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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

Loxpox. Aug. 5.-There is great un-
easiness on all aides ln regard TO the
Chinese solution, which - Regarded as
bringing an open conflict between Great
Britain and Russia within measurable
distance, and il is universally feii that
the Marquis os Salisbury. in yielding to
Russia's aggressiveness, IS responsible
for a dangerous complication which can
only be over come by a prompt and
most arm intimation that Russia's $
cpcn opposition to British commercial
must cease.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

kEr wEST, Aug. 6.-Fifteen insurgents
were killed yesterday by running into
wires on San Juan road
1ANrA, Aug 6.-Five Germans landed
here from Havana today. They state
several vessels ron bIocxads and turn
ished the city with Icod.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

SFw YoKK, Aug. IA dispatch 10 tie
Tribune from Madrid says:
Not only the court, cabinate and Polit-
ical men OF the capital, but the A!Adrid
people as well are nnmistAkab,,' N favor
OF peace at any price. 1; Is believed
that any apparent opposition 10 theierrns
arranged at Washington will be merely
for the sake oi appearance nothing
more.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-The officer 6
are greatly relieved 60 know from the
Santiago dispatches ihss what appears
to have been great danger 10 The Amer
lean army has been safely passed by.
The reports Of the American eommar-
ders al Santiago, including all major
generals and division and brigade COM
mAnderx, which were made public in
newspaper dispatches yesterday. gave,
for the FIRST time. 10 s6e public the news
os the terribly demoralized condition OF
the American army.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

ST THoAAs, Aug. 3.-The Dixie shos
al Moro castle Saturday and caused the
utmost condemnation az San Juan, where
j. was believed sha. the place would be
bombaried within q hours.
The Porto RleAns ot Ponce lined the
streets BY the hundreds and Hlled the
air with cheering on The arrival Of Gen.
eral GArretson's brigade from YoGco-
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

ST. THOMAS. ID W /, Aug. 5.-The
Americans have taken peaceful possess-
ION OF the eastern portion Of the island.
Small parties OF mariners have been
landed, who have lighted the lamps in
the lighthouses at Cape San Juan aud
other lighthousea along the coast They
met with no resistance,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12
The Proper Thing

WAsHTSGToS, Aug. 4.-The president
this afternoon had conference with Sec
retary Alger. Secretary Long and Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy Allen, at
which action was taken for the prompt
transportation OF General Shaiter' army
from Cuba TO Montauk point, Long Is
land, 1t was decided that there were
sufficient vessels of the Cuban coast for
the purpose.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12
Coming % Hls ssnses

NEW YoRK, Aug. A World special
eablegram from Manila bay, July %. via
Hong Kong, says:
Owing to the firm attitude OF General
Merritt, the insurgent general, Aauin-
aldo, has changed his front, and seems
TO have come TO a realization that his
hostile attitude toward Americans might
result disastrously TO the insurgents of
the Philippines. Aguinaldo is becoming
more friendly to the American.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

MADxrD. Aug. G. Blsneo ,mplores
home government 10 continue var.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

In the mean time very wisely the
American forces have been proceeding
just the same ss il there were o neRo-
tlations pending at all
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12
sszrvansin Havasa


CHicA0o, Aug. 3.-LymAn +. Cooley.
che well-knoNu civIi engineer, alter
visit East and conference IN New York
with representatives of the Maritime
Canal ComrAny. owners of the cnncess-
ion along the proposed route ot the MIC
aragxiA canal, believes the government
xiIl construct the great waterway IN
preference to letting the contract 10 sep
Arzsc corporations
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12
flxat

NEW IoRE. Aug. 5.-Jim Jeffries, the
muchheralded heavyweight pugilis, from
California, who was to have fought Bob
Armstrong and Steve o Donald 10
rounds each before the Lenox Altheletic
Club tonight, but he was snly able TO
carry out half hi proposed.task. He met
Armstrong and defeated him, but in do
ingsso shattered his lelt arm and was un-
able 10 meet O'Donald.
The Teresa Flsated
NORFOLK, Va. Aug. 5.-The Merritt
Wrecking Company haa received advices
that make il certain that the Infanta
Maria Theresa is now fioatsd, and is in
fairly good condition as to her machinery
and boilers.
Another Kind OF Mar
CHICAGO, Aug. .5.-A passenger rate
war that will affect directly every fare in
the West has been declared.
The reductions made will affect not
only st. Paul, sOmeha and Kansas City
traffic, but all that beyond there, the
new fares being teudered as basing rates
to connecting lines.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

