davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

ish the number? Besides, General
Shafter had not asked him 10 surrender.
though that is merely a detail.
Wei. on paper. Spain has. or rather
had, a permanent army, a first reserve
and a second or ~sedentary reserve. Elk
actly hat position the army at San
tiago occupied is not very plain. Cen
eral Shafter has proved that il was not
the permanent army; and as Spain has
surrendered IL 10 us it seems evident
that il was not either the first or sec
ond reserve. Anyway. IL was part OF
the 100, 100 men fixed, so that II could
not be yielded up before June 20.
Now, c~onsCription in Spain is like
some other things in hat country. You
can get around II by paying 1900 pese-
tas-that is about 5000. But as most OF
the people OF Spain haven't 5000, why,
only the best people. the same kin
that in this country join the Coco Gov
eminent clubs, manage to escape sery-
ing the country. Within the conscrip-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

was afraid I couldn't get into the army.
but you bet they will have to hunt for
me mex time; all the boys say the same
thing. They viii have TO draft men
when the next war comes along"
Il wasn't looking for a soft thing. q"
said one, whose face was flushed and
whose eyes were bright with the fever
thai had pulled him down: II threw mp
4 good 500 a week job to enlist. 1 want
ed to fight. and l made up my mind IL
the chsnce ever came Ia do my duty
at the front. But we were sent down
TO Tampa. | belong TO the eth cavalry
They sem us Northern men there at
the very beginning of the summer sea-
son and in two weeks time we none
of us were worth our salt. We were
drilled four hours a day, and right in
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

were given 80 days rurlough, their
transportation and ration money and
pushed out in the street, sick and ut
terly exhausted, and told TO go home
and get well. He ha read in the news
papers how these men have been picked
up by the score, in New York city.
alone, where they had dropped in their
ragged uniform, with their guns in their
hands. to be cared for. or helped on
their way by private charity-the indi-
vidual stepping in and doing what he
had already paid his government to do.
Therefore the soldier wants to know
what wrong with the brains of the
government. He began to ask himself
this question when the first transports
arrived from Cuba bearing the sick and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

wounded, without medical attendance,
proper stores, or the commonest sick
room necessities. 1t was then the in
efficiency of the government and the
seemingly hopeless inability of the men
in office to meet the situation was
shown. Later he witnessed the culmin-
alton of the ineficiency at Montauk
Point, where the great hospital camp Is
located. He saw mismansgement writ
ten on the boulder stTewn hills. where
ncompetency has left its trade mark
on every side.
He is aware the site was officially de-
termined upon as far back as July 10Th.
when Surgeon General Sternberg order
ed an officer there to prepare for the re-
ception of the 9Th army corps. He knows
that two weeks elapsed and no steps
were taken to ever erect tents at the
camp. He knows. too, that when Cen
eral Young arrived on the ground, Aug.
5th, he at once started in to make up
for lost time. Two days later orders
came from Washington and General
Young had TO change his plans and be
gin again. for the government. having
failed elsewhere. now proceeded TO show
a weird and wonderful activity at Mon
faux Point Up to the 14th of the month
work was interrupted at every turn in
the imbecile attempt to organize the
camp by means of red-tape and tele-
graph.
The soldier may not know exactly
whom to blame for all the lack Of sense
OF which he has been made the vic
tim. but he is doing some hard think
ing and his battered hat maturing fresh
rause for complaint hou by hour and
CAV by day. His ideals have been sadly
shattered I'm the process. He went
away a hero. he returns il and needy.
10 md no proper provisions have been
made for his care He has been banged
about on the cars. lain for days that
we're k dull e~teTnities on sidetracks
OF ne has been detained IN Q~U4rantIns,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

