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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
4 NIiserLY Old Woman.

4 sensation was created in the city
hospital at Memphis last week when it
was discovered that what was appar-
emily a very poor patient had rolled up
in an old apron S2,25S in gold and
greenb backs. Her name is Mrs. Maggie
Ryder, and she has been a resident of
Memphis for twenty years. The hos
pital authorities were notified that a
woman in destitute circumstances was
sick in tenement house on Washing
ton street. The hospital ambulance
was sent after her, and in a small room
on the third floor the woman was found.
The surroundings were of the most
wretched character. There was no
furniture in the room, and on a
dirty mattress on the Aoor lay the sick
woman covered with ragged quilt
When she reached the hospital the doc
tor in charge noticed that she had d
small package wrapped in a soilcd
apron, and asked leave to take it to the
Office and keep it for her. She huggcd
the bundle closely and positively re-
fused to allow the doctor to touch it.
AAt u ANt W otlON AAAttl IL W sAAAAS't
the rule of the hospital for the patients
70 keep their belongings in the ward,
but She still refused to give up the
package. Finally it was taken by force
and unrollcd. 1t contained a stout
sack that had evidently been worn
about the body, and in this was the
S2.25S. Each denomination was wrapped
separately. One package contained five
800 bills. Another contained five $50
bills, of the first issue of that denOm-
nation. None of them is in circulation
at this time. There were also several
hundred dollars in gold and a number of
pieces of jewelry. The doctor and
nurses stood about in open-mouthed as
tonishment. The money was all counted
in the woman's presence, and DIR. Ma
han gave her a receipt for the amount.
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Ubiquitous Officers.

The men continued to advance. The
three officers were everywhere, Maj.
Wilkinson in charge of the left flank.
Gen. Bacon in charge of the center,
and Lieut.. Ross in charge of the right
flank. The 81 'dicrs were running
along. il seemed to me. on their hands
and knees, dropping every moment to
fire a volley into the ranks of the
enemy. The officers. however, stood
in the open. They were brave almost
to reckessness, and seemed only to
consider the safety of their men, fo1
they advised them what to do in tones
that could be heard all over the point.
There Was IA Ceaseiess Roar.
For 80 minutes there was a cease
less roar, and every little while we
could hear the cries of the men who
had been shot. | looked up once and
saw that Maj. Wilkinson had been in
jured, but where / did not know ]
heard him cry: Ross, I've been
wounded; but won't give up, for it's
not bad
The next moment, as he stood right
back of his firing line calling at the
L
them going; give it to them. they are
towards and they're going to run"
He seemed to be staggering, and Sur
geOn Ross ran toward him.
Fell Into the Arms of the Doctor.
Give them hell, general, give them
HE'LL he called at the top of his voice
over towards the central flank, where
Gen. Bacon was taking aim at red
man. Then he fell into the arms of
the doctor, who carried him into the
log cabin at the crest of the hill, where
he died one hour and so minutes later.
There were two wounds in his stom-
ach and an artery had been cut and
he bled to death, despite the efforts
Of the surgeon to save him. His was
the death of a soldier, and such a
death as he expressed to me a few
minutes before he desired to expert
ence, for the major and myself had
walked back from the scouting tour
together.
An Awful sight.
1T was an awful sight, but strange
as it seems, we reporters down upon
the bank talked back and forth of
Whit Il SOOO SlOIN II NOulu DC. anu ulu
not seem to realize our position until
the battle was over and the shots
were fewer, and we had nothing to
think about except the fact that we
might follow in the footsteps of the
major.
Private Powell Was Seen to Drop.
About the same time the major fell,
Private Powell, who was running
from one cover to another, was seen
to drop, and in the evening, after
darkness had come, he was carried to
the little cabin, the victim of another
bullet from the Indians Winchesters.
n Sergeant Hit.
The stripes on the sleeve of anoth-
er dead man, whom 1 saw throw up
his hands and drop his gun, told me
that sergeant had been hit. As he
fell he clapped one of his hands to his
head, and afterward learned that he
was Sergeant Butler, and that he had
been killed instantly by a shot
his head.
the Death OF the Gallant Ser
geant.
As he fell, Lieut.. Ross, who had
charge Of the two fanks after the in
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
Gen. Bacon's Voice.


