The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24
Miscellaneous Paragraphs.

the DullUeTb LIldl IeSls
Sagasta thinks he has unloaded lots
of trouble on this country by giving up
the territory which is being acquired
Dewey is glad that Southerner, Con-
gressman Livingston, introduced the
Congressional resolution thanking him
for his victory.
President Mckinley has appointed
Lieutenant Hobson's father, who is a
Democrat, postmaster at Greensboro,
Ala. The appointment was made at the
request Of local Republicans.
Last spring the city council Of Indian
apOls defeated an anti-scalping Ordi-
nance, and as q result the railroads re-
fuse to give reduced rates to any large
meeting which may be held in that city.
A Denver Republican cartoon repre-
sents Uncle Sam with Cuba and Porto
Rico, two cOlored urChins, on each knee,
while another labeled Philippines is ask
ing," What are you goin' to do with me?"
Criticisms of Skaters management Of
the Santiago campaign seem to increase
rather than diminish. They may or may
not be we'll founded. Grant was the
subject of severe criticism quite often.
The board appointed to investigate the
accounts of Regimental Quartermaster
i. G. Smith, of the Twentieth Kansas,
has reported that $500 worth Of stuff was
issued irregularly but finds that there
was nothing criminal in his conduct
At Santiago, Teddy Roosevelt was
wounded by the explosion Of a shell near
him. The wound was in his hand,
which was not seriously hurt, although
it bled freely. In the reports no men
tion was made of it because it was so
slight.
When the Spanish army surrendered
at Santiago only 143 of 1000 horses
were living. 1t is claimed that numbers
of them were killed and served to the
Americans in restaurants and hotels and
that others were eaten by the half
starved Spanish soldiers.
General Longstreet, the veteran Con-
federate military leader, thinks that the
Shafter campaign at Santiago was poor
ly handled and that the mere accident
of the removal Of Cervera's feet, at the
particular time it was wiped out, doubt
less prevented repulse.
When Private BraytOn Flint, of Stock
ton, died his relatives wanted his body
sent to his home, but through an over
sight arrangements were not made for
the expense of its transportation. Ma
jOr Harvey promptly advanced the
money and no delay was OcCasiOned.
The London Telegraph says that the
lessons of the naval portion Of the war
were that fast battleships are every
thing; that they should have big bat
teries on board; that men should be
taught to shoot well; and that the
AnglO-Saxon can beat anything that
floats.
The Boston Herald says editOrlally
that Secretary Algers blunders have
been due to incompetency or the intro
ductlon of politics into the department.
Attention is directed to the fact that no
such condition has existed in the Navy
Department as has been noted in Sec
retary Algers work.
Last week Governor Barnes, of Okla
homa, visited the volunteers at Fort
Reno. AS his party was leaving he was
accosted by a guard who demanded the
cOuntersign, which the Governor could
not give, and the guard promptly
marched him to the guard house, where
he had to stay for over two hours.
In a recent statement given out by
Secretary Alger it is asserted that the
enlistment and equipment of the vol
unteer army Is feat which eclipses the
efforts of Napoleon after the defeat
at Moscow. The statement is doubtless
true, but 1t does not reflect credit on the
Secretary of War for him to be calling
attention to it.
II the Cristobal Colon Is saved and is
added to our navy it will likely be named
the HObsOn. 1t was he who decided that
il could be saved after board Of sur
vey reported otherwise, and it was he
who forced Cervera to come out in day
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