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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03

The gun is still the supreme sea weapon.
It Is true that the greatest havoc in
the Spanish ships driven ashore off
Santiago was caused by fire, but this con-
fagration was sec 1;ldary and not q pri-
mary cause. %'
OF the four ships examined and re-
ported upon by. the naval board three
were wrecked by the explosion Of their
magazines. This also was a secondary,
not determining cause. No, the main
weapon was not the ram nor the torpedo,
but the gun. # $3.50 - - T.
It Is impossible yet to state what effect
the American projectilesf may, have had
upon the submerged parts Of the hulls,
says a naval expert in the New York
Herald, but the above water structure
yields convincing evidence Of gun power.
The total number of shots fired in the
action has not been made public but we
have reports of two ships, and If these
be accepted as a ratio for the others
the ammunition rained upon the Span
1ards must have been enormous. Capt.
Evans of the Iowa, states that the fol-
lowing is an approximation Of the pro-
jectiles fired from his ship: Thirty-one
12-inch semi-armor piercing shells, with
full charges. IS S-inch common shells,
with full charges; 251 4-inch common
shells, 1,O56 6-pounder cartridges com.
mon shells, and 100 1-pounder cartridges,
common shell. Capt. Cook, Of the Brook
Ign, reports that he fired 100 rounds of
8-inch shells, 473 5-inch. 1900 6-pounder
and 200 1-pOunder ammunition. Il the
other battleships made the same average
as the Iowa we will get after allowing
for the respective differences in calibre.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
MuniciuaI Electric Lighting,

Indianapolis News: Detroit has a
lighting plant operated by the municipal
ity, and during the past year it was able
to reduce the price Of single arc light
for all-night service from $G4 10 to 51.85,
the latter price being less than one-half
what the city formerly paid to private
corporations It is also much better than
we are able to do in Indianapolis, for
we pay $s5 a year for each light on a
so-called moonlight schedule. The De-
troit Tribune takes the good showing
made in Detroit as evidence that NUM-
cipality can conduct certain public en-
terprises with economy sin spite Of the
fact that the taxpayers must always pay
higher wages than a corporation or
private individuals; that they must usual
ly pay more for supplies; and besides
these disadvantages, the public enter.
prises must usually be loaded up with
supremerary employees in order to make
places for practical politicians" The dis
advantages enumerated by the Tribune
do not seem to exist in Detroit for we
learn that the success of the Detroit
lighting plant is due to the fact thai
it is ably managed by representative bust.
ness men. In fact the Detroit experience
as we'll as the experience of other mum.
cipalities. goes to show that municipa.
ownership Of many public enterprises II
of great benefit to the public. If only the
enterprises are conducted honestly and
with common sense.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
Perfect Ice Ten.


Cleveland Leader: The pioneer of Cey.
Ion tea in America declares with that
particular herb, at least, the best and most
fragrant beverage is made by pouring
perfectly clear cold water over the tea,
in proportion Of six small cups to one
spoonful of tea. This is set away In the
ice box for several hours and it will
be noticed that there is none of the bitter
ness resulting from the tannin so often
an objection to the lovers Of iced tea.
Many ladies who purchase the finest
grades of tea prepare that which is to be
served cold in this manner, and declare
that by so doing they are spared all the
nervousness arising from too generous
allowance of ''the cup that cheers but
not inebriates.' T.
England's Way of Wooing Peace.
Chicago Paper: England evidently is
now for peace at any price. She has de-
cided to spend SIS, 900 for new battle
ships.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03

,auG. Colpr Cle HosT OF us are aware
ii general way that it Is the largest of our
American crops, but how many have a very
definite knowledge Of what, after ALL that may
mean? 1t is Of the wheat crop that the papers
always prating, yet though the upwards
of $50, 000, O00-bushel crop of 1897, estimated
by the department Of agriculture experts as
worth nearly $3.50, OO0, 900, seems very tidy
little performances; and though the largest cot
ton crop of recent years reported in full-that
Of 1Ss9-was worth $403, 900 900, and the hay
crop of last year reached value Of over $4O1, =
600. 900, even the largest Of these three falls
short about three-quarters OF a hundred mill
ion dollars Of the mark reached in the year
1897 by this ancient crop Of Incas, which Is
estimated at $5O1, O72, 952.
The crop in bulk for that year was little
short of 2,OOO OOO, 900 bushels-f the intellect of
any human being can, indeed, comprehend
the meaning Of these stupendous figures; and
while Massachusetts contributed about 1885,
GOO bushels, Vermont 800, 600 and New York,
say, 5000, 900, the largest Of these
makes but a puny showing beside the great
corn states of the West and middle West. In
diana stands for a record of about III, 900 900,
Kansas about 162, OOO, 900, Missouri about 172,-
O0O, Co., Iowa about go, 600, 900, Illinois about
232 600 900, and the great State OF Nebraska
comes up with the astonishing record OF A1,-
O0O, 900 bushels, or a crop grown in a single
state large enough to provide every man, woman
and child in the United States with over three
bushels of corn apiece, to help in driving the
wolf from the door! To produce this great ma
tional crop a total area Of SO,O95 ,O51 acres had
to be plowed, planted, cultivated and harvest
ed. Who says that corn is not king?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
IT'S, NO USE.
a ,rorar OF ABOUT IYU,OOO pounds OF metai,
or ninety tons, discharged, against the

