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The western recorder., 1898-07-07

The people OF the United States. II not
the statesmen who were responsible,
have ehafed at the difficulties and de-
lays caused by the short-sighted and
nlggardly policy OF the past thirty
years. with reference to the army and
navy. To use coiloquial expression,
1t has been like pulling teeth" to get
n single war vessel out of congress; and
the politicians have pretended fear that
the liberties OF the country would be
in danger II the army of nation num-
bering 70.000.000 should exceed $4,000
enlisted men. Now we are thanking
our stars that our foe is poor. weak
Spain-rated as n third-class European
power. II II had been England. or
France, or Germany, or Russia, or
Italy, perhaps we should have conquer
ed In the end; but ut the beginning any
one OF them would have outclassed us
hopelessly. Fortunately we have not
to cry over spilled milk this time. Yet
unless we learn the lesson OF our mar
row escape. the twentieth century may
flnd Uncle Sam In more than ons tight
place.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
A MOMENT OF DOUBT.
Dispatches From shafter Saturday Iudl-
Gated the Need of ReInforcements
to Take Santiago.

Washington, July 5.-From the heat
and carnage of the battle field of SAN
tiago. where for the last three DAYS the
American forces have pressed forward
against an entrenched army, General
Shafter yesterday sent the following
dispatch:
Playa del Este. July 3.-To Secre-
tary of War, Washington, d. c.: Camp
near Seville. Cuba, July 3.-We have
the town well invested in the north
and east, but with n very thin line.
Upon approaching 1t we find 1t of such
n character and the defense so strong
that 1t will be impossible to carry It by
storm with my present forces
Our losses up TO date will appreciate
thousand, but list has not vet been
made, But little sickness. outside of
exhaustion from intense heat and ex-
ertion of the battle of day before yes.
terday and the almost constant fire
which is kept up ON the trenches.
Wagon road TO the rear is kept I'M
with some difficulty, on account of
rains, but l will be able to use II for
the present.
General Wheeler is seriously i'll and
Will probably have to go to the hear to.
day. General Young is very III; con.
hheu 10 MS Deu. General HAWKING
slightly wounded In foot during sortIe
made list night, which was handsome.
ly repulsed
The behavior of our troops was
magnificent.
General Garcia reports that he holds
the railroad from Santiago TO San Luis
and has burned bridge and removed
some rails; also that General Pando ba :
arrived Mt Palma and that the French
consul with about 400 French citizens
came into his line yesterday from San.
tiago; have directed him TO treat them
with every courtesy possible.
SHAFTER.
Secretary Alger sent the following
reply TO General Shafter:
To General shafter: The presIden,
directs me TO say that you have tbo
gratitude and thanks Of the nation for
the brilliant and effect work of Won,
noble army on Friday, July LIST. The
steady valor and heroism of Officers
and men thrill the American peonls
with pride. The country mourns ihe In,
brave men who fell in battle, They
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
WILL DODGE HuaHlcAnss.
weather Bureau to Warn Our Fleet on
Santiago.

Washington. d. O., July Las soon
as the deficiency appropriation bill,
which is now in conference, Is ap-
proved by the President. Professor
Park Morrill, OF the Weather Bureau
in this city will start for Santiago TO
arrange for n regular observation ser
vice and series OF daily reports OF
the atmospheric conditions of the Car
ribean sea and the Gulf of Mexico, for
the benefit Of Admiral Simpsons fleet
In particular and for the commerce OF
the West indies In general The neet
Of battleships and transports Mt SANTA
20 is just now subject to great danger
from the hurricanes which sweep fhat
portion Of the continent with great
fury during the summer season. and II
has caused the President and the offi-
cials of the army and navy the deep
est concern. While the heavy battle
ships would undoubtedly manage to
ride through hurricane without dam
age it would be disastrous to the light
err vessels which compose the auxiliary
fleet and particularly the transports
that brought .be army from Tampa
and still lie Off the cost at anchor load
ed with ammunition and supplies. Sec
retary Wilson has undertaken to min
lmlzc this danger by stationing expert
observers at different points through
ont the West India Islands and on the
north const of Central and South
America, who will telegraph morning
and evening reports TO the central of
flee that will be established near San
tiago under the direction of Observer
Stocsmnn. who Is now at Cleveland.
The hurricanes usually originate
among the Windward islands, although
they often come from the northwestern
part of the Gulf of Mexico. They re-
volve with great rapidity and resemble
enormous whirlwlnds. covering ra-
dius of thirty miles wide and whirling
at the rate of 100 miles an hour. The
general movement is regular. and
when the experienced sailor sees hur-
ricane coming, he generally can anti
cipate the course 1t Is going TO take
and get out OF the way IL he has n fast
ship. The progress of hurricanes Is
usually slow. They make generally
from ten to fifteen miles an hour. but
often less than 200 miles n day. There
fore, the proposed observation service
ought to be able TO give Admiral
Simpsons fleet at least twenty-four
hours notice of the approach of hur'
ricane from any direction.
While the reports are intended pri-
marily for the information of the
American fleet, they will be publicly
posted in all the prominent harbors OF
the West indies In order that all ship
masters may have the benefit of them
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
Railroad Laying in 1903.

