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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-20
ANACONDA News
ANACONDA OFFICE 1o4h CONNER.
ClAL AVENUE
NOTICE,

The Inter Mountain Is pleased to an
nounce to our subscribers in Anaconda
that the Trip to Paris or Cape Nome 10
in open contest including Butte and
Anaconda.
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BATTLE ABOVE THE CLOUDS.
10th Ky. Captain Says a Battle Recently
Described Was Not the Same.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the
June issue \. J. Learned, of Co. G, 18th
Ohio, has something to say in regard to
the battle above the clouds, and declares
in effect that those who We're not eye
witnesses and acquainted with the topo-
graphy of the country will have been so
enlightened by his description that they
can clearly see how there were no
Clouds in it.
l was an eyewitness from the valley
as well as he, being at the time of Look
out Mountain Battle on the firing line at
the Rossville Road. Our line and the rebel
line were so much interested in the battle
above the clouds that we paid no atten-
ton to our foes in our immediate front,
but all eyes were turned to the fighting
on the mountain. We could plainly see
the line of gray stnbbornly retreating and
the line Of blue advancing, until 3 p. m,
when the clouds swept across the noun
tain and shut off our view. There was
no fog low in the valley, as A. j. Learned
says. The lower valley was clear, and
l suppose the top of the mountain was
also. l have been on the top of the noun
tain when it was oil clear and sun shin
ing bright and clouds below and raining
in Chattanooga. How is it that the cloud
theory was not denied at the time the
first reports came out? Now, after 30
years, few, and very few, begin to state
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derstand that sooner or later it would be
ordered to Washington for duty. Sure
enough, early in May, 1861, the command
at Fort Ripley was relieved by the lst
Ninn. and ordered to Chambersburg, Pa,
reporting on arrival TO Gen. Patterson.
Just previous to that Mai. Patton was
promoted full Major of the 9th U. s., and
in taking leave of his company shed tears
and said:
Go. X, ah, by CAD, with all thy faults,
the Major loves thee Still'
The good old Major had an impediment
in his speech which bothered him consid-
| erably when conyersing. He was some
what of poet, and wrote verse for mag
azines over the initials of c. w, p. Short.
| ly before leaving Ripley, in n political
after-dinncr talk with the single officers
in the mess room, he is reported rs saw.
ing to Capt. Davis that if he had his wav
with the Abolitionists and there were but
n bakers dozen Of them, he would pur
| them all into n large hogshead, filling il
| in with combustibles of all kinds, take II
| to the top of mountain, set a match Ia
| it, and roll the whole thing down to h
| by gad." During the war the Major
| served on court-martial and similar duties
in New York, finally being made a Lieu.
| tenant-ColOnel and placed OH the retired
list. The writer last saw the Major in
| New York in 1868.
While at Ripley the Major used to be
an early morning stroller in balmy Spring
While on one of these promenades one
| morning he met one of his company
cooks coming from the root-house with q
wheelbarrow Of potatoes, cabbages and
turnips. Hating the man, the Major
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leading hotel of the city. After that
house was found to answer the purpose,
and business commenced in the way of
recruiting.
Some time in midsummer Lieut.. Hun
ter was relieved by Lieut.. Phillip, of the
1st U. S. Art. Matters went along
smoothly until midwinter, when Phillips
In turn was relieved for having been a
little too liberal toward a citizen of the
realm in fisticuffs. After that our re-
cruiting officer was q Capt. Wood, of the
9th u. S. stationed at Buffalo, who came
down weekly to attend to the business on
hand. He was q noble man and splendid
officer.
The recruiting service having been dis
continued in May, 1859, the party was
ordered to Governors Island in charge of
Its Sergeant QIooker), who had at that
time seen % years service. The June
following, the writer, with 10 other boys,
was ordered to Fort Randall, Neb., to
Join the 2d U. S. The 20 went with a
detachment of 300 recruits for the 4th
U. S. Art, all under command of Mai.
Clermont l.. Best, of that regiment.
Among the younger officers accompanying
the detachment was Lieut.. Stephen ID.
Lee, afterward General in
the rebel army.
The detachment having left New York
early in June was transported west over
the Erie Railroad. At st. Louis boat
was taken to Fort Randall, Neb, some
BOO miles north Of Sioux City.
ON THE TURBULENT MISSOURI.
The Eleanor Florence was the boat on
which the command embarked. The trip
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said to him that he ought to know better
than to be going to the root-house alone,
because if he met any of Davis's men
(Co. c. they would take the vegetables
away from him, ''as they were out-and-
