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sells. All the captured Spanish om
GERS pear testimony to the part played
In the battle by the lighter pieces.
Guns crews were killed or driven
from their weapons; the decks became
shambles. The morale of the enlisted
men was shattered. No protection
above the armored belt suficed to re-
sist the searching qualities of these
smaller pieces. Long before the yes-
sells yielded the crews abandoned the
batteries and sought refuge wherever
the thickness Of metal promised shell
ter. Then came the fire.
The damage done by the ignition of
the woodwork of the ship was extraor-
binary. At first 1t was fought. but the
bursting projectiles OF the larger cali
bers sprinkled the decks with particles
which were like igniting fuses. The
flames spread rapidly, first about the
wooden decks and the wood sheathed
and bulkheaded quarters below, and
then attacking the bridges, boats and
superstructures. The free ammunition
about the batteries began to explode:
the abandoned guns commenced to dis
charge their unprotected cartridges. At
last. when the ships struck the coral
and the supports OF tunnels and masts
were carried away or strained, these
vertical masses began to sway and
topple, and as the vessels turned on
their bilgos gave way entirely and
came down with n shock that rent
everything In their nelghborhood.
Finally the conflagration reached the
magazines, and the flame clouds hover
Ing over the twisted and distorted
frames and beams were slitted by great
masses of fire and by bursting projec-
tiles shooting skyward. In this roaring
furnace the steel and iron became NAL
leable. and as the ships rolled and
pounded on the beach the forge on
which they were bent and mangled
was provided for them.
IL Is no wonder, then, that the
board reported the improbability OF
saving all but the Maria Teresa, and
possibly the Colon, for the Oquendo
and Vizcaya, torn by projectlles and
given over to the flame If their burst
ing charges. were Quilted or shattered
in such shape that their days Of USE
fulness were over.
Briefly summarizing, the conclusions
reached by the Board Of Examination
were as follows:
The use of wood in the construction
and equipment Of warships should bo
reduced to the utmost degree possible.
Loaded torpedoes above the water line
are a serious menace 10 the vessels
carrying them. and they should not be
so carried by vessels other than tor
pedo boats. The value OF rapid-fre
batteries cannot be too highly esti-
mated. All water and steam pipes
should be laid beneath the protective
deck and below the water line and
fitted with risers at such points rs
may be considered necessary. The In
fanta Maria Teresa. Almirante Oquen-
do and Vizcaya were destroyed by con-
fagration caused by the explosion OF
shells In the interior. which set fire
to the woodwork. Tho upper deck aud
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all other woodwork ON these ships was
entirely consumed, except at the ex-
tremitles, thus showing tha impor-
lance Of flreproo6ng all woodwork on
board ships. Many of the guns on
board the burned ships were found
loaded at the time of the boards visit,
indicating the haste with which the
people were driven from their guns.
The fire of the gun crews OF the Viz
caya was very materially lessened and
almost silenCed because the gunners
were not able to serve their guns I'M
der the severe fire poured upon them
by the American ships.
Here are the lessons Of the light.
They are commended to- the considcra-
ton OF those who. when the next in
evitable sea wal comes. feel that our
bluejackets ought to be given such
ships and such possible security rs
Will enable them to get into action
with u fair and nm equal fighting
chance.
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batteries ought theoretically to do.
upon the ratio established by this per-
Torrance.
In the special report made by the
board 1t Is stated that the Almirante
Oquendo suffered more than any other
OF the ships except the torpedo boats.
Her upper works were masses of dis
torted steel and her decks were litter
ed with killed and wounded. She was
hit on the port side four times by s.
inch shells. three times by 4-inch
shells. twice by 6-inch guns and AZ
times by 6-pounders. AS will be seen
in one OF the illustrations. an S-inch
shell entered the forward turret at the
gun embrasure. This exploded and
killed every man In the turret. most
Of them instantly, for the officer stand
ing In the firing hood and one man
at a lever were found in those positions
when the ship was examined by the
board. The Vizcaya was swept by a
storm OF projectiles from the rapid
fire guns. She was hit by the larger
projectiles fourteen times and by the
6-pounders eleven times. The 8-inch
guns of the Brooklyn and the Oregon
and the 5-inch guns of the Brooklyn
completely wrecked her structure
above the m belt. The G-inch shells
perforated her, and supplementing all
this was the destructive work OF the
Iowa's 4-inch. In the Infanta Maria
Teresa, the only vessel hit by IL or 49,
inch projectiles, two OF these went
through her, IN probably fired by the
Texas ard n from some other of
the battleshlps. Each claims the shot.
An S-inch shell. credited to the Brook
Ign, entered the side just forward of
the port beam. burst and disabled four
crews manning the guns of that deck.
This is the shot. Admiral Cervera says,
which set fire to the ship, and, as her
fire mains were cut, forced her, from an
inability to e%xtinguish the flames. to
surrender and seek the shore.
or all the ships the Cristobal Colon
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FGENERALINTEREST
FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
Events OF More Than Passing Interest
which Have Iranspircd Sine. the War
ENDED Peace Progress and Movements
of Army. Navy. and Departments.
Wednesday, August ~.

