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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
WHITE PLAINS.

The State Engineer having advertised for bids
for constructing the State road between Mamaro-
neck and White Plains, in Mamaroneck-ave be-
tween the Old Boston Post Road and the White
Plains Town line has found the proposal of Daniel
Murray OF Port Chester, for $2S,160, the lowest.
When completed the road will provide a fine drive
from the county seat of WestChester to the Sound.
The we'll dressed man who killed by a trolley
car at Emsford on Friday night has not vet been
identified. His body will be to Potter's Field
at East View If not claimed by tomorrow.
Police Justice CaprOn yesterday married Clan
netto ii PRIMO an Italian contractor of Fordham
and Miss Gaetano Maffrucci of No. l Hamilton
ave, thi syillage. They will enjoy their honey
moon at Niagara Falls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
FOR AMERICAN EDUCATORS.
AWARDS MADE AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION
MEN AND INSTITUTIONS HONORED.

Albany. July 23.-The State Department of Public
Instruction has received the first announcement
of educational awards to the United States made
at the Paris Exposition. The awards grouped
in order of merit be ginning with the highest. the
grand prizes In three instances, the personal
motion of French juror distinguished merit
recognized in the Of individuals, follows;
Professor II. A. Rowland. Johns Hopkins Uni
versity; Professor Nicholas Murray Butler, Column
ba University, and Director Melvil Dewey Uni
versity OF the State of New-York. Grand prizes
awarded to the United States by the jury of Glass
3: University Of the State OF NeW-YOrk Con-
gressi9nal Library Washington; Harvard Univer-
sity, Harvard Observatory, University of Pennsyl-
yania, Johns Hopkins University and American
Library Association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
90 rHERE Us No VIZ IN VENEzUELA.

Luther T. Ellsworth United States Consul to
Puerto Cabello. Venezuela, passenger the
8iunaon Line steamship Olinda, which reached her
pie IN tnis city yesterday. spoke briefly of condi-
lions in Venezuela. He said:
Ali reports about war in Venezuela are false left
Venezuela Oh JHly 8 and there was no trouble there
whatsoever. President Cipriano Castro is one of
the best Presidents Verezuela had. He is not
ike President Andrade, who away last Oc-
fober. Castro has all the States of Venezuela in
charge Of trusted military men. fully able to sup
Irfss an incigient insurTeCtion any time. These
reports Of battles sent up are untrue, impose on
the public and sent for the purpose OF making
money OF the newspapers. ] shall stay In this
citv tonight and go TO my home in Cleveland to-
mo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
FALLS TWENTY FEET IN 4 WELL.

GIRL RESCUED BY POSTMASTER MORAN. OF
WHITE PLAINS.
Postmaster John p. Moran. Assistant Postmaster
Hubbel and James L. Ferris were sitting on the
piazza OF Mr.. Moran's home in White Plains yes
terday when they were startled by the screams of
a woman. A hurried investigation showed that
Bridget Smith, of the servants attached TO Mr.
Moran's household. had fallen into a twenty foot
well in the of the house
A rope was secured and lowered to the girl, and
a ladder was put down. Postmaster Moran went
down the ladder and tied the rope around the
girl. who was hauled the surface
The girl went to the bottom of the well feet
first. She crossing the yard stepped on
the platform, which gave way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
PASSENGER Committee TO MEET.

The Passenger Committee OF the Trunk Line AS
ISOLATION Is scheduled to meet to-day Only busi-
ness or a routine character is scheduled for con-
sheraton. Affairs In the passenger departments
of the railroads running with such satisfaction
and SO smoothly that the agents Will have little
or nothing to do 1t was said the committee might
under these circumstances. suspend further meet
lhgs uhui september. The report current in some
quarters mat the Canadian Pacific is giving trouble
over the immigration traffic denied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
OCEAN STEAMER on ST. LAWRENCE.

