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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-27
First Fight at
Gettysburg ~''' ~; : =:
JuH I. 1868

compelled the brigade to 90 forward
IN a half circle, the extremities Of tho
nne crossing the creek and cutting of,
tne Iennesseeans, who had passed
over. The Federal center closed in.
capturing Archer and nearly Ill of his
command
Inc Confederates had been told thai
they would meet no enemies at Get.
Vsburg except local militia, but when
the distinguishing black headgear Of
the Iron brigade burst on their vision
IN the depths of the woods they stared
In surprise and cried out: "'Tain't no
militia. It's the Army, of the Potomac|
Inere are those black hated fellows
again.
Cutters brigade met Davis Missi,
s1pp1ans rushing along on open ground
and was split in twain at the first COL
nslon. Two regiments were badly "cut
up, and Halls battery was forced to
run FOR safety. Fortunately the Sixth
wisconsin regiment Of the Iron brigade
had marched out of the woods north
ward toward the road and with two OF
cutters regiments closed in on Davis
men and captured nearly regiment
OF M1ssissippians. The fight had gone
too far to stop.
Reynolds men made good their
promise to fight for the mastery of the
woods and ridge west of Gettysburg
at all hazards. Over half were killed
and wounded. Heth's division got
help from Pender's division, and in the
crisis Of the day Ewell's Confederate
corps swept down from the north and
planted guns on the heights northwest
OF the town. which raked the Federal
line lengthwise. Reynolds CORD,
would have been lost and Heth or bis
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-27

colleagues masters Of Gettysburg but
for the coming Of Towards Federal
corps to the field. The collision of two
divisions of the blue and the gray had
grown into struggle between three
divisions Of each, and this, again, into
combat with two corps on a side.
Ewell's Confederates had been march
ing across the country off the route to
Gettysburg when Lee, hearing of the
situation there, sent a courier to the
commander telling him to go to Gettys-
burg, but not to bring on general bat
tie. Howard had been called up by a
courier sent back by Reynolds a few
minutes before he fell, telling him to
form his corps on Cemetery hill as a
reserve to the First corps, then fighting
along the Chambersburg road
But when Howard saw Ewelrs bat
talions north Of the town, with an open
road to Cemetery hill, he pushed his
batteries and regiments out on the
plains beyond Reynolds battle field to
hold off Ewell. The Federal front now
had two facings, west and north, with
Cemetery hill, the key to Gettysburg,
in the angle.
The instant the fresh guns of Ewell
mingled their shots with those of Hill
Reynolds men were doomed to q losing
fight. But they had sworn to the fall
en- leader to hold on at all hazards
The Iron brigade cleared the woods
westward as far as the creek and
swung around north to face the road.
This movement barred the left of the
line to the fire of Brockenbrough's and
Pettigrew's men. The Twenty-fourth
Michigan on the left Of the brigade
fought at eighty PAGES with the Tween
ty-sixth North Carolina. The Michi-
gan men fought and retired, fought
and retired again, forming in all seven
lines Of battle. Nine color bearers
were shot down. The regiment took
into battle 1876 men and lost 316 killed
and wounded. The North Carolinians,
who fought on the other side, lost
nearly 600 out of 800 in action. The
leader Of the Twenty fourth was cap
tured at the end Of the fight and when
asked by his captors why the regiment
did not surrender before it was de-
stroyed replied, a''We came here to
light, not to surrender . That was
the watchword Of the day. Cemetery
hin was kept from the grasp Of Hill
and Ewell GEORGE 4 KILAER.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-27
Real Estate Teaasfors.s
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copyright, 1903, by G. L. Kilmer.]
a T daylight July 1, 1863, New
"A York corporal in charge of the

