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JUMPS ON TO The HISTORY
Col. Sam. MCphail INDUCES In a
Roast on Gen. Andrews.
And Hints That the Compiler Is Not
On To His Job---ReCOrds.

Col. Samuel McPhail, First Regi-
ment Minnesota Mounted Rangers,
bold, quaint and ecc ,ntric, pours
moulten lead into the Minnesota Civil
and Indian War History commission
ers, and contends that they are
not attending strictly to bust
ness when they allow Gen. Andrews
to compile the book without substan-
iating the statements contained there
in. Col. McPhail, under date of Taun-
ton, March 22d, addresses the editor,
as follows:
To THR EDIToR:- see from the pa
pers that the I'd Vol. of Minnesota in
the Civil and Indian War has been
published. [ have not seen Vol. 2 yet
but must say that Vol. l is in many
instances incorrect-the true history
will not be correctly written until Of
ficial reports and letters are pub
lished. Does it ever occur to the
reader that many of the whites mas
sacred in '62 lay unburied on the
prairie for from one to three years.
send you herewith original report of
Capt. James Starkey. It gives some
information never yet published. Some
time ago, | saw by the GAZETTE that
our Col. Grant had promised to give
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near the Minnesota river, mile north
of North Redwood, last Thursday af-
ternoon, about three o'clock. Two
boys, Henry Yantz and Chas. Barnie,
while on hunting expedition, made
the discovery, and shortly afterwards
identified the remains as those of Ed
Maloy, an eccentric individual, moni-
maniac at times, and very crazy when
under the influence of drink.
Maloy was sitting on rudely con-
structed couch, with his back and head
leaning against the side of the dug
out. His eyes were partly open. and
it was some time before the young
men could belieye that the object
which their eyes rested upon was cold
in death. A large jack-knife, blade
open, lay on his left, while still larg-
er one lay on his right side. There
were few shavings and piece Of
wood at his feet, and evidently his last
at was whiting.
The two young men hurried to
North Redwood and spread the in
formation. Later. Fred Homer came
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lCIYIC SOCIETIES.

