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the naval board appointed by the secTe.
,arv NJ the navy to examine into and
renort upon the records Of the several
vessels OF the navy and OF the officers
attached to them, with view to de"
termlne whether other officers Of the
navy or marine corps than those al
ready recognized were entitled to pro-
motion or reward for eminent and con"
splcuous conduct In battle as follows
'The board finds that on May II, 1898,
near Cardenas, Cuba, Lieutenant New
comb displayed eminent and conspicu'
GUS conduct in battle In taking the dis
abled torpedo boat Winslow In tow aft
er about half an hours effort while she
was under severe fire from the enemy
and removing her from the engagement
then going on. II Lieutenant Newoomb
belonged to the line OF the navy, the
board would recommend him for ad'
yancement seven numbers"
"Tell me not In mournful numbers
should De a refrain well remembered by
the subject Of this commendatory pa
per- for while assured that he ought
TO be advanced, the regulations OF the
respective departments have stood In
the way Of his substantial promotion.
However he has already received what
many a man would be glad to have
the plaudts Of his grateful countrymen
and the highest commentator of con
gress.
Lieutenant Newcomb was born In
Boston Nov 10, 1916, and was educat.
ed in the public schools He comes of
good old fighting stock, his great
grandfather having been sergeant at
the battle Of Lexington, AT the age of
fifteen he accompanied his father, an
old sailor and shlpowner, on a voyage
around the world and at seventeen en-
listed in the navy, at the beginning OF
the civil war. He resigned his COM
mission at the close Of the war; going
into rallroadng, but In 1870 he was APP
pointed a third lieutenant In the rev.
enue marine, since when he has
been on both coasts Of our country
in arduous service, including three sea.
sons in Alaska, after he had been pro-
NOTED to a first lleutenancy, He was
next sent to Boston as an assistant In.
spcctor Of the life saving service, from
which he was detached In October, 1897,
and placed IN command OF the Hudson,
He was among the first OF the revenue
officers to be called upon by the govern
ment for the navy,
The hero of Cardenas was one of the
first to arrive with his vessel on the
Cuban coast and his motto seems to
have been that Of brother officer,
"The United States expects every man
To do his Spaniard" He Is now sta
toned at Patchogue, Long Island az
inspector OF life saving district
faithfully serving his country in that
branch Of the treasury department to
which he was assigned so many years
ago.
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OF his command, for their intrepid and he
role gallantry In the action at Cardenas,
Cuba, on the eleventh day Of May 1893,
when the Hudson rescued the United
states torpedo boat Winslow In the face
OF most calling fire from the enemy's
guns, the Winslow being disabled, her
! captain wounded her only other officer
and half Of her crew Killed, the command.
en- of the Hudson kent his vessel In the
/ very center Of the hottest fire OF the ac-
ilon, although Ia constant danger Of 60.
ing ashore on account OF the shallow wa
ter until finally he got line fast to the
! Window and towed that vessel out Of
range Of the enemys guns In commomo.
ration OF this signal act Of heroism It Is
hereby enacted that the secretary OF the
treasury be authorized and directed to
cause TO be prepared and to present to
Lieutenant Frank H. Newcomb. revenue
cutter service, a gold medal and to each
Of his officers a silver medal and to each
member Of his crew bronze medal"
Yours IS the proud distinction Of being
the only commissioned officer Of any serv-
Ice to whom congress awarded gold
medal for herolsm in battle during the
war with Spain.
take pleasure In presenting TO you the
medal awarded and In congratuating you
upon the recognition thus bestowed by
the national legislature Respectfully,
H. A. TAYLOR, Acting Secretary,
Not less gratifying, perhaps, to the
gallant lieutenant was the assurance of
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chemistry in the Unlyer-
slty Of Chicago announces that he has
discovered the secret OF nerve and mus.
Gle stimulus. Several years ago a learn.
ed Chicago professor declared he had
found how to prolong life and then
moved to New York.
Somebody has started a prohtless
query as to the Oldest triplets living
s. +, Bufum, Taunton, Mass, answer
Ing 1t, says he has three brothers, trip.
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phla steamship line, For several years
before that he commanded coastlng
vessels, his whole sea service extending
over flfty-seven years.
franklin BENJAMIN sanborn yet sur
wives, and thus the ancient town OF
Concord Mass, is not wholly bereft OF
the literary men who erstwhile made II
famous, though he may have followed
some Of them with unequal steps.
pr, Albert +. Mathews, professor Of
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let's who are well and in business in the
west and who were fifty years old last
May. They are OF New Hampshire
birth and their father is still living in
Keene.
Mr., w. D. Howells says OF Mark
Twain He Is not only the greatest
living humorist, but incomparably the
greatest and without a rival since Ger.
yantes and Shakespeare unless Il be
that eternal Jew Heinrich Heine, who
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~ MI OF the most satisfactory re-.
A n suits Of the spansh-Ainer-
lean war was the multitude OF
V heroes evoked by that short
W but decisive conflict While
II might seem inyldIous TO
discriminate or differentiate where cy-
cry man seems to have done his duty
and to have fought as though the out
come Of the war depended upon his per-
sonal effort, there are a few Instances
OF American yal0r that stand forth
oonsplcuously from all the rest, Among
them rs the feat performed by Lleuten-
ant Frank II. Newcomb at the outset
of tho war, which is concentrated by
the gold medal awarded him BY con-
gross and recently presented
The heroic deed may have been lost
sight Of by the public In the stirring
events that followed Immediately after,
but official cognlzance Of It was taken
not only at the time, but subsequently,
as appears from the documents In the
case, which narrate the story In detail
and authenticate the daring act
It may be recalled that at the time
orders were given Tor the blockade Of
Cuba's ports In 1898 much uncertainty
existed as 10 the location OF the Spanish
fleets ana there was great doubt as to
The base Of operations. Ceryera's seloc-
il0n Of Santiago as a refuge decided
the latter point aud the scene Of opcr-
atlons was quickly transferred from
the north coast TO the south but at
the beginning our vessels were assem-.
bled chiefly OF Havana and Cardonas |
whore, like hounds held in leash, they !
watched their chance for an opening |
bout with the enemy The Wilmington,
MachIas, Winslow and Hudson were
stationed of Cardenas, port with |
shallow harbor, Within which were sew
oral Spanish gunboats whose fire had /
become annoying, orders were Issued |
TO attempt 70 cut them out and develop
the defenses OF the enemy on shore,
The Wnslow and the Hudson, being
OF light draft, were delegated TO this
duty, having already made several spir
tied dashes into the harbor 40 far as
the distractions would allow They
were decOyed under the guns of
masked battery by which the Wlnslow
was soon disabled.
The rest OF the story IL told in the
official dispatches, the FIRST portion OF
which Ia the report from Lieutenant
Bernardou the commander Of the Wins
low, incorporated IN Commodore RE-
mey's official report TO the navy depart
ment at Washington. II Is dated May
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TIE AUSTRALIAN FLAG.

