Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 November 1898 — Page 8

MONEY

TO

LOAN

At Per- Cent.

Oa long or short time and amounts to suit borrower. Also good notes cashed, ii-2-l EZRA C. VOKIS,

Robert W. Caldwell ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Oflice at rear of Citizens' Bank. Prompt and careful attention given to all le^al business in this and adJoining' counties.

We don't own uny Circus, but we do have the

..Best Laundry..

In the City

And :1o the best work. A trial will convince you

ESHELMAN'S LAUNDRY

One Door West Ramsey Hotel.

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FOREIGN

rAltlNlO PROCURED. EUGENE W. JOHNSON,

Solicitor and Attorney in Patent Cases,

1729 New York Ave., Washington, II. C. Oflice Established 1868. CharReo Moderate. CorreHpotulcncc RcquCHted.

HOME MONEY TO LOAN

At Per Cent.

We also represent twenty of the largest. In surance oompiinles. Prompt. and equitable settlement of losses. Yoris V- Stilwell.

R. PlacDona!d,V.S.

....Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, Canada. Treats all diseases of the domesticated animals.

Oirice.il Main St., DSliLIfiGTOS, 1SD.

MONEY TO LOAN

At 6 Per* Cent.

Also do a general Insurance and Real Estate Business.

ELAH T. MURPHY & Co.

Kooms 4 and 5, Campbell Building, southeast sorner Main and Washington streets. Craw Jordsville ind.

A. C. JENNISON.

THE ABSTRACTER

loans Money on MortRfteres. Soils Keal Estate of All Kinds. Insures l'roperly Against Fire.

See his complete Abstract Books. Tlie best place to have deeds and mortgages prepared *8 well as ARSTRA.CTS OF TITLE.

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OVKR LAOKY'S BOOK 8TOKE.

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Idle money invisteft in gilt edge Becurisii's free of charge. Heal estate mortgages for sale. Good notes cashed. Will cash or loan money on life insurance policies

FRANK C. EVANS & CO.

107 North Green Street.

LOUIS M'MAINS Attorney-'it- Law

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OrriCE

KOOMS—8 and 4 Fisher Building, with Klstine &Ristine.

W. K.WALLACE

Agent for the Connecticut Fire Insurance Co., of Hartford, American Fire Insurance Co., of New York, Glrard Fire Insurance Company, of Philadelphia. London Assurance Corporation, of London,Grand Kapids Fire Insurance Co., of Michigan. Office in Joel Block with R. E. Bryant

South Wash. St., Crawfordsville.

MONEY TO LOAN

At 6 Per Cent.

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Our

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Saturday, Nov.

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Large Salad Dishes, Celery 5 Trays, Spoon Trays, Cups 5 5 and Saucers,Tea Pots,

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FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1808.

FROM PORTO RICO.

A Cruwfordsvllle Hoy Writes Kntertainingly of I-ife

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To the Editor of the Journal. POXCE, Porto Rico, Oct. 24, 1S08.—It will probably be of interest to some of the readers of your paper to read something of the latest acquired territory of our g-overnment, the island of Porto Rico. As my home is in Crawfordsville and I have plenty of time I will endeavor to interest some of your readers.

I was mustered into the hospital service in Little Rock, Ark., on May 18th, and was sent to Chickamauga Park with fourteen other hospital men with the 1st Arkansas regiment, but shortly after our arrival we were detached from the regiment and sent to the 2d division, 3d corps hospital. Arrived on ihe island the 5th inst, having left New York on September 28 on the transport "City of Chester,'' one of the government's largest transports, but will add by no means the best. There were one hundred and fifty soldiers aboard besides several contract doctors and lady nurses, and forty firstclass passengers, nearly all coming to Ponce. We were three days out more than it ordinarily requires to make the trip. Our vessel had on an extra cargo, mostly hay aud flour for the troops at Santiago. But the vessel was an old tub, being an old English freight boat, and was condemned by the English government. This much we found out from an officer on board. On the third day out we struck some very rough weather, and in consequence the vessel sprang a leak, which was not dangerous, but which caused a considerable delay. The fare and treatment was about the same as on other transports, and every reader knows what that has been and is at all times on a government transport.

Arrived in the harbor of San Juan, the capitol of the island, on the sixth day and had to wait several hours at the entrance for the "pilot," as no vessel dare enter the harbor without a pilot who knows it. As you pass into San Juan harbor you pass within 100 yards of Fort Morro, the Spanish stronghold, and, in fact, the entire city of San Juan is a fort. The Spanish flag still floated over San Juan, it being the only place at that time that the American troops did not occupy. But the gunboats Cincinnati and Brooklyn were lying in the harbor and had been there several weeks. San Juau has since surrendered and the stars and stripes were raised there last Tuesday, Oct. 18th.

