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l'int jar., xr ilo.cnk .... -10 cents
Quart " " ... (if)
Unlfjrftl. " .... Ait "
BERRY DISHES
Large - - 10 12 lo 20 2" cents each
Small 2"c ior dozen
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
Ono Quart ... - $1.25
Two " 1. 15
Three " .... 1.7o
Four " 2.00
Six " .... 2.75
Tin (op jelly glasses, 1 -.'J pint - 25c dozen
Tin top jelly glasses, J pint ;Wc dozen
Jolly tunihlors - - - 25c dozen
White Mason jar rubbers ... - .1e dozen
Mack Mason jar rubbers 2c dozen
Ico Croftin Dishes, 25 35
TIN AND GRANITE WARE
0. SUMMERS
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thin MiimiiH-r you will nn.-tl a s
ffi B.OO 3
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The Art of Preserving Fruit
U brought to perfection when you
have such perfect Jr and J.lly
(Hasan at we keep.
We have everything nary for
ir.rvlnf fruit and Ktbt-- :
3rnlt. Kitl-, I.i:ppr. wlih ll tl
fruit n1 tucar and PrrarrraHn
n.r..ry.
IViai watt tt;l th ru.h wmn
Il iri.rrj In (Imt.
rOAPD & STOKES CO.
5-
tliat v ran ivivnu
jiinl ln-ttcr i'iivs"iii
iN wlm carry varifatnl
N'a -pccialty.
JARS
nnd 50 cents per dozen.
VMTLY A
Absence of News from Santiago Would Indicate That
Forces Are Weakening.
FIVE THOUSAND ADDITIONAL
General Miles Is Now on the Battleground Has Conferred With Shafter and Sampson
The Bombardment Sunday Was Hot While It Lasted Shells From the Fleet
Dropped Short The Number of Our Fighting Men Now in Cuba
The Dynamite Gun Trained for a Pot Shot Frightful
Accident at Cleveland, Ohio What Uncle Sam
Asks as the Price of Peace.
I A' !.'. . i'r-. r ;!(!)
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AHIIIN'iTdS, July 11.-O.T1.
nil flh.ift'-r'i rrpfrt from
Hllniy, nt jut l"f"T' ml'l-
tiiuhl Unl nifc-ht. iau'it the dfl-ialu of
. iik mar il irlm-M to :t !1 d iy wltn
tlm MrclBtli.n of hi-nrir.K th !
'imrilniint .f 8:ini!ntf h'l ltun. No
' W'iM lo thut rff'-rt ram, however, up t"
i
lti I! mo lh id xir-mit rlrwd. ami
!h""K-li thrrr l ;!it r"n to rtfmM
llial the i-n-rl onrr.'.l ut lh- pi- from
.if h!h hi hii.l nui'.ri. .1 .!!" .l.-ff.nnn ni.
II ! rr;iri1itl n frfi.l-l (!i.n !) hu l
r,.ni nii-.t lo finh r ni'tinn un li-r
rliit i.f uii.-k In v.i-w "f i-it's!i! sr. !
.-ok-n:r. on IS purr ..f t?: Span d
f.iinm.inl' r
!'! nmilo rvi'ni!y ..f :hv naval vM
iiiiiit s . -ry ino:;;a.v.i!y r-'il;
wiii-i u n.n ttfir.p,il j'!"; ! h
i.mt h'Kh ln!: fr 'in h- oji. n
Iiim S.i 'i' :." K.i n'y 1', r
r-: mny ! t .1 ! a : ri -.! !' rn.ii v 'w !f h
Hi'.t-k r 'tnu .l '.In n. I'.il :h'i' . mr"
I k' 1:1 1 h.t i hi- m.:n r-1 :.i !! tif
on .11(11 of '.Sin IIkIiIit ilra iitht v.--j''i of
AJmlrnl S-'imii'iin'. !!''. ,m m.iy "U -iwl
ill k-rit:i:( ciit )i 'i" a :nl in
r .'.!l..n ih.in the hfiivy ?;t
SfNllAYS lli Mr AM '! ION
It V Si-art e. .-it 1 OTIo.-k and K'-pt
fp I'ni'.l lurk.
