St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-14
It. dauuauy farmer.
WAR SPLINTERS.

WAR SPLINTERS.
Three cheers and a tiger for
ADMIRABLE DEWEY!
ssOn to Madridp' That will be
the rallying cry, if the war is not
ended soon.
Everything is going up except
Spanish warsnips. They show a
downward tendency.
The Spanish feet is supposed to
have gone back to Cadiz.
The steamship Gussie sailed from
Tampa last Tuesday loaded with
arms, ammunition and supplies fur
nished by the United States Gov
eminent for the use of the Cuban
insurgents.
Admirable Dewey's advice to his
men at Manila was keep cool,
and obey orders +" TheV battle
cry was ssRemember the Malne!.'
The result is known throughout
the world.
The st. Paul sailed from Cramps
shipyard last week, to give the
Spaniards the cramps.
The Spaniards admit their over
whelming defeat at Manila, but say
it was honorable. Come right
along, face the music and get some
more Of the same kind of honor.
1t was eleven Spanish warshlps
and FIVE land batteries against six
American warships, but every shot
counted from the latter, while the
dons grew wildly reckless and
burned their powder to no purpose.
The Spanish reports from Manila
show that they lost nearly 1000 in
killed and wounded.
Capt Sigsbee, OF the Maine, is
now captain of the armored cruiser
st. Paul. Now, by st. Paul, re-
l Il. NFc,ag
Martial law has been proclaimed
in Spain, owing to the riots that
are going on between the people
and the authorities.
The Spanish feet were quartered
at the Cape Verde Islands and the
Canary Islands. The tropic Of
cancer passes between these islands.
1t may be that the Spanish fleet is
suffering from cancer.
The new Rear Admiral is in the
front row.
When the Spanish torpedo boat
destroyer Terror meets the United
States Monitor Terror there will
be a terrible time in old ocean.
The title of the young King of
Spain is Alphonse Is. Supersti-
tious people consider this to be an
unlucky number.
The Spanish warships at Manila
had enough coal on hand to last for
six weeks, when a two hours sup
ply would have been sufficient.
Such extravaganza is inexcusable.
Commodore SchIey's flying sqad-
ron is still lying at anchor off Old
Point Comfort. That is comforta-
BILE news to the Spaniards.
The present plan of operations is
as follows:
/. The invasion Of Cuba and the
seizure Of Porto Rico.
2. The seizure of the Canary
Island.
8. An advance. against the Span
ish coast.
Ten thousand troops will sail In
q day or two for the Philippine
Islands to reinforce Admirable
Dewey.
DR.. w. j. Lewis, who claims to
have invented a successful flying
machine, has offered it to the Gov
eminent for use in the present war.
We don't particularly need it, but
Spain would doubtless give him a
good price for several hundred
thousand Of them, provided they
can fly as far as the North Pole. or
some other unknown country.
The Philippine rebel chief, Gen
eral Aguinaldo, has issued aprocla-
nation to the insurgents at Manila
to obey the orders of Commodore
Dewey and United States Consul
Williams.
In Havana the price of provisions
continues to go up. Eggs are 81
. dozen, milk so cents . bottle,
prime beef 81 IS a pound, butter
81 Is . pound, and canned meats
and vegetables from 81 TO s. can.
Blanco has seized all the provisions
he can get his hands on, not even
excepting the horses and cattle
used to work the plantations in the
vicinity of the city
The reconcentr1dos have been So at
back to their homes in the int, .ior
If the island to starve to . cath