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Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-06-19
M MnnDC Real Estate, Loans
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MANAGER ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT CO.


, b,50o-A fine residence front ng Robinson
park; 3 lots, lawn, fruit, shade; IL
rooms, modern conveniences. A great
bargain.
l,2OO- 3 room brick residence near street
cars. Shade aud fruit. 5OKlt2 feet,
2,25o-T beautiful home of c. IL. kim
ball; 4 lots. shade, fruit, hedge, etc.
Miscellaneous.
Bargains. We have vacant lots in all parts of
the city. All prices. Easy payments.
Bargains. In residence property on INSTALL
ment plan; low rate OF Interest,
, 1000 will GUY an old established business,
In good location. Nothing better in
Albuquerque.
10000 acre trac, q land on north Fourth
street. beyond Indian school.
! 1000 will buy the Midyale property on
Mountain road. A great bargain
1 500 room modern adobe house, with .
! acres of ground on Mountain road.
o2o-A steam laundry In a good live town
: doing a paying business.
\ 1000 Ranch, $40 acres, near Springer, N.
!, M; 2 houses. 80 acres uud-r cultiys-
ton VIII trade for property In Ber-
nalillo county.
Money 10 Loan.
Have money to loan in sums to suit or good
real estate security at low rate of interest.
For REM.
. 25 0o-A seven room house furnished for
h housekeeping in 4th ward Stable
4 i5y00-Three roomsf for light housekeeping;
south Broadway.
ia.oo-fiye room house; Silver avenue; in
Highlands.
! 2~0.0O-Seven room house on south Arno;
4 near Railroad avenue.
7 40. 00-Three rooms and bath at Zeiger
1900 S-room home on Tijeras, near Second.
furnished for lighth Housekeeping.
y 10 5-IoOm brick, with bath. stable, shade;
In Highlands; vacant July L.
1906 9.room brick, north Walter; water
furnished.
I 1900 bloom frame. north Walter; water
furnished.
10, oO 4-room frame house; south Broadway;
vacant June 40,
l2.60 3 rooms and summer kitchen on north
Third street
1000 3 rooms aud bath; south Edith. near
Lead avenue.
$500 s-room brick. 2 baths, cellar. stables,
shade, very desirable place. 9Th ward.
lb.O0-tour room house on south Broadway
1900 Three room house on south ATno, fur
nished complete for housekeeping. -.
80. O-business room ON west Railroad
avenue, near Third street.
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All who suffer from piles will be glad
10 learn That Dewitt's Witch Hazel
Salve will give them instant and per-
manent relief. II win cur. eczema and
all skin diseases. Beware OF counter
feits. Berry Drug Co. and Cosmopoli-
tan drug store.
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cnmnrnmi.eh WIN Inc Indians.

Solomon Bartb, attorney for the per-
sons whose sheep, 5000 head, were
taken up for trespass on the Apache
Indian reservation. succeeded In get
ting out his clients at a cost Of only
$2O0, as It was shown to the agents
satisfaction the sheep were not on the
reservation.-St Johns Herald.
Acker's English Remedy will stop a
cough at any time, and will cure the
worst cold In twelve hours. or money
refunded. 20 cts. and so cts.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-06-19

save your patience by buying n CHERRY
Elk from whitney Company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-06

II has been announced in the news
papers Of late that among the troops
Leaving for South Africa have been so
many men OF the ammunition col
umn." This tells nothing to the aver
age reader, however He has heard
Of the lancers and the Dublin fuslleers,
but the ammunition column" is a body
Of whose existence he has previously
been ignorant, and at whose work he
can only guess.
Briefly this ammunition coulmn is,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer, a branch
OF the army service corps, a body which
acts as a sort Of Universal Provider"
for the British army In time Of war,
and its duties are to keep we'll up with
the firing line during an engagement
and see that II is well supplied with
ammunition. When setting of 10 at
tack the foe. the ammunition Is distrlb-
uted as follows: Every man OF the
infantry and cavalry has the magazine
OF his rifle or carbne, as the case may
be, filed, and he carries 100 spare
rounds in his pouches. A further sup
ply Of 200 rounds per man with a suita-
Bile allowance for the quick-hring ma
chine gun which is attached to each
infantry battalion is conveyed direct
ly in the rear Of each regiment in a
wagon bearing a distinguishing mark
TO show to which corps 1t belongs and
this forms the first reserve, from which
the soldiers pouches are replenished as
fast as they are emptied
MIDST FLYING BULLETS.
