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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-04

SHERIDAN AND GEMS. CROOK AND CUSTER.
1t was now breakfast time Governor
Blair was now nearly thirty miles away and
there was no time to be lost. Gen. Granger
called an orderly, had Capt. Ayers horse
fed and insisted on his taking his morning
meal with him. During breakfast the sub
ject of Capt Sheridans appointment was
earnestly discussed Before they had fin
ished the meal Lieut.. Frank E. Walbridge,
quartermaster of the Second Michigan cav
airy, rode up Capt. Alger asked permits
sion to take him for his interview
with Governor Blair Gen. Granger as.
sented and the two officers prepared
for the journey. 1t was perhaps half
past in the morning when, armed with an
earnest request for Sheridan's appointment,
they left the front of the Federal lines and
rode swiftly to Pttsburg Landing. and it
lacked but half an hour of the steamers de
parture with Governor Blair on board when
the two officers reached him. The condition
of the regiment was presented by Capt. Alger
in a few words and both he and Lieut.. Wal
bridge strongly urged the force of Gen.
Changers recommendation. The governor
yielded and directed his adjutant general,
Gen. John Robertson, to write the order. He
seized half sheet of paper and wrote:
P1rTsBURG LANDING, May 25, 1862.
Capt. Philip II. Sheridan is hereby ap-
pointed colonel OF the Second Michigan cav
airy He is directed to take command at
once. AUSTIN BLAIR, Governor.
This was handed to Capt. Alger and the
boat pushed out into the Tennessee, and
great soldier had been started on his way to
fame.
The return trip was so rapidly made that
it killed Capt. Ayers horse, but early on the
morning of the Goth he had the pleasure of
presenting it and meeting for the first time
his new colonel and future general Phil
Sheridan was that morning the happiest man
in the whole of HalleclSs army. The colo
nelcy which Ohio did not give her own son
Michigan had provided The officers Of the
staff were Immediately summoned to cele-
brate his promotion. As the officers drank
their bumpers of good cheer in his tent they
wished his future success in loyal style. One
brother officer Of the staff, more enthusiastic
than the rest, pledged the new colonel's
health with the suggestion:
This promotion is only one more step to-
wards brigadiers star"
How little men know Of themselves. Sheri-
dan, flushed with the joy Of the occasion, re-
torted:
No, gentlemen thank you for your good
wishes, but | want no higher honor. Am
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-04

general looked back and said: Scout, hunt
up the ammunition wagons and order them
up Back in the rear on the valley pike the
generals staff We're making their way up as
fast as they could. | transferred my orders
to one Of the aids, for | knew the democrat
lied teamsters would not pay mucl attention
to man in blouse, and then turned and
rode back after the general
Near the close of the fight was near Gen
Torbert on the left, when Gen Sheridan
came flying across the pike, jumping the high
stone walls on each side. He said, in his
earnest, quick way: 'Torbert, / took the old
Sixth corps in and drove them from the
woods and over the hill and away from the
stone walls, and | have got the bulge on
them, and now. Torbert, | want your cavalry
to do your best and when | go back | am
going in with everything, and if you and
Merritt and Custer do your work well we
will have them on the run in half an hour
and history shows that they did do their
work well; but if Gen. Early had not been
so greedy and had withdrawn with his cap
tured guns and prisoners after the success of
the morning, Gen. Sheridan would not nave
won the dou lie star that day"
Such were the dramatic scenes at Cedar
Creek
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-04
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-04

HE wore some of the regulation uniform,
but not much On his head was little round
cap, such as German students wear. In his
right hand he held a small riding whip,
which, judging by the welts on his horses
TANKS, had been industriously used He was
splashed with mud and had big daub under
one eye, which gave him sort of been to
wake look If he had any gauntets they
were in his pockets. AS he rode on the hill
beyond Middletown he was met by one of
Gen. Torbert's aids, who was mounted on a
big gray horse nearly as large as Rienzi.
1.-THE officer jumped the stone wall and
Joined the general just as he came In sight
of the field and rode side by side towards
group near the woods on the right of the
pike in the rear of the Sixth corps, where
Gems. Wright, Emory and Torbert and their
stats were gathered.
II asked the aid afterward what the gen
eral said wheNhe joined him He replied:
Well, the generals first words were. at was
Just such id mess out west as this that
gave me my brigadier star in the regular
army, and I'm going to make it double
star this time" He then asked, Where is
Wrightp and soon after joined the other
generals had been riding along behind as
fast as my little mare could jump, when the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-04

"Adamson's Cough Balsam still eontin-
ues. to sell better with us than anv other
cough preparation; in fact, we sell more of
it than all others together. It sells itself.
- W. PERKINS & Co.,
Wholesale Druggists, Portland, Me-"
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
A MILWAUKEE ENGINEER.
He Does Not Want to Strike, but
Will Protect the Brotherhood.