lliMililiiarter. of (M-ner.il Shafter. July
11, ti p. m.. per Aso.-a'.tl I"rt. dlpti h
1 bunt, via KltitiSton, J.liy 11 it'iipyrliiiiled
1?S by the A.noclated Trcs i From 4
oi-l-iik thl aftcrnoiin until dark the
j American guna hnvo been again pouring
, a deadly fire- Into the Ptvinliih lini-s. Cmr
liwn tire gntitly refrenhed by their three
day' reel and have b-C!i tlghilng wlih a
j lion-like spirit.
j The know led (,-, of the arrival of re
inforcement kIvh tluni new enihuKl-
! umi. Tho rtllli-r- la in place and damg
effective work. Tho fire from the Span-
Remember
the Maine and
Herman Wise
when you are ready to buy
a
Suit
f0 Hat
fti Shirt
or anything in that line.
HERMAN WISE
is thereliablo and up-to-date
Clothier and Furnisher
HER M
!rOa In ih trrn'ha l vry wik. Th
ity of iiU.i;. l aJmixt In Jarknw
lunavht ml our nun bllv that the
rralMuni-o of thi- Hinlnril Ui about at
an enj. Th'y exp:l a ffntraJ jault
tomorrow, abmilil thu cliy not hav aur-rr4i.li-riil
by l.iytrMk. The AmrWn
ai much U-ltrr forun! In the trt n, hi
After thlrty.fiva nhoti hud bei flrl
from the S-lnch itum Commodore tfchli-y
I IwaiiK convincid the Ilronklyn'a fire was
I fiillliiir hirl and o!rrwJ a onwatlon, pr
miiiinit th twuli-Nhii to continue with
I ihi ir larfi-r Kuna havlnu lonuwr ranic-.
I S:kiuiU frmn lhi nh'irc announiiil that
I H' nhi'lia ft'll a thouMind ftt ahort, and
' a latle lo thr )-fl of th Siun.h xnltl-,ri.
, When the .Vx-latii) lrw rporior
ini ii,nl th- IlriMiklyn, t.'.nnmdor
j Si lili-v Mll lu wk iKnorunt of the pur
. nw of (ho botnlmrdment,
" l diMililrd fnm the aiart he;b.T wo
' rinilil hit tin- city. I had to ui at l
; '-iiil,in and be wry cartful not to Injurv
ur own army. In th bombarlmnt
I'Mimrriw I h.i!l huve range wiarka on
lor to RUlde m ami ah.tll take th
f!i;i oloat-r to ahuri'. in firing today w
Kve the turn-la thf grit-t pe.sihle ( (
. by ImtitiK the hlp. bnv knew we
"iilil fall !urt. The Kuna will tarry
m than tlv mill-, bul to vhnw sh it"
, .'V.- a i-lift of irrrai eJwatum s rviulr.d.''
WIIKKK THE ARMY RESTS.
IV i iirimt to l'rive the Svlnaril Ou-. If
They Fall to Surrender.
New Yurk, July 11. -A Trltmng d:rit. n
from Sibomy, via Tort Antonio, says:
The lliiht artillery that arrived on Sun
day will be wnt forward and placed In
pomtlon for entllmllng the trenches where
the 8iainh ferccj urw strongly en
trenched. '
The ppiRriw iii pushing forward the
Mi-Ke guns Is fl.ieippolnllng. Thr- way
be needed to reduce tho main fortltl i-
I Ions of Sintlago. Engineer und art liery
otllo-rs were positive, thai they have lo
cated accurately the Swnlh fcatterles
which were so dcetrucllve In the earlier
lighting. The troops which caino '
toriliiy will be- iued ia a reserve nnd not
eeiit iilnud too rapidly. Tho ndlltlon t"
tho supplies Imiught by the transports
will be very ser-lcoale. The refugees
from Sumln;o- are becoming a sorUMis
military pmtilmn. Thnrw la a larce sottlc
liieni of them nt El Gnney, but that wns
not HUtllcient and hundreds hnwa spad
iHiyond Slbonry. The most Intolllgent of
the i-fugi suy that only a few Span;sh
oldli-rs havo reevmly iMiton d 8intla:i
Tint more thao 1.VW. They rep.rc friction
" '
TROOPS REINFORCE SHAFTER-MEN EAGER
!nwn O-n'-raJ Tornl and Gfn.ral Lin
urte. Caprltra, the civil governor, w-anui
Torsi to aurrendcr, without bldaheil,
but the military faction la glubbon. The
rriH.rta of the bad health of the Am-irl.tin
troi tn the field are exaggerated. Th
auffiTing has been from malaria and
onllnary camp ailments, which ylld to
trt-atrrH-m. Some of the regiments hae
uffi-n-il from physical exhaustion tx.aue
too much labor waa put on them In d'-f-King
tnnches and rifle pits.