MASONIC. ANTIQUITY LODGE, Nu, ", tne s, isf
N F. A. M-Regular meetings on tne .s5 81
and Sd Wednesday in each NOUN. a.
o'clock p. NJ. Andrew Birum. ".M' A. ~ AL
derson Secy.
Rrnwoon CHAPTER No 81, r. A. M.-Stated
Convocations the I'd. and and 4th Frldav 81
{ each month. Jos. Tyson NJ. F.. II. r. M. T.
Powell, sec.
Repwoop FALLS CoMMANDERY. NO 10. NJ
Stated conclaves first Monday or eacn nio,i.h n
atsP.M U. L. Dornbere, b. Z. Geo. housn
master Rec.
cu.e,rv .prER. No. 35. o. E. s. Regular
meetines I'd and 4th Wednesday evenings OF OF
each month. at .:3l p. m. Mrs. H. N. Bell
W'M. Miss. Marion Everett. Sec
90. F-REpwooD LODGE, No. 6s. meets
u. every Saturday night. at $3.50 CLOCK
4 BROTHERS from distance corulally IH'1teu -
attend VIM. Knapp. N .G. E. A. Lyman 'r' no'
RNreRpRtsE ENCAHPMENr. No. 35. Regular
meetings Ist and 3 Tuesday eveHihSS h.S VI ea'n
month at 80 o. clock at l. y. U. nail;
A r. Truesdell G, P. A. H. Moon, Il. .
H cRvsrA1. LODGE. No. 25. D. of R.-Regular
Nmeetings I'd and 4th Wednesday evenlngs So. ol
leach month at 7:3J p. m. Mrs. yuna Alcn'-
lkyarck. N. g. Mrs. Luella Moon, Il ).
Ma U.w-REDwoOD FALLS LODGE, NO.
ltA. 6S meets every Monday evening. at tneIr
hall Visiting brethren made welcome. A."'
Baver NJ. w. 5. o. Mason. Rec"r"er.
D OF P,-REDwoOD FALLS LODGE, No. a.
r n. meets every Tuesday evening" IN Ack-
mann's Hail. Visiting brothers are c0rola'is u =
invited. C. C. Peck, c. Z. H. M. Aune n. II. ..
~ A. R.-John S. Marsh Post, No. So 5,Reg-
VI O.ular meetings every hrst ana tniru ,.,oa,
pm. f. B. Hale, Com, George Buxton Ao1t.
WoMEN's RELIEF CoRTs-Meets first and
third Fridays of each month mrs May II.
J dale. President; Mrs. Bessie Newton, sec.
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WILLIAM r. SMITH. the OcOUcQ poet
began when he was lad of 10 in Athel-
stoneford, Haddingtonshire, Scotland,
when with the first 2 shillings he ever
earned-won as a prize at school for re-
citing Gray's ''Elegy' without a faw-he
purchased copy of Burns poems. His
appreciation Of the bard's Scottish dec
laration Of independence, "A mans a
man for a. that" brought him to the
United States and caused him to become
a thoroughly ingrained American.
Since then, by patient rummaging of old
book stores, by purchase, correspond
ence and exchange, Captain Smith has
gradually assembled his wonderful col
lection. AS his first 2 shillings were
spent for copy Of Burns. he says, SO
will his last half dollar be.
InCaptain Smiths collection the Amer
lean and British editions of Burns are
grouped separately. Among the 100 diff
ferent editions is beautiful facsimile
Of the first edition published, that Of
1856, printed at Kilmarnock, Svo. Then
there is well preserved copy Of the first
Edinburgh edition. 1887, printed for the
author and sold by William Creech,
with Beugo's famous engraving of Mas
myth S portrait. Svo., and an equally well
preserved copy Of the second Edinburgh,
Svo.. with portrait and typographical
error which escaped the eagle eye of
Burns and has been repeated in many
editions. down to some of the very late
est. notably in Alexander Smiths Globe
edition. In addition to these he has cop
les of all the early British and American
editions. making $50 volumes in all.
The superb and almost priceless COL
lection is the labor Of Mr.. Smiths life,
and in size and quality it is inferior only
to the famous Burnsiana at Glasgow.
Besides old books there are in the collec-
ton valuable Burns manuscripts. prints,
short songs, portraits, autographs, Gu
rios, relics and mementos gathered by
years Of fervent enthusiasm.
The place where these literary treasures
are kept is the History lodge which Cap
tain Smith occupies in the Botanic gar
dens In this lowly dwelling Captain
Smith has resided through the varied
mutations of politics at the capital for a
longer period than any other official
there, save in the case of the venerable
Captain Bassett of the senate. There.
with his dogs and his books, Captain
Smith finds the most congenial compan-
ionship for his declining years.
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EUGENE FIELD.

corded. He was student at the Univer-
sity of Missouri at Columbia, that state.
and there met a young man named Com
stock. They became ''chums' and de-
cided to travel together for year in Eu-
rope. Before the journey was begun
young Field accepted an invitation to
make few weeks visit at the Comstock
home in St. Joseph. His friend had five
sisters of such surprising fairness that
they were known and are remembered as
1.-The pretty Comstock girls.
The second of these young ladies, Julia
Sutherland Comstock, was then only 16
years Of age. but Eugene fell in love
with her at once and i'll earnest. and be-
fore he started for ldrope with her
brother had proposed and was accepted.
Before the two had reached the Atlantic
coast young Comstock missed his travel
ing companion. Investigation showed
that he had returned to st. Joseph to bid
his sweetheart another and longer fare
well. The European tour was finally
undertaken six months afterward, but
was cut short because Of the late start.
Upon his return from his foreign trip
Mr.. Field insisted on an immediate mar
riage and carried his point.
At the time of his marriage he was a
young man of considerable wealth, which
had been left to him by his father, and
he lived without an occupation. That
happened which was to be expected-the
money wasted away. and he was pres
emily broke" 1t was not until about
this time that he began to climb the lad
der to literary fame. The first rung was
reporters position on an i1solvent jour
nal, and the struggle for time was a
hard and we'll nigh discouraging one.
Later came employment on a news
paper in whose office salaries were paid
with that regularity that cheers the
getter up Of copy. and from that time to
the present Eugene Fields literary prog
ress has been steadily upward. Several
years were passed in Denver, and there
he met Bill Nye. then of Laramie, and,
think, Mark Twain. 1t was while Field
was member of the staff of The Rocky
Mountain News that his verses began to
attract notice. Though his work was
from the first such as to command at
tention, they were then far from being
such finished literary gems as he now
produces. They were mostly humorous,
and in fact it is as a humorist that he is
better known to this day. though much
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Scarcity of Field Labor In Mexico.

