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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09
Exactly What Did Occur.

A high officer of the army, man who
was at Santiago and who is so prominent
that it is almost impossible to conceal his
identity, has thrown some interesting light
upon the occurrences about Santiago. The
facts, as he states them, may be con-
densed in this way:
There was a council of war the night of
the I'd of July. General Shafter was suf-
fering greatly from stomach trouble, and
there is much of him to come within the
zone of that trouble when it is on. He
called together his generals to discuss the
advisability of Withdrawing. the army
from the position it had taken. When
General Wheeler was called on he declar-
ed that he did not favor retreat, but pro-
posed to stay where he was if allowed to
do 50. Wheeler, too, was ill-sO i'll that
as he sat in chair discussing the prOpO-
sition to fall back he sWayed from side to
side: unable to hold his head up. He was
1t that time practically alone in the posi-
ton he took against retreat, both Cen
eral Kent and General Sumner voting to
fall back. 1t was not until General Law
ton and General Bates returned from in
front of FL Caney that Wheeler had any
backing. These generals voted with him
against retreat But Shafter favored fall
ing back and the retreat was determined
uDOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09
Why Shafter Demanded Surrender.

According to this authority, General Shat
ter determined to demand the surrender of
the city with the expectation or being
able to retire under cover of the negOtia-
lions. The next day Gen. Shafter sent
a dispatch to the president stating that
he contemplated a retreat of five miles.
The knowledge of General Skaters de-
termination to retreat got out and there
was a widespread depression through the
army. 1t was that day that CerVera at
tempted to break through Schley and the
battleships guarding the entrance to the
harbor and went to his doom. When he
heard of this Shafter tried to recall his
dispatch announcing his determine ton to
retreat, but it was too late.
When Shafter sent in the names of COM
manders in his report there was no men
ton of Kent and Sumner though they had
dent made inquiry as to why Kent had
not been mentioned and discovered that
Shafter had omitted his name and the
name of General Sumner because these
two had voted for retreat and by their
votes and counsel had helped to bring
and voted with him, and he tried to make
ScapegOats of them.
These are the inside facts as revealed by
one in position to know them. These
facts must sooner or later appear In re-
ports of officials of the army. When they
do they will add to the strength of the in
diCtment against Shafter which already
into a campaign; that he left his supplies
on the ships which took them to Cuba
WITHOUT any means of conveying those
supplies to the front; that he underesti-
mated the strength of the enemy, and
that he went at Santiago as if he had
dreamed that nothing would stand in the
way of that lieutenant generalshiD which
AgeT wanted him to get.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09
What About the COncho.

AS If these counts were not enough to
condemn him forever in the eyes of mill
tary authorities and of the people, here
comes the captain of the Inflated Concho
on which sick and wounded soldiers were
sent back to this country and which was
found by the health authorities in a most
deplorable condition, and says-this cap
tain of the ConchO-that Shafter is re-
sponsfble for the terrible conditions that
prevailed there He tells how he protest
ed that the water he had on board was
not fit to drink and showed Shafter that
proper water. But Shafter tmperio usly
ordered him north. The result is that on
their arrival at New York the stories of
suffering for the lack. of proper food,
water and medical supplies told by Of
ncers and men on the Coneho are such
as 10 arouse the Indignation OF the ma
At the instance of the surgeon general
OF the army an investigation has been or
2eFed- If it is found that in addition to
ms otner mistakes, Shafter is responsible
LOT L9I TINS 1t viii be well for him to absent
nl NJ from the. grand review at the end
o. the war If he is innocent of this last
blunder there is still enough charged up
aga ..l MN TO make it an extremely hard
ND yer LOT any of his friends and support
erS 70 put up defense for him.
he may be all right as a fighter a [ the
n ti OF a brigade and under direction of
otheLss put ne seems to have failed utterly
a. me mead OF a big expedition, and for
that IalIure not he alone but those who
P,ut MIN mere are responsible. The fact
Indt Wlllout mis- aid and direction, and
apparently without his contemplating it.
thS QIIncers and men under him achieved
a DIlluSnt victory, does not rebound to
his credit in the face of the proofs of his
many pad mistakes and apparent gross In
capacity,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09
"During the hot weather last

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09
summer Tourist Tickets

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09
One Of healthy

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09

What is the use of paying 40 or so
cents for a can of Baking Powder when
you can buy a can of Gypsy Queen for
Is cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09
Shafter and the Administration.

