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WAR "REMINISCENCES.
A BAD EXPLOSION.
How 1t Resulted from CnreIessness
In Handling Army AM
munitiOn-

"There is lawyer who had a close
call for West Point" said a Milwau-
keean as he pointed out Charles a.
Pride.
When Pride was lad of IA his father,
who was captain of company |, Forty
sixth Illinois, on duty as ordnance ON
Ger at Memphis, allowed him TO Vlsit
him, He remained in the ordnance
department until October, 1865, and
soon became valuable in the depart
ment. Indeed, aside from the ord
nance officer himself and the chief clerk
no one was better posted on the numer-
GUS kinds of ammunitiOn-shot, shell,
shrapnel and canister for all sizes OF
cannon, the small arms ammunition for
a dozen different kinds of guns, car
bines and revolyers. Within month
he knew right where each kind was,
could tell every caliber for cannon as
we'll as rifles, by the size and color OF
the boxes. He was trusted to fill
acquisitions for vast quantities of ord
nance stores.
Can't. Pride had on hand a large
amount of percussion ammunition Tor
cannon at the close of the war. lie
was afraid that box of it might be dis
turbed and explode, thus endangering
many lives and property valued at mil
lions of dollars. He sought and was
given permission to ship it to the
arsenal at Rock Island. The men I'M
der the captains charge knew that
their lives depended upon handling the
stuff with care, and it was placed on the
Memphis wharf without accident.
There it was turned over to the steam
/, boat people, the Memphis g. st. Louis
Packet company, and their roustabouts
began to load it. The boy was sent to
the landing to look after the goods un-
til they were out of the hands of the
ordnance officer. He did that and still
fingered. He was there when the col
ored men began to carry the boxes or
to the boat. They handled them
roughly and carelessly.
"Men, you cant throw those boxes
of shells about like that; they will eX
pode and kill you," said the lad.
go way, chile, we dun knows ouI
business" answered bulky negro.
Then the boy hunted up the mate
and warned him of the danger of the
rough manner in which the negroes
were handling the boxes. you vii
get some one hurt if it is not stopped
Il guess we can get along withou
your help, sonny"
He called upon the clerk and captain
with no better results, and then ran t,
the Office of the agent Of the line, sev
eral rods from the boat, and begged o
him to make the men do their wor'
right.
boy, you go on; this is not the frs
time those men have had to load stu
like that"
Before the boy could protest agai
one of the boxes fell and exploded
Many others followed. Three or fol
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-27
FIRED ON THE FLEET.
Batteries of Moro Castle Throw
Shells at Blocksders.
The Shots Were Fired at Long Range and
Not One Took Any Effect-Capt. Samp-
sons Force is Divided In Order to
More EffectuaIy Blockade
Cuban Ports.

Key West, Fla, April 25.-The first
shot from Spain was fired Friday night,
when Moro castle opened its batteries
on the United States fleet. This news
was brought here by the torpedo boat
Ericsson, which left the fleet Saturday
morning and reached here at o'clock
in the afternoon.
At II o'clock the Spanish artillery
roared out its first welcome to the
American feet. The firing was done
more in a tentative way than as an
attack. Not one of the ten shots found
a billet. and the American feet, dis
daining Spain's wretched gunnery,
maintained dignited silence.
On board flagship New York, April
"a, tiled at Key West at midnight,
April 23.-The Puritan, Nashville,
Marblehead and Ericsson arrived from
Key West Saturday morning. The
Ericsson almost Immediately returned
to Key West with dispatches. At 10
o'clock in the morning the monitor
Puritan, the cruiser Cincinnati, the
gunboats Machias, Nashville, Castine
and Newport and the torpedo boats
Foote and Winslow left the squadron
to blockade Matanzas, Mariel and
Cardenas. They formed separate di
visions and after they had passed out O
sight the remainder of the fleet took up
= regular formation, having drifted
some Is miles from MORO Castle.
Early Sunday morning the Morro
castle batteries again opened fire on
the feet, but without the slightest
effect. There have been no casualties
among our forces up to the hour OF
writing, and not a single shot has been
| fred against the batteries.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-27
men were killed and much damage was

men were killed and much damage was
done.
In time committee of three officers
of the regular army, belonging to the
ordnance department, appeared at
Memphis to investigate and place the
responsibility for the loss of life and
property. Young Pride was the most
important witness. He .old the COM
mittee what he had saiG to the steam
boat people. Upon his testimony'the
blame was fixed and the company had
to pay II large sum.
The officers became much interested
In the little fellow, who had made their
task comparatively easy, and asked
many questions about him. They
learned also how efficient he was in the
Memphis ordnance department and OF
his general good character and con.
duet. just before leaving the city
they called upon Capt. Pride and in.
formed him that il his boy would go to
West Point and become an officer in the
ordnance department they would see
that he was given a chance to enter
the popular military school. The cap
tain, who had been in the army foul
years, made up his mind that he die
not want his boy to make soldering
his lifework and declined the offer
j. A. Watrous, in Chicago Times-H Herald
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-27
BY A VOTE OF 10 TO II.
The Ohio Senate Adopts Report Saying
that Conspiracy Existed to Elect Hanna
Senator by Bribery.
row.

