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VOLUME XLIV.
BELLEFONTAINE, LOGAN COUNTY, OHIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER .2 1898.
NUMBER 70.
DR. W. Q. STINCHCOMB,
1 1HYSIOI AN and Burceon. 8dcU1 atten
JL tioii given todiaeaars of the eye and fitting
slaatra. 120 North Main atreet, Bcllefon-
JOHN C. HOVER,
A TTORXEY-AT-T.AW. Hpeelal tttntlm
J aien all offio praHloc, arttiement of
VKintea, ooupotion. and loana. Office and 8,
Lawr.oo. Block, BellefunUlne, Oblo.
iprl-
S A. BUCHANAN,
MVH.. ENOINEFR. Over 20 .ar
' ence. All kinds of urTejrln and civil en
g'neerlng prot'titly done. Alo contractor
and hnllderof all kind, of atrnctnral work in
Portland cement. Better than either atone or
brick work. Correspondence solicited. Ad
dress Bellefnntaine, Ubio.
. A. JAY MILLER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Bpectal attention
riven to collections and settlement ot
ta'ea. Rooms 8 and 9, Empire Block, Belle
octaina, Otilo.
DR. C- W. HEFFNER,
rHYTCIAN ABnrgeon. No. 11 F,as Co-
Inmbna Ave. Treatn
fitting gl
Treatment of the Evea and
lor defective vision, a specialty
J. W. YOUNG, M. D..
PFIYRTCIAN and Rnrgeon. Reneral prac
titioner of medicine. Have special teat
lenses for accurately fitting glasses for those
who need them. Office IMS West Columbus
Ave. Residence 402 Et Sandusky Ave.
W. H. ROWAND,
-KNTT8T. Office over W. Morgenroth
a-r
'clothing store. Main
House.
st. oppaciic Court
. TAT. CHAMBERIIK. K. HBVILL
CHAMBERLIN db NEWELL,
TAWYKRS. General and commercial prao
I tice. Settlement of estates and collections.
Opposite Court House, Main atreet, BUlefon
Uine, Ohio.
west . West,
ATTORNKY AT LAW. Collections riven
prompt attention. Partition and settle
ment of estates a snecla'tv. Prartice In th
But and U. 8. Courts. Offioe on Main atreet,
directly opposite front entrance of the Court
Bouse, Bcllefontalne Ohio.
W. W. RIDDLE, v
A TTORNET and Counseler at Law
over People's
taie, Ohio.
Office
National Bank, Bellefon-
M. Q. BELL,
ATTORNBY AT LAW, Bellerbntafne, Ohio.
Office in Lawrence' New Block. .
HOWENSTINE & HUSTON.
ATTORNEYS and Counselors at Law, Belle
lontaine, Ohio. Particular attention riven
o collections and settlement of estates. Offioe
In the Watson Building. Entrance oa main St.
HAMILTON BROS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, and Real Estate
AgenU. Office iu Hamilton's Building,
ea.t of the Logan House, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
Particular attention given to collections and
settlement of estates. Will practice la State
and U. S. Courts. All business promptly at
ended to.
SPAIN J. SOUTHARD.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Special attention
given to abstracta of title, loaning money
aad drafting of all legal instruments. Prompt
attention paid to all easiness lett with bira.
Collections, fire and life insurance. Office
Uonth Mala street over i. M. Abraham Co.'s
grocery.
DR. J. H. WILSON,
I IOMEOPATHI8T. Soeolal attention given
I to diseases of the Nose and Tlfoat. Office
on South Main Street, Bellefontaine, O.
JAMES O. WONDERS.
MIVTL Engineer. Booms 6 6 Empire Block,
L Bellefontaine, Ohio.
F. S. DEFREES,
O.
A TTORNEY AT LAW. Bellefontaine.
J Room 1 and 2, Bellefontaine National
Bank Building. Honey loaned and secured at
reasonable rates.
