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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26

i l. III . . Y u d
Copyright, 1893, by tho Associated Press.)
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT WANDA.
OFF HAVANA, May % tFiled at Key
West. Fla.,. May 25, ut 6:l5 p. m.)-At
daybreak on Monday morning the entire
squadron under Rear Admiral samp--
son, was lying directly opposite the en-
trance to Havana tarbor, about ten
miles OF shore.
Around the flagship from whose main
mast fiuttered tho crimson pennant of
precedence. rocked on the choppy waves
score OF launches and gigs from sur
rounding warships, each manned by
sailors in spotless white. They had
brought aboard the flagship the COM
mandlng officers OF their respective ves-
sells where they had apparently been
summoned for orders.
A half hour later the gigs and
launches left the flagship and returned
with their officers aboard their own
vessels. Almost Immediately thick col
umns OF black smoke began to pour
from the smoke stacks OF the assembled
fleet and slowly. almost imperceptibly
the flagship began to move to the east
ward.
A number OF vessels were left behind,
jon blockade duty, the acting flagship
flying blue pennant. About two hours
later large double masted and double
funneled cruiser came steam!ng under,
full headway from the westward. When
within haillng distance and without
slackening her speed. she exchanged
signals with the acting flagship off
Havana. A string OF colored bunting
was hoisted aloft on the flagship's hal
lizards and the cruiser pushed on to the
east at full speed. S
Afterwards the squadron was In the
Nicholas channel off Cardenas, heading
for the oldiBahama channel. The squad!
ron was proceeding with care, for Ad-
miral Ceruera had not yet actually
been bottled up, and care must be ta-3
ken lest the fox turn and dash out OF
Santiago, around the east end Of Cuba.
UP through the Wlndward passage and
north to attack the cities OF the Allan.
tic coast OF. the United States. sF.
4 In all likelihood Commodore Schley
will be able to spring the trap and then
Rear Admiral Sampson may hasten to;
Santiago. s5s
A great game Is being played and the
situation is one OF extreme suspense.
After Admiral Cervera Is sealed up In
Santiago harbor the problem will be, as
in the case OF q "varmint" caught in q
trap, whether TO shoot or starve him.
In any event, Admiral Cervera. 1t is be-
Iieved, cannot reach Havana. Two
powerful fleets, each having fast YES
tsels. as well as heavy ones, and each
able to destroy him, are closing In up
on him. Naval officers here believe that.
the battleshlp Oregon will be ordered to
Join Rear Admiral Simpsons fleet.
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TERROR LEAVES

Fort do France, After CoalInE from IN
s.yiospitat" Ship Alicnnte-NVhy Cadiz
Fleet Hnsn't Sailed.
Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press)
ST. PIERRE. Martinique. May rs. 6
p. m.-The Spanish torpedo boat de-
stroyer Terror finished coaling from the
Alicante. whose disguise as an ambu-
lance ship was virtually thrown of
yesterday, and early this morning left
Fort de France. taking a northwesterly
course. II Is reported that she goes to
join the Spanish feet. u
Three men-of-war, according to the
account OF fishermen, who arrived here
this afternoon, were seen this morning
at daybreak off the northwest point OF
the island. The fishermen assert that
they were Spanish warships.
LONDON, May 25.-Advices by: mail
from the Grand Canaries dated May Is.
says: There ore three Spanish $torpe-
do boats here, and they are expected to
remain In these waters. In one case the
engines were damaged, but have since
been repaired. 1t Is reported that the
detention OF Admiral Camara's fleet at
Cadiz is not due 10 cowardlce, but to
the fact that wrong projectiles had been
provided. The work OF erecting fortif-
cations and drilling troops proceeds
with the greatest activity. $l
The British cruiser Charybdts is stay
ing here to protect British interests.
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Time the Public Has no Business to Know Her
WONDERFUL RECORD THE BATTLESHP MADE
JUPITER, Fla, May 25-The United States battleship
Oregon which arrived here 1890 last night left Jupiter
at o'clock this morning An effort made to inter
view the officers but they declined to talk, and i'm
possible to get any information whatever.
Whereabouts.
possible to get any information whatever.

