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any had even less % basis to rest upon
1han the present lnnastakab.s signs OK
Improvement.
A new sense OF national strength and
energy seems uncueSticnabsy TO have de-
reioped since the news OF the American
vicsory at Manila, and the business COM
munity generally. with few exceptions.
would annear 10 have come 10 the con-
csrsson that the possible effects OF the
present war have been already vel. dis
counted. Among the more favorable fea-
lures OF the week have been the slightly
easier tone IN the money market. and a
ats-e more disposition on the part OF the
financial institutions 10 accommodate leEIu-
mate demands Of trade. Another has been
the very general foreign recognition OF the
critical position OF wheat supplies In the
lowering or the suspension entirely OF ina
20 wheat duties. notably in Italy, France
and Spain. and reflected in advances pro
porficna,e 10 the impose duty reductions
in those countries.
Prices. both at the seahcard ard in the
interior. have broken all records for many
years past. while the eaSerness OF foreign
BUYERS 10 take hold at the advances fur
nishes testimony 20 the fact that the pres
ent wheat corner IS not due entirely TO
the lear or Interruptions in supplies. nor
yet 10 the successful projection OF a wheat
corner. bat TO a considerable extent 10
toreisn recagnition OF the fact that the
worlds wheat stocks today are smaller
than they have been for many years past,
anu that some time must yet elapSe be-
fore the admittedly good worlds wheat
crop prospects find expression in new sup
plies.
OF considerable importance in the iirec-
ton or actually stimulating business In
some lines are the large orders received
for export shipment and supplies OF all
sorts for military use. notably in the
cotton and wooden goods. projectiles and
ammunition OF various sorts.
II. or course. would be useless TO deny
that there are some unfavorable futures
in view, notably in the cotton and woo.en
industry. On the former, print cloths
have again struck the lowest price on
record. with a quotation OF l5-I6c for
standard grades. and the WOODEN manu-
featuring Industry Is, as whole. report
ed quite depressed. In contrast with these
reports. chiefly coming from the Eastern
and Middle states cities, are the sales OF
a considerable quantity OF raw wool. said
TO be for the manufacture OF goods or
dered by the government.
The wheat exports for the week reflect
the temporary check to demand caused
by sudden advances In price and show
failing on. aggregating 2.45S1T5 bushels,
against $4,000 bushels last week, l..aS,-
600 bushels In this week a year ago. l. SS2.-
900 bushels in 1896 and 2.So0 600 bushels In
Corn exports are larger this week than
for more than q year past. aggregafing
last week. 3.l270 fN bushels in this week a
year ago. 1891. 900 bushels In 1895. and
s34. 90 bushes In 1896.
Business failures are slightly smaller
this week, aggreRating for the United
States 2t0. against 2E last week On In
the week year ago. 267 In 1896. and "a
In ls95.
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.



CHICAGO. May Seattle were in good
demand and prices ruled steady. Sales
were principally at siGl5 beef steers S. 20
45.2o, stockers and feeders, S. SQ6f4 IS:
cows and heifers. s.. 50G,i.6o: calves, $500
Hogs ruled PFC higher. Sales were at
an extreme range OF So st,l4.255. the bulk go
ing at "a O01i1; pigs, S5.501t4.o5.
Trade in sheep was slow; prices about
steady at $3.2JQ4 p. principally above 81;
lambs, clipped. $idi.65: wooled. S. l0Gi5 4o
Receipts-Cattle. 3.5oO; hogs 5000: sheep,
6.O00.
Omaha.
OMAHA, May 6.-The cattle market was
steady; receipts, GEO head. Native beef
steers. I1As5; Western steers, Sc. S01i So
cows and heifers. So aOGi4. 20. stockers and
feeders. s3.soq4so: bulls and stays. 81 GOO
$40
Hogs-Receipts, 1880: heavy. So sod4;
light, s3.S5Gi3.S5: bulk of sales. S. e2ls6i3 %
Sheep-Receipts, 5000: market. steady;
fair 10 choice natives. s3.6eQl4 10: fair TO
choice Westerns. $S.5eGi.5o; lambs. 81. $50
$50
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NEW YORK May b.-Hradstreet's Re
view tomorrow will say:
Evidences accumulate that the corner
has finally been turned in the trade: cir.
curustanees which have hitherto been re-
garded as disgusting. have given away 10
more cheerful conditions or are beginning
10 be recognized In q iruer and more rva-
sonap,e hight. Wake IL Is claimed, and
pernaps with justice IN many cases, tina,
the changes ye, noted are largely sen,s-
mental. and little that 10 Tangible ID TO
nr cited In the direction OF Improvement.
1; q not 20 be forgotten that the dizziness
and even depression. ruling for some time
past was likewise largely sentimental. and
IL il now BEGINNING ~ he admitted by
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PORTLAND WHEAT MARK EFT.

