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Sweet Potatoes and Turnips as Stock
Food.
G. McR. Fitzgerald, Ga,: “How much
more valuable for stock food is the sweet
potato than the turnip, pound for pound?”
At| a food for cattle, especially milk
cows, the sweet potato is a Car better food
th tin the turnip, yet the latter la worth
more than is generally supposed. The po
tato does not contain near so much water
as the turnip and has about four limes
as much fat forming material (carbohy
drates) as the turnips (common turnips).
The Rutabaga Is better than the rough
leaf turnip. Exactly the practical value
of the difference cannot well be stated,
but it may be accepted as a fair statement
that one bushel of potatoes is worth at
least 2*6 or 3 bushels of turnips
as a dairy food. They are both more valu
able it cooked, along with such substances
as wheat bran or cotton seed. Turnips
being so easily grown in the fall, have
a value that potatoes do not have and
should be grown extensively for food.
Nitrogen Furnishes Nitrate of loda
anil Sulphate of Ammonia.
”B. M," writes: "What is the relative
value of nitrate of soda and sulphate of
ammonia n» fertilizing materials?"
Nitrate of soda and sulphate of ammo
ffia are only valuable for the nitrogen (a
ammonia) that they contain. Pure nitrate
of soda contains about 16*per cent, nitro
gen highly soluble and immediately avail
able as plant food. Sulphate of ammonia
is richer still and contains 20 per cent, ni
trogen. The latter of course, costs more
per ton, but should not cost more than 25
per cent, mor® than the nitrate. On® is
alxnit as good an the other as a fertilizer,
where only nitrogen is wanted. Both
should lx> used as top dressings after the
crop, whatever it may Ijv, is well under
way, el«« there is apt to be considerable
loss of nitrogen from leaching. The nitrate
Is more generally need than the sulphate.
It not adulterated, both are worm the
prices usually charged for them.
.
Second Crop Heed Potatoes.
For some years now the subject of sec
ond crop weed potatoes has been agitating
the potato growers, says the Farmer's Re
view A good many agriculturists about
came to the conclusion that there must be
something in the claim tiiat seed from sec
ond crop potatoes was of more value than
that from Ihe tlrst crop. This belief was
particularly advantageous to the Southern
potato growers. In the North the season
la too short to make It possible to grow
one crop for commerce and another for
amid. This threw the production of the
second < rop seed potatoes into the South,
Where (he season is long enough to make It
possible to plant & second crop of pota
toes and bring them tp a degree of matur
ity that would make them possible for
seed. It should bo raid that these second
crop potatoes wore not generally well ma
tured at time of harvest and this was be
lieved to be an advantage. It Is known
that many kinds of plants produce seeds
that can be used for planting long before
they are mature. Green peas, at the time
they are on the market as table deliua
cks, will grow If planted. I'otatoes not
fully matured retain their plumpnesa bet
ter than mature potatoes, and this, says
Mr. Rend of Wisconsin, is the rearon
they produce, under some conditions, bet
ter crops than mature potatoes, They ure
really brought into competition with po
tatoes that have been ixtorly kept all
winter, thnt have been allowed to sprout
cine or mora tlntea and havo thug become
•oft and wrinkly.
The Arkansas experiment station hns
taken up the question and has for a num
ber of yeans twen making careful com
fairUons between crops grown from good
first crop Northern seed and second crop
■ted. The result has been contrary to
what they expected. They found that In
nearly every case the Northern grown
seed gave the beat results. In a largo
number of experiments there was only
one case where the second crop potatoes
did better (han the first crop seed. In all
their tress during ISIM there was a differ
ence of twenty bushels par acre tn mar
ketable potatoes in favor of tho Northern
arrows seed During ISSW there was a dif
fgrenoe of thirteen bushels per acre in
favor of the Northern grown seed. Dur
ing ISM there was a difference of more
than seven bushels per acre in favor of
(he Northern grown se«s|. On the other
hand ths number of unmarketable pota
toes was much greater from the s< xmd
crop semi. The Northern grown, or first
crop seed, gave much earlier harvests—
that is, came to maturity before those
from the second crop seed, Thus, during
the testa of IftM only 12,ti per cent of the
potatoes from Northern grown reed were
culls, while of the iMnatoea grown from
second crop seed 25.5 were culls.
