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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
May is, the Date of Departure.

CHICAGO May A special from Washington that orders
issued by Miles that 5000 made
regiments regulars Francisco the volunteer
Washington California in command of Brig Uen j.
will leave for the Philippine islands by May 15
has had conference with the
regarding be Dewey from San Francisco and hurry
orders Immediately the hope them prior
Nav occupation will be
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
Graphic Story of the Greatest
Sea Fight of the Age.
THE CRY REMEMBER THE NAME

With These Words Their Lips the Crews Of Deweys YES
sells Went Into Action-Not Gun Was Fired, After
Passing the Forts Until the Shells From the Forts and
Spanish Vessels Were Falling All Around Them, When,
at the Command From the Commodore, They All To-
gether Opened With Terrific Fire on the Spaniards
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
Seattle Boys Get the First Chanc

Special Dispatch to the Post Inteligencer
TACOMA May TIT is rumored good authority that Com
and D. of Seattle and Battery ~ of Spokane with 80
will be moved Francisco Monday and sent from there
TO Manila. Active preparations are being made 10 leave
y
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
HORNET AND DUPONT
ATTACK MATANZAS.

KEY WEST, May 1.-THE tor
) pedo boat Dupont came I'm to-
night and reported . sharp en-
{ gaxement or Matanxas last
( night and this morning. The
Dupont and the auxiliary
> cruiser Hornet we're cruising
. near the shore last night, and
{ when about 600 yards from
{ land were fred upon by =
{ body Of cavalry, about goo
! strong, which was apread
along the shore on the lookout
! for nlibuxters. According TO
: the Dupont's story, both ves-
{ sells returned the fire, scatter
I: ing the Spanish troops. ana
then bombarded the foRtiaca-
} tions. These were I'm the ma
ture of sand blockhouses. mine
In number. The bombardment
: IAsssGrS1Efs1r naIsGk - 1ss0.
The Dupont men say that their
shells toppled over the bnrri-
! cadcs I'm course Of erection,
and they are sure that mnpy of
I: the Spanish soldiers were kill
!: ed, as they afterward. saw :
J wagons taking away dead or
! wounded. The remaining SOL
diers Ned to the hills. This
s morning the Matanxas fortin-
I cations opened nre, sending :
three S-inch shells mt the Du- :
} pont and Hornet. They were
: line shots, but the bDsts got
: out of range. The Dupont and
! Hornet then resumed the bom-
! bardment and contfnued IL I'M
J til half-pasf = o'clock. The
! Dupont men think they have
, e6ecfualfy siIenced what the
s big Aeet left of the fortifica- [
I tfOns there, and that I'm the ,
two engagements the boats
} fred about 200 shots.
AAlnlsl'ANzs1n.l7H@S
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
Coast Volunteers Will Mobilize
in San Francisco Thursday.
WASHINGTON SENDS A BATTALION.

Zen Thousand Men Will Go to Reinforce Dewey Five Thous-
and at Once, and Five Thousand More If Needed, In
cluding All the Regulars the Coast and 27O0 Vol
unteers in the First Expedition All Drawn From this
State Oregon, California and idaho Thirty Thousand
Alger Says, Will Be Sent to the Islands If Necessary
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

Senator Ellen, Nebraska's s
popu(lst senator, refused to
allow the governor Of Ne
5raska to issue a commission
to his son who had Joined
the volunteer army with these
words, IF my son is worthy
Of command he will win his
way from the ranks" The
commission" is the lever
that has moved the majority
of the high" sons to go to
war, but Senator Allen show.
ed his American spirit in his
refusal, aud his son his pat
riotiSm in taking his chances
with the flower of the ma.
ton,
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03
WILKERSONjS LETTER.

Editor RECoRD::-I re-
ceived the RECORD this
morning, and l assure you
| read it with much interest.
| was especially interested in
the extract from Cleo Prices
letter. The hearts Of all
true patriots 60 out to every
noble son of the land who
offers his services in this
time of need, but when our
own home boys 60 forth to
Join the ranks and march to
the seat of war, prompted
by the love of liberty and
country, our admiration and
love for them knows no
bounds. In our silent hours
of meditation, and in the
dead Of night when our
minds run out to the soldier
boys on the "tented field
where sleeps in every tent
some mothers son, upon
each brow we would place a
wreath of flowers, but upon
our own home boys brow we
would pause and cast a crown
of laurels,
Patriotism is no sentiment.
Rob our manhood and
womanhood of it and this
land, which has been herald.
ed for more than a century as
"the home Of the brave and
the land Of the free" would
soon go down in the vortex
Of revolutions which has been
the fate of all past republics,
and we say all honor to the
noble boys who offer their
lives if need be for the love
OF country
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

