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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-23

'Adios. Vizcaya. There goes my beau
tiful ship. captain" And SO We passed
on to the cabin. where the doctors
dressed his three wounds. In the mean
time thirty officers OF the vizcaya had
been picked up. beside 272 OF her crew.
Our wardroom and steerage officers
gave up their staterooms and furnished
food. clothing and tobacco to those
naked officers from the Vizcaya. The
paymaster issued uniforms to the nak-
ed sailors, and each was given all the
corned beef. coffee and hardtack he
could eat. The war had assumed an
other aspect
Found Ccrvera on the GIouccster.
"As l knew the crews of the first two
ships wrecked had not been visited by
any OF our vessels. ran down to them
l found the Gloucester. with Admiral
Cervera and number OF his officers
aboard. and also large number of
wounded some in frightfully man
gled condition. Many prisoners had
been killed on shore by the fire of the
Cubans. The Harvard came off and
requested Capt. Cotton to go in and
take off the crews of the Infanta Maria
Teresa and the Almirante Oquendo and
by midnight the Harvard had 97s pris-
oners aboard. great number of them
wounded. For courage and dash there
Is no parallel in history to the action
OF the Spanish admiral. He came, as
he knew, to absolute destruction. He
he knew, to absolute destruction. There
was one single hope-that was that the
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-23

sons fleet The P,u;on and Terror.
they say. kept guard every night inside
the harbor.
The Indiana was hit only twice. She
fred no armor-picrcing shells except
from the smokeless powder six-pound-
ers. The Oregon was hit three times.
twice by fragments Of shells. The Iowa
was struck nine times.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-23

Cristobal Colon would steam faster
than the Brooklyn. The spectacle of
two torpedo boat destroyers. paper
shells at best. deliberately steaming
out in broad daylight in the face OF the
fire of battleship can be described in
one way-it was Spanish. and it was
ordered by Blanco. The same must be
said Of the entire movement. In con-
trast to this Spanish fashion was the
cool. deliberate Yankee work. The
American squadron was without senti.
ment. apparently. The ships went at
their Spanish opponents and literally
tore them to pieces. But the moment
the Spanish nag came down 1t mus.
have been evident that the sentiment
was among the Americans, not among
the Spaniards.
High Praise for Ccrvcra.
"I took Admiral Cervera aboard the
Iowa from the Gloucester. which had
rescued him from the dead, and receiv-
ed him with full admirals guard. The
crew OF the Iowa crowded aft over the
turrets, half-naked and black with
powder. as cervera stepped over tho
side bare-headed. Over his undershirt
he wore thin suit OF flannel. borrow
ed from Lieutenant-Co Commander VAIN
wright Of the Gloucester. The crew
cheered vociferousiy. Cervera is every
inch an admiral. even II he had not
any hat. He submitted to the fortunes
of war with grace that proclaimed
him thoroughbred"
Capt. Evans is intensely proud of his
ship and her men. The Iowa fired thir-
ty-one 12-inch. forty-eight s-inch, 270
4-inch, 1.060, 6-pound, and 12O 1-pound
shots.
Fearful Havoc on the vizcaya.
The officers of the vizcaya said they
simply could not hold their crews at
the guns on account of the rapid fire
poured upon them. The decks were
flooded with water from the hre hose
and blood from the wounded made this
a dark red. Fragments OF bodies float
ed in this along the gun deck. Every
instant the crack OF exploding shells
told Of new havoc. One Of the 12-inch
shells from the Iowa exploded a tor
pedo in the Vizcaya's bow. blowing
twenty-one men against the deck above
and dropping them dead and mansled
into the hre which at once started be-
low. The torpedo boat Ericsson was
sent by the flagship to the help Of the
Iowa in the rescue Of the vizcayas
crew. Her men saw terrible sight.
The flames leapins out from the huge
shot holes In the vizcaya's sides licked
up the decks. sizzling the flesh OF the
wounded who were lying there shrIek-
ing for help. Between the frequent ex-
plosions there came awful cries and
groans from the men pinned In below.
This carnage was chiefly due to the
rapidity Of the Americans hre. The
spanlards say that no torpedo boats
ever came out TO attack Admiral samp-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
Our County Courts.

