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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26

ATLANTA. GA. May "a Trouble IS
threatened among the recruits at Nc
pherson barracks because Of a recent
ruling Of the regimental commander. Col.
Cook. The men became dissatisfied with
their rations. and began 10 spend their
snare cash FOR the appetizlng pies which
the wife Of one Of the privates has been
vending about the fort.
Colonel Cook saw group Of recruits
eating these pies and instantly institu-
Ted blockade OF the pie woman. assert
ing that pes tended 20 dyspepsia. He
does not. however. object 20 beer drink
ing. The profits from sales Of the latter
go 20 the rcgimental fund and for this
reason the recruits regard Colonel Cook 9
order a. q scheme 20 rob them Tor the
benefit Of the rcgulars.-New YORK sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26

Two little brothers arrived yesterday
on the steamship Trave for al the world
ike "a pair of express parcels Each was
clad I'm a suit OF loud checks. a queer
little round felt hat and funny round
paper collar. You couldn't have told one
them Each little boy had d tag tackled
under his arm. and In addition another
paper tag was fastened 20 each ones
collar.
The two little boys arc Stanislaus and
Joseph Nowak. They come from War
saw. Poland. consigned to their father
who is at Grand Rapids, Mich. Their
mother died a short time ago, so their
father sent for them. or the tags was
the address Jar Nowak. No. les Muske-
gan street. Grand Rapids. Mich and a
request 20 forward the little boys as
rapidly as possible. They VIII he sent on
to-day In charge Of the railroad people
New York World.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
ARMY UNIFORMS.
Gen. Miles Issues a General Order on
Iacings.

Facings.
WASHINGTON. May 2j.-General Miles
has issued a general order prescribing
field uniforms for the army, as follows:
'The color Of the facings Of the uniform
OF the several arms Of the service will be
as follows:
General officers and officers Of the
general stan. corps and departments, dark
Sky blue color OF the trousers of the
officers OF the lne).
Infantry. light sky blue color N the
trousers OF the enlisted mem.
ARTILLERY, scarlet.
Engineer troops, scarlet plped with
white
POST quartermaster's sergeant. white
piped with bun.
Ordnance troops. crimson piped with
white.
Post commissary sergeant, white piped
with cadet gray.
sergeant signal corps, black piped with
white
Hospital corps emerald green"
The Secretary Of War has decided that
the prescribed collar dAvice arrangement
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
DUTCH NOBLEMAN ENLlSTS,
Count Van Valdez Bears spain an
Ancient Grudgc.

CLEVELAND. o.. May PA soldier
of birth. who though young in years. ms
already fought under two flags ana VINO
belongs 90 lne NOBILITY OF his ntiFe idnu'
has enlisted here ae private 900 inc in-
fantry OF the regular United states arms.
The new recruit Is Eugene A. Van Wal-
dek. who IS a. putchman by birth. ana
who bears the title OF count DO me mo-
bllltv Of Holland. Count Van Valdez
who is only twenty-five years ot age. PEE
longs to distinguished military FAMILY.
and has been in the military service ever
since hts twelfth year. when he was sent
to a military training school ne served
as sergeant major in the Duien army
and then went 10 Germany and entered
the military service with tho rank OF
first lieutenant. His commission expire
AprU 14th. and he AT once SCI sail Tor
America TO enlist his fortunes under the
Stars and STRIPES.
Spain has done more wrong 20 my
country than to the United States said
Count Van Waldek "and I want To-
avenge my ancestors Tor the thirty years
war carried on against them oy the
Standards
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
METHODIST WOMEN.
Meeting Of the Home Mission Society
i'm Lynchburg.

Meeting Of the Home Mission Society
i'm Lynchburg.
LYNCHBURG. VA, May 2J-Specifl-
Tho annual meeting Of the Woman's
Home Mission Society Of the Virginia
Conference came TO close to-day. Re
ports of work In districts Here made by
Mrs Martin and Miss Wootcn. " Farm
vile, Mrs =. T. Bell and Mrs. Bella Win
free, of Lynchburg; Miss Matte Carson
and Mrs Rosser. Of Campbell sdrd Mrs.
Young. of Norfolk. In the absence Of
Representatives, the secretary made re-
ports Of the Portsmouth, Petersburg
Danville. Charlottesville and Eastern
Shore distrStfs.
Mrs. Michael, OF Richmond, read a pa
per on THE Loan Fund Feature Of the
Society"
Farmvlle was selected as the next
place for meeting.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
are. Mrs w. j. Young OF Norfolk, pre-
sldent. Mrs. Waite. of Richmond, first
vice president: Mrs. Il. Men. Simpson,
OF Farmvine. second vice president MRS
NJ. n. Norman, Of Lynchburg, CORES
ponding secretary; Mrs. Wall Of Farm
ville recording secretary, and Mrs. G. ".
Winfree, of Lynchburg treasurer.
General Wade Hampton arrived IN the
city yesterday on a visit 90 General Mum
ford and left this afternoon for his home
I'm South Carolina.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26