PORTLAND, May s-Tse local whea.
market is unchanged. with nothing doing
Buyers and sellers are apart in their ideas
regarding values. The persistency with
whieh the foreign markets refuse 10 have
anything 70 do with distant cargoes pre-
vents much activity for the present. Wal
"A. @sfIs5<. valley, s5g9sc; bluesien. CSC per
bushel.
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sasa. partly CLOUDY; wind south. IS miles.
Passed ina bark Ia taw OF tug Sea Lion.
D. N. Passed cUy--Sh Manyaown in tow
Tyee. s:ts p. IN. In the ssrsits-Bound cut.
str warrtnco
NEAH BAY. May s--s y. m.--partly
cloudy, light south wind Tug Tacoma
in the bag.
CI.ALLAM Ray, May Ga p. m.--
Cloudy: calm.
PORT ANGELES May O. y. MAR
ouet~r. ME. Clear. wind west. ! miles.
L. 5. s Monaanoek in the bay.
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SAN FRANCISCO May s-Saiied-Str
Cmatiiia for Victoria. str Oregon for
Astoria: str Mtania. for Nanaino; sehr
Falcon. for 81, Michael: schr Enterprise.
for Grays harhor; scar Emma Utter, for
Wiliapa hareer: scar Ida Mckay. for
Gray~ hsrhor.
Los ANGELES. May 6--Sailed-SW
Nfpsaha far
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WASHINGTON. May 6-Today's state
ment of the condition OF the treasury
shows; Available cash balance. s2i3, $780,
$50; gold reserve, SlN. 339, S37.
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SAY faANtisoo u.snrr~
urea dxtuax

sssaAs: S,ss' N,ss'issSo Nav s-Xvhes. = o~
So sessases snropeeG and tae locsl mar
80 failures Is veFv 1uist FOR
Zee So az trading aaa s.s:,gslv : M
eAk. ssksrs.. sssa for family extras & 3
extras. E.sa.I; "a -
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t,onnosition.

We are now prepared TO do composition
for the trade (any measurel in Nonpareii.,
Minson BREWER and Long Primer. salts
fartien guaranteed. Cal or address POST
Ineelsgepeser, Seattle.
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Dairy Products.

On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creamery, 13ul6c:
dairy, 12gl5c.
Eggs-Steady: fresh. l0c.
CheeSe-Dull and unchanged.
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TACOMA WHEAT MARKET.

TACOMA, May 6.-Wheat closed: No.
club. ssr: No. bluestem. $lG2. market
strong.
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Man S