The mill ofjustice began grinding its
grist Monday, with fair sized attendanc.
on hand, and President Judge E. NJ.
Dunham, and Associates John S. Line
and Conrad Kraus on the Bench. AT
precicely2 2 o'clock p. m. Court Criel
Otto Bahr called the court to order The
grand jury was called together and the
Judge gave them the usual legal advice
before proceeding TO their duties. There
was but one case to 60 before them, and
this was shortly ignored and they were
dismissed the same afternoon.
Martin who broke into the Nordmon,
station few months ago was brought in
to court and pleaded guilty. He was sen
fenced to two years and six months in the
Eastern Penitentiary. The Court actively
discharged several matters and then
waited for other business to be brought
before them, but as none was produced,
Otto in much louder voice than when
he frat sounded it officially in the courl
room, adjourned court until Friday when
some arguments will be heard. Business
scheduled for the second week will com.
mence Monday March Z. Proceedings
on page eve.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
WHAT WAR WOULD MEAN,

War under its most favorable conditions
is an expensive and terribly fatal luxury
to indulgen 1t means depleated treas
ury, paralized business, desolate homes,
death and the calamity to thousands OF
brave men and their families. A nation
while it should be ever prompt TO defend
its honor and seek redress for y wrong in
ficted upon it should be perfect sure that
its honor has been inflicted before it assails
another nation. An outrage committed
by an irresponsible and unothorized fanatic
is no cause tor war against the nation
whose subject he is unless the act is con.
doned by It's officials and proper reparation
ref,sed.
While it is hard thing to say, it lie
possible that personal and political selfish.
ness enters somewhat into this matter.
A congressional election occurs this fall.
There are men of both parties representing
close districts, who fear that the issues OF
1896 whether sound money free silver or
protective tariff, will not arouse the vo.
ters to that pitch OF excitement necessary
TO pull the respective candidates through
at the polls. But in the excitement OF war
these issues would have to go to the rear
The war would be the issue. But there
would be two sides to it. No one need
delude himself into the hellef that in the
presence Of the conflict, party feeling would
disappear af.s ty lines be obliterated.
This did not happen from 1861 to 1865,
when the Nation was greater crisis than
could arise from a war with Spain. And
should war come now while one side sup.
ported the administration and defended
its course in going to war and its prosecu'
,ion Of it while it was raging the other
side would be quick to arraign, condemn
and attack. There would be the battle
of the ballots as we'll as ofthe bullets, and
as was frequently the case during the
civil war, the results Of the first would be
even more momentous, go far as the final
issue was concerned, than victory or defea,
| in the last.
! 1t is this phase Of the matter which is
giving Republica, leaders from the Presi-
dent down, the gravest concern. 1t ie
telling what is we'll known to say that
President Mckinley does not want war,
except as the last and imperative resort.
| And vet NO one will assert that a man
who, at the age of Is shouldered mus
ket and fought years for the Union is
devoid Of courage and patriotism. The
| Republican leaders in Congress fully real
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

