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THE HORNING OEEGONIAN, THTJRSD'AY FEBRUARY, 20, 1902.
A REIGN OF TERROR
Already 200 Persons Have
Been Killed at Barcelona.
STRIKE MAY BECOME GENERAL
FJsrhtlns; Continue on the Streets
Carlintn Preparing to Take Ad.
vantage of the Situation
Xevrspapers Alarxued.
BARCELONA. Feb. 19. Two additional
regiments of Infantry arrived here this
morning, and the city now bristles with
bayonets. Troops are incessantly patrol
tng tho streets, occasionally charging and
dispersing mobs. Shots were exchanged
on the Gran Vista by the rioters, and tho
troops carried them at the point of Urn
bayonet. The casualty list is lengthened
by every conflict. Industrial and com
mercial life in Barcelona is paralyzed.
There is great scarcity of meat, bread
and other foodstuffs. The university and
all tho schools are closed. The leaders
of the workmen's committees have been
arrested, and tho meeting places have
been closed. The police continue to mako
many arrests.
Tho situation here does not improve,
and none of the strikers has resumed
work. The authorities, linding it neces
sary to adopt drastic measures; have
armed all the policemen Uth Remington
rifles. Throughout the day there have
been conflicts In almost every quarter
of the city, in which many were wounded
on both sides, and in which the rioters
often almost overpowered the police. Two
batteries of artillery stationed here have
been ordered to hold themselves in readi
ness to occupy the principal streets of
the city with their field pieces.
At S o'clock this evening the fusillade
continues In the different streets. One
gendarme has been killed and several
wounded.
The Ministry Threatened.
MADRID. Feb. 18. The opposition par
ties of the Cortes declare the Government
Is powerless to stop the riots at Barce
lona and that it ought to be replaced.
Romero Baldero intends to move a dis
cussion in the Chamber of Deputies to
this effect.
It is rumored that the Government,
fearing the Carlists will take advantage
of the present agitation, is endeavoring
to call out the reserve. Madrid's unions
are working actively to proclaim a gen
eral strike throughout Spain March 1.
At Barcelona the india-rubber factories
are now closed. This was the only trade
hitherto outside the strike, and the strik
ers regard the closing of these factories
as a great triumph. The telephone lines
between Barcelona and Basalona have
been cut. Slight disorders are reported
In the Province of Saragossa.
The newspapers here comment on the
situation at Barcelona in a tone of sup
pressed anxiety. While confessing that
the warnings have been frequent and per
sistent for several years past, they say
that hitherto the lack of funds and or
ganization have compelled the trades
unions to yield. The trades-unions are
working with th anarchists to spur the
workmen to take advantage of the diffi
cult economic situation, and terrorize the
authorities into forcing the employers to
yield to the demands for increased wages,
shorter hours, etc.
According to the news received here, a
reign of terror prevails at Barcelona.
The printers on strike have threatened
death to any of their comrade? daring to
resume work. It is alleged that already
2' persons have been killed and 100
wounded at Barcelona, but the authorities
corneal the real figure. All the theaters
are closed. The strikers assemble on the
railroad bridges and fusillade the trains
with stones. They threaten to use dyna
mite unless the railroad companies stop
running trains.
ATTITUDE OF ENGLISH LIBERALS.
Condemn the Policy of Insisting on
Unconditional Surrender.
LONDOX, Feb. 19. At the general
meeting of the general committee of the
National Liberal Federation, held at
Leicester today, after much dissent and
an animated debate, a resolution was
passed condemning the policy of insisting
on the unconditional surrender of the
Boers in South Africa, aflirming that the
future contentment and security of South
Africa could only be secured by regular
peace, on broad, generous lines; welcom
ing the impetus Lord Rosebery has given
to this policy and calling on all Liberal
members of the House of Commons to
support the Liberal leader. Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman, in his advocacy of
this policy.
If any question remained as to the like
lihood of a working agreement between
Lord Rosebery and the Liberal party ma
chine, it was answered in the negative
tonight In an address delivered by Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman at Leicester.
After the customary strictures on the
Government for its incapacity and wrong
headedness In failing to conclude an hon
orable truce with the Boers. Sir Henry
said flatly that he declined to wipe his
slate of Liberal principles and strongly
reafllrmed his adhesion to home rule.
GOLD AND COPPER FINDS.
Rich Discoveries in Different Parts
of Africa.
LOXDOX, Feb. 20. Reports from two
experts have been received in London
from different parts of Africa, which, it
1 me out later by developments, arc
hktly to have an important Influence on
the world's gold and copper supply. One
cf tin? reports c6mes from Assinio, on the
French ivory coast, and says that a reef
of quartz gold, eight feet wide and pan
ning from two to eight ounces, has been
ope r.-d up on the ivory coast.
