THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENTS
Sept, 15, 1898
THE MORTGAGE.
Bow It rile rp rroflt While rrodae
tlv Inilaatry KIU.
The mortgage in a e)f aupporting in
titution. Tlie mortgage hold ita own. It call
(or juMt in umiiy dollar when grain in
cheap m when it In dear.
It in tint ufToctcd by tlio drought.
It le not drowned out by tho heavy
rain.
It never winter kill.
Lute aprbig and early fioete never
trouble it.
Potato Imga do not dintorb it.
Moth und runt do not diwtroy it.
It grow nighta, Holiday, rainy day
and even hoi iduy.
It bring u ante crop every year, and
aomctirnci twice a year.
It produce cawh every time.
It done wot have to wait for tbo mar
ket to advance.
It i not nubject toapnoulntion of the
boll and benr of tho board of trudo.
It ia a loud tbat gull and fret and
cbnfu.
It i a burden that tho farmer cannot
bake off.
It In with biiu morning, noon and
night. ;
It cut with bitn at tho table.
It get under hi pillow wbou Iki
anp.
It ride upon hi aboulder during tho
day.
It commute bin grain crop.
It devour bin cuttle.
It aelcett tho fiiieat homo and the fat
test U'T.
Itliveaupou the flrt fruite of tho
uanoti.
It atolk into tho dairy whoro tho
buy bouMcwifo toll day after day and
month after month und taken tho nicest
cbeeo and tbo cboiocat butter.
.It nhurei tbo children broad and
robe tlitiin of bulf their clothe.
It in tbe inexorable aud exuding tank
muater. -
Ita whip la at inerolliaa and cruel at
tho Juab of tho alave driver.
It in a menace to liberty, a bindrancn
to ' progreaa, a curio to tho nation.
farmer' Sentinel.
U'hf Wealth Concentrate.
We have lawa with u tbuturo alien t
ly trauaferritig the property of the many
to tho few aa effectually aa tho law of
entail of England tranaferred tbe prop
erty of the many to lea than 1 per cont
of the population, and we have the
aanio difficulty in having our people ua
a whole twdoritand it. Hero, too, tho
favored employee of capital, the cor
poration lawyer and other, uncon
aoionaly have thoir political oplniona
tnoldod more or loa by tbo political
opinion! of the dominant wealthy claia.
Chief among the lawa that we have
that are lilontly trauafcrring tho prop
erty from the many to the fow are our
financial lawa. One of them, eaiy to bo
nndoratood, ia thi- by onr law a man
owning government bonda can take
them to Washington, dopoalt thorn with
the troaaury, continue to draw the in
terest on the bondi and reooive from the
government in money 00 jHir cent of the
value of the bonda at an aunual coat of
1 per cent. Ju other word, a muo own
ing 1100,000 of bouda can (le poult them
in Washington, draw (90,000 in tuonoy
each aa you handle daily, and he paya
therefor to the government 1 per cent
per annum interest. He bringa that
money home and loaua it to hia ueigh
bora at from 8 to 10 per cent per an
num. , Under auch a law in time tho
men of tout clan will como into poioma
ion of a majority of tho property of
the people of the United Hutu by the
operation of law. Tho mon of thia cluaa
apin not, nor do they weave. They do
not cause a tingle blado of gra.ua to
grow. W. II. ("Coin") Harvey.
Old Time Monopulle.
The evil of monopolise and riuga wan
known to tho aucienU, Ariitotle refer
ring to them in hia "J'ulitica," and
then, aa now, it waa found uecemary to
bold them in cheek by logiidatiou. The
roonnpolUt waa in Koman law called a
dardauariua and published under the
Lex Julia da Auuoua, Monopoliea of
clothing, fih and all article of food
were prohibited by Emperor Zeno un
der mi a of confiscation and exile, o
tbat it la ertain that the "riuga" of
tho auelcut daya were aa inUbievuu
aa thtwe of today. At Athena a law llm
ited the amount of corn a man might
buy. The earlUnt reoordud iuatauee we
bave waa a corn "ring."
