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The National tribune., 1898-06-23

Another Napoleon has run his brilliant
course, fastened the attention of the whole
world upon him, had his Lodi. Austerlitz,
Jena, Friedland, and finally his Waterloo, all
in the course of IA months. His name is
Joseph Letter, his residence Chicago and his
field of operations the wheat market of the
world.
A little over year ago Letter was only
known as society swell and the son of l..
u. Letter, the multi-millionaire dry-goods
man of Chicago. April 2, 1897, Broker
French, acting for young Letter, bought
100, 900 bushels of May wheat at 70S cents.
The price started downward. but Letter fol-
lowed it up with big purchases until, June
1S 1897, he bought 500, 900 bushels, Septem-
ber delivery, at its lowest point-642 cents
1t was not until several days after this that
the trade scented corner, and not until Sep
tember that Letters hand was recognized
and the magnitude of his operations began
to be family comprehended. He maintained,
with entire truth, that he was not specu-
iating, but carrying on legitimate merchan-
dizing; that the price of wheat was too low,
and must 90 up. He continued to act on
this theory. though all the big wheat and
milling interests, led by Armour & Co., were
against him.
bN tUC tHu VI iCJI, ItiCST Edu
contracts for over 10, 100000 bushels at Chi
cago, and millions more at Liverpool and
elsewhere. All the great grain centers of
the world were involved, the price of wheat
went up like rocket until it reached the
astounding figure of S1.85 May 10, 1898.
Letter is supposed to have had as much as
$35, 900, 900 involved at one time, and to be
anywhere from $4,000, 900 to $7,OOO,OOO
ahead of the game.
Then came the reports of an enormous
wheat crop in this country, and the bears be-
gan to have their innings. May 81 the price
broke to S1.35. The break progressed
rapidly until June 10, September wheat
sold 69f cents, and Letter throw up the
sponge. He is believed to have held nearly
30, 900, 600 bushels at the time, upon which
he lost from % to so cents bushel How
much he has actually lost viii never be
known, and cannot be estimated until ii is
seen what the price will be when the panic
Is over
The National tribune., 1898-06-23

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE | was on,
of five who went through a dangerous scene a
Mobile Bay, recalled to mind by Hobson'
exploit.
After taking Fort Morgan, in Mobile Bay
! We marh hrd up to Spanish Fort and com
| menced siege. The rebs brought SUPPLE
| to the fort with steamer. The next night
our boys got battery on the right so mex
day the boat came down with a hospital boa
| III tow. Our boys let loose on her, and they cut
the hanser and skedadded back to Mobile
| The hospital boat tioated down opposite the
fort, and lodged on a sandbar short ways
| from the fort.
| Both armies could look down on her. On
| men wanted to know what was on her. Col
McNulta, Oath H., came around among the
boys and wanted to know who could row a
| boat Several spoke up and said they could,
thinking that the Colonel wanted someone to
go out to the fleet; but some of them backed
| out when he said that he wanted them to 60
and see what was on that boat that lodged
close to the fort
One Lieutenant of the 10Th Iowa and four
of rs boys said we would go. We got a
slSff and started. We had to 90 out to the
feet to get in the channel. Our gunboats lay
off about one mile. They could not get nearer,
for torpedoes; they had sunk two Of our
boats
We started straight for the fort, and saw
some torpedoes as we went up. The Lieu
tenant said we would get some of them when
we came back, but when we came back we
did not have time to stop for torpedoes.
We went on for the fort. The rebels did
not fire until we turned our boat, and then
they let us have it. Balls fell thick as hail
all around, but it did not take long to get
around the opposite end of the boat, and we
were out of sight of them. The Lieutenant
and and one of the other boys clambered up
on the boat and walked to the other end, keep
ing on the west aisle, for there were three lows
of hunks and three high.
We started back, got about-half way, when
a shot from one of the big guns at the water
battery came in at one end and went out at
the other. 1t knocked hunks and everything
else around US. The Lieutenant said he
would not give So so for our lives The
other soldiers said: ''Let US stay here until it
gets night" The Lieutenant said that would
not do, for they would shoot her all to pieces.
We should try to get away.
So we got down in our boat. We knew
we would catch it when we would come from
our shelter, and we did catch shower of
bullets. They kept up their fire as long as
they could reach us with minie-balls, and the
water-battery commenced to follow us with
big shells But we escaped without scratch.
If any of the boys are still alive who were
with me. and see this, / wish they would
write.--T. j. PATE Co. G, Oath ILL.,, Mc-Cook,
Neh
The National tribune., 1898-06-23
FRIDAY. JUNE II.
THE PHILIPPINES.