np,IipI u Warm love Is esteemed by
.ihrliftIi Il all good women. But whsn
IHaIfWitl YOU are I'll. weak. run down,
dlaIUbilI YOU do not feel like loving
,ifIlHIII snyone or anything. You are
ilhIHfAl|i listless and you walk about
lHfliIIE as though life had for you no
E,..f.ifH..tlh pleasures and no charms.
I.IIIslEdlta Sieepiess nights. weak back.
EqlIltllEH feeling OF despairing gloom
EsFIHnIa and q sure sense that you are
H; ddlIidl only q very small part OF .
IIIjIN..ll man all help to make you
IHIIililliut what yeu are. You must
lIl.itIIllEr seek help. ''Hudyan" win
liI!i1IiIhId NOT only help you--.t win
I.HiHiIIl11 surely cure you. II has put
Il!!AHnII IRE into no less than 1900
Iii.IIHEIIIsI men IN America Alone. Il
iIsi3ndlIEnna will restore to you your frA
NATURALIZATION your vigor and your great
ilIl,IIlIIllIl big manlineS. You viii flnd
Ijillll'EllL1 charm In life again. and your
I.lIiNIiIHIli fear that others know your
lIIlIIIHIttj secret viii have vanished
tIlINlIlIHIIl Write and ask about II. Tes-
lEilatiIltlII smonlals and circulars are
tiil.iliAllH as free as the air you breaths,
sigspE and 10 Is the advice CO the
iilglIl,kHl most celebrated physicians on
A,lElAl ill- this continent. II you zee
HILL .,...4 copper eolored spots any
l.t where. On your body, II your
i,sis iAlgislsfE teeth are loose, II your voice
IIsli;il.ls,.H ~ husky. yeu may feel GER
,lfsI''f'ifiIsf tain tha, you have some form
|fnnr'HHH OF blood poison. Whether In
ll.sllIall its tert.ary. Its secondary or
I'LL l..lIsIl; its primary state Ii makes no
IEiltlTAIiiifl dIsfsrSpee. The ''3o-day blood
IiiIEE.llsEIElIl cure will be certain 10 Grad.
INlsl ioate. to clean II right out %
IIiRBlNisIll the system promptly and psr-
,il maneat!y. Circulars and tes-
NIIll.l5liiIIl simonizis about this are -
n: free as are the others about
sIsilsliEnI '1Hsdyar." Write or call 10.
BilIHIIiHIIli day.
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TxCrrRsroN TO CAMP ROGERS

The Northern Pacific viii run an excur-
sion Saturday anS Sunday. leaving Seattle
atss.s0 a. m. and III a. m, running trains
direct TO camp Fare for round trip. 500.
Return ssssve CAMP Rogers at o'clock.
Bicycles carried free.
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BOSTON May e.
Or Short Lima 3oIsI Bos. & Butte -. al
Bos- e. Mon LIST PARROT -. ...... ga
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1stFlE WHEAT MARKET

3 a.l''agr J c'ah 81. NJ I hiaes,e,.
sssssssn 9, asai. Nc, ! c.ub. 80. n !
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MARINE OBSERVATIONS

