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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08

short OF ammunition or getting discouraged
by the boldness aud persistency of our fight
ing, and as our supply Of ammunition is
kept up there is no letting up on our side.
and after few more rounds the Johpnies
are in full retreat, and the sharpest skirmish
OF the war and the most unequal contest
ever vaged by a mere sllirmish-line on an
open field against a complete line of in fantry
and batteries, thoroughly protected by the
best kind Of parapet defenses, is now over
and victory won by the Live Eagle Brigade,
AS the brigade now passes along the road
across hlliDg at the mouth of the bayou.
by which 1T is cut of from the lane, and
follows on after the retreating enemy along
the south side of the lake, we improve the
first opportunity we have had for a little
rest and lunch OF bareback and raw bacon
from our hayersacks. Then we take a little
walk over the ground occupied by the enemy
in the fight, where we note the strength of
their defenses and also the evidences of the
effects Of our fire in pools and clots of blood
in the vicinity. But dead and wounded are
all carried off from the field.
As we follow the line of march we find
houses occupied by their wounded, and at
one house some amputated hands, arms and
legs under table, where their Surgeons have
been pruning 10 save life. 1t is impossible
that their loss can be as heavy as our own.
Aes tbeie is ample evidence That they have
not got off unscathed in their efforts, with
the odds and advantages all on their side, to
Withstand that skirmish-line.-S.C c. MILES,
Stetsonville, Wis
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
GAINES'S MILLS.
4 Pennsylvania Regiments Narrow Escape
from Capture.

a Pennsylvania Regiments Narrow Escape
from Capture.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: | wonder
| if all the old BOYS who were there remeln-
Der as wildly as / do that fateful time at
Gaines's Mills, June %, 1862 ? l shall never
forget what night we passed after fighting
and holding back A. Z. Hills Corps all day
He was reinforced by Stonewall Jackson
and we were overpowered and compelled 10
fall back across the river. As we had piled up
our knapsacks and haveIsacks when we first
formed jne-of-battle we lost every thing
overcoats, blankets, tents, with our rations of
bareback, pork, and coffee, SO that ali we
had left were our guns and what we had on
our backs.
My brigade (Butterfeld's) held the ex-
IRENE left with our flank protected by the
ChickabomiDy Swamp and Smiths guns on
the south side of the river, so that we could
have held back all they could send against
us, but that our right was pressed so hard it
was compelled to fall back across the river,
letting the rebs in our rear, 30 that we were
ordered TO face by the rear rank
Our Colonel (McLain) and Major (Nagle)
went down, which left us but one field officer,
our Adjutant. BY this time our corps had
crossed to the south side of the river, with
the exception Of part Of the 44th n. Y.
and my regiment. the SD Pa.
Gen. Butterfields Orderly having been
killed on his way to us with orders to fall
back, we were reported as captured But
we kept on fighting until nearly dark, not
knowing how matters stood, that we were
fighting two corps, and in danger of being
gobbled up.
Neither did the rebs know we were there,
excepting those in our immediate vicinity,
or our chances of getting away would have
been slim. We all knew the exact location
OF the roads through the swamp, for we had
built them, and after much persuasion and
orders our officers got us started for the
river.
A sight was presented to our view as we
gained small summit and looked down
into the valley below. Thousands upon
thousands of Johnnies were between us
and the river where the bridge was located,
but we surprising they were our men, il be-
ing quite dark, marched nearly up to them
before We discovered our mistake They
being also deceived as TO who we were did
not modest us until we were right upon
them.
When they saw who we were they made
the best OF their time, and il seemed as though
not one of us could live 10 get to The river.
A lew OF US did, however and found the
road through the swamp all torn mp and
bridge gone. Some of our boys were so e1-
cited that they jumped into the river and
got across, but cooler men constructed a
crossing out of long poles, or rather trees, as
the river is narrow and deep, and all finally
got across in safety. If it had been a half
hour earlier, or the rebs had followed us
with one squadron Of cavalry, they could
have taken every one of us.-J. G. TERRELL,
SD Pa
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A HOT sKIRMIsH-LINE.
Brave Stand of the Live-Eagle Brigade at
Lake Chicott.