Aovices from Hong Kong, from Manila
June -, say that the insurgents hold tbe
entire bay TO Malato, and are within n
mile Of the old town. They hold the wafer
supply, which they can cut off at any
time.
The country surrounding Manila is forti-
fed by innumerabie blockhouses and
trenches, which are adn1ira bIy adanfed for
defense. Nevertheless, the Spaniards are
everywhere abandoning and disman ntlinp
their defenses- The soldiers are braus
aho desperate, but they are hopelessIy
incompetent, as their officers are also
Whole companies have been kent with
out 1000 lor TWO days. Some of the men
have been seen weeping from yeallness
The pitiable sight touched even the ,a
tives, who voluntarily fed them when the =
had the opportunity.
Nevertheless, scores of well-fed offfca,s
can be seen daily loafine in tbe re-,
alops. and cafe sOf Manila, bitterly re-
Wiling the Yankees and English
Agulnaloo, the insurgent leader has
c1apluieo g. ',U0O prisoners, which include
90 onlcers below the rank of Lieufenant-
Colonel, and II of that rank and aho,,e
including two Brigadier- Generals he ba .
also captured great deal of money which
he has intrusted TO Admiral Dewey
1t is claimed that Captain-General
I August has resigned, owing to a ouarrei
with the Archbishop of Manila.
dispatch to the London Daily Mail
nom Hong Kong says that the Archbishon
"a mania mas announced that he had q
communication from God, who promised
shat the Yankee pigs would be driven
uom the islands, and that Spain would
De triumphant. "0u'u
Inc insurgents propose TO establish a
*epuonc under AnglO-American tuteIape
~s0s'oo' the rebel leader, has issued a
The National tribune., 1898-06-23

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cHHRCInG 1T PETERSBURG.
A 4Sih Pa. Man Describes an Episode OF the
Siege.

Siege.
| EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Many o.
| the comrades relate familiar incidents which
bring back to my memory those scenes o.
old No two comrades see the same thing
alike Only q short time ago COmrade
| Clarence Wilson, I'd Prov. Pa, described the
part the First Division of the Ninth Corps
| took i'll the attack on Petersburg Incident.
ally he stated that Potter's Division (Second
| of the same corps) made an assault ON the
| evening of June II.
This differs from that to which / was a
personal witness. My regiment (4Sth Pa
belonged to the Second Division, and we ar
rived on the ground on the afternoon of the
10th, as did the First Division. Unlike the
I'd PROV. Pa, we did not get any coffee OF
sleep that night.
As soon as darkness set in we began to
move forward, and il took MS all night to zig
gag through those small ravines in order to
get into position from which to make the
assault
Some time during the night we came on a
part OF the Second Corps occupying some
works they had captured on the 10th Among
them were men belonging to the 10th Pa.
whom | knew. Here we were ordered to fix
bayonets, put tin cups inside of haversacks,
| and buckle belts over hayersacks and can
| teens. We were forbidden to speak above a
whisper.
Then we began to move to the left. How
long it took us and how far we moved can
not say. Long before daylight of j une I we
made the assault. In jumping over low
line of breastworks that the .Iohnnies had
scooped out during the night | landed be-
tween two of them who We're begging for their
lives Big Monroe Hickman, by my side,
proceeded to kick the rebs out of there and
sent them to the rear, and as soon as we had
cleared them all out looked for Something
to eat.
1t was splendid little victory. There
were about 500 prisoners, two fieldpieces and
several flags, among them one belonging to
the 9TH n. Y, which they had lost the day
before. 10 shorten my narrative. we re-
manned on that part of the line all of the 18th
without any more fighting that day, and if
any OF Potter's Division made any more as
saults that day it must have been the Second
Brigade.
Now, presume there are plenty of COM
rades who would tell quite a different story
from mine, and would like to hear from them.
The 21st Mass. WAS immediately on our RIGHT
and as | was in the first file of Co. A, 4Sth.
almost touched shoulders with the left of the
21st. The exact position where this assault
took place, as near as can make it out. was
near the Avery House.
Comrade Wilson mentioned the Sd Md.
Comrade b. A. Smith, of the Tooth Pa. U
was glad to hear from the Roundhead ~.
told how Gen. Stevenson died, and was doubt
less correct; but he also made mention of the
Sd Md. Now, | am sure they mean the I'd
Md. Will the comrade please inform me
when the Sd Md. became a part of the Ninth
Corps s?-FRANKLIN FREDERICI, Co. A, 4Sth
Pa, La Fayette, Ind.
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GUANTANAMO BAY.

