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GEH, KENT'S REPORT ten?
iHain u
n.-islrr.
(:. MeAIexander. 1
and my aides, 1
v...- S. ('.in wright. !
mi y. ami Kirs'. >
: Jackson. Second !
Adolf.; Carlos Mu
Thriiling Story of the Battle IB^t^k^lV'ih)
at Santiago.
DESPERATE ENGAGEMENT
inti
(tillluut Otlic
id liitrvpfil He
ny rui.li Forwai
utti Ueallne 1
the Ku.-niy.
(Copyright, 1SHN. by Ass
(Correspondence of Assi
i 1KADQUAKTKS
D1V1SP
(:ORPS,
July 22,
having
the dflit
J. Ford
2 and 3
is now
1 press.!
; Press.1
F THE Fl MST
fight
should
d the c
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at I
in .i :
ienornl
rouyhi
tire. (
light '
lisi
shov
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if killed and
?! iheir valoi
tbir
?Sin
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al. first divisi.
lit
-port
The opening portions of tic
deal with orders given and the llrsi
forward movement towards San Juan
hill on the morning of July 1. lb- oc
tails his inspection of the enemy's posi?
tion made at tie- front, and tic- opening
of the lire by Grimes' battery. He Hen
continues:
"I laving complete.1 the observation
with my staff. 1 proceeded to join the
head of my division just entiling under
heavy lire. We were already sufferinu
I ti?
ll li
V llle
d dit
hall.i.
si lion,
eadlly
front
Hill "A X:
Is Wha
-ti
tided and lift
K ILLED.
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iph.)
::. It
ee that
d d that ;
v from tii.
assisted li
.and I. I
?I Malnnza
i raeting In
"The enemy's infantry fire. !
increasing in intensity, now can
till directions, not only from the
and tie- d.-nse tropical shickels on our
Hanks, hut from sharpshooters thickly
posted in trees in our rear and from
shrapnel, apparently aimed ai the bal?
loon. Lieutenant Colonel Dirby. of
Shatter's staff, met me about this lime
and informed me of a trail or narrow
way.that had been discovered fluni the
balloon a short distance hack leading
to the left of the ford lower down the
stream. 1 hastened to the forks made
by <_his road and soon ufter. the Sev?
erity-first regiment, of Hawkins' bri?
gade, cam.- up. I turned them into i he
by-palh Indicated by Lieutenant Col?
onel Dirby leading to the lower ford,
sending word to General Hawkins, of
this movement. This would have
speedily delivered them in their proper
plaee ..n tie- left ..f the brigade, but
under Hi,, galling fire ..l' il.noiny
the leading battalion of this regimen:
was thrown into confusion and recoil.-d
in disorder on the troops in the rear.
At this critical moment tl.dicers of
my staff practically formed a cordon
behind the panic stricken men and urg?
ed them to .-main go forward. I final?
ly ordered them to li.- down in the
thicket and clear the way for others of
their own regiment, who wer.ming
up behind. This many of them did.
and the Second and third battalions
came forward in belter order and
moved along the roads toward the ford
One or my staff officers ran hack wav?
ing his hat to hurry forward the Third
brigade, who. upon approaching the
forts, found the way blocked by the
Seventy-first New York. There 'were
other men of this regiment crouching
in the bushes, many of whom were en?
couraged by I he advance of the ap?
proaching column to arise and go for?
ward. 1 pushed Hie head of my divis?
ion as quickly as 1 could toward the
river in column or files of twos, paral?
leled in the narrow way by the cavalry.
Owing to the congested condition of
the road, the progress of the narrow
coinirjp vi?-- h.?^er_._.u.-j'^ciiv si..v.
"I ug.-fTh sent' n TSiaff officer at 'a gallop
to urge forward the troops In the rear.
The head of Wolfe's brigade reached
the forks al 12:2u P. M., and hurried
on io the left, stepping over prostrate
forms of men of the Seventy-first. This
herioc brigade (consisting of the Thir?
teenth. Ninth and Twenty-fourth Uni?
ted States infantry) s|..lily crossed
the sir.-am and were quickly deployed
to the h-n of the lower ford. While
personal I v su|>erintendlng this move?
ment Colonel Wolfe was killed, the
command of the brigade then devolving
upon Lieutenant Colonel Worth. Thir?
teenth infantry, who immediately fell
severely wounded, and then upon Lieu- I th<
tenant Colonel Liscum. Twenty-fourth
Infantry, who. five minutes later, also
fell under the withering fire of il.n
emy. The command of the brigade
then devolved upon Lieutenant Colonel
1! P Ewers. Ninth Infantry. ? - -
Crossing the lower fork a few minutes
lat. r. the Tenth and Second ascended
the high ridge beyond, driving back
the enemy In ihe direction of his
trenches. Colonel F.. P. Pearson.
