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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-24
Old Dominion Steam.
ship Co. S Lines.

appointed to sail from Norfolk daily al
"'g From z m N Nnn.sWgdin Eo SS.nIHday2 Mor,,x
tuesday. Wednesday,, Thursday and FRI
day at 800 u. M: Saturday at 400 p. m.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
Fare, including meals and state
Round trip limited to 80 days. STA. CO
For tickets ana reservation Of state
rooms, apply ut ticket Office. Main street.
or I,n al general Ir ofiicS ut wharf. ~
port News. every Sunday evening, arriv-
Ing ,, nc RichmomI tho next morning.
TIME ScIEDuLE OF STEAMERS
Hampton Roads. Northampton, Luray,
eeept Sunday. Leave company's wharf.
Fon OLD .poINT.-At ESQ and Ills q.
wharf. Norfolk, a, Zoo and Ii:so a:
i IN; ana ,o t;SV p M Snnd On Bay
FOR MAMTroN.@Xt i IL a. m. ana
a:l5 p. M; Portsmouth,. 1905 u; m. and
S;o3 , = m; Bay Line wharf ut 1880 a. IN.
pI %oh f:SS SEEiw %i NEWS AND SMITH.
ElELD b.; 2:$o =: NJ. PORTSMOUTH, 2:i5
FOR WARl AND EAST REVERSAL
$50 a. m: Portsmouth. Gas a. M; Bay
FOR SonTni RlvER.-A1onday. We'd
nesdny and Friday at $50 n. m: Ports
mouth. G:45 a. m; Bay Line, 700 n. m.
FOR SEVERN RIVER.-ruesday.
Thursday and Saturday at $50 y. M;
Portsmouth. G:45 ii. m; Bay Line, 700 IL.
FOR BACK. poouosoN. AND YORK
RIVER LANDINGS. touching at Old
"Wednesday and Friday Mt G:l5 IL. m;
Portsmouth. $50 n. m: Bny Line wharf.
Norfolk, Gao q: m. returning next day.
FOR NANSEMOND RIVER AND SUE.
FOLK AT 800 p. M; Portsmouth, 3l0
p. m. connecting at Suffolk with $. IL &.
r. r.
All schedules subject to change without
notice.
Freight for Mathews. Back. Poquoson.
Severn, Ware North York river and
Nansemond rivers must DO prepaid.
Freight for Washington. N. c., and
landings on Tar. l'aml.co and Pungo riv-
ers received a and delivered from N. & S.
X. u. depot.
Freight for Newborn, N. c.. received ut
n. & S. II. II. depot.
Freight received daily. except Sunday.
until 900 D. IN.
NJ. b. CROMWELL. Agent.
A. C.. 4 A'AA COAST
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E Bcef-F.rm.
Cut 'Mcats-Strong .F
iard-rFirmer; Western steamed, IS. 52Is
GSs;6ee.: May. s5.G5 nominal; refined,
Pork-Firm +la.
- Butter.F'iirm; Western creamery, 1890
Dc;; do factory. 1lGi4c.: Elgins. 20c.; I'M
Isotion creamery, 1S9l7c.; State dairy, 1870
lie. do creamery. 14QDl9c. :, -
oo Cotton Seen oLl-Firm; prime crude,
2ois g. yellow, 2Sg231sc.
:, CoHes-Spot. Rio, quiet; No. Z invoice,
Ccrdova. 7k@l5hc. I.1' 80 -
Sugnr-Rlw strong: fair refining 11-16c;
centrifugal.l96 test, 1-16c.; refined, firm.
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CoTee-Grcen steady: rio, common.
81 @9c.; fair. 1l@11Mc.; good, 1914 a.
lie; choice, 15Il6c.: LaSuayra, 100
lie: Java, 27i5M2?c.
Syrups and Moasscs-Higher; syr-
ups, Bright 1SGi 23c.; Fair Grades, lac. (:
Port Rico. loc. zoe. and 2Gc.. as to
grade.
New Orleans Mola sses-Quiet: Fair.
iSr25c.: Good, 21W3oc.: Choice, a1c.
Flotr-AIarkct strong and higher.
Western spring wheat. Beet Patent
Family, s5.G5; Winter Wheat. Rcst
Family. $3.50: Choice Straight Family.
$3.50: Good Family, $3.50: Fair Family,
$40. rs To grade: extra, $3.S56I4.25.
Rice-Milled 4aQGhc.: rough, clear
OF red, 45G6oc.; with red, Csc
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NsW YORK MONEY MARKET

