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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-05
THE BCSTON.
One of the Fleet that Won Great Victory at Manila

pany. which is largely owned by Eng
lish capital. expressed entire willing
ness to surrender his office to the
Americans, but Augusti would not lis.
ten to 1t.
II have promised my sovereign" he
declared. ito hold Manila or be buried
In its ruins, and ! shall keep my
word"
Rnwson-Walkcr returned to Commo.
dore Dewey and presented Augustus
reply. The consuls of France and Ger
many were aboard the Olympia ut the
time, and they asked the commodore
what he proposed to do.
Take Manila," was the lnconic re.
sponse.
The consuls pleaded with him not to
shell the town. as the principal suffer-
crs would be Europeans and not Span
iards.
The commodore explained that the
defenses would be the first object of
his attack. Having disposed OF them
he would turn his attention to the
town.
The men on the fortiiications were
alert and opened n hot fire at once.
Dewey took his time about replying
But when he did give the order the
blue jackets went to the work with a
will and precision which told terribly
on the fortiiications. The Spaninrds
again proved themselves poor gunners.
Every time shot struck an Amer
lean vessel they cheered mndly. The
Yankees were less demonstrative. As
a consequence they got In more shots.
The commanders of the gunboats did
not know when they We're well or and
indiscrectly fired n few rounds ut the
Americans.
They had been overlooked heretofore.
but now the Olympia turned her ntten-
tion to them, and few well-placcd
shots made them spectators of the
fray.
The American fire did fearful dam
age to the defenscs in the vicinity of
Cavite, and the town itself was soon
all ablaze. There was no time to ex-
tinguish the flames. and the Spanish
forces Withdrawing soon after. the lit
tie hamlet was left to It's fate. A
Slowly but surely the Americans ST.
fenced the batteries until Corregldor,
at the entrance of the harbor, alone
continued to belch defiance to the
American fleet.
Manila was now Mt Dcwcy's mercy,
but he lacked the men necessary to
make landing. 1hc insurScnt FORCES
were unable to make an attack with
any hope Of success.
The American commander sent an
other note to Governor Augusti. Manila
must be surrendered or the town itself
would be fired upon. Again the
naughty Cnstilian answered In the neg
ativc. and the commodore resumed his
| work.
The sUuadron's fire was concentrated
on Corregidor. The combat was ter
rife. As the forts fire began to weaken
the cable was severed and the outside
world was left TO conjecture the result.
During the night Manila took fire.
The flames seemed to break out in
every portion of the city at the same
time. The Spaniards assert that the
conhagration was caused by the nlco-
hol bombs fired by the American ships,
but this is probably untr.'
1t is more likely that the spaniards
themselves fired the town before 1t fell
into the hands of their conquerors
However tina. ma. be. the flames did
their work well. and only few houses
remain. Most of the citizens have fled
| to the country. The soldiery IL reap
ing II harvest OF pillnge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-05
To Force the Fighting.

Denver, May IA special to the
Rocky Mountain News from Washing
ton says:
The President yesterday approved
the decision of the War Department
to prosecute the war with nll possi-
bic vigor.
The Philippines will be held and
their customs will be seized for the
payment of Indemnity Of the United
States for destruction of the Maine
and other damage done by Spain al
the conclusion OF the war.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-05
REDUCING THE FORTS.
Commodore Dewey Preparing to Take
MhnIln by FOrce.


London. May 2.-Later dispatches
Dewey this morning demanded of Gov
ernor Augusti the surrender OF all
Spanish vessels in the archipelago,
threatening to lombard the ports IL
the demand is refused. The governor
has twenty-four hours grace, and has
cabled Madrid for advice.
The British consul, L. II. Rawson-
Walker, bore the message to the gov
ernor. In n nutshell 1t was that Au-
gusti must surrender the torpedoes
and guns at Manila and the cable Of
flee mt once. Failure to comply with
this demand would be followed by
a bombardment.
For two hours the representative Of
England conferred with the proud old
governor. But Cnstilian pride proved
proof against Anglo-Saxon reason.
and Dewey's demands were rejected.
The representative Of the cable CON-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-05
LATE WAR NEWS.

her crippled condition, could not, escape
the storm of shot and Shells Sudden
ly her magazine exploded. z9gl
Madrid, May Is n. MIA special to
the Liberal from Manila says Admiral
Montejo, the Spanish commander, ac-
knowledges that the Spanish fleet has
been completely demolished. He adds
that the crew of the Spanish warship
Aindanao has been saved.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-05
REQUIREMENTS OF RECRUITS.
Regulations for Recruiting Issued by the
War Department.

