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CLERGYMEN FAVOR THE WAR MADE THE SUBJECT OF SEV ERAL LOCAL SERMONS p. mama • ~*^r» -gr *■»- The Reverend Gentlemen Agree That tlie Action of tlie L'nited State* Whu tbe Only Proper Oue, Because tbe Hostilities Hnve f©JC .o- -.. < j ammmm Tbeir Aim tbe Speedy Relief of SufTerlnu' Humnulty. The pastors of many of the St. Paul churches touched on the war question yesterday. Some sermons were devoted entirely to the topic, while other clergymen sim ply referred to the war by way of a prelude. There seems to be no more division of sentiment among the. St. Paul clergy than there is among the laity of the city as to the action of the United States. Thty agree that the present war is a righteous one, brought about In the interest of suffering humanity. Some of the reverend gentlemen think it is a holy war, and all agree that the prayers of Christian people should be lifted for a speedy and successful ter mination of the trouble. Extracts from a number of the sermons are herewith given. SHOI'LD PRAY FOR TRIUMPH. Rev. Tltomas Hambly Says the Unit ed States" Position Is a Christian One. '•The air is filled with war talk,'" said Rev. Thomas Hambly, of the Clinton Avenue M. E. church, Clinton and Isabel streets, yester day at the morning service. Mr. Hambly had taken for his theme "The Cuban War and Its Teachings," and the announcement of the topic filled the church. "Spain says Cuba shall never be surren dered," continued the pastor. "America re sponds that Cuba ought to be and shall bo free. The position of the United States is a Christian one. She is not entering this strug gle for territorial acquisition — not for conquest to demonstrate superior strength to other na tions, but Is simply acting in the cause of humanity. The United States has never posed as the champion of civilization, yet her form of government ls the hope of the nations ana races. The world expects much from the United States, and the world is not going to be disappointed. "The citizen soldiery will again assert it self as the superior soldiery of 'he world," said Mr. Hambly. "They will show that a bosom fired with patriotic love and an in telligence that hns had no parallel ln all time ls a tide that will be Irresistible ln its de termination to release thousands of fellow j men from servitude. "As to the cause of the war," continued i Mr. Hambly. "It grew out of certain condi- j tions that exist on the island of Cuba, and have so existed for many years. Before we inquire into those conditions, let us look for a moment at f'uba. What is her history? Cuba was discovered by the Spaniards. Sho ls the largest of Spain's possessions, and was always loyal to that nation until early in the nineteenth century. The original name given to the island was Juana, after the son of Fer dinand and Isabella, the king and queen of Spain. After Fordinand's death it was called Fernandlna, and subsequently Santiago, after the patron saint of Spain. Still later it waa known as Aye Maria, after the virgin. Its present name is that by which it was known at the time of its discovery. When Napoleon Bonaparte deposed the royal family of Spain the people of Cuba swore allegiance to the motherland, and declared war against France. "To confer especial honor upon the in habitants of the island the home govern- j ment established a form of control under a J captain general, giving almost absolute pow er into his hands. He was responsible to j the parent government only, not to the isl- | anders. This autocratic authority has re solved itself into a huge and ruthless system | of public plunder, perfidy, cruelty, treachery and inhuman dealing, menacing all forms of j civilization of the world. We need not refer | to Spain's past history of cruelty. It is a j fact patent to the world that in religious persecution she has outdone all the races of ; men ln cruelty, and in Cuba has unblush- \ lngly enacted scenes that outrival the hor- | rors of the Turk. The outrages in Armenia j are not to be mentioned in the same breath with Cuba. The hand of the slavish wor shiper of the crescent carries no such in delible stain as does the wanton subject of the yellow flag. "For fifty years this naturally productive Island has been ln trouble, and we have stood willing to relieve the sufferers all that time. In 1818 President Polk went so far as to propose, through the American ambassa- I dor at Madrid, the transfer of the island to America for the sum of $1,000,000. Ten years later the senate discussed a resolution offer ing $30,000,000 for the island, but the bill met with defe?.t. "In 1868 a rebellion against military des potism broke out In Cuba and a declaration of independence was issued. Spain has segt her choicest troops and her best leaders to the island, and ln every instance has met with failure, meanwhile adding to the dark history of cruelty. "For half a century this nation has wit ressod this cruelty, and made efforts to in duce Spain to grant the island liberty and close the floodgates of crime — all without avail— and now we are