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The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-01-13

The southbound passenger train ON
the H. O. 4, 40, liyo came near
golug through the Deulsehman ea'
ual tfesle at $3.50 this atternoonI as
we 80 TO press work Of fiehtlBg it
Is In progress, Nobody hurt
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-01-13

Chairman Carmichael Of the
street and alley committee, was oul
inspecting the West side streets
Yesterday He has satisfied him
self beyond a doubt that the street
needs wording ON In many places.
We hope hc will hand In he report
10 the city council and that II will
contain recommendations for much
needed work We could point out
many places need looking after but
but We know friend Carmichael has
an eagle eye ana hc needs no guide.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-01-13

Gordon Rodgers eame N yesters
day with a gang Of llnemen, who
have been working from Kansas
city 10 this place, strlngIng d
thlcd telegraph wire along the line
ot the H. Q, T., G q, road, They
completed the work TO this place
this morning aud cut the wire Into
the Western Union office, where it
will be used strictly for tommcfs
.tlal purposes, When the wire lp
completed to Port Arthur the gang
of meH will return stfinging an ad
ditiehal wire back into Kansas city
making four wires IN all The
business along this road demand
good tclcgraphlc service aud the
Western Union will give II 10 The
people along the line,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-01-13

Two years ago last December a
baby girl made It's appearance IN
the homes of both A, A, Adams
and G. =, Swanger, on the same
day. Last November a boy was
added to the family OF each on the
same day. A remarkable coinci-
dence.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-01-13

The Texarkana n Fort Smith
Railroad Is the only road In eSls-
tence with a general manager that
does not employ a train-master or
''bouncer" We should like to have
a 4, M, for this place, If there Is
no material In the General manu'
featuring company at H. oo we
would be pleased TO Recommend
some one from this place,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-01-13

George A, Hoagland and W, c.
Bullard, both Of Omaha, Nebu ar
rived here yesterday and left to-
day, in company with DR.. W. A.
Robinson, John StauaeId and Will
liam Buchanan, for High Island,
a hunting resort between Beau
mont and Galveston,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-01-13

Tomorrow the Bowie county In
stltute will open here and teachers
from all the schools IN the county
and many from our own county
(Mlner) will be in attendance Some
able papers on teaching will be read
aud the meeting promises to be
quite interesting, 1t wllllast two
daya,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-01-13

and It's treat
ment. mailed
free by Swift
Specific Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
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TOUGH TRIP

orPasSsngerh GU Board tie United States
Transport ssneca-FIIthy Condition OF
the VouSsi.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-The United.
states transport Seneca, Captain Deck
err. arrived at quarantine to-day and
was detained by the health officer for
distinction. Six of the soldiers viii be
removed to swinburne island for obser-
walton and treatment. DR.. Doty says
that while these cases are not well
marked and are not by any means yell
low fever, he will not take any chances
and has decided to remove them to
Swinburne island Immediately. The
steamer will be thoroughly dislnfected.
The most seriously wounded soldiers
will be sent to Bellevue hospital for
treatment and the others TO Homan ISL
and for observation.
The Seneca, now kown as transport
No 5, left Siboney,- Cdba, July IA, with
ninety-nIne sick and wounded soldiers
and forty-elght passengers. The pas
sengers were already on board when the
sick and wounded were received. The
ship, being intended for transporting
troops, was NOT in any way flied for
hospital ship. The passengers we're
Colonel Yermslef, Russian army OFF,
Ger; General Euver Pacha, Turkish
army; Lieutenant Aktyama, Japanese
navy; Count Won Rebeure. German
army; Commander Anderson, Swedish
navy; Lieutenant Abilgaard, Norwegian
navy; Mrs. Sylvester Scovel; Miss
Jeanette Jennings, Of the Red Cross
society, and a number OF newspaper
correspondents. The arrival OF the sick
and wounded on board the Seneca or
Slboney caused considerable alarm, as
there were no medicines, no aftiseptie
dressings, no Thermometers. no surgical
instruments, doctors or nurses. Drs.
Hicks and Bird, assistant surgeons, and
one nurse came to heip out.
Miss Jennings did great Service and
merited the praise bestowed upon her
by all on board. The foreign officers OF
the Russian, Swedish, and German DEL
eEationS and their assistants gave up
their state rooms and quarters 10 the
sick and took pot luck with the conVai-
escents. The steamer between decks
was filthy and not fit for human beings
to occupy. The hunks were built of
rough boards and looked like cattle
pens. The Ice gave out first and then
the fresh water became vile and unfit
for use. A little was obtained by con-
densatlon. The washing OF wounds was
in many cases done with SAT- water.
The food was scarce.
The passengers say that II yellow fee
yer had appeared on the voyage home,
the mortality would have been fearful.
Nothing could be done on board to pre-
vent the accumulation OF filth. Tha
vessels capacity was crowded 10 the ut
most. BunlSs and cots were erected in
every direction.
The Seneca brought tlle bow chaser. or
bow gun Of the Vizcaya, which was put
on board before sailing.
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CAMP MERRITT,
Health OGTraops shows COuHIderablO I'm.
provemrnt-SIgnAI Corps 60 sail