# NEW5YoRK, May a5-A special dispatch to the Evening
World from Jupiter Fa says that Lieut. A R Davis Of the battle
ship Oregon ashore there late last night Our said
Lieutenant Davis exciting one especially after left
Baa for then knew Of the possibility Of necepon Captain
Clark however kept the little fleet constant readiness and had
the Spanish feet would have been heard FROM Asits
all happy that from San Francisco ended and
that have acance take the fleets looking
the Spaniards The Marietta and Buffalo Oregon
WASHINGTON, May Hlborn called at the
navy department verify the Of the Oegons arrival and
found the officials fully disposed to agree with him all that
he had say to the OegoR record He said that by this per-
ormance the ship has sencd forever the congressional critics of
batps who had declared that baleshp had would
the Atlantic for the Oregons faught with peril
and involved straghtaway stretches Of greater length than the Allan
tic passage in any season.
WASHINGTON, May 2Te Of the safe arrival Of the
Oregon in American waters Of unaloyed satisfaction
all naval officers Apprehension the safety of the Oregon
practically disappeared when the reached Barbados and
ported her arrival to the navy department. but there always
chance that she might suffer from accident hostile attack
short distance remaining on her homeward journey
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Harrison Goes with Tee.

WAsHINGToN,Alay 25.--Ma1or Rus
sell B. Harrison, Inspector general Of tho
volunteer army, son Of ex-Presldent
Harrison, who has expressed a great de-
sire for active military service at the
front. was to-day assigned to duty on
the staff of Major. General Filzhugh Lee,
commanding the Seventh army corps al
Tampa. Fla, 81 ~ Y{5 5Fr - ! n * ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
'strrnrth OF Mliltrfy Forces.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Adjutant
General Corbln has prepared state
msnt showing the strength OF the MILL
;ary forces OF the United States, organ
i:cd II accordance with the plans now
under way: Regular army, G2. 900 men:
volunteers from states (nrst cal) 125, 900
men; three cavalry regiments at large,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-26
THE PHANTOM FLEET
Has At Last Materialized, and is Pocketed
in the Harbor Of Santiago,
fffoRTS WILL BE EMADE TO. KEEP IT III THERE 2,E

Until Starvation Causes Cervera to Undertake to
Attack the Fleet Under tho Projection Of Forts oud In
ove Great loss Of Life to be Entirely Unwarranted Un
der Existing COnitionsA Prominent Naval Authority Gives
tho Spanish Squadron Three Months Lease Of Life Then tho
United States will 100000 Worth Of Arcec.
ture.
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5000 men: ten infantry regiments, United
States volunteers dmmuhes) 10000: en-.
gineers lat large. $500: volunteers called
for to-day $1,000. This makes q grand
total OF 27S, 900 men. ,'t, ~ t II.
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SAMP MPSON'S FLEET.
twas Standing Off Havana Monday When
1t Suddenly Sailed Eastward,
BUT 1T PROCEEDED WITH GREAT CARE,

For 1t not Positively Known Then that Admiral Ceryera Had
Been Bottled Commodore schley Viii Spring the Trap
and Sampson VIII Then Hasten to Santiago Whore Both
53 Fleets Will Close In. i 81 i n s Y M S
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Secretary Alger said this afternoon
that the additional volunteers called for
will not be recruited from the National
Guard as were the first l25, 900. but that
the cnlIstments will be open. The regu-
lations referred to IN the proclamation
under which the enlistments will be con-
Quoted have not yet been prepared and It
Is thought that there Is no occasion for
hurry In this matter until the full draft
called for in the first proclamation has
been secured. It IS further stated that
the decision to issue an additional call
for volunteers was not reached until the
cabinet meeting yesterday afternoon.
The call, 1t is supposed here, indicates
q determination 10 press the campaign
actively and vigorously from now on.
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set my. hand and caused The seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this
25th day Of May, in the year OF our lord
1898, and OF the Independence Of the
United States the 152nd.
(Slgned) WIN. MCKINLEY.
By the President. WIN. R. DAY,
Secretary OF. State.
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WASHINGTON. d. iC., May 5.AThe
President sto-dny, nominated LID. Got
zcntlanner TO bcipostmasterj at Charles.
town, W,SVn, IA. \ ~ a.
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In witness whereof, I have hereuntc
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-22

