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KttTAllt.lSIIKI) 1870.
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OUK COUNTRY : First. Last and Forever.
iJl.ANi o must In- imtiout. His turn
w ill come whim the frost begins to
full. Ju.-t now Unclu Sum is L'iii,'itge(l
In roiiinliiif,- up Spaniards oust of 1 1 u
vuim. Jt is Miid the Republican Mo.p.s lias
left his people and tluparted for the
wilderness, sorely perplim-d because
bis "himnony" plan does not
htiriuouirt1.
That uroposed harmony deal is
raid to have been declared oil'. It
would not stand the light of day.
The Czar has declared war against
Quny and the whole shooting mutch.
Thk Supreme Court has declared
unconstitutional the recent law of
our Legislature taxing the employ
ment of foreign-born tiiinaturalied
persons.
Thk went her man has been making
some bad mistakes lately, 1 ut ho is
freely forgiven for past sins. Tho
copious rains of yesterday Idled a
lone; felt want.
CojlGltKSS.MKN who favored tho
issue of greenbacks will be kept busy
explaining their position to their Kc
putilicaii constituency. Several of
this kind are asking for re-election.
Thk salt's of postal stamps for the
fiscal jear just ended amounted to
,88,01)0,000, a gain of nearly 1 per
cent, over the preceding year. There
is no better gauge of business im
provement. Thk new government war loan Is
quoted in New York at from 10.!j to
Hit, wni'-li means (hat a. popular loan
could lie negotiated at less than
pereent interest. It pays to stick to
u dollar equivalent to gold.
It is hard to lielieve that the troops
of Garcia are interfering in any way
with the proposed surrender of Span
ish soldiers, (iarcia has been light
ing Spaniards long enough to know
that any disposition on their part to
no back homo ought to be en
couraged.
TllKUK has'been some criticism of
Justice Qunnuere, of the New Jersey
Supremo Court, for nfllrniing that one
dollar was tho full value of damages
that a railroad must pay to the be
relived parents for tho killing of a
child. Tho value is llxed by tho law
of the state -on the pecuniary earn
ing capacity of the person killed
Justice (iummere did not make this
law. He only interpreted it and it
should be repealed.
Should the war with Spain end
soon, the President will undoubtedly
call Congress together in extra fees
sion, or certainly tho Sonatu, as it
would bo necessary to speedily adopt
a treaty of peace with tho Dons.
However, the most s'tngulno at this
writing hardly look for a complete
cessation of hostilities before the
middle of August, unless Spain
should suddenly grow tired of pro
longing a struggle that sho must
know is hopeless.
An exchange draws the following
beautiful pen picture, which wo
recommend to the careful perusal of
our readers . "Kvonts aro dally oo
fiirring which make no Impression on
tho iniuil, because they occur so often;
yet are themselves full of wonder.
Take up a newspaper and turn to tho
column which gives its statod chron
icle of births and deaths tho brief
epitome of human history tho talo
which records the daily iiillux and
discharge in that vast tide of gener
ations which rolls on and on with
ceaseless roar throughout tho hollow
vault of tlmo, unchecked by tho
Hoienco and energy of man, sweeping
all before it into tho deep abyss of
uteniity. With calm indifference we
glance over that record of mortality;
and vot what a story is unfolded in
itr In those few linos tho uncertain
tics-and accidents of human life will
be all found. "Within their short com
pass tho dread liiystoryof providence
is contained. There aro recorded
side by sldo tho peaceful exit of ox
Jiausted ago and tho sudden fall of
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youth; the slow consumption of life
by disease and its sudden extinction
by accident or visitation of find.
There, too, are crowded the thronged
and honored funeral of the bene
factor of his kind, and tho silent in
terment of tho poor suicide. All
these things are before us. They
make up tho history of our race.
Thov seal the fate that comes to all."
COMMANDER'S REPORT.
(Contliiiieil from First Page.)
or near tin-it- uxul lilmkiidins positions,
distributed la a M-iiii-i-lic-li' about this
harbor entiuiict, (-uiillnic from tho
eastwniil to westward. In tin- fullowlai;
order: The Indiana about a mile and a
half fiuin shore; the Oivuon, the Now
Yolk's plni-o between these two; the
Iowa, Texas anil Brooklyn, the latter
two miles from shore, west of Santl-
iipo. The distance ot I no vessels irom
the harbor eulrauce was ft inn two and
one-half to four miles, the latter being
the limit of day lilui-kailliiK distance.