"We're bound to win this strike if we
have to down all the railroads in the
country" said one of the oldest and
most experienced engineers employed
on the Milwaukee road to a GLOEE re-
porter last evening. 1--WE are pretty
well satisfied that the % is being aided
and encouraged by other lines, with the
purpose of downing the brotherhood.
Eve been brotherhood man for more'n
twenty years now, and | tell you
l should feel pretty bad TO see it
go down; and if | can do anything TO
prevent it that things not going to
happen. We have no grievance against
the Milwaukee. They used us square,
when we asked to have certain irregu-
larities corrected. But the 20 sys-
tenn has always pursued an unjust
course with Its engineers. The pay
OH that line is much lower than
on any other, and then it takes man
nine or ten years to become what they
call a first-clasS engineer. As soon as
man gets this rank he is dismissed for
some trivial cause and the underpaid
man put in his place. l don't believe
in strikes and / should hate to
go out, but it's the 'Q' or the
brotherhood, and we have decided that
the brotherhood must not be broken
up. Here l am, man of over fifty
years. have paid my dues and life in
Surance assessments for twenty years
into the Brotherhood, and if the Brother
hood goes to pieces, lose all. AT this
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
AN OMNIBUS OUTLOOK
The Engineers on the Roads
Centering in st. Paul May
Go on a Strike.
Four Hundred Men Of Division
$50 Hold a Meeting
in the City.
New York Brotherhood Men
Anxious for Trouble All
Along the Line.
The Burlington & Northern
Engineers Will Go Out at
O'Clock Tonight.

The danger signal is up in st. Paul.
1t is possible, and probable, that In
side of forty -eight hours, if not sooner,
st. Paul will be right in line with the
great strike of railroad engineers. At
the present writing, members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
in the city are on the qui vive and
awaiting information and instructions
from the front. This means the engi-
neers of every road running into st.
Paul.
Four hundred men of Division No.
$50, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS, met in their hall on Dayton's Bluff
yesterday afternoon and discussed the
situation. Several speakers addressed
the crowd, and the meeting, though or
derby, was an enthusiastic one. Every
bit Of information possessed by mem
bers on the situation in Chicago and
elsewhere was eagerly received and
talked over. The meeting was
largely private, and the action
taken, if any, was kept religiously
quiet. 1t was plain, however, that the
members are deeply in sympathy with
their Eastern brethren, and will stand
by them, II told to do so. to the last.
The members of the brotherhood are
disposed to say absolutely nothing, but
a GLOBE reporter was given to under
stand that the above is the situation at
present, and composed of hard, cold
facts. All was quiet and moving as
usual last night through the yards,
ShODS and rOundhOuSeS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
A "COPPER'S" CLOSE CALL
A Chicago Mob Tries to Lynch q
Policeman
WHO IS WHOLLY INNOCENT.
The Nan Who Committed the Murder
Sneaks Up an Alley and
Escapes.

