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Show V THE GLOBE UTAH PAYSON, waa one man killed and one wounded, Inereaalag speed in the Brooklyn, Oreboth on the Brooklyn. It is difficult gon and other ships, and noon the to explain this immunity from loss of Brooklyn and tha Oregon were within life or injnry to ehlpe in a combat with lung range of the Colon and the Oregon modem vessels of the best type; but opened Are with her thlrteen-ine- h Spanish gunnery is poor et tlie best, guns, landing a shell close to the and tha superior weight and accuracy Colon. A moment afterward tha Brookof oar Are speedily drove the men from lyn opened Are with liar alght-inc- h their gnne and aileneed their Are. This guns, landing a shell Jnst ahead of her. is borne ont by the statement of pris- Several other shells were Arad at the oners end by observation. Tha Span- Colon, now In range of the Brooklyn ish vessels, as they dashed oat of tha and Oregon's guns COLOX SAX ASHOBK. harbor, ware favored with tbs smoke from their own gnne, but this speedily Ber commander, aeelng all chances diminished in volume end sous almost of e a eat off and tha destruction disappeared. awaiting bis ship, Arad a lee gun and The Are from tha rapid-Ar- e batteriea struck her flag at 1:15 p. m., and ran of tha battleships appeared to have ashore at a point soma fifty miles Aha moon waa at Its full, and tbara iraa anffielent light daring tha night to anabla any movement oatsida of tha intranea to ba detected. Bat with tha waning of tha moon and tha coming of lark nights, there waa opportunity for ihe enemy to escape, or for his torpedo boats to make an attack upon the blockading Tassels. I was certain with fair eoneliulreaeaa that tha Iferrimas did not obstruct it. I therefore maintained tha blockade as been remarkably destructive. Aa examination of tha stranded vessels follows: To tha little ships waa assigned the shows that tha Almirante Oquendo Inty, in turn, of lighting tha channel. Moving up to the port, at a distance of from one to two miles from the Motto dependent upon tha condition of the atmosphere they threw a searchlight beam directly upon tha channel and bald it steadily there. This lighted p the entire breadth of tha channel lor half a mile Inside of the entrance brilliantly that tha movement of mail boats eonld be detected. Why tha batteriea never opened Are Ipoa the searchlight ships waa always a matter of enrpriae to me, but they saver did. Stationed close to the of the port wars three pioket stanches and, at a little distance farther rat, three small picket vessels usually ion verted yachts when they were kvailahle, one or two of oar torpedo boats. With this arrangement there was at least a certainty that nothing lonld get ont of the harbor undetected. Upon the arrival of the army, when Ihe situation forced upon the Spanish idmiral a decision, our vigilance In weaaed. The night blockading distance was reduced to two miles for all resaels, and a battleship was placed ilongslde the searchlight ship with her broadside trained upon the channel in wadlaess to Are the instant a Spanish drip should appear. The commanding ifficers merit the greatest praise for Die perfect manner in which they entered into this plan and put it into exwhich ecution. The Massachusetts, tooordlng to routine, was sent that naming to coal at Clnantanamo, like lie others, had spent weary nights up-b- n this work, and deserved a better lata than to be absent that morning. I enclose for the information of the lepartmant copies of orders and isened from Urns to time, relating to the manner of maintaining especially had suffered terribly from this Are. ller sides are everywhere pierced, end her decke ware strewn with the charred remains of those who had fallen, Fifteenth The reports of Commodore W. 8. Schley and of tha com mending officers are enclosed. Sixteenth A board, appointed by me several daya ago, has made a critical examination of the vessels both with a view of reporting upon the chance of saving any of them and of wrecking the remainder. The report of tlie board will be speedily forwarded. Very respectfully, W. T. Ssxpso.v, weat of Santiago harbor. Your flagship was eomlng up rapidly at the time,1 aa waa also tbs Texas and Vixen, A little later, after your arrival , the Cristobal Colon, which bed struck to tha Brooklyn and the Oregon, was turned over to you as one of the trophies of tbia great victory of the squadron under your command. Sixth During my official visit a lite tle later, Commander Eaton of tha appeared and reported to yoa the presenoe of a Spanish battleship near Altarea. Yonr orders to me were to take the Oregon and go eastward to meet bar, and this was dona by the Brooklyn, with the result that the vessel reported as an enemy was discovered to he the Austrian