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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-10

the state. reports 30 below; Maryville and
Chilicothe. IS; Centralia. %; ST. Joseph,
3: Sedalia and Columbia, 20; Springfield
II; Welle City, u.
THIRTY-THREE BELOW AT ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL, MINI, February 9.-Seyen
years ago to-day the government Their
mometer in this city reached % below
zero. which has been the lowest February
temperature ever known here until to-
day, when it was again 80 below zero.
SIXTEENTH DAY OF SNOW-STORM.
DENVER. COL. February 9-This was
the sixteenth day Of the great snow-storm
I'm the mountains. The wind Is blowing a
gale, and filling the railroad cuts with
snow Fresh slides occurred to-day, cover
ing the tracks with great piles Of snow
rocks. and fallen timber AT various points.
The outlook tonight is more serious than
at any time since the storm began.
COAL. FAMINE AT LEADNILLE.
LEADVILLE. COL, February 9.-This
city is facing q desperate situation. There
were to-day but a few carloads OF coal
left. and the railroads We're blocked on
both sides Of the city Two feet OF fresh
snow has fallen in the past forty-eight
hours. Unless the Rio Grande or the Mid
land road can be quickly opened. not only
must the shelters and mines be closed
down. but the pumps at the downtown
mines must stop work. causing irrepara-
bic loss
TWENTY-FIVE BELOW N KEN
lucky.
LEXINGTON, ky, February 9.-The
thermometer this morning registered II
below zero. At various points out in the
country the mercury was % below this
morning The peach crop is reported
killed.
CATTLE DYING IN NUMBERS.
FORT WORTH. TEN. February 9.-Re-
ports from Northwest Texas say cattle
are dying i'm large numbers from the
severe weather.
TEN DEATHS FROM FREEZING.
CHICAGO. February 9.-The thermome-
ter was q degrees below zero this morn
ing. Ten deaths from freezing are re-
ported from Illinois and neishboring
States.
CHESAPEAKE NAVIGATION CLOSED
BALTIMORE. MD, February 9.-Ice has
formed i'm Chesapeake bay, and nayiga-
ton is practically closed. The York
river boats did not leave for Norfolk to-
night.
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southern Dental Convention.

NEW ORLEANS. February 9-Ihe..
was large and distinguished gather )
OF delegates 20 the convention OF ie
Southern Branch OF the National Den-.
Association and the Louisiana 500
Dental Society to-day. IN Armory htL
Addresses OF welcome were deliverei Y
Mayor Flower and Or Jules J. Sarf.s
president OF the LOUISIANA State soei.
which were ably responded % by bi. H'
X. Lucky. Of Holly Springs. and Or. " %"
liam r.. Walker, or Pass Christian, M.s.
president OF the visiting association. D''
Walker then delivered an address on n.N''
ters pertaining 10 the profession. ait'l
which the meeting adjourned, ana l'o
delegates examined with much in'ott'.
the dental exhibits. OF which there WIZ
quite a number
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Personals and Briefs.

Dr. j. S. Parrish of Augusta county
is visiting his sister, who is at the Nir-
ginia Hospital.
The stockholders OF the United Bank
ing and Building Company met In an
nual session yesterday and reelected the
old directorate. The old officers were
also re-chosen.
The condition of Mrs. Lucy j. Tugge
OF Nottoway county. who is critically III
at the residence of her daughter, in this
city, shows little change and no improve
ment
General Bradley I. Johnson, who has
been In this city a week, came here from
Albany, where he was for several days
the guest OF Governor Roosevelt, an old
friend OF his.
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CATTrE DYING IN NUMBERS.


BERRYVILLE. VA. February 9.-(Spe-
cial) THE coolest weather Of the winter
was felt here last night. The mercury
registered 10 degrees below zero. Snow
covers the ground to the depth Of inch
es. and a high wind has drifted 1t I'm many
places. The weather Is the most severe
since the blizzard Of February. 1898. Indi-
cations point 10 equally as low tenn
perature tonight.
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SAVANNAH, GA February 9.-Depot,
commissary Ruthers. on ORDERS. began
TINS evening an inspection OF 600 900 pounds
OF canned roast beef In tho government
warehouses mere, awaiting shipment 10
cuba by the supply-ship Comal. So far
the percentage of spoiled cans has been
small. 1t is proposed that every pound
that goes on the Comal shall ba in prime
order.
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Radford's Freeze.

