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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
UISPi TED HONcHH.
HISTORICAL CASE WHERE = HERO nNp To- NNr
rnE HEClG NlTlDE

TuE HEcoG ,ITlo"
From The Bosto. Globe
HIsinr, being but "A cont ..u"us succession of
,oI,. liions W do not have t. search fa' IA go"
yast 60 And a dispute regarding III" award 81
E.ucrq FOR naval haiiIc WHl'h boar" an m
tcgcSt!ua = not a very clos" E Scrrt dance 7" IN"
con; pfU;,orirv controversy concerning - h'"y
and :;..ups"n. Il stands out as one u tE' Ilci-
urcsauc incidents - th' war l'tN'.H IN"
SAFES aud FarraEEt is tn % Mira Inquire.
Af;er ,h, cap;uro 80 New- Orleans rs the fleet
of that famous admiral. h. sent IN" report ~
h.a operations t. Washington lY the hand 81
Captain rn~,d1rus BALI. tn captain. thh'-
cor: Of the cohtr1t- - th' report "hifh ne
f.or. rom his commander. was "aFcrly vel
coined at the capita ana ~ m" pf'srn'" 81
Senator GRIMES q Iowa. va asked by ih' -.
rotary Of the Nav To- ..!I the s.ort 81 IN" ihli
of tn. Crescent CRY When Bailey had iN-
ishcd Grimes exclaimed: "Comc WIKI Lac" III.
account Of this great nait!" must lie ."I" %
the Goor Of thc senate
In nc Seratc chamber Captain failcy vas
greeted viii. emotional cordially. ard members
of The House hurried o.er I" hstch |" ms r.
ci;al - the imposing and stirring even s. ID
which b.. had taken an important part ".'u
iu.. as n did thr first division ~ IN" river
even in advanc" e Farragut Al iho con
c!usion Of IN. nar-dtiv" IN" r"pr"s' natives re
iur,ci - their chamber wih ihc lmrH'-' ~
give thanks II CONGRESS l" h"th i'H.!'y iil'
Farracut. while Senator Grimes instantly a''sr
in ihc Senate fDr the sam" purpose $780,.
Rut hcfor. the motion was Had" S"rr''aIS
Wcllcs had read Farragut's report. winch ara
rot refer H. Eailc~ az having LED tho way. ana
indeed REPRESENTED the feet a ascending IN"
river in two columns ah't"s,. h"'S'i' d. w.
hcad # one # th.ss W"llcs hasicn'd warn.
irr I, Grimes aud the Senator ~ IN" ridst 81
ms eulopiurn was obliged T." call hat GA ~"
enthusiasm v hich VA" sweeping IN" '"c mus
oIon~ He exclaimed he matter a. well a. h'
could 10 Captain Bailey. VINO siili sat ~ thr
cha,uhcr Eu; naturally that officer W"At f'rfh
nNed with humilIaii' a.
hc,.rw.rd FarragLt alone received The r"i"
q ,La,ks for the victory. AID II was seven
,earr later. ana af',r much corrcsPon"'ncr ".-
tween him arc Ea3cy. thht no ""> .'""t"' 80
E 81, c-rrr u.li.h he had committed h.! E-
closing ~ his report sketch %. me NOV 'iH'h'.
~ ne mad originally planned them hui "Hih
had been rendered Viaily Inc.ri'r' hE " S,i"
' .b.nrc IN his plans IT was then mat
Il. wrote to his wounded subordinate; MY *
animation Of tho printed diagram mas iuI
satisfied M Of the justice 81 your apP'"l ! S""'
,Icrnrn,c forward 10 H." Department " ""iir't
sketch OF the anal attack as we passed up 'he
river"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
FilfILfES BADLY NiNED.

From The ,'arrpllton ,KyJ Democrat
ON Eutlcr Tayiors farm bantam chickens ana
nuails ar mixed. The quail heH Matched chick-
nrs and tn. bantam is thu proud mother ot y
cov.y # littlc Guails. The niue chichehs lo
,1 rho mail mother of into the copse and
are AS wild as real quails. The 3antams htte
ouails dcport themselves in the yard and COOP
the came as regulation chicks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
rruOEs FROM SANTIAGO.
,,nrRED TRIPLES PICKED w
nou RETURNING SOLDIERS.