Camp Thomas is being abandoned
FOR more hcalthful locations.
At Manila. everything is qt,icting
down. The insurgents are causing no
trouble, and business Is booming.
The cable nj Manila is now in opera.
ton. General Merritt SENDS word that
the health of his men is excellent.
Miss Helen Gould has contributed
$4,000 to purchase food and dclicacics
for the sick and wounded soldiers ut
Camp Nikoif, at Montauk Point. l.. l..
At A~ngoulemc, France. u captain of
artillery murdered his paramount and
orderly, and then blew out his own
brains. The crime grew out of II
quarrel.
Eight, and possibly ten, men were
killed by u cave-in at the Carnegie
tunnel IN the CHARTERS division OF the
Panhandle road near pittsburg, Pa.
Five more were injured, two fatally.
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklc-
john has forwarded an official list Of
ciSultics sustained by the First Ne
braslta in the engagements before Ma
Mia. 1t Is as follows: Killed William
4. IcarS, private. T.. Severely wound
ed John Y. Duncan and Lawrence 4.
Common, %privates, r.; George Hanson
and Harry A. Wickham. A; Claud 4.
Head, q. Slightly wounded Joseph
:. Oviatt and John +. McCauley. Al:
Charles r.. Peltzcr, T.: George Engle.
horn, Il. William j. Evans, {, died in
hospital from disease.
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Friday. August go.

Texas has n yellow fever scare, and
Galveston is under suspicion.
The Comal sailed from Tampa for
Havana with 1000, 900 rations for
starving Cubans.
Sickness among American troops in
Porto Rico Is on the increase and an
other Santiago is feared.
A French fishing smack was run
into by II large steamer on the grand
banks and sixteen seamen were
drowned.
The first pension ever granted 10 q
Chinese subject was yesterday issued
to All Cum. widow of Pascal Martin, IA
sailor in the United States navy.
Charles johnson hung himself yes
terday at Iron River. Wis, with "A
piece Of barbcd wire. His head was
nearly severed from the body.
General Miles is expected to arrive
in Washington and trouble be-
tween him and Secretary Alger is OK
pected over suppression of orders.
An or Ter was issued yesterday by
the war department to have the large
balloon. with generator and compress
sors. which was used I'm the operations
before Santiago, sent to Omaha, where
asccnsions will be made daily from
the exposition grounds.
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Thursday. August 70.

Spanish is to bc taught in Chicago
schools.
The condition of Rear Admiral
Schley is greatly improved.
California republicans believe In
holding the Philippines.
Senator Davis says the peace com
missioncrs have a hard time ahead Of
them.
The queen regent of Spain has Is.
sued an order for the converting of the
cortes September :.
The ordnance bureau OF the war de.
partment conteinplatcs using the cap.
tured Spanish arms.
The president has promised to visit
the trans Mississippi exposition some
time late in September or early In Dc
tobcr.
Three hundred miners were drowned
by the flooding of the Kasimir conl
mine at Nicncc, near Schowitz, Selisia,
Austria.
IL. X. Graves, n prominent citizen of
Deadwood. took potassium in mistake
for water and died almost Immediate
ly aftc. ward.
II is rumored the insurgents refuse
to recognize the terms of the protocol,
and are still lighting the S%paniards.
The rumor is not confirmed.
Iiayti refused To permit the United
States to establish IA weather bureau
there fearing il meant an initiative in
territorial acquisition of the island.
Aguinaldo says IL Americans or
English are To control the islands the
Filipinos will Law down their arms. IL
Spain is to control the Philippines,
in rebellion.
Under General Woods governorship
Santiago is fast approaching civilian
ton. He has beer instrumental in ar
ranging for the public schools to open
by September Ii, at which time places
for 4, ZOO children will be ready.
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SATURDAY., August 81.