Mlt.ES ARRIVES AT SANTIAGO.
fAssoclated Press Dispatch.
Washington. July ll. The war d. part
mmt l adned of the arrival ctf San
lino today of the auxiliary' iraiwr Tale
with lifneral Miles and staff and a portion
of Oarretiion'i brlguda. Grnerai Miles had
a confiirvnce with Admiral Sampnon. and
thf latter conferred with O-nerul Shat
ter by m.-atia of the signal service tele
phuiiv wins.
(EN KRAI PHAFTEn3 FORCE.
Washington. July 11. Crom-ral Shaker's
available force, countrns all relr.frcc
nietits. and deducting dead, stck nnd
w-.iiin.bil. Is S.VW tlirhtlng mm, .-cird-Iru
to military estlgisies.
rl.EVEI.ANU S VEATH HOLE.
fAssoclated Press Dispatch.
Aiiciri-r Fearful Disaster in the Water
works Tunnel Vnder Lake Erie.
novebrnd. July Tl. The live of eleven
men wore snufTiii out In the twinkling or
nn eye this evenlnjr In the nig waterworks
tunn-1 tliat Is being constmctled on the
Nn torn of 1-ako ie. as a n-stlt of nn ex
lO.ision of g-as. The following re k lied:
John lnrs. f on-man, James "Parks. John
rradey. Tony Rrunettl. John . Km-
iTsnn Smith. John McCnuley. William
Tin'iT. colorfil, Ous Wa.sse, Frank
".i incnts, Frnrik Haney.
The tunnel Ls nn Immense affair being
projiited (o extend owtwsTj from the
shore n dlstatuv of four ami a half miles
and 'has been under construction for a
year. About Ave weeks as- there was
nn TATlo(lon of pns In the shore end or
tho b:K hole which killed vight men ana.
Injund a number of others. The explo
sion occurred at 7 o'clock, but nob Vly
w ill bo able to tell what "the cause was
or h'iv It happened, for M-ery wit now I
Ois-id and (he bcKlU of all are lying
whore they tell, C.lXXl foot out under the
lake.
The only man in the tunnel who escaped
denfh Is Con 0Ponnoll. the lock ti-nfler,
who wa.s stationed S.700 finit from the
shore. He hr.'ard tho explosion, or a
series of cxplslons. He pays there were
ten shocks ami the concussion was some
thing terrible, for It threw h'm off "hl9
feet, and for hours he was In such a
dazed condition that he could sacrrely
remoniber What had happened. He Anally
grojud his w-ay out nnd told what had
Oivutved. '
HERE IS WHAT VXCLE WANTS.
Mmh-ld, July II. It Is assorted that 19
I'tilted States makes the following do
niands as conditions of peace:
First The potwosslan ot Cuba and Porto
Rico, with a port In the Canaries.
Second Indemnity of 48,000,000 (aboat
t240.0Oa.QflO).
Third-Retention of the Pnillppincs
a guarantee of the payment of the la
djemnUy. Theso terms are regarded as Impossible.
DISHONORABLE SPANISH
PRISON-
EES.
Aftor Surrendering They Disable Their
Guns and Open Water Valves,
AVashlngton. July aNavat officials say
that a serious Irregularity occurred at the
time tho ships of Admiral Cervera's fleet
hauled down tholr colors and surrendered.
