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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-04-22
THE DUCK RIVER R1FkEMER.
ID AN HISTORICAL SKETCH BY h.
JUDGE FRANK H. SMITH.


yer he rode up to the color bearer o
one of Capron 8 regiment; while try
I ing to wrest the flag from the Fedora
! soldiers grasp. he was shot and killeC
/ in mis- hand hand fight
/ Gen. Cox made his headquarters at tn,
; Martin place (now A. n. Akin 81, anC
/ rs fast as the troops came up, they
began making entertainments, timber
barricades, and rifie-pits on the cas-
side of the creek. The beautiful grove
+, at Mrs. Wilson IS NOW K. II. Hatcher's
and most of the other trees across the
Mt. Pleasant pike were spared, but
the lawns had rifle-pits covering the
intrenched works on the hills east of
the Garrett Rainey place. The Con.
federates planted some artillery ON the
bluff on the west bank of the creek,
north of the old fair grounds. which
did but little damage
The Fortitications at Columbia.
The Federal forces from Lynnville
reached Columbia about noon of the
oath, Gen. Schofield making army
headquarters at the Athenaum. AS
fast as the troops reached the hills
about mile south of town, they began
constructing breastworks, aided by all
the "Contrabands" they could impress,
for the soldiers were broken down by
or;ed m arches AMI loss of siesp. This
inc crossed the Pulaski pike where
the creamery is now, and the Camp
bellsville pike just west, at the James
place. From there it continued over
the hills west nearly to the pike at the
crossing of the Mt. Pleasant railroad.
BY the nigh of the 25th. these outer
and the detached works
were sufficiently strong to resist any
infantry attack. and it was not to be
that the Confederates would
use artillery, with the city in the rear
of the Federal line.
1t began raining that Friday night
the 25th, and all day Saturday it
was hard. steady down pour. But
the Federals and ssContrabands had
building other works on
The interior line one beginning about
half mile below the railroad bridge |
the Holland Hill and Fort |
Miner, with detached works east to
5he river. This was to protect the
river crossings and placed most of the
iown betw Eel tnes9 two lines, AMI |
he outer line should be taken, the
7ederals could fall back to the Fort
md the interior line. and the battle
would be fought from the streets and
houses.
About fifty yards from the top of
Iount Parnassus another intrenchment
vas made of rocks and dirt, almost
the Fort. What timber that
emained on "The Knob was cut
own as close TO the ground as posi-
lie, so as to prevent even stump
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-04-22
CAME NEAR DYING
From an Awful Skin Humour.
Scratched Till Blood Ran.
Wasted to Skeleton.
CURED BY cuTlcURA
One Application Soothed Him 10
Sleep. Cure Speedy
and Permanent.

"When my little boy was about thra@
months old his head broke out with O.
rash, which was very itchy and rau con.
siderable watery fluid. We tried every
thing we could, but he got worse all the
time till 1t spread to his arms, legs, and
then to his entire body. and he got 80
bad that he came near dying. The rash
would itch so that he would scratch fSlr
the blood ran, and thin yelowish stuf
would be all over his pillow in the mora
ing. had to put mittens on his hands
to keep him from tearing his skin around
his wrists. He got SO weak and rnR
down that he took fainting spells like
we would think him dying. He was al
most skeleton and his little hands
were thin like claws.
% He was bad about eight months
when we tried Cuticura Remedies. n
had not laid him down in his cradle ix
the daytime for long time. He Rad
got so that he just slept in our arms aH
the time. / washed him with Cuticpn
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soothed that l put him IN the cradle
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ONTARIO.
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at affords me much pleasure to m
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Continued from last week.
The Race for Columbia.