New York, Feb, 2s.-AIoney on call easy,
!tsM2 per cent, last loan, ia per cent
sterling exchange. easier, withact,ial bust
ness In n ,nJLt bills at 1855 for demand
and at 4SSN!S3h for sixty days: posted
rates. 4Si and 4S6lS: commercial Hills iSS.
silver certificates. G5laI56,A: bar silver,
tt5la: Mexican dollars. l5is; Government
bonds weak
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prime crude,
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. Feb. 23.-Flour unchanged
=, Wh,,at.Dull and lower: spot and month
81 ;o2hqsl .O2ls.: steamer No. 3 red, SSlsSS
9ssc.; Southern wheat by sample, 9ScQp
M;o3: do on grade. 9S34qps1 .O2A.
3ilaqSi&c.: Match. 3iSsGlS4tsc: April. 3iSk9
34Bc.; steamer mixed, 34BI34Ac.: South
ern white corn, 34S4GESl%c.; do yellow, 3lla
@35lac. Isl ~
o9ts-Firm: No. white. s5c.; sales. No.
mixed, 32E@33c.
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CAPE \
CHARLES|
ROUTE
New York,
Phllad elphia
and Norfolk
Railroad.
QUICK TIME-LOW RATES.

=
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. 2ei 1897.
LEAVE NOREOLK. ~ ~"
7:t5 Il. nj. daily, except Sundnv-(Ports.''
mouth, High street, 1880 g. m.)
Arrive at Philndelphis 5:42 p.
M. New York at S:3S p. m.
LEAVE NORFOLK. 49,.
Clio p. m. daily. Portsmouth, High street.
b:55. Arrive at Philadelphia.
6:lO q. M: New York. .7:4a q. m.
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK.
900 A. m. daily. Portsmouth, High. street.
9:iO, leaving New York at 500 p.
m; Philadelphia. ll:l0 p m.
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK -
7:5O p. m.-Daiiy. except Sunday Ports-
mouth. High street. SEQ p. M
leaving New York at 500 a. m;
Philadelphia. 1920 n. -m.-.--,,---
Close connection made with all rail and
sound lines TO and from Boston.
Pullman sleeping CARS on night trains
between Jersey City. SPh:ladelphiaS nd,
Cape Charles, Pullman BUFFET .Parlor.
and Cape Charles. 2. So : y:
Through tickets sold and baggage
checked at Wakes Agency. under At
lantic Hotel, and on steamers.
r.. u. COOKE.
General Passenger and FL eight agent
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CHICAGO PROVISION MARKET.

Chicago. Feb. 23.--Wheat was heavy all
day. and at the close showed declines of
y cent In the May option, and rs cent in
~ by the decline N the English markers
The disposition of wheat traders to leave
that market for the coarscr grain pits
caused n decided decrease In the volume
OF wheat trading. Corn was heavy and
declined &c.
Oats were firm after carly weakness and
closed n shade higher.
Provisions were ire. liar, pork dcclin-
ing 17!sc., while lard and ribc did no,
change much.
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SNgnr HInrllNi.

Markct-Strong and higher; out of
town prices are dependent on the de-
livery rates to the different points.
Local sales arc being made as follows:
Cut loaf. $3.50; powdered $3.50: granu-
lated. $5.47; confcctioncrs' standard a,
SOP; American off ~, si.9S: centennial
bright. yellow i, $3.50: California b.
T.4S; Franklin standard extra c, SI.4S:
keystone extra c, SAL; American ex-
ira c, Si.2S
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White corn. 35@351ac.; mved, Csc.
Mill Feed-Market firm; bran, $500;
shipstuff or middling. $3.50: meal. white,
bolted. per 100 pounds. soc.
Michigan. Ohio and Indiana. No 1,
Timothy hay, $3.50; No. 2, Sl1.QO@l1 80:
mixed. s9.00G950
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Southern Fruit-Bananas, FAC. @s1. %
per bunch; lemons. SaoO0350; cabbage
Northern. $1.75 per barrel
I'otatocs-Haymans. S1.50; yellow no
tatoCs, S2.00Gf2.25; Irish potatoes, s2.o5
per sack.
Onions, S3.00m3.50 per sack.
Apples-Fancy. Si.0O615.0 90.
Poultry-Oll chickens. 2O636c.
Eggs-Wholesalc steady, at 13c. per
dozen.
Beeswax-2302ic. per pound.
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pPngtns Marker.

