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BEST ADYERTISIIG BED1DD.
VOLUME XXVIII.
WILSON, N. C. JUNE 28, 1898.
NUMBER 25,
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I CYCLES IN THE WAR
HOW WHEELMEN WILL BE OF SERV
ICE TO THE ARMY. .
Military Cyclists Caii do Where Horsemen
Cannot Are Swiffc;r Than Cavalry' and
Can Ontario nn Eucmy At the Worst
They Are letter Off Than Infantrymen.
Among' tl;? mciDy ''now things"
which wilLre'cieivo' their initial practical-
test with tho army in Cuba is the bicy
cle1. Lieutenant J. A. Mossof the Twenty-fifth
infantry, U S. A., who led tho
bicycle "corps cf his regiment, fully
armed and equipped, a run of 2, 000
miles from Ft rt Missoula, Montana, to St.
Louis, in the early summer of 1897, said
the. other day that the popular idea of
the adaptability of the, bicycle for mili
tary work was erroneous. Many peoplo
think that njilitary. cyclists sprint along
after a fleeting enemy at a ten mile 'dip,
with the ' commanding officer scorching
: gallantly ahead waving a sword in one
'hand 'and Lunging a revolver with tho
other. ' ;
"As a matter of fact the bicycle, is in
tended to bo used only as a means of
transportation,'' said tho lieutenant, -"for
after. a soldier mounted awheel has
reached his destination he wants to dis
card his wheel and fight as a plain ev
eryday infantry soldier. From extensive
experiments and a large amount of
reading on the subject I do not think it
- possible for one officer to be able to
command more than 100 cyclists ; conse
quently the fighting unit of a bicycle
corps should consist of 100 men.-
"Military cyclists, intended . to be
used as independent combatants, should
be well disciplined men, excellent shots
aud soldiers of fine physique. Thcro is
no better "way. - of harassing an enemy
than by throwing confusion into his
ranks and demoralizing ' him by con
stantly surprising him, causing him to
deploy for action without giving him
action.
"In view of tho fact that a bicycle
corps would always consist of a limited
. number of men and that it would gener
ally attack superior numbers, tho lead
ing feature of its fighting tactics would
be never to get seriously engaged. Con
sequently the fighting tactics of such a
corps would be to appear unexpectedly
in the rear or on either flank of the ene
my, and, firing several volleys at tho ad
versary,'. retire before getting into a se
rious fight.
"The cycling corps of tho Twenty r
fifth infantry ' traversed stretches of
country which were impassablo to cav
alrymen. Wo rode over the bowlders,
rocks and rough land of the mountains!,
making threo or four times cavalry
speed. ,: " '.-..,. :
" The long range effectiveness of mod-,
' era rifles gives the military oyclista
abundant opportunity for 'harassing tho
enemy. Suppose a column of - the ene1
ray's infantry is marching over a road
which- runs parallel to a ridge say
from 1, 500 to 2,000 yards distant
with fields, shrubbery, etc., between.
The military cycling corps of 100 sharp
shooters armed , with modern rifles
wheels to this ridge, dismounts and lays
the wheels on, the ground: The men be
gin plumping bullets into the marching
soldiers, who at once deploy and ad
vance toward the firing party. Now the
cyclists can continue shooting until the
enemy is within ,1,000 or 700 yards.
Then they mount their wheels, and
long before the advancing soldiers have
reached tho place are several miles
away. Then the cyclists make a detour
and,' selecting another advantageous po
sition, pursue the samo tactics, keeping
this up, worrying and harassing the en
emy constantly, delaying its march and
doing effective; work.
"Cycling corps would be used with
infantry or cavalry principally as ad
vance and rear truards. Because of tho
advantages a cycle corps has over infan
try aiid cavalry by reason of its celerity
.and resisting power, the best way to
meet the enemy's bicycle corps is with
another bicycle corps. It's a case of
fighting the devil witli fire. Conse
quently if by reason of -muddy roads, the
topography and character of the coun
try or for other reasons we could not
use our bicycles the enemy could not
use theirs. Hence the necessity of our
having a bicyclo corps at that time will
exist in a much less degree. ,
"The whole thing can be covered in
this general statement: If for any rea
son a soldier cannot uso his bicycle, he
does what the ordinary infantryman
does he walks. At the same time ho
has the advantage that his rifle and
equipment are on his bicycle, which he
pushes as he walks, and it is much easi
er carrying his impedimenta that way
than on his body. So even at the worst
he is better off than the ordinary infan
tryniiui." Malcolm McDowell in Chi
cago ilei-ord.
