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ment for Chickamauga- The trip to Chick
amauga was without incident. On arriv-
ing at Rossville, Ca, Company c, with
it's regiment, marched to Chckamauga.
This march taxed the endurance of every
man in the company. At Camp Thomas.
Chickamauga Park, the time was chiefly
spent in practice drills and in preparations
for the campaign to be made When the
time came to go to Tampa the regiment
marched back to Rossvile and there re-
manned several hours, during which time
the men of Company enjoyed the oppor-
tunity of refreshing baths and a general
cleaning up.
While at Rossville Company C men dis
covered Il stream near by, and all pre-
pared to go in swimming. They were so
delighted at the prospect of a good swim
that little heed was given to the arrange
ment of their bathing attire and several
with gay abandon appeared in scant cover
ing. However, nearby residents shouted
Warningly to the almost naked men, and
there was a general run to cover
Ratons were issued at Rossvlle after
which the regiment embarked in sleeping
cars for Tampa. Camp was made within d
mile of Tampa and every day the entirL
regiment marched out to Tampa Heights
where drills and battle formations were
gone through. After a stay of nearly a
month in Tampa, orders Were given to pro-
coed to Port Tampa and there embark on
the United States transport Catania for
Cuba. This was done, and Company G ar
rived at Siboney on July TO- On landing
Company c formed and marched to Camp
Fish, about three lnieS inland CARRYING
with them their shelter tents equipments
and ammunition. On the following morn
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,DxtcEs FROM HONOLULU.
rommfssfon's Tour OF the Islands Vas
Productive of Good.

The steamer Glengyie, which arrived yes
teraay at san Francisco from Hong hohe
and Yokohama, via Honolulu. brought the
following adyices from Honolulu. under
date uf August 81:
The congressional commission. with the
exception OF President Dole. left for the
o,bsr Islands oIl August - and returned on
August -. after visiting the principal towns
OF Maui and Hawaii In speaking OF the
trim Senator Morgan said:
II think We accomplished some good on
the tour. I think we very effectively dis
ros.d Of the prevalent idea among the ma
lives tina. annexation was only a war meas
urc''
Ex-Oueen Liliuokd!ani arrived at Eilo at
the same time the commissioners arrived
and accompanied them in a separate con-
veyance to the volcano.
Ths. Chinese of the Hawaiian Islands have
ures.n t1d a memorial TO the members OF
the cougre ssionai commission, asking that
al the Chinese that have become natural
LED under the laws of Hawaii, and all chill
hren born in Hawaii. be permitted the right
Of transit To and from all parts OF the
United States; that in the laws affecting
the immigration Of Chinese labor specia
provision be made for the Importation by
The owners Of rice plantations of limited
humber of Chinese laborers to work such
Plantations: that the Chinese be permitted
10 bring irto this country their children
LINN China and nlan women Of good char
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ing the march was resumed, and every
thing, excepting arms and 100 rounds of
ammunition to each man, was discarded.
The company arrived at San Juan Heights
on the morning Of July II, and were order
ed into the trenches, within range of the
Spanish lines. About dark of July II Com
pany Z was ordered to camp at San Juan
Heights, and spent the night there On this
night was witnessed one of the most ter
rife tropical storms, and the men beingwith-
out shelter except improvised shack of
grass, palm branches, etc, were soaked to
the skin and covered with mud. The shack
occupied by Maj. O'Brien, the commander
of the I'D Battalion, and Capt. Domer, was
soon blown down, and these officers were
without shelter the whole night
on the following morning Lieut.. Ianham
OF Company K met Capt. Domer and to-
getEer both suffered a severe fit of ague,
shaking as if violently seized with CON
WILSON'S.
July II Company was detailed to fin
ish line of trenches While engaged in
this work. Capt. Domer saw approaching
from the Spanish lines two officers, bear
ing flag of truce. A white handkerchief
was procured and attached to a ramrod,
and CAPT Domer with his Interpreter add
Vanced and met the Spanish officers mid
way between the two lines After ex-
changing military courtesies the Spaniards
stated that while a flag of truce was fly
ing the Spanish line 1t was not proper
for the American forces to be engaged in
extending their trenches. Capt Domer
1hen called the attention of the Spanish
officer to the fact that the day before, while
their nag of truce was displayed, they had
constructed battery. He pointed out this
battery to the Spanish officers, who denied
having constructed it. claiming that it had
been previously erected. 1t was finally
agreed that work on the trenches should
be suspended until the matter had been
referred to the proper authorities and by
ttem acted upon. The matter was at once
reported to the colonel commanding, who
ordered that all work on the trenches by
his regiment be temporarily discont inued.
