The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 14, 1898, Page 3

gggsoN TELLS HIS STORY 4 Broken Rudder Made the Merrimac’s Sinking a Failure. fie Collier's Crew Was in the Water for an Hour Before they Were Picked up Treatment by the Spania n Prison. New York, July 8.-A dispatch to ie New York Herald from off San- B® ago 68ye: *’Your correspondent saw Mr fobeoD after he had made his re t to A ral Sampson. He ke in glowing terms cf the cour and bravery of his crew. «We have been thirty-three days gs Spanish prison,” said Mr. Hob yoo, “and the more I think about it the more marvelous it seems tkat qeare alive It was about three o’clock in the poring when the Merrimac entered (be narrow channel and steamed in ieier tho cane cf Morro Castle. the stiliness of death prevailed. It sso dark that we could scarcely yethe headland. We had planned drop our starboard anchor ata could ae them only by so<c'al per considerable damage. DEWEY WANTS MORE TROOPS. “After this bombardment Mi Rameaden, ibs British coasul, pro- | tested, and we were removed to ihe hospital. Vhere I from the ott No Attack Unti was separated Chicago, July S.— A dispatch to the Chicago Record from its romeo inour cr , and rees wiain point to the right of the chan-| mission. Moeutagu aud Kelly fel! ill pondent, John T. MeCu'che wiih wd, reverse her engines and then|two weeks ago, suffering from ma- Admiral Dewey's fleet, Mania bay, sing the Merrimac around, sinking |laria, and I was permitted to visit July 4. via Hoong Kong, say: The ter directly across tne channel them twice. A serican troops under Gen. Ander- This plan was adhered to, but ‘Mr. ie on was very kind to | 8?” which have reach the Phillip-! dreumstances rendered its execu tion impossible. When the Merri- mac poked her nose into the channel qur troubles commenced. The dead lysilence was broken by the wash ofa small boat approaching us from theshore. I made her out to bea picket boat. wY THE HARBOR WAS NOT BLOOKED. ‘She ran close up under the stern ofthe Merrimac and fired several shots from what seemed to be three pound guns. The Merrimac’s rud der was carried away by this fire. That is why the collier was not sunk teross the channel. We did not discover the loses of the rudder until Murphy cast anchor. Wethen found that the Merrimac would not answer to the helm and were compelled to make the best of pines, are now comfortably quarter: ! . * : the 1 ed in the Spanish military \at Cavite and are busy preparing for us and demanded that Montagu and Kelly bo removed to better quarters barracks | a3 done. a active service against Spanish. Bound 29tuD | No attack on Manila is probable be- ch destroying drugs, : ly prepared remedy | fore the arrival of the sccond detach- the Ballards Ho mixture of s but is a scient that cures cou rdcolds and throat | ment ef troops under--Gen. Greer, and lung troubl Its action is quick| which is expected soon. The pres- oe Penuiec 20 & soc, H.L. Tucver. | ant foree of soldiers and marines is | cons:dered insufficent to protect life and property in Manila in the ey«nt of the capitulation of that city. The | General Blanco Had Ordered the Dash From | soldiers, however, are all eager to Santiago | begin the fighting. ayes as | Qaptain General Augusti has de- Washington, 7—-The war! sired to eurrender Manila for some department bas received the report | time, and for that reason the Span of Admiral Cervera to Gen Blanco | ish council, which is conducting the | on the naval fight off Santiago. It defense, trausferred the military covas follows: x | or ron him the the senior ‘ P | colonel of artillery. Tothe General-in-Chief, Havana:| The er control the city In compliancs with your ordere I | water works and have cut off the went out yesterday from Santiago | supply from that source, but as this | CERVERA HAD NO CHOICE. July | was known of Miller, but his SITTIN EXPERIEN Ne NA Ed we 82 a x » ; NA \ % 5 +) 22 YEARS cS ale a bcd ‘ we i Ss “2 xy M, BORN & 60. * ) K.-{ —- bata \f Croo hineaaa r 4 NH HN { \ | The Great Chicago Merchant Tailors, 75 Ne at | \ bd ole ; - ale | b id é hii | : 3 a Don't forget this. . Z. | 1 | BORN y NH > ly : nn as ey | : 32 Stole the Whole Herd And after all you pay ae less n i “dh 2 Louisvile, Ky., July 7.