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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
EQUlPPlNG THE ARMY MULE.
Packing Is n Science and the Man Who is
an Expert Can Make Money.

an Expert Can Make Money.
Most of the army mules in Cuba were
fitted with the Mexican aparejo, which
is to be preferred to the saddle with
"tree and sawbuck."
It consists first of two or more thick
felt blankets, folded large enough TO
nearly cover the mule from shoulder
to rump. Over this is placed huge
pair of leather bags united by broad
band of the same material, the cavi-
ties stuffed with soft hay.
This is girthed TO the mule by
cinch nearly a foot in width. which is
drawn as tightly as possible by
strong man, pulling with both hands,
and with a foot against the animal
ribs to give him a greater purchase.
On each side of the spine the articles
to be carried are placed and lashed by
a rope about fifty feet in length, which
has at one end a broad webbing belt
to pass under the belly as was done
with the others. Another squeezing
is given and the rope is crossed in diff
ferent directions over the load, tight
ened at every crossing, and finally fas-
tened in knot loosed by one pull.
Packing" is a science, and as such
commands good wages. 1 have known
a chief packer" TO be paid a salary Of
$3.50 per month on the frontier, and his
services were worth the money paid.
The duty is taught TO cavalTymen as
part of their drill. and many of the
Soldiers become very exUprt at il AT
pack drill of the Ninth Cavalry a few
days before it left Montana one COM
pany packed its mule in l minute and
"a seconds, and others were but little
slower.
Thirty mules generally constitute a
train" and are managed by three
men. They are trained to follow bell,
worn by a horse, white preferred, as
being more readily seen. They are not
confined in any way except when first
put into the train; then, any straying
from it is punished very severely and
Mr. Mule soon learns his place and that
it is best to keep it.
Each man with the train carries a
diamond-shaped leather blind with
leather cords attached to the ends and
knotted together. II a pack becomes
disarranged two Of the men lead the
mule out of the trail, blindfold him
with this blind, rearrange his load, re.
move the leather and allow him to re-
join his fellows. He is never struck
when started, and pack mules are never
misused by good packers.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
MODEL
Farm for Sale

want to sell my farm Of z35 acres
In Oakland twp, adjoining Eoyds-
town, SIX miles north Of Butler.
There IL no better Land for all kinds
Of crops in Butler county. My wheat
and grass, this year, cannot be beat.
Come and see them.
Two good orchards, some young
timber, and an abundance Of the
best Of Spring water.
The buildings consist Of n good,
sixsroom, frame house; one large,
new, modern barn, and large old
one; also all the necessary outbuild.
ings, including summer kitchen.
! want 70 quit flaming because ] ann
alone, and will sell at bargain on
easy terms.
A part of the farm IL underlaid
with three and four feet veins Of
coal, with one bank opened; and the
new railroad is surveyed within
100 rods of the house.
For terms address on call upon,
Peter Whitmire,
SONORA, r. 0,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-08
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
p. Bessemer 81 T..

Trains depart: No Il, at 9:4O A. NJ
No. 2. at $50 p. NJ Butler time
Trains arrive: No. /. 80 A NJ; 30.
III, 2.5J p. NJ Butler time
No. 12 runs through to Erie and CON
meets with w. y. Y & p. at Huston
Junction for Franklin and Oil City,
and with n. Y l. E. & w. at shenan-
go for all points east No. runs
through TO Meadville and connects Win Win
w. Y. & p. for Franklin and 'Oll
City. w Z. TURNER, Ticket Agent.
DITTSBURG & WESTERN
L Railway. Schedule Of Pas
scnger Trains in effect May IS,
1903. BUTLER TINE.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10

mounted on board the United States ships 2
Spanish ships there "a The
former about l. 600; the 300
In neither squadron ship
States vessels had protection
two Of the Spanish vessels had protected decks.
Except numbers of the United
the Spanish squadron yet Admiral
liable to be penetrated by the the Spanish ships
of the latter been able point their pieces properly
The largest mounted board the
nch of which there Spain larger than
inch.
While then the superiority the United States squadron the
Spanish yet sight
that the enemys squadron lay under the
Hence newly made Admiral had to fight against
ahoat but also against powerful batteries shore
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Down To Business at Last.

