The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22
EplSTlEs TO ST. PAIL.

The futile effort of Col. Reeve to hold up
a train until the secticns of his regiment could
be brought together and the Nebraska regi-
mental sandwich eliminated an unsuc-
cessful piece of heroics very like Chawles
both in its conception aud execution. 1t re-
calls to one Of the boys CT 81, however. a
little incident that occurred to the Fourth
Wisconsin infantry in July, 1881. when 1t was
on its way to the front.
1.-THE trains carrying the regiment" said
he had left Buffalo on the Erie and were
due at Elmira for supper. Delays Of one kind
or another happened and it dusk when
Horneilsyille was reached. Here some bu- gle
in train orders stopped the train and it was
announced that there would be 10 further pro-
gress made thst night. TIE men were without
rations ard the prospect of going suppe less,
with the coed supper the women OF Elmira
had, as we knew provided, was one to which
Gel. Halbert E. Paine id not propose to
submit It in vain he ordered the train
men to proceed. They lad to obey orders
and they had none from their chiefs and 1e
fused to take them from the colonel.
paine was quite equal to the cmsrgeccy
Stepping to the center of the line which the
regiment had formed alongside the tracks
he sent a call down the line in his remark
ably powerful, voice. which on skirmish drill
carried orders as well tie bugle note, for
locomotive engineers. Half a dozen men
stepped forward.
Locomotive fremen step o the front was
the next order and dozen responded. Brake
men were called for and an ample supply
came. Engineers and firenien selected
and ordered into the cabs. the brakemen as
signed their posts and the regiment ordered
to get aboard. In fifteen minutes the colonel
had his trains equipped.
'"Then the railway gave in, took charge
of the trains and we were off. But it IL
O'Clock before we reached E.mira. Late as it
was the ladies were there, the coffee was hot
and the dinner ready and we sat down to a
feast for which the delays had provided ex-
cellent appetites."
John H. Gladstone, fine appearing. middle
aged man, wss arrested yesterday by De-
tective Wells charged with vagrancy. He
was exhibited to the night relief and given
this sort of send-off By Capt. Rouleau:
This is John H. Gladstone, alias Slim
Gladstone. He is con man. big mitt
CRATER a confidence man and an all around
crook. We don't want him here and IL any of
you see him on the streets. pull him in
newspaper man stopped at house at
Tayior's Falls Friday night and there was
a thunderstorm on VIXEN bed time came for
the little daughter Of the house. She had
said good night with much elaboration and
was putting off the evil moment OF actually
going up stairs as long possible. when there
came a very loud crash of thunder.
There said her mother, now you had
better mind mamma: God is angry at you
+ The little one picked up the trail of her
robe and started solemnly upstairs. She
had only gone few steps up when tbs re
came another crash of thunder. Then the
mite turned around 20 her mother ard said:
well, can't you wait minute?''
He was CARRIED as the bicyclist, and {. e was
leaning against his wheel smoking cgare to-
1t was just outside Of public garden ON
West Seventh street. Frank Eanz sro led
along and stopped for a moment 20 listen to
the two-step that the hand Oil the ms de of
the fence was INJECTING on the pasp.e III re-