out robbers, by gad."
ardent was missing from the sutler S
store, and in searching around the COM
pany quarters for the liquor, the Mayor
and Capt. Davis, side by side, the former
would say to the Captain:
Now, Davis, you know very well that
Co. X could never be guilty of taking
that keg, after the honest training l have
given them, and l verify believe that if
the liquor is found anywhere it will be
among the men of Co. Q. by gad, sir"
However, the search Of the officers was
in vain.
TO THE SEAT OF WAR.
We will now go back to Chambersburs,
where the command from Fort Ripley
had Joined the army of Gen. Patterson.
On the arrival of the Regulars among the
90-day Pennsylvanians they We're utterly
dumbfounded to find that the General
rode in an old carryall, instead of astrlde
a blooded steed, as befitting the dignity
of n General commanding an army.
Pattcrson's army remained but a few
days in the neighborhood of Chambers
burg, when it took its departure for Will
on the Potomac, where TWO
days afterward it crossed into Virginia
and moved out toward Charlestown and
MartiLsburg to give battle to whatever of
the Confederacy might be found in that
part of the Old Dominion. The enemy
having been found, the Regulars, now. a
battalion of seven companies, five of the
Sd, and two of the 18th. all under COM
mand of Maj. George Sykes, just pro-
NOTED to the 18th from Captain in the
Sd, were ordered to Washington by way
of Hagerstown and Baltimore over the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Arriving
at the Baltimore depot, and being lined
up on the platform, the command was
ordered to load with ball cartridges. our
officers having in mind the 10Th Of April
and the gallant 9th Mass.
Nothing occurred to disturb the march
of the battalion across the city from the
one depot to the other for change of
cars. Arrived at the National Capital
in due time, the several companies were
assigned quarters in the city. The strength
of the battalion was augmented by Co.
G. of the Sth u. S., Capt. Dodge, thus
making up the command to. eight COM
panies, each company averaging So men,
which gave the battalion a strength of
40, rank and file, commanded by Maj.
Sykes.
CTo be continued.)
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Fourth Division. Fifteenth Corps, COM
posed of co men and officers. He recalls
wildly experiences through the Carolinas.
He received n wound at Cheraw when
the magazine exploded and stayed back
at the Pecdce River awhile. He would
like TO hear by letter from the comrades
mentioned, if they do not feel like writ
ing up their experiences.
c. l.. Stewart. Wayerly, Iowa, says
that on June 81, 1864. ut kcnesaw, he was
part of detail to build breastwOrks. The
brigade out of which the detail was made
was compose: Of the 31th Ind, lSt and
21st Wis, and another :agiment. He was
badly injured by the falling of a heavy
pine log from the hands OF the men in
front of him when shell exploded under
the log. He is anxious to find some OF
the comrades who were on that detail.
ONE WAY TO GET EN-.
A. Cotton. Pollock, Mo-, sGys that when
he gets his weekly copy of The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE he feels like he used TO feel in
battle when he was behind the breast
works. He considers this paper the only
breastworks the old soldiers have. He al
most thinks sometimes that before long
the boys who risked their lives to save
the Union will be called upon to apollo
gize for what they did. Now, as to get
ting subscribers to The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE, if it is ever difficult, and it ought
not TO be when one puts one HOnd 10
it, he says one way is to single out man
and stick to him until he hands over the
dollar wherewith to purchase his SUBJ
scription; then see that he never forgets
to renew.
SCATTERING.
NJ. II. Bowers, Powers, Co. c., 25th
y. Y, Memphis, Tenn, wants some COM
rade to send him by mail the song enti-
tied, Comrades, Touch the Elbow"
]. w. Hicks, Co. f, 10Th Iowa, Cottage
Grove, Ore, says he saw all the fighting
he desired to see, and has carried rebel
lead since July 4, 1863. He says the one
way to get rid of Evans would be for the
old soldiers each to write to the Presi-
dent every day demanding his removal.
served with the 3Ith Wis, gives some Of
sonal encounter with two Johnnies there.
This was at the taking of the forts. He
came suddenly upon the two rebels off
from where the main fighting was, and
called upon them to surrender. One of
them pulled his revolver, and the writer
shot him and pursued the other and got
him too.
Lyman Toombs. Coudersport, Pa, has
the discharge of David Baugher, Co. &,
18th Pa. Cav.
J. X. Dean, Mariposa, Cal, says that
in the issue of May 10 he was made to
say that it must have been the 14th Conn.
that Comrade 2. T.. johnson saw at Saw
annah, Tenn, April >, 1862, instead of the
1st Wis, when it should have read that
it must have been the 18th Wis, instead
of the 1st Wis, that Comrade Johnson
saw.
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that there were no clouds enveloping that