Lake Ghicoft.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Our feet
starts up the river from Vicksburg at 10
a. M, June q, 1864, and arriving near Lake
ChicOtt near night of the 5th, the boats are
moored along the west bank of the river,
and the Live Eagle Brigade lands, estab-
fishes pickets and outposts, aud blvouacs for
the night near the river.
Lake Chicott is a body of water some five
or six miles in extent, formed by a cutoff"
of horseshoe bend in the old river channel,
Just below the town of Columbia, IN Chlc0tt
County, Ark, and here a Confederate force,
under Marmaduke, has taken up position
inaccessible and protected from the fire of
the gunboa,s behind the levee along the
bank, where they can harass the transports
and endanger commerce up and down the
river without risk to themselves.
The morning OF June dawns dark and
gloomy on our biyOuac beneath the gum
trees dismal shade. The drilling rain
comes down in light but steady and soak
ing persistency, as though it has no inten-
ton of stopping, and there is natural re-
luctance TO stir out through the all-pervad-
ing mud and rain. But the sounds of
lively skirmSh in our front informs us that
the enemy is ia the vicinity. SO we form IN
lines of regiments, right-iace, hle-lett lnto
the muddy road, and advance in line-ot-
march for the front.
We are soon met by an Orderly, who in
forms Gen. Mower that the light cavalry
force in advance has met the enemy in too
strong force. We double-quick a mile or
more. We meet the enemy in uncertain
force, owing to the sheltered position occu-
pied by them, and deploying line of Skin
mishers, advance some six or seven miles,
driving the enemy before us. We reach an
open field, where we meet with heavy
artillery fire from the timber-line beyond.
We have found them" and they are in
line-of-battle in their chosen position, and
propose to resist farther advance.
Their shells come crashing through the
timber and plunging down the road by
which we are advancing. They have our
range, and we give the road for the I'd Iowa
four brgaGe) battery, which comes bound
ing past on the run. Amid the storm of
plunging round-shot and bursting shell the
guns are whirled into position on little
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
ARREST THE CANNoNEER.o
Comrade Says He Must Be Brought Back
and Made to Write.


COMRADES: "The CannoneerD threatens
to desert. In his last letter he saws il il the
last which he will write. Let him not
desert us. We can't spare him. His last
contribution wound up with a pessimistic
view OF what would happen to this country
IL we Kept importing such miserable mate
rial to make citizens of as we have been
DONG for the past decade. He is right, as
ne usually has been, but he has no right to
withdraw from the field while his pen is go
vigorous.
In New York City there are $4,000 men.
women and children in several national
colonies who cannot read or speak our LAM
guage, and do not desire to. They ara
crowded into filthy tenements and tester in
filth while undertaking the American
workman.
The Chinaman is personally clean IL
morally rotten, but this spawn of Sicilians.
Czechs, Roumanians and dirty Turks ara
personally foul, and one must sit by them
In street-cars, while of morals they seem to
have less than the Chinaman
The new emigrants are given to murder.
to the vendetta and to budding into Sitting
rooms hundreds of women and children who
work on clothing in what are properly called
"sweat-shOps."
Yet, here find myself trying to rival "Ths
Cannoneer," and can only plead excuse that
the pen led me astray. But, seriously, We
can't spare him. Arrest him at once. bring
him back where he belongs, and pardon him
1t he will desert no mOre.-FRED MATHER,
Cold Spring, N. Y.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
A Long Talk.

In the HOrr-Harvey debate at Chicago,
which was completed, after eight days OF
talking, it is estimated that over million
words were used. The stenographers who
reported the harangue say it was the longest
on record in Cook County. 1t exceeded the
number of words in the unabridged diction-
airy. 1t was as long as two volumes of the
Encyclopedia Britannica" 1t consumed
1000 pages of long paper, written closely,
and the task of getting the matter on paper
required six dozen pencils. Three women
and one man were necessary to handle the
manuscript. The words of the debate,
placed end to end, would reach from the COR
ner of Madison and State Streets to Garfield
Park. This is nearly four miles of solid
talk.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
ADAUGHTER OF VETERAN


