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ecneeTned iay morning Ut IS now.
Tuesday, o1 O'Clock we went 20
quarters, tnd 1ero Just preparing for a
general muie when the Iowa blew the
signal "epemys ship escaping" and
immediate Ve heard n gun hred- The
call TO "ge IN quarters" stations for
battlel wa1 h0hnded, and the whole
crew dres - apotless white Cbattle
uniform IS biuc-the oldest and dlrtiest
you hnvel rufhod as one man to the
guns. Battle plates we're put on the
matches, affno1od doors shut, the guns
cast loose and manned, and the whole
ship ready for nction In an incredibly
short time, and with the most delighted
enthusiasm, Tor every officer and man
knew that tie hour had struck.
Jumped up on the bridge deck and ran
forward to the pilot house. climbed the
last ladder and saw coming out OF the
harbor, past the MorfD, the leading
ship OF tho Spanish squadron-black.
grim and majestic as she steamed
slowly along and turned to the west
ward, simultaneously with heS hrst
shot the western sand batteries began
q terrific fre, the Iowa, Oregon and In
diana replied ana the grand ball was
opened. What Q scene that wasl I
shall never fOfgot the feeling had rs
the Spanlard flFst appeared-a feeling
OF emulation ana hope and suspense
mingled In oRe quick thrill that shot
through my Wtoio being! Now we were
TO have what We had so long been
waiting ana ping and preparing for.
pitched bhtl With the enemy's feet.
/ must plyil to say that the Massa-
chusetts had no early in the morning
for Guantananto. to coal. and was out
Of the whole aition; and the New York
was down at iboneV when It began,
the admiral haVing gone there to con-
suit with GeneFal Shafter. She missed
all but the very end OF the affair. So
the ships that took part were the
Brooklyn, Texas. Oregon and Iowa and
Indiana. with the little auxiliary yacht
Gloucester, which hurried up behind US
after the squadron had gotten out.
Lack ofSteAm.
We were arThnged In sort OF vast
seml-circle around the mouth of the
harbor, Brooklyn 70 westward. and In
diana to eastward. all of US some two
and q half Or three miles from shore.
and, unluclSily, with steam rather slow;
for night was the time when we ex-
pected them 20 break out. II ever as
they would have the best chance in the
comparative darkness (the moon was
full about the lat or 2d) so at first we
were handicapped bY lack OF speed, and
1t took many precious minutes to raise
full steam; In tact 1t was full half
hour before the Indiana could get any
thing like decent speed.
The Spaniards came out In the follow
ing order: Infanta Maria Teresa (fiag
ship; VizcaVa. cristobal Colon, Alml-
rante oquendo. all fine armored cruis-
ess. and the Furor and Pluton. high
speed torpedo boat destroyers-six YES
sells in all; AID pltted against these
were our four battleships and one ar
mored cruiser, NTH assistance from the
Gloucester, and little (very) from the
armored cruiser New York. It would
not have beeh q very uneven match II
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the Spanish ships had been manned by
Englishmen, Tor Instance: their crews
couldn't shoot and that settled their
fate.
We began hflng about $40 o'clock and
headed for the leading spanlard: he
had more speed than we, however, and
steamed on along the coast TO the west
ward, firing a. Us pretty hard. but hit
ting uothinF but water. Then came
the second end third and so on all
firing rapidly but wildly. A number OF
their shots Whl5tled close to our cars,
and Il was petty hot for some time;
out we were hit only once In the
whole battle, and that was by small
shell, or fraFrleut OF big one, on the
after thIFtee1slnch turret.
our shootlng was good, and we could
see some Of TIE larger shells strike the
SpaRiards.
D.StFtoiIoa OF the FLEET.
when the testroVers came out we
concentrated most OF our fire on them.
as we were b,hind the others now; the
Gloucester cSmA up al full speed and
also ensaged the two destroyers from
the rear, or lather their port quarter.
They were particularly dangerous on
account OF tht latter quality, and be-
cause OF their torpedoes; 70 we used all
our guns. BIZ aud little. for awhile,
against them, Presently one showed
big black cloud Of smoke pouring from
her. she was struck and n magazine
had exploded Then another and an
other cloud showed her boilers blowing
up. She was gone now, and they steer
I'D her into tht dearest point and ADAM
doned her. The other suffered the
same fate. nnd sank alongside the
beach an n Htth cove near by; both the
adeS,rorers' vere destroyed and all
honds zero relieved. Meanwhile the
Taros, VAS sen slowly heading in-
sbara snJ moving with difficulty: abe
~ nos In her agony, and fire could ha
~ Lrrsttng from her decks. They
-, ~. ashare and began TO abandon
i mn On,,entio soon followed suit
~, ,o,~tbtc ara had done its work, and
~ ,,,. biazInit and ruined
'"I -. n1ssad several OF her maya
~. Htew M and FASTENED her COM
. ,,in dsstrpetid,n
P'y ~. 80, noR jogging along ut
VI - and we're nearly up 90 the
s1OH yrbcnl she prepared 90 give up
49,. .!ysaa'.,"egl her helm hard a-port
the sHg az bic friendly shore TO die,
The Iowa had pau Pu'
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can hold against large force. think
the enemy has retired from the neigh
borhood, however, after his severe
drubbinR, and IL not likely to appear
again unless we should meet with re-
verses before Santiago. The marines
had hard stern Job before them when
they were landed on that point: the
country was absolutely new TO. them;
there had been no previous reeonnoiB-
sance Of It made: and they were sur
rounded by dense thlckets Of chaparal
and underground which no line OF OUT
posts could thoroughly observe.
Indian waTfars.
It was, indeed, a regular IOdIan war
fare that they had to carry on during
those four days; and they we're nearly
on their last legs for want OF sleep and
rest when the last days fight took
place. They showed the stun they were
made out OF. however. and detached
expedition Of less than 200. including
some forty CubanS, utterly routed and
demoralized for good the ehemy's force
OF between SIX hundred and seven hum
lred; more than sixty OF his dead were
found and there must have been many
more, besides three times that number
wounded, who were carried of. Il was
the Hrst time our troops had a crack Mt
them in the open. and also the last foT
