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Evening star., 1898-07-26

tached to Lawton's Division of the 9Th
Army Corps. Lawton's is known as the
fighting division and Colonel Harries is In
his element.
When dawn broke Tuesday morning the
District boys presentedua decidedly limp
and drenched appearance. IVsaw young
men whom l had known in WASHINGTON as
petted society favorites standing around
and shivering in the gray chilly dawn. But
there was no work of complaint They took
up their guns and picks and shovels and
moved out to the trenches with jests and in
high good humor.
About 0 o'clock the everlasting rain set in
again and somewhat dampened the spirits
of the men, as well as their clothing. 1 left
the camp with Capt. Jack Field for Si-
honey soon after
Met on the Way.
All along the route in we met troops
pushing through the rain and slush to the
front. At creek crossing we meet a six
gun battery of artillery, the horses up to
their bellies in water. plunging and rear
ing through the torrent A little further
on and we meet more artillery. then two
regiments of regulars tramping along
cheerfully in the rain. They reach one of
the streams which cross the road, and
rents by the rains There is no shirking
or holding back on the part of these swart
warriors; they take the flood squarely as
they face the Spanish block houses In
they plunge without warning, always hold
ing aloft their trusty friends their rifles
They smile cheerily and chaff about Gu
ban weather.
There are no stragg.ers among these
stalwart soldiers from the north country.
They are anxious one and all to get to
the front.
Now we n eet a band of Cubans The
officer in command is usually a bright
ntellgent-looking half-breed or occasion
ally a white man. But the rank and file
are wretched apologies for soldiers. They
slouch along in utter disorder and with
out any semblance of soldierly bearing.
Now we meet the Sth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry several companies Of which come
from President McKinley's home at Cam
ton. They are fine-looking lot of fell
lows, and they trudge along through the
mud and rain with that serene air of
earth ownership that marks the man from
Ohio nowadays.
Now we meet artillery again, a branch
of the army much needed at the front. If
Shafter can get all the artillery he should
have the result of the next fight will be
foregone conclusion. He is liable to need
more than he has at present, and need
it badly.
Our right wing is drawn out into pref
ty thin line resting almost on Santiago
bay az its northern apex. From there the
line swings off to the southeast, following
the contour of the east shore line of the
bay and forming a connection with the
base at Siboney by means of the little
narrow-gauge road which runs along the
seacoast. The danger is on our right
Should Pando come down from the north
with his reputed 5000 troops and strike
that wing of the army he could enfi!ade
our position A simultaneous sortie from
the Spanish left would place our troops in
bad straits. But the contour of the coun-
try Is very favorable for a quick change
of front our part, and in the end VIC
tory would no doubt perch \on our ban
rsrs as usual. d. /. NJ
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tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy weather:
variable winds
Fer Virginia and North Carolina, fair ex-
cept showers near coast tonight; Wednes-
day partly cloudy weather; variable winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The pressure is high on the north Pacific
coast and low in the Missouri valley.
The weather conditions are very unsettled
east of the Mississippi river.
The barometer has risen in the Saint Law
renee valley and fallen in the Atlantic
slope.
The temperature is lower in the lake
regions and the Ohio valley, and higher in
the upper Missouri valley.
Showers and thunder storms have oc-
CURED generally in New England, the
lower lake regions, the Ohio valley and the
gulf states
The weather will continue unsettled east
of the Mississippi river tonight and We'd
nesday, and showers and thunder storms
are indicated for New England, the Ohio
and lower Mississippi valleys. Showers
may also occur in the middle and south
Atlantic states.
The temperature will remain about sta
tionary in these districts.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) was reported during the past
tWenty-fcur hours: Binghamton, 1.i4; Tole-
do, LIS; Oswego, LOO; Tampa, 200; Mem
phis. 1.6S; Indianapolis. 2.42; Montreal, 1O1;
Decatur, Ala, 1.56; Gainesville, Ga, 200.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Great Falls, temperature, "a; condi-
ton, SO; receiving reservoir, temperature,
So; condition at north connection, 36; con-
dition at south connection, &c. distributing
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; eff1uent gate house,
SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 6:34 am. and G:55 p.m:
high tide, 12:31 am. and 12:3S pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 7:33 am and 754
m; high tide, % am. and :35 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:56 am; sun sets, 7:17
pm.
Moon sets, 1888 PM
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:56 am.
The City Lights.
gushing begun at 4:O5 am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 500 pm; extingush-
ed at 4:2O am.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
thermometer at the weather bureau for the
twenty-four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday: July %. pm, SO; pm, so; II
midnight, 76. July &c, am, "A; s am,
IS; IL noon, SO; 2 pm, 81. Maximum. 81, at
PM. July 26; minimum, "a, at ain. July
The following were the readings Of the
barometer at the weather bureau for the
past twenty-four hours, beginning at PM
yesterday: July Is, pm, 30.S1; pm.
3O.O1; II midnight, 29.97. July 26, am,
2s.a7; am, 29.97: noon. 1892; pm, 29.Ss
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Pope is Not in Ill Health.

