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nicely -dressed Provost Guards, with
bright new muskets, who took me IL" "
and not long after had the mortifica-
ton to see prison-door again closed on
my liberty.
did some audible soliloquizipg after
| was locked up, and it was not compli-
mentary to Provost Guards in general,
nor to Washington in particular. What
a reception, thought /, right here in the
Capital City of Gods country!" l
almost wished | had remained at Balti-
more. The most perplexing part of my
dilemma was that | did not know to whom
to apply to be released. There was
so much red tape about Washington
military affairs that / knew / was liable
to spend several days and nights in the
prison, if | went through the regulation
course. 1t made me fairly boil over
with vexation.
But happy thought struck me. l
had heard that President Lincoln was a
very patient, kind man, and would give
q hearing to private soldier almost as
readily as to an officer. | called for the
officer in charge of the prison, who
came in. He was starchy, important
kind of a man, who had, judging from
appearances, never smelt rebel powder,
unless it might, perhaps, have been on a
woman's face, and was disposed to treat
me as such officials were too much in the
habit of treating private soldiers. He
impatiently demanded to know "what |
wanted"
l said :" Will you oblige me by send
ing me pen, ink, and paper?"
What do you want with paper "
said he.
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the Chattanooga prison after the Union troops
leave that immediate vicinity. Andrews
ceives his death warrant. Twelve of the men
are taken to Knoxville. The remainder work
eneree,ically to escape.
Andrews and Wollam escape. but the former
is recaprured. All are taken to Atlanta. An
drews is executed. Wollxm returns. Seven OF
those who were taken to Knoxville, and there
tried, are hanged at Atlanta.
Led by Capt. David Fry, an East Tennessee
scout. the prisoners escape. overpowering the
jailer. aud rush for the woods They scatter.
Wood and Wilson. running together, reach the
woods, crawl across a road between rebel
pickets. and strike out in the general direction
of the Gulf. Wood and Wilson find boat aud
20 down the Chattahoochce River to Columbus,
Ga. After numerous adventures they gradu-
ally approach the bay.
They come in sight of the Union feet and
rejoice to sec the old flag once more They
board the Somerset, Commander Crossman. tell
their sad story, and are kindly cared for and
sent to Port Royal. Information is received
of the death Of Gen. Mitchell.
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"To write to the President" said I.
"And what have you to do with the
PRESIDENT" said he.
| said: 1t is no part of your duty or
business to inquire into the matter"
He looked at me for moment, and
then condescendingly said. "All right /;
[ will see that your wishes are complied
with"
Mr.. PRESIDENT: l have just arrived in the
city, fresh from q long imprisonment in At
lanta, Ca, from which place of confinement /
took French leave" The Provost Guards
have imprisoned me here because I was found
without a pass, in which, l suppose, they did
but their duty. know of no officer or friend
in the city to whom I can apply for help. Can
you do anything for me? If you can, you
will greatly oblige your friend
JOHN A. WILLOW,
OF the Dist Ohio Volunteer Infantry
The messenger who took the note,
which was addressed on. the envelope,
"a. Lincoln, President had not been
gone more than half an hour until the
prison door opened and the starchy off
Ger called my name. | came forward,
and a pleasant, gcntlemauly man, dressed
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much due to the patriotic, loyal man
who gave existence to the Inflated ed
venture, in the carrying out of which |
and my comrades suffered so much.
Peace to his noble spirit.
on THE WAY HOME.
We found good quarters at Port Royal,
and were royalty treated by the eastern
soldiers who were stationed there, and
who understood and had the convent
ences for making themselves about as
comfortable as soldiers could we'll be.
We soon got a chance to ship by small
steamer to Hilton Head, IL miles away,
and soon after shipped thence to New
York on large transport steamer, The
Star Of the South, which was in Govern
ment employ. On board was also the
coffin containing the last remains of Gen.
Mitchell, which was being sent to his
friends in Ohio We had a pleasant
voyage to New York, but did not stay
long in the great, busy metropolis. Com
mander Crossman, and in fact the Off
GERS at all the stations, had advised us
to go Immediately to Washington and
personally see the Secretary of War, and
lay all the facts we were in possession of
before him. So we secured transporta-
tons at Military Headquarters in New
York, to Washington.