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Being the
daughter of soldier, Thursday evening
when we receive the dear TRIBUNE, is the
very bappiest time of the whole week to
me. The paper is always interesting, but
doubly so when "The CannoneerD contrib
utes to its columns. read and highly ap-
preciated his account of Mink's Battery,
and after the sketch came the epilog, which
so deeply impressed me, fraught with the
plain, unclothed truth. 1 was shocked
when / read the story of the young man
who had the audacity to say to "The Can
noneer" that he would not wear the Grand
Army button for 500 day. Such words
plainly indicate that the speaker was
neither true American nor a gentleman,
and vent the sentiments entertained BY en-
tirely too many of the unprincipled schem-
ers for position and pelf The facts of how
the ex-soldier is forgotten and cast aside by
those who should give him the first and
warmest consideration of their natures is
being more clearly demonstrated every day.
One need not have age nor experience to
make these observations which ''The Can
noneer" has so wildly described, for have
noted them, and did not make my debut
into this world until four years and six
months after Lees surrender But / am
old enough to know just what we owe to
the soldier, and / am proud of my soldier
father, who as beardless boy of Scotch
Irish birth soldiered for the Stars and
Stripes from August, 1861, till July, 1865,
in the 10th Pa, Sixth Corps,
But it seems to me that for the men who
wore the blue peace is not declared yet; that
their hardest battle is being fought 80 years
after Appomattox. Poor fellows, verify you
cast your pearls before swine. L wonder
what encouragement the son of q veteran
would have to fight for his country, with
the wrongs done his father continuously be-
fore him. Should the cloud of war again
darken our land (which is inevitable unless
a stop is put to the landing of foreign refuse
upon our shores) the son would have moth
ing to prompt him to defend his country,
unless he be "a chip from the old block"
with that Unborn love of right and noble
principles which prompted the father to
suffer and struggle from Sumter to the last
battle of the rebellion. Girls of THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE, / advise You to be eau
tious, lest some man with the Philadel-
phian's view of the Grand Army button be-
comes your husband. The man of the future
must have an honorable father, as far as it
is in our power to give him such father.
To our gallant "Cannoneer" extend these
wishes, that he aud his may prosper, ana
may he live many years to champion to-
gether with The NATIONAL TRIBUNE the |
cause of the veteran.-HARRIET BEECHER
STOWE, Charter Oak, Pa
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
New Cure for Kidneys and BLADDER

We are glad to announce to sufferers from
kidney and bladder diseases, pain in back. and
rheumatism that the new botanic discovery
Alkavis is pronounced a positive cure for these
maladies. Many of its cures are certainly won
deriul. and We advise our readers to send name
and address TO the Church Kidney Cure Com.
pany, 4lS Fourth Avenue. New York. who will
send you treatment free by mail postpaid. 1t
costs you nothing.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
a Coaching Trim

Through Yellowstone Park would be an nno-
walton worth trying. Splendid roads, superb
coaches, fine horses, good drivers, the grandest
scenery in the world, all found there. Send
six cents in stamps to Chas. S. Fee, General
Passenger Agent Northern Pacific Railroad, St.
Paul. Mimi, for Tourist Bool.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
THEIR RECORDS
Brief Sketches Of the Services Of
Various Regiments.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Ia, IN hand several
hundred requests for reementa histories. All such
requests will be soceded to In due time. although
those now received cannot be published for At
least year, owing 10 lack OF space. Numerous
sketches have al ready been published and Of these
none be found room for a second time until all
have been printcd.I
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
The King is Above the Law.

Old Mr.. Grump (slowly)-I thought you
didn't allow any children in these flats
The landlord-Hush, don't complain so
loud. That one is the janitOr'A
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
Cancer aud TumOrs.

The COMBINATION OIL CURE for Cancer and
Malignant Diseases is becoming famous with
wonderful rapidity. People sending from
every quarter of the globe, not only from all
parts of America and the United States. but
from Europe, Asia and Japan. Hundreds of
physicians have seen its effcacious power. and
send for oils to cure their patients, and many
of the popular cancer sanitarums are asking
the privilege to use the Oil treatment, but to
the afflicted the treatment will come much
cheaper to send direct to US and take home
treatment, for the treatment is not only mild
and simple, but safe and easily managed. Our
profit is very light, so little at the price we now
offer, we expect the money to accompany the
order. Describe your case, also give name of
express Office as we cannot send by
mail. For particulars and price of Oil send for
free book. Yours for cure,
DR.. ID. NJ. BYE,
TnHi Ia
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Indianapolis, Ind.
FILES and Catarrli.

