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VOLUME XXVIII. WILSON, N.-CU SEPTEMBER 1, 1898. NUMBER 35. STORY OF A COMMISSARY Our Hoys and the. Country Owe Much to Colonel Weston. ' HE DID. HOT FIGHT. Wliil.; I Charge of the Army Rations at Siboney He Tailed Off Hiit Coat and Woikcd Like a YtusU Mule Why His Superiors Like Him and General Shaftez Advises His Promotion He Kept Open House arid, Helped Strangers Equally WitU Friends Noble Work of His l)e- . . x i.' I . T. II. In recommending Colonel John F. Weston, chief commissary of the Fifth ;,;';:iv corps,- for promotion General Siiiif'cr used the following language:. "To: him perhaps I am more indebted tiijm to any other, officer for the success- 1 nl .issue or our operations m Cuba. Oftvn when it seemed impossible tc 'overcome ' the difficulties in the "Way oi flinging forward supplies his iudomita- 1 Ic energy and good judgment have! tri umphed over all obstacles." This is said to be the strongest iu dorsenient which General Shafter has f.-iven of the work of any officer whom ln recommends fop promotion. But for tlie difficulties with which he had bo i 'iiiteinl the army would never have hoard of the part indefatigable, hard Working, plain t John Weston played in the campaign which ended in the sur render of Santiago.- Tho older officers knew him well. A mere boy, 1G years of age, he enlisted in the Fourth Ken tucky volunteer Federal cavalry in 1801, serving to the end of the war. He was a major at .19, and during three mouths i.;f .Thomas' "campaign against Hood 'he i'-o!u'nianded the .regiment. t A month after his discharge in 1&G5 ,he wtfnt back to school, butveutually returned the Seventh cavalry; He distinguished himself with Custer in his Indian cam paigns and 13 regarded as too nervy a 'lighter to be a commissary. -Bat ho is just as 'good a commissary, and the proof of it is not only General Shaffer's praise of. him, but the fact that Miles wants him in Porto; Rico. AVesteu 13 a success as a commissary because' he tabes off his coat and works, unmindful of appearances, makes others work, works all tho harder when his , tools aro pdor, and is not afraid to as sume responsibility. Shatter lines a man who does things and never asks how ho has done them. He likes Wes ton because without him the Santiago campaign might have been a failure, This, f hfTfiforfl. is t.hfi stnrv oi a com missary who. counted for something. When the fleet arrived at Baiquiri on June 21, Weston was ordered to put 200,000 rations ashore. The next day the bane was changed to Si bouey, and he had to feed the army from that point. Siboney seemed to he an impas eible place for the landing of supplies. The cove was smaller than that at Baiquiri, and the surf, therefore, Jieav ier ; there was no pier at Siboney and jagged rocks showed near tho surface of me water at low tide. The loaded transports came up and cast anchor offshore. As soon as the troops could be disembarked by boat and many a soldier had to jump into the surf Colonel Weston began to get tho hard tack, sow belly, beef and coffee off with tho aid of the indispensable Laura. It was a tiresome and exasperating busi ness, the lighter tossing at the side of the big steamship and threatening to part her cable. Progress was. too slow to suit the impetuous spirit oi- Weston . and ho fumed over stria , lack of a pier. Jhit ho mado the best of things, and day and night .pushed tho work, goipg about in a disreputable pair of white trousers and a flannel shirt. He let his buardj grow because he didn't have time to shave; sometimes he forgot to wash' his face. He ato his meals in a most irregular fashion for a- man of 52, and he slept anywhere, some time between midnight and daybreak, now on the deck of the lighter and now on a sack in a corner of the, old sawmill, where he hid taken a bench for au office desk 'At -.Siboney every pound of rations was carried through the surf ' on the lacks of naked men. It was no place tor a man with a rag on him. The Lau- 'would' 'come tetering in, her boxes would be transferred to the boats in a i:n . ..... uiiiowy sea, the boats would pe pmiea into shallow water, and the carriers would present their backs for the load. - Ou dry land the mule would take the place of tho man. Wagons were often . lined, but tho pack mule always. Sol- uiers vero tried at the work of unload ing the boats, but were not fitted for Sixty stevedores," most of whom . were from New York, bore the brunt of u. unci thev wilt tell vou it was tne hwdest vv-ork" they ever did in their oves. ; - x -, - At one timo Colonel Weston cot 100,' ' 00(1. rations ahead of the game that is to s iy, hr pilod up- so many rations in excess of the demand at the front but one day it began to blow, the surf ran niKh, and ho had to stop operations for' inree days. Then his pile melted away w 10.000 rations.' What vlould have n:I).n ued if the blow had been a' big - fte.r;.. -' 0:i On; hist day of . Juno he unloaded Bumrj otiicers' stores, including jellies, jcacifs which are putfon sale. But this '.its never sold.