We are glad to be confirmed in our be
lief that mature seed Im best whm it has
been rightly kept, It in in accordance
with all reason, as we know (hat general
ly offspring*' from Immature parents have
not the Qualities that have the offsprings
of mat uro parents. Potatoes for seed
must bo carefully kept, either in pits m
the ground or in cool cellars or eioragc
rooms. There should not by enough heat
present to start n growth.
Dlaenara of the Tonintn.
Fortunately the tomato is not subject
to many diseases, that la, In our gardens.
Wo don't have to light so hard to raise
«* tomato crop as we do to raise some
other kinds of fruit and vegetables, re
marks an exchange. Tlk tomato rot is
the one disease that troubles uo the most,
but usually this is not so destructive that
one oonsidcra It a great factor. Neverthe
less we have known of cases where peevde
luai their entire crops from rot ami lost
them year after year This would seem to
Indicate that th® ground on which the ttrvt
plants are crown -aeh year «•
«t(h tbe (uugua wtuch perpetuates itself
11x011 year to yvar Im »* t.o< g.Ven tie a i
flstd o put km, but is merely a suggestion I
Viof. Hater y says that tiilg rut can la
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kept In check by spraying with Bordeaux
mixture. This is somewhat difficult to
do on most fields, for the reason that the
vines run together to such an extent and
are so thickly massed that It is all but
impossible to make an effective appli
cation of the spray. In sueh eases staking
may be used, trimming the vines to tm
extent that will admit of the free drench
ing of al) parts by the liquid. It is the
testimony of some growers that vines
trained to grow up to a trellis and kept
pruned to one stem are affected lees than
vines treated in any other way. This may
be because the vines dry out quicker after
a wetting and consequently do not allow
conditions to remain favorable to the de
velopment of rot sports,
For the same reason straw placed under
the vines seem to encourage (he rot. We do
not believe it will be necessary to go to the
trouble of staking and training up vines
unless the rot has become very bad, for
the work must necessarily be very expen
sive with large growers. The rot affects
most the highly developed varieties, and
the plum and cherry tomatoes are affected
but little, though we have noticed that
plum tomatoes will rot when allowed to
he on the ground during a wet time. This
may be due, however, ,to another variety
of fungus.
Another‘ blight attacks tomato plants
In the greenhouse In the early age of the
the plant#. Os this blight little seems to
be known. It has the appearance of light
yellow spots on the leaves, and these spots
enlarge till they destroy the value of the
plant, even if it does not kill them. The
only remedies are to destroy all infected
plants and put new soil in the green house
at least once a year.
Another blight exists mostly in the
South. It is not believed that it will be
come spread over the North, though It is
possible that It may make inroads in states
north of the Ohio. It occurs In field crops
and Is very destructive. Spraying the
plants with Bordeaux mixture is about the
only remedy, but all old plants and field
rubbish should bo burned as soon as dry
enough. This blight is supposed to be the
same that affects melons, squashes and
potatoes, and for this reason these four
crops should not follow each other on the
aanw land.
The Culture of AnputAgTi,
Asparagus is the earliest and moat prof
itable crop for the market-gardener, but
very much neglected by the farmer, says
the Home and Fireside, Its wa’ue as a
spring medicinal agent fitnnot be overesti
mated, and the relish of u few niae dishes
before even early vegetables can be pro
duced ought to be enough to cause every
farmer to have a small bed in some con
venient out-of-the-way spot. In my homo
experience I believe u half dozen messes
of nicely prepared asparagus have given
better results as a spring tonic than so
many dollar# invested tn medicines. Some
of my successful market-gardener friends
say they can easily harvest iflve thousand
pounds from an acre, and sell it for from
live to ten cents a pound. A few years ago
I sold tha product of a little patch in the
dooryard of one of my customers for eigh
ty dollars, mid yet ho had the ornamental
effect left. Asparagus culture, however,
like everything else, acquiree good nwn
agement, and poor gardeners will not be
successful.
The boat plan for getting a good aspara
gtis-l«cd In one year is to plant two-year
old roots in well prepared rows three feet
apart, with roots eighteen Inches in the
row. Roots can be obtained from any
prominent seedsman for about fifty cents
a hundred in quantities, and a "little more
than that price by the dozen. The Mam
moth. Palmetto and Colossal are the lead
ing varieties, of which either will prove
satlsutetory if properly cultivated. My
plan is to plow or spade the soil to the
depth of n foot or more, and fill in about
four inches of well-rotted manure, setting
the roots de<p enough so that about three
or four Inches of eoff will cover the crown.
