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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-22

there a celebrity who troubled less about
red tape" But ever since the rough
riders chief came home from Montauk
visitors have been swarming at Oyster
bay. The local hack drivers have waxed
prosperous There is even now a good
government man In the study, and moro
though Of what political ilk am not
told-are expected by an early train.
In the cool Of the fall morning his
restless eyes, half hidden. by his gold
trimmed glasses, glancing now here, now
there, the athletic figure in white does
not seem as If it could really be of the
stock of the knickerbockers burghers who
were the first makers Of New York. There
is too much of action, spring, energy,
enthusiasm about it. The crucible of
events somehow, has htransfOrmed fzthe:
phlegmatic Dutch blood that has come
down through generations. The older
Theodore Roosevelt gets the more the
] fire increases.
There is now to be made a strange con-
fession on the part of the present writer.
All the actual conversation he had with
Col. Roosevelt at the end of his journey
to Oyster bay could have been compressed
readily into ten minutes of solid talk.
1t lasted over a period of three hours. 1t
came out in scraps and hasty sentences
at one time and another, the longest ex-
change of words being four minutes by
the watch in a remote corner of the piaz-
"a. For the visitors never ceased. Once
the Colonel fed to the "gun room" at
the top of the house, half a second to the
library and study, where his stenographer
was in waiting to gallop over portion
of his mornings mail and to dictate ans
wers at cavalry charge speed.
This, perhaps, will give some indication
of the rush" Of Col. Roosevelt's life to-
day. It has been like this for fort
night. An interesting sidelight is furnish.
ed in one little incident. Meeting him in
the hall Queried Che was then hurrying
back to the study: "Shau we talk now
or would 1t be better later on?"
''Now!" he answered decisively. Nov!
It will probably be worse later on. The
one important room Of the Roosevelt
home is the study, though the wide hall
way Is close second in point OF interest.
It is mans house throughout. The
master dominates it In every corner. The
study and hall, however, show. chiefly,
the influence Of his temperament.
The very best room In the house Is
this study, wide, roomy apartment, with
ia slightly bowed window, to the right OF
the hallway. Two sides Of it are lined
with books, .'the books am always read
ing, says their owner. These are but
q fraction Of the library. however. It
fills two large bookcases in the darwing
room; it overflows into the .'gun room"
upstairs. where there are hundreds of
volumes.
st like to read better than anything
else. says Theodore Roosevelt. T am
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From the mountain tops spain's flag
waved above blockhouses, showing its
crimson and gold against the blue sky.
Far back, completely shut out from our
sight. we knew were Santiago city and
the harbor, the latter floating Admiral
Cervera's squadron. In a general way we
knew what was there, yet the air of
silent, intense mystery so wrought upon
our imaginations that every man among
the correspondents was willing to risk his
life for one peep over the dividing hills.
At times it is the war correspondents
duty to wait, wait, wait, lust as it is at
other times his duty to act promptly and
with force. I knew this, but the time came
when further inactivity was impossible
Down the coast to the westward, about
eight miles, Cuban outpost held a posi-
tion in a growth of scrub: pine, so close to
the water thst the surf often drove the
men from their beds upon the sand Sig
nails were exchanged with the Cubans,
and after a deal of wig-wagging I went
ashore and joined them.
Just before daybreak we made our start
up the mountain, and before the sun sho:
its first ray above the horizon with two
guides i had nearly reached the coveted
position. At this time we were so-close to
the Spanish lines that we could hear the
challenges of the pickets.
Before us the pine growth parted, leav-
ing a cleared space of 200 yards that must
be crossed before the crest could he
reached The Cubans hesitated one of
them, in broken English, informing me
that Spanish guns at all times covered
this spot and in crossing it we would offer
beautiful targets.
1t has never been my ambition to in
terrupt a Mauser bullet in its flight, but
! had seen Spanish soldiers at target
practice and had not the highest opinion
of their Workmanship Then, too, I
doubted the story told by. the guides.
determined to go on if I had to go alone
But as made my first advance the Gu
Jams pushed ahead without further
words. Personal bravery fully believe
to be one of the attributes of the Cuban
character. 1t was certainly demonstrated
here.
We had half crossed the open before we
heard from our friends the enemy Ny
heart. which had swelled up into my
throat. had been properly swallowed, and
had just begun to breathe easily, when
q sharp crack was heard, followed by the
soprano pitched whine peculiar to the
Mauser. The bullet passed over our
heads, probably twenty feet high, but it
was too close.
Dovetailed into its song was that Of a
second, and then third. Then the air
to me appeared to be full Of Mauser bull
let's. One plowed the gravel at my feet
and another raised the dust little to
the right. It required little time for the
fact to impress itself upon me that ] was
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20 GEAR ABOVE the voice OF the CHAP

