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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18

cupleo indicate fatautles out rneu com.
rades carried off the killed and
wounded.
The engagement began with desul.
tory firing at the pickets, 1000 yards
inland from the camp. Captain
spicer's company was doing guard
duty and was driven in, finally rally.
ing on the camp and repulsing the
enemy at O'Clock. The bodies of
'Privates McColgan and Dunphy were
found, both shot in the head. The
large cavities caused by the bullets,
which Inside range Of 500 yards have
q rotary motion, indicate that the vic
tims were killed at close range. The
bodies were stripped Of shoes, hats and
cartridge belt and
Horribly MutiIated with Machetes.
Shortly after midnight came the main
attack. The ,Spaniards made gallant
charge up the southwest slope. but
were met by repeated volleys from the
main body and broke before they were
one-third Of the way up to the hilltop,
but they came so close that at points
there was almost hand to hand
struggle. It was during this assault
that Assistant Surgeon Gibbs was
killed. The attacks were continued at
intervals throughout the rest of the
night, with firing from small squads in
various directions. Towards morning
the fire slackened. Dawn is the favor
ite time for attack, and, as the East
paled, the marines, lying on their
guns, were aroused. But no attacks
came. Three new 2-pound field guns,
which could not be used during the
night for fear Of hitting our own men,
sAsllsd several Squads Of spainards
after daylight. The marines, though
much exhausted, were eager for more
fighting, promising to infliot heavy
punishment. They complimented the
daring Of the 6paniards with charac.
teristic camp profanity.
Today the amplest precautions have
been taken. AZ the Dauntless was leav-
ing reinforcements were landing from
the Marblehead. A stormy time was
expected.
Estimatss vary 40 to the attacking
force, some say 200 and the figures rnn
10 high 40 600. Colonel Campina.
the Cuban guide, said the Spaniards
were mostly Irregular. bnt the reports
lof the discharge of Nanser rifles would
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.

Exports o1 Agricultural Products for the
Year About 1885, ,oOO. 900.
WAsH1NoToR, juno 13.-The farmers
Of tho United States are drawing upon
other parts Of the world for more
money for the fiscal year that ends
with this month than in any proceed.
ing year in the history Of the country.
Even the high water mark Of 1892,
when our exports Of agricultural prod.
ucts amounted to $799, 392, ,522, will be
surpassed. The preliminary reports Of
May expectations wbich have reached
the bureau Of statistics make 1t quite
apparent that the agricultural exports
Of the year will be considersbly in ex.
cess of $500. .0oo, 900, the total for the
year being likely to reach $SS5, 600, 600.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18
EL MORO SHELLED.

6psniards Are Checked in Rebuilding
Wrsckad Fortiflcations. &,
ORR SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June IA, via
Kingston, June II. The New Orleans,
having been ordered by Admiral Samp-
son to destroy the new battlements of
FL Moro, on which large number Of
Spaniards had been working, took up
position at 5 o'clock this morning
about 1000 yards from Moro battery.
She opened up on the emplacements
with her rapid-1re guns. Red
clouds Of sand rose on the hill top,
where the emplacements were build
ing. After 20 minutes gun practice
Admiral Sampson signaled the New
Orleans to cease firing. Then as she
retired Moro sent 10 shots after her
without doing any damage. -.
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indicate that they were regulars, as
most OF the guerrillas carry Reming.
CONTROLS THE CABLE.

Sampson VIII Soon Have Direct Commu-
nication With Washinxton.
Orr GUANTANAMO BAY, June II, via
Kingston, Jamaica, June 18.-1n con.
trolling the outer harbor Of Guanatana-
mo, where Lieutenant Colonel Hunting.
tom battalion of marines landed on
Friday, Rear Admiral Sampson secures
possession OF the Cuban terminus of
the French cable to Hayti. The appar.
atus In the Office at the harbor mouth
was wrecked by q shell but tho cable
steamer Adria has instruments and
operators aboard and direct communi.
cation with Washington viii soon be
ostab blished.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18
R0UT THB ENEMY
HuntinRton's Marines Attack a
Spanish Camp, Wiping 1t
Off the Earth.
Forty Of the Dons Meet Death
and Their Only Well Is
> Destroyed.
CUBANS LEND ASSISTANCE
CUBANS LEND ASSISTANCE
Cooperate With the Ameri-
cans and Do Some Excel
lent Work.
Two OF Their Number Killed
and Four Wounded in
/ the Fight.

