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Preparations Are Being Made to
Occupy Cuba.
ONE CAVALRY
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Cavalry,
First and
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The Seventh and Eighth U. S
And the Infantry Will be the
Fifteenth Regulars and Fourth and
Sixth Volunteers. The Army Has Been
Ordered to Huntsville.
Washington, Sept. 27 A partial
gauization of the army of occupation
Cuba was given out in the following
der:
"With the approval of the actiugre
taty of war the following organization
of troops is announced. The division
will be composed of one calvary and two
infantry brigades, temporarily com
manded by the senior officers until a per
manent division commander is assigned
by the president, as follows: The cav:
airy brigade will be the seventh and
eighth United States cavalry, command
ed by Brigadier General Carpenter;
United States volunteers of first infantry
brigade will be the fifteenth United
States and fourth volunteers commanded
by Brigadier General Snyder, of the vol
unteers. "The second infantry brigade will be
composed of first United States, and
sixth volunteers. Brigadier General Wil
son, of the volunteers, commanding.
"Troops affected by this order, other
than the fifteenth infantry and cavalry,
are under orders to proceed to Hunts
ville pud not change stations until furT
ther orders.
"The brigade commanders willacquain t
themselves with condition, equipment
and efficiency of the commands. The
troops will be supplied with suitable
clothing, camp garrison equipment, and
especially with conical tents, board floors,
one to twelve men; stoves, cots, medical
supplies, ambulances, tentage and other
field hospital equipment in complete ac
cordance with existing orders. . One-half
the allowance of wagon transportation
is authorized by general orders No. 54.
"By command of Major General Miles.
"H. C. Corbin, Adjt Gen.",
LIEUT. THEO. ROOSEVELT
Will Probably be the Republican Candi
date for Governor of New York.
Albany, Sept. 27. A poll of the dele
gates before the convention opened this
morning showed for Roosevelt 752 dele
gates, for Black 219. This means that
Roosevelt will be nominated on the first
ballot unless something unforeseen oc
curs. Some of Black's friends say that after
an all night's conference many admirers
are in a mood to have him withdraw and
not to permit his name to go before the
convention.
Ooubt About Roosevelt's Citizenship.
Saratoga, Sept. 27. Elihn Root pre
sented the proof of Roosevelt's citizenship
for five years past to Piatt and party
leaders from all sections who agreed
unanimously to the legal obstacles in
Roosevelt's way. It was decided that if
Black's friend demanded proof or referred
to .the matter Root' should present all
papers to the convention.
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The Chinese Emperor" Changes His Mind.
j Pekin, Sept. 27. Thev emperial edict
issued today practically rescinds the re
cent reformatory edicts.
The orders are so changed that Yen
Hwan, former member of the Chinese for
eign office, and an opponent of Li Hang
Chang will be confined until farther notice.
The edict, however, absolves him from
complicity in the alleged plot . to assas
sinate the emperor.' t
Old papers for sale at this office.
Biting Flog-er Nails.
The chief finger nail chewers of the
world are the French, and it was re
cently stated upon reliable authority
that nearly two-thirds of French school
children are addicted to the habit.
Even for grown people there is hard
ly any habit, aside from the confirmed
abuse of narcotics, more difficult to
overcome than the habit of biting the
finger nails. It requires a strong mental
effort and constant vigilance to do this,
for once a person has beoome thorough
ly addicted to the habit he does it un
consciously, and is only reminded that
he is marring himself when he gets one
of his nails gnawed down to the quick,
All manner of remedies have been ad
vanced for the cure of the finger nal
biting habit, including the placing of
injurious and bitter compositions on the
ends of the fingers, but none of the rem
edies amounts to much.
The only way to stop biting the fin
ger nails is to stop. The Americans are
next to the French in the finger nail
biting habit, probably because the
Americans, as a whole, are an exceed
ingly nervous people. A man who ac
complisbes his determination to knock
off biting his finger nails may, by in
cessant manicuring, get them to look
fairly well within a year or so, but fin
ger nail biting, if long persisted in,
ruins the shape of the ends of the fin
gers, and the nails can never be brought
to look as well as those of the persons
who permit their nails to grow as they
were intended to grow. Washington
Star.
Too Much For Watson.
