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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05

Eoth Sidos Have Shown Courage of a
Very High Order

Very High Order.
London July g. The FINES this morn
ing. discussing the fighting at II Cancy
SAYS:
Both sides have shown courage of ~
very high order, and il is hard 10 say
whether the splendid dash and bravery
of the Americans advance in the teeth
Of CALLING fire or the stubborn ten
acty "f the Spanish defense is tho more
admirable.
Both sides have lcarucd to appreciate
the splendid military qualities OF THEN
HdyerSarics.
1t is pity that enemies who show
themselves such worthy focmrn IN fhc
field canuont see their WAY to save
bloodShcd ~ coming immediately to an
arrangement on the Inevitable basis. The
Spaniards hay" amply indicated their
honor. and. If they were WiSc they would
now prove their common sense ~ offer
Ing terms 10 their opponents. tcrm,
hlch if they were reasonable. would
almost certainly he discussed in u 2cncr-
ouS spirit
London, July The editorials in the
Daily Graphic and Times fairly repre-
~"nt the opinions OF the London nevspa-
pcrS. There Is no word Of blame, hut
rather uu.tntcd admiration for Cen
Shaftcr's bravery. yet all remark that
America finds Santiago Il tougher task
than She anticipated. Spain. it is su@
.,c.tcd. might now sue for peace on hon
orahIc terms but il i not thought she
is likely ~ do 50.
The Standard says:
"On the whole while We cannot az
press too highly or family pride ia The
gallant bearing of the American troops
it appears 10 l~ mat the prospect before
the tnitcd States * one sufficiently
omiHnUS - make this 4 moment when =
wise approach on tn" part Of Spain to-
ward peace OH reasonable terms ought
to bc received with much alacrity by
President Mckinley Why wait till
suffering has hardened the hearts Of the
Americans and strengthened the nations
resolve.
The Daily Graphic. in It's editorial oh
serves: The signal gaIantry and deyo-
ton displayed by both Spaniards and
Americans must he recognized. The
behavior Of the Americans sends Il thrill
Of pride throu2hout the Anglo-Saxon
world. III" story Of the splendid man
ner II which the Rough Riders carried
San Juan is instinct with the indomita-
bic spirit Of Balakava"
The Daily Graphic says. however.
The blunder lies deeper than any mere
temporary characterization" adding that
the Americans east their net too wide
Is. as ii might have been better TO have
LETT Santiago and Manila alone and to
have concentrated their efforts upon Ha-
vana.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
Now Expected.

That is enough for ne. Il j, great news
for the Fourth Of July"
The fleet of Admiral tcrvcra WAS onr
Of the finest Spain possessed. Fhrr" ~
The vessels the Almirantc OqncnJn. The
Niscaya ami the CriStohu Colon were
modern armorcd cruisers al line ar~t
citSS. The Nizcaya was Of the 100 tons
displacement. :,4o feet long. ani heavily
arntored. her belt Hrmor being - iuches
III thickness and her deck arntor three
inches. Her main armament consisted
of two 1l-nch. 1o - inch lIoutori..
guns. Sh" carried six torpedo ;ube~. wa
capable of a speed rate of twenty knots
and hcr complement WAS 500 men.
The Almirlntc Oqucndu wao in almost
every respect Il duplicate Of IN" Nizcdya.
The CriNtohal Colon hal i di~plac,-
mCnt of 6.Slo tons and Wa~ - feet
long. She had siX-inch lrmur. noth 80
the water line and 1T the cGu position
and 10 inch armor OH her deck. lIor
main armament consisted Of tWp 10 incl
and ten G-inch rapid fire guns si> II
inch and four torpedo tuhoS. Sh" Wds
capable Of Il speed of twenty knots and
carried complement Of 100 m"u. 81
the remaining vessels of Tie fleet th.
FHror and Terror were torpedo Inai d.
~troycrs and the Rcina Mer. les was ;rl
old vessel that WIS sunk Il >hort tiulr
ago by a she'll from Sampson : 't"sI III,
Terror was not with the flrat lt ~auti-
ago. bat * supposed To he ~ San Iulu
Porto Rico. undergoing repairs made
necessary 10y IN encounter with the -.
Paul frw days ago.
In addition to tn" above mentioned tr.
e"IS there were two torrcd1 bolt- sud
= collier in the Spanish ncrr originally
Whether th" collier Wu~ at Santiago 49,
not is not known.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
OUR TROOPS At
LAST At CAV|TE
DeWey's Reinforcments Were
Disembarking July Ist.