News from Guantanamo Bay, of Friday
say the Spaniards are evidently thoroughly
sick OF their effort 10 drive the American
marines out Of camp into the sea. There
Is no more firing from the bushes, no more
night attack, no more killing and mutt
lating of sentries.
1t is the Americans who are doing all
the firing now, taking the aggressive and
keeping the Spaniards and guerillas con
tlnualiy on the dodge or the run. They
skulk from point TO point and are con-
stantly battered by the ships.
To-day there was more lammering at
the forts. Commander McCalla wanted to
give his gunners more practice, so he
shelled the enemy out OF Hicacal Point
and Hospital Cay. The Spaniards
promptly ran.
The National tribune., 1898-06-23
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SANTIAGO AND GUANTANAMO

All interest centes upon little strip of the southeastern
coast of Cuba stretching from the Bay of Guantanamo that of
Santiago de Cuba Following the meanderDgs the
much so miles in length Somewhere between 5000 and
troops landing there preparing the
ducion of Santiago with the capture of the Spanish and
Admiral Cevers feet The Bay of Guantanamo has been taken
because will afford fine base of operations and safe shelter for
the fleet of transports and warshp They lie in there per-
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1t 33 miles from Guantanamo it
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roughness of the intervening mountains lack OF
troops intended operate directly against Santiago will probably
landed at Aguore and Baquir the east of Santiago
Cabrera the directly
ing forts
After Santiago taken, which will long operation
vulnerable to land attack and besides poorly supplied
with food and ammunition, its sole will be base for
operations against Porto Rico 1t is
operations around Habana and the populou of the island
that its occupation viii have little effect them fall
will determine that of ManZanio which
westward and of other smaller places the Santiago
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have been made wherever possible. so
that the troops may make a good stand
when it comes 10 fighting at close guar
tiers.
"All communication with other parts of
the island is cut off. | am without news
of Gen. Monet, whom | expect with rein
forcements- / am within the walled city
where a last stand will be made. The
white population is concentrated here.
preferring the possibility OF bombardmenf
by the Americans TO the certainty of NAL
treatment by the insurgents i am not
aware when the squadron is likely to
lombard" Gen. Augustus dispatch is
dated June g.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 1s.
SANTIAGO BATTERIES AGAIN BoMBA

SANTIAGO BATTERIES AGAIN B0MBARDED
Rear-Admiral SIMPSONS feet bonn
barded the b1tteries at Santiago de Cuba
for the third time at daylight this morn
ing. For hours the Ships pounded the
batteries at the right and left of the en-
trance, only sparing FL Moro, where Lieut..
Hobson and his companions OF the Merri-
mac are in prison.
The western batteries, against which
the main assault was directed were badly
wrecked. One was utterly DESTROYED. In
others many guns were dfsmounted
AT first the Spaniards replied passion
efely and wildly, but impotenIy. Then
most OF the guns were deserted ROT a
snip was struck nor man injured on the
American side
1T is believed that the enemy's loss of
lie was heavy
MORE MEN FOR GEN. sHAFTER.
1t was decided in Washington to send
200 more men at once to Gen Shafter
These Will go in the auxiliary cruisers
Harvard and Yale, and reach Santiago
almost as soon as Gen. Shafter does.
LIEUT.. BLUES TRIP
Lieut.. Victor Blue, in his plucky trip
ashore, under instructions from Rear
Admiral Sampson, TO locate definitely the
Spanish warships in the haTbor of Santi-
ago de Cuba, rode ~ miles on a mule
Landing about IS miles west of Santiapo
and accompanied by force of Cuban
observation
point SIX or seven miles northwest of
Santiago City.
The troops are encamped all around
the city, and there are several block
houses on the northern side. Lieut RIue
was unable to return over the road Inv
which he went, because of the presence
OF the Spanish cavalry. So he made a
longer detour, returning without having
encountered the enemy and without any
exciting experience.
SCARCITY OF FOOD IN SANTIAGO.
A Santiago daily paper. the Fsnana of
May 30, IN an article entitled The Oues-
ton Of Hunger" abuses the rich bakers
of the town for asking exOrbitant prices
Tor bread until there is nothing left but
10 renounce eating bread" Continuing
on the same lines, the Espana saws:
EatabIes rise in price daily. II now
when we are at the beginning of the
war with the United States, this happens,
what VIII happen within three or four
months?"
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This keeney gentleman of whom has caught Likeness
Service
When appointed February last he had
he
the erof
of eoft Mr.
a
valuable
troubled
al een a capable leader
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THE NATIONAL WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY
FIGHTING THEM OVER
What the Veterans Have to Say
About Their Campaigns.
A DANGEROUS VENTURE.

