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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
CHAPTER XII.
NyRAa

II my hand were not sure enough to draw
you some speaking picture Of this our
epochmariing battle of Kings Mountain.
It falters sill more on coming to the task
OF setting forth the tragic horrors Of the
dreadful after-night. Wherefore pray you
will hold me excused, my dears. II /
hasten over the events trip2ing upon the
heels fthe victory, touching upon them
only as they touch upon my tale.
But as for the Suggesting Of the after
scene you may hold In your minds eye the
stony hilltop strewn with the dead and
dying: the huddle of cowed prisoners at the
wagon barricade: the mountaineers. mad
with the victor's frenzy. ,swarming to sur
round us. Twas a clipping from Chaos
and Night gone blood-crazed till Sewer and
Isaac Shelby brought somewhat Of order
out of it: and then came the reckoning
OF the seven hundred-odd prisoners the
greater number were Tories many of them
red-handed from scenes of rapine In which
their present captors had suffered the loss
of all that men hold dear. So you will not
wonder that there were knives and rifles
shaken aloft. and fierce and vengeful coun-
sells In which it was proposed to put the
captives one and all to the cord and tree.
But now again Sewer and Shelby, sec
onded by the fiery Presbyterian William
Campbell. flung themselves into the breach.
pleading for delay and n fair trial for such
as We're blood guilty. And the dismal
cold wind and most doleful by the groans
and cries of the wounded. wore away, and
the dawn of the Sunday found us lying as
we were in the bloody shambles Of the hill
top.
With the earliest morning light the burial
parties were at work: and since the stony
battle ground would not lend itself for the
trenching. the graves were dug in the wales
below. Captain de Peyster begged hard for
leave to bury the brave Ferguson on the
spot where he fell, but twas impossible;
and now, I am told. the stout old Scots
man lies side by side with our Major Will
Chronicle, of Mecklenburg, who fell Just
before the ending of the battle.
The dead buried and the wounded cared
for in some rough and ready fashion, prep
arations were made in all haste for a
speedy withdrawal from the neighborhood
of the battlefield. Rumor had 1t that Tar
Teton with his invincible legion was with
in a few hours march: and the mountain
men, sodden weary with the tolls of the
flying advance andNthe hard fought conflict,
were in no fettle to cope with fresh foe.
As yet had not made myself known to
the patriot commanders. having my hands
and heart full with the care of poor Tybee.
who was grievously hurt. and being in a
measure Indifferent to what should befall
me.
But now as we were about to march 1
was dragged before the committee Colonies
and put to the question.
Your uniform is strange one to us.
SIR" said Isaac Shelby. looking me up and
down with that heavy-lidded right eye OF
his. Explain your rank and standing. II
you please"
told my story simply. and. a. I thought
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CHAPTER xxxIx-continued.