Tenth infantry.mmanding the sec?
ond brigade, and Hie officers and troops
under his command, deserve great
credit for the soldierly manner in which
ibis movement was executed. 1 earn?
estly recommend Colonel Pearson for
promotion. Prior to this advance of
the Second brigade, the Third, com.t
ing with Hawkins' gallant troops on the
right, had moved toward Fori San
Juan, sweeping through a zone or most
destructive fire, scaling a sleep and
difficult hill, and assisting in capturing
the enemy's strong position. Fort San
Juan, at 8:30 1". M. This crest was
about rjr. feet above the general level
and was defended by deep trenches
and a loop-holed fort, surrounded by
barbed wire entanclements.
"Credit is almost equally due the
Sixth. Ninth. Thirteenth. Sixteenth
atid Twenty-fourth regiments of in?
fantry. The Thirteenth regiment cap
lured' the enemy's colors, waving over
the fort, but unforunately destroyed
them, distributing the fragments
among the men. The greatest credit
is due to the officers of my command,
whether company, battalion, regiment
or brigade commanders, who so admi?
rably directed the formation of their
troops, unavoidably intermixed in the
dense thicket, and made the desperate
rush for a distant and strongly defend?
ed crest. I have already mentioned
the circumstances of my third brigade's
advance across the ford, where In the
brief space of ten minutes it lost Its
brave commanderl killed) and the next
two ranking officers by disabling
wounds. Yet, in spite of these confus?
ing conditions, the formations were ef?
fected without hesitation, although un?
der a stinging fire. Companies acting
singly itf some circumstances, by bat?
talion and regiment in others, rushing
through tie- jungle, across the sir.-am
waist-deep and over the wide bottom,
thickly set with barbed wire entangle?
ments, in this conn.-.lion I desire to
particularly mention First Lieutenant
Wendell L. Simpson. adjutant. Ninth
infantry, acting assistant to general of
third brigade, who was noticeably
active and efficient in carrying out or?
ders which 1 had given him to transmit
to ids brigade commander, who no lon?
ger existed. The enemy having retired
to a second line of rille pits. I directed
my line to hold their positions and en?
trench. Ai ten minutes past P. M., I
received almost simultaneously two re?
quests, on.- from Colonel Wood, com?
manding a cavarly brigade, and one
from General Sumr.er, asking for as?
sistance for the cavalry on my right, as
they were hard pressed. I immediately
sent to their aid the Thirteenth infan?
try, who promptly went on their fur?
ther mission, despite Ihe heavy losses
they had already sustained.
Great credit is due to the gallant of?
ficer and gentleman, Brigadier General
H. S. Hawkins, who. placing himself
between the two regiments, h ading his
brigade, the Sixth and Sixteenth in?
fantry, urged and l.-d them by voice
and bugle calls lo the attack so suc?
cessfully accomplished. My earnest
thanks are due to my staff officers
present al my side and under my per?
sonal observation on the field, especial?
ly to .Major. Sharp.-, assistant adjul
lei-shlp
ursdny
?ming
rpose
past
if 111.
affair s
..ff afti r
lasted i.
?I l: NEXT EUROPEAN
QUADKON
10 Past Will
lanllo.
lion.lent of
? considering
quadron lo be
Th.
U eV.r her,,,e.
.?in all th.- An
withdrawn fn
?hi the Asiati.
si 11
nid
for
:h.
before
a war
foreign
service
the
iven'i had lim.- t,, bother
anging for a resumption of
osculation in alien waters. In
ihe European station has
in importance :.? the United
.1 only ihree ships, none iu?
re kept there. The naval of
begun lo talk over the
of He- new Europe,.,, squad
lia.ve praeiiealy reached the
thai a strong and formida
shouhl he sent 1 here, not be
?>' likelil.d of trouble with
nations. I,in to show the
r there ihe ship's ihat whip
nisisi
The
ai I,
sqt
.Iron
.'ill
wo haiile
uid other
CRUSHED IN 'I'm.; irii.
D;:q ril Mis iv
I liy Telegraph.)
ST. .1' 'HNS. N. F.. August ::
.rwegi.'in steamer Fortunat.
i- 'fill Cove 1.. |.,a,l.,,
ans.a. was crushed in the ice.