No nation was ever more thoroughly
whipped than Spain has been and hence
there lie nothing else for 1t to do bnt TO
plead for peace.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

VALENCIA, spain. Aug. S.-The village
os Medina has been wrecked by . Cyclone
which killed many persons. Several
houses al Horuiilos have been engulfed
by foods and number Of people have
pcrsshed.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

WAsHTsoTos, Aug. 4.-The president
today made the following appointments
To be collector OF customs Tor the dis
trict OF Yaquina, Or, Charles b. Crosno,
OF Oregon.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

Atlantic -teamship ines
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12

o..soqpia stpr.-. rr.sa. ...,. rorsl.as O.l',
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Cowpcr and his Critic.

The poet Cowper had once sent o
poem to the publisher when some
friendly critic took the liberty to alter
n line to make the poem smoother
supposing that Cowpcr would be crate.
full for the favor; but Cowper did no,
think "oily smoothness" the only merit
OF poetry. and SO was very indignant
II did not write the line." said he
that has been tampcred with. hastily
or without due attention to Its con.
struction. and what appeared to me itt
only merit is now entirely annihiiatcd
know that the ears of modern verse
makers are delicate to excess. so II
line does not run as smoothly as
quicksilver. they are offended. A critic
of the present day serves n poem "a
cook serves turkey-fastens the legs
of It to post and draws out all Its
sinews. Give me a manly. rough line
with a deal OF meaning in II. rather
than whole poem of music periods
that have nothing but their oily
smoothness to recommend them. There
is roughness on the plum which no
one who understands fruit would rub
on. though the plum would be more
polished without II. To guard me
for tho future from all such mcddling,
I assure you that I always write as
smoothly as can. but never will sac
rifice the spirit or sense of n passage
to the sound Of It,"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
rae,orlc. tina. Max. o,,, o,-,,

The Little Japanese at Home" ia
the title of an article in the May ST
Nicholas. The author says: The chi,d.s
obi, or girdle. is at first narrower than
her mothers, but is made wider and
longer as she grows older. Sometimes
1t is foot broad. There are factories
devoted exclusively to obi-weaving. and
masterpieces of beauty and elegance
are produced. 1t is wound around the
waist and made into large butterfly
bow in the back. the loops OF which
are, for state occasions, fastened up to
the shoulders. while the wide ends
float gracefully over the hips.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

what she called furniture medicine"
There were tins OF different colors Of
paints and enamel, brushes of several
sizes. bottle of liquid gilt. some good
glue. and remnants OF all tho different
kinds of wall paper. A handsome six
leaved Japanese screen had been bad
ly mutilated by careless housemnid,
SO that two of its panels were insight
ly. She patched the gashes carefully
with court plaster. and with a box of
water colors and the liquid gilt SO con-
cealed the patches that 1t was us good
as new. A somewhat top-heavy but
sturdy little boy made a seat of tho
handsome Chinese porcelain umbrel-
Ia jar. when down came both boy and
Jar. the latter in dozen pieces. It
was not therefor discarded. but piecing
It with the greatest care with cement,
a brush was dipped in liquid gilt and
covered all the cracks. which. from
their zig-zag directions. really added to
its oriental appearance.-ShortS Skits.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
woman who will invent really artis-
tic and. at the same time, comfortable
stocking supporter will strike Klon-
dika
Pressure Of tho sra.

