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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-20

Swedish Lutheran lions Church.-Cor-
ner of Second South and Fourth East
streets. Holy communion today at 1880
p. m; Sunday school at p. m; Wednes-
day at 1880, passion sermon. p. Z. Aslev,
pastor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-20

German Lutheran Church.-Swedish
Lutheran church. corner of Second South
and Fourth East. Sunday school, 10 a.
m; service II a. m: choir Thursday, s
p m; German school Saturday. 8 a. m;
Rev. II. Hoffman, pastor, 1877 Fourth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-20

The Third Presbyterian Church.-Rev.
Josiah Mccain. pastor. Eleventh East
and Washington avenue Nincoln Park:
preaching at II a. m; Temperance Serv-
ice at y. m: address by Mrs. E E
Shepard and Mrs. Sarah McNiece; Sun.
day school at y noon; Y. p. S. c. +. at 6
p. m; prayer meeting Wednesday at 1880
p. m.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

ont band was no match for the fresh
and well equipped enemy. But he was
literally mobbed by troopers in blue at
the wind up. The defense of Five Forks
was due to Lees energy; so also the ac-
ton at Appomattox which drove back
Grants infantry and opened the road
for the Army Of Northern Virginia to
reach the courthouse.
Fitz Lee and his cousins kept the
faith pledged by Robert Z. Lee at the
surrender, but some Of their troopers,
misguided by subordinate officers, who,
through no fault but their own, hadn t
had enough of it--so they said-rode
away and placed upon the corps the
stigma of trying to keep up a guerrilla
warfare The Lees grounded arms for
good at Appomattox, and it is worth
while having a war for to see a gallant
representative of the long line of caya-
Tiers fighting again under the stars and
stripes. GEORGE l.. KIIMER.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24


managed by an cratic shirt manufao-
turer, as though no sane man of science
would waste time upon an engine OF
that nature.
Jules Verpe's submarine vessel was
cigar shaped, and soon after the appear
ance of his book a Spanish naval officer
constructed craft which it was said he
had dreamed over for years. The Span
ish government thought so well of the
idea that the inventor, Lieutenant Peral,
was given means to experiment, and his
boat, FL Peral, was successfully launch
ed and made several trips under water,
justifying the hopes of her sponsors.
She was double the size Of the Confed
crate cigar boat, was fitted out with
torpedoes and could remain under water
45 minutes. FL Peral was propelled
by electricity from storage batteries.
Her career since the successful trials in
1888 is msytery, but the Spaniards
are capable Of keeping secrets, and the
wonderful Holland may have duplicate
in the Spanish fleet.
The torpedo boat had its origin in the
civil war, and the Confederates develop
ed it to a greater degree than did their
adversaries. Since that time all the
great powers have been experimenting,
Every modern attempt follows in the
wake of the i'll fated craft whose story
is told here, and surely no contriyance
for dealing death by stealth ever had
more devoted adherents, more venture
some and painstaking operators, than the
"cigar boat" of Charleston har5or.
GEORGE l.. KIIMER.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

But Fitz Hugh Lee was not merely a
wild raider. He was at home in battle
and master hand there. The withdraw
al of the Confederate army from South
Mountain, Maryland, after the defeat of
its infantry at the principal mountain
passes, was carried out under cavalry
protection given by Fitz Lees brigade
Posting his horse batteries at the roads
near the base of the mountains, Lee
shelled the head of column of the
enemy and at the proper time charged
his squadrons singly with splendid sue
cess. When at last it became necessary
to retreat before superior numbers, he
led a series of charges with one battal-
ion at time. The charging battalion,
after closing with the enemy, would
sweep to the rear on a circuit and the
next one in front of the column charge
and repeat the tactics.
In the history of Stuart's cavalry
corps, written by devoted admirer of
Stuart, Fitz Lee is credited with having
made the first grand horseback charge
of the war on eastern fields. The affair
was at Kelly's Ford in March, 1868
Lees brigade was given the task of
keeping back from the ford Averill s
division of Federal cavalry. The Con-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

impossible to dress him
for three years. His
head and body were a
mass Of sores, and his
eyesight also became
affected. No treatment
was spare d that we
thought would relieve
him, but he grew worse
until his condition was
indeed pitiable. / had
almost despaired Of his
ever being cured, when
by the advice Of n friend
we gave him s. S. 5.
fSwift'g SDecinc1 A de-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24
Scrofula, a Vile
Inheritance.

