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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

anybody to be patriotic and save the
State. Beauregard issued a manifesto
to the Georgians.
Arise for the defense of your ma
tive SOIL" he said. "DestroJ al the
roads in Sherman's front, flank and
a Be content and reso-
Lutte, and trust in Providence"
Let every man fly to arms" wrote
the Confederate Secretary of War,
Seldom. Remove your negroes, horses,
cattle, and provisions from Sherman's
army, and burn what you cannot carry.
Burn ali the bridges and block up the
roads in his route. Assail the invader
in front, flank, and rear, by night and
day. Let him have no rest"
Governor Brown ordered a levy for
war OF all the white male population Of
Georgia between 16 and As years old.
He also offered pardon to all peniten-
tiary convicts who would become Con-
federate soldiers, but only q hundred
avalled themselves of the offered free
dom. A number of these were cap
tured in their striped prison garb by
the Union army. Benjamin II. Hill,
a member of the United States Senate
IN 1882, was in 1864 Senator from
Georgia to the Confederate Govern
ment. He sent from Richmond a
proclamation to G%eorgians, saying:
Every citizen with his gun and
every negro with his spade and ax can
do the work of a soldier. You can de-
stroy the enemy by retarding his
march. Be firm, act promptly, and
fear not"
But none of these efforts were able
to arouse serious opposition to Sher-
mans advance.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

Bowers, if You we're going to select a
commander for the cavalry arm Of the
Potomac army, who would be the
man?' The Colonel modestly replied
that, knowing Fitzpatrick to be q man
OF unquestioned bravery and dash, he
would choose him. Grant then turned
to General Rawlips and requested his
choice. Rawlins replied: We have
tried General Crook in many positions,
and have always found him the maj
for the emergency and the place, and
he is :: cavalry officer of much pru-
dence; he would be my choice Grant
smoked silently and apparently uncon-
cerned for a few moments, and then
replied substantially: Colonel, I am
pleased with your friendship for Kill
patrick, and have no doubt as to his
ability, his bravery, and his dash as a
cavalry commander, but he is not the
man for the emergency that now con-
fronts us Then turning to General
Rawlins, whom he always addressed
Familiarity as John, he said: John,
everything you say of Crook is true.
He is a brave, cautious, and trust
worthy officer, and might, perhaps, fill
the position admirably. but I have sr.
lected a man who I think combines all
the dash of Fitzpatrick and all the pru-
dence of Crook in one, and that man is
Phil Sheridan"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
your paper written by

those who claim to have been inmates
Of the never to be forgotten prisoa pen
Of A~ndersonville. There were never
ten men hung there, but we did hang
six men, ON the nth of July, 1854, and
l tell you we did not ask one nan to DO
the hanging, for il there was any one
within the stockade that was opposed
to the hanging outside Of the candi-
dates themselves, they We're men that
were in some way implicated in the
same crimes for which We were hanging
those six.
We tried them by a court-martial,
the same as in the army, and found
those six guilty of murder. We passed
sentence of death ON them, and old
Wirz would not let us hang them for
fear our men in the North would retail
ate and hang six OF their men. We Of
the jury that had tried the prisoners
wrote up a petition stating what the
condemned men had Gone and why we
had thus passed sentence on them.
We sent the petition through onr lines
to Atlanta to General Sherman. He
signed the petition to hang them and
sent the papers back TO us, and then
WIZ gave LIS COuScI1 anu 4ulll1S1iGu
us lumber wherewith to build the seat
fold. Now I am one that had ahandi in
all the proceedings, and we all thought
at the time, and / think to this day, we
did a good thing for ourselves and the
world at large when we strung them
up. Now, the paper from Springfield
says the veterans Stunned the nan
Nichols on account OF his work OF
hanging the men at Andersonville. !
will say here that is a talsehood, and /
am n that took part in all the pro-
ceedings and hanging, and am a mem
Der Of the G. A. r., and ! am not
afraid of my comrades stunning me
for doing what I thought best there.
i was q prisoner in Andersonville
eighteen months and nineteen days,
and am acquainted with all that tran
spired in that place during that time.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
The New Major General.

