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ment of this terrible column of eight
battalions, composed of 16, 0C0 men, upon
his center, than he knew that the hour OF
Europe's destiny and of his own army had
arrived He Immediately doubled the
lines at the threatened point and brought
up the reserve cavalry, while 200 cannon
were wheeled around the spot on when
such destinies hung and opened steady
fire on the approaching column.
CHARGE OF MACDONALD.
Macdonald Immediately ordered 100
cannon to preccde him, and answer the
Austrian batteries, that swept every inch
of ground like a storm of Sleet. The
cannoneerS mounted their horses, and
starting on a rapid trot with their 100
pieces, approached to within a half can
non-shot and then opened on the enc
my's ranks. The column marched up to
this battery, and with it, at its head,
belching forth fire like some huge mon
Ster, steadily advanced. The AuStrianS
fell back, and closed in on each other,
knowing that the final struggle had come.
Macdonald slowly advanced, though his
numbers were diminishing, and the
fierce battery at his head was gradually
becoming silent. Enveloped in the fire of
its antagonist, the guns had one by one
been djsmounted, and at the distance of
mile and half from the spot where he
started on his awful mission, Macdonald
louiiu HiiiSeil "itiout al pIottSIihS cd.-
terry, and the center still unbrOken.
Marching over the wreck of his guns, and
pushing the naked head of his column
into the open field, and into the devour-
ing cross-tire of the Austrian artillery, he
to advance.
The carnage then became terrible. At
every discharge, the head of that column
as if it sank into the earth,
while the outer ranks, on either side,
melted away like snow wreaths on the
rivers brink.
The Austrian cannon are gradually
wheeled around till they stretch away in
parallel lines like two walls of fire on
each side of this band of heroes, and hurl
an incessant tempest of lead against
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their bosoms. But the stern warriors
close in and fill up the frightful gaps
made at every discharge, and still press
forward. Macdonald has communicated
his own settled purpose to conquer or die
to his devoted followers.
SAVING THE EMPIRE.
But now he halts and casts his eye
over his little surviving band that stands
all alone in the midst OF the enemy. He
looks back on his path, and as far as the
eye can reach, he sees the course OF his
heroes by the black swath OF dead men
that stretches like huge serpent over
the plain. Out OF the 1900 men with
which he started but 500 are left beside
him. Ten out OF every ii have fallen, and
here at length the tired hero pauses, and
surveys with stern and anxious eye his
few remaining followers.
"Will he turn and fly?" is the secret and
agoniZing question Napoleon puts 10 him
self. Mo- he is worthy OF the mighty
trust committed 10 him. The Empire
stands or falls with him, but shall stand
while he stands. Looking away 10 where
his Emperor sits, he sees the dark masses
Of the Old Guard in motion, and the
shining helmets OF the brave cuiTassiers
sweeping to his relief. Forward" breaks
from his iron lips. The roll Of drums and
the pealing OF trumpets answer the volley
that SmIteS that exhausted column, and
the next moment ii is seen piercing the
Austrian center. The day is won-the
Empire saved-and the whole Austrian
army is i'm full retreat.
Such was the battle OF Wagram, and
such the charge OF Macdonald. | know of
nothing equal TO it, except Ney's charge
at Waterloo and that was not equal, be-
cause it failed.
On riding over the victorious field
Bonaparte came where Macdonald stood
amid his troops. As his eye fell on the
a..f .,ad coll tod larA he md
holding out his hand said Shake hands,
Macdonald-no more hatred between US
we must henceforth be friends, and as a
pledge of my sincerity, | will send your
Marshal's staff, which you have so
gioriousiy earned"
The frankness and kindness of Ma
poleon effected what all his neglect and
coldness had failed 10 do-subdued him.
Grasping his hand, and with voice
choked with emotion, which the widest
uproar OF battle could never agitate, he
replied: "Ahl sire, with US it is hence
forth for life and death" Noble man.
kindness could overcome him in mo-
ment. II is no wonder that Bonaparte
felt at last that he had not known Mac
donaid's true worth.
MACDoNALD's CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS.
The last great conflict in which he was
engaged was the disastrous battle OF
Leipsic.
OF Macdonald's aftcr-caree have
already spoken. He remained firm to Ma
poleon till his abdication, and then, like
all his Generals and Marshals, gave in
his allegiance TO the Bourbon throne.
He gave his adhesion TO the Bourbons
because IL was in the compact with Ma
poieon, and because under the circum-
stances he considered il his duty TO do SO,
and no after excitement could shake his
fidelity. He was a thorough Scotchman
i'm his fixedness Of will. He possessed
mono of the flexibility of the French
character, and but little OF its enthusiasts IN
Bold, unwavering, and determined, he
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Gen. King, recently appointed Brigadier-
General, was retired as a Captain of the
Regular Army in June, 1879. He was a
distinguished officer in the Indian wars
graduating from the Military Academy in
1865. He was appointed from New York.
Most of his active army life was spent in
the cavalry. OF late years he has been
Superintendent Of Schools at Milwaukee,
Wis. He has held the position OF Colonel
in the Wisconsin militia. He has had
some service as a diplomat, having been
Minister TO Rome. He is well-known as
writer. Our readers will remember him
as frequent contributor to our columns
the principal one of which was entitled
"Trumpeter Fred" During the war of the
rebellion while on vacation from the Mill
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Think Evans.s Rulings Unjust.

