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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-15

almed little TOO high passed The
higher ever US, which was all tha;
saved US from annihilation. Finally
the enemy ceased 20 receive re en-
forcemeuts aud all of them that were
not killed gave back half mile or
more. We found among their dead in
the most advanced position thsy oc.
cupied u major general. l think his
name was Sedgewick, from New York.
The enemy had 80 many men on tho
field and stood so long and so near us
that their loss in killed was sim DIV
terrible. But I did not see any
wounded they left behind when they
retired.
While General Lee was present with
US when we advanced, I feel sure he
did not advance or attempt to advance
with US. AT that moment he bad too
much to look after. Just as we were
being started on the advance come
one brought his attcotion to body CT
troops in motion far to our left. The
uncertainty as 70 what troops they
were, together with the vi,torious
enemy SO near in the immediate front
and we not quite ready to receive
them, seemed to somewhat disturb
him, and he handed mis- glasses to one
of his staff and to determine
the body of troops asked him to "look
quick" as l supposed to determine
whether the body of troops on the
left were friends, or foes. At that
moment We started forward to meet
the advancing enemy and had only ad-
vanced short space when the deadly
conflict began. I saw no more Of
General Lee all that day, though he
may have been near by without my
knowing it, or his presence may have
become necessary On some other part
of the line, nor did lever learn wheth-
er the body of troops in motion on the
left proved to be friends or foes.
GEORGE MCRAE.
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time necessary for the organization of
bis company, and fearing that he would
be too late for the war, he enlisted as
a private in the Fourth regiment COM
manded by Col. J. b. E. Sloan.
The regiment went in.o action at the
First Battle of Manassas. "Our regi-
ment wac stained" writes Mr. Il. E.
Sloan of PeLSletOn, "near the stone
bridge aud Wilton was killed by shell
supposed to have been fired from Long
Tom, which you know has the credit of
giving the first shot from the enemies'
side."
The young man fell but the wound
though NORTH was not immediately
fatal. There being no ambulance in
the sers ice at that time he was left to
lie upon the field all day and though
suffering great agony had only such
assistance as could 60 rendered him by
his body servant. Late in the after
noon rude litter was constructed and
he was carried to Culpcpper c. n.
where he again had to wait his turn
among the wounded to hare his wound
dressed. That night he was taken
:Gto tho homo of Sumo true hearted
Virginians who tenderly cared for him
until his death the following Sunday.
Such was the tragic and untimely
death of this noble young man so en-
Enthusiastically devoted to the cause Of
his country. and though the opportu-
nifty was denied him to win fame upon
the battlefield, shall We not write his
name high upon the list IF those who
gave their lives for the State.
Respectfully submitted,
Harriet Earle Sloan.
Letters were produced from Col. j.
b. E. Sloan of Charleston and Mr.. r.
Il. f. Sloan Of PendletOn substantial
ing the facts as stated. The picture
was accepted by the committee and
ordered hung upon the walls of the
room.
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Bennlng's Brigade.