The Spanish fleet COM
manded by Cervera has been
seen and recognized and is
now bottled up in the San
tiago harbor with Commo'
dore Schley guarding the
entrance. Now that the
Spanish fleet has been found
a decisive battle is inevitable,
1t is probable that the Span
ish fleet will emein inside
the harbor and delay an en-
gagement for several days,
but the blockade will be main,
tanned.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

This congressional district
gave McCulloch an over
whelmlpg majority for Con
gress, as all right-thinking
people knew it would. Some
people are adapted to state
manship and some to plow,
ing, Brother Hasley is no
statesman. Maynard Enter
PRISE,
As a river and harbor"
statesman, Mr.. McCulloch
fills the bill to a II. But,
between two evils we think
it best to choose the lesser,
The people acted wisely.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

One of our country friends
while in to see us this week
among other good things re-
marked that the RECORD
was right up to the front,
That's right, we always was
hard to keep away from the
front. We remember that
every schoal we ever attend
ed the teacher would irvari.
ably have US on the very
front seat before a week had
passed.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03
WHAT PUT HI.u THERE.

WHAT PUT HIn THERE.
In the excitement over the
war problem Mark Hanna
has been lost sight of com,
pletely. We. haven't heard
a thing from him since he
declared there should be no
war, and then Dewey went
right straight and turned
Manila wrong side out. He
may be off replning over the
fact that the people caught
him in that lie. How in the
deuce did Mark Hanna come
to occupy the prominent part
that he does in the affairs of
the United States govern
ment? He is not now a
bralny man. He is not a
statesman nor no kin to a
statesman. He was not
prominently known until very
late years. But when he
did bob up he come rushing
and with a pocket full of
bills. But now its Senator
Hanna, President Hanna,
etc indefinitely. His pur-
chase of power reminds us of
what Brann once said:
The dollar is indeed al.
mighty. 1t is the Archeme.
dian lever that lifts the i'll
bred men into select society
and places the ignorant sap
head into the United States
Senate; it makes presidents
out of stuffed prophets, gov
ernors of intellectual geese,
philosophers of fools, and
yilds infamy with supernal
glory, 1t wrecks the altars
of innocence and pollutes the
face of the people; BREAKS
the sword Of justice and
binds the goddess of liberty
with chains Of gold, 1t is
the uncrowned king of the
commonwealth. "
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

The editors path is not
always strewn with roses.
The right of speech is often
denied hiR. An innocent
Kentucky editor nodded the
following Thought with the
disastrous result as given;
"Silyer buckles are becoming
fashionable on garters and
we hope to see more of
them. His wife sued him
for a divorce and the only
woman in town who had
silver buckles on her garters
cowhided the poor editor
until he was raw as a pota.
to.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

Some overworked editor
got in the dumps and gave
his patrons the following
warning; An editor works
365 days, 5 hours, rs minutes
and as seconds per year to
get out 50 issues Of a paper,
That's labor. Once in a
while somebody pays him a
years subscription, That's
capital, And once in a while
some son'o('a'guu of a dead
beat takes the paper for 4
year or two and vanisheS
W itho t paying for it,
That's anarchy But later
on justice will oyertake the
last named creature, for
there is a place where he will
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03


Hurrah for Uncle Sam.
Too much rain. Farmers
all behind.
There is an increase in the
cotton acreage in this coun,
try.
The farmers voice can be
heard in every field bcseech-
ing and persuading.
A. D. Taylor and James
Vance have bought a new
thresher and w. NJ, EdN wards
a reaper. That's right,
boys, wheat promises a large
yield,
Our school election passed
off quietly, 2 1-2-mill tax
was voted and 7. c. Smith
and f. NJ. Norris elected
directors. In district Y tax
was voted down and B. f.
Porter and Jas, Norris chos.
en- directors.
Through the RECORD we
got the final result of the
primary. While we, too,
would made the ticket diff
tercnt we bow to the will of
the democracy Of old Sharp.
It's a strong ticket to the
core Let the opposition
come; we care not who nor
how many.
Elder Hulett and Rev.
Dyston met according to ap.
polntment at this place and
arranged for the debate BY
selecting Wing Abee as
moderator on the Baptist
slue and Y, H. Wiggs mod
orator on the Christian side
and W. Y. Campbell prcsi,
dent moderator. Each de.
batter acquitted himself well.
Their behavior toward each
other was very considerate.
MaSvllle, Bn Gay, Reed
Balboa and Center were well
represented, They debate
again the FIRST Sunday in
June.
Success to the REcoED and
her crew
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