This should I* dune in lhe fall, and a
layer of coarse manure or straw be thrown
over the top. In the spring the mulch can
be removed and some wood-ashes and salt
spaded in the surface to the depth of the
root-crowns.
Seeds require three years from planting
to make good bearing roots, but where
time is no object are cheaper than roots.
The seed can be purchased for about 50
cents a pound, and one ounce will sow
fifty feet of drill. They should be soaked
in tepid water about twenty-four hours,
or have two or three applications of (toil
ing water poured over them and off again
before planting. Spring la the time for
planting, and cultivation is about the
same as tor any other plants, keeping the
soil stirred and weeds de*n, The ‘roots
may tw transplanted in the fall of the
first year, are! some ehoots can be cut
the following spring, although a full crop
need not be expected till the third sea
son. Cut every second or third day, using
.» sharp knife, and reach below the sur
face. IkM. for awhile after washing, and
cut Into half-inch piecce. add milk and
butter, and the dish is fit for a king.
The general a*i»aragus market la never
overstocked, and there is always a de-
I man<t for crisp, well-washed and neatly
| bunched shoots. Small, woody stems will
I not sell for any price, and dirty, poorly
1 bunched stalks are not wanted, oven
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY. JUNE 9. 1898.
though the quality may be excellent. We
usually cut in the morning, wash in a
tub partly filled with pure water, and tie
with new white twine in bunches of two
pounds or more. The stems should be ar
ranged neatly, and the bunch to be tied
so that it will look enticing to the pros
pective customer.
Sowing Grain for Fowls.
The henyard ought to be large enough to
allow a team with plow to go into it and
turn the surface frequently. All that is
needed Is to expose a new surface of soli,
burying the droppings of the fowls, and
also turning up worms, grubs and small in
sects. If some oats or other grain is sown
on this plowed surface, and slightly cov
ered with soil, the hens will scratch dili
gently until they get nearly all of it, clear
ing themselves of vermin by the dust
which they purposely throw among their
feathers. It is a dust bath, and is as good
for fowls as a water bath is for men and
women, If some grains escape and come
up the hens will etit the tender blade, and
then dig down, until they find the swollen
grain.
SICKNESS AT CAMP NORTHEN.
MANY MENT IN HOSPITAL AND SOME
SENT TO M’PHERSON.
Case of Private Roberts One of Diso
bedience and Not Tried Before a
Court Martial—Given a. Liglit Sen
tence and Then Taken Ill—Col.
Lawton Receives Two Checks to Be
Used for the Comfort of the Sol
diers.
Griffin, Ga,, June s.—Tha report that
Private J. S. Roberts was, on Friday,
court-martialed, convicted and sentenced
is of much less sensational interest than
some publications would make believe.
Roberts was tried before the summary
court Friday for disobedience, and was
given a light sentence. However, he was
taken sick, and this morning Capt, Dart,
Compay G, reported his condition to the
hospital, an dthe sick man was carried
there for treatment.
To-morrow morning Roberts and Sergt.
D. B. Harrell, Company G, who is also on
the sick list, will be carried to the hos
pital at Fort McPherson, where they can
receive better medical attention. Neither
is considered seriously ill, but it is thought
best to send them to the barracks hos
pital.
Light battery A, from Atlanta, also has
two men in Fort McPherson hospital.
They were carried up the first of the week.
It Is thought both of the batterymen will
be discharged from the army on account
of physical inability.
Roberts was not tried by the regular
court-martial, but before the summary
court, presided over by Maj. *O. T. Kenan.
There are quite a number on the s'ek
roll in the hospital, and some with the
fever. Every medical attention possible Is
being given them, and the sick are faring
as well here as at home. Only the mosti
stubborn cases and diseases are sent to
Fort McPherson.
Col. Lawton has. in the last two days,
received two checks, one from the First
Regiment Relief Association for 530, and
the other a private one for 525, and is ju
diciously spending the same for the com
fort of the soldiers.
Notice has been received in the quarter
master’s department that full equipments
have been shipped the troops of the First
Regiment, and will reach here in a few
days. This shipment will consist of nearly
1,000 guns, knapsacks, haversacks, belts
and canteens.
The large state flag, after having been
repaired by Battery B, has been sum»lant
ed for the small one, and is now moving
to the breezes each day. The small flag
was returned to Company H, its original
owner.