A small detachment OF the ammuni-
ton column accompanies every regi-
ment into action TO convey the sup
plies from the wagon to the firing line.
The work which these men perform Is
perhaps the bravest Of any on the field
Of battle, but II Is a work OF which we
hear littlef Their duty compels them
to keep well up with. the firing line
and yet they take no part in the firing.
though the enemy's bullets may be fall
ing round them In all directions. Their
business is to hurry forward the am
munitlon and never mind what Is hap
pening in front OF them, and TO this
they devote themselves
As the battle RACES, however, the sup
ply Of ammunition becomes depleted,
and II is at this stage that the real
work Of the main body Of the ammun-
ton column commences. This body has
for some time previously been hanging
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touch. with the men In the ranks. Leay-
ing India In 1893, after two terms, or
nearly eight years as COMMANDMENTS
chief, at farewell banquet in Calcut-
ia he strongly urged upon all officers
the necessity for showing sympathy
with soldiers and their families. and OF
giving effect to orders In liberal and
intelligent spirit.
On the same occasion he showed his
faith in his system by saying that IL
the time Of trial should ever come India
could rest secure, not only on her
troops, her forts and her guns, but on
the loyalty OF her foundations and the
affection Of her subjects. He always
gave the credit OF his victories TO the
men under his command.
One OF his names among the people
who honored him only second to their
sovereign in the parade on the occasion
Of her diamond jubilee, two and half
years ago, Is that OF the soldiers gen.
eral." No military leader In England
stands higher In the hearts OF the Brit
ish nation, and In the judgment Of
European critics his ability ranks with
or above that OF Lord Woseley, his
commander-in- chief
After passing through Elton and
Sandhurst Frederick Roberts, then
nineteen years old, obtained his first
commission as q second lieutenant In
the Bengal artillery. on December II.
1851. Going at once to India, he learned
from his father much about Afghan
istan and the campaign through which
General Sir Abraham Roberts had just
passed thereby laying the foundation
OF the knowledge which he later put to
such good use.
He soon afterwards obtained a staff
appointment, and. discovering the value
OF Hindustanl, set 10 work to acquire
the language with the assiduous
thoroughness Characteristic Of all his
doings.
He went through the mutiny In 1857
and 1858 from the siege and capture OF
Delhi TO the relief OF Lucklow. winning
distinction through his courage and
ability. Three horses were shot under
him during the campaign.
AT khodahunge he won the Victoria
cross. He had just saved a native Of
ficer's life when he saw two Sepoys
carrying of the colors. Dashlng after
them. he slew one, and, SELLING the
standard brought Il back In triumph.
He would have lost his life had not a
musket missed fire while its muzzle was
pressed against his body.
In one OF his earliest engagements,
while aiding drivers TO timber up guns,
he was shot near the spine and the
wound was not mortal only because
leather pouch, which had slipped
around TO his back. received the force
OF the impact He left the mutiny as a
brevet major with medal with three
clasps.
In 1859 he married Miss Bews,
daughter OF Captain Bews. Of the
seventy-third regiment. She entered
thoroughly into his work. and her SYM
pathy has greatly aided him This lady
and two daughters now comprise his
family.
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tain. After quiet administrative work
he won a medal and clasp in the UNI
beylan campaign In 1868.
He Joined the expedition Of Lord Ma
pier OF Magdala to Abysslnia in 1868.
AS assistant quartermaster general he
superintended the embarkation OF the
entire expedition. He was thrice mem
toned for his services, and Lord Na'
pier selected him as the bearer OF the
dispatches which announced the entire
success Of the expedition. Thus he won
another medal and was breveted lieu-
tenant-colonel In the Royal artillery.
AS a reward for his services with the
Looshai evolutionary force In 1872 he
was made a military companion Of the
Order OF the Bath
He qualified as a colonel in 1875 and
received an appointment as permanent
quartermaster general, with the rank
OF major general.
Lord Lytton offered him the COM
mand OF the Punjusb forces In 1878,
when he became major general OF the
army. Then In 1879, he received the
command OF Eastern Afghanistan from
Kabul 10 Jamrud. IL was In the war
which broke out soon afterward that
he first began to attract the general
public attention, which eliminated In
enthusiasm over his famous march.
