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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08

garrison Of six officers and 81 men, and
the surrender of the gunboat Leyte
with % officers and "a men.
Following are the details of the de-
struction of the Spanish fleet:
Three of the Spanish cruisers that
were bottled up in Santiago harbor
and two torpedo boat destroyers were
pounded into helpless hulks by the
guns of Adm. SIMPSONS feet on Sun
day in vain attempt to escape from
the harbor. The vessels were beached
in last effort to save as many of the
lives of the crews as possible.
Adm. Cervera, on board the Cristo-
bal Colon, headed his fleet in the at
tempt to get away at about $50
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08

Gloucester and was received at her
gangway by her commander, Lieut.
Commander Richard Wainwright. who
grasped the hand of the gray bearded
admiral and said to him:
Il congratulate you, sir. upon hav-
ing made as gallant a fight as was ever
witnessed on the sea-"
Lieut.. Commander Wainwright then
placed his cabin at the disposal of the
Spanish officers
At that time the Spanish flag ship
and four other Spanish vessels had
been aground and burning for two
hours, and the only one of the escap-
ing fleet which could not be seen at
this point was the Christobal Colon.
But half a dozen curls of smoke far
down on the western horizon showed
the fate that was awaiting her.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08

marked by merciless precision. The
two cruisers, both on FIRE, were
beached not more than. one-quarter
of mile apart.
OFF SANTIAGO, July adm. Ger
vera escaped to the shore in boat
sent by the Gloucester to the assist
ance of the Infanta Marie Teresa, and
as soon as he touched the beach he
surrendered himself and his staff to
Lieut.. Morton and asked to be taken on
board the Gloucester, which was the
only American vessel near him at The
time with several of his officers in
Guiding the captain of the flagship.
The Spanish admiral who was also
wounded in the arm, was taken to the
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
on "Wednesday .Inlv 20th- the Cleveland

On Wednesday, July Goth, the Cleveland
Akron & Columbus R y will run an excursion
from Columbus, GAINESVILLE and intermediate
stations to Niagara Falls via Cleveland and
the elegant Steamer City of Erie or City of
Buffalo of the Cleveland & Buffalo Transit
Co. The round trip rate to Niagara Falls
will be $500 from Columbus anu GAINESVILLE,
$500 from Mt Vernon, $500 from Millers-
burg, $500 from Akron and proportionately
low rates from intermediate stations. Train
will leave Columbus 1870 a. m. and Zanes-
vile 1900 noon of that day, making fast
time For full information as to limits of
tickets, trips beyond Niagara Falls and all
details, apply to any agent of this company,
or c.. +. DAILY, General Passenger Agent.
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and oquendo and the destrOyers all

and Oquendo and the destroyers all
firing rapidly.
All of the American battle ships
opened fire at once and the Spanish
were soon in hurricane of shot and
she'll but the Colon kept on bravely
till when about ten milas-from the
westward of Moro Castle Adm. Ger
vera turned his vessel to the shore and
beached her. She was blazing in
score of places but her guns kept at
work and the white flag never showed
until she was completely disabled
The Oquendo and Vizcaya were OPP
posed to the Iowa, Texas and Indiana,
and went down to defeat with fearful
swiftness, covering only about half
the distance made by the Colon be-
fore their captains ran them ashore.
Their crews fought with desperate
bravery, but their courage was no
match for the courage of our men
added to their superb gunnery. The
Spanish shells went wild for the most
part, but the American gun fire was
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
MAY Be Renamed the Maine.

WASHINGTON, July ct is thought
at the navy department. that at least
one of the Spanish war vessels will fly
the stars and stripes From dispatches
from Commodore Watson it seems
that perhaps the. Cristobal Colon was
captured in such a condition that she
can be readily repaired and put in
commission. 1t has been suggested
that she be renamed the Maine.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Try Aliens FoOt-Ease,

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and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
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Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. Adj
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Is Health worth Ten Cents.

