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The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
VALUE OF OUR NAVAL MILITIA
They Have Won a Record for Their Goodness
and Bravery.-Ga1lant Lads Who Have
Acted Like Veteran Seamen in the
War with Spain.

most important positions in covering
the landing Of the first troops in Cuba
The landing was effected on the after
noon Of June II. The shallow waters
of the bay would not permit of the
heavy warships approaching near
enough to the land to cover the land
ing Of troops from the Spanish SOL
diers who were lurking in the under
brush, so that the smaller vessels
were obliged to do practically all the
work. After silencing the batteries
the Yankee and Marblehead moved to
within a hundred yards of the shore,
followed by the trOopship Panther, car
rying the landing party.
The position of the cruiS-"G Yankee
and Marblehead was a particularly
dangerous one, owing to the peculiar
formation of the shore.
The work of landing the marines re-
quired several hours. After several
brOadsides had been fired into the thick
underbrush to sweep out, as it were,
any stray Spaniards who might be
ambushed there, the Yankee and Mar
blehead lowered all their boats, and,
manning them with their best crews,
started for the trOopship Panther.
The naval reserves have shown them
selves quite as skillful with their oars
as with their guns, and on this oc-
casion their service with the small
boats elected very favorable comment
from the flagship.
The landing party consisted of some
six hundred marines from the First
battalion of Brooklyn, under the com
mand of Colonel Collier. The boats
manned by the reserves carried from
twelve to fifteen of these marines anC
| their guns on each trip ashore. The
| brave fellows, who had been coOpet
I'D in the ships cabins for severa
! weeks were delighted to get ashore
| Had it not been for the warlike ap
pearance which the guns and uniform:
lent to the men it might have beer
supposed that they were starting OF
summer camping expedition, ant
everyone was in the best Of humOr
The Yankee sent six boats to assis
in the landing, and the work was push
ed rapidly. AS each boat left tn
Panther the marines were cheere'
heartily. The boats were rowed to tn
shore and beached, the marines jump
ing into the water and dragging then
high and dry up on the sand. Th
men eagerly jumped ashore, unloade
their outfits, and the boats, withou
losing a minute put Off again for tn
troopship.
The party was under fire during tn
landing, but the Workmanship of tn
Spaniards was, as usual, exceedingl
bad. and no one was hit AS the boat
rowed by the reserves piled merrill
along an occasional bullet woul
splash in the water nearby, but tn
r rlttt ttt+t. Hrrerrrrt,n rfor rne- enemy seem
ed only to lend certain relish ant
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
THE SOUAW NJ AN.
Information Cleaned by Lady at a
Reception.

Information Cleaned by Lazy at ~
Reception.
At a recent reception at which the
fashion and beauty of Denver were as
sembled one of the ladies found her
self next to General Sumner, says the
Denver Times. He had been presented
to her earlier in the evening, Dut
she had not quite caught his name
certainly not his title. BeaminSly,
she asked: May I ask what is your
occupation? Don't think me rude, for
| have made a study of determining
such matters without asking questions,
| but must confess that you puzzle me.
| 7 am at a complete loss to place you.
Madam" replied the commander OF
! the department of the Colorado, with
his most serious countenance, Il am
souaw man. "A--a what?" she man
aged to gasp. "A squaW man, ma
dam" II am afraid I don't quite un
derstand yet sal .tll.c fair irctarlncllto1
after few minutes cOgitation, in
which she took in the generals whole
tout ensemble and decided that there
must be another meaning to the term
besides that to which she had been ac-
customed. why, that is easy enough
to explain. In army parlance squaW
man is an officer who, when the rest
of the officers are at the front fighting
and winning glory, is left at home to
guard the women. Madam, | am such
an officer" "Oh, that's differSnt," she
calculated. And then the whirl of the
throng carried them apart.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