Chicago, June 30.-The Railway Age
will say tomorrow:
'''rhe actual amount of new track
laid in 1903. up to date, is 1.11s.60
miles. This is more than has been laid
in the first six months of any year
since 1892. In 1s92-the last year of
prosperity before the panic-the CON
struction. up to June Both. was 1867
miles. Slightly more than half the
new track has been laid west of the
Mississippi river. or the remainder,
laid east of the Mississippi. 15s miles
only are north of the Ohio river, and
357 miles south of the same line.
Flight states show over sixty miles.
viz: Alabama no. Missouri 81. Arknn-
sas rs, Louisiana as. California and
New Mexico ~, South Carolina 90.
Oklahoma 90.
'The total spent in new construction
this year will probably reach S60,O0O.-
OOO."
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
. hare nddea new names to our rolI Of
r. A. ALGER.

heroes
tsignc0 r. A. ALu En;
The dispatch speaks for Itself, and.
MS Adjutant General Corbln said, tells
what a desperate fight our gallant
troops have been In 1t was received
at noon today. and after a lull OF near
" thirty-slx hours In the omciai IN
formation from the field
At first, when 1t become known that
the American commander had report
ed the defenses to be so strong u
would be impossible TO carry them
with his present force. there was mo
mentarily wave OF deep apprehen-
sion. But this was not shared by the
military authorities here. All their en-
ergies, nll their attention, was turned
to meet the situation ms presented by
General Shnfter. There was neither
time nor disposition to take account OF
what had gone before, when the fact
was plain that the American army had
felt its way, inch by inch, under a
blazing sun. through a tropical vegeta-
tion, steadily advancing and beating
back the foe, taking position after po-
sition, until. as General Shafter report
ed, the town was well invested on the
north and east by the long drawn out
line of American troops This was
suAcient tribute TO the valor OF our
brave men, and 1t silenced all cavil
over the conditions now presented By
General Shafter.
1t was time for action, for rein
forcements, and toward the execution
of this end every effort OF the admin
istration was at once turned
But there was other information Of n
more encouraging nature Mt the
same time.
Shortly after II o'clock thio morning
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen
left the White House hastily. and. 60
ing directly to the department. posted
the following on the bulletin board:
General Shafter telegraphs:
Playa del Este, July 3.-Early this
morning / sent a demand for the sur
render of Santiago. threatening to bonn
bard the city. believe the place will
be surrendered.
This contradicts the report that Cen
eral Shafter had fallen back.
Colonel Humphries is in charge OF
the transport service with Skaters
army. and he will send back TO Tampa
the vessels that can be spared as rap
idly as possible: in fact. word has
been received that the transports had
started for the United States this
morning.
If possible, the War Department will
send $4,000 men from Tampa on these
transports. Six vessels have been re-
Gently loaded with men, ammunition,
arms, supplies. etc. and are now either
Mt Key West or on their way to rein
force Shaftcr's army. Included in this
expedition are some batteries Of artil-
lery. In all, these forces constitute
about $500 or 5000 men.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
WILL CELEBRATE THE FOURTH.
Dewey Planning to Capture Manila-La
drone Islands Taken.


