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La Junta tribune., 1898-11-16

sue OF next Saturday, and the tax
sale wall occur on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 40, 1898.
r. n. Wieland, of Fowler, was
in the county seat Monday. attend
ing 20 some legal business in the
district court.
| Berths are electric-lighfed on
the California Limited. Santa Fe
Route A new system, electricity
generated by car axles; 5000 can
die-power. -----------''---
H. P. Myton, fndian agent at
the Ute reservation in Utah, pass
ed through this city yesterday
morning. enroute to Washington,
D. c. He was accompanied by
Ave of the leading Ute braves. who
are on their way to hold their
semi-oceasional pow-wow with the
great father-President Mckinley.
The Manzanola News says the
republicans Of that precinct scored
the only republic IN victory in the
county by electing two OF their
candidates-a justice OF the peace
and a constable. "Oh, don't
know Manzanola is not the only
republican pebble on the beach in
Otero county. We did just as well
here in La Junta. and will do a
great deal better next year.
c. w. Kerr. OF Los Angles, Cal.
who was seriously injured about
ten days ago. in a runaway acci-
dent in this city, died at his rooms
in the Jones Block last Saturday
morning. Mr.. Kerr jumped from
the carriage during the runaway
and struck on his head. causing
conclusion OF the brain which
finally resulted in spinal menin-
gifts. Mr.. Kerr was just closing
up deal for some property
near Rocky Ford and expected to
become resident OF OteTo county.
He was a native of Howard coun-
~, Mo-, about 43 years Of age, and
leaves wife to whom he had been
welded but three months. Mrs.
Kerr was with her husband when
he died, and accompanied the re-
mains to Los Angeles, to which
place they we're shipp d Tor burial
on No n Monday mprning. MIR.
Kerr was member OF the Ind.-.
pendent Older Of Foresters, and
representatives Of the local lodge
rendered him every service posi-.
BILE dnrinr his illness.
La Junta tribune., 1898-11-16
Coates. ne.,ee.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
RERAln lnlA IA,c L. i.saS

10 PGB6lAb. tOtO OR. II. tStas-
A sUFPN1ESr CONTEST AFFIDAVIT
a having tses.n nled ~ t,.is UtlSc~ by Patrick
Nc Eir,y. contestant mxAinst Timber CulInre
c,nr, Ma. so. mssie May s>ee, i.,r N. W! 4
S..ctisst u. Tss~. siIip =; = R.rEc - w. bS
Io>.ph !. Nser. csr,ts,f,s.. iB which Il h AL
tg,.d that S,id ciximant had whalt failed
fo pias.t pvrnscf ard cultivate tern scsrs of
said lnstd ur anv other p'rttsm thereof, in
ir'---. scissor cu'tiux~ siftce .iNic IT entry:
aud that ihe sauir has irsu wbfy abandon q
said dsfsuifs u .ntfnuiBx ench stss = I'd d0w n
To i'~' dsfs-df yfndsvitso Of contest
>oW. therefore. ssth r,nrtis-< arr hcr~hy no
tire<i tzp,a attsnr. r,>ts,sd and u3,.r evidence
tuh,chteh q I'd anerrtnph Ut IA q ess,ck =. M on
D,.,s.splsr y ase,. LeGse The Kexister aud He
crivrr IL tsse United Stsr-- t.apa OR-e IN
PIis.i,kp stslurnda.
Tls- ssii s-,ntesfant ',isvinR In . pr,rss
afffisvts. tiled Ors"ts.v u. i,S -st forth Ss.1s
y hich show ~ after due tliiix,.iscs. l-errdu,i
-'rvtcs. 0f fhf> nottcs. ran not tr made "a ~
hr,t order, a,,d ,sirs- ,s.d thar such nottcc
ir given s,y due ard I.,np,,v ss,rblscatiDH
R.GOKthSN. keHtater.
First publication Ocso,s gt ieQ>
Lat rat.tls-stk N Nnv-n,tsr n tsas
La Junta tribune., 1898-11-16
seues 10. 1sbiiestien.
LAxDOrricE At pugnio. COLO. /,