The lenuth of the arc formed by the
Milps was about eifiht miles. The
Massachusetts had left at J a. m. for
Guantanamo for coal. Her station was
between the Iowa and Texas. The aux
iliaries Gloucester and Vixen lay close
to the land, and nearer tho harbor
entrance than the laise vessels, the
Gloucester to the eastward, and the
Vixen to the westward. The torpedo
boat KrlrKson was In company with the
UaKshlp. and rciniMni d with her dur
Int? her chase until ordered to discon
tinue, when she rendered very efficient
service In resculntf prisoners from tho
burning Vlzcayn. I enclose a dlaRiam
showlnt; appioxlmately the positions of
the vessels ns described above.
Tim Spaiil-.il Vo--o1h Appear.
The Spanish vessels came rapidly out
of the harbor, at a speed estimated at
from eight to ten knots, and in the fol
lowing order: Infanta Maria Teresa
(llagshlp), Vizcaya, Cristobal Colon
and the Almirante Oquendo. The dis
tance between these ships was about
600 yards, which means that, from the
time the first one became visible In the
upper reach of the channel until the
last one was out of the harbor an In
terval of only about 12 minutes elapsed.
Following the Oquendo, at a distance
of about 1,200 yards, came the toi ppdo
boat destroyer l'luton, and after her
the Furor. The armored cruisers, as
rapidly as they could bring their nuns
to bear, opened a vigorous tire upon the
blockading vessels, and omoigid fiom
the channel shrouded in the smoke of
their gun3.
The men of our ships In front of the
port were at Sunday "quartern lor In
spection." The signal was made simut
tineously from severnl hoats, "Enemy's
ships escaping," and general quaiters
was sounded. The men cheered as
they sprang to their guns, and Ore was
was opened probably within eight min
utes by the vessels whose guns com
manded the entrance. The New Yoilt
turned about and steamed for the es
caping lleet, Hying the signal "Close In
towards harbor entiaaee and attaik
vessels," and gradually in reusing
speed until townrd the end of the chase
she was making 16& knots, and u.is
rapidly closing on the Cristobal Colon
She wns not nt anv time within the
range of the heavy Hpnnlsh ships, and
her only pnit in the firing was to re
ceive l he undivided flic from the forts
In passing the harbor entrance and to
tire a few shots at one of the ilistroy
ers, thousht at tho moment to lie at
tempting to escape fiom the Glouces
ter. The Rpanlnh vessels, upon clearing
Ihe hntbor. turned to the westward in
lolumn, Increasing their speed to the
full power of their engines. The heavy
blockading vessels, which had closed In
towards the Morro at tho Instant of the
enemy's appearance, and at their best
speed, delivered a rapid hie, well sus
tained and destructive, which speedily
overwhelmed und silenced the Spanish
Ire. The Initial speed of tho Spaniards
carried them rapidly past tho block
ading vessels, and the battle developed
into a chnse. In which the Hrooklyn and
Texas had at the start tho advantago
of position. The Hrooklyn maintained
this lead. Tho Oregon, steaming with
amazing speed from tho commence
ment of the action, took first place.
The Iowa Had the Indiana having done
good work, and not having the speed
of tho other ships, we're directed by
me, In succession, at about the time
the A'lzenyn was beached, to drop out
of the chase and resume blockading
stations. These vessels rescued many
prisoners. The Vixen, llnding that the
rush of the Spanish ships would put
her between two hres, ran outside of
our own column und remained there
dm Ing the buttle and chase.
I'ralso lor tho (iloucoxU)i'.
The skillful handling and gullunt
fighting of tho Gloucester excited the
admiration of everyone who witnessed
It, and merits the commendation of
the navy department. She is a fast anil
entirely unprotected auxiliary vessel
the yucht Corsair und has a good bat
tery of light rupld lire guns. She was
lying about two miles from the harbor
enUancft. to the. southward and cast
waid. ami immediately steamed in,
opening lite upon tho large ships. An
ticipating the uppenrance of the l'lu
ton and Furor, tho Gloucester was
glowed, thereby gaining more rapidly
a high pressure of steam, and when
the destroyers came out she steamed
for them nt full speed, and was able
to close at shott range, where her fire
was accurate, deadly and of great vol
ume. DuriiiK this fight the Gloucester
was under the fire of the Socapa lat
tery. Within 20 minutes from tin- time
they emerged from rfantiago hat nor the
careers of the Furor and the l'luton
were ended, nnd two-thirds of their
people killed. The Furor was beached
and sunk In the surf; the l'luton sank
In deep water a few minutes Inter. The
destroyers probably suffered much In
Jury from the tires of the secondary
batteries of the battleships lown. In
diana and the Texas, vet I think a
very considerable factor In thell speedy
destruction was the Hie, at close range,
of the Gloucester's battery. After res
cuing the survivors of the destroyers
the Gloucester did excellent service In
landing and securing the crew- of the
IufRtita Maria Teresa.
