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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-24

in session, will be personally responsible
for the expense of equipment he said.
He put his entire fortune into the bal
ance, and the cost of equipment covered
it all-S6S0, 900. That was the stiff old
fellows answer to the charge that he was
a "copperhead," and it was his school
girl daughter Susie who suggested the an
swer.
Such girl was Susie Goodwin, the gov
ernor's daughter, and the belle of Ports
mouth She was as beautiful. as patriotic
and as positive as ever when the war
closed.
The legislature had given her father
fortune back to him and he had settled
down in his Portsmouth home to enjoy
private life for the remainder of his days
when Lieut.. Dewey was sent to the Kit
terry navy yard
Dandy Dewey" went to q ball at the
home of a leading citizen of Portsmouth
on the night after his arrival. AS he en-
tered he met an interesting trio.
Ex-Governor Goodwin and Miss Good
win," said his host suavely. with Com
mander Rhind, 1 fancy you are already
acquainted"
Commander Rhind, of the war ship Mar
ragansett, was known to every man,
young or old, in the navy. He was a gal
liant officer. He, too, was stationed at
Kittery Dandy Dewey" bowed to the
superior officer, to the ex-governor and to
his lovely daughter He bowed very low
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-24

crest on the envelope. dewey" it was
and their delicious fevers of uncertainty
were over The wedding took plale at
the Goodwin mansion, Oct. "a. 1867.
Again fortune favored the young
wooer. The impending orders came,
but not until after the wedding. Short
ly afterward Dandy Dewey" was Or
dered on duty in European waters, and
for nearly two years he was separated
from his young wife.
When he returned he was not only a
commander but he was also assigned to
the Narragansett instead of his one
time rival, Commander Rhind. The
young couple spent their honeymoon,
a prolonged one, at Newport Here. In
the closing hours of 1872, their son was
born. The young mother lived Ions
enough to rejoice4in the new happiness
| that had come to her.
1--WE will call him George Goodwin,
dear" she said. George for his
that please your"
Five days after the birth of little
George Goodwin Dewey his lovely young
| mother died Commander Deweys grief
was not demonstrative. But he would
| never talk of his loss, nor permit any
one else to do so, and he took " his
naval duties again with a grim deter
mination and absorption that were more
pathetic than tears.
He ordered two medallion portraits Of
his wife painted on ivory by an eminent
Roman. One of these he carried with
him until it was lost at sea. The other
Is one Of the treasures of the Goodwin
home at Portsmouth
And now that Gov. Goodwin's oft-re,
peated prediction has been fulfilled and
We have heard from George in the
thunder from Manilai that rolled round
the world, the admiral's home coming
would be sweeter were there one NOR
to see his splendid welcome, one whom
in those long gone, golden days he CALI
ed wife. -
s.if Ada Patterson
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-24
ROMANCE OF DEWEY
THE COURTSHIP AND SORROW OF
THE GREATEST OF AMERICAN
SAILORS
THEN CALLED DANDY DEWEY

The Young Lieutenant Fell in Love
with the Daughter of Gov. Good
win-Susie Goodwin often Visited
the Capitol and Assisted Her
Father as Secretary-She Died
Five Days After Birth of Her Son.
The real life romance Of Admiral Dewey
has been told at last. 1t is vouched for
by the ore who knows more about 1t than
any other living person except the grand
cid admiral himsalf-Mrs. Mary P. Gree
ley, the admiraPs sister-says the New
York Journal.
Mrs. Greeley is a stately, whlte-haired
woman in whom there is distinctly trace
able a resemblance to her famous brother.
The strength of his features has been re-
fined away into the beauty of hers. She
is soft of voice and gentle IF manner. She
lives in a quiet little home in Montpelier,
end there she told the story of her broth
er's love.
There is a supreme love in every life.
at is a flame" said Maurice Barrymore,
compared with which the others are as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-24

