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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25
The Kansas Harvest.

Kansas City Star: Though wheat harvest
WIN not be under full Roadway in Kansas for
two or three weeks, there is a great demand
tor harvest hands already, ard farmers are Of
feainr 81 to So day for men to work In the
delds. The wheat crop Of Kansas Is now
f,eyonA the reach Of serious damage. fr'. n any
so,rce though wet harvest might impair
the quality and cause some loss. But Kansas
farmers are not used TO standing In dreaa Of
too much moisture. yield Of loo. 0oo, 600
bushels Is now practically assured That Is
twice as much as was produced last year, ana
"a third larger than the great crop OF 1873.
There win be busy times in Kansas in the
next few months. Every available ma hine
and every man who can be pressed into .serv-
ice viii be needed to cut the wheat, and even
then many fields are certain to stahd waiting
Tor the 1aarvesters, until much Of The dead
ripe grain will be wasted in the cutting. A:'er
the reapers nnieh their work the threshing
machines will be humming continuously for
many weeks. and the corn crop will be ready
20 gather before the wheat Is all stored away
IN the bins. Thus there win be months Of
reruureratye labor for every man Who is sble
and willing to work. The railroads too, VIII
ana 1t necessary to employ many additional
freixht crews and the Kansans will be tho
BUSIEST, the happiest and the most chear:ul
lot nj people to be found on the facs OF tie
globe. sfs u
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ness is very, very near TO gounness
afloat.
The relative rank of army and navy
officers, (omitting general and admiral,
and lieutenant general and vice ad-
miral, both of which grades are in
abyamce), and the main distinguishing
devices worn in epaulets, in shoulder
straps OF or the collars, are as follows
Army. Navy. Device.
Major General Rear Admiral. Two stars
Brig. General. Commodore One star.
Lieut.. colone.. Commander silver oak leaf
Major. Lieut.. Com dr.. Gold oak leaf
Captain. Lieutenant. Two bars.
First Lieut.. Lieut.. Cir. gde). One bar.
Second Lieut.. Ensign. No device. il.
To sbegin with the navy, it must be
kept in mind that line officers have po-
sitiye or actual rank, and staff officers,
who constitute the medical pay engineer,
construction and civil engineer CORPS.
have relative rank. The devices indicated
above. are authorized according to the
positive and relative rank held, but the
different corps are thus distinguished
The line. silver, anchor. medical corps, a
spread oak leaf, embroidered in dead
gold, with an acorn embroidered in silver
upon 1t; pay corps, q silver oak sprdg;,
engineer corps, four silver oak leaves;
construction corps, a gold sprig or two
live oak leaves and an acorn; professors,
one silver oak leaf and an acorn; cival
engineers, the letters c. E. In silver. Be-
sides these, all commissioned officers wear
+ gold lace upon the sleeve, which vasies
in thickness and In the number Of stripes,
according to positive or relative grade.
The difference is further accentuated on
the sleeves. Line officers, including naval
cadets, mates, beatswains and gunners,
wear on the ontside of each sleeve
star Of five rays, embroidered In gold, the
ray pointing downward, being one-fourth
Of an inch from the upper edge of the
upper strip of lace, when lace Is worn,
or, in the case Of mates, boatswains and
gunners four inches from the edge Of
the sleeve. Stan officers, except chap
slains who have no uniform, other than
| that commonly worn by clergymenwear
the same lace on the cuffs as the line
officers, with whom they have relative
rank. In lieu of the star, which IL the
distinctive brand of The lire or executive
branch, they have bands OF colored cloth
between or above the ship OF gold lace;
the colors trying as follows:-Medical
officers. dark masoon velvet pay omcers
white cloth; engineer officers. red cloth;
naval constructors dark violet cloth, pro-
fessprs OF mathematics, olive green cloth;
civil engineers, light blue velvet.
