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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08

side the Nizcaya followed, first heading
out as if to break through the line of
battle. The Indiana and Iowa closed
in, and their formation made her escape
in that direction impossible. Capt.
Eulate then attempted to reach the
east side of the bay, followed by the
Oquendo, but in vain
With glass / could see that the Viz
cayas bulwarks near the stern had
been torn away. Smoke poured out
where shells had exploded inside, and
she was on fire. Her guns, with the
exception of those forward. were out of
action. Her bow guns were still fred
at intervals. Those who were not work
ing the bow guns were crowded for
ward to escape the smoke and fire aft.
The Oquendo was ashore, her guns
silent and the smoke rising in thick
black clouds.
Cervera Still Fought.
There was a laundering of guns to
westward now, and flashes in the
smoke told that Cervera still fought,
but to eastward of his ship lay the
burning wreck of his two destroyers.
The torpedo boat Ericsson was seen
coming along with the New York The
Oquendo was helpless, the Indiana and
the Iowa were closing, and shell after
shell bursting above and aboard the
Vizcaya. Eulate hoisted white flag as
mis- ship went ashore to save the rem
nant of his men, and simultaneously up
went a flag of white on the Oquendo
and down came the flag of Spain. An
hour and half had elapsed since Ger
vera left the harbor, and of the five YES
sells which came out only his flagship
was still in action. The Morro battery
still stormed impotently at the New
York. The American army, with !, 200
dead and wounded, was not yet in San
tiago, but Cervera's fleet was destroyed,
and Cervera himself was only strug-
Cling because he wished to make his
defeat glorious in the eyes of the atten-
tive world. 1t had proven at least that
he was not bottled up so tightly as was
supposed. He had lost four vessels
and perhaps more than half his men
but his pennant was still flying and
some of his guns were still in action.
Cervera passed the bay in which the
Oquendo had sought refuge and held on
a due westward course, close to the
land, but evidently nourishing the des-
perate hope that he might break
through the line and reach free water.
He had passed in succession the In
diana, the Iowa and Texas, not to speak
of the Gloucester. which spouted six
pound shells at him. Since his flag APP
peared outside the harbor his ship had
been struck again and again.
BY this time the Vizcaya and the
Oquendo were practically beaten. but
in spite of the II and 13-inch shells that
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
SPANIARDS CALLED BACK.
A Story that Doesn't Agree with Gen
Garcia's that Gen. Linares Has
Been Reinforced.

MoNTEGo BAY, Island of Jamaica,
July / delayed in transmission).-A
Cuban message from the insurgents
near Manzanillo, province of Santi-
ago de Cuba, landed near here
from sailboat brought, the
intelligence that the Spanish
troops, numbering about 5000 men,
which left Manzanillo on June % to
march to Santiago, were called back
by Gen. Pando. 1t appears that when
the army had reached the vicinity of
Bayamo, Gen. Pando was not with the
troops, as had been reported. lie was
and in Havana.
The relieving army, the Cuban says,
was supplied with food, and the roads
were almost impossible, and the artil-
lery could not be dragged along with
them. Thus, getting to Santiago in
time to succor the garrison there ap-
peared to be impossible, hence the
recall of the troops.
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TENNESSEE STATE NEWS
Tcnnesree Crops.