There ia aa ancient tradition that the
kiug who mada JoM-pU hia prime lulu
Utr aud roinmiittxl into hia bauda tba
eottra adiuiuWlration of Kgypl waa
: AprpL Apept waa one of tha ihrpheni
kiug aud ruUt ovr the whole of
Kgypt, aa Jtwph'a i'liarauli amiua li
pave aotia. The prime mtulitef tlurlug
uvea year of iviuaraable tluty
Uxmht up v tf kuht of euro Uyoud
the atwdula MwsUiJ tha KgypUaua and
Ik lurtuat the trtitle famliie
thai MlowvU he waa eure to ni hti
owa tw(e aud bartr4 eor mtHM-Mful
ly ft the gypliaaa' Wo4My, rattle and
laitila, and taklug one flfih Ut I'tuu attk
luade htia aiim ly wealthy, tl waa
not mrfy a i tuid-al a t. tat vry
ndtue oua, kta tdtvy Utu4 ti rviittal-
puwvi In tba tutatarvh'a baud.
UatdtMt AMttia
A tHMt Nua tiMt,
VilbUg the'4tv. 4 the ttntaa,
wltli truH la U bm t4tltiml at IW-
t h rxHwoUia tbtak lhal Uig
atvOlU ta U a.U ty MMHiJl talUai ej(
aavtug etiMta, 1 im !tl liy are
Heat 1 ha fc4et, a Mutd iytag 4t
will U d ey the euwUae
lib lt,ffUug a Mttni tet lki
ttwm ata tl I4,wm eif vf,
uaH a iviiaiM.
l.d iim tHi4 bM e-t the war,
WelVfuUti, tal IkU ta a t atiajig
Ida in4le tM4af ka aHihr aM at
kMi aa d. r a Ike iv i ta
tuasbt at wt 4miaitn
wtik tVgritaa ll ail agalt4
iHttati lHlrM U AlaUuN4Al
ta litttaua.
SPECIAL SALE FOR REUNION WEEK.
Having just received our Fall Stock, we take this opportunity to offer such low prices as will enable vis
itors at our store to buy at from JO to 20 per cent below value, and to select from a brand New Stock.
f wkX ..mmnJ .-jJ,'j --vjt-V ylV aiut
liMM
Fall Dress Goods.
Nowadoya your tlioulita are naturally
turning to uiw dronae. Tho moat important
queatiou to decide it: What kind of gooda?
Kuaily decided horo, Attrnctivo pattern for
each und every one.
r0 pieeea Vlciigmi cloth, regular Q Q
10c, for thia week, a yard O lmUV
80 piecea broonded plalda und noviiltiea, In
regular Vi and 1!, thia wek 1 1 V
16 jtieeea brocudud drww gooda, regular 1 1
Wc, thia Week 10
13 piecea novelty draftM gooda, regular )An
yOn, thia week, pur yard bit
1 1 plceea novelty dreaa gooda, regular 07 A
i'lr, t liln week, per yard .., ...0 I V
9 pieciai novelty dreaa gooda (beuutiea) JQ
regular 00c, thia week, a yard T9v
85c nov.'lty dreaa gooda. ..73c
Outing Flannels.
.4-1-20 7c & 8 l-2c':rCL
price 6o, 8c, and 1 On, per ynrd.
We Sell Wrappers.
Aud juat now we have an extnt good atock of
raluea. They are mode from neat pat tenia
In a taitv mnnoer, mid wo can fit you per
fectly. The fin Iwli ia audi that you will he
proud of ouo.
76c Wrapper (calico), thia week,.. 63c
1 Wrnppore (fleeced), tbla week... 87C
ft. 35 Wrappota (fleeced), tbia week.. $1.10
$1.50 Wrapper (fleeced), thia week., $1.29
BLANKETS AND
BED COMFORTS.
