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RAILROADS.
SeaboaTd Air Line RAILWAY,
"FIorida snd West India short Line"
NJ. D. .,--4..- ID ID

'FIorida snd West India short Line"
Leave Washington, PcnnI. r. r. station.
If:Ot a. nj. FLA AND ATLANTA FAST
DAILY, MAITr-Through Pullman Sleepers
TO jacksonville, connecting at
Hamlet with Pullman Sleeper % -=ta-
6:55 p. M FLA AND METROPOLITAN
DAILY. LMITED-Th-ouZh Pullman sleep
ers 90 jacksonville and Atlanta
Those trains offer excellent schedules and service
TO Petersburg. Raleigh southern Pines pine
hursD Camden. Columbia Savannah, Jackson
VILE, and all Florida points Charlotte. Athens.
Atlanta New Orleans Chattanooga. Nashville,
points West and Southwest
$50 a. NJ. LoCAL-To Petersburg. Raleigh
DAILY. Southern Pines CPiHehursD. Ham
let and intermediate points
Oh1ce. 1884 Y Y. ave. and Penna- r. R Ofices-
r. z. l. BUNCH. ". Il DELL
General Pass Agent General Agent.
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NOTES OF THE DIAMOND.

Jordan Was very unfortunate yesterday.
his two errors being responsible for
Washington's defeat.
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According 70 the latest record Of the
pitchers, SO games have been Won in the
American League by Ieft-handers and q
lost. In tho National League 81 games
have been won by the south-paws and %
lost
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Bug Holiday. once the star fielder Of
THE Cincinnati Reds. follows the horses
and never goes near a ban park He saws
be don Q care tO-that the old fascination
would catch him and drag him back 10
the game
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ROYAL Blue LINE.
Southern Railway.
Schedule corrected to June l, 1901

Schedule corrected 70 June / 1901
Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station
SOL A. m Daily Local for HarrisoubUrg War
reEton. Charlotte. and way stations
Ii-15 a N. Daily. Z. = Past Nail Sleeping
cars 20 New Orleans. Columbia. Saven1ah, and
jacksonville uniting at Salisbury With sleeper for
AshsyiEe, Chattanooga. and Memphis. and AZ
DauvlIls with sleeper Tor Birmingham and al
Charlotte, with sleeper for Augusta Solid train
" Washington g New Orleans Dining car servlos-
ll-ss m Daily L0cal for Wzrrcnt0a and
Charlottesville
E.CI D. m Week Dayz Local for Front Royal
StrasBuTE. and HarEIsOEburg-
$50 P 10. Daily. Lac4l FOR Wzrrenr0n and
Charlottesville
$50 p II Daily. Washington and Cn1tranooza
Limited CYia LJEChburg)- Sleeping cars q Roam
oke, Knoxville. Chatt@zsoga. Acmphls and NeE
Orleans Through coach 70 Memphis Dining car
service
SIS D n Daily. y Y & FIa Express. Sleep
iag cars TO Augusta with connections for AikeA
and Charleston. and % savannah, Jacksonville,
and Port Tampa. Through coaches % Jackson
Vile and Atlanta. Uniting AZ Danville With Put d.
fzau sleepers from Richmond and Norfolk Esr
CHARLOTTE. Tourist sleeper Washington 70 san
Francisco Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Dining Car Service
1913 D. n Daily. Washington and Southwest
ern Limited the only exclusively Pullman train
between Washington and the South Sleeping
cars % AshviIle Knoxville. Chattanooga. and
Nashville and % Atlanta. Macon. Birmingham,
Memphis. Montgomery. Mobile and Nez orleans
Club car Washington 20 Atlanta Dining eaE
service.
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Umpire Haskell Won "a round Of ap-
plause by making a funny break" at
one OF the spectators who was "iosbiur,r
the indicat0r-haudler
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The baltimore Sun" says that Has
keh provoked more kicks on decisions as
70 balls and strikes iu yesterdays game
man any umpire seen in Washington this
season.
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Cleveland moved "A little further away
from Washington in the standing bv de-
fcating Chicago one game yesterday.
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COUNTRY PROPERTY.