. , Portugal 'Alarmed.
The very serious events that we are
witnessing may bring about varied com
plications of extreme gravity, which for
more than one reason may touch us di
rectly. It can only be by a miracle that
V"o can escape safe and whole from a
state of disturbance as deep as that now
existing. Now, as we cannot count on
curacies to make up for imprudence it
is indispensable that wo should prepare
against a danger which, though not yet
vvell defined, does not the less exist and
is not tho less menacing. Lisbon Novi-
Rongh on the Fisti. ;'
The safest mace, after all, during this
hloody war is on a Yankee battleship or
protected cruiser. The Spanish gunners,
however, rnukp it particularly hot for
the poor fishes in the wide, wide soa.
Nebraska yta to Journal.
Count the Irish names in the lists of
the volunteers published in the newspa
pers. Tho Irishman comes .to the front
quickly, whenever tho country calls. He
is a born patriot and brave fighter every
time. Martha's Vineyard Herald. .
OASTOHIA.
Beari the Kind Yqji Have Always Bought
Signature , . V
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SPANISH CONFIDENCE.
Eagerly Waiting: In Cuba la Show Our
Itf'Rulars How to Fight. :
The steamship Uto of the Munson lino
arrived at Now York the other night
from Sagna'la Crando and anchored in
the upper bay. The. Uto went to-agua
oy special permit-Mou cf the United
States 'government andrwith the consent
of the Spanish captain general of Cuba.
On her way f rom Key West to Sagua.
the U to . us stopped by two of tho
American cruisers doing blockade duty
along the north coast of the island, but
was allowed to proceed on ber journey
as soon as . her commander, Captain'
Bryde. oxhibi led her permit. ,
Speaking of the situation in Cuba,
one of the Cuban passengers said:
"The Spaniards are calmly waiting
for the Unit dJStates soldiers to invade
Cuba. The delay in moving the army is
construed by them us a sign of the im
potency of the United States to deal
With a country which, like Snnin h.W
an army all ready, for action. Very few
of the Spaniards in Cuba arc willing to
admit. that t pain is going to ie defeat
ed. They believe that Havana, with her
formidable fortifications, defended by
more than o0. t00 regulars and an equal
number of volunteer, is perfectly im
pregnable, and they arc, in consequence,
anxious to give the Americans a prac
tical lesson. The food problem does not
seem to worry the Spanish very. much.
They claim that they have at their dis
posal a large number of oxen from the
plantations and expect that there will
soon bo f abendant crops of maize and
sweet potatoes with which the army, as
well as tho civilians, will be able to
keep up ns long as the blockade
tinues." Exchange.
con-
AIM AT THEIR FEET.
The New Tactics Required In Firing the
- Krag-Jorgensen Gnn.
"The Krag-Jorgensen has many sur
prises" in store for the man familiar-'
with other military arms on tho target
range," explained an officer who had
won his medal for good scores. "The,
bullet, after it leaves the gun, begins to
ascend, aiid at tho termination of its
greatest velocity may be several feet
higher than it was at the point of -discharge.
Hence the soldier facing an ene
my distant at 500 yards would have toi
aim at about where his antagonist's
feet touch the ground to hit him.