OgdensburG y. Y, July 23.-The steamer Sea-
field from Glasgow. passed Zip the St Lawrence
River this afternoon, drawing twelve feet of water
fore and aft She is built of steel regular ocean
steamship style and is loaded with Scotch iron for
the upper lakes. She obliged to run up the
galoups and swift rapids. and had TO be assisted by,
powerful river tug This is the fifth steel steamer
or this type passing up TO the lakes within a few
Weelts. She Will return 10 Scotland next IAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
YONKERS.

In order to pay off the Indebtedness Of the Nep-
perhan Baptist Church, the members have started
a verbal endless chain the money TO be deposited
in boxes in the Young Mems Christian Association
and in the church.
Letters testamentary have been issued to Kate B.
Wheeler as eXeCutriX of the estate of Charles b.
Wheeler. The widow is to have the life of the
estate, valued at $4,000. and at her death II is
be equally divided between the testatOr's two chill
dreu
George w. Christian died his home No I54
Nepperhan-ave. on Sunday. He had been a resi-
dent OF YOnkers for thirty-fve years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
MATERIAL. FOR NEW PIERS NOT CHOSEN
MR. sCHWAB SAYS HE IS WAITING FOR
THE ENGINEERS REPORT.

Gustav H. Schwab. agent for the North Ger
Lloyd Line, said yesterday that he knew moth
ing about what material would be used in the re-
construction of the cOmpany's piers in Hoboken.
Competent engineers" he explained. ARE now
studying this question, and my mind the subject
of what plans will be followed is a blank
When these engineers report. then I shah have
something to say this matter
Mr.. Schwab said that the reports that the COM
pany would build steel piers did not come from
him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
BIG LOSS IN STORAGE WAREHOUSE FIRE.
IMMENSE QUANTITY OF FOOD DESTROYED
VALUED AT ABOUT $500

VALUED AT ABOUT $4,000
st. Paul, MINI, July 23-Fire broke out in the
st. Paul Cold Storage and Warehouse Company's
warehouse, In Eage-st., to-day and by 10 o'clock
the building had been almost destroyed. The loss
Is estimated at about $4,000. with insurance OF
%9o'"" Butter fruit. tobacco eggs, tea whiskey
and other valuable commodities completely filled
the warehouse Part Of the building collapsed a
lew minutes after 10 o'clock, and the attention of
the hremen had to be devoted to preventing the
spread OF the flames, although fortunately the
warehouse was almost alone in the block Tire
Years ago G b. ThurstOn Son owners of the
warehouse. reorganized under the name of the St
TauI Cold Storage and Warehouse COMPANY
Inc losses We're as follows: on building nI'G ma
chnery. Sl50.0OO 100000 pounds butter 100000.
I21Oo pounds dried fruits $50 600; $4,000 cases of
eggs 100000; 100000 pounds OF tea $50 900: $50 600
pounds Of maple sugar $I5 COO; 100000 pounds of
poultry and game, $1,000; 100 900 pounds of rice.
1850; 400 bales OF tobacco. $50 600; seventy-ve bar
rels of whskey. $1,000: ten cars of canned salmon
5000; two cars of patent medicines 5000: one car
Of cheese, 5000: one car Of canned tomatoes $3.50:
furniture $1,000. ,'
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SPECIAL MENTION.

Advertisements admitted into these .ot
umns recommended to the reader. "a
THE TRIBUNE a Thoroughly reliable 81
business can he done by mali with the a.
Vertisers with perfect safety.
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WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY

Municipal Council. City Hall. 1 p. m
Meeting of trunk line passenger agents.
Police and Pilot Commissioners meetings.
Brighton Beach races. 2:30 p.
Twenty-eghth Assembly District Republican As
socaton. No. 216 East Eighty hird-st., D. m
Music in Tompkins Square Park p. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
ELECTRIC CARRIAGES FOR PARK sERTIcE
-ER CLAUsEN GIVES A PERMIT For
FOUR VEHICLES.
COMMISSIONER CLAUS

The police OF Central Park were Informed last
night that Park Commissioner Clausen had issued
a permit to Thomas j. Brown, who has charge OF
the Park carriage service, allowing him 10 operate
four electric carriages in the Park beginning this
mr. N'''"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
BUTTER MARKET.

