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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
RAILROAD CLEARINGHOUSE.
Hill and Others Employ Expert tt
Make Experiment.

Nldh0 CApCi1IlCuIs
New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Aug. 19.-J. W. Midgley
has been employed by j. j. Hill and
other railroad interests to demon
strate the advisability Of applying the
clearinghouse system to railroads and
to devise plan for so doing. Mr..
Midgley's duty is to show the railway
magnates how business principles can
be applied to the use Of rail equip
ment how economies can be effected
in the handling of freight at terminals
and how big savings can be made in
the settlement of interchange &C
counts. In detail the objects Of a
clearing system would be, according
to Mr.. Midgley:
The economic use, distribution and con-
struction Of cars, and pooling Of freight
equipment.
The joint settlement of mileage and
other allowances for the use Of the ex-
change freight.
The settlement Of freight claims on In
terline traffic; also of accounts for re-
pairs to freight cars while away from
home. The prompt adjustment OF ball
ances accruing from interline freight
traffic.
The settlement of joint freight accounts
and prepaid and advance charges of i'm
portant common points; also the check:
Ing Of demurrage collections.
The most important and promising
Of these reforms is said to be the de-
velopment at important tonnage cen
tiers Of extensive clearing yards.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
BEST TIME TO CURE DYSPEPSIA.
The Dillin Drug 90. Guarantees
Mi-o-na Will Cure if Used Now.

The DiIlin Drug 90. Guarantees
M-o-na Will Cure if Used Now.
The warm weather months are the
best in the whole year for the treat
ment Of dyspepsia and stomach
troubles. The outdoor life, the fruit
and berries which are so literally
eaten, all help to restore tone to the
digestive system.
If the food you eat gives you pain
and discomfort and does not digest
readily, a Mi-o-na tablet taken after
each meal will soon bring relief and
complete freedom from all stomach
troubles. Mi-o-na soothes and heals
the 1nf1anned stomach lining, mingles
with the food, aids digestion, gives
tone and strength to the whole sys-
tenn, and makes complete and per-
manent cures in the worst cases of
stomach troubles.
If by chance Mi-o-na should not
give you perfect satisfaction and do
all that Is claimed for it, return the
empty box to Dillin Drug Co., corner
list av and Washington. and they
will refund your money without ques-
ton. You ore the sole judge. A soc box
contains two weeks treatment, and
this guarantee covers two boxes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
PRICES.
MARKET.
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Rock Island announces second class one
way colonist rates to southwestern points for Sep
TENDER To Oklahoma and Indian Territory, SIS;
Texas, $3.50; New Mexico, $40. The tickets
Will be on sale Sept. 20 and Oct. 1S for parties
of two or more travelling together only.
The committee that will have charge of the
Canadian transcontinental line from winnipeg
to Monckton, N. b. is: Chairman. F. B. Wade,
former member of parliament for Annapolis;
n. s.; Alfred Brunt, Montreal; Robert Reid,
London, Ont. G. A. Young Winnipeg; secretary,
F. q. Ryan, Toronto; chief engineer, H. L.
Lumsden, Toronto. The chairman will get SIS, 900
year and the chief engineer $1,000. The other
commissioners will have salary of $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
CAN'T EvADE DUTY
Canadian Cattle Shippers Held to
Closer Account

The Great Northern's traffic in live
stock on the Canada side of the Inter-
national line has been cut down by the
traffic regulations issued from wash
ington. Once cattle went down to
Chicago from the Calgary district in
spite Of the ~ per cent duty. Recent
ly regulations were changed SO that
all cows are valued at $25, 3-year-olds
at $50, and 4-year-olds at $45. For
merly the duty was evaded consider
ably by labelling a, car of 4-year-olds as
three. Now consular invoice must
accompany all shipments and the rate
is fixed by the Chicago quotation,
which is much higher.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
SENATOR CLARK DENIES
Says Story of His Financial Troubles
Is Canard.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Butte. Mont, Aug. 1s.-United
States Senator William A. Clark denies
in toto a sensational story appearing
in the San Francisco Chronicle to the
effect that he Is in financial straits and
has borrowed S20,0O0,0O0 from Hetty
Green to carry on the construction
of his San Pedro & Los Angeles rail-
road and that she in turn has violated
an alleged agreement and transferred
the San Pedro stock given her for the
loan to e. H. Hartman, thereby plac-
ing the latter in control Of the pro-
posed road.
Senator Clark declares emphatically
that Hartman has no voice in the
control OF affairs Of the San Pedro
road.
"No hitch has occurred in the affairs
Of the road" declared the senator,
(which will be pushed to an early
completion. The Chronicle story is q
malicious and deliberate fabrication
conjured by political enemies"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
MORE OF THE HOPEFUL GO
Trains Still Crowded With Land Seek