Three Men in a Boat Run Gauntlet of
Death.
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proclamation summoning the natives to
Cavite on June II to hear the declaration
of independence read. He has invited
the Americans to attend.
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years. AS general thing these are
better fitted for the rough service Of
battlefields and have had more expert
ence Major Ennis, in refusing appli-
cations. said: IF take a nurse, she
will have to have face like the broad
side of an apple pie, for the general
wouldn't stand for it if all my men
were playing sick in the hospital"
Lake sailormen are reputed to be the
best sailors. It is said that a sailor
may cross the Atlantic without danger
of running into an island. and he NAV
hardly see more than two or three ships
during the entire voyage, but on the
lakes it is just the other way. The
lake sailor, therefore becomes more
alert, watchful and careful.
A countryman who expressed a desire
to enlist in Kansas city was directed
by joker to a Salvation army tent
The Salvationists We're singing a song
when the farmer crowded up to thei.
little circle. He waited patiently.
Then one of the men made an address
appealing for volunteers. The young
farmer pushed into the circle, and, TAX
ing off his hat, he stuck out his hand to
the uniformed man VINO was talking.
II want to enlist" said the farmer
Bang went the big brass drum and
"Halielujah," shouted sweet faced
little woman. Another sinner saved,
let is pray" exclaimed the soldier who
held the farmers hand as he knelt down
on the asphalt pavement reverently. The
farmer was thoroughly scared by this
turn Of affairs. Instead of kneeling he
looked about him. The prayer had al
ready started when he got his bear
ings. Selling his valise, which he had
dropped on the street when he took the
proffered hand of the soldier, he broke
through the crowd, and amid the
outlaws Of crowd of newsboys he
started north on Main street.
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Vicissi!udes G. Volunteering.

About the youngest recruit SO far
reported is Walter Bennett, trumpeter
of Company f in a Kentucky regiment.
He was born at Paducah, Ky, seven
teen years ago. Blaine Bike, who is
seventeen. enlisted in the Douglas
Guards at HagerstoWn. Md, but his
father applied for writ of habeas cor
pus to get him back home.
Capt. Charles Weaver. of an Arkan-
sas company, wears a sword that was
first carried by his great great grand
father in the Revolutionary war. again
by his great grandfather in the war OF
1912 and next by his uncle. who was
killed in the war of the Rebellion at the
battle Of Arkansas Post.
A young woman of eighteen applied
for enlistment in the Third Missouri
Regiment She offered to disguise her
sex. and said to Major Jackson: My
father is a soldier, and he said that
the only way | could get into the army
was to enlist. | am willing to cut off
my hair and hide my identity. Can't
you and won't you help me to get into
the service 1t took considera bic lab
or and time upon the part of the major
to convince the pretty young patriot
that such a course was impossible for
her to follow.
More than two hundred women have
endeaVored to enroll themselves as
nurses in Chicago. Dr. Armstrong
said: I'VE have refused almost all.
We doubt if they can stand the hard
ships, so we have as rule accepted
only women over the age of twenty-five
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THE TWO NAV|ES.
Relative Strength Of the Navies Of the
United States and Spain.
SPANS Decidedly Weak When Compared With
That Of United States.
UNITED STATES,

Ihe following table shows the
strength of the navy of the United
states. In that part of the table
marked first rate" the four ships
paced hrst are first class battleships,
the Brooklyn and New York are ar
mored cruisers. the Columbia Olympia
and Minneapolis protected cruisers.
the Texas a second class battleship and
the Puritan double-turret monitor
Among the second-raters all but the
Mlantonomah. Amphitrite, Monadnock
and Terror (monitors) are protected
cruisers. The newly bought boats,
New Orleans and Albany, belong in
This class. The third raters are a
heterogeneous lot, consisting of cruis-
ers, Sunboats. old monitors and unpro-
tected cruisers. OF the fourth raters
Nesuvius is a dynamite ship, the Yam
kee and Michigan are cruisers. the
Petrel Bancroft and Pinta are gun
boats and the Fern is transport. The
remaining classes of the table are
homogeneous. The government has re-
Gently purchased numerous tugs and
yachts not accounted for in the table
FIRST RATE