There are spots in the ocean where
the water is five miles deep. II It is
true that the pressure OF the water on
any body in the water is one pound
to the sqgare inch for every two feet
of the depth anything at the bottom of
one OF the "five-mile holes" would
have pressure about It of 1920 feet
to every square inch. There Is nothing
of human manufacture that would re-
sist such pressure. That It exists
there is no doubt. It is known that
the pressure on well-corked glass
bottle at the depth of 800 feet ia so
great that the water will force its way
through the pores OF the glass. 1t is
also said that pieces OF wood have been
weighted and sunk in the sea to such
depth that the tissues have become
so condensed that the wood has lost
It's buoyancy and would never float
again. 1t could not be oven made to
burn when dry.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
CUTTING THE CABLES MAY H.

upon which the fire Of the warships
had been centered. A four-inch shell
from the Window tore this structure
to pieces, killing many and burying
others in the ruins. The Spanish loss
is known to have been very heavy, the
warships firing hundreds OF shells
right into their midst.
The United States cruiser Marble
head. the sunboat Nashville and the
auxiliary cruiser Window steamed up
to the harbor OF Cienfuegos early We'd
nesday morning with orders to cut the
cable connecting Havana with Santia-
go de Cuba. This task was accom-
plished. but only after a terrific fight
between the warshlps and several
thousand Spanish troops, which lined
the shore and lay concealed behind i'm
proviaed breastworks.
Soon after the arrival OF the war
ships off Cienfuegos four boats were
launched and proceeded in shore for
the purpose Of graphing for the cable
in order to cut 1t. The warships lay
to about 1000 yards or more cff the
harbor.
1t was observed that the Spanish
troops nHu hSEeUDleu ashore, Dut 1t
was not known that heavy guns had
been placed in a masked battery and
that the old lighthouse, far out on q
neck of land. had been transformed
into a formidable fort.
The small boats proceeded cautiously
and for more than an hour worked un-
molested on the cable. Suddenly, Just
as the work was about completed, the
shore battery fired n shell ut the boats.
1t was followed by others, and tho
Spanish infantry opened fire then with
their rifles. Then. like fash, the
Marblehead sent a shell inland. and
followed Il with perfect shower of
shot. The Nashville was quick to fol-
low snit, and the little. Window cut
loose with her four-pounders.
In the meanwhile Spanish bullets
fell in every direction around the
small boats. Though the attack had
= come suddenly and ficrcely the blue
Jackets were not d!rmayed. and. pro-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Didn't Like Her spoon.

she was not much more than . years
DID, and she was having for the first
time a meal with the grown-up people.
IT was great occasion. and she was
consequently much elated. She sat nm
In her high chair with knife and
iork and napkin in front Of her lust
like the rest OF the people.
But what was mammals surprise to
see her little daughter. after examine
ing carefully the table utensils. take
up her fork and throw It across tho
taoie' her face all wrinkled up. and
the tears In her eyes. as she cried:
Il don't want 'poon wiz sl,ts In
It." 'N
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Elastic shoe s,rins,.

Our English cousins siyS the Ssz
York Mall nni ESpnSs. have ai!y
n great convenience 10 The toilet In IL
form OF elastic shoe strings. elastic g
srt lnccs and other similar art3flS
They arr far superior 10 the old s,yis
OF elastic cords, which nrc made bt;:
there and here. They are rruilrti.G
strong and durable. nni give ply
the muscles and Joints. which -
vents stiffness Hni discomfort. 70
low shoes they the simply dcl!.aL
rs they enable one Ia have 4 -
shoe. which Is the ncatcst M! n
mcst Of nii footwear. and nj thf s5' ,
time TO have the give ani rla4i!,
quality which Is the chief chsr7 q
elastic gni,crs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Two Natural Foes.

Water will extinguisn fire because
the water forms coating over
the fuel, which keeps 1t from the air,
and the conversion of water into
steam draws off the heat from the
burning fuel. A little water makes
fire fiercer. while large quantity of
water puts 1t out. The explanation
is that water is composed OF oxygen
and hydrogen. When. therefore, the
fire can decompose the water into its
simple elements 1t serves as fuel to the
flames.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
MEx,co.s SCENIC WONDER.
Waterfall of Juanae..l.n, Ii.s'.

