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The Springdale news., 1898-06-24
Gbe Battle
 of Manila.

lIO o"tliO VI Nldillid, dS gun
 ner saw 1t, given in sailor en
 thnslasm and naval wording.
 without changes, is interesting
 ly brought out in the following
 letter, which has just been
 received by c. J. s. kumler,
 from Lynx Smith, Peru, Indiana, boy who is gun cap
 tain on the flagship Olympia,
 and who has daily come in
 contact with Admiral Dewey.
 The letter just received via
 Hong Kong and the dispatch
 boat McCulloch, is as follows:
 Manila, May 3, 1898. Dear Charlie-I have just
 been a witness of and a partici-
 pant in one ot the most wonder full naval battles in history. On the 23ld of April, while lying at anchor III the harbor at Hong Kong we were notified by the Government officials that the port would be closed to us on the 26th at 6 D. m.
 We were not surprised, from the fact that meager news re- ceived from the States tended toward war with Spain, and after receiving this notice we. knew that war had been de- clared. We slipped anchor at l p. m and the 25th sailed for Mfrs Bay, China, and there went into rendezvous along with the Baltimore, Concord, Raleigh, Petrel McCulloch, Boston and two transports, to await orders from Washington. On the 2Sth we received orders to proceed to this'point and des troy the Spanish fleet of IL yes sells We got under way the same date at 5 D. m. and arriv
 ed at a point 30 miles from here at 5 p. m., Saturday, April 30.
 We hove 70 and summoned all Captains to the Olympia. There was d consultation held until 9.3O, and then We got un- der way again and steamed slowly 10 the fort commanding the entrance into the harbor. Every light Tn the fleet was ex- tlnguished except those aft lights, which were only 10 be seen directly behind us. for the guidance of ships ln the fleet There had been a lovely moonlight until we came with in sight of the fort planted on a hill at an elevation of 300 orI coo feet; then all at once heavy black clouds obscured the moon, as if by providence, to aid us Tn averaging our murder ed shipmates of the Maine, and stop innocent bloodshed in far off Cuba. At 1O:45 the Olym- pia took the lead, the Balti more, Raleigh, Petrel, Concord, Boston and McCulloch and the two transports following in close succession. It w2s a try ing half hour, 1 tell you, for We were passing directly in front of and within 5000 yards of four l0inch modern guns, and we knew the channel must be lined with torpedoes, We got through without being observ- ed, all but the McCulloch, the soot in her smokestack catch ing fire. There was a lively | exchange Of fire. Every gun on the American ships was loaded, and when the Spanish opened on Us there were will 1 ing hands pressing the electric firing bulbs No damage was done to us, but We learned 10 day that our shots killed 45 men and one officer in the fort. They claim now that they saw us entering the harbor and that they fired aerial torpedoes at us, but misjudged the range
 Now comes the wonderful work of Providence. From the first fort up to Manila it is 15 miles. The whole distance is lined with forts equipped with guns of various caliber, from one pounders to If inch.
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The Springdale news., 1898-06-24

