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The western recorder., 1898-07-07

One of the best war cartoons of
'lc day appeared in recent issue
OF the New York Journal. 1t con-
sisted Of the towering figure of
oncle Sam standing over a dimin-
n'ive spaniard and whispering se-
eretly IN the little Spaniard's ear;
Day, old boy. on the square. now,
nave you got feet, anyway?" It
seemed to hit the point precisely,
ior II Spain has any fleet at all it
certainly is making effort to keep
Out OF our way. playing hieIe-and-
seek, SO 10 speak
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

The Texas Colorado chautauqua
opened on the 4tli at Boulder un-
der the most promising circum-
stances. Gov. Adams, DR.. Tai
mage, Eli Perkins aud various
other men of note are on the pro-
gran for future speeches.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

AT Eastonville Monday, Henry
Jnmerson won the cowboy relay
race, ? IL miles; Colorado Spgs.
horse won the IA mile running
race: a horse from Monument won
the IL mile rrn; the free for all
pace and trot was won by Colo
RADIO Springs horse in 2:39. The
pony race was won by Jamcrson,
who also captured the green trot.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

VIM. Davis, who went to ST.
Anthony's hospital on the order
of county physician Denuey some
time ago, returned yesterday IN
splendid health and entirely re-
covered from the operation on his
foot.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
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novel nowcr has been found at the
isihmus Of Tehdartcpec. 1t has fa-
Gully OF charging its color during the
day. IN the morning 1t Is white, when
the sun is at its zenith It 10 red. aad
Al niglit Il ls blue. The red. white and
blue flower grows on tree about tho
fizc Of guaya tree. ana only at noon
docs II give cut any perfume.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

AFTER a good rest Ebert viii
expect Elizabeth, Chenowcth, Fon-
|dis, Falcon, Eastonville and Kio-
wa to join her in a big celebration
consisting of potato bake. races.
ball game, and the usual program
for the evening.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

our courts and begin to get in
your work of salvation as rapidly
and vigorously as possible. Pry
up few boards under the altar in
front OF some of our pulpits and
see if we don't need several moie
tons of saving grace right here in
Denver Scarchlight.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

AS result of the new revenue
measure the United States will re-
celye the snm of S1,000.000 from
chewing gum alone, SO that the
people who use the stuff will be
to patience as they are
chewing tor a noble cause.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
nurr.nt- ln,,n a.,.n,,e.

Experiments have been going on for
the past two years for the purpose Of
trying TO learn something OF the char
ac,erlstIcs OF the Atlantic ocean aa a
great moving body OF water. As q re
salt the whole Atlantic Is shown to bo
slowly circulating round and rouuc.
like an enormous pool.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Fourth of July in this country
plartllyeycrpasses off withoutsomc-
body getting seriously hurt. AT
Santiago, foy instance, several peo-
pie were killed and many Others
injured through the reckless dis
charge OF firearms. That is in
his country.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

II camara has really started
across the Atlantic with that much
vaunted Cadiz fleet, then let us
nope that he will practice the STRAIT
egy made familiar by Cervera.
ihore are four or FIVE fifst-rate
warships in Camara's fleet and if
we can bottle them up we shall
nave pretty good navy on our
hands when the war is over, with
out the trouble and expense of
building new ships.-St Louis
Republic.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

THE ith OF July was celebrated
his year with more real enthusi-
em and carnestness thnn ever be-
bro since the declaration of indie
,endence 122 years ago.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
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Coral should th.nk that styies
girls ears would burn. clara-some
one bcen talking about her? No,
that. She's adopted 'ic new style Of
wearing her hair down on the sides
OF her f,cc and you know what red
aa'r 1he has!--yoakers state man.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

The new "Searchlight," n week
" paper published at Denver by
L. G. aud E. M. Gard in the form
ot Judge, Puck and Truth, will
more than likely cause some talk
when the people find .'tliey have
IT. 1t is a very warm article.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
rlcturc .yvny or.

