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on the march were guarded by the 9th
III. and the 43d Ohio. which regiments
upon their arrival at Decatur, went
promptly into the action.
The Sixteenth Corps, at the time OF
Hoods attack, was in the rear of the
Fifteenth and Seventeenth Corps,
stretched out upon a common wagon
road. Three brigades disposed in single
line, numbering about forty-five hun
dred men, and not in line with the
other corps, had met the attack of the
rebel army, staggered it at the first
onset, and driven it back with great
slaughter, leaving the dead and wounded
Of the enemy in our hands.
Any failure on the part of the Six
teenth Corps to check the enemy's ad-
vance when be was already in our rear
and certain of success, would have been
disastrous to the whole Army of the
Tennessee. The, fortunate topography
of the ground, the intelligence of the
commanders, and the alaerity and
bravery of the troops, enabled us to take
advantage of the confusion created in
the enemy's ranks in finding this corps
prepared for the attack, and to rout
the enemy.
The disparity Of forces can be seen
from the fact that in the charge made
by the two brigades under Fuller and
Mersey they took 351 prisoners, repre-
senting 40 different regiments, eight bri-
gades and three divisions. These two
brigades brought back eight battle flags
from the enemy.
After the fight, 422 of the enemy's
dead were buried in my front, and large
numbers of the wounded were cared for
in my hospitals. The Sixteenth Corps
suffered terribly in the battle of Atlanta.
Their loss in killed and wounded was
S54 out of 5,400 men engaged, and
nearly every feld-ofiicer of my COM
mand was killed or wounded
| am, General, very respectfully, your
obedient servant
@. M. DODGE.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Nov. 80
1875.
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
The Battle of Helena.

w. H. W. Wax, Co. E, 29th Iowa, Imogene,
Iowa, writes 6 read comrade Beisher's ac-
count of the battle of Helena, in recent issue
To hear him and the 43d Wis. eomrade, one
would think the 3oth Mo. and 43d Wis. were
the only troops engaged, and that the Others
were behind the levee, under protection of the
gunboat. Comrade Beisher says there were
two boats, but / am certain there was only
one.
1.-THE hardest fight was in front of Fort
Curtis. The 33d Iowa, Seth Iowa, and 33d
Mo. were stationed at that point and must
have taken an important part. My regiment
was on the right Of the line. Wewere on the
bluffs, while The 5th Kan. Cav. was still far
ther to the right, its line extending on the
river bottom We had all we could do to
hold our own. 1t is no use for any comrade
to say his regiment saved the town and sup
plies, and prevented the rebels from taking
us all in.
'There is glory enough for all who fought
in the battle of Helena. We had only 3, 500
men, with the gunboat Tyler to help us. Gen.
Grant says that the rebels had between 5000
and 8, 900. talked with some ofthe wounded
after the fight, and they snid they were afraid
of the gunboat. They had faced the Tyler at
Shiloh"
Cedar Creek Again.
Lewis Hart, Sergeant, Co. A, 18th Pa Cav,
Forest Grove, N. j., writes: would like to
ask comrades of the Sixth Corps whether
Cedar Creek was the only battle fought by
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I lu&, 4 i&nufA,1iAtn VALA
What the Veterans Have to Say
About Their Campaigns.

THE Editor would be glad to receive from
of from 800 to 1000 wpgps. written exclusively
for THE NATIONAL 1asiBUNE and for publica-
ton in tho FightingWdsem Over department.
in general and treabT with special regard for
historical accuracy Sf statement. Narratives
OF the behavior of SOME part cular regiment
d tnguished itself, IN some campaign in which
it took II prominent part, in some siege wherein
it acted extensively or defcnsiveIy; reminis-
cences of prison life, the march, the battle or
the camp-all such are solicited The naval
veterans arc invited to give narratives OF their
service in various enterprises. The Editor
especially desires for publication outside of the
Fighting Them Over columns dramatic sketches
of personal advent ura. OF of humorous Incl
dent, connected with wartime service. Articles
WIFI receive prompr consideration, and Ii avail
able he inserted. Stamps should be inciosed II
it is desired that the manuscript be returned II
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CHTARRH OF THE STOMACH
A Pleasant, Simple, but safe, EffectuaI Cur,
for 1t.

