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on the bridge and as busy as they could
be. Three men were at the wheel and
the usual staff lool1outs and signal bows
were in their places. The coming tow
er, with its heavily protected sides was
without an occupant. The whistling
of few shells could not drive the men
who direct the fighting squadron from
THEIR UNPROTECTED POINT
OF vantage.
Directly beneath the bridge on the
superstructure, just aft of and slightly
above the forward turret. stood Chap
lam Royce, ready to give the last con :
ISOLATION. The chaplain and the three
doctors were the only persons on board
who sincerely hoped they would have
no work to do. All the others on
beard We're at their regular stations,
directing the gun crews, rushing I'D
ammunition from below or standing
patiently in their engine room waiting
to back or go ahead as the telegraph
signalled
The way the jackies worked their
guns was splendid Many of them
were stripped to the waist. The mus
cles stood out on their bare, tat
tcoed arms. The perspiration ran
down their faces, and mixing with
the gun powder, made grim streaks
OF black over their skins When
cease firing sounded disappointment
was written visibiy on all their faces
But the decks were quickly swept, the
shrouds rehooked, the gun cooled and
washed and at dinner, when the band
played the Stars and Stripes Forever"
there were few signs to show that the
flagship New York had been into action
for the first time in her career.
About 800 shots were fired during
the bombardment, 104 Of which were
from the New York. The cruiser Gin
cinnati did wonderfully quick ard
rapid work with her batteries. The
monitor Puritan probably fired fewer
shots than the others, but taking care
full aim VITA her Pinch monster at
Quintas Recereo.
TO THOSE ON BOARD
the flagship who had never before been
on a warshp when she was firing both
batteries at once and who had never
heard the shells whistle, though the
experience was not SO bad as antici-
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Americans are not versed in seaman

Americans are not yerSed in seaman
ship
A SPANISH JOKE.
MADRID, April 29-The newspapers
continue to bclittle the United States fleet
and its work.
The impartial says:
'All the world now knows that America
tried to bluff Spain by war threats, which
she is unable to fulfill. America, on be-
ing called shows a wretchedly weak
hand Its real strength is exactly known
five ironclads, two beted cruisers three
unbelted, the fastest and most powerful
cruisers, and twelve other cruisers. All
the rest are theatrical Supers. The I'm
parcial says it regrets Daudet did not
live to write -'Tartarin Yankee Admiral,
based on Simpsons glorious eighteen
minutes bombardment of Matanzas, re-
sulting as the official dispatches inform
us, in the death of a mule.
DON'T WANT THE NEWS.
NEW YORK. April c9.-The correspond
ent here of the Fabra News Agency, of
Madrid received notification from the
cable company that the Spanish govern
ment would not permit the delivery of his
dispatch about the bombardment of Ma
tanzas. This would seem to explain the
impression prevailing among the newspa-
pers and people at Madrid that the Amer
lean vessels were compelled to retire,
which information was obtained through
the Spanish official version of the bonn
bardment.
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SPAIN NEVER A SEA POWER.

