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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-25

center TO the left az far as the III Caney
road fell with it
A strong position should be tnrned
when possible by attacking it's weak
flank. But an attack upon the compare
lively weak field line Oh the I'll Oaney
road would not have effectually turned
San Juan ridge. The tanks must be at
tackled simultaneously or else the right
and strongest CARRIED first This IS
what happened at Santiago. and the
sequel showed that the Spaniards had
prepared to launch out their right on
San Juan ridge and cut Shafter off from
his base in case they saw chance, as
would have offered had the FL Caney
attack involved the bulk of the Ameri'
can army Even a stiff American line
behind San Juan could not have saved
Shafter had the Spaniards made sortie
with the American right and center
tied up on the Ell Caney route
There was nothing to do but plunge
ahead despite loss and confusion ana
carry San Juan ridge. AS for the loss
in getting it, the proportion has been
exaggerated. 1t was comparatively light
in attack and not exceptionally heavy
in getting to work Instances might be
cited from all wars, including the bat'
ties of the civil war under the best cap
tains when the percentage OF loss IN
getting favorable positions for assault
was double that incurred in threading
the Jungle to reach San Juan ridge
1t is an afterthonght to say that the
attack upon Ell Caney should have pre-
coded that upon San Juan ridge oy a
day 1t was supposed that I'll Oaney
would fall speedily hence Joint attack
upon both TANKS was proper A heavy
feint to end in attack if conditions ia
yored was called for at San Juan ridge
as cover to Lawton's attack upon I'll
Caney village. Lawton's insistence up
on CARRYING Ell Caney village before at
lacking the city is open to criticism
General Skaters explanation OF the al
fair is that he, personally, wanted to
place a brigade in front of III Oaney on
the southwest to cut it off from Santl
ago and then throw three brgades IN
der Lawton against Santiago on the
northeast Lawton preferred General
Chaffees plan of finishing Ell Caney be
fore attempting Santiago As these gen
erals promised to carry FL CGney 10y y
a. m July |, Shafter yielded ana order
ed the San Juan attack to begin at ~
O'Clock The result is III history
In holding on at San Juan ridge after
Lawton's failure to force the Spanish
left and rushing everything to the Crest
with indomitable energy in the face OF
suggestions to retreat, backed by his
ablest generals and while the troops de
manded impossi bilities in the way OF
endorsements and rations as the SINE
qua non of success in staying. Shaftel
displayed mastership of the highest or
der But when he met the Crisis OF
weak and hungry line of battle, with
dangerous river behind 1t and the road
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-25
WELL FOUGHT FIGHT.

