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people, and giving them free
tour through the Union. The
smOnnt u good that might be done
through such an excursion is sim.
ply incAIculable. IL would bear
fruit for q lifc time. Bat travel Is
rarely free. IL devours money rap
IDLY. The only way within ready
reach Of the average person is to
nse the eyes Of others. The proper
Kind of books aud papers afford
eOns means Of doing so the address
or lecture affords another way. aud
abe slereOptican entertainment af-
lords third. And vet Ibis does
not by any means Imply that il il
sither pgsslble or necessary for
every one TO become book worm
cor an Interrogation point. But il
viii be readily admitted, even BY
those responsible for the conditions.
taat too large an amount Of good
time goes to waste IN holding down
the platform at the entrance Of a
store or shop, aud taking part in
talk hat contains a. few Kernels Of
zeal knowledge rs q mass Of last
years straw contains kernels Of
Ereia. ~ Is veil enough to spenJ
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-08-04
ENFORCING DISCIPLINE
Another Good Story OF the Present
War

That the First Illinois knows how
to obey orders to the letter. despite
the fact that they are merely vol
nnteers, is a fact which is begin
ming to be appreciated, writes the
Tampa correspondent of the Chi
cago News. Private II. ". SMELL
ing of Company q was patroPing
the wharf at Port F,mpl, on which
the big warehouses stand, dong his
part in preserving order.
Among other things prohibited is
smoking, and signs both in English
and Spanish warn the beholders
that indulgence in mans fayorite
vice endaugers the building. The
The soldiers generally obey very
promptly, but Mr.. Smelling received
snock when he observed a rotund
man IN full uniform walking aud
conversing in absorbed manner
with gray -mustached, straight,
soldierly looking gentleman dressed
plainly in black and wearing n
straw hat. Both were smoking.
and continued to do so IN entire
iorgetfulness till their path was
barred by Springfield rifle.
"Sirs, you will have to quit
smoking" ordered the Chicagoan,
a tremor OF trepidation creeping
ioto his voice as he noted in a
dazed way that the man in uniform
had on his shoulders the two stur
insignia Of NJ jor General.
Eyes, certainly" calmly OBJ
served the smokers, grinding their
weeds under their heels. First
Illinois, | perceive" remarked he
OF citizens clothes. every good.
very good, indeed, and with that
they passed on.
Smelling joined his lieutenant %
minute later and gasped, Say. I
just ran into % Major General and
made him quit bis weed. 1t was
Shafter, wasn't il ?"
"Yes, that was Shafter, my boy ."
said the lieutenant, "and do You
know who that amiable gentleman
with him was 2"
"Great Scott Who was he (?
Any body bigY
Nobody at all, only General
Nelson A.. Miles. whose name is
sometimes printed in the news.
papers !"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-08-04

cadet Powell who had charge of the launch which
or Lieutenant Hobn and
accomplish
display daring which Of
He tells
outside the breakers half
crossed
eastward About O'Clock
mile ana to westward
OF the We
mile aud then turned toward the
broad daylight The
put the other shots wild drove the
York The behaved
IN oweg N T. and was appointed to the Naval
IN 1877 dc attached to Admiral SIMPSONS
under Spanish the
men of the fleet -
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AN APT PUPIL.
How the Lieutenant Taught the New
Recruit 20 shoot.