"The ball, too, having gone its limit,j
docs not fall to the ground in the curve
of the old time bullet, but drops abrupt-,
ly. The new tactics require either the:
kneeling or lying down attitudo in fhS
ing, but. principally prone On the stom-
ach will be the positions of jthe contend
ing forces. It is an open question wheth
er the fatalities will be greater, not-
withstanding the penetrating force of
the -Krag-Jorpjeiieen gun, than; they
were at the time of the earlier date
rifle." New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Colored Volunteers. ;''
' So far as-tho enrollment of colored
volunteers is concerned, there has been
hesitation on the part' of the governors
of most cf the states to make use of
them under the first call, but now Gov
ernor Bradley of Kentucky announces
that that state will furnish a colored
regiment of infantry under the second
call. Like announcements , have been
made byithe governors of North Caro
lina aud Missouri, and no doubt similar
Hews will come from other states. It is
quite likely too, that here in Virginia
the services of some colored troops will
bo accepted. Further, the secretary of
war has. issued an order saying that of
the ten regiments of "immunes" an-'
thorized by the special act of congress
five will be white and five colored regi
ments. The colored regiments in the
regular army are also in need of re
cruits. So, no colored in an v ho wishes'
to do a .soldier's duty for his country
need be alarmed about not haying an
opportunity afforded him to do so.
Richmoud Dispatch,,
Oy NEED Hood's Sursaparilla
if your blood is impure, your appe
tite gone, your heaitli impaired. Noth
ing builds up health like HOOD'S'
THE CITY OF CARDENAS.
Located at the Eastern Extremity of the.
Blockaded Coast."
Cardenas is a city of about 25,000
population and is about 100 miles east
of Havana and 50 miles fast of Matan
zas. It marks' the eastern limit of the
blockade of . the Cuban ports. The bay
of Cardenas is one of the largest inlets
on tho northern coast of Cuba, but the'
entrance to the bay is narrow and dan-,
gerous for vessels of deep draft.
It requires a skillful navigator , to
take a vessel into the bay because of
the numerous keys and coral reefs that
abound off the coast there. The entrance
to the harbor is fortified too. It was at
this town that General Narcisco Lopez
landed with his expedition in 1849.'
' New York Times. j
American Uvea and Spanish Blood.
Better the destruction of every coast
city in Cuba than the loss of another
American sailor. This is no time ior
puerile sentimentalism. . If there must
bo victims, let them bo Spanish vic
tims. The tragedy of tho Winslow has
its lesson. It is a crime if that lesson be
losC Cin(;innati Commercial Tiibuna
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Need of Kound the Corner Eyes.
The United States made a mistake
when it refused to accept cross eyed re
cruits for the navy; One of those fellows
could just about hit that Spanish fleet
low. Denver Times. ,
iiflir in Six Hour. '
Distressing Kidney and -Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by "New
Gkkat South American Kidney
Chrk." It is a great surprise on ac
count of its exceeding pr mptness in
relieving- nain in bladder, kidnt-y and
back, in male or female. Relieves re
tention of water almost immediately.
If you want quick relief and cure this
is the remedy. ,
r Sold by E. F. Nadal, Druggist, Wil
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INVASION OF CUBA.
ADVANTAGES OF BAHIA
M ARIEL AS LANDING
HONDA AND
PLACES.
The Fnr:ner I'oiei Sj.LI to lie Largn r.nrt
leej EnonTi t S Mcamitftxtete Oar V;
sels LctiH Danger if Yclla.y Fever Vhctc.
- " he Kos!s to Havana Are. Excellent.
Matanzas, according to a gentlcuir.nl
well aqquained with thr typography of j
Cuba, is not a good place for the Amiir-jl
lean army to take as a base of supplies
for military operations against Havana, f
In rthe first plac, Matanzas city is a
focus of yellow fever, worse even than
Havana itself. Next, the roads between !
Matanzas and Havana aro in a very bad
condition, and heavy artillery could not
be safely moved over ; them, especially
during the rainy season. Though a rail
road exists between Matanzas and Ha- i
vana, it could not be used easily for tho
transportation of the invading army.1.
The line is controllod by the Spaniards,
and they have at "present, strong military ;
stations at Aguacate and Jaruco, in Ha
vana province. "Their first step would;
be to destroy th track should airat
ternpt be made by the Americans to
reach Havana by train.