The Federal army had retired north
from Pulaski. and most of it had
moved that afternoon around Lynn
vile about eighteen miles south of
|Columbia but Gen. Jacob ID. Cox s
Division had been pushed on over the
Flk Ridge and was encamped that
MIGHT at McCain's. seven miles south
| III Columbia on the Pulaski pike. So
I Il was to be race between the two
armies for Columbia. which was then
|bed only by small garrison under
|Col S. A. Strickland, with part of a
brigade of Ruger's Division, in all
5abont 800 men. These occupied Fort
|Mizner. on Mount Parnassus. and had
|begun terrifying the town bridge and
|ford. and the railroad bridge.
The couriers bearing dispatches of
|Capron's disaster at Mt. Pleasant did
NOT reach Lynnville until about one
|o'clock the next morning, 1.-THE oath.
] AS soon as Schofeld knew that the adj
Nance of the Confederate infantry had
got off the Highland Rim, and that
|Capron had been driven out of Mt.
PLEASANT, he sounded the reveille, and
I'm about an hour his jaded troops were
|on forged march for Columbia, the
ARTILLERY park ard wagons trains leav-
ling little later. Schofieid also at
|Once despatched a courier to Gen. Cox,
'who was eleven miles nearer to Column
|bia to march Immediately the troops
|were awakened, and by four % clock
these were also on the march for Co
lumbia.
When within three miles of town.
Cox moved his column to the west,
taking the Pond-Bridge road, and
going through the woods and fields, as
most of the fences had been destroyed. !
By seven or eight O'Clock he was on
the Mt Pleasant pike, on the east side
If Little Bigby, and Immediately began |
making barricades of rails and timber
% protect the bridge. And he was. just
IN time, for in short while Capron s /
,avalry came rushing down the pike !
rom Ashwood, closely pressed by For
est, but the Confederate advance was
hecked by Cox's infantry and had to
etire, after which the bridge was
Gen. Stanley says in his
ficial report that Cox's rapid march
D Little Bigby creek saved Capron s
Command from humiliation, and /
robably Columbia from being cap
ured by Forrest.
Death of Col. W. A. Dawson.
In this pursuit, the gallant Col. W.
Dawson of the Fifteenth Tennessee F,
cavalry, was killed while leading the
bmmand. He had galloped ahead of I
lis men, and after emptying his revolt
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and had been detailed to act as guido
to Gen. Hood in this flank movement
About ten o'clock on the morning OF
the Goth. Hood, Cleburne and some
other officers made special inquiries OF
were then on, as Hood s map. which
had been furnished by the Richmond
Authorities. differed materially from
the information then obtained. Mr..
Gregory drew rough sketch on the
ground, showing the relative distance
and location of the roads, explaining
at some length to the officers. Mr.
Jim Smith, who now lives about two
miles southwest of town. was there
as guide to Gen. (Bow Senator), w.
B. Bate and Gen. Pat Cleburne, and
! corroborated Gregory's information.
Cleburne made copy on a piece of
paper of Gregorys map-or "ground-
plan and said that having known
Gregory when the latter lived in Ar
kansas, and this information being
confirmed by Jim Smith, that he had
more confidence in it than in the map
which Hood was complaining of as
being so imperfect. Hood and Gle
burne had quite discussion of this
matter and the conclusion seemed to
Gregory to be that it would require
great effort to get to where they in
tended going by the time they wanted
to be there.
Gregory was sent alone to the Eph
Davis hill and from there he saw a
Federal line of battle formed on the
Beasley place. south and southeast of
the present location of Mount Olivet
church the line was facing south,
down the small ravine from the Beas
ley spring; this was Post IS Brigade,
which had been sent out to reconnoitre.
Gregory returned to Hood, who by
that time was at the Amos place, at
the former site of Old Asbury church.
and reported this fact. AT that time
there was much timber on the Mills
between the Beasley and Amos places,
and Hood said that these would help
hide his march, but he placed a large
-.mmand on his left, which trudged I
through the wood and muddy fields
parallel with the Davis Ford road, !
even wading Rutherford creek a few
hours later.
Hood at the Loftin Hill.
When the column crossed the Muir
'reesboro road just west of Center Star.
Hood road off short distance on the
Ioftin Hill just east, and had his big
Outchman (as Jim Smith calls him. /
lelp him off his horse here he SIT
lown on log. and consulted with
ONE officers and his staff, making
requent references TO his map, and in
uiries from the guides as to three road.
t he was not impressed with the view
-one of the most beautiful in Marry
ounty he must have felt elated at
he success, SO far, of this brilliant
ank movement. Eight miles south
f west, the prominent figure in the
,ndscape was Fort Miner, from
rhich the Confederate flag now fioated
lille between and beyond lay the
srtile valley of Duck River, "a conn
~ worth fighting for, or dying for, as
'as remarked by one of the officers.
Lees Artillery Helped.
The booming OF artillery at Column
la could he plainly heard. showing
nat Lee was keeping the attention of
10 enemy engaged In his feiDts and
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demonstrations Of ,r ssing. Almost al
their feet were passing column after
column of the veterans of the Confed-
crate army, all in high spirit and
elatad with the idea of getting in the
rear OF the enemy. for the OBJECT Of
this rapid march was now apparent to
even the common soldier Hood re-
manned here some little while, theg
his "big Dutchman helped INN On
Continued or Third Page)
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Miss Della Globe Hotel from OF the oldest ana
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Pia Britain, of Sekitan, o., writes:
hfter using your wonderful Peruna
p months l have had great relief. I
continual heaviness in my stomach,
bilious, and had fainting spells, but
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Gen. Hoods Guide.

