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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
Against the Government.

San Antonio, Tex, May 18.--The trial
of the celebrated cattle seizure case re-
suited in verdict for j. l.. Laughlin,
claimant, against the United States gov
ernment.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
Japan Declines with Thanks.

Japan Declines with Thanks.
Shang Hal, May 18.--It is stated that
China has asked Japan for an extension
of the time in which the former country
is to hand over Formosa to the Japanese,
pending the consideration of further
proposals. japan, IL is added, has de-
clined the proposition.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
Weekly Bank staten ent.

New York, May l8.-The weekly bank
statement is as follows; Reserve, in
crease, $6,57l 800; loans, increase, $6,374,-
500; specie, decrease, $643,900; legal ten
ders, increase, $11, 1,14S,100; deposits, in
crease, $15,945,60O; circulation, increase,
$4,000. The banks hold $37,587,9O0 in
excess of legal requirements.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
THE GREAT PROBLEM.
Coin Harvey Meets Chicago Gold
Rug-Kentucky's First Gun
for silver.

Chicago, May 1S.--The one topic OF
discussion here to-day was the joint de-
bate last night between the two famous
champions of the opposing sides on the
money question, Prof. J. Laurance
Langhlin and William H. Harvey, "Coin.' .
II was not until Harvey had been
speaking fully twenty minutes that the
audience gave any strong manifestation
of approval. The first instance was when
he spoke of "white metal" and "colored
metal" and. claimed that the "white metal
should be restored to parity with the
colored metal without regard to race or
previous condition of servitude." This
produced loud applause and laughter
and broke the ice. But the speaker
reached his highest point, when he indi-
rectly likened Cleveland and Sherman to
donkeys, andProf. Iaughlin inquired of
the chairman whether personalities we're
not barred.
But Mr.. Harvey retorted that his Ian
guage was justified by the relation of the
government to the Rothschilds and the
house roared with applause. From that
time it was apparent that Harvey had
quite number of sympathizers in the
audience.
Prof. Laughlin's address was remark
ably fluent, calm and self possessed. He
picked up and answered the points of
his antagonist with busnessllke rapidity,
while the audience kept up running fire
of laughter. When Chairman Thomas
announced that refreshments would be
served below the audience hastily ad-
journed and no vote was taken on the
resolution debated. Lyman j. Gage
thought the debate an able and profitable
one. j. J. P. Odell called it a hippo
drome. The full text of the debate, Civ
ing both sides verbatum, is to be pre-
served in pamphlet form by the Illinois
club for general distribution.
GOOD FOR OLD KENTUCKY.
Owensboro, Ky.-The Dem ocratlc con.
ventlon to nominate a candidate for rail
road commissioner for the LIST district,
comprising thirty-nine of the 119 COUP
ties of the state, unanimously adopted
resolution reading:
eve declare it to be an elementary part
of Democratic faith that both gold and sill
yer coin shall constitute the primary money
of the country; that both metals shall be
received for mintage without discrimina-
tion against either, end at the legal ratio
that existed prior to 1873, and we de-
mand the unrestricted coinage of both
gold and silver at this legal ratio
and that both metals be declared full
legal tender in payment of all debts, pub
lie and private"
This being the strong Democratic Sec
tion of Kentucky the action possesses
significance as affecting the probable
action of the state convention next
month.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
New Judge at st. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 1S.-Judge Henry
=. Priest, of the United States district
court, appointed last fall, has resigned,
and President Cleveland has appointed
Judge Elmer B. Adams as his successor.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
MISSOURI SILVER DEMOCRATS.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 1S.-Chair-
man Hall, of the Democratic organiza-
tion here, composed of state senators and
representatives says, that silver conven!
tion will be called with or without the
consent of the Democratic central COM
mittee. Many look upon this move as
the initial step toward launching boom
for Senator Vest for president.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
Sec. smiths brand New Daughter.

Atlanta, Ga, May 18.--At Atlanta, Ga,
where Mrs. Hoke Smith has been spend
ing the summer, daughter WAS last
night born to the secretary of the in
terror.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
Rrittania Again wins.

