davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
ALgR NEVER BOSSED
Shafter Undertakes to Settle
That in a Letter
TO THE WAR SECRETARY
Thanks the Administration
For Its Confidence.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Secretary Alger
today received a better from General
Shafter, which is in part as follows:
headquarters Fifth Army Corps.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 4.
ITO Hon. r A. Afger, Secretary Of War.
Washington, D. c.
my Dear General Aiger-Your letter Of
July % was handed me yesterday by Ma
jor Srlffen- 1 thank you and the presi-
dent for the confidence expressed in my
ability to handle the matters entrusted TO
me here.
THE number taken IL in my command
is very great as you VIII see, though not
much greater than those returned 10 duty
and the death rate is not at present alarm
ing, although it is steadily on the increase
and the doctors tell me that the fever,
malarial and otherwise. is constantly pre-
senting more virulent features. Every ef-
ford possible is made TO guard ships bring
ing supplies to the army, burt 1t IS almost
impossible 10 enforce it, when ships must
be unloaded and men must necessarily
come together in receiving and discharg-
ing cargo. The great trouble is that the
people themselves seem TO have no fear
of Infection and unless you have a guard
over every individual man 1t is almost
impossible to keep them from mingfing.
The silver question has settled itself.
and American silver is received the same
as American paper.
The missing believe, have nearly all
been accounted for; Not a single man
was captured and the only men now miss
ing are those that were killed in the
thick brush and whose bodies have never
been found. The country has been scour-
ed faithfully for bodies. This was done
a short time after the battle
The camps now occupied are measure
bly, good; they certainly are on the best
ground that is in this vicinity and slight
changes of location can be made. The
difficulty in separating camps of an army
of this size is on account of the great
difficulty of supplying them with neces-
sary food, especially during the wet sea-
son, when half a dozen wagons over
road cut it into ruts two feet deep in
places. Pack trains are very good and
we have to use them and do use them all
the time, IN TACT, WITHOUT lHeIn We COulu
not get along. But the sickness among
the teamsters and packers has been very
great-nearly every one of them, 1 sup
pose 50 per cent, have been sick and, Ike
the soldiers, they do not recover their
strength.
Supplies are abundant here of all arti
cles of food and clothing. I cannot fully
express my gratitude to you for all the
opportunities that you have given me and
for the confidence that you repose in me,
as shown more strongly than in any
other way than by leaving me unhamper-
ed in my operations against Santiago L
am sorry to see that some newspapers
are trying to throw blame on your try
ing to run the campaign from Washing
ton, and 1 suppose some people believe it.
1t is one of the things, however, that
do not suppose We can help, although
whenever 1 have an opportunity 1 have
tried to make it plain that 1 have been
left to my own devices.
Il am sincerely yours,
"WM R. SKATER"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT

New York. Aug. 15-"Roosevelt, the
Heroic Leader was the subject of a dis
course delivered by the Rev. Thomas
Dixon at the Grand Opera house. Many
times as the address proceeded the
preacher was interrupted by a storm Of
applause. He said in part:
81 do not believe in waiting until after
a man is dead to give him his just praise.
A man of whom 1 am going to speak
is not personally known to me, but love
him because he is man and a true
American soldier Neither do I care what
his politics are. Whether they agree with
mine is neither here nor there.
Every man must love and admire an
American who has the courage of his
convictions and such a man is Theodore
Roosevelt. To my mind the representa-
tive and ideal American boy. Roosevelt
was born TO a life of ease and luxury.
The surroundings in which he was reared
would, to the average person, be calcu-
lated to make flim a snob but such is
not the case. When he got his regiment
together. where did he go to get his
men? Naturally, he went among the
rough, sunburnt men of the prairie, who,
ne had learned from years of experience,
were brave and loyal. With these he
mingled young millionaires whom he
knew were fighters. These he brought
together on an equal footing-the two
extremes in social life. The recognition
of heroic manhood was the basic princi-
pie used by Colonel Roosevelt in getting
together his regiment.
THE work of the Rough Riders during
the war stands alongside that of the reg
ulars. That forms a new page in Aneri-
can history. They were where tie bull
lets few thickest and wherever the fire
was the hottest. Their charge up that
hill was one Of the most glorious events
of the whole war.
And what of the recent acts Of Colo
mel Roosevelt? The moving of Is 900 brave
American soldiers from almost sure dea IN
in the Cuban pest holes is directly the
result of his manly letter. Did Roosevelt
stop to think whether he would be CEN
sured for writing that letter? Not much.
He was aware of the danger to the men
and ne cared not for whether his utter
ances made or married his career. II was
he VINO was the author of that Round
Robin, and nobody else.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16