The scarcity of field labor is interfer-
ing seriously with agriculture in Mexico.
and the government has taken hold of
the matter with view of ascertaining
to what extent this condition prevails.
A circular was recently sent out to each
of the municipalities of the republic by
the secretary of promotion for the pur-
pose of getting statistics on this impor-
tant subject. In answer to this more
than 800 of the municipalities stated in
substance that there were not enough
field laborers to meet the present ordi-
nary demand, and that the planters and
farmers had to limit the cultivation of
their lands to the number of laborers.
On most of the large haciendas the plant
ing is done on shares. The proprietor
gives the land and the seed, and the la
borer his time and work. When the
crop is gathered division is made of the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-04-06
Two Novel Timepieces.

The newest wrinkles in timepieces are
q watch. that talks and a clock that
marks the time by the consumption of a
candle that illuminates its translucent
dial. The watch, which is ingenious, but
intricate, announces the hours and quar-
ters in voice given it by photographic
attachment. It is the invention of a
Swiss named Casimir Li7au The clock
is for night use. The dial can be turned
by hand, and before going to bed the
hand is placed opposite the hour of re-
firing. AS the candle burns lower and
lower it pulls the hand on the dial me-
chanically. which, Illuminated in the
rear by the burning light. shows the
hour until daybreak.
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CITY OFFICERS.
CHTRCHES.

nRESBYTERIAN.-Re John Sinclair. pas, pas,
i tor. Services every Saooa.h Hahhatb
school ut IL o'clock NJ.
1EETHODIST.-Rev.L l.. Hanscome, fastor.
M Services every Sabbath, at lV:oo 10 ciooA
A, M. and at Pm. Sabbath scn00l al ~ N.
Young mems prayer meeting "eo' >en.s ,s
CHRlSTIAN.-Preach on every
SUNDAY school at NJ, w. l.. Stine, PASTOR
DPISCOPAL-Churcn of The Holy ..ina Cona
II munion. Rev. Henry Beer; oerVIee tee
every Sunday, except the last SUNDAY sunday u @
school at I'm
CEVENTH- ADVENT ;. >. every
- seventh day at IL A. NJ. Cnurcn at;oe seasoe
following, Missionary and teacners nee;ns ;,le
Sun. evening, Prayer meetlng "eu'
OATHOLIC.-Services at Catnohc cn"'cn
" I'd Sunday of each month.
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A POET AND HIS WIFE
HOW EuGENE FIELD cOURTED 4
''PRETTY CoMSTocK GIRL"

Inks of Diverse Co,ors Indicate This versi-
fer's Moods and Intentions-His Progress
Up the Ladder of Fame-Example OF
His More Serious Verse.
They say of Eugene Field. the Chicago
poet. that he changes his ink with his
varying moods and intentions. If he is
blue, the story goes. and does not intend
to labor long when he seats himself at
his desk, he uses writing fluid Of deep
azure hue; If he is in fine fettle and pur-
poses doing quantity of his best work,
he dips his magic pen into ink of a mid
night shade: if he has it in his mind to
write love song, a delicate mauve is
chosen; if sarcasm and ridicule are to
flow from his pens tip, the color selected
is most sanguinary carmine. The
present writer cannot vouch for the
truth of this story, but there is no doubt
that Mr.. Field is man of many con-
ceits and unusual ways-ways that may
almost be termed eccentricities.
Eugene Fields life has not been mo-
notonous one. He is a native of ST..
Louis and was born Sept. 8, 1850, but he
passed most of his boyhood days at the
home of his cousin, Miss Mary Field
French, in Amherst, Mass. OF the de-
tails of his youth there is not much re-
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still raging; having completed the OBJ
jects of the expedition we left Lake
Shetek on Monday, the I'd of Novem
Der, nothing of interest haying &C.
CURED on the March until about half
way between Sleepy Eye Greek and
the Big Cottonwood river discov-
cred the remains of child, apparent
ly about or 10 years of age. These
were decently inferred near the road
side and small head board placed on
the grave. At the junction of the Fort
and New Ulm roads we parted COM
pany with citizens, they going on to
New Ulm and Mankato, and with my
command proceeded to Fort Ridge
ly, where we arrived this day at 2
o'clock p. m. I have the honor TO re-
main your very obedient servant,
JAMES STARKEY,
Capt. Co. NJ 1st M. NJ. R.
The following is a description of
the disposal of the remains of the de-
ceased persons as mentioned in the
above report. The grave 10 feet by
4 feet, first box commencing east end
of grave contains remains of Mr..
Foight, second box remains of Mr..
Cook, third box remains of Mrs. Ire
land and two children, fourth box re-
mains of Mrs. Everett, fifth box re-
mains of Mrs. Eastlake, sixth box re-
mains of Mrs. Smith and two Eastlake
children, seventh box remains of Mr..
Duley's two children. The remains
found on the road were not identified.
JAS, SrARKEY.
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Captain William R. Smith, who for
20 years past has been the efficient super
intendent Of the National Botanic gar
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It comes to me often in silence.

