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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14
SPANISH ACTIVITY.
They Are Erecting Dsfsnsss aud Are
TryinE O. Keep oar Army Out.

They Are Erecting Dsfsnsss aud Are
Trying to Keep oar Army oui.
Copyrishist iss. BY ths Associated Prsa.
On board Associated Press Dispatch
Boat, Kate Spencer, OF Cardenas.
May Q, via Key West. May 10. Span.
ish soldiers are displaying much activity
along tho line OF the coast from Bahia
Honda, - miles west Of Havana, 20
Cardenas, IS miles eastward. As ships
Of tho blockading feet have instructions
70 prevent the erection Of new fortified.
tons, and have AZ various points shelled
working parties, the task Of strengthen.
ing the existing defenses and throwing
mp earthworks Is carried on principally
at night Fresh sand batteries 20 up al.
most every night, but these works are
q a nimsy character. and would b. re.
ducod by biz guns In very few min.
utos
Tho Hornet and Winslow. now block.
aiding Manuzas, have had lively times
for several iays shelling Spanish details
- work ,he batteries and telegraph
- the entrance of tho harbor.
- B the intention Of tho Span.
ish TO es'r--'h communication by wire
with all their coast block houses and
batteries with view, possibly. OF mass
Ing troops and guns 10 oppose landing
wherever Threatened It's n0t possible
that the Spniarls have enough guns 90
mount in all the and batteries spring.
ing mp. but a. there isa railway from
Havana % Mannns, quite close % the
colst. and the authorities may De- doiud.
ing themselves with the idea that they
can transport heavy guns % the batter.
ios nearest the threatened landing point
whenever their watches telegraph the
appearance Of American troop. Oh the
coast.
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EVEN VOLUNTEERS
ARE CALLED UPON.
Thirty Transports Have Been Char
tered 10 Move the Army 70 The
Land Of the Dons aud Take
Away Their Possessions.

The entire army stationed at Chicin.
manga have been ordered 10 the front.
Admiral Monteio i. said 10 have been
murdered by the populaco Of Manila
Spanish women and children arc re-.
ported 70 have been slain By insurgents
outside OF Manila.
Priests az Cavite are said 90 have at
tempted TO lead Americans In a mined
channel.
Two regiments Of infantry, one Of cav
airy and light battery % tho Illinois
volunteers ordered 20 New Orleans.
Spanish erecting new defenses to keep
merican troops from landing in Cuba
he winslow had a small battle OF
donas with three gunboats The
inslow crippled one guhboat
Al bonded warchou. nj Alicante,
Spain, have been burnctvy rioters.
Norwegian steamd. captured while
trying TO run tho blockade at Havana.
General Miles leaves Washington to
20 to Cuba with the troops.
Spanish cruisers and boarding vessels
arr In the straits Of Gibraltar.
General Blanco has sent an urgen,
request to Madrid for supplies and pro.
visions
Part Of the Cape Verde feet Of Span.
kh warships have reached Cad.z, Spain.
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Tampa, May l0-lArge amounts 81
powder aud proiect.los for the bl0ckad.
big squadron are now arriving here
Twelve ear with dynamite, torpodoas.
powder and other ammunitions viii Do
sent 90 koy West and as many morn
cars are ou the wharf tracks. An extra
heavy guard has been placed around the
car
Hundreds 90 carpenters arc nt work
fitting zap the big Transports Its be.
hcyod now that all OF tho vessels will
b. ready for loading By Wednesday
night
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The MOVE ON CUBA.
All Troops Go to the Coast To Ne Trans.
ported 20 the Island.

ported 10 the Island.
Washington, May i0.--Thcre Is every
indication Of an important move o..
Cuba by the end Of the week Never
before has there been such activity In
army circles Us today, Telegram after
telegram was sent to the various places
at which tho regular army is rendeS.
vousod, and many TO the different gov.
ernorA Of states Army officers will not
talk.
IL is known that all the infantry, cav.
ally and light artillery at Chiokamauga
have been ordered 20 move south !;
that two regiments Of infantry and
one Of cavalry Of the Illinois volunteers
are ordered 20 New Orleans; ono rcgi.
mcnt Of infantry from Ohio, Georgia
and Florida to Tampa and one regiment
Of infantry Of Alabama to Mobile.
IL is believed that important news has
been received from Gomez army and
that meeting point has been agreed
upon on the Cuban coast somewhere
close to Matanzas and the day set fof
concerted action and consolidation u
forces for action against Havana
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FOUGHT THREE BOATS.
The win.iow Make. spanish ship. ~
CarIruas Geo iutn Port.