why. papa said Frances. who wns
looking at the family album. surely
this isn't picture OF your" Yea" re-
piled papa. ''that is picture OF me.
taken when was quito young"
'seii." commented the little giri. 1T
doesn't look MS much lias you as you
look ."-r-ondon Figaro.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Tue foreign trade of the United
States amounts to nearly $1,000
10000 annually, and the nation
that sides with Spain will sustain
n total loss of an amount exactly
equaling its share.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
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Wayworn Watscn--"Hsre is one of
these story writer's who says In ths pa
rers that genius Is nothing but hard
work. Perry Patettic-" Nothin tut
hard woik7 And TO think that used
% have a great respect for them fellers
aho could wIite."--cincinnati ErQu1r-
sE.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

SEVEN hundred Spanish ships
Iould not engage three of our ships
Eithout suffering m ore injury than
|,eryera's feet caused to us in his
brcmcditatct dash for liberty.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
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Managing Lci'cr- Mr.. sllngsby, I
want you TO detail man to each
slaughter torse next Saturday morn
Ing with puah cart aad iwcn,y.gal-
lon zinc reserto.r. 'siay ask" You
may. We VIII pii I next snndsy's cdl.
tIon In bod. '-cl veland PLATA Dlicr.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

SAoAsrA declares his intention
pf carrying the war to the bitter
cnd. Why notf His chances for
] loss now are not SO great, and his
finances for whipping the United
6iates just as good as ever.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

AFTER the fireworks and cele-
bration at Santiago. our Uncle
BAN is able to add n splendid new
6yhting machine to his navy, as
We'll ms several guns of various siz-
es and makes.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Mrs. d. II. Georgia is very low
and her death is expected at any
time. She is in Denver, at st.
Anthony's hospital
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
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Mr.. Jonslng--Ain' so, no pockets in
dat iubly cail dress? Whar 20 kyarry
yo'r tazxcFg Aiss snowlall--De quest
shun am too dsiikit toe admit CD pres
en-. diEcuahynr; bur IN case Oh ncces-
siiy All wouldn. hesitate to reveal hits
Lidin' place Judge.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Mrs. Wray and son Tom, and
Mrs. Burnside, start today for
three months visit among relatives
and friends at Beattic. Kansas.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Fred Guthrie and wife went to
Denver Monday morning to see
Mrs. d. Fl. Georgia, who is in St
Anthon,'s hospital.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Mrs. j. L. Ridgeway of yillisca.
Iowa, and Mrs. jake Phillips Of
Elizabeth visited A. r. Georgia
and wife last Wednesday.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Falcon spread herself in grand
style on the Fourth. The pro
gram Of races, speaking, etc, was
enjoyed by a large crowd.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Novel Corn Curc cures when
everything else fails. 30s South
First Street, Denver. Price 25 c.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

A full account of Mondays bat
tie will be found on the second
page.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
s#s~s.s.sxs4oxns~s.sssxs.,
Correspondence
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To insure publication correspondents slgul.f
'iH 10 hare their COMMUNICATIONS reach faia
a8'ce ty Taesioy noon.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Miss Nellie Fitzpatrick has re-
turned home from her studies in
Denver.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

| IT is a striking fact that all i'm
brtout history since Jeiferson's
|me has been written when re-
Iblicans we're in the pilot house.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
|Now will you be good2

i facsimile of the declaration
independence printed in the
Louis Sunday Globe-Democrat
worth preserving.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
MhItr s1nlr-ol.

William Andrews. CT Goshen. n. r.
hss a pure vhitc squirrel which he
found In tree he cut down the other
day.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

Tom Hill was in Colo. Springs
Monday.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07

!, the Elber. Post Office AID ad-
m,,t.d for transmission iAr"ngh
the mails as second
class matter.
The western recorder., 1898-07-07
n WESTERN RECORDER

