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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-21
Ii Is MdtGhI6SS.
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fTes. pIeadmg for good government and
Ignorance and barbarism. The powe.
that opened these gates Is the power
that makes for Righteousness and not
OF ourselves" Can 1t be resisted?
My hand and my voice will never be
raised to oppose its high commands.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-21

10 10 the Star Laundry on Main
street for fine work. The Chinese
laundry is the best because no
acids are used and no rough
methods that destroy and tear
up clothing. Collars, cuffs and
shirts washed at the STAR have
a rich gloss and will wear twice
as long as those finished in the
ordinary way: Don't forget the
Star Chinese Laundry. 26tf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-21
Catar-r1l is
Not Incurable

But it can not be cured by sprays,
washes and inhaling mixtures which
reach only the surface. The disease is
IN the blood, and can only be reached
through the blood. s. $. s. is the only
remedy which can have any effect upon
Oatarrh; 1t cures the disease perina..
nently and forever rids the system OF
every trace Of the vile complaint.
! ME- fnaia nrarr. Of Mnntneller. Ohio,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-21


writes: 81 was al.
ficted from infancy
with catarrh, and no
one can know the
suffering It produces
better than !. The
sprays and washes
prescribed by the doc
tors relieved me only
/ e M porarily, and
though ! used them
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-21

I constantly for ten years. the disease nau
AYmer hold than ever. tried number OF
blood remedies, but their mineral ingredients
settled in my bones and gave me rheumatism.
was In o lamentablc condition, and after ex.
hausting all treatment, was declared incurno!e.
Seeing s. s. s. advertised as cure for blood
diseases. decided to try It. As soon as my
system was under the effect Of the medicine,
i began TO improve. and after tnking IL for
two months was cured completely. the
dreadful disease was eradicated from my sys.
TEN, and have had no return Of it,"
Many have been taking local trent
ment for years, and find themselves
worse now than ever. A trial OF
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-10-21

Trains leave Weston for Sutton at
1910 p. IN. daily except Sunday.
Leave Weston for Buckhannon at
1900 (noon) daily and So duly except
Passengers leaving Clarksburg at
1880 a. M. arrive at Camden.on- Gauley
at 4:46 p. m. daily except Sunday.
NoTE: Trans leaving Buckhannon at
GAL u. 10. arriving at Clnrksburg ut 0:o5
Trains leaving Clarksburg ats:o5 p. m.
arriving at Buckhannon ut aga p. m.
ss!Ali other Trains Daily except Sun
day.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
Victory
fO| 1|e D0||S
FIVE MEN KILLED.
Americans Sustain Losses at the Bombard-
ment of Cardenas

Americans Sustain Losses at the Bombard-
ment of Cardenas.
Key West, May IA masked battery
at Cardenas fired on the American tor.
pedo boat Winslow, and Ensign Bsgley
and four seamen were killed. The COM
mander. Lieutenant Patterson and one
other man were mortally wounded. The
dead and wounded were brought to the
port this morning. The Winslow. which
was completely disabled in the engage
ment was towed into port by the gunboat
Hudson today.
The Wilmington, Hudson and Winslow
were cruising off the coast of Cardenas
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
torpedo boat was moving close in shore
and when it reached point about mile
and half from the Cardenas batteries,
the shrubbery on the shore, 500 yards
away, parted and heavy battery open
ed fire. The distance was too small to
permit the Spaniards to miss their aim
and they fired heavy shot and she'll.
One shot tore through the fore part of
the hull and the forward boiler exploded.
The Americans. however, did not finch.
Another heavy shot tore away the rudder
and the Winslow drIfted he!plessly. The
Hudson then ran in to take the disabled
vessel in tow. Just as tie lines were cast
she'll burst over the Wins. ow, nj En-
sign Bagley and the four seamen who
were working the small rapid fire guns
were almost instantly killed.
The Wilmington quickly ran into
range and opened fire upon the ports
and took the brunt of the fire until the
Hudson could tow the Winslow out of
range. The Spaniards fled into the
Wilmington at least dozen times with
out eff citing any damage. The VIM
ington continued the bombardment of
the battery until the latter was silenced.
1t is believed that number OF Spaniards
were killed and wounded.
[Cardenas. the point at which the en-.
gagement took place, is situated about
forty miles east of Cuba.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
MORE BUILDINGS.

