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THE DELAY IS FOR GAIN.
United States Accused of Delaying
Alaska Dispute.


London. August lS.--Sir Charles Tupper,
formerly Canadian high commissioner. in
an interview with representative OF the
Associated Press today said THE United
States are purposely delaying the settle
ment of the Alaska dispute on account OF
the pecuniary benefit accruing to miners
and coast cities through delay and has re-
fused to have the boundary delmited as
Is being done In Venezuela
mo settlement ever could be reached
through the even side commission suggest
ed by the United States. We have reached
an impasse and have no intention OF re-
Stunning negotiations In regard to tho mat
tiers pending between Canada and the
United States until the Alaskan question
is settled. ! propose that a British rail-
road be built from Kitamata to Dawson
and that law be passed allowing only
British miners to mine on the Yukon. The
moment this Is done the object OF the
United States In preventing settlement
disappears The Dominion is unit in
supporting Sir wilfred Laurier's stand
on the question"
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judgment hall at Rennes, echoes which
shall not soon die away"
The Paris correspondent of the Times,
commenting upon the impression that the
whole court martial is hostile to Dreyfus,
says: Certainly thus far there is no
shadow of fresh proof. 1t seems impos-
sible that man can be condemned and
branded on laboriously constructed hypo-
thesis but 1t must be remembered thai
The judges are soldiers, confronted by their
chief and that the traditional tyranny Of
discipline exerts great pressure on
Them
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RAILROADS..

Philadelphia committee is said to have
secured control OF the X. c.. P. and G..
The plans include thorough reorganiza-
ton and the control of the Port Arthur
companies as well as the railroad.
G.. H. and N. will build docks at La
Porte.
Commission rules that nat cotton must
be received at compress platforms.
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POLITICAL.

Prominent Chicago anti-imperiaiist says
the opponents of McKinley's imperialistic
policy are growing in numbers and that
the fight is to be made inside the party.
Ex-Governor Boutwell, Of Massachusetts,
says the plans of the anti-imperialists
are not yet formulated; he will not be
the presidential nominee
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Renort ON yellow Fever

Washington, August lS.-Fae 'spsa
the committee appointed by the p'sa's'
in 1897 in the marine Hospital Y.
investigate the nature Of yellow z
was today made public by sursse' 7
eral wyman. The committee = W y. :
posed of Surgeon Eugene M W. y
Passed Assistant Surgeon Geddl l,!.. ! I
yellow fever experts. the com ,s,ss 4,
that from our present knovlssaNs \. Il I.
exists a reasonable possibility o. !" y \
mate production Of an al.l's ss'fjs
potent than that of Prof, Ssns'lA
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COMMERCIAL.

The markets for cotton futures today
were irregular and spasmodc. the close
being l to points higher; spots were I'M
changed
With an active cash demand, wheat went
up S-sc; corn, oats and provisions also
closed higher.
Bradstreet's and Dun reported a steady
increase in all lines Of trade.
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NINE GAS EXPLOSION.
Twenty Ave Men Were Killed and n
Number Injured.

London, August 1S.-By an explosion
which occurred in the LIest colliery in
Glenmorganshre, Wale0. eighteen persons
were killed and sixty Others are still In
danger. The explosion occurred during
the night shift when there were only fifty
men In the mine. There were many he
roic accounts in the endcavor TO save the
survivors from the effects of the after
Damp.
Pathetic scenes were witnessed as the
bodies were brought to the surface, women
and children crying and eagerly waiting
for the tidings of the entombed miners.
The list of dead in the district IS believed,
to number twenty five and 1t is said all
the living have been rescued. Thousands
OF persons have gathered around the mouth
of the mine. Many persons were injured
by the explosion.
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MIS-. EMILY CRAWFORD.

She Ii Much Impressed with the Evi.
dencc of General Picauart.
Copyrighted, 1899. by Associated Press
Rennes, August 1s.-A severe blow to
the military was dealt when the Schneider
dispatch was known at o'clock this
morning in the refestories and the hotels,
II was source. Of jubilation to the other
side.
General Mercier had greatly en-
phasised Its Importance when giving his
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Awaiting Genernl Jlmincn.

