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The Progress., 1898-01-22

the 2OGn OF June WHICH MCS4e41ah Sc'H-
ed the ridge OF Oak Grove for his heavy
batteries, this regiment did not take
part in the fighting around Richmond;
neither did the brigade nor division nor
corps to which it was attached. Colo
mel Wright was promoted to the com
mand Of the brigade, and the Third
Georgia was led by Major John 4. Stur-
gis.
The first heavy battle of the 'Old
Third" was on the 1st of July, when,
in the ranks of Wright's brigade, 1t
charged the Federal batteries at NAL
vern Hill. General Wright led his men
forward under the shelter Of bluff to
a position few hundred yards from
McClellan's guns. On signal the line
dashed up the slope, its leader with his
cap poised on his glittering sword, in
the face of murderous fire of shot,
she'll, canister and bullets. When with
in 800 yards Of the guns, General
Wright saw body of Federal infantry
marching around his left flank This
command was the Fourteenth New
York volunteers. Wright threw the
Third Georgia regiment back toward
the rear, and with a sudden change Of
front the Georgians poured a CALLING
fire upon the New Workers. This was
returned by fearful and direct fire
from the Federal batteries. The battle
ragged there for more than an hour. A
second charge was ordered from that
point, and Wright carried his brigade
almost to the muzzles Of the enemy's
batteries. He had less than 800 men left
out Of the 1000 which started with
him upon the charge. Darkness soon
stopped the fighting. The Georgians
maintained their position under fire I'M
til after o'clock. The loss in the Third
Georgia regiment, which went into bat
tie with $50 rank and file, was 157.
Out Of that number 81 were killed Or
mortally wounded. Major Sturgis fell
at the head of regiment under the
very muzzles of the enemy's guns. The
captain who succeeded him was also Sc
| verely wounded.
In taking leave of the Chickahominy
region the chronicler of the fortunes of
the Third Georgia states that during
one month Of campaigning on the banks
of that stream the regiment suffered
severely from disease, and the ranks
| were reduced by sickness from 1000 to
| about 800 fit for duty. Upon leaving
the peninsula Major M. B. Montgomery
took command of the regiment, and in
the next battle of Manassas, in August,
1869, he was severely wounded and dis
abled. Captain Nisbet, the last leader
shot down at Malvern Hill, then took
command with the rank of lieutenant
colonel. At Antietam Colonel Nisbet
was severely wounded and disabled for
life The regiment mustered only 1875
men at the beginning of that battle and
lost "a killed and 48 wounded.
The Georgians encamped that winter
on the banks of the Rappahannock, and
THEN historian gives a further hint at
the hardships, which have heretofore
been looked at chiefly from the northern
side, He says, 1.-The suffering of this
command at United States ford Con the
Rappahannock) from cold, short rations
and a scanty supply Of clothing could
scarcely have been excelled by those
which so severely tried the fortitude
and patriotism of our forefathers when
Quartered in the historic Valley Forge. -
| Under it's fifth commander Major Holm
The Progress., 1898-01-22