Special Dispatches 70 Pcss-InseIisgencsr.
T.~~~su May So p. m.--RsromefeF.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. May 6.-Cotton-
Steady; middling ) Size.
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wheat-ghipping. sl7eaL7s: milling. M
Barley-Feed. s1.ssalsas: brewing. NOM
NAL.
Oats-Poor TO fair. slsoeai- az11: gray. MS
al 20: fancy feed. $1.Es1dl E; gray. S.sN
91-5Ii7: milling. H-s5dl lzls surprise, SI.E
Gl.5o.
s, Flour; quarter sacks. ls;sse: DO Oregon.
i.43e: barley. centais, E5: do Oregon. Lib.
oats. censals, Oregon. Lea: beans sacks
3szI; do Eastern, 40; corn. centals, 10:
bran. sacks. l&s; Oregon. n. middiings
wool. bales, zIs: hides. nnmber So; rai.ins'
boxes. l.1si; wine. gallons, a.sae.
Produce. Fruits. Etc.
Observation-Disclosures $23Q2s 20.
"a: best barley, nominal: alfalfa, $500
H-59: clover, nominal: stock nominal: com
Clio
Observation-Disclosures, Early Rose, soG4,c;
River Barbanks. 4sQs5c: River Reds, 40G
Sweet, SIS; onions. old. sssSas, onIons.
new. BE; dollhouse cucumbers. 4ocasi
string beans. 5Q9c per ID: summer squash.
ssfl0c per box; Mexican tomatoes. 81 Is per
box; okra. dried. 11aal5c: fancy aspara-
gus; y. chill green peppers, His0lsc; rhu-
Fruits--App.ee, choice, N.40d1. 50; COM
mon. 3d6ec; fancy strawberries. 33G4 per
chest: gooseberries, 3O040c per box: cher
riss. black 75ca31 e; do red and white Is
Dssc: oranges. navels, $L25N2.5o Mexican
lines. repack. "a; common California lem
ons, ssc4$,: choice California lemons, u.E
a .; bananas. Sigz per bunch; pineaphles.
Hutter-Fancy creamery. lsGfshc: do
seconds. is4is!4c: fancy dairy, lsQ1si1c: do
chsese-New. salcc: California cream
cheddar, 1egIlc; Young America, 1oszdllc;
Eastern, I2aI3c
Eggs-store. Hale: fancy ranch, l2,sH
l3c. duck. 16c per dozen
PoultHy-Turkey gobbiers 1fd1zc per ID:
turkey hens, u0l2c: old ROSTERS, f35od4:
young ROSTERS, $7.507S 50; small bro'lers,
81 5G2.50: large broilers A95.5o; flyers,
$5.591s50: hens, t3H4; Old ducks, 33ns 20;
young Aneke A6066.50; geese. Sl6Ii25 per
pair: gosiingH N.507f. 15; old pigeons, Sis
Gl.50; young pigeons, Sl.a02.
Wool and Hops.
wool-FaIi: Southern coast lambs. 20
lambs. uq1zc: San Joaquin plains. 7Qsc:
Hops-Oid crop. nominal; new. 1oG14c for
California.
CLOSING Quotations.
Wheat-Weaker: December. si-esss: May,
N75
Bariey-Firm: December. $1sf&.
G sosn.sassss X yellow. a.o',saiio.
Exchange.
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TODAY's WEATHER.

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY.
Portland, Or, May s, 1898.
Fair.
D. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICul,
TURE. WEATHER BUREAU
OAII.Y RIrIy E>gsTN
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IlRI[T IND TRADE REVIEW.

Seattle, May s. lss&.
v-.narrex at the Seattle. Tacoma, sIso-
-. ~ portland clearing houses were
is's C.earances. Balance.
RITA. (kAAS "A AsV.sg0l ~
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years. 70 6 degrees.
Average excess or deficiency OF daily
mean temperature during The month, 0.
Accumulated excess Of 3aiiy mean tenn
perature since January /. l2 degrees.
Ayeaazs daily excess sitts January l.
i. q degrees.
Prevailing direction OF wind, southeast.
Total rnovemen, OF wind. am miles.
Maximum velocity of wind. direction and
date a miles, south. on the 18th.
Total precipitation. In inches. for Aprii
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THE SEATTLE xARkETs.

- Eastern shipment OF i've po.s
sv,v, Nebraska IL still playing havoc VIII
- ,ss.r,sr,sIss,0r men There is no stated
ssscs either TO me buyer or 10 the Snip
- ana the market II very weak
ppsafees are a little stronger ID TONE.
we car loads were shipped 20 en lss,
sEsS~ o. t9r5ay for the Eastern MARKER;
1sasIssr car Of bananas arrived IA the
nsrkst yesterday. -.,,,
ss,swferYiss from California are stil
ssid,rr The market. No native berries are
d a yss. si.s51z was the runns pres
yss.esdzy-
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Mean atmospheric pressure. 3oio; high
est pressure, 5e.5i. on the 2sth: lowest
pressure - SO, on the 9Th
Mean temperature. G.2 deg: highest
temperature, N. on the 24th: lowest tenn
perasure. 80. on the 50: greatest daily range
Of temperature. % degrees. on the 9Th;
least daily range or temperature, degrees.
on the ian.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-07-23
r live together. His fingers touched