Cooked hats ana blue caps are worn
n the navy. The rank Is indicated n 4. the
former: by the sch1S aeter nf sth1 Ieaess saear
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SLIP wnen the powers blockaded the ports
of Greece in 1886. He is a graduate of
the Austrian naval school at Fiume
These foreign officers are no less inter-
ested in the details Of our military sys-
TEN and our methods in camp than they
will be in our conduct Of campaign in
the field. There will be criticisms, some
of them deserved, in their early reports
to their home governments. When they
have occasion to tell their imperial and
other majesties how Uncle Sans troops
fought in the face of an enemy-well,
could write out their reports for them
now with the aiG of typewriter, some
manifold paper and the confidence that
every American has in the bravery oi
the boys in blue. - -
The boys in blue, however, in this cam
paign, will be the boys in brown, drah
orange, gray and every other light colo
including white. Uncle Sans no
weather clothes 40 not all look alike. bu,
the Krag- Jorgcnsen bullets and the stou
hearts that carry the rifles are uniform.
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and ready to sight at the first occasion.

and ready to sight at the first occasion.
We ere steaming very slowly, but in
creasing speed as the dawn Increased. In
the gray daylight we could make out a
line of ships anchored in front Of the city.
Then we steamed ahead faster. The ships
ahead proved to be merchantmen, and at
daylight we could discern the Spanish
fleet further down the bay, and then it
was Full ahead!' The Spanish fleet did
not advance to meet us, and apparently
made NO. move on the defensive. Pos
sibly our audacity had for the moment
paralyzed them. But it was not for long.
In twenty minutes or so they opened a
terrific cannonade at long range. The
batteries and forts around Manila opened
fire at the same time. Every man on
the ship was now awake and at his post
L knew that it would not be long before
there would be some hot work, and I
served NY men with cup of coffee and
y piece of bareback, and little later
gave them a drink of whisky and water.
I had eaten nothing myself since the
night before except cup Of coffee and a
little bareback with the men, and L did
not drink all the Coffee and only nibbled
a little Of the bareback.
According to orders, we did not respond
to the Spanish guns until our ships came
into position. Then the flagship opened
fire, and then I followed with two hours
Of cannonading which I do not believe
has ever been equaled in naval warfare.
The shots from the Olympia were the
prearrargcd signal for the other ships to
do the same.
We soon discovered that the batteries
Ut CaVite were very heavily mounted, and
the ordnance included several 1O-inch
guns, and we were not long in finding out
that the Don Antonio de Ulloa and the
Reina Christina the flagship, carried
much heavier guns than we thought. We
began to fear that our ships had met
their match. Shots shrieked above and
around us, bat our men showed that they
had pluck, for they were giving the Dons
:, battle royal
What was the end to be? No man
knew; it takes time to think, and each
man was working with every nerve
strained. AS hot as the battle was, the
neat of the sun was equally so, and had
my men who were bringing up the am
munition throw every vestige Of clothing
Except their shoes.
The Spanish guns had opened upon us
at $40 a. M. and it was fully $40 be-
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fore we began to reply. But" when we
Giu, we made every shot tell, for our gum
ners demonstrated that their opponents
were no match for them in accuracy, al
though the Spaniards had every advan-
lage and should have known the exact
'anse Of every ONT in the harbor, while
>: the American fleet not a single gunner
lad ever as much as been in the harbor
>c:ore. We began circling in front Of
he Spanish fleet. each time getting a
rte closer. We first fired the port bat
ety, and then swung round and fired the
4: 5c1rd batteries.
Fy&C:30 we had circled three times and
e Starting for the fourth when the
:7's'l admira! came out in the Reina
::istina and CALAMITY assailed us. but
made it hot for him. I don't know
in the world he escaped with his
While he was standing on tn
shot from one OF our shirs. i.
ttin,< # was the Concord, blew the bridge
clean over; in fact, shot it right from
under him, but the admiral was appar-
entity uninjured, for a few minutes later
I saw him walking the deck as calln M
as though he was on parade It was get
ting too hot for him, and he ev1oently
saw that his ship was no match for US
and h turned to get back to his fleet.