Hong Kong, July 4.-Thc Tni5el States
dispatch boat Zahro, which left Clvi1c.
Manila harhor. on July Isl, has arrived!
here. She reports that the American
troops IL the transports City Of Sydney.
City OF Pcking and Australia, conveyed
by the Charleston. arrived at Cavlte on
June Seth, having taken the Lldronc
islands on the way and having left men
there.
The Spanish governor and other off i
Gals captured were brought to Cavite
ne United States troops commenced
to dlSembark at Cavite on July iSt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
TRENGTHE\ING DEFENSES.
The Spaniards Are Busy on Home De
fenSeS.

Gibraltar. July 3.-I'cn thousand Span
ish troops and 300 civilians are employed
on the defenSes of AlgeciraS. on the west
side Of the bay of Gibraltar.
1t is reported that the Spanish forces
in this district will be raised to 10000
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
THE DEPARTMENT WILL
RUSH REINFORCEMENIS

Transports are Now on Their Nay from Shat
Ter 10 Tampa, Where They vii be Loaded
With Fifteen Thousand Troops Other 'rosp
ae al Key West or on Their Way to Shafter-
Officials Hope to Have From thirty two to
Thirty five Thousand Troops, Outside of the
Cuban Forces, Under Shafter Within tie
Next Ten Days.
Washington -. c.. July }.-From the
heat and carnage of the battlcheld of
Santiago. where for the last three days
the American forces have pressed for
ward against IN intrenchcd army, Cen
eraI Shaftcr today sent the following DIS
patch summarizing the situation:
SHAFTER'S DESPATCH.
Camp near ScvilIa. Cuba, July ;j.-Wc
haNc the town wen invested Oh the north
and east, hat with Il very thin line.
Upon approaching it we find it Of such
character and the dcfenscs 50 strong it
will bc impossible to carry it by storm
with my present forces. our losses UP
10 date viii aggregate Il thousand. but
list has not yet been made. But little
sickness outside of exhaustion from i'll
tense heat and cNertion of the battle of
the day before yesterday and the al
most constant fire which Is Kept UP on
the trenches Wagon road 20 the rear Is
kept UP with some difficulty on account
of rains but | will bc able to uSe it for
the present Gen. Wheeler is seriously
i'll and will probably have to 90 to the
rear to-day. Gen. Young also very i'll:
confined to his bed. Gen. Hawkins
slightly wounded in foot. During sortic
made by enemy last night which was
handsomely rcpulSed. the behavior Of
the troops WAS magnificent. Gen. Garcia
reported be holds the railroad from san
iaco to san Luis and has burned
bridge and removed some rails also that
Sen. Pando has arrived ut Palma and
that the French Consul with about four
hundred French citizens came into his
line yesterday from Santiago Have di-
rrctcd him To treat them with every
courtesy possible SHAFTEIt.
Major General.
ALGER'S REPLY.
Washington. July ,.
To General Shafter:
The President directs me to say that
You have the gratitude and thanks of the
nation for the brilliant and effective
work of your noble army on Friday. July
/. The steady valor and hcroism of
officers and men thrill the American
people with pride. The country mourns
the brave men who fell in battle They
bIve added new names to our roll of he
rocS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
ORD NOT IN BATTLE.
Reported Killed but Telcgraphs His
Sister He is I-nhurt

Fort Thomas. Ky. July 3.-Mrs. Ma
son. wife Of Lieutenant Mason. Of the
Sixth regular infantry. sister to Lieu
tenant Ord Of the Sixth. who was re-
ported killed in General Shafter's dis
patch tonight. received a telegram from
her brother Lieutenant Ord. at Playa
Del Este today saying, Il am alive and
we'll Am on General Hawkins staff; !;
was not in the battle at all.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
GEN. LINARES BADLY WOUNDED

The Spanish Commanders Wound is Said to be of Most
Serious Nature---Santiago has Been Literally
Torn to Pieces, and Amid the Fearful
Wreck and Ruin the Spanish Casual
ties Number FULLY Thousand
Loss EquaI|ing our Own.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05