Washington D. c. May 9Specia)The President to-day sent
message Congress rectng the Dewey victory
and appointing him Rear Admiral and recommending that and his
be given a vote of thanks.
published this American
would leave for Cuba premature Nothing will be done
this matter until the battle between the Spanish American fleets
will until battle.
The Presidents policy regard to Porto Rico is the in
gard Philippines will destroy the Spanish fleet and
then occupy the island.
The policy of the is clear and well defined The
pushed with and its
The the destruction
feet if has the Atlantic will be followed swiftly
upon Banco and all his forces
withstand.
Cabinet of the They such strained
aon that both will have quit keeppeace in the President
official family
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
WHAT THEY GET.
Lieut.. Col. Henry's Salary $1,000,
and Capt. Fe.and's $I,SGp.

Washington, May 9.-The War
Department has announced that
the volunteer officers and men will
receive the same pay as men hold
ing like positions in the regular
army of the United States. The
salaries of officers of the regular
army are as follows:
Major General, $500; Brigadier
General, $500; Colonel, 5000;
Lieutenant Colonel, $1,000; Major,
81, 500; Captain of light battery
(artillery), $1,000; Captain of cav
airy or heavy artillery, $1,800:
Captain of infantry, $1,000; First
Lieutenant (mounted), 81, 800; not
mounted, 81, 500; Second Lieutenant
(mounted), $1,500; not mounted,
81, 400.
Naval officers of high rank in ac-
tiveservice are muchbetter paidthan
army officers of similar rank. An
Admiral receives $4,000; Vice Ad-
miral. 1900; Rear Admiral, Sc, 900;
Commodore, $1,000; Captain, s., 500;
Commander, $500; Lieutenant
Commander, S2,80O;Lieutenant GUN
ior grade), $1,000; Lieutenant (sen-
ioI grade), 81, 800; Ensign, 81, 200.
1t will be noticed that the salary
of an Admiral is $4,000 more than
paid to a Cabinet officer, and it 10
the highest salary paid by the
Government excepting the Presi-
dent of the United States.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Louisville Gets the convention

Norfolk, Va, May 9,-The Bap-
fist convention referred DR.. t, Il.
Eaton's resolution asking that the
Kentucky delegation be permitted
to nominate Kentucky vacancies
in the Seminary Board of Trustees
to committees, to report next year.
The convention lsodeclinesto make
any nominations and requests the
Board of Trustees not to fill the
Kentucky vacancies till next year,
The convention will meet in Louis
Vile next year.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
-Four Killed for Each Maine Victim.

Washington, May 9SpeciaDLater details from Manila
&eiycd yesterday and to-day
The losses of the Spanrs include ten warhp several torpedo
boats two transports, navy yard and nine batteries
Including the losses ashore about twelve hundred Spanard
killed wounded.
The estimated value the Spanish property destroyed apuedis
fb,O00,0O0.
On the eight $4,000
damage to the ships
Dewey cut the cable because he could the the
MAMMA office without taking that city Admiral Nonteo
self wounded. He fled to Manila wi
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Hung Jury in the Cato Case.

Commonwealth Attorney W. r.,
Howell returned last night from
court at Eddyville, having finished
his labors there. The last three
days Of court have been taken up
with the trial of the important MUIR
der case of Vim. Cato, who killed
Connie Askew on shanty boat last
fall The jury was unable to agree
up to the last report yesterday
evening II is understood that
they are disagreed only on the
question Of the extent Of the punish
mcnt.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Fifteen Spanish Prisoners.

Atlanta, Ga, May Fifteen
Spanish officers and priv Yates, cap
tured by the United States navy,
arrived from Key West under a
guard of twenty-five armed men,
The officers will probably be pa
rolled, but the privates will be kept
under guard at Fort Mcpherson.
Col, Henry Cook who has been or
dered to return with the headquart-
ers of the Fifth regiment to Fort
Mcpherson, will have supervision
of the prisoners of war.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
nay Have Begun Sunday.