boats, for we understood tha,
 the enemy had two of the
 craft. At 1O:4O a. m. we all
 took our stations at the guns
 magazines and she'll rooms
 The ships formed a line o1
 battle, and then we were off tC
 victory or death, we knew not
 which. l was at first station ed in an eight-inch shell room
 aft. 20 feet below the water
 line, and directly above me
 was the hatch, which led to the
 spar deck through which the
 shells were hoisted Before going down 1 looked upward
 It was just breaking day, and as l glanced l saw our battle flag going up to the yardarm on the miZzen mast. Two
 bells and a jingle, and as it went up 1 heard three good
 Yankee cheers. and then the ball was open. The enemy from ashore and ahoat opened hre before the last cheer was completed, and from that time until 7:16 there was a cOntin- ons laundering of guns, from the small Hotchkiss to the big eight-inch rifles, throwing pro- jectiles which weigh 392 pounds. The precipitation ran down my bare back in rivu lets. The heat in my depart ment at that time, 1 am told, registered l37 degrees. But after the first five or ten min utes, 1 got used 10 It and did not have tine to think of my precarionS condition in a room with 50 tons of shells that a six pounder would have touch ed off like a flash and sent me and the good ship Olympia on a cruise that would have been everlasting
 The call was continually for shells of various kinds, such as shrapntl, armor piercing or common, and 1 want To tel you it kept me busy selecting the shells and dragging them to lhe hoisting tackle These shells only weigh from 250 10 260 pounds, and b-fore 1 was relieved to take my place at the gun 1 thought they weighed about II, Ill pounds apiece. It was about CPS when 1 took my place with No. 3l gun crew, stationed on port side. berth deck, about 'midships. It was a six pounder. It can be handled so easily that 1t is al most as accurate as a common Springfield rifle. l was Sec ond Gun Captain and was do ing the firing at the time. It was my duty to eject the ex ploded shell case, drive home d new one, close the breach plug aud adjust the slght 10 the range called out every two minutes from the range finder. One call would be 5000 yards off port beam, then 1t would come 2.2O0 yards off port beam, 1900 yards off quarter and so on. 1 adjusted the gun for some twenty-five or thirty shells Then the First Captain dropped to shell passer, and 1 went to First Captain and there was gener al promotion. Then 1 got the first glimpse of what was hap pening outside. The smcke was quite dense, but in about two minutes 1 saw a clearing with a ship in 1t about the size of the Concord. The range came q 100 yards" the Second Gun Captain said, "Give it to her." and the of- ticer standing near me-Mr. Upton-said, "That was a beauty" I aimed for the water side amidships, knowing that if 1 got a shot into her steaming machinery 1t would count. Before l had time to fire second shot the word came, Torpedo boat 92O yards starboard quarter. 1 was ready and waiting to get a
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The Springdale news., 1898-06-24

range came 25O yards. The range had not fairly left the callers mouth before two s inch, seven 5-inch, 10 6 pound CTS and p nepounders blazet away at her. She attempted to turn around, and wher broadside of us, one of s inch forward turrets fired upon hel and planked a shell square midsdips at the water line The shot went clear through her, and swung her stern to us Bang" went the other s inch in the same turret, and so help me, this shell tore it's way clear through her from stern to stem, and she was over 300 feet long. T he boilers burst, and Tn ten seconds she was ahame clear forward and aft. In five minutes more shesssank. It is reported that 2S0 men and all of her officers perished.
 
 By this time it was 7:16 The smoke was so dense that we could not see 50 yards ahead of us. We went out of range. and breakfas was piped.
 All we had to drink was black coffee and to ca: was hardtack, but 1t tasted out of sight, 1 tell you, after our nights vigil and early morning work, and especially after an inventory of the ships had shown that not a man had bene killed. It was indeed mir acle, and 1t seemed as though Divine Providence was watch ing over Uncle Sam's boys. who were 12,OOO miles from home. That is the actual dist tanct, for the time is II hours and 26 minutes from Hong Kong to New York City, and We are far enough from Hong Kong to make mp the other 34 minutes.
 After a rest of three hours we again drew up into line and sailed into them again. It was now 1928. The second el : gagement was but a repetition of our former one. At 12:22 we had sunk the Reina Christi na, cruiser of 5000 tons dis placement; Don Antonio Ulloa, l. 60 tons, and had burnt the Don Juan de Austria, cruiser l ,15O tons; Isla de Luzon, H. O46 tons; General Lego, gun boat 300 tons; Marquis del Duero, gunboat 300 tons; Fl Correa, gunboat 800 tons; two other gunboats, four torpedo boats and other craft unknown and had captured two torpedo boats-the Rapido and Hercu les and three tugs, four steam launches and two whaleboats and had killed hundreds of people. We were struck quite often, but not in vital places The enemy fired hlgh-doing most damage to the rigging At , p. m. Dewey signaled the international co le for an un- coudl tlonal surrender of the city and the forts.-the navy or fleet was completely wiped out. He told them be wanted an answer by s p. m. or he would shell the city and lay 1t in ashes. About 6 a boat came out under has of truce bearing Vice Captain General Scrub and Wash Cloths Chats as near as can pronounce iD. He offered to surrender every thing except the forts. The Commodore told him every thing or nothing must be turned over. It was agreed to give him until the next morning in order that he could consult with the Consul. That same evening the Vice Captain came out again and wanted certain conditions, but Dewey was firm and told him the answer must reach him by s o'clock the next morning.
 At ' they had not put in ap- pearance and we Were all call ed, and tralned the guns on the capital building. 1t 7:l5 the
The Springdale news., 1898-06-24
United States Bonds.

