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complain of Food-Drink
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gy In-Walking to th
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mglnng in the wet
clothes.
ddaiid that the volunteer
are under orders for home does
letters from the front oi interest.
the boys endured and
Bl J
su
ya New England tireside
to come.
Lawrence Daffy has received the
letter from Corporal J.
d Company B, Ninth Regi.
vewere not allowed to send
stamp and could not get it.
nothing on this Island that we
We landed July lst. and we
we cculd rest for the night and
in
ge _
*tiny supper oi-T any of our clothes,
Bly an nndershirt and a pair of over-
illi The next thing that met our gaze
'llhen being brought in with arms
llfllegloff. We started that evening.
Ill Ie marched about four hours and
llllhd for a rest. The boys were so
"Mihai they were all asleep in a few
Shoes
for
Fussy J
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We have just received
from the Lynn Shoe
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Aug. 15.-The fact that war_
they underwent will.
b]ect of interesting talk
your 1e‘ter of July
ad to bear from you.
how good it feels to
home. I wrote a let-
thc day after the surrend-l
29.__Desr ’ atom]
S _
16 days. It is hard to
paper down here. and someq
are writing on the bark of
I offered 50 cents this morn-
supper. Then the order
t ead for the 1-earl, with-
C0 a line of 'Mens
Boots made of Box
Calf. mediuir heavy
Sole. extra wide Ball
medium toe, a good li
-ffltter and a. guaranteed
50 Wear well
seconds, when there was a volley from
both sides came over our heads and
you bet it did not take long to knock
the sleep out of our eyes.
We started again on the march and
got to the battlefield at 2 o‘clock on the
morning of July 5.5. The sight we niet
coming on the road was enough to
weaken the strongest heart. All the
dead and dying lay on all sides--Ame-
ricans. Spaniards. Cuban; and :he
rivers omitted a sickening When
wegot near the iring line we were
halted to report io General Shatter. All
sbellfexploded and killed one man and
two horses and shattered the butt end
of my gun. The man killed did not
belong to our regiment. A guide was
furnished to take us to position on the
tiring line He got lost and we found
ourselves between our own lines and
the Spanish lines. We were between
two tires. it was God that saved us.
As soonras the Spaniards saw us they
poured a tire right down on us as we
got into the trenches. We had a little
protection, and were there until July 4
without a bit of food. We had plenty of
shot and shell and were obliged to drink
water that the deid lay in. Saturday,
July 2. the Spaniards made a chargelon
ns. We were ordered not to tire a shot
until they were within a hundred yards.
Un they came like a lot of lions, but
they went back very quiet.
On coming up to the firing line we
had to cross four rivers, and were wet
up to our necks. We had to wear the
wet clothes for three weeks before we
got our other clothes. It rains every
day. \\'e have had no shelter only the '
sky and the wet grass has been our beds
\Ve have suffered more than any regi-
ment in the 6eld for want of food and
shelter, and We are now paying for it.
All the regiment is sick and a few are
invery bad shape. Our dog~tents are
no good. The rain pours through them
and they are like pig pens. Lieutenant-
Colonel Logan is gone and the boys are
sorry for him He stuck to the regiment
through the thickest of the firing. He
is a diierent man to what I thought he
was. He walked the rivers where the
water came up to his neck and lay in
those wet clothes for three days and
three nights without ,shelter and without
the boys are very bad. and two have
died, We were lucky during the battle.
N o one was killed and only 14 were in-
jured.
I expect we will get out oi. here in a
abort time. This is a rich country ,i
there was any one to work it. It is ter-
ribly warm, and the thermometer runs
as high as 130. You would travel a
whole day and not see ahouse. Santiago
is the dirtiest place I ever saw. We
are encamped about half a mile outside
of the city. It is a beautiful country,
but it is not taken care of. The Cubans
are a dirty, lazy class,and the Spaniards
are gentlemen compared with them.
They use us Iirst rate. The Cubais rob
every opportunity they get.
Very truly yours,
CORPORAL J. HAGGERTY,
Company B. Ninth Regiment.
Representative Hugh W. Bresraban
of Ward 13 has received several inter-
esting letters from South Boston boys
at the front. He has the following
letter from Chief Musician Janie; E.