Company H was presented with »his
handsome new flag by the ladles of Fitz
gerald before their departure for the war,
and |t la kept upon the flag pole in front
of Capt. Scott’s tent. Cupt. A. J. Scott,
Company H, was a classmate at the
Greensboro, Ala., University with Lieut.
Hobpon. who was capinred by the Span
iards after the sinking of the Merrimac st
Santiago. Capt, Scott was in the same
ejaes with the lieutenant for a number of
years, and received the news of his cap
ture with much regret. He says Lieut.
Hobson won a handsome sword, which
had been offered by the faculty for ten
years to the man who made 100 in all his
lessons.
The war department has presented (he
(wo light batteries with twelve handsome
ly bound volumes entitled, "Handbook for
Light Artillery." These were muchly need
ed, and are highly valued.
Some unknown party is treating tha
Chatham Artillery In a royal style. Satur
day morning Lieut. Armstrong challenged
Lieut. Palmar to a drill on foot. The two
lieutenants marched the compun£ up to
Experiment, when Lieut. Palmer ordered
Director Redding to furnish the men with
all the buttermilk they could drink. When
ail had filkMl on this delightful treat, the
lieutenant asked for his bill and was told
R had been settled, as the station had
been instructed to furnish Battery B with
twenty-five gallons of buttermilk each
day.
Many nice boxes were received in camp
to-day. nnd the soldiers enjoyed their din
ner with something from home.
The regimental band Is just one week
old. yet they play at guard mount, and
thia afternoon they gave a concert upon
the ground.
ELIJAH A. MORSE DEAD.
Ex>Cougrc»nian Passes Away at Ills
Home nt Canton,
Canton, Mass., June s.—Hon. Elijah A.
Morse, ex-congressman, died at his home
in this town at 5 o'clock this afternoon,
aged 57 years.
The Modern Beauty
Thriven on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with health and her face
blooms with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action of a laxative
remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant
Syrup of Figs, made by the California
F»8 Byrup Co. only.—ad.
For Oyer Fifty Years
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Byrup has been
used for children teething. It sooth-s the
child, softens tha gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colic, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a but-
Cia—ad.
Farmers Break the Hssay Monopoly.
Il is claimed that for years buggy ir.anufso
tuners have secured exorbitant prices for their
goods, but recently, through lhe combined aa
stetaace of the farmers of lowa, Illinois and
other stales bBAUs Roxsrcx * Co., of Ou
lh* prlt ’* of op * n buggies down
£ C80: . Top *a7s; Top Surries.
and upwards, and they are shipping
them in immense numbers direct to farmers in
every state. They send an immense Buggx
Catalogue free, postpaid, to any one who asks
for tt. Thia certainty is a big victory for the
lyr™*/ .b* 11 * blow to lhe carriage
mauiUaciursrs and dealers.
DESERTER TAKEN TO TYBEE.
PRIVATE JONES LEFT THE GUARDS’
BATTALION AT TAMPA.
Claims He Is on Furlough, But His
Arrest Requested Nevertheless.
His Wife and Child Left Penniless,
and Without Prospect of Bread or
Shelter—Police Wired Too Late to
Catch Five Deserters, Who Went
Through Savannah From Jackson
ville, en Route to North Carolina.
William A. Jones, aged about 22 years,
formerly an apprentice with the Central
Railroad, was taken to Tybee yesterday
by Caps. H. K. Bailey, charged with de
sertion from the United States volunteer
army at Tampa. Jones has been in Sa
vannah since Tuesday, having left Tampa
Sunday, and coming direct here to join
his family.
Detective Garrity made the arrest on in
structions from Chief McDermott, who
had been advised by Lieut. Col. William
Garrard that Jones was here. The arrest
being requested, it was but a short time
until the man was located in a house
at the east end of Williamson street. He
was aroused at midnight and taken to
the barracks, leaving his wife and child
in a penniless condition.
When told he was wanted for desertion
Jones seemed surprised, and stated he left
on a furlough. Besides, he said he was suf
fering with a sore leg, and also a number
of other ailments which unfitted him for a
soldier’s duties. He stated there was no in
tention on his part to leave clandestinely,
as an evidence ©f which he had written the
captain of his departure, informing him of
his whereabouts. Not only this, but he
had been all over the city looking for work,
a thing he said he would not have done
had he feared detection. Just before enlist
ing with a company of the Guards, Jones
was employed by a Savannah brewery,but
was temporarily dismissed, which may ac
count in a measure for his enlisting.