)H E rapid adj
a N e t of
General Nelson
A. Miles was a
marvel even to
his friends, and
although he be-
longs to the most
jealous body Of
N e n in t h e
United States,
the army, he has
the friendship OF
most of them.
He was a brave
soldier during
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
A Satire. NOT n PronLocr

~ is report in Boston that Edward
beilamy wrote Looking Backward" as a
sat'fe on Socialism, and was the most
as'ohlNhed man in the couutrv when thou
sanas OF people took 1t seriously and set
BIN up on q pedestal as the prnphet of a
new era. This story will make the Nation
allsss hopping mad.-Commerctal Aduer-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

nv MRS. b. MoRANGE.
,,,. tonight tomorrow foes;
i've us your hand tonight.
W.. meet gain? Who knows? Who knows.
SraIi y ~ in to-morrow's fightl
o,o not to blame. Johnny. nor l;
~" .sr.en0 vour flag mime ,
/. J i,ss with the armies camping nigh,
Az. nW = =, meet just beyond the line.
,..to Ground, this moonlit scenel
a NJ. ne soft stars overhead,
W ~" morrow will redden the tranquil green,
Aus ~ plurden the earth with dead!
,~,iva,es finger. loath to part;
y n ~ swee:. this stolen calm
,,a ,,,,oe of Nature is in each heart,
1m IA, dew falls like IL balm.
rr,. ,rprmured tones have q shade of sorrow
J y,i,hcl speaks of North or South;
-. nav will ii be on the dread,to-morrow,
pW Mn.n they face the lannon's mouth?
,,,, .i,rn like ghost from the neutral ground
: sr6 mss through the wan moonlight;
"a +nt night breeze bears no cheerier sound
1I' IN theil worGs-"Good-night, goodnight"
-.mu@aan Irabune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

SOME additional light is thrown upon
the German emperor's democratic move
ment by an alarming report he received of
the spread of socialism In the army. This
1e now apparently confirmed by the orders
given that all the luggage of officers and
men returning to barracks from the easter
furlough in certain districts shall be care
tul!y searched for the discovery of social
istic literature.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
Hoods
Sarsap ariIIa

Is prepared from sarsaparilla, Dandelion. Man
drake, Dock. Juniper Berries, and other well-known
vegetable remedies, in such q peculiar manner as
to derive theft u medicinal value of each. 1t will
cure, when in TIE rower of medicine, Scrofula,
Salt Rheum S. &C., Soils, Pimples, all Humols,
Dyspepsia, L.l3Hsness, Sick Headache, Indiges.
ton, General Debility, Catarrh. Rheumatism, Kid
ney and Liver Complaints. 1t overcomes That
Tired Feeling caused by change of climate, season,
or life. Bo sure to get Hoods. 100 doses 81.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

.,c Eoys of Both Armies Whilcd Away
GOV j., camp Foraging Experiences,
L"N Notwithstanding Scenes on
III, battlefield.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

AN extraordinary number of fires have
occurred within the past few years in in
situations committed to the care of nuns.
1t is supposed that women are less careful
or less competent in their inspection as to
the danger Of fire than men.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

Co. Philada.. Pa, to any one in the U. S. or
Canada, postage paid. upon receipt of Is
Dobbins' Ele ctric Soap wrappers. See list
OF novels on circulars around each bar.
2O0p for sale hY all grocers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

DR.. PETERS is travelling through Africa
at the head of a caravan composed of one
lieutenant, fifty porters, ten soldiers, three
camel drivers, two boys, three servants,
two camels, six donkeys. and 315 sheep,
and is whipping the natives at every en-
capement.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

MISS BESSIE Bo1E, of San Francisco,
is 20, and q beautiful little blonde with
dark brown eyes and q pretty figure. She
is q practical horseshoer and would open o
shop were it not for the opposition of her
family. She learned horseshoeipg in an
industrial school.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
The 'sMother's Friend,'

Not only shortens labor and lessons pain
attending it but greatly diminishes the Ian
ger to life Of both mother and child if used
O few months before confinement. Write to
the Bradfeld Regulator Co.. Atlanta, Ga,
for further particulars. Sold by all drug
giSts.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
A Firebrand in Camp.
BY j. II. THOMAS.