Trom North Rhodesia, the British Char
tered South African Companv has re
cta ed news of the discovery 'of a cop
per field estimated at 40 square miles.
The held is .situated ir0 miles north of
Victoria Falls, and runs through to the
Congo Free State. In the ancient mines
dug by the natives and reopened by engi
neers in the employ of the chartered
company, assays of 44 per cent are now
being secured, besides a 'large percentage
of silver. So much importance does the
chartered company attach to thte discov
ery that the Cape to Cairo Railroad will
be eliverted to pass through tne copper
fields. "Work on this section or the road
has been accelerated, and it is expected
that it will be completed earlv in 1903.
Enipremi "Will Receive Foreigners.
PEKIN, Feb. 19. The Dowager Empress
will. February 23. receive in audience Sir
Robert Hart, director of the imperial mar
itime customs: Bishop Favicr. the Cath
olic vicar apostolic in Honolulu, and M.
Pokoliloff. manager of the Russo-Chlnese
Bank. This will be the first audience ever
granted to foreigners not members of the
diplomatic corps or of special missions.
Chang Chi Tung and Liu Kun YJ, the
reform leaders, are coming to Pekln to
consult with the Dowager Empress. Yuan
Shi Kai. the Governor of Chi Li, has
memorialized the throne for a pardon for
the reformers who advised the Emperor
to sign the edicts of 1S9S, which caused
the coup d'etat
Span leth Trcnty of Friendship.
MADRID. Feb. 19. In the Senate today,
Senor Sagasta, president of the Council,
referring to the negotiations in the matter
of the treaty of friendship with the
United States, said It was unjust to claim
that Americans should be able to become
landed proprietors in Spain while Span
lards were excluded from the same privi
lege In the United States. Senor de Egui
lier, vice-president of the Senate, pointed
out that all treaties required ratification
before the Chamber, in which statement
Senor Sagasta concurred.
Russian Students Threaten to Strike.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 19. The local
university students, at a meeting held
today, in spite of police efforts to the
contrary, rejected the concessions respect
ing student organlzation8 and meetings,
and proclaimed that they would strike
unless their demands for complete auton
omy and freedom of speech are granted.
Disorders have already broken out at
Kleff. The Assistant Minister of Educa
tion has gone to that city.
No-Rent Cnmpai&rn In Ireland.
DUBLIX, Feb. 19. Forty farms on Lord
de Frayne's estate. In Roscommon Coun
ty, were sold by the Sheriff today, the
tenants having refused to pay rent. A
large number of other "clearance sales"
are pending as the result of the "no-rent
campaign," now being carried on by the
United Irish League.
PInsrne Decreasing In Shan Tunpr.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. United States
Consul McWado, at Canton, has informed
the State Department that the plague is
increasing in Shan Tung Province, China.
He says there has been more than GO
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Captain Benjamin Parker, who has arrived In New York for the purpose of
taking the Emperor of German new yacht. Meteor II. to the other side on her
completion, is considered one of the most exiert yachtsmen of England. For
many years he sailed the German Emperor' old yacht, the Meteor, and won
many races with her In 18JKI he was enjcaBwi ,y Sir Thomas Upton.' with Cap
tarns Hogarth and Wrtnge, to take charge of Shamrock I in her races here..
deaths from this cause. Yung Kong, Can
ton, is reported free of the disease.
German Ment Decree.
BERLIN. Feb. 19. The Oflicial Law
Journal today publishes a decree pro
hibiting the marketing or Importation of
meats in the course of the slaughter or
preparation of which chemicals Injuri
ous to health have been used. The de
cree specifically names boraclc acid, form
aldehyde, hydroxides and carbonates of
alkali, alkaline earths, sulphurous acid
and its salts, hypo-sulphurous acid, sali
cylic acid and chloric acid, as prejudicial.
The decree becomes effective October 1,
11KC. The same prohibition applies to col
oring matter of all kinds, except yellow
ing for oleomargarine and testing for
sausages, in so far as this can be elone
without violating tho foregoing regula
tion. "Will Abolish Sucar Hon n ties.
LONDON. Feb. 19. A special dispatch
received here from Brussels says Germany
is willing to abolish the bounties on sugar,
and that the internatlon ugar conference
will adopt the British proposals concern
ing the import duties on tmgar.
Cramp "Will Build Yards in Gcrmuny
LONDON. Feb. 20. AViring from Ham
burg the correspondent of the Daily Mail
asserts positively that the Cramps are
seeking permission to construct an enor
mous shipbuilding yard at Bremerhaven
and later at Kiel and Stettin.
