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The state board of education, at a meet
ing held in Baltimore, decided that thirty
seven applicants were entitled to be Placed
on the pension list. including the following
John Ohio Hayes, Wolfvflle; Miss Mary F.
Clark. West Virginia; John Landers, Thur
mont; James M. Kreidler Maplevile;
Franklin L. King. Williamsport; John E
Kelley, Hagerstown. The meeting was the
first since the passage by the last legisla-
ture OF bill apprepriating $4,000 to pen
sion public school teachers who fulfill Ger
tain specified conditions provided in the law
Hotel kee Mar. this city, crowded during
this season with Washingtonians, will close
September Is.
So far $12 800 has been raised for the new
Christian church to be erected at Beaver
Creek. this county.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany will commence in the course of a
week the erection OF a switch tower at
Washington Junction that will contain fifty
six levers, for throwing switches at that
point. controlling both the main line and
the Metropolitan branch tracks.
Rev. L. Stern and family. summering at
Hotel Kee Mar, have left for their home in
Washington.
Miss Minnie Mantz has returned to Wash
this city.
Miss Bessie Yingling has returned to her
home in Hagerstown from a months visit
in Washington.
Mrs. II. X. Zimmerman of Washington is
visiting in the family of Mr. George F,
Burkhart, this city.
Miss Ida WE'LL, who has been spending
the summer at Hotel Kee Mar, has returned
to her home in Washington.
Mrs. ]. w. Seaman. South Potomac street.
this city, has returned from a visit In Wash
ington.
Miss Agnes Hawkin. who has been spend
ing month at Wil.iamsport, returned to
her home In Washington accompanied BY
Mrs ]. H Hawkin.
Miss Sarah Angle, daughter Of Sheriff
Angie, who has been spending her vacation
here, has returned to washington, accom-
panied by Miss Carrie Dunn, who had been
visiting at Wiiliamsport' this county.
Miss Katharine Adams, SharpsburE Is
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Defective Piers.

Temporary repairs were made to the de-
fective piers, and by authority Of Congress
thorough exaWination of the piers Of the
bridge was made by officers Of the Engi-
neer Corps. The examination consisted
mainly Of inspection by . diver and meas
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HAGERsToWN NEWS GRIsT.
Items Of Interest From Western
Maryland and Vicinity.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special COrresDondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md, September 4, 1892.
1t is stated that the work Of tunneling the
Blue Ridge mountains in the vicinity of
Buena Vista will be started before many
weeks The entire survey has been COM
pleted and the last data regarding the right
Of way secured. In short time the Wa
bash company will accept bids for the con-
struction Of the road. and work will be
pushed rapidly forward. It will be about
two years before trains can be run regular
" over IT. The biggest part Of the work
viii be tunneiing the mountain, which alone
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entertaining Miss Annette Miller Of Wash
ington.
Miss Myrtle Miller, Pennsylvania avenue
this city, is visiting Mrs. Albert Wolfinger
Washington.
Rev. c. K Westfall, pastor Of the Unitea
Brethren Church at Greencastle formerly
OF Boonsboro', this county, has resigned I"
accept the position of field secretary o.
Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa
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urements and levels taken on the piers 1t
was made under the direction of Major
Davis, Corps of Engineers, VINO reported
the results In June and July. 1888 These
results were, summarized in. statement
that piers Nos. 2, 3,n5,s g, and contained
small cavities and minor, defects aid need
ed repairs. Pier No. vas found to have
been seriously ersded at the west end, ard
near Its middlesd I'M August, 1874, Com
gress made an appropriation. Of $1,000 for
the repairs of ALI the detective piers.
contract was made far repairs to piers
Nos. 2, 8, 5, s, 7 and Shy Portland cement.
concrete In bagseto be put in place by
diver, and for the repairs of pier No. 4 by
means Of Golfer dam The diver found
several cavities saireeuy beneath various
were in an unsatisfactory condition. After
the Golfer dam offipiersN No. had been con-
structed and pufhped ont. and the masonry
below the low water ftine exposed de-
plorable condition aof affairs was revealed,
described, in pars by Major DAVIS as fol-
lows: 81 on
Condition 81 thss Foundation.
''It was found thatqtheafmber cross braces
Of the old original cofferdam, built in 1880
16 inches square and q in number. had
been left in the pier and the masonry built
around them. j: 1t was also found that the
old masonry had not been started from solid
ROCK, as shown on the original plan, but
upon riprap stone apparently thrown IN 10
level Off, without removing the debris
upon the rocks y which ,iss fissured and
scanned and has many prejecting nodul: s.
Layers of mud and sand were- found upon
the lowest of the old shore, swhilei lying on
the rock diagonaliy under the masonry of
the pier. an old tree was found, which, must
have been there before the pier was built.
For about twelve feet above this insecure
quality possible and hardly worthy of the
name Of masonry. The stones were eappa.-
emily put In as they came from the qua ~
without the slightest reference to beds. be-
ing set on end, edge, and in every conceiv-
able manner. while few. II any, traces of
mortar or cementing material were found.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-03
STORM IN MICHIGAN.
Much Damage IL Reported from
Towns Along the Lake shore.