cruiser Infants Marin Teresa, seeking the commander-in-chle- f. Ree-olut- United States Navy, Seventh I would mention for yonr Commander-In-Chie- f United States Naval Forces, North Atlantic Sta- consideration that the Brooklyn occution. To Secretary of tha Navy pied the most westward blockading position with the Vixen, and, being department, Washington, D. 01 more direetly in the route taken by the Spent ah squadron, waa exposed for SCHLEYS REPORT. some minutes, poseibly ten, to tho gun CosiBtdort'fl VmvIm of Flffhft la Whkeh Are of three of the Spanish ships and Ho Flforod Pruailmwit!. tha weat battery at a range of 1500 17. The Washington, July following yards from the batteries, but the vesla Commodore Schleys report: sels of that entire squadron, closing in North Atlantic Fleet, Second Squad- rapidly, soon diverted this Are and did ron, United States Flagship Brooklyn, magniAcant work at close range. I have never before witnessed inch Guantanamo bay, July 6, 18M: Sir: First I have the honor to make deadly and fatally accurate shooting the following report of that part of aa was dona by tha ships of yonr comtha squadron under your command mand aa they closed In on the Spanish which came under my observation dar- squadron, and I deem it a high privi-ladto commend to yon for such acting the engagement with the Spanish ion as yoa mav deem proper the galfleet on July S, 1808: Second At 1:35 a. m. Admiral Car- lantry and dashing courage, the vers, with the Infanta Marla Teresa, prompt decision and skillful handling Vizcaya, Oquendo, Criatobol Colon and of their respective vessels, of Captain two torpedo-boa- t destroyers, earns ont Philip, Captain Evans, Captain Clark of the harbor of Santiago da Cuba, In and especially my chief of Staff CapL column at 800 yards distance and at- Cook, who waa directly under my per tempted to escape to the westward. onal observation and whose coolness, Signal waa made from tho Iowa, that promptness sad eon rags were of the Ihe blockade. tha enemy waa coming ont, but his highest order. The dense smoke of Thirteenth When all the work waa movements had been discovered from the combat shut ont from view the lone so well, it is difficult to discrim-tast- e this ship at the same moment This "Indiana" and "Gloneeater," but as in praise. The object of the vessel was tha farthest west, except these vessels were closer to yonr flag- Rear-Admir- al mem-mode- Cervera at 800 00XQBATCT.ATES THK ADKIBAL. Sixteenth I eoagrstnlate yon most sincerity upon this great vietory to the eqnedran nnder your command and I sin glad I have an opportunity to contribute in the least to a victory that seems enough for ell of ns 1 hsve the honor to Seventeenth transmit herewith the report of the commending officer and a drawing in profile of the ship, showing tha location of hits sad sears; also a memorandum of nmnnitlon expended end the amount to All her allowance. Eighteenth Sines reaching this place end holding conversation with e several of tha Captains vis: Capt. of tha Ylscsya and tha second in commend of the Colon, Commander Contreras I have learned that tha Spanish Admiral's schema was to concentrate all Are for a while on tho Brooklyn and tho Viscaya to ram bar in hope that if they eonld destroy her the chances of escaping would be Inert seed as it was supposed aha was tha swiftest ship of yoar squadron. This explains tho heavy flro mentioned and tha' Vlaeaya's action In the earlier movements of tha engagement The execution of this purpose wae promptly defeated by tha faet that all tha chips of tha squadron advanced Into close range and opened an irrestible furious and terrific Art on tha enemys squadron as It waa eomlng out of tha ' harbor. Nineteenth I am glad to any that the injury supposed to be below the water line waa due to a water valve being opened by some unknown canes and flooding tha eompar tment Twentieth I beg to enclose a list of the officers end crew who partlcipltat-e- d in the combat of July 5, 18SX I cannot close this reTwenty-firs- t port without mentioning in high terms of praise the eplendid eonduet and support of CapL CL E. Clark of tho Oregon. Ber speed was wonderful and her accurate fire splendidly destructive. Very respectfully, Eu-lat- To the Honorable Commander-In-ChieU. 