Three New Ones Started in Central Parts
Of Town.
The old frame on Spruce and I2th is
now being removed to make room for
the new two brick store room and library
building to be erected by A. A. Reed.
Frank Lane is removing the old frame
buildings from the rear of his 18th and
Walnut street lot, to make room for his
brick addition to face on 18th street.
Ground was also broken today for the
new railroad lunch room to be erected
ives. of the Union depot. The lunch
room is being built by R. R. Burke of
the Denver Railway News building. 1t
will be operated IS part of the com.
pany's railway eating house system as
mentioned in these columns some weeks
ago.
Work is progressing on the new plate
glass front in ]. L. Rachofsky's building
on the corner of I4th and Pearl and it
will be completed within few days.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
DEWEY REPORTS.

He ID Busy Recovering Cannon from the
Sunken Spanish Vessels.
Washington, May ia telegram was
received from Admiral Dewey today
dated Hong Kong. in which he states
that there is no change in the situation
since his last despatch.
He is now engaged in transferring the
steel breech loading rif1ed guns from the
sunken Spanish cruisers to the captured
Spanish transports. He also reports
having captured large quantities OF pro-
visions and supplies in the Spanish
arsenal.
A despatch from Hong Kong states
that the schooner Amarat reports ter
rife engagement between the gunboa'
Concord and Spanish vessel off Ilo Ilo
The Spanish vessel was sunk with all on
board.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
THE HAVANA ACCOUNT.
Spanish Forces Compe, the Americans to
Retire.

Spanish Forces Compe, the Americans to
Retire.
Havana, May I7-I p. m.-Evidently
the invasion of Cuba is imminent.
The fight opened at Cardenas at 8 a.
m. yesterday. Three American cruisers
and three gunboats slowly steamed up
the bay, but did, not fire at first. A
launch was sent out 10 the signal station,
where the men we're overpowered and
taken prisoners. With the signal station
d ,os OF they then took possession of
tae bay and opened fire.
Col. Moncardo commanded the Span
ish forces, but had no artillery of suffi-
cient cal,bre to reply to the fire. The
Antonio Lopez. small Spanish gunboat.
was struck twelve times and is a hope
less wreck.
No notification was given OF the bonn
bardment. Several shots we're dropped
in the town. setting houses on fire.
Col. Moncardo had one company Of
marines and 900 volunteer reserves to
defend the town. The Spanish FIRE was
so heavy that the Americans were un.
able to make landing and had to re-
turn to their vessels, which shortly after
Withdrew.
The rebels made simultaneous attack
several miles inland, but according to
the Spanish account were repulsed.
Gen. Blanco has wired his congratula.
tions to Col. Moncardo.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
CASUALTY LIST.
The Men Who Died for Their Flag OF tie
Coast at CardeEas,

The Men Who Died for Their Flag OF tie
Coast at Csrderas.
Key West. May 12-The list of casual.
ties at the Cardenas engagement yester-
day are as follows:
KILLED.
Worth Bagley, ensign.
John Varverez, oiler.
John Verniese, fireman.
George Meek, fireman.
Elijah Tunnill, cook.
MORTALLY WOUNDED.
]. B. Bermadon, lieutenant commander.
VIM. Patterson, sailor.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Dan McKeown, gunner.
The dead and wolnded were brought
here today and will be buried here.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
Cly Council S
New AN0|d
FORMER AWARD RESClNDED.
1. T. McAllister Given the Contract for TIL
Chautauqua Building.