Much Damage Is Reported from
Towns Along the Lake shore.
Grand Rapids, Mich, March 31.-Re-
ports from Lake Michigan cities and
towns show that the heavy storm of
Saturday night and Sunday has done
a large amount of damage, particu-
larly to telegraph and telephone
lines, The lines are all down along
the lake shore, and Traverse City,
Manistee and Ludington are cut of
from outside communication.
Detroit, Mich.,. March 31.-An ex-
tremely severe wind and rainstorm
swept Detroit during the early hours
Sunday, and the heavy winds pre-
vailed until late at night, attaining
a velocity of As miles an hour during
the afternoon. Considerable minor
damage was done to signs, fences,
ETC., in different parts of the city,
and number of telegraph and tele-
phone poles were blown down in the
suburbs. The storm did the most
damage in the suburb of Highland
Park, where telephone service was
badly crippled. The storm was gen.
eral over the state, but was most
severe along the shore of Lake Michi-
gan. Snow and sleet accompanied it
in some places.
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ston saw the desperate situation and
said: They are making a stubborn
fight here. | shall have to put the bay
onet to them" Several regiments
charged into the field, but recoiled I'M
der the fire. One of Breckinridge's
Tennessee regiments halted at the
edge of the field and refused to go in.
Breckenridge and Governor Harris of
Tennessee, who was present, appealed
in vain. Johnston then rode out on his
magnificent thoroughbred charger Fire
Eater, spoke a few words Of encourage
ment to the halting Tennesseeans and
said. Il will lead you" At this signal
two whole brigades rushed across the
field shouting wildly as they met the
storm of lead from the crest. The
charge went home; the enemy turned
and retreated. One of the straying
bullets fired in retreat struck John
ston, and in 10 hour he was dead. But
the hill, the Hornets Nest" had fall
en- Prentiss was cut off from help;
likewise part Of Wallace's line.
The Confederates say that the stub
born fighting of Prentiss after he had
been thanked by the loss Of the "Hor-
nets Nest" saved Grants army There
was lull in the attack after Johnston
fell, and General Bragg reopened the
fight by falling upon Prentiss and Wal
lace with his Confederate corps. These
two generals fought until the case
seemed hopeless. and then Wallace led
his men back in an attempt to cut his
way to the Landing. He was killed.
and Prentiss. finding himself alone
and hopelessly beset. surrendered his
whole command. General Bragg with
drew two divisions from the confusion
of the capture of Prentiss and rushed
them in pursuit Of Hurlburt's retreat
ing troops. But one of Grants staff
officers had planted a row of batteries
on the hill covering the Landing, and
Hurlburt made a stand behind these
defenses. Some Of the Confederates
halted before closing In. and only one
or two brigades really exchanged shots
with the new enemy. At this time the
two gunboats-Lexington and Tyler
at the Landing opened fire on the dar-
Ing Confederates. and Nelson's divi'
sion Of Buell's army marched down
the slope. pouring in fresh volleys up
on the exhausted fighters OF the day
1t was the failure OF this last attack
upon the Landing that the enemy and
some others called the salvation Of
Grants army.
Shiloh has been fought over AGAR
and again in print. General Beaure
gard, second in command to Johnston
says that be advised his chief to e
back to Corinth and not attack at al
after his failure TO surprise Grant OF
Saturday, as he had planned
GEORGE l.. KnNER.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-03
NEW OFFICE.
Cooke Construction Company Estab.
fishes Branch Office IN OskaIossa.

