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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23

BRUNsoN say, as he looked at short
line train and its passengers which that
shell had destroyed:
"Ihe first reduction in short line fares
in the history of St. Paul"
Eight O'Clock came, and the signal
flags flying from every hill crest
told us, who stood at Mendoza.
that the enemy were contracting
their lines, preparatory to forcing our
line. then stationed at Farmington,
Red Wing, Saltwater, Minneapolis and
Hamilton, to retire. Col. STANLEY
PROUDFIT, in command at Hamilton.
was already hotly engaged, and when
our glasses showed him in full retreat
the Mendoza battery opened in 4 futile
attempt to check the enemy. Col.
PRoUDFIT passed me at a cut rate"
ana was soon lost TO view. But for the
unfortunate circumstances that Private
NJ. f. kAIN stood in front OF a 3O0-pound
Parrot just as it was discharged. the
Life guards would have suffered no loss
of life during their gallant fight against
fearful odds. Nothing but the presence
of mind of Corporal HANINi. as it was,
saved them from annihiation. The
Canadian infantry, led by Major AN
DREW CALL, were on the point of
storming the bluff, when Corporal HAMM
suggested that a wagon load of Pilsener.
just arrived. be dumped and rolled
down toward the advancing foe.
1t was done. The tide turned. As
the smoke lifted and went sailing off
on the winds. we saw the enemy halt.
waver, then retreat and fall back to the
level. daunted by this new opponent to
their vaIor For the day, at least, all
danger IN that quarter had ceased
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tax per head, the water board would
permit the women and childree to seek
place of refuge in the sand rock tun-
nelS underneath St. Paul.
DAN Moon drove uD in a gig ito
find out what all the noise was about"
He had the cOOlneSS to stop staff Off
Ger who was riding at full gallop and
ask him:
Nv hat is the difference between a
militia company and Scarecrow?'
The officer SWOre Savagely. and urg-
ing his horse on, muttered something
upon foreign sympathiZers." at which
MIR. Moon laughed, and wanted to
know if the enemy was in the rear of
the angry soldier. else why his haste?
The deSertion of JOHN w. WILLIS to
the enemy last night has been the occa-
sion of much comment. IL is now
known that his reasons for furSaking
our cause was the discovery made by
him that the Canadians were free
traders. Should he be captured, it IS
the intention of Gen. CLARK to punish
him by compelling him to read the ora
tions of K. 6. EVANS delivered in 1888,
and entitled Why the Country Is Go
ing to Ruin"
Lieut.. RANTOUL was shot last night
while on picket duty. His wound is
not dangerous. owing TO the thickness
of the checkbook through which the
ball passed before reaching the flesh.
He has announced his intention of lin
ing his clothing with bank bills as soon
as in service again.
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the legislature kept green, which I
promised 10 do.
1t would surprise you to see how ac-
tive DR.. MURPHY remains. even at his
advanced age. He is in his element.
Fourteen cases this morning. my
boy" he exclaimed. cheerily, land by
night shall have my hands full. It's
worse than a railroad accident"
HENRY +. HoYT, of the medical corps,
was not so gay.
The death rate of ST. Paul will throw
discredit on the health department this
year. ZymOtic diseases on Dayton's
buff don't compare with this carnage"
Assistant HENDRICKSON. sitting on a
stump, was leiSurely engaged in writ
ing. A glance over his shoulder re-
veaIed notes being taken on Thoughts
Sugg ested on a BattlefielGs as to Why
Politics and Sanitary departments
Should Be Divorced"
Near the Fort Smelling bridge / met
WILL FARNHAM wincing under dis
located shoulder. His musket had
"kicked" and disabled him.
1.-The blamed thing" he explained.
''was like board of public works order
LOADED at both ends"
JOHN CAULFIELD was at the bridge
also. with an immense number of six
teen-inch water mains. which he in
tended to tender to Gen. CLARK for
conversion into SmQOth-6ore guns He
suggested that in case of the worst hap
pening, upon the payment Of an annual
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DANA ON DUTY.

it quite amusing to sit in their rooms
and count the "chugs" as the balls
buried themselves in the protectors. j.
Ii. HANSON. who suggested that they
were bed ticks" would have been ex-
PEELED from the place but for his ex-
pIanation that he was cousin of JOE
HENsHAw's and couldn't help it. A
large sum of money was won by
GEORGE HAYES on the wager that he
dared not sit on the roof for ten con-
secutive minutes. His heirs will re-
ceive the sum, as at the expiration of
the ten minutes nothing was found of
him but his card case and shoe but
toner.
