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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-23

NOTnE nAME on MAKlLANp.

College for Young Women and Prepare
tory School for Girls. Regular and E.er-
tive Courses. Extensive grounds. Location
unsurpassed. suburb Of Baltimore. Spa-
clous buildings. completely equipped.
Charles-Strect avenue. Baltimore. sd
IL "a Tn srh A. sam
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-23

Resolutions OF respect 10 deceased
members passed by societies. corpora
lions. associations. or other organiza-
tons viii be charged for as advertising
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-23
PANToPs ACApEMY.

NEAR CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.
FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN.
Send FOR Catalogue.
JOHN Il. SAMPSON. 4. 81.
jy 26-Tu. Th&Salst Principal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-23

repaired by C. l. Hood & Co., Lowell. Mass
DO only Pill to taxa With Hoods SaEsaparilla.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.

One western railroad at least re-
fuses to permit stories 81 the lives
Of the James and Dalton outlaws to
be sold on its lines
The consumption Of wine In Great
Britain Is about half gallon per
head Of the population. while In
France 1t is about thirty gallons
Constitutional revision Is to be a
prominent subject for agitation Mt
the present session Of the legislature
u Maryland. The present consti-
tution Of the state has been In force
for thirty years.
Milwaukee. since the organization
81 Two new insurance companies In
addition 70 the fire and life insurance
corporations previously In existence
there, claims the title or the Hart
ford or the west
Morgan Robertson, the young Amer
iean who II winning praise Az d writer
of sea stories, Ii son OF skipper on
the great lakes and went To sea at the
age of Ig.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28
The Spaniards Offer Feeble
Resistance.
Stars and Stripes Raised at
Ia. m. Tuesday.

Washington, July 27.-The department late Tuesday
night posted the following:
"St Thomas 9:35 p. m July 26-secreary of War, Wash
Circumstances such that deemed advisable
take the harbor of Guanca first Is mlest of Ponce
which successfully accomplished between daylight and II
o'clock The Spanard surprised by the Gloucester Com
mander Wainwright which first entered the harbor with
slight resistance and fired few Shots All the transports
in the harbor and the infantry and artillery rapidly
going ashore This is well protected habor The
sufficiently deep for all transports and heavy vessels anchor
within 200 yards of the shore The Spanish flag lowered
and the American flag raised II o'clock today Captain Hg
gnson with his feet rendered and able assistance The
troops in good health and the best of spirits No casualties
"Miles, maj gen commanding
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28
Madison, July -.

Madison, July -.
Yesterday the board OF control in
augurated an innovation which, 1t Is
reasonable to expect, will result in
very large annual saving to the state,
II let contract, somewhat by way OF
experiment, to the l.istman Milling
Co. of La Crosse to furnish wheat flour
for the month of August to the eight
institutions under its charge. The
price is Si,0S per barrel tl96 lbs,l In
bulk or 1920 in sack, on track at any
point The state will of course SO
time its orders as TO get the lower rate,
The stewards of the prison, insane
asylums and other institutions will or
der from the La Crosse company from
time to time as they need the product.
The eight institutions consume from
400 to 600 barrels month or about
5000 barrels per year, amounting, ac-
cording to the figures In this new con-
tract, to nearly SIS, 900 annually, Here
tofore coal has been the only article
consumed that was obtained thus by
| contract, Stewards MS rule buy
| whore and of whom they please, often
OF course patronizng home concerns
| ana paying the local retail rates, COM
monty pretty high,
In this -four competition there were
41 bidders. from Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, the two Dakotas. Illinois and
| Indiana, all of whom submitted sam
| pies The highest bid was at $3.50 per
| barrel. and there were some bids at
a really lower rate than the winning
offer of $to5, but the grade of flour
was not deemed such MS to warrant
! taking any Of them. The
| big Minneapolis millers were
| considerably too high to be fairly IN
the running, IL arc obtained the sat.
isfactory results anticipated, all -four
will henceforth be secured by sim
liar method, contracts presumably be.
ing let quarterly or perhaps oftener,
as the board may decide
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