(SPECIAL I'll I
0c, 10-4 Cotton Iilunketa, tbia M On
wttek, per pair lOt
00c 104 Cotton Illankete ROft
thia week, per pitir SJuV
75o 1 1-4 Cotton Hliwikela, A7
thin week, per pair 0 1 1
f 1.00 11 4 Cotton I'.lanket, QQi
thia week (ier pair 001
fl.35 11-4 Cotton Hlanketa, A
triiM week, per pair $ 1 1 U
11.60 11 4 Cotton IMaaketa, tl OR
tbla week, r pnlr i) 1 it) J
76c lied Comforter, full xlze... ...07c
f I IM Comforter, full I,m ,.,... Hic
tl.35 lied Comforter, full ige 11.13
1.60 lied Comforlr, full aize... 1 .'15
1,75 lied ComtortiTH, full aixo 1,67
3.00 lied Comforter, full h 1.75
lietUir gralea at nmo di;ounf,
BARGAINS IN
MEN'S AND BOYS' HATS.
Lot 1, 60c men' Hat, now 33c
Lot 2, 75c Meii'a Hat, now.,.., 48c
Lot JJ, tl.35 Men' flood Fur Jfata,, 89c
Lot 4, 11,60 Men flood Fur Hit.., $1.15
Lot 6, 3.35 Men' Extra line Hat.. $1.49
LotO, 25coya'QA Lot 7, 50i QAn
Wool ilata,.....! aJuHoye' wool JIat070
Lot 8, 76a Hoye' Wool Hata, now.,, 58C
Bargains In Prints and Muslins.
f)0 piece Martha Waahlugton Hta- Q Aa
phi 1'rlnt, regulu 5c, tlii week.,.0 1 CtKl
One bale Anderaon LL. Mulln,
cheap at 4!c, thl week, per J 3"4C
15 piece I'epp It Mulin, regular Gc, C a
thi week, a yard UV
Don't Waste Your Money
By buying h pair ol alioea juat becniiNO
they are cheap, Our Hlioe n re made to
utand wear, Von can get well made, tl
lh footwear at thia atore, for n reuaotiablo
price,
Child' kid button Hlioe, brown, 0-8, Qa
regular rc, tin week VJV
Child' kanirarooculf button, norted AAA
lot, renular I, 1.15, f I 35 JUU
Child' kamraroocalf bijIlon.HVlO!,. f A
reg. f i.zfi i.ijii, Mine price, n pair., v iiiu
MIxwh kaniraroo enlf button, brokentf AC
alxea, f l,;jr.l.W-i.7ri, to cioae euil W
Mliete Kid liuttoii, broken mum, reg. AO a
ffl. 6tM.70, to cio , ,UV
Little (lent' luce kid, black and tan
tly, IMii, regular 1,50, now.
lioy' Hntin Oil laci, eolld u a rock 01 OR
U-W, reg. f I.fc'I.I.7(, now ip A lUU
Hoy' genuine calf lace, 2-6, coin C C
too, regular f3, thi we'k tpliUv
Q A per cent ilieeount on (ieutV, Ladle' and
CiJ Mle' tanned Khoe, I
Mun' Kliim on our tmrtrnln counter at
fl.00, 1,05 and $2.05 that ur hurnmera.
r.,.,..' kid Oifnrd. OOe. 1 12. 1.H5. 1.40
and (1.78. K.igi lar price (1, 1.35, 1.50, 1.75
und 12,
$1.20
Underwear Stock; Complete.
Ladle' heavy Jerney Ribbed Veta, regu-
lar 30c; thi week, each., , 1 I V
Ladle' Flue Jerey Kibbed Vent a and Q 1 a
1'ant, regular 35c; thia week ...ulv
Men 'a Cafnel'a Hair Shirt nud Drawer, QQa
regular 40c, thia week, each ...llOv
Meu'e Jerey Uibbed Klilrt and Draw AQn
er, regular 60c, thin weik, eucli lOU
Children' flruy Merino Vete and I'ant, 6o,
7!!, 10c, 12,V;, ir,c, 17;, 22!ic, 36e, 37 Joc
und JlOe; from 1 to 15 venr.
