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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-25

most effcctually. i threw my blanket
over my shoulder, sword and hayersack
on one side, and canteen, with little
brandy, on the other. i struck out for
Mayo's bridge, some one or two miles dis
tant The streets were quiet and appa-
rently deserted. When | reached Mayo's
bridge the small bridge over the canal.
connecting the basin with the dock. was
on fire on one side, n burning canal-boat
having drifted up against Il.
LAST TO CROSS.
As j was passing over the bridge a few
cavalry videttes passed me- I shall ever
believe we were the last Confederates
who crossed the bridge. for that had also
been fired. and was now IN flames on one
side. AS I climbed the slope beyond the
bridge. the rising sun was just beginning
10 peep over the eastern hills. / turned
and looked back; the city OF Richmond
was IN flames. From all the windows OF
The Gallego Mills tongues Of flame were
bursting out; dense clouds OF smoke,
sparks, and flames were reaching sky
ward. Were I a painter, even now, after
thirty-two years. / could paint the scene;
the sight was awfully grand. / felt the
end was nigh. After gazing on this sub
lime spectacle for time 1 trudgcd on,
cceding about a mile ! met Mr.. Davis.
father Of Dr. Greed Davis. Of your city,
and brother-in-law Of Colonel Knight
who lived nearly opposite Wilton. He
was on horseback, and insisted upon my
taking his horse. I declined TO do so at
first but he remarked that / had better
take him. because If did not the Yankees
certainly would. lie had dismounted and
rendered me the bride. I took It. mount
ed we shook hands and parted, he 10
return 10 his home and ] TO follow and
overtake my command. About l o'clock
=. N. / overlook them. and we proceeded
together with other commands, things be-
ing a good deal mixed.
THE OBJECTIVE POINT.
Our objective point was. as 1 learned
Burkeville Junction. On the night OF the
81 of April We encamped about twelve
or fifteen miles from Manchester. On the
zth we crossed the AppOmattox on the
railroad bridge at MattoaX Station. On
the 9Th we passed Amelia Courthouse.
Owing to some trouble in our front. We
made very slow progress. and that night
we marched. or tried to march, all night,
but only progressed a short distance; fire.
quently we would move few yards and
then halt for an hour or two. Just before
day we were ordered into camp. Captain
Heron and I spread our Blankets to-
gether, and fell asleep. We had not slept
more than an hour, when the ominous
long-roll sounded through the camps. We
Immediately fell into line and marched
on. Up TO this time the command had
received no ratiOns. Seeing that my
men were nearly exhausted for want OF
food, l directed two of my most active
men to push forward n little distance
from the main road and try TO secure
mutton. and reioin Us on the march. On
we proceeded. very slowly. owing to the
constant dashes OF Sheridans cavalry on
our wagon train. We had not gone more
than two or three miles when we came
TO the two men with a dressed mutton
hanging up near the road. We stacked
arms, and were about to divide our
plumber, when Sheridan's cavalry struck
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-25
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
This Important Religious Body 10
Meet Mt Wilmington May 9TH.

