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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-05
THE HERAlO'S STORY,
The Oquendo and vizcaya Went TO Defeat
With Fearful Swiftness.


With Fearful Swiftness.
New York. July 4-The New York
Herald has received from its corre-
s~pondents at Santiago the following de-
tails Of the destruction of Admiral Ger
vera's feet: Three Of the Spanish
cruisers that were bottled up in San
tiago harbor and two torpedo boat de-
stroyers were pounded into helpless
hulks by the guns of Admiral Samp-
sons fleet on Sunday in a vain attempt
to escape from the harbor. The YES
sells were beached in a last effort to
save as many lives of the crews as pos
sible. Admiral Cervera, on board the
Cristobal Colon, headed his ieet in an
attempt to get away about $50 o'clock.
So little were the Americans expecting
the dash that the flagship New York
was cruising up the coast to the east,
finish of the fight and to fire a shot or
two at the torpedo boat destroyers.
The Iowa. Indiana. Oregon, Massa-
chusetts, Texas. Brooklyn and the con-
verted yacht Gloucester. formerly the
Corsair, formed i'm position to give bat
tie as soon as the Colon was sighted
rounding the wreck of the Merrimac.
The American vessels did not open
fire at once. They waited until Ger
vera's ships were out of the range of
Morro's u n before giving battle. Ger
vera headed 10 the west. the Colon in
the lead. ollowed by the vizcaya and
Oquendo, and the d~estroyers, all firing
rapidly.
All of the American battleships
opened fire at nee and the Spanish
were soon i'm a hurricane of shot and
shell, but the Colon kept on bravely
till. when about 10 miles from the west
ward Of MORO Castle. Admiral Cervera
turned his vessel to the shore and
beached her. She was blazing in a
score of places, but her guns kept at
work and the white flag never showed
until she was completely disabled.
The Oquendo and Vizcaya were op-
posed to the Iowa, Texas and Indiana
and went down to defeat with fearful
swiftness. covering only half the dis
lance made by the Colon before their
captains ran tnem ashore. The Span
iards fought with desperate bravery,
but their courage was no match for the
courage of our men added To their SUI
perb gunnery. The Spanish shells went
wide for the most part, but the Ameri-
can gun fire was marked with merci-
less precision. Two cruisers. both IN
fire, were found beached not more than
one-quarter of a mile apart.
The most dramatic feature of the
battle was the contest between the tor
pedo boat destroyers and the Glouces-
ter.
The latter vas struck several times,
N is the only American vessel re-
ported damaged. At first the Glouces-
ter fired pon them with her 6-pound-
ers. but they ran past her and en-
gagged the battleships. Finding the
fire too hot. they turned and attacked
the Gloucester again. until both de-
stroyers were afre and had to be
beached. Their crews then threw
themselves into the surf to save their
lives. Just before his the New York
came up and assisted in giving the fin
ishing blow to the d~estroyers. There
was explosion after explosion from the
beached vessels. II was at first re-
ported that Admiral Cervera was dead.
but this VAS afterward denied.
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Range-Finders on Warships 8.

The surprising certainty with which
shots from modern rined cannon reach
targets several miles distant. depends
upon an accurate knowledge of the range.
In a combat with hostile ships the range
must be continually changing, and one
of the means for its quick ascertainment
is the range finder invented by Lieutenant
F1ske of our navy.
Two telescopes are fixed on the deck Of
a ship at a known distance apart. An OBJ
server at each telescope keeps II directed
upon the enemy's ship. The telescopes are
electrically connected and a wheatstone
bridge and galvanometers are included in
the circuit. As long as the telescopes are
perfectly parallel In direction. the Wheat
stone bridge remains i'm equilibrium. but
when they are converged upon a single
object the equilibrium Is destroyed and
the needle OF the galvanometer swings
over a distance corresponding to the an
gular displacement of the telescopes.
A properly graduated disk behind the
needle shows at a glance the distance of
the object at which the telescopes are
aimed.
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CONTINUED on Page Eleven.)
Millions Given Away.

II Is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land VINO
are not afraid to be generous to the needy
and suffering. The proprietors of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds have given away over
ten million trial bottles Of this great med
icine; and have the satisfaction OF know
ing IL has absolutely cured thousands OF
hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis.
Hoarseness and all diseases Of the
Throat. Chest and Lungs are surely
cured by It, Call on any Druggist, and get
a trial bottle free. Regular size Soc and
800. Every bottle guaranteed. or price
refunded.
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Races at Oakland.