N 9 e m b yer,
1864, all of the
available cavalry
in the vicinity of
Memphis, Tenn,
were with Gen
eral B. H. Grier-
son, making a bee
line for the Mo
bile and hio
Railroad, for the
purpose Of de-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

Ind i. was at Fredericksburg that lie
performed his browning act OF bravery.
All day after the battle OF F~redericks-
burg a CALLING fire was kept up be-
kweeM kershaw's Brigade (Confederate)
Ind Sykes Division Omitted States
lmy. The ground between the fam
bus stone wall" and Sykes Division
vas bridged by the wounded, dead and
byiug, and from all the ranks of the
fallen mel rose up the cry in agonized
ZONES. Water! Water!!" The Confed-
kate General sat upstairs in a room
n Stevens house when Sergeant
Kirkland burst into the room and asked
INDIGNANTLY:
General, can you do nothing for
hose perishing men?"
What do YOU mean"
"All day and night l have listened
b those men crying for water. l want
remission to give them water"
Kirkland, it is sure death"
y know it, but I am willing to risk
The General took him by the hand
nd said, while his voice troubled with
notion:
4 ought not to permit you to run
tch a risk, but your motives are SO
oble | cannot say no. May your God
with YOU"
Thank YOU, sir. May / show a white
(sndherchief?"
u am sorry to refuse you, Kirkland,
kr. oor,o{ ,,orp,;+ ~ -
All right, sir"
Kirkland ran down the stairs with q
(Mlle lighting up his handsome face.
Nth what anxiety he was watched as
e stepped over the stone wall. How
(helf hearts beat quickly, and then
eeMed to stop, and then beat harder
(haE ever! Oh, it was a grand, a
EloMous sight to watch that young
lo!dle. On his Christ-like Grand. He
cached the nearest wounded unhurt.
a1alslng their heads, he poured the
Fie,glviug fluid down their parched
md bmn!ng throats, and covered
many, from the cold with their army
oats. Both sides now understood his
llsslon. Firing upon and around him
eased. and for an hour and a half did
e minister to their needs. not only
chewing their thirst for the present
u' providing for their returning thirst
ming their empty canteens.
Such deeds should never die. They
Aoald be emblaZoned in letters Of
ga upon the pages Of history. Poets
lonld embalm his noble act in I'M
s'ng verse, painters reproduce the
Gene upon their glowing canvas.
hls ue.d should he SUM at the cradle,
ana told to the child on the knee, .
nS ioig us there lives d soldier
VINO marched meath the flag OF Lee.
io love those who love us is human,
We iove our enemies is. godlike.
"l%LLlAMsVlLlE, Va.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
Confidence Bewot of Snccoss

50 successful has DIR. Pierce's Golden
e,euical discovery proved in curing chronic
hasal catarrh, bronchial and throat dis
eases that its munufacturers now sell II
through %dsuggists under u positiue ouayon-
zee OF Its beneflting or curing in every case.
II gwen a fair trial. or money paid for il
WIN De refunded. Consumption (Which is
seto'uia OF the lungs. if taken in time. is
also cured by this wonderful medicine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

The divorce statistics %recentlv published
made q very bad showing for the District
OF Columbia, the ratio of divorce to mar
riage being / to 20.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

>: G. SIMPSON, Marques, W. Va, gays
:, 1ans latarrh Cure cured me Of a very bad case
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