80, cnlssIxGER, Busiuess Manager,
: cuESowETA, .-..' Editor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-09-18

ordinary map of the West Indies, but if one will hug the shore of South America with a magnifying glass, so 10 speak, one will be rewarded by discov- ering about midway on the northern coast little group of islands, the most westerly of which, Oruba, lies just off the coast at the eastern entrance to the Gulf of Maracaybo. not more than 20miles from land.
 Curacao, another island, and the largest of the group, lies about hun dred miles east of Oruba and 90 miles north of the Venezuelan shore. At what appears to be an equal dis tance still further to the east is the island of Buen Ayre, or Bonaire, as it is sometimes written on the maps Diigent search failed to discover St. Eustatius, St. Martin or Saba, the is- lands that complete the group. To gether these latter islands only com prise an area of 30 or 40 square miles,
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goods at its wharves from whence they are carried to various ports. In olden times the merchants of the town grew rich by smuggling. There is reason to believe that the contraband trade is still carried on.
 As there are no wells or springs upon the island the inhabitants are entirely dependent upon the rainfall. which is gathered into large cisterns and reser- voirs. Sometimes it is found necessary to import barrels of water from the Venezuelan coast, or to distill it.
 From the sea the appearance of the island is somewhat disappointing. There is nothing of the tropical beauty one might naturally expect. Few trees grow upon the fat-topped hills. The only charm is in the quaint Dutch vil- lages which nestle in the valleys of the rocky coast.
 \ large proportion of the inhabitants are negroes. The Dutch settlers are,
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ed by high wall of rock, in which .here is but one rift, where steps have been formed in the steep gorge to per init the Sabans to descend to the one harbor.
 English, French, Danish, Swedish and Dutch vessels, all, at one time or another, tried Yainly to subdue the little island. Finally the Sabans ac- lnowledged the protection of Holland, but refused to be taxed, and to this day they appoint and pay their own governor and retain in eyeryway their freedom.
 Small as these possessions of the queen of Holland are, and utterly in sienifcant as they seem in compari- son with the great islands of Cuba, Hayti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico, they vet demonstrate in most striking way the efficacy of proper colonization and good government. They prove that 2 state may be well regulated and prosperous in the vicinity of the equa- tor as well as in the,temperate zone.
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however, thrifty, home-loving and happy people. They have transported to this little island many of the ster- ling qualities that have gone to the making of Hollands honorable place among nations.
 The history of Curacao is not without interest. England, Spain and Holland have each held it for time, and its waters have been infested by the bue- cancers and pirates who sailed their dreaded ships upon the Caribbean sea. It has been the refuge of political fugi- tives for century past.
 It was here that Bolivar, the hero of South American independence, came after the failure of his first attempt to free Venezuela from Spanish tyran- nv. Bolivar was native of Venezuela, born in 1783 of rich and aristocratic family and educated in Spain and France. In the latter country he ob- tained glimpse of the close of the French revolution. In 1909 he passed through the United States on his way
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-09-18

@nleh may account for the indifference U the geographer.
 9araeao, has an area of gig square miies' and population estimated to oe"ch oeo the very respectable figure of 40.- eOo souls. It is described as one of the ieanest and quaintest little islands in a ,ne world Here at the town of Will raail aelinstadt the Dutch governor has his feslaence, a solemn looking old mansion ttop ttopelng upon the Shattegat, or lagoon sla' forms the harbor. Here he lives considerable state, being permitted on ew soldiers who act as ornamental epaIos opa when not engaged in presiding la some equally ornamental and use 'ess old cannon.
 ona,5 -ne streets and the houses are thor lsnly Dutch, the former narrow and son san' the latter thick walled and or rsais' r'', tile roofed, and painted green nas. sehow. Wilhelmstadt is one of the nnh,. ,est cities in the West Indies. The son s.ie buildings are old, but very hand
 e The harhoris excellent. There
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Just at the time when the young king of Spain is bidding farewell forever to the islands of the West Indies which have been held by his family for four centuries, the young queen of Holland, upon her coronation two weeks ago. has come into possession of half dozen lit tie islands that comprise the Dutch ter tory in the West Indies. It is a new example of the old law of the survival of the fttest. Spain's great posses sions have dwindled and declined, while little Hollands miniature colonies have thriyen and grown rich and pros porous.
 One may experience some difficulty in locating these Dutch islands on any
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-09-18

