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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

7T was not Columbus who first saw
America, for that famous discoverer
never came in sight of the mainland
until his third voyage, in 149S, when
he discovered the coast of Brazil. Fourteen
months before that time-that is to say, June
"a, 1497-standing on the deck of British
caravel bearing the royal standard of England,
an old Venetian navigator and his young son
saw, through the morning mists, "the dismal
cliffs of Labrador"
The young sea king, who was only twenty
years of age when his eyes first gazed upon
this continent, and whose name was Sebas-
tan Cabot, lived to become one of the most
renowned navigators of his age.
His father, John Cabot was a Venetian
merchant, who settled at Bristol, England, in
the reign of Edward ". Sebastian was BY
birth, therefore, an Englishman, and 1416 is
given as the year of his nativity.
Columbus had wishes to make his great
voyage to the Indies under the auspices Of
England, but had been disappointed by an
accident.
When the news of his successes in the
Western Seas reached Europe, a fever OF ex'
citement and enthusiasm seized the nations
None, perhaps, was more eager to enter The
new field of maritime discovery than Henry
VII, who had succeeded Richard III, the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Freeman &C.
companied her mother, Mrs. Will
son, to the latter's home in Audi
bon, Ia, Wednesday. Before re-
turning Mrs. Freeman will visit
Chicago and Omaha where she will
purchase her spring stock of milli-
merry for the Racket Store.
Mr.. J. O. Futile, who recently
purchased the Scotland dray line
and residence property of Moses
Hackett, and Miss Blanche Sicard
of Violin We're married at the Gath
Ole parsonage in Yankton on
Wednesday of this week at nine
O'Clock a. m. They will arrive in
Scotland next Saturday, and as
soon as Mr.. Hackett vacates the
house they will establish their resi-
dence here. The bride is a stran-
ger to the people of Scotland and
the groom has been here but a
short time, but the right hand of
fellowship will be extended to the
newly welded couple, and best
wishes extended for their future
happiness.
Mr.. Andrew Haney and Miss
Mary Luig were married in the
Catholic church at this place Tues
day morning at eleven o'clock, by
Rev. Father Luig, a brother of the
bride. The ceremony was quite
elaborate and was participated in
by two visiting clergymen-Fathel
Kelley of Wagner assisting in the
ceremony, aud Father Burke Of
Geddes delivering an address
The groom is a prosperous
young farmer living four miles
northeast of town, and the young
couple will establish their residence
on the farm where we trust they
will reap an abundant harvest O
happiness and contentment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
Emanuel Resner arrived from
New England, n. D., today.

Emanuel Resner arrived from
New England, N. D., today.
Honor the dead. Washington
Birthday post cards will put them
in mind of our dead heroes. Trei-
Der has them.
Tim Billman will have a large
sale at his farm near Wlttenberg
Feb. IS. In the list of property
are 70 high grade Herefords from
one to four years old.
Chas. Treiber and wife arrived
from Mannhaven, N. D., Monday
to visit Scotland friends. Charley
says the weather has been fine in
North Dakota, but there was con-
siderable snow at Minneapolis.
Rev. Mr.. Stark, accompanied by
Prof. Kreiger, made another trip
to the hospital at Rochester,
Mimi, last Friday, returning Sun
day. The doctors gave Mr.. Stark
much more encouragement this
time, and seem confident that a
few more treatments will entirely
cure the fungus growth in his
mouth.
Mr.. James Setback died at his
home neal Vodnany last Thurs
day. He was 81 years old and
death was caused by old age. He
was buried at Vodnany Sunday,
He leaves a wife and eight child
ren-Frank, Tom, Joe and Adam
Sedlacek, all living in this county,
and Mrs. John Vellek, Mrs. Frank
Vellek, Mrs. Jos. Janda and Mrs
Jos, Piroutek.
If you have Catarrh, rid yourself o
this repulsive disease. Ask DR.. ShooI
of Racine, Wis, to mail you free, a tri
al box Of his DR.. Shoop's Catarrh Rem
edy. A simple, single test, will surel,
tell you a Catarlh truth well Worti
your knowing. Write today. Dom
suffer longer. r. w. Russell Drug Co
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13