GENERAL wHHH'T"' LACK OF ''pAo" - ~ r,',.
cHAFFEE AND THE GIANT IN THE
O'' n.MrnsIcAN" AS SHE IS SPOKE
..n UNDERSTOOD BY FOREIGNERS
tan Aug. 6.-EverybOdy coming back
has "A good word to say for Gen
rom sou wheeler. Ii is true that he climbed
srh ~. nrs, DAYS fighting in front Of San
a "e' 70 get a better view Of the field. His
'Seo 1.-Two figure was not noted in the excitement
o""' .,,o but when they afterward recalled the
u .,.,, officers and men were unable to tell of
D"''., Giving way 10 their merriment. Gen
" u,,oo,er himself has not much sense OF hu-
q" No vas inc!iaed 10 take seriously another
"V -, IN max. elaborate apologize eXplana-
s''' his oIloY-cCmnandors SO that the SEN
'O', ,...- e tho Northern soldiers would not he
conaral Whccler's record as a dashing
,l.,oaora,e cavalry officer is wei! known. With
,,s soul in arms. as il was the hrs' day OF July
no, the Spanish blockhouse on tie nil at san
u.,s taken. old associations asserted them
,..s The Story as told in camp was that
hon after two desperate rushes up the slope OF
~. hill the Spanish garrison gave way General
a., oI. dashed along the ines telling the troops
.so;r .ucccss and cxhorting them To victory
~. wing. come on come on. boys; we've got
ho Yankees on the run
y. course Inc General never could be made to
,.,ove that on this occasion he thought he was
1.h,i,r the battles Of the Civil War over again
end designated the enemy as his own command.
hp, the camp story was Notifying and the pre-
spded seriousness with which /: vas treated
,,rcased his dsquie:. II SO happened that in
.,o cavalry division few Of I'll" Regulars were
tom, the Southern States. while the volunteer
,acin,erts :ha, shared in the san Juan assault
ve-e largely mad, Va Of Yankees Roosevelt's
pough Riders and the list New-York. They
tack erca: delight IT, letting General Wheeler
know thai il the soldiers voted in the field they
would relieve him frcn anxiety about that Ala
hama constituency which has been causing the
General some anxiety. and would make him
o,c-e-.nsn-at-l.arce from the whole United
States
While deficient in the sense of hunor General
Wheeler had his own poke al the expense OF the
dynamite cur. Nobody was anxious to fooi
with tina. gun. and the impression was that il
lhr enemy cou'! 10; be seen. and the dynamite
70. bad nam. with the soldiers ana lost tho
cnidence Of their commanders When the
Shitc flag was ny on the Spanish Entertainments
md negotiations were going on the dynamite
,un was placed not far from General Wheeler's
en;. |; wds carefully covered with canvas.
'ome one asked ;hc reason. "BlanfCteu." terSe-
y replied Whcce-. "to keep some one from
ockcying il" Tho suggestion was made that if
osuties We're resumed rush OF the enemy on
ne exposed position whore the troops then were
night enable them - capture the d. Mantle gun
That would be real strategy on our pat, was
lie rejonder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07

The European attaches difficulty in transla
ton was shared in a smaller way by one Of the
company captains who had charge OF squad Of
Spanish prisoners. The captain told his inter
prefer To explain in polite Spanish an "fder
which was disaGreeablc to III, prisoners. some
of whom were officers. They had been brought
to General Skaters headquarters from Sihon"y
and were to bc marched back there Tho ex
PLANTATION was made in cour. cous Cast!lian, and
the prisoners showed their dissatisfaction with
the order This not lost on the captain
He was indignant for the hardship was u"
greater to the $panilrds than TO his own soldiers
who were guarding them and he had been "N-
crtine himself 30 make them as conf riahI' as
the circumstances wouid permit l;eP"ai that
10 those fellows and pu; IN som" Spanish i Ms.
n. told the interpreter. Instead the latter simply
translated the preface. 1t may hay" been th'
scowl or the captains fac which needed -"
translation bu; the prisoners al once became
smiling AMI protected yoluhly thar Trey acre
not mplaIninS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07