Sullivan of the Ninth Massachusetts:
, In the hills of Santiago, Just out of
llle Trenches, July 26.--Friend Hugh,
` --I received your letter today in camp,
I It was forwarded to Santiago. I do not
think we will be here long enough for
yon to write another letter to me. You
. know more about everything down here
than we do.
All of the boys have been sick with
mountain fever, but they are all well
now. We have seen some warm times
down here, but I have had great luck.
We lauded in Siboney July 1, at  in
the evening, and were marched right
to the frcnt. “le were obliged to
abandon all our shelter tculsand every-
:king that had any weight in iii, 1111*!
cons:-quently were obliged to go two
T
I have been sick four diays.ll"Soh1c*oBef*Hd _sglnim Windy
-city and 8,000 on their twayito rein-
On our night march we were stopped
by mule trains on a road that was only
wide enough for one. Fifteen six-inule
teams filed with wounded weie coming
from the front. The other tiain yas an
ammunition train. The trains could
not pass each other, and it delayed us
about three hours. It probably saved
a good many of the Ninth Regiment.
We were in a aight attack where 700 '
Spaniards were killed. I don’t think
we will be kept in-meservice over six
months, and when I get back we will:
raise the roof off one house in Dorches-
tel.
Mrs Garrity of Roxbury has received
a letter from her son, Pnvate George
M. Garrity of Company ti. Seventh
United States Infantry. In the letter he
says:
“I am all right now, but was laid up
a fear days after that battle we had
on the lst of July. I suppose youhave
read all about it by thislinie.
“It was a terrible fight. After
marching all night with wet clothes
and nothing' to eat but °‘hardtack,” we
arrived at ElCaney at 8 o‘clock in the
morning, all played out. We were
expecting nothing when suddenly we
were tired upon from all sides of us
n the forests. and men were dropping
all around us. .
°-\Vc were then ordered into line of
battle, and never stopped firing until 5
o`clcck that night, when the Spaniards
left [their bfookhouses and retreated
down to Santiago. We lost seven kill-
ed and 14 wounded in our company. I
came out without a scratch.
“The Cubans are dying all around
us. I saw a woman and child dying on
the road near where we were encamp.
ed. Teey live on maiigoes and berries
that grow wild around here. and come
into our camp with manstoes to ex-
change them lfor hardtaek, ' but we
haventt got enough for ourselves. They
have got enough food, but it is at the
landing place. 20 miles from here. The
roads are rough. and the mules are all
sick. and we have to send down squads
to bring up the food.
~°Sa`ntiago has surrendered. We
were ordered into our trenches onthe
12th, the day they were to surrender or
iight. We stood in the trenches _in the
rain, up to our knees in water, _when a
force them under General Ifando, the
butcher. .
“We were all happy. We were
worn out from digging ‘trenches and
doing guard duty in the rain, and not
knowing what minute we would be
picked of  a sharpshooter. They
picked off a lot of our fellows. You
Another trick they played was when a.
doctor was fixing a wounded man one
of the sharpshooters would fire at
him.
“The soldiers are all getting sick. IL
is not _vellbw fever, but some other
kind of a disease. You get the cramps
,and a dizzy' feeling. \Ve have no
tobacco, or, in fact. anything. I heard
one man oHer $15 for a pound of
tobacco.”
THE WEATHER.
WAsrIrNG'roN, August 18-(Special)
-Showers,cooler. with variable winds.
ig _ , _ i _I
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from llensursliill.
Buildings and Destroy
Crops. _ '
telegraph lines. -
COW D8 .
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cent. _
year old son
Island
 fmeiiii=ui. ii, ii. Aociiisui. Sm", c°,,,,,E,,,,°,, 1 ,,,,,ghb,,,.