CHEAP MONEY.
I make loans In sums of BOO to SSO.OOO
on nrst mortgage at straight 6 per cent.
Loans closed in a few davs alter application
Less expense for commissions and abstract
man neretotore cnargeo DVDroaera.
Privilege of making partial payments.
No gold olause.
. The most liberal terms to the borrower.
You will save money by coming to me.
Ben. S. Johnston,
Attorney at Law.
Room 5 over Bellefontaine National Bank,
Deo. 31, ltttff.
.1" 'tif'tHill.'
Ms)
HERMAN K. HORN
Boa. Lamb, Pres. J. B. WitLUMi, Yloe Pres.
is. it. aJUis, uasuer.
THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK.
BaxLapoirraias
Capital, $100,000.
DIBBOTOaS
Mrs. O.G. West.
Win. M. Riddle.
J no. M. Riddle.
OHIO.
Surplns, fBS.OOt.
Robt. Lamb.
J.B. Williams
R. B. Keller,
FLOUR
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EXCHANGE,
We handle the Michigan Steam Salt, that
will not get hard in the barrel; also Rock Salt,
we are agents lor
The Ohio Farmers' Fertilizer Co
nil line of all kinds on hands. The best
of Spring and Fall wheat flour for sale or ex
change.
W. W. BARTON,
124 Columbus Ave.
Executor's Notice of Appoint
ment.
Uotice Is herebv riven that the undersigned
has been duly appointed and qualified as ex
ecutor ortbe will ot eamuei a. myers, late oi
Logan county, Ohio, deceased.
Aug. 19, 188-3t ELLEN MYER9.
THE BEST
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WE WILL 8DIT YOD.
' We have opened to the public one of the
finest tailoring establishments in this section
. of the State.
All theLatestNovelfies
In Woolens," both Foreign and Domestic,
Our Prices Are Right,
Consistent with woodwork, and our work is not
excelled anywhere.
Call on us and we will show you a line
of goods that will be sure to please you.
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July 29, 1898.
IEADTNG FOR BLIND.
UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE CON
GRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
of
THE HOOSIER
Fan Mill,
Seed Separator,
Cleaner and Grader,
PATENTED MAY 18, ia7.
V T will clean, separate, and grade all kinds
V seed or grain. It will senarAt Rn dats
Barley, Cockel, Mustard and Cheat from Wheat. !
It will separate Buckborn, Duck. Pigweed,
Plantain, Sand, and all other impurities from
Clovsr Seed. Will Separate Clover from Tim
othy, and any other separation desired. It will
clean and separate Wheat into two grades at
one operation, at the rae of one bu-sl every
minute. It has a motion diffiirenp from all
other machines, and will not dauce about the
floor. It is smaller, neater, and lias a greater
screen capacity than any mill o'a the market.
,.ln.1,8 ""le Riant sells for f20 at the factory.
It will pay for itself in one season. Ca.'l at the
factory and see this machine work.
DeGrafF Manufacturing Co ,
Bend for Catalogue.
July 22, 1898-em.
GRAFF, OHIO.
Agents Wanted.
MONEY TO LEND.
1 am prepared to make loans of money In
any snm, upon either city or country real
estate at as low rates, (8 per cent.) and upon
better terms, with more privileges, than any
ittaer person In the county. Viz: six per cent.
nterest, payable annually, or aemi-annnally,
desired, and with the privilege to borrower
Df returning the principal in partial payments
of tlOOor more. FRANK DBFKHBS.
May II, 1881.
AUCTIONEER!
H. F. Kanyon is having, great sneenra In
crying sales, and is ur?iTiard t,,.naw.n
calls on short notice.
Kates given on applicat'ioa.
Address me at DegrafT'nr leave orders at Re
publican office, Bellefontaine.
liasnre Taken by the Sightless In the
Room Set Apart for Them Fields of
Literature Open to Them A Dally Sys
tem of Readings.