STEADY men; steady" was the first
sound of voice we heard. and as ]
raised my head | could see Gen. Bacon
running about with his troops.
Get up in the firing line" was the
next order given, and the men of the
fighting Third were seen to run
through the grass and woods in the
direction from which the shots had
been fired.
Another peep above the stone be
hind which | lay-and a peep at
great chance of death--and l saw Maj.
Wilkinson and Lieut.. Ross calling to
their men to advance.
All the time the shots were fast and
furious, and bullets flew a few inches
above our heads as we lay on the
beach.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14

Walker, Minn., Oct. Six. {. Bea-
ton, one of the three newspaper men
marooned with Gen. Bacon's troops on
Sugar Point, wires the Minneapolis
Tribune a long account of the battle.
After describing the landing, he says:
As there was no indication of trou-
bic, Brill, Knappen and myself made
up our minds to go back to Walker on
the boat to be sent by Gen. Bacon for
the tents and rations for another day.
We were down at the landing waiting
for the rowboats to take us to the
steamer. when shot was heard. Inn
mediately we ran back to the rest on
the hill, when. volley came from the
woods TO the front of us.
Was at a Loss tn Understand the Sig
nfi:anca of the Firing.
The soldiers were Just about to be
dismissed. and for moment | was at
loss to understand the significance
of the firing. \ second later another
volley came and the bullets whistled
past my head.
Run to cover" some one cried, and
as the soldiers grabbed their guns and
ran to the left. | hurried down to the
beach. where | was soon safely housed
behind big powders and brush. As
| ran down. however, more bullets
chased me. and it was wonder that
myself and those with me were not
killed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26

iiiustrious series of governors. william"
In construction, and has not even wings,
as MS name might Indicate, but If any of
MS friends had seen him Sunday forenoon
ne would have wished he had the aerial ap-
perdages.
County Attorney Arbury, of Duluth. was
primarily responsible for Mr.. Angels trou-
Dies by Keeping him at the capitol Saturday
night until it was too late to catch the train
ior home. White Bear lake. where Angel
ana his family have been spending the sum-
mer William determined thereupon, rather
than take the owl" train out to go to a
motel and go outiin The morning. But what
between imorecadons on the slcthful course
OF Justice in 81. Louis county and sleeping
In strange bed Mr.! Angels sumber was
disturbed and when at last the time for his
Iaih came he had just YEARLY fallen asleep
Wheh ne aWoke he was madder than ever
ana wishing the suburban railroads to
variety or places to none of which not even
the most orthodox passenger agent would ad-
Vertlse his lines. William desparing,y
started out and, walked to White Bear from
the END or the Payne avenue street car line.
1t was quite stroll, >but it had almost work
ed the choler out of the executive clerk
and he was Ozonated into passaby good
humor by the time he had reached the lake.
lie had just reached his own door when up
the track from the city came the noon train,
when William" had overlooked he
scanned the time card in his chagrin of the
carrier hour. Tableau Sacre! Curtain!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
Money Talks.

Dame Rumor hath it that our esteem
ed fellow citizen, Mr. George Finch.
meeting upon a ST. Paul highway that
other genial citizen of the Northwest.
Col. Tom Lowry, expressed the regret
that he was unable to find a Democrat
who was willing to bet $4,000 that Will
liam Hy Eustis would not be elected
governor.
Natura lly the Minneapolitan was de-
lighted, for, so far as The Clio e has
been able to ascertain, he has been the
only member of the grand old party
who has been genuinely interested in
William Hys election, and he repeated
the remark. Why he is so intensely in
terested in William Hy is, Of course,
another matter.
Betting is immoral. 1t settles no
great questions of state-and yet. if
Brother Finch is in the same regretful
frame Of mind, as reported, when he
reads this paragraph in his morning
G o e, and he is prepared to put up
$4,000 Of his own good COIN
The G | o will hustle around and
endeavor to find Democrat who will
bet him $4,000 that William Hy will
not be elected governor of Minneso "a
on the Sth Of November, and that John
Lind will be elected governor.
The G b e Office is always open.
any communication bearing upon this
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
SMOOTH MR. ECSTIS.
An Explanation which Does Not
Satisfy the People Out in the State.

