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The National tribune., 1900-05-03
Hull and ottawa Fire.

The greatest confagTation in Canadian,
history started April 3S at Hull and ragged
for II hours. The city OF Hun was praet;-
cally wiped out and 1.-THE burnt district in
Ottawa extends tWOiaHd half miles from
north to south in the western portion.
with an average widbh Of half n mile. Tie
damage was placed ct 5,000. 900, and 49,
600 people were made homeless. Several
persons persisted and a number of children
are yet missing. The spot where the fire
originated is about u quarter Of mile from
tho main street of Hhii.ian as a gale was
blowing from the northwest, right in the
direction Of the lumtler piles and mills on
both the Hull and Ottawa shore; of thc
Ottawa River and Chaudicre Falls. il WAS
soon seen that the tire was certain to be
a large one When the fire was finally
checked, relief committees had been well
organized and funds soon began to polIr
i'm from Canada, the United States and
England. Incendiaries have been at work
since the fire was put out, endeayorino To
start others in the vicrity, and so competc
the destruction, and the militia has been
busy at guarding the Eeighborhood and
fighting fire.
The first shock of the great disaster NAV
be considered TO be over, and the sufferers
by the fire are beginning to get ready for
new start in life, but it will be many
years before Ottawa and Hull can fuflv re-
cover from the effects of the confagration.
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Corps conducted tie services of the Corps
around the white velvet caSket. each one
dropping a spray of flowers thereon. The
services in the hall were conducted under
the auspices of Mexican Post, while at the
grave the closing services were conducted
by the ladies of the Order Of Rebekah.
Mrs. Holland had reached the ripe age of
81 years. Col. Kaign, in his address,
STYLED her "The Florence Nightingale, the
Mother OF the Grand Army of the Republic
in Utah." which truly she was. He also
said that ''if each person who had received
one kindness from Mrs. Holland Should
lay one flower on her coffin, the casket
would be buried iii floWers."-MRS. JEN-
ME WHITLEY SNYDER. Assistant Ma
tOnal Press Correspondent.
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The Febigers.

EDITOR NATIONAL. TRIBUNE: I noto
in your paper of the 18th inst q statemen,
in regard 10 Capt. Lea Febigcr. and desire
TO correct the following items in this notice.
Capt. Lea Febiger is not AN officer in the
33d; his regiment being the sd The
Febiger that is IN the 33d is George Lea
Febiger, who is my son. Capt. Lea Iebiger
is q son Of Col Geo. Lea Febiger. who Was,
before his death Deputy Paymaster-fen-
cral, United States Army, and Col. Geo.
Lea Febi2er was a brother to my father,
Admiral j. &. Febiger, and consequently
Capt. Lea Febiger is nepdew OF the iate
Admiral. George Lea Febiger Of the 33d
Is therefore q grandson Of the late Admiral
Febiger. l correct This. as errors of fhis
kind sometimes create Considerable con-
fusion, and if the correction is promatiy
made. it saves considerable trouble. i re-
main-JoHN c. FEBIGER, JR., New
Orleans, La.
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A Corps of Spanish War Veterans.

HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL ARMY.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS, CoLUM.
BUS, o., April 20, 1900.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 3:
-Four Commands of Spanish War Vet
Grams having been organized and mustered,
in the District of Columbia. as follows,
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Command. No 1,
washington City,, Capt. Charles W.
Parker;
Richard s. Harden Command, No. s.,
Washington City,. Capt. David W.
Chisholm;
Fourth Immune Command, No. Is:
washington City,, Capt. Lee NJ. Lips
comb;
Henry W. Lawton Command. No. SO,
Washington City,, Capt William S.
the said Commands, and all others
hereafter organized in the said District of
Columbia, are formed into Corps to be
known and designated The Corps of the
District Of Columbia, Spanish War Vet
Grams.
Col. M. Emmet Urell, of said CITY Of
Washington, is appointed Provisional
Corps Commander, and he will be obeyed
and respected accordingly.
The Provisional Corps Commander viii
cause the Corps Assembly to meet as early
as practical. at some suitable place in the
City of Washington, d. c., for the purpose
OF completing the permanent organization
Of the Corps, and for the transaction Of
such business as may be proper for the
Corps Assembly.
The Chief congratulates
the comrades on the continued rapid growth
and prosperity of the Order. Fifty Com
mands have already been mustered, and
more than twice that number are in process
of organization. This growth is marvellous,
and it bespeaks most brilliant and useful
career for the Order
Ryr RaY nd of - rA.f
Fl. A. Axline, Adjutant-
General.
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THE HUMOR OF POLITICS.
Some Good Stories Told of Public Men by
Former Senator John j. ingalls,.