Only once did Watson, when a captain,
never fail to punish a man for intoxica
tion. This was in the summer of 1893
at Boston, when the San Francisco
took the Massachusetts naval militia on
its first practice cruise. Among the
regular crew was old Alexander Parker,
sailmaker's mate, who was never known
to remain sober when there was liquor
to be had. When the naval militiamen
came on board a
mate, wnile no officer was , near, sang
out in an authoritative tone:
"AH' you men having whisky on
board lay below and turn it in to the
sailmaker's mate for safe keeping."
Many amateur sailors took the bait,
and in a few minutes old Aleck, sit
ting down below decks in his sailroom,
was surprised to have a vast collection
of flasks passed to him. He received all
these as gifts with many thanks. He
was found a day after sound asleep in
his sailroom, literally covered with
empty bottles of every size and shape.
He was finally taken before the captain,
to whom was told the circumstances.
"Parker," 6aid he sternly, "I have no
words with which to discuss your case.
Go forward. " New York Times.
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The Democrats In Covention at
Syracuse.
Till
IfllES ATTEND
Asked For Shirt and Got a Wife.
During the civil war there was a cer
tain young lady in Georgetown who
found it in her power to do a great deal
for the Confederate soldiers confined
in prison at Washington. Young, beau
tiful, cultured, popular, of a wealthy
and prominent family, she was fre
quently allowed admission to the pris
on, whither she always took her maid
with a well stocked ; basket of good
things for the poor boys behind the bars.
One day as she was passing through a
group of men in the common prison she
stopped and said to them:
"If there is anything you would like
to have that lean bring you, won't you
let me know? I shall be very glad."
One man stepped forward promptly.
Bowing most courteously, he said: -
"If you will be so kind, I should like
very much to have a clean shirk"
r He was a young lieutenant from
Louisiana, one of the handsomest and
most elegant men I ever met, and when
that young lady looked up into his
brown eyes she found it in her heart to
give him much more than a clean shirt,
for she married him as soon as the war
was over. Philadelphia Times.
Some "Chicago Platform" Democrats
Start to the Convention, and Expect to
Take Radical Action if the Chicago
Platform 1$ Not Endorsed.
New York, Sept. 27. Fifteen hundred
TainmanyiteM wnt by spwinl tr.iiii 1o
tha Syracuse Democratic state conven
tion. New York, Sept. 27. One hundred and
seventy "Chicago platform" Democrats
started for Syracuse today over the
West Shore. They expect every eouuty
in the state to be represented at tonight's
meeting. They also expect to take radi
cal action if the Chicago platform is not
endorsed.
The Only Time There Wm.
The necessity that theie shall be only
one man who "has the say" in a mili
tary commnnd is thoroughly recognized
in the United States army. A story is
told of General Sbafter which illus
trates the punctilio of the regulars in
this regard.
At a certain fiontier post at which
Shatter, who then held an inferior rank,
was commander many years ago, a dis
cussion arose among several offioers aa
to the exact time of day. A captain,
with his watch in his hand, said:
"It is now exactly 8 o'clock."
"Oh, no!" said a lieutenant "By
my time it's eight minutes past 3."
A third young officer drew his watch
out of his pocket "I know my time is
exactly right," he said, "and my watch
says two minutes past 8. "
At this juncture Major iShafter looked
at his silver watch.
"I don't know what your watches
say," he remarked, "but I wish you to
understand that in this command it is
five minutes past 8."
Then the young officers remembered
that the authority of the commanding
officer extended even to the time of
day. Youth's Companion.
LEI! IN 1 1.
Indiana Bank Robbers Secure $12,
000 and Probably
FATALLYSHOOrTHECASHER
Waiting For the Bosses.
Syracuse, Sept. 27. The attitude of
delegates to the Democratic convention
is the same as yesterday-waiting. No
body pretends to have any notion what's
going to happen in the convention.
Nothing will occur until Croker arrives
late this afternoon. Murphy, Hill and
other v, ell-known leaders are on hand,
but are not announcing plans.
NEWS FROM DEWEY.
A rueful Coffin.