Unfortunately he seems to be one of the
many who jumped into the volunteer
forces, oblivious of the fact that helpless
ones depended on him for bread. He has a
wife and child, alone at their home, with
no prospect of sustenance. When seen by
a Morning News representative the woman
stated that her husband is a physical
wreck and that she could not understand
how he passed the examination for enlist
ment. She has no relatives, she' said, to
whom to look for aid, her child is too
young to admit her leaving home to earn a
living, and besides, she considers it a dif
ficult task to find employment.
“My father and mother are dead, there
are no relatives to whom I can go for help,
and there is no prospect of getting food for
myself and child, ' the w©man caid.
The circumstances touched Detective
Garrity, who said he deeply regretted hav
ing to carry out his instructions. When
Jones returned, hl« wife rejoiced in the
thought the family was to be taken care
of, but when he was arrested for desertion,
the woman lost hope.
Capt. Bailey will probably hold Jones
pending orders from Col. Brown, in whose
regiment he was enlisted. As there are
others who have keen arrested here on the
same charge ana from rrte e.ane reginteaty
Jt is not unlikely a court martial will be
meld in Tampa soon. For desertion to thje
enemy the penalty is. death, but in a case
of back-sliding, it Is not known with what
seriousness a court will consider it. There
was an effort in making up the rolls to ex
clude men of families, especially if they
were left without means of support.
Where men of this class succeeded in get
ting through the lines, however, without
disclosing domestic circumstances to re
cruiting officers, mitigating facts may not
count for a great deal.
Chief McDermott received telegrams yes
terday to be on the lookout for five de
serters, expected to go through Savan
nah on their way to North Carolina. Close
attention was given the matter, but it
was learned Inst night that the men had
passed through, before the chief got the
information. It is undemovxl they trav
eled together on a passenger train, and
did not evidently fear being captured. The
deserters are likely heading’ for their
homes, and as the peaces are known to
the officers, the men xnay be Captured by
officers farther ahead. Since deserting is
becoming a serious matter to officers it
is likely efforts will not be spared to
catch the men and make an example of
them for those who contemplate desert
ing. All deserters thus far captured in
Havannah have alleged that they are
physically disabled, are under age, or have
other disabilities which relieve them from
service. Knowing this, they doubtless
leave with the hope of being released by
the government, even if caught.
SPLIT IN FLOYD.
County May Go to Atkinsa* ns a Re
sult of a Local Squabble.
Rome, Ga„ June s.—The results of the
primary in Floyd county to-morrow may
be sensational. The reform and the ring
crowd, who favor Candler, have refused
to agree on gubernatorial delegates, and
as a consequence, the Atkinson support
ers. who are united, hope to benefit fay the
split. They will make every effort to
carry the county against Candler.
Tho name of Controller Wright wifi not
appear on the tickets of the reformers. In
stead, they will vote for John P. Shan
non and he will carry the county, This
is done to resent the interference of Con
troller Wright, who, the reformers claim,
has tried to defeat Vincent T. Sanford
(he present tax collector, and put in postj
master John Vandiver, the ring candidate*
To-night the reform element is confident
of victory, but the ring crowd will fight
till the last ditch.
NO MORE REGLLARB AT MOBILE.
Five Regiments of Volunteers May
Be Increased to 27.
Mobile, Ala., June s.—The Fifth Cavalry
left camp early this morning, via the
Louisville and Nashville road, for Mont
gomery, there to take the Plant System
to Tampa.
Ttie Eleventh Infantry took the same
route during the afternoon, and the camp
of regulars is no more.
Five regiments of volunteers remain.
Aa the headquarters of the Fourth Army
Corps has been permanently established, it
is inferred by officers that there will short
ly be centered here the full complement of
corps regiments, namely twenty-seven.
No information of movements of any
troops hither has been received. This,
however, is not regarded as significant, for
the reason that heretofore several regi
ments have appeared here with no notice
at ail, a fact that has somewhat embar
rass ed the quartermaster's department.
Jn most instance* volunteers coming here
have been in a bad state as to clothing,
shoes, etc., the result of advice given them
to wear their old clothes and shoes because
the government would require them to
throw their civil garments away when out
fitted here. As the time of mustering has
been much longer than anticipated some
of the ill-provided volunteers ere ia rags
usd without shoes.