lie had not secured his simple yes or
no Nevertheless, he accepted the
second finding.
Your yerdicf. gentlemen he SAID
Unjust be taken as in favor OF the
plointiff. Judgment accordingly. Eicn
party 10 the suit 10 pay its W costs.
Notice of appeal was given by LauA
Deane's counsel, and the judge lh'l-
mated that he thought there were
grounds for this course. However, Tor
the present. ut all events. victory rest
Fed with Stephen. The will. accofdihs
10 the jury's verdict, was II ana VOID
and Sir Derek had practically dled III
testate. This meant that Stephen was
entitled 10 two-thirds of the entire es-
tate, as heir-at-law, and that Lazy
Deane's share would be reduced to one
third.
Lady Deane bore her defeat with. ap-
parently, unruffied composurc. Her SD.
licitors and counsel had gathered
around her. and were, doubtless, as
surfing her that the verdict could not
fail to be quashed upon appeal TO Il
higher court.
Stephen was radiant with triumph,
and was, of course, overwhelmed with
congratulations. His ~long-headed adj
vocatc, however, seemed by no means
| confident as TO the probable results OF
an appeal. There is a wide difference
between gaining over n jury and secur-
ing the approval of three matter-oi-
fact judges. He, therefore, strongly
recommended a compromise, TO which
the other side, in face OF the verdict.
would probably agree. He and Ste
phen were discussing this suggestion,
as they were leaving the court togeth-
er, when a slight. well-dressed onlook-
er touched stephen lightly on the
shoulder.
Excuse me, SIR he said, fpolitely.
MAY l speak to you for a momcntE'
Il am very busy just now" answered
Stephen. '.What is itT'
The stranger bent forward so as 10
bring his lips close to Stephens ear.
"Fior your sake. SIR he whispered, II
am anxious to do my duty as quietly as
possible. | am a police officer, n L
arrest you, Stephen Deane, for the viii
full murder of Samuel Ashcroft"
A mist came before Stephens eyes,
and but for the unobtrusive but firm
support OF the officers arm, he might
have fallen. =;
"Steaay, SRI whispered his captor.
Make some excuse TO your friend and
let rs slip III quietly. / have a cab
waiting"
Are You coming. Deane?" Qneried
the q. c., impatiently.
important message-just received
stammered the wretched See
| you-later on"
"Oh, all right. You know where TO
find me- rejoined the other, bustling
of TO his chambers.
A short, quick drive. A few cues.
tions asked by an inspector and an
sw by his captor. And then-a cell
in Bow Street Police Station. All in
the hour of his triumph.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-22
Seeing Things at Night.

we are used TO crabs as large as small
plates, but would open our eyes WITH
amazement and perhaps alarm II we
should suddenly come across a crab
as large as the bottom OF a
yet this Is what our soldiers in Cuha
nave been amused and even frtghtened
by. A colored trooper gives the fol
lowing interesting count of them In
the Boston Transcript: "They are the
queerest things you ever saw. When
they walk around at night they sound
like a man, and when a man ia ,vina
wounded and m comes toward him II
SOUNDS Ike a mulo. Why, they come
right In the tent and carry of bic
chunks OF meat from our mess. And
they'd take q mans leg of IL thew
could. / was wounded and living IN
the hospital tent, with my leg fixed M
when heard a scratching and a claw.
ing In the dark. and a big thing crawl
ed up. / could not move. and made mn
my mind that after escaping the Span.
iards / was going to be carried "A
and be chewed up alive. II crawled
right over me, and a doctor came alons
Just In time. He said, nice like. dc
you need anything?' and I said. Yea
sir; 90 need something. want 4
six-foot fence built around me 10 keen
the Holsters away 1t seems 80 queer
% have crabs as big as balloons walk.
ing o In the bushes."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-22
THE SWANPAN.
Description of This Ingenious Caleuiat-
ing Machine.

Description OF This Ingenious CaicuIat-
Ing Machine.
The device known as the ia
a small counting table used by the
Chinese to facilitate numerical calcu-
lations. The Chinese have no figures,
nor any equivalent for them. but they
have made use of the for
many centuries. The merchants and
manufacturers are usually very expert
in making calculations; but the labor
ing classes are. as a rule, ignorant OF
the simplest arithmetical operations,
and employ the swanpan in computing
even a small amount. It il an In
genious little instrument, divided into
two compartments, an d and a
lower, mi the compartments are cross
ed by slender bamboo rods, tightly
stretched twine, or, more frequently.
by iron wires. Two small balls are
strung on each rod, or wire. in the
upper compartment, and five on each
wire In the lower compartment. The
principal use OF the upper set of balls
is to double the numerical value OF
the lower ones. The balls on the f7rst
wire to the right represent units. the
next tens, the next hundreds. the next
thousands and so on, in tenfold pro-
gression. BY thus using the
any sum expressed in figures NAV bs
shown by the movable balls with ac-
curacy and surprising rapidly. Chi
nese accountants become so expert In
using the device that, even in large
commercial transactions. they can COM
pute the sum total In less time han
II would lake to write down the ng-
ures. In its construction and use tina
swanpan closely resembles the abacus
a calculating machine used In mercan.
tile transactions by the ancient
Greeks and Romans. "Abacus Pytba-
goricus" was anciently a name for tba
multiplication table. In our mod.rn
schools a kind of ~swanpan, or abacus
Is frequently used for teaching small
children addition and multiplication.
1t usually consists Of a frame win
twelve wires running through n and
twelve beads Dr. small balls ON each
wire. ~
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-22
Two Interesting Buua,pr.