War Department
Washington. d. c., May 3.-The In
structions issued by the War Depart
mcnt to govern recruiting In the regu-
lar army In time of war give the
weight required for men enlisting for
various branches of the service. togeth-
er with the table showing physical
proportions for height. weight and
chest measurements.
For the infantry and the artillery
branches the height must be not less
than five feet four inches. and weight
not less than 100 pounds and not more
than 100 pounds.
For the cavalry branch the height
must be not less than five feet four
inches and not more than five feet ten
inches. and weight not to exceed 165
pounds. No minimum weight Is pre-
scrbcd for the cavalry, but the chest
measurement must be satisfactory.
The following is the table of physi-
cal proportions prescribed for height,
weight and chest measure:
Ghost mpnslrpmput- Height, Weight.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-05

Company A, Denver. G5
Company i, Denver. r............ 81
Company. l., Denver. ID
Company +. Denver. ........... 81
Company X, Denver. ........... G2
Company @, Longmont. ........ 13
Company -, Greeley. SO
Company ii, Boulder. .......... 20
Second I,csIment-
Company A. Lake City. 40
Companies Il and G, Pueblo. -. 1S';
Companies Il and +. Lcadville.. 1iS
Company q. Cripple Creek. k..... 81
Company ii, Colorado Springs. So
Cavalry
Denver City Troop. ............ AZ
Troop G. Denver. r............... IL
Dlsmounted troops ............. 10
Troop A, Lcndvillc. lc............ 30
To-day the surgeon general and corps
will examine the members Of the mi
litia who have not passed the ncces-
snry medical examination under the
new rules, hut It Is not expected that
large per cent. will fail. The men col
lectivcly made II splendid appearance.
At Z o'clock last night sentinel duty
was established and will he mnin-
tanned continuously until camp il bro
ken. As darkness came on the camp
assumed more military aspect. The
hustle OF the day gave way to compnr-
ativc quiet. The men assembled In
their tents. sang songs and told sto-
ries. Many Of them retired early,
rolling up In their blankets. their feet
forming circles In the center OF the
tents. It was cold night and the
weather was threatening. The blan.
kcts were not ms warm and thick as
blankets at home. and the ground wns
not quite MS comfortable as mattress
and feather bed. There were cracks
in the tents through which the wind
managed to sweep. However. the
boys enjoyed II. II was their nrst
taste OF soldier life and many OF them
were still SO excited that they would
not have slept even II soldiers bed
were made of down. All classes Of
songs were sung. yankee Doodle"
and "Ncnrcr My God to Thee" seemed
to be the favoritcs. In one tent "A
Hot Time in Old Town" was repeated
n score of times.
The morning and evening salutes
will be given by n Napoleon gun from
the Chaffcc Light Artillery.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12
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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12
The West Virginia Building anc

The West Virginia Building and
Loan association or some other
such high sounding title, with its
principal Office at Wheeling, has
about gone up. There seems to
have been some very peculiar acts
among some of the officers, that are
TO be investigated. Our people in
this city will lose about ten or
twelve thousand dollars. If they
had obeyed the Oil Review and in
vested their money at home they
would not have lost it. When man
or set Of men come along and offer
you per cent. interest tor your
money, just keep the principal, you
may get some interest in such an
investment, but you will never see
the principal nor any part thereof
Of it. Invest your money at home.
It is here you made it, the town
needs your help and aid, and
his ten thousand dollars lost
would have added very handsome
usiness block to our city. But
1ere are others who have gone
way and lost their good money
I'D others will do the same thing
ter on and so it will 60 on worlds
ithout end. Sharp men with a
bod smooth tongue, shrewd liars
i'd manipulators, will continue to
sit our city and they always find
ew victims, sometimes in one set
d then among others in differ
sphere In life, but they always
d a sucker. Tell them all that
u never invest penny outside
your own town and stick to that
you will be all safe and sound.
Mt forget this.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12

The people of Wheeling want the
K. of P. meeting next year and the
newspapers of that city think SO
much of the order the Register and
News never mentioned the meeting
here. 1t is none of our business,
but we think the order would do
well to go some where else where
more attention will be paid to them.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12

Something should be done at
once if we want to incorporate al
the December term of court
Stringtown GusheT."
If you really want to become an
incorporated town, the first and all
Important thing to do is to get the
consent of the bosses at the county
seat. You may think that this is a
small task, but you just run up
against it once and you will find
out that the job is big one: Elect
Riggs and you will avoid the bosses
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12

1t is claimed that 2,7oo people
went up from Wheeling yesterday
to attend the Templars conclave at
Pittsburg. Wasn't many left in
the old town, it this report is true.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12

The weather man was in bad re.
pute last night, but for giving such
a beautiful day as today is, we will
forgive him for his nasty work yes
terday.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12

