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The Progress., 1897-06-05

"BRACEp HIMSELF AND KILLED MEIGs.''
crate camp. On passing the house where they
had been supplied with brandy. the scouts e1-
hihised eight prisoners, two more than they
had promised"
During the Gettysburg campaign the
Black Horse rode with Stuart's fighting
squadrons. At Aide the commander Sc
lected 30 men Of the troop as q forlorn
hope to stay the advance Of q regiment Of
Federal infantry. He declared that he
never expected to see man Of them return
alive. The dash was made In column Of
tours down a turnpike. The dust raised
by the galloping hoofs covered up the in
sienifcance Of the force, and the enemy,
after one volley, recoiled in confusion.
The bold and hazardous ride saved the line
from disaster. Later the company rode
into Stevensburg just as the Third vir-
ginia cavalry was suffering defeat With
out halting, Captain Randolph led his
Black Horse in a spirited dash among the
Federal troopers and saved the Third regi-
ment from humiliation.
These troopers fought with Stuart in
his last campaign against Sheridan, and
the day after Stuart fell, at Yellow Tavern,
Captain Randolph was killed while de-
Tending the very gates of Richmond. Cap
tain A. ID. Payne, another OF the private
troopers of 1851, took command and led the
company at Petersburg and in the Shen-
andoah valley in all the stirring saber bat
ties Of the year. Another incident related
by Colonel Scott throws light upon the
bitter warfare of the Shenandoah valley:
"Just after the affair ss waynesbc-o Martin
and Campbell OF the Black Horse and q mem
Der OF the First Virginia were returning to
their own camp from n long scout. It was late
in the evening and raining. and the troopers
had thrown their waterproof blankets over
their shoulders. In a measure covering their
uniforms. Three mounted men were seen
coming mp behind them, and as they were in
the rear Of Sheridan's forces they supposed
the trio were Federal soldiers. Drawing and
cooking their pistols, they rode slowly that
they might be overtaken. The Federals-for
such they were-had suspicious and prepared
for fight. As soon as they came alongside
the scouts wheeled and demanded surrender,
when they were fired upon by the strangers.
The latter proved to be Lieutenant Meigs Of
Sheridan's staff and two orderlies. Meigs'
shot passed through Martins body, but he
braced himself, returned the FIRE and killed
Neiss. Martins companions captured one or
DERBY, and the other escaped. he reported to
Sheridan that Meigs' party had been bush
whacked. and Sheridan, IN retaliation, ordered
the BURNING Of erery house within Eve miles
The Progress., 1897-06-05
BLACK HORSE RIDERS
STORIES OF THE MYTHICAL "SLAUGH-
rERERS" AT BULL RUN.

Sudden Glory and Sudden Obscurity-But
Their sabers Were Kept Bright, and
They Rode With jackson and Lee to
the End.
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The Progress., 1897-06-05

CHARGE OF THE BLACK HORSE MEN.
his line was charged by the First Jersey
brigade. Calling up detachment of the
troopers, only 20 sabers in all, he led them
to the attack Although the Jerseymen
were driven back, jackson soon found his
army cut off from Lee and Longstreet and
menaced on every hand by superior forces.
In this dilemma he sent Captain Randolph
with half his troop to bring Lee to the
scene. BY good fortune Randolph passed
the numerous Federal commands between
Manassas and the river, found Lee and
guided him by routes familiar In Jack sons
direction. All roads and passes were pick
eted by the Federals, and the party lay for
several hours one night close to the camp
Of Bufords Federal cavalry. Fortunately
for Lee his intrepid guides found a route
of escape to tho lines Of Longstreet's corps
at Thoroughfare gaH, end next day he
reached Manassas to direct that great bat
tie
In the Maryland campaign, which fol-
lowed Manassas, the Black Horse remained
close to jackson throughout his daring en-
terprise Of surrounding Harper's Ferry.
After It was over Stuart sent for the troop
to reioin it's regiment for grand raid into
Pennsylvania. But jackson demurred.
He said, Il know the Black Horse and
can employ the greater part of the COM
mand for staff duty
The personal adventures OF the men a
this unique company would Ill a volume.
quote one instance from a sketch Of the
command written by its first captain, Colo
mel John Scott 1t illustrates a phase Of
warfare which has been much misrepre-
scented, to the discredit of Confederate SOL
diers. When the Federal army was NOV
ing toward fredericksburg, two of the
bold Virginia troopers found themselves
alone In the rear of their enemies Curious
to know the destination of the array Of
bluecoats they followed. Near Stafford
they stopped at house and asked the
mistress, an aged woman, to fill their can
teens with brandy. She refused, saying,
you are in danger enough without add
ing to 1t by drink" But she relented
when they promised to bring back six
Yankee captives.
"And this Is how they kept the engage
nent." says Colonel Scott Between Spotted
tavern and HARDWOOD church the scouts charg-
ed with yell small party Of the enemy and
succeeded each IN capturing . mounted caval-
ryman. These prisoners were disarmed and
disnounted and ordered to remain at the
roadside until their captors returned. They
were told that there was q large force Of Con-
federates in the woods and that they would be
recaptured should they escape. Depositing
the arms and spare horses with citizen. the
scouts continued on. Soon they came In sight
of the rear guard of cavalry force, and, tax
ing advantage OF body of wood to conceal
their numbers, charged with shout. This
hurried the retreat of the Federals, and two
The Progress., 1897-06-05

