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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
ACCIDEN Ill = EXPLODE
Fire Near the Gums on Wrecked
Warships Makes Their II.
onootIon DanRorouo.

Nine Miles West Of Santiago, Tuesday,
July 5, g p. n.--(Via Port Antonio. Ja-.
maica, July 1.-THE Hercules, the Chi
cago Records dispatch boat, sent small
boat to the wreck along with the launch
from the New York. In its boat were
First Officer Moon. Chief Engineer Red
mond. Seaman George Cameron, Artist
William Schmedtgen and II. b. Chamber
lain, correspondent. All except Seaman
Cameron clambered up on the wreck Of
the Spanish warship.
and the others from the Hercules were
New York or examining the damage done
by the American shells, when suddenly
the great Hontoria gun In the forward
turret exploded, shaking the ship from
stem to stern. The 11-inch shell dis.
charged from the gun, the muzzle Of
which was somewhat depressed toward
the water, struck the boat from the Her
cules, lying only a few yards away. OF
course the boat was wrecked completely,
being reduced to splinters. Strange to
say, Seaman Cameron. its sole occupant,
was only slightly hurt, though the boat
was literally blown to pieces under him
and he was left stunned and struggling
in the water. He was rescued by the
steam launch which lay near, and had no
wounds to show as the result of his mar
row escape, though he suffered considera-
bly, from the conclusion. He is mulat-
to, 20 years old, who joined the crew OF
the Hercules few weeks ago at Port
Antonio. :. .i=~ -.
There had been fire burning in the
forward part of the Oquendo ever since
the battle of Sunday morning, and this
had finally discharged the big gun. None
Of the men on board the warship were
injured by the explosion, but all were
badly shaken up. A superstitious sailor
from the New York declared that one of
the dead Spaniards had fired the gun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
NO OVERTURES YET.
But Foreign Nations Think Peace
Proposals will Soon Assume =.
Definite Form,

Washington, D. c., July Sit can be
stated authoritatively that no oyertures
toward peace have been received up, to the
time of the cabinet meeting today. At
the same time cabinet members look upon
the situation as having more factors con-
ducive to peace then at any time here
toforc. 1t would be no surprise if peace
overtures came to the government any mo-
ment, either directly from Spain, or
through some intermediary. This is felt
to be SO imminent that it leads to nu-
merous rumors that actual overtures have
been made, but the reports are premature
and are based on expectations rather than
anything tangible.
This is not only the official statement
of government authorities, but the same
view is taken at the British, French,
German and other foreign embassies and
legations, where it is stated that the peace
but that all circumstances tend in the
direction of desire by Spain to termi-
nate the conflict. None of the foreign
representatives have yet received instruc-
tons to act.
At the British embassy specific inquiry
was made concerning a published report
that Sir Julian Pauncefote had made in
direct overtures to the President looking
to peace and that the President, while
declining intermediation, had said he
would agree to peace if Spain applied
direct on certain stated terms. The en-
bassy authorized full, explicit and COM
dor, it was stated, had not seen the Presi-
dent of late, and no overtures Of any
kind had been made by him to the United
States
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Coal Supplies at Esquimalt.