Man suffers many mysterious ailments
from unknown causes, and nine-tenths of
them have their origin in the digestive canal
somewhere. 1t does any person good to
clean out this canal occasionally in a rational
way, provided it is not done in violent
manner. The proper cleansing and disin-
fecting preparation is Cascarets Candy Ca
thartic, which are very gentle, but at the
same time thoroughly effective. A l0c box
will purify the whole system and in most
cases remove the cause of i'll health. When
''feeling bad take Cascarets. They Will do
you good, and can do you no harm.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
ANOTHER MAINE.
CrIstObal Colon to Be Raised and Made
to Fight Against Spain-The Right
Arm Ordered South.

WASHINGTON, July :. - Sec. Long
Wednesday morning said: Admiral
Sampson requested the department to
send him at once wrec1ing machinery,
tugboats, etc. The department de-
cided to comply with his request, and
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Gen. GarretsOn's Command OF for SAM
tiaSO.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The brigade
under Gen. Garretson, at Camp Alger.
has been ordered to proceed at once &c
Santiago. The Eighth Ohio regiment
goes to New York to take the cruiser
St. Paul. The other regiments, the
Sixth Massachusetts and the Sixth Il
linois, go to Charleston, S. c., where
the Yale and Harvard will be inter
cepted on their way North to embark
these troops for Santiago.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
To Prevent An Uprising in Spain.

LONDON, July 6.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle re-
ports that unusual precautions are be-
inc taken with view to possible ris-
ing in Spain.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Feeding Starving Cubans.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The plan of
feeding the starving Cubans is pro-
ceeding systematically, despite the at
tention which the authorities are
obliged to give to the war These
plans are being carried out by the
commissary department Of the army.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
(The Spanish Cruiser Cristobal Colon,
to be Raised, Repaired and Re-
christened The Maine"-
Hip, Hip, HoOrahD

the bureau of naval ordnance ordered
the tug Right Arm, that was used on
the wreck of the Maine and afterward
purchased by our government, to pro-
ceed to Santiago.
The Right Arm has been lying off
Fortress Monroe several days, await
ing orders.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
A symbol of Starvation.

'Won't they let you stop at our boarding
house any more?" asked the Circassian.
'No," answered the living skeleton. ut
there one of the boarders told the landlady
I looked like he felt after one of her break
fasts. Detroit Free Press
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
impossible to Doubt.

Upguardson-There has been so many re-
ports of those Cuban cables being cut when
they haven't been cut at all that don't take
any more stock in stories of that kind.
Atom-Yes, but it's true this time. The
news about the last cable that was cut came
over the cable itself.-Chicago Tribune.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Americas Greatest Medicine.
A Slight NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Mr.. Guyer-I suppose you ride a Wheel.
Miss Antiquate?
Miss AntiQuate- indeed; completed
my first century yesterday.
Really? You don't look it, I'm sure
Friends they were, but strangers now
Chicago Evening News.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Violations of Law.

Dewey began bombarding at Manila at.
five a. m, and Sampson and Schley did lit
tie Job of the same sort the other day, at.
three a. m. Spain is understood to intend
filing protest against these rank violations.
of the eight-hOur labor law.-Albany Argus.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Beautx Was Profitable.

Pretty Cashier-You must give me holt
day to recruit my health. Ny beauty is be-
ginning to fade.
Manager-Why do you think so?
The men are beginning to count their
change. "-Pearson's Weekly
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08

Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-Rev. ID. Buch-
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08

''AIr. Johnsin, does you know whar de
sailors got dot name 'tars' applied to dem? 20
Sure; in some pitched battle; of course,
sub. "-PTinceton Tiger.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Money tn Rurn.

The duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has
paid $1,000 for a fiddle. Why doesn't Spain
strike him for loan ?-Cleyeland Leader.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08

The desire of appearing clever often pre-
vents one becoming o.-Rochefoucauld
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Language OF the Day.