or live together. His fingers touched
our heads for an instant.
Courage and peace for the end
has come" heard him say.
He passed on to the next and the
next. He could stop for but an in
slant, for there were so many in need
of blessing-77o souls--and there
were groups collecting and awaiting
him in kneeling attitude further on,
but each bent head in our group re-
ceived his touch and his blessing.
The faces about me had been white
with terror before. Their owners had
crouched in an attitude that was abb
ject to animalism. But when Father
Kesseler had touched and blessed and
passed on the faces lost their tense
ness. The brightness of purpose
filed them. The figures rose. The
priest had given them the courage to
battle for life and courage to yield if
the battle was against them. He
helped some to live and the rest to
die.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-07-23

crew seemed paralyzed with fright or
insane in their desire to crowd into
the boats and escape from the doomed
ship. The waves lashing the sides of
the vessel sounded like the growl of
great hungry beast. To add to all
this terror we were in semi-darkness.
The steamship gave evidence of
settling and listing. 1t was as though
the foundation was passing from be-
meath our feet, as though there were
a new heaven and new earth, from
which we were being banished to hell.
1t was time of horror to make men
mad. M
heard the scream of woman. 1t
was the shrek of one who had just
received mortal blow. Some one
shouted that an Italian had stabbed
woman who had tried to get in boat
before him. The babel of voices was
like chorus of lost souls. / felt that
my reason was going. A hush fell
upon the shrieking, fighting mob.
Father Kesseler was coming. He
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-07-23

/ believe that even then the gates
Of Paradise had opened upon the sight
of Father Kesseler. The wind blew
his white hair about his forehead and
cheeks. Itlooked like the silver halo
of a TRANSPORTED saint. And still his
hands were stretched out in blessing.
The water rose above his waist. 1t
reached his breast. 1t covered his
outstretched hands, and then-I dared
not look longer. A gurgle as from a
monster throat sounded in our ears.
We were drawn to the outer edge of
a black, hungry maelstrom and we
knew the ship had gone down.
OF our rescue by the good Captain
Henderson, of the Cromartyshire,
every one knows.
1t but remains for us to pay tribute
to the hero Of the Bourgogne, than
whom. no man, living or dead, is
worthier of praise.
The Rev. Anthony KesseIer was
the pastor in charge of St. Joseph's
parish. We attended the requiem for
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-07-23

4 The moment after he passed there
was an ominous crash. One of the
boats had fallen from the mast where
II swung. The vessel dipped, the
water swirled about us and we were
carried off the sinking ship by the
waves.
My terrified eyes, strained toward
The ship, caught the last mortal view
bf Father Kesseler. He stood by the
tail of the deck. His hands were still
stretched out as though invoking a
blessing upon some kneeling one.
The one who had knelt a moment be-
fore had been snatched away by the
waves. The priests face was turned
Upward, still with that sad, calm, re-
signed expression, and even as l
looked it seemed that the expression
changed to one of joy.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-07-23

strobe swiftly toward us where we
were crowded, starboard amidship.
He looked majestic in his black robes.
His benign face was sad but calm.
1t wore the look of entire resignation.
1 have seen such a rapt expression
only on the faces of Raphael's saints.
AS he approached us we fell to our
knees. My husband knelt close to
me and held my hand in a grasp that
hurt. About us were twenty men and
women and half-grown children.
The roar of the machinery and the
kissing of escaping steam almost
drowned the priests voice, but we
strained our eyes to see his face. 1t
was bent above us longest as my
husband and l knelt there shivering.
! think he saw that we were husband
and wife, and that we wanted to die
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darkness and death of the day OF
disaster, july q, but l see with yet
clearer vision SINCE week has passed
and I'review the awful event.
Father Kesseler stands the beauti-
full central figure in picture of bru-
tality and ghoulishness beyond the
ken Of man, as the Christ in a dance
of demons.
While creatures called men killed
women and children to make room
upon boat or raft for themselves, he
stood upon the deck and prayed for
all.
After the collision l ran upon the
deck with my husband. The passen-
gers were crowding together and fight
ing like madmen for a place in the
boats. The officers were shouting
orders, but no one needed. The
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-07-23