Just as the Reina Christina swung
around an eight-inch shell from the port
battery. which was tenQlnS, SLEuCh HCA
SQUARE astern and set her on fire. By this
time other gunners had got the range
and If ever ship was riddled It was the
Reina Christina. do not think 1t was
fifteen minutes from the time the shell
from the Boston struck her when she
went down with, it is said, over two hun
dred men. The admiral, however, had es-
caped in small boat and made for the
Isla de Cuba, where he again hoisted his
flag.
think that one of the miracles Of the
battle was the escape Of the admiral to
the Isla de Cuba under q rain OF shell.
He never could have done 1t had he not
run the Reina, Christina so close to the
forts that we were afraid to get in TOO
close pursuit. Every moment that I could
spare put In at the portfolios, for,I never
expected to see another sight like that
one. II 81, - 81 s
After we had circled Ave times we with
drew. The smoke was SO dense that we
could hardly distinguish friend from foe.
7 Our men had worked three long hours
with scarcely mouthful of food. I had,
however, kept my men well supplied with
whisky and water. I gave each small
drink about every twenty minutes.
3 After we had withdrawn and the clouds
.aof smoke had lifted enough 90 that We
II i z = - - s'
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me are consumed. 'Nnel an Am rlcan
officer is introduced in a hotel rotunda
ne does not salute. He shakes hands Ii
some cases he suggests going to the cafe
for moment ,"- .... .-..-
I happened to be near when Capt. Yves
ter was presented to Mai. Gen. Miles, just
after Ger. Miles arrival here A group
Of officers were standing by the hotel
desk. Hhe presentation was made The
Swedish officer brought his heels togeth-
er, swung his right arm gracefully and
glued his hand to the VISOR of his cap.
Gen. Miles said he was glad to meet the
captain. The captain responded apprO-
priately. His right hand was still glued
to his cap. Gen. Miles extended his right
hand cordially. If the captain looked a
little stift before. his evident embarrass-
mont now was Ditiable. In the Swedish
army the man who salutes superior
keeps 10 the salute until it is acknowl-
edged.
Capt. Wester was waiting for Gen. Miles
to return his salute, and here was the
major generals right hand held out. Evil
IDENTIFY he must take it. It was equally
evident that his own right hand must not
be removed from his cap, because it had
not been released according to the code
Of Swedish military etiquette. So he
gave Gen. Miles his left hand to shake,
raad his right was still at the peak of his
cap when the cOmmander-in-chief was
called away to meet another distinguished
foreigner.
Col. Yernoloff, military attache to the
Russian imperial embassy at Washington
is on the general staff of the Russian
army He was formerly of the horse
artillery. He represented his government
in the Turko-Grecian war, and saw SER
vice in the Turko- Russian war of 1877
49, He was at the siege of Plevna. He
is graduate of the military school at St.
Petersburg, and has spent seven years
as an attache at the legation at Lon
don.
Maj. G. Shiba; CT the Japanese lega-
ton at London arrived here last week.
He is major Of artillery, and was in the
field in the Chino.Japanese war, taking
part in the battles of Wai-Wai and Port
Arthur. He is q graduate of the military
college al Toxic.
Lieut.. Joseph Rodler, of the Austro-
Hungarian legation, is a naval officer
who holds a commission on the Donau
He has seen service anoat as we'll as in
the diplomatic field. and was on a battle
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ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. MIMI

admirals and cOmmOdOres sporting gold
on the rim, and all others more modestly
contenting themselves with black lace.
The cap is of dark, navy blue cloth, with
sloping visor and a rounded full top.
The device for all commissioned officers.
and for naval cadets in active service
af1oat, is silver spread eagle, and rest
ing upon the crossed foul anchors en-
broidered in gold. Officers of the line and
staff of and above the grade of COM
mander wear caps which have the edge
of the peak or visor embroidered in gold.
