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The state herald., 1898-05-06
MUST RULE THE PHILIPPINES.
English PApcrs Say the unit-d States VIII
Have q. Insure Order Now.


London. May The Morning Post
says: The United States must decide
quickly about the Philippines. II they
leave bnlf-done the task they have be-
gun the consequences may be mos,
serious. II they are not prepared to
govern the island themselves they
must decide their fate so as to prevent
them falling into anarchy.
The Daily Chronicle says: "The Phil.
ippincs, no less than Cuba, should be
thrown open TO the light OF federation
and civilization. II will be time To dis
cuss the proposals OF the many claim.
ants to do the work when the United
States has been heard from on the
subject"
The Standard says: Whatever pre-
pondefnncc Of strength Commodore
Dewey enjoyed he could not have nc.
complishcd the work without tha,
mixture OF dash and tactical resource
which constitutes military genius. For
the yanqulshcd we can have only a
feeling Of commlscratlon. They
cvlnccd qualities that deserved sue.
cess. Spaln's best course is TO submit
to the Inevitable and To purchase back
the Philippines 10y formally renounc.
lng her title 10 exercise rule In the
Antilles"
The state herald., 1898-05-06
MONITORS RI, n PRIZE.
The Guido Tries to Run Away aud Get,
Hit with solid shot,

s''- 'N''''' s''~" ~ -s''' s.""y "s' e''-
Hit with solid shot.
Key West, Fla, April 2S.-The Unit.
ed States monitor Terror. Captain n.
Ludlow, captured the big Spanish
steamer Guido, bound from Corunna,
Spain, for Havana. early yesterday.
The prize had ON board n large cargo
OF provisions and money intended for
the Spanish troops In Cuba. The cap
ture took place ten miles on Cardcnas,
after desperate chase, during which
the Terror and the gunboat Machias
fired. almost blowing the Spaniard's s
pilot house into the water.
Eight Spanlards were wounded by
spllnters made by the impact OF the
Terror's shots. This Is the first blood
shed on board ship.
The Guido Is the richest prize so far.
She Is roughly valued at S40O, 900.
aside from the specie she has on board.
The amount of this is not known. as II
Is In n big iron safe. which has been
sealed and viii not be opened until the
prize court hns formally condemned
the vessel.
The state herald., 1898-05-06

The servant girls of Topeka, Kansas,
have organized and declared that their
visitors shall be allowed to enter the
front door and be entertained by them
In the dining room instead OF the
kitchen. Why not the parlor? And
when the visitors are numerous why
shall not the family occupy the kitchen
and give up the rest OF the house to
them? For families live to serve ser
wants, and not servants to serve the
family.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
tn. ror... ,,.eh.. New YORK.

New York. May 1.-The United
Sin'cs cruiser Topeka. formerly the
Dloscncr, commanded by Lieutenant
j. j. Knapp, which sailed from Fnl.
mouth. England. April 10, arrived
snfoly In port this morning after n
rough passage of twelve days. The
Topeka entered the nnrrowr nj IA. M.
where sh. slowed down for the health
officers Inspection. then proceeded TO
the mnn-of'wnr anchorage on Tomp.
kinsyiiic.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
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The state herald., 1898-05-06

II In reported that when n freight
train was dorallcd ON the Burlington
road one car, loaded with eggs. rolled
completely over and landed In q ditch
without breaking a single cgs. This
reads like wild and woolly" story.
but II may well cnli attention to the
extraordinary carofulncss with which
ossa are now handled and packed for
transportation.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
REQUIREMENTS OF RECRUITS.
Regulations for Recruiting Issued by the
War Department


Washington. u. C., May 3.-The In
structions issued by the War Depart
mcnt to govern recruiting In the regu.
lar army In time OF war give the
weight required for men enlisting for
various branches OF the service. togeth.
or with the table showing physical
proportions for height. weight and
chest measurements.
For the Infantry and the artillery
branches the height must he not less
than Ave feet four Inches, and weight
not less than 100 pounds and not more
than 100 pounds.
For the cavalry branch the height
must he not less than Ave feet four
inches and not more ,hnn i've feet ten
inches, and weight not TO exceed iG,,
pounds. No minimum weight IL pre-.
scrlbcd for the cavalry, hut the chest
measurement must he satisfactory.
The following Il the table Of physl.
cal proportions prescribed for height.
weight and chest measure:
Chest measurement Height. Weight.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
REouclNo The FORTS.
t"nm'dor. Dewey Preparing Ia TAX.
Npnti, by tofr-.