Waterfall of Juanacatian, . Little
Known but Picturesque Cataract.
From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat:
The great waterfall Of Juanacatlan Is
one of the grandest. though least known,
scenic wonders Of Mexico The irme-
diate approach to the falls is in itself
an artists dream Of rural delights.
Leaving the railroad at the little sta
tion of Ell Castillo. one Is conveyed by
a native tramcar for distance Of five
miles through a beautiful circular val
ley thousands Of acres in area and re-
.sembling in the graceful curves OF its
surrounding hills and the delicate
tints of Its labyrinths of wild flowers
a mammoth seashell. At frequent In
tervals above the tops OF the long
grasses and tropical shrubs glimpses
are caught Of the broad. winding Rio
de Santiago. Its waters Fastening on
ward to the mad. Having traversed
perhaps two-thirds Of this enchanting
landscape. ones eye gradually be-
comes conscious of low. distant pur-
muir. which steadily increases tor
deep rumble, and from that to
mighty roar, and presently the tram
car comes to q standstill at the very
brink OF a high precipice. from which
is viewed through clouds of vaporous
mist the sight of thousands of tons OF
water plunging over q wall Of gray
granite in a steady. unbroken cataract
800 feet In width for sheer distance
of sixty feet in a seething, eddyins
vortex below. For a time the mind is
apt to be held In rapt contemplation
of the spectacle: then. by degrees. the
senses are awakened to the various
characteristics. the exquisite effects
and weird vagaries of the foaming.
falling waters. At the extreme fur
ther shore portion Of the rushing
flood is turned aside by a spur OF gran
ite and hurled against the face OF the
confining wall. from which It rebounds
in a fine veil-like cascade. while from
the top Of the precipice on the nearer
side long trailing vines droop down
and reach out their tcndrils Us II In
vain efforts to grasp the descending
torrents. Associated with these falls
Is a strange and beautiful phenomenon.
It Is the constant presence of myriads
OF gorgeous butterflies. which flit In
and out Of the riffs OF the great cascade
and to and fro through the clouds OF
drifting vapor. seemingly attracted
and fascinated by the dazzling. buffet.
ing avalanche OF foam.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
1T IS NOT NICOTINE
PROFESSOR MALLErco,,
CIGARETTE CRITICS.
MISTAKES.
Communication In tho ''scIcuti0e ..,
can" on u Matter OF Popular NIL.
Prshension-stHined uandkereh,., ~.
Is No Test At All.

]. W. Mallet. professor of cbeu,.,.
In the University of Virginia, in a conn.,
munication to the current numbs, =,
the Scientific American, says with ~
erence to cigarettes Of American NAV @
ufacture:
Ignorance OF easily ascertaIn,,,.
scientific facts is. however comm,
enough. as is often ILLUSTRATED bv N,
brown, oily material formed In ,hs
smoking Of tobacco being pointed or,
as nicotine. though in reality this I,
merely the tar produced by the ar,,on
Of heat on the woody fiber o. tho Is,,
Nicotine when pure Is a colo,les,
fluid Of somewhat oily conslstepce a,1
strong. peculiar. penetrating odor bn,
1t darkens on exposure TO air and ll,h,
becoming first yellow and then brown
80 that 1t looks. In this darkened con.
dition. something like the tarry m,,,e,
which soils smokers fingers Or ,
handkerchief through which tobacco
smoke Is exhaled. or Is often noticed
ns deposited In the stem OF a pine
kuAAy aNpossh NOlulug ef.
sential In common with nicotine an,
contains but traces OF this a!ka,oII
when any ut all.
"a part. but only n small par, C,sou,
one-sevcnth In the experiment, q,
Melsens). of the real nicotine o, to.
bacco is volat!lized without dsconpo.
s!tion: the remainder Is burned and
destroyed In the process OF smoklsr"
The simple facts are. tina, such s!.l,.
cites as ! have examined. represgr;!n;
a large part OF those In general Us.
throughout the United States are
made from pure. lighi-yel'oW ,otacea
OF tho high grade produced on certain
special soils. prominently IL certain o!
the southern counties o. vlFglnla and
the adjacent portion OF North Carolina.
with wrappers OF the hes; quality 0.
harmless vegetable fbcr paper. an4 ~
entirely free from the adalit:a.u
which Il has been asserted are preset.
with no evidence In favor o. igta ~.
scrtion, and In absolute eou,rltI:i!u,
OF the scientific evidence actually Avail.
able.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
CUT IN HAIL OF SHOT.
BRAVE SEAMEN FROM AMERI-
CAN SHIPS DID DARING AT
CIENFUEGOS, CUBA.
spaniards Shoot from Masked Batteries
and Rifle Pits Upon tho Handful of
Bluejackets Ordered to Sever the
Wires Leading Into the City.

