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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-24

said the officer. 'T was on the bridge
when the ensign in command OF the port
battery asked, Shall 1 dre3 replied, Not
VET and a moment later the Detroit
showed her signals" Many such instan-
ces are related. They are generally caused
by the delay in answering signals. When
one knows there are Spanish torpedo
boats in these waters and when one has
constantly torpedoes on the brain, such
Incidents are not very pleasant
w. . Newcomb OF the General Eec-
trical Company. who is here doing some
work on the warships, and who passed
zen months IN Porto Rico, expresses the
opinion that the investment OF that island
presents very few difficulties. and can be
easily accomplished with 10000 men.
Outside of San Juan there are no forth
f1cat!ons of any importance. nor is there
any force 20 show an effective resistance.
In Ponce de Leon. where he constructed
electrical works, the Spanish troops were
in almost open revolt, while all the for
eign residents were in favor of Ameri-
can Intervention. When he was notified
10 leave the island in May. the entire
Spanish forces did not exceed 5000 men,
and their artillery was Of the most anti
quated description. At Mayaguez the
smallpox was raging so fercely that the
Spanish troops had TO De moved 20 Ponce
de Leon.
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HE ENDORSES IT

London, June 23-The Marquis OF Lans-
downe, secretary Of state for war. sd-
dressing the Conservative unions OF Lon
don, today. endorsed the recent Birm-
ingham speech OF the secretary Of state
for the colonies, in which Mr.. Chamber
lain expressed the hope that the day
would come when the stars and stripes
and the union jack would wave together
over an Auglo-Saxon alliance.
Lord Lansdowne said he found nothing
in Mr.. Chamberlain speech TO offend
the commense sense Of the patriotism of
Great Britain. we should be wanting
In foresight" he continued. IL We failed
to realize that the yIrue might come when
our revenues would no longer flow so
freely. when the British taxpayer would
grow weary of building more and more
battleships and raising more and more
battauons. and when. whether we liked
1t or not. we might have 20 consider
whether We could afford TO stand alone"
Lord LausdoRne insisted that & was IN
the highest degree desirable that the col
onies should be- encouraged 70 take a more
active share q thc defense u the empire.
There was nothing ridiculous 81 the idea
u q closer friendship wIth America To
MS mind there could De no more lnsp.r-
.us ideal than such an understanding be-
tween two nations sprung from tha same
race and having 50 many common inter
ests. nations which together were pre-
dominant IN the WORDS commerce ard
industry. was mere anything prep9s-
ferrous. ae asked. 10 the aope that tAese
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not say IN a hard ard fast aI8ance q o.
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VESSELS FOR CARRYING CATTLE

Washington, June 23.-Assistant Secre-
tary Meiklejohn is considering the advis-
ability of acquiring vessels specially
adapted for cattle carrying purposes for
the use of the war department in trans
porting hereafter such animals as may
be necessary in the West Indian expedi-
tons. The experience of the horses and
the mules which were taken with General
Skaters army demonstrated to the Off
Gals that some provision ought to be
made which within a reasonable degree
Will insure the safety and comfort of the
animals while on the trip. The press re-
ports from the expedition show that a
number of the animals Jared very badly
and some of them died presumably from
lack of accommodations suitable for
transportation. There are a number of
transatlantic vessels engaged in the cat
tie carrying trade especially fitted out
for this purpose which the department
believes can be secured for the use of
the United States army and which would
carry the animals safely to their destin-
alton without any serious consequences.
An agent of the quartermaster's depart
ment is now in Montreal inspecting a
number of British vessels which have
been offered to the department for trans
port purposes. He expects to return to
the city today to report.
The following vessels of transatlantic
lines have been offered to the govern
ment: The Adriatic, Furst Bismarck,
City of Rome. All these are large vessels
capable Of carrying a great many men
and would be extremely valuable to the
government for the transport purposes if
they are secured.
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HEIIEEN HUNDRED REC3UTSiT CHI6EANB|IGI

