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Illinois and Indiana, six regiments each.
Virginia, three regiments.
1t is ordered that each regiment shall con-
sist of an aggregate OF officers and men of
7S0 The total thus to be called out is 49,
391 men
The remainder, which constitutes the rs
600 men under the Presidents proclamation,
will be composed of troops in the District of
Columbia.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the dispatch there was an instant of
silence. Then the tall, broad chested
form of Long" John Wentworth-the
most noted politician in that day in
Chicago-rose on the platform.
Fellow-citizens," said he, slowly and
impressively, in strong, clear voice,
that made itself heard distinctly by
every man in that tumultuous crowd ::
Fellow-citizens; and every other voice
was hushed that not a word might be lost /:
"the Government shall have the six
regiments it asks from Illinois, shall it
not?"
Ten thousand voices instantly re-
sponded:
Yesl yes! it shall It shall! -
A little later the meeting was again
interrupted, to read another dispatch:
louisville, April 15.-Gov Magoffin re-
turns the following answer to the Secretary of
War:
= Your dispatch is received In answer
say emphatically Kentucky will furnish no
troops for the wicked purpose of subduing her
sister Southern States
" Signed BERTAH MAGoFFIN,
"Governor of Kentucky"
"Long John" Wentworth lowered up
once more:
"Fellow-citizens," he said, with the
same calm deliberaticn: "Shall we not
inform the Government that Illinois
will fill Kentncky's quota, too ?"
Again thousands Of voices answered:
Yes! yes! yes!"
To he
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of the law

Ma. Gen John r. Brooke, in command of
the u. 5. forces at Chicl<amauga Park, is
a native of Pennsylvania, born JULY q
1888. He enter the service as a CaDtain
lin the 4th Pa. in April, 1861, and was APP
pointed Colonel of the SD Pa. in Noyem-
Der of the same year. From that time for
ward he saw constant and hard service in
the Army OF the Potomac. He was in the
PeninSular campaign against Richmond in
the Summer of 1852, and in the Second
Bull Run battle and at Antietam. He was
at Fredericksburg in December, 1862, and
at Charlottesville the following May. He
in the Gettysburg campaign. and the
operations of October, 1858, resulting in the
engagements at Auburn Mills and Bristoe
Station. He participated in the Mine Run
operations in November, 1868, and went into
Winter quarters at Harris burg, Pa, re-
cruiting his regiment for the tremendous
work of 1864. He led his regiment at the
Wilderness and Spottsylvania, and at Cold
Harbor was so severely wounded that he
was sent home on leave till September
1864. He was promoted to the rank of
Brigadier for gallantry on the field and
Brevet Major General of Volunteers in
August, 1864. He was appointed Lieutenant
Colonel of the 37th u. S. Infantry in 1867.
the plains, and upon the reorganization of
the Army was transferred to the Sd u. S.
Infantry. He was appointed Brigadier-
General in the Regular Army in April, 1888,
and assigned to the command OF the De-
parntmet OF the Plat. He was promoted
Major General a few months ago.,
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CHAPTER VII.
THE GREAT UNION MEETING IN THE EVEN
ING-CALLING FOR MISUNDERSTANDING
THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.


THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
Notices in the afternoon papers and
placards ON the walls called for meet
ing in the evening of "all citizens in
favor of upholding the authority of the
Government, and maintaining inviolate
the honor of the country"
Walter declined the invitation of
Bronson to accompany him to supper
again, but made an appointment to meet
him at 7:30 at the east end of the Madi-
son street bridge, and then strollen around
in search of Karl Brentman, fair-haired
German boy, about his own age, and an
entry clerk in wholesale grocery.