! Another r he little generals" physically.
'Sas Chaffee whose brigade did such splendid
work al Caney Genera! Chafec's headquarters
tKere pitched early IN the morning a: the juno
',ion between what was known a. the creek road
and the road that ran directly past the stone
Tor, leaG.ng into the village The spot Itself was
|hot enough. for the FIRE from two II the Spanish
lighthouses convcrcod there and all day IN"
|l'auser bullets whistled through the air. The
o-aerlics who were left in charge "f the horses
MANAGED - fIaco the animals in n" woods and
Ia shelter themselves behind rocks and hillocks.
Here they answered questions and 2avc dire
tons to the foreign military attaches and other
persons ~ no came 10 General Chdn'Cs head
quarters" in search Of information. All they
knew was that Chanc" and his STAFF had gon"
down 10 the firing line early in the morning.
t2dn', been back. weren't expected hack, ana
wouldn't he back till the intrenchments were
taken The orderlcs had not been instructed t.
give this latter piece Of information bat they
h,nc;iyoly grasped tho situation.
This however. has nothing 70 DO with the fact
that General 'hafTcc is not giant - stature
IN one ol The companies 81 the ltt infantry
vas private WI, was a giant. He wa" CA
IDENTIFY very raw recruit in whom ther" mad
been no time to ins,in drill and discipline. He
knew h. was there t. fight, and ~ did fight
baycly though in a way 10 cause confusion
among his comrades. General Chanee was at
this part of the firing line imbuing the men with
his own enthusiasm whenever tho ranks were
lhlnned. callirg out: come in here. boys. and
help win a victory for your country At times
as the emergency demanded it. his orders were
mere vigorous The recruit may have Imagined
H. Or some ~ tn most vigorous language nay
really have been directed TO him. There was
ROLLING IN GcleIdl Chaffec's dress to sho" ms
rank unless I might be that his slouch hat
showed such signs Of hard service During
1h when the Spanish fire had been mofncn-
NrIiy silenccd and the companies WEI" waiting
~e orders t. take mere advanced position inc
sant recruit roarcd on: his grievance: "Who III
- lis that fellow? I'm going TO lick him just as
Won as this things over. ] won't stand il TO DC
NaSed around by e. little cuss like that. nohcw."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07

Perhaps his comrades had a chance to explain
to him later. for the fighting which was resume /,
almost on inc instant OF this dclverance made
explanation at that time impossible There was
no record OF any private seeking to do physical
violence to the general of the brigade
One of the foreign attaches who has returned
to Washington gives a humorous account OF his
experiences in the Santiago campaign Never
theless II affords an insight into the qualities Of
the American soldier which caused the early
capituation Of the city. All the observers
from abroad in reporting to their respective
Governments are understood to be more or less
critical OF the manner in which the campaign
was conducted regardless of the canous of
scientific warfare. But all acknowledge that
for city fortified and defended as Santiago
was the surrender was forced with marvellous
Skill This attachG in speaking of his own cx-
perenccs the Other day, said
Il fear II will not lie possible for my Govern
ment 20 understand il all. tell of many things
that might not be agreeable to your war De
partrn, nj, and it would not he courteous for me
to speak of those things. But my trouble with
my own military Guperiors will Ice because Of
your American language. Some things cannot;
translate When | saw your infantry going
forward against the opposing troops in ia, forts
and The Entertainments | said 20 the officer with
me that the infantry sh ,uld not attempt such a
movement without more artillery. you're
right he tol me. but the boys are getting
there at night when were all So hungry I
ven;urcd To inquire If a further movement were
contemplated tn your army rrovisioncd.
Then the officers who were very g"n:lcInanly,
all laughed and said the army would think about
rations when they got there' Thu second day
We met many of your wounded men coming back
We were going forward. When the GO proI
asked them about the fighting So many times !
heard them say. We got there And after
ward also | heard those words very often. But
i is So Difficult; for to explain 50 my own
people Will understand H. what nature of tactics
is got there "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07

,, wHEELER's LACK OF HUMoR-''il1fLE
GENERAL cHATrF" AND THE ' GIANT w . IN i"''
0'' .vrulcAN" AS SHE IS SPOKE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-16
Maine Fraternity Notes.

