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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

anguish wiring the brow" beset them
selves to preparing floating hospitals
and boats ladened with appliances,
food and bedding for the nursing and
comfort of the sick and wounded who
might become victims to climate OF
battle, and no less glory of it all, for
which | pause and bow in reverence
TO our statesmen, Congress, that had
been torn in dissension engendered by
bitter party coudIct for more than a
quarter OF century. Republican, Dem
ocrat, Populist, and Independent, stood
under the Presidents hands and voted
without debate and without question,
magnificent appropriation for provid-
ing and maintaining our army. Amid
those occurrences which transpired 80
rapidly that they could be written only
by the pen that was dipped in the
lightning's flash, where now was the
scoffer at our patriotism?
| am glad OF the war because the
young men Of the unstoried West were
given an opportunity to measure arms
alongside their brothers from Puri-
tanic shores, rich In deeds OF valor OF
its sons.
Great honor have they given to the
Westl And no orator, today, In the
classic groves or storied halls of that
historic country, while eulopizinp the
veterans OF the East would he so small
or mean as TO pay lesser tribute to
the volunteers of the Rocky Mountains
and Pacific slope.
am glad OF the war because time was
when men who are now living, beliey-
ing once that a mighty wrong was about
to be inflicted upon them, and imbued
with the fervid patriotism for a seeded
state, took up arms against their coun.
try's flag and engulfed this land In n
struggle that, God grant, it may never
nave to endure again. While long AFRO
the smouldering fires Of hatred and
antagonism engendered by that direful
conflict had died away and the right
hand of fellowship and good feeling
had been clasped again and again nv
Blue and Gray, yet the Southern SOL
der felt some stigma OF reproacb IN
MS good name by reason OF his atti-
Jude In that unfortunate struggle. and
longed for the day when he could offer
TO his country his services in yipdica.
lion OF that flag he had sought 10 de-
'troy. The war gave to such of opr
that opportunity. The vener-
able Colonel who sits by my side. bjs
ocks gray with the stealing wears
need not remind you falls within the
category OF those | have mentioned
well remember how promptly and
nanfuliy he rendered his services N
know what an inspiration
was to us all and to the young men of
ne state-the fact that he had resolved
W ouch course. 1t matters not that
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
Force If Public 0pini>t

! Public opinion IL erca, pnss
land. Sooner or later. ans !
means or another, II is sure
itself felt on all important issss
purifying effect i. like lighiuI#|
inc clouds, It removes imrhi
may not be so quick ia iis
but il Is sure In The oud.
Public sentiment has been "a
ING against the dynamite eles
Ggur d Alenes until II has -
power, and that element Is bt'a
to suffer for its lawlesAnesa.
like truth Is mighty and wiliFJ
aud public sentiment and publlfsP
are usually behind justice.
The Dfeyfus case In France ~
remarkable illustration oil pnpiH
ion. The artillery captain uoae
charges was doomed, appareuW
redemption, to life banishpen'
The govcrnmeoteif,e
the French army, the Cathoile !
and a majority of both Chafia''
against him, but zola and ~ n
brave men like him believing r.,
nocence Of tho captain aroisey sslIl
opinion In bis favor and hase . w
a new trial for him. a s' csa'
That 10 worth much 10 the wor'' i
victories OF public opinion ar s.l 4
great victories in thoir mo''
3nces,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
StiII Hare IkxMm

So maeh has rsccnsly bsss =
'he aru~th Of pius0sfacy 10 50
AMI 20 much sssga. shs u
F@'~nr Of moary thai nE
pla have lu#s hops Tor he =
particularly. tho poor yoass I
SENs believes this 10 t~asa
The poor young men Il d |
States silll havo magulaessi
tn" ouly question 1. q. % 30
possess tho ability, the sa~
pluck aud courage 10 face sAss|
dii5oos Of their lives, aea 4
thetu. The Ia~ysrs, does
presidents, railroad maua<~s1
statesmen Of Tho future wiH.
largely from the mid level 81
or level Of society. Ablll,y I'D |
will aud determination wllins|
men to ihe most exalted rs@
There is one road 10 -
that Is being blocked 10 ihs !
sud that one i. 10 She hiehe.s !
log branch In our goxers.s4
United States senate. Tbs
last becoming a toll paying !
and he WHO IL unable 20 Iay ~
travel over Il. i3ut that wiIl y
IS q frce htghway 10 all uhes !
pie Fote at primaries for seaasz'
ihsrahy elect them by a dire
rather than By legislatures =
bought and sold a. some have =
sheep bought In The .hambles
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

