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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-10
TWO ANGRY GENERALS.
The Punishment Melted Out to a Dishon
est Conductor During the War.


The Punishment Melted Out to a Dishon
est Conductor During the War
Gen. Sherman's wrath blazed with in.
crcasing intensity, and cooled off very
slowly Sheridan's anger exploded
without premonitory fizz, and subsidized
as quickly. Theodore r. Davis, the wal
artist. tells in the Cosmopolitan of an
occasion when Sherman was so full OF
wrath at man that he turned him over
to Sheridan, saying, II am too angry,
Phil; see to himl'' II was on train OF
freight ears running on the Nashville
and Chattanooga railroad At this time
the railroad was a military road and
the only ticket required was a counter
signed army pass, or the written trans
portation ticket furnished to furloughed
soldiers.
II had left the boX-car," Mr.. Davis
writes, ''in which Gems. Sherman and
Sheridan, together with a few officers
of their personal staff, were riding,
while the train conductor unaware OF
their presence, was collecting fare from
protesting soldiers whose rights on the
train, if supplied with proper papers,
were better than his own. To stop the
robbery | returned to Sherman's ear,
and briefly explained to the general
what was going on.
. Hold on, Philr he said TO Sheridan,
who was on his way to the door. Then
turning TO me with a peculiarly stead
fast gaze:
. Are you positive of this?' he asked.
quietly.
" Yes, sir
"'Yet you may be mistaken. Have
your pass ready. The rest of MS don't
happen to need one Stand by the door;
we win keep back.
at would be impossible TO construct
a stronger pass than the one Rawlings
had made expressly for me by Gen.
Grants direction 1t covered every
thing until further orders-guards,
pickets, military railroads and govern
mental steamboats,. This paper the
conductor CURLY refused, and demand
ed cash.
8 But, I said, you have otcollected
from others.
I" Yes, have, too. Sick men and all
pay on my train
Then sherman spoke: You human
buzzard inhuman thief Rob my sick
and wounded soldiers under their gem
erals eyes? I'll tie you hand and footr
.'His eye caught Sheridan's, and the
next instant the trembling wretch was
under expert treatment by thorough
ly practical operator
Years afterward Sheridan, with
laughing voice, said, Sherman tortured
me nearly to my limit when he kept me
waiting for a crack at that scoundrel
/ had to hit him, that's ALL had to- He
used his position to wrong private sol.
diers. But it was Sherman all over 10
keep his grip on the rascal. Tied hand
and foot. the unfortunate wretch rode
the rest of the way to Nashville in per
petual motion on the floor of platform
car under guard of his recent victims.
Then Sherman prosecuted him, and
sent him for long term to the peniten-
tiarv.
Don't you remember, old man, con-
tinued Sheridan, it was almost no
trouble to get the money back to its
rightful owners?
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-10
THAoDYs DEVICES.
A Cavalry Troopers Trip to Heaven anG
the Result


the Result.
Thaddy O'Brien, ranking duty ser
geant of troop II, -th cavalry, rejoic,
ed in the possession of one strong point,
at least, and that was a very strong
one. He adapted all things to the pur
pose for which they were intended. II
a recruit received a campaign hat that
was too small for him Thaddeus would
promptly seize it in his ponderous fists
and stretch it from six and three-quar
tiers TO seven and q half or any othe,
size that would conveniently drop over
'Jonnie-come-latelys head. If it was
too large, it was soaking with water
il would get and piece of advice to
''Niver let water come higher to ye than
that" The generous and commodious
government sock underwent the same
variation of initial dimensions and
never more than single size was order.
ed from the quartermaster's in that
troop. If that unl1ind wind whistled
too ruthlessly around the ankles of
''rukie' newly arrived from jefferson
barracks, clad in his issue breeches,
which have always merited the reputa.
LtOu OF DtluE us DfODoEbioudbttN btodu
in the beam, the moment Thaddy spied
him he was sure to hear. Let out your
suspenders, manm
But the fact that this propensity was
generally appreciated never impressed
itself upon my mind until the afternoon
of one hot summer day when the troop
was making a rapid ride to meet pay
master. | had been jolting indiffer-
emily along, easing the horses on the
down grade and squirting on the levels,
listening to the jingle of the canteens
and picket pins, and not paying much
attention to the chaff OF the men in the
rear, when Thaddeus rode up and OBJ
tanned permission to fall out of the
column to fix his blanket He was
scarcely out of sight behind the cloud
Of dust at the rear, when one strong
voiced Hibernian near the head of the
column shouted out:
Say, b'ys, l had a dhream last night
I've been explodin' to tell yez liver
sincer'
Tell ut, " instigated the trumpeter
Il thought was dead and applvin'
fur admission at the gates of Hivin.
They opened the dure and tux me in, to
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-10
RicrclIsts ana Reer.