8. Naval force, North At f, lan tie Station. CAPTAIN CLARKS VERSION. Com meaner ef the Oregon Detail! the Degas Sir: First blockade of Cer vera's squadron waa (ally accomplished, sod each individual bora wall his part in It tha comm In command of the second division, the captains of ships, their officers and own. Tha Are of tha battleships waa powerful and destructive, and tha resistance of the Spanish squadron was, la a great part, broken almost before they hod got beyond the range of their own forte. Tho flue speed of the Oregon enabled her to take a front position in the phase, and tha Cristobal Colon did not give np entil the Oregon had thrown a thirteen-inch ehell beyond her. This performance edde to the already brilliant record of this Ana battleship, sad peaks highly of the skill and care with which her admirable efficiency hoe been maintained during n service unprecedented in the history of vessels of her class. The Brooklyn! westerly blockading position gave her an advantage in the ehase, which she maintained to the end, and aha employed her Ane bettcry with telling effect The Texes and tha New York were gaining on tha ebaae daring tha laat hour, and had any accident befallen the Brooklyn or the Oregon, the former would have speedily overhauled the Cristobal Colon. From the moment the veeael exhausted bar Ant bunt of speed tha result was never in doubt She tell, in faet, far below whet might reasonably have been expected of her. Careful measurements of time and distance give her an average speed from the time she cleared the harbor mouth until the time she wae run on chore at Tarqnlno of 1X7 knots. Neither the New York nor tho Brooklyn stopped to couple np their forward engines, bat ran ont the cbeae with one pair, getting eteam, of eouraa, aa rapidly aa possible on all boilers. To stop to couple up tha forward engines would have meant a delay of minutes or four miles, la the abase. Several of the ships Fourteenth were struck, the "Brooklyn" more often than the others, but very slight material Injury waa dons, tha greatest being sheen the "Iowa. Oar lose Af-te- as V 5 trial apead hip, no doubt their part of tho conjuur immediate observation. Eight Lieut Sharp, commanding tho Vixen acted with eonspieous courage; although unable to engage the heavier ships of tha enemy with hla light guns, nevertheless was close in ti the battle line under heavy Are and many of tha enemy's shot passed behind hie vessel. Ninth I beg to Invite special attention to tha eonduet of my flag Lieutenant, Jamas A. Sears, and Ensign Edward McCauley, Jr., aids who were constantly at my side daring the engagement, and who exposed themselves fearlessly in discharging their duties; and also to tha splendid behavior of my secretary, Lieut. B. Welle Jr., who commanded and directed the fighting of the fourth dlvlaloa with eplendid effect Tenth I would comment the highly meritorious eonduet and courage in the engagement of Lieutenant Commander N. E. Mason, the executive officer, whose presence everywhere over the chip during ite eoatlnnanoe did much to secure the good results of BUKXIXQ nOHT WITH FAKIiUO, Fourth The Vizcaya sad Colon, per- this ship's part In tha victory. Eleventh The navigator, Lieut A. ceiving tha disaster to their eon sorts, continued et full speed, to the west- 0L Hodgson, and the division officers, ward to escape and wars followed and Lieut T. D. Qriffen, Llant W. R. engaged In a running fight with tha Rush, Lieut Edward Simpson, Lieut Brooklyn, Taxes, Iowa and Oregon un- J. D. Doyle, Eoeign Charles Webster til 10:50, when the Ylscsya took fire and tho Junior divisional officers were from onr shells. She put her helm to moat eonsplcioua in every detail of port and with a heavy list to port, duty contributing to theaeourete firstood in shorn and ran aground nt ing of this ship in her part of the great about twenty on a miles vietory of yonr foreee. west of Santiago, on firo and where Twelfth The officers of the medical aba afterwards blew np during tha pay and engineer and marine eorpe renight. Seeing that she had struck her sponded to every demend of the occacolors sad that several vessels were sion and wore fearless la exposing Ths warrant officers nearing ber to capture and save her themselves. crew, signal waa made to eeaae firing. Boatswain William L. Bill, Carpenter The Oregon having proved vastly faster G. H. Warfard and Gnnnar F. T. Apthan tho other battleships, ahe and tha plegate, won evary where exposed In Brooklyn, together with tha Texas and watching for damage, reports of which another veeael, which proved to ba ware promptly conveyed to mo. Thirteenth I have never la my life yonr flagship, continued westward la pursuit of ths Colon, which had ran In served with a braver, better, or close in shore, evidently seeking eome worthier erew than thatof tha Brookgood spot to beach if aha should fall to lyn. During the combat, lasting from 9:15 until 11:15 p. m. much of tho time alude bar pursuers. UhTkb pursuit eontlnasd with under Are, they never Sagged for a tha Vixen, In tha blockading line; signal was mads to tha western divisian as prescribed In yonr general orders and there waa immediate and rapid movement inward by yonr squadron and a general engagement at ranges beginning at 1100yarda and varying to 300 until tha Vizcaya waa destroyed, about 10:50 