During the campaign he was mentioned
eight times in the dispatches.
on his march to Kabul, in 1879, while
in command of the Kurum Valley force,
he fought a fierce and bloody battle at
Pewar Kotal, winning a brilliant VIC
tory at Charasai before his capture Of
the capital Thence he had TO retire to
Sherpur environments, where his FORE
sight had led TO the construction OF
strongly intrenched position for just
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timber and the projectiis, and truck
specially constructed 10 carry. II neces-
sary, 47-inch gun. though at present
only a 40-pounder breech- loader Is used,
which is mounted on an ordinary field
carriage. Now comes the peculiar
and diabolical device that Will make
this class of armored train terror In
modern warfare.
The platform of the track Is In reality
a turn-table, pivoted on center, and
revolving on a circular racer, which the
n-detachment, who are protected by
plating some six feet high round
three sides, can revolve with levers.
The gun Is fired through an aperture,
the recoil being checked by a hydraulic
brake on its own carriage. and also by
automatic rising slides which cause
the gun to return to the firing position.
BY an ingenious arrangement OF cross
girders, which can be run out and sup
ported on blocks, a broad base can be
obtaln-d for the truck when the gun
Is fired at right angles TO the perma-
nent way while, TO Increase the sta
bilty, the truck, II necessary, can be
connected with the rails by strong
screw clips The train is also supplied
with a powerful searchlight, in view OF
a night attack.
NOT A FRENCH INVENTION.
These moving forts are commonly
credited to French inventive genius, but
In reality they were invented as long
ago as lA7 by Mr.. James Anderson OF
Edinburgh, who, in that year and again
in iSi9, prepared and patented series
Of plans, and further submitted work.
ing model Of his defensive rolling stock
for the inspection Of English engineers
and artillery officers.
The British government, however,
could not see It's way clear 10 adopt
the invention, so Mr.. Anderson went
abroad with his idea, with result
that these 'ironclad trains" were used
on the field Of battle for the first time
IN the Franco-German war.
In their sorties from Paris the French
trops were frequently backed up by the
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fire OF light field pieces, carried or
trucks that were protected with heavy
iron plates. and when the Communists
were holding the capital against me
Versaillese an armored train operated
upon the railway In the direction Of the
Chateau Brecon, and is said TO have
achieved It's object IN silencing the bat
teries which the regular troops wers
endeavoring 10 establish.
Ii is this experience perhaps that has
given rise TO the belief that the Frencn
were the original inventors OF the idea
for a fighting train. That Is not so
however, for, although the French can
certainly lay claim TO having been the
first 10 use them in actual warfare, the
invention Is British. 10 the everlasting
discredlt Of that ultra-conseryatiye
country.
USUALLY "MAKEsHIFTs."
For the most part armored trains are
hastily constructed affairs consisting OIL
a locomotive and a few ears, the engine
being generally located about the mid
die Of the train. but England possesses
a dozen specially built trains OF THIS
class, having a ullet-proof sheetlng OIL
iron surrounding them.
The first time armored trains came
into use In the British army was al
Alexandria, when Captain Fisher ana
his bluejackets hastily put together
half a dozen trucks and protected them
with iron rails, iron plates and sand
bags. The engine was placed In the
middle OF the train, while Nordenielt
machine gun was mounted on the Lead
ing protected truck, and a forty-pound-
er on the next.
Captain Fisher had but few oppor-
tunities Of bringing his train into ae-
ton, but during a sharp sklrmish on the
Mahmondiyeh canal 1t threw some well
directed shells into the very center or
the enemy, lnflictlng considerable loss.
Since that day British and foreign
engineers have We'd with one another
to turn out an armored train that should
be shell-proof as well as bullet-proof
and have we'll nigh succeeded. All
recognize the principle Of the engine
being protected by several trucks, as an
extra preventive against shells striking
the locomotive either in the front or
rear and this precautlon minimizes any
danger from the explosion Of mines that
may be laid under the permanent way
by the enemy. Both France and Ger
many possess armored trains that are
reported to be marvels Of engineering
skill.
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In 1860 he became a regimental cap
such an emergency. Throughout the
winter he held the place with a force Of
1000 against 100000 fierce tribesmen,
awaiting the arrival Of reinforcements,
with the aid Of which he promptly re-
captured Kabul. and was ready TO
march to Kandahar when the necessity
presented itself.
