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great statesman, died at his home, Hawar-
den Castle, Wales, May 10. He was born
in Liverpool, Dec. %, 1909, his father being
Sir John Gladstone, wealthy merchant.
William was educated at Eton and Oxford /;
entered Parliament in 1892, being at that
time a Tory. He became Junior Lord of
the Treasury in 1884, and aferward held
other minor Government positions. In 1843
he was made member of the Cabinet in the
Peel administration; four years later he
was chosen To represent the University of
Oxford being rejected by the University in
1865, he was chosen by South Lancashire,
and became a Liberal. From 1852 to 1865 he
won much reputation in the office of Chan
cellor of the Exchequer. In 1865 he became
leader of the House of Commons.
In 1869 MIR, Gladstone, becoming Prime
Minister, secured the disestabiishment of
the Irish Episcopal Church and the passage
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MANILA BAY.


BY II. Z. W, JR., IN PHILADELPHIA TIaEs.
The first great fight Of the war is fought,
And who is the victOr-say-
Is there aught OF the lesson now left un-
taught
By the fight OF Manila bay?
Two by two were the Spanish ships
Formed in their battle line;
Their flags at the taffraii, peak and
And bat'uies ready upon the shore.
Silently biding their time.
Into their presence sailed cur fleet,
The harbor was fully mined
With shotted guns and open ports
Up to their ships-aye up 10 their
forts;
For Dewey is danger blind
Signaled the flagship "Open fire."
And the guns belcLed forth their death
"At closer range was the order shown;
Then each ship sp-ang 10 claim her own,
And 10 lick her fiery breath.
Served were our squadron's heavy guns,
With gnuners stripped 10 'hc waist:
And the binding, swiTiing, sulEh'rous
smoke
Enveloped the ships as each gun spoke
In its furious, fearful haste.
Sunk and destroyed were the Spanish
ships;
Hulled by our heavy shot,
For the Yankee spirit is Just the same,
And the Yankee grit and the Yankee
aim;
And their courage which failcth not
The first great fight OF the war is fought
And who is victOr-say-
Is there aught Of the lesson now left un-
taught
By the fight Of Manila bay?
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Daushtars of Yatarans

New York Department held its annual
Convention in Oneonta, n. Y. The
following officers were elected and APP
pointed:
Pres, Bertha Southwortb, Oneonta: s.
Y. p, Susie Clark, Binghamton; J. V p,
Mary Wetherwax, OneOnta; Chap, Electa
Johnson, Binghamton; Instituting and In
stalling Officer, Clara LIE Barron, BiDg-
hamton; Sec, Lillian Carr, Oneonta;
Treas, Carrie Lake, Oneonta; l. G.,
Josephine SOuthworth, Oneonta; Guard,
Blanche Kattel, Maine; Musician, Edna
Potter. OneOnta. Council, Anna Clark,
BinghamtOn; Anna Bronx, Maine; Cora
Barnes, Oneonta. Delegate to National
Convention, Anna Bronx, Maine. Alternate
to National Convention, Mary Wetherwax.
OneOnta.
The Convention was a very successful
and enjoyable one, and much important
business was transacted.
A flag drill was arranged and produced
on the evening of the reception. On the
following evening there was public install
lation, which all enjoyed very much.
Ohio Department will hold its Annual
Convention in Cleveland, June 21, % and
%.
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A BUhLET-SWEpT FIELD.
A Batteryman's Story of May 22, 1863, Be-
fore Yicksburg.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIRUNE: There has
been considerable said about the assault on
Vicksburg, May -, 1863. The infantry boys
have been doing most OF the talking; they
don't even mention the battery boys.
Blair's Division was on the left of the Fif-
teenth Corps, and made gallant charge, but
could not lodge single man on the rebel
works, unless it was some Of the storming
party Blair led his division to the brow of
the hill just in front of the rebel works. 1t
seemed to be certain death to go over the hill
or on top, where the rebel bullets were NOW
ing the grass.
Blair's men lay in line there, and Blair
could not get them to renew the charge.
Gen. Sherman, seeing the situation, called
for volunteers from our battery to run out
two pieces Of artillery to Blar's line and open
fire on the rebel works. Each gun, squad
hearing Sherman's request, sprang to obey.
Sherman seeing that we were all willing to
go, said to Lieut.. j. X. Reed: ''Just take this
left section and its cannOneers and 60"
We ran the guns out by hand to the left Of
the fort that we were IN, and down the hill
and up to where Blairs infantry lay and on
top of that terrible, bullet-strcken hill.
We fired nine shots apiece from each gun.
Then we were ordered to pull our pieces down
the hill and out of range, which we did
quick. We were only on that ridge four or
five minutes, but of the Is men that went
out with those two guns not one escaped
bullet, either in skin or clothes
How many Of you infantry boys saw that
Don't all speak at once.--J. H. Butiolph,
Sergeant, I'd Iowa battery, Pilot Mound,
Iowa
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retary Long.