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The usual symptoms are full or blOatlng
sensation after eating, accompanied sometimes
with sour or watery riSings, formation OF
gases, causing pressure on the heart and lungs,
and difficult breathing; headache, tickle appe-
tite nervousness, and general played out,
languid feeling.
There is often foul taste in the mouth,
coated tongue. and if the interior of the
stomach could be seen it would show a Shiny,
iniamed condition.
The cure for this common and obstinate
trouble is found in treatment which causes
the food to be readily, thoroughly digested be-
fore it has time to ferment and irritate the
delicate mucous surfaces of the stomach.
To secure a prompt and healthy digestion
is the one necessary thing to do. and when
normal digestion is secured the catarrhal con-
dition will have disappeared.
According to DR.. Harlanson the safest and
best treatment is to use after each meal a
tablet, imposed of Diastase, Aseptic Pepsin,
little Nux, Golden Seal and fruit acids.
These tablets can now be found at all drug
stores under the name of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets, and, not being patent medicine,
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that healthy appetite and thorough digestion
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Mr.. n. j. Booher, of 2710 Dearborn St.,
Chicago, H., writes: "Catarrh is a local con-
dition resulting from neglected cold in the
head, whereby the lining membrane of the
nose becomes inlamed and the poisonous dis
charge therefrom, passing backward into the
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prescribed for me for three years for catarrh
of the stomach without cure, but to-day | am
the happiest of men after using only one box
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81 have found flesh, appetite, and sound
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Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest
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Send for little book, mailed free, on
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Marshall, Mich. The tablets can be found
at all drug stores.
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John r. Cleburn, Cd Cherokee Cav, C. S. A.,
Springfield, Mo-, writes: We have a Union
soldier in this city who is a total wreck in
both mind and body. He has not been able
to walk for eight years, and during that time
has not been able to dress without assistance
His wife is compelled TO feed him most OF the
time, and the attendance of nurse is often
required. This soldier gets $24 per month
pension. His claim for an increase was re-
jected Nov. IL. He was refused rerating
of $72 per month in 1895. Now this man is
suffering for food. He has not clothes to
keep warm, and no money. 1t looks hard to
see man suffer who gave his health that his
country might live"
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What His Duty Is.

II. NJ. Ives, Parksyille, N. Y: Gas usual,
the passage Of the pension appropriation bill
by the House was made the basis for a lot of
wild assertions about men drawing pensions
who are not entitled to them. There is only
one answer to such talk: If anyone knows a
single man who draws a pension without
being entitled to it, the one who has that
knowledge is not good citizen if he fails to
report the fraud to the proper authorities
1t he make the charge without knowledge
be is slanderer, and should be treated as
such"
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Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. / have
been paying close attention to the letters re-
garding this battle, and it is surprising TO
me how any soldier could see so much Of
what others were doing. L was on picket
along Cedar Creek the night of Oct. Is, 1864,
and commanded two cavalry pickets on the
left of and adjoining the Eighth Corps
pickets. So heavy was the fog that | re-
mained there until 8 o'clock the next morn
ing before / knew that any portion of the
army had retreated.
''Why is nothing said of Opequan, VIM
chester, and Fishers Hill? | think there
were lively times at each of these places.
The Sixth Corps was splendid organization,
but | consider the Eighth fully as good As
/ write l can again see the gallant men of the
Eighth turning and doubling Early's flank
upon its center at Fishers Hill, and again
Gen. George Crook leading his Command
along the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains"
That Eebel Battery at Jonssboro.
W. J. Boon, Co. X, 125th ILL.,, Grape Creek.
H., writes: . | have taken much interest In
the different accounts of the battle of Jones'
boro. My command was part of the Third
Brigade. Second Division, Fourteenth Corps.
The brigade was composed of the S5th ILL.,,
seth H., 125th ILL.,, sd Ohio, and 22d Indi
We went into action right in front of the
rebel battery which We capture, together
with G0yan's Brigade. 1t was the I'd Ark.
battery. We guarded them ON the march to
Atlanta next day, which goes to show we had
a prominent part in the captured. Col.
Langley, who commanded my regiment, now
lives in Washington State. L received
wounds in this action for which am now
getting pension"
Charge at yicksburg.
u. NJ. Partridge, Co. III, 4th W. Va, New
Richmond, Mimi, writes: . / have read the
statement of J. f. Walton, in the issue Of
Jan. 6, in which he claims that the Both Ohio
led the Fifteenth Corps in the charge at
Vicksburg. The 4th w. Va. is supposed to
have charged as soon as any of the brigade,
and | am certain there were no troops in front
of my regiment. The regiment went as far
as any ether, and lost its Major, who was
killed on the bTeastworks. Co. FL lost six
killed and 10 wounded, including its Captain.
1t is my opinion that the 30th Ohio, 47th
Ohio and 4th W. Va. charged at the same
time, while the 37th Ohio remained in the
woods"
Scattering.
A. McKininan, Alamosa Colo, says he has
the discharge of Joseph Porter, Co. F, 1st
Conn., Cav.
w. A. Wintermute, Co. A, 18th Ohio Mt.
Liberty, o., would like some eomrade settle
controversy as to whether the 10th Ohio
came through Petersburg, Va, on its way
from Raleigh, n. c., to Washington, ID. C.
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A Watch for the schoolma.am.