that there were no clouds enveloping that
battle.
One of my neighbors, who was in that
battle, says they were in the midst of a
thick vapor or cloud. which came over
them about 8 p. m. Learned further says
the highest point of the field is at the
cliff 500 feet from the summit, then n
cliff. then 200 feet to the railroad track,
and 20 feet more to the river, making, by
his calculation, the hight of the mountain
$50 feet. The mountain is supposed TO
be not less than 1.SO0 feet high. The
1,OOC feet he has left out was so obscured
by clouds that it was not visible to his
eye. If, as he says, the valley was so
foggy, how in the name of common sense
could he, being in the valley, see through
the fog and see the top of the mountain
so plainly l.. CAMP. Co. G, 92d ..
V. l., Seattle, Wash.
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forces and keep them from taking the

forces and keep them from taking the
city.
When we arrived there early In the
morning the bullets were flying around
the fort. We jumped over the earth
works and went doublcquick through
small corn field. We had man shot
through the leg before we had advanced
100 yards. We were under constant fire
until relieved by n part of the Sixth
Corps, which was, | think, about o'clock
in the afternoon. No one can truthfully
say the Sixth Corps did not do their duty
in any respect, and they had due credit
for it: but history gives no credit to the
500 or 600 dismounted cavalry who but
few days before had arrived from the
front and had then been doing good
service i'll making long marches and raids
almost around the rebel forces at Peters
burg, and were the first to arrive at Fort
Stevens, and did hold Earley's advance
until, as l have stated, the Sixth Corps
relieved US and drove the rebels off the
field. G. BRIDAHAM, 313 Pennsylva-
MIA Ave, Washington, d. G.
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The Baltimore &c Ohio r. R. Establish Auto
mobile Service at Chicago in Addition to
Service at WASHINGTON and PHILADELPHIA,

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which
was the first to introduce electric auto
mobile service IN connection with its
ularity Of this method of transportation
at Washington, ID. c., introduced the
service at Philadelphia ON the first of
June, following Immediately with the in
PRODUCTION of the service at Chicago from
Grand Central Station on July /.
The automobiles are Of the latest cleo
tric pattern, provided with luxuriously
deep cushioned seats, electric lights, etc.
1t has been arranged, when special ser
vice is desired, passengers on trains ap-
preaching either of the cities, will notify
the conductor OF the train, who will wire
ahead and have the automobiles in rcadi-
ness when train reaches destination.
The National tribune., 1900-07-19
The Warden Mcclaughry Affair.

The comrades of the G. A. R. Post at
Waupun, Wis, have put out n public
statement Of their charges against War
den G. G. McClaughry, of the State Pris-
Oh at that place, for hoisting large Brit
ish flag on State building on Memorial
Day, and refusing to haul it down when
requested by committee of G. A. II. and
Spanish war veterans.
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HELD THE JOHNNIES
Until the Sixth Corps Arrived and Beat Back
Early

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I have
been reader Of your valuable paper for
IS years. l would like to say few
words in answer 10 Comrade Loeble, and
would refer him to Comrade S. ]. We'll
er's article of April 5, which was my ex-
perience in that engagement at Fort Ste.
vens. We had enough to do looking over
the sights of our carbines and do all we
could to check the advance of Earley's
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80 Days Trial