Iicat grade l,lv. (le-o Feather in 1, 3, 3 and
6 pound NiiekN.
FRED SCHMIDT & BRO., 921 0 St., Lincoln
FROM CAPTAIN EAGER,
Th DUcomrorU of Cmnp I.ir-Th lUttlo
of ftUolU-Oplnlu of the NbIIvm.
Camp Dewey, lalaud ol Luzon, I'liili-
pine Group, Near Manila, Auguat 4,
1 808: PearPrlcnd Received your letter
dated June 10 yeeterday. It came with
eight other, the flint mail which I had
received ince nailing from Honolulu
June 25th. At Honolulu 1 received a
letter from you dated June 14th. Tola
I out one ia therefore 5 daya later newa
but waa alx week in overtaking me, It
therefore doee not coutala any very late
Dew, not even a description of the 4 tb
ol July. I am expecting lettera by every
mall from now on for if you have been
writing all aemmer they will be reaching
me nil winter, You cannot Imagine how
much mail ia appreciated at thia distance
from home. Here we are aurroundml by
a race ol fieople ararcely civillxml and
whoa language we cannot eiwik. They
are filthy beyond description, ditiigr
mialy diaeaiMidand horrible to look upon.
w.areehat oa trom all tne rmim ta
world, no newapaiiere, no telegraphie
naa,practlcally banihe temporarily
Irom homo and country. Of era
are numerooa, aeven tbouaand atrong
now and 14,(KI0 more on the war, tot
wheo vou think of the number don t lor
get to a!o think ol tb laet that all who
are bar and all who are coining Mong
to the aaiue ade id the bumaa lamlly,
A a Amur lean lady In thnae Ulaad at
tbia time would be bailed aa "ijuean ol
thekaat ledie ' and would have aa
army at bar command laree enough to
do hr bidding tvea to the eouiplate aa
nihUatto ol the native populatlna. Hbe
would bv a dlawnud la chareoal. The
native woman alt ernoke eif are nad
rigantta nad vhaw aiaie klud ol a root
Ibatlmdie noraa, Utile rvdder thaa
kibatvo aii. It hi aetually etckanlag to
look at thaw. 1'hay earroeudad the
aaip evert day )! fteekeie DIM with
tHuiaaaa aaa ulnar native iruiie tat aaie.
The woawn da aarly nil the buaaaa.
tkf earn ta Market baakale balaaead
ea lkr kvada. I haven doubt the
ahott alature ol tka p-opie U dua la
iart at lee! to thia habtli4 aarrtiaai
bay btada ltHn th kJ. Itllle
vkildrva trn tkui eafihod ul eaniiag
loada ug nad rwlaialy a
Ike ViHeae are etdl It would rvval in
ftiw arueih 4 the ailaai eoluma.
, Ikaf aarrv the Um.U i 0tr
kaUlhf ntaat ataad vtf ervt ehkh
kaa a Un-Wary to make tkaa atraigkt
aad iar koutdvi. I have nl -a
a rt'iiad akouldft aattte einee I kava
Wa here. .Halite horawa like I a name
iwxtile nr vmi aaiail. i kv are att
the etiealA all atualke iddtalf, uat
ta'geaaoeeh that ean ltd the
tteoal kiahwt towakiag the gniea.
ILaw alo are await. H M all U tM
"feeta" t Awafhio, nad a p etaaa at
-rweie ai iai. nauve veu i aave
net a. There are animate
that grow taeae he gaakaa, am
(tu.kM. htaaro. taraatuiae. am.
ante aad aag wnle hawiM h.wd the
eoiid a rei4 for , U ttt o
about It eat I et t k to I laeoia.
any kni aoate da4 eawplee nioag.
I cannot bring many for if we are aa
crowded returning u we were coming
there would te no room to atore them
on board. Monkey are common here.
Out in the wood yeeterday I aw V
eral and heard them chattering. Keveral
have been ruptured by the aoldier and
are chained here lu camp. Chieki'iie are
v-ry hiiiu.11 but are great lighter.