From the camp talk, we, Tybee and I,
CLEANED some better information of the sit
uation. A fortnight earlier Major Ferguson
Lad captured two of the over-mountain men
OF Clark's party, and had sent them TO the
settlement on the Watauga with challenge
In due former. rather. with the threat to
como and lay the over-mountain region
waste in default of an instant return of the
pioneers 10 their allegiance TO the King.
This challenge, so our scouts told us. had
been Immediately accepted. Sewer and Shell
by had embodied some 20 men each from
the Natauga and the Holston settlements,
and Colonel William Campbell the stout old
Presbyterian Indian fighter. had Joined
them with as many more Virginians.
Crossing the mountain these three troops
had fallen in with other scattered parties
OF the border patriots under Benjamin
Cleveland, Major Chronicle and Coione!
Williams OF South Carolina until now, as
the scouts reported. the challenged out
numbered the charengers. Learning this
Ferguson, who was as prudent as he was
brave, thought 1t best to make his stand
at some point nearer the main body OF the
army, and the withdrawal from Gilbert
Town had fallen into a retreat and a pur-
suit.
From what Captain de Peyster has since
told me. there would seem TO be little doubt
that the Major meant to fight when he had
mRneuTered himself into favorable po-
sition; this in spite of Lord Cornwalliss
commands to the contrary. In his dis
patches he was continually urging the need
for bold push in his quarter. and ask
Ing fer Tarleton and a sufficient number OF
the legion to enable him to cope with Il
mounted enemy. But be this as it may,
the garbled letter had brought him turned
whatever scale there was 10 turn He had
now with him some LOO regulars and To-
ries. the latter decenty well drilled; he had
every reason to expect the needed help
from CORVALLIS. and. on the night of my
arrival. he had word that another Tory
force under Major Gibbs would join him IN
day or two, at farthest
For this battle-ground Major Ferguson
chose the top of forest-covered hill, the
last and lowest eleva ton in the spur named
that day Kings Mountain.
In some respects the position was all
that could be desired. There was room on
the fat hilltop for an orderly disposition
of the fighting force. and the slopes in
front and rear were steep enough to give an
attacking enemy a sharp climb. Moreover,
there was a plentiful outcropping of stone
on the summit. scantiest on the broad or
outer end of the hill. and this was SO dis
POSED as TO form a natural brcastwork for
the defenders.
But there were disadvantages also. the
chief of these being the heavy wooding of
the slopes to screen the advance of the as
Saulting party, and while the Major was
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The recent acquisition OF the western
Maryland gained for the Gould group an
entrance into Baltimore and a start for tho
Atlantic seaboard.
The Wabash Is the connecting link east
and south. The Kansas City Southern gives
outlet at Port Arthur, which is connect
ed by ship canal with the Gulf.
The connection to the West is the Denver
and Rio Grande to Salt Lake City and Og-
den. the Texas Pacific runs to Ell Paso. and
tho St Louis Southwestern from Cairo, ILL.,.
to Gainesville. Tex.
While the position Is new one with the
Gould system, there are two similar ones
one for the Hartman and the other for the
Hill lines.
Mr.. Birds. however, covers greater inter-
ests. and his equipment TO perform the tasks
of his office consists OF his thorough knowl-
edge OF every detail. In fact, he is the lead
ing traffic official of the West. and is SO rec
ognized by his associates.
His headquarters will be in Chicago. as
are those of the other two traffic directors.
and 1t is expected the three will act as
scrt Of board Of control In charge Of the
affairs of the principal systems.
On the personal side of Mr.. Bird volumes
might be written.
He Is happy-go-lucky, whole-souled
chap. who seemingly doesn't care whether
school keeps or not. as Is said of indolent
boys. But this general appearance Is
snare.
Not a man visits him that he is not read
through like a book during the minutes
srrveyal. and 1t is done in such way that
the visitor is utterly unaware Of what Is
taking place.
His ability to Judge human nature Is said
by his friends to be something remarkable.
ALWAYS CHEERFUL.
He always has a pleasant smile and Joy
Gus word for all who seek an audience. and
the visitor Is at once made to feel at homo.
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coast and through rich and constantly
growing country.
These roads and their connections involve
every road In the United States. as well
as steamship and transportation lines
abroad. These lines are as follows:
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capygight. 1903. by the Bovsu-Merriu compsua.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
FOR TARIFF REFORM.
Furniture Association of Amer
lea Goes on Record.

New York, July 24.-The Furniture
Association of American National or
ganization of retail dealers. manufac-
tuners and their representatives, began
its first annual convention last night.
The meeting was attended by 200 dele
gates from all parts of the United
States. William C. Lowering, represen-
tatiVe in congress of the Fourteenth
MaSSac huSetts district, was the princi-
pal speaker, discussing Practical meth
DDS of extending our export trade"
Congressman Lowering said in part:
1T has come to be a pretty wen es-
tablished fact that tax for revenue on
the lines of protection to American in
dustries has yielded a fuller measure of
public welfare than tax for revenue
only, but it does not follow that the
highest and most prohibitory tax is the
most protective tax.
1T is a fact that most of the indus
tries of our country today are sorely
in need of new outlets in the markets
of the world for their products and that
the tariff should be so laid that the
doors may some times swing outward
as easily as they swing inward"
Mr.. Lowering said that notwithstand
ing the increase per capita in consump
ton, the fact is becoming clearer every
day that the productive. power of the
country has been steadily outgrowing
the consuming power, and that our fac
tories are being directly confronted with
are required for domestic consumption.
To increase our sales of manufactured
articles in foreign countries, MIR. Lover
ing favored the provision to amend the
customs drawback laws a provision of
our tariff laws which allows a drawback
of the duties paid on materials entering
into the manufacture of goods for ex-
port upon the expectation of these ar
ticles. He also favored the amendment
of our international revenue laws so as
to provide for a system of cheaper alco-
hol for manufacturing purposes. The
tax of $206 on a gallon of commercial
alcohol has operated. he said, to pre-
vent it's general use in this country.
1T is certain" he said, that a re-
duction of the tax in this country to 20
cents per proof gallon would sufficient
ly cheaper the cost of this important
material to allow of the expectation of
many articles from the production of
which our manufacturers are now en-
tirely shut out by the high price of
pure grain article
Here, then. is an opportunity for the
friends of protection to show a little
wisdom and the sincerity of their solicit
tude for the home producer.
For my own part, have been pro-
tectionist all my life. but I believe the
principle of protection best conserved
by meeting the question promptly and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
MAKE IT TOO EXPENSIVE.
Per Diem Charge May Be Raised to
90 Cents Day.