Some Of the very best stories of politics
are contributed to the Saturday Epeaint
Post by ex-ScnatopJohn j J.-Ingalls. Firs
he says: nc laif
Charles Summer had no more sense OF
humor. than hippepetamus, but there wax
something excessively humorous about
his colossal elf-cohsoibusness, of which
| it is no paradox totsay he was apparently
unconscious. 2Uenn
His egotism was Idnordinately vast
though innocent in it's simplicity. 1t was
far from conceit asd iaa to no disparage-
ment of his associatcs.N Indeed, doubt il
he ever instituted COMPARISONS. nee
Probably Grant whom he hated and
abused, came the rearebt b sizing bim 'uI
when he said: The reason- Sumner doesn't
believe in the Bible iEc because he didn''
HE had large intel4sct,ial powers, but
not SO large as he Imagined. He had nc
influence on legislatfo4. He was unable
to endure oppositio4. IF he could not have
his own viii he wouad' do nothing But
this is not intended AS an analysis Of his
work or his cliafactfFii = ] STARTED out to say
that soon after l entered the Senate we
were riding up the Avenue in a street car,
and by way Of conversation he asked me
about my predecessor, Senator Pomeroy,
who had met with an accident politically.
He spoke Of his early fidelity to the cause Of
freedom and the unusual degree to which
he held the confidence of his associates till
the Impeachment Of Andrew johnson.
"'Indeed, heconinued withgrcat gravity.
had he died before that time Kansas would
have owed him monument, and I should
myself have pronounced his eulogyp
Toward the end Of Conkling'S career in
the Senate he fell out with the newspapers.
and sometimes, when he arose to speak,
every reporter in the press gallery closing
his notebook, the whole crowd would rush
rioisiiy out into the lobby, leaving every
seat without an occupant
"He flushed at the insult, but speaking
of journalism afterward, ne was moved 10
remark in his propitiatory way that the
only people in the world authorized to use
the first person, plural, we in speaking
Of themselves, were editors and men with
tapcworms."
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used up their cotton. All cotton gins filled
with cotton were burned along the way,
and our course could be traced by black
volumes of smoke arising from these tires:
Many evenings we would have beds OF
cotton TO sleep on.
ynDuring the Journey a portion of the army
was always engaged in tearing up the rail
roads, burning the ties and heating and
twisting herails. The sightof our column
marching along the road was an interest
ing one; We look ragged and dirty, and
rugged out TO suit the circumstances. Every
regiment has rom 30 to 40 mules, on which
they load their blankets. cooking utensils
and rations, and it looks like a caravan
somewhat.
Hundreds of negroes were plodding along
everywhere, so that one would almost
think it was a colored regiment. Many
families of negro women and children fol-
lowed us. from grandmothers down to
babies. One would think a soldier should
mot complain of the hardships, when old
wpmen and little children followed along
aHrday, and had nothing TO eat but what
was thrown away or given them by the
troops. The officers tried to prevent the
women from coming along, but could not
succeed. The poor slaves We're willing TO
endure anything in preference to slavery.
Sometimes We would see a crowd of slaves
stsa plantation waiting with bundles of
ctDfaling on tiIeir heads, ready to fall in as
SOON as Tile auVaflce came up, SOEHe WOulu
be singing GLORY, Halleluah!" and be as
mitch excited as at revival.
Old women would clasp their hands in
wonder and amazement, saying: we
knowed you was comin'." I'VE knowed
you was COMM" Yves been lookin' dis
foh years for you" I'VE allus told 'em you
was comm, and now you is heah." Dress
de Lawd" '.Bress de Lawd." I'VE never
did see so many people; whah did you alls
come from?"
Poor souls; it was enough to set them
crazy. AT one place along the road these
refugees became too great hindrance to
the progress of the army, and as we Were
crossing ariver, guards were placed to pre-
vent their crossing, and when we had all
passed over many hundreds were at the
river and presented pitiful sight. After
the troops crossed the pontoons were taken
up and they were left to take care of them
selves; but it could not be helped, cruel as it
seemed. -
: Well. the long march is over and the hard
ships are all gilded over. Many long
-Seary hour as plodded along in the sand,
Z ISculd think of home ami everything
pleasant aboutit, to help pass the time away,
sFid if am ever permitted get there will try
p enjoy things 10 make up for these hard
Games.
(To be continued)
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enemy with heavy loss. their dead being
left on the ground. The mounted troops
halted for the night at Grootfontein. and
a. $50 this morning were crossing the
Modder River al |ai5bank, in accordance
with i1f Instructions to French to endeayor
to place himself astride the enemys line
of retreat. Frcnch's arrival near the
Modder evidently, however. alarmed the
Beers. for they evacuated their strong Do
sition near De Vets Dorp during the night.
and 1t was occupied by Chermside's Di-
vision this morning.
The mounted infantry under Ian Ham
nton drove the enemy off the kopjes in the
neighborhood OF the waterwofks without
casualties on our side.
The Highland Brigade marched "a
miles yesterday TO support Gen. Ham
ltoD,. and halted for the night at Kiln
Kraal, four miles short of Sannas Point.
1t was now apparent that the chances Of
Lord Roberts catching the retreating
Boers IN net were very slender. Every
thing now depended upon the progress of
Gen French's cavalry bripades. but tbev
We're entering a very difficult. hilly, and
practically unknown country"
On April 26 Roberts sent the following:
Gen- Ian Hamilton yesterday drove the
enemy of strong position at IsraeIs
Poort by well conceived turning move
ment. which was admirably carried out
by Gen Ridley, commander Of the Second
Mounted Infantry Brigade, and Gen.
Smiih-Dorien. commanding the Eight
eenth Brigade. These troops are to-day
advancing toward Thaba N'Chu. Our
losses Were slight"
lsrael's Poort, which is not marked on
the maps, lies between Sanna's Post and
Thaba N'Chu.
A newspaper dispatch SAYS:
The Boer retreat from Wepener was con-
Quoted in leisurely manner. The Wep-
ener incident is thus successfully ended
All through the brilliant defense of the
position the only fear was lest the gun and
rife ammunition should run out To
prevent the possibility OF this the greatest
care was exercised. The Beers, on tac
contrary, expended an enormous amount
pf ammunition, frequently without reply
from our side; The Boer casualties Were
undoubtedly heavy"
There is manifest impatience in London
t.the delay in Lord Roberts's main ad-
vance.
The fact is vouched for by credible wit.
tesSes that the Boer Government is col.
ectlng enormous quantities of provisions
~ depots in the Lydenburg district This
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var IN AFRICA.
British Achieve Little SucCess-The
Onward Movement Delayed.