Editor atlanta Journal. We of
Benning's brigade, in common with
others, had many "olose calls" during
the war, but I think as command
the closest grapple we had with death
was on the morning Of May 6, 1864, at
tho Wilderness.
AS we were arriving on the field of
battle, We met Wilcox's brigade of A.
P. Hills corps flying from the field,
having been put to flighs by the su-
perior numbers of the enemy. But
though routed and scattered, they
were far from being pario stricken.
Every one Of them seemed to be
in high spirits and good humor, ready
to be quickly reformed. They we're
fastening to tho rear with kind Of
satisfied air, as if feeling conscious Of
having damaged the enemy worse than
they were damaged by the enemy.
And SO wo found it to be the csse
later in tho day after the enemy had
retired from the Geld.
General Lee was on tho front with
US, while Longstreet was quickly
placing US in position and starting us
forward to meet the victorious and
advancing foe. The opposing lines IL
battle commenced firing on each other
as soon as they came IN eight of each
other, each side continuing to advance
until they came within twenty ye.ds
Of each other aud then both lines
staggered and stood their ground. In
q little while the enemy were rein
forced with fresh limo of battle and
then with third line. AS we had NO
re.euforcements, If they had rushed
on US instead of standing so near firing
on US, they could have easily ran over
us with less damage to themselves, as
there we're 20 many more of them than
Of US. There was nothing we could
do but remain where we were lying on
the ground, loading aud Gring as
rapidly as possible. RA.rea. was i'm
possible, for if we had rose and turned
our back to them they would have
killed every one Of US, they were so
near. Nor could we have surrendered
ifwo had desired to do so. There
was no way to propose it. There
vero no commands given after the
deadly contest began. They could
not have been heard. The only way
to surrender would be for each indi-
vidual to act for himself, throw down
his gun aud ran into the enemy's
lines, and that would be almoss GER
tain death. AS Nc could neither ada-
vance. being too weak, nor retreat, nor
surrender, wo could only remain as we
were and do the enemy as much dam
age as possible as rapidly as possible.
The most experienced troops during
che excitement Of battle arc inclined
to aim too high. The ground where
the enemy staggered and stood was
slightly higher than it vas where our
line was. aud as we're lying down and
they remained standing. the halle eresa
thoee ,of us who aimed little too high
struck them about right, while the
balls sscm those Of tho enemy who
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In Japan poor children have
labels with their names aud addresses
hung around their necke, as safe
guard against being lost.
Try the new remedy for costiveness,
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Every box warranted.
Price 20 cents. For sale by Hill-Orr
Drug Go.
= Wise is he who remembers that
a soft answer turneth away wrath
especially when she other fellow il
the bigger.
The Best Prescription For Malaria
Chills and Fever is bottle of Grove 9
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No cure, No pay. Price 500.
Somo people don't know very
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they are not altogether sure OF.
Laxative Bromo-Q Quinine Tablets
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Pay. Price 25 cents.
Wise men are conservative.
Only fools give their candid opinions
on all occasions.
- Absence may conquer love, but
it sometimes takes costly presents to
hold it.
''It is with good deal of pleasure
and satisfaction that I recommend
Chambe.lain' 8 Coils, Cholera and Di-
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w. Sawselle, Of Hartford, Conn. "a
lady customer, seeing tho remedy ex-
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to me: Il really be .eve that medicine
saved my life the past summer while
at the shore, and she became SO en-
thusiastic over its merits that at
once made up my mind to recommend
iC In the future. Recently gentle
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edy which helped. L repeated the
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store smilingly informing me that he
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Beware OF a Cough.

A cough is not disease but sym
tom. Consumption and bronchitis,
which are the most dangerous and fa-
tai diseases, have for their first iudi-
cation a persistent cough, and if pro
perly treated as soon as this cough
appears are easily cured. Chamber
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derfully successful, and gained its
wide reputation and extensive sale by
its success in curing the diseases
which cause coughing. If it is not
beneficial it will not cost you q cent.
For sale by 'Hill-Orr Drug Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-04

vices the fui monarchs
such social
come IN America would have In England and
sh modern historians like Green ami lcy
question but Jenesons
on even broader grounds lie declaring something
Ing than the right OF
Of
man was entitled 60 be king The
or Tue parliament OF England which would have
O kngshp
The other criticism epgam Rufus Cho that the
Declaration OF independence made
wer this Lodge Of tn
ait They o rrnof
solid reasoning that time
gons Tor revolution asserting principle new, which
but as splendid as possible II the Of
and not his fault that the
b striking out MS condemnation OF human slavery How
proved patiotan that hy
m blue and who died gnea
who stained the at Valley Forge
ngh behind african kp because ty believe that
govern themselves ~
In the Declaration Of Independence Lodge Jefferson uttered
noble ana enduring manner what N
Inc MafseLas not great poetry and the afr which
music but
quckenng Of the blood IN his
lyric The spirit Of great time and tn Of
people Hope faith patriotism victory 10 MS IN that MIGHTY
fashion be
the beliefs and the aspirations OF the American people
This the pcurene not 20 be forgotten dawn
OF july morning the tan n bis
face pale from his al right vigil his
about his face his neckcoh nei hs
d are burned low IN their sockets The behind him
being 81 the rp1
back his chair reads again his draft unes bit her,
grasses there Then he wipes the drops almost
ii.ke INTO stands his
mahogany top m th writing table ana
The light touches his face bringing
de CONGRESS viii appoye his effort think sophomore hit ho him
the shout ~ millions
caught aud expressed 80 adequately these d..
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THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS MISSING.
san FRANCISCO Mint That Much Short Officials Believe il is
Robbery and by Some One on the Inside
No Names Mentioned

