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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
The Carrier PIGEON Service of the United States Navy

Surgeon, w. II. Du Bose, OF Georgia.
Payrnaster, John e. Carpenter, OF Ken
t1cky.
Chief Engineer, A. b. Bates, OF Mary
land.
Passed Assistant Engineer, Kenneth
McAlpine, Of Virginia
Assistant Engineer, Chester Wells, of
Pennsylvania, and A. W. Kinds, OF Ala
bama-
Chaplain, ii. w. Jones, Of New Jersey.
First Lieutenant OF Marines, Cyrus s.
Radford, OF Kentucky.
Boatswain, John +. Brooks, Of New
Jersey.
Gunner, Francis Martin, of New York.
Carpenter, h. w. Craig, OF Washing
ton.
PROTECTED CRUISER COLUMBIA.
Captain James ii. Sand, of Maryland,
In service sicne lS66.
Commander, John III. Moore,
OF New York.
Navigator, Lieutenant John +. Parker,
Of Texas.
Senior Watch officer, Lieutenant Geo.
Ii. Stafford, of Iowa
Iieutenants, William j. Maxwell, j. q.
William, and Ii. q. Billiard, of Pennsyl-
vania.
Ensigns, George w. Williams. of South
Carolina, and Joel r. L. Pringle, of IL
linois.
Surgeon Cumberland G. Herndon, of
Virginia.
Paymaster, Lawrence c. Boggs, of Dis
trict of Columbia.
Chief Engineer, William S. Moore, OF
Massachusetts
Passed Assistant Engineers. William
Strouther Smith, Of Virginia; William
IL. McGraun and John h Morris, Of
Missouri.
First Lieutenant of Marines, Ben. ii.
Fuller, Of Michigan.
Naval Cadets, William c. Watts, of
Pennsylvania; George L. Smith, of New
Hampshire; Lyman A. Cotton, of North
Carolina; Edward Woods. of Massachu-
sets .
Cadet Engineers. Henry Dinger, of Wis
constn; Alex. N. Mitchell, Of Ohio.
Boatswain, August Ohmsen, Of Virginia.
Gunner, Clarence S. Vanderbeck of New
York.
Carpenter. Joel ID. Griffin, of Virginia.
BATTLESHIP MASSACHUSETTS.
Captain +. T. Higginson, OF Massachu-
sets.
Executive officer, Lieutenant Comman-
der Seaton Schroeder. of South Carolina.
Navigating Officer, Lieutenant James
G. Cresop. of Ohio.
Senior officer of Watch Lieutenant IT,
NJ Potts, Of Washington.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

,,., ,,,boso standlng In theii -
F..,,.,As o1 the Inertricai pioleo y
nno,,estionaple. IL is prouueeu -
-. ,,...nun Oh ar. RANK Shi'n' Il
- secured from tue Lst'S a -. IL
,n,.a,res OIL LonuVn especiaihs Us
purpose. 80 ,ha oh.ree of th]
,,e uancIng Is under lho S""' - .n@
famous. Mai.re ue Daile', 40 ~
,',vers WINE the orcnessia 10 W 49,
,org' Raves, unoer tne personal WI
non ol AIR. A M. Lahss9ai''
uu,vu Newport orchestra; - ..ort Il
.roe scenic equipment Is the "o'N y
''.y,.,. "A avaNey, ana - oi q NY.
.-',oorate character. IaAing IL All Ia
:, ,,,,, ,ustly pe said that Mr. hiSc ~
a,,cr,on ~ me greatest attraction ~
-, - YORK Inls season, anu 10 v"o
rnose pieces whose wonderAui foP ~
,nnels one 10 ut sire 10 "itpess ~
gagennent mere a,,ant cast w
,,rssent me pleca ana whose heus<
70 gwen neiow. the DAINTY CANCER ~
s,e,,rette viii accompany the at'faNes|
new creation, la faristenn9.)
Miss Mamie Gilroy, vino won great tes'
Tor many OF the hoyt farces' wiz avk3
IN the ute role OF Inc oni
,.arls:n Mr. William Biaisdeil
u,1stus iompier, the amusing ~e
Iaule trencn spy; Mr.. bosai -
VIM. assume the Responsibilities Va y,
sulnlng ngnI, EDSnler hone'No".
harry Hermsen portrays the 'oPa
a.r,s,or aans." 1t II TO iauxn3
~ vr q Marlowe, as Major foeI
80 az Inc battersea butterfly Snoots4|
,.r pntlups ZONES has left me bobtS1
ANS 10 ION the company anu
act the part OF Tom Eyerieigh, ina ~
r,s,er. mss carrie Benr VINO piayeo
t,t,a rote In Excelsior Jr. Wall avpe/
as Ruth. the famous slavey ana feno1
sister Mary Jane Top Noee' W.
Clara I,ayine, the noted singer, ~ 70 "
Norah. the daughter or the hoheycks.
MISS Lavlne by the way, ID the y
Iaov who replaced Della FOX 80 sue
ruIiy wnen diss FOX was indieposed
ing her New YORK engagement.
Florence Norwood AZ also member
me company, which through It's enuF$
is one OF the same standard 'as vesm7
by the names already gwen.
The chorus Is composed OF many pr
tv girls. whose voices add materially
the attraction, and with tneir "a.
fascinating dances form pleasing
ture Of the production.
SSON-WALLAcE.
BY a. special request from = gro
many OF Polk Miiiers friends ne D/
present at the Academy OF Music Pei
Tuesday night with the assistance
oscar Sisson, Ester Wallace. Capt.
Frank Cunningham and large chosE
his novel and entertaining prograoN
OF mirth, music and mimicry.
Sisson and Wallace have recently
yised a new act that they will use
the first time at this performance CT
Mr.. Miller will give his famous tmpeE
nation OF the negro besides telling
number oil his characteristics Btoe1
Captain Frank and the chorus ~
assist Mr. Miller In his songs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
AT KEY WEST WHERE THE PIGEONS ARE RECEIVED.