- On the evening ot juij' 1 tho wounded began to como in irojn , the battlefield ' betoro Santiago, ar'(l o:r ,7Qiy 2 there wa.ia heartrending l'Ci-.siGn of them. Dr. Lagarde's tents Wt'r v sunn full "to ovet flowing, and he Jn(l his surgeons and helpers were kept "isy tor 72 hours amnutatiusr limbs. nrcSsiiiEf wnnni-la onVl lionrliiiif nn onr-tn the last words of the dying; The officers responsibility attached to tne act. Early in Jnly the report ot about that there was yellow fever at Siboney. At first scant attention was paid to it, but when Dr. Guiteras diagnosed some of the cases as yellow fever and a hos pital tent was put up in the hills back of the town thero was something . like a panic, "and many of those who could get away were suddenly seized with nostalgia. ; Pass-ago on outgoing trans-" ports was in great demand. There were departures without the saying of fare-. wells, lu lact, there were disappear auces. Some who were not afraid ; of bullets I lanched bef-.re yellow jack and decamped. The epidemic spread, and the ill smellfng. moldy and pictur esquely dirty houses in Siboney were burned. It became a tent citv. nf which the dwellers were the wounded in the hospital, a - few newspaper men who stuck it cut; a battalion of engineers, and Ccloucl Weston and his commissary torce. lho colonel kept on working down at the water ' front and nb at the pawmill as if Siboney were one of the most delectable places on earth and life were just what von cared to have it. His oyes grew red from want of sleep, his white beard longer, and his clothes more shabby. Men would have perished in the trenches beforo Santiago they were sick and spent already if the commissary department had not kept wbrkingaway at rush orders. Tho remarkable thing was ' that this man. past middle age, who toiled as hard as any pack mule in the army, always had a joke to crack and helped a stranger equally with his friends.' He kept open . ..... - i nouse, and many a man who had never seen him before and had cone to him to tell a tale of woe was sitting at Colo nel Weston's mess table beforo he knew it and eating of the best ho had. Some times a- stranger wanted to pay for a meal, and then tho colonel's face was a study. The man didrfU pay for the meal. - By July 12 Colonel Burr's engineers had built a rude wharf, which facilitat ed the landing of stores not a little. About this time General Miles sent for .Weston to come aboard one of the trans ports to hajve a talk with him. When he presented himseij, the commissary colonel looked more like a tramp than an army officer, so black was the, seat of his linen trousers, from sitting on sacks and boxes and so frayed at the bottorn. He wore no cravat, and his beard was ragged. A volunteer aid would have turned up his nose at the shabby figure, but Miles knew him for his true value. I Weston wears a uniform only on state occasions. : When Santiago, surrendered, the oom missary colonel got a wnari, and. ne was in his glory. He moved up with a sigh of relief, and thereafter his night's rest was something more than a oat nap. But after a month's work such as would have crippled most- youngsters he ,was ,as sound as a nut and as cheery as a cricket. New York Sun A hacking cough keeps the bronchial tubes in. a state of. constant irritation, which, if not speedily removed, may lead to chronic bronchitis." No promp ter remedy can be' found than Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Its effect is immedi ate and the result permanent. '. UNE FEATURE OF WAR. Intense Feeling; of Unrest Among Officers ' and Men at Camp Alger. . "One of the most unpleasant features of the -war, " said Mr. O. M. Muneon pf Tennessee recently at Washington," is the detention at home of the gallant "young, fellows who have enlisted in their country's cause. I was out at Camp Alger the .other day, and I found an intense feeling of unrest among oni cers and men. They are nearly crazy to get to the front, and I was asked a hundred times if I could "give them any idea of when. they might expect orders to proceed to Cuba or Porto Rico. Any number of these young fellows have left good homes and good business situa tions in order to follow the flag, but it goes hard with them to: be kept so long en Virginia soil when their comrades . are in the enemy's country winning laurels for heroic deeds. One bright young fellow from my own state said: " 4I went into tho army to fight, not to be fed by the government, nor for tho pittance of $13 a mouth, which isn't ono-third of what I was getting