WASHINGTON. d. c., May 25-spe-
clal.-Cap;ain W. j. Fowle OF Alexan-
dria, has been appointed to a-yood POI
sition in the Paymaster Generals Office
Captain Fowie was acting collector OF
the internal revenue for the Western Dis
trict OF Virginia after General Lee re-
signed. He is a cousin OF Mrs. Fitzhugh
Lee. not brother. as has been stated 50
often.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
TO RECOMMEND THE BOOKS.
Col McCabe and Mr.. Tyler are on the
History Committee.

The State Board OF Education will
meet on Wednesday. July j. TO elect a
superintendent for tho schools of Spot
sylyania. to succeed the late Chancellor
Bailey. No time has been liked for elect
ing a superintendent for James city
county.
Committees have been appointed 10 re-
commend TO the Board text books for
use during the next four years. These
committees are composed OF practical
teachers. Colonel W. Gordon McCabe
and President Lyon G. Tyler are two Of
those who have been invited 10 recon-
mend the histories. As soon as all the
reports are in, the board will meet to
adopt the books.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
SPILIN TO FIGHT.
a Vermontcr Sacrifices Two Toes to 60
TO the Front.


LYNCHBURG. VA. May 25.-speclal-
DR. J. Randolph Kean. United states
army surgeon. stationed at Warren.
Mass. who was called here a week or
two ago by the serious illness OF his
father. Mr.. r. G.. II. Kean, has returned
North. Or. kean was the physician who
examined the members OF the First Yer
mont Regiment. which passed through
Jynchburg en- route South on Monday
morning In this Connection Dr. kean re-
lates an interesting incident One Of the
young Vermont volunteers, who was
thrown out for the reason that the sec
ond toe on each II his feet Tapped aver
the big toe asked II he would be accept
ed II he had the offending member re-
moved. on being told that he would,
no lost no time in having both OF bis
second toes amputated. The young man
,eas with his regiment when il passed
through Lynchburg.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26

shall be the same on the recently adopted
blouse with the fallen collar as that de-
soribed for the blouse with the stand
ing collar. and that Il shall be the same
for the officers or soldiers OF the volun-
teer army as for the officers OF inc regu-
lar army. except that IN the case OF the
volunteers the letter v shall be ADDED to
the ~ g."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26

WASHINGTON. May 25.-Maior Russell
% rIsrrison. inspector general Of the vol
nnteer army. son Of ex-President Harri-
SON. who has expressed a great desire for
active military service at the front. was
today assigned 70 duty on the stan OF
Major General Fitzhugh Lee. command
ing the Seventh Army Corps now rendez-
voused at Tampa. Fla This corps VIII
undoubtedly form part OF the first mill
tary expedition against the Spaniards IN
HtfTa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
Midnight Fire.

Box IS. at the corner OF o ana Iwehes .
so,,ontb streets. called the department
a midnight last night to the corner OF
NJ and Thrty-frst street, where = Ia l.s
store and dwelling were frst BENG cor cor,
1900 e,tcoessfflIly 20 the saving OF sur
rounding property. as the destruction OF
the store property was a foresone con-
ciusion when they arrived Inc oainas7
will amount TO 81 900. cause uuhho"A.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
GOODS FOR PHILIPPINES
The Islands to Be Opened 20 American
Merchants.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-General Mer-
rift will probably open the Philippine Is
lands TO American merchants. That is
said 10 be part of the policy be is 20 fol-
low I'm his military governorship Of the
first foreign conquest OF the United
States This policy was agreed on by the
President and General Merritt IL is said,
after the most careful consideration. The
same policy will probably be pursued In
the case of Cuba and Porto Rico. All
goods from the United States shipped 20
the Philippines will be permitted 90 enter
free of duty. With similar conditions
existing in Cuba and Porto Rico they VIII
prove great markets FOR the United
States
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
Aferthc Correenondcnt.

