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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
MatanzaS BOmbarded by Captain Sampson
and Much Damage Done.
NO DANGER TO NORTH COAST
SpanS Bluff Disbelieyed In Philippines Havana
Blockade Plan Of Campaign Work in Cuba After
Rainy Season. Neutral Nations.

Key Wra, Aprll g-Thc Ncw York
Puritan ana Cincinnati bomhardod the
forts at M1nnEa- this afternoon
Tho engagement began al 1916 and
closed ati5
i.rfr w'f, np casualties on the Amrrl-
raH eide
Great damage 10 known 10 have been
done 'p Mlianms an. 10 .r believed there
was lIr- uf ne
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
IN CHCAMAUGA CAMP.

Chjctmauga National Park. Ga. April
g. With the arrival AT Chicamauga Of
the Sixteenth regiment Of Infantry from
Forts sherman Spokane and Boise bar
racks tomorrow night all the troops or
derrd here. save one or two companies OF
cavalry from remote posts will be on the
grounds
Troops 4 and Of the First cavalry from
Fort Huachuaca Joined their regiment IN
the Dyer Held. This is the first time In
years that the regiment has been TO-
Vcthcr and the event was celebrated by
wild cheering.
All the soldiers at Chicamauga, officers
and men, are being vacclnated as fast
as posaihle.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
MANILA MAIL DISCONTINUED.

San Francisco April E.-fn accordance
with Geographic Instructions from wash
ington. Postmaster Montague dlscon-
iiuued the dispatch Of American mail 10
Manila ana other spanish possessions in
the Orient today. Letters designed for
today's steamer Will BE- returned 20 the
scnders II possible otherwise they will be
sent 10 the dead-letter office.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
OREGON is SAFE.

Chicago. Ill.,, April g7.-A special to the
News from Washington says:
The navy department has received word
that the battleship oregon was spoken a
few hundred miles below Montevideo, The
vessel was booming along under forced
draught and making good speed, She
VIII stop at Montevdeo for coal and will
proceed TO Key West with all possible
haste The officers are not concerned for
her safety.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

New York, April GA Herald dispatch
from Hong Kong says:
0. f. Williams, American consul at
Manila. who arrived here on the steam
er Esmeralda, says that he was delighted
to escape from the islam and immedi-
ately joined Commodore Dewey. He says
the people of Manila are wildly excited,
fearing they will be between two fires.
the American squadron and the insurg-
ents. Two days before he left the Span
ish cruiser Castillo arrived. She is
wooden vessel of the old type, three
LcrnnAin,.na -. Mira .nnn.nN
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
THE HOLLAND TORPEDO BoAT

Washington, April T-Socretary Long
has announced his intention OF purchas-
ing the Holland submarine torpedo boat
on Assistant Secretary Roosevelt-s reco-
notwithstanding an adverse
report of three naval officers who were
delegated to make an examination of the
vessel The department ID convinced
that II the boat were allowed to so to
the French government would purchase
It.
Mr.. Holland proposes to place the boat
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
ARCHBISHOP GROSS CELEBRATES.

Portland, April 27-Thc twenty-ffth an
nivcrsary of the conservation Of the Arch
bishop Gross as archbishop was cole
brated here by a solemn high mass at the
cathedral today, Archbishop r. w. Rior-
dan OF San Francisco preached the SER
mon. In the afternoon a banquet was
given by the visiting clergymen to Arch
bishop Gross at the Commercial club. In
the evening public reception was held
at tho Marbuam opera house,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
WATcHING GIBRALTAR.

London. April IA special dispatch
from Gibraltar this evening announces
that the spanish batileship Pelayo. ac-
companlcd by a spanish torpedo boat,
wa passing the rock nt the time the mes
ragcs were being hled. bound Tor Cadiz
A. the same hour two Spanish torpedo
boats we're AT anchor IN the Bay 0f Al
gorras. adjoining Gibraltar. ana appar-
entity watching the straits.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
CHASED BY SPANISH.

