The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-29
CLUBS WERE TRUMPS.
Sampson and 8, hlcy Went on With
the Game.

Mr.. Dooley heard of the fall Of San
tiago during the recent strike of the
Chicago stereotypers. which stopped
publication Of the regular Chicago
newspapers for four days The news
was told by improvised bulletins and
newspapers issued in neig ighboring towns.
II hear" said Mr.. Hennessy, "that
tn stereopticons ON tn newspapers have
sthruck."
II sh'd think they wud," said Mr..
Dooley. eth las time I was down
town was iliction night, whin Charter
Haitch's big la-ad was ilictea an they
was wurrukin tn stereopticons till they
were black in tn face. What's tn
news?'
eth What Cheer iIoway) Lamp iv
Freedom Is ON tn streets with tilly-
gram that Shafter has captured Sanda-
go de Cuba an is now settin ON Gin raj
Pando's chest with his hands in his
hair. But this is denied be TIL Palo
Gazoot, Tn Macoupin County Raygis-
ther an The Meridyan Sthreet Afro
American. Ialso see be Th' Daily Scoor
Card, Th' Wine List, Th' Deef Mute's
Spokesman, Th' Morgue Life, Th' Bill
iv Fare, TIL Stock Yards Sthraight
Steer an Jacks Tips on the Races, the
only daily paper printed in Chicago,
that Simpsons g feet is in tn Suez canal
bombarding Cades. Th' Northwestern
Christyan Advycate says this is not
thrue, but that George Dixon was out
pointed be an English boxer in twin
ty r-round go in New York
"Ye've got things mixed up" said
Mr.. Dooley. II get tn news sthraight.
twas this way. Th' Spanish feet was
bottled up in Sandago harbor, an they
dhrew tn cork. That's Q joke. see it
in tn papers. TIL gallant boys iv th'
navy settin out on tn deck defindin
their country an dhrawin three ca-ards
apiece whin tn Spanish admiral con-
cluded 'twud be better FIR him to be
destroyed on tn ragin Eea, him bein a
sailor, thin to have his feet captured be
cav-lry. Arnyhow no was willin to
take chance, an be says to his sailors:
'Spanyards. he says, CASTLES, he says,
we havo ct tn las bedtick, he says,
AN if we stay here much longer, he
says 'Pll have to have steak of tn
armor plate fried f'r ye,' he says. Lave
us go out where we eau have a r-run FIR
our money, he says. An away they
wint. I'll say this much fr him. he's a
brave man--a dam brave man. don't
like Spanyard no more than ye do,
Hinnessy. Iniver see wan. But il this
here man was a--was Booh.garyan
I'd say he was brave man. II / was
aboord wan iv Thin yachts that was
convarted, I'd 60 to this hero Cervera
all I'd say: Manuel I'd say, 'ye're all
right, me boy. Ye ought to go to doc
tor an nave ye'er eyes reset, but ye're o
good fellow. Go down stairs, I'd say,
into tn basemint iv the ship I'd say,
AN open th' cupboard JUS mex to tn
head iv th' bed an find the bottle marked
"Floridy water" an threat ye'erself
kindly That's what I'd say to Cervera
He's all right.
well, whin our boys see tn Spanish
feet comm ont iv tn barbor they gath
cred OH tn deck ali sang tn uaytional
anthem, They'll BE Hot Time In tn
Ole Town Tonight. A lift-nant como
up to where Admiral Sampson was set
tin playin sivin up with Admiral
Schley. Bill, he says, 'th' Spanish
feet is comm out he says. What talk
have yer says Sampson. Sind out some
rowboats an yacht an dcsthroy thin.
Clubs is thrumps, he says, and he wint
on playin.
eth Spanish fleet was attacked on
all sides be our br-rave la-ads, nobly as
sisted be tn dispatch boat iv the news
papers. Wan be wan they was desthroy-
ed. Three battleships attacked tn con-
vnrted yacht Gloucester. TIL Gloucester
used to be owned by Pierpont Morgan,
but twas convarted an is now loadin a
dacint life. Th' Gloucester sunk thin
all, tn Christobell Comma, the viscera
an tn Admiral O'Quinn. It thin wint
up to two Spanish torpedo boats an give
thin wan punch an away they wint BE
this time tn sojcrs had heerd iv the
victhry, an they gathered on tn shore,
singin th' naytional anthem. They'll
BE a Hot Time In tn Ole Town Tonight,
Me Babby' TIL gloryous ole chune tc
which Washin ton an Grant an Lincoln
marched was took up bo tn sailors on
tn ships. an Admiral Cervera r-run
wan iv his boats ashore an jumped into
tn sea. At last accounts tn followin
dispatches had been received: To Will
lium Mckinley: Congratulations on
ye'er noble victhry. (Signed) Willium
sSfckinley. To Russell A. Alger: Ye
done splendid. (Signed) Russell A. Al
GER TO James Wilson, sicrety iv agri-
culture This is gr-rcat day f'r Ioway.
Ar.re va much hur 'rted? (Sionedl James