Market weak; hand-picked, fancy,
3&@4c.: extras. &c. third grade. 2Hc.;
No Spanish she.led ~ @3Rc.: No l
Virginia, 2a4M2c.; No Virginia. &c
Farmers Stock-Fancy, 2.s6I2asr
strictly prime. 2Ac.; prime. 1lh0G9c. ::
lower grades, 102c.; Spanish, 55c.
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Merchants I Miners Transportation GO
DIRECT RouTE

DIRECT Roo E.
FOR BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE.
BOSTON, MONDAY. WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY at 600 y. NJ.
FOR PROVIDENCE.
Every TUESDAY. THURSDAY and SAT-
CRDNS AT GOO u. NJ.
FARES TO BOSTON AND PROVE
DEiNCE.
First-class. including meals and
statcroom berth -. ......... so. 60
Second class. including meals ana
perishabc freight sent via Providence
forwarded by carly train TO Boston and
ut the same rate as Ivy direct steamers to
FOR further information apply TO
r. H. WRIGHT. Agent, Norfolk. Va.
a. u. STEBRlNs. Asst Tariff Mgr.
w. p TURNER, General Pass. Agent.
j. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore Md.
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ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL co.
NORTI,OIIND

ALBEMARLE AND CIiESApEAEE
CANAL co.
NORTHBOUND
Str: Chowan, towing, from North Caro-
Schr. Morning Star, corn, from North
Carolina 10 Norfolk
Sloop Zephyr. light, from, North Caro-
lima to Norfolk
Str. Grace Titus and raft OF logs fro,,,
North Carolina 10 Norfolk
SOUTHBOUND.
str; Croatan. towing, from Norfolk to
North Carolina. ~
Schr. Ella r. HILL corn, from Norfolk ~
Schr Henrietta Hill. general merchan-
disc. from Norfolk to North Carolina
Str. +; *. Esherick, light. from Norfolk
to North Carolina
Str. NJ. Il. Harlow, towing. from No.
folk to North Carolina.
Barge Robert Mccoy, light, from Nor
folk to North Carolina.
Barge City Point, light, from NorfoIl,
to North Carolina.
Str; NJ: ]. Jory. light. from Norfolk to
Sir; Chownn. light. from Norfolk to
Str, Edith. light. from Norfolk to North
' Str. + s. cahrl. towing, from Ba,n-
more to North Carolina.
Barge Rose light, from Baltimore to
North Carolina.
Barge c. C. Mclllvanc. light, from Bal
t:morc to North Carolina
Str. Comet. general merchandise. from
Norfolk 10 North Carolina.
Str. Col j. G. IIill light. from Norfolk
to North Carolina.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS.
ARRIVALS.
Schr Mary Frceland.
Steamship Ludgatc, Mobile. O.
Bark Astrid. Port Natal.
SAILED
Steamship Carl HirschburE, Esbicrs.
Steamship Ihdgatc. Bremen and uuvre
Schr. Mary Frceland New Haven.
Barge 4. w. Weston. Boston.
Schr. Eagle Wing, Boston.
Schr. Nanname & King, Now Haven.
Schr. J. Il. RICHTER. Coosaw. S. c.
Steamship Saint fnoch, Antwerp
Steamship ROtherfield, Liverpool.
FOREIGN PORTS.
hamburg, Feb. 20-Arrived, PiZa, New
port News.
Hamburg, Feb. l9.-Sailcd. Licata, New
port News.
See DR.. Week In reference to your
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Norfolk ( WOShiRQ'Ol Steamboat Go.

The new and powerful iron palace
steamers NEWPORT NEWS, WASH
INGTON and NORFOLK will leave
dnilN nS follows:
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TRAvEI.ERS,G UgDE.
SD SOUTHERN
&JED Railway Co.

