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Mower County transcript., 1904-05-25
SHERMAN'S ONE BIG GUN

An incident of the Capture of Sayan-
max During the March to the Sea.
Once more the old story of Sherman's
capture of the city OF Savannah is 60
ing the rounds. Although it has been
told time and again at every reunion
since tile war, it will bear repeating,
for the reason that it is still good
story. In the capture of Fort McAllis-
ter by General HaZen the Federals Sc
cured possession of a long range can
non that would throw shells for great
distance. General uaruee. command
ing the COnfederates in Savannah, was
not, however, aware Of this fact. He
supposed that Sherman was without
long range guns, which supposition
was correct 50 far as it went, the one
above mentioned being the only piece
Of ordnance of that character possessed
by the Union general, and this he took
from the enemy
So when General Sherman sent a flag
of truce into the city to ask General
Hardee to surrender the place and thus
prevent the shedding Of innocent
blood" the latter replied that if lie
(Sherman) could convince him that he
was in position to ''shed innocent
blood" he (Iardee) might then enter
tain his request for the surrender OF
the city, and not before. This mes
sage was conveyed back to General
Sherman, who immediately ordered the
big gun loaded with an extra charge
and fired in the direction of the city
The shot had the desired effect. 1t
burst in the heart of the business sec
ton, and when General Sherman again
sent flag OF truce to the city those in
charge of it met Il delegation of citi-
zens and city officials coming out They
surrendered the city nS civilians. say
ing that Harlee was then making prep
arations to leave.
The Federal army lost no time in
Fastening into the city. and just as
they reached The water front tilcy saw
the rear gua";l Of IIardee's army dis
appearing across tie Broad river
bridge into South Carolina. The long
range gun had done the work. the Con-
tederate ARMY occupying Savannah
and the citizens tA!i,:l: it for granted
that Sherman had in some way I'M
known to Them secured Il battery Of
long range siege guns.
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A Scene at Arlington,

There are many magnificent monu-
ments at Arlington. but perhaps none
OF them is so impressive as the pan
Drama spread out in that section Of the
cemetery given over to the private sol
diers, where, on a vast level plateau.
seemingly endless rows Of headstoncs,
uniform in shape and size, stretch
away as far. as the eve can reach, all
set in the even ranks Of battalion
awaiting the final bugle call Near at
hand is the stately monument beneath
which, in one common grave. rest the
remains Of over 1000 nameless soldiers
whose bodies were, recovered from the
battlefelds Of Bull Run and the Kappa
hammock, 33il but whose identified ton was
impossible.
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my MEN HAD THEIR RIFLES UPON YOU. ="

MY MEN HAD THEIR RIFLES UPON YOU"
ing homesick and miserable and weary,
thought that would comfort myself
by praying and singing a hymn. l re-
member singing this hymn:
a. ''All my trust on thee is stayed
a. All my help from thee l bring
l., Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow of thy wing.
"After singing that strange peace
came down upon me, and through the
long night felt no more fear
''Now," said the other, "lsten to my
story. l was Federal soldier anu
was in the wood that night with a par
ty of scouts. saw you standing. al
though l did not see your face. My
men had their rifles focused upon you.
waiting the word to fire. but when you
sang out, ...
~F "Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow Of thy wing,
said, Boys, lower your rifles; we will
&C home '"-Pittsburg Gazette.
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BY Hmy, Merr<ls w.
BY Hmy Nerrtls
copyright, 1901, by A. s. Richardson.