Scrofulais the most obstinate Of blood
troubles, and is often the result Of an
inherited faint in the blood. S. S. s.
is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach Scrofula; it forces out
every trace of the disease, and cures
the worst cases.
Ny son, Charlie, was afflicted from infancy
with scrofula and he suffered so that it was
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

command Of Lieutenant George Dixon
of the Twenty-frst Alabama She was
reftted and armed with a spar torpedo
of about 80 poundsof powder. Thirty
lives had been lost in the little craft,
but Dixon found crew Of six men
willing to go out in her. Five Of the
number were seamen in the navy, and
Captain Carlson Of the South Carolina
artillery battalion made the sixth. With
that crew Lieutenant Dixon set out to
remove the Housatonic from the North
channel.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24
HOPE the Span :

HOPE the Span
iards haven't a
cigar boat up
their sleeves, =
r o IN a rk g d a
Charleston veter-
an, standing on
the deck of a
north boun d
steamer the day
the Spanish feet
W a S reported
n earin & the
American coast.
"If they have,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

ITZ-HUGHLEE
was am ideal sol
dier of the class
to which he be.
longed in the
civil war - the
jolly, fighting sa-
breurs who rode
nd or "Jeb"
Stuart s banners.
The boyh 90 d
abbreviation Of
"Fitz'' chung to
him all through.
Indeed there was
no lack Of inspir-
L. -A....I l.,
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federate troopers
IL u IN bered 500.
After some Skin
mishing the lines
stood confronted
w i t h an open
field some 500 or
600 yards wide
between. Seeing
that Averill was
loath to advance,
Lee put his whole
brigade to the
charge. Averill's
men piled their
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

Mothers lose their dread for g
terrible second summer" whenA
have DR.. Fowler's Extract Of
Strawberry in the house. M
specific for summer complaints
cry sort.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24
Wagons and Wagon

The Studebaker is the best wa
in the world. A full line-I4 difie
styles, any width of tire, at Sencind
& Stewards Winchester avenue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

carbines upon the LIGHT HORSE HARRY.
intrepid Confederates, and the ground
was swept by shell and canister. Lees
left squadron broke at two fences stretch
ed across their path, but the right push
ed up to Averill's guns so close that
their cannoneers abandoned them. In
nick of time the First Rhode Island
cavalry rushed TO the rescue of the guns
and drove back the Virginians after a
lively hand TO hand fight. The charge
failed, and the chronicler says that a
year later Lee would not have attempted
so rash n movement, but at that date
the troopers of both sides We're spelling
for a good cavalry encounter
Various accounts have been printed
of the initial stages of Stonewall Jack
SON 5 master stroke at charlottesville
Stuart's chief of staff gives Fitz Lee a
chief part in the work. He says that
Lee commanded the cavalry which acted
as 1.-THE eyes" of jackson ON that famous
flank march. His personal survey of
Hooker's careless lines, made from a
point only a few hundred yards distant
from the Federal works, inspired Jack
SON to launch his columns ON that mem
orable charge. The same sharp eyes
have done some pretty fine scouting in
the Spanish lines around Havana.
Jeb Stuart's death at the battle of
Yellow Tavern in May, 1864, gave Fitz
Lee still greater prominence than be-
fore. Lying mortally wounded ON the
field, the fallen chieftain sent for his
favorite lieutenant and placed him in
command. But for some reason Stuart
had no permanent success at the head of
his old corps. The command was broken
into divisions, Fitz Lee taking one and
his cousin, w. H. F.. the other. In the
thrilling battles with Sheridan during
the summer Of 1864 Lee met his peers
in Custer Wilson, Torbert, Merritt and
Gregg, but they won no great laurels at
his expense. He was the life and soul of
the Confederate side at the battle Of
Trevilian Station, where Sheridan suf-
fered unequivocal defeat and was fore
ed to retire on Grants main lines at
Petersburg.
In the last campaign in Virginia the
Confederate cavalry was directed solely
by Fitz- Hugh Lee. He never shirlIed a
fight with Sheridan, although his worn
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

