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Forrest Caught Them Mapping. But They
Woke Up.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the
Autumn of 1864 the 18th Ill. was in camp
at Memphis, just south of the city. About
3 o'clock one morning we were peacefully
sleeping when the enterprising Gen. For
rest dashed unannounced into our camp,
we having had no guards on duty. How
ever, when the rebel artillery opened up
we were wide awake, and for while there
was Il hot time thereabout. We disputed
with Forrest until he abandoned the argyll
ment. and, like the fox that could not get
the grapes, concluded that he did not
want the old town anyway.
The regiment was commanded by Lieut.
Col. Roach. Col. Wood being sick. The
rebels were foied in a desperate attempt
college building. Lieut.-Col. Roach was
shot in the shoulder while calamity per-
forming his duty. Notwithstanding his
painful wound he retained command until
Forests forces We're routed.
Our regiment lost about $50 men. killed
wounded and captured. We buried the
dead rebels, of whom there We're many. in
a ditch near the battle-ground. 1t would
be interesting to hear from some of the
comrades who were in that fight. | should
be pleased especially to hear from that
excellent officer, Capt. ]. Il. johnson. of
Co. ID. The comrades are growing old and
gray, the ranks are thinning day by day.
We should be as faithful to one another
rs we have been to our country and the
flag.-CHARLEs LowARY, Co. d, 18th
ILL.,, Brookfield, Mo.
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that he allowed Breckenridge to be de-
tached from him to join Lee. Rodes was
dead and Fitz Lee severely wounded. he
was thus deprived of three useful iieuten-
ants.
The Union army followed the enemy and
planted itself in his front, and as strong
as Early thought his position was, Sheri-
dan, by moving Crook during the night
around to the enemy's left flank. drove it
back in confusion, while the main Union
army pushed vigorously on his front and
right and Early. was driven from his
strong position on Fishers Hill and the
day was lost. Sept. u, 1864, the Confed-
crates rctreated in disorder during the
night to beyond Woodstock. Sheridan
pursued him all the night with Devin's
Cavalry and the Sixth and Nineteenth
Corps; but darkness prevented further plr-
suit and the Union army halted at Wood
stock. The Union loss at Fishers Hi
was about 400. Early lost about 400.
On the morning of Sept. - Averlll was
relieved by Sheridan for going into camp
the night of Fishers Hill and leaving
the infantry to pursue the broken enemy
to Woodstock. Averilrs Cavalry here
after was known as POwelfs. The pur-
shaw, with his division, by orders from
which he did. by marching from Culpeper
through Swift Run Gap.
In the meantime to Oct. 1 the Union
army was accommodating and burning and
destroying forage, mills. grain and every
thing that would be serviceable to the
enemy. Early had been reinforced with
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further instructions. but Gen. Emory re-
fused and said they must surrender or take
the consequences.
Gen. Morgan said that il Mosby and
other guerrilla parties did not surrender
| they were to be hunted down and no
quarter given.
May l Hancock ordered an expedition
with p days rations for the purpose of
paroling officers and men who desired to
avail themselves Of the terms of Gen.
Grant to Gen. Lee. Soon afterward,
| around our vicinity, we found many re-
turned and paroled rebel soldiers. They
| were very meek and tame, and evidently
had all Of war that they wanted.
During May and June we remained at
| Winchester, StephensOn's Station and
Summit Point, doing guard duty and
sending out scouts and picket parties.
Then came the Grand Review and the dis
bandment of the Union army.
July 3 the Middle Military Department
was created. with headquarters at Balti-
more and Hancock in command. and the
Middle Military Division was dissolved; our
brigade was scattered to different points;
the 1921 \. Y. went to Wheeling, w. Va,
to guard a rebel prison, and from there
were mustered out to date August %,
1860
The 1881 n. Y. went to Washington,
where they remained until discharged in
April. 1866. The 214th Pa. also went to
Washington and remained in the service
until April. 1866.
July 4, 1865, was n joyous day at Win
chester and Summit Point. We were about