the very hottest part Of the day. OF
course. we needed drill, and lots Of it,,
if we were TO be soldiers, but why in
the name of sense didn't they split IL
up " morning and evening, when
il was a little bit cool. The sun took
the heart and courage out OF US. The
whole lot of us went about dazed and
stupid, we hadn't any life or ambition
left. Then the rainy season came, and
with 1t the f1eas M mosquitoes; we
had a regular pest Of the former; they
were In our food, our coffee. every
where; you couldn't put a BIT OF bread
down for a second without it's being
black. The men wouldn't eat: they had
very little appetite anyhow. because Of
the awful heat. | tell you. We were
glad when the order came to move
north, beside the boys from the front.
The fellows who had been in the scrap
were beginning 20 come through, and 1t
a your heart sick to see them"
II never saw anything like IT," said
the convalescent, who CHANGED TO be a
regular army man. Things were ter
ribly mismanaged. There We were. right
in the heart of civilization, with rail
roads and steamship lines handy. and
the men returned from the front with
the very same bandases on their
wounds that had been placed there days
and often weeks before! Yet, nothing
was done for them in Tampa; they we're
rushed off to Fort Mcpherson just as
they were. / have served in the North
west. in the Indian country, but l never
saw anything like that.
Il was awfully mad at the Spaniards
when | enlisted observed a youthful
looking trooper, who was seated half
dressed or the side of his cot, busy with
a letter home, but | amt nearly so
mad now. I've got it In for those near
err home. My! ! thought l could stand
the physical test. and / was afraid the
recruiting officer would get on 10 my
age-I am only 1T-but just wait till the
next little war comes along, / won't get
caught twice; ask the rest. this is a
dead sore outfit" And with that he re-
turned to his letter.
Have you heard anything about how
soon we are TO be mustered out?" the
fever patient asked the reporter.
say" SAT- the letter-writer. anX-
iously, looking up from the pad on his
lap, do you think it will be next
month? j want to get home for my
birthday, and that comes the 18th Of
September
Don't You worry" remarked the con-
valesCent, wisely, 'you'll be kept hang
ing around here most Of the fail, prob
ably"
I'VE don't expect a picnic" explained
the man with the fever. who evidently
considered that the unsOldierly talk Of
his fellows needed some explanation.
w expected to do the fighting. and
we counted on the government seeing
that we got what we needed. and n nice
hash IL made Of its part of the contract!
Why, some of the boys never wen got
their uniforms. Then We weren't treated
right any Of the time. My company
was packed on the cars when II was
decided we were to come North. and
sent 10 Fernandina, and there We stay
ed in the cars from Wednesday until
Friday. We had 80 or 30 sick men on
our section. but that made no differ
ence. At last we started North; you
never saw such a happy crowd as when
We knew we were 10 come here"
And how have you found ii here?'
was asked
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

seurs and 10 reserve battaNons, and Il
regiments OF field artillery and five bat
taliOus OF foot artillery. Besides these
there are four regiments OF sappers.
and organizations of pontoons, railway
troops. teleCraphers, workers" sani-
tary corps mo used, seeminglvb and IL
administrative companies. Altogether
the peace and the war strength Of the
Spanish army on paper is As follows:
Infantry. peace, 81, 100. war. 1872, 200
cavalry. including chasseurs, 1896 and
l7.156. artillery. MA and H., 1G6. cnEi-
neers, 5,294 and ll.027; sanitary corps,
. 166 and asa: administration. 1900 and
1i.i40. 1t would seem as II h sanitary
corps. IN war time. was transferred To
the administrative corps. probably
their services are needed in whitewssh-
ing. Then the army has, or should
have, IA. 300 horses and mules-four-
footed ones. probably-and $40 guns,
counting those we may have taken.
There are six CAPTAINS general, not
including those officers who. like Wey-
Ter. had the title because they We're
governors and captains general. They
are: Francis d'Assisi. husband OF the
eN-Oueen Isabella; J. DC In PeZuela,
Condo de Cheste; Martinez Campos,
who refused a duSedom; Lopez Do
minguez, who has no title. r. BLAMED,
MARQUIS de Pana Plata. and Primo de-
ahAaAA AfAn W Aa'N'NANH A"N
General Daban commanded the lst
corps. which took en- New CASTLE ana
Estramadura. with headquarters IN
Madrid. Lieutenant General Chinrhilla
commanded the "a corps. with a
quarters at Seville: Lieutenant General
Motto had the 3d corps at Valencia
Lieutenant General Dcspujoi the 4th
corps: General Correa. who is now min
lister Of war. commanded the 9Th corps.
with headquarters at S~aragOZa u
friend. General Augusti, late at Manila.
had the 9th corps. with headquarters at
Burgos. until recently. General MaCias.
who is entertaining General Miles NJ
Porto Rico. had the It'll corps at Vnlla-
doloid. which is Old CASTLE. General
Gamarra commanded the Sth corps at
Coruna. BY the way. when one sees
that in war time the sanitary corps is
reduced from a strength Of 2.166 TO a
weakness Of iS3. II is almost Impossible
not 10 wonder n the names New cas-
tile and old CASTLE" onv the same
meaning 10 a sDaniard that they Do
70 most Americans.
or course. there are other strange
things i'm the Spanish army, but some
OF them are caused by war. Just as IN
our own. Inter arma cedant leges" IS
a favorite phrase for explaining why
everything goes In var time: IL meals,
being translated into rhyme: In tims
Of war there is no law" or course IL
has a converse: Inter leges. cedant
arma." which means that congress Is
responsible for most OF the trouble In
Spain they say cortes instead Of con
New York sun.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