The New York World has received the following copyrighted
gram from George Bronson Rea dated Puerto Rico Domingo
May 8:
Domncan officials report heavy carnonadng off the north
onecst about fifty miles from here 1t IS believed
uadon engaging Spanish firing began
apot O'clock terrific The
oIto Rican yesterday afternoon The Spanish
peea az about the time here with
ana reduce He WILL after destroying the Spanish
r'et blockade and necessary will capture
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Sermon Attacking the War and
Co. 3D." Not approved.
Mr.. Latham Sends Check For
SI,oOO.-Hopkinsville Boys
Make Hit at Lexing-
ton.

At the Christian church Sunday
morning the pulpit was filled by
Elder j. w. Mitchell Elder Smith
is absent conducting a revival.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Mitchell took occasion to give utter
ance to sentiments touching the
Spanlsh-American war which did
not harmonic by any means with
the patriotic feelings of vast ma
jority of this large and enlightened
congregation. The Christi n
church of this city represents as
much intelligence and patriotism as
any organized church of like num-
Der in America and in the opinion
of many of his hearers Mr.. Mitchell
had no right to assume that they
are different from the rest of man
kind in holding that the "love of
country is next to the love of God. :"
1t is not the Iprovince of the DAILY
KENTUCKIAN to argue with the
preacher. He has his field and we
have ours. Our duty as we see it
in a crisis such as this is to tell the
truth, to teach the young soldiers
who have volunteered at their
country S call that those who fall in
cause like this are as worthy the
applause of man and the approba-
ton of God as any mailed crusader
who fell fighting for the holy sepul-
chre.
AS to Mr.. Mitchell S charge that the
members of Company d were drunk
and riotous when they left the city
on Saturday morning we have moth
ing to SAY. There were more
than thousand people at the Sta
ton that neutrality-suspicious., faith
ers, sisters and sweethearts of
these gallant boys-who cheered
them, and waved goodbyes. The
only charge of drunkenness and
riotous conduct against the Hop
kinsville soldiers seems to have
emanated from the pulpit.
Mr.. Mitchell's remarks were not
permitted to pass unchallenged at
church. Mr.. Clarence Anderson,
one of the noblest and purest men
in this city, refuted the idea that
war was unrighteous or unjust,
and the approval with which his
remarks were received attested the
breadth of the Christianity in the
bosoms of the cultured congrega-
tiOn
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Great Naval Conflict Will Be Precipitated
Soon.
ADMIRAL SIMPSONS SQUADRON SAID TO BE IN SIGHT
OF PORTO RICO
Gomez Advises Landing of the invading Army at Matanzas
Where He viii Have Large Force.

Washington May Especial There the best of authority for
without from Admiral
Sampson expected for several days No apprehension
believed that been ordered to
on the FLYING Squadron
admitted present North of San
Domingo, about day run from Porto Rico.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10

the Courier Journal, pays the fol-
lowing well merited compliment to
Co. "D:"
"There was not little drilling
done this afternoon by the compa-
MES which have been organized for
some time, and the evolutions of the
blue coats were witnessed by thous-
ands of interested spectators.
Capt. John Feland, Jr., with Com
pany d Hopkinsville), Third regi-
ment, gave very pretty dress pa
rade drill at 8 o'clock, and some of
the movements were so we'll execut-
ed that they elected much applause.
Will Wicks Writes.
A letter received by Mr.. John
Wicks from his brother, VIM. r.
Wicks, now in camp with company
d at Lexington, notes the safe ar
rival of the company after an UNI
eventful, and very tiresome trip.
He says that they had no supper
on the evening of their arrival and
were all very hungry. They are
now quartered in large stable at
the Fair grounds about ten men to
the stall. There are three blankets
to every ten men. There is plenty of
straw in the stalls, however, aud
the soldiers are not suffering very
greatly from the cold. Mud about
the camp is about six inches deep
and it is with the greatest difficulty
and inconvenience that the soldiers
can move around. He will return
Wednesday to resume his duties as
deputy county clerk.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10

AS assignee of Thomas Brown.
deceased, Judge 10 Mccarroll yes
terday filed a supplemental report
with the county court showing the
distribution Of $1,000. among the
creditors Of the estate.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
An Army Of SO, 900.

Chckamauga National Park, Ga, May o. Specat given
yesterday the volunteer would be
they have been mustered into the Govern
With regulars here filled to
strength the army this point will number $4,000
that Maj Gen. Fhugh Lee Maj Gen. JOS
Maj Gen Wilson would be in command the purpose being
to orm volunteer men into three army corps
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10

The Terror of the Spanish small while the Terror Of the
United States the large craft She belongs that GLASS
from which much hosli which little
She 400 displacement
carries the small guns
~ charge de la Rooha She said
of the fastest the
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Sampson Ready !or Business.

