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so much of the credit to the volunteers ana
was particularly inslstent upon talking
of the valor of the regulars. AT any rate
he eayo the one class of fighters as great
credit for bravery as the other; and while
gladly conceding that for their first ball
battle the volunteers fought in a way to
surprise the world. he did not lose sight OF
the great value of training i'll making a
soldier.
He praised everybody from General
Shafter down TO the negro cavalrymen'
who. when they got into the fight, did so
magnificentIy; and there was not WORD
Of caviI. criticism or complaint.
That is the character of the man. The
vrey personiticatlon of modesty and charit-
ahleness. These are by no means the
smallest attributes of true greatness, lie
has these and all the others as well.
What a marvellous career has been his.
The story of his record as commander OF
cavalry in the army of the confederacy
reads like romance; what can be said
of tdat record when 1t is supplemented
by this one he has just made in the blue
uniform of major general Of the troops of
the United States?
Thirty years ago the widest imagination
of the most improbabIe rorlancer could
..,...,, 80. a.. ,., ,,r,,.-,.
NOT nave pictured me d1y "''eH " I''9iei
in blue would lead the armies of tdc United
States
The appointment was criticised. 700
old" they said
NJ ,5o - .,,... 49,, , ,.....,,,4 ,,-,,,
100 or" IL strikes me maven near"
that since las Guasimas and san Juan.
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GUATEMALA'S NEW PRESIDENT,

san Francisco September S.-Manuel ES-
trada Cabrera has been elected to the pres
idency of the republic of Guatemala. The
news was received this afternoon by Man
ueI Garlic consul gen araI for Guatemala
in this city
Manned Estrada Cabrera was the first vice
president OF Guatemala during the presi-
dtnry of HarriOS. When the latter
was aasassnated recently Cabrera assumed
the Office OF the chief executive. as pro-
vided by law. The election just concluded
in Guatemala places him in office for the
ensuing term.
Kentucky claims TO have more water
power than any other state in the union.
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ternoon.

Young Wheeler was 4 naval cadet IN his
second year He had been acting on his
fathers staff for some time past. He was
seventeen years Of age, was a fine young
fellow and had a host Of friends among
the older officers. Together with L'cuten-
ant Patrick he went 10 the beach TINS
afternoon to enjoy the surf bathing. The
surf ran high and the undcrtow was very
strong. Apparently no one saw the young
men drowned ana it was not until about
O'Clock that they We're missed. TAeIr
clothes were found a short distance from
General Wheelers tent, close to the water,
and it is believed that the young officers
were swept away by the strong seas.
Tonight q detail Of sixty men from the
First cavalry is stationed along the coast
to watch for the bodies that may be
thrown upon shore.
While in command at Camp Wlkon Gen
eral WheeIers headquarters was located
on a high hill near the station a consider
able distance back from the water. 1t was
only today thar his headquarters was
shifted down to the bay. His tent and the
tents of his staff officers are not more than
twenty yards from the waters edge. 1t
was this change of location that gave
young Wheeler and young Kirkpatrick an
opportunity to indulge themselves. lhey
had often spoken Of SO doing ana every
one here is convinced that they were
drowned today.
OF the accident General Wheeler has
nothing to say. His three daughters. two
OF whom have been acttng as nurses IN the
general hospital and the other as a nurse
in the detention hospital, are with him,
grief-strckcn.
Iieutenant kirkpatrick was from VIZ
einta He was appointed second lieutenant
luna - lStf
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Ma The party will probably go to New
,Ork tonight or tomorrow morning at the

latest
The body of Lieutenant Kirkpatrick. who
was drowned with young Wheeler, Will De
taken to the home of mis- father. X. ID.
Kirk pa trick, of Lexington. Va. The war
department has been requested to detail
an officer to accompany Lieutenant kirk
patrick remains to Virginia.
President Mckinley and a large number
of other officials in Washington have sent
messages to General Wheeler. expressing
the greatest sympathy for him. General
Shafter called upon the bereaved officer
before going to New York this morning
and remained with him half an hour.
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ton commanding. The heroic valor dis
played by these troops adds another
brilliant page to the history OF Amerl-
can warfare. To Major General Wheei-
err, of the cavalry division. was proba-
bly, given the most difficult task that
of crossing Il stream under fire and de-
ploylnS in front of the enemy'S rifle pits.
These he almost Immediately charged
and carried in the most gallant manner
driving the enemy from his strong post
tons to the shelter of the stronger
works in the rear. This was only ac-
compshed by the most perseverinG and
arduous efforts, officers and men expos
ing themselves to the deadly fire Of the
Spanish troops. In these efforts he was
ably seconded by Brigadicr General
Kent, with the First division, on the
extreme left. who also captured the
works in his front
Numerous distinguished acts have
been reported and in due time will be
made known to the proper authorities.
BY command of Major General Shat
ter. f. J. McCLEItNAND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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WHEELER's SON LOSES HIS LIFE.
Reported Drowned While Bathing at
MOntauk Point

Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, N.
Y, September 7.-Thomas Fl. Wheeler,
son of General Joseph Wheeler, and
Second Lieutenant Newton D. Kirk
patrick, First cavalry, were probably
drowned while bathing here this at
ternoon.
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General Kent. in his official report OF
this action, said:
II desire In conclusion, to express my
gratitude to Major General joseph "heeieF
for his courteous conduct TO me anu
Through me to my division under the trying
circumstances enumerated. Though Ill ana
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BY Jos: Oil.


Washington, September 9.-(Special Staff
Correspondence)- 1.-THE historian of the war
of '9S will write down as the one man of
high rank in the army who has got from
it great distinction. Joseph Wheeler, of the
state of Alabama.
In the navy there are Dewey and Schley.
names which will hold place in history
rause of signal and unquestoned valor
All. success: in the army there are no
others in General Wheeler's class.
Other men in lesser positions distinguish
ed themselves by that magnificent gallant
~ which has ever marked the fields where
Americans fought, and ! would not for u
moment be understood as making COM
parison that could by any possibility be
construed to their detriment. l am writ
ing of those in high commentaries, Mer-
rift, Shafter, Lee-not one OF them come
out of il with anything like the glory that
falls to the lot of the gallant little Ala
bantam. Lee has had no chance at all;
Miles and Merritt only half chance;
Shafter-wen the less said about Shafttr
the better This is not written in crit
teal mood; there is no room for an analysis
OF what Shafter did or didn't do.
The nation has thrilled at the story of
those battles at San Juan and El Caney.
A now chapter in the history Of our coun-
try was written in blood on that fatetui
1st of July, and it is chapter which tells
OF the same magnificent bravery as that
of Bunker HILL of New Orleans Of the
Heights of Chapultepec. of thousand
fields during the great civil strife: q, chap
fer I'm the telling of which the future gen
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Father Ryan Addresses Young Men.

Cincinnati September 6--The grand
council of the Young Mons institute, at
its second days session was addressed by
Father w. p. Ryan, of Winchester, KY.
the grand organizer. who reviewed the
work Of the past two years and outlined
new fields for the future. ., a.
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OPIUM, MORPEINE and WHISKY

Habits cured in ten to twenty days. No pay
till cured Book OF particulars Free. Address
DIR. j. l.. stephens, Dept. II, Lebanon, Ohio.
Mention The Atlanta Constitution.
Sharp County record., 1898-10-14
THE uNRULY MEMBER.

Most people, however fluent Of
speech, have at one time or an
other experienced an Inability to
say just what they intended to
say. The tongue seems occasion.
ally inclined to 60 its own way
without regard to orders from
headquarters. There is a story
of the butcher who was called on
TO make n patriotic speech, and
gravely ended his peroration with
the words:
Forever fleet that standard
shoat!
And it spoiled the effect en-
tirely.
There Is a story Of the minister
who arose to give out q hymn,
and was seized with an attack Of
this sort. He cleared his throat
and unsuspectingly began.
The world is all floating shoe.
Then he realized what he had
said and hastily corrected him.
self;
Sharp County record., 1898-10-14
TRUE CONSClENToIUSNESs.

"My second cousin, Jabez,"
remarked Enoch Sogback, in a
reminiscent way, twas a man
who always believed in being
truthful to the letter." says Puck.
"If neighhor met him and said
that it looked like rain, Jabez
never answered yes or mo- till
he had scanned the whole heavens
carefully, to see exactly what the
prospect was. When he took
dinner at anybody's house and
the hostess pressed him to eat
more, saying, as good housewives
often do, that he had eaten hard
ly anything, he would gravely
enumerate every item Of victuals
he had eaten. When his first
wife died he was inconsolable for
a time, and went and had these
wor Is carved on her tombstone:
The light of my life has gone
out Well, about a year later he
married again, and then he
promptly had this line cut on
the tombstone, just below the
previous announcement: But,
fortunately, | since struck another
match That was the kind of a
second cousin Cousin Jabez
was"
Sharp County record., 1898-10-14
. -~ asv
MAIL KILLED THE HORSE.