drone Islands Taken.
New York, July "A cable to the
Herald from Hong Kong, via Paris,
says:
The United States dispatch boat Ia
fro arrived to-day. She reports that
the Australia, Pekin and Sydney ar
rived on June 80 They were met off
Cape Angano by the Baltimore. which
piloted them to Manila, where they
had magnificent reception. The
troops are In good health, but are
pleased that their long voyage is
ended.
On June Goth the Charleston visited
Cuban, the largest of the Ladrone Is
lands. They shelled the Notifications
OF Santa Cruz. which did not respond.
On June LIST. Governor Marino, Cap
tain Rogro, two lieutenants and "a
men surrendered, with MS many Nous
ers and 10000 rounds of ammunition.
All the Spanish prisoners were taken
to Manila. ana the native civil govern
ment left in control.
The Zafiro brings II story that when
the Charleston commenced to lombard
Cuban the governor sent off a boat
with apologies for failing to return
their salute, as lie had no powder. He
was unaware that war was declared.
Washington, July 4. Admiral
Dewey's telegram to the Navy De.
partment is given out MS follows:
Hong Kong. July 4-Cavite, July l.
Three transports and the Charles
ton arrived yesterday. The Charles
ton captured Guahan, Ladrone
islands, June 21st. No resistance
Brought Spanish officers from the
.t...te. Il nat4
men. to Manila. On June Doth the
n river and surrendered to me, hay.
ing exhausted ammunition and food
in repelling attacks by insurgents
She had on board fifty-two officers
and ninety-four men, naval and mill.
tary.
(Signed) DEWEY.
Adjutant General Corbln has re.
ceiyed the following, via Hong Kong
July 3rd, from General Anderson
who commanded the first military ex.
pedition TO the Philippines:
Cavalry. artillery and riding
horses desirable; can get limited mum.
ber draught animals here.
tsigned) ANDERSON"
Captain Concha, late commander OF
the Spanish third-class unprotected
cruiser Don Antonio de Ulloa, which
was sunk at the battle of Cayite
commands Malate fort, with 400 sail
ors. A thousand mixed troops are
camped about half n mile south. The
insurgents apparently, the Zafiro re-
ports, fenr to leave cover.
Artachio, the insurgent leader who
was arrested by Aguinaldo, will. the
insurgents think, be shot, as General
Agulnaldo fears conspiracy against
himself.
Dewey was said TO be planning an
attack on Manila on July 4th.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
pledrlch. wm No, In,errere.

Berlin, July 1.-The following dis
patch has been received from Hong
Kong:
According to trustworthy intelli-
gence from Manila the Spanish gov
ernor general had few days ago. at
his own request. meeting with Ad-
miral Diedricbs, the commander of the
German naval forces in the far East,
in order to propose in behalf of the
Spanish government that Maniln
should be handed into the provisional
charge of neutral commander The
proposal was rejected by Admiral
niedrichs In view of the American
blockade"
The Manila news, via Hong Kong
referring to the action of Admiral
Diedrichs, may be looked upon as be-
ing semi-official note. as it was is
sued by the seml-ofiicial news agency
here.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
THE SOUTH CELEBRATES.
For the First Time Since tho War tbs
Fourth Is Observed.

Atlanta, Ca, July 4.-The nation's
birthday was celebrated in Atlanta
for the first time since the civil war.
The demonstration was precipItated
at midnight, when the announcement
OF Admiral SIMPSONS crushing of
the Spanish fleet was conveyed to the
sleeping city in n general alarm bv
the fire department, and the screech.
Ing of score of locomotives in the
railway yards. The city was hand
somely decorated, the state canito,
and governors mansion being Law
ishly draped in the national colors for
the first time on this day for over n
quarter of century.
Mobile, Ala, July 4.-For the first
time in thirty-eight years Mobile nub'
licly honored the Fourth of Jniy
She did 1t unanimously and with her
whole soul. The city was decorated
and civic societies turned out.
Memphis, Tenn, July 1.-The glo-
rious Fourth was generally celebrated
in Memphis. All the courts. hanks
and exchanges were closed and tho
day was given over to the pleasure
seekers. A Dewey Uncle SAM
celebration was held Mt Jackson
Mound park in the afternoon. and
when the news from Santiago reached
tne throng cheer after cheer rent tbe
ar. Everybody yelled for Dewey,
simpson and Shnfter. An admiral's
salute Of thirteen guns was firad ,n
honor Of Admiral Sampson and bis
victory at Santiago. "''
Vicksburg, Miss, July 4.-For the
hrst time in thirty-six years Inde.
pendence Day was generally observed
IN Vicksburg. While there was no
set program. the entire population
wnlte and colored, united In obserying
the day. " 'e' wing
Inc present need of reinforc,n.
General Shafter is no longer felt now
that the Spanish fleet is out NJ tha
may' A large number of men. how.
e'eF' are already on the way. Se
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