We were detained in Baltimore, as
we went through, until the Commissary-
General could find time to fix up our
papers. The people were SO hospitable,
and officers, soldiers, and everybody else
treated us SO well, that we remained for
couple of days. The newspaper men
got hold Of us, and soon it was noised
everywhere that two of Mitchels spies
and bridge burners had arrived direct
from the heart Of old Jef's dominions,
and MARK and | used to read the start
ling headlines with many broad, good
laugh to ourselves. We had free
tickets to the theaters, museums, and
other public places, free rides, and free
lunches, and we began to wonder if we
were not bigger men than old Grant"
or some other General.
But we had great anxiety to get back
to the regiment and learn how the for
tunes of war had been with our old
comrades and if any of the poor fellows
who had broke Jail with us had ever
reached Goods country" All these
things were sealed book to us. We
knew that battles had been fought and
that many a comrade had fallen. Any
soldier, who has ever been prisoner,
will remember what an anxiety there is,
after months Of absence, to learn the
fate Of those intthe regiment at the
front. 1t was so with us, and from the
hour we came within railroad COM
munication of the army, | was restless
and wanted to ges back, and each day
my anxiety increased.
When we arrived in Washington,
Mark went to the Soldiers Home to
take up temporary quarters, and l
started out to find the Commissary-
Generals Office, to get transportation
for us to our regiment, after which we
proposed calling at the War Depart
ment.
WILSON is ARRESTED.
l thoughtlessly started out with
out a pass. not having been used to
the strict patrol regulations in force in
Washington at that time; and, as
natural consequence, had not gone far
before | was confronted by squad Of
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PENNSYLVANIA Memorial.

The dedication of the Memorial on Look out
Mountain. Wauhatchie and Missionary Ridge
to commemorate the gallant deeds of the 111th
Pa. will take place Oct. II. Ali members
whose names were on the roll OF the l1ith be-
tween September. 1863, and December, 1858,
and who are living in Pennsylvania. will be-
furnished transportation to and from Chatta-
nooga Tenn. free by applying to Gen. Thomss
j. Stewart, Adjutant- General. Harrisburg. Ia,
before Sept. Is. Noah W. Lowell. Eric, is Sec.
rotary.
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in the clothes of civilian, asked me if
my name was Wilson. When / said it
was he took me by the hand and bid me
walk out, at the same time handing the
officer written order for my release.
INTERVIEW WITH LINCOLN.
The gentleman, who probably was the
Presidents Private Secretary, told me
that Mr.. Lincoln requested that / should
come and see him, and that if / would
accompany him he would show me the
way and see that the Proyost-G did
no modest me. When we arrived at the
White House my escort said, addressing
Mr.. Lincoln: "Mr. President, this is
Mr.. Wilson, one of the Mitchell railroad
raiders, who has just escaped from
prison" The President came forward
and took me by the hand. much in the
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ceived us almost as two who had come
to them from the dead.
They were not more rejoiced than we
were, for after SO long an absence and
the many ups and downs and rough ex-
periences we had met in the Confedracy,
we felt, indeed, about as much JOY and
gratitude as two fellows could well live
through in one day. Many beloved
comrades, whose voices and faces were
once familiar about the campfire and
mess, were absent, to come back no more.
They slept their last long sleep among
the new-made graves over in the cedars
yonder Their lives went out amid the
din of battle ON the bloody field of Stone
River. The remembrance of those alb
sent ones, never to come again to roll
call with us, made me feel sad but there
is almost always some silver lining to
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CHAPTER XXVII-(continued).

eApcu3tiOu, WHICH lie organized,
i i been success-and how mar
rowly it came to being a sue
cess the reader is already aware
Gen. Mitchell would have been at once
pronounced one of the best military
strategists of the war, and his name and
fame would have stood pre-eminent
among military commanders. Even as
it was, the rebels feared him, for, as they
often said, there was never any telling
what devilment cold star-gazing
Mitchell" was up to. For the energy
and enterprise he displayed in this indie
pendent command of division, in
which he accomplished large, though
temporary, results, President Lincoln
made him a Major-Gcneral.