Elgn III: July % tSpecaD.-The offerings OF butter
on the board or Trade $500 were win
dsawn ana the balance sold l9c Bidding opened at
mn s1Portea the market nrm i9e The output OF
zns caestnenee IN the Bgin district week
fOSeoo ID most of which has gone forward 10 market
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
cans WRECKED on THE LACKAWANNA

Buffalo. July BIN 4 collision between two
freight trains the Lackawanna road, near Les
ter's Station last evening, thirty-four and an
engine were wrecked Engineer James Moran of
Bath, jumped. His left arm was broken,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
INCOMING STEAMERS.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
Vessel. For lin. MI. -
FINANCE, Nolon. Panama o.qt, = -,
1eNtc. Liverpool White A'V' y N
Caribbee, 90
Europa. Hayt. 90 49, , m
Algonquin. Charleston. Clyda III 80 m
italian Prince La Plata. Prince 100 -, S,S m
WEDNESDAY. JULY 2S
- Louis southampton Amer 7.oo . =. 80
Germanic Liverpool White star oeS q - iS.'0 Z"
SouthWark. Antwerp. Red star. 10 Az a IN 100 ~
RaVensds- a u
Mae, Porto Rico, Munson ~ M . - I,,NN = m
Metahzas, Tampic, n y & Cuba 49, 100 n IN a,S1 = "a
THURSDAY. JULY ~
-, DER Crosse, Bremen y a Ilovd 500 n, ,o.so -
uIsk bismarck. Hamburg Hamh- Am son n, IN ~ = III
Peninsuar LlaNrS French 500 m m
SeEIranca' ps~aes' .ns1lar 100 800 m
Trinidad asrrno1a' - = q Suoas',s 1900 500 . m
'"-N-' Sus0oS'''''sssss. 500 N 1000 ! N
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OELRICHs & co.
NeW-York. JulV @. 1900.
;Messrs. OeIrichs & Co

s. a.
Gentlemen: l inclose diagram showing proposed
piers from West Washington Market Twenty
third st. The three piers from Fourteenth Six
teenth st. the three piers between the foot OF
Nineteenth and Twenty-seCond SITS. shown on the
diagram. should meet the requirements of your
company.
The Department OF Docks and Ferries has begun
proceedings acquire the private rights held with
IN the area Of the proposed improvements. AS
as the private interests acquired piers will
be built. The Department expects to finish some
OF them in the of next year. Yours very
struy, J. SERGEANT CRAM
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NEW-YORK CITY.

]. P. McHugh. Of the firm Of Joseph P McHugh
& Co.. and his son. J. NJ. McHugh. will sail on the
ST. Louis for Southampton tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
GIRL THROWN OUT BY A RUNAWAY,
'wHEEL TORN OFF THE VEHICLE BY AN ELE-
WAITED ROAD PILLAR

WAITED ROAD PILLAR
horse owned and driven by George J. Brennan
of High Bridge, and attached 10 a light runabout
wagon, ran away in Eighth-ave last night Bren-
nan entered store AT One-hundred -and-t hfrty-
fourth-st.. leaving his nineteen year-old niece
Emma Brennan sitting in the carriage While
Brennan was In the store the horse became fright.
ened and started 10 run. He continued until one
hundred-and-forty- fourth-st. was reached when
the vehicle struck elevated road DTlar
tearing off wheel and throwing the girl to the
pavement. An ambulance was summoned from /
HOOD Wright Hospital. and the injured girls
wounds, consisting of a few slight bruises were
dressed and she taken home The horse
escaped injury. 'S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise 40 Sunset % Moon rises am M. 49, -,
HIGH WATER
AMSandy Hook S;o3 Gov Island 6:25 Hell Gate So
PM-Sandy Hook 6:l2 Gov Island ga Hell c., 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24

