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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-04-27
Chrir Merry Hanged.

Chicago, April 23.-Christopher Mer-
ry, uxoricide, was hanged in the county
Jail corridor at noon Friday. Merry
died game, making no scene on the scat
fold, as had been predicted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-04-27
Nominated for Congress.

BroolSville, Ind, April 2o.-The re-
publicans of the Sixth district NOM
mated James f. Watson for congress.
He is the ''man who beat Holman"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09

ands, ana destroyed Its Notifications.
Have destroyed Notifications at the bay
entrance, patrollng the garrison. I
control the bay completely and can take
the city at any time. The sqnadron in
excellent health and spirits. The Span
ish loss not full known, but very heavy;
15O killed, including the captain of the
Reina Christina. / am assisting in
protecting the Spanish sick and wound
ed IN hospital within our lines. Much
excitement in Manila. Will protect
foreign residents. DEWEY.
Immediately after making public
Dewey's second message Secretary Long
gave out his reply to Dewey, which has
been cabled by direction of the presi-
dent as follows:
dewey, Manila: The president, in
the name of the American people.
thanks you and your officers and men
Tor your splendid achievement and over
whelming victory. In recognition he
has appointed you acting admiral and
will recommend vote of thanks to you
by congress. "LoNG."
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09

bl6S 10 GOubluuc IClu pOEdIlly uuQer U00
American flag, pending the termination
of the war, the Spaniards delayed their
decision and kept wiring 20 Madrid
The Americans requested the privilege
of using the wire, and when it was re-
fused they cut the cable.
There are still two or three Spanish
gunboats about the Philippines, but no
resistance from them is probable. One
recently captured an American bark.
Commodore Dewey is now in full pos
session of the entrance to the harbor of
Manila and maintaining q close block
ade of the port while awaiting orders
from Washington.
Meanwhile his ships, such as are not
absolutely necessary to maintain the
blockade, are cruising about the neigh
boring waters capturing all ships that
fly the Spanish yellow and red
The following dispatches were re-
ceived by the navy department at Wash
lngton from Commodore Dewey:
MANILA, May 1.-Squadron arrived
at Manila at daybreak this morning
Immediately engaged the enemy and
destroyed the following Spanish vessels:
Reina Christins, Don Antonio de Ulloa,
Isla de Lazon, Isla de Cuba, General
Leo, Marques de Duero, Co1reo, Va
lasco, Isla de Mindanao, a transport,
and water battery at Cavite. The
squadron is uninjured and only few
men are slightly wounded Only means
of telegraphing is to American consul
at Hongkong. | shall communicate
with him. DEWEY.
CAv1TE, May 4.-Long, Secretary
Navy: have taken possession of the
naval station at Cavite. Philinnina isl-
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09

What has become Of all the socie
ties that were following so loudly
about their patriotism during the
piping times of peace which are now
no more? Two or three of these
made a great parade of the flag and
assumed entire ownership of it.
They however have not been very
demonstrative since the recruiting
officer began to go abroad in the land.
We never did like SO much rot about
the patriotism of such organizations
and the way they have acted in this
emergency has strengthened us in
the opinion that they are about the
rankest frauds that are allowed to
run at large.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09
General woodford In washington.

New YORK, May General Stewart
L. Woodford, United States minister to
Spain arrived on La Touraine on Sun
day and left for Washington. La
Touraine also had ON board number
of the attaches of the United States
legation at Madrid. A reception COM
anittee from the Union League club
and u. S. Grant post, 1877, G.. A. r.,
net General Woodford at quarantine
and accompanied him to this city
General Woodford declined to say any
thing for publication.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09
NEARLY FELL INTO
THE SPANISH TRAP.
Escape From Destruction Off
Havana-Poor Workmanship.