The rumors circulated in Rome that the
pope had been attacked with a sudden H.
hess, DR.. Lapponi. his physician, declares
quite false.
His holiness received at noon yesterday
Gen. Campos Salles the president of Bra
zn. who was delighted al the vigor dis
played by the pontiff.
Evening star., 1898-07-26
MRS. WILMERDING'S SANITY,
Former Social FavOrite Seeks Re.
lease From Bl00ningdale.

From tho New Cork eIerald, today.
Marie F. Wilmerding. wife Of John c.
Wilmerding, jr., of West Brighton, s. L,
who hes been an inmate Of the Blooming
dale Asylum. at White Plains. since last
February. is to be brought before the su-
preme court on Thursday in order that an
application may be made for her release
on the ground that she is sane. A writ of
habeas corpus was yesterday obtained from
Judge Bischoff Of the supreme court di-
recting DR.. Samuel B. Lyon. the medical
superintendent of Bloomingdale Asylum,
to produce her before the court at the time
mentioned.
Mrs. Wilmerding was formerly Q social
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FINANCIAL.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
AT Washington, in the District of Columbia,
AT the close of business July IA, ls9s.
Evening star., 1898-07-26
jy26-14d
sPECIAL NOTICE.

SpkCIAL NOTICE.
This is to notify frieLds aid customers apd
the public generally that Mr. Ernest {. Realty
has been pl0y since the LIST of June.
1898 Also that we gave him letter of recon-
menda atiOn when he left which We now think
ought to have given him, and as we have
requested him return the said letter and he
has refused do therefore and hereby
take this means Of Withdrawing the same
JOHN +. ELLIS x co,
Piano and Music Dealers,
jy25-3t 937 Penra. ave. NV.
Scientific cutting produces mathematically exact
hts-our creations do not fit by chance. y
J. FRED GATCHEL CO.. Tailors, Ga 18th ST.
Z. F. MUD, the Famous Cutter, is now with us.
iy25-4l
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Total ....-.-.....-............ 81. DID 40 a6
District of Columbia. cOunty-of Washington
/, CHARLES +. WHITE. cashier of the sbove
named bark do solemnly that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. CIIAS E. WHITE. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 26th lay
of Luly. 1888, II. 2. HOWARD, Notary Public.
COrrect-Attest:
C. A. JAMES.
c. W. HOWARD.
JAMES l.. NORRIS.
1t
Evening star., 1898-07-26

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANY,
At Washington, in the District Of Col ni5ia
AT the close of business July IA lS.S.
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FINANCIAL.
REPORT OF THE {

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
,,- .,z or the
WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRt-Sr rnDrp,>,Dy
Al W washington In the District 81 Columbia
At the close Of business July IA iSgs
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
The public are hereby notified that | will not
be responsible, personally guardian for
iry dobts that may be contracted by Ross Z.
Hunt q minor.
WILLIAM NJ. HUNT. Guardian of Ross P. Hunt.
j. 23-3t'
NUTICE.-THE OHIO NATIONAL BANK OF
Washington, located at Washington, in the Dis
trict of Columbia, is closing up its affairs. All
note holders AM "fhers, creditors of said assoca-
tion. therefore avI~,,y notified 10 present the
notes and other claims against the assOciatio for
payment. J. D. TAYLOR, President.
Dated June 20. 1898. je21-lawSt
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SCOTTISH RITE CATHEpRAL-ROBERT DE-
Bruce Council. n. H--The stated meeting VIII
be held Tt EsSDAN- 26th July, 1885. at t:5' PIN
Business general
1t WN- OSCAR ROOME. % RecoruEr
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Washington District of Columbia:
l. J. w Whelpl.v cashier Of the above named
bank do s.lemnly swear Il at tie above state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and be-
lief. J. w. NHEl-fLt1, tashler-
Sut scribfd and swcrn 10 bef re this 18th day
of Julv IS.ls HOWARD :. REESIDE.
Notary Public.
A T BRITTON.
JOHN f. iIFBREIL,
W : THOMPSON.
s = EURnETr.
CLARENCE =. NORMENT,
CHhS c DUNt'ANSUN,
WARD THOR.bN.
HENRY L. BLDISr,
=. Directors.
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Don't Be An Exception.

