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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10
WERE THEY TRAPPED?
Some Facts About the Rough Riders
From an Eye Witness.

The Rough Riders left early the next
morning. They knew where the Span
iards were. They were hurried on. !
didn't see the fight. The command 1
was with moved into this place while
they were moving out. We passed Gen.
Lawton about mile back. He said
nothing of any impending engagement.
About half after ten word came of the
fight between the Rough Riders and
the enemy. I saw what was left about
twelve o'clock Of both battlehelds; first
where the First and Tenth cavalry met
their disaster, and later the trap of the
Rough Riders. There is no question Of
the bravery Of every man in that mis-
guided body. Both officers and men
undoubtedly fought as only true SOL
diers can fight. But how and why?
The men who lie buried on these noun
tains today are there. the victims Of
the overweening ambition OF some who
commanded them. They did IL know
ingiy and eagerly. but while intoxicated
with the fumes OF the glory-fiower.
There was no vital end to be gained
by sending that body of less than 600
comparatively untried men to rout an
unknown, ambushed force. and espec-
tally in the physical condition they
were in. One of the men that day after
the battle said: I've been in almost
every country on the globe, and par
ticularly in tropical countries in hot
weather, but / never suffered as / did
this morning. In the first place, we
were all so tired we could hardly stand,
any way but when we felt the heat
didn't care IL was shot by nifty of
them at once. 1t was simply HE'LL
Many others spoke in the same way.
There VIII be many stories written of
the gallant charges. I've heard ex-
treme tales of traps" and, nothing
akin to them. but from what / saw of
the fields. and the descriptions given
to me by different men, In my humlle
Judgment the enemy, chiefly ambushed,
had ten chances to one. And yet they
drove them back and gained-what?
The record Of a spread-eagle, unwise.
ill-judged victory which will go thun-
dering down the corridors of fame to
the credit of the leaders.
1t was a hard sight to leave poor
Ham Fish there by the roadside,
wrapped in that blanket. i took the
last living picture of him when the Yu-
catan was in the slip at Port Tampa.
Would that / could take another of
him alive! Captain Allyn Capron, also
OF l. Company, was one Of the hand
soonest as we'll as most popular men In
the regiment. He was his fathers joy.
There will be grim satisfaction for the
latter as commander of Battery e.
First Artillery, to train his guns on
whatever may be before him. Just
after the comrades of First Sergeant
Russell of Troy, N. Y, passed by,
bearing his body In a blanket, / was
shown the Testament and his mothers
photograph which he had with him when
he fell. There were many, many other
scenes to touch the heart of the most
hardened. But, as i overheard Lieut..
Col Roosevelt say: Yes, il was day
to be very proud OF. II Is very sad to
think OF the accidents, but it's the for
tunes OF war-the fortunes OF war!"
Burr McIntosh's Santiago Letter in
Lesle's Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10
THE 0IRLnooD OF YESTERDAY.


"Arabella is safely shut away in an
old daguerreotype, and there is moth
ing left to her memory but Few dead
rose-leaves and the fading dreams in
the hearts Of the old. But we would
offer to her memory a tribute OF praise
for certain sweet endearing young
charms which are almost lost arts at
the threshold of the twentieth century,"
writes Carrie e. Garret in the August
Woman's Home Companion.
True, Arabella was pale, faint star
in the brilliant light of the New Girl,
and yet, looking into that old daguer-
reotype lin just the right line of Wis
ion), one sees some sweet old-fashioned
propensities which have been banished
to the cobwebs and dust OF age, but
which even the proud New Girl would
do well to adopt.
IF 1t Is old-fashioned to be modest.
then 1t a grand, good old fashion, and
we need to dig 1T UP out OF the pastsand
give II a genuine nineteenth-century
BOOM Old-fashioned gowns, old songs,
old plays. are born again after years of
burial. and delight new generations.
Happy IL some old-fashioned virtues
long abandoned and forgotten might be
resurrected and become the rage! Is
there anything so refreshlng (and SO
rarel in this weary world as a sweet,
cheap jests and shrugs and mannerisms
of society,a pure. frank, unspoiled man.
ner Is like sunshine on the waters OF a
brook after the yellow glare of gaslight
Arabella was wont to sit in state of
sweet receptivity and absorb the elo-
quence of man, which, though perhaps
inglorious, was at least restful. There
fore, she had that pearl of all manners
--repose. The New Girl. on the contrary
is all the time making palpable effort
to sustain her reputation for brilliancy
Now, the conscious effort to be continu-
ously witty and entertaining may be
as trying to the nerves as those deadly
pauses which occur between ideas (and
which unquestionably occurred pretty
frequently between the ideas OF our lost
Arabella). The girl who Is determined
at all hazards to I'LL up silence, and
takes that task wholly upon herself, In
sure to become exhausted and exhaust
Ing Isn't the New Girl, by demonstrate
ing her power to do anything In dan
ger OF having everything thrust upon
her?" -y
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10
OVER POLAR SEAS.
0ermany's Kaiser Has Sent Scientific
Expedition to CONQUER Finny Tribes.

