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The National tribune., 1897-08-12
A2d2rSo3villQ:
A Story Of Rebel Military
Prisons.
tcqryRrour.,

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
The wonderful country about Cumberland
Gap, and the strategic Importance OF that
place. The great need Of food and forage for
the garrison sends a battalion Of cavalry up
Powell's Valley to clear it out and secure its
supplies rebel command starts down the
valley to drive the Union troopers out. Inc
two forces meet on top of hill and prompt
charge gives the day to the Union men aud
scatters the rebels in headong ront
The cavalry battalion occupies the country
gained. and protects the forage trains sent OUT
to gather up the supplies and haul them In.
This duty lasts until the morning OF Jan. 8,
1864. The battalion is attacked by Joness
Brigade of rebels and after a stubborn. desper-
ate fight is compelled to surrender. The pris-
oners are taken by rail through picturesque
part OF Virginia to Richmond, searched at LIB
by, and sent to different prisons. First week
Of prison life Interior and exterior scenes III
Richmond. Stoppage of exchange.
The first squad of prisoners leave Richmond
for Andersonvile. Scenes along the route.
Arrival at the famous prson-pen.
Something as to southern Georgia. sterile
land Ingenious construction ofshelters against
the weather. Gen. Winder and Capt. WIZ
take charge of the Prison.
The month OF March is passed in the pen.
with little shelter from the snow, rain, and
wind. The prison fills up with addltonal
squads including the deserters from Castle
Lightning in Richmond, with whom the other
prisoners have much trouble. Mortality rap
idly increases.
Crowd inside the stockade constantly in
creases. Arrival of prisoners and guns from
Ooustee. Killing of Poll Parrot" Prisoners
plagued by vermin. Trading with guards
The prisoners minds are bent on exchange
or escape Much time devoted to tunnel
digging. Traitors summarily punished
The rainy month Of June.-The crowd in
side the prison rapidly increases, the rations
grow worse, and the misery intensi6es.
Terrible ravages of diseases OF the digestive
organs. Appalling increase in the mortality.
Some Instances of deaths of tho writer's COM
rades.
Raiders grow unbearable. They attempt
the murder of Leroy L. Key, who forms baud
of Regulators.
The latter defeat the Raiders in terrible
battle The Raider leaders arrested, and
at court. martial of tho prisoners six are
sentenced to death. The remainder Wirz in
sists shall be released from the small stockade.
The prisoners become infuriated at this. and as
the Raiders are let into the big stockade mani
them severely. A scafold is built and the Raid
ers hanged amid intense excitement.
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stories in his mind, decide the innocence
or guilt of the accdsed, and if he
thought the accusation sustained, order
the culprit to punishment.
He did not initiate his Mussulman
prototypes to the extent of bowstringing
or decapitating the condemned, nor did
he cut any thief's hands of, nor yet nail
his ears to door-post, but he intro
duced modification of the bastinado
that made those who were punished by
it even wish they were dead. The in
strument used was what is called in the
South a "shake "a split shingle q
yard or so long, and with one end whit
tied down to form handle. The cul-
prit was made to bend down until he
could catch around his ankles with bis
hands. The part of the body thus
brought into most prominence was de-
nuded of clothing and "spanked from
one to 20 times, as Hill ordered, by the
"shake " in some strong and willing
hand. 1t was very amusing-to the
bystanders. The "spankee" never
seemed to enter very heartily into the
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mirth of the occasion. As a rule, he
slept on his face for week or so after,
and took his meals standing. The fear
of the spanking, and Hills skill in de-
tecting the guilty ones, had very salu-
tary effect upon the smaller criminals.
The Raiders who had been put into
irons were very restive under the infic-
ton, and begged Hill daily to release
them. They professed the greatest peni-
tence, and promised the most exemplary
behavior for the future. Hill refused
to release them, declaring that they
should wear the irons until delivered
up to our Government.
One of the Raiders-named Hefron
had, shortly after his arrest, turned
States evidence and given testimony
that assisted materially in the convic-
ton of his companions. One morning
week or so after the hanging his body
was found lying among the other dead
at the South Gate. The impression
made by the fingers of the hand that
had strangled him were still plainly
visible about the throat. There was no
doubt as to why he had been killed, or
that the Raiders were his murderers, but
the actual perpetrators were never dis
covered.
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Cannot See a Billion.