Nearly every old citizen knows Mr..
j. S. II. Gregory. who, although in
his seventy sixth year. bears his age
well, and his memory is unimpaired.
''Uncle SOL as he is familiarly called.
has told me many of his personal
recollectIons of these and other local
events He was member of Captain
Groves Company in Bifile s Cavalry.
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III You do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving Q
full statement Of your case and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitariun, Columbus, W
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
NOT "RUNNlNG AMUCK." /"
Republicans Have No Intention o
Prosecutfng the Trusts.

Republicans Have No Intention of
Prosecuting the Trusts.
Under the whip and spur of public
opinion that the trusts needed curbing
the Fifty-seventh congress appropriat-
ed 100000 for the department Of JUS
tice to use for that purpose. Nearly
two years have elapsed since that ap-
preparation was made, and less than
$4,000 has been expended. The mon
ey spent was used by Attorney Cen
eral Knox in having some other law
yers of his own kidney who are no.
toriously not trust busters to fight the
trusts. OF course under those circum-
stances no trust has been disturbed
since the appropriation was made.
Mr.. Knox just before the corporations
of Pennsylvania elected him for Unit
ed States senator Of that state stated
there was no intention by the admins
tration Of running amuck" against
the trusts. Attorney General Moody.
who succeeded Knox, seems to be run
ming in the same rut, and the trusts are
more oppressive than before congress
appropriated the money to fight them
It may be said that President Roose-
welt. complacently approves this do
nothing policy.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
OFFICIAL PERQUlSiTEs.
Extravngance of Present Admins.
tration Beats All Records.


The bad example set by President
Roosevelt in having two government
vessels elaborately fitted up for the use
of himself and family is bearing fruit
in the use Of government vessels by
his cabinet for their outings. Secretary
Morton has hardly got his seat warm
as secretary of the navy when he starts
for Newport and the other seaside re-
sorts in the Dolphin with Il party of
friends and other officials. Besides the
whole Morton family there We're Attor-
ney General Moody. Representative
Foss of Illinois. Mr.. Nordhouse, secre-
tary to Mr.. Morton; Speaker Cannon
and his family. with their accompany
ing servants and retainers, all ut the eX-
pense of the government. The people
pay the bills. and the politicians have
a good time with the trust magnates
and the cream of society they meet at
the various resorts.
The smaller fry Republican poll
ticians do the best they can to also fol-
low in the footsteps of their leaders.
They accept free transportation from
the railroads and steamship companies.
and those who are left in Washington
ride in the carriages paid for out of ap-
preparations made for other purposes.
Even Republican congressman pro-
tested at this extra vagance and abuse
of what was intended only for cabinet
officers and told his hilarious associates
that the carriages so used would make
line reaching from the capitol to the
White House. The extravaganza of the
present administration beats all former
records.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
JOB FOR ROOSEVELT.
In Event uf Defent at the Polls He
Muy Fight For the aItlkado.