?n .lavs ago. 500 niil.-s froin Ian
A CPAYE PROBLEM.
.titudi lo He Assumed Toward Phil?
ippine Insurgents.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, August A:: Inler
ting oiiest:,a,, and one of vital itn
rta.ee t.> the administration, is the
tltude to be assumed by the Unite!
ates towards the Philippine insur
nts in the event that we reach an
leeinent for the suspension of host I
? < with Spain. It is stipulated In our
ace terms that the United Stat s
iiit u y f iivs shall occupy and ?stab?
il a military form of goVernniH.u .jv r
? ? ay of .Manila and the bay with the
i.. '.Hiding territory. This involves
Immediate surrender of the Spanish
i-ces. not to Agulnaldo, but to General
?i riit. and there is some apprehension
.1 the insurgents will resent this very
itcrly and that il will he necessary
expel them forcibly from the ten i
ibe.l.
tili
it
ds. h
?is that, pending the de
commissioners as to the
Philippines, the United
morally hound to main
quo in the Island. in
ing deprived Spain of
.an.-" of resisting the onslaughts
insurgents it has been urged that
nil. .1 States would be hound lo
il He- latter from continuing their
re. There is a lack of infm ma?
il Washington on many import
ninl as to the conditions in the
? pines. For instance, it is not
.. even approximately, bow ex
? ? i he revolutionary movement
?en throughout the vast group of
-lands and among the large popu
. estimated to aggregate between
fill and If..""il.I"?'. If lie- revolu
J MA YOB WYCK A HERO.
lie SavcsK'es of Three Drowning
I ' Girls.
Telegraph.)
! NEW YAug. 3.?Mayor Van
Wyek. whbeen summering
j Freeport. today distinguished
I himself afe saver by rescuing
three voiemen from drowning.
The "rest were: .Miss Jennie'
Lowndes, ?:er of Rev. Arthur
Lowndes. ant rector of St. Thorn- !
as churchnis city: Miss Clara
Pritz and Eliza Heinsheimer, both j
of Cincinr
The thrjng women went in
bathing iiaica bay. about 200
vards frorjiotel, where Mayor Van
Week wiopping. Miscalculating
the deptlne water on account of
the tide Jlowndes, the only one of
the trio wuld swim, got over her
depth anal not get back to the
beach. Ther young women, al?
though thuld not swdm. started to I
her rescuiey were instantly be- [
yong theijth. The cries of
slrugglingig women attracted the |
intention ityor Van Wyck.who was
sitting on porch, and he immedi?
ately (hie his coat and ran to th- ]
rescue, ltd he brought the three
to the b< They were all uncoil
scious.
The mathen gave orders to the
excited srtors to procure barrels.
Three werought and each of the
uneonseiojrls was placed over a
barrel at direction of the mayor,
and rolled! revived. Miss Lownd. s
and Missnsheimer regained con
usnessa few minutes, but Miss
and
in.Is
the
Stales
vill he
11 il is decided l.. 1..- Incuml?
icre il has been lost. Inn io
i.e. and I.,
?s a I the ha
(IN Till-: DIAMOND.
Results of Yesterday's (Sanies in the
National and Atlantic Leagues.
(Ity Telegraph.)
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3. Today's
Cleveland-Philadelphia game was
postponed on account of rain.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 3.- No game to?
day with Neu York on account of rain.
Prit/.'i
On is much more serin
though necessarily fatal.
I1IC.AGO. Aug. 3.?No game today:
will play two games
.. Friday.
WASHINGTON, 1.
Aug. 3. ?Hits by
r.-ll saved the Wash
shut ..in. The Sena
' made in Hi.- fifth and
llon'or was too much Tor
i heni. Donovan and McCreery were
the whole thing for Pitisbuig. the for?
mer scoring three times bv ex.-client
has.- running, a.lied by MeCreery's
ped the second
.:r..w and tv
PITSRURG. I:
PITTSIIUItG.
/rigley and Fa
minus another
>rs' hils Were I
xth innings
Ihe first
i ng.
ga
tomorrow. Attendance, 3,000.
Seer. : R. H. E
Pillsburg. . ..I n 0 0 1 0 n 2 x? I S 2
Washington ..0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0?1 5 1
Batteries Ifoffer and Uowerman.
Weyhing and Fariell. Umpires?Swart
wood and Warner. Time?2:00.
ST. LOUIS, 4: BROOKLYN. ?..