In Persia among the aristocraoy a
visitor sends a notice an hour or two
Before calling and gives days notice.
If the visit is one of great Importance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

to camp. He ana ms o.acers appropriate
ed the edibles, which were very well
come and besides carried off $3.50, 900
in greenbacks, Pope's horses and equip
ments and other valuable military prop
erty
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

An incident of those lively days of
1862, when war was still looked upon
by many as a holiday affair. illustrates
Fitz Lees daring bravery and his pen
chant for a frolic 1t took place during
Stonewall JacksOn's raid around Pope
on Manassas plains. BY a bold stroke
Jackson put his army between that of
Pope on the Bappahannock and Pope s
base of supplies at Washington. One
day after the southern advance guss.,s. :,
which Of couraa comprised Stuart
troopers was well within the northern
lines, Fitz Lee halted his brigade by the
roadside TO wait for reserves to come
up. General Fields infantry division
was the first to appear, and at the head
of it, riding leisurely along-for it was
a hot August day-the leader and his
aids half dozed in their saddles until
aroused by a jolly hail from Fitz Lee.
Lee asked the party to dismount, as he
had something to show worth the while.
Slipping behind huge oak tree, he soon
emerged wrapped in a long military
cloak of Federal blue and wearing an
OAei sly ~ ACS u4dbApll Stli6ittl hno wan
immense plumes. So masked, he strutted
about making amusement for the weary
officers and soldiers.
The masquerade, which Lee kept up
for some time, was not more amusing
than his account Of how he came by the
strange costume Under orders from
Stuart to capture the Federal command
er he had dashed into Pope's headquar-
tiers the night before, surrounded the
tent and gobblod up many things, al
though the prize he sought was not in
cluded in the plumber Pope was the
author Of the phrase Headquarters
win be in the saddle. For once head
quarters were in the saddle and Pope
was at headquarters, so he escaped cap
ture. Lee found a supper table spread
in the vacant headquarters, tent loaded
with good things awaiting Pope return
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24
ANOTHER GREAT LEE.
BRILLIANT SOLDIER CAREER or THE
NEW MAJOR GENERAL.
Fitz-Hugh Lee Worthy Descendant OF
Light Horse Harry" the Revolutionary
Hero-He Was Jolly CayaIryman, but
Loved Fighting as Well as Fun.

LCopyright. 1898, by American Press Asso.
citation. Book rights reserved.l
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24
A TORPEDO PLUNGER.
THE FAMOUS DIVING OR FISH BOAT
or THE cONFEDERATES.

First Submarine Engine of War Anoat.
Many NIishaps and Several Crews Lost.
Sank the United States BIockading sIoop
Housatonio of Charleston In 1864.
copyright. 1898. by American Press Asso-
citation. Book rights reserved.J
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

1.-THE Housatonic was new screw
sloop mounting six guns, one Of them a
100 FOUNDER. Her commander, Captain
w. r. Taylor, had seen service in the
Mexican war and was gallant sailor.
On the night Of Feb. II, 1864, the ship
was riding at anchor. The officer Of
the deck paced mechanically to and fro,
scanning the bay as well as the dark
ness would permit. About 9 O'Clock he
saw about 100 yards off a small object
that seemed to be floating plank. IL
was moving directly and swiftly toward
the ship. Waiting few seconds to
make sure that there was danger at
hand the lookout gave the alarm and
called all hands to quarters. 1t was too
late to save the vessel, but the men
were on deck when she swayed and
dropped from under them.
1.-The little cigar boat had sneaked
alongshore the night previous. Hidden
among tall reeds ON shore she had pass
ed the day and at twilight set out upon
her mission. While the cry was sound
ing on board the doomed sioop Lieuten-
ant Dixon rushed upon her and explod-
ed the torpedo just FORWARDED the main
mast. The charge burst through the
side of the ship, making a hole below
the water line. In four minutes she
rested on the bottom, fortunately in
shoal water. The crewtook to the boats
or climbed in the rigging, and all but
five escaped. y
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

cided Improvement was the result. and after
he had taken a dozen bottles no one who knew
OF his former dreadful condition would have
recognized him. All the sores on his body
have healed, his skin is perfectly clear and
smooth, and he has been restored to perfect
health. MRS s. S. MABRY.
$50 Elm St., Macon, Ga.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