n T daylight July 1, 1863, New
"a York corporal in charge of the
"a pickets on the Chambersburg
- road, just west Of the town Of
Gettysburg, saw some strange men
coming down the road from the direc-
ton of Chambersburg His orders were
not to fire upon any one approaching
from that quarter, but to notify the
pickets on the right and left Of his
post and also the reserve pickets in his
rear. The corporal obeyed orders lit
orally until the newcomers fired upon
him. Then, soldierlike, he fired back.
Those early morning shots on the
outskirts Of sleepy inland hamlet
then unknown to fame were not neces-
sarily the signal for great battle.
Neither the soldiers who fought there
nor the generals who led expected q
decisive combat at Gettysburg. The
men who woke up the Yankee cor
porars fighting vim were Confeder-
ates tramping confidently forward, lit
tie dreaming that their march would
be opposed. They belonged to General
Henry Heth's division, and the object
Of their march was "shoes and sugar."
A scouting trip to Gettysburg the day
before had revealed to Heth the fact
that these much needed commodities
could be found there. On the heels of
this first visit some Yankee cavalry
out on a hunt for Jeb Stuart's noted
raiders dashed into the town and trail
ed Heth's men out on the Chambers
burg road as far as the crossing Of
Willoughby creek. The enterprising
leader Of the cavalry stationed pickets
along the creek and reported his dis
covery back to Federal headquarters
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
Railway Construction yot...

The Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas has
completed the survey from Chanute, Kas..
to Memphis. Tenn, 400 miles. w, d, Spoon
er. Joplin. Mo-, chief engineer.
Work on the construction Of the Boise
Basin road from Boise. Idaho. to the mouth
commenced this summer. q. H. BegRs. vice
president. Boise. Idaho.
Work on the laying Of the track Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and 81 Paul from La
Sueur Center to Mankato, MIMI, Is expect
ed to begin this spring.
Contracts have been let for the building
Of the Chicago Northern from Mayfair to
Lake Blur, ILL.,, twenty-five miles.
Work on the construction Of the Danville
ana Western to run from Dan anvil. n to
gin about June /. c. NJ. McCabe, Coving-
ton, Ind, president.
1T is stated that the Great Northern will
extend its Edmore branch to Mortified. N.
D.. this year.
The Great Northern wfll build a thirty
mile extension from Thief River Fall. MINI.
Contracts for double tracking the Illinois
Central between Memphis, Tenn, and Full
ton KY. 121 miles, have been awarded to
Macarthur Bros, Chicago; ]. D. Lynch and
c. D. Smith.
-Track-laying has commenced on the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas from Oklahoma
City east.
Surveys have been completed for the st.
Louis, Ell Reno and Western, which IL to
extend from FL Reno to Guthrie OK: 19r'y-
C. Nelson. Fort Scott, president.
1T is stated that the St. Louis. vandalia
and Eastern proposes to build a line from
St. Louis to Terre Haute. mo, l69 miles
william Folger. vandalia, Ill. president.
Nashville will build an extension from Al
toona Ala, to Alfalfa, and that surveys are
now being made.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
Chairman Ashley Of the Wabash
Did Not Think Advance
Would Be Asked.
"DEMAND WILL BE REFUSED"
President ingalls, Foretold That
Wages Would Be Raised, but
Did Not Believe in Hori-
zOntal Increase.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. March PIN view of the rail-
way labor situation at present on the New
Haven and Wabash railways and the vari-
Gus rumors Of disouiet elsewhere. 1t will
be interesting to reprint what was said by
prominent railroad presidents in the De-
cember 81 financial supplement of an even
Ing paper here in answer to the questions
whether the labor situation is serious and
whether further general advances in wages
could be granted.
Some opinions in the December list were
as follows:
Chairman Ashley OF the Wabash: TT Is
not probable that further advance will be
demanded In the near future. Should such
could not comply with 1t. unless an equiv
alent advance could be established In the
rates Of transportation. or unless the i'm
crease In operating expenses"
Chairman Miller Of the st. Paul: 81 do
not regard the labor situation as serious"
Vice President Caldwell Of the Lacka-
wanna: The labor situation may prove the
most serious question with which the rail-
ways will be confronted n the near future.
Of operation involved in increased cost Of
labor and the fact that there Is in many di-
recuons such wide dfference,.of opinion
between the employer and the employe as
to the crectness of many, Of the principles
President Ripley Of the Atchison: II
think relations between the railways and
their employees were never more cordial
than at present. Naturally, there are some
exceptions. There are still some unions
whose sole object seems to be to reduce the
efficiency OF the best workmen to that of
the poorest, but 1t seems to me that this
Is somewhat less popular than 1t has been.
The time may and doubtless will come when
business conditions will force on the rail-
roads the necessity OF reducing all expenses,
including wages, but when 1t comes the
reasons for 1t will no doubt be so apparent
that the necessity will be universally
recognized by all concerned"
President Ingalls, Of the Cleveland. Gin
ctnnat, Chicago and st. Louis: Wages
will have to be advanced in many cases.
I am not a believer in any horizontal ad-
vance"
General Manager Hays of the Grand
Trunk: THE labor situation Is perhaps as
serious a feature as exists in connection
with the railway business. The serious
feature Of these advances In wages Is that,
while an increase in pay is promptly de
manded upon the appearance Of better earn
always great unwillingness on the part of
the employees to consent to reductions in
wages In these rates of pay when the earn
tngs reach a lower scale, as 1t Is not I'M
likely will be the case again In the future"
President Fowler Of the Ontario and
Western: Amy further general advance in
wages must depend upon the future finan-
eial prosperity Of the companies and on
their ability to pay not only higher wages.
but q greater return upon the capital in
vested. Capital as well as labor Is en-
titled to participate in the benefits derived
from increased earnings"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
ANOTHER ADVANCE IN ZINC ORE.
Sold at Forty-One Dollars per Ton
Lead Continued Firm,
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