Porter ambassador France Castillo of the fore
diplomats in Europe while Porter who veteran in
diplomacy is regarded able and actfu and would
be guided by very explicit instructions from Washington This
plan quite tentative however, and it rather doubtful
whether the United States would have such important
negotiations removed far from Washington and conducted
IN European capital where the atmosphere might be
ducve forwarding the desires Of this country SPANS peace
proposal has excited the deepest interest throughout Washington
and for the time being the gave way animated
discussion Of the prospects for peace Several foreign represent
aycs made inquiries the state department the meaning
the French ambassadors call and learning that lie had pro
cnted SPANS proposition for peace full reports abed
their respective foreign Offices
The conference Of Ager Bliss Wilson and Smith with the
president lasted until midnight AIT its conclusion Ager said
that special cabinet meeting had been called for today and
he prospect for From what said BY the
bers of the cabinet it practically determined accept
the offer to open negotiations.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28
BATTLE
OF JULY 3
Reports of 1t by Sampson,
s'chley, Clark and
Evans.
Rear Admiral Goes Care
fully Into All the
Details.
He Highly Praises All Off
GERS and Men I'm
der Him.

Washington, July 27.-The navy de-
partment has just made public the re-
ports of Admiral Sampson, Commo-
dcre Schley, Captain Clark of the
Oregon and Captain Evans of the
Iowa, on the battle of July Sd, which
resulted in the destruction of Ger
vera's squadron. SIMPSONS report
says in part:
1.-The enemy's vessels came out OF
Santiago harbor between 9:35 and 10
a. m. the head of the column APP
pearing around Cayo Smith at $50
and emerging from the channel five
or six minutes later. The positions OF
the vessels of my command off San
tiago at that moment were as fol-
lows: The flagship New York, four
miles east Of her blockading station
and about seven miles from the har-
Dor entrance; she had started for
Siboney, where | intended to land
accompanied by several Of my staff
and go to the front to consult with
Gen. Shafter. A discussion OF the sit
uation and more definite under.
standing between US on the operations
proposed had been rendered neces-
sary by the Unexpectedly strong re.
sistance Of the Spanish garrisons oil
Santiago. The remaining vessels
were in or near their usual blockading
stations; distributed in semi-circle
about the harbor entrance, counting
from the eastward to the westward In
the following order: Indiana, about
2 mile and half from the shore:
Oregon, ii the New Yorks place be-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

had everything to lose in the subtle game Of diplomacy in which
only certain element would he in action for and navy
For this reason there is disposition in official quarters to know
what in sight before entering upon general negoa.
tons prominent administration official said after talking
with the cabinet officers hat in his opinion the situation il not
materially changed by the Spanish oposon and that the
would be pressed with undated vigor until something
tangible in the way Of peace terms at hand In peace
negotiations opened the by which they will be carried
have not been determined have they been officially
sdercd 1t is understood however, that Of the like
~ to be proposed is authorize direct negotiations between
Spain and this country Spain being represented by Leon Cas-
to Spanish ambassador at Paris and the United States by Gen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