a story comes from Camp Cobb
at fredericksburg where Capt.
Monroe's company of immunes is
loo tied, abput a certain lieutenant
who tried TO teach a lanky noun
tim 'er recruit from the moon
shining district of tennessee how
10 shoot a revolver.
The Lieutenant took great pains
to tell the recruit how to h1nlle
the we rp5D. illustrating with much
CELEBRATION how the fingers Shout 1
be placed AMI the pls oil aimed.
The nln scene very clumsy. but
very willing To learn. lie lis:ene
to the lieuienrnt's Instructions witt
care aud then aimad the pistol
with the b III doubtful remirk "Is
this correct p B,ng. Blng! b NJ,
Bang, Bang, went the reyly ir
five times. and the bullets bumped
agalnst each other right m the
cenkre of the buIlseye, 100 yards
distant. The recruit grinned as
he again asked if chat was the
way to shoot ?" As for the
lieutenant, he decided that Tennes
see moonshiners did not need
much instruction in pistol practice.
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In letter from Ira &. Gibson,
our special correspondent at Camp
ChickamaUga. be Gays that.
&. L. Meyers. Of Tunnelton.
Preston county, went 10 sleep on
guard duty and now is in the
guard house. He has not bid bis
Lrill YET.
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Sole OIL kudCIDll Bonds.

WHeass'. The qualified voters of1ho Town Il
Haywood IVES, Virginia. az special election
for that pu p,sc held on the 23rd d.v az Deeep,.
Der is9s authorized the taxn cynneii az sai-
iowa a. issue the bonds of said town TO thr
sinouni OF ten thousand dollars iSio O0l. paw
ab in Tot less than ten. nor NOR than tbirtv
wears from their date. bearing interest az tn.
rate 81 ave Ter ceDturu-ner aHnufn. payable an
nuaiiy that T. = say: Eve thou sand d6liars or
80 much thereof as may be necessary. for the
purpose II grading siraightening and pavinx
the size walks within the rorporate limits III
sail town, with some suitu bio ard durable ma
tcriai: nd dye thuuSand dollars or 30 much
thereof az may he necessary for tn purpose
OF purchaeing machinery and uc cessary fixtures
aud applrieparce- for an electric light rlant.
ana Tor he erection and maintenance of the
same n said town. And.
wuggsas Tho town council 81 said town. by
an order 81 record. 81 feru ~ meeting. held
on the iith day Of July. 1875 directed that said
% 81, - the u0uut 81 ten thousand dollars.
be Issue I. snl that the SAME be sold IN accord
anee Win TIC. statute in such eases made aud
tioc. and ordinances relating thereto, said sale
i,e made ON The 9TH dav ~ August 1855. aud
lhfT.f1re in pursuance OF the premises, the
said ulcii w'iiOn
The 5h Day Of august, 1898,
81 ii. Office. On the court house square. In tho
~ on \ " AID four ". of said day. offe.r
we ,ali ippds ~ cubic sale. 20 the highest
nthd"r-tle bid 20 be in writing forcash ripon
n 'eiiYcry cf thc bonds
said bonds viii &c coupon bonds In denomi-
$500 oi nlc huhdr q dollars. and muitiples
thereof, Dearihg Interest az the rate of B per
cen,hI' per alnii'n. uo boyd 20 exceed Eve hun
"a'1 uoil y. ~ amount. interest payab an
uu.uiy, on tue 9th da Of August said bonds
WIZ run thirty wears from their 4 te but will
DC paFaDe at the option OF said town alter
ten Searsirom the r date
The right reject any or II bids Is reserved.
nnd ln rejecting or accepting any bids the
Souncii reserves the right to exercise such,
ASTON as viii result I'm the most advanfaueous
disposition OF the whole Issue OF said bonds.
No bid Tor less than their par value will be con-
BY order OF the Council of the Town of King.
"Vou. u n. ORR Mayor.
sLtDELL BRO Nm. Recorder 7l4-9s-4t
The herald., 1898-08-10
Sternb erg's Reply