Hell shall never love again.
She-Ah! An immune. - Indianapolis
journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

white flag at the fore. The crew o.
the enemy's ship stripped themselves
and began jumping overheard. One
of the smaller magazines exploded
Meanwhile the Brooklyn and the Girls.
tobal Colon were exchanging compli'
ments in lively fashion at long range,
and the Oregon with her locomotive
speed, was hanging well on the Colon ;
also paying attention to the Vizcaya.
The Teresa and the Oquendo were in
flames on the beach, just 20 minutes
after the first shot was fired. Fifty
minutes after the first shot was fred
the Vizcaya put her helm to port with
great burst of flames from the after
part of the ship and headed slowly for
the rocks at Acceraderos, where she
found her last resting place.
"As it was apparently that the Iowa
could not possibly catch the Cristobal
Colon and that the Oregon and Brook
lyn undoubtedly would, and as the
fast New York was also on her trail,
decided that the calls of humanity
should I've answered and attention CIV
en- to the 200 or 1900 Spanish officers
and men who had struck their colors
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

tiago. Ihad the courtmartial room in
the barracks. My men were kept pris-
oners in the hospital. From my win
dow could see the army moving, and
it was terrible to see those poor lads
across the open and being shot down
by the Spaniards in the rifle pits in
front of me. Yesterday the Spaniards
became as polite as could be. ] knew
something was coming, and then l was
exchange"
Hobson was overjoyed at getting
back. He looked we'll, though some.
what worn. On the whole, the Span,
iards treated him better than might
have been expected.
Mr.. Ramsden, the British consul at
Santiago, was tireless in his efforts to
secure comfort for Hobson and his
men. The young hero knew nothing
about the destruction of Cervera's fleet
until he reached the army lines. He
could not understand his promised ex-
ceptional promotion but was over
ioyed to learned that his bravery had
been recognized by the people. He is
the same simple, unaffected enthusias-
tic Hobson, more anxious to talk about
the effect of exploding shells and army
movements than about his own brave
deed.
The men who came with him re-
ceived ringing reception. All are do
ing we'll.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

windows to exchange the time of day,
and even on occasion have the privil-
ege of entering the house. The sight
of humans aud equines on terms OF
such easy familiarity makes one Won
der if the days of Gulliver and his
horse country have come again.
Sometimes the roads are very bad
and the mud so sticky that it holds any
foreign substance like glue. For this
reasons farmers braid their horses
tails, turn them up over their backs
and tie them to the saddle. No north
ern pony would stand this indignity,
but the Cuban pack animals seem quite
willing to endure it. In mountain
Gus regions mules are used to carry
coffee and sugar down the mountain
paths, and to save drivers, mules in
long professions are tied together,
ones head to another's tail, and with
only one man at the head of the col
umn to guide the leader, they carry
down their burdens safely. The hind
legs of Cuban mules must be worked
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

to the American squadron, commanded
by Admiral Sampson. therefore
headed for the wreck of the Vizcaya,
now burning furiously fore and aft.
When I was in as far as the depth of
water would admit, l lowered all my
boats and sent them at once to the as
sistance of the unfortunate men, who
were being drowned by dozens or roast
ed on the decks. I soon discovered that
the insurgent Cubans from the shore
were shooting at men struggling in the
water after having surrendered to US.
I Immediately put stop to this, but l
could not put a stop to the mutllation
of many bodies by the sharks inside the
reef. The creatures had become ex-
cited by the blood from the wounded
mixing in the water.
"My boats crew acted manfully and
succeeded in saving many of the
wounded from the burning ship. One
man who will be recommended for
promotion clambered up the side OF
the Vizcaya and saved three men from
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