tween these two; the Iowa, Texas and
Brooklyn, the latter two miles from
shore west of Santiago. The distance
Of the vessels from the harbor en-
trance was from 2la to miles. The
length of the arc formed by the ships
was about s miles. The Massachus-
etts had left at a. m. for Guantana-
mo for coal Her station was between
the Iowa and Texas. The auxilaries
Gloucester and Vixen lay close to the
land nearer the harbor entrance than
the larger vessels, the Gloucester to
the eastward and the Vixen to the
westward The torpedo boat Ericsson
was in company with the flagship,
and remained with her during the
chase until ordered to discontinue,
when she rendered very efficient SER
vice in rescuing prisoners from the
burning Vizcaya.
The Spanish vessels came rapidly
out of the harbor, at speed est
mated at from to 10 knots in the
following order: Infanta Maria Ter
esa (flagship), Vizcaya, Cristobai
Colon, Almirante Oquendo The dis
lance between these ships was about
500 yards, which means that, from
the time that the first one became
visible in the upper reach of the
channel until the last one was out
of the harbor, an interval of only
about twelve minutes elapsed Fol-
lowing the Oquendo at a distance Of
1920 yards, came the torpedo boat de
stroyer Pluton and after her, the
Furor The armored cruisers, as rap
idly as they could bring their guns
to bear opened vigorous fire upon
the blockading vessels, and emerged
from the channel shrouded in smoke
from their own guns. The men on
our ships in the front OF the port We're
at Sunday quarters for inspection.
The signal was made simultaneously
from several vessels that the enemy's
ships were escaping and general
quarters was sounded. Fire was
opened probably within eight min
utes by the vessels whose guns com
manded the entrance. The New
York turned about and steamed for
the escaping feet, flying the signal
close IN towards the harbor entrance
and attack the vessels gradually in
ereasing in speed, until toward the
end Of the chase she was making 16Ia
knots, and rapidly closing on the
Cristobal Colon. She was not at any
time within range of the heavy
Spanish ships. and her only part in
the firing was to receive the undivided
fire from the forts in passing the har-
Dor entrance and to fire a few shots
at one OF the destroyers, thought at
the moment 10 be attempting 10 es-
cape from the Gloucester
THE Spanish vessels. upon clear. ng
the harbor turned westward in a
column, increasing their speed to the
full power OF their engines. The I'M
tial speed of the Spaniards carried
them rapidly past the blockading fee
and the battle developed into Z chase
In which the Brooklyn and the Texas
had 1t the start the advantage Of po
sition. The Brooklyn maintained taia
lead. The Oregon, steaming with
amazing speed from the commence
ment Of the action. took the FIRST
place. The Iowa and Indiana, having
done good work, not having the speed
Of tbs other ships, were direct BIZ
me. In succession Dit about the time
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

enemy'S guns and silenced their Are.
The fire from the rapid fire batteries
OF the hattleships appears to have
been remarkably destructive, An
examination of the stranded vessels
shows that the oQueudo especially
suffered terribly from this fire, Her
sides eSerywhere were pierced and her
decks Strewn with the charred re-
mains of those who had fallen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28
Application rlade Through
French Ambassador.
President Will Answer In
a Couple of Days.

Washington July 26The Spanish proposition for opening
peace negotiations thoroughly anvassed Tuesday evening
when the president conferred with most of the members Of the
cabinet Those present Day. Alger Long Bliss, Wilson
and Smith There cabinet meeting tho ordinary sense
but these talks with individual members served about the same
purpose formal meeting. 1t understood that the pres
dcn would be prepared to give within the next few
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

The duke OF MarIbo, ough has gone
TO the continent for, throat treatment,
but an expected domestic event keeps
the duchess at Blenhelm,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

days, and certainly before
the next regular cabinet
meeting Friday, No
intimation came from any
official source as to the
probable character of the
answer. There is strong
limitations, however, that
there will be no acceptance
which would imply a stop.
ping of the war when tho
American arms are adding
victories on victories, and
emharking ON vague diplo.
matte negotiations. 1t is
felt that this government
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

John d. Rockefeller will give $780,
900 to Barnard college on condition
that 100000 can be raised by the col
lege by Oct. 3. The college Is In debt
$4,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

Arson Phelps Stokes, the young New
York society man and millionaire. has
forsaken the worldly pleasures Of life
and will be a minister.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28
FLOUR BY CONTRACT
BOARD or CONTROL. SPRINGS AN
INNOVATION,
EXPECTS TO SAVE MONEY

ltstman Company of La Crosse Puts
in a Winning Bid Against Nearly
Half Hundred Rivals Eight In.
StitlonS Consume $50 900 Worth
ot Flour Annually,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28
PERSONALITIES.