a. m. Tha concentration of the Are of the squadron on tha ships coining out was most fnrlons and and great damage was done them. Third About twenty or twenty-fiv- e minutes after the engagement began two vessels, thought to be the Teresa and Oquendo, and since verified aa such, took Are from the effective ehell fire of the squadrons and were forced to ran on the beech some six or seven miles west of the harbor entrance, where they burned and blew np later. Tha torpedo-boa- t destroyers were dein tha action, but tho stroyed early smoke was so dense in their direction that I cannot say to what vessel or vessels the credit belongs. This doubtless woe area better from year flagship. ter-riA- e, -- flict was under A Feremrs Hoy from Mlehlxae, Perec Weat ta West Foist, and Is a Flaa of Ula Milaid lee and Maa-H- aqr itary Career. (Washington Letter.) E WAS only a farmer's boy, tough und lean as hickory, following ths men. Fifteenth Ths casualties oa bosrJ tliivhbip were: G. II. Ellis, ehlef yeoman, killed: J; Burns, fireman, first clsss, severely wounded. The marks show that the ship waa etruek about times and that tbs bears twenty-fiv- a in all forty-on- e scars ss the result of her participation in tbs great victory of your force on July the 3rd, 1898. The speedcono halliards were shot away, and nearly all tha aignal halliards Tha ensign at the main waa so shattered that in hauling it down at tha close of the action it fell to pieces Fleck T1IE OREGON. THE MAN OP THE HOUR WHO LEADS FORCES IN CUBA. dred killed, estimated by Admiral IV. 8. BcHLur. Commodore U. 8. Navy, Commanding Seeond Squadron, North Atlantia This wonderful ship whose performances ware relerred to by Admiral Sampson as amaslng, equalled ber la tha running Agbt keeping abreast of the cruiser Brooklyn while chasing the Colon. GEN. WM. E. SIIAFTEB, moment and were apparently undisturbed by the storm of projectiles psssing uheud, astern and over the ship. Fourteenth Thu result of tho engagement wae the destruction of the Spanish squadron and tho captors of ths Admiral and some 13U0 to 1500 prisoners with the lose of several hun- mst. I have tha honor to re-oo-rt that at rH a m., July I, tha Spanish fleet wae discovered standing out of tho harbor at Bantlago de Cuba. They turned to the westward and opened Are, to which four ships replied vigorously. For a short time, there was an almost continuous flight of projectiles over this ship, but when onr line wae fairly engaged and tha Iowa had made a swift advanoe, aa if to ram or close, tha enemys flro became detective In train aa wall as range. Tha ship waa only struck throe times, and at least two of them ware by fragments of sheila We had no casualties. Second As soon aa it waa evident that tha enemy's ehlpe were trying to break through and aaeapa to tha westward we went ahead nt full speed with the determination of currying ont to the utmost yonr order. "If the enemy tries to escape tha ships must close and engage aa soon as possible and endeavor to sink hla vessels or fores them to ran ashore." We soon passed all of onr shlpn except the Brooklyn, bearing ths broad pennant of Commodore eytbe ARllORED CRUISER BROOKLYN. Commodore Schley's flagship, which withstood the combined attack of the Spanish cruisers until the Dragon and Iowa arrived. Cogswell, the executive officer, but before 11 pi m. the ship, which had been Ailing, in spite of all efforts to atop leaks, waa abandoned, and Juat aa tha craw left, she went over on ber side. Fourth I cannot speak in too high terras of the bearing and eondnet of all on board this ship. Whan they found that the Oregon bad pushed to the front and was hurrying to a succession of conflicts with the enemy'a vessels, if they eould be overtaken and would engage, their enthusiasm waa Intense. Fifth As these vessels were so much more heavily armored than tha Brooklyn they might have concentrated npou sad overpowered her, and consequently I am persuaded that, bnt for the war the officers and men of the Oregon steamed and steered the ship and fonght and supplied her batteriea, tha Colon, and perhaps tha Viscaya, wonld have escaped. Therefore, I feel that they rendered meritorious service to the eonnery, and while X cannot mention tha name of each officer and man individually, I am going to append a list of tha officers with their stations that they occupied, hoping that they mav be of service to them should claims of others for advancement above them over be considered. below 8500 yards, was most effect! Tt end destructive and after a eontinnanea of this fire for perhaps twenty minutes, It was noticed that tha Maria Teresa and Oquendo were In flames and were being headed for the beach. Their colon were struck about 10:80 and they warn beached abont sight miles west of Santiago. Seventh Abont the same