Lieutenants, A. W. Grant, of Wiscon-
sin, James If. GlennOn, ana 4. If. Dow
~, OIL SOUL Carolina.
Ensign a. Althouse, of Illinois.
Naval Cadets, 4. e. Hart, OF Michigan
y. II. Mccarthy, vi Iowa, -. H.. Inc
leen, OF Wisconsin, If. Williams, OF In
diana. 4. l.. Johnson, OF Kansas; T.. T..
Evans (son OF Captain X. -. Eyans).
cadet Engineers, II. j. Elson, OF Mis-
sisslppi; Louis shane, OF Nebraska.
Surgeon, >. II. Dickson, OF Pennsyl-
yania.
Assistant Surgeon, J. c. Rosenbluth OF
New YORK.
Faymaster, Theo. 5. Thompson, of Mas
sachusetts
Chi7f Engineer. ". b. Bayley. Of New
York
Iassed Assistant Engineer. c. II. Hayes.
OK reHLsylyGhia.
Assistant Engineers, X. If. Chappel, OF
Michigan, ana r.. l.. EcKnarut, OF WIS
consin.
Chaplain, W. c. Isaacs, OF Alabama.
Captain Of Marines Thomas y. W OOd,
OF Washington.
Second Lieutenant of Marines, John If.
Russell, of Massachusetts.
BoatsWain, Stephen Mccarthy, Of New
Jersey.
huiiitif + H. " Allutlf ol new i oIhs
Carpenter, J. ). Waltemeyer, OF Vir-
GINA.
PROTECTED CRUISER MINNEAPOLIS.
Captain, Theodore h.. Jewell, OF Vir-
ginia, in service since 1861.
Executive Officer. Lieutenant Comman-
der Francis III. DelanO, Of Massachusetts.
Navigator. Lieutenant George T. EN-
mons OF Washington
Senior Watch, Lieutenant Edward H..
Wright OF Massachusetts.
Lieutenants, William l.. White, Andrew
4. Long, OF North Carolina.
Ensigns John l.. Sticht, OF New York,
and Clark ID. Storms, OF Michigan.
Chief Engineer, James If. Perry. of
Connecticut.
Passed Assistant Engineer. Louis NJ.
Mutton, OF Virginia.
Assistant Engineer, Charles X. Mallory,
OF tennessee.
Cadet Engineers Charles p. Burt. of
sylvania, and John \. Schoiicid, Of Mis-
souri,.
Surgeon. Nelson IL. Drake, of New
Jersey.
Passed Assistant Surgeon, Luther l..
Won Wedekind, OF New York.
Paymaster, Leeds c. Kerr, of Mary
land.
Chaplain, William +. Morrison, OF
Maryland.
Naval Cadets, w. c. Briggs, of New
York; George Z. Sweet, OF New York;
David c.. Hanrahan, OF Wisconsin, and
John +. Babcock. of New York.
First Lieutenant of Marines, Edward r.
Lowndes, OF Michigan.
Gunner. Thomas J. Shuttlew orth. OF
New York.
Boatswain. Alexander McCone. Of Penn
sylvania.
Carpenter. Joseph A. o'Connor, of vir-
ginia-
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THE COTE