Karl was, like himself, of studous habits,
and strong friendship had developed
from the meeting Of the two, evening
after evening, in the reading room of the
Public Library. Karl spoke English
very huently, but not like native"
it is true. No one, not a native, ever
speaks the language of a foreign country
like one. This can be accepted as near
an absolute truth as one ever gets in this
world Of representative truths. When
the assertion is made that any man
speaks just like native even one more
language than that in which his mother
petted and seolded him, the assertion
may be flung carelessly to one side as
another addition to the waste heap of
improba5ilities, inaccuracies, and abso-
lutte falsehoods, to which daily contribu-
tons are made by the conversations of
those whom we meet.
No, Karl did not speak English like
a native. While his vocabulary was
extensive, and his words rightly used,
there was an incompleteness about his
"th's," a disposition to transpose his
cps" and abs" and cts" and eds"
and a tendency to involve sentences,
with the verbs at the end, which sooner
or later betrays the nationality of the
German, strive as hard as he may to
secure the unmistakable English accent.
Walter soon found Karl, and after
the first greetings were over Karl re-
marked,
"Well, these are surely awful times,
aren't they?"
1t Is very stirring, just now," re-
piled Walter, "and the chances are that
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SYNOPSIS orPRFcEpryG CHAPTER

In this war-story the hero. Walter Armi-
tage. is youth who is employed in the COM
posirg room of an afternoon daily news
paper in Chicago. The country is on the
eve of civil war. News of the bombardme mt
of Fort Sumter creates much excitement.
A fight between David Bronson, Unionist,
and Dick Morgan. a Secess ionist, both com
positors, results in victory for The former.
Walter, whose ideas of the situation are
yet Uniformed, has a discussion with Bron-
son, who sets forth Loyalty the conditions
that confront the Government. Walter
goes down town W til Bronson to watch the
bulletins at the newspaper offices. SeceS-
sionist sympathizers, denizens of Chica
COS slumS, air their opinions of loyal citi-
Zens, and express desires that some OF
them .uld afford an opportunity for an
encounter They are suddenly confronted
by one whose voice and manner as he bids
them " good evening " is diSquietne, TO say
the least His name is O'Ncil, and he Is
an ex-Sergeant of Regulars. His war-lllle
attitude and his evident desire for fight
eGectually quiets the boosters,
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Blood-luvin' -Borygard, the Beetle
Drowned Bandit of the Black Banner,
who wuz to fight fur Secession. They
were to toss each other whole lot o
wind about dyin' fur their rights and
sheddin' each others hearts blood, and
when lnky said:
"' Traitor-r-r, do your worst! defy
thee
Then the Kinch wuz to say:
Come. lay on Macduff.
And damned be he who first cries hold enough y
They were to fight with laths,
regular broad-sword style three up
and three down jest like Ned Forrest
and jim Douglas in the last act of
Richard III. When the Kinch fell,
lnky was to run him through, and say ::
:" Down. Down! to hell, and say I sent thee
thither'
and the kinch wuz to say:
'"Carse ye, Carse ye ALL
an die to slow music. Then thev
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for The 4th day OF July next to determine
upon such measures as the public safety and
interest demand.
[Signed ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
For the President:
WM. Ii. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
When this went upon the bulletin
board it was greeted with cheer that
told how little difficulty the President
would have in getting the desired $4,000
men. Bronson's eyes shone when he
heard the hearty response to this first
appeal of the Nation for help against
the insolent foes who had been thrust
ing knives at It's heart for many long
months.
As soon as the paper went to press
the foreman strolled out upon the street,
the printers began distributing type for
the next day, and Inky slipped off
downstairs.
In a little while the air was rent
with such shrieks of
Helpl helpl Fire! Murderl"
coming in newsboys' shrllest treble from
the depths of the folding-room, that
Bronson, Walter, and two or three
others set down the type they were dis
tributing and hastily descended to the
basement. There they found one of the
larger of the newsboys hanging by a
cord from beam, his tongue thrust out,
his face black from suffocation, and his
eyes starting from his head. On each
side of him was another large boy
trying to hold him up SO that the
moose would not choke him, while
third was nervously fumbling at the
knots, endeavoring to unite the cord.