Gravesend, May 18.-The Brittania
won to-day's yacht race with Ailsa by
2 minutes and 80 seconds.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
Labor Trouhles.

Bluefelds, W. Va, May lS.-The mill.
tary are making daily arrests Of suspic-
ious parties in Pocahontas. II Is ru-
mored that West Virginia strikers will
attack Pocahontas. Cannon have been
placed In the town.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
nur-MAKxRs STAKE.

Cleveland. -Four hundred men and
boys, employed at the Epson nut works,
struck to-day for a restoration OF She 10
per cent out made two years ago.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
Letter List,

List of letters remaining uncaled for
in the postoffice at Santa Fe, N, M. for
the week ending May IS, 1895. If not
called for within two weeks will be sent TO
the dead letter office at Washington.
atrago,, Aetlgro Iucero. Montoya b de
Armenia. Manuela doyaI de
Baird Branlia c Motns. EnlalioC
Barve, Lorenzo Montoyn Ayanit,
Bowers, Mrs RodrioueS SnY.ia N
Crambe. j NJ Rodrinues Mani;
TnaVGs Maanueiita Romero,Ju uan Jose NJ Y
Gonzales. Mary s % Salnzar. David
,n,rlego. Romoha Schlittiauer Minnie
harrison; Sorwin. Ricardo
1lni' 1lni' Nliiiam Is Salazar, Romon G.
hatiase, N he Sandoval. Anastacio
Legon' u W ,. Witeher. Col Jas
Williams. Dick
In calling please say advertised and
give the date.
L. P. GABLE,
Postmaster.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
Telephone Patent decision.

Boston, May 1S.-The United States
court of appeals this afternoon reversed
the decision of Judge Carpenter declaring
the Bolinger telephone patent invalid.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Gall Hamilton Dangerously Ill
kickap0O Reservation Thrown
Open-Business for Mr..
Eustls.

Washington, May 1S.-Miss Mary Abb
gail Dodge, or Gail Hamilton, is much
worse to-day. Her condition is regarded
as very critical.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
KIcKAPoo RESERVATION.

The proclamation, opening the
Kickapoo Indian reservation in
Oklahoma, will probably be issued this
afternoon.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS

Facts Respecting the Disputed BOun-
dary Between this Territory and
TeXas--SurveyOr General In
terviewed-NewC Commits
sion May Have to Be
Appointed.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
SAFELY AT GREYTowN.

The secretary of the navy has received
dispatch from Capt. Davis announcing
the arrival of the Montgomery with the
Nicaraguan commission at Greytown.
MORE BUSINESS FOR MIR. EUsT1s.
1t is probable now that, in addition to
the case of ex-Consul Waller, Mr.. Eusts,
onr minister to France, will be called
upon to press on the attention of the
French government the claims of Paul
Bray, nephew of Waller who was forci-
bly, deported from Madagascar. Bray
has written from Paris to Langston, his
attorney in Washington, statement of
his, case, which has been laid by the
latter before the state department.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18
Blood
Purifier

Before the people today, and
which stands preeminently
above all other medicines, is
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-18

Great and thoroughly re.
liable building-up medicine,
nerve tonic, vitalizer and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06

There occurred curious incident OF
which no mention is made in the books
which have treated of the closing scenes
at Appomattox. The muskets of the Con
foderates were allowed to remain stacked
on tho field. The grass caught fire in
some way and was allowed to burn. So
suddenly had tho fighting ceased on the
morning of tho 9th that thousands Of tho
pieces woro left loaded. AS the flames of
tho grass cropt along the line of stacked
muskets tho guns were heated to firing
heat, and soon there was incessGnt pop
ping. The balls went up into the air al
most straight until the force of the dis.
charge was spent and then dropped down.
To this day the field of surrender is strewn
with these bullets, and so little has Ap-
pomattox been visited that the balls are
easily found.
This firing of the muskets by the burn
ing grass was the only salute that accom-
panied tho surrender. When Lee had re-
ceived Grants terms and accepted Them
tho firing Of 100 guns in token of victory
was begun, hut Grant quickly stopped it.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06
The Riheman's Tomb.