I. T. McAnister Given the Contract for the
Chautauqua Building.
The city council at the meeting last
night rescinded its former action in
awarding the contract to George Scott
& Co., for the Chautauqua building, and
awarded it to l. T. McAliister, for SC. 700.
The action of the council in resembling
its award to George Scott & Co. of Den
yer, was based on the claim that the firm
had amended the contract submitted by
the council before signing it. This
amendment of the contract was con-
strued by the council as meaning that the
Denver firm would not sign it in its
original form and the board consequently
| considered that it had sufficient grounds
for awarding the work to another bidder
Although the failure to accept the con-
tract was taken as grounds to rescind the
Scott award, as soon as Mr.. McAllister
was awarded the contract the objection.
able features were amended to suit him.
The clause over which there was dis
cussion was as follows:
Article E. "Inasmuch as for special
reasons the value to the owner of the
structure herein contemplated depends
largely upon its being ready for occu-
pancy on or before June 80, 1898, now,
therefore, it is specially agreed that in
case the work herein is not completed
by said date mentioned, the contract
price shall be reduced to s4,285 and any
settlement made for said building if it is
not completed until after June 80. 1898,
shall be made on the basis OF said re.
duced price. Provided, however, that
the contractor shall not be held response.
BILE for delay in completing said structure
nor have the price contracted decreased,
if Its employment is unjustly terminated
while yet there is time for the completion
of the said work within the time stipu-
lated"
After awarding the contract to Nc,
Allister the following clause was added
to the paragraph "Or if the superin.
tendent certifes that the delay occurs in
spite of every reasonable endeavor on
the part of the contractor"
Mr.. Hirshfield stated to the council
that the Gulf road would make one.
half rate tor all lumber and supplies for
the building, providing the difference
would result in saving to the Chautau.
qua association. Mr.. McAllister being
unwilling to concede to the council any
amounts thus saved Tin freight charges)
Mr.. Hirsh6eld announced that no special
rates would be made. AS the Gulf road
is backing the Chautauqua enterprise the
council passed a resolution providing
that all lumber and supplies shipped in
to Boulder for the building be shipped
over that road.
After the signing of the amended con.
tracts the council opened the bids for the
dining hall. Neither of the bids SUBJ
mitted were satisfactory and it was order.
ed that new bids be called for.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
WINsLow WAS RECKLESS.

Strategy Board are in the Dark About the
Spanish Fleet.
Washington, May 12-The officials Of
the navy department report that they
have no official details of the lombard,
ment of San Juan, Porto Rico. They
further state that they do not expect a
report from Sampson until he has fnish-
ed his work.
Neither the state nor navy department
know any thing of the whereabouts of
the Spanish fleet. The strage,ical board
are in the dark and nothing can be
stated as to future plans.
The officials no not regard the punish.
ment of the Winslow as anything of a
Spanish victory. as there is no attempt
made to conceal the opinion that the
commander of the vessel has been guilty
of wilful recklessness for some time.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
Som JUQ|l PO|t
BOl|D0|dCd
SAN JUAN BoMBARpEo.

Sampson's Fleet Pummeliing the Porto
Rtcan Spaniar ards.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12

Washington, May Pit was officially
reported today that San Juan, Porto Rico,
is being bombarded by Simpsons feet.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
DEVASTATING FIRE.

a Chicago ConAsgratlon That 10 Causing
Widespread Damage.
Chicago, May I7-Armour & Co. big
elevator is on FIRE and the building and
contents are doomed.
Later-The flames spread to the lam.
bss yards. and the gas tanks are threat
snsd. The estimated damage already d
|eYss oi.eoaeoa.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
vEsUvIus DESTROYED.

A Worlds Despatch Reports Serious
American Loss.
New York, May I2-The New York
World prints Washington special re.
porting the bombardment of San Juan,
Porto Rico, and the explosion of the
dynamite cruiser Vesuvius.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
BOSTON THREATENED.

Spanish Warship MenacIng the Safety of
the Bean Eaters.
Boston, May 12-3:I5 p. p.m.-The Cape
Ann signal station reported to Washing.
ton today that they have sighted heav-
ily armored craft believed TO be Span.
ish vessel headed full speed for Boston
harbor.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
BoMBARDING CARDENA

Gunboats Wilmington and Machias Are
Sheliing the Spanish Town.
Key West, May 1.-THE officers OF the
Hudson reported that Cardenas was to
be shelled by the gunboats Machi,s and
Wilmington this afternoon. 1t is eliev-
ed the bombardment is already on.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12

London, May ia despatch to Lloyd's
agency from St. Thomas, West Indies,
of today's date, states that the American
squadron is bombarding San Juan, Porto
Rico.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
DOWNING SUICIDES.