'nrdruHs o." iutn Port
New YORK. May lO-A dispatch 20
Tho World from Key West says.
The torpedo boat Wiuslow engaged
three Spanish gunholts on Carienas lay
Sunday afternoon She disabled one
and came ont uuscnichcd Lieutenant
Brrnado. Ensign Bagley aud the men 81
the Winslow thought odds Of three 20
one fair and their l.pounders match
for the Spanish aggregation Of 6.pound.
srs II was a brilliant minor engage.
ment.
There was lively little battle Tor a
few minutes. the winslow with pound.
crs and the gunboats with 8.poundors
AZ first several shells passed over the
Winslow and one exploded 100 feet
astorn, but the others were shorter, and
considerably Oh on one side.
A l.pound she'll from the winslow
struck the hull Of the gunboat PinIon a
little aft OF midship apparently eHplod.
ing on the inside The winslow men
yelled The Pinzon stopped. evidently
disabled. while one Of her comrades
went 10 her assistance. by this time
the Spanish boats had rctrcatod into a
position where they could not BE- follow.
cd because OF mines and torpedoes.
The Pinzon got under way slowly, and
limped homeward with the help Of a
tow line from her oonsort. During this
episode the Machias had returned aud
let 20 two shells from her starboard
which accelerated the Spanish fight.
The tiotilla managed 10 orcep back into
Cardenas harbor la safety.
The winslow fired between 30 and 20
shells and the gunboats 10 among item.
This u uhe hottest contest IN the
Cuban war up 10 date, though Il was In
miniature.
The Spanish gunbnats at Cardonas are
small, unarmorcd craft about the length
Of tho Winslow, but mounting heavier
guns.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14

Madrid. May 10 An official dispatch
from Porto Rico says tho Bolinao has
arrived there, protected by Spanish war.
ships. She was chased by an American
ship.
The dispatch says also that provision
ships have arrived, assuring Porto II.
cans supply Tor several months.
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DEWEY TO.BE HONORED
toR HIS VICTORY.
The Tresldsht VIII Raise Hint the Rank
Of Rear Admiral Troops aud sup
plies WI He cent 10 Him
Prom San Iraus'rco.

Washington. May T. - Dewey has
been heard from he is In Manila bay
and King % the surroundings Ills faot
l. intact and NOT a man displaced. Hs
is caring for $50 sick and wounded
Spanish soldiers ON the other hanI d
Spanish war.hips he &C the bottom q
the hay and the land batteries are no
more
The news came direct from Dewey.
He sent his dispatch boat McCulloch
from Manila 20 Hong Kong and from
there were sent to the navy department
this morning.
The dispatch Loaf left Manila on
"Wednesday and reached Hong Kong
sometime late last night.
The signal victory Of Commodore
Dewcy caused utter astonishment among
~ officials and the people of the capital
city. Il Is impossible TO see how he at
,crly destroyed the entire Spanish feet
and reduce the land batteries with no
loss to himself The only theory ia
that bis orders to his men just befurs
the battle werc carried out to the lettoF.
Just before the engagement he counseled
with the men oihis Zee, ana said Keep
cool and pay no attention to anything,
but orders"
Praise Ia heapcd upon him by all, and
there is great Joy In Washington. On
every corner groups OF men gathered,
discussing the reckless manner in which
Dewey rushed in the bay and took ov.
erything before him.
The authorities will send help to Dew.
ey at once. The cruiser Charleston,
Just finished and commissioned az san
Fmncisco, and which Is modern cruis.
er, will leave for the Philippines at the
earliest possible moment
The City Of Pekin will accompany the
cruiser On the City Of Pekin will bs
troops and supplies for Commodore
Dcwey's squadron.
), The first oablegram from the hero Of
= Nuiia il a. folloxs..u1uH
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Chattanooga, May i0.-The entire
army stationed at Chiokamauga park
been ordered 20 the front Tho First
and I nth cayalary 40 20 New Orleans,
the second cavalry 10 Mobile and the
Third and Sixth 60 Tampa. Tho anfi.r.
LnlenIlz Eocr 90 Tampa.
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NEWS Is EXPECTED
FROM PORTO RICO.
From the Best Information That Can
BE Gathered sampson Has Gone
10 Take the Island No News
Prom Dewey.