on different principle from that in
vogue among United States mules.
Here no insurance agency would in
sure man whose business wss tying
mules to one another's tails.
The only wild animal peculiar to
Cuba is the jutia, or hutia. 1t is rat
shaped, black and small. 1t lives in
the hollows of trees, like our squirrel,
and eats leaves and fruit. Its aesh is
insipid, but it is often eaten. Curious
notifications of felines and CANNES
inhabit the woods. The animals have
sprung from dogs and cats in the do
mestic state and differ from them only
in their size and habits. Some. of the
Intelligence of civilization seems to
remain with them, and they cause the
farmer much anxiety by their carefully
planned attacks upon his poultry and
cattle.
The matter of lights is a small item
of expense to the poor man in Cuba,
for in the phosphorescent fly nature
provides him a lamp free. This fly,
the cucullo, about the size of our
roach, is perfectly black, with trans
parent breast. Two eyes in front, and
one in the point of its breast, give out
so much light when its wings are
spread that one can see by it to read
letter. Children make pets of Gu
cullos and shut them up in reed cages.
If they feed them on sugar, the sticky
particles adhering to their legs exas.
perate them so much that they fall
upon each other like prize fighters.
The children avoid this by giving the
flies sugar cane. They wash them
carefully morning and night, and in
this way keep their pets alive and
shining for many days.
Fashionable ladies wear the brilli.
ant flies in their hair, and sometimes
the bellies use them covered with
gauzy material for living belts. One
little girl remarked with much solem-
nifty, after examining cucullo's legs,
that God made it with hooks to fas-
ten on little girls dresses. Left to
themselves, the cucullos fly in regular
lines, giving the effect of the long pro-
cession of the watch at Havana. For
this reason the Cubans call them
"sereneos de los bichos" watchmen
of the insects. Fifteen or twenty of
them in calabash pierced with holes
make kind of lantern often used
during the night. A few years ago an
adventurous traveller brought num-
Der of cucullos to New York and set
them free in Broadway, to the lasting
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
YORIxVILIE, G. SATURDAY, 1898.

burning to death. The smaller maga
zines of the Vizcaya were exploding
with magnificent cloud effects. The
boats were coming alongside in 8
steady string and willing hands were
helping the lacerated Spanish officers
and sailors on to the Iowa's quarter
deck. All the Spaniards were absolute
ly without clothes. Some had theil
legs torn off by fragments of shells
Others were mutilated in every con.
ceivable way. 1 found the Gloucester
with Admiral Cervera and number
of his officers aboard and also a large
number of wounded, some in fright.
fully mangled condition. Many pris
oners had been killed on shore by the
fire of the Cubans. The Harvard
came off and I requested Captain Co.
ton to 90 in and take off the crews Of
the Infanta Maria Teresa and the AL
mirante Oquendo and by midnight the
Harvard had 976 prisoners aboard, q
great number of them being wounded y
Captain Evans is intensely proud Of
his ship and her men. The Iowa fired
81 12-inch, 4S S-inch, 270 4-inch, 1850
6-pound and 120 1-pound shots.
The Spaniards could not hold their
crews at their guns on account of the
rapid fire upon them. Every instant
the crack Of exploding shells told OF
new havoc. One of the Pinch shells
from the Iowa exploded torpedo in
the Vizcaya's bow, blowing 21 men
against the deck above and dropping
them dead and mangled into the fire
which at once started above.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
CUBA'S CURIOUS ANIMALS.
Some of the Living Things Our Soldiers
Will See.


Will See.
The Spaniard is not the only foe the
soldier will encounter in his Cuban
marches, says the New York Sun.
Cuban sand flies and mosquitoes are
much like our own, but we have moth
ing to match the huge spider, whose
bite causes fever, nor the beligerent
ant known as vivajagua. A scorpion,
though not so dangerous as the Euro
pean variety, proves itself unpleasant
enough to the careless traveller, and
the chigoe, or "jigger," deals swift re-
tribution to an offender. Its method
of attack is inconvenient, for it bur-
rows under the toenail, and, unless
removed at once, builds its nest there.
In that case Inflammation occurs, and
the only relief is the painful operation
of having the little animal cut out.
Snakes are not numerous, but they
include some of the freaks of the ami
NAL kingdom. The huge maja, longer
than two 6-feet men set end to end,
with body 20 inches in circumfer-
ence, looks fierce enough and formid-
able enough to put whole regiment
to fight. 1t is all bluff, for the big
reptile is harmless.
Among the birds, the soldier may
exercise his taste for pets. Those pc
culiar to the island have beautiful
plumage, rich in coloring. There are
nearly 200 kinds to be found there,
and among them all the vulture and
the turkey buzzard are almost the only
birds of prey. They are so useful as
scavengers to carry away waste mate
rial that they are protected from death
by law. Geese, turkeys, peacocks and
pigeons are the most familiar domestic
fowls, and pigs, sheep, goats, mules
and horses, the animals used.
The Cuban horses are almost a race
by themselves. They are very gentle,
they never kick nor bite nor play any
unseemly tricks on their riders. In
some parts of the island horses receive
as much consideration as member of
the family. They are not tied or con-
fined, but they wander about the door
yard, put their heads into the kitchen
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
FIGHTING BOB'S STORY.
Captain of the Iowa Tells of the Destruction
of the Spanish Fleet.