Night came on with Fastening steps,
and in her train filed the long process
siOns of ambulances bearing the
wounded. The screeeh and scream Of
mortar and cannon were silenced: a
friendly moon cast a soft light upon the
ruins, and made the broken walls and
piles of iron and stone look less hideous.
To-mOrrow-well, Gen. CLARK says to
me as pen these lines, I'VE will wait
until tomorrow comes"
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COL. BENDS 'B 'LUDi'
his sword down fiat upon the rear of an
army mule.
"B'lud," roared Gen. MACCARTHY,
and spat thrice upon the wheel of an
ambulance.
1t was one of the notable incidents of
the day-this encounter between two of
the most prominent officers of our side.
need not quote ancient history to
call up in your mind recollection of
the fOurteen-years feud that has existed
between these two gallant officers, nor
of the memorable occurrences in the
time of Gov. HUBBARD, who is now
president of the Red Wing, Shakopee,
Big Stone. Fargo, Pembina & North
Pole railroad. change cars but once go
ing north.
In their official relations since the
war began each officer has studiOusly
avoided all but the most formal con tact
with the other, and had it not been for
an obstreperous government mule no
outbreak would have occurred to-day.
1t was just noon when Gen. BEND,
aware that the enemy intended to bonn
bard the city. massed his batteries On
Dayton's bluff, overlooking the river,
with the intention of crippling the Op-
posing guns as far as possible. At the
instant that the signal was given to
Capt. GATES JOHNSON. of Battery A. to
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mand Of the city forces, paralyZed Private
WHITNEY WALL by ordering him to
climb the tower OF the First Methodist
church and signal the direction of the
flying missiles. Lou WILKES rushed
up at that moment, and on rendering
Private WALL full-blown life insur-
ance policy the latter consented to un-
dertake the perilous task.
The Citizens Defense corps, organ
lied for the protection of public prop
erty, had located battery upon the
roof of the New York Life. and which
was in charge of FRED RICHTER. But
when the ninth story began to tremble
and the telephone girls deserted their
post. RICHTER. attaching himself to a
parachute. gracefully descended to the
ground. where CHARLEY DANA. doing
guard duty at the Ryan, placed him
under arrest for not waiting until the
thirteenth story came down.
Clouds of smoke here; sheets of
fame there; the screams of terrified
women; the grOans of the dying and
wall of the children went to make up
spectacle of awful woe and destruction.
From one of the lofty chimneys OF the
Germania Life building Fire Warden
DELANEY was hurled by round shot
TO the pavement below. ''Died in the
discharge or his duty was written
on a slip of naper and pinned to his
bosom. J. J. II LII had his art gallery
cleared of its r asureS and removed to
CarVer's cave, where they will be on
exhibition after the return Of peace. A.
3. STICKNEY escaped the terrorS of the
day by securing passage through the
enemy's lines. He was enabled to do
this through his intimate financial rela-
tions with the English. 1t is currently
reported that he donated twenty-five
feet of the West st. Paul levee to the
Canadians for stable ground for their
horses.
Looking from the GLOBE tower to all
points of the compass at o'clock in the
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valley of the Minnesota. 1 could see
that on the plateau of Fort Smelling all
was activity, and CLEAN of scarlet
from the direction of Minnehaha told
only too well that the enemy were at
the laughing waters. The sound of
sharp firing in the dire ctiOn of Hamil-
ton indicated their presence on the
south. The morning air was keen;
heavy miStS rose from the Mississippi
and MinneSota-both still free from lee.
The sun. just risen over the hills, shed
friendly beams upon the scarlet and
blue alike; cut the mists and made the
froSt-girdled trees CLEAN in silver aud
gold; reflected back from cleaning
guns TO the steel blue of the sky and
back from that 10 the gray-black of the
plowed fields. Had the scene been one
of peace and not war. am sure LAR
PEN TEUR. who was sketching near ME,
would have liked it better.
Dame" he exclaimed. 81 would
rather paint Normandy COWS than mus
ketS."
st. Luke's charity ball was for US
this year?" Queried HILLS, and when l
answered that it was he looked at the
patches in his uniform and looked
thankful. LESLIE RICHARDSON, who
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is with the battery, broke out into
song Just then to chase the blues away.
Lone lies n soldiers grave.
