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exists in all the governments Of Europe.
its functions being distinct and entirely
different from those of the fiscal depart
ments. The establishment of such one
OF commerce, boards of trade and other
bodies concerned with the industrial life
OF tile nation. as well as by eminent
merchants, shipowners and manufacturers.
On the other hand, however, strong op-
position has been made every time bill
for the creation of Department OF Com
merce has been introduced The chief OBJ
lection was the inadvisability of multi
plying the executive departments 1t was
regarded as unwise to create any more
governmental institutions for the benefit
OF specific interests. The point was made
that the commercial and financial affairs
of the country and OF the government, too.
for that matter, are sS closely interrelated
as TO bring both very properly under the
management and supervision of the Secrc-
1dry oi lhe treasury Ihe revenues Oh tne
government, it has been held, and its
expenditures should not be entrusted TO
separate heads, as would be the case IL
a department of commerce regulated the
tariff and internal revenue, and Treasury
Department were to look only after the
The segregation of these
functions, so it is said, would lead to end
less clashngs and no little confusion.
will be seen, are thus arrayed ON either
side of the question, and 1t will be the
province of Congress to weigh them all and
then act for the best interests Of the gov
eminent and the people.
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Christ mas Eve.

Happiest night of all the ycar Peauti
full Christmas night, sanctified by the ira
dition of the ages and by the joys it
! carries in its perennial return. Night OF
all the three hundred and sixty-fiye looked
forward to most eXpcctantly by old and
young, rich and poor, which brings pleas
ure no less to the humblest abode than
to the mansions Of the wealthy. Rejuve-
mating is the spirit of Christmas Eve, be-
cause the commanding figure this night
is the form of child, and the children
are the prime factors in and chief objects
of all the pleasurable activity Incident to
it.
There is not clild but has counted the
hours for the last few weeks, and toni ght
will dance about the Christmas tree, ac-
cording the German fashion, or hang his
stocking up at the chimney for the good
ceptacle. And the parental Santa Claus
looks back to the years when he himself
stood and waited, and when his heart
was full of peace and happiness and tunul-
tuous joy.
Intensely hunanizing IS Christmas Eve
1t is the one period of time that never fails
to awaken the thought that there is want
and suffering in the world and which stirs
the impulse TO relieve both. to lift the
burden off some heart and cause a smile to
chase away the tear. This night bears the
spirit that melts the crust of selfishness
and all mankind becomes kin through its
aIlperv vading influence. Pitiful, indeed,
is the lot of him who does not feel its
vivifying touch. but goes on cropping his
way through the darkness with which his
own callousness has surrounded him.
God forbid that there should be any such
in our beautiful city. Rather let lis hope
that wherever a tear is to be dried some
body will be found ready to do it: where
sorrow reigns some one will bring giadness;
where there is want to make plenty inst cad i.
and shed happiness all around. Pass Christ
mas Evein this manner and tomorrow will
not fail of being a merry Christmas for all.
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A New Department.

1t is not tile first time by any means
that bills have been introduced in Con-
gress proposing to create an executive
department which shall deal exclusively
with matters related TO and bearing upon
tie commerce of the country. Their spon-
sors and advocates have contended that
the commercial interests of the United
States are so vast and varied and affected
by so many internal as well as external
influences and complications that they
should be looked after and cared for by a
department of the government devoted ex-
clusively to them.
1t has been held that all matters relating
to the tariff, statistical subjects now in
charge of some OF the bureaus of the
Treasury Department, the supervision of
consuls and dozen other things now
confided to several of the executive de-
PARTNER IS, should be under the direction of
. department of commerce. 1t has also
been pointed out that such a department
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Have the Same whiskers,

The night editor was a the speaking tube
Where's that cut of the Sultan Of Tur-
key?' he asked.
What cut?' roared back the city editor,
who wasn't in very good humor himself just
then.
The picture that's to go with the special
article on the situation in the far east" :" an
swcred the night editor.
The city editor made a MISREPRESENTATION
and then announced thatthe artist a dneg-
lected to make it.
We'll, what shall I do?" demanded the
night editor. ''Shall l run the article with
out the cut?"
Not on your life," returned the city edi-
or. slip in thatlast picture of Altgeld and
let 1t so at that. His beard will carry it off
all right. t."-Chicago Evening Post.
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THE HOTELS.
Last NIGHTS Arrivals.