Kingston. August 17.-Advices from
santo Domingo say the government there
is growing desperately apprehenslve of the
arrival of Jiminez, leader of the revolu-
ton, who Is n,omentarily expected His
arrival, 1t is believed, will completely turn
popular opinion, which has been partly UNI
decided. Consequently the chief object OF
the government is to intercept Jimine2 and
a number of armed vesscls are patrolling
the coast with orders to search every
strange vessel and capture Jiminez, under
any flag. armed or not.
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SPORT.

Kid Mccoy was knocked out In one
round by Jack Mccormick at Chicago.
Boston won two games from Lou svllle
and went to second place Cincinnati lost
TO New York and dropped below St Louis,
which broke even with Philadelphia.
Killing was made on Hagerton at Haw-
thorne,
The Shamrock has reached New York.
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ENGLISH PRESS COMMENTS.
Evidence Of Picqunrt Considered nj
the Whole Truth,

the Whole Truth.
London. August 19.-The correspondent
of the Times at Rennes says: II should
say IL recommendation Of Dreyius were
not automatically possible he would be
condemned once more In the interests OF
military discipline. The Importance OF
yesterday and todays proceedings con-
tinue from the fact that from the first
time the French army has been compelled
TO listen to the whole truth"
The Rennes correspondent OF the Daily
Telegraph says Estimating the last
two days work should say that the blasts
from the trumpess had sounded in the
air and tho walls OF Jericho had fallen
The clarion tones of Colonel Picquart's
voice awakened strange echoes in the
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nn.,ne.. nuildIng Burned = \. a y

Austin, Texas. August ls.-M =, ~ 4
night fire was discovereo cmr,
three-story brick building q ~ I,
avenue, occupied by Tooin o. m, NJ ss,oa
The building was Quilted and y. .as nj "
drugs destroyed. The loss II. raI baui
be estimated. The are y - o,hs Vi
but is not likely to spreaa =
ings.
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DEAD AT CAMP DOUGLAS.
Congress VIII he Asked tn Care fol
Confederate Graves.

Especial to The Posto
Chicago. August 1S.--At tho next session Of
congress. Congressman Mann OF the Third
district will ask for an appropriation for the
maintenance and ornamentation of "confed-
crate Mound" where 4039 followers OF the
Southern cause lie buried. The men who
are buried under the ''mound" were pris-
provides that the secretary OF war be au.
thorixed to expcnd $3.50 In raising the mound
above adjacent graves. planting trees and
seeding It for grass
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nuhonic Plaru..

0porto. Portugal August ls.--1t is now
acknowledged that the bubonic plague be-
gan here on June 4 last, since which time
there have been thirty-four cases. thlr-
teen proving fatal.
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I. T. U. PROCEEDINGS.
IA Number of Important Matters We
Acted UpOn,

Detroit. Mich. August lS.-That there
is considerable friction in the varied all
lied printing unions was shown during the
discussion of the proposed constitutional
amendment providing for the consolida.
ton Of the allied printing trade locals into
one local. to be under the jurisdiction of
the International Typographical Union.
The matter was tabled. During the de-.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

Especial 10 The Post.J
Washington. August 1s-Texas postofices
have been ordered established at Singleton.
Grimes county. with Robert n. MEG berry
as postmaster. and at Townsville Williamson
county. with Lucy A. Weir as postmaster.
Surgeon General Wyinan has been notified
by Surgeon Carson. stationed at Port LinIou,
at that place.
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Philipplne. ca.ualtte.,

Washington, August 1s.--General Otis
today cabled the following killed:
Manila, August 1s.--Killed Near San
Fernando. Ninth infantry. August Q. Will
lam Munson; near Bustes, Third infancy.
August II, company r. Charles A. Brooks,
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FEDnRAL COURTS CALLED IN.
peesee Receivers WfII ASK for r.
lief from the Boyeoxf

Kansas City, Mo-. August Is. The Fed
eral courts VIII probably b, asked ut once
70 Intervene 10 tho freight boycott de-
clafed against the Kansas City PIttsburg
and culf road BY the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas. Santa Fe and Rock Island roads.
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TO STOP WAR SUPPLIES.
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ASKED
THAT THEY BE STOPPED.
lRecruitinr Is Actively Proceeding
on the ErOntier-Thc situation
Is Unchanged.

