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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-27

WASHINGTON, D. Clan. 2G.--when
the Eagan courtmartial reassembled to-
day, Judge Advocate Davis stated that
( he wished to submit formally the testi-
rnony Of General Miles as read yester-
day, as an exhibit in this trial. and with
this statement, he said, the prosecution
rested Its case.
Colonel w. L. Alexander, United
States army. OF the subsistence depart
mcnt.was the first witness called by the
defense. He said he returned 10 Wash
'ihgton from Jamaica in the morning OF
the day General Eagan gave his testl-
mony before the war investlgGt COM
mission. General Eagan. he said. was
hastily going over papers In connection
with his testimony and showed signs OF
great excitement. General Eagan ner-
vously handled the papers and witness
had rarely seen Il man in such Il ner-
yous condition. His manner was SO ex-
ceptional that lie asked Colonel Davis,
OF the commissary departmeut.who was
present. whether the general was rot Ill
He had been intimately connected with
General Eagan, but never before had he
seen him in such condition.
General Merritt asked the witness
whether to his knowledge General En-
gan had consulted anyone as to the
substance OF his testimony to be pre-
scented to the commission.
Colonel Alexander answered that SO
far as he knew General EagaH had not
Colonel George B. Davis, assistant to
Commlssary General Easan. was the
next witness. He testified that he had
been very closely associated with Gem
eral Eagan during the last several
months. He was in the office the day
. General Miles gave his testimony be-
fore the war commission and as soon as
General Eagan saw the published state
ment OF his testimony he BECAME con-
siderably excited and had written to
General Miles, asking as to the truth of
an interview published with General
Miles. AS time went on his excitement
increased TO such an extent that he did
not and apparently could not attend to
the routine duties of his office.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-27

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup Is a ncccs-
S.ty where there are children. 1, cures
Group and whooping-cough without fail.
prirn Or,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-27


a state that he could not attend to any
business. The day before General Ea-
gan appeared before the commission he
read his statemen. over TO the witness
who urged him to modify It somewhat.
but he would not listen. and walking UP
and down the room said he would not
change word of 1t. He was then In
very nervous state. Newspaper clip
pings. were constantly being received
critic!sing General Eagan. and these
Erently increased his excitement. Some
of these clippings carried the idea that
General Eagan was murderer and
that he had acted corrupily in sending
unit food to the army. During these
days the witness said General E.agan
was wholly untitled 20 perform the or
binary duties Of his office. Up TO this
time the general had been . hard work.
er and before had not exhibited any
z signs of nervous strain.
Miss Willard. General F;agan's stem
ographer, was then called. She had ia
ken nenrly all OF the generals dicta-
lions since September Is last. and testi-
fled that she took the dictation Of the
generals statement before the war in
vestigating commission. From the time
General Miles gave his testimony he
fore the commission General Eagan was
greatly excited and while he was die
tating his statement he walked the
floor while debating. The statement
was not fully completed until the davit
was presented TO the commission. She
saw General Eagan only few minutes
before he left to appear before the COM
mission. and he was then in such 4
nervous state that his hands trembled
The witness thought that the general
had never been able 70 read the state
ment through as n whole from the time
It was begun until 1t was read to the
commission.
General Pagan himself was the next
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27

The life of the Russian soldier Is a
hard one, and the bondage of COM
pulsory service weighs cruelty upon the
peasants through the cars dominions.
Attempts to escape enlistment are
made continually, but the simple
minded peasant is no match for the
alert recruiting officer. At a recruiting
station in eastern Russia peasant
pleaded deafness and would not answer
any question put to him. you can go
home" said the examining surgeon In
a very low voice, and the man at once
started for the door. The shout OF the
surgeon brought him back, however,
and he was informed that he had sue
cessfully passed the medical examina-
ton. The Philadelphia Record tells
another story of an unwilling recruit
He was big, strapping fellow, pos
sessing the strength of Hercules; but
he declared that the index and middle
fingers on his right hand were joined
together and could not be taken apart.
The appearance Of the fingers did not
indicate, however, that such was the
fact, and the examining surgeons, VINO
were strong men themselves, tried with
all the strength they possessed to sep
arate the two fingers, and after a great
deal of exertion gave up in disgust.
At last a clever thought struck one OF
them. Tell me-" said the surgeon
"how were your fingers before? We're
+hoy o,wavs like this?" "This way"
replied the unsuspecting young peas
ant, and he opened his fingers as easily
as anybody else. He was astonished
at the laughter his act invoked. the
surgeons did not attempt to examine
him further; he passed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27

