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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
In the Philippines the insurgents and
Americans are acting independently.

In the Philippines the insurgents and
Americans are acting independently.
Heavy sentences are imposed at Chick
amauga on scntrics who sleep while on
duty.
A dude fights nearly rs we'll as a COW.
boy, and a cowboy fights better than any
thing else on earth.
The auxiliary cruiser Eagle recently de-
stroyed the large Spanish steamer Sapto
Domingo at Cape Francis.
Gen. Aguinaldo, the leader of the Phil
ippine insurgents. is fighting for annexa-
tion to the United States.
The dynamite cruiser Nictheroy pur-
chased from the Brazilian Government
will be turned into a collier.
Admiral Dewey is managing the Ger
mans with great diplomacy and does not
expect serious trouble with them.
Over 500 men are at work on the cruiser
Yorktown ut Mare Island navy yard, San
Francisco, rushing her to completion.
Orders have been received at the navy
yard. Charlestown, Mass, to expend $1O,-
COO in repairs upon the old frigate Mime
sofa.
Advices from Havana state that condi-
tions are constantly growing worse and
that shark meat is regarded rs a dainty
there.
Nearly all the people Of South American
countries are in sympathy with Spain and
refuse to believe stories Of American VIC
tories.
The repairs to dry dock No. 3 Mt the
Brooklyn navy yard have been completed.
1t can accommodate the largest vessels in
our navy.
The Red Cross Society is feeding the
people Of Santiago. where thousands are
destitute, the supply Of food in the city
being exhausted.
Yellow fever is decreasing in the army
at Santiago, though the sanitary condi-
lions in the captured city are such as to
invite an epidemic.
Gen. Toral may lay claim to a high pin
nacle of fame as being the only Spaniard
up to date who had sense enough to know
when he was trounced.
The Spanish steamer Panama, one Of
the first Of the enemy's vessels captured
after war was declared, has been refitted
for use as q transport.
Gov. Lowndes Of Maryland has an
nounced that the State will present a
SWORD OF honor to Commodore Schley,
who is a native of Frederick County.
Ex-senator Don Cameron of Pennsyl-
vania has offered to the Government for
q military hospital the free use of his
fine estate on the South Carolina coast.
The United States Government will es.
tablish an extensive weather bureau in
the Caribbean sea for the use Of all mn.
lions whose interests lie in that region.
Pythians who would engage in active
war service have been notified that their
certificates of endowment and all claims
Hereunder will be considered null and
void.
During the naval battle at Santiago, in
which Cervera's feet was destroyed, the
Oregon alone fred 1,778 shells. The de.
struction caused by some Of the shots
was fearful.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
OUR SPANISH PRISONERS.
They Presented a Pitiable Spectacle
on Landing at Portsmouth.

They Presented a Pitiable Spectacle
on Landing al Portsmouth.
The Spanish prisoners captured by the
American navy at Santiago rarived at
Portsmouth, N. H., Sunday and the fol-
lowing day were taken ashore, where they
are confined in huge barracks on Scavey's
Island. a correspondent gives this de-
scription Of the landing from the st.
Louis:
The first prisoner to land was slender
and about medium height, with u black
beard. He wore two articles of clothing,
q soilcd canvas jumper and n pair Of dirty
canvas trousers. Flo was without hat or
shoes, and looked with n curious, shifty
glance at the old farm house and apple
trees which m%onopolized the land view.
Behind him came the procession of pris-
oners. They were nearly all dressed in
duck trousers and jumpers, although some
had duck caps and n few blue shirts or
ragged flannel coats. Nearly all were
barefoot. AS they formed in irregular
groups on the side of the steep incline
they looked like castaways. They were
a thin, hungry looking lot. without bag
gage and generally with dark. unkempt
boards. They did not seem dissatisfied
with their lot. The spectacle which the
captured Spnniards presented when they
came ashore was SO pitiful on the whole,
that the Yankee crowd expressed good
will and pity rather than hatred.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
PICTURE OF DETECTION.
How cervera Looked When He Arrived
at Portsmouth.