The work Was resunied, and on the night
OF July l6 Col. Harres ordered Capt. Do
mer to take a detail of thirty men, pro-
vIded with spades, and complete a line
OF trenches The men were cautioned
prior to leaving camp to the absolute
quiet with which the work should be done.
me company was divided into two reliefs.
One-half of the men were placed on guard
IN the trenches while the others worked.
lhis occupied the n en- until 3 am. of July
IL, when the moon made it's appearance
and exposed the companys position, hut
not until the work WAS completed. The
company then returned to camp, very much
tired py the long watch and the work.
On July IL came the or nouncement Of the
surrender of the hes;eged city. The two
armies were drawn up in line in front of
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being moved to about two and one-half
miles south and east, into another part of
the San Juan hills. Herr instructions were
issued by the brigade commander, Colonel
Turner of the LIST illinois, that the figntng
now to be done against disease, and
he gave most stringent lrders relating to
the care of the men, the character of the
food and sanitary conditions. He particu-
larry impressed upon them that they should
keep clean.
On July 20 First Lieut.. VIM. Z. Crist of
Company c was transferred to Company
and placed in command, by order of Gen.
Shafter, succeeding Lieut., Walker. From
this date until the departure of the regi-
n.ent for the United States little of con-
sequence occurred. The men received the
best possible treatment and care under the
circumstances. The food supplied to its
members was as good as could be pro-
cured, and the men all seemed 20 get along
as well could be expected.
There was very little sickness among the
members of Con pany l. and especially so
considering that the company was without
shelter of any kind after their arrival in
Cuba for period of at least four weeks.
their tents and blankets having been left
at La Quasina.
On August 20 Company l broke camp at
San Juan Heights, ard marched into the
city of Santiago, where they embarked,
with the other companies Of the % and 30
Battalions, on the transport Hudson bound
for Montauk Poirt Long Island. n. Y
On August q the two battalions disem-
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of one whole day was suffered at Wildwood,
Ga, the trains having been blockade all
along the route. The tracks were crowded
with trains, and there was at many times
Danger of collision. Several train loads Of
army wagons were also blocked while the
regiment was at Wildwood.
On arriving at Tampa shelter tents were
put up. The sand was so soft and deep
there that the pins of the shelter tents
would not hold. A high wind commenced
to blow and on the first day many tents
were continually blown down. About the
third day 4 rain storm occurred and It
poured il torrents. The men of the regi-
ment were practically washed out. After
the regiment had laen camped at Tampa
for several days, larger tents were secured
and put up in place of the dog tents
While at this camp the horses in the
COVE rnment corral stampeded and broke
through the streets of nearly all the COM
parties of the regiment. Quick and valuable
service was rendered by members of Com
pany L in getting control of the animals,
and order was restored
At Tampa practice drills and marches
battle formation and schooling of non
CON missioned officers of the regiment were
gone through with.
On July Company 1 embarked on the
railroad for Port Tampa and boarded the
transport Catania en- route to Santiago.
Anchor was cast on July and arrival at
the 9Th.
At Key West a delay of forty hours was
occasioned on account of necessary repairs
made in the Catania.
While at Tampa Private Samuel Schlom-
berg was discharged, and Private Forces
ter was transferred to the Hospital Corps
Of the second division.
The Catania sailed out of Key West har-
Dor on July under convoy of the United
States gunboat Wasp. The trip aboard was
very pleasant ore. and the men seemed
to enjoy it very much. Very little seasick-
ness was experienced by the men OF Com
pany l. But the condition of the trans
port was not all that could be desired. The
vessel was in bad condition, being foul, and
utterly unfit for the transportation of
troops. It's sanitary arrangements were ex-
ceedingly crude and inefficient.
Siboney was reached OH July 10, and dis
ennbarkation effected on the afternoon of
the same day. Upon landing. Company |
marched about three and one-half miles
inland to the first camp of the Rough Rid
ELS. a Quasima, and staid there over night.
On the morning of July II forced march
was made to San Juan hills, each company
commander being instructed to have his
men proceed in light marching order Ev-
erything but arms and two days rations
were ordered left behind.
