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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-15

At the time of which I speak had charge of the skirmishers of our regi- ment, and my little captain, now Judge Reginald H. Thompson of Louisville was in command of the brigade skir- mishers The other fellows had driv- ell us some 200 yards down the noun tain side, and when I rallied I found myself holding very strong position behind magnificent, broad branched oak tree about four feet in diameter. A little in my front and extending to the right about 200 yards there was an opening. The other fellows were on the other side of the opening. Just after I had rallied, my little captain came to me and after catching breath used very strong and emphatic adjeetives i'll speak ing of the situation and eourageously proposed that we go back to where we came from told me he was going to the right, and that when heard the yell should start back up the mountain. 1 said all right and suggested to him that he go to the rear and get ill the undergrowth, as the other fellows were just across the opening and behind trees. Not much!' he remarked. I am going to that tree. pointing to one some 30 yards from us out on the edge of the opening the way to it being ex- posed. He had gone only little dis tance when one of our men hailed him and said, Look out, captainP
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-15
CHEAP >OLUMN.~
 Advertise Your Wants.

U ave your laundry done by the Star Steam Laundry. Little Rock. Best of work guaranteed. Telephone R. NJ. Knox Go.
 r d Inn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-15

On the occasion of that visit Major Arnold told several stories, two of which I recall for this column "When the Army of the Tennessee, under the command of General Braxton Bragg, occupied line at Wartraee and Tulla- homa, soon after the battle of Mur- freesboro, our division (Pat Gle burne's) had heavy skirmish, the fight lasting three days, with the divi- sion of General Jefferson c. Davis. It was on the side of one of the spurs of the Cumberland mountains, heavily covered with trees and undergrowth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-15

During that same skirmish, late one afternoon, while my regiment was on one of the spurs of the mountain, we saw very distinctly an engagement that took place between the Second Arkansas infantry and the Twenty y-second Indiana infantry. I think the latter regiment was organized with General Jefferson c. Davis as its first colonel At the bat tie of Shiloh these two regiments fought each other, and each had warm recep- tion. During the fierce contest the Sec ond Arkansas captured the colors of the Twenty second Indiana. You know that that is a serious thing. A regiment would rather lose almost anything in the world than it's colors. Thousands of men have given their lives in defending the colors of their regiment. While in the skirnish referred to the Twenty y-second Indiana captured the colors, or battle flag, of the Second Arkansas. The battle flag of Cleburne's division was differ ent from that carried by any of the other troops i'll the Confederate service. All of the others carried what was known as the southern (St. Andrew's) cross, while our division carried a blue flag with a white moon ill the center, the name of the regiment being across the moon, and the name of each battle in which it was engaged was written upon the white border around the flag.
 Ut is easy to imagine how delighted and hilarious the Twenty second Indiana men were upon capturing the flag of the regiment that had captured their flag a few months before at Shiloh. Early the next morning our boys heard the old familiar call from the other fellows, which was: Hello Johnniel Did you have some sassafras tea this morning? How would you like some of our good coffee?' Then our folks would call back to them in language expressive if not elegant. Then they hailed us with, Have you got regiment over there called the Second Arkansas?' Our folks answered back: Yes. What do you want of it?' You just tell them we have an old blue battleflag belonging to them, and that they can have it if they will come over and get it. Of course this word was passed along to the Second Arkansas boys, and afterward it was anything but safe to ask one of that reg iment if they had ever got back their blue battlefiag from the Twenty second Indiana. "-J. A. Wstrous in Chicago Times Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
ROBBED THE TROLLEY CAR.
Detectives Have Plain Cas-
Against Suspects.