Of the hard work Gen. Wheeler
does in Washington a whole Ii
brary has already been written,
and from every congressman who
has served with him comes some
contribution to it. AS a sender
out of seeds and government doc
uments he has never had an
equal, and whenever any other
member had any to spare they
always found ready market in
his committee room. Once
Wheeler was travelling through a
mountainous part Of his district.
He overlook a mail carrier on
foot, toiling along with 100 pounds
of mail on his back.
"Why don't you get a horse
and wagon?" asked Wheeler of
the mail carrier who was a
stranger to him.
81 did have a hoss and a buck
board" retorted the mali man,
"but that dadblnged fool Of a
Congressman Wheeler sent so
many Of his speeches down here
from congress that the mails
grew so heavy they killed the
hoss and busted the blackboard,
and here be a-foot."
Wheeler was much panied at
this and gave $50 toward the mail
carriers relief" Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Sharp County record., 1898-10-14
The world is all a shooting

The world is all a shooting
foe.
That did not make matters
much better. Growing red in
the face, he exclaimed:
The world is all a flouting she.
The congregation broke into
irrepressible smiles. Wiping the
perspiration from his brow the
clergyman cried in desperation:
The world is all a shouting
flea!
That demoralized everything,
and the services could not pro.
ceed for some minutes. The
pastor then gave out another
hymn.
Sharp County record., 1898-10-14
BISHOP AND DRUMMER.

Bishop Watterson, Of Nebras.
ka, was once mistaken for a
travelling salesman by a drummer
who met him in u railroad car.
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LIFE IN THE CAMP.

Corporal F. G. .VanValken-
burgh, who recently received his
honorable discharge from Co. A,
I'd Ark. VOL, writing of Camp
Shipp and army life in general,
says:
"The Second Arkansas is To-
Gated in an ideal place for a
camp. The tents are pitched on
the south side of a hill about one
mile and a half from the town OF
Admission p'oper, although the
suburbs of the town reach within
a few blocks of the camp.
Admission is a manufacturing
town of at least $4,000 popula-
ton. 1t sprang up in the days of
boom towns, and the convent
ences are far in advance of those
usually enjoyed by town of its
size, as the boomers spent large
sums. Good, wholesome water
is obtained from a mammoth
spring, or rather a lake of
springs, about eight miles dis
tant, by means of pipes. The
town is usually well lighted, and
has a convenient system of street.
car accommodations. The prin-
cipal suburb Of Admission is OK
ford, which is connected by
means of an electric car line
about five miles in length, over
which cars run about every thirty
minutes. Near Oxford is a
beautiful artificial lake, which is
furnished with water from neigh
boring springs.
"Anniston with it's suburbs ap-
pears to be surrounded by noun
tains, with here and there a gap
through which its three lines of
railroads enter. The elevation of
the town in the neighborhood Of
the Louisville and Nashville sta.
ton is .713 feet above the sea
level.
"Anniston boasts of twos pa
pers. The first is the Daily Hot
Blast, which, outside of its being
Democratic, is curiosity. Its
daily issue is of eight pages,
three-quarters of which are TAX
en- up with display advertising
and one-half of the remainder
consists of paid locals. The
other paper is a weekly, Repub-
lican by name, Democratic in
belief.
"The place Of most interest to
the soldier boys appears to be the
Southern Female University and
Conservatory of Music and Art.
Here is to be found the beauty
and learning Of Alabama. Re-
port has it that a young private
of the Sec ond Arkansas has been
captivated by one of the college
girls, and that they started a
correspondence. Unfortunately
for further developments in the
romance, the letter addressed to
the maiden was found by one OF
the teachers, and the little lady
was forced into the humiliating
ordeal Of reading it before the
school. 1t is said that the young
and incautious young man will
be required to read an exact
copy of the letter aloud before
the officers Of his regiment. This
story is not certified to, and al
this writing cannot be confirmed
"Quite a number of furloughs
were granted recently to mem
bers of the regiment. The lucky
ones were chosen by lot. The
furloughs are for fifteen days
each.
"The men at this camp are
granted more privileges thar
have been granted members o.
A.w -.
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! lONn D6lW66n Llltle hOCh anu
Memphis. The young man ex-
planned that his fiance was very
low with slow fever. Il under
stand your case perfectly, my
young man. said the general,
and you can inform your colonel
that if he will approve your ap-
plication it shall be granted, for
I've been over that road myself
This kindly spirit is fast winning
general favor among those who
come in contact with the genial
officer.
"The majority Of the members
of the regiment are still casting
longing eyes homeward. The
hope that now makes army life
endurable is that the president
wi. | order the volunteers muster
ed out just as soon as the work
of the peace commission is COM
pleted and the treaty of peace is
atified. 1t is generally thought
by the men that existing laws
will not permit tie retention Of
the volunteer army in the service
longer than IS required to muster
it out after a treaty of peace is
signed. Just before l left camp a
petition was circulated to have
the regiment mustered out, and
over 700 names were signed,
which, considering the great
number who are absent, is a very
strong poll.
"There is a great deal of red
tape to 60 through with when a
man is discharged. After all the
documents are prepared in camp
the paymaster has to be inter-
viewed for about four. hours.
Much trouble has been caused
by ignorance in regard to the
requirements of the paymaster.
Every letter in the papers has to
be in its proper place, and two
certified copies of an order from
the war department for a dis
charge must be furnished. Many
of those who have been dis
charged have been compelled to
return to camp after reaching the
paymaster in Chattanooga, by
reason of the aforementioned re-
quirement alone.
"We have a hard time becom-
ing used to civilized life after
four months spent in camp. 1t is
a hard matter to become accus-
toned to such small matters as
putting ones feet under a table
or sleeping between two sheets.
You may not believe it, but it
is a fact that the first night I
spent in hotel had to get out Of
bed onto the floor before l could
get a wink of sleep, and this, too,
after having little sleep for forty
eight hours.
81 might say that the Arkansas
boys are all the 60 in Admission
with her best class of people,
They have made and kept for
themselves a good name so far,
in spite Of their inclination to
blanket every negro that comes
along.
"Little Rock has become the
most lovely place on earth to us
since our absence, and this, too,
in face Of the fact that we have
seen some lovely territory, will
be glad when all Of those who
wish to do so are enabled to re-
turn, and the people Of Little
Rock, | think, can rest assured
that the Second Arkansas boys
will behave themselves like mer
on their home- coming"
Sharp County record., 1898-10-14