The Alleged Spanish spy Hangs Himse elf in
Prison.
Washington, May 12-It was reported
by the navy department that the alleged
Spanish spy, George Downing, who was
confined in the military PRISON, commit.
ted suicide this morning by hanging
himself.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12

New York, May 12-The Jcurn1l as
serts that the United States gunboats
Machias and Wilmington have resumed
the bombardment of Cardenas.
Daily camera., 1898-05-12
The Cautious Ones Look at Quality.

They rightly-that the cheapest is cos.est.
Better to buy once at fair price, than twice prices
that can't possibly hold any value Mothers of boys,
quality ought to be your guide All WOOL honest sewing
honest Innings cost money, but they wear. We never
have had and never shall have anything but actual val
ues to show you. The best that be put into Boys
clothes is none too strong for the assaults of omp and
play That this reliability less here than elsewhere
is the truth If somebody else sells Boys Clothing less
than we do, is because they ignore qualv-risk
facton-trust to luck There's no luck here-solid SUBJ
stantal fact-seng.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
CHARGED With MURDER
A Row About Sheep Ends in the
Death of Mckay.
WAS SHOT IN HIS TRACKS
Collins, a Sheepherder, Thought That
Mckay Was Crowding His Band
of Sheep and Retaliated
With a Winchester.

Great Falls, Aug. 27.-Another homi-
eide is reported from Choteau. About
IL o'clock Thursday morning I'VE
sheepherders, James Mckay and James
Blair, got into a squabble over the
right to the range and the upshot of
the affair was that Blair put a bullet
from a IA Winchester rifle through Me
Kay. The shooting occussed at a ranch
about six miles from the town of Cho-
teau. Mckay was &c years old and
Blair 80 years. At . O'clock in the after
noon the killing was reported to Sheriff
Hagen at the county seat, and he i'm
mediately left and arrested Blair, who
is now in Jail at Choteau, being held
on a charge of murder.
The fatal bullet struck Mckay in
the right temple, and ranging down
ward, severed the jugular vein on the
left side and passed out of the neck.
Death must have occurred shortly after
the shooting. Neither Blair nor Me-
Kay are at all known about Choteau,
and it is said that Blair is under an
assumed name. 1t seems that when the
quarrel began Blair had the magazine
of his rifle filled, but he was evidently a
poor shot and used all but one shot in
doing Mckay up. A loaded revolver
was found on the body of the latter,
and Blair says it was used in opening
the fight, but ii was filled with cart
ridges and did not show any evidence
of having been recently fired.
Later advices received this evening
state that the r name of the slayer
is Collins and not Blair. He is en-
ployed as a herder by John Devlin on
the Burton bench near Choteau. Nc
IT,. - LA.Ia- g.. - M TnArnP ~,
the same range. Collins conceived the
idea that Mckay was crowding his
band of sheep, and to retaliate pressed
his band back in return until il looked
as if the two bands would become bad
ly mixed. Mckay and Mr.. Cooper's
small boy walked between the bands,
trying to separate them, and Mckay
fired his revolver for the same pur-
pose. Collins claims that the shots
were fired at himself, although the
Cooper boy does not believe this.
Collins then left his band and rode
To Choteau. where he procured a Win
chester and some ammunition, Mckay
in the moving his band fur
Their away from the Deylin sheep.
When Collins returned he opened fire
at a range of about $50 yards and the
sixth or seventh shot tool effect. The
shooting took place at the Bateman
ranch and Mrs. Bateman saw il all.
After the shooting Collins notified f. +.
Daeke, a neighbor. and then returned
TO his sheep and deliberately mixed
them with the other band
The testimony at the c~oroner's in
quest held yesterday showed that from
the position of the murdered mans
body he could have done no shooting
at the time m the chambers of his re-
volver were all loaded. The jury
brought in a verdict of death at the
hands of Collins. All that has been
learned of McKay's life is that he was
a native of either Washington or Ore
gon. In appearance and behavior he
was quiet and unassuming and about
the last mar his acquaintance would
expect to get into trouble.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
Financial Cablcrram.