—( a4 CALL ON pea wide cs! Mitchell cf Mountain Grove, big ewte mee cf American Clo As far | Americans at the batch of | State of The|July. G llage of Guilpara, Fourth of ara is a little cured the cattle of this lot as knowr, this is the on! 1300 sold in Loui ynora, the syille. mining ous and two |commission was paid to ‘Tatum,|¥! lage with two s2 Embry & Co, by Miller Nothing | storee and itsinbabitants make their trans-| living tradinz with prospectors an miners working in the surrounding The only Americans in the ge last Monday were F. H. Bird, of Chicago; Harry Love, of East St. Louis, and Fred Goebel, of New Orleans. These young men had met in Arizona, and joined forces to prospect for gold in Sonora They reached Guilpara last Sunday, and on Monday raised in front of their tent asmall fag of the United States actions appeared to be regular. Mr. Simmons, who came in ad vanca cf Mr. Mitchell, said Mr Mitchell did not conduct his ranch in person, and did not know of the} robbery until several days ago. His entire herd was driven from the shipped to different points, seven car loads being sent to Louisville. country. village ranch and xbho Owns a thi is H Prairie , Arkuneas, and J.R Ing OUSE, mone = | Palace Hotel Corner. 1300 cattle, valu $95,000, which | j THEIR FLAG VOTE TO ANNEX HAWALL. were stolen from Mr. Mitcheli’s} ia m ranch and sold in various c'ties. Of], p 5 Ser ee a ee can Pros sRouts S) Se ors A eee cit opseests Resolution Beurbon stock vards i Na | K gTw by Two-Thirds Vete. for $2,240 50, tho m Ei Paso. Tex, July 7.--News| py hee - 7 Welneeee waren: ¥ an de @ came ¢t udde toG. W. Miller by Tatum, reached here this evesing of « epirit-{ 1. i, the cenate th — | & Co. Twenty different bayers s¢ ed figbt betwe Siacacds ‘ned close in the seuate this afternoon. By a vote of 42 yeas to 21 nays the Newlands resolution providing for annexation of Hawaii was adopted. The end came unexpectedly after three weeks of debate. No one thought the vote would be taken to-day, but the anti annexationists, having made their fight, were will ing that the vote should be taken As the Newlands passed exactly as it came from the house it will now go directly to the He will prompt)y sign it, and then, so far as the United States is concerned, the Hawaiian islands become part and parcel of the Re It will then remain for the to meet aud resolution was president. public. Hawaiian legislature Two Millions a Year. r bs) lers, wh | a Seven’ Spanish gambicre, 00 7ee| ratify the proposition for annexation de Cuba with all the squadron and | after an unequal combat against forces triple mine had all my squad- ' ron destroyed by fire, Teresa, Oquen. | the situation. The run up the channel was very aciting. The picket boat had isthe rainy season and there isa) cloudburst every day, the Spaniards do not suffer from lack of water. | A more serious matter for them | at present is that the insurgents) given the alarm and in a moment the guns of the Viscaya, the Almi tante Oquendo and of the shore batteries were turned upon us. Submarine mines and torpedoes werealso exploded all around us, tdding to the excitement. The nines did no damage, although we could hear rumblings and could feel the ship tremble. We were running without lights and only the darkness saved us from utter destruction. When the ship was in the desired position and we found that the rudder was gone, I called the men on deck. While they were launching the catamaran I touched off the explosives. STRUCK BY TWO TORPEDOS “At the same moment two torpe- does, fired by the Reina Mercedes, struck the Merrimac amidships. I cannot say whether our own explos- ives or the Spanish torpedoes did the work, but tbe Merrimac was lifted out of the water and almost tent asunder. “As she settled down we scrambled overboard and cut away the catama- tan. A great cheer went up from the forts and war ships as the bull Of the collier foundered, the Span jards thinking the Merrimac was an American war ship. “We attempted to get out of the harbor on the catamaran, but 8 strong tide was running, and day- light found us still struggling in the water. Then, for the first time, the Spaniards saw us, and a boat from the Reina Mercedes picked us up. IN THE WATER AN HOUR. “It was then shortly after 5 o'clock in the morning, and we had been in the water more than an hour. We} were taken aboard the Reina Mer- cedes and later were sent to Morro} castle. | “In Morro we were confined in} cells in the inner side of the fortress | and were there the first day the fleet bombarded Morro. I could