New-York July 90 1900.
ITO the Honorable Commissioners of Docks and
Ferries.
Gentlemen: Our company, the North German
Lloyd. of Bremen. Germany, considering
The question of either rebuilding their piers in
Hohoken of moving their steamers to piers in
New-York.
To enable company arrive inte-
gent decision in the matter should be very
much obliged if you would inform at early
date what could be done to accommodate
our line the NewYork side of the North River.
We are informed that you contemplate the con-
:Struction of certain improvements in the North
River front between New West Washington Mar
ket and Twenty third-st. and should be very
much obliged to you if you would inform to
the situation with regard 10 these proposed I'M
provements.
Our requirements would probably be two large
10O-foot piers and one pier of smaller dimensions
adjoining Yours very truly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-24
Broadway and 18th Street,

broadway anu IIbn street.
SHIRT WAISTS.
Fancy striped and figured
Zephyr Waists.
A wide range of cOlor,-bIack
and white.
Stiff or soft cuffs.
Plain tucked or box pIeated
backs,
80 cents;
Formerly S1-5O to $500.
JAMES McCREE & CO
Broadway and 18th ST.,
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Gertures au6 Aleetiuss
QUARTERLY MEETING of the AMERICAN
~ INSTITUTE. at West 44th Street Thursday August
2nd. 1900. O'Clock WILLIAM T PEOPLES. Soy
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Announcements

= & w. All pure white linen. E & "
cool shirt for warm weather
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oELR1CHs & co. WRITE TO CRAM.
NOKIH EERMAN LLOlD IlNNU IftE1S AbN
PIERS AVAILABLE IN MANHATTAN.

The following letters have passed between Messrs
Board:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

at any moment, has per cent interest
in the company. He was clerk at the
Lucy furnaces in the '70s, and some time
later was admitted to the firm. He has
been in ill-health for some years. and
Carnegie retired him with Mr.. Frick.
The shock had such effect on Mr. Cur
ry that he took to his bed the day he
was retired, and several times since has
been reported as dying.
ROSE FROM THE RANKS.
In the Carnegie concern are many tele-
graph operators. The most prominent Is
Francis 7. p: LoveJoy, the retiring Sec
rotary Of the company, who is waiting
to enter suit If Prick is successful.
Lovejoy's successor as secretary, A.
M. Moreland, Is another teleyrapher. He
went to the Carnegie concern in 1880 as
an operator at a salary of $35 g. month.
He now owns stock and gets a salary of
$4,000 year. He is only thirty-six years
old.
l.. c. Phipps, the second vice president
and treasurer of the Carnegie company,
is nephew of Henry Phipps. He owns
z per cent of the stock. Personally he
is with his uncle, but officially he is with
Carnegie
Among the partners of the company
who came and went the most prominent
is John G. A. Leishman, now minister to
Switzerland. He went to the Carntgie
company as clerk at a salary of $50
month and rose steadily until he reach
ed the presidency. He retired in 1897
with nearly $1,000,000 and is now spending
1t In Switzerland entertaining descend
ants of the royal blood of Europe.
Another partner who went into the Car
neg1e offices as a clerk and retired in a
few years rich was w. L. Abbott, who
preceded Frick as chairman
STARTED AS A LABORER.
Henry w. Borntraeger was a German
immigrant, and his first employment with
the Carnegie concern was as a Iaborer
In one of the Lawrenceville mills. He
rose from one position to another until
he became superintendent. He was adj
mitted to partnership in 1886, and died
several years ago, leaving $1,0OO,OOO
The following is a complete list of the
names of the Carnegie Steel company at
present, with their respective stock hold
ings: Andrew Carnegie, 5S1a per cent;
Henry Phipps, II; H. c. Frick, 6; George
Lauder, 4; c. NJ. Schwab, 8; H. M. Curry.
2; w. H. Singer, q; L. C. Phipps. Q; A. r.
Peacock, 2; F. T. F. Lovejoy, 2-3: Thomas
Morrison, 2-3; George II. Wightman. 2-3:
D. M. Clemson, 2-3; James GayIey, 11-1S:
A. M Moreland, Ills; Charles L. Taylor
IL; A. r. Whitney, y; w. w. Blackburn.
l-3; John c. Fleming 1-3; ]. Ogden Hoff-
man, 1-3; Willard Hunsiker 1-3; George
b. McCague, 10; James Scott, 1-S: Jo-
seph T. Schwab, 1-3; L, T. Brown %.
D. G. Kerr, 10; Fl. ]. Lindsay, 10; E.
Wood, 1-9; II. E. Tener Jr, 10: George
Megrew, 1-9; Charles w. Case, I-9: John
Mcleod, 1-9; Charles W. Baker. l-e: r.
I. f. Lovejoy, trustee, u.
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English shield is said to be similarly con-
structed except that 1t has solved the
problem of weight, In aiming at light
ness, impenetrability was sacrificed at
first, but gradually the two requisites
were secured to the greatest advantage.
The penetrative power of modern bull
let was illustrated at some experiments
carried out at Edinburgh few days ago.
On that occasion plate of metal, such
IS was used in the construction Of Sir
T. Lipton's yacht. the Shamrock, was
clearly pierced by a Lee-Metford bullet
at range Of 100 yards. The metal was
three-sixteenths Of an inch thick, foot
square, and four and half pounds in
weight. These facts will help to an ap-
probation of the difficulty that inventors
have had to contend with-to discover a
metal at once light but impervious at,
say 300 or 400 yards.
The new mantlet for the protection of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

