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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-14

from the shore. / made her out 10 be a
picket boat. She ran close up, under the
stern of the Merrimac and fired several
shots from what seemed 10 be 3~.pounder
guns. The Merrimac rudder was carried
away by this fire. That is why the col
lier was not suhk across the channel.
w did not discover the loss OF the
rudder until Murphy cast anchor w
then found that the Merrimac would not
answer TO the helm and was compelled
10 make the best of the situation. The
run up the channel was very exciting.
The picket boat had given the alarm. and
in a moment the guns of the Vizcaya,
the Almirante Oquendo and of the shore
batteries were turned upon us.
Submarine mines and torpedoes wero
exploded all about us, adding 10 the ex-
citement. The mines did no Manage, al
though we could hear rumbling and could
feel the ship tremble.
I'VE were running without lights and
only the darknes saved US from utter
destruction. When the ship was in the
desired position and we found that the
rudder was gone, i called the men on
deck. While they were launching the
catamaran, I
Touched on the Explosion.
AT the same moment, two torpedoes,
fired by the Reina Mercedes, struck the
Merrimac amidships. l cannot say
whether our own explosives or the Span
ish torpedoes did the work, but the Mer-
r.mac was lifted out of the water and
almost rent asunder.
"As she settled down. we scrambled
overheard and cut away the
A great cheer went W from the forts
and warships as the hold of the collier
foundered. the Spaniards thinking that
the Merrimac was an American warship.
w attempted TO fet out of the har-
Dor in the catamaran, but a strong tide
was running and daylight found us still
struggling in the water. Then, sfor the
first time. the Spaaiards saw us and a
boat from the Reina Mercedes picked us
up. II was then shortly after 5 o'clock
in the morning, and we had been IN the
water more than an hour. We were
taken aboard the Reina Mercedes and
later were sent 10 Moro castle.
IN MOrro we were cOnilneu III cells I'D
the inner side of the fortress, and were
there the first day the fleet bombarded
MORO. / could only hear the whistling
of the shells and the noise they made
when they struck, but ] judged from the
conversation of the guards that the shells
did considerable damage.
After this bombardment Mr.. Ramsdcn,
the British consul, protested and we We're
removed 10 the hospital. There / was
separated from the other men in our
crew and could see them only by special
permission. Montague and Kelly fell i'll
two weeks ago, suffering from malaria,
and / was permitted to visit them twice.
Mr.. Ramsden was very kind TO US and
demanded that Montague and Kelly be
removed to better quarters in the hos
pital. This was done
las for myself, there is little to say.
The Spanish were not disposed TO do
much for the comfort of any of the pris-
oners at first, but after our army had
taken some of their men az prisoners our
treatment was better. Food is scarce in
the city and / was told that we Jared
better than the Spanish officers"
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Gents who wear patIts carry canes. Gentle
men who wear trousers carry walking sticks.
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-14
LIEUT.. r. P. HoBsON, WHOM THE sPANIARDs HAVE RELEASED.

we were taken to MORO or after we hal
left there"
You were imprisoned in the city Itself
after the first four days. then?
No. From MORO we went on board
the Rcina Mercedes, which the Spanish
were uslnE as a hospital ship. During
the firing on Friday many windows OF
the shssS were broken by American bullets,
bat no one was hurt
How about your hopes and fears dur
irg Imprisonment? Did you e&pect 10 go
aboard an American vessel again.
This question brought a smile to Hob
sons face. He allowed his memory 10
drift back over the events Of the pre-
ceiling weeks. He did not answer for
a moment.
Il was greatly depressed at times he
said presently, "as were the ether men
of the Mcrrimac's crew. had a slight
attack of fever, but il did not last long.
Yes. / am entirely well now, and hope TO
participate in the wal from now until its
close
Mr.. HCbson again referred feelingly to
the name in which ne and his men had
been treated while they were prisoners.
MIR. R~amsden, the British consul, was
very kind 10 me on several occasions"
said Hobson, and so was the Spanish
commander. Nevertheless, you may be
sure / am glad that all of our men came
through safely"
The exchange of Hobson and his men
was effected in return for three Spanish
officers and seven pfivates, who had been
taken rs prisoners by the American
forces.
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The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
MODERN FORTS.
Vastly Different from the Old Style
of FOrtilcatiC3-Subte
mean StrCngs oids.