| copyright, 1901, by A. 8. Richardsonl u
! ~" HEN Lucille Morgan reached
/ her new home in southern
~ Ohio just before the civil
war broke out, her young
neart was a very storm center Of re-
bellion. The imperious southern beauty
walled against fate, which in the form
OF yellow fever had devastated the
dear old plantation home and sent her.
an heiress, but parentless, to her only
living relatives, an uncle and aunt.
She shivered at their undemonstrative
! reception, at the severity of the Sub
stantial farmhouse and the simple serv-
ice of the household. And most of all.
was she disgusted with the democratic
customs of the north.
On the plantation the overseer was
| an evil to be endured and utilized, but
not to be received on terms of equality.
Yet here Henry Willis. the strapping,
square shouldered, clear eyed young
man who managed Uncle Johnson's
great farm. ate ut the same table With
the family and drove with them tL
| church on Sundays. And when the
! garrulous aunt told her that Henry had
been a Wair. taken from the county
poorhouse. Lucille's proud little head
! was held more aggressively high than
| ever.
Yet it was Henry Willis who shed
the first rays of sunshine in Luciile's
saddened life. He broke the best
horse on the farm for her to ride. He
initiated her into the beauties of north
ern woodlands. When she spoke
hungrily Of the open fireplaces at the
plantation, Henry banished the cheer
less box stove from her room and built
tiny fireplace in it's stead. She
longed for the flowers and the birds
and the sunshine, and Henry built a
great flower box in her south window
and bought bird when he went to
Cincinnati on business for Uncle John
son. And he knew she was grateful,
for when he rode up to the house from
the frosty fields he could see her dark
brown head among the blooming
plants.
When the war clouds gathered, Lu-
ellie was the most miserable girl in
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Ohio. She hated those cold blOodel
| northerners who could not understand
the right of the white race to exact
service from the black. She wished
she was a Ian and could don the gray
uniform. She even thought she might
| write to President Davis and offer her
small fortune and her services as
nurse to tile cause. And, oh, how she
despised the stolid young fellows, drill
ing daily and calmly waiting orders
to join the Federal forces! Probably
| she incorrectly measured the grim
strength and determination Of these
northern lads, SO different from the
dashing, impetuous chivalry of her
| southern friends.
Then came the most dreadful day of
| all, when Henry walked into the farm
house clad in the fateful blue uniform.
He had never told them of his inte1l-
ton, and he had always refrained
| from discussing the vexed question:
Perhaps that is one reason the girl
had learned to care for him. Under
her breath she had sung tender re-
frain:
"He loves me, and he will not take
| arms against my dear SOUTH
He followed her up the. stairs,
straight into the room where every
thing spoke Of his tender thoughtful;
ness. She walked to the window
where the flowers bloomed riotously
and the bird caroled madly. Then he
stood beside her. She turned on him
passionately: ~ ~
How dare you come to me in that
uniform - ~ -.
He never finched, but took both of
her hands in his. ill.,. 49,: -
"That was the hardest part of all,
Lucille, dear = to face you with that
look in your eyes. This is harder than
the thought Of battles and wounds
and prisons. But I could do nothing
else--and be a man not even for your
love. the dearest thing in the world.
to me- J" s5- Il 5-s2 4 SD. 5l. { b,
The. girl seemed turned to stone. and
to the man at her side this was worse
than an outbnrst OF passionate re-
proach.
I'm not fighting against your people
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-25
SHERIDAN IN MEXICO,
He Loaned Il Brigade to the Mcxi-
cans to Fight the Invader.

ne Loaned Brigade to the Mcxi-
cans to Fight the Invader.
General W. L. Clark. special agent
Of the treasury department. when re-
Gently in Washington recalled some in-
cidents of the service along the Rio
Grande. when the civil war veterans
went down there to frighten the SOL
| diers Of Louis Napoleon out of that
country. He was adjutant general of
the Army of the Tennessee and when
the forces We're organized to operate
on the Mexican border was placed in
command Of brigade
''Sheridan was doing many things
| which looked like attempts to provoke
conflict with the French on the other
side OF the line" observed General
Clark: 1T was plain we didn't intend
to tolerate the establishment of en-
pires on this continent. Finally one
! day there seemed some promise of
conflict between the Mexican and i'm
perial forces: The Mexicans first hove
in sight. They threw up breastworks.
1t wasn't long thereafter that the i'm
perial army came up. went to our di-
vision commander one morning and
| urged him TO go out With me and see
the fighting. He didn't take much stock
in my assertion about battle The
Mexicans began firing with great blus-
! ter, and the imperial army returned
the fire with the same show Of ener-
getic action. However, neither side
was attempting serious business, and
| no one was hurt. They were firing in
the air.
''The next morning l again told the
division commander he should come
with me and witness the battle, but he
was again Indifferent and insisted on
going to breakfast Meanwhile out Of
the Mexican breastworks there leaped
large force of men, who charged Wig
orously. The imperial army immedi-
ately started fight and scampered
away.
"'Well, what's the meaning of that?
| asked my division commander when
| the news WAS conveyed by me to him.
"'Not much.' answered, except that
l loaned my. brigade to the MeXicans,
and they cleaned out the Frenchmen.'
Washington Post.
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GRAPEVINE BRIDGE.