Capetown, August ls.-Military contin-
gents are daily leaving here and other
cities for the Transvaal frontier and re-
cruiting is actively proceeding.
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Alb EX-UNI0N SOLDIERS

who made homestead entry before
June 20, 1874, of less than 16O acres
are entitled to take additional land,
whether proof was made on the home
stead or it was abandoned, and this right
can be assigned. If the soldier is dead
his widow is entitled.
Soldiers who made homestead filings
while in the army through an agent are
entitled. j. Vance Lewis, of Takoma
Park. u. C., is paying sl.25 per acre
for these claims, and will give full in
formation on application.
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ing the Texas Rangers at Pleasant Hill
They were the best troops the Confederacy
ever had in the field.
After Pleasant Hill we were ordered to fall
back, and fought for about SO days, all the
time going back to the Mississippi. This
expedition seemed to me to have been
planned more for stealing cotton than fight
ing the rebels.
After this we were sent to Missouri, under
Rosecrans, after Price-what was called the
Price Crusade. Then we were sent to Nash
vile, Tenn; were through the battle of Nash
vile; went out to Eastport, Miss. We were
sent to New Orleans, and there embarked for
the Mobile trouble. We were at Spanish Fort
and Blakeley; then went to Montgomery,
Ala. After further service we were sent
back to our native State. Wewere mustered
out at Springfield, ILL.,, August, 1865.
Our regiment during the term of service
marched 2,ls7 miles, travelled by rail IT'S
miles, by water 6, 1911 miles; total distance,
8, l56 miles 1t captured two stands OF
colors, 442 prisoners, and eight pieces oil
artillery. r. BLACKWELL, Co. b, l17th
Ill, st. Paul, MINI.
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now how managed to write it up, for / was
never on any soft details where / would have
had plenty OF time for such purposes, but
managed to record each "a hours of service.
/ wear certain bowknot issued by the War
Department, and was almost wholly con-
nected with the old Tenth A. c., and served
under Gilmore, Birney, Terry, Hawley and
Abbott. The regiment entered the service
under Col III. S. Putnam, graduate of
West Point, who was killed while leading
his brigade (Seeond) in the terrible assault on
Fort Wagner, near Charleston. s. c.
"Our brigade (Hawley's) was one of the
first to be armed with Spencer carbines.
caliber 80 and proved far more effective than
the Springfelds, with which most volunteer
troops were furnished during the Spanish
war. They were seven-siOOters practically
eight, magazine leaders, with metallic car
triigeS, and single-ioader or muzzle-
loader had no business in front of them.
Bayonets could not get up to them when
properly handled. In the department we
had the Henry carbine Ia 16-shooter(, which
was very effective l believed in magazine
gun then, and believe in them to-day. We
had some Calling guns near us, which were a
wonderful thing at that time"
Scattering.
T. J. Ruff, nth Ill.,, Sibley, ILL.,, wants to
know why this Administration does not do
something for the old veterans. Old soldiers
who hobbed to the railways and the polls to
vote for Mckinley are being turned out, and
there is no allusion in the Presidents
Messages to pensions or veterans rights.
A. 3. p. Tueg.e, Rock, Kan, writes: "
often see the names of my comrades and the
account OF scenes with which l was con-
nected belonged to Battery l., I'd Mo. l..
A. Enlisted in March, 1852, and served
until November, 1865; endured many hard
ships Of war. | was mustered out at Benton
Barracks, st. Louis. | see by THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE that my old Colonel, Nell
son Cole, was made Major-General in the
war with Spain. That is right; there are
not many drawer or better men than
Nelson Cole. We have some G. A. r. men left
here in Kansas, though they are getting
scarcer every year. We have lively Post
at Douglas of about 81 members l would
like to hear from some of old Battery L.
have heard that our Captain tThurberl is
dead If any of the Battery j. boys should
see this wish they would write to me, so we
could renew our old ties and fight our battles
over again, so to speak"
w C. Pool. Rockford, H., wants some
Coihiduc WIZ ID Soou d. "co1i ipeiNC uCtai "
write of the battle of CrCs, Keys and the
first battle of Winchester, or send him copies
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE containing
accounts of these battles and of the prison
at Camp Ford.
Harry Caldwell, 1lth Ind. battery. Garrett.
Ind, wants to see something from comrades
of the SSth and Seth ILL.,, oath Wis, and
21st Mich, all of the Third Brigade, Third
Division Twentieth Corps, about the night
march to Chickamauga.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has letter for
j. L. Taylor, mailed from Marshall, Mich.
Thomas Handley, Willimantic, Conn,
writes that he has the discharge of Jos. A.
Van Sternberg, Co. F, 10th N. y, which he
would like to return to its owner.
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Busy Years for the 117th Ill.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: On April
% it will be 38 years since enlisted for the
service of my country. 1t seems long time,
but is still fresh in my mind. entered the
three-months' service in the 9Th H., Col.
Oglesby; was honorably discharged at Cairo,
Ill.,; then re-enlisted in the 117th Ill. for
three years. was ON several campaigns,
including the Meridian campaign, the Red
River expedition, at Fort De Russey and
Pleasant Hill fights, Louisiana.
At Pleasant Hill more men were. killed
and wounded for the number engaged and
time it lasted than any fight OF tho war.
Gen. Banks had been defeated the day before
at Sabine by Dick Taylor. We were fight
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NO CHICKEN IND PIE THERE.