During the forenoon of the 18th the reyi-
ment arrived at San Juan Heights. and
Company l was at once ordered into the
trenches. While in the trenches Company
performed its full share of the work and
GIard duty. and attended to all of the mill
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Original Roll.


The following is the original muster roll
of the company:
Company I-Captain, Richard Douglass
Simms; first lieutenant, Thacker V. Walk
er; second lieutenant Roy B. Hayes; first
sergeant, William c. Whip; quartermaster
sergeant, Joseph 3. Plat; sergeants, Leon
ard Y. Rosser, John r. Presnell. Henry
Jost and Dallas n. Davis; corporals, Cliff
ford A. Lucas, John kammerer. Peter
Peterson. Albert RoSenbaum, John j. Has
kell and Harry Bradley; musicians, VIM.
FL. Peters and Arthur F. Richie; artficer,
George w. Naren; wagner, VIM. A Taite;
priVates, Edgar J. Adams VIM. T. Bailey,
Charles E. Baldwin, Alloys Barnes, Jas.
E. Biliingsley, Floyd +. Brown, James l..
Brown, Edgar F. Burke. Thomas Collins,
Ulysses G. Connolly, Lode A Cutshaw.
Luther F. Davis, Jacob b. Davis, James
G. Davis. Joseph R. Drinkard. Alexander
Gaitley, John A. Gayer, William ]. Gil
mour, George X Glasgow, Walter Green,
Frank r. Griffith, William J. Hannigan,
Herbert L. Hayes, Albert J. Hawkins Ell
lott A Hopes, Patrick Hurley, Rich I1ur-
ley, Jackson r. Leith, John Z. Lynch,
Claude w. Lunsford, Elvin NJ. Luskey,
Bernard McCauley, Lewis Malloet, Harry
w. Mitchell, Daniel P. Meyers, John A
oToole, John: O'Donoghue, John Prendi-
vile, Thomas j. Prendiville, William P.
Particle. Rich ]. Quinn, Warren V. Reed
George W. Robey. Samuel H. Schlomberg
Thomas R. Shepherd, jr.. Charles Z. Six
Taggart, Joseph Taggart, Henry T. Teel,
Clarence P. Thompson, William A. Treen,
Norman A. Kraft, Robert L. Zell and Wm
d, V. ZeIl
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COMPANY L.
The Command Under Capt. Richard l.
SiMmS.

Company I, LIST District of Columbia Vol
unteers, was mustered into the service on
May 16, at Washington, with the following
officers: Richard D. Simms, captain; Thack-
er d. Walker, first lieutenant: Roy B.
Hayes, second lieutenant
On the same day Company / marched
from the National Guard Armory, Wash
inston, to Camp Alger, Virginia, and re-
manned there five days, While at Camp
Alger Privates Thomas Prenderville and
James f. Billingsley were discharged, pur-
suant to special orders.
On May 81, Company I left for Camp
Thomas, Chickamauga Park Ca, arriving
at Rossvil1e, Tenn, on the ODD The regi-
ment marched from Rossville to Camp
Thomas, a distance of twelve miles This
march was severe on the men because it
was uphill, and the weather exceedingly
warm The men were very much fatigued
from being cramped in the cars for two
days and two nights.
On arriving at Camp Thomas, Company
bivouacked, because the quartermaster
failed to get tentage from the station.
However, tents came the next morning.
Company l remained at Camp Thomas
until June /, when the regiment left for
Tampa, arriving there on June 3. A delay
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WHOLESOME ADVICE.
For People whose stomaehs Are
Weak and indigestion Poor.

DIR. Harlandson, whose opinion in diseases 4,
worthy Of attention, says when man &C wama
comes to me complaining Of indigestion loss o.
appetite. sour stomach. blrhing. sour wntery RS
ngs, beadnches siee9lessEess, lack 81 ambition ana
general rundown uervous condition Sdvlse
them to take after each meal one or two u
Stnau's Dysp'Ts.a Tallets. allowing the tablet to
dissolve In the moth, and thus mingie with the
food eaten. The result is that the food speedily
dlgestod before It has time 10 sour and ferment.
