The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-25

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A FAMOUS VICTORY.

At last President Mckinley has
achieved u notable triumph in the
Philippine war. Inform alton came
over the ocean wires yesterday or a
day earlier, that the third cavalry at
San Nicholas, had captured the yard
robe of Agunaldo's wife. And so,
after the expenditure Of many millions
of treasure, the sacrifice OF several
thousand lives OF American soldiers,
the harrying Of the land, the burning
of the homes of the almost defenceless
natives of harmless people. we have
CAPTURED at last a woman'- shift, stock =
ings and garters. Hurrah for our
side!
Dewey recently had his reception in
New York, where the whole city turn
ed out to do honor to the hero OF
Manila bay. Mckinley should now
have his inning. Then let the cannon
boom; let the troops .be paraded: let
every roof be covered with an ''OId
Glory" rag; le, the bands play; the
boys wboop; the women kiss and the
dogs bark Tn. war may nov be said
TO have approached II crisis. McKin-
ley's troops didn't entrap the wary
little Philippine chief, but they cap
tured his wite's shifts, stockings and
garters. Well, that is quite enough
glory for little old two years cam
paiyn, and the underclothes of Mrs.
Aguinaldo awill, in 1.-THE eyes Of Nc
Kin'cy, compensate for the millions he
has souande, ed in this war and wipe
out the blood and tears OF our slain
soldiers and their mother and their
wives. Now let the Republican press
howl like mad. Let all honor be paid
to Billy Mckinley. The triumphs Of
Caesar pale; the star OF Ma poleon sink
in night; Grant is IL swashbuckle, Lee
a but,ermilk ranger, compared to the
illus,rious Christian and warlike Presi-
dent Of the United States. BY the
holy smoke! Mckinley must be re-elec.
ted; or shall The nation be stained with
such ingratitude as to disregard the
mighty deeds Of its gallant soldier and
statesman?
But W. are sorry for poor Mrs.
Aguinaldo. We weep for her plight.
She is not likely to be frostbitten; but
in the nudity in which the Third
cavalry left her, she is liable 10 have
her sbap pely limbs badly bitten and
swollen by the pesky mosquitoes who
are under the command OF General
OTIS: whose reckless bravery and
Needless advances will not permit him
to restrain them.
By the way, would 1t not be wise and
humane for the ladies who are now so
active IN the woman's movement TO
make up a collection Of their old cloth.
es and send them to the forlorn lady OF
the Philippines? But a word OF ad-
monition. II the good ladies' 40 thls
act of kindness, let then mark the
garments they send. Billy Mckinley
Is on tho warpath sure enough, and ne
il a terrible warrior, and his rough
riders have smelt, If not blood, at least
chemises. Teddy Roosevelt is liable
to be sent out 10 succeed Otis and then
Door Mrs. Aguinaldo's new wardrobe is
apt to he also captured; and should the
Fillipinos meet with that awful calami'
ty, the goods can be recovered from
McKinley's quartermaster by being
tappped with the names Of the geuer-
Gus donors. =,
Now it is in order for the President
whose troops have achieved this great
victory, to go to church tomorrow
with q sleek cou,enance, an humo1e
mien, drop down on his knees anu
thank God for vouchsafing his arms
this glorious victory.-New Orleans
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