The British accomplished the relief OF
Nepener last week, the Beers escaping.
Other events We're of small Importance.
On April "a the Beers severely attacked
Col. Dalgetty,s northern position, facing
Bokpoort Ridge, at Wepener. bringing
four guns into action, under whose fire
they made determined advance. The
British returned a heavy fire. before which
the Beers recoiied. after extending across
the flats and maintaining continuous
long-range fusillade for some hours
An official list OF the British losses at
Wepener from April 8 to April 1S shows:
Killed, three officers and Is men; wounded:
IA officers and S6 men.
Lord Roberts had now spread net with
some 40. 900 or more men and $50 guns coy
etng the whole western semi-circle around
Wepener, while Gen. Hamilton occupied
the waterTorks. prastically without op.
position. :,
:; The Seventh Division, under Gen. Tuck
er, assisted by naval guns, had made a
demonstration from Karee Siding, the
Beers showing some opposition. At the
same time brigade had moved out from
Glen to take up position on a range OF
hills at Gennaadenale, north of the Modder.
The Beers now could escape only by the
road nurtliward to Ladybrand. -
On April 25 the Beers abandoned the
siege. OF Wepener, and fled along the Lady
brand road. Roberts reported to the War
Office thus from Bloemfontein, April 25,
S:25 p. m:
tThef enemy retired from In front of
#epener last night and this morning fled
northeastward along the Ladybrand road.
Their number was beteem 1000 and 1000.
4 rIhe srelief of Col. Dalgety was accom-
plished sby. Gen, Brabant
. SDs Nets Dorp was occupied by Cherm-
stsSe %,if3snut opposition at $3.50 clock this
wSsning:"
ss3n s4fnjther dispatch he said:
lrttPole-Carew' Division reached Roode-
kep. yesterday evening without casualties.
LIS advance was covered by cavalry and
horse artillery, which drove back the
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Senator Elkins' Account with Blaine.
.Snturdnu Erenina Post.