BRENTWOOD-FIve minutes. walk from District
lue; subuILIs electric road, lots 50xa00 for si20
a. = per month Enquire ". A. BARTLETT
Loan and Trust Building uzI-Iu5
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BTEAMBOATB.
sTEAMBoAT1.
Norfolk & Washington
Steamboat Go.

- Every day in the year for Norfolk. New
- port News. and AL points south. by the
- superb, powerful steel palace steamers
- Newport News Norfolk" and wash
- ington." the following schedule
Nv Nashlngton-o-30 pm Lv. Portsmouth, s. 90 pm
" Ale1andriz--7.0o pm Lv Norfolk .... 600 pm
Ar Ft- honr-s-7.00 am " p. Monroe 100 pm
Ar. Sorfolk....-6-O0 am Ar. AeAsndria--C 30 an
A. Pcrtsm0uth-s-I5 All Ar Washington--7-oc an
- Tickets On sac Al eli Penn ave, B. and
- o. ticket once. 6Is Penn ave- and corner
18th = ~ q a n e-.Lef Il
- nceS, Il SO Penn ave, and CO l4th St.;
- 5 A. l. ticket once, I434 n Y. ave, and
- on board steamer
G8FOr further information apply AZ gen
- eral Offices. eth 81. wharf Washington D. c.
- Phone 80.
no2s-ti JOHN CALLAHAN. General Manager.
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ChiCkering S25.
FOR sATF-NORTWWFST-

One square piano, SO, one Chickering square
lZ-5 Pa ave el4-tf
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FOUND.

iCE CREAM. 1Oc gallon, not made IN a ccIIa-
Tut above ground. for sewer Gas ab1unds in cell
lars and breeds typhoid diphtheria, etc. moral
don't eat that kind LACEN~S is pure ans
deiiciou-- 90 y. : ave. Phone sOsl
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through trains from tne South arrive Washing
ton 6-s2 An. 6-52 an .55 daily. Z-I5 NJ.
and 300 m daily. From Ha-risruburz Il-s-
M week days and 8-E0 pm daily From Char
Ictte,yiIle SIS am. and 90 pm. daily.
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TpArSs OK BLCEMONT BRANCH

