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ALucky Accident.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Another acct
dent occurred near Council Bluffs, the
particulars of which reached Chicago
late last night. 1t seems that Master
Mechanic Bradenstein was ordered to
take the Kansas City train out, and
when near Pacific Junction it was con-
froHted by an engine standing on a
crossing. He ran his engine into it. A
warrant has been sworn out for his ar
rest for falling to stop at the crossing.
No one was hurt.
CAUSED BY A GREEN HAND.
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, Feb. 28.-Pas-
senger train No. on the Chicago, Mil
Waukee & st. Paul road last evening
was run into by freight on the Mem
dota branch of the Chicago, Burhng
ton s. Quincy at East Clinton, mile
south of Fulton Junction. The Nil
waukee engine and mail and express
cars were all demolished and the bag.
gage car was turned over. p
r. Wilhelm of this city
American Express route agent
was probably fatally injured, AND
Thomas N. Morrison was seriously
hurt. Both were on the milwaukee,
train. In the ''Q'' engine cab were thu
engineer and fireman, conductor anC
Roadmaster Seigrist. The latter is re
ported fatally hurt. The cars wer'
| piled up all over the track and the tele
graph wires were all broken. Tn
blame for the accident is laid on tn
20" engineer, green hand, who los
control of his engine and did not stol
at the crossing.
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arms. AL knew a battle could not be long
delayed. Col. Roberts made a little speech
that thrilled his few hearers He spoke Of
the fight which he waited for like Jobs war
horse. As he raised his glass he closed his
speech with these words:
u, for one, will take all chances OF rebel
aSo viii II" @And II" cried Harrington
and Talliaferro, as they too brought their
glasses to their lips. The toast to victory
was drunk with cheers and enthusiasm.
A week afterward, Jan. l, 1868, all three
Roberts, Harrington and Talliaferro-laY
dAA-l unnn the baEtlsfisld nE Stona river
Oct. 4, 1852, Gen. William s. hosecrans had
won tho battle Of Corinth, Miss. The Fed
sral army under Buell. had, meantime, been
tramping up and down kentucky, fruitIessly
pursuing Bragg and letting him escape at
last. After the battle OF Perryville, KY,
Oct 8, 1862 Buell. was relieved from COM
mand and Gen. Rosecrans was summoned to
take his place at the head Of the Union army
In Kentucky. The day that he was thus
summoned oct 20 he had just issued to his
troops q dispatch congratulating them on
their bravery and endurance at the fight or
Corinth.
The two leading generals at this time In
the west were Grant and Rosecrans. Grand
commanded the Thirteenth army corps,
known as the Army Of the Tennessee. To
Rosecrens was given the leadership of the
Army Of the Cumberland His district COM
nrised northern Georgia and Alabama and
Tennessee east OF the Tennessee river.
Rosecrans was nothing IL not energetic.
Oct. 80 he was at Louisville The Federal
army had been ordered to Bowling Green,
KY, after Perryville. By Nov. l its adj
vance had reached there. Nov. 2 Gen. Rose
Grams arrived in person to take command Of it.
William Starke Rosecrans was an Ohio
man horn I'm 1919 He was graduated at
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envod thu aafvica GEN. ROSECRAN9.
again, was made a brigndier general Of the
regular army In May, 1851, and sent to West
Virginia There he made an enviable record
for himself. In 1852 he went south, and in
October won the battles OF Iuka and Corinth.
That year he became major general OF volun-
teers In December he fought and won the
battle OF Stone River. His career was almost
an uninterrupted success up to September,
1863, when he lost the battle OF Chickamauga.
He was thereupon relieved OF the command
of the Army OF the Cumberland. In 1854 he
commanded the department OF Missouri, and
rendered efficient service in defeating Price.
In 1867 he resigned from the army. After
wards he was minister to Mexico for q short
time.
On assuming his new command Gen. Rose
Grams reorganized his army. He divided 1t
into right wing, center and left wing, COM
manded respectively by Gems A. Med. Nc
Cook, George II. Thomas and 7. L. Critten-
dem
Buell. had left Negley and Palmer at Nash
Vile with two divisions Bragg, on march
ing into Kentucky in the summer OF 62, left
in Tennessee a force OF 10, 00O men under Gen.
John G. Breckinridge to BLOCKADE Nash
Vile" He did so, and for six weeks Negley' &
and Palmeris men In Nashville had no COM
munication with the north.