WASHINGTON, Aug 9.-The following
reply was today issued by Sugeon- General
Sternberg in defense of the Medical De-
partment of the army to Major-GeneraI
Shafter:
when tho regular troops were ordered
into the field, commanding officers of regi-
ments were directed to take with them a
complete field outfit and medical supplies
for three months. 1 enclose herewith a
memorandum showing the medical sup
plies which have been sent to the Fifth
Army Corps at Tampa and at Santiago.
The only requisltion for medical supplies
received from the chief surgeon of the
Fifth Army Corps at Santiago is one dated
July %, by cable, and was as follows:
Santiago, July %. Want urgently quinine
tablets, 1000 bottles; strychnine tablets, 100
bottles; calomel and soda tablets, 100 bot
ties: calomel. 200 grammes; nitric acid In
two ounce walls, 100; test tubes, 1000: Fow-
lers solution, 1000.
Harvard. Major Surgeon, U. 8. A., Act
ing Chief Surgeon.
THE supplies asked for were sent by the
Olvette in addition to large quantity of
medical supplies of various kinds which
I had ordered TO be put on board that ship
and delivered at Santiago. See memoran-
dunn attached.
II beg leave to remark that recent advices
indicate that a majority Of the cases of
fever now occurring among the troops at
Santiago are malarial in character, and
there has been an ample supply of quinine,
which IL the principal remedy required
The herald., 1898-08-10
Colombia May Rebel

KINGSTON, Jamaica, August "a dis
patch received here today direct from
Carthagena, Colombia, says the reason OF
the Colombia government delaying It's note
replying TO Italy's demand for settle
ment of the Cerrutt claim Is apprehension
of popular revolutionary movement
which 1t is endeavoring to Illustrate.
Popular opinion, the dispatch adds
strongly opposes the claim and denounces
President Cleveland's award. The pohti-
cal indictments, 1t appears. are making
capital out of the situation and severa
arrests have already been made at Bogota
The chief leaders Of the revolutionary
party have evaded arrest.
The Italian Admiral, the dispatch adds
Is endeavoring TO facilitate the efforts o.
Colombia, recognizing its sincerity Of pur
pose and the necessity for delay.
The herald., 1898-08-10

ceipts were $43SS. which were subsequently
increased by gifts from generous women
whose names were withheld at their own
request. The money was spent after the
Disbursement Committee had investigated
the greatest needs in various localities SO
as to avoid duplication and to give what
was really lacking. Naturally the great
est attention was paid to the Fort Myer
hospital. where the very large number Of
typhoid fever patients from Camp Alger
were taken. These patients from all parts
of tho Union and all of them. without
favor, participated in the benefit of this
enterprise of Washington women. In ad-
dition to the numerous comforts, which
would have been impossible of attainment
under the army system. the money was
expended for such indispensables as the
following, taken haphazard from the list,
to show how those women anticipated the
wants OF the sick: One hundred and sixty
two fly screens, patent fever tubs 400
stamped envelopes, 60 lead pencils. 100 pads
of writing paper. u pair of crutches. "a
combs and brushes, 2 pairs of BARRIERS clip
pers. 200 fans, 1000 sheets of fly paper $50
yards of rubber sheeting, "a Ice bags, guam
titles of bath towels, stationery, feeding
cups. Kitchen ana table utensils and num-
erous surgical appliances.
Similar supplies were sent to the United
States general hospital at Fort McPher-
son. Ca. and the following gifts Of money
were made:
United States naval ambulance ship So
lace $500; army hospital ship Relief. $500;
hospital at Fort Monroe. 800; Dakota
rough riders, Chickamauga, $50; district
volunteers at Tampa, $3910.
The committee still has a balance of
nearly $500 available for further demands
The herald., 1898-08-10

In this form Of fever. have made every
effort to anticipate the wants Of our sick
and wounded soldiers In Cuba without
waiting for acquisitions; but as we have
had communication by cable. the fault does
not rest on me, II, owing to failure on the
part of the surgeon with General Shafter's
army to ask for necessary supplies, there
has been failure to meet the requirements
of the sick.
1.-The hospital ship Relief, which arrived
at Siboney. July s. had on board medicines
for twenty regiments for six months and
large supplies in addition of more impor-
tant hospital stores, dressing, etc If
these supplies were inadequate there was
ample time to inform me of the fact before
the sailing of the Olivette, July 26.
II enclose a copy of a letter Just received
from Captain Edward a.. Munson, assis
tant surgeon U. S. A., which fully accounts
for any deficiency of medical supplies at
Santiago"
The herald., 1898-08-10
THE COAST TROOPS
Another Company in Open Mutiny on
Account of Scant Rations