to be disbanded; division headquarters
were to be broken up, stores sold and dis
tributed. We got extra rations. and from
Division Headquarters two barrels of
commissary whisky was issued to each
regiment. and each man could have his
pint and tin cup full: so. consequently, the
4th of July enthusiasm was unbounded.
and the next day we left for Wheeling,
from whence we were discharged the serv-
ice, with ver-to-be-fOrgotten recollections
of our days in the Valley and in the Army
of the Shenandoah.
There has recently been a Society of
the Army of the Shenandoah organized.
now mainly composed of survivors of or
CARNATIONS under Torbert and Hancock:
it takes in, however, all survivors of Sheri-
dams army and all soldiers who served in
any of the Departments in the Middle
Military Division. Capt. James b. O'Neill,
2713 North Sixth street. Philadelphia. Pa,
is the President, and he would be glad to
hear from any survivor and send him a
copy of the Constitution and Bylaws.
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A Picnic on the Skirmish Line.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: One
night in the latter part of June, 1864, when
Sherman was facing Kenesaw Mountain,
Co. G, 121st Ohio, was on the skirmish
line some distance up the mountain. When
day dawned we discovered that we We're in
the immediate presence of the enemy,
their skirInish line being only few PAGES
distant. About noon COmrade VIM. Her
rinstOn invited one of the JOhnnies to meet
him half way between the lines and eX-
change tobacco for coffee. Johnny being
agreeable, the two We're soon fraterniZing
and practicing commercial reciprocity.
Hostilities We're suspended while other
2 o'clock that afternoon our entire COM
pany, excepting few men left with the
guns. had established reciprocal CONNER
cal relations with the rebel company in
our immediate front. | think the JOhnnies
belonged to Co. Il. 4th Miss. There vas
n friendly discussion of military matters.
In the supper that was prepared there
was a community of interest. Yank and
Johnny sitting side by side on the same
log. After supper we mutually extended a
friendly parting hand and retired to our
respective posts of duty, but during the
night no hostile gun was fired along that
part of the line. | think. however, that
the skirmishers of the 10th ILL.,. on our
left. did not enjoy an immunity from
wars alarms.
If any of my comrades. or my friends.
the enemy, who participated in that picnic
on the slope of Kenesaw Mountain are
living | should be happy to hear from
them through the columns OF The National
Tribune-ABNER SAID, Co. C., 121st Ohio
| Delaware, Ohio.
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A chaplaiu's Endorsement.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I feel
like saying that 1 enjoy reading The Ma
tional Tribune; that heartily indorse its
position with reference to the service PEN
sion at So. So far as l am personally
concerned it will make no difference; but
it would be only just to the civil war vet
Grams that it should be granted. As a
private in Co. X, LIST ILL.,, in the war with
Mexico, serving IS months, l would get
the So for that. and serving as Chaplain
Of the Doth Mich. in the civil war, / am
getting $12 under the act of 1890, so the
bill would not benefit me; but it would
benefit very many who need it and who
richly deserve it. So say let us unite
on it and press for its passage.-JohN
HAwKER, Meadville, Pa.
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Bridge that, although driven off, he in
fiicted loss of 7OO killed and wounded on
Early, Sunday. July 10, 1864. and mo-
mentarily checked his advance; but the
enemy pressed on, and on July IL was
within eyesight of the Capitol and in front
of Fort Stevens. But Washington had
been succored by the arrival of the First
and Second Divisions of the Sixth Corps
and also by the arrival of one division of
the Nineteenth Corps direct from New Or
leans and Banks's army.
On July - President Lincoln, from Fort
Stevens. saw Early's skirmishers driven
back and the Union troops go forward and
drive Early from Washington for good,
and that night Early was back to barnes
town and up the Valley again, having re-
crossed the Potomac July IA at Whites
Ford.
Early had knocked at the door of Wash
ington and camped in the suburbs of Bal
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In Front of Vicksburg.

