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From the Chicago Journal. once
upon time there was a strong wheat
wizard, whose name was Letter. JOS
eph Letter, lie made wheat 80 up so
fast that all the farmers who sold Il
cursed themselves because they had not
held on a little longer All the dupes
on the board Of trade except a few
wanted to get this wizard down and
divide his millions among them. but
he came from Harvard university. AMI
his medicine was so strong they could
do nothing with him. Yet tho story
goes that this wizard was 20 small
extent bamboozled by a docoy letter.
The letter came from n person who de-
scrlbed himself as fourteen-ycar-o
boy. but gave evidence Of what cap.
pcrs" for stock markets and boards Of
trade cali gameness. and who lnclcaod
a 500 note % help the wizard along.
lie signed the epistle Francis Wells
Van Praag. IN itself q suspicious cir.
cumstance. So touched was the wig.
ard by this act OF confidence and kind
ness that, II Is said. he returned the
500 note. accompanied by similar
ono, Investigation tended 10 show that
the wizard had indeed been touchei
Mr.. Van Praag proving TO be a perfoi
Of mature years and great discretion
who wrote very bad writing. and had
knowledge OF human motive that
would have made Balzac bilious with
envy. And the dukes Of the board Of
trade are merry.
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HEIRS TO pArrrs WEALTH.
Kinsman In Atlanta u we'll Thought Of
hy the ureat singer.

ny the 0reat singer.
The death Of Nlcollni. coming as Il
has before that Of Adellna Patti, prob.
ably means that large share OF her
fortune will fall % American heirs
Nine. Patti has few living relatives
Her nearest kinsman ls believed 10
be Alfredo Barllli. a musician of At
lania, Ca. says the Piitsburg Dispatch.
Mr. Barlll ~ the son OF the prlma
donna's hnlf-brothcr who also. In his
day. was a musician Tho half-brother
was almost grown az the time OF the
diyas birth and II was by him that
80 voice which was 10 make her fame
ami fortune was discovered and given
~ FIRST development Many tales are
told IN the Barilli family OF the strict
measures res0rtod 10 by the elder Ba-
Tllli TO force his young charge and
pupil 10 dlllgent study. and of the Oft
repeated but harmless punlshments
which resulted when In the exubcranco
OF youth she sllghted her tasks and
failed TO live up TO the possibilities
of her wonderful voice.
Although IN the brief annals of Pat.
us life little or no credit has been given
20 Sig Barllll for his part IN her
musical education, says the New York
Times, the singer herself has acknowl-
edged her Indebtedness 10 him on the
back Of a large photograph sent 20
him before his death and just after
/ PATHS irat great European triumphs.
/ On the back OF this photograph, boz
meath his name and lors she has writ.
ten. ITO my first and only teacher, "
| This souvenir furnishing as Il does
almost the only proof OF the elder Ba-
! rillls intimate connection with her
career, la naturally greatly priced
by the family OF his son. which
still has u In lts possession,
Alfredo Barllll. an artist and a mon
OF taste and culture. has always been a
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II went 90 church not long ago" says
a contributor "and heard the following
tale given in explanation Of the words
collection and Offering and the an.
ference between them a certain small
boy had % dog. which ho had named
Fido The boy was very found of Fldo.
One day M dinner the boys father no.
ticed him taking the best OF the p0r-
tion OF roast beef which had fallen ia
his lot and placing II ON another plate
Upon inquiry the father learned tha,
the meat WIS for the dog Fido My
son, said papa ~ would be- better II
you ate that meat yourself and give
Fido some OF the scraps which are left
Tho boy protested. but the father wa
obdurate AZ the conclusion OF ths
neal the ho. took out 20 Fldo a plate
heaped with scraps of the roast Here
Fido. said the boy. 4 wanted 10 make
YOU an Offering. bui here Is only col.
loction. Albany Journal
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The two hoid-up artists looked down
al the covering saloonkeeper. Then
they hustled him across the room aud
showed him into his own refrigerator.
One OF them bent down ana hoarsely
whispered Say. here's a little up-to.
date advice for you, my friend" Ile
paused as he swung the heavy door.
ITS 10 wait and keep cool" Then the
door slammed Cleveland Plain Deal
eF
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sells-well. old chap, rs an settled
am going 10 marry Miss Mills next
month and / want you to act as best
man. Wells-All right my boy; you
can count uDon me. ! never desert a
friend when Lisfortune oVsrtakss hiSa
Chicago NeuS
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Tho cnrnlsa rhlIa.nph.r.

woman" said the Cornfed Phllo-
sopher, rs creature who feels re-
sponslblo for the welfare OF the whole
community. but not for what she says
lndlanan0lIa Innrnnl
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A FAD WITH WOMEN.
HOCKEY HAS COME DOWN FROM
CANADA.