driven to the resort of war. The call to arms is the last ap peal, and the world must know the merits of the cause. We have offered everything fcr peace, but Spain has broken all promises, and the cruelty on the island has increased. Hundreds of thousands of honest citizens have been taken from their farms and homes and confined to a prison limit. These people aro subjected to the worst possible abuses. All relief has been spurned by the captain general— even the Red Cross society was debarred from the island until irresistible pressure was brought to bear, and this so ciety, which is welcomed everywhere, even by the Turk, had to quit Cuba for fear of being massacred. "There is one incident alone that is suffi cient to justify war. I refer to the sink ing of the Maine and the sacrifice of 268 American lives. "There is no party in this struggle." can eluded'Mr. Hambly. "It ls one people with a set purpose. There is no North, no South, and I want to say that to Fitzhugh Lee this nation owes much. I also want to commend the dignity and calmness with which Presi dent McKinley proceeded, and to congratu late the nation that he had among his ad visers as wise and careful and far-seeing a diplomat and statesman as Senator Davi3, of Minnesota, has proved himself to be. "The prayers of the nation should be of fered for a speedy triumph of the cause that has for its aim the emancipation of suf fering humanity." AOT PEACE AT ANY PRICE. Rev. G. H. Gamble Says Thi* War Mast Be Regarded Justifiable. " 'Long live the king' ls soon to be su perseded by 'Long live the people,' " taid Rev. George H. Gamble, of Hebrjn Baptist church, corner of Ada and Rot*c. In his pre lude to the tegular evening s.-rmon lait right. "As a minister, I am a man of peace, but not for peace at any price. War ls a ter rible last resort, but the trouble with Spain must be recognized as a justifiable move on the part of the United States. There is no thought of aggrandizement. "The lives that may be sacrificed will be given up ln the cause of humanity. The re- Lost flesh lately? Does your brain tire? Losing control over your nerves ? Are your muscles becom ing exhausted? You certainly know the remedy. It is nothing new; just the same remedy that has been curing these cases of thinness and paleness for twenty-five years. Scott's Emulsion. The cod-liver oil in it is the food that makes the flesh, and the hy pophosphites give tone to the nerves. 50c. and $1.00, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chsmists, New Yatk. suit can be but victory for the right— ftnd America stands before the world in tfyat pOj sition. The Anglo-Saxon race has dgne nj-ch t>y arms in the cause of humanity. There s" niorg to be done, and one of the most im portant ifllsg]9i'-*i ftf America is to lift the yoke frolft the neck fit Uig BOrely-striok;*! Cubans. Kings will exist fof ffigT.y fRK but the day will come when the people wJU not recognize the 'divine* right of any man It rule QY?r Shem and hand his scepter down to his progeny. " ~*"^ ■*«•» ~ "The prayers of the workers in the vine yard of the Lord should be offered up in behalf of America's Just and holy cause." THIS WAR IS A HOLY ONE. Rev. R. L. Barackmann Says It's the Noblest Ever Undertaken. Rev. R. L. Barackman, of Westminster Presbyterian church, referred briefly to the war between the United States and Spain, prior to his regular sermon on "The Surety of the Sheep," last evening. He said: "War is a dreadful thing to contemplate, yet there are conditions to which war is preferable, and one such is the present con flict with Spain. "America is simply about to do for the Cubans what it chlded England for not do ing when the Armenians were appealing for succor to the civilized nations of the world. The present war ls the noblest ever under taken. It is ln the cause of humanity, lt is a holy war, and more commendable than that of the Crusaders, who committed deeds as Christians that cannot ln this day of enlight enment be indorsed. "President McKinley and the people of the United States have gone about the rescue of the Cubans from their awful condition calm'.y and with no thought of financial or terri torial gain. Such a noble course should tri umph and quickly. "It Is to be hoped that President McKin'ey will make vigorous efforts to accomplish the r_jd desired within a brief period. Telling blows should be struck early in the struggle." GREEO OF THE SPANIARDS. Cause of the Holiest "War a Nation Ever Engaged in. Rev. A. D. J. Hanpt, pastor of the Me morial Enelish Lutheran church, on Sixth street, preached a sermon on the Spanish war yesterday morning. Mr. Haupt stated his views without quibbling, and In a manner that left no doubt ln the minds of his hear ers that he is convinced that the war Is one of the holiest a nation ever engaged ln. He believes it a visitation of Providence, and that God has made thi3 country the Instru ment of His divine wrath against the cruel Spanish. Mr. Haupt took his text from James iv, 1-3. He said ln part: "From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, oven