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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
ARMY IS BIG ENOUGH.
President Not 10 Enlist Volunteers Tn
les Needed

WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 3o-lt is
stated at the War Department that the
subject OF mastering in 5000 volunteers,
as permitted In the army reorganization
rim has not been mentioned 10 the Prcsi-
dont either by Acting Secretary of War
Nelkleiohn or Adjt Gen. Corbin. There
h. mo- intention TO bring forward this qucs-
,io. al present. as with the troops al
rsadv ordered 10 Manila. and which II
will take some months 20 transport thith-
err Cen otis has all tho forces necessary
% accomplish what IS desired OF him I'm
the Philippines
II was stated al the War Department
nat the greatest demand for the organi-
zatior OF the . 600 volunteers comes from
We men. snd the frlerds ~ ne m'n' who
heslro places as officers. TFerc ar al
rsadv many applications on hle, and not
univ men who served with the State
troops. but those who have served
ON stan positions. and have been mus
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
EVENTS IN ESSEX.
Farmers at Work New Canning Fac
tory -Freshets Kill the Oysters.

huntsville. Va. March 2o-Spe-
cial.-Au farming operations have been
materially delayed by wet weather. but
Notwithstanding tho rain something has
been done. Many peas and potatoes have
been planted and preparations made Tor
melons aud corn.
Mr. r g. Neale is making preparations
10 erect "a canning factory at Borolen
Wharf but does not expect 10 handle
ANYTHING but tomatoes this season. II
successful with them he viii handle peas
and other things another season.
oysters have been materially injured
nv the extensive freshets that have come
down upon them. Many OF them will
die. Especially IS this true in regard 10
the planted ones.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
WARRENT0N MATTERS.
Handsome Home Sold-Hunt Club
Races Personal Notes.

Handsome Home Sold-TIunt Club
ccs-Pcrsonal Notes.
WARRENTON. VA March 90 Special
Dr. Kerr OF Washington has purchased
the residence OF Mrs. A. d. Payne IN
this place for $4,000 and will make II his
summer home
Tho Warrenton Hunt Club races will
come on Saturday. April lst. There are
five entries each for the heavy and light
weight steeplechasc and IN the farmers
race to be flled at the post. there will be
many 90 start
At a meeting of the Board Of Super
visors last Thursday. claims amounting
20 S23431 were allowed.
The record OF the County Court shows
thirty-seven deeds admitted since the
February term.
Miss Maud Patti Of this place and Mr..
Fred Ernest. of Washington. We're mar
ried in Baltimore on the 18th Of March.
Miss Grace Kcmper and Mr.. George n.
Gouldthorpc. both of this place were
married on last Tuesday hy Rev. Walter
il. Robertson.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
Prnnerfy Transfers

Richmond: NJ. S. Block 20 s. B. Rosen-
baum. interest in partnership business
OF Block & Rosenbaum and the assets Of
said FIRM 1880.
Taylor W. Davis 10 William Rabey. o.
feet on east side Brook avenue 1880
Henrico. Sophia NJ and David j.
Strauehan and j. W and Lizzie Williams
20 William L. Carneal. 81 2.3 feet on
north side Moore street l52 feet east or
Dinneen. 81 200.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
A FATAL FALL.
Mrs VI. A. Withcrs Breaks Her Neck
at Her Home in Keidsville. y. {.

at Her Home in Reidsville. \. {.
REIDSVILLE, y. c.. March 20-Sne-
cial-To-day about 10 o'clock A. ~.
Mrs Mary A. Withers. sister OF MI r. D.
ert Richardson. of this place. and sis
ter to the late Ed. Richardson, Of Mis-
sissippi. fell from her back porch and
in the fan her neck was broken Mrs.
Withers was about seyenty-seven years
Old and had been lame so she could
scarcely walk for some years, having re-
ceived a fall In getting In her carriage.
She has numerous relatives In different
parts of the State. As yet no funeral
announcement.
The roads have been almost impassa-
BILE since Christmas and no farming
could be done as the ground has been so
wet could not pillow. To-day IS clear and
cold. tgs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
WlNCHESTER'S LEGACY.
Court Of Appeals SustainS the VIII Of
the Late Judge Handley.