Four United States warship. arr re-.
ported on the coast Of Cuba near Porto
de- Banos
Overtures have again been made 10
Great Britain 20 intervene in the war,
bur she refused.
Spanish authorities at London say
Commodore Dewey has been entrappcd
a. Manila
some West Point engineers had a
small mutiny on stcsmcr Alamo at Key
West
The French steamer Lafayette wa.
captured of Havana aftera second a..
tempt TO run the blockade. May "A
some trouble
Officials AZ Washington cxn.S
Rico to b seized by a par
fleet in % hours.
A dispatch rcccivcd AZ ~
Shanghai says Dewey bomhar,yIlI
Mia, causing great loss Of life.
Seven tnnl,sports are at Tampa to take
troops 20 Cuha.
Firing AZ sea heard OF Charleston.
No word yet received from Manila.
The cable still cut
Plans are perfected TO send 5000
troops to Cuba II that many BE- ncoes.
sary.
A Spanish teacher In the public
schools al san Antonio was dismissed
for un-American uttcanceA
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war.hIp. cIo.s Terslh.r.

Port au Prince, Hayti, May 10. The
minister Of interior has received a dis.
patch from the Mole 81. Nicholas saying
two American warships are there aud
thaLa Suauiah xaasel a xyalal..N
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men on learningI
go 10 Cuba when,
fused to do duty
was not sumciel
the enemy The
result In seriou|
movements, but |
ginecrs In charge
matter In hand,
men under resfn
and the threatens
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FRENCH STEAMER TAKEN.
TRIED to Hua the Havana Bioeksd. AZ.
ter Bslag Daily Warned.


Key West. May G.--Tho big French
liner lafayette Of Santa NAzaria, with
n full complement Of passengers and a
general cargo, bound from CorunA,
Spain, April ~, was captured Oh la.
vAnA shortly before sund own on yester.
day by the Annapolis. The Lafayette
was heading directly into Havana, and
was captured only after an exciting
chase. After being boarded once by an
officer Of the Annapolis she attempted
10 run for it, but was again compelled
20 heaye 10. The Wilmington, New.
port and Morrill, participated In the oap-
turey After an examination Of the
Fuinchman's paper prize crsx~Scsw
the Annapolis was placed -
she was sont 10 Kex.j
W <|..
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-28

sent TO BE- forgotten. The worm will

sent to Be forgotten. The worm will
turn
Many causes cooperate to produce
an unfortunate latencss in entering col
lege. hut the chief cause is the excessive
entrance requirements. which involve
nearly two years more work than was
necessary % years ago. All our present
arrangements seem 10 conspire to COM
pei tho average boy to tarry at the
Jericho of the fitting school until his
beard be grown.
This increase III entrance require
ments has been brought about by "a
movement to assimilate our colleges to
the model IF the German university
and to force the fitting schools to be-
come German gymnasia, both of which
ATTEMPTS have failed. The entrance re-
%uuirenlcnts should be of such reasonable
extent and character as to make 1t pos
sible for any boy II years old to enter
college.
Unless u boy a begin his college
course at u no great change III the ex'
pense of college life can be looked for.
Its expense while it lasts Is as great al
evil as its lateness. \ simpler. more
earnest, healthier, less luxurious college
lifo is imperatively demanded, and 1t
cannot be had unless the c%olleglan be-
comes such ut an age when he Is con-
tent with simple pleasures. routine
work and unaffected ~boyishness. Under
90 simplicity and tutelage are natural
over 20 they are not. At 20 the boy be-
comes n man. and no wants to be a man
| Of the world and to have everything ana
to do everything necessary to- brilliant
r%ecreative. social LIE. 80.
"Consider what modern college lie
involyes-beautiful fraternity houses,
costing sometimes as high as $40, Ooo'
whole weeks in midyear given up 10
, dances and junior promenades, footoali
uomes netting $50, 900 in u season, our
of mandolin and glee clubs, suDscrip-
| tions to dramatics and a score OF otner
objects which make the poor student Q
homeless tail ender and in other cases
hear hard ON the forgotten men. Inc
erncnsiyeness Of college life is not caus-
I'd by tuition and other official charges
nor by actual living expenses out uy
| the cost ~ the social encourage by the
cost OF keeping up with tho social pace.
The cost Of being in the academic SWIM
| has increased immensely in the last ~
Years and is directly tho result o. seno-
inc men to college instead of sending
boys. n,o;,1;r,rv
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study and procure IA simple, earnest,
healthy college life, you must get your
boys into college when these things are
natural and acceptable. Our present
college life is i'll timed. 1t combines the
tasks of boys with the pleasures and de-
sires Of men. In its original intention
| the college was u halfway house be-
| tween adolescence and maturity, its in
! struction and regimen were suited to
the transition period, and we have not
! done wisely to disregard the radical
change that comes at majority. The
| psychology Of boyhood is quite different
from that of manhood. We must get
our boys into college while they are
boys, before they begin to want to be
clubmen and figure in the social world.
Everything has its time, and our
college life is i'll timed with reference
| to the desires and temptations Of open
ing maturity. The social pleasures and
| luxurious surroundings which collegians
| now demand MAJ do small harm to him
who earns and pays for them, but for
men to desire and have these things
| when they cannot a So "A week does
do harm. 1t does one no good to live
four years in a fools paradise, desiring
everything without counting the cost.
| Early college life has moral issues no
| less than academic and economic ones.
| There is Il certain topsy turvydom IN
| prevailing academic conditions which
! iustifies the structures made upon them
Is uniting men fer what comes after
graduation.
II plead for the interests and auton-
omy of the rapidly developing American
university. 1t is making a university
grade Of college work unnecessary and
wasteful. Because we now have genuine
| universities the college can afford to re-
turn to it's subordinate place and to adj
NIT the sons of the people on conditions
| and at times which will allow OF their
attendance. :.
II am convinced that u national
welfare is endangered by the great ex-
pense of education. The taxpayer is as
! heavily burdened as the individual par
ent. and they will not always be silent.
"Many interests are impaired, q for
gotten man peeps from behind every
bush. the untimeliness Of the college
course has a central significance. Let US
reform matters before they provoke a
destructive reaction. The forgotten man
is moi as picturesque as his football
playing son, but we cannot do without
| him. He is q mild creature, but his
| wrath when aroused is not to be de-
s,;cod .Tha worm will turn, ~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-28
GIANT SIGNAL KITES.
NOVEL EXPERIMENTS IN AERIAL
WORK AT FORT LOGAN.