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9-The only
departure of troops scheduled for this
week is the 100 men Of the First New Yorlks
regiment, who will sail on the steamer Mar.
iposa tomorrow afternoon.
Although work is being rapidly pushed.
Major Rubin does as yet know when the
two transports Scandal and Arizona will
soil. The one ready first will be sent ahead,
but may wait at Honolulu for the other.
The Alliance is expected within couple
of days and will be Immediately sent with
the remaining battalion of New Workers..
Company NJ, Tenth Pennsylvania volun-
teers, composed OF recruits for Companies
c and d, now at Manila, broke out in open
mutiny today.
After the noon meal forty-five men Of
the full quota of sixty-two informed the
acting commander, Sergeant Shaw, that
they would not drill on the scant fare fur
nished them. Sergeant Shaw reported to
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, who promptly
ordered all the malcontents under arrest.
Up and down the camp they were marched
for three hours. They had been stripped
of their arms and were guarded on all
sides by sentinels from the other compah-
les. A courtmartial is imminent.
The herald., 1898-08-10
Ex-Mayor Sutro's Funeral

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. s.-The funeral
of ex-Mayor Adolph sutro, who died yes
terday, will be held at the Sutro Heights
Home at 10 o'clock tomorrow. It will be
strictly private. The present plan is to
have the body cremated at the Odd Fell
lows Cemetery. The exact date has not
yet been set.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9-It is now GER
tain that Adolph Sutro left WILL which is
in the hands of Attorney Reuben H. Lloyd
1t will be offered for probate within few
days. The funeral services, which will be
private, will be delivered tomorrow at
Sutro Heights Rev. Jacob Nieto, rabbi of
the Congregation Sheriff Israel, will off,
ciate. The remains will be taken to Odd
Fellows cemetery, where the cremation
will be performed. Later the ashes will be
inferred in the family plat at Cypress
Lawn cemetery.
The herald., 1898-08-10
WOMEN HANGED
AN ARKANSAS MOB DEALS OUT
SWIFT PUNISHMENT
One Woman Kills Herself to Avoid
Being Lynched-The Orr
Tragedy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug 9.-Five ne
groes are hanging from the limbs of trees
near the railroad track and the widow of
John T. Orr is dead in her cell. This is the
tragic denouement of ~ assassination OF
John T. Orr. a wealthy merchant at Cla-
rendon a few nights ago. The wife died
from a dose of poison self-administered,
while the negroes, her associates In crime
were strung UP by mob of citizens.
The report of the lynching was received
here at an early hour this morning, after
telegraphic communicate ton had been sus-
pended for the night, and the only anthem
tic details Of the affair came from rail-
road telepragh operator at Clarendon, who
saw the lynching. Four bodies, two wom-
en- and two men, are hanging from the
limb Of a tree not far from his office, and a
few PAGES away bangles the body of an
other negro woman, the former cook IN the
Orr household. Miss Morris, the Jewess
implicated in the assassination, was not
hanged she having disappeared last night
The lynched are Manse Castle, Dennis
Ricord. Rilla Weaver, Susie Jacobs, VIII
Saunders.
Late Saturday night, John T. Orr was
| assassinated while making glass of lem
onade. He had Just returned from choir
practice. where his VIE was organist
The crime was shrouded In mystery until
Miss Morris told somebody that she knew
who fired the shot.
The coroner's inquest resulted IN the ar
rest of the five negroes and Mrs Orr, and
a warrant for Miss Morris. 1t was charged
that the wife had hired the negroes to do
the murder. Orr's life was insured for
$1,000 and It developed at the inquest that
Orr and his wife lived unhappily Mr..
Orr was formerly theatrical man. In
1890 the couple eloped to a summer resort
in Wisconsin and were married. Later
they settled In Clarendon, where Orr pros
pered in business and was considered
wealthy at the time of his death.
The herald., 1898-08-10
MR.. HoOLEY'S HOWL
Causing a Lot of Trouble Among the
English Nobility