LANDOPRtCR AT PUEBLO. COLO,
tFTObEk <. lssss.
NortE ~ HEREMY GIVEN TINT THE
~ u,iIO~tnx.s,s'ns-i sssftr ~ filsst n0sirr uf
h,- int.ntt", !" make nr-,i proof ih anpp,,rt II
his cisi ~. N,,d th 4 SAID prsrf uiii te made
efre the clerk Of tile District C0urt at 4.
luna. .sn D..ss- nis'r ;. tsp<. eix: william Y
K,s p: H. d. ;ti. for tf. n. X. 4 of See :Ei
To~B.hiv - S',itil. ksnKe ~ Wesl
Ii.' san tna-s b.. fssilOwt.s wttnsH-es Ia prove
his conrinah',s :, r,islsbce upon and cutt ivation
OF aid liant. viz: Georsc H. Ruckey, william
Dow. ASA >s.uider. Cisarie- W. tbmngn nrsin<r
all of IL Jun y. cuhp. J.R 6ORiHDN,i
First publication 90 nh..r ". iss$ a
Ls>t pa s.iicAtk,u N,,vs.mter ~. l>9e.
La Junta tribune., 1898-11-16
eAllaoao evas sllaes.
sts~ss 1yeksS W. co"Ssasss s"d
S4sssa fss the Special es'nestIes
81 aslisoS1 Men.

II. VI. Adams. auditor for Fred
Harvey. was La Junta visitor
tor Sunday. /
Santa Fe brakeman are said to
be making better than $Ioo per
month at the present time.
Engineer Frank, Schmidt, who
has been laid of for a time. is at
work again. running ou, OF Pueblo.
Engineer E. o. Price. recent
arrival from Topeka, has been as
signed to- rum between. this city
and Pueblo.
K c. Tenyeck, Of Purcell. |. T..
arrived in this city Monday morn
ing and took charge Of the local
yards as day yardmaster. Eugene
Gleason takes his former position
as night yardmaster.
Rev. S. 4. Busser, of Emporia.
who was recently appointed super
iniendent OF reading rooms for the
eniire Santa Fe system, paid his
FIRST official visit to the local insti-
tuition Monday. Rev. Busser was
formerly pastor Of one OF the
churches OF Dodge CITY.
The first section of No. 81 broke
in two Sunday morning near Rob
inson, about ten miles east OF Id
Iunta. II came together again
with crash, derailing one Car and
breaking the drawbars OF ten 9th
ers. No. ~ Was della, ed abou,
four hours on account OF the
wreck. 20 ts r
The delays ine.be Santa Fee pas
which seng-r trains are almost q
daily occurrence. are said TO b.
caused by the rush Of freight bnsi
ness. The latter is so great as Ic
employ all the engines at command
and thu, preventing the passengeI
engin,s from receiving needeC
round house attention.
Of ten locomotives tor the South
eru Pacific from the Schenectad,
Locomotive Works, passed througl
.th,s city last Saturday. The en-
Kincs are monsters, having twelv,
wheels and weighing iSo. 90,
pounds. The front end OF th.. boil
ser is II iachrs IN diameter and 81
inch, al the rear aud the G, hinder.
A3x32 on the left side and 73x3.
on the right. rhe stroke ~ 81
inches. The engines will he USED
in the Tehachept mountains o,eI
the famous ..loop."
Conductors L. L. Downen and
NV. n. KING and Brakeman Jayn.s,
swho have been runplng b-tweei
sthis city and Ration, were arrested
-last week charged with. ibt-akipp
into freight ears and purloining ni-r-
schand,sr. They are now confined
Gin the county jail a, Springer, ~.
: NJ, and their Case Is set for hear.
ing November 22d. Both OF the
{ sconductOrs are married mer ai.1
= live with their families at Ration.
!. The mtn deny the charge mad.
/, against them. hut rs aspa.t sot tsis
: stolen goods WAS recovered at ,b,si,
homes and from a wa,car. tn,
Z proof .o' guilt IS strong. .agtius'
! them Their p-su ali ms has.1heen
La Junta tribune., 1898-11-16
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UN1rRD STATE i.aND OFFICE.
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pUEn,D. OI.n OFT q. i6r
NOrlsE ~ SnRRrhYGIyRN THAT JOsRP n
~ r Psslksck. AssIxnts. of ortey Bill. ~ n
1rinsn , Osss.. bes nisA t-~ ~ lnfesssioh n,
mn ks, ,rpof ssn his ds-sfri-iaud r1sis. Mo- I'm
for l<ss spd ..rusi k,.. sw 4. e<c. a. 4 4
=. n. \, ~. h FIRE Cevk ~ thr Otatrict Cpurt
vt tls Ju,t.. Cs'o.. TIE u. das ot Deeeuitiev,
lsf~.
he naul<A ) he snllowtrR w,sn~sa,a = q. nss,ve
the rs,mplesr irrtsm,ion md vrs-i ,n,ssts.u n
snid lard: wiliinm n. Ra, dsil. Of nssshy
F.pd. Cul0.. h b,.rt Hatchcril s,f II In n.
t'oI.s tl.arssr Rnckman ~ L, Junta. CSan :
Henry Nnnrsr!iis ~ II Jr, In. q IN. -'T
Atass ntNSce b ssrrefIv 1fvs.st thsa y. eerA p.
PsIksck. Asyf1rtw Of 6hrrmew Rayi, a. y.
JMnsn. 1ess. jnssr Md pslsvs ~ nS{fskia n,
mnhs vssvsse mn Nss drarss-laDd csaSlu Me- n.
for ~ = IN =: Z. s.r. ~ +: . s, Il. q
hf.:vr tkrH nr the Dist.tcf sours u II
He wasss. thc fcllo.inr wiir--.e. 10 tll0se
s.ssd tsssfi Niilt.m n. HanAesi ~ Il0s-E 1ns3.
C.sn ngesrtt .iI.srsssnss n ~ lansS. ihiaIs !
NaneYjj.e ~ ~ 3.s-sa ri. Z
fscs jSsaSsss;sS sevcssss = n: -sSss
La Junta tribune., 1898-11-16
aesIee Tor rubi,e.,,en.
LAND cry.E At suEnLo, q COLO. [,