New York. April .,.-A special to the
Evening World from Colon says:
The steamship Alliance from New York
arrived here today. She reports that sun
day last. while six miles on Cape May.
Spanish gunboat headed toward her
and gave chase. The Alliance changed
her course and the gunboat gave up the
chase
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
AUDAz LEAVES QUEENSTOWN.

Madrid. April E.-The Spanish torpedo
boat destroyer Audaz, which was ordered
to leave Queenstown by the British OFF,
cials owing to the neutrality prociama-
tion on Monday arrived at Ferrol at
noon Tuesday, after having steamed 0o
miles In n hours,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
SPAIN IN PORTO RICO.

New York, April E.-A dispatch to the
Herald from San Juan. Porto Rico, de-
scribes the efforts of Spain to fortify the
harbor. Good progress has been made
with a new battery to the east of San
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
SQUADRON SAILED YESTERDAY

London. Aprll g7.-The Hong Kong cor
respondent Of the Times says the Ameri-
can squadron sailed direct for Manila ut
o'clock Wednesday afternoon
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
BOILER INSPECTOR APPOINTED.

Portland. April Z.-George +. Fuller
has been appointed Inspector u boilers,
Vice Frank McDermOtt. resigned. on ac-
count u 10 health.
Fuller has been an engineer In the en-
ploy Of the o. X. q " co. for q number
OF years
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
THE NICHTHERoY TO SAIL.

Paris. April "A dispatch from Rio
Janerio announces that the dynamite
cruiser Nichtheroy, purchased by the
United states, will sail northward satur-
day, escorted by Brizilian ship.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
WATCHING MERCHANTMEN.

Gibraltar April y-Sl5 p. ma Span
ish warship and torpedo boat destroyer
have been cruising all day long in the
Straits Of Gibraltar evidently seeking
American vessels.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28

neutral attitude sooner or later The de-
lay ~ Germany ls felt 20 b. duo solely
io Germany consulting her own COM
morclll interests before shaping the exact
terms ~ her neutrality proclamation
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
A MOTHERS REBUKE.
A Lesson I'm GentIeness and Patience
Taught business Man ON
the 81" Rond.

Judging from the number and nature
OF bundles he had piled all over the seat
In the South Side IL" train, the man was
family man. lie has children of his
own also, FOR some of the things un-
mistaltably proved this. He appeared
TO be prosperous, aggressive and re-
spectacle. He was absorbed in an
evening paper when a woman with a
young child entered and took a seat on
the opposite side OF the car. The man
read on. interrupting the sentences
with frequent disagreeable barldngs
and hawkings. He was quite noisy IN
his demonstrations, and many passen-
gers near him glanced in annoyance IL.
his direction.
The child was tired and fretful. x
wriggled about and finally broke out
into a wall. The mother hushed IL as
well as she could, but the little one was
apparently hungry, sleepy and full Of
tears. The man with the paper heard
the walls and looked over his paper
with n heavy frown. This scene was
enacted several times, the frown grow
ing more severe each repetition. At last
the man broke out thus:
Its mighty queer that a woman will
insist in bringing n squalling kid on a
crowded train 10 the annoyance of
every body else. Great Scott, these cars
are nuisance enough in themselves
without having bnwling babies and
mothers singing lullabys added to the
general misery"
did you ever hear any baby cries at
home, sir?" asked the woman who had
overheard him.
IL have, madam" he snapped in re
ply, "and you bet / keep 'em there.
don't let EN- yell like that or give 'em
something TO yell for"
did your wife ever tell you you were
a brute?" was the quiet rejoinder.
The man with the paper flushed a
rosy red, sank behind his paper and pos
tessed himself In silence for the rest
OF the trip.-Chicago Chronicle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
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G }SllRJI5S
NEAT SHIPPING CASES.
m You Put Up Your Honey I'm Attrac'
tive Packages Ia Can BE Sold
Readily.