Chief JuMice of Transvaal.
CAPE TOWN. Feb. 19. R. Rose-Innes
has resigned the Attorney-Generalship,
and has been succeeded by T. 1. Graham,
the Colonial Secretary. Mr. Rose-Innes is
going to the Transanal Colony In the ca
pacity of Chief Justice.
Courts-Mart l:il of Looters. ,
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 39. Courts-martial
have been ordered for a number of Jap
anese oflicers who are accused of loot
ing during the Chinese campaign.
Marquis Ito nt Honir Ivoiik.
HONG KONG. Feb. 19. The Marquis
Ito, who left Naples January 23. on route
for Japan, landed here privately toduy,
and visited the Governor. There was no
public demonstration.
"Will Reorganize Corean Army.
LONDON, Feb. 20. From St. Petersburg,
the correspondent of the Dally Mall tele
graphs that a British officer has arrived
at Seoul to reorganize the Corean Army.
Struck n Broken Rnil.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 19. As a result of
a broken rail early today Engineer "Wil
liam Smith was killed and live mon were
injured on the Columbus. Sandusky &
Hocking Railroad, near the Nelson-avenue
crossing at Shepards. a suburb of
Columbus. The injured are: Frank AVin
teringer, of Grogan, fireman: F. S. Sweet,
engineer: J. F. Dickinson, Henry Tipton,
brakemen: John Kincald, conductor. Tho
train was a double-header, and both
"engines and 27 gondola cars were wrecked.
CuuKht n I,!ve "Wire.
PROVO, Utah, Feb. 19. August Blu
mental. a cornice-maker, was instantly
killed, and six workmen. Will Clayton,
L. W. Johnson. Joseph Goodman, Lee
Hampton, Frank Holt and W. Bolt, were
severely shocked today while placing a
cornice on a new building. The men all
had hold of the heavy cornice when Blu
mental came In contact with an electric
light wire stretched over the building.
He received the full current of 50) volts.
May Be Used in Hawaii.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. Mr. Tracewell,
the Controller of the Treasury, has de
cided that appropriations made by Con
gress for the United States Geological
Survey may be ued In part In the Ha
waiian Is'ands, as a part of the United
States within the meaning of the appro
priation act.
IT WAS CAPTAINS' FIGHT
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overtook them, except when the Oregon
attempted to close with the Oquendo.
The heaviest fighting was at the harbor
mouth, and while the enemy was break
ing through or passing our line. Not
long after the running fight began the
Teresa and then the Oquendo turned and
went ashore, the Yiscaya continuing for
Hnm distnne fnrtVir Kfnro Qho nkn
' was beached.
"Throughout the running fight the
Brooklyn .and Oregon were both hotly
engaged, being ahead of any of our
other ships, and we then constituted the
western and what I regard as the then
fighting division of our fleet. I con
sidered Commodore Schley In responsi
ble command during this running fight
and chase so far as I was concerned, and
acknowledged and repeated a signal he
had flying for close action or something
of the kind. As, however, the problem
was perfectly simple, namely, to pursue
the Spanish ships, as I had been doing
before I saw the Brooklyn, he did not.
as a matter of fact, exercise any control
over .any movement or action of the Ore
gon, nor did I perform any action of any
kind whatever In obedience to any order
from the Brooklyn, neither as to my
course nor as to my speed nor as to my
gun fire, during the fight or chase.
"The Oregon always had fires under all
COMMAND THE METEOR.
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boilers. In spite of the speed shown bi
lbo Oregon in this fight, she had not
been and is not classed as the fastest
ship; but during all her service, in order
that no scale should form In them, not
one of her boilers was used for condens
ing, though the resulting discomfort for
all hands was an additional hardship for
her commanding ofllcer."
Evun.s Recognized Sampson.
Following is Admiral Evans' statement:
"The credit for the blockade; for the
arrangement of the ships at the open
ing of the light and of the first move
ments forward into the fight, must, of
course, belong to Admiral Sampson,
whose orders we were putting Into effect.'
When the light began. Admiral Samp
son's ship, the New York, was in plain
sight. 1 saw her turning to overtake us.
Throughout the fight. I considered my
self as under his command, but I re
ceived no orders from him until the Vis
caya was aground. Nor did I receive
any orders whatever from the Brooklyn,
nor should I have heeded them If I had
received them, inasmuch a I considered
Admiral Sampson to be present and In
command.
"The heavy fighting was during the
time when the Spanish vessels were com
ing out of the harbor and before they
had stretched fairly to the westward.
