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The times., 1899-04-09
DEATH OF TWO AGED cHuMs.
Octogenarian Friends Die Within
the Same Hour.

Orient L. l., April S.-Captain David $.
Edwards, eighty-one years old. and Cap
tain Henry S. Racket, eighty-four years
old died in this village Wednesday morn
ing within an hour of each other. They
were both born and brought up in this
place, and the closest friendship always
existed between them. Captain Ra ketf
became coast pilot. while Captain Ed
wards had command OF sailing vessels.
They both belonged to the famous Orient
Captains Club. composed OF retired Old
salts who have at some time in their Ca
reers commanded vessels.
Captain Racket leaves a widow ana two
children, Miss Jennie Racket, and son.
E. E. Racket. Captain Edwards leaves a
widow. Captain Edwards was buried
from his home this afternoon and the fu-
neral of Captain Racket will be held TO
morrow.
The times., 1899-04-09
Mnn, Chnrt.r. Granted

Richmond, Va. April Sit is stated at
the office of the secretary of the common
wealth that an unusually large number of
charters has been granted in this State this
year The only one authorizing 81 000, ,O00
capital is that Incorporating the Virginia
Iron, Coke, and Coal Company The in
corporators are New Workers and South
western Virginia men. The capital is not
to be less than $500 900 and not over 81
600 900.
The times., 1899-04-09
Victim of Hiackjack.

Lancaster, Va, April S-Edward Hill
colored, who was struck with blackjack
by David Kelly in a row at Kllmarnock
recently, died from his injuries yesterday
An inquest was held yesterday and If cap
tured Kelly will be brought here, charged
with murder
The times., 1899-04-09
Justice Field n,ing.

Justice Stephen J. Field of the United
States Supreme Court. retired, is at
deaths door, and It was not expected that
he would live throughout the night. He has
been sick for about three weeks.
The times., 1899-04-09
brakeman sues II Railroad.

Lexington, Va. April S.-J. W. Winger's S
administrator has brought suit in the cir
cult court of Rockbridge against the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company for
SO, 600 damages Winger WAS brakeman
on that road and was fatally injured in
an accident last fall near Cornwall, Rock
bridge county
The times., 1899-04-09
AMBASSADOR WHITE.