For real blood troubles it is waste
of time to expect a cure from the doc
tors. Blood diseases are beyond their
skill. Swift's Specific,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

In the commotion of the waters caus-
disappeared, and the people on the
Housatonic did not know what struck
her until years after the war. Even the
Confederates were in ignorance as to the
sinking of the Housatonic and the fate
of the "cigar boat. There were other
Internal devices floating around the har
Dor to make mischief in the blockading
fleet. With her reputation for accidents
it was assumed that the little boat
might have gone down without accom-
plishing her mission. More than ten
years after the war the secret of Lieu
tenant Dixon's fate was cleared up
The wreck of the Housatonic had re-
manned in the channel, but was finally
raised and the divers engaged in the
work discovered in the debris that had
drifted around the hull a mysterious
rusty iron machine. 1t lay 100 feet or
so from the PROV of the ship, with one
end pointing toward it. When broken
open the remains of Dixon and his crew
told the story. They had paid the pen
atty of supreme daring and found a
coffin in the instrument of their glorifi-
cation.
Notwithstanding the reality of this
submarine war engine boats Of this
character have been deemed chimerical
and popularity supposed to exist only in
the brains of crazy inventors or the
imagination of romances Jules Verne
puzzled and amused the reading world
with Captain Nemo's strange craft in
his weird tales of adventure, 'Twenty
Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. a"
Some years ago General Lloyd Brice
wrote a satire upon the defenselessness
of the American coast, and one of the
improvised measures adopted for the
safety of New York against naval attack
was a wonderful fishboat, invented and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24
DO You Want 10 buy
Buggy =?

II you do, you want an assortme
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that case, if you want phaeton, 81
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why not call on Sencindiver & Ste
art, on Winchester avenue3 TIL
have the Studebaker Langtry Surrd
Popular Phaeton, Izzer Buggy, r.
rose and Clipper, without To-
thing new in the STUD
and about 40 othersA
select, all at very
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

'HS N"ffNAJ gitAS ftS NoF"4AJE
Fitz Lee was stirring feature OF
Stuart's riding, raiding and fighting
corps from the beginning to the end OF
its renowned career As boy he had
served in the United States dragons on
the plains, and in the winter of 1861
had repaired to his Virginia home to
nurse a wound given him by Indians.
OF course he followed his uncle, Robert
K. Lee, and the rest of the kin into tho
southern army,
OF all the bunch of Lees and Lee kin
Fitz carved out for himself a career
closest to that Of his grandfather, tho
doughty Light Horse Harry" Of tho
Revolution. At the first battle of Bull
Run he led battalion in Stuart First
| Virginia cavalry. There was another
young Lee in the ranks of those famous
riders, William Henry Fitz- Hugh, son
of Robert e. Lee. Still another son of
the great Confederate leader served with
the southern cavalry, George Washing.
ton Custis Lee.
Since Fitz-Hugh Lee came into prom
inence in Cuban affairs a story has been
going the rounds making him the sub
ject of romantic and daring capture in
1868. He was never made prisoner by
the boys i'll blue, but his cousin, Will,
liam Henry Fitz-Hugh, was captured
while lying disabled from wound at
the house of friend near Richmond.
AS reward for the brilliant work OF
his regiment in the Bull Run campaign
Stuart was given command of a cavalry
brigade, and Fitz Lee took his place as
leader of the First Virginia cavalry.
After that he was at the head and front
of every exploit Of Stuart's dashing
corps. With his First Virginia troopers
he burst through the lines Of regular
Federal cavalry i'll front of Richmond
in 1862 and led the way for the raiders
to the rear of Mcclellan army. In
point of fact Eitz Lees bold tactics in
pushing his way into the enemy's lines
and drawing Stuart and the rest after
him was the real cause of Stuart's IA
nous ride around the Army of the Poto-
mac. Stuart had started in to make
reconnaissance only, but the success Of
his subordinate in sweeping away the
Federals gave the hint for what follow
ed
In Stuart's second raid of October,
|. 1862. when the Federal army lay in
Maryland, Stuart penetrated the enemy's
lines and reached Chambersburg in
Pennsylvania. The riding into the trap
had been easy enough. Getting out was
another matter for hostile army lay
between Chambersburg and the borders
of Virginia. All the passes of the Poto-
mac had been covered with battalions
of mounted Federals to head off the bold
raiders, making their return extremely
hazardous FitzLee's own regiment fur
nished the vanguard Dressed in FEEDER
al blue, Stuart, Fitz Lee and $50 of his
troopers rode at the head of column and
fought off all opposition, actually cross
| ing the Potomac under the protecting
fire of horse batteries which kept pace
with the advance squadrons.
]
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-24