imagine that a warm supper was sent
up to the lad; that a warm supper was
sent up to the lad; that modernized
"fatted calf was set before him. But
in this case I am relating history as it
was given me, and 1 am unable to say
whether forgiveness was freely and full
ly given, or that the break of day saw
condign punishment meted out to the
admiral-to-be for his ,foolhardiness.
The spirit of mischief. but usually Of
successful mischief, shines out of many
another incident in Dewey's youth. He
liked sometimes to get one boy In
trouble in order to get another boy out
Of it, and was perhaps, contented when
he could flavor thus a good deed with a
little spice Of harm. On one occasion, 1t
is recalled by a playmate, that he led
little party of venturesome lads upon q
nocturnal expedition to a deep ravine
some distance out of town. There was
a sawmill in the ravine, and the miller's
son was chum of George. He was
not invited, however. Under cover Of
the night the boys set the mill going,
and it speedily racked itself to pieces
&C. B. Firestone.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-15
THEY WILL DROP DYNAMITE
ON THE HEADS OF THE FOE

is not difficult to understand the de-
Election of a Mauser or Krag-Jorgen-
sen bullet from this tough smooth
fabric at the height of $500 or 1000 feet
above the surface of the earth.
In addition to this probability of de-
Election, there exists another strong ar
gument contra to the ''collapsing''
theory 1t has been found that a bull
let hole beneath the middle zone Of the
balloon does not affect it materially,
for as gas always rises upward, the
pressure is in the top Of the balloon,
so that it will be seen that, to cause
any marked escape of gas, balloon
must be shot through and through,
which, owing to the toughness of it's
fiebre and it's network of ropes, Is q
most difficult thing to accomplish. and
even when the feat is executed it does
not mean the collapse of the balloon
for probably hours afterwards. Thus
it has been shown that the Beers may
hit the balloon many times without de-
stroying it's usefulness.
Now as to the service which balloon
is capable of rendering to the British:
First, it will be of incalculabe value
to the British in an unknown country
like the Transvaal for observing the
country, marking out routes, etc; sec
ond, for discovering the guerilla-lik
hordes of Beers in their Businesses;
third, for carrying messages from one
army corps to another, and. fourth, for
actual attack on the enemy. The first
and second are accepted as practicable
and invaluable. The third has had its
usefulness demonstrated, and thus it is
to the fourth that attention is espe-
cially directed.
Although balloon attacks upon the
enemy have heretofore been failures,
yet certain it is that the balloon of the
future is destined to solve and regulate
he, fl % n
nations. The only question is, when
will it begin to demonstrate its power.
The British experts say now They
claim that they will send up balloons
which will hover over the Beers in
their concealed Qualifications and drop
down upon them such a rain of death
dealing explosives that CONSERVATION
and panic will ensue among the super
stitious descendants of the Dutch, who
will not be able to comprehend this
novel and awful method of warfare,
and that the battle will be won with
out serious loss of British soldiers.
The Soudan war demonstrated the
horrible effect of the new explosive
shells composed of melinite and lyd-
dite, which tear up the spots on which
they explode for a wide radius mans-
ling the trees and devastating the sur
rounding country. With this awful in
strument of destruction in the hands
of the English experts, who have been
especially trained to drop them on the
enemy, we may expect horror and car
mage when they hover over the camps
of the rude South African farmers; for
of what possible use will be the trained
eyes and ready rifles of the Beers when
in the middle of the night, guided by
their glimmering camp fires. the Brit
ish aeronauts hover over them and
turn loose into their midst a perfect
hail of humiliation and death?
JOHN MASON.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-15
It's Not a Cheerful Place.