This is not written with the idea of
making prominent the part played by the
gallant ex-Confederate, but simply to call
attention to the fact that there is steady,
constant accumula ton of evidence against
the man to whom the administration Of
fcials have been trying to give all the
credit. BY administration officials, 1
mean particularly the secretary of war,
whose personal influence it was that put
Shafter in this important command, and
those others who felt it polite to indorse
the secretary's act and who in doing this
have attempted to reflect in every way
possible upon the commanding general of
the army. Miles does not figure in this
story, but the same influences that have
been against Miles have been boosting
Shafter and singing of his greatness.
The Associated Press stories from the
front, especially those written since the
excitement of the campaigning has died
out, have shown clearly that if he had
had his way, or rather, if he had followed
the tendency of his mind, Shafter would
have fallen back after July 2 There is
no evidence of the prejudice for or against
any of the generals in those dispatches,
and that they have not misrepresented the
situation is evident from the later teS-
timony which we receive daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-09
Some Bitter Criticism of the
Commander at Santiago.
Evidence That He is Incapable
To Command.
ORDERED A RETREAT
But Other Generals Would Not
Have It.
Gen. Joe Wheeler Said to Have
Saved the Day.

Atlanta, Aug. 9.-The Constitution pub
fishes the following from it's special cor
respondent at Washington:
Evidence is rapidly accommodating to
bear out the assertion that so far as the
major general in command was concern
ed the victory at Santiago was q ''huke''
pure and simple
Instead of deserving great credit for the
taking of that city. General Shafter was
saved from the disgrace of at least tenn
porary defeat by the nerve of some of the
generals under him; instead of coming our
of it a hero, he finds himself discredited
by the very men who should be strongest
in his support-the officers who served un-
der him.
OFFICERS are coming from the front daily
and are adding to the evidence against
Shafter. Not that they are so indiscreet
a to air themselves in the newspapers
or to make their criticisms openly where
they could be traced to their doors by the
powers that are back of Shafter, for that
would be little short of suicide; but they
are doing much talking among their
friends and very little Of it is cOmph-
mentary to ''Pecos Bill"
From the highest possible army source
comes confederation of the declaration
that to Wheeler, and not to Shafter, be
longs the credit for keeping the army in
position from which it was able to force
the surrender of the city. 1t was Wheeler
who kept the army from retreatng.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
The Philippine Islands.

Now that the United States has
practically secured the Philippine
Islands, and broken the only foothold
that Spain has in the Pacific ocean,
the question now to meet is, what is
to be done with them Are they to be
restored to Spain or held permanently
by this government These are ques-
tions which officials of the admins
tration and members of Congress are
now seriously considering. Restora-
tion to Spain is regarded out of the
question, even though a large war
indemnity might be paid for them.
The United States, it is held, could
not turn the Philippines back to
this act a condition of savage warfare
even more atrocious than that waged
in Cuba was to be perpetuated. No
one believes that the islands will be
restored to Spain, and yet if this can
not he done the situation becomes all
the more difficult.
If the United States holds the is
lands this government at once be
comes "A factor in all the controver-
sizes of the Orient Some men in
public life here are adverse to this if
il can be avoided. They believe the
United States should contine its pos
sessions to this hemisphere, and that
even the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands is matter of questionable
policy.
There are others, and they appear
TO be in the majority at Washington,
who are of the opinion that this
country should retain the islands.
The Philippine group is composed
of more than one thousand islands,
and from strategic and commercial
points Of view they are extremely
valuable. Large quantities of sugar
hemp, and tobacco are raised on the
islands and form the chief exports.
With the Philippines as colonies of
the United States, there is no doubt
that American trade with the islands
would be quickened and our merchant
marine enlarged.
The usual procedure of modern ma
tions is for the victorious party in
war to exact indemnity from the de
feated party This indemnity is
usually one of two kinds, payment of
money or cession of territory, or both
kinds, as is sometimes the case, as in
the Franco-Prussian war, for ex-
ample.
Before this war is ended the United
States will have incurred large in
debtedness. 1t will have to be paid
by our people unless we follow the
usual precedent of the victorious
party in a war, and require of Spain
an indemnity which shall recompense
us financially, to some extent, for the
vast expenditures made necessary 10y
the war
An out-and-out money indemnity
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
WASHINGTON.