Both Fergus Falls and Breckenridge
trains Of the Great Northern road
were crowded last night again with
landseekers going to the registration
places for Fort Totten lands. The
unusual procedure Of the day before
when passengers were warned before
they went thru the gates that they
would have to stand up, was not
necessary, altho the trains were full to
the limit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
O.. GETS CATTLE BUSINESS
Better Time From Coast to Chicago
Than American Lines.

The Canadian Pacific is cutting into
the American lines cattle business be-
cause Of better time to the Chicago
market.
A trial shipment Of 1000 sheep has
been made and $4,000 head more are
to follow. The train came from a
ranch in Republic county, Wash. It
was received at Kootenai Landing at
1927 am. and was delivered to the
500 at Portal in thirty-six hours, in
Guiding stops, and average speed Of
twenty-three miles an hour.
The success of the run indicates that
large quantities of sheep and cattle
will be shipped over the G. P. and 500
lines in bond,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19

The Great Northern has begun condemnation
proceedings to get title to a wide strip of tide
lands for terminals leading to the docks to be
used by the Great Northern steamers In the ORR
entail trade.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
OUR SUMMER BASKET SALE.

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Walter Bakers Chocolate, Id. 1850
Best Parlor Matches, pkg. So
u Gallon Bottle fine Pickles. .........19c
Choice English Walnuts, 5 lbs. .......6Oc
Bib. can Best Tomatoes, Dozen. 1850
ALL FRESH FRUITS AT WHOLESALE
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
"ARMY OF THE POTOMAC"
Gen. Winfield Scott selected the Name.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I have
been much interested in the History of the
Army of the Potomac, by Swinton, and it
has occurred to me that the circumstances
connected with the naming of the Potomac
Army might be of interest. Probably Mr.
Swinton himself may not have been in
formed of them.
When in Los Angeles, in 1890, a friend
pointed out to me the residence of Gen.
Stoneman, and | soon took occasion to pay
my respects TO the old cavalry commander
of the Army of the Potomac. He seemed
quite pleased to be remembered by one of
those who had served under him. and re-
lated to me the following bit of history as
to the manner in which the army received
its name. He said that soon after Nc
Clellan took command of the army at
Washington, at consultaton-several
others besides himself being present-Gen.
Mcclellan requested suggestions as to a
name for the army. Several names were
mentioned. among them Army Of the Po-
tomac." Stoneman was requested to go
to Gen. Scott, who was still in Wash
ington, and say to him that Gen. McClel-
Ian sent his compliments, and requested
him to give name to the army, at the
same time repeating some of the names
that had been suggested at the consulta-
ton. Scott seemed much pleased ut the
couIteS! oI McSleilaH. WHO nau served
under him as Lieutenant in Mexico, and
now superseded him as Major- General.
and said: Did Gen. Mcclellan make that
request!' Then he repeated the names
suggested. and when he came to Army
of the Potomac" he stopped. repeated it
two or three times, and said: Army of
the Potomac! That is significant. eupho-
NOUS and appropriate; let it be The Army
of the Potomac"
At the time of my call Gen. -Stoneman
said that in all probability he was the only
one yet living who knew the incident, and
Gen Scott manifested at the Difference
shown to him by Gen. Mcclellan
THOMAS w. WARD. Co. B. McClellan's
Dragons: and Co. 1, 18th Ill. Cav, Car
nantera Col
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
ON THE Usage LINE.
Prices Army overtaken and His Line Of Bat
tie Broken by Spirited Cavalry Charge.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: AS soon
as the position of the enemy was
seen the 4th Iowa Cav, was dis
mounted, formed in a cornfeld, and or
dered forward. Away We went, up the
hill, and away the rebels went for the
river and us after them. The Sd Iowa
and 10th Mo-, mounted, charged, but could
not reach the ford in time to cut off the
retreat; but they took about 800 prisoners,
overtaken nine miles from the Usage River
two guns and several wagons loaded with
provisions.
Pursuit was continued, and Price was
and three miles from where the town of
PleasantOn, Kan, now is. He was in line
of battle with two divisions-abOut 5000
men-to receive us, his other division hav-
ing gone ahead with the trains.
The rebel position was well selected.
AS soon as our column was seen the rebel
artillery opened on us. Curtis, with his
Kansas troops, was yet miles away and
there could be no help for us but Phillips's
Brigade Of Missouri Cavalry. Benton's
Brigade was on the left and the Missouri
Cavalry ON the right. The 10th Mo- was
in advance. followed by the 4th Iowa and
next the Sd Iowa and a small detachment
the 4th Mo. Cav. and the 18th Ind. Cav.
The whole brigade was in full sight Of
the enemy's very much greater force
Bentons Brigade had about LOO men,
enough to help, but did not go in.
Benton ordered a charge, and the 10th
Mo. went forward with n yell. but stopped
halfway. Their Colonel, sword in hand,
bare-headed. rode in front Of them and
ordered a charge, but they would not
move.
Maj. Price, commanding the 4th Iowa
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
First Brigade, First Division, First Corps.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Some
time ago j. A. Caryl, Co. B, 147th n. y,
asked the question: what regiments
composed the First and Fourth Brigades,
First Division, First Corps at the battle
of Charlottesville? In reply the editor
of The National Tribune said that the
First Brigade was composed Of the ODD,
oath. 3Oth and S4th n. Y, and that the
Fourth Brigade consisted of the I'd. 9th,
and It'll Wis. 10Th Ind, and oath Mich.
COmrade Caryl. in connection with his
inquiry. said: THE reason l mention
Charlottesville is that it was the last
battle the First Division had four brigades
in it,"
A member of the 9th Wis, First Brig
ade, l was in the army four years. and
was severely wounded Aug. 10, 1864
l am certain that the First Brigade
was composed of the I'd, 9th, and It'll Wis,
and the 10Th Ind. the 9th Mich. not be-
ing part of the brigade until after the
battle of Antietam.
That New York Brigade was never the
First Brigade, First Division, First Corps.
and there certainly can not be any officia |
records to that effect. l will say, further,
division.
The First Brigade, composed Of the
regiments / have mentioned, was known
as such throughout the Army of the Poto-
mae until the First and Fifth Corps were
consolidated. the old First Corps then
becoming the Fourth Division of the Fifth
Corps.-D. w. Kline, Co. B, 9th Wis.
River Falls. Wis.
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
FIRST ON FORT HARRISON.
Gallant Fight in Breaking Through the D.
lenses OF Richmond