London, Mny 2.-I.nier dispatches
Dewey this morning demanded Of Gov.
crnnr August the surrender Of nil
Spanish vessels In the archipelago,
threatening 10 bomhnri The ports n
The demand II refused The governor
hns twrniy'four hours grnce. nnd hns
rihlrd Madrid for ndvlcc.
The British consul. w. ~ iinwHon.
walker. bore the nosznso IA the gov
'fEnr IN n nutshell II was ihni Au
ursil must surrender the iorpcdocH
md Hiip NJ Manila ana the cable of,
nrn NJ once, ifnllufc TO comply with
il'H frnlnnd would h. followed by
: huinliHrdmrnt
For two hours the representative OF
ln4llnd conferred with The proud Old
fry1uur, l,ui cnsiilnn pride proved
'ur HgnlrN AuRlDEnSuu rrnHon.
Il ltWry's demands were rejected
The state herald., 1898-05-06
r,.t vr...l. Arr ra,,ol,nu m. Va,

New York, May 2.-Thc sicnmnhip
Ynlc. formerly the American liner
Paris. lcf, her docks shortly before u
o'clock tonight under sealed orders.
The Yale carried full supply ~
stores for mn extended cruise. nni hni
5000 tons of coni aboard. The last of
the provisions were put IN the hold
lust before she sailed. A navy yard
tug. with the last of the ammunition
for the rnpldiirr guns, arrived nj the
pier In the afternoon. nnd the supplies
were rapidly boi.ird aboard the ynlr
I, II stated TINT the Yale. with soy.
ornl other fast cruisers, have orders 10
patrol the Atlantic from north in south
Ia search ~ the Spanish fleets. n ihry
nre sighted the cruisers must return NJ
once aud give warning
The state herald., 1898-05-06
WRECK of N. Maine Destroyed.

New York. May IA dispatch TO the
Journal from Washington Aayni
The Htnie Department has learned
through iis secret agents ,hnt the
wreck " the hniiirHblp Maine. iyipp
In Havana hnrbor. had been destroyed
by the Spanish authorities. II Ii sup.
posed by officials ~ the administration
ihnt this action un the part OF the
Spanish authorities Ind been ,nkcn to
prevent the raising ~ the wreck
after the capture OF Havana.
The state herald., 1898-05-06

In the fate of Spain the unspeak-
able Turk sees reflex of the rod in
pickle for him. Every step toward
Cuban liberty plants new hope in
the heart of Greece.
The state herald., 1898-05-06

1t begins to look aa II It might not
be necessary TO make n denomination
against the Philippines. At any rate.
unless It iB done pretty soon, thcrs
are indications ,ha, they may no, bo.
long TO Spain whom the warshipa nj.
rive there. o
The state herald., 1898-05-06

Hlon'H Cooperative Mercantile lnHIl
tuition. The big Mormon huslnrsH csiah
llshmcni that employs go men NJ ~.
Salt Lake hnu~", posted notice ~.
'lny To the elect TINT nll employees vol.
iintrrrlnH viii receive pnr.hnif pny
lnrinH ilrir nhrnc" aud Their uurt
llons upon tllolr return. Other ralhh.
llshmcnls base nude the same oilur.
The state herald., 1898-05-06

ONO AANyO1O -
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on tho Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanscs the sys.
tenn cffcctually, dispcls colds, head.
nchcs and fcvers and cures hnbitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs IL the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duccd, pleasing to the taste and 90
ceptablc TO the stomach, prompt In
It's action and truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from tho most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend Il
10 NIL and have made Il tho most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale In 30
cont bottles by MI leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure Il promptly for my ono who
wishes To try f. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA F10 SKRUp ca
sAs FRANCISCO. CAT.
k0visviLlx. ~ New voA9 AZ
The state herald., 1898-05-06

