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The National tribune., 1898-05-26
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IN \AaEss~><O Our FIRST NavalHero.
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Knowing their spirit as | did, I had
made up my mind To lay our little 36-~un
12-pounder frigate up alongside anything
English that might get in our way up to
and including a so But more such cot in
our way ! stood off and on for two weeks
in the Bay of Biscay looking for anything
from a fricate to Il 80, hut no English man
of-war of any rate crossed us. Therefore
the weather being bad and our time for
arrival at lOricnt limited, bore up for Isle
au Groix and anchored in the Earbor OF
fOrient, Feb. II, 1890.
In view of the good condition of the ship
and the strong force and fierce temper of
my crew, am persuaded that our failure To
encounter an English ship of reasonably
equal force was a misfortune tn our cause.
Knowing the strength and spirit of nv
crew as / did, | would not have hesitated
to lay the Alliance close aboard of any so
gun ship in the English Navy.
My regular complement was only 312,
The National tribune., 1898-05-26

EDITORIAL NOTE.-The author, in the next
instsllment, will entertainingly outline the
character of Paul Jones. His further ad
venturous career will be graphically mar
rated in future installfnefIts.
The National tribune., 1898-05-26

mule All at once Kiser's gun gave me q
considerable right face, as I was on my knees
when | shot said "Kiser what makes your
gun kiek?n 1t doesn't" said he, and
reached for the gun. When he went TO re-
load, his hammer was gone He said Jack,
you shot my hammer away"
We held our position until night, and re-
Joined the regiment down in the hollow-A
J. JACOBS, Co. ID, 22d Ky, Weseyville, KY
The National tribune., 1898-05-26
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Valuable Timber at shiloh Battlefield.

Valuable Timber at Shiloh Battlefield.
M. E. Boysell, Co. /, 5Sth Ohio, Lima, O.,
writes: Every reader of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is interested in Fighting Them
Over, and Picket Shots A comrade wrote
recently about the wonderful resources of old
Tennessee-irOn, stone, marble, timber, etc
l have seen some splendid timber in my time,
but a fine young oak at Shiloh during the
terrible two-days' battle, April 6 and 7, 1862,
was the u!ost valuable piece | ever saw. /
was suddenly seized with that tired feeling
and jumped behind it As a sudden and terrific
voliey of musketry, grape and canister swept
our lines, soon after we fell into line to re-
sist fearful onslaught of Cleburne's splendid
division. The tree was struck by cannon
ball about 10 feet above the ground /
escaped serious injury.
. visited this old historic battlefield on
the 9th and 18th of April, 1895. just 33 years
after that bloody drama. and had no difficulty
IN finding this Old giant of the forest near
one corner OF the old Shiloh Church. Just
Is feet up, facing southwest-ihe course of
the assaulting column-the scar or wound
may be seen. We used to get in this old
church, a lot OF US boys-this ancient
house of worship-and needing not the
sacred privileges, the halloved memories
and associations of by-gone years, and sing
When this cruel war is over, ETC."
The National tribune., 1898-05-26

ing over a brigade that had became entangled
i'll the chevaux-de- frise, l came to large
hole, caused, suppose, by an upturned tree.
| found three of the 22d KY, who had gone
ahead of me- Alfred Hall, Allen Kiser, and
an Irshman named Ganey. Kiser proposed
that shoot both guns he would load. l
agreed, and did SO. After shooting awhile my
shoulder got sore, as the guns were foul, and
were assuming the character Of kicking
The National tribune., 1898-05-26
Connecticut Men Were There.

G. W. Sherman, Lieutenant. Co. C. Goth
Conn, Lynbrook, n. Y, writes: CATER 1
saw the statement i'll THE NATIONAL TRIB-
uNE that Gen. Harrson's command captured
the four guns, | had a talk with Col p. 3.
buckingham, 20th Conn. He told ME that
he was in command of the detachment that
secured the guns, and that Cos. B and d of
his regiment formed part of the force. He
also told me lie turned the guns over to the
The National tribune., 1898-05-26

Ferdinand Philippe, eldest son of the
Duke of OIleans. He became Duke Of
Orleans, on the death Of his father, in 1884.
At the outbreak of the French Revolution
he espoused the Republican cause, re-
nounced his rank and tile, and took the
name of Philippe Egalite philip the
EquaD. He was elected to the First Ma
tional Assembly as "A Constitutional Re-
publican and, subsequently, to the Ma
Evening star., 1898-07-05
MIR. HOAR ON HAWAII.
He Points Out the Advantage of
Annexation.

Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) had the floor on the Ha-
waiian annexation resolution in the Senate
today. His remarks were listened to with
close attention.
He found ground for objec ton in the
arguments advanced by the advocates of
annexation and in this connection stated
general antagonism to any policy of terri
torial expansion.
If this is to be the first step in policy
of dominion over barbarous archipelagos; i;
if we are to join with Europe in the plunder
of China and in the piIlage of Africa; If We
are to be governed in part by people to
whom the Declaration of Independence is a
stranger, or If We are to govern peop.e with
whom life and property are not sacred, then
We should shun this proposition"
He denied, however, that the proposition
involved the evils to which he alluded. The
desire now for holding all countries taken,
incident to war, was but a passing inclina-
tion-the child of eXcitement-and would
pass away when the war should end.
The Vital Question.
Mr.. Hoar said the sole question so far
as it was vital was simply whether the
United States would admit into immediate
relationship territory and people already
in situation that made them really a
part of the Union. By long established
policy Hawaii could not be taken, with or
without the will Of the islanders, by any
other power. The United States already
had Pearl harbor. and the peuling prop
csition only proposed 10 make that pos
session more secAre AMI extend 10 the
people of Hawaii blessings which We eX-
pressly declared they should not secure
from any other great POWER.
Replying to the contention that Hawaii
would not bring additional defensive
strength, he declared the continuance of
the possession of Pearl harbor was a COM
plete answer to 1t, and until Congress
SHOULD cede back that harbor it was in
consistent for senators to argue thal Ha-
wall would not make our defensive posi-
tion stronger. He contended annexation
would extend the domain OF peace.
"i believe" Mr.. Hoar said, that If We
come out of this war without entering
upon the fatal folly of retaining far-dis-
tan. possessions, the world viii be SO i'm
pressed with our strength that no nation
will attack US for hundred years" He
ridiculed the argument that the iniroduc-
ton Of the islands and their male popula-
tion into the United States would menace
this country's institutions and work in
jury to American labor, and ,'oin.ed out
that the territory Of the Islands was well
nigh infinitesimal compared to the coun-
try's present domain and The population of
Hawaii was not equal to that of "A third
rate city.
Evening star., 1898-07-05
MANY ARMY NOMINATIONS.
Selections Sent to the Senate nv III
President

Selections Sent to the Senate by the
President.
The President today sent these nomina-
tioIs to the Senate:
Regular army: Quartermaster's depart-
ment-Charles D. A. Loeff1er of District of
Columbia, to be military storekeeper. with
rank of captain.
Volunteer infantry: Second Regiment
Charles B. Carlisle of Louisiana. to he
chaplain.
Third Regiment: To be captains-Charles
K Maddox, VIM. Y. Carter jefferson Will
cox of Georgia.
First lieutenants-Lee C. Hoyl, Thad H.
Parker of Georgia.
Second Heutepants-James H. Blount of
Georgia.
Fourth Regiment: First Lieutenant: VIM.
b. Preston of Virginia.
Second lieutenant: John Mackey Bald
win of Virginia.
Fifth Regiment-To be chaplain: Robert
d. Wear of Alabama.
To be captain: James X. Vardaman of
Mississippi.
First lieut. tenant: VIM. E. Darby of Mis-
sissippi.
Second lieutenant: Samuel K Mayors Of
Mississippi.
Eighth Regimant-To be captain: Reu-
ben w. Baskette Of Tennessee.
First lieutenant: Richard e. Toomey,
PINate CoupdLy =, otn volunteer In
fantry.
Ninth RegimeIt--To be chaplain: Chas
T. Walker of Georgia.
Tenth Regiment-First lieutenant: James
A. RostOn of the District of Columbia.
Volunteer Engineers, I'd Regimenr-To be
captain: Thos. w. M. Draper of Colorado
10 be first lieutenants-E Storer Tice of
Colorado, Fred X. J. Mills of Idaho, Fred
K. Turner of California, Frank l.. Britain
of California, Lawrence p. Butler sergeant
Company /. 4th Missouri Volunteers.
Second observation-disclosures Cooney of
Montana.
Third Regiment, first Observation-Disclosures
G. Post, quartermaster sergeant, Battalion
Engineers United States.
Volunteer Infantry-Sidney r. Wiley of
Georgia to be first lieutenant, Sd Regiment
Ito correct former nomination of Signey r.
Wylie); Hugh {. Preston of Virginia to be
captain, 4th Regiment (nomina xon of Hem
~ c.. Preston of Virginia withirawn).
Fifth regiment-John E. Davis of Missis-
sippi, assistant surgeon, with rank of first
lieutenant. Charles T. Pollard of Alabama
domination of Charles p. Pollard for the
position withdrawn), assistant surgeon.
rank of lieutenant.
TO be registers of land ofices-Peter
Campbell. at Akron, Col: Elmer e. Her
shey. at Missoula. Mont; Geo. q. French
| at North Platte, Neb.: Fred n. Dorrfngton
at Alliance. Neb.
Receivers of public moneys-HA -
con, at North Platte, sNeb
Evening star., 1898-07-05
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS.
II. II. Hartshorn and n. w. Ambrose
SucceAsful Candidatcs