thing was none other than his brother
disguised like himself. And when the
afflicted brother understood the source
of the deadly influences that were be-
ing brought against him, he fled in
terror from the place, and going before
the governor of the island, revealed to
him the secret of the fetish temple and
the baneful evils his brother was hav,
ing brought upon him. So the gov.
ernor sent forth his army to destroy
the temple and to bring the offending
brother to punishment. Now, 1t SO
happened that the army, in entering
the country, passed through the perse.
cuted brothers lands, upon hearing OF
which the evil brother in the north
exulted greatly, believing it the result
Of the war plague which he had be-
sought Of the Obi man to bring into
his brothers possessions. And that
very night he again set out for the tenn
pie that he might cause his brother to
be stricken with the final plague of
death. But even as he reached the
opOI uC PClCCiNCu ludI a SICdI COululO-
ton prevailed about the temple, for
the governors soldiers were in the act
Of demolishing the walls. But as yet
one tower remained, wherein sat the
green serpent. And the Obi man, who
had been bound by the soldiers, seeing
the brother from the north approach,
and attributing to the latter's evil eye
the dire misfortune that had come to
pass, spoke his name to the serpent.
And straightway the last plague which
the wicked conspirator had intended
should fall upon his brother was visit
ed upon himself, and he fell dead be-
fore the wrecked temple. Moreover,
declares the present. aged guardian of
the ruins, from that day the virtue de-
parted from the cane fields in the wax
ley to the north and entered the great
tobacco fields of the south, which even
until now are the richest in the island.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27
FETISH WORSHIP IN CUBA.

sought the sorcerer to send the plague
of drought upon all the tobacco lands
to the southwark. So prodigious a re-
quest, however, was not to be accorded
the same readiness of favor as a minor
plea; therefore, the Obi man thought
to put the applicant off by demanding
of him fee such as no ordinary slave
could command. But, much to his sur
prise, the required amount was imme-
diately forthcoming; wherefore, the
magician commanded the land crab,
and the drought went forth as desired.
When the other brother beheld the
great disaster that had been visited
upon his lands he was sore distressed.
Moreover, the time speedily came when
famine brought his household face to
face with want. Yet in the presence
of his exigencies, he marveled that his
slaves suffered no ills, and perceiving
that they came and went at certain in
tervals he disguised himself, as had
hts brother, and followed them into the
mountains. And 1t happened that as
he reached the temple and mingled
with the people therein the Obi man
was in the very act Of calling apon the
frog to send the fever plague into his
household. And he looked again and
saw that the slave who desired this
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27

From the Detroit Free Press: Don't
1t beat all, ST." said Seth Groggins, as
he pressed down slightly on the scale
pan in weighing out three-quarters Of a
pound OF sugar. Did we ever see 1t
colder than this fur this time O. IT,
yer?" 81 Green broke a cracker and
thrust the bits into his mouth. mo,
can't say t I ever did," he muttered
thoughtfully, less 1t wuz tn fall O.
49, Tur'ble fall, tn fall o. '32 in these
parts. He'd snow tn las week in Aug
ust. All TIL sheep friz. Graound wuz
froze solid fl feet down by middle O.
September. I'll never fergit haow
mother set up fur four days, 'ithout
food ner sleep maxim canton flannel
night shirts fur tn wheat, If it hedn't
bin fur tibet, father'd lost tn hull crop.
AS twas he reelized seventy-tew BUSH
ell But it's pritty cold naow."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27
Army and Navy.