Skaters campaign at Santiago mas
been called trough and tumble affair
The one who so characterized it, General
Nelson A. Miles, has been quoted
as saving that Shalter was the best
man in the army to head the under
taking. "Shatcr is fighter he sa'd
He might have gone further and hit OF
the exact truth by the use of little
slang. Shafter is "hustler;" more
than that, he is driver. An attempt
has been made to belittle hispa in the
war by saying that he did not lead the
army; only "sboved" it. The general
who lives in history as having showed
an army to glorious victory will get
along very we'll without finely worded
eulogies His work is his monument.
1t is useless to Judge campaign by
its incidental mistakes. Apparent mis-
takes may contribute to success, so
varied and uncertain are the causes OF
success in war But aside from all specu-
lation there were three crises In the
Santiago campaign when some one in
central authority took the favorable tide
at it's food and led on to fortune. Ii
that man was not Shafter, it was some
one for whom he was responsible. He
is also a genius who adopts and pushes
through the ideas of another.
The three occasions when the direct
ing mind in the Santiago campaign dis
played rare and timely aggressiveness
we're, first, the march from Sevilla for
ward on June 29 second, the persistent
attack on San Juan ridge, July !,
third, the decision to hold on at San
Juan ridge and demand the surrender
of Santiago The situation of the army
on the goth of June was one to balk
commander less bold and unconventional
than Shafter His army was not III a
condition approaching in the smallest
degree the ideal one for campaign of
assault and siege The heat was trop-
zeal, his men of northern habit, full
outfits and equipments were not on
| land, long range guns were wanting,
ratiuns were consumed as fast as put
ashore, there were no practicable roads
to Santiago, and every military consid'
Grafton called for delay until the short
comings were made good
But delay in moving upon Santiago
would have been fatal to the army aud
the cause The army fought its way
through the passes of the Spanish line
within two days after decislGa to go
forward was made Three weeks later
it was IN Santiago, but, after two weeks
of inactivity there, was hors de combat
by reason Of exposure to climatic dau-
gers 1t is plain now that delay from
July to the end of the slckly season
or even to the flush Of it would have
DESTROYED the personnel of the corps
while retirement to the ships would
have been violation of orders, These
orders called fQ. an immediate land at
tack upon Santiago from the seacoast
By optimistic dispatches from Santi-
ago. Sampson tad filled the administra'
ton with the idea that 10000 men
could take the place if the blow were
struck at once Shafter had that uum.
Der and some to spare within a day S
march Of the spanish works when he
decided to go ahead and take chances
against heat, sickness starvation and
Mauser bullets So ended Crisis No
The general who was q fighter
said to the army well fightr'
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Confusion at the army landings has
been made much of in descriptions of
the campaign No army of like dlmen
sions ever landed under similar condl
tions without confusion One official
has testified that everything was sacrl
feed to get men, ammunition and ra-
tions to the front-that Is to say, the
fighting outfit was hustled ashore
and to the danger point AT New Or
leans Andrew jackson refused to wait
for organization and thorough equip
ment to come forward, but Grummed
up the "ragtag and bobtall' of the i'm
periled city armed with any form of
weapon Only by SO doing could he
march forth and wipe out Pakenham.
Lees ConfeGerates fought the last
Petersburg and Appomattox campaign
Oh parched corn-scant at that To 90
back to the Revolution, when Colonel
Moultrie was advised that the British
fleet off Charleston would batter down
his unfinished fort of logs and sand in
ten minutes the old hero exclaimed,
"Then we'll fight Oh behind the ruins,
and hoisted the signal of defiance TO
King George With presidents like
these behind the American army in
Cuba, it could not be asked to draw
back for want of full rations or tents
or ambulances or even inch guns,
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To go forward at all meant, For
ward against San Juan. The Siboney
and Santiago road was the sole route
for advance 1t led across San Juan Hill
with no alternative but to force that
pass South of it the country was alike
impossible for the Americans to cross i'll
battle order and for the Spanlards to
march around the American left and
cut the army off from the sea To avoid
San Juan and approach Santiago by
detour north Sia the Ell Caney road
would expose the Sibonoy line to Span
ish attack via San Juan ridge.
Quick work-a blow from the shout
der was the need of the hour, War
geniuses strike for the enemy's key
points under like circumstances on the
urncipie that when thcv GOVT oil roes
down with crash. San Juan was Key
the key-to Santiago on the Ameri
can front 1t is true that to the north
of San Juan, between El Caney and the
city, the Spaniards were not so wei
prepared with blockhouses and trenches
as on San Juan ridge, but El Cane,
was strong outpost, and the long rang
guns form the Spanish batteries il
town could play on the ground inter
vening, making up in part for lack o
field defenses
Briefly, the Spanish had strong RICH
ON San Juan ridge and weak LEI
with Ell Caney out of the problem.
is another axiom of war not to make
general attack upon position stron
t on both TANKS and in the center Th
A strength of the Spanish center depende
!. upon their holding on at the RICH
When San Juan hill fell before tt
American assault, the tactical SPANS
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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03
AprOpos of M'Laurin.