The Ohio Senate Adopts Report Saying
that Conspiracy Existed to Elect Hanna
Senator by Bribery.
Columbus, o., April GA majority
of senate committee on Saturday re-
ported that evidence taken by them
showed conspiracy to elect M. A.
Hanna United States senator by bri-
berry and that the attempt by Gen.
Boyce to bribe Representative Otis was
known to Rathbone, Dick, Hanna and
other workers in Mr.. Hanna's interest
at Columbus.
Senator Garfelds minority report
says Otis and his attorney, 7. c. Camp
bell, testified that Boyce disclaimed to
them connection with Hanna and his
Columbus workers, but that he (Boyce)
was sent out by New York parties
whose identity he refused to disclose.
The testimony of Otis and Campbell,
Mr.. Garfield says, is all that was given
in accordance with the rules of evi-
dence in che courts of Ohio, which the
committee agreed to follow, but that
later the majority of the committee ad
mitted bearsay testimony with view
of connecting, if possible, Mr.. Hanna
with the alleged crime. The senate
adopted the majority report by vot'
| of 10 to ia strict party vote.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-27
EPISODE OF THE WAR.
The Last Night of a Southern Soldier
on the Battle Field OF NAL
vcrn Hill.

Don't leave me, captain! Oh, don't
leave me!"-the words came to me with
an agonized shrek from bleeding and
dying confederate soldier on the even
ing of the great battle of Malvern hill,
July /, 1862. He was mere boy Of
II years, and lay in heap, gasping
for the breath which was fast leaving
him, along with the rays of the sun
light, on that sad and memorable day.
|, for whom that piteous cry was meant,
was a staff officer of the brigade to
which the Louisiana regiment, the
boys regiment, was attached.
Well mounted, l was galloping back
across that bloody field to report the
duty I had performed, when suddenly
arrested in my course by the voice OF
despair and woe coming from my
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A QUINTET OF PRIZES.

Three Steamers and n Schooner are Cap
tured by Ships Belonging to Capt. Samp-
sons Fleet-Revenue Cutter Also Scores
One
Key West, Fla, April 25.-The Span
ish tramp steamer Pedro, from Ant
werp for Santa Cruz and Pensacola,
was captured by the flagship New York
on Friday evening when about 20 miles
from Havana and was brought here
Saturday in charge of a prize crew.
She is owned in Bilboa, is 1,62S tons net
register, is about $50 feet long and has
on board a crew of 36 men.
The fleet captured another prize Fri.
day afternoon, the schooner Mathiide,
of Haval q. laden with rum. The
schooner was taken by the torpedo
boat Porter after lively chase, during
which a number of solid shots were
fred. A prize crew was put on board
| the schooner, but no ship could be
| spared to tow her and she was brought
in tow of the dispatch boat Dauntless
The gunboat Helena captured the
Spanish steamer Michael Jover on Sat
urday. The lovers cargo is composed
of cotton and slaves. The prize was
brought here and is estimated to value
100000. She belonged to Barcelona
and was bound from New Orleans tt
Barcelona.
Ensign Christy, with a crew of II
from the cruiser Detroit and four from
the flagship, brought into port Sunday
afternoon the captured Spanish
steamer Catalina, 3,491 tons bounC
from New Orleans to Barcelona, vii
Havana, for which latter port she wa
making when taken. The Catalini
was captured about o'clock Sunda,
morning, l2 miles from Havana. Sh,
was taken by the Detroit When th
first shot was fired her captain made
desperate effort to escape his pursue
and the chase was prolonged for eigh
miles Finally solid shot brough
her to. She is carrying a cargo of 8, 90
bundles of slaves.
Biloxi, Miss. April 25.-The revenu
cutter Winona, from Mobile, captures
the Spanish steamer Saturnina at Shi
Island, Miss. at o'clock Sunday, bu
! likely will have to remain in quarar
tine with the prize to-day and to-mol
row.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-27