NOvEMnEH u. tsss
NOris'E Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ fssikswtn Bs-f ttief tis tsd ns,fire OF
hlS i,i,~ust.,a make nant prss'f In suVtort Of
his claim d tlI,t raid pr,r,t will b.. m ~ es.-
tTcsis Cperk nf tic D,r,ricf, ort st i.s J,rnta
t'nlo.- M Janunry II. t>.q. viz. Junn kAmiry;
T. s77d far tie W n n 4. is.E 4 y W \
sec "a r. ~ : k.,nHe 5tw
He ~ ttn..s The foiio~i i,ix wit ntsses to prove
his ess.tinsrais n sidebre upn and cultivation
nf aid land via lA-,l rti'. Gsrcia. Felix
Torre-. John r. wo,d. Nj hazel Si-p stt-. Nil of
Hixbs ., Coln- J H. GORDON.
hegisier.
First pssbiscasioa November ~. Iss
Lat i,ub,ic..tinn D,cenlb~r 4. iss.-
La Junta tribune., 1898-11-16

is also a certain cure for rhenma-
tism. For sale at the Palace drug
store.
WANTED the second hand
goods in town for cash-at How
ards.
A large variety OF toothpicks.
salts and peppers cheap at
Thompson's.
You can never complete a nice
Sunday dinner withou, going TO
Melvin Bros. market
Why not own your own home
and save rent? Look at the list
offered by Buckley & Hart.
Large stock OF latest designs in
Portisres and Lace Curtains at the
Jameson House Furnishing Cos.
Judge N. w. Dixon arrived
from Pueblo Monday morning and
opened the closing term OF the
district court.
The ice in Nebraska was 40. 900
inches thick Tuesday. and enough
has been sent to Florida TO make
w. ]. Bryan skating rink.-Syr-
acuse News.
Half day saved by the Cali
fornia Limited, Santa Fee Route.
One and three-fourth. days, La
Junta to Los Angeles. New f.a-
lures this season.
Rev. Robt. CoItman, Mrs. r. w.
Hawkins, Miss essie Hawkins.
Miss Nora Hodges, Mrs. John
Beard went to Pueblo yesterday
morning to attend the Moody
meetings.
Finer and faster than ever. The
California Limited, Santa Fe Route,
solid between La )unta and Los
/ Angeles. Time one and three
fcur,hs days. Electric GIFTED.
Three times week.
1t s.euss to sever very little
congealed moisture to a good
many people as to which party was
successful at the recent election.
The world continues to move and
most people are doing very little
grieving and attending to their
own affairs with the same industry
as Of yore.
The great cry among the Santa
Fe people is .more power. more
power II is the same old familiar
song that is sung every year. When
business is good the men are COM
PEELED to work night and day. but
when there is luIl instead of fixing
:
up their power. and putting their
engines in shape Tor rush of this
kind. the employees work forty
hours per week.-Ex.
County Treasurer Beerbohm re-
ports THAT mp to last Monday he
had collected $os Ioo.3 80 of the
taxes due for the year 1897. The
total tax for that year is $ios, 400.
leaving So, ago 81 unpaid. The TO
total taxes collected up to the same
period Of last year was $50, $50. so.
which amount includes the receipts
from destraints and the tax sale.
The delinquent tax list this year
will be the smallest in the history
,of sths countyto the great and
poignant sorrow 81 abe poor printer.
The nrss publiessioi:of the delin.
quent tax lise will appear in our-is.
La Junta tribune., 1898-11-16
The sest PLASTER.