LONDON, Aug. 9.-Counsel of the ofiic
ial receiver of the estate of Ernest T. Hoo
ley, the company promoter, applied tc
Justice Wright In the bankruptcy cour
today for an order calling for the examina
ton of Mr. Hooley. Earl de la War; ant
Messrs. Broadley, Rucker & Bradshaw
by the justice.
All the persons mentioned are concerned
in the alleged efforts to bride Mr.. Hooley
to change his testimony. Justice Wright
said a serious contempt of court was
charged and that IL must be promptly
dealt with, but he could not see how he
could compel the gentlemen to recriminate
themselves The justice, however, or
iered that affidavits in the case be pre-
scented to him tomorrow. 1t developed to-
day that Mr.. Hooley is i'll and that he may
be unable to continue his revelations for
some time to come.
The herald., 1898-08-10
SANIIAGO'S SICKNESS
|HEARTRENDING SCENES ON THE
ALICANTE
Shipment of American and Spanish
Troops Proceeds With All Speed.
Fearful Suffering

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-In his daily
bulletin to the war department concerning
the health Of the troops at Santiago de
Cuba, Gen. Shafter reports tonight that
Private Theodore Hartman, Company Fl,
Eighth infantry, committed suicide. No
particulars are given.
The bulletin as posted at the war depart
ment after midnight says:
Sanitary report for August 8:
Total number of sick, 301S.
Total number of fever cases, 20S6.
Total number Of new cases, 254.
Total number Of fever cases returned TO
duty, 800
Deaths, IL.
The herald., 1898-08-10
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

r Grand review of troops at Chicka- i
4. manga. 1
r News from Santiago heartrending 4
r scenes when the soldiers are shipped 4
r. home. 4
r Sagasta's life threatened by the /
f. Carlists: plot to ASA ssinate him dis 4
+ covered. 4
r Two tramps blow up train near 4
1. Truckee; the train turns; also the 1
r tramps. 4
+ Mcguire given royal welcome upon 1
r his return home; the Little Giant in 4
1. great form. /
r SPANS reply received; its text kept 4
r profound secret; known to be .nsat- 4
+ isfactory to this government 1
r Details of the battle at Malate; the 4
+ green troops behaved nobly; their 4
+ commander praises them; list Of killed /
+ and wounded. I
+ Terror in Manila; people living on /
+ dog meat; soldiers being driven within I
r the walls add to the horror of the sit 4
+ uau ton. /
r Aguinaldo shows signs of treachery; /
+ II is believed he removed his troops I
r from the Spanish fire at Malate; his 4
r guerrillas interfere and are arrested 4
r Coamo captured by Americans with 1
r out the loss of a man; the Porto Rico 4
+ campaign progressing favorably 4
r r. r + r + + + r r. + + r r + r + + + 4. 4
The herald., 1898-08-10
A Heavy Loss

BISMARCK. N. D., Aug. 9.-The total
loss by the fire which destroyed the bust
ness portion of this city last night is estl-
mated at upwards Of half million dollars
with insurance about $4,000 Forty mer-
camille establishments were burrNd and
scores of residences.
All the original records of the surveyor
generals office, comprising the records of
surveys Of the entire state, are gone, as
well as many important records of the land
office which managed to save its plat books
The herald., 1898-08-10
A New Division