only} hear the whistling of shells and the} Roise they made when they struck, | Long has just eabled Admiral Samp- have captured San Juan del Monte, a few miles to the rear of the city. | which had been fitted up with old, cannon and a supply of ammupition do and Vizcaya beached and Colon fleeing. I accordingly informed the Americans and went ashore and gave myself up. The torpedo chasers | and provisions to serve as the lust foundered. | stronghold of the Spanish govern I do not know how many people | ment afcer the forces should be driven out of Manila, by the bom- bardment of the American war ships. Governor Marina, whom Captain Glass brought as prisoner from Guam, the seat of Spanish govern }ment in the Ladrone islands, de- ‘elines to accept parole from the The conduct of the crew rose to 8 | Americans, ereterae to remain a height that won the most enthusias- ;rsoner at Cavite rather than run tic plaudits oftheenemy. The com-| the risk of being shot in Manila by mander of the Vizcaya eurrendered | D'S countrymen for surrendering his veasel. His crew are very grate- Powe — by the guns of the f Pi .,, | Charleston. ful for the noble generosity with | To day the war ships in the bay which they are treated. ‘are dressed with a brave display of Among the dead is Villamil and I | flags in honor of the Fourth of July. believe Lazaga (spelling uncertain) \ = — hold a military review at | Cavite. and among the wounded, Concas ane | The health of the American forces were lost but it will surely reach 600 | dead and many wounded. Although | not in such great numbers the living are prisoners to the Americans. GRATEFUL FOR KIND TREATMENT. New York July S.A diapateh | it heals, it cures chrorz cascs when sur- geons tail. It is a scientific certainty, its from off Santiago to the New York | <aies increase threugh its cures, it is no Herald, under date of Wednesday, | ©xperiment. Every bottle guaranteed. A : goc, tubes 75¢ H. L. Tucker says: Admiral Cervera, Captain Eulate and the other efticers of the | destroyed Spanish fleet were sent Washington, D. C., July 7.—Sec- north to day on the St. Louis. |retary Long to-day gave orders for One thousand of the prisoners | the departure of the Philadelphia from Cervera’s fleet will be sent | from Mare Island for Hawaii. She north to-morrow on the Harvard, | Will carry the flag of the United under a strong guard. | States to those islands and include Admiral Sampson is determined | them within the union. Admiral to keep the prisoners in subjection | Miller, commanding the Pacific and has taken extra precautions to | station, who is now at Mare Isiand, prevent a repetition of the mutiny | Will be charged with this fuaction that took place aboard the Harvard , of hoisting the flag that was hauled Monday night. down by Commissioner Blount. The a ship will be ready for sea ina very | few days under the secretarys orders }and should make the trip in a week. To Hoist the Flag in Hawaii. Ts your child f peeked and peevish? Does it tret and cry without seer cause? Does it have conv sions? it has werms and White’s Cream Vermi tuge willsately expel them and Meanwhile the President will ap- its health —25¢- H.L. point a commission immediately to Watson Ordered to Start, frame the laws necessary for the Washington, July 7.—Secretary {changed condition of affairs in Hawaii. This must be done before the adjournment of Congress, as the commissioners are subject to confir- mation. cASTQRIaA. : Y Always Bougit + t gon, ordering him to detach immedi- ately Commodere Watson's squadron and directing the latter to proceed at cnce upon his mission. The vessels will be the Iowa, but I judged from the conversation of the guards that the shells did Oregon and the Newark and three other cruisers, besides coalsbips. (| of Eulate. ; We have lost all and are} oontinues good necessarily depreesed.—CERVERA ene eee te are aria Tablers Buckeye Pile Ointment re- Cervera 1s Sent North, | lieyes the intense itching. It soothes, | When people buy, try, and buy again, of means they're satisfied.” The asain, ofl! passing, saw the the stars and States are r buying Cascarets Candi- = } ci setae of too milion boxea oti ee and immediately sent @ yearand it willbe three million before New Y 3. It means merit proved, that Cascarea, are the most delightful bowel regulator for everybody the year round. 