Weyler, according to his
latest speech thinks the best
plan Of the war is for Spain
to make an invasion of the
United States. That's the
idea; place Gen Weyler at
the head Of the mob and
Spanish will be the only
language spoken by the Nin.
lerp4ls' in a short time,
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

Captain A. B. lsreal is
organizing another company
of volunteers at Walnut
Ridge, Now is your time to
decide whether you prefer to
be q dead hero or a live cow
ard. Black Rock Blade,
The situation is, indeed,
grave, We shall aoxiously
await news Of the Blades
preference.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

We. notice where Gov,
Jones pardoned man out Of
the penitentary the other
day, The supposition is
that a lot of our exchanges
failed to note this fact, or
they would have entered a
protest ere this.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

Let ME kiss your Dewey
lips urged the youth in the
parlor,
Young man" roared a
voice from above, " the
oombardment will open as
soon as | get downstairs" ,"
TAen the hapless youth
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

The Black Rock Blade
pames Hon, Clay Sloan for
governor of Arkansas two
years hence, and the Baxter
County Citizen comes out
Judge Edgar y, Bryant,
Both able men, but the
guberuatorial plum is not
to let just now, Wait q
while, bretherh
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

Arkansas quota for vol,
unteers for the call for 75,.
900 men which has been
made by the president is
lips.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

The Melbourne Times
issued a boom edition last
week. 1t consisted of four
pages well filled with the
delinquent tax list,
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

The second regiment of
Arkansas volunteers is aow
at Chicamauga, having left
Little Rock Sunday.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

Up to the present writing
about IA, 668 babies in the
United States have been
uamed in honor Of AAnlral
Dewey.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

President Mckinley says
the invasion Of Cuba will
begin as soon as the Spanish
fleet is entrapped or des-
troyed.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

What the Spanish people
call the American hog has
got his bristles up.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

II have got them and they
will never get home. Com
ulodore Schley.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03
Draugilot,'s
PraCtiCul.....
Business zee.
NASHVILLE, TENN, GALVESTON w

NASHVILLE, TENN, GALVESTON w~ '
Bookkeeping, Shorthano,' ,,,, l'r ',rsI
The most M6y0agh, Pyafla...,a ..a,I
schools Of the kind In the WIZ, "yyoss
batyonised ones In the soutn,. ,.nS n d
crs, merchants, minister, IN ~, q I
weeks In bookkeeping VA wnD ii
twelve weeks by the old pSIsss"totyl
President, Is author oi Dfa"s wrsiyy ID
Of Bookkeeping, Double AnD, '.,,,I
Home study. We have, p''ytS yStS
study, books on booekcepluSid IN
shorthand, Write Tor priee, e,,oOSS.ip oS
Extract. "pRoF, DRAGohrV,"t, Il
keeping at home from you, y,,a m ,Nl ~
4 position as night telegralpGf, G,,k,
LEPriNowELL, DookkeeWl,. Wl,.It,a
Wholesale Groeers, sou'h .J ..,lIssf'
(hit,iioa this PdpF '"'''
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

The Spaniards know its
catchin' before hangin',
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

The Spanish feet is now
the "bottled up truck"
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

get his deserts, y hats
hades.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