A branch office of the Cooke Con-
struction Company of Minneapolis
has been established in this city. 1t
is likely that the office will be opened
in day or two in room of the old
Central House building on High ave-
nue., west of theiIowa Central tracks.
Geo F. Cooke OF the company, Sup
erintendant! of the division doing
work for the Iowa Central, arrived
in the city this morning to establish
the office aud to assist in making the
arrangements for the work of the
coming season. The Oskaloosa office
is to be in charge of G. E. Rolston,
book-keeper.
Between forty and fifty men will be
operated from Oskaloosa for the next
three months or moe. One Of the
first pieces of work to be done will
be at the scene of the big fill north of
tn Quaker meeting house. The Gull
vert running under this fill is to be
strengthened and extended to accom-
modate the raising of the fill nine
teen feet. Mr.. Will Woodruff an Os
kaloosa boy, is foreman of the gang.
Will has been in the city number Of
days, having returned from the work
that was being done on the Abba
branch of the road. g He was expect
ing to be sent on 10 another division
but has been retained to work from
this city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-03

this number FIVE may not recover.
None of the other injured are seri-
ously hurt. In none of the other ac-
cidents reported throughout the city
was there any serious injury to per-
sons, though many narrow escapes
are recorded. The towboat Belle Nc
Gowan was blown over in the Ohio
river opposite Saw Mill run and
completely wrecked. Her crew mar
rowly escaped drowning, but all were
finally rescued by harbor boats. The
corrugated iron roof of the Union
bridge at that point was lifted from
its fastenings by the wind, and parts
of it carried a distance of a mile.
The Whittier schoolhouse, on Mount
Washington, was unroofed aud its
walls badly twisted. Jones & Nc
Laughlin's had IA of their furnace
stacks blown down, necessitating the
shutdown of portion of their plant
for weeks. Reports from nearby
towns are slowly coming in, probably
on account of the crippled condition
of the wires. 1t is feared that much
damage has been done in those
places.
Lightning Strikes Church.
AS Rev. J. w. English, pastor Of the
Robinson Run United Presbyterian
church near Mcdonald, was raising his
arms to pronounce the benediction
lightning struck the church spire and
it toppled upon the roof, crushing it
and injuring a number of worshipers,
two of whom will die. The Noblestown
Presbyterian church was also I'M
rooted. but the congregation escaped
injury.
Almost the entire east end district
of this city was in darkness Sunday
night, the electric lighting system hav-
Ing been nut out of commission by the
storm. The downtown portions were
repaired early in the afternoon.
Minister Badly Hurt.
Greenville, Pa, March 31.-The Eas-
ter services being held in the United
Presbyterian church at jamestown,
this county, six miles north of here,
came to an abrupt ending Sunday. A
tornado struck the church with a ter
rifle crash and part of the south end of
the church was crushed in, burying the
minister, Rev. Jameson, beneath bricks
and timbers. The men of the congre-
cation rushed to the pulpit and when
the stricken minister was removed
from the debris it was found that he
had received fatal injuries. His jaw
was broken and the temporal bone was
crushed. He can hardly live. The
storm was the worst that has occurred
in this section for years. and it is
thought to-day will bring reports Of
great damage from the country dis
tricts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-03

gan. The day before General Nelson
reached Grants headquarters at Sa-
vannah with a division of Buelrs
troops, and Grant sent him forward to-
ward the front. Nelson says that Grant
told him there would be no battle at
that point. Grant intended to await
BueII's arrival in person at Savannah
but when the firing became heavy at
Shiloh he hurried to the field. On the
way to the front Grant ordered Gener-
al Lew Wallace. whose division was
at Crumps Landing, below Pittsburg
Landing, to march to the scene OF the
fighting. Wallace had 5000 men, but
through a misconception of orders by
some one he took road which delayed
his arrival in time to take part in the
battle. With this loss Grant fought
that day against superior numbers.
Both sides used artillery at Shiloh
with murderous effect. The Federal
batteries moved down the charging
Confederates with terrible execution,
and when the Federal infantry made
stand upon some ridge the southern
guns tore the ranks to pieces. making
way for the advance of their own In
fantry.
Grants line was very irregular ow-
ing to the formation of the ground and
the direction of the Confederate at
tack. Sherman and McClernand were
closest. and McClernand helped sher'
mans line hold on for time Prem
tiss fought almost alone at the start
and was driven from his camp about
8 o'clock a. m Sherman was driven
from his about 10 o'clock. and McCler-
nand gave way at 2:30 p. N. At 4:3O
HurIburt's Federal division lost its ad-
vaneed camp. and at nightfall all that
remained in lighting trim Of Grants
army was concentrated In the original
camps of w. II. L. Wallace's DIVISION
which was nearest to Pittsburg Land
ing. The battlefield was In possession
Of the Confederates.
When the attack began, there was
wide gap between Sherman and Prem
tiss The retreat Of these two diyi-
sions in the same general directon
drew the lines together. Later In the
day the retreat Of Hurlburt left gap
between the nnes OF MSSiSi H
Wallace. and the Confederates poured
through. capturing Prentiss ana over
1000 Of his command. also part OF w.
IA. l. Wallace's division. Wallace was
MORALLY wounded Where the nght-
ing was SO irregular II is Impossible 10
describe II in detail The conduct OF
some regiments. batteries and orlgades
on both sides was heroic In the ex'
IRENE. sherman's troops were new.
McClernaDd's and the divisions OF Dotn
wallaces had been at Donelson;. Many
of the Confederates had never seen
fighting. -Four events OF the battle nae
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-03
BANK ROBBED.
Burglars at BaziIe Mills, Neb., Blow
Open Safe and Secure
Large Sum.