An Explanation Which Does Not
Satisfy the People Out in the State.
To The St. Paul Globe:
In the Minneapolis Tribune, of Oct. %, 1893,
William II. Eustis gave letter of explana-
ton the transaction of Catherine Ging's
life insurance. He states: ''In view of the
fact that Miss Julia Cling had been here dur
ing the entire trial Of the case at large ex-
pense and was receiving but a small frac-
ton of the proceeds, as the estate was divided
equally among four different heirs, In other
states, l, William H Eustis, thought it but
equitable that she should receive a larger
amount than the others, and yet under the
law there was no way in which she could do
this" So he states that he only charged
$1,000 for his work, and then goes straight
way and gives Miss Julia Cling a check for
$500. For he thought she should have more
than the other heirs. Was that not smooth
way Of getting $500 out of the heirs to satisfy
what he thought should be done? Would he
not think that some of his hangers-on should
receive more than they get. and then he
would go and do likewise with the state
funds? A man that is so smooth as to get
$500 for Miss Cling, as he says he did, is too
smooth for governor? Such an explanation
Of smooth work, how to work the heirs for
$500, will not gain votes in this locality.
w. q. Flower.
Gibbon, Mimi, Oct 25 1885,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
Weights and Measures.

To The St. Paul Globe:
Is 1t lawful to use the little brass kettle
this year to grade wheat with, or is there a
me or punishment for using it? The legis-
reason for asking you is this: 1 agreed with
the milling company of Sank Center to de-
liver them LOGO bushels of No. 1 Northern
wheat at their mill on May 10. against the
LIST of July when the wheat was high at 81 Az
per bushel, and delivered 400 bushels of It
at No. northern, and when the price Of
wheat fell, they would give me only No. 2
No. 2. '''' anu -'iS'"o II
The agent and his head man came out to
my granary the following Sunday with their
brass kettle and weighed my wheat.
The mill is a private mill and does not
come under the railroad and warehouse com
mission. l wrote to them and they told me
if the brass kettle was proved sealed It was
lawful, but L think no sealing can make it
lawful.
I think the commissioners could answer nv
questions if they wanted to, but am afraid
they are more in favor Of the elevators than
the farmers.
1 wrote to the Farm, Stock and Home
twice being subscriber to It, but he never
noticed It. 1 think he is friend Of the e,e-
vators, but as l am a subscriber to The
| o b and I see 1t takes the farmers side,
[ would presume to ask you to answer 1t in
your next weekly. Michael Allen.
Sank Center. Mimi, Oct. 81.
There is no law against the use Of
the little brass kettle. The grain IN
spectors themselves use it. If the
county treasurer, who Is also sealer Of
weights and measures, says the brass
kettle is all right, and seals 1t, the usa
Of the instrument is legal. There IS
nothing in the statutes to say whether
or not the kettle shall be used. These
are the weights:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
III. Country Districts.

1t Will be as well to keep an eye on
the country districts when the returns
come in. The people in those portions
Of Ramsey county located without tEe
city limits are by no means fixed as
TO party politics, and it is observable
that the Republicans are paying niue 1
attention to the country This state
Of affairs is not unusual with the Re
publicans: they have been very at
tclItive to the voters of New Brighton,
North st. Paul and White Bear, par
ticularly. in years past. The fact that
their work has not always been effec-
tive in getting Republican votes out
is not their fault. John Wagner car
ried every country district but one two
years ago, and this year the Repub-
licanS have been very actiVe-eVen
when that activity has to be compared
to some thorough work done in previ-
Gus years. In the village of New
Brighton alone it has been thought
worth the while Of the Republicans to
send out all the candidates on the
county ticket on two distinct junketE,
at q cost Of something like $30G-abOut
an average expenditure of 81 for each
possible voter.
The Democrats have already paid
some attention to the country, but not
all that should be paid to it. New
Brighton is safely Democratic under
ordinary circumstances-and there is
certainly nothing extraordinary in the
present circumstances. White Bear will
listen to reason; Little Canada and sew
eral Of the other districts give every
evidence of Democratic leanings this
year. In fact, and in spite of the Re
publican effort, it is more than prob
able that the country districts will vote
the Democratic ticket and give ma
jorities for all of the candidates, in
Guiding the senator. Mr. Ellerbe should
be elected by the aid Of the country,
for his opponent has no personal
strength, being merely a tail to the
Republican kite. Mr.. Ellerbe is making
thorough and systematic canvass of
his district. He has been given such
assurance of support in the country
that he feels perfectly safe as to the
result He will get a large majority in
that portion of the Eighth ward in
which he runs; the Tenth and Eleventh
incline to look on him as a favorite
son. The country will send him to the
senate. The judicial ticket is in high
favor in the country, for the people In
the outlying districts have no SYM
pathy with the spoilsnan's idea that
prevailed in the Republican convention.
Judge Bum and Mr.. Michael will get
very large majorities, and, for the rest
of the ticket, the desperate efforts that
are being made by the Republicans are
proof that there is a feeling among the
members of the Plunderbund that the
country may be savior for their par
ty if it is properly worked
1t rests with the Democrats to assure
the entire ticket q considerable ma
jority in the county outside Of the city,
and the effort need not be a great one.
But those districts should receive a full
share Of attention. u5
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
EpIsthes to ST. Paul.
are the weights