Her History "Only Succession OF Naval
Disasters r-"Spanish Gunners and En-
gineers the Worst in the Worid''--A
sweep" Predicted for the United States.
From the Speaker, London.
But it was not by sea that Spain won
her supremacy, and not by naval VIC
tories that she laid her grip on every
quarter Of the globe. Even when her
power and wealth seemed irresistible
when her military reputation was at it's
height, when the world was strewn with
her territories and the ocean laden with
her argosies and fleets. her real naval
power was utterly incommensurate
with the astonishing pretensions which
it made. AS soon as England and Hol-
land laid finger on it her maritime
empire crumbled into dust The eArma-
da only revealed fact which English
sailors had for long suspected, and the
consciousness OF which explains
brakes sublime contempt for the
menaces OF Spain-the fact that. even
at the zenith Of their fame, the Span
iards had no mastery of the arts by
which the sea is held.
Is there on record a battle which
shows that Drake and Blake and Jer-
Wis and Nelson were mistaken In their
low estimate of Spanish seamen? Can
any of us recall the name CT a Spanish
admiral of genius. or Of any great
Spanish naval victory since Lepanto,
which was won largely by Venetian
crews? If we look at the history OF
Spain since the Armada we find only q
succession of naval disasters, sue
-. - 49, Il.
has ventured 10 grapple with the Span
iards On the seas.
Take the history Of the seventeenth
century and follow the career of the
Dutch admirals and of the greatest of
Nelson's predecessors-Blak Take
the eighteenth century, and notice how
even Alberoni and Patino failed,
with all their efforts to resuscitate the
fleets of Spain. Take the modern war
in Chilli. and mark how few antago-
nists Cochrane could find there worthy
of his steel. Even in the days OF her
greatest power at sea Spain was motor
iously deficient in the capacity of her
sailors. and since those days she has
steadily declined.
To-day Spanish gunners and Span
ish engineers are confessedly among
the worst in Europe. 1t would be little
short of g miracle if it should turn out
that Spain within the last two decades
had bred a race Of seamen capa BILE OF
reversing the unvarying misfortunes
OF the past. 1t is when We consider
the temper and traditions of the op-
posing nations. far more than when we
study their resources and their fleets.
that we realize how little probability
a war would offer even of transient
Spanish victory, and how much there
is to justify the American peoples ex-
pectation that from the very beginning
OF the contest they would sweep the
Spaniards from the sea.
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Milligan, Wilkin s. Co.

batteries of Fort Morillo, at Matanzas,
without doing any damage. We fired
fourteen shots to which the Americans
replied with a multitude Of mitraileuse
Quick fring) shots which did not do
any damage.
The American squadron also fired
fourteen cannot shots at the Abanilla
battery, only one man being killed, 10
which the Spanish battery only replied
with four shots, as the squadron was
beyond range.
The whole squadron of five ships
then threw several shells into the town
without doing any damage.
The French and Austrian consuls
have protested against the lombard
ment, as it was commenced without
any previous warning to foreign sub
jects.
The troops manning the stations
are full of fight.
1T appears that our shots did some
damage to the American ships"
One of Captain General Blanco's dis
patches reporting the alleged ground
ing Of the American warship on the
coast if Pinar del Rio has been read
with great joy by the newspapers of
Madrid. They declared it proved the
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TRUSTEES SALE,

BY virtue of deed of trust made nv
Margaret Baeker and Frederick 4 RaaIs
er, her husband, Of Ohio county WoSt
Virginia. to me, as trustee dated Anrj'
18th. 1891, and recorded in the OH. "a ~, -,
the Clerk of the County Court of OH
County w. Va, in Decd ot Trust EnnL
No % page go, ! will sell at public .I,n
ton at the north front door o., T XXI o r",
house of said county, on
SATURDAY, MAY 18TH. 81,
commencing at 10 O'Clock a IN H., g.,
lowing described real estate. <ltu1t,I ~
Ohio county. West Virginia. ,g,ul7 orn
hundred yards east of the ,asf,,l>- rmr-
poration line of the city of 'Vhnniir,, +h,+
is to say, so much of that piece ~ la"S
veye6 10 Christian Frank by r. h Rnsb-
field and others. by deed dated February
Sth 1870, and recorded in the Office az ~.
Clerk of the County Court of Ohio C'ofn
ty, in Deed Book No. 81, pages 165 ana ia
and described and bounded as follows.
Beginning at the southeast corner of
Charles Schwertfeger' line ana running
county road one hundred and thirty-fiva
feet: thence westwardlY ttirty-three feet.
thence northwardly one hundred and
thirty-tWo feet to Charles Schwert fae.a,,a
line. thence eaStwardly along tha south
line of Charles Schwcrtfeger thirtl,-fiy
feet to the place of beginning. togatber
with all the buildings and imDrovements
thereon and thereto belonging. being the
same property conveyed to the said Mr.
garet Baeker by Balthasar Eyer h. dead
dated February 18th. 1894 ana recorde,i
in said Clerks Office in Deed Book No
~. page %.
Terms of Sale:-Cash.
c. A. sCHAEFER.
ap2Ses&oawi Trmstne
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GA S-TSHIA,
MAYOR WARDER'S ADDRESS