Near by, almost transfxed with fright,
stood Inky, still grasping in his right
hand a lath which he had evidently
been using in one Of his customary
travestie. of the fencing bouts Of the
melo-dramatic stage. A rapidly-sub-
siding red fire gave a ghastly CLEAN in
the half darkness of the room, and
showed about 80 newsboys yelling at
the top Of their lungs.
Bronson's ready knife cut the boy
down, and removed the cord from his
throat A few dashes of cold water in
his face removed a prehistoric deposit
Of street CRIME, and restored him SO far
that he was able to beg chew Of to-
bacco from one of his companions. Then
picking up some old papers he gave his
countenance a rubbing that removed
the superhuous dirt and water, making
the portion bounded on the top by the
roots of bis hair, Oh the bottom Of his
chin, and on either side by his ears
shine like the bottom of a new tin pan,
while all outside Of these boundaries
WAS shrouded iii primordial dirt. This
done, he shifted his tobacco to where it
would not interfere with his utterance,
and commanded:
"Now, stow your wids, every one of
you kids; I'm all right"
When silence was restored, Bronson
asked:
Whats all this about, any wayi
Who was trying to hang this boy?"
One of the little urchins, who felt
that the question was addressed to him,
started to reply:
why, ye know, when Inky kim
down stairs, he said as how we'd play
new game that he'd made up, called,
The Unions Unconquerable Avenger,
or Secessionism Substantially Smashed
He was to be Roderigo Rinalado Rinal-
DIM, the Unions Unconquerable Aven-
ger, while the South Side Kinch there
him that wuz s-hangin'-wuz to be
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EDITORIAL NOTE.-War scores sim lar in
many respects to those Or country is now
Wi Messing are recalled in the next install
ment. The succeeding chapters are full of
an absorbing interest, constituting as they
do one of the strongest war stories ever
written
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Had a Din, Idea.
Chicago Tribune.

tHtcdgO AftOuHc-
"What was the cause" asked the Su
perintendent, s. of the Egyptian plagues!"
- guess they didn't boil the water"
ventured little girl in the infant class
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THE CALL FOR TROOPS.

WASHINGTON, April 15-The following is
for troops, issued through the War Depart
ment to day:
SIR:-Under the act of Congress for call
ing out the militia to execute the laws of the
Union, to suppress lmsurrection, repel in
vasiOn, etc, approved Feb. %, 1898, | have
the honor to request your Excellency to cause
to be Immediately detached from the militia
of your State tire quota designated in the
table below, to serve as infantry or riflemen
for period of three months unless sooner
discharged.
Your Excellency will please communicate
the time about which your quota will be ex-
pected at its rendezvous, as it will be met as
soon as possible by an officer or officers to
muster it into the service and pay of the
United States. At the same time the oath
Of fidelity to the United States will be adj
ministered to every officer and man. The
mastering officer will be instructed to re-
ceive no man under the rank of commissioned
officers who is in years apparently over As or
under 49, OF who is not in physical strength
and yigOr.
The quota of each State is as follows:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Arkansas,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, one
regiment each.
Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee,
two regiments each.
New York, II regiments.
Pennsylvania, 16 regiments.
Ohio, 13 regiments.
New Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, four regiments each.
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her to use as directed.
Five bottles cured her,
and she is well to-day. She
is married now and has
three healthy children.
. If this is a credit to
your medicine you can use
it."
After using about five
bottles of DIR. Pierce's
Colder, Modicai DiSnorn-
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an die to slow music. Then they
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accurate information that does not tally
with the recent activity and progress OF
the military operations in Cuba. and the
visible popularity and progress OF the new
colonial Institutions which have been 10y
ally accepted and are supported by even
the old adversaries Of home rule in the
colony
SPAIN the reply continues, cannot
naturally admit the interference which is
foreshaaowei in the American note. and
deprecates the sending OF official relief and
war vessels 10 Cuba as-being the very Gle
ments that have retarded the pacitication
Of the colony. Spain reminds the Ameri-
can government of all the concessions she
has made 10 preserve peaceful relations
and to conciliafe the United States. the
last proof being her willingness to submit
the conflicting reports as 10 the Maine to
arbitration.
