The Medford mail., July 08, 1898, Page 2, Image 2

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lands and San Frunoieco. The
again there is the work of bombard
iug all Atlantic coast cities and the
taking bodily of Cuba which was
given to Cervera to perform whioh
is still undone about as much bo
as Cervera himsolf now is.
Spain certainly experienced
great deal of trouble in Manila bay
but her warships were at the bottom
of it.
There'xl be no more Morro
there" when the Vesuvius gets
through tossing gun cotton over
that way,
"It is useless to think of the mills
that waters gone past might have
turned," is the axiom Cervera Las
resolved to forget.
samara ana bib fleet are over
6000 miles from the nearest Amerl
can warship. Our guns are not
quite as long range as that and Ca
mar a is safe.
Garcia, the Cuban general, is
quoted as saying ; "Let no one
imagine Spaniards will not fight
It is mere brute obstinacy . They
are like bulls who fight merely be
cause they have horns."
Spaniards threaten to confiscate
American plantations in Cuba.
That will be all right. Americans
are confiscating the Spaniards aB
swiftly as could reasonably be ex
pected or even more so.
Cervera's fleet? le'esee Oh
yee! that was the invincible ar
mad a that came out some weeks
ago to shell our Atlantic cities, re
lieve Blanco, break up the Cuban
blockade and play smash generally.
In the stories of the fighting
about Santiago one feature in the
conduct of the officers stands out
with splendid prominence. No one
among them bade his men "go'
anywhere. The word was always
"Come with me."
''The letter S is in the ascendant
Sampson, Schley, Shafter and
Santiago. The sibilant ;s sounding."
Fargo, N. D. Argus.
.The letter 8 ie also in the de
scendant. WitnesB Spain's siokly
smile as she seeks succor and sinks
in the soup. See?
How about Hobson? Will the
Vlueen Regent now waut Crevera
worse than we wanted Hobson a
few weeks ago? Cervera would make
lots of fun for the brutal queen as a
court-martial subject, but he can't
be got at and for the purpose in
question he is not it
A St. Louis newspaper's Wash
ington correspondent wires that
"bustle is everywhere apparent
-about the White House." How the
fashions do change! The Mail had
hoped, for the sake of street car con
venience, that never again would
these things be thuely but let 'er
bustle, Sampson and Shafter have
been engaged in that line themselves
during the past few days.
bo not even toe Vizcaya got
away. And her captain was the
good fellow who bo soundly kicked,
on his own deok in Havana harbor,
the fool Spaniard who insulted the
survivors of the Maine. It was the
Vizcaya too that went into New
York harbor with a chip on her
shoulder only a few weeks before the
ball opened. We didn't do a thing to
her at that time but the splinters
have since been flying from all sides
of her hull.
ihk next tmng to a period in
punotuatiou is tho colon. And it
may be suggested with apologies
in advanoe that the Cristobal
Colon came to a "full stop" very
suddenly recontly over in the vi
oimty ot Santiago.
The Fargo Argus says: "The
Spaniards are thiuking of using
Piso's Cure for that Vesuvius
cough." And in auother plaoe the
same paper says: "Why should
we annex the Hawaiian voloanoeB.
wnen we nave the Vesuviusr"
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
Two nephews of President Mo-
Kinley have enlisted as privates
Their uncle did the same in '01.
Berlin university has expelled
two young women because they wore
thejr hair down their back. This
should be followed by a protest to
we creator tor making it grow that
way.
At the commencement exeroiseB
of Norwich university last Thurs
day the degree of master of military
science waB conferred upon Rear
Admiral George Dewey, a graduate
of the university.
The miners in Colorado are
changing the names of many of
their plants to those of famous men
of the present war. One of the best
paying copper mines is oalled.Sigs
bee. It is claimed that it never
paid until now.
During the past fiscal year of 11
months' work, the United States
mint in San Francisco has coined
in gold $48,931,000, and in eilyer,
?4,88,44l, a total ot o3,820,441.
This is the largest year's coinage in
the history of the mint.
It is disappointing to learn that
Spain has cot purchased the Chil
ean warship O'Higgins, after all.
Our government wanted the vesBel,
but thought $6,000,000 toe much to
pay for it, and now that Spain has
failed to secure the craft, we miss
our chance of getting it for nothing.
Among the officers serving in our
regular army by recent appoint
ment from the president is Frank
Gordon, son of the famous ex-Confederate
general, John B. Gordon,
whq, next to General Longstreet, is
the most eminent surviving captain
of Lee's famous army of Northern
Virginia.
The immense lumber raft which
left Astoria eleven days ago in tow
of the tugboat Monarch, arrived
here this morning, having averaged
about four knots per hour during
the trip. 1 be original raft contained
,000,000 feet of lumber, but owinsr
to rough weather 2,000,000 feet of
this was loet during tee voyage
The load which the United States
soldiers carries when in active ser
vice foots up to 644 pounds. This
is exclusive of incidentals, which
would make the .total about 70
ISA
1I0H8ON AND MEN EXCHANGED.