EAST RADFORD. VA. February O.
(Special)-It is very cold here. Prospect
IS for the mercury's being below zero by
morning. This weather has lasted for sew
Cral days.
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MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has TO Say
About It.

DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM:-When wrote
70 you had not been well for five years.
had doctored all the time but got no
better. had womb trouble very pad.
Nv womb pressed backward, causing
piles. 1 was In such misery L could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
situation was irregular and too pro-
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Five Miner, Killed.

AUBURN. CAL, February olive
men have been killed in the Big Dipper
mine at Iowa HILL by the breaking Of
a reservoir
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fuse, was also
troubled with
leucorrh9a. l
had given up all
hopes of getting
we'll; everybody
thought L had
consumption.
After taking
" FIVE bottles OF
Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegeta-
BILE Compound,
49,
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Roy Atwell. son OF Mr.. Il. a. Atwell,
who has been quite sick. is improving.
The condition Of Mrs. Alexander Asher.
who was paralyzed Wednesday, is not
considered much II any, improved.
Mr.. George G.. Cox who received a
stroke Of paralysis at his place Of bust
ness Wednesday seems 10 be improving.
Colonel a. G.. Evans. who has been sick
with the grip. is improving, and viii soon
be out.
Mrs. Evans. however Is very sick, and
yesterday Or. Slower was called in TO con-
suit with the family physician.
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CUCKOO. LOUISA. VA. February O.
(Special)-This morning at sunrise the
mercury here stood degrees below zero.
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Richmonders In New York.

NEW YORK. February 9.-(Special.)-
]. b. Kidd. Aston; G. A. Lathrop. Sim
clair; G. S. McRae. Marlborough: j. S.
Che after. Grand.
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BUDGET NOT MADE UP.

II was thought that the budget Of APP
preparations for 1899 would be reached
last night. but the amount OF routine
work and discussion OF the license tax
very recently defined by the Supreme
Court Kept the body In session until a
late hour.
The Council will meet tonight In reeu-
lar session. This is the first meeting OF
the new fiscal year. and all the standing
committees make their yearly reports
There are several other matters OF i'm
portance &c come up. and, altogether. the
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roo LATE ron CLASSIFICATION
RUSSIAN TEA

AT THE RESIDENCE OF MRS. c. p.
WHITLOCK, 100 east Franklin, oet~'
the hours OF and and and 10 o.c .., p,
under auspices OF BRANDON tlhN -
or KINGS DAUGHTERS &c lN-Af
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GERMAN-AMERIcAN LADIES All
kssO(IAIIoN.

BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
AT THE
BIJOI FAMILY THEATRE,
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY lsp'
sse lQ-lQ
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INSURANCE STATEMENT.
oT.TEs RR NCH OF NORTH BR IJsH AND NERO
/ NlAED oAAAA' "' ri INSURANCE COMPANY.
STATEMENT FOR THE I YEAR r., q

YEAR ENDING DIEMBER n
s OF The coNioI1IoN AFFARs OF TIE UNITED STATES
UNDER
f1Ws OF THE @IdrAIM MAHE TO THE AUDI
TOR or rIesiGA NcE VIRGINIA ~
Manager Banch-i r. BOWIE
the
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Depu,y Sia BranchH NJ JACKSON
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PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.

meeting bids fair to be an unusually
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U.-ASSETS.

