masses of steel could be
safely placed in them.
The extent of Simpsons attack upon
the defenses has brought out one fact
clearly, namely, that he has practically
unlimited power as to the time and
character of an attack, and that he is
unhampered by restrictions from Wash
ington. The exact nature of his orders
has never been made public, but a naval
official in a position to know what they
are says that the admiral has had
greater power conferred upon him than
has ever been given to any commander
n-chief 1t Is for him to decide on the
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Kingston, Jam, June S.-Within three
hours the American fleet silenced nearly
all the fortihCations at the entrance to
Santiago. The formidable Estrella and
CayO batteries failed to reply during
the last hour of the bombardment, and
they were so shattered that it is doubt
ful If they can be of the smallest service
in the future.
A heavy fog and steady rain prevailed
during the engagement. The American
gunners, however, rose superior to the
mist, and their eyes, supplemented by
high skill, directed the shot and shell
with terrific effect
Again the Spaniards proved to be
miserable marksmen. They managed to
hit the Massachusetts once. Her fight
ing top was struck. but that was all the
damage. The other ships did not suf
fer, so far as can be learned. Not one
of the American sailors is reported
killed. One man on the SuWanee was
injured. 1t is believed that he was the
only sailor wounded during the bonn
bardment.
The cruiser Reina Mercedes some of