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 COUPON BONDS.
 A coupon bond IS payable to tine bearer. It may be bought and sold without formality as freely as any kind of property and without indorsements of any kind. Owing to the free dom of transfer, coupon bonds are usually preferred by per, sons who expect 10 hold them bat q short time. Their disad vantage for the person who wishes to make q permanent lies in the dangei that they might be lost or stolen, in which case the loss to the owner would be as com plete as would De the loss of a bank note The coupon bonds take their name from the method by which interest is collected by the holder.
 Printed on the same sheet with the bond is q series ot coupons or small certificates of interest due, winch are 50 de- signed that one is cut off at each interest period. Each coupon bears the number of the bond and shows the date of the coupons maturity. The holder ofa coupon bond, at each interest period, detaches the coupon due that day and collects it. The coupons are payable at any Sub Treasury. and may be collected thr0ug h any bank, and will usually De accepted by any merchant fav- ing a bank account, with whom the holder of the bond has deal ingS. The holder of coupon bond may at any time have It converted into registered bond free of charge.
 REGISTERED BONDS.
 A registered bond IS payable 10 the order of the owner, and can only be transferred by be ing properly indorsed and as by the owner. Such as signment is made by tue own CT filling in the blank form on the back of the bond, and must De witnessed by some of ticer authorized by the regula tions of the Treasury Depart ment to witness assignments The owner of the registered bond who wishes to part with il writes his name on the back of the bond in the presence of the officer. then the witnessing officer writes his name ID its proper place and atfiXes an i'm pression of his official seal.
 The officers who are author ized to witness assignments are United States judge, United s ates district attorney. clerk of United States court, collector of customs, collector or assessor of internal revenue, United States Treasurer O: As Sistant Treasurer, or the presl dent or cashier of a national bank. or if in a foreign country a United States minister or consul. In cases where there is no officer within q reasonable distance, or whes. through sickness or for some other good reason, the owner of reg istered bonds can not go be- fore one of these officers, the Treasury Department will de SlUnate some person near the
The Springdale news., 1898-06-24

The Knights ot Pythias of Fayetteville decorated the graves of their deceased brothers last Sunday. 4 me
 morial sermon was preached at Il a. m. by Rev Ragland and at the cemetery in the afternoon an address was de livered hy Hon. \ rlllmau
The Springdale news., 1898-06-24
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The Springdale news., 1898-06-24

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The San Francisco call., 1898-10-11
MRS. GEORGE ARRAIGNED
 IN A CANTON COURT
Pleads Not Guilty to the Charge of
 Having Murdered George D.

CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 10.-Anna E. George, charged with the murder of George E. Saxton, was taken into Jus tice Reigner's courtroom to-day to enter her plea to the affidavit charging her with murder. Long before the hour the court room was filled with men and women, all anxious to see Mrs. George. She looked unconcerned and seemingly did not realize the momentous question which she was to make answer to in court. The eyes of everybody in the courtroom were upon her as she gazed about the room.
 Justice Reigner asked Mrs. George if she was guilty or not guilty to the charge made against her in the affidavit. Mrs. George, seemingly not disturbed in the least but in a very weak and scarcely audible voice. answered, Not guilty
 Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock was set for the hearing Mrs. George was then taken back to the County Jail.
 The funeral services over the remains of George D. Saxton, held at the M. C.. Barber residence this afternoon. were very short and simple. When the services were over the members of the family took their places In the carriages. In the first were President and Mrs. Mckinley and MT. and Mrs M C. Barber, other relatives and near friends, including Webb c. Hayes, following. in other carriages.
 Many people gathered about the Bar Der residence and all along the route which was taken by the funeral cortege to West Lawn Cemetery, where the re- mains were consigned to their last rest ing place in the Saxton family vault.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-11
EXTENDING THE SCOPE OF
 THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Memorial From the Japanese Diocese Urging the Creation of New
 Jurisdiction.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-At to-day s session of the Triennial Conference Of the Episcopal Church, the expanding 1n- fluence of the church was indicated by the memorial from the Japanese diocese, urging the creation of a southern Juris- diction in that country and from the Anglican church in Honolulu, heretofore fostered by the English church, asking that. in view of the annexation Of Hawaii to the United States, the church Of Hawaii be amalgamated with that in this country, becoming a missionary jurisdlc- tion. The propositions were referred
 A resolution was adopted for the ap- pointment of committee of five deputies to meet with a committee of bishops to select the city for the next place of meet ing The chair named as the committee of deputies Messrs. Morgan or New ork' Spaldlng of California, Mann of Missouri. Lindsay of Massachusetts and Waters or
 The main discussion of the day was on the amendment to the constitution; on; : The article governing the formation Of new dioceses was amended so as to per init the diocese. of New York and Brook lyn to be divided.
 The Bishops appointed the following members of the joint committee on selec- ton of a city in which to hold the conven- tion of 1901: Messrs. Potter of New York, Nebraska. Lawrence of Massachusetts and Morrison of Duluth.
 An invitation was received from San Francisco to hold the next convention there.
 It was decided to create a new mission ary district in Japan to be known as the Kyoto district, which Is co-terminus with the Japanese diocese. The missionary will be selected by the Bishops.
 The chairman on behalf of the presiding Bishops announced the appointment of twenty commissioners of the American Church Building Fund, including the fol- lowing: Rev. Morgan Dix. New York; Rev. Douglass o. Kelly, California and Hon. N. L. Bradford Prince, New Mexico.
 The Bishops considered the proposed new canon relating to the question of marriage and divorce for the balance of the day. Secretary Hart announced that considerable progress had been made, but no decision was reached.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-11
KNIGHT OF THE ROAD
 HALTS TWO TRAVELLERS
Lone Highwayman Collects Toll in the Northern Part of Marin
 CountU

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 10-For the sec ond time within a month comes the news of a daring hold-up In the northern part of Marin County. At about o'clock yesterday afternoon Portuguese named Manuel Homen and a companion were stood up by lone highwayman by a point nine miles from Point Reyes sta tion. The robber presented revolver and ordered the men to turn their pock- ets inside out They did as ordered, and were permitted to drive on, without hay ing to disnount from the wagon in which they rode. The knight of the road ob- tained only a small sum In cash, and did not seem to care for the jewelry the men wore.
 as being about feet 8 inches in height. He had a light mustache and wore a hunting coat with a light striped sweat or and dark pantaloons His features were concealed by a black mask and the shadow cast by a dark slouch hat. The robber was last seen east of Point Reyes, where the road strikes Females Bay. Sev- eraI other persons were passed by him, hut he made no attempt to rob anybody else. . bold-up tonight, and will leave for the scene early in the morning. It is be- lieyed that the robber is the same person who robbed a dairyman near Point Reyes about a month ago.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-11
ANTHRAX NOT EPIDEMIC
 IN MARIN COUNTY