Health OGTraops shows Comfortable I'm.
provemrnt-SIgnNI Corps TO sail
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, July 2O-The
latest report of the health of Camp Mer-
rift shows considerable improvement in
the condition of troops. There have
been discharged from the field hospital
fourteen cases and is entered from the
various regmental hospitals, leaving n
total OF iS7 men on the sick list. There
has been decrease OF twenty-five men
a day on the average IN the Kansas
regiment since the location Of the camp
has been changed. Lieutenant Colonel
Little. OF this regiment, who has been
seriously III. has reported for duty.
The signal corps detachment as now
arranged for assignment ~ the steamer
Rio Janelro, scheduled TO sail Saturday,
consists OF forty-ilve men under Cap
tain Edgar Russell. with FRS, Jieutcn-
ant +. II. Bailey and Second Llcuten-
ants W. c. Bailey and Thomas Gordon.
Lieutenant Lawrence and two men OF
the original corps will 50 on the st.
Paul.
The Arizona has been added to the
transport scrvlce and the Olympic may
be chartered also.
The first detachment OF the New York
volunteers win probably call for Homo
lulu next Tuebday on the steamer Hum
boldt. She will carry $50 men besides
Colonel Barber aud his stan, The re-
mIlnder ~ the regiment must be sent
TO Hawaii by August 10, according to
the terms OF the contract made with the
transportation company.
o. II. ]. Schott, OF Los Angeles, has
been selected by the Red Cross society
TO act az financial agent in the Phillip
pines. He Will establish 100 bed hos
pltal at Manila
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we laid In line Of battle that night and
tretched, the rest Of the hill. Next
morning they opened on US before light
but We were too many for them. They
put UP white flag at noon Sunday and
have had It up ever since; have had
several conferences under the truce
flag and exchanged prisoners for Hob
SON and the Merrimac crew. under
stand the truce Is to end the 9th; thera
have been half a dozen times set, so we
don't know what to believe. We sleep
on arms every night. We were called
out at O'Clock the other morning; some
one reported the enemy to be advancing
on us. We take turns Of six hours in
the trenches. am on now, from to
10 D. M; from where am sitting can
almost see the color Of the rascals' eyes.
They are 500 yards in front Of me. We
dug another trench last night 100 yards
nearer, so We can get within about 400
yards OF them. We could see Tine OF
reInforcements marching in on our left
this evening; there must be near 1000
Of them.
our line Of battle is eight to ten miles
long; have them thanked on ench side
and Sampson has captured their fleet.
think they want to surrender, but II
they open up again something Is going
to happen. We have bomb-proofs built;
sheds with thick dirt roofs.
We have ali worked hard since the LIST,
and have been in hurry and push all
the time. guess II you hadn't sent this
paper I'd had to write on brown, paper
l have an old dirty envelope addressed
to mother that III have to send this in.
but you must excuse everything now;
my pencil is less than an inch long. 1t
is Just sun down and the bands are COM
mencInG to play in different parts Of the
line They say our horses will be hero
soon; glad they weren't here now.
C. E. MCKINLEY.
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conrRAor AWARDED
For the TranSpOrtNtI'n Of spanish Prison
oru.oa spanish Company.