BENZ. 3. Priest. Co. A, 10Th Ohio. West
Branch. Mich, writes: AT Vicksburs.
Miss. May Is. 1863. the 10Th Ohio was
on the extreme right. extending to the
Mississippi River. Directly on our left
was the 4th Ohio Battery. The distance
between the rebel lines and ours was per-
haps $50 or 200 yards. The 10Th Ohio
secured four guns from the gunboat Gin
cinnati, which We're placed with Co. c.,
and manned by detail made up of men
from each company of the regiment. Our
brigade was composed of the Sd. 10Th and
18th Mo-, 18th Iowa and 10Th Ohio"
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Do You Think It
Worth a Postal
To Get Well?
To Get Well !?

When you write that postal, 1 will glad
ly send my help.
l will mail you an order-good at any
drug store-for six bottles DIR. Shops
Restorative. You may take it Il month on
trial. If it succeeds, the cost is $3.50 If
it fails, l will pay the druggist myself
and your mere word shall decide it.
/ do that for every sick one who writes
me, and l have for twelve years. l have
found that the sick are honest, and l have
proved that l can cure nearly all.
Only one patient in each forty decides
that the test has failed. The others pay
gladly-pay because they are cured.
There are 80 chances in 40 that l can
cure you. and l alone am the loser if 1
can't. Let me try.
l have spent Il lifetime in learning how
to strengthen weak inside nerves. My
Restorative brings back that power which
alone operates the vital organs. l treat a
weak organ as l would weak engine by
giving it the power to act. My way al
ways succeeds, save when cause like
cancer makes n cure impossible. And
most of these chronic diseases cannot be
cured without it.
You'll know this when you read my
book.
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A BATTLE=HIGHWAY.
The Shenandoah Valley, and the Army Which Suged Along 1t
In Victory and Defeat
By THOMAS II. c. KlNKAID,


Of -
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Simply state which
book you want, and
address DR.. Shoop,
Box 53l, Racine, Wis.
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Book No. I on Dyspepsia,
Book No. . cn the Heart.
Book No. 3 on the Kidneys,
Book No. 4 for Women.
Book No. 5 for Men, (sealed),
Book No. q on rheumatism.
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Especial Order. No. 81
War Department,
Aliuinnt naannl'.. nHaa
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S OIhce,
Washington Feb. o6. 1St;

Washington, Feb. 26, 1865.
j. MaJ.-Gen. w. S. Hancock. u. S.
Vols, is, by direction of the President
assigned to the command of the Depart
ment of West Virginia and temporarily of
all troops in the Middle Military Division
not under the immediate command of
Maj. Gen. L. II. Sheridan in the field
Commanders of Departments in the Mid
die Military Division will govern them
selves accordingly.
2. Brevet Maj.-Gen. T. w. Egan. u. S,
Vols; Brig. Gen. s. S.Carroll, u. S. Vols.
Brig. Gen. ]. r.. Brooks, u. S. Vols, will
report to Maj. -Gen. Hancock for duty.
BY order Secretary of War:
u. ID. TOWNSEND. Asst Adjt.-Gen.
Hancock proceeded to Winchester and
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Mild cases. not chronic, often cured by one or
wo bottles. Al all druggists.
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Our army, not expecting any attack,
slept on; but before 8 o'clck a. m. a thick
fog came up. and under cover CT it the
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
TO BE RID OF GAS PLANTS
EIGHT BUILDINGS TO GO.
Consolidated to Centrali@e It's Udnu-
featuring at Laurence Point.

The announcement made yesterday by
President Gawtry of the Consolidated Gas
Company that final arrangements had been per
fected for centring in one place the gas manu-
featuring plants now scattered throughout Man
haitian
For years these plants have been surrounded
by houses and various attempts have been made
by successive city administrations to compel
their removal but owing to scattered owner
ship and conflicting interests these have failed
The condition of New York in this regard
until exactly that of London up to
ten years ago. There 1t was recognized that the
maintenance of these manufacturing plants in
crowded centres unscentfc. and number
OF attempts mcde by the health authorities
and the various parish administrations to bring
about their removal. Finally act Of Parlia-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
SPEAKS AGAIN ON MONROE DOCTRINE
Mr.. Roosevelt Says 1t Shall Be Lived Up to
as Long as He Is President.

Waukesha Wis April 3.-The weather to-day
was not such as would have been chosen IN
which to welcome President Roosevelt. yet the
greeting given TO him here on his arrival AZ
1870 o m was enthusiastic The President
and his party were received by a delegation OF
citizens headed by Mayor Harding The Mayor
introduced the President, who spoke Of the
varied interests in Wisconsin He said the
state had produced much, but the best things 1t
had produced were decent men and women. and
they are what count
Il believe We are face to face with great Vorld
nrohIen7s" he said. and that cannot help
nIaving the part Of a great world power. All
we can decide is whether We can play it we'll or
i'll I do not want 10 see US shrinking IN the
Ieast bit from our duty. We have got TO hold
our own" He was sorry to see reflections IN
the press or elsewhere on any foreign nation.
II do not believe the United States should ever
suffer a wrong" he continued. Il would be the
first to resent wrong from the start. just as
ebor1d be the first to insist that we do not
wrong the weak I believe in the Monroe Doc
trine and as long as I President it shall he
lived IN 70 I do not intend 10 make that an
axcuse or justification for being unpleasant to
other mowers We want the friendship OF man
kind We want peace. We wish well to the
nations of mankind
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
lHILU1UKEE'S GREETING.
President Rooserelt Guest Of the
Citys Business MCH.