General Shafter has left Santiago
for Montauk Point.
British steamers from Australia are
carrying fresh beef to Manila.
Rear Admiral Schley arrived in
Washington and was accorded an ova.
ton.
An epidemic of typhoid fever has
broken out among the First Illinoi $
cavalry now ut TT. Sheridan.
At Fremont Il. +. Boggs' team al
away and N of the horses ran its
mashed its skull. 1t vas killed.
The navy department has ordered
the st. Paul and st. Louis restored TO
their condition as liners and returned
To the American line from which they
were chartered.
Secretary Alger visited Camp Wi
kof and took steps to give all possible
relief to the sick and wounded.
John Carrigan, IA Bu ffalo, n. Y.
cartman. was killed by his ION Frank
for having abused his wife and broken
her arm.
Russia and England are massing
their warships In the orient and trou-
blous times are ahead. The war dogs
seem TO be tugging at their chains.
John Anderson. who was to have
been hanged Yesterday for the muir
ders committed on the schooner Olive
Pecker some time ago, has been re.
prievcd by the governor of Virginia
until the fourth Friday in October.
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CHRISTMAS WORK NOW.
Even til" suggestion OF II Makes us
Feel Cooler.

IL Is during the hot summer days
that time hangs heavily upon the in
dustrious woman's hands. also the in
cllnation FOR serious work Is lacking.
Then, II she is wise. will begin the
Christmas preparation, Il list OF those
she wishes to remember having been
previously made. by a careful study
or his list scores of pretty things
may suggest themselves. trifies that
may cost but little more than care
n time, but whose value Is increased
on that account. The majority of wom-
en- are like myself I'm preferring a
simple little gift made by the careful
fingers OF some friend. The white lin
on work Is especially fascinating with
It's pretty hcmstitching and artistic de-
signs. Tray cloths, tea cloths, sachets.
toilet sets, table mats. sofa pillows and
bed sets are but a few of the articles
which may be suggested for summer
work. The woman who loves her home
In the city or country will find end
less ways Of beautifying II, and needle
work will he the main feature of Il.
The woman whose family cares keep
her In the city home during the sum
mer months can make herself and fam
lily very comfortable II she so desires.
She can take up the carpets and leave
bare floors. which can be wiped up
almost every day with water nearly
cold In temperature. She can take
down the heavy portieres and replace
them with printed shades. Awnings,
screens, linen-covered cottons or bur-
lap In some of the pretty soft touches
and hammocks. II you can possibly
hang them, will add to your comfort
and make you glad that you can sit
about in cool, loose gowns and avoid
the many Inconvenience OF summer
hotel life. Right out in Germantown
is a little family which has made the
discovery that home Is the most beau
tiful spot on earth in summer. The
suite has been treated much as ] sug-
gested, and upon the roof Is the dear
est little corner, with hammock and
lounging chairs. The evenings spent
there are ideal, and the mistress Of the
place gives a sigh OF satisfaction every
time she thinks of previous summers
spent at n Bar Harbor hotel.
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LEMONS IN HOT WEATHER.
They Are of Great Medicinal Value Dur
Ing the Ener waiting Days OF Summer.

they Are of Great Medicinal Value Dur
Ing the waiting Days Of Summer.
We know In a dull sort Of way that
lemons are useful. and II we didn't
might easily find this out by looking
over the papers. But just how valua-
BILE they are few OF us realize. They
are of great medicinal value. and are
better than patent medicines and nos
trums put up In bottles and boxes for
the benefit CD OF the human family. A
teaspoonful of lemon juice in a small
cup OF black coffee will drive away an
attack of bilious headache, but II Is
the attack of headache. A slice Of
lemon rubbed on the temples and back
Of the neck Is also good for headache.
These facts help In identifying one, for
one cant be beautiful and ailing at the
same time. The days are past when
the delicate woman with nerves" was
the heroine of all the novels, and the
~''clinging vine" supposed to be admired
by all men. Lemons taken externally
or rather used, will aid in Identifying
any one. There Is nothing more VAL
liable for the toilet table than a solu-
tion of lemon Juice; a little rubbed on
the hands, face and neck at night will
not only whiten. but soften the skin.
A paste made Of magnesia and lemon
Juice applied to the face and hands up
on lying down for fifteen minutes rest
will bleach the skin beautifully. For
d"iscolored or stained %ingernails a tea
spoonful Of lemon juice in a cup of
warm soft water is invaluable: this is
one OF the best manicure acids. 1t
will loosen the cuticle from the finger
nails as well as remove discolorations.
Lemon Juice in water is an excellent
tooth wash. This Is about the only
thing that will remove tartar. 1t will
also sweeten the breath.-Louisyire
Courier-Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-02
Tuesday, z 80.

