The Caldwell News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1898 Page: 6 of 12
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GENERAL NEWS,
A fire in Tokio, Japan, rendered
11,000 peop'e homeless.
Two Cboctaws will be shot in the
naat 30 days at Alikchie. 1. T.
Revo utions hate broken out io both
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Several towns on the Kentucky side
have been ilooded by the Ohio river.
Tbe reorganised Mormon church
bows a remarkable growth for 1897.
The senate refused to vote tbe ap-
propriation to deepen Mobile harbor
Count I to of Japan says he favors
an Anglo-Japanese alliance in China
\S , J. Bryan addressed the Bimet-
allic League of the Ohio Valley at In-
dianapolis.
A fro9t has probably killed the
strawberry crop and most of the fruit
in Tennessee.
It is believed that the entire tobacco
crop of Kentucky has been killed by
the frosts and snows.
The Cuban junta announces that if
independence is fully acknowledged
armistice may be arranged.
Rev. Mr Roberts, pastor of the
Tint Christian church at South Mc-
Alester. I. T, has resigned.
Quesatla says the government of
Cuba is well established and has al-
ready collected $400,000 in taxes.
While on the stage at Charleston,
W. Va., Margaret Mather collapsed
and died without recovering consci-
GEN. HARDEMAN IS DEAD.
A dispatch from Rome lays that the
United States ba« V aght three torpe
do boats from Italy, and tha; Spam
could not get tbe Garibaldi.
The steamer Alabama lias arrived
at San Francisco from Sidney, New
South Wales, and brought 44 bars of
fold, valued at $327,375, from Auck-
land. and $2,000.000 in sovereigns
from Sidney. Her passenger list was
very large, there being 107 cabin pas-
Cotton mill strikers at Saco, Maine,
have returned to work.
Several Americans in a mission- in
China were murdered recently.
W. J. Bryan has donated an essay
prise io the Ohio State University.
A coal famine is feared at l<ebs.
non, 111., because of tbe miners strike-
Washington has been notified that
tbe rivers of China will be opined for
steamers.
The available cash balance in the
United States treasury was $224,308.-
153 Saturday.
George Gould gave $15,000 to the
Omaha Exposition. This makes tiie
total subscriptions $142,500.
Qneen Victoria has presented Pres-
ident Poure of France with an oil-
painting portrait of herself.
Governor Brady of Alaska lies
gone to Washington to interview the
Preiident regarding laws for Alaska.
A Choctaw Indian murderer in jail
at Antlers. 1. T., committed suicido
rather than be tried in the United
States Court.
News comes from Melbourne. Vic
loria, which says tbe estimated wheat
yield for that country this year will be
10,000.000 bulbels,
The total output of coal for the
United Sutes in 1 H«7 amounted to
108.250,000 short tons, an increase
over 1M>U of 6,270,000.
Japan will offer no opposition to
England's occupation of Wei-Hai-
Wei. The two countries came to an
understanding before the lease was
naked.
War is raging in the Island of Lua-
on. Attacks have ueen made upon
the Spanish quarters at Suhig and
Apait. the rebsls capturing large<juan-
tities of ammunition.
Sixty nine bodies have t>een recov-
eaed from the snow avalanche which
swept the Dyes trail to the Klondike:
ma i j y more bodies yet lie buried under
tons of snow.
Mrs. Catherine Snyder, Ind., grand-
daughter of Robert Morris, will re-
oeive $1,000,000 from tbe govern-
ment, being the snin with interest
loaned the government during tbe
Revolution
Rev. M. L. Johnson, pastor of tbe
Naahvilln (I1L) Presbyterian Church,
hae resigned to open a hotel in Mich
ipan, deflating that there is more
Honey is tlM Mtel business than in
Tbe Hero of Mnny Herd Fought lat-
tice Peeeee Away.
Gen. Wm. P. Hardeman, Superinten-
dent of the Confederate Homo is dead.
