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OREGON ON A ROCK
0 . r Blg Battleship Meets With
On Chinese Coast.
$ NAVY DEPARTMENT IS ADVISED
VU Harrying To Chee Foo and
j, ru ck iMnnacle Rock During a Dense
Fog-May Yet Be Saved.
jte following dispatches were re
vived at the navy department Satur
day morning relative to the grounding
c f the battleship Oregon:
Che Foo, June 29.—Secretary of
the Navy: Anchored yesterday, dense
fog to seventeen fathoms, three miles
fonth of How Ke Light, gulf of Pe
[ Chile. Sent out two boats and sound
ej least water five and half fathoms.
Weather clear. Got under way and
struck Pinnacle rock. Much water in
the forward compartment. Perfectly
6 mooth. Shall charter a steamer if
possible at Chee Foo and lighten ship.
Bock through side of ship above
doable bottom about frame 19. Small
boles also through bottom of ship.
“Wilde.”
"Cee Foo, June 29. —Secretary
jfavy: Iris gone to assistance of the
Oregon. Raymond Rogers,
“Commanding Nashville.”
"Hong Kong, June 29.—Secretary
ef the Navy, Washington: Princeton
arrived. Brooklyn leaves for Nagasaki.
TheZafiro, at Che Foo, has been sent
to assist Oregon, reported by Rogers
on a rock south of How Ke light. Iris
going to her assistance. Remet.”
Captain Wilde’s statement of the
injury sustained by the Oregon is not
sufficient for the department to form a
definite opinion as to the prospects -of
saving the famous ship. They say,
however, that the ship probably can
be saved, if the weather does not be
come rough, but unfortunately this is
the season of storms in Chinese wa
ters. The point where the Oregon
grounded is fifty miles west northwest
of Che Foo. Taku is 150 miles west
of Pinnacle rock, where she struck.
At the request of the secretary of
the navy, the state department sent a
message to the Russian government at
St, Petersburg asking permission to
bring the Oregon to Port Arthur to be
docked there in the event the ship can
be floated. At that point is the nearest
deck q{ sufficient sizg to dock the
skip, and it is part cl the navy yard
possessions of the Russian govern
ment.
Secretary Long will spare no reason- j
able expense in the effort to save the
Oregon. Her total cost was $5,575,-
032. On this total the hull and ma
chinery represented $3,222,810.
The Oregan made herself the most
famous ship in the American navy,
and the best known ship in the navies
of the world by her remarkable race
from San Francisco around Cape Horn
to join the fleet at Key West just be
fore the war with Spain was declared.
It was a feat unequaled in the an
oals of naval history, and an unprece
dented test of the capabilities aud
power of a modern warship. The
Oregon, under command of Captain
Charles E. Clark, began her long race
of 11,000 miles against time from San
Francisco on March 19th, 1898. She
arrived at Jupiter Inlet, Fla., on May
24th and communicated with the navy
officials at Washington.
Secretary Long ordered Captain
Clark to report to the Norfolk navy
yard if his ship needed overhauling; if
*rot, he was to go directly to Key West.
Two days later, or on May 26th, the
Oregon joined the fleet at Key West.
She had steamed the 14,700 miles at
racing speed without the slightest im
pairment of her delicate machinery, or
a break of any kind. The civilized
world rang with praises of the magnif
icent performance of the ship and her
heroic crew.
The Oregon participated in the at
tack on Santiago and with the Brook
lyn prevented the escape of the Colon
in the memorable sea tight of July 4th.
faring the chase of the Colon the
Oregon developed a speed of eighteen
knots under forced draft.
hen peace was declared with Spain
the Oregon was sent to Manila. Some
oays a g o vesBe i was ordered to
Ohinn, and had nearly reached her
( *e < diuatiou when the accident oc
curred.
Ministers not accounted for.
v
a ' y D *Prtnient Receive* Important
Meaje From KempfiT.