Joplin, Mo-, March 22-Zinc ore was ad-
vanced to $1 per ton the past week, two
bins Of 6O-per-cent zinc selling at that fig
ure This was equal to an assay basis of
<V per ton for 60-per-cent zinc. A number
or other bins Of ore sold on the same basis.
but, assaytng one or two points lower. did
not reach as high price per ton.
1t Is practically impossible to state an
actual basis price for the week, as various
grades were subject to various prices For
instance, zinc ore was sold during the
week all the way from a basis of $3.50 to
81 per ton for e0-percent zinc. This great
variance came about because Of a more
spirited competition for the best grade of
ore.
Lead ore continued firm all week at SSH
per ton. delivered, price SIS per ton higher
than the corresponding week Of last year,
while zinc ore is 81 per ton higher. For the
twelve weeks Of this year the shipment of
zinc has BEEN $3.50 tons and of lead LIS
tons less than the same period of last
year, yet, with the higher prices current
thus far In 1903. the value is $12.32s greater
this year than for the same number of
weeks In 1902 Zinc has averaged for all of
this year $3l.70 per ton. against an average
for the same period of last year Of 81 per
ton. Lead has averaged $50. against an
average Of $3 the first twelve weeks Of las.
year.
Following are the sales of zinc and lead
ores in pounds by the companies and indi-
viduals owning land or first leases in the
various camps of the Joplin district for the
week ending March q. 1908:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN TEXAS
Rock Island Pushing Delayed Work
Rapidly - Completion.

Rock Island Pushing Delayed Work
Rapidly - Completion.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Dallas. Tex. March 22.-During the week
Of dry weather just past activity has been
renewed on the railroad extensions in and
around Dallas.
mostly Mexicans, finishing the grading and
other work ahead Of the track-laying opera
within the city limits.
The line from Dallas to Fort Worth. It
Is expected, will be in operation within the
next sixty days. The opening has been de-
layed fully ninety days by the excessive
rains OF the winter.
work Of construction into Dallas as keen
ly as is the Rock Island. Tracklaying
on concrete foundations with asphalt paw
ing Is going on rapidly in Lamar street
right up to the intersection of Commerce
in the very heart Of the business district
of Dallas. This will enable the passenger
trains Of the Cotton Belt to reach the most
eligible point. right at the side Of the new
passenger station, that it was possible to
select in the city. Trains will probably
be run into the new station within the next
thirty or forty days
In the southeastern part Of Dallas the
Rock Island has begun the locating of a
Beaumont branch Of the Texas and New
Orleans. This is under the recent deal
made between the Rock Island and South
ern Pacific companies. 1t Is likely that
through Rock Island trains will be run from
Dallas to New Orleans by way Of Beau
mont at approximately the same time that
Dallas and Fort Worth; also. to Houston,
over the tracks Of the Houston and Texas
Central.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS
MANY RESPONSES.
Cooks of High and Low Degree WILL
ing to Enter Paradise offered
BY Ckicagoan.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