Let your flag fly with the rest of them
Wen furnish any kind or size pole you want
5 # TO $50 #. 80 cents $500.
TIIOS W SMITH. Ist and Ind. ave. Phone 211.
iy26- 1Od
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POSSIBLY SHOWERS TONIGHT.
Partly Cloudy Weather, With Varf-
abIe Winds TOmOrrOM.

Forecast till pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia. Delaware and Mary
lard, unsettled weather, possibly showers
tonight Wednesday partly cloudy weather;
variable winds.
Fer Virginia and North Carolina, fair, ex-
cept showers near coast tonight; Wednes-
day partly cloudy weather; variable winds.
Evening star., 1898-07-26

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT, SAVINGS AND
TPUST co.
Of the District Of Columbia,
At Washington in the state of Dist. OF Columhia,
At the close Of business July 14th, 1898
Evening star., 1898-07-26

| as long as there was one man standing he
would continue to advance.
Cad, sir, 1t was magnificent" said the
old veteran. 1T made me proud to think
| these men were of my blood and spoke the
| same language l speak,
But while Capt Paget is unstinted in his
praise of the splendid heroism he saw dis
| played on the fields between Siboney and
the position of our army in front of Santi-
| ago, when it comes to discussing the strate-
| gy of the campaign he is not SO enthusi-
| astic. Though not disposed to indulge in
| open criticism his remarks lead one to in
| fer that he seriously doubts the advisable
| ty OF sending infantry against fortified
| block houses, where in several instances
| the enemy had light artillery also. In fact,
Capt. Paget's praises are bestowed in in
| verse ratio from the commanding general
| to the man In the ranks
Back to the District Troops.
To get back to the District troops again
When 1 left their camp yesterday morning
| there was flag of truce flying from the
| Spanish line. and there was ali sorts of
| speculation among both officers and men
| as to what its meaning was. There were
| Hylng about the usual rumors which, if
| true, must have originated inside the Span
ish lines and been transmitted by grapevine
| telegraph or some similar device into ours.
1t seems pretty certain. however, that some
| sort of negotiations were in progress look
| ing to capitulation.
| Colonel Harries made a reconnaissance
| about o'clock and found that the Spanish
had extended their lines about fifty yards
toward our position during the night, while
our lines had been extended nearly 200
yards in their direction. The outposts were
consequently only little over 250 yards
| apart. The District regiment is now at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-30
EDWARD HOOPER.

to go there and take charge of some prop
critics. which he did, remaining four
years.
The firm in which he is interested has
control of the gold fields. in that neigh
i1rhood at least they being the only firm
OF mining engineers doing business in that
locality TO any extent
lar- Hooper says that people will not be
lieve what he states concerning the rich
ness of the gold fields there The mines
are quartz mines, and the one owned by
Humans. Brown & Hill. known as the
Humans NINE yields Al this
time co tons of ore per day, which will run
three ounces OF gold per ton. They are
increase the capacity for handling the
output 100 tons per day. and will have the
same completed this month.
At this rate Of output they have enough
ore in sight TO keep going for the ensu-
ing three years.
Prior TO the erection of the mill the firm
shipped see tons of ore to the Smelters
This ore was selected ore and ran seven
ounces of gold to the ton. The selections
we've made in order TO get money to work
the properties. The first 1.OO) tons ran ten
ounces of gold to the ton.
The ore body there is an immense one.
and the ore belt is so large that one who
has not seen il will not realize its magni-
and is three miles in width. In this space
there are seven parallel veins.
opinion
amaSsed considerable wealth and is now
comfortably fixed. Mrs. Hooper who was
In Paris when he was in Australia started
westward TO meet her husband and met
him At San Francisco after q tan-days'
"trip. She went via the Canadian Pacific
The visitors will leave the city soon
going direct to London.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-30
WHY THE BANTAM WON.
Belonged to a Man Whose Sporting
Blood Was of Poor Quality.