this noble priests soul at the little
church on Columbus avenue and One
Hundred and Twentyzfifth street on
Tuesday morning. 1t was the saddest
and the most solemn service l ever
heard. The sobs of men, women and
children to whom he had ministered
all their lives drowned the chanting of
the priests and mingled with the organ
miserere.
"He was like father to us ALL"
wept woman with deep, sad lines in
her face. His visits to our homes
were more welcome than the breath of
the spring flowers. We called him
the Saint of Harlem"
l was glad to tell the Pensioners
and priests who loved him, am glad
to tell all the world, that it may revere
him, the story of how Father Kesseler,
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-07-23

like our Saviour, died that others
might be saved.
We noticed Father Kesseler on the
day of our sailing. Whether he was
a first or second cabin or steerage
passenger no one seemed to know.
He was seen in all three parts of the
ship, but he stayed longest in the
Storage, least in the first cabin.
In the unspeakable hours of that
morning he crucified and buried self.
Life-boats and fe-preservers were not
for him while one soul on the Bour-
gogne was yet unshriven. He granted
dissolution to half hundred, and
there was no one to grant it to him at
the last moment, when he died at
duty, none but Him whose blessings
are the most efiicacious, the Most
High.
The memory of his face as it looked
while he was sinking my husband and
! will carry through our lives as a
benediction.
So died and assembled into heaven
the bravest man / ever knew, so was
translated the Hottest soul, the soul of
Father Kesseler, the hero of the
Bourgogne.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-07-23
Went to the Front and Took
the Same Chances as
His Men.
His Promotion to the Rank
of Major General in the
Regular Army.
HIS GREAT POPULARITY WITH ALL

In October, 1864, just after the ar
rest of the Baltimore merchants, l
visited Sheridan at his headquarters
in the Shenandoah Valley. He had
finished the work of clearing out the
valley by the battle of Cedar Creek
on October 10, and the Government
wanted to recognize the victory by
promoting him to the rank of Major
GeHeFsh;n the reslsaEll ar army ,4hssEse.
were numerous volunteer officers in
the regular army, and it was regard
ed as considerable distinction. The
appointment was made, and then, as
an additional compliment to General
Sheridan, instead of sending him the
commission by an ordinary officer
from the department, Mr.. Stanton
decided that / would better deliver it.
| started on October 20, going by
special train to Harper's Ferry,
whittier l had telegraped for an escort
to be ready for ME. l was delayed,
so that l did not get away from
Harper's Ferry until about 3 o'clock
on the morning of October %. 1t
was distance of about fifty miles to
Sheridan, and by riding all day got
there about II o'clock at night
Sheridan had gone to bed; but in
time of war one never delays in
carrying out orders, whatever their
nature. The General was awakened
and soon was out of his tent, and
there, by the flare of an army torch,
and in the presence of few sleepy
aides-de-camp and of my own tired
escort, presented Sheridan his CON-
mission as a Major General in the
regular army. He did not say much,
nor could he have been expected to un-
der the circumstances, though he
showed lively satisfaction in the Gov
ernment's appreciation of his services,
and spoke most heartily, l recall, of
the manner in which the administra-
ton had always supported him.
The next morning after the little
ceremony the General asked me if l
would not like to ride through the
army with him. 1t was exactly what
/ did want to do, and we were soon
on horseback and off. We rode
through the entire army that morning,
dismounting now and then to give me
an opportunity to pay my respects to
officers whom l knew. / was struck,
in riding the lines, by the universal
demonstration of affection for Sher-
idan. Everybody seemed to be per-
sonally attached to him. He was like
the most popular man after an election
the whole force everywhere honord
him. Finally said to the General:
~ wish you would explain one
thing to me. Here l find all these
people, of every rank-generals, SER
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