This has been lately adopted in our navy,
and the practical intention underlying
is to indicate at fairly long distance the
rank Of commanding and other senior off,
GERS. @s
Army rank and special corps assign
ment are shown in other ways than by
the devices described above in the data
of relative rank. 10 begin with, they
have, like the navy, different insignia
and different colors for emphasizing the
differences Of corps, and in the highest
grade varied arrangement of buttons
on the coat. The generals Of the army
wears two rows Of buttons on his coat,
twelve buttons in each, grouped by fours,
and the lieutenant general ten buttons
IN each row, the upper and lower grouped
by threes and the middle by fours Major
generals wear two rows of buttons, nine
In each row, grouped by threes and bri-
gadier generals two rows, eight in each,
grouped in pairs. Colonies, lieutenant
colonies and majors wear two rows, nine
In each, equally distributed, and captains
and subalterns two rows with seven but
tons in each, equally distributed. All
general officers wear cuffs faced with
dark blue velvet. 10, 50 ~ =
The device upon the buttons varies &C
cording to corps, the generals general
staff and the line, consisting of the in.
tantry artillery and the cavalry, wearing
gilt convex button, on whicho is dis
played a spread eagle, the line forces
being differentiated by the letters I, A
or G. The engineer corps wears a but
ton which displays an eagle holding in
his beak scroll with the word "Es-
sayons,' and in the distance a castle,
with embrasures surrounded by water.
and rising sun; the ordnance corps is
distinguished by crossed / cannon and
bombshell, with a scroll containing the
words "Ordnance Corps" the signal corps
wears two crossed signal flags and a
torch The castle, bombshell and signal
flags are also the DISTINGUISHING mark
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another English officer who is here, Capt
Sir Bryan leighton, of the cavalry
Capt Leighton is wealthy baronet
who dearly loves fight. AS he could not
come over here as the representative of
his government, he came on his own
account and he has been living in camp
with the Ninth cavalry as the guest of
Col. Hamilton. He invariably refuses to
talk about himself, but his record lis q
dashing one, and he owns many articles
of gold and silver which bear tellta1e in
scriptions. One jeweled trinket IS in
scribed Presented by Her Majesty in
recognition of his great gallantry' AT
Another reminder Of his service is a
canvas Jacket worn next his skin, which
conceals an unhealed wound, received in
the African campaign. Capt. Leighton
has seen service in India and South
Africa. He is on furlough from his regi-
ment
tache to the German embassy at Wash
ington for a year and half. He was re-
called to Berlin about two months ago
and Immediately sent back here to go
through 0ur war by the German emperor.
He is a cavalry officer on the general
staff of the imperial army.
In 1890 he was an attache of the Ger
man embassy at Rome, and then he was
sent on scientific expedition into Cen
trail Africa He is a graduate of the Uni
versity at Kiel and has a legal diploma.
He also studied at Paris and Berlin In
last February, while attached to the en-
bassy Of his government at Washington.
he married Mrs. May Stanley Lay, a
wealthy widow OF Baltimore.
Count v0n Goetzen has uniforms for
every possible occasion, social and mill
tary- In Tampa he has shown a not
unnatural partially for white duck
hlouses and trousers. {;
Capt A. Wester. OF the Swedish army,
is the military attache to the legal ton OF
Sweden and Norway at Washington. He
will go through this war as he did
through the Turkc-Grecian conflict. In
that short-liYed and somewhat one sided
campaign he was the guest 4-of Crown
Prince Constantine In the field. He has
served tive years m.the Swedish cavalry.
two years in the artillery, and is just
! completing his seeon! year IN the infan-
try arm of the service.
| Capt. Abilgaard. Of the Norwegian
| army. and Surge on Genera Thurlow also
are attached to Gen. Skaters headquar-
tiers as foreign guests. These gentlemen
from Norway and SH eden are formal and
punctilious to- a degree IN many little
matters to which our own military OIL
GERS pay less attention. Their salute IS
not "a mere wave Of the hand. It Is an
lgcp 4tation IN whichs care and plenty .ot
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sherman,. Ample supply Of whi.ky.