The soldier boys of the Third infantry who
arrived at Walker the day after the engage
ment with the Indians were sent to can1D at
tbs Incian agency, about four miles from
Walker
The camp was fine one, and the grub as
good as could be expected, but there was no
canteen. The laws as to the bringing of LIQUOR
onto the reservation were strictly obserqes
and although the members of the Third are not
given TO intoxcation the fact that TO beer
or anything stronger could be had weighed
heavily On the minds Of tie men.
You have fire camp here" said q Wis for
The air is good and L should imagine YOU
would like it much better than at Fort Smell
ling"
Yes" replied one Of the non-commissioned
officers, as he gazed out on the lake, it is
a fine place, but do you know it reminds me
of a Kelley cure, so it does
OF the half-dozen young women who wers
parties to marriage licenses one day this
week there were three who confessed to the
name of Josephine
TITS odd row they come In bunches that
way said Chief Clerk Fitzgerald. at the
marriage bureau. Josephine ia not su.h !,
common name that enc would expect them
to rush eff and get married in d1ovss. but
there is 10 accounting for these epiden1ics
remember tnat one day q year CIR so ago
there were three Marthas. There are gocs
many edo things about this marriage bust
ness. One day we may have a dozen or
more applicants fer HcenEes and then not
one at all for a couple OF days. The for izaers
seem to run in lunches. One Cay we VIII
have hah-dozen Scandinavans; the next cav
the Irish VIII have an inning l think il
was last Monday that there were five Bohen.-
ans on the register. Today there were three
licenses issued to couples II which one OF
tha parties uas a Poe az the ether OF
American birth. / don't quite understa I'D
tie rush Ct Joseph.nes. but there are odae-
thirgs than tt at in TIE sight CT the man ".
Issues the licenses"
Every one krews W. II. ANGEL. who fer
several years hasrbeen executive clerk to an
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26

1t Is a matter Of great regret that the
part of the Peoples party styling
themselves mid-rOad PopuIists should
place upon their ticket such names as
Twitchell and Temple to be voted for
by the honest voters Of the Peoples
party in the state of Minnesota for
justices Of the supreme court, and it
cannot but be thought that all but the
self-constituted leaders of the mid
readers must be ignorant of the char
acter of those two men and their moral
unfitness for the position they seek to
obtain. By a decision Of our supreme
court, made in 1885, entitled ''In re
Temple" and reported In the 33d
Mimi, page 343. Temple was disbarred
for six months, as an attorney Of this
state, for willful misconduct in his pro-
fession for swindling a poor boarding
house keeper, one Mrs. O'Neil, out Of
500, and in that decision the su,
preme court takes occasion to say:
This sort of petty foraging upon the
poor and ignorant IS, in our opinion.
one of the most reprehensible forms of
professional misconduct"
His running mate, Edgar A.
Twitcheil, has twice been convicted Of
fraud, as appears by the records of our
supreme court, once upon his business
associates in Minneapolis, as reported
In the case Of Hodge VS.. TwitcheII. SD
Mimi, page 800, and again as a
sWindling agent. in the case of Fixen
VS.. Blake, reported in the 47th Mimi.
page $40.
The record Of these two men is so
public and notorious that it must have
been known by those who placed them
upon the ticket to solicit SURFACES from
the people, in opposition to such able
and honorable men as the present
Justices of the supreme court who are
candidates for reelection.
1t is, therefore. a downright insult
to the people OF the state Of Mime
sofa, and, if it can be resented in no
other way, every upright man in the
state, regardless Of party affiliations.
should refuse to cast a vote for a
ticket that is contaminated by the can
didacy of such men as Messrs. Twitcheil
and Temple.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
District Court Briefs.