A piece OF flannel dampened
with Chamberlain Pain Balm and
bound on to the affected parts is
superior to any plaster. When
troubled with a pain in the ches,
or side, or lame back. give it 2
trial. You are certain to be more
than pleased with the prompt re-
lief which it affords. Pain Balm
is also certain cure for rbenma-
tism. For sale at the Palace drug
store.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19
EUGENE FRANCIS LOUD.
California Congressman with a Ro-
mantle Career.
In n Legislative wny He Hna Become
Famous ms the Chairman of the
House Committee on
Post Offices.

Eugene Francis Loud, named, it is in
teresting to note, for Napoieon's step
son, Eugene Beauharnais, member of
congress from the Fifth California dis
trct and chairman of the committee on
post offices and post roads, who has
made himself conspicuous through his
agitation of postal matters, especially
for his opposition to the present law
regarding newspaper postage, which
he says is now subject to great abuses,
is of Puritan descent. He was born in
the picturesque old town of Abingdon,
Mass, on March IL, 1s47, His father,
Reuben Loud, was known by his neigh
bors as a man OF independent and rad
ical spirit.
Young Loud, says the New York
Tribune, inherited this spirit and gave
evidence of it at the early age of 13 by
following in the footsteps of so many
youths of the Bay state and running
away to sea. A sailing vessel carried
him around the Horn. By the time he
reached California he had seen enough
of adventure, and was content to set
tie down in the state which has since
been his home, and which he has repre-
sented for four congresses in the lower
house.
But Mr.. Loud's romantic experiences
were not to end with his service before
the mast. This ardent young Yankee
enlisted at the beginning of the war in
the California cavalry, and served until
the end of the struggle. He was with
the army of the Potomac, with Sheri-
dan in the Shenandoah valley, and it
fell to his lot to be frequently in the
midst of the hottest fighting.
After the close of the war Mr.. Loud
returned to California, and was hon
ored by the state of his adoption with
several political offices. He was for
some time in the customs service, a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19
Caught by q Cave-In.

Pittsburg, Feb. 16.-Terror was
spread yesterday by report that a
section of the ruins left by the Pike
street fire disaster of last Wednesday
night had fallen and buried ten per-
sons, mostly boys. Soon afterwards
so volunteers wens to work to discover
what the falling mass had buried. A
driver of coal wagon, a 15-year-old
boy and two horses were eXtricated,
men had worked about two hours and
those in charge had been convinced
no others had been caught by the
the falling brick, the work was aban-
doned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
THE FLAG GOES BY.