of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust and have not; ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain; ye fight and war, yet ye have not because ye ask not; ye ask and receive not, be-eause ye ask amiss, that you may consume lt upon your lusts." "Thus," said Mr. Haupt, "are ;he words of the great and blessed Savior of the worid j again fulfilled when He says: 'Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, see that ye be not troubled; nation shall rise against na tion, and kingdom against kingdom.' And so, indeed, it has come to pass once more. j The bugle calls to arms, thousands of Amer- I ica's noble sons are hurrying to the scenes j of action; brave officers and men are now I tossing upon the seas, many of them doubt less to follow their comrades of the Maine to a sudden and watery grave. "Even though the great crisis 6hould be of short duration, which may G-od in His in finite mercy grant, it is a time of anxiety and ; sorrow, notwithstanding the thrill and enthu ! Blasm of the moment, and we do well to | make it a time of prayer ajnd of mediation. "It is indeed hard for us, being a party to | the strife, to give a Just estimate as to the j cause of the war upon which we are now entering; we can only say that it seems to | us to have been caused by the greed of the j Spaniards, and their consequent oppression I of the poor and to be much pitied Cubans. There are people who love to do nothing themselves, and yet havo plenty of money to spend and live in luxury, taking it easy, being supported by their subjects. So far as it is possible to gleam from the past and present treatment of the Cubans by their Spanish masters, we believe that our own slaves of the past were certainly not in a worse condition of oppression and cruelty than the dwellers upon that beautiful and fertile island at our doors. "Stop to think that the salary of the gov ernor general of that little country of Cuba, about one-half the area of Minnesota, re ceived almost as much as the president of thia whole great nation of ours, then -call to mind the host of other Spanish officials living at the expense of the tillers of that i fertile soil, and the burden is inconceivable. Is It any wonder that they have revolted time and again? Is lt any wonder that they have been compelled to meet treachery with treachery ? "We, indeed, believe that the cries of the suffering Cubans have at last reached the ears of the Lord God of Sabbath, and that His Almighty purpose is to use this great and free r**uiiin as the scourge of His divine wrath upon the murderers and the oppressors who woll allow thousands of the! own help less men, women and children te starve to death before their very eyee. "This great land of the free was, we be lieve, revealed to man, in His own good time, by the God of heaven. Here the op pressed of all nations fled for feuge, but mostly those who fled from religious bigotry and tyranny— 'the oppressor followed and tried to enrich himself at the expense of those noble and self-sacrificing adventurers who fled to these hostile and uncultivated shores in order that they might worship God according 'to the dictates of their own con science. "We go not Into this struggle for wealth, for possessions, for extending our territory. We take up arms in the cause of the op pressed to deliver them from the cruelty of their oppressors. We take up arms in the cause of our common humanity, as peace makers ln a great and unequal contest. "War is a terrible thing, but those who have studied history have been led to feel that God maketh even the wrath of man to praise him, and that all wars ln the end have tended to bear our humanity aloft and near er to that great shore of a broad liberal manhood. "The Civil war was fought for the principle of human liberty, and that this nation might be worthy Its name of the land of the free and the home of the brave. "The war between Japan and China was one of the greatest achievements of modern times in tbat it did more than any other one thing and ln shorter time to break down the barriers erected around an effete and super stitious people and let light ln upon a dark empire. As a result of that war China sent embassadors to the civilized lands of the West and even to this country, to take back them the light of science, art and culture of civilized nations. And I believe that in the same sense the war upon which we are now j entering ls from God as a further liberator of the oppressed. It will mean the overthrow of the most Ignorant and superstitious na tion in the world. When we look for music, for art, for science, we do not look to Spain. Spain's glory is in her past. She has de generated from a leading position among na tions to the weakest power in Europe, and this has bee due to her own excesses of ra pacity and cruelty. "The result of the war will be great loss of life, possibly; souls hurled suddenly into eternity; homes filled with sorrow and mourn ing. Yet the Lord himself said that these things must needs be; see that ye be not troubled. It matters comparatively