rouar OF ABOUT I9O,oOo POUNDS OF metal
or ninety tons, discharged, against the
enemy. -- -..,
Assuming that about $500 shots in all
were fired, and this approximation IS
fairly close, we find, excluding the fires
from the and 1-pounders, that 1,5OO pro-
iectiles of the larger calibres were dis
charged by the Oregon, Brooklyn, Iowa,
Indiana and Texas. It will be interest
ing to note in this connection the num-
Der Of direct hits made by these Shells
This is taken from thes'report. made py
the examining board convened by Al
miral Sampson Immediately after the bat
tie: L. s.
-Four inch shells-Fired only by the
| Iowa: The Infanta Maria Teresa, 3; the
Vizcaya, 6; the Almirante 'OQuendo,
Zone of which exploded torpedo); the
Cristobal Colon, 4.
Eight inch shells-Ffred only py tne
| Brooklyn, the Iowa, the Oregon ana
! the Indiana: The Maria Teresa, 8; the
| Almirante Oquendo, 8; the Vizcaya, 4. AS
the Indiana did not follow the chase she
probably had nothing to do with the hlts
on the Vizcaya.
''Twelve or thirteen inch shells-7Only
two on the Teresa must be credited to
the battleships. Oregon Indiana, Texas
and Iowa, although it is quite certain
that the Texas fired one
/ "All the Spanish ships were riddleo
by the rapid fire of the and 6-pounders
carried by all the American ships"
This total of forty hits applied to the
projectiles fired gives about per cent OF
successful shots. To the. layman this ma!
seem small ratio, but 1t is very gooe
indeed when the smoke, distance and stht
difficulties of a running fight are con
sidered. The engagement started at
range Of six thousand yards-that Is,
a distance of about three miles. Follow
l ing out an approved sea maxim and tn
especial instructions formulated by Rea
Admiral Sampson, the ships closed grad
(! ,lally, so that both torpedo boats and tw'
Of the armored cruisers were DESTROYED
/ when within twenty-five hundred yards
i At one time the Vizcaya and the Brook
lyn were engaged In close order 70
modern fighting, the distance estimate
being just over one thousand yards.
4 The Spanish statement OF their gun fir
has not been given specifically. All "
know 4is that they opposed total Of Il
guns to the .225 mounted on board tn
American ships- that ISL the batterte
OF the Gloucester and the Vixen be in
i cluded. Our marked superiority was i
the heavy guns as we opposed fourteel
q to their six. but It must he Kept in min!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03

some Of them rather pretty, ana ever
fond OF dancing the habanera and OF
looking with a sort of HispanO-Chinese
tenderness out of the corner of their eyes
nance to superfluity, a Spanish love OF
bright colors- and q Chinese popularity
of -cut BIAS The Chinaman received US
very graciously and presented us In Span
ish to most of the ladies present. Abou,
fourteen languages were being spoken at
the same time in the sala, producing O
most remarkable tumble OF sounds and
combined with the inspiring strains of a
native band, the view of great Chinese
banners and carvings and the varied cos.
tunes Of the mixed races, made q wild,
weird scene. e -.-t
II was dancing with young Mestiza
when her mother and three sisters beck.
oned to us from the staircase to come
to them. which we obediently did, and
was asked to escort the party to another
ball. Finding myself captured sur
rendered at discretion and replied that
1wasz tn for anything Taking Miss Black
eyes on my arm, I went to the van Of
the convoy and obeyed signals given from
time by the Dana, who occupied the posi-
ton of flagship in the rear We soon ar
rived at a very handsome house, through
the windows of which came sounds of
music, laughter and soprano voices. We
entered the basement, went UP the broad
stone steps, and met the host at the
top. He moved his hand toward the row
of forty pretty girls, to whom gave one
general bow, which was supposed to in
troduce me to every one. They asked me
If would dance 'Beerheeneea.' I re-
piled that I was sure I could not dance
such a thing as that What was my sur
prise then to see them commencing
regular Virginia reel. "Beerheeneea' be-
ing simply their pronunciation Of Wiz.
ginta.
1.-The following day the mail steamer
arrived from Hongkong, bringing US
orders from the admiral to join him there
at once. This was bitter disappoint.
ment to us. Not one but was DAFT about
some lovely Castilian, and to be torn
away thus suddenly was torture. We
went ashore for the last time on the hos
pitable island of Luzon and drove through
the streets in all directions saying fare.
We'll. After leaving the houses the young
ladies would run to the front windows as
we drove off, open the lattice a moment,
wave their hands, and shout .Adios" OF
'Hasta la vista! and then close the We
iselaAn with snap"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03