When they were thus stretched to the
westward, we all went after them with
out orders of course, we could do noth
ing else. Until the Teresa and Oquendo
ran ashore, the Iowa was close behind
the Oregon and ahead of the Texas and
all of us were firing steadily at the Span
ish ships. The Texas then recovered
her speed for she was dead In the water
after having backed to avoid the Brook
lyn when the Brooklyn turned and she
went ahead of tho Ioua. Both of us
continued to fire at the Ylscava until
she went ashore. Then I stopped, but
the Texas followed the Brooklyn and
the Oregon after the Colon.
"When the battle began, the New York
was not much farther to the eastward
of me than the Brooklyn was to the
westward. After the Vlscaya ' had
grounded the New York overtook me and
signaled me to return to the mouth of
the harbor to prevent any other Spanish
ship from coming out and attacking the
transports. I received no signals of any
kind from the Brooklyn. All we had
to mIo was to close in upon the Spanish
squadron as it came out of the har
bor, in obedience to the orders of Ad
miral Sampson, and then, when the heav
iest fighting was over and the Spanish
ships were trying to escape to the west,
to follow them and. of course, there was
no signal necessary to tell us to follow
a fleeing enemy.
"The machinery of the Iowa was not in
condition to get the best speed, though
every effort had been made to make it
so. Her cylinder heads had not been
off for more than six months, owing to
the service she was performing. Her
bottom was very foul, as she had not
been docked for a period of 17 months.
The Indiana was unavoidably In even
worse shape.
"The New York had left the blockad
ing line fiying the signal 'Disregard the
movements of the Commander-in-Chief,'
a signal frequently made, and well under
stood by the entire fleet. It did not
transfer the command. No signal was
made for the second In command to as
sume command of the fleet, which was
usually done by the Commander-in-Chief
before reaching the limit of signal dis
tance when he proposed, for any reason,
temporarily to relinquish his command
to the next ranking ofllcer."
Taylor It lames Schley.
Following Is Admiral Taylor's state
ment: "At the beginning of the fight, the
New York was about as far to the east
ward of me as the Brooklyn was to the
westward. The only signal I received
from the New York was at the very
close of the fight, when she signaled to
me to return and guard the mouth of
the harbor, so that nothing; could come
out to attack our transports. I received
no signal whatever from the Brooklyn,
and should not have heeded any If one
had been made, as I considered Admiral
Sampson present and In command. From
her position, the Indiana took full part
in the actual fight as the Spanish ships
came out of the harbor.
"When they ran to the westward, the
Indiana fell behind, but continued firing
at them and at the torpedo-boats until
all but the Colon were sunk or beached.
I saw the Brooklyn turn and run out sea
ward, seemingly over a mile about the
time the rear one of the Spanish ships
turned to the west; if. Instead of making
this loop, the Brooklyn had stood straight
In toward the Spaniards, as the other
American ships, it seems to me that tho
fight would have been settled then, with
out need of the long chase."
Commander of the Gloucester.
Following Is Commander Walnwrlght's
statement:
"At the outset of the fight the New
York was not much farther .away frcm
me In one direction than the Brooklyn was
In the other, and was in plain sight. 'A
signal from Admiral Taylor In connection
with my moving forward to attack tho
torpedo-boats was the only signal I re
ceived. I made one to the New York just
before the last torpedo-boat sank. The
New York at that time was coming up
under the fire of the batteries, and herself
fired a couple of shots at the torpedo
boat;. Of course, Admiral Sampson was
present and in cctnmand. I received no
signals from the Brooklyn, and would not
have noticed her at all had It not been
for the fact that when the other vessels
closed In she made what has been since
called 'the loop,' so that my attention
was attracted by noticing the Texas, be
cause .he stopped, and by noticing the
Brooklyn, because she went to seaward
away from the Spanish vessels. In other
words, the left, or westward, part of our
line was confused, and this attracted my
attention, because it seemed to me from
where I was that this permitted the Span
ish vessels to try to escape to the west
ward." Credit for Sinking the Spnnlnrds.
The survey of the damages of the
four Spanish war vessels shows that. In
addition to several score of hits by the
slx-poundcr and one-pounder guns of the
American fleet, they were Gtruck 43 time:
by the larger guns of four-inch caliber
and over. The Colon, which came outside
the others, and did comparatively little
fighting, received but three of these hits.
The other three ships, which bore the
brunt of the action, received 40 among
them. Of these 40. 11. according to the re
port of the board which examined Into
them, were by four-inch guns. 10 by five
Inch guns, four by either four or live-Inch
(the board could not determine which),
while one was by either a five or six-Inch,
12 were by eight-Inch, and two by 12-Inch
guns. All of our big ships except the
Texas have eight-inch guns. Only tho
Texas and Iowa had 12-inch guns. The
Oregon and Indiana had 13-lnch guns; nnd
they and the Texas had six-inch guns.