Inquiries have brought out tho fact
that the breech blocks of the guns were
thrown overboard, thus disabling the guns
and making them practically worthless,
and the valves by. which the ships were
flooded opened after the surrender, which
was a breach of the rules of warfare, the
enemy having ceased fighting and having
asked for quarter. It Is said that further
destruction of the ships at such a time
was both wanton and dishonorable and
that It the persons responsible for It are
located they are likely to be held account
able. The press report of the board's findings
saying that only the Maria Teresa could
be saved excited much surprise, as (t was
QOAC
confidently believed that the Coloa could
be saved In whole or In part.
The officials are still hopeful that a full
report of the board will ahow that thert
in a chance of saving the Colon.
THEY ARE IN RAGS.
The Spanish Prisoners Were a Pitiful
Sight When Landed.
Portsmouth, N. H.. July li The Span
bh prisoners who were, brought to port
In the St. Louis from Santiago, number-
; Ing S'l nni. w ho formed ptirt of the crew
i of Admiral e'ervera's squadron, are to
:niKht sleeping peacefully acd la compara
I tlve. comfort In the new barracks erected
f-ir them on Seavey Island. Around
' th-m is a ruard of 13 marines.
It was a pathetic sight from beginning
to end and such as would bring tears to
fmany eyes. The poor wretched creaturea
struggled up the hillside clad for the
' most port In rags, some of the men being
covered only with fragments of table
clith or blanket, while others had on
portions of what was once a uniform.
When the nun landed some of them were
so weak that they could not stand and
lay aown on ine ground until sireicners
were trought and were carried by their
comrades to the main road, where thej
w.ire placed on the grass.
THE CTilCAGO IN COMMISSION.
Nvw Turk. July 11. The cruiser Chk-:s?o
cons'.ructtd and with Increased speed,
early next month will leave the New
York navy-yard, after having been In the
blinds of workmen for several years. Few
will rei-oKiiixe In the n.-w Chioago the ves
wl thin. Hew Rear-Admrral Erbens flag
tnd wm commanded by Captain Mahan.
iow a member of tie board of strategy,
for she U practically a tk-w ship, the only
remaining original part of her beini; the
hull.
Whou the Chicago wvnt out of commis
sion siie was liark-r.gveil, wlih three
mast, but when she leaves the dock she
will have only two masts. They will bo
mill'try masis. like those on the others
of OiKie Sjui's tishtlng ships, and which
will xive the rejuvenated cruiser a more
warlike apptiaranee. Her armament haa
also andergone material changes. Her
main battery. furmtTly oonslsilng of four
S-liwi eight -itvch, und two 3-inch breech
load lis; ritU a. will be augmented by 14
5-invt; rapid tire guns. In addition to hur
secoiilary baiter)", wfcK-h will consist of
nil il; latest models of small rapid flrw
guaa.
THE OREGON "WAS IN IT.
The Only Vessel That II id a Go at tha
Entire SpanWi Fleet.
Portsmouth. N. II.. July U.-The few
ollit-vr-s who came on te St. Louis ana
who participated In the tluht with the
SpanLsh cruisers off Santiago were obliged
to tell the whole story vt the memorable
contort.
Wlulo In the main their accounts did
not differ materially from those described
In the papers, yet thy seem to give credit
to the work of tha Oregon, From an oe-
count as Riven by one of the oflieers, it
apporan that on the morning of the tight
four American warships lay oft the en
trance f the harbor.
The Oregon was slightly to the east
then to the westward came the converted
yacht Gloucester, lying between the Ore
gon and Iowa. To the westward of te
Iowa was the Texas, while further along.
In fact, eight or ten miles to the west of
the harbor, was the Brooklyn, with Com
modore Schley on board. The position
of the licet was In keeping with the plan
mapped out by Admiral Sampson and his
command had definite orders what to do
In case the Spanish licet made a dnsh out
of the harbor.