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 1O.-There is great indignation in Marin County over the report that the dis ease known as anthrax was prevalent among the cattle of the county. The dairy interests of Marin are among the most extensive in the State and such misrepresentation cannot fail to infiict great injury. The whole of this afternoons session of the Board of Supervisors was given over to an investigation. The evidence shows conclusively that the anthrax exists wholly in the imagination or yelloW journal correspondent
 pr. w. F. Jones, the County Health Officer, stated that he had examined the cattle at Larkspur and Reeds Sta tion, where anthrax was claimed 10 have prevailed and found not trace of it. Dr. Neif, the County Veterinary Surgeon, made a similar statement. As regards the two men examined by Dr. Bazet in San Francisco, one Of them told a local physician he was stung by an insect and the other had blood poi soning consequent upon foreign matter getting into a cut on the hand.
 The unjust statement that in the last year herds of infected cattle had been herds of infected cattle had been brought into the county was strongly denied by R. T. Hatch of Novato.
 "Only 110 head of cattle have been brought into the county since last May" said Hatch. They were all ex- amined by a competent veterinary sur geon, and, without a single exception, found to be healthy"
 It is believed that the five cattle that died at Reeds Station were afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis In order to prevent the introduction and spread of any disease in the future, the board adopted an ordinance providing that before any milch cows or other horned stock be imported a certificate of health must be presented to the County Health Officer, signed by regular graduate of veterinary college, who shall have practiced his profession not less than two years. The District At torney was called upon by resolution to enforce the provisions of the ordi- nance. and it's violation will be mis- demeanor offense.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-11
ANTHRAX APPEARS IN V|RULENT FORM Depicting Herds in the Vicinity of Gait. BROUGHT BY MAVERICK COWS VETERINARY SURGEON MAKES AN INVESTIGATION. Finds Cattle Dropping Dead From the Malady Whose Nature Their
 Owners Did Not
 Suspect.
BROUGHT BY MAVERICK COWS
VETERINARY SURGEON MAKES
 AN INVESTIGATION.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 10.-Dr. D. F. Fox, the official county veterinary sur geon, this afternoon brought the alarm ing intelligence that within three or four miles of Galt, at the southeastern cor ner of the county, anthrax has ap- peared In the most virulent form among dairy cows.
 A couple of weeks ago two strange cows wandered to that section from some locality not yet ascertatned. They remained a few days and died. Im- mediately thereafter Sol Kreeger began losing one COW after another, the ami mals taking sick and dying despite his efforts to check the malady, whose true nature he did not suspect. When the people of the vicinity read about the appearance of anthrax elsewhere they decided to notify the county Veterinar- ian Dr. Fox immediately repaired to the scene, returning this afternoon. To The Call correspondent he said:
 T found the conditions very bad in- deed. During the past ten days twelve of Kreeger's cows have dropped at diff ferent points on his ranch, and when l reached there I located them by the buzzards that were circling about their still unburied CarcasseS.
 A convince me that the cattle had died from anthrax. I found a milch COW which had symptoms of the disease and immediately killed it. Holding an autopsical examination while the body was still warm, I found the spleen, liver and kidneys covered with the characteristic lesions of anthrax in its worst form. Before I could burn all the bodies I found some hogs which had strayed in, attacking the remains of one of the dead cows. l immediately quarantined those hogs and all of Kreegers cattle.
 The disease can easily be communi- cated to human beings through contact of the poison with an abrasion of the skin or throuCh partaking of the meat or milk of a diseased animal. An af- fiicted cow at pasture with other cows may endanger the entire herd through the contamination of the fodder. which Is almost inevitable. I believe that we now have the disease under control since I found no other herds in the vicinity of Gait afflicted"
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-11
SOLANO SUPERVISORS
 ADOPT PRECAUTIONS

SUISUN, Oct. 1o.-At a special meet ing of the Board of Supervisors to-day the sum of $400 was allowed to provide for the collection of expert testimony regarding the fatalities among cattle in SoIano County and to provide for expert examination of all cattle in the county. Stockmen intended to submit an ordinance before the board for the protection of their interests. It was de- cided. however, to defer this to obtain all possible information. When this shall have been accomplished an or dinance will be presented for the Su- peryisors' consideration.