We are beknighted today and we
are glad of it.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12
SUBSCRIPTION RAYns
Daily

We are cutting a great shine,
sure.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12

their No. on the Gorrell lease in
the northeast extension of the Elk
Fork pool.
The Cutler s. Harvey Oil com.
pany will put the SIS casing in
their No. on the Clendeuning
farm today, and this we'll should be
in the sand the latter part of the
week, or the first of next.
WAVERLY, w. VA.
Our budget of oil news is covered
by nice we'll on Monroe William
sons farm out near the famous
Hunter farm.
The Eureka Pipe Liue company
have connected ON to the tank of
the Long Reach Oil company on
the Josephus Whitlatch farm. The
rigs up in the Salt sand develop
ments, one on the Kelly farm held
by the Ross Oil company. The
other on the Whitlatch by the
Long Reach Oil company.
The Ross Oil company is still
making a mystery out of their
Strosnider No. for it is a settled
fact that they have plug in the
hole and it will make nice pro-
ducer when it is opened up.
Frazier Corbitt Bros. and Brocku-
nter have drilled their No. S on the
R. J. Corbitt and it is aeother dus-
ter. These operators grit is to be
admired as this is the fourth dry
hole and one two barrel producer
on S1Xty-five acres.
The Henry Oil company and
Ross are building a rig for No. d
Malone.
Kennedy and Kelly have just
drilled in a nice well on the Thorn.
iley lease.
The oil we'll on the Black farm,
drilled about four months ago by
the Morton Tin Plate Mill Co. and
plugged up, was measured yester-
day, and it was found to contain
about 200 feet of the finest oil,
within ten feet of the top. Other
wells will be drilled in the neigh
borhood as it is thought valuable
pool has been found. Cambridge
Jeff.
The drillers at the Sandyville oil
we'll broke the cable last week at
depth of 400 feet and they had to
discontinue for few days. They
baiied six barrels of oil from the
we'll, and they went to work Mon
day to sink the we'll deeper. -Ra
venswood News.
The Cadmus Oil company's No.
S, which came in Sunday, is a
good well, though the amount OF
production can not be stated until
it IS put to pumping tomorrow.
Barnsdall g. Ranger will drill in
their we'll on the Wtittikind farm,
on the Ohio side of the river tomor.
row and they expect to secure big
producer.
F. B. Rangers we'll on the head
of Vienna Island is expected in
Saturday. The result is being
awaited with interest by the talent,
who look upon the location as an
important one.
The Hochstetter we'll on the
Sheets farm at Newport, came in
yesterday and is dry.-Marietta
Register.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12
OIL NOTES.
THE OIL. MARKET.

tension of the Elk Fork field Is
still going on and there is no tell
ing when it will cease. Both of the
companies seem to be determined
that they will not be the first to cry
quits" and are going ahead with
the work which they have started.
The wells which have been started
out putting the foot on the ground.
are all going along all right and
there will be an interesting time
there when the time for them to
come in arrives. Each of the COM
panies have about half dozen rigs
up or wells started and if it be-
comes necessary they will start that
many more providing, of course,
there is room enough for them.
The wells as they are at present are
so close to the line and to each
other that it is almost possible to
step from one rig to another with
The Bruner & Co. well on the
Mercer farm, mention of which was
made yesterday, has been drilled
deeper in the sand, and it is now
believed that it will be good for
about 40 to so barrels day. When
yesterdays report was written, the
we'll had been drilled into the top
of the sand, had gotten a nice show
of oil and some gas, and it was not
known what it would make. 1t will
be a fairly good we'll, and 9th
ers will be drilled on the same lease
at once.
Gafney & Coo well on the
Lowry farm is a very dry hole, as
was stated yesteday. 1t has been
drilled through the Keener sand
into the Big Iujun, and there was
no oil found. 1t IS now about TWEEN
ty.fve feet deep in the Big Iriun
sand, and has filled up several hun
dred feet with salt water.
The South Penn Oil compa is
fishing at their No. 6 on the Gun
ningham farm. This is one of the
wells along the line between the
Gorrell of the Henry Oil Co. and
the South Penn on the Cunningham
lease.
The Eastern Oil company has a
fishing job at their No. 10 on the
Gorreli lease and it will be some
days before the lost tools will be
recovered. They are pretty badly
stuck.
Treat & Crawford are drilling al
about 1900 feet at their No. I or
the Wetzel farm and should be due
in the sand the latter part of this OF
the first of next week.
There is quite little work being
done out in the vicinity of the Jug
near Centreville at the present time
there being three or four wells I'm
der way. The Hickman Oil com
pany's No. 3 on the Hickman lease
which was drilled in a shot time
ago has the rods in and has been
put to pumping. 1t will be good
for about IFS barrels a day.
Shay & McMullen have made the
location and are building the zig for
their No. I on he Brown lease.
The rig will be completed this week
and drilling should be commenced
the early part of next week.
The Victor Oil company's well
On the Smith farm, which has been
reported heretofore, is getting along
nicel y and should be in In a short
time.
The South Penn Oil company is
doing some work in this section,
but list could not be gotten for
today's paper. They have one we'll
drilling on the Pierpoint lease and
another one ready to start, while on
some of their other leases they have
couple of wells drilling and one
or two ready to start.
The Little Muskingum Oil COM
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12

