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CUTTING THEIR WAY OUT.
Graphic Story of the Way the Remnant
of McCook's Command Got Back to Safety.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ! NAV.
as the boys used 10 say, put my foot in il /"
bur nevertheless am going 10 open Ip NV
battery on j. T. Headley, the historian.
He says III his account Of the Stoneman
and NcCoOk raid:
sherman WAS now able to move his lines
so rs 10 lay regular siege to Atlanta. but
10 cut of It's supplies ii was necessary that
the Macon Road should he broken up
To accomplish this, Stoncmau was dis
patched with Il cavalry force of 5000,
while McCook with 1000 infantry was to
meet him on the railroad near Loveiov.
ana cooperate with his movement. The
former got IN front Of Macon. but on his
return he WAS surrounded by IYcrson and
captured with 1000 OF his men. McCook
performed his part Of the task assigned
nm, but getting hemmed in By large
force OF infantry and cavalry had to cut
his way out, which he did in the most
gallant style"
do no! wish TO detract an iota of the
hciI"r gained by soldier, he he private or
General, but do not like 20 see one mans
honOrs bestowed upon another. Had
McCook retained his command on that
raid. himself and whole force wouId have
fallen into the hands of Wheeler. and been
sent on South 10 Join StoEcman in his
captivity.
McCook's force consisted of three bri-
gades Of cavalry and two pieces Of artillery.
but there WAS no infantry attached to his
command Stoneman was defeated and
captured by Wheeler, and not by lvcrson.
Now ! VIII refer 10 my diary for the facts;
is J saw them on the raid; i'll that find
written:
July 50, 1S6I.-At dawn the command
moved on. Cos. \ and Il Of the Sth Ind. Cav.
were called in from picket, where they had
been placed oil our right flank Just rs
we struck the road. the 18th KY Cav, which
were plckcIlns our rear. Stamueded and
in very denoralized condition came rush
ing through our two companies, pro
claiming that the rebels were close upon
them; but rs no enemy followed up, our
officers seemed to think it a fancy Of the
4th. a!d rode on al a lcisurcly walk
The command moved OH till near noon,
= when the advance came in sight of Newman.
AT the same time an incoming train was
heard approaching the town from the
west. Cos; ID and f of the Sth Ind. were
ordered to charge the town and intcrccp: the
train.
They made the charge aii right, hut q
heavy force Of infantry already in the
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY

gateway, looking auxiously down the street,
and in reply to II salutation, he said Good
morning. good morning! l am looking
for a newSboy; whenyo get 10 that corner
| wish you would start one up this way:
In reply 10 the remonStrances of
friends, who We're afraid of his constant eX-
posure to danger. he had but one answer:
If they kill me, the next man will be just as
bad for them; and i'll a country like this,
where our habits are simple, and must be.
assassination Is always possible. and Will
come, if they are determined upon it A
cavalry guard was once placed at the gates
of the White House for a while, and he said,
privately. that he worried until he got rid
of it, While the Presidents family We're
at their Summer house, near Washington.
he rode into town of a morning, or out at
night. attended by a mounted escort; but II
he returned to town for a while after dark,
he rode in unguarded. and often alone, in
his open carriage. On more than one Oc-
casion, the writer has gone through the
streets of Washington at a late hour of the
night with the President, without escort,
or even the company of servant. walking
all the way, going and returning. Con
sidering the many open and secret threats
TO take his life, il is not surprising that Mr..
Lincoln had many thoughts about his
coming to a sudden and violent end He
once said that he felt the force of the eX-
preston TO take ones life in his hand;
but that he would not like to face death
suddenly. He said that he thought him
self a great coward physically, and was
sure that he would makea poor soldier. for
unless there was something inspiring i'll
the excitement of battle, he was sure that
he would drop his gun and run at the first
symptom of danger That was said
sportively and he added: Moral cowardice
is something which think never had w
MIR. Lincoln once remarked to Col Hal
pine: 1T would never do for President to
have guards with drawn sabers at his door,
as if he fancied he were, or were trying to be,
or We're assuming to be, an Emperor"
ITO he continued \
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THE CHICAGO DRAINAGE CANAL.
Master Work Of Civil Engineering An
other Drainage canal-0f Great Import