ACCOUNT OF BONDS THE TNTED STATES AMP OF THIS
STAI Ibp Ar TIED CITIES THIS STATE. ALL
OWNED ABSOLUTELY by TIE
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ZERO WAS PASSED

The mercury went below the zero mark
al 3 o'clock this morning. At $3.50 the
thermometer at Seventh and Broad regis
tered II below. one at First and Broad
told the same story. At Twenty-fifth and
Broad at that hour the mercury was at
below. The Dispatch thermometer at
$3.50 o'clock registered above.
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Total disbursements for years. Il ST 50
Balance in treasury. Feb /, 1885,. S,4S7 16
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total bonded and floating debt .sJO6, 25l A
Respectfully submitted.
j. w. BRoNAUGH. Jr.,
City Treasurer.
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LEXINGTON, ky, February 9.-The
thermometer this morning registered II
below zero. At various points out in the
country the mercury was % below this
morning The peach crop is reported
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-09-14

did come through the town ana ~
miles beyond"
1t is said that Funston resigned from
the Cuban army on account of the bar
barity of the insurgents. In the last
battle under Gomez, where he was
wounded, the Cubans captured so of the
enemy Of the class called guerrillas and
condemned them to death. Funston
hobDled to headquarters and pleaded for
the lives Of the condemned, but his pc
tition was refused. He then swore he
would never strike another blow in q
cause waged in a manner so bsrbarous
The first personal exploit Of Colonel
Funston in the Philippines was at the
Marilao river in February. With his
command he reached the banks Of that
stream and found the enemy on the op-
posite bank in good position. Selecting
30 men who could swim, Funston told
them to follow, and, holding his revolv-
d up out of water, swan across. His
soldiers placed their rifles upon logs and
pushed the logs before them as they
swan. On reaching the enemy's side
the little band Of Kansans charged and
captured so Filipinos A later exploit,
towing rope across a stream under fire
from the enemy. has been rewarded by
promotion to the rank of brigsdier gen
sral GEORGE l.. KLMER
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-09-14
Brookings County.

Land is rapidly advancing in price and
now Is the time to invest. Big profits are
sure to be gained by investing.
The county of which Brookings is the
county seat is the best adapted to diversified d
farming of any in South Dakota. Situated In
the center of the renowned Big Sioux Valley
and watered by the Big Sioux river and In
Vulnerable lakes. The soil is Of rich, black
loan and Is unsurpassed for fertility. The
best of water Is found near the surface, and
numerous small streams water the rich farm
lands in all directions. 1t contains g town
ships and Os,5Si.43 acres of gently rolling
land, fully rs per cent OF which Is under cuIti'
walton. Has l04 good schoolhouses valued al
about slOO0 In round numbers Good rail-
road facilities. Assessed valuation, 1898,
ss,3i5,OOO. Tax levy, 1898, 10 mills for genera
purposes. Average crop for the past twenty
wears, Is bushels per acre. Fine herds Oh
blooded stock and rich grazing lands. No
government landau occupied by actuai
settlers. Decided land can be purchased al
from sl2 to $50 per acre, according to location
Good railroads convenient for marketing
stock and grain.
Long distance telephone connects every
town with the county seat ana extends to
many points In the state as well as into Min
nesota and lows
The country neighborhoods throughout the
conntv have their churches where the people
worship every sunday.
During the past year large NUMBER OF Reos
nle from the east have brought their families
TO Brookings county and located perinaS;
nentIy In every instance they are contehteo
,rJ,h ;hai, cboics of location and are prosper
Ing There are still opportunities for people OF
ali classes TO come here and be independent
No state in the union offers better advantages
than can be found right mere IN 'he SiouN
Valley region.
Earmars In the east who contemplate com
inc west can find no better soil, no better 10
alton and no better markets in the whole
northwest than Brookings county presents
Come out and see for yourselves the oahhe'
county OF South Dakota.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-09-14