Eager to increase his domain, and
finding no more colonial territory to
conquer. Kaiser Wilhelm is going to
extend his imperial sway over the polar
seas.
BY order of his imperial majesty, the
German government has just dis
patched the corvette Olga. armed with
quick firing guns and manned by some
300 scientific Teutons, to arctic regions
to explore the fishing beds in northern
waters and seize the choicest haunts OF
the finny tribes in the name Of the
fatherland.
For a long time the marine branch of
the German government has been turn
ing it's attention to the subject of deep
sea fishing. A fishing fleet of 5000 sail
boats and 500 steamships is at present
drawing it's nets through the North Sea
day in, day out. during nine months of
the year. The Germans realize that
their waters have attained the greatest
point OF production. and that at the
rate at which they are being worked
the fishing beds will eventually be ex-
hausted
For this reason German shipowners
have been sending their fishing steam
ships, for the last few years, on trips
as far north as Iceland. Their catch
has been so productive as to more than
repay the expense of the trip.
1t is the object of the Olga expedi-
ton to make observations on deep sea
fishing In the waters OF the far north.
The corvette carries a fishing commits
sion, among the members OF which are
many scientists from the Biological In
stitute OF Helgoland. who will study
the habits of the northern fish. Profess
sional members of,a the commission,
among whom as the fishing master of
Helgoland, have been instructed to OBJ
tain the location of the best fishing
beds.
Aboard the Olga Is crew of $50 fish,
ermen, commanded by Lieutenant of
Fishery Jaeger. Thus IL is expected
that valuable information will be gath
cred by the scientists and professional
men who compose the expedition.
At the imperial wharf in Wilhelms-
haven the Olga was most carefully
fitted out for her trip. For the scien-
lists there was constructed between
decks a large. well ventilated labora-
tory, fitted with necessary apparatus
and scientific instruments, and con-
tanning an excellent technical library.
For the practical needs OF the expedi-
tion there are dragging nets and fishing
implements of all kinds. The Olga car
ries storm sails and has been provi-
stoned for five months. She is bound
for Tromsoe. Norway, and thence will
steam for the island of Spitzbergen in
the Polar seas. The corvette IN an iron
ship OF 2169 tons displacement. 200
horse power and has speed OF ~
knots. Heretofore she has been engaged
In the supervision and protection OF the
North sea fishing industry. Her arma-
ment has been removed. with the ex-
ception of her quick firing guns.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10
PEACE.

