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dead and his command in pitiable plight from hunger and wounds. h April of 1887 Col. Merritt was made brigadier general and in 1897 a major general.
 Next in point of interest to Gen. Mer- ritt and his division is the Fifth corps. otherwise the army of Cuban invasion, and it's commander.
 Gen. shafter was farmers boy out in Kalamazoo county. Mich, when the civil war came. He enlisted in the Seventh regiment of Michigan infantry in 1861, and was made first lieutenant of volunteers. He distinguished himself at the battle of Nashville, and received promotion for gallant and meritorious services Y in the battle of Fair Oaks, and was awarded | medal by congress for
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heroic conduct at piIey Ridge. When the war ended lie became q part of the permanent establishment. and did no end of rough work and hard fighting iu the various Indian wars in the west and southwest as lieutenant colonel of the Twentyfourth infantry. In 1897 he was given his commission as brigadier gen. eral.
 Perhaps ofall the presidents appoint ments none have been quite So popular with the public at large as that of Fitz- hugh Lee.
 Gen. Lee comes of fighting fam fly. His great-grandfather was that
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pointmepts. Yet, oddly enough, they are the only West Point graduates on the entire list. Breckenridge, Otis. Coppinger. Shafter, Graham. Wade and Merriam entered the army from civil life during the rebellion and were transferred to the permanent establish ment when the war ended. Butler, like Lee and Wheeler, was a confederate soldier, but not a West Point man.
 Of the three regular army ma ior gen erals, Miles, Merritt and Brooke, Mer- ritt alone is graduate from the mili- tary academy.
 Following out the present plan, the American army will be mobilized in seven army corps. Each corps will be composed of three divisions, and there will be at least three brigades in each of these divisions. The major generals will command the corps and divisions, while the brigades will be commanded hy brigadier generals. Perhaps the greatest interest centers about Gen. Merritt and his division at present. for 1t is the first time in our history that we have had occasion to send troops thousands of miles from our shores
 Gen. Merritt goes 10 responsibilities snd difficulties such as no soldier of
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the United States army has ever be fore been called upon to meet It is true we had military governors dur ing the civil wal, but their burdens were triaing compared with those he has gone to take up in strange land and amongst a strange people, having customs, language and habits widely different from OUT own. The nature of his position renders it unique and. strik- ing. No other military governor ap- pointed by the United States has ever had anything like the power he will wield in the Philippines. It will be ab- solute and final. No civil authority will exist to question his acts. 1t will be as he sees fit and as necessity demands.
 Gen. Merritt was born in New York city in 1886. While he was yet mere child his parents moved to Illinois, where the boyhood of our military gov ernor in the Philippines was spent on farm. Young Merritt entered West Point at 1T years of age, graduating just prior 10 the breaking out of the civil war. He was one of the 'sboy gen erals" of that tragic struggle, a cap tain of cavalry in 1862; just one year later he was serving as. brigadier gen eral of volunteers. It was his gallant fight at Beverly Ford that won him his rapid promotion. The newspapers of that period teem with accounts of his bravery and courage on that occasion.
 He was in the Richmond campaign of 1864, serving with Sheridan as the lat ter's chief officer and with that dashing leader he did plenty of hard fighting for the. union.
 He was present with Grant and sheri- dan when Lee surrendered, and he was one of the three commissioners appoint.
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cd by the government to carry out the terms of the treaty.
 At the close of the war he was mus tered out of the volunteer service and transferred to the permanent establish ment as lieutenant colonel of the Ninth cavalry.
 In the west Col. Merritt soon made a name for himself as an Indian fighter. It was Merritt who rescued Thornburg' s command at the time of the White river agency massacre, when the troops were being slowly but none the less surely starved to death and shot to pieces by the Ute Indians, who bemmed them in on all sides.
 One of the soldiers succeeded in es- eaping the vigilance of the savages, and made his way to Rawlings Station on the Union Pacific
 X telegram was sent to Col. Merritt, then in command of the Fifth cavalry, stationed at Fort Russell He hurried down to Rawlings with his men and then there began one of the greatest cavalry marches on record. For four days and nights the soldiers rode al- most without pause, led by their tireless colonel.
 When they reached the White River agency it was to find poor Thornburg
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spector generals department, and reached the head of his corps in.1889.
 Gen. Joseph Wheeler. like Lee, was a distinguished officer in the confederate army, and, with the possible exception of Gen. Stuart, was the greatest cav airy leader on tie southern side, He was one of the gallant batch of con federate devils as Sherman termed them, who made the generals march to the sea such a difficult enterprise.
