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ATHENA, JULY 29, 1898.
True to the promise he made to
- Prince Henry in Hong-Kong three
V months ago, Admiral Dewey has
demonstrated that it is not advis-
able for German ships to interpose
between American war vessels and
Spanish forts. The demonstration
'wa& vicarious that is, Dewey was
not on hand in person but the
moral effect of the incident will be
.the same. The action of the
Raleigh and the Concord in
bombarding Grande island while
the German gunboat Irene was
in the line of fire will probably
convince Prince Henry and Ad
miral Diederichs that ; Dewey
meant exactly what he said. The
demonstration was evidently en
tirely convincing to the captain of
the Irene, who instead of continu
ing a passive protest against the
bombardment, incontinently slip
ped his cable and ducked out of
range as fast as steam would carry
him.
Among the graduatsB of the
Iowa State University this year
was a colored man who paid his
way through school as a hotel
waiter. lie ranked high in his
class and by his scholarship won
membership in the Phi Beta Kappa
society the society of scholars
That shows what a young man.
can do under the most discourag
ing circumstances. White boys as
a rule have to contend only against
lack of means, and there are
usually opportunities of employ
ment at fair wages open to them.
The black boy in question had to
support himself by one of the
most menial of occupations and
win his way in his class against
race prejudice. All the more
credit is due him for his success
on that account.
The armor plate placed on our
war vessels was perhaps a little
high-priced, but judging from the
reports from the front it is worth
all Uncle Sam paid for it. The
cruiser Brooklyn was hit 45 times
during the running fight with
Cervera at Santiago, when all of
the Spanish lleet concentrated their
fire on that one vessel with the
hopo of being ablo to put it out of
commission, and then when our
speediest vessel was gone to be
able to escape, and tho news conies
that the Iowa was hit 11 times,
twice with 11-inch armor piercing
shells, without eflec.
General Garcia has resigned his
position as commander of tho Cu
ban forces near Santiago. He cer
tainly has grievances against the
United States authorities. The
Cuban? were not recognized or pro
per courtesies shown to them when
Santiago surrendered. Nor was
duo respect paid tho Cubans when
government was reorganized in
Santiago. Instead of reinstalling
Spanish officials others should
have been placed in authority.
This war was not begun to con
tinue Spanish rule in Cuba but to
eradicate it.
Arthur Bride, who has been
mourned as dead 10 years by his
relatives in Rochester, N. Y.,
turns up with a fortune of $300,000
in hard gold made in the Klon
dike, and deeds to $3,000,000 worth
ofclaims. He happened to be on
the spot when the strikes were
made and his wanderings had
given him the necessary know
ledge of mining to make good loca
tions. .
Alter this war is over tho nations
of the world will bo convinced that
Americans are the best lightens on
earth, and will not be poking fun
at "little navy." Few of them
! will care to measure strength with
a nation that can wipe out 'two
fleets without the loss of a single
vessel and the loss of only one
man. Yankee marksmanship has
proven too accurate for any of
them.
An exchange speaks of a man
who it is said always pays for
his local paper in advance. As a
result he has never been sick a
day in his life, never had any corns
on bis toes, or the toothache, his
potatoes never rot, his oats never
rust, the weasel never kills his
chickens, the frost never kills his
beans, his babies never cry at
nights and his wife never scolds.
The conduct of our allies at
Santiago is not encouraging. The
Cubans are anxious to get into the
city, no doubt to wreak vengeance
upon their former enemies. Re
venge with the Cuban is one of
his most striking characteristics.
The American army is capable of
holding them in check, and in
time will educate them to forgive
their enemies of the past.
There was a time when "Re
member the Maine" meant some
ting, but lately so many rough
jests have grown, out of the ex
pression that it seems almost sac
rilege. It is to be regretted that
the practical joker found it neces
sary to use as sacred a motto as
that for the carrying out of his
humorous ideas.
Judging from the results of the
present war, the safest place in
battle is on board an American
warship. It is ten to one that the
vessel will not be hit, and if hit it
is one hundred to one that no dam
ago will be done.
War is no respecter of the holy
Sabbath. It was Sunday morning
when Dewey sailed into Manila
bay; and when Cervera undertook
to Bail out of Santiago harbor on
Sunday what could Sampson do
but follow him?
After the American flag was
hoisted on the bluff near Guantan
amo, the next thing set up was a
United Slates post office. The
government will be collecting box
rents from all over Cuba in a short
time.
Among the cities of the United
States Honolulu will be one of the
first favorites as both a winter and
summer resort. Tho thermometer
there is noted for its moderate
range and uniformity.