San Francisco, July 4--concernlng
the report published yesterday that a
shortage had been discovered in the
san Francisco branch mint, the Chron-
icle today says
Six bags OF gold, each containing S.
600 In $40 gold pieces, have disappeared
from the mint as though spirited away
by magic. No trace OF the thief has
been discovered, through Superintendent
Leach and his force, assisted by d.
rector OF the Mint Roberts and his
stan OF experts, have been at work on
the mystery since Saturday noon, June
20 when the shortage was discovered
AT first II was supposed that there was
an error In the books or In counting the
bags, but II was soon found that the
money had been stolen.
The annual count of the coin was
begun last Friday morning. The mint
officials, TO assist IN the work and anx-
ious to have every thing correct, went
over the money and accounts lust
ahead Of the examiners. and during the
luncheon hour Saturday discovered the
six bags were missing from the SIS. O0O
600 In gold Ia the cashiers vault Sup
erintendent Leach was at once In
FORMED, and he notified Director Rob
erts OF the shortage. The books were
gone over at once IN the expectation of
finding an error, but II was found that
The cashiers books balanced with those
OF other departments and called for the
thirty thousand dollars that was mis-
sing. The officials were then forced to
the conclusion that somebody acqualnt-
ed with the inside affairs OF the mint
had taken the money.
Director Of the Mint George L. Rob
erts, OF Washington, D. c., made the
following statement
We have been very reluctant to con-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-04
A VICTORY FOR THE AMERICANS.
Pennsylvania Grew Again Defeats the London Rowing CubW
Now Meet The leanders in Grand Challenge Cup
Final Heat.

bare lengths lead at the top OF inc
! island The be.g,ans soon struck 2
rapid gait and began 70 come up pu'
they could not catch the Lenders
on Hawley court, which they did ~
3.2i the Leanders were again Gear,
on the Grosvenor CLUB the Belslahs
spurted and nearly got up level y
| splendid race home followed, the Le-
endera winning by bare length ! ne
Leanders finished very strong, ana u
! Was agreed that t0m0rrow's meeting
| between the Lenders and the Amerl-
cans viii be hard race.
The results Of the heats today were
as follows;
Grand Challenge Gun, third heat:
The Leander Rowing cluD beat the Bel
gian crew By three-quarters OF a
length. Time 7:0S
Grand Challenge cup, fourth heat
Pennsylvania university belt the
Thames Rowing club BY three lengths.
Time, i.22.
Thames challenge cup eighth heat
Kingston Rowing club beat the Royal
School II Mines by length and halt'
Time, 1.2i.
Visitors challenge cup second heat!
Caius college, Cambridge, beat New
college, oxford. Calus arrived alone
Number Of the New college crew
broke his slide Caius stopped, but the
damage could not be renared
Thames challenge cup, ninth heat.
Trinity Hall Cambridge beat Worces-
ter college, Oxford by length Time,
1875.
Visitors challenge cup, third heats
Balliol college. oxford. heat FIRST Trim
.lty Cambridge by two lengths. Time.
S.li
Diamond challenge souls, fourth
heat G. V. Fox beat s. T. Blackstaffe
by length and three-Quarters. Time,
SAG.
Ladies challenge plate third heat:
Elton beat Radley cdllege by two and a
quarter lengths Time. 1888.
The Stewards challenge cup. first
heat Leandef beat London Rowing
club easily. Time. sos.
The Diamond challenge SOULS. ffth
heat @. Ashe beat X. Johnson By two
and quarters lengths. Time. 1858.
The Wyford challenge cup, 9th heat.
Christ college, Cambridge. beat the
Thames Rowing club by four feet. Time,
S;lS.
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CITY OFFICER AND
$1,000 MISSING.
Samuel Spry, Superintendent of Sprinkling
Wagons, Gets Wages of City LabOrerS,
and Mysteriously Disappears