The United States navy will equip a
tugboat with an electric light plant
which will enable the boat to light YES
sells which may be out Of commission
or that may be undergoing repairs.
Lord Curzon has taken bold initia-
tive in frontier policy. The British
garrisons in the hills on the northwest
frontier are to be mostly withdrawn.
Chitral is to be merely a post Of OBJ
servation. A great effort is to be
made to organize the hill tribes as
militia under British officers. This
policy will save expense and conciliate
the tribesmen.
There are some places where a mans
height counts against him. One OF
these is India, where orders have been
issued that no officers will be appoint
ed to Goorkha regiments who exceed
five feet ten inches in height or who
measure less than thirty-eight inches
round the chest. Officers over GER
tain height are considered out Of place
among the squat Goorkhas, and the
smart appearance CT a battalion Of
these sturdy little warriors on parade
has always been liable to be somewhat
married by marked incongruity in
stature between the rank and file and
their British leaders. On active serv-
ice, too, tall British officer in
Goorkha battalion is conspicuous fg-
ure for the enemy's nsarkSmen,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27
PLUCKY WOMAN PILOT.
She Attracts the Attention of Tourists In
California.

She Attracts the Attention of Tourists In
California.
The vocation of Miss Jennie Vim
cent, the woman pilot OF San Pedro
harbor, has attre cted much attention
from eastern tourists In southern Cal
ifornia. Miss Vincent Is probably the
only woman steam-pilot In the world,
and IL she had not emigrated west from
her paternal home for generations at
Marblehead, Mass. she would no doubt
be now engaged in some New England
town in pursuit that has been wOm-
ans for ages. She is a slight, blue
eyed, light-haired, cheerful little lady
Of about 20 years. Her two elder
brothers came to California to engage
in the new industry of sardine packing
on the Pacific coast. She came later
to keep house for them. Financial re-
verses came upon the brothers, and
Miss Vincent, having no more house
to keep after the sheriff had had his
sale, looked about for some employ
ment in her new western home. She
had always lived by the sea at Marble
head and had been with an uncle for
days at time on steam craft OF
which he was the engineer. From her
girlhood she had known how machin-
cry in small propeller steamboats, Is
operated, and she had many times tried
her hand at plotting for her uncle. So,
xuho G,,o tal oIo dc
Vincent cottage at San Pedro, Miss
Jennie resolved to become pilot on
the harbor there. She studied naviga-
ton, learned the laws Of pilotage and
meanwhile earned some money as q
pilot for a little tug in the harbor.
Last September she passed an exam
ination required by the state board OF
pilot commissioners, and last January
she held her certificate as second
class pilot. She has in the past few
months piloted Pacific coast ships into
San Diego and San Pedro harbors.
Miss Vincent makes from $50 to $40
a month as pilot, and her ambition
is to become so expert in a few years
that she may pass an examination 10
do first-class plotting in San Francisco
bay, where she believes she can then
make several hundred dollars month.
The pilot fees in California are So per
foot on the draught Of the craft and
also cents per ton of merchandise.
There are many vessels of 5000 tons
that come into San Francisco bay, and
the pay for them is 1920 each.-New
York Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27