the Late Judge Handley.
WINCHESTER Va. March 3o-Spe-
ciaL--Judee NJ. W. Adhesion. on the
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
has Ovcrruled the motion Of the heirs Of
Judge John Handley. of Scranton, Pa,
for a rehearing Of the Iandlcy viii case.
which was recently decided in favor OF
tho city Of Winchester By the decision
the city Of Winchester will receive about
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
for industrial schools as residuary lega-
tee under Judge Handley's Will
John b. Rogers and Miss Elcnora Yer
nctta Hue. popular young couple Of
Gainosboro. this county. eloped TO Ha-
eerstown yesterday and were married
They returned TO this city last night and
later left for their home.
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dict rendered The Commonwealth is
represented by Commemorative Attcr-
ney A. O. Gordon. assisted by O.. r. Sipe
OF Hsrrisonburg. and the accused by
Captain James BumgaIdner Charles
Curry and s. r.. Timberlake. Jr.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
no MORE sLEBPLEss NIGHTS

the only guaranteed Insect Exterminator.
II permanently removes Bed Bugs Ants,
Water Bugs and destroys Vemin Of all
dsoriptiens. mhso
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
S. ULLMAN'S SON,

Up-Towu store. 500 T.. arshau ~
Old and New Phone -.
Down Town store. 1870 1872 g..
Main 81 Old Phone $40. New
phone 900.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
SLIGHT CAUSES OF WARS.
Disastrous Conflicts Which Have Been
Brought on by Trivialities.
PhHddelDhin Tim,


Few things are more remarkable in the
histories of nations than the ludicroUSly
trivial causes which have often led to
great and disastrous wars. 1t is esti-
mated that at least million lives and hum
dreds of millions of dollars have been
sacrificed as the direct consequences of a
stolen petticoat, a broken teapot, and a
spilled glass of water.
One of the most DISASTROUS wars of modern
times, that between Turkey and Russia
is said on authority TO have had its origin
in the blow of blacksmith's hammer in a
small village in Herzegovina.
In the Summer of 1875 one OF the local
Pashas, to meet the pressing demands
of the Sultan for money, decided to levy
a poll tax on all persons in his district
over the age of IS. One of the collectors
was levying the tax at the house of village
blacksmith when dispute arose as to the
age of the blacksmith's daughter Hot
words ensued between the collector and
the blacksmith, and when the former made
some insulting remark about the girl the
exasperated father struck him to the ground
with his hammer.
Fearing the consequences of this fatal
blow, he escaped into the mountains,
where he was joined by several of his SYM
pathiZing friends. The inSurrection thus
begun spread far and wide among the
oppressed Herzegovinians, and later to
Servia. with results whichthe world knows.
1t is known now on the highest authority
that the FrancO-German war, with all
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BOER AND HIS RIFLE.
Differences Between the Weapon
Used Now and That of Twenty
Years Ago.

In the war of 1S79-S0 the Beers displayed
deadly accuracy with the rifle, but their
weapon then was very different from the
arm used last week at Dundee. The rifle
of 20 years ago was built on the lines of
the British Martini. 1t was a hammeress
arm of about nine pounds weight, with a
30-inch half-octagon barrel and a shotgun
butt stock. The caliber as As, with a
bullet weighing from 405 TO 45O grains.
The powder charge was 80 grains in a brass
drawn cartridge case. The rifle was
sighted up to 1000 yards. Besides the
usual stationary sight it had a reversible
front-that is, a signt capable of being used
motion, it was changed into fine pinhead
sight covered with a ring to keep it from
being knocked off. On an occasion where
particularly fine shooting was demanded
this front globe was further covered with a
thimble-shaped hood, shading it perfectly
The usual standing rear or fixed sights
were on the barrel, while on the guns grip
was a rundown peep that was regulated
by side screw to an elevation of 1000
yards. The peep and globe were never
used under 700 or 800 yards.
II was very much interested in the Boer
riflemen and their weapons, said Archibald
Forbes, who was with Sir Evelyn Wood s
column in South Africa in 1S79-S0 They
are marvellous rifle shots. They shoot
their antelope and other game from the
saddle. not apparently caring TO get nearer
to their quarry than 600 or 700 yards.
Then they understand the currents of air,
their effect upon the drift of bullet, and
can Judge distance as accurately as ii could
be measured by a skilled engineer. They
can hit an officer as far as they can discern
his insignia of rank. Sir George ".
Colley, the commander in South Africa.
was killed at distance of 1.400 yards at
MaJuba Hill. We lost terribly in officers at
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
A General with Second Sight.