sEss1s.1sls -s-ss,>aS - = - -
| believe that this war viii
be a great blessing TO our
nation from a patriotic stand
point. For many years there
has been but one .l;ng, It
would Sc m, uppermostln the
nation S miud-accumulatlOn
of wealth-and that too with
many regardless Of the means
used. The most sacred
rights Of the people have
been subverted by the money
changers of the land, and
slowly and surely have they
been disseminating the dead
Ilv virus from one end of the
continent to the 0 tn r,
This war will be a great
factor in turning the minds
ard hearts of our people
back to the country of our
fathers, in addition to expos,
ing the fallacies of political
doctrines which have so long
dominated.
May the Both is a gala day
in Nowata as we'll as in other
parts. There are a large
number of old soldiers--thOse
who wore the blue-ln this
section. On Sunday me
mortal services were held at
the Baptist church. The
stars and stripes and flowers
were in profusion. All these
| appreciate. | would not
pluck from the brow of a
brave soldier who wore the
blue a single laurel, yet in
the midst of this tribute of
respect so justly due, my
heart with a deeper love and
reverence turns to the graves
OF those who wore the gray.
This l cannot help and really
did not know until to-day
that | was such a rebel as |
am. | do not love the Union
less, but my environments
nave instllled in me a love
aud honor for the southern
soldier that knows no bounds.
The prospect for good
crops in this part of the ter
ritory | am tod was never
better.
| am now anxiously look.
ing to congress hoping that
within the next few weeks
the pending legislation for
the territory will be passed,
If nothing is done for this
country by the present con-
gress, | shall be tempted to
pack my grip and wend my
way back to dear old Arkan-
sas. To delay giving this
country the opportunity to
institute self government is
tie height of folly, There
is practically no opposition
to allotment. The country
is rapidly increasing in pop
ulation, a population suf.
ficient to become a state at
once if congress would only
act TO delay this is almost
criminal. There are d vast
number Of children in these
. HSl...
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03

organized himself lnb
ing squadron and }
fl e e t departures j
Free Press.
Chlcanauga pari,
the Arkansas soIdpi
camped, is twelve
square.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03
County Democratic Ticket,

For Representative
THos. /. HERRN.
For County Judge
JAS. W. SMITH,
For Circuit Clerk
H. &. HILL.
For Sheriff
J. ?. WILKINS,
For Treasurer
U. v. SHAVER.
For Assessor
C,N NJ. SULLIVAN.
For Surveyor
g. b. RITCHIE.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03
union.

union.
Trusting that the RECORD
will continue to improve, and
that l may still be remember
ed by my good friends at
home, [ am yours truly,
p. H. Wilkerson,
Sharp County record., 1898-06-03
POUGHKEEPSIE.

COUNTY GCSST ?
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-25
Another cIash as Pans.

PANA, Ill, Nov. 10. -Non-union col.
ored miners and white strikers FLASHED
In the streets Of this city again yester-
day. Several hundred shots were fred,
but the combatants did their shooting
from behind trees and hedges; conse-
quently, no blood was spilled. The
trouble Is said to have started by an
unknown negro firing upon Wesley
Pope, q striker. Pope says he was
walking near the Springside corliery,
where the Negroes are CHARTERED. when
he was fred upon. He secured o rife
and reinforcements Meantime. the
negroes appeared in force and the
shooting became general After sew.
eral hundred shots had been exchanged
the negroes retreated to their stock
ade. No damage was done. The mill
tia arrived too late to get into action,
but arc p~atroliing tho Springsido dis
trict In force.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-25
MUST MAKE THIRTY KNOTS.
Penalty for Delay on The Three Destroy'
srs Accumulate.


srs Accumulate.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ia.-The first Of
the 3o-knot torpedo boats built In the
United States aud the only one Of that
speed which has yet undergone official
trial, has finally failed TO reach the re-
quirements after three attempts, the
frat two Of them resulting In serious
damage TO the vessel. A telegram re-
ceivcd from Lieutenant Commander
Franklin J. Drake, by Secretary Long
shows that the Farragut on her final
trial near San Francisco November ~,
ran 20. 70 knots an hour. He says this
remarkably high speed was achieved
with no excessive vibration OF huh or
undue friction Of engines.
Tho vessel raj straightway for half
an hour at the rate Of 20. - knots, fol-
lowed by a turn, accomplished within
fifteen minutes and another dash OF
half an hour, this time ut the rate OF
80. 10 knots, the average for the whole
course being 20. 10. Tho Union Iron
works Of San Francisco, which built
the vessel, has appealed TO Secretary
Long to accept her, declaring that she
can easily make the required speed OF
thirty knots under ordinary condi-
tions, but that she was retarded In the
official trial by shallow water and
heavy head winds In the first half,
when the speed fell behind the con-
tract rate.
The act OF Congress Of June 10, 1899,
authorizing this vessel and the Dahl.
grcn and the T. A. M. Craven, now
building at Bath, Me-, Is novel in that
IL s~tipulates that the vessels shall
mako at least thirty knots. The SON
tracts call for that speed and declare
that II the vessels fail TO make IL they
shall DO rejected. Tho department
was, therefore, compelled to decide
that q fourth trial would be necessary,
IL boing powerless 20 waive the condi.
tions, although the belief was general
among officers that q difference oil
seventeen hundrcdths of q knot was
impracticable Of measurement In q
thirty -five-mile u
The two similar boats building al
Bath, Maine, are within 90 per sent Of
completion, and 1t is expected that
their trials will take place In about q
month. All three of the vessels SHOULD
have been delivered to the government,
under contract in the early part o.
last April, and they have already nc
cumulated largo bills on account o
the delay penalties. The failur,
OF the Union Iron works boa
readily TO accomplish its designed
velocity~-although the SCOTS, win,
built her, arc famous for the exccllonc,
of their work, Us shown in the Oregon
the Monterey, tho Olympia, the Sa,
Francisco, the Charleston. and othe
vessels--is thought to foreshadoy
much greater difficulties with the bat
iron works. boass, IA that company ha
hitherto had indifferent success wit
the vessels II has furnished to th
navy, with the possible exception {
the gunboats Machias and Castine, q
though their performance has not Doe
extraordinary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-25
A VERY BAD STORM.
Railroad Tramc Della yed by Wind and
s~now-Gcneral.

