The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-20

Everybody. OF course. had TO satisfy
himself that there was no taking. No.
sure enough. there on the distant hori-
zon could be made out as tiny column
OF smoke. rising perpendicularly in the
calm atmosphere. Soon another col
m sprang into view. then another and
yet another.
"Rumors of Spanish fleets began fly
ing around. as usual. and there was
some speculation as to whether Is was
really our ships or not. IL would have
been a rather precarious situation for
US should the oncoming ships have
proved to be Spanish cruisers. But the
good old Baltimore mad for the now
plainly visible four ships at full speed
and at 10 minutes to . O'Clock they
could be made out to be the Charleston,
conveying the City Of Pekin. Australia
and City of Sydney.
On they came, with the stars and
stripes flying at every masthead, pre-
senting a beautiful sight as they
steamed in column over the mirror
Xix tropical sea. They had $500 troops
on board. and long before they came
abeam Of us the upper decks and rails
presented a very crowded appearance.
At 3 o'clock the Baltimore stopped her
engines and as the ships passed in re-
view.' as IL were, cheers, three times
three. rent the air amid waving of hats
and with the n playing national
airs. IL vas a grand meeting-one of
those which happens seldom in a life
time"
during the siege OF Manila the pamphlet
says:
store ships loaded with all kinds Of
provisions came in from Hong Kong.
and they found a ready sale for their
goods among our ships and troops. at
prices somewhat high. but yet within
reach. The large Belgian refrigerator
steamer Culgon arrived from Austria
liza with a cargo Of frozen beef n NUT
ton. as well as a quantity OF vegetables.
Everybody Jared well. and while the
headstrong and obstinate Spaniards
were eating horsefesh and whatever
they could get hold of. we were not
wanting for anything money could
buy"
The pamphlet closes with this patriot
ic outburst over the capture of Manila:
The stars and stripes were waving
over Manila at last. m the proud old
Spanish town was occupied by Amer
icans-a fitting sequel to our achieve
ments on the first OF May! And far
inshore, at the mouth of the Pasig riv-
er. a Spanish gunboat was blazing-evi-
IDENTIFY set on fire to avoid capture. The
flames shed a soft radiance over the
now placid scene and fingered lovingly
on the folds OF old Glory. While the
band of IA ship played patriotic airs
to a patriotic crew ON a patriotic occa-
sion."
As an appendix the little book con-
tains Secretary Longs cablegram Of
congratulation to Admiral Dewey, Nd
miral Dewey's report of his victory on
May i. the bombastic proclamation OF
Governor General Augustin. telling how
IT, a. 1900
the ridiculous opinions of the Spanish
press before the battle OF American
valor. and the account of the fight af-
terward. Aguinaldo's proclamation to
the Insurgents. and President McKin-
1ey's message to Dewey. telling him
that he a been made rear admiral
The conviction that the pamphlet was
edited is strengthened by a poem which
appears on the back of the cover. 1t
was there, evidently. that some Jack
Tar had full swing for his muse. AL
though. as In every par of the United
States where people were gathered to-
large numbers OF poems were
written bou Dewey. this one OF the
dozens that doubtless were produced on
Dewey's ships. was printed as the last
word on the pamphlet:
When bright and early on that morn
We battled for the right.
We little thought ere noon was born
No %Spaniard d be in sight.
Yet so II was: when MONDAY glare
OF tropic sun did shed
Its rays upon our ships. 1t were
The Spanish who had fled.
The poetry OF the Baltimore's tars
may be a little thin and lame. but II Is
evident that some one in the crew, not
w~ithstanding that editing was done,
can swing a pretty good descriptive pen
I'm prose.