Wild bloom the flowers there
Death will not daunt the brave
Hark 10 the trumpets blarei
Sing low, my heart
Now we must part;
Weep soft my heart
Love, life thou art.
"SpoOnsw shouted HILLS. That's
as doleful as the custom house ever
was"
Sc-r-r-r-r-e-e-e-ch! Every man of the
guards was on his stomach, head buried
in the loose ground as deep as possible.
VAN HUMPHREY disappeared in an
empty pork barrel, from which, after
the shell had gone over US, singing and
moaning, he inquired:
Did it have permit from the in
spector"'
Twelve hours later l stood in the
union station yards and heard CHARLEY
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Peoples church on Pleasant avenue,
and DR.. SMITH had just announced the
Doxology when shell came Kissing,
screaming through one of the windows.
THAT'S what / get for going to
church, W. III. DIXON growled, as.
shaking few beams and timbers OFF,
ne crawled out of the runs. W. d.
CORNISH, who had dropped in out of curl
osity and had fallen into reYerie over
the conundrum, Would the enemy con-
slider the term 'shyster' libelous or
not?' was completely buried and only
rescued with difficulty. JUDGE BRIs-
BIN retained sufficient presence of
mind to rise up above the ruin with the
remark.
'.This reminds me of story Of"
At which Judge d. a. J. BAKER
chugged him with piece of plaster.
and he sat down to ponder over what
hit him.
The Grand opera house was quickly
In flames. and although L. \. SCOTT
announced reduced prices of admission
the play was to empty seats. L. w.
WALKER had taken the precaution to
cover thePeople's with cast-iron shield
and "Our Foreign Enemy" held the
boards without interruption. j. l.
BEAUMONT ran wildly about be-
wailing the fall in prices Of suburban
property, while Tom FAUNTLERoY
watched the German-American topple
over ana knew that "befoh the wah"
had taken OH new meaning for him.
Capt. CHANTLER, who was In CON-
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VIEWPOINTS HEROISM.
His Charge Upon the Foe at Min
nehaha

Early in the morning the Third cav
airy, United States army, led by Mai.
LUTHER NEWPORT, and having in its
ranks the flower of st. Paul society.
made a gallant attempt to dislodge the
S13th Toronto Invaders from Mime
haha. where, for the first time in
months, they were enjoying a bath.
Calling his favOrite dog to his side,
Maj. NEWPORT, pointing in the direc-
ton of the enemy, said:
Sic 'em, fige."
Tige wouldn't sic" and the cavalry
men tremoled lest their mascot fail
them.
"SIc 'em, Tiger'
A field mouse passed across the road;
Tige saw and "sic'd," while after him
Numbered the horses. TO the left of
Mai. NEWPORT rode Capt. "CoRDY"
SEVERANCE. As we dashed into the
long. dusty road that winds down to
the falls, asked him of the situation.
Just as ii was in IS" he replied,
when | was under MERRIAM. He'll
fire all around US, but we got there Just
the same"
Another moment and we were on TO
the BritonS. While | sought shelter in
the woods, our troopers went on 10 the
edge Of the ravine where a masked bat
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flee escaped with no damage but a
broken pane of glass. and that was
caused by Ed DAVIDsoE's groan as the
Union block fell in, carrying with it
a double-leaded editorial of NJ. }. Cos
TELLO'S on the "Irish Question: and a
six-months bill of an ice company.
The cable cars stopped running at the
very start, and Col. BARR very kindly
rendered the cable conduit to such citi-
Zens as preferred to be under ground
during the disturbance. He also read a
telegram from j. CREIGHTON WEBB,
offering the freedom of New York city
to such citizens as escaped.
MANLY CURRY was explaining to
Judge WOOD, for the five hundredth
time, how he conducted 1.-THE campaign
of 49," and with what dreadful "eXecu,
tom among the able-bodied inhabitants
of kandiyohi county, when a time shell
fell in front of them. Without the
necessary to go to st. Anthony hill.
while CURRY descended manh0le and
waited for the clouds to roll by.
Col. ALLEN, triffe grayer for his
added twelve years, stood with tears in
his eyes before the ruins of the market
house.
"My idol" he murmured, and turned
away with scorn from delegation of
citizens passing, who bore in their
hands resolution of thanks to the
enemy for this deed.
At the state capitol all was confusion.