st. Louis, July 24.-At the next meet
ing of the American Railway associa-
ton to be held in October probably in
st. Louis, some changes of Importance
in the per diem system will be submit
ted for action by the committee on car
service. The report of the International
association of car accountants and car
service officers at the recent convention
showed that the established rate of 20
cents a day for the use of foreign cars
has failed to cover the interest on the
investment. depreciation and repairs,
and has failed to serve as an incentive
to some roads to return cars promptly
when they are in great demand.
1t is known beyond dispute by the
records Of the accountants that the dis
position has been to retain every car
that could possibly be held without re-
gard to ownership or initials if the ext
gencies of the traffic situation made it
profitable. 1t is not denied however,
that the per diem charge is an improve
ment over the mileage system, and that
it will prove of great benefit to all in
terests when the amount of the penalty
will be sufficient to compel the prompt
unloading and return of foreign cars,
making it too expensive to hold them
for the purpose of relieving freight con-
gestion.
While accountants recommend that
the rate be increased from 20 to 80 cents
a day some of the managers will urge
an increase to so cents. Others favor a
penalty of IS in addition to the 80 cents
per diem to apply when detention ex-
ceeds a certain period. No road could
afford to hold cars on any such basis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
CELEBRATED HIS RETURN.
Santa Fe Lecturer Banqueted at His
Cincinnati Home.

The Cincinnati Enquirer says: A. A.
Weiss, of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
F'e passenger department, whose head
quarters are here, is at home again
after travelling 10000 miles. Mr.. Weiss
was sent out by the company TO deliver
lectures about the Grand Canyon of
Arizona and other points of interest on
the system. The lectures were Illus
trated with stereopticon views. Mr.
Weiss delivered fifty-three lectures dur
ing his absence. In one day he deliv-
sered three lectures to a total of $1,000
people.
The travelling was done on a special
train fitted out especially for the trip.
band accompanied the party. Yes
ner to celebrate the return of Mr.. Weiss
and J. E. Strieteheimer, who accom-
panied him on the western trip, and
both of whom are members of the club.
About twelve members were present at
the dinner, and the affair was a most
enjoyable one.
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revising some of the glazing inequalities
that are today shutting us out from the
markets of the world.
If our Legislators are wise they will
not antagonize the great growing senti-
ment in favor of the tariff revision,
whether it come under what is known
as the Iowa idea or that older and
countrywide demand that has been
forcing itself upon the attention of the
party leaders for the past few years.
Nothing less than liberal drawback
law enacted at the next session of con-
gress will save the protective tariff
from a fearful onslaught, If not utter
demolition. The only way to hold the
friends of protection together is by the
recognition of the material interests Of
our great and expanding industries.
They need and must have every posi-
BILE outlet in the market of the world
for their products"
Resolutions We're adopted favoring
congressional legislation to relieve our
manufacturing interests from the pres
ent prohibitory tax on alcohol, and stat
ing that our laws relating to the pay
ment of drawback on exported articles
of domestic manufacture should be
amended as provided for in the bill in
troduced in the last congress by Con-
gresham Lowering
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