q ~&ss-ssN'i of Northern Vir-
ginia We're Geor-
gians, and from series of regimental
histories prepared in 1864, while the
regiments were at Petersburg, the data
for the following sketch of the "Old
Third" Georgia was obtained.
In the spring Of 1861 the congress of
the Confederate states passed joint
resolution of thanks to the officers and
men of the Third Georgia regiment for
having been first to leave their state to
battle on the soil Of Virginia, for their
gallant record on many historic battle
fields and for having as an entire regi-
ment to man "cheerfully and unani
mopsly re-enlisted for the war. +"
The Third Georgia was organized in
the spring of 1891 from ten companies
which, with one or two exceptions. had
been in existence several years previous
to the war. Nine counties were repre-
sented-Burke, by the Burke Guards
Putnam, by the Brown Rifies;" Green,
by the Dawson Grays;" Morgan, by
the "Home Guards;'' Houston, the
"Governor's Guards Wilkinson, the
"Wilkinson Rifles" Richmond, by the
'sConfederate Light Guards and the
turned out the "Athens Guards" A
volunteer who had come forward at
Augusta and enlisted among the pri-
Yates was elected colonel This was
Ambrose r.. Wright, who became noted
as general IL Lees army.
After serving short time at Norfolk
the Third marched to the defense Of the
coast of North Carolina against Burn
r9Intc Poann1~a A.
there illustrated the nature Of Burnside's
warfare. One day the regiment embarked
on two or three gunboats belonging to
what was called the Mosquito feet and
pouneed upon the United States trans
port steamer Fanny, which was carry
ing provisions and clothing from the
feet off Hatteras to small camp on
the Chicamacomico river. The Fanny
was captured with all its cargo, 2 can
mons and 40 prisoners. The supplies
were intended for the Twentieth Indiana
regiment, and many of the prisoners
were from that command. Three days
later, having been enforced, the Third
swooped down upon the camp on the
banks of the Ohicamacomico, shelled out
its occupants and seized the entire
equipage Of tents, baggage and rations
Being largely outnumbered, without
any supports the Twentieth Indiana,
whose camp it was reiterated to Hat
teras.
These two regiments, the Third Geor-
gia and Twentieth Indiana, met after
ward on even ground at the battle of
Oak Grove, in front Of Richmond, juno
30, 1869. 1t was an all day skirmish
rather than battle, but was good
hest for soldier pluck. At the close of it,
after nightfall, the colonel of the Tween
tieth Indiana sent flag of truce to
Colonel Wright Of the Third Georgia
asking permission to bury his dead.
The Georgians remained in North
n~Volina until the Army Of the Potomac
The Progress., 1898-01-22

EORG1A troops
hadno trumpeter
to sound their
praises as SOL
diers in the serv-
ice of the south
ern Confederacy.
Battlefield rec
ords are the only
m @ N or i ais OF
their valor. Many
of Lees best SOL
diersin the Army
of Northern Vir-
ginia We're Geor-
The Progress., 1898-01-22
OLD THIRD GEORGIA.
BATTLEFlELC CAREER OF ONE OF
LEES CRACK REGIMENTS.

First to Is9~e Georgia For the Seat OF
war-BrilIsant Work at Malvern Hill.
ChanceIIorsvilIe and Gettysburg
manders Shot Down In Every Battle.
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citation. Book rights reserved.l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27
oneuh. an she brock in on.snufry Sam an, she

lIoHgglh. an she brock in on.snufry Sam an she
do wiz dat kingdom wat. 20 trade Teety's. neck
OFF snpfpy Sam 5S Ss iooE tsecpis. I an Sew ifSiispuh;
yo' ali about lei I trade de bends fo de King.
don; an, des' gwan g marry de doughtnh' an,
INK? Dat pirate he tecG de OF king of in de
wuecs, an, knock him In dc ,hnidl Den de pi;
rate done, marry de OF Kings widow an
gu rage l evuh did heah ABOUT, Rosybell. An
dat, pirate he tie, me on de b9ck OIL big snap
min, turtle and drive de turtle hraS. out " to to ss snncv
~" Serves = : = 20, right, y, white l!yuh, nigguh,
an scattuh he brains on de sho' an den marry
!SR-h.h.h.. Rosybellr snufry Sam he say.
chokin', an s,ahvin,', AMI wish / back on dc OF
an shet my eyes to die / see a big fowl swoop-
In down on mo.
,,,TurSy hqzss'dw ! say %pSy cain'tr
But It amt n lucky bpzza'd,, Rosybell It
It's wing time tie do canoe Is de 'Gnatuh. Dat
fowl II peck dem ropes loose an 1t tow me an
tow me an Ian me souah at de moui o de Cape
tote do nows to Mnhs, Bum, an tell him Ides'
~reioicin' FUN my hnid to my toes TO git back
to de q, plantation, an woan' nevuh leave it
An nv OIL nanny she tolo de news to
Mahs', Bum, an he so p,owtul, glad to glt dat
an he.swah he most half a notion to, ut up. a
vessel. sub, an sail to dat island whah Snufy
Sam trade 1.. Testy,s bends f. de kingdom' az,
R tick j. 3 my %Ss Crap R sum a WY y d P% p Mans Sss BUM IN
crap. den. l bet yo'. tink / got q pow'ful big
crap. sub! OATS wat i bet yol'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27
THE Bors CALLED HIM MIKE.
Il Grieved His Mother, but the ian"
Thought 1t Was Smart.