The modern type Of fortifications
contrasts strikingly with the massive
old stone works, excellent specimens
of which are Fort Monroe and Fort
Wadsworth, says Golfers Weekly. 70
the eye of a novice Fort Monroe, the
largest of its type in the country, is
seemingly impregnable; up to the
close of the civil war it could be de-
Tended against fleet or army of any
size, but as small a gun as the eight
inch rife could lay it in ruins in very
short time. The old method of forti-
flying has been replaced by the en-
placement system Of earth, stone and
concrete. except at points where the
topography Of the coast line permits
the use of natural formations.
This is the case at Portland, Me-,
where the rocky cliff has been utilized,
the batteries being at an elevation OF
50 Or 60 feet above tide water. Here,
however, a large amount of concrete
and stone work has been used to reen-
force the walls Of rock The walls of
the modern fortifcation are very
broad and gradually incline from the
summit to the base. They appear like
mounds of earth with an inner coat
ing of cement, but in their construc-
tion thousands Of yards of broken
stone and concrete are used for sim
gle emplacement.
The modern fort is constructed more
below than above ground, the maga-
zines, quarters for artillerymen. ap-
paratus for elevating, sighting and
firing and other machinery being IN
closed in water-tight easements often
- to IS feet below the surface. As the
sea coast guns of to-day can be dis
charged by electricity, if desired,
there is little need OF exposure Of the
men and most of the gun crew can re
main under cover and out of danger.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
PROBLEMS IN BUILDING.
The Settling of Huge Structures Must
Always Be Carefully Provided
for Before Erection.

Next to the strength of materials
weight will settle into the ground is
perhaps the most serious question pre-
sented to the Chicago architects, says
the Chronicle of that city. Such set
things vary with the character of the
ground, and calculations of great
nicely must be made to insure the fu.
ture stability of the structure. Thou.
sands of people have noticed the enor-
nous slant of certain downtown side
walks without understanding the rea-
srn.
The explanation is simple. The large
paving stones are soldly attached yo
the structure and settle with it. The
architect has made most minute calcu.
Iations, and when the continued pres
sure of the large building has packed
the earth beneath it to the greatest
possible extent the great fagstones
will have descended to exactly the
right incline for proper drainage.
1t has been a thousand times re-
marked that tall buildings in Chicago
have been gradually crowding their
more humble neighbors out of exist
ence, and in some instances this is
proving literally, as well as figura tive
ly, true. The natural settling of tall
and heavy buildings sometimes i'm.
carts a lateral movement to less heavy
adjoining foundations, more or less Sc.
riously affecting the superstructure.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
SHORE CARGOES SHIFTED.
How TrucklOads Are Shaken Over by
Continued Jolting In the
Same Direction.

Once in awhile we read, says the
New York Sun, that the ship So-ard-so
CT the steamer So-and-so has returned
10 port, or has arrived, perhaps, with
"a decided list, cargo shifted" Some
times we see a land craft, truck, with
cargo shifted-a big pile of boxes, tow
ering high, shaken over to one side or
the other by continued jolting along
on the sile of the street on the slope. A
load thus shifted can't be shaken back
by running along on the opposite slope
of the road; it is like a stick of wood
that has been bent and kept bent till
the grain is set; whatever you do with
it the crook stays in.
If care is exercised in turning cor
ners and in navigating generally, the
shifted load can usually be carried to
its destination as it is without upset
ting, though it may work harder; the
experienced truckman knows just
what can be done with it, and whet ther
it has shifted as far as it will go, and
all that. If it is SO badly shifted as to
make the operation of the trucf. diff
cult CT dangerous, he hauls to ore side
by the curb and anchors, that is TO say
he halts and unlcads the shifted top
courses Of his cargo and then reloads
and makes everything trim and secure
and sets out again.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
yellow FEVER.
ihe Glorious Opportunity TO Destroy
1T Now Being Opened to
Americans.