The Cumberland National bank has brought
suit in the district court against r. ]. Buck
to recover d balance of 81, eco due on a prom
issOry note.
Judge Lewis yesterday filed ali order giving
De Camp & Boyer leave to come in as claim
ants against A. S. Kittson.
Judge Otis yesterday was hearing the ap-
peal in the order appointing the st. Paul
Trust company as receiver for Patrick Kelly
said to be incompetent.
J. r. Willets is the plaintiff in a suit
against Augusta Wilhellni The acton is
brought to recover the sum of 81 900 said to
be due en- a note.
Judge Kelly took under advisenent the mo-
ton to reopen the case of the First Ward
Building society against the scandinavian
American bank.
Solomon Purman, formerly a member of the
firm of Pullman c Pavian fled a petition
in bankruptcy in the federal court yester-
day. He acknowledges obligations 10 the ex-
tent of $40, 1852 and no assets. S. =. Mahan
also filed petit ion. stating his Ilabil ties
at Sc coo: assets nominal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREWTIES.

MARQUETTE. Mich, Oct. 25.-An at
tempt apparently was made at ITO a. m. to
murder James PendilI, an enthusiastic anti
saloon man, and incidentally his entire fam
lily, by blowing up the house with dynamite.
The charge was not heavy enough to wreck
the house. Pendill and family escaped. No
clue to the culprft is known.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct 25.-Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee is confined to his bed, having been i'll
disposed for several days. He had a chill,
which was followed by fever His condition
Is not serious at present, but his friends ara
afraid he Is in for a long sickness.
NEW YORK Oct. 25.-J. B. Mackenzie. who
is wealthy and lives in a handsome four
story bTownstone house. 259 West One Hun
dred and Twenty seventh street, is mourning
over his wife's departure. Mrs. Mackenzie
is Is years of age and pretty, with light hair
and complexion. She went away last Wednes-
day, and is in Chicago.
MILWAUKEE, Oct 25.-The battleshiD
commission is in receipt of novel PROPOSE
ton from local brewing firm, to the effect
that beer in place Of champagne be used in
christening the battleship Wisconsin next
month.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
NO MORE NONSENSE
AMERICAN PEACE COMMISSIONERS
INSTRUCTED TO CUT SHORT
CUBAN DEBT TALK
SPANISH TRICKERY APPARENT

President Has Reached the COncIu-
sion That SDain's Representa-
tives Are PurpOseIy DELAYING
Peace Negotiations, and Does Not
Propose to Submit to It--Amer-
lean Patience About Exhausted.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 25.-Tha
president is satisfied that the Spanish
commissioners are purposely delaying
the peace negotiations, and he does not
propose to submit to it. The commits
Sion has been In session three weeks
and has not yet approached the nego-
t1atlOnS for Which it was created, the
future control Of the Philippines. The
American commissioners have been in
Structed to cut short this debate of the
Cuban debt, and it Is expected that
they will notify the Spanish commits
stoners that this subject must be drop
ped, and that they must proceed to
the business before the commission, tho
future of the Philippines.
The American commissioners have
been very patient and the administra-
ton has been very Considerate of a de-
feated foe, but the president will not
longer tolerate this haggling for delay.
PRESIDENT Mckinley never intended
to allow any negotiations over the Gu
ban debt. That was decided at the
cabinet meeting In July. when the
terms of peace were considered, and it
was made plain to Ambassador Cam
bon, representing Spain, that the Unit
ed States would not assume the Cuban
debt, nor do anything TO relieve Spain
of that debt, and the peace commits
sloners would not consider it in their
negotiations.
The bringing forward of this propo-
sitiOn now by the Spanish commission
ers Is in violation Of the protocol sign
cd IN T11iXy