Good rains fell during the week over
the greater portion of the State, and
followed by warm sunshine induced
rapid growth and greatly improved the
condition of growing crops In por-
tions of the middle section tire rains
were excessive and damaging. In some
localities, notably in the Sequachee
valley, crops are still suffering for want
of sufficient rain. Wheat is about all
housed or stacked, and threshing is in
full progress; the YIELD generally, is
good, although in many places 1T is dis
appointing on account of damage by
rust and smut. Oats are being har-
vested, and except in the western half
of the State, the crop is short and light,
owing to the late drouth. Much hay
was saved in good condition. Corn in
excellent condition of growth; most of
the early crop has been worked over
for the last time; in some sections 1t Is
quite small for the time of year. Cot
ton is growing and developing well, and
clean, as a rule, except in portions of
the western section, where frequent
rains have caused the crop on lowlands
to become grassy; some of the early
paintings are blooming and fruiting
well, but dry weather is needed for its
proper growth. Tobacco is growing
well; the damage by cut worms early in
the season has caused some uneven
stands. The Irish potato crop is much
shortened by the late drouth; in por.
tions of the western section, however,
the yield is very fine. Peanuts are in
good growth. Sweet potatoes are grow
ing well. Large areas are being
planted in peas and millet.
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were rained upon him at range which
was very short, for such guns; in spite
of the fact that his boilers and machin-
cry were damaged, he held his course.
From point mile west of Morro the
CriStobal Colon was invisible frequently
in low-hanging smoke from his own
guns, and also that which drifted in
shore from the battleships, who clearly
saw it might have been better if they
had moved in circles and given battle
under the Santiago batteries, whose aid
would have lessened the odds against
him, but the Spaniards, through splen-
did strategy, had not been headed off
until the batteries could no longer
train their guns on our feet.
The End of the Colon.
At 11:3O Cervera saw the Oregon cut
ting in-shore ahead of him to round him
to. The smoke was very thick. The
firing was incessant. Cervera's avail
able guns were no longer well served.
Shells had set fire to his ship near the
stern, and the flames were controlled
with difficulty, but the Spanish adj
miral altered his course and headed off
from the coast, as if attempting to PASS
between two ships and run for it. 1t
was impossible. The Iowa and Texas
were already moving down to close the
gap, and the Spanish flagship, raked
by the Oregon and the Brooklyn at
from 1000 to 5000 yards, and by the
Iowa and the Texas at longer range,
turned in-shore again and ran for the
rocks, where the surf was breaking.
Cervera still replied occasionally, and
L wondered when the smoke hid his
ship if he would be afloat when it
lifted. l could discern the Span
ish flag from time to time as the
smoke drifted away, and the flash
of gun at intervals proved that the
Spaniard was consistently following
the idea which led him to quit the har-
bOr-which was to make glorious end.
But his ship moved slowly now, as if
disa bled, and in few minutes more his
guns were silent.
The black smoke replaced the swirl
ing white. The flagship was aflame.
Her men had been unable either to
work the guns or smother the flames
caused by bursting shells. and she was
headed for the rocks. She struck bow
on and rested there. Red flames burst
through the black smoke and soon
pillar of cloud rose straight up a thou
sand feet and then bent against the
green mountain. Cervera's ship was
hopelessly lost. The American battle
ships ceased firing before she struck
and ran in, apparently with the inten-
tion of saving the survivors as prison
ers. This was evidently expected by
the Spaniards, notably by the Vizcaya
men, hundreds of whom thronged the
forward deck watching the flames eat
ing their way towrrd them.
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Debating Their Manhood.

Last week Pat HaEkins, John Henry
Spencer and Orban Spencer were en-
route to Fall City, 20 attend trial. and
when they had COTTON beyond the cross
roads they began boasting of their
manhood, when they decided to settle
the matter by fight. The men were
all drinking. Hankins cut John Spen-
GER in several places, but it is not be-
lieved to be serious. Orban struck
Hankins with piece of rail, breaking
his neck and cracking his skull. Han
kins died on the spot, John was taken
care of. and Orban was taken to Nc
Minnville, where he was placed in Jail.
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LOSSES NOT so HEAVY.
Probably a Thousand Stricken All Told,
About 15 Per Cent. of Whom
Were Killed,