All good Americans should hope to
visit the Congress Library before they
die. It is one of the world's wonders.
ell worth a trip aeu-oss a continent to
ew.
A sign points a directing hand to-
the reading room for the blind, and
following it you enter the strangest
room in the library, and. Indeed, the
trangest reading room in the worll.
for this is the only library known to
contain special provisions for the
blind. The idea of having reading
room for the blind was sus-irested to
Mr. Young, the librarian, by a woman
whose heart had been touched by tha
plaint of a blind girl friend that there
was so little opportunity for the most
helpless class of persons In the world
have access to the literature for
which they longed. '
The room dedicated to this purpose
of good proportions, shady, cool,
with great windows filled with growing
plants, ttie touch and scent of which
are a constant delight to the readers.
The furniture suits the room and num
bers among its pieces an unusually fine
carved desk of historic value and a
table to match. The blind appreciate
this furniture very much and are
proud of It, often feeling of the carv
ing tnd speaking of its beauties.
Around the walls of the room are rang
ed the cases containing literature for
the blind, and the room is divided in
the center by a large screen, behind
which the readers can retire and so es
cape the observation of casual visitors.
On the carved table is a beautiful vase.
gift from a Washington woman, and
it is daily filled with cut flowere, which
come as offerings from seeing people
to their less fortunate friends.
The special attendant in charge of
this room has a large responsibility
resting upon her. She is Hiss Etta
Josselyn Giffln. The privilege of read
ing In a room by themselves meant two
things to the blind. It afforded an op
portunity to read books' that had hith
erto been unobtainable, and it was an
acknowledgment of them as a clasa.
This acknowledgment is especially dear
because their complete dependence on
the good will of their seeing friends
has made them looked upon as objects
of charity, and this public recognition
of them as a class possessing the in
telligent needs of seeing people is sooth-
ing to their natural desire for inde
pendence. The collection of literature
at their service embraces all the stand
ard works, the Bible, encyclopedias,
Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot, Emerson,
the great and minor poets, &c, and
many musical compositions.
The cost of printing for the blind is
so great that only the well-to-do can
attempt the collection of an individual
library; hence the benefit of a reading
room to them. The Bible, for instance.
which can be condensed into a pocket
edition for ordinary readers and bought
for 2 cents and even less, when publish
ed in finger print covers a series of
eight volumes, and .costs $100. A pray
er book sells for $20, and a common
writing elate for J1.25. This slate con
sists of a table, guide and stylus, and
the rapidity with which the blind write
is marvellous. As they read, they fre,-
auently pause to Jot down cjh the
slate some comments on the book they
are studying. Their writing Is done
from right to left, though they read
from left to right. The correspondence
among themselves Is a great source of
entertainment, education, and comfort.
and where several are gathered In the
reading xocm, after the reading is fin
ished, v smart interchange of elates
goes cn, each reading with his fingers
the thoughts Jotted down by the oth
ers.
After the reading room for the blind
was opened the library officials were
anxious that everything possible
should be done which would tend to
ward its successful and permanent op
eration. One suggestion that has re
sulted in constant and Increasing pleas
ure came from David Hutcheson, su
perintendent of the general reading
room. It occurred to Mr. .Hutcheson
that if each day a good reader could
be secured to read aloud to the blind
visitors for an hour, they could become
acquainted with much literature that
has not yet been reproduced in the
publications for the blind. With the
co-operation of Miss Giffln, this plan
was worked out. Mr. Hutcheson was a
little timorous of its continued success,
fearing it would be difficult to secure
leaders for each day, but, on the con
trary, more readers have offered their
services than dates can be found for,
avnd very . celebrated readers at that.
The first person to read aloud was Mrs.