 Wheeler was born a. Augusta, Ga. and was educated at West Point, grad uating in 1850 When the break between the north and south came he resigned his commission in the United States army, and offered his services to his
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section, and was appointed colonel of the Nineteenth Alabama infantry. At the battle of Shiloh he was in command of brigade. Next be was transferred to the cavalry, and in 1862 was placed in command 0f that arm of the service under Braxton Bragg, in the west. A major general in 1863, he led the con federate cavalry at chickamauga.
 Later he proved himself the most troublesome of all the southern leaders who disputed Sherman's march to the sea. Failing in his endeavors to turn aside that resistless wave of conquest he sought to defend Savannah.
 He so distinguished himself that in 1865 he was appointed a lieutenant gen efaI, and at the close of the war was in command of the cavalry operating with the forces of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.
 At the time of his appointment by President Mckinley he was serving his seventh term as congressman from Al abama.
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York cavalry. When peace came he was mustered into the regular army.
 Another officer who made fine rec ord for himself as a volunteer is Gen. Merriam, who was appointed major of tine Ihirt.y-eighth infantry in 1866, and attained the rank of brigadier general in 1897.
 Gen. Otis, of the department of the Philippines, is native of Maryland. He took part in many of the most i'm portant battles fought by the army of the Potomac. It was his gallant con duet at the battle of spottsylvaaia Court House that won for him the rank of brigadier general. Gen. Graham. who commands the Second corps, entered
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sbe army in 1855, when but 2i years of
 aqe He was a Washington boy. and had seen active service in several pat Hes with the Seminole Indians prior to tbe breaking out of the rebellion he !, served se with great distinction all through the war and when it came 10 an end was sent west, where he was en- gagged until 1887.
 He was in command of me ohl'eo States troops on the Pacific coast dur ing the California riots of 1894, and dls'
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was done in Italy as an officer in the papal guards. He came to this country at the breaking out of the civil war and secured an appointment as captain in an infantry regiment, proving himself brave and skillful officer. He was made colonel of the seventy-ffrst New
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Since the declaration of war with Spain and the gathering of an army to carry on that war President Mckinley has appointed some 69 general officers.
 Twelve of these are major generals, while the other 57 are brigadder gen erals.
 The president has had good and tried material from which 10 make his choice. Fifty-four of the general officers are men who have made war a profession.
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"It's little tough on opr = saai laughed the man from 0Sr Sy youlgI wouldn't tell 1t in Bay Ct staglnays business down in TeSsss s'sg. 3t lE good deal of railroad trsveI epa' { found myself on the parlor ... U but the porter and tbe n.s sar ' ' eompanionship asserted ;4sai5 44asialal had talked for a time. dnsiseii 'sseii, ,. the tact to address me 9as4l as g VII tured to inquire in an anoloealI!H s9 eaIHe l was from. 'p0ogehel
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 Q, yes, sah. Mich 'ean 1, tr9it. had a gen'l from anlI da,I '
 T simply went into tbo :. partment and commnned ii's S,;sa sIa9 the rest of the trip. @Detrog;.t' Sq g.'n !.
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They are for the most part West Point graduates. Even in the ease of the so- called civil appointments those whose claims received recognition have in every instance seen actual service; in= deed, some of them displayed genius of q high order for leadership during the rebellion.
 The major generals are Joseph c. Breckenridge, Elwell B. Otis, John J. Coppinger, William R. Shafter, William NJ. Graham, James F. Wade, Henry c. Merriam. James F Wilson. Fitzhugh Lee, Joseph Wheeler and Matthew c. Butler.
 They rank as in the order named.
 In addition 10 these are the three major generals of the regular army, Nelson A. Miles, Wesley Merritt and John E. Brooke, who rank the newly appointed major generals because of prior date.
 The question of rank is all settled by the date on the commission, and the standing of a West Pointer, merely be cause he is a West Pointer, is in no wise different from that of civilian officer of the same rank and date; in deed, the civilian may command the regular if his commission is the older.
 Of the newly-cteated major generals, Lee, Wheeler and Wilson are the most frequently mentioned as civilian ap-
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celebrated Light Horse Harry Lee, who led the Virginian cavalry during the revolution. Robert E. Lee was his uncle, and his father, Sidney S. Lee, saw some 30 years of service in the United States navy.
 He was born in Fairfax county, Va, famous as the home of the Washing
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It would astonish you to kn.n, the death rate Of Teetbinas4 a4Ps atl decreased in all the lsrga 's sti. saa MoBett'S 1EETHINA fTeetfilaev vi5ies pi ,. been used. TEETHISA Aids na,sa sgsl lates the Bowels, makes teetSis. aisss' should be given by all mofbe,s bbe,slass
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Multiplying Cl,aro..

