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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27
Opposes Chicago Platform

Yourself. / am opposed to the
80 platform. not only to its silver
4. uut the socialistic and anarchis-
slrlnes therein contained. 1 am
~, not q gold or silver mono
am not yet convinced that
anu silver cannot circulate side
., IL q ratio be established be-
= snese two metals that represents
nsy OF values in accordance with
avs Oh trade, There is no magic
~ n the figures Is 10 l. and no
bss on can establish or maintain
H.. u opposition to or in violation
Vs. established in the markets OF
no, n. The increased use Of silver
;ss would without doubt appre-
o AZ saine, rs the increased use Of
d.. commodity increases it's val
,ass " is the extent and not the
,mns Oh the use that gives such
1sss oles their actual value. and In
u decreases their price.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27
Judge Trips Letter.
Yankton, South Dakota,

Yankton, South Dakota,
Oct. It'll, 1898.
|Ohsrles F. Zimmerman, National
pnk Examiner. Sioux Falls, s. D.
ear Sir: | have your esteemed Ia
q the 24th ultimo in which You
Re me to give you az length my
" upon the general political sit-
ga IN this country and the best
" 10 be pursued by old time Dem
" who were warm adherents OF
H,aent Cleveland and admirers II
Democratic policies prior to 1896
70 give my views upon national aad
expansion as 1t seems 10 be shnp-
under Republican guidance"
'ur request covers such q large
u inquiry, that 1t will be impossi-
within the limits OF a letter. 10
I nor than Q few general PROPOSE
\ snd these without argument or
!, and 10 eonlne myself to the mo-
: aud reasons which will govern my
ac'lon In the present campaign.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27

American manufacturers have not
deemed it necessary heretofore 10
build and employ their W ships in
order TO hold important lines of for
eign trade. Other countries have
found it necessary to do this n
there is no reason to hope that we
shall escape the necessity to which
others have submitted. They must do
as much as the traders OF other lands
to enlarge their circle of commerce.
Dallas tTex.) News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27
Would Iniurs the Poor.

Iues sc now upon a gold standard.
|GsS ana prices have shaped and es-
dIs themselves after one OF the
AMBITIOUS panics that the bust
noe, osla has ever experienced, and
an, eAchange the gold for the sill
Snar would not only be repudia-
j aro,s Hishonesty but would precipi-
thar financial crisis more vio-
nat from which we have just
Turing such financial dis
Ihst,ss arrangement of values and
% prices, the business man
means and the laboring
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27
Should Free the Philippines.

Upon the question Of expansion. For
myself. l am not an expansionist. as
the word Itself would seem to imply.
n there be one danger, in my judgment
that threatens the great republic, 1t
lies along the line of aggression and
conquest. The attempted assimila-
zion OF ignorant and barberous people
who have not the intelligence TO govern
themselves nor tU consent to be gog~
erned, Is contrary to the spirit OF our
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27
: Il Would Hurt.

And such dishonesty does not anect
and foreigners alone uf .ns
existence Of such fact could nnu
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27

The Dingley tariff continues to
crowd tho alsles to the great annoy
ance Of the Democrats in the conkro-
Observation-Disclosures Hawkeye. 1T
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27

Call "a man a sad dog" said the
Cornfed Philosopher, .and he will look
knowing and feel BATTERED. but II you
call him a miserable pup he'll wan. 20
fght."-Indianapolis Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27

II you want money bad. invest In
green goods.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-27

Lamb Iron Short.

