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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17
TOOK SAN JUAN

President Mckinley Receives Dis
patch Announcing the Capitula-
ton.
st. Paul, May ia special to the
Pioneer Press from Washington says:
President Mckinley received a dis
patch late this afternoon, which came
through Haitian sources, announcing
the complete capitulation of the city
aud forts of San Juan de Puerto Rico.
The dispatch was Immediately COM
municated to Secretary Long, who
presented it to the naval strategy
board, which was then in session. l
saw Secretary Long a few moments
after the receipt Of the dispatch in
question, but he would not say who
sent it. He acknowledged its receipt
however, ana supplemented the pres
idential declaration Of faith in its au-
thenticity.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17
MAD AT THE BRITISH.
Spaniarda at Manila Have a Griev-
ance Against John hull.


London, May 13. = The Hongkong
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
1.-THE Spaniards at Manila are incensed
against the British because it is be-
lieved that the Esmeralda piloted the
Americans into the bay. 1t is feared
that the Spanish soldiers, who are I'M
paid, will attack the British factories.
The Spaniards have made up their
minds to hould out to the last. They
are in position to give the Americans
a deal of trouble. There are $4,000
Spanish soldiers in the garrison at
Manila and 100000 volunteers enrolled
Scores of coasting steamers are i'm
prisoned on the River Pasig, which is
blocked at the mouth by a sunken
schooner. For the following informa-
ton / am indebted to Mr.. Wildman
the American consul here, who tells
me that, according to his dispatches a
flag of truce is flying over Manila and
the people are allowed to proceed free
" to and from the ships in the harbOr
The Americans are on duty night and
day, on the lookout for boats which
eldeavor to run the blockade with
food and supplies. The hospital is
supported by the Americans. The
Spaniards are boasting that the battle
ship Pelayo is coming and will de
molish the Americans in ten minutes"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

The water in Lake Superior is re-
ported to be thirty inches lower at the
opening of navigation this spring than
fact is viewed with alarm by vessel
interests. The big lake carriers are
unable to load their capacity, and at
the existing freight rates will lose con-
siderable money. The American Steel
Barge company may have difficulty in
launching vessels at the present. stage.
In Lake Huron the water is high, and
the old theory of a subterranean pas
sage between the lakes is revived.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17
scHLEr WILL JOIN SAMPSON.
FLYING SHaadron Puts to Sea Under
- cd Orders.

Flying SKN0dFOn PutS 10 sen OhOSE
Sealed Orders.
NewpoH News, Va, May 15.-EIve
vessels OF the flying squadron, led by
the flagship Brooklyn, steamed out of
Hampto Roads yesterday afternoon,
and afeRr passing the Virginia cape,
took q southerly course, going, it is
said 3 Augment Admiral Simpsons
fleet noSw in the vicinity Of Puerto
Rico FThe order directing the squad
ron 20 put to sea came at midnight
A few minutes later the signal "be
really to put to sea at daybreak' was
flashed from the flagship. Back from
thd 1nen-of-war came the answer. In
a jiffy the men We're summoned to the
decks and the work of making the
ship ready to sail commenced. Sup
pressed excitement, mingled with de-
light, prevailed. The little steam
launches were hoisted aboard and
decks cleared. Then the men waited
for the signal to weigh anchor" Day
broke but the signal was not holsted
The day wore on toward noon, ana
until the sailing flag was seen small
craft ran to and fro carrying dlS'
patches. Excitement gave way to I'M
patience, for the men had been lying
off Old Point for the last six weeks
waiting for orders to go to sea, ana
they were afraid they were to be dis
appointed. But not so. At 4 O'Clock
signal ordering the Battleships MaSSa-
chusetts, the Texas, the dispatch boat
Scorpion and collier Sterling to weigh
anchor was run up to the top of the
Brooklyn's military mast. Thirty min
utes later smoke was curling from the
ships and they were blowing the sea
at a rate of fifteen knots.
Will Join Sampson.
The fleet will join Admiral Samp-
sons squadron. This statement came
from a reliable source The cruisers
Minneapolis and New Orleans were
left behind, as was also the auxiliary
cruiser st. Paul, which is still amen
ored in the harbor here taking Oh a
supply of ammunition. At O'CLOCK
last night the Minneapolis hauled up
her anchors and steamed out at tuI
speed to overtake the squadron IL
had been reported that the ST. PAU
Capt. Sigsbee commanding, and Tue
New Orleans would leave before day
break to-day, but late last night CAPT
Sigsbee received orders to proceed at
midnight. She joined the New Oi
leans at Old Point Comfort, and Do'n
vessels then put to sea. They are eN
pected to overtake Commodore Schlel
some time to-day or early tomorrow
The fact that the Sterling, laden VIII
1000 tons of coal, accompanied w
fleet indicates that a long sail IS con
4 templated. The arrival OF the nyinS
squadron win greatly strengthen Az
| miral SIMPSONS fleet. There is anu
| er report in circulation here that
fiotilla of Spanish torpedo boats n ~,
been sighted cruising along the ~
| lantic coast and that the flying Squ tno
ron has been ordered to intercept e
fleet and sink the boats, but an olll.G
from the st. Paul says no cred Eln.
should be placed in the rumor. oO
| modore Schley left under sealeu y
1 derS.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