The method of escape by the Span
iards all steering In the same direc
tion, and In formation, removed all
tactical doubts or dllllcultles, nnd made
plain the duty of every flitted States
vessel to close In, immediately engage
and pursue. This was piomptly and
effectively done. Ab already stated,
the lltst rush of the Spanish squadron
carried It past a number of the block
ading ships, which could not Immedi
ately work up to their best speed, but
they sulTered heavily In passing, and
the Infanta Maria Teresa and the
Oquendo were probably set on lire by
shells II red during the first in minutes
of the engagement. It was afterwards
learned that the Infanta Marin Teresa's
fire main had been cut by one of our
llrst shots, and that she was unable to
extinguish the fire. With large vol
umes of smoke rising from their lower
decks aft. these vessels gave up both
fight and lllsht and ran -In on the
beach the Infanta Maria Teresa at
about 10:15 a. m., at Nimn Nlma, six
and one-half miles from Santiago har
bor entrance, and the Almirante Oquen
do at nbout 10:50 a. m., at Juan Gon
zales, seven miles from the port.
Incrca-liig tho Itloekado'-. Vlirllnnoo.
The Vizcaya was still under tho lire
of the leading vessels. The Cristobal
Colon had drawn ahead, leading the
chase, and soon passed beyond the
range of some of the guns of the lead
ing American ships. The Vlzcayn was
soon set on tire, nnd nt 11:1(1 she turned
In shore and was rfenched at Ascerrn
deros, lfi miles from Santiago, burning
fiercely, and with her leserves of am
munition on deck already beginning to
explode. When about ten miles west
of Santiago the Indiana had been sig
naled to go back to the harbor en
trance, and at Ascerraderos the Iowa
was signaled to "resume blockading
station." The Iowa, assisted by the
Ericsson and tho Hist, took oft the
crow of the Vlzcnva, while tho Har
vard and the Gloucester rescued those
of the Infanta Marin Teresa nnd the
Almirante Oquendo. This rescue of
prisoners, Including the wounded from
the burning Spanish vessels, was the
occasion of some of tho most dating
and gallant conduct of the day. The
ships were burning fore and nft, their
guns and reserve ammunition wore ex
ploding, nnd It was not known nt what
moment the tire would reach the main
magazines. In addition to this, a heavy
surf was running Just Inside of the
Spanish ships. Hut nothing deterred
our ofllcers and men until their work
of humanity was complete.
Thero remained now of the Spanish
ships only the Cristobal Colon, but sho
was their best and fastest vessel.
Forced by the situation to hug the Cu
ban coast, her only chance ot escape
was by superior and sustained speed.
When the Vizcaya went nshote the
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caso, thoy nttompt to dry up tho poison in tho blood; tho digestion is so
riously impaired, nnd morcurial rhoumatism always rosults.
Tho many so-cullod blood remedies fail to do any good, bocanso thoy, too, contain minoral ingro-
dionts. S. S. S. is n rail blood remedy, containing no minoral or drug of any kind, nud cures by going
down to Iho bottom of tin- troublo, olonusiug tho blood thoroughly, nnd removing ovory trnco of taint.
Tt is tho only euro, beenuo it forces out tho poison instead of shutting it in. S.S. S. is purely vegetable,
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Colon was about six units utu-.id of the
Hrooklyn and Oit-L'on, but her spurt
was finished nnd the Ameilean shlpt
were now gaining upon her. Behind
the Brooklyn and the Oiegon came
the Texas, Vixen and New York. It
was ovIoVnt from the bildge of the
Now Yotk that all the Anieilcun ships
were gradually overhauling the chaso,
and that she had no chance of escape.