An Especial skate Is worn-This Iron
nIade is Permanently strapped 20 the
shoe asd Il Great Aid 20 speed of
the Player.
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II Is dlacouraglng 20 a young man 10
say 10 a stern father "sir, | love your
daughter" and 10 have the stern father
answer; 80 do il"-somervllle Jour
nal.
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has begun. and the oldest inhabitants
Of the town are pratlng TO the young
aiors Of lts bloody history. II was the
headquarters OF as ugly gang OF des-
peradoes M ever infested town In
the middle West. w. W. Brown built
the house and intended it for a hotel,
but no reputable person ever stopped
there. II was two stories high. and
made OF hown oak studdlnR. with but
ternut weather boards. and the inter
vening space filled IN with brick ma
sonly. So II was well calculated 20
answer as n fort
Bellevue put mp with Brown and the
crimes OF his gang murder. robbery
and the like for three years. and then
the best citizens banded together to
cxtcrmlnnte the crew Led by sheriff
Cox. forty men. armed to the teeth.
advanced on tho sort one day IN the
spring ~ 1910 r call for the surren-
der of the outlaws was answered by n
The Eddy current., 1898-04-30

Some people think three or four
times before speaking once. and then
never say anything worth listening 90.
A man resembles ball OF twine
when ke = wrapped up ln himself
The Eddy current., 1898-04-30

81. a. Colquhoun sends 10 the Strand
MAJ, izlno photograph OF an extremely
rem 1rkable natural curiosity. and
wri9ss' II have tree In my garden
whIh has tied Itself into a knot in ;,s
groUth; the knot Is more than i2
inc'ps IN circumference No doubt
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.lOwA's OLDEST HOosE
WAS ONCE USED As A SOLD
iERs' GARRISON.

The scene ~ the determination % the
nrown Hand of Outlaws Oid We'll
Said 20 contaln Iiigoiton Treasure and
Human Tones.
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a British piano making firm has Just
designed small portable plano, which
The Eddy current., 1898-04-30

some years ago this branch, at that
time mere twig, got twisted or knot.
ted In some way. and was never after
ward disturbed. the result beinb that
In time II became Impossible to lntio
this curious knot This growth doel not
interfere with the growth OF the tree.
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Especial Letter)

~ W HN|
where IN the West.
n a building h NJ
ty years old q a
vonorated ns be-
longing to the G'm
and hoary past Ia
Bellevue. Ia. Is a
house which was
put up IN 1891
Work on its de
struction already
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The nature Of an oath Is USUALLY hv-
-"sa nature.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-06
ONE OF THE THIRD.
Private August Dapme, of the Third
Infantry Band, Dead at MontauI.

Infantry Band, Dead at MOntauk.
WASHINGTON, Sept. o.-In a report
to the war department tonight Gen.
Wheeler announces the death Of ten
men at Camp Wikoff, one Of them be-
ing an unknown soldier" Gem
Wheeler's dispatch reads:
Camp Wikoff. Montauk Point, Sept. g.
Adjutant General, Washington No trans
ports arrived today. Allegheny sailed for
New York. All transports in this port from
Santiago have unloaded the troops destined
for this camp. Deaths since last report:
SAMUEL COOK, private, Company B. Ninth
infantry.
UNKNOWN SOLDIER.
HERBERT L. JELLMAN, sergeant, band,
Fourth infantry
THOMAS FURGESON. sergeant, Third
cavalry.
MICHAEL BARLOW, private, Company A.
Twentieth infantry.
REDMOND D. ATKINSON, private, Com
pany l, Twentieth infantry.
AUGUST DAPME, private, band, Third in
fantry.
CHARLES HAGE, corporal Company II,
Second Massachusetts volunteers.
CHARLES w. WASHBURN Company r,
Thirty-third Michigan.
UNION w. GOFF, sergeant, Company I,
Seventy-1rst New York volunteers.
GUS MISKEL, private, Company A, First
District of Columbia volunteers.
SAMUEL CARP, private. Company D, Sec
ond infantry.
FRANK ]. ECKLEY, private, Company r,
Eighth Ohio. Wheeler,
Commanding.
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bo removed to his home as quickly a!
possible.
ARKANSAS ELECTION.
Democratic State Ticket Elected, but
Amendments in Doubt.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. 5.-Ar-
kansas today elected a full corps of
state officers, 100 members Of the low
er house of the Legislature, sixteen state
senators, local officers in each Of the
seventy-fve counties and voted on the
adoption Of two important constltu-
tional amendments, as we'll as the
question Of the liquor license In the
different counties. The Democratic
state ticket, headed by Dan w. Jones,
is undoubtedly elected, the only quss
tion of doubt being the size OF the
Democratic plurality. The vote on The
two constitutional amendments is in
doubt One of these provides for the
creation by the Legislature of railroad
commission, and the other for the
levying of tax of three mills for road
purposes. In Little Rock there was
no contest of much Importance, and
election day at the capital city was
extremely quiet.
But few figures are at hand at mid
night The Republicans have carried
Newton and Searcy counties and the
Populists have probably carried Clarke,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-06
DID LEO Do IT7
RumOr That He Inspired the Peace
Note of the Cxar.