VIII the lady who proposes = resi-
ment Of cavalry made up Of women
kindly tell N whether the regiment
IL TO be provided with side saddies1
The state herald., 1898-05-06

Tho regular western annual inter
collegiate amateur row appears TO
have made more progress than usual
for this time of year, As n general
thing they do not yet to saying mean
things about each other until June 1
or u little later.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
Hairs Catarrh Cure
Is n constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

There's another source OF revenue I
wish TO suggest" Whats that?" Tax
war poetry
The state herald., 1898-05-06

''Thc Widow Tompkins ran me out"
what scared you2'' whenever I went
here she was reading n novel called Put
Yourself In His Place"
The state herald., 1898-05-06

THAT botany professor has lost his
mind" WAR cxcitomentY' mo; he
couldn't classify more than fifty of the
flowers on his wife'E spring hat"
The state herald., 1898-05-06
First Regiment

FIRST regiment
Company A, Denver. er............ CT
Company b, Denver. r............ 67
Company II, Denver. er............ Al
Company #, Denver. r............ 81
Company X, Denver. .......... 62
Company G, Longmont. ........ 13
Company d, Greeley so
Company ii. Boulder. r.......... 10
Second Regiment
Company A, Lake City. ........ 40
Companies b and C. Pueblo. -. 1856
Companies Il and +, Lcadville. 1iS
Company G, Cripple Creek. 80. 81
Company II, Colorado Springs. So
Cavalry
Denver City Troop. AZ
Troop G, Denver. r............... is
Dismounted troops ............ III
Troop A. Leadville. e........ 30
To-day the surgeon general and corps
will examine the members of the mi
litia who have not passed the neces-
sary medical examination under the
new rules, but II is not expected that
large per cent will fail. The Een col
lectlvely made n splendid appearance.
The different companies filled out
well, and there is a suIiicicncy and to
spare to take the places Of any that
may be disqualified under the rigid
physical examination required TO be
passed.
At Z o'clock last night sentinel duty
was established and will be main
tained continuously until camp Is bro
ken. As darkness came on the camp
assumed more military aspect. The
hustle OF the day gave way to compar-
ative quiet The men assembled In
their tents, sang songs and told sto-
ries. Many OF them retired early.
rolling up In their blankets. their feet
forming circles In the center OF the
tents. II was cold night and the
weather was threatening. The blan-
kcts were not as warm and thick ms
blankets at home. and the ground was
not quite as comfortable ms mattress
and feather bed. There were cracks
In the tents through which the wind
managed to sweep. However, the
boys enjoyed II. II was their .irst
taste OF soldier life and many OF them
were still So excited that they would
not have slept even II n soldiers bed
were made OF down. All classes OF
songs were sung. Yankee Doodle"
and Nearer Ny God TO Thee" seemed
to be the favorites. In one tent "a
Hot Time In Old Town" was repeated
n score OF times.
The morning and evening salutes
will be given by Napoleon gun from
the Chaffee Light Artillery.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
A GREAT VICTORY.
FIGHT AT THE PHILIPPINES.

Admiral Dewcy's ships Destroy the Span
ish Fleet After Brilliant Engagement
Even the Forts of Manila Could Not
Save the Dons-American Ships Got on
Easy
The state herald., 1898-05-06

How did Plimber get to be called
Judge? He never has been a judge"
The state herald., 1898-05-06

Star Tobacco Is the leading brand Of
the world, because it Is the best.
The state herald., 1898-05-06

That European concert will never
furnish acceptable music until 1t is led
by an American.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
The Greatest Railroad in the Yves.

Is the Union Pacific. II makes the quick
est time to Chicago. Kansas City, Salt
Lake, California, oregon and nearly all
other points In the country. Ask about
II at ticket office si1 18th street.
'Old age isn't so bad" 'why not?"
MY wife Is getting so she forgets to
wake me until the breakfast bell rings"
The state herald., 1898-05-06

The government win som have un.
der construction lhlrty.slS vessels OF
NIL kinds,
The state herald., 1898-05-06
To Core Constipation Forever.