The biggest sensation that has been
caused In municipal and police circles
in Salt Lake in a long time came TO
light today when Il was announced
that Samuel Spry, superintendent Of
street sprlnkling had mysteriously dis
appeared and had taken 1880 IN cash
belonging to laborers in the department.
His whereabouts are absolutely UNI
known and Chief Hilton, Detectives
Sheets and Janney aud Patroman
Davis and other officers have been on
the lookout Tor him all dag. spry has
a decided physical disability which
takes the form Of a pronounced stutteG
This ana other characteristics, It Is be.
licved, win result IN his early apprc-
hension. These are all being described
in kilograms which Chief Hilton Is this
afternoon sending to the various chiefs
OF police Of the country, together with
a minute description Of him.
For some time past spry. as superin.
tendent Of the sprlnkllng department,
has been getting the written orders Of
the men TO secure their pay Tor them
Yesterday was no exception TO the rule
as about o'clock be prefented him
self at the office Of city Treasurer r.
L Morris with orders for the pay Of
the laborers, they having requested
him 10 do 50, IN order that they might
have something 10 spend on the Fourth
OF July Mr. Morris aud his chief
deputy Mr. Swan were not
inclined to pay him the money but as |
they had done so before and as he pre- |
scented regularly written orders for II |
the demand was acceded to. There was
large number Of these and
the aggregate amount reached about
1850, so that the paying process con-
sumed considerable time.
About 4 o'clock. just after spry had
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-04
GIBSON ARRIVES.
Speedy Little Rider With a Record
in Town.

Harry Gibson the crackerjack speedy
rider from the East. came 10 town this
morning accompanied by his trainer.
A. r. Bloomfield. from Indianapolis.
Gibson IL known throughout the coun-
try under the name Of THE Baby" and
ever since he won the worlds middle
distance championship at Montreal be-
fore thirty thousand people IN 100 his
name has been constantly before The
pubic. Gibson was the first American
70 win this important event The race
heretofore was SUCCESSFULLY won bv
Jimmy Michael Of Wales and stocks
and Palmer Of England. Gibson al his
TINE wears with prl % the handsome
mccall which De won on that occasion.
lhe new arrival In Town Is "a hue
eyed handsome boy Of 10 years Of aaa
nnd as his nickname deslgnatos ne AZ
uecldedly under the average stature
Prinr 10 ~ Gibson was the leading
amateur OF this country. on August ~
ne captured the worlds amateur cham.
pionship Of Eve miles I'm q.tg2.b
Since then b. has Joined the profes.
slonal class, and IN different racea has
defeated such men as MaiOre Taylore
Eddy McDune, Harry Elkes. Tom ana
Nat butler' Jimmy Michael and others.
Among the records he has established
~ the two-mile worlds record with
WIND shields OF e5i, the two-mlle record
without wind shields Of s.Ogi.5 m
brockton' Mass. breaking Maiore rav.
lore's record OF 1855. At the end m
" he led the Percentage table of
American professional riders. having a
points TO his credit with Harry Eikes
second with a His time for one mile
~ III 20 Baby Gibson viii undoubt.
edly be n great drawing card al tbesalt
Palate where be intends TO race during
this season.
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Henley, July i-The second day OF
the Henley regatta was signallzed by
another victory for the Americana the
oarsmen from the University OF Penn
syIyania defeating the Thames Rowing
club and thus winning their second
heat As the Leanders defeated the
Belgian crew. the Pennsyyanians VIII
meet the Leanders in the final heat
for the Grand Challenge cup tomorrow
The conditions we've even better to-
day. A bright, hot sun was shining
and there was no wind
Soon after II O'Clock the Leanders,
padding 20 the start for their race wilh
the Belgians. were loudly apnlRuded
along the course, but their reception
was quite eclipsed by that given TO the
Americans who followed a few minutes
later.
There was only FIVE minutes differ
ence between the two races, ami no
sooner had Umpire Williams sent The
Loanders ana Belgians on than Umpire
Putnam's launch took It's place TO start
the Americans and the Thames crew.
There was a capital start, and the
Pannslyanians had fourihs OF a
length lead before the top OF the ISL
and was reached. They rowed If
strokes IN the first quarter, % In the
first hair and ~ during the first mih-
ute. The Americans went away steadl-
~ and easily from that point and
dropped their stroke 10 IS. They did
half the distance In $3.50. Their OPP
ponents did the half In 3.42 Opposite
the Leandcr enclosure the Pennsyl-
yanians were three lengths ahead and
although they again eased considerably
and the others spurted, the Thames
men were never able to make up any
thing.
Passing the grand stand, the Ameri-
cans could not resist a little squirt and
they rowed past with dozen strokes
AT the rate Of Il TO the minute.
The Americans had a very friendly
reception. Ellis Ward, the American
coach, who was IN the umpIres launch.
expressed himself az being thoroughly
satisfied and confident.
The Leander- Belgian race was hard
one but not so severe as expected. The
Leanders got away with SURPRISING
rapidly, at the rate OF &c. and secured
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SCORE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AT THE RESORTS. s
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Fourth Of July business started
out wei for the resorts early this morn
ing. The first train 10 saltalr consisted
OF I'VE packed cars, or more than twice
as many passengers as Travelled
on the same train last year. The first
train out to Lagoon was also well pat :
ronized While the street cars on the
Calder's Park line We're heavily loaded.
owing to the pressure OF business At
the Rio GrAnde depot today an extra
man was pat on 10 sell tickets for Salt.
air. In addition the conductors also
carried tickets while there was a man
stationed al the gate at the resort TO
gather in the stray quarters that had
been overlooked EN- route.
The Women's Democratic club is
figuring upon giving an excursion TO
saltair on either July 80 or 81.
On Tuesday there win be an exc,r-
sion to the lake the proceeds Of which
VIII be In aid OF the building fund for
the women's building which the Relief
societies propose to erect upon the piece
OF property at the head Of East Temple
street President Snow has signified
his Intention OF attending the outing at
saltair on that day.
The various lodges OF odd Fellows
throughout the State will congregate at
Castillo Springs on July 49, A big pro-
gram has been arranged for that date.
The committee Of the grand lodge.
which has the matter In charge. is as
follows: ]. J. Thomas, chairman. w.
o. Carbis, J. c. Smith, Of Salt Lake.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-04