The last three-day PERSONAL y-conducted
tour of the season to Washington via Penn
sylvania Railroad will leave New York and
Philadelphia May IL. Tickels, including
transportation, hotel accommodations and
every necessary expense for the entire trip,
will be sold at the following rates From
New York, Brooklyn and Newark, 1850
Phillipsburg, N. j., Sl4.5O; Pottsville, S14.3O
Cape May, S13.25; Philadelphia, S1l 80 and at
proportionate rates from other points.
Persons desiring to return via Gettysburg
may do so by purchasing tickets at $500
extra, which includes this privilege An OPP
portunity will also be afforded to visit Mt.
Vernon and Arlington at slight additional
expense.
For itineraries, tickets, and full informa-
ton apply to ticket agents. Tourist Agent,
l196 Broadway, New York or Geo. w. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04

Niobrara, Neb., May 4. - Samuel
Campbell Chaska committed suicide
yesterday Chaska was q full blooded
Sioux Indian. Ten years ago he grad
uated with high honors at Carlisle, and
shortly after became famous by marry
ing Cora Belle Fellows, of Washington,
d. c. In a few years he drifted back to
the reservation and sunk to the level
Of a common blanket Indian. His
wife left him years ago. Chaska was
in Jail at the time of his death, charged
with stealing horses. This is the first
instance in which a full blooded Sioux
ever committed suicide.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
Perhaps Another Naval Battle,

st. Johns n. f., May 4.-The tele-
graph operators at Cape Race and Tre-
passey, on the south coast of this ISL
and report having heard heavy firing
of guns in the ofiing on Saturday night.
The firing lasted IS minutes and con-
veyed the impression that two ships
were engaged in a sea fight. The firing
Is described as having been heavy
enough 10 shake houses in the vicinities
mentioned Crowds of people flocked
to the waters edge wondering what
was the cause. The first impression
was that some steamer in distress in
the bay was firing rockets but the dis
charges were too heavy and too rapid
for that. Then it was agreed that
probably there was a naval battle in
progress. Saturday afternoon a num-
Der Of Trepassey people saw a large
steamer in the olIing. They believe it
was a Warship.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
Decoration Day at Gettysburg.

Memorial Day, May 80, will be great day
at Gettysburg. Imposing ceremonies will be
performed on this historic spot in which
President Mckinley and his Cabinet are ex-
pected to take part.
The personally conducted tour of the
Pennsylvania Railroad to Gettysburg, Luray,
and Washington, which leaves New York
and Philadelphia May 2S, will afford an
excellent opportunity to visit the famous
battlefield on this occasion. Two days will
be spent at Gettysburg, one at Luray, and
two at Washington.
The party will be under the guidance OF
one of the company's experienced tourist
agents. A chaperon, whose especial charge
will be unescorted ladies, will accompany the
trip throughout. Round-trip tickets cover
ing all necessary expenses during the entire
time absent, will be sold at the extremely
low rate of S27 from New York, s26 from
Trenton, $24 from Philadelphia, and pro-
portsonate rates from other points.
For itineraries and full information, apply
to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1896 Broad
way, New York 7S9 Broad Street, Newark,
n. j. or Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Phila-
delphia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain. Plainfield, ILL.,,
makes the statement, that she caught cold
which settled on her lungs; she was treated
for a month by her family physician, but grew
worse lie told her she was a hopeless vic
tim of consumption and that no medicine
could cure her. Her druggist suggested DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption She
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self benefited from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six bottles, found her
self sound and well now does her own
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
Don't Drink
Potash and Mercury.

1t is wise precaution which great many people every
where take in the spring purify their blood the
general system 1t absolute necessity
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04

THE Pottsville Republican says
there is not newspaper outside of
Pottsvile that has ~ general circula-
ton and therefore is not legally or
morally entitled to any portion of
the county official printing. What
say our contemporaries to the asser
tion of the Pottsville pap sucker ?''
If we mistake not the manhood of
the country editors they will re
sent the assertion.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
Father Murders His Two Children.

New York, May 4.-Jacob Gramm, a
small shopkeeper, 80 years old, living
on Morton street, yesterday murdered
two of his children, mortally wounded
a third, and inflicted fatal wounds on
himself. The children are Ella, aged
5 years; John, I years, and Frank, a
year and a half old. Ella and Frank
are dead. The father and John are in
the New York hospital. The children
were frightfully slashed with an ak
and their father used a bread knife to
cash his throat. Those knowing Gramm
state that he was temporarily deranged
by intense suffering from rheumatism.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
A Floating Hospital For Cuba.

Washington, May 1.-The war de-
partment has chartered the steel ship
Nigllancia to be used for the purpose
OF floating hospital to accompany the
army when it undertakes the occupa-
ton of Cuba. The Vigilanica will also
serve as supply depot, from which
requisitions for medicines for use Of
the troops In the field will be filled
She Will also carry a large quantity Of
ice,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
Million Women Have Benefited Medcn

from Spain is out of the question, as
we all know. But by taking possession
of the Philippine Islands we should
acquire from Spain valuable terri
torial indemnity, which could be used
to reimburse us, in part for the war
No matter what position this coun-
try assumes, the Philippines can be
utilized in liquidating our war debt
and the opportunity should be taken
advantage of.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-04
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