Oakland. Cal, July 4.-Results: Mile
dash. trotting. 2:l4 class-Osito won.
Thompson second. Monterey third; time.
2:1Sa. Free-for-all, mile dash-Zambro
won, Ethel Down second, Asto third
time, 2:isia. Trotting. heats, 2:24 class
Rect won. Ned Thorne second. Lindale
third; hest time. 2:19. Pacing, dash, 2:l3
c~lass-Fitz Lee won, Ketchum second, F.
w. third, time, 2:l4. Pacing dash, 2:30
class-Primrose won. ! Direct second, Re-
sort third; time, 2:l4&.
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PAND0 MAKES HIS POINT.

London. July 4-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times says: AN Off
cis dispatch that the Man
large quantity of supplies, has reached
Santiago de Cuba. 1t is believed that
directly Admiral Cervera heard these
reinforcements were al hand he consid-
cred the presence of the squadron no
longer necessary"
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A SMALL LOSS
Is All That the spsnisras Admit They
Have Received.

Have Received.
Madrid, July 4. s p. m.-An official
dispatch from Santiago de Cuba says:
Admiral Cervera's fleet sustained for
an hour the fire of the American fleet.
II then disappeared westward, followed
by the American squadron. We lost
two torpedo o destroyers." The dis
patch then as follows: TO
General Skaters demand for the sur
render of the city. expiring at 10 o'clock
the next morning. the Spanish COM
mander replied: 1t is my duty that
orders me to defend The place to the
nd"
The ministers. on leaving the cabi-
net council. said they knew nothing of
Admiral Cervera's squadron further
than the dispatches revealed. Lieu
tenant General Correa, minister of war,
said he believed Admiral Cervera had
goae-to Havana.
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fight at Juragua have been officers Of
every grade from colonel down. and in
numbers is said to be almost unpre-
cedented in proportion to the forces
engaged. The loss OF officers in the two
days fighting around Santiago demon
strates to military men that American
officers lead their men wherever they
are called to go.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-05

New York. July "A dispatch 10 the
World from Halifax. N. s.. says: Your
correspondent was shown a cablegram
tonight received by A. Remsi from San
tiago showing that the Spanish loss was
about $500 killed and wounded.
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SMOKE ROBERT MANrELL CIGARS
Santiago de Cuba.

The streets. harbor and MORO Castle
are fully pictured in The Standards
war premium. The American Navy"
1t will pay you to subscribe for the
daily for a period in order to obtain
the work. The daily for six months for
IS. including the book. or the daily one
year for $40. with the book free.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-05
THEY LEAD The MEN.
Splendid Evidence Of the Bravery Of
American Oncers.

Washington. July "A remarkable
feature of the fighting in Cuba and one
much commented upon in military cir
Giles is the heavy loss in killed and
wounded OF commissioned and nom
commissioned officers. In spite Of the
distress which the loss Of so many Of
hcers has occasioned. the army officials
point 10 the list as splendid evidence Of
the dash and personal bravery Of the
men who wore shoulder straps. Among
the killed and wounded since the first
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Spanish Trickery.

Washington, July I'm a dispatch
from the front IL is stated that one of
the Spanish batteries was masked by a
blockhouse over which the Red Cross
flag was flying.
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HARTMAA'S ELOQUENCE
CONTINUED from Page Eighty

supported and opposed unfortunately
by members OF all political parties, and,
therefore. do not come within the pro-
scription Of this day.
An intelligent n comprehensive
investigation of the many questions
posals OF the annexationists win at
least convince any man of the over
whelming importance of the subject to
the American people.
Manifest Destiny.
II have read and heard much of the
manifest destiny of the United States.
IL has been portrayed in beautiful and
eloquent language In editorial. in es-
say and in public speech. In glowing
terms have some of the advocates of
this resolution held before our too will
Ing eyes the picture of new accessions
to the present territorial possessions Of
the republic. We have been dazzled
and delighted at the suggestion of the
stars and stripes floating over islands
and countries where once the flag of
monarchies or despotisms waved.
so wildly have our annexation
friends shown us the manifest destiny
of h republic i'm their proposed pol
icy of grasping right and left for the
islands of the seas that / fear we have
not fully considered the entire import
of the step proposed to be taken In
deed, many will hesitate to investigate
the question at all where they are on
tinually assured by a supporters
Of annexation that a man cannot be a
patriot and oppose their policies.
The proposal for the annexation of
the Hawaiian islands is one which
ought to be considered solely with ref
erence to its effect upon the welfare of
the people of the United States. Our
action ought not to be for the purpose
OF gratifying our national pride or am
bition for territorial requirement. A
proposition which involves a complete
departure from previously established
governmental policies ought not to be
lightly considered or hastily adopted.
What does Hawaiian annexation
mean to the people of the United
States? What will its effect be upon
their resources, their revenues, their
industries, their civilization? Is Ha-
waiian annexation in harmony with the
established and oft pronounced policies
of the United States? If not. why
shoul these policies be reversed? What
interests demand the reversal? What
will be the cost of such reversal? And
what is to be the end of the policy pro-
posed to be inaugurated? These are
all questions which ought to be con-
sidered calmly and dispassionately be-
fore we embark on the unknown sea
of insular territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
AT this time and on this occasion I
shall not present a detailed argument
against the general policy of insular
territorial annexation. but shall con-
tent myself with briefly summarizing
my objections to the general plan.
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Blaneo's Runior.