ChicEamauga. June 2G-No orders of
any kind affecting the present stat
Us of General Broo5e's army have been
received and the work of preparing the
men for the field is going forward randi
ly and satisfactorily
There are now ut the park nearly 47Oao
men. and these are being added IN daily
by from 500 10 400 recruits Yesterday and
last night the largest number Yet 10
arrive in ono day came in. there being
about 800 arrivals.
Including the payments 70 the Twelfth
New York this week. it is estimated that
&lo.c2 has been paid to volunteers at
Nhickamausa since the army modified
here
The regular government pay day for
many Of the regiments is apnroacbfn-
and some of the regiments have been
mustered in for more than thirty DAYS
and have not vet been paid. Work on the
pay rolls viii begin in q few days.
Everything IS now moving smoothly at
the park The men are all conterted
and are working with a viii. The Quar-
termaster's department has been thor
oughly systemadz5d. so that there is no
longer the slightest difficulty for the men
TO set plenty Of good Wholesome fool.
The regiments are nearly all eouioped
with new uniforms and are being armed
as rap.dlyeas the guns can be turned out.
Other needed small equipments are being
added daily and It is now thought hat
this army will be the best OF any to 80
into the field.
For NN
United States an ambulance ,orDs i ne
Ing organized as new adjunct 10 its ef-
nciency England. Germany and France
have such corps in their armies but il
IS new undertaking for this govern
ment. This organization IS TO facilitate
the proper handling CT the sick ana
wounded on the field
Tas esSss viii have attached to #
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skilled physicians, surgeons and stew
ards which. with a full supply Of at
tendants. viii number $50. They have
- ambulances, . horses and 10 mules 20
Sether with wagons and harness for NOV
Ing their eQuipage. There is driver and
and an orderly for each ambulance. Ma
]or Maecumber of the Fourteenth New
York. chief surgeon Of the corps. is a
physician who for a number Of years
was the superintendent Of the Xmas
county insane asylum. Major Maccum
oers' practice Of late has been such as 10
peculiarly fit him for his onerous duties
as chief surgeon. The chaplains Of near
" all OF the various regiments now en-
camped at Chickamauga park have begun
a very vigorous crusade against the many
reSimentaI oanteens. or saloons. The
fight is yet In its incipiency. but If prom
ises TO be waged unrelentingIv and - ,bs
ehaplains can obtain the cooperation Of
the army officials the canteen Will soon
be thing OF the past
Lieutenant Colonel Adams Of the Forrtb
Ohio was today named as brigade officer
OF the day in the Second brigade First
division. First army corps. He viii con-
unue as brigade officer for one week
Major Thomas f Lynch. First battalion
SiNty-ninth New York. and Lieuteu4n;
John Devane company ". who were LEFT
here quite sick when the regiment de-
parted for Tampa, have about recovered
and expect 20 50 70 Tampa sooa.
Cool. clear weather again prevails to-
day Regimental drills are going on il
al camps. but no unusual maneuvers are
taking place The sham battle Of tha
First division. Third corps. 10 be given
under the direction of Colonel Fred Grant
next Saturday promises 10 be the event
q the week. The best OF order now pre-
walls Throughout The camp. The provost
guard placed At Lyle by General Brooke
Is having an excellent effect.
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HOSPITAL SHIP Will LEAVE

Washington, June 23.-The army hos
pital ship Relief which is now in New
York is preparing 20 leave for Santiago
some time next week TIE vessel Is 20
proceed directly to Santiago. and upon
her arrival the surgeon in charge is to
report the fact TO the commanding gen
eral at that point The ship is to be
anchored in a safe harbor and at such a
point as may be designated by the COM
handing general and as near as possible
to the seat Of active operations. The sick
and wounded men Of the army and navy
are to be received on board 20 he full
capacity of the ship and cared for Just
as If they were In a general hospital The
surgeon is 20 issue medical supplies on
properly approved acquisitions. to the
troops in the field and ne is 20 do every
thing in his power to aid the medical
officers with the troops In providing for
the comfort OF the sick by the issuance
Of ice, hospital stores and such delcacies
az may at his disposal. Whenever in the
judgment Of the surgeon in charge or in
that OF the commanding general or the
chief surgeon of the troops at whatever
point the vessel may be located, it is
desirable that the ship should proceed
to her home port for the purpose Of land
ing the sick and wounded, Major Torney
will, IL practicable, communicate that fact
to the department at Washington by tele-
graph and orders will be sent him desig-
mating the port for which the ship should
sail. Surgeon General Sternberg, under
whose department the hospital ship has
been equipped will give specific orders as
to her destination when returning to the
United States and viii designate a place
for landing the sick and wounded When
ever practicable the surgeon in charge
will make weekly Geographic reports
showing the number of patients on board
the ship Surgeon General Sternberg will
send Major TOrney the sum of $4,000 as
a hospital fund, which the latter is au-
thorized to give to the chief surgeon or
surgeons in charge of division hospitals,
i namounts not exceeding 800 for use in
the purchase of necessary articles for the
sick in field hospitals.
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SPANISH ARE PLUCKY TOO

New York. June "a special to the
Press from Albany, n. Y, says, accord
ing to the story related by James Myers
Of the flagship New York, in a letter
written to friend in Troy, Admiral Ger
vera kissed Hobson and his associates of
the Merrimac for their bravery. Mr.. Ny
ers' letter in part follows:
"Hobson and his men fought bravely to
cut their way back to US, killing many
Spaniards, but the tide was too strong
and they were carried shoreward and
taken prisoners of war.
The Spanish captain Of the Cristoba1
The true northerner., 1898-11-09
FOUNDATION FOR A NOVEL.
der and His Two Sweet
hearts.