-But Matanzaa would servo as a giod!
base of operations for the Cuban army
The Cubans can march on horseback j
from Matanzas to Havana, because fiiey:
will not have to carry-the heavy im-i
pedimenta of supply wagons, artillery j
and hospital service necessary to a reg
ular army of invasion. Late in 1895,
Gomez and Maceo crossed from Matan
zas to Havana in this fashion after rout
ing Martinez Campos at tho. battlo of;
Colisso. Now Calixto Gkrcia and Go-j
mez, if well armed, could do the same,!
first taking Matanzas with the help of;
the American navy. . f
The best landing places in Cuba fori
the American army if an attack on Ha-;
vana is intended are Bahia Honda and,
Marial, on the western hall of the is-j
land, on the northern coast of Pinar del"
Rio province. Bahia Honda,
which
means "deep bay," has capacity enough:
and the" necessary depth for anchorage;
to accommodate the American warships
and the big American transports. ; Bo4
sides, the danger of yellow fever is less
there because of the absence of the" filth
that characterizes large Spanish towns
in Cuba. Another consideration is that
the roads from Mariel or Bahia Honda
to Guanajay- are excellent, and that
from Guana jay to Havana the highway
is one of the best in its class ever known
to Cuba. Mariel is even better than Baj
hia Honda because it is nearer Guana jay
and outside of the long chain of moun
tains called Sierra de los Organos. -
There can be no doubt that the Span
iards, knowing tho advantages of Mari-
i- owl x2ato. iivmda &s landing places
for the American army, have mined
both ports and built fortifications along
the highway between Guanajay and
Havana. It is known that tho Spaniards
have 12,000 men intrenehed at the Haj
vana end of that road, and that they
keep a largo force also at Guanajay cityi
But in spite of that a landing at Mariel
.would' be better than at Matanzasi
where, besides the resistance of the
Spaniards, the American troops would
encounter many natural obstacles.
Between Mariel and Bahia Honda the
port of Cabanas affords also good facili
ties for 'a landing, but at Cabanas the
depth of water is not much greater than
at Mariel, and it is farther west from
Havana. Mariel has been a quarantine
station of the Spanish, and their big
transatlantic steamers have anchored
there.
When the American army invades
Cuba, tho Cuban Army of the East,
wnicn is me most uselul part oi the rev
olutionary forces in tho island, will bo
at the west attacking the Spaniards.
Havana, if the blockade is kept up until
then, will bo starving, and but little
resistance could be offered by General
Blanco. According to the latest plan,
at least 50, 000 American troops are to
disembark in Cuba.-JNew York bun,
No Flowers Allowed at a Military Funeral.
"Flowers can play no part in a mili
tary funeral, the rules of army or navy
burials forbidding them, " explained an
army officer to a Star reporter. '" While
I was dowTu at Chickainanga recently it
was rumored that one of the soldiers in
a camp there had died. Indeed it was
so printed in a local paper. The result
was that on the following day a large
quantity of flowers were sent by sympa
thetic ladies and others with a request
that they should be placed on the coffin
of the dead soldier. Now the fact was
that no soldier had died and the officers
had the flowers sent to their quarters.
If there were "a death in the camp, the
flowers could not be used, for they are
not military in any senso. The only
thine allowed on the coHiu of a soldier
t7
or sailor is a flag. That has been decid
ed to bo decoration enough, and among
military men 1 have never heard the
slightest objection to the custom which
has always prevailed." Washington
Star. . :' : - -; -: -
A War Missive.
The following letter explains itself
1
Dear John I suppose that by this time you
have reached vour command. I hated to have
you bo to the. war, dearest, bat you wanted to,
nl so it's nil rii-'ht. Take care of your health,
and be eure and send mo all your- salary aa it
fBUs duo. I will need ic all. Tho Kovernment
will take care of you. No moro at present
from vour lovhlff W1F&
s Atlanta Constitution.
. " . A Popular View. , -
With regard to our occupation of .the
Philippines it does, seem that traditional
policy is knocked sky nign Dy magnin-
op.nt onnortunitv. Philadelphia North
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THE MEDAL CF HONOR.
Ilere Are
Some of the Way 8
In Which
Yon . May Cct It.
Of all decorations in tho gift of the
United States government there . is one.
the very thought cf which rouses a con
suming fire in your heart. Isn't there?
It is tho medul of" honor. These are
some of (be ways in which you may
get it f - ;' . ; '
Carry y vir wounded colonel or cap--tain
or comrade, off the field of battle
vi il i m
TOE MEPAL OF nOSOE. -
under a fierce fire from the enemy. Lift
a shell and destroy the fuse or throw it
into water before ,it explodes amid a
packed mass of gallant soldiers. Get
water for wounded and suffering men
from a well raked by a deadly fire.