At 12:B0 the Hrooklyn and the Oregon
opened lire and got her range the
Oregon's henvy shell striking beyond
her and at 1:20 she gave up without
tiring another shot, hauled down her
colors, and ran ashore at ltlo Torqulno,
46 miles from Santiago. Captain Cook,
of the Hrooklyn went on boaid to re
ceive the surrender. While Ills -boat
was alongside I came up In the New
York, received hi" rep n't and placed
the Oregon In charge of the wreck to
save her. If possible, and directed, the
pilsoneis to be transferred to the Hcso
lutc, which had followed the chase.
Commodore Schley, whose chief of
staff had gone on board to receive the
surrender, had directed that nil their
personal effects should bo retained by
tho olllccrs. This order I did not mod
ify. Blight Injury to tho Cclstnlinl Colon.
The Cilstobnl Colon was not Injured
by our filing, and pn bably Is not much
Injured by beaching, though she ran
ashore at high speed. The beach was
50 steep that she camo oft by the work
ing of the sea. Hut her sea valves were
opened and broken, treacherously, I
am sure, after her surrender, and de
spite all efforts she sank. When It be
came evident that she could not be
kept alloat she was pushed by the New
Yotk bodily upon the be.-ch, the New
York's steam being placed ugnlnst her
for this purpose, the ship being handled
by Captain- Chadwlck with admirable
Judgment, and sank In shoal water, and
may be saved. Hud this not been done
she would havo gone down In deep
water and would have been to a cer
tainty n total loss.
I regard this complete nnd Important
victory over the Spanish forces as the
successful finish ot several weeks of
arduous and close blockade, so strin
gent and elfectlve dm Ing the night that
the enemy was deterred from making
the attempt to escape at night, and de
liberately selected to make the at
tempt In daylight. That this was tho
case I was Informed by the command
ing ofilcer of the Cristobal Colon.
It sems proper to brielly describe here
the manner In which this was accom
plished. The harbor of Santiago Is nat
urally easy to blockade, there being but
one entrance, nnd that a narrow one,
and the deep water extending close up
to the shoie line presenting no dllll
cultles of-navlgatlon outside of the en
trance. At the time of my arrival be
fore the port June 1 the moon was at
Its full, and there was sulllclent light
during the night to enable any move
ment outside of the entrance to be de
tected, but wltli the waning ot the
moon and the coming of dark nights
there was opportunity for the enemy
to escape or for his torpedo boats to
make an attack upon the blockading
vessels.
It was ascertained with fair conclu
siveness that the Moriiuiac, so gallantly
taken Into thu channel on J vim- 3, did
not obstruct It. 1 theieforc maintained
the blockade as follows: To the bat
tleships was assigned the duty, In
turn, of lightning the channel. Moving
up to the port, at a distance of from
one to two miles from the Morro de
pendent upon tho condition of the at
mospherethey thiew a searchlight
beam directly up the channel anil held
It steadily there. This lightened up tho
entire bredth of the channel for half a
mile Insli'- 1' the entianci so bril
liantly that the movement of small
boats could be detected. Why the bat
teries never opened fire upon the
searchlight ships was always a matter
ot surprise to ine, but they never did.
aUit!o'ie! close to tlje entrance of the
They Found a Cure
1st Swift's Specific.
Tho propor romody for every disease having its origin in tho blood is a
remedy which can go down to tho causo of tho troublo and forco it from
tho system. Blood diseases aro difficult to euro, and few remedies havo
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it matters not how obstinato, or in what manner tho diseaso originates.
It is a real blood romody, and promptly goes down to tho vory causo of tho
troublo, forcing every impurity from tho blood.
"When my daughter wns three months old, broke out on her head,
nnd continued to spread until her head was ontiroly covered. She wns treated
by several good doctors, but grew worse, and tho dreadful disease spread to her
face. She was taken to two celebrated health springs, but received no benefit.
Jinny patent medicines wero taken, but without result, until wo decided to try
S. S. S., and by tho timo tho first bottle, was finished, hor head began to heal. A
dozen bottles cured her completely and left her skin perfectly smooth. Sho is
now sixteen years old, nnd has a magnificent growth of hair. Not a sign of tho
dreadful disease has ever returned.