little if your sons and brothers die on the field of battle in a holy cause, with an abiding faith in the future and for the uplifting of hu manity. They die with honor to themselves and to their homes." THE HOBSE TRAINEE'S LUTE. It la Fall ot Responsibilities ud Anxieties. According to a sporting authority, the life of a horse trainer ls about as little to be envied as that of any mortal. In the excite ment consequent to a big race the Jockey ls the hero of the hour, and never a thought is bestowed on the trainer, to whose fostering care both horse and jockey owe the burst of enthusiasm that invariably proclaims victory. The jockey has the bays, the trainer none. The responsibility and anxiety felt by the Jockey when he rides a Derby-winning favor ite is but a drop ln the ocean compared with that which weighs on the mind of a horse's trainer. The Jockey's troubles are over with in the space of a few fleeting moments, but the trainer who has a crack ln his charge knows no peace of mind for months. Sleep less nights are frequently his portion. He never can tell from one to another what may happen. Be the horse ever bo sound, he cannot tell when an accident may destroy all the hope of success, and bitter must be bis experience when he sees victory slipping from his grasp. If the horse be a delicate one, with a slight suspicion of being not Quite right in his wind, or uncertain on his legs, and the winter be a hard one, the trainer has a weary and unhappy time of it, and it must be with a feeling of Intense relief that he delivers the horse flt and well on the eventful day of the big race. To Albany, N. V., Only |14.00, flrst-class, via the Burlington. Ticket office, 400 Robert street (Hotel Ryan). Telephone 36. When Uncle Samuel Invades Cuba, with bread in one hand and the sword ln the other, the gaping world will be afforded a spectacle never before presented. THK ST. PAUL GLOBE MONDAY- — APRIf, 25, 1898. IJDSS HIM AND HIS MUSIC CHARLES W. GRAVES AND THE QSSa&SfcK'-M' , ..-•■ "*■ ■""' ""tm. FOE? SNELLING BAND .{... '■ '-^-ty-cOiy -' • Chief Musician of the Finest Mu sical Organization ln the North west Something About the Man Who Wns Probably the Most Pop ular Member of the Third Regi ment With the People of St. Paul. By all odds, the most popular man, so far as the people of this town are concerned. In the Third Infantry. U. S. A., which left Port Snelllng last week, was Charles W. Graves, chief musician of the regiment. That is rather a strong proposition to make, but lt is a fact beyond doubt that, among civilians, "Charlie" Graves had more friends than any man in the command — ln the ranks or commissioned. His band was the fln est musical organization ln the North west, and is easily the best in the regular army, since Sousa gave up his place In the Marine band, and its ex cellence was a point of pride with ev ery man, woman and child ln St. Paul, of whom there is scarcely one whose blood has not been made to bound un- CHARLES W. GRAVES, Chief Musician of the Third Regiment. der the Inspiration of the "Fort Snel llng Band." The excellence of the band was very largely due to the intelligent manage ment of Leader Graves. Its last pub lic appearance in St. Paul was on the occasion of the farewell given to the naval recruits, and it was the band and its stirring tones that stimulated enthusiasm to a pitch that has not been seen or heard in this town since the civil war. Ten thousand people howled themselves hoarse while Graves' band led the way down Sixth street playing "The Stars and Stripes Forever." Mr. Graves took charge of the band soon after the regiment came here from Montana. He enlisted as a musi cian nearly fifteen years ago, and was assigned to the Third's band at Port Shaw, Mont. He was an excellent mu sician when, as a youngster, he went Into the army. And his social good qualities speedily made him a favorite in the regiment. He was a personal favorite with Gen. Brooke, and quite as much so with the succeeding commanding officers, Cols. Mason and Page, and, when the regi ment was brought down to Snelling and a vacancy occurred in the director ship, the colonel gave the place to Mr. Graves. He went systematically to work to strengthen his organization, and did most effective work. His ac curate knowledge of music and his good business sense brought him into contact with musical houses, and, whenever there was a good thing in the way of a young musician in any part of the country who evinced a de sire to go into the army, Graves was notified. Adjt. Mcßae, and Adjt. Kennedy be fore him, left the charge of the band practically in Leader Graves' hands, and he filled it with men who were among the best available. A place ln a band in the regular army is not to be sniffed at by the average musician, for there is plenty of opportunity for money making, and the life is far from being hard. Graves was something of a martinet with his men, and there has not been a morning, unless it were a Sunday or holiday, for many a year, that there has not been band practice after guard mounting. And it was understood