Reserve yo,,r seats at Bruhn g.
Zehnpfennig's for the Old Planta-
ton QUARTET, 4th number on the
lecture course.
Mrs. Hamburger, lsig seven
miles southwest OF town, died We'd
nesday morning, leaving a little
child but a few lays old. She was
a sister Of Albert Reindl Of Scot
land.
Geo. Deutscher returned from a
trip to. North Dakota Tuesday. He
has purchased some town property
In u town III La Moure county,
about thirty miles from Edgely,
and will % his family there
soon.
DR.. Jasmann, republican central
committeeman from this precinct,
went to Tyndall yesterday to at
tend a meeting of the committee,
called to make the apportionment
for the county convention. Paul
Landmann, Philip Engel and
Nicholas Serr jr. also attended the
meeting.
The Scotland Fire Ladies' will
give their annual masquerade ball
on Friday evening, Feb. 21st. Elk
c%ellrnt music, six prizes for the
best costumes and other special
features will be introduced to make
the occasion interesting. Make
your plans to attend.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Coiwell left
Friday for Ridgeway, Mo-, where
they will visit at the home of Mr..
Colwell's sister, Mrs. Isaac Nellis.

A weak stomach means weak stom.
ach nerves, always. And this is also
true of the heart and kidneys. It's a
pity that sick ones continue to drug
the stomach or stimulate the heart and
kidneys. The weak nerves, not the Or
gans themselves, need this help. This
explains why DIR. Shops Restorative
has and is promptly helping SO many
sick ones. 1t goes direct to the cause
of these diseases. Test this vital truth
and see. r. w. Russell Drug Co.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13

Miss Marian Mckay spent last
Sunday in baskerville.
Mr.. Zehnpfennig of Parkston
vas in our city Tuesday.
JAG. Ulmer of Memo was in
Scotland Wednesday morning.
A!!5tc.! Mos!.nm is moving Thos.
Jones' household goods from the
farm to his house in town.
Mrs. F. S. Birkinbine is visiting
at the home of her brother, Alan
sing Cobb, in Mitchell.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Mrs. Bellamy arrived from Stan
ley county Wednesday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. W. j. Johnston, for
a few weeks.
Your wife, sweetheart, mother,
sister or friend will want to hear
the OLD PLANTATION QUAR-
TET.
Wesley Janda was confined to
the house with grip two days this
week, but is again able to attend
to business.
/. Mrs. N. Downs returned to her
home in Kennebec Monday after
, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Henry Baisch, for a few days.
For Sale.
All of my household furniture al
private sale. Also several sets Of
books. Please call at my rooms
and examine them.
MRS. MARIE YoUNGMANN.
A consultation of grain dealers
including Messrs. Carlan and
Blanchard of Armour, Truax Of
Mitchell, and M. King Of Sioux
City was held in Scotland Tuesday
Mrs. A.. A. Smith is moving into
Mrs. Ptak's building on lower MAR
street, and will open home baker!
and confectionery store. Her rep
utation as a cook was we'll estab
lished while she was running tn
Scotland House, and size will doubt
less receive good patronage in he
new line.
l am prepared to make hal
switches, braids or pompadours
Any one wishing work of this kin
done may leave material for same
with name and address enclosed
at the store of VIM. Behl, and nc
tice will be sent them when wor
! is done.
Mrs. G. A. BABB1DGE.
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R. w. RUSSELL DRUG CO.
PHONE NO. 18
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'$The FLEET SIN Pacific s
Rear Admiral Evans Can Call Up ach of His Sixteen Bat
tIeShpS by Wireless TeIephone-A 100000 Coal Bill For
Uncle Sam-When the Oregon Rushed Around Cape Horn