1t is no easy matter to bring under the
cognizanee of the human eye n billion OF
any kind of objects. Take . SO gold piece
as once familiar object. Put one on the
ground, aud stand upon it as many OF Its
kind as will reach 90 feet in hight; then
place the numbers of similar columns in
close contact forming a straight line and
making sort of wall 20 feet high, showing
only the thin edges of the coin as they lie
fat upon each other Imagine two such
walls. running parallel to each other and
forming, as it were, a long street. Keep on
extending these walls for miles-hundreds
of miles-and still the accumulation will be
far short of the number we want to reach.
In fact, it is not until this imaginary street.
is extended to a distance of 2,3S64 miles
that we shall have presented for inspection
the one billion coins.
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CHAPTER XXXIX.

THE PRISON BECOMES MORE CROWDED,
AND MORTALITY yGREATER-So5 OF THE
PHENOMENA OF SUFFERING AND DEATH.
ALI during July the prisoners came
streaming in by hundreds and thousands
from every portion of the long line of
battle, stretching from the eastern bank
of the Mississippi to the shores of the
Atlantic. Over 1000 sqnandered by
Sturgis at Guntown came in; 1000 of
those captured in the desperate blow
dealt by Hood against the Army of the
Tennessee ON the 22d of the month be-
fore Atlanta; hundreds from Hunters
luckless column in the Shenandoah
Valley; thousands from Grants lines
in front of Petersburg. In all, 1928
were, during the month, turned into that
seething mass of corrupting humanity to
be polluted aud tainted by it, and to
assist in turn to make it fouler and
deadlier. Over 20 hecatombs of chosen
victims-of fair youths in the first flush
of hopeful manhood, at the threshold of
a life of honor to themselves and of use
fulness to the community; beardless
boys, rich in the priceless affections of
homes, fathers, mothers, sisters and sweet
hearts, with minds thrilling with high
aspirations for the bright future, were
sent in as the monthly sacrifice to this
Minotaur of the Rebellion, who, couched
in his foul lair, slew them, not with the
merciful delivery of speedy death, as his
Cretan prototype did the annual tribute
of Athenian youths and maidens, but,
gloating over his prey, doomed them to
lingering destruction. He rotted their
flesh with the scurvy, racked their minds
with intolerable suspense, burned their
bodies with the slow fire of famine and
delighted in each separate pang, until
they sank beneath the fearful accumu-
lation. Theseus-the deliverer-was
coming. His terrible sword could be
seen cleaning as it rose and fell ON the
banks Of the James, and in the mount
aims beyond Atlanta, where he was hew-
ing his way toward them and the heart
of the Southern Confederacy. But he
came too late to save them. Strike as
swiftly and as heavily as he would, he
could not strike so hard nor so sure at
his foes with saber blow and musket
shot, as they could at the hapless youths
with the dreadful armament Of starva-
ton and disease.
Though the deaths were 1,s17-more
than were killed at the battle of Shiloh
this left the number III the prison at
the end of the month 3i,67S.
These 81 ,67s active young men, who
were likely to find the confines OF a
State too narrow for them, were cooped
up on Is acres Of ground-less than a
farmer gives for playground for half
dozen colts or a small flock of sheep.
There was hardly room for all to lie
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that's-sent-me Jack foamed, but
his fercest blus.er could not drive that
infantile smile from Hills face, nor
provoke change in the calm slowness
of his speech.
1t was evident that nothing would do
but battle-royal, and Jack had sense
enough to see that the imperturbable
rustic was likely to give him job of
some difficulty. He went off and came
back with his clan, while Hills COM
rades of the Tooth gathered around to
insure him fair play. Jack pulled off
his coat and vest, rolled up his sleeves,
and made other elaborate preparations
for the affray. Hill, without removing
a garment, said, as he surveyed him with
mocking smile:
Mister = you-seem to-be-one
Oft -them-p partick-e-ler-fellers." "
Jack roared out:
I'll make you partickeler before |
get through with you. Now, how shall
we settle this? Regular stand-up-and-
knock-down, or rough-and-tumble 5"
If anything Hills face was more
vacantly serene, and his tones blander
than ever, as he answered:
"Strike any gait that--suits-
you,-Mister; ;-I--guess-I-will-
-able-to-keep-up-with-you."
They closed. Hill feinted with his
left, and as Jack uncovered to guard,
he caught him fairly on the lower left
ribs, by blow from his mighty right
fist, that sounded-as one of the by
ISLANDERS expressed it" like striking a
hollow log with maui"
The color in Jacks face paled. He
did not seem to understand how he had
laid himself open to such a pass, and
made the same mistake, receiving again
a sounding blow in the short ribs. This
taught him nothing, either, for again he
opened bis guard in response to felnt,
and again caught blow on his luckless
left ribs that drove the blood from his
face and the breath from his body. He
reeled back among his supporters for an
instant to breathe. Recovering his wind,
he dashed at Hill. tented strongly with
his right, but delivered terrible kick
against the lower part of the latter's
abdomen. Both closed and fought
savageIy at half.arm's length for an
instant, during which Hill struck Jack
so fairly in the mouth as to break out
three front teeth, which the latter swal-
| lowed.
Then they clenched and struggled to
throw each other. Hills superior
strength and skill crushed his opponent
to the ground, and he fell upon him.
As they grappled there one Of jacks
followers sought to aid his leader by
catching Hill by the hair, intending tc
kick him in the face. In an instant he
was knocked down by stalwart mem
Der of the Tooth, and then literally
lifted out of the ring by kicks.
Jack was soon so badly beaten as tc
be unable to cry enough!" One o1
bis. friends did that service for him, the
fight ceased, and thenceforth Mr.. Oliver
resigned his p,gilistic crown, and retired
to the shades Of private life. He dice
some months afterward in Anderson
vile.
| The almost hourly scenes of violence
and crime that marked the days anc
nights before the Regulators begar
operations were now succeeded by tht
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"a Big Thing"
[Sserling tM.l Siondord.l