Bazile Mills, Neb., March 81. - The
safe of the bank of Bazile Mills was
blown open Saturday night and $1,000
in cash and $500 in drafts stolen,
There is no clew to the perpetrators
of the robbery. After making their
haul the burglars stole a team from
Sanford Saunders barn and made
their escape across the country. The
robbery was not discovered until
about 1880 o'clock Sunday morning,
when a citizen noticed the brick re-
moved from one of the walls of the
bank vault. Closer investigation dis
closed the work of expert safe blow
ers. The entire front of the safe
had been blown off and the safe lit
orally ruined.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-03
It II # Il II + II II II II + II II ii

Important results. The destruction of
Sherman's line was the first blow to
Grant. Upon that disasters followed
fast. Prentiss' division fought nearly
the whole day alone and was finally
captured about o'clock. Next came
the stubborn battle at the Hornets
Nest" where General Albert Sidney
Johnston was killed. This was the
only instance in the war where an
army commander was killed in battle.
After Johnston's death portion of his
command made a dash for Pittsburg
Landing. and Sunday at Shiloh was
closed.
Sherman's division appears to have
been completely disorganized IL getting
back to new position-that is to say.
the units did not fight together. Prem
tiss' division was driven from its camp,
but Prentiss rallied the command regi-
ment by regiment and formed a new
hne. Grant ordered him to hold the
second line at all hazards, and he
fought till overwhelmed and captured.
Before Prentiss surrendered the hot
test fighting of the field was made by
his command and the divisions of Hurl-
burt and w. II. L. Wallace. these three
divisions bearing the brunt of the work
after Sherman and McClernand had
been driven back.
the key to the last position held by
Wallace and Hurlburt on the flank of
Prentiss was thicket on the crest of
hill. In front was an open fielu swept
by Federal batteries. For five hours
the Confederates hurled brigade after
brigade upon the thicket, and all were
repulsed, with frightful carnage. At
last the reserves of Breckenridge were
called in to make last attempt. john
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-03

copyright. 1902. by @. L Kilmer.1
R N the Confederate bivouacs all was
in readiness to spring the attack
W upon Grants advanced line at
Shiloh church early on the morn
ing of Sunday, April 6. 1862. General
Albert Sidney Johnston. the Confeder-
ate leader, was at breakfast at o'clock
and. hearing the sound of picket firing
on his front. ordered the battle to be
gin. The onslaught was made furious
ly at Shiloh church. where General w.
7. Sherman's Federal division lay in
tents. Sherman's division was at the
extreme front of Grants army. Nc
Clernand's division lay nearest to
Eherman's in the rear of it and to the
left Prentiss' division lay also TO the
left of Sherman, but the Confederate
advance was so directed that Prentiss
soon stood at the front, receiving the
full force of the attack.
The early morning picket fight had
aroused some Of the vigilant officers in
Sherman's and Prentiss' camp, but the
troops were everywhere taken at dis
advantage by the sudden attack. Di-
visions and brigades were whirled into
action from time to time without con-
nection with each other. The Confed-
crate advance was furious and appar-
emily with little regard for the loss Of
life so long as the enemy was driven
from his camps and pushed back to-
ward Pittsburg Landing, on Tennessee
river. Johnston's aim was to drive
Grant into the river before help could
reach him from Buelrs army. which
was marching to the field from the
east side of the Tennessee.
Grant was nine miles distant from
Pittsburg Landing when the battle be-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-03
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FLOODS BAD WORK.
High Water in Tennessee Causes
Loss of Twenty-Five Lives.
Special to the DAILY HERALD.