Nearly every native ha hia lighting
rooHter and will bet money ou hi abil
ity to fight a readily n a horn jockey
bet on a horao rnoe in America. The
eoldiera are but acquiring the name
habit. Fgg are Hiuall, alnmt half tb
wlxe of American egg. Ttiey are tbe
only product offered for ule by the
native that I can eat. Ilia thought ot
eating unythiiig they have been able to
touch witti their hand I nlmoMt more
than I can toud. 1 sometime fear the
egga might be dlaeiiMed. Aftr you have
eeen a few people with email pox bloa
omnll over them you will undertaud
what I mean. lean lie down at mgnt
and aleep on the ground when I don't
know but what a enake will crawl In bed
itb ma before morning. 1 cua ait down
under a tree and eat my dinner when 1
dou't know but what a linard may drop
In my plate at any moment, (l v had
them lull there,) but aa yt 1 cannot eat
produata that have lu handled by tbe
native ot IIchm iMlnmla, 1 IiiiImhp nre I
very large and of good quality. V un
mahogaay lor ramp tire. The wood
moat iimh! by the native la the bamboo.
It tea la t growing tre. iotntea like a
ctirnatalk, but holloa Ntween the Joint.
It growe to a great height without
braerhee and wueu dry 1 tery hard aud
atrong. t rout It the native ronatruct
all their houawa. They flrt e,Mit rurt it
rloae Iramawork lr the aide and iKnir
aud root, then take graeu bamboo aad
atrip It Into long pUwe about bad aa
inea thlrh and waove it tar aaa lorin
almllar lathe weaviag ia certain kind
ol mark! baakata. Itede and lurailure
are made la the earn waour. Itoola
are wade by rollleg bamboo leve r
t tally around bamboo poWe nud kaag
lug them la ia;re oae partlv overlap
ping tha other twnmaieg ai ih ixntuia
atiuilar to a well tomlruried eiough
graae rool In Nbraka, Tkeaa kuta will
keep out the ram vivy wall nut ua not
keep out Ike wind or dual aad aaad,
Paluaiaglo the grant aatouat id rain
here there la v little dut aad the
lad er brae la a bulag lr It
( cm4 the eealttef by prodaag
raiMd aHrUta.
ImI week I mm led eevvral fer old
fkurv kee wkiek the nativheptr4
trttm Ike "jaalarda aad bate 4eedr4
aaanlmt lolailt gealrwtad, ia
nwaae tatholw hrh evaalrwrted id
auoM nearly lh r ago nad nil
mi ovat euh Mimo nad aerrouaded
by h'gk atoae nail ha Ue taidnrad
nad reined. It eoetaiaad aa eivaaat
tle organ put In In rnt yre wkwh
ae We htilaliy deUjil. I'aUtiag
nad allare have ba 4airoy4 aad tka
aurvh laade lalo a WI. Har demtnii
avatiihiag eMaily when fttadeeteM t
mium, ItlevaffhMle Mm nkn
ea dialed by Hftl'! mm a, Henativee
earry amaed hr ale triakat taken
from lha Meaniah thaolwa. ai aaa
kxmee aad the bilie id lpaaiard
huiw lha hate lilted. Honiaay hate
naoakllM and throe In Ike river that
the atencb ariaiug in plncea ia almot un
bearable. A terrible odor ariae from
the bay In the vicinity ol the boat aunk
and the Hpaniarda killed by Admiral
Dewey'e bombardment of the fleet at
i'avite. There are eupponed to be over
800 bodie In the Iteina Chrltina wliicb
waunk by uehot Irom Dewey' llettt
llodif are alo dcaying in the other
atiuken ahip. Around them can beeeu
ttieawordof ottlcer, and riflo and
email arm belonging to the men, which
were thrown overboard tfore the hi
MUiik to keep them from falling Into the
hund of the American or native iiiMiir
genta. The detruction of life and prop
erty by Admiral Dewey' fleet in it two
hour bombardment wa terrible. Ilelore
I came here I uppoed that the new-
uper had eiuggeratt-d th laet. I Hit,
netend ol exaggeration I find when I
arrive here and look the field over that
the half waa never told. It la amuting.