The supporters of the governor
for the United States senate are
found of stating that the"sort of
speeches Allen is making are help
ing the governor, and will surely
elect him" 1t is a stock argu-
ment that they mouth with
practical unanimity. But it is
not thought by those who are ac-
quainted with the situation that
the men making the claim really
believe it themselves. "Oh, it Is
awful" they chime in chorus;
.Allen is going to beat himself
if he does not stop it," In this
connection a good story, told to
illustrate his point recently by
Bishop Galloway in a speech to
the Law and Order League, be-
comes useful. There were some
men digging a cistern." the bi-
shop said, "out in an old field.
They had got down about twenty
feet, AMI were without means Of
climbing out, until ladder was
secured, which one of the men
who was not down in the cistern
had gone to get. This fellow was
full of mischief, and coming
across a blind mule that was graz
ing on the outskirts Of the old
field. took his bell off, and began
to run near the cistern. The men
in the cistern had for several days
discussed the probability of the
old blind mule falling in on them,
but they felt secure as long as the
man who had gone after the lad
der was there. Now, however, as
| the mule, or rather the man with
the bell came nearer and nearer,
they became alarmed. The fell
| low with the bell circled the els
| tern opening at safe distance and
coming nearer and nearer. The
men in the oistern were now great
| " frightened. All at once the
man with the bell rushed nearly
to the brlm of the cistern and
shook the bell furiously, as mules
will do in fly time when shaking
themselves to be-rid of the flies.
! The men in the cistern jumped to
the other side of the cistern,
thinking the mule was sure to fall
in ana Dutting up their shovels
and spades to protect them
selves in case he did, began
to veil in one chorus: ''LooB
out, you old fool; you Will fall II
here and break your neck.
lit seems that the supporters OF
the governor are very solicitor;
THAT Allen does not fall in on the
governor and break his neck.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03
- continued.

An exhibit at the Louisiana Ex-
position connected with Bay ST.
Louis was the magnificent display
made by Messrs. @. W. Dunbar
Sons, packers and distillers, New
Orleans-Bay ST. Louis, this ad-
dress appearing prominently and
a Bay scene of oyster fishing paint
ed in colors and with skill fully'ln
keeping with the artistic arrange
ments predominant. Miss Evans,
of "Men and Matters" was the
attendant in charge and did JUS
tice to the firm she represent
ed. Mcssrs. Dunbar never fail in
enterprise and on this occasion in
particular are to be congratulated.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03

sumptions, bat must know what [
was doing | was satisfied no jury
in the State would convict Miller
upon the evidence and that | could
not afford to take any chances, and
asked him if he did not see where
| stood and appreciate my condi-
ton. He replied, "you are in "a
ticklish place, amt you2' "Yes, "
| replied, land must therefore
KNOW what TO depend unon." Ie
said: Go home and aaye y0ar
man convicted; bring your peu-
tion down as quickly as yog can
and | will turn him loose. o.
need not wait to have the petition
signed before publishia- IT,. but
you can publish 1t and circulate fo-
signatures at the same -5ne.
said Il am aware of tbs Ea-t arE
| want to say to you tina. sgll have
lifted a great burden froa me.
and whenever | can SeT.a van can
draw on me and | will haa1- the
call. His reply was sjau after
the many nice thing has
said and done for him ,g,-..- s.s,,s
(mcaning while | was il .ns faa;g
lature) he would do aagts.at ia
the world for me He fr,. ~
me if | could rof manavs g-.-.,
Miller here durinp tbn tts.t. r..
necessary forbiI na+;t..
nuhlieLnd Tavnrlp.,a,I
rs to trv Of tbo sa,,o c,St :; "a.
hin, 49, : ~ LaI ,,i~ ','''io -. ..'.'-a
ahart - ,' - >,''..'. '"l+'f
49,, a.I,.,,;,. '' '.'st .-'t-
-, ias.Sj "p'} '"J'D' !, a. /" ~. 1...! '.--
: 90 - ''.s.if "S 'E1. .-t $50
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03

