The silver lance., 1899-06-23


diately understood and responded to by
seventeen guns. an Admirals salute.
The "Olympia's" signal read. you've
got another guess" Rochester Demo
crut Chronicle.
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HER MISTAKE:
She made red upderclothing for.
The little heather DER the sca:
She went into the slum5 and set
Men from the DEVILS bondage frae
Meanwhile her husband had to wear
Socns thlt were hoiey, and tne child
Who should have had her watchful care
Was left to run at large and wild.
She 5ought'to lift the heathcu up
And teach the sinner to be good;
She had a weary husband and
The worst bo, IL the neighborhood,
Chicago Times Herald.
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In answer 20 n letter from an old com
rade Of the Civil war, Gen. Lawton re-
Gently wrote from Manila as follows:--
You ask me 10 give a comparison Of tho
two wars. There is no comparison TO be
made. The war OF tho Rebellion wes ono
OF the greatest conflicts the world has
ever known; the war with Spain is prob
ably one of the least so far us actual or-
eratlons are concerned. that have ever
been fought, but the results are creator,
| perhaps. than any war we have e"er Lad
| The fighting qualities OF the mon are the
same. The American soldier Is one with
courage, nerve and grit. He has been
| Just the same at all times, az he always
will be. courageous aud brave soldier.
Our rations we're better than anything
we ever had, or believed it possible for an
army to have, in our war. 1t is true that
for few days We were short, but that
was for lack OF transportation, and then
We were never without some portion Of
the ration, and that portion more than
our soldicrs had at the best during the
Civil war.-,oaR Lake Tribune
| The distances and stopping places Of
Admiral Dewey's voyage home arc as fol
lows:-Frem Hong Kong to Singapore.
''Tte city Of the lion" l440 knots; from
| Singapore tu Colombo, the port OF Cey-
lon-ijoO mics: from Colombo to Alden,
at the entrance of the Red sea, 2l30 miles:
/ from Adcn up the Red sea and through
the Suez canal, 1Ilo miles; from Port
| Said to Malta, $40 miles; from Malta to
| Gihralter, $50 miles; and from Gibrait6r
to New York, 3.:s,1j miles. or total of
II,51O miles. If we add the go miles
between Manila and Hong Kong. we have
12.1i5 miles from Manila via Hong Kong
to New York City Every port stopped
at will be an English port; if he had come
to San Francisco via Guam snd Hawaii,
every port would have been American,
viii h shows that the Anglo Saxon holde
the stations all around tits old world.
Running at two thirds speed, the same
that the Olympia" did from Manila to
Hong Kong she will be thirtyone and
one quarter days actually sailing on her
great yoynge.-Neto York Tribune.
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Some real light has conc from tho
philippines at last Prof Dean G. Wor-
cesler is one OF the American commits
I siouers there and he has cabled the real
situation. He denouucss the report cir
culated in this country of the cruelty Of
our soldiers. He says he has never seen
| a wounded or dead Filipino child or
woman. and this after personal inspcc-
| ion of the battleic,d5. But he says he
rs seen "wounded rebels .s .lose ininries
had been dressed by American surgeons
before the firing had ceased, ani otaers
who were brought to Ganiia hospitals
for treatment and can hardly be driven
sway," and declares it absolutely ialse
,at any order was ever issued looking
t,vard the killing Of men who might be
! c4p.u-ed." He had before he went
clear knowledge of the philippines and
now, after Thorough investigation, lie
says-"It is great mistake 10 suppose
| we are fjgiitiug the FiiliIinos as n Whole.
! A. least eight, per cent of the population
6etest the war and the only serious tcou-
bic il in few Tagalog provinces in Luz
on. Other provinces in this islund are
now compelled by armed force of the
insurgents to submit to Ts2alog rnie.
The people IN them are praying for tie
eo.r.aax OF Americans. The preseut ru,-
e-s are hated on account of their job5ery
and oppression and even among the
= E;syz,ogs the. common people want
,.euce' The foregoing wild be sad DewE
10 the nrs.ss nf he East that i, sr, ing to
nias sn- sos.s4 ov4suso tssp. olit s',iaiera