X NNMN> rlDIc 1CllOWS. Inc
V82 havoc they made
NV -sL>-Eas not wrought
npon Yankee flesh
and blood, but upon iI,,C ,Tinative courage.
A part of the problem Of war is to strike
terror into the hearts of your enemies, both
combatants and stay ct homes, and that
the horsemen who rode black steeds at
Bull Run succeeded in doing most thor
oughly. Federal soldiers who were scared
away from their colors either before or
after the first gun gave us an excuse that
the Black Horse caval-y swooped down
and slaughtered all but y pitiful few left
to tell the tale These stories travelled
north and west and :;-1liics of men were
kept from enlisting i,y the Black Horse
cavalry scare. The thought Of grim and
devilish riders upon lex war steeds, cut
ting right and left with CORY sabers, be-
came specter that haunted many, many
minds all through the war and is now
found among oral traditions of the conflict
Two years to n day before that first en-
counter of the blue and the gray on the
banks of Bull run militia company Of
cavalry was organized 4 Waterloo, on the
Rappahannock, in FG,r,-.icr county, Va.
The day was the anniS, rs.>-y of Napoleon's
overthrow at Waterloo. early as that
southern chivalry was getting ready for
the Impending conflict The company
was made up of F. F. -. Captain John
Scott was an educated lanter, and one Of
the Meutenants was n Randolph, whose
profession was the layy. The other Neuten-
ant was planter namc.i Gordon. In the
ranks there were plant - and the sons Of
planters bearing strong lrginia names,
and the most of them ross to rank In the
Confederate army afterward. Whatever
names they bore, they were of the stock of
the Lees, the Madisons the Tylers, the
Randolphs
Naturally, the attraction for these scions
OF aristocracy was a social one, as 1t gener
ally Is with members of crack troops of
citizen soldiery, but when the time came
to buckle on the sword in earnest they
were ready for the stern work of war.
The first duty of the company was to pro-
tect the officers of the law in the execution
of John Brown, for it was expected that
formidable attempt might be made at the
last moment to rescue the ''liberator.
When the uprising came in Virginia,
which was after SUMTER fall, the Black
Horse company, under Lieutenant Robert
Randolph, rushed to arms and marched
with another local company TO Harper's
Ferry, ready to carry out the plan of seiz-
urc OF government arms at the arsenals
That trip, which was looked rlpon rs O.
holiday affair, was the beginning of n four
years service In the saddle, for the border
was soon ablaze with the fires of war, and
the cavaliers of Virginia Were not the mer,
to shirk the ordeal. From Harper's Ferry
the command rode to Manassas and was
the nucleus of the great Army OF Northern
Virginia, which had it's beginning upon
those historic plains. Under Captain W.
III. Payne the company skirmished with
McDowell's advance guard and was en-
gagged In outpost service the day of the
great battle of July 81.
No doubt the reason why the Black
Horse cavalry was heard from In so many
places on that field was that 1t was widely
deployed on outpost duty and ut the hour
Ecs3eral
The Progress., 1897-06-05

Z IS doubtful II
any body of SOL
diery ever in all
its career did as
much execution as
q certain company
of Confederates,
k n ow n as the
Black Horse cav
ally, at the first
brittle Of Bull
i an. True, the
pages of authentic
history give no
record Of slaugh-
tcr at day at the
hands of these ter
riblc fellows. The
havoc they made
was not wrought
upon Yankee flesh
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
STILL UNDECIDED.
The Style of the New Odd Fellows
Block Still Under Discussion.