The Independent Order of Foresters
has - courts in this State. with n
membership of 2121.
The Saco Masons have finally de-
cided to erect a building. at an ex-
pcnse not exceeding $4,000.
The annual convention Of the Pts
cataquis County w. C. T. L.. which
was to have been held at Foxcroft.
this month. has been postponed until
some time in June.
The w. c. T. L. of jefferson, is ob-
tanning signers to a pledge of absti-
nence from alcoholic beverages. tobac-
60 and profanity, by an occasional
afternoon gathering and supper
Fifty-four names We're enrolled at one
rally recently. These cards are also
being used in the day schools.
Springvale Lodge. No. 1870, \. f. &
a. NJ, is prospecting finely. At a re-
cent meeting the third degree was con-
ferred upon several candidates. New
and handsome desks have been pur-
chased for the stations of the Secre-
tary and Treasurer and other improve
ments made in the lodge room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-16
MACHINES SURPRISED HIM.
French Engineer Astonished by Economy Of
American Machine Shobs.

An expert French observer thinks that
although we Americans may waste food
we certainly do not waste energy. A
French officer of engineers gave the fol-
lowing account recently OF what he had
seen in American factories:
Il have been in America six months
and have visited the mines and manufac-
turing establishments IN the east west.
gigantic engineering operations and the
most powerful machinery in the world
but ! shall report to my government that
the biggest things in America are the lit
tie things The French people are eX-
perts in domestic economy, and live com
fortably by saving what your average
famil lies throw away. But Americans are.
on the other hand. experts in industrial
wastage in business, ana you lose some
of it by waStage III your domestic econo-
my. The attention paid to small details
in your big works Is amazing to me. |
have visited some establishments where
| believe the profits are not made in the
manufacture proper but in the saving Of
materials and labor BY close attention to
details that are, with us unconaidered
tries. For example, ! saw in your shops
Just now a little grndStone in operation
automatically sharpening lathe and plancr
tools. This machine cost probably, as
much as 100 Of our ordinary grindStones
cost. but | see that it automatically 2rinds
all the tools for 300 high priced mechan-
les and it only works IL few hours each
day. The skilled mechanics in our coun-
try frequently stop their regular work t.
grind their own tools. and then they do It
mperfectly Your tools are all accurate
~ ground to the best shape by the ma
chine. so that they do more and better
work on this account in IA given time. |
believe that that machine has brains-tlle
brains of the invcntor-and it has no
doubt rcvolutioniZed work Of ms KIND IN
American machine shops. American
MaChiniSt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-16
LORDS PRAYER BY BOOTH.
How the Actor Enhanced a Coterie OF DipIo
mats in Hotel in New York City


II THINK. said James O'Neill. in hi,
tax about the Booths 1.-THE most thrill
ing experience | ever passed through
was IN New York city one time, when
quite by accident Il number OF foreign
diplomats from Washington fox
American statesmen, some prominent
New Workers. and one or two of us
professionals were gathered together in
Il anioklhs room OF the Fifth Avenue
motel. when somebody asked Booth
VINO by the mercst chance happened
TO pc there. If he would not repeat The
Lord Prayer for the assemblage. /.
Wa SitlinS MOI Far from the tragedian
wien ne HHeu ms eyes upon the man who
maze the request. | think that it was
LORD SackNille West at that time British
munster to the United States, ANA shall
heNtI forget the peculiarly searching eX-
preston that Booth shot ont of his dark
eyes. IhtN seemed to penetrate the very
soti 81 me man at whom they We're di-
rec ttd. ana, then, as If satisfied resumed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-16

the office of dog enumerator, who
takes an annual census, and deVotlng
one-half of the revenue to beautifyinS
the parks, and the other half, less the
expense of collection. to the library.
Although, under the strict enforce
ment of the ordinance, the number of
dogs has been largely reduced, one
half of the revenue has been enough
to add some 1,400 books to the library.
Arrest follows the failure to pay q dog
tax after due notice to the owner. and
as dogs are declared nuisance under
the law. men who keep dogs, but dis
claim ownership, are fined for main
tanning nuisances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-16
Tooth in His Hand.