The Southern Baptist Convention Will
hold It's next session in Wilmington, n.
c.. beginning on Friday, May 7th. at 10
A. NJ. The convention sermon VIII be
preached By Rev. r. A. Venable, OF Mis-
sisslppi, or In tho event of his failure 10
appear, Dr. w. r. IA. Smith, OK 81. LOUIS
will perform this service. Hon. Jonathan
HARRISON. OF Alabama, Is president, and
Drs. Lansing Burrows and y. L. Gregory
are secretaries.
There are several auxiliary bodles
which will meet in connection with the
convention. The Woman's MISSIONARY
Union will hold its meetings May 18th, Sth.
9th, and 10th; the Southern Baptist Edu-
catlonal Conference and the Southern
Young Peoples Union will meet on the
9th. There are three boards connected
with and controlled by tho convention
Foreign Mission Board. located at Rich
mond. with DR.. Wllingham as secretary
and Mr.. Barton assistant secretary; the
Home Mission Board, at Atlanta, with
Or. Tichenor as secretary the Sunday
School Board, at Nashville, with DR.. j.
NJ. Frost as secretary. 1t Is probable
that tho first two Of these boards Will
have to report some considerable DEBT,
though not so large as was reported to
the last convention.
The seminary at Louisville IS not con-
trolled by the convention. but by a board
OF trustees, whose charter provides that
they shall meet every year in connection
with the convention. 1t Is not unlikely
that at the approaching meeting OK the
board there may be some discussion ana
some action taken concerning what has
come to be known IN Baptist circles as the
"Whitsitt controversy" A little over
year ago this controversy began, and IN
some parts OF the territory Of the conven-
ton It has continued ever since. This
controversy arose over the published
views Of DR.. Whitsitt concerning the doc
trnes and practices OF tho so-called Eng
lsh Baptists previous 10 1641 There is
no probability, so those best informed
think, OF DR.. Whitsitt's resignation or
deposition. still, It IS by no means GER
tain that there viii not be one or more
lively debates over the question, both In
the trustees session and in tho conyen-
ton.
II Is probable that nearly all tho Bap-
fist pastors of Richmond and Manchester
will attend the meeting. Following is the
list OF delegates appointed by the State
Mission Board Of Virginia: NJ. i. Broad
dus, l. S. Boyles, J. i. Bell, II. a. Bagby,
l. G. Broughton, J. T. Belts, X. W. Bag
well. G. J.. Bagby. T. L. BuTriss, r. II.
Bowden, J. II. Barnes. L. W. Boatwright,
George Cooper, Charles L. Cooke, c. G.
Cox, ]. l. Af. Curry, r. w. Cridlin, j.
L. Camp, ~ J. Coons. J. r. Couch, Gil
bert Dobbs, T.. u. Dudley, a. T. Dick
inson, r. S. Dunaway. James Doan, L. {.
Davis, p. S. c. Davis. W. b. Duling. J. +.
Deans, C. A. Davis, J. S. Dill, G. b. Eu-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-25

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nervousness. nervous prostration. and all
the symptoms OF nervous exhaustion. such
as depressed spirits. peevishness, irrita-
bility, general sensitiveness of the whole
nervous system. failure OF memory, In
ability 20 concentrate the thoughts, NOR
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dizziness. 1t stimulates and strengthens
the nerves and acts as strong tonic.
Price % cents.
Professor Munyon puts UP n separate
cure for each disease. At all druggists,
mostly * cents vial.
Personal letters TO Professor Munyon,
1903 Arch street, Philadelphia. Pa, an
swered with free medical advice for any
disease.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-25
Eternal Vigilance.

Eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty"
Is the price of everything worth having.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-25

When a mans stomach Is cut Of order,
and his digestion don't work; when his liver
gets to be sluggish and won't clear the bile
out of his blood, it is time for him 10 look
out for himself. He gets no nouTishmert
out of his food. His blood gets thicker and
thicker with impurities. His nerves gstirri-
tated. He loses energy aud fighting force.
He may say, IT can stand it, l will feel
better to morrow" but the chances are he
will feel worse tomorrow and worse still
next day. He ought 10 put himself right at
once. He needs DR.. Pierce Golden Medical
Discovery. II is made for just this condition.
1t rouses up the digestive and rutritiye
organs. and gives them power to extract
from the food all the nutritious elements
and transform them into rich, nourishing
blood. Il enables the liver to cleanse out all
bilious impurities and pour into the circula-
ton an abundance Of highly vitalized blood,
full of the life-giving red corpuscles which
build up healthy flesh, muscular strength.
and nerve-energy. 1t does not make fabby
flesh. II is the only suitable tonic and
strength builder for corpulent people.
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INCIDENTS OF THE CIrY's EvAcUA-
TON DESCRIBED.
list TO CROSS MAYO'S BRIDGE
OF An OFFICER ON
THE RETREAT.
THEIR MUTTON.
The Fight nj snilor's Creck-A Flag
of Truco-War Hospitals ut Farm
Viue-GcuernI y. ID. FORESTS
smnrd-NnfcS.
sword-Notes