the Splniards haven't been heard from
since. On that dag Spanish lleuten-
ant and sixteen men were captured.
We got back here nEaln just before
daybreak on Inst Thursday or Friday.
don't remember which, events follow
one another fast these days. and were
lust 10 time 10 Join in a general bonn
bardment OF the batteries, participated
In by the New York. Brooklyn. Iowa,
Oregon, Massachusetts, Texas and In
diana. We all moved In and banged
away for quarters OF an hour OF
80. but got little response from the
forts. Our Gre was very heavy, and tho
garrisons evidently took 10 the woods
while II was going on; then. when we
slackcned up and turned out again.
they came back and fred tew
rounds by way Of farewell. I suppose.
think We damaged their earth batteries
considerably 1.-THE old Moro hns no
guns ht 20 uSc); they are very hard TO
hit. however. being very low and fiat
and lying along the crests Of high. blum
hills On each side OF tho entrance.
Iast act Of the Drama.
Now am coming to ne last act OF
the drama. us Tar as our main object Is
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Dor and risked all in one last desperate
effort to escape.
But win 60 back little aud tell Pou
something OF our experiences since ]
last wrote. We left Key West on June
Il, went over to DrV TortuGas and
there Joined the fleet OF transports
from Tampa on the evening OF the 18th.
This feet consisted OF about thirty
three vessels, carrying some nineteen
thousand troops under Major General
Shaftef, fifteen thousand OK whom
were regulars and the rest volunteers.
The convoy WHs composed OF the In
diana lin command) half dozen small
CRUISERS and gunbonts, and . miscel-
iRneouB assortment OF auxiliary yachts,
tornedo boats and armed tugs-the
whole force numbering fifteen vessels,
think, There were formed ahead,
asteFn and on both hanks OF the
troopers so rs to guard them on ell
sides, and we started OF on our trip Of
seven hundred miles.
The passage was made without start
IIna Incident. although not without
vRSt amount Of work and Irritation,
caused by the trouble Of keeping the
three columns closed up and IN some
oort Of shape, The weather was ilne,
iovpver. end we reached Santiago In
Vo.od order on theImorning OF the goth
That evening and the next day were
spent In maturing plans for debarklnE.
holdipE consultations with the admiral
ana the Cuban general, Garcia. etc..and
M daylight on the 2zd the landing was
begun al Dalquih, feints being made
nj several other points along the
COAST al the same timN 10 distract and
divide the Spanish forces. Dlaquiri
yynS shelled and then occupied without
any trouble. the Earrison having de-
cnuped In good time TO md more
comfortable locality. Daiquiri. should
Rdd. Is fifteen miles 10 the eastward Of
Santiago. At the mouth Of deep, rug
Red Euich that Is one Of many which
scar the mountain slopes along this
southern Cuban coast
A BsanilfnI BroSpsei.
II IL beautiful coast, by the way,
Wild. towering and majestic almost be-
vond description The sky line is a sort
of unduiating zlR.zag for miles and
miles. that Is. the sharp peaks and
clear out ridges Of tho mountain chain
rae and fan In the most Irregular man
ueF. but the general trend OF the Jagged
line 10 wavy. repeating ITSELF az inter-
walls from range 10 range
These mountains, which vAFy IN
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height from Two to eight thousand feet.
are q lille inland, and their hases are
masked by lower foot hills, steep and
barren, looking like the mountains;
while IA front OF these, on the very edge
OF the seq, the shore Is fringed with all
ternatlng lSnolls and slopes Of many col-
ors and patterns, some fresh and green
and soft IN outline as . terrRced gar
den, others sharp and angular and
covered over thickiY with tangled
masses Of tropical uDderbrush inter
spersed with ragged patches OF ugly
chnparal.
These successive tiers Of hills are oil
split, at frequent intervals. By long.
deep raylnes that tumble headlonG
down to the sea, md many Of them
contain the beds OF the Bo-cailed rivers
that abound among these mountains.
The whole scene, as one passes along
the coast some ten or dozen miles of
shore. is one OF great beauty and pic
turesqueness, especially at sunset when
the slopes OF the mountains take on a
tint OF green that can only describe
as radiant, 90 bright and glowing - It.
But where nm getting In my rhap,
spdy? had Just landed che army.
Well. the troops advanced as Ear as 81
honey, eight miles from Santiago, which
they held for some days as an adj
Vanced post while the supplies and war
material were being landed and
brought up; then the army moved for
ward for the real campaign against the
city. They have been moving forward
ever since, according 10 all accounts,
and after about n week Of steady adj
vance had arrived within three miles Of
Santiago a few days ago. This dizzy
speed Is rivalled IN the annals Of war
only, ! imagine, by the operation Of the
celebrated Mackerel Brigade, so In
splringlY told by the immortal orpheus
C. Kerr.
Army had ITS Hands Fail.
Really, though, the army has had It's
hands pretty full ever since It began to
advance; the spaniards have disputed
every inch OF the way, and during the
last few days, when the fighting has
been In the trenches just outside the
city, our losses have been mighty
heavy. on July i. for instance. SHAFT
ter, lost nearly thousand men in kills
ed and wounded, the motallty among
the Officers being especially great, We
haven't heard from him for day or
two. He has approximately 10000 men,
counting Cubans. and the enemy have,
It IS said 1900. in and around Santiago.
So the task OF carrying the city by as
sault will be hard one, I'm afraid.
Well. the day the army landed the
Indiana went in close to the batteries
at the mouth OF Santiago harbor and
engaged them for an hour or so: the
other ships had done so before our ar
rival and we were merely taking our
turn at the fun. We touched them up
pretty lively. but their shooting was
slow and desultoFy and we we're not hit.
The middle Of last week we went
down to Guantanamo Bay to coal (forty
miles east of here) and stayed there a
day and half during which time
got chance to go ashore and visit the
marines camp. They occupy a very
| Strong position on q steep hill, and
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CUBAN JUNTA