The only four-inch guns were on the
Iowa; the only live-Inch guns were on
the Brooklyn. Therefore, on the three
Spanish ships which did the bulk of the
fighting, out of the. 40 larjre caliber shots
that struck them. 11 certainly came from
the Iowa, 10 certainly came from the
Brooklyn, four frcm either the Iowa or
the Brooklyn, and two from either the
Iowa or the Brooklyn, and two from either
the Iowa or the Texas. Of the three
which struck the Colon, two were five-inch
and must have come from the Brooklyn,
and one was either a five-Inch or a six
Inch. It must be remembered that the
four and five-Inch guns were the only
quick-firers above slx-pounders In our
lleet. and they were not only much more
rapid, but much more surely handled than
were the larger and slower-firing guns.
The damage and loss of the" American
vessels were trivial. The only loss suf
fered was aboard the Brooklyn, where
one man was killed and one wounded. In
damage, the cost of the repairs shows
that the Iowa suffered most and the Ore
gon least. The American ships engaged
possessed more than twofold material su
periority over the Spanish ships, and the
difference in the handling of their guns
and their engines was even greater. We
have just cause to be proud of the vigi
lance and instant readiness our ships dis
played and the workmanlike efficiency
with which they were handled. The most
striking act was that of the Gloucester, a
converted yacht, which her cemmander.
Walnwright. pushed Into the fight through
a hail of projectiles, any one of which
would have sunk her. In order that he
might do his part in destroying the two
torpedo-boats, each possessing far more
than his own offensive power.
Story of the Battle.
From the statements of the Captains
above, from the oflicial reports, and -from
the testimony before the court of Inquiry,
the fight can be plotted with absolute
certainty in its important outlines, though
there is conflict as to minor points. When
the four Spanish cruisers came out of the
harbor, the New York had left for position
in the blockading lines 40 or 45 minutes
before. She had hoisted the signal, "Dis
regard the movements of the Commander-in-Chief,"
but had not hoisted the signal
to the second In command to take charge,
which, asappears by the signal-book, was
sometimes, but not always, used when the
command was transferred.
As soon as the engagement began, the
New York turned and .steamed back, hoist
ing a signal to close in. which, however,
none of the squadron saw. She was in
plain sight, and not very much farther
from the easternmost blockading ships
than the latter were from the Brooklyn,
which was the westernmost of the line.
As tsoon as the Spanish ships appeared,
the five big American blockaders started
toward them in accordance with the
standing orders of Admiral Sampson.
After this first move, each .icted purely
on his own initiative. For some minutes
the Spanish and American vessels steadily
approached one another, and the fighting
was at Its hottest. Then the already dam
aged Spanish ships turned to the west
ward, while at the same time the western
most American vessel, the Brooklyn,
which was nearest the Spanish line, turned
to" the eastward, making a loop of a
three-quarter circle. At the end, she
again headed westward, farther off from
and farther behind the Spanish vessels
than before the loop had begun, but still
ahead of any of the American vessels, al
though farther outside. The Texas, the
next ship to the Brooklyn, either was, or
conceived herself to be put in such jeop
ardy by the Brooklyn's turn toward her
that she backed her engines, coming al
most or quite to a standstill; so that both
the Oregon and the Iowa, which were
originally to the eastward of her, passed
her, and It was sometime after she started
before she regained her former position
relatively to the Spanish vessels.
The Spanish vessels had straightened
out In column for the west, the Colon go
ing Inside of the others and gradually
forging ahead of them, without suffering
much damage. The two torpedo-boats,
which followed them out of the harbor,
were now destroyed by the lire of the
rearmost of the American big vessels and
of the Gloucester, which headed straight
in for them, paying no more heed to their
quick-fire guns than to the heavy artil
lery of the forts, to which she was ahso
exposed.
In the running fight which followed, un
til the Teresa, Oquendo and Vlscaya were
destroyed, the Indiana gradually droppetl
behind, although she continued to fire
until the last of the three vessels went
ashore. The Brooklyn was ahead of any
of the other American vessels, on a
course outside theirs; she was nearly
broadside on to the Spaniards. The Ore
gon. Iowa and Texas were all close to
gether and actively engaged throughout
this running fight. The Brooklyn and Or
egon, followed at some distance by the
Texas, then continued In chase of the
Colon, which went nearly 30 milra farther
before she also went ashore. During the
chase of the Colon there was practically
no fighting.
These arc the facts as set forth In the
above statements of the captains and
elsewhere in their official reports and tes
timony. They leave no room for doubt
on any important point.