The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, of Washing
ton, ID. c., the best soldiers paper published,
is doing q big thing in the premium line.
1t is giving the two great war books "Captur-
ing q Locomotive and The Cannoneer,"
for one new or old subscriber who sends
them ST before Sept. !. Every family that
has any interest i'll the late war should have
copy OF TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE in its
home. 1t teaches patriotism as few other
agencies can.
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.Children /. Teethins.'

Mns. WISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP should always
he used for children teething 1t soothes the
child. softens the gums, aiays an pain cures wisd
colic and is the best remedy fer diarrhoea. Twenty.
i've cents 4 bottle.
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have been published, but include here
only those to the Secretary Of War, and
Gems. Grant and Terry, as samples OF
the whole.
THE MISSISSIPPI. IN THE FfKLp, FAY
ETTEvILLE, North CAROLINA, Sunday,
March II, 1865.
Hon. E. NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War.
DEAR SIR: know you will be pleased to
hear that my army has reached this point, ana
has opened communication with Wilmington:
A tugboat came up this morning and Will
start back at p. M.
I have written a letter to Gen. Grant the
substance of which he will doubtless communi-
cate, and it must suffice for me to tell You what
/ know will give you pleasure-that l nave
done all that | proposed, aud the fruits seem
to me ample for the time employed. Charles
ton. Georgetown and Wilmington are Inc.'
dcnts while the utter demolition OF the rail-
road system of South Carolina, and the utter
destruction of the enemy's arsenals OF Column
bia, Cheraw, aud Fayetteville are the princi'
pals of tho movement. These points were re-
garded as inaccessible to us and now no place
in the Confederacy is safe against the Army OF
the West Let Lee hold on to Richmond. and
we will destroy his country; and then OF
what use is Richmond? He must come out
and fight rs on open ground. ard for that we
must ever be ready. Lcs him stick behind
his parapets and he will perish.
i remember we'll what you asked me, and
think ! am on the right road, though long
one. Ny army is as united and cheerful as
ever, aud as full of confluence in itself and It's
leaders. 1t is utterly Impossible for me TO
enumerate what we have done, but inclose
slip just handed me, which is but partial. AT
Columbia and Cheraw We destroyed nearly all
the gunpowder and cartridges which the Con-
federacy had in this part OF the country. TINS
arsenal is in fine order, and has been much
enlarged. cannot leave a detachment to hold
it, therefore shall burn it, blow 1T up with
gunpowder, and then with rams knock down
its walls. | take it for granted the United
States will never again trust North Carolina
with an arsenal to appropriate at her pleasure:
Hoping that good fortune may still attend
my army. remain your servant.
w. T. SHERMAN, Major General.
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ny. y. SnERMAN, Maior.General.

On the 9th / was with the Fifteenth
Corps, and towards evening reached a
little church called Bethel, in the woods,
in which we took refuge In a terrible
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Easton, and Beckwith, all of which
have been published, but l include here
only those to the Secretary of War, and
Gems. Grant and Terry, as samples OF
the whole.
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CHAPTER XXXvIII.