Madrid. July 4-General Blanco ca
bies as follows: No details have been
received as 20 the naval fighting, but
II is rumored that Admiral Ceryera
reached a port of Southern Cuba.
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London. July 5.-The Hong Kong CORE
spondent OF the Daily Mail says: The tri-
umphal entrance OF the reinforcing squad
ron into Manila haTbor was marTed by an
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Celebrated in Mexico CITY.

Mexico City, July 4.-The great vic
tory of Sampson over Cervera was cele-
brated by Americans here.
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Re-Entered the Harbor.

Port Said, July 4-The whole Of Ad-
miral camara's squadron has re-entered
the harbor. including the transports.
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Week end excursions, via Great
Northern railway. commencing at
once:
To Alhambrs and return ........s4 20
To Boulder and ........... 2.35
Good Saturday until Monday.
To Basin n return 81. 90
Good going n returning Sunday.
Ticket office Al North Main street,
]. f. DAWSON,
General Agent.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-11
Shopplng In ItaIy.

A source of trial is what appears to
us the outlandish method of having
things that apparently belong together
sold in different establishments. Silks
are found in one shop, woolens in an
other, and ribbons in a third. At none
OF these can one buy needles and
thread. II woman wishes to hang
q pair of curtains, she purchases the
materials at one shop, the rod and
rings at a different place, the iron fix
lures at third, and has to go to a
fourth to find an upholsterer to put
them UP. She must visit tobacco
shop for salt, and cannot find, as with
us, vegetables, fruit, or bread at
grocer's. 1t may thus readily be seen
that one must travel a good deal 20
do her marketing or shopping.
Add to all this the confusion Incl
dent to the fact that the standards ot
measure and weight are different from
ours, a meter exceeding yard and
pound containing but twelve ounces,
and a faint idea may be formed of the
mental complications of the traveller.
There Is also certain amount of beat
ing down to he done In nearly every
shop, and even after half an hours
bargaining the purchaser cherishes
awful doubts lest she might not have
bought the things cheaper. Shopping
Is really almost equal to the contem.
plation of faded frescoes for lowering
the mental tore, and it is hard to say
which has the more to answer for In
the exhausted state in which most
travellers leave Italy.~Harper's Bazaar
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-11

for Pale People. He coaxed his grand
daughter to get him a box Of the pills.
After that box had been used he secured
another. In three weeks he began to feel
little life in his arm; at the end OF four he
could move hts fingers; at the cad Of two
months he could walk, and In three months
he could shave himself with the injured
hand.
AS he told his story In the Herals office.
he looked the perfect picture OF health. He
carries box OF the pills In his pocket, and
whenever he does not feel Just right he
takes them. They cured him after doctors
had given him UP, and his death was daily
expected.
All the elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained, To eoa-
densed fEm, in Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. they are an unfailtng spe-
otfc for such diseases as locomotor atsxia.
partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciasica,
neural la, rheumatism, nervous headache.
the after effects of la grippe, papitatlon Of
the heart, pale and ssllow compilations, all
forms Of weakness either In male or female.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-11
Great Russian Forests.

There are many people who fear
that the worlds supply of timber ia
becoming exhausted just rs thirty
years ago it was feared that our coal
supply was coming to an end. Our
Consul General at st. Petersburg has
sent a report I'd the Foreign Office con-
tanning some information of reassur-
ing character on this subject. Accord
ing to his account, In the province of
Archangel, where the Crown forests
cover SS,O79, 400 acres, the telling of the
trees has not much more than begun.
lie states that the hitherto virgin for
ests of the Plethora basin are at last
opened up for trade, and new mills
have been built, one at Archangel, one
at Pushlakta, and one, too, at Kola,
on the Lapland coast, thus opening out
another virgin forest track.-London
Globe.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-11
500 Reward s1nn