TAMPA. FLA. May 25.-An order was
ISSUED 10 day By General Shafter. requir-
ing every newspaper correspondent at
Tampa 10 furnish headquarters with
copy OF the paper which the correspon-
dent represents.
A strict watch will be kept on all mat
Ter nrlnted under a Tampa date and
any prohibited matter will result In the
refusal By the censor 10 pass upon mat
tsr written for the offending newspaper.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
.REPOSE IN HAWARDEN CHURCH.
Thousands Take a Last Look at Mr.
GladstOnc's Remains.

HAWARDEN, May 25.-Tho remains OF
Mr.. Gladstone were removed this morn
ing from Hawarden Castle TO the village
church They were carried by half a
dozen old rctainers of the family 90 "a
bier on wheels, on which they were taken
over the lawn, past the favorite hooks
Of the deceased in the parq to the
church. followed by the family.
Thousands Of people have been arriv-
ing at Hawarden an day long o view the
remains. Several ladies tainted from eN-
cess OF emotion when passing the bier
and many men and women dropped on
their knees and silently prayed.
The body started for London at eo'ciock
this evening.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
OBITUARY.
Herman Heeke.

Mr.. and Mrs. n. :. Heeke sustained .
severe loss in the death OF their four
year-old son Herman. who died yesterday
morning at 9:30 o'clock, at the residence
OF his parents 626 Brook avenue.
Little Herman was a most lovable child
and especially bright for one OF his years.
He was the pride Of the household, and
the absence OF his merry laughter will
cause a void that will be hard 10 al. The
bereaved parents have the deepest sym
pathy Of their friends in the loss they
have been called upon by Divine Prov
fdenco to hear
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26

Mr. George Booker came up from Old
Point last evening 10 attend the banquet
given in honor Of the HAMPTON COM
panX.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
Joshua Davis.

Joshua Davis died May 18th. at his
residence. near White Hall. buckingham
county, Va, in the 10th year Of his age.
He was born in England, Cornwall
county. June. -. 1898.
He had been citizen OF Virginia FOR
forty-seven years, and was highly es-
teemed by all who knew him.
He was a steward of the Methodist
church for a long time.
He leaves a wife and eleven children.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-26
MI. William Bowden.

Mr. William BOwden. an old resident OF
Fulton. died at 4 O'Clock last evening AZ
his home. No. 7O4 Graham street. after
brief illness.
He leaves a wife and several children.
and was a former member OF the kicn-
Totice OF the funeral will appear later.
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many ages had passed since his people
lived on the great table, and he be-
heved all evidences of former occu-
pancy had been swept or washed
away. The interest Of the three In
dians was quite apparent when 1
showed them the frag gment of pottery
picked up by Major Pradt the evening
before, and they manifested no unwill-
ingness to search for other potsherds
when I made the suggestion. They
We're engaged in this quest only a short
while when they returned with several
fragments of extremely ancient, great
ly worn earthenware, a large projectile-
point, a portion of a shell bracelet, and
parts of two grooved stone axes. all
1ichen-fecked with age, and still moist
from contact with the ground. Thor
oughly satisfied with the outcome,
decided to bring the work to a close as
soon as the survey, the Photographic
work, and the examination of the gen.
eral features of the mesa's summit
were concluded.
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The ENCHANTED MESA.
TRACES OF HABITATION FOUND
ON KATZIMO.
Mr.. Hodge Found Stone Weapons,
but the Mesa Top Has Been
Swept Bare by Storms.

f. w. Hodge of the chronological Bu-
reau, writes for the Century" an ac-
count of his Ascent of the Enchanted
Mesa" made last September. Mr..
Hodge says:
The rocky floor of the mesa-top had
been swept and carved and swept again
by the storm demons of centuries since
the "ancients'' of the f1eeting forms we
saw on the roofs in the moonlight of the
night before had descended the ladder
trail in the early morn Of that fate
full day.
Although the afternoon was still
Young, at once saw that the remain
ing hours of daylight would not suffice
for a thorough examination Of the
summit Directing the two Lagunas
below to gather together our blankets,
and sufficient supply of provisions for
a. couple of meals, a reconnaissance was
begun, and in a few moments frag-
ment of greatly weather-worn ancient
pottery was picked up.
The storm of the previous day, which
drove the Indians from their religious
ceremonies, and gave birth to the gilt
tering little pools in the verdant val
ley below, afforded facilities for obser-
walton on the summit that otherwise
would not have been possible. Here
and there in the rocky floor pot
holes" had been eroded by wind and
rain, and were now filled with water;
but nowhere else on the entire summit
had the rain found resting-p place. Over
the brink it had poured in scores OF
cataracts, carrying with it stones and
such earth as It managed to g2the,
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BROUGHT NO GOLD.
The Steamer Brixham Arrives
From St. Michael

