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Til 12 liEIMTiUCAN N KWS H AMILTON, OHIO, SATlTiDAY, JULY 2, 1Slt;)8.1 *;if. f.»r II ■: V rr:»ft. A brood •»i i-j 1! i- iiwfiavd whMn vfiv from ihc citiuUd, and . jv is t!u» uhkst Ijuum* in Git* lt;-*■ viwtuvc tlinr. tin* anile of Pvkm. or Lvlt;*u. une-timc • firr? aid dki'nvcnr of 3Tor-;i liv* :: i c !■.!«.« !:lt; j‘t Imti*. i:«h r It muiLcro w.di -uf Jfic* \],f vi-mutcry, '.hi1 gator.r f In :: n ornate 5 cnl i V box.lturs of rviuinl *.c mints of ir.j-c te:• r!is of rental have vS-* Ilib'il fi] the conn-rs of tin- b:-U J.:s rrNseUTy ulune if. ri:mil'll pr: •! « :;vut lt;'M?d it js to fie i! lt;ii;rri(: or wl.rn they u:rhnt i::■/»: 1 ii :3‘ be favi-reil i:.'*boic most of tin.1 11 trie. :i:Tii;r win is by day art: from hirst! \v:u «’; by jsi;»M from t!iv ronutaii.s lowrm: tlic cnsiG. id r* «*lt;•?• tin: e« rub/id Mini mil of\ Linjini:i, it ::2i.'iintaii, aboutt in a in I from who*'.*ci-ud j-Mv;i;ns 12isi% ferlili/.i.* ;hlt;’Ilicu ;h b-0 m'ih-f, in length and U: IV) miles in bread Mi, and ai •; a dry good a box. East and■il: a r.d .• on I !i Its coa.st I! m-s rim s r'-!rnlnriy ac if projected by , U i about an miles frumttunPiue.'v, the sntuJjcru port, by a I din'/anally ucrorS the island.i.i.irds gene rimy avu poormudbut in i!iisland Ihcv havea• ur t■:!«in it) (Aiba, and one may ‘re with a tnir nnmim: of comic mile. T! !*re are srvesail ]i nrs ;\i\a im:Tlt;);ri»rf a .-y.'tom being1 si re s i :tlt;l I ho island ill’) nitios i. Tiio area of ITimTo Iticn k »J0 square mile.*, with a popuhs-jh.OOn, of which nearly on*.*- hajf : or colored, and (Jon.l)OO cannot vrite. The citv of i'uiice is the vith il population of about JoV an export tnnlc of vast exU’Kf. ic chief sugar-shipping porl, t lias no good Imrbor, and lies ircc mile* from the s.*u, 1 i. is fine cSly, with n prcily ptnzn and e:i(hcdml, and its Jsoirsop. e of Snn Jnan, are nil built ufh a Woois a ve: 0 n Mi c en s t e o n s I. and Ihminrno; on the uorlli, San dunn, Arreniho; on flu*ss^g-»#10’:® ife ■ ■s»”3GAN. PUERTO UICO.iiKo ant? Maya^nez, at the bieli lt;a)1 ii minis wale red 3ii:but; lauded at the iuvW Invest cmf i be britiIds shipshiirisu- si ill called Aqmuliilo.here, where hr and his stub icicil lYi'Wi water, iill bubbles Anrin^ bis sksy of a few days it ruptured n bran til ul Iitdiau calk-il lur Caia:i:ia, latlleditl it 1h;U- null' limae same waters, later, a V;inkso warship would a Sjuuiish vessel bearing lids me. LV.nlina was uut pan inn ^'ir.aTed with Uie Spaniards ped uvernt'aril. swiinmin^ twoan i.-dand in iIn* Caribbean sea.never heard of since. Puerto s not air:iin visited bv whitem. .* «li« when Poixt be Leon,povevnor of Santo iJominiro. •licit*u tberc by reports of \wand £Teat mlneval wealth, lie v'll:i his soldiers, and it is sn:dV. AHllEItOESON DECKMEN WHO FOUGHT UNDER ROTH FLAGS.Aid* to J5tir*kl«- «u Tbvlr ftvrnrlntin Uuii^« 't J';»r » LongUofillicA* -I Sal hi ail SoiiUu-riKTa Who UudotVIUi Sluarl,lr:o|iyrh?ht. 1ciJli*■ v i;-Y-y Am•']•?*;]n I'rv^*; Amso-lt; fl^lll ^ i'Vti /l V: d. 1ESYAIAL O. 0. HvAVAKD fiays he will enlist to I’pht Spain. Tho jiA and j Lirm, lost iA Fairunder ihe slum and -slrija.rw A lu.ra of the starn and barn has also tiCTii beard froiu,Gcnr-rnl Wado Tfamptoii, rhe fipiitinirV•V -///Ae■’■ixOhSouth Carolina cavalryman who left nlea »)i romo Vn^inia !:apkdicbl. Hnnrp-tou is lt;:j years old. Jle dta-s nut ulYul' CO fight and urpjs his jjecj-.Ii* to let tlic north do it. tri nmrso ihar. in idlo talk. Tho suutn will not forget the butelu rics of gallant. Ur i Pen den and his baud by tbo .Spiiuianls, nor I he Waughtur of Captain Fry, who Inid bled fur tho lost ennso, uiul Jiis crow nf tho Virginius.Hosynrd will h.avo many imitators among the old leaders of the Federal hosts mid Hampton few, uulugn ho changes tone. At the bead of the army staniIh ftlilos, who is fib years old, tho youngest soldier of iiigh rank in Uie war now living, Hu is nt the age of Albert Sidney Joiniston svhou idllud nt Shiloh and of Robert E Leo at Ajjpo-mafitux. 