i, IliE hospital ship Relief w,,h o.o
yoto lo,o'er' Iron Manila, sailed nom
Tho ha'l on Tho 18th. 1tanchored +
great storm. W escape q
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
The steamer Murcia, Capt. La

The steamer Murcia, Capt. LarsIe
belonging to the EngIish-Americar
Shipping Co., limited. of London. whicf
left Huelva, Spain. April :. bound :"l
Philadelphia. ran ashore while enter
ing the channel at Hamilton, EermU.
da, on the oath. and f~oundered. All or
board the steamer were saved.
The appearance of San Jose scale is
causing great alarm to farmers il
Lucas county, o. Several valuable
orchards have already been destroyed
The statement of the condition ot
the treasury issued On the 18th showed:
Available cash balance, $2s4,1o7 ,O92;
gold reserve, $242,O61.5 01.
The jury in the Windsor hotel fire
inquest in New York city brought IL
a verdict, IN the oath, that the frs
was caused by accident. The police
still have $4,000 worth of unclaimrC
jewelry and other valuables recovcrcl
from the ruins.
Brighten. John {. Bates. L. S. V.
who was recalled recently from Cuba
will 90 TO Manila.
The Welland canal was opened for
traffic on the 9th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Corean diplomat who has been
appointed to succeed Mr.. Chin Pom
We. who has been transferred to Rus
STA, France and Austria. is Prince Min
Yong Nhan, first cousin to the king.
second cousin to the 'aIe queen, and
uncle To the crown princess. He speaks
English, and stands very high in the
! estimation OF foreigners as well as
CorcanS.
Gen. Greedy. chief signal officer. has
been informed that the most efficient
! telegraph service ever used in war time
has been established in the Philip
! pines. y flying line is used to connect
the different commands. and telephone
service is used AT the front. Over 1000
messages are daily transmitted be-
tween the officers of Gen. Otis com
maud.
Heavy fighting against enormous
odds and an advance of four miles. on
tn" 18th. prepared the way for Il joint
attack by the forces OF Gen. Mac\r-
thur and Gen. Hale. on the Filipino
~ " alum ltA- many tRlllS ~
PLOTS marked the American advance.
Olive Romans. well known as Il child
actress. died ut her home in HYDE
Park. Mass. on the 18th. Her per
formancr OF little Lord T'auntcIroy. in
TIE decentralization Of Mrs. Hurnctt'S
story. won her great fame. She was
about - wears of age.
The second congress of the Woman'S
Whist league began in Washington. on
the 18th. with so players in attend
amce. including nearly all of the mos
prominent women minister's in the
country, and representing nearly ev-
cry city.
Hy an explosion of brnzol in FIccr's
chemical works in Philadelphia. ON the
9Th. two men were killed. two others
are unaccounted for, and one woman
Was fatally injured. y score OF other
persons were more or less seriously in
iurcd.
The gallant marines who lost their
lives in the early fighting around
Guantanamo. are to he Inferred in Ar
liHgton cemetery beside che bodies uf
the soldiers whose remains were re-
Gently brought from Cuba and Porto
Eico.
President IgIrSias of Costa Eica
called informally on President Mckin-
ley at the White House on the 18th. lie
WAS received in the Blue room.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury iSsucdonthe25th showed:
Available cash b~alincc. $2o3,y77,4s1;
gold reserve, $~242,5l2.264-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
RELEASED FROM SING SING.
burton G. Webster. ho Killed Chas.
l.. Goodwin. in New York. is
Once More n Free Man.