from dyspepsia and has gone to Marll.
abad for treatment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

The reported engagements OF w.
". Aston to Mrs. ogden Gcelet and
Of w. X Vanderbilt to the duchess Of
Manchester are denied-in the first
named instance by the lady's father,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

Quite a pretty young lady II Miss
Lettie Cook of Oswego, Kan. and 1t
Is now an open secret that she IL the
fiancee Of Lieut.. Hobson of Merrimac
fame. Miss Cook met the lieutenant
at wedding In Norfolk. Va, several
months ago, correspondence followed
and then the engagement
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28

Mrs. DR.. Joseph Muir, daughter Of
the late Senator Mcpherson Of New
Jersey, has announced that she will
sue her mother for libel for having
said that she was mentally incom-
petent.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-28
A SONG TO THE MEN WHO LOSE.

Here's to the men who losei
What though their work be eer so nobly
planned,
And watched with jealous care,
No glorious halo crowns their efforts grand.
Contempt Is failures share.
Here's TO the men who losei
If triumph's easy smile our struggles greet.
Courage is easy then.
The king is he wig after fierce defeat
Can up and fight again.
Here's to the men who loxci
The ready plaudits Of Awning world
Ring sweet in victor's ears.
The vanquished banners never are unfurled-
For them there sound no cheers.
Here's to the men who losel
The tombstone Of true worth is not success.
There Is n higher test
Though fate may darkly frown, onward to
press,
And bravely do ones best.
Here's to the men who losei
1t is the vanquishcds praises that sing,
And this is the toast choose:
"a hard fought failure is noble thing
Here's to the men who losel'
Boston Traveller.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-28

The Hancock base ball aggregation ar
lived home yesterday noon from the iron
country where they dropped one and
won one game with the lshpemings'
! Sundays game was an exceptionally fine
exhibition Of the National game and was
tbe first time the Hancocks were shut
mt the score standing 3 to o. "Feath'
era pitched the Sunday game also and
mt up a remarkable game. The Han
cocks we're handicapped by having only
| six Of their regular players having to
take in three scrub players from lshpem'
Ing to gil out the nine and 1t was much
TO their credit or rather discredit that
the game was lost to IshpemiDg. Man
aver Hooking has come to the conclu'
sion, and that rightfully, that outside
players cannot he depended upon and
has determined not to take the team
away again short handed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-28
Why She Was Avoided.

In the course of an afternoon stroll
the other day the writer CHANGED to be-
passing village schoolhouse as the
youngsters trooped out.
A few yards in front, three Ittls
girls possibly about or years Of age
trotted along.
Presently they were joined by
fourth, who approached them in sinlid,-
hesitating sort of way.
"No, Lily" said one of the young
sters, "it's no use. Mother says We are,
not to speak to you"
The one addressed as Lily shrauk-
back, and with tears in her eyes watch
cd her playmates pass on.
They had not gone many yards before.
one of them, apparently the youngest OF
the trio, ran back to the disconsoiato
Lily.
Placing her tiny hand on the sorrow
ing ones shoulder, she whispered with
O kiss
"Don't cry, Lily; don't cry. It's not
because we're not frienas or because you
call us nasty names or because you're
not as good as US or because you done
learn your lessons as well as we do; it's
because you've got the whoopin cough y
With which the little comforter be-
slowed another kiss and ran after her
companions. Pearson Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-28