AFTER THE ExECUTIoN-FoRMATIo OF
A POLICE FoRCE-ITs FIRST CHIEF.
"sPANKING" AN OFFENDER.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Henry Madden was in from Hayden Sat-
urday
John G. Barrett was in from ciaremorc
Friday last.
Miss Lucille Fortner Is visiting at SLOAN
Springs this week.
"A. J. Blackwell the irrepressIbie, was on
the streets Monday.
w. y. Coley went 10 Paola Monday 20 at
tend court In railroad case.
Van Stuart, and wife we're over from
Miami this week visiting relatives.
"A. Q. u. Allen and family have gone 10
Arkadelphla. Ark, for visit OF some weeks.
WI. Wade spent day in the city the
first OF the week with his son, win. and fam
lily.
Mrs. J. II. Burckhaiter has gone 10 Ashe-
Vile, N. O., tospend the heated term, taking
the children with her.
Miss Mira Young was visiting the family
Of @. W. Miller few days recently but left
Monday for her home at Frcdonia, Kan.
--Drs. Clinkscalcs and Fortner attended
the Indian Territory Medical association
meeting at South McAlcster Tuesday and
Wednesday.
General Manager Yocum and Division
Freight Agent Gray, OF the Frisco spent an
hour or so in the city Friday, being out this
way with special.
Mrs. J. N. Walkers father arrived from
Kentucky a few days since for visit with
the family. Mrs. Walker had not seen her
father in fourteen years.
w. r. Rowsey. clerk OF the U. S. court at
Miami sas down a few days recently. ac-
companied by his family. lie reports
great deal OF activity in mining matters IN
the ouapaw country.
o-Rcv. T. y. Brewer, OF McAiester. dedlcat-
ed the church at Ruby Sunday and as GUS
tOmary, raised all Indebtedness. The rover
end gentleman was accompanied from this
city by Prof. W. l.. Chapman.
Henry Hayden. who has had the distinc-
tion OF having n town double the size OF any
In the nation grow up on his farm and dis
appear In a few months. was among the
throng on our streets Saturday.
Prof +. L. spindler left Wednesday even
ing for Hastings, Nebraska. his old home. TO
spend his summer vacation. The gentleman
has been engaged in the schools here for the
last two years and has proven himself 20 be
a teacher OF ability and a very excellent
gentleman wlthal lie will return to resume
his occupation about the FIRST OF September.
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GIX THOUSAND DOLLARS wa.

SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS was
- passed by the directors Of the
First National bank, at their meeting
Monday, TO the surplus, making the
capital and surplus now $4,000 On
the 10Th inst. this bank will vote on
the proposition to increase its capital
to 100000 and apparently all the
stockholders are In favor OF IL. The
depositors are interested in this ac.
tion for the reason that the stock
holders instead Of being liable for but
100000, as now, will be liable under
the banking act for 5000, 900.
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AFFICES OF professional men al
W ready occupy the entire second
story Of the new bank block. Begin
ming at the southeast corner, w. IL.
Kornegay has a suite OF three rooms
on the east side aud Drs. Fortner 4
Bagby the three north. Of those, ex-
tending TO the corner, DIR. Day has
three rooms TO the west, facing north
and ]. b. Burckhalter the northwest
corner and the one south OF IL. Next
comes o. ID. Neville aud j. p. Scott
and then Davenport y Dugger, whose
suite Qf IhIef Rooms include the south.
west coIonl G.. w. Miller and ID. IL.
Wl|son hAve the remaining two rooms
a IllH 1puth side. The upper story is
I|||0ta between two lodge halls with
lNN ANTS Rooms and a reception room
Nbct 1HINndlng North and south, with
d ldIke Nren space In the center ex.
tend pe whole length OF the
bull HN Nd which could be utilized
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Excursion Rates.

The following reduced rates are announc-
ed via the Katy:
On July Ord, lta and 5th the NJ. X. At
VIII sell round trip tickets TO all points With
In 900 miles at rate OF one fare for the round
trips tickets limited TO July 9th for return.
Rate OF ti6.10 TO Minneapolis and return.
tickets on sale July ord and lth. final limit
for return July aist. Also very low one-way
rates.
International Convention Epworth League.
Toronto, Ont. rate OF one fare for round trip.
good for 80 days. Tickets on sale July i2th,
18th and llth. Will permit stop-ovors In Can
ada.
National Educational association. NIL
waukee. Wis. July 9th 10 9TH. one fare for
the round trim. plus q 90.
Young Peoples Society OF Christian En-
deavor, San Francisco. July 9TH TO 18th;
tickets can be purchased to San Francisco
at rate Of $3.50 and return tickets can be
purchased at same rate on Mondays aud
Tuesdays, up 10 Aug. eth.
Call at depot for full particulars.
W. H. COLEY. Agent.
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MINITA promises good turnout