time tha fire of this vessel, together with that of the Gloucester and thatof another small vessel, became so destructive that one of tha torpedo destroyers, tha Platon, was sunk and the Furor was so much damaged that aha was ran on tha rocks. Eighth After having passed, at 10:35, tha Oqnendo and the Maria Tereaa, on fire and ashore, this veeael continued to chase and firo upon tha barefooted in harvest to bundle up ths wheat that waa to go into tbs shock that was to go into the stack." It was sa old army comrade who was talking, and ba waa talking of Gen. William E. Shatter, tha man who leads the first army of tha United States In Cuba. Whan these two comrades stood near ons another In tha battle of Nashville during tba civil war them were behind them in the shape of hospital eorpe, men who lathered up the slain that were left on the field by the scythe of buttle, and, dded the old comrade, "it may ba that Shatter la those days might jnst as well as not havo thought of ths time whan ss n boy he was walking behind the reapers through ths harvest fields of Michigan. Ha cams from what Lincoln called plain people; ha did not go to West Point; ha was a soldier, if them can ho such a thing. It ware batter to say that ha was a bora soldier and tllat even had ho tried to alter his career ha eonld not, in spirit at least, aver have bean other hare-legg- self-ma- than n soldier." Tha man who waa talking was Henry C. Corbin, adjutant general of tha United States army Corbin, tha man who was b revetted for gallant and meritorious services in ths battle iff Decatur, Ain.; again for gallant and meritorious services in tho battle of Nashville. and who is still tha gentle soldier. . Corbin loves Shatter, as bravs men love one another, and so when ths writer asked the adjutant general why THE IOWA. TKX11X8A. General Shatter wae eelected as ths tender of the Cuban eampaign he was tecy ef the Fart This Ship Took la the Fight, Told bp Capt. Kiama. not surprised at tho answer. "On aeeount of hte rank and eonead-e- d Sir: I have tba honor to make the Vizcaya until 10:38, when n signal to eeaae firing was sounded on board, ability," replied General Corbin, his following report; First On tha morning of July 5, it having been discovered that tha vigor and good Judgment He is ons of while tha crow waa at quarters for Viscaya had struck her colors. Sunday Inspection, the leading vessel Ninth At 11 the Iowa arrived In the of the Spanish squadron was sighted vicinity of the Viscaya and sent boats coming out of the harbor. "Signal to rescue her erew. Our boats rescued enemy's ships coming ont" waa Imme- a large number of the ship's company. Tenth Abont 11:30 the New York diately hoisted and a gun fired to attract attention. This was at 9:SL passed In pursuit of tha Criatobol CoSeeond The position of this vessel lon, which wae abont to escape from at tho time waa tha usual blockading the Oregon, Brooklyn and Texas. Eleventh Wa received on board station. Third After sighting tha leading from tha Vlzcsye CapL Eulatn, tha vessel, tha Infanta Maria Tereaa, It commanding offioer, 848 petty officers was observed that aha waa being, followed by the three remaining vessels of the fleet, the Vizcaya, Cristobal Colon and Almirante Oqnenda The Syanieh ships moved at a speed of eight or ten knots, which wee increas- i: HilU ed as they cleared the harborentrsnoe. They maintained a distance of about 800 yards between the vessels. Fourth Immediately on sighting tha leading vessel the Iowa headed toward tha leading Spanish ship: At 9:40 the first shot wae fired from this hip at a distance of about 8,000 yards. Fifth When it wae certain that tha Maria Tereaa wonld pass ahead of aa, tha helm was pnt to tha starboard and tha starboard broadside delivered at a range of 3,500 yards Tba holm waa than pnt to port and tha ehlp handed across tha bow of tha second ship and as she drew ahead the helm was again pnt to starboard and aha received in tarn the fall weight of our starboard brood aids at a range of about 1,800 yards. Tha Iowa was again headed off with port helm for the third time, and as aba approached the helm waa pnt to thn starboard until onr eonrst was approximately that of tha Spanish ehlp. In tbia position, with n range of 1,400 yards, tho firo of tha entire battery, inguns, was poured cluding thn rapid-fir- e Into the enemy'a ship. Sixth About 10 oclock the enemy's torpedo-boa- t destroyers Furor and Platon worn observed to have left the harbor, and to ba following tha Spanish squadron. As aoon as they worn discovered the secondary battery of this ship was turned on them, while tha main battery continued to engage tha Viscaya, Oquendo and Maria Tereaa. The fire from the main battery of this ship, whan tha range waa Schley. At Ant we only need onr main battery, bnt when It