Though it is not improbable that
Britain is preparing for the eventuality
of war, the Toronto Mail and Empire
doubts the truth of the Washington des-
patch which represents her Ito be buy
ing up great quantities of coal in the
far Western states and storing it in her
yards at Esquimalt.
Right on Vancouver island, not more
than fifty or sixty miles away from the
Esquimalt fortified tons, Britain can get
all the coal she needs.
If she we're at war, so far from hav-
ing to look outside for COAL it would be
one of the duties of her North Pacific
squadron to keep the enemy from OBJ
tanning access to the Vancouver collieries
and the coal-eAporting ports-Nanaimo,
Departure bay, and Union.
For naval and all other purposes the
British Columbia coal, too, is superior
to that mined in 1.-THE far Western
states.'
Instead of coal being brought from the
Pacific states to British Columbia the
movement. in fact, is the other way,
most Of the SSS,S54 tons exported from
Vancouver last year going to California,
Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
WISCONSIN Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler 4 Wheeler, So and 50
Loan and Trust building. milwaukee,,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
C. Baxter, Waukesha, wire fence spacer;
G. Baxter and A. Schrader, Waukesha fence
stay weaving device; A. Braatz, Wansau,
p.ow clevis; p. S. Dunn, Portage. railway
signal; w. J. Durant and w. H, Pritchard,
Milwaukee,, reducing and shaping bamboo
A.. Heintz. Menomlnee protector for tool
handles; W r. Lewis assgr., Racine, vehicle
hub: J. G. D. Mack. Madison, assgr., slide
Parker. GAINESVILLE, fountain pen; J. T. Ste
vens, manning coat support; G. d. Stowe,
Whitewater, self-feeder for threshlng ma
chimes: Herman Zohrlaut Leather Co., Mil
waukee, certain named shoe-leather trade
mark); Herman Zohrlaut Leather Co. Mil
waukee, chrome tanned shoe-leather III
black; White Rock Mineral Spring Co., Wau-
keSha, mineral waters
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Hints for Flower-Growers.

Just now is splendid season for re-
potting palms, unless they have already
started strong growth.
Slugs, leaf-rollers and other pests will
now have great feast on the rose foil
age, unless they are prevented by the
use of Paris green or hellebore, the for
mer applied by spraying and the latter
either by spraying or busting on the foil
age while damp.
Neglect in protecting planted-out ten
der seedlings from the first scorching
rays of the sun and dry parching winds
results disastrously.
Use no natural fertilizers until they
have become thoroughly rotted
Young saplings transp!anted from the
woods to the open lawn should have a
protection of burlap about the trunk
during the summer, until they become
used to the sun.
Old shoes, bones and other objection
able sights in the ordinary alley, and
even dead rats, do great service when
planted at the base of grapc-vines or
small trees. One of the grandest grape
vines in England is planted where a
large number of horses which had died
from some epidemic disease had been
buried years and years before.-Jnue
Woman's Home Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
PHILLIPS BROOKS.
An Incident of Travel Showing His
Kindness and Tact. ..

An Incident of Travel Showing His
Kindness and Tact. 1
A lady was travelling from Providence.
to Boston with her weak-minded father.
Before they arrived he became possessed
Of a fancy that he must get off the train
while it was still in motion, that some
absolute duty called him. ,.aE -
His daughter endelvored to quiet him,
but ii was difficult to do it, and she was
just giving up in despair when she noticed
very large man watching the PROCEED
tings intently over the top of his ncwspa-
per. As soon MS he caught her eyes he
rose and crossed quickly to her,. Il : Sd:
beg your pardon he said, "you are
in trouble. May help your 81 ~ ~
ST She explained the situation to him.
hat is your fathers name! he
asked. Dbl - ss.sss IN ~ 4
Is She told him, and the large man, Lean
ing toward the troubled old man, had nd.
dressed him by name, shaken hands cor
daily md engaged him IN a conversation
so interesting and so cleverly arranged to
keep his mind occupied that he forgot his
need to leave the train, and did not
think Of it again until they were in Bos-
Ton. Here the stranger put the lady and
her charge into 4 carriage. received her
assurance that she felt perfectly safe,
had cordially sim ken her hand, and was
about to close the carrilge door, when
she rome lbered that she had felt 50 safe
in tia keeping DC this mob le-Iock king nlon
I'M Ahe bad not sy'sn asksd be sna sas,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Gladstone a Scotchman.

Gladstone was not an Englishman; he
was Scotch to every fiber and pore of his
body. Strange the greatest men who
have battled for England's greatness,
and shed their luster round England's
throne were not Englshmen. Edmund
Burke, upon whose lips eloquence sat en-
throned, and from whose pen flowed the
sweetest and most rhythmic English ever
written, was an Irishman; the Duke of
Wellington-the hero of Waterloo-in
whose memory a great monument has
been erected in St. Paul's, was an Irish
man; the illustrious Gladstone. over
whose bier all England wept and whose
memory will remain forever dear to Eng
lshmen throughout the world-whosc
fame and name will forever stand en-
blazoned on the brightest page of Eng
fish history-was a Scotchman, and
boosted of his Scotch descent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
LOSSES WERE HEAVY.
Thousand Men of Skaters Com.
mand Have Been Treated In
the Hospital at Siboney.