AkLINGTON-Mr. and Mrs. II. w. Smith,
PrinCctOn., air. and Mrs. warne, London,
Adams A. Goodrich, Chicago.
METROPOnlTAN-Ho s. W. Peel, Bur
louisville, Ark. A W. Archer. Richmond,
Col. John =. Sloan, Columbia. S. C.; John
X. Calhoun, London. England,
NATIONAL-J. Il. wilson, Brooklyn: j.
Z. Dannenbury, Tahlequah. l. t; ID. r.
Sanders, York, Pa; N. u. Haiden, ONO.
ST. JAMES ID. Rankin and wife, Phil
adelphia, W. ID. Lowe, GAINESVILLE, ONO;
Joseph Plunkett, Lowell, Mass; A. j. Nc
DonnelI, New Orleans.
RALElGH-J. II. viking, Philadelphia:
jarvis Bume, Chicago, ILL.,; John J. a Beckett.
New York; r. johnson and wife, Baltimore.
WILLARD'S-Mrs.S s. NJ Burdette and
Mrs. .. e. Russell, Chicago; Z. Il. Mclean,
Philadelphia.
EBBiTT-Fred Treor, Crow Creek, y.
D.; samuel Baker, Chicago; John Mofrit,
11pton, Iowa.
SHOKEHAM-R. s. Huidekopen, Cam
bridge, Mass; w. b. Taylor, Omaha.
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Morning Arrivals.

ARLINGTON-Mr. and Mrs. James o.
Green, New York; Henry 5. Robbins,
Chicago.
EBBITT-Dr. D. Il Morgan, q. s. N:
Dr.. n. Cone, ir., University or Virginia:
h. w. Sehussler, Charlotte, N. e.; A. ID.
Ballentine, Tennessee.
METR0POLITAN-E ]. Watson, Co.
lumbia, >. e.; l.. b. Eaton, North Carolina:
Frank +. Conrad, Winchester, Va
ercy Myles and C. A =.
Butler, Pittsburg; j. A. Donaldson New
York; Fred Britton, Detroit.
RALEIGH-William Kerr, Atlanta, Ga;
l.. A. Strauss and wife, Ann Arbor, Mich.
RlGGS-D.P. Jones, Chicago: +. {. DaIe,
jr., Philadeiphia; Z. r. cole, Binghampton,
N. Y.
EHOREHAM-T. d. Crocker, Cleveland.
Ohio; Horace 7. Knowles, Wilmington,
Del; X. e. Judge and wife, Louisville.
ST. JAMES-A. Reiiyea and wife, Nor
folk, Va; b. N. Porter, New York; r. c.
jackson, Boston.
p WlLLARDS-H. A. Forman, st. Louis;
James b. Scranton. New Haven, Conn.
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COWBOYS TO FIGHTFOR CUBA.
"COl." Jack Flagg Organizing G
COMPANY of Them.

Buffalo. Wyo. Dec 24.-Col. Jack FlaGg.
the notorious leader of the cattle rustlers
in the Wyoming ruStler war Of April, / SS2
in which two alleged rusters. Champion
and Ray. were killed, is organizing a COM
pany of1OO cowboysto 20 to Cuba and fight
with the insurgents against the Spaniards.
The work OF organizing has been going on
quietly for some time, and a start for the
South will be made about January 10. The
cowboys agree to equip themselves and
will be furnished horses in Texas, where
company of 100 Texan rangers is being
formed and equipped for the campaign.
The two companies will proceed to Corpus
Christi. where a schooner is in waiting.
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StOll,S "S1O.~

"Tell the conductor to let you off at
Stolrs." is a phrase which is familiar to
most every one in Washington. Familiarity
in this case does not breed contempt, as
the throngs of Xmas buyers of shoes and
slippers Of all descriptions fully show.
Our Washington people are good Judges
of value as rule, and the immense patron
age of "Stolfs" the year through shows
that more than ordinary quality and price
considerations are the rule. Undoubtedly
"S1O" is where a sterling good shoe can
be obtained at very modest figure. and
the public knows it well The trade this
Xmas must have been enormous Many
would like to be in Stoll's shoes them
selves. in more senses than one.
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Is A MOST TIMELY PLAY,
Deadhead Explains Why "The Men
chant of Venice" Is AprOpos.
hicdgO ChrpRi