rnar rne tCE.n- WORK or our II ana 10
inch pieces was act controlling. The
main results were achieved by the S-inch
and lower calibres, and by the rapid-hre
pieces. Thirty-two Of the 9-inch were
mounted, and it is surprising with what
effectiveness they were handled. This
brought to the front again the old argu.
ment as to calibres, and gives vantage
ground to those who claim that the most
useful larger guns are those which can
be worked by hand power and are indie
pendent of the mechanisms required in all
calibres exceeding the 8-inch. In the me.
dunn calibre guns the Spaniards pos
sessed an undoubted superiority in the
rapid-fire types, as they carried f1fty-four
guns from the 8-inch calibre down to and
including 12-pounders; while we mounted
only eighteen guns of this character.
Omitting the machine guns, Cuttings and
the like, we carried of the smaller cal
ibres 1875, the Spaniards, 76; and this pre-
ponderance was most important, notably
in the case of the 6-pounders. It must
be remembered, of course, that all these
guns could not be brought to bear the
SpaniaSds having to depend, outside of
their turret guns, mainly on their port
batteries, and the American ships being
restricted 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 batteries ought theoretically to do,
but upon what was actually done, and
upon the ratio established by this rer-
Torrance. 49,: 49,
In the special report made by the b3;:.d
It Is stated that the Almirante Oquendo
suffered more than any other of the
ships, except the torpedo boats. Her up
per works were masses Of distorted steel
and her decks were Uttered 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 forty-two times by 6-pounders
AS will be seen in one Of the illustrations,
an 8-inch shell entered the forward tur-
ret at the gun embrasure. This exploded
and killed every man IN the turret, most
OF them instantly, for the officer standing
in the firing hood and one man at
lever were found in those positions when
the ship was examined by the board. The
Vizcaya was swept by storm If 1,io-
5ectiles 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 ard the
Oregon and the 5-inch guns of The I.r,ek-
lyn completely wrecked her structure
above the armor belt. The 6-inch shells
perforated her, and supplementing all this
was the restrictive work Of the Iowa's
4-inch. In the Infanta Maria Teresa, the
only vessel hit by ~ or 13-inch projectiles,
two Of these went through her. ona nrah.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03

ably fired by the Texas and one from
some other Of the battleships Each
claims the shot, An S-inch shell, credited
to the Brooklyn, entered the side just
forward Of the port beam, burst and dis.
abled the four screws 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 her inability to extinguish the
flames, to surrender and seek the shore.
OF aal the ships the CT!stobal Colon
camo out best. She was struck only siA
times by large projectiles, and surren-
dered when the Oregon's 13-inch shells
spanned her within a destructive range.
One S-inch shell, sponsor unknown, land
ed in the Colon's wardroom, and explod-
ing, wrecked the compartment, and a t.
inch projectile, nicely placed, smashed
her bow. None Of these injuries was SUI
ficient 70 put her out of action, and the
press reports state that they were not so
serious as those received by the Brooklyn.
On board the ViZcaya projectile struck
a loaded torpedo, which exploded, killing
! twenty men and setting fire to the for
ward part of the Ship. The whole fight
lasted little over three hours and a
| half if the reports are accepted that 1t
| began about thirty-five minutes past 8 a.
M, and was concluded with the surrender
of the Colon at twenty minutes past 1
p. m.
| Here is what the Spanish officers say
Of the battle:
'"The Oquendo received a heavy fire
from the combined feet while in the en-
| trance. and a 6-inch shell, either& from
the Texas or the Oregon, struck the
Colon in the bow. The Vizcaya was not
badly hit until the Oquendo and Maria
Teresa had been driven ashore. The
/ Oquendo tried to give some protection -tr
i the torpedo boats, but was simply riddled
with 6-pounder shells. She was really in
worse stress than the Maria Teresa, u:;ti
"a shell from the Texas hit the latter's
flood pipes, and shell from the Brooklyn
i cleaned out her gun deck. Then The mer
a on the Oquendo refused to work The gurs
4 and there was nothing to do but run l,el
ashore The decks were covered With
wounded and dead men. and the ship we!
on fire. Capt Eulate says: The Brook
. lyn's fire on our broadside was fr:G;1tfu
and the men could not stay at their g,,rs,
while Contreras, second in command O
the Colon, declares, The Brooklyn wa!
a catching us and the Oregon was putting
13-inch shells SO near US that 1t woul.
have been sacrifice Of life to con
i tinue... !" tsa ~ .. !. :s,7 j !,
This e1hisit Of the gun power has no
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
Investors Vaxaries,