Washington, July /. Glorious news
from Cuba affords the American people
.juSt reason FOR an enthusiastic cclcbra
tion Of this, The nation 5 natal day. Nd-
mlal Sampson has accomplished The
work he WAS directed to perform when
he left Ncy West for tn" southern coast
Of Cuba lie WAS ordered to find and
destroy Cervcra'> fleet. Several weeks
a-o Commodore SchlcE located the fleet
in the Bay Of Santiago. Yesterday. af
trr being bottled helpless IL the harbor
for weeks the fleet was destroyed.
Nothing now remains If the Spanish
squadron hut shattered and burning
hul!ls.
IN addition to The splendid work ac
colnf!iSbrd ny Admiral Sampson. Gcn
eral shafter iii command of the land
forces. before Santiago. had So far pro
yrpS>Cd in the CARRYING out of his plans
for the reduction Of the city that at
i0::ie yesterday morning he demanded
-+i>e f,nnfcliate Surrender Of the Spanish
forces. vt 80 yesterday afternoon
Gen. Shaftcr's demand had not been
complied with 50 far az the war officials
here were able to ascertain. That the
demand will he complied with. however
Gen Shafter fully believes. and that the
stars and stripes Will on this Fourth Of
July be raised over the former capital
of cuba is reguarded as practically Ger
tain. Shortly after ] O'Clock this morn
ing Assistant Secretary of the Navy NJ
len left the White House hastily and go
ing directly to the department. posted
the following upon tn" bulletin board:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
DEMANDS SANTIA-
Cos SURRENDER.

Washington, July 3 The follow
ING statement was tonight given &
III the White House: 4
General Shaftcr telegraphs: &
Playa del Este, July 3-EarIy Z
this morning ! sent II demand for 4
the immediate surrender Of Santa 4
80. threatening 10 lombard the city
| believe the place will be surrcn-
} dcied 4
This contradicts the report that Z
General Shofter has fallen back. 4
, q
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05

Cainara's Fleet is Still Outside the
Harhor
Port Said July 3.-Admiral Camara :
fleet is outside the harbor. The weather
Yesterday and today has been too heavy
for the Spanish vessels to coal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
.AIGER'S REPLY.
X. \. ALGER,
Secretary Of War.

The dispatch speaks for itself, and. as
Adiutant General Corbin said, tells what
n desperate fight our gallant troops have
been i'll. 1t was received at noon today.
after lull of nearly thirty-SiX hours in
the official information from the field.
At first when it became known that the
American commander had reported the
dcfcnSoS to be so strong it would he inn
possible to carry them by storm with hts
present force. there was momcntariy 4
Wave of deep apprehension. But this
was not shared by the military anthori-
ticN here. MI their energies. I'LL Their
attention, was turned 10 meeting the
situation aS presented by General ShHftcr
/ mere was neither time nor disposition
10 take account of what had gone be
fore. when the fact was plain that the
American army had fought its way inch
hy inch under blazing sun. through i
dense tropical vegetation. steadily .d
vancin- and heating back the foe. fax,
ing position after position. until. rs Gen
eral Shafter reported. the town wae we'll
invested on the north and east Nv tba
long draWn-Out line of American troon.
That was sufficient tribute to thc y.ior
of our brave men. and it SiIpncpd ,U
cavll over the conditio ions now presented
by General Shafter. 1t was a time for
action. for reinforcements. and toward
the execution of this end every effort
OF the administration was nj once turned
But there was other information
oi different tenor coming
about the same time. The Ameri-
can army was not alone feeling the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
The Destruction
Of C8ru8raS F'I88t
SIMPSONS Fleet Engages the Squadron of the
Spanish Admiral and Blows
It to Kingdom Come
SANTIAGO Is SURELY DOOMED.

he Destruction of the Fleet Removes the Most Serious
Obstacle TO Shafer's Occupation of the CITY,
During the Battles of Friday and Saturday
Cervera Did Awful Execution by Shell
ing the American Iroops-m-
mediate Surrender is
, 1898-07-19
A GOOD NOMINATION.

Colonel DeForest Richards is most
favorably and frequently mentioned in
this part Of the state as candidate for
governor OF Wyoming by the republi-
cans. He Is regarded as peculiarly well
qualified for the important position by
reason OF his ability, education, public
spirit and energetic qualities. Besides.
he has a general acquaintance with
the state. knowing by practical expert
ence its and by personal con-
tact most of the settlers OF Wyoming.
He also enjoys the advantage of being
exceedingly popular In central Wyo
ming. where he Is best known. lie
would certainly make an ideal COVER
nor and the state would derive
tial beneft krom his excellent business
capacity. He is q man Of pleasing adj
dress and could do the honors OF an
executive with marked effect. In nom
mating Colonel Richards, the republic
cans Of Wyoming will do themselves
honor and his election would be a guar
antee of a good. business administra-
tion.-Sun-Leader.
, 1898-07-19
THE FISH