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 3.?The St. Louis
and Brooklyns broke even in their
double header today. The Browns won
the first game by a brilliant finish in
the ninth inning. The second went to
Brooklyn by the locals' loose fielding.
A GCEN OPPORTUNITY.
(Sgfleld Republican.)
our mec corps has done a remark
ibly efficl piece of work if already
he yellower epidemic has been
becked a ntiago. And. by the way,
ve now b an opportunity to clean
-antiago It never was cleaned be?
ere. Thay has long been a pest
...use of |ow fever, and with such
in opportty to abate a public nul
is.nee we uld be fools Indeed to turn
he lowlier to the Cubans, who
(now as rh about modern sanitation
in th.-y about integral calculus.
?Ml the (jin cities should be revo
ul ionized this respect before we
c-ove therOur own yellow fever epi
iemics ha almost invariably had
ig in these nasty Cuban
wns.
Ill
DOOID To STARVATION.
By Telegraph.)
VICTOR. B. C. Aug. 3.?Word
came fioithe north yesterday of a
desperateampede from the Copper
river corny to the coast, the state?
ment beirjmade that 3.000 men are
making th- way over the Yaldez gla?
cier and tt many of them are doom?
ed to staation unless the United
States goTinnent sends relief prompt?
ly. Ad via received from Dawson
slate 1 halbe dissatisfaction with the
administrion of mining regulations is
growing vy w.despread.
PORT PERSONS DROWNED.
(By Telegraph.)
LONDO. Aug-. 3.?According to a
al diiatch from Madrid it is said
Persons were drowned by
f a water spout at Villa
q
ihat f.,
bur
Miidiana n Tuesday.
:iIT.
HUMOR.
He: "Jhai is a remarkably bright
girl I wa just talking to." She: "But
Isn't il rther hard to keep up with
her?" '"hat's jusi it. I can't tell you
what a idief it was to meet v<;-?',""'
Detroit Pee Press. ' ~~
if .1.
rift
.1 all,
It !?
ans.-a,
'EURRITl'S
?public Of (.
Oil
Th
.? prlu
?,1111,1 f,
lieh lan
BE PAID
. Settl
a n
:ialm.
;raph.)
?? i longress of the
it is announced in
goia. the capital,
lived to deposit a
ounds ($300.000) as
it due th.- heirs of
Italian subject
us.- claims against the government
Colombia were decided in his favoi
President Cleveland, as arbitrator
? resolution, il is added. become:
? in six days. Ii is further explain
that Italy's demand for a settlement
ich was backed by Ihe presence u
era I Italian warships at Carlhngena
I not hitherto reached Ihe Colombian
?ornmenr in official form.
REBLIN
?public of ('olonibia
dispatch from li
Mil equal to fiO.OOO i
eurity for the man
ienor < 'eurritl, the
hose claims again
f i 'olombia w ere d
R.H.E.
>t. Louis. . ..0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - 4 8 1
?ooklyn . . .10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0? 3 !i 3
Batteries?Sudoff and Clements:
eager and Grim. Time?1:50.
Second game? R.H.E.
Louis. . ..0.0 0 T, 2 0 0 0 0? 7 1" 8
r. Mi?/y n? V" . - r -r-.e?if ?^-4
Batteries?Taylor and Clements.Dunn
id Bvan. Umpires?O'Day and Me?
nial.1. Time?1:50.
LOUISVILLE. 2: BOSTON. 1.
UTSVILLE, Aug. 3.?With the
2 to l in tlie Colonel's favor a
y rain h.-gan falling at the end of
even'.h inning. After the custom
vail Umpire Gaffney caled the
?. The Colonels infield did some
work. Attendance, 1,000.
.re: R. It. F.
sville.0 0 1 0 0 1 0? 2 4 1
on.0 0 0 0 0 0 1? 1 3 2
11 cries- Howling and Kittridge,
is and llergen. Umpires?Gaffnev
ml Urown. Time?1:30.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
\LLENTOWN, PA.. Aug. 3.?Allen
wn-Norfolk game postponed: wel
PATlVltSON. X. .).. Aug. 3?Paterson
I not have new balls on band at 2:10
.1 Umpire Ebrlght gave the first
me to Newark, ft lo 0.
Second game - R.H.E.
uerson. . . .2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0? 5 10 1
ewark. . . .o o 2 n e o 0 o l? :: 4 1
itleries?Maglnnis and Bemis, Mc
irtlln ami Rothfuss.
Ai Lancaster R.H.E.
s, dkl you "oticr ilps Hi h.