These tablets VIII digest food anyway. whether the
stomach wants TO OF not because they contain
harmless digestive principles. vegetable essences
pepsln and Golden Seal. which supply just what
the weak stomach lacks
have advised the tablets with great success
both In curing indigestion and 20 build up the is
sues incr2ase fcsh in thin. patients whose
reHl trouble was dyspepsia. and son as the
stomach WAS put 10 rights they did not know
what sickness was
nry-ceht package Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets can be bought at any drug store. and he they
are not secret patent medicine. they he used
as often iesired With fun assurance that they
contain nothing harmful in the slightest degree;
on the contrary. any whose stomach Is at all
deransed WI end great benefit from the use Of
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. They will cure any
form Of stomach weakness disease except cancer
Of the stomach. Full size package at druggists,
Doc. or s1O0, by mail from Stuart Co, Mar
shall. Ml'h. se79
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District Boys Have Been Busy Col
Iectors of Curios.
BOUGHT FROM SPANISH OFFICERS
Torafs Horse and Pando's Snuff
Box Gathered in by the Regiment.
SOUVENIRS OF THE ENEMY
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

Special From Staff Correspondent.
CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point /. l.,
September 3, 1898.
The reiic-hunting tendency of Americans
has been shown to an enormous extent by
members of the 1st District of Columbia
regiment. In spite of all their hardships,
and under all conditions which have made
1t difficult for them to do more than pre-
serve their own lives and perform military
duties deyolyed upon them, most Of the
men have not failed at all times to accumu-
late souvenirs of their Cuban campaign.
Coin and stamp collectors have not carried
their systems out in more perfect form
than have the soldier boys in gathering
relics.
OF course, the one rssic that is of price
less value to The regiment, and will be
treasured as long as its organize ton is con-
tinued, is the flag given il by patriotic
ladies of Washington just before the Dis
trict soldiers departed to go to the front.
Col. Harries assured the donors of this
splendid silk banner that wherever it went
Lis regiment would go, and if it did not
come back they need not expect the regi-
ment to return The flag has been in front
of his tent ever since arriving here.
Col. Harries, securing the horse ridden by
Gen. Toral during the month previous to
the surrender of Santiago, captured the
most interesting relic in sight. The field
piece which was stationed on the Spanish
side just in front of the American trenches
ready to throw shrapnel into the midst of
the District boys. is one Of the most ralu-
able of the souvenirs brought home by the
regiment.
A Great Variety.
Individually. the soldiers have collected a
variety of things. Buttons, shoulder straps,
cockades, Spanish shells and scores of other
articles have been brought home. Many of
the men have complete sets Of buttons
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sergeant and first sergeant of Company A.
In 1894 he was appointed first lieutenant.
9th Battalion, d. c. n. G., and December l.
1897, captain. I'd Regiemnt. D. C. N. G.
Upon the formation Of the list District of
Columbia Volunteer Regiment he was ap-
pointed first lieutenant and adjutant I'd
battalion, and served as such until August
]. 1898, when he was transferred to the
command Of Company M.
Signal Corps Veteran.
Second Lieut.. Edward N Meekins IS a
| member of the District bar and q veteran
of the signal corps. He has lived in Wash
| ington since 1884, taking great interest in
| and occasionally pub fishing his views about
military n4 ters.
Durir 6 his service in the signal CORDS he
was specially commended for bravery. In
the volunteer service lie has been indus
trious and painstakns.. and thinks disohe-
cience of orders the greatest crime pcs
sible. He aided very largely in recruiting
the company, and has remained with it
from start to finish looking carefully after
the health of his command. He has a sum
mer home at Falls Church. Va. and RATS
OF friends both there and in Washington.
Weary Company.
1t a weary and WORKOUT company
| at nightfaIl. and in the little brush tents
in rear of the trenches they slept soundly
glad to be at the front at last The sub
tory of the regiment.
On one of the numerous marches to the
rear for baggage, etc, a military burial
was given soldier of the I'd Cavalry. He
was left on the trail by an ambulance, and
the grave carefully marked.
Company NJ. with few exceptions, stood
these exhausting marches like veterans
At San Juan hill they were amoLg the
last to take the fever, but as Sergeant
Sropshier remarked. We got it good when
We did get it,
The climate was too much for the COM
pahys puppy Mascot, and poor little
Dewey went under which made sad
hour for Private Mason. The sick list both
IN quarters and division hospital was a
long one. including at least one case of
yellow jack but no deaths occurred 1t
seemed to be the desire of everyone to
help the sick, and several proved them
selves excellent nurses. Private Burton was
sent TO division hospital very ILL., but walk
ed back unasststed next day, saying he
wanted to die with his company and he
came very near doing So The men mani
rested great Willingness to come home but
not or the Catania. The Hudson proved
much more to their liking and it was a
great and memorable day for all when the
wharf at Montauk Point was reached and
company n stood once more on the soil
OF the United States.
