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atetotaia OUR ARMY PUTS OU ITS MW UNIFORM. IDEAL SUITS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR A TROPICAL CAMPAIGN. mmi Despatches from Cuba tell liow the soldiers of onr army, burdened with hot flannel uniforms and heavy out fits, are throwing nway everything they can on the march, even their eoats. In the terrible heat every onnce of weight adds to discomfort while marching, and, regardless of the future, men are casting aside blankets, extra elothing, tin plates and other articles in their Merriam kits, caring only to lighten their burdens. Mon in regular marching order wlio have been sent to Cuba, volunteers as well as regulars, carry in all nearly sixty pounds, including their rifles, enough to stagger a man in a cool climate. This casting away of every superfluous article is not a new prac tice, for it wns done by tens of thous ands of men in the Civil War and has been done by soldiers in al most all other wars. Recognizing the unfitness of the regulation uniforms for tho tropios, the Government is having 40,000 cot ton drilling and duck uniforms made, act number of suits required, the kind of suits, the number of shoes and underclothing, also hats. The exact kind is then specified in detail, and mentsof the service, infantry, artillery and cavalry, are like the once popular Norfolk jacket, with a belt of the same material. The trimmings are of the same style, but of different colors, blue for the infantry, red for the artillery and yellow for the oavalry. This trimming, which lends an at tractive bit of color to the uniforms, consists of a deep facing at the ends of the sleeves, over tho lapels of the two upper pockets, shoulder straps and around tho low cut military oollar. The trouse'rs are perfectly plain. The uniforms of privates and non commissioned officers are worth about 83 each. Four big pockets are made in the coats. Dressed in these suits, with the light under-wear being provided by the Government, the soldiers will fool like new inen. No attempt probably will be made to carry the kit on forced marches, except when absolutely nec- cessary. Officers will wear uniforms of finer, but no more comfortable, material. ASTOR DATTKBX IN AN IDEAL TROPICAL UNIFORM FOB 8KBVICB IN TBB PHIL IPPINES. bids for the whole or part, of the clothing needed. Accompanying every bid is a check to guarantee that the terms of the contract will be oarried out to the letter. These bids are submitted, together with sunples of the goods required. The bids are carefully examined ami compared and the lowest bidder (tne quality of goods being satisfactory) gets the contract. The goods con- ci i jieiAs chstnEmF^ oioSANCt cosporai. MAKE A STUDY OE THESE 1NHHINIA AND YOU OaN RECOGNIZE THE HANK OF A MILITARY MAN AT A GLANCE. which will groatly add to tho comfort andgeuernl appearance of the soldiers. Already 4U00 of these suits liavo been completed and shippod to Tampa to bo forwarded to Cuba for General Blmftor’s command. Tho new onmpaign uniform for'in fantry is made of canvas duck or drill. Its distinguishing fenture is a Norfolk jacket, or blonse effect with a box plait dowu tho back. There are four pockots in tho front and five buttons. Tho two upper pockets nro faced with blue cloth, the epaulet straps, cuffs and collars being of tbo same material and color. Tho uniform is made with foiled ■cams, llrown canvas leggings some what darkor than the uuiform are used. A web cartridge bolt, blue woolen blnnket, haversack to coutain tin plate, knife, fork and spoon and rations, a water bottlo and tin cup complete tho equipment. No knnp- enck is used. The trimmings of the cavalry uui form are yellow aud of the artillery red. ltcgulation army tiuiforms now in wso are liued aud weigh about eight pounds, being hotter suited for use in the Arctic regions than in a climate whore the sun’s rays nro as hot ns the blasts from a furnace. The lining carefully sowed inside the ooats makes them doubly warm, and offioers do not wonder tbnt the men under them cast the garments aside in disgust. Different from any uniform over be fore worn by nny United Staton troops •ro the now styles ndcpjed, and they arc ns attractive looking ns they are durable. The cloths used in tbo suits for the Cuban campaign are what nro known to the trnde ns drill wenvo aud duck, llousowivus would call Vho first sained material cotton drilling. The cloth is known as kahke in India, where it comes from, aud is like brown linen. Uniforms of this cl cost about $25. In addition to the canvns and uniforms, which will be sent to camps in tho South ns well ni Cuba, the Govornmeut is providi: blue tlauuol