Walter Clifford Post, 235, Bayne, Mich.
at a recent meeting passed resolutions
declaring Commissioner Evans's rulings
unjust and not in the interest of the
veterans. The Post earnestly requests
President Mckinley to remove the Com
missioner, and appoint someone who will
be more Just and fair. N. j. De Bar is
Adjutant
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ITO be continued. !

EDITORIAL NOTE Stirring events in tina
military history of the Old World are de-
scribed with dramatic pen by Headley. The
characters of the fighting Frenchmen who
stood by Napoleon during his stormy career
are portrayed in way that cannot fail to
interest those who love to read of martial
deeds or care for history for It's own sake.
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Farmers Break tho Buggy MONOPOLY.

1T is claimed that for years buggy manufac-
turers have secured exOrbtant prices for their
goods, but recently, through tho mbined
assistance of the farmers of Iowa. Illinois and
other States SEARS. ROEBUCK Il Co.. of Chicago
have got the price OF open buggies down 10
$3.50 Top Buggics, S22.75 Top Surries. S4375
immense numbers direct to farmers in every
State They send an immense Buggy Catalog ne
free, postpaid, to any one who asks for it. This
certainly is big victory for the farmer, but a
severe blow to the carriage manufacturers and
dealers.
Mention The National Tribune.
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EDITORIAL N0TE.-1n the succeeding in
stallments Gen. Fremantle will tell of the
third day at Gettysburg. including reminis-
cences Of the prominent Confederate Gen.
erals.
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still more resistIess. He quietly saw what
was to be done, and then commenced
doing it in the best possible manner,
without the thought of failing in his de-
signs. He was conscious of the mighty
force of will, and knew by experience how
difficulties vanish by pushing against
them.
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tary Academy in 1863 he served for term
as Aid upon the staff of his father
Gen. Sheridan is a brother of the late
Gen. Philip III. Sheridan, on the STAFF of
the rebellion. with the rank Of Captain.
He is native Of the State of Ohio He
entered the service as Second Lieutenant
OF the I'd Mo. in 1863, and was mustered
out Of the volunteer service in August,
1855. After the war he was made Cap
tain OF TIE 9TH Cav, and was appointed
Major and Assistant Adiutant- General in
June, 1882. He became Lieutenant
Colonel in July, 1892, and Colonel and
Assistant Adiutant- General in January of
last year. He has been a soldier prac-
tically all his life, and is thoroughly
trained in the profession of arms
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MARSHAL MACDONALD.
tContinued.)