A Captain's FIrM.
The question of command is in this case
nominal and technical. Admiral Samp
son's ship, the New York, was seen at the
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ousness. outset of the fight from all the ships ex
cept the Brooklyn. Four of these five
ships' captains have testified that they
regarded him as present and in command.
He signalled "close in" to the fleet as
soon as the first Spanish ship appeared,
but his signal was not seen by any Amer
ican vessel. He was actually under fire
from the forts, and himself fired a couple
of shots at the close of the action, at the
torpedo-boats, in addition to signalling
the Indiana Just at the close of the ac
tion. But during the action not a single
order from him was received by any of
tho ships that were actively engaged.
Admiral Schley, at the outset of the
action, hoisted the two signals of "clear
ship" and "close In." which were simply
carrying out the standing orders of Ad
miral Sampson as to what should be done
if the enemy's shirs attempted to break
out of the harbor. Until after the close
of the first portion of the fight, at the
mouth of the harbor, and until after he
had made his loop and tho Spanish ships
were fleeing to the westward, not an
American ship noticed a signal from him.
When the western pursuit had begun the
Oregon, and the Oregon only, noticed and
repeated one of his signals of command.
The captain of the Oregon then regarded
him as in command, but did not in any
shape or way execute any movement or
any action of any kind whatsoever In ac
cordance with any order from him.
In short, the question as to which one
of the two men. Admiral Sampson or Ad
miral Schley, was at the time In com
mand, is of merely nominal character.
Technically, Sampson commanded the
fleet, and Schley, as usual, the western
division. The actual fact, the important
fact, is that after the battle was planned
not a helm was shifted, not a gun was
fired, not a pound Qf steam was put on
the engine-room aboard any ship actively
engaged in obedience to the order of
either Sampson or Schley, save on their
own two vessels. It was a captain's
fight.
To "Whom Credit In Due.
Therefore, the credit to which of the
two Is entitled rests on matters apart
from the claim of nominal command over
the squadron: for, so far as the actual
fight was concerned, neither one nor the
other in fact exercised any command.
Sampson was hardly more than techni
cally in the fight. His real claim for
credit rests upon his work as Commander-in-Chief;
upon the excellence of the
blockade; upon the preparedness of the
squadron; upon the arrangement of the
ships ahead In a semi-circle around the
harbor, and the standing orders in ac
cordance with which they constantly
moved to the attack of the Spaniards
when the latter appeared. For all these
things the credit is his.
Admiral Schley is rightly entitled, as Is
Captain Cook, to the credit of what the
Brooklyn did in the fight. On the whole,
she did well: but I agree with the unani
mous finding of the three Admirals who
composed the court of inquiry as to the
"loop." It seriously marretl the Brook
lyn's otherwise excellent record, being in
fact the one grave mistake made by any
American ship that day. Had the Brook
lyn turned to the westward, that Is, in the
same direction the Spanish ships were go
ing. Instead of In the contrary direction,
she would undoubtedly have been In more
"dangerous proximity" to them. But it
would have been more dangerous for
them, as well as for her. This kind of
thing must not be too nicely weighed by
those whose trade it is to dare greatly
for the honor of the flag. Moreover, the
danger was certainly not as great as that
which. In the self-same moment, marked
Walnwright's fragile craft as he drove
forward against the foe. It was not, in
my judgment, as great as the danger to
which the Texas was exposed by the turn
as actually made. It certainly caused
both the Brooklyn and the Texas mater
ially to lose position compared to the
fleeing Spanish vessels. But after the
loop had been taken. Admiral Schley
handled the Brooklyn manfully and well.
She and the Oregon were thenceforth the
rearmost of the American vessels, though
the Iowa certainly, nnd seemingly the
Texas, did as much In hammering to a
standstill the Vlscaya. Oquendo and the
Teresa; while the Indiana did all her
eastward position and crippled machinery
permitted. In the chase of the Colon the
Brooklyn and Oregon share the credit be
tween them.
Arendy Sufficiently Rewarded.
Under such circumstances It seems to
me that the recommendations of Presi
dent McKinley were eminently proper,
and that so far as Admirals Sampson and
Schley were concerned, it would have
been unjust for him to have made other
recommendations. Personally, I feel that
in view of Captain Clark's long voyage
in the Oregon and the condition in which
he brought her to the scene of service, as
well as the way in which he actually
managed her before and during the fight.