Tbe hero of many bard (ought bat-
tles of three wars, after nettling with
the grim reaper for several days, sur-
rendered at 3:40 o'clock a. m. Friday
in Austin, at the Confederate home, of
which lie had been superintendent the
past th:oo years, having been appoint-
ed to this position by Gov. Culberson
shortly after his inauguration.
The cause of Gen. Hardeman's death
was acute Bright'a disease. He was
in his sad year, but notwithstanding
bis advanced age he was conscious up
to within a few hours of his death
He became a very sick man about
three weeks ago. and notwithstanding
that the brat of medical attention wna
given him he grew worse, slowly sink
ing each day until a few days ago.
whsn the attending physician gave up
all hopes of saving his life. All day
Thursday his life hung on a thread,
but tbe hero of Mansfield. 1'leasant
Bill and the charge on McK«e s bat-
tery fought the foe till the very last.
At the bedside of the dying veteran
wore three soldiers of his command.
Capt. Dennis Corw.n, quartermaster of
the Confederate home; Capt. Jack
Kirk and D. Frank liainey. <¿en
Hardeman conversed with them a few
hours before his death, saving that he
knew that his death was near at hand.
Gen. Hardeman leaves a wife, two
sons. Tom H. Hardeman, of Smith-
ville, Texas, and W:il Hardeman, of
Austin: three daughters and twenty
grandchildren. His death is univer-
sally deplored.
Gen. Hardeman was born in Wil
liarnson county, Tennessee Nov. 4,
1$16, and his family ha* been diftia-
guished in the early history of the
southern states. His grandfather,
Thorna* Hardeman, was a member of
the first constitutional convention of
Tennessee. His satber, Thomas J.
Hardeman, served with marked dis
tinction as a member of the republic
of Texas. He was tbe author of the
r* solution of the Texas cunares* which
gave the name of • Austin to the
capital of the state. The Hardeman
were of Welsh origin.
When but 19 years old tier. Harde-
man accompanied bis uncle, Hailey
Hardeman, who had come to Texas in
1835. just at tbe time when the colo
nists were preparing for unequal war
with Meiico. to Lavaca river and pro
cured an 18-pounder cannon. The
force consisted of seventy five m<'n,
which marched on to San Antonio and
compelled Gen. Cos to surrender
This was Hardeman's first experience
in warfare. He served all through the
war, being in many battles.
W hen tbe civil war oroke out he
joined the command destined for New
Mexico and ¡Arizona w. % full corn
pany of youn^ men and becamemor
captain of the regiment commanded
by Col. Riley. At the battle of \ a!
Verde he was promoted fo>• -list in-
guished irallentry on tbe fitld and be-
came the major of the regiment. The
charge on McKae's battery made by
the Confederates at Val Verde is one
of tbe most remarkable in the anual
of war. In this battle Hardeman wn*
wounded.
Gen. Hardeman distinguished him
self at the battle of Mansfield, where
he routed the federal army. In that
battle nearly every company '/Hirer of
Hardeman's regiaent waa k-lled or
wounded.
When peace was restored Harde-
man went to Mexico, where he was
employed to survey lands in Durantro
He returned hon.«- in 1*M¡ and en
ptged in cattle speculation to restore
his fortunes, but this resulted unfor
tunately. He entered the army in
1801 wealthy, at the close of the war
be found himself poor.
He was appointed hy Gov. Coke to
l e public weigher of Galveston. By
Gov. Roberts he was appointed in-
spector of railroads, and by Gov. Ross
he wai appointed superintendent of
public buildings and grounds. He
«erved in thst capacity until the elec-
tion of Gov. Culberson, when he was
appointed superintendent of the Con
fecerate home.
Tne funeral of Gen. Hardeman took
place from St. David's church. He
was buried under the auspices of the
Knights Templar.