Best Collection The are good
u n if as .5 witheula.. thins to eau in ‘ - ` t'““‘“' K'°"°"‘°'° R°“""""5 Wm” "'00 .y
22,, 1.2, obliged .0 1.. inyths issuers; . _ Little Money Second Best Gullectluii .75 Cos and never
under the rainbin Inudzzfoot deep. We ‘lit il A VANCOUVER, Aug. 18.-(Special)--  BEST colldcillll .50 8. Cl!!-llll.
could not light any, Hr” to Cook our i " A span. °£ Trail River bridge in the The conditions are that the comP6ti
f00d. and Were 0511895 f° 98? °‘“` b“'°°” ` upper portion of Vancouver Island tor Shan bm, with the exhibit the en
I v to t   ‘ g _
'°:'~..:;° ”::.;:i;i°:fs°.i°;°t... 5:.  ~ A      = as we   we we M »-»  
oumin ardiind all irivht. I have had feet into the river. Six persons were <=lw»S6d- Md H18* D0 grae” f-tl' avyfhmg
ood health. and I than wi con nue . - _
To have good health. ' Ai|'°!°“°'7 N79 Steamers are arriving daily with by tl" Sweet P.°°°'
I will write asain Wheel 2°* _Qui 0* _ . . , Ktoneykm, but few bringing any '
this h°n`i5b1e °°unu7' The mhizimtsgts   money and those have but a small  & .  
' vers, an 1 » » . . »»
igfvllitiitfitgciiuiiiffii-Sadly good. ivniii -  food-lighter me-.-_ , '   t
the battle Wai On and tllé 8h8llS ayllig and  |\ea|`u\f|||, hir:-ii-I-ll-III _ _
_ right and loft, they sought refuge ~m . - _ V Gharlottetown, P. E. I.
and u,,d,,,-.¢h, freight cars, and ~re_tused_ .  mu .um ,mn ”__.,,,, ,M , T0 UI" I 001i il__0l° DSI Sweet Bees must be placed on our
1 tt and -fight. It was they __ A Take Iterative Bronmiouininelebletv- counters in competition not later than
I t¢§¢ciei:tl_i>l?e Rough Riders into ambush. l ~ ‘ ‘ii¢'““ "5 '_°_‘“““”°_'°°°n2§¢ifi§_§°,§°°,_°§,°§;",°} _ten o’clock a m. on the 23rd. ' D R el H A
TRUUBLE AT SANTMGO
-Congress Orders FI-ftee"ii
Warshlps --'A I-'rightfu
Storm in N. B. wrecks
sl
 waisbips, including vessels of all 'F01' United Statgg, :Ney
2' P
. lor Nova STSBEYIZ 
send fresh troops to Santiago at once to For Great Britain' Tuesda , 10
. t . k . d d . . . ' , Y .P-
35315 "1 “Plug °T 91' an mllnfammg Letters are collected from sir
ee
Americanauihority. Immunes will be letter boxes of 6 a rn., 2 p.rn. and 8
The overnment will be com elled to 5~1lji~fl?ll.L».-   ,,  __  
iiii. wicicsissn neun.
Was First Law Glerk of Ganadian
Parllamorw, Aged 98-
OTTAWA, August 18.- (Special)-
Gustavus Wicksteed QC D CL,
i ’ Q -O 1' I Q C
S aged 98,formerly law. clerk, first of the
old Can da _parliament then' of the
'luominien rliamentadied today.
` UNKNBWN SJICIBE
. _ _ _ , .
REIBHS lllll WINS --
- Leaps into Falls of St; John from
tno Gantllever Bridge
Sr. Jann, Ang. 18--[Special] --An
unknown man, supposed to be a strang-
er tonrist, jumped from the Cantilever
Bridge today and was drowned. The
body was not recovered. .
.CHIGAGU MARKETS.
CHICAGO. August 18 -[Special]-
The following are the closing rates: _
More Troops Must be Sent A112 Wh¢=t.69¥; <=0ri1.31&:°atS» 90%;
pork 8.95. I -
Sept. wheat, 661 ; corn,31l ; oats.2Oi ;
| perk, sei.
Dec. wheat, 635; corn,81l ; oats,20l;
pork, 9.00.
May wheat,65§; corn, 335; oats,22L.