Jeweler.That's the seventh z. ring I've sold you this week VI "
 Customer-Yes; our rerime5t 5. next Sunday, and I want to t,'. bs s1.. Y when my two years are m 1,.. p-l Weekly. wy
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Fits stopped free and permanett| No fits after first days use of DT| Great Nerve Restorer. Free s2t5s| treatise. Dr. Kline, 933 Arch a.H
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Piso's Cure for Consumption bs many a doctors bills. ' g.. L kins Place, Baltimore, Md Dss n'
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Fiery faller es lookin, for xii. efery soft snap seem to be dose1 ens.-Denver Times-sun.
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What a terrible time peopb dI ing to have a good time!1AtehIm'
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Trouble Is q visitor that walks knocking, for 1t Is pretty wei < eyerywhere.-DenYer Hmes.sun
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To Cure Cold in On. D Take Laxative Promo Quinins T,s druggists refund money if it faihis,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22

warranted to take you from Dan to Beers
heba without getting frayed, or rusty.
You can also get the black satin tie with
a pin stripe Of scarlet running through it,
which is very smart; or the black satin
with the narrow stripe of thyme green,
that lovely mellow shade of green
Oleander pink is new necktie color
but that Is not intended for travelling
The oleander tie may be carried in the
ssatchel and put on for dinner but it is
not the travelling tie.
A very good necktie for the dusty cars
is the black satin bow which can be tied
with fun loops and ends. This is worn
with a jacket which buttons quite high
in the neck.
Very high collars are worn for travel
ing. They soil easily bur on the other
hand they are considered more trim and
fit than the low collar which somehow
has too dressy appearance for. the cars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22

anu white. Such a lovely intermingling
OF stripes that you wonder if the stocking
SRI never pulls up her gown and fails to
admlring her own shapely legs Of artis-
tic design. In truth, she does do so, but
that is a secret, another story entirely.
There are stocking parties Have you
never heard of them, when young women
of expensive hosiery tastes gather Of an
afternoon to sew and gossip and exhibit
stockings? Some wear silk ones, but most
prefer the silk plated the Isle thread.
the fine cotton and the fancy ribbed all
of which wear better than silk.
Travelling neckties are of satin which
sheds the dust. You can buy beautiful
four-iu-hand black satin ties that are
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22

what a pretty display there would be!
VI stockings and petticOatsl Plaid hose
ana silk lingerie-as she calls them!
The plaid stocking is this year such a
beauty that the travelling girls wears it
without fail. She chooses, if she can aft
lord It, the sandal stocking which has
the appearance of a white ribbon twisted
around the foot and ankle like the Roman
sandal of old. 1t continues from the toe
to the top and Is quite tie most remark
able stocking of the season. Small flow
ers of delicate design are scattered over
the groundwork Of the stocking proper
The other pouiar type Of stocking is
much less exposed than the sandal stock
ing which is a novelty. 1t is a double
plaid in red. green, blue, yellow, black
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22
biggest Flve-Masted schooner.
From the Boston Globe.