at home. I am sick and tired of tho monot ony of this life. Twenty years from now if a child of mine, knowing that I had been in the war against Spain, were to ask me what battle I fought in I'm afraid I'd have to make the humiliat ing confession that I wasn't in any bat tle. At least that is the way it looks now." It doesn't sound soldierly to com plain, and I try to be patient, but the existence I'm leading now is absolutely miserable. There are plenty who feel just as I do. They would start tomor row to the uttermost, ends of the earth to fight for "Uncle Sam, but they feel that if thev are cooped -tip here much longer they will uot be worth the pow dfr an d lead it would take to kill them,' "-Washington Post. Not a War of Conquest. Wo nm tnlrinj? Porto Rico, first, bo- eause we believe that Spain ought to be driven absolutely out of the western k.TTiicThorv nd pcondlv. bccaupe we must have some kind of an indemnity from tho defeated country, fc'he cannot nnv ns in cash. Her treasury is bankrupt and thousands of her people are on the veree of starvation.- Providence Jour ual. :''-;.v'- '--.' VVhv allow vDiir.-elf to be sl-.wlv tor- tilled at trie--stake t)I enseast cuius Wild Ke er uillTiindcrni'ne, and eventu ally hrt-ak dnwiv-lhelStrongesi consli- Tution "FKnUl CUKA' (Sweet Chill Trm W- of -! miiKis more t-fltrtlve. than 'n.itnim'i'nnd' Ri'inr combinel -with' Iron OUR CAPTURED TSLES GOVERNOR ' ADAMS BELIEVES IN RE- TAINiNG ALL OF THEM. tfnder Cnited - Staten Rale Cuba Would Become a Paradise, Up Says'- Admiral - Dewey's Victory Has Tied Us to the Phil ippines by Bond We Cannot Break. I have always believed that Cuba' should be under the stars -and stripes. Today I ; believe that duty and destiny demand that the United States retain control of every island , captured from Spain in the West Indies or in the Pa cific,- said Governor Alva Adams of Colorado recently. How can we better meet the demands of humanity than to place our flag over lands that have been riven with revolution or debased by tyr anny and misrule? Congress declared that we sought not Cuba, but its inde pendence and freedom. How can Cuba be more free or independent than as a territory of the United States? The fourth senate resolution, as were all declarations," . was rendered null and void by the action of Spain in sending the American minister from Madrid be fore receiving the ultimatum from the United States. Are the natives of Cuba prepared for independence? Are they qualified to maintain a free state worthy of the sacrifices we are making in their behalf? If the history of simi lar people be a guide,; it would not be ten years before an "independent Cuban republic would involve us in controver- sy and perhaps war with some first class power. For 100 years it has been a menace to our peace, a fountain of" contagion. Under our rule it would be come a paradise, an ideal land of beauty and liberty, in strange contrast to its four centuries of blood ' and bondage. The Nicaragua canal is tho key to the commercial destiny of America, whose theater will be the Pacific. Cuba is the commanding gateway to Nicaragua. Thus the possession of - Cuba becomes a question not only of hunianity and lib erty, but of peace, protection and com mercial dominion. - The victory of Admiral Dewey has tied us to the Philippines by bonds we cannot break. We cannot pass title to any great power without danger to our relations with other governments.. To give them back - to Spain would be a travesty on our humanity it would be to put fangs .back into a serpent we have made harmless.- We must keep them. Civilization demands it ; human ity demands it. . True, there may be some risk. Without danger there can be little glory. We boast of the great ness of our country.- Dare we stand be hind the ramparts of cowardice when our strong arm can lift up millions and at the same time add glory and gran&eur to our flag? The responsibility of the individual is measured by his ability and opportunities. This is no less true of nations. The war with Spain makes the Unit ed States a world power, she is no longer a self centered provincial coun try, but an imperial nation. The thrill of empire of a great moral purpose may soon impel our nation to a career more noble than has ever before direct ed the destinies of a people. . For us to pull down the flag when once planted by pur ships and soldiers would be a surrender. To permit the Spanish nag to go up again where the stars and stripes have floated, would be to dis honor the sailors and soldiers who risked their lives to pull down the yellow em blemof brutality and oppression. When the American flag once floats over Span ish territory, it should float forever. Our flag will do for. the Philippines and Indies what it has done for Califor nia, Texas for