THROUGH WESTERN NORTH CARO-
LIMA. TIE LAND OF THE Sky"
The only line operating q solid train be-
IWGen Norfol: ind Chattanooga With
human Sleeping Car between Raleigh
ana Chattanooga. o
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:, u. IT. W ING TT ED
FaSsenEcr Agent. No. lG2 Main street,
Norfolk. Va. >
+. S. CANNON.
Ihird Nlce-Prcsl1cnt and Gcni ManE'r
J.. NJ. GULF, Traffic Manager
w. A. TURK, General Passenger Agent.
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The trip down the historic Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay on tho elegant
steamers of this company Is unsurpassed.
The steamers are comparatively new. hay
ing been built in 1891. and fitted up In
the most luXuriant manner with electric
lights call bells and steam heat in each
room. The tables are supplied with every
delicacy oil the season from the markets
of Washington and Norfolk. Tickets on
sale at b. & 0. ticket office; n. & &. Of
flee, at w. IT. Wakes and company's Of
flee on wharf. ar
For further information apply
D. j. CALLAHAN.
Telephone Al. Agent.
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Norfolk & Southern R. R. Go.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT TEB. 2lst, 1893
MAIL AND EXPRESS LEAVES NOR
FOLK daily toxcept Sunday 10 a. m. for
Elizabeth City. Edenton. Mackey,s Ferry.
at Edrnton with N. &c S. II. r, steamer
as follows: Daily Except Sunday for
Plymouth, GAINESVILLE, WilliImston and
SATURDAY for all landings on Chowan
river: on MONDAY and FRIDAY for
Scuppernong river. and WEDNESDAYS
for Avoca Connecting at. Bclhaycn with
steamer Virginia Dare for Makleyville,
South Creek, Aurora. Washington, and in
tarmediatc landings. Connects at Eliza
beth City Monday and Wednesday with
steamer Newbcrne for Roanoke Island,
Ocracoke Oriental and Newberne. and
Saturday for Roanoke Island direct.
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ARRIVE AT NORFOLK.

MAIL AND EXPREss daily except
Sunday at i:25 y. m and morning. train
at II n. III. Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day. connecting with all rail and Steam
West Passenger station at foot of East
Main street, Norfolk and Western depot.
Freight station on Water street
EASTERN 81 CAROLINiFE DISPATCH,
FAST FREIGHT LINE ANDsOED DO
and East via Norfolk and Norfolk and
Southern ra iroad andEas tsrn North Care
Freight received daily at 5, a M ma
forwarded promptly at low rate. =. -
For further Information apply to the
Genera! office Of the N: d SIR. r. Coz:
Norfoli, Va :;
Gen. Freight and Passenger Agent. n
NJ. *. KING. General Manager. w q, Is
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EVENING; EXPRESS LEAVES NOR
FOLK at 4:1o p. m. Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday for Elizabeth City, lIdenton
CITY with the steamer Ncuse for New
bcrne. Morehead City. Kinston and Colds
boro via y. e. y. G. Il. r., and for Jack
sonvlle. Wilmington. n. c., and for all
stations ON the ". & n. r. r. Stops at
Roanoke Island Tuesday and Thursday.
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Fresh Fish.

Croakers. per pound, &C.; taylors. per
pound, &C.: pan fish, per pound. &c:
baking fish, per pound, &c: founders,
pc" pound, SC: shccphcad. idl7c.; blue
fish, Sc; specklcd trout. &c: rock, per
pound, lie; Spanish mackarel, l2c.
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See Dr. Week In reference to your
eyes.
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Grain.

Peas-Steady; black-eye peas. new
crop. sl.75 per bag; black, soc. straibht,
per bushel.
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PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS.
ARRIVALS.
FOREIGN PORTS.

hamburg, Feb. 2o.-Arrived, Pi2a, New
port News.
Hamburg. Feb. 19.-sailcd. Licata, New
port News.
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~ COAST
Inc We Gso LINE
tNorroI.t d Carolina Rnilrond.)
In Effect November 2Sth, 1897.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
F"F' oI SorfOlG md pOrfamo i, n
February H3. 1898,
ARRlVA

Schr. II. u. Simpson.
Schr. f.. r. Hunt.
Schr. Bertha Deans
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m al trains scheduled above run daily
Trains leaving Norfolk at l:4o d. m. md
p IN. make no stops between Norfolk
rare Tor the round trip from any part
OF tho city, 50c. Tickets on sale by ali
street car conductors.
l.. d. MATHES, Supt.
o. EMMERSON SMITH Receiver.
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Gencrnl pasaenEer. and. La elght agent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-31