Before the Australian flag was chosen
more than $4,000 designs were carefully
examined, The competition was orIg.
inally started by a magazine, and IS
many of the designs were well worth
notice the government took the matter
up and offered a reward OF 81, 900 for Inc
best suggestion, A board Of naval eS.
perts was appointed to examine those
sent in, and the decision appears 10
have given universal satisfaction
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home in Crawfordsvllle. Ind, on his
autobiography. He expects to complete
the work within year
Six New York members Of the FEEDER
alton OF Fine Arts have been named
as a committee TO consider ways and
means for raising N,5oOOOo TO erect a
central art gallery in that city. They
are Frederick cTownlnshleld, Henry
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Rutgers Marshall Frederick Dlelman,
Grosvenor Atterbury John De witt
Warner and William &. Faxon.
The name OF Gizzela Wvagogoylck
appears In the new directory OF Tone
ka Kan, but a newspaper suggests
that the man may have had hiccoughs
when the enumcrator called.
Captain Siiman w. Snow has LEFT
The sea eticr thirty years service In
the employ OF the Boston and Phiadel.
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Little Suzanne Hattot, the child ac-
tress who Is attracting so much atten-
tIon at the Opera Comlque In Paris ana
who Is announced as soon to visit the
United States, Is charming, blue eyed
tot with a very fascinating manner that
wins the hearts Of all who see her on
the stage or off. She will not be three
years old until next April yet has been
called the sensation OF the season and Ia
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NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The queen Of seryla had a Christmas
tree for her pet dogs.
The assertion that Emperor William
8 the richest monarch IN the world
mas been incorrectly made by many
newspapers He IL very rich but the
,zsr Of Russla's wealth is intellectually
greater than his.
General Lew Wallace Is busy at his
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cliff, When found, he was dead hit
clutched In one hand was one Of nj,
shoes, upon which he had wrltten 80
whom 1t may concern. All my estate
including my deposit In the bank /
leave to my grandson, Walter Mahlon
providing he does not marry before tho
age of twenty-five, but in case Of his
before that time the above
to be used by the state FOR
PURPOSE
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A WILL WRITTEN ON
THE SOLE or A spor