his farm is to be respected, and the farm
er protected. They said they must stay
at the house until they communicated
with the general. They had some milk
We could go on with our usual vocations,
but that 1 must see the general in the
morning.
II saw in the morning Commandment
Trichardt. He said he wanted some
oxen, but he would pay for them. I
told him that / had only twenty-one
left, which | was ploughing with, and
an order on Pretoria for them. l asked
him about my cattle, which were sorted
into four Paddocks. He replied, You
camped near the house, with outposts
about three miles away on the top OF
the farm.
'At II a. m. there was an alarm, and
in less than half an hour all OF the men
were away and forming laager in my
top paddock in a good position. News
came that they were fighting with the
outposts by Turner's, this side of Mooi
river. This commando. let me tell you,
numbered only $50 men, and had no guns.
They had two commandments and one gen.
eral.
lances arrived in charge Of Drs. Moor
head and Watt. They feared an immedl-
ate engagement and asked If they could
have the barn for the wounded. Carrie
/ will do all can They said, of course
that was always done. The next morning
the ambulance brought Gen. Joubert's
mot the commander-tn-chief's stepSon
shot through the stomach.
This $50 Beers had trekked down from
wrecking the armoured train. They told
me Churchill was safe and we'll
talked with several Beers about him.
They said he was one of the bravest
men they had ever seen; he has inspired
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

Thousands have tried from time i'm
memorial to discover some ef1cacious
remedy for wrinkles and other imperfec-
tons Of the complexion, but none had
yet succeeded until the Misses Bell, the
Fifth Avenue, New York City, offered
the public their wonderful Complexion
Tonic. The reason so many failed to
make this discovery before IS plain, be-
cause they have not followed the right
principle. Balms, Creams, Lotions, etc,
never have q tonic effect upon the skin,
hence the failures.
The Misses Bells Complexion Tonic
has q most celebrating effect upon the
cuticle, absorbing and carrying OF all
impurities which the blood, by its natural
action, Is constantly forcing to the sur
face of the skin. It Is to the skin what
a vitalizing tonic Is to the blood and
nerves, a kind Of new life that immedi-
ately exhilarates and strengthens wher-
ever applied. Its tonic effect Is felt almost
immediately, and IL speedily banishes
forever from the sxin treckles, pimples.
blackheads, moth patches, wrinkles, liver
spots, rOughness, oiliness, eruptions and
discolorations Of any kind.
In order that all may be benefited by
their Great Discovery, the Misses Bell
will, during the present month, give to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
BOER ARTILLERYMEN.
French Officer Has Given Instruction
to Many Young Beers