While William Manning ana Richard
Witkowsky were assiduously moving
boards i'm their barber shop at 1853 Broad
way night before last a couple Of strang-
ers entered The ragged appearance of
their faces seemed sufficient cause fo1
faster IMAM ever on the men in the chairs.
Then the two strangers east about for
something to play with. Henry Eichof.
an inoffensiye German cigar maker. who
happenej 10 be in the shop soon became,
he tar.sat Of thrir coarse vii, Ficbof
waIked 9utsite 'ard the fNyn mn fft,r him
ThaH canobf III Hi 'nat ana tried IL xiii
il oyer liz head The door Victim i,ro-
rested in vain
Thrn The Two BARRIERS. both husky fell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-16
Our Fleet.

Sea Eagles, pinions plumed and poised,
that fretted long for flight,
Held hooded by a stronger hand, pa
tient nations might,
We slip your leash. We bid you go.
white winged. resistless fleet.
Where valor hopeless, famine fell, hold
grim their last retreat.
Seek yon bright isle. the faithful isle,
that God has made SO fair!
THE Pearl of isles, her tropic blooms
caressed by ocean air.
That man has made charnel house, the
sport of furious hate!
Where dark Spains banners fiaunt their
folds in mockery of fate!
Not thirst for conquest points your
prows-in holy war ye fight.
The lust of land. the greed of god-such
cause We're poor and slight.
Not for revenge We haste, although one
deed OF treacherous wrong
Might well have nerved a peoples soul TO
strife relentless, long:
We send our noblest, bind upon each
conSecrated crest
The flowers of peace and brotherhood
knew knight more sacred quest?
Prayers fill these sails; our shining eyes
shall watch our banner true.
Fair fly the flag unfurled for right: Our
Red and White ami Blue.
Laugh, waters of the tranquil bay;
stanch fleet to anchor swing:
i1uZZa. from hostile nelSntS tne guns ol
MORO laundering.
Starved hands outStretch them from the
shore and spectral forms shall glide,
The olive cheeks grown white. TO greet
their saviors DER the tide.
Lo. from the deep your brethren slain,
that knew nor bell nor bier,
Stir mighty at the signal sounds, to
know the Flag so near!
Can we not hear. above the din. their
hollow voices say,
Comrades. all hail, Our chance was
first. thrice welcome to the Bay
Blind. hoary power. whose restless foot
has comprised land and MANI
Heart prompt to dare, hand hard to
smite-,take thou our warning
Spain,
From age to age. DER PROSTATE forms
thy ruthless course we track
. lips that kiss the crucitix, 0 hands
that ply the rack.
Lo. radiant. clear-eyed, Freedom stands,
and canst thou bar her path?
Thy steel shall shiver at her touch Re
nounce thy pride, thy wrath,
Lest one should sweep thee utterly, with
outworn things, away,
And in the depths, with Lucifer. thou
hide thee from the day.
Elizabeth Worthington Fiske.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-16