Wasiiinoton, July 7: General
Shafter has notified the war depart
ment that Hobson and his parly of
seven who blew up the Morrinmo
in the Santiago harbor, and who
have since boen held prisoners by
the .Spaniards, were exchanged yes
terday for Spanish officers hold as
prisoners by our government.
SPANIARDS ARE DKRKHT1NO,
Wasiiinoton, July, 7: Shafter
telegraphs that a number of Span
ish ollloors are desorting and join
ing the American forces and that
Spaniards are strengthening their
fortiBoations.
Sampson telegraphs that the dis
mantled battleship Reina Meroedas
attempted to leave harbor of San
tiugo and was oaptured by
American warship.
an
pounds. By a recent order, the
men in the ranks are to be relieved
of as much of this load as possible,
and the knapsack, tent, blanket,
overcoat, canvas suit, change of
underclothing, soap and towels are
to be carried on a wagon, two of
hich will be furniebed to each
company. Ibis will take about 17
pounds from the shoulders of the
tramping soldier.
ANCIENT POLITICAL "RINGS . "
Monopolists Flourished Osstarlss
Ago la Hons and Effj-pr aa
Tfaer Do To-Da-r.
About the only thing destroyed
by the Spanish navy up to date is
its reputation to fight. But then
there is Camara yet to report. The
work mapped out for him is to.take
the Philippine and Hawaiian ie-
The evil of monopolies and rings
wan known to the ancients, Arietotle,
referring to them in his "Politic," and
then, as now, it was found necessary to
hold them in check by legislation. The
monopolist was in.Tioinnn law called a
Dardanarins, and published under the
Lex Julia.de Annonn, says London
Answers. Monopolies of clothing, fish
and all articles of food were prohibited
by Emperor Zeno undeT pain of con
fiscation and exile; so that it is certain
that the "ringa" of the ancient days
were as mischievous as those of to-day.
At Athens a law limited the amount of
corn a man might buy. The earliest
recorded instance we have wax a corn
ring."
There is an ancient tradition thst
the king who made Jostpii his prima
minister and committed into his hand3
the entire administration of Egypt was
rtpepi. .apspi was one of the shep
herd kings and ruled over the whole
of Egypt, as Joseph's lharaoh seems
lo have done. The prime minister, dur
ing seven years of remarkable plenty,
bought up every bushel of corn beyond
the absolute needs of Hie Egyptians
and stored it. During the terrible fam
ine that followed, he was sure to get
his own price, and bartered corn suc
cessfully for the Egyptians' money,
cattle and lands, and talcing on-flfth
for Pharaoh, anade him supremely
wealthy. It was not merely a nrovident
ret, but a very politic one, Ws policy bet
ing to centralize power in the mon
arch's hands.
8APK AKI1IVAL OK TRANSPORTS.
A Manila cablegram of July 1st,
by way of Hong Kong, July 4, says
the transport ships Australia, City
of Peking and City of Sydney, con
voyed by the oruiser CborleBton.
rnved there laBt Thursday, with all
well on board. The oruiBer Bulti
more met the vessels at Cape Eng
land, and piloted them there. As
they entered the bay and came up
to the American warships they were
greeted enthusiastically by the offi
cers and men. The troons wore
verjoyed that their long vovaee
had ended. They were in good con
dition, despite the fact that they
were poorly equipped for service in
the tropics. In accordance with in
structions prior to sailing, the con
voy went to Guam, the capital of
the Ladrone islands, for the purpose
of taking possession of the place.
They arrived there June 20. The
Charleston entered the harbor of
Sin Luis Dapra and shelled the old
ion oi ounia uruz. sso reply was
j made to the American fire. On the
following day General Marina, gov
ernor of the islands, his secretary.
all of his ofiicers and 64 soldiers
surrendered. They gave up four
Spanish flags and 64 Mauser rifles,
54 Remingtons and 10,000 rounds
of ammunition. All of the prisoners
were taken to Manila on the Charles
ton. Not a single able-bodied Span
lard now remains in Guam. The
wives of the prisoners were left be
hind. The native civil government
of the islands was not disturbed by
tne Americans. Five hundred
American soldiers were left to gar
rison the islands.
dispatch to the Star, dated oll'Sunti
ago, July 0, Bays: "Aftnr the do
struution of the Spanish Hoot 410
men from tho Mario Tlioromi were
placed as prisoners on the Harvard
For some roasou these inun mil
timed. 1 ho ollluers and orew of
tho Harvard wore prepared, anil
the mutineer were fired upon. Six
Spaniards wure killed outright and
twelve wounded."
. AI.I'HONSO XIII CAI'TUHHI!.
Tho Spanish warship Alphonso
XIII was captured Tuesday while
attempting to run Havana harbor.
She has a displacement of 6000
tons, carries UG guiiB and is a steel
Beuoud cIobs protected cruiser,
NOTirtKn to "movk on," .