After the regular work of No. Is, L.
o. o. f. Tuesday. the building COM
mittee submitted a report. Itrecom-
mended that the building be an eX-
elusive office one with high basement
and that the exterior be constructed
of St. Louis notified brick with Man
kato stone for trimmings. After
some discussion and interchange of
views it was decided to ask the archi-
tects to submit new sketches provid-
ing for building set to street grade,
the first floor to contain two store
rooms instead of office rooms. The
architects will also be asked to give
approximate estimate Of both styles
of buildings, together with cost of
plumbing, healing and lighting. If
the sketches aHdestimates are ready
by next Monday night it is every
way probable that decision as to the
style of the building will be arrived
at, an architect selected and other
details arranged for immediate work.
The trustees were instructed to ad-
vertise the brick piled in the streets
for SALE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
JUDGMENTS GRANTED.
Nearly Hundred Lots Involved For
Delinquent Special Assessments.

City Treasurer Williams, through
City Attorney Pfau, applied to Judge
SeveranceMonday afternoon for judg-
ments for the city against nearly a
hundred lots, for delinquent special as
sessments. The assessments were for
opening an alley in block four, Cum
mings addition; sewers on Pleasant
and Clark streets; curling and gut
tering on South Front and Main
stpeets; matchmaking South Front
and North Front Streets; grading
and improving West Front street !;
opening Marsh street: and sidewalks
in various parts of the city.
The only objection put in was by
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad,
to an assessment of about $500 for
Improvements on Front street in
front of the depot property. The
road objects to the payment of this on
the ground that the gross earnings
tax relieves it of further taxation.
The city will prosecute this case, be-
lieving that it can collect the assess
ment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
NEW TIME CARD.
Important Change in the Omaha Rum
ming Time Next Sunday.

Supt. Spencer has prepared the new
time card which is to 60 into effect on
the Omaha road next Sunday, the
most important features of which
were outlined Yesterday. No. 3, which
has arrived from the twin cities at
1:23 p. NJ, will arrive at 12:43 p. M.
and remain twenty-five minutes for
dinner, leaving at :0S p. m. No.
will arrive and leave ten minutes
earlier than heretofore. This is the
3:49 p. M. train from the west. Both
of these trains will connect at this
city with the Chicago & Northwestern
trains, instead of at Kasota. Hitherto
people changing cars on some of these
trains did not get look at Mankato.
No. 5, the Minneapolis and Mankato
local, will arrive at $50 p. NJ, or ten
minutes later than heretofore. 1t
will leave at 500 p. m. and 60 through
to Gilmore instead of stopping in this
city.
A new train to be called the Man.
kato, Lake Crystal and Gilmore pas
senger, or No. I, will be put on, and
start from this city at 1870 a. m.
No. 6, the Mankato and Minneapolis
local, will arrive from Gilmore at $50
a. M, and depart at the same time as
at present, 700 a. m.
Another new train, No. 10, the
Gilmore, Lake Crystal and Mankato
passenger, will be put on, and will
arrive at 6:45 p. ~.
The mixed trains for Gilmore, leav-
ing at 2:30 a. m. and $50 p. NJ, and
from Gilmore, leaving at 4:06 p. m.
and 1905 p. m. for Kasota, will be
discontinued.
Under the new arrangement people
can 60 either way on the Gilmore
branch spend the whole day and
return. This will fill demand that
has been felt along the branch, and
will be good thing all around. The
Omaha road is to be commended on
it's Iiberality in the new arrange
mentS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
JOHN HARDCASTLE HALL.
He is Now Giving Entertainments for
Episcopal Churches.

John Hardcastle Hall, the man whose
memory failed him in this city year
ago and who went to Minneapolis in
search of employment after it had re-
turned, has been heard from again.
He is still in Minnesota. Mr.. Ed.
Weaver saw him at Kasson this week,
where he registered at the hotel as
plain John Hall, of Minneapolis. He
is engaged in giving two or three
night series of entertainments in the
interest or under the auspices of Epis.
copal churches, illustrating his talks
with stereopticon views. He is more
rugged than when in Mankato, but
otherwise is the same old John Hard
castle Hall.
Hall avoided Mr. Weaver and did
not speak to him, remaining away from
the hotel during Mr.. Viewers stay
there. 1t is not likely that he will
include Mankato in his list OF
bookings:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
BANOUETED.
The Social Science Club Closes Its
Years Work With Pleasant
Social Time.