It would have been well to have given
him the advancement that was given
Walnwright. But. waiving this, it is evi
dent that Walnwright "was entitled to re
ceive more than any of the other com
manders and that It was just to Admiral
Sampson that he should receive a greater
advantage In numbers than Admiral
Schley there was nothing done In the
battle that warranted any unusual re.
ward for either. In short, as regards
Admirals Sampson and Schley. I find that
President McKinley did substantial jus
tice and there would be no warrant for
reversing his action. Both Admirals
Sampson and Schley are now on the re
tired list.
In concluding their report the members
of the court of inquiry. Admirals Dewey.
Benham and Ramsey, unite In stating
that they recommend that no further ac
tion be had in the matter. With this rec
ommendation I must heartily concur.
There Is no excuse whatever from either
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Great nnmbers of people sniTer
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nst from other Nutble chronic mala
dies, without any correct or definite
idea of the nature of their affliction.
The following? symptom have been
carefully nrraiiKcd, to enable nmny
sufferers to understand Just what It
In that alls them. Mnny diseases,
knonn under various specific names,
are renlly of a cntnrrhnl origin nnd
nature. Every part of the mucous
membrnnc, the nose, throat, eyes,
DISEASE DESCRIBED BY SYMPTOMS
DISEASE OF
HEAD AND THROAT
The liend nnd throat become dis
eased from nejrleeted colds, enna
in); Cntnrrh when the condition of
the blood predisposes to this ion.
dl'tlon.
"Is your voice husky?"
"Do you spit up sllmc?"
"Do you ache all over?"
"Do you snore at night?"
"Do you blow out scab3 at night?"
"h your noe stopped up?"
"Does your nose discharge?"
"Dots your nos bleed easily?"
"Is there tickling In the throat?"
"Is this worse toward night?"
"Doe.i the nose itch and burn?"
"Do you hawk to cWr the throat?"
"Is there pain across the eyes?"
"Is there rain In front of head?"
"Is your svnse of smell leaving?"
"Is the throat dry In the morning?"
"Arc you losing your sense of, taste?"
"Do you steep with your mouth open?"
"Doea your nose stop up toward night?"
SYMPTOMS OF
EAR TROUBLES
Denfness nnd ear troubles result
from catarrh passlnp: along the Eu
stachian tnbe that leads from the
throat to the ear.
"Is your hearing failing?"
"Do your ears discharge?"
"Do your ears Itch and burn?"
"Are the cars dry and scaly?"
"Have you pain behind the ears?"
"Is there throbbing in the cars?"
"la there a buzzing sound heard?"
"Do you hae a ringing in the ears?"
"Are there crackling sounds heard?"
"Is your hearing bad cloudy days'?"
"Do you have earache occasionally?"
"Are there sounds like steam escaping?"
"Do your ears hurt when you blow your
nose?"
"Do you constantly hear noises In the ears?"
"Do you hear better some days than others?"
"Do tho noises in your ears keep you
awake?"
"When you blow your nose do the ears
crack?"
"Is hearing worse when you have a cold?"
"Is roaring like a waterfall in the head?"
DISEASE OF
BRONCHIAL TUBES
This condition often resnlts from
cntnrrh citendlng from the head
and throat, nnd if left unchecked,
extends down the windpipe Into the
bronchial tubes, and in tunc attacks
the luiiB.s.
".ve you a cough?"
"Are you losing flesh?"
"Do you cough at night?"
"Have you pain in side?"
"Do you take cold easily?"
"Is your appetite variable?"
"Have you stitches in side?"
"Do you cough until you gag?"
"Are you low-spirited at times?"
"Do you ralse frothy material?"
"Do you spit up yellow matter?"
"Do you cough on going to bed?"
"Do you cough In the mornings?"
"la your cougn short and hacking?"
"Do you spit up little cheesy lumps?
"Have you a disgust for fatty foods?"
"Is there tickling behind the palate?"
"Hae you pain behind breastbone?"
"Do you feel you are growing weaker?"
"la there a burning pain in the throat?"
"Do you cough worse night and mornings?"
"Do you have to sit up at night to get
breath?"
side for any further agitation of this un
happy controversy. To keep It alive would
merely do damage to the Navy and to the
country. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
May Raise the Lautnro.
XEW YORK. Feb. 19. Arrangements
have been made by the Colombian Govern
ment, says a Colon dispatch to the Jour
nal and American, to secure tho services
of a New York wrecking company to re
cover from the bottom of the shallow
Panama Bay the Government armor-clad
steamer Lautaro. which was sunk on
January 13 by the Padilla of the rebel
lleet. The sunken steamer -not only ob
structs navigation, but It is thought that
the damage done was not great and that
the Lautaro can be restored to the Co
lombian squadron within a short time in
as serviceable condition as she was before
the battle.