Pictures of two Interesting BaltImoy
and Ohio Railroad buildings have hep'
reproduced in a recent issue Of TrutI
One is the building at Frederick. Ma
which has been used since 1881 as /,
freight station and which is still Do
voted to that purpose. In the llttl.
cupola of the building a bell oss
hung which was always rung on arriv
nj of trains from Baltimore when
horses Were the motive power Of te
railroad.
The other building is the station Al
Mount Clare, Baltimore, and il Is notel
as being the location of the first tell
graph office in the world. II was from
this building that Professor Morse
sent his celebrated message in 1874 10
his friends in Washington, forty mile,
away.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-22
ADMIRAL oeRvEaA's RECORD.


49,.
Naval Mau.
Pascual de Cervera y Topete Conde
! de Jerez Marquise de Santa Ana "
the somewhat lengthy name and ttie
| OF the Spanish admiral. He Is now
S5 years old. He was born IN tne
province of Jerez, where his iatnef'
Carlos de Cervera, was a man OF large
wealth. owning several estates, and was
known as one OF the richest wine
merchants of Spain. Ceryera's mother
| was Marie Porpete. q daughter Ok
| Count Porpete y Velle, OF the royai
J family of Spain. He entered the ava
! academy at San Fernando when ~
| years old, and was graduated thres
| years later, in 1854, and was arler-
ward attached to several different
training ships to prepare himself for
naval warfare. In 1859 he experienced
! his first campaign in the expedition
sent out by Spain against Morocco. n
for his services was promoted to first
| lieutenant. He was next attached to
an expedition sent to Cochin China,
| in 1862. Afterward he was attached
to the Spanish legation In this city.
and subsequently was made a captain
in the Spanish navy and placed IN
| command Of a ship and sent to Peru.
where war was in progress. He re-
! manned there only a short time, when
the Ten Years War In Cuba broke out
and Spain found it necessary to recall
her fleet from Peru in order TO engage
in a blockade Of Cuban ports. Dur
ing the progress of the Ten Years
War Admiral Cervera was recalled
from Cuba and made secretary Of the
navy in the Spanish cabinet. When he
again entered active service in the
navy he was created an admiral and
placed In command OF the Pelayo, the
first and only frst-class battleship in
the Spanish navy. Its construction was
undertaken and carried out under his
suggestions. He has been adjutant
to the queen regent, and several years
ago was at the head Of the Spanish
naval commission sent to London 10
confer with similar commissions from
other European powers regarding ma
rinc matters. He bears fifteen medals,
bestowed upon him by the Spanish
government, and Spain counts him as
her foremost naval man.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-22
CHAPTER XIX.
The Heur OF Triumph.

The court upheld the marriage: 1t
could scarcely do otherwise, seeing
that the bona fidcs Of such disting-
Uished eccIesiastics as the Archbishop
OF Canterbury and the Dean of Itl-
chester were involved. Alice was on
s%equcntiy confirmed in her position ms
Lady Deane. But opinions, were very
much divided as to how the disputed
will case would terminate. 1t had be-
come quite n cause celebre, and the
Probate Court was thronged when IL
came up for hearing.
Now, anything approaching n YER
batim report although quite good
enough at the time to fill newspapers
by the column would be quite beyond
the limits of this narrative. Suffice 1T
that Stephens counsel led off in a very
strong fashion, by describing his client
as the victim of a cruel and heartIess
scheme to deprive him of his lawful
Inheritance.
Owing TO some outstanding family
feud, he and the late Sir Derck. his un-
Gle, had never met until some few
months previous to the old gentleman's
demise: but he 0hc learned COUNSEL
would prove that they Were on excel
lent terms up to a very ecent period
until, in fact, during his clients alb
sence, Sir Derek had fallen beneath the
destinations of the defendant, Lady
Deane.
Even after the tragical death of
young Derek Deane (Which all would
Temember) ii was 10 stephen that all
the arrangements for the funeral, etc.
were entrusted by the bereaved faith
er. Clearly, some very strong reason
must have arisen to induce Sir Derch
to sign the will now In dispute, or else,
he was simply non rompos mentis
unsound I'm intellect. when he signed IL.
Well, such u reason had arisen; allie
cations had been made against his eli
emit in his absence. calculated 20 arouse
the old mans bItterest animosity
against Ills nephew. And 1t would,
moreover. lac shown, upon the clearest
evidence. that Sir Dcrek's demeanor
ard actions had long been Inconsistent
with any serious belief In his sanity.
AS matters OF fact, In short, his
.lcnppSers, contention was that Sir
n the %pntriarchal age OF eighty
-FOUR, hadSsunk into dotage, and that In
ty.Afl6fis advantage had been token Of
tAais~fart TO cajcie lsla into an unnatur'
NJ" W NN
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-22