A curious story is current in London
which would seem to Incl ate that Sir Red
vers Butler, now COmmander-in-Chief in
South Africa, is possessed Of the strange
gift of second Sight--a singularly valuable
gift, it must be confessed, for a General.
1t seems that he was at Cape Town at
the time of Sir George COlley'S disastrous
rout at Majuba Hill On the day Of the
battle, although he was many hundreds of
miles away, he saw vividly before him the
scene of Colley'S defeat and death
SO strong was the impression which this
species of vision created upon his mind that
he Immediately rode out as fast as he could
to the suburban residence of the Cape
Premier. Sir James Sibewright, imparting
to him his fears, and entreating him to get
at once in telegraphic communication with
the British base at Mount Prospect.
Sir James complied with his wishes,
and while Butler and the Premier We're
sitting together, reaSSuring replies were
received, and the Major (as Butler was
them was bantered by Sir James on the
subject of his apprehensions. Yet before
evening had arrived the news of Gen.
Coliey's defeat and death on Majuba Hill
was flashed across the wires. and it was
then seen that the disaster to British arms
had already taken place at the time when
Butler called upon the Cape Premier.
although nothing was known about it
then AT Mount Prospect, the British base
of operations against the Beers.
1T is likewise recalled in military circles
in London that Sir Redvers seemed to be
aware Of the death of the French Prince
Imperial and of the fall OF Khartoum, as
also of the death of Gordon, at the very
moment when these things occurred, and
long before news of the events arrived.
Butler is such Il strange, silent, Saturnine-
looking man. so repellent in his manner,
and SO uninviting as far as familiar con-
vcTsation and discussion are concerned,
that no one has ever been known to queS-
ton him about these matters, yet the fact
is ON record that he has on at least three
occasions given marvellous demonstrations
OF the possession of a second sight which
enables him TO know and to see important
events that are in progress hundreds and
even thousands of miles away from home.
Never before has commander of big
army embarked upon Il campaign thus
mentally equipped, and much curiosity
prevails as to the services which his second
sight is likely To render to Sir Redvers in
the war against the Beers.
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the fight mentioned, and also at Laings
Mex and Rorkes Drift, from the deadly
rifles of the sharpShooting Beers.
1t is easy enough 10 see how the Boer be
came so expert with the rifle. History of
100 and more years ago in the Southwest
and the West of this country is repeating
itself on the South African veldts. Every
old State of the American Union, except
Louisiana, was won from its red owners by
the pioneer and his deadly rifle. For 24O
years the Hollander who went TO far-ott
South Africa and his descendants have
fought wild beasts and wild men for the
country they wanted. The Boer region OF
South Africa. producing fine wheat and corn
crops, is very fertile. 1t has a native grass
that live stock thrives on, with climate
very much like that of the country from
southwestern Kansas TO New Mexico.
But to obtain this country the Boer had first
TO conquer it. This made him a sharp
shooter. One hundred and fifty years ago
the Dutch farmer with his five foot barrel
roer. a smooth-bore gun, was deadshot
within the limitation of his weapon. Every
Boer is a hunter. He has to be- His farm
is large, anywhere from $4,000 to 25.o0O
acres. The country is SparSely settled.
The lion and other smaller cats and the
hyena We're the natural enemies of his
tiocks and herds. They had TO he kept
down by the roer and later by the rife.
Kruger is himself said TO have killed $50
lions, not to speak of panthers and hyenas.
Then the ever-present danger of a native
outbreak caused the solitary farmer or Boer
to see TO it that he had the best arms avail
able for defense and offenSe.
The Boer weapon that did such eXecu-
ton the other day is the sporting model of
the Mannlicher, a German arm, perhaps
the most powerful weapon of its caliber and
weight in the world. The military Maan-
licher is used in the armies of Austria.
Holland, Greece, Brazil, Chile. Peru and
DrNtr,,n Nhn ,,.hn
sporting rifle known as the Haenel model.
1t is beautifully finished arm. wei Ching
about eight pounds, and costing in South
Africa 200 German marks. The rifle
barrel is 80 inches long. the carbine "a. 1t
has a pistol grip and sling straps, and is
hair triggered. Its caliber is 30. This
rifle has an extreme range of 4.50O yards,
and a killing range of 1000. AT that dis
tance, the bullet will go through two inches
of solid ash, and nearly three of pine, quite
The National tribune., 1899-11-09