at Portsmouth.
OF all the prisoners, writes a c%orrespon-
dent in detailing the events at Ports
mouth. N. H., Sunday, when the Span
ish prisoners arrived there on board the
st. Louis, chief interest conferred in Adj
miral Cervera. He is not Spanish in
type, being short and thick and wearing
a full gray beard. He was the picture of
a brave, resOlute man enduring n misery
that is unbearable. He spoke slowly, and
IN referring to the events ut Santiago gave
the impression that he would have wish
ed to be with the gallant but dead Villa
mil. He speaks English to some extent.
Admiral Cervera was dressed in a blue
serge undrcss uniform, the cont of which
was much too long for him. 1t was loan
ed by Lieut.. Commander Wainwright of
the Gloucester, who found him swimming
in his undershirt and took him into a boat.
He appeared to feel his humiliation terri
bly,. During the trip north he was ac-
customed to stand for hours leaning
against the rail and gazing very far sea-
w~ard-beyond the vanishing point, as it
appeared. Every officer and man on the
ship lost no opportunity to show their
kindly feelings. From the youngest sail.
or to Capt. Goodrich, every American, by
look, act or word, did what lay in his
power to tighten the SORROWS Of this old
mans heart,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29

leans, but it is not probable that he will
be punished. The Government did not
authorize the surrender, but instructed
Captain General Blanco to leave the in
itiative to Gen. Toral. The military code
prescribes imprisonment for life for any
officer who surrenders the forces of forti-
fed posts which, although dependent up
on his command, are not included In the
action causing capitulation. Toral's sur
render will be submitted to the supreme
military council. All the ministers repu-
date responsibility for the surrender Of
kantiago and other places in eastern Cuba.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
Tr.epHoNes IN the NAVY.
Our warships Equipped with a New
Set Of Signals.

Ouf Warshtps Equipped with q New
Set of Signals.
The present war between this country
and Spain is credited with Fastening
the equipment of United States naval
vessels with a new signaling system.
The apparatus of the T%elephotos
Company, Of Buffalo, has been ap-
proved by the United States Navy De-
partment, and several sets are being
made for American warships. The
telephotos is considered the most rapid,
most powerful and effective night sig
nal system yet invented. 1t consists Of
a series of four double lanterns, light
ed by powerful groups of incandescent
lamps, the four double lanterns being
hung vertically OF strong wire cables,
the upper end of which can be run up
to a mast or yardarm, while the lower
end Is intended to he fastened to the
deck of the vessel. The upper half OF
each lamp is white and has within 1t a
group of three lamps surrounded by
powerful magnifying lenses. The lower
half is red, and has four lamps, in Or
der to make the red beams the strong
er, which are surrounded by heavy red
lenses.
The carefully insulated cable con
meets the lamps and passes from the
lower one to the deck or bridge, where
n keyboard enables the operator to spell
out the code signals about as rapidly as
a typewriter is manipulated, and very
much In the same manner. The key
board is arranged on a standard and
inclosed like a pinnacle, the operator
standing in front Of 1t while manipu-
lating the keys. By a simple automatic
arrangement each key, as depressed.
lights q combination of the four red
and the four white lights. making a let
ter or n number, according to the code
of signals. All of these operations are
automatic and the combination is made
by n touch of the key. Another fea-
ture Of the keyboard is that when one
letter is down all the other keys are
locked so that another cannot be acct
dentally pushed down and confuse tho
signals.
Any key pressed down can be turned
O%ne-quarter way around. like II screw,
which motion locks 1t in place and
leaves the signal burning i'll ease it is
desired to use 1t as a standing signal
for mn order in the secret naval code.
Thus the Keyboard can be used to tele-
graph ordinary instructions by the usu-
al letters, to send Il cipher dispatch or
special code orders. Notwithstanding
all this apparent complication. the key
board is compact and its mechanism so
simple that 1t cannot be readily dis
turbed or gotten out of order.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
R WILL BIZ TRIED.

Madrid Government Gave the spanish
General No Instructions.
Madrid advices say TINT the conditions
Of surrender agreed to by Gen. Toral are
opposed to the military code, and have Gre
ated n painful impression in the army.
Captain General Blanco repudiatcs re-
s%ponsibility for the capitulation. The
ministers do not believe that the troops
outside of Santiago were included in the
surrender, and they anticipate that some
of them will refuse to lay down their
arms. Gen. Toral will be court martial
ed for surrendering Santiago to the Amer
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
TREATMENT OF WOUNDS.