The expected has happened, and yell
low fever has attacked cur troops at
Santiago. The first reports that were
permitted to reach the public were
dated July IL, on which day there were
il new cases. Within three or four
days after that the total number Of
cases 10 date was admitted to have
been upward Of 800, so that it is certain
that the disease has been among the
troops for some time. probably having
attacked them almost Immediately
after the landing 'ras made.
The policy Of concealment was
wholly iustifiable at that time, for a
confession OF the truth would have
served no purpose in protecting the
home ports, and would simply have en-
couTaged the Spaniards to delay sur
render, and would have caused unayail-
ing anxiety and encouragement at
home.
All The accounts of the epidemic
agree that the disease is in an unusual
IS mild form, by far the greater num-
Der Of those attacked recovering after
the normal period Of not very great
suffering. Among the sufferers were
very many Of the Red Cross surgeons
and nurses, all of whom, so far as is
known, have entirely recovered or are
convalesccnt. Many immune surgeons
and nurses are on the way now to San
tiago, and viii be assigned to the fever
hospitals Immediately upon their ar
rival
Now that there is no human enemy
in Our way, our sanitary officers IN the
conquered province have an excellent
opportunity to give to the world an
object lesson in cleanliness. And we
are perfectly confident that, with the
filth of Santiago destroyed the houses
cleaned ard disinfected, the infected
huts burned, and our camps removed
to the hills as far as that may be pos
sible Cen. Eomito Negro Will follow
the lead of Gen. Toral and WELD to the
inevitable.
We have always believed that the
chief reward to our country fer un-
dertaking this modern crusade against
the Saracen, and one that will fully
compensate us for expenditure of
blood and money, will be the liberia
tion Of our southern states from the
constant menace Of yellow fever. We
are fighting not only for the freedom
Of Cuba from Spanish tyranny, but for
the freedom of America from Spanish
disease. The accomplishment of the
first object is almost realized and that
Of the second is plainly in sight.
It is not expected, however, that this
glorious victory can be won without
a struggle, and we therefore welcome
the battle which is now on, fearful in
deed that the loss may he heavy, yet
with no misgiying as to the outcome OF
the contest Medical Record.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
WORLDS OLDEST ENGINE.
1t Was Constructed in England in
1777 and Has Been in Service
Until Recently.

The oldest engine in the world is in
the possession of the Birmingham
canal navigations, this engine having
been constructed by Boulton & Watt
in the year 1777, says London Engi-
neering, The order is entered in the
firms books in that year as single
acting beam engine, with chains at
each end of a wood beam, and having
the steam cylinder 80 inches in diam
eter, with a stroke of eight feet, and
erected t the canal company's pump
ing station at Rolfe street, Smeth
wick. During the present year rs
this remarkable old engine, which
been regularly at work from the lin.
of its erection to the current wear. :
period of, say, 12O years, was removed
to the canal company's station at
Ocker Hill, Upton, there to be re-
erected and preserved as a relic of
what can be done by good manage
ment when dealing with machinery of
undoubted quality. 1t is worthy of
note that the birmingham canal navi-
cations favored Boulton q Watt in 1777
with the order for this engine, and in
1898, or 120 years afteIward, the com
pany has intrusted the same firm.
James Watt & Co., Soho, Smethwick
with the manufacture of two of their
modern triple-expansion vertical en-
gines. to be erected at the Walsall
pumping station, having 24O horse
power and pumping capacity of 12.-
713,G00 gallons per day.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
DICKS GOOD TIME.
lie Was Very Humane Boy and He
Was enjoying His we'll
Earned Reward.