The new bill has become a law. 1t will
allow thousands of claims. Now every
soldier who draws less than S12 per month,
or does not draw pension, should write
me. Every soldiers widow who does not
draw Sc. 90 per month, should write me. II
papers are not prepared right, they will be
thrown out so be careful who you employ.
Mr.. Hunter is hustler; had III cases allowed
in one day. He is at the Pension Bureau
each day, looking up neglected and rejected
cases. He will look up yours. Only lawful
fee charged, and that paid after you have
received your money. Blanks free. Write
at once.
JOSEPH n. HUNTER,
Pension and Patent Attorney,
Washinafon. D. c.
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Indians of the Chippewa tribe were the
most numerous in the vicinity of the post,
and at times gave the command consider
able trouble The great reserve of the
tribe was at Leech Lake, 10 miles north
of the fort, to which place part of the
command went semi-annually to guard
the Paymaster and the Agent in distrib-
uting money and clothing.
Rumors Of war gave the garrison to un-
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ACROSS THE CANAL.

S. D. Owens, Co. d, 43d Ohio, Coats.
O., writes: Il saw in the Picket Shots
of May 81 that Comrade James Morris,
Co. A, Add Ohio. says his company and
Co. G were on skirmish line the day we
charged across the OSeechee Canal In
front of Savannah, Ga. My recollection
is that A and d were the two companies
on skirmish, and that Elisha s. Brown,
of Co. d, was the first man to cross the
canal, by the request of Col. Wager
Swayne, for which he was presented with
So by the Colonel as a testimonial. Brown
captured the picket post and also a corn
pone, which he carried on his head as he
waded across again. l believe Comrade
Morris is correct in the rest of his COM
munication."
WANTS TO HEAR FROM THEM.
George Sawin, Vernal, Utah, wants to
see something good from members of his
regiment, the Both Iowa, and especially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
GAITHERSBURG NEWS,
revival mt NJ. Il. Church SOuth-Deaths
Personal Items.