In the harbor the Spanish troops were loading on transports, preparatory for leaving for home, and principally all Spanish troops that were captured or surrendered on the island were sent to San Juan, awaiting transportation home.

As you passed into the harbor you could plainly see where the fleet of Sampson's had struck and torn away large portions of the buildings, and down in the center of the town you can see where shells thrown from the American guns went through buildings.

Just in the center of the harbor is a Spanish gunboat, sunk by their own guns to keep the Americans from cap turing it. On every side you can see the terrible destruction the American fleet caused at a distance of five miles. If they had been thtee miles clo&er to the city they would have torn it to pieces, as it is an elegant mark for the skilled American gunners, setting as it does elevated from the water, just at the mouth of the harbor, and built solidly like some ancient castle.

We were in the harbor of San Juan all day, but were not allowed to go ashore. Several of the officers, however went ashore. The distance from San Juan to Ponce is 155 miles by sea, while it is only 80 miles across the mountains. It takes a vessel from twelve to fifteen hours to make the trip. Arriving in the harbor at Ponce, or Port Ponce as Ponce is three miles from the coast, your view is mountains on every side with the exception of just in front, where Port Ponce stretches for a mile and a half along the coast. You are not impressed in the least with the view of the town or surrounding country, but as you come into Ponce you begin to think you are in some grand garden, for, it being a tropical country, the trees and foliage are beautiful.

From Port Ponce to Ponce there is a military road which surpasses the best of gravel roads in the states. But outside of this road and a few others they amount to nothing. In rainy seasons they are almost impassable and it is strange to me how the troops ever dragged their artillery up in the hills, from twelve to forty miles away. At times now a team cannot pull an empty wagon, and they use four or six muleB on every wagon. But as the rainy season is about over these roadB

are drying up. As the Boil is principally clay it makes a very good road bed. The ambulance trains are principally the ones who have had the most trouble on these roads, and in several instances have lost teams, wagons and driver. If you should be caught in a rain on one side of the mountain creeks and it raining, you run great danger of losing everything. A small creek is a torrent after this raining. Up until la6t week these ambulance traivs made one and two trips a week to outlying camps and hospitals, bringing the sick to the general hospital, which is located here in Ponce. There are but a very few sick here at the present time, as they were all removed to the United States in the last few days, the hospital boats "Relief" and "Missouri" carrying over 1,700 sick and convalescent soldiers to New York, from which place they are furloughed home. The principal sickness is fever, and, like every other camp, typhuid leads all other kinds. The hospital here is of the best army hospitals, being the one the Spanish built and occupied for their sick. It has a great many of the late equipments used in a first-class hospital in the United States. The only really objectionable deficiency is the beds. They use principally the native cot, which does not consist of very much and is very hard on anyone lying any length ot time on them. They have some American canvas and wire mattress cots, but they are not fit for anyone who is very sick.

They have an abundant supply of medicine here, and also plenty of doctors, along with thirty-five lady nurses and several "Sisters of Charity." But with all of these the death rate has been very high, there being probably five hundred buried in the cemetery here, besides those who have died throughout the island.

The troops who are located here have at present very good quarters, but did not have on their arrival here at first. They are now occupying the barracks formerly occupied by Spanish troops, and are very comfortable. There are troops arriving and departing all the time, and they are going to relieve all the volunteers regiments with regulars. At present there is only one regular regiment of infantry here, the 19th, but there are several troops of artillery. The 1st Kentucky, 47th New York, 16th Pennsylvania and 1st engineers of NewYork are stationed here, besides the artillery, so there is an abundance of troops on the island.

As this will probably take up more space in your paper than you care to give, I will bring it to a close for the time being, and at the next writing will write of the natives and their mode of living, and of the general products of the island.

Enclosed you will find a copy of the only Englssh newspaper on the island, the editor and proprietor being a native but thoroughly conversant with the English language.

Trusting you will not find it too great a task to correct this letter and that you will overlook a good many ot the mistakes, I close with regards to all friends. \rours respectfully,

W. E. JOUXSON,

Ponce, Porto Iiico, care general hospital.

Colored Soldiers Promoted, Chicago Record: The President has promoted a whole bunch of the colored heroes of the 24th infantry and the 9th and 10th regular cavalry, privates and non-commi68ioned officers, who distinguished themselves for gallantry in the field at San Juan and El Caney, and has assigned them to the 9th volunteer regiment of immunee, which is now at Santiago, Cuba.

His Second Vote, t.

Col. W. T. May was over from IndianapolisTuesday and cast a straightRepublicau ticket in epite of the protest of that very excellent gentleman. Con Cunningham. It was the second ballot Ool. May had ever cast, army officers not being allowed to vote at the place where they are stationed.

Wants a Divorce.

Mrs. Emma Taylor has 6ued for a divorce from James W. Taylor. Some ugly charges are made against the umbrageous gentleman.

Farm Sold.