Boatswain, William L. Hill, of New
York.
Gunner. Franklin r. Apologize. Of
Pennsylvania.
Carpenter, George II. Warford of Cali
fornia.
BATTLESHIP TEXAS
Captain. John w. Philip, of New
York.
Lieutenant Commander, Giles B. Har-
Der. of Ohio.
Lieutenant, L. c. Heilner of Pennsyl-
vania-
Lieutenant, Harry Phelps, Of North
Carolina.
Lieutenant, f. ]. Haeseler, Of Pennsyl-
vanis.
Lieutenant. II. A. Bispham, Of Pennsyl-
vania.
Lieutenant, NJ. L. Bristol, of New
Jersey
Ensign, w. X. Gise of Illinois.
Naval Cadets, A. w. Rressey, of Ne
b-aska; W. II. Reynolds, of Georgia; r..
w Henderson, of Ohio; II. p. Perrll, Of
Indiana; +. Il. Holman, Of Iowa; G.. w.
Faller Of Wisconsin. NJ. H. Brown, Of
Indiana; H. y. Wright, of Alabama; T..
r. Fitzgerald of Texas; H. o. Bissett,
of Maryland.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
TIKI FLYING SQUADRON.
Men Who Command the Ships-A Vir-
ginian Captain of Minneapolis.

Men Who Command the Ships-A Nir-
ginian Captain of Minneapolis.
The officers Of the vessels of the flying
squadron follow:
FLAG OFFICERS.
Commodore Winfield Scott Schley, Of
Maryland.
Flag Lieutenant, James Ii. Sears, of
New York.
Secretary, Lieutenant Benjamin Wells,
Jr., OF Illinois.
PROTECTED ARMORED CRUISER
BROOKLYN.
Captain Francis A. Cook, Of Massachu-
sets; in service since 1869
Executive y Ger, Lieutenant Comman-
der Newton X. Mason, of Pennsylvania.
Navigator, Lieutenant A. G. Hodgson,
Of Georgia
Senior Watch and Division Officer, Lieu
tenant William X. Rush, Of New York.
Lieutenants. Edward Simpson, Thomas
D. Griffin, of Virginia, and James G.
Doyle, Of Pennsylvania.
Ensign. Charles Webster, of Massachu-
sets.
Medical Inspector, Paul Fitzsimmons. OF
Georgia
Assistant Surgeon, c. NJ. Du Vain, OF
washington, ~. y.
Paymaster Y. Goodwin Hobbs, OF
Maine.
Chief Engineer, John L. Hannum, OF
Pennsylvania.
Passed Assistant Engineer, Thomas +,
Carter of Kentucky.
Assistant Engineers, John p. j. Ryan,
of New York, and S. h. Moses, of Georgia.
Chaplain. Adam A. McAlister, of Cali
fornia.
Captain of Marines, Paul st. Clair Muir
ply, of New York
Second Lieutenant of Marines. Thomas
S. Borden, of Louisiana.
Naval Cadets, Edward McAuley, Jr., OF
New York; Clarence A. Abel, of Massa-
chusetts William Il. Cronan, of Connec-
ticut; John Halligan, Jr., of Massachu-
sets; Ulysses S. Neacy, Of Missouri
Ralph n. Marble, Jr.. of Minnesota.
Cadet Engineers Charles L. Leiper OF
Pennsylvania; James b. Henry. Jr., OF
New York; Fletcher L. Sheffield, of Geor-
gia: William b. Wells, Of Iowa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