Fight off three or more of the enemy
over the body of your wounded officer ;
Prtect him from harm until help comes.
Turn a retreat into a rally and take a
fort with an inferior force after the po
sition has been abandoned. -
Retake a captured flag single handed
against apparently overwhelming numT
hers. ,'
Capture tho general of the opposing
force single handed. . Save by your own
valor the iifo of a general. Spike with
out the support of artillery and under
the eyes of the . enemy a cannon which
they might , turn upon your mates.
Dress a :doKvvateIy. wounded man's
hurts under iire i f battery. Recapture
a flag already tuk.en Ly tho enemy from
your superior ofitcervuud hold it against
overwhelming odd v ntil help arrives.
Defend a hospital when in an isolated
wounded to sheltered positions while
exposed to a raking fire from the en
emy's artillery. If a fort or other posi
tion won from the eneisy is in danger
of recapture, maintain it .single handed.
New York World. ' -.-.."
LOST $400 OF DEWEY'S.
Mr. FisherjTells How He Became Custo
dian of the Admiral's Savings.
Clark Fisher, president of . the New
Jersey Anvil works of Trenton, tells a
story of how he beeameeustodiau of Ad
miral Dewey's savings during the civil
war and was relieved of thorn by guer
rillas while on his way north. . Fisher
was a messmate or Dewey s for nearly
a year when Lie was the.chief executive
officer of the Agawam on tho James
river. That was in 18C3 and 18G4.
Fisher was chief engineer of the Aga'
warn. Tho navy was aiding Grant's op
erations around City Point and Peters
burg. Fisher left tlrejiavy in the latter
part of 1864, and a day or two before
he started for the north Dewey came to
him, and handing him 400 said: .
"Fisher, I wish you would take this
money up north with you and give it to
my father.'. Tell him that I want him
to invest it for me. It has been rattling
around my pockets for a long time and
is doing mo no good. ; It will make a
small nest egg and may come in play
for a rainy day. "
Fisher . took the money, and stowing
it' away in his inside pocket -along with
$150 of his own set out for home. When
the train was in the vicinity of Gun
powder creek, a band of guerrillas un
der command of Hairy Gilmore stopped
it and proceeded, to relieve the men on
board of their money .and valuables.
Fisher happened to be at the end of the
train farthest from the guerrillas, and
when he saw them coming he started
for the door. Juctv as he reached the
platformj a burly fellow caught him by
tho tail of tho coat and attempted to haul
him back, but Fisher quickly unbut
toned, the garment and slipped out of it,
leaving it in the hands of tho guerrilla.
Then he bolted for the woods and made
his escape. It was not until after he
had reached a point beyond tho danger
line that it occurred to him that Dew
ey's $400 as well as his own money had
gone along with nis coat. iNew iorK
Journal. ;
The Kainy Season In Cuba.
The so called rainy season in Cuba is
not as bad as it is generally believed to
ber Besides, the United States soldier
has soil so enough to get in out of the
rain if he is given half a chance. Laiid
him right at Havana instead of in the
backwoods and swanks, and he wij.1
quickly get in under the roots .of the
ci ty, Lqui s v i 1 le Conrier-.i ouruai.
Why all iw yourself io be sh.wly tor
tured at the stake of disease ? Chills
and Fever will undermine, and eventu
ally break down, the strongest consti
tution "FEHRt CURA" (Sweet Chill
Tonic of Iron) is more effective than
Quinine and being combined With Iron
is an excellent Tonic and Nervine Med
icine.1 'It is . pleasant to take. Is sold
under positive guarantee to cure or
money' refunded. - Accept - no substi-
tutes. 1 he "just as good kino non i
effect cures. Sold by B. W. Harrave.
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LIFE AT SAN JUAN.
THE OLDEST CITY IN AMERICA WITH
ONE EXCEPTION.
The Spaniards Called It the Rich Port of
John tlie 'Baptist How the Market
Women Smolco Their - Cigars Manage
ment of a Chorch Fair Lottery.
San Juan del Puerto Rico, whjch was
recently bombarded by Admiral Samp
son's fleet, with the exception of Santo
Domingo, is the oldest city in America.