The man in the engine room has lit
tie of the fun or glory of modern sea
fight. He hears the booming OF the
near and distant guns, but he does not
know how the battle is going. Inc
ship may be a hopeless wreck, and the
next minute may be his last, but that
is none of his affair. The engines
must keep moving, and they must re-
spond instantly to the will of the ships
brain in the coming tower or the bat
tie is lost The whole ship is one
mass of complicated machinery. 1t is
steered by steam; it's turrets are turn
ed by steam directly or indirectly,
through electric, pneumatic or hydrau-
lie power: its great guns are loaded by
steam; it is lighted by electricity, which
is supplied by dynamoes run by steam;
it is ventilated by steam-steam is the
source of all its activities. Let the
engines cease to work and the ship
would die.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

w. G. Swain of Milwaukee, chairman
of the joint committee of the veteran
organizations on Memorial day eXer-
cises, said one of the best thi1~r. which
has found utterances in long time.
He said: Our sons want to go in on
their own deeds, and not on the deeds
of their fathers" This is the true
American spirit. There is no heredi-
tary nobility, either in law or in char
acter, in this country.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17
BON BEARDED
BY SAMPSON
SAN JUAN FORTS MOVED DOWN bx
THE TERRTFIC FIRE.

Two Americans killed and Seven
Wounded-Sampsc vessels UE-
injured Epemy's Loss Believed
to Be Heavy san Juan Could
Have Been Taken, but There Was
No Force to Hold 1t - Admiral
Sampson Said He Wanted to IN
~fifct Punishment and Was Salts
fed with the WOrk-After the
Spanish Fleet. Not San Juan.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

A most hopeful sign of the times is
the growing respect for what are call
ed 1.-THE bread and butter sciences.
Modern methods of education look
more and more toward inspiring our
boys and girls with respect for work
and preparing them for honest indus
try by putting them in possession of all
their faculties The field of skilled
labor is constantly widening; the ar
tisans of the twentieth century will
claim closer kinship with the artists;
brain will guide and reinforce mus
Gle in field and kitchen, toll will be
lightened by invention, and in good
time by shorter hours.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17
DIED IN THEIR
COUNTRY'S CAUSE.
FIVE AMERICAN SAILORS LOSE
THEIR LIVES.

Result of Hot Engagement in Car
denas Harbor-Spanish Fire Com
centrated on the Torpedo Boat
Winslow-soIid Shot Crashed Into
Her Hull and Destroyed Her Boiler
The WinsIow RadIy Damaged In
the Encounter-Amcric Made
Furious Havoc With Cardenas
Harbor and Tcwn-Spanish Cum
boat Sunk-Enemies' Losses Cam
not be Estimated.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

The referendum, or the submission
of legislation to the popular vote for
ratification, is practiced in Switzerland,
not always with the most satisfactory
results. Not long ago a vote was TAX
en- in the Canton of Soleure on the
question of a parish church organist.
One man only took the trouble to go
to the polls. Finding himself there
alone, he remarked, ''Vox populi, vox
Del l am the vox populi, and | elect
myself to the place" And it was so!
That may be socialism, but it looks
a good deal more like monarchy.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