II. T. Siiohe, 270-1 Lucas Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. II. ICuhn, of Marion, Kansas, writes: "About threo years ago my grand
daughter, llortha Whitwood, was thrown from a horse, receiving a wound of
tho scnlp. Under tho treatment of physicianB tho wound seemed obstinate,
and for several months remained about the same, until it finally became very
angry-looking, and broko out into a RUNNING SOIUJ. This soon spread to
other parts of tho scnlp nnd ran down tho sido of tho neck, increasing In sovority,
and fearfully disfiguring her. Sho was then ploced under the caro of tho faculty
of a well-known liospitul, but oven tho treatment sho received thero failed to
arrest tho terriblo gore. Heading of tho ninny cures of blood troubles effected by
S. S. S. wo decided to try it, nnd it relieved her promptly. In a few months she
was entirely cured, and scarcely a mark now remains where tho diseaso held
full sway."
I suffered sovornl years from IMPUIUJ BLOOD, which settled in my eyes
nnd caused me much suffering. I wns treated by our best physicians but getting
no better, I consulted an oculist, who advised ine to take a blood remedy, stating
tlint if my blood was purified I would soon got well. I thou took threo dlirerent
blood remedies, but thoy did 1110 no good whatever. I decided to take S. S. 8.,
and when I had finished tho third bottle I was completely cured, and my eye
sight fully restored.
Miss Noea Fullinoton, Gadsden, Aln.
SCROFULA appeared on the head of my little grandchild when only 18 months
old. Shortly nftor breaking out it spread rapidly all over her body. The scabs
on tho sores would peel off on tho slightest touch, and tho odor that would ariso
matlo tho atmosphere of tho room sickening and unbearable. The disenso next
nttacked tho oyes, and wo feared sho would Jose her sight. Eminent physicians
from tho surrounding country wero consulted, but could do nothing io relievo
tho little innocent, and gavo it as their opinion that tho enso was hopeless and
impossible to snvo tho child's eyesight. It wns then that wo decided to try
Swift's Specific. That medicino at once mndo a speedy nnd completo cure. Shu
is now a young lady, and has nover had a sign of tho disenso to return.
Mks. Ituni BntKELUY, Salina, Kan.
It is usoloss to oxporimont with tho doctors in any caso whoro tho blood
is involvod; thoy aro absolutely uuablo to euro diseases of this nature.
Thoy know but ono treatmont that of potash nnd mercury, and the
harmful offecta of thoso driiKS aro woll known. Instend of curbm th ii;u.
port wcie three picket launches, and nt
a little instance further out three small
llcket vom "'s usually converted
yachts and when they were available,
one or two of our torpedo boats. With
this arrangement there wns nt lenst a
certainly Hint nothing could get out of
tho harbor undetected.
Deitruetlon til' tho Vlzenyn.
After the unlvnl of the army, when
the situation forced upon tho Spanish
admiral a decision, our vlcllnnee In
creased. The night blo'kndlng distance
wus reduced to two miles for all ves
sels, and a battleship was placed along
side the seaichllglit ship, with her
broadside trained upon the channel in
readiness to lire the Instant a Spanish
ship should nppenr. Tho commanding
otllcjars merit the greatest praise for the
perfect nianer In which they entered
into this plan and put It Into ex
ecitlnn. The Massachusetts, which, ac
cording to routine, was sent that morn
ing to coal nt Guantanamo, like the
ethers, had spent wenry nights upon
this work, and deserved a better fato
than to be absent that morning.
I enclose, for the Information of thu
department, copies of orders and mem
orandums Issued from time to time, re
lating to the manner of maintaining
the blockndc. When all tho work was
dono so well it Is difficult to discrimi
nate In praise. The object of the block
ade of Cervera's squadron wns fully
accomplished, and each Individual bore
well his pnrt In It, the commodore In
command of the second division, the
cnptalns of ships, their otllcers and
men. The fire of the battleships was
powerful and destructive, and the re
sistance of the Spanish squadron wns,
In gicat part, broken almost befoie
they had got beyond the range of their
own forts. The fine speed of the Ore
gon enabled her to take a front posi
tion in the chase, and the Cristobal
Colon did not give up until the Oregon
had tluown a IS Inch shell beyond her.
The performance adds to the already
brilliant record of this fine battleship,
and speaks highly of the skill and care
with which her adinliable clllciency has
been maintained during a service un
precedented in tho history of vessels of
her class.
The Hronklyn's westerly blockading
position pave her an advantage In the
chase, which she maintained to the
end, and slu employed her Hue battery
with telling efrcct. Tho Texas and tile
New Yoik were gaining on the chase
during the last hour, and had any ac
cident befallen the Hiooklyn or the
Oregon would have speedily overhauled
the Ciistobal Colon. From the moment
the Spanish vesnel exhausted her llrst
burst of speed the result was never In
doubt. She fell, In fact, far below what
might reasonably have been expected
of her. Cm of ill measurements of time
and distance give her an average speed
from the time she cleared tho harbor
mouth until the time she was run on
shore at Ulo Tarqulno, of 13.7 knots.