Ee was a good judge Of men; he was
prompt and decisive, and foresaw events,
almost with the power of intuition. and
the details Of his plans were made out
almost with mathematical precision, and
III this last was he very liable to be often
at fault. Military operations must
always be adjusted, or adjust themselves.
to circumstances, weather, roads, and
the movements of the enemy included.
Gen. Mitchell had as much confidence
in the success of our expedition as a
General could have. He was even en-
thuslastic, because he had planned it all
out with all the careful details that he
would in foretelling the coming of a
comet or an eclipse, and yet something
told him-torewarned him.--that there
was miscalculation somewhere; that we
were doomed men; that he should never
see us again; and, in the honesty of his
nature, he told us so. He had implicit
confidence in Andrews-in his fidelity,
courage, and sagacity.
A REWARD OFFERED.
AS showing Gen. Mitchels anxiety
for the success of the expedition, and the
Importance he attached to it, he prom
ised Andrews $4,000 reward if he sue
ceeeded, although of this we knew moth
ing at the time; and Andrews would
have received the money, for Gen.
Mitchell would never have made such a
promise without assurance from some
higher authority, probably the Secretary
or War or the Chief Agent of the Secret
Service fund.
The General believed that we would
capture the train at Big Shanty as much
as he believed in his existence, and he
cautioned Andrews to avoid bloodshed
it Possible-not to kill the engineer and
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The blood Is the source of health. Keep 1t pure
by taking Hood's SarsapaEila, which 10 peculiar.
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effects OF a few doses of the medicine
seemed almost magical. The depressed
feeling left me, and when one bottle had
been taken, I had regained an appetite,
and strength was coming back. After
finishing the third bottle / was able to
go about my commercial duties. con-
tinued to improve, and to satisfy my mind
that / had fully regained health, 1 sub
mitted myself to doctor for examination.
He pronounced me Sound rs a dollar
Three months later, I passed a rigid ex-
animation for insurance. / have since
been in the best of health, notwithstand-
ing my travels, and I giro
All the Credit 60 Hoods
Ea-saparilla, as each season since have
taken several bottles. It keeps my blood
in good circulation, gives me a keen ap-
petite and leaves no room for that tired
feeling which naturally finds easy prey
among those Of my calling in the summer
months after an early spring hustle.
consider Hoods Sarsaparilla the means
of saving my life, and / gladly speak in
its favor" A. J. IETCH, home address,
Cas8 House, Saginaw, Michigan.
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President Potter, OF the J.. A. w g.
-ustains the Illinois Cyclists.

President Potter, Of the J.. A. w o.
-ustains the Illinois Cyclists.
Chicago. April 3.-Chief Consul Fred
Patee, of the Illinois division, l.. A. W.,
has demanded of President Potter that
George X. Barrett, who got out the po-
uucal circular intended to pledge the
wheelmeu's vote to Carter Harrison
for mayor Of Chicago. be suspended
from the league Members of the Joint
j. A. W. and a. c. committee sustain
Cons ii ratec in his request
Tho Evening Post requested Of Presi-
dent Potter that he define the attitude
he would take in discipliniug Chicago
members for getting out the circular
Following ig Mr.. Potter's telegraphic
reply;
"a member of the league may be dis
Ciplined or expelled only when guilty
of conduct prejudlcial to the interests
Of the organization The railroads Of
Illinois and other states east and west
have muctcd the wheolmeu TO the eX-
tent of hundreds of thousands of dol
Lars by unlawful charges, and by sun
dry methods have debauched and per-
veried legislation i'm their efforts to de-
! feat the whellmeu and to serve their
own ends.
"The wheelmen OF Illinois are seeking
/ to elect public officers who win not
/ be corrupted by railroad Influences and
/ as L understand the situation they have
gone into uOliticcs FOR that purpose
/ If they fni Illinois politics to be un-
! worthy of the organization they are
more unfortunate than sinful The
! League of American Wheelmen viii
support the cyclists OF Illinois, and vii
look to them to set an example in
their efforts for wheelmen's rights anC
better roads which other states may
prontably emulate"
Late yesterday afternoon the L. A
W. leaders in this city went into ex
ecutive session. Barrett was present
and the meeting waa stormy. All thu
whae}men present repudiatod the Oar
rett circular, and issued counter cir
cular, whih b Is Tirtuau- an ind"rse
/ uent 60 the Eepub:cau candidate 60
. .r. .sl.