Six Immense Kites Are Being Built For
Signal Service In the ~Army-Men Will
BE sent Into the Air With Very Stem
der Supports.
a mile in the air with nothing above
but a couple of kites and only "a slender
steel cable below will be the experience
Of the signal sergeants at Fort Logan.
Colo, within a few weeks-that is, it
will be the experience Of any who care
to try it, for the men are engaged in
making six cellular kites % feet across
for use in army work.
For some weeks past the dir above the
objects. When a Is foot kite was sent
up recently, the soldiers gave a few
chances at it and then the novelty end
ed. In the signal details, however, the
novelty has not yet worn off, for the
original kite only served to stir up their
in utilizing this novel means for signal
ing. The Is foot affair was built of hick-
DRY skeleton and silk dress. 1t had an
ascensive force almost equal toa balloon.
but it could not be relied upon for pull.
ing up a human life. Dogs and cats were
sent up without trouble, and then it
was resolved to construct half a dozen
kites larger than the experimental affair.
The object of having more than one
kite is more on account Of safety than
real lifting power. With a steady breeze
two kites 25 feet across will pull III Or
binary man up several thousand feet.
but there is always the element Of the
wind freshening a trife and swapping
the framework of the kites. With four
or more kites this danger is almost OBJ
waited. The strain on the cable is great
er. but the pull on any individual kite
is less, for when one kite pulls more
than its share the probabilities are that
the strain will be diminished slightly
on the others, and together they pre-
serve Q balance.
AS soon as the large kites are com
pleted they will be tested singly BY be-
ing sent up 1000 feet. and bags Of sand
tied at intervals on the cable up TO near
" the lifting capacity of the kite itself.
Then kites will be added II at O time
until Mt least five arc in tandem. A dy'
namometer will indicate the pull and
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lifting power, while the speed Of the
wind Will be calculated as closely as
possible. In this manner important data
can be compiled which will lie Of ines
tlmatle value TO the army. At the pres
ent time similar experiments as to wind
pull are being made at Sandy Hook, and
Il comparison Of the results will estab-
lish facts relative to the pulling power
OF wine at the same speed but Of differ
ent densitles due to altitude.
AS SoOn as the experiments demon
strate the safety Of the apparatus Ser
geant Baldwin will make the initial
trip. \ set of rigging is being con
structed for him. 1t will consist of a
/, trapeze so suspended from the steel ca
bic as to be free to swing across the
line, but not in such as to give
sudden strains. \ telephone line will
enable the aeronaut to communicate
with those on the ground, while an ane-
roid barometer Will tell him the exact
height above the earth.
While there is no particular advan-
taSe in the kites over the balloon in the
matter of usefulness at any particular
altitude. there are many other benefits.
| The balloon is at its best when there is
! no wind, and it is almost useless in a
stiff breeze. The kites are serviceable III
all wind velocities up to 10 miles an
hour. They are extremely portable and
can be sent up in much less time than
it requires to fill a balloon. When pulled
| down, there is no time lost in packing
as in the balloon. where the gas is
pumped back into cy FLINDERS or allowed
to escape at great expense. Beyond the
wagons for transporting the kites there
is no other apparatus required except
] the balloon wagon, which carries the
cable and windlass apparatus.
The work Of the signal department at
, Fort Logan is receiving attention in
foreign lands. A few days ago the de-
partment received from Germany an &C.
count of experiments made there with Q
balloon and car made entirely Of alu-
minimum. The "bag' was cigar shaped
and very thin, being internally braced
sc as to prevent buckling under strains.
It was the first successful attempt at
raising o balloon Of this nature, al
though in making the experiments the
restraining cable was broken four times
by the careless handling Of the operators.
At Fort Logan there has never been an
accident due to carelessness for the rea-
son that nothing is done individually.
The men are trained and drilled to do
certain work according to tactics prear-
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OUR SOLDIERS FOR CHINA.
A scheme to Employ Americans as Mill
tary ard Naval Instructors.