The pious Spaniards by whom it was
founded called it the "rich port of John
tho Baptist, " and to Cpain it has been a
source of great profit continually for
387 years. Ponce de Leon is the larger
city, having about 85,000 inhabitants
and. lying in the midst of the sugar dis
trict. San Juan has about 25.000 popu-.
lationr and its great advantage . is a
commodious, protected harbor. The city
lies upon an island connected with the
mainland by a bridge and a causeway.
tThe streets are narrow, the houses are
,low, mostly of a single story, and are
built in the old faiildoned Spanish style,
with thick walls around the courtyard.
The fronts are ugly and are painted all
sorts of brilliant colors, pink, blue,
purple and yellow. They wear heavy
shutters in the windows for protection,
but there isn't a pane of glass or a
chimney in the town. Behind the
gloomy walls are glorious . gardens and
patios, with splashiug f ountains shaded
by that most beautiful of all trees, the
royal palm, whose plumes nod in the
breeze like those of a bird of - paradise.
There are a cathedral, a theater, a city
hall, the governor-general's" palace and
several notable churches, and in the
center is a park covering about the same
area as one of our city squares, with
concrete walks lined with seats and
stately palms, but not a spear of turf.
. Around this park tho market women
gather every morning, selling poultry,
eggs, vegetables and flowers, and in the
evening it is filled with the higher class
es of the population, listening to the
music of a military band. The young
women are beautiful, particularly those
of mixed blood, but they conceal their
attractions so far as possible by the ex
cessive use of face powder, which makes
them look as if they had plunged their
heads into a flour barrel.
I observed phenomena at San Juan,
and the same at Ponco .de Leon, for
which I have never been able fo obtain
a satisfactory explanation.. The old ne
gresses who sit around the market place
and the'shady street corners selling dul
ces'from large baskets are habitually
smoking long black cigars, and they put
the lighted end in their mouths. Why
they do so and how they can endure it
are mysteries that could not bo solved,
but it is nevertheless a fact and a cus-
IrjMi ... i .. . t-. ,i TI..
One evening at San Juan we attended
a bazaar, a church fair, in the theater,
which is a large, fine auditorium, equal
in size to anything wre have in Wash
ington, having three galleries, divided
off into boxes and handsomely upholster
ed in red velvet." The chairs in the par
quet had- been taken out and a level
floor had been built upon a plane with
the stage. This was used as a prome
nade and for dancing, while the dow
agers and chaperons .looked on compla
cently from the boxes and fanned them
selves. This stage was -covered with a
display of articles for sale. Everything
you could possibly think of had been
contributed by the merchants of the
place and the friends of the hospital
that was to be" benefited by the proceeds.
There were bedroom sets, rolls of car
pet, kitchen utensils, engravings and
chromes, china, . silverware, pocket
knives, revolvers, jewelry of all kinds,
toilet articles, embroidered slippers and
dressing sacks, suits of clothes, under
clothing hosiery, gloves and bonnets,
an infinite variety of articles which were
arranged with an eye to artistic effect.
.Each article was numbered, but it
was not possible for a person to make a
selection. He was allowed no choice. It
was a lottery. He paid $1 for a ticket
and then waited for the drawings. He
might get a suit of furniture worth
$100 or a paper of pins worth 5 cents,
a box of -cigars or a lace collar, as the
fates might decree. The tickets were
sold by black eyed damsels in pictur
esque cootumes wTho wandered through
the crowd enticing their friends and
acquaintances with various coquettish
motions to patronize them.' The num
bers were printed upon little slips of
paper of different colors, which wero
rolled up like the old fashioned lamp
lighter, mid it was not considered good
form to open them until the drawing
took place, so that the audience', might
share the surprise of the purchaser. The
drawing Was postponed until very late
in the eveniue. because the managers
insisted that all the tickets should , be
sold hrt; and finally those who had
bought one or two were compelled to
purchase more. '
Then a uraceful Spaniard mounted
the platform like an auctioneer and
with 4 few. humoroua introductory
words invited the people to pass up
their tickets. He announced the names
and the numbers, which were, recorded
by a. clerk, and then produced the cor
responding articles on tho stage. : Of
course there was a great deal of fun, as
you may well imagine. Bachelors drew
cradles and articles that pertained only
to the feminine side of life, while sedate
dowagers were presented with rag babies
and other equally inappropriate things.