Two gentlemen are prominently
mentioned as successors to Gen. Harde-
man ss superintendent of the home,
They are Gen. H. E. Shelley of Aue-
tit and Rufus King of Bell coiiaty.
Gen. Shelley is president of the board.
Tbe following is taken from Daniel's
Personnel of the Texas State Govern<
ment:
"Gen. Hardemaa is 6 feet nigh.
His hair, once n dark auburn, ii now
almost white. Bis lean form, never
inclined to corpulence, aided to five
him great powers ef endurance. His
eyes are blue and expressive, spark-
ling with kindness when he greets an
old friend or comrade or glowing with
subdued anger when he witnesses op-
pression of wanton wrong. No man
will make greater seen tics for a friend
than Gen. Hardeman, and none are
more ready than he to forgive a wrong.
Tender in his sympathies, his regard
for others, which in camp impelled
him to visit tbe hospital instead of the
social board, made him kind and for-
bearing to a vanquished enemy. This
was illustrated at Pleasant Bill. Har-
deman was ordered to the extreme
right. He rode up to the skirmish line,
dismounted and knelt by a wounded
Irishman who lay in a fallen top of a
pine tree and questioned him as to
the enemy'e reinforcements and the
disposition of his army. He had been
shot through the lungs and could only
answer. 'Wather, wether; give me
wather.' It was a hot day and no water
near except on the ground held by the
federals, and Hardeman knelt by the
the fallen Irishman, and taking of hie ¡
own canteen, held it to him as he mur-'
mured: "l'oor fellow, poor fellow
The bravest are the gentlest."
His death was announciJ to his old
ranger comrades by special order No. i
llesdquerters Texas Hanger Hattal
ion. Austin. Texas, April *.—Com
rades: < )nce again are we called uj oii
to announce the lenth of a heroic,
honored and beloved member ot the
battalion, by whose demise one of tbe
grandest characters and noblest men {
that ever lived in Texas pass. ^ from
earth into history.
Gen William P Hardeman, super
intendent of the Confederate home,
died at the institution at 4 o clock tin
morning, surrounded by the love.! |
and grief-stricken of tits own ttnmedi
ate family, and loving comrades and
friends.
Gon. Hardeman ¡¿ad arrived at the
ripe old age of VJ years andjmore, and
now, after life's fitful fever, he sleeps
well. Inseparably linked with tie
history of the times that tried mutis
souls in tbe early days of Texas when
tne war whoop and scalping knife of
murdering Indian* that infested and
environed our thin settlements were
familiar to the eye and ear of the
Texans, are the valiant services of
Capt. William P Hardeman, and no j
less brilliant for deeds of daring and
manly courage was the part he gal
lantly bore as a tried and true com
tnander in the confederate army dur-
ing the war between the -tales from j
IK'il to 1865. Rangei comrades and
those who followed his lead during)
the war. will drop t ar* of sympathy
when tbey read the announcement *4
his death, snd fa n would Strew hts
grave with wreaths of mm rtelle-, a*
marks of their veneration nr.d love
in every one of whole hearts if e -hoe'! ¡
the sentiment
H *re slee|>s the brave, w .o sank t<
test.
By all hts comrade* loved and blessed.
In the pe*t few short months. < "o:n !
redee B«e. Ford. K< *s, Dalympie an i
Hardeman have r«een surrimom-d and
an«w«red the la^t roll call on earth
1 <et us who -urvive them • i.erudi *r.«-i
memories and perpetuate tbe grand
history with which tie r names are ->
inseparably woven. By command,
Job G Booth,
Major commanding T H K
< '(final
Wili. I.'Mi f'.T, Adjutant.
Texas School Fund Land.