Where there's a win there's n ,o.
according to the proverb, though /, NY ny
NOT nave meant the kind OF viii sA o,ay
IN the accompanying Illustrate, '"U g'
picture tells almost the whole s,or, ne
fisherman In a New England tow" :, a
fatally injured by a rock falling u Ds'
him as he was walking at the baso 1 y,
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of all humorists Is the least ike np'
Helne's humor is at every moment q.
Geographical. and far the gIeS'.,
part OF Mr.. Clemens humor y
shakespeare's alone is impersonaL os'
this may be on account OF the draIlau''
form and more apparent than ,sn'
Heine and Mark Twain are both aen, s,
mantle, Just as they are both aulo 'r,
ographlcal though to what diners"
ends"
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worked awhile
az an editor In
{ h e Unite d
States, but since
1881 has resided
In Il n 6 a n d,
When on the
editorial staff OF
the Detroit Free
Press, he wrote
over the pen
name of Luke
Sharp, and his
romantic expe-
riCuppq iuplii1a
being offered
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ury department accompanying the
medal presented to Lieutenant New
comb;
slr-Under the following provisions OF a
Joint resolution OF the congress OF the
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representatives Of ihe United states OF
America In congress assembled, That IN
recognition OF tho galantry Of First Lieu
tenant Frank H. Newcomb Of the revenue
cutter service, commanding the revenue
cutter Hudson, his officers and the men
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So little confidence is there In Turk
ish postolllce employees that when
some time ago opportunity was given TO
send packages and registered letters
only one Of each was received at STAN
boul In ten days.
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LIEUTENANT FRANK FL NEWCOMB
AND THE GOLD MEDAL AWARDED
HIM FOR HEROISM AT CARDENAS

70, 1898, the day after the engagement
occurred.
u was directed by Commander Todd
TO approach small steamer alongside
the wharf at the eastern end Of the
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the chieftainshlpof an Iroduols tribe. IN
England he succeeded that eminent hu.
morist Jerome X, Jerome, as editor OF
The ldler and afterward discarded his
nom de plume and wrote over his own
name. The illustration is from a pho
tograph of Mr.. Barr taken but a few
weeks ago.
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sANTos.DUMoNT's HAND.

The successful aeronaut NJ. Santos.
Dumont has probably been photograph.
ed in every attitude and amid all sorts
of surroundings, but the very latest
photograph is that Of his hand and
wrist, taken for the purpose Of display.
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fight "as the spanlards had concen.
trated their fire ppoh the craft with
view to her complete destruction. Yet
IN went the Hudson and its crew and
hltched on to the Wlnsow as coolly as
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United States, approved May ., 1900, there
was awarded to you a gold medal In rec
ignition OF your conduct and services in
the battle OF Cardenas. cuba. on the
eleventh day Of May, 1885,
Resolved by the senate and house OF
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A cHlcAeoANs ROMAN BATH,

One OF the unique accessories Of a ra-
Gently erected house in Chicago Is said
to be a replica OF famous ancient Ro.
man bath, It is not generally known,
but at least one American found It out
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A UNIQUE CUSTOM.