SEATTLE CWash), Aug. 13.-The
steamer Brixham arrived from st. Mi
chael to-day. She had but a few pas
sengers and no gold. Officers Of the
Brixham report an Improvement in the
conditions at St. Michael.
Reports of starvation at ST. Michael
are said to be without foundation.
The Dusty Diamond Company of Chi
cago had about completed their boat
and We're ready to start up the Yukon.
on July 14th the river steamer Mable
Lane, which was being towed from
Dutch Harbor to St Michael by the
steamer South Portland. was lost. There
were thirteen people aboard her. They
were rescued by the South Portland.
The Mabel Lane was owned by Lane
r. Clark of Chicago.
The steamer Grace Dollar, from Kot-
zebue. bound to Seattle, left St. Michael
two days before the Brixham. She
has not arrived here.
The Brixham while at st. Michael
was obliged to purchase a stock of pro-
visions from the North American Trad
ing Company, giving in payment a bot
tomry bond for $1,000. Upon her ar
rival to-day she was libeled for the
amount
The record-union., 1898-08-14

Mr. Peck is a man with a great deal
Of ability and prominence in his native
city. He was a leading spirit in the
building and perfecting of the Auditor
ium and was elected by the company its
President, position he still holds. He
was born in 1913 in the old family
homestead of the Peck's at Chicago. He
was educated in the public schools in
Chicago and the old Chicago University.
He also graduated from the Union Col
lege of Law with honors. He was one
of the seven original incorporators of
the company which secured the loca-
tion of the Worlds Fair for Chicago.
Commissioner Peck will Immediately
open offices in Chicago, New York and
Paris.
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VICTORY FOR PARDEE.
He Wins the Solid Delegation Of
Amador County.

OAKLAND, Aug. 13.-This has been
a day of intense excitement in Alameda
County, as marking the elimination OF
the struggle between DR.. George c.
Pardee and w. r. Davies to secure the
county Endorsement for one ;r the
other of the rival candidates for Gov
efnor. Pardee won a signal victory,
carrying every Assembly District in
the country and winning out by a good
majority of all the votes cast. The to-
tai primary vote cast was 9,020, of
which Pardee received &, ,749 and Davies
), 1I6- Popular majority for Pardee,
1913. Pardee will go to Sacramento
with Alameda's solid delegation OF
sixty-eight votes behind him.
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CLoUDBURsT IN TENNESSEE.
At Least Twenty Lives Known to
Have Been Lost.


KNOXVILLE (Tenn.), August IA
terrible cloudburst, in which at least
twenty hives are known to have been
sacrificed, was last night visited upon
the community of Beach Creek, about
10 miles north of Rogersville, Tenn,
which place is eighty miles distant from
Knoxville. The torrent of water fell
in the vicinity Of the home of William
Figan, a well-to-do farmer, and his en-
tire family, wife and five children, We're
drowned and washed away with the
flcod. Figan, however, escaped. The
deluge of water carried with it every
other human being within it's reach,
and the only names of the lost reported
here UP to a late hour last night in adj
dition to the Figan family are John Ar
mold and Samuel Henry and wife. These
people resided within a quarter of a
mile of the F'igan home. This infor-
nation was received in this city by
friends of the deceased.
The cloudburSt destroyed several
thousand dollars worth of property.
Whole crops were washed away and
palatial homes suffered the same fate
as the humblest hut in the path of the
flood. The complete details of the ca
tastrophe are expected by tomorrow.
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is not known The others came from
two sand batteries near Morro. The fir
ing lasted twenty minutes
The one-sided engagement had
scarcely ended when the men of the
Silvia were treated to another surprise.
The little yacht gunboat is manned by
the New York naval militia Her crew
had barely recovered from the excite
ment when the flagship called the yes
sci over, and Captain Boilers was given
a packet of private documents which
he was ordered to take into Havana
under a flag of truce. The white flag
was hoisted over the Silvia, and she
steamed toward the guns which had
just given her such noisy greeting.
AS the Silvia approached to within a
mile of MORO the character of the flag
floating from her foremast was discern
ed. and the castle signaled, What Is
your purpose?
To this the Silvia answered: I'VE
have papers to deliver
Morro did not resume the conversa-
ton, and for some time the gunboat
rocked on the water almost under the
smoking cannon of the enemy. Pres
entity, however, Spanish gunboat drew
out of the harbor and came close to
the Silvia. 1t was the Martin y Pin
zon, and carried a much stronger bat
terry than the American ship.
The customary formal salutations
were exchanged, and Lieutenant Will
lam G. Ford, the executive officer of the
Silvia. boarded the Pinzon and deliv-
cred the documents.
The ceremony occupied no more time
than the physical act involved. The
American officer returned to his ship,
yraUS
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Came Near Being a Serious Joke.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13.-A joke
perpetrated by the Kansas Tennessee
and Iowa troops at the Preside last
night nearly ended in bloodshed. The
men from the first three States men
toned dressed themselves fantastically
and made an onslaught on the camp of
the New Workers, and the latter, be-
coming alarmed, drew their weapons;
but the ludicrous appearance Of the
visitors appealed to the humor of the
New Workers just in time to avert q
serious clash. No arrests We're mace.
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from the scantv store vet remaining.