KEY WET, May 9.-Only poor marks
manship ON the part of the Spanin1 gun
ners saved the Vicksburg and the cutter
Morill from destruction off Havana.
For over half an hour they were under
the fire of the guns of the Santa Clara
water batteries, but both escaped with
out material injury, although shrapnel
shots from eight-inch guns exploded all
about them, and both now show the
pitted scars of the Spanish bullets.
The willy Spaniards had arranged a
trap to send couple of our ships to the
bottom. They baited it as man would
bait trap. A small schooner was sent
out from Havana harbor shortly before
daylight to draw some of the Americans
into the ambuscade. The ruse worked
like charm. The Vicksburg and the
Morrill,, in the heat of the chase and in
their contempt for Spanish gunnery,
walked straight into the trap that had
been set for them. Had the Spaniards
possessed their souls in patience but five
minutes longer not even the bad gun
practice would have saved our ships,
and two more of our vessels would lie
at the bottom within two lengths of the
wreck of the ill-starred Maine.
The Morrill, and Vicksburg were
about six miles from the schooner when
the chase began. They steamed after
her at full speed, the Morrill, leading
until within mile and a half of the
Santa Clara batteries. Commander
Smith was the first to realize the dam
ger into which the reckless pursuit had
led them. He concluded it was time to
haul off and sent shot across the bow
of the schooner. The Spanish skipper
instantly brought his vessel about, but,
while she was still rolling in the trough
of the sea with her sails Tapping, an s.
inch shrapnel shell came hurting
through the air from the water battery.
mile and half away. Itpassed over
the Morrill,, between the pilothouse and
the smokestack, and exploded less than
80 feet on the port quarter. The small
shot ratified against her side. 1t was
close call. Two more shots followed in
quick succession, both shrapnel. One
burst close under the starboard quarter,
filling the engine room with the smoke
of the explosion of the shell, and the
other, like the first, passed over and ex-
ploded just beyond.
In the meantime, Captain Smith also
put his helm to port and was none too
soon, for, as the Morrill, stood off, a
solid 8-inch shot grazed her starboard
quarter and kicked up tons of water as
it struck wave 100 yards beyond. Cap
tain Smith said afterward that this was
undoubtedly an 9-inch armor- piercing
projecti1e and that it would have passed
through the Morrill's boilers had he not
changed her course in the nick of time.
All the guns of the water battery
We're now at work One of them cut
the Jacobs ladder Of the Vicksburg
adrift and another carried away a por-
ton of the rigging. AS the Morrill, and
the Vicksburg steamed away their aft
guns were used, but only a few shots
were fired
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09
OUR FLEETS
COMPLETE
VICTORY
All the Spanish Warships at Ma
Mia Either Destroyed
or Captured.
HIS OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Not an American Killed Nor Ship
Hardly Damaged.
HIS OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
FORTS AT CAyITE SURRENDER.

Dewey's Says He eau Take
Possession of the City of Manila at Amy
to Him and His Men-Appointed Him an
Admiral--The American Fleet stopped
Fighting to Eat Breakfast and Then
Renewed the Battle-The Greatest Vic
tory In Naval History Spanish Loss
VIII Reach Over 1000 Killed and
eign Residents-The Squadron Is Now
Maintaining a Blockade and Capturing
All Spanish Ships That Are Sighted.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09
The Absurd Confederate.

Various timid and ill-informed
newspapers cite the civil war as a
warning that our contest with Spain
may be long and dreadful says the
New York World.
There is no possible parallel be-
tween the two cases. 1t is simply
preposterous.
l. First Of all, the Confederates
were Americans, not Spaniards-an
important difference.
2. Their armies were commanded
by some of the very ablest West
Pointers then living, including Lee,
Jackson, and two Johnstons, Staurt,
Beauregard, Longstreet, and others,
soldiers equal to any that war has
produced.
3 These Americans stood face to
face with the Union armies from the
very outset. They were not trans
ported 1000 miles. They fought on
their own ground.
They numbered half a million
fighting men, whereas Spain has not
more than $4,000 effective soldiers
in Cuba and cannot land any more.
5 They had their homes, their
corn fields, their cattle pastures
their plg-pens and their smoke
houses at their backs They had f.
100000 negro farm hands to raise
TODD supplies while the white men
fought They had resources such
as poor, bankrupt and revolution
racked Spain has not had in cen
fury.
6 The civil war divided the coun-
try. This war unites it. The North
and South are standing together
as one man, and our war-making
power represents now the combined
force of both Union and Confederate
fighting plus great increase in
wealth, population, transit facilities,
food production, international cred
it and all resources. Plus also the
teaching of that costly war lesson,
plus experienced officers and sol
diers still ready for duty, and plus
the powerful navy.
The country that faces Spain is
quite five times as potent as was
the divided country that tried con
illusions with itself in 1861. Com
parison in such case is simply alb
surb.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09
MILAN IN DARKNESS.
Troops In Italy-Hundreds Were
Killed and Injured.