suit, unliued, w manufacturers and jobbers in that line of business are invited do submit Twelve Thousand People Were' Witnesses of Great Event. Mint Americans Yelled Themselves Hoarse With Delight as Old Glory Was Hi Up. AFTER SURRENDER GEN. TORAL’S SWORD WAS RETURNED BY GEN. SHAFTER. NEW V. S. AUMY UNIFOBM—LIOHT A! HEAVY M ABCH1NO OIIDEB. weighs only a few ounces more tbi three pounds. Clothing tbo army and nnvy is ouo of the most important problems pre sented to the War and Navy Depart ments for solution. The quartermas ter-general performs the task for the army and the paymaster-general for the nary. In time of peace the duty involves considerable labor. In time sifruiter At/mre THE NEW CAMPAIGN UNIFORM FOR U. 8. REGULARS. Suits of tbeso materials weigh loss than half as much as the uniforms now in use, and because of their looser weave are much cooler. The cottou drill uniforms, which are of a light buff color, weigh just two pounds and fourteen ounces, while the duck, which •fe light reddish tau, weigh four ounces . more. • No colors could be found bet- adapted for service in a country ere the men are exposed to dust aud in all kinds of weather, aud even A hard, long campaign it is ex- ~ the taniforms will still present fairly respectable appearance, fu style the costs for all depart- < • • of war, aud especially at the begin ning of hostilities, when the public are crying for a million men to be enlisted, clothed aud put at the front in a minute, the task assumes the proportions of a mountain in a fog. Take the quartermaster-general, for instance. It is his duty to see that the big army which t he President has called to give battle to the Span ish is clothed at the very earliest pos sible moment. His nsual sources of supply are quickly exhausted. Oth ers must be found. The clothing must be made. The first thing the quartermaster -general does is to as certain, as nearly as possible, the sjt- The City Is Left Temporarily In Possession of Its Municipal Authorities, gubject to Control of General McKihben. Shatter Cables Washington. The Conceit of Man. "What are you going to do with that I blossom?” I “I am going to give it to the man I love tonight.” “Tonight? Nonsense! Why not give it to me now?”—Harper's Bazaar. An Associated Press dispatch from Santiago under date of Sunday at 1 o'clock p. m , says: The Ameriean flag is floating in tri umph over the governor's palace at Santiago de Cuba. General MoKibbin has been appoint ed temporary military governor. It was amid impressive ceremonies that the Spanish troops laid down their arms between the lines of the Spanish and American forces at 0 o'clock Sun day morning. General Shafter and tho American division and' brigade commanders and their staffs wore es corted by a troop of cavalry, and Gen As the chimes of tho old cathedral rang out the hour of 12 the infantry and cavalry presented arms. Every American uncovered his head and Cap tain McKittrick hoisted the stars and stripes. As the brilliant folds nnfnrled in a gentle breeze against a fleckless sky the cavalry band broke into the strains of "The Star Spangled Banner," mak ing the American pulse leap and the American heart thrill with joy. At the same instant the sound of the distant booming of Captain Cap- ron's battery, firing a salute of twen ty-one guns, drifted in. When the mnsio ceased, from all directions around our line came floating across the plaza the strains of the regimental cral Toral and his staff by 100 picked UB * i Z. regimeuiai men. Trumpeters on Loth sides sa- i b ? nd " ,nd ‘^e muffled, hoarse cheers of onr men. The infantry came out Trumpeters luted with flourishes. Genoral Shafter returned to General Toral the latter’s sword after it had been banded the American comman der. Our troops, lined up at the trenches, were eye-witnesses of the ceremony. General Shatter and bis escort, accom panied by General Toral, rode through the city, taking formal possession. The ceremony of hoisting the stars and stripes was worth all the blood and treasure it cost. A ooncourso of 12,000 people wit nessed the stirring and thrilling scene thnt will live forever in the minds of ail the Americans present. A finer sotting for a dramatic epi sode it would be difficult to imngine. The pnlnco, a picturesque old dwelling in the Moorish stylo of architecture, fnecs the Plaza de la lleina, the prin cipal public aqunre. Opposite rises the imposing Cntholic cathedral. On one side is a quaint,brilliantly painted building, with broad verandas—tbo clnb of Son Carlos—on the other to "order arms” a moment later, after the flag was up and the bond played “Rally 'Round the Flag, Roys.” Instantly General MoKinhin called for throe cheers for General Shafter, which were given with great enthusi- ’ asm, the band playing the "Stars and Stripes Forever.” The ceremony over, General Shafter And his staff returned to the American lines, leaving the city in the possession of the municipal authorities, subject to the control of Genernl MoKibbin. Official Notice From Shutter. The war department posted the fol lowing at Washington at 5:15 p. m., Sunday: "Santiago de Cuba, July 17.