portly gentleman sat on the porch
and smiled, while a small boy, also
smiling, painted the front fence
'Look at that boy" the portly man
remarked to a visitor: che thinks he is
having a good time. A small boy is
surely the drollc4t creature OH Garth.
When | was u youn9ster l remember
that there were certain kinds Of work
I considered play, and one Of them was
painting. was always crazy to paint.
Many times l have taken bucket Of
muddy water and an old paint brush,
and have spent whole half day put
ting a thick coat on the side Of my ia
thcr's barn.
$50 with my boy, Dick, the little chap
painting the fence; he has always been
cr9zy 10 paint. he is enjoying Himself
now-vou can see he is; and re viii
paint that whole fence, too, just as
well as he knows how. l don't care if it
is q tribe sr2eared; he's getting joy,
solid joy, thicker thar the paint on
his hands and clothes.
"There's a mean side to it, too; he
wanted to paint the fence and wanted
the weeds pulled out of the yard. So.
like an underhanded rascal, I bar
gained with him; told him that if he
would pull all the weeds out | would
let him paint the fence. He went
through the other job like soldier
he hates 10 pull weeds-all boys do
and now he thinks IL is getting his re-
ward 1t is a downright shame 0 fool
him that way-don't you think SOP
The portly gentleman cEucllled
again, and the small boy, wild with
JOY, went on plastering paint on the
fence.-DetrOjt Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
SOUTH SEA ISLAND CUSTOMS.
Some PecuIiurities of Love Making
and Marriage Among the Fill
Islanders and others.

One would imagine that love making
in FIJI was-a very tame affair from the
fact that marriages are often arranged
while those most nearly concerned are
still in their infancy. However, court
ship there is quite as interesting as
anywhere else, and it has some peculiar
features, says the Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
Cupid's happy hunting ground is gen.
orally garden or a plantation, and on
a moonlight evening he is generally
pretty busy. At that time, high up in
the branches of the bread fruit trees.
those who have eyes to see may spy a
pair OF human love birds perched on
the branches 40 feet or so from the
ground. Fijian etiquette seems to de-
mand that the fair one and her lover
should occupy different branches, and
should be separated by the trunk of
the tree-this, at any rate, is the usual
custom.
"Spare the bite and spoil the child"
would probably be the South Sea island
mothers rendering of the wise mans
saying, for she knew nothing of the
use of the rod as a means of correc-
ton.
Instead of Furnishing her offspring
in ways known to European mothers,
she pulls hair and bites some part of
its body, generally selecting the fieshy
part of its arm for the purpose. Thus
it happeEs that travellers note among
little South Sea islanders many bear.
ing wounds or scars which have been
produced by the mothers teeth.
The mode of caress is as queer as
that Of punishment. 1t is either to
gently take hold of the child's neck
with the teeth, or to pass the thumb
deftly over its eyebrow or cheek.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
IL flag.

Thou victor dag 81 fl3cd aY i feld
Il frecaoEn 5 grALdest wars,
NJ freeman shall % ttIants yield
The banner Of The stars.
Before thy folds shall despots quail,
Though locg enthroned in might,
And bcEdmeA freed thy splendors hail
With rayiures CT delight.
IN equal crunequal fight,
Wherever fTeemen dare,
Thy presence shall inspire with might &.
AEd lead 10 triumph there!
Yet mere than war thy meaning Is,
Thy Cciois signify
The calm Of The eter1ities,
The sweetness of the sky!
At home thy luster eVermore
Shall brighten and increase,
Un.ii shall shine I } every shore
Thy freedom, joy and peace
Til everywhere thy radiance shines
To hCEcr, truth ard worth,
Till fai.h UnfetterCd builds her shrines
In every land en- earth.
Thus shalt thou greater glory yield,
BIight banner Of the stars,
Than trophies OF the best fought field
of freedoms grarcsst wars!
-AeIla Greene, in Springfield (Mass) Re
publican.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
TERRITORY OF APIZONA, on
County of Navajo %

I, J. H. Fyisby, County Recorder IN and for
the County Of Navajo. Territory of Arizona.
and custodian of the records thereof, do
hereby certify that the foregoingSand hereto
attached Articles of Incorporation OF the
Winslow Electric Light and Ice Manufacture
ing Company, is a full, true and correct copy
of the Articles of Incorporation of said COM
pany now on file in my office; that said Arti-
cles of Incorporation were filed for record
in my office on the 8th day of January A. D.
1893 at ESQ O'Clock p M, and are duly enter
ed of record in Volume No. / of Articles OF
incorporation, on pae es n os. 26, 2l, 2Srecords
of said Navajo courty.
IN wit ess whereof, ! have here
unto set my hand and seal OF once
)gRAL{ .his 9Th day of January A. ID. 1898.
J. II. FRIsBy,
County Recorder.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
SAID HE COULD GO.
The Patriotic Wife of an Army Man
RecOnsiIers Her Former
Determine tiOn.