Malietoa, king of Samoa, died of ty.
phoid fever.
Crop failures in Russia are causing
much distress.
The hospital ship Solacc arrived ut
Boston yesterday.
Culver's Nebraska cavalry has been
ordered mustered out.
General Don Carlos Buell., aged 10.
is dying at his home at Paradise, Ky.
Lieutenant Hobson arrived at San
tiago yesterday. He will superintend
the raising of the C%hristobal Colon
and Maria Teresa.
Ambassador Hay has gone To Os-
borne House, Isle of Wight, To bid the
queen goodbye, previous to sailing for
home to assume duties of secretary Of
state.
At 2:l5 o'clock, this, Tuesday morn
ing, n fire broke out In Phillips and
Butteriff's retail hardware store ut
Nashville, Tenn, which threatens TO
cause n great loss.
ii. L. Higgins. cashier of the treas
urers' Office Of the Rock Island rail
road at Chicago, was taking a vapor
bath when the machine exploded,
scalding him to death.
John Meek of Fremont. o., has re-
ceived a check for 500 from Gonzalo
dc Quesada. charge d'affairs of the Re-
public of Cuba, with u letter explain
ing that the amount was left in his
hands by a Cuban gentleman named
Cainbrcsis to be given TO the wife,
parents, or brother or sister of the
first American born sailor who should
die In the war to free Cuba, Mr.. MeeL's
son, George IL. Meek, was u first class
fireman on the torpedo boat Winslow
n was the first ma killed in the
engagement at Cardenas.
The war department has asked for
an investigation and the president
will comply.
Private William II. Benson, of River.
ton, Neb,, a member OF the Third Me-
braska, dice in camp at Jacksonville.
This is the first death in the Third.
Ex-Governor Claude Matthews OF
Indiana, died at the McHarry home
stead at Wingate, Ind, yesterday. lilo
failed to rally from a paralytic stroke
suffered some days ago.
At "a barbecue given at Morse Hill,
Mo-, over thirty people were poisoned.
But for prompt medical assistance
many would have died. IL Is belle we'd
some one placed Paris green in the
meat prior to the cooking.
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1t must be kept In mind that the ac-
tual work of our II md Is inch pieces
was not controlling. The main re-
suits were achieved by the S-inch and
lower calibers, and by the rapid fire
pieces. Thirty-two OF the S-inch we're
mounted. and il Is surprising with
what effectiveness they were handled.
This brought to the front again the
old argument IA to calibers, and
gives a vantage ground to those who
claim that the most useful larger guns
are those which can be worked by
hand power ana are Independent OF
the mechanisms required in all cali
bers exceeding the S-lnch. In the me-
dium-caiiber guns the Spdniards pos
sessed an undoubted superiority in the
rapid-fire types. as they carried "a guns
from the 6-inch caliber down to and
including 12-pounders. while we
mounted only Is guns Of this char
acter. Omitting the machine guns.
Gatlings and the like. we carried OF
the smaller calibers 1856, the Spaniards
as: and this preponderance was most
important. notably in the case Of the
~G-pounders. it must be remembered
of course that all these guns could not
be brought to bear, the Spaniards hav-
ing TO depend. outside Of their turret
guns, mainly on their port batteries,
and TIE American ships being restrict
ed in the beginning Of the chase and
the closing In to their bow fire. Hence
the assumptions on the weight of metal
thrown are based. not upon what the
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The movement Of the mes from
camp Thomas. Chickamauga Park. IL
proceeding, although not as speedily
a GENERA breckenridge anticipated.
Little threc-yenr-old George Lerri
Nv Oakland, Cal, fell in front OF n
train and escaped injury, though I'M
conscious for ; vcral moments. lie
happened tn fall into AN excavation
made by section men, and the entire
train passed over him.
Trooper Hudson Of the Utah volun.
teers fired of his revolver In the streets,
OF Cavitc and precipitated % fight be-
tween Americans and insurgents.
Trooper Hudson aud Corporal kndcr-
son were killed, and several others
were wounded. Four natives were
killed and several wounded.
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Monday. August go.