BY dint of friendly offices toward
francisco atone, in good part, for
what is lacking in the way of comforts
at the Preside. This lack is not mans
fault; the confession must be made
that, according to all that can be
learned, the Creator never intended
this spot of ground as a permanent
camp for the Judgment of civilized SOL
dierS. The topography of the place is
probably all right, the surroundings
are pleasant when the skies are clear,
and the place would be ideal. perhaps,
We're it bathed i'll the suns rays during
the tWenty-fOur-hOur round of each
day But, truth to tell the physical
conditions make this camp an uncanny
place during many hours of almost ev-
cry day. The fog falls upon it. envel-
oping the grounds in a clammy, bone
searching chill. The wind that blows
over the field is laden down with mois-
ture. These are drawbacks that can
not be remedied. The government had
this military post for starter and it
has been extended so as to furnish
camp facilities for the time of war.
thus putting out of the question the
transfer to more genial surroundings,
as has frequently been suggested. The
site of the Preside runs no risk in the
world of ever being selected for a FASH
iOnable summer reSort-itS fog and
chilling winds settle that. For that
matter, because of it's equipment, the
camp is model compared with some
of those that We're furnished on the At
lantiC coast for the army of invalids
brought home from Cuba.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-15

Special Correspondence Sunday Standard.
London, Sept 27.-Those who are Sin
the know" with regard to the war
preparations here are responsible for
some ugly talk. 1t is no longer secret
that the Boer campaign is to be one IN
which every barbarity known to the
makers of modern means of killing in
battle will be practiced. 1t will be war
with aerial dynamite and dumdum bull
let's aimed at Boer lives. The British
want no more Majuba Hills and will
allow no fine feelings to lead to rep
etition of that calamitous fight. The
balloon detachment of the British army
that is en- route for the cape is de-
signed especially for the slaughter of
the Beers by the dropping of aerial
explosives into their lurking places.
The Boer will find that the art of war
has made great strides since Majuba
Hill. The sharpshooters who crouch
behind crags and pick off the British
soldiers will be made acquainted with
the terrible effect of dynamite shells.
Experienced South African fighters
who have studied Boer character pre-
dict that one experience of this kind
will take all the fight out of the Trans
vaal forces. With the balloon experts
of the British army going to South
Africa for the purpose of attacking the
Beers from the clouds, it is well to re-
view the expert testimony of both for
eigners and Englishmen on the proba
BILE efficiency of the English balloon
service. If half of what the British ex-
perts claim for their new aerial con-
trivances is well founded, the Boer war
will soon end in the defeat of the farm
ers 1t cannot be denied that the En-
glish balloon corps Is highly trained
and efficient body of men, and it is well
not to ignore what the Beers are pleased
fr, hal nrfi ofofEa ri
by John Bulls natural vanity and ego
tism.
OF course it will be contended that
the Beers are no parlor marksmen;
that they will hit the balloon as soon
as it is above the treetops. OF course
they will hit it, and hit it many times,
but it is quite strange that in this age
of widely distributed knowledge, people
can be found who do not realize that
hitting balloon does not mean bring
ing it down. In fact balloon may be
pierced by so large missile as shrap-
mel shot. and yet soar for hours, and
then sink as gently to the earth as
bird alighting upon Dough. 1t may
even be riddled with bullets, and yet
stay up long enough to decimate a
whole army. This is easily enough ex-
planned. 1t can be readily seen that
every hole made in a balloon results
in an extra loss of gas, and obviously
decreases It's sustaining power; put IL
can also be readily seen that a great
bag containing 10000 or 1900 feet of
hydrogen will stand such a small leak
age as will be caused by few bullet
holes for a considerable period of time.
The difficulty of piercing the modern
balloon, too, must be considered. 1t
is made of tough, thick silk, or of gold
beater's skin, and is covered with a
close network of ropes; and when we
reflect that a ducks feathers will de-
fleet gunshots at 80 yards distance, it
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-15
Everybody Whoops It Up.