them. when they cohere. making them al
excellent conductor
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n heard n story ON General Miles"
fayH Samuel q. Morgan Of New YORK.
that | viii give nH II was told me by
an officer on the generals stan who ac-
comnanicd him on the Porto Rico cx-
petition.
"A day after tho general landed In
Porto ilico one OF his ordcrlloa was TAX
On sick. and a new man was called Tor.
A man from a Wisconsin regiment was
detailed for the duty. This recruit was
both green and self important. Along
with his early schooling he must have
read the clause In the Declaration Of
Independence that all men are free and
equal. and he bore himself accordingly.
THE morning after he was detailed
General Miles was holding consulta-
ton with some of the officers Of his
command, The general called FOR an
orderly and the gentleman from Wis
conain aauntcrcd In, made pass at his
hat with His LETT hand for a salute and
calculated;
Well Miles, what II itf'
III the spanlarda had dropped n shell
In the room. II would not have surprised
ua more" said the officer AZ nrrt
General Miles face grew black. ana
then his acowl changed TO a aulzzieal
smile.
Don't call me Miles. Call me Solae.
Miles "a so formal. you know
''fhe gentleman from Wisconsin real
Iced from the expression on the faces
around him what he had done and, with
General Miles answer. became the most
confused man I ever saw. Some one
else was detailed In his place. and the
Wisconsin man was not seen at head
quarters again"
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guns were turned up also 20 the highest
rate. We ground out cartridges at the
rate Of 40. perhaps 900. per gun per
minute during that last little squirt. II
listed only about two minutes. but Il
was here that our guns got In their
most deadly work. when we got to
those trenches. the sights We saw were
horrible. Where We had been aiming
there were misses Of tangled. wrlthlng.
squirmlng wounded and dead spanlards.
ana u was not until then that We fully
realized the awful destructlvencas Of our
work Some Of them had been killed In
the act or climbing ont ~ their trenches.
some were lying In the bottom shot
through the head and some were on the
ground Just outside ana clear of the
ditch. but always on the rear side. show
ing that u was movement toward the
rear and not toward the front \ soldier
Of the Sixth cavalry. who was a member
u a burying detail told me that he
counted q dead near one trench. all In
n group. and all evidently killed 5y ma
chine gun IRE.
The charge by our troops was never
ordered. Among the Rough Riders Colo
mel Roosevelt Undoubtedly gave the
word and the example. Along the other
parts 81 the line no one oven claims TO
have given an order. The truth about
u II that ~ soon aa the mon recognized
the sound u the untilnrs they sprnng
forward To the charge without orders
By one u those spontaneous movements
which sometimes decide the fate 81 bait
ties There was psychologist cause for
this. The nrst cffcct of the Gatllngs
had been to draw the fire N the enemy
and thus relieve the line Of troops to a
great degree. The air around NJ was
literally alive with bullets az soon as
the enemy located ". Then our superior
weight u Gre. added to the ffe Of the
line, ovcrpowercd the enemy lie duck
cd down Into his bitches 20 escape AZ
the same moment the sound ~ our guns
was recognized from icft 10 right. and
a mighty cheer swolled out On an sides.
That cheer was 20 loud that We noticed
u above even the rattle N our own
guns. and with that cheer all the SOL
dlera jumped spontaneously FOR the top
of the hill. 7 talked with 800 ~ them
after the iat of July and never found a
man outside the Rough Riders who had
/ heard an order to charge except after
/ that cheer. and then u could not be
stopped By anybody.
The enemy never got m effective Ere
| on them during the actual charge. His
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~ what had done. II developed In the
course of this Interview that the general
had not Intended to omit my guns In
the order. but that amid the multiplied
~ 81 details which were crowded upon
hia attention at that time an error "
omission made BY subordinate had
escaped his notice. lie was pleased
that the guns had been brought down
In spite Of the omission and readily h.
sued an order giving mo the necessary
number 81 men TO complete the equip
ment uf the battery. with the privilege
~ selecting them hy name. his promise
that mules would be furnished at tho
proper timo for transportation and the
Kind expression of his cordial good
wishes Tor the success ~ the expert
mcH1 Thus II was that the first Cat
ling sun battery ever used In the United
States army or any other Tor offensive
purposes was conceived, originated and
finally authorized on the very day that
the Fifth corps sailed Tot cuba,
We reached the front on the Goth and
were az once posted In an excellent po.
altlon with tho ouipoats We had am.
pie space for drill. aud In the four days
following took advantage Of II. We were
the only part NJ tho army that did have
arm. ana u seemed very odd "a boz drill
INK light battery within cnrshot Of The
enemy, Perhaps n was The nrHt time
within the history N the world that the
preliminary instruction ~ "a llThi bat,
tory was given whore the enemy could
have heard the words ~ command We
learned to feed our guns with the ui.
most rapldlty. This was prnctloed Tor
hours each day until the cartridges
would be ground out IN solid stream
We also pracliccd drill 10 prevent
jammlnF.
Aly orders for tho battle were dlscre.
tlonary We had only a limited amount
~ nmmunltinn-a 5000 rounds
nnc I realized that The expenditure ~
this small amount At Just THE
RlOiir TIME AND PLACE might
prove decisive In iis effects. but that u
could ho easily wasted without uro-
ducing any appreciate offcct upon the
issues ~ the day. Il was my RESPONSE
hlllly IN watch. 90 welsh chances. 10
walt. walt 40 % point from which we
could Do certain ui getting in. restrain
ing the Impotence nf my men. pxpnatd
an those dreadful hours from IS tn
o'clock 20 a gnilInr nrt. always ready
Tor instant actlon-grimly waiting FOR
the decisive moment DURING thiH long
wait the men were subjected 10 the so-
Vrrast trst that ever comes 90 soldiers
They were kept for hours within reach
Of 'llclrs Crossing exposed 90 tho
dropping fire OF the enemy. part ~ the
time 20 heavy artillery IRE and an NJ
the time "a the nre Of the oncmy's
Hhnrrshootcrs IN the troes around us
During an N this time they could not
return o. single shot twice personally
recounollerod the front ~ last General
shuftor himself gave tho signal Then
we won't In at run "to take the best
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THE BRAVERY
OF A SEAMAN,