In response to i0o dries from Mr
I'eriisle. the land commissioner «ajo in
a w it ten communication thai there
has i*«en surveyed for the jx-rmanerit.
school fund of Texas npprosimatxly
.'{8,000,000 atirea, and that 'tiero was
under lease about 10.M34,H'2& acre up
to tbe 31st of March. The revenue
from leases in 1*!G amounted to
11. However, continue* the
commissioner. "You are referred to
the state treasurer for more correct
information a" to the income annual
ly ' In March there was leased .' t.
78.'! acres.
Another Railroad for Sweetwater.
Sweetwater, April Í . -The Bock
Island, Sweetwater and Southwestern
is tho name of a new railway company
l eing organized to construct a railway
from Graham, Texas. via Anson,
Sweetwater and Sterling to Sherwood,
thence south through Schleicher, Sut
ton. Edwards and Kinney counties to
Spofford junction. In consideration
thnt tho headquarters of this road he
located permanently nt Sweetwater
this city has guaranteed $30.009
bonus. Anson has also guaranteed
$30,900 bonus. Twenty teams have
left hsra to work on tbe Jncksbcro ex-
tension^
TEXAS NEWS NOTFS.
Lee county is to build n new court
house nt Giddings.
Work oa the fortifications for Boli-
var point has begun.
The Clarksville high school has
been aftiiated with with the State
University.
Tbe companies at Sherman have
elected delegates to the state conven-
tion at Waco May 11.
The jury in the Burt insanity case
wns diichnrged "two Iwlieved tl.emur
erer crazy, ten did not.
Sweetwater's city council is consid
ering the building of an adequate wa-
ter workworks system.
The Southwestern telephone com-
pany is abont to connect Sweetwater
and Roby by its wires.
Rev. Al Mulkeys revival at Tem-
ple resulted in '.'00 additions. He is
now doing service at Ccr*icaaa
Two Victoria county merchsnts set
tied a difficulty with pistols, one is
dead and the other mortally wounded i
The A. and M. directors have again j
fnikd to elect a succesor to < ien Kcss
Mnrbry led with three votes, the others!
being scattered among tnirt««u candi-:
dates
Tbe Grand lxxige of the Sons of j
Hermann ot Texas will me t at C>rt
Worth May 4 and *>. and 't is «**ti
mated that fully 1000 delegates will
1*? in attendance.
William K -ig. In rig near IVtls-
b. r- , tira.-< n > ounty, as tiled vi.t
against the Houston anil Texas Ceo
tral railway for $li" o for putting him j
off ¡tí tía n. He o tiered to pay .'I '
cent a mile the conductor charged
h.m 4 •.••nt- .«•! m he refused to
pay and was ejected.
Permission ta be -n granted by the
Military Affairs Committee for the
erection of a Catholic fcaj-.. at W est
Point.
A *ai¡or on the Bnti*i. Besoiution
was setenced to six davs' impr.aon
ment for wearing the ahamri.-ck on St
Patrick's Day
The lease of \Ve:-Hai-Wei to Great
Britain has been agreed to by China
ani the Kngiish will take poseesaionas
soon as the Japenese war indemnity
has been paid
Mrs. C. K. Albright of Fort S<ott
hashed a Kansas City physician ar
rested for using her pbotógrnph on
a patent medicine phamphlet.
Perhaps yen havs bed
grippe or n herd cold. You
may be recovering from
mslaria or n alow fever; or
possibly some of ths chil-
dren are )uet getting over
the menalss or whooping
cough.
Are you recover! nn as fsst
ss you should? Has nnt
your old trouble left your
blood full of Impurities?
And isn't this the reaaon
you keep eo poorly? Don't
delay recovery longer but
r It will remove «It impuri-
ties from your blood. It is
also a ionic of immense
\atuc. Give nature s little
help st this lime. Aid her
hv removint sll the products
cl disea-ve from your Mood.
!f your bowela ire not
}c!.t right, Ayer's Pills «ill
make them to. Send for
i tir book on Diet in Consti-
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Rust & Joiner. The Caldwell News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1898, newspaper, April 15, 1898; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169188/m1/6/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.