, ice and appreciate the gravity OF the stu
alton and it's possible consequences They
know, as President Mckinley knows that
the great conservative clement of the peo-
pie will not condone war needlessly un-
| der taken. If such needless war is enter
ed into the Republicans are satisfied be-
yond the shadow of doubt that the next
House of Representative will be Demo
cratic and that the party will lose instead
OF gaining Senators. This would deprive
Republican administration while waging
a war of that support which can only be
given by Congress in political harmony
with it. 1t is not impugning the patriot
ism Of the Democrats and populsls who
would be in the majority to say that party
feeling never wholly disappears and never
fails TO have its influence, no matter what
the crisis in public affairs.
The country under Republican guidance
has started on the highway Of prosperity.
rhe improvement in trade, business and
commerce has been more gradual than
many wished or expected, but its very
slowness shows that it is sure and will be
lasting if i,s progress is not stayed BY =
toward events. War is bound to disarr...-
| ge all this. Whether or not such con.
| fict as this would severely try our fnan-
cial system is a matter of great doubt II
l II or nd ha fa
Democrats, Populiste and Free Silver Re-
| pubiicans controlled Congress, does any
one doubt that considerations of patriot
ism would prevent them from plunging
The country into the free coinage Of silver
at l6 to IL That would be their very
opportunity. The condition OF affairs
would be just such as would cause them
to proclaim that only their free silver
panacea could remedy it's evils.
Republicans are seriously considering.
They are not afraid OF war, nor do the,
place their party above country and duty
but they do place their country their
party and their duty above an unreasoning
clamor that would plunge the Nation into
war could that war be avoided with honor
and selfrespect. And let us say here.they
are just little suspicious OF the change
that has 80 suddenly come over the Demo.
Gratis and their populistic allies in Con
gress. Always the loudest in their friend
ship for Cuba and in their denunciations
of President McKinleys course, they
have within the last few days grown sing.
ularly silent. Even Senator, Morgan, OF
Alabama, who has been whetting his
sword for months and years over the
Cuban question, has become mild and
gentle. 1t looks as though there was a
concerted agreement to allow the Republi-
cans to bring on the war, if it is to come.
The Democrats may not oppose II, and
| need not for no matter where the Demo
Gratis stand the party in power must TAX.
he responsibility for what is done. And
the Democrats seem perfectly willing t.
let the Republicans take it. Stop talking
war
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

Much Interest Manifested at the Meeting
Encouraging Reports Come from Every
Section of the County. Victory a Fore
gone Conclusion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
lingo Editors Have Thus Far Proven Too Poor
Marksmen to Bring Down the Whit
Dove Of Peace.
MCKINLEY GOES SLOWLY AND SURELY.
Court Inquiry Back Havana After It's Session at Key
Trying Secure More Evidence No Official Report
Will Be Made Before the Middle of March

There is no change in the situation re.
yarding the destruction of the Maine
The administration is still waiting for the
,ticial report the naval board of in.
iuiry as to its cause, and meanwhile tax.
ing such precautionary and preliminary
steps as are considered necessary in the
premises. The President does not want
war, and does not expect it, but at the
same time no reasonable preparations for
it, should war actually result, are being
neglected. Many things which have no
bearing at all on these preparations have
neen distorted by sensational papers into
most important meanings.
One thing seems certain. And that is
hat the report will be accepted BY ma.
lority of the people, if not by all, except a
'ery small and unreasonable majority. as
final and conclusive, no matter If ii
should run contrary to the opinion now
-e .nerally entertained. The people
have absolute confidence in the judgment
tnd integrity Of! the officers composing
the board OF inquiry, and their verdict
will he based upon the plain, unvarnished
facts in the case
While there is strong desire for war
manifested by some We hear express theii
views they By no means voice a desire
that ia a general one. Sometimes those
who talk the loudest and longest think
he least, and possibly some who are now
proclaimng their willingness TO oter
themselves as a sacrifice on the altar OF
their country, will in the face OF actual
war, try to compromise and sacrifice only
their wives relation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-01