Basterd^?et,.. ,.Yes? ?f
It looked like
fealltv*-"'" "??P?'''1 "I' witil
1 of rfP"s. a decanter stopper and a
Truth.
Mill
im i
Jink.
TRI )OP
Irymeil a
( U dered
i.M 1 N(
lloME.
and Rough Riders in Cub
ed to Moot.ink Point.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. August ::. All tl
troops of cavalry with Shafter's arm
md t).Ighl companies of Roosevell
Rough Itid, rs have been ordered 1
proceed to Mnntaul; P ihit. L. 1.. tor ei
campment, Cionern! Shafier has be
directed to us.- all ihe transport faci
itles In- can comma ml and to send tl
troops north as rapidly as possibl
The regular cavalry with Shafier cm
prises eight companies each of li
First. Third. Sixth. Ninth ami Tenth
cavalry, all .Iis:.nie.I. and foil
mounted troops of the Second cavalrj
NEW TREATY WITH FRANCE.
( By Telegraph.)
PARIS, Aug. 3. The Temps ibis al
lernoon says the United Stales has m
tili.il the French minister for foreig
affairs. M. Del Casse. thai she desirf
lo enlarge the reciprocity treaty by in
eluding ii.-w products. Frame. 1
paper adds, has iieeptod the Suggest!
ami lb" negotiations on ihe subject w
he opened.
li WVAIIAN VOLUNTEERS.
(By Telegraph.)
\X FRANCISCO. August ::.
-Mei riam, e..ii.in.linn Hie do|
11 of California, has received lb
? wing dispatch from Adjutant
dent di
that If any
SHAFTER'S SANITARY REPORT
WASHINGTON, August 3.?Genei
-hal t.-,- has sent the follow ing sanita
report for August 1: Total sick, 4,2:
tolal fever cases. 3,17'j: new eas.s
r.'\er, 'Mi; eases of fever returned
luly, lo'.'; deaths on August 1st, 15.
TEXAS IN THE DRY DOCK.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.?The battleshil
Texas was placed in the dry dock at th
navy yard lotlay. An examination
ner shows thai except for a slight d
'n her k.-.-l made by striking a coral
reef off Tortugas. she is in very fair
londltion. It is thought ib.- Texas will
rerneln at Ihe navy yard for about a
tichmond.
tteries?M'ilheh
id Yigneaux.
Hi
?tf.
? Iii
? :: i; l
1 7 3
. Leev
R.II.E
. .0 2 0 0 0 0 'J
Hartford. . . .li 0 o 0 I n n u 0? 1 7 -
Batteries?Fertsch and Heyden.Vick
y and Williams.
11 UN Pa "ATS TO
SAX FRANOISC
?hr.
June 2llth
i'heiv
in-: c.m>turi:d.
'. August :?!. ?A spe
? from Cavite, dale
nine little Spanish gun
i.-its sea tiered about this and the i
ine group of islands and when Maniln
is been slot-.d Admiral Dewey will
rn his attention to their captun
tin
I loll.
sunk
?l he
liable that two of
y Dewey's Meet m
aised and rendered serviceable."
PRISONERS WELL TREATED
WASHINGTON. August 3.?SJie Si
Depai lmenl has been advised by United
nsul Wildman. at Hong Kong,
ihat all persons taken by Agliinald.
a- insurgent chief, including Monks
re "treated with perfect humanity,
ltd thai all reports to the contrary ar
hsolittely false.
KILLED P.Y A CYCLONE,
i Ry Telegraph.)
VALENCIA. SPAIN. August 3.?'
lias.' Mediana has I.n wr.-c
.- a cyclone which killed many i
its. Several houses al Hornillos h
en engulfed by tie- floods and
r r the people have perished
nu,
RISING OF CARL1STS.
LONDON. August 3. ? A special d
patch from Barcelona says a formi
able rising of Carllsts has taken plat
near Lorida. Catalonia.
pi iLI'ITCIANS SUMMONED.
MADRID. Aug. 3.-5 P. M. Preml
Sagasia has summoned Senor Silvela
the conservative leader, and other
s. nt politicians lo Madrid in order
onsuli with the m regarding the pe
terms.
M'KINLEY'S PRO POSA L.
LONDON'. Aug. 3?A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Singapore says:
"President McKinleys proposal th
a commission should decide the future
government of ihe Philippines is const
.?red here as giving Spain a chance
recovering partial authority over her
revolted subjects. This state of things,
il is thought, might afford an opening
for Intrigues on the part of foreign
powers unfriendly to America, Great
Britain and Japan and might prov
dangerous to the cause of permanent
peace in the Pacific."
general; Major Philip Heade, Inspector month.