Does net Credit The Stories About Friction
DstIvssn UAIisd States Troops and Ger.
eia'S Soldiers.
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 2i-Gen.
Palma, president of the Cuban junta, is
in the city. He does not credit the ssor-
les about the reported friction between
Cuban soldiers and the Americans.
81 think" he said. "all Cubans rec
oEnlEe the nice work OF the United
states in helping the cubans to attain
their independence. I Cannot think any
regular soldiers OF the Cuban army
have refused to help build roads, dig
trenches, etc. / do not know what some
few scattered soldiers may have done,
but 1t Is not reasonable to suppose that
any OF the regulars under Garcia have
declined TO perform such service. Gen.
eral Garcia from the beginning, said he
was ready to do all that was necessary
TO aid the Americans. and his soldiers
have for years been doing Just such
work Ms YOU refer TO. TheV have grown
accustomed TO It.
What do you estimate as the number
of Cuban soldiers under arms In Cuba
at the present timer" was asked.
Il think we have about $1,000 Cuban
soldiers under arms in Cuba now" said
General Palma. There are probably
about 1000 or 5000 soldiers with Gar
cIn and the balance OF them are scat
tered all over Cuba. 1t must be re-
membered that We have possession OF n
good many towns and there must be a
guard maintained over them by our
cuban army. All through the prov
inces there nre needs for the protection
which is afforded by these soldiers,
Mos, OF our cavalry IS In Puerto Prln-
cipe."
General Palma does not credit the re-
ports regarding the death OF General
Garcia. He said he had n letter from
General Garcia few days ago and be-
iIeves he Is gtill alive.
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gravated case OF female weakness, back
fehe. cold hands and feet, ana was TsEy
weak aud nervous writes s4rs p d.
Prossns. of Wellington. Wayne county
n. Y. Had fainhnE spells, palpitaaon
OF the heart and could hardly 9ras
around. Ny blood was also very oad.
Had sak-rheum in my hands, Haa z
terrible pressure under shonider piaess
and ny lungs were In very bad ePhui-
tlon. The doctors said / must have heip
right away or would have conS9llP.
seem 10 get any better. and my nus
band wanted me to try DR.. Pierees
medicines. / did So. and after taKins
me tFnyorite Prescription and Golden
Medical Discovery ! was cured OF ali
my Complaints. and 1 have never 9een
better In my life than have been SINCE
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In two letters written to HIS
mother, Mrs Jane Dawson. at
webster Groves, Missouri, Lieuten-
ant W. c. Dawson, of the battleship
Indiana, gives a thrilling ana pictures
que account of the destruction Of Adj
mlral Cervera's squadron on July 3, on
the coast OF Cuba. Lieutenant Dawson
Is a nephew OF Hon. A. W. Campbell, OF
this city, and the many friends OF his
mother ana himself In this city
and Brooke county. VIII read his story
Of that glorious victory with interest as
well as pride in the part which he took
IN the battle:
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U. s. S. INDIANAltLi y
OF SANTIAGO DE CTIBA.