enclosed in brass cases, but they are worth
about 800. 1t has a Swiss movement and
the movement is jeweled wherever one could
be put. 1t tells the day of the week, day of
the month, and changes of the moon in addi-
ton to the hours, minutes and seconds.
Phil Sheridan and John Ryan are from the
of Michigan. Phil comes from Marquette and
John from Negaunee. They both rail-
road men at home, but are good soldiers at
Camp Ramsey.
Sergeant Won Hagen, of Company A, was
appointed sergeant major of the First bat
talon yesterday.
Clerk Taylor, of Company A, returned yes
terday from three days visit at his home
in Montevideo
Henry c. Traue was promoted corporal of
Company D yesterday, vice Al Garweil, re-
duced.
There was a general shuttle up of men in
Company yesterday. Tent mates were
changed and each commissioned given
a section to watch over and be responsible
for.
Company F could furnish full crew fer
railroad train if called upon. Lieut.. Con-
nors could handle the time card and Natch
Private, John Auberg pull the throttle 5dt tie
Corporal Geo. Hoyt, rear brakeman; Pat Ca.
bill, brakeman on the he's end; Sergeant
Gaylord Peeke and Private VIM. Tracy, make
up the train and Joseph Maley, would see
that the track gagged properly.
Ole Everson and Walter Downey. of Com
pany F, were transferred to Company l.. -,
First Sergeant Norwood went ashore"
HiSiiI peioie last anu uhu 'iie Sie ~ ~
park
Samuel Merritt and Nels Hokinson, Of
Company D, were transferred to Company l
yesterday.
F. P Brown and VIM. I. Dtnn, corporals
of Company l. were reduced to privates yes
terday on account Of their being members
of the regimental band.
Miss Mabel Grosscup, of Manchester Park,
made and presented to Private S. S. Cross
man, of Company M, beautiful camp Pill
low The pillow was designed in the form Of
an American flag and was trimmed with
silk cord and ribbons Of the national colors.
1t is beautiful and unique piece Of needle
work.
Ernest Wood, of Company G, was trans
ferred to Company yesterday.
The young ladies' auxiliary Of Company G
were distributing butonnieres to the boys of
yesterday, fixing them up for the Sunday
visitors.
Privates Chas Wiltburger and VIM. O'Keefe
are promoted to corporals in Company l in
place of Dunn and Brown, reduced.
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son is promoted to corporal in same COM
pany.
People familiar with the company COM
msnders of the Fifteenth wondered who the
youthful looking official who Joined the
line OF commissioned men at company report
LAST night. Investigation showed it to be
capt Dolan, of Company II, minus his de-
licious crop of whiskers.
The Eastman cousins, Joe and William
constitute the Brainerd contingent of Com
Fred E. Tuttle. of Company H, was a
telegraph operator back home in WorthinG-
ten. Fred will come handy if the Fifteenth
has field telegraph corps:
Harry Twitchel. corporal of Company ii,
will be missed up at Worthngton just be-
fore prairie chickens are ripe. Harry is .xe
crack dog trainer of that section. Charge
is the command that worries Harry most
When he hears that command there is an
almost irresistible desire comes over him to
lie down.
Private Harmon, of Company B, was yes
terday transferred to Company NJ. Harmon
enlisted from Chaska, but lives at White Bear
lake.
Sergeant Kelly was on the sick list yester-
day, but recovered sufficiently to make his
usual good appearance at battalion review.
When the corn got high that the cul-
tvator began to break it off at the lower
joint, Frank Wagner, young farmer of ST.
Peter, drove out of the field and after smear
hied him away to Camp Ramsey and Joined
Company B. Franks department is as
straight one of his corn rows.
Ed Carlson. of Company B. gets his soft
ways from the fact that In private life he
is a fur dresser, and good one, too He
halls from St. Paul.
Lieut.. Griggs. of Company L, was acting
regimental adjutant yesterday.
w. A. Baker, Company LIS clerk, has
watch that is a curiosity. The movement is
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mental range. Lawson had been de-
tailed to keep the target while the
squad at practice were firing. During
period of firing a red flag is hoisted
by the squad as a warning to the men
attending the targets. This flag was
up, but Lawson, for some reason, stuck
his head above the pit, when a bullet
passed through his head, killing him
instantly.
A battle exercise and ambulance and
hospital company drill was executed
by the Third division today, under Maj
Gen. Sanger, which was very interest
ing and instructive. The Twelfth Min
nesota, Fifth Pennsylvania, Eighth
Massachusetts, Twelfth New York,
Twenty-first Kansas, Ninth Pennsyl-
vania, Second Missouri and First New
Hampshire regiments participated.
During the movement ten men fell