The Drainage Canal of the Sanitary Dis
trict Of Chicago is finished, and as a result
Chicago VIII have a pjIrer water supply
than any other large city in the world
The total length Of the channel is thirty
four miles, with a width of POP feet at the
bottom, and q minimum depth Of water Of
twenty-five feet. Chicago has expended
So. 100000 on this work.
Great as il Is. it is but a link Of Il greater
project. The great lakes will be connected
by means Of this canal with the Father
Of Waters" the Mississippi River forming
in due time an immense waterway and ship
canal from the pine-clad hills Of the frosty
north to the limpid waters OF the Gulf of
Mexico.
From sanitary point Of view the i'm
portance Of this drainage canal can never
| be Oyer-estimated, as it gives II city Of
100000 Inhabitants the highest possible
| guarantee OF pure water, one of the essen
tals Of health. All impure, germ-produc-
ing waste matter so dangerous 10 health
| will be carried away in Il steady flow
perfectly neutraliZed and diluted with such
an immense volume Of pure, fresh water
us 10 make the stream carrier of health
in place of cDntagion.
Ii is strange, yet nevertheless true, that
we have in our bodies a drainage channel
which has been delegated by nature TO
carry off the impurities and waste matter
| from our bodies. thereby guaranteeing
! hedIIh ana happiness II tins channel
! becomes clogged up and its movements
! irregular, distressing symptoms will appear
and sickness follow. How important then
| 10 watch it closely and see that it performs
| its functions properly. To accomplish this
! the old Swiss herb remedy, DR. Peters
Blood Vitalizer, will he found valuable
aid. IT has been tested by over a century's
constant use, and never been found want
ing. it Is mildly cathartic, purely vegeta-
| bic and absolutely free from all mineral
Substances so dangerous to the delicate
membrane Of the digestive organs. 1t i;
adapted TO all ages and conditions. fulfilling
faithfully its mission as a cleanser and
inyiSorator Of the human system. Not
sold IN drug stores. Special agents supply
1t. For further particulars address Dr.
Peter Fahrney, ll2-l14 So. Hoyne Avenue
| Chicaro I'll
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Cavalry at Fort Stevens.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: About
the time Early was manuvcring around
Washington a number of diSmOuntcd
cavalrymcn from Shcridan's Corps were put
on board transports off Lighthouse Point.
on the James River. Proceeding 10 Wash
ington, we disembarked and went to Camp
Stoneman, or "Dismounted Camp" as it
was sometimes called.
Early one morning we were hustled out
of camp and through the streets of Wash
ington tthe citiZenSfWere terribly excited at
"A double-quick, out Seventh street TO Fort
Stevens, where oariSommand, which num-
bered between 500Uaud 600, armed with
Colts reyoiverS and Spencer carbineS, de-
ployed in front and to the right Of the fort.
When we arrived there were very few. if
any. soldiers around the fort; none to man
the guns of the fort. The bullets of the
rebel skirmishersy struck into and beyond
the Notifications. IA gentleman standing
only few feet away from President Lin
coin, on the parapet, was shot i'll the leg by
u rebel sharpshoOter. Tho President and
party left soon afterwards.
Gen. Early, in one of his articles on the
war, says he thought reinforcements had
arrived, and concluded not to make the
attack. Now, eElim that had not those
diSmounted cavalry come just at the time
they did, Washington City would have
been taken and quite likely laid in ashes.
1t was not until the evening of that day that
LILO Saiidiit 'oiAui pun III I;iei appear diice
and bravely charged and drove the enemy
before them.
Our small force, who, however, were men
who knew what fighting was, such as
Sheridan taught, held Early's force at bay
the whole day. The name of the officer
who had command of us at that time l have
forgotten, and | should very much like to
correspond with any person who was there,
or who knows anything about the affair.
or course, our command was made up of
different regiments of the cavalry, and that
may be the reason we We're not noticed in
history.
Will the soldier who relieved me of a
valuable watch on board the transport in
James River write 10 me- and We will call il
square?-S. J. WELLER, 723 North 10th
street, Reading, Pa.
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DAUGHTERS Of Yeterans