NEW
ORK.Aug. 3.- The battleshil
t. xas was placed in dry dork here till:
morning. A number of plates will
replaced and she will lie thoroughly
overhauled.
ilh^*' "
'U?vely7
co tidies w(
a decanter ,
necktie sticking out of it."?
such a broad expression?''
'Because he fancies it giv.\
an aii- of distinction, docs he not?"
s: 'Perhaps, but I always sup
(1 it was beause he had to asso
iaie so mich with himself."?Harlem
ife.
Dear il. :?? said Wilbur, as he looked
>ut over Watkins' lawn. "The dande
on Ulis place must run up Into
milLins." "They do," said Wat
ins. "Ilm we've given up trying t..
rid o." 'em. and to console ourselves
call h.-iu Klondike daisies."? ITar
Why it is ihat women always lay en
. li nnre stress than men do upon
? value of a pedigree?" "They in
ii il from Eve. 1 guess." "From
e? 1 don't see what she had to boast
in Ihtt line." "Il wasn't much, but
? wasn't made out of clay, whl'e
Adam was, and I'll bet she never got
ihr..ugh reminding him of her superior
rigin."?('hieago News.
AT THE FRONT.
rs only are at the front
in blue who face
S6; and on
boy;
Not the soldi
today.
Not alone the
the foe.
1 the lent and in the
the weary way.
There are unseen sentinels who watch
with eyes aglow.
Mothers who have sent their sons to
battle for the right.
Wives and sweethearts, all day long,
whose throbbing hearts are there,
host of loyal loving ones who help
the gallant tight
liy beating at the throne of God. with
never-ceasing prayer.
hese may not tread the jungle, n.ir
storm the frowning hill.
They stand not in the riilepit. they
man no sullen gun;
But they are with the army, and with
strength their pulses thrill.
\nd theirs will lie the victor's part,
when once the strife is done.
Standing for the old flag, .standing
firm for God.
Standing for humanity, they meet the
battle's brunt,
T.cso women, who for heartache scarce
can see the path they've trod.
Since they kissed the lads they love so
dear, and sent them to the front.
-Margaret E. Sangster, in the Inde?
pendent.
ON A WAR FOTING.
tPlttsburg Times.)
If we keep on picking out our coal
ng stations all over the Pacific we
ihall have enough to start another war.
WHERE HE WAS LUCKY.
(Washington Star.)
General Lee was fortunate in getting
his share of the glory before competi?
tion became so violent.
A HOT-WEATHER DEVICE.
(Chicago Record.)
"1 have a new way of getting my
husband awake in the morning."
"What is it?"
"1 pile a lot of bedclothes on top of
him."
Too Much?"Jinklin had to break off
witli Miss Traddles."
"What was the trouble?"
"She taught her poodle to eat Ice
cream, too.'?Chicago Record.
The Mightier Weapon?"When Gen?
eral Blanc., is defeated will he have to
yield up his sword?"
"No; ue will let him keep that: but
he will have to hand over his pen."?
Chicago Record.
Lukewarm -First office boy (bitterly)
?De ole man kin wear de American
liag, but he ain't much of a patriot.
Second office boy?Why not?
First office boy?He called me down
for whistling de "Star Spangled Ban?
ner."?Puck.
ALONG I HL WAT LR FR?N I
ITEMS OK IN'TEKKST t; ATilKKKI)
AltOUT THE PIEUS.
Kntraiieew nnil Clearance?] at tho Cuntu
llu hp. Lint of Vt-HHcls Now In l'ort.
Other Marine Items.
CALENDAR FOR THIS DAY.
Sun rises . 5:13
Sun sets . 7: OH
High water 10:38 A. M .and 10:58 P. M.
Low water 4:30 A. M. and 4:52 P. M.
TFeather Forecast
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.?Forecast
for Thursday, for Virginia?Threaten?
ing weather and showers in the early
morning, followed by fair and cooler;
southerly winds, becoming northwest?
erly. ?
ARRIVALS AS I) OEl'AKTURES.
VennelH Arrived Yettterday
Steamship John J. Hill (Am.)
Point.
Steamship Manitoba (Br.).
New York.
Barge Caravan. Providence.
Vertnel? Sailed Vertterday.
Steamship Lord Antrim (Br.), Minis?
ter. Dublin and Belfast.