Ranchmen living along the Big Lar
annie state that they have good reason
to believe the nah law IL being violated
by a Large number Of vandals. Evil
dences Of this are seen almost daily in
dead fish Of all sizes, floating II the
stream. It must be stopped. The peo-
pie have spent q large sum IN stock
ing the streams and have made laws
for the protection of the nsh and the
power of the government, aided by the
people. should b invoked to the full
est degree to bring the practice to an
end. Any man can now take hook and
line and in a short time capture a nice
mess OF trout. Under such conditions
any man who will dynamite. grab
hooks. or any OF the numerous devices
forbidden by the law, should be sent to
the ~penitentiary.
Mr.. Bacon made = good start in the
laws enforcement, but the penalty i'm
posed wa 30 Light that 1t could hardly
be considered . pensity al all. The
fish were worth almost the amount Of
the fine. There r times when JUS
tice should be tempered with mercy.
but it does not apply in cases of this
nature. Everybody knows the law, and
they know. too, that = charge Of dyna-
mite destroys more Ash than are saved
to the violators. because Of its deadly
action upon the email a we'll as the
, 1898-07-19
JUSTICE AND CAUSE OF THE WAR.

The statement made recently. by
Whitelaw Reid to a Paris paper-La
Matthias to the justice and causes
for the war now being carried on by
the United States against Spain is a
clear and forcible presentment Of the
facts in the case. The hrst point made
by Mr.. Reid for the instruction OF the
French public is that for three-quar-
ters of a century the American govern
ment has been committed positively
to the position that II Spain failed to
govern Cuba the island must either
govern itself or be governed by the
United States. 1t not being deemed per-
missible that any other European ma
tion should take the place Of Spain.
Spanish rule in Cuba, always bad,
has become atrocious Of late years. 1t
has been such as no European power
would tolerate almost within sight of
its own shores by a distant nation. The
interests of civilization and humanity
called for Interference in Cuba. As
the United sttaes would not permit any
European nation to interfere, 1t was
bound to do 50 itself President Nc
Kinley desired to cure the Ills OF Cuba
without war. but the De LONE incident
and especially the destruction Of the
Maine. which followed 1t, made peace
ful remedies impossible.
AS Mr.. Reid truly states. after the
destruction Of the Maine by Spanish
Arsachery It was beyond the power Of
We president. cabinet or congress to
, 1898-07-19
ARE YOU GOING EAST!

II so. have a talk with Charlie Clark
taramie's ever smiling and genial In
ion Pacific ticket agent. who is the one
most interested in seeing that you get
l tlrst-class quite Ask him about the
'hicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul rail-.
way. Ask him to tell you about our
electric lighted. steam heated, palace
estibuled fast trains btween Omaha
md Chicago. Milwaukee. St. Paul and
III points east. Ask him about our
superb dining car service where you
ray for only what you get. Ask him
,bout the close connection made at
Omaha by both the Union Pacific east
ound trains with our trains for the
east . II he is bashful or busy and don't
'peak up promptly. write to ne for
rates. time tables. maps. etc.
l.. L. DOWNING,
PIP Sout.4 West Temple St,
Commercial Agent,
Salt Lake City. Utah.
, 1898-07-19

restrain the American people from war.
All the promises of Spain that 1t would
mend matters in Cuba and the idle
chatter about autonomy aud armistices
received no attention from an indig-
nant people determined to put an end
to the intolerable Cuban question. The
American army and navy are engaged
in that business now. II France had
been in the position Of the United
States war would have begun long be-
fore it did. Frenchmen have not the
patience Americans have shown they
possess
Regarding the future destiny Of Cuba
Mr. Reid speaks guardedly He states
that after the rebellion the American
people wanted no more territory and
that when war was declared there was
not the remotest thought in it of taking
Cuba for ourselves" Then he adds:
But the sweep of war is like that OF
the whirlwind-no man can tell where
IL lla lNiaIl. we u l'iS" W
give Cuba a better government. and
we therefore stand morally responsible
t. the civilized world for the character
of its government. The present in
surgents may be able t o establish one
that W. can afford to be responsible
for. but If not our responsibility on
tinues."
That responsibility for the future
good government of Cuba, which the
United States cannot shirk, will make
the continued possession of the island
by the United States a necessity. AL
most the first to demand it will be the
Cubans who have beer loyal to Spain.
They will not want to be governed by
insurgents. The latter will prefer
American rule to that of fellow-Cubans
who have been against them during the
recent struggle. The American set
tiers, of whom there will be so many in
Cuba soon after the war is over, will
insist, of course, that the American flag
shall continue to float over them.
The upshot of the matter will be
that for a time the island will be gov
erned by commissioners or such other
officers as congress may designate to
be appointed by the president The ex-
penses Of administration will be de-
frayed by moderate customs duties.
Those expenses will not be heavy. A
regiment of soldiers will be sufficient
to keep the peace, for just laws equi-
tably administered will make the peo-
pie contented and peaceful, and the ex-
loyalists and the ex-insurgents will Gre
ate no trouble when the Cubans have
personal liberty and light taxes. They
will all be paciticos.
Cuba. governed thus. cannot be a
to those liberties il in the full
ness Of time. after its people had gone
through a long course Of political edu-
cation. it should be admitted into the
union as a state. The mugwumps may
pirate to their hearts content about
the "subversion of free institutions
by reason of the acquisition OF Cuba as
a territory or as a state. The people
have too much common sense to he
frightened by these alarmists. In a
few years they and their predictions
will be Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
, 1898-07-19