At the Public Reception Given the A. OF.
w Grand LoGEeat Weston.
Mr.. Grand Master Workman and Mem
bers of the Grand Lodge, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Ii is my privilege as we'll as my pleas
ure to extend to this honorable body a
very sincere and hearty welcome on be-
half of the town of Weston.
We esteem it a great honor to have
such an organization as the Grand
Lodge of Ancient Order Of United
Workmen Of the State facet in the Hos
pital City for its annual session.
The citizens Of Weston extend to you
to-day a most cordial greeting, and Of
fer you the right hand of fellowship.
They will take great pleasure in rem
dering your stay with us an enjoyable
one, and will spare no effort on their
part to make your visit in Weston full
of pleasant recollections Wien your ses-
sion has ended and you have left our
little city behind you and returned to
your homes.
No body of men could be associated
together for nobler or more worthy
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Special Commissioners Sale OF
Valuable CITY prODertv

by virtue of decree of the Circuit
court OF Ohio county State of West Nir-
glna, entered in the cause Of James NJ
Lees administrator vs. Mary Lee and
3 IS1l on the 18th day of February, A. d.
1873, and decree entered in said cause
on the 9th day of April A. D. 1895 the
undersigned special commissioner will
sell at public sale on
SATURDAY. MAY 2SrH 1898
commencing at 10 o'clock a. N. at the
Ohio county, West Virginia, the following
described property: Lots Nos - and 2.
Of Joseph Caldwells addition to the city
Of Wheeling, Ohio county, State of West
Virginia, which lots are situate on the
southwest corner of Market and Twenty
seventh streets, in the city of Wheeling,
each of which fronts fifty 600 feet on
Market street and extend back one hun
dred (ltSD feet to Alley "B.' Said proper
erty will be laid off in lots fronting on
can be seen at the Office af the under
signed. The property will be offered as
u whole and in parcels laid off as afore-
said, and sold i'll the manner in which it
will bring the best price.
Terms of ale:-One-t third and as much
chaser may elect to pay in cash on daYyof
sale. and the balance in one and two
years. with interest from day of sale the
purchaser giving his notes with approved
personal security, and the. title to be re-
tanned until the whole of the purchase
money is paid.
r. s. RILEY.
Special Commissioner.
I hereby certify that T. S, Riley, special
commissioner has given bond in the
c. II. HENNTNG.
c. S. GREER Clerk
Auctioneer ap2Sei
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LEGAL NOTICES
DUBLIC SALE