An Iowa Cavalryman Who Was on the
Courier Line at Duck River.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I wish to
add my personal testimony that Capt
Allen and the 7th Ohio Cav. was ON picket
duty on Duck River the day and early even
ing preceding the fight at Franklin, Tenn,
and he was not eating any 600 miles of fried
chicken at that time. Co. d Of my own
regiment and some Of the 10th Ill. Cav, by
recalling the elegant scrape they got into
that afternoon, could the more readily iden-
tify Capt Aliens work in their vicinity.
Possibly someone may rise and state that /
was not there; but man who rode his
section of relief all day on that Dnck River
courier line, and never learned for several
hours after dark that we had left Columbia,
and then followed Maj. Dance as rough
rider through fields and wOodbines to over
take our rear-guard, is not easily made to
believe he was not there.
! rode out Of the brush and asked, "What
| regment?" of a moving column, and was
given an Alabama number, which nearly took
my breath. But | sided away, reported
and we were after the north star again like
the wind, sliding III on our line-of-march
| Just below where the house and the wagons
were burned
Since learning the position of Hoods forces
that night, ! am surprised that many of us
| who bore to the left in getting away from the
Confedefates' advancing columns On the
Columbia pike did not run into Hoods
| flankers.
| have never forgiven Gen. Schofield for
leaving u.s. who had faithfully ridden that
courier line and pickcted Duck River, with
out warning of his evacuation of Columbia;
but perhaps it was military necessity to
keep up appearances of picket and courier
line after there was no need of it. And if a
Wilson's Cavalry Corps man had to he sacri-
| feed for the rest OF the command, who in
that great war took his medicine better?
To have been member of Wilson's Cav
airy Corps in the civil war is o higher honor
than to have been Rough Rider in that
recent excursion to Santiago. Quit your
peckiDg at one another, Toys when you saw
the same incident from d different point of
view. There is glory enough in the corps
grand achievements to 90 around.
Did any Of you notice the coincidence of
Gen Wilson having recently command of an
army at Macon, Ga, again, so many years after
ne concentrated you black berry-pie eaters and
chicken-thieyes at the sans place, in closing
his memorable raid ?--HoMERs MEAD, Co.
K. eth Iowa Cav, Camden, I'll.
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

The famous Corp1 Pike, of the 4th Ohio
Cav. had life of almost continual ad-
venture. His services to the Union cause
in the civil war were very valuable Nhen
a young man, in 1859 he left Missouri Tor
Texas and became a Texas ranger. when
the civil war broke out he at once plunged
into its most active and dangerous opera
tons. He gives US a,story of wonderful
deeds. innocentiy recited and appearing
10 have been looked upon as matter OF
course While his command was at
Brownsboro, Ala, in October, 1863, he was
sent alone with a dispatch from Grant Ia
sherman down the Tennessee River over
the Muscle Shoals 10 Iuka. 1t was this
message which FASTENED Sherman $
movement TO Chattanooga. Pike and e
comrade set out on an exception TO Angus
Ia, Ga, TO burn a bridge.
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vigilance Of that guard. either on land or
on water. IL was positive that we were
played out on that string. and what 10 get
at next we did not know; and even "a
chance OF escape at all argued extremely
doubtful.
We remembered that on the Tugalo
River we had passed under a very fine
frame bridge, for ordinary travel, across
the Iugalo, and we thought VIC must do
something to damage rebeldom, and We
Therefore made up our minds 10 go back
and Try to burn il, but we had better have
gone straight through TO the coast and
made our escape, as | believe We could
have done without detection.
From our place of concealment we could
see the arsenal in Augusta, the powder
mill up the river, and nearly every i'm
portant building in the place; neverthe-
less, We dare not move from our retreat,
for fear OF being seen. The poor prisoners
were kept under the strictest surveil-
lance, lest they should attempt 10 escape,
and great many OF them, as We could
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tired and hungry, we concluded that it
could not make the matter much worse
la stop at a house and get some supper /;
but Just as we approached one we heard
the dogs close behind us.
We spraDg over the fence and across a
plowed field. and for awhile succeeded in
battling our pursuers. We then crossed
tw o fields and gained "A dry swamp, the
brush and timber being very thick and
dense, so that il was with difficulty that
We could make our way through il; and
it was not long ill the dogs struck the
right trail, and quickly we heard them
crashing through the brush close behind
us, and we were compelled TO make a
stand at once and fight with dog, or man,
or anything that approached us.
ENCOUNTER WITH THE DOGS
On came the hounds through the thick
underground, making The deep forest echo
with their savage baying, until, with a
sudden bound, their leader was upon US,
his eyes glazing and his mouth foaming
For an instant he paused as he saw US
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CHAPTER XXX.