In the library of tho war department. is
photograph taken after the desperate
battle of Gettysburg. 1t shows dead
Confederate sharpshooter away up in the
rocks at DEVILS Den, whore ho had con-
struoted secluded little fortress by build
ing up powders between a niche in the
rocky face of tho den. From this we'll
protected spot he had in perfect safety
been picking off Union officers and men
during the ontire day, until, his fire becom-
ing so destructive, a battery was ordered
to direct several solid shots at his tempo
rary abode.
One of these caused splinter of stone
to strike the rilloman on the head, with
fatal results. The photograph was taken
by Gardner after the battle, and the sharp
shooter was found in his last sleep with a
peaceful smile on his faco, whilo the rifle
which had done the damage was leaning
up against tho rocks. Three years after
ward tho photographer again visited tho
rifeman's last homo. His skeleton was
still thero, and the rifle, although almost
eaten away by rust, leaned against tho
rocks, while on his company roll and at
home he was marked, no doubt, as miss
ing '-EXchange.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06
MOTLEY UNIFORMS OF 1861.
Gay and Gorgeous Apparel of the Troops
at tho beginning of the War.


The call to arms of 1861 found in the
United States "A number of militia regi-
ments and innumerable volunteer organ
izations whose uniforms wore MS fancful
and varied us could we'll DO conceived, be-
ing fashioned after tho pattern of almost
every known military type in Europe,
from tho highland costume of the famous
British infantry to tho hybrid, circuslike,
useless dress of tho French zouave and
tho banditliko clothing of tho Sandman
bersaglicri. France had two years before
beaton Austria, and there was sort of
Fronch military craze on us just then,
and our soldier boys affected their style.
England had just decided that gray was
tho best and most serviceablo color that
could DO adopted for the uniform of her
volunteers, and many state troops and To-
cal companies were clad in that color.
But each corps dressed according to its
own fancy, and tho frock coat, tho swal-
low tailed coat, tho Jacket, tho blouse, ap-
peared in all varieties of shape and color,
hoaddressos in equal variety, black belts,
white belts, all sorts of accoutorments
could DO seon-evorything, in fact, save
tho One thing most needful then and now
uniformity. This, thanks to hard, prac-
tical experience, was developed later on
in the war, but tho first months found the
boys in very motley If gay and gorgeous
apparel. This antobollum state of affairs
applied equally to the military organiza
tions of tho southern states, and though
perhaps tho highlander did not obtain
there to any great extent the zouave GER
tainly did. -Soectod.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06
TOO MUCH EXACTNESS.
It's Disastrous Results Related by . One
Armed Corporal.

The veteran had just finished lecture
to the old soldier club on military exact
ness, says the Detroit Free Press, and had
been rather severe on some who were dis
posed to be lax in their methods, partiou-
larry tall corporal with one arm off.
When he had finished, the corporal STEP
ped out in front Of the soapbo1 on which
he had been sitting.
May 1t please your honor" he said
mockingly, Il have story to tell which
may in some measure excuse my fault
You see this arm" and he held out the
stump. WELL that is the result of too
much exactness. The veteran showed his
surprise and asked how it happened
We'll" went on the corporal ct was
this way: Along in 1864, when was In
the Army Of the Potomac, was, as you
know, a cavalryman, and one day 100 Of
our regiment were ordered out to act as
reserve for q small sortie that was to be
made to stir up the enemy. Every officer
we had had been SO raked over by our
crusty old colonel for not having every
burden. A captain was in command Of
our force, and he had us ranged up In ex-
act line as II we were on parade, and that,
WV hboI bbo SucIiy bSBuh w pilHB
shells over our way, and man wanted
to dodge in spite of himself The captain
wouldn't have it, though, and there we
sat, every head on line, everybody's hand
as straight with every other bride hand
down that line as If fixed by spirit level.
1t was hard, / tell you, but 1t didn't last
long, for all at once gun, over on our
right, that had evidently just got into po-
sition, blazed away with u solid 20 pound
shot, and as / stand here holding up this
evidence the stump went up again
$50 help mo gracious that shot swooped
right down our line and shipped off 90
hands as smooth as II 1t had been done by
"a knife. Since that / haven't been SO
COMPOUNDED particular about being SO CON
founded exact, " and tho corporal sat down
amid great applause and the overwhelm-
ing confusion of tho veteran.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06
DEATH OF PHIL KEARNY.
Shot While Leading Column at the Bat
tie OF Chantilly.