' 1t is set forth in a bulletin on the
sheep industry Of the country. recent-
ly issued by the National Live Stock
association, that while the industry.
as a whole, was never in a more pros
porous condition, the lamb crop does
net show as large a percentage as
usual, due mainly to the universal
cold rains during the Landing season.
All sections report forage to be the
finest In ter years, and the lambs arc
larger and fatter tb-n usual at this
time OF the year (the only exception
being in one Or two limited sections
along the Pacific coast. where drouth
has prevailed. According TO informa-
ton received direct from owners, Il
appears that less sheep will be market
cd this year than last. The high price
OF western wool. Ia to IS cents per
pound, and the fancy prices paid for
western alfalfa-fed lambs on the east
ern markets, make 1t much more
profitable for breeders to grow wool
and lambs than mutton. 1t is too early
yet to correctly estimate the wool
crop, but 1T is believed that an in
crease of 10 per cent is a conservative
figure.
Varied Rations.-With an abundance
OF good. we'll kept pastures, plenty Of
clover hay, corn. oats and peas. the
Jersey dairy farmer is approximately
independent OF the markets for dairy
foods. II prices are satisfactory. it uiii
be wise economy TO increase the varie-
ty in his rations by the addition IL
bran, cotton-seed meal. linseed meal
and gluten feed or meal. But the
prices must be right or they may cost
more than they come ton. b. Frank
lin.
Jersey Bulletin speaks q good word
for silos for the stave variety, with no
special foundation prepared. He says
they only sit on a level place, ard in
finishing feeding from them we have
found less waste than is found in a
cement bottom. Our silos have kept
silage in a perfect condition right up
J to the walls-not a forkful OF waste
since leaving the top"
Call "A man a sad dog" said the
Cornfed Philosopher, and he will look
knowing and feel fattered. but II you
call him a miserable pup he'll wan: 70
dght."-Indianapolis Journal.
II you want money bad. invest IN
The Mena star., 1898-07-06
HELP FOR SKATER.
War Department win Rush Troops to san- tiago as Rapidly as steam wui
 Carry Them.

WASHINGTON, July 5-Reinforce. ments are to be hurried to Gen. Shafter as rapidly as steamships can carry them, notwithstanding the fact that additional troops are not now so badly needed as was indicated by the devel. opments of Friday and Saturday. The dispatches received by the war depart ment from Gen. Shafter show confi- dence in his present ability to control the situation. The position he occu- pies makes it impossible either for the Spanish forces to evacuate the city or for Gen. Pando's troops to reinforce them.
 The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul is now at New York taking on cargo of am intuition for Admiral Sampson's fleet. Owing to the necessity of her early departure 1t was not originally in. tended to send the troops by her, but yesterday afternoon it was decid. ed she should take one regi- ment. In accordance with that de- termination, orders were issued last evening for the Eighth Ohio in- fantry, Col. Charles V. Hurd and Lieut. Col. Charles Dick, the regiment known as ''The Presidents Own," be. cause it comes from the immediate vicinity of President McKinley's home city of Canton, to proceed to New York and embark on the St. Paul for Santiago. The St Paul will leave New York late Wednesday afternoon, and will make flying trip to Cuba
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VICTIMS OF A TORNADO.
Destructive storm Sweeps Over Hampton Beach, Destroying Buildings, Sinking
 Vessels and Killing Many People.

HAMPTON, N. H., July 5.--A tornado struck section of Hampton beach at 3:15 o'clock yesterday, causing immense damage to beach property and great loss of life. Cottages were blown flat, horses were picked up bodily and dashed against buildings, vehicles car ried many feet, barns unroofed, large trees snapped off at their roots, while others were torn up bodily The torna. do touched the beach at places about half mile north of Whittier's hotel and cut swath 100 yards wide in westerly direction, moving in a rotary shape until it passed out to the south. Twenty cottages were torn down and several small hotels completely wrecked. The greatest loss of life and injury came with the demolition of the old skating rink, near Leavitts, single story struc- ture of wood. 500x100 feet in size. Here from 75 to 125 per sons were seriously injured, an un- known number slightly wounded and several persons are already dead. A yacht owned by Capt. Frank Mudd, of this place was sailing off the beach and was in the path of the storm. In it were nine persons and of these five were drowned.
The Mena star., 1898-07-06
A BITTER FIGHT.
American Troops Show Their valor
 in Battle Outside Santiago.