The primary meetings for the var
ious precincts Except Laramie) for the
election of delegates to the county con-
v~ention will be held on Saturday, the
Both day Of July, at 2 o'clock p. m, at
the several polling places established
at the last general election.
The primary meetings in the City Of
Laramie will be held at s o'clock p.
m. on said date as follows:
The primary meeting In the first pre-
cinct will be held at the city hall and
will be called to order by George W.
Fox.
The primary meeting in the second
precinct will be held at the court house
and will be called to order by G. E.
Carpenter.
The primary meeting in the third
precinct will be held at the new hose
house on Third street and will be called
to order by E. D. Carter.
The primary meeting in the fourth
precinct will be held at the school house
and will be called tosorder by W. B.
Sutphin.
The primary meeting in the fifth pre-
cinct will be held at 21S Second street
and will be called to order by ]. H.
Hayford.
The primary meeting in the sixth
precinct will be held at the hose house.
West Side. and will be called to order
by N. C. Peterson.
Primary meetings will be held ac-
cording to the law governing the hold
ing Of primary elections.
We recommend that no proxies be
allowed unless held by actual residents
Of the precincts represented.
All republican electors and voters
without regard to past political afili-
atoms. who believe in the republican
principles and endorse the republican
policy are cordially invited to unite
under this call in the selection Of dele
gates to the county convention.
N. K. BOSWELL, Chairman.
ELMER T. BELTZ, Secretary.
, 1898-07-19

In round numbers there are 9. 500
journals IN arIS One hundred and
seventy OF t..v.e are political organs,
over 100 each are fashion papers and il.
lustrntCd Journals, SUmc 100 medical
papers, ovtr 2Go financial papers and
,huut GO d-.lIrg with the turf and oth.r
Hr;ErhVs q! port
, 1898-07-19

You cannot a1ford to be without tho
when you can secure the best pa.
.er for only SO cents per month. Send
d your name to The Republican.
, 1898-07-19

the counties composing the Third and
Fourth Judicial districts, respectively.
in this state, will also meet in ave
tions to separately place in nomination
a candidate for district Judge, in zach
Of their respective districts, to fill va
cancies respectively existing therein.
The convention will also transact such
other business as may properly come
before it, including the selection Of a
republican state central committee, to
serve for the ensing two years.
The state convention will be compos-
ed Of 101 delegates apportioned among
the several counties as follows:
~Albany..... ... 80. .............l
Big Horn...... -. ............... D
carbon. ...... ........ ..... ......lL
-
Fremont........ -. ....... ....... b
JOhnsOn...... ..... ............ ..3
Laramie. ...... .....- ....... .....le
a''oio''
Sweetwater...... ...... -. ....... 7
ulnta........ -. -. ..............lU
weston. ....... ...... ..... ....... D
The delegates from the several
ties will be chosen at county
lions called and conducted according
to the rules and customs followed in
such counties in selecting delegates to
state conventions. All electors in the
state Who intend voting with the repub-
lican party are cordially invited, with
out regard to past political relations, to
unite. under this call, in the selection
Of delegates to the state convention.
Delegates are urged to personally at
tend the convention, but those who are
unable to attend may appoint a proxy.
Republican State Committee,
By ]. C. DAVIS, Chairman.
B. F.. FOWLER, Secretary.
, 1898-07-19

Miss Florence Nightingale, though
II Invalid, continues to t.he an inter.
il cvclylhi:ig ap~pcr;ai.ing to Enls
,soc,i1ily tn" nursing Of soliiera.
, 1898-07-19

The marriage of a Japanese bride is
vt cnrHlI,J" until she bs.thcs the feet
I thu ET;G. 'rnGm