Comrade Joseph l.. Uested, First Lieu
tenant, oSth Pa, writes from New AL
hany, Pa: Il have been reader of your
paper Tor some time, and l congratulate
ing of which is so refreshing to the mem
DRY Of all the old boys of GIGS.
I'VE old veterans have arrived at that
period OF life when we are no longer look
ing forward to coming events and laying
plans Tor future operations: but our minds
wander over the past to that which mas
been accomplished. | know Of no other
as does The National Tribune. In reading
an item in the issue of March II, under
the head of Washington News, l see an
account Of the taking of Fort Harrison,
Sept: 20, 1864, by Capt. w. A. Parsons,
Go. i, S0th n. u, which is misleading, as
the presumption would be that Capt Par
sons, with his two companies, were the
first at or on the fort. That Fort Harri-
son, Va, was an important factor in the
defenses of Richmond is admitted by all.
Even Longstreet, in his history, acknowl-
edges that to be fact. 1t seems to me the
mantle of glory is wide enough and long
enough to cover the shoulders of all who
participated in the capture of that rebel
stronghold. without denial to any, by stat
ing only the facts in the case.
The first man who reached the top Of
that Fort was Corp1 Copeland. Co. E, 55th
Pa. and he was instantly killed. falling
inside the fort. William Burke, Co. b.
5sth Pa. was close to Corp'l Copeland. and
was struck over the forehead by piece of
iron, knocking him back into the ditch. In
the meantime Capt Cecil Clay, Co. X, 18Th
Pa. (afterward made Colonel of the regi-
menD, had climbed with the aid of some
of his men upon the fort, with his sword
in one hand and the State colors of the
1SSth Pa. in the other, and demanded the
surrender of the fort. Col. Clay lost his
right arm and was wounded in the left
hand in this heroic, act Capt. Parsons
was. have no doubt, ONT the skirmish line.
from the James River mp to the formation
led his regiment in the charge; bnt he was
not. nor were any of his men, the first to
scale the ramparts of FoYt Harrison. That
honor belongs to Corpl Copeland. William
Burk and Col. Cecil Clay 5sth Pa: Third
Erisades. Third pivision. Eighteenth
The National tribune., 1904-05-26