Bourgeois, appeal. Continued.
The State vs. John Nalworth,
appeal. Continued.
The State VS. Ellsworth john
ston, petty larceny. Continued.
The State VS. Ellsworth John
ston. Guilty as charged. Re
manded to jail to await further ac-
ton of court.
City of Bay St. Louis vs. Nicho-
las Rager, appeal Continued.
One witness for plaintiff absent.
City of Bay ST. Louis vs. Nicholas
Ruger, Andrew Manieu, appeal.
Conunued.
State VS. David Thompson, carry
ing concealed weapon. Continued.
The State VS. Bud Rosemond, Sc
duction. Defendant discharged.
J. c. Hoffman, vs. W, II, Slaydon.
PIaIatiff to recover S255.55.
.Quitman Breland VS. Emilio Cue,
treSpass. Continued.
State ex rel O. NJ. Bourgeois VS.
Edwin Lager. Demurrer by plain
tiff. To be continued in vacation. !.
j. t. Smith VS. W. IL. Slaydon, APP
peal. Continued by consent.
The State vs. Nelson Keller, C. C.
W, Defendant fined S25 and costs.
The State VS. Harvey Burge C. C.
". Sentence suspended until next
term If court.
The State VS. Edmond Lewis, j.
Motion for new trial by defendant
denied.
The State vs. Edmon Lewis, jr.,
cutting with intent. Fined $4,000,
) months IN Jail.
The State VS. Ellsworth Johnston.
) months and fine,
The State IS Bob Bryant, murder,
Continued.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03

The PascagouIa Democrqt-etar
works off this GOOD one: 4 Mis-
sIssiPpi duck, which had failEGg!-
~ stuck to business this spring
and laid several dozen Of large,
fawn colored eggs, complained
that she was not appreciated
See that hen over there" said
the duck, "she hasn't laid as
many eggs as / have, nor as big,
but she has books written about
her and verses composed ia her ho-
nor while no one is saying word
about me. The trouble with
you is said the wise rooster that
was standing near "that you don't
tell the public what you have done.
You lay an egg and waddlc off
without saying a word, but that
sister of mlne never lays an agg
without letting every body in the
ncighborhood know it. If you
expect to cut any ice in this COM
munity you must learn to adyer-
tiSe.'
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03
Statement of Ivo Miller Pardon-Pro-
mise by hon. S. K. Coleman.

The following statement of facts
was prepared by me for publica-
| ton some eight or ten days before
Miller's pardon, as | was prepar-
ing 10 take the case 10 the SUI
preme Court, when two gentlemen
of this place to whom | explained
NV intentions, asked me To with
hold action until they could inter
view the Governor. They found
him at Senatohia or Sardis. for
get which, and came back with
: the assurance that the pardon
would be speedily granted; and
the same was granted.in about ten
DAYS.
While bitterly regretting the
kind of pardon, / had not intend
ed TO say ANYTHING further in the
matter, but the recent public AS
sertions of Gov. McLaurin that he
made no such promise to pardon
as is.elairneelswAeR me not only
knows What HE prD, but that |
had so stated at the time. of con-
viction, when so many wondered
why Miller attorneys had advised
him to that course, compel me in
justice to myself to publish exact
" what was said and done.
STATEMENT OF FACTS.
After the indictment in the Ivo
Miller case was returned into
court. in July 1898, and Miller
had been arrested and brought
back from Memphis, the firm Of
Coleman & McClurg, Of which |
am member, was appointed by
the court to defend him. rs he
was 90 poor to employ counsel.
4 motion TO quash the Indictment
was interposed on the grounds
that the grand jury which found
the same had been packed, and
and that four of its members OF
the seventeen empaneted were
then, or had been within twelve
mon, rs, road oycrsecTs. and had
been retained on the panel after
the attention of the court had
been directed to that fact. The
State moved to strike out the
motion to quash, on the ground
that the same was frivolous,
which motion by the State was
sustained; and the cause was then
continued on the application of
defendant, as some of his witncs-
ses were not present, and 1t was
doubtful if any of them could
have been obtained in time for Il
trial. This meant that Miller.
would have to lie in Jail. until the
next term of court, and to obviate
this if possible, since his mother
and sister were dependent on him
fer their daily support, / left
Greenwood one evening. went to
jackson, sought Gov. McLaurin
that night and laid the facts of
the case before him as fully
as tuSS were hipN ii w hiO'
and as set forth in the testimony
taken at the committing trial which
resulted in Millers's discharge, a
copy of which testimony | showed
the governor, and asked him if he
would not promptly pardon Mil
Ter if he was convicted, telling
him that my idea was to have a
continuance set aside and have
him plead guilty to manslaughter.
He told me that to promise to
pardon before conviction would
be equiv alent to pardon which
would be unconstitutional and
would subject hiii to impeach-
ment, which idea | secuted and
combatted We had a long dis
cussion and much more was said
by his telling me that | ought to
know we'll enough what he would
do in such case, and not ask him
to make the promise. | replied
that | would not indulge in any pre-
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03
Notice For Publication.
LAND OFFICE Al JACKSON. Ms