Only FIVE Dollars 40 Mackinac and
Return.
Thursday, October 18th, via c.
L. & w. railway. Tickets good
fifteen days. Unusual opportunity
to visit Cleveland, Detroit, Mt.
Clemens and Mackinac Island tor
little money. For full particulars
apply to o. R. Wood, T. P. A., c.
L. & w. railway, Wheeling, w.
Va. S st
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-10-12

A new line of fine menu cards
just opened at the Review office.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-09-16
LOOKING FOR A GHOST.
Citizens of ST. Cloud, WIS.,, Troubled
and Terrorized by Mystcri-
GUS Visitor.

Queer stories are afloat concerning
mysterious apparition that has APP
peared in ST. Cloud, Wis. Since Satur-
day last farmers residing in that sec
ton Of the country have journeyed to
Fond du Lac to tell of the ghost which
makes its nightly appearance in that
village. Many of the residents refuse
to go outside their doors in the even.
ing.
residents in that section and man
who is known for his veracity, tells the
following story of his dealings with a
ghost:
"On Saturday evening I started out
to repair the switch on the water tank
and had gone some distance, when ]
noticed man coming toward me. AT
first I did not think anything about
him, but as the person drew nearer
saw he was a strange man and dressed
in white.
Upon closer scrutiny noticed that
the man was not walking, but gliding
along the rails. When short distance
away I asked him who he was and
where he was going. Hardly had I f1n.
ished the questions when he vanished
in the air.
II felt rather peculiar, but on Mon.
day night made the same journey.
saw the same object coming and when
short distance away it spread out its
arms to full length and melted away
The point at which the ghost appears
is lonely spot near the railway water
tank. The residents in that village
will hold watching bee soon and
should the ghost appear at that time
several loads Of buckshot and bullets
will glide toward the mysterious ap.
partition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-09-16
An Exodus of Rats.

The North China Herald says that a
curious phenomenon was witnessed re-
Gently at daybreak upon the opening
of the Ch'angmen gate of Soochow
Some 1000 or more rats of all sizes
were seen to file out of the gates, show.
Ing no fear of the country people who
were flocking to sell their market
produce In the city. There is much ex.
element, amounting almost to pan.
ic, therefore, in Soochow, and a dire
fate is prophesied to the city, it being
remembered that similar exodus
happened in the sos, just prior to the
fall of the city into the hands of the
TAPPING rebels.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-09-16
WEBS A CON CT.
Ex-Banker Charles w. spalding Mar
ried to His Former stenogrn.
pher, Miss Louise Erwin.

Miss Louise Erwin, who figured in
events which involved the financial
downfall and Imprisonment of Charles
W. Spalding, who was president of the
Globe savings bank, at Chicago, was
married to Spalding the other Cay by
justice of the peace in a lawyers
office in the Unity building. spalding,
who was brought here from Joliet
prison recently to testify in pending
bank cases, spent'the morning in court
and left about noon with his guard
and Jailer Whitman. Miss Ervin's
parents also witnessed the ceremony.
Since Spalding has been at the Jail
again he has had the use of desk in
the cage" and Miss Erwin has been
helping him with his correspondence,
which has been large. While Spalding
was at the Jail before being sent to
Joliet she kept in the background,
though she was evidently the source of
many attentions and delicacies which
he received.
Miss Erwin was stenographer for
Spalding ten years ago. He sent her
away for further education, and soon
after she returned she left the bank
but lived in residence which Spald-
ing gave her; held property which he
transferred to her, and had safety
deposit box to which she went when
she needed funds and which was re-
plenished continually. 1t is supposed
that troubles which resulted in the
first Mrs. spalding's successful appli-
cation for divorce originated in such
proceedings.
The young woman has remained 10y
al to Spalding in his troubles, and
turned over property in the hope OF
keeping him out of prison. When this
proved of no avail, she tried, but in
vain, to get the property back.
In acknowledging his marriage to
Miss Erwin, spalding said only: "a
trust will be treated fairly, as ]
think I have acted honorably."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-09-16


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