Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-14

price. These articles are bought with
such avidity that the Cubans have gotter
| the idea that Americans will buy any
| thing.
Such things have been showed at the
men as Gagged cartridges. Spanish novels
| with half the leaves out, and primers
| and one vender was trying TO sell ms
| grandmother's picture, saying that she
was "muy bonita" very pretty. Judg-
| ing from the number OF swords whlch
| have been offered for sale rs having be-
| longod TO General Maceo. he must have
| had a different one for every day in the
year. six of which must have been hang
| ing by his side at the time of his death'
according to the statements or the ser
ers The high ambition Of all the NOiuh-
| teers will be realized to the extent OF 60
| ing back with sabreS, If not shouluef-
STRAPS for those returning without either
! a machete or a sword Will be rare one
relic-hunter has already selected Gu
han plow. which he intends shipping back
To Virginia. 10 Is crude enough 10 have
been devised ly Cain, consisting OF a
BEAM with a stick on one end for ham
die and a spike near the centre for the
point. This Achilles aVows that he is go
ing to make hat-rack out of it. There
are sold a great many s. and - gold
and SILVER" watches. which a few hours
after purchase stop. short never % 90
again." until they are swapped, sold or
paWned off on some other unfortunate
Others buy parrots. which the vendors
say "talka mucha Espanol." taking adj
vantage of the soldiers inability 90 dis
tinguish the difference between pure Cas-
lillian and parrot chatter The smokers
invest in machungs Giint and tape for
starting a fire., aud spend a quarter or
an hour lighting a cigarette. which could
be done with a match in second.
Nearly every tree. Cuban hut and
graveyard round about have been snatch
ed by the kodak fends. and many have
pictures enough 10 stock an art gallery.
Besides all these oddities. which will re-
quire the building OF another 'lean-to.
on the warriors dwelling. provision will
have TO be made for his Krag-Jorsensen
gun and other equipments, which each
man bespeaks his intention OF buying J..
| bought they can be. These will have 70
have reservation to themselves away
up in the top rafters of the garrett IN
| close quarantine. for tho ladies recognize
| no such things in household furnishings
| If such provisions are not made, on the
| soldiers return with a presto veto, the
| old homestead will be converted into an
"old curiosity shop"
Despite the fact that We have had NJ
| battle in which TO risk lives, 90 get chop
| ped up. 10 have limbs shot off, or head,
| blown TO atoms, a number Of the Flch
mond Blues heroized themselves Satur-
| day. While party of them were OFT
swimming on the beach Saturday, one OF
the number-Privdte Wiser-was suddenly
! taken with cramps AT a very dangerou,
point just off "A coral reef, where the
waves were rolling mountain high. Pri-
| Yates Landrum, Culin, and Schradei
| plunged in, and with some difficulty
| managed TO land him, not, however unit
| all of them were bruised and SCARED NJ
| by bucking against the coral reef. How
| ever. their bruises were attended 70 al
the hospital and though little dishgured
they are still in the drill.
Private Lee \. Lyon, Of Danviile, Va.
a member of Company l, lost one OF his
| fingers and badly shattered another tnh
| morning by the accidental discharge ol
his gun. At assembly for drill. just before
| attention was called, he was leaning on
his gun. with his hand over the muzzie.
and, reaching down. pulled the trigger
being unaware that a cartridge had beer
| left in the chamber. The piece was dis
| charged the BAH taking off the third I'm
| ger. SCATTERING the second finger, anl
| passing within an inch of his head.
At dress parade this afternoon and
| guard mount fhis morning, there was re-
| toicing in the camp over the appearance
! of our reorganiZed band. and the boy.
once more inspired by music TO DO theii
best. Considering the fact that the mem
| bers of the band have not been together
! any more than two weeks, they have
made rapid progress, and great credit Is
due Chief-Musician Raycroft for his rapid
| coaching.
Captain Sgsbee, Of the Texas, spent tn
| afternoon at our camp yesterday, taNinl
tea with Colonel Taylor.
Private William Seddinger. OF cpmphn
| 4. who received his discharge last week
has left for his home in Norfolk
| Private Charles Parker, or Company q
who has been waiting FOR transportato
for the last three weeks, leaves to-moi
row for Miami. where ne Will take ra
for Richmond.
Private John Briggs. Of Company Il, 70
ceved his discharge Saturday
First-Sergeant Riddick, of Company {
is confined to quarters with a slight al
tack of malaria.
Company-Clerk r.. G. Brown, of Con
pany /, is under treatment for malaria
AT the Second Division Hospital.
First-Sergeant j. a. Kimball, Of Con
many l. is progressing towards recover
and hopes soon to be back with his con
pany.
Four Small Fires In the snOw-sforn
Penn alarms uf fire were sounded dl