what is a prophet Uncle jim"
"A prophet? He is Il person who is al
WAYS surprised at the way things turn
out.''-Chicaro Record
..rha+ ,r,n,n sata ~ would Willingly
r w.. ~, ,44 80 wnrp in bjs I'M
..\Vhat is his lnc?''
''Shingling church steepes. Chicagc
Record
..,,-b,+ .b,,,ca ~ , man ~ fftv mar.
,,.i,,.5s, i.3 ~ ,,,I,a ut,n,aa inf,r,1,
~; MS 'o" H0 "''' "' '''''
"I;b,pca. ,,bood tho MAJ, who has II
e.y1,,.I Jn,t.',, ',oli il lin View yort
~ "'''e'' go = 8 ' "
-. ..''i
ny VI = ,. ~ ,,, .iN no,i ~ man
" ~ ..;; , ca ' ,'y ) ''' >'''''
~, 7.fr II ~; ,.. c,,. -, ,,,,- f,,1,.
C,,a,',in1 ~ il1Po7 i"' on '-'''S 80
eSel'h' i1cdoei
Returned Traveler-1es; me Venetian
gondoiiers usually sing as they row but
ours didn't.
triend-itoW was That?
Returned TravGier-Ne paid them eN-
u" 10y y y t.-f VT
when ! think Of the wrongs our coun-
try mas suffered, Sald in" orator VINO
knew he was too ola to b-'Nfafted. my
bosom sswels with indisnation'
on. IS that u sqqeaktd tne man VINO
dldn Ike him; - thought II was your
shift WASH NJ Indianapolis Journal
Mrs Felicia Rtvers-Dear. dear, can't
imagine what is the matter with the
piano. Every note strikes out of tune.
Mary Jane-Be that the palmer, mum?
.,trs RfVers-Nes: why?
Mary Jane-Gracious. fought it wuz
the safe. an / put the meat ana vege-
tables in 1t this morning. Tit Bits.
\ guest at one of the big hotels of Bos-
ton. while doing down in the elevator,
remarked 10 the coiored elevator man.
II want to 80 to the wharf where the
tea was thrown overheard.
'Well." said the man looking mysti-
reckon that was before | came here:
We only bteh IN boston a9out year.
-EAChdIlSt
Grocer's Clerk-"Were not selling any
of these Spanish olives. The people
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-16
iNvETERATE HATERS OF SPAIN.
For Five Centuries Portuguese Have Loathed
Spaniards and Still Do.

saw that bulletin ABOUT Portugal neSl-
tating to turn the Spanish fleet away
from the Cape Verde Islands, SAID a cos
mopolitan looker-on in New York. "What
struck me as so impossible about 1t was
the hint of an alliance between Spain
and Portugal.
why. | have lived in Portugal and
mixed with the people, and know that
they could stand almost anything better
than that. Portuguese sentiment-the
sentiment of the people at large, Of An
tonic Maria consists chiefly of hatred
to the Spaniards. They may be indffer-
ent about other matters, or divided in
feeling. Some of them are Miguelistas
or Legitimists some are heartily attached
to the actual dynasty: many in the cit
ies-most of all in Lisbon-are republi-
cans, but the one unifying sentiment of
the people is the anti-Spanish sentiment.
Nv hen you come to consider what their
history has been | don't see how this
could have been otherwise. 1ney have
altogether five great national heroes,
Dom Enrique, who was the pioneer of all
European exploration in the Atlantie'
Faithful Prince" who is the centre Of
various poetcal legends; Dom Joao, the
Bastard; and Gil cannes Pereira 1t is
safe TO say that most of the plain peo-
pie of The whole country know little or
nothing of the first two of these beyond
their names. As for the Faithful Prince,
many of them. probably, are not quite
sure whether he was real historical
parsonage or only mythical. But every
~ Sf Vincent knn,ys non, Jaan Who In
l2S5 drnyn M Sn1',iorns al tha ,vaV
fr@,, A1inb,rrot IN pn,t,etni ~ ieur"nS
in the middle of Spain. and Gil Cannes,
,,.i, Ttot, ~ ~. &C. 49,, p,n'to "a ,ho
Wau,ni If ~ p,,t,,o,i,,cn mr. tba,a -
this jirora,ca haf,y[an H. Scnt+isb ma
~, prti,,,,' r.,-,,.,,,tl,i, 49, ~
@ j., 80 ~, go, ,,t,,, ~ t,i1 .i,in
WINK ~ - ~, = '1'o
M niifi,I fnr,s P'' >'''7'
t'tE: w, po't'p ''l l"it -. Ut,