had been declared; perhaps they felt
this more keenly than any of the dis
comforts to which they had been wan
tonly subjected. As one sick soldier eX-
pressed 1t: We were right in II a few
months ago. There wasn't anything too
good for us. then, but l guess we were
just plain chumps. after all"
The urgeon in charge Of the ward
turned aside TO say TO the reporter who
had brought the news: II was a fine.
a magnificent display Of loyalty and
patriotism the way these men and the
thousands like them responded to the
call for troops. and it's a great pity
they should feel as they do, that they
are ignored and cast aside, now their
work is done"
A convalescent standing just outside
the tent flags, and who had overheard
the surgeons remarks. spoke up: Il
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

"oh. Il was pretty tough at first:
there was no water 70 drink"
That's always hard on a man down
with the fever interrupted the con-
valescent.
" The milk was pretty apt to be
sour. and sometimes IL was moor before
anything was brought US 10 eat: and
there was no ice until the Red Cross
took hold. / guess. though. we have
been about as well treated as you could
expect"
But perhaps the fever patient didn't
expect much.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
Spain Fine
RrmY on Paper
Real Reason WHY ToraI Couldn't surren-
der at FIRST.

It IS perfectly plain why General To-
raj did not surrender to General shaft
er earner than he did: he could not.
The cortes. without the consent OF
which he could not transfer Spanish
territory Though be did SO at last).
had fixed the number Of men in the
Spanish army for the year ending June
60. 1895, at 100. 100 men. Could a mere
general, a creature Of the cortes, dimin-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

For years the wife OF a certain prominent Brooklyn ohcil has ben troubled
with a dyspepsia Tor which 10 doctors pre- unPons 10 oldfashioned remedies or ny
drug store preparations had ever given even temporary relief Finally she vas
induced 10 try Rip1ns Tabdes After SIX weeks use Of te Tabues in accordance
~Hh the directions taking ne alter each meal she said: My constitution is such
ha, &c; medicines tI TO Affect me in the Ieas, bar With Riplns rabules it ws SC
different that l thought ft better ate had taken the 6t one They seemed Ito
be doing something Tor me, and this strengthened ire in n resolve to continue thsr
use and follow the directions strictly. The effect which Rpans Tabuhs had OF IN .
~s simply marvellous The gasIonomH f.us can nov perform With their aid has
delighted the household and paTsyred my doctor soon dispensed with hs
services l took Kpans Tabules faithfully for six weeks. but they did me good
from the star. l sl continue taxing hem, because my case on Of such iog
standing that l realize inc VII be ns-ess uv 70 permanently cure he"
StSs"as~Sa@Iss@ - 5Gs ~ asIy @1S Sv a&s@- y h9.@ s.sL
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28

Great Britain spends on tobacco and
pipes about Eii 0O0. 900 every year.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12

