Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-07-27
THE GIFT OF OCCULTISM.
1t Is Conceded to the Appeal by
the Reno journal.

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battle at Manila was first detailed in it's
columns. Sam Davis Of the Carson
APPEAL saws that there are parties in
Carson ready to wager 1900 that the
APPEAL published an account of the
battle at Manila before the Call.
The Call will have to take water for
Sam Davis published a detailed account
of the battle OF Manila two days before it
took place and what is more remarkable
the details in the APPEAL were 50 near
the truth. that the claimed SPECIAL wire
service of the Call published after the
battle had taken place seemed ridiculous.
1t is said, however, that Sam, although
having the appearance OF the ordinary
mortal and moving among The denizrus
Of this earth, is gifted with tr~#nSluigra-
tory power AMI can. in the ~twinkliHg of
an eye fit 10 the fifth degree of the spirit
world, from Whence he is permitted to
view in the minute ST detail The result OF
coming events.
He My uses this power Occasi0Nly
and then i'll connection with events of
great imporiat. %. so it is useless for the
''tSt VI "IlI'3~ 't even me -NSNNhCIalttl
Press with its world wide facilities to try
to compete with him. should he conclude
to use this especial gift. Politicians have
discovered this and are importuning him
to tell them of their fate, bnt rather than
dissapoint them this early in their am
hitionS he maintains a dignitied silence
so that the boys may enter the political
arena in goodIy number and with hopes
of success and help to e|nliven the fall
campaign.-Rpno Journal.
III order to set all inquiries at rest re-
garding the great scoop the APPEAL
made in giving the people of the United
states the news of the great victory at
Minila, w will make an honest confess
sion.
As the time came for Dewey to reach
Manila the editor was heseigel dav and
night with people who wanted war news.
They seemed to have an idea that he
carried a telegraph apparatus some where
in his 1t that was in direct communira-
ton with another in DeWey's hat.
NJ last the pressure !ecame so great
that the APPEAL man feared hriug mon
bed 10y Justices 3onnjHeli and Massey
and the Governor. These were the hung
REST for news, hat Of course there were
others.
One day it occurred to the APPEAL MAJ
that Dewey must he near the battle
ground and 50 he began to figure.
At the rate the >lowest vessel ofhis fleet
was going they should rea h there on Il
,t, ln- III, WI -
gives the size of all the vessels in his
fleet and the calibre of his guns
With a map of Manila Bay and the
location Of the Qualifications and dis
tances between various points, it was
easy to estimate how that battle should
he fought. and Sc the APPEAL. when il
considered the time ripe. turned ii loose.
Now the only thing that could inter
tere with the correctness of the crount
would be that Dewey should fail in his
strategic plan of the fight.
OF course it would be ridiculous to
suppose that an old experienced com
mander like Dewey would know less
about the strategic plans OF a sea fight
than a land luhher like the APPEAL ed
itor, and we felt perfectly safe in the
feeling that Dewey would attend to bust
ness. Subsequent events showed that
our confidence was not misplaced. Dewey
latter he got down to his work. never
made a single break or INDUCED in anv
mistakes. We do blame him for getting
there a little late and not lighting the
battle until two days after the APPEAL
had fought it, but " When We came to con-
slider that he followed our schedule to
the letter We have no fault to find. We
are really liable to have made some
trltiIng mistake in figuring out the nau-
teal knots and so we fO!gi e him those
two lost DAYS.
The APPEALS report. acknowledged
by all to have been accurate to a hair.
was founded on the idea that the Amer
can navy is perfection and can accom-
plISh a full standard of excellence, best
illustrated in figures hy 100 per CO. ut.
The APPEAL never hclougrt! TO that
class of newspapers, u~ut"'.uuateIv 50
numerous a few months 20. that lacked
confidence in the American navy. The
report of the battle WAS written with the
calm and fixed assurance that the Ameri-
can navy would stack 10 even with onr
account Of the battle and do everything
exactly as il should be done.
Under these circumSt m"rs the APPEAL
mas no apologies to offer the public tor
giving them advanced news.
Advanced new, NNhen endorsed by
subsequent eventsl is all right.
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