Albert Martin, a rancher who lived
near the Cheyenne river in Ziebach
county, S. d., enlisted as a volunteer
at the beginning of the war and fought
at the battle of FL Caney. After the
battle he met Ramona Perez, the daugh-
ter of an officer of Garcia's command,
and they became sweethearts. Soon
afterward he was attacked by fever and
sent home on sick leave. He was en-
gagged before his departure for the
war to the daughter of a neighboring
ranchman, and arranged to be married
while home on his leave of absence.
Meanwhile the Cuban girl had learned
of his illness and that he had gone
home, and she resolved to follow and
nurse him. Dressing in her brothers
clothes, she crossed to Jamaica and Sc
creted herself on fruit steamer bound
for New Orleans. Reaching there, she
tramped and beat her way to Hermosa.
5. ID. When she reached there she
learned of her lovers approaching mar
riage and the shock drove her insane.
at the same time the American girl
learned of her lovers Irritation and
broke off the engagement. Martin be-
gan drinking heavily and disappeared.
A few days ago his body was found
floating in the Cheyenne river. Wheth-
er he fell In while intoxicated or COM
mitted suicide is matter of coniec-
ture.
The true northerner., 1898-11-09
INDIAN MOUNDS OPENED.
Owned by George WASH
ingtOn.

Interesting examinations of Indian
mounds have been made in the Wash
ington woods below Ravenswood, w.
Va. recently purchased by West Vir-
ginian capitalists from the descendants
of George Washington.
The tract contains about 200 acres
of land, densely wooded, and until now
had not been disturbed since it passed
into the possession of George Wash
ington, when he was quite a young
man.
DR.. William Hale, representing sew
eral historical and scientific societies,
made the Investigations. He opened six
of the mounds and found in them the
badly decayed remnants of skeletons.
He was unable to save most of them,
but finally found two that are in a fair
state of preservation.
The bones indicate the bodies were
those of Indians of very small stature.
The formation of the skull is proof of
the low degree of the intelligence of
the men buried there. DR.. Hale also
found fine agate flint arrow heads and
battle axes, and he thinks they came
from the Rocky mountains.
The true northerner., 1898-11-09
WOULDN'T CHANGE THE NAME.
Connecticut Objects to Having q Mon
itor Called After the state-Sec-
retary Longs Decision.

Secretary Long has declined to sub
stitute the name of any other state
for that of Connecticut, which he re-
Gently conferred upon one of the moni-
tors whose construction is soon to be
begun. The naming of a monitor Con-
necticut was deeply resented by the
people of that state, who think it should
grace battleship.
In an open letter the secretary states
that the names of the monitors were
given in obedience to the act of con-
gress of May 4, 1898, which provides
that hereafter all first-class battle
ships and monitors owned by the United
States shall be named for the states
and not be named for any city, place
or person until the names of the states
shall have been exhausted"
This act, the secretary declares, made
it imperative that the new monitors
should be named after states, and the
department named them Florida, Wy
oming, Arkansas and Connecticut. To
now withdraw one of these names on
the ground that 1t is not complimentary
and substitute therefor the name of
some other state, which the law would
make ii necessary to do, would be
direct discourtesy, the secretary says,
TO such other states, whereas the orig
inal bestowal of the name was compli-
mentary.
The true northerner., 1898-11-09

VIII Ask Congress for Authority 90
Accept Even spanfards for Gar
rison Duty TO Relieve Amer
lean Troops.