After leaving Kentucky in October Bragg
boro, rightly Judging that a Federal attempt
would be made to relieve Nashville A third
OF Breckinridge's force was cavalry, COM
xnanded by N. B. Forrest and Joseph
Wheeler. and these had harassed the garri-
SON at Nashville not q little during the six
weeks siege, preventing them from gathering
supplies from the surrounding country ex-
cept by raiding parties. It was just in this
element OF cavalry that Braggs army was
superior to Buell's, and the Union force had
suffered accordingly. Az soon as Rosecrans
was put In command he at once demanded
that this defect should be remedied
During the Siege q body Of Confederate
troops, infantry and cavalry, 5000 strong,
under Gems. Roger Hanson and N. b. For
rest, from Breckinridge's command, APP
peared before Nashville with the intention OF
making q general battle. But just as they
were about to attack an order came from
Bragg for them to desist at once. Thor
oughly angered, Forrest obeyed- This was
Nov. O.
Nov. II the advance of Rosecrans' army,
with the commandment -chief himself, reached
Nashville, and immediate prospects OF cap
turing it from the Union forces ceased. Rose
Grams established his headquarters in Nash
vile.
Rosecrans Immediately began to put in or
der the railroad from Louisville to Nashville
It was completed Nov. 20, and thereaftei
trains running regularly over 1t kept thu
Federal army in reach of supplies. To guarC
It from Confederate attack Gen. Thomas wa
stationed with his division at Gallatin.
So in December, 1862, Bragg's and Rose
Grams armies lay watching each other, Bragg
at Murfreesboro, Rosecrans at Nashville.
Gen John NJ. Palmer was q brave and pop
ular officer, commanding the Second division
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A $4,000 Fire.

SALAMANCA, Feb. 29.-Fire broke
out at 100 this morning in the business
part Of town. The buildings burned
were the Opera house block, occupied
by the opera house, the postofice and
S. H. Harold's grocery on the ground
floor, and several law offices and
lodge rooms on the second and
third floors: the Mes block, oeeu-
pied by B. Z. Tobias, billiards. and sew
eral lodge and several law offices on the
second and third floors; Miles, bank
er, resinence; the Challenge rink, a
three-story brick building; William
FaFGuarharren'S residence and B. T..
about sac. 900; insurance. s35, 600.
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transferred to sack. The
exact amount taken is not known,
though it is believed to be
large and the mail car and passengers
were not molested. The engineer and
firemen of this train were in charge of
the train robbed at Genoa, Arkansas
a few weeks ago. The messenger re-
ceived a note at Texarkana warning
him to watch out, but he paid no at
tention to it believing it to be joke.
minutes doing the work Late re-
ports state that between 5000 and
$4,000 was taken. Some place the
loss much higher. The sheriff and
posse are in pursuit of the robbers.
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AT STONE RIVER.
TWenty-flfth Anniversary OF q
Great Battle.
PHIL. sHERIDAN's DIVISION
His Brave Brigade Commanders
! Were All Killed.

The Story OF Seven Days Nightingale
structive Military strategy-On Both
Sides They Fought Like Brave Men,
Loa0 and weII-The ''Round Forest"
Copyrighted by the American Press Association.l
Christmas night. 1852, Col. G. W. Roberts,
OF the Forty-second Illinois regiment, one OF
the unsung heroes OF the Army of the Cumber-
land, gave a dinner to a few bro: her officers.
BE commanded the Third brigade In Gen.
6heridan's division. He had been doing
garrison duty at Nashville, but had asked to
be sent where fighting was TO be.
His request was granted, and no was Or
dared to join the brigades moving TO meet
Bragg at Murfreesboro. Il was a time Of
hurrying and preparation. The only Christ
mas soldiers OF either army had was that
which they passed in thoughts linked with the
loved ones at home.
However, Col. Roberts and his friends
made the best Of it. They played" as the
children do, that 1t was a merry occasion;
that their soldiers fare was q feast, and that
all around them was light and warmth and
Joy. Among those present were Col Har-
rington and Lieut.. Col. Talliaferro.
Col Roberts was a man Of commanding pres
ence, q giant in strength and stature. He had
distinguished himself already for his dashinR
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The Norquay DencIt.

WINNIPEG, Man, Feb. 29.-It is
stated on good authority that the de-
felt of the late Norquay and Harrison
government will amount to S125,OOO-
Ex-Premier Harrison has gone south
and it is rumored will not return to
Manitoba again. The local house
meets on Thursday, and it is expected
that some of the greatest revelations
ever made in Canada will take place.