| Chtcuy0 CHrrRlcte.
NO" said the First Fiddle, I've no
| time for theaters this time of the year.
Political meetings till l can't rest. Enthu-
siasm needs music, you know. No, tell
| YOU the truth, / don't see no anyone with
the spark of political excitement flaming
| in their breasts s-b'm-how's that?"
Pretty bad said the Critic; next
thing you know the political speeches viii
| get into your fiddle, and Midway music
| won't be in il with the result. However
go on"
LAS said before, 1 don't see how any
one, etcetera, etcetera, can think OF going
to theaters Just now. They have no bear
ing on the question of the day"
Pretty hard ON the theaters if every
one thinks the way you do" said the
Critic.
Yes. But ON the other hand, why don't
they seize the opportunity and put On
something suitable to the occasion. 1 VEN
ture to say that if"
'.Gcntlemen,' said the Chronic Deadheai.
''you astonisb me. You really do Don't
YOU know The Merchant of Venice will be
here next week"
what of it?"
What of it? Gentlemen, you torture me.
Why there never was play more suited to
the times don't care whether you're for
gold or for silver. the Merchants got
message for YOU that hits the spot Don't
YOU remember where Portals suitors have
To choose the caskets?
The fist of gold, Which this inscription
bears,
Who chooseth me shall gain what many men
desire.
THE second, silver, which this promise
carries:
Who chooseth me shall get as much as he
deserves.
And the scrolls that are found in the
different casketS:
''An that glitters is not gold,
Often have you heard that told:
Many a man his life hath sold.
But my outside to behold
Gilded tombS do worms enfold.
"And:
The fire seven times tried this;
Seven times tried that judgment is
That did never choose amiss.
Some there be that shadows kiss.
Such have but a shadows bliss
There be fools alive, wis,
Slverd Ger; and so was this.
"And seeing it's neither silver nor gold.
but lead. that wins the day, nobody is likely
to get offended"
Him." said the First Fiddle, Il guess
you're right You're going l suppose"
Well said the Chronic Deadhead, halt
ingfy, 'that depends"
And for some reason the others laughed.
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The Cheerful Idiot,

II am confident" said the Cheerful Idiot.
that the breakfast must have been out
late last night
"Wby?" kindly asked the shoe clerk
boarder.
The milk is looking blue; the beefsteak
feels tough; the coffee is weak; the Jelly
is shaky; the hash is all cut up. and about
the only thing on the bill of fare that
seems TO have any sand is the stewed
prunes, and even they are rather seedy.',
Here Mrs. HashcrOft entered the discus
Sion, which became so warm that the but
ter assumed rundown appearance-In-
dianapoiis Journal
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Decidedly Ancient =.

What does prehistoric mean, auntie?"
Before history. l. = dear"
What an early start you got, didn't you,
auntie?'
What do you mean, you naught boy?"
Why | heard Mr. Whitrles tell Mr..
Scamble that you were prehistoric"
And wh-what did Mr.. Scamble say?"
He said he didn't think it was so bad
AS that He told Mr.. Whites that he was
sure you were not at the flood. And when
Mr.. Wittles asked him why, he said that
they all went into the ark in pairs. and
he was mighty certain you couldn't get
anybody to pair with you. u."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
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REMOVAL OF THE BUSINESS
OFFICE.

The business office of The Daily
Times will be removed this week
to the Hutchins Building, corner
of Tenth and ID streets and Penn.
sylvanfa avenue, for twelve years
the office of the Daily Post, where.
on the 26th of December, all the
friends and patrons Of The Times
Will he heartily welcomed.
The news, composition, art, and
press rooms, newspaper delivery
and carriers and newsboys' quar-
ters will remain at their present
location,
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PAINE is WELL KNOWN.
Went to Cuba Two Weeks Ago for
q New York Paper.

Philadelphia, Dec. 24.-Ralph d. Paine
the newspaper correspondent, who is re-
ported to have been captured by the Span
ish while in company with some Cubans,
who had been landed from the steamer
Three Friends, is well known here.
Ali Of Mr.. Paine's active newspaper worl
has been on the staff Of a local newspaper
Mr.. Paine was graduate of Yale Uni.
'rsity, and rowed in the Yale crew fol
several years.
lie left here couple Of weeks ago to go
to Cuba as the correspondent of the New
York Jour nal.
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Business Is Business.

II have called" said the young man to
the busy contractor, buried among his
papers, TO propose for the hand OF your
daughter
The answer was in stereotyped form and
given without any idea of that the young
man had said: ''Send in a sealed pro-
posal, sir. The lowest bidder gets it,
Detroit Free Press.
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A Mistake

Yes said the resident referring to the
oldest inhabitant, who had reached the ripe
age OF ninety-five. ''he attributes his Ion
gevity entirely to moderate use of to-
baCco. which he has smoked all his life"
Dear me!' exclaimed Westside, IF he
had taken to cigarettes he might have been
one hundred by this buffalo Times.
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Mr.. FitzsimInons has started on his way
East. He will endeavor to see newspaper
reporters en- route and fight a few post
mortem rounds With Mr. Sharkey and a
few ante-mortem rounds with Mr.. Cor
bett.
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Instead of his usual Sunday evcnil