In selling honey much depends on APP
pearance. Extracted honey put up in a
neat package is more likely to meet
with ready sale than If put up in any
sort Of style without any label. Es-
pecially does the matter Of looks make
a difference in the sale of comb honey.
Remember that good part OF the diff
ference in price between comb honey
and extracted is paid for the nicer looks
of the former. and IL you pack your
comb honey in any sort of box that
happens TO be at hand IL may make n
difference of two. three or four cents a
pound.
Shipping eases for honey are made
that are especially adapted to the pur-
pose. Not only are they convenient in
shape and size for packing and ship
ping, but they show off the honey to
good advantage when placed on the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03

counter OF the grocer by means OF the
glass on one side that allows the snow
white comb TO be seen without allow
ing the flies 10 light upon II, or the
fingers OF meddlesome urchins 20 be
punched into il.
Two kinds Of shipping cases are
shown in the illustration. The upper
one holds 10 of the so-called one-pound
sections, two sections being seen
through the glass. The lower case con
tains "a sections, four of them being in
sight. Cases for 4s sections have also
been made. but these are little used. The
tendency seems TO be rather toward the
12-section case. A 12-section case that
IS a compromise in appearance between
the two eases in the picture is very pop
ular. In ii three sections are in sight,
3here being four rows of three sections
each. This last style of case will cost
you somewhere from eight TO ten cents
each, depending on the number bought.
At this price you get material ready TO
nail together, everything complete, in
Guiding nails and glass.-National
Stockman
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
CUPOLAS ON BARNS.
They Are n Standing Invitation to
Lightning and Therefore Exceed
ingIy Dangerous.

IL may seem strange that anyone
should place an invitation TO lightning
upon his barn. yet such a thing is fire.
quently done, merely for looks and
ventilation. A barn has no more need
of a cupola than II has for a chimney
The lightning rod was much In use a
quarter OF century ago, but no new
ones have been put up OF late years.
The object OF the rod was TO steal away
the fluid from the clouds and transfer
Il TO the earth without precipitating an
explosion. We do not know that build
ings were ever damaged by lightning
when thus protected, but for some rea-
son the rods have gone nearly out OF
use. Certainly these projecting points
are made out of material that will at
tract lightning better than the rest OF
the building, and II the rod is sufficient
TO carry the current the building would
be much protected by them. The cupola
presents sometimes several points con-
sidcrably higher than the rest OF the
building, but the material Is OF wood,
and II the bolt once reaches IL the wood
Is not good enough conductor to carry
the current without rending II. Be
sides, there Is no direct communication
with the ground. II cupolas are to be
erected. LET them he protected by light.
ming rods of sufficient size to transmit
the electricity 10 the earth without fol.
lowing the timbers OF the barn.--Troy
(N. ~ Times.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
CHARM Or FARM LIFE.
The Rural Hnbitation In the Piacs
Where Home Ties Are Strong
est and Purest.

No one pretends that farmers are
making money rapidly; they have their
exations and encouragement as do
others, but they have several things 10
he very thankful for. They have good
homes in nearly every case. plenty of
wholesome food and decent clothes.
They are not under the eye of the task
master, nor working under great ner~
Gus strain, with every minute lost from
work counted against them when pay
day comes. They need not, in the lam
guage Of the shops, "be afraid OF their
iobs;" they are working for themselves
and arc sure OF their pay even IL ii Is
not as large as they might wish IL TO be-
The man who looks upon his farm as
machine from which dollars only arc TO
be made, and does not value any others
Of the numberless blessings il gives
him. will never cease to talk about hard
times IL is not alone for the money ii
will produce that the farm should be
priced. IL should be valued because IL
brings men and women near 10 ma
lures heart and their children grow up
strong and stalwart, ready TO meet the
trials OF life with bodies strong enough
TO perform every task. The farm is
prominently the stronghold of the
home; IL Is the place where home ties
are strongest and where life is at it's
best.
The average farmer and his family
live better in every way, have better
food, better clothes and better social
surroundings than does the family OF
the man who lives in city on salary
OF 81 900 year. The progressive farm
er OF to-day lives in style that is not
equaled by the city man who earns ST.
900 a year. The farmer Of to-day has
frequent mails. an abundance of litera-
ture. good facilities for travel. and Is
able 10 enjoy more Of the comforts of
life than the man in any other calling
in life. II he looks at his farm from
this point of view he will value his farm
at its true worth, and be contented, and
contentment is better than great riches.
If farmers would remember that they
see but the outside show and glitter of
city life and could see the darker side,
very few of them would be willing TO
exchange with the city man. The edu-
Gated farmer of to-day is the social peer
Of any man, while money is almost the
sole criterion Of social worth in the
city. As between the two the farmer
holds every vantage point.-Farmers'
Voice
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Keep down all surplus stock; market
all that Is not needed.
Feed wheat to chickens ms soon as
they are able to eat IT,
Removing to warm, dry quarters will
prevent the biggest half of any dis
case
From this time on through the win
ter early feeding will give the best re
suits.
Lime water Is a cure for bowel dis
eases and is also n remedy for soft
shellcd eggs.
Boiling the milk that Is fed 10 fowls
will increase its value and lessen the
risk of its producing disease.
Chickens intended for breeding stock
should not be pushed too fast or be
ovcrfed. A steady development is best.
Too few ROSTERS or old, inferior stock
ON the male side. want OF moisture dur
ing incubation are well-known causes
OF infcrtility OF cggs.-St. Louis Re-
public
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
THE CHINESE CALENDAR.
II Has some Queer Divisions Of Time
and Names Are Applied
10 Them.