John Russell Young, wife of the Libra
rian. Thomas Nelson Page, Kate Doug
las Wigffin, Grace Greenwood, Frank
Stockton, and many other authors have
contributed their quota to the da-lly
reading matinee. On several occasions
celebrities have given little talks rath
er than readings, and these are espe
cially appreciated, particularly when
they relate to travel. These readings
have proved a most interesting fea
ture of the reading room, and greatly
extended the scope and opportunity of
the room's frequenters. Many blind
persons desired to avail themselves of
the privileges of the reading room, and
were unable to do so, because they had
no one to bring them to the library, so
Miss Giffin interested a number of wo
men who were willing to act as escorts
tli the afflicted ones, and these escorts
day by day bring their charges to ths
readings.
, ' It is interesting to note that their la
mo distinction of color or. nationality.
The first reader was & colored man,
and the second a young white girl.
Who asked for Emerson'e Essays, say
ing she was "hungry for Emerson."
The literature called for by the read
ers is of a remarkably high order. The
very concentration required of the
blind for their reading creates a high
order of intelligence, and a desire to
learn of the best. The roam is well
patronized every day, even in bad
weather, though on wet days more
men than women are observed. Many
pleasant and lasting friendships are
formed among the readers, and a sys
tem of correspondence maintained
Many letters of inquiry about the room
are constantly received from residents
of other cities. New York Sun.
THE THREE KRUPPS.
BROCADES BIDDING FOR FAVOR.
Pink Is the Desired Co'or Vndi-r Thin
Muttrtitlit.
(By special arrangement wilh the N.Y. Sun.)
Brooaded materials of all sorts are
making a bid for favor, and the pros
pect now is that autumn will bring thij
particular variety of dress goods to the
front once more. Fashion, like his
tory, is sure to repeat itself, even
though it is never quite on the same
old lines. Venetian guipure lace and
insertion is the trimming on the bap
tiste gown, and a pretty touch of color
is given by the belt and collar band of
pale yellow green satin.
And Their Wonderful Gun Works at Ea
ten, Germany.
The city of Essen Is located in the
center of a hilly valley, which abounds
in coal and iron ore, and the digging
for both and the melting of the ore and
casting the metal into ingots and roll
ing it into bars have been the occupa
tions of the inhabitants for centuries
past. Frederick Krupp, the founder
of the Rreat works bearing his name,
was born in 17ST, and when crucible
cast steel was first introduced into
England, and its importation from
there into Germany had been made im
possible through the edict of Napoleon,
called "the continental sperre," F.
Krupp began to produce crucible cast
steel, first in small quantities for files,
stamps, rolls for coins and shears, but
only slowly could he convince and per
suade German manufacturers to use
his cast steel, and after a life full of
disappointment and hardships, he died
in 1826, after a long and severe illness,
leaving to his son Alfred little else
than the old homestead, which still
stands in the midst of the great works
and the secret of his invention.
Alfred Krupp's energy and enterprise
soon conquered. His first success was
to be' able to furnish a cast steel of a
varying degrees of hardness, thereby
increasing Its adaptability for many
new purposes. Next came the Inven
tion of the weldless car wheel tires,
which were patented in 1853 in all
countries, and furnished him capital
for enlarging his plant. In 18C5 he in
terested himself in coal mines, Iron ore
mines and furnaces, which should fur
nish the material for his own works,
and in 1867 he began to reap' the har
vest from his experiments, inaugurat
ed long since, with steel cannons, and
the great Franco-German war of 1870
71 proved beyond doubt their superi
ority as against the old bronze can
nons. Since then the success of these
works and their growth has been phe
nomenal, and when Alfred Krupp clos
ed the busy and successful and philan
thropic work of his life in 1877 at Villa
Huegel, his princely 'home on the side
hills of the valley of the Iluhe, the
city of Essen, in recognition of his
great work, erected in his memory a
beautiful monument on the most prom
inent square of the city, and deputa
tions from many nations mourned at
his grave.
Essen is a city of ninety-six thous
and inhabitants, and over twenty thou
sand of this population are employed
In the works of the able and energetic
son of Alfred Krupp, Friedrich Alfred.