mar she IS SuucTcE.
There is wonderful medicine for troub-
les of this description. that has stood the
test for thirty years. and has been used sue
Cessfully by many thousands Of women. II
Is Dr. Pierce's Favor;te Prescription. It
acts directly on the delicate and important
organs concerned and makes them strong,
healthy and vigorous 1t allays iniamua-
ton, heals liberation and soothes pain. II
tones and builds up the nerves. II : the
discovery Of Dr. r Y. Pierce, ar eminent
and skillful specialist. for thirty years chief
consulting physician TO the luvalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, ar Buffalo y. y.
This Is one Of the greatest medical InStltu-
tions in the whole world During the thirty
years that Dr. Pierce has been at its head
he has gained the unbounded respect Of
his fellow citizens at Buffalo, and they
showed II by making him their representa-
tive in the National Congress, from which
position he resigned to give the remainder
OF his life to the practice of his chosen
profession. He will cheerfully answer. free
of charge, any letters written 10 hIfa BY
suffering women Address, as above
a few years ago" writes Mrs w r Bates.
of oilworth TrunihuI1 Co. Ohio " I took Doctor
Pierce's FavoTite Prescription. which has been 2
great benefit 10 me. I am in excellent health
now. hope that every woman, who Is troubled
with woneu's Ills will try the Prescription
and be benefited as have been"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
Lost Hist Life sayin. Others.

A country boy visiting New York stop
ped a frantic runaway team that was
about to dash on the sidewalk where there
were hundreds of women and children.
He saved their lives. but lost his own.
Hundreds of lives are saved every year
by Hostetters Stomach Bitters. People
who are fast going to their graves with
disorders of stomach, liver, bowels and
blood are brought back TO good health by
il All the sick should try Il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
PATRIOTIC DON CARLOS

London, Aug. ia Special dispatch
Lucerne. Switzerland, says the following
inspired statement has been made there:
''Notwiths anding his disapproval Of the
course the government at Madrid is TAX
ing. Don Carlos maintains his firm inten-
ton TO discourage any actual rising IN
Spain and is using all his influence TO QueU
insurrectionary tendencies and attempted
uprising among and on the part of his
devoted followers"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
THIEBAUT VISITS DAY

washington. Aug. l5.-Ine French am
bassad0r and rnost Of the members OF els
staff went 70 Mount Vernon today for a
visit TO the tomb OF Washington. Sec-e-
tary Tnlebaut remained in town and dur
ing ne day had q conference with Sec
rotary OF State Day on incidental oues-
tons relating 20 the restoration o. t.,e-
graphic and other means OF conmunlcz-
tsor1 With Cf,ba
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
ONE LESS BROADER

Washington, Aug 15.-Brigadier General
Bancroft of the Seventh army corps at
Jacksonville has rendered his resignation
10 the adjutant general and requested per-
mission to return TO his home in Cam
bridge, Mass, TO resume his business. His
resignation has been accepted as his serv-
ices are no longer necessary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
GENUINE "ARTICLE 81

Washington, Aug. 15-Owing TO an error
in Transmitting. article 3 Of the full text
Of the peace protocol as cabied from
Madrid was not given with accuracy. The
text OF this article is really as follows:
Article 2-The United States will oc-
cupy and hold the city, bay and harbor
OF Manila, pending the conclusion Of a
treaty of peace which shall determine the
control, disposition and government. Of the
Philippines"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
NEVER TO SEE PORTO RICO

Washington, Aug. 15.-Orders were
issued by the war department today for
the Third Kentucky, Fifth Illinois and
One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana regi-
mnts of volunteers, which were gathered
at Newport News under orders to proceed
TO join General Miles in Porto Rico, TO pro-
coed to Lexington. KY. as soon as trans
rortatiOn is ready
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16

cred at the rail and hurled dozens of
questions as to when they were to be
allowed to go ashore.
Not tonight, boys" was the doctors
CHEEKY response. but bright and early to-
morrow. 1 won't keep you here min
ute longer than l nave TO-"
Colonel Roosevelt and the doctor walked
up and down for awhile and the COM
mander Of the Rough Riders talked about
his trip
I'VE came UP without single mis-
hap" said he Nearly all my men are
well. There is not a bad case among
them and nearly all those who left San
the road to health.
Wheeler here has been III. as you
know" he added. drawing his arm af-
fectionately through that of the old gen.
eral. but everybody knows how he
fought. 1t was g lucky thing for the
Spaniards that ne was Bit under the
weather.
New York. Aug. i5.-The Rough Riders
with General Wheeler and Colonel Roose-
welt have been landed from Miami at
Montauk Point and are now in the deten-
llO3 GdAIp, Wu6IC GlEs Wan 4Oli4oiA AL
quarantine for few days. Some Of the
men were so weak that they were hardly
able to walk. The newspaper men could
not get near enough 10 either Colonel
Roosevelt or General Wheeler to have in
terviews with them.
After the Rough Riders had all been
landed and started for the detention camp
Colonel Roosevelt was met by the news
paper men. They endeavored to get him
to tell about his experiences but failed.
He refused absolutely to talk about his
achievements, but gladly spoke of the
work of his men. He said they were all
brave and went into danger without hes
itation.
Mr.. Roosevelt was asked about his re-
ported wounding and replied:
THE wound on my right wrist was
from shell but was only scratch, any
way
He said he was in the best Of health.
and looked 1t.
1--WE had bully time all the way
through" said the colonel. My regiment
is one of the 'crackajacks.'
Mr.. Roosevelt added that the men were
glad to return, as there was no more
fighting TO do
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
BuckIen's Arnica saIvc