How Clever Soldiers Built 1t and
Got "NIalarla" Medicine.
''The Fifth New Hampshire volun-
teers hold the honor Of building the
noted grapevine bridge across the
Chickahominy river on May % and 20,
1862" Comrade Ira r. Bronson of Mis-
souri, said recently. ut shows the re-
sourcefulness of the American volun-
teer soldier. Without bolts, screws, iron
girders,' rods Or tools, aside from axes,
substantial bridge was thrown across
thirty foot channel and, including
approaches through the swamp, made
4 foadbed Of so1fie go feet that with
stood one of the greatest floods known
In the history Of the Chickahominy
swamp and proved the salvation of the
left wing of the Army of the Potomac
by carrying safely across Sedgwick's $
and Richards divisions. with all their
heavy artillery, after all other bridges
had been swept away by the rushing
food. The regiment worked like bea-
vers in the water. waist deep for two
days.
can amusing incident occurred dur
Ing the building, showing a ruse of the
boys to get a little extra 'commissary.
A barrel of whisky had been sent, by
request of Colonel Cross, for protec-
t1on against malaria and as an incen-
tive for hard work.
''The barrel, with one head stove in,
was set upon the bank, and as the men
came dripping from the creek the colo
mel would give them a small allowance
Of the contents. A detail which was
not in the water was telling trees and
carrying them to the bank for another
detail, which foated them to the site of
the bridge. The boys working on dry
land noticed they were not getting as
much of the ardent as their comrades.
Therefore they adopted the ruse of
slipping into the water just above the
barrel, unknown to the dispenser, and
came up serenely with dripping ap-
peal for drink" .'--.
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Mem0r1ala.

See. the mounds side by side, ..,.
: Little flags Haunting!
For each soldier died,
The sunlight wanting.
dasping, for our gain, ;;
Bore each the bitter pain.
So where we laid them
BE. for them garlanded -:
Blossoms of white and red
Sweet memory paid them!-.
= White for their souls that fled; /:
Red for the blood they she'd T.:
See. passing sad and slow. =.
With colors falling,
Brothers in arms they go. =
Their dead recalling.
They offered, too, their breath
though they came back from death.
Let their endeavor
q. Make. also, for their sight,
u Blossoms OF red and white
Symbols forever .4S
Red for the fury fight, s.
s White for the peace and right.
81 Post Wheeler IN New York Press.
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4 J h BE J: J. !. !. J.
S:;ie';.nl'|t'rys. ) n II
Lucky ! Song
HE power of song is something
7 wonderful at times. This is
~ well illustrated by story, and

=. true one, told not long ago: g,
Two Americans who were crossing
the Atlantic met in the cabin on Sun
day night to sing hymns. As they sang
the last hymn, Jesus. Lover Of NY
Soul" one of them heard an exceeding
ly rich and beautiful voice behind him.
He looked around, and, although he did
not know the face, he thought that he
knew the voice. So when the music
ceased he turned and asked the man if
he had been in the civil war. The man
replied that he had been a Confederate
soldier.
"Were you at such place on such {,
night?' asked the first.
"Yes." he replied, land a curious
thing happened that night which this
hymn has recalled to my mind. l was
posted on sentry duty near the edge of
wood. 1t was dark night and very
cold. and l was little frightened be-
cause the enemy was supposed to be
very near. About midnight, when ev-
erything was very still and l was feel
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Z! 5aas, ! !. = Y
*'Our T: Be- ! ys =

N memory Of "our boys in blue"
/ OF warriors bold and patriots true,
We meet and speak today.
For Us they left sweetheart or wife
; To meet the foe in deadly strife .
And perish in the fray. g.
With brightest flowers Of sweet perfume
Their grass>grown graves are overstrewn
In token Of our love.
Their deeds of valor we recite,
And praise their sacrifice for right,
That we in peace might live.
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Nativity Of Federal SOldierA.