II Is not only amid the smoke and
tumuit OF battle that heroes are made.
Even In piping times OF peace n man In
the naval service now and then has
chance Of showing that he Is made of
the right Sort OF stun. ns the following
little story from real life will very wen
show:
IL was not SO very long ago, though
the Incident has been keep discfeetly
quiet. that n second class fireman on
one OF our big cruisers was husliy NJ
work IN his quarters. Near him one OF
his ahipmatea OF the BLACK nnng" was
cleaning n section Of the after engine
room bllgea on the starbonrd side. Next
to him was the well stocked magazine
OF the big cruiser. with enough explosive
material In Il to blow up n dozen iicota
a steel partition was the only thing
that separated the engine room from
the magazine.
The bilge cleaner. too lazy 90 MI and
use one Of the small turpentine cans
provided for the special purpose. hauled
n i've gallon can 20 his bilgc station and
began work.
Now. smoking II strictly forbidden on
every part or n man-of-war excepting
In the forccnstlo at certain specified
hours. This Is particularly true with
regard 30 the engine room. which IT.
usually nllcd with highly combustlhie
material. But this particular hiigo
cleaner. who was n rcclslcrs aud some
what irresponsible fellow. took out his
pipe. thinking he would enjoy a qu'ct
smoke while at work. After lighting up
he carelcssly threw his match end into
the bllgc. where q quantity u turpcn-
tine dflpplngs had accumulated. quick
na a iihsh this turpcntinc ignitci and
bazed up Jumping to his feet, tho
workman overturned the large i've gal
lon can and Hooded the place with the
highly innnmmnhic liquid. The bilEe
was at oacc converted into roaring
mass Of flames that burst up through
the berth deck Eratlngn and played
omlnously against the steel hulkhcad
separating the engine room from the
magazine,
There was most horrible fear In that
mans heart ~ he rushed up 10 the
spar deck screaming like mailman.
Ills hands and face were ncorchod. and
his hair was burned on.
a second clnsa fireman, however who
had also been IN the engine room az the
n leap Tor the bilgo covers. succeeded In
getting them In place over the blazing
hllgcH In doing this his hands were tcr-
rlhiy burned by the turpcntlnc. but still
retaining his presence 81 mind he seized
wrench and quickly knocked out one
Of the intakes. water az once began
pouring into the compartment. coming
with such force that IL displaced the
hllgc covers. But II put out the flames.
cooled the steel partition and avertcd a
great disaster.
when "hfc quarters was sounded.
and the crew reached the engine room.
they found the second class fireman atlll
~ his post. with his hair and eyebrows
burned on and the skin peollng from
his face and hands. iiut not for one
moment ala the brave fellow cease
nInElnE buckctfula ~ water against tho
steel buikhcad. still 20 hot that II sent
back clouds Of steam
II was the brave act Of a fearless man
and na such was az once rewarded by
promotion.
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er cut mules ear, ana again we heard
his cheerful song.
II was but the work OF an instant TO
indicate the range ana point out the OBJ
icctiveH The guns began grinding In
Hlantly. and we could see the art ~
ana the straw hats ~ thu Spanlurdh
duck wherever we pointed piece Tho
effect upon the enemy was Tor a moo
mcnt that ~ paralysis. Then they
caught Hight NJ Sergeant Green's sun.
which was In the open. and conrenirnt'
"a a hlde0us Tire upon the little battery,
This was hard ON u8. but II relieved the
Trims line The filghi screen OF foliage
Immediately in front WINS mo- imp'di'
mcnt 60 our own nro and nn protection
from that ~ the enemy About one min
uto after Wr went into action an 0f
Green's men were knocked ont except
himself and Corporal pnyl'. Sine. who
was feeding struck mo ns hr fell. shot
through tho heart Greene jumped on
the gunnerH scat and ran f1r moro am.
munltion. leaving Doyle alone with the
piece. I took the vacant place. and
Greene continued 10 pass an tho ummu-
milton for several minutes. until some OF
the men who had been icft behind
caught up and began 60 help.
suddenly I perceived the SpanInrds
getting cut ~ their trenchoH' ut the
same time heard a ycll from Sergeant
Stelgcrwald ut one " the other guns. II
was Ike the ferociouH cry ~ an infurl-
utod lion Doyle turned his head 90 look.
A. that I reached over hit Doyle a Jolt
with my flst and pointed az the nylnf
groups. lle gave one glance. ana then
tho cranN seemed 10 fairly ny.
ny this time two men were feeding the
sun. and we kept them busy, The other
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place we could ind and make the best
use we could Of our guns"
In our run forward. which lasted
about two minutes. We dashed through
the muddy waters Of both the Aqua.
dores and san Juan rivers At the first
ford We passed the dynamite gun. stuck
In the mud, and NJ we went through the
second one ~ our mules gave vent to
the Characteristic bray u his race The
bullets were singing BY our ears. and
some of the men had narrow escapes.
one was struck on the car. and another
had q portion Of the leather from the
toe ~ hi shoe sho, away Some II the
men were unable 10 Keep up with the
guns, but continued 10 follow aa fast ns
they could run. one WIS sunstuick and
another fupturcd himself badly. a short
distance beyond the ford of the San
Juan We found an open space from
which the works % the enemy were
visible nt "a distance of from 60 10 100
yards We dashed on a. she farther
edge N this opening 10 na 20 take adj
vantage ~ some foliage FOR cover. Mau.
ser bullets were dropping nii around us.
and ng we unlimhered a bullet clipped
the pommcl % a drivers rnddia. Anoth-
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Copyright. 1885, "a