The stars and stripes are doing hon
orable service in the public schools OF
Chicago. Little celluloid flags are OF.
fered to the pupils at five cents each.
The proceeds are already sufficient to
maintain three vacation schools. which
for six weeks of the summer bring un-
mixed happiness and no little profit to
the children OF the very poor. Long
may our flag wave over not merely the
land of the free and the home OF the
brave. but over a people whose rich
come into kindly contact with the poor.
and where the learned and fortunate
share their requirements with the ig-
norant and the forlorn.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

mIral Won DIedrich sent two vesscrs
away on learning that America regard
ed his attitude as unfrieudly- A Who'll
Iy improved feeling now exists The
american officers express confidence In
their ability to dispose Of any ships
spain can now send, but, in view OF the
alleged strength OF Admiral Camara's $
squadron, the wish Is expressed that
the Americans had at least one bat
fteelip.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

A Topeka paper suggests that Ad-
miral Dewey's service In the Philip
pines entitle him to substantial recog-
milton at the hands Of the present ad-
ministration. aside from mere idle
votes OF thanks and suggests that he be
appointed postmaster at Manila just
as soon as the Philippines are pacified.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
Admiral Dewey pIsappoInted.

London, July 2.--A dispatch 10 III,
Daily Telegram from Manila, dated
Tuesday, June 18th, via Hong Kong
says:
The non-arrival of the American
troops has grIevously disappointed Ad
miral Dewey. but the Americans still
count on celebrating the Fourth Of
July in Manila, i Is reported that Ad
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

The doctors seem to be united on the
point that cigarette smoking is respon-
sible for most OF the reflections OF mill
tiamen who have come up for examin-
alton as applicants to enter the regular
army. They ought to have included
the cocktail habit and lack of exercise.
The three combind would wreck a
Sandow In three months.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Persons who indulge in stilted for
maIity. Ignorant that the best manners
are fhe simplest. ought to read with
particular care the queens message to
Miss Gladstone on learning OF her faith
er's death. Beatrice and l." not the
queen and the princess. expressed their
sympathy.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

IAN honor TO the new navyi" ex-
claims the Detroit Free Press. In view
Of vell-known occurrence at Manila
we would like to inquire what is the
pntier With our old navy aIso7
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

A st. Louis contemporaries Washing
ton correspondent wires that "bustle is
everywhere apparent about the White
Housc." How the fashions do change!
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

This war may mean more compulsory
education In giving scholars something
additional to learn about the United
States and its dependencies.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

There are but very few women mind
readers. but when II comes to mind
speakers they are very much in evil
dcnce.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Get up early and hear the birds
sing" advises the Boston Herald, the
music begins about o'clock" 1t isn't
absolutely necessary. however. to sit
up the night before and wait for the
concert.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

The French chef hroils the Spanish
mackerel. but the American humorist
roasts It.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

A dry goods firm in Pittsburg adver-
tised a special sale of ladies' wrappers
one day at ninety-eight cents. The fig-
ure nine type dropped out of the news
paper form. and the store was besieged
with applicants for the eight-cent
wrappers. The firm realized that some
one had blundered." but sold the gar
ments at large loss, and sent bill
for four hundred and five dollars to
the newspaper. 1t was paid without
protest. Both business houses kept
faith with their patrons, and for once
the shoppers who try to get something
for nothing succeeded.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Spain certainly experienced great
deal Of trouble in Manila Bay, but her
warships were at the bottom OF II.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

/. Franklin was the oldest member at
the time of the signing of the Declara-
tion of Independence, being In his
ccvepty-first year,
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Strange a. It may appear. nations al
Ways 60 to war for the sake Of peace.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Nashville. Tenn, July 4.-Thou-
SANDS of people attended the exer-
eises at Centennial Exposition park
In celebration OF the Fourth Of July,
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Good limitations are sometimes su-
perIor to poor originals.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

The people" said the pa.r,.,
regardless OF politics. ,sva9.nn plzii,-.-
bury Peppers. Il noticed ths, ssil 4
on the street car."-cincfnnaa - 4,
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