Il Has Been Such that Not +. single
Case Of Blood Poisoning 10 Reported.
Az soon az q surgeon reaches a wound
ed man his first act is to battle the wound
with bichloride Of mercury and dress it
with antiseptic gauze, and DIR. Van Rey-
pen, the surgeon general Of the navy, says
that thus far in the war not q single case
Of blood poisoning had been reported.
Among the 40 wounded men at Fortress
Monroe there 10 not one who 10 suffering
from Inflammation nor one whose wounds
are ~discharsing pus. The mercury kills
all germs, keeps the lacerated flesh sweet
and clean and causes 1t to heal rapidly.
No lint IL used in dressing; sterilized
gauze 10 found much better In all respects.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
Ten Facts About Flaes.

To ''strike the flag" is to lower the
national colors in submission.
Flags are used us the symbol Of rank
and command, the officers using them
being called flag officers" Such flags
are square, to distinguish them from
other banners.
A flag of truce is a white flag, dis
played to an enemy to indicate a desire
for parley or consultation.
The white flag is the sign of peace.
After a battle, parties from both sides
often go out to the field to rescue the
wounded or bury the dead under the
protection Of the white flag.
The red flag Is the sign of defiance,
and is often used by r~evolutionists. In
u service 1t Is a mark of danger, and
shows a vessel to be receiving or dis
charging her powder.
The black flag is a sign of piracy.
The yellow flag shows a vessel to be
In quarantine, or Is the sign of a con
tagious disease.
A flag Mt half mast means mourning.
Fishing and other vessels return with
a tag ut half mast to announce the loss
Or death of some Of their crew.
Dipping the flag is lowering It slieht-
ly and then hoisting 1t agar e. salr1a
q vessel or fort. ss
II the resident Of the United States.
goes ..scst. the American flag is car.
ried in the bow 5;se his barge, or hoisted
at the main Of the vessel on board Of
which he Is.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
News OF Minor Mott.

At Irvine. KY. Pleas Hill was acouit.
ted OF the murder of Ambrose Christie.
pher.
The negroes in the United States renre.
tent about IL per cent of the entire popu-
lation.
A man wal killed in a fight Mt salisaw.
1. T., and q bystander and the mother of
the victim fell dead from fright.
A mountain fire is raging in the yicin.
ity Of Arrowhead, near Waterman Canon,
Cal. Many orange and pear trees have
been ruined.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
M~ANzANILLo ~B0MBARDED.

seven American warships Attack thu
Headquarters Of Pando.
Manxanillo, which is on the western
coast Of Santiago province, about ninety
miles from Santiago, was bombarded Mon.
day BY seven American warships. Two
Spanish gunboats-the Deleado and the
Paraja-resisted the attack and were set
on fire by shells from the American ves-
sells. The gunboats were burned to the
waters edge. Many Of the Spanish sail
ors were killed by the explosion Of the
shells.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
SLAPPED

Newspaper Correspondent Gains an
Unenviable Distinction.
Sylvester Scovel, who has won for him.
self the unenviable distinction Of being
the only civilian in history who slapped
the lace of a major general in that off,
GERS hour Of supreme triumph, is q news.
piper reporter who is possessed Of UNI
doubted daring and recklessness. Mr..
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
SAD HAVOC IN HAVANA.

Disease and starvation Decam.t,,.
Spanish Soldiera.
Starvation and disease are workin.
dire havoc with Blanco's soldiers in RI.
vana. Refugees from Havana reiterate
and confirm the tale Of suffering. FOOD
for the poorer people is scarcely obtains.
BILE, deaths from starvation occur dsilv
while the Spanish soldiers stalk famish'
ed through the streets. going from house
to house Of the weather. class begoin.
for food. es'"s
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
EXPEDITION REACHES GOMEZ.

epaniards Resisted Landing at rur..
and Were Whipped.
Reports from the south coast Of Cuh.
say that the first attempt Of the Florids
and Fanita to land troops and nnnl;o
for Gomez resulted in a ~sanguinarv hat.
tie, and Captain Nunez, brother Of d!oI
Nunez, and several others were k,lIsd
Inc fanita returned the fire and forced
the spanish artillerists t. retreat to IN
woods, but 1t was decided not safe ia
and there, and the boats went to Iss
Iunas. where . landing was effected.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29

scovel tried to push his way, against or
ders, to the roof Of the palace in Santiago
when the Stars and Stripes was being
noisted, and was forced back. After the
ceremony he made his way to Gen. Shat.
ter and struck that hero in the face with
mis- palm. He was arrested at once and
the rules of war allow that he may be
~drumheaded and shot.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
Notes Of Current Event..