The naval examining board has re-
commended Assistant Naval Construc-
tor Hobson for promotion To naval
constructor.
Mrs. Rev. George ,Jcifries and child
OF Philadelphia, died in Shippensburg
as IA result of eating toadstuols instead
Of mushrooms.
Edward Hedges. n member of Com
pany !, (Tecumseh) Second Nebraska.
died of typhoid fever yesterday ia rcgi-
mental hospital.
Two privates OF the Sixty Ninth
New York were killed and several
others were injured in n wreck at Biz
mingham, Ala. The troops were be-
ing transferred from FernaEdina, Ella,
10 Huntsville, Ala.
Private Harry Duval, n rough ridc-,
was absent from Camp WilSoff with
out leave. He feared to face n court
martial and shot himself dead. lie
was In New York. lie enlisted from
Arizona. lie had been absent thirteen
days.
A bitter feeling is springing up in
Madrid against France, u remarkable
disposition being manifested to blame
her for inducing the weak and incom.
petcnt Sngasta government To consent
to n peace d~ishonorable and d,sadvan-
tageous to Spain.
The czar of Russia has addressed a
note to the powers of Europe favoring
n conference as "a can of securing
real and lasting peace. The note says
the keeping OF nations on war footing
is crushing the life out of the countries.
and is "A menace to the welfare of the
people. II has created u sensation.
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sunday, August IN.

The employees of the Elgin watch
company have struck for higher x
General Wheeler % the general
health Of the soldiers ut Montnuk
Point improving.
Marion Mills, the guidcless pacing
mare. stumbled and fell on the track
at Cortland, y. V, and died of concus-
sion of the brain.
Admiral Schley visited the navy de-
partment yesterday, and the women
clerks, old and young, showered kisses
ON the hero of Santiago.
j. W. Mcdonald has been appointed
temporary receiver for the Lincoln,
Ncb., Capital National bank, vice Re-
ceiyer X. n. Hayden, who recently
died.
The Philippine ISLANDS committee in
Europe has addressed IA letter to prcsi-
dent Mckinley requesting him to drive
out the Friars as "A necessary untcce-
dent tn moral sanitation"
Thu condition of the Santiago Span
iards is pitiful in the extreme. They
are dying 10y scores. 1t Is estimated
that 80 per cent OF the soldiers will
die while enroutc To Spain.
Okcy l., Eddy, II member of the
Eighth Ohio volunteers, died of starva-
ton while On u transport coming home
from Cuba, Ills mother and sister
have gone insane over his fate.
A railroad train ON the Boston g.
Maine road struck II wagon ut Whit
ing's crossing near Ware, Mass. and
George, George jr., Sadie and Jessie
Whiting and II boy were killed. Three
others were seriously injured.
The Red Cross hospital ship Solacc
with sick and wounded soldiers from
Santiago was due at Boston last Tues
day, but has not yet arrived. IL Is
feared she encountered u storm or has
been destroyed by accident. She had
on board sailors from SIMPSONS feet.
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Canada-Sothing Hero.

About the most CALLING thing about
Canada Ito Canadians) is its name. 1t
is derived from the Indian word K1l-
o-doh. That means nothing here"
Some people believe that Canada ia
well named. Nor Will there ever be
anything IN Canada until Uncle Sam
tatcs John Bill by the nape OF the
neck and loose part Of The trousers and
drops him into the Atlantic.
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proverb Proved.

exasperated. He gave expression to
numerous fervid and more or less lurid
CALCULATIONS. whats the matter?" in
CURED his assistant. II was just get
ting ready TO write about the three
duels I fought to-day when I ran the
point of my pen into my thumb. There
is no use in trying to deny 1t. The pen
IL mightier than the sword"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-02
REPAIRING OF ASPHALT.
Scranton by Securing a $500 Portable
Plant Can Save 40 Cents on
Every Square Yard.

While Scrantons councils are trying
to figure out how they may please all
the contractors who want to secure the
privilege of repairing the City's asphalt
pavement, st. Louis is operating under
a system which puts the usually pro-
gressive Electric City to shame.
1t has for some time been thought
here that $4,000 or more would be ne
ceSsary for the purchase of an ade-
Quate asphalt repair plant. This was
the opinion of certain counCilmen who
have been, and are now, anxious that
contractors should get all the repair
work there was to be done. This view
was not shared by City Engineer Phil
lips, who has advocated that the work
be done by the city. He recently wrote
to the public works department of St,
Louis. The information received was
specific and will be used by Common
Councilman Keller in an effort to have
such a system adopted here after the
termination of the present contract
with the Barber company which eX-
pires November 3.
St. Louis does its own repairing with
a portable plant which cost complete,
including hand tools, $500. Blue prints
and specifications in support of this
statement have recently been received
by City Engineer Phillips. The plant
has a capacity Of from sixty to ninety
square yards per day. Last year st.
Louis in doing it's own repairing saved
forty cents per square yard and total
OF S., 600.