The malls close at the Charlotte-
. town Poet Qmce as follows
(Local Time)
' LONDON, Au _ 13 - S e,,;a1_ For ‘nts west with connections to
e [P 1 P0. §. _ . 3
Manila advices say ‘that perfect order sqmmenldg and ‘mgmsh on hue of
. . railway. 8.15 a mann also at 8.40 p.m,
prevails and praise the conduct of with p_m_ connection! to Nom, hw”
American oliiceis and men toward all. Tryon, Grgpaudr Viacom, Cu-lawn,
_ _ . North Carleton ann Searletown.
H‘“°“`,“’ _ Aug' 18"[SP°°‘°1]" For points east (with connections) to
Blanco has raised the censorship on all Sw;-is ,mdgeol-getown on lim of nip
way, 6 45|a m
‘The insurgent leaders are notifying F°’~'i S°‘"'l°l *md G°°1`S°l°W“ "ly
. I 2.30 .
their troops not to approach or tire on Foféguner mute to Southport and
points thence to`Belfast, 6.15 a m. ' _
Ontario, Quebec and the
Rm- ~
 FR_i~;DER1croN, Aug. 18 [Special] U DOI!! 111010 Llwkllli-
could not tell where they were secretedf A regular tornado swept UWT a P°fli°l1 ST S'1‘EPHEN» °AUS- 15- -A F0552 - Moulding
of Dunfries parish. The houses of man named Bertham Harmon was If Just anna
Councillor Scott Fred E1be‘t and John 100505 “P in Calais last Hlgllf f°1' If: 1590 feet
J ’ It 1 i k drunkenness and was found dead this 5 °!
ones were comp B e y Wrec ed and morning Death is believed to have M Moulding dm th’
their barns destroyed' 1 been caiiised bv drinking wood alcohol. dwg" Cdl in
Two other houses were unroofed and sam les
E
a
Thirst and heat
had temper and
these warm days.
more one drinks the
ier onegets. A
taken in a ttnnbler of
is unequalled
___,____ the thirst,
THE CHARLOTTBTO WN HAIL!
--- system It fa!
* any mineral or
, _ _ ter, being more
and having the
alldrmflf
largebottle. 'Hill
WASHINGTDN, Aug 18__[Specia13 ___ &nFor_E;ut1Eer rott1(t,e tel N erth River and
I _ . I 'ence V'ct0ria Tuesda
°°“5’°” "H "° “-‘k°‘* *° ‘°.‘”“1 f'1f°°°°. trnsprtiluay mi saturday. 6.15 a..m.; y'
For apveeentor
selfcome sndvyo
cheap We
ii large
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several other barns destroyed. The “ ‘ A 
crops were ruined.
At Stanle livhtninv damaced John '_'
y Booksontl Ito!! onary
, ° _° _ ° _ Victoria Row
Logan s house and killed his seventeen _ _ 5 Opposite Poettlllee.
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Mliiiiiimis eguiin or iiilins   
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Ang w. B, M. sgqety 51¢¢; -fhgir We will have a _Sweet Pea Show at our
Officers. _ Store, Sunnyside `
TRU” Aug' 18-"(SP@°i“1)'”A‘ U” AUGUST 23rd. 24-lll allll 25lll. |393 I
Maritime 30814 °f Trade meeting Amrwni give the foil.-.wing Prizes for ‘ls oarefu ai*
VV. M. Jarvis df St, John was elected Sweet, Peas grown from 51-mp PCR- but at careless
° President and Horace Haszard of Char- CHASED FROM US this 5925011- . ma ut all our
se in p ace r _ Y P Y
_ _ l ~' lottetown one of the vice presidents. _ F357 °°MPET""°N _ to naught
Of cfeam of Taftaf * The Women’s Baptist Missionary Bggf Bguqugf (g|| Mug shadgg gf g|| Th;-Qugh
‘ and 504°- ' ii'lf.`i1D§f{§1f>i.if.i;.f§§..§ff;’i1f;niifI;f msiiiiisiioi iiuuiuui cu ini  igiigtioiui his may
H‘ggi“S“S "‘°‘.’ 1‘”°““*°’“‘ -‘°’ P- E' mil nu time .is Mv oosingumm
Thlrdlest Bouquet (all blue shades ot' sects you against
. R all fell Sllldtsl .50 carelessness of
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