mallv paroled. Many OF them had been
forced into the service OF Spain TO es-
cape persecution.
Business in the city has enjoyed =
great boom since the arrival Of the
Americans.
After American Dollar.
The merchants, who closed their
places yesterday, opened them to-day
and arc eagerly engaged in competition
for the American dollars. American
gold is at a premium Of 100 per cent
Yesterday prices were cheap; to-day
they are enormous. Yesterday the price
Of a breakfast at the Hotel Francais
was twenty-five centaVos: this morning
1t Is one peso. Everything else has rls-
en- in proportion. The newspaper cor
respondents have difficulty in obtaining
horses even at $500 gold. The natives
Imagine that the pockets Of the Ameri-
cans can omit countless flow Of eagles
and double eagles There Is a plenty OF
provisions In the cltV except rice, one
Of the stapies,which is quoted at a very
high figure for this country.
Our army will not lack for fresh meat
III their march across the island. The
broad savannRhs which lie between un-
dulating hills swarm with cattle at rea-
sonable prices, and OF excellent quail
ity. General GarTetson's brigade Is
massed at Yaueo, the terminus OF the
railroad fifteen miles of and will pFobs
ably remain there until the army Is
ready to move, but It Is thought the ar
tillery will be brought here immediate
ly. The railroad is In good order, but
% Ni.n ro0It1up ut0ntr knd hanR de-
struyed. Yesterday General Roy Stone
found several engines wrecked. The
machinery had been dlsmembered bT
Spanish sVmpathIzers at the round
house and hidden. General Stone gave
them two hours to get the engines into
working order, under penalty Of I'M
prisOnment and In less than that time
the engines had steam up and were
ready to move.
HpnnlSh VIII Make Stand.
The spanlards Rill probably retire as
far back as Aibonlto, about thlrty-flve
miles ON the road to San Juan. where
they are likely to make stand II they
receive reinforcements. They left here
entirely without artillery which makes
ii even more obvious that an attack AZ
this point was never dreamed OF BY
them. Not gun was mounted. The
garrison was small and poorly armed.
All the guns, with one exception, were
abandoned in the arsenal when they
beat their hasty retreat Wednesday
night. There was not mine in the
harbor OF Ponce. although two ancient
aflalrs, covered with barrels, were found
at Puerto de Guanlca. These had been
placed there years ago and resisted ev-
cry effort to explode them.
II is evident from the wholesale de.
sertion on the part OF the Spanish vol
unteers that Captain Machias must de-
pend as the last resort upon the regu-
lars. These do not number over 5000 IN
the whole island. and everything thus
I FAR indicates an easy conquest.
General Wilson thinks he could take
| the island with his own troops unaided.
and he predicts that Il the troops now
! expected arrive, Puerto Rico will be
ours In less than three weeks.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-01

that END. whether or mot The aHlbaS-
sador prevailed in this ls not known. but
there Is reason to believe that the sue
cess he attained was limited and that
the United States proposes 70 retain
some foothold q little more importaht
than a simple coahng station In tho is-
lands. Had our demand been limited 70
a coaling station there would have been
no doubt OF its acceptance and It ID even
probable that the concession might have
been made Of a considerable tract Of
land for naval station and a support
Ing zone. But It 10 believed that there
was strenuous objection to the cassion
Of the city Of Manila. the metropolis oe
the gnJrup, and particularly TO the REFER
ence to a commission Of the question Of
the future government Of the island for
the Spanish government Is deslrous that
her full sovereignty shall remain uriaf-
fected and without question. It ts a.
sumed that It was this point which was
made the subject of amendment at the
hands OF the President yesterday, though
what form that change took It st1ll I'm
known. As some mention has been
made the public discussions Of the possi-
biiity Of the acquisition Of one " the
Caroline islands. It may be stated au-
thoritatively that the matter has not
been considered by the cabinet up 70
thig time
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-01
GENERAL HENRY'S ARMY
Takes -Four cities en- RoHIS to POnes-Ths
People aud OmsIaIu Welcome the Amer
lean Troops with Great EnthHEiaSH'