Milwaukee April 3.-President Roosevelt was
the guest of the Milwaukee Merchants and Man
ufacturers' Association at dinner at the Plank
inton House tonight. Covers were laid for 15o
guests The President sat in the centre of
long table with other guests of honor. At his
right sat United States Senator Quarles. while
Z. A Wadhams. president of the Merchants and
Manufa cturers' Associat tiOn. and toastmaster Of
the occasion was at his left Extending in op
rosite directions from the Presidents table were
twelve other tables at which the members OF
the association and their friends were seated
After the dinner had been served Mr.. Wadhams
introduced President Roosevelt. who responded
to the toast. The President Of the United
States" giving his views on the subject of
trusts
Senator QuarIes responded to the toast Our
Guest" speaking in part as follows
We are here because we are all American citi-
trater who in this presence represents nothing but
the majesty OF free government and the highest
aspirations of liberty loving men. and as such We
extend to him hearty greeting HiS civic courage
will shine in history like a precious gem whose
ustre will be more brilliant and more lasting than
military glory political fame. Impartial history
will say that Theodore Roosevelt displayed in the
council chamber civic courage that surpassed his
prowess San Juan Hill. Experience has demon
too strenuous to he safe. nor too fmpulstve TO be
wise. No matter what party You belong to, no
matter what your anteCedentS ancestry. YOU can
not withhold admiration for an honest fearless
million Badgers when say reverently, God bless
President.
Mayor Rose responded to the toast. The City
of Milwaukee
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
RIG RUMPUS, LITTLE DAMAGE.
Gas Explosion in Mine Caused Report That
Fifty Men Were Lost-None Were Hurt.

V-i1lxasharre Penn April 3.-An explosion OF
Gas occurred this afternoon in No . mine Oh
tho Tehigh and Wikesbarre Coal Company sl'-
uoted in the southern part Of this city. AS soon
ae the report was sent out the greatest excite
mont prevailed. as this mine is one OF the most
Gaseous In the Wyoming Valley Ihere were
ruuors that fifty men were entomDed py the
caves and wreckage that had occurred ana IN
lass than half an hour immense crowd gain
ersd abor,t the head of the shaft
OficfaIs who heard of the explosion hurried
20 the spot and gathered volunteers 10 20 10
,ba assistance OF the men who we're IN 'he
,,ira at work at the time the explosion oc-
o,,rred when the scene of the accident was
reached il was found that of the hundred OF
mare men working in that part OF the Hlue
,a 1,ere burned in any way injured All
,,,astieation disclosed that the explosion was
a,,sad nv a naked light carried by miner ig-
ri,irg a body OF gas. and the only damage do'ie
,,.os ,be blowing down of several doors ana
io brattices on the inside workings OF va
- .ban,bers and ganeways-
ruov,ing the explosion there was shght
g., q, one of the chambers. but this was speedl-
=. -. ou, by the mine hose. The ofncials an
.,y,,',cad tonight that the collery would resume
work as usual tomorrow
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TAKES ISSUE WITH ROOT.
BABCOCKS TARIFF VIEWS.
He Says the LTIIIth Congress IS
Pledged to Revision.

Washington, April 3 (SpeciaD.-"I regard the
LVIIIth Congress pledged to revision of the
tariff" This the positive statement Of
Representative j. W. Babcock, of Wisconsin,
chairman of the Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee. to The Tribune correspondent
to-day. when his attention was called to the
speech of Secretary Root in Boston last night,
of which mo tariff tinkering' the keynote.
'In the first place. continued Mr. Babcock.
there seems to be great apprehension, and. in
my opinion, a wholly unwarranted apprehension,
of business disaster following Republican re-
vision of certain tariff schedules The fact
seems to be lost sight of that the Republican
party is standing squarely on its plank of pro-
lection to American industries. and any tariff
reforms which it would inaugurate would be
predicated with that idea as the working basis
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04