The Chinese do not compute their
time by centuries, but by periods Of GO
years duck shiapsix wood); each year
Ina this space of time has its own name,
partly relating TO the five elements
adopted by the Chinese sages. VIZ,
wood, fire, earth, mineral and
water, partly connected with denomi-
nations OF live creatures, such AS rat,
cattle, tiger, hare, etc. From the com
lination OF these two factors into a
double word results, at the same time,
whether the year is lucky or an UNI
lucky one. If, for instance, wood and
cattle meet in the name OF year, this
signifies a good crop; fire and tiger
prophesy year OF war. The year 1897
bore the name OF dingh-dan-fire and
towl--and signifies a year OF peace.
The Chinese attach great value 10 these
names, and are frequently governed in
their enterprises by the fact whether
the name of the year implies luck or
bad luck The division of the year is
a twofold one, il being divided into IL
months and "a semimonths. The lat
Ter bear the signs OF the old Chinese
zodiac. and are called rain water, vernal
equinox, pure light, rain for the fruit,
morning flush of summer, little rainy
season, seed of the herbs, summer sol
stice, commencement of the heat, great
heat, sign of autumn, end Of the heat,
white dew, etc. Like us, the Chinese
have four seasons (mua). The months
have alternately 20 (weak months) and
30 days (strong months); frequently
leap months are introduced for the sake
Of equalization. According TO the Chi
Iese calendar there are also two kinds
Of weeks, some of ten days and others
Of fifteen days, so that month is divid-
ed either into two or three weeks. The
first days OF the month are designated
by numbers, but the first day Is also
called that of the weasel and the last
one that of return, every day of the
full moon being styled the day of hope.
The night is taken at seven hours, the
dry at five. The counting Of the ~
hours. each equal to two of ours, com
mences AT IL o'clock at night.
Frequently, however, the hours are
also designated by animal names; thus
the midnight hour is called the hour
of the rat, while the midday hour is
that OF the horse. Each hour is divided
into double minutes, minutes and sec
| onds-Staats Zeitung.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
GEESE ARE CLEANLY.
If They Have Plenty of WATER They
Are Never Seen Except when
Fit for Dress Parade.

"A goose is the cleanest fowl alive, "
says Sol Renaker. owner of a farm in
Kentucky on which he keeps more than
$4,000 geese. 81 have been IN the poul-
try business since 1881, have handled all
kinds OF domestic fowl, and have
studied their habits closely and have
never seen anything which equals the
goose in cleanliness. They are con-
stantly at work keeping their feathers
clean. and if they have plenty of water
they are never seen except when fit for
dress parade. They are equally careful
regarding their food. On one occasion
we bought n lot OF corn which had
musted and the geese would not eat
dough made from IL, nor will they eat
dough after IL has soured. On this ac-
count we have TO be very careful TO mix
up no more dough than the geese will
eat up in a day. Another peculiar thing
about geese is that they eat great deal
more some days than they do on others.
For instance. IL frequently requires so
or 40 buckets Of dough day TO a given
pen OF geese. Then for few days they
will not eat more than dozen buckets.
When they have plenty Of water and
wholesome food geese fatten rapidly
and have no disease, but unless they
have an opportunity TO keep clean and
have pure food they die rapidly"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03