Take Cascarcts Candy Cathartic. i0c or Ba
n O @ c. fall to cure. druggists refund money
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

grandson of Martha WASH ngtou and
ADOPT d snn of George Washington.
: On leaving West p int, Robert E.
Lee recf ived the appointment of sec
Ond lieutenant in the corps of en-
gireers, and was first ordered to Cock
srur sland. near Savannah. After hi
MARI age he was sc to Old Point.
Va, where he remaire1 for three
Vt ars In 1885 he was appointed as
sistant surveyor fer marking out the
boundary line between Ohio aud Mi
chigan. A year later re vas made first
lieutenant, ard in Ju'v, 1888, captain
of engine ers., In 1889 lie was sent 10
improve the navigation of the Mi-sis-
sippi at ST Louis and to open passage
for the river at the Des Moines rapids.
There WIS danger that the Mississippi
would cut a channel on the Illinois
side,' which would have proved the
death of St Lou S commercially. Lee
conceived and executed plan which
av- rte d this danger
Lee servde with distinction through
the Mexican war Gen. Scott noted the
young officers military genius and ap-
pcinte1 him to position on his pers O.
nal staff. and always asked his opinion
in the council. At Cerro Gordo Gen.
Soft wrote: 81 am compelled TO make
special mention of Capt. r. E. Lea en-
gineer. This officer was indefati gable
during these operations in recOnpOis-
sances. as daring as laboriOus, and of
the utmost value. Nor was he less con-
spicuous in placing batteries and In
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

Wilderness, where General jenkins
fell dead. and Longstreet was wound
ed Then followed the battles of Spott-
sylvania court house, and Sheridan q
cavalry raid toward Richmond, and in
cary June the second battle of Cold
Ha-bor. Later in the same month the
siege of Petersburg was begun. Late
in july occurred what IS known in the
south as The battle of the Crater, and
later that of Winchester and Fishers
Hill
The winter of 1865 found Lees army
still mora destitute, fully deserving the
name thy had given themselves
LEES Mise-ables," after Victor
Hugo's "Les Miserables," which was
much read just then. even by the SOL
/ diers Cooke describes them as array
ed in rags: their shoes soleless, their
coats slee veless, tt cir blankets in
shreds Through al the TERRIBLE aux
| ieties that pressed upon him, Lee re-
manned CT eerful and C imposed. Lees
| army was redu"ed to 10000 men and
stretched along line forty miles in
| extent, confronting Grants of 1907
! OO0
The fights at Hare's Hill, Five Forks
! the last days at Petersburg and the de-
tense of Fo~t Gregg followed. Rich
mond fell and Lee led his army in the
six days retreat from Petersburg. His
object was to make his way into North
Carol ma But his amy was starving
and the supplies expected to meet
them at Amelia cou t hcu were lost in
the fires of Richmond. On he retrea,
they had a struggle with Sheridan
when the ragged, Starving veteran
fonght fie cely, their hagga-d faces
slit up by the glare of he burning
wagons"
Soon fol lowed the surrender of Lee
and the army of Virginia to Grant 10
the vii age of Anpomat ox court house
a Che Rouse of Mr.. Wilmer Mclean
April 8, 1865, the two com mauder:
mt. A federal officer thus describes
Lees appearance.
Gen. Lee looked much I'd ID and
worn, 1t nevertheless presented the
magniicen physique for which he hs'
always been not, d. He was neatl,
dressed in gray cloth, without EN-
broidery or any insignia OF rank, ex
cept three stars worn on the turned
porti n OF his coat collar, His cheek:
were very much bronzed by exposure
but still shone rudy beneath it all
He is growing quiet bald, and wear
one of the side locke Of his hair throw
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19
GEN. ROBERT e. LEE
LIFE SKETCH OF THE GREAT
SOUTHERN LEADER.
Ninety-first Anniversary of the South 8
Gre atest General Being Cele-
brated Today Through the
Country.