The readers of this paper willIbe pleased to
learn that there i, at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure In all it's
stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitu-
tional disease, requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure ia taken internalIv
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces, OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the pa
TENT strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials Address
Z. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, @
AZ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Fills are the best.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-11
q costs about s.. ooa to build an elee

Il COSTS about 81 900 to build an cleo
THO cab of the kind now In use In Paris
Building still goes merrily on In Ber
lin, although there are 10000 vacanl
houses.
Manufactures are taxed much highe,
In Italy than in Germany, Belgium and
England.
England has about $50 packs Of fox.
hounds, and about $1,000 horses are
kept specially for fox hunting.
Paris has SIN official rat-catcher, who
has, during the last thirty-ave years,
caught about half million Of these ant.
mails.
Two Swiss foresters killed two eagles,
In and near their nest they found rem
nants OF chamois, marmot, rabbit cat
weasel, and even a mouse.
Germany contributes only 100000
marks year In support of schools In
her colonies while France and England
spend millions in that direction.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-11
ApsoRels WATER FROM BELOW
Soil in the San Joaquin Valley Moist.
ened by Subterranean Streama.


Investigations made by Professor
Milton Whitney, who is In charge of
the division Of sells in the Department
Of Agriculture, have revealed the curl
Gus phenomenon that the soils Of the
San Joaquin valley and of the great
Palouse district comprising the fertile
wheat-growing regions) contain a con.
siderable quantity Of moisture in ex'
cess Of the amount received from rain.
fall or surface Irrigation. A similar
phenomenon has been observed in the
Yellowstone valley and In parts Of the
Red River valley, and this would seen
to explain the mystery why these re
glons, which are semiarid. rarely Suf'
fer from drouth.
But this explanation solves one mys
terry only to present another which IL
even more inexplicable. In the Mo
jave desert, for instance, where the an
nual average rainfall Is only five inch.
es, the soil beneath the alkaline crus1
Is always moist. In Southern Califor
MIA, where the summer rainfall is less
than an inch, tobacco and sugar beets,
which require much water. grow luxu'
riantly without irrigation.
This phenomenon has been ascribed
tentatively to the peculiar quality OF
the soil to absorb moisture and retair
1t, Notwithstanding the low humidity
o. the atmosphere But whence doei
this excess Of moisture come? Arte
sian wells In all the regions under con
Eideration show water at depths vary
ing between forty and 200 feet, and II
ls conjectured by the department In
vestigators that there may be slow
and continuous upward movement OF
moisture from subterranean sources
Since water, however, never percolatea
upward 1t must be assumed that the
soils of large part Of the arid and
semiarid regions of the country consist
of vast sheet Of absorbent material
which draws up moisture from below
like blotting paper, by capillary attrac
ton. The Investigations Of the divi
sion Of soils in these arid regions will
make one Of the most remarkable chap
tiers In the history of agrlsulture.-phil
ade,phia Record.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-11
SINGULAR STATEMENT.
From Mrs. Rank to Mrs. Pinkhain.

The following letter to Mrs. Pink
ham from Mrs. M. RANK, No. 1884
East Susquehanna Ave, Philadelphia.
Pa, is remarkable statement of re-
lief from utter Encouragement. She
says:
Inever can find words with which
to thank you for what Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me.
Some years ago I had womb trouble
and doetored for a long time, not see
ing any Improvement st times I
would feel well enough, and other
times was miserable. SO It went on
until last October, felt something
terrible creeping over me, / knew not
what, but kept getting worse. can
hardly explain my feelings at that
time. / was so depressed in spirits
thatI did not wish to live, although I
had everything to live for. Had hys-
terra, was very nervous; could not
steep ana was not safe to be left
alone.
INDEED, I thought / would lose NV
mind. No one knows what | endured
! continued this way until the last
OF February, when I saw in a paper a
testimonial Of lady whose case was
similar to mine, and who had been
cured by Lydia e. Pinkham,s veoeta-
bic Compound determined to tTv 4
and felt better after the first dose
continued taking It, and to-day am .
well woman, and can say from INV
heart, Thank God for such med;-
cine.'s W
mrs Pinkham invites all suffering
women to write to her at Lynn, Mass.
1or aaylce- All such letters are seen
and answered By women only
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-11
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MW-EV~kNV gists to CURE Tobacco Habit

"How did this happenY' asked the
surgeon, as he dressed the wound in
the cheek and applied a soothing poul
tice to the damaged eye. "Got hit with
stone" replied the patient. ''Who
threw it7" 'My-my wife," was the
reluctant answer. Hum; it's the first
time knew woman hit anything she
aimed at muttered the surgeon. ''She
was throwing at the neighbours hens"
explained the sufferer. 81 was behind
her."-Tid-Bits.