Notes Of current Evenea
The last Of the monuments erected in
.Chickamauga Park has just been dedk
Gated. 1t is to the memory Of Wisconsin
soldiers.
Dr.. David g. Hayes, an eminent sur.
.geon, who served through the civil war.
died at his home in Hollidaysburg, Pa,
of heart disease.
In the cottonseed industry last year not
less than 100000 tons Of cottonseed
were consumed. the total value Of the
product a~gsreg.tins {12o.Oo0.000.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
POISONED WITH HASH.

Tifseeh at Camp AiRer Ex.
pected to Die.
F~ifty-ive men Of Company A, 22d Kan.
sas infantry. at Camp Alger, were poison.
ed by eating hash. The meat used in
making the hash was cooked in a tin.linad
kettle. The c%orroding kettle spoiled the
meat, and is ascribed as the canse ~ ths
Siolent sickness experienced by the MEN.
surgeon diagnosed their affection
as a severe case Of ptomaine poisoning.
Fiiteen OF the men are seriously Ill and
are not expected to live.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
Dean stanley's Handwrittne

Dean Stanley. though he wrote let
tiers so illegible that his correspond
ents had to guess at this meaning of his
serawIs, was loved because he was
transparent and guileless. :.
The first proofs Of his "Sinai and:
Palestine" Informed the reader that
from the monastery of Sinai was visi.
BILE 1.-THE horns Of the burning beast"
The dean thought he had written "the
horizon Of the Burning Bush" The
same proofsheets stated that on turn.
ing the shoulder Of Mount Olvet In the
walk from Bethany, there suddenly
burst upon the spectator a magnificent
view of-Jones" The printer had read
~"Jerus'-the deans abbreviated way
of writing "Jerusalem'-as Zones"
Once a lady who had invited him to
dine was obliged to write back and ask
whether his note was an acceptance or
q refusal. A workman, to whose ques.
ton the dean had written an answer
wrote him humbly requesting that the
reply might be written out by some one
else, las he vas not familiar with the
handwriting Of the aristocracy!"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
Manila Ready to Give I'm.

Advices brought BY the Empress Of In
dia indicate that Manila is ready to sur
render. limitations come from many
sources that the military officials are
willing to haul down the flag, but that
the civil and church authorities are on
posed to captivating.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29

II a man knew that he would die to-
morrow, he would spend the interval
in spending his money. 1t is only the
women who take advantage Of oppor.
tunities to repent, and they have done
nothing worse than envy some other
woman her fine clothes, or mend on
Sunday.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
Machine That Make Pens

Wonderful Machine That Mako Pens
Pens are made by machines which
seem almost to think. The steel is cut
Into ribbons as wide as the length Of
one pen, and these are fed to machines
which cut out the blanks, then fashion.
stamp them, split the points and place
the makers name on the backs. Thu
pens are now complete, save the an.
healing. and this forms a separate CD.
Grafton.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
Captain McKettrick.

Captain William McKettrick, the man
who raised the Stars and Stripes over the
palace Of the conquered Santiago de
Cuba, Is . son-in-law of Gen. Shafter and
q member Of the generals staff.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29
Output Of smokeIe.. po~a..

The output Of smokeless powder for the
Navy Department is steadily increasing.
and the ordnance bureau 10 receiving
more than 5000 pouads daily for the big
gum.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-29

The up-todate crank has chainieas
wheels in dis head.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-22
REGULAR ARMY.
Bill the Minority Of House Com
mittee Will Report.
Meeting Of United Mine Workers
TO be Held in Plttsburg.
Two Regiments Of Regular Troops Or
dered to Philippine Islands.
PRIMER sAsAsrA SERIOUSLY SICK.