The man who wants to get ardently
grounded in imperialism, Pacific-trade
possibilities, Oriental conquest and all
that sort of thing need not go beyond
San Francisco. That is the Mecca of
the American eXpansionists, it is the
ideal place for those to go to school who
desire to get fired with a zeal for the
spread of the American flags donna n
In San Francisco they are all for ii
and they preach the doctrine with an
enthusiasm that never flags. It is
talked at every meeting of business
men, and at every fireside the splendid
possibilities Of the city of san Fran
cisco are discussed, if once this country
commits itself to the trade theories and
the expansion policy which it has been
the principal business of the Mckinley
administrations sponsors to exploit.
The Golden Gate region has felt the
impetus resulting from the govern
ment's recent operations in the Philip
pines; it gets a good percentage Of
benefit from the traffic involved in the
movement of troops and the shipping
of supplies. San Francisco enjoys this
experience and wants more of it-and
that's no wonder. The city has been
the gamer, and everybody in it realizes
that business is brisk These Cali
fornians are getting all of present
benefit they can. In their leisure mo-
ments they look out upon the sea and
dream of the time when their town VIII
be bigger than New York.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-15
Gen. Shafter Is all Right.

To the people of San Francisco, Gen
eral Shafter has come to be a familiar
figure, as the departure and arrival of
troops attached to the Philippine ser
vice has kept him almost constantly
on parade. AS everybody knows, Gen
eral Skaters physical proportions have
furnished. since Santiago days, the
theme for q good deal of ridicule-the
cartoonistS have made the most of his
pOnderOsity in pounds aVoirdupois. 1t
must be said that the general is "a So.
der of immense outline, particularly at
feature of the army uniform. Seeing
him at department headquarters, in the
club or on the sidewalk, one naturally
wonders how General Shafter manages
to meet the requirement of the service
that compels him to appear on horse
back. The fact is. however, that the
general. mounted and in his military
toys, makes an excellent appearance.
He sits we'll" The spectator IS made
unmindful of the fact that the charger
he strides is packing a heavy burden.
At the same time, seeing the general on
parade. the spectator is pretty sure TO
take note OF the fact that. on every
OCCASION. a StrOng-limhed horse carries
him. If this business of escOrting the
troops and reviewing them gets to be
WEAKNESS to the flesh, General Shat
ter never betrays that fact. On the
contrary, he is affable with all of the
state delegations that have visited San
Francisco. entering cordially into their
plans, directing the preparations and
placing every needed facility at the
disposal of governors and their staffs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-15
1t Was a Stirring Time.

1t happened that the members of
the First Montana We're favored with
fair weather at the time when, with
General Shafter at the head of the
line, they moved from the dock,
through Market street and NanNess
at the Presidio. OF course. the members
Of the Montana delegation, who had
gone to San Francisco to join in the
welcome were not q force strong
enough in numbers to WhoOp it up in
good form for the returning soldiers.
They were enthusiastic enough, but
the little contingent. OF itself. could
not hope to fill the eye and the ear Of
the big, busy city of San Francisco.
There was plenty of help. The Mon
;anans did not have TO solicit il. Block
sfter block. as the line wound through
san Franchises famous thoroushfares.
the cheers of the spectators rolled
along They came in a mighty volume
from the upper stories of the lofty
buildings along the route, where. mass
ed at the windows or crowded along
The cornices, mechanics. clerks, BUSH
ness men. typeWriterS. loiterers and len
thusiastic sieht-Seers Joined in the loud
hurrahs which frequently were keyed
10 the rending blasts of vigorous tim
horns The battleship Iowa, lying IN
ahe harbor. started up the music of her
air-splittins siren. the blasts of which
were kept up for five minutes at a
stretch. filling all San Francisco with
the style of sound which this latest
continuance in noise-making machinery
has given to the world.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-15
They All Pushed 1t Along.