Cubans and even Spaniards will be
enlisted for garrison duty in the United
States army in connection with the oc-
cupation of Cuba in case congress ap-
proves the recommendation which Sec
retary Alger will make in his forth
coming annual report.
This subject has been frequently dis
cussed by the president and his cabi-
net, and the conclusion reached to pro-
vide employment for limited number
of Cubans by enlisting them into the
army of the United States. AS it will
not be policy to discriminate against
any class, men now in the Spanish army
in Cuba who may elect TO remain in the
island will be eligible for enlistment
in the ranks of the American army.
1t Is not proposed at first to accept
residents of Cuba as organizations, but
TO enlist the men individually and as
sign them to regular regiments with
American troops and officers. Event
ually regiments composed entirely of
native soldiers will be organized and
left in charge of the garrisons from
which American troops will be with
drawn.
Secretary Alger, in his annual report
to congress, will recommend the enact
ment of legislation and appropriations
for the maintenance of the armies to
be kept in the several new colonial pos
sessions for the next fiscal year. In
this connection he will request that au-
thority be expressly given for the en-
listment of Cuban soldiers.
1t is estimated that there are about
$4,000 Spanish soldiers who will elect to
remain in Cuba, and that large per-
centage of this number will seek en-
listment In the ranks of the regular
army. It Is also estimated that there
are about $4,000 Cuban insurgents who
would gladly accept service in the
American army. The authorities be-
lieve, however, that not more than 50,-
900 men altogether will be necessary
for the garrisons contemplated for
Cuba. The Cubans first enlisted will
be selected in small numbers and with
great care.
The department will follow the ad-
vice of Maj. Gen. Butler and give en-
ployment to as many as possible of the
residents of the island, not only in the
army, but in connection with any other
work that may be undertaken. BY thus
encouraging industry it is hoped to
avoid any clash with the insurgents.
The true northerner., 1898-11-09
NEED LARGER SIGNAL CORPS.
TO Twenty-Eigbt Officers and
Five Hundred Men.

Gen. Greedy has recommended to the
secretary of war reorganization of
the regular signal corps, based on the
expectation that the regular army will
consist of $4,000 men. He recommends
that there be added to the signal corps
one lieutenant colonel, two majors, five
captains, 90 lieutenants, 80 corporals
40 first-class sergeants, go sergeants
$50 first-class privates and SO
second-class privates, making the
whole corps consist of 2s officers and
500 enlisted men. He proposes that the
line of the army shall be relieved from
the duty of military signaling, and
recommends that vacancies created in
the signal corps shall be filed from
among those officers who have served
in the United States volunteer signal
corps. Gen. Greedy points out that
the high professional standing of Off.
GERS of the signal corps depends on
competitive and rigid examination, and
recommends that such course be taken
in the case of officers promoted.
The true northerner., 1898-11-09
LIES CLOSING DAYS.
Need Not be Sad and Pitiable as
They Used to Be.

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is then that the terrible effects of OF the follies
and excesses committed in our younger days,
appear.
The vital forces are weak, the stream of life is
gradually drying up. The silver cord will soon be
loosed, and ere long the golden bowl will be
broken.
The aged and the aging have not enough vital
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many days, yes, many years, of life and strength
are lost, and allowed to slip away from us, when
they might be retained, to add to the sum Of our
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The true northerner., 1898-11-09

Council and = larger P0-
lice Force.

Gen. Wood, military governor of the
department of Santiago, though salts
fled with the workings of the Cuban
committee of fifty recommending APP
pointments and offering suggestions
for assistance in the work of civil ad-
ministration, has decided TO simplify
this feature by appointing eight of
the most prominent members of the
committee as a permanent council to
the governor.
This council will meet Gen. Wood
thrice week to consult as to improve
ments in the province, and one or more
members may go to different points to
consider local applications for office
The members of the council will re-
ceive salaries. One of the first mat
ters to be considered by Gen. Wood
and the advisory council will probably
be the reorganization of the police
force of the province; Gen. Wood intend
ing to enlarge it.
Several wealthy Cubans have offered
Gen. Wood a quantity of land to en-
able him to carry out his plans of fur
nishing work for anyone who desires it..
Any such applicant will be given for
one year the use of piece of land, i'm
plements, seeds and rations until his
crops grow to enable him to supply
the Santiago market with vegetables,
fruit, fowls or pork.
Lieut.. Rooney has gone with $50 pack
mules to Bayamo, distributing rations
along the roads. He carries 81, 900 ra-
tions.
Rev. Mr.. Someiilan, minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church, is about
to build a church here and establish
school, after which he will visit other
Cuban cities for a similar purpose.
The true northerner., 1898-11-09
PUTS BATHING I'm HIS CREED.
New York Pastor Explains a Church
Order Founded on Clean
Illness.

Here is church society whose men,
bers are bound by the rules to take a
bath every day. For the benefit of
those who feel that too much bathing
is not to be encouraged the rule reads:
ITO take sponge bath or cold water
tub every day, unless prevented by ILL
ness"
The name of the organization is not
"The Order of the Bath" as certain per-
sons have begun to call it. 1t is known
officially as the Order of Silver Cross of
Our Master and Cleanness. 1t was or
ganized by Rev. Mr. Moir, assistant rec
tor of the church of the Holy Commun-
ion, at Sixth avenue and Twentieth
street.
Mr.. Moir was surprised that the order
should attract any especial attention.