sunny side" Albemarle county. Va.
April c, 1897.
o. che Editor OF the Dispatch:
During part OF the month Of February
erl during March. 1855. the Second Bat
TALON OF Virginia Reserves boys be-
tween is and IS and old men between
q and 90. commanded by the undersigned
we've stationed IN the city OF Richmond
O. guard duty. having been withdrawn
f.on The lines nearly opposite Fort Har-
rs3a. about the 18th Of February. on
tie afternoon Of Saturday. the 1st OF
4rrl. 1855. ! went down on 4 small
ye.mer 10 Wilton" the home OF my
p. I'D Colonel W. c. Knight. and spent
s.lay with him and his family. I ex-
)s..si 70 return 20 Richmond early Mon
IT, morning. During Sunday all was
last on the north side OF James river,
sa- away 10 the south we could hear
l5-als that indicated q serious engage
r.nt. The Colonel and myself in the
tr,-nocn walked down nearly opposite
p-swry's Bluff, when a steamer-the
1-s i came down on Saturday-passed
l3an. loaded. as We thought. with
FEDERAL prisoners. As IL passed by rapid
3 we heard from the boat that Rich
rord was 70 be evacuated, ana that
v-s the Last trip the boat would make.
rs al was so very quiet IN our neigh
r.-lc0d We did not credit this report.
About 20 o'clock L. VI. Sunday 1 re-
r1e1. ana before J had fallen asleep the
colonel CAMP 20 my door. knocked and
-formei no that tho lines on the north
SIDE were being evacuated; that al or MS
horses and wagons had been just then
Impressed. and were TO be used in
moving stores. etc. 1 was then about
nine miles from the city. and my quar-
t.-s were out IN the neighborhood or
WAT was formerly known as Buchanan
S-rug SO there was nothing for me
90 10 but walk about twelve miles. III was
tt.l Ill o'clock at J. CHIT. / placed IN my
,a-sack q small piece Of hambone and
i7.e Of bread. which good Mrs. Knight
r.r. mo. little dreaming that would get
Yr.hlng more 10 eat for more than three
ORDERS TO BURN.
Reaching nv quarters IN the city about
o'clock a. ". OF the 81, my adJuiant'
Linden Kent. youth about is (who after
wards became q distinguished lawyer IT
Washington city. and died a rev years
sl.el. showed me an order from General |
Lueu. directing all the tobacco ware
houses. then fun Of tobacco, TO be burned |
or a certain signal He and Captain |
Heron. Of Orange. the ranking officer IN |
my absence Captain ". T. Early OF |
Albemarle. and Major James Strange. or |
Tuyanna. then being absent sick, had !
uale an the arrangements necessary TO |
carry this order into effect / directed |
Captain Heron and Adiutant Kent, so |
soon as toe signal was given, 20 fire these /
buildings then pass over the river on /
M4yos bridge ard follow the army. Be
ine dead tired. l threw myself down TO |
rest. zen asleep. and did not waken until /
the s!senal exploded. This woke me up
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" the naby IL cutting Teeth.

be sure and use that old and wel-tried
remedy, Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.
for children teething. 10 soothes the
child, softens tho gums. allays all pain,
cures wind-collc. and is the best remedy
for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bot
tie.
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Orders for printing sent 70 the Dispatch
Company win be given prompt attention.
and tho style OF work and prices win ba
sure 70 please you.
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surrender at Sailors Creek, to my return
home from Johnson's Island prison, on
the 18th Of July, 1865. X. I. w. d.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
THE SACK OF FLOUR.

Guilty, Judge, own the crime
[ slipped away with a sack Of -four:
They nabbed me just in the nick of
time
I'd have had it home in half an hour.
Only the constable on the hill
Knew that | must have jumped the bill:
Knew as we'll as he could, that
Hadn't the money with which to buy.
"Larceny,' that's the proper word:
There's never crime but what law
can name:
Only wonder if law has heard
That anyone but the thief's to blame?
Say, did the constable on the hill
Tell you about the closed up mill?
Tell you of men that must beg or steal
To give their babies and wives a meal?
Yes, have begged-and I'll tell you
how
I walked the roads and the fields
and lanes,
And asked for work with pleading
brow
And came back empty for all my
pains:
Say, did the constable on the hill
Tell you the wheels of trade were still?
Tell you, when work was dull or dead
The wife and the child must 20 unfed?
Guilty, judge-let the law be paid:
But if you had children four or five,
And pretty as God has ever made,
And lacked the food to keep them
alive:
Lacked the method, but not the will.
Their cries OF hunger to stop and still
fh1
For Gods sake, tell me, what would
you do?
Say, if you had wife whose heart
Had fed your own for score of years
And never moment walked apart
From all OF your griefs and hopes
and fears,
And now in that faithful bosom had
grown
A little life that was part of your own,
And hunger narrowed them through
and through,
For Gods sake, tell me, what would
you do?
Dollars by thousands stacked away
Harvests rOtting- in barn and she'd
Silks and ribbons and fine display
And children crying for lack of
Wealth and Famine are hand in hand
Making the tour of heart-sick land;
Half of the country's future veal
Crushed by the Presents selfish heel!
Guilty, judge own the crime;
Put me in prison without delay
Only--please work me double time
| And send my family half the paw!
And tell ny children, If ever they ask,
That was working my glooming task
Not for pleasure or money gem
But for the love have for: them. >..
~ r - Will Capletpn
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06