Detectives Have Plain Case
Against Suspects.
Last evening Detectives Courtney
and Morissey succeeded in definitely
fastening the charge of burglary upon
Ross and Crane. After a lengthy and
careful search they succeeded in 10
eating their room at 224 Hennepin av-
enue. The only conclusive evidence
found was a small clock which diSap-
peared from the Swartz residence Sat
urday afternoon. When shown this
Ross admitted that they had taken the
articles missed.
right names. Cranes right name is
Frank Frost and that of Rose is Ross
E. Budget. 1t is now almost a GER
tainty that they will be induced to
break down and tell the officers Of all
the crimes they have committed, in
Guiding the hold-up Of the street car.
Ross, or Budget, was sent to the re-
form school on a charge of burglary.
He and a companion named Williams
broke into Janney Bros hardware
store several years ago and succeeded
in getting away with a large quantity
of goods. Detective Morissey had them
spotted, and one afternoon followed
them all over town in hopes of their
leading him to the place where they
had hidden the goods. He finally
brought up in vacant house in
Northeast Minneapolis Just as Ross
was about to enter, a brother of Will
liams appeared ON the scene and gave
Mor1ssey away. Both Ross and Will
liams made a run Of it and succeeded
IN making their escape 1t was but for
a short time, as the next day they
were both arrested. Ross was paroled,
returning to the city few weeks ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
MINNEAPOLIS
OFFICE 20 SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULEs.

G. G. Hartley, president of the Duluth
street railway, was at the West hotel yester-
day. Speaking of affairs in the Zenith City,
conference which met in Minneapolis Sat
urday and stated that the manufacturers of
that article in Duluth were in hearty accord
with the demand for the restoration of the 81
duty.
Yesterday morning a man named John
Smith, residing at 1881 Lyndale avenue north,
fell on the sidewalk in front of 1881 Tween
tieth avenue north and fractured his leg.
He was removed to his home in the North
side patrol wagon.
The night Waterman in Foutell Bros fur
niture store, corner of First avenue south
and Fifth street, discovered a small blaze
in the boiler room at o'clock last evening.
An alarm was Immediately turned in and the
threatened danger averted by the prompt
work of the eXtinguisher. The damage will
be comparatively small, resulting mostly from
smoke which worked its way all through the
building.
Harry +. Higgins, a reporter of the Times,
met with a severe accident at his home S26
Twentieth avenue north, yesterday afternoon.
While lighting the gas the match accidentally
set fire to a lounge. In attempting to throw it
out of the window his hands were severely
burned. While his injuries are not consid-
cred of a serious nature, they are very pain
full. He will be laid up for several days. The
damage resulting from the fire was small
An autopsy was held yesterday on the
remains of George Bell. the colored waiter
found dead in his room at Ala Second ave-
nue. south last Saturday. 1t was found that
death resulted from cholera morbus There
will be no inquest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28

established, but 1t Is expected that
the officers will be able to lay hands
on him very shortly, If he has not been
warned and left the city.
A new charge has been placed
against the two under arrest Saturday
afternoon the residence of H. Swartz,
a Waterman at 800 Morgan avenue
north, was entered and considerable
property was taken, including SIS cash,
a gold watch, two chains and an over
coat. The evidence Is said to be con-
elusive as to Ross and Crane having
turned the trick. The principal evil
dence against them is given by a lit
tie girl named Peterson, who lives In
that vicinity. She stated most positive
ly yesterday that she had not only
seen them both in that part Of the city,
but that she had seen Ross leaving the
house.
Both prisoners still maintain in
difference, and have nothing to say IN
regard to the charges against them. 1t
is thought, however, that Ross will
weaken when he finds the evidence ac-
cumulating against him, and will tell
of all the work done by Crane and
himself, as we'll as reveal the identity
of the third party.
Crane is not g stranger to the police.
He was arrested some time ago on a
charge of grand larceny and sentenced
to the reform school. He was released
about three months ago on parole, and
came Immediately to this city, but
shortly after disappeared. He returned
about six weeks or two months ago
and has been here most of the time
since. The police are not at all sur
prised that he is in trouble again, as
they have always been keeping an eye
on his movements, suspecting he would
return to his old ways.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
ARE SUSPICIOUS.
Certain Citizens Do Not Think
Haney VIII Talk.