An American correspondent of The
Wheel, one of party Of cyclists maxi
ing an extended tour through France
on their wheels, is delighted with the
good roads in that country. but COM
ments upon the difficulty they have in
procuring refreshing drinks, the wa
ter being warm and insipid. with
strong impregnation from limestone;
and no ice, no soda water. as in this
country; lemonade, poor and costly:
and milk difficult to obtain after early
morning And he adds: "Of course
there are beer and wine. and stronger
liquor in vast quantities everywhere;
but wheeimen find that they are not
very refreshing to drink while riding,
and, in fact, are positively weakening"
This is significant and valuable testi-
mony against alcoholic beverages from
a new quarter. May all cyclists, of
whom there are now so many. with
their numbers constantly increasing,
and others, make a note Of il.
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OUT OF THE DITCH.
A Union ohicer's Experience in the Battl'
of the wilderness.

A Union Officers Experience in the Battle
of the wilderness.
On the first day of the Wilderness
fight, says Major Wright, in "Glimpses
of the Nations Struggle, the adjutani
of the One Hundred and Forty-sixth
New York was Frustrated by a Mimic
bullet which shattered his left arm. lie
crawled into a ditch, across which the
confederate lines charged, and were re-
pulsed. The ditch was soon filed with
the wounded and unwounded of both
armies
All that afternoon the fire was so hot
that not a man dared to raise his head
above the ditch 4 majority of its oe.
cupants were confederates, one OF
whom, an officer of the Tenth Virginia,
ordered his men to spread blankets for
the wounded adiutant, and to make
him as comfortable as possible.
As darkness drew on the wounded
adiutant told the confederate officer
that if he could get into the union lines
he could secure better medical attend
ance. and that. being wounded, he was
not worth much as prisoner.
"If you can get there you are at lib
erty to do so, - replied the confederate.
The adiutant exchanged cards and
shook hands with the officer, and both
men climbed out of the ditch, but on
opposite sides. The adjutant reached
the union lines. where his arm was am
putated and he was sent home. Youths
Companion.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-10

There is young fellow in whole
sale house who is not particularly
strong on spelling The other day he
made out a shipping bill for 'fourty''
barrels of flour. When his employer
called his attention to the peculiar
spelling of the word forty. he said: ''oh.
YES, How very careless of mel left
out the gh-"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-10

great unnecessary vice of intemperance
This, from its nature, can be success
fully done by striking down its cause.
We can abolish the manufacture and
sale of rum in all its forms, and thus
pulverize the rum power. = Io.eda
Blade
, 1892-06-13
TELEGRAPHIC TALES.

Reid says both Blaine and Tom Platt
will cordially support the ticket.
In the house of commons Balfour stated
that the parliment would be dissolved
June 18th.
In Paris three foreigners were arrested for
hooting President Carrot. They were re-
leased by the police.
In Colorado Springs all the employees of
the rapid transit line are on strike for
raise in wages. No cars are running.
1t has been arranged that the committee
to notify the president of his denomination
shall perform its duty on Monday next.
In Philadelphia the Belmont driving
club have made arrangements with Budd
Dable to trot Nancy Hanks at Belmont
park July Z, against her record 200 for a
purse of $4,000, with $4,000 added if the
record of Robert BOnner's SunOl 2.08N is
beaten.
The boats crew of Oxford University,
England, has sent an invitation to the
Harvard crew, of this country, to meet
them in contest in English waters some
time in the coming fall.
Emil Miller committed suicide near Or
egon city by throwing himself in front Of
a moving passenger train. His head was
completely severed from his body. Miller
was stranger. He claimed he was being
bounded to death.
At Genoa, small station near Texarkana,
on the Cottonbelt road, burglars entered
the Office OF the Bodeaw lumber company
opened a safe and carried away $4,000
worth of the company's stock, $4,000 in
notes and small amount in cash.
, 1892-06-13
FRESH STATE NEWS.