1 1 iatory never n-oordod auch a remark
able feat where there waa not a alngle
man ou a venael lot on the victorioua
aide.
Hut ao far I have beeu telling you of
the !ilenure we have, wbut we have
aeen that la new to moat of ua. There
are douhtl many who look upon thi
trip halt way round the world aa a aort
of a euimm-r'a outing, a kind of a pleas
ure trip. Knob I not th ca. I had
bene. nf th hardehlMi ol war but never
reu!nd what It rvally mwaut until re
ft ally. 1 told you inn former letter
how cIomm we were rrode on the boat
and how tuouotonoua the trip became
before w reached here. Hince w bar
landed th hrnt baa been almost unbear
able, I have broken out all over with a
red raah, more eo than any ae ol
meaaha you aver aaw, My baud and
feel ll at tluiee a n result ol the heal
and great quantity ot perapkretiou.
Moat ol the aoldier are troubled ID
a. me way. At niahl when tue lempera
tu.a u.wef a little and the iwritlratioa
reaaee I her Mlowa an Itching and burn.
lag that make It dtthVull to elep. Add
to tbtenaearm of muaquitoae nud n
ew
4ffeffe4t
: AN ECHO OF j
? OTHER DAYS.
Tknt ol I rowaaee id glatef y
aye, ' i'aale foea'e t'abia,
pild an iwiKtrual part la
war (HihiiraJ hMif, aad
bke an awho l otkef daye
om new ioliiaaJ etwty
raiwd Vhe k.e4 , a
r'aMare.M lie awthtia te
Judge Uoeuie, ol tok Ut,
den., nad he nee ev a
trvag nad iatvraeliat alory
Into treala in etoiivg
pulilbl eoudMae. a
et Ik Ik rkre)l3 teal, ot
veeeadt! trwalocvaty ee
I. Wither wh4 nea.le 1.imi
M oe yjt'eaebwHtia to
Ten .Sea4 art
)mile)iio4
horde of ant with interruption by the
roar of heavy artillery and therattle of
rifle firing in the immediate neighbor
hood and you ba,vo a typical night in
('amp Dewey. Notwitliataudiag all thia
my health ha continued airly good.
The greater number ol my men have had
fairly good health though I have lett
two behind and dicharged three on ac
count of Micknee. Men, when forced to
do bo can endure much more than i gen
erally HiippoHed. If I bud gone through
in .NubruHkti what 1 have here and sur
vived it would tie recorded tut miracu
lous. We were in camp but a few daya
until we were ordxn-d to the front to
bold advanced out pout and poorly con-
etructd entrenehmente built by the in
aurgent. July Jllt wo wore ordered to
take a day a ration In the biiveracka
und leave camp at H o'clock in the morn
lag to occupy and hold the mot ad
vanced trencbe. They are in plain ight
of the great atone wall around Manila.
The dltunce from our trenehe to the
atone wall I about 1,300 yard. The
Spaniard have atrong eu trench men t a
about hall way between, or about ttoo
yard from our entreuebmenta. From
the t lijr keep up an almot continual
fire. When I reached witblu about MOO
yard ol our etitreiichmente I halted my
company in rtar of a large thick hedge
and bad the tneu all lie down In order
that they would U M little cxpoaod to
th Hpauiab tlr. a poMible, I then took
a corporal with me aud weut forward to
deterniltia the lay of the laud aud tbe
part ol tb in trench men t I waa ciwcted
to oecnpy. I had ecarcely reached th
eiitreiirhmente whn tbegpauieb i-ue
with a terrifio Bra apparently prepara
tory to making a general attack. Thi
mad it aevraaary to put every available
man on th line a quickly aa poestble.