New York, April 24.-BErton C.
Webster who. seven years ago. killed
Charles +. Goodwin in New York has
been released from Sing Sing prison.
H. said his plans had not yet been Jul
~ made up, but he intimatcG I o the
prison clerk that he would again be-
GENE q bookmaker.
Webster killed Goodwin in Il quar-
rel which followed an alleged insult by
Goodwin to Evelyn Granville. WcD-
stor's common law wife. He received
d sentence of 10 years. being convicted
OF m~anslaughter in the first degree.
On December 80. last. Gov. Black com.
muted his sentence to ten years, SUBJ
ject to communication for good be-
havior. He has served six years and a
half. and his good conduct caused him
to receive three and a half years COM
mutation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
CURRENT NEWS NOTES,


IN" nnIh tA".) street railway
system has been sold to Haynes EroS-.
OF New York.
Joseph /. Palmer. - wears old. COM
united suIcIc" III 81. Louis. Friday. by
taking Il dose "i morphine at his
home.
An attempt was made I" Kill Miss
fcS" j"h>"n. 81 cincinnati. hy sending
her poisoned chewing gum through
th' mani.
'E'\ 'i'|. NY, WIS almost destroyed
by hr" Friday. Eleven buildings are
IN ruins, and y Families are homeless;
loss. >tn."r'.
The official report of III" Kansas
agricultural bureau states that -
i'" cent. al the wheat crop in thai
SLATE l. destroyed
The transport S'f@Nick * ashore at
'aE" '~hr""H;'S. Cuba She has on
oc"fu Tie last OF the troops OF Gen.
Eate> division.
1t IS probable that the Missouri
brewers vii contest the FarriS beer
hli! on tn" ground of technical irregu-
l~arltI"S in its passage.
orrin Curvcy. aged 81. Il wcl.-to-do
FARMER, living eight miles west of Tay-
Ior'Iile. ILL.,. committed suicide by
shooting. No cause Is known.
There Is trouble over an ourang-
outan@ christening at Kansas City.
Mo. me Episcopal ministers have de-
hculced the act as Sacrilcgious.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The president will soon issue a
proclamation giving effect to the new
e%Ntradition treaty between the Unit
ed States and Mexico, President Diaz
taking similar action in Mexico. The
text of tbs treaty has never been made
public, but besides pforiding eNtradi-
ton for all crimes, not political, its
principal feature is its retroactive eff
feet, covering crimes committed while
no treaty existed
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The annual meeting of the general
society of the Daughters of the Revo-
luton began in Philadelphia, on the
oath. and one of the most important
matters transacted was the ratification
by the major organization of the No
coalition" with the Daughters of the
American Revolution) resolution previ-
ously adopted by the board of man
ayers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
MISSOURI A NEWS.
DIR. W. III. Gei.er Killed.

nr. William II. Geiger. of st. Jo-
seph, was killed by an accidental dis
charge of his shotgun. lie and his
wife had prepared TO spend the day in
the country. She vas seated in the
buggy and her husband was climbing
in with the gun in his hand. The
hammer caught in the wheel. and the
entire charge entered the doctors left
side below the ribs. causing Il frightful
wound. He lived but 20 minutes. He
a 81 years old.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

T.. l.. ~Iiolton. of Sullivan. Crawford
county accused of using cancelled
postage stamps, was arraigncd before
Judge Adams in the federal district
court at 81. Louis. and pleaded not
guilty. His bail was fixed at 5000 and
trial set for MAY ,.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Doctors will appreciate a new medi-
cine case having hinged partitions with
spring clamps for the bottles, the ends
of the case dropping into a horizontal
position and exposing paper tablets for
writing prescriptions.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Laurence sterne. the English

Laurence Sterne, the English writer,
had fine theories about conjugal be-
havior, but did not carry them into
practice. He said one day to Garrick:
The husband who behaves unkindly to
his wife deserves to have his house
burned over his head" The famous ac-
tor said, quietly: II Hope yours is well
insured"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
How Downey Worked Jacobs.