WHILE BEss sTEADIED THE BOAT.
steamer. They knew just what to do,
and they did it instantly. Each held an
oar, and with strong pull together they
sent the boat out of the central current,
where there was immediate danger
from the heavy drift that followed close
on the first swell. The tide was swift
here, too, but they could look about
them.
They saw people clinging to logs and
boards and one pair of small hands that
were flung upward and grasped nothing.
The little hands disappeared, but mo-
ment later came up again, and the boy
and girl were sweeping along above
them. Clarence bent over the side,
while Bess steadied the boat. 1t was
little girl, and when she was dragged
into the boat she seemed lifeless. The
man in the other boat was busy too.
On they went with the flood, that
widened more and more with the valley
and became less swift. They picked up
woman, who was clinging to board,
and little further down a man, who
gave a cry as he saw the little girl,
who was breathing now and returning
to consciousness. Other fioaters drifted
in to shore and reached high ground.
They were more than a mile below
the village when they finally pulled to
the bank and tied the boat. The man
they had saved carried the little girl in
his arms and showered blessings on
them. Her mother and one other,
child, were the only ones missing when
the food had passed and the other viii
layers had returned to their ruined
homes. They were found that night, far
below. AS for Clarence and Bess, they
were heroes. There was a whole page
about the disaster in the papers next
day, with their pictures at the head.
They found their wheels where they
had left them and uninjured, though
they had been covered by the outer
edges of the flood. They did not con-
tinue their journey that day, and as
they rode homeward through the spring
afternoon the girl said thoughtfully:
"Oh, Clarence, how fortunate that
your tire was punctured just there We
might have been too far beyond to help
otherwise.
She did not say, "How glad ! am
that we came the old Mills road, !"
though she might have done so. But she
knew that Clarence was glad now too.
Albert Bigelow Paine in New York
Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-28

John Scanlon who has been sick for
some time past with complication OF
diseases, died yesterday afternoon at bis
home on the side hill. The deceased was
an old resident OF the copper country
and Tor number OF years was employed
at the smelling works and was well and
lavorably known throughout the county
and bis many friends will hear with re-
greet Of his demise. The deceased was Is
years oil age and leaves wife and large
family OF grown up children to mourn
Die loss. The funeral will be held tomor-
row from st, Patrick's church, with in.
'efment in the Hancock cemetery.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-28

The arrangements for the b. p. 0. ElAs
reception which will be given on Thurs
day Of this week, under the auspices oil
Hancock Lodge, 3S1, are going on apact
and the executive and decoration com
mittees are working like Trojans and will
leave nothing undone to max this their
first reception the success it is expected
to be. There will be large attendance
from the Iron country as well as from
Calumet, and it is expected that at least
200 persons will be seated at one time al
the banquet, which will be one OF the iea
lures Of the reception. The visitors from
the iron county will have their head
quarters at the Hotel Northwestern.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-28
!. .,or oWrestle And
O"' erson at Dollar
BaY.
!. ...,.ou'. Identity a Mystery


- - ia considerable speculation IN
lD l.'0. = circles as to who Anderson is'
' 'p0' saa who challenged Dwyer last sat.
'Ds s' Nc" AsIar as the NEWS Is ao'e 10
S ',.o Anderson is late arriya, az , nola.
, H,r he has only been in this district
pay y. three weeks and is said to- be work
az =. the Dollar Bay coal docks. Anoe,-
w. ~ i q man about the same we'sn' as
N W. and should he possess science
.so1ld be able to give Dryer a tight rup'
ssv' match will probably come of at Dol
-, .,T Raw on Saturday evening. Dwyer
..,. he is acquainted with nearly oil tne
'',,.h.ss.estch can wrestlers IN the coun'
. =. but cannot place Anderson. lie
W.. ~, make up his mind whether he is a
' 'o,;,s or "ringsr." but is inclined to
h.leve be is one Of the latter. A large
number Of the sports will 60 to Dollar
Raw to witness the match in which con-
siderable interest ia shown.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-28
A Dry Land Fish.

The Observation-Disclosures, one of the most re-
markable of the several species of dry land
fish catalogued by the naturalists, IS ma
tive of Meuritius He is only or B inches
long, but has a big head, very prominen'
eyes and side fins which bear strong re-
semblance to legs. They have the curious
habit of leaving the water In the evening
and spending the entire night nunslne ,ne
nocturnal insects which inhabit the muouy
fats near tide water A similar species .,
New Zealand are called running nsnes
bv the natives. ST. Louis Republia