every Spanish posses siou that has come to us. "Against these new extensions of territory there come the same protests 'that met. Jefferson when he purchased Louisiana in 1808, against the admission of Texas, against all Mexican cessions and against Call fornia and Oregon's admission as states, against Alaska in 1867, and yet today the American people look npon these additions as - the proudest triumphs of statesmanship. Our factories and farms demand wid er markets. Every laborer, every pro ducer, will gain by the hew fields that the Pacific will - open to our commerce, Give us control of the Philippines and a. new merchant navy will be born, and we will see American products in Amer ican ships carried Under the American flag to every foreign shore. Do we real ize the possibilities of the Pacific? Half of the population of the globe looks out upon its waters. In 1852 Seward said of the Pacific, "Henceforth European commerce, politics, thought, activity, will relatively sink in importance, while the Pacific ocean, its shores, its islands and the vast region beyond will become the chief theater of events in the world s great nerearter.-" xnis prophecy is about to burst into flower. American ideas, American civilization. can bring into life the unmeasured pos sibilities that have been dormant under the vampire rule of Spain. A recipro cal commerce can be developed that will carry happiness to every Pacific shore and increasing power and greatness to the American flag. " There was .never a moral call more imperative, never a mission more holy. than to give American liberty, prosper ity audi a pure Christian faith to the millions whose lives have' so long been darkened by Spanish iniquity and op pression. Fate has made the United States tho agent of retribution. It is the command of destiny and -must be obeyed. Chicago Record. . . The only thing that bpam nas se cured from the war thus rar is a com plete verification of the accuracy xrf General Sherman's defihitibu'of war. Chicago Tunes-Herald." ' . v-; :yt, To m n'k e y o '. : r ! ) u si n e s s pa y , rcfd dewey and aguinaldo. Captain Hodgsdon, Who Was In the May 1 Fight, Says Friendly Relations Exist, . Captain Daniel ,'B. Hodgsdon, who hid command of the McCulloch during the fight in Manila bay and who took General Aguinaldo and his money from Hongkong to Manila and is closely ac quainted with -the surroundings, said recently that he did not believe there had been any falling out between Ad miral Dewey and Aguinaldo. . . "I know," be said, : "that when Aguinaldo's boats move about the har bor and bay either - at night or in the daytime- they first go to the flagship and report to the admiral. I suppose he has proclaimed himself as dictator or something pf that kind, for they wor ship him as 6 god, and I know that his- boats sport his flag. ' That is a Spanish sort of combination. He has captured a number of small pbpellersand when they set put they first go to the flagship. "The admiral, did not" furnish any' arms to the insurgents, but they bought 8, 000 from a Pbiladel phia man and have captured about 4,000 since then. When some of Aguinaldo's men captur ed a herd of cattle, they turned them over to him, and be sent them to Ad miral Dewey, and all the fleet got fresh meat for : one day. " The men sleep in their clothes at their guns every night, and the boats take' turns in patrolling the bay. There was. hp comment among the men about the presence of. the Ger man ships in the bay, and I do not take any stock in "the story that the McCul loch sent a shot across tho bows of any pf their boats. " The cable is buoyed up near the flagship . and could be used at any time. I picked it up myself at one time, but it is not being used. . When I left the bay; tho admiral could have taken the town with the men he had in 15 minutes, and Aguinaldo was within a mile of it." Captain Hodgsdon," who has been in the revenue service 49 years and was in the war of 1861, s- sure Dewey, and Aguinajdo are working in perfect har mony and Kays that Dewey is really the ruler of Manila harbor at present. He also says that some helpers, shipped at Manila, say the Spanish lost 500 killed in the battle of May l.-Kew York Sun. Those Absent Ones. " The mayors of Ponce, San .lean and other Porto Rjcan cities were detained by pressing Lutjiicss from intending the present convention of American munici palities, but Ibcy will probably be on hand next year. Dlioic Free Press.; : ; 1 .. . - -:''" - . " In Porio llico Goi Bring out- lho keys of the city ." It's better to haye them in reach. ' And aeo that tlus iniij-or 1 toady With a neat eoinplir.umtai y Kerf.h, And give the hrass ImimcL 1; s instruction 'The 8tar fijianglud bcmier" to play. The ruthless invader' m.