A touching little story is told of Mrs.
Waldeck, wife of Capt William A. ii.
Wadeck, of the Seventh United States
volunteer regiment of immunes. Capt.
Waldeck was for IS years with Hol-
lands army in the East Indies. Eight
wears ago he was given leave of alb
sence by his government, and he spent
some of his play time in trip through
America. At Detroit he met Miss
Amelia Theresa Cousins. who subse-
quently became his wife. Before ac-
cepting him Miss Cousins made it a
condition Of their marriage that he
should leave the army. He complied
with the condition and became an
American. When the war with Spain
broke out the desire to return to his
old profession of war and to serve his
adopted country became very strong,
and his wife did not oppose his wishes.
Mrs. Waldeck accompanied her hus-
band to Washington to procure his
commission. On meeting Col. e. A.
Goodwin, of the Seventh volunteers,
there. she held his hand in both of hers,
and, looking earnestly at the colonel,
sad Col Goodwin, | was the cause
of my husband leaving the regiment
in which he served is years, and feel
that it is my 7uty, now that my conn
try is at war with Spain, to give him
back his promise and let him follow
his cid profession as a soldier. | only
hope that l shall see him in life again. :"
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
Jack Pot Is stiil in the Game.

A Canadian exchange is responsible
for he story that an Indian belonging
to the Creek nation, and bearing the
hazardous name Of Jack Pot, is now
living in comparative peace with his
four wives, and seems to be happily
consoled for the death OF their % pre-
decessors. Il may seem incredible
that this jack pot could be won so
many times, but he is 108 years old.
The sound teeth in his head are said
to be the third set with which nature
has endowed him.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
Dount;ng priests. aeme.

Able Bourrien, of Marseilles, who
recently became an agnostic, has es-
tabished a sort of Il doubling priests
home at Sevres. He wishes to prove
that priests do not always abandon
their calling to marry or live freely.
The daily routine is that of a religious
community. The aim of the institute
is to bridge over the period of diseour-
agement through which the fallen
priest has to pass. The movement is
supported by funds from the French
Reformed Protestant consistories, but
the fullest freedom Of conscience is al
lowed,
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
Jubilee of Austrta,s Emperor,

On December next the Austrian
emperor viii have completed the fif-
tieth year of his reign and the event
is to be signalized in fitting manner
The jubilee viii begin on November
30, when there viii be a procession OF
imperial and royal personages from
the HOfburg to ST. Stephens cathedral
where a grand Te Deum win be sung
The following day there will be a court
dinner, dinner for all the generals
of the Austro-Hungarian army and 4
gala performance at the imperial
opera.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
TERRIT3RX o. ARIZoNA,
CouYfv of Navajo. %

'ASS1uaSs coun5y of + Nasajo. q SaGoNA' IS
Before me, T. ". Nelson, Notary Public
i'll and for .ne County and Territory afore-
said, per onally appeared Frank Hart. j. X.
Woods, " r. Campbell, U.Z. Rand. A. T
Cornish and Z. c. Demarest known to me to
be the persons whose names are subscribed
o the foregoing Instrument and duly no
knowledge to me tLat they executed the
same for the purpose and consideration
therein expressed.
Given under my Land and seal OF
{ Office this 1th day of January A. d.
}snAr 1895. F. W, NELSON
~ Notary Public.
My commission expires December 8, 1893.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
An Artlacial Sec Rreezc.

One of the features of new hospital
building in Berlin is to be a large room
in which patients suffering from lung
diseases can breathe air artifcially
impregnaIed with salt.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-01
Old polly in Connecticut.

Connecticut claims parrot 11s
years old. 1t has been for 100 years in
one family. having descended from IA
ther to son through two or three gen
erations.