Chief Wilkie and Capt. Burns ar
rived here late last night from Lam
caster with Deputy internal Collector
Downey in their custody. The pris-
oDer was turned over to Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal Foster.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

There is trouble over an oran%-
oI.tang christening ut Kansas City.
The Episcopal ministers have de-
ncunccd the act as Sacrilc"iuus. The
CEREMONY WAS performed by the Gle
rhant trainer al the Zoo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

John Henry McCracken. aged "A. has
been elected president OF Westminster
college. Fulton. Prof. McCracken Is
the son of the chancellor of the New
YORK university.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The German press does not take a
serious view of the utteranceS of Capt.
CoghIan. at the club dinner i'll New
York recently. but seize upon the OPP
p%Crtunity to heap obloquy upon the
head of the gallant American officer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Womnn.s Missionary Conference.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
conference Of the NJ. +. church, south,
embracing the same territory covered
b. the Missouri conference OF the NJ.
+. church. south. will meet i'll McNicC
Man = to ).
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Teacher Charged with Cruelty.

Prof. Isaac Walker. for several years
a teacher "f pcnmanship in the public
schools. at st. Joseph. was arrested,
J, recently. on Il charge of twice cruelty
whipping Clyde Walker. l. years Old,
foi infractiOn of school rules.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
TIL. Apple Ou.iooL Promising.

Early fruits are coming into bloom
IL the central counties. and the pres
ent outiook for Il large apple crop is
excellent in all sections. /
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
University Attendance.

DR.. X. II. Jesse, president of state
university. states that the enrolment
a: Columbi:, has reached 500, and that
the enrolment of the school of mines
a: Rolla has reached l25. making "a
grand total for the university of y2j.
This is the largest enrolment in the
history of the university. DR.. Jesse
says the enrolment will probably
reach 1000 next year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Bought By New NorLCrs.

The Hannibal street railway system
has hc"n sold by j. II. Garth To Haynes
Brothers Of New York. who will 1t
c.c. r>tcnd the road.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
busy Selling Cigars.

Internal Revenue Collector Grcn-
nCrS entire force of assistants is
busy. at -. Louis. Selling cigars bear
ing counterfeit stamps, and their cap
lures amount 10 about 100000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Richard J. Oglesby. former governor
of Illinois. soldier and statesman. died
al his home at OglehurSt. neal Elk
hart. ILL.,. on the oath. Conclusion of
the brain. resulting from a fall. was
the direct cause of his death, but the
indirect cause was weakness. follow
ing Il severe attack of the grip. from
which he suffered four years ago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

A dispatch from Washington, on the
21st, said: The condition of Repre-
sentative Baird, of Louisiana, remains
practically unchanged. He is uncon-
scious most of the time, and the end
is expected before long"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Assaulted by His Son.

Joseph Byhia. So years old. was as
saulted and seriously injured by his
young and vigorous son, il ST. Louis,
q few nights ago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
In the Northern Counties.

In many of the northern counties
the soil is still too heavy and cold to
work. and little has been done, except
in the most favorable localities.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

While standing beside his wife on
mack, aged a years, and II of the
most widely known men in the yicini-
ty of Irondale, fell dead.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Attempts 20 Destroy Trains.

Two attempts were made to destroy
burlington trains with dynamite car
Nodaway, Il small station between st.
Joseph and the Iowa line. Sticks of
dynamite We're laid on the track and
the Denver flyer was given Il shock
that broke all the windows in the
coaches. The Omaha express had Il
similar. but more severe shock tea
minutes lntnr.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

1t is denied that colorcd men par
took of the jefferson day dinner in
New York on the night of the 18th.
The report seems to have started from
the fact that Il colOrcd nal and his
son were among the EotabIes on the
plaffnrm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

David Sidcy. Il wealthy retired bust
ness man. died at MontroSc suddenly.
His remains were taken TO Mount
Pleasant. la. for intvrmcnt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The commisSary department of tae
army has been authorized to issue to
such soldiers as desire ii an equal val
IL i'll fish in lieu of the beef ration now
issued. Ham and other articles of sale
o: equal inuHcY Ndi"1 IL the Tee: my
be issued. To the present ration two
ounces of dried fruit is added.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
The brewers Way Fight.

1t is probable that the Missouri
brewers will contest the Farris beer
ILL ~ the ground OF technical irrcgI-
l~aritirS in lis passage.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Corn Planting.