TRAINS U DLI EIIWNL UNNNLH-
Leave Washington $40 a. ~. 500 p m AS
p m and 8-49 p n. week days. ana 9-Oi a.
n ana IS p. M SUNDAYS only Tor Bluenout
sod C-l5 q IA week days Tor Leesburg.
Returning arrive Washington SPA a M and
G 90 d M daily md s.2E 4 and 2-s5 o. m.
yeel DAYS from BlUem0nr, and C-57 A. 70. week
aavs tom Lcesburg-
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Tickets. sleeping car reservations, and other -
formation furrshsd AID baggage called for and
stecl.rd from hotels and residences by Caion
Transfer Co. on orders left at Ticket once. T05
18th 81 NV; 81 PennI. Ave. NV and a
PENN St1tI0n-
Phone 1871 for ?. R R Cab Service
FRANK CANNON. SO " P. and Ceu Mgr
s Il HARDWICK General Passr Agent
l. 5 BROWN General Agent
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" N iEtl-An energetic man 70 solicit orders ior
ROOM 3 S1s an Il, DIV. mis-
WANrED-EXpericHced butcher, 10 keep neat.
Corner Dist ard / SIS. NV. mI3-3
SITUATIONS wANTED-MAIE.
-
W, 1T Il - Ia ,'n pa l'tu
- ''' -'-' WIZ" N-lo-iH-
49,. Nv I-L
yyAvTFD- s,-s5r ,,o-,-, m 49,, - d. IT,
=. ,1r 80 ~ ~ 'ln-N5 wagon Oh any hiHd-
- 80, ,.--2 ----- M
WANTED-By vot.nr rBanll2a ularo a. vr.rcl
man; best references Address B1X as. tbis Of
nsS- mi
WANTED-By Young nan. place 90 learn a trad.
. ~ "oiA OIL any KIM AalTea5 Bon 49, Tins o.
~
.... --..
hCsINEss CHANCES
FOR SALE-Smlu groeeris- and notion store,
,"''Ff party doing business for last twenty i've
year. ls gong to retire W IAN g. HW. Gas
5vh ALI Banner shop one Of the best stands
-'t ~ d. ave- NV LHlIlt 'i' I'm
- NV eli-s
TOR SALE-Iail9r store 6l3 18Th st. uw- mi
FOR S.Tr- Al, ~ ,l-g..,. b, s.t g. -
ifr,rIa- r-frf ,fati- ry,.ip t.y5II gu ,1.r
-. 10Th s. nv. ml4-2
FOR CAIF-Ur,,, Cor 49,, &C.,. -
cash I4Is1ra 7roptFI,'- t.4r--s- -, -tr
MR.
,.3Is Ill ~ R6T ,e ,r,. cigar ana news
----
FOR sALE-Groecry, doing business OF sls.Jo5
ear S@nt - retire from bushes VIII lease
store and dwelling toT term Of years heated
eI3-8
T-1-T, g,T-T
fuiI-paiI non-aS,esl5ie STOCK in Iai9yettc Drug
Company Cor SI25 cash. Can al Room Tt- cor.
~----- 2e-----,-, --,5 eL2-9
FOR SAIE-Cigar store; clearing So month.
must sell. DUNLAP. 9O5 st. miss
FOR SALE Corner grocery. big trade. 500 or
invoice DUNLAP. DC IT, miss
WANTED-Paying grocery. with dwelling a.
taeHed. Address BOX as. this office. ml2-8
FOR SsLE-To quick buver. grocery with GOOD
trade, must be- ~ % by the 18th. make AM offer
Southwest corner 9th and SIS. nv. eIz-a
rs6rr fgr gTsl Bgh'" NV poo SoR 19e or VII
HH2hhks. 100 + ST mi2-1
FOR SALE Dining and luuch-1om: daily sale,
M ~ o Va ''fna- NJ" YORK BUSINESS BRok-
- = ~ M
FOR SALE-Five grocery stores. Northwest will
e'.''t' VI" luna BUSINESS bN'hEkN lgiJ
= ml2-A
pooD,s AVN ,.
gjtI - -,tl.',,'' er ullufni'neh rooms
D,r,rrrsrt , ,.Ii,,l. ''l5 los To- >ia'e
13 h ST NN--Furnishrd rooms. good home
table nils
I,,,,f-- - 80
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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.

IMPERIAL LIMITED
Montreal % Vancouver daily 2sO6 miles in
100 hours Luxurious sleeping draWing-roorn and
dining cars, with unsurpassed cuisine. Tc BanG
Lakes IN the Clouds Canadian Rockies Great
Glacier o. the Selkirks. CanOns Of the Fraser
vancouver Connecting with magnificent En-
press Steamships Tor Japan China India and
around the world. Canadian Australian 6 s
sddress Canadian Pacific Railway. 1929 Pa ave
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SITUATIONS wANrED-FEMALE.

MANTED-By colored mother and daughter
places nurse and light homework OF DAYS
work 1922 lZth ~. NV. Il
NANTED-By neat col0red girl, place 90 DO gen
,rat houSework -l-s Vermont ave NV. 81
WANTED-Work 20 do out Iy the DAY for Thurs
day and fHdlfi washing and ironing or house
cleaning Address 2l50 sta 81. NV. MI
WANTED-Position by young lady iu Office; good
rsuman. Apply by letter only. $ c. b.. b L
uW. eTg-g
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HELP wANTED-MALE AND FEMALE

NANTED-P0sitioEs fog men end women guar
antecd m one week or deposit refunded. 100
New York ave. 81
WANTED-Carerer- - 18th ST. NV mills
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
AMERICAN LINE.
NEW YORk-SOUTHAMPT
iceland Aug. d. noon PhiFphia Sep Il l0a m
II Paul Aug IS 10 an st Paul sep Is 20 an
- L"uisScpt. 3. 10 am. Haverford .Sep-2I l0a. m
RED STAR LINE.
NEW NORTHUMBERLAND
iceland, Aug n. noon -Vaderiand. Sep.II, noon
sresl1nd Aug. % noon Kens' gt0n-Sep. Is noon
SouthTark--Sep- 3. noon Ireland Sep. 25 noon
Ne" twin-screw steamers calling at Cherb0urg-
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY
Piers "a and Is y. r.
New York Once, 70 Broadway
WASHINGTON OFFICE. 1886 S W
Or G. ". Mos. InI Q St n
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WANTED-Agents, s. to 50 per day easily made
by selling medallions; exclusive TERRITORY For
particulars write T. X. HANEB & co. 4OG
SmIthfeld So, PittsburG, Pa. eos
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
COLORADO STATE
MEDICAL SOCIETY