Coal has been discovered near Everett.
Anacortes raised $1O6 for the Roslyn suf-
ferers.
w. G. Thomas, of Seattle, has suicided
by drowning.
Olympia's new court house is one of the
finest in the state.
Quilcene, Jefferson county, is raising
money for a woollen mill.
Major P. S. Dorney, ofSeattle was buried
in Lake View cemetery on Sunday.
There is a general desire all over the state
to make the clover the flower of Washing
ton.
Henry D. Smith, alias Jones, alas Delf.
the murderer of John Wyant, at Spangle,
has been caught.
Jacob Brock, a miner at Newcastle, was
killed by the coal cars in the slope of the
mine on Saturday night.
Island county, one of the most beautiful
counties in the state, has nearly 300 less
people than it had in June, 1890.
Seattle and Tacoma are again accusing
each other of padding the census. The
people of Tacoma are Americans by birth
or adoption. No swarms of Chinese there.
Arthur Copp, the 11-year-old son of J. A.
COpp, proprietor of the Rainier boat
house, on Lake Washington, at Leschi
park, was drowned Sunday evening, while
sailing on the lake.
Mrs. Hodgkin, wife of Major Frank E
| Hodgkin, assistant state treasurer of Ore
gOn, who died at her home in Salem, Or
last Thursday, ofconsumption, wasa sister
of Mrs. Kirk @. Ward, of Seattle. Hon. r
o. Dunbar, of Olympia, Judge w. R. Dun
bar, ofGoldendale, and 0. w. Dunbar, o.
/ Astoria
, 1892-06-13
SKOKOmISH VALLEY.
OIymPIans Enjoying Themselves
Near shelton.

The Shelton Sentinel says: In company
with G. Noschka, of Olympia, W. H.
Clark and Frank Drolet we went over to
the skokomish river one day this week.
We went ostensibly to fish, but as the fish
in that stream are not ripe yet we did not
pick any. We staid while there at Card
wells logging camp, where we were made
to feel perfectly at home. The boys got up
a splendid program for our entertainment,
which consisted of singing instrumental
music and dancing, all of which were en-
tered into with vim and great gusto. They
are jolly good natured set of boys there,
and they have their fun as we'll as hard
work. They are putting into the river
from 10000 to 30, 600 feet per day, of an-ex-
cellent quality of logs Eighteen men and
team of fine yoke of splendid
oxen are employed. The boys
are quite anxious to see a rise in the
river so that a drive can be made. The
stream at present is almost at low water
mark. The SkokOmish valley is an extern
siVe one, embracing a large area of fine
agricultural land and much valuable tim
Der. The drive between Shelton and the
river is a delightful one, leading as it does
over beautiful grass covered prairies and
lovelw forest stretches, which are free from
the usual underbrush and fallen timber so
common in the woods Of Western Wash
ington.
We regret that Mr.. Cardwell was not at
the camp, he being at Olympia on busi-
ness. Mr.. Kincaid, the naturalist, son Of
DR.. Kincaid, of Olympia, is at the camp
acting as book and time keeper and follow
ing his study of nature, gathering speci-
mems of various kinds, etc., and making
himself generally useful about the camp.
The boys are preparing for the 4th of July
They ordered suits from Mr.. Noschka
amounting to something like $500.
, 1892-06-13
THE v. NJ. @. A.
First Gospel Meeting Yesterday,
Preparations for the Reception.

First Gospel Meeting Yesterday.
Preparations for the Reception.
The Young Mems Christion association
held its first gospel meeting in the chapel
of the new quarters Sunday afternoon. A
very interesting address was made by Rev.
T. J. Lamont, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. President Weir called for an ex-
preston of opinion from the various mem
bers as to the feeling concerning the future
of the association, TO which number of
hearty responses were made; showing a
strong determination among the members
to make association work more pronounced
Brown was present and made a
statement of supreme interest to
the officers of the association.
She said that five years ago a band of
women came together in Tacoma hall and
in response to a request by one of the
ministers of the city began to pray for the
young men of Olympia. Prayers have
since been offered every week for this spe-
cific purpose, either by the society or by
the individual members, and she regarded
the formation of the Y. M. @. A. as di-
rect answer to those prayers.
While slightly embarrassed on account OF
the extra expense incident to "hOuse NOV
ing" the association will move steadily
forward and fit up the new quarters, as
rapidly as possible. The public reception
will be held next Saturday night, upon
which occasion there will be a musical and
literary program, and refreshments by the
auxiliary. The general public will be cor
daily invited to come out and see the new
quarters and partake of the hospitalities o.
the ladies'
, 1892-06-13
PERsONALITIEs.
Mrs. T. M. Reed is in Spokane.

