El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-02

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Daughters and Sweethearts of the
Soldier BOys-TheOdOre Roosevelt
The Cowboy Regiment-A WAN
dering Commission" for the st.
Psul-Virginia's Noble Stand
John Jacob AstOr's Patriotism
Pennsylvania Pie StOrmers-The
Challenge to Sigsbee- Polo
Bernabe Queried.
Special correspondence of the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-WashinR-
ton takes the war very much to heart.
It sits up late with congress and only
half dozes during che night season, al
ways alert for the cry of Extra" pa
pers; it hangs around the Armory,
dogs the parsdes of the militia, and Is
stirred to the depths every time it
hears yankee Doodle' or ''Dixie I"
The flag is everywhere, flying from
roofs, windows, towers, and BICYCLES;
pretty girls have bit of the colors in
their buttonholes, and even the poor
old ashcart horses have flags stuck in
their brides and nod them with every
weary step. Many of the fashionable
weddings, planned to be utterly gor-
geous, have been given up and quiet
little ceremonies content the girls
who have to send their sweethearts
off to the wars; and when a fashionable
beauty reiinquishes her right to .
splendid wedding, the times are Sc
rious indeed. The bulletin boards
about the city are besieged and every
one is restless to know the latest news.
All this we call experiencing war al
though we know that we are only at
the eve of war.
One woman who has sent her hus-
band, two sons, and two sons-in law to
the front, has not yet had time to count
how many more relatives she has in
the service. Army people are second
tensive and interviewer family connec-
tions. 1t is we'll known fact that al
most every Virginian of good standing
is at least cousin to three-fourths of the
other Virkinians of good standing and
has q goodly mum Der of other kinships
Of more or less vagueness with the
rest. In the army aud navy it ia much
the same way. Army officers daugh-
ters marry the young ieutenants,
their sons 60 to West Point, and their
daughters marry army men, until
there is q never ending network of
So the wives and daugh-
ters and sweethearts have their hands
and hearts full in these days watching
events and hoping for honor and safety
for their "oficer-b oys.''
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It is said that Secretary Long is al
most i'll from over work but that he
lid not dare to give up the command to
the next authority, Theodore Rooee-
7elt, for fear of what this daring young
American might do with his country.
Theodore Roosevelt, or"Teddy" Roose-
7elt as he is always call I'd the assistant
of the navy,is one of the most
popular men of our day, being the
particular idol of the young men. There
Gems to be com bined in him just the
light proportion of steadiness and
ecklessness-of forethought and en-
husiasm. He often seems hot-headed
md reck ess and yet he always succeeds
nd has always proved himself won
erfully eff lent man. AS Police ON
missioner in New York City, he sur
'rised that Tammany-ridden town with
dash and go about his works
nd an utter Indifference to it's
1eas of political pull and in
uence that was delightful to every
ody except to the Police Department,
7bich objected to such rigorous and
unconditional investigation and setting
D rights. Mr.. Roosevelt is a ranchman |
8 we'll, and always seems to bring the |