No schoOl-teacher need be without that
very necessary item in her equipment in
future. 1t is an American movement
brought at last within reach of all. 1t is
q stem-wi inder and stem-setter, and is given
away as q premium for small club of yearly
subscribers to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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There, Now!

A man who drew pension from the
Government on account of disability in-
Cured in the army has just died in Brooklyn
at the age of 20 years. Fraud, of course
That's the sort of thing that swells the pen
sion list so horribly, and makes the people
bear the burdenl That's oh, but wait.
1t was for service on the plains. and he was
in the Regular Army-didn't claim to be a
war veteran. There are others, you see,
gentle kicker
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JADE, : --,...BhE FIRE.
The Charge Mt Pickctt's Mills. and the
Slaughter Which EIsued.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l hold two
honorable discharges fiom the military serv-
ice of the United States, having served ,595
days in Co. IT, 49rh Ohio. / am proud to say
that was in Bill Gibson's old regiment" T"
w. II. Gibson was one of those kind hearted
officers that the boys loved. Many times
during the war, when the soldiers were weary
and exhausted with hard marches, hunger,
and thirst, and we felt like giving up In de-
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Your Standard-Bearer.~

Michael Connally, Okarche, Okla, writes:
Comrades, rally around your old standard
bearer, The National Tribune. Don t
borrow your neighbor's paper, but sub
scribe for yourself The National Tribune
is fighting our battles, and we must aid it.
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Sketches. Old and New. by Mark Twain.

This book of 3l6 pages contains all the
famous short stories written by the author up
to this time. 1t is bound in cloth and pro-
fusely illustrated. 1t starts with the ccIe-
brated story of the Jumping Frog" ends
with Running for Governor
We will send copy to any address, post
paid, as premium, for club Of three
yearly subscribers to The NATIONAL TRIB-
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Under date of Feb. %, 1876, Willard
Warner, Brigadier-Gcncral of Volun-
teers, and former United States Senator
from Alabama, wrote Mrs Sherman,
relative to various incidents of the great
march. His letter follows:
My DEAR MADAM: ! have read with
great interest Gen. Sherman's Memoirs,
and some Of the criticisms made, and
venture TO give my testimony in regard
to some of the disputed points falling
within my personal knowledge, as of in.
terest possibly to some Of my comrades
in-arms, if not to the general public and
history.
On the 5th of Mav, 1864, | reported
to Gen. Sherman at Rin1gold, Ga, fol
duty as Inspector General on his staff
The General, with his nap before him
explained the general course Of his pro-
posed campaign against Gen. Johnston
ending with the capture of Atlanta.
remember that he had his coat and hat
of, and his slippers on. When he had
done his explanations, he began walking
the floor of the room. smoking cigar
said to him that when he got to At
lanta he would be $50 miles from his rea
base of supplies, with one railroad as hi
only means of transportation, and every
mile of that liable to be broken by th,
enemy, and that it would absorb th'
whole of his army to hold Atlanta anc
protect the road, and asked him wha
he proposed after the capture of At
lanta.
| Stopping short in his walk, and snap
ping the ashes off his cigar in quick
nervous way, he replied in two words
"Salt water" | did not comprehen'
his meaning, but after little furthe
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AS TO GEN. THOMAS.