w ere hIIcus
SIBONEY, Cuba, Saturday, July > &
PM, via Kingston, Sunday, July g.
The fighting on the right of our lines
this afternoon developed unexpectedly,
and for some hours was almost as severe
as the firing of yesterday (Friday),
when Lawton was assaulting Ell Caney.
The Spanish made an attack in force
on our positions, pouring in volley a fter
volley in quick succession and with re-
markable regularity. Our return fire
was certainly effective, and continued
strong after the Spanish volleys had
become rarer and less heavy. Mean
time the batteries on Grimes hill kept
booming away at the middle of the en-
emy's line, materially aiding the flank
ing movement. The shelling from the
Spanish fleet was less active, and APP
parently gave our left little trouble.
At this hour report has just arrived
here that Gen. Lawton, aided by fresher
regiments sent him early in the after
noon, has turned the enemy's left and
his troops are already in the city, where
almost hand to hand encounter is 90
ing on in the streets. The situation
when the Associated Press correspond
ent left the front, as shown in an earlier
dispatch, was such that the capture of
the town tonight Saturday would not
be surprising.
A conservative estimate by army men
not Oficials-is that our casualties
during yesterday fighting were nearly,
if not quite, a thousand, about Is per
cent. of which were deaths. Today s
casualties on the American side were
much lower, because our troops had
been well entrenched the night before.
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after Cervera, pledged to go with him
to defeat and death.
Shells burst on the decks of the Span
ish cruisers at short intervals, after
they were on fire, but again and again
they extinguished the flames and
manned again and again the guns from
which they had been driven. The
green crest on their starboard side
smoked with the shells which flew over
them, and crashing sounds, heard amid
the thunder OF great rifles, told of
armor-piercing shells driven into aud
through their protected sides. Still
they fired. Their shots fell about the
Indiana and Iowa thicllly.
/ could not see that our warships were
hit. No doubt they were, but it seems
that none of their guns were silenced,
so terrific continued their fire.
Glory for the Gloucester.
Once free of the Moro battery range,
stopped to see what would be
the fate of the Gloucester. Lieu
tenant-COmmander wainwright, like Mel
son, seemed to have the blind eye. As
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secondary battery had the first destroy
er's range and rained shell upon it.
Splintered and torn, but still with
their steering gear and machinery in
tact both destroyers turned back to
run for the mouth of the harbor and
seek safety inside, but it was too late.
The fight had been carried nearly four
miles west OF Morro, and the New York
was already past the harbor mousS.
The Gloucester was ready for them
close at hand. She and the deStroyers
and the Indiana formed triangle, of
which the destroyers were the apex,
and the American fire converging was
too fierce for human beings to with
stand. One destroyer drifted into the
surf of fire, a battered wreck, and then
crept on toward the Gloucester and the
New York, her guns silent and show
ing a flag of truce. She was on fire,
too, and her crew run her ashore to
save the lives of those who had escaped
our shells. She blew up soon after they
abandoned her.
1 was standing behind DIR. Simonds,
OF IilC 1ONd, " UGu Jlc was
in greatest peril, and he could not help
turning from the main battle to watch
her heroic work and shouting his hope
that she would not run short of ammu
milton. Her commanders skill and
courage were simply magnificent.
Vizcaya and Oquendo Yield.
The Spanish admiral was lost in
smoke to the westward when. at a quar-
ter before IL o'clock, the Vizcaya hoisted
a white flag. This was followed by the
Oquendo going ashore, with the flames
bursting from her decks.
The Iowa, Indiana, Texas and Massa-
chusetts ceased firing, the Massachu-
setts going at once to join the Oregon
and the Brooklyn in pounding up and
quashing Cervera's ship.
Once headed off, the Oquendo turned
into a small bay, four or five miles west
of Santiago, where she lay close to the
land. With an overwhelming broad
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
Death of an Old Citizen.

Esquire w. HI. Wooten, an old and
highly respected citizen of Munford,
Tenn, died at his home last week. He
was one of the oldest citizens of Upton
county, being about 80 years of age at
the time of his death. He led very
active life, however, and managed his
business affairs until short time ago.
Esquire Wooten for many years owned
more real estate than any other man in
Upton county, and he was at the time
of his death the second largest taxpayer
in the county. He was elected sheriff
of the county about 1852 and served for
three consecutive terms. He also held
various other offices.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08

w. w. McNeely died at Kenton last
week. Mr.. McNeely was II years OLD
and was one of the pioneers almost OF
that section. His father was numbered
among the first settlers of this State.
Mr. McNeely was the last of the grand
children of Gov. Pound, of North Caro-
lima, who was governor of that State
when Tennessee was known as the
Cherokee Territory. Mr.. McNeely was
one of the oldest citizens of West Ten
neSSee.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
Serious Charges Against Hawkins.

Q. F. D. Hawkins is in trouble in
Lewisburg. Hawkins and several
others are charged with fraudulently
obtaining several thousand dollars
worth of goods and disposing of them
to others A bill filed in chancery
charges that Hawkins is a notorious
fraud and ex-convict from Arkansas
He has already been bound over to the
Federal court on the charge of fraudu
lent use of the mails.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
Dyer County Murderer Captured.