July :, 1898.
Long before this reaches you you viii
have read In the papers OF ths- battle Of
Santiago, or whatever name they may
give It; for as write now, the day at
ter It took place. can't even guess
when my letter will get started on IT'S
way TO you. The question OF mails Is
more uncertain and vexRtlous here than
at Tortugas, even, and you know whak
that was.
Our chance came at last: what We
had been hoping for so long, and see
ing over and over again as In a dream.
became actual reality yesterday norm
ing, when the Spanish squadron
steamed deaantly out OF Santiago har-
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CERYERA'S DOOM.
An Interesting Description OF the
Great Naval Battle
WHICH CRUSHED SPAlN'S PRIDE
And Added Lustre to the United
States Navy.
LIEUTENANT DAWSON'S STORY

OF THE TERRIBLE CONFLICT OFF
THE COAST OF cUBA-A VIVID
PICTURE OF THE ATTEMPTED
ESCAPE OF ADMIRAL GER
vERA's SQUADRON FROM SAN
T1Aeo HARBoR, AND THE Ut
TER ANNIHIrAT1oN OF THE
SPANISH SHIPS LIEUTENANT
DAwsoNs VIEW OF THE FIGHT
FROM THE BATTLEsH1P md.
ANA
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VICTORY ON SEA ANDLAND.
INTENSE MOMENTS IN-&ARFARE.
HOW WOMEN BEAR THE BRuNT
OF WAR.

During the few months we have been
at war with Spain. there have been
many critical moments in which men
felt that they were living whole yearsl
The landing OF the invading army upon
the shores Of the enemV's country Is
perhaps the most critical lime for the
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ONE Of natures remedies; cannot
harm tine weakest constitution; never
fails to cure summer complaints OF
vouns or old. Or. Fowler's Extract OF
MtIll SlrnM berry.
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/ A. THOMPSON, OSTEOPATHIST.

Nearly every disease treated success
f,,Ily. Chvoplcs u specially, No kultn or
drugs used Examinations free.
Rooms IS and 10 f, Exchange Bank.
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Iow Rates to Saratoga SPRING. n. f'-Lo"
Rates to Pnt"In-IHy, ohio
Tho Cleveland. Loraln & Wheeling Ry,
orTers speclal low rates TO above points
,,'i,b Iong limit. To Bay. July
o. % and 20, and to Saratoga August
! and ? Consult o. r. Wood, Mcclure
House block. for particulars.
The Forrest City times., 1898-03-25
WIT AND WISDOM.