1t comes to me often in silence,
When the freight sputters low
When the black, uncertain shadows
Seem wraiths of the long ago.
Always with throb of heartache
That thrills each pulsive vein
Comes the old, unQuiet longing
For the peace of home again.
Outside of my darkening window
Is the great worlds crash and din,
And slowly the autumn shadows
Come drifting, drifting in.
Sobbing, the night wind murmurs
To the splash of the autumn rain,
But dream of the glorious greeting
When go home again.
Mr.. Field has for several years now
been identified with the ''Sharps and
Flats column Of the Chicago News,
and prosperity is his. but his wife is the
financier. as she was in the early days of
his journalistic life. I. D. MARSHALL.
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a history of the Indian war at and
around Redwood but have not seen it
published. SAM'L MCPHA1L.

NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED.
CAMP RETURN, FT. R1DGELY, MINI,
NOVEMBER 4th, 1863.
Col. SAM'L McPHA1L, CoM'D'G.,
1sr REGIMENT, MINI, MTD. RANGERS:
COLONEL I have the honor to re-
port that in obedience to your order
relative to escorting party of citizens
to Lake Shetek after some cons der
able delay caused by the lack of suf-
ticient supply of forage, the quantity
necessary not being in possession of
Post Quartermaster, On Monday. Oct.
26, fresh supply of grain arrived at
the fort; and on the morning of Tues
day, Oct. u, we took up the line of
march from this camp for Lake She
tex, and on the second day out over
took Mr.. Duley, DR.. Ames and M. P.
Webster We were accompanied by
Private Smith of Co. B 1st NJ. NJ. r.,
who acted as guide. My command
consisted of thirty men mounted and
four mule drivers all belonging to my
company. We reached Lake Shetek
on the evening of Friday, Oct. 3Oth.
The next two days we're spent in scout
ing around the lake and collecting the
remains of deceased persons massacred
last fall by the Indians; the remains
of twelve were found about mile
from the lake. These we're placed in
seven boxes and buried in one grave
knoll at the south end of Lake She
tex, DR.. Eames. one of the party of
citizens, reading the funeral service. l
also sent several squads of men to
scan the country west of the lake and
they all reported no signs of Indians:
We found five white men encamped
in an old house at the lower end of
the lake. They we're hunting and
trapping. / cautioned them as to
their probable danger, the more spe-
cially towards spring, as the Indians
are we'll known to be particularly par
tial to this, one of their old hunting
grounds. I would further report that
the whole extent of country from Fort
Ridgely to Lake Shetek and for miles
beyond is entirely burned by prairie
fires, and when we left the fires were
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dens at w ashing-
ton and is presi-
dent of the So
ciety of Ameri-
can Florists, can
re peat from
memory Every
word and line of
Burns poem S.
from beginning
to end. His love
and reverence for
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A BURNS B.SLIOPHIlE.

CAPTAIN Smith and His Rare Collection Of
a Poets Works.
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FOUND DEAD.