BEST. easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

The government pays annually to the
railroads the sum Of nearly $40, 900 900 for
carrying the mails.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

FRENCH vine growers have q supersti-
tious appreciation of comets and expect
good crops because four comets will be
seer during the summer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
The Andersonyine Hanging.
w. RINER, late a

w. RlNER, late a
member Of Company
Ct, First Ohio Volun-
teers, and now a resi-
dent OF East Port
land, Oregon. con-
tributes the following
to the Portland Ore
gonia?o l have seen
several accounts in
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

Americas finest, "Tansilrs Punch" Cigar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
The 1rishman and the Colonel.
BY JOSEPH NJ. WALDORF.

Y regiment,
t b Twenty
fourth Ohio,
! was organized
Camp Chase
yOhio, in the
spring of '61,
and Of course
W e W L q
green set Of
boys to begin
with. But then
we knew it all,
and were as pa
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
~ SOLDIERS AT HOME.

rutL SOME AMUSING ANEC-
TIE" DoTEs AND STORIES.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

FoR Constipation OF Sick Headache. use
Dr. P!erce's Pellets; Purely Vegetable.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
A southern Hero.
BY WALLACE.
MONG the

MONG the
grand heroes
of the late
war wasRich-
ard Kirkland
of the Second
South Caro-
Volun-
t e S. He
was a hero in
every sense,
i u martial
courage, spir-
tied, daring
doing G.
II e W q S a
sergeant in
l,s- ------
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06

trlotic as a last years pu)let with n
chicken, and could whip the Jonnnles
in three months. Those Ohio boys VINO
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
Grant, Sheridan, Crook, fitzpatrick.

7 Culpeper G. f.,
Va, in 1864" says
a Washington Post
writer, Gen. Grant
one day entered the
Adjutant's o fiji c e.
Lieutenant Colonel
T. S. Bowers filing
that position on his
staff, and Brigadier
General John A.
Rawlins, his chief
Of staff, being pres
ent, and said: Col.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
~Coutmotion in Georgia.

ECEMBER,
1864, a thrill
of alright
ran through
Georgia and
North Caro-
lima. Sher-
man, will
his W hole
a m y, was
in the inte-
,'iorof Geor-
gia, headed
e q s t a I'd.
Wild ap-
peals W ere
made to ev-
ervbodv and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-06
Bro.hers Tonight.

~ MRS. NAPOLEON B. MoRAsel
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-19
SENATE BUSINESS.
The Farm Mortgage Indebtedness
Bill Passed as Amended.

WASHINGTON, February 1S.-After an ex-
ecutivelsessioD. at half past three O'Clock, the
education bill came up in the Senate as ''un-
finished business" and Mr.. Blair proceeded
with his opening At 5 o'clock Mr.. Culom
suggested it was time for adjournment Mr..
Blair replied playfully that he had a good
deal of matter still to lay before the Senate,
which the Senators appeared most anxious
to hear He also enquired whether the pre-
siding officer would ascertain IL there was a
quorum present. He did, however, yield
the floor, and Mr.. Hale, from the conferenc e
committee on the bill to require the superin-
Der Of people who own farms and homes,
and the amount of the mortgage indebted
ness thereon, made report, recommending
that the House amendment be agreed to.
Mr.. Platt inquired whether the bill made
all the farmers and others, called upon to
answer questions as to their debts. subject
to fine and Imprisonment If they refused to
answer.
Mr.. Hale answered that all the census
The penalty only extended to fine of $1,000.
The conference committee did not think it
wise to make discrimination between the
different classes of questions.
Mr.. Platt remarked that it seemed harsh
to extend the provisions OF the census law
to interrogati0ns under the provisions of the
bill.
The conference report was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, the House bill
Lake Agency, North Dakota, exactly similar
to the Senate bill passed few days ago, was
passed and the Senate bill rec allied from the
House. After brief executive session, the
doors were reopened and the Senate at 05
adjourned until tomorrow
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-19
IN THE HOUSE.
he journal Approved Without OBJ
lection from the Minority.