from the scanty store yet remaining.
The mesa-top was once covered with
fairly rich vegetation, pinons and
cedars predominating; but most OF
these now stand gaunt and bare, or lie
prone and decaying on the bleak sur
face. their means of subsistence hav-
ing been long washed away. A few
dozen more storms, and the others
must inevitably perish. But the ex-
animation of the surface of Katzimo
was not essential to a determination of
the fact that it was formerly mantled
with a thick stratum of earth; the talus
had already told the story that on the
very site of their village the inhabi-
tants Of Katzimo had an abundance
of material with which to make the
balls of adobe mud described by one
Of the Spanish chroniclers of the six
teenth century. The last remnants Of
their houses, together with the frag-
ments Of their household utensils, save
such as we found, passed over the brink
generations ago; but one may still find
an abundance of the latter scattered
through the detritus which in places is
piled halfway up the mesa sides.
We built huge fire around one OF
the gaunt specters that stood about US
with oLsstretched arms; soon there was
a mighty blaze, and shout OF ap-
proval reached us from the two La
gunas below.
The next morning, while aiding Major
Pradt in making a survey of the mesa
top, 1 was not little surprised to find
three Acoma Indians among US. They
were by no means friendly at first; for,
having seen our fire the night before,
they had to come to the top by means
of our ladders to learn the cause Of this
unusual burst of flame from their an
cestral home site, and to oust the In
truders from the hight. The leader,
who was the war chief of the tribe, and
a medicine man, asked our business.
We told him. The natives became in
terested and said that their people had
feared we were after their land. Be-
| ing assured we had no desire to make
our future home on their dry sand
dunes or drier mesas, but that we were
merely looking for pottery fragments,
| the chief expressed serious doubt that
| any relics could be found, inasmuch as
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Peculiar Suit Decided.

LOS ANGELES. Aug. ia very
peculiar suit was decided here to-day
by Judge Clark of the Superior Court.
Some time ago Max Werner, German
who was possessed of considerable
property, and who spent his time in
hunting. made a will during his initia-
ton into a lodge of Masons. He died
six months ago, and it was found that
the will left one-third of his estate,
about $4,000 to the open-air fund Of
New York City. There is no such in
stitution. The court to-day decided
that the money should go to the New
York ''Tribune's'" Fresh Air Fund So
ciety.
The record-union., 1898-08-14
A Child Frightfu1ly Burned.

OAKLAND, Aug. 13.-Lizzie Don
nally, the seven -year-old daughter of
Michael Donnally, an employe of the
Hearst ranch, was frightfully burned
this afternoon in her fathers yard at
Pleasanton. She died this evening, at
ter suffering most eXcruciating pain for
more than three hours. In trying to
save her child from the flames, the
mother, who was the only person near
the scene, was severely burned about
the hands. In attempting to light a
bonfire with matches the childs cloth
ing was ignited.
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TRANSPORT GATE CITY.
Arrives at New York With Troops
From Santiago.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The transport
Gate City, the first of the fleet that is
bringing the veterans of the Santi ago
campaign to Montauk Point camp, ar
rived tonight and anchored in Fort
Pond Bay, we'll off shore. She carried
500 soldiers besides the crew. Among
them are detachments of the Third and
Sixth Regiments of Cavalry.
There are but forty sick in the ships
hospital, and only three had fever. The
nature of the trouble with the three fe-
yer patients has not yet been dag
nosed, as the disease has not reached
an advanced stage. The troops on the
steamer left eight of their comrades
sick with yellow fever at Santiago.