Cav, seeing how things were, galloped 10
the left and ordered his regiment to
charge. and the men obeycd orders. Co
\, nearest the Major, started, and was
the first 10 reach the enemy. Co * and
through the 10th Mo-, and they, when
they saw that we were going. went with
us; and we struck that rebel line and
shattered it like n thunderbolt. They fell
like row of bricks. The Sd Iowa Cav.
under Maj. Jones. struck the rebel center
and had hard fight. 1t suffered severe
loss and achieved brilliant victory.
The rebels did not have time to reload
their rifles, and became confused; but they
kept up their artillery fire till the gunners
were killed. l saw Maj. Price kill some
OF their horses and | saw him strike a
rebel gunner with his sword
After we got the rebels 10 going Phil
lips's Brigade Joined US, and We routed the
whole line.
The bridge and the ford were boil,
blocked, and We crossed the creek at any
old place We struck the banks. Many OF
| the rebels held the field and fought us
hand 10 hand. In few minutes they
lost 300 killed and 500 were captured
Marmaduke and two other Generals. five
Colonies and a great number Of other oil
GERS were taken. A Sd Iowa man named
Dunlary captured Marmaduke Serg',
| Geo. w. Miller, of Co. III, 4th Iowa. cap
tured two of the three rebel flags that w.
gOt-fr0m the famous rebel 4th Mo. Cav
The 4th Iowa Cav. also took i've of the
! seven guns We got.
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
HOLD THE FORT.
Severe Losses by the Confederates in the
Savage Fight at Allatoona.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade
Jesse Coles article on Hold the Fort"
is. l fear. little off. as well as that of
Comrade Starbuck: and. in Il later issue.
Comrade Dierdoff, o0th H.. works a lively
ina Sination.
l do not think that the records will
bear out the statement of the 3Oth Ill. be-
ing armed with the Henry rifle. Part of
the 18th Ill. was.
This is the first time | ever heard of the
Johnnies cheering for Mcclellan and be-
ing answered by cheers for Lincoln.
As to the numbers engaged on both
sides, and the losses, l have personal
letter from Gen. CorSe, written TO me
March -. 1888. and he says: Il cannon
state positively as to the force of the
enemy, but it seems to me that their re-
turns for the month of September. five
days before the fight. was 1900 electives
possibly more. as they had some cavalry
and three batteries of artillery and Il
corps in striking or supporting distance
There are only reports of two brigades.
giving their losses about 500. The other
brigade, Cockerell's, never made any re-
port. or at least there is none on file in
Washington, and | fancy from Gen
French's report that Cockerells brigade
was practically annihlated. The truth is
we will never know the extent of the Con
federate loss, which was possibly 1000"
So from the best information | have
ever been able TO find we had about oOOu
present: our total loss was 797. Gen
French had about 6.OC0 men surrounding
ns. and his loss. as Gen Corse says. was
probably fully 2.OOO-or equal to our en-
tire force.
My regiment had 2S7 men present and
II officers: the loss was 1I6 men and eight
officers killed. wounded and missing The
Adjutant of my regiment carried the de-
mand from French for surrender from our
line TO Gen. Co"se, and returned the re-
ply, and the fighting began very close to
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
Was His Name K,rk7

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The list Of
MEDAL of Honor Men" while large should
be larger. Many brave men do not pos
sess the badge because of their modesty.
personally know of case i'm point The
Medal is bestowed on those who perform
some heroic act over and above that which
they are ordered or are expected to per-
form. member of Co. II, 10th Pa.
name withheld through respect for his
modesty), went through the picket lines
at Plymouth, y. c., and. single handed
made an attack on between 5000 and
10000 rebels. They surrounded him ana
with their bayonets inflicted hundreds OF
wounds upon him. Yet. Notwithstanding
the great disparity in numbers, he was
able to capture their entire commissary
department and bring it to our camp Now
Col. Fox does not even mention this af,
fair. Thus are our brave boys robbed Of
their hard-earned glory!
=. S.-The rebels in this case were
honey bees.-J. b. KIRK, Co. III, 10th Pa.
Lima. 0.
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
In Defense OF Lawrencsburs.