siege and desperate attack and repulse, fixing the
attention upon the ever-changing panorama of
active warfare, the voice of heroes dying in prison
pens was lost. Nonews came from the men herded
like cattle beyond the mountains of the South The
Nation knew little of the horrors behind the Stockade
The author of Andersonville has told thrilling
story. If has horrors they not of his invention
The book. however, will be found to treat not
only OF prison life. but to abound in incidents of
the camp the march. and the battlefield. In fact,
there is no better narrative extant of the stirring
experiences of cavalryman than there is to be
found in this story. The reader of these pages will
60 with the author into his life and see how the
Address . TAE
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
ANDERSONVILLE:

boy was transformed into soldier; will march
with him over mountains and across rivers; will
camp on the hillside and stand guard in the moon
light and in the rainstorm; will be with him as a
vdet in the lonely forest. and again in the wild
charge. when, in the mountain-passes, he came
face to face with the horsemen of the South
The humorous. the pathetic, the preposterous,
the extravagant phases of war are all told with
the pen of a master. Finally comes grim battle.
the defeat the surrender the travelling through the
South prisoner Of war; the experiences in
Richmond prisons and at ghastly Belle Isle; then
sonville itself. with its 10000 men, its poverty, its
starvation, its death All these things are told
with the dramatic power of truth. and they are
told only they can be told by one who there.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
THE MOTHER OF A SOLDIER.
BY JOHN II. M'LAUGHLIN, FT. RANDALL
SD.

By JOHN ii. VI LAtGHllN, FT. RANDALL,
SD.
The mother OF soldier, Hats off to her,
The mother of a soldier who has gone to
face the fray.
She gave him to her country, with bless
ing on his head;
She found his name this morning i'll the
long list of the dead:
Killed, Corporal James Mcdonald, while
leading on the rest.
With Bible in his pocket and a portrait
on his breast.
The mother Of soldier. She gave him
TO her land
She saw him in the transport as he waved
his sun-browned hand.
She kissed him through the teardrops,
and told him to be brave;
Her prayers went night and morning with
her boy upon the wave.
The mother OF soldier! Her comfort and
her joyi
She gave her dearest treasure when she
gave her only boy.
She saw the banners waving-She heard
the people cheer
She clasped her hands and brayely looked
away to hide a tear.
The mother of soldier, o, cheer the
hero dead,
And cheer the brave who battIed where
ere the colOrs led.
But don't forget the mothers through all
the lonely years
That fight the bravest battles on the sun
less field of tears.
Nay, don't forget the mothers-the mothers
OF our men,
Who see them go and never know that
they'll come back again;
That gave them to their country to battle
and to die
Because the bugles call them and the starry
banners fly.
The mother of soldier! Hats off to her,
| say,
Whose head is bowed in sorrow, with its
tender locks of gray.
She gave without regretting, though her
old heart sorely bled
When she found his name this morning in
the long list OF the dead:
Killed, Corporal James Mcdonald, while
leading on the rest,
With his dear old mothers portrait clasped
upon the horo's breast.
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its appalling loss of life and money, was
precipitated by a few slight verbal alter.
atoms madeyin the dispatch by Bismarck
himself The disastrous Seven years
war" was the direct result of the vanity OF
Frederick the Great, who wished to see his
name in the Gazette" and it was deliber-.
to France which he himself made to Nine.
Pompadour.
One of the most serious of the many civil
wars in Itlay was due to the misplaced
energy which led Florentine housewife
to empty bucket of dirty water on the
head of passing citizen of Milan; and, as
Palmerston used to say, there were only
three men who ever knew the cause of ths
-Holstein disputes, two of whom
died before the war, while the third had
completely forgotten.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
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Taking part in the relief of Lucknow. they
covered themselves with glory before the
walls of that beleaguered town.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09