tS-S clear ABOVE the voice or the cnap-
lain.
The burial squad was composed of
the flag-woupd ''jollies"-''soldier and
sailor, too" as Kipling has it--into the
earth. The chaplain stood with his back
to the cover from which came the rattle
OF musketry, and began the solemn serv-
ice: Slow and deliberate fell the words,
more fully than it was there at the edge
OF the bullet-threshed jungle.
''Man that is born Of woman
A bullet pecked the earth at his feet
and sent it flying. Others sang overhead.
Some leaves and twigs fell from the near
est trees. A man orstwo dropped behind
the earth thrown out Of the grave The
Spanish were firing on the burial party.
The marines of the Texas raised their
heads for a second and bowed them again.
They made no other motion. The officer
In command, pale ordinarily, flushed red
as If angered by the enemy's sacrilege
>. The chaplain moved a pace from where
ne was standing, and turned his face
toward the thicket from which the bull
let's were coming. Then his words fell
slowly and gravely, MAN that is born Of
woman" and SO to the end.
AS he faced the fire those who had
sought shelter stood up instantly and
bowed their heads reverently. The fire
SAoSACAACu, CcdSSu uc edflu lSll on the
flags and covered them and the heroes
wrapped therein. A man or two dropped
a tear and a tender, parting word to his
comrades, and the burial party, its duty
fittingly done. moved seward over the
crest of the ridge out of range.
Half way down the crooked path which
led to the landing two of the men who
had stood steadily at the grave were
marked by Spanish sharpshooter and a
Mauser bullet ''pinged' above them. They
ran for cover like startled game for the
funeral was over and they had no desire
to make another.
But the men who were at the grave that
day will remember long, and with a SOL
emn sense of their great L. son, the
words, Man that is born of VIZ man,"
Cured of Curiosity >.
Mountains reach down pine fringed TO
the waters edge on the south shore of
Cuba, except where Santiago Harbor
pushes them back far enough to: give a
foothold to the old Spanish capital. Again
across the harbor mouth a curtain of hills
Is drawn, parted to give ingress and
egress to ships.
Commanding this entrance, Moro gave
sullen notice that Santiago was a closed
mart
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was n lnnOcence Or Daring:

Returning enc morning from a successful ex.
pedition after the edde-saddle flower. Arethusa
and wild Gala, relates correspondent OF che
Boston Transcript, ! had std ned to res. for
few minutes in the chade h the side Of the
road. AS stood leaning on y bicycle hap
pened to glance up the wood road which there
Joined the highway and saw coming strotttng
toward me four young wcoc chucks not much,
larger than gray squirrels. Thinking that they
might approach nearer I stood perfectly mo-
tinlees as 1t is well known fact that wi;c
creatures will not take much notice OF man,
even though he be standing in plain sigEs.
provided that he makes no movement VIVA:
was my surprise to see them come right up,
and, after pausing second, scramble through
between the spokes OF the front wheel Of my
bicycle and swarm over my feet. An involun-
tary movement on my part then startled them
and they scampered away, all except one little
fellow, drawer than the rest, who chartered an
griiy at the handkerchief dangled before his
nose before he, too. disappeared in the woods.
The mother was seer. evidently in. great dis
}tress over the pranks OF her little ones. but
she did not dare to approach nearer than
thirty yards or SO. The question In my mind
is whether this extreme confidence in man was
due wholly to the innocence of youth, or part
" to the mysterious influence Of the circus
season in their young blood leading them on to
perform such q feat.
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part, history with action to 1t, that most
ATTRACTS me. You can see my tastes from
these shelves. And then anything that
relates to military matters. And poetry,
especially poetry of action, like Lyra
Heroica' here. Again, all the standard
novels, Dickens and Scott. And books on
rbig game hunting
) He was gone-for the moment-and
studied the shelves to see what manner OF
literature had formed and kept on form
ing this man. There were Lecky, Park
man, and Motley; Napier's Peninsular
war, John Ftske, Cooper and Gibbon,
Mahaffy, Macaulay, all in the brave array.
Not few French and German books
stood by the side of these, (Mr. Roose-
welt reads bss1:l these languages very
readily. And near at hand saw Hero.
dotus and Polybius, (favorites he had
spoken of just a moment before), Archi-
bald Forbes's Memories of war and
peace" the works of Alexander Hamilton
De La Graviere's "Guerres Maritime"
Hldreth's history Of the United States,
Forbes Mitchell, and Light Horse Harry
Lee. D.
The big game bookcase across the room
contained many work Of interest.
Books Of adventure and travel jostled
world was represented His own books
Hunting Trips of Ranchman," 1.-THE
Wilderness Hunter" and Ranch Life
and the Hunting Traip' were there, just
as the other bookcase had contained his
essays and politico-historical volumes.
East Africa and its big game" was a
title that stood out prominently. Selous's
name stared at one. -~.- .-
Outside Of its books, the room had
manifold attractions. Bronzes, depicting
hunting. life, were strewn over the tops
of the case. Rugs, in the fur of which
ones feet sank, rich, glossy, perfect
skins, were everywhere. And not to the
library were these rugs confined. They
half covered the lower floor of the house.
All were of Roosevelts shooting's, OF
course, evidences of his skill as a ni1Urod,
and. the walls in hall and dining room
bore yet finer tributes to his prowess, in
the superb heads with which they were
were adorned, those of a big buffalo and
a wapiti being the masterpieces Of his
art with bullet and trigger.
A quaint fireplace, in which logs were
burning, further set off the study. The
masters desk, plain and fiat topped, was
alongside the window. 1t was free from
the litter of authors and furnished simply
with little more than huge crystal ink
stand and a lamp
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-22
Not Helping q, Fellow Crater,