THE BATTLE OF WAGRAM-GATHER
ING OF NAPOLEON'S MIGHTY AR
MlES-ONE OF THE GREATEST
CHARGES IN HISTORY-AFTER Ma
POL EON'S ABDICATION.
The times., 1898-10-02
Hiinn-VnuIa~ilIa

The Bijou comes to the fore this week
with a big bill of old time favorites. at
the head of which is the ever-popular
Troja- The patrons of the house can de-
pend upon being entertained in royal style
by this performed. Joe Flynn. who is said
to be the greatest of all parody singers,
Will appear with travesties on the latest
and most popular songs of the day. The
Review Comedy Four are next in i'm
portance. and more versatile act is said
not to have been seen in this city dur
ing the present season. The Revere sis
ters, chic and clipper condolences; the
Aherns European equiiibrists. lately re-
turned from tour of the English halls;
Johnnie Webber, Aemricas really funny
man; and the Maginleys, in perilous feats
on the flying trapeze complete the olio
The Bijou Big Burlesque Company. which
includes Nina Collins. Mamie Remington,
Alice Warren, Clara Adams, Sidouia Dix
on, and others. will furnish new bur
lesque. which has been in active rehearsal
for the past week. Several original fea-
lures will be introduced in this. among
them the Doll Dance as produced In
England.
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come to the Lyceum this week. should
prove to be the equal of any attraction of
the sort seen here this season. The cur
tain-raiser used is frisky novelty, which
has been called Training the Lambs"
Incidental songs and other music have
been specially written for this piece. Be-
sides the introduction of the specialties In
the skit, there will be seen an oiio which
includes such well-known people as Bel
mont and Weston, parodists; the Patter-
son Brothers, horizontal bar experts;
Jean Cunningham, Dilks and Wade, mu-
sical artists: the Ford Brothers, dancers.
and Aimee Louise, vocalist AS a spe-
cial feature the management announces
Mephisto's Triumph" a series Of dis
solving living pictures, arranged in such
manner as to form in itself a complete
play, depicting the trials of a poor paint
er. who, after aspiring to attain his ideal,
has at last to succumb to Mephisto, and,
instead of presenting high art, put on his
canvas figures OF nature such as the
public demand. The show is brought to
close with military burlesque, enti-
tied General Finks Army" in which
Harry Morris will be seen in the title
role
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Lnfayette-~of and On,

A first production of considerable i'm
portance win be that to be given on next
Monday night at the Lafayette Square
Opera House. Not only will there then
be introduced a new comedy. "Off and
On" by BissOn, author of The Masked
Bali, but at the same time Charles
Frohman VIII initially present his Madi-
son Square Company, an organization
composed of the best people obtainable
Edward Holland Fritz Williams. Samuel
Reed, Byron Douglas. James Kearney
Reuben Fax. Amelia Bingham, Katherine
Florence, May Lambert. Maggie Fisher
Anita Roth, May Gallyer and Augusta
Close are among the principals to be seen
IN the cast while a chorus Of forty and
an enlarged orchestra will aid in the en-
semble work
The comedy is said to be of the bright
est sort heard here in a long time and
has been running year in Paris under
the title Of lie Controleur des Wagons
Lifts" The theater at which ii is being
presented is filed nightly and the piece
can really be said TO have made an en-
phatic hit in the French capital For the
English version II is claimed that none of
the original fun, frolic or flavor has been
omitted and that the farce will be found
as iaughable as any of the seasons pro-
ductions. While nothing of the plot has,
as yet, been divulged, il is spoken of as
being novel in the extreme and some
what more oppOrtune than is the case
with most importations. The sale of
seats 80 far has been very good and
everything goes to promise an auspicious
opening
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der of the judges drunken clerk, joined
to the girls mother, a bustling, busy
widow of the type which has furnished
such rich material for dramatists pens.
The real sweetheart of the woman, the
judge who performs the ceremony, his
pretty and attractive young daughter,
who is in love with the bridegroom; the
fussy old doctor, the uncle of the last
mentioned. the fresh office boy, the pert
maid, and a supposed fierce French
duelist, who is really an arrant coward,
are some Of the other characters intro
duced.
In rehearsal the comic possibilities of
"A Misfit Marriage" have seemed posi-
tive and abundant. Smyth & Rice, the
managers, and Mr.. Du Souchet, the author
of the play. viii come to Washington in
order to be present at its first per-
formance. The company selected to pre-
sent "A Misfit Marriage" includes Max
Figman, Clayton White, Frank N Ken
drick, A. ]. Edwards, Henry Herman,
Malcolm Bradley, Thomas Maguair
James Gilmore. George Grace, Ina Ham
mer, Lucille Num-, Katharine Mulkins,
Anne Warrington, and Millie James
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ing continuous fun from the rise to the
fall of the curtain by means of its own ac-
tion and dialogue is a pretty rare qualifi-
cation in these days, but Mr. Du Souchet
appears to possess it. "A Misft Mar
riage' is claimed to be distinguished by
plot as ingenious and by novel situations
as laughable as those which made his
earlier plays so enjoyable. The events of
the comedy are laid in the city of New
Orleans at Mardi Gras. that noted day
when soberness and order give way to
festivity and frolic. 1t has to do with the
comic tribulations of a young man who
goes to be married to a pretty but un-
willing young bride and is, by the blum
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ooIumbia-~A Mfsnt Marriage.-