This armada of 1898 is constituted of If
teen vessels. That armada of 1855 was
constituted Of 100 vessels By the best
authorities it is said 10 have had sixty-fve
galleons and great ships, twenty-five 300
and 700 ton boats, nineteen tenders. thir-
teen frigates, four galleasses and four
galleys. 1t had a tonnage Of 1865 tons.
1t was armed with 2,435 guns, 125. O0O, rounds
of shot and more than 5000 hundred
weight of powder. or sailors there were
$3.50 and OF soldiers 1000 The church
was represented by 200 fathers and monks
This tremendous sea force was sent by
Phillip III to destroy England and its
queen, Elizabeth and TO restore the peo-
pie of the country TO their mother church
For years It had been in preparation,
and never before in history was such a
power concentrated. With all. that
SPANS little armada of today, now push
ing its prows westward. could have blown
1t out Of sea in one hour!
Right bravely did SPANS power set
sail from Lisbon on May 20 1858. 1t set
out with colors flying and with provisions
for six months. 1t returned to Spain five
months later with fifty-four ships, bat
tered and bruised, and handful Of men
that were so emaciated as TO be scarcely
dDle 10 20 ashore. EHbidiiu SlNtOiy 70
claimed by some 70 be due to God, by othS
ers to be due 10 the sea- by others TO be
due to British pluck. However that may
be. the armada seemed TO be doomed from
the first Soon after sailing 1t was dis
persed by a storm that ripped its
masts from their sockets and tore its
sails like rotten rags. 1t returned, con-
centrated once more, and again sailed
forth in the following July. When Phil
lip began to get his armada together En-
gland had thirty ships. BY the time the
armada sailed this number had been
materially increased, chiefly by mer-
chants ships converted into cruisers. This
fleet was manned by 1900 good and In
different sailors, but the commanders
were the bravest, boldest and most skilled
mariners in the world. Lord Howard OF
bingham was the head Of the navy, and
under him were such noted sailors ana
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
HON. W. A. JONES.
Important Member ofthe Congreul!
al Committec-vote Of thanks 70 La

Important Member ofthe Congress-
al Committec-Vote OF thanks 70 Ia
WASHINGTON. April Especial N
resentative w. A. Jones, OF Virgtn1as
a member OF the Executive Committee
the Democratic Congressional Campo|
Committee, Will have to spend muck
his time at committee headquarters
this city from now until Eovtmber> :
was appointed on account Of his prpx|
ty TO Washington. and the understHo(
was that he would give close etton(
TO the campaign work. Both the CHI
man and the vice-chairman VIII look
peclally after the far Western States
will not spend much time here. I'M
the circumstances. therefore. the man
ment OF headquarters work Will dof1|
principally upon Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Ogden, OF louisiana, who ~
duced the concurrent resolution. oxtG
ing the thanks OF Congress 70 Coz
General Lee E5zdrf other United G<II
Consuls ~ Cabas seems confident thu
will be Adopted IL Is now before
Committee ON Foreign Affairs and q
probably be reported In few days. n
resolution, II adopted. will eptttle Cen
Lee and the other Epnsuls, the Drfvilo1
OF the floor OF both Houses-the greo
honor that Congress- can confer.
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lighters as Sir Francis Drake, Hawkins
T. robisher ana some others who, as hon
ora BILE and fearless buccaneers. had
hned the royal Golfers with good Spanish
gold. In ali the wild history of the sea
there is no man SO picturesque as Sir
Francis Drake.
howard waited until he was warned
tfat the armada was IN sight and would
soon pass rhyme uin. In July the
spaniaius were seen standing up the
cnanuel. rhe snIps were oepioyed IN the
shape OF crescent seven iniies long ana
,Eeu number VAS now 10. Ihey were
IN command OF the Duke OF Medina SID
unid. mat night Howard saIied out Oh
i,iymoutn SOMA, ana Nnen uay came the
spdniarus saw the enemy III fun ne. Inc
uuke orueIed the snlps to close IN ana
begin a general engagement. inns was
attaInpteu, tux II taiied. Howard had
mapped out his plans IN advance. Inc
English snIps were maneuvred win sucn
consumnate skin that never could the
auamsn guns tell on them. On the other
nand the Britons TED the galleons win
shot. The Spanish gunners ana marih-
ers were SLOW. The british gunners ana
marines were acuVe. Not once did Il
spanish shot strike, While the Spanish
ships quiyered ana smashed under the
English lire and their decks were red
win blood.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
TWO ATTRACTIONS.
.rbe Girl From Paris and Polk M'iier
This Week.

foNDAY-'aThe Girl from Paris.
TITEsDAY-MIller-Si sson- Wallace.
,ro,, productions have achieved the
.,iooass financially and otherwise, which
has been accorded to The Girl from
paris" the attraction at the Academy
to-morrow night, during It's long engage
nents In London and New York.
II l. one OF those attractions wnics
might Justly be termed comic opera ana
nracticaIly is such, with a score by ivan
Caryu, which includes many OF the most
popular songs now being sung In London
and New York in book which has pro-
duced the saying, 1T Is to laugh. the
remark explains this greatest OF Rices
productions. IL is the most amusing piece
of modern times.
To interpret the burlesque, Mr.. kice
has selected a company OF forty or nIty
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
THE SPANISH ARMADA.