Soon after the breaking out Of the Span
easy desire for a more active participation
in the struggle, and after a good deal OF
opposition on the part Of Secretary Long,
finally persisted in resigning in order to
raise an Independent cavalry regiment,
which are popularly known as Trough
Riders" AT Mr.. Roosevelt's desire Leonard
Wood was made Colonel, and he himself
accepted the commission of Lieutenant
Colonel.
This regiment is made up of millonaires,
athletes, and cowboys. There are men
whose occupation has been heretofore
mainly polo playing, baseball playing, and
dancing, on the one hand, and on the other
the reg ment has Il New York fireman,
three New York policemen, a number of old
soldiers, and lot of frontier cowboys and
scouts. The regiment was organized at
San Antonio, Tex, and is intended for
service in Cuba. Their uniform is very
picturesque, including light gray suit and
a broad brimmed hat, turned up on one
SIDE and fastened with rosette. They are
all experienced horsemen and good marks
men. Each is armed with Krag- Jorge nsen
carbine, two Ievoivers, and a machete.
The commander, Col Wood, was formerly
in the Regular Army, and, although a Sur
geon, did conspicuous service In the cam
paigns against the ApacheS.
Among the officers is Maj. kersey, Adlu-
tant- General, from New Mexico, and Alez
Brode one OF the old citizens of Arizona.
There are a number of Harvard, Yale and
Princeton men in the regiment who have
been famous as football players. The cow
boys come from Wyoming, Montana and
the Southwest, and are brawny, active
set of fellows, who in the rendezvous at
San Antonio soon manifested "a liking for
the Fasteners, whose athletic abilities
won their regard, in spite OF their money,
for which the boys have a Profound
contempt. The command promises to be
one of the most effective as we'll as pictur-
eSque in the volunteer army.
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THE "GRAND OLD MAN"