In village In the Cotswolds 1t is the
custom to place a small mirror on the
front door under the knocker In which
the visitor may examine his appear
ance before entering
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town and examine her character
Steamed toward the mole nj full speed.
On approaching Within 900 yards gun
boat and battery ON shore opened fire.
The Wins0w returned and maintained
fire until the end Of the action. She
was riddled and was finally towed out
Of range by the lludsoL Casualties as
reported this morning desire to cx-
press my thanks to Lieutenant New
comb, commanding officer Of the Hud-
son, as he towed our vessel out Of ao-
ton while we we're under heavy fire"
This Is the terse, salorllke dispatch az
the commander OF the Wlnslowto his 81.
perlor officer The casualties" to which
he referred included five men Killed
and five wounded In this first engage
ment OF the SpanlshAmercan war the
first blood was also shed. when the
lamented Ensign Bagloy and four OF
his companion sailors were killed All
were heroes There was not shlrk
among them. And when Lieutenant
Nowcomb ran IN with the Hudson, TO
which he had succeeded as commander
but a few months previously and had
taken TO Cuba as soon az war was de-
cared. he but performed his duty "a he !
saw t. The air was full OF shreklng |
shells" says an eyewitness Of the !
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Ing the medal recently presented at
dinner in his honor by the London Aep
club.
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Extremes meet In the accompanying illustration
and his heroic statue OF the Gallo
modern Of the statue OF Liberty
New York hahor and other
passing mention His hero Nccugcox generally
houhed nearly 1900 He
successful rebellion against the Romans finally
b. c. and after adjoining HIS
AS defender OF France he
statue up beneath the
Grand Palais Champs
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THE ROBERT BARR OF TO-DAY
Robert Barr, who has achieved fame
as an author was born in Scotland A.
ty-one years ago, educated IN Canada
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YOUNGEST ACTRESS IN THE
WORLD,

Observation-Disclosures
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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-13
RELIGIOUS ARMIES AT WAR
Tho Volunteers of America and the
Salvationists at Loggerheads.
Fierce Struggle I'm Allegheny, Pa, For
Choice Corners Where Opcn-hir
Meetings May &c Held.

PiltSburg. Tho Salvation Army and
the Volunteers are at laggcrheads in
Allegheny. Choice corners where they
may hold their open air meetings are
being sharply fought for. and only the
gospel of peace. which the liligants
preach. has prevented clashes over
their possession During thC past week
relations between tn" two Or.lniza-
tions have been strained almost tu the
breaking point. and there seems 10 he
further unplCaSIntnCSS in store The
TWO bodies are essentially onnunpnts
Ihc Volunteers of America W.vr or
Sanizcd hy Ballington Booth. after his
quarrel with his father. General WIN.
ihh Booth. founder and executive head
ol The army. lis purposes and mclE-
odS m" much like those of the ORIGINAL
organization. hut there are distinctive
differences which have kept thc jwo
from BEN" confused in thc uunular
mlnd wherever they occupy common
ground. Complaint WAS madc tu the
Police Department roEcrrnir.. jl,o d,,li-
Guilty. but superintendent Henry Niuth
eNpinihrd that he was uot In Il pnsi:inu
to interfere. since the permits allowed
the workers to 90 whprcvn,. th.v
pleased. 50 long rs there was uo i'm
pedinCni To traffic or comuiaiut from
the residents Thorc seems to hr no
room for doubt aS 20 the Justice or the
position taken hy Mir NIuth aud un-
less there is some clash between tho
Two organizations There is lit,,o rvoho-
bility of police Interference. 'rho real
cause OF the trouble is vrilcd i'm nvS-
terry. Each party feels corfidcu, that
right is on its side. hut there can hc 10
doubt that there is trouble.
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NeWSY ClEANINCS.

