The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-02

the representatives of other foreign
powers sent here to observe the war
| were invited.
Upon the wall of the room above tn,
table the flags of England and OF thu
United States were crossed, and on ar
| adjoining table, elevated little above
| the one at which the guests were seated
was a regal crown, fully three feet in hight
| made of evergreens and flowers.
IoaSts were drunk and speeches made
| by men of both nationalities. The band
| OF the 9th Inf. played the National airs o.
| both countries, everybody standing, and
| then congratulations were wired to Lon
! don, and in one hour and as minutes the
an official of her household, were returned.
Crossed flags of the countries orna-
mented the bills of fare for the dinner,
and under them was the legend "Blood is
| thicker than water"
MAY 25.
CAVALRY MANNERS.
The night was deliciously cool, making
the use OF a blanket a necessity for sleep
ing, but the forenoon has been very hot,
and have Just come in from witnessing a
brigade drill of the Sd, 9th and 9th Cav.
on the level ground west of the hotel and
which extends to the shore of the bay. l
had not seen so many mounted men on
drill in "a years.
The battle formation was fine. Two
regiments ''in reserve" two battalions of
the others as support, and one in ex-
tended order, or, rs old tactics expressed
it, "deployed as skirmishers" was the for
nation which | saw from the top of a
fraight-car on a side track near camp.
The body looked imposing, but the days
| OF cavalry, mounted, as effective against
infantry are past.
The open field over which they moved
was perhaps half mile wide and two
miles long. Formed on one edge of its
shortest diameter the mounted men were
within easy range of the infantry rifle.
With its six or eight shots per minute
not considered very rapid firing-and the
fiat trajectory of the arm now in use, in
fantry on the opposite side could abSo-
luteiy destroy the mounted force before it
could pass over the ground at a galIOp.
The first fatal accident which has oc-
CURED among the troops took place last
night, when George Witzel, of Troop G,
9th Cav, was drowned while bathing The
body was in the water about 20 minutes
and all efforts which could be used after
its recovery were applied without effect.
! notice I'm New York paper a very
sharp criticism of the Executive for not
having at once sent Is, 900 men TO Admiral
Dewey's assistance in the Philippines.
Consistency, thou art a Jewell" Not more
than year ago that same paper was
holding Gen. Miles up to derision when
he expressed the opinion that the Regu-
Is, 600 men, and it declared that the Ma
tionai Guard OF the country was ample in
numbers and preparation for any emer-
gency.
The homely adage that "fhe proof of the
pudding IS in its eating" is true now. The
Regular Army was not large enough, and
the National Guard was not ready. and
the great American croaker should from
shame, keep silence
/ The censorship of the dispatches from
this point has had good effect | was,
last evening, informed bv a party in a
situation to know whereof he smoke. that
four papers had had their correspondents
passes revoked, and would probably not
be allowed any privileges on the Cuban
side. They we're journals of the most
pronounced, yellow" type, and the re-
striction will probably be considered by
the public as fully merited.
The local press records two arrests of
supposed spies in this town within the
past week, one a Cuban for Spaniard). the
other an English-speaking Individual
claiming to be an American. Unless
martial law should be declared. and all
travel be restricted to parties holding
military passes, do not see how i'll dis
posed persons can be kept away. or how.
if arrested, they can be held if they do not
have IncrIminating papers or plans in
their possession.
WORK OF THE RED CROSS.
went on board the State of Texas the
Red Cross ship now lying in the llarbor at
Port Tampa, hoping to find Miss Barton.
and learn from her something of the story
of her effort to provide for the suffering
reconcentradOs. She was absent in Wash
ington, but from DIR. and Mrs. Gardner
who were in charge, and from two nurses
on duty on board, together with Mr.. Henry |
Mann, OF New York, / heard something of |
the story.
DR.. Gardner is a veteran of the civil |
war; was Surgeon of the oath Ky: wound |
ed at Utoy Creek, Ga, and is a GAR. |
member. Mr.. Mann is also a veteran. |
formerly OF the 59th and sgd n. Y. and is |
the historian of the Central Cuban Re |
llef committee, at present on duty on |
shipboard
The nurses, whose names am ashamed |
to say have lost, were with Miss Barton |
in Havana, and left the island when Gen.
Lee came away. They have little hopes |
OF hndlng many of the reconcentrados |
alive when our forces get on the island.
and say that while Gen. BIanco would
honor the flag Of the Society, and respect /
its workers, the volunteers would prob
ably disregard ii and treat them as
enemies; that, had Miss Barton been
allowed to pass with the vessel into
havana or Matanzas harbor and unload
its stores, Gen. Bianco himself would
have seen that all marked as belonging
to the Society reached the starving. But
WHch cApieSStU some 0Ou Dt as to what |
would be done by the volunteers, they adj
mitted that they would confiscate every
thing on which they could lay hands, red
gardless OF whence they came
The colOred men should be piven an
opportunity under the second call for
troops. None will be given them, unless
it comes in such manner and there
is no reason why, if the duty is a bur
den, they should not bear their share.
II the duty of all, and not a burden,
let them have a chance. Fifteen thou3
sand OF them could be recruited i'm the
South IN one month. Before left Wash
ington one who had served under me as
Sergeant offered to raise 900 men for
me IN week, in Virginia, if would only |
say the word
Give the negro his chance There will |
be thousands of acres of land i'm Cuba |
and Porto Rico unoccuped after this war
is over, and the negro is fitted to stand
the climate. Let him go down and view
it,
HENRY RoMEYN,
Brevet Major, U. S. A., Retired.