that the press of the United States VIII
euioy from time to time some interest
mg stories of shore leave FRANKS. The
commanders OF the ships no doubt VIII
find IL necessary to employ their pow
ers of discipline and diplomacy to the
utmost In order to keep Jack from DuO-
bling over with enthusiasm when he
yopS ashore in considerable groups to
get his land legs.
WhiIc Mt sea Jack will have plenty
IF business to occupy his attention.
though it is by no means all work ana
no play board ship. The men of each
yessei have mascots with which 10
amuse themselves in off moments. Sew
eral goats, cats, parrots. monkeys ana
dogs will make the cruise around the
Horn. sure of regular meals and album
dant attention from their admirers, Off
GERS as we'll as enlisted men.
While the ships are at sea it ought TO
be Il comparatively easy matter for Al
miral Evans to handle his forces. for
on this cruise. for the first time in the
history of the world. the wireless tele-
phone will be used for communication
between the ships of Il great naval
fleet. Every Eattleship has been lifted
vita wireless telephone devices, Won
dc"ful invention but recently perfected.
From his station in the emergency
cabin Of the flagship Connecticut an
officer serving as the fleets hello
boy" so to speak. will Ee able to call
up at will the officers of any other
ship, even though ten miles of brine
and wireless distance may intervene.
BY the wireless phone messages by
word of moual may be sent from ship
to ship with the accuracy and ease of
wired telephone messages from room
to room in a modern hotel.
The value of such a system under
the circumstances is self evident. Here
tofore intership Signalling has been
done by means of flags or by "wigwag-
ging." Frequently it happens that
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to reach San Francisco bay. This is
equivalent to more than $4,000 miles.
The naval authorities figure that 115
days will elapse between the time of
starting and the time of arrival at des-
tination, but that only siXty-three days
will be devoted to actual sailing. The
rest of the time will be spent in port
ell route and at target practice. 1t is
the intention of the navy department
to give the crews much practice at the
big and little guns under the best con-
ditons possible. There will be five
stops on the long trip, where the ships
will anchor and many members of the
crews will enjoy shore leave.
From Hampton Roads to Trinidad,
the first port where the fleet will pause,
the distance is 1,7S0 knots. The sailors
will spend Christmas at Trinidad, leav-
ing there about three days afterward
for Rio de Janeiro, 1900 knots dis
tant. About Jan. 10 the ships will an
Choir in the harbor of the Brazilian me-
tropolis, remaining a week. Punta
Arenas, in the strait of Magellan, is
will spend the closing week of January
in that port, Callao, the next stopping
point, is 1850 knots away. According
to the schedule mapped out, the fleet
should reach Callao on Feb. IS. Six
days respite from cruising will be had
in that harbor; then comes stretch of
3,012 knots to Magdalena bay, on the
80 7 r,It DO t1lN
is peninsula belonging to the republic
of Mexico. At Magdalena bay a con-
siderable period will be spent in gun
practice. The Mexican government
has granted the United States the priv
ilege of using this fine bay, an ocean
inlet forty miles long and protected
with reefs of sands, so that the water is
always placid, as coaling and prac-
tite station for a period of three years
From Magdalena bay TO San Francis
co bay, where the ships will drop an
Choir at the end of their voyage, the
distance is about 1000 knots. 1t is be-
lleved that, barring accidents and 9th
er untoward circumstances, the ships
will ride triumphantly through the
Golden Gate and anchor In the bay on
April TO-
While the disposition of the fleet aft
er arrival in San Francisco bay is not
definitely indicated. 1t is safe to as
sumo that the big battleships will do
more or less cruising up and down the
Pacific coast. 1t is quite probable that
considerable time will be spent in the
Puget sound harbors, such as those at
Seattle and Tacoma. 1t may be that
oTuise to Honolulu will be included.
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S Fighting Bob and Ills MenIS
Three Rear AdmiraS Sixteen Captains and Fifteen Thou
sand Men Who Man the Ships For the PactiC-Robey D.
Evans the Picturesque Veteran Who Commands the Fleet

an important incident in naval history,
Admiral Evans has seen much sea
service. his experience in handling
large fleets making him available for
commander of this expedition. In spite
of his siXty-one years he is still
vigorous, active man. The policy Of
the president and the navy department
in preferring younger men for the main
commands has not eliminated "tfght-
ing Bob" who is said to possess the
spirit of a young man of forty.
In Admiral Evans fleet are several
subordinate commanders who have
made distinguished records-men of in
teresting personality aside from their
performances. Rear Admiral William
II. Emory commander of the division
Of the fleet which includes the great
battleships Georgia, Virginia, New Jer-
scy and Rhode Island, with the Geor-
gia as his flagship, is distinguished in
the navy for his bravery, his diploma
CIV and his dress. When he was Il
Young officer he married a wealthy
young woman For years the Emorys
lived in the finest house in Washington
and were known as most lavish enter
tainers. William II. Emory, when not
in uniform, was gorgeOusly CARRIED. 1t
was said mt one time that he changed
his trousers every hour in the day.
The late Admiral Worden remarked,
Emory is not so much of Il dude as
he looks" In fact this officer always
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BATTIESHIP CONNECTICUT, FLAGSHIP ADMIRAL
ROBLEY D. EVANS