of the Irish land act year later. He was
succeeded in the Premiership, in 1874, by
Mr. Disraeli, whom by vigorous tactics he
ousted from office in 1880. But errors in
the Transvaal and Egypt destroyed Mr..
Gladstone's great majority in 1885, and the
general election of that year made Mr..
Gladstone dependent upon the Irish Mem
bers of Parliament for majority. Then he
very actively eSpoused Irish home rule.
Mr. Gladstone held one position of honor
and trust and another until 1894, when his
eyesight began to fail rapidly under the
strain of his labors. In addition to this,
the infirmities of age began TO tell on him
He gave up active participation in public
life, which his careful habits and strong
constitution had made possible so long,
but devoted himself to important book
writing. In his time he was of all parties
and both sides of many questions. His
critics and his friends were both numerous.
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! Spanish fleet which would mean an aeere-
| gate premium of S200, ,0G0 10 be divided
among American sailors. The naval Oil
J GERS are taking steps to ascertain the ex-
| act number of Spaniards on the II vessels
| destroyed as a basis for the payments tt
/ be made.
The phenomenal run during part of the
| trip made by the Oregon has been matter
of great satisfaction in naval circles She
| covered the 2,57S miles between Bahia,
| Brazil and the Barbadoes within eight
days, or at the rate of Is 40 knots an
| hour.
What is believed to be a reliable state
| ment is made that great damage was done
by the American warships To the fortifica-
tions at Cienfueccs on May H. and that eco
SraniardS were killed. AS an instance of
the accuracy OF American gunnery 1t is
stated that after the owing up of the
lighthouse fortifieation five Spaniard run
nng in a group from the scene were
SIGHTED from the Ma blehcad, and a shell
pumped among them, which, exploding
tore thG m tu icCes.
The cru ser Newark has been supplied
with smoke!ess powder not only for the
guns comprising her secondary battery,
but fer the II 6-inch rapid-fire guns COM
posing her main battery. Under the CON
tr2CtG given by the Ordnance Bureau sew
eral thousand pounds of smokeless powder
of all caliberS are being manufactured
daily. so that large supply will soon be
on hand. Besides the Newark, the only
other ships in the service supplied with
SmokeieSS powder are the cruiser Marble
head and the auxiliary cruiser Prairie, the
latter attached To the squadron OF Commo-
dore Howell. Ordnance experts appreciate
tire necessity Of supplying the Navy with
Snollelcss powder.
Several citizens at Newport, r. l., headed
by +. L. GIrettson, last week started
movement with the purpose OF having citi-
Zens of Rhode Island build and equip the
fastest torpedo boat destroyer afioat and
present it to the Government. 1t is in
tended TO name the vessel the Oliver
Hazard Perry, in honor of the hero of Lake
Erie, who was born in Newport. Mr.. Gar
rettson started the subscription with 81 coo.
A letter from an officer OF Dewey's squad
ron writing frcm Hong Kong a few days be
fore the der Tarture for Manila says: At the
first sign OF the situation becoming really
grave. the Commodore gave notice to the
Fleet PaymaSter and he quietly purchased
the English steamer Nanchan, Just arrived
with 3,3G0 tons of Cardiff coal on board.
Shortly after q deal was made for the
Zafro, one of the line running between
Manila and Hong Kong. She was loaded
up with coal and provisions. The original
crews were TeShipped and Lieut.. Hodges
was placed in charge Of the NanShan and
Ensign Pierson was given command of the
ZafrO. They now fly the Stars and Stripes
and make il possible for US TO carry on ex-
tended operations against the Ph lppines,
should trouble arise. The old Alonocacy,
in Shanghai, being of no use in this matter,
and unable to leave the river, ii was de
cded to break up her crew. TO that end
three officers and 20 men were sent fleie
and distributed around the fleet"
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Lieut. John c. Fremont, commander of
the torpedo boat Porter, has recently had an
adventure in the haFbor Of AIatanzas. He
ran his boat under the guns Of the forts, in
order to land a company Of marines on
Cuban soil. The Porter WAS piloted into the
baIbor by a Cuban who had guided many
flibusering expeditions 10 the island. Rear
Admiral Sampson characterized Lieut. Fre-
mOnt'S work az a daring plot, and his feat
has elected praise in the War and Navy De
paTtments at Washington.
lie is the son of the late Gen. John c.
Fremont, the famous pathfinder; the first
candidate for President of the United States
put forward by the Republican party in 1856
He is a young officer, having lad an active
sea service of only about three years He
was promoted to his present rank in the Navy
fn 1854
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lsT N Y. ENG's, PFAINFIELD, N. Y.
Pause We here while memory weeps,
Whore our fallen comrades sleep
Hallowed ground, most sacred spot,
Tombs of each dear patriot;
Comrades of the days of yore,
Tenting on the other shore.
Sadly each recurring year,
Ye who still are lingering here,
Scatter flowers OF sweet perfume
O'er each fallen hero's tomb;
Comrades who have gone before,
Tenting on the other shore.
Swords and muskets, all, laid down,
They have donned the victor's CROWN
Din OF battle, cannon 5 roar
Shall disturb their rest no more:
Lies temptations, all, are Ger,
Tenting on the other shore.
Forms once fair and strong and brave
Rest within the soldiers grave,
Souls in sweet elysium,
Soft well chant their requiem;
Comrades rest, all conflicts Ger.
Tenting on the other shore.
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SBecause for about two months after June
20, the days are so much longer than the
nights that the earth receives more heat
during the long day than IL radiates dur
ing the short night, hence grows warmer
Just as il is usually warmer at p. N. than
at II m-ASa W. Slayton
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MONDAY, MAY 23.

Still there is no news OF an engagement
between our Flying or Fighting Squadron
and the elusive Spanish fleet. The Navy
DEPARTMENT is mOmentarily expecting It'd
ings Of Il battle. Commodore Schley is be
lleycd to be IN the neighbOrhO0d Of the
WindWard Passage or of Santiago de Cuba,
and unless the SBanlards FASTENED to Porto
Rico or returned 10 Martinique the conflict
cannot long bf deferred. There Is a pos
sibility, Of course, that the fleet has given
our ling ships the slip and sailed
ncr' Inward, with a view to attacking some
Atlantic coast city, but this Theory i not
generally entertained.
The Army waits upon the Navy. While
| Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley
| are pursuing Admiral CeTvera apparently
! without success, up TO this time our land
/ forces ~ Tampa, well equipped and eager
| for action. are held IN readiness To embark
/ on transports and go 10 Cuba as soon as
! the Navy can furnish conveys. One eX-
! pedItiOn of Cuban volunteers, recruited in
! Florida, was successfully transported last
/ week. Others viii follow when the Navy
can lend It's cooperation.
| Twenty five thousand men have been
! assembled at Tampa, New Orleans and
Mobile, and can be moved at moment )
notice. The tfansp ports are bcln2 retained
under expensive charters and the steam is
/ ready in their boilers. According 10 The
present program The Army viii be landed M
sections. The 80 transports which have
| been secured VIII carry at least 21,bDO men
| and when this number has been conveyed
| TO the Cuban coast, the transports will re
| turn for the volunteers, who Will in the
| meantime have been moved down iron
| Chicllamauga TO the seaport towns for en-
| barltation.
All arrangements have been made fo
landing the troops on Cuban SOIL although
the date and place are, of course, pro
found secret.
The Navy Department denies the repor
| that the Oregon has reached Key West
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ONE OF THE ROUGH RIDERS.
Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt, Who Was Assistant
Secretary of the Navy.