Adelia Chadwick Friday sold a 160 acre farm in Walnut township to C. O. McFarland for $6,400. Reported by Britton & Clore.

A N«mt Sum.

The woman's minstrel performance at Music Hall last Friday netted about seventy-five dollars for the public library.

WHEN your stomach begins to trouble you, it needs help. The help it needs, is to digest your food, and, until it gets it, you won't have any peace. Stomach trouble is very distressing, very obstinate, very dangerous. Many of the most dangerous diseases begin with simple indigestion. The reason is that indigestion (?iot-digestion, notnourishment) weakens the system and allows disease germs to attack it. The antidote is Shaker Digestive Cordial, strengthening, nourishing, curative. It cures indigestion and renews health and strength. It does this by strengthening the stomach, by helping it to digest your food. It nourishes you Shaker Digestive Cordial is made of pure herbs, plants and wine, is perfectly harmless and will certainly cure all genuine stomach trouble. Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to 81.00 per bottle.

Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good

Prints, worth 5c for

Ginghams, worth 0, for

Muslin, worth 7, for

Cotton Flannels, worth 7c, for

Outing Cloths, worth 8c, for

All Wool Carpets, worth 65c, for Union Carpets, ."'ortl 45, for Lace Curtains, worth S-.00, for

Table Oil Cloth, worth 15c, lor

Corner Main aiid Washington Streets, Crawfordsville, Indiana

LESSONS OF THE WAR.

Comments by "FfjjfUtinpr Bo1»M Evans on Naval Warfare. In the midst of the crowd and bustle of the afternoon during the Philadelphia peace jubilee Captain Robley D. Evans, United States navy, found time to comment- upon the lessons of the war with Spain as follows: "The troublo with the battleship of today is that there is a tendency to give all tho protection to the engines and to leave the armament unprotected. Tho guns and fighting men need protection. Engines don't tight. The rosult of having soft fronted vessels was never better shown than in tho case of tho Victoria. The first heavy obstacle sho camo in contact with clown sho went. Then, again, in the case .«f my own ship, 1 know what was tho effort upon her from small sheils. If we had been struck liy heavy shells, we would have been torn to pieces. That brings me to another tendency—tlie foolish aud mistaken notion of doing away with heavy guns and putting in ti inch and rapid firing guns. After tho battle of Santiago was fuught the German emperor ordered his 12 inch guns replaced by 0 inch ones. Why, 0 inch guns would have no effect upon heavy plates, and rapid tiro guns would be ol' no use ut all. "This was again demonstrated in the Santiago fight. It was a fight between heavy battleships and cruisxrs, and should not bo taken us a criterion. True, tho cruiscrs were all sunk. Our (3 inch guns set fire with their explosive shells to the Spanish ship*, and then their powder magazine# exploded aud sank them. If we had had heavy plated battleships pitted against us, the result might not have been the same. One of the results of that battle is that an increase of speed is demanded. Every now battleship must show a speed of 1!) knots. This is surely a mistake. For every yain of speed there must be some lo^sot strength. You cannot give a ship w-eight and strength and enormous spoed as \\til

W I a a re at tleships for lighting purposes, and big guns, too, as well as lighter ones and quick filers. Tho cruiser is an absolute necessity, for there must be scouts and outposts These two arms of the navy should be well and equally balanced. They are as necessary as infantry aud cavalry are to the army. Then tho torpedo boat destroyer. Great Britain never showed her wisdom more conspicuously than in building largo numhersof these little vessels."—Philadelphia Press.

GCRONIMO'S

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How Painter InAnced tlie Old Chief to Sit For Htm. It turns out that Chief Geronimo, the murderous old Apache, did not escape from his guards, and is still a prisoner. E. A. Burbank of Chicago once painted the old chief's portrait. The artist asked the red warrior to sit for his portrait. After awhile the old chiof consented, and then he said: "How much will I get?" "How much do you want?" was the reply. "Well, you will sell my picture for about $5. I want $2.50.

The price was satisfactory to both parties, but Geronimo'a face was not painted for war, and the artist wanted to have it so decorated. "Yes, for another dollar, said the famous Apache.

The extra price was paid. As a result of this bargain and of Mr. Bur bank's skill he got two portraits of a profile and a full face picture. Geronimo's visit to the Omaha exposition has been bad for him. The foolish display of curiosity about him by the crowds thero probably contrasted so with tlie discipline under which he lived at Fort Sill as to stimulate his vanity and make him discontented with his lot. It always rankled in the heart of the old fellow that he was plaoed on a level with the braves who had followed him in battle, made to work with the rest and treated in every way as an ordinary Indian would be.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Sow She Did It.

"I can't make out how Eve ever let the serpent get near enough to speak to her." "I expect she wore it around her neck as a boa, and it just kept Whispering in her ear."—Pick-Me-Up.

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