ALL ABOUT AMERICUS.
Legislative Race Si>irited—County
Election to De Lively.
Americus, Ga., June s.—The spirited leg
islative race in Sumter county has given
additional interest to the state campaign
here, and a full vote will be polled to
morrow. There are six candidates in the
field for the legislature, and the cohtest
among these has been very warm. Sum
ter county will go overwhelmingly for
Candler for Governor, with Phil Cook and
O. B. Stevens possible favorites for sec
retary of state and commissioner of agri
culture, respectively.
The third week of the May term of
Sumter Superior Court convenes to-mor
row. Judge W. N. 'Spence of the Albany
Circuit will preside for Judge Z. A. Lit
tlejohn this week.
The county election in Sumter on June
23, will be the most spirited of any. There
are three candidates in the race for sheriff
and about that contest the greatest inter
est centers, though a host of aspirants of
fer for all the other offices down to coro
ner. The Populist party, for the first time,
have a county ticket in the field this year,
though it is only for the purpose of keep
ing up their party organization as they do
not hope to elect a man on It.
But ail these elections will pale into sig
nificance beside the local option contest
soon to be waged here. This is the first
prohibition election the county
has ever had and it will be
most exciting throughout. The date of the
election has not yet been fixed, though
the lines are being drawn and voters are
taking sides. The ministers of the city,
with the aid of traveling evangelists, nave
been waging a hot fight on saloons here
recently.
Mrs. Amelia B. Lester, aged 85 years,
and a most estimable lady, died yesterday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Windsor. The funeral services, from the
First Baptist Church this afternoon, were
largely attended.
One of the largest and handsomest flags
in Georgia now waves over Furlow public
school, 130 feet above ground. The flag,
20 by 32 feet, was hoisted yesterday with
appropriate exercises, Mayor Hixon mak
ing a patriotic address, while the 700 school
children hailed "Old Glory” with songs
and cheers of enthusiasm.
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CAPTAIN OF THE OLYMPIA DEAD.
Demise the Result of a Rupture Sus
tained During Battle of Manila.
Washington, June s.—Capt. Charles V.
Gridley, commander of the cruiser Olym
pia, and one of the heroes of the brilliant
victory at Manila, is dead.
The announcement of his death was re
ceived by the navy department late this
afternoon in a cablegram from Paymaster
Galt of the navy, dated at Kobe, Japan,
June 4, and directed to Secertary Long.
The dispatch contained this simple state
ment: “Capt. Gridley died to-day. Re
mains accompany me on Coptic.”
Capt. Charles Vernon Gridley is the first
American officer of great prominence
whose death is a direct result of the ex
isting war with Spain.
As the commander of Admiral Dewey’s
splendid flagship and one of the admiral’s
chief advisers, Capt. Gridley achieved dis
tinction at the battle of Manila bay ana
added to his previous laurels by winning
high praise from his superiors in the ser
vice for distinguished gallantry and abil
ity. He fought his ship from the conning
tower, while Admiral Dewey directed the
movements of his squadron from tins
•bridge of the. vessel.
It was not known for several weeks af
ter the engagement that Gridley
had suffered from it; and even now lhe
precise nature of his trouble is not dis
closed.
Upon the arrival of the Zaflro nt Hong
Kong on May 20, the navy department was
notified that Capt. Gridley had been con
demned by n board of medical survey and
"invalided” home.
Subsequent ddvlces received by the
department indicated that he was. suffer
ing from the effects of a rupture, sup
posed to hava been received during the
battle of Manila.
The distinguished bravery and ability of
Capt. (fridley were recognized by the
President, and had he lived, promotion
doubtless would have been his substantial
reward.
Capt. Gridley leaves a wife and three
children—two daughters and a son—who
are now residing with Mrs. Gridley’s fath
er, Judge Vincent, at Erie, Pa. His
mother, Mrs. Ann Eliza Gridley, and his
brother, Lucius, resided in this city, ths
former being a clerk in the patent office,
and lhe latter an employe In the treasury
department.
Capt. Gridley was born in Logansport,
Ind., in 1845, but was appqinted to the
naval academy from Hillsdale, Mich., in
1850, by Representative Henry the
Gridleys having removed froRS Indiana
to Michigan when their son Charles was
only 3 months old. On Oct. 1, 1863, young
Gridley was promoted to ensign and or
dered to the steam sloop Oneida, then with
the West Gulf blockading squadron, in
which squadron he remained until, the
close of the war. He was In the battle of
Mobile bay on Aug. 5, 1864, where his
coolness and bravery were noted.