From the Boston Globe.
Notwithstanding the depression result
ing from the war scare, a Maine shipyard
will this year turn out the greatest five
masted schooner in the world. The build
or will be II. NJ Bean of Camden, and the
owner, Capt. J. G. Crowley of Taunton,
Mass for whom the big vessel Henry
Cramp was built two years ago. She Is
designed TO carry coal and viii have a
capacity of 1900 tons. Originally it was in
tended TO make the length of the keel OF
this craft 100 feet, and for ordinary build
ers that would have been a large boat,
but recently Mr. Bean changed his mind
and added ia feet to the keel. SO that the
schooner will be "a feet long on the keel,
and the length over all Will be S25 feet.
The five masts for the iib and spanker
booms will be of Oregon pine, and are
now on the way in a vessel from that
state to Boston. Work will begin on the
big schooner In June. when $50 men viii
be employed Mr. Bean expects to have
The vessel ready for launching the last Of
October or the FIRST of November, and
doesn't think the Spanlards will interfere
with those calculations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22

for sadness untold? All. my friend, you
Will see that the hardest part TO play is
thar of the Jester the one who must all
ways laugh! Yet We can't go around
with tears in our eyes, with quvering
lips and throobing hearts! Oh, no. You
and your neishbor have toput on a smile,
have to laugh with those who expect to
laugh and to have TO be glad or appear
SO whether the world has brought it's
good things to you, TO your neighbor, or
to Bah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22
SKIRTS MUST Be RUFFLEO.
That Is the Latest Edict of Fashion.

story
a GirI II Been IA Of
Garment Adv"nce-Other OF interest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22

How did the surprise party at. the
Cawkers' turn out? Was it a genuine
surprlse?"
..Indeed It was. Somebody had given the
Cawkers a hint, and when we got there
the house was dark and there wasn't a
soul at home ''-Harpers Bazaar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22
The TRAVELLING GIRL.
Nx,tAT THINGS ARE NEEDED FOH
SUMMER TRIPS.

rr..,cIinE Ties of Various sOrts-The
Da,t Pctticont-PrOper Travelling
Hats and Gloves.
(Copyright)
New York, May 2o-The girl who would
g trlycling so has plenty of nice things
70 sGou IN case of a car accident. Indeed
,oc elaborate preparations indicates that
,.. would not be greatly averse TO a tum-
biz could she he sure of landing in a pic
toresaue heap IN some nice grassy ditch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22

-Mother-I'm afraid Mr. Crisscross is NOT
serious in his Intentions.
DauRhter-He is awfuly bashful, you
know; but he is Offering himself piecemeal-
Last night, he wanted me to take his
arm.-Tit- Bits,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-18
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED.

Chicago, Oct. lS.-The following letter
of declination has been received from
w j. Bryan who Is I'm Jacksonville. i'm
response TO an invitation to attend the
peace jubilee: II regret that duties here
viii prevent an acceptance of the invi-
tations extended by the citizens Of Chi
cago TO be present at the national peace
jubilee 10 be held on the 18th and 18th OF
the present month. The American peo-
pie are pre-eminently peace loving peo-
pie and IL Is fitting that they should cele-
brate the termination OF the present war
IA war conceived I'm n n unselfsh love FOR
humanity; a war which has demonstrate
ed new valor OF our soldiers and sea
men; war which IL ls destined. let US
hope, 10 establish I'm the orient. as well
as In the West Indies. that doctrine so
sacred to the people OF the United States.
namely. that governments derive their
just powers, not from armies or navies.
but from tho consent Of the governed"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-18
THE EPIscoPALIAN CONVENTION.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Important ac-
ton was taken by the respective bodies
Of the Episcopal council here Monday on
two cubjects which have caused much
discussion. The house OF bishops, by a
vote Of 81 to "a, rejected resolutions bear
ing on the subject of remarriages of di-
vorced persons designed to take the
place of those now in existence. The
present canons on that subject therefore
remain in force.
In the house of deputies, after de-
bate which had continued for several
days, a step in the direction of church
unity was taken. The discussion was
precpitated by the offering Of an amend
ment To the constitution by Rev DR..
Huntington Of New York. While agree
ing with the principle of this, the depu-
ties finally decided TO adopt a briefer
amendment, as follows: But provision
may be made ny the canon for the tenn
porary use OF other forms and directo-
ries of worship by congregations not all
ready in union with this church. who are
willing 90 accept the spiritual oversight
OF the bishop of the diocese" The amend
ment. IL adopted by the bishops, will go
to the dioceses for action and must be
acted upon by the next convention be-
fore IL becomes operative.
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MAIL OF SOLDIERS.