New plays are coming thick upon
Washington. embracing every style of the
drama. from LEG shows 10 Hall Gaines
Christian" Many have already been
given here this season, and more are in
prospect, but perhaps not one of its class
viii attract more attention that "A Mis-
fit Marriage, which is TO be produced to-
morrow night at the Columbia Theater.
This is due in part to the fact that its au-
thor, II. A Du Souchet, is an American,
and also that extraordinary success has
attended the presentation of two of his
other pieces-'My Friend from India"
and The Man from Mexico So far Mr..
Du Souchet's work has shown most ad-
mirabfe regard for taste and legitimacy
in art His writing has been of farcical
character, intended primarily to supply
audiences with mirthful provocation. but
he is said to have constantly kept 1t up
TO plane consistent with their intelli-
gence. He has given people material at
which to laugh and has not invited them
70 witness speeiaities and variety acts
The expertness required to construct
piece which shall be capable of furnish
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dened with so little of his material that
they were able to provide a half hour of
wonderfully enjoyable specialties. Miss
Bennett, Mr. Sweatnam. Miss Melrose
Mr. Richards, Mr. Figman, Mr.. CanfieId
and the Imperial Quartette all had
share in these and provided so much en-
tertaining matter that one forgot tenn
porarily to be sorry that he had come
But the play itself is simply the most
stupid concoction of puerile nonsense ev-
er constructed. Were it not for sympa-
thy with the orchestra leaders one would
counsel it's immediate removal to the
popular-priced house, where the good
scenery used might provoke some adIni-
ration.
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their own prejudices. or simply don
know what they are talking about.

In the death last week of Fanny Dav-
enport the profession has lost one OF its
most esteemed members, and intelligent
audiences a woman who delighted IN ca
tering to them. Miss Davenport was not
a great actress. but she was clever
and scholarly one. whose instincts and
aims were all to the best ends OF the
stage Her productions were of the most
lavish nature, their detail and exactness
having won for her the soubriquet OF
the american Henry Irving. Especial
ly at home in her portrayals of Sardou S
heroines, Miss Davenport did as much
The times., 1898-10-02
NationaI-.ewhy Smith Left Home