1t appears from statistics compiled
from the records Of the provost mar
shall generals bureau that Of sol .O6S
men examined by the several boards
Of enrolment subsequent to Sept. l,
1854, as to their ability for military
service in the United States army the
uatiyities were as follows: s4"I
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Remembering them, forget we not
The liberty and Union bought
BY shedding of their blood.
Bot let Memorial day recall
The precious price paid for it all,
With heartfelt thanks to Cod.
All honor to those men who died.
Be heard their praise on every side,
To either oceans shore.
Flower>strewn their graves, their memor,
green,
Be kept for years, for years be seen
BY children yet unborn.
-Piu,burg Chronicle Telegraph.
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-25

4 OF the total number of men exam,
ined comprised in the foregoing table
but 338 ,24S were. accepted into the
service OF the United States.
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"If only l had told him that loved
him. But he thoughr-oh, what must
he have thought. when he was dying?"
she moaned.
A step sounded in the hall without,
and the sitting room door swung open.
Lucille sprang to her feet, terrified and
humiliated that any stranger should
look upon her grief She faced the in
truder with much of her old imperf-
BUSINESS, but at the first glance her
arms dropped Imply to her side,
hand seemed to press upon her throat,
her heart. and she could not speak.
Instantly he was at her side. His
eyes glanced from her face, white and
startled, to the wreath and flag under
the picture. ~.. ...,..... .<~gs>z;5
''It was wrong, know, Lucille but
when heard the dear old folks were
dead / did not see the use in coming
! back. You had said s
Her hand was on his lips, but he
took it gravely in his own and went
on:
II tried to lose myself way out In
Kansas. but you seemed to call me,
and had to come. Is 1t all right r.
"Oh, Henry, Henry, my heart was
calling for you all the time, only
would not admit it until today.
And Henry Willis, looking up at the
tiny flag Nesting under his picture,
understood. The bitter question was
buried forever betwsen them.
y . 54f
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28

KEEL, Prussia, June 2S.-The Ger
mar naval review planned to be held
here has been abandoned at the request
of King Edward. After viewing a
grand boat procession the emperor re
ceived the winners of the Heliogland
race on board the Hohenzollern and
presented the prizes. King Edward
attended a reception given by the en-
press on board the Hohenzollern. His
majesty chatted affably with many Of
the empress guests. Last night King
Edward. Emperor William and the
members of the royal party attended
a banquet given by the Royal Yacht
club in honor of King Edward, who is
an honorary member of the club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
EDITORIAL

There ars two questions to be CON-
sidered in selecting a site for n
neighborhood park one is TO provide
the best breathing space for q dense
population, that can be secured in q
desired locality; the other is to i'm
prove the abutting property in order
to increase the ratables, and thus in
a measure make a return to the prop
erty owners of loca litles which con-
tribute to the cost without getting
direct benefits.
The Citizens Association in La
fayette labored wisely and we'll to
Genre a park, and they got it where
the majority of them sec med to want
1t, but it docs not please them, and
now they want to double the area.
Jersey City Journal.
If Garrett A. Hobart had lived and
received n denomination for Vice
President with Mckinley he would
have succeeded as President and SER
we'd to the balance of the Mckinley
term. In all probability no would
have received the nomination for
President at Chicago this week and
New Jersey would for the first time
i'll her history be represented by all
elected Chief Magistrate of the nation.
What an opportunity was missed by
the untimely death of Hobart
Newark Advertiser.
Jersey City IS up against trouble
over the awarding of the contract for
the new $3.50, 900 High School. A New
York contractor offered to do the
work for $3.50 less than any other
bidder. If he is given the contract,
local mechanics threaten to tie up the
work because of differences they
have had with the New York labor
unions, and If it is awarded to the
parties the New York man threatens
to appeal to the courts. Trenton
Times.
Jersey City's aldermen propose to
prohibit the small boy in that city
from using a pistol, gun or cannon
on Fourth of July. There is a law in
this State against selling firearms of
any kind to a boy under fifteen years
of age, but there is nothing to prevent
Young America from enjoying the use
of weapons. The Jersey City alder
mon have the right idea and Mother
cities should copy the ordinance they
propose to pass. -Plainfield Press.
With the opening of three big hotels
today, n concert in the Ocenn Grove
auditorium. Saturday excursions with
their teeming thousands and a misoel-
laneous accession from the nearby
cities, Asbnry Park may be said to
be feeling fairly comfortable. The
season is upon us. May it be a pros
porous and memorable one. -Asbury
Park Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
Ellis Is Texan MuIatto.