of the Spanish Fleet.
Associated Press.
Captain Evans's account of the bat
tie as told in the cabin of the Iowa
to a correspondent of the Associated
Press, is intensely interesting. He
said: "At the time general quarters
was sounded the engine bell rang full
speed ahead, put the helm to star
board and Iowa crossed the bows Of
the Infanta Maria Teresa, the first
ship out. AS the Spanish admiral
swung to the westward, the 12-inch
shells from the forward turret of the
Iowa seemed to strike him fair in the
bow and the fight was a spectacle
AS the squadron came out in column
the ships beautifully spaced as to dis
tance and gradually increasing their
speed to their 13 knots, it was superb
"The Iowa from this moment kept
up steady fire from her heavy guns
heading all the time to keep the 1nfan
Ia Maria Teresa on her starboard bow
and hoping to ram one OF the Leading
ships. In the meantime the Oregon
Indiana, Brooklyn and Texas were do
ing excellent work with their heavy
guns.
SIN a very short space of time thu
enemy's ships were all clear of the
harbor's mouth, and it became evi
IDENTIFY impossible for the Iowa to ran
either the first or the second ship or
account of their speed. The range a
this time was 1000 yards from thu
leading ship. The Iowa's helm wa'
Immediately put hard to the starboart
and the entire starboard broadsid'
was poured into the Infanta Mari'
Teresa. The helm was then quickl.
shifted to port and the ship headed
across the stern of the Teresa in al
effort to head off the Oquendo. AL
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

astonishmtnt of an Irishman, to whom
the dancing lamps were such a mys-
terry that be wavered between the
pledge and the occulist.
Another curious phenomenon of
Cuban animal life is the procession of
land crabs across the island. They
travel from north to south every spring
when the rains commence, and are as
regular an institution as the wet wealth
er itself. Shell fish are abundant, but
they are of inferior quality. The eli
mate is too warm for them, and oys-
ters there at all times are as unsatis-
factory as ours in the months when no
magic R appears. The rivers and bays
and inlets, however, are we'll stocked
with palatable fish. The iguana, cay
man and crocodile are common. A
hugh variety of crocodile called cay
man has a colony of its own on the
Isle of Pines. Turtles are found in
large numbers in shadows and reefs
and on sandy beaches, and they are
put to all sorts of uses, from soup to
walking sticks. For canes the shell of
the carely variety of turtle is ussd.
First strong stick is cut of the length
desired. Then the turtle shell is boil
ed until it becomes thin liquid, and
into this the stick is dipped and allow
ed to cool. The process is repeated
several times till the beautiful tortoise
shell covering is of proper thickness.
Afterward the cane is polished, headed,
fitted with a ferrule, and sold for 81
or SIS.
Another curiosity is cane made
from the dried skin of the manatee, or
sea cow. The skin is perfectly transpa-
rent, and when rightly prepared is fe1-
ible, but strong enough to be used as
rapier for defense. Mounted in gold
and silver, these canes are very expen-
sive. They are rarely seen in Havana,
and one tourist, who wished to carry
away a cane as souvenir, paid $50
for the privilege.