Comrade N. G. spanks, Co. A, 18th
Ind. has something ito, Gsay to Comradc
Adkins about LaWrenceburg, Ind. He
writes: 'The highly. interesting and we'll
written serial. 'Fullers. Ohio Brigade,
by Comrade Charles !. Adkins, which, with
other good things. recently appeared i'm
the old soldiers FRIEND, is of special in
terest to me, inasmuch MS it referred to
the first State in which l soldiered-NIis-
sonri--and struck the first General under
whom | served-Fremont.
but right here, before Comratle Adkins
strikes out into the familiar wilds of old
Misery ! want to call his attention to his
unjust allusion to my old home, Lawrence
burg, the first place at which he landed
after leaving Cincinnati. He says
'Lawrenceburg was ut that time a city of
a few thousand. and have no recollection
that the inhabitants were unduly demon
strative in their display of loyalty, as was
the case in some of the southern Indiana
why. Charley, my boy, you certainly
got on on tho other side of the river, or
got fearfully shaken up in that old box
"Lawrenceburg was always conspicuous
tor loyalty aud patriotism. She fur
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
ARMY EPISODES.
Some of the Queer Things Seen When EIen
Were Out With Guns.

Comrade E. Crockett, Goth y. Y. sends
from Occur d'Alene, Idaho, these army
episodes:
In the early part Of Sheridan's Cam
paign in the Shenandoah Valley. during
skirmish, one of our men was struck on
the breast by rifle ball He was wear
ing heavy silver watch. and it was struck
fairly on the center, with so much force
that it destroyed the works and deeply
denied the case. next his breast. knocking
him down. That time-piece no doubt
saved his life. 1t was the most valuable
watch ! ever saw.
Another soldier. about the same time.
had a ball strike his belt buckle. 1t pen
ctrated the soft metal. about one-thrd of
the long bullet sticking through the metal.
which was soft. and about one-fouth of
an inch in thickness
wild game became badly demoraliZed
when it got mixed up with the army. \
rabbit, pursued by soldiers, sprang into
the lap of a comrade who was sitting be-
side me while we were taking a rest Oh
the march. We had rabbit soup for sup
per.
While at Cold Harbor the rebel Skin
mish line was within rife range of US but
the men were well protected by works.
with head logs. from which they some
times kept up a brisk fire on us. One day
| was sitting beside my cousin. Geo. Has
kell, looking down our line of works, when
saw bullet coming straight at my head !.
Instantly, instinctively. | lodged. and the
missile passed my neck and buried itself
in the loose earth behind me. My cousin
had good laugh over my lively lodging:
but we could not find the bullet. although
we dug for it for some time. We were
i'm the edge of the woods. and l suppose
the bullet was turned from it's course by
striking a limb.
I'VE had been charging the rebs at the
battle Of Opequan Creek-second battle of
Winchester. They were on the run. but
their artillery was making it lively for US.
when we took shelter behind a ridge and
lay down to rest where no direct shot
could reach us; but a ricochetting II
Founder cannon shot came over the ridge.
Striking the ground about six feet from
my position. it then struck one of the re-
clining soldiers in the back knocked a
knapsack from the back of the second
man, finally caroming on the Sergeant
Majors head and falling to the earth. The
first man struck died in a few minutes: the
others were not seriously hurt. There is
no safe place on the firing line during Il
battle
The National tribune., 1904-05-26
THE SPY RICHARDSON.
Execution in Darkness and Rain Quickly
Following Capture.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / read i,
a recent issue three different state
ments from as many comrades. i'm re-
gard TO the hanging of the rebel spy Rich
ardsOn. near Frederick City. Md. nonr
being right. i will give a correct accom-;
OF the whole affair.
Gen. BufOrd, with part of his command.
left Gettysburg July 2. during the second
days engagement. and arrived at Fred
erick City about p. m. 1t was raining
ittie at the time. While Gen. Bufori
and staff were sitting on a slight ridge
near rail fence waiting for their tents
10 be pitched. Provost Marshal John Mix
asked the writer TO help him search pris
ger who had just been turned over 10
lin The man was about GO years old
ana stood nearly six feet high and was as
straight as an arrow. His hair was nearly
an white. When We commenced to search
him he said: Gentlemen, there is no use
1 have not anything about me to prove
that ! am spy" I'VE will see aboni
that" said the Captain. Take your coat