The navy deparment Friday morn
ing received the following cablegram
ir °m Admiral Kempflf:
Che Foo, June 29.—Secretary of
* a '7, Washington: Pekin relief ex
pedition now in Tien Tsin with 200
p C j\ at >d wounded. Ministers and
‘■kin party not with them. No news
,r tnem. Kempff.”
Ihe department was also advised
nt Admiral Remey, on the Brook
lyn, had arrived at Hong KoDg cn
r °Qte to Taku.
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EYE SALVE
At Law Over a Ce*
A curious suit to determine the own
ership of a cat has just been ended at
Blufftoo, Ind. Mrs. Mike Daily, of
that place, was the owner of a largo
Thomas which was regaded as a great
family pet Without cause, so Mrs.
Daily alleges, the cat strayed to the
house of Morris Sawyer, and took up
his quarters there, forsaking Mrs.
Daily. Demand was made on Mrs.
Sawyer for the surrender of the eat,
and she peremptorily refused. Then re
plevin proceedings were begun, and at
an expense of S2O Mrs. Daily got a
writ, and a constable went after the
wayward Thomas and carried him back
to the Daily domicile in triumph. Mrs.
Sawyer threatens to carry the litiga
tion to determine the ownership of the
cat to the Wells Circuit Court—Cin
cinnati fO.) Enquirer.
Tbe Heliograph la the Philippines.
General Greely, of the Signal Serv
ice, has received word from the Phil
ippines that communication has been
established between the islands of Ce
bu and Behu by means of acetylene gas
and heliograph. The bright light pro
duced by the gas is reflected by mirrors
just as the sunlight is used in ordi
nary heliographing. ''*•*■ -
Are You Vising Allen's Foot-Ease?
is the only cure for Swollen. Smarting,
Tired, Aeh ng, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Allen’s Foot-Ease,
a powder to be shaken into the shoes. Cures
while you walk. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 26c. Sample sent Fit EE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, Lelioy, N. Y.
Proud.
“How proud you must be, Gladys, of having a
papa who Is ati author.”
“Oh. mamma’s very careful about our read
ing. 1 don't know papa's books at all.” —New
York World.
The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever Is a bottle of Giiove’s Tasteless
Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in
a tasteless form. No cure—no pay. Price 50c.
Dreyfus’ Health Restored.
Captain Dreyfus, who is living at the Villa
Qauterive, just outside Geneva, Is and -cribed as
looking In very good health. Lis face Is full
and ruddy, but hls hair has turned quite white.
lira. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflamma
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Plso's Cure fer Consumption Is an Infalli
ble medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900.
A philosopher says that every failure Iso
step toward success. This explains why some
men become richer every time they fail.
E. A. Rood. Toledo, Ohio, says: "Hall’s Ca
tarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh fifteen
years ago and she Las had no return of it. It e
a sure cure.” Sold by druggists, 75c.
The eyeball* white because the bloodves
sels that feed its substance are so small that
they do not admit the red corpuscles.
A Colonel in the British South African
army says that Adams' Tutti Frutti was a
hkssing to his men while marching.
Shutting Out the Horse.
If the craze for automobiles continue*, they
will, before long, entirely supersede the use of
the horse at the nation’s capital, for not only
have they become a ad with society people,
but the ab .ps, the express companies and the
transit comi<anles are rapidly adopting them.
FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
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Oldest Naval Officer.
Captain Francis Martin of Detroit, the oldest
naval officer, has Just celebrated his one hun
dredth anniversary. He entered the govern
ment service In 1831, and has been In it ever
since, getting hls first commission from Andrew
Jackson. _
Thirty minutes Is all the lime required to
dye with I’utxau Fadeless Dies. Sold by
all druggists.
All Is Vanity.
“Prise person, isn't he?"
‘'P/iafw? Why. b** say* that he s even tired of
the automobile.”—Puck.