-on us. , . We've got ,to surroojiur totlay. - ' ' , " ' ' . - " - - Have the ladles get out invitations For teas oud recoptionn galore. We'll arrange tor sunu theater parties. And no 0110 xhnll pay at the door. At every American warrior Who corn99 we will throw a bouquet. ' We'll have "Welcomel' writ hiU on ench doorjst, . For we'7 got to surrender today. - - ' . ' Washinglon Star. Are Yon. Wcalct- ; Weakness manifests itself in f"-? . . ambition and aching bones. 'I; ? .' watery; the tissne3 ere wa?n-jl lciae opened for disear-e. . 1- ' ": ' Iron Ditters taken in time r., 'r i e, .'irenpth, soothe your l. rviri, r.f " . !ofwt rich and red. D' y .: v.'-.-i av.Tixpenfiivfi Rpeciiilf:Tir' ! r T was' Iron Bitters ij e.. 1 i 1. :, .' NIGHTSHIRTS FOR SOLDIERS. The Boys Regard These Presents From Kansas Women as a Rare Joke. There has been" so ranch newspaper joking about the stuff sent to the soldier boys by the good women m Kansas that people are loath to believe all the stories about the sending of nightshirts and napkins and tidies and sheets and things of that sort. In this connection we note a letter from Captain Clark of the Law rence company at., ban n rancisco, in which he acknowledges the receipt of a big box of. nightshirts and pyjamas and other things which he 'designates as light garments. " In conclusion the oaptain says, "I have nailed the box up again, as the clothing, etc, win be greatly appreciated at Manila, but here the weather is so very cold that flannel undershirts, blue flannel shirts and heavy woolen undershirts are hardly warm enough." ' And in this connection, too, we quote the following letter from a long headed lieutenant with the Twentieth Kansas, who bids the Kansas ladies to be of good cheer. "Let the Kansas girls know that their nightshirts and pyjamas are ap preciated even if we cannot wiear them for the purposes for which they were intended. I have a notion that when we get to Manila these garments will come in mighty handy for an every day dress. I have seen some pictures of Manila women who seem to be wearing a Moth er Hubbard somewhat like three I have in my chest, and I reckon Mother Hub bards are just about suited to the Ma nila climate. -Wouldn't the old Twen tieth carry terror to the Spanish if it charged up from Cavite with every mother's son dressed in a flowing night shirt !' Kansas City Journal. At the Front Always. Honor to the navy fighters. Honor to the buys on land, " - Honor to the t-eigeants, majors : - And the lenders in tornn;anil. But in detihng out the htmeis. " . Thee n:v very hml.'le. vu.-ws-r A few should ueutR'AioivetiniKiu ;; The men who g'i tRe nows. - rhilmU-iphiH North American. Permnnentlv rurVd bv 4hc js -ustenv nowns of South American Nervine Tonic lvalidsue-l suOVr tm I. Mijrer. bet ause this irrt-al 'mi-civ, ran ure th'em :1. It is .a cure (W lii" whole ii,-or:d nf stomach; weakness st'ml "indi- irestWm. The cure 4eeins vjth he first Hnup Tho relief-it brings is'marvel- i . ...... .- i , ' ' t BKSANT ON ALLIANCE. ENGLISH NOVELIST'S VIEWS ON THE PROPOSED ANGLO-AMERICAN UNION. Continental ruirers Regard an Anglo-Sax-: on Understanding With Utnjost Dismay, lie Says Believes We Should Think the liest Possible-of Each Other's Motive. Views of. prominent persons on an Anglo-American alliance are of great interest just now. The following ex tract from a letter written by Sir Wal ler Bc-sant, jh'e eminent English novel ist, to a friend in New York is . charac teristic as coming from a man of sound judgment who is deeply" interested in the situation. The letter is dated July 14 &nd 'reads in part as follows : . "I thocld have answered - your letter before, but iuive been prevented by many occupations and engagements. Tho important point in it was that part about an Anglo American understand ing, i. neve was some tear In my own mind whether f be excellent promise and biossom of the last few weeks wouM stand the cold blasts of misrepresenta tion and hostility,' or . the equally seri ous dangers resulting- from English criticisms of .American strategy. The former fear now seems unfounded. "The German:, press has exhausted itself in malignity, but without the least effect. It is, on the other hand, apparent that the continental powers look upon an Anglo-Saxon understand ing with the utmost dismay. Our friend Kaiser Wilhelm is credited with a scheme for joint action of Germany, Russia and France against Great Brit ain. If that scheme is to include the ex pulsion of America from her new pos sessions, it will take a little more time to carry it through. - ' ' ''The other fear is more real. It can not be that war can be conducted with out mistakes. Criticism on strategic mistakes and on disasters is apt to be outspoken and pitiless. Happily so far your people have done splendidly, and we have nothing to do but to admire. "There will always be a certain num ber whose sympathies are given ,to the beaten cause. I inclose a paper for you to understand what I mean. The writer is a well known crank. : Now one kind of crank is . the man who becomes a prophet on the wrong side. This is Cunninghame Graham's form of cranki ness. Observe, however, that this letter is printed with an apology at the end of it. Six month, ago it would have been printed without that apology. ; "The Anglo.