MINITA promises good turnout
II Saturday TO the celebration at
Chelsea, the shooting match and base
ball matches offering extra attrac-
tions. Four base ball clubs will be
present-Vlnita, Coodys Bluff, Blue
creek and Chelsea. Two games will
be played in the forenoon, and In the
afternoon the winners will play for
the championship. We wish to in
form our friends on Pryor creek that
the boys in addition TO having their
guns and ball bats along will have
their appetltes with them. Treat the
boys kindly. -
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|TSHE SAD and startling intelll-
T. gence was given out Sunday
night a little after o'clock that Miss
Grace Title, the seventeen year old
daughter Of II. w. Title OF this city,
had committed suicide by taking a
dose OF strychnine. The young lady
had spent the day with company Of
young people at the Raymond park
and on her return in the evening In a
ut Of dependency took her own life.
She left a note reading as follows,
apparently unfinished for the reason
she heard her mother coming up the
stairs:
DEAR MAMMA:
Forgive me for what trouble have
caused you. / hope l will not bother
you any more. Today all the girls
had something TO eat but me. Oh,
Mamma, you don't know how bad
felt. have taken something to kill
myself with. Papa bought 1t himself. 4"
One of the largest congregations
ever assembled In the town on fu-
neral occasion gathered at the Prcsby-
terian church on Monday afternoon to
pay the last sad respects TO the de-
ceased. The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. w. II. King, the
pastor, and the sabbath school class
OF which the lady was a constant mem
ber occupied reserved seats, and ac-
companied the remains 10 the grave
Miss Grace had been member OF the
sabbath school from her Infancy, and
II is said that during the last five
years had only been absent from her
class three sabbaths.
The friends Of the family and the
whole community are deeply touched
at the sad death, and the sorrowlng
parents and brothers and sisters have
the sympathy OF all In their bereave-
ment
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EN- ILLUsTRATION Of the yarl-

Ia ~ AhhO1A ANn AAON VI but NdIl-
Bhl able records which a marksman
may make can be found in the follow
ing:
Fridays shoot lat l5)-W Wright -,
Williamson IL, NJ. Wright II, Rlden-
hour II, A. Roddy II, Thomason 7, r..
NldlfTer 7, Cass I, j. Roddy5 5.
At 10-Wrlght 9, Thomason Z, NJ.
Wright I, Rldenhour 0, Cass 9, NidIn-
er and the two Roddys each.
Saturdays shoot lat 15)- William
son IA, Wright 10, Bluejacket 10, Ri
denhour l2, p. Thompson ~, J. Roddy
Q, A. Roddy 4, Davenport 0.
At lO-Wright 0, J. Roddy 8, Blue
jacket 8, Williamson I, RIdenhour I,
Thompson 8, Anderson o, Cass 8, Da-
venport 2.
Tuesdays shoot (at 15)--Wright Is,
e. d. Roddy II, BlakeneyI1, Ander-
son 10, Badgett ., Thomson 8, Rlden-
hour 8, BlueJacket 7, r. NJ. Burlington
!, Williamson 8, Roddy2, NJ. Wright !.
At l5-Wrlght II, Blakeney 10,
Thomason 8, Bluejacket 8, Anderson
3, Cass 8, NJ. Wright I, Thompson 7,
Williamson 8, Ridenhour @, Burlington
8, Badgett @, O'Shea 4, Milford 3.
At1O-Willlamson 8, Bluejacket s,
Ridenhour !, Thompson z, Wright 6,
Milford s, Davenport I.
Those who will shoot in the match
with Chelsea Saturday are: Wright,
Ridenhour, Williamson, Bluejacket,
Bagby, Badgett, Thompson, Thoma-
son.
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One line half wool Challies
the l5c and 20c quality
to close this week at
Ten pieces Lace jacquard,
a very stylish Summer
wash fabric, 25c quality,
to close this week at
Five pieces Grenadine Bro
dee, most stylish line of
novelty dress goods yet
shown this season sold
for 35c per yard the en-
tire season to close out
this week at z
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01

Our line Novelty Suitings,
made to retail at 15c and
2Oc 60 in this sale at
One line of plaid Suiting,
the SIC and 10c quality,
to close at
Twenty-Five pieces Novelty
Dress Ginghams, made
to retail at 12tc we will
close out this week at
Six pieces La Tosca JAG
guard, light and dark
styles, bought to sell at
12tc pr yd will close at