stantly flakes off, owing to the chem ical action of the sea water, thus drop ping the crustaceans and algae. To sheathe a vessel with wood and cop per increases her cost by about seven per cent, but this is trife when re- suits are considered. Before long all Of cur ships of war will be protected in this way.
 Obviously, speed is a great advan- tage for battleship, enabling her to overhaul an enemy and to choose her position in fight. Nevertheless, speed is not the first and most essen- tial requirement. of such vessel. The most important point in battleship is her battery. She is literally a float ing fortress, and her efficiency dependsf chiefly on her power to damage the foe. Next after the battery comes speed, and then coal enduraDce-i e., ability to steam for long time with out reilling her bunkers. 1t is very necessary that she should be we'll bal- aneed; she must have stability and strength in order to afford good gun platform. Finally, she must offer as
 
 her officers and men.
 From this time on the ships of the United States navy will be provided with smoleless powder exclusively. The navy department itself keenly feels that it's lack of smoIeless powder for use in the present war was dis grace. Plenty of the article, in vari- ous forms and varieties to choose from. is manufactured abroad, but we have consistently refused to buy it, the bu- reau of ordnance of the navy prefer ring to dilly-dally with experiments of its own for producing a smoEeless pow der which might prove superior to the foreign. This pottering has been going on for the last four years. Now, how ever, congress has appropriated big sum of money to establish a smokeless powder plant. The only American ves- sel that has had smol1eless powder during the conflict with Spain is the New Orleans, which was built in Eng
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-09-18

shells of the rapid-fire guns, which riddle every exposed part of the craft in a sea fight at close quarters, burst- ing inboard and setting fire to every bit of woodwork. The destruction of the personnel by these rapid-fire pro- iectiles, too, is fearful, as was illus trated in the battle of Santiago. So far as may be possible, this must be prevented by armor protection. The ship that destroys the personnel of the adversary is the winning ship in a sea fight every time. That is the way the Americans beat Cervera, by killing his men and officers wholesale. It fol- lows that the most essential problem, from the point of view of naval pow CT in war, is to devise means for de- stroying the people on board of hostile vessels.
 The three new battleships will have a speed of at least IS knots Some vessels of this class abroad have that speed, but none of our own battle ships now in commission are so fast as that. The Oregon, which is the festest of our battleships, made a rec crd of 16M knots on her trial trip. A great deal has been said about the won derful speed she showed during the fight off Santiago, but the truth is that on that occasion she did not exceed 14 knots. Admiral Sampson, in an offi- cial report to the navy department, has declared that none of the warships in the Santiago battle, American or Span ish, steamed faster than II knots. The Brooklyn could not go at a greater speed than that, because her engines were not coupled.
 So it appears that the trial speed of a warship is not necessarily her speed in battle, particularly if she is over matched in the engagement. This is one of the most interesting lessons learned from the experience of the present war. A notable improvement having relation to speed will be adopt ed for the three new battleships- namely, wood sheathing covered with copper for the bottoms. The navy de- partment has made up it's mind that something must be done to prevent the fouling of the bottoms of our warships, winch cuts down their speed very greatly. An 18-knot ship with a steel bottom is an 1S-lnot ship only when she comes out of dock. After that her speed drops every month, and at the end of six months she has to go into dock again to be cleaned. One conse- quence of this, which is of great i'm portanee, is the increased amount oi coal required to run foul ship at a given rate. The American vessels al Santiago were reduced from high speed craft 10 the condition of low speed craft by the barnacles and other growths, animal and vegetable, with which their bottoms became rapidly covered in those tropical waters. Bar nacles and other organisms gather readily on copper, but the metal con,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-09-18
OFFICIAL PLAN oE gHE NEw RATrLNsHIps.