Belonged to a Man Whose Sporting
Blood Was of Poor Quality.
New Orleans Times-Democrat: THE
meaneSt man 1 ever knowed,' said a
sport yesterday, was a chicken fighter
Now. 1 amt saying nothing against
chicken fighting. for / think it is all
right, but | mean to say that this man
wasn't a straight chicken fighter. Any
thing went with him. All he wanted to
do was to win. 1 have knowed him to
have a rooster that he couldn't get no
fight with. because the rooster would
whip anything; and have knOwed him
to paint that rooster blue so as to get
up a scrap. Well, the worst thing he
ever did l shall remember TO my dying
day.
Bill. that was his name, was with
lot of us fellows one day when we were
talking about a heavyweight game
cock that had been beating everything
in the pit oh. that rooster amt so
warm said Bill. in a careless fashion.
I've got a little game bantam that
will kill him in the first round This
made the sport who owned the chicken
mad. He and Bill got to gassing and
passing gags until they made up a
fight. The sport said he would bet $500.
and that he wouldn't go in for nothing
less than $1,000.
''They fixed up the scrap, and one
Sunday lot of us sports met behind
an old stable. Well. sir, you oughter
have heard them fellows laugh when
they seed Bits rooster. He was a
stumpy little bantam, hardly high
enough to touch the other ROSTERS
chin comb unless he jumped We
laughed and laughed, and guyed Bill.
but Bill he didn't say nothing. He was
just holding his little bantam under the
stomach and rubbing him on the head
Who's holding the money! was all
that Bill said.
well, sir, / wasn't a member of the
society that tries to stop ROSTERS from
being killed, but did think it a shame
to let that little rooster go up against
the big fellow. Bill and the rich sport
first held the chickens together to let
them peck at each other and get their
spunk up, and then they put them on
the ground. The big rooster looked at
the bantam a minute as if he would
fall on him and crush him to death
Both of the birds wore those long gaffs
like needles. Well. sir. the big rooster
made a pass and missed, and then sud-
denly we seed the bantam dig a left
handler in the big birds wing Nobody
thought nothing of that, but when
time was called the big rooster put his
head down and just keeIed over. Ban
tam stood up on his body and crowed.
We'll. Bill took the money, but We
got to thinking that it was mighty
funny that a rooster could be killed so
easy. so we looked at him, picked off
his feathers and found he was turning
black. Bill had put strong poison on
the bantam's gaffs. so that the least
swipe would mean a gOodby. We tried
to find Bill, but he had taken a trim
for his health.''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-30
MADE HIMSELF HEARD.
Prisoner Who Wanted Blankets and
Didn't Get Them.

For a while last night people who went
into the police station thought the place
was haunted. From some place under the
floor there came strange tappings fol-
lowed by rather unearthly yells. When
asked what was going on one of the Of
fIcers replied that they had S9aniard
who destroyed the Maine confined under
the floor. Investigation showed that it
was only Charles Wilson, one of the
prisoners. who had been locked up in an
old unused vault in the basement Not
long ago Sol Kimball, the iailer. cleaned
out the basement under the station and
found an old vault Uttered up with
papers This vault was cleaned out and
and there Is nothing whatever in il. 1t
has cement walls. floor and ceiling and a
strong door to it. II seems that Wilson
was sentenced to 80 days for disturbing
the peace about the 9Th of March and
was made trusty. Soon after he ran
away and has just been captured. In
order to punish him for the act and to
serve as a warning to other TRUSTEES Sol
locked Wilson up in the vault and all
night ne kept up his calling and knock
iny He asked for a blanket as ne said
he was cold and he had neither coat nor
shoes. Sol had taken the keys with him
SO WILSON could not be reached and he
was left by himself until this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-30