Hats Off
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles, ruflle of drums,
A flash of color beneath the sky;
Hats off!
The flag is passing byl
Blue and crimson and white 1t shines,
over the steel-tipped, ordered lines.
Hats off
The colors before us fly;
But more than the flag Is passing by.
Sea fights and land fights, grim and great,
Fought to make and to save the state;
Weary marches, and sinking ships;
Cheers of victory on dying lips;
Days of plenty and years of peace;
March of a strong lands swift increase
Equal justice, right and law,
Stately honor and reverend awe;
Sign of a nation, great and strong
To ward her people from foreign wrong;
Pride and glory and honor, all
Live in the colors to stand or fall.
Hats Off
Along the street there comes
A HNare of bugles, ruffle of drums;
And loyal hearts are beating high;
Hats off
The flag Is passing byl
--H. H. Bennett, in Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19

member of the California Legislature in
1854, and cashier and collector of the
city and county of San Francisco. His
Fifty-second congress, and he has
been elected to every congress since.
Mr.. Loud occupies a unique position
on the money question. He is, first.
last and for all time gold man, but the
convention which nominated him
adopted resolutions in favor of free
coinage, and pledged their candidate to
it. On hearing this, Mr.. Loud proposed
to withdraw, but his friends refused to
allow him to do so. and he was nomi-
mated and elected. He informed his con-
stituents that the honor they had be-
slowed upon him had in no wise
changed his opinions; that he was, as
ever, for the gold standard, and re-
fused to accept if there was any mis-
understanding on this point. They
We're, however, wiling to have him serve
them, and since he has been in the
house Mr.. Loud has remained loyal to
his principles, voting with the advo-
Gates of gold when the contest has been
CluSt, Dul cuSllnS Hls NOte lOT SHNeT
when a vote either way made no differ
ence. During his last campaign Mr..
Loud made many gold speeches.
His ideas concerning the national
post office have been thoroughly eX-
plotted and are we'll known, and no
one but layman would deny that some
of the reforms he proposes would, if
they could be properly initiated and car
ried out be an improvement to the serv-
ice; but. like all reformers, his zeal
sometimes carries him too far. On sew
eral occasions Mr.. Loud has enjoyed a
tilt with Lemuel Ely Quigg, of New
York, and Mr.. Quigg does not always
come out winner. Only recently Mr.,
Loud said, in characterizing one of Mr..
ouiggs statement as false and un-
| founded:
81 have oftentimes regretted that the
| gentleman from New York could not
know as much as he assumes to know"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19
"DRAWING RATiONS."
How the I'd Town Boys Secured Reg
uInr supply of u Delicacy.

uInr Supply OF Deltcacy.
There are episodes in the life of
private soldier provocative of laughter,
and other occurrences serve to dispel
in some measure the ennui of camp life.
l remember a farmer who did not
reside so far from one of our camping
places as he wished, and who was ac-
customed to find every morning that
several rows of potatoes had disap-
peared from the field. He bore 1t some
time, but when the last half of his field
of this vegetable began to disappear
he began to think that sort of thing
had gone far enough, and determined
TO stop it.
Accordingly he made visit to camp
early next morning, and occupied him
self by going round to see whether the
soldiers were provided with good and
wholesome provision. He had not pro-
ceeded far when he found boy just
serving up fine dish of potatoes which
looked marvelously like those that the
good wife had brought to his own
table. Hating, the following colloquy
ensued:
''Have fine potatoes here, I see."
"Splendid," was the reply.
"Where do you get them?"
Draw them"
docs the government furnish po-
tatoes in your rations?"
mary potato"
"I thought you said you drew them"
"We just do that thing. Won't you
take some with us?" asked the soldier,
as he seated himself opposite the smok-
ing vegetables.
Thank you" returned the farmer;
-but you will oblige me by telling how
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19
Relic OF the War.

Mrs. John Bart, wife OF the mayor OF
Eimwood Place. has placed on exhibit
tion at Blossoms art store on Elm street
picture that was painted during the
late civil war. 1t is water color paint
ing of Lookout mountain. Tenn. and
was painted by Sergt. Jacob II. Sroop,
deceased. of the Fourth Ohio volunteer
cavalry. 1t is an exact reproduction OF
the place as it appeared On Juce 10
1864, when the above-namee company
was camping there. Mrs. Bart is a
daughter of the artist, and prizes the
picture very highly,-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19
The ynlue of Anti.eptic..