The mikado of Japan evidently has
taken the measure OF President Roose
velt and knows that it is not as a
statesman, but as warrior, that he is
valuable According to special cable
from France to the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, Paris newspaper says:
eve have it from a trustworthy
source that the mikado will ask Presi-
dent Roosevelt in the event of his de-
feat in the coming election to become
commander in chief of the japanese
armies in the field.''
The advisers of the mikado have
doubtless come to the conclusion that
Mr.. Roosevelt is to be defeated for
president or the offer would not have
been made and that the president has
the offer under consideration is proba-
BILE, but will wait developments before
deciding. With Roosevelt in Manchu-
ria there would be something doing
all the time, and If the Japs could stand
the pressure they would either drive
the Russians out of the east or perish
in the attempt. With Colonel Roose-
velt in command we should get some
news of what was transpiring, for it
would be an insignificant newspaper
that would not have Il correspondent on
the spot. for the lid would be off and
no censorship to bedevil the dispatches.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
Xhen chauncex speal..


Chauncey NJ Depew is going to address
q number Of county fairs in the interest
Of Roosevelt and Fatrbanks-News Item.
When Chauncey speaks. what merry qutbs
And sparkling anecdotes
VIII g,lsh jocosely from his lips
To lure the little votes!
why did the chicken Cross the road?'
He'll ask In mighty glee.
And then with laughter he'll explode.
While you observe ''Tee heel"
The jokes Demosthenes sprung on
The poor, defenseless Greeks
Well have chance to think upon
When Chauncey speaks.
When Chauncey speaks the minstrel show
That opens in the town
Where he Is billed will have to go
To ruin or ring down,
For all the gags Dockstader's told
Would not be one, two three,
When Chaunoey tells yarns twice a. old.
And his show - scot free.
Al. bow can any one deny
10 him the votes he seeks
Or keep dry ana fearless eye
When ChAunoey speaks?
whsn cAanneaZ Ap4sks that dsar old 3est
"A.donf 4. - = 4ode:r
g9s .%,;, e =! go 49, e p''t'
s. s;
/ !.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
PLEASURE AND POLITICS.
Roosevelt Worries That He Cannot
he More In the Public Eye.

Roosevelt WOrF1et That He Cannot
be More In the Public Eye.
II any one thinks that President
Roosevelt is not busy these days, be-
cause he is not talking for publica
ton, he is much mistaken. The
president is fully employed from morn
ing to night, although he only devotes
"short hour" for the duties of his
Office. 1t frets and worries him that
he cannot be more in the public eye.
but the Republican leaders have im-
pressed OH him that he must keep
quiet" So he takes long tralnps.
rides and drives. camps out, boxes.
wrestles. fences with the broadsworl
and single sticks, rows. chops trees.
plays tennis with his cabinet-the
younger members-shoots With rifle
and revolver and to fill in spare time
practices jiu jitsu, the japanese mus
cular formula. Those are the amuse-
ments. Then there are political con-
ferences with Platt, Odell. Root, Lodge,
Cortelyou, Addicks, Black and Lou
Payne and "tiXing things with Nor
gan, Stillman. Gould and other Wall
street and trust magnates, all of which
takes time and lots of it.
In fact, most of the time of Mr..
Roosevelt since he was accidentally
inducted into the presidential office
has been occupied in like strenuous
occupation, much to the detriment Of
the serious business Of the government
'"Think of the record breaking swing
around the circle ut the expense Of
the railroads." says the New York
World, 'the balancing Of Platt with
Odell, the placating Of this enemy and
the crushing of that, the careful selec-
tion of delegates, the procuring of cop
per bound instructions, the choice Of q
running mate the elimination Of all
but the plastic Cortelyou from consid-
Grafton for national chairman, the
coming of the platform, the choice Of
orators, the revision and toning down
Of those eXtravagant words Of eulogy
which rose SO spontaneously from the
fullness Of his heart to the lips of
Frank S. Black! Would it be too much
to say that these matters of such great
personal import occupied half of his
waking hours and all of his dreaming
ones?
"The personal strain must have been
great, the presidential strain greatly
exaggerated.'
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
THE TRUST eARoNs.
Like Their Prototypes Of Old, They
Become Too Powerful.