In conclusion the Spanish reply shows
that the government believes it has reach
ed tho extreme limit Of concessions COM
patible with the honor and dignity of
Spain. and will not admit encroachment
on her rights Of sovereignty in the West
The matter now rests with the president.
Both governments evidently consider the
Maine affair 4 mere incident in the more
important issues about to be raised by the
conduct of the United States.
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SPANISH PAPERS ARE
FULL OF FIGHT
Boast of the Ability of Spain tn
whip This Country, and of
European Alliances.


Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
MADRID. March 27.-El Liberal refer
ring to dispatches from Washington at
tributing To President Mckinley's decision
to propose that Spain should free Cuba
fer an indemnity. says:
"The government may answer what il
pieasss. but the Spanish people As a whole
will not deign to discuss this proposal
Spain vii. go to war in fgifS.ing her duty
not for ephemeraI giories or the desire of
conquest. We may emerge vsnquished
which Is somewhat doubtful. but We viii
never come out dishonored.''
ri Liberal today ridicules the idea OF
the United States having any real idea
Of gong to war. Pointing to the defens-
i've preparations reported in the American
press obsolete monitors being sen, to
protect Norfolk, New York. Boston. Port
Royal, Charleston and Savannah; throw
lag up earthworks al Port Jefferson and
arnsng them with loDg-ranse guns. maxi
ing arrangements with the railroad COM
pan!es fer the prompt conveyance OF
troops 10 threatened points" etc. prepa-
ratioas wh!ets FL Liberal characterlzes as
chidish--it says:
"Ali this locks much more as thong h
America expected VAR ~ Dc declared
against her. than that she is about 20 de-
clare il against Spain"
In political csresvs ali sorts OF runners
are afloat as 10 Spain having formed a
powerful alliance. The Truth as to this. IL
there by any truth IN Il at ali, If al pres
ent known TO the ministry on.y. which
maintains an imperturhaole reserve.
FL Liberal calls attention TO the crow
ing sympathy with Spain manifested in
Europe. "as evidenced very eioqueatly by
the press In ali the great capitals"
Fl Pats Revolutionary, believes "there
Is truth in the rumors that Spain IS en-
tsT.ng INTO ar alliance wien powers. In
spite % the energetic 4eniais % the gov
eminent" and IL states caiegorscaIgy iha;
this was the sole reason for seror Leon
coxtello's visit 10 Msirsa. I, believes
that before manT days the result q these
diplomatic moves VIII DC seen.
fmpaTcJa! Gnfepensaao today remark.
that While thinking these runners e dip.e-
matte activity contain nuea q fancy #
IS az ife oisaion that g some extent hey
are based on facts, Il ada:
TIE expa'sicn ot Span from gV-,ssa
we@ld mean victory far ;sa United STATES
against tna css22swas-z % sas, ssss ufurIR nns
sHs3T RTenia*ncss IL tbs CAT o. Gaxagqe
walsh n l}l e-s Ira Key of The two erbsns
N9"a 81 e@nStA fhey are sTite3 bY "a canal
.aeAo esb@rcss hsrs aess steadily raYrsss.8
. is~ washington xasesrgrsrs s8ne,. thr
.@s' i@p&1 ~ar. 80 ootaia tnsu fh- g4an
AS o'eS 10 aEo4a iae danger of aaT bat
- tife Slg ard drain Spain - stsrrsns- ar.