From tie Toronto Saturday Night.
Where's the boy ?" inquired Mr.. Spadina,
cheerily. and It occurred to him that It was
about time for his 7-year.old son to bid him
goodnight.
THE boy" replied Mrs. spadina. severely.
us in bed"
Not sick ?"
mo. he is not sick" said Mrs. Spadina. in n
tone that implied something even worse. I've
been waiting for an opportunity to tell you all
about 1t. but have not had q chance until now.
It Just means this. that we must move away
from this neighhorhood. It's no place to bring
W a boy. and 1 just won't stand 1t. We must
get a house in some part OF the city whore
Harold will have nice children to play with"
But what's the matter 2" asked the husband
with concern. What has happened?"
We'll. I'm telling you Just as fast as l Gait.
This afternoon when the doorbell rang / was
in the hall and answered the door myself. for l
saw a b boy %t sher Fis. On openi MF, the so door d the boy bOgg
play balIIT told, him that we, had no Mike
here. and said that he had called At the wrong
he ssid: WILL u,,,
may be sure / told that boy what / Thought OF
him b. III, end Nd he , began to whimEsr and said said that lat
calling him Mike, and everybody called him
Mike nj. school. And it's worse than that, for
they sail him Mike spad-notH Harold spadina.
We'll. upon my word!' exclaimed Mr..
Spadina.
II marched out into the dining room. where
Harold was eating some bread and butter"
continued Mrs. Spadina. and / went for him.
and do you know that child sat up in his chair
and said that he'd rather be called Mike than
Harold, and that since his chums had started
to call him Mike Spad. the other gangs afraid
OF him. Well, l Just sent him off to bed at. 5
o'clock. and he's there yet. Mike Spad." she
added with intense feeling on each word.
THE little scamp!" exclaimed Mr.. Spadina.
We have been talking Of getting n better
time" said Mrs. spadina. and I'm, sick and
that school any longer. with its roWdy names
clearly been lighting for the boy said as much"
The fnther was looking silently at the ceiling
and putting at his evening cigar. He Gener-
ally. thought matters over before giving his
decision. and Mrs. Spadina cautiously went up
stairs. where she found the formidable Mike
Spad sound asleep and with the clothing kicked
of him.
And Mr.. Spadina blew a Whit from his cigar
and said: AT school they used to. call me
Bump" And presently he smiled and. knock
ing the ash of his cigar. he chuckled: There's
good stuff in Mike. | wonder how big the boy
was that he wallopedr'
And the important point Is that. Of the son.
the mother and the father. one was as true to
human nature as either OF the others.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27
CARRIED A CORPSE 20 MILES.
Singular Experience of Moose Hunters in
the BvAh of Temiscamingue. Canada.