IL. II. HartshOrn and N. w. Ambrose
Successful Candidates.
The Treasury Department has just COM
pleted the marking OF the papers submitted
by the candidates for expert accountants,
salary $1,000. In the office of the controller
of the treasury, new places which became
available on the 1st of July.
The examination commenced on June 10,
and continued four days, in the rooms of
the board of examiners for the Treasury
Department. The examination included
nine subjects.
Nineteen persons entared the examina-
tion. and the successful. candidates were:
r. H. Hartshorn, a clerk in the office of
the auditor for the War Department., who
obtained a general average of S5.71 and n.
NJ. Ambrose, Il clerk in the division of
bookkeeping and warrants, in the office of
the Secretary of the Treasury, who OBJ
tanned a general average of Sj.37.
The examination was probably the most
difficult, because of the extensive range of
subjects, ever held by the Treasury De-
partment for promotions in its clerical
force. Many of the candidates exhibited
marked ability.
Five other names are upon the eligible
register and will be considered available
for future promotions should technical ex-
perience along the lines indicated by the
examination be required.
Evening star., 1898-07-05
DISCHARGES FROM THE ARMY.
Many Applications by Friends of Rel
atives of Enlisted Men.

Scores of applications for the discharge
Of enlisted men in the army have been re-
ceived at the War Department. They come
from fathers and mothers, wives and
friends, all Of whom are bringing every
possible element of influence to bear to
have their requests granted. Senators and
representatives have urged tlis requests
upon the department and the war officials
have expended a deal of time and patience
in Investigating the cases brought to their
attention.
In order that clear understanding may
be had by the public concerning the matter
ot discharges from the army Assistant
Secretary of War MeikIejohn today rem
dered a decision which will be the guide
in the future for action by the department
on applications for discharge from the
service.
The Secretary desires 1t to be under
stood distinctly that all such applications
must be made to the Var Department
through the regular military channels. Sat-
isfactory evidence that an enlisted man IS
under eighteen years of age will eniitle
hun to discharge Ipon application, but en-
listed men between the ages Of eighteen
and forty-five will be required TO present
perfectly satisfactory reasons for 1he 5is-
charges for which they may ask.
The decision of Assistant Secretary
Mefklejohn is embodied in the following,
which will be published In general orders
to the army:
Under the act to provide for temporar
lily increasing the military establishment of
the United States in time of war; approved
April - 1888. the age limits for soldiers of
= the national forces are fixed at eighteen
and forty-fve years. Persons not less than
eighteen nor more than forty-five years OF
age enlisting in the volunteer army, and
possessing the other qualifications men,
toned in the act, are legally enlisted. Up
on application to the Secretary of War and
satisfactory proof that any volunteer SOL
dier is under the age of eighteen he will
be at once discharged Minors over eighteen
years of age are not entitled to discharge,
but meritorious cases will be considered
All applications for discharge must be made
through military channels to the Secretary
of War.
Attention is called to paragraphs 80 and
971, Army Regulations"
Evening star., 1898-07-05
Order Moving Six Chickamauga
Regiments Has Been Rescinded.
TROOPS IN STATE OF UNCERTAINTY
Distinctions of Cevera's Fleet
Changes Departments Purpose.
TO PORTO RICO NEXT