It seems reasonably certain to as
sumo that the end OF the war is distan,
only some days, perhaps only some
hours.
The Secretary OF State and the
French Ambassador. on behalf OF
Spain. will. 1t is credibly reported, sign
an armistice based on the propositions
made as a basis of peace. 1t is not
conceivable that hostilities being thus
suspended will later be resumed. From
all accounts Spain has consented to the
demands Of our government and has
raised no new questions for contro-
versy. The whole business appears to
be rounding up in most gratifying
Way.
The speed that has marked the sew
eral steps to this time indicates that
Spain feels thoroughly beaten and dis
couraged. while some of her bad ad-
vlsers have been telling her that the
American victories have not yet been
pf sufficient Importance to warrant a
backdown, since Havana and Manila
Rre not taken, and there is still
1ect on the sea. wiser counsels seem
o have prevailed; she understands the
+ignincance Of the victories that have
been won and recognizes that a pro-
ongation OF the struggle can only re-
5uit in bringing more loss and greater
uffering to her.
OF course. before making war Spain
hight have known what sort of a
bower 1t was that she proposed to go
igainst. Perhaps she did know and
7salized at the start that the result
would inevitably be against her. But,
80, she also harbored fond hope of
fictories on land or sea in the earlier
engagements and before this country of
purs had fairly got on its war paint.
How vain was this hope she now
knows. She has learned that no race
Pn earth il better trained to faith in
he efficacy Of getting in the first blow
lrst" In a fight than the Anglo-Saxon
Ind especially this branch of them that
fas In It's brief history fought its own
cross the sea as well as having ac-
uired no end Of experience in fight
ns Indians, Frenchmen. Mexicans.
rild animals and wild country. the
aming OF which latter laid the foun-
alton Of its sturdy and vigorous
abits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

The War Department gets 1t once
more. The first arrivals of troops from
Santiago at Camp Montauk found little
preparation for their stay, and the
owners of the property explain the
matter by saying that they couldn't
get decision on the matter from
Washington until last Thursday,
though they had personally urged 1t fer
some days before. This seems to In
dicate. too. that the now famous
round robin" had more OF push to
1t than the War Department has
seemed to want to acknowledge, the
Secretary claiming that ne had for
some weeks intended to do just what
the round robin" letter made so
urgent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

Following was the program rendered
by the American Band at Roger VIII
liams Park this afternoon: March,
"Syncopation." Reeves; overture,
"Stradella," Flotow; march. (a) Stars
and Stripes." Sousa: tb) Danse l:thio-
pia, Jolly Jaspers," Holmes: solo for
cornet. Mr.. Church.: concert Waltzes,
"Biue Danube" Strauss: selection.
wizard of the Nile" Herbert: solo
for piocolo. Mr.Padley: selection. Mar
tha." Flotow: Yankee Patrol" Mis-
sud: march. american Republic.v
Thiele. The program for this evenings
concert is as follows: March. "The
Flag" Reeves: overture. ''Lusline,"
Wallace: "Danse Clog" Braham:
"Treimerei and Romance" Schuman:
solo for cornet, Mr.. Church: "Burlesque
Fantasia" Kappay: "Reminiscences OF
BeIlini." clarinet obligato by Mr.. Le-
mairc: popular medley. Reeves: Scotch
fantasia, Robert Bruce" Bonnisseau:
patriotic pot pourri.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10
BUSINESS WAS BUSINESS.
now : Paymaster In Our Navy Took
Fall Out of Bank OF England.

The late Paymaster Clark OF the
United States Navy. of Delaware, was
attached to one OF the ships on the
European station during the period OF
the civil war; II may have been the
kearsarge. but IL is not important. She
was an armed vessel and had been long
|at'ae& and came In for coal, provisions
and to give the men a liberty day on
shore. To meet these and other ex-
penses II was necessary to have some
fs000 men are paid In the currency of
the country they may be in when on
foreign stations) and Paymaster Clark
drew sight drafts on the Sub-Treasury
or New York through the government
agents. j. s. Morgan a Co.. bankers. in
old Broad street, London. Accompanied
by the vice-consul he went TO the Ply
mouth branch of the Bank OF England.
and presenting his drafts. asked to have
fhem changed for notes and gold. The
pank manager, not content with ex-
ercising proper commercial scrutiny,
was very nasty. and finally said:
We'll. l do not know the Sub Treas
ury. 1 do not know the paper nor you,
and have never had business with the
gentleman who Is United States vice.
Consul here. so 1 won't cash your drafts
You say j. 8. Morgan will endorse them
You had better go up to London and let
him cash them"
Mr.. Clark went out to the telegraph
office, put himself In communication
with Mr.. Morgan. and Mr. Morgan went
to the Bank of England in London, the
manager sent word to the Plymouth
branch manager and that gentleman
came personally TO the Royal Hotel and
with his hat In hand, begged to be OF
service to Paymaster Clark in any way
that gentleman would suggest The ap-
parently placated Paymaster, accom-
panied by his clerk, accompanied the
bank officer to the bank. The drafts
were duly passed over and large bun
die Of Bank of England notes placed
before tn Paymaster
What are these? said Clark.
Those are Bank of England notes."
"Yes. / see they are notes signed by
Frederick May that the bank will pay
bearer &c. Well. do not know Mr..
May, and. of course, do not know YOU
This paper may be good. / have no as
surance of that. Ill trouble you for
gold"
The humiliated bank manager had to
hunt 1t up. and Paymaster Clark car
ried II down to the boat in triumph. "I
would have preferred part of the money
in notes." he said. but / couldn't re-
fuse the chance of getting even."-Phil-
adelphia Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