One Of the warmest political friends Of the
late James G. Blaine was Stephen Il. Ei-
kins, Senator from West Virginia. Their
friendship began this way: Early in the
T0's, when Mr.. Elkins was a Territorial
delegate TO Congress from New Mexico,
privileged 70 speak but not to vote. he
wanted TO make a speech upon subject
dear to the hearts of his constituents. Mr.
Blaine was Speaker of the House and Mr.
EIkins was new man and, being unknown
was without influence. lie determined tG
be heard nevertheless. and planned to meet
the Speaker privately. As luck would
have it, one night while Mr.. Eikins was
dining in Welker's restaurant Mr.. Blaine
walked in and took a seat near him. Waiv-
ing all formality, the young member intro
duced himself and laid his case plainly be.
fore the Speaker.
"All right" said Mr.. Blaine, when he had
ended. AS soon as you get your speech
ready III recognize you and You shall be
heard"
And heard he was. The speech was in
a small way Mr.. Elkins's political begin
ming, but it was of even more importance u
Dir. Blaine, for the young man promptly
pushed himself into commanding place in
National politics and soon afterward mar
| rled daughter of Henry G. Davis, of WeS
Virginia. He became Senator from that
State. From the date of that speech unit
| 1892. when Senator Elkins marshaied the
| forces OF President Harrison at Mime
apolis, he was among The foremost cham
pions of Mr.. Blaine's Presidential candi
dacies.
Gen. Harrison had delayed naming his
premier. Mr.. Blaine was the leading
name mentioned for the place. In Decem
Der Mr.. Elkins wrote 10 the President-elec
saying that nine-tenths of the Republicans
throughout the country would be greatly
disappointed il the giving out OF Mr. Blaine.
name as Secretary Of State were DELAYED
much longer. This letter was mailed from
a post box uptown IN New York, and tw,
days later, 10 the assembled reporters il
| indianapolis, Gen. Harrison announce,
lhat Mr.. Blaine had accepted the post O
Secretary Of State in his Cabinet I'h,
letter had had its effect
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4 BATTLE awIE.a WHEELER.
A Squad of Troopefs Bns' sea 70 BriGg BacR
'EH Prize, iSNot ss.Ieusrors.