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Philadelphia, April 2.-FIour weak; vim
ter supcrtine, $2500275; do. extra, s2.75G
8; Pennsylvania roller, clear S3.75d4; do.
straight AGL25: western winter, clear.
S3.I5a4; do. straight, A10d4SO city mills,
extra S2SOu3, Rye flour slow at S2.258
2.4o Wheat firm; contract wheat, April
Slhqahc,i No, 2 Pennsylvania and No. Q
Delaware red, spot, S52ic.; No. red, May,
7isc.; do. June, nc; do. July. SSC., do.
September, 74c. Corn firm steamer corn,
spot 27iE627&c.; No. yellow for local
trade 3Oc. asked; No. 2 mixed April 2Sia
d2S2lc.; do. May, 2S24 Oats hrm! No.
white car lots, Ri12c.i No white clip
ped, car lots, 24lac. No. white clipped,
car lots, 221ad23lAc; No. 2 white April
231Au2ic,; do May, 23iAa24c, do. June
23ih0Ac,; do July, eS%dt24c, Hay in fair
request; choice timothy, S1375dl4 Beef
firm family SSG9; extra mess $7d75O;
beef hams, $l9Q1950; packet s7p750; city
extra India mess, $l4a15. Lard steady ;
western steamed $445 Pork dull and
easy; mess S9a9.25; family, S9.75d1O50.
Butter steady; western creamery, 15G22c. (;
do. factory, SU13c.F Elgins 22c.; imitation
creamery, 11Q15Nc.: New York dairy i41u
2lc.i do, creamery taR22e,' fancy prints
ipbbIug at 2iu27c, do. extra Wholesale,
23c Cheese quiet; large 9al2hc; small
9d12iac,; part skins 5GSc.; fun Skins,
2lz03c. Eggs quiet; New York and PENN
sylvania, 1ON1OAc.; western, fresh aAol
southern, 9d9Ac. Tallow dulli city, $50
country, 3lac Petroleum firm; United
closed al Y5lac, hid Pig iron easy; brok-
ers $ll,70; exchange, S1fOdu.75. Tin
quiet; straits, Sl315dl3,20; plates steady;
spelter steady; domestic, SA1Od42O. Lead
was the feature in metals today brokers
raising the price to S3.36, while the ex-
change quoted the market quiet at $3.37l5
M3.42l2 for spot goods. COttonseed oil
weak; prime crude 2Oc.; prime crude (. o
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The SIX DAY CYCLISTS.
Shock, the Probable Winrcr, Canno
Equal ualo's Record.

Shock, the Probable Winncr, Cannot
Equal Ualo's Record.
washington April 3.-In The 1i2 hour
bicycle contest at Convention Hall the
record breaking feature has been en-
tlrely eliminated, Shock, the leader
having failed to keep up the wonder
full work he did during the first three
days Of the race. Barring accidents,
he Is certain winner, and the only
interest now ccuters in the rider who
will finish second there being good
prospects for a close fight between Al
berts and Golden. Alberts is 80 miles
ahead of his nearest competitor.
Although Shock has fallen behind
Hale's record he is still hero. be-
cause Of the new records he estab-
lished for different hours He viii re-
ceive i'm the nelghborhood of $4,000 for
his weeks work Shock has shown
wonderful powers of endurance; riding
the arst half Of the week Of 70 hours
with less than four hours rest and less
than two hours sleep. He spurted dur
ing his 1,6Ooth mile and made it in
2h minutes. The race ends at 10 o'clock
tonight.
The score at / a. m. was: Shock,
1,526; Albert, 1,443 Golden, 14O9 Law
son, 1871; Cassidy, 1862; Rivirre, 99S;
Ford, SEQ; Muller, 130.
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&C. I. Hood 81 Co., Lowell, Mass:
"Gentlemen: For Y years have been
q commercial traveller, and owing to the
hardships OF my life, long railroad jumps,
all kinds of exposure, and sudden changes
of climate, etc., my health gave way.
Physicians did not help me and l was
given up to die. Ny illness developed a
Complication Of Diseases.