French officer Has Given instruction
to Many Young Beers.
London Mail.
1t was not until after the battle of Dun.
dee and Modder Spruit that the bulk of
the Beers placed any confidence in their
own artillery By generations of training
they had learned to look upon the rife as
the only arm that could be relied upon
at critical juncture. When they saw
what deadly effect their cannon seemed
to have in the British lines at Dundee.
and again at Modder Spruit, they ceased
to despise that new branch Of their mill
tary service. The Boer cannon are the
latest Creusot type, both for siege and
field operations. The Boer gunners know
the range by instinct.
At Modder Spruit it was fearful to see
the work of their Long Tom during the
entire morning, while the English artil>
lery attacking the position fired too high,
and had wounded only one artilleryman
The impression that the Boer guns are
operated by European artilleries is alb
solutely wrong, but I was told that a
French officer had been in charge of the
instruction of the young Beers who had
entered the regular artillery. The work
they did in Natal surprised even those
among the Beers who had supported Gen.
Joubert in organizing the artillery upon
it's present lines after the jameson raid.
Speaking about the Jameson raid, it is
certainly interesting to note the feelings
Of the burghers when jameson is now
mentioned. When they heard "Dr. JIM
was in Ladysmith, fighting, expressions
as to what his fate would be were freely
given. Rhodes created the same senti-
ments. If these two men fall into the
hands Of the Beers 1 do not think they
will ever escape, except in collins.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

the site of the fort, consisting of five
acres OF land, was purchased by the state
and stately memorial monument of
granite was erected in the center Of
what was once the parade ground, where
waved the flag which gave inspiration to
its gallant defenders when it was threat
ened with destruction
The fort is absolutely demolished, no
stone remaining, and the state monu-
ment. grand as 1t Is, stands unprotected
ia the midst of desolation
The people of the surrounding counties
nave organized and Incorporated So
Giety called the Fort Ridgely National
purpose of which is to zobtain from the
congress of the United States the estab-
llShment of a park and military cemetery
which shall embrace the site of the fort,
and sufficient amount of land for a,
national cemetery. for the decent preser-
Vatlon OF the memory and graves of the
cred soil, and those who desire interment
there when their lifework is over.
The incorporators are: Judge Charles
e. Flandrau, Maj. Timothy J. Sheehan,
c. II. Hopkins, DR.. A. G. Stoddard, DR..
j. w. B. Welcome, Rev. f. X Bajec,
A. V. Rieke, NJ. D. Brown, Emil F. Sell.
The trustees are: DR.. ]. w. B. Well
come Sr., Sleepy Eye; Judge Charles E.
Flandrau, president, st. Paul; Maj limo.
thy j. Sheehan. st. Paul; DR.. A. G.
Stoddard, vice president, Fairfax; Charles
II. Hopkins secretary, Fairfax; NJ. D,
Brown, treasurer, Fairfax; Emil F. Sell,
Fairfax.
As Gettysburg was the high tide of the
Rebellion, so too was Fort Ridgely the
high tide of the Sioux uprising. Had the
fort surrendered to that horde of painted
savages already crazed by the blood OF
scores of victims all along the valley, the
whole Southwestern Minnesota would
have been overrun and depopulated.
Many G. A. r. posts have signified the
desire of their members for this to be
their final resting place, but no pro.
visions have ever been made for enlarging
and identifying the grounds with that
end in view. s
In scenic beauty the spot and its sur
roundinss are not exceled along the whole
course of the Minnesota river. The site
of "Old Fort Ridgely" looks down for
miles on the beautiful Minnesota valley.