Washington, D. c., July 8.-The war
department has received from Gen. Shat
ter the following dispatch giving, as far
as practicable up to this time statement
Of the total casualties in each division
Except Gen. Wheeler's) of the army
under his command, as result of the
recent fighting:
Playa del Este, July Tin camp near
Santiago. July 6-Imposslble so far to get
returns, but there have been treated in hos
pital at Siboney 1852 wounded, and there are
still 200 In hospital here. =. ~.
In Lawton's division there are killed 4
officers and "A men, wounded IA officers and
BIT men, missing l man.
In Kent's division-Killed, IL officers and
In Bates brigade--Killed, men; wounded,
2 officers and Is men; missing, five men.
Signal corps-Killed, 1 man, wounded, /
Gen. wheeler's report not yet received.
Gen. Lawton's division was made up
Of the Eighth, Twenty-second, First,
Fourth, Twenty-ffth, Seventh. Twelfth
and Seventeenth regiments Of the United
States infantry and the second Massa-
ehusetts Volunteer regiment of infantry:
Gen. Kent's division was composed Of
the Sixteenth, Sixth, Second, Tenth,
Twenty-first, Ninth, Thirteenth and
Twenty fourth regiments ! Of United
States infantry and the Seyenty-first
New York volunteers. Gen. Bates com
manded the Second brigade of Kent's d.
vision made up of the Second, Tenth and
Twenty-frst regiments of the United
States infantry 49, sl=..> - : :"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Life and the Liver.

Success in life depends upon the liver
is the way Chas. Lamb, the poet and pun
ster, put it. Medical science has proven
that nine-tenths Of the ailments of living
have their origin in the liver, and in con-
stipation caused by its arrangements.
Keep the liver lively and all will be we'll.
Modern science points out Cascarets as
the only perfect, gentle, positive liver reg
ulator fit to be used in the delicate human
organism. All druggists sell Cascarets
l0c, Zoe, SOC, and we recommend them
mOSt hoo rt;lr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Wanted a Little Credit HIMSELF:

Many years ago the Rev. Jedediah
Dewey, an ancestor of Admiral Dewey,
was holding services in honor of the vic
tory at Bennington, and, as was right
and proper, was giving Providence all the
credit for the triumph of the American
arms. Ethan Allen, who was present,
chafed under this neglect of his own part
in the battle, and, rising in his pew in
is called. said: "Parson Dewey, Parson
Dewey, Parson Dewey" The clergyman
stopped and opened his eyes. The in
trepid Allen went on: "Please mention
to the Lord about my being there Not
daunted by this outrageous interruption,
the holy man thundered: "Sit down,
thou bold blasphemcr, and listen to the
word of God''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Jury Cannot Agree.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 9.-The jury dis.
agreed last night III the trial Of Jacob T..
kesner. manager Of a large department
store, charged BY Aid. William Mangler
with attempted bribery. Aid. Mangler
claimed that Kesner offered him 5000
for, his vote to, override Mayor Harri-
.tlinance q year go. The jury is said to:
hare stood s for conviction to 4 for nc
qulttaI. States Attorney Deneen says.
he will begin mother trial of tho care aJs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

-Sandusky, O.. comes to the front with
genius who has discovered aud applied
process of embaim-ng the; bodies of
dogs. Ten weeks have now elapsed since
the death of the CANNES upon which the
initial experiment was conducted, vet the
emhalmed remains, in the words of the
Sanduskian, "emit no odor," nor has
there been any .'perceptible shrinkage.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

Hastily putting her hand against the door,
she said:
"Pardon me, but you have rendered me
such service, mayI not know whom
am thankinsy'
The big man smiled as he answered
"Phillips Brooks" aud turned away.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