Tent q, De kalb at open meeting which was
attended by large number of members of tbe
6. A. r., W.R.C. and s. of ", presented Depart
ment President Helen S. Glidden with a gavel of
historic wood with a silver band appropriately
inscribed Attached to the band is a piece of the
treaty oak of Grant and Pemberton near Vicks-
burg. This valuable bit of wood was brought
from Vicksburg by Mrs. Glidden's father, Com
Inde Byron Snow, of the 124th Ill. Department
Secretary Eva L. Wagner was given d penholder
also Of historic wood
The Ohio Department will hold its Convention
May and al Findlay, y.
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FREE ASTHMA REMEDY.
Free Trial Bottle to Everyone WHO
Suffers from Asthma.

physician who suffered many Years from
violent attacks of asthma. has discovered sure
cure for the disease, and is now entirely rrcOv-
cred. He has written letters to the leading
newspapers of the country, requesting that
thcirireadcrs be informed of this new remedy.
and that he will mail free, trial bottle to amy
one who writes for it IL has cured quite
number of people who obtained the free trial |:
is an absolute cure, perfectly safe and HARM
less, and so fOriiics the system that the cure is
permanent. Write to DR.. w. X. Wulr.lth Box
GJI, Adams, n. Y, aud he will forward at once
by mail, prepaid. trial hottie, so that YOU
test it and see what ii will DO i'll your case. An
offer like this ought to bc taken advantage of
by every reader. Write to-day without fail.
Don't wait.
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A Brief Chapter About Co. E, 5th Iowa Cav

Take up the loose ends" the little ailments TO
prevent sickness. by.talsinG Hoods SarsHparia-
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wy vASTED-The address of cOmrade of the
w I.th Ohio No!. Int who knew Mark Parker
before and i'll service. lie will be rewarded. Marion
Parker, Ota, Mich. yIs-St
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xX, ANrED- Reward Offered. 1 will pay s. TO the
w person who will furnish information about John
uir who has died i'll the Wes !efs property, with
no known heirs. PeLsc address Mrs M.be Bannett,
] 18th ST. Dover, y. H. 9ai-3t
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yyy ANTED-If this should the ey. "f the SOL
w der who was with Elijah i;iari, of ca L. Sth
v Y Heavy Artillery, shea he fell through build
in ser ,s,y hurting his side, Will he please nuni
cate. with his widow Immediately: Mrs. r. iiah Bal
lard rs Water ST., Norwalk. com. 972-3t
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wv ANTED-The addre of q. y. Saaboren Last
w heard from in 1891, WaShi. ston, D. c. At
that time served in L. = Navy. ieo that time HIS
add; ess was jefferson City, Mo- II any give
me information of hi, whereabouts, ii vi be greatly
appreciated by his brother Nels c. Jensen, Turin,
Iowa. SISSt
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w ANTED-By George Boyies, state soldiers
w Home, Laayette, Ind, the address of Benz.
Roves Lruther of the writer. III 1856 he bound
ont to uncle Dennis Armstrong, who moved to
Missouri.
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snIcc7 \ friend in need IS 4 iTiead indeed II
III s!C0s you w 4 regulator that never fails,
idress THE WOMAS's MEDICAL HOME, Buffalo, y. Y.
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Sd a DAY SIRE
ngAAIsyA mia yereity al
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Es bHd q . e HEART HAND. HeNSAS CITY, MO.

A NTIQCE Flint lock Arms War Historical. Mound
y and Indian Relics Antiquities and Oddities
DAVIS BBOTHEiiS, Box GI, Dianlo ID, Ohio
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LADIES Starr Regulator does the woEi; one full
treatment free Isrs. &. Starr st. Eoiis, Mo.
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S7a in genuine Confederate money for only %
y cents. Address t'has %. Barker Atlanta, Ga
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

WANTED Address of John W. Clark, late of Co.
w b, 10th Ohio Vol. lnf. w. I. RoSser, ATcanum,
Ohio 915-5t
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g.adies-My Regulators Nerpf TifH. Trial Box, loc.
Mrs. a. Price. l6S, station p Philadelphia, Pa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
A UNITED PARTY.