While all the ships had steam up, none
of them, with the exception of the Brook
lyn, was under way. The latter had a
few minutes previous to the sighting of
the Spaniards, turned away to the west
ward, and when the first shot was fired
from the Iowa she was going away from
the fleet at an 18-knot gait. Just why
the Brooklyn was steaming off to the
west at this time is not known, but
although she had not gone far and was
still probably quite near the station desig
nated by Admiral Sampson, her com
mander nevertheless had to swing around
and In doing so he put his helm to star
board and made a long sweep to port,
going a mile or more off shore In the
maneuver.
The first Spaniard that came rushing
out of the harbor's mouth waa the Cris
tobal Colon, with Admiral Cerrera on
m
the Spanish
board. The Vltcayi was second, the Al
mlrante Oqulndo third and the Maria
Teresa fourth, while two torpedo boats
brought up the rear.
While the Iowa got In the first shot
at the fleet as they came dashing by, the
Oregon was the first American outside
the Brroklyn In motion. She gathered
headway so fast that she cot In behind
the Iowa and the fleet and plumped
good 13-Inch shell at the Colon before
she had gone by. The Oregon was there
fore in most excellent position to meet-,
the VUcaya when she came along, and-,
with the help of the Texas tackled her--so
fiercely that she was on Are In a fe -
minutes and had headed for the beach.
. While the Oregon whole forward star- .
: board battery was banging at the Via-
jcaya the after guna had swung around .
and were pumping shells Into the Otiuen-
(do , wnlch had also been tackled by the
Iowa, which had In the meantime dbv .
poeed of the Teresa.
The wreck of the three Spaniards waa ,
.accomplished In about IS or 20 minutes.
! and by this time the Oregon had attained .
her maximum speed. With her forced
drxught on and every pound t steam UP.
tie b.g Pacific coast battleship ploughed
through the water as she never did be
fore, except, perhaps. Pn her speed trial
three years Hgo.
Leaving the Te:i and Iowa to complete
the destruction tt the remanlder of the
Spaniards and the resooxj of the unfortun
ate salldors. Optaln. Clark htaded the
Oregon after ahe Colon.
The Brooklyn by this time-had taken -her
wide sweop off shore and .was head- .
ed In for the. Colon, opening up on that
vessel with bcr pcjrt "-.roadsides. As the .
Colon ran Ivy the Brooklyn she gave the -latter
the lonertt of hor big guns and no
Vss than S shots uok effect- on., the-?
Brooklyn's port side, a number of themi
-passing cb-nr through the Tankaft-cmiftenv
!j As the Coiloii -went by the B'Nwkryn M
! Hatter turned hr sttaixmrd guns on the
Spaniard. In the run up tb- coast the Brooklyn
n-;is hit a dozen titiK on her starboard
j -side, while all fhreo o her tall srnoke.
i stacks showed the -effort of the Colon's
tern chafers. The superior speed of the
jtrol-n and Ore gen sealed the fate Of
j the Colon, and after a run of 40 mllsa
j .Admiral Cervera. ordered the flagship to
ne nendod Tor tne f hore.
The Colon struck about U yards from
the beach and a soon as she grounded
Admiral Cervera ordered everyone to
Junvp overheard, and plunged Into the
sea himself, followed by all his officers.
The little Gloucester, after destroying
the torpedo toat destroyers turned after
the Oregon and made such good time that
she was up even with the Colon when
she ran ashore. As she drew considerably
loss water Chan either the Oregon or
Brooklyn hea- commander, Lieutenant
Commander Vi'alnwright, was able to run
In oulte close to the stranded ship, and
the Gloucester's boats were sent out after
the swimming oreiv. Admiral Cerver was
picked up Just outside the surf, about ten
yards from shore, and after his long
swim was thoroughly exhausted.
The Colon had Just turned In shore
when the New Tork came up after a
long and quick run. The flagship waa
abie to get In a dozen good shots before
the Colon's flag came down, so that Ad
mlrnl Sampson had a hand in the fight,
although It was a brief one. It will be
seen, therefore, that the Oregon, while
(Continued on third page.)
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ttird farther teas say ether treed.
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