slr-I understand you said you was go-
ing TO take a week on 20 tear up the big
pile of letters asking you for Jobs. II ev-
erythlng else Ia gone, l would like the
job Of tearing up the letters"
How the late war affected invention II
shown by Commissioner OF Patents
DUEL, who says In q report that on
Dee. Is, 1897, there were ll,ass applioa-
tlons awaiting acgon. This number in
creased until March 10, 1895, when IL
was iiS27 on June IS the number was
decreased TO i2.isI. while on Dec. 81.
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An amusing Incident analogous TO one
recently reported In connection with the
Duke Of Norfolk has occurred NJ
Triest. Austria. a peasant presented
a parcel for dispatch 10 an Official In
the central postofiico Of that town and
was roughly told that Il could not be
received. as II was Improperly done up.
The peasant Inquired how II ought to
BE- done up. and the official sharply re-
piled that Il was not his buslscaa TO tell
him. Here n gentleman interviewed on
the PEASANTS behalf but was told by
the Official that " h. had any fault to md
he had better complain TO the Huperin-
tcndcnt. The gentleman did 30. but was
told that postal officials could not be
expected to teach the public and that "
he was not satisfied he had better COM
plain 20 the director The gentleman
thcroupon pulled out a card and said;
u have no time to 10 10 the director !
request you TO 40 TO him yourself and
tell him that I order him 10 come hero
instantly and himself Instruct this man
how he must make w his parcel
The superintendent looked at the card
and tromblcd when he read the name Of
Arrhduko Louis Salvador. The director
lost no time In coming. He Htormcd at
the superintendent. who IN turn storm.
I'd NJ the official, and then an three
nearly fell over one another In their
zeal 10 show the peasant how TO do up
his parcel A more carefully made w
package probably never passed through
the Austrian poatofilce. The incident.
however, has excited grave question.
Al thp newspapers approve ~ the
nrchdukoH Intervention, hut some per-
tinenily nHk whether he had any rlght
10 order" the director TO do anything.
The champions of the constitution are
oxerclHcdi but, after all. the important
thing IL that the peasant got hin parcel
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on n little hill back ~ the caremntea
which overlook lower New York bay
and In which the battery OF 10 Inch
guns a. mounted at Fort Hamilton IL a
collection Of six old siege guns. There
" nothing about these old pieces of ord
nance that would particularly attract
the attention OF visitor TO the fort. yet
they are historic relies Of more than one
OF the wars the United States has car
ried on against other countries. They
have n history which Is cqualed by only
a few Of the many relies now In possess
sion Of our government.
These Hunr have long been silent, rest
lng quietly on their carriages FOR many
years. though now these old wooden
carriages on which they are mounted
are slowly but surely going 20 pieces.
Just how they came 10 he placed al Fort
Hamilton no one seems TO know. The
records show that some Of them were
used In the war with Mexico and that
they were brought 60 the fort early In
the flfticn. Others were used In the siege
OF Nicknhurg. while two Of them saw
continuous service almost from the flrat
day of the clvli war until It's close.
Some years ago the aattory was used
for the purpose OF lnHtructing recruits
In the handling OF heavy ordnance. but
with the improvements made 10 tho
place whore they were situated and the
advent of the new style Of cannon these
old relies have been put aside. Some
time ago the war department ordered
that all the old cannon at the forts DO
sold or sent 10 the arsenal. The space
they were occupying waa needed Tor
other purposes. So the six old relics
have been dlsmountod and sent away.
but their going VIII not be na mysterious
~ their coming The records viii at
least show what has become OF them.
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SOME BRAVE
MEN FOR WHOM
DEATH HELD
NO TERRORS.