A Squad of Troopefs MaIs sed 20 BriGg Zach
I1iis Prize. issot selqusrors.
EDITOR NAT11SARtTRIBUNE: When
Sherman S army Eft 'Aiianta for the great
march to the sea 4, WI detailed with =
others in a conpteny. III ,foragers. which
Geta chage Tas of fee5 Cab co K Ns sh TfIt ri
Cape Fear River, f~e'rGgfy = gy suddenly met a
brigade OF Wheeler s cavalry. We were n
a lane and moving eayt over quite hill
when our advanta guard came back al
breakneck speed, ihforlling us that We were
meeting Wheeler's lwtote force.
We had had nothing TO eat since morn
ing, and had been riding through steady
ram all day, consequently were not feeling
IN mood for greeting such company.
However, We did our best to entertain them,
and when darkness came and Alkens
rounded us up he found he had but fouI
men left, the rest having been killed or
captured or We're missing.
We had Travelled IN SO many directions
since dark that We had become bewildered.
We stopped at house to inquire the way
and distance to Chesterfield. We lined up
along the yard-fence and called. The
soldier holding, carbine. This was un-
expected to lis. Capt. Aikens. however,
ordered him to surrender Immediately and
gave command TO surround the house, as
though there was a large force of US, which
the rebel could not see
The order to surrender not being COM
piled with, three shots were fired through
the door; then another demand made,
when the door was thrown open again and
one man made dash for liberty, firing
his carbine as he appeared and breaking
through our line; the bullet from his gun
went through the sleeve of Sam ThOrn's
right arm. We replied to that shot with a
fuslllade that soon let daylight into that
cabin. Then a woman came to the door
and said the men inside would surrender
if we would cease firing.
-Four old Johnnies came out, and in
answer 10 our questions said their horses
we're tied inst back of the house. We
mounted the fresh horses and gave them
our Jaded ones. At our first halt our
prisoners said Wheeler's whole command
was camped near that house, and that
we were inside their picket lines. We
must have approached by some by-road
that was not picketed. We Travelled some
distance, as we thought, then went into
camp until morning. A bugle blew roll
call, and we realized that. we were not far
from the enemy, il fact not more than so
rods away, III the bushes. We waited
until the JohnnleS were moving, then We
cautiously took up our march, and after
three days Of toilsome riding. overlook our
forces at the Peedee, having not had any
thing to eat nor fed our horses for 20 hours.
We delivered our four horses, took a few
hours rest, and then moved on with orr
command.-H. N. MCFARLAND, Co. q,
18th ILL.,, Kentland, Ind.
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Illinois Veterans Demand Action.

at a recent meeting adopted the following:
WHEREAS at each session of the Ma
tional Congress many pension bills are in
troduced, we take ii, ,-more for notoriety on
part of the authors than genuine interest
for the welfare of the veteran soldiers; and
WHEREAS Sthe soldiers of 1S61-5 and
widows of OH soldiers, at their age and
physical conditions, care more for action
than sentiment, or the introduction Of
many bills for political buncombe: There
fore.
Resolyed, That we call the attention of
our Senators and Representatives to Sem
ate Bill 1477, that they concentrate their
efforts upon the amendments to the act
of June 27, 1890, compelling the Commits
sioner of Pensions to consider each and
every infrmity of the applicant, and that
the aggregate Of such disabilities shown
shall be rated.
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Mr.. YoureX says:-"I tried Dr. Rices method
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Hundreds Of merchants and friends in Illinois
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa know the won
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me and | certainly feel thankful enough to tell
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Every ruptured person ought TO send at once
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The National tribune., 1900-05-03

Department officers-PresideHt Ruth A.
Burton, Treasurer Mrs. A. Z. Manchester,
and Secretary Violet Gilbert Although
they had their Department Eork to do they
attended the Corps meetings and works
with US. When their ter m of Office expires
we will not bid them farewell, as we will
still have them with us as bright and shin
ing lights. With President Margaret
Lewis presiding we look forward to a year
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hook Of Gold Mine. Free!

A prominent Denver publisher who is familiar with
every phase of life in the Cripple Creek Colo rdo gold
camp has just pubisheda volume which he styles Scrip
pie Creek Illustrated" The book contains nearly loo
views of the big gold mines OF the camp correct map,
and in fact world of information Full reports Of
mined dividends paid The edition cost $1,000 to issue.
To Introduce his big Illustrated weekly family paper
bounded ls90l he win send you copy of Cripple Creek
illustrator and his paper Is weeks trial for &c Clubs
of 81 Stamps taken. Latest mining and western
stories Mention our paper when you write and ad-
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Quick service to Michigan points daily
on 1905 A. M. train, arriving at Toledo 6:35
p. NJ, without change, same day. making
close connections to all points in Michigan.
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treated for an impediment in his speech)
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Of any person ruptured. whether a man. woman
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In the Senate on Saturday routine mat
tcrs occupied the session.
In the House routine work was disposed
of and the Agricultural bill Was sent 10
conference.
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SEND Sl.oo for one months treatment Express
prepaid. Address DR. NILMOT, SPECIALIST
1903 Chouteau Avenue, Dept 5, st. Louis, Mo.
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In the Senate on Monday the Alaskan
Code Bill was under consideration.
In the House matters relating 10 the
District of Columbia were taken up.