We accidentally come across the
statement that one agricultural organ
izatlon In Germany possesses mem
besship of 100000 people When the
difficulty of getting American farmers
together Is taken into consideration, the
magnitude of the work accomplished by
the Germans la THUS combining seems
marvellous. No CLASSY Of men on earth
seem 20 be as diiilcult to handle In en-
llstment under n single banner as
farmers. and yet no people would derive
greater benefits FROM such unity OF ac-
tiorh~-National Stock4 ban.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
i. j. Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known 4. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable i'm all business transac-
tons and financially able 10 carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, O.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03

According 10 the story OF a fisherman
Of the name OF Titus. he saw q wildcat
dive of the summit of Storm King
mountain into the American Rhine.
When the animal struck the water the
spray was sent many feet in the air,
while the waves nearly swamped his
boat. The mountain is fully 1000 feet
above the level Of the river, and Fisher
man Titus believes that the cat commit
ted suicide. III was fishing for bass
said Mr.. Titus, "when heard peculiar
cry. and, looking up In the air, saw
something falling directly over my
head. / rowed quickly out of the dan
ger line, and then the object struck
the water with great splash. My boat
rocked on the waves, while the spray
assembled many feet in the air After n
long time the object came TO the sur
face. and I discovered that IL was an
old wildcat. The head was crushed in
from contact with the water, and I'll
bet my last dollar that the animal
didn't have sound bone left In it's
body" The laborers on j. Picrpont
Morgan's big estate near by say that
wildcats frequently leap from the sum-
NIT OF the mountain into the river.
Sometimes they turn dozen somer.
saults in the long descent. ard seldom
rise 70 the surface.--N Y. Press
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03

enough so that the top OF elevator will
be on level with the floor. The ele-
yator is made similar to a car on noun
tain railway, higher at one end than at
the other in order TO keep a level floor
on steep grade. To raise this elevator,
two pulleys are used and a rope. With
this heavy barrels or boxes can be
moved with ease. 1t can be made any
size, but should be wide enough to run
on rails placed on the side of steps.-
Willis w. Shear. In Farm and Home.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
To California;.

Attention is called to the excellent serv.
ice of the Northwestern Line 20 Califor.
MIA and the favorable rates which have
been made for single and round-trip tick
cts for this seasons travel Best accom-.
modations in frst-class or tourist sleeping
cars, which run through every day in the
year. Personaly-conducted tourist car
parties every week 20 California and
Oregon. Choice of a large number OF
different routes without extra charge
Particulars cheerfully given upon appli-
cation TO agents Chicago & Northwestern
R'y, or connecting lines.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
CELLAR ELEVATOR.
with It's Aid Heavy Barrels ana Boxei
Cnn lie Moved with Ease and
Hapidity.

The object Of this kind of elevator is
that il requires no extra opening as a
vertical elevator would, il being placed
in the outdoor cellarway II is made to
roll up the two by tours which are used
for rails, on wheels such as old straw
carrier wheels which have flange. A
pit is dug in the cellar bottom deep
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03

A millionaire confessed the secret Of his
success in two words-hard work. He said
he put in the best part of his life in gaining
dollars and losing health, and now he was
putting in the other half in spending dollars
to get back health. Nothing equals Hostel
the overtired body and brain. Ii gets at the
starting point--the stomach-and overcomes
nervousness, sleePlessness, dyspepsia and
indigestion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03

eff / had such a wife as Mrs. Negley /
think l could be supremely happy"
''Why, don't consider her especially good
looking, and il is easy to see that she isn't
very clever"
Il know, but when her husband starts 20
tell funny story she doesn't assume the
look of a martyr or try to change the sub
iect ."-Cleveland Leader.