Her crew had been waiting for weeks
for an opportunity to attack the Span
iards. and had grown impatient at
the delay. The first chance came un-
expectedly on the morning of June 8,
when the second attack was made on
the forts at the entrance to Santiago
harbor. The signal was given for the
ships to form in an immense crescent
surrounding the mouth of the harbor,
the Yankee taking up an exposed posi-
tion near the shore batteries. Through
out the engagement she kept close in
shore, fighting the batteries near the
beach, The Yankee throughout made
fine showing, the young tars fighting
like old bluejackets, and pouring in
savage fire without interruption. Their
Workmanship was besides excellent, a
large percentage of their shots taking
effect.
Throughout this very spirited fight
the Yankee was within range of scores
Of guns, most Of which were in con-
stant action. The vessel was mean
while kept moving at slow speed,
thus enabling her to dodge the shower
of solid shot rained upon her. The
| battle continued for more than an hour,
when the flagship, the New York, sig
nailed "Cease firing" But the reserves
had their fighting blood UP by this
time, and were in no mood to stop.
Obedient to the orders the Yankee
slowly and reluctantly turned seaward
from the enemy's forts but at the
same time kept up a hot fire from
her stern guns The trick enabled her,
while still obeying orders, to keep up
the firing for several minutes after the
other ships had ceased. The firing was
kept up till she was entirely out OF
range. The old tars of the great bat
tleships laughed heartily at the impu-
dence of the smaller ship, and the
officers good naturedly passed it by.
The reserves performed an important
service the following day in the work
of cutting the cables at Caimanera. A
part of the fleet was detailed for this
work, consisting Of the st. Louis, Mar
blehead and Yankee, while couple OF
gunboats fished up and cut the cable
while the others engaged the forts.
The attack was directed at the fortifi-
cations in Guantanamo bay at 5 o'clock
| in the morning. AS in all previous
engagements the fire of the Americans
was most effective. The entire forces
of all the forts guarding the harbor
were directed on these three compara-
lively small boats, and the position
soon became a very dangerous one.
The men on the Yankee meanwhile
returned the fire shot for shot with
nerfect GOODNESS and with deadly ac-
curacy. The gunnery of the Spanlards,
if was soon noticed, was no better than
on other occasions. The Notifications
were soon reduced to ruins and many
of the Spanish soldiers were killed
The Yankee meanwhile ran directly
under the great forts and hammered
away in a perfectly cool and business
like manner. Early in the engage
ment the cable operators were driven
ont of the cable station to the woods
hack of the town. Vita the enemy
stlenced it was a comparatively easy
matter to fish up the cable and cut it
In the afternoon the Yankee returned
and entering the outer harbor took
nm a position near the forts and chan
mel of the inner harbor. The audaclty
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

The gallant boys Of the naval mill
tia who are manning the auxiliary
cruisers Yankee, Yosemisa and Pralrle,
particularly the former, have already
won for themselves record for BRAY
cry and GOODNESS in action which the
regular marines may we'll envy. The
naval militia is composed of young
men. many of whom have been accus-
toned to lives of luxury, while few
Of them are used to hard work or
rough, out-of door life. Many naval
experts have been skeptical of the eff
ficiency of such troops in actual SER
vice. In the recent fighting off San
tiago these recruits have covered them
selves with glory while occupying a
very dangerous and important position,
and have won warm praise from Ad-
mral Sampson.
The Yankee. with it's crew of naval
reserves, did not come into action un-
til the bombardment of the fortl1ca-
tions guarding the harbor of Santiago
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
OUR STORED-UP POWER.
Staybolt Considers Man Is Built Upoa
Compartment Plan.

Staybolt Considers Man Is Built Upon
Compartment Plan.
Man is, as one might say said Mr..
Staybolt, built in series of compart-
ments. though he may not know this
fact at the outset, and he may, indeed,
go through life and die without know
ing it, taking with him unused stocks
of ability and strength that he had
never known he possessed, simply be-
cause they were never brought into
play. AS to what will bring their quail
tiles into play men differ There are
some few men who command them
selves, and some who open at touch;
and then there are many who respond
only to the most urgent call. But
there are few men who cannot in some
way be moved into action. This brings
me, for illustration, to brief consld-
Grafton Of the personal quality COM
monty denominated as sand, Of when,
imagine, most of us possess far more
than We suspect. For there are few
men who finally run away; mighty re"
who will not stand up and fight when
| they feel that they are really called
upon But our sand is in compart-
ments, and most of us, | fancy, open
only one and make that last through
| life and we die without knowing how
brave we are, unless some great occa-
sion, independent of ourselves, opens
another compartment, and shows us
what we really have in reserve.
might add that there are few, If any
revelations that come to us in life tha'
give us greater pleasure or more en-
large our horizon. The moral or al
| this is that in our good qualities We
should trust ourselves without heslta
ton. There are qualities which easily
suggest themselves, which 1t would bf
better to leave unused, better for our
selves and for everybody else, II th'
compartments containing them were
never opened; but as to such qualltle'
as pluck, endurance, energy, capaclt.
and moral strength, we should call UP
on ourselves freely. We should no
take down with us, as otherwise W
are almost certain to do, stores OF thes
valuable qualities untouched, but rath
er we should draw upon them now an
constantly and confidently and in
doing we shall be gratitied with ou
constant growth in strength and NOR
than gratified with the attending sur
stantial rewards. New York Sun.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
"There's Lower Prices al
the Boston Store"
w cir City Items.