At 1875 this morning Officer Furster
observed drunken man coming out OF
the basement OF the Culmer block with
a bicycle In his possession. The officer
az once surmised that the man was in
The act Of hooking a wheel" and he
placed him under arrest. At the IA.
ton the fellow admitted that he was
trying to make on with the bike. but
could give no reason for his actions.
lie said his name was Mike O'Brien
ana claims that he just came here. He
WIZ probably be charged with house.
breaking.
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wU's INDEPENDENTS GRAFTON.
lie Pays High Tribute 90 American
Ideals in Government.

Philadelphia, July 4--Several thous-
and persons gathered In Independence
square today to hear WI Ting Fang,
The Chinese minister. Minister WI was
orator OF the day at the municipal cele-
brallon OF Independence day and the
friendly reception given the distln-
gulshed guest must have alayed all
fears for his safety, based on the fact
that he had received an anonymous
letter threatening him with bodily
harm
Minister WI began with an express
sion Of his Qualification OF the honor
shown him and regret over the circum-
stances which prevented his acceptance
Of a similar invitation year ago.
Referring 10 the day he skctched the
many important events which had ocs
CURED upon It's anniversaries. He made
humorous reference 10 the fact that
China furnished America with fire
crackers and then In serious vein traced
a similarity in the educational cystem
OF China which gave the humblest ciu-
zen an opportunity TO become part OF
the government and the electoral sys-
TEN OF the United States. lie defined
NtAA NhAhNH Va 'NNAAAAhN anu MtNiAAiN
as the magma charja OF China ard
quoted the words OF Mencius.
"The people are the most important
element In n nation the spirits uf the
land and grain are the next the sover-
eign IL the highest"
His closing tribute 10 the United
states was as follows:
This nation. It seems 10 me. has not
sprung into existence without a mani
fest destiny. There must Doe some noble
ends for which the independence OF the
United Siate8 was established. II was
20 demonstrate TO the world what great
good TO mankind. free and lndepend.
ent people can do. 90 establish a gov
eminent OF the people, by the people,
and for the people. TO preserve. law
and order to treat all people alike with
fairness and business. 90 40 away win
selfish and elannish feeling. 10 make
American patriotism synonymous with
fair play, with the love of mankind.
with freedom and liberty In accord.
ance with law and Justice. By pursuing
these ends this republic viii become ne
greatest power upon the earth. ana Won
citizens OF this great country Will be-
more than ever respected and loved hy
all"