From 1881 TO 1885 he was in COM
mand OF the Madras Presidency troops.
and his latest fighting was with the
Burmah expedition, in 1856. He was
commander in-chief OF the forces in In
dla from 1885 to 1898. and then was sue
ceeded. largely on his recommendation,
by General Sir George White, now be-
leagured In Ladysmith.
Since his reutrn TO England, Lord
Roberts has been commander Of the
forces In Ireland. He was raised to the
peerage as Baron Of Kandahar. In
Afghanistan, and Of the city Of Water
ford In 1892.
HIS FEELINGS REGARDING THE
BOERS.
Were Lord Roberts small enough to
need any personal Incentive 10 exc out
his sense OF duty, there could be no
doubt OF 1t in his present command
Hastily dispatched to Cape Town as
governor OF Cape Colony and COM
mander Of the forces there. he All iyed
just after the battle Of Majuha Hin,
when peace had been declar "A
peace, alas! without honor" he recently
said, ito which may be attributed the
recent state Of affairs In the Trans
wall" He was summoned back TO
England after less than twenty-four
hours In Cape Town.
He was created a military knight Of
the Grand Cross Of the Bath and q
baronet in June. 1881, In recognition OF
his distinguished service In India.
In the present campaign his only son
was Killed at Tugela river and his
nephew, Colonel Sherston. at Glencoe.
His famous charger. the white Arab
Vonolel, which carried him from Ka.
bul TO Kandahar, and through the ju-
bllee parade, died last year. showing
to the last that affection for him which
he inspires In everything living that
comes In contact with him.
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In the background, well out OF reach
OF the enemy's shells. In charge OF a
long string Of wagons filled with pro-
jectiles OF every description. From
these the regimental wagons are re-
filled. Not only does this column car
~ the ammunition for the small arms,
as the rifles, carbines and machine
guns are described, but the shells for
the artillery as we'll These shells are
OF many Kind, such as common shell.
plugged she'll shrapnel and canister,
and wherever the guns go these wagons
must be close behind them no matter
what the hazard for a battery with
out ammunition In abundance Is In
the same state as a first-claSs modern
battle ship with empty coal bunkers,
and with the warships Of the foe rapid
" bearing down upon IT,
The stock Of these wagons Is In turn
replenished as soon as possible from the
main supply, which Is maintained at
the base Of the army under strong
guard
The ammunition column as consti-
tuted today Is modern innovation.
Formerly every regiment taking part
In the campaign detailed so many Of
its men 10 take charge OF the regimen
tai ammunition and TO distribute IT,
but this somewhat -and-ready
system has been abolished In all mod
ern armies. as II was found that one
regiment might have ample ammunl-
ton, and yet the next one 10 II might
be reduced 10 it's last cartridge but the
feeding Of the firing line Of the British
army has now been reduced TO a per-
feet state. and II should be next TO
impossible nowadays for a Regiment to
be nut out OF action owing 10 the fall
ure Of the ammunition supply. This was
the case. however, with the two Brit
ish regiments at Nlcholson's Mex a
few weeks ago. but that was an abn0r-
NAL circumstance brought about by
the stampede Of the mules which bore
the spare ammunition. thus leaving the
men with only what cartridges they had
in their pouches and IL is unlikely
IN the extreme that such a case will
ever happen again.
In addition TO feeding with ammuni-
ton the soldiers actually engaged in
the fighting line the ammunition col
umn has other duties. such as attach
ing the fuses 10 the shells, and aiding
the artifccrs IN the repair Of damaged
guns or gun carriages. and during the
whole time war lasts one Of the
hardest worked bodies Of men are those
employed In serving out the ammuni-
ton.
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GENERAL J0UBERT.
Told an Englishman why the BOen
Shot at officers.

Lieutenant Colonel P. F. Robertson
late Of the Ninety-second Gordon High
landers, writing to the Times relates
conversation with General Joubert at
Newcastle, Natal, IN ISL. The colonel
was deplorlng the number Of casualties
among our officers on the day Of Maju-
ba. "Oh." replied General Joubert, We
give special instructions to our men al
ways to pick of your officers" THANK
you" said Colonel Robertson; "why are
we to receive so much attention. Gen.
Joubert's reply was: Your officers are
all rich. and are quite independent OK
your profession; you can come INTO
your army. and leave II when you
please; but your prlyates are poor men,
and they cannot get away when they
please, and they must fight when thty
are ordered 20, and IL IS how they get
their living. Besides. we have no quar-
rel with them. and We do no want 10
XIII one OF them II We can help H.