There are some homes in Cherokee
comfy that could not do without the
Tribune, and the subscription will be
increased after this issue.
Sunday a large crowd of Weirites
visited Rev. j. S. Kings church at
Cherokee.
Private Joshua DeGraffinried return
ed to camp Leedy Saturday.
Miss Hattie Taylor, a prominent
young lady of this city, has been in
Pittsburg several days
Mrs. Lee Anna Jackson, sister of
Mrs. X. c. Collcr, came in from Joplin,
Mo, Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Hopkins, of Pittsburg, was
in the city Sunday, the guest Of Mrs.
Anna Boyd.
Mr.. Wiley johnson made a flying
trip to Pittsburg and Cherokee Sunday
with his large bay horse and hug-me-
tight buggy.
Mrs, Elijah Furlow left for Wood
stock, Ala, Sunday, to visit relatives
and friends.
Messrs r. D. and Jas. Anderson and
Miss Mary j. Baker were in Cherokee
Sunday, the guests of Mrs. Ada Me
Bride.
Messrs j. II. Jackson and Johnson
Smith have gone to the Creek Nation
| hOme-seeking.
Rev. B. f. Berry preached soul
stirring sermon at Cherokee Sunday a
the close of the Ministers Institute.
Mrs. Jane Baker went to Pittsburs
Tuesday for a week visit.
Mr.. G. W. Washington of Fleming
and Miss Lulu Wade of Cherokee, unit'
in the holy bonds of matrimony Thurs
day evening, August 25. Invitation
are out. Mr.. Washington was in th'
city Sunday looking for Rev. E. +
Berry, we suppose to arrange with hin
to tie the knot.
The sisters of the Home Mission Cir
Gle gave an entertainment Saturday
Aug. 20, in the St. John Missionar.
Baptist church on n Clay st.
The subject for the Y. P. W. Sunday
Aug. 2s: SHOULD husbands thlnI
! themselves equal or superior to thei
wives?"
The people of Cherokee and Crawfor'
} counties are stirred up over measur
; now being circulated that'the territor,
belonging to the five civilized tribes
' Indians will be admitted as a state
The Indians have control of the land
t and they prefer it being settled en-
! tirely by colored people. 1t is said 3,
one Mr.. Samuel Harris that any color
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
!. :
,u,.t room MOntte.s
Americans invited. Come early.

Americans invited Come early.
Robert Hodge and Jeff Thompson
were delegates to the democrat ana
nopulist convention Wednesday.
Mass meeting at Justice Enoch's
court room Monday evening. Every
Afro-American invited. Come early.
The ex-slaves will meet at Taber-
nacle Baptist church Monday evening
It is hoped large audience will be
present
Croi, Wandy, night man at the Occl-
dental Hotel, is brilliant young man
and speaks both German and French
fuently.
Mrs. Nancy Ragland Of Oklahoma
CITY, is visiting her sister and brother
in-law, Attorney Williams, at 245
Spruce st.
The NJ. w. Of A, log rolling associa-
ton Of Sumner county will hold its
first annual picnic at Wellington on
Friday Sept. 2, 1898
Rev. J. H. VanLue Of Wichita mas
been elected president Of the North
western Baptist S. S. Convention held
at Topeka last week.
Edward Grason has just returned
from the Omaha exhibition. He says
that it IS we'll worth the railroad fare
to see the sights there.
Officer J. H. Rice is one Of the most
pains-taking and geDtleman-llke ON
GERS on the police force. There is not
4 business place on his beat but what
they praise him.
1t is reported to US that Mrs. Mary
Herring and her little children are
without the necessaries Of life. u ~
pastor Of her church should enquire
into the matter.
Walter Robinson is without doub
the choice of the leading republicans
for Janitor Of the postotfice. and wher
the appointment is made he will o
the man who will receive the plumb.
Bear in mind Buffalo Bills Wil'
West and Congress Of Rough Riders
the World will appear hear Sept l3
Lay aside yoar dimes now, it will 2
worth every penny you pay to sec It.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