A Bit of History Which is Interesting
just Now.
The armada. Such has been no map
propriately called the feet OF torpedo
boats that Spain Is now sending to these
shores. That other armada of Spain.
preserved In song. history and fiction. was
different matter. We prefer 70 call such
q power . fieet. and armada b only thu
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

carrier pigeon service Just now. while
the United States navy is well equipped
with one.
ALBERT URHARDT. BONN.
Pigeon Trainer.
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Heart sick at this failure, the armada
tuned anu saiieu up the Channel VIII
Drake ana howard at thelr heels. for
SIX DAYS, driven by English shot' the az
maua reIreated. not once ala the acloh
take on the dignity Oh Dallle' Inc
Spaniards did not strike single dow.
Two weeks later the duke drew III al
Caais. but Howard routed him into the
open by sendIng ships set on nre into
his precincts oward ordered Drake 10
ulrsue. and the fearless buccaneer would
move eaten UP the spanish had ms NUM-
uon held out. AS 1t was, ne nau pep
pered 500 OF them dead. Inc armaua was
peaten. Medina Sidonia decided TO re-
turn TO Spain around another stoin
struck them. they saw In TINS the manu-
OF ,helr God and were overcome Win
great, fear. But prayers ayalied NOT.
Their ships became lacerated by the VIM
and wave. Many Of them were driven
onto the west coast of Ireland, and there
were ground TO pieces and swalio"eo w
nv the sea Their soldiers and sailors anu
priests who ecaped the wet death Oh the
ocean fell into the hands OF men VINO
cut their threats promptly and pleasantly
without benefit of shrift The DINERS
Sank into thy yeast of waves wn'ch mar
Alike the arm ada's pride or spoils OIL Ira
falgar. -,
The armada returned to Spain to be exc
Grated by its own people.
A full account Of this, one of the great
est of naval incidents, and certainly the
largest and most disastrous in the history
of Spain, is preserved in book prepared
and published by King Phillip Just ABOUT bout
the time the great fleet sailed. Lord Bur
leigh secured copy OF this work In May
1858. and thus England was given an op-
portunity to prepare for the attack. inns
book is now in the British museum anu
l have seen it with my own eyes anu
handled it with my own hands.-Chieaso
Times Herald
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pulsion needed TO carry It successfully
through whlrlwlnd war and nctns
accordingly ala not follow up IT, advnn-
tares nr take the needed precautions
against the return Of the enemy in Inn
proved form. whereby @ series NJ dis
artots resulted. nll leading up Go a hnnl
overthrow. on the other hand the
shock Impaired Go the North. whHe
sturcfylnr for brief tlmc. served the
useful purpose ~ showing It how futile
was the belief that o. was contcndinE
with u horde N parvcnucs who only
needed little pounding Go make them
withdraw and nurse their woundF-ihat
5000 men Tor ninety days would have
90 Doe changed no n quarter NJ a million
soon and greater number later ON. nll
IL possfhir Tor n torn described hy the
tv.o words. "the war" Thcn thing Dee
cam Go take o. turn. one of the most
stubborn. yIndlc,ive and rfoir'e',u
wars Ion history was fourht and 90 JUS
close the Confederates had learned by
syporienco the Important Mason ~ how
wise 30 o. 90 cxtaud consideration ana
nin credit 10 those who lose through no
fault of their own.
MalI adylcos from the orient are to
the rn.ct that u hos been discovered
tbtt Admiral N1nt.io was coward at
Cavitc. chinese papers have IL ihnt
way. and one ~ them ia particular the
frrrtunr Tii. rnrh.has special from
Manila. saying that the Admiral "dld
nothing NOR, than Gee from one voH'
sl tn Tho oihcr during the engage
mrnt 10 was amoug the ilrHt nfhlre'
and almost before the battle was over
was at hls country villa beyond the
city Hc had NOT oven allowed hls
captains t1 know whore the Cnvite
anchorage was mined. mud this o. given
ns o. reason why some of tho mines
were exploded before the American
rhIrs approached Thorn They were
exploded lu order 60 give the Spanish
vDsaoia n chance 60 cross The line
one NJ the best evidences N the In
correctness of The foregoing conclu'
alons ls that Dewey sent Montcio con-
rratuaunnH On the plucky and able
/ nrht be- made ana judging NJ the case
/ from this distance hut in tho lirht NJ
the record ro fr as made up. the
I commendbtofy mrsrnrc ~ tho Amcrl.
] can commander wns timely and proper.
I The Spanish leader did not leave the
root until two ahipf had been sunk
I beneath him. 90 which time Il must
| hlye been apparent that nll wore
] doomed u is also noted that early
Zoo the nght while standing on the
bridge of h.a nngship AMID the shot.
smoke and fplluiars nbuniintiy pre-
,alrg. The end Of the bridge on which
hc nioo1 was shot away. and without
the least apparent tropidntion he
walked over 60 the other end. This
one act d. % would seem. q complete
occupation On any charge ~ coward
lge
a brave man will scarcely over do
lyrH than Dewey ana ON the occasion
rof.rrod 90. nor win brave men any.
where or NJ any time withhold just
credit TO their opponents Tor an they do
that o. crpdItnhlc.
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a rAiNrrL Rrrour.