DALLAS, Tex, June %. = W. N.
Ellis, the negro who accompanied the
missing Kent J. LOOMS to Europe on
a mission to Abyssinia, was born and
reared in Texas and has a record in
the field of politics and adventure. He
is about thirty-six years of age and has
mastered English, German, French and
Spanish, which languages he speaks
fluently. He is a light colored mulat-
to. neither of his parents being full
blooded negroes. lie looks much like
a Spaniard. He headed the historic
movement TO colonize negroes in Old
Mexico and made much money in the
exploit. The colonists suffered, many
died, and the remainder tramped back
to Texas and the old south.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
'OUTPOSTS IN TOUCH
St. Petersburg Expecting a
Great Battle.
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND IN ARMS
KurOpatISin Has nm Immense Ex-
tended Line, which the Japanese
VIII Try to strike In Flank
and Rear.

LONDON, June 2S.-Advices from st.
Petersburg say that a report from
Lieutenant General Sacharoff confirms
the belief that the great decisive battle
of the campaign between General Ku-
ropatkin's main army and the armies
of Generals Kuroki and Oku is immi-
nent. The three armies probably ag-
gregate 100000 men, and their out
posts are in touch all along the line.
The Japanese evidently tried to draw
Kuropatkin MS far south as possible,
holding out as an incentive a check to
the advance of .Oku's main army.
Meantime Oku swung sharply to the
eastward to join Kuroki toward the
Chapan pass, Kuroki at the anne time
moving a strong force by the right
flank toward H%aicheng.
The main Japanese advance contin-
ues along the main Fengwangcheng-
Liaoyang road, avoiding the Maotien
pass by a dctour to the northward.
The advance at all points Is being at
tended by constant skirmishing.
Nothing is known here of the exact
point at which Kuropatkln's main
force is concentrated, though it is be-
lieved that a large part of the Lao
yang force has been moved to a point
between Kinchau and Tatchekiao.
According to dispatches from Ia
tchekiao, a large force has pushed
southwark from Tatchekino against
Oku. While Kuropatkin is thus ex-
tending himself the Japanese, with
great mobility. seem to be trying to
concentrate for the purpose of striking
the Russians in flank and ear.
A brief dispatch from Rear Admiral
Without, naval commander at Port Ar
thur, throws little additional light on
the sea fight off Port Arthur. The ad-
miralty and the emperor are awaiting
further details with the same eager
ness as the general public. The latter
for the first time received information
through the medium of foreign, tele-
grams that a fight had occurred.
The loss of three vessels of the Port
Arthur fleet Is admitted to be a sewers
blow, especially If not purchased by
greater loss to the Japanese than re-
ported by Vice Admiral Togo.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28

VLADIVOSTOK, June 2S.-The prize
court has condemned the British steam
or Allanton, captured by the Russian
Vladivostok squadron recently in the
strait of Korea for carrying contra
band of war. and has confiscated the
ship and her cargo of $500 tons of
anthracite coal, valued at 100000.
The firm at Singapore to which the
coal was consigned is the same con-
Germ that supplied Japan with contra
band during the Japo-Chinese war.
The japanese schooner captured by the
Russian torpedo boats at the time of
the recent raid has also been con-
demned. The captains of the prizes
are allowed Il month in which to APP
peal,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
Cubn nd wor1d,s Fnir.

ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-The Cuban pa
vilion at the worlds fair was formally
dedicated last night with a reception
in the parlors of the building. The re-
ceiving party consisted of Minister
Quesada, Mrs. Quesada. Commissioner
General and Mrs. Duque Estrada and
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Morales, DR.. G. G..
Lewis and Antonio Garlic, secretary
of the Cuban fair commission.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
JudEc Krle ror PANAMA Zone.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 2S.-
Judge Osceola Kyle of the Eighth Ala
bama district court, while in this city.
was officially notified of his appoint
ment as one OF the federal judges Of
the Panama canal 0 He will re-
sign as soon as he qualities for the new
place, which he viii accept.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-28
Pet Cronie viii CclcDrotc.

ST. LOUIS. June 2S.-On the Ameri-
can national fete day General Pet
Cronje is TO wed Mrs. Johanna Sterzel.
His admiration for the Americans is
so strong that he has selected the
Fourth of July in preference to any
other day. The ceremony will be pri-
vate, in Difference to the wishes of the
general. The bridal couple will be
driven from the Boer way encampmcnt
at the fair in the four fin hand Cape
cart. They win be ACCOMPANIED by a
military escort.