On the night of June 3, 1864, We ar
rived in Hamburg, opposite Augusta. The
first thing necessary now was TO see how
affairs stood in town, and we accord
ingly ascended a hill Immediately hack OF
il, where we could see not only all that
was going on in Hamburg, but much that
was happening in Augusta. We Sc
GREETED ourselves under a dogwOod tree,
which was low and covered with vines,
thus forming an excellent hiding place.
If no one passed, and made ii special
business TO look in, we were perfectly Sc
cure. and at that place we patio ntly await
ed the approach OF daylight. We had
learned on the day previous that the
powder mill was so closely guarded that
nothing could be accomplished there, so
that we directed our best efforts TO the
destruction of the bridge.
NV plan before leaving camp had been
TO float down under it in boat and throw
burning arrows into it, provided saw no
chance to mug the guard, and do II boldly.
At the foot of the hill we heard good
deal of talking. and could not account Tor
it: but when il got light enough to sec,
Judge our establishment to find ourselves
within IS yards of the railroad, and right
before us long train loaded with Federal
prisoners, while farther down in the town
we could see several other trains OF the
same kind The town was full of captured
Union soldiers, and as near as We could
guess there were / 200 rebels guarding
them.
The situation was most embarrassing;
IN stay where we were was almost certain
destruction, and an attempt 10 go else
where would be certain to be discovered.
But the best we could do was, evidently,
TO keep quiet in our hiding place, bad as
that was. We hoped that in little while
the trains would fire up and leave; but,
on the contrary, they lay there all day.
We could see, too, that there was
strong and vigilant guard upon each end
of the bridge, and We could discover
patrols walking the streets III each town
and in every direction.
The prisoners, as usual, looked half
starved and sickly; some were clad in
bright. new uniforms, and looked we'll
and il was easy TO divine that they were
only recently captured. These were in
tolerably good spirits, too, which was a
sure sign that they had not been long
in the hands OF the cruel enemy. Others,
again, were not quite so well dressed, and
looked meager and thin, but were not de-
spondent. These had probably been pris-
oners for some months; but by far the
greater number were clothed in rags,
which were in the most filthy condition.
They looked very much emaciated and |
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ConnnlainfS.

1t seems to me that President Mckinley
has forgotten his old comrades, or else he
would mold the clay little more in the
interests of humanity and justice. l have
been an applicant for "a pension, on the
grounds of rheumatism and the loss of an
eye, ever since July. 1890. and the Sur
geons say that l ought to have it, but
Lochren and Henry Clay Evans have said
Otherw se.-Harvey Smith, Sterling, ~ ID.
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Deaths in Tower Post, II.

Orris p. Huntley, Adjutant, Tower Post,
lowing comrades died during 1898: Dean
Vickesson. Co. d. I'D II. l. Ii. A; John
r. Gerry, Co. A, 7th Mass; Geo. w.
Weldon, Co. A, I'D r. l. IL. A.; Francis
Conlin, U. S. NJ; James B. HobsOn, Co.
E, I'D II. l. III. A; John A. Brown, Co. Ii
I'd Il. l.; Benz. Dexter, CO. l, 18th r. L.;
Henry A. Mulikin, Co. !. 7th r. l.