The fourth annual banquet of the
Social Science club was held at The
SaulpaughTuesday evening, and was a
very pleasant affair. About fifty were
present. The guests Of the evening
gathered at the parlors at an early
hour and pleasant social time was
INDUCED in. About ten o'clock all re-
paired to the banquet room, which
presented a pretty appearance, with
the beautiful arranged tables
Manager Snow did himself great credit
in the the serving of the banquet and
prepared a most elegant menu, as fol-
lows:
Bouillon en- Tasse
Olives.
Planked Whltefish, Maitre dHotel.
Sliced Tomatoes, Pommes Julienne.
Spring Lamb Mint Sauce.
New Potatoes en- Creme, Petits Pois lAnglaise
Frogs Legs a PAmericaine.
Asparagus, Butter Sauce.
Pineapple Sherbet
Chicken Salad
Strawberries and Cream. Assorted Cake.
Edam Cheese. Water Crackers.
Cafe Noir.
After the wants of che inner man
had been supplied, the intellectual
part of the program was turned to.
Geo. It. Barr acted as POSTMASTER,
and under his guidance everything
passed off most pleasantly, and each
speaker was introduced with some
pleasant allusion appropriate to the
occasion.
Prof. G.. F. Kenaston was to have
responded to "The Conservative, -
but was unable to be present and w.
A. Funk was substituted for him.
The second subject on the program,
"The Radical" was responded to by
B. D. Smith and was first called, and
we'll handled. Mr.. Funk then fol
lowed.
"Wheels" was responded to by B. g.
Taylor, who gave his opinion of all
kinds and varieties.
G. H. Higgs called up ''The Past
and dwelt upon the opportunities that
had gone by.
J. A. Flittie responded to "The
Present" in a pleasant and timely
manner.
"The Future" was assigned to Prof.
o. M. Searles, who pointed out how
the past and present might be greatly
improved upon.
1.-THE Club and the City" was re.
sponded to by Prof. @. f. Koehler,
who referred to the benefit the club
had been to the city.
The "wee sma' hours" had arrived
before the gathering broke up, and all
agreed in pronouncing it most en-
iOyable OCCASION
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
A NARROW ESCAPE.
I C. Hanson Thrown Over An En-
bankment About rlidnight and
Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury.

Mr.. J. G. Hanson, formerly OF Man
kato, now resident Of Mapleton,
was in the city Sunday and re-
NAMED over to attend the meeting OF
the Odd Fellows lodge. The session
of the lodge was somewhat pro tract
ed and he did not leave for home I'M
til nearly midnight. tie had his
Young son with him, land when ascend
ing Bunker hill, the approach to Il.
w. Monks addition, his horse became
frightened and leaped sidewise, 60
ing over the embankment. The boy,
being on the upper side, jumped out
of the carriage and saved himself, but
Mr.. Hanson was not so fortunate.
With the horse and buggy he went
over the embankment, and landed in
a heap at the bottom some thirty
feet down.
Mr.. HanSon's face and head was
quite badly scratched, and his left
arm and shoulder wrenched, but no
bones were broken. The buggy was
slightly injured, while the horse es-
capped with a few scratches on one of
bis hind legs Mr.. Hanson returned
to the city and called upon DR.. Davis
who found that he had escaped with
out any broken bones. This morning
Mr.. Hanson was pretty sore and lame
and keenly felt the effects OF his shak-
ing up.
The road in places along this hill is
quite narrow and consequently dan
gerous. 1t might seem the better
part of valor for our city fathers to
look into it's condition and make
some needed 'improvements-either
fill up the ravine or widen the road
way. This is not the first accident of
the kind that has happened on this
hill and it is not the last that will &C.
cur unless preventative measures are
supplied.
Mr.. Hanson will 60 to his home at
Mapleton tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
THE GOLD MEDAL CONTEST.