CHICAGO, March AT $50 o'clock
this morning WengOt Cap, well-knOwn
Bohemian saloOnkeeper of the suburban
town of Jefferson, went into his saloon,
which was on the first floor of his dwell
ing, to prepare for the Sunday trade.
In less than half an hour afterwards
two shots we're heard by his family, and
his little son ran into the saloon and
found his father lying on the floor,
with blood Oozing from bull
let hole in the back of his
head. Cap opened his eyes and said
feebly to his son: "Get Slater" several
times and then became unconscious.
The boy ran to the door of the saloon
and began screaming. Men and women
ran up from all directions, and the boy
told them that Policeman John Slater,
who patrols the territory about the sa-
loon, had just shot and killed his father.
Slater had gone home, and the police
went to his house and arrested him.
He avowed his entire innocence,
but was taken in carriage to
the scene by the officers. When they
approached the saloon they were greeted
by an Infatuated crowd and an attempt
was made to lynch Slater, but he was
rapidly driven away and safely lodged
in the police station. Afterwards it
was discovered that a man named
James POtters was seen to run from
Caps saloon about the time of the
shooting, and other evidence was found
to prove him the guilty man, and conse-
quently Slater was liberated. The police
are now searching for Potters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
An Iowa Jury Conviets Fos-
ter of Murder in the
First Degree
For Killing His Companion
and Throwing His Body
Into a River.
The Slayer Of Mrs. Helen How
ard, in Omaha, Held for
His Crime.
A Sensation Created at the
Examination by the Dead
WOman'S Mother.
Special TO the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
DIES MONIES, To-, Feb. 4.-The jury
in the Foster murder case, on trial at
Bedford, Taylor county, yesterday
brought in averdict of murder in the
first degree after three hours consider
alton, with the penalty of death. March
Is, 1889, is fixed as the day for execu-
ton. Under the Iowa law the prisoner
must spend one year in the prison be-
fore execution. An appeal will be
taken. The murder for which Foster
was convicted was committed near
place called BlocktOwn, i'll the east part
of the county, about ten weeks ago.
Foster, who had been working as rail-
way grader on the Diagonal railroad in
Missouri, started in northwest
direction with fellow workman in a
covered wagon. The team and wagon
belonged to the other man
who also had some money.
While they were camping out near
stone around the body and threw it into
the Platte river, together with his trunk,
which he had rifled. He then started
with the team for Nebraska. Some little
boys, while playing on the bank of the
river, the next day, saw the trunk float
ing on the water and the river was
dragged and the body OF the murdered
man found. Foster, Immediately after
committing the crime, started west with
the team and wagon. He was traced to
this state and captured at Nebraska
City. His parents live in Indiana, and
are said to be Well-tO-dO people.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
A Contested Election Case to
Warm Up the House.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March Ain the SEN
ate tomorrow Chairman Allison, of the
committee on appropriations, intends to
call up for consideration the deficiency
bill. When this has been completed
the senate will resume consideration of
the G. A. R. disability pension bill,
which is unfinished business. The next
work in order is the differentiation
bill, reported Feb. IA by Mr.. Allison,
from the committee ON finance. Chair
man Sherman, of the committee on
foreign relations, says he will call up
his Chinese immigration bill at the
earliest day possible. but that he does
not think there will be any time for it
during the present week. After the
morning hour in the house tomorrow
the committee on elections will call up
the contested case of MeDuffee VS..
Alabama. Two reports on this case
were submitted Feb. rs, partisan lines
being drawn, the majority reporting
in favor of Davidson, while the
minority report declares McDuffee emit
tied to the seat. The committee will
ask for seven days in which to debate
the case, and it is believed that Monday
and Tuesday will be consumed by it.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
have been specially set aside for the
consideration of bills reported from the
committee on Indian affairs. 1t is
not likely, however, that more than two
of the three days will be left for the
committee. Among the measures to be
considered is the one opening the great
Sioux Indian reservation in Dakota.
Friday is private bill day and Saturday
will be consumed with miscellaneous
matters. The pension, military acad-
envy and diplomatic appropriation bills
are on the calendar, but, owing to the
absence of members of the committee
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
AFTER THE TRUSTS.
Claus Spreckles Said to Want to
Smash Them.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 4.-Claus
Spreckles, the famous sugar planter of
San Francisco, who is East for the pur-
pose of selecting a location for man.
moth sugar refinery, was seen at the
Continental hotel last night by re-
porter. Mr.. Spreckles, when asked his
opinion of the effect of the proposed re-
ductlon OF the duty on sugar, replied:
LAS far as | am concerned it makes no
difference whether there is any change
in the duty or not. But am inclined to
think it would I'M ure the Louisiana
planters, though l do not really know.
The beet sugar industry. which | am en-
deavOring to protect, having now fac
tory in course of erection in California,
may or may not be affected. | do not
think the consumer will get his sugar
cheaper anyhow, as the retail price is
regulated more by supply and demand
than by tariff. Whether reduction at
this time would injure the beet industry
or not, can't say till my experiments
progress further. If my factory does
not pay FIJI shutit up and lose the money
have expended"
have organized to fight the present
sugar trust?"
mo; am entirely Independent of
trusts and intend to remain SO. l am
going to run my new refinery for all it
is worth and sell for what | can get,
regardless of any other organization"
What do you think of the proposed
tariff bill?''
Il have not given it enough attention
to answer that question, but [ think
things we cannot produce in this cOun-
try should be free. | do not believe in
any other reduction.'
1t is said that Mr.. Spreckles is going
to give the trust good deal of trouble
in fact, break that organization up.
That the coast planter is fighter needs
no further testimony to prove. His
whole attitude has been one of antag-
onism to combines, and he has always
refused to enter into any of them,
though great inducements have been
offered him to join. He has numerous
agents working for him all over the
East, and when he starts in the trust
might as well dissolve.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
HELD FOR MURDER.
Frank Ryan Wanted Mrs. Howard
co f1Iope With Him.

