The times., 1898-10-03
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD.


Jesse H. Graham. of No. 1882 Street
northwest. one of the young Washing
tonians who enlisted in Capt Lamar's
company of the Fifth United States Vol
unteer Signal Corps has returned from
Porto Rico, and began a furlough of sixty
days yesterday. Young Graham had the
enviabe distinction of being mentioned
by name in one of Gen. Wilson'S dis
patches to the War Department for con-
spicuous bravery when he was placed in
a rather trying position during the fight
at Guayamo He was on the firing line
and in some way got some distance ahead
of his companions before he became
aware of it. Unfortunately he was at
tired in suit of white duck, similar to
the uniform worn by the Spaniards, and
the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Regiment,
which was also in the fight mistook him
for one of the enemy. The men of the
Sixteenth began shooting at him. and the
Spaniards were keeping up steady fu-
sillade in his direction. But in spite OF
the hailstorm of bullets which kept sing
ing around his ears, Graham stuck to the
ground he had covered until the rest OF
his company reached him.
Fl. j. McKenney. of No. 1925 o Street
northwest. another District boy who
joined the signal corps. and who is now
i'll at his home, also enjoys the distinc-
ton of having received personal mention
for bravery. During an artillery duel at
Aibonita he was engaged in telephoning
some important dispatches. The shells
were flying around him in every direc-
tion and while he was in the midst OF
his work a fragment struck the tele-
phone, carrying part of 1t away. McKen-
ney very coolly stopped his work long
enough to repair the telephone, when he
resumed it and continued until he was
through That engagement lasted four
hours.
although army camps and transports
may be disease breeding death traps.
there is no denying the fact that the
actual conduct of the fighting end of
war has progressed wonderfully from
humane point of view in the last quarter
of century," said an old veteran of the
civil war who has also paid close atten-
tion to our last difficulty. to some young
er veterans in the Fencibles' armory the
other evening This fact Is most strik-
ingly exemplified by a comparison of the
wounds made by the old mimic bullet,
which was used during the civil war. and
the Mauser and Krag-Jorgensen bullets
of the present day.
During the civil war" he continued.
IF soldier was struck in the bones of
his legs or arms IL was almost certain
TO result in either the loss of the limb or
a permanent disablement. In some cases,
N uhAra the limbs
saved, the injured man was a constant
sufferer from the effects of the wound,
and frequently IL caused his death years
afterward During the war against
Spain, however, there have been cases at
which surgeons have marveled, owing
to the slightness of the disability brought
about by an apparently serious wound
and the almost invariably speedy re-
covery Of the wounded.
During the charge OF the Rough
Riders up San Juan hill Ernest E. Has
kell a young West Pointer, who had re-
ceived a commission from Col. Wood, was
shot in the abdomen, the bullet coming
out of his back a few inches from the
spine A surgeon who was near him at
the time when he fell, and who ran TO
him, told him as soon as he saw the ma
ture of the wound, that all was over, but
In spite of his prediction young Haskell is
beriess cases where bones were pene-
trated and the men temporarily disabled.
but they soon recovered. / have become
a firm believer in the humanity of
modern warfare" he concluded.
The eighth volume OF Messages and
Papers OF the President" is now coming
out OF the Government Printing Office.
This volume contains the papers of Presi-
dents Garfield Arthur. and Clevelands
first term. Only one more volume of this
marvelously-pop work remains 10 be
published-the ninth-which will include
Benjamin Harrison and Cleveland's sec
ond term.
Representative Richardson. the com
piler. has been hard at work ever since
Congress adjourned on the index TO the
compilation. This index is to be a full
alphabetical and synoptical one. and will
cover not only every state paper. but each
and every subject mentioned and dis
cussed in every message and state paper.
In addition 10 this, Mr.. Richardson has
recently decided TO insert In the index
and as a part of it, at least LOCO defini-
tions. in encyclopedia style, of politico-
historico questions and subjects. This
feature will add very much 10 the utility
and value of the work.
lneTe are many expressions ana phrases
used and subjects discussed in the mes
sages of the Presidents which are not
altogether clear and intellIgible to all per-
sons. These definitions will render an
easy understanding. While the object
is TO confne the definitions largely TO sub
jects covered by the state papers, Mr..
Richardson will go much further and in
clude many other popular subjects. so
as to make a grand encyclopedia index
and dictionary.
The ninth volume will be out by the
time Congress meets in December and he
will get the index volume out during the
Winter. Unstinted praise from the press
and public men has been the tribute to
this work. 1t is really a history of the
United State written by its Presidents
successively, whose photographs. together
with many other matchless historic il
Illustrations in possession only of the Gov
ernment are faithfully reproduced in
faultless half-tone.
MORMONISM IN THE EAST.