"A SChelnc 10 Employ americans AS Mill
tary ard Naval Instructors.
The Chinese minister has under con-
sideration the ACCESSIBILITY Of requesting
the government Of the United States to
detail officers CT the army and navy to
train the army and navy Of China. The
matter has not Yet been brought to a
head, and. in tact. the minister assured
The Army ard Navy Journal CORE
spondent that lie has not yet communi-
Gated with his government on the sub.
ject.
1T seems TO me-" he said, THAT
United States officers would be more
suited to train the Chinese military.
You have no territorial designs on
China. You are not trying TO pick up
information about the way China is de-
Tended. OF course the minister under
stands that his government would have
to pay officers literally. They could not
expect to draw Pay from the United
States while so serving, but his govern
ment would be glad to remunerate them
in a manner which would be satisfac
tory.
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ranged, and there is never any excite
nent or hustle in any manner.
Although much success has attended
the experiments at the torpedo station
in the east. the work at Fort Logan is
being watched with much interest BY
military authorities. who are anxious.
to determine just what may be expected
from kites when handled under the
most favorable circumstances by expert
enced men.-RCckv Mountain News.
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Commended For His Good Sense.

President Dole of Hawaii conducted
himself with dignity and discretion
during his visit to Washington. He de-
manded no especial attention because Of
his official position, but earned much
respect by his modesty and good sense.
His visit aided rather than injured the
cause of Hawaiian annexation Spring
field Union.
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COLLEGE, LIFE.
p r. E. Jones SAYS IT BE-
no ENDS TOO LATE.

brand For an Earlier.
. simpler. Cheaper and More
sudctt Life - Excessive En-
ti1ircm.nts.
y e. the Drawing Room. an
a.er' tho study OF literature
was recently held in the
ssna hotel in New York.
-l /. Nlftel. tho president,
tcaa.., and the Rev. DR.. Rob.
A', u" president of Hobart
si@e ! aker Of the evening.
FE1eDr,d hy Walter $. Logan.
'>'e'ht If the society. and
me l'ndoncics In Educa-
All IL lart:
College football game.
.algr II we'll dressed, stall
s'@oua'cs 20 years and over
y tayi,h sport, and reflects
0eia could earn s. n week
.pA their own resources, he
A'fe must be somewhere Il
1.'' Some one must pay tn,
~s, The forgotten man is
'Aerr Is something wrong
ss'l1Ir Tor full grown men
@,"le'est JOY in shouting on
al an age when men in
'"' are srappling with their
w.. ,"shioned people are hon.
sa! at the elaborateness and
W.. .'s' life, ut q pursuit Of
4thtiy incompatible with
l"asnments. For them the
4" l' Of Alice's Wonderland.
M sS are topsy turvy. Col.
us Is too expensive. It be-
~'oo late. The average aQt
-, then come three OF
Professional study. then
TTta of waiting for practice
w. NUE. man is % or 80 before
SUPPORT and full self re.
Gveht Harvard dinner thi,
J, ..nrortunate, from alumni
tbs' al'ke. This is felt no less
i h. : college circles.
|, great unvoiced demand
ea,althier, simpler. cheap.
i sne,t college life, which
,n,s safl'er self support. The
'S''r will not always con