the future than in the past, then
it is far better to9abolish it en-
tirely. The state has no right
to assume to supervise banks,
and pretend to guarantee their
soundness, unless it can do so.
The same is true of all our
boards Of supervisors of private
enterprises in the state.
Congress is in the birth throes
of another tariff bill. The bill
has aroused all the old and re-
nowned tariff champions north
and south, aud the halls of con-
gress resound with the mighty
forensic eloquence of free trad
ers and protectionists. But we
common people can keep per-
fectly quiet and easy. We may
have to pay a cent more a pound
for our sugar, but aside from
that we will never know the diff
ference. The farmers of the
country north and south will
have to send their wheat, meat
and cotton to foreign markets
to pay our foreign trade bal
ances, whether our tariff sched-
ules are high or low. One feat
ure of some significance has been
brought out during the discus
sion in the house, however. It
is this: New England republi-
cans are in favor of tariff on
wool, but opposed to tariff on
hides. Now, why protested pro-
tectionists should be in favor of
free hides may seem a conun-
drum. But when we remem Der
that Boston is the center of the
leather and shoe industry Of the
nation, we begin to understand
that it is free raw material they
are after, and they are perfectly
willing that our farmers shall
furnish it to them, even though
it violates the principles of their
political creed. To be sure, if
the farmers had any sense Of
their just desert, and anybody
in congress that would care to
speak for them, there would be
a duty on hides as the most i'm.
portant product of the farmer
that could be raised in price by
protection. But, we presume,
none such are found. as we have
noticed only q solitary republi-
can-Hepburn, of Iowa-and one
populist-Bell, Of Colorado-who
called attention to the subject.
G. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
So
The Red River Flood.

The following items clipped from
the Moorhead Independent will give
oar readers an idea of the hardships
experienced by the residents of the
Red River Valley this spring:
Farmers living along the Buffalo
have been driven from their homes. and
many of them have lost their horses
and cattle, also their seed grain and
pototoes. So far no loss of life has
been reported, although there we're
many narrow escapes. The high water
came first in the towns of Alliance and
Elmwood on Tuesday night, and be-
fore morning on Wednesday the entire
country resembled one vast lake dotted
here and there with islands. In the
vicinity OF Sabin the water rose fully
ten feet, and all the farm buildings
along the river are surrounded by
by water, which in many instances
reached to the second stories of |
dwellings. Further north the same
conditions prevailed and, where the
North and South branches of the
Buffalo join in the town of Moland,
the water raised thirteen feet, which
established a new high water mark
nearly three feet higher than the
highest point ever reached before.
On Wednesday morning Henning
Johnk's house was in eight feet of
water and he moved his family to his
fathers house.
VIM. Poesch found his house Hooded
and over four feet of water in his barn,
His cattle, eighteen in number, were
all drowned, also one Of his horses.
The other seven horses were fastened
behind boats and compelled to swim
to the railroad grade. They we're taken
to the village and will probably live.
John Darmstrom was compelled to
move his family to the second story
of his house, while his cattle found
temporary security rom the flood on
the roof of the barn, The horses were
huddled together on an immense ice
foe. Mr.. Darmstrom used grain
tank as a boat and succeeded in getting
enough hay to his stock to keep them
from starving.
Henning Krabbenhoft was awakened
about midnight by the believing of
his cattle, and when he got out of bed
he found the water pouring into his
sleeping room. He lost a number of
pigs and most of his chickens. His
cattle and horses were removed to high
ground and all were saved.
Charles hammers lost several pigs
and over a hundred chickens. Rev,
Wihlbcrg's family was imprisoned in
the church on the Buffalo river, and
Henry Scharedcr rowed a boat into
the church and rescued them. William
Booth moved to August Krabbenhoft's |
and escaped the high water. All the
seed potatoes in the cellars about
Sabin have been under water for the
past three days and will probably
prove total loss. Many of these pota-
toes were choice varieties and much of
the seed cannot be replaced. Thous-
ands OF bushels of seed grain have
also been ruined and many of the
farmers will be badly handicapped
when seeding time arrives.
Fred Surrow lost eleven head ofcat-
tie which were in the barn when the
water rose on Tuesday night. Mr..
Surrow retired at night not fearing
trouble from the water. During the
the hight he awoke and found the wa
ter just running over the floor but be-
fore he was dressed the chairs were
floating around in his bed room.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
Advertised Letters.