My corporal and I returned to I he com
pany on a run keeplug na much nadwr
hlter ol dilrhee and keavy llmtxr aa
poaaibl lor Ik bullet were flying la
ctouda aver our bead. Wbealreeehed
th eouipauy I had Ik niu take ofl nil
uiqka aitept rilea aad ammunition
aad In magle Bh advaae4 them on n
run to the treavkea. 1 waa at I h kead
ol tketoluuta nad had Rty 11 lieuten
aal at Ike rear to eve that there were no
alreggtera. Tk non kept dawn tloae to
thegrouudnnd raaeked Ike traavhee
My There were two other eai pa ate
ndvaaewj la Ik eaai way. It wet not
hag alter ne ra bed Ike lraekee until
Ik gpaatard iWidad to iut theif
eadarlakiag ol naldenui otket tin.
1k3 withdrew the Main body ol tt
troop n abort diataaee but kept a Urge
eamUr ol ahppehHir onthebneto
lake n akut nl try kdtkal nptwarwl
above oar UlrtH'4ai. l oriuaatety
ht ne the gfaaiard aleaje Bee high
and the buiMla go whunag nvet our
keJe lalo Ike i-rnh beytoid. rWvarnl
were ljrd ieaity bail a ntt In rat ol
w here we weew loealad. I ke VI rifle
d by Ike lpiard la n loag range
le, a.toaidraldy belief (a evert way
thaa Ike Cprtagneld nit with wbWk out
.tldre are armed. It I n dtgtw to a
vtrnnat ae rn a tka I'nifcH niale
taid aead oat aa army a poorly aUi
tl ne Ik lrotie kre are. I urge aeen-
liiieaidlhe aatwaaiiio whkk we are
ng nee made In l; The I nid
aiatea rg ut are ae well eiuii4 wilh
the Hre J ergwea ntodetn loeg range
repenting rifle, but with tbo volunteers
it i quite nillerent.
We remaiued io tbe trencbea for 24
hour. It rained almoet continually
and the mud btKtume more than knee
deep. The continual firing of the Span
iard made it neceeary to keep every
man awake and constantly on the alert.
It wuh an extremely bard duy duty but
tbe men did it cheerfully aud without
complaint, ThelOtb I'ennaylvania regi
ment relieved u the rext morning und
we returned to cump. It wae compara
tively quiet during the day but at mid
night the Spaniard opened with heavy
canonading and a veritable ahower of
rille bullet. The canonade of tbo out
pout alarmed the camp and all the ael
diera here were turned out in line in the
rain under arm prepared for a general
engagement. Only a (ow reinforcement
were needed when tbe Spaniard were
driven buck. American loeea, 11 killed,
Ul wounded, ripunieh 1,000, due to
tbe fact that tho Spaniard li ft their
trencbea and came out Into the open
where they were exnoacd to the Ameri
can lire. AugiiHtJIiJwe were again de
tailed for outpoHt duty. We were held
n reeerve, Aa uminl ut midnight the
Hpnniiiril opened fire. We received
order to aumiort the flr'rig Hue. To
get there we hud to move through den')
timber along a narrow road. Thecon
onading uud firing hud been ao aevero
that the road wa ulmoat ImpunHible
from fallen tree und branche. It
looked u if a hurricane hud been
through it, The American Intrench
nient were located along the north end
of a rice awump iu rear of a heavy bum
boo hedge, Around the rice awamp wuh
u wide ditch filled with waterdenpenough
toatrikethe men ut the armpit. We
entered thi ditch at one corner and
wuded along to the end of the field where
the buttle waa fu progrea. A few vol
ley alleuced tbe Spaniard and Bent
them to their entrenchment, but for
fenr they would return again it waa
heceNitry to keep the men In thia trench
and ditch in the mud and water until
morning. Our battalion did not Iomou
man but there were several killed In
other legimeut und one In tho flrt
battalion of our regiment, a Mr, Lewi
of "A" company from York. Several
other were wounded. AugtiHt 4th we
reefed. Augut 6th we were detailed for
011 1 pout duty again. Fanned tbe aamo
kind of a night u before. Four men
were wounded one probably fatal.