Exchanges: The secretary Of the navy is
devices, as well as samples of improved
methods in cooking and clothing In one
of the rooms Of the navy department arc
shown some Of these supplies and they
are more interesting to see than the ia.
nous Hotel Cluney in Paris One mar
has actually "bouillion capsules thai
you swallow at one bolt then you drink
some water and 10 and behold! YOU
stomach is full Of soup!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03

1T isn't at all safe to judge by appear
ances,' said the restless boys father,
''Yes,',, replied the mother, people are very
deceptive"
"And so are inanimate objects. You'd
never think, merely judging from external in
dications, that the heavy pair of shoes ]
bought that boy was only going to wear for
ton Star. 14.s9
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
An inheritance Pu.sle,

Exchange A curious legal question has
arisen with reference to the estate Of Mrs
Simon Hoppe OF New York, who was lost on
La Bourgogne. The settlement Of the inher-
itance Of her property depended on whether
she died hefore or after her husband. It was
formerly held by the courts that in such
cases, the husband, being the stronger, should
be considered to have. survived the wife, In
the case OF the, Bourgogne disaster this cynical
dictum seems to have been justified by the fate
Of the women, hut among Anglp.saxon peo-
pies the rule sof. woman 0E4 = still In
force. ~ -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03

immune From observation-disclosures.
Boston Paper: Hobson wore the same size
Of hat after his reception in Boston that he
wore when he arrived here. He might well
have been excused had he found it a tribe tight
Eol' him
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
King Corn.

Boston Transcript: The Indian corn. which
his shaken out its jaunty yellow tassels in
our gardens at this time, AID whose daily
Qrcta of representatives We eagerly welcome at
our tables. IL a. very considerable parsonage in
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
To BE of Slow Birth.

Boston Herald: Senator Allison's prophoaY
that the treaty Of peace will not be out before
about the LIST of January further attests he
reputation to being CAIN. conservative, q.
Lucrative and slow. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
Acting on His Advice,

'Mr. Tillinghast left me $50, ooo,' remarked
the Interesting widow to,young Hilow.
my dear Mrs. Tillinghast," replied Hilow,
you should husband your resources"
"Qh. Frank, dear; this is too sudden. Blu.
are yoD really sure you love me ?,--Ou dsaa1d
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
WRECKINC OF
SPA|N''S SHIPS
A FEW POINTED LESSONS DERIVED
THEREFROM.

Condition of the Spanish Ships,
With Some Pertinent Deductions
About Naval Warfare-Value OF
Rapid Fire Batteries Cannot BE
Too Highly Estimated = Little
Wood Should Be Used in the Con-
struction or Wnrsasips.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-03
PRETTY GIRLS
~ e.
OF MANILA
"BOYs" WILL sODr
FEAST THEIR EYES UPON THEM.

naval OMcer Recalls Three Weeks
OF Dehght-No End of Black-Eyed
Young Women Who Liked to BE
Stared AT, Are Fond of Dancing
and Consume Quantities Of Hum
and Turkey-HOliday Entertain
Observation-Disclosures of the Mos
tizOs. 4sa,assas.,s ..g:.sssspE
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-17

One between board sale was re-
ported of $4,000 government 6 per
cent bonds at 100. Session sale
5 shares Oahu Accessible S65. A
30 per cent assessment on Oahu is
due Dec. 81. Eva $240 bid $3.50
asked, Hawaiian Agricultural
$50 bid Sl60 asked, Honomu
1926 asked, Kahuku Sl30, Kips-
hulu Sll0, Oahu Assessable GIL,
Oahu paid up $l45, Ookala 500,
Pacific Sugar Mill 1920 bid $240
asked, Pepeekeo Sl65 bid, Pioneer
Mill 1856 bid, Wailuku 1886 ask.
ed, Waimanalo Sl60 asked, Wal
mea Mill Sl223 asked, Wilder S S
81 0 bid $ll5 asked, Inter Island
$3.50 bid, Hawaiian Electric Sl98
Makaha Coffee Co paid up 500
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-17
supreme Court Term.