Matters in regard to the investiga-
ton Of alleged corruption in the city
council have quoted down just at
present. Exciting times are looked for,
however, as soon as the grand jury
cOnvenes and again takes up the ex-
animation Of witnesses.
Considerable comment has been
caused by the statement published Sat
urday that City Clerk Haney had
agreed to return to the city as soon
as able to travel, and appear before
the grand jury, telling that body all
that he knows in regard to the charges
of bribery. Many think that the news
is too good to be true, and look with
suspicion upon his return. They think
that while he will undoubtedly re-
turn, as stated, and go before the
jury, it is a great question if he will
tell all that he knows. AS one gen.
tleman said last evening, while there
is no question in my mind as to his
returning, still 1 hardly think that he
will tell all he knows in regard to this
affair. Why, If he did, 1t would take
him weeks. 1t is my personal opinion
that he will tell no more than is abso-
lutely necessary to save his own ba-
con, and aside from that they will
not be able to get a word from him.
To me 1t looks suspicious that he Is
coming back, when it is taken into
consideration that he is one Of the
shrewdest men that we have had in
connection with municipal matters for
years. No, I do not think that Haney
will give away everything that ne
knows"
Sheriff Holmberg stated last evening
that as far as he was aware there
were no developments yesterday. He
had not been to the office, but if there
had been anything Of Importance In
no y,
would no doubt have heard of it. He
expressed no surprise as to the state
ment that Haney was going to return
and appear before the grand jury He
said that during the few moments that
he had seen him at Normal he had
asked no questions as to returning
The statement was undoubtedly true,
as all the members Of the family ap-
peared to be willing that he should
return, but did not wish him to be
removed until he was able to travel
without danger to his health.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
SALTED THE DIGGINGS,
Hole I'm n LRbOrer's Pocket Supplied
His Companion With a Days
RRar
Portland Oregonian.

Portland Oregonian.
Several men have been employed for the
past day or two in repairing the approach
to the Morrison street bridge, and yester-
day they had a picnic. While taring up
the wornout planks one of the men found
bright silver quarter of dollar He ex-
hibited it exultingly to his comrades and told
them he had STRUCK it rich" One of the
others said it looked as If the distribution
of free silver had begun and proposed, as
1t was warm day, that they all go over to
the corner and have some cool beer This
met with the approval of the lucky finder
of the coin and he 'set 'em up for the
boys. An hour or SO after one of the men
found two dimes and a nickel in the dirt
when a plank had been removed and he
"set 'em up" All hands kept a bright look
out for more coins, but for some time in
vain; but one remarked regretfully that
he guessed "the dliggin's and petered out"
another picked up a half dollar. The men
had become very thirsty by this time and
they Immediately repaired to the corner and
the half dollar was quickly transformed into
beer, which went kissing down their Threats.
By this it was time to go home and the men
got aboard and started for their din
ners. Soon the conductor came around for
their fares. Two paid and the third ran
his had down in his pocket and found moth
ing but hole through the bottom. A blank
look came over his face for moment and
then he said to one of his friends: "You will
have to pay my fare, for you have been
drinking beer on my money all the after
noon."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
GETTING AN EDUCATION CHEAPLY.
Cost of University Life I'm England
Has Sometimes Been Trihing.
MoMillan's Magazine

MoM1llan'S Magazine.
In comparison with the cost Of college
education in this generation, the following
will be read with interest: "a fortunate ac-
cident, the discovery of an undergraduates
account book for the year 1928, enables us
to trace in comparatively minute detail the
expenses and, in some measure, the life
of an Oxford student of no great means at
the close of the seventeenth century. The
undergraduate in question, one James Wild
ing, seems to have been a servitor of St
Mary's hail. and afterward became member
of Merton college. The total cost of his de-
gree, or rather his expenses UP to the end
something less than EST. sum which
might represent in modern values about
three times as much. But even such an ex-
penditure was large compared with such
cases as that of White1eld, whose popularity
as a servitor, gained by his previous expert-
ence as a tapster, enabled him to take his
degree in 1875 at cost to his friends of less
than f24, and Bishop Wadsworth has record
ed instances where the entire outlay was
even less than that Board and lodging, as
we have said, were extremely cheap. Though
James Wilding seems to have lived in OK
ford the whole year round his total expenses
for chamber rent and food were no more
than f10 for nearly five years. His terminal
payments were on a similarly modest scale.
Ten shillings a term was his tutors fee; half
a crown to the barber, four or five shillingS
to his bedmaker and laundress, an occa-
sioal largess of sixpence to the buttery boy
and the cook, seem to have included all Of
what we may term his fixed charges. His
sixpence his entrance at Merton. when he
migrated to that college, five shillings, and
the fees upon taking his degree something
over e."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
HOW 1T PAYS IT'S PER CAR TAX.
Street Railways Shrewd Scheme to
Beat the Transfers.