that, if a man were not able to main tain his part of the work of keeping the band up to its standard, Graves would soon find a way to. send him into the ranks. For some years the band has been as nearly perfect as a military organization could be, and both Col. Mason and Col. Page were very proud of it, and had great confi dence in the leader. Socially, "Charlie" Graves was one of the best fellows in the Third, and his house, near the round tower, was a rendezvous for many professional peo ple in civil life. Every newspaper man in St. Paul was Graves' friend, and al most every one of them had tasted the cheerful hospitality of his home. Mr. Graves was married a little over three years ago to the prettiest girl at the fort— Mica Mary McGuftin, the daughter of the finest-looking soldier .in the Third, Maj. McGuflln. Mrs. Graves should be the beautiful woman she is, for she is one of a family thait is famous for its good looks. She was bom In the army— a veritable daughter of the regiment— and several of her brothers and sisters were born in garrison. Ditun Major McGuffln has been in the army for thirty years. He was in the navy during the rebellion. He came from Ireland, a strapping youth, while the war was on. He was a run away from home and came of an excel lent family. Gen. Coppdnger, under whose com mand the Third is at Mobile, was a playfellow of MaJ. McGuffln's at Queenstown when they were both boys. Coppinger went into the Papal service, won his spurs, and was given a com mission in the regular army of the United States when he came to thia country. McGuffln was younger than the gen eral when he landed in New York, but he was old enough to appreciate the beauty of a "ruction," and he enlisted in the navy and found himself detailed in the service of a chief engineer who was also an Irishman, and who had known McGuffln's family. He had the young Irishman made a first-class yeo man and he saw plenty of service. He was with Farragut at the Battle of Mobile, and when the war was over and there was nothing for the navy to do he got himself Into the army and was sent to the border. > He was at Snelllng twenty-fly* years ago, and his daughter, Mrs. Graves, was born there. He went with his reg iment from here to Fort Hays, Kan,, and ther. two more children were born In. garrison, and ¥_A y f Jiers of the seven of the family in Texas. •"■•* MaJ. McGufHh has*, occupied every non-commissioned rank in the service, $nd was sergeant-major of the Twen tieth, when It was' at Snelllng. He was out 6? Ua§ service for a couple of year:., during wm<?tL ll£P____i_ "was a deputy sheriff of Henrtepln countyT He went ' nt< > i the again as drum major of the Third. He ls a par ticularly fine-looking man of about fifty-five years, and his home at the Fort is a very popular place with both St. Paul and Minneapolis people. His eldesit son, Will, Is very well known so cially in Minneapolis; another son ls in a department at Washington, and he has two very lovely, daughters now in early womanhood. His youngest son, Henry, enlisted as soon as he had at tained the age limit, and is a promis ing musician in the band. That neither "Charlie" Graves nor MaJ. McGuffln will be likely to return to Fort Snelling ls a cause for lively regret among a whole host of people on account of their social qualities. It is probable that the major will return to St. Paul to live when he retires at at taining the service limit next year providing hostilities have ceased. Beattie, Victoria, Vancouver, $10.00 The Soo Line requires but $10.00 to North Pacific coaet points. No rebate. Ticket of flce, 398 Robert street. ANXIOUS FOR THE CALL ST. PAUL MILITIAMEN WAITINU POR THE TIME When They Will Hear the Orders to Pall in— Activity Around the Armory Battery A and Company H Have Company Drill*— Others Did Some Work in Squads— Men All In Good Spirits. The call for volunteers will be pro mulgated by Gov. Clough thisu morn ing, and immediately the captains of the militia companies will notify their men that they are wanted for active service in the field. The men will gather at the armory about 10 o'clcck, when the call will be received there, and they will be In structed what to do. It is probable that they will be required to take their knapsacks and march to either Fort Snelling or the fair grounds, where they will await the arrival of the other troops. They expect that they will leave the city for the front by Wednes day. The armory was the center of interest in the city yesterday morning and af ternoon. All the companies reported at 10 o'clock, and the work of drilling re cruits was immediately begun. Com pany H and Battery A 'had regular drills in the hall. The battery gave a gun drill and Company H a company drill. In everj* rocm a squad drill was held. The men understood that tJhey might be the last drills they would have before they started for the field, and they were all careful to do as well as they knew. They were all enthusi astic and anxious to be prepared to make a good Kihowlng in camp. The name of every militiaman and recruit who has volunteered