Governor HEATWoLE, busy at his desk
inditing a letter to the foe declining
any office which they might tender him,
had just reached the sentence:
II never have sought any Office"
When a shell blew the blind Justice
on the dome into Washington county,
and another, entering the supreme court
chambers. scattered the justices to
happier climes and precipitated
part of the roof into the office of
Attorney General PATTEE. Governor
HEATwOIE took in the Situ-
alton at a glance. He at once
wrote out a proclamation denOuncing
the Canadians for their cruelty and
then retired to the basement. Gen. G.
c. ANDREWS, who had succeeded j.
FLETCHER WILLIAMS as librarian OF
the historical society, was more calm.
1t will pass into history that he wrote
the fortieth chapter of his "Rio Janeiro
as | Saw It' amidst the most terrific
portion of the bombardment. and that,
as he finished it, he mildly inquired as
to the state of the weather.
DENNIS RYAN protected his hotel
from serious danger by hanging the
of the beds on the outer
walls. The guests of the house found
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GEN. MCCARTHY INDIGNANT.
more convenient for him to throw him>
self over the bluff and permit the bat
terieS to commence work.
IS death" replied Gen. MACCARTHY.
by my bones, if am fired upon | shall
appeal to the supreme court. Gen. BEND
shall hear from me at once"
Firm stood the mule, watchful of the
gunners; calm, Gen. MAcCARTHY be-
strobe his back and swept the river
front with his glass. Gen. BEND re-
ceived his reply. Hastily bestriding his
horse, he called Maj. MARKOE to his side,
and together they bore down upon the
sturdy offender.
Horse eyed mule, mule eyed horse.
Each general saluted.
"The sand of Pigs Eye bar is fair to
fight upOn," said Gen. BEND. Gen.
MACCARTHY bowed, they dismounted,
and in a few moments were on the bar.
Gen. MACCARTHY diSdained the aid of
second or the presence of a surgeon.
The two antagonists confronted each
other, and Mai. MARKoE gave the
word, with his back turned to them.
"0ne-Two-Three-Fire!"
On each side of the bar there was the
sound or loud splash. Maj. MARKoE
looked around. Neither of the princi-
pals were in sight. Lieut.. BLAIR sat on
the bank pulling in fish line.
The honor of both is satisfied" said
Maj. MARKoE. "They are obliter-
ated."
When he had left. Gen. BEND peeped
over one side of the bar, as Gen. MAC
CARTHY did over the other.
ut is deuced cold, MAC" said he.
Eyes, BILL" replied the latter.
Tney solemnly craWled out, shook
the water from their clothes, and
grasped hands, and then went over and
held court martial on BLAIR until he
revealed the whereabouts of the lunch
basket.
Meantime the batteries above had
blown the mule into Dakota county,
where CARL JUDsoN cOnfiscated him as
an illegltimate product of the dairy.
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that we were besieged on all sides and
that grim war was at last a guest at our
hearthstones, attempted to telephone
you of the fact. but found that the
wires had been cut by some traitor and
connections made with the Canadian
headQu arters. Fortunately before the
enemy discovered who | was over
heard Gen. THOMPSON give an order
that in the bombardment of st. Paul
special pains were to be taken in sparing
the Mime sofa club quarters.
"Shoot th e GLOBE tower" he roared,
"but spare the club!n
| forwarded this information to STAN
FORD New FL, AT once. and notice this
morning that JOSEPH WuEELoCK has
an editorial on the subject, praising the
enemy S magnanimlty.
FIRST GUNS.
The batteries of the st. Paul Life
guard are located ON the bluffs above
Meudota. Capt. OSCAR HILLS is in
command. | stood ON the temporary
works thrown up there Yesterday morn
ing, and with my field glass swept the
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QUINN ARRAYFD.


ter QUINN. who resigned the office on
coroner in favor of DR.. MARKoE, to
proceed to the south angle of Concord
street, near the residence of Quarter
master LIENAU, and pay off the Union
StOckyards Life Preservers, commanded
by Col. u. NJ. THOMAS. Paymaster
QUINN obeyed, but had no sooner
reached the locality before bushwhack-
ers, who had captured the THOMAS
command, opened fire upon him.
The escort gallantly returned the fire,
but the enemy were overwhelming in
numbers. and it looked as if our little
force would be annihilated. Paymas-
ter QUINN. his canteen in one hand and
a roll of bank bills in the other, led a
charge. The attacking party appeared
to waver. "Victoryw shouted JOHN
JACKSON. and hurled shoe at halt
ing redcOat.
just then Capt. EUGENE HENDRICK-
SON rode into our ranks. waving alOft
large ice palace banner. Paymaster
QUINN halted. Capt. HENDRICKsoN
whispered to him:
''For Gods sake come back. MARKoE
has begun a contest"
Contest for what?" snapped the puis-
SAINT officer.