WASHINGTON, February 1S.-There was
no objection from the minority side of the
House this morning to the approval of the
journal of yesterdays proceedings.
The Senate bill providing for the appoint
ment Of an assistant secretary of war was laid
the same as the House bill already favorably
reported from the military committee, the
Speaker held that 1t was, under the rules,
entitled to Immediate consideration. The
House went into committee of the whole
with Mr.. Burrows of Michigan, in the
chair. Discussion followed until 1.30, at
which hour the committee rose and the
House proceeded to consider, as a special
order, the bill to provide a temporary
government for .Oklahoma. Pending that,
Mr. Perkins asked consideration for the
Senate bill for the relief of the Sioux Indians
OF Devils Lake agency, N. ID.
Mr.. McMillin. of Tennessee objected and
the House went into committee of the whole
on the Oklahoma bill with Mr.. Payson of
Illinois, in the chair. The general debate
was limited to three and one-half hours, de-
spite the appeal of Mr.. Barnes of Georgia
aud others for FIVE hours time. In retalia-
tion for the enforced limitation, they called
for the reading of the original Senate bill
and the House substitute, altogether SO
printed pages. An hour aud twenty minutes
were consumed in the reading, and It was
after three o'clock before Mr.. Struble of
Iowa, took the floor in support of the bill.
He criticised the Senate bill be-
cause it failed to include all the
Creek and Seminole lands purchased
under the last administration. The House
bill embraced all the the territory not toccu-
pied by the five civilized tribes. The tract
was in the heart of the country, we'll wat
cred, with 14O0 miles of railroad, coal lands,
agricultural industries and a population of
$4,000 people. Not single line of the law
assisted in carrying on business or conserv-
ing property rights. The House bill proposed
to organize 1t into territory. The rights of
the Indians were properly guarded No
Mans Land was to be opened to settlement
and town sites reserved. A section of the
bill provides for the speedy settlement OF the
controversy between the United States and
county. The second provision of the bill re.
lated solely to Indian Territory, exclusive OF
Oklahoma, and created supreme court and
three district courts to administer the law OF
Arkansas, as far as applicable to the terri
tory.
After further debate and while it was still
in progress, tae committee rose. Mr.. Dun.
nell of Minnesota presented the conference
report on the bill directing the superintend.
ent of the census to collect statistics of farm
mortgages and indebtedness. As a result OF
the conference, the Senate accepted the
House amendment. The report was accepted
and the House at $40 adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-19
FORCED TO DIG THEIR OWN GRAVES.
Fourteen Men Publicly Executed In
the Flowery Kingdom.
An Elaborate Ceremony with a Vast
Throng Of Spectators.
The Count OF Paris Proud Of HIs
Imprisoned Son.

LONDON, February 17.-Despatches from
Shanghai give details Of a wholesale execu-
tion which took place recently In Pekin.
The condemned were IA in number, and were
carried to the place Of execution ip wagons.
They were dressed in red, their hands were
tied behind them, and heavy chain was
fastened about their neeks. The prospect
OF death, however. had no effect upon them,
and they seemed utterly Indifferent to their
fate. AT the place OF execution the wagons
stopped, and an imperial commissioner read
the decree OF condemnation. Nine Of the
prisoners were to be beheaded, and five to
be hanged. fhe former were placed In
front Of the place destined to receive their
bodies. Their faces were painted red, their
red cloths were stripped from them. e~H
each one was forced to dig a grave for HIM
self two feet In the ground.
The subsequent work OF the executioner
was speedy, and In very few moments the
nine were beheaded and the FIVE strangled.
The bodies of the latter were stretched on
the ground, and officers pinned on each q
large paper giving the name and crime Of
the condemned. Later the bodies were ex-
posed to be the prey Of carrlon birds. An
immense thrJng flocked to Pekin from the
neigabortng country to witness the execu-
tiOls,