Gable advices received from Rear
Admiral Sampson announce his ar
rival off the coast of Hayti Sunday
with division of his fleet. He will
remain at the point where he is
now located until the,department or
one of the scouts informs him of the
appearance of the Spanish men-of-
war which sailed from st. Vincent
nine days ago.
Rear Admiral Sampson has with
him a force which the authorities
believe will easily be able to de-
stroy the Spanish force, even should
it be reinforced by the armored
cruiser Carlos ", which has not
been heard from for some time.
Should the Spanish fleet not make
it's appearance in West Indian wa
ters by Tuesday the authorities
will turn their attention to the bat
tleship Oregon and her consorts
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10

gunboat
matter of anxiety.
Offensive against Rico may expected
Immediately the the Spanish
ept information showing that the enemy menwar still
the other side of the Atlantic.
possible that invasions may simultaneously.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Judge Cook Didn't Come.

The expected appointment of a
Master Commissioner wasnot made
yesterday, Judge Cook didn' I
come. The candidates for the
place were all on the lookouts but
he did not arrive on either of the
trains from Eddyville. He is en-
gagged in an important murder
trial, which necessitated night
session last night. He may come
up to-day and end the agony early
tomorrow morning,
N..,.I nlc ~a.so !. ~. not raftraI for
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Havana News Va Spain.

Madrid May Especial AN official dispatch from Havana
torpedo boat attempted force the
open Spanish gunboa Antonio Lopez but after
the American ships forced retire
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
The rIontgomery's WhereabOuts.

Prince, Hayti, May speca)is reported that the
Cruiser Montgomery off St Nicholas pceng
passage between Cuba Porto Rico.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Shot AT, But Missed.

Key May oSpea The vicksburg and Morrill, got within
Sunday while chasing schooner and had
escape Only poor Spanish craftsmanship saved them the
falling without hitting 1t close call
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Wounded on the Baltimore.

May Especial THE following list of the
Baltimore OhicersLieut H. Kellogg Ensign
Budnger
ardil, Snegraye all hurt but slightly.
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
One Steamer Escaped.

May 9specia Governor General of Porto Rico
Spanish merchantmen pursued by American liner
bu escaped with the aid of Spanish man-ofwar
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Madrid Is Notified.

9speca Capt General of Porto Rico cables
information of the approach United States fleet
He suspicious looking crafts lowering the ong
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10

hotel had ships and Moutejo had 9 in the Manila fight
1e q the two fleets that Dewey with about
displacement q American annhaed about
The daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-10
Mr.. Latham's Liberality.

A Lexington dispatch says Mr..
Jno. c. Latham, of New York, has
remembered the Latham Light
Guards with a handsome donation.
He has sent the Company a check
for 81, 600 to assist in its equipment.
Some time ago he authorized the
Captain to draw on him for $500 in
the event the Company was called
out, but he concluded with his
characteristic generosity, to double
this amount when the boys were
actually ordered into active service.
Missed at the Court House.
County Clerk Prowse had a
lonesome day Saturday. Both of
his deputies, Frank Prowse and
Will Wicks, are "away with the
army" and another son, Chas. O.
Prowse, is an officer in the COM
.pany. Stanley Long, deputy Cir
cult Clerk, has gone soldering,
too, and the absence of these popu-
lar young men gives the Offices at
the court house rather a gloomy
appearance
Positions viii Be Held.
Nearly all OF the young men who
left their positions to volunteer
at their country's call, have been
promised their positions again
when they return. This shows a
spirit of patriotism and duty on the
part of Hopkinsville merchants and
business men worthy of the highest
commentator.
Company D. compIimented.
The Lexington correspondent Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-04
READY TO REPORT
Are the Committees Of Both House
and Senate on Cuban
independence.
PRESIDENT ALLOWED TILL WEDNESDAY.
win rita Advisers lie 10 Prepsria9 q
Message which Is coasIdeFed q
Peace Messsrr.-ForeiGn Me-
dIatIon Not coaaIds red.
Spueial to the Ardmoreite.