-American committee, of which I have the honor of being a mem ber, has been formally . constituted, Whenever we have anything printed to read, I will send it to you. I do not suppose that it will talk much about possible alliances. I think it will aim at the exercise" of a steady, unremitting force or influence in favor of friendli ness. The first result should certainly be a more restrained tone in , the press and an increase of courtesy in speaking of the United States. ' I think that what is wanted first and foremost is that we should try to understand; each other's point of view and should begin at least, as we do in private life, by thinking the best possible of each other as regards motives. "The committee has an easy task be lore it, ior; as a tact, tnere is a very small section of English society which regards America with, any hostility. .All of us have friends whom we respect . to use no stronger term ; most of us have relations and connections in the States. Some there are a decaying body, a remnant to whom everything that springs from or has to do with a democracy is natetui. To ' give names would be unfair. It is enough to state that this class i3 very small ; that it loathes an English radical more than au American. "I inclose a second communication from the crank to The St. James Gazette, also a letter from Michael Davitt, who cannot contain his rage and disappoint ment at the altered relations between the two countries. His one burden is that America is not Anglo-Saxon. Of course, he ignores tho enormous propor tion of foreign elements in Great Brit ain, and says nothing about tho identi ty of laws and institutions. "New York Herald. COOKS FOR THE ARMY. The Act of 'Congress Enabling. Their En . listment Is Commended. One of the last acts of congress before adjournment was the- passage of a law authorizing the enlistment of cooks in both tho regular army and the volunteer service. An army of strong men, well cared for, can defeat twice its number of sick, dispirited and ill fed ones. And in all these elements of strength none is-mora important than the food. Just as plenty of food is better than scarr city so well . cooked food is better than that which is , ill prepared, indeed a body of men fed on scauty rations that are served to them m such condition as to be eaten with relish and digested is far better off and can perform more duty than the same nuia ber with more tuan they can eat, but spoiled in cooking. ,In the Crimean .war, boyer, tho fa mous X rencn cook, gainea tne grati tude of the entire allied army by going among the soldiers and ; teaching then how to cook their rations so as to make them palatable and nourishing. His work changed the whole condition of affairs before Sevastopol, and it was the : obihiou of tlio best authorities that he' contributed as much to "the capture of that stronghold as did the generals m command. We have made advances in inany things .since the war in the Cri mea, but none of ' them is likely- to be more beneficial than the introduction of intelligent and skillful cookery into the army.- Poaghkeepsid Kagie. t .. -r, , , episode of the war. win- Self Reliance and Faithfulness of the American Soldier. Lieutenant Colonel Edgar R. Kellogg of; the" Tenth regular , infantry, who commanded his regiment during the terrific fighting at Santiago July 1, in which the Tenth suffered severe loss, relates an incident of the famous battle that is worthy a place in history, Y as illustrating one characteristic of , the American soldier that distinguishes him from the soldier of any other ooun- try. The incident related by the colonel is as follows: . - ' During the hottest of the fight, when Spanish bullets were flying thickest and men were falling, killed or. wounded, a private of the Ninth infantry, who had been accidentally separated from his command and whose name the colonel could hot recall, asked permission of an officer of the Tenth to fight in his com-. pany, saying that . he wanted to do his duty and could not find his own regi ment. Permission was granted him, and all day the soldier did his part to ward winning the battle with as much skill and vigor as though ho belonged to the Tenth. When night came, the private accosted Colonel Kellogg and asked for a certificate showing' thaf he had performed a soldier's duty all through the battle. "For," said