The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-28
WAR GOSSIP.
Skirmish Shots at Various
Phases Of the Struggle.

The Oregon fred periodically just 177'
shots at Cerveras ships.
The gallant old 30th Ind. had a magnifi
cent representative at Santiago In the
person of Brig.-Gen. III. w. Lawton, who
won his second star by his superb fighting
and generalship. Lawton went out in the
first call as a private in the 9th Ind, AND
after his three months were up helped
raise company for the 30th Ind, in which
he became First Lieutenant. He rose
steadily until he was Lieutenant-Colone
commanding the regiment when it was
mustered out, with brevet as Colonel
He then entered the Regular Army as q
Second Lieutenant, served awhile in the
cavalry and became a Captain in 1879, anc
succeeded in getting transferred to the
Inspector G eneral's department as a
Major. He is magnificent specimen OF
physical manhood, standing six feet three
in his stockings, weighs 30 pounds, and
is as active as boy, despite his 30 years.
He is man OF indomitable will, and fearful
temper when reused. He made the Indians
admire and fear him like a god. One OF
his achievements was absolutely walk
ing down" Geronimo's band over the
burning deserts and fiinty mountains Of
Arizona. Agile and enduring as the
Apache scoundrels were, they could not
get away from Lawton and his dismounted
cavalry, who followed them over and
through every obstacle, until the n-.out
starving savages surrendered.
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II broke the Captain of the Colon UP
com pletely to be run down by battleshir
the Oregon. 1t was all right to run a
race with q cruiser-the Brooklyn-for that
was in his class, but it overcame him to be
outrun by big battleship.
The Government bought tramp steam
ship for a cold cellar for fresh provisions
for the feet, fitted her up with relrigerat-
ing plant, and humorousiy named her the
f" Delmonico." But the banter OF the other
sailors made the life of her crew unbear-
able. Whenever another ship would pass
the crew would yell
Hi, there, cookie,
"Coffee and beans in rush, waiter"
"Ham and eggs for one-eggs fried on
one side, only" etc., etc.
The tormented crew have gotten the
name changed to the Glacier"
For Yankee grub" says the Cuban insurgent,
1--WE q hunger that is wolfish and urgent,
But hard work despise,
Fighting is sadly unwise
And soap is a loathesome detergent"
One of the Spanish prisoners who
speaks broken English, expressed his
disgust at the difference in the enemies
they had to encounter.
Shoot at Cubano, he run: shoot at
Americana, he only come on a damn sight
more"
CorpI Walter Paradise, Co. NJ, I'd Mass,
was wounded at Santiago, sent to New
York, and there sent to the hospital in an
wagon. He thought it a
great Joke that a man named Paradise
should be hauled around in a dead
wagon.
The eternal feminine always crops out.
CorpI Paxton, of Co. X, I'd N. j., in camp
at Jacksonville, Fla, has been very sue
cessfully counting local belle of Green
Cove Springs, near Jacksonville. The
other day the young lady wrote to his
Colonel asking for pass for him, as she
was going away and wanted to see him.
She also thanked the Colonel warmly for
his kindness in allowing Paxton so many
passes of late, and ended up with:
And one thing more | must ask you,
Col. Halne. l want you to promise that
after l leave here you won't allow MIR.
Paxton any more passes.