An order has been issued creating a Sec
ond division of the Eighth army corps up-
der command of General Anderson, which
will join the forces at Camp Dewey. The
first brigade under General Macarthur,
consists of two battalions of the Twenty
third regular infantry, one battalion of the
Fourteenth regular infantry, the Thir-
tenth Minnesota volunteers. two battal-
ions each of the First North Dakota and
First Idaho, one battalion of the First
Wyoming and the Astor battery.
The Second brigade, Gen. Green COM
manding, consists of two battalions Of the
Eighteenth regular infantry, one battalion
Of the Third regular artillery (acting as
infantry, Company A of the regular engin-
GERS, batteries A and B of the Utah light
volunteer artillery, the FRS, California
volunteers, the First Colorado volunteers
the First Nebraska and the Tenth Pennsyl-
vania volunteers. The garrison at Cavite
consists of the Second Oregon volunteers
and a detachment of California heavy ar
tillery.
The herald., 1898-08-10
SAGASTA'S LIFE
THREATENED BY THE CARLISTS
IN SPAIN
The Cortes Will Be Convened If
Necessary-Censorship Of
the Press

BAYONNE. France, Aug. 9.-Dispatches
received here from Madrid dated yester-
day announce the form of the Spanish gov
ernments acceptance Of the American
peace conditions involves the publication
of an armistice. This, 1t Is added, must be
agreed to by the United States, If the
United States insist upon the immediate
evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico. The
cortes will be convoked within fifteen days.
Continuing, the Madrid dispatches say:
1.-THE most rigorous military censorship
Is exercised today. The newspapers are
not allowed to refer to the plot against Sc
nor Sagasta's life or the appearance of
revolutionary bands in the Castilian prov
ince.
Concerning the plot, 1T Is said the con-
sprators have drawn lots to decide which
of them shall carry out It's purpose, and
that the task has fallen upon an American
named Disball, who has suffered impris-
onment in the fortress of Montjuich for
participating in one of the Barcelona an
archist outrages. and whose sentence was
recently committed by the supreme court
TO expulsion from Castillo. The band
consists of twenty men. Their first move
was to attack customs post and capture
all the arms. Next they cut all the tele-
graph and telephone wires"
MADRID, Aug. 9, p. m.-Twelve hun
bred troops, with General Linares and Col
onel Ordonnez, will return by the Alicante.
which is about TO leave Santiago de Cuba.
Captain General Macias wires from San
Juan de Porto Rico that some Of the au-
Economists have accepted service under the
American flag.
Fighting for Time
LONDON, Aug. 10.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Standard says:
1t is an open secret that the government
desires to postpone the assembling of the
cortes as long as possible. so as to delay q
settlement of the questions with the United
States and to give the country breathing
time to prepare for peace conditions, which
are not yet fully grasped.
The people are still indulging In Illusions
as to the success Of Spanish diplomacy re-
garding both the Philippines and the Gu
ban debt. All the extreme parties are anx-
ious for an early meeting of the cortes with
view Of embarrassment Of the govern
ment and tanning the smouldering discon-
tent,
The herald., 1898-08-10
Santiago Postal Rules

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The postofkfce
department has ordered that six additional
clerks be sent to Santiago, six to Porto
Rico and two to Montauk. Long Island.
The agent In charge at Santiago, IN an Off,
cial report to the department requests that
he public be warned against placing seal
ing wax on letters destined for either Porto
Rico on Santiago. as in that hot climate the
wax melts and sometimes sticks to other
letters ana defaces them.
The herald., 1898-08-10
A Thug Captured

SACRAMENTO. Aug 9-sheriff johnson
and County Detective Fisher arrested here
tonight man who Is wanted in San Fran
cisco for an attempt 10 rob freigktcar at
Fourth and Townsend streets some weeks
ago and who beat Waterman Pat Powers
into iusensibility when the latter tried to
arrest him. He gives hts name as Joe Raw
fms and admits his guilt.
The herald., 1898-08-10
NOBLE WOMEN
Wonderful Work for the Sick and
Wounded

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
The sick and wounded Of the army never
reaf1ze the full extent of their debit TO the
patriotic women who have SO heartily CO.
operated In rendering effective assistance
TO the military surgical corps In the pres
ent war. A notable instance OF the results
achieved is found in q partial report Of the
committee which conducted an art loan
exhibition In Washington during April.
This was the flrst Organisation to devote
its proceeds In this manner. The net re-.