Lees ancestry dates back to pure
Norman blood, and his American an
cestors were distinguished men from
tn fir Richard Lee, whO.came over
20 Virginia in the reign of Charles 1 as
secretary to the colony and member of
the kings privy council.
His fat. er, Ger. Henry Lee (''Light
Horse Harry, was three times chO- en-
governor of Virginia, and he represent
ed Wevmoreland in the Virginia cen
V. n ion which ratifi d the federal
cor stitutiop after severe struggle, in
which Patrick Henry used his
e!oauence to defeat it He wa. writ
er as we'll as revolutionary soldier,
who during the revOlu ionary war COM
n auded Lees legion, under Gen.
Greene, in the southern department of
the United States, and wrote his
s.Mem irs' of that war. He.delivered the
funeral Grafton of Gen. Washington in
cor gress, and the II solutions be drew
un on this occasion contained these
C ,iebrated words: "First inuw war, first
in peace, first in the hearts of his coun-
try men,"
Robert E. Lee was the youngest son
of Henry Lee. He was born at S rat
ford on the Potomac, Westmoreland
county, Virginia, on January 10. 1907.
His mother was Anne Hill Carter,
daughter of Mr.. Charles Carter, of
Shirley. on the James river. His
| father was twice married first to Miss
Lee, and then to Miss Carter, Vir-
ginia aristocrat of the b'uest of blood.
History knows Robert E. Lee as the
soldier; only his lends knew him as
the mantle Christ ian gentleman.
Perhaps no man ever had surer claim
to that title than he. In his civil
social and domestic relaticns-as citi-
zen, friend, husband, father and in
structor of the young-he was without
flaw or stain. He never stopped 10
meanness. One of his biographers said
of him: "a broad, unsOphisticated ,
childlike, medieval nature was his,
infinitely uplifte6, gloriously enlight-
ened by modern culture, and all the
graces and amenities of true Chris
tiau discipleship. His virtues. like his
religion, were of large, simple, antique
mold"
He was Is years old when be entered
West Point, where he was a favorite
with cadets, professors and officers,
and was graduated second in an I'M
usually Brilliant cless, without ever
having received a single demerit.
Soon after be was called to the DEATH
bed of his moth err, whom be nursed to
her dying hour with the tenderest de-
vo, ion He often said to her he lowed
everything"
On June 80, 1881, he married Mary
Randolph Custis, only daughter of
George Washington Parke Custis, the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-19

conducting columns to their stations
under the he.vy fire of the enemy
1t is said that when Gen. Scott was
asked what was the most daring achive-
ment of the war, he said: Lees cross
ing the Pedrigal." The Pedrigal is a
vast painless field of volcanic rock ly-
ing between Cherubusco and San Agus-
tin. 1t was only passsble by day
light with great peril, but Capt. Lee
message from Brig. Gen. Smith TO
Gen. Scott. In Scotts own words:
"The greatest feat of physical and
moral courage performed by any indi-
vidual, II my knowledge, perding the
mpaign " Santa Anna was on the
right and Valencia on the left. and the
slightest devia ion on his part either
way would have thrown Capt. Lee into
the hands of one of them. H ha
nothing to guide him on his way but
the direction of the wind.
Lee was wounded at Chapultep &c.
He was twice promoted for his services
in Mexico. In 1S47 he was breveted
major for ga liant and meritoriOus con-
duct in the b. tile of Cerro Gordo, an !
later was preveted lier tenant colonel
for bravery ii Contreras and Cheru-
busco. Years after Gen. Scott said
Lee is the greatest military genius in
In 1855 Lee was comm: ssiOned lieu
ten ant colonel of the S cond cavalry,
| W hich was comma ded by Col. Albert
Sidney job ton, of cnnfede: ate fame,
| who was killed at Shil h. This regi-
ment furnished many officers of high
rank to both armies during the late
| war. and produced more generals than
any regiment of the old army, Gen
| George H. Thomas, the beloved "PaL
Thomas of the federal army, and
job nson, Stoneman and Palmer, also
| Uniou's,s. and Hardee, Van Dnrn, Kir
| by Smith, Hold, Field Cosby, Fitz
| hugh Lee. Confeder ites.
| For several years this regiment was
engaged against the l. diars in Texas
Col. Lee was ever active, and in one O.
the battles distingui- he'd himself.
10 letter to hi wife dated at For
Brown. Tex Dec. 81, 1856, speaking
of President Pierce's message, whict
had something to say about "the effort
of certain people at the north to inter
fere with and change the domestic in
s. itu,ions of the south" he writes:
There are few, I believe. in this en-
lightened age. who will not acxpowl
edge that slavery as an institution ia