When the street railway company
has a breathing spell between acci-
dents, it sets all the idle claim agents
at work trying to devise some new
plot to- beat the public on transfers.
The latest, not so late either, really,
is the short line fake, Bloomington,
These cars were all formerly loop lines
Now, however, they have been coupled
to the North side lines, Plymouth, EN-
erson, Twentieth avenue and Camden
Place routes. The people on the South
town lines demand a service of about
every seven or eight minutes. On the
North side lines they are lucky to get
fifteen, and on two of the lines named.
Emerson and Plymouth, it is a twenty
minute layout. The South side is fixed
by running short lines on the semi
tropical lines. 1t would be supposed
that these short lines would be subject
to the general rules governing the sys-
tenn of transfers, viz: That transfers
may be used at the first point where
the line by which it is issued inter-
sects the line on which the passenger
desires to travel. This, however, is not
any part of the city reached by these
short lines" are confined to the
through service. or compelled to pay
an extra nickel, (which many of them
prefer to do, and from the three lines
the company is getting an extra rev.
enue Of from $25 to $50 day, or more
than enough to pay it's annual per car
tax, which is levied on the company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
TRAVELS OF A RIFLE BULLET.
Carried by a Wounded Deer and
Found Where Foxes ResOrted.

New York Sun.
story Of how forgotten shot came back
to a. hunter was related recently by one
sportsman to another on train bound north
ward to the Adirondack mountains. -Four
years ago New Yorker took down his
small ealiber rife from the rack on which 1t
had hung ever since the previous fall cleaned
it, and the next day took it on deer hunt
to the Moose river regions of the Adfron-
dacks. He got to camp and the next day took
his stand at the natural dam runway. A
deer came in, a small buck, and two shots
were fired at it, of which drew a little
blood. The trail was lost and the deer for
gotten in the success that attended the next
days hunt. :.
Last spring the sportsman was talking
with a woodsman about hunting experiences,
and the woodsman showed him a bullet, bat
tered by the force of its impact. In the
head of the bullet was the mark of a knife
blade. In spite of its battered condition the
New Yorker identified 1t the one he had
fired at the small buck four years before, for
he had cut a crease into the bullets fiat
point to make 1t spread well should 1t hit a
deer.
The woodsman told how he found the bullet
two years ago in the spring. 1t was lying
on fiat rock a mile from the natural dam
as if some one had laid 1t there 1t was
evident that the wounded dear had fed and
died back in the woods. Its carcass had been
torn by wood creatures, it's bones knawed
by mice, and the bullet had fallen on the
rock, borne there by some fox. perhaps
since 1t a good table. The New Yorker
bought the bullet for a dollar, and it now
hangs on the rifle that fired 1t.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
ONCE ENOUGH.
Mr.. Rasply Enters a Protest Against
Camping Out.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
For fourteen years have been threatening
to camp out Now I've been there" and
Rasply painfully lifted one leg across the
other. "Once is enough and I'll be grateful
for the rest of my days if it doesn't prove
too much.
I'm the matter of arrangements I was ig-
nored as green hand, though I was as
sessed for expenses at every turn of the
bedding. in the boat, rolling in kegs and
toting jugs, 1 appeared to accomplish as
much as any other two men on the job. We
reached the place of punishment in the
time to look around. The next morning /
got up sitter than dray horse and with
a sort of fellow-feeling for everybody that
had ever been stretched on a rack
You know what a fuss and-feather crank
old Gushy is? He came out in his bare feet
tip-toeing among the splinters and thistles,
hanging onto his pants with one hand his
eyes blinking and his face twisted like
corkscrew.
!" Beautiful, isn't it, Rasply?' as he waved
his free hand. Grand? he proclaimed with
chattering teeth. Ever see anything SO
romantic?' as he jumped three feet at the
prod of gigantic mosquito.
Darn sight more rheumatic than ro-
mantle, l growled, as we picked our wav
down to the water and took a wash that
chilled me to the marrow. 'Gl-glo-glor-
glorious. shivered Gushy, blue as a Whet-
stone, wondering if the frost had hurt the
crops. When we had hobbled back to the
tent Gushy warmed up on long gurgle from
garter snake made run out of it and IN
his trousers leg. Recapturing Gushy with
view to assuring him it really was a snake
afforded US the only exciting chase We
had.
" They initiated me by tossing me I'D in
a blanket, dumping me in the lake put
ting. fricasseed pine cones in my bed and
waking me at all hours of the night to ash
me how 1 was resting. l tell you that with
cold, fever. aching bones, sore muscles, loss
Of sleep and inconsistencies, it became a matter
wit me SO 7 inc
myself and told the whole gang that 1 would
shoot the next man that tried any horse-pla,
N me. I'd have done it.. too. Any man tina
shot, 44"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
TOMMY CRUISE
Discovered the Drum LummOnd-A
Montana Adventure,
Cornhill Magazine.