Steamship Glencoe. Norfolk.
Steamship John J. Hill (Am.), Allyn's
Point.
Barge Caribou. Providence.
Barge Mary Whitridge. New Haven.
BIG LINERS TO BE RETAINED.
Harvard and Yale to Be Kept in Serv?
ice for Army Transports.
A dispatch from Washington to 111r
New Vork Herald says:
?'Two American lim steamers are to
be retained in Hie government service
for use as army transports. This has
practically been decided upon by the
President, after consultation with Sec?
retary Long and Secretary Alger, and
formal orders for the transfer of tile
two ships from the naval to the mili?
tary service will be announced in a few
days.
'"As a result of a call made by Pres?
ident Griscom. of the American line,
upon Secretary Long this morning he
was informed of the intention of ib.
government to return the St. Louis and
St. Paul to their owners within a sheet
time.
"We shall be glad to get them back.'
said Mr. Griscom to me this afterno in.
?Under the contract between the gov?
ernment and American line the United
States will be required to re-store the
vessels to the conditions they wen in
before their charter.'
"Such action will necessitate tile dis?
patch of the St. Louis and St. Paul to
the navy yard at League Island, where
their guns w ill be taken out. iiiagazinis
removed and the appliances they had
on board before their entrance into the
government service returned to their
old position. The expense of perform?
ing this work will be considerable, and
will, of course, increase the general
cost of the ships.
"Tile St. Louis and Harvard were
chartered on April J4 and the Yale on
April 30, while the St. Paul was im?
pressed into the government service a
few days before the war. In round
numbers, the cost of the four American
liners to the ernvernnient has reached
almost $1.000.000.
??Term- u,?o, which the War Depart
m nt is t hart -r ,h ' '
Yale are yet to be arranged. It is un?
derstood, however, that their cast will
be practically the- same as that under
which they were chartered by the navy
?$2.'JIW a day each. Before turning
them over to the army, it is possible
that the guns they have on board may
be removed and m-f-d by the navy for
ships intended for service as men-of
war, though this is not finally deler
"What is causing some .,..>
the status of the officers and men on
these ships. The officers bold commis?
sions from the President and the men
are regularly enlisted in the service. Il
is probable that they will continue on
board the Harvard and Yale, and thess
two ships will be military transports
such as are in service in foreign na?
vies."
SIDE LIGHTS ON THE WAR.
Graphic ttories of Battle on Sea and
Shore.
Arthur Hiplum. whose mother lives
in Carlisle. Pa., is a gunner on tho
Iowa, that took such a prominentapart
in the destruction of Cervera's licet.
In a letter to Iiis mother he tells how
his small boat picked up Captain Lu?
hne and eighty of the Vizeaya'sNnen.
adding: "Captain Eulate was almost
hysterical. The first thing he did waa
to grasp my hand and cry: 'Ah. Yiz
eaya.'Vizeaya! Did she not tight well?'
I said 'Bueno! Valorasamente!' He.
then took off his sword and belt and
handed them to me. but, of course, 1
did not accept them.
"We bad to pass close to the binning
Vizcaya on t>ur return to the Iowa,
and it was pitiful to see the look on
that man's face. Afterward he felt
rather relieved. 1 thought, to be over
with it all. for he realized that it was
to come. When we reached the ship a
guard of marines paraded in bis honor.
He was hoisted on deck in a chair.
Then he arose and pulled himself to?
gether and advanced to meet Captain
Evans, who was standing with his hat
in his band in front of the marines.
Fulate took off his cap. kissed his
sword and banded it to Captain Evans,
saying in Spanish: 'The Vizcaya is a
good ship, but the Iowa is a better one.'
"Captain Evans pushed hack the
sword and said: 'C'est a vous." Then
they shook haiuls and walked down in
front of the guard, standing at present
arms. As they reached the end of the
line there was a sort of push, and ev?
erybody looked toward the Vizcaya.
Her after magazine hail exploded, and
a column of grayish-white smoke shot
upward and rippled and billowed out
far above the mountain tops. Eulate
could hardly speak, but he-managed to
say: "Vizcaya! Vizcaya!' then turned
and went below."
GRASS KILLED A BOY.
(New York Journal.)
A blade of grass is the direct cause
of the death of 7-year-old Louis O.
Soherrer, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. p.
Seherrer, of Orange-, N. J.
Louis, with several other children of
about bis own age-, was "playing horse"
in a vacant lot near bis home. The
child was pulling a small can. and
pretended to "run away," jumping the
fence and walking on all fours. Then
he began to eat grass, as all horses do.