GUANTANAMO bay, Juno IA, via
Kingston, June 1.-THE United States
marines under Lieutenant Colonel
Robert w. Huntington made their
first aggressive movement against the
Spanish guerrillas during the day and
completely routed the enemy.
The force of marines was under Cap
tain Elliott and the cooperating Gu
bans were under Colonel Laborda.
The combined forces razed Spanish
camp about Ave miles from the Ameri.
can position, destroyed the only well
In the vicinity and killed about 40
Spaniards. One American marine was
slightly wounded. Two Cubans were
killed and four wounded.
It is impossible to estimate the mum.
ber Of Spaniards engaged owing to
their guerrilla methods Of fighting, but
it is believed there were at least 400.
Marines Behaved splsndidly.
The marines behaved splendidly,
their Workmanship being excellent,
even under the severe fire Of the en-
envy. .a
The captured camp lies about five
miles southeast Of the rifle pits Of the
marines, and was an important base
for the enemy, as it contained the only
we'll within six or seven miles. Lieu
tenant Colonel Huntington decided on
the attack early in the day, and at
about O'Clock the force started aero IS
the mountain. The marines we're COM
PEELED to march in single file, following
the mountain trail. Meanwhile the
Cubans darted backward and forward,
to right and left, on the scout. 1t was
noon when, from . hilltop. the Amer
leans caught sight Of the Spanish camp
lying on ridge below. It consisted Of
one large house. the officers quarters,
surrounded by numerous ''shacks" and
huts, all
Clustering About the Precious Well.
The Americans began cautious ad-
vance and were within 200 yards Of the
enemy before the crack Of rifle from
the Spanish lines announced that the
Spaniards had discovered them.
The troops quickly moved into line Of
battle, with the Cubans on the left Of
the flank. The enemy's bullets were
Whirling over the Americans, but the
marines settled down to their work as
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CAN RAISE NO FUNDS.

spain's Efforts for Foreign Loan Have
Failed.
LONDON, June 14-A dispatch to The
Morning Post from Madrid, via Biar.
ritz, France, says: Spain's efforts for
a foreign loan have failed. General
Blanco wires urgent demands for sup
plies, as he expects the blockade to be-
come severe. Captain de Ia CASA, late
Spanish military attachs at Washing.
ton, has arrived at Madrid and has
given the government valuable infor.
nation regarding the American war
preparations.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18

The Belgian minister at Washington
has informed the state department. that
his government has offered a reward Of
$1,000 for the invention Of match
paste without phosphorous.
The 20.year penitentiary sentence OF
ex-State Treasurer Joseph BARLEY Of
Nebraska has been affirmed by the su-
preme court. BARLEY was convicted Of
stealing $3.50, 900 state funds.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18
10 PORTO RICO NEXT.

Believed General Coppingsr VIII Com.
mand the Expedition.
TAMPA, Ella, June 14.-Gsneral Cop
pinger is In command of the troops lett
at Tampa and Il 10 believed will com.
mand the next expedition to sail. The
destination Of this next expedition will
be Porto Rico. General Ntzhugh
Lees corps is not likely to 60 to Porto
Rico but will be sent to Cuba when the
time comes to strike Havana.
The troops which left here for Key
West prior to forming the first army
of Cuban invasion were conveyed from
Tampa to Key West by the Helena,
Annapolis, Castine and Window.
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ARE WELL CARED FOR.