Cornhill Magazine.
When 1 met Tommy first his only asset
was in serious danger, for his five underfed
and underbred ponies were about to be seized
for overdue taxes. l could not help Tommy
with money, but 1 tried to with advice.
"Strike old Sam Ashby for a couple of
was one of the rich men Of Helena, Mo1t.,
at that period and ran small savings bank.
Tommy Cruise tried old Sam Ashby." All
he got, however, was some pretty free talk,
in which the banker assured Tommy Cruise
that he would rather throw paper money into
the home of his satanic majesty than to loan
1t to such a drunken, shiftless fellow. Tommy
Cruise got his money, however. Three weeks
later he located the great Drum Lummond
gold mine. He knew he had a big thing,
but somehow he could make nobody believe
however, living at times a dogs life.
Once, while talking to q friend Of mine,
he fell forward unconscious; he had not eaten
a mouthful of food for thirty-six hours, and
yet with logged persistency, had worked on
till he fell in his tracks. At last his day
came. He opened up a big vein, and had
million dollars to his credit in good, safe
bank. Hard times over, he decided to pose
"solid Citizen so he opened a savings
bank in Helena. One of the first men to
apply to Tommy Cruise, banker, for a small
loan was the one-time banker, old Sam Ashby,
now less prosperous. Then came to the old
prospector the happiest moment Of his life,
one that wiped out all memory Of starvation
and privation. For Tommy Cruise showing
his would-be customer to the door, assured
that customer, in language too emphatic and
graphic for English ears, that he would sooner
throw. paper money into the home of his
satanic majesty than loan it to such
drunken, shiftless fellow as Sam Ashby.
One day Tommy Cruise invited the whole
Of Montana to his wedding; and the whole
of Montana came. Tommy had arranged for
open house and free drinks with every saloon
in Helena. Consequently the night Tommy
got married the whole male population got
drunk, and it took a week to sober the pop
ulation into working condition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-28
Center of Population.
st. Louis Republic.

st. Louis Republic.
In calculating the location of the center
Of population Of our country the census Of
fcials consider the whole face Of the United
States as being a plane surface. itself with
out weight, but capable of sustaining weight.
In making this calculation they consider the
country as being Ieveled with its Inhabitants
in number and position as they are found.
each individual being assumed to be Of equal
weight, and, consequently, to exert pressure
on the pivotal point directly proportionate
to his distance therefrom. The pivotal point
is now, or was in 1890, at place twenty
miles east of Columbus Ind. Geographically
the center Of population in 1890 was at place
80 deg. II min. 9 sec., west longitude IS deg.
80 min. sec. In 1890, at the time of taking
the first census, the center Of population was
at a spot twenty three miles east Of Balti-
more. During the 100 years that have elapsed
between that time and the time Of the tax
ing of the census Of 1890, the center of popu-
lation moved westward exactly 50511 miles.