Each announcement was greeted with a
shout andseyeral times when a: promi
nent or popular citizen drew an eccen
tric prize he would have it put up at
auction and sold to the highest bidder
to add a little more to the charity fund.
At the close of the drawing an orchestra
appeared and the rest of the night was
spent in dancing. William E. Curtis
in Chicago Record.
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IN MANILLA.
When tho Play Pleases, a Whole
: Scene
Will Be Repeated. .'
The people at Manilla have the
fondness of Spanish countries for excit
ing sports. The old theater, which seats
about 1,500 people, is nearly always
filled. It pays the Spanish government
a revenue of about $5, 000 a year. Some
times an - opera or theatrical company
will come there from Paris or Madrid
and play seven nights in the week for
months at a time. Operas with a lot of
buffoonery and a lot of desperate vil
lains are immensely popular in Manilla,
and dramas i:i which there is a vein of
imniorality will draw for weeks.'
While the play proceeds boys go
about tho theater vending cigars an6
sweetmeats. Olteu a cloud of tobacco
"moke' obscures the stago at the close of
an evening. When the play pleases, a
whole scene i will be repeated.. T once
attended aa opening night of r. new
.Spanish drama, and the audience cheer
ed so lustily that tho whole first scene
was repeated twice before the second
canio da. There are some inarvelous in
congruities in tho drama ".there," bnt the
audience enter's so enthusiastically into
the plot that there is no chance for such
trifling c riticism. I saw a play last year
in which a Roman soldier-shot the vil
lain to death in a. room where there
were curtains and glass window' panea
New York Sun."
PLEASE SEND NO MORE R1E.
Colonel Reeve's Novel Request of
. Francisco's Generous People.
San
The attentions cf the San Francisco
people to the Thirteenth Minnesota -reg-
lment have become to overwhelming
that Colonel Reeve has called a hallr and
published the following notice:
To the Generous People' of San Fran
cisco': Whilo I do not wish to appear lack
ing in appreciation for the kindness
which prompts the donation of delica
cies ta the members of this regiment I
I . .a .
wcuici request tnat no moro iruit or
pastry of any kind be brought to us.
We are going on a long and trying jour
ney into a still more trying climate. It
is absolutely necessary for the efficiency
of the men that they remain in perfect
health, and to keep them in such condi
tion will lie impossible if they are al
lowed to indulge their appetites for
goodies. If ycur benevolence must find
expression, I would suggest fresh eggs
or fresh vegetables. St. Paul Pioneer
Press. .
Don't Neglect Yoar "Liver.
..jiver troubles quickly result in seriom
.:iiiplication8, and the man who neglects his
!:vcr has little reparu for health. A bottle
sf Browns' Iron Bittera taken now and then
-. ill keep the liver in perfect order. If tlie
iisease has developed, Browns' Iron Bitters
..'ill cure it permanently. Strencrth aud
PINKERTON IS TO HELP.
W111 Assist the Government Secret Service
' In Running: Down Spanish Spies.
William A. Pinkerton, one of the
principals of Pinkerton's National De
tective agency and a son of the famous
detective and government spy, Allan
Pinkerton, has been recently called into
the government secret service to hunt
for Spanish spies. . .
When he went from "Chicago, Mr.
Pinkerton left word that he would bo
back in two weeks, but his friends say
he expects to be absent much longer
than that, and that the time of his re
turn depends entirely on his success in
running down a coterie of Spanish spies
and plotters who have been hampering
the work of the navy department. Some
of these conspirators are thought to be
in the United States government service
at Washington, and it is supposed Mr.
Pinkerton will devote himself and some
of his trustiest men to unearthing these
traitors. It is exactly the same work
which Allan Pinkerton was given by
President Lincoln at the outbreak of
the rebellion.