"a contest for fees-tbe Office is busted
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open fire. Gen. MCCARTHY. astride Of
a fine xxx mule, rode in range across
the plateau. all unconscious of his dam
ger. lie was reconnoitering with a
view to locating the Whereabouts of
Lieut.. BLAIR, who had distracted his
lunch basket from his tent, and gone
down the river to fish.
But Gen. MACCARrHY'S mule saw
the danger, and, with the true instinct
of his breed, halted just where the fire
would be certain to annihilate.
The gunnerS heSitated. Every mo-
ment was precious. Gen. BEND sent Aide
de-Camp CAsS GILBERT flying to Gen.
MACCARTHY, and with his compliments
begged to know if his location had been
taken Intentionally, and, if so. and he de-
sired 10 commit suicide, would it not be
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hole through his coat and over his
heart.
at was in my pocket" he shouted,
1.-THE ball struck the forehead glanced
off FRANK KELLOGG gave it to me-"
On the return of the Third, Gen.
FRANK CLARK ordered the surviving
members to be presented with com
plete tOboggan outfit of the order ST.
GEORGE. which was done amidst the
plaudits of the spectators. Cavalryman
Will. BICKEL asked me, as | started to
return to the city, to have his seat in
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enemy have control of the river north
and south of the city. Their command
ing general. GEORGE f. THOMPSON. of
fee palace fame, has his headquarters
on the roof of the West hotel, Mime
npOis. Saltwater is under their con
troll, and the Intermediate country be-
tween it and st. Paul covered with
their scouts, while Hastings, Prescott,
Rosemount and Hamilton are at this
moment under the flaps of the British
flag. We still hold Mendoza, Fort
Smelling and the right bank Of the Mis-
issippi; also the West st. Paul bluffs,
Merriam, Lookout and the Arlington
bluffs, with strong batteries on Day
toms bluff; but for how long, no one
will pretend to say. Col. JACK PARKER,
when he learned the news that | have
just chronicled, turned to me, with
tears i'm his eyes, and exclaimed:
"MRs. LANGTRY cannot play here
this season"
There was a suspicious lump in my
own throat, but | gulped it down and
replied:
''lf you fall, colonel, remember LENA
DEsPARD and keep your legs down"
He grasped my hand and pressed it
warmly. As soon as l was convinced
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menced, and fiotillas which had moved
mp the river from Hastings opened on
Dayton's bluff. In less than two min
utes thousand dogs of war were bark
ing, while a terrific storm of lead and
steel rained down upon the city. AL
FLoURNoY, who was doing guard duty
at the Robert street bridge, hauled out
a bandana, hung it Oh his bayOnet as
signal of distress. and doubled up,
ducking every time that the air above
him was cut by shot or shell.
Services We're being held in the new
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A MAD CHASE.

Paymaster Quinn Pursued by
ers--Capt. Hendrick-
son Saves Him.
Yesterday morning Chief Paymaster
JOHN ROCHE, who still holds the office
of city comptroller despite the "man-
damn-us" secured by Color Bearer j. j.
MCCARDY for him to show cause why
he should not resign, ordered Paymss-
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THE BOMBARDMENT.
A Scene of Terror, and Reign of
Fire and Blood.

AT noon the bOmbardment began.
The first gun was fred from the Con-
cord street bluffs, to which the enemy
had advanced during the morning. Il
was followed by one from the Airing
ton bluffs, where the foe had been lo-
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r DAYBREAK yester-
DAY morning that hap
pcned which we have
so long feared and vain
ly cOntested-the Can
adam forces, augment
ed by reinfOrcements
from Manitoba, sue
ceeded in completely
surrounding st. Paul
and cutting off all COM
munication with the
'outside world. Incredi-
1.
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HEADQUARTERs OF TIE ARMY OFTHE
y oRTHWEsT, CHRISTMAS, 1902 am.
Gen. BEND, Commanding.
Special to the Globe from our own War Cor
nnnlpuf.
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A DUEL,

Gen. Bend and Gen. NacCarthy
Satisfy Their Honor.
"B'ludr' rOared Gen. BEND, and with
a sweep of his magnificent arm brought
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BRUNsON say, as lie looked at a short
line train and its passengers which that
shell had destroyed:
"'rhe first reduction in short line fares