the bivouacs of the r. +. V. Is for Stu.
arts favorite campfire ditty:
II you want 10 have good time,
.Jine the caYnlrY-iina the cnvalry.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-21
SCHlEY MAY GO WITH WATSON.
Commodore Says He Would Like to Tackle
the PeIayo.

Commodore Says He Would Like to Tackle
the PeIayo.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July I3
via Mole st. Nicolas, Haytj, July IA
There Is growing feeling here
that the aying squadron, with Schley
and Watson, and with the addition
OF three armored cruisers and pos
sibIy one battle ship. will sail for
Spain as soon as the campaign in
Santiago de Cuba is concluded. This
event can not be put off many days,
aud in an interview I have just had
with Commodore Schley 1 have been
led to infer that more than mere
conjecture is in the wind.
1 saw the Commodore on the
quarter deck of the Brooklyn to-
night, and in the course OF ten
minutes chat with him asked what.
in his opinion, would be the next
move after the capture and surren.
der OF Santiago. he said:
L can not tell st this time. but.
of course, l have thought a great
many things. 1t would be manifestly
improper for ne 10 divulge any of
the departments plans, even if 1
knew them. I will say, however.
that l am more than delighted with
the greas vicsory our fleet has won
here, aud I believe we have done
more, through ths destruction Of the
formidable. feet OF Admiral Cervers.
to prove to the people of the United
States the fighting quality Of our
ships and men than was ever done
by any navy in the history of the
world before.
Il only wish more of the people
could have seen the magnificent
manner in which their ships and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-21

men behaved in that Fl ght. We had
them whipped from the start, both
in fighting aud speed, aud nothing
would please me better thsn TO cross
to Cadiz with this very ship aud
tackle the Pel4yo, that we hear so
much about She's a battle ship,
manned by Spaniarde; the Brooklyn
is Only a protected cruiser, but
manned by Americans We're not
supposed to be in her class, but Id
be willing to III AXE large bet that
we could show her she is not in our
class IN less than twenty minutes. y
Even though 10 orders have
been sent you, [ IN itrstand that
certain preparations are being made
for long cruise'' I suggested.
I'VE are coaling from the big
Kingston alongside now, We will
empty her and Eli cur own bunkers
cuOCh d Ia JCh- u6 NlcEIOs supply
ship, will be alongside TO morrow
morning, and we will stock up our
commissary complete, Does it mean
Spainf Well, really. l would not
be permitted to tell you if knew"
The supply ship, with p 900
pounds of fresh beef aud 5000 tons
Of commiesary stores for the feet,
supplied the other vessels Of the
squadron yesterday aud today with
all they could take in the way of
stores.
The Captain Of an incoming dis
patch boat is reported IS authority
for the statement that three of the
recently purchased golfers have
loaded within the past three days at
Norfolk, and are now lying in
Hampton Roads, awaiting orders Il
is said that these colliers will accom-
pauy the fleet when it goes to knock
at SPANS front door
w j. Rouse.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-21

Chicago, Ill July 14.-President
+ Benjamin Andrews of Brown
University, Rhode Island, was We'd
nesday night elected superintendent
of the Chicago public schools over
Albert g. Lane, who retires after
many years Of service
The old board got into a dead
lock over the election, but N the
meantime the mayor had the ap-
pointmens Of riue new members.
Seven members terms had expired
and two had resigned rather than
vote for Andrews