51 ilos1 gallant deeds in tho civil wut woro too many to be icpeatvd hero. Ho entered the service as a lieutenant and by personal courage on tho battlefield won promotion step by step until he became major general of volunteers, lie was always a ready, svvoril in hand fighter, tho typo of soldier to be appreciated by Hancock, with whom ho served. .Since the war lie has had enough practical work on the plains to keep him out of the rut of tho mere military theorists.Under Miles aro tho major gun ends, Merritt and John R. Brooke. Merritt was a cavalry soldier with Sheridan and is 03 years old. Brooke was a volunteer and won his way step by step by gallantry in action. Ho received brevet a in the regular arruy for Ins conduct at (.Tutiysburgt Spot tsylvania and Cold Harbor.Tho brigadier generals, Otis. Ooppiu-ger, Shatter, Cm ham, Wndu and Mer-rimn, were soldiers of the civil war of subordinate rank, They I wive uH snrml an tho plains against the Indians, At tho outset there would ho old war leaders enough for 100,000 meu, ami tho inon and lenders would bo of the best, tho regular army and crack militia.In rallying and organizing tho massestho old soldiers will bo n power, andthere aro left scores of them of brilliant rocord able to tuko tho field. Oxio of the best brigadiers of the Army of tho Potomac, General George (J. Greene, was 68 years old when ho led his command in battlo in 180-1. General Mansfield was killed at x\ntletiun, leading tho Twelfth corps when ho was a gray haired veteran of GO. Wiulo Hampton is among tho youngest of iho Con led urate leaders now living. Fitz-Hngh Leo is tho train on ge, Otf. Ho was always a jolly fellow as a soldier and is now’ in the best of health. In the army bo was called Fitz Leo, and ho made Chat namefumous in Yhernia. As i\ brigade anddivision lender under Job Stuart Jus helped to win renown for tho cavalry corps which gavo no peace to Kilpatrick, Gnster, Gregg, Slieridim and tho rust of tho valiant troopers in bine.Hero is a list of living generals of note who aro C5 and urn lei* and still active men of ulIuir.H in and nut of service: J. C. Gal dwell, S. L- Lou. Frank WJicatun uiul E. 51. McUook, l5; J. W.Forsyth, G4; Wado Hniuptou, Fitss-Hugh Leo, Adalbert Amus, Alexsmder Y'obb and A, G. McGook. G'l; Joseph Whetilcr, T. L. Rosser, 51. Cl. Lutlcr, Worley Merrill and W\ H. Jackson, G‘2; J. II. Wilson, (31; John Ji. Hronku, GO; Kelson A- ji)lies. 50; E. S. Otir, tliuranking brigadier of tho army, 58; A. W. Ureely, the snlditT and ixplurcr, i.^ 0-1, and ouo of cbo fighting McUooks, who connuandcd ;i regiment in the war,*rs of his r^ate, and fought like a fury when i/s batth*, which was as often i« bo cuiihi get in, and be was th« nn\u to Kuit it from afar, it was said ihiit wiieu h*' couldn't get nc-areuough to nin enemy tu u^.* u sword ho would sr-jzu a rarbim* and fight like a connuuji wddibr «o luiiy as ihijn■ was a Vauk^u in sight.Hampton ird Lie southern cavalry inthe last bsiUb? with ^henntm o» tbumarch tliruugh tlio G’undhmis.S. l. Lee. wJju was one of tfce high-f?