After the war he was assigned to the
steam sloop Brooklyn, which was the flag
ship of the Brazilian squadron, with which
he servea until 1867, being promoted to mus
ter in November, 1866. A year later he was
again j<romoted to lieutenant, and on
March 12, ls6B, was again promoted and
commissioned as lieutenant commander.
March 10, 1882, he was promoted to com
mander and during that summer was on
duty at the torpedo station.
In March, 1887, while commander of the
receiving ship Richmond, at League Is
land. Pa., he was ordered to the Asiatic
squadron, and on July, 1897, was assigned
to command the Olympia.
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Barcelona says a well-known merchant
there has received a dispatch to the ef
fect on May 27 a Spanish squadron, con
sisting of three cruisers and three other
protected vessels, was seen off the Island
of Madagascar, proceeding northward.
Two members of the Lyceum Club to
day made a wager of 560,0u0 as to the
whereabouts of Admiral Cervera's squad
ron, one betting that it is in Cuban waters
and the other that it is en route for the
Philippines. The money is to go to the
national subscription for Lhe navy.
The Georgia Teachers’ Association have
changed their meeting place from Cumber
land Island to Indian Spring, where they
will meet June 29 to July 2.
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water will be furnished by the govern
ment, while all the supplies necessary for
feeding the crew and running the vessel
will be furnished by the Ocean Steamship
Company.
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a valuation having been placed on both
vessels in the contract. The terms
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are understood to be $15,000 a month for
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quired." The entire crews of the charter
ed vessels will be detained and will be
paid by the Ocean Steamship Company, in
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on the line. For the present the freights
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and arrangements will be made at that
point, either with some steamboat com
pany or with one of the railroads, to han
die the traffic from New York to Boston.
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capable of accommodating about 900 per
sons, each comfortably. In transporting
the troops It is probable that each.ship will
carry an entire regiment, or about 1,000
men. As they are ordered to Fernandina,
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transportation of the soldiers who are now
mobilized at Jacksonville.
GALLANTRY OF’BNSIOX POWELL,
Returned to the Fleet Heartbroken
at Not Finding Hobson,
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
On Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Daumlesw, off Santiago de Cuba, 7 a.
m., June 3, via Port Antonio, Jam., June
4.—(Delayed in transmission): —Knowing
Lieut. Hobson's desperate plan, the dis
patch boat took up a position at sunset
opposite the narrow harbor entrance, and
just outside the line of the blockading war
ships.
The nigh I wore slowly away to the anx
ious watchers on the Dauntless, harassed
with doubts as to the success of the ex
pedition. As daylight approached, the bat
tet.es on land opened up. their fire bo»ng
concentrated westward, close to the shore.
There a tiny thread of smoke disclosed
their target, the New Vuk's launch, which
Ensigr Powell had gallantly held close un
der Morro’s walls until after dayl'ght,
when, driven out by the fire of the big
guns, he had run far up the shore undf.r
tbo partial cover of the bluffs, and had
turned and eventually boarded the Tertis
out of range. Then lie passed to the New
York.
The brave fellow was broken-hearted at
not finding Lieut. Hobson and his men.
Lying closer in than the warships, En
sign Powell had seen the firing before day
light, when the Merrimac and her dare
devil crew, then we>l inside Morro castle,
w<>re probably first discovered by theJSPan
iards.
He also heard an explosion which may
have been caused by Lieut. Hobson’s tor
pedoes. The ensign was not sure. He
waited, vainly hoping to rescue the heroes
of the Merrimac, until he was shelled out
by the forts.
The fleet, seeing the launch return,
crowded close in shore to learn the news,
and learning it, went in closer still, hoping
to draw the Spanish fire, but the forts re
mained silent.
Inside the hills enclosing the harbor
could be seen a dense column of moving
smoke, as at least on* Spanish vessel
moved down the tortuous channel to the
harbor mouth.
She did not show beyond Cayo Smith
while the Dauntless remained In sight.
Beyond that, her way was blocked by the
Merrimac’s hulk, sunk just where Hotrson
promised, crosswise of the narrow chan
nel.