Washington, Dee e9.--A bill for The
increase OF the regular army, which
the minority OF the house committee on
military affairs will offer "a substituts
for the Hull bill, was drawn by Repre-
sentative Hay, OF Virginia. is now In the
hands Of the war department, where al
estimate IL being made OF the cost Ol
such q military establishment a. II pro
yides. The bill provides for a stand.
ing army Of 10000 men, 1900
artillery 5000 infantry, 5000 cav
airy, engineer, ordnance signal
corps and general staff. To meet
the existing exlgeney for troops In Porte
Rico. Cuba, Philippines, Hawaii and the
Ladrones, the bill provides that the presi
dent may issue proclamation for 5O,OOC
additional volunteer troops to be enlisted
for two years. These are 10 be command.
ed by officers appointed by the president
The present volunteers are 10 be mus
tered out within sixty days after the
passage OF the act, but volunteer ergani.
zatlons now In service will be given the
preference for enlistment In the next
volunteer army. II they 10 elect, within
fifteen days. The bill provides that nc
regular army officer In the army prior tC
the war with Spain shall'be mustered
out
The main contention the report will
make for the minority plan IA against
the Hull bill for standing army OF 100,
600 men. ia that the future OF the Philip
pines and Cuba Ia yet undetermined, on
II the standing army IA increased 4
100000, Il will be almost impossible, M
matter what may happen In the future
20 reduce II. The report will say that /
standing army OF 100000 men will COS
the people OF the United States sl65,
100000. This added TO Sl4b,000,000 fo
pensions will bring the cost Of the mill
tary establishment up to $3l0O00,000
the largest charge In the world for
military establishment.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-22
MILITARY CAMPS.
Testimony Regarding Selection by
AdjutaDt- General COTbin,
Spain Disturbed by carlist AgltatOrs
FOmentipg a Revolution.
Military Telegraph Line Almost Completed
Across Island OF Cuba.
pEArH OF OLDEST MAN IN MICHIGAN,

Washington, Dec. 2.-Adjutant- Gen.
eral COrbin was before the war investi-
eating commission today and was rig
Idly questioned regarding the selection
OF Camp Alger, Virginia. He testified
that the removal OF Camp Alger was die
tated BY the secretary Of war himself.
Its original establishment was recon-
mended by Captain SeabuTn, of General
Miles staff. He had understOJi from the
secretary OF war that Miles il1 some
thing TO do with It's selection.
Questioned az TO Camp WikOif, COrbin
said that the troops and horses that ar.
rived there about August we're those
left behind in the south from the expedi
tions 10 Santiago and Porto X CO. The
transportation OF these horses TAI not,
so far as he knew, led 20 railroad con-
gestiOn or inteTfered In any way with the
carriage OF supplies for the troops subee-
Quently arriving. He denied that the
contract with the Long Island railroad
gave IL exclusive control, and said the
only restriction made that arrangement
a desirable one OF prohibiting excursion
steamers landing at the camp. He said
one reason for Its selection was the ex
cellent facilities for water transports
tiOn.
He said that the camp at Tampa was
never designed for anything but a point
OF embarkatiOn. The 1rss complaints
he heard from Camp Thomas were In the
press. He said prior 70 the war there
had been no complaints OF refrigerator
or canned beef, which were used by the
armies OF the world and In commerce
IL was no new experiment.
seriously speaking" said Corbin, 81
do not think that the war department
contemplated war until II was declared
by congress and the appropriations wert
available. There was no general pre-
paratiOns except 30 far as the depart
ment was able 10 meet the possibilities
that confronted IT,"
Colonel Denby, who conducted the ex
animation, suggested TO COTbin that ht
appeared reticent, adding ut ls not 0uI
object 10 eIit else strategy. That is mo-
our bnslnes 9. The strategy Of the wal
may have been right and may have beer
wrong, but our object Is to determine
whether the war department actsd ell
GENTLY"
Cor6in said that when Skaters expe
dition started the supply Of transport
was not equal 10 the demand. IL hat
been planned 10 carry about 1900
troops Instead OF 10000
He referred TO letter OF General Miles
dated June "a, laying out plan OF cam
paign for the war, and said II was no
approved.