RumOr That He Inspired the Peace
Note of the Gear.
ROME, Sept. Sit is reported here
that the czar's peace manifesto is real
ly triumph for the pope, and that
it was inspired through his influence
at st. Petersburg. The pope's desire
that he shall not die until he sees al!
the nations Of the world at peace Is q
we'll known fact, and now that the
emperor of such a great power as Rus
sia has taken so conspicuous a stand
in favor of a general disarmament it
is announced that his holiness is in
tensely gratified. OF his holiness direct
personal efforts and apparent success
in the cause there can be no doubt.
The source Of inspiration Of the i'm
perial document as given Is not less
astonishing than the document itself.
The fact that the diplomatic note did
not originate in the brain of the auto
crat Of the RuSsias, nor In that of any
OF his ministers, or courtiers, would
indicate that Nicholas II. merely con-
sented to accept the paternity of it.
1t was Leo XIII. who conceived the
project and who, with the assistance
Of Cardinal Rampolia, his secretary of
state, prepared 1t in all its details for
publication.
similar appeal has already been
made to the nations Of Europe by the
pope himself. This one, coming as it
does from the car, has new impor-
tance and Is to be an epoch making
event.
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mm Hs E #m mz Hz mE HaE Em H #E nz a E H

ceived by the relatives and friends of
the Thirteenth Minnesota soldiers.
There was, however, g. request for
nurses and physicians yesterday. 1t
came from Col. Roland H. Hartley,
who is in the South to arrange for the
TRANSFORMATION Of the sick soldiers OF
the Twelfth and Fourteenth regiments
to their homes in this state. The mes
sage was received last evening, and
asked that five trained nurses and one
physician be Immediately dispatched
to Lexington to report there Thurs
day. and that a like number of nurses
and a second physician be sent to Chat
tanooga.
In order to provide this want, DR.. j.
w. Macdonald, president Of the Red
Cross Society of Minneapolis, has is
sued q call for ten volunteer trained
nurses, to report at his office, sos Ma
sonic Temple, at 10 o'clock this morn
ing They must be prepared to leave
Minneapolis tonight over the Omaha
road, the train departing at 1880 O'Clock.
DR.. J. w. Macdonald and DR.. A. e.
Hiebee will be the physicians who Will
accompany the nurses.
So that everything will be in readi-
ness for the reception Of the sick SOL
diers when they arrive work will begin
this morning at the old court house.
and by the end Of the week 1t will have
been transformed into fully equipped
hospital. The work will be rushed as
rapidly as possible. but nothing con-
ducive to the comfort Of its prospec-
tive patients will be left undone.
C. G. Whitney, state printer, received
a message from Col. Hartley to the
effect that his son, Joseph, was pretty
sick, and in the division hospital at
Lexington. Whitney was surprised at
the receipt Of this intelligence, as he
had understood, from previous reports,
that his son had about recovered. Mr..
and Mrs Whitney left for Lexington
last evening, and, II their sons condi-
ton is such as to permit 1t. he will
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-06
GEN. BROOKE HONORED
JOURNEY OF AMERICANS TO SAN
JUAN A REVELATION