Special to the Globe.
OMAHA, Neb.. March 4.-Frank Ryan,
who shot and killed his paramour, Mrs.
Helen Howard, in wine room in this
city on Friday, is being held on charge
of murder in the first degree, preferred
by the cOroner's jury, which ended its
deliberations at late hour last night.
1t was proven that Ryan had urged
Mrs. Howard to elope him on several
occasions, and that upon her refusal to
do SO had threatened to kill her. Dur
ing the inquest Ryan took the stand
and repeated his statement that the
shooting was accidental. While he was
testlfying, the mother of Mrs. Howard,
Mrs. Scott, caused a sensation among the
spectators, when she suddenly turned
upon Ryan and cried out: You swore
you'd kill her, you black leg, and
you've done it." Ryan seemed unaf-
fected by the Outburst, and when Mrs.
Scott had finished speaking, calmly con-
tinued the account of his illicit reIa-
tons with Mrs. Howard. He had been
in Omaha about two months previous to
the shooting and came here from Fort
Robinson, where he had been dis
charged from the regular army on the
ground of disability. He came to Ne
braska from Springfield, Ill where he
has two brothers, one of whom is doc
tor and the other druggist. He is said
to be wanted in Illinois on several Grim
inal charges,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
The Randall Tariff Bill.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, March A Washington
special to the Herald says: The new
tariff bill which Mr.. Randall has been
maturing is practically finished. 1t will
probably be introduced into the house
Tuesday of next week. Mr.. Randall
said last night it would be a complete
bill and perfect in every detail.
Chow long have you been working
on it?' Mr.. Randall was asked.
1.-Two years." was the reply.
at ought to be perfect after that
much consideration" his visitor sug-
gested.,'
Il don't know as to that. l learn
something new about the subject every
day. 1t will not be hop, skip and
jump, Mr.. Randall continued, like the
one presented to the ways and means
committee Thursday last. 1t Will en-
brace the best expert evidence that
could be obtained from number of
persons entirely familiar with every
branch of the tariff question"
"Can you TELL" MIR. Randall was
asked, show much reduction will be
mode by your bill?'
Il prefer not to speak about that
until it is entirely finished. Then it
will be given the widest publicity"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
QUIET IN CHICAGO.
No Definite Plans Get TO the Ears
OF the Press.
Special to the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
CHICAGO, March Both the leaders
of the Burlington strike and the head
officials of the road laid back on their
oars to-day and took few hours Of
much-need ed rest. The ground floor Of
the big Q building, where the depart
ments of the general officers are located,
was deserted. Up in the superintend.
ent's office, however, all was life and
hustle. The seventy-fve Reading men
who came in on an early train this morn
ing, and who were taken to the COM
mercial hotel for the purpose of keep
ing them from the brotherhood's influ-
ences, were on hand at the building ab
noon and put through the usual tests.
All of them proved themselves compe-
tent, and tonight they left town on q
special train for points in Illinois and
Iowa. The report that at conference
last night it was decided to demand the
abolition of the classification system
now in vogue on the Chicago d North
western, with the ultimatum of an I'M
mediate strike in the event of the de-
mand being refused or proclastination
INDUCED in, was pronounced an absO-
lutte falsehood by some of the individuals
Continued Ola Fourth Page.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
The Government Seeking to
Deprive a Kansas Man Of
Sugar Patents.
A Court Martial Growing Out
Of Army and Navy Invent
ors' Jealousy,
MIR. RandalPs Tariff Bill to Go
Before the House on
Tuesday.
The Week in Congress--Mrs.
Clevelan0's Daily Con-
stitutionalS.

WASHINGTON, March 4.--The attor-
ney-general has caused to be prepared a
bill Of complaint addressed to the judges
of the Uuited States circuit court for
the district of Kansas, bringing suit
against Magnus Swenson, the purpose
being to cancel the sorghum sugar pat
ents taken out by him. The document
sets forth with elaboration that Sven
sons discoveries were made while he
was an emplOye of the government and
i'll receipt OF a salary for conducting eX-
perimentS in sorghum sugar making;
that the device is really not a new
one, having been described in
many books and writings; that it
was for these reasons not
patentable; that the improvement is of
great public Importance; that the
knowledge thereof by the department of
agriculture was the result of eXamina-
tions and experiment by persons en-
ployed by the department for that pur-
pose, and to the end that this industry
should be made available and remuner-
ative to all the citizens of the United
States who desire to engage therein;
and that the respondent is demanding
and threatening to demand, and receive
large sums OF money ''fOr the use of this
process, so as to establish monopoly.
The commissioner of agriculture, who
brought the matter officially to the atten
ton of the attorney general says he is in
formed that sorghum sugar trust or
combination is being formed to control
the manufacture of sorghum sugar by
means of the Swenson patent. He says
the case of the government is very
strong, and he thinks it's purpose to
prosecute this case vigorously should
be made known as an act of justice to
intending investors. The papers have
already been forwarded to Kansas. The
patented process consists of adding to
the diffusion calcium carbonate or car
Donate of alkali and earth, in order to
prevent inventive action by the organic
acids in the cane chips upon the sugar
during the process of extraction.