enough force to kill, if the bullet struck a
vital part AT 20 yards it will shoot
through 50 inches of pine. The bullet for
war is full-mantled, with a fine outer skin
of copper or nickel. That for game shoot
ing is only half mantled. leaving the lead
mushrooms when it strikes For deer. elk
and bears there can be no better arm.
Though the bullet makes but a small orifice
where it enters, the expansion causes It 10
tear hole as large as mans finger when
it makes its exit. Travelling at the rate of
:, 1000 feet second the force of this bullets
blow is tremendous. There has been
much discussion over the Dum-Dum bullet.
1t is a soft-pointed missile. but by no means
so deadly or destructive as Is this Haenel-
Mannlicher bullet which the Beers are
using. If it strikes at close range, or 900
yards or under, and does not fiatten the
Mannlicher bullet bores hole right through
bone without splintering. But when IL
upsets the shock is terrible. The bullet
literally SmaSheS the flesh and bone into
fragments 1t has been charged that the
Beers are using the soft-pointed bullet in
their deadly Observation-Disclosures.
Dom Paul.
For the other side Dom Paul, or Stephanus
Johannes Paul Kruger, to give him all
his names, has been called the 'slumbering
lion"
Dom means chief, President, or one in
authority.
He is six feet tall and with abnormally
long legs, huge hands, feet and ears, fast
mouth and chin. In manner he is very
stolid.
He once outran horse for n hundred
yards. In his youth he was Il wonderful
horSeman; his featS of equestraniSm
almost equaled those of a circus rider.
1t is said of him that when young he
could stand on his head on a galoping
horse, holding on by the stirrup straps.
He is intensely religious, and. curious as
it may seem, an American missionary con-
tirmed him.
He knows the Bible from cover to cover,
and has q text for every and any occa-
sion.
He is a constant and excessive smoker.
Dom Paul left Cape Town as boy with
the Great Trek of 1888. and his whole life
since-a brave one it has been, TOBIAS
been struggle for independence.
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Local Weather Report.
Brief Mention.
FOR MAY s. 1872.
water to-day, $50 p. m.

High water to-day, $50 p. M
Lots on your terms-R. e. Baldwin.
The warden and burgesses of West
Haven have notified the police officers
of the borough that they must arrest
all bcyclists who ride their wheels on
the sidewalk.
P w. Search, superintendent of pub
lie schools at Holyoke, Mass, was in
this city yesterday and made a tour of
the schools. He was shown the work.
ing Of the various departments.
Vice President John NJ. Hall of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad announces that trains will be-
gin running regularly on the Norwich
and Worcester extension on Thursday,
June 1.
Washington M Rowland has trans
ferred to Jacob Ocker and Westerbeke
Brothers of Oakdale, Suffolk county, N.
vi. so feet of land with dock privileges
on the water front of South Water
street.
Policeman Ledwith arrested Ressic
Escovetch yesterday on charge of
theft preferred by Moses Kaptowitz
Escoveteh is accused of stealing a IS
rag cart and when arrested was push
ing it. He denies the charge.
The L. Candee company had added
bench accommodations for fifty more
men in it's shoe department. The fifty
new hands are being instructed in the
business and will soon be qualified to
take hold as regular men in the work.
The young ladies' mission circle con-
nected with Ferry street church, with
the assistance of outside talent, gave
very pleasing entertainment in the
church last evening, the proceeds to be
used for much needed supplies for the
Kindergarten" and the circle.
The New Haven three-master, Alice
B. Phillips, owned by F. w. Benedict,
which went ashore at Race Point on
Cape Cod during a northeasterly gale
Tuesday night has been hauled off by
tugs and towed to Boston, where, after
a few repairs, she will proceed south.
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had most enjoyable time On Thurs
DAY afternoon and yesterday morning
ne and a friend caught upwards Of one
hundred of the speckled beauties, al
though small in size. They fished in
the streams about three miles from
Haddam
Miss Eta Wadhams and Mrs j. c.
Lester of Goshen are visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Thompson in this city.
Superintendent Beach of the Nauga-
tuck division stated Thursday that
eighteen miles of 74-pound steel rails
will be laid ON that section of the road
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F-IRIOUS ITEMS.

Harry Whitaker of Wallingford be-
gins his duties at Dwight Place church
in this city tomorrow.
Mrs. Campbell, landlady Of the United
States hotel, Litchfield, is spending a
week or two visiting in this city.
Mrs. T. J. Lawton of this city is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Welton in
Waterville.
Health Officer Wright has just re-
turned from couple of days fishing
trip in Haddam and he reports having