Denver, June l2.-Dr. R. w. Cor.
win of Pueblo. one of the best known
physicians in Colorado. was unani-
mously elected president of the Colo
RADIO State Medical Society at its
Thursday session. Previously to the
election of DR.. Corwin. Pueblo was
chosen as the place of meeting in
June, 1902.
The other officers elected were as
follows:
First vice president-Dr. J. w.
Grant, Denver.
Second vice president-Dr. P. ]. Nc.
Hugh. Fort Collins.
Third vice president-Dr. L. ]. For
han, Trinidad.
Corresponding secretary-Dr. ]. NJ
Blaine, Denver.
Recording secretary-Dr. Minnie C,
T. Love. Denver, was reelected for the
fifth term.
Assistant recording secretary-Dr
J. T. Melvin. Saguache.
Treasurer-Dr. William ]. Rothwell
Denver.
Board of trustees-Dr. Hubert
Work. Pueblo; DIR. s. E. Solly. Colo
RADIO Springs; DR.. j. T. Eskridge, DR.
A. Stedman. DR.. w. E. Wilson. DR.. E
]. A. Rogers, Dr. ]. N. Hall, Denver.
Ou u. n
Fleming, chairman; DIR. c. A. Powers
Denver: DR.. N. d. Mcdowell, Long
mont; DIR. NJ. Ballin, Leadviile; DR.. F.
r. Coffman, Minturn.
Delegate to house of representatives
of the American Medical Association
DR.. c. X. Fleming. Denver. Alternate
p. L. Gildea, Colorado Springs.
A vote of thanks was given to Dr.
Hershey of Denver and to the retiring
officers for their work in making this
convention such a splendid success
Thirty-nine new members were elect
ed.
The committee on the history OF
medicine in Colorado outlined plan
for collecting material concerning
early practitioners in Colorado. medi
cal societies. Libraries. historical docu
ments, state and city laws, asylums
hospitals. etc. They plan to collect
and publish this material.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
r.f. Appointed Clvll Go,.rnor.

Secretary of War Elihu Root has
ISSUED the order of the President es-
tablishing civil government in the Phil
ippines. The order follows:
On and after the fourth day of July.
1901. unless it shall he otherwise or
dered. the president of the Philippine
commission will exercise the executive
authority in all civil affairs in the gov
ernment of the Philippine islands here
tofore exercised in such affairs by the
military governor of the Philippine ISL
ands. Such executive authority will
be exercised under and in conformity
to the Instructions to the Philippine
commissioners. dated April Z. 1900, and
subject to the approval and control of
the Secretary of War of the United
States
The municipal and provincial civil
governments which have been or shall
hereafter he established in said islands
and all persons performing duties ap-
pertaining to the offices of civil gov
ernment in said islands. will in respect
of such duties. report to the said civil
governor. The power to appoint civil
officers heretofore vested in the Phil
ippine commission. or in the military
governor will be exercised by the civil
governor with the advice and consent
of the commission.
The military governor of the Philip
pines is hereby relieved from the per-
formance. on and after the said fourth
day of July. of the civil duties herein
before described. but his authority will
continue to be exercised as heretofore
in those districts in which insurrection
against the authority of the United
States continues to exist or in which
public order is not sufficiently restored
to enable provincial civil governments
to be established under the instructions
to the commission, dated April Z, 1900.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
building Blown Up