six months we have been talking about
this proposed movement of warships.
For six months Uncle Sam has been
making preparations for the voyage.
Some citizens have acquiesced with en-
thusiasm in the plans of the navy de-
partment. Others have objected to the
cruise on various grounds. Some have
looked upon it as Il valuable demon
stration" in view of possible japanese
hostili.ies. Others have commended
the plan merely as a matter of exer-
cising our ships and seamen, just to
show what they can do when they try.
Still others have limited that it is no
body's business outside of America
what we do with our own naval equip
ment so long as we keep the peace.
Opponents of the cruise have held that
1t is Il needless waste of money, while
few of them seem TO regard the
movement as something akin to the
shaking of a red rag in the face of a
bull.
Very probably those who hold that
1t is nobody's business but Uncle
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commanded the respect of his brother
officers and the men under him.
A few years ago Emory severely cen
sured seaman, who remarked later
that it was only the officers uniform
that protected him from licking.
Emory Immediately dotted his uniform,
dressed himself i'm one of his gorgeous
citizen suits. got Il shore leave for the
enlisted man, met him up an alley and
administered the licking himself though
the other man was the bigger. Then
he helped the defeated man back to
the ship and sent him to the hospital
ward.
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas,
who commands a division of the Pa
cific bound fleet, consisting of the bat
tleship Minnesota, flagship. and the
battleships Ohio, Maine and Missouri,
entered the Naval academy only two
months later than Robley ID. Evans.
Admiral Thomas has had very large
experience as an educator ana trainer
of seamen. For years he was senior
instructor in ordnance and was in
charge of the, infantry battalion of
cadets at the Naval academy.
Captain Richard Wainwright, com
handing the battleship Louisiana, is
one of the notable heroes of the Span
ish-AmeriCan war. At the naval bat
tie of Santiago he was in command of
the torpedo boat destroyer Gloucester,
Il converted yacht. He dashed into the
thickest of the fight and destroyed the
Spanish torpedo boats FurOr and Plu-
ton. Later he captured without assist
ance the Porto Rican harbOr of Qua
Mica for use as Il landing place for the
army of General Miles. The secretary
of the navy in presenting Wainwright
a sword from the people of his native
section said There is roll of honor.
Commander Wainwright. which is
known as that of the bravest of the
brave. On that imperishable roll your
name has been written by your coun-
trymen."
The commander of the battleship Vir-
ginia. Captain Seaton Schroeder. has
distinguished himself not only as a
naval officer in sea service. but in civil
life as governor of the island of Guam
for two and a half years Governor
Schroeder established school system
on the island and in other ways helped
to AmericaniZe Guam. He is also an
author, having written a work en-
titled Fall of Maximilian's Empire"
and several notable magazine articles.
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occasion. When the battleship Oregon
came around the Horn on her famous
trip to get into the Santiago fight of
1868 she made only about an average
Of nine knots an hour. actual sailing
time, owing to the necessity of keeping
In touch with her Golfers, which were
nautical slowpokes.
In this cruise Admiral Evans ships
will be accompanied by coaling vessels
carrying supplies of fuel in excess of
that stored in the bunkers of the bat
tleships themselves. The Golfers will
load up with coal as needed from time
to time at the several ports where stops
will be made. Supply ships also ac-
company the fleet. cargoed with canned
meats and other foods. Fresh supplies
OF provisions will be obtained at the
stopping places. The selection and
purchase of these supplies will test the
skill of Uncle Sans naval commissary
officers. 1t will be a new experience
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I3UnCIe3 Pacific Elect
sand Miles to San FrancisCo-Santa Claus viii Come
Aboard at neutrality-suspicious. Bay Target Practice