for service has been sent to Gov. Clough, and he knows exactly how many men can be depended upon to go to the front. The men will be mustered into service as quickly as possible, and then they will be sent to the general rendezvous to await the arrival of other companies and regiments. When the mon are all In oamp they will make an imposing appearance. The state has tentage for them all and uni forms, but not enough guns. The men will probably be equipped when they reach the national rendezvous at Chickamauga or Washington. As soon as the men get Into camp the recruits will be drilled thoroughly. It ls difficult to drill in the cramped qua: ters in the armory, and when they get on a parade ground where the men can spread about they will find what hard work is. It is easier to handle men ln a field than in a room. Everything contrib utes to make the work easier. The men are all happy over the pros pect of going South. They are anxious to get at the Spanish. That they will whip the Dons In the first battle none has a doubt. The most unpopular man in the armory yesterday was a member of Company C, who said he had a dream In whloh he distinctly saw the faces of three men of the company who had been killed 'In battle. He refused to say who the men were. The other members of the eompwiy tfareatened to court martial him if he had any more such dreams. At the same time the men are satis fied that they are to see some tough fighting and siokness. The fear of fever makes them tremble more th_n the prospect of getting: -hot. I •' E A Foreign Forecast. From the London Spectator. It war does ultimately take place, it must, of course, to begin; >wtth, be a purely mari time war, and a m_rltlme;war whloh possibly will open with a great fle?- action whloh will decide matters If tha Spanish are beaten, but not If the American? are defeated, for defeat is the one thing which will make them abso lutely resolute. Fruitless victories might make them tire of war, not defeat. But though a great fleet action is fairly likely, it ls also possible that the Spanish strategists may try to produce m guerilla warfare on the sea. If they do, the Americans may be ter ribly harassed. In that case America will, we presume, first try to keep the Spanish ships from coaling by attacking -and destroying their coal depots, and if that fails, by attack ing Spain herself. We shall then see whether the Spaniards at home can and will Imitate the tactics of the Cuban Insurgents. If they do America may for a Urns have her hands very lull. PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS '-•-■•"^H'.ft - , j- ,^ .„, -v . Size of Portfolio, Jo_ x J 4 inches '"'"■' i. :.:.;. With Descriptive Text of THE American Navy, Cuba and Hawaii 160 MAGNIFICENT REPRODUCTIONS Bound in Ten Separate Parts The ENTIRE SET (until the Edition is exhausted) will be delivered free of charge to any address in the United States, Mexico or Canada, on receipt of ONE DOLLAR VIEWS OF THE NAVY. The Great Guns; Officers and Men of the Maine ; The Maine After Being Destroyed; Consul-General Lee in His Office; Morro Castle; Havana Harbor: Street Scene in Havana; Scenes in Cuba ; Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands. The entire Series one of the most interesting ever published. The reproductions are superior to the Original Photographs. Many of the Photographs cost a hundred times more than you are asked for the entire set. You pay only a little more than HALF A CENT for EACH VIEW. Remit ONE DOLLAR for the Complete Series to MANAGER PORTFOLIO DEPARTMENT, THE ST. PAUL 0-___O_3__3, NEWSPAPER ROW, B T. PAUL, MINN. DANNY, THE BOY PATRIOT ST. PAUL LAD WHO HAS BE COME FAMOUS Young: Son of Architect Walling fonl, Who Sent His Savings Bank and All It Contained to Secretary Long: to Boy Another Ship to Take the Place of the Battleship Maine. Danny Wallingford, now living in In dianapolis, but up to a few months ago living in St. Paul, has made a name for himself through a patriotic act performed shortly after the sinking of the Maine. Caroline Wetherell in an Indianapolis newspaper of a recent date tells about the lad. It relates mainly to his life in St. Paul. She writes: Master Danny Wallingford, of 442 Perm street, Indianapolis, is the mcsc famous lit'le boy In the United States. When every one ln America was wondering if the spirit of patriotism was really extinct, Danny raised his small voice and a perfect cyclone of en thusiasm at the same time by loyally offer ing to financier the United States government to the extent of his entire capital — 48 cents in a bronze bank — this to provide a warship to replace the unfortunate Maine. Danny \yrote lo the secretary of the navy, Mr. John D. Long, inclosing his savings — 48 cents — and asking the secretary to buy a new warship with it. Secretary Long was so impressed nil I'M MAJOR M'GUFFIN. by the little boy's generosity that he wrote back: "Washington, Feb. 24, 1898. "My Dear Little Patriotic Lad: "I have your letter and the twenty-four 2-cent postage stamps inclosed with it which you have so generously taken from your