NAON'' Snio' Oe'oo0A o'n' A0of'
DR.. d. NJ. BYE, indianapolis, Ind.
DEAR SIR: For many years 1 have known
your medical director; he was long ago my
family physician, and is now since he located
in this city Through him sought relief for
my piles and obstinate catarrh. for which had
tried almost all other remedies without relief
After commencing the oils my piles were cured
in few days time, and now for three months
have had no signs of their recurring; and /
commenced to get relief of my catarrh, and
without giving the treatment half chance,
through continued exposure, it did its work,
curing my catarrh restoring my sight, which
was greatly impaired, and, as my STEP daughter
says: Pa, you don't say what as often as you
used to-" i would not do without your oils for
money. for whenever / expose myself and take
cold few whiffs from tho oils takes it at once
away. Very truly yours.
ISAAC PEARSON.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-23
THIRTEEN MANUFACTURING EOTAB-
LIOHMENTO BURNED OUT.
TWO BLOCKS DESTROYED.
TWENTY Eatra Engines Out-severai Hun
dre5 Glrls Escaped with Considerable
olslcuity-Thoy Were shirt waist
MIXERS 1T Work on the sixth
FLOOR Aggregate Loss
OF About s62O,OOO.

CH7cAo5. Nov 22.-Tne Excelsior
building, at Canal and jackson streets,
anu an eight story brick structure inn
med!atelr adjoining IT, at Ill and la
South canal street, were completely
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
Not less than thirteen valuable manu-
featuring plants located in the two
buildings were lost, including the
Shober-C -Carqueville Lithograpning
company, the Charles Emerlch Feather
company and the large establishment
of Strauss, Eisendrath & Drom. The
total loss is not less than 100000.
The fire was hard one to subdue
and attended with no little danger.
The escape of several hundred girls
from the Strauss, Eisendrath & Drom
factory was made possible only by
GOODNESS and decision A number of
the girls suffered from fright and sus-
tanned slight bruises. Before the fight
with the re was ended Fire Chief
Sweeney had exhausted The regular
calls for engines and had TO specially
summon twenty more.
The fire started by dust explosion
in the renovating room of Charles
Emerich & Co., on the fourth floor OF
the Excelsior building, and spread SO
rapidly that the workmen in that part
of the establishment had barely time
TO give the alarm and get out in safety.
BY the time the first fire engine ar
rived the fire was raging furionsly on
the fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
On the sixth floor q serious loss OF
life was narrowly averted. Strauss,
Eisendrath & Drom, makers OF shirt
waists, employed 400 girls and none of
them were aware of the fire until il
| had made considerable headway and
the smoke came pouring into their
working room in thick clouds. wild
rush was made for the three elevators
which were kept running until the
| last possible minute, ard while many
| of the girls escaped in this wav, Others
| took to the stairs. When The main
! floor was reached the jam bS
came frightful and but for the
efforts of Officers Brennan and Ma
loney, who managed 10 keep the
frightened girls moving and, in some
instances by force, prevented then
from crowding too violently, many
lives must have been lost. Several o
the girls tainted but soon revived
when taken to the open air.
The fremen made desperate effort
20 cOnfne the flames to the EXcelsio
building, but they were unsuccessful
and che adjoining building, also owne'
by Warren Springer, was soon ablaze
AS the other building had burned, s.
this one went, the run of the flame
being so rapid that nothing coul'
stop them. The Wilson building, a
we'll as others in the immediate neigh
borhood, caught several times, bu
were quickly cxtinguished.
Nearly all the losses are covered b.
insurance Springer was fully pro
tected. as were all the other heav
losers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-23

The good people 5i West Guthrie
were much surprised vest )rday mort
Ing at 10 o'clock 10 see Lou Johnston,
one OF their most quiet citizens. run.
ming wildly through the treets, coat.
less and hetless, fran.ically thro wing
his arms about and shouting loudly
His friends, being alarmed, gathered
about him ami asked an explauatson
Al that he could say was, IT'S q
boy, weighs nine pounds aud looks
just like his pa Dr II. l. Smith at
tended and says all parties interested
are doing we'll except Grandma Acx
who looks wonderfully aged since the
happy event
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-23

ELINCoLN, Neb, Nov %. Startling
developments were made yesterday in
the trial of Washington Davis, char ged
with wrecking the Rock Island pas
senger train last year, and killing
fifteen people Ed Craignead, a new
witness said Davis confessed the
crime 10 him. lie had asked Craig
head to help him remove a rail and
then flag the express to get reward.
lie refused. Davis later told him he
removed the rail, but the train was
wrecked before II conld be tagged
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-23