Greenway is determined and is backed
up by almost the entire people, except
a few Dominion government adher-
ents, and is bound to bring the pro-
vince into the haven of prosperity.
Martin, the desperate debater and
fighter for the rights, said that the Red
River Valley railway would be bullt,
no matter at what cost, whether Sir
John interposed or not.
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Robbers ReapDear.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. ga special to the
Dispatch from Pine Bluffs says
the train robbers have again appeared
in Arkansas, this time on the st.
Louis, Arkansas s. Texas railroad
about twenty miles below the city. AS
train No. 2, north bound, stopped at
Kingsland about o'clock this morning
three men stepped on the platform of
the baggage car next to the engine
about q mile from Kingsland. The
train suddenly came to a Stand-still
and conductor j. B. Browning stepped
to the door to see what was wrong.
As he opened the door a bullet
whistled by his head, and he at once
retired inside the car where he re-
manned during the trouble. The rob
beers went to work in cool and sys-
tematic way. They boarded the en-
CINE and commanded the engineer,
Bod Rue, and fireman, Ed Hack
Hacknett was just in the act
of putting a shovel of coal in
the fre-box and supposing it was one
of the train men trying to perpetrate 9
| Joke, held up his shovel, exclaimine
isAh, there!" The robber, with grim
humor, dropped the muZZle of a six
shooter against the fireman's cheek
with the words stay there, you. Int
| fireman quickly climbed down from tbs
| box. Taking the fireman and engi
neer with them, the robbers ordered
them to call on the messenger to opeT
the car. They did as ordered, but ht
refused to show up. Then began flu
siIade which lasted some time. While
attempts were being made to force /;
way into the car, the fireman was or
dered to take sledge and bar from TIL
engine and break in the door of the car
He obeyed, but he could not get in
| After ten minutes delay, the robber
proceeded to set the car on fire. Thu
forced the messenger to open the door
and the engineer and fireman wer'
made TO get into the car first, thei
bodies thus protecting the robbers a
they climbed in. The messenge
opened the safe without furthe
trouble, and the contents were quick,
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tured several millions worth of property.
Joseph Wheeler was born in Georgia In
1886, graduated at West Point in 1888, ana
became lieutenant of cavalry. Two years
later, 1861, he resigned his commission IN the
United States army, and cast his fortunes
with the Confederacy. He was rapidly pro
NOTED, and commanded an infantry brigade
at Shiloh Following that he was made
major general, although very young, and the
command of the cavalry corps of the Con
federate Army of the West was given TO him.
The Confederate congress and the Confed-
crate legislature of South Carolina gave him
a vote Of thanks for his services
After the death Of J. E. B. Stuart, In 1864,
Gen. Wheeler, at the age of %, became the
senior cavalry commander OF all the Confed-
crate forces east and west. At the close OF
the war he settled in Alabama and studied
law and became q cotton planter. Gen.
Wheeler is now q member of the United
States house Of representatives from Ala
bama.
Gen. William ]. Hardee was the first to
meet Rosecrans' advance under McCook- He
formed in line Of battle the night of Dec 20
and ON the morning of the 9th awaited the
Federal onset.
| Gan Hardaa WINS horn in Georgia. in 1918.
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Stone River he stood cool and unmoved, Civ
ing orders, and to him Rosecrans turned a.
to rock OF dependence.
It was the formation of his new line of bat
tie that saved the day for Rosecrans Dec. 81.
The battle of Stone River was fought on the
west and north Of Murfreesboro Rosecrans'
line faced to the east and south Dec. 81 in the
morning. The new line was northwest of the
old one and faced more toward the west. The
successive positions of the Federal and Con-
federate lines at Stone River is an interesting
and instructive study in military science.
In the evening of the 31st Rosecrans and
his generals met and considered the situation.
Gen. Wood had been wounded in the foot
early in the day, but had never left the saddle
till 2 at night Then he took from the
wounded foot his boot and held it upside
down. Blood poured from it like water. In
that condition the general had sat upon his
horse and given orders all day
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PRISONERS REVOLT.
Olathe all Birds Unsuceessful Freak
for Liberty

for Liberty.