PLAYA DEL ESTE, Cuba, July 1, via Mole, St. Nicolas. Hayti, July 2.-The first days battle in front of Santiago has ended and the loss to the American side has been heavy, the report now being that there are at least 1, 900 killed and wounded as the result of the gal lant charge of the United States forces.
 With the sun scorching the vegetation and blistering the faces of theAmerican soldiers, the attack was made, which has resulted in the capture and the occupation of every one of the outer defenses of the enemy. The thermometer registered 106 degrees when the fighting was at it's height,
The Mena star., 1898-07-06

@ wright who grasped the hazd of the grav- oearoeo admiral, and said to him: 1T Tconvrat- uiale you, sir, upon having made as gallant a asns as was ever witnessed on the sea" Lieu- sensnt Commander Wainright then placed his 0Aoin ae the disposal of the Spanish oficers
 It Was Another Sunday Hattie
 ~ was s;SO o'clock Sunday morning when the spanish flagship the Cristobal Colon. was seen ss.anilng rapidly out through the narrow chan fsn,, "s sne naroors mouth The signal ran rom snip to ship of the American fleet and Ine Iowa and Indiana, the record brsarins oregon, the Massachusetts and the Texas tbe cruiser Brooklyn and the sly little improvised destroyer Gloucester were soon scurrvinp into posleion 70 block the Spaniards' exit. but the american vessels did not open fire at once.
 Allowed to Pass Morro.
 oosVeras snlps were allowed to come out of s sne naroor and get well out of tho range of "oIro guns before the big battleships began 70 close In Cervera headed to the west keen ing close to the shore and erino iron, arysr,, gun that he could bring to bear At the beels ol ene colon came the Vizcaya and Almirante oquendo Back of them were the dread de- stroyers
 Through a Blaze of Fire.
 Ihen suddenly the big battleships opened up anu the rest Of the Spanish way was literally through hurricane of shot and shells Rut stiii the Colon kept on. firing brayely. reeling under the terrific impact of the tons of metal that were poured upon her. When about ten miles westward of Morro castle, with his shin
 trailing like wounded duck" and bannered wltn flame, Cervera turned the vessel toward the shore and made last desperate effort to keen her out Of his enemy's hands. She was sink ing and blazing in score of places, but stll ner guns kept at work and the white flag showed above her last of all At first the fearful fire of the battleships had naturally been poured upon the flagship but the others were not forgotten in the terrible din and up- roar made by the heavy guns and continuous crash and rattle of the rapid fire batteries
 Smoke Obscured the Scene.
 The smoke wrapped the scene in obscurity. but from time to time as the wind tore the smoke curtains aside, the spectators caught momentary glimpses of the swift tragedy Close upon the heels of the Colon's destruc- ton simultaneously, almost. came the doom of the Oquendo and Vizcaya. The Colon, the Wis., caya and Oquendo had to face the Iowa Texas and Indiana Under the fire of this ponderous trio the cruisers that had raised so many hopes and not few fears went down to defeat with fearful swiftness The flagship Colon fought her way ten miles up the coast before her nose
The Mena star., 1898-07-06
ENTERED THE CANAL.
The spanish Fleet Under Camara at Last Leaves Port Said-British Governor at
 Hong Kong Notifies Dewey.

PogT SAID, July 5.-The Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Camara, consisting of the Pelayo, Car los ". Patriota, Rapido, Buenos Ayres, Isla de Panay, San Francisco, Jsla de Luzon, San Augustin and San lgnacio de Loyola, has entered the Suez canal. The Spanish torpedo boats which were with the fleet have been ordered to Messna, Sicily.
 HoNe KoNe, July 5-The British consul has sent dispatch boat to Ad- miral Dewey at Manila, notifying him that Camara's fleet has entered Suez paua1
The Mena star., 1898-07-06
The American Commander Sent a Letter to the Spanish Command
 CT to Surrender Santiago.
CESSATION OF POSSIBILITIES REQUESTED.
Consuis Wanted to Remove the Foreign Women and Children Out of the City and Place Them Under American Pro- tection-Admiral Cervera Makes a Short Statement About His Case.