st. Louis Republic: Aetna hasn't shown q
spark Of interest in the eruption business so
}fary It inclined to let Vesuvius do
all the spouting.
EORTv VlCARS nEH1Nn
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-22
PEN PICTURES II.
OF The WAR
TRUD STORIES NOW FOR THE
FIRST TIME TOLD.

iatrbreadth Escapes on Land and
Sen Together With Nearly All
Conceivable Varieties of Peculiar
Adventures and Happenings
How a Single Ship and a Battery
Fought a Duel-Friend Mistaken
for Foe Why the Colon Was
Caught - Death of a Regular.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-16
CENTENARIAN WILL WED.
JOnthan McGee, 11O Years Old, Pro
cures a License to Wed.

JOnthan McGee, 11O Years Old, Pro-
cures a License to Wed.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. 15 -Jo-
nathan MCGEE, Ypsilanti's 110-year-old
citizen, has procured a marriage
license to wed Amelia Day, aged fifty
years. His extreme age is vouched for
by the oldest inhabitants of Ypsilanti
McGee's habits are very frugal. He
is always busy about his yard on Nor
ris street, Ypsilanti, Notwithstanding
his advanced age. His black eyes
sparkle brightly, his hearing Is good
and he does not use glasses. He prides
himself on being a good rifle shot. He
gives his breeding as half Indian. He
has never taken any rich food nor used
tobacco He says he has never been
sick but twice, and both times 1t was
the grip that troubled him. His mother
was a full-blooded Indian, whom his
father kidnapped in Pennsylvania.
He fought In the war Of 1912, in the
Mexican war, and in the Civil war.
He still has the old fiintlock pistol he
carried in the war Of 1912, and shows
a scar over his eye which was caused
by a saber cut in the Mexican war. Nc
Gee has already been married three
times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-16
PREACHER HAS FAITH.
Destitute of Funds, But Firmly Be-
Iieves He Is DivtneIy Called.

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 15-Rev. II.
n. Hartman, former pastor of the
First Baptist church here, believes he
has received a divine call to preach the
gospel in foreign lands. Though with
cut funds he has started around the
world intending to visit Palestine and
then the Philippine islands, where he
will establish missions. He left here
two weeks ago and preached last week
III Chicago. He is an exponent OF the
fourfold gospel doctrine as expounded
by the Christian missionary alliance
preachers. Two years ago Hartman
and many of his followers accepted
these dotrines, resulting in a split in
the First Baptist church. They estab-
lisEed an ecclesiastical mission, which
has f1ourished. Mr.. Hartman believes
the Lord will provide for him in his
travels, as we'll as for his wife and
seven children left behind. He Is an
eloquent preacher and formerly was
pastor of a Baptist church in Boston.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-16
CHILDREN In FLAMES
THE LIVES OF TWO LITTLE ONES
LOST IN A FIRE AT
HENDRUM
PENNED UP IN SECOND STORY