Takes four cities en- HOHEO to POnes-The
People aud OGIsInIu Welcome the Amer.
Icnn Troops with Great EnthRHiaSm.
PORT OF PONCE, Porto Rico, July
90 p. M, delayed in transmisSIon)-
without seeing or hearing anything OF
the enemy, the advance guard of Cen
eral HenrV's army which landed at
Guanlca on Tuesday, arrived here to-
dag, taking en- route the cities OF Yau-
co, Tallaboa, sabana Grande and Pom
uelas. Attempts by the Spanlards to
blow up bridges and otherwise destroy
the railroad between Yauco aud Ponce
failed, only a few fiat cars being burn
ed, Our troops have fired up the loco
motives and are now operating the road
from end to end, carrying Supplies,me
sages and men.
Al Yauco, the Americans were well
coined in an address made by the al
calde, and u public proclamation was
issued, dated ''YGuco, Porto Rico, Uni-
ted states of America, July a."
Major Webb Hayes, Of the Sixth Ohio
son OF former President Hayes. hauled
up the faq on the palace amid cheers
Srou the populace. The people seemed
really glad that the Americans were
here: but they fear an uprising Of the
natives in the interior, who, II 10 as
serted. will rob, kill and destroy prop
erty In revenge for many years OF Span
lsh misrule.
General Henry has made a report to
this sffect to General Miles and ad-
vises that n Eunrd be left TO protect the
captured cities. The empty transports
have left for Tampa
A delegation Of nurses OF enc ked
Cross society from the hospital snip
Iamphsas, waited on General Henry at
Gunnicn yesterday and asked to be al
lowed 20 return home with the siclt.
They said their supplies had given out
and that tho condition on board their
ship. which was crowded with pntlents
was terrible. They are wild to go BACK
General Miles n in constant commu-
nIcation with ail his forces md rs keep
Ing tho artillery stlii In advance. by
tomorrow night ne viii have the entire
army encamped along the military road
10 San Juan, but he docs not say when
he will put them IN motion. He Is acting
throughout, however, With q prompt.
ness which indicates quick action al
along the line as soon na tho transports
containing the remaining troops arrive
A corrected list OF the Injured IN the
arst day'R battle at GunnicA follows
All the Injured belong to the Sixth Mas
sachuBetta:
left hip,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-01

Private James Drummond. Company
K. shot twice IN the neck.
Private Benjamin Bostlck, Company
K, shot IN the right shoulder.
Corporal william F. Carpenter, Com
pkay L. shot IN the fight hand.
Corporal Henry Gary. Company &,
shot in the neck.
Sergeant George Carlton, OF Battery
B, Fifth siege artillery. died from ty-
phold fever. and was buried az once.
This makes fiVe deaths from that dis
ease on the transports.
The news that Spain had consented to
sue for peace was received here In q
dispatch to the Associated Press and
was at once taken to General Miles. The
general wrinkled his grave brow when
he read It. and said he did not know
what efIeot II would have on his expedl-
tIon, but he proposed to push on ahead
and take San Juan, pending orders
from the President.
The Associated Press dispatch boat
carried the information out TO the feet
and there was a celebration at the hrst
Indication Of weakening on Spaln's part.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-01
CUBAN LEADER CAPTURED

Ana mpriSOnOd-spaniSh Reports from
Havana Say Garcia viii Lodge COnl-
plaint AEainSt ShIflsr with the Cuban
GOvsrDmOnt-caIttlO's Kick.
HAVANA, July STA detachment of
Spanish troops has captured 9t the farm
Flor Ytabo, In 3iatanzas province, the
well known lnsurgent leader Augustin
CerVantes, and the captive IS now tn-
prisoned in San Severino Castle. Ger
vantes came to Cuba at the breaking out
OF the revolution with an expedition
from the United States.
AdvIces from Santiago de Cuba report
that the insurgent General Calixto Gar
ella, ''having become disgusted with the
Americans, has left for Porto Principe
to present complaints TO the so-called
Cuban government"
General Garcia, 1t Is said, Is willing to
dismiss his separatists.
The civil elements have met TO protest
against orders given by the commander
Of the American troops Senior Castillo
will take the protest 10 washington.
La Lucha commenting upon the above
statement, says:
ave do not know what effect the pro-
test will produce on President Mckinley
and his cabinet, but we hope II Will not
prejudice the general who gave the or
ders because Il cannot be supposed that
President Mckinley will try 20 weaken
the moral strength Of the army chief
at the beginning OF the campaign, nor
even indirectly the military authority
needful of all chiefs TO whom are en-
trusted the wars direction, and who on
the ground can better than any one else
appreciate the necessary disposition and
measures to be dictated"
The free kitchens established IN Ea-
vana for the purpose of feeding the poor
OF the city have increased In number
to twelve and now daily distribute from
ave to fifteen hundred ratlons.
A detachment Of local guerrillns While
returning TO Placetas, after having con-
veyed an expedition to Guaracaoella;;
were surprised by number Of rebel
bands and a fierce combat ensued. The
Spanish forces lost eighteen killed and
MANY wounded. The insurgents also
suffered severe losses.