Denver, June 24.-By an explosion
the one-story building at the corner OF
Nineteenth and Champn streets, con
tanning four stores, was utterly de
stroyed last night at lib o'clock. a
large part of the structure went sky
wards and the explosion was heard all
over the center of the city. The ruins
Instantly caught fire. The damage is
estimated at 100000. The building is
owned in the East and the Crescent
Realty and Rental Company of this city
Is the agent. 1t was completed last
spring ana was a very substantlhl
structure. that portion destroyed cost
ing about $4,000.
The police are inclined to the theory
that either gasoline or illuminating gas
caused the wreck. although the fire.
men say that gasoline would not work
such havoc.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
NATIONAL GUARD WILL
CAMP AT BOULDER

Denver. June 24.-At the Quarto-Cen-
tennial celebration in Boulder the an
nual encnmpment of the First regiment
of the National Guard of Colorado will
be held July 31st, August LIST and 2nd
The camp will be just west of the
State University building. Fully 800
men are expected to go. Troops b and
G of cavalry and Chaffee light artillery
will also take part in the encampment
During the encampment there will
be several contests for prizes. The
Lawrence flag drill will be the most i'm
portant and every company in the reg
iment is holding frequent practice
drills now. Any company having forty
or more members present will be allow
ed to enter the competition for the
Lawrence flag. One of the semi-yearly
drills for the Hogle trophy will take
place during the state encampment.
One man from each company is allow
ed to enter for the Hogle trophy. While
these will be the two chief competitive
drills there will be other drills between
companies and men. General John
Chase will be commanding officer of
the camp.
The city of Boulder furnishes the sub
sistence for the camp and all the state
has to furnish is the transportation.
National Guard is supposed to have an
encampment every two years or often
er. but the state finances have never
permitted 1t. The cavalry and several
of the companies will march from Den
yer to Boulder. thirty miles. The start
will be made from Denver the evening
of July Both. so that the troops will
have the experience of making camp
for themselves on the march. All the
preparations at Boulder will be made
by the quarterma ster's department. the
officers of which with n detail of men,
will leave several days before the 9TH
ers.
Several social functions are being
planned by the Boulder people for the
entertainment of their military guests.
Some time during the encampment
Company ii of Boulder will give
dance.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
Change of Diplomats

The following changes in diplomatic
posts have been announced:
Francis Il. Loomis, minister to Ven
ezuela, has been transferred to be min
lister to Portugal. vice John n. Irwin
of Iowa, resigned.
Herbert w. Bowen of New York.
present minister to Persia, has been
transferred to Caracas, succeeding Mr..
Loomis as minister to Venezuela.
Lloyd @. Griscom OF Pennsylvania.
present first secretary of legation at
Constantinople. has been made minis
ter to Persin.
Spencer +. Eddy of Illinois. present
second secretary at Paris, has been
made first secretary mt ConstantinOple,
to succeed Mr.. Griscom.
= Arthur Bailey Blanchard of Louis
iana has been promoted from third to
second secretary Mt Paris.
The change, SO far as 1t concerns
the Venezuelan ministers, Is said at the
State Department to have no partic-
ular political Significance. Mr.. Loomis
goes elsewhere than Caracas ut his
own request and desire. 1t is true that
the Venezuelan government has ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with Mr.. Loom
is in more ways than one, but the fact
that the minister is not removed from
the diplomatic service. but is given an
other post of equal dignity and honor,
is n mark of esteem Of the State De
partment. 1t may be noted also that
Mr.. Bowen, the new minister to Car
acas, goes to his post with instructions
on the same line as those supplied to
Mr.. Loomis. which formed the basis
for his action, so that Mr.. Bowen, who
is n man of great vigor. is likely to fol-
low Mr.. LOomis' footsteps in the mat
ter of policy.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
To Enforce the Pay Day Law.

Pueblo, Colo. June 24.-Proceedings
will be commenced here in Pueblo
within the next few days to compel
corporations here to observe the re-
quirements of the two weeks pay day
law passed by the last General Assem-
bly,.
Pueblo has been selected rs the place
for test of the law because the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company and the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany each employ Il large number of
men in this city, not far from 1900 in
the aggregate. At the Leadville con-
vention of the State Federation of La
bor early in the month n decision was
reached to begin during the month the
necessary proceedings to attempt en-
forcement of the law.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
OUT HERE in THE ROCKIES is
CONSUMPTION CONTAGIOUS?