NV IA III Shufch SOuth-DeathH
Personal Items.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
GAlTHERSBURC, Md November 10 1900
The revival which has been in progress a |,
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, this
place, for two weeks continues with una
bated Interest. Rev. VIM. A. Mcdonald
the pastor. who Is conducting the services
reports forty-tive conversions. With but
few exceptions all have united with the
church.
The engagement Of Mrs. Emily c. Poole
of Gaithersburg and Mr.. Thomas Trout of
Derwood is anh51nced the wedding to oc-
cur the latter part of this month.
Pentalpha Lodge, No. 1914, of Masons re-
allied about 5000 from the fair just closed
at Masonic Temple. The exhibit and rattle
OF the numerous donations from Washing
ton business men was probably the most
attractive feature. Much praise is being
accorded the committee, DIR. Mccormick. j
A. Beth, II. ]. Sterck R. d. Trundle and
J. b. Adams for the successful manape
ment of the fair.
Mr.. Samuel Darby, prominent farmer Of
Woodfield. died Friday. after an illness of
four years, OF consumption aged fifty wears
Mrs. Darby and seven children survive
Funeral services at his late home Sunday
morning were largely attended, and inter
ment took place at the Goshen ME-. Church
South.
Mr.. Wilson B. Tschiffely is Ill of typhoid
fever at his residence near Jamestown
Mrs. Emma r.. O Brien widow of Col
Edward F. OBrien of Washington CITY
died at Washington Grove Friday night
last, at an advanced age. The remains
were taken by train this morning to Wash
ingtOn for interment.
Capt. James B. Adams recently sustained
the loss Of barn by fire. A prompt alarm
brought quick response of the Volunteer
FIRE Company and the flames were kept
from adjacent property.
A large concourse of friends attended the
funeral of Mr.. Frank Suddath from the NJ
E. Church South Sunday at noon He was a
sor Of Mr. James Suddath Of Woodfeld
and died of typhoid fever, aged nineteen
years His pastor, Rev. W. H. Marsh of
the NJ. E. Church. preached the sermon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
FAMILY OF HEAVY WEIGHTS
THE TEN MEMBERS WEIGH 2,796
POUNDS.
Their Name fs Scott and They Live
in West Vir-
1fnin.
special Correspondence of xhe Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of Yhe Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, November 20, 1900.
One of the most remarkable families in
the state of West Virginia is that of John
K. and Rachel Scott who live in a little log
house on the banks of Roaring creek in
Randolph county. The father and mother
are still living in the house where their
eight sons, whose combined weight is over
ton, were born and raised The following
is the age and weight of each member of
the family: John K. Scott, the father, aged
eighty years. weighs go pounds; Mrs.
Rachel Scott the mother, aged eighty years,
200 pounds; Jefferson. aged fifty-sx years.
weight $50 pounds; Charles, aged fifty-four,
weight S15; Hugh, aged fifty-two years.
weight 315: James aged fifty years, 315;
Oliver, aged forty-eight years, weight 3l6;
Winfield, aged forty-six years, weight $50;
John j., aged forty-four, weight 26O: Ed
ward S.. aged forty-two years, weight 325.
The combined weight of the family is 2.7&
pounds, an average weight Of 219 80
pounds. Edward S. Scott, the youngest
son, is carpenter and builder He is also
the inventor of several useful articles. some
OF which he has patented. Most OF the
other brothers reside within few miles of
the old homestead, where they own val
liable coal ard timber land.
Clifford Oliver of Parkersburg had
frightful experience Sunday in the wilds of
Randolph county, W. Va. He was
hunting trip. and was stopping with a man
named Benner, in one of the widest parts
of the mountains. A mountaneer, who
gave the name of Bump Wilson, came to
the mountain cabin and was given shelter.
Late IN the night he awakened Oliver by
standing over him with open knife, with
which he tried to kill him when he started
to get up. The attention of Benner was at
tracted and he rescued Oliver. A close
watch was kept on Wilson, but the man
wandered away, and no trace whatever can
be found of him. AS no one could subsist
long IN the mountains. it is supposed that
as he was not found he persisted with the
cold.
Justice Brewer of the Supreme Court has
accepted an invitation to deliver an address
before the West Virginia Bar Association
which Will convene in Parkersburg in Feb
ruary.
FACTORIES hereabout are busy with orders
"hlch We're contingent on republican sue
cess Frank W. Hobltzel, secretary Of the
Hyndman Brick Company of Hyndman
Pa, near here said that his firm is being
overwhelmed with orders which We're con-
tlngent upon republican success, and which
are now pouring in from all quarters
The silk mills to be built here by the
hlots throwing Company was also contn-
gent on the election Of Mckinley
Inc engagement is announced of Miss
Annie Peyton Cochran of Stanton, Va, to
Mr. Albert A. Doub, city attorney of Cum
bertrand The marriage will take place
quietly at the brides home December s
charles jackson, colored, Of Washing
ton, d. c.. was fatally shot in the stomach
by a companion Sunday. He was EMPLOYED
W; Va. jackson said the shooting was ac-
cidental. ~ ~
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SUDDEN ILLNESS.
Master Paul TnEGnrt Stricken at His
Desk in School.

Master Paul Taggart, seven years Old a
son of Mr.. Hugh Taggart, assistant district
attorney, seized with a trance-like III
ness while in school yesterday, and it re-
quired the combined efforts of several phy-
sicians to resusc!tate him. The boy Is a
student in one of the classes in the Addison
school, on p street between 32d and SD
streets. Before recess, as is said to be the
custom the scholars all bowed their heads
on their desks while prayer was reclted.
Young Taggart did not lift his head, and
the teacher was under the impression that
he was sleeping. His head remained bowed
during recess. and when school recon-
menced the boy was still apparently asleep.
The teacher let him remain in this position
for some time, and finally when she went
to arouse him she found he could not be
awakened
The other teachers of the building We're
quickly summoned, but all efforts to arouse
the boy were frutleSs The janitor, John
Divine. picked MIN up in his arms and car
ried him to his home. at Potomac and n
streets, about two squares distant. my
sicians were summoned, and after hard
work succeeded in reViving him. Inc
child however. after regaining conscious
ness Immediately relaDsed into a cOmatose
condition. AS soon as he would be restored
to his senses the same occurrence would
happen. This morning his condition was
reported to be improved.