air of excitement to the work. No one
for a moment thought or suggested
retreat. AS soon as a small party OF
the marines had beeen landed they
formed in line of battle and advanced
on some huts and a signal station
standing back from the shore. These
were found to be quite deserted, and
almost demolished by the lombard
ment which the Yankee and Marble
head had administered the day before.
The first work was, of course, to raise
the stars and stripes above the ruined
signal house. The flag pole, which
was still standing, commanded an ex-
tended view of the harbor for several
miles. AS the flag f1oated gloriously
above the palms mighty cheer went
up, which was answered by the mar
ines on every ship in the harbor. Old
Glory had at last been raised in Cuba
to stay. The reserves had helped more
than the marines of any other ship
to place them there.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
Secret of the Siphon Bottle.

A siphon bottle is the product of
two distinct operations. The bottles
are produced by the glass manufactur-
ers and bottlemakers, and by them
handed over TO manufacturers OF the
metal top. The manner of the ADJUST
ment 1f the top to the bottle and the
class of machinery necessary to &C"
compIish the same the French makers
maintain vigorously secret. Recen'
efforts by American consuls to ootal'
admission to the manufactures were
invariably fruitless.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
Free Rasses I'm France.

The legislative free pass is still uni
versal in France. Every member of
the chamber of deputies has free trav-
cling on any railroad in the country,
and is furnished with a medal Of iden-
tificatiCn to make sure that he gets his
privileges In the matter Of pay they
are better off than the British member
of parliament, though their indemnity
of S. day is small beside the $4,000
a year of the United States congress-
nan
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
Two Kinds of Adu1teratfon

grocer caught in a confidential
,nc by the reporter Of a Philadelphia
napt admitted that the adulterations
of his ock which were known to him
self VIC q fill small volume. A cheap
brand CT tomato catsup, he said, was
fully three-fourths pumpkin, and the
"bite" detected in cheap ginger snaps
was produced, not by ginger, of which
they were wholly free, but by cayenne
naDDer
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

The latest reports from the Arctc
oold fields indicate a decided change OF
sentiment among the miners IN 1aVor
of seeking their gold on the American
side of the line. Such reVulslon was
to be expected and the idea Is to DE
commended. The Klondike is not the
only gold region in the Yukon valley.
There is every reason to belleve that
there are Just as rich deposits IN the
Alaskan streams as in those OF the
northwest territory, and they can DE
nrospected and worked under mucn
more liberal restrictions. The fact that
the klondike output of gold has fallen
somewhat below what even the most
conservative expected is in large part
due TO the needlessly heavy tax laid on
mining enterprises by the Canadian
Government. The fact that the govern
ment has collected tax of $4,000 on
ST 600 900 is bound to have its deterrent
effect upon the full development OF the
country. There is reason to believe
that the Canadian authorities nave
overreached themselves in this matter,
and the marked movement that has
now begun toward Alaskan streams
promises soon to prove that Canada 8
loss will be our gain. Forty Mile creek,
which was the original Yukon gold
field, is being worked again, and it Is
lust as reasonable to expect that new
and richer strikes will be made on our
side of the line as on the other. Am
erican prospectors will do well in 1u-
ture to keep this fact in mind and To-
cate their claims where they can
work them without exorbitant taxa'
ticn
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
.- ,oCA ryLhv ORiLL

of the little boat in thus challenging
the enemv's fire won for the reserves
the respect of the entire fleet.
The most effective work the YANKEE
has performed so far was in assisting
in the landing of marines and estaD-
fishing a landing station near Guam
tanamo. The spirited firing of the
Yankee proved to be of great assist
ance to the troops. The naval re-
serves have. therefore, the honor OF
striking a decisive blow at the Cuban
Notifications and making possible the
first invasion Of the island. The work
OF the young marines has so favorably
impressed Admiral Sampson that he
dispatched the Yankee to combine with
ths Oregon and Marblehead to take the
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
"There's Lower Prices at
the Boston Store"