A. F. Cooper division passenger agent
for the Rock Island. is out IN an insDec-
ton trip over the lines under his supervis-
ion.
Orlie Bratton. a wiper in lrhe Santa Pc
round house. was unable to ring in for
work yesterday morning on account of
sickness.
Daniel Warren of the Santa Te pattern
shop will leave shortly for San Francisco,
where he VIII attend the national encamp-
ment of the G.. A. r.
=, Harry Klasser. who is employed in the
Santa Fe pattern shop, returned yester-
day from Abilene. where he was married
to Miss Mile Hess of that city.
NJ. P. McClesky, employed in the Santa
Fe stationary. department, will leave Sat
mis- two weeks vacation with friends.
George Scott Santa Fe conductor on the
st. Joseph run, is laying off on account Of
sickness He will probably not be able
to resume his run until the first of the
week.
Walter Gilmore. pattern shop employee.
friends in Elmdale, Kan. It will be a
week yet before he returns to work in the
shop
]. NJ. Gruber. general superintendent of
the Rock Island, is out in Colorado on an
inspection trip with G. A Goodnow, gen
eral manager of the same road with head
quarters in Chicago.
The foreman at the Santa Fe freight
house says that he is having a great deal
of trouble in keeping men. Nearly all of
his old men have resigned and since then
the force has been changed several times.
G. F. Shaffer, Santa Fe conductor on the
Usage City run, is laying off account
Of the death of his mother, Mrs. Jane
Daggertt. Mrs. Daggertt died Wednesday
night in Usage City The body will be
taken back to Mrs. Daggertt's old home in
Plattsville. Wis.
Several of the men who arrived last week
from the east and have since been working
in the Sixth street yards of the Santa Fe,
have resigned their positions here and
have gone farther west. Those to quit
yesterday We're: William Nehrenz. Harry
Sargent, Edward Evans and Frank Nc
Nabb.
James Garside, general agent for the
Santa Fe at Atchison, passed through To-
peka yesterday on his way to the City of
Mexico, where he is to spend his 80 days
vacation. J. NJ. Green, relief agent for
the eastern division of the Santa Fe, will
be acting agent at Atchison during the abb
sence of Mr. Garside-
Henry Heise, formerly an apprentice in
the local Santa Fe machine shop, is visit
ing his parents in this city. Shortly after
for the west and for the last six weeks
he has been employed in the Santa Fe ma
chine shop at Albuquerque. After visiting
with his parenIs for a while ne expects to
start out a tour of the country
A. t. All Sou the native of India, who
has been lecturing in this country for the
last few months, addressed the Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. meeting at the cOacn shop
yesterday. Mr.. All Sou was just as in
teresting as he was several weeks ago
when he addressed the meeting at the
shop. All of the men spoke CT his lecture
as being a good one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
FOR EXPOSITION TRAINS.
Big Passenger Locomotives Bought
by the Alton Road

Chicago, Ill, July 24-The Alton road
has Just received from the Baldwin To-
comotlVe works two new express pas
senger engines, the largest and most
powerful ever built. They have been
built expressly for the expected heavy
business of the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position in St. Louis. These engines
viii haul trains made up of twelve pas
senger cars and Weighing about 500 tons.
exclusive of passengers and baggage.
Such a train will accommodate 76O peo-
pie, whose aggregate weight would not
be less than fifty-seven tons, the total
OF the train behind the engine will be
676 tons. such a train will have to be
hauled by one locomotive, 1101h miles
in two and one-half hours. making two
stops and three slow-downs for railway
crossings. This will reduce the actual
running time for that distance to two
hours and twenty-four minutes and
Will necessitate an average running
speed of forty-six miles an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
RAILROAD NEWS.
Rock Island Preparing to Fight
State of Texas.
Will No Longer Submit to COM
miSsiOners' Dictates.
IN FEDERAL COURTS.
Right of Commission Will Be
Fully Tested.
Work Stopped on Extension Of
ChOctaw Line.