| Colonel w. L. Goldsmith Of Mississippi
gives the following account of the death
Of General Kearny, who was killed by
soldiers of the Forty ninth Georgia regi-
ment in September, 1862:
The battle Of Chantilly was fought late
in the afternoon amid severe storm OF
wind and rain. 1t was gloomy, dark,
| depressing afternoon, and night was fast
| approaching. Our brigade had not fred
gun, but was on the extreme left of our
| forces and behind worm rail fence
grown up thick with saplings and bushes
an excellent place for ambushing. The
| fighting was all to our right. had charge
OF the skirmish line, some 200 yards in
| advance of our line of battle, and in
cornfield which gently sloped up toward
the direction Of the Federals. Presently
l saw line OF blue majestically moving
toward us several hundred yards away,
and remember distinctly the powerful
impression 1t made on my mind at the
time. AS it came forward, slowly and
grandly, amid the thickening gloom of
that dreary September evening, it re-
minded me Of an inrolling blue wave of
the great ocean coming toward us. They
had no skirmish line, and withdrew our
forces back to the main line, and as far
as l could l tried to get tho men to hold
their fire until tho enemy came close up
Some of our men commenced firing be-
fore the enemy came close enough which
spoiled the whole game. The Federals
were checked and driven back so easily
that we knew something was the matter
and attributed their timidity to the de-
moralizing influence Of defeat at second
Manassas only few days before, but on
re-establishment Of our skirmish limo we
discovered that the gallant General Phil
Kearny had been killed. and this was the
cause of the Federals' weak attempt.
The grief of our entire army was mark
ed and sincere over this sad news, and Gen
eral Lee sent his body through the lines
next day, to tho great satisfaction and ap-
prevail OF us all. General Koarny was killed
by the Forty ninth Georgia regiment, be-
loved and mourned by both blue and gray.
Blue and Gray.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06

Hero in this peaceful land of ours-hero
where the sun shines, where flowers grow
whcro children play-millions of armed
mon hattlod for the right and breasted on
u thousand fields the iron storms of war.
These brave, these Incompatible men
founded the first republic, They fulfilled
tho prophecies; they brought to pass tho
dreams; they realized the hopo that all tho
great and good and wise and just have
made and had since man was man. But
what of those who fellY There is no Ian
guage to express the debt we owe, the love
We bear, to all the dead that died for us.
Words arc but barren sounds. We can
but stand beside their graves and in tho
hush AVID silence feel what speech has
never told. They fought, they died, and
for the first timo since man has kept u
record of events tho heavens bent above
and domed n land without n serf, a serv-
ant or u slave, Colonel Il. &. lngersoll.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06
WHERE NAMELEsS HEROES SLEEP.
Armies of Unknown Dead at Vicksburg
and fredericksburg.