The agricultural department has just
issued an interesting pamphlet on the
subject of forest growth and sheep
grazing in the Cascade mountains of
Oregon, prepared by Frederick V. Co.
Vile. Discussing the question of for
est fires in the Cascade reserve, it says
those of the present period are by no
means confined to the sheep grazing
areas. Parts of the southern Cascades,
in which sheep have never grazed,
have been found to be riddled by fires
and in general forest fires increase in
the reserved region proportionately to
the increase of human occupancy of
all classes. 1t is clear as result OF
careful inquiry, the pamphlet says.
that at the present time most sheep
herders and packers are extremely
careful not to allow their camp fires
to spread and not to set fire intention
ally. though it is unquestionably true
that in the early days of sheep raising
there was widespread belief among
sheen men that burning Of the forest
was a positive benefit to the industry
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

Madrid, May 15.-A dispatch from
Puerto Rico to the Correspondence
Espania says the loss during the bonn
bardment was one officer and three
soldiers killed, thirteen soldiers woun-
ded. one civilian killed and thirty
wounded According to the same dis
patch the steamer Roaks, with cargo
of coal for Admiral Cervera, succeed
ed in evading Admiral Sampson and
entered San Juan.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17
CHASED BY A SPANIARD.
German Steamer Encounters One of
the Torpedo Boats.

the Torpedo Boats.
Halifax, n. s., May ID. Capt.
Brunst, of the German steamer So
phie Rickmers, reports that while
crossing the Newfoundland banks he
was chased by a Spanish warship.
The latter was very speedy and fired
three shells at the Riclmers, but the
latter being an eighteen-knot boat and
the weather becoming haZy, she got
away. Capt. Brunst says the Spaniard
was a torpedo boat with three tunnels
and very low in the water. The Rick
mars proceeded to New York.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

SPANS ultimate conclusion is likely
to be that Columbus made great mis-
take.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

We judge from the voluminous talk
of the rainy-day club that it never
rains but it pours.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

Alfred Austin writes pretty good
verse, but Uncle Sam cannot throw
his arm around John Bull and weep
now or never. We know Mr.. Bull of
old.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17
THEY SLEW NINE HUNDRED
Insurgents Said to Have FOugn'
Successful Battle.

London, May Is. = According u =
special dispatch received here l lore
Havana, via Kingston, Jamaica Iu me
has been an engagement between ling
Spaniards and the insurgents, .nnd
which 900 of the former were Kili'''
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

The safety of the battleship Texas
demands that the Atlantic ocean shall
be Immediately enlarged.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

Prayer for profit only is Improbable
and soon unpleasant.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-05-17

How many woman Hoppers have
sued to keep de Wolf from the door?
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-10
stand by Democracy.

The people of Louisiana ar,
standing by Democracy as it haY
stood by them-as long as they
had dollar in their pockets.
The Dem. party made us q con.
stltution iii 1879, which everybody
said was filled with soft places for
the lawyers who framed it, and
was the most expensive and bur-
densome thing of its kind in the
United States.
The people put up with it until
the politicians wanted to expand it
a llttle--make the soft places more
numerous and easier to get, when
upon promises of reform they (the
politicians went into make another.
The Dem. party had rldicu-
lously overwhelming majority in
this convention, yet to make it If |
possible more certainly Democrat
lc, they caused on every detail of
Importance, and for the lone Pop
ulist to introduce resolution in
vltlng the Democratic candidate
TOR President to address said body
was to get it killed, so ''strong'
rancid was their Democracy.
The result, as every body must
admit, is pure and unadulterated
modern Democracy, and has been
leld up to the contempt and scorn !
It every honest man, in such chaste 5
anguage by the Democratic or q
'ans including the organ of the i
onvention itself, which organ de- e
Jared that SAID convention had II
gone to hell" that the people are 0
uliy aware in a general way of 0
he sins of Democracy in its latest b
xpression. il
But it remains for our able con-
the Capital Item Of s.
'at0n Rouge, to specify in detail u
on1e OF the glaring inconsistent O
es Of Democracy and some of the
9spndiations Of that conventions p
ledges. 9. The Item says Of the sl y
lffrage amendment lo
The most that can be said Of the Il y
lf1rage ordinance is that it is a ee ee
at-Work Of complications for the :
depreciation of appointed regis Il
als and election commissioners, to
t'e used in The interest Of politi, b b
aus and against the people. II Sd
not the open, manly instrument ns
9 Governor claims it is. 1t ID I'M
It in the interest of honest poll ex
=, and will not be so used. Those an
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-10