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores. letter, Chapped Hands. Chilblains.
Corns. and all Skin Eruptions and posi-
lively cures Piles or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price Is cents per
box For sale by G. GehrinR
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
nN re ~ IO M0hIAuK

Sez YORK Aug 6.-s2x ErSoEz q -hs
secazE Uzte1 ssAIss cavslrg arrives 81
Jsrser Csiy szsz Esars1G sg&sE % fbs&r
wzy 20 camp Egeks-. ~ &artzgak Tas
s-ssos Esre Il eozr4z-s O &A&sr Vs.--
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
HAVANA FEELS RELIEF

"" III n ~ = = ~
Herald from Havana says.
There IS q general feeling % relief In
Havana that the war IS over On the
faces Of many il the throngs there were
urr..ls.aka5le marks % ne pr5vztloas
they have undszgone as the result Q: ias
blockade"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16

&janea polls. AEs- IA Bismarck. y.
D. special says Lieutenant Governor De-
vfua to-day took re oath q of.4ca 20 sEc-
coed ne late Governor Br.gss Tasre
we're 20 ceremonies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
One of a healthy

~ n -
woman s punci-
pal charms is her
vivacity of car
uage-the dainty,
spungy steps with
which she walks.
The woman who
suffers from weak
ness and disease
of the distinctly
feminine organ
ism, who is troub-
led with b a k
aches, stitches in
the sides, drag
giug down OF
burning sensa-
tons. sick head
aches and the
multitude of other
ills that accom-
/, pany these disor-
ders, cannot have
the dainty, bound
ing carriage Of a
healthy woman.
She viii show in
every movement
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16

washington. Aug- zS-T1s president to-
day made the following appointments.
State-AiexAnoe- Ingartsn Of ohlo. 20
De United S-s-es consul a. Cat2aiz. Italy.
Inserior-R c. Sicaols % ALASKA TO h,s
register q he lxzd oface a. Nalaso.
AFasEa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it Is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
BY the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
only, knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. TIE high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions Of families, makes
the name of the Company guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. 1t is
far i1 advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-16
CORN MEAL AND SORGHUM

Do you need true friend? Thousands
have found such in Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-11
PROSPERITY.

Speaking from mining and smeIt- ing standpoint, I find that the west is surely more prosperous today than at any time since the depression, or great decline in silver, in June, 1S93," said Simon Guggenheim, general manager of the Philadelphia Sme1tiIg and Re lining company. There is no appar- ent reason why the whole mining sec tion should not continue to prosper, even though the price of metals is somewhat depressed.
 Tt Is true that not many new camps of importance are being discovered or developed, yet the mines that have been in existence for years are today making satisfactory profits, and there still exist many bonanzas, which show not only large source of revenue to the owners, but give employment zo many.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-11
NUGGETS FROM THE HILLS.

The King of Arizona mine near Yuma has a cyanide plant.
 Ground is being graded for the Dudley Bros. smelter at Stafford Ora ham county.
 Yavapai county has 390 stamps in place of which at least 259 are known to be busy.
 Negotiations are under way for the erection of a twenty-stamp mill at the Yellow Dog mine near Yuma.
 A 12G-ton cyanide plant is soon to be erected to work the tailings from the Mammoth mill in Pinal county.
 The Big Bug district is sadly ia need of a custom mill to extract the gold from the large quantities Of ere piled up on the dumps.
 A new and very rich strike of ore is reported in new ground to the north of the main workings of the Azurite copper mine near Tucson
 The Arizona Copper company at Clifton proposes to add te its present great reduction works two 150-tOn con centrators and a new furnace. The Fresnal mines lof Wicks and
 