OLATHE, Kas.. Feb. 27.-There was
revolt among the prisoners in the
county jail here last evening. Deputy
Sheriff Campbell was giving them their
supper, when negro desperate, Hugh
McGinnis, grabbed the iron poker and
made dash for the door. Campbell
dropped his tin plates and Jumped after
him and caught him just as he reached
the door. Two other negro prisoners
came to McGinnis' assistance and made
an attack on the deputy, but the latter
succeeded in keeping them inside and
locking the door. He then ordered
them to go to their cells, but they re-
fused to go and threatened to brain
him if he unlocked the door and came
inside. The sheriff was out of town,
and Campbell, not wishing to take the
responsibility of killing them, sent for
the county attorney while he held the
fort. When the county attorney
arrived, he ordered the prisoners
into their cells, but they laughed at
him. He then told the sheriff to use
force even to shooting them if neces-
sary. AT this time two other citizens
came into the officers assistance and
Campbell opened the door and all made
rush for the desperadoes. McGinnis
struck Campbell with the poker, while
Green Johnston struck at Parker with
club, but Parker Warded off the blow
and returned counter which quieted
his assailant. The struggle was short
but decisive, and the three prisoners
were soon handcuffed and locked in
their cells
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JAN. 1, 1863.

The first day Of the new year was Thurs
day. Early In the morning the Confeder-
ates tried without success to force Thomas
line in the center. The attempt was several
times renewed equally in vain. There was
also some cavalry skirmishing. In the after
noon Bragg massed his troops heavily toward
the Federal right, but no attack was made
by either general. On the Federal side dur
ing the day Van Cleve's division again crossed
the river to the Murfreesboro side, and here
was continued skirmishing between his men
and Folks corps Some other slight changes
in the Union troops were made.
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BATTIE OF DEc. al.

The fight of Dec. 81 was the severest OF the
series of four days battles Gen. A. VIII
ich's second brigade Of Johnson's division
was the most completely surprised when the
Confederates under McCown advanced to
attack them at $50 O'Clock. Gen Which
himself was absent from his brigade, and at
Johnson's headquarters. Some of his artil-
lery horses were away from their guns, get
ting water in the rear.
Owing to a failure to execute Bragg's or
ders precisely. the Confederates did not ad
vance in two lines, as had been planned, bur
In long single line, McCown ON the isfs,
Cleburne on the right
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Arthurss KxpIannrfan.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-In reply to Pres
ident Perkins expression of surprise
that the strike came 50 soon, and the
intimation that Mr.. Arthur did not
give him time to consider the demands
of the men, Mr.. Arthur said: ''Presi-
dent Perkins was advised weeks ago
that the demands would be made. and
that their refusal would be followed by
a strike. He replied that Mr.. Stone
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HooPEsroN, Feb. ga fire al
Wellington, four miles north of here.
yesterday, destroyed ten buildings, the
principal business portion of the vii.
lage. The losses aggregate sec, 900
only partially insured. Three families
were burned out and had to seek
shelter with neighbors.
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at Princeton college, New Jersey. He studied
law and became distinguished member of
the bar. He likewise was a major in the
Mexican war.
After the war he returned to his home in
Lexington, KY, and died there in 1875.
At Stone River he sustained a serious de-
feat. A brigade commander in Bishop Folks
second division at Stone river was Gen.
James Ronald Chalmers, afterward famous
as the representative in the United States
congress from the famous ''Shoestring dis
trict" of Mississippi.
James Ronald Chalmers was born in Hall
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At Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. g, 1888.
Hoag-Receipts, 1zOO0 head; market dull
and Irregular; light, SS.0065-30; rough pack
lng s5.0od520; mixed. e51095.40; heavy pack
ing and shipping. s5.0d5.6O.
CATTLE-Recefpts, 5000 head: market weak;
bseyes, S325G520; cows, &2.0O45.3o; stockerss
e. 400365.
sHEEP-Receipts. 1000 head; market firm;
moor 20 choice natives. sS-5065.40: westerns,
3.I5fb45; lambs. % .00d6-R5.
W1KAr-steady; No.. 2, cash and March.
T5c: May, soc.
OATs-Steady; May, Size.
PoRK-Easier; cash. l3s7H; May, s140eK0
I1Hp-steady; cash and March. sT.5sh;
Nsy. S5.62H.
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20 1890 - -
army officers were
not graduates Of
the United States
Military academy.
Negley, however,
served in the Mexi-
can war. In 1861
he recruited a bri-
gade of volunteers
in three days, and
became their COM
mander. He called
public attention to
the fact that arms
were being re-
moved from tha
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He was graduated
at West Point in
1888, and entered
the dragons. JAN
uary, 1851, he re-
signed from the
United States ar
my for the pur-
pose OF joining the
Confederacy. In
that service he be
came n brigadier
general in 1861. He
took brave part in
the battle of Shi-
loh, and for it was
promoted to be a
major general In
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LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE
Al Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. %, 1885.
kgy-The Kansas City Live Stock Market IL
reported especially for the ESPoRLA DAILY
NEWS by FISH, KECK Co, Exchange build
ing Kansas City Stock Yards.
