The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-06-02


Guilty of obtaining transports on the Pa
cifc coast, but also to the inability of the
quartermaster, commissary and ordnance
departments to secure the necessary sup
plies. Those who have complained about
the tardiness of the Government in re-
enforcing Admiral Dewey should remem-
Der that these troops are going to coun-
try where they can obtain nothing except
tropical food, which would bring them
down with disease and cause the death or
many if eaten before they were fully ac-
climated 1t was therefore necessary TO
provide at least six months rations for
10000 men, and a simple calculation VIII
demonstrate what that means. Ihe
troops are provided with all the meats,
breads, vegeta bles, tea, coffee, sugar ana
other groceries, and, in fact, all or the
necessaries of life, enough to last them
for half year if they were cast away
upon a desert island or beyond the reach
of e-enforcements. In addition to the
cOmmissary stores required the ordnance
department was called upon to provide all
the arms and ammunition, clothing, tents,
ETC., which 10000 soldiers might need un-
der any contingency for the next SIX
months. Under ordinary circumstances
supplies purchased for shipment TO Ma
Mia would have lasted the entire United
States army year.
There is no excuse for the advance in
the price Of food products because of the
war. OF course wheat and other bread
stuffs have advanced in all the markets
of the world because of the short crops
in other countries, but in New York,
Washington and other cities of the East
| meats have advanced from to 5 cents
pound and provisions and able vegetables
in q corresponding manner. There is no
scarcity of either, there is no Interrupt
tion in the trade, the market gardens in
this part Of the country never produced
more abundantly than this spring, and
there is no unusual demand. The market
men have simply taken advantage Of the
war as an excuse to increase prices and
| charge cents instead of for head of
lettuce and 35 cents instead of % for a
| bunch of asparagus. The butchers say
| they are not to blame for the advance IN
| beef and mutton because they have to
| pay more to the wholesalers.
| The Iowa delegation contains the prize
| orators of the House of Representatives
| For dramatic effect and impressive elO-
| Quence nobody can beat Mr.. Cousins; for
high flights of oratory and scholarly argu-
| ment Dolliyer is unsurpassed; in rough
and tumble debate David b. Henderson is.
the equal of any man upon the floor, and
| for satire, vituperation and malediction
| Col. Hepburn is superior to any man who
has been in Congress for years. The Iowa
delegation is also distinguished because
| than any other State delegation in Con-
gress. Mr.. Clark was a private in the
| Nineteenth infantry; Col Henderson lost
leg, while colonel of the 46th regiment;
Mr.. Lacey was a lieutenant of the 332
| Iowa; Mr.. Hull was q captain of the 3d.,
and Mr.. Hepburn lieutenant in the 2d
Iowa cavalry, and Mr.. Perkins private
in the 31st infantry.
The second call issued by President
| Mckinley will raise the volunteer army to
| 100000 men and the whole army to 219,-
500 men. The army reorganization biz
authorized the increase of the regular
army to $4,000 men, and in addition to-
the 200, 900 volunteers there will be three,
cavalry regiments, with 5000 rough rid
ers from the West; ten infantry regiments
Of immunes, with 10000 men, and $500
in the engineers corps, making a grand
total of 27S, 800 men in the United States
army 1t is the intention to at once send
an army of from $4,000 to 100000 men
to Cuba, since there can be no danger to,
the transports from the Spanish feet bot
| tied up in the harbor at Santiago de Cuba
There will also be larger army sent to,
Manila to hold the Philippine Islands,
1f, 70 1a
The prediction is freely made at the
War Department that within two weeks
there will be $4,000 troops ON Cuban soil
They will land in the east and west Of
Havana, and possibly on the south coast.
in the vicinity of Cienfuegos. The imme-
date invasion of Porto Rico is not only
being seriously considered, but is now al5
most under way. There are political as
we'll as military reasons for this step
The administration still looks for sud-
den collapse of the war by proposals Of
peace on the part of Spain, made under
the thin guise of European Intervention.
The administration has determined that
Porto Rico must be one of the fruits of
victory, but to bring that about it is deem
ed necessary that the United States
4 euecl lduulUS III Tue ISidQ0 De-
fore the treaty Of peace.
Admiral Sampson is a religious man..
He is member of the Presbyteria1s
Church Of the Covenant in this city, and
the Mems Society, which is literary
club connected with the church. He was
always regular in his attendance during
the several years that he was stationed
in Washington, and took great deal Of
interest in philanthropic work. After he
was placed in command Of the squadron
the Mems Society sent him telegram of
congratulation and confidence, to which
he returned quite touching answer.
Commander Washburn Maynard of the
cruiser Nashville and Lieutenant Com
ma nder McCrea, executive officer of the
Machias. are also members of the same
| society.
When a person files an application for
employment under the Government no 10
required TO FIJI out q blank and among
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