Over 1,200 acres of ground are covered
with buildings and machinery. Many
coal mines furnish fuel for the works,
over 400 iron ore mines furnish the
metal and large iron ore deposits In
Spain, near Bilbao, have been purchas
ed In addition, and a special fleet of
Steamers has been built which bring
over 300,000 tons of this Spanish ore
from Spain to the German coast and
up the Rhine. Twenty furnaces at
Dulsburg and Neuwied-on-the-Rhina
art reducing this ore for the Krupp
works and ,are owned or controlled by
them. Iron Age.
FUTURE OF CUBA.
Major General Lee Discusses
the Situation in the Island
MILITARY OCCUPATION.
The Necessity for It and the
Purposes of the United States.
ITS EXTENT AND
IMPORTANCE.
General Lee Does Not Anticipate An;
Opposition on the Part of
the Cubans.
A delicate shbde ot yellow pink is one
of the most favored colors for the silk
linings under transparent materials of
white, ecru, pale blue and gray. Some
of the light India silk gowns are quite
as pretty as the muslins, one model
dotted over with tiny tea rose buds and
lined with pink silk being especially
charming.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Special Correspondence-
Major Joseph W. Wham, paymaster
In the United States army, has been un
der a strange and distressing sentence
since 1891, when President Cleveland, in
mitisatins a sentence of dismissal, de
cided that Major Wham should be sus
pended from duty until 1904 at half pay.
Recently Major Wham's friends
brought forward a bill to re'store him
to duty, which could only be done by
setting aside the court martial finding.
The bill was passed by the House, hav
ing been recommended by Secretary
Alger, who had examined the history
of the case and concluded that the man
had been too severely punished. The
House took that view of the case, for it
seems from the accounts of it in the
report which was made to Congress
that Wham's army record was good
from the time he was a private soldier
during the rebellion; that he had since
that time distinguished himself for sol
dierly qualities, and that the transac
tion for which he was court martialed
was one with a private citizen involving
the question of the payment of a note
of $1,000. Wham neglected to make' the
proper defence In the case brough
against him for payment of the $1,000,
and he was very vigorously prosecuted
as soon as he ventured to Decome
candidate for paymaster general of
the army. During the debate this was
alluded to, and there was also some
rather vague criticism of the compos!
tion of the court martial. Some mem
bers of the House objected to paying
Major Wham his full salary for the
years he had not served, but Mr. Ray
of New York very quickly suggested
that if he had been improperly or
wrongfully sentenced, the government
ought to pay him, in justice, as the re
storation to the pay roll was an ad
mission that he should never have been
taken from it. , , .... ...
A series of broad tucks, sloping to
ward the front to give a pannier effect
without the old time pufflness, is one
the modes of skirt decoration seen
on thin gowns, wiae Dias imos are
sometimes substituted for the tucks, as
they can be arranged in the various de
sired forms much more easily. It Is
evident, too, among the latest gowns,
that folds are a decided feature of
dress trimm'ng, an example of which
i white crepe de chine, trimmed up
the knees with wide folds of-the
same stun put on m wavea lines au
around. The bodice is similarly deco
rated with bands of Venetian lace be
tween the folds. A contrasting color
sometimes employed for this mode
of trimming, white taffeta being used
with striking effect over figured fou-
1 je-Subscribe for the Republican.
lards. The folds may be put on to lap
a trifle over each other, or separated
bv their own width with a row of lace
insertion between, as you fancy, and
still another pretty mode of using them
is to head each one with a tiny ruche
of chiffon or satin ribbon, bearing a
narrow space between the folds.
Kudolph Why did you insist on ner
returning your letters after the en
gagement was broken?
Algernon I was afraid she would
charge me storage. Atlanta Journal.
Jacksonville. Fla., August 24.