LUCIANO, Switzerland, May st has
been terrible Sunday at Milan. About
/ o'clock in the afternoon a veritable
battle occurred in the Via Somtraire
Thousands of tiles and chimneys were
hurled from the roofs upon the troops,
who were compelled to, retire.
A similar fight took place in the Via
Torino, and it is believed that no fewer
than 300 were killed and 1000 injured
The gates of the town were held by
troops in the evening and throughout
the night, SO that workmen employed
outside were unable to return to their
homes. In this way the rising was de-
prived of additional hep from without.
During the night the city was in COM
nlete darkness and funereal silence
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09

Hon. Sam v Woods, of Philippi,
is very DESTROYS of the Democratic
Congressional nomination He has
many qualities which are required
for the position, and among the
foremost are brains and character
Ploindealer.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09

America has always shown her
superiority on the waves when there
was any call on her to show it. The
last victory was only the continual
ton of long line of glorious deeds.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09

We not only have taken the Phil
ippines but we intend to hold them
and any nation attempting to chal=
lenge the right will probably meet
the fate that Montejo met at the
hands of Dewey and his gallant men
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09

We have heard of the captures of
several Spanish spies Now what
we want is to hear of the hanging
of those who have been nabbed,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09

That Spanish victory of the Dons
probably grew out of the fact that
up until now Sampson has been UNI
able to locate their fleet.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-09
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Good stock, prompt delivery and
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and see us at TYGARD MANU-
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Estimates for buildings complete
furnished on application
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-20
Northumberland County.

HEATHSVILLE, VA, May 1s.-(Spe-
cial)-The Board of Supervisors of this
county will consider at their next meet
ing the question Of declaring the bounda-
ries of each tract or lot of land "A lawful
fence as to all horses. cattle, hogs, etc,
i'm three of the districts of the county.
The question was raised by petition once
before in the county, and was defeated.
The sentiment this time is abOu, evenly
divided, and the board will not have an
easy task i'm making the decision. Most
of the owners OF large farms in the necks
and on the water front, where rail tim
Der is becoming very scarce, are in
favor Of the no-fence idea. while most
of the owners of the small forest farms,
where grazing for cattle IS poor, believe
the law would prove a hardship.
The storm here Tuesday night was a
severe electric one. Two houses in Lofts
burg were struck by lightning, and in
the case of the dwelling of Mr.. Jefferson
Hughes, which was one of the buildings,
one IF the members of the family was
stunned very severely, remaining I'M
conscious for some hours. The buildings
were not burned. The hail which accom-
panied the storm did much damage 10
the tomato crop, which has already suf-
fered so many hardships that the yield
of the season will necessarily be short.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-20
BOSTON BUSINESSMEN UNITE.
Association TO Help Competition
with New Fork.

BOSTON, May l9.-At the Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday there was started
the nucleus OF one of the most import
ant ORGANIZATIONS formed by Boston
businessmen. Ii will be an association
to look after the commercial interests
OF Boston, to see that this city gets the
full share OF the wholesale and manufac-
turing trade. which. it is claimed, at tho
present time is being largely centred in
New York. through the efforts OF the
New York Merchants Association.
The following Board OF Directors OF
the at present unnamed association were
unanimously elected: Rufus A. Flanders.
OF the Wholesale Grocery Association
and president OF the Boston Associated
Board of Trade; Henry f. Miller. OF the
Boston Music Trade Association;
Thomas Doliber. of the Boston Drug
gists' Associations: William s. Sayward.
OF the Master Builders Association and
secretary OF the Boston Associated Board
OF Trade: Alvin Carl. OF the Boston
Brewers Association: Harry l.. Doten.
OF the New England Iron and Hardware
Associations: +. y. Holmes. Of the shoe
manufacturers; G.. y. North. of the Soda
water manufacturers; George Ii. Leo
nard, OF the wholesale oil merchants.
and c. w. Written. of the wholesale dry
goods dealers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-20
CONDITIONS IN SPAIN.