Instead of his usual Sunday evening
sermons a clergyman Of Chapman, Kansas,
is reading TO his congregation a continued
story, called, Jake, the Merchant,
which he wrote himself. This is sublime
rebuke to the prejudiced magazine editors
who rejected the manuscript.
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nor spend any money wrung from my coun-
try by blood and fire, as others supposed
10 be patriots are doing. have nothing
but a quiet conscience and the greatest
disappointment Cuban can have, namely,
the idea that we are deserving OF such
government as we have always had.
..MAXIMO ZERTCCHA.-
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Zola's annual income is stated at $780,
900. He should be able to worry along
a few years more without admission to
the French Academy.
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Hard tn Tell Which

What's the matter with Begun? l
never saw such a sad expression OF coun.
tenance"
He has either lost a freak election bet.
or wants drink$it's hard to distinguish
between those two conditions. = Buffalo
Times
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Getting Even.

"Of course" said George, bitterly.
"yon think | have started this quarrel
as to get out of giving you a Christmas
persent."
oh, no." she replied, sarcastically; II
am sure you want to give me present,
Mr.. Slick, but 1 know how very poor you
are. e.'-Philatielphia North American
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Jack the Hug ger operated on the streets
of Washington yesterday, and the police re-
fused to grant him the poetic license of
the mistletoe privilege
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Natural ReSnIts

Hear about Timmins writing a poem To
Dollie Fliptoe's foot?'
mo; did hep
"Yes, and when he read it to her. her
foot went to sleep; SO she says."-Chicago
Record.
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Another batch of primaries have in
dorsed the Hon. Tom Platt, but it must be
remembered that the Hon Joe Choate has
the support of the Union League Club.
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Spanish statesmen will endea vor to carry
on the Cuban discussion during our own
Congressional recess.
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Not Fixed,

''Yes, he's very able man, but somehow
he doesn't seem to succeed"
PERTAINS for the reason you mention"
"What?" T.. zx
.variable. Chicago Journal.
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1t was very unfortunate yesterday that
Lawyer Thomas l.. Jones should have been
SO suddenly stricken while engaged in
the argument Of the Boulding case. For a
time it was thought that Mr.. Jones was in
a dangerous condition. In the midst of his
argument he was forced to sit down and
few seconds later strong flow of blood
caused him to nearly swoon. 1t was very
near recess and Judge Bingham adjourned
court.
A doctor was sent for and Mr.. Jones re-
vived. When court opened after recess he
was still unable to go on and Mr., Langston,
hisassociate, was compelled to conclude the
case
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The New Kriss.

What no! I'm Kriss Kringle, quite up to
date!
How are you, good people? Shake!
I've discarded the sleighI come here to-
day
In a wheel of the latest make.
-Philadelphia North American.
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Strangers Now.

Don't you think Mrs. Spitely, that this
hat is little tco gay for a matronly wo-
man like me?"
Not at all, my dear. You know that
you're years younger than you Look
troit Free Press.
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The Lounger.

ARvIs BLUME, Heading chicagolaw-
~ yer and politician, is occupying rooms
at the Raleigh.
Mr.. Blume, though Republican, Is
warm admirer of Gov. Altgeld, of his State.
Altgeld, he says, is a much slandered man.
He has been called demagogue, but his
character is diamctrically opposite to that
of such a person. Indeed, his fault lies on
the OF her side, for he doesn't seem to care
4 rap what people hink or say about him {,
but follows out his ideas to the end no mat
ter at what cost.
The worst that can be said Of him, con-
tinued Mr.. Blume. is that his convictions
are wrong. Here the majority of people in
Illinois Will agree with you; but If heis ac-
cused of dishonesty or hypocrisy, any one
that knows him will be up in armin his de-
fense. Not only is he honest in purpose.
but he is one of the ablest men in the State.
When he practiced law he was among the
first four or five in forensic ability, and as
an organizer Illinois has never produced his
equal, in the opinion of Mr.. Hume.
The people of Illinois, however, believe
him when he says that he does not intend
to rc-entcr politics, but will devote his time
from now on to the management of his
private affairs, which are in a pretty bad
away under the strain of his office; so this
decision was perhaps the wisest he could
make.
The evening times., 1896-12-24

Several heiresses who have attached
themselves to European nobility have dis
covered that a title is an expensive luxury.
The evening times., 1896-12-24