Railroad Tranic Della yed by Win and
snow-Gcneral.
November records for Nebraska con-
tain no account of n snow storm so
severe as that of Sunday, Monday and
Monday night. 1t was general over
the state, and considerable damage
was done to the cattle industry. The
cold wave came on schedule time Sun.
day afternoon and wound up Monday
night in a genuine blizzard or northcr.
The wind blew and snow drifted bad.
ly and seeped in through the tightest
of windows. The burlington officials
say 1t vas the worst storm they have
run up against for years. The road
suspended all freight trafic and moved
passenger trains with great difficulty.
Telegraph lines went down yer q
wide area, but arc being put up and
communication resumed. Reports are
not all In in relation to the damage
sustained by stockmen, but it is feared
that the range cattle were driven from
their shelter and lost.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-25
Jones ~Iuyestigating.

superintendent w. A. Jones OF the
state school for the blind at Nebraska
City, Is chairman Of a committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting of the
national association of teachers for
the blind to conduct IN investigation
with the blind with a view of deter
mining the true psychology of the
blind. The psychology Of the normal
civilized man having five sense is we'll
established and or this is based peda-
gogy or the art of teaching. There is
no scientific pedagogy for the blind
and the laying of a foundation Is a
part Of the work assigned to Superin-
tendent Jones and his committee. Mr..
Jones has prepared IN outline for the
investigation and has submitted it to
other members of the committee.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-25
Little News.

Secretary Hall of the state banking
board has issued a charter to the Bank
of Hallam. 1t has a paid-up capital OF
= 5000.
Exeter has four cases OF measles on
hand. Three of the patients are young
men and the other u child Of Il. 5.
Blouch.
Erwin Spicer, Of Hastings fell from
n ladder to the ground, a considerable
distance and the contact with the
frozen ground resulted in q fractured
forearm.
Governor Holcomb has issued a re.
ward OF 5000 for the apprehension and
conviction of the murderer of Charles
Greenwood, who was mysteriously
killed near Diller recently.
Sheriff ong of Fillmore county, has
received word that Joseph Bush, one
of the jailbirds recently escaped from
the Jail at Geneva, is under arrest at
D%ahlgrcn, H., awaiting indentifca-
ton.
Wheel thieves in Lincoln have quit
stealing whole wheels and now condne
their operations TO taking only parts
OF wheels. The other day l.. Il. Wins
low, who has an Office in the Burr
block, came down to ride his wheel
home, but when he went to get it no
found the front wheel gone. lie hasn't
found il vet. :
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-25

London, Nov. 21.-Immediately after
The re-assembling OF parliament the
parliamentary committee Of the trade
union congress will Introduce a meas
ure for the establishment of a mini
mum wage of Sc per week Of forty
eight hours for all government en-
polyes. The agitation in this direction
was started nearly ten years ago by
the woolwich arsenal employees ana
since that time the fight has gather
ed strength and has been persistently
kept up by various trade unions. In
the p~ostofice department, where the
wage scale IN VIGOROUSLY low, expert
photographers In many instances receiv-
ing barely SIS per week, the officials
have frowned upon any attempt OF the
employees to organize into trade I'M
IONS. Such an organization has, how
ever, been effected and is expected to
do yeoman's service In the way Of civ
ing testimony should a parliamentary
committee be appointed to investigate
the condition Of affairs.