'afeFnSi ssFzfa r. nsver ssta-as .A<T~
heats fAat Scam Snssssa Fs5~sen8xe The ass-
s@sssS1g al N4ssA- t5ass e rxsosssn- al sv.-
i"ase To- jaef- fartgeF a. sarseres.ee rs
as I'D - fAe altered AttstssA ~ a.. rxes-
tAt sFeAt Fgpas.se a. 80 very ssse-nerl;
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ing the attitude or the United States, says:
America has No spite against Spain 10
grat!fy ard no selfish interest to serve. II
Is all very well to cali Senator Thnrston
fanatic because he savokes the pripci-
pies or the Christian religion against the
cruelties or Christian power. But he
speaks OF what he seas. and his testimony
is not contradicted.
Spain Is entitled 10 govern Cuba. but
not TO ext.rpate the Cubans. A weak aas-
potism is the NEST cruel government.
President Mekinley's calm and sober Ian
guage does honor to him as Christian
and statesman. and Spain will commit
grieyous mistake IL she interprets this as
a confession OF weakness
Senior Segasta has great opportunity,
Ia President Mckinley he has a high
minded and generous opponent. who will
maks things NJ easy for Spain as he can.
Ii Is curious how completely at this criti.
cal time Mr.. Sherman has fallen into the
background and MIR. Mckinley come to
the 'front.'"
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steamer srrentand Reaches Port
With Her Tatr OF Disaster.

ST JOHNS. y =. March - THE seal
Ing steamer Ogtea.and. which put into
ssay sfe Verde .aSt Night with 4 story u
terrible disaster 80 hep crew 81 Ne.ines-
asy sad Thursday. waite ameag the .ca
Eaes n starch Ok seais. arrived here this
sfteta0oa.
sac fepartsh twenty-five fnFn dead
sven Sy-sivs missing end Ssxty-slx SO fear
gus fToss bitten rhas a9>aet twenty Of
fhsFu Vii iese shTir limbs
T6s CNlany Is sghast n tse magnitude
81 sae dlsasstF H9tAsug Ike & having ever
befn kuosa here Already q refs~f fuad
Aas tseen tat,rsi So assss. tGe relatives 90
-. deceased
4ae tsseenssnt gsovs ashore "a Ray ar
%@rsie iaxt nlNa5 auFfngs q hsAvT safe. hrs
saeb @s caa}es parting aTy sae gag of
aRslH wl1Aaat serious dana gv- She had
anpshsT n2rgew g&2ape 8alis naxklas s.
Jolsu$ Hsvt=3r ewing IS sat tFssTet re :
camRaAs aHA ,htc& tae \ Teaa we0
vaS @afsNlaz Der fr9fa sae raging es a
sssSes reaT - fn.3 Is 20 DECK 2a3 has
ssaCe atsa gyata bis .ngaftes- TAa Gre a
hard hsS ~ 81 as Sac Eeg1Ftsd tast
gae Asfpya hzs IS. "a tGe T5ana y az Aaty
Ess and s. -
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PRINTERS WANT INTERVENTION.
Chicago TypOKraphical Union De-
mands PROMPT Action.

CHICAGO, March 2Z.--At the regular
meeting of Chicago Typographical Union,
No. IT, he'd today. the following open let
Ter was ordered teieGraphed 10 Wash
ington:
George Foss. I+oi Stoughto Street
W. L. Mason, Senator. and Colleagues
Washington: Chicago Typographical
Union. No. Is. believes that the eloquent
appeals 20 the intelligence Of the Amer
lean people by Senators Thurston, Proc
tor and Gal.inger in the United States
senate on behalf of the starving women
and children OF Cuba places the United
States In position where their duty 10
civilization and humanity is clear This
union. therefore. calls upon the Chicago
congressman and senator's Of Illinois TO in
sisf upon the United States demanding that
the butchery. starvation and inhuman pol
Icy pursued by Spain in Cuba under the
guise OF ~ so-caled warfare shalt cease
forthwith. and in the name of humanity
which rises superior to diplomacy and
precedent, TO indorse such demand imme-
diately-peaceabiy If possible. by force OF
arms If necessary.
lS.gnedp
GEORGE w. DAY. President.
CHARLES DEACON. Secretary"