1 messenger to the young Americans eee tects demanding that the @ag be taken | 25e. bie a box, cure guaranteed. THE REINA MERCEDES ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE. Washington, July 6.—Lieutenant Colonel Allen, the signal officer at Playa del Este, cabled to Washing- ton tonight that the cruiser Reiaa Mercedes, which has been lying in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, left the harbor last night, hoping to escape und:r coyer of darkness. She was discovered by the powe down “You haven't Spaniards enough | in Mexico to take tbat flag down,” was the reply of the Americans to! | the messenger. | The three young prospectors held conferencs and egreed a hurried among themeelves that thestars and stripes should wave oyer their tent | until a Mexican official ordered it down. The young men had j loaded their guns when the Span- jiards made their appearance within ful alah fh ae 50 yards. One of them t ok delib- - ere ' ee “yy ese 4P | erate aim with his pistol end sent @ assacbusetts, whic turne its The three - bullet through the flag. guns upon her and the vessel was L ee, e | : sunk near Merro Castle. where they were eating, and opened Head 'G 1 fire on the Spaniards. For five “ ey a eadquarters of General Snafter.| ,inutes bullets flew thick, and then Tuesday,July 5, by Associated Press | ¢,, Spaniards retreated behind a dispatch boat Dandy, via Port An-|) juce, leaving two of their number | was tonio and Kingston, Jamaica, July) 3.4 Fred Gcebel badly a. ahaa a a et : é ‘the |e but, carrying his pistol in bis 2 ( day) accoun ) | aaa ship of —" Cervera’s once|.,.nrades in a charge to dislodge gore =< sae sca; h | the Spaniards from behind the adebe She lies to day in plain view, ber), .... : é Mexicans bow resting on the base of wel guns teh ha fi a ee Nei peer Pict of iis | inter ered, stopped the fight an iss ane a ae a ipl - © | ordered the Spaniards out of town. rata ee eens iets mast®| Three of the five remaining gamblers and two stacks are entirely out of| yore geriously wounded. Monday re ue ‘ eS jevening two California prospectors J ae aiee ee sete dite sonr | joined the three Americans. Goebel’s ust after midnigkt . | wounds are not serious. rifting slowly out of the narrow by one of the American scouts In sa moment the fleet was/ ablaze with signals, and almost | left band, was following bis two she was seen The Brooklyn Was Hit Forty-five Times | Guantanamo, July 4, via Kings 2 : i jton, Jamaica, July 6, 7 p- m.— When instantly an awful bail of shells were the Spanish fleet left Santiago de hammering down upon her. | Cuba it was with the intention to It is not known whether sbere-) 1.4. for Cienfuegos, the nearest turned the fire, but the shore bat teries opened, and one six inch shell fell on the Indiana's forward deck, coal, the Cristobal Colon baving exploding below. The explosion | only two days’ supply. wlieh she occurred in the men’s eleeping TOOMS | 1,44 gecured at Santiago. but all were at quarters and no one The Spaniards concentrated their was burt. _ | Gre on the Brooklyn, hoping to dis- Ne other American ship was bit) 111, that vessel, whieh they weal: during the engagement, or incident, | oa the fastest of the American which lasted only a few moments | warships aod thus give an opportan- cbannel port, to secure coal and provisions. All the ships were yery short of Educate Xour Bowels With Cas|ity at least for one or two of the carets. |Spanish boats to escape. The ver | Brooklyn was hit forty-ive times. Candy Cathartic, cu! Yee IFC. C,C. fail, dru, | Americans jumped out of their ient,|!To5a7_ were among | the big naval battle. President Dole has provided for this and there is no doubt about the outcome. President McKinley will probably appoint a commission to go to Hawaii to aunounce to the govern ment the actien of congress and to {t will pot take 7 receive its reply. long to complete these perfunct detaila and thin the stare stripes will be raiee 1 over the rew acquisition. Two Spanish Captains Killed. London, July 7.—A dispatch from ust 2 | Havana, received here, says that ihe news of Cervera’s fleet has cast a gloom over ell who bave beard of it there, but that the determination pot to yield is only strengthe ned. Admiral Cervera bas telegraped Gen. Elanco that Capt. Villamil and Capt. the killed in Little Pimples Turn to Cancer. from velope 7 which was st f had a severe Can only a few t rome ¥ oh to reach Cancer. S/ieBlood (Sw "