} ent war the fate OF Spain's flying
l SqHadlon ct crack cruisers.
| Tie lie boat which bad been
, traI|rtl ehInd the AIrrrinac tor lie
daring crew to escape in was shut
J INTO a thousand splinters, but q
small boat had been pat on deck
at the last moment as an extra
| prccautlon, and in this they pulled
ior the shore, hoping under cover
OF the bank to escape, but seeing
they were too closely targetted
from the opposite side, they pulled
straight for the Spanish fleet and
surrendered as prisoners of war.
Eeiorc they reached tile feet in
their iraIi little craft, the Spaniar1s
stopped firing and actually clleered
them for their unparalleled bravery. |
When the steam launch returned
to our ileet without them, it was
felt that their lives had been sac
crfliced to their country, but ele
long All emissary from Admiral
Cervera himself, brought under a
nag OF truce u message from the
Admiral, saying that the brave
men were safe as prisoners of war.
would be well treated and exchang.
gu as soon as practical, and that
the Americans might send them
anything they desired.
History iails to record ANYTHING
more daring or cooler bravery than
the planning and execution of this
brilliant Alabamian, ami while We
are all proud Of him as a Southern.
er, we glory in his Ameyicanism.
Since this brilliant feat the
a merlcan Ships have bombarled
Moro and Socapo forts, along this
;tIanne', and seriously crippled
5l'tm, destroyed the Spanish battle
'hlp Relna Mercedes, and damaging
he line cruiser Maria Teresa. : h,y
llSo landed troopsand marines near
and in Junction with the
Insurgents took some of the out
aylng forts, and will soon take the
ntlre city whose inhabitants are
lready panic stricken.
Troops are well Oh their way to
lanllla to assist Dewey in subju. =
atlng the PHILIPPINES. The insur-
ents there have been armed and
a measure directed by Dewey
nd have captured 1900 Spanish
'ldlers and IL number Of forts and
arrisons.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-10

who still expect the ''Dictator" tC
cat away the ground fortitication
of fraud from beneath his feet will
! be disappointed. His advent into
Louisiana politics was as q demo
cratic state senator between two
negroe representatives, from d
parish having about 1900 repnbIi,
cans to 300 democrats. He has
been twice made Governor bv
fraud. He will not destroy the
system Of which he is the henef-
ciarY. lie will strengthen it. II
that system is destroyed it will be
done by the people who will rise
up and destroy it as they did the
corruption of our reconstruction
era.
After showing that the Legisla
tive expenses have been increased
on 145 members, instead of 1874,
as before, at s. per day, instead of
81, and s5,40O on clerical salaries
therein, making Il total of $4,000
in that department alone and that
the Judiciary is increased over Sill
600, the Item continues:
In the executive department there
is an increase Of expenses of three
thousand and twenty doIlars.-
Railroad Commission created ut a
cost OF fifteen thousand dollars
may be charged to profit and loss.
Then, to sum up, we have re-
formed to the extent of a clear in
creased cost Of e
On account legislative depart't $1,000
. Judiciary 8 II. 100 !.
Sc executive &" 1920 A
" railroad commission $3.50 c
Total SAC. 1870 :
This vast SUM represents mainly t
Increase in salaries that had already a
Dubbed in purchasing to the bene- )
t of the official at the expense of il
he people, who must again res /;
'ond out Of their poverty to the e.
alaried officers gain. The people a
ad expected retrenchment and re- :.
ef at the hands of q purely dem M
cratic convention. They were 81
1tltled to both. We submit the =
'regolng figures. facts and COM ~
tents in order that they may de- d. sl
rmine whether they have gotten .. o..
ther. 81
We hope the Item will continue =
expose in detail the workings B
the late convention and the bal 4.
Ice OF Fosterism, SO that if the X
'op!e want to continue to stand IL
: the Democracy, they can do it II
lowingly. M
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-10