In the Florida camps and cities the
war is no longer discussed. The qnee
ion of cupreme importance now con
terns the plans for the reconstruction oi
'Duba. "What will be the political
falnre of the island?" "How extensive
is the military occupation to be?" and
itqufries of a similar import are the first
to be put by every man who has le
turned from Cuba since the signing ot
the protocol.
There is probably no other man in th
country who can speak with so mucl
authority or so interestingly on this sub
ject as M.jor General Fi zhugh Lee
Since the probability of his appointmen
as military governor of Cuba daring th
period of American occupation became
ell-di fiaed certainty, General Lee hac
maintained a dignified silence, refusing
to talk for publication. Before he wai
iummond to Washington, however
while still in command of the S.vntl
Irmy Corps at Jacksonville, he talked
freely with the Commercial Tribune' i
correspondent in regard to the euVjctol
Cuba's political future, as he was then
ible to do in an unofficial capacity.
From the tone of these ntterancea, the t
a no doubt that General Lw under
stands and is in complete accord with
the views of the administration with re
gard to the treatment of the Cuban situ
ation. General Lee said:
General Tree's Views.
"The rules and regulations prescribing
the coarse to be followed on the island oi
Cuba, now that the war is over, will bt
lecided upon by the Gsvernment of the
United S ates, bat only so far as to em
brace a provisional control upon the part
of the United States, pending the forma
tion of a government which will have th
approval and consent of a majority of the
voters of the island, as decreed and set
forth by their representatives assembled
in legislative conference. '
Wit hoot, of course, being able to fore-
hadow the policy of the Government ot
the United S:ates, it may be said tha
during the transition state from Spanish
to 'home' rule this Government will in
sist upon peace and order everywhere
upon full security to human life and upor
strict maintenance of property right
f all classes and nationalities. In order
o effect that purpose U will be necessary
o have an armed occupation by tb
United .States troops as a sort of con
itabnlary, or, in other words, as a gnar-
tntee to the people who are now on the
island, and to those who mav hereaftei
tome, that law and order and pe;ce will
le insisted npon in all portions of Cuba
"Of the People, for the People,'
In taking this action' the United
States can scarcely be accused of an in
ention to interfere in any way, snare or
brm with the government of the island,
which it is perfectly willing to leave to
the people themselves, proyided the
suarantees s before stated are satisfac
tory.
" Whether Cuba ill ultimately be
;ome a republic or later be merged into
m American colony, and later still pos
ubly into an American S ate, is a ques
ion for the future and for the people ol
he island to determine. By proving to
he Spanish soldiers and residents who
lect to remain there, and to Spanish
nerchants and property holders and
nhera, that a safe and suitable govern
ment will be assured them, and that
their rights will be respected in every
particular as strictly as the rights of all
ther classes of citizens, it is to be hoped
hat their assistance may be obtained,
with that of the conservative Cubar s
and Americans, in forming a govern
ment which will be sufficient for all
purposes and which will remain as
formed until those interested, nnder
forms of law, shall proceed to change it
"The solution of the problem of es
tablishing a fair and stable government
in Cuba does not present any ud sur
mountable difficulties. It is almost cer
tain that the interests of the people
from the United States and other coun
tries who are in Cuba now, or who set
tle there in the future will soon become
too great to be exposed to revolu
tionary riot 8, even should there be
found an element disposed to them.
The Spaniards and the foreign born in
habitants of the island will undoubtedly
realize that ic is to their advantage to
work in harmony with the conservative
and law-abiding portion of the natives
for the strict observance ot the rights of
all.
Military Occupation.
"It is difficult to say how. many
American troops will be rt qn'red for
the occupation of Cuba during the
period pending the organization of a
stable and efficient local government.
Thennmbtr should be sefficient to in
spire confidence in the complete preser
vation of order, so that capital and
enterprise will not be afraid to invade
the island and do their part in the work
of its restoration to peaceful prosperity.