1t is q strange fact that the right
hand is more sensitive to the touch
than the left, is less sensitive than
the latter to the effect of heat or cold.
"Pop, what is promptncss q
"Promptness? Well, it is habit Of
always being on time and getting tired
to death, waiting for people who are
not. I"
An Irishman was explaining to
friend the difficulty he had going
from the station to the hotel. "The
streets are so crooked" he said, that
I met myself on the way back.
"Folks keep fndin' er heap o
fault wifi dis here life,' said Uncle
Eben. ''But, ies' de same, dar' s
mighty few OBJ us dat does'n wish dar
wus more of it. -
Mamma --"Oh, Billy Don't you
know it is cowardly to strike your lit
tie brother ?" Billy Indignantly
sI'm not acting like coward I'm
pretending I'm his papa, and I'm
pun1Shlng him.
Mrs. Nj. B. Ford, RuddelPs, ILL.,, suf-
fered for eight years from dyspepsia and
chronic constipation and was finally cur
ed by using DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
the famous little pills for all stomach and
liver troubles. Evans Pharmacy.
"Too bad that there is no reward
for genius in this world p "NNhat' S
the trouble now % ''Well, our friend
Jones, the poet, is shovelling coal :
"Sorry to hear it, said the editor
"When did he die p
= Tommy (who had just received a
severe scolding)-."Am l really so
bad, mamma q Mamma-"Yes. Tom
my. you arc very bad boy Tommy
(reAectively)-';Well, anyway mamma,
l think you ought to be real darn glad
| amt twins
An abused wife in Maystick. Ky.
lately secured divorce from her hus-
band on the ground, as stated in the
decree, that he "did not provide her
with enough proyender to keep her
organic system from faltering.'
: DR.. Sofshue says linseed oil is a
sure remedy for both hard and soft
corns. If they are indurated and very
painful, the relief it gives in a short
time is most grateful. Bind on soft
rag saturated with linsecd oil every
night and morning until the corn is
removed easily and without pain.
- Nine out of ten persons, if asked
what is the most sensitive part of the
body, will reply the tip of the tongue.
This is a mistake. Those engaged in
polishing billiard balls. or any other
substances that require very high
degree of smoothness, invariably use
the cheekbone as their toucLstone for
detecting any roughness.
"Did you see the beginning of
this trouble p asked the police judge
of witness against man who had
struck his wife 'Yes, sir; I saw the
very commencement of the difficulty.
1t was about two years ago." 1.-TWO
years ago ?" ';Ycs, sir. The min
lister said: will you take this man to
be your lawful husband: and she said:
I will. -
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12

- 1t is an impressive reminder of
how money at interest breeds that
The 50 900 which George Washington
left towards 4 national university
would now amount to some 5 ,ooo.ooo
had it been safely invested n current
ratas Of compound interest.
Miss Allie Hughes. Norfolk, Va.
was lrightfuily burned on tie face and
neck. Pain was insanity relieved 'y
DeWitt's Witch Hazel SalNe which heal
ed the injury without leaving scar. 1T
is the famous pile remedy. Evans Phar-
macy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12

NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned, ADMINISTRATIVE Of
the Estate OF John D. King, deceased,
hereby gives notice that she will on the
31st day of January, 1903, apply to the
Judge Of Probate for Anderson County fer
q Final Settlement of said Estate, and
discharge from her Office as AdmnHtra-
trix.
MAEiFHA A. KING, Adm'x.
Dee q, 1887 n
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT,
WILMINGTON, n. c., Dec. 20, 1897.
Fast Line Between Charleston and Col
umbia and Upper South Carolina, North
Carolina.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12

Close connection AT Calhoun Falls tor Athens,
Atlanta and all points on S. A. l..
Close connection at Augusta for Charleston.
Savannah and all points.
Close connections at Greenwood for all point, on
S. A. L., and c. & G. Railway, and at Spartanburs
with Southern Railway.
Forany information relative to tickets, rates,
schedule ETC., address
WI. CRAIG, Gen. Psss. Agent, Augusta, Ga.
T. NJ. North, Sol. Agent.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12

''P,' p m. NJ n. IN
Trains O and 10 carry elegant Pullman
sleeninr car, between Columbia and Ashcvillc
enrostc daily between Jacksonville and Cincin
natl o., TIT:
l'Ve.'S1i,'' lVcsliI~ie L;mitcdl souhbound 1926 m
,;,l3 n. M. II =. q. ~. (Vcsiibiilc Limited.
Trans leave tirconNllc. y. and C. division
lVcstjhnlcd I.unitcdl southbound. - y. M
S:.uu. IN. T. 30 p. III. Ncstiblilcd I.initcd).
pullman Service.
Pullman palace slccpin, cars on Trains III and
81. $, and -. ON y. and c. division.
W. IL GREEN, j. NJ. Cll ~
Gen SUPERINTENDENT. r;iiiic VI :.
Washington, ID. G. N;ishiiiEion' ~ 4.
~ TURK s; II IIAEDWlCk,
Gen Pass. Ag't. Ast6en. tass. AZ
Washington, d. g. Atlnnt; 1;a.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12