For that matter there is no limit
placed upon the hospitality which the
people of San Francisco are constantly
manifesting toward the soldiers and
as well, toward the visitors from the
states whose troops are going or COM
ing through the camp at the Preside.
OF course, the chief executive of Cali
fornia is not so very much in evidence,
but those who are commissioned to
represent him are prompt in respect to
all the amenities due to strangers who
are on a sort of official mission.
Through the good offices of these gen.
tlemen the visiting MOntanans were
placed under obligations. Especially,
also to Mayor Phelan and the repre-
sentatives of the government Of the
city of San Francisco. the people of
Montana are indebted, Their cordial
and courteous attentions left nothing
undCnc that ought to be done or that
could be done toward making pleasant
the Sojourn of the visitors in their city
pending the arrival of the transports.
In fact, this soldier business IS for san
Francisco what Hon. Grover Cleveland
would call "one long, sweet song 1t
is a sort of continuous performance;
soldiers may come and soldiers may
go, but the glad-hand obligation goes
on forever 1t may be that this cease
less round has grown to be irksome; 1t
certainly costs money. But if that is
true, the San FranciScanS never betray
the fact. They try to make each req
ment and its friends feel that they are
the city's particularly esteemed guests,
and it must be said that. when it comes
to the courtesies. these People are art
lists at the business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-03
MRS. WILSON ILL.
Her Nerves Break Down and
Hearing May Be Post
poned.

GARNERVILLE, N. Y, June g. 1S99.-
The present indications are that the
hearing in the Clark kidnapping case be-
fore Magistrate Isaac J. Herbert at this
place, Monday, June 5, will be adjourned
owing to the illness of Mrs. Wilson, who
is suffering from nervous shock, brought
about by her unusual experience of the
past few days in Rockland county.
District Attorney George A. Wyre
of Nyack said in an interview today
that he would fight to the bitter end to
hold the prisoners until after the charge
of fenony upon which the prisoners were
arrested in the county is fully disposed
of. He said the law must take itsi course.
The evidence now in his possession, he
said, fully warrants him in taking the
course that he has mapped out and that
there was no doubt whatever of the
prisoners guilt.
When asked in regard to Captain Nc
Clusky's statement that he (McClusky)
had all the evidence and was not likely
to give any to the authorities here. Dis
trict Attorney Wyre said that it was
only McClusky's way of looking at it; that
after he had tried the prisoners on the
charge Of carrying a kidnapped child
could aftes wards try the the prisoners on a
charge of kidnapping in New York City.
In case the prisoners should be discharged
by Magistrate Herbert then the New York
police can have them.
District Attorney. Wyre said he cannot
understand why Sheriff Blauveit should
protect the prisoners from the sight Of
persons who might identify them. Mags-
trate Isaac J. Herbert issued subpoenas
this morning for Captain McClusky. De-
tective Sergeants Morris and Heriihy and
forwarded them to District Attorney Geo.
A. Wyre of Nyack, who gave them i'm
mediate attention
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-03
QUEENS BIRTHDAY.
nv Cable to The Associated Pres.

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.]
LONDON, June g. 1S9s.-The Queens
Birthday was officially celebrated today
in London. The chief event was the
trooping of the Colors this morning on
the Horse Guards Parade. The immense
concourse present included the United
States Ambassador Mr.. Joseph H. Choate
and most of the prominent Americans
now in this city. Detachments of the
Grenadier Guards, ColdstreamGuards and
Scots Guards participated in the ceremo-
ny, accompanied by their massed BANDS.
The Prince of Wales appeared IN q
Field Marshal's uniform attended by the
Duke of Connaught, the Duke of Cam
bridge, the Duke of York and Prince
Christian of Sch1eswig-Holstein preceded
by brilliant Headquarters staff and the
Royal Equerries. The Duke Saxe-Co- :
burg and Gotha, the Princess OF Wales.
the Duchess of York, Princess Charles Of
Denmark and the Duchess OF ConnhaugIll
reviewed the ceremonies from the VIII
dows of the Horse Guards
After an inspection of the troops py
the Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal
Lord Wolseley. the royal party took up
position at the saluting point and the
troops marched past to the music or the
maSsed bands.