he. "my captain might think I had been skulking all day un less I can show that I was lost and that I fought with your regiment. " Colonel Kellogg questioned the man sharply and sent his adjutant to the oaptain under whom the man - said he had fought to see if his story was true. He found that it was true and that the soldier had performed valorous service all day in his strango position. Quickly writing the proper certificate, the colo nel dismissed the man, who started at once to hunt up his own regiment. Late in the evening, as Colonel Kel logg was walking the lines of his regi- Alt -m mens to oneer up nis men and to see that all was well with them, he made a ghastly discovery, stumbling over the dead body of a soldier who had fallen pierced by a Spanish bullet A hasty examination in the fitful moonlight showed that the dead hero was the faithful and conscientious soldier of the Ninth who had fought all day with the Tenth. In his pocket was the certificate so recently given him by Colonel Kel logg. He had gone but a few steps on his journey to hia own regiment when he was struck down by a stray Spanish bullet. Thus is illustrated in the strongest light, as the colonel remarked, the self reliant and independent . char acter of the American soldier. If sep arated from his command, he is not lost and helpless, sitting down to await an order from some officer, but, on the con- . trary, he hunts up another place to fight and gives ar-good eount of himself wherever he may be. Washington Star. Klondike Expenses Are High. At present prices a year's outfit is worth f 1,000 in Dawson City, and the' cost ol packing goods to the Forks, the nearest point to where any great quart tity is required, is 40 cents per pound. In winter provisions are freighted up .the creeks for about one-fourth of this price, however. The Indian district creeks are from four to eight times farther away than the Forks, and the cost of freighting to this locality must thus be correspondingly increased. And it is worth every penny of the sum charged. Again, sluice lumber is worth from $250 to $500 per 1,000 feet, ac cording to the distance it must be pack ed from the mills in Dawson and near by. Wood for Jhawing the earth and for other purposes is likewise scarce in most mining localities, and the minor expenses ox erecting suitable cabins and securing tools bring the total" cost of working claims to a high figure. There is quite a large settlement at the Forks, 40 or more log cabins, two hotels and a brewery having been erect ed. The inspector of mines also has his headquarters here. Yukon log cabins are usually about 16 by 20 feet in size. The walls between the logs are chinked with clay and moss, and the pitch roof is covered with clay to a depth of about six inches. They are comfortable even in the coldest weather. Camp Life In a Nutshell. - J. H. B., a member of the Sixty-fifth regiment at Camp Alger, sends home the- following rather amusing poetical epitome of the experiences of the sol diers: Singing ballads, playing cards, Eating side meat, running guards. Marching, drilling, exercising. Lying ronnd philosophizing. Digging ditches, learning tactics. Standing guard until your hack aches, Doing laundry, picking trauh np, Cleaning camp and dishing hash np, Cooking pork and taking baths. Eating hard tack, cleaning paths. Getting yellow as a tanyard. .'Wondering when we'll meet the Spaniard, Beading papers, reading book)!, Fasting, grumbling, "causing" eooke, Writing letters, cleaning tents up. In our trousers sewing rents up, ; Drilling like old time cadets, Smoking pipes and cigarettes, ; Tolling stories, making wishes, -Splitting wood and washing dishes,. Turning in at sound of "taps," Spouting verse and slioottngjcrapa. Getting up at five o'clock, . Wanting fight and hearing talk, Thinking that we're not in clover. Wondering when the war'll be over. t-rBuffalo Commercial. The Ooa and the Man. A gun Vfith an 'American behind it is a. peacemaker and a mapmajie. Louis Post-Dispatch. ; : Keller In Six Hour.-. . Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by "New Gxeat Socth - American,- Kidx&y Cuke." It is a great surprise ory ac- OUR FOREIGN POLICY SENATOR ELKINS STRONGLY URGES ANNEXATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. they Are Soon to Be Fart or Oar Home Market, He Says Believes America Xs as Able to Snpply Good Government a An, nth, paw.v . . -' Senator Elkins of West Virginia, one of the strongest believers in the annexa tion of the Philippine islands, is in Washington. He went to the city just as soon as he heard of Spain's proposition-for peace, and has been there ever since working in the interest of a strong. and firm foreign policy. There are but few men in publio life who have the confidence of --the president to such