uificant facts are coming to light III
Northern papers as the result OF the
current discussion Of the pension
business. The New York sun noted
a few days ago that there were 2lo,ooo
-'dcscrtcrs from the Northern ar
mics. or onc-tenth of the whole num-
bcr of men enlisted, and now the Phil
adelphia Ledger remarks with truly
surprising frankncss: 1T is bellcvcd
that if the pension rolls were purgcd
Of frauds and Of persons who have no
equitable claim on the nlted States
the total amount could be easily re-
duccd 30 per cent 1t must not be
forgotten that many pensioners arc
natives of Europe. resident abroad,
and the annual drain OH the treasury
for that purpose alone is astonishing
IL large. Most of these pensioners
came to this country under the stlm-
lus of heavy bountics for enlistment
in the army. and their connection
with the rebellion was professional
and not patriotic They came as .he
IIessions came before them. for hare
and salary. they We're not patriots
they were merccnaie- The whole
question Of pensions is one with
which Congress canroi afford to tenn
porizc. The truly loyal source Of all
this information should be carefully
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12


who do undertake and carry to sue
cessful conclusion operations on the
heart. This is done by opening the
neNcardium. for example, in cases OF
drcpsy of the heart, and drawing OF
the fluid by aspiration. A man may
have his heart punctured with the
noint of knife or a needle and still
recover from the injury. 1t used to
be held that wounds Of this character
were invariably fatal. Buta { wound
of the heart is not necessarily fatal,
as is shown in the case where "a needle
was removed by Calender from the
substance of that organ. Cases OF
like nature have been reported by Drs
Aahn. Agnew, Stelzncr and others.
More than fifty cases where rupture OF
the heart walls did not result IN I'M
mediate death are reported By DR.. D.
T. Hamilton. a well known Scotch
surgeon and pathologlst
The case Of Poole, a prize fighter
was one of the most remarkable.
Poole was shot in the heart while
engaged in an encounter with man
named Baker, in New Jersey, IN ls39-
10 all outward appearance he recovered
rapidly. and in four days felt so we'll
that he expressed wish to finish the
interrupted contest. Twelve days
later, however, he suddenly dropped
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-25
MUST SHOW HER HAND.
CableSram From Dewey Affects the
Peace Proposition.

Cablesram From Dewey Affects the
Peace Proposition.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.-News OF a
mixed character came to the navy de-
partment from Admiral Dewey, touch
ing the situation in the Philippines.
The admiral sent two of his warships,
the Charleston and the Concord, some
time ago to the southwark from
Manila to ascertain whether there was
truth in reports that the insurgents
had extended their activity in that
direction. Admiral Dewey cabled as
follows: charleston and Concord
arrived to-day from Iloilo. Glass re.
ports that the entire island of Panay
is in possession of insurgents except
uoilo, whicl, is defended by 900 Span
ish troops. All foreign citizens there
beg for American protection. The
island of Negroes has declared indie
pendence and desires American pro-
tectorate.' In view of the fact that
undef the terms of the protocol the
United States forces cannot advance
to protect the foreign citizens, it is
believed the effect of the situation
will be to hasten action at Paris.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-25
EVACUATION COMMISSION.
Cubs May He Freed Of Spanish soldiers

CuDA MAY DC Croou VI Sps1HA0h SOAsAs0A~
Soon.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The Cuban
evacuation commission has made an
extended report to the war depart
ment concerning the situation in the
island, relating largely to the camps,
conditions and proposed sites for the
United States garrisons. as well as
suggestions as to supplies for the
army and other matters OF detail
which must be considered before the
army is sent to Cuba. One OF the
most important features of later re-
ports is the evacuation of the island
by the Spaniards, which may take
place sooner than at first anticipated.
The commission has been informed
that thirty Spanish transports are now
on their way to Cuba and will be able
to, take away large number OF the
troops. These transports are expected
to arrive in Cuba within short time.
The war department is now making
arrangements to send the troops to
Cuba as soon as the Spaniards
evacuate, and will be ready to occupy
the different points as fast as the
Spaniards move away.