British Consul at Santiago Gives Assur-
..> Ances a. to Hobson and His Men.
New York, June l8.-The British
consul at Santiago de Cuba has sent
the following dispatch via Halifax to
The World:
Replying to your cablegram. Lieu.
tenant Robson and his men are well.
They are also we'll cared for by the
authorities. have myself just seen
them. RAMSDBN, British Consul"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18

Anglo Trsneh Convention Signed.
LONDON, June l4.-The Anglo French
convention with reference to the dis.
puted territory in the Niger valley has
been signed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18
No Now Yellow Fever Cases.

No New Yellow Fever Cases.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE dis.
patches received at the Marine Hospital
service show no new cases of yellow
fever in the suspected region. The
secretary of the Mississippi state board
of health has wired Surgeon General
Wyman denying the reports of yellow
fever at Hattiesburg and Shabuta and
says he knows of no cases there.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18
Two New Cases ut McHsnry.

Two Now Cases 1t MoHsnry.
JACKSON, Miss, June 1.-THE state
board of health has been advised that
there are two new cases Of yellow fever
at McHenry, within the past "a hours.
No deaths have as yet been reported to
the board
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18

Dry Goods and Notions of Latest Styles
and Patterns Clothing and Gents Fur
nishing Goods, Hats and Caps, Boots and
Shoes, Furniture, and a nice, fresh stock
of Staple and Fancy Groceries. {:
f. ERTR ESV AAG.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18
AMERICAN BLOOD SHED
FORCE OF SPANIARDS ATTACK MA
RiNES At GUANTANAMO.
-Four Of Our Mon Killed and tho Ad-
vance Pickets Unaccounted For-Fight-
ing Was Dssultory-Besan st Five in
the Afternoon and Continued Through
out the Night-Spaniards Removed
Unknown.

Unknown.
OFF GUANTANAMO, June 10, via Mole
St. Nicholas, June 18.-Lieutenanr
Colonel Huntington's battalion Of
marines, which landed from the trans
port Panther on Friday and encamped
on the hill guarding tho abandoned
cable station at the entrance to the
outer harbor of Guantanamo, has been
engaged in heading of rush attack
by Spanish guerrillas and regulars since
3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon. The
fighting was almost contin uous for IS
hours until 6 o'clock in the morning,
when reinforcements were landed from
the Marblehead. -Four Of our men
were killed and one wounded. The
advance pickets under Lieutenants
Neville and Shaw
Are Unsccounted For.
Among the killed is Assistant Sur.
geon John Blair Gibbs, son Of Major
Gibbs Of the regular army, who fell in
the Custer massacre. His home was at
Richmond, Va, but he has been prac.
ticing in New York and he entered
the service since the war began. He
was very popular officer. The others
killed are Sergeant Charles Smith Of
6mallwood, Private William Dunphy
Of Gloucester, Mass, and Private James
McOolgan Of Stoneham, Mass. Corporal
Glass was accidentally wounded in the
head. The Spanish loss is unknown
Was Probably Considerable.
The splashes Of blood found at day.
light at the positions the Spaniards oo-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18

At the annual commencement exer.
cises Of the Western university, Pitts.
burg, the degree Of doctor OF laws was
conferred on.Admiral Deway.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18

the first from Tampa mas demonstrated
to the war department officials tnat
other ports where the railway and
other facilities are more adequate than
st Tampa are much more desirable
places for the concentration of troops
aud their embarkatton.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18

The Dominion parliament has been
prorogued:
The immense plant of the Philadel.
phia Oil Refining company was dam.
aged by IRE 20 the extent Of $500, 900.
Two barges were3a SO burned.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18
SOUTH DAKOTA VETERANS

Encampmsnt at Canton Elects Onaoers
and Ad j0urns.
CANTON, s. D., June 10.-The South
Dakota department. G.. A. r. closed a
successful encampment with the in
stallation of the following officers: T..
P. Farr, Pierre. commander; B. r.
Bowman, Gettysburg, senior vice com.
mander; Bailey Madison, Sturgis,
junior vice commander; G. w. De.
morest, chaplain. Hot Springs was
named as the place for the next annual
department encampment. i.
CANTON, 8. D., June 9.-The report
of Assistant Adjutant General Walton
to the Grand Army state encampmenr
shows 80 posts in active operation with
ALAS memb bers, the net loss in member
ship the past year being 140.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18

vne Un1ulcotne (O.) street railway
conductors. are women.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-06-18

I also carry at all times full line Of
The Press., 1898-02-17
The Dread of Death.