stranger-"How old is the oldest in
habitant of this VII rep" Native
SThere amt none. lie died last week.
--Tit-Bits.
Gertie-"Do you believe in long en-.
gagements?" Maud-"No; because Il
doesn't enable one to crowd many OF
them into season."-Judge.
Papa, l am going to paint . still
life picture, and want to put in plate
of your favorite vegetables. What ara
they?" Fried potatoes and spinach"
--Fliegende Blaetter.
II hope you asked the count to make
himself perfectly at home with us while
visiting in this country" "No." mo!
Why not?" .It wasn't necessary
Chicago Evening Post.
Promoting Peace.--'T have here, said
the caller, "a poem advocating peace"
II suppose" said the editor. "that you
honestly and sincerely desire peace?"
"Yes, sir" 'Then burn the poem."--
Philadelphia North American.
II cannot stand this any longer,
Thomas" said the grocer to his appren-
tice. Your stupidity is such that both
of us cannot stay in the same place."
well, please, sir, don't want to CO."
said the apprentice, simply Tit-Bits.
AGuilty Conscience.-His Wife (hcar-
Ing him indistinctly)-"Henry, please
hold your mouth little further away
from the phone" He with consider
able indignation)-'Do You think I've
been drinking, Amelia ?"--Chicago Trib-
une.
Hostess (at party)-"And does your
mother allow you to have two pieces OF
pie when you are at home, Willie?"
Willie (who has asked for second
piece)-"No, ma'am." Hostess-"Well,
do you think she would like you to have
two pieces here?" Willie Confidently
--"Oh, she wouldn't care. This isn't her
pie."--Tit-Bits.
The Forrest City times., 1898-03-25
Says He Will Nor Hang.

Fluke Fleming, negro rapist con-
fined in Jail at Pine Bluff under SEN
tence to hang, would probably have
escaped the gallows had it not been for
the watchfulness of the officers, who
found bottle of poison on his person
with which he intended to commit sui
eide. Since the drug was taken from
him Fleming still insists that he will
never have the moose adjusted around
his neck. March 81 is the day set for
the execution, and close watch will
be kept on the condemned man to keep
him from committing suicide.
The Forrest City times., 1898-03-25
Mother and Two Children Drowned.

The wife and two children of James
Bowles, a cattleman from the Cherokee
nation, were drowned in the Illinois
river eight miles west of Fayetteville.
Bowles, with his family, had been away
from home on a visit, and vas return
ing. Heavy rains had fallen. swelling
the streams to the danger point, and
when he attempted to cross the Illinois
river the hack and team were carried
away by the torrent. Bowles swan out
with one child and babe, but was un-
able to rescue his wife and two other
children. The bodies of the children
were found few miles down the stream
and the mothers remains IL miles dis
tant, lodged in some drifting timbera
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THE STATE IN BRIEF.

Arkansas ranks fifth among the states
in cotton raising.
c. w. Carter died at Pine Bluff.
March IS, aged 76.
A colony of 1s0 Italians recently
located near Springdale.
The Ferguson Lumber Co., of Little
Rock, capital stock, $50, 900. has been in
corporated.
The annual state conference of Ep-
worth League clubs will be held at
Jonesboro June 14-l6
w. L. Biggers, a stock dealer of
Hardy, was killed in a row with hotel
keeper at Thayer. Mo.
The costs in a suit at Malvern to de-
termine the ownership of s25-cent
rooster amounted to $50.
A $4,000 cotton sale q, 100 bales was
made at Fort Smith the other day by
the Josiah Foster Company.
Fire destroyed the grocery store of P.
Il. House at Paragould and considera bly,
damaged adjoining buildings.
Chester Campbell, 6-year-old colored
boy, was drowned while bathing in the
Arkansas river at Pine Bluff.
Judge James Murphy, the well-known
criminal lawyer of Little Rock, fell on
the hard pavement and broke his arm.
A 14-year-old boy from Madison
county is in Jail at Fort Smith on the
charge of selling liquor without license.
John Hunter, a young white man 10
years old, was killed by the explosion
OF saw-mill boiler near Bryant, Saline
county.
A society of the Daughters of the
Confederacy was recently organized at
Pine Bluff with an enrolment of 20
members.
At the little town of Grace. IA miles
from Pine Bluff, Ii. Gilbreath shot and
killed Bill Childers. The trouble was
about woman
There are thirty-one names on the
regular monthly Communication list of
convicts to be released from the peni-
tentiary during April.
The state encampment, ex-Confeder-
ate Veterans, to be held at Little Rock
April IL, will be largely attended and a
grand time is anticipated.
Citizens of Bentonville raised s25. 900
as bonus, the amount asked by the
company which proposes to build rail-
road from Gravett to that place.
Lonzo Hurst was drowned in White
river near Lone Rock 1t is thought
that he attempted to cross the swollen
stream in skiff and the skiff capsized.
The first town site on the new rail-
road from Higginson to Des Are has
been laid off and named Griffith, after
one of the promoters and builders of
the line.
I'll. c. Hinton, well known through
out the state. died at his home in Clar-
sndon after lingering illness. Mr..
Hinton was a candidate for state treas
1rer in 1894.
Commissioner Vincenheller is of opin-
ON that the recent cold snap did but
title damage to the apple and berry
crops. Peaches and plums, though,
we're killed