From the Montreal Herald.
Mr.. George NJ. Sim returned to the city on
Saturday, after n short business trip to the
Temiscamingue district. during which he had
a thrilling experience. never to be forgotten. 1t
was in connection with the accidental killing OF
Mr.. Edward Miner. a wealthy manufacturer
OF KinGsville. Ont. highly respected in Mon
treal and throughout Canada. and the cham
pion pigeon shot of the Dominion.
Early last week Mr.. Miner. his brother and
Mr.. Bennett Squire OF Windsor. Ont. set out
on a hunting trip. and were soon buried in the
woods thirty miles from Temiscamingue. On
Wednesday they commenced the sport. Mr..
Squire fired at a fine moose. wounding 1t. and
the cnraged animal charged The hunter. who
peatin p!f rife. some 8 SiHSV was '' wrong s.i However.
dan q tn@ Of T hisp irieS Sla No. No. & fG on sts sssaas f tne
S Srs al q fRd T Tass II when the act M Of s saisiInF his rsn RIVE Wen 12
Miners head. killing him instantly.
Vs. The he S Ti,b gri ana T TbbnSrR Tsra lri thir,r became came
from the. nearest railway station. and there was
absolutely no, means whatever OF conveying
twenty-five m lilies they carried the body through
tn" terrible err lie wiidSTnsSs: ana d f fnnd ,be exhausted honnhed
the track at n small signal station, seven miles
II was here, that Mr.; Sim found them. "
terly incapable OF making another, move. the
two gentlemen sank TO, the ground. and with
the body Of friend and brother between thom
awaited the coming Of assistance. Tho, cir
cumstances We're soon explained to Mr.. Sim.
and as quickly rs possible he secured a hand
car and got the corpse and two men on hoard:
When they got TO Tcmiscamingue it was found
that no trains were running. so Mr.. Sim, Do
tcrmined to take the party on the car MI the
prepared for. burial. Getting two. men to
help him Mr.. Sim started at the. lever,
and the fearful journey Of forty-one miles was
commenced. Mr.. Squire and Nj. Miner were
half beside Themselves. with grief. and II was
with the greatest difficulty that Mr.. Sim. kept
them sufficiently calm 10 complete the forty
one-mile run. a handcar Is small for four men
10 ride upon II. but when an extra man md n
corpse are added the difficulty Of pumping the
lever may hc imagined. Then. TOO. the horror
Of the. ride was heightened by the iuky dark
ness of The night.
and his hands now show the strain 70 which
they were subjected. At last tho little cnr
passed n farmhouse. another and another, and
soon the depot was reached. The ncws quickly
spread through Mattawa. aud while kind friends
cooked after The suffering travellers the Odd Eel;
lows took care 81 the body. II was embalmed
and sent 10 KinEsyillc for burial. Mr.. Miner
and Mr.. Squire could not lind words sufficient
TO thank Mr.. Sim for his goodness, He was
too good a condition for, WORK When asked
about the matter he said: II have not much
to say. Ionly did what thought TO be my duty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27
soMErH1NG DREADFUL HAPPENED.
An Uncle Jonathan Visits Sixth Avenue and
Experiences "A Scare.