I have jiiHt been informed tbat mail
will 1 eave for the United State in ball an
hour and inut cloe thi if It ia to go
tbia week. I undone a parole and coun
teraigu notice which wu given nie when
I waaotlicer of the day. You will get an
idea of how mrefully auch thiuga are
prepared. I uleo ciicIonu eeverat emull
ehalle which I gathered on the beach at
Manila buy, Aal have no etamp I will
mark thi letter "Soldier letter" and
you. will have to pay the poetuge. Iieet
I can do.
KucloMed I a photo taken at San
Frandeco jut before leaving.
lUiiiiember me to friend a before.
In hate, Fiia.mc.
Jack WaUh. tbe vounir flihtinir ditnr
of the Red Cloud Nation, h fL lUtu'nvuraii
a new job for Joe JiartlHy, lfr-re ft I:
"iiuruey 1 ooing work In the laundry
department of the atate penitentiary.
In place of baring him wahing old
ahlrte he ahould be wiiMhinur tlx. mmtu
from the republican party of thi atate."
A Naval Hero's Story.
Vrom Ik TlnM-Uerald, Chlcaaro, III.
Late in 1801, when Preeldent Lincoln
leaued a call for volunteer. L. I. Clark.
of Warren, Trumbull county, Ohio, waa
among the firt to repoud. He joined
the mortar fleet of Admiral I'orter juat
before the memorable operation on the
MiHHWHippi river beun. It wa at the
terrific bombardment of t.hn Vicli-hnp.r
fort that the hero of thi etory fell with
u ehatterod urm from uchargeof ecbrup-
uei.
After painful month in th hnunit.il
he recovered Hiitlleiiintl v tn l muut in hi
home at Warren, Ohio. Another call for
troop fired hi nut not in 11.nl uml curir
oon enliated in Company II, of the 7th
"iiiu fuinnieer. in rue army ol the
l'otomac, he wa In many engagement,
lining wounded in a ekiniilh near Rich
mond, he WU CUt to th linuoitnl 1111. 1
thence home.
Soon afterward he began tha atudv
and laUr the practao id veterinary aur-
get.a, NM-klug a Wider tMd thaa the
Ohio village afforded, ha went to t bit-ago,
where he now baa a aid practto. ut
iiivuitwrof llaUh l'ot U. A. K., and
Uvea at 4U35 Aahland Ave,
Mevvral year mto Dr. Clark' old
wouade began to trtiubl him. II grew
wh and m iate.1 aad bla Irteada d-
apalred oik labia. IU Dually recovered
euttU'iently to U out. but waa a mere
ahadow.weighiag only Vd iiouada. Tha
oeal medical ntlendauea laiUd to rvetore
hia loal airaugik nad vigor.
"A friead gate ma a but ut lie. U'll.
llama' Itak IMIe Kit I'ale IWple," Mid
fc'i.Laa.k .
I'r, 1 inra, -a.i iney neika aie o much
that I bougki a kail dotn bote aad
took I hew, latHie regaial myeirvngth,
aew wigk llMI iHiuud. aad,eiepi lur
lajuroo that ran never b reamleKl, aai
a well a tv er,
"I n.a.t Irf l, Williame1 ltnk 1'iMa
tor I'nb iVii-le Ike k raaw.lv to build
npn tun d-iwn ?ii,ad keariiiy
rat-oiuaiead I he en to every one In mI ol
euvk aid."
foaaly MI Aht HmI .
Mark Tealn te Ike n ron lobe
aevd..latiea by Ike (aelw)' ILoae
Journal, aad Ike keatorum tbw
trwmda bate eat to the atageiiue M 11
neilnunitwteoHia teeaiv irwe
nhuat him. nool nkwk kavetvat b)
pnated. Tky nea, ot tour, id ike
droll eort, but nut wore teaay than tbe
uai.-h.." p.iuie o klrh whKh hta
tvejad kav alao b-ae.l the wegatm.
Ike, too, have nVt boat tiaWd.
ttfihe lot tkie paper, Ka mJj
"ipljJil"