Hon. c. H. Grosvenor, writing to
Gen. Sherman from Athens, O., July
y, 1875, said:
/ have from time to time read the
ingenious and rather bitter reviews of
certain portions of your Memoirs by
Gen. Boynton.
SO much as relates to your published
comments and historical statements of the
campaigns of Gen. Geo. H. Thomas, and
more especially his last great campaign
Of 1864, [ have read with great interest.
Neither to Gen. Boynton nor anyone
else do / yield the palm for devotion to
the memory and history of Gen. Thomas.
/ served under him, often under his OBJ
servation, from October, 1862, until the
end Of the war, and until Nov. %, 1865.
| commanded brigade at Nashville,
and served all through his campaigns of
that year.
" 1t may be in some degree crafty
ing to you that, jealous as | am of the
fame Of Thomas, gratifed as | am for
his unsought Endorsement of my own
character as a soldier, and confident as
am that his record is without blen-
ish or spot, or Wrinkle, or any such
thing, yet nothing that you have written
of him and his campaigns do / criticise as
untrue, unjust, or even injudicious and
ill-timed.
"1he misgivings you had in your tent
away off from us pressed heavily upon
Us around our campfires at Nashville.
We who were in inferior positions Of
command felt, or at least feared, that
the long DAYS were likely to be fatal in
the end; and often. between Nov. 80
and Dec. ID, as | rode along the familiar
lines of our army, and saw the solid
works of Hood going up, felt the mo-
ments of delay were golden, and per-
haps fatal ones to us.
That my impatience and misgiving
was without reasonable cause now ap-
pears afiirmatively; and yet it existed
and was reasonable at the time Our
apprehensionsdid not take the shape of
doubts of the zeal or competency OF
Thomas, SO much as dread of some ob-
stacles TO our progress, of the existence
and magnitude of which we did not
know and comprehend"
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Scattering.

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
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III rear OF l. uIfef auNdhCe.
Seventeenth Corps reformed il
right angles with the origins
nd joined this brigade. Thi
t the enemy we'll to our front, an
Re kept them the rest of the da,
len. Mcpherson arrived on tn
during the attack on me; stoo
be ammunition-train on right {
/, watching the result of my cour
ge upon the enemy.
koon as the tide turned in m
be followed a road through ii
leading from Fuller's right b
advance to the left of the Sever
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DAILY INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER %. 1898
ONLY ONE SWALLOW.

The Reno Journal justities the
course Of Judges Massey and Bonni
field in stumping the State for the
Silver party on the ground that Judge
Bigelow did the same thing in 1896.
The course Of Judge Bigelow i'll that
campaign did not raise him or the
Court in the estimation of the peO-
pie. Two of the Judges then had Il
proper appreciation OF the dignity Of
their position and refrained from TAX
ing part in the campaign. But now
the story is different; the majority of
that body take the stump and be-
come the mouthpicces OF Il decaying
party. In 1896 the people could look
to the majority of the Court and say
it was free from partisan influence.
But now they see the majority OF that
Court advocating partisan cause.
There is vast difference between a
minority of the Supreme Court trail
ing the ermine in the mirc and ma
jority doing the same thing. Two
Judges rule the Court while one
does not.
One swallow does not make a
spring, neither docs one act of one
Judge of the Supreme Court Of Ne
vada establish a precedent for the
majority of the Court to follow. The
Journal will have to hunt up the rec
ord more closely and bring to light
more than one instance where a
Judge of the Supreme Court of Ne
vada wallowed in the filth of politi-
col campaign before it will be able to
convince the people of the State that
Judges BOnnilield and Massey are
uphoding the dignity of the bench
by making political speeches in a
heated campaign.
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w. A. MOORE.
Prepared! Prepared!