Denver. June 22.-The News prints
in opposite columns two professional
opinions in regard to the contagious
character OF tuberculosis in the elevnt-
ed arid districts of the Rocky Noun
tain region. where doctors disagree
the patient is free"-to draw his own
conclusions. The opinions are as fol-
lows:
Cheyenne, Wyo., June 2O.-Dr. NJ. c.
Barkwell of this city, who has been
prominent in the medical profession
both In Colorado and Wyoming for Il
quarter of century, speaking Of tu-
berbulosis, to-day said:
"Tliat consumption is dangerously in
fectious Is no longer an open question
with the scientific world. do not
hesitate to say that unless Colorado
takes some action to quarantine
against consumption and segregate
those In the state, just as lepers are
handled, the state will ultimately be-
come practically n tuberculosis colony.
similar to Nice and Mentone, on the
shores of the Mediterranean. The
same fact applies as well to all Of the
Rocky Mountain states. The Rocky
Mountain region is the NATURAL anI
beneficial sanitarium for consumptives,
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26

Denver. June 22-But one man saw
the battle of Santiago from height
of 1000 feet, and that at n point di-
rectly above the fighting armies. That
man is Sergeant Ivy Baldwin, who is
in Denver. Sergeant Baldwin arrived
last week to take charge of the ba-
loon ascensiOns at Elitch's Gardens. He
is the most famous war baloonist in
the country. He won his great dis
tinction at the battle OF Santiago, when
at a height of 2.4OO feet, he watched
the rolling tide of war from a war bal
loon, sent telephone messages to Gen.
eral Shafter of what the Spaniards
were doing and then descended to meet
n storm of shell which tore his bal
loon into shreds by the time he reached
the earth.
Sergeant Baldwin is modest about his
work as the signal corps man and head
balloonist with Uncle Sans army in
Cuba; he also talks mildly about his
work in sending the Baldwin expedi-
ton to the north pole. an expedition
which started few weeks ago, and
which will owe its success largely to
the work of the. man who is now in
this city. Sergeant Baldwin made the
balloons that will be used on trip
that is attracting the attention of the
world.
But the balloonist is always willing
to talk about the sights he saw from
his balloon while the boys in khaki
uniforms were storming Spanish block
houses and "Teddy's Terrors" were
storming up the hillside on that men,
orable day. Mr.. Baldwin was with
the United States signal corps and was
sent up in n balloon for five successive
days before the battle and on the day
of the engagement. He carried In the
balloon n small hand telephone, the
wire extending along the cable that
held the balloon captive. and down to
General Skaters headquarters, where
the general sat with the receiver at
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
BALDWIN in HIS BALLOON
VIEWED THE BIG BATTLE

I his ear and heard the report Of the
sergeant a half mile above the roar of
conflict.
My chief work was in locating the
block houses and the roads that were
accessible to the troops" said Sergeant
Baldwin yesterday. 81 picked out two
roads along which our men moved. l
also got the lay of the trenches which
were such n source of danger to ou-
men. 1 kept telephoning to General
Shafter all the time. by balloon was
not in any danger. as no gun could
shoot to that height. I sat up there
watching the conflict through most OF
the day and must say it was the grand
est sight l ever witnessed. But tn.
noise was terrific. You know that peo-
pie in balloons can hear things d.
recly below, even when at a tremen-
dous height. and the roar of the can
mons and musketry was awful. 1t
sounded as IL the earth We're crack
ing into pieces. What made it so Pc
culiar was the fact that could not
distinguish the Individual men. but
could only see masses of them and
puffs of smoke. l commanded a mag
nificent view of the entire country for
nearly 100 miles in every direction. II
was beautiful sight. could see, far
away from where the armies were
bathed in smoke and We're struggling
to the death, peaceful lands and lakes
of placid water as quiet and unruf-
fled as II war had never entered the
borders OF the island. on to the south
lay our warships looking like great
sea monsters. / could also distinguish
Cervera's fleet In Santiago harbor. II
was the sight of lifetime, and l
would not have missed 1t. As the
balloon descended the Spanish began
firing at it, and when within n few
feet of the ground thirteen shrapnel
tore through the canvas and the bal
loon collapsed in n heap. But l got
safely to the ground"