Strollers on lower Sixth avenue on Wednes.
day afternoon last had a good deal Of amuse-
ment at the expense Of a mild faced old man
from rural shades. who was seeing the sights
OF the METROPOLIS. He was n charming old
man, a type that seemed almost too perfect tn
he possible off the variety stage. He wore q
Tapping frock coat and a broad brimmed hat.
and carried an umbrella that wasn't rolled.
but was caught in at the top by a rubber band.
Altogether he was a sight to soften the heart
OF a country-bred New Yorker. and to I'll the
heart OF a green goods man:with hopeful zeal.
The shop windows. although not very at
~tractive. entertained the old man exceedingly.
and his progress was slow. At last he stopped
In front OF a mems furnishing store and looked
in. with mingled perpleXlty and delight. In
Difference 10 the Horse Show, IA startling col:
lection of sporting goods was displayed, and
they were, rather amazing TO the rural MIND.
In Rd front ont Of w ths store SnIe, sIG"a CORY drSy' ir Tb.v Th bs9
been lowering the boxes to the basement by
means of u freight elevator which came up 10
back. the elevator was level with the sidewalk.
and the two men were wrestling with a heavy
The old man yielded to the fascination Of the
sRESSssesiIgn.S H fHsS atep ms TT nenrer u the sN" windew '% snd
stood ~sauarcly en- the elevator. which Degau
almost imperrerti6ly TO sink. The unsnspeet.
ing ~rurnlite clasped his hands behind him with
the bloated umbrella dan Cling from them and
GaZed with beaming delight upon the window.
all UNCONSCIOUS OF Impending disaster, Inch
by inch the sidewalk crert up tc his ankles. his
81 ~ tops. yet "a ''s'"I "aticc.l N.
,CddeniY he :Iit jhnt aDmHtninR was wrong.
He glanced down, and saw that the earth was
opening 10 him, Affect terror chnsedt the
friendly smile from his face. Evidently all he
had heard and read OF the terrible man traps
that abound, In great cities, and swallow up
rural WAITS shot into his mind. He lot out one
despairing yell thar drew, a crowd y less than
ten seconds and then he looked wildly around
him, The sidewalk was on Il level with his
knees.
umbrella and made a jump for life. Evidently
the situation that amEsed a., The crowd was q
mortal danger, He landed on the sidewalk
and leaned up sgaInst the shon en:fancs
large coiored silk handkerchief,
shaken Up = bit?" said a good,nStGrea
pHTi16e The ia man RSsped a shocked refusal w.
Jane said something dreadful. wSlld has.
pen to me II l came" he said peniteAay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27
Oregon Children Wise in Their Generation.
Nrom u. IarLlana Or.nonian.

IT" "' N "'V""F|'
Oregon children naturally keep track Of com
merclal and international affairs. for their
State has nm extensive seaboard and intimate
relations with the wheat markets Of the world.
A class IN geography was ~reciting In one OF
the rooms OF the Central schoulhouse yestcr-
day, when the matter OF the interchange. Of
commerce aud natural products came w, for
discussion and review. After referring to other
countries aud explaining what Kind OF articles
We're shipped to Germany. France, and Eng
land, the teacher put TO the class this question:
What do We send TO Spain p
A number of little hands went up all over
the room, indicating a readiness and desire 10
answer. and the teacher told a bright-looklnR
little girl in the further ond of the room that
she might tell, and she said:
We send soldiers 10 Spain"
Yes. that Is true said the teacher; " but
can you tell what We receive in return ?"
"Wo get Islands" came the answer promptly
from the same little girl.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01
SPAIN'S FINANCES.
Her Representatives in Paris Endeavoring
to Raise $50, 100000.

Senor Leon y Castillo. the Spanish
ambassador to France, has returned to
Paris to continue his mysterious nego-
tiations which are now believed to be
financial rather than political.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
Mail says he hears that Senior Leon y
Castillo Is charged to endeavor to
float a loan of 10000, 900 $3.50, 900, ,00O)
on the security of the tobacco monop-
oily.
la Correspondence Espana OBJ
serves: An unexplained feeling of des-
pondency is noticeable. As no bad news
has been received we can only suggest
that this feeling Is caused by fears of
a prolongation of the war.
In the chamber of deputies to-day
Senor Puigcerver, minister of finance,
replying to the criticisms of Marquis
de Nillaverde, Conservative. with re-
spect to the financial policy of the
government, repudiated the charge of
want of foresight and asserted that
Spain's finances We're in IA satisfactory
condition. assuring the payment of all
the expenses of the war; Senor Puig-
cerver said that in view of the impos-
sibility of negotiating loans abroad
there was no means of raising funds to
continue the war except by an extens-
ion OF the Bank of Spain's note issue.
which. however, did not imply a forced
paper currency. He proposed, he said
to convert the treasury's floating debt
now nearly 50O000.000 pesetas. into
small denomination treasury bonds.
He explained the proposed conversion
of the external debt, but avoided any
allusion to the proposed tax on the ma
tional debt. Senor Puigcerver affirmed
the necessity of a 20 per cent increase
in all taxation, including that on agri-
culture.
1t is believed Senor Gomazo. the
present minister of public instruction
and Liberal leader. will replace Senior
Puigcerver, now minister of finance,
who has absolutely declined in the
cortes to agree to an income tax. and
who is consequently expected to resign.
Senor Gomazo favors the proposed i'm
post. 1t is said that the concentration
of Spanish troops in the neighborhood
of Gibraltar is due to an increase I'm
the British military preparations.
Premier Sagasta's organ, the Liberal.
says that the diverging interests of
the powers preclude for the present
any prompt, definite diplomatic action
giving Spain powerful European back
ing
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01
$4,000 MEN WANTED.
Occupation Of the Philippines Nocossitates
Mastering In Of Additional Soldiers.
Not Confined to National Guards.