A Madrid special to the New York
Herald says that it mus; be recognized
that the Spanish Cabinet has been
STRENGTHENED By It's reconstruction. On
the other hand. a special TO the London
Mail would seem 10 imply that the new
government is weaker than the one it
succeeded. The latter special says that.
WITH the exception of Senior Gomazo, the
Cabinet is not composed OF eminent men,
or even OF men OF prestige and influence.
Tho two correspondents agree, however,
In the view that the life of the Cabinet
will depend on the course Of naval and
military events. That is TO say, should
Spain sustain another serious defeat, the
Cabinet would fan, but in the event OF a
Spanish success it would probably be
continued for some little time, seeing
that II Is more homogeneous and more
in accord with the majority in the Cortes
than was the former Cabinet.
And the view that the Cabinet would
fall in case of another Spanish disaster
10 emphasized in a special from Valencia
TO the New York Herald's European edi-
ton. The war-fever, says the Valencia
correspondent. is decidedly abating in
Spain. and the long-winded debates in
the Cortes. revealing the helplessness OF
the country, have contributed thereto as
much almost as the defeat at Cavite.
The correspondent then goes on to de-
clare that a distinctive feature OF the
present crisis is that there is not single
public man who inspires the least conf
dence, and that the tinkering with the
ministry is looked upon by the masses
with despairing indifference. This cir
cumstance. he adds, and the opinion daily
growing among thinking people that
Spain is drifting towards defeat, may at
any moment determine the formation of
a peace party.
In short, the sum OF all the advices
referred to fortifies the conclusion that
in the story our Atlantic naval force shall
tell in the next few days is involved,
not only the question of whether there
shall be a speedy termination of the war,
but. perhaps, also the question Of
whether Spain shall be precipitated into
revolution that will end In the overthrow
of the present dynasty.
What with the discomfort and suffering
that prevail among the lower orders in
Spain and the leaven of peace already
working among thinking people, another
serious Spanish reverse would afford the
Carlists an opportunity to strike for
power they would hardly ignore.
whether after they had assisted in raising
it they could control the storm and pre-
vent ii from sweeping the country into
republicanism and practical anarchy re-
mains to be seen. But there is a posi-
bility that they could, for, as we said yes
terday, SPANS sad experience with re-
publicanism would probably cause the
Republican leaders to support Carlism.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-20
NATURAL BRIDGE.
Transporting Troops-Arrested on
suspiciOT-Wheat.

NATURAL BRIDGE VA. May 49,
Special )-Several young men left here
yesterday for Richmond by way of Staun-
ton to enlist in the army. One hundred
and twenty-eight cars of soldiers passed
over the Norfolk and Western railroad
Yesterday. going South. 1t is estimated
that there were between 1900 and 5000
men in all. A foreigner who had been
loafng about the station and the railroad
bridge for several days was arrested yes
terday and taken before Justices Overton
and Moore, and committed TO jail. He
was taken TO Lexington last night. He
could not speak English, or made out he
could not. He said he was an Italian.
Nothing was found on him TO prove that
he was a spy. The railroad authorities
are watching their tracks closely while
transporting troops.
The wheat crops are looking fine, ex-
cept in some fields which were injured by
the severe hail-storm of last week.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-20
NEWPORT NEWS.
A Home Guard-OG for Tampa
Notes.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. May l9.-(Spe-
clal)--At the regular meeting of the
Chesapeake Gun Club last night. reso-
luton was unanimously adopted. tender
ing the services of the club TO Mayor
Post as a home guard, in the event they
are needed for the protection Of the city.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie is now
ready to follow her sister ship. the Yose-
mite, out to sea. All of the ammunition
and supplies are aboard. and Commander
Davis is awaiting orders TO move, which
are expected this evening.
State-Quarantine-O Officer A. c. Jones
stated to-day that it Is hardly probable
the Marine Hospital Service will remove
the quarantine ship jamestown from Old
Point to a point below Thimble light,
in the Chesapeake bay. He says there
is not the slightest danger for the
nelghboring cities on account of the pres
ence of the jamestown in Hampton
Roads.
Battery II, Fourth United States Ar
tillery, left Fort Monroe this morning at
1880 o'clock for Norfolk, where it board
ed the Seaboard Airline special for
Tampa, Fla. A large crowd saw the
artillerymen off.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-20