I was without ambition or appetite. All
strength bad left me. one doctor said 1
had heart disease, another torpid liver,
q third said it was lung trouble and
another c-lsunption, and so on. ! have
no doubs, symptoms Of all these CONF
plants and even that Of rheumatism,
Judging from the stiffness and pains in
my joints and legs at times, were mani
fest. 1 was unable to attend to business
was confined to my room and frequently
lay in a conatose state for hours. was 80
feeble, and 30 little encouragement was
offered, that began to wonder
Where 9 Would be Buried.
Finally, as a last effort to help myself, !
decided to try Hoods sarsaparilla. The
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COMMENTING upon the warfare Of words"
INDUCED in by the newspaper controlled by
Senator Coyle and that presided over by
Major Finney, the Hazleton Sentinel says !:
"Tho discussion over official fitness in
Schuylkil has reached the stage where
physical beauty is to be the gauge OF
efficiency. The parties to this controversy
are Senator Coyle, of Mahanoy City, and
Major Fiuney, of Pottsyille. Both own news
papers and their claims 90 distinction ON the
Adonis basis are now being aired, The
Gallant Major" takes water from no man
whore a question of facial perfection is in
volved and the Senator long ago laid claim TO
be "a nc subject for the modern Michael
Angelo i'm fine these SchuyIkin county
politicians could in 40 way be coniounded
with the heumtiye mud fence, and TO The
people Of the several localities the fact must
long have been the source of what might
appear self adulation. Not so, however
The modesiy of the men themselves pre-
cludes such an inference, and the line Of CON
troversy dispels all traces of ennui. Not even
the before and after" recipe viii compete
with the absorbingy interesting claims Of
the favored sons, and the entire district from
tho Hell's Kitchen line to Guinea Hill lshould
rise in congmtulatory acclaim"
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For the dedication Of the Grant Monu-
mental Tomb, April "a, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell tickets from all
points on its line to New York, April 20 land
from points within one hundred and fifty
miles of New York, April 28 aud 27), good to
return until April 90 inclusive, at rate Of a
fare and third for the round trip. Tickets
for military companies in uniform, number
ing fifty OF more, travelling in a body on one
ticket, will be sold at rate of single fare per
capita for the round trip.
The parade on this occasion will be the
grandest military demonstration since the
war Thous iuds Of veterans, United States
regulars, and state militamen will be in line.
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WE are in receipt of a copy of n. W. Aver
& Sons American newspaper annual for 1897.
1t contains carefully prepared list Of news
papers and periodicals published in the
United States and Canada, with valuable in
formation regarding their circulation, issue,
date OF establishment, political or other dis
tinctive features, names Of editors and pub
fishers, and street addresses in cities Of fifty
thousand inhabitants and upward, together
with the population of the counties and
places in which the papers are published.
Also a description of every place in the
United States and Canada in which a news
paper is published, including railroad, teIe-
graph, express and banking facilities No
effort of expense has been spared to make
the book the standard work Of reference ON
all matters pertaining to newspapers, and
the publishers have succeeded admirably.
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This is to certify that on May nth,
walked to Melick's drug store on pair Of
crutchcs and bought a bottle Of Chamber
ain's Pain Balm for infammatory rheuma-
tism which had crippled me up, After using
three bottles I am completely cured. 1 can
chcerfully recommend it-Charles II. Wet
Eel, Sunbury, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed 10 before me on
August 10, 1s9l.-Walter Shipmau, j. p
For sale at so cents per bottle by Gruhlel
Bros, drug store
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NUGGETS OF NEWS.

It is stated in Washington that the
ordering of the cruiser Philadelphia to
Honolulu has no significance.
Advices from Manila say the Span
iards have inflicted another defeat on
the enemy, killing 200 of the insurgents.
Wealthy Bostonians are endeavoring
to arrange a boxing match between
Corbett and Fitzsimmons in New York.
The Austrian cabinet has resigned. It
is expected that Count Badeni win lie
entrusted with the task of reconstruct
ing the cabinet.
The straight Republicans in the SEN
ate at Washington believe that the
tariff bill can pass without the aid of
heir silver associates,
General f. D, sewell, Of Bath, Me-,
will probably be commissioner Of in
.ernal Ievenue under Mckinley. He
neld the same position under Harrison