New York, Aug. 27-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: Consid-
ering that the settlement is to begin on
Monday next. the stock market here to-
day was decidedly firm. Americans were
again notably strong, the feature being
the rise In Wabash. Union Pacific and
Denver & Rio Grand shares. 1t is cN-
pscted that the settlement will show a
much larger account in Americans. the
amount carried for Berlin being decidedly
large. Contangoes, however, probably will
be light because of easy money. The
strength of Brazils and the Argentines
continues.
Silver is lower. Ii is said in good quar-
tiers that the Spanish orders have come
to an end for the present, Spain having
bought more than 100000 pounds of silver.
SO much speculation is going on in silver,
however, that all reports are unreliable.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYPHoNS.
How the Truck and Fruit Farms of
Louisiana Are Irrigated.

The shores of the Mississippi river
below New Orleans are lined with gar
dens in which grow luXuriantly a
myriad of fruits n vegetables. This
is accomplished by a very odd method
of irrigation.
Near the mouth of the river on the
south bank, in the delta country. says
the Kansas City Star. is a narrow strip
of land, not more than a thousand
yards wide in places, in which, il is
said, the best oranges in the country
may be grown. There is no levee. but
the waters have SO wide an exparse
that. the annual freshets do not cover
the land, as would be the case higher
up where the river is narrower, and
where the levees are a vital necessity.
Beyond the narrow strip of land hat
marks this side of the river are innum-
cradle bayous and ane brakes and
swamps. In these bayous lurked the
Tong, low, rakish craft" of the pirate
Lafitte i'm the good old days. The coun-
try is inhabited by Creoles of the most
primitive type, who live by raising
fruit, fishing n oystering. This mar
row strip of orange country is worth
$500 an acre.
Higher up the river on the same side
as New Orleans is approached are miles
after miles of truck gardens and small
fruit farms blooming and fresh and
green from the water drawn to them
from the Mississippi river. The method
of irrigation is by s%yphoning from the
surface of the river. which is higher
than the land on the other side of the
levee. The Ievee is from IL to Is feet
high. AT every little farm is a big,
black. iron pipe straddling the levee,
one end in "A ditch on the land. From
this ditch theirs lead to all parts of the
farm. Some of the little farms have
several syphons over the levee. The
land, because of it's c~ontiguity TO the
river. is very valuable. The products
of the farms are taken to New Orleans
and landed at the French market by
little steamers and barges that ply up
and down the river for the convenience
of the gardeners.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
A TantaIiZinC.

From the Hazel Green Herald.
our man about town asked Henry Pier
att Tuesday If he had any local happen
ings to report. and here is what he jotted
down:
"H. +. Pieratt had the darndcs lot of
beans, tomatoes, corn and cucumbers for
dinner Monday that was ever served at
any mans table in Hazel Green, and the
editor and his better Is didn't get a darn
bite
Now. people. what about a man who
will thus tantalize his neighbors? Don't
you ali think he ought to be made divide?
But, after all, the good things of this
life are not evenly distributed, and the
poor country editor must suffer their alb
sence while "A less deserving citizen enjoys
them. Our reward may come, however, in
the sweet subsequently, and the contem-
that we are content to labor on and leave
our reward with the Lord.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
Australian limitations.

The initiation ceremonies II the ma
tives Of Australia have I'm recent years
received the attention Of a number Of
anthropologists. The latter paper upon
the subject deals with the initiation
ceremonies of the Arunta tribe. Central
Australia. and is by Professor Baldwin
Spencer and +. j. Gillen proceedings
Of the Royal Society Of Victoria, vol. IN.
issued May. lS9S). Ii may be recalled
that an account of the EnCwurra Cere-
mony, as performed by the Arunta tribe.
appeared i'm Nature a year ago. h
Engwurra is not passed through until
probably the native has reached the age
of at least Is or even 80; but this final
and impressive ceremony Is preceded by
others, beginning at about the age of
10 or IL. through which practically every
Australian native has To pass before he
is admitted to the secrets Of the tribe
and regarded as a fully developed MEM
Der Of it. 1t hardly need be pointed
out that authentic records, such as are
given in the present paper. of
ial rites of aboriginal tribes are of in
Creasing scientific value wen though
the significance Of the rites is not I'M
Observation-Disclosures.