a shocklns rumor r. brought by the
Associated Press from Santiago n
being 10 the effect that iiobaon and
his comrades may be- dead Tho roa-
ron assigned Tor this la that during
the terrific homhnfdmcnt M Thursday
morning last Tho Spanish nag was
placed NJ half-must over MORO Gas.
tlo and kopt In that position Tor HQmo
time. n ~ not the custom 90 display
this badge m mourning during bat.
he unless some unusual fatality has
occurred some one hlrh In station or
IN some peculiar position being the
victim. n the meaning rhnl prove
a. have boon. nH 90 feared, that Hob
ron ana the other brave fellows who
accompanied him were slain there
will Boz something more than the
Maine Co remember. n VIII be- Idle
tn say that they were killed by the
nrinr from their frlonds. because their
friends ala n0 FIRMS which took effect
anywhere near N" mons place of lime
ursonmont Admiral Sampson him-
sclf expressly asserts this. De- would
surely know aud hla statements can Do
relied on. 10 ~ Huhtrrfuro which
Il has been feared 900 along would Dc
brought into roqulsItlon. ana tho more
recent dispatch announcing Tint tho
spanish VIII NOT exchange prisoners,
lmpnrtg n growing naturalization o.
tho suspected tranchory and dlahol.
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JUSTICE 70 rm Io,rn.

n II a very difficult matter 90 explain
a defeat 900 Thoroughly aa 90 rNculplto
tho defeated or save him from Islander
or rIdloulo, No matter what derrrD
NJ merlt may have characterized Tho
work OF tho one who l0st or how much
NJ ability ho mnnlfystrd. Nor oven that
hlE antagonist was uDtnr.1ufly uuruuuI
tn him and won through "a mgrp sirl,.
N chance, the fact that ono of the con
tostnnta was "a winner ana ths other %
loser comprises tho entire scope of ,ha
popular findings. ThuFa who were of or
with the Union cause during the llt.
Misunderstanding between tbo North
and the South are in many caa.H sam
gIvIug oral or written explanations ot
the disastrous defeat of the Federal
army nc Hull run che nrat great hntuu
NJ the war This docs hul show that
they consider such explanations stlll
called Tor, but they are mott 10 was %
defeat Tor their slide and victory Cor
the other and ua such 10 win rpmulu
on the pages of history; but % injured
the winner more than IL ala him good
and tho loser less. The former acted
ana spoke as though the pr,stlF,
gained were enough 20 furnish th.
Confederate machine with all the pro.
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War between Great Brtinn and France
had become plainly inevitable. and each
was awaiting n favorable opportunity
60 strike. Partly 10 roplonlsh Ms wnf
chests. but mainly because Louisiana
could not be- Grc.' .-ifully defended IN
the approaching struggle. Napoleon
hastily sold that territory to thcunitcd
States. while twenty British war Hhipf
were idiing In the Guif N Mexico with
Instructions Co seize the mouth of the
Mississippi with the INST note Of war
England soon aftor declared war Co
prevent further transfers Tho sale
was. n course. very disappointing to
The British government. hut there was
mo- trace N double dealing on the part
~ the United states. while France be-
ing at peace with all other nations.
the oct of selling could not properly
be held os an unfricndly one. Had the
declaration been made before The
transaction. the matter might have
taken on q greater aspect
Germany would Undoubtedly show
her wisdom wiser by kccping out ~
tho pending difficulty between this
country ana Spain. Probably she Will,
but possibly she will not.