Bhu scar.
Denver News Sergeant Leonard
Russell of company L, Colorado regi-
ment, is distinguished volunteer.
He is probably the only soldier who
received a wound during the war with
the Filipinos from the hands OF a
woman. The scar is still livid. He
was struck May IA, and came near
his death by 1t. But the fact that the
sergeant suffered from woman's
hands does not belle his bravery. The
woman took advantage of him and
made an attempt at assassination.
Sergeant Russell enlisted as mem
Der Of the Fifty-first Iowa and was
transferred while at San Francisco
four weeks ago. He tells the story
thus: ut was the night after the
Iowa boys had captured little town
and routed the insurgents. l was ser
geant of the guard, and it was report
ed that one Of the houses in the vii
lage was filled with insurgent stores.
1t was my duty, therefore, to confiscate
them. Calling a detail, started for
the place. We did not know what
there was to find, but we were on the
lookout for ammunition. Naturally, we
supposed that the natives would run
when we came up. The night was fear
fully dark, and I carried a lantern for
the search. The first thing found in
side the hut was a butt of native to-
bacco. / lifted the lantern, but could
see little. and. as the boys followed me,
struck for the rear of the building.
We heard some scufiling, and thought
that some natives in hiding had gone
out the back way. l remember seeing
another butt of tobacco in corner,
tern upward when something struck
me. Just as the blow fell could dimly
see a little native woman perched on
the butt and handling a machete. That
was all / knew. Well, the woman had
struck me square on the top of the
head, and. as you see"-showing a
scar beginning above one eve and end
ing in the ear-"partly on the fore
head. She did not get a full blow, for
her arms were short and she wasn't
strong. If she had been-ugh! Well,
I would not have returned to Colorado
and my home in Des Moines. 1t took
me month to get we'll, though my
skull was only little dented. The
woman was taken into camp by the
boys and afterward released"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27
The Power Of the Obi Man Over the Black
Natives is Almost Absolute.

Not least Of the tasks yet to be ac-
complished in Cuba, through the me-
dunn of an advanced civilization. is the
elimination Of the fanatical tendencies
and customs from among the black
population Of the island. While super
stition is an accepted characteristic Of
the African race, 1t seldom exists to a
more inordinate degree than among the
Cuban negroes, where fetishism is as
prevalent as among the most barbarous
tribes of the Congo region. This IA
naticism has existed for centuries,
steadily increasing with the growth OF
the negro element. and up to the pres
ont time utterly defying all measures
tending to its extirpation. Even
SPANS otherwise memorable policy
was unable to cope with condition
which had its origin in the minds of
these, her lesser subjects, and her fire.
quent efforts towards its expulsion only
aggravated the evil. The half-savage
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27

gifted with the power Of special
plague. The one to the south repre-
scented land crab controlling the
plague Of drought; thateto the west a
frog holding the fever plague; on the
north, an eagle bearing the plague OF
war, and on the east serpent fraught
with the plague OF sudden death. The
inner walls of this grewsome temple
were the color of blood, aside from
which there were no embellishments,
neither altar nor shrine. The high
priest of the sect who worshiped here
was a skilled Obi man, who alone con-
trolled the four images on the four
towers. When he spoke to the crab
the land was straightway ravaged by
drought; IL he invoked the frog, the
people were at once stricken with the
fever; when he commanded the eagle,
there speedily followed war; while the
mere mention Of name to the serpent
resulted in instant death to the bearer
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27
MUSICALCLUBS SMALL TOWN
Branches of Work 1t Is Advisable for
Them to Take Up.

There is one principle that must be
strictly adhered to in any successful
village musical society, there must be
no drone. says the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. The instant that any one Is ad-
mitted to membership on any other
grounds than ability the decline Of the
society has begun. Regular attendance
can be secured only by arousing the en-
thusiasm of the members. The one
word that expresses the possibilities of
concerted instrumental music for the
village is orchestra. This word, while
rather pretentious in sound, may have
an extremely humble application. Or
chestra is mentioned as opposed to
band; the orchestra, being intended for
indoor practice, is capable of exerting
most refining influence. 1t is to chorus
work that the vocal energies Of the
singers of the town must be mainly de-
voted, and it Is best to assume a high
stand from the outset, and establish an
"oratorio society,"" rather than "chor-
us" or choral club" For this purpose
a well-balanced group of thirty or forty
voices is sufficient If it is composed OF
members who can really sing. A small
chorus of unexpected volume of tone
Is much more effective than a large
one with a disappointing volume. 1t
may be just as we'll to call attention to
the fact that the large music empor-
iums, especially those In Boston, New,
York, Philadelphia and Chicago, are al
ways ready to give advice and assist
ance in the selection of music where
the members Of clubs, individually
or collectively, do not know just what
Is best for their purpose.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27
Foolish Fox.