DUBLIC SALE
OF STOREHoUsE. NO 1872 MAIN ST.
BY virtue of Il decree of the Circuit
Court Of Ohio County, West Virginia, ir
+. Margaret Magee ct ais.
rs.
Alexander Turner et ais
Rendered on the 10Th day of Anil tsas
WILL on p'4'' AoSs'
SATURDAY, MAY 21sT tSsS
At 10 o'clock a. M, at the front doo,. =.
the Court House of Ohio Count1. w.,
Va, offer for sale at public aiIGtion 90
piece of ground fronting about III ~. %
feet on the east side Of Main streot i;
the City of Wheeling, and eXtcndin@ L, IL u
with an even width. to the aiict. +, o@ IN
rear on which is erected the store nv.
warehouse. No. 1902 Main street -
Terms of Sale-One- third cash ana tbo
balance of the purchase money In nn~ ,,,3
two years, the purchaser GIVING ~, ,h
deferred payments. his notes win ronJ
security, bearing interest from dare 7a,,d
the title to be retained until th, mnrr1 '''.,'
money is all paid, but the purchases. IL IT,
SO elect may Pay the whole of I'M r,,r
chase money in cash 60
GEO. E. BOYD.
Special Commissio,,i,.
hereby certify that bond and setiIri,,
have been given by the said SDeciaI G NM
missioner, as required by law. o''i'
G. H. HENNING
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Ohio Co,,ntv
2pr22OaWt 10y
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pated. the noise of the guns deafened
some slightly: but timely application
of wool to the ears deadened its eff
feet. and, taken all in all, the shock
Of the broadside was not so great as
had been expected.
The town of MatanZas at no time
was in danger from our fire. 1t lies
we'll to the south Of Punta Gorda. II
the Spanish had any killed, it must
have been in the Notifications. Sew
eral persons on board believe the Span
ish loss was severe and advance more
or less plausible theories. Rear Adj
miral Sampson and Captain Chadwick
venture no statement on the subject.
The most characteristic incident of
the bombardment and one that will
go down in history as an incident OF
Yankee pluck occurred in the sick bay
on the flagship Ill sailors were lying
there listening to the shots, all eager to
get on deck. Suddenly, as If moved
by a common impulse, four of them
sprang from TIER cots. One had ma
laria: two had grip, and the other
high fever: but their ailments were
forgotten as they rushed out to their
gun divisions and took their usual sta
tions Despite their entreaties to be
allowed to stay, they were ordered back
to the sick bay. 1t is hardly necessary
to say that these
FOUR SPLENDID SPECIMENS
of .tbe man behind the gun were not
renorted for breach Of discipline.
1t was reported to the flagship on Its
ret,,rn TO Havana station that two
tornedo gunboats had endeavored to
rnr the blockade during the day and
had been forced to back into Havana
nv the Wilmington and the Iowa.
sharn lookout was kept throughout the
night lest these craft should try TO
repeat the attempt. The torpedo boat
Winslow arrived from Key West last
night: and Major Meade, of the ma
rines was put on board the flagship.
The Winslow proceeded to her station.
The night was quiet and no incident
of interest occurred.
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You Will
Hit it Right.

j you buy a Stultz & Bauer Piano.
If YOU are Il musician we ask you TO
to purchase or not.
Tone, touch and singing qualities per
feet. Material and workmanship the
best, and of the highest grade.
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Are you
a consumptivc
1t is safe

to assume that you are. for nine-tenths
form or another of this King OF Dis
eases, this despoiler Of homes, this
common enemy of health, which strikes
rich and poor alike and is no respecter
of persons.
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Heretofore

HeretOfOre mn ~ i.
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cure-wealth to take you TO the green
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systems of high-priced treatments;
wealth to buy this feeting hope that
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RAMON ANNANIAS BLANCO,

The Official Spanish Liar at Havana
Makes a Report of the Bombard-
ment.
Madrid, April 29.-The following is
the substance of the official report MADE
by Captain General Blanco on the SUB
ject of the bombardment of the forts OF
Matanzas by ships belonging to Rear
Admiral Simpsons squadron Wednes-
day last:
Three American cruisers fired on the
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But now

all this has been changed. The poor,
aye, the poorest of the poor, may be
saved from the clutch of CONSUMPTION,
La Grippe, Catarrh, Coughs and the
kindred evils that belong to the con-
sumptive family.
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SCENES ON The FLAGSHIP
Qt,a lie Bombardmeni Of Matanas
Was Going On.