He Seizes an American Vessel, Manned
by Filipinos, and In the Service of
Aqulnaldo. ;
Washington, Sept. 27. 'Fe navy de-
witty" DoalSwafffTfJ5aftment received a cable irom drntral
Devey that an American vessel, manned
by Filipinos, and said to be in the service
of Aguinaldo. had been seized. McKinley
aud Long conferred over the matter and
notified Dewey of their approval of his
course. ,
Twenty-Six New Cases of Yellow Fever
in Louisiana.
Washington, Sept. 27. Surgeon Gen.
Wyraan has received the following from
the State Board of Health, New Orleans,
'26 cases of a mild type of yellow fever
at Wilson, La. The town and parish
are quarantined. The source of infection
is untraceable."
, It may not be generally known that
ihe Dutch Boers at the Cape, especially
those living in remote districts where
material is expensive and labor difficult
to obtain, frequently purchase at least
one coffin beforehand which is placed in
a conspicuous position in the "voor
kamer" or principal sitting room and
utilized as an article of furniture, for
ornament or as a receptacle for clothing
and other oddments.
One farmer well known to the writer
possesses a beautifully finished article
of this sort which he purchased about
80 years ago. During that period he has
buried three wives each of whom had
to be content with coffins of the com
monest material and roughest work
manship while his own awaiting its
possessor ttautfB'la-nlr its luster of pol
ished teak and silver mountings.
For the present the old gentleman
uses it as a couch for his midday nap in
order, as he sometimes remarks with
grave humor, that he may get accustom
ed to it. Cape Times.
MaJ.
Well loetl.
He Phrenologists locate benevolence
exactly at the top of the head.
She Yes, as far from the
book as possible. Up to Date.
pocket
Wont Suffering: of AIL
Johnny What's a hypochondriac?
PapaHe's a man who suffers ter
ribly from things that don't ail him.
San Francisco Examiner.
Money, of Fifth Miss., Sick With
Malarial Fever.
New York, Sept. 27. Maj. Money, of
the fifth Mississippi volunteers, and son
of Senator Money, was brought from
Wikoff sick with malarial fever and taken
to the Roosevelt hospital.
The Admiral Sampson Launched.
Philadelphia, Sept. 27. The steam
ship, Admiral Sampson, for the American
Mail Steamship company, was launched
by the Cramps today. Miss Nannie
Sampson, daughter of the admiral,
christened the ship.
Lee Will Consult the President About Oc
cupation of Cuba.
Washington, Sept. 27. Gen.Leeleaves
camp Cuba Libre today for Washington
to consult with the president on the oc
cupation of Cuba. He is on leave of ab
sence. . ' ' .
, Buck-Bread Won, Sloans Up.
London, Sept. 27. The race for the
visitor's p!ate on the first of October,
meeting at New Market, was today won
by Buck-Bread, Tod Sloane up.
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Gloucester Arrives at New York.
New York, Sept. 27. The auxiliary
cruiser Gloucester, commander nain-
wright, arrived from the New Englaud
coast this-morning.
Cavalry at Wikoff Start For Fort Grant,
Arizona.
Wikoff, Sept. 27. The ninth cavalry,
colored, left today for Fort Grant, Ariz.,
and the first cavalry goes tomorrow. .
In For It.
"How do you do, Miss Leslie? So
awfully glad to see you again. So very
6orry you weren't at Lady Brown's
dance last night. There positively was
not one pretty girl in the room. "
"I am not Miss Leslie, but I was at
Lady Brown's dance last night." Lon
don Punch.
There is a flywheel in Germany made
of steel wire. The wheel is 20 feet in
diameter, and 250 miles of wire was
used in its construction.
The Farmers' Bank, of Flora, Ind., Was
Robbed This Morning. The Thieves
Escape, and Bloodhounds Are On Their
Track.
Flora, Ind., Sept. 27. Robbers blew
open the safe of the Farmern' Bank this
morning, and escaped with $ 12,000.
Cashier William Lenou was probably
fatally shot. Bloodhounds are on the
track of the robbers.
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Powers Will Blockade Crete.
Vienna, Sept. 27. The Powers will
blockade Crete if the sultau of Turkey re
plies unfavorably to their demand.
Sir Arthur Bower Forwood Dead.
London, Sept. 27. Sir Arthur Mower
Forwood, a well known ship owner, is
dead.
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