Spueial to the Ardmoreite.
Washington, April 4. 2:3O
p. p.-Both house aud senate
committees are now ready to
report resolutions for indepen-
drnce of Cuba and Intervention
of the Cuban situation.
The president and his advis-
ers are preparing a message for
congress and have asked for
postponement of action until
Wednesday. This will be
granted.
The report of mediation from
the Pope is persistently denied
by officials here.
Great pressure is being
brought to bear on congress for
uon-action.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-04
AN OMINOUS CALM.
\ Suppressed FeeIInR Of Excitement
tisnRs Arosnd WsshInGtOa-The
Crisis Close By-Pesee or War.

Washington. April 3. - The
nuinion almost universally held
in Washington tonight by lead
Ing public men and diplomats
IS that the crisis will reach its
climax this week and that the
question of war or peace will be
;etermined within the next sew
n days. Senators and repre-
Scntatives met and conferred
I'll day about the gravity of the
tuation and at the White
iiouse the president consulted
With several members of his
cabinet and other confidential
advisers regarding the message
hich he IS preparing to send
to congress.
At the state, war and navy
building active work was going
on and altogether it has been a
day of suppressed feeling. No
absolute day has been yet an
nounced when the message is
to be sent to congress, and all
that seems to be absolutely cer-
tain tonight is that it will not
go in tomorrow; Tuesday pos
sibly, but more probable
Wednesday or perhaps Thurs
day. In addition to the physic-
al work of preparing the COM
prehensive document upon
which the president expects to
rest Americas case with the
world, there are other reasons
why those in charge Of the war
preparations will welcome ev-
cry hours delay. War material
which we have ordered abroad
is not yet shipped and the fac
tories in this country, which
are at work day and night max
ing powder and projectiles, are
anxious for delay. Some of the
factories in Connecticut with
contracts have telegraphed Rep
resentative Hit urging all the
delay possible. They say every
day now is precious.-W. G.. S.
in Dallas News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-04

Washington, now that the
worst is known.
The plans for war on land
and sea are most complete.
Spain is preparing just as we
are and rushing work day aud
night.
All troops of the regular
army east of the Rocky noun
tains are under arms.
General Miles desired that
orders be issued for them to
start last night.
Secretary Alger refused.
There is now a feeling in army
ci lies that the secretary has
made a mistake.
Our government is still buy
luz warships.
The pope has cabled to Arch
bishop Ireland to use his infu-
rnce with the president to coun-
-el peace.
Foreign mediation may be
offered but will not be accepted
The government has spoken
and Spain must Weld or fight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-04
ARDMoRE. MONDAY, APRIL 4,
Reflections of a Bachelor.


Some men have queer notions
about women; all women have
queer notions about men.
The average woman can cover
more space carrying an umbrel-
la than a man could with 30
foot ladder.
A woman would be about as
successful in politics as a man
would be in putting away his
winter clothes in tar paper.
The clever woman isn't the
one who always sees the point
Of a joke, but the one who
knows enough to laugh as if she
did.
When a girl is trying to get a
man to propose to her she prob
ably feels a good deal like the
first time she tried to eat a lob
ster.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-04-04
HUNDREDS DROWNED.
rhe Raging Ohio River Bursts the LeVee
at ShawneetoWn. H.. and Seat
ters Death and Destruction.

Louisville. April ga special
TO the Courier Journal from
Evansville. Ind. says:
At 6 o'clock this afternoon
the levee at Shawneetown, Ill. 4,
broke a mile above the town,
and it is learned that great
part Of the place has been de-
stroyed and that perhaps a
large number of citizens have
been drowned.
Shawneetown is seventy-fve
miles below Evansville on the
Ohio river. 1t is situated in a
valley of extremely low land
with hills skirting it in the rear
and with a 25-foot levee in front
running from hill to hill. The
town is very much in the posi-
ton of a fortified city, and
when the levee gave way a mile
above town under the pressure
of the very high river the water
shot through a 25-foot opening
and struck the place like a hHr-
ricane, sweeping everything be-
fore it. From those who made
their way in skiffs to a tele-
phone station it was learned the
loss of life would be fully 200.
and might reach 500 or even
1000. The water stands from
twenty to thirty feet all over
the town.