The following facts were recently
quoted by Prof Kober, of the George
town university, in illustration OF the
good that has been accomplished in hy-
giene through the introduction of
germicides and antiseptics. During the
Crimean war many more than half the
amputations that were performed re-
suited in the death of the patient, the
exact percentage OF mortality being
cas-. During the American civil war
the mortality from amputation was
still 4s.7 per cent. Then the new meth
ods came to be more and more en-
ployed, and i'm 1890 the statistics of am
putation showed that the mortality was
but 60 per cent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19

you draw your potatoes, as they are
not found by the eommissary?"
Nothing easier. Draw 'em by the
tops, mostly; sometimes by hoe, if
one is left in the field"
Hump! yes; l understand. Well,
see here, if you won't draw any more
of mine | will bring'you-a basket every
morning, and draw them myself"
"Bully for you, old fellow" was
the cry; and three cheers and tiger
were given for the farmer. The cove
nant was entered into, and no one but
the owner drew potatoes from that field
afterwards.-D. p. Donnell, in Nation
al Tribune
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19
THE TALE OF a HAT.
Gained the Disttnction of Being Cap
tured by Confederntes.

Capt. George w. Chandler, of this
city, who went out with the Eighth
Michigan infantry and fought through
the war, while chatting in Detroit Post
rooms the other day, told this story Of
how he was taken prisoner and lost his
hat:
"In the spring of 1863" said he, while
in the city of Baltimore, Ind, pur-
chased n fine, light-co.ored, wool, army
shaped hat for hot weather wear. lput
this hat, with other articles of my ward
robe, in my army chest, and when was
ordered from Belle Plain to Edwards
Ferry, on the Potomac, the chest was
taken along. / was stationed at Ed
wards Ferry with Capts. Winchester,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19

c'Let Us Have Confidence in the Patriot.
ism of Our President at This Time.")
est international lawyers, the facts here
presented have been obtained. Public
men of prominence are exceedingly
careful of their utterances, because they
are very often misquoted by enterpris-
ing young newsgatherers. But in the
privacy and confidence of his own par
lor distinguished senator who has
been personal friend of the writer for
nearly quarter of a century said:
Tell your readers to pray for peace.
Tell them that wise counsel prevails in
Washington, and that we are prepar-
ing for war. 1t is regarded by careful
men as almost inevitable. But we need
time. Six months will complete our
coast defenses. In the same time our
navy will be strengthened. Cuban
atrocities excite our sympathy, and
they should be stopped. But sympathy,
like charity, begins at home, and we
must sympathize with our own people
first, before we plunge unprepared into
the awful horrors of war. Il seems to
be unavoidable; but we must avert ii If
we can, certainly until we can meet the
emergency with the least possible cost
and the least possible loss to ourselves" !"
That is the whole story in nuts hell.
II develops the full meaning of the
speech of Congressman Hit, of Illinois,
when he eloquently spoke in the house
of representatives, appealing to all OF
our citizens to have confidence in the
patriotism of our president at this time,
regardless of present or future political
views and aspirations.
SMITH n ERY
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19
LEE ON THE CAVALRY.
To It's Absence He Attributed the Loss
of the BATTLE of Five Forks.

of the Battle of Five Forks.
A number of confederate veterans
happened together the other night, and,
as is often the case, they began to quiz
and jolly each other about the respective
value of the cavalry and artillery dur
ing the important engagements of the
war. Col William Laughlin was a cav
alryman for four years, and he natural
Iy has tender spot for the value of
his department of the great army. The
colonel listened for bit until the OPP
position got in the height of their ar
gument, when he quietly pulled the fol-
lowing letter on them, which was writ
ten by Gen. Robert L. Lee to Gen. Wade
Hampton, copy of which Gen. Hamp-
ton had sent to Col. Laughlin:
Near Cartersville, Aug Is. 1S65.-My
Dear General: l was very much gratified
yesterday at the reception OF your letter
of the 9Th ult. / have been very anxious
concerning you and could obtain no salts
factory information. You cannot regret
as much as l did that you were not with
US at our final struggle. The absence OF
the troops which had sent to North ard
South Carolina was, believe the mmedi-
ate cause OF our disaster. Our small force
of cavalry "a large portion OF the men who
had been sent to the Interior to Writer their
horses had not reJoined their regiments)
was unable to resist the united federal cav
airy under Sheridan, which obliged me tc
detach Pickett's division to Ftz Lees sup
port weakening my main lire ard yet not
accomplishing my purpose If you had been
there with all OF our cavalry the result
at Five Forks would have been different
- That every happiness may attend
you and yours is the sincere wish Of youi
nd. r. Il. LEE"
Detroit Free Press.