Washington. oct. 1S.--Acting POST
master General Heath has made the fol-
lowing statement regarding published
statements that soldiers mail is being
received al the dead letter Office in large
quantities: I'm order TO overcome the
confusion and sometimes delay caused
by failure TO address mail properly t0
troops. the war department began two
or three months ago TO furnish the post
office department official bulletins show
Ing the location OF the troops. Copies
of these were furnished each headquar-
ters of regiments, and with the regular
roster of troops in possession OF regi-
mental commanders ii became only "A
matter of labor TO locate a soldier and
to deliver his mail to him through the
company's letter carriers designated by
regimental commanders.
Special attentio>l is given TO every
piece of mail received at the dead letter
office addressed to a soldier or sailor.
Every possible effort is made TO locate
the addresses. and the mail is forwarded
with the greatest possible expedition.
believe that less than one-half as
great a percentage OF soldiers mail is
being received now at the dead letter
Office than has been received OF mail
addressed TO the ordinary business or
commercial men OF the country"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-18
Two Committees viii Have Entire Charge Of
Marketing Product.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROCEEDS
Penalty viii Be Demanded For Producing Beyond
the Quantity Stipulated Mills That Are
Not Affected by the Agreement

Fall River, Oct. 1S.-The agreement
among the manufacturers to put all the
standard plain goods on hand and being
made into the control Of a committee 10
sell or hold, as it's members consider best
and 10 curtail. Is 10 go through. During
nearly all OF last week Hargraves mill
No. / was the only concern covered by
the agreement that was not pledged 10
the movement At meeting OF the di-
rectCrs Monday. IL was decided 10 enter
the movement
The plan for control OF the market Is
to put the goods i'm charge Of two COM
mittees. One committee of five will di-
rect all the trading. and another commit
tee OF two will act as sellers. The trad
ing is to be done in the usual way through
brokers. There are four varieties OF
goods to be controlled by this commit
tee. They are designated ae follows:
Twenty -eight-inch, 64x64s (the standard
regulars forming the basis for market
prices): 2S-inch, 64x6es; 27-inch, 6Ox56s;
27-inch. 5Gx56s. These weaves comprise
the great bIlk Of plain goods made here,
excepting wide goods.
The proceeds from the sales will be
TO the amounts furnished. All business
relating TO prices will be left TO the judg-
ment OF the committee.
The curtailment. so for as il is agreed
upon at present. is TO be for four weeks
during the next three months. Whether
or not there will he a further curtail-
ment will depend upon the market con-
ditions. Agents entered into the agree
ment are not absolutely bound TO cur
tail, but must pay forfeit for running
II they are not stopped the full period
required.
A meeting of the manufs r.@-sers con-
cerned is To be called 10 elect committees
and to confirm details. 1T is probable
that some OF the mills will begin on their
curtailment next week, IL the final ar
rangements are completed in time.
AS for as is known the following mills
will not be affected Barnaby. Border
City No. 3, Bourne. Conanicut, Cornell,
Davol, Fall River Iron Works company.
Globe. Granite No. 3. Hargraves Nos
and 3. Kerr. King Philip, Osborn No. 9,
Parker. Sanford. Stevens. and parts OF
some of.the other mills. The purpose is
10 curtail the production of looms that
can make the common print cloth.