Considerable land has been prepared
for corn, and planting is in progress
in the central and southern sections.
of the tate.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

In Porto Rico 4 grca- desire IS mani
Tested to learn English. New text
books are bcingpubIished in This coun-
try to replace the Spanish books now
in use in the schools there. y peda-
gn"ical museum and American library
has been established at San Juan.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The annual conference of the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution convened in
Philadelphia on the 18th. One hum
dred and seventy-five delegates. rep
~resenting every state in the Union, eX-
cept two, were present.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Mayor Jones. of Toledo, O. and his
friends have decided noT TO go into the
newspaper business. Soon after the
last election the mayor became inter-
csted in Il project to start Il morning
newspaper in that city to further tie
municipal ownership idea, bat the deal
has fallen through.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Capt. John Dillon of the transport
Morgan City has been found guilty at
San Francisco of cruelty beating Il sail
or on the high seas, and sentenced to
pay Il fine of $3.50. Dillon almost killed
Il sailor. who had struck his superior
while in an intoxicated condition.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

\ cyclone passed through southeast
err Holt county. Several thousand
dollars damage was inflicted Gu
houses and barns.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The senatorial elections for the new
Spanish corteS were held on the I'D,
and passed off TRANQUILITY throughout
the country. They resulted in giving
the government Il larger majority in
the senate than it had already secured
in the chamber OF deputies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
4 Polk County Pioneer.

John Winton, on. of Polk county's
pioneer settlers. died near Morrison
vile. of pneumonia, a few days ago.
He was S3 years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

President Irlaya of Nicaragua has
granted an option. in force until Jan
uarv l. 1900. to Mr.. Charles NichUll,
company he may organize, 10 purchase
the railroads and steamboats, of Mica
ragua, with the workshops appertain-
ing 10 them. for the sun of 100000
pesos (Silver).
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

At Ozark. Bud Meadows, v-a5 foun1
guilty of killing Steve Bilysn. aid he
was sentenced 90 ten years in the p.E-
itentiary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Rev. Josiah McCary. the oldest Free
Mason and the oldest minister of the
Gospel in Missouri, died at his home
in Nevada. The deceased was 81.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The Methodist Ministers association.
il session at Cleveland. O.. on the 24th,
discussed the late Georgia lynchinE.
and appointed a committee To draft
resolutions condcmnin" the outrage -
well as the crime committed by thc
victim of the mob.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
Played Policeman.

Ted Farra-. aged ten. played po-
liccman at 81. Louis, and undertook
to arrest his five-year-old brother,
shooting him fatally.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

NJ. CantacuZcne has formed a cab
met to succeed the Eoumanian minis
try of Demctrio Sturdsa, which re
signed on the 18th. The premier will
take the portfolio of the interior and
NJ. Lahovary will take care of the port
folio of foreign affairs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

Samuel Il. DOwncy. deputy Internal
revenue collector at Lancaster. Pa.
WAS arrested, on the 2fth, charged with
informing Jacobs and Kendig, the
ciCariuakerS arrested for counterfeit
ing. of the fact that Secret Service
Agent Burns was after them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

IN unexpected delay has occurred in
the negotiations looking Ia the "stab-
lishmcut Of an Alaskan boundary
moduS vivendi which makes the future
of the modus quite p~robieinatical. En-
tended conferences on the subject
were held i'm Washington, on the @lst,
the result being far from encouraging.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

The cornerstone of st. AnthonTs
hospital. ST. Louis, was laid with in
prCsSiye services.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29

brighten. Chambers McKibbon as
sumed command of the barracks at
Columbus. o.. on the 24th. He served
with distinction in the wal with Spain.
and was for a time governor of sam
tiago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-29
at wn. Not Much to Do

Col. Funston said afterwards:
1T wasn't much To do. We knew
they could not shoot straight. and that
our boys would end to them while we
we're crossing"
Gen. Hale's troops. on the right. had
the hardest fight. They followed the
north bank of the river nearest the
town. from the east. with the First
Nebraska regiment on the left and the
First South Dakota and the F;:f.y-first
Iowa beyond. The country to be trav-
ersed was mostly jungle. but the Fill
pines stood their ground even in the
open spaces.