Secretary of the Navy.
This officer has had varied career. He
was born TO a fortune, and if it had not
been for his inborn activity, he need never
have done anything. AS it is, however, he
has been active in politics and in various
reforms for many years, having served in
the New York Legislature, as President OF
the Civil Service Reform Board, President
of the Police Board of New York, and lately
Assistant of the Navy under Sec
retary Long.
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About That Keel.

It begins to look as if England under
stood that we entered into the present war
not from any desire of territorial aggra ndize-
ment and not with any bullying spirit to-
ward a weaker nation, but that We bore
with Spain aS long as we could. II seems,
too as il Englishmen could understand ,
with the aid OF diagrams, that the TO ce
which broke an iron keel four feet thick
and bent it upward nearly 10 the deck,
came from outside the keel. Other nations,
Germans especially, seem utterly unable
to comprehend the point that the keel is at
the bottom OF the ship, and that TO bend it
inward you must hit it from the outside
This looks To US little preiudiced and
unscientific, not to say unfair, and ma llcS
us think that were it not for England we
should be alone in the world, misrepre-
sented and abused, because misunder-
stood and dislikeG.
NJ. Krumm, Battery ID, I'd Mo. L. A.
would give the shOr-term men IS pei
month. He thinks that the long term mer
should be further rewarded by Il per diem
.ax..a
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PROGRESS OF WAR.
Continued from first page.

from IS to 20 Spaniards were killed and
about 60 wounded. Many houses were
damaged, one of the forts was destroyed,
and two guns were dismounted. Some of
the steamers in port were damaged.
EXPENSE OF THE ARMY.
Secretary Alger has forwarded the Secre-
tary of the Treasury supplemental esti-
mates, aggregating SIS, ,G3S, $40 for support
ing the Regular and Volunteer Armies dur
ing the first six months of the fiscal year
that ends june 50, 1899.
The particular items for which appro-
prations are asked are given as follows:
Expenses of the Commanding Generals
Office, ST. 900; contingent expenses, Inspec-
tor Generals Department, $1,000; signal
service Of the Army, STA, eco; pay, esa., of
the Army, s4,017, ,S04; pay of volunteers,
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REUNIONS.
California,

The Central California Veterans Associa-
ton will hold its second annual Encemp-
ment at Sycamore Springs, Cal, June Is to
29, inclusive. Comrade ". T. Eddy, Temple
ton, writes that the success of the meeting
is assured. The location selected is five
miles from the beach, and the best possible
for a camping ground. L. W. Lincoln is
Commander and o. P. Paulding Adiutant
OF the Association.
BasSa Saciusetts.
At the recent meeting in Boston OF the
Massachusetts Minute Men OF 1861, the
following officers were chosen: Pres, Col.
George ". Mason; 1st V. p, Gen. S. E.
Chamberlin; (by cOmmands) Sd battalion,
Col James Tucker; Sd regiment, Capt.
Samuel c. DOten; 4th regiment, Maj. Chas.
H. Allen; 5th regiment, James 2. Leonard;
9th regiment, George Barrett; Sth regiment,
Col Henry Hale; Cook s battery, Martin
a. Stowe; Q. NJ, j. Frank Giles; AdIt,
Capt. James II. Griggs, Albion Place,
Charlestown. Over 200 members were pres
ent, and the meeting was most enthusi-
astic. The names of President Mckinley
and FitZhugh Lee and every patriotic
utterance was cheered to the echo, until il
seemed that the roof of Faneuill Hall, the
old Cradle OF Liberty" would be raised.
Michigan.
4th Mich, at North Adams, Mich, juno
81. George Kinney, Co. I'll, 18th Mich,
North Adams, is Hegimental Secretary.