For a perfect complexion .,.
soaPy sesaiPPy ss,R soId srsrSws1 Sss cosMo BGiTErs
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

At the Washington postal congress
attention was called to the fact that
two-thirds Of all the letters which pass
through the postofiices OF the world
are written by and sent to people who
speak English. There are substan-
TALLY soc. .000. 900 persons speaking col
loquially one or another Of the ten OF
twelve chief modern languages, and oi
these about 25 per cent. or 25.oo0,00t
persons. speak English. About 100000
900 speak Russian. 75.o00,0o0 German
S., ,o00. 900 French. 100000 Spanish
$4,000. 900 italian and 100000 Portu-
guese, and the balance Hungarian
Dutch, Polish. Flemish. Bohemian
Gaelic, Roumanian. Swedish, Finnish
Danish and Norwegian. Thus. while
only one-quarter OF those who employ
the facilities OF the postal departments
Of civilized governments speak as theii
native tongue English. two-thirds oi
those who correspond do so in the En-
glish language. The situation arisei
from the fact that SO large a share o
the commercial business OF the worle
is done In English, even among thos'
who do not speak English as their ma
tive language. There are. for instance
more than 10000 postofices in India
the business OF which in letters ant
papers aggregates more than 300. 900.
900 parcels year. and the business o.
these Offices is zone chiefly In English
though OF India's total population
which is nearly 300. 0.000. 900, fewer thai
100000 persons either speak or under
stand English. Though 10000, ,00l
speak or understand Russian, the bust
ness Of tho Russian post department
is relatively small. the number of let
ters sent throughout the czar's empire
amounting to less than one-tenth tn,
number mailed In Great Britain alone
though the population of Great Brit
ain is considerably less than one-hal
OF the population of Russia In Europe
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Educsts Your Bowels with Ca.
Candy Cathartic, cure eonst,patio-
toc- sc IfC. C. C. fall druggist retaa ior,,-
The most recent estimate n,
of Great Britnin and Ireiand me vsz|
o0o.o0o- sn4
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

winter comes before the fall-in the
prico Of lea
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-03-11
OBITUARY.

Grant, son Of Albert Castle, was
born Feb. q, 1879, and died OF la
Grippe, March End 1898, aged %
years and ten days. He was sick
three weeks Was converted few
days before he died. A few nights
before he died he said that he
dreamed he saw his sister in heav-
en-, she who had died about year
before. She said she was waiting
for him. A few hours before his
death, Bro. James Walker said to
him: "Grant, how is 1t with your
soul?" The answer was,:."I do not
want TO die yot awhile, but IL /
have to go am fully prepared to
meet my God"
When 9 years Of age he became
afflicted with some kind OF bone
trouble which left him cripple
for life. Grant was loved by all
who knew him.
| Friends. do not grievo but pre-
pare 10 meet Grant in world that
has no end.
Robert Hatfield.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-03-11
Big Sandy Improvement

Bsports from Congress continue
10 indicate that no River and Har-
Dor bill will be passed at the pres
eni session. The large war appro-
priations have settled the question.
The appointment OF the Rivers
aud Harbors Committee to visit
Big Sandy on March 10th has not
been recalled, however, so far as
We have been able to learn.
Those who have labored so dill
gently during the past six or eight
months for an appropriation, are
naturally much disappointed by
the unfortunate turn In affairs that
will probably snatch away a rich
prize which seemed to be already
won. But the work done will not
all DO lost. II will bear fruit In
the future-at the short session o.
the present Congress (next winter
probably, unless we should have
war.
:-Slnce writing the above
the news comes that the Hous'
Committee on Rivers aud Harbort
has voted not to report an appro-
priatiOn bill this session.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-03-11
IN TROUBLE AGAIN

Last Saturday night w. $. Green,
who had been aUnited States wit
ness at Louisville, was returning
home TO Ashland. On the train he
was relieved of$20 to $50, his watch
and other things. Kiah Crabtree
and James Frazier, OF this place,
we're arrested for the deed, and the
property was found on them. Crab
tree was placed in Jail at Catletts-
burg. Frasher was nsbbed by U.
$. Marshall Bartram, Of West Vlr-
ginia, on a more serious charge
These youngsters we're retu rning
from Louisville, where they had
been as witnesses.