spending money and given to your country. "There ls not so much need for help in building a battleship as there ls for the re lief of the poor sufferers of the Maine. I have therefore given the stamps to Mrs. Edwin Stewart, No. 1315 New Hampshire avenue, Washington, D. C, who ls treasurer of a society of ladles who are crl'.ect'ng money for tne benefit of those sufferers, and I have asked her to send you a letter of acknowledgment. "I am sure that a little fellow 7 years old who begins by showing so much Interest ln his country will grow up an honorable and useful citizen. With very kind regards, I am very truly yours, —"John D. Long." As to the sort of little hoy Danny is, no one oan tell that so well as his mamma. She says: "His name ls Daniel Klrkwood Wal lingford, named for Indiana's mathematician. He ls a boy that likes fresh air and sleeps with two windows open the coldest nights. He eats oatmeal, broiled meat, cold bread, and drinks milk. His natural taste for such food makes him a strong, healthy child, with the clearest complexion and very pink cheeks. He Is full of life, and dislikes any sort of pet that is lazy. Although so active, he enjoys drawing, and often lies on the floor by the hour drawing steamboats, engines and flags. He can draw tho flag of every nation and paint lt the right colors. When Buffalo Bill was in St. Paul (Danny was born ln St. Paul and lived there until last October) Danny was the only one on a crowded street corner that -could name every flag as the procession passed by. "He ls not fond of show. He ts very tired of people asking him about his letter. He said, 'I can't see why so much has to be said just because a boy loves his country.' "Billy Johnston, -fanny's little playmate In St. Paul, ls the grandson of Gen. Johnston, and a son of Capt. Johnston. The boys spend their timo in summer building forts, making timber chests, marching with their grand fathers' jfworde, rowing on Lake Como in front of their homes, or riding on their bi cycles ln tbe park. "Danny knows the birds of Como park and can tell them by their call. He loves nature as a poet loves it. Suffering of any kind. either human or animal, distresses him. One day this winter we passed a poor boy who was in rags, and the boy said: " 'I wish I had a warm coat like that.' ''Danny looked up, with tears in his eyes, a-cd said: " 'Poor boy! Can't I give it to him, mamma?' "He knows how cowardly It is to hurt a child smaller than himself. One day a lit tle colored boy struck him. Danny did not notice lt. Next day lt was repeated. For bearance had ceased to be a virtue, and Danny took him by the arm, snook him and said: " 'Little fellow, little fellow, you will get into trouble If you don't leave me alone!' "He said one day, 'Why doesn't America whip Spain?' "I said, 'Because Spain is too little.' " 'Well,' suggested Danny, after a mo ment's reflection, 'couldn't we shake her a little and say, "Little fellow, little fellow, If you dont' let us alone you will get hurt?"' ' "Danny cannot read history yet. He has been taught history at home. Having been in kindergarten two years, he got all the stories that children love there. "He started to school this fall at Miss Sewall's classical school, and there learned his letters. We wanted his body to grow strong before his serious studies began. The book, that has pleased Danny most ls one sent to him by the author, Mr. Rosaiter Johnson, and entitled 'United States Wars.' " Danny is a patriot by birth as well as training. On his mother's side he is tenth in descent from Richard Gardner, one of the pilgrim fathers who came over in the May flower. Another ancestor is Tristan Coffln, who came to America in 1642, and was chief magistrate of the island of Nantucket. His grandfather Wallingford was an officer In the Thirty-third Indiana regiment in the late war. His father, Mr. C. A. Wallingford, 13 an architect. He is a rosy, handsome chi'.d, with blue eyes, long, dark lashes and brown hair. He is a merry, affectionate little fellow, with a high sense of honor, and when a few more years have gone over his head lt will be strange if Danny Wallingford is not found administering the affairs of this country ln some responsible capacity. SHEBMAN IN NO HTJKRY. May Nat Retire for Some Time "Why Davis Refused the Of fice. WASHINGTON, April 24.