young Baptist minister and a former rep
resentative of this county In the state
LEGISLATURE His theme was, Battles III
Life and How to Win Them Ii was Il
fine sermon.
At 1OA. NJ. Tuesday Professor A. l.. G..
Stephenson, president of the college,
made an address that was highly enjoyed
by the large audience present. At +. NJ.
DR.. Nat. Dulaney. of Bristol, delivered
the literary address before the societies,
making one of the most able and witty
speeches ever heard in our town.
Monday evening the Aurelia Paxton
Society of young ladies gave most in
teresting entertainment.
The commencement brought many nice
people to town, and gave forcibie
presage of what the college Will do next
year.
Recent rains have made the outlook
for farmers much brighter. The wheat
crop never looked brighter in this county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-20
Temple, PembertOn, COrdeS 4 Co.

termination or ending Of such right Or
privilege. remove from said highways AMI
said park all OF the pipes and fixtures
laid therein by them. Upon failure % so
do after said notice Of such termination.
the citv shall have power 10 remove the
same and charge the expenses $50 in
Cured 10 the said parties or their as
signs. and shall also have the power 10
sell the said pipes 10 any purchaser either
before or after removing the same. Any
sum so derived shall become and be the
property OF the city: provided. that f
such failure to furnish such compressed
air was not intentional, but was caused
by unfriendly litigation. or by some ac-
cident or injury TO machinery, or by sotoe
stoppage or injury 10 the pipes, or ~
being prevented or obstructed IN the Lre
of the water at the fOre-bay, and other
sources of water supply. then the right
or privilege as 10 said pipes herein grant
ed shall not cease, but remain IN force
If the said parties or their assigns snhl
strive to remedy or remove any such lh-
jury or any such stoppage. whenever the
right 10 occupy the highways and sara
park with said pipes and fixtures shall
cease and determine. then the SAID patuts
or their assigns shall remove from sam
highways and said park all SAID plpt'
within sixty days after notice from the
Committee on Streets so 10 DO, ana sndl
restore the streets 10 a condition salts
factory to the City Engineer, subject 70
the approval OF the Committee or streets
70 For any failure 10 comply with any
OF the requirements OF this ordinance. ~
with any which may be hereafter legally
imposed by said city TO carry out or en-
force the terms and conditions hereof.
and for which no fine is herein specincaly
imposed. a fine OF not less than ten nor
more than five hundred dollars may %
imposed: each days failure TO be sepa-
rate offence.
lS. This ordinance shah be In force
from its passage. -
BEN. L. AUGUST
my list city Clerk
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-20

The Common Council Of Niagara Falls,
n. Y, has accepted an invitation to go
over the river on May oath and assist the
Canadians in celebrating the Queens
birthday. They have also declared the
day a legal holiday, and the companies
controlling the two footbridges across
the river will give one half Of the re-
ceipts of the day to the fund established
20 support the families OF local men who
have gone to war.
This unusual attention Is In return for
the frienduness displayed by the Cana
dams I'm coming over to this side and
aiding in giving the Forty-seeond sepa-
rate Company a send-off ON May lst'
when 1t started for Hampstead. such
a thing has never before been known to
occur on the border" says a corrcspon-
dent Of the New York Tribune.