Like Their Prototypes Of Old, They
Become Too Powerful.
When the feudal barons Of old first
began to wax strong they confined
their depredations to their immediate
vicinity, but as they increased in pow
er and wealth they surged over great
er territory and contested with each
other for the mastery. 1t is much the
same with our modern feudal barons,
the trusts. They have gone through
the first formative stage and have be-
come SO powerful that some Of them
are aiming at universal control and
now in the third stage Of their exist
ence are falling foul of each other.
The railroad barons are said to have
declared war against the steel and
sugar barons, of course with un idea Of
plundering them Of some Of the wealth
they have absorbed from the people.
It is hardly probable that the consum-
ers will profit by the contention. for all
the barons are united on 6ne point, and
that is to charge all the traffic will
bear" their fight being as to who shall
retain the largest percentage.
There is some evidence that the rail
road barons have stopped the payment
of special rebates to the steel and
sugar barons, and these arrogant COM
bines are protesting. Some of the trust
barons are more fortunate or rather
were more farsighted, for they control
the avenues of transportation for their
products and thus make double
profit. The Standard Oil trust owns Or
controls most of the pipe lines and
has controlling interest in some Of
the great railroads and large inter-
est in others. The anthracite coal
trust is the most complete monopoly,
as 1t not only owns most Of the coal
fields, but also most Of the railroads
that reach the coal fields. The coal
barons make more profit from trans
portation than from the mining of the
coal and plunder every one who buys
q ton by about doubling the price it
should be sold at. The beef barons
have created a monopoly in another
way-they control the stockyards and
the refrigerator cars that the beef must
be carried in.
The power Of the barons of old was
curbed by the overlordship Of the king
or emperor, and in turn by the peo-
pie themselves, who controlled legisla-
tion. In the United States today the
trusts are so powerful that they con-
troll the majority of the representa-
tives of the people and there is none to
curb them.
There never was a time more urgent
for the people to scan closely the rec.
ord of those who are to represent their
interests and to demand Of those who
seek their suffrage a pledge that they
will vote to reform the system before
it becomes beyond control. The tariff
is one Of the chief bulwarks Of the
trust barons. and the reduction of the
protection that was enacted in the IN
terest of monopoly must be the tirs1
step in unhorsing the trusts.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
The Great Ego Cause. Di.tru.t.

The Great ESQ Causes Distrust.
There is no denying the fact that the
president Of nation such as ours, with
the influence which he exercises, the
power he commands and the spoils
which he is able to distribute, is a
force to be reckoned with, and Mr..
Roosevelt has not only taken advan-
tage Of every atom Of power and privi-
lege, but has even gone beyond.
Then, again, Mr.. Roosevelt is an Inn
pulsive man and does not calmly weigh
the merits Of every subject that comes
before him in his Official capacity, care
fully Investigating all sides and con-
sidering the equities Of the case with a
deliberation worthy Of the high Of
ice he holds.
Because Of these things the people
are' more or less in fear always Of
what his next move may be-Concord
Patriot, "A
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
DeIawnre For parler.

The indications that the Democrats
will carry Delaware are so good that
the present Republican governor refus-
ed denomination. The anti-Addicks
Republicans declare that Addicks can
not buy the election this time.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
y Ysrx aeoA IAea,

4 Very Coed IAes.
It Is the Democratic idea not to per
manently plant the nag where we can
not carry the constitution alonS.-Phil
adelphias Record.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
surely. Whx AWorxl

II the Republican organs believe. as
they say they do, that Roosevelt and
Fairbanks will be elected, what's the
need Of worrying about Senator Davis
age?-Fort Wayne Journal.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

LoDGEoF PERFEcr1oN:-La1,ssdGSn ,sd S.lS No; ana 8
tb;ra Thnrsdays' Of each month at the Masonic
Temple. u r,, .w M
ROBERT WORK, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08

C.O.F. No. sos-st: Alghonsus Court, meets
on the drst and third Wedpesday's OF each each
month in their hall over the ,aGt9 Moo9eg Sfa'e
Bank. EDMUND A. MccAi' " a.
JAMES j. MoYER, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08

x. O. T. M.-Langdon Tent of Maccabees
meet in the Forester hall the first and thlrd
Thursdays of each mouth.
G. II. MoELLR1SG, K. of 4.