— While there ls every reason to believe that Secretary Sher man contemplates a retirement from the cab inet at no very distant date, the Indications now are that the change will not take place Immediately. He declined to discuss the question today. Indicating there was more ln the newspapers concerning his intentions than was justified by the facts. There is no doubt, however, that the pres ident considers the «ecreury's retirement among the probabilities. He discussed the contingency with some of his callers today, and lt ls understood that Senator Davis was asked whether, in case there should bo a vacancy in the secretaryship of state, he would favorably consider an Invitation to fill lt, and that the senator replied ln the nega tive. It ls also understood that ihe Minne sota senator's reason for taking this position Is the fact that he prefers his position in the senate, and, considering himself reasonably sure of a re-election, has decided to remain where he ls. IN OLD MISSOURI. m. Lives of St. Louis girls remind us As they flit through life so fleet, They depart, but leave behind them Footprints on the village street. Footprints that perchanoe a stranger, Should he them e'er hap to meet Will exclaim, "Why, who the dickens Could have such monstrous feet!" —Chicago News. To New York City, Via the Burlington, flrst-class, only $14.00 Ticket offlce, 400 Robert Btreet (Hotel Bran) Telephone X- - SPANIARDS USE THE TORCH DEVASTATING THE INTERIOR OF CUBA TrooDH Concentrating at Sea (oaxt Points, Leaving: Wreck and Ruin in Their Path Mob at Gnantaiw anto In salt the Start* and Stripe* and Threaten Death to Hcniuin- Ing: Americans. By Ass-cciated Press. KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 24.— Tin United States consul at Baracoa, Cuba, Alfred T. Triay, his wife and child, two Spanish merchants and twenty two Cubans and Spanish-Americans, mostly women and children, from Guantanamo, disembarked from tha Ely here today, after a twenty-four hours' quarantine. When the steamer left Guantanamo on Friday last a Spanish mob, includ ing many soldiers, filled the public square and adjacent streets, yelling "Death to the Yankees." Several American flags were soiled, torn, tram pled and treated with elaborate un mentionable indignities. Some natur alized Americans were compelled to take part in the insulting work on the threat of death if they refused. Orders to the Spanish army declaring the armistice ended were publicly post ed at Guantanamo last Friday. Two days previous the troops began con centrating at the principal seacoast cities, abandoning all the interior towns and plantations, in many cases burning them. The passengers believe the destruction of that part of the isl and will be completed before the Amer icans Invade the ports held by the Spaniards. Ordinarily there are 2,000 Spanish soldiers at Guantanamo. Now there are 7,000 there. New defenses, earth works chiefly, are under construction, and the mounting of field pieces is in progress. Two rapid fire two-pounders, one rapid fire three-pounder, and four ancient models have been received. FORTIFYING HAVANA. Spaniard* Straining: Every Nerve ta Improve Defense.*. NEW TORK, April 24.— The steamer City of Washington, from Havana, ar rived today, bringing ninety-five Cuban passengers, two-thirds of them women and children. She was the last vessel to leave Havana before the United States fleet established the blockade, having departed last Wednesday. She brought 1,050,000 francs of French gold and a general cargo. , No trouble was experienced by Capt. Frank Stevens, in command of the City of Washington, with the Spanish au thorities in clearing from Havana. In telling of the situation there, Capt Stevens said: "About the only trouble that a force invading Havana from the sea would have would, in my opinion, be the fortifications east of the harbor These are very strong, indeed, and are mounted with heavy guns, all Krupps and Armstrongs. The Spaniards are working like beavers Improving the defensive powers of these works. They have a steam engine at work night and day 'paddying' sand about the breast works and reinforcing the casemates and embrasures. "I reached Havana last Monday morning early, and at first I thought I could not enter the harbor, for the bi" black ball was hoisted over Morro cas" tie, a signal declaring that the port was closed, and that no vessel would ba allowed entrance. But I later on saw that the hoisting of the ball was done because an iron fresh water pipe 1 100 feet long was being laid between Fort Cabanas and Morro castle. The pipe was laid along a row of small boats between these two points, and when all was ready it was slipped overboard from all boats simultaneously. When this had been done the ball was low ered, and I proceeded in as usual I had no trouble at all in either dis charging or loading, and the Spanish authorities did not bother me at the wharf." PORTO RICO IN A PANIC. AnthoTitie* Preventing an Exodnn Threats of a Revolatlon. ST. THOMAS, W. 1., April 24.—Ac cording to the latest advices from Porto Rico the agitation there ie increasing and food prices are rising fast. The au thorities have taken steps to prevent the departure of refugees. At Mayagues, seventy mles south west of San Juan, there ig talk of a revolution. Refugees from Porto Rico, who reached hare by a schooner this even ing, report that the condition of the island is critical. Martial law has been proclaimed, and Americans there are in ; danger, as they are without protec- ' tion. United States Consul Van Horn here has bought 1,500 tons of coal for th<s United States government, which will arrive here tomorrow, and he is nego tiating for more. fpfl Gold Dust Etjttjfl f Washing Powdw lfeCl___»_Plil niakeß ho-use cleaniug |Hi2llS§fc§jMß ea3 y- Largest package \m Sm W Ask the srocer for it 3