Neither the New York nor the Hrook
lyn stopped to couple up their forward
tnglnt-s, but inn out the chnse with one
pair, getting steam, of course, as rap
Idly ns possible on all boilers. To stop
to couple up the forward engines would
have meant a delay of 15 minutes, or
four miles in the chase.
Our ships lint slightly Injured.
Several of the ships wcie struck, the
Brooklet more often than the others,
but vi fy slight innterial liijuty wns
done, the greatest helng aboard the
Iowa. Our loss was one man killed
and one wounded, both on the Hiook
lyn. It Is dllllcult to explain this Im
munity from loss of life or Injury to
ships In a combat with modern vessels
of tho best type, but Spanish gunnery
Is poor at tho best, and the superior
weight nnd accuracy of our fire speedily
drove the men from their liiias and
silenced their fire. This Is botne out
by the statements of prisoners, and by
observation. The Spanish vessels, ns
they dashed out of the haibor, were
covered with the smoke from their own
guilt, but this speedily diminished In
volume, nnd soon almost disappeared.
Tho fire from the rapid llro batteries
of the battleships appears to Tiavo been
lemarknbty destructive. An examina
tion of the strunded vessels shows Hint
the Almirante Oquendo especially had
sulTered terribly from this Hie. Her
sides aye everywhere pierced nnd her
decks were strewn with the charied
remains of those who had fallen.
Tho reports of Commodore W. S.
Schley and the commanding ofllcers
are enclosed,
A boaid, appointed by me several
days ago, has made a critical examina
tion of the stranded vessels, both with
a view of leportlng upon the result of
our lire nnd the military features In
volvcnl, and of reporting upon the
chance of saving any of them and ot
wrecking the remainder. The report
of the boaid will bo speedily forwurd
cd. Very respectfully,
W. T. SAMI'SON,
Hear Admiral United Slntes Navy.
A SPAN1SHLVICT0RY.
In the Battle of Bahla Honda, ns Reported
by Spaniards, Four Americans
Were Killed.
Havana, July 27. The following Is
the olllclal report of the engagement
between the Spanish forces and the
American mm lues on Saturday last
near Halila Honda, C5 miles west of
Havana, on the north const of the
province of PInnr del ltlo;
"On, July !!3 Senor Manzannl, mayor
of Hahla Honda, left the town about
sunrise, with forces of all arms, pro
ceeding In a northerly direction townrd
Manluiuni creek and Oobernadora
beach, to the west of the entrance ot
the bay on which tho town of Hahla
Honda Is situated. It had been report
ed that American ships had been sent
there the day before.
"On arriving tho Spanish forces open
ed with artillery and musketry fire,
compelling the American ship In the
offing to withdraw, with several losses
on board. Of the landing party four
were killed, among them a lieutenant,
ns was ascertained from documents on
his person.
"Our tioops also sank tho boat used
In the landing, with eight men, and
captuied one new Itcmlngton, a Iior
dan and a .hundred cartridges. The
Spanish losses were three slightly
wounded."
The censor would not allow the trans
mission of news as to this engagement
yesterday.
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GENERALISES' REPORT.
"Circumstances Were Such That I Deemed
It Advisable to Take the Harbor
of Guanica First."
Washington, July 27. The war de
partment nt 11:30 Inst night posted the
following from General Miles, dated St
Thomas, July 20:
"Clrcumstnnces were such thnt I
deemed It advisable to take the harbor
of Guanica first, in miles west of Ponce,
which wus suceessfulyy accomplished
between dayllirht and 11 o'clock. Span
lards surprls.-d. Tho Gloucester, Com
mnnder Walnwright, first entered the
harbor: met with slight roslstnnee;
tired a few shots. All the transports
are now In the harbor and infantry
and artillery rapidly going ashore. This
Is a well protected harbor. Water suf
ficiently deep for ull transports and
heavy vessels to anchor within 200
yards of shore. The Spanish flag wns
lowered and the American Hag raised
nt H o'clock today. Captnln Hlgglu.
son, with his fleet, has tendered able
and earnest assistance. Troops In good
health and best of spirits. No causal
ties." CASTOR I A
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July 1, 1898.