The boy. In breathing, sucked a blade
of grass down his throat. Another
broken blade was sucked down the
bronchial tube, lodging in the right
lung, causing an inflammation and ab?
scess.
SNOW IN JULY.
A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb, dated
August 1, says:
An unpreeedentel cold snap is giving
Nebraska a premature taste of fall.
At Kimball, near the Wyoming line,
it snowed for seven minutes on Sunday,
the first time snow ever fell there in
July.
Dispatches That Were Never Sent?
From General Shafter. weight 309?"I
intend to fall on the enemy at once."
Admiral Dewey referring to the Von
Deidrichs incident?"I believe the worst
is over."
From Admiral Sampson. expressive
of his feelings when he discovered that
Cervera had come out while he was
away?"I have requested Captain Bob
Evans to do the subject justice "?
Cleveland Plain dealer.
The he>at in the hold of the vessel is
so great while she Is under her own
steam that It was decided to have her
towed away.
. Allyn's
Smith.
Men's $10 -
Bicycle Suits
for $5.
Men's SIO
Suits
for 55.
The Banner Clothier, ?1
21->06 Washington Avenue, oji|>osi!e Opera House. ||
s
75 cts. and SI &
?s Children's S2
i
jjte Reefer Suits
'I
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for $1.
Nepligee
Shirts ?l
39 Cents 1?
If you want a building lot
Buy it of the
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Lots for sala on easy terms in all sections of the
" city.
Finely located busines?. lots on Washing-ton five.
Farms lor sab- or rent in Elizabeth City, War?
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Old ?D>or?imon L^rsd Company?
ROOM NO. 11.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILD5S%SG.
OFFICE OPEN UNTIL 8 P. M.
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New bummer Resort.
THE BUCKROE BEACH HOTEL
Is situated on Hampton Ruads in
.sight of Fort Monroe, where electric
cars meet incoming and outgoing
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OPENED MAY 2. 1838.
The hoi el has been enlarged. Per?
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Bathing is unexcelled. Fishing and
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cool breezes of tue Atlantic. Electric
cars every 15 minutes for Fort Monroe,
Hampton and Newport News. No liii
uors sold or gambling permitted. Pic?
nic parties allowed the use of the
mammoth pavillion during the day.
Music every night except Sunday.
For terms applv to
CHARLES II. HE WINS, Manager,
Buck Roe Beach Hotel.
Hampton. Va.
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It's Breed, Not War
the Spaniard Wants.
There are many people in Newport
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their taste because they don't know
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AVe also make the richest and finest
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loaf cakes and maccaroons to be found
anywhere. We cater to the most fas?
tidious palate and never fail to ph ase
our patrons.
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217 Twenty-seventh street, nearWash
Ington Avenue.
WONDER NEVER CEASE
Everybody has an idea that l'nele
Sam and John Bull were waiting for a
chance to tly at each others throats,
hut now ii seems they have discovered
ilia I each is the best friend the other
ever had.
Time works wonders. It isn't so long
ago that nobody- not even outsiders
would have believed that we would
ever he able to sell such rare values
in high grade, handsome, durable bi?
cycles, at the wonderful low price that
now rule here.
Newport News Gysis Co
Fred <i. Kipper, Millinger, Sole
Agent for Southeastern Virginia, 221
Twenty-seventh street.
fVIackey's Cafe
it. r. vtiqcv.t, t> ttot?<uK?6<t.
The Bc-sf.Anottn Salcon Van
fn JVevporr He vs.
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HrtfeST EXPORT ti?ER MflDR.
Comfortable Pool and Billiard
Parlors Adjoining Cafe,
R. J, MAOKEY.
Like Pulling a Tootn
to get some men tn insure.
But when they do secure a pulley they
feel as much relieved as a patient who
lias departed with a diseased molar.
Don't prolong the worry. Get a pol?
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at the work of the fire fiend.
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Room No. 1, Braxton 'Building.
own House
By buying one of these
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Seven room dwelling near West ave?
nue $2,ri00.00.
-Nile house on Forty-fifth street $1.
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Modern five room house on Twenty
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Six room dwelling on three lots, in
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Modern dwelling, all improvements,
'?" ? rooms, near West avenue: price
$1,000.00.
Before investing eail and look at
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You will find many attractive pur?
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Real Estate. Fire, Elfe and Accident
Insurance Agents.
SSth Street and Washington avenue..