For the TranspOrtnIIIn Of spanish Prison
sru.oa spanish Company.
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Arrange-
ments practically were concluded by the
government tonight for the transporta-
ton of the Spanish prisoners at Santa
go from Cuba to Spain.
The contract was awarded to the
Spanish Trans-Atlantlque Company
represented by j, NJ. Casballos & Co, OF
New York. The company agrees to
carry the prisoners from Cuban ports
to Spain at the rate Of $50 for each en-
listed man, and $55 for each commits
stoned officer, subsistence TO be furnish
ed by the company on the army ration
basis, as provided for in the govern
ments' advertisement for bids.
The award provides also that the COM
pany Shall have five ships at Santiago
in nine days from, to-morrow( the 2lst
inst.), two in seventeen days from To-
morrow and enough TO complete the
transportation Of the prisoners In twen-
ty-one days from tomorrow.
on the basis OF $4,000 enlisted men ana
1000 officers, Il will cost the government
S535.000 to transport the prisoners.
The ships will fly the colors OF Spain
and will be manned entirely, by Span
ish crews. It was remarked Tonight as
one Of the curious developments OF the
war that the United States government
should enter into friendly contract
with a company, many of whose vessels
are auxillarles to the Spanish navy and
some Of which have been captured or
destroyed by the navy OF the united
Gtafpa
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TRANSPORTATION OF PRISONERS
TO spaln-Blds Opened at New York.
The Contract Let.

To spain-BlLs Opened at New York.
The Contract Let.
NEW YORK, July 2O-Blds for the
transportation OF the Spanish troops
which surrendered at Santiago were
opened In the quartermaster's depart
ment IN the army building to-day. The
bids call for the transportation OF 1000
officers and $4,000 enlisted men to
be transported from Santiago de
Cuba to cadis. Spain, or any other
point as may hereafter be desig-
mated. Cabin accommodations are
to be furnished for the officers and
thlrd-class passage or Storage for the
enlisted men. The men are to be pro-
vlded with suitable galley accommodate
lions and the United States require
mcntS as to space per man and yentiia-
ton are to be strictly conformed to.
The bids are as follows: Tho New
England Chemical Supply, OF Boston,
$3.50. 900 for all officers and men.
l., A. Them q Co., OF Philadelphia,
$685., 900 for all $4,000 Spnniards.
James N. Elwell & Co, ofTer to take
on steamer Neustrla 1000 enlisted men
At aoS NANAA thAAA u.s. Naa~ - W
each.
w. II. Thompson offers steamer to
take 100 officers at 800 each and l,AO0
enlisted mon at S4j each.
George a. Lord. $3.50 per man for the
enlisted men and S72.5O per officer for
the officers,
Joseph l.. st. John, $37.1 per oiIlcer
and $24S7 per enlisted man.
Joint bid: Anchor line, Cunard line,
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Packet line.
Robert f. soman & Co., the North Ger
man Lloyd line, the Roynl Mall Steam
ship Packet Company, Thomas Wilson'S
Sons & Co, limited. Frederick Lcyiand
& Co.. the Wilson and Furness-Leyiand
line, officers at &llO each and enlisted
men ut F55 each.
g. u. Richard q Co. offered the Spar
tan Prince, capacity forty officers and
500 men, and Tartar Prince, capacity
fifty oiIlccrg md 1000 men, at S55 per
officer md t2J per enlisted man.
Tweedie Trading Company offered
three ships to take 5000 enlisted men ut
$50 each and tho officers ut $50 each.
Tho Spanish Trans-Atlantic Company.
through j. a. C. Smith, offered to tako
all the officers ut $50 each and all the
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10 FIGHT on STATE ISSUES.
allOnal Democrat, or Pennsylvania WIN
SuDpart the Altoona Ticker.