W1LLMAR, MIMI, April 5, 1897.
Clark, Miss Ollie
Colman, Mrs. Charles
Hansell, Geo,
Hedman. Mr.. Charlie
Lindahl, Mr.. EIick (2)
Mclaughlin, Mr.. w. n.
Mortimer, 7. J.
Nelson, Miss Esther
Nelson, Mr.. Jno.
Syverson, Ceselia
Thomson. Miss Mary
WestbO Mr.. JOhan Z.
S. E. STANsBERRY, p. Nj.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
Notice..

Frank Rose is at his old stand ship
ping cattle again. Last week he ship
ped two loads, and says he is paying
more for ordinary cattle than any.
body else, and can continue to-, do Il.
as be has exceptional facilities for
disposing of them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06

The following officers were elected
i'll town of neutrality-suspicious.
Fl. Halvorson, Chairman, John Frid-
holm and John Nelson; Clerk. Geo.
E. Jones; Assessor, C. G.. Johnson;
Treasurer, Elias Johnson: Justice,
Joe Boudette.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
A Remarkable Cure.

MILAN, MIMI, July II, 1896.
This is to certify that l have been
cured of a serious throat and lung
trouble by taking two courses of Dr..
Erkel's treatment, and my health has
otherwise been greatly improved. [
can sincerely recommend him to the
afflicted. G.. GRAHAM.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
For Five Cents Per Day

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cupatiOn. from So to $25 week. when un-
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WILL PAY. 1T you are accidcntly killed.
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You cannot lose all your Income when you
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Absolute protection to the mem Der upon
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The Fidelity Mutual Aid Assertion is
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06

Did you get salt in your coffee. on
the murlling Of Aprillst?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
Snap Shots. :

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Governor Clough vetoed the
Hasting insane asylum bill and
the House sustained the veto.
The people of the state, without
regard to party, approve the
action of the governor, and judy
ing from the tone of the state
press at large, Governor Clough
has made many friends by his
Indictment attitude in this mat
ter. The fact is that the state
does not need another insane
asylum just now. A few cot.
tageS added to our three asy
lums, to accommodate a certain
class of patients, would provide
plenty of room for some years
to come. It is asserted that this
agitation for a fourth insane hos.
pital is in reality the work Of par
ties in the twin cities who expect
to hold Offices in the institution.
Let those people wait a little.
A report on banks and bank
failures has been handed to the
legislature by committee of in
quiry, Of which Hon. Henry Feig
is chairman. The report has
created sensation. It charges
great delinq uencies to both bank
officials and state bank inspec-
tors.
How to remedy the evil is an
other question. A bill amending
the present bank law is in course
of passage. But whether a law
can be passed and executed that
will prevent similar trouble in
the future is more than doubtful.
II it is made so stringent as to
prevent fraud by bank officers,
then it is apt to drive ordinary
bankers entirely out of business
and practically leave banking in
the hands of a few misers.
, The regulation of department
stores presents the same diff
Guilty as regulating banks. The
law to regulate and tax depart
ment stores must be general and
regulate the Z small storekeeper
as we'll. Under such a law the
department. store. with unlim-
tied capital, will have the best
end of the bargain just the same,
and is apt to be more a monopoly
than ever
10 a man up a tree, it looks
as if our policy of late years, of
regulating everything by law,
is about played out. 1t is be-.
ginning to dawn on the thinking
man that most of our regulating
laws had better never have been
passed; that there is no practi-
cal half way between free COM
petition and virtual socialism;
that these regulating laws, while
beautiful. in theory, is neverthe-
less in practice the bullwarks
behind which classes and mon
opolies grow and prosper like
green bay tree.
Our banking inspection sys-
tenn has proved a complete fail
ure. IL it can do no better. in