I SsA~- .AAsSAe = <AAssRAC 0sARE1sS%sSA 49,
Syracuse Standard: George A. Sheridan,
after one Of his campaigning tours in Ohio.
told a story OF his experience with John Sher-
man. We had been making speeches at Xenia
one wet. cold night = said Sheridan. and on
our way back to the hotel Senator Sherman
said: Sheridan. ] believe little whisky is q
necessity for us to prevent contracting colds
1t is almost needless to say that had none
with me. Don't worry about that, said the
senator, +. have an ample supply. We will
go to my room and get IT. We went to Sem
ator sherman's room and he produced from
his valise q four-ounce vial OF whisky and e.
ed 1t over to me to take It. - he had no
doubt needed 1t. After had iEdulged In
one spoonful Sherman. took e spoonful hima
self. recorked the little bottle and returned
1t to his valtse Sally there - one Man who
considers whisky md ct l.e and !. not :e
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25
More Of Letter. si.e w.nt.a.

Boston Herald: Young Mr.. Letter may be a
very had man, but We notice that the Southern
planters are now yearning for the services OF
young man about his size to do for cotton
conditions would be against the success Of
such an undertaking just at preeent. hut the
demand for more Letters :. Interesting, just.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-16
H. ". ALLEN & co.
81 and 80 Church Street,
Burlington, Vermont.

To the ladies Of Montpelier and vicinity we
wish to announce that an opening display of
Fashionable Dress Fabrics will occur on Tues
day, March 22nd.
The event has always meant a rich and rare
treat, but this time it means much more to the
ladies of Vermont We have not only brought
together from the fashion centers of the world
the grandest collection of beautiful dress fab
RIGS it has ever been eur pleasure to exhibit,
but we have added to our business a dress
making department thoroughly equipped for
conducting the business in a manner calculated
to equal the work that has hitherto been OBJ
tainable only in the large cities
The new department will be under the man
agement of a lady who has had an experience
in New York City covering period of nearly
ten years, and has but recently returned from
Paris, where she has been since early in
January, making thorough study of the
fashions for the coming season.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-26
Chairman Herried OF the republican

Chairman Herried OF the republican
state committee tackled 9 ~porcuplne,
when he addressed a letter to Chas.
Leischer an old soldier and staunch re-
publican OF PIERRE asking him to help
elect the republican candidates for gov
ernor and congressman in this state.
Mr.. Herried's circular, like all republi.
can appeals at this time, is to support
the president in his war with Spain, Just
AS If the war was not over AMI the peo
pie were not looking to the future course
of this government as we'll as calling the
present administration to account for
mismanagement in the past. After stat
in , plainly that he cannot support such
a man as G. II. Burke for congress who
has sent lies and damaging reports to
the pension department against old
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SETTLE ONE POINT.

Peace Commission Agrees to Session o.
mann to the United States.
PARIS, Oct. 2G.-At the joint session
OF the Spanish-American peace commits
sion Guam, in the Ladrone islands, was
chosen by the attorneys of the United
States under the terms Of the protocol
and its cession was confirmed by the
Spanish commission.
Details Of minor importance alone re.
main to be decided upon in connection
with the cession Of Porto Rico, the for.
NAL transfer of which is practically &C.
complished.
The chief matter considered at the
session was the American reply to
SPANS revised and renewed propositions
OF the last meeting, and the indications
are that the Cuban question will be dis
posed of this week. But no details have
been given out by either side regarding
SPANS presentment Of Friday last or
the American reply to the same.
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soldiers, Mr.. Leischer further says: ut
seems to me l never saw a poorer and
more unfit lot of candidates chosen by a
state convention than by the republican
machine at Mitchell. You say this is a
time when every republican should take
a lively interest in the campaign. l as
ire you that l do, and every machine
candidate that / can knock GU. l am 60
ing to do it, and l have no doubt,
through the short-sl9htedness and bad
leadership, the republican machine will
lose every candidate on the ticket this
fall" the foregoing quite pointedly ex.
pre- sses the views and feelings of a large
number OF honest republicans IN Lake
county. This is not a machine voting
wear.