ADrn y, 1892
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice OF his intention 70
make final proof in support OF his claim, and that
said proof viii be made before Circuit Clerk
Hancock county, at Bay-St. Louis, on June 10
1899, viz: Oscar l.. Mitchell, II. L No 27591, tor
the Sc Ii OF Sc ii. sec. and NE II OF NE Il
sec. 10 and w 10 OF NV IL. sec. Ii, Township g.,
South Range II West. He names the following
witnesses TO prove MS cOntinuou residence upon
Thomas smith. Henry p Howard, Christopher
c. Stockstill, all o1 Pcayuae, Hancock county
Miss JAMES HILL, Register.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03
FOR TREASURER:

FOR TREASURER
The Sea Coast Echofs authorized to announce
FERDINAND II. EGLOFF,
. candidate, for treasurer of Hancock county,
subject to the action Of the Democratic party
The Sea Coast Echo is authorized to announce
JAS. G. FAYARD,
candidate for treasurer of Hancock county,
subject to the action Of the Democratic party
The Sea Coast Echo is authorized to announce
VIII. SLAYDON,
q candidate for treasurer OF Hancock county,
sphient to theaction of the Democratic party
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
TheSea Coast Echo is authorized to announce
W. A. WHITE
candidate for reelection to the ofitce OF DistIct
Attorney, subject to the action OF the Dethoofa'-
ic party.
The Sea Coast Echo is authorized to announce
]. A. ANDERSON,
NJ Clarke county, candidate for the office OF
district attorney, subject to the action OF the
Democratic party.
FOR coNsTABLE-BEAT D.
The Sea Coast Echo is authorized to announce
C. j. vILLARS
candidate for constable Beat ), subject to the
action OF the Democratic party.
The Sea Coast Echo is authorized 10 announce
ALPHoNSE FAYARD
a candidate for the Office of constable, Beat D.
subject to the action Of the Democratic parry
FOR COUNTY suPT. OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
The Sea Coast Echo is authorized 20 announce
GEO. NJ. HOLCONIB
candidate for the office of county superlnten-
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the Democratic party.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03

1t perfectly natural that
man of Admiral Dewey's caIIber
should dread the series of ovatjons
which await him in this country,
but he must know that there is no
way to avoid them.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03

Being elected Governor Of a
State seems to give a man a good
boost to the United State Senate.
Sixteen eX-gOyernorS are now
SnuatOrs.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-06-03

The Jasper County Review IN
descibing recent wedding said:
The drcwdrop kissed the lily and
the wild rose, drunken with the
perfume-laden zephyrs, wooed a
modest violet. Cupid with his
hundred cohorts made the wclkin
ring on a dogwood blossom,
and the honeysuck, with its thous-
and tongs sang anthem Of victory
to cheer. Two hearts had been
tuned in harmony to resound as
one great instrument"