When Mr.. Bryan took the field four
years ago he had on his shoulders the
great work Of reorganizing the party
and making it's strength effective.
That is what his wonderful canvass Of
that campaign meant. In large part
of the country he was dissented hy the
democratic rress, and in the great
states the organization Was mere pre.
tense, doing nothing for the cause Of
the candidate. He has not to do over
again in 1900 the work he SO nobly and
splendidly performed in 1886. That
work is done. He now starts where he
left off in the last campaign. He is
backed by united party, never in
more aggressive form and never so de.
termined to achieve victory, If victory
is possible, or can be achieved through
well-directed and earnest effort. With
all disadvantages against him in 1895
he has now all that could be reason.
ably hoped for at the outset Of the
campaign in his favor. In 1895 he poll.
ed 6,5Oo,OO0 votes and had a large
majorityof the native-born white yot.
ers, coming within 10000 votes Of an
election, if there had been changes "a
that extent in six states. He accom-.
plished this under such obstacles and
dlscouragements as never before faced
candidate for the presidency. With
this record, what may not be expected
when everything is favorableP We be.
lieve those who subscribe to the Kansa,
City platform and believe in Bryan to
day constitute a majority Of th,
American electorate. The reunited
Democracy should go forth to certain
victory. Pittsburg Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
THE REPUBLICAN BANKING TRUST

Here are some questions upon which
the laborlng man will do well to pom
der before voting for continuation OF
the present administration.
It is well-known fact that the pow.
er in private or corporate hands to con-
troll the money for people is the
power practically to enslave them. !.
This power has been given by the
republican party into the hands of the
banks. Moreover, the republican
party, represented by the administra-
tion. has practically formed gigantic
bank trust that possesses power to is
sue two.thirds of all the paper, money
Of this country.
You are not to get your money from
your government, but from the million
aires and the private bankers as they
may see fit to issue it to you.
These millionaires forming the bank
ing trust can contract and expand the
currency at will. They can give you
much or as little as they may desire.
You are not under government by
the many, but under government by
the few. The republican government,
represented by Mr.. Hanna, Mr.. Rock.
fellow and Mr.. Mckinley, thus delegates
its power for rule and ruin to private
party.
How do you ike the prospect?-
Chicago American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
CAN'T FOOL HIM AGAIN.

There is little likelihood that the
managers of the republican national
campaign of 1900 will be enabled to
fool the commercial travellers of, the
United States into supporting MIR. Nc
kinley as they did in the successful
bunko campaign Of 1896.
As the. direct result of the arduous
efforts Of travelling men in behalf of
the republican ticket four years ago.
some $1,000 commercial travellers have
since that time lost their position.
With Mr.. Mckinley the trusts came into
power, and the perfecting of the trusts
hold upon the trade and industry of the
country did away with the necessity for
the employment Of travelling men.
There was no competition. Consumers
were compelled to buy of the monopoly
trusts. The travelling man under those
conditions is in a fair way to become as
extinct as the dodo.
The travelling man is nobody's fool
for any considerable length of time.
de was Mr.. McKinley's fool in 1896,
and he paid bitterly for his folly. He
will not repeat the performance this
year. He has learned that he is the
very first victim Of trust system. He
will fight the trust system with all the
strength at his command. And this
means that be must fight Mr.. Mckinley,
the trust candidate for President of the
United States. st. Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
FUNNY ASSERTIONS. i

One Of the funny tySingstinS tise WAY!
this cam paignsis bein8 run zis tue ~
'ssftion made by the republican, mana. n
gers that this or that democratic paper
has bolted Bryan and will stand by Me-
Kinley. No mention is ever made of
the papers that have deserted Mckinley
and gone into the Bryan column. The
Louisville Courier-J Journal is one Of
these, and the Seattle Times another.
while nearer home, says the New York
Telegraph, the Buffalo Enquirer and the
Buffalo Record furnish very glowing
cases in point. The proprietor Of these
two Buffalo papers is William j. Con.
nors, very plain spoken and blunt in.
dividual, who always says exactly what
ne means, no matter who may like OF
dislike it. Connors supported Nc
Kinley and Hobart in 1896, and then
regretted it. This time both OF his
publications are with William j. Bryan
and Adlai Stevenson seven days to the
week. In this connection an incident
is related of a pledge made to Mr.. Con.
nors some months ago after the latter
had become disgusted with Mckinley
ism.
"Mr. Bryan" said Mr.. Connors, 81
was against you in '96 on the silver issue
but you can count on me now. / don't
care if you put silver in the platform o,
not, 4 am with you. Run IN pig iron, il
you wish, and you will find me at the
same place, shouting for You for all I'm,
worth"
And Mr.. Connors is amply making
good his promise.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
v. R. Mc6INNIs COMING.