Yesterday afternoon while the Merrimac
lay stripped "to the buff” for her last des
perate run. she was inspected by the As
sociated Press correspondent. With
hatches off. gaping cargo ports swung
back and everything valuable removed
save her engines and 2,300 tons of coal, that
scarcely seemed to count in her cavernous
hold she was not an inviting spectacle. The
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Coxswain Deignan, with professional
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forlorn hope crew.
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ward anchor and Daniel Montague the aft
er one, and they were then to jump over
board and swim to the lifeboat which was
towing astern.
Phillips, Kelly and Crank were to stop
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the engines and knock away the Kingston
vales to flood the hold, and Lieut. Hobson
and Charette were to fire the torpedoes
from the bridge.
Words cannot paint the cool, matter-of
fact heroism of these enlisted men, so
calmly confident of success in their auda
cious undertaking, so implicitly trustful in
the young lieutenant who was to lead
them, so oblivious of everything except
that they were going in.
They did not speak of coming out, with
the cxeception of Deignan, who said non
chalantly: “Oh, -I guess we stand a fair
show of getting out; but they can't stop
Us going in.” This last in a most matter
of-fact style, as though going in was the
only point worth considering. So it was
to them.
This was every-day heroism, heroism in
overalls, black wool and coal dust from
ankle to eyebrow.
Lieut. Hobson, despite his uniform, was
almost as dirty and disheveled as his men,
his eyes sunken for lack of food and sleep,
and hands as black as coal heavers, but
the hands were cool and firm in their
grasp, as though he were going on parade,
and nothing could dull the fire of those
sunken hazel eyes.
Reserved, but courteous even to gen
tleness, he spoke briefly of his plans. He
spoke as his men had spoken—of going in,
nothing of. coming back, except this, just
at parting: * Now, pardon me + .by.t4H-ertae—■
you gentlemen write anything of this
expedition, don’t say anything Individually
about its members until you know.”
He accentuated the last word, and the
inference was plain—until you know we
are dead, would have filled out the sen
tence.
While the Associated Press correspond
ent was on the bridge of the Merrimac, a
young officer from the Marblehead came
aboard on business. ,
As he left he said: "Shall we send you
fellows over some breakfast? We would
be delighted, and can do it just as well as
not.”
"Never mind about the breakfast, old
man,” responded Lieut. Hobson, “but if
you can send some coffee we would be very
glad. You see we're swept pretty clean
here, and none of us .have had a drop of
coffee since day before yesterday."
It was a trivial incident, but coming
from a man doomed to almost certain
death, it seemed to add the last touch of
the pathetic to a situation heart-breaking
enough in itself.
CHICKAMAUGA’S SUNDAY CALM.
Large Detach incuts of Men.' Given
Leaves of Absence.
Chickamauga National Park, June 5.
Tills has been the quietest day since the
volunteer army-arrived here.
A pleasant breeze blew throughout the
Park the entire day. ’ <
There were no drills and parades of any
kind, and large detachments of men were
given short leaves of absence to visit
Lookout mountain and other points of in
terest near the park.
Religious services were held in those reg
imental camps having chaplains, and it
was, in a word, a typical Sunday with all
Its observances.
It was slated on pretty good authority
to-day, though no official comfirmation
could bo secured, that the government
would tit once erect a permanent building
at Lyttle, the park postofllce, to lie used
for offices for heads of departments and
for a postofllce. The mail matter being
handled is enormous.
Two members of the Alabama signal
corps reported here to-day for duty with
Capt. Glasford, in command of the corps
at this point.
Two troops of the First Kentucky caval
ry arrived this morning and went imme
diately into camp. The regiment was with
out uniforms, guns or horses. It has been
raised since the cull for volunteers, and
(he men have so far hud no experience in
the service.
There are now in the hospitals of the
four divisions 150 men, very few being se
riously iil. Pneumonia, which was confin
ed almost entirely to the Illinois regiments,
has about spent itself and there is now
nothing more serious (aside from the few
cases of that disease still remaining), than
measles and a few cases of malaria
Chief Surgeon Hartguff reports the
health of the camp as exceedingly grati
fying. «
Blx Hotchkiss guns, with carriages and
caissons, fresh from the Jiock Island ar
senal, arrived this afternoon for the First
volunteer artillery, and will be given out
to-morrow.
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Admiralty Warned.
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minister of marine., has ordered every one
connected with the admiralty
the country to abstain from giving infor- •'*;
matiqn of any kind as to preparations for a
naval movements, and also to be on guard
against persons visiting the department j
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