Tom Moore, negro, alias William
Light, who is wanted in Dyersburg fol
the murder of his factory foreman, &
white man, about three weeks ago, was
captured last week near Halstead, Kas.,
while at work in harvest field. He
claimed he shot th- man in self-defense.
but did not know that death resulted,
as he fed at once. He was traced by
means of letter written to his wife.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
Inmned Into the River.

George Davis, after stealing hat and
a bolt of ribbon from a Memphis mer.
chant last week, made a bold dash to get
beyond the reach of the police. and
plunged into the river. He did not
swim far from the bank before he got
frightened and returned to the shore.
When he reached land the police caught
him, and he was conveyed to the police
station and locked up.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
Populists in Conference.

NASHVILLE, July IA. L. Minis, T..
B. Reese and E. Z. Blackman, leading
Populists, were in conference here to-
day relative to what the party should
do. It is understood that a sort OF
State convention will be held here next
week, but that no candidates will be
placed in the field for railroad com.
missioners or governor.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
DECLARES 1T MOONsHINE.
Germany Not Busying Herself About the
Philippines.

BERLIN, July 3.-The Wolf News
Bureau has issued an official denial of
the statement that Germany, France
and Russia have reached an under
standing relative to the Philippine
Islands, and that an international con-
gress will be held when the Spanish
American war is over, similar to the
Berlin congress of 1878, SO far as Ger
many is concerned.
The statement thus denied was pub
lished in the Frankfurter Zeitung.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
Decided to Omit.

Every gambling house in Nashville
closed last week, and announced that
they would leave town for good. Il
is whispered that the wave of reform
will only last until after the Christian
Endeavor convention.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
TWO of Camara's Ships Have Entered the
Suez Canal.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The state de-
partment has received Information
from Il consular representative at Cairo
that two vessels of Camaras $ squadron
have entered the Suez canal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
Hit the Boy. Not the Hat.

Clarence V. Bell, aged Is, was acci-
dentally shot and killed at Chattanooga
last week by Homer Gladdish. Bell
was tossing up hat for Gladdish TO
shoot at with rife.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
ARRIVAL AT MANILA.
The First Philippines Expedition Hs
Reached Its Destination.

Reached Its Destination.
Hone KONG, July 4.-The United
States dispatch boat Zafiro, which left
Cavite, Manila harbor, on July 1, has
arrived here. She reports that the
American troops in the transports CITY
of Sydney, City of Pelzin and Australia.
conveyed by the Charleston, arrived at
Cavite on June 30, having taken the
Ladrone Islands on the way, and hav-
ing left men there.
The Spanish governor and other Off
GERS captured were brought to Cavite.
The United States troops commenced to
disembark at Cavite on july 1.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
The Queen Regent Anxious for Peace.

PARIS, July, 2.-The Matin says the
queen regent of Spain desires the in
tervention of Europe. and would wit
lingiy sacrifice the throne for the peace,
which is Imperative in the interests of
and for the honor of Spain
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
TIE BATTLE OF FRIDAY.
The American Troops Showed the
Stuff They are Made of
Under Heavy Fire.
ENEMY PUSHED BACK AT EVERY POINT.
Hands of Our Troops When the Fight
ing Ceased for the Day-The Road
Opened for the Advance on Morro-An
Impressive Incident,

AmPAC5SAfC AACAUCAG
NEW YORK, July "A copyrighted
dispatch to the Evening World dated
''in the field, two miles from Santiago,
July L. and cabled from Playa Del
Este, says:
San Juan Heights have fallen, and
the way is now opened for an advance
on Moro castle. 1t was glorious vic
tory, but very dearly purchased.
The place was the strongest Spanish
outpost, well fortified and valliantly
defended. The position was an excel
an artillery battery was located on it.
1t was also occupied by barracks and
other buildings.
Spanish VaIOr Had to Yield.
But the American troops stormed the
heights and Spanish valor had to yield
to the bulldog tenacity and courage of
the Anglo-SaXon.
As l write our troops are swarming
up the hill and covering it like ants
The Spaniards are demoralized. The
fighting has been of the hardest kind,
and our troops have suffered severely,
but the enemy's works are in their
hands and they do not co dnt the cost.
Eel Caney is Ours.
FL Caney is also ours. The general
advance, which began at p. ~, has
been successful all along the line.
After driving the enemy out of Ell
Caney, the troops took possession of
the village and destroyed the Spanish
forts by which it had been defended.
The Spaniards fed into the city of San
tiago, where they are now.
The losses on both sides were heavy.
bursting Spanish shell almost an
initiated an entire company of our
trOOoS
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Gen. Garcia Says PandO Has Reinforced
Linares with 5000 Men.