hefore 1t Was Discovered the Blaze
Had Secured Good Headway, and
1t Was Impossible to Do Any
thing for the Victtms-OriGin Of
the Fire a Mystery, but Probably
Started by the Children,
ADA, Mimi, Dec. 15.-At Hendrum.
a small village near here, about noon
today, fire destroyed the house Of Carl
Void, and two children, aged two and
four years respectively, were burned
to death. At the time the fire started
Mrs. Void was working in the yard,
and no one was in the house except the
two children. The fire was first dis
covered by neighbors, who happened
to be near by and noticed the smoke,
The fire had been burning for some
time before it was discovered, and. al
though assistance was readily obtain
ed, it was impossible, owing to the
smoke and flames, to enter the building
and rescue the children, who were in
the second story. Hendrum has no
efficient fire protection, and the resi-
dents were compelled to stand by and
let the building burn to the ground
without being able in any way to as
sist the victims.
No outcry was heard, and it was
hoped for time that possibly the
children might be at some Of the
neighbors, but after a careful search
through the village, they were found
missing, and, in returning to the ruins
and carefully searching through the
ashes and debris, the charred and
partly burned bodies were found. The
| supposition is that the children in
some manner set fire to themselves.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-16
THOMAS CAT COTTON TAILS.
Kansas City Italian DispOses of Tom
Cats for Rabbits.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 15.-Doml-
nick Shamber, an Italian produce deal
er, was arrested today for selling cats
for rabbits. Mrs. James Johnson in
formed Health officer Shirk that she
had reason to believe the Italian had
duped her when he sold her what had
pLIported to be a cotton tail. She pro-
duced the animal which she had pur-
chased as a rabbit. and 1t proved to
be an old-fashioned tom cat. The head
and tail had been removed. but Shirk
killed a cat and by comparison with
Mrs. Johnson's purchase decided that
the latter belonged to the feline tribe.
Shamber was promptly arrested. AS
Shamber has been engaged in selling
supposed rabbits for several months,
there is no telling how many tabbies
and tommies have been devoured by
the Italians customers under the sup
position that they were eating cotton
tails
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-16
AG0NCILL0'S THREAT
SAID TO BE OFFICIAL
HE VOICES THE INTENTIONS AND
POLICY OF HIS CHIEF IN --
THE PHILIPPINES
SPANISH SOVEREIGNTY
CEASED TO EXIST

Therefore, Contend the Filipinos,
the Spanfards Could Not surren-
der 1t to America AconctIIo
Asserts That His People VIII
Fight to the Deth If Anything
Save independence Is ProfYered.
LONDON, Dec. 15.--AgoncilIo, the
representative of Aguinaldo, the in
surgent leader in the Philippine ISL
ands, sails for New York on Saturday
to, as he alleges, resume his duties as
representative Of the Filipino govern
ment at Washington. In an interview
he said:
THE only portion Of the Spanish
American treaty which we are con-
cerned in is the cession of the Philip
pines, which is Illegal, as the Span
iards lost their sovereignty over the ISL
ands and the Americans cannot dis
pose Of the future of the archipelago
without consulting the Filipinos. Their
consent, by popular vote, is necessary.
AS universal suffrage forms the basis
Of the American constitution, the Unit
ed States cannot carry out this meas
ure. The result Of the peace commits
sion's deliberations is only satisfactory
to us inasmuch as Spain is turned out
Of the Philippine islands.
IT do not know officially why the
Filipinos have not released the Spanish
prisoners. I telegraphed to Aguinaldo
on the subject, and I hereby declare
to be untrue that they are held for
ransom.
'I can only regard the possible
eventual sale Of the islands as being
nonsensical.
'My countrynen will resist to the
bitter end any attempt to sell the
Philippines to any foreign power. We
are anxious to be united and allied to
our good friends, the Americans, but
beyond this we are determined at all
hazards to remain Independent"
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TODAYS BULLETIN.