an extent as Senator Elkins. With Mr. Mo- Kinleytho West Virginian talked plain ly and urged an open " declaration that . the United States meant to hold the Philippines. Before the war began Senator Elkins . was opposed to hostilities. He thought tho trouble with Spain could be settled by other means. He spoke on' this sub- " ject in - the senate before war was de clared, and announced that if hostilities were to come the United States should take Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip- . pines. This is still his belief. Speaking of this, he said: "As for the Philippines, we should rertftinlv rptni n what. Vina Hcwm fa iron at so much cost There are two reasons why we should keep them. The first is, ' that they are harder to give away than to retain, and the second is that if, Germany and England and the other . . countries want them they are good enough for the United States. . ' The great struggle of the future will be for territory. All the foreign powers want territory in order to ex tend their marketa We want territory for tho same reason. This republic will last 1,000 years, and 100 years from now we would bo willing to nay half a billion dollars for the Philippine islands, . which we can now have for tho asking. " We need these islands in the future as anoutlet for our people, while for' the -present they will become our home mar keta We neeLthem as an incentive for the increase of our shipping and for the building up of our navy, until our flag . is seen once more on all the seas. We need them because they mean so much to the Pacific slope, a section which 1b deserving of as much encouragement and attention as the Atlantic coast' ' "It is idle to ask whether we can as similate or govern the population. Of , course we can. . My ialtn in republican principles is unlimited. I believe that our republic is the greatest government on the face of the earth, and that we can give the Philippines a better ad ministration than any other power. We nave aireauy eoiyeu two race pTUUiuoiB. We have disposed of the Indian, and we are making a good citizen of the ne- -gro. Besides this we have absorbed 18,- 000, 000 foreigners, giving them the ballot and intrusting them with a voice in the management of our affairs. Does any one mean to say that the republic which has done so much for the world 4 civilization and progress as the United - States must halt and hesitate in meet ing the great opportunity which is now before us? If we should fail in our plain duty, we would make a great mistake. "Hawaii, Cubar-Porto Rico and the Philippines these are our four jewels, and we cannot part with one of 'them without suffering incalculable loss. Trade, commerce, shipping, manufac tures in fact, everything that contrib utes to our ' material welfare depend upon our taking advantago of the won derful opportunity which' something more than mere fortune has placed in, our grasp." New York Journal. - 1 Overdone Kindness. Judging from the letters from the - boys there has been a large overproduc tion of nightshirts in all the camps. The dear girls have , been wearing their fingers out making- dainty nighties, which their brothers, and sweethearts are using at Camp Thomas to clean their guns, and the Camp Merritt fel low are saving up for tho Philippines. where nightshirts are regarded as fdi dress. Topeka Capital. t Doctors Can't Cure It! Contagious blood poison is absolutely beyond tho skill of the doctors. They may dose a patient for years on their mercurial and potash remedies, but he will never be rid of the disease ; on tho other hand, his condition will grow steadily worse. S. S. S. is the only cure for this terrible affliction, because it is the only remedy which goes direct to the cause of the disease and forces it from the system. I was afflicted with Blood Poison, and the best doctors did me no good, though I took their treatment faith fully. In fact, I seemed to get worse all the while. I took almost -every so-called blood remedy, but they did not . seem to reach- the dis ease, and had no effect whatever. I was dis heartened, for it seemed that I would never be . cured. At the V a friend I advice of then took S. 8 and began to lm ove.,1 continued the orove medicine, and ft cured me completely, build ing up my health and lncreamng ray appeuie. Althougn mis was ten years yet had a sign of the disease to return. ' W.R. Newmak. . ; Staunton. Va. It is like self-destruction to continue to take potash and mercury; besides totally destroying tne digestion, iney dry up the marrow in the bones, pro ducing a stiffness and swelling of the Joints, causing the hair to -fall out, and completely wreckingthe ?ytem. 1 -efA;-'-, M ff got the del'"''-s -We-i !
The Wilson Advance (Wilson, N.C.)
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