Division No 3 Of The Fi-st NJ. Il.
church gave a reception at the home
Of Mrs. emma Miller on Villas ave-
nue., asst evening, to the pastor and
his wife Of that church. There were
about forty members Of the eongrega.
tion present Mrs. Miller a2te' as
hostess ia genial manner, rel sh-
ments were served, and a good me
was enj iyed oh all present. q % au-
dful souvenir was presented " Zach
one as token of good will and well
wishes. Such meetings hclr C tiar
people % get acquainted stfoa Lien,
the cord OF sympathy ano ton tc
unite effort N the great work o. 5av
ing The world
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-23

LAwRENcE, Kan, Nov. ee--Fred
Chism and Rosa rhouvenal were ar
rested here yesterday morning by
Sheriff Hindman on complaint of the
girls father. C. n. Thouvenal, OF
Boyler's Mills, Benton county, Mo
The two ran away from that place
about two weeks ago and search for
them was futile till they were located
by che Douglas county officers in
Lawrence A child was born to the
girl soon after they reached Lawrence.
The girl is in love with Chism and
wants 70 marry him. They are both
held ia Jail. awaiting the arrival of
friends and officers from Missouri.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-23
1 Logan County Teachers' AssoclaiIoD.

1 Logan county EeacherS Association.
The next session o. the Logan
County Teachers Association will be
held ia Mulhall at 10 clock on Dec
Z, 1895 A forenoon session will be
held, an adjournment taken and The
program again resumed at o'clock.
A large attendance is desired.
PROGRAM.
Opening services. scripture reading
and prayer-Rev. Jones
Reading of minutes
General review of current eveAts -
Rev. Aughey.
Recitation-Stella Babb.
Mental power rather than knowl-
edge the object Of Instruction. Paper
by Hattie bowers
Discussion.
Recitation-Lena Wood.
What constitutes an ideal school
L. Il. Evans.
Discussion by w S. Calvert, +. S
Pulliam, Homer Arends.
Recitauon-Loltie Ogle.
"Nothods of Teaching Geography
paper, Miss Donna Forrest
! General discussion.
Query box.
Music bowman and Wolvertou.
should Corporal Punishment bC
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS r. a. Boys
Gilbert Nichols, Myrtle Rhine, NJ. a
McPeak; negative. II. a. DecRcr r
p. Morton, T, J. Austin, Mabel Coul
son.
Music SOLO Miss Agnes Mulhall.
IA Model Class in Primary Ar.h
metic"-J. II. Scarr.
Recitation Ethel Meade.
How Keep Good Order"-Paper b.
Edward Reipe.
General discussion.
Recitation-Mist Alma Wood
Habits, Good aud Egir'-L. w
Randolph.
Mary E,tns
Each person will b. expected t
contriblte question stating whoi
he wishes 10 answer IL.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-23

WAsniSerUN, Nov, 9e.-Every effort
OF the administration will be directed
towards securing the location of the
next Democratic national convention
IN New York city. The announcement
that eX-Secretary Whitney has decided
TO take up the fight for New York is
sai o be specially significant. Mr.
Cleveland friends are said TO feel
that the influence upon the Democratic
party of the convention held in New
York city would tend to advance the
cause OF sound money inside the party
ranks
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-23
OmrIaIa Want 10 Kpow.

DKvIL's LAKE, n. d., Nov. -. The
superintendent and other officials of
the Great Northern we're here yester-
day, and put all employees through an
examination as TO whether they be-
longed to the American Railway I'm
ion. Very few men could be found
who would acknowledge they belonged
10 the order IL is believed that the
company will request those who are
affiliated with the order 90 withdraw
from il or sever their connection with
the road
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-23

EMPoRIA, Kan, Nov. %. Dave Hen
derson, the school teacher who chop
ped four people in the head with a
hatchet the other evening at Dunlap,
had hearing before a justice of the
peace yesterday, and was released on
the evidence, his plea being self-de-
fense. The parties whom he assaulted
are placed under bonds 10 keep the
peace. Henderson is now in Emporia,
but says he will go back 10 Dunlap
and teach school. Should he do 50,
more trouble is liable TO result