CATLLE-Receipts, 1000 head; weak and i0c
lower.
lower than Yesterdays close; DuIk sales g. 50
675I5: heavy packing and shipping, e5.l53526.
mixed packing, s50OlG5-55; tops, $O-dO.
The Daily Indicator reports:
WHEAT-Steady; No. 2 soft, cash, 19c asked;
CoRN4Stronger: No. 2 cash, &c asked;
May, 41zzc bid. $50 asked
OArS-No. cash, 2oc bid.
RYE-FothfnR doing
EG0s-Freeh. 141zc per dozen.
BUTTER-Roli, good to choice, 1S011c.
HAY-Fancy small baled, 800.
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flesh to Buell's and
RoSecrans' armies
in the west as }. E.
B. Stuart's was to
the Army of the
Potomac. He was
Bragg's chief OF
cavalry, and he
efectuany covered
that generals re-
etreat from Ken
) STICKY. He wa
success
full in destroying
and capturin 6
Union supply
trains. On some or
49, raf1G ha ran
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AZ SO, lOuIs
81 IouIs- No Zen. g. Isss

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. ., 1888
CATTLE-Receipts, 900 head; slow.
HOGS-ReceiptS, $500 head: market eaeters
choice heavy and butchers, s5.365-60. pack
ing. Is 100S.f0; light grades, 81 904s5.l5.
SuKEP-Recefpts, 500 head: market firm.
WHEAT-Firm; No. red, cash, S0z<G8lLc;
March, eo4c: May, s1Ac; July, 781zc-
CORH--Easy: cash, 45sSe345zc; March, 454c;
May, 461zc, July, 47zc.
oATs-Dull: cash. zoe; May. ssglc.
PoRK-Jobbings s14-0e.
LAHD-S7.35-
WHISKY-&l 90
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Tennessee. He was
a man of great
courage and adj
dress. At the bat
tie OF Belmont,
No., he escaped
capture by a Fed
eral regiment in a
unique way. He
saw a number of
, cavalrymen COM
ing down the road
toward him. He
rode forward to
meet them, at
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manded the Con-
federate right at
Stone river, b e.
longed to the fam
GUS old Kentucky
family Of til a t
name. They were
a handsome, finely
developed rae 9
physically. John G.
was born at Lex
ington in 1921, was
educated in his ma
tive state, except a
fayy nnnnfhs Snar1f
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had complete authority to act. Mr..
Sargent and went to see Mr.. Stone.
we read over the first and second arti-
cleS OF the schedule, referring to the
discharge or suspension of men and
the calculation of their time. Mr..
Stone did not like the language and
made some alteration to suit himself
said, We will agree to it, He then
said that he had not intended to
agree to the propositions as changed,
and remarked that he would pass them
for a while. He then came to the third
article, on the pay of engineers and
tiremen. Mr.. Stone said he did not
think there ought to be any difference
between four and six wheel engines. I
said all right, We would make the pay
three and half cents per mile for all
passenger engines. Il will not concede
to that proposition, said he. replied,
well, will consent to strike of our
men on that proposition. Mr.. Sargent
that President Perkins had
empowered Mr.. Stone to act
for him but as. soon as we left him the
telegram was sent to Mr.. Perkins and
we received the reply he mentions.
His reply was entirely too indefinite
and merely said that he would be in
Chicago next (this) week. He did not
ask us to wait until he arrived nor
anything of the kind. He simply said
he was coming here. Our telegram
and his answer were shown to Mr..
Stone Sunday noon and he was told
that at a. m. Monday the strike
would be begun if no settlement was
made. He did not ask for time and
had full warning and plenty of time to
act and Mr.. Perkins certainly had all
the time any one could ask.
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three sides of q
hollow square,plac-
ing two brigades to
face westward, at
right angles to
Roberts and in she
rear Of Negley.
Upon all three
sides-of this square
tn e ConfederateS
poured shot and
shell at once. Three
times the whole
force of HardeeS
and Folks corps,
four divisio ms,
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fax county, Va, in
1881. When 8 years
old he was taken to
Mississippi. He was
educated in South
Carolina, but re-
turned to practice
law IN Mississippi.
Chalmers was q
member Of the con-
vention that passed
the Mississippi or
dinance of seces-
sion. After that
he entered the Con-
federate army as
captain. and Ia