A case has recently, been before a
provincial police court which is not
without its amusing side. A small boy
persisted in swinging OH the supports
to the blinds of a druggists shop. The
druggist dosed him with quassia in SOL
ution as a punishment. The small boy
had the law or the druggist who,
as a result, had to pay a fine. Our sym
pathies are all with the druggist, but
yet we think the decision of the case
against him was right as well as a
foregone conclusion. He should have
spanked the boy. whose outside would
certainly not have been regarded either
by magistrate. parent, or public as so
clearly sacred from interference as his
CASTRO intestinal tract. The ingenuity
of the punishment was bound to in
flame general sentiment against him.
even while no one may deny that the
boys behavior was aggravating. We
think the magistrates were right to In
fict a fine and hope that the decision
will act as a deterrent for two rather
obvious reasons. Firstly, IL such re-
taliatory measures were to be sanction
ed by law the next solution admins
tered In this way might not be 30
harmless as quassia. the punishment
might not fit the crime so well. and the
exeoutioner might be less instructive
in therapeutics Secondly, an element
i'm this way Is imported into punishment
which should never be present in the
punishment of children at any rate
the element of nervous terror. We
know. and the druggist knew. that the
solution of quassia was as harmless as,
say, many sorts of table beer. but the
how did not know IT, He might easily
believe that his disagreeable sensations
were the prelude TO impending death
from poisoning and a fond mother
might possibly support the view with
the result that much more pain. and OF
a different sort. would be caused than
was intended.-Lancet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

den to myself Was troubled with
smothering spells, also palpitation Of
the heart ind that bearing-down feel
ing, and could not be on my feet much.
II was growing worse all the time,
until took your medicine.
"After taking three boxes of Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Lozenges, the tumor passed from me.
my health has been better ever
since, can now walk quite distance
and am troubled no moro with palpita-
tion of the heart or bloating. rec
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from female troubles"
1t Is hardly reasonable to suppose
that any one can doubt the efficiency
of Mrs. Pinkham's methods and medi-
cine in the face of the tremendous vol.
ume of testimony.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

The movement among the retail liz
quor dealers OF New York to resist the
payment OF 81 barrel extra to the
brewers for beer on account OF the dol
lar war tay has taken form I'm the or
ganIzatlon Of the Standard Brewing Co.
the stockholders of which will be most
~ east side liquor dealers. At meeting
OF the promoters the plans OF the new
concern were made public. IL was de-
cided To capitalize .the company for
$500. 600. IL was announced that the firm
OF Engel. Heller a. Co, acting for the
new corporation. had purchased the
brewery Of Philip Schaefer In Fifty
seventh street. between Tenth and
Eleventh Avenues. for $3.50, 900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10
'UR TROOPS in TnE PHILIPPINES.

The first land fight between our forces
Ind the enemy in the Philippines has
Peen fought and II seems TO have du-
Plicated in all points the similar en-
Fsgements In Cuba.
The method OF attack was like that
|ipon our hrst landing party Of ma
Zines. the spaniards in considerable
force attempting to rush our troops.
ghat they met was a plucky. ~ less
numerous. force that never thought of
|uch thing as running away from a
|ght AS in Cuba. the regulars en-
|ased demonstrated steadiness and
IscIpIinc that nothing could discon-
|ert Or break down. while the voIun-
ers fought unflinchingly.
The spanish force was repulsed de-
koraliscd. az would appear. and the
ste o. hshtine American soldiers is
b eaIcuIkied to give any new hope to
= eovernment At Manila.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