lance. We have no desire to fight
England or France, yet we keep the
Atlantic coast constantly guarded by
powerful fleets. The movement of a
great fleet to Pacific waters Is but a
natural consequence of changed condi-
lions. Secretary of the Navy Metcalf
remarked some months ago when this
movement was under consideration
that it had practically no significance
from a military standpoint" At that
time there was some little friction with
Japan on account of incidents in San
Francisco That matter was settled
amicably, and now the big fleet goes
forward with such significance as in
dustrial and commercial conditions
may give it.
Under the command of Rear Admiral
Robley d. Evans this grandest assem-
bly, of American ships that ever plow-
ed the seas is going around the tip
end of South America and up through
the blue brine of the Pacific to resusci-
tated and rejuvenated San Francisco.
The sixteen battleships which, with
the necessary golfers, supply ships, re-
pair ships and other auXiliaries to an
extended cruise, constitute this fleet
are as follows
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dense fogs obscure these signals. so
that ships almost touching sides are
unable to communicate with each 9th
or. With the wireless phone a fog
won't matter The fine fleet in two
squadrons. each squadron comprising
two divisions of four battleships each,
may be manipulated by vocal orders
at will. 1t is said by the naval wire
less expert who investigated and re-
ported upon the new wireless tele-
phone that even in battle it will be
possible to talk between ships. Other
nations will be deeply interested in
this wireless phone test
Each of these sixteen battleships is
thoroughly modern and up to date in
every particular. All save two have
been built since the war with Spain.
They have been almost continuously
In commission since their launching
and have been overhauled and put in
shipshape for this particular cruise
with a view to the utmost efficiency.
With an aggregate displacement Of
more than 223,000 tons and with more
than $50 guns of four inch caliber and
above, the fleet is the most powerful
and formidable ever assembled by
Uncle Sam. In the manner of arma-
ment only two of the battleships, the
Kentucky and the Kearsarge, differ
from the general pattern of recent
fighting ships of the first class. These
ships carry superimposed turrets, guns
being operated in two stories, a small
er turret resting upon the larger one.
Each turret holds two guns
Three rear admirals accompany the
fleet to the Pacific. First in impor-
lance is the commander in chief Rob-
ley d. Evans, senior rear admiral In
the navy and the highest ranking Off
Ger in actual sea service, Admiral
Dewey being his only superior. Rear
Admirals William II. Emory and
Charles NJ. Thomas command divisions
of the fleet. The captains of the six
teen battleships as assigned for this
cruise are:
Connecticut (hagship of Admiral
Evans, Hugo Osterhaus; Louisiana,
Richard Wainwright; Kansas. Charles
f. Vreeland; Vermont, William Z. Pot
ter; Georgia Flagship of Admiral EN-
Dry, Henry McCrea; Virginia. Seaton
Schroeder; New Jersey, w. II. II.
Switzerland; Rhode leland, Joseph B.
Murdoch; Minnesota (iagship of Ad-
miral ThCmas). John Hubbard; Ohio,
Lewis c. Heilner; Maine, Giles Il. Har-
bar; Missouri. Greenlief A. Merriam;
Ala5ama. Ten Eyck d. W. Veeder;
Illinois II Poy,-var. Il ,p.eo ro,a II
Iutchins; Kentucky, w c Cowles.
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enhance their appetites. The food sup
ply bill, therefore. will not be appreci-
ably larger than it would be were the
ships lying in port or exercising up and
down the Atlantic coast. Another CON
siderable item of expense will be that
of pilotage. The fleet must pass through
the strait of Magellan, a difficult feat,
and will put into five strange harbors
on the voyage. For safe and sane
conduct through the strait and in and
out of harbors experienced local pilots
must be hired
As to the coal bill this item will be
much smaller under the conditions I'M
posed upon the cruise than it would
be if the feet were taken around to
San Francisco on rush orders. The
ships will proceed at a leisurely gait
for the most part. 1t is understood
that uniform speed of twelve miles
an hour or less will be adhered to,
though the batteships are capable of
from eighteen to twenty-five miles on
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flagship, the splendid battleship Con
necticut he will direct the movements
of the sixteen great battleshps and
the other vessels. He has been forty
seven years in the navy, counting from
the date of his entrance in the Naval
academy. He began his career as an
active fighter in the latter part of the
civil war In the assault upon Fort
Fisher the young ensign received
wounds which gave him a permanent
limp and caused him to be retired from
the navy for disability. But Evans
made a stubborn fight for reinstate-
ment, in which he was the winner. Thus
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70: them to provide the mess for such
Il large force of hungry seamen, large
~ from markets with which they are
unacQuGnted.
Another new experience which the
officers must undergo is that of keep
ing thCir official eyes upon the jolly
Jack tars while the ships lie in South
American harbors. Extended stops
will I've made at Trinidad. Rio de ia
Metro Punta Arenas. CallaO and Mag
daieaa bay. At none of these ports
heretofore have Uncle Sans selmel
to the number of more than SEQ ever
i.one ashore. With nearly twent.7
;haes that number of men to handle
: II of them pretty lively specimens %
Humanity. it MAJ re taken for grf [ I, i