No one would talk of Mr. Pinkerton's
whereabouts at the headquarters of the
Pinkerton National Detective agency at
Chicago the vother day further than to
say ho was out of the city. In fact, it
was said Mr. Pinkerton had not made a
' confidant of any one about the agency,
and his subordinates wero as much in
the dark regarding his movements as it
was intended the public should be. At
the same time that Mr. Pinkerton left
Chicago it is said that a number of tho
trustiest detectives Of the agency made
preparations to leave also, and that
they have been dropping Out of the city
in .various directions since their chief's
arrival in Washington, presumably to
work under his direction. Most of ' the
task of ferreting out the Spanish con
spirators will of course be left to these
men. but Mr. Pinkerton will have the
charge of the hunt. Chicago Tribune.
Admiral Dewey's Fate.
In these days, when Admiral Dewey,
by his achievcuicut at Manilla has be
come the " most illustrious of modern
sailors, the village of Melbourne, Que
bec, comes forward to claim some honor
in connectirii with that now famous
name; It is (-aid tliat in 1853 Admiral
Dewey's father was a clerk in one of
'Melbourne's; stores. He worked there
for some time and then moved to Ver
mont. the admiral's native state-
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RED CROSS IN A GREAT WAR.
French Gratitude For Aid Extended T
the Trouble of 1870-71.
According' to Le Figaro of Paris.
the French Red Ctorh twAptv lm w '
cently opened a subscription for th
benefit of the future wounded of the
Spanish-American war and has headed
it with a contribution of 50,000 franca.
"To speak frankly, says the writer
of the article, "wo owe this action to?
foreign nations, for they all showqSn
admirable generosity toward our wound- v
ed during tho warof 1870-71. TbeUnit-
ed States sent us at that time 600.000
francs; Canada, 300,000; Spain, 20,-
000; Italy, 19,000; little Denmark
1 00, 000; the Argentine Republic, 250,-
000; Chile. - 100r000; Peru, 60,000;
Russia, 50,000; in all about 3,000,000
francs. Our Red Cross, having spent
more than 12.500.000 francs for our
wounded during the fatal year, had.
still remaining in its treasury more
than 2,000,000 francs. At present the
society has on hand 8,000,000 franca
It sent to Spain 80,000 francs for the
wounded in the Cailist war, 297,000 in , -the
Turco-Rufsian war, 90,000 for tie. .
wounded in Tunis, 530, 000 for Tonquin,
316,000 for Madagascar in all 3,000,
000 francs sinco the war with Germany.
The president of the society is now Gen
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WRENN AND LARNED ENLIST.
Crack Tennis Players to Join tho
, - velt Roach Riders.
R. D. Wrenn andW. A. Lamed, the.
tennis champions, are, the latest of the
well known athletes of tho country to
go to war; Some time ago Wrenn
thought of enlisting with New York's
crack cavalry regiment, Troop A, but
g. D. WEEKS.
gave it up. Recently an opportunity
came to both Wrenn and Lamed to join
the Roosevelt rough riders and they
quickly accepted the chance.
Lamed is a New Yorker, but Wrenn,
though he has lived in the cast for bot-
hls'falnTTiw
tenuis players are oi trie mghost and
they rank with the best of the English
men. They are also both well up on the
golf links and at hockey. George Wrenn
will, it is ; thought, soon ' follow hia
brother to war. New York Sun. ' ' ;
Sacrificed Two Toes to Enlist.
Dr. J. Randolph Kean, United States
army " surgeon, stationed at Warren, -Mass.;
was caHed to Lynchburg, Va., a
few weeks ago by" tho serious illness of ;
his father. Dr. Keafa was the physician
who examined the members of the First '
Vermont ' regiment, which - - passed :.
through Lynchburg en route south the
other morning. One of the young Ver
mont volunteers, who was thrown out
for the reason that the second toe on
each of his feet lapped over the big toe,
asked if he would be accepted if he haI
the offendipg viaembers removed. On
being told that." he would he lost no
time in having, both of his second toes
amputated. The young man was with
his regiment when it passed1 through"
Lynchburg. Richmond Times. -
' The people want smashing work.
They want aggressive fighting to end
the war. That ib the humane metnod
humane for ourselves, for Spain and for
the starving "Cubans. Let the navy
6trike and continue striking until the
I nemy is crushed. It will be short work. --St.
Louis Post-Dbpatch.
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