Colonel Robertson then told Joubert
of the promotion of Hector MacDonald
from the ranks and the claymore that
the officers Of his regiment had present
ed him With. The general was mleh
interested. and said;
THAT brave officer mus, have his
sword hack again. 7 win seq'c'
Transyaal for H. and offer e5 reward
for a."
Gen. JouSert. says the colonel ree1y-
cred Lieutenant Hector MacDcna ds
sword from a Boer farmer who wheh
ne heard the particulars, declined 10
accept the offered reward, and Jouoert
handed his sword back TO MacDmali az
Newcastle. While there is much 10 %
said against the Beers Il may be wen
TO remember these things 10 their cred
II
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Observation-Disclosures

As the armored train has become so
prominent feature Of the Transvaal
war, 1t may come as surprise to many
to know that while Great Britain has
perhaps the most complete Of these
moving forts" in the world, none Of
them Is in use in South Africa on ac-
count Of the narrow gauge railways
prevalent there. Those in operation
are merely converted rolling stock, be-
ing ordinary box cars with about half
an inch Of common steel, the locomo-
tive being protected in the same man.
ner with just enough metal to stop rife
bullets. The light roadbeds prevent
the effective use of heavier guns than
Gatlings, Nordenfelts and Maxims. an
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most valuable service to the empire
were comprised In the arduous, unob.
truslve labor by which he remodeled
the frontier defenses and virtually re-
made the Indian army, bringing It TO
it's present high efficiency More than
once his reforming opinions were so
opposed to general notions at that time
that they made him the object Of at
tack, and even ridlcule. But ne stuck
to them, and later was indicated by
their adoption.
Much OF his success as a general and
as builder was due not only to his re-
markable magnetism, but TO his close
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~" as he was yarlously known In their
frms Of endearment.
81 This feeling for their hero Is almost
hat OF family for its head. There Is
methlng patriarchal about 1t. TON
py be he Briton or Indian. dearly
pses hero, but, says the New York
erald when he finds man who COM
p'nes moral and physical courage Of a
pigh order with bnlliancy, dash and
nedssty and keen personaI regard for
PIC comfort Of the man in the ranks,
FTommy," straightway falls down and
*orships. And he has been doing that
before "Bobs" for 10! these many years.
with never a failure In his record,
@srd Roberts has many feat Of gen.
ffalship and individual bravery TO his
fredit' That for which he Is most ia
5nous Is his march from Kabul TO the
{ehef OF kandahar In 1850, while Eng
sand was on tenderhooks Of anxiety as
10 his safety. OF II he tells US himself
that he found his advance to Ksbul, in
the previous year, far more difficult
<ask. His successful movement OF a
Pody comprising about 10000 fighters
british and Iudlan-S,00 900 camp follow
Prs and 1900 horses and gun mules
through difficult, hostile territory in
lhree weeks. with the loss OF only one
British soldier and a dozen natives, is
considered by competent critics the
post remarkable achievement Of its
kind In modern times. General Sher-
pans march 10 the sea probably is the
nearest approach 10 II. A special
prone star was given 10 each Of the
men participating In the march.
HoNoRED AS DEWEY WAS.
His rapldity completely bafiled the
fnemy IN his own country, and enabled
ROBERTS to administer the crushing
pillow which ended the campaign. His
lactics then, taken In conjunction with
me foresight and caution characteristic
pf the man, no less than his tact In
Healing with all around him, augur
yen for the fulhllment OF the British
hopes which are counting on his skin
70 counterbalance the extreme mobility
pt the Boer forces, from which the Brit
zen have suffered most heavily during
lhe present war.
Upon his return 10 England after that
campaign the country honored Roberts
nuch as Admiral Dewey was honored
here. He was thanked by the govern
nent OF India and BY both houses OF
Parliament. The queen summoned HIM
q Windsor. The municipality Of Lon
.on presented TO him a sword and the
Freedom OF the city. rare gift accorded
70 comparatively few men, among
ehom General Grant was numbered.
universities. the ancient trade guilds
Hnd commercial bodies We'd with each
pther in giving degrees. privileges, ban
Quets and addresses.
But that was only one episode In a
brilliant career, and many OF those best
DuAhasd to Judge believe that Roberts