The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-10
SrhleY WI Not Write

In the Hood of magazine articles treat
ing ol various incidents, military ard.
naval. relating to the last Val, Admiral
Schlcy is the only conspicuous officer
who has not contributed his views OF
experiences This has not been duo 10
any lack Of requests. but 70 the indis
position Of the Admiral TO appear iu
print over hisown signature Probably
no officer. with the single exception Of
Admiral Dewey. has received more pro-
posals for articles on the war than Adj.
miral Sohley and even now he is weekly
in rccciptof letters asking him 10 write
ou some subject IIecontinues 10 refuse
all such requests. however, and has
made up his mind not 10 write % line
for publication.
The Admira's reasons for refusing
are, as he has said. that he does not
believe officers who assist IN making
history should write any of II lle
holds that their vision IS necessarily
limited and their conclusions quite
different from those who impartially
scan the entire situation Then again
there are strong personal reasons in-
nuouciug thc Admiral boa declining u
write on tho war u is believed hi-
decision may prevent some interesting
side lights being thrown on situations
which seem 10 call for clearing up
There is mo- doubt the Admiral is
better ycr,el on what tr1nspirod just
previous 20 the arrival Il Adj
mirai Sampson IN front of Santiago
and Ei- assumption Of command
than any other officer, and as
there have been a,por-ions cast ON Al.
miral Srhley's conduct during those
days. his friends believe he should tell
all he knows. To make the naval bis.
tory # the var complete itiscons.dcrrd
desirable that the leading participants
should chronicle incidents It Importance
coming under their immediate oh-erya-
tion. Unless Adwiral Schley presents
those occurring during the days pre-
ccding rhc arrival # Admiral Sampson
the history of tic war VIII be incrm.
p,cie
Bad management keeps mono people
in poor circumstances than any other
ore cause TO le successful one must
look ahead and plan ahead SO that whom
d favorable opportunity presents itself
he is ready 60 take advantage # It, &
little forethought VIII also save much
expense ANA valuable time A prudent
and careful man viii keep a bottle u
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy IN the house. tho
,hlftless fellow will wait until necessity
compels it and then ruin his best horse |
going for a doctor and have big doctor
bill e. pay besides; one pays out 30 |
cents the other is ont hundred dollars |
getting richer while ne IL getting poorer |
For sale 10y NJ NJ Lewis. Druggist
The Confederate Dead at Arlington
The Alexandria G1zetto print the
following:
A committee from Charles y Rou-s
Post of Confederate Veterans in this
city, called on the President recently |
and presented memorial which com
plains If the manner in which the
graves Of the Confederate dead are cared
for in Arlington Cemetery DR. Samuel
f. Lewis, chairman Of the committee.
said after the conference: There are
lu graves Of Confedcrates i'm Airing
TON. Many of these mon died in North
crn hospitals They are scattered i'm
three groups, in different parts Of the
huryiug ground, and are mixed with
the graves Of Quartormaster employees.
citizons and negro contrabands The
graves Of the federal soldiers are nicely
marked with headstones, but the Con-
fcderates are treated no better than the
negro coutrabands The President re-
Gently pledged the administration 60
Join in the care of Confederate graves
Arlington is a good place to begin the
out Of that promise We want
the Confederate dead gathered into one
plot and the graves decently marked,
"The States that have Confederate dead
in Arlington are Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, Tennessee and
Florida The post that makes the
was named for Charles b.
Rouss. the blind New York millionaire