The American bark w. b. Flint. which
got to New York yesterday, left zanzi-
bar before the beginning OF the war; and
her skipper. Capt. Pearsons. did not
learn that it was on until he was off St.
Helena. when a boatman came aboard
and told him. Capt. Pearsons headed
the Flint across to the South American
coast. Thereafter he kept within the
three-miIe limit. He went ashore at
Pernambuco and made an effort to find
out what probability there was of en-
countering Spanish privateers or war
ships. He did not learn enough to make
him feel safe until he reached Rarba-
does. Then he followed the usual sail
ing route hither.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

1t was Lieut.. William Brannerstreu-
ther who raised the American flag over
the Ladrones. and Capt. William Nc
Kettrick performed a like service at
Santiago. In choosing men upon whom
TO confer this honor IL seems TO have
been the aim OF the officials TO select
those with names that could not be
monkeyed with by the war poets.-Den-
yer Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

I've been in swimming with Thomas
II. Reed many time said man from
Peak Island yesterday.
Was he "a good swimmer"
mo. but he could foat to beat three
OF n kind. There was no such thing as
getting him under. He could float bet
ter and boss more than any other boy
ever saw"
"The boy was father to the man. Il
scems?"
"It locks that wsy."-Daily Eastern
Argus.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

Ncw York stale doctor, aged ioa, volun.
fccrcd his services 10 the president recently,
and expressed n desire 10 enter the army NJ "A
surgeon. Even nj his advanced years he can
read without glasses. and walk 10 10 rs miles
u day. The oldest standard medicine N Hos
for Indigestion, dyspcpsis, constipation fcvers
and bad blood " Strengthens, purihcs and
vitalizes. One bottl lc does much good.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

The Rhode Island sanitary and Relief A.
sociation ask a generous public for contribu
tions Of money TO enable them 10 carry on
their work Of relieving sick and wounded
so,dicrs and sailors. by sending clothing,
medicines and stores that the government
does not supply.
All contributions sent 10 the Daily News
viii be acknowledged IN that paper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

Is praises. 1t
has done won
aers Tor me In
relieving me
of q tumor.
"My health
has been poor
forthree years.
Change Of life
was working
. upon me. i
was very
" much bloated
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

The fortunes of war are diverting.
hafter wasn't prepared to capture
antiagc, but he did it. Miles was
plly prepared to sweep Porto Rico, and
he Porto Ricans surrender as fast as
hey can get within megaphone call.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10
TUMOR EXPELLED.
Unqualified Success OF Lydia n.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Mrs. ELIzApErH WHEELooK. Magno-
liza, Iowa, in the following letter de-
scribes her recovery from very criti-
cal condition;
!, I" DEAR Mrs. PlxKnAN;--I have been.
taking your Vegetable Compound, and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10

Time tables giving full Information m
TO local and through train service may
be obtained at Providence station and
stations below.
Train Service From Providence.
PROVIDENCE nfVvSInN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-19
MURDER OF A SOLDIER
PRIVATE ALONZO ANDREWS, OF THE
16OTH INDIANA, KILLED.
Jacob Admire, of the Same Regiment,
loon Keeper-ResidentsO of ElwOOd.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Aug. 1S.-Private
Alonzo Andrews. of Company l. One-hun-
dred-and-sixteth Indiana Regiment, was
shot and killed by Sam Hall, a colored sa-
loon keeper. in Bloodheld, a negro settle
ment in the county, this afternoon. Then
Private Jacob Admire, of the same COM
pany, was wounded in the left foot by the
same negro. Both of the men formerly
lived in Elwood, Ind. The shooting seems
to have been unprovoked. Hall was in
buggy when the shooting occurred. and his
horse was in a gallop. He raised up and
fired out of the back of the vehicle. The
negro was arrested and lodged in the city
Jail, but the feeling against him was so
intense that the sheriff took him out of
the town for safekeepng. Bloodfield is I'M
der martial law tonight and a. provost
guard patrols the city. A skirmish line
was thrown out at Camp Grant tonight to
keep the company of which Andrews was
member from breaking out to avenge the
murder of their comrade.