..orv Nm stood at His Post as
nool a. il ths Vessel Were
,asralv at Target Practice-Splen-
"a Work OF the Jaokies at the
ems Che Cease-FirinG Order
,,asa Cause Of disappointment.
aho Bombardmert Rad at Least
.ba Good Bffsct Of Showing the
c,aniards What American War
.r;ns Can Do, and Gave the Gun
.,rs Fine Practice Shooting.
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1t makes
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". M. SH.W. Dist. Passr hgt., Cincinnati: ONO
NOW ARD ELLIOTT, Gen'l aanager, ht Louis, 10
NV. WAERLRv G"-r Pass'r Agent, St. Louis, ao
mh13 wed sat, sun,h
The age-herald., 1898-02-27
ATTEMPTED TO KILL
 GREECE'S KING
Shot at the Ruler But Missed Him and Hit the Foot
 man,

Athens Feb. 26.-An unsuccessful att tempt was made today to assasslnate King George of Greece. The king was returning ing in a laudau accompanied by the Prin- cess Maria, when two men, who were hid den in the ditch alongside the road, opened fire with guns upon the occupants of the carriage.
 The first shot missed, but the second wounded a footman in the arm. The coachman whipped up his horses and the royal party dashed away ab gallop. The misereants fired several more shots after them, none of which took effect, and the king and the princess returned to the pal- ace unhurt
 The king states that one of the assassins was dressed in gray clothing, and his majesty declares that he could easily iden- tify him.
 When the second shot whizzed past the carriage, the king rose and stood in front of his daughter in order to shield her. One of the horses was slightly wounded. One of the assaiants knelt in the middle of the road aimed straight at the king, who mo- ticed that the mans hand was shaking. The shot missed and the king had a clear view of this man, who, his majesty says, was barely 20 years old. He continued to fire after the carriage until it was out of range His companion did not leave the ditch.
 As soon as the news became known all the leading politicians hastened to the palace to express their congratulations over the escape of King George and the Princess Maria.
 The action of his majesty in shielding the princess at the risk of his own life has aroused great enthusiasm.
The age-herald., 1898-02-27
MAS PLOTTED BY MEYLER
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Special Cable to Tine Age-Herald Copyrighted

Special Cable by
 B killing than sion in O. a Madrid t the standards or cruelty These oppose an auon
 
  the principle that the anybe the flag would spill the the Yankee naval tona al o spaniard ablaze with joy
  Weyr the weSr plot 1t w % tnT n wd dnmn the blame at the sagasta followed his Among
  tdown would do spain defeat and in the final crash with had
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  be a land andnavy. Amrt
  United States proper will only hear of 1t by wire
The age-herald., 1898-02-27
LA CHAMPAGNE
 HEARD FROM
Grew Picked Up and the Vessel Is Safe on the Banks of
 New FoundIand.

New York, Feb 26--The Holland-Ameri- dam, arrived at quarantine tonight with Third Officer George unsworth and nine seamen of the overdue French liner La Champagne, who were picked up from a life-boat on Thursday, Feb. 24, in latitude 4311 north, longitude 57 west. The men, when taken aboard the Rotterdam, were in a helpless condition, having been in the ships life-boat for six days and nights. The men were all more or less frost-b1tten
 Unsworth stated that the La Champagne broke her tail end shaft on Thursday Feb. F, at D. m, in latitude 45.27, longitude 51 52 The steamer being in a helpless con- dition, Capt. Poirot anchored. The steamer was O nthe edge of the New Founland banks, and there being a possibility of the steamer not being picked up in her posi- ton, Capt. Poirot decided to send a life boat in search of assistance. On the morn ing of the 18th, the life-boat being fully provisioned, Unsworth and his crew of nine men left the ship in the hope of intercept ing some passing steamer.
 The weather proved tempestuous, with intense cold A sharp lookout was kept for passing steamers, but none were seen. The boats crew kept to their oars and for six days worked with might and main, but owing to the cold and exposure became well nigh exhausted. On the 24th at 1 D. m., the Rotterdam bore down and stood by and with no little difficulty rescued all hands
 La Champagne experienced strong head winds up to February 17th, when the tail and shaft gave way. When the accident occurred the best of order prevailed. The steamer was perfectly tight and not mak- ing any water. The passengers on being informed of the accident to the machinery were perfectly calm, and the best of order prevailed.
 La Champagne carried 304 passengers, AS being cabin, 53 second cabin, 203 steerage and crew of 175.