bearings, and, mstaking San Juan fort
for the red honse on "Kettle" hill,
practically abandoned his regiment
For this reason he deals in generalities
in his report, and really accounts for
but four of his eight troops, two only
of these being with him personally. %
The most important events of the day
for the cavalry followed the capture of
"Kettle" hill. Roosevelt's first report
says: when the men got their wind,
we charged again and carried the Sec
ond line of intrenchments with rush.
Swinging to the left, we then drove the
Spaniards over the brow of the chain of
hills fronting on Santiago" Bearing in
mind that this is the official report of
the rough riders by their commanding
officer, it must be taken as meaning
that the rough riders carried the Sec
ond line" and ''drove the Spaniards
over the brow" In his second report
Colonel Roosevelt says that after Fort
San Juan was taken large force was
assembled on Kettle" bill, not only of
his own regiment, but of the Ninth and
pOIblOuS vi OtutI IeBliileHlS. lDls II
we'll known He then states: "We then
charged forward under heavy fre
across the valley against the Spanish in
trenchments on the hill in rear of San
Juan hill. Thifw also took, capturing
several prisoners. He received orders
to halt and hold the crest. At the time
he had fragments of the Sixth cavalry
and an occasional infantryman under
him, 800 or 400 men all told. The rough
riders numbered 542 and lost 81 in all.
making about 475 on duty. But there
were other troopers than the Sixth and
rough riders with Roosevelt at the time.
Either Roosevelt is confused as to the
order of events or he and his rough rid
ers had nothing to do with the capture
of the second ridge, or San Juan hill
He places his rush forward after Par
ker's Gatlings opened on Fort San Juan.
At that hour the cavalry advance was
rushing along the swale toward the sec
ond ridge. Roosevelt says that when he
saw the Spaniards abandon Fort San
Juan he called upon his men 10 charge
the hills in front that il, north San
Juan ridge. His details of what follow.
ed coming from the colonel of the regi
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ment reported to nave done wonuers
that day, need no comment. Roosevelt
jumped a fence and went on alone,
thinking the men would follow, but at
the end Of 100 yards found he had but
five rough riders with him. He told
them to stay where they were while he
vert back and brought up the rest of
the brigade. 20 After a spirited col
loquy the dilatory rough riders begged
to be led forward, but Roosevelt want
ed the "other regiments to come. too.
sn ha ran back to General Sumner. COM
msndIng rne division, ana asaec * No
(Roosevelt) might make the charge.
According to Roosevelt. Sumner told
him to go ahead, and he (Sumner)
would see that the men followed. just
what men he meant is uncertain. Sum-
ner had already ordered the First caval-
ry and battalion of the Third to re-
main on "Kettle" hill. The Sixth was
moving up the hill in touch with the
infantry, and battalion Of the Third
was climbing the slope in front of ''Ket-
tie" hill while Roosevelt was going
through these motions evidently to get
his own regiment into shape.
Roosevelt finally got to the crest of
San Juan ridge. Meanwhile the Third
cavalry had formed a line in the v
shaped ridge or salient, subsequently
called Rough Riders hill, but which
they did not capture Roosevelt says he
had mixed force and about 80 Of his
own men. This corresponds to the state
ment of Captain Morton of the Third
cavalry Morton became senior on the
front line by the wounding of Major
Vessels and went along the crest from
right to left to find out his strength.
He located 40 to 45 rough riders at 8 80
p. m A soldier of the regiment who
had been on duty at headquarters went
in search Of the command that night
and reached its colonel and all there
was of the regiment about 10 o'clock
He said that what surprised him most
was that there were so few rough
riders there. In his mind the rough
riders should muster 500. barring the
| fallen.
Now the rough riders lost on July
and 2. 81 killed and wounded They did
their share of facing Mausers and earned
a share in the glory. The regulars ac-
cord thsm this willingly, But the true
story OF the rough riders is yet to be
written. Their colonel has made three
attempts at it, but he apparently saw
little of what the regiment was doing
as a regiment on July 1. Yet he
was colonel over 500 men as good and
brave as ever stood behind gun.
GEORGE l.. KuMKR.
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mixed with my regiment end the
Ninth" Having previously stated In
this narrative that the Ninth and First
went up Kettle" hill with the rough
riders, it is clear that Roosevelt claimed
too much in his official report In saying,
"My regiment thus being the first to
capture any fortified position. "
The real difficulty is to find among
all the statements just what the rough
riders did as regiment. There was
gallant work and heavy loss Roosevelt
carries the narrative to critical point.
then rambles off into statements Of
what the Ninth or Tenth or First or
Third regulars did One may CLEAN
from his account that the Tenth cavalry