CHICKAMAUGA, CHATTANOOGA Ma
TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn, July s.
No troops left Chickamauga today and it
is now not known when any will go. General
conditions have materially changed during
the last twenty-four hours, and as far as the
troops here are concerned, It Is apparent
that the War Department has materially
altered its plans.
Six regiments had been ordered to move
today in command Of General Wilson as
division commander and the railroads had
all the necessary trains to carry the SOL
diers to the front; the quartermasters de-
partment had loaded a train Of fifteen cars
with supplies to accompany the troops, but
the destruction of Cervera's fleet Sunday at
Santiago changed the whole plans Of the
department, and a resembling order was
received last night.
AS result. the troops did not leave, the
subsistence train was stopped and the con-
tents were unloaded and everything will
now await the next move Of the depart
ment.
The six regiments which expected to go
today are as follows: Third Wisconsin,
Col. NJ. T.. Moore, commanding; I'd Wiscon-
sin, Col. Chas A Born, commanding: 10th
Pennsylvania, Col. Willis J. Hulings, COM
manding; Sd Illinois, Col. Fred Bennitt,
commanding; 4th Ohio, Col. A. B. Colt,
commanding; 4th Pennsylvania, Col. D. b.
Case, commanding.
Looking Toward Porto Rico.
The entire 1st Corps is still preparing
to move. hut orders are expected for the
preparations to be discontinued, and for
the various regiments to resume their reg
ular routine here would not prove a sur
prise to the officers.
No Information will be given out at
headquarters as to when the movement
will begin or whether or not countermand-
ing orders are expected. If the corps does
not move, it is generally believed by the
officers that it will be sent in it's entirety
to Porto Rico, as at first intended. This
belief is based on the fact that none of
the regiments will be needed by Shafter.
The paymasters continue to work night
and day, and the indications now are that
they will finish their big task by Thursday
night.
The paymasters have been busy paying
the regiments. About So, 900 has been paid
to each regiment
Evening star., 1898-07-05
THE SPECIAL POLICE,
Suggestion Invited as to Point
Where They Are Needed.

Suggestion Invited as to Points
Where They Are Needed.
Commissioner Wight has directed the po-
lice lieutenants to suggest such street rail-
way crossings where, in their opinion, 1t Is
desirable to station the special policemen
provided for by the act to define the rights
of the purchasers of the Belt railway. The
points at which regular policemen are now
stationed were mentioned in The Star last
week, bat it is probable that the Commits
sioners may deem it necessary to place the
men provided for in the bill at additional
points, such as the Peace monument. 1lh
street and Florida evenue.
The various railway companies have sig
nified willingness to cooperate with the
Commissioners in the matter, and as soon
as the reports from the police Heutenants
are received the Commissioners will invite
the railway authorities to confer with
them. 1t is understood the Commissioners
will reserve to themselves the selection Of
the req Qlired- special policemen, and will
not appoint them upon the nomination of
the railway companies.
Evening star., 1898-07-05
CYcLONIc STORMS VICTIMS
Mora, the Well-Known Actress, Dies From
Injuries She Received.
Nine Others Were Either Drowned
or Killed nt Hampton Beach,
N. H., Yesterday.

HAMPTON, N. H, July 5.-John Pressy
Of Haverhill, whose skull was fractured
by the fall of the Hampton Beach Casino in
yesterdays cyclonic storm, died Of the
injury during the Fight. This brings the
humber of fatalities up to ten, the others
being: Walter. Gertrude and Ralph Rodge-
son, Kensington. ". H.; Mrs. w. H. Par
ker, Kensington; Capt. Mudd, Hampton;
Mora, the actress. of New York, who was
playing in a piece entitled THE Blowing
Up of the Maine:" Miss Mae Prescott Ex-
eter; Samuel Cammett, Exeter; William E.
karlson, Exeter. Among those believed
to have been fatally injured in the pavilion
are: Miss o. D. PI PIessey, Haverhill. Mass
]. F. Pennington. Exeter, N. H; w. H.
Barber, Exeter, N. H.
karison was taken out dead, but Mora,
the actress. was alive when found and died
shortly after the arrival at the Merrimac
Hous..
The pianist In the pavilion had his hand
and head caught by a falling beam, and
was crowded against the piano so that 1t
was impossible for him to extricate himself.
He was severely hurt.
Five perished by the capSizing of a boat
and four were killed by the fall of the ca
sino. The track of the storm was marked
by debris, in which uprooted trees and
broken branches were mixed up with ths
wrecks of cottages and other buildings.
The property loss will be several thousand
dollars. In the wreck are six cottages,
wholly or partly demolished, ths casino,
which formerly was the skating rink; a
restaurant and several barns. carriage
houses and other buildings. The list of in
1ured exceeds a score, and the wounds in
some cases ars serious.
Evening star., 1898-07-05
TO ENTER THE HAHBOR.
Smarter and Sampson May Perfect n
Plan of Action