Mrs. HARRY HARDY, Riverside, Iowa,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham the story of
her struggle with serious ovarian trou.
BILE, and the benefit she received from
the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. This is her letter:
"How thankful / am that I took
your medicine. I was troubled for
two years with Inflammation of the
womb and ovaries, womb was also very
low. 1 was in constant misery. had
heart trouble, was short of breath and
could not walk five blocks to save my
life. Suffered very much with my
back, had headache all the time, was
nervous, transformations were irregular
and painful, had bad discharge and
was troubled with bloating. I was
perfect wreck. Had doctored and
taken local treatments, but still was no
better. I was advised by one of my
neigh bors to write to you. have now
finished the second bottle of Mrs. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and am
better in every way. lam able to do
all my own work and can walk nearly
mile without fatigue; something I
had not been able to do for over two
years. Your medicine has done me-
more good than all the DOCTORS"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
The Climate OF Cuba.

Because of frequent rains in Cuba ma
larial feyers are q common ailment there,
as IN many sections of the United States.
Ailments Of this kind. no matter where
they occur, are. cured with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. Besides being specific
for malarial troubles, it has no equal for
dyspepsia and constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

The name Of the town of Derby Is
now pronounced as written: that of the
earl as Darby" which was also the old
mode Of spelling and pronouncing the
name of the town.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

-Handorgan music is not admired by
Verdi, the composer. At Moncaller;,
Italy, where he spends the summer
months, he hires all the handorgans in
the vicinity and stores item in his cellar.
He thus keeps them silent at cost of
about EGO a season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

The Maledice archipelago, west Of
Ceylon. embraces 1900 coral islands,
few of which are more than six feet
above the Level Of the ocean, and only 175
of which are inhabited.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist today and get
sample bottle free. Sold in Is and So
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan.
0erOuS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

The law Of nature Is that a certain
quantity of work Is necessary to pro-
duce certain quantity-of good Of any
kind whatever. If you want knowl-
edge, you must toll for it; and If pleas
ure YOU must toll for it.-Ruskin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
RohlinSer.s Restaurant

Up-to-date, central, reasonable. Head
quarters for state people. Ala East Wa
ter, third door north Of Wisconsin street.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

Johnny-'Pa, what's the difference be-
tween puncture and punctua tion?' Pa
mot great deal, my son. They both
cause one to stop.'-Boston Transcript.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Had to Have 'ome Peanuts,

Had TO H0Vc ONE Peanuts.
"A few weeks ago." said Washing
ton man who travels good deal, II
was crossing from New York to Brook.
Ign on the Fulton ferry. stood on the
forward deck of the ferryboat to get
breath of air. Standing alongside of
me was ragged newsboy, industri-
ously munching some hot peanuts that
he had got at the ferry entrance. On
the other side Of the peanut-eating
newsboy was a fine-looking elderly
man, of a decidedly military appear
ance.
"This military looking man was t.
the windward of the boy with the pea
nuts, and he began to sniff hungrily, as
noticed, as he looked ut the urchin be.
side him. He watched the boy MUNICH
ing his peanuts until the ferryboat was
half across the East river. Then he
held out the open palms of both of his
hands to the lad, saying, For heavens
sake, boy, give me some peanuts,
quick!
''The boy, who knew his gait ali
right, grinned, and dumped half the
contents of his bag of peanuts into the
elderly mans hands. The latter ate
those peanuts voraciously for the re-
mainder of the trip across, and when
he disembarked he led the newsboy up
to a peanut stand and bought him a
whole armful Of 'em. The elderly, mill
tary looking man was Major General
Wesley Merritt. "-Washington Star.
The cbap1ain's Sign.
1t is related that while Thomas was
hiding behind the trenches in and about
Corinth his men became very anxious
to know when the division would move
out. The chaplain of an Illinois regi-
ment had been annoyed by repeated
questions as to when the regiment
would move, and finally decided upon
a plan to head off the questions. Sc
curing the top Of bareback box, he
printed the following sign and stuck it
up in front of his tent: 1.-THE chaplain
does not know when the regiment will
move" The next morning he stepped
from his tent, and was astonished to
note that his sign had been altered. 1t
read as follows: "The chaplain does
not know when the regiment will move.
Neither does he care DAMN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Wheat 40 Cents a BusheI.