a
National Democrats OF Pennsylvaal WIN
suppart the AItOOua Ticket
PHILADELPHIA, July 9O.-The sta.
executive committee of the JenersonIaa
Democrats met here to-day In response
to the call issued a fortnight ago By
State Chairman Given, to decide what
attitude the Jefrersonlan Democrats
should assume In the coming state Goa.
test, and to dispose of any other busl.
ness that might come before the mem.
bers. There were a number of absen.
tees of committeeman
When the chairman announced that
he was ready for any business before
the meeting, Seth Il. Mccormick,
offered q resolution that com.
mlttee of 1--WE. of which the state chair.
man should be one, be appointed to re.
port suitable resolutions for the consld.
eratIons Of this body"
Chairman Given named Messrs. Bul.
HIT, Hancock, FarQuahar and MccOr.
mick 90 act with him.
A brief recess was taken, at the con.
cluslon of which Chairman Given pre-.
scented the report of the committee a,
follows:
Whereas the national (JefIersonlan)
Democrats OF Pennsylvania recognize
that the supreme issue In the ap-
preaching state campaign is the re.
demption of the commonwealth from
Republican mlsrule; and
whereas, the Democratic convention
recently assembled at Altoona By
direct vote, refused TO inject national
politics into the present campaign, and
nominated for governor d man OF In.
tegrity. thoroughly equipped to serve
the people In the person OF Hon. George
A, jerks, with associates of like repute
and capacity; and
whereas, 1t is manifest that the
time has come when good citizenship
requires US to Ignore past differences
that do not enter into the questions
about TO be submitted to the voters Of
Pennsylvania, and to present united
Democracy, earnestly demanding the
reform OF existing abuses and mis-
management ia state aAairs; Therefore,
be It
"Resolved, That the National Demo.
Gratis OF Pennsylvania dc, pledge an ear
nest, active and hearty support 90 the
candidates nominated for state offices at
Altoona"
James Denton Hancock, OF Venango
county, addressing the meeting, said
that IN personal interview with Mr.
jerks the latter had said that national
issues should be laid aside IL his ad-
mlnIstration is successful at the com.
ing election. II the old issues were TO
be again the ground for national
struggle, then 1900 would he enriT
enoagh to revive them.
For the present they were dead, al
least affecting the policy of the guber-
material candidate.
Upon motion OF Chairman Given, the
resolutions were adopted and tho COM
mittee adjourned to meet at the call Of
the chair.
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BOUND ron MANILA


interesting Letter From = Soldier boy at
San Frauel.eo.
The Tenth Pennsylvania regiment of
volunteers was among the Arst to leave
for Manila It's commanded by Colonel
Hawkins. and was formerly under Colo
mel streator, of Little washington, well
known in Wheeling. A short time ago
800 recruits for the regiment made the
trip across the continent to San Fran
cisco, and among them was Ernest
Newton, a son of Mr.. C. T. Newton, the
Wheeling broker. Mr.. Newton yester-
day received the following interesting
narrative OF the trip. which the lntelll-
gencer Is permitted to reproduce:
CAMP MERRITT, Cal, July IL
Well, we are here at last, and must
say that this glorious climate OF Cali
fornia lis OF me" II Is colder than
thunder, and IL didn't have my sweater
along l would freeze to death. Ali the
other boys are wishing they had theirs.
On the way out we received splendid
receptions at all the towns. Even the
smallest western towns had lemonade
and flowers and cheering to burn. The
after we struck the Rockies the scenery
was grand. II is beyond description.
We saw several mountain lions, but no
deer or bear.
We passed through Salt Lake City at
night, and so did not get to see Il. But
the next morning, we got q good view OF
the lake. We were now on the desert,
and IT'S the most God-forsaken coun-
try 1 ever saw. Miles and miles OF sand,
with not living thing In sight. but
there were lot of magazines In the
cars, 90 didn't mind It much.
Then we came to the Sierra NeVnda
mountains and saw more grand scenery.
/ only wish you had been along.
liked this part Of the trip better than
any other. We went through miles OF
snow-sheds. They are dark and smokey,
and enough 10 make you wish you were
dead, / didn't wish was dead, but
did wish was back home just for lit
tie while you know.
SO far we haven't seen pretty Girl
in the west, but there was surprise at
Frisco" The Red Cross ladies were
Thoroughbred" and no mistake.
All the way from Utah we saw lots of
Indians. They were so dirty and ugly
that one doesn't care to look at them.
we arrived at Frisco In the morning.
The Red Cross people gave us lovely
breakfast Of coffee. bread, sandwiches,
doughnuts, hard boiled Gigs and n
bunch OF flowers to each man. II was
Sunday morning. and there were not
many people on the streets. but where
we did meet any. there was lots Of
cheering and nppiauding. The people
out here are wild about the soldiers:
people in the east are like ice.bergs,
compared to them.
Must fall In TO drill.
Drill is over and so I'll so on. People
come into camp and throw oranges
around. and you can buy nil the big
sweet cherries you can cat for 1--WE cents.
For once IN my life am getting all the
fruit / want. After the tents were is
sued yesterday, all our mes5es were
changed. There Ia very fine young
doctor In our mess from Waynesburg,
PA.
Woods, Thorn, Kenney md HoitL have
their tent across from us, and do most
of my loanng over there. ! am gOlng to
do Frisco with those boys, so l Will be
all right. They are about the incest
boys in the regiment. Several OF our
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A ROUGH RIDER
tells Of the Famous EnEnEemon OF Jaly 1
Before Santiago.