KEEP Ubl1C SfEClAA
Chicago, March 22.-The Sheridan Park
householder whose piteous plea for maid
servant was printed here Friday morning Is
now reaping the whiriwind Of letters from
cooks of high and low degree. Every one
of them is anxious to try the paradise he
promised In his advertisement. He prom
ised that the cook might have all the leis-
ure she craved. a minimum OF labor and q
maximum Of pay.
Among the letters he received is this from
Q scientific cook:
IT am an educated cook. know all about
the chemistry of food. would like three
afternoons of and IS q. week. Try me and
you Will use no othe-."
From an entertainer comes this:
II don't brag of my cooking. but can
play your piano perfectly lovely. Your wife
and I could learn duets. / could teach them
to her IL she does not know any. can
cook simple things, like tea and boiled eggs.
NV friends say have fine soprano
voice" A.,
From IN orthodox cook LADY, this was
received:
'T can cook. wash. iron, sweep the porch,
check up the laundry lists. take care OF the
babies and the horse. wait on tne eaose.
snub the policeman, do tho narket1ng, make
rag carpet, clean other kinds ana forget
that have any friends"
This accomplished Individual ne0ected to
specify her wages. II she Will Forward her
address to Sheridan Park, the cookies man
will gladly send q brougham Tor ner.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
CATTLE sHIPPERs' GRIEVANCE.
Claim Railroads Are Dfscrimfnnt1nl
in Favor of Fort Worth.


Claim Railroads Are Discriminating
in Favor of Fort Worth.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Dallas, Tex, March 22-CattIe shippers Of
Dallas are in an ugly humor at the rail-
roads doing business between this city and
Pacific Coast points. because of alleged dis
elimination in favor Of Fort Worth as a
cattle market.
While Dallas does not handle as many cat
ket. stu this city is considerable Of a cattle
center and its live stock dealers are ener-
getic in their efforts to enlarge their oper-
atoms.
The city has two independent packeries
Northern packing interests to establish large
plants here. In competition with the Swift
and Armour plants at Fort Worth Recent
ly the Cudahy representative purchased q
large number Of cattle in the Dallas yards
for shipment to their plant at Los Angeles,
when they were prepared to ship a train
load Of cattle, they were given railroad
rates that were so per car higher from
Dallas to Los Angeles than from Fort
Worth. although the distance from Dallas
The local rate on cattle from Dallas to
Fort Worth being only SO per car, the
Cudahy representative shipped the cattle to
Fort Worth, reloaded and shipped to Los
Angeles at Fort Worth rates, thus saving
The Dallas live stock dealers consider the
rates from this city to Los Angeles. as
compared with the local rates. a discrimina-
ton in favor Of Fort Worth. and are con-
sidering bringing the matter to the
sion and the United States Interstate Com
merce Commission. The matter has been
laid before the Dallas Commercial Club for
cooperation from that body.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23

been summoned to appear and present testi-
mony for and against the alleged merger.
Among those already summoned by the
Gates, James Byrne Rudolph Keppler. ].
P. Harris and others Of New York, and J.
NJ. CUP, vice president Of the Southern
dent of the Seaboard Air Line. Some Inter
esting testimony Is expected. At the pre-
liminary hearing In New York in January
]. P. Morgan. his partner. Edward I. Per-
kins and several others were called to
present their testimony, and II was then
that Mr.. Morgan made the assertion regard
ing Mr.. Gatess ability to operate rail-
road. It is thought that Mr.. Gates win use
this opportunity to retaltate.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
BUSINESS GROWTH ENORMOUS.
Kansas Banks Show an Increase
Of Twenty Per Cent.