Austin, Tex, July 24-The fight
which the Rock Island is waging
against the Texas railroad commission
has aroused deep interest in railway
and business circles of the state. 1t is
reported that the Rock Island has de-
cided to carry into effect it's trackage
agreements with the three north and
south lines of the Southern Pacific in
open defiance of the disapproval on the
part of the railroad commission. This
disapprOval, while it primarily affected
the trackage contracts, also indirectly
extended to the sale of a half interest
in those three roads to the Rock Island
1t is reported that the Rock Island,
after mature elaboration, has decided
to contest the Jurisdiction of the rail-
road commission in its sactions, in
the federal court, and that it is to be a
fight to the finish.
1t is stated as further evidence of its
dlspleasure over the interference of the
railroad commission in its affairs that
the Rock Island has suspended the
work of constructing the extension of
the Choctaw line, which was being
built from Amarillo, Tex, to Tucum-
carl, n. NJ, a distance of 200 miles,
The railroad commission will file suit
to forfeit the Texas charter of the Rock
Island if its orders are disregarded.
1NOSEN BAUM GRAIN CASE.
Fort Worth, Tex, July 24-The at
tempts of the compliments in the in
terstate commerce commission grain
rate hearing to prove that the Rock
Island railroad company was giving
the Rosenbaum Grain company special
privileges in the matter of freight rates
failed in the main. The testimony OF
witnesses failed to develop the fact that
such discrimination was being made III
favor of the Rosenbaum grain company
as against other similar companies.
and at no time during the progress of
the case was it developed that discrim-
nations were being made by the Rock
Island. While Commissioners Clements
and Prouty put pointed questions to the
witnesses. it las not shown that the
contentious of the cOmplainants were
well founded On the contrary the
Rock Island showed that in all cases
where demurrages We're assessabIe they
had been collected. The railroad cons
pany further showed that representa-
tlves of the company were especially
instructed to collect all demurrage
charges accruing wherever found.
commissioners Prouty and Clements
announced that the case would be con.
tlnued at hearing to be commenced in
kansas City on Thursday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
GUEST OF HIS UNCLE.
The Presidents Day and Night at Lo-
tos Lake.

Sayville,' N. Y, July 24.-PresidenJ
Roosevelt was the guest last night OF
his uncle, Robert B. Roosevelt. at the
latter's country estate, Lotos Lake. he
passed a quiet and restful day after his
hard ride during the early hours OF the
morning. After two or three hours OF
sleep taken Immediately after his arrlV-
al, the president accompanied by ms
uncle and cousin, Robert B. Roosevelt,
Jr., went on an automobile ride over
the fine hard roads here. While the
president was thus engaged his son and
nephews were fishing in West lake, a
trout preserve on the Roosevelt estate.
The president was the guest az lunch
con of Mrs. John e. Roosevelt, at her
country home, Meadow Craft. He pass
ed the night at Lotos lake
President Roosevelt was greatly
shocked when informed by the Associa-
ted Press representative of the sudden
death of Frederick w. Hollis. Mr.. Hollis
was a close personal friend of the presi-
dent and visited him at Sycamore Hill
only a few days ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
Buried the Whole Gang.

Anaconda, Mont, July 24-While a
gang of 20 men were hosting a heavy
piece of sheet iron at the new smelt-
ing works, the structural steel inside
the fiue gave way and the walls bulged,
burying the entire gang in the debris
The dead: E. E. Joss, head severed from
body; dying. Hans Anensen,skull crush
ed: injured, Elef Swanson, Oleo Parison,
Slim ReVer
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Mrs. Darlington Divorced.

Kansas City, Mo, July 24.-Mrs.
Wilhelmina Grace harrington has been
granted a divorce from Lord" Fred
erick Seymour harrington, who is now
under arrest at st. Louis charged with
murder, in the district court at Kan,as
City, Kan. The decree restores to Mrs.
harrington her maiden name, Cochrane.
She married harrington in st. Louis be-
lieving his representations that he was
an English lord. harrington did not
contest the divorce suit.
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Wants $4,000 Damages.

Little Rock. Ark, July 24.-The cele-
brated case of, Mary Norman of AL
theimer against the Cotton Belt rail-
way company for $25, 900 damages was
tried at Conway on change of venue to-
day and resulted in a verdict for the
railroad company. The woman lost
both of her legs in an accident and ac-
cepted $3.50 in full payment and after
ward sued the company for SIS, 600.