ShOYered with COurtesies by Form
er Foes and New Friends-Stnl-
wnrt Soldiers and Massive Horses
Caused CeaseIess Wonder Among
the Eatives-Gen. Brooke Arrives
Ahead OF Others of Commission.
SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, Sent.
5.-Maj Gen. Brooke and his staff have
completed two-thirds of their Journey
across the island towards this city.
The trip has been like a march through
q friendly territory. On Saturday Gen.
Brooke stopped at Cayey. Yesterday he
reached Caguas, twenty miles from
here. This afternoon he entered Rio
Piedras, one of the aristocratic sub
urbs Of San Juan, where he will estab-
lish his headquarters.
Gen. Brooke has accepted the hos
pitality Of Capt. Gen. Macias, who gra-
ciously offered him the use Of his pri-
Vate residence at Rio Piedras The
party, though small, is imposing, and
Is making a deep impression. AS 1t
made its way to the hills, covered to
their SUBMITS with coffee and tobacco
plantations, and through the broad
fields OF the plains. Gen. Brooke rode
at the head of his staff The inhab-
itants plainly indicated their pleasure,
although there were no demonstFa-
tions. At intervals along the way
Spanish soldiers Of the civil guard pre-
sented arms as the Americans passed.
At Cayey and Caguas the principal
commanders received Gen. Brooke
with marked courtesies, and the al
caldes paid him their respects.
There was no display whatever of III
feeling, Spaniards and Americans
mingling freely, fraternizing and ex-
changing buttons as souvenirs. AS a
result many soldiers are buttonless.
Spanish flags fioated at Cayey and
Caguas, but as guests we could not
show our colors, except by the cavalry
guidons.
Our stalwart soldiers and massive
horses caused ceaseless wonder to the
natives, accustomed to men of sman
stature and nimple-footed little ponies
Gen. Brooke will have arrived here
in advance Of the other American COM
missioners, who are expected on
Wednesday by the Seneca.
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SPANISH TRICK.
Why Cubans Are Not Given Their
Quota of Supplies.

WARRINGTON, Sept 6.-Gen. Nunez,
Of the Cuban army, has returned TO
Washington, having been on an ex-
pedition which took supplies to the
Cubans. He left this country before
the war was closed and landed at sew
eral points and delivered his supplies.
Gen. Nunez reports a great deal of
distress among the Cubans and says It
will be still greater on account of the
inability of the Cubans to forage ana
raid various places where they former
ly obtained supplies. Gen. Nunez says
one reason why the Spaniards are
making it difficult TO supply food to
the Cubans is that they want to COM
pei the latter to take the provisions by
force, and thus create disturbances ana
trouble, and stir up strife between the
Americans and Cubans which will tend
to discredit them.
The Spaniards are willing food shah
be given to their immediate people, but
do not want 1t taken to the Cubans,
says the general.
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MURDERED In HIS STORE
A. MIDDLETON FATALLY SHOT
By MIDNIGHT MARAUDERs

PntroIman FiIItngim Found Him at
an Early Hour this Morning In
Front of HIS store, at 200 West
Seventh Street, Crawling on His
Hands and Knees I'm Search of As
sistance--His Wounds Mortal.
Arthur Middleton, proprietor Of tea
store at 269 West Seventh street, was
found by the police at o'clock this
- morning lying in front of his store with
a gaping bullet wound in his left
breast.
Middleton, who sleeps In the store,
says that two men attempted to break
in the rear part OF the store. and when
he revealed himself one of them shot
him.
He was taken TO the city hospital.
The seriousness Of his injuries is not
known at this writing.
At 2:30 it was stated at the city hos
pital that Middleton's death was
matter Of but very short time, and
County Attorney Anderson was sum-
mOned to his bedside to take his ante
mortem statement.
Middleton was found by PatrOlman
Filingim crawling on his hands and
knees in front Of his store near the
door, which he had evidently been able
to open. To the officer, while waiting
for the arrival of the ambulance, he
stated that two men tried to break into
the rear part of the store, which is
used as a sort Of store room in con-
nection with Middleton's tea brokerage
business. and when he discovered them.
one Of them shot him.
AS soon as he had sent the injured
man to the hospital the officer made
an inspection Of the premises and found
that the window which Middleton had
mentioned was up about ten inches.
George Flynn, who lives on the op-
posIte side of the street, says that he
heard three shots fired.
Middleton died at $3.50. County At
torney Anderson had not arrived.
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ALGER FORCED TO ACT
FINALLY YIELDS TO PRESSURE OF
PUBLIC PROTEST

Orders an Investigation of Reported
WiN0fT-Death of Private Hugh
Parrett on the Night He Is Said
to Have Been Refused Admittance
TO the Hospital.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Secretary
Alger sent the GLOWING order to Mon
tauk point t,day:
Washington, Sept. 5.-To the Commanding
General: A New York paper Of about the
20th ultimo published a statement of the
death of Private Hugh Parrett, of the Eighth
regulars IN which 1t is charged that when
he begged Of DIR. TO take him to the
hospital the doctor notified him that the hos
pltal was for sick men, and it is reported that
Parrett died that night.
This account is sent me by Representative
Grosvenor, Of Ohio, who says there is great
Indignation in his community over the case
and If it is as represented tn re should be-
wish an inquiry immediate! & instituted to
find out about this matter ard report made
10 me.
I understood Sergeant Ricn of the same
company Is under arrest for making COM
plant Of this same case. I have heard much
reports Of complaints OF the men, which l
believe fictitious, but If there Is any founda-
ton for this statement, or If there are any
men IN the regulars in their tents that are
not provided for, I wish to know the reason
why, and at once also the names of the off,
GERS In command Of the regiment and cap
tain in each case.
R. a. Alger, Secretary of War.
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TODAY'S BULLETIN.