Tho biggest national cemetery in point
of population is the Wick sburg, where IT,
633 heroes Sleep gathered from the scat
tered graves about the Union lines at
Vicksburg and from neighboring fields
and hospitals. OF these the known num-
Der 3, 9l3 and tho unknown II, 720. The
Nashville cemetery comes close to it in
number of dead, having Is, $40 sleepers,
taken from the hospitals and outlying
battle1ields with much smaller proper
ton of unknown. But fredericksburg
cemetery, which ranks next to Nashville
i'll number of dead, Is greatest and most
melancholy of all in the number of it's
unknown. or the total 1924 soldiers
buried there, IL, 1S6--an enormous pro-
portion-are nameless. Tho cemetery &C.
cupies Maryo's heights, tho celebrated in
trenchod position held by Lee when Burn
side IS troops charged and recharged against
it in vain with such dreadful mortality.
Under those circumstances the Union
doad remained whore they fell, and iden-
LITIGATION and burial by their comrades
were impossible. Hither also were borne
many bodies from tho Wilderness and
Charlottesville.
Tho Vicksburg cemetery stands second
to Fredericksburg in the number of it's
unknown Shoppers, and next is the mourn
full Enclosure at Salisbury, n. c., the site
of tho old Confederate prison pen, where,
out of total of II, 1877 interments, all
but 1903 are unknown. When the place
fell into Union hands, tho dead were
found piled promiscuously in Is trenches,
each 24O feet long. These were opened
and the bodies tenderly renterred i'll an
orderly manufacturing
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06
Memorial Day Obseryances.

Memorial day seems to have lost many
Of its features of sorrow. Not funeral
dirges only do the bands play, but lively
marches, ringing martial tunes and pa
triotic airs as well. Many of the thousand
flags which float in the soft May breeze
wave proudly from the highest points Of
their stats and not at half mast A sim
plo knot of Grape on the unfurled banners
is the only emblem of sorrow There is
more Of triumph, and joyful hope, and
holy peace than of sorrow in the speeches.
Time, which has effaced from the blood
lest battlefields of the awful fratricidal
contest all traces of the dreadful wave of
war, with its fotsam OF sorrow and jet
sam of corpses, has soothed the troubled
souls OF the bereaved. The sun Of glory
which shines above the dead dries the
tears shed for them. Chicago Mail
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06

An amusing incident of tho Smelling of
Chattanooga may ho rotated hero. Tho
Fodorals repeated their shclling quito fire.
quently, much to tho annoyance of tho
quartormastor, who WAS worry comfortably
lodged In tho town and dislikud to botake
himself To tho Inconvenience of tent
llo was gratiilod Mt first that tho shells
were thrown in different part of the
town from that whore he was located. 1t
was not long, however, before they began
falling In his ncighhorhood. Still no re-
mained, loath to DO disturbed and hoping
that tho firing would cease, He was seat
cd ono day writing at n table when n
shell penetrated tho roof and wall Of the
building and exploded as it struck tho
inkstand which ho was using, scattering
tho ink over him, but otherwise doing
him no farm. This was too much for
him, and without waiting for any further
suggestion he stood not upon tho order of
his going, but went ut once. In tho
words Of "Noth Carliny" sergeant,
who witnessed tho occurrence, THAT ar
quartcrmnSter he did just git up and
dust Now Orleans Times, Democrat,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-06
Tho thunderstorm of fierce, wild war
Has softly died away
Ifnnu thn hiIla mud ynl1ny fnir


Has softly died away.
Upon the hills and valley fair
Peace rules the livelong day.
All of tho national cemeteries, it is a
pleasure to know, are beautifully laid out
and maintained in superb condition.
They have many features in common.
Most of them arc situated on hillsides
or upon uneven ground, where tho bost
landscape effects arc produced. In almost
all OF them tho graves are ranged in math-
ematical rows, circular and rectangular.
Tho mounds arc smoothly sodded and
kept trim and neat, with simple but
handsome tablet marble or granite, placed
at tho head of each. Tho grassy lawns
between arc carefully cut, tho walks and
paths arc rolled and gravcled, and shade
trees, with hero and there a rustic seat be-
meath them, besides flowers and a profu-
sion of ornamental shrubbery, are planted
throughout the surrounding grounds,
Tho Enclosures, as . rule, are we'll walled
i'll with granite or other enduring mason
ry. All the cemeteries arc provided with
attractive administration buildings, and
many contain imposing monuments erect
cd both to individuals and to the dead sol
diers collectively. -EXchang