Good peaches were never more plen
tiiul nor cheaper.
1t is estimated that there have been
2S.000 cases of cholera in the Philip.
pines.
Mrs. Neal Campbell has been arrest.
cd in Chicago, on the charge made by a
child of tratiiching in infants.
Orders have been issued TO electrical
companies in Baltimore, Md. to place
wires under ground within six months
Richard Henry Stoddard pronounced
an eulogy on his dead wife at her
grave, this being the only funeral cerc.
mony.
The antitrust conference Droposed
by the Car will be ignored, il is said
ny all the Powers, including the United
States.
y mammoth plant will be built at
once in Richmond. Va. by the Imperial
Iohacco Company. of Great Britain, to
h%ht the American Trust.
Archbishop Island in n sermon conn.
Scled Catholics TO refrain from o~ito.
ton of the Philippines friar problem
ard defended the Administration.
Mrs. Anna V. L. Pierson, widow of
~ Wiiiiaih HuSh PlersoD. inventor of
ceiluloid' committed suicide by hang.
ing al her home in Glen Ridge, n. ].
with the black cap over his head
George Robinson waited to be hanged
at Wise Court House. Va. while tbc
Sherif went TO buy ii second rome. the
first having broke.
1t is authoritatively announced that
Rear-Admirnl Lord Charles Beresford
VIII visit the United States this fan IN
study the United States Navy and in.
qulre into the workings of Morgan's
shipping rust
y ring has been constructed in the
yard Of the State prison at jackson
Mich.. and circus performance last.
me an hour and a half, given for the
cohVicts. The full program of the cir
Gus was given. and the audience en-.
'oyed the snow immensely.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Senator Quay had Il narrow escape
from drowning in gale at Atlantic
City.
The Crown Prince of Siam will ar
rive here about October l to tour the
country.
Elinu Root. United States Secretary
Of War. arrived at Carlsbad. Austria
lie intends TO make Il considerable
stay.
Russell Sage celebrated his eighty
sixth birthday by working hard in his
Office. He says he has no intention Of
giving UP his business.
Senator Hanna declared to meeting
of railroad men in Cleveland that he
intends To devote the remainder of his
life to the solution of questions of can.
ital ana labor
General Miles is Il brilliant French
scholar despite the fact that he did not
take up the study of the language until
late i'll life. He studied it to fill extra
time while in the West.
The Washington Post has laboriously
counted the capital Is in recent
speech by Representative Jones. of
washington. new member. and finds
that i'll the first forty-two lines of the
chusion as it appeared in the Congress
sional Record, the personal pronoun
occurs forty seven times
DR. Edward Everett Hale gave the
University OF Chicago students these
three practical working rules" the
other day keep out in the open air
as much as possible. Have faith in
your nciGhbor Make a practice of en-.
gaging in conversation each day some
one whom you know to be your SUI
perior"
When Queen Alexandra met Lord
Kitchener after his return from South
AFRICA she told him there was ONLY ono
thlng necessary to make him cvery-
Thing that could be desired. He asked
her what that was. The Queen nm
swercd, "A clever. handsome wife :"
TO which Lord Kitchener smilingly re-.
loincd' That is defect capable of
being rcmcdicd.'
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

II is said in Rome that the Vatican
will appoint an American prclatc as
Apostolic Delegate ut Manila.
\ force Of Filipino fanatics was de
fcatcd with heavy loss by police in
TayahaS Province.
Thirty thousand FilipinoS have been
vaccinatcd by American physicians.
Cholera is decreasing in Manila. hut
increasing in the provinces.
The United States transport General
Alava Will 20 ont from Manila to meet
Governor Taft mt Singapore.
\ free telegraph school was estab-
liShcd by the Interior Departmpnt\of
Porto Rico.
The Hawaiian Attorney General rem
dercd IN opinion t5Gt the former
Queen. Liliuokalani must pay an in
come tax on the pension of $500 n
year which she receives from the Ter
ritorial treasury.