Nat1OnaI-""hy smith Left Home
During a recent interview in New York,
Author George H. Broadhurst said, COM
menting on the subject of letting displays.
that "a writer's royalties are contingent
on and commensurate with the success
of his works If they prove failures he
simply gets his advance payment, which
amounts practically to nothing. When
they are successful the producer makes
five times as much as the author If
therefore, the latter gentleman has faith
in his efforts and can stage them himself
it is a good business proposition for him
to do so. That he is just as likely to
make a mistake as the manager is will
ingly admitted, but it is much harder to
suffer for the errors of others than for
the mistakes of ones self. The above
are a few of the reasons which influence
me in putting on my own plays, and 1
burn the bridges behind me by confessing
that if they prove failures there is no one
to blame but myself"
Mr. Broadhurst's latest farce why
Smith Left Home" which is TO be done
tomorrow night at the National Theater
has made an emphatic hit all over the
country, and its financial success has
been such as to amply justify the au-
thor's speculation. During the Chicago run
the house is said to have been frequently
SOIu Oul IN6 HOuTS DeIOTe Ine
began, and other engagements proved al
most as lucky. Little has been given out
concerning the plot of the piece, but 1t
is known to concern certain gentle
man. whose long anticipated honeymoon
is spoiled by the arrival at his new home
Of some score of his relatives. all bent
on long stays. The newly-married man
tolerates this long as possible, and
then, unable to stand it for another hour.
and unwilling to be discourteous to his
visitors. he eapitulates, leaving his resi-
dence to the fntruders.
The story is said to be told in a briskly
humorous way that is simply irresistible.
From the plot are worked complications
and incidents innumerable, and all of
these are mentioned as being thrown SO
prominently to the fore as to be extreme
ly mirth-provoking. In short, ''Why
Smith Left Home" should prove to pos
sess the sparkling wit of What Hap
pened TO JONES' the clever situations of
The Wrong Mr.. Wright" and the legiti-
macy of THE Speculator'' all rolled into
one.
An excellent company will be seen in
the piece among its members being Mac
lyn Arbuckle, NJ. B. Snyder, Fred w. Pc
ters, Frank L. Hatch, Maurice Darcy,
Harry Rose, Marion Giroux, Mrs Annie
Yeamans, Blanche Chapman, Sadie Kir-
by, Rose Snyder, Dorothy Usner and Jes-
sic Conant.
The times., 1898-10-02
Academv-"Gaxest Na,b,,.,n,

The travesty success, "Gayest Manhat-
tan," under the management and direc-
ton of John F. Harley, WIN open a
weeks engagement tomorrow at the
Academy of Music. The extravaganza
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phisticated farmer from Skowhegan, Me,
visits New York in quest of the pleasures
of city life, and incidentally to see his
daughter, a society belle. He is accom-
panied by another child. He meets with
the usual people and adventures, which
give opportunity for a host of entertain
ers TO introduce their specialties. Prin-
dies varied wanderings carry the charac-
ters from the mall in Central Park to the
famous ball room of the Waldorf, and
then to the stage of Roster & Bial's
Music Hall. Special scenery for the pro-
duction, elaborate in detail, has been
painted by Voegtlin, Operti, and Danger
field.
The music is by w. III. Bachelor, who
for several years was identified with
Francis Wilson'S productions, and Is
written in his characteristic vein. The
libretto has been carefully constructed
and the lyrics smartly worded The ex-
ceptionally strong cast includes some Of
the best Vocalists and vaudeville artists
of the stage. Hiram Prindle, the coun-
tryman, is a conventional character.
which I'm the hands of Sol Aiken Is said
to become a remarkable piece of work
Jean McIlmoyle, as Melinda, fresh to
New York, amuses with her droll acting
and charms with her sweet singing
Frank Gardiner has a great deal of OPP
portunity to display his talent, and Alta
de Kerwen, sprightly and graceful
dancer. appears as a piquant countess
from France. Jennie Lewis, Mabel Mont
gomery, Ada Deaves and Minnie Pack
ard are a quartet of handsome young
women who are much in evidence. These
and other principals, with bevy OF
pretty girls, will present the music and
comedy.
The best of the musical numbers TO be
heard ara The Ruler of Central Park, .