The December term of the
Supreme Court is to open on
Morday, with the following cases
on the calendar: Minister of In
terror W. Oahu Railway d Land
Co, Hebron VS.. Hebron and cross
s.it Of me, Sumner vs.. Wilcox,
Republic vs.. Edwards, Russell vs..
Tax Assessor Hawaii, Maalo vs..
Ksiapa, Colgrove VS.. City of CO.
Iumk'n, Berliner vs.. City of Co.
lnmhia, Pahis VS.. Mignel, Aalona
W. K ,apuiki, Honomu Sugar Co.
~ Z'Iuch, Honomu Sugar Co. vs.
Fayewiz, Republic vs. Ann Sang,
MnurlIz vs.. Lewis, Smith vs. Ha-
makua Mill Co, Hoffman, vs..
bailey, Kspiolani vs.. Puahi, Jones
w. Pool a, Trustees Bishop Estate
vs.. Queens Hospital, G. X. @.
Rookie VS.. Queens Hospital.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-17
DEATH ON THE ROAD.
Train Accident at WsiaIua Result
FaalIy.


FaalIy.
Waialua seems to be furnishing
her quota OF tragedies of late. A
telephone message came from Wal
alua yesterday, giving the details
of an accident to n Japanese train
hand and his death this morning.
1t was at about 3 p. m. yester-
day when a hand car swiftly ap-
preached the mill at Waislua.
Near this place is sand bank
and it was here that the car
was derailed. There were three
japanese working on the car.
Two were thrown of, one falling
on the sand and thereby escaping
aud the other falling directly on
the track. The latter WAS struck
in the neck and paralyzed. He
was taken to his home Immediate
ly and the doctor was called in. II
was thought he would recover and,
this morning, Preparations were
made t. have him removed to a
hospital in Honolulu. The patient
seemed to grow weaker and, be,
fore train time, he was dead.
No coropeI's inquest was deem
ed necessary as the cause of death
was very apparent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-17
Maui Controversy.

Judge Stanley has overruled the
demurrer Of defendant in the tres
pass case of Kahului Railroad Co.
vs.. Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar
Co. An appeal has been taken. to
the Supreme Court by Thurston &
Garter for defendant. Kinney, Bal
lou & Mechanism for plaintiff; A,
s. Hartwell for defendant at hear.
ing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-17
CRINAMAN's DEATH.
Two Country Men Arrested But ReIeas-
ed Lister.

Two Sountry Wien Arrested but heIens-
Vow Kong and Chin Wo were
arrested this morning for investi-
CATION. At first, it was thought a
very ugly charge might be lodged
against the fair.
The two Cinnamon live in a
house in an alley, off Maunakea
street and, with them, has been
living another Chinaman, Chong
Sin by name, who, for three
months or so, has been very i'll.
Yesterday he became worse and
this morning, the other occupants
of the house, not wishing to have
a man die in the house, called a
hack to have him removed to the
long Hing society's place.
The dying man was placed in
the alley and mosquito net
thrown over him. When the
bsckman arrived, he gave one
good look at the man and then
applied his whip to the horse in
as lively manner as possible.
While Vow Kong and Chin We
were out looking for another hack
a police man saw the man lying
in the alley. The result was tina
the other two Chinamen were ar
rested. They wera released latel
when the facts came out.
The sick Chinaman died shortly
after removal to the police station
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-17

L1rry Dee walked into the Dep
MY Msrshal's Office this morning
d d p i I his fine Of 500, imposed
ypstec' ay on the charge of being
prrs-ut at a faro game. The APP
pal Z r mitigation of sentence was
Withdrawn.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-17
Police Court Notes.

In the Police Court this Gore
fhop, The following cases were
disposed Of: All Lima, running a
gambling game, $50 and costs; All
Cnong, che ia, $l5 and costs; four
cises If drunkenness, 81 and
custJ,