NEAR SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 5.-- At noon Sunday, acting under instruc- tions from Washington, Maj. Gen. Shafter, the commander of the Ameri- can troops, sent letter to Gen. Lin ares, in command of the Spanish forces defending Santiago, demanding the surrender of the city. The message was delivered by Col. Dorst. Three hours elapsed before the firing could be stopped. Gen. Linares responded promptly with an absolute refusal to surrender. Gen. Shafter at noon Mon day repeated his demand for the sur render of the city and notified Gen. Linares that unless Sant ntiago sur rendered hostilities would be resumed at noon on Tuesday. Up to Monday evening Gen. Linarcs had not replied to the second request for the surrender of the city.
 Conferences with the consuls of the foreign powers have been conducted near Gen. Wheeler's headquarters The consuls said there were 3l, ,0O0 men, women and children, foreign subjects in the city, and they requested cessa- tion of hostilities in order to enable them to be removed outside Santiago and to be placed under the protection of the United States. This was defi- nitely refused by the American com mander, who declined to accept any such responsibility. The eonsuls were told that 1t rested with them to insist upon Gen. Linares surrendering.
 The conference was resumed at nine o'clock yesterday morning, when the consuls expressed grave doubts as to Gen. Linares' surrender. on account of the false telegrams in regard to Span ish victories and yellow fever among the American troops sent daily to Madrid, which caused the Spaniards to think they dare not surrender and return to Spain. However, the foreign consuls will demand the surrender of the city, but it is doubtful whether they will prevail. A courier of the Associated press yesterday afternoon said no conclusions had been reached.
 Gen. Shafter denies the existence of general armistice under the white flag, and 1t was believed that hostili- ties would recommence to-day at 19 o'clock, before which time the exodus of the 3l, 900 foreigners will be accom- plished. The British warships Pallas and Alert and the Austrian warship Maria Teresa have been allowed by Rear Admiral Sampson to enter the harbor of Santiago and remove foreign subjects. One British vessel has al- ready cleared for Kingston, Jamaica.
 Admiral Cervera's statement
 OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 5.-The first and only statement concerning the recent naval battle made by the Spanish commander, Admiral Cervera was to correspondent of the Associa- ted press on board the battleship Iowa It was as follows; sI would rather lose my ships at sea, like a sailor, than in harbor. It was the only thing left for me to do."
The Mena star., 1898-07-06

OA buC odttlCSulp OICSOnJ was turned shoreward The Vizcaya and OQuendo had not made faii that distance under the terrible hammering of the hurricane battleships before their case was hopeless. and they, too. were turned shoreward, and they had not been idle Their crews fought with desperate bravery. but courage was no match for courage plus gunnery.
 Marksmanship the Story.
 It was the old story, Spanish shells that went wild for the most part, while the Americans gun fire was marked by merciless precision. When the battered Oquendo and Vizcaya faced the inevitable and swung around for the shore both were afire, the Vizcaya from forward to amidships. The two cruisers were beached not more than quarter of mile apart
 The Gloucestsr's Good Word.
 The Gloucester. Q fast little yacht that can not boast of any heavier battery than several and three pounders was lying of Aguadores, three miles east of Morro, when the Spaniards came out At first she joined in the attack upon a large vessel and then held of some, Capt Wainright concluding to re- serve his efforts for the two torpedo boat de- stroyers In the rear. The Gloucester steamed after them when they appeared and chased them to point five miles west of Morro pour ing shot after shot into them all the time Her efforts bore abundant fruit. for to her belongs the credit for the destruction of both of the de- stroyers She fired l,4O0 shots during the chase. and it was not long before both destroy CTS were on fire and plainly disabled
The Mena star., 1898-07-06
shafters ca.ualtles to pate.

WITH STARTERS ARMY, via Jamaica, July 3.-The number of killed and wounded for the week reaches to- night about 1,s00. No effort is, ap- parently, being made by our officers to expedite the listing of the casual ties and not one-ffth of the total names are known even to the com manding officers. Already 800 cases have been handled at the hospital here, because of the owe rfiow from the hospitals at the front. All the wound ed here are recovering
 At vicksburg, Miss, Atlanta, Ga. Mobile, Ala, and at other places in the south Independence day was cele- brated on an elaborate scale for the drst time since the civil war.
The Mena star., 1898-07-06
the soldiers actually engaged in the

the soldiers actually engaged in the fighting
 As the figures were studied the inn pressiveness of war took on a new phase with those whose memories did not go back S5 years. But the older officers of the department, the men to whom fighting is a profession, were not surprised. They had not expected that Gen. Shafter could push for ward and take such points of vantage as Fl Caney and San Juan without suffering. They thought loss of 1000 killed and wounded was by no means large considering what had been gained in the first day's battle.
The Mena star., 1898-07-06