To look upon the face of a friend as he goes away; to be one of group whose tears will not cease, while the one who is dying is calm, confident and triumphant; to listen to lasting good bys spoken as if only a short and beau tiful journey were ahead; to see pain soften itself into peace and tired and worn body go to sleep like a weary child-that takes away the dread of death as nothing else can. When a strong man or frail woman looks upon such sight, he feels, "Well, I, too, dare go along the pathway that has been so light before the feet of the one I love-" It may seem as if meditation on death were not wise, but that is a mistake. Breeding over it no doubt leads to fear; but, on the other hand, more fear and suffering result from the surprises of those who have been too carefully guarded from the face of the guest who "knocks at the palace and the cottage gate.
 We should not stay long in the char nel house, but it is good now and then to look in, at least often enough to see that it is not always a place of chills and glooms, but for many a mansion of peace and rest. Look upon the face of a good man who is waving his farewell to the earth, and you will understand that he is embarking on no wild sea. Listen to the goodbys of those who have loved you, and it will not be so hard to speak your own when the moment to speak them comes. Rev. Amory H. Rr-a1don
The Press., 1898-02-17
Fireproof Sheet Iron Curtains.

One of the regulations in certain European theaters was that every thea ter be supplied with sheet iron cur tain, by which, in case of necessity, the auditorium could be completely isolated from the stage This curtain, which was enormously heavy, had to be coun- terbalanced by massive iron weights, but so evenly was the weight distributed that the screen could be raised or low cred instantly by the pressure of a but ton controlling an electro magnetic ad- justment. The first theater in Europe to use the electric iron curtain was the Comedie Franchise, in Paris, and the installation was made by an American electric company. This curtain is worked by two horsepower motor and can be lowered at a maximum rate of four and one-half feet in a second. In many the- aters the iron curtain is now superseded by one of asbestus, which is infinitely less cumbrous and equally serviceable -Chautauquan.
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MY WARD.

A winsome creature is my ward
 You scarce can think how fair her face
 is
 A woman all of sweet accord,
 Yet well possessed of girlish graces Lest she Dan Cupid's work might read On love, with other dangerous knowledge And his instructions blindly heed,
 And wed, I sent her off to college O Latin, French, she learned a store And delved in science and the 'logies She played at football, pulled an oar And wrote an essay on the doges. She graduated, pretty Prue,
 Three prizes from the school she carried. Four thousand dollars saw her through And now she's going to be married The dregs of disappointment lees, You, mocking, say. Sackcloth and ashes Are meet for her, and, if please,
 Who cheats my aims deserves some lashes An, mol My arm is round her waist Congratulations, sir, are tardy- For now, you see. she has the taste To wed the man she calls her ''guardie. |"
 -E. L. Sabin in Chicago Inter Ocean
The Press., 1898-02-17

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 By the way, the leading druggists tell US that the demand for Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is simply beyond their power of under standing; and, what is best of all, it does the work promptly and we'll
The Press., 1898-02-17
Melting Iron.