Calumny is like a WASH o.,
whose buzzings Ii is best TO toko sa'n'
ton unless you can be sure OF lin .
1t; IL you come short of that. Il nun l. ~
tam to return to the charge more saIsi
full than ever, 'p'
IF you would avoid being 4 eA.,
lataL. eschew platform oratory. Wa
once on a platform, you must eth
play a part or be pelted.
Conviction is the conscience ~ ~
iotellect. !"
Nature has willed that wise mo,
veil as fools should have their !
lusions, In order that they should NJ
be made too unhappy by their wisdom
There are wel-dressed follies inst !
there are well-dressed fools.
We give our friends the fun.fao
view of truth; we allow our masters
glance at its profile-StahrS PenseeS
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-22
CHAPTER XX.
Nemesis.


Yes! From the Probate Court. where
he had gained his cause, to the dock in
n police court, where he stood charged
with murder-and all within an hour!
Truly, the ways of the transgressor are
hard.
The presiding magistrate disposed or
the ordinary business OF the court be-
fore stephen vas brought before him.
and there were few persons present,
including a solitary reporter. Yet $50
mysteriousiy and swiftly does the
news of a sensational case traveD be-
fore sufficient evidence had been adj
duced to justify the remand asked for
by the police, the court was filled and
the reporters had overfiowed on to the
solicitors table. 1t was Il heavenly
godsend for these ambassadors of the
Press, some of which had previously
reported the will case. Such n sensa-
tional affair had not been known for
years-if overland they were there to
work 1t for all it was worth.
Stephen, as he almost staggered into
the dock, looked literally like a frock-
coated corpse, except for his bloodshot,
Withholding eyes. Even the arresting
detective stared in amaZement at the
change that had come over the mai
during his half-hour OF waiting in the
cell.
Formal evidence Of the arrest having
been given, the circumstances which
had led TO the charge of murder against
the prisoner Were briefly narrated.
Strong suspicion had at first fallen
upon u VIGOROUSLY bad character
named Luke Brann, as the murderer
of Ashcroft, and a warrant had been
issued TO L Brann's arrest. He had,
however, contriyed TO elude capture,
and had found means to reach the
United States, where he had quite re-
cent? been arrested, under an alias, in
Chicago.
The Central Bureau, New York. had
notified Scotland Yard OF the arrest.
and an officer was now on the way to
bring Brann back. The latter. howey-
or, had vehemently protested his en-
tire innocence of the crime, and had
made statements to a certain extent
inculpating the prisoner, Stephen
Deane, in the celebrated shooting case
known as the Deanshurst Mystery.
Brann, moreover. asserted that Mr..
stephen Deane had enabled him to
leave Deanshurst for New York, a full
day before Ashcroft was murdered;
and that a boy named VIII Larkin. re-
siding at Bramham village, could
prove this. Finally, he averred that
Mr.. Deane had followed him to New
York, and had terroriZed him into go
ing %up-country. 1t was certainly true
that Mr.. Dean had visited New York.
whence he had recently returned.
As a result. the boy, Will Larkin,
was questioned, and learning that
Brann (of whom he seemed fond) had
been arrested, made a statement which
left the authorities no alternative 9th.
er than to arrest Mr.. Deane-or Sir
Stephen Deane, as he now was. The
boy himself had somehow drifted as
far a. st. Ives. in Cornwall, but was
OH his way to London in charge of a
constable. And, under these circum.
stances, a remand was applied for un-
I'll the following day. This was, OF
course. granted.
(To be Contlnued.)