out of each company at intervals Of
this number 500 were assumed to be
wounded and were taken to the dress
ing and ambulance stations, and thence
to the division hospital. There was no
complete litter, and the wounded were
carried off the field by any one in the
hospital corps who could be of assist
ance. The feature in taking care Of
the wounded was an excellent Oppor-
tunity for the hospital corps and am
bulance companies.
The Third division, First army corps
Which includes the Twelfth Minnesota,
has given up hopes of getting to the
front, and has practically decided to
move camp to more healthy Iocat on
1t is probable that the new location
will be somewhere north Of the Broth
eIton road, in the immediate vicinity Of
the Fourteenth, locality that has been
more free from sickness thus far than
any other in the park. The change will
be made early next week.
There are now twelve regiments at
the Ia: with tenre ance carte ems. The
7. M. G. A. has made great inroads on
the place whera beer has been sod ,er
can be purchased at only about fifteen
canteens now.
Gen. Wade and staff and the signal
corps will move next Tuesday from the
present location near the Vineyard
house to Snodgrass Hill.
The First Pennsylvania has imposed
a rather heavy sentence on enc of its
men for sleeping while on picket duty
For this offense Private William G.
Ledlie will serve six months in prison
at st. Augustine, Fla, forfeit all pay
while imprisoned and then be dishon-
orably discharged.
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Tor years without trial, without being
able to communicate with their friends
ana without knowing what was being
done IL the word outside Half-starv.
ed at times, hardly clothed, living in
11lthy cells, and beaten VIXEN thev ask
ed for Justice, their lives have been one
long round of misery.
In many cases the commission looked
In vain for a record of the charges
against the unfortunates found in the
Cells. In other cases it was found thar
all the witnesses in the case had died
or scattered. Even the prison officials
mad forgotten the casss and the charges
against the unfortunates
Ihornas lgnando, native of Havana,
was arrested about the end of 1892,
charged with bigamy. It was found bv
the American commission that he had
oeen Kept in narrow cell and treated
most cruelty since then without trial.
Inc papers In his case scarcely showed
the foundation of a charge, and TIE wit
nehses are scattered or dead.
Jose Bastona was arrested July 2.
1892, and tried toward the end of iSql
He awaited sentence a long time after
that.
A most pathetic case, Illustrating the
gross injustice Of Spaniards. where
personal feeling was concerned. was
that of Jose Silvela. He was arrested
LII q peuty lHelI, though 1t was DelieV-
ed there were other reasons of a poll
teal nature behind the action, and was
sentenced to four years in Jail. In be-
ing taken out of the dock he had a.
snort struggle with a policeman, and
thereupon four years more were added
to his sentence. One day he was BALL
ed out for time, but on being brought
before the court again on some techni-
cal charge was sentenced to four years
more. Thus for a misdemeanor. the
penalty for which is six months, he was
imprisoned for twelve years.
Tales of terrible cruelty. whipping
starving, and torture were told by the
prisoners. In some cases the minds OF
the prisoners are almost blanks. Soma
of them were not prepared to believe
that the United States had entered into
a war to save them They declared
they were being fooled by the men who
came to see them. Others, when told
that now full justice was to be done.
wept and threw themselves upon the
floors of their cells.
On recommendation of the prison
commission a majority of the prisoners
will be liberated. There are some habi-
tual criminals in the cells, and thew
will get their just punishment.
There are some Spanish soldiers in
the prison for various military and civil
cffenses. They will be returned TO
Spain with their fellows. Even they
tell of suffering
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-31
FORT SMELLING NOTES.

Mrs. ]. ]. Hornbrook, of New Mexico, is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. ]. Sanno.
Maj. ]. NJ. Sanno has left for Omaha.
Capt. Omar Bundy, having returned from
Cuba, has accompanied his wife to Mi.wau-
kee, Wis.
Miss Gerlach has returned from Milwaukee
Lieut.. Hannay will leave in a few days
for Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
Miss Curran has gone to Miles City, Mont
P Braeten, of Company F, Is in the fort
hospital. He will JON his regiment on his
recovery.
Capt F. W. Roe is slowly recovering from
South.
The Misses Kyle are guests of Miss Will
lams.
The site for the new hospital has been chos-
en-, and work will soon begin.