ILa Creole Will Restore those Gray Hairs
A Lawsuit Over Chickens
Asa result of a quarrel over some
chickens which refused to lay eggs,
two residents of Coffeyville, Ivan., have
become Involved In a remarkable law
suit. Jason Brophy, the plaintiff, avers
that his neighbor, Needham Weeks,
presented him ten hens and two roost
ers in February last and assured him
that the bens would lay upward of
sixty eggs a week. Brophy fed and
cared for the chickens for ten weeks,
“devoting most of his time to them, to
the detriment of other interests,” but
the hens failed to lay any eggs. The
plaintiff alleges that he was unlaw
ful deceived by the defendant and
seeks to recover SIOO damages for his
wasted labor and for his expenditures
for chicken feed.
Use of a Stammor.
Tess —He'll never ask her to marry
him. He stammers so awfully.
Jess—l suppose the thought of what
he's doing paralyses his tongue.
Tess —No, it Isn’t that. He stammers
naturally, and whenever he Impulsive
ly starts to ask her his halting speech
gives him time to cool off and think
what he’s doing.
More Important.
He—Before I proposed to any girl I
should want to feel sure of myself.
She—Better be sure of the girL—Life.
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Fair Pleii,
There was a young man of Pompeii
Who proposed to a girl <>ne deli.
Queried she: "Do you golf?”
He said: “No, Eve sworn olf."
The answer he got was: “Neill Nelli"
—Puck.
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it falls to cure.
K. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c.'
Signs That Failed.
44 AH signs fall in a dry town!” sighed the
weary pilgrim, who had led every wink in hls
repertoire on the girl at the soda fountain, on
ly to get sarsaparilla at last.—Puck.
A DEAD LIVER
He thinks he lives, but he's a dead
~ one. No person is really alive whose
liver is dead. During the winter
most people spend nearly all their time
in warm, stuffy houses or offices or
exercise as they ought, and everybody
weight, but means a lot of flabby fat
and useless, rotting matter staying in
driven out. But the liver was
you are > a ver > s P r i n ? * s the
time for resurrection. Wake up the dead!
Get all the filth out of your system, and get
: ready for the summer's trials with clean, clear blood, body, brain free from bile. Force
- is dangerous and destructive unless used in a gentle persuasive way, and the right plan
is to give new strength to the muscular walls of the bowels, and stir up the liver to new
life and work with CASCARETS, the great spring cleaner, disinfectant and bowel tonic.
Get a box to-day and see how quickly you will be
To needy mortal euffering from bowel troubles and too poor to buy CASCARETS we will send a box free. Address
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York, mentioning advertisement and paper. 42*
Will Rent Their Directories.
Tbe Chicago Directory Company will not sell
the book published this year, but will, instead,
let out copies at $7.50 for one year's use, or un
til recalled by the company after one year
The purpose of this is to put an end to the use
of old directories and keep the field clear at the
end of each year for the new dire.tory.
You Look Cross
What makes you look that way? There
certainly must be some good reason for it. If
your tongue is coated, if you are bilious, if
your head aches, if your food rests heavy on
your stomach, and if you are constipated,
then the whole trouble is with your liver.
What you need is a good liver pill, an easy
liver pill, a purely vegetable liver pill. You
need a box of Ayer’s Pills, that’s what you
need. These pills cure constipation, bilious
ness, dyspepsia, and sick headache.
25 cents a box. All druggists.
“ I always keep a box of Ayer’s Pills on hand. There is no pill
their equal for a liver regulator. Long ago they cured me of liver
complaint and chionic constipation.”— S. L. Spellman, Columbus,
Ohio, May 31, 1900.
Most everybody knows
something about
OldVirg ima Cheroots
as 300,000,000 of them are being
smoked this year. Ask anybody about
them, if you have never smoked them
yourself. They have made their
own reputation and their own place
in the cigar trade, wholly on their
merits. Three good smokes for five
cents, and no waste I
Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this
year. Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents. 5
All Entitled to Their Opinions.
Friend—“Of course, some folks object
to dogs and parrots.”
Aunt Sally—“ Yes; and some object
to folks who object to dogs and par
rots.”—Puck.
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