Queer Ed. MalOy Passes Into the
Great Beyond in Complete
Isolation.
A man was found dead in dug out
The morning call., 1893-11-17
THE NAVAL RESERVE.
Battalion Drill on Van Ness Avenue
Last Night

The first OF a series of battalion drills of
the Naval Reserve under command of
Lieutenant Commander Stable took place
on Van Ness avenue last evening. Com
panies Is. G and d. which comprise the
Naval Battalion of this city, were in line.
Each company made a good showing.
although b and d had the most members
present, owing to the fact that it was their
drill night. Company G would, however,
had more present had ii not been that
portion of the members were carried away
with the idea that they would wear their
white suits and therefore left their blue
ones at home. but Captain Douglass did
not intend that his company should wear
white uniforms while the other companies
wore blue; so the plans of those who ex-
pected TO attract the attention of the fair
spectators with their white shirts were
hopelessly shattered
The battalion was put through street.
column and battalion movements, which
were creditably executed. Lieutenant
Commander Stable states that it is his IN
teDtion to have the companies drill on the
avenue as often as possible until they be-
come thorough in infantry battalion
movements.
The morning call., 1893-11-17
RUNNING RACES.
Small Fields, but Some
Exciting Finishes.
GOOD WORK BIZ JOCKEYS.
California Futurity Course Is
Lowered.
BALLARAT SUFFERS DEFEAT.
Tim Murphy, Filtration, Wildwood,
Mariner and Jacobin Show First
Under the Wire.

The cold bleak weather yesterday mate
rally affected the attendance at the Bay
District track as compared with the crowds
that have been present on the bright sun
shiny days with which the meeting has
been favored. But from the view of the
management and the bookmakers the at
tendance was quite satisfactory and dis
tinctly speculative.
Mr.. Ferguson's starting was again of a
most excellent character. the fields getting
away in perfect alignment on the first
break in nearly every event.
Considering the cold and somewhat in
clement weather the horses rem remarka-
bly, well and there were some most excit-
ing finishes.
The record fer the California Futurity
course was reduced a quarter Of a second.
but the track is very fast just now.
Irving rode two good slashiBg races on
Filtration and JOcobiD. while johnny
Weber and Blakeley did great work on
their respective winning mounts. Miller
had an easy thing OF it on Wildwood and
it is pity he was not up on Revolver.
For the first race, Tim Murphy opened
up an odds on favorite at z TO 10, and he
was heavily played at that price. Abb p,
skies, but there were few bets registered
about them TO win, ali the play on them
being for place or @ show. To good
start Tim Murphy at once went TO the
front. and making the running by from
two TO three lengths looked all over a
winner as ne entered the stretch, but de-
termined challenge by Abb p just at the
drawgate brought him to drive and he
lasted long enough 10 win by half length,
the others beaten off. The time was :12b,
W hich makes a new California record for
the distance, the local Futurity course,
which is seventy-six feet of the six fur
longs.
Filtration was a prohibitive favorite at
TO 10 for the second race of the day, the
Ladies' stake, six fur!ongs. for twO-year-
old FLIES. There we're only two other
starters, her presence having frightened
out all other opponents. 1t was expected
to be very tame affair and simple walk
over for the Undine stables representa-
tive. but 1t turned ont exciting enough, the
daughter OF Wildidle and imported Flirt
only just winning the stake by smallest of
margins owing to superior jockeyship.
The desplsed outsider, Normandie, had the
foot OF her all the way, and should have
Won easily had other tactics been pursued
with her. a great deal of money was won
The morning call., 1893-11-17
A GOOD SIGN.
Restoration of Confidence i'm Finan.
CiaI Affairs.

Some time ago when there was slight
financial furry in this city a number of
persons having money Cd deposit in saw
lngs banks gave notice of their inten on
to withdraw these deposits. The banks
fell back upon their reserved rights and
number OF those who called for their
money were what are known as term de-
positors, and In many instances the limit
oil the call will not expire until next
January.
Since then there has been a restoration
OF confidence. and one Of the best evidences
OF this IS the fact that yesterday the
Mutual Savings Society sent notice to all
term deposltOrs who have filed demands
Tor money TO call for the money or with
draw their notices. 1t Is thought other
savings banks will shortly follow the
example of the Mutual Savings.