Page.
1-Alger Orders an Investigation.
Clough Hears From Reeve.
Eighteen Killed in Wreck.
Big Fair Opened.
Possible Murder.
Dreyfus Revision Seems Certain,
2State Fair Incidents.
Peace Jubilee Inaugurated.
State Fair Cycle Meet.
9-Soldier of Fifteenth Dead.
Veterans Of the Civil War.
Hallond's Queen Crowned.
EEditorial.
Day to Retire This Week.
B-Sportlng News.
Saints Break Even.
6-Labor's Annual Outing.
Populists at Cincinnati.
Markets of the World.
minneapolis Matters.
News of the Northwest.
s-Labor's Annual Outing.
Jefferson Club Meets.
Welcome for Soldiers.
State Chess Tourney.
Fire at White Bear.
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HURRICANE-SWEPT.

ST. Joseph, Mo.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Sept. 5.-A hur-
ricane swept over st. Joseph at $50
this evening. Rain and hail accom-
panied the wind. Residences were un-
rooted, stacks and barns were torn
down, and many buildings were utter
ly demolished. The st. Joseph rolling
mills were wrecked, damage 10000.
Carey's saloon, five other houses and
a field full Of tents in the packing
house district were scattered to the
winds. Many families were rendered
homeless. The monetary loss Is placed
at $150,000.
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HOSPITAL OVERCRoWDED.
Two Hundred and Fifty Men Forced
From Cots to the Floor

Two Hundred and Fifty Men Forced
From Cots to the Floor.
CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point, L.
l., Sept. 5.-The transport Roumania,
which arrived yesterday morning with
600 troops from Santiago, was the
means Of an additional test Of the ca
pacity Of the hospital in the detention
camp. OF the 600 men on the Roumania,
about 200 We're so sick that they had
to be put In the hospital. The author
tiles Of the detention hospital, although
they knew of the transports arrival,
had received no notice as to the num-
Der Of sick men they would be expected
to care for. About o'clock the am
balances with the sick men began to
arrive at the hospital. The detention
hospital will accommodate $50 men,
with eight cots to tent, which is the
normal capacity. By putting the ten
cots in each tent, 566 patients can be
taken care Of; but with corresponding
decrease Of comfort
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Cleveland, White and Nevada. few
other counties are IN doubt, but the
Democrats have nearly all Of them.
In Crawford county the vote between
the Democrats and Republicans ts very
close and 1t Will be at least forty-eight
hours before the result is known Tn
Jefferson and Garland counties the con-
test between the regular and indepen-
dent Democratic tickets Is so close that
the Official count will be necessary to
decide it. The indications are that
Jones will have q majority over the
combined opposition Of from 10000 to
$4,000. The railroad commission CON
stitutional amendment is undoubtedly
adopted.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. VI.
Sept. 5-The regular biennial election
In this state will be held tomorrow and
the total vote, 1t Ia predicted, will ex
ceed that Of the previous credential
election year Of 1898 Republicans think
Edward G. Smith will receive a ma
Jority, but not anywhere near that OF
CIRCUITS. They also expect to elect then
other candidates by comfortable ma
torities.
The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor is Thomas Mahoney, of Rutland.
It is predicted that the Democrats will
not elect over five representatives orr
Of 245. or the thirty senators the
Democrats say the Republicans will 10,
elect more than twenty eight, but the
Republicans are confident that they
will have solid Republican senate. the
same as In the past two campaigns.
The Republicans have no doubt of re-
electisg Congressman Powers and
Grout by the usual majorit.es.
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GRIGSBY's MEN THROUGH.
The Rough Riders VIII he Mustered
Out on Sunday.

CHICKAMAUGA, Sept. 5.-The last
Of the light artillery, consisting of bat
teries A, c, G and II, of Ohio, and the
last at this point, left the park this
evening for Columbus, O., to be mus
tered out.
Two paymasters, Maj. G. Bostwick
and Maj. Wilkins, arrived today and
will be joined Thursday by two others
The only men to be paid at this camp
viii be Col. Grigsby's rough riders, the
Third United States volunteer cavalry,
and the Sixth United States volunteer
infantry immunes. Col. Grigsby's men
viii be mustered out of the service here
next Sunday, having already turned
over to the government officials their
horses, arms, etc.