New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-25
THE PASSING THRONG.


for Santiago" said Basil Ricketts, late second
duty sergeant OF Troop l. lst
DYNAMITE United States Volunteer Cavalry
GUN AT better known as the Rough RIDERS
SAN JUAN CORPORAL E. c. Cowdln. Fourth Duty
Sergeant Hamilton Fish. private
Hallett Alsop Borrowe and myself we're sitting IN
front Of discussing the coming campaign.
We four the only Eastern men In Troop l. ana
had naturally gravitated together Borrowe ana my
self occupying the tent and Cowdin ana flsh
the adjoining. We exchanged opinions as 10 no"
we would act under fire. and the consensus OF
opinion seemed TO be that would all Ike 10 De
wounded. but not dangerously in order that we
might get all the glory possible out OF it, but 90
not remember that Fish or any OF the resi- t t1
landing at Baiquri Borrowe who had in the mean
time been made a sergeant. started at p. NJ June
body Of the Rough Riders. who had got of two
hours previously. The reason for this delsy "as
which were still on the transports. We hnally got
Two Two mules ana made harnesses fGE bs et or
rowe started over narrow trail toward Slooney'
as a bride path was left behind to bring up
mules and harness as | could get them;
Jacobs. the quartermaster's assistant. having OBJ
tanned four mules and harness, started with them
from the scene Of the night Of June "A The night
BSbg he had succeeded in getting the gun gP
ordered him to stop for the night. refusing 70 allow
had pushed on as apdy as possible to the point
where I found him. Borrowe Immediately sent
and as much dynamite as possible General sum
ner was IN chargs Of the beach and To- him qe
tary point Of view sergeant could not send mes
asked me We'll. how far aid he get with that
gum As far as General Wheelers headquar-
at that and exclaimed We'll. by the Eternal then
ne ought 10 have what ne wants, and, turning to
colonel Jacobs, who was present said. Let him
we got into action on San Juan Hill on July l.
7 nd ia Irau ri
aoe 10 IRE that blessed gun once That one shot
after it was fred we lifted up sergeant Rie5er 10
| note the effect He was immediately struck in the
/ shoulder by Mauser bullet. but nevertheless
ported that the shot had done deadly execution TO
tree Then a cartridge became damned in the gun,
/ kins came along and ordered us TO take the gun
away s SAYING i didn seem to be any good any
| at Bloody Bend. The bullet ranged downward and
SIened ne leg TO such an extent as to complete
when one OF the egro troopers OF the 10th Cavalry
to get to the resr."
"our crop of spring wheat" said J. L. Strong o.,
| Pembina, n. D.. at the Gilsey House, yesterday
/ bids fair TO exceed anything in
| RECOVERING the previous history OF our State
/ FROM and should the present strained re-
/ WESTERN latons between England and the
BOOM. TransvaaI come To a war crisis The
prices our farmers would then OBJ
tam Tor their wheat would only cause the pros
perity Of last year to be repeated but he likely 10
+ exceed Il. North Dakota rests safe for Mckinley
and Hobart, should that ticket renomlnated by the
/ Republicans now seems probable Bryan can
talk as ne will. but when a people have the ability
10 purchase as many OF the good things OF this life
/ as we IN North Dakota have had in the last year
t anG ba he thy are not g2ng back on the party
peasant state Of affairs, and in the political die
uonary the name OF that party is spet Repu blican,
boom in the seventies. and it hasn't recovered
thrn, ~ iou We ever seen Western town
/ ! mean; Talk Of the ruin and damage left by a
cyclone! Why. cyclone doesn't run one, two eight
about in town sites built US handsome brick
works system and then. that particular boom hav-
ing done us all the harm It could possibly think Of
carried its work OF destruction and attendant para
/ What was the result? Some five hundred to seven
/ hundred miserable human beings who attracted
Pem6ina were left stranded there and were forced
70 occupy city laid out for ten thousand people.
edge of that lonely feeling and when they got TO-.
gether In the opera house every last one could take
2 good seat In the orchestra or occupy proscenium
box box, without crowdins his neighbor II was simply
but surer and steadier lines The great hotel h.;
/ long been but memory and the opera house has
people thrives there, with a present sbu M
Of wealth and with promise Of golden future held
9 Ss IL o our s Ay ot there o dd v refy
the RsTs sI IN the winter time can promise you one Of
DER at your staring; but perhaps I would better
plain. All the country Whereabouts in winter lies
more than fence deep In snow, and top Of this a
/ smooth and unhrOken crust forms of a dazzling
! brilliancy and strong enough TO carry the weight
! OF horse When this happens take an Old
fashioned sleigh and rig Il up boat fashion You
| can't imagine the exharaton ard feeling OF
tngling life that PUSHES through ones veins when
! enjoying A sail before a high wind in one Of our
/ catboat sleghs. You have 10 have tho actual ex-
perience 70 fully appreciate Il. any mere descrip-
ton falling far short Of the reality"
The Indian Civil Service" said r T. Ashford
Berkley, Of Bombay, India the Glsey House, yes
terday. is the best and highest paid