inch guns in the present war have not made a very satisfactory record. Nothing specially great has been ac- complished by them in bombardments, and in the fight with Cervera's squad ron off Santiago they scarcely made a hit. At the same time, they are enormously heavy and comparatively slow of fire. It is found that, when smokeless powder is used, a 1,000- pounds projeetile from 12-ineh gun will strike harder blow and pierce greater thickness of armor at a given distance than a 1.1OO-pound shell thrown with ordinary powder by a 13- inch weapon.
 The 12-inch gun, therefore, is power ful enough for purposes of sea fight ing. Its greater ightness is an inn portant advantage. Each of the new battleships is to have four great guns in her main battery. The 12-inch cali Der being preferred, the four, together with their mounts and fittings, will weigh about 100 tons less than the same number of 13-inch guns. This is a very notable difference, inasmuch as every pound put on a ship in the shape of armament substracts pound from her coal capacity or from the weight of her machinery and boilers, thus reducing her speed or her steam ing radius. A modern fighting ship is a compromise, some advantages being sacrificed to others in order to obtain the highest general efficiency, and there must be the utmost possible economy in regard to weights. More rounds of 12-inch ammunition can be carried than of 13-inch, too, because the shells are smaller and lighter, and that counts a good deal.
 Congress has provided that each of the new battleships shall be 368 feet long, with displacement of about H. 800 tons and not less than 16h inches of armor over the yitals-i. e., the parts occupied by boilers and machin- cry. The specifications as to arm6r will probably be changed Krupp, by a newly-inyented process, is turning out armor ten inches thick that has as great resisting power as 16b inches of Haryeyized steel. 1t is believed by the navy department that such a pro- lection would be very much better than that now contemplated, inas- much as it would save about 500 tons in weight-one-fifth of the total weight of armor used on a vessel of this class. But special permission from congress will be required, inas- much as the existing law does not per init the payment of more than S400 ton for armor, whereas the Krupp plates cost $4S0 ton.
 This gain of 300 tons could be put into coal or into increased weight of machinery, giving greater steaming radius or higher speed. It is not thought that there would be any ad- vantage in making the batteries heav- fer. Our war ships are sufficiently
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-09-18

Uncle Sam has not fought the war with Spain without learning few things, and some of the lessons gained are to be applied in the construction of the battleships newly ordered. There are three of these vessels, which are expected to be as formidable sea fighters as exist in the world, and they are to have some very important im- proyements adding greatly to their eff ficieney. Hitherto they have been known in the navy department IS "No. 10," No. IL" and No. 12," but from now on, though their keels have not yet been laid, they will be called re speotively the Maine, the Missouri and the Ohio. It is safe to say that the first of the trio will be a favorite with the American people from the moment of her launching, for the sake of the name she bears.
 Congress, in appropriating the money for these vessels, prescribed very definite plans as to their con struction, even to comparatively small details. Nevertheless, during the next session action will doubtless be taken modifying these plans in a number of particulars, in difference to the wishes of the navy department. Secretary Long and his subordinate experts have B number of improvements to suggest as, for example, the substitution of 12-inch guns for 13=inch guns. Tie 13-
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are some Qualifications which command its It approaches, but these are not be- Heyed to be very formidable.
 8ilhelmstadt is a busy port, and the merchants of the town conduct an ex- tensjye trade. The home government receives an annual revenue of half q million dollars derived from the shin. ment of phosphates alone. The island. IS very rich in these deposits. Tobacco. sugar indigo. corn, figs, oranges and cltron are raised and exported. Salt from the marshes is obtained in con siderable quantities. The port is open to traders of all nationalities; no du- ties are charged, and it is believed that ships load and unload eontrabapd
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gunned: in fact. they are more heavily gunned in proportion to displacement than the fighting vessels of any for eign power. Some British experts think their own ships are oyer- gunned, but the experience of the present war has not indicated any such complaint with our battleships and cruisers. One of the most difficult problems tackled by naval construct ors is to give the vessels such stability as to enable them 10 carry mighty bat teries, and this is a point in which the skill of American builders and design CTS has been very eonspicuously ex- hibited. There is a tendency to an increase in the number of rapid-fire guns, the largest weapon of that kind being of siX-inch ealiber. A quick fire gun is weapon with peculiar breech mechanism, which enables it to be fired with great rapidity
 There could be no notion of making the armor thinner and lighter if any loss of protection were oecasioned by the change. It is believed that the modern battleship has none too much armor protection. In fact, it is not sufficiently well protected toward the bow and stern. The reduction of weight by the adoption of the Krupp plates will make it practicable to ex- tend the armor over more of the ves- sel, so as to be q defense against the