£t (Jimfederates iu the vvest hi KSG4T was a very able soldier. He commanded a corps in several of the greatest battlon of the dosing year. Hu showed ability in independent command. General Joseph Wheeler was tho chief cavalry lesuler of the west next to Forrest. Without tho dash of Forrest and 5Tor-gaii. Wheelrr 3:opt liis corps in tlio field until tho end and novrr niet with di»-aster. During Erugg’b invasion his troopers widered their hovscs iu tho Ohio. Murfreof boro, ChatNuirjoga and Atlanta, while under Gun federate, ceeu-jrmcy, were guarded by » cordon or Wlicelcr’s spurred and sabered battalions.\V. II, J tick son was another western Confederate who l'oso to high position the. last vears tif the war.amongRosser raid Butler were Sluart’s brigadiers, Butler lost a log in battle, and whether as colonel or general always gave a good account of liini-£ulf. He helped not a little with Fitz Lee and Wade Hampton to give Fliil ^hi-riilim a stunning dr font; at Travel 1 innstation in June, IblH. ir fieri dan disliked to own to it, but he was fairly beaten the to and sent whirling bank to l hoicruly linos again. Hampton commanded tho forces against Sheridan that day. Of Rosser it must ha said that ho was very aggressive. Hu is yet posing andhas pitted tdneo tho war ix one whodidn't get enough fighting. Perhaps ho would embrace tho uhanco with alacrity. I Jo might learn to love his old eau-miss hy fighting hide by si do with Merritt, Wilson and Brooke.General Caldwell, whoso mmo appears among the very oldest eligible3, commanded a division in tho Filth corps and was one of tho heroes of tbe Wheatfiold battle at Gettysburg. Frank Wheaton in another of tho clang. Hodmmmmo:n EP.AL L1HK.GENERAL HAMtTON. OfiNEUAL EOSSERwas recently red rod from active service and is still iti Lainosb for duty. Whuatrm was ono of the younger division loaders ot the Sixth corps. Ho led tho counter attack at Gettysburg and if let alone would havemado a big fight to cripplo Lee alter Pickett’s repulse.General L\ 51. Me Co ok is In tho list at 03. The exploits of this gallant kuI-dicr aro butter known to clasu readers of history than tu the general public. Ho was a huro in saddle. Whether it was Morgan ot Forrest or Wheeler iu bis iniiit, AfcConk never showed his heels to tho enemy, nor was ho surpassed in that ready dash which makes a good cavalryman.General J. \Y. Forsyth was retired not long ago and is IU. Ho served clo?o to Sheridan in tho Shenandoah and placed hi:s namu beside that of Custeras it fighter of Indians. With 50 scouts ho friugiit for days a her do of 1,000 savages. Arne.-:, tho hern of Fort Fisher, is litf. His crnroer iu tho Army vS the Potomac was brilliiint. and official hictory shows that tlic vietnry of Fort Fisher was duo tu liitt personal ccnrago nud masterly methnds in actiuu. Of tbe i-atnu Jigo irf Webb, tho lender of tlio Philadelphia brigade at Gettysburg. General A. G. MeUook wns a gallant colonel and brigadier, Hu is two years younger thru bis father, Major Daniel McCuok. was when killed iiuJitiim Mnr-HelltDe, with jthat /ejjeclci for haThis is a plain. ti a farmer who became liclpless ralysis, but who fcc attended by an htm by presentPills for Pdz Pc The farmer isfarm is near Rug of other bilelfigc* Ills vocation heand h consideredto-do JI12.U.Like thousand through [air wea comfortably for 1 Like thousands I he age when t slacken up and tt —paralysis, clutc' His cure was sc rompkle, that it i H Whiie gather: he says/1! work hired help left n work alone, buL found me cxhaus ** About the fittroke of paralyslHe said nvcrwc.*: u My left leg wtight kg was fast ition. u Mtcr tfeatin-t:it
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Hamilton Daily Republican News
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Sat, Jul 02, 1898
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