enemy the six machine guns poured In
400 shots per minute while the target
lasted The dons learned TO take cover
A. quickly as possible whenever this
battery opened. After the surrender
they exhibited the greatest curiosity In
regard to these guns. They asked a
great many questions about a great
many things, but never In any CONVEX
sation omitted 20 inquire about the ma
chine suns. They had never heard OF
such guns before and regarded them NJ
the most dreadful engines Of war they
had ever seen. So thoroughly was their
usefulness demonstrated that the equip
ment u an army viii never be consld-
cred complete hereafter without full
complement Of machluc guns.
JOHN n. PARKER.
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sunaa, Letter. In Holland.

In Holland the Sunday delivery 10 OPP
posed by the religious classes 10 some
extent. and those who do not wish that
letter be delivered on sunday leave
the small notice attached TO the stamp.
and the letter RENAME over till Monday
In the poatonioe. Those who do not care
n the letter IL delivered ON sunday, or.
rather. who wish II delivered on that
day II II arrives nt destination. simply
tear on the small restriction clause.
Therefore. the matter simply In the de.
livery Of the letter on arrival. and has
nothing TO do with It's travels on sun.
day.
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has been experimenting with monkeys
AZ cotton plckcfs and during the entire
fan OF 1885 he had ten Of these animals
working In his fields. They were taught
TO perform the work by a New York
animal trainer, ana Mr., Mangum IL so
well pleased with the results that dur
Ing the coming season he expects 10 put
100 monkeys nj work ON his plantation
The fact that It is useless TO Try to
discourage the office seeker In Kansas
Is attested by the following note recent
ly received by Governor stanley. Dear
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pense bills for carriage hire for 1885
amounting Ia all TO sls,O5G. one alder
mans bill Is s2,2i3. and he claims that
every cent Of II was legitimate expense
incurred In attending to municipal busi-
ness.
a suit against the city OF Minneapolis
for loss by IRE because the water pipes
were choked with sand has been decided
In favor OF the city by the supreme
court which ruled that the municipality
was not liable for the negligence OF i|
servants
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1897. the number then awaiting action
was only 5.i6l.
The Standard OIL company has ten
active gas wells at lola. Kan. one OF
which produces 100000 cubic feet of
gas daily, The average denlh OF the
wells Is 900 feet, ana the total supply OF
gas IA said to be enough to light Kan
saa city. ST. Louis. Chicago and New
York II cost $4,000 TO sink these ten
wells and eight others which have since
ceased To produce.
Boston's aldermen have turned In ex-
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locks soft, silky and beautiful. have
seen IL tried many times"
The governor 10 Arkansas 10 named
Jones The lieutenant governor Of Mis-
sisslppl IN named Jones. The lieutenant
governor OF ohio IL named Jones, The
attorney GENERAL u Nevada n named
Jones, Since Senator Morrilla death
there has been no Father OF the Sem
ate two members having served exact
" the Same period. one OF them IN John
T., Jones.
\ Mississippi planter named Mangum
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JUST ODD ITEMS.

For a wnger a local barber entered the
den OF two forest bred Hons In a menag-
erie at Ely England, and there shaved
the tanner before big crowd,
a. q, Kent OF Grand Rapids. deaf
mute travelling salesman, does "A biz
business In spite Of his aillictlon. on his
card Is the inscription, agent for the
company that needs no talking"
The Lahore undin) Tribune quotes a
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Chinese explanation q the use Of rats
Tor food purposes aa follows what 10
carrot 10 Co a horses coat q rat b. 10
the human hair Neither fact can be-
explained. but every horsoman knows
that % regimen OF carrots win make
his stud smooth and lustrous as Vol-
vet and tho Chinese, especially the wo-
men, know that rats used as food stop
the falling OUT VI hair and make the
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A German paper contains the follow
Ing unique advertisement ANY person
who can prove that my tnplocn contains
anything Injurious TO health win have
three boxea Of Il sent TO him free Of
charge"
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men were kept under cover by machine
gun IRE while u played above their
heads. making "a canopy OF hlasing steel
ana lead which 'rakcd the spanish
trenches. our own men crossed the eN-
posed open ground and reached the
shelter Of the dead space at the foot OF
the hill, The enemy then began TO run
ana We mvrcilcssly followed the fleeing
groups with the hellish hail from the
Calling guns. When our own men