—Ad jutant General United States Army, Washington, D. C.—I liavo the honor to announce tbnt v the American flag lias been this instant, 12 noon, hoisted over the bouse of the oivil government in the city of Santiago. An immense concourse of people present. A squad of cavalry aud a regiment of infnntry building of much the same description | presenting nrms and band playing —the Cnfo de La Venus. 1 national nirs. Light battery fired Across tbo plaza was drawn up the 1 snlnto of twenty-one guns. Perfect Ninth infantry—headed by tbo Sixth order is being maintained by munici- cavalry band. In the streot facing pal government. the palnce stood a picked troop of the "Distress is very great; but little Second cavalry, with draws sabers, sickness in town. Scarcely any yellow under commnud of Captain Brett, fever. A small gunboat and about 200 Massed on the stone flagging between senmes left by Cervera have surren- tbe band and the line of horsemen dered to me. Obstructions nre being A Philippine Heroine. * of the Philippine Insurgent leaders is a be«nM fnl whose life sssnns to be obariro??.- Jte 9 often rushed ^rarely Into the rery tnV* 1 l|ftth ffom minro find cannon, but bun neror been woiintfed. Frequently we see people In this country who live so long that their lives seqm charmed also, but the only charm about Ills Hint they ke«p_pp their strength and vltalls' celebrated remedy, ters. jJfYtie <ii3 To Core ConMIpattoa Forever. Take I'urnrotaCantly Cathartic. tOoor 8.V. ItC. C. O’, fall to care, drugfflete refund money. A me i lea ha» eight towns named Madrid, three of which Jr» considering the expc- •ilency of changing their name* to some, thing less pointedly and aggressively yes- tJlltao. To Cure b Cold In One D»y. Take Laxative Brorao Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund money if It falls to cure. 26c. In tho town of Chile roost shop* are open till midnight., and during the hot afternoons, when everybody takes a clesta, they are locked up. rimplea Cured. All disfiguring pimples are due to diseased blood. Halve or cosmetics will not euro. B. B. B. will cure because it drives out of the blr>o<l 1he poison which creates pimples. One to four bottles are warranted to cure. B. 11. U- is purely vegetable. Large bottle 11.00. All druggists. Hend for book. Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Gn Nn-Tn-Bsc for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes *enk men strong, blood pure. 60c, II. All druggists. Salt Rheum That Terrible Itohlng, Burring, Smarting, Swelling Which ruins pleasure. Interferes with work, prevents sleep—yiolds to the ljlood- purlfylng effects of Hood's Sarsaparilla. It has cured thousands of ensue, it will cure yours. Remember that HOOd’S Sa parH,a In America's Greatest Mt*lk-lne. Meed's Pills easy to take, easy to operate. wore tho brigade commanders of Gon. Sliaftor's division, with their staffH. On the rod-tiled roof of tho palace stood Captain McKittrick, Lieutenant removed from month of harbor. “Upon coming into tbo oity I dis covered n perfect entangloment of de fenses. Fighting as the Spaniards did privates is abont $5, irnd thoso for men beforo tlie mast is about 88 per mau. Tho officers’ uniforms range in price from $50 to $75. A bullet will, however, pierce the one as quickly as the other. The uniform of the gen eral officers of the army is a double- breasted blouse of dark blue cloth di serge, with four outside patoh pockots with flaps, a rolling collar, with two rows of buttons, grouped according to rank, of the same kind as those worn on the dress coat. For all othor of ficers a single-breasted blouse is worn, of dark blue doth or serge, with four outside pookots with flaps, falling ool lar, with five buttons in frout of the same kind as thoso worn on the dresB eoat. Tho skirt of the dress coat ex tends from one-third to one-half the distance from the hip joint to the knee. Quite ns important as the dothes nre the shoes. For Cuban servioe the men will wear dark brown canvas clothes, but the shoes will be the same ns worn at home. They are com mon brogaus, these shoes, stout of upper aud mighty of sole and heel. In fact, the army shoe is not a thing of beaut.x, but on the maroh it is