 turning out ore running $1, 100 gold and PIT ounces silver to the ton Tie Williams Smelling company has the wagon road to the mines in such condition as 1o permit the use of their steam motor for the transportation of ore.
 The White Hills Mining company oi Mohave county is now running bu! fifteen of it's forty stamps, but is bor- ing for water with which to run al stamps
 The 0fd Domin0n Copper company of Globe will start up it's smelter with a new engine ana blower as soon as 1 the railroad reaches Globe, which will | be some tune in this month. 1 The Sneepstail mine near inc Colo rado river in Mohave county, is keep ing ten stamps supplied with ore yield ] ing eight ounces of gold and seventy 1 to eighty ounces of silver te the ton
 To give our Timers an idna Of how | they driii elsewhere in coEsests Vt 1 print tfe following note Of the drill ing contest at Victor, Colorado: 'fOn' of the best contests ever had in Vic i tor took place the Fourth in the an nual drilling match as one Of the fea- lures of the big celebration The drilling was in Gunnison granite Onl, members of the miners union were permitted to contest The following were the results Lamb and McKen zie, 5 5-16 inches: Shea and Fuller 26 16-100 inches; Mallard and Car 1 bonau, 557s inches; Lyons and McCul lough, 36 9-16 inches, first praze; Lind quist and Lundburg, the terribl, Swedes, and last years champions, 8, 3-10 inches; Sabbo and Crawford ,3l 5-16 inches, second prize. The prize: were S200 and $100 This was one o1 the greatest celebrations ever held fl the district There were over 2O,O0( people present
Arizona republican., 1898-07-11
OBTAINING A PATENT.

It Is generally supposed that the patentee of an article, process or new invention has a sure thing and an easy means of gaining wealth. on account of the successes made by few for tunate inventors. The general public is not aware of the uncertainty ana tedious delay which an applicant TOT patent has to experience before his pa pers are considered by the patent office in the first stage. To such an extent is this the case. that after a patent has been applied for, it generally takes from six to nine months before it can be considered. It is not therefore wise for the inventor to place his invention on the market until he has had his in vention passed upon and accepted for patent. If he does SO, and marks it patent applied for," that does not protect him from infringement by makers of a similar article produced with slight changes. He has not ob- tained his patent, and cannot prose cute or stop such infringement of his rights. On this account the most nec- essary invention which our inventive geniuses of the patent producing fra ternity can originate at the present
 
 time is a new patent process for the complete congratulations of our slow and unbusiness ike system of con ducting the issue of patents in the United States patent office AS the last thing any government has been known to do is to effect a reform in the civil service for the benefit of suf- fering humanity, and as we desire it for many of our most intelligent read CTS and patrons, we are compelled to call the attention of the already over worked officials of this branch of the public service to the valuable use the inventors of this country can put their inventive ability to, in perfecting a new process UT machine for aiding and expediting the at present slow process of patenting an invention. Life is toe short in most instances, but it is toe long to receive the benefit of his in vention, or until his invention is pro- tected by law. In regard to this mat ter, the great inventor, Thomas A- Edison, has had some experience which he can apply to eiectrify the system of passing on patents, and thereby become the greatest inventor of the age-Minfng and MHaIlurgieal Journal.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-11
CHRONOl OGY
 OF THE WAR
1895,

1885. February 24-Insurrection breaks i out in three of Cuba's six provinces. March 1-Fourteen hundred addi- tional troops sent to Cuba March 31-GeneraI Antonio Maceo proclaimed commander of the insur- gent army. April 13-Flor Crombet, insurgent leader, killed at Palmerito. April 14-Captain General CajeIla displaced by Campos.
 May 14-Battle of Guantanamo; 400 Spanish killed by insurgents under Gomez. May 15-Insurgents make important captures at Bayamo. May 19-Insurgent leader, Jose Marti, killed at Dos Rios.
 May 21-Genera1 Gomez and 700 cav airy repulsed at Rios. November 17-Genera1 Maeeo near Santa Clara with 1900 men defeats 2,S00 Spanish troops. December 23-Campos Q0,0OO mem meets Gomez (7,O0O mem and is re- pulsed with great losses.
 1896.
 February 10-Weyler displaces Cap tain General Campos.
 February 12-Eighteen thousand new Spanish troops sent into the field. February 17-Weyler issues his re- concentTado proclamations.
 March 1.-The trocha is established. April 11-Maceo crosses the trocha with 5000 men and drives back the Spanish
 July 9-11-Gcmez wins the battle of Najasa after fifty hours fighting. October 1-The rebellion up to this time has cost Spain 25O million dol lars.
 December 4-General Antonio Maceo killed by treachery.
 December 10-General Ruiz Rivera succeeds Maceo.
 1897.
 August S-Premier Canovas of Spain assassfnated.
 October 2-Weyler recalled by the Sagasta liberal ministry on pressure from the United States.
 November 27-Decree from govern ment at Madrid granting autonomy to Cuba
 1898.
 January 24-United States battle ship Maine ordered to Havana on a peaceful mission.
 February 10-De Lome, Spanish