(Commander-in-C of the Cuban Forces) but despite the terrific heat and the Spanish fire the American pressed on until the Spaniards were forced beyond the gates of the city of Santiago at eight o'clock, and the commanding officer ordered firingto cease.
 Tonight Gen. Shafter says that he will ask from Washington that hos pital ship medical supplies and launches for the transfer of the wounded be sent here at once. He states that the wounded far outnum- Der the killed and he expects terrific fighting at close range when the city of Santiago is stormed. The troops tonight, after 13 hours of continuous fighting, are as eager as ever.
 As the brigade of Gen. Lawton moved forward st eight o'clock this morning upon Fl Caney, to the north east of Santiago, the heat had already begun to be intense. The men went forward with shout and the fire which was directed against the Span ish intrenchments was from the first successful. The town was upon the right flank of the American lines and it was the intention to take 1t first in order to hold an advan ntageous posi- tion to the northeast of Santiago and thus prevent the joining of the forces of Pando and Linares. The enemy was driven from the earthworks and the American troops now occupy them. The attack was not made, however, without loss of life and injury to the American soldiers
 Quickly following the capture of Fl Caney came the fall of Aguadores, which lies to the south near where the Guama river empties into the ocean, and close to where the ships of Admi- ral Sampson were already disabling the Qualifications of the Spaniards. Aguadores is an anchorage two miles east of Morro castle. The Jamaica cable has for many years had its land ing at Aguadores. Fl Caney, or San Luis del Caney, is village of about 2,000 inhabitants on the road from Santiago to Guantanamo.
 Santiago, therefore, after the taking of these two towns, alone remained to the Spaniards, and there was evidently an intense desire on the part of the soldiers to bring about it's instant equalization. They were held in check, however. and the attack was directed solidly against the crescent shaped Spanish line in front of Santiago, which was gradually forced back within the confines of the city.
 As Viewed in Washington.
 WASHINGTON, July 2.-Pride in the courage of the American troops min gles with sorrow for the loss of lives. The sense of elation which was all pervading yesterday at the news of steady successes gave way to a more sober feeling in the growing realiza- ton of what the victory was costing. Gen. Shafter's second dispatch, saying 'I fear I have underestimated to-day's casualties" reached the war department at four o'clock this morning It fol- lowed an earlier message giving the losses, killed and wounded, as 400. From other sources came the infoma- tion that the first days fighting had killed or disabled about 1000 That would meKn one soldier in 20 of the entire army, or probably one in ten of
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 (Whose Warships Did the Glorious Work or
 Santiago)
 Furor and Pluton were destroyed within four miles of the port Our loss one killed and two wounded Enemy's loss probably several hun dred by gun fire, explosions and drowning About 1900 prisoners. including Admiral Ger vera The man killed was George H Ellis, chief yeoman of the Brooklyn SAMPSON
 story of the Battle
 OFF SANTIAGO. July 4-Admiral Cervera's fleet lies to-day at the bottom of the Carib- bean sea, of the southern coast of Cuba The Spanish admiral is prisoner of war on the auxiliary gunboat Gloucester, formerly MT. J. Pierpont Morgans yacht, Corsair, and l. 600 to i,500 other Spanish officers and sailors, all who escaped the frightful carnage caused by the shells from the American warships, are also held as prisoners of war by the United States navy. The American victory is complete, and according to the hest information obtainahe at this time the American vessels were prac- tically untouched, and only one man was killed, though the ships were subjected to the heavy fire of the Spaniards all the time the battle lasted
 Made a Gallant Dash
 Admiral Cervera made as gallant a dash for liberty and for the preservation of his ships this morning as has ever occurred in the histo- ry of naval warfare In the face of overwhelm- ing odds, with nothing before him but inevita- ble destruction or surrender If he remained any longer in the trap in which the American fleet had him. he made a bold dash from the harbor