Special to the DAILY HERALD.
Nashville, Tenn, March 3l.-Reports
from the flooded districts of Tennessee
emphasize the gravity of the situation.
The damage resulting, it is believed,
will reach 81 1000, 900, while % lives are
known to be lost. Several counties GER
tain to have suffered heavily are yet
cut off from communication, and the
loss in property and life may go higher
than these figures. The Louisville &
Nashville railroad is running a few
trains from here to Lynnville, IS miles
south of Columbia, while the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis has only sue
ceeded in getting through to Murfrees-
boro. Neither line can resume regular
traffic before Tuesday. At Pulaski IL
lives were lost; at McMinnville, 5; at
Lewisburg, 3; at Hartman, Q; at MUIR
freesboro, 1.
Crops Destroyed.
The section visited by the flood en-
braces one of the richest portions of
the state and damage to farm lands is
a serious item. 1t includes counties ly-
ing between the mountains on the east
and the Tennessee river on the west
and between the Cumberland river and
the Alabama line. Stone fences that
have stood the storms of 40 years were
washed away in many of the WELL
known riverside farms of Lincoln coun-
ty and crops destroyed. Thousands of
logs are reported adrift in the upper
Cumberland. The bridge of the Nash
vile & Knoxville railroad at Lancas-
ter 300-foot span. said to have cost
100000, went down Saturday night. 1t
was predicted at Carthage that the
Cumberland would go beyond the flood
tide of 1852. If such be the case the
work of destruction is not vet over.
There is no communication with Lin
den, In Perry county. or with Lynch
burg. in Moore, but both sections are
believed to be seriously damaged.
The loss by the food which swept
Emory valley Saturday NAV reach
nearly s10oo,oo0 in Roane and Nor
gan counties when the full story Is
known. At Hartman the loss will
be between s55,000 and s125,ooo. At
Oakdale the loss is not more than
$4,000, but It is on the farms along
the Emory river where the greatest
damage, It is feared, has been done.
Town Destroyed.
Chattanooga, Tenn, March 31.-A
special to the News from Hartman,
Tenn, says: Hartman was de.
stroyed by the flood, on account of
the overflow of the Emery river.
The damage is estimated at $780,
900. 1t is reported that two lives
were lost and many more are sup
posed to have been drowned, 1t is es-
timated that from 40 to so houses at
Oakdale and Hartman were washed
away. The tunnel at Junction, on
the CINCINNATI Southern railway,
fell in. The plant of the Vessel
Lumber company was destroyed,
the Hoe and Tool company was bad
ly damaged, the planning mill is
wrecked and the tannery suffered
heavily. The floating lumber, houses
and debris Knocked down a part of
the bridge and washed it away. The
loss to Hartman is terrible.
Warnings Issued.
Washington, March 31.-A special
forecast by the weather bureau says:
Flood warnings have been issued for
the Cumberland river and frost warn
ings for Texas, Louisiana, Mississip-
pi, Alabama, northwestern Georgia,
Tennessee and Kentucky.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-03
SERVICES BROKEN UP.
Roof of Church In Pittsburg Blown
On-Many Persons Injured.


On-Many Persons Injured.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 31.-One of
the fiercest windstorms ever known
in this section struck the city Sun
dow inst before noon. and did inral-
culable damage TO property and In
jured many people, some of whom
may die from the effects of their
wounds. Scores of houses were I'M
rooted, many trees were blown down,
mill stacks toppled over and tele-
graph and telephone wires generally
disabled. The most serious accident
reported was the unroofng of the
Knoxville Presbyterian church, in
Knoxville. The church at the time
was filled with an Easter congrega-
ton numbering about coo persons.
While the minister was in the midst
of his sermon, a particularly strong
gust of wind blew over the large
chimney and lifted portion of the
roof of the building. The bricks
from the chimney crashed through
the roof and carried huge piece OF
the hard wood ceiling, measuring 40
x20 feet down upon the worshipers
in the pews. An indescribable panic
ensued, and a frantic rush was
made for the doors and windows,
The excitement was soon quieted and
the work of rescue begun. At least
40 persons were caught by the
wreckage, and more or less hurt. OF