v. Il. McGinnis, Of Leon, Decatur
county, the nominee of the democracy
of the Eighth district for congress, is
entering upon a most vigorous cam.
paign. He believes in the vital princi-
pies Of democracy in this campaign, and
wants to meet every voter in the dis.
trict and express to him his position of
the great democratic party on the i'm
portant issues pending, during the cam
paign, and will do so as far as pos.
sible.
Already he is in great demand oyer
the district, and has several appoint
ments where he has been invited to ad.
dress gatherings Of citizens. He has
consented to be present at the demo-
ucratic county convention of Union
county and during the progress or after
the work of the convention is complet-
ed will be invited to address the gath
ering. Every democrat in the county
who can, should attend, whether he is q
delegate or not, and meet democracy's
candidate for congress and hear him sex.
plain the issues Of grave Importance to
every American citizen in thiscampaign.
A letter from Mr.. McGinnis to the
Union county member Of the congress
sional committee states that he was to
address the Old Settlers Reunion Of
Taylor and Page counties on the End,
will be in Creston on the Sth and ad.
dress the democratic county convention.
and on the 9th and 10th he addresses
Old Settlers Reunion at Davis City,
Decatur county;on the llth he addresses
the democratic county convention
of Adams county, on the l4th he ad-
dresses the Old Soldiers Reunion of
Fremont county, at Sidney, and on the
25th he speaks to the Encampment Of
Patriots of America, at Riyerton, Ere.
mont county:
MIR. McGinnis is receiving most en-
couraging letters and reports from all
portions of the district, showing that
the people are aroused to the dangers 10
our republic. and the prospects of Mr..
McGinnis succeeding Hepburn in the
next congress are most fiattering for so
earlyin the campaign. Col.Hepbnrn will
find in Mr.. McGinnis an adversary wor-
thy Of his metal; one fully able to discuss
theimportant issues in the campaign with
him in an able manner, and if the Col.
would only arrange another joint debate
with Mr.. McGinnis, as he did with Maj.
Anderson m 1885, and 60 before the
Jury Of the voters OF this distsict and dis.
lcuss the issue in the campaign. Hepburn
would as surely be defeated ii the COM
ing election as he was then. AT any
rate he will need to look to his laurels,
as Mr.. McGinnis will make most
vigorous canvass Of the district and with
the present temper Of the people over
the new imperialistic policy Of the Nc
Kinley administration, which Mr.. Hep.
burn loyalty defends Mr.. McGinnis has
bright prospects for election.
Democrats over the entire district
should throughly advertise his meetings
and see that he has good audiences TO
apeak to. He will do the rest. Creston
Advertiser.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

The campaign will open up soon in
this congressional district and the dem.
socratic nominee for congress, Hon. v.
+. McGinnis will make it decidedly in
teresting for Peter Hepburn. Mr.. Nc.
Ginnis is a fine young man of good
character, a lawyer Of much ability, an
eloquent talker, well posted on the pol
itics Of the day. Mr.. McGinnis will
canvass this district thoroughly and he
is alrefdy receiving much encourage
ment from leading republicans who full
y believe thet Hepburn has outl lived
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

are Kentucky and Minnesota. On Il
other hand, Iexpect Georgia to brea
away from the democrats this year y
shall not be surprised if Nebraska ool
to.
"Bryan sentiment is stronger to-da
than it will be week hence. Wa
until the gold democrats get together
The movement is being engineered by
business.
California is republican" Mr.. Hen
ming concluded. ''We want expansion
and the open door in China. The
future of the Pacific coast is involved IN
the election Of Mckinley. Mckinley
will carry the state by 60 600,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
TIM. I TABLE. I

soUES, NORTH
Freight. 10:s6a. m. Freight. 500 3. n
Passenger. II so m. Freight. 40 n.m =,
80 p N. Passenger. ..s:4O p. m
K. l.. w.
GOING NORTH.
Nd; wsSnasdax aiMs;s5 a. m-Dai'y sssspt Sunday and
snnad. No; l-s:aop m.-Passenger -a,ly excep,
Sunday only. "
~. is.s:65 a, m.-Freight Stock eANres,
Wednesday only. Sa.
GOING SOUTH.
Sunday.
No; yi4-e:oo p. m,-Freight-Daily exec,
No. is-ll:4 a. m.-Freight-sunaay only
For all points west and northwest o|
tralnlNo.l makes direct connection at Osceo
NO. NO lay "a over there at al. making the best q
A. &. THARP, A gen