At Siboney.
After landing at Sihorey, the company
| was delayed few hours landing supplies
during which time the rain fell in torrents
The march to the front began abou. sun
set. Artillery had just gone ahead, and
the trail. flooded by water and cut up by
artillery wagons. was almost impa Bile
The boys of Company M will never forget
that first march on Cuban soil
The next morning. in the distance an
peared the red-tled roofs of Santiago with
clouds of buzzards circling over that
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District of Columbia Volunteers on May
II at Washington, with the following Of
ficers,: Captain, Charles S. D. Domer; first
lieutenant, W. Eugene Crst; second lieu
tenant, Samuel G. Reaman The muster
ing in of Company G made the compile
ment of the regimenti as it was the last
company TO be enrolled. This company is
composed of what was known as Com
pany c. of the Natipnal Guard, and the
same as those of the original company.
On May Is Company c boarded the train
for Dunn Loring, Var and marched from
there to Camp AlgeT. where the company
remained until the departure of the regi-
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doomed city. Cubans going to the rear
their miserable little ponies excited The
laughter of the men, but Sergt. Brown
gruffly warned them, Bring your faces to
the safety NOTCH
The scenes along the field of the first
days battle stopped the fun. Some of the
shallow graves only half hid the dead, and
little clearings by the roadside, where the
men tried to rest had very obviously been
used as temporary hospitals.
Original Roll.
The original roll of Company NJ was as
follows: Sidney r. Jacobs, captain; Fred G.
Stutz, first liuetenant; Edward N. Meek
ms, second lieutenant William T. Place
first sergeant; John G. Gathers, jr.. quar-
termaster sergeant; Charles II. Brown, ser
geant; George p. Shropshire, sergeant
Archibald A Ruark sergeant; Fred A
Cusick, sergeant; Joseph Street, corporal;
Frank j. Schlower, corporal; John Z. Ora
ham, corporal James T. Goddard, corporal
George L. Neff. corporal; John A. Meyer
corporal William II. Norbeck, musician;
August Schoenknecht, musician; Louis c.
Peters. artihcer; Frank S. Common, wagon
err: privates, Joseph FL. Adam. Charles w.
Angel, George v. Bang, Charles Buckley
John A. Burton. John 7. Cody. Joseph A.
Campbell. Charles A. Campbell, Walter
Carneal, William G. Clark, James F. Cor
win F.. Dougherty, Jacob J. Eberle, Robert
II. Flint. Alfred G. Geist Charles r. Git
tings, Abraham Goldstein, William H. Har-
ness, William H. Holmes, jF.; George I.
Jenkins. Anthony ]. Kahler, John T Kiser
James A. Kohn. Joseph M. Kohn, Edwin
NJ. Lawton, Samuel Marshall, George P.
Mason, David McNaughton. Edwin McGin-
mis-. Robert t. Mitchell, Albert F. Moore.
John P. ONeii, Hyles D. Osborn, Robert d.
Proctor. James K. Pollock, George Pumph-
rey, Edgar r. Ray. John A. Riley, Otto
Ritter, Harry ]. Schlosser. Martin Scott,
George Schultz. Joseph Stecker, George Fl.
Strayer, Frederick H. Smith, William n.
Swindells John H. Taylor, Harry c.
Thorne Richard l.. Trice George W.
Vaughn, James V: Walden, Curtis H. Win
son, Thomas ]. Williams.
COMPANY C.
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the Notifications. and cannon doomed out
the signal of the surrender. The bands
were playing their rational airs. Company
z returned to its camp on San Juan
Heights, remaining there until their return
to the United States
while at San Juan Heights the men of
the LIST District of Coli, NINA Regiment ex-
pected moving o!ders every day. However.
they did not receive them until August Is,
when the 2i and Sd BattaIions embarked
on the United States transport Hudson. ar
irving at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point
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acter; that Chinese merchants be permitted
to in,rOTt clerks Tor their business estab-
iisiments; that Chinese be given the same
privileges as given to other residents in the
community; that the system of penal labor
contracts be abolished.
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