Toe change no doubt will be gradual,
the United States troops taking the
p'ace of the Spanish soldiery as fast as
the latter are withdrawn from the
various garrisons. As the mission of
the Americans is to preserve order, and
not to wage war, it ' will scarcely be
necessary to move them into Cuba in
numbers equal to those of . the retiring
Spaniards. It may seem wise, however, '
to the Government of the United States
to take advantage of this opportunity to
give some of the volunteer soldiers who
did not have the opportunity to par
ticipate in the active hostilities a chance
o secure a somewhat more the rough
military training than thev have thus
far obtained. This consideration may
lead to the employment of a larger body
of men than would otherwise be used,
and to the taking of some of the newer
voluntee.s regiments for this service.
"It is not coDceivable that the native
inhabitants of Cuba will receive the
troops of the United States in any un
friendly or hostile spirit. They most
real'z that it is to the arms of the
United States that they owe their speedy
deliverance from Spanish rule, that the
mission of the Uaited State in the
island is not one of conquest, but of
friendly concern for the establishment
of order, and that it is to their advan
tage, as well as to that of the other resi
dents in the island, to makj the task as
light as possible.
A Hopeful Condition.
'An encouraging factor in the problem
f Cuba's political future is presented by
he attitude of the provisional govern-
ment, as explained by its representatives
in this country and by the emissary who
iaa j '1st come from its headquarters in
luba. From this it appears that those
vbo now control the administration of
ivil affairs in the island are willing and
inxicaa to assist to the fullest extent of
their power in bringing about the estab
lishment of a suitable and satisfactory -government.
It seems to be no part of
their plan to seize the reins of govern
ment, or even to hold the authority
that has already been entrusted to
them, as was attempted in the case of
iome oi the eonin American countries ,
on the achievement of their indepen-
ience. O a the contrary, the terms un
der which the present civil administra
tion exists, and which it has declared
its intention of respecting, provide for
the calling of an assembly representing,
as nearly as possible, all classes in Cuba
and to tarn over to this assembly its
present authority and leave to the task of
constructing a new government.
Worth Clipping and Keeping,
When the historian of the present
American-Spanish war comes to the
story of Dewey's sea fight at Manilla, be
caa do no better than to simply quote
the following account from The Oatlook.
: is a model of English as well as of
statement of great facts in little -com
pass.
The later reports of the naval engage
ment of Manila show it to have been, ia
the combined sagacitv and boldness of
Commodore Dewey, unsurpassed and
in the results achieved unequaled in the
naval history of the world. Never be
fore has an entire fieet been destroyed
without the loss of a ship or even of a
single life on the part of the attacking
'orces. The silent sail at midnight past
the fort which was supposed to com
rr - d the entrance to the bay, the al-
mcv. contemptuous disregard of the
mines placed in the inner harbor for i'a
protection, the calm pushing forward
after two mines bad exploded just in
front of one of the vessels, happily for
our forces harmlessly, the silent receiv
ing without return the earliest fire of the
enemy, the terrible fire poured npon
fleet aad shore batteries hen the Com
modore bad reached tha point where
he could make the fire moBt effective, the
stopping after two hours of cannonade
for breakfast and then the reeamption
of the battle, the sailing in closer to the
shore by the aid of the lead to make the
fire more effective, the brave but hope
less resistance of the Spaniards till every
1. : U 1 .. . 1 A I nlaiuul
entirely hors de combat, the quick and
chivalrous attention to the Spanish
wounded by Commodore Dewey as
soon as the victory was complete, the
laconic message to the Spanish authori
ties on shore, after he had destroyed the
fieet and anchored off the city, that one
shot fired from shore would be the sig
nal for a bombardment which would lay
the city in ashes, the report wired to his
government at home, as modest as the
achievement reported was herorio all
combine to make this naval engagement
one of the most romantic as it is prob
ably quite the most decisive in its im
mediate results of any in the world's his-
tory.