stricken comrade. The day was fast
passing away into darkness, dark
ness that seemed to enshroud this val
lev of death. The terrific cannonad-
ing on both sides that had lasted for
hours from the surrounding hills NAL
vern hill being the central point of at
tack by the confederates) was sup
plemented by the booming of artil-
lery and the bursting of shells from the
gunboats on the adjacent James river.
Nature seemed to revolt at this scene
of blood and carnage. Thunder and
lightning and an avalanche of rain
came in quick succession with such
great force as to cause the stoutest
heart to quake. This great battle was
the seventh days fight to capture the
city of Richmond. 1t was not an or
dihary battle, but demons fight, and
the final encounter between those two
giants of war, Robert L. Lee and
George B. Mcclellan. 1t gave the lau-
rels of victory to the southern chief
tain, bedewed with the tears of broken
hearts.
Without stopping to consider what
], alone, could do for the dying youth
amidst the chaos and increasing dark
ness of the night that prevailed.
turned back and dsmounted, to keeT
lonely vigil with the dead. Ny horse
which, strange to say, had seemed
frenzied with fear became quiet anc
tractable, as though he knew the boy
who had swooned away from loss Of
blood, and was glad to know he was moi
dead. Giving him the bride of my
horse to hold, I tore the sash from
around my waist to bandage his tori
and bleeding limb.
The boy was praying, and calling
down Gods blessing upon me. Hi!
petition to Heaven seemed to be heard
The storm of wind and rain, although
still high, was abating. Naught bu
the mournful wall of the wind through
out the surrounding forest could nov
be heard. The great armies that hat
so lately confronted each other il
battle array had seemingly vanished
from the scene. was alone on bat
tlefeld with the dead. Wet and drip
ping, with the chill of the nigh
upon me, I waited for morning-an'
he, too the brave soldier boy, was wait
ing for morning. Oh, God! will
ever come!
He cIasped my hand with hope an
confidence, and seemed to be happ
G and without pain. believe he ha
gone to sleep. Morning came, and h
&C was still asleep-asleep to wake n
= morc.-Washington Post.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-27
THIS MAN WANTS WAR.
He Is Extremely Anxious for Some.
thing to Happen Before Moving
Day Comes Around.

There's one thing about this war busi
ness," said the man with the indeterminate
mouth, that sort O. consoles me. 1t may
put stop to my wife's annual-moving ag
tation, which always becomes something
fierce as the first Of May draws closer. Be-
tween going to a war, anywhere or under
any old circumstances, and moving gimme
war every time! I'm living in hopes that
the thingll break out bigger'n bunch Of
coyotes before May l. When we moved
into the house we're occupying now, my
wife was enthusiastic over it. She called
it the cutest little bijou of wickieup, or
something like that, that she'd ever seen,
and said she'd be perfectly willing to live
and die in such love of little home. But
she's been hedging more or less all winter
and the other day at dinner she came out
flat-footedly and made her declaration that
with us it was a case of move on May |. 1t
seems that some woman friend of hers down
in the next block had porcelain bathtub
and one or two other confxin's put in her
house, and VIGOROUSLY showed them to my
wife. My wife went to our landlord and
gave him bad quarter of an hour, I'll bet,
from what she told me of it, and when he
told her that the porcelain bathtub scheme
would have to follow little later she told
him he could have his old ancient Aztec
house after the first day of May. When we
first moved into the house we've got now
my wife couldn't talk enough about the
idyllc quietude that reigned in the neighbor
hood. Now she talks day and night about
the yelling of the kids on the block. Sht
says they're the noisest mavericks this side
o. the Panhandle, but | never hear 'em
The bathtub we've got looks all right to me
but my wife says it's chock full of typhoic
and death, and what she says goes, s'pose
Now, if this here war'll only get move or
and break out in time, why, l may get &
show to pack musket wherever it's goinett
happen along with the rest of the gang, anC
thereby sneak out of the moving busines
this year anyhow As between packing
musket and Juggling with piano legs, gildeC
milking stools, and 79.cent frosted vases
gimme the dogs of war every trip!"-Wash
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john f. Hurley, of this town, enlisted
as private in September, 1861, at the
age of II, and served in the Manning
battery. Mr.. Hurley was clever gun
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Few Passes to be Issued.

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newspaper correspondents and their
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From the RECORD. Rushnell, n

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London, April 25.-The United States
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cruiser which collided with the Alba
tross after leaving Falmouth. The
steamer Jesmond has arrived at Cardiff
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Evening journal., 1898-03-09
REGISTERS ORDERS.
REGISTERS ORDER.
r TGIETERfG OFFICE.

hAlGA0L EIN > OE ILL.,
New castle county, Del, FEB ze leSo-
Upon the application of Joseph l. Car
penter, Junior and Harry +. carpenter,
executors Of james L. Carpenter
late Of Christiana hundred, IN SAID
county, deceased, it is ordered and oi
tors aforesaid give notice OF granting
OF letters testamentary upon the es
tate OF the deceased, with the date OF
granting thereof, by causing advertise
ments to be posted within forty days rom
the date Of such letters in six or the most
public places Of the county of New Cas-
tie. requiring all persons having demands
against sthe estate to present tne same
or abide by an Act of Assembly In SUCH
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said. at Wilmington, In New
IL. 81 Castle county, aforesaid, the
day and year above written.
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OF the deceased must present the same,
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on or before the 2Sth day OF Feb, 1898.
or abide the Act OF Assembly In such
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