President Mckinley Wednesday Is
sued proclamation calling for $4,000
additional volunteers, The suddcnness
of the decision is shown by the fact
that Secretary Alger stated only two
days ago that n call for troops was not
being considered. The proclamation is
as follows:
Whereas, An act of Congress was
approved on the 25th day of April, 1898,
entitled, An act declaring that war
exists between the United States of
America and the Kingdom Of SPAIN
and
Whereas, BY an act of Congress en-
titled, An act to provide for temporari-
ly increasing the military establish
ment of the United States in time of
war and for other purposes approved
April %. 1898, the President is author
lied. In order to raise volunteer army
to issue his proclamation calling for
volunteers to serve in the army of the
United States.
Now. therefore, I. William McKin-
ley. President of the United States, by
virtue of the power vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws, and
deeming sufficient occasion to exist,
have thought ut to call forth and here
by do call forth volunteers to the ag-
gregate number of $1,000 in addition to
lnt volunteers tdlltu DN my proc
lamation of the 23d day of April, in the
present year; the same to be apport-
ioned as far as practicable, among the
several States and Territories and the
District of Columbia. according to the
population. and to serve for two years
unless sooner discharged.
THE proportion of each arm and the
details of enlistment and organization
will be made known through the War
Department.
I'm witness whereof. have hereunto
United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this
twenty-fifth day of May in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-eight, and of the independ-
cnce of the United States the one hun
dred and twenty-second
WILLIAM MKINLEY.
by the President,
WILLIAM II. DAY.
Secretary of State"
Having developed into n war of oc-
cupation. vastly greater numbers are
needed than We're counted upon at the
time of the first call was made. Then
IL was anticipated that the only mill
tary operations would be carried on in
Cuba. but since Dewey's capture of the
Philippines $1,000 men have been taken
from the force needed for Cuba
Pennsylvania will furnish about g.
f5S men for the second muster of vol
unteers; Ohio. 4,349: West Virginia S33
and Maryland. ,l66
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01
GOVERNING THE PHILIPPINES.
Cen. Merritt to Have Absolute Control Of the
Islands New Cable.

The state department has mailed to
General Merritt his exhaustive in
structions for the government of the
Philippines. These embody not only
full details for the control of the mill
tary and naval forces in establishing
United States sovereignty over the
Philippine group, which We're prepared
by the war and navy departments for
Incorporation I'm the instructions, but
are understood to clothe the command
Ing general with greater discretionary
powers than have ever up to this time
been granted to an agent of this gov
ernment. Except in his relations with
foreign powers growing out of pos
sible complications i'm the east, which
are to be referred to Washington for
negotiation, General Merritts control
of affairs will be practically supreme.
The instructions throughout bear every
evidence that the United States intends
to preserve permanent control OF the
islands.
In this connection II Is understood
to-day that arrangements are already
made to lay a cable from San Fran
cisco by way of Hawaii directly to
Manila, and the work will be under
taken as a military necessity the mo-
ment authority for the expenditure
can be secured from congress.