Ex-senator John j. ingalls,, of
Kansas, whose fame as o brilliant
writer, man of remarkable schol-
arship and literary attainments, is
even greater than that Of the dis
tinguished senator, announces a
new book on the subject of the
Amerlcan-Spanish- Cuban War. Il
IS entitled Americas War For
Humanity in Picture and Story
t is published by the N. d.
Thompson Publishing Co., Of st. /
Louis, Mo-, and is an exhaustive
discussion of the causes Of the
war, and an equally exhaustive
history OF its incidents and o brill
iant analysis Of the famous charac-
tiers conducting it. It promises to |
be the oae great and popular work
called forth by this wonderful-
aly interesting national episode,
Whatever Senator Ingalls, touches
hls adorns; and this book shines
and sparkles in the light of his
genius. The present work is wor-
thy Of his genius, and will be a
monument to bis fame. The sub
Ject now 50 engrosses the popular
mind as to forecast for this book
2 sale that will be universal. It
will be sold By subscription only.
and the canvassing samples are {
now ready for agents. We adj
Yertise II IN another column.
Bead the POpUI4TsT. It
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-10

1t isreported that Attorney Gen
eral Cunningham is to succeed JUS
tice Watkins on the Supreme Bench
of Louisiana. Is Mr.. Cunning
ham a better iurist than Justice
Watkins, or finer politician! Mr..
Cunningham's appointment would
indicate that Governor Foster has
m eye to business, but
Caucasian.
There are twelve better lawyers
in Natehitoches than the Atty.
General, but
There are ''forty leyen" better
politicians, but
There are sixteen or thirty"
more popular men, but
lie failed to carry his parish for
Foster, or himself at the last
State election, BUT
His brutal and undemocratic
method of employing the State
militia in trying to carry it, was
extremely unpopular, but
His recent attempt to make a
record by jumping onto several
trusts after twelve years do moth
ing and fiat failure as Atty. Gen
eral, is disgusting, even to his
friends, but
These and many other potent
arguments caused us at the very
outset to predict his appointment ;
over his more able and deserving
competitors.
We are not prophet nor the ,
son Of one. but we have read some y
thing OF the rule of tyrants in the =
seni-barbarous ages Of man, and y
We find thatsuch autocrats as Muir y
ply j. Foster, the Gar of Russia :
md Butcher WeyIer, always ap- ),
Joint to place and power the crea- =
uros Of their will who are most
Objectionable to their fool subjects, - =
nd least qualified for the place. y
Nothing which the people can p
royent and won't, is too bad for
lem. 10
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-10
D0ubtfaI.

Populist members Of the Senate
and House held something of a
caucus yesterday morning. AL
most every legislator belonging to
the party attended, but strange to
say, Legislative affairs were not
discussed. The meeting was for
the purpose Of deliberating upon
certain matters connected with the
State organization of the Pops.
As consequence it is likely that
within short time some changes
will be made in the personnel of
the head of the State organization.
Daily Item.
The methods which reporters
have to resort to, to get proceed
ings of Populist caucuses make it
extremely doubtful if the above
is correct.
It is doubtful if there is one |
member OF the Legislature who is
a member of the State Central
committee of the Peoples party,
and hence the caucus referred to
could have but little voice in re-
the chairman of said State
committee even if they desire it.
The Populist legislators arc
doubtless very busy devising ways
ind means to ''slow up" the Demo
'ratic spoiismen and eaters,
ather than devising schemes for
disabling and dividing their own
orces.
The cool feeling entertained by
he Item for those who favored the
usion on Bryan in 1896, is doubt i
'ss shared by some of the Popu- g
st legislators, but it is misplaced +
hen manifested toward the ''per- y
onnel of the head" of the State s,
opulist organization, as it is we'll |!
nown that this personnel" OPP ~ ~
oscd the fusion to the last ditch a,
I'd only yielded to the majority fc
hen stubbornness ceased to be q n
rtue. te
However, we haveyet to see any
use to regret our course in that IN
any other campaign, and if there of
&n opposition and as strong as an
prevent our reelection as State pc
airman, we shall accept the will p9 Iy
the majority with graceful 10y
y, but there will be lots of fun
: this supposed opposition in
king changes In the State Cen
/ committee prior to the State hi' n
lvention Of 1900. Lis
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-10
FRIDAY, June 10, 1898.

A bill has recently passed con-
gress, been signed by the Presi-
dent and become 8 law, removing
all political disabilities from OK
Confederates. The old rebel is
now on an equal footing with any
body in the army or navy of I'm
Gle Sam.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-10

Wonder why the Enterprise has
so little to say about Co. "I"
these days? And where are all
the military Notes" and details of
dress parades and balls, that used
to I'll columns Of said Enterprise?
Co. II" is at the front, but the
brave and brilliant young scions
of the best families that used to
fill its ranks, where, oh where are
they