"ANTED'-The ost-Dispatch
wants an agent in every hamlet,
every village, every town, every
ci.y' This is the opportunity Of
a lifetime to establish a profitable
w business 1t costs nothing to try.
you can got the support Of your
leading citizens, who will be onlv
too glad to see you start.
The Post-Dispatch is in great
demand It's agroatpaper. It's
d memoerof the Associated Press.
NO other st. Louis evening paper
enjoys this distinction. The
POST Nispatch has war corres.
pohdents at all points Of interest
and with the fleets now in tho
Pacific ana Cuban waters.
BY mail only 90 cents q month.
W write at once for particulars.
Address, The post.Dispatch,
Sharp County record., 1898-10-14

The Omaha Chronicle tells the
story:
"Do you represent a big
house?" asked the drummer Of
the bishop.
biggest on earth," replied the
bishop.
"What's the name of the firm?"
queried the drummer.
"Lord and Church," replied
the imperturable bishop.
"Hum! Lord and Church.
Never heard of it. Got branch
houses anywhere?"
"Branch houses all over the
world"
"That's queer. Never heard
of 'em. Is it boots and shoes?"
emo" "ey',,. , ..,.
"Hats and caps?"
"Not that either"
ooh! dry goods, I suppose?"
"Well," said the bishop, "some
call it notions"
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-28

dressing, several cords Of
w well rott4d COW manure. Inquire or adj
dress GARDENER, 166 Vaughn st. PAL
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PRINCE GEORGE APPOINTED.

rT
Constantinople, November 26-The
sultan has telegraphed to the Gear. en-
treating the latter to abandon his inten-
tion Of sending Prince George of Greece
to Crete as high commissioner OF the
powers in that island. Turkhan Pasna
recently went on speolai mission 10
Iiyadia, with the same object In view,
but was unsuccessful.
Athens. November 26.-The ministers
If the four powers Great Britain, France,
Russia and Italy, went at noon today in
royal carriages to the palace and formally
announced to King George, IN the pres
noint,nent of his SOD, Prince George, to
be high commissioner of the powers in
Crete. The Prince later received the con-
eratulations of the ministers The crowds
In the streets cheered the announcement
of Prince Georges appointment which
relieved the popular anxiety which nao
risen on account of the delay in making
the ammo uncement.
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NO EXTRA SESSION.