It Is stated by several of her officers
that she was not sunk by any of the shots
frora the Padilla, but through the action
of a young officer who opened the sea
cocks as soon as It was known that Gen
eral Alban had been killed.
The Lautaro was the flagship of tho
Government squadron sunk in Panama
Bay in the naval engagement on January
13. The fight was marked not only by the
sinking of the Lautaro, but by the death
of Governor Alban (Governor of Pana
ma), who was killed by the first shot
fired from the rebel lleet. The vessel was
leased from the Chilean Government.
Movements of Colombian Troops.
NEW YORK. Feb. 19. The French
steamship Canada has arrived at Colon
from Savanllla with 500 soldiers and 121
officers, among whom are three Generate,
says a Herald special from Colon. Dr.
Miguel Abadia Mendez. ex-Mlnister of
Foreign Relations was also a passenger.
He is en route t'o Chile, where lie will
act as special envoy from Colombia. It
is reported that Dr. Jose V. Concha, ex
Minister of "War, left Bogota last week on
the steamship Athoe for New York. His
mission is unknown.
Two Firemen Killed.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 19. Two firemen.
Chris Mattcson and Edward Klnsella,
were killed by the falling of a brick wall
of the plant of George H. Smith Steel
Casting Company, on Clinton street, which
was destroyed by fire tonight. Loss. $100,-000.
earn, head, lun;r.s, stomach, liver,
bowels, kidneys nnd bladder aro
subject to dlsea.se and blight by
catarrh. The proper course for suf
ferers is this: Bead these symptom
curefully over, mark those that ap
ply to your case, and bring this with,
you to Dr. Copelaml. If yon live
away from the city, send them by
mall, and aslc for mall treatment. In,
either instnnce. nnd whether by mall
or office treatment, the patient may
be n.ssarcd of the speediest relief
and cure possible to medical science.
DISEASE OF THE LIVER
The liver becomes diseased by cn
tarrh extending from the storaacbi
into the tubes of the liver.
"Are you fretful?"
"Are you peevish?"
"Do you get dizzy?"
"Do you feel fatigued?"
"Do you feel miserable?"
"Do you have cold feet?"
"Do you get tired easily?"
"Is your eyesight blurred?"
"Constant sense of depression?"
"la there a bloating after eating?"
"Constant sense of .pain In back?"
"Have you gurgling In bowels?"
"Do you have rumbling in bowels?"
"Have you pain under shoulder-blade?"
"Is there throbbing in the stomach?"
"Do you have sense of heat in bowels?"
"Do you suffer from pains in temples?"
"Do you have palpitation of the heart?"
DISEASE OF
THE STOMACH
Tliis condition xnny result front
several causes, but the usual cause
Is catarrh, the mucus dropping;
down Into the throat nnd belngr
swallowed.
"Is there nausea?"
"Are you costive?"
"Is there vomiting?"
"Do you belch up gas?"
"Have you waterbrash?"
"Are you lightheaded?"
"Is your tongue coated?"
"Do you hawk and spit?"
"la there pain after eating?"
"Are you nervous and weak?"
"Do you have sick headache?"
"Do you bloat up after eating?"
"Is there disgust for breakfast?"
"Have you distress after eating?"
"Is your throat filled with slime?"
"Do you at times have diarrhoea?"
"Is there rush of blood to the head?"
"When you get up suddenly are you dizzy?"
"Is there gnawing sensation in stomach?"
"Do you feel as if you had lead in stomach?"
"When stomach la empty do you feel faint?"
"Do you belch material that burns throat?"
"It stomach Is full do you feel oppressed?"
CATARRH OF THE
KIDNEYS AND BLADDER
Catarrh of the kidneys and blad
der resnlts In two ways, first by
taking cold; second, by overworking
the kidneys in separating from
the blood the poisons that have
been nbsorbed from catarrh, which
affects nil organs.
"Is the skin pale and dry?"
"Is your hair getting gray?"
"Has the skin a waxy look?"
"Is the hair dry and brittle?"
"Is the skin dry and harsh?"
"Do the legs feel too heavy?"
"Is there nausea after eating?"
"Do the joints pain and ache?"
"Is the urine dark and cloudy?"
"Are the eyes dull and staring?"
"Is there pain In small of back?"
"Do your hands and feet swell?"
"Are they cold and clammy?"
"Have you pain In top of head?"
"Has the perslplratlon a bad odor?"
"Is there putflness under the eyes?"
"Is there n bad taste in the mouth?"
"Is there a desire to get up at night?"
"Are there dark rings around the eyes?"
"Do you see spots floating before the eyes?
"Ha-e you chilly feelings down the back?"
"Do you nee unpleasant things while asleep?"
"Does a deposit form when left standing?"
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