The government cook book tells
how to prepare flapjack, but not
how to turn it with a flip in the
air. Cook books maintain their
reputation for leaving out the most
important point.
With the new war utauips, tho
Omaha stamps and .the regular is
sues, all circulating nt the same
time, there is likely to be a vast
confusion of colors and denomina
tions.
PORTO RICO.
Richest la Resources of all Spanish
Possessions In tho Indies.
The Spanish West India island tht
General Miles bus started to invade
with bis gallant (American soldiers was
discovered by Columbus, November 16,
1493.
Better roads than In Cuba.
Soil extraordinarily fertile.
Hallways are in their Infancy,
Exports in 1806. $17,295,535.
Much more healthy than Cuba,
Ban Juan has 37,000 Inhabitants.
It is a land of rivers and streams.
Importations in 1896, $13,945,793.
The climate though hot is etireeable.
Fopulatiou in 1887, 817,000 souls.
Gold, copper, Iron and coal in plenty.
Principal mining industry that of
salt.
Hainy season from August to Decem
ber. In 1893 San Juan sacked by the Eng
lish.' San Juan is the beet port in the West
Indies.
Agriculture only surely successful by
irrigation.
Here Ponce de Leon first sought the
fountain of youth.
Telegraph service incomplete and
only partially maintained..
Tbe capital is fan Juan Bautista,
founded in 1310 ly Ponce de Leon,
Porto Rico is 108 miles long, 37 broad
and has au area of 8100 square miles.
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LAUNCHING A BATTLESHIP.
tt I Complex Problem ana a Slight
mistake Wonld Coat Million.
Albert Franklin .Ir;'.l:cv.u tells an
interesting story of "The Evolution of
a Battleship," in the Century. This ia
a history of the construction of the In
diana, so far the only vessel of this
class we have in our navy. After de
scribing the wonderful power of this
monster, the most formidable engine
of war in the world, and the manner
of its construction, Mr. Matthews says:
So the building' goes on until the
launching- day comes, and two broad
ways are built up agnimt the bottom
of the vessel, and tho keel-blocks on
which it has been resting are knocked
away. In the launch of the Indiana
Mr. Nixon ran a row of electric lights
beneath the bottom of the vessel, add
ing another innovation to the details
of American bhip-building'. Each
launching way consists of upper and
lower planking, between which is
spread thousands of pounds of the best
tallow. At the bow of the boat these
upper and lower planks are clamped
together, and v.-hoi all is ready they
are sawed apart, and the vessel starts.
The upper part of the ways slides into
the water with the vessel, and the low
er part with tho smoking hot tallow
remains stationary.
A launch in these days is so smooth,
and so soon ended, rarely occupying
more than twelve seconds from start to
finish, that one rsarccly realizes its
difficulties. Three things are absolute
ly necessary; it must be on time, when
the tidal water is highest; it must
be of smart speed, so as not to stick on
its downward journey to the water;
and it must be accomplished without
straining. So complex a thing is a
launch that the careful engineer-in"
charge is able to estimate the strain
on every purt of tho vessel for every
position it occupier'., at intervals of one
foot, on its way down the incline.
There is one supreme moment. It is
when the vessel ia nearly two-thirds in
the water. The buoyancy of the water
raises the vessel and throws its weight
on Us shoulders. Here is where the
greatest danger of straining comes,
and should tho ways break down the
vessel would bo ruined, a matter of
nearly two million dollars in a ship
like the Indiana when it was launched.
The launch over, the machinery is
lifted in and fitted, and then comet
the board of government experts, who
look the vessel over inch by inch, the
fires are started nad tho trial trip fol
lows.. For four hours, amid suppressed
excitement that answers nervously to
every quiver of the vessel, the engines
are run at full speed. A premiura or n
penalty is nt stake now. Tho breakage
of a bolt or the disarrangement of a
valve may mean thousands of dollcra
of loss to the contractors. Trained
workmen ore locked in the flrerooms.
not to be released until the test fa-over.
Cooled drinking water with oatmeal
sprinkled upon it i.t run down to theni
in a rubber tube from a barrel on I'lt:
deck. A hoiic i i played on tho costly
machinery in places where there is
danger from overheating, r.s though it
were on fire. Almost every pound of
coal used. on., the trip is carefully se
lected. .
- When the four hours are passed and
the strain ia over a sigh ct relief from
everyone on board, and even from the
vessel herself, goes up, nnu the ship
passes from tho contractor to the gov
eminent, t ::il day ri'cnr while she
is in commission the 11;it will be sa
luted and the score rr uioru oi othet
ceremonies and foroalitics observed on
a man-of-war will follow.
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