Page.
ATLANTA Jubilee Over.
Labor Against Imperialism.
Filipinos Will Fight.
Fatal Fire in Minnesota.
France Ripe for Revolution.
Flour Trust Falls.
2-Serious Errors Shown by Recount.
3-St. Paul's Budget.
In the Political Field.
Religious Census Progressing.
calvin S. Brice Dead.
Senate Passes War Bill.
6-Editorlal.
Prof. zeublin on City Morals.
7-Sporting News.
News of the Railroads.
War Ships Hurried to Havana.
Seen. Brooke Before War Board.
Col. Bryan's Views.
9-State Schools Needs.
Reception for Gov. Lind.
1o-Markets of the World.
Bar Silver, 591ac.
Chicago Cash Wheat, 657sc.
11-MinneaDolis Matters.
News Of the Northwest.
Pin the Field Of Labor.
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story OF the War With Spain to
Thousands - Notable Gathering
and Many Addresses Delivered.
ATLANTA. Ga, Dec 15.-In the din
ing room Of the KimbaII house tonight
the Atlanta Peace jubilee, which
brought to this city the president Of
the United States several members of
his cabinet and many distinguished
figures of the war with Spain, and re-
suited in utterances by the executive
which have cemented hard and fast
the bonds between the North and the
South, was brought to a close by an
elaborate banquet. Covers were laid
for 800. All the city's distinguished
guests were present and seated at the
presidents table.
The Atlantians attending the ban
quet were representatives of the city's
wealth and business interests. Many
prominent men from all parts Of the
South also graced the tables.
Hon. Clark Howell editor Of the At
lanta Constitution, acted as toastmas-
ter.
At the presidents table were seated:
The president, Gov. Allen D. Gambler,
Hon. R. A. Alger. Lyman J. Gage,
Hon. John D. Long, Charles Emory
Smith, Hon. James Wilson, Maj, Gen.
Shafter Hon. Charles F. Warwick,
Lieut.. Richmond P. Hobson, DR.. E. D.
Spalding, Hon. Stephen O'Meara, Maj.
Livingston Minis, Hon. John Addison
Porter Capt. S. J. Lowry, Gen. A. M.
IN
Jersey; Hoke Smith, D. G. Fenno,
Hon. Frank P. Rice, Gen. Henry w.
Lawton, Rufus B. Bullock, Hon.
George R. Peck, Gov. Joseph F. John
ston, Maj. Gen. S. B. NJ Young, Hon.
E. E. Settle, NJ. c.; Maj. Gen. Joe
Wheeler, Col. W. A. Hemphill, Mayor
G. A. Collier.
An elaborate menu was discussed,
after which the speechmaking began.
Hon. Clark Howell introduced the
president. His speech was one of the
best of the evening.
The president, as he arose, was the
recipient Of a hearty and spontaneous
greeting. The cordiality with which
he has been received on all occasions
during his visit was nowhere more
evident than at tonight's gathering.
The executive was compelled to stand
and bow some minutes before those
about the table would permit him to
proceed. He spoke briefly.
Hon. John D. Long, secretary of the
navy, followed, responding to the toast,
1.-The Navy
Maj. Gen. William R. Shafter was
heartily cheered when introduced by
Mr.. Howell.
Hon. George R. Peck, of Chicago
was believed to be the Northern speak
er Of the evening, and, rising to re.
spond to the toast, ''The New Union,
was loudly applauded.
A splendid speech was that Of Hon
Stephen OMeara, Of Boston, the mex
on the list, and its reception was one
of strong approval.
Hon. Lyman J. Gage, secretary o.
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ATLANTIC LINERS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Germanic, Liverpool;
Kaiser Wilhelm H., Genoa. Sailed: Wei
mar, Bremen.
CHERBOURG- Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, New York.
BREMEN-Arrived; Lain, New York, via
Southampton.
QUEENSTOWN - Arrived: Britannia, New
York for Liverpool Sailed: Teutonic, from
Liverpool for New York; Rhineland, Phila-
delphia.
LIVERPOOL - Arrived: Belgenland, Phila-
dephia
BRENlEN-Arrived: Willhad, Baltimore
NAPLES-Sailed: Victoria for New York.
GENOA-Sailed: Aller, New York
LONDON-Sailed: Manitou, New York
ROTTERDAM - Sailed; Spaarndam, New
York.
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EMPEROR is ANXIOUS.
William Points Out the PeriIs of the
Situation In France.

LONDON, Dec. 15.-The Exchange Tele-
graph company learns that Emperor William
of Germany has communicated a note on the
Dreyfus affair to all the courts Of Europe, In
which he points out the gravity of the pres
ent situation in France.
The same agency also says that the pope is
about to issue a proclamation to the French
clergy ordering them to observe the greatest
reserve in regard to the present crisis
Reports have been current for some timo
that Emperor William was convinced of the
innocence of Dreyfus 1t will be remembered
that M. Paschal Grousset tried to read in the
French chamber Of deputies the other day a
letter to that effect, purporting to be written
by Emperor William.