New YORK, July "A special dis
patch from Playa del Este to the Even
ing World quotes Gen. Garcia as au-
tnority for the statement that Gen.
Pando has entered Santiago with 6.000
soldiers. reinforcing Gen. Linares.
Gen. Pando left Manz lnillo on June
% with 5000 or 1900 men and large
train of provisions and ammunition.
Gen. Shafter sent 1900 Cubans back
to Acerraderos on the transports to the
''-s'~f nf Santiago to head off Pando,
but they evi lently fa led to accomplish
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
The Prosperin;a Has Gone to ses

LONDON, July 2.-Lloyd's agent at
Port Said telegraphs, saying that the
Spanish warship Prosperina has gone
TO sea-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-08
K,o,vil,e Paners ConsoIidate.

Col E. J. Sanford has purchased the
press franchises, good will and con-
tracts of both the Knoxville Daily
Journal and the Knoxville Daily
Tribune, the two leading morning pa
oers of that city. The papers will be
Immediately consolidated and issued by
;he journal ard Tribune Company,
lnder the name of the Journal and
Tribune.
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Men who are continually telling what
they have done are useully not engaged in
doing much now.-Washington (Ia.) Dem
ocrat.
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An Impressive Inclde-.t.

During lull in the fighting, an i'm
pressive incident occurred. The Twen-
ty-frst infantry was out in front and
suffering loss from the Spanish fire,
but the men sang The Star Spangled
Banner" even the wounded joining in
the singing.
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Money for the Second Regiment.
The ladies of Memphis last week sent
1850 to the Second Tennessee Rcgi
nent. More will be sent soon.
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Reserves Ordered to the Front.

SIBoNEY, Province of Santiago de
Cuba, July 1, 8 p. M, VIA PLAYA DEL
ESTE. At this hour fighting still con-
tinues. The entire reserves of the
American army have been ordered to
the frolt at once, apparently with the
intention of forcing our way to San
tiago de Cuba. The troops have ad
vanced nearly to the city, but the forti-
cations are very strong.
Our Losses Heavy.
Our losses are heavy. An officer from
the field estimates our killed and
wounded at over 900 men.
Shells, supposedly from the Spanish
fleet, did heavy execution among our
troops.
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A GLORIOUS VICTORY.
Graphic and Thrilling Details of the
Destruction of Cervera's Fleet.

Brilliant Chapter Added to the Annals of Naval Warfare
Hundreds of Spaniards Killed, Wounded and
Drowned, With More Than Thousand
PrisOnerS-0ne American Killed.
The herald., 1898-12-11
Birthday Anniversary

Mrs. A. L. Bartrsm entertained Thursday
evening at her home on South Olive street
in honor Of the eighteenth birthday ami
versary of her daughter, Miss Marie Bar
tram. The drawing rooms were decorated
with smilax, ferns and pink carnations and
an elaborate supper followed a
needle-threading contest. Mrs. c. II
Lindsey, Miss Ethel Cobler Miss Alice
Mcdonald and Miss Mae Bertram assisted
in receiving. Among the guests were Misses
Nina Adams, Mona Adams, Helen Stafford,
Jessie Mccarthy, Salesa Barton, Lucy Lind
sey, Ethel Park, Charlease Waldon, Anna
Day, Helen Potter, Neale Potter, Elizabeth
Freebey, Grace Freebey, Merle Burke, Alice
Thompson, Marguerite Babb, Olive Babb,
Alice Mcdonald, Ethel Cobler, Mae Bar
tram; Messrs. James Wolters, Lawrence
johnson, Ernest Connellson, Roy Ferris,
Newton Harris, Norman Robinson, Elmer
Fransworth, Frederick Wood, Carl Phelps,
George Knox, Clarence Corbin, Webster Will
son, John Torrey, Edmond Stafford, Eugene
Cobler, Alfred Potter, Thomas Mckenzie,
Louis Lanning, Frank ellis, Charles Bo-
nynge, John Knowlton, Samuel Knowlton.