MIS-. Il. M. heeQ Is IN DpOkdnes
George S. Hopkins is in Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Benson Starr are in sa-
lem.
Mrs. E. L. Van Epps has gone to Port
land.
t. c. Van Epps has gone to Helena,
Mont.
John and Mrs. Ostrander, of Seattle, are
in the city.
State Superintendent Bryan has gone to
Vancouver.
The county commissioners have returned
to their homes.
Attorney George f. Stone was passen-
ger to Tacoma today.
J. A. Silsby, accompanied by his father,
is home from the east.
First Commissioner James Crawford, of
Vancouver, is in the city.
Mrs. Mitchell and daughter are here
from Howell, Michigan.
Mrs. A. @. st. John, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Marr, has returned to her
home at Chehalis.
Geo. A. Barnes, Thos. Prather and Jos.
Lammon have returned from the Yancou-
yer meeting of the old pioneers.
Judge Mason Irwin, who was expected to
hold court here today, was unable to at
tend and possibly will not come this week.
John James jr. has been presented with
a diploma and handsome bronze medal
from the academy of Inventors, Manufac-
turers and Exhibitors, at Paris.
S. G. Mcdonald, Governor Ferry's Sec
retary, is expected home from Minneapolis
on Wednesday, He was called away by
reason Of the illness Of his father.
Morris Crandall, Clark Savidge and NJ.
b. Mumford are the delegates to the an
nual division encampment of the Sons of
Veterans at HOquiam tomorrow.
N. S. Porter, A. I. Shoecraft, Mark Reed,
George D. Shannon, George G.. Mills, Ban
jamin Harmed and Captain McMicken, left
today to attend the masonic grand lodge.
State Auditor Reed preceded the party.
Word has been received from Pooatello,
announcing the serious illness of Willie,
son of Rev. H. II. Buck. Mr.. Buck is
suffering with nervous prostration and the
physicians say rest is Imperative.
Hon. A. I. Adams Mayor ]. T. Ronald
/ P. E. Baldwin, Judge Roger S. Greene,
| Hon. w. III. White, Ex-Governor Eugene
Semple, JAS B. Eagleson, Geo. Damoorth,
Harold Preston, Thos. Littell and Harry
Hampton, of Seattle; Tom Box and M. W.
Lawrence, of Tacoma, and o. @. Hansen,
of Shelton, are at the Olympia,
Albert Whyte and wife, Mrs. Wisner,
Miss Wisner and III r. GarretsOn, of Ia
coma ). j. HolsJaui onOhOmlsni FRANK
H. Richards, Whatcom; H. H. Goode and
wife, st. Paul; VIM. f. Prosser, North
Yakima; M. r. Bowes, San Francisco ;
Joseph Day, Portland; Thos. Bordeau,
Shelton; Geo. d. Schofeld, Montesano ;
NJ. J. Cochrane, Aberdeen; w. A. Ritchie,
Spokane Meyer Abraham, Portland; T..
l.. Carr, Fl. M. Sutton, Of Montesano; ;
James Crawford, Vancouver; ]. D.. Nc
Cutcheon, G. f. Fishbach, John H. Elder
and d. w. Donthill, of Seattle; Il, A.
Boardman and wife, Snohomish; II. N.
DenneY, Syracuse, N. Y, and E. G. Mar
tin, Tacoma, are registered at the Olympia
hotel.
, 1892-06-13
STATE POLITICAL POINTERS.