Topeka, Kas.. March 2z-Morton Albaugh.
State Bank Commissioner. will issue Q
statement within . few days that win show
heavy increase In the bank dep0sits IN
and private banks have reported. and these
show an increase Of % Per can't over the n.
ports received three months ago. AZ that
IN Kansas contained 80 900 in deposits. :.
Albaugh estimates the deposits now q
$s00o0. 900. or about 40 in deposits for every
man. woman and child in Kansaa- Mr.. Al
baugh says the general growth Of business
In the State h the cause OF this big Increase
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
Employees Honor George L. Sands.

A delegation Of employees of the Virgins
Ferry Company visited the home Of Captain
George l. Sands last night and presented
casion of the presentation being his retire
ment from the vice presidency and general
management Of the company.
The presentation speech was made by F.
H. Leslie. In the delegation were Charles
Duncan. representing the engineers Of the
Virgins Ferry Company. and Charles
Killing. representing the shop men
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
LARGE MILEAGE UNDER CONTRACT.
Railroad VIII Build $500 Miles of
Track.

According to the Railway Age $500 miles
OF new railroad are under contract In the
United States, In addition to 3. 80 miles. on
which work will probably begin this year.
OF the mileage under contract 5000 are
being built by eighteen companies. which
are: Frisco, IT'S miles; Rock Island. $50
miles: Missouri, Kansas and Texas. 1854
miles: Missouri Pacific, 81 miles; Kansas
2ss miles; Atohison, Topeka and Santa F'e.
29S miles: Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul.
125 miles; International and Great North
ern, 12 miles; Louisville and Nashville, 1873
miles; Pennsylvania, $50 miles: Chesapeake
and Ohio. 40 miles: Norfolk and Western.
los miles: Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City,
100 miles: Chicago Great Western, 122 miles;
Ozark and Cherokee Central, n miles; Fort
Smith and Western. III miles; Oregon Short
Line, ITO miles.
The foregoing figures represent mileage ac-
tually under contract and does not include
all the mileage projected.
The largest part Of the new mileage Is
in the South and Southwest, eight South
west States and Territories showing AT
miles and eleven Southern States Zoo miles
under contract
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
TRACKS WERE ALREADY DOWN.
Normal Procured an Injunction
Against Railroad Too Late.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Bloomington, Ill. March N-Much excite
ment was created in Normal last night and
to-day by the massing of q large gang of
section men by the Chicago and Alton Rail-
road for the purpose Of laying two tracks
through the town, permission for which had
been refused.
The tracks cross six streets and the Coun-
ell objected to the company's proposition.
To-day an Injunction was procured, but
It came too late.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
Jewelry stole, while She PAoaed.

watch. q solid gold ring worth ~. silver
thlmbie and S bill was stolen from Miss
Belle Ash Of No. 3oao Lucas avenue. while
Broadyyay druC store about $50 last night
She told the police she had LEFT the bag
on the show case until she dniAne0 as the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
AT HABR,a.

Great opportunities are presented at Bars
!or securing choice selection of goods. There
is no dissadsfactfon with the goods from
SlissourIs greatest store after you get them
nome The offerings this spring are unusual
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23
RAILWAY MERCER CASE.
Final Hearing VIII BE Held in New
York March ~.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

WASHINGTON, March 22-The Interstate
Commerce Commission has announced that
the final hearing Of the Southern Railway
merger case viii be held in New York on
March q. The case Is one which has been
uniier consideration by the commission for
aome time, having been fled by the Ken
lucky Railroad in October. 1907.
Il charges the Southern Railway Com
MANY and the Atlantic Coast Line and ether
railroads. with Illegal combination to pre-.
vent competition and discrimination against
certain Southern roads and points.
States Court rooms In New York on the
mcrnfng Of March q. and many prominent
Men York railroad men and capitalists have
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-23

Jennison, Mich, March 22.-The entire
plant of the Jennison Iron and Engine
Works was burned late last night Loss
fire Is unknown.