ment compelled the rival interests to combine
and remove the manufacturing business sixteen
miles from London.
The proposed situation of the new works is at
Lawrence Point. the Long Island shore of
He'll Gate and comprises about three hundred
acres. 1t is planned ultimately to erect on this
site a plant with a capacity of two hundred
million cubic feet day. This will be installed
in units of twenty million each. and will include
modern facilities for manufacturing all kinds OF
Illuminating gas The completion of the work
NAV occupy two years o. more. and as the
capacity there is developed the New-York plants
will be abandoned from time to time as their
work is taken up by this new plant.
The works now in operation in New-York are
eight in number. and are situated on the East
River at Fourteenth Twenty-frst Fortieth
Ninety-nfnth and hundred and fourteenth
SITS. and on the Hudson River a Eighteenth,
Forty second and Forty fourth SITS. These cover
about one hundred acres Of land or. roughly
estimated. about twelve thousand city lots. and
have capacity of about forty-six million cubic
feet OF gas day.
For number of years these plants have pre-
vented the full development Of the city's water
front. As each of these works is abandoned an
increase in the taxable value Of the whole neigh
borhood about them will be shown. and it will
be possible to erect modern edifices or ware
houses as the case may be- and the way will
be clear for the uninterrupted development Of
the city's docking facilities.
The site at Lawrence Point which is at the
turn where He'll Gate meets the East River. was
chosen with a special view TO not interfering in
the future with dock development. because at
this point, except for that small portion of the
water front to be used by the gas company the
tide is so swift practically TO put that shore
of use
The health authorities are in favor of this
change and last August Dr. Lederle, in a pub
lie hearing declared that the Board OF Health
would assist in every way possible 10 have the
gas manufacturing business removed from Man
haitian Island and centralized
The gas manufactured at the new plant will
he brought TO New York through the tunnel now
in existence owned by the East River Gas Com
many one of the subsidiary concerns Of the Con-
solidated Gas Company. The improvement will
resuIt in no disturbance of the citys pavement,
and will remove eight of the most unsightly
structures the island OF Manhattan The
new works will be built entirely of prick and
steel
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
JUDGE MASON A SUICIDE.
Body of Missing Man Found in Woods Near
Albany.

,,bar,, AnrfI 3-The body of County Judge
49,. IT Mason of Rensselaer, County. who has
been missing from Troy since Monday was
found this afternoon in woods four and half
miles southwest OF this city. a sponge fdSteEed
at his nose by a string tied round his head and
a chloroform bottle near by show that the judge
had committed suicide.
Searching parties have been securing this
vicinity for several days, but could find no
taca Of the missing judge. Andrew Schilfarth
of this city. while hunting IN ChahloeridlhS m
49, Vi ,o-dav came upon the body in the bot
,o,,o ~ deep ravne. Beside II lay four u' tues
~ iaudanum and choroform. one OF which had
ot.,sapti,, neen used saturate the sponge
s,Sa gold watch n considerable sum or
Money and number Of private papers were
found on his person .,,,
- a,tcpsy was held tonight, which con-
armed the theory of suicide. The body "ill be
cent 10 Troy tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
ALMOST # TR4GEDY.
The Presidents Train Began to Back
Through q CrO7Cd.

Lake Mills. Wis. April "a terrible calamity
was narrowly averted at this place to-day when
President Roosevelt's train passed through. A
large crowd was present and the moment the
train stopped there was rush for the rear end
of the car from which the President was to
speak There was a jam the tracks when
the train began to move backward \ shout Of
warning caused the crowd to scatter. and. while
some we're slightly bruised i'm the scramble, no
one was seriously hurt.
The train stopped less than three minutes
The President said ne was happy to be able to
present his compliments and regretted that he
was unable to spend more time here
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
Mr.. PL4TT OFF FOR REST.
To Be Gone d Week-Orders That
Mail Be Not FOr1cGrded.

Senator Plat gave the politicians who fire.
queut the Fifth Avenue Hotel a surprise yes
terday by packing his grip and announcing 10
the clerk that he going away for week
and not TO bother TO send his mall Tor ne
would not be- found until the week was up MY.
Plett left the hotel al $50 o'clock in the fore
noon. and took the Pennsylvania ferry to Jer-
sey City
Albert II Howe. the Senator's private secre-
tsry. when seen last night. said;
u don't know where the Senator has gone
but think / could ind him if / had to he
said that / need not send his mail. as ne wanted
z weeks rest. and desired 10 divorce himseh ap-
solutelv from business He is IN gooo hedi'
but little worn out from business and poil'icS-