a joy forever, as every veteran knows. They are mado of cowhide, aud, if possible, of the bido of a very tough cow at that. They are exceedingly broad of sole and heel, nud are made with the double view of socuring durability and comfort. Miley and Kieutenant Wheeler; im- the first day it would have cost 5,000 immediately over them, upon the lives to have taken it. Battalions of flagstnff, the illuminated Spanish arms Spanish troops have been depositing and the legend, “Viva Alfonso XIII.” nrms since daylight in armory, over All about, pressing against the veranda which I have guard. General Toral rails, crowding the windows nnd doom . formally surrendered the plaza and all and lining the roofs, were the people I stores at 0 a. m. of the town, principally women and j “W. R. Shafter, non-combatants. | "Major General." THE FEVER STATUS. Sixteen New Caaea Among Trnnpe anil One Death. The wnv department at Washington postod the following at 10.30 a. m., Sunday: Siuosf.y, vin Hayti, July 16.—Stern berg, Washington: Sixteen new cases past twenty-four hours, one death. Sanitation measures rigid. Gbeenleaf, “Chief Surgeon.” CERVERA AT ANNAPOLIS. lleconl In Clothe* Making, Thomas Kitsou, employed in one of the cloth mills of Pennsylvania, had six sheep sheared at 6.30 o’clock one morning recently. The wool was then sorted, scoured, dried, carded, spun, woven into cloth and the'cloth was given to the tailors aud made up into a suit of clothes which were given to Mr. Kitaon at 12.31 o'clock, or six hours and four minutes from the time of shearing. The best previous rec ord was about eight hours.' Admiral Cervera, the recent com mander of the Spanish aquadron which was destroyed off Santiago, and about forty Spanish officers, were transferred to Annapolis, Md., Satur day and are now prisoners of war within the historic precincts of the United States Naval Academy. The auxiliary cruiser St. Louis car ried the foreign prisoners up Chesa peake bay. A few of the Spaniards were dressed in the Spanish uniform, but most of them were rigged out wholly or- in part in duck uniforms that had been furnished them by American officers. CORBETT AND THE "KID” DESTROYED SPANISH GUNBOAT. Cruiser New Orleans Flays Havoc With the Antonio Lopes. Advices from St. Thomas Rtate that tho United States cruiser New Orleans Saturday completely destroyed the Spanish gunboat Autouio Lopez,whose captain recently ran his vessel ashore nt Silinas, near San Juan de Porto Rico, upon being chasad by American vessels, while attempting to enter San Juan with a cargo of provisions and war material. THE LIST OF CASUALTIES Since Our Troops First Landed on Cuban Soil—A Remarkable Showing. According to advices from Gen. Shatter’s headquarters, the final report of casualties in the army since it land ed in Cuba three weeks ago has been forwarded to Washington. It-shows an aggregate of 1,941 officers and men killed, wounded and missing. The killed number 246, of whom twenty- one were officers; wounded, 1,584 of whom ninety-eight were officers, and missing, eighty-four, of whom none were officers. Of the wounded only sixty-eight have died. Colonel Pope, the surgeon-in-chief, says this is a remarkably small num ber of fatalities. BLANDI.N DIED FROM SHOCK. Sign Article. For a Fight In Buffalo Next September. Artioles of agreement which will govern a twenty-round glove contest between James J. Corbett and Kid McCoy have been signed at New York by representatives of both pugilists. According to the agreement the men will fight for a purse of $20,000, the winner to take all, before the Haw thorne Athletie club, of Buffalo, N. Y., on the afternoon of September 1st. He Was Officer of the Deck When the Maine Was Blown Up. Lieutenant John J. Blandin, who was officer of the deck on the Maine when she was destroyed in Havana harbor, died at Baltimore Saturday. His death was the result of the shock to his nervous system sustained on the fatal night of the explosion. For some time it was thonght he would recover but hopes were in vain. Falls That Shake Two Cities. The Lewiston Falls have reached the flutter point. When the day Is done and darkness fans from the'wings of night, and far ami wide over the city falls the hush of sleeping thousands, then the falls gets In Its work. , Men awake with a start to find that all things are a-trcmbllng. The old window sashes that have stood to the angry hows of a hundred northeasters now tremble and flutter when no brenth of air Is moving. Men who are nervous reach spasmodically under their pillows to Bee If the revolver Is there, nnd women nwnke and demand thnt the cat be let out. 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