Amid a perfect storm of shot from
Spanish rifles and batteries the Amer
lean forces cut the cables at Cienfue-
gos Wednesday morning, May II.
Four determined boat crews, under
command Of Lieutenant Winslow and
Ensign Magruder, from the cruiser
Marblehead and the gunboat Nashville.
put out from the ships, the coast hav-
ing previously been shelled. The work
of the volunteers was perilous, and one
was killed while bravely doing his du-
ty, six others being seriously wounded.
The man instantly killed was Patrick
Reagan. None of the ships was dam
aged to any extent. The cruiser Mar
blehead, the gunboat Nashville and the
auxiliary cruiser Window drew up 1000
yards from shore with their guns
manned for desperate duty. Ll
One cable had already been cut and
the work was in progress on the other
when the Spaniards in rifle pits and a
battery in an old lighthouse, standing
out in the bay. opened fire. Tho war
ships poured in a thunderous voIley,
their great guns belching forth mass
i've shells into the swarms Of the enc
my. The crews OF the boats calmly
proceeded with their desperate work.
notwithstanding the fact that a num-
ber had fallen. and finished 1t, return
ing to the ships through q binding
smoke and q heavy fire.
&. More than 1000 infantrymen on shore
kept up a continuous fire and the bull
lets from the machine guns struck the
warships hundred times. but did no
great damage. Commander Maynard
OF the gunboat Nashville was slightly
wounded by a rifle bullet that before
striking him passed through the arm
of an ensign. whose name is unknown.
Lieutenant Winslow was shot in she
hand. making three officers wounded
in all. After the Spaniards had been
driven from the rifle pits many Of them
took refuge In the lighthouse fortress,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
oARrERs ARE oAYER.
Than Ever before. and Startling 1. Their
BriilIancy.

e. .s.r. bfiuL0ncys
New York Sun: Carriers are gayer
than ever before. No woman dreams
of wearing plain elastic bands to keep
up her stockings nowadays. Indeed.
garters are now made 60 many colored
that the rival the fashionable hosiery
itself when 1t comes to startling brill
liancy. A garter can come about as
near marring or making woman's
happiness as any trifing accessory to
her toilet. Women generally. long
ago, gave up the elastic band which
held the stocking up below or above the
knee. Health culturists first told them
that it was injurious, preventing per-
feet circulation, but the sex clung to
1t with It's bejeweled buckles and beau
tiful rows OF ribbon. Then the cul-
turists told them that the round gar
ter would spoil the shape of the leg.
and they dropped 1t like hot cake
and adopted the suspender garter or
stocking supporter. as it is oftened
called. The newest supporters are
made of very broad and fancy silk elas-
tic In brilliant Scotch plaids or Roman
stripes, or else plain elastic covered
with ribbons that would shame JOS
eph's coat, put on full. The catches
and side buckles are OF white metal.
silver. silver gilded and pure gold. and
some of them are Sudden with pre-
cious and semi-precious gems. One
style fastens around the waist of tho
wearer by means of satin belt match
ing in color the predominating color
of the elastic: the other fastens at the
side of the corset with catch pins. Both
methods are unsatisfactory. The waist
band Is warm in summer. and de-
stroys the lines about the waist. 1t
is, indeed, impossible for n woman In
clined to be stout. The other. II Of
such a length as to keep the stocking
up properly, pulls on the corset and
gives the wearer 4 most uncomfort-
able. tired feeling toward the end Of
the day. All OF these drawbacks have
a tendency to make woman conclude
that after all her grea: grandmother
was right in declaring that the most
satisfactory garter in the world was
n string torn from selvedge edge OF
piece of flannel and wrapped Just
loose enough for comfort and tight
enough for convenience about the
stocking above or below the knee. A