 The working and works of the great furnaces in this country are interesting in the extreme to those who are fond of knowing the processes by which famil jar articles are made. At one of these establishments 2,0O0 tons of iron ore, coke and limestone are consumed each day. Long trains bring this mixture, which is known to the workmen as "burden," into the works. The cars are brought up on trestles and emptied into long bins. The furnace is kept full and burns continuously. The gases rise and are carried off, and the solid mat ter, gradually dissolving and softening, steadily descends, when the space thus left vacant is immediately filled by the "burden." An examination of the inte- rior of the furnace would show a top layer of crude material with tempera- ture of about 800 degrees F. A few feet below this the temperature of 1000 de- grees F. has decomposed the limestone and formed carbonic acid and lime. Be- heath this there is a stratum with tenn perature of 1,500 to 1,700 degrees. In this the iron is reduced from the ore and is taking up carbon. Below this the iron is melted and fills the receptacles. Above the iron is the slag, which es- capes through hole at the top of the hearth. At the bottom of the hearth is narrow opening from which the cast iron is taken. A furnace is tapped six times day and furnishes about 700 tons of iron daily. When the furnace is empty, the tap hole is closed with clay. When it is again filled, this clay is broken out, and the melted metal at 8 white heat flows down through the channels, spreading to the right and left into the smaller depressions pre- pared for it's reception. These are so ar ranged that the molds at the extreme edges fill first, and those near the fur naces are the last ones to be completed. New York Ledger.
The Press., 1898-02-17
An old Proverb.

The proverb, Necessity is the moth CT of invention" can hardly be traced to one independent source. The idea was expressed by Persius, the Roman satirist, about 60 A. D. and is found in the precise form now quoted in Rich- ard Franck's Northern Memoirs' (printed in London in 1694) and in "a, rious later English writers.
The Press., 1898-02-17
LITTLE SISTER.
Little sisters prim and sly, With a keen and knowing eye

Little sisters prim and sly, With keen and knowing eye, With bright and 1oguish glances Sharper than soldiers lance. At that glance my faint heart goes Down and hobnobs with my toes. Can she know the boon seek Why I call three times weekP How she watches all my moves An, hope she quite approvesi And she treats me to such airs, While my darling is up stairs. She's discovered why I ca1ll Little sister knows it all! Harry Romaine in Ladies' Home Journal
The Press., 1898-02-17

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The Press., 1898-02-17

Chinese cannot be telegraphed. Fig ures have to be used corresponding to certain words. Only one-eighth of the words in the language are ill this code, but this has been found sufficient for practical purposes.
The Press., 1898-02-17
ABOUT CHANGE OF LIFE.

CT suffered for eight years, and could find no permanent relief until one year ago. My trouble was Change of Life. tried Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and relief came
The Press., 1898-02-17
OrDithOlORY.

Tommy--A bats bird, ain't it, ma! Ma-Yes, Tommy.
 Tommy-An it's great deal bigger D eagle, ain't it. ma?
 Ma-What makes you think so. 1ay boy?
 Tommy-'Cause heard pa say he an MT. Jinkins was on one last night Richmond Dispatch.
The Press., 1898-02-17
Shaving & Pursued Bandit.

"I shaved Jesse James, the once noted outlaw, down in southern Ken lucky long time ago." said an old gray haired fellow on the train the other day, "when the mans life wasn't worth a penny. Jesse rushed into my little country place, down in the Red river country, one day in the latter part of December and asked me if I wouldn't shave him while he looked after his colts revolvers and watched the door. was not barber by trade, but those persuaders Jesse had induced me to try my hand with a new Wade & Butcher razor I took out of my showcase. As shaved, the man of iron nerve sat with a cooked pistol in each hand and told me in a few hurried words that posse was pursuing him, bent on capturing him, dead or alive, on the charge of robbing bank at Russellville, a crime, he averred, of which he was not guilty. He wanted his beard shaved off that he might fool his pursuers if they should happen to catch up with him. finished the job of scraping. The much wanted individual thanked me, and, mounting a horse, which had been hitched in the rear of my store, bade me good evening and rode away. I didn't know for cer- tain who my visitor was, although I suspected it, until the next day, when heard that a man in the neighborhood was telling that he had seen the elder James the afternoon before. I suppose that was the last shave Jesse James got in Kentucky, and I have never seen him after that day. Louisville Post