actually led the charge on Kettle
hill, but farther on the verbose colonel
says that the guidons of some Of his
Troops were first planted on the hill. In
the same sentence he says, "On the ex-
treme right of the hill, at the opposite
end from where we struck II, Captains
Taylor and McBlain and their men of
che Ninth were first up" Now the
right of the hill was where the house,
miscalled blockhouse by Roosevelt.
stood. 1t was not blockhouse. There
were some trenches, but the Spaniards
made no defense. The loss sustained by
the charging columns was due to firing
from the main ridge. Kettle" hill was
not in the Spanish line Of defense, but
was an outwork. and it's capture did
not constitute a break n the enemy's
line, as claimed by Roosevelt.
The capture Of kettle" hill was gal
lantly done, and it was timely, for II
proved vantage ground for attack on
the real Spanish positions beyond 1t.
But the rough riders seem to have had
no specially brilliant part in it. The
regiments place was on the right OF
the second line. Roosevelt and the two
companies with him went up the left
or southeast knee of the hill; hence
marched obliquely across the field II
was said in camp that Roosevelt lost his
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draw upon, cannot take Roosevelt as
the sole and the infallible authority
upon the battle career of his regiment.
From the accounts popularity accept
ed Of the charge up San Juan hill one
CLEANS that the rough riders, led by
their colonel, initiated and carried
home the charge, clinching the victory
by heroic defense of the crest. This is
not the view of the officers and soldiers
outside of the rough riders The regi-
ment did well-fof volunteer regiment
unusually well-but deserves no more
praise than the others. After describing
the march down the road to the San
Juan river Roosevelt tells in Two Off
cial reports and in his magazine nara
tive how the charge originated and the
part the rough riders took in it. In his
magazine story he says: 81 sent mes
senger after messenger to try to find
General Sumner or General Wood and
get permission to advance, and was
just about making up my mind that in
the absence Of orders / had better
march toward the guns, when Lieu
tenant Colonel Dorst came riding up
through the storm of bullets with the
welcome command ito move forward
and support the regulars in the assault
in the hills in front.
Roosevelt says that the instant he re-
ceived the order his crowded hour be-
gan" He formed the regiment in col
umn of Troops, deployed in skirmishing
order, and took his place with the rear.
Somehow-the reason given is not clear
he forged his way to the front of his
own regiment. The Ninth cavalry was
in front, the First regulars in the left of
the rough riders. In his narrative the
colonel says, "And these went up 'Ket-
tie hill with my regiment. Kettle"
hill is the name given to the outlying
spur of the ridge which was first cap
tured Roosevelt's first report is not so
clear as his second, and this last states
distinctly: "We charged the blockhouse
and intrenchments on the hill to our
right against a heavy fire. II was taken
in good style, the men of my regiment
thus being the first to capture any for
titled position and to break through the
Spanish lines.
This statement is in the report dated
July 90, and from similar verbal ones
probably originated the extravagant
claims made for the rough riders Get
ting into position, Roosevelt says he
waved his hat and gave the order TO
charge the hill in front is, ''Ket-
tie" hill. This is his literal statement
of what followed:
"Out of my sight, over on the right,
Captains McBlain and Taylor of the
Ninth made up their minds independ-
emily to charge first about this time,
and almost at the same moment Colo
nels Carroll and Hamilton, who were
off, i believe, to my left, where we
could neither see them nor hear their
men, gave the order to advance. But Of
all this knew nothing at the time
The whole line. tired of waiting and
eager TO close with the enemy. was
straining to go forward, and it seems
that different parts slipped the leash at
almost the same moment. The First
csYalr- cane NJ i1s, behind and rsr.l-
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through the gardens and bamboo thick
cts directly upon the insurgent strong.
hold. When the Jayhawkers got within
80 to 70 yards, firing as they pushed
on, the insurgents gave way. Rallying
at the captured barricades, the Kansans
were about to storm the isolated block
houses beyond when they were recalled.
Next day. however. it advanced to the
barricades and held them. One com
pany went forward into the brush and
stirred up sharp fight with the enemy.
Colonel Funston took out three com.
panies and charged the insurgent posi-.
tion, carrying it after fight of half an
hour at the point of the bayonet
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OOS f V Z Its
account of the
rough riders is
the one TO stand
in history. Its
author is an edu-
Gated man, an
able writer and
the best one in
all the command
to become its his
torian. However.
a critical pen.
looking for truth
exploit and
having outside as
we'll as inside
s { a { e m ents to