Washington, November 26.-Represen-
tative Cannon of Illinois, chairman of the
appropriations committee of the House,
has arrived, and today the subcommittee
on deficiencies will begin the oonsidera-
tion of the estimates for the extraordi-
nary expenses of the army and navy grow
ing out of the war and the preparation
of a bill covering these deficiencies for
the period from January 1, 1898 to July
I 1899. Mr.. Cannon will push the pre-
marathon and consideration of the regular
concentration bills as rapidly as possible,
Init he sees no reason now why any of
tbam should fail and thus necessitate an
axt,ra session. He expects that the urgent
dofc;ency and the District of Columbia
hills will pass before the holidays and
stbat the work on the other regular bills
will have progressed so far during the
.acess that they can be brought into the
uonse after the recess as rapidly as that
body is ready for them.
M Cannon thinks it useless 20 attempt
~ work during the holiday recess. There
Sasa been two occasions during the last
n n1 gaars when the house has refused to
sSiourn for the customary recess, but on
a.iJ ,, II was impossible to keep quorum
o 20 hers in town and nothing Was ac
% nsFlished. Both he and MIR. Dtngiey,
ossairman of the ways and means coma
o Is4tae share the opinion that to tgy to
n,''a The House during the Eecess Weusd
no s,nnracticabie and Slinprsiltaoie.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-28
MUST SHOW BALLOTS.
First Case of the Kind Regarding That
Law in Maine.

Biddeford, November 26-The law court
has rendered a decision in the action Of
Francis Keefe of Eliot, against Frank
E. Donnell, town clerk of Kittery on a
petition for a writ of mandamus to COM
pei the clerk to permit the petitioner
to inspect the ballots cast in Kittery at
the State election last September.
The rescript just handed down by Judge
Emery overrules the exceptions taken
by the defendant and afirms the right
OF Ms. Keefe, as candidate for Office at
the election to examine the ballots, with
in six months thereafter, though such
right does not include the privilege of
handling or even touching the ballots
which must be exercised under reason
able conditions as the town clerk may
deem necessary.
James e. Hewey. clerk OF courts, has
issued a writ of mandamus in accordance
VITA, this decision. Francis Keefe was
the Republican candidate for the legis
jature for the towns of Kittery and Eliot,
and by the returns was defeated by
Thomas E. Staples, Rthe Independent
Republican candidate, by only two mat
jority. The decision is of wide interest
as Il is the first case of the kind under
the Australian ballot law in the stat c
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nov, t,,rn in bis direction. Gilmore saw
n moth NO, Of the. TWO men, and it now
sov S,robable That the robbers instead
Of Easning down Franklin street, turned
int an aIley way BAok of tie bank build
ing and then crossing over to the freight
Yards made their escape from town by
walking down the r@iiroad track. Ther
they could have driven either towards
Framinahai. Worcester, Providence or
Pawtuoket and their presence on the road
would have caused but little comment.
Neither Pawtucket nor Providence were
notified of the robbery until s. so this fore.
noon.
If they had gone to birmingham,
distance of about IL miles, they could
have had plenty of time to catch the first
train to New York. while they also had
plenty of time to reach Worcester about
twenty miles distant, where their pres
ence would have caused even less COM
ment, and taken the same train.
The local police seem to have taken
their time in looking over the wreck of
the bank vault before notifying outside
cities and even then only few of the
nearby towns and Boston were asked to
be on the lookout for suspicious strangers
Chief Wade OF the state police was notl-
fed of the robbery and during the fore
noon State Detective Rhodes arrived and
took charge. He remained iii town only
an hour or two, asking but few questions
and then left for Boston Before he left,
however, he expressed the opinion that the
affair had been conducted by expert bank
robbers.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-28

YzoR RENT-House 10 Lewis street, 10 rooms;
L 236 Rrackett, rooms; III Clark Srooms;
40 Wlmot, s rooms; Sc Smith, rooms with
separate front door. and many others; Real
Estate office. First National Bank Building,
FREDERICK S. VAIL. 241