The Alexander Business House at
El!lo IS now prepared to serve the
public in general with the most desir-
able goods suitable Cor Fall and Win
ter. All kinds Of Goods have been
selected in eastern and western mar
kets. In style quality and price OF
purchase our Motto is never to be
undersold.
Remember the Alexander's, Elko.
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Cattle For Sale.

l have for sale at my ranch, known
as the Warm Springs ranch. in New
ark Valley. White Pine county, sixty
miles south of Elko, 500 head of
steers, one, two and three years old,
fat and ready for market; also 100
head Of stool; cattle, mostly COWS and
calves. All in good coalition. l will
sell in punches or all in one lot. Par
ties looking for feeders and shippers
will find bargains in this lot. Good
trail to railroad.
w. A. MOORE.
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THE LOTTERY BUSINESS.

"The Silver party conception OF
craftsmanship is to pass lottery bill
or to establish Il prlze fight bureau
with the Governor at the head. and
fill the State with Lhugs, bruisers,
dead beats and gamblers. That is
their plan for developing the State
and bringing prosperity to the peo-
ple."-Gazstte.
"The Lottery bill was passed by a
Republican Legislature. The prize
fight bill has driven prize fighting
out Of the State into California.
Prize fights were quite frequent IN
Nevada up to the time the bill passed."
Carson Appeal.
The Appeal does not state the
whole truth about the lottery bust.
ness. 1t is correct in stating that the
first lottery amendment to the cousti-
tutions was passed by a Republican
legislature, but it forgets to say that
after that amendment had been buried
by the people the succeeding Silver
party legislature of 1893 tried to re-
vive the scheme and passed an amend
ment to the constitution authorizing
the establishment Of lottery in this
State.
The record will be found on page
244 Of the Assembly journal OF 1893
and pages 1876 and 200 of the Senate
journal OF that session. Neither the
Republican nor Silver party journals
should accuse each other Of being
connected with the lottery scheme rs
both are daubed al over with lottery
tar. Both parties controlled leglsla.
lures and both parties attempted to
fasten an Ubiquitous lottery scheme
upon the people OF the State.
The Silver party is Justly entitled
to MI of the credit for the prize fight
law. Its Legislature passed it and it's
Governor signed it. 1t is a Silver
party child and no other party under
the Gun is seeking 10 take it away
from it's natural parent. It is n tit
companion for its twin brother. the
lottery scheme. Both are its children.
Lot them travel together and damn
the party responsible for their birth
But IL the people of Nevada want
no more lottery schemes and no moro
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prize fight laws, they should bury
both the Republican and Silver parties
with their ballots on the 9th of No
vember. George Russell, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor, was a
member Of the Assembly in 1893 an6
voted against the lottery amendment.
If the people want a man as Chief
Executive of the State who is oppos-
ed to lottery schemes and prize fight
laws, they should cast their ballots
for the Democraticr candidate for Gov
ernor. The record of the other par
ties on these questions is one of
shame
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FOR SALE.

Two second hand Miller's Little
Giant Hay Presses with wagons, in
good condition. Car size bales. Adj.
dress The III. G. Shaw Co., Stockton
California.
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Everybody
Knows

That for solid comfort, quick time
and all round general satisfaction,
there is no Railroad on Earth that
appeals 70 the traveller like the great
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Burlington
&i!!I!l|:

To and from Chicago, st. Louis
Omaha, Kansas City and all Eastern
polnts.
Direct line to the Trans-Mississippi
Exposition. Stopover allowed ut
Omaha on all tickets reading through
that city.
Two through trains each way
daily. Vestibuled Buffet, Smoking.
Library Cars, Pullman Sleeping Cars,
Reclining Chair Cars (Seats Freel
Coaches and Dining Cars operated
On the A la Carte plan.
Tickets ut offices OF connecting
lines. ...
w. F. MCMILLAN, Gen1 Agt,
ola s. w. Temple ST., Salt Lake city.
X. r. Ncslen,
TrRv. Pass. Agt.
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Success Comes to those who perse-
we're. If You take Hoods Sarsapar-
lila faithfully and persistently, ac-
cording to directions, you may depend
upon cure when cure is possible.
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HOODS PILLS are easy to take,
easy to operate. Cure, indigestion,
sick headache.