The gold medal contest held Friday
evening, at the Christian church, was
decided success from every stand
point. A large audience listened to
the excellent program rendered and
and resounding applause followed
each recital. The musical part of the
program was especially good, the solos
by Messrs. Burgess and Pettis being
highly appreciated. The audience
was charmed with Miss Gladys
Spaulding in her rendition of two very
pretty pieces. The contestant who
won the medal was Miss Mamie
Pratt, and Miss Della Gibbons won
second prize. Aside from the anus
ing part of the program we hope that
each person who listened gained a
lesson from the pieces spoken. Par
ents who could sit and listen to the
heartrending stories told by the
speakers, in so effective manner,
and not feel alarmed for the safety of
their children must indeed be hard
ened or doubly blind to the evils
which surround them. We wish to
say that the temperance work in
Mankato is not yet dead, even though
appearances might lead to this mis-
taken impression.
The workers here are still ready
for valiant fight against the giant
evil, and to stand as champions
for, ''God and home and native land"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
Graduates Present an Excellent Pro-
gram at the Normal.
Grafton, Class Histories, Prophecy.
VIII, Poem, Etc,

The annual class day exercises at
the Normal school occurred Wednes-
day, in the hall, which was filed by
an audience of about 500 people. The
graduating classes were seated on the
stage and presented very attractive
appearance. The exercises were I'M
usually good, and the fact that they
were appreciated was shown by the
generous applause which the various
numbers received.
The program was opened at ten
o'clock by quartet, composed of
Messrs. Orsborn, Lindsey, Sanberg
and Headley, which sang Coming
Thro the Rye" in au acceptable man
ner.
The president of the class, Geo.
Sanberg, gave a short address ap'
propriate to the occasion.
The class histories were read by
Miss Bryson for the senior class, Miss
Stewart for the ga" class, and Miss
Pomeroy, for the professional class.
They were we'll written and were
filled with good things. The manner
of reading in each case was admirable.
The quartet sang Sin Picardie."
The class orator, Lucius Headley,
gave an excellent grafton on
Courage" He has a fine voice and
stage presence, and made very
favorable impression. He said
that the true aim of human life is the
development of the highest capabili,
ties that are within us. We should
strive to develop every faculty and
virtue. Courage'isthe nerve of enter
prise and the basis of character, ano
the only patent to nobility. 1t is the
virtue by which, all other virtues are
sustained While cowardice is dis
ease, courage is health, the child OF
intelligence and reason. Cowardice
enfeebles the mind and body anC
opens the door to failure and disgrace
while courage opens the door to sue
cess and honor. Cowardice is vice
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
WIFE ABANDONMENT CHARGED

Sheriff Bowen went to St. James
Monday and arrested Lincoln
L. Chapman, of this city, there on the
charge of abandonment of his wife
Jan. 1st. His wife, Katie Chapman,
is the complaining witness. In the
municipal court, Chapman pleaded
not guilty, and his trial was set for
Wednesday, June End, at 1000 a. NJ,
the bond being placed at 800. VIM.
F. Hughes appeared for Mrs. Chap
man, and G. L. Benedict for Mr..
Chapman.
R. H. Chapman, of st. James, &C
companied his brother, the defend
ant, to Mankato, and states that
Lincoln has been sick this spring and
unable to work, and was visiting him
at St. James.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
MUNICIPAL COURT CALENDAR.
Several Civil Cases Disposed of
Today.

The civil calendar was called in the
municipal court Monday forenoon, and
the following cases were disposed of
Mankato & Northeastern Railroad
Co. VS.. G. E. Keene, trial June 3Oth
1000 a. m.
S. III. White VS.. B. Ryel, hearing
June 23rd, 1000 a. m.
John Dimmell VS.. A. G, Wolff, dis
missed.
Bert Ryel VS.. Sadie and H. r
Kurth, hearing June 23rd, 11:0O a. m
Consolidated Leaf Co. VS.. j
Bienapf, dismissed on motion of the
plaintiff.
H. Fl. Born VS.. L. J. Smith, order
for Judgment for 1915.
Creamery Package Co. VS.. Grignor
& Coughanour, order for judgment
for 1914 A.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28
SEIZED WITH A FIT.

A young farmer named Peterson,
living ten miles from the city, was
seize with an epileptic fit at about
lis o'clock Wednesday, while
standing on the Glass block corner,
and fell upon his face on the walk.
His nose was cut, but otherwise he
was uninjured, and Chief Yates con-
veyed him to the city hall, where Drs.
Harrington and Frisbie prescribed for
him, and he was soon sleeping easily
He states that he has had these at
tacks occasionally for the past sixteen
years. 1t was thought when he fell
over that he was dead, and large
crowd gathered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-28

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