was discovered that tba enemys torpedo boats win following their ehlpe we need onr rapid-fir- e gnne as well as tho upon them with telling effeeL As we ranged np near the atern most of their ships, she handed for the beech, evidently on fire. We raked her as wa passed, poshing on for the next ahead, using her starboard gone aa they were brought to bear, and before wa had her fairly abeam, aba, too. was making for tba beach. The two remaining vessels wore now some distance ahead, bnt our speed had Increased to sixteen knots and onr Are, added to that of the Brooklyn, soon sent another, the Vizcaya, to tha horn in flames Only the Cristobal Colon waa left, and for a time It earned as If she might escape, bat when wa opened flro with our forward turret guns and the Brooklyn followed, she began to edge In toward the coast, end her capture or destruction was assured. Ae she struck the beech her flag rams down and tha Brooklyn signalled "cease firing," following with "congratulations for tlie grand victory, thanks for yorf aplandld assistance." Third Tho Brooklyn seat n bout to her end when the admiral earns np with thn New York end Texas end Vixen, she wee token poneeseioa of. A prise erew wee pnt on board from this shin under Lieutenant-Command- GEN. WILLIAM EL SHAFTBK. ths men In the army who has been hla to do what ha waa ordered to do; not a man ta find out how things cant , r. t . be done." CAPTAIN BOBLEY IX EVANS. (Commanding tha Iowa.) and men, of whom were thirty-tw- o wounded. Also five deed bodies which were immediately burled with honors due their grade. Twelfth This ehlp waa struck in the hull on the starboard aide, during tha early part of the engagement, by two large projectiles of abont six Inches calibre, which, fortunately, were not of serious Importance. Two or three other projectiles of small calibre track abont tha upper part of tha ship. No officer or man waa Injured during the engagement I cannot express my admiration for my magnifiSo long as tha enemy cent crew. showed hie flag they fonght like American seaman; but when the flag earns down they were as gentle end In contender as American women. clusion, air, allow me to congratulate yon on tha complete vietory achieved by yonr fleet Very reepeetf ally. General Shatter has blue eyes undai heavy, shaggy brows tha blue eye which te at ones Und and shrewd, wtth He a hard glint, too, at momenta. haa tha "fighting hook noaa;" mors than that, It 1s eommandlngly Romani Ha has a Fits Lee oh in that la at onci firm and Jolly. A heavy moustache oI gray, and white hair parted In thi middle. Plenty ef room for brains between the ear Una of the facial angle and the top of hie head and this head rests with comely poise on big, broad shoulders. A man not quite elx feet great soldiers have rarely been so high with comparatively short legs and gnat length of trank for breathing and digestion, for which moat men of endurance and distinguished action ban been noted. He stands heavy and swarthy, aad one would say, grim, were not there i hint of good humor playing underneath lha composure of self controL Shatter wae 25 year old whan the dvll war came. Ha entered the Seventh Michigan Infantry as first llauten- In 186L Ha served with Kt through ths war, having bean consecutively major of tha Nineteenth Michigan Infantry, lieutenant colons! and colonel of the United States infantry, and was in March, 1165, brevet ted brigadier general. Hte commission as colonel of ths First infantry was vacated May 4, 1887, by his commission as brigadier-genera- l, succeeding which ha was put in command of tha Department of California, with headquarters at Ban Francisco. "He haa, said General Corbin, "served with distinction In tha Indian campaigns of Texas, New Mexico and along tha Rio Grands as lieutenant colonel of tha Twenty-fourt- Two Infantry." h iitalni Staoplo-C- U oten. Vienna haa been astonished lately by some daring steeple shoeing. A steeple Jack celebrated tho beginning of tho festivities for Emperor Francis Joseph's jubllao by climbing in ths night to the top of ona of the steeples of ths Votive church, 808 feet from the ground, by means of the lightning rode and architectural ornaments, and hanging on It a yellow and Mack banner 20 feet long. A few nights later some one else Imitated him by climbing the steeple and tooling the flag. Thea Me Rrakm4. "And now, Johnny," said the Sun-fa- y school teacher, "tell me the fourth mmmandment" Johnny hung his head. Dear me, said the teacher, "cant yon itT remember Johnny evidently couldnt What's It about?" Johnny couldn't tell tho teacher. "I'll tell you a word or two and maybe then It will all come back to you. 'Remember the " "Hold on." cried Johnny, "Remember the Maine." Cleveland Plain Dealer. rf - 0 .i - "The worst hsvs heavenly er i 1 ? 1 i Y .'1 |