Railroad circles were wrought up yes
terdav over the news that the Twenty
fourth infantry, at this place had been
called to go to the front The city pas
senger agents of the various lines got a
hustle on themselves and for a time the
colonel commanding the post didn't have
thing TO do but answer the telephone.
Kooser of the Missouri Pacific. Gushing
or the Rio Grand. Western, Green of the
Union Pacific Neslin of the Burlington
and the balance of the people were on the
qui vive. Hearing that Lieutenant Hay
man. the Quartermaster of the post, was
down in the city and at the knutsford, d
general rush was made 20 that caravan
sarv with view 20 getting hold of him
and using their influence with him to
route the passage of the regiment over
their line.
hullaballO. who should walk into the Of
flee of one of the roads but the genial
Tayman himself. attired as is his wont
in neat. well fitting clothes. of civilian
character looking as if there was not a
prospect OF war within the next $50
years.
Had sentences been bullets poor Tay-
man would tomorrow be the chief f4ure
at military funeral. but words do not
strike as hard as bullets, so he is yet
alive. But every man of the railroaders.
and there were more than one, by several
majority. fired this at him:
Have you been called out?'
The question might have been asked
by one man, so unanimous was the same
delivered.
The officer smiled tried his best to face
all of them at once, but could not, because
of a desire on the part of each man TO
get around in his front. and then suavely
replied that If they had he hadn't heard
of it; and that he had just left the post,
say ID minutes before.
Then each and every railroad man sank
into chair with a sigh of relief.
They soon recovered. however, and the
next question asked was when are you
going to go?"
This interrogatory did not seem to
worry the lieutenant a bit for he
answered that he didn't know, couldn't
say. really
Questioned as to whether the Twenty
fourth was on waiting orders, he said he
handn't heard of 1t and then more signs
We've hreathed.
But the agents got Tayman to figuring
that if they were called out: il the gov
eminent did send for them: If the entire
regiment was ordered to the front, it
would require ten Pullman tourist sleep
ers. one Pullman sleeper. one palace
stock car and four baggage cars TO trans
port them to the scene of action wherever
same might be located. Then each agent
made a dive for his den to ask head
quarters whether they had these cars
where they could couple on to them right
Q way. and the genial lieutenant went to
dinner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-30
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

john Frederick Vaughn Campbell, sec
ond earl of Cawdor. is dead.
The treasury shows Available cash
balance, 1924, 1851; gold reserve, STR
725.35l.
Admiral Won Tierpilse. the commander
OF the German navy. has been appointed
Prussian minister of state
a bill to appropriate $4,000 in additional
TO $4,000 already appropriated for the
Transmissssippi exposition has passed
nnth houses OF thu general assembly, of
Orders have been cabled to New York
city to arrest Charles Wexen. the Swedish
and Norwegian chief consul. who has dis
appeared from New York and is sup
posed to be guilty of embezzlement
At the annual meeting of the Bell Tele
phone company. The surviving members
OF the old board OF directors were elected.
In spite of the Canadian Pacific rail-
ways opposition. the Kettle River rail-
way will probably get its charter.
Cashier William A Steele, of the Chest
nut street National bank. PhiladelDhia
Of which institution the late William M
Singerly was president. was arrested on
a warrant issued by the United States
district attorney. The affidavit alleges
that on five different occasions Steele
falsely certified the banks ocerdrafts. con-
cealing overdrafts amounting to as high
as S95 00G. e"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-30
NO WONDER SHE BEGGED OFF.
Under the Circumstances She Had a
Just Grievance.

Washington Post: A certain popu-
lar young woman is member of a pat
riotic society which lately held an
open meeting" The woman who had
the affair in charge notified each MEM
Der of the toast she would be expected
to respond to ten days or so before the
meeting. To one young woman, whom.
as it happened, she did not know per-
sonally, she sent the toast, Our Flag"
The young woman received it and at
once went to call on the head of the
society. in state of great distress. She
simply could not respond to the toast.
she said. She didn't know whether a
joke was intended. but she had been
chaffed numerically about it already.
and wouldn't go near the meeting if
she were to be called on to speak on
that subject.
Why. what on earth is wrong with
that sentiment" asked the head of the
society.
The pretty young woman hesitated.
She blushed.
Well" she said, you see, I'm going
to marry a man named Flagg."