Tells Oftho Famous EnEngemon OF July I
Before Santiago.
Miss Belle Mckinley. OF Richmond,
Jefferson county O., has received let
fer from her brother, Charles Mckinley,
a Jefferson county boy. who Is a mem
her Of the Rough Riders" troop E,
First U. s. V. cavalry. in which he tells
OF the engagement in front OF Santiago.
IN SIGHT OF SANTIAGO (outsMrtsh
July Z, 1898.
I suppose you have heard by this tina
oil about the battle we had the LIST OF
July. It lasted fitty-four hours. The
night Of June 30 We marched TO point
about three miles from the outskirts OF
town and overlooking the eHemy's
trenches and fortincatlons about one
mile in front OF US. Early on July !, tho
artillery, which we we're supporting,
opened IRE. There was no reply for a
Few minutes, then the shells began to
come thick and fast and 70 the spot;
one Of our boys and some Cubans we're
killed before VIC could change position.
The artillery soon silenced the enemy
Euns-in twenty minutes from the time
they opened.
Then we went TO the front and the line
OF battle. The Spanlards were in a
thick growth Of grass, weeds and brush
with wire fence running through II at
the foot OF q hill where their brenst-
works were. II took US an hour or moro
10 get them out Of there. our regiment
was held in reserve then, but when we
started TO the front and charged the hill
we went right ahead, got mixed up
wifi the Third. Sixth and Tenth regt-
merits, but we were among the first OF
reach the top. The spnniards fell back
70 their trenches on another elevation
about 600 10 800 yards away. and gave
~ A hot FIRE from there, which we re-
turned with good effect. After got TO
the top and fired n few rounds / got n
slight clip on the head, then dug into
them in good earnest. y troop had one
irified and six wounded here. Then the
Vtois line advanced on the next posi-
lion and forced them back to their
frenches Just outside Of the outskirts,
TIhsfo thoy nre now.
JIrinE CEASED ~ dark OF the iSt and
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boys have been in dlsrepute, and have
been carrying a log. While am writ
ing, a band IL playing, Home Sweet
Home" and Ill bet some Of the boys are
home-slck. Where we drill the sand Is
about three inches deep, and we drill six
hours day. OH this army life is
truly delightful.
Kenney and were just talking about
the good Sunday dinners we used to get
at home. When I miss home Is at meal
time. I would give every cent have
for a good chicken dinner like you used
TO give me.
We are going down to the Cll1 House
to battle this morning. 1t Is an out of
sight place and only COSTS Tho soldiers
fifteen cents.
This is great town. and has more
pretty girls In 1t than any other city I
was ever In. There are about $1,000 SOL
diers here. The rest are all western
troops and some regular cavaly. we
expect to sail 70 Manila inside Of a week,
ERNEST NEWTON.
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An.cllnr NIlIltln YoIuntsera.

WASHINGTON, July 2O.--A decision
has been rendered by the secretary Of
war holding that the acceptance and
muster OF officers in service with MILL
tia organizations, and not provided for
by law in organizations Of the regular
army, or of officers with higher rank or
pay thar is allowed to officers of similar
grades In the regular army, applies only
10 those who held commissions and were
actually in service with the militia at
the time the members enlisted In the
volunteer army, and were appointed by
governors to similar positions In the
volunteer organizations. Hence, upon
the promotion, discharge, resignation or
death OF any such officer appointed In
excess OF the regular army organization
the Offices held by them in the volun-
teers lupse and cease to exist.
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BURLINGTON, VT. July 9o.-Ths
Democratic state convention was held
here to-day and the following ticket
was nominated: Governor, Thomas ".
Maloney; Lieutenant Governor. A. A.
Olmstead; treasurer. L. W. Clough;sec-
rotary OF state, George B. Davis: audi
tor, Richard D. Preble. The resolution
adopted epdorsd the platform OF the
Chicago national convention OF 1896 and
a tariff for revenue only. Opposition 10
the proposed imperialIstic policy OF the
Republican party" was Expressed, as
well as TO the admission OF the Ha-
wallan Islands to statehood and an "un-
diminished admiration of and confidence
In William ]. Bryan"