Suki!, July 6: The Spanish fleet
has arrived hero. Cuinara has been
notified that he must leave this port
wiimn z-t nours, aim mat ne win
not be allowed to coal here,
THK Itll'R WIM, APl'BAL,
The London Times has a special
from Rome that tho pope is again
about to tnako a final appeal to the
powers to intercede for a speedy
settlement with America in tho in
terest of Spain.
"THE MAINE IS AVENGED."
Pour hours after Admiral Cervera
went , aboard the Gloucester, tho
Infanta Maria Teresa, Almirante
Oquendo and Vizcaya continued to
burn, and every now and then a
jleep roar, accompanied by a burst
oi name and smoke from the sides
of the ships, would announce the
explosion of more ammunition or
of another magazine. As the flames
shot higher and higher above the
decks ot the magnificent vessels
that had composed Admiral Cer
vera s fleet, many of those who wit.
nesBed the scene felt it had a strone
connection with the destruction of
the American battleshin Main in
Havana harbor five months ago.
Lieut-Commander Wainwright, the
commander of the Gloucester,, was
executive omcer ot the Maine at
tne time ol the disaster, and al
though he remained in Havana hAr.
bor two months after the explosion,
he lived on board the dispatch boat
Fern and steadfastly refused to set
his foot within the city until, to use
his own words, the time had come
when he could go ashore at. the
head of a landing nartv of Amri.
can blue jackets, today it was his
ship that sunk two Spanish torpedo
wuui uusiroyers and atterwards re
ceived the Spanish admiral aboard
as a prisoner of war. From his pos
ition on the bridge of the Gloucester,
..vu.,-uviu, n niiinnifui waicnea
the flumes and smoke as thnv
veloped the oeoks of the three great-
wanjmpg oi tne Spanish navy,
whioh were soon to be reduced to
nothing but shattered masts and
twisted smokestacks protruding
above tho water, similar to that
other picture in Havana harbor.
It was not strange, therefore, that
he remarked to his brother
beside him, "The Maine is avenged."
THE PRISONERS MUTINIED,
Washington, July 6. A special
OTHER WAR NEWS,
The number of Americans killed
and wouudud in the two days' bat
tle is estimated to be 1800.
Orders have beon Bent Admiral
Sampson to send all captured Span
ish prisoners to the United States.
Private Elias Hutchinson, of
Company M, Second Oregon Regi
ment, died of peritonitis on June
20, and was buried at sea June 21.
Hutchinson was from Canby, Ore
gon, and was on board the City of
Peking.
It is estimated that the mortality
on the Spanish side in the two dnya' j
fighting was 60 per cent. Betweon
10,000 and 16,000 Spaniards were
engagod. It is bolieved their lossos
will run up to 6000 killed, wounded
or captured.
Cervera, the Spanish commander.
and our nrisoner. is minted h ta.
garding his attempted escape from
Santiago: "I would rather lose my
ships at Bea, like a sailor, than in n
harbor. It was the only thing left
for me to do."
One ship load of Shafter's wound
ed soldiers has arrived at Key West
and others are en route. Tho pris
oners being brought to Key West
are thoBe ouly slightly wounded
and they are moved to make room I
tor others being brought in from I
the Held.
The Spanish fleet, under com
mand of Camara, consisting of tho
Pelayo, Carlos V, Patriota, Kapido,
Buenos Ayres, Isla de Panay, Sin
Francisco, Isla de Luzon, San Au
gustin and San Ignauio de Loyola,
has passed through the Suez canal
and is headed for the Philippine
islands to re-possess the islands.
The Spanish torpedo boats which
were with the fleet have been or
dered to Messina, Sicily.
General Shafter wired the war
department that when the news of
the destruction ot Cervera's fleet
reached his army the regimental
band that had managod to keep its
instruments on the line, played
"The Star-Spangled Banner" and
"There'll Be a Hot iTime iu the
Old Town Tonight." Men cheer
from one end of the line to tho
other. OHicers and men are with
out even shelter tents and have
been soaking for five days in the
afternoon rains, but all are happy.
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"I'll have nothing mure to do with
him," declared one of the bellea of De
troit, with a pout, according to that
city 'a Free Preen. "He's a perfi-ct stick.
The idea of him coming here regularly
every week and then dropping off eud
denly to come at long intervala, juat
when it auita him. I'll show him.
Remember, mamma, if he call I'm
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any place I'll tell him that I have
previoua engagement. I never did
care a anap of my finger for him, nny-
now, and Were were tears in her evea.
juat ai an evidence of good faith.
never mind, dear," conaoled the
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'I'm not worrying, and don't vou
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The beat Percy will ever get from me
la a cold bow of recognition when we
happen to meet. Aa for our being
frineda any more, that is simnlv out of
ine question. There goe that tele.
phone," and the mother could not help
hearing the home end of the conversa
tion.
"Oh, hello, Percy, I knew your voice.
flnve a cold, haven't you? That'a too
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niguw won t mat ne charming? Noth.
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of you. Oootl-by."
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to her mamma, who mode innocent in
quiry. "Oh, Hint's Percy. Want me to go
to the theater Saturday night. How
thoughtful, ami what an old dear lie isl"
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