Rev. r. r. Backanridge, pastor Of the
I'd Baptist church at Newton, was in
the city this week. The Reverend is
one of the first Negroes to graduate
from the State University at Lawrence
and he is a credit to the Baptist de
nomination.
DR.. NJ. +. Copeland has just received
message to come at once to Oklahoma
and carry on a camp meeting he and
his singers left Thursday morning. 1t
is said 5000 people will be present. No
Afro-Americans live in the town where
the meeting is to be held.
When you are warm and need cool
ing off and nothing else will do you
bnt glass Of nice ice-cool beer. just
bear il. mind that Franks Schooner
House is the place to ease your desire.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

ed man desiring home can secure 100
acres each head of a family or any
young man, by paying from Sl.25 to 81
per acre after the expiration of four
years in which time the land can pay
for itself Any information along this
line the editor can give the people Of
said counties will be gladly received.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
There's Lower Prices at
the Boston Store"

Since Harry Sutton made visit on
South Fourth Ave, all of the smooth
Topeka women, that have been catch
ing the boys ruster dollars and good
many Of the married mems, too, have
quit the city, The married women are
rejoicing and say it means more bread
and butter at home. Harry must be
| some kind of a hot tomala
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
Indelicate.

Miss Basseo (giving dinner)-This
wine is over forty years old. Idiot
thoughtlessly)-Bo it yourself?-
Pick-Me-Up.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
7O2 E. Douglas Ave. Open day and
night All treated alike.

AL IACabCo dAAhCa
James d. Steel has returned from
Ponca City, Okla, where he has been
looking after some business interests.
He reports that Oklahoma is all right.
The people have raised good crops and
will reap bountiful harvest Mr..
Steel will become one of our citizens
and will be found at 11l3 S. Mosely
Ave.
1t may not be known but it is never
theless a fact that we have in our
midst an excellent Negro pianist in
the person Of Mr.. Chick Miller. He can
execute at first sight most any kind OF
sheet music His patronage is almost
exclusively white. He earns more
money than any young man i'll the
| county.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

Spain has new explosive called daza
with which it is hoped to accomplish
wonders. 1t is projected in the form
of a rocket and is guaranteed to sink
anything from a rowboat to an is
land.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

In the opinion Of Carlos S. Fox, for
mer United States vice-consul at San
tiaeo. the surrender Of that Spanish
STRONGHOLD means the resumption or
business. with good chances for wide
awake. active business men, who grasp
the situation early to reap the great
est benefits. He says that, except
match factory in Santiago, there are
no manufacturing plants in eastern
Cuba. Everything the people wear
cat and drink comes from other cOun-
tries. This being the case, there VIII
be irst-class opportunity for All
manufacturing enterprises. The land'
which is fertile, but SO far has not
been properly titled, is well adapted Il
raising coffee. sugar, tobacco and cat
tie. which, according to Mr.. Fox, could
he sent to the United States without
causing competition with home pro-
ducts. In the interior the land abounds
with mahogany, cedar and other kinds
of timber. Concluding, the vice-consul
saws that a railroad is needed from
Santiago TO Havana a distance of abou'
400 miles. This would greatly develop
| the country.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

Prof. Simpson, in his mixed races
says: ''The Negro is new race, and
is not the direct decent of any people
that have ever fiourished. The glory
of the Negro race is yet to come" :"
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
Links of Life.

Hardluk-" life reminds me OF the
o.reer of a GOLF ball" FeltZ-"Why%
Hardluk-"B Because | am helped out OF
one hole only to get into another.
Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27
1t is a sad story that comes iron

1t is a sad story that comes from
Snearish s d to the effect that The
late Mrs. De Ledeboer died of a broken
heart. produced by grief over her son
going to the front with the Dakota
troops. The Dakota contingent was
sent to Manila to support Dewey, ana
Mrs. Ledeboer feared that her boy
would never return. None but the
mothers can ever know how their
heart strings were pulled when their
bows shouldered muskets and marched
away under old glory TO meet such tate
as might be decreed to them But
The bows will come home one Of these
days. and then how proud the mothers
will be OF them.
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TIT-BITS.

The Daily Telegram, a white news
paper Of Providence, r. l., has for its
managing editor Mr.. John c. Minkins,
colored man, formerly of Norfolk,
Va.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

A Boston jury has awarded $4,000
damages to a man whose toe was
crushed by a cake of ice as it fell from
a delivery wagon. The company con-
siders this very cold deal.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and New
York State the Negro is balance of
power in the republican party. In
fact Mr.. Mckinley owes his election to
the Negro vote.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

Matanzas had great fun at the mill
tary funeral of the mule killed in the
bombardment This shows that even
the Spaniard knows when to salute mis-
superior.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-27

The last volley of the civil war, it is
believed was fired by the Sixty-Second
United States Negro Infantry about
sunset, May l3, 1865.