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Water, St. Ctnlr, Pottuvllle. JlnmbtirK, Hi Aflinir,
PottMtown, l'hoenlxvillo. Iforrlstown at d Pl,i'.
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n. in.. 2 02. G ID n. In. on week ilnvH. SunilnVB.
8 15 n. in., 1 25 p. in.
Trnlna lenvo Frnckvllle for Rhonnniliial- nt
7 36, ll -IS a. m. and 510, 7 3(1 p. a. Hiimlny,
ii ui n. ina mm o -io p. in.
benvo l'otlHvlllo fur Shenandoah (via Kriwlc
vllle, 710, 1120 n. in,, 8 20, 710 p.m. Hnintsy
10 Sj n. In., 5 20 p. m.
Lcnvo l'llllatlrlnMa. fltrond trei.t ntnttmil. fot
SlitMQmlonh nt 8J.I a. in., 4 10 p. in. week days.
BununyB leavo at tl &u anil 'J 1 p. in
cnveIlrond street station, rhllndeltililn. lnr
Son Girt, Asbury Park, Ocean drove, I-onx
llrancli, nnd Intermediate, stations, S.20,
ii.ii, a. m., b.bu anu f.ou p. m. wcek-anys.
Lenve ltrond Street Station, Plillntlolpliln,
POK NEW YOltK.
Kinress.weck-dnvs. 8 20. 4 0a. i BO S O'l.r, in.fi 50.
7 83,8 20, 1)60, 10 21 (l)lnlnc Car), llOOn in,
izuunoon, i?i ii.iinnea iw ana 4 'Zi p. uj.
DIlllliK Cr), 1 10, 2 80 (I)lnlllK Tar) 3 20, S TO,
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(Ulnluc curl, 4 0U (Minlteu 4 22) (lllnlnK Car),
,m tu ml..!.... nn.i eia. n ki
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Itxprcss or uoston wltnout change, 11 00 n !.,
week-days, nmj 7 50 p. Di., dally.
CaNkill eMiresa. (Parlor Car). S 20 n m i-elr
ilaj-s.
WASIIINdTON AND THK SOUTH.
1'or Ilaltlmore and WnalilngtOii, 3 u0, 7 20, 8 3i,
1020, 11 23, n. m 1200, 1331 (Di..'T; Car), 1 VJ
IDIlllllL' Carl. 3 12. 4 11. luU! Cune'ies-
sional Limited, 1)1 nine Car, 6 17. 655 IDln-
Imr Car, 7 31 Dining Curl p. in., and 1205
nlglit week days. Sundays. 3 50. 7 20. 'J 12. 11 23.
c Ulty. miliuaytf, J nu, 7 U, V 11 !,
IDInlng Oar -i 41, 5t Coii
l.linitc.l, Dining Carl, CM Dining
IHnltiK l-iirl . in. nnd 12 m night.
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niul 4 01 p in week days, 5 OS and U Id p m dully.
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I-nve llroad street station vln Delnwnre rlvei
bridge Kipress, 5 CO, 0 10 IV) lnlnliti-s n in,
231 Is'.' minutes, 100 SO liiliiutis, 7 05 n. in.
Sundays, 5 00, V 20 SO minutes, n In, 2 38 s2
minutes, 7 05 p in,
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l"5 minutes, 3 00 75 minutes, 3 30 00 iniimti-s,
100 ll'.l minutes, 4 80 75 minutes, SCO 170
inllllltesl.rO 165 minutes! li Ul. Sumliivs. .trio. '
7 30, 8 00 175 minutes, 8 80, 000 73 minutes,
'.ISO 170 minutes .1 m, and 130 75 minutes p m.
St 00 excursion train, 7 00 a in daily.
cor iapoiiuy, Aiigiesea, wuuwoouami Holly
ISc-jicli Kxprcss, 900 am, 2 30, 4 05, 5 00 p in
weekdays. Sinidas 8 20 a in. CupoMny only,
1 80 p m Saturdays Kxcurglon, 7 00 u m dully.
l'or Sen Islo City, Ocern City, Avaluu and
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cursion 7 CO n m daily.
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a. in., 1 00 Saturdays only, 3 00. 4 00. 5 00, 5 1!0
i. IU. weok days Sundays, S 00, 8 00, 0 00, V 50
a. m and 1 30 p. in.
I. 11 Hutchinson, J. 11 Wood,
(len'l Manager. Gen'! Pass'g'r Agl
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