"When the pursuit Of wealth tempts
you, my son." said the sage, "remem-
Der the fable Of the fox that hungered
for some wonderfully fine grapes grow
ing in a garden. the only entrance to
which was through hole in the wall.
1t was so small that he had to fast
three days before he could crawl
through it. After he had got inside
and filled himself he was too large to
,rawl back through the hole, and was
compelled to fast another three days
before he could make his escape from
the garden. So he went out as poor a.
he went in"
yes" said the ambitious young man,
"but why didn't the fool fox take lot
Of grapes to the hole and push them
out through It? Then he could have
carried away enough to keep him fat
for month"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27

wagons had, and / was hot. l got OH
my horse and went around to the camp
on run. The colonel was there, glum
as stone jug. He wouldn't even re-
spond to my not too deferential salute
and went at him baldheaded. Look
here, colonel said I, what does this
mean" and l handed him that forty
foot letter. Mean? said he. Mean?
1t means that there is dashed mutiny
on foot. 1t means that my regiment is
disgraced, that I'm disgraced and that
l can never hold my head up again
among my own people. 1t means
how the blank do I know what 1t
means? tell you to settle your own
business!' Now, colonel / said, let
us be quick. This complaint says that
you have given your men NO fresh
meat since you came here. You know
as well as l do that meat has been de-
livered to your wagon every day. Now,
l want to know what has become Of 1t.
l want to know 1t quick. Well said
the colonel, If that's all you want, I'll
tell you. We amt got no meat saw!
/ took another drink, and the colonel,
for politeness' sake, did likewise. No
meat saw? l exclaimed. No meat
saw? And you made your men eat salt
meat and made 'em mutiny and get me
in hole because you didn't have any
meat saw?' The colonel pursed his
lips, cooked his head to one side, and
squirting at me, remarked: 4 carlate
that this guv'ment undertook to equip
this regiment proper an it amt done
it. We never got any meat saw. These
here commissaries sent us lot or
meat without saw at our state camp.
We couldn't cut the meat an we
couldn't eat the meat, an just lowed
that the guv'ment could go to -
with its meat till 1t give us meat saw,
an II you want your meat you can go
6sh 1t out of tibet horse pond along the
road I'got my men on the telephone
and had two wagon loads Of meat
yanked over to that camp in about five
minutes. AS soon as 1t appeared with
two of my meat saws in each wagon,
all signs Of continued mutiny disap-
peared and I'll bet there wasn't man
in that regiment that night who wasn't
stuffed like Thanksgiving turkey.
That evening also my men found
twelve quarters of beef at the bottom
of that horse pond" Inter
Ocean.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-27
Plenty of Meat, but No Saw.

A United States army quartermaster,
whose rank entities him to wear all
manner Of gold and silver lace with
his full dress uniform, came home on a
furlough the other day, and told this
story as illustrative of some OF the
troubles a man meets in catering to
volunteer troops. In Mississippi
camp was a regiment OF southern men,
unframed and almost unorganized.
WELL" said the quartermaster, when
that regiment came into camp on hog
train my men nearly died laughing
They were the gawkiest, awkardest lot
Of clodhoppers that ever was. | halted
the colonel, and taking him aside, said:
Now, look here, colonel, you and your
boys can have anything you want.
There's plenty here and all you have
to do will be to send your wagon down
every morning and you'll get all that
you need-fresh meat, fresh bread, veg
etables and all the requirements that
you want One day was surprised to
receive letter from the chief COM
missary asking me what in all-fired-
cannon balls was the matter with me
and my department. 1t went into
some twenty-five particulars that were
not very pleasant to read, and at
tached to the document was string of
letters that would reach the length Of a
box car. In less time than 1t takes to
catch pig by the tail, had learned
from this document that this regiment
Of mountaineers had not had an ounce
of fresh meat since coming into camp.
gathered from the number and char
acter of the letters attached that about
every man in the regiment that could
write had complained to Washington,
and had not contented himself with
calling me by my proper title. In
short, they had accused nee of being
every kind of a criminal known to this
century, and-well, l really couldn't
repeat all of the epithets and charges
without doing damage to your feelings.
I was innocent entirely. Every morn
ing that regimental wagon had been
loaded with beef just as the other