Campbell! Darlington has no superior in
the matter OF politeness or suavity. His
methods of conducting a case never in
clude harshDess or severity. His style is
onepleasng TO both the bench andt jury
box. 1t is safe to say that no lawyer is able
to get more favors from the judges than he
does. Others may get fdvors through in
fluence. His are obtained by a certain
persuasiveness which might better be
termed the perfection OF ''jollying.'
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We were sure that professional jealousy
of Mr.. Weyler wouldlead the sulta n to lop
off q few more heads.
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1t is evident that Santa Claus will have
to leave his sled on the Delaware line.
The evening times., 1896-12-24

Senator Allison refuses to star in the
title role of the Allison Cabinet boom.
The evening times., 1896-12-24

The city hall will be open during the
holidays every day except Christmas. The
courts, however, will not be in session ex-
cept on specially set cases. The clerks Of
flee will remain open for the filing of bills
and other business
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Mrs. Castle has many imitators among
the holiday shoppers in big New York
stores.
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- AVIDF. WILDER, from
lS the Twenty-f first New York district,

- AYIDF. WILDER, representative from
w. the Twenty first New York district.
editor of the Oneonta Star. and FRIEND
of all the newspaper boys. was seen in the
lobby of Wizards Hotel last night. As
usual, he was surrounded by reporters, but
he found time to talk to them all.
Mr.. WILDER believes that the machine in
politics has not yet lost its hold.
III you want to know who is going to be
the Senator from New York. he said,
ask Thomas F. Platt and If you are in
terested in the Pennsylvania contest Matt
Quay can tell you | ow il VIII terminate"
In point of fact Mr.. WILDER believes that
Thomas Plat will be forced by the
candidacy OF Joseph Choate and by the
wishes OF his supporters to try for the
Senatorial togh himself, whether he wants
to or not. Andifhe does come forward as
candidat. the New York representative
predicts his election by very large
majority.
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Brave Gomez Struck.

| Gomez was then struck by bullet
He sank to the ground. / went to his as
sistance and Gen. Maceo's body fell from
the horse. l begged Gomez to let NE
carry him on horseback out of the fight
| Nothing would avail to persuade him.
| He would reply to every appeal:
Let the general be carried out first
| Then / Will go.'
Then almost craZed I galloped on the
generals horse toward our forces, which
owing to the incidents OF this engagement
Were at fair distance off. / met the
brave and honest Pedro Diaz. Hearing
what l had 10 say to him and ha st ening to
do his duty was the work of an instant.
The enemy had advanced. 1t was neccs-
sary to dislodge him. and then we recov-
cred the bodies of Gen. Maceo and Lieut.
Gomez.
Had the latter died from the wounds he
had received in the chest and arms? 40;
he was stabbed over he left side near the
breast. He had over his forehead also a
machete wound, which had divided his
skull. The bodies had been stripped OF
their shoes, stockings, side arms and Jew
elry. At O'Clock that night the bodies
We're taken to she'd on the Grazm farm.
and there appeared before the command
ing officers, who were ignorant of Gen
Maceo's death. An affidavit of what ha d
taken place was drawn up and sworn to,
and with other official documents was sent
to Major Gen. Maxine Gomez
Killed by Friends.
After stating the facts as they occurred,
l wish to speak about my humble person
ality Who killed Antonio Maceo? Who
killed Jose Maceo: Was it the enemy's
bullets at Ell Cato and San Pedro? No. l
will say, a thousan times no. They were
killed throug h the men of the council. They
were killed through those who, having re-
ceived money from the Spanishgovernment,
afterward demanded places which did not
belong to them in the ranks of the revolu-
ton, in whose behalf the have done moth
ing. But they want to take places at the
feast.
When we were out of ammunition, with
no supplies at all we followed the enemy's
trail in search ofa cartridge. When we had
no other hope or support than God, the
government council, composed of Pima,
Roloff and others, were holding back the
forces under Jose Maceo and j. M Rodri-
guez, from coming to our aid. Why? Be-
cause of high political motives. What were
these reasons not to lend support? To allow
the enemy to capture the manned, ill and
wounded mulatto, Maceo.
The Surgeons Oath.
81 have wept over the death of him who
was my friend-my brother, rather than
my chief. 1 have heard from his lips
desperate words uttered at the disloyalty
of his own people. To whom he alludedI do
not know.
1T is impossible to believe that Gen.
Maceo should thus have exposed himself
to certain death, by placing himself in
position so dangerous as the one he took,
especially as it was not strategic. No;
Maceo, rather than struggle against certain
elements, chose to die at his post, facing
the enemy.
''P. s.-Upon the body of Gen Maceo
and in the presence Of Gen. Diaz, swore
that I would not serve under any other
leader In the revolution. am CARRYING
out my oath. have gained nothing by the
revolution. 1 cannot travel for pleasure.