Seattle, Palouse City, Black Diamond,
Lumas and Chehalis have ratified the
nomination of Harrison and Ried.
The Sprague Advertiser, a vile demo-
cratic sheet, calls the nomination of Har-
rison "The Assassination of Blaine"
A rose by any other name would smell as
sweet, but calling crow eagle doesn't make
it taste any -Post-Intelligencer.
Congressman Wilson, Sam Hyde, Judge
Blake and others, spoke at the Spokane
ratification meeting on Saturday night.
The principal aspirant for state auditor
is Marx Reed, the present deputy and a
son of Auditor 7. M. Reed.-Palouse Ca
zette.
The democratic party never before had
so many candidates for the presidency
with so few reasons why any of them
should be nominated. Cheney Sentinel.
Why wouldn't James A. Perkins of this
city be good material for the republicans
Of Whitman to urge for United States
senatOrP He is man of sound views aud
has spotless character.-Palouse Gazette.
Blaine's resignation from the cabinet
was startling, and of course entirely I'M
looked for, and whatever causes he may
have had for it, it does him no credit
coming at such critical moment.-Lincoln
County Times.
A careful study OF the situation dlSciOseS
the Washington delegation in the middle
of the presidential road watching the re-
treating ice wagon, and wondering how it
was they failed to make connection with
the ailboard.-Seattle Press-Times.
The Union-J ournal, of Walla Walla, is
informed by Hon. Geo. 7. Thompson that
he is not candidate for any office, not
withstanding rumors to the contrary. He
says that when he wants an Office he will
speak out and ask for it.
The nomination of BENJAMIN Harrison
for president by the republicans is a fitting
acknowledgement of the general success of
the present administration. The selection
of Whitelaw Reid for vice president is a
compliment to the press of the country
Tacoma Every Sunday.
The Hoquiam Washingtonian, III dis
cussing the local political situation says:
We believe il for the best interests of all
Chehalis county and for all southwestern
Washington to stand close allies with Ia
coma and Pierce county in the future
demanding our own rights and supporting
our strongest ally.
Senator John r. Kinnear proved him
self a true and tried friend of the Afro
American, and would no doubt receive
the united support of this important and
growing political factor. He also stands
well in the labor union. We predict that
if he consents to the use of his name, he
will become one of the very strongest
candidates for gubernational honOrs.-Se-
attic Standard.
, 1892-06-13

WASHINGTON, June 13.-The senate pen
sion appropriations bill was reported back
with amendments and placed on the calen-
dar. 1t carries a total appropriation of
STAG, ,737, $50, an increase of $11, ,921, ,2S4 over
the house bill, and S11'522, ,565 more than
last year. The principal items of increase
are $11, ,907, ,634 for army and navy pensions.
The bill introduced by Pfeffer, May 26, to
increase the currency, and provide for its
circulation: Reduce rates of interest and
establish loan agencies at the capital of
every state and territory and other con-
venient places, to loan money to the peo-
pie secured by real estate in sums not less
than 500, nor more than 81, 800, TO one per-
son or family, was taken up.
, 1892-06-13
AWFUL TRAGEDY.
Twelve Men Killed Outright in
California.
Terrific Explosion at the Navy
Manifestations Blown into Eter-
nifty at the Mare Island Maga-
ri


SAN Francisco, June 18.-Ar 11:30 am.
an explosion occurred at the magazine of
the Mare Island navy yard and one build
ing was destroyed. As far as known there
was no loss Of life.
LATER.-The explosion occurred in a
shell room. 1t is now reported that Acting
Gunner Hittinger, of the cruiser Boston,
and eleven others, were killed and three
seriously injured. The shell room is now
on fire.
Twelve were killed outright, three taken
to the hospital wounded but dying. Two
of these were apprentices picked up on the
beach, The explosion had thrown them
into the hay and boat from merchant
man picked them up. The cuticle of
almost the entire bodies of these two as
well as their clothes were blown off and
yet they were conscious and able to move,
but will die. How it happened no one
can tell. A working party of fifteen
men from the United States steamer Bos-
ton were sent down to prepare ammuni-
tion and fill shell for the ship. All were at
work in the filling room of the magazine
under charge of Gunner Hitinger 1t is
supposed that one of the party dropped
shell and the concussion caused the ex-
plOsion.
, 1892-06-13
nIemnrinI serrIces.

The annual memorial services of Olym-
pia Lodge, No. 1, I. o. o. F., as announced
last week, were held in Odd Fellows hall,
Sunday afternoon. The meeting was very
successful and well attended by Odd Eel
lows and their families, and the families of
deceased brothers. The following program
was rendered, and was very interesting
and instructive: Call to order; opening
reading of grand masters proclamation +;
opening remarks by the noble grand, w. J.
Foster quartette, Nearer. My God to
Thee" biographical sketches, by the sec
retary, G. M. Moore; address by Bro. N. s..
Porter; quartette, hymn benediction.
The custom of holding annual memorial
services in tribute to the memory of de-
ceased members, is a new one, this being
the first held by Olympia Lodge.
, 1892-06-13
Has a Phonograph.

A. L. Campbell is in the lead in Olympia,
so far as dictation for typewriting work is
concerned. Mr.. Campbell, who is engaged
in the office of Attorney A. P. Fitch, has
secured a phonograph. When Mr. Fitch
has a letter or any other work to dictate,
he simply speaks into a tube, and each
sound is impressed upon a cylinder. Then
when Mr.. Campbell is ready to write the
dictation. the cylinder is turned by means
Of a small battery, and Mr.. Campbell gets
each word verbatim. The machine is par
ticularly valuable in that it avoids all
possibility of error.