How to grow wheat with big profit at
90 cents and samples of Salzer's Red
Cross $50 Bushels per acre. Winter
Wheat. Rye, Oats, Clover, etc, with
Farm Seed Catalogue for cents postage.
JOHN a: SALZER SEED CO., La
Crosse. Wis
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is taken internally. Price Is centA

Miss Passay-"I dread to think of my
10th birthday"
Miss Pert-"Why? Did something I'M
pleasant happen then ?'-Brooklyn Life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
Caste in Cuba.

A Spaniard was born in Spain. His
sou, who was born in Cuba, is NOT a
Spaniard, but Cuban. If Cuban
should 80 to Madrid when he is 2 weeks
old, and spend all his life in the palace,
he would still be Cuban, and not quite
MS good rs a Spaniard. If n Spnniard
should 80 to Havana when he is 2 weeks
old, and spend all his life in that city or
upon plantation, he would still be 4
Spaniard, and enjoy the distinction and
social position which a Cuban can never
attain. The sons and daughters of 4
Spaniard are Cubans if they are born in
Cuba: but the sons and grandsons and
great-grandsons Of Cuban must always
be Cubans, no matter if they were born
/ in Madrid and spend theirswhole lives in
that city. No Cuban can ever become a
Spaniard. no matter what happens to
1 him, aud from the Spanish point Of view
he is a degenerate. Chautauquan.
lin Russia many scientific and miscel-
laneous books are not allowed to be sold.
simply on account Of d few Objectionable
lines, But II anyone needs the book, he.
sea Il send d let ter with so kopeeks, aud get
special ion To order
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15
OPEN LETTERS FROM
Jennie e. Green and Mrs. Harry
Hardy.

JENNIE E. GREEN, Denmark. Iowa
writes to Mrs. Pinkham.
II had been sick ut my monthly
periods for seven years, and tried
almost everything ever heard of, but
without any benefit. Was troubled
with backache, headache, pains in the
shoulders and dizziness. Through my
mother l was induced to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
it has done me so much good. am
now sound and we'll"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

Lanes Family Medicine
Moves the bowels each day. In order
TO be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price. % and Soc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

l have always been quarter Of IN
hour before my time, and it has made
O man of NICHOLSON,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

Ell TEMPO, published in the City Of
Mexico. must be edited bF 4 full. hlooaed
Spaniard. A recent issue says: I've are
glad that the arrogant Yankee is at last
about to receive a lesson he so richly de-
serves, The hereditary enemy of Mexico
is at last to be chastised. and the Grim
go will once more be taught his proper
humiliations forced upon it BY the over
bearing Yankees y - s-s..E ar. 81 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

DR.. Nansen's profits from his book,
"Farthest North,'' are said to amount to
$4,000. The profits of his lectures
have added largely to this sum.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
family medicine with US since 1866
j. r. Madison, 2400 AID ave-, Chicago,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

Mrs. WinslOW's SOOTHING SYRUP for Gift
dren teething, softens the gums, reducestnaam-
nation ALA pain cures wind collie. CSC bottle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

The Liverpool docks, one of the Won
ders of modern commerce, extend along
the Mersey distance of six and a half
miles,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

The trees in the streets of Paris are
looked after by public official appointed
just for that purpose, and therefore the
Partisan streets ALWAYS look beautiful.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-15

"A, z, ! CUTLER Couch, the Cornish nnv-
eiist md cssayist, has great dificultv IN
persaaeing people that his name IS pre-
bounced "(s,ooch, and says that. though
ne never invented the pronnncia ton. he
can only prevail on few friends (n'lt-
poet Cawper. who called himself Copper,
had similar difficulty. Couch" (Cshochl,
by the way, has nothing to do With re-
pose is a Celtic name aud signifies
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