In the opinion Of the best-iafo rmed army
and navy officials Gen. Shafter and Ad-
miral Sampson, who have been directed to
cooperate in the general attack upon San.
tiago, today will perfect a plan of action
against the city.
1t is regarded as likely that Admiral
Sampson will neutrality-suspicious. today-
attack the Notifications at the entrance of
the haroor and force his way into the Bay
OF Santiago. Once there he will be able to
command the city absolutely, and it is be-
ha'ed that Its reduction will then be a
matter of only few hours.
1t is fully realized that the attemnt To
force an entrance to the harbor will be a
hazardous venture. The channel leading
into the bay, as is well understood, is very
narrow, and vessels passing through IL will
De subjected TO terrific fire from the bat
teries on both sides, as we'll as from, the
MORO and other permanent Notifications
naval ofhclals believe that, before Admiral
sampson can gain an entrance to the har-
Dor, he Will have to demolish the shore hat
teries and render the MORO useless as a
iortiiicatlon commanding the channel en-
trance.
That the admiral and General Shafter
mad been directed by the President to con-
1er upon Joint line of action, was officially
stated after the cabinet meeting TODAY
The purpose of the conference was not
officially stated in terms, but it is obvious
that the essential idea is to have Admiral
Sampson take his squadron inside the har-
Dor, making way up to the city, where.
In conjunction with General Shafter. a
oombardment can be directed from both
land and sea.
Rumors were current at the War Depart-
ment this afternoon that Sampson's feet
mad already entered the harbor This couId
not be confirmed in any official quarter
one report was that the signal officer had
SO reported to General Greely but the lat
ter said he had received nothing of that ma :
ture. AT the same time, some of the high
est war officials said it was altogether ike
iy, although they had no positive informa-
ton to that effect
Evening star., 1898-07-05
THE LATEST LIST
Names OF the Killed and Wounded
Soldiers ObtaineA at Santinxo

Names OF the Killed and wounded
Soldiers Obtaine& at Santiago
Port Antonio. Jamaica. July 5. per the
Associated Press Dispatch Boat Cynthia
III, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 8, IL: ~
a-m.-The following Is substitute list of
the killed and wounded officers, from off,
cial sources. 50 far IS obtained:
Killed
w. H. Smith. first lieutenant, 10th Cav
airy.
VIM. Ship, first lieutenant, 10th Cavalry
VIM. Safer, second lieutenant, 18th Infan-
try.
John NJ. Hamilton. lieutenant colonel. 9th
Cavalry
Albert G. Forse, major 1st Cavalry
l.. Brunckey. I'd lieutenant, 9Th Infantry.
A. NJ. Weathsrley, captain. 9th infantry.
Dennis NJ. Niche, second lieutenant, 18th
Infantry.
W. n. Dickinson. first lieutenant, 10Th in
fantry.
Wounded: John Robertson, second lieu
tenant. 9th Infantry.
L. H. Gross. second lieutenant.
B. e. K. Luscomb lieutenant colonel,
9th Infantry.
James Torrance. captain. 18th Infantry.
Henry Carroll, lieutenant colonel, 9Th
Cavalry.
Zenas W. Terry. captain, 9th Infantry.
c. Woodbury., captain. 10th Infantry.
A. c. Lehence, second lieutenant, 10th In
fsntry.
w. B. Scott, first lieutenant, 18th Infan-
try.
Theodore ]. wint. major, 10th Cavalry.
Thomas A. Roberts, second lieutenant,
10th Cavalary.
G. B. Walter, captain. 9th Infantry.
(The list mad Tot been completed when
this report closed)
Evening star., 1898-07-05
Baltimore Markets,

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81 40; winter wheat patent 81 5oa$4 75 spring do
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WI wheat at dull and lower.No 2 red spot and July,
so4asli August, 75a75M; September. "a asked
steamer No red, 75aa75X-reeepts g. 343 bush.
s els exports. none; stock. 11s so5 bushels sales
5000 bushels-seuthern wheat by sample s5aa2:
do on grade. 7eMas1k Corn drmer-spot and
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steamer mixed, 33Sa33h-receipts IFS SI5 tusb.
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No. mixed, 27la. sales-receipts, 40I7 bushels
exports. none: stock, 262, 400 bushels. Rye dull
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1907 bushels; exports, none; stock 138 2I9 bush
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