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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-20

| upon the coveted parapet without first
descending into the deep moat beneath
| it.
Rushing upon this point, they over
Whelmed the handful who manned that
corner of the work. SO desperate did
the garrison defend their ground that
the parapet was covered with Federal
! dead. At one time six Federal flags
were floating on the walls. while the
Confederates fought around their own
stars and bars in the interior of the
work
At the last moment, when the Fed
erals in numbers We're leaping down
inside from all directions and making
prisoners of their opponents by sheer
physical strength one of Lanes North
Carolinians seized the coloYs under
which he and his comrades had fought
so fercely, dashed past the swarm OF
assailants on the parapet and, with the
flag floating defiantly, ran at the tor
or his speed back to the Confederate
main line, where he was received With
wild cheers. Scores of bullets had been
aimed at him as he few across the
open plain, 800 yards, within range of
hundreds Of Union muskets.
There was no formal surrender. Glib
bon's men crowded in on all sides, and
the Confederates resisted to the last.
The fighting did not end when the as
sailants got inside, for, despite the eff
forts Of their officers, some of the en-
ragged men eXacted the victor's privi-
lege of vengeance upon the unfortu-
mates who had made such Il hopeless
yet bloody defense
The dead COnfederates numbered ff-
ty-seyen; the unwounded prisoners
were only thirty. The loss on Gibbons
column in front of Fort Gregg is plac-
ed at 800 to coo in killed and wounded.
AS soon as Gregg fell its captors turn
ed the two cannon upon the neighbor-
ing Fort Whtworth, and the garrison
of that work marched out and surren-
dered. The gap in the lines along the
AppomattoX was now filed by Grants
troops, but some hours had been CON
sumed in accomplishing this result.
and meanwhile, thanks to the delay in
the Federal march caused by the hold
ing out of Fort Gregg, Lee had been
able to man his interior line in such
strength as to hold it the remainder of
the day. His circle of defense around
Petersburg was still complete and no
further impression was made upon it
by Federal assaults
The Federal officers and men conf
IDENTIFY expected that the end was near
and that Petersburg would be evacuat.
ed during the night
GEORGE L. KILMER.
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work that an extension of the Confel-
crate line months before had rendered
useless. 1t was a quarter of a mile or
more in advance of the main Confed-
crate trenches, toward which the COM
batants were racing, the Confederates
being, of course, on the inside. Lane
had orders to hold on as long as DOS
sible and gain time for the beaten
troops to rally on the main line and for
the expected re-enforcements to cross
the river and occupy them
AS his men had been strung out at
wide intervals when attacked and dis
persed by the Federal columns at day
light, only fragments could be called
together at any given spot and he
placed in Fort Gregg portions of the
Thirty-third and Thirty seventh North
Carolina infantry, under four lieuten-
ants-F. II. Snow, \. 3. Howard and
f. L. Craige of the Thirty third and
D. NJ. Rigler of the Thirty He
also got up two six-pOunder guns with
some artllcrists of CheW's MARYLAND
battery and of the famous WASHINGTON
artillery battaliOns. Lieutenant Nc
ElrOy of the WashingtOniaus handled
the cannoneers, about twenty-five in
number. About the same time twenty
men of Thomas Confederate brigade
and twenty-five of Harris AIississip-
plans joined the garrison, swelling it.
according to the best accounts. to 214.
Lieutenant Snow commanded Lanes
men, and J. II. Duncan led the detach-
ment from Harris brigade. General
Harris, with the bulk of his brigade.
occupied Fort Whitworth. a comnan-
ion to Gregg. Before leaving Fort
Gregg to it's fate General Lane sent in
twenty-five rounds of artillery ammu-
milton and ordered Snow to hold it to
the last. At that time the Federal
guns were firing upon the little citadel,
which was slight earthwork with low
parapet, over the top of which its own
cannon were discharged At 10 O'Clock,
by mistaken order probably, the can
non of Fort Whitworth were sent to
the rear, and as this act was witnessed
by the Federal troops in front the
charge was sounded to attack the isO-
lated batteries, Whitworth and Gregg.
The assailants numbered 5000 and
were led by General John Gibbon.
Gregg stood first in the way and felt
the brunt of the onslaught.
The cannoneers in Gregg stood to
their guns calamity. Three men were
thot dead, one after another, in the at
Tempt to discharge a single piece. When
The assailants reached within forty
yards the infantry garrison gave them
a singing volley, causing them to wa
yer and then give way A second |
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A-
~ RANT never closed tLs line.
Is 80 completely around the C01.ej-
g n ates at Petersburg, Int came
very near doing so o. tn,
morning Of April ., lSJ-. lie last Ia.
OF the siege, about tie hour when It, e.
telegrauLed to Jefferson Davis at I.i.s4-
moEd. Ny lines are broken ia tt.ea
places" and warmed his government
that evacuation must follow specify.
The gap in the lines Of the besiesca3
which had been Lees salvation E1t
months and which he had kept o.a4
by the most desperate fighting .5ls
about to be closed in consequence Of
those three breaks in his lines caused
by the vigorous assaults of three Of
Grants corps under Generals parke.
Wright and Ord.
These assaults began at daylight
April >, with the Determination on the
Federal side Of finishing the fight then
and there.
After the breaks in Lees lines the
North Carolina brigade Of General J.
II. Lane was making its way by tne
curling up process from the broken
front line toward the main Confedcg-
ate line at the gap dispuaing every
inch Of ground. About s or 0 o'clock
in the morning the general and his ad-
jutant, Captain Hale, reached an emp
ty battery known as Fort Gregg or
Battery Gregg, which was an oatlyiug
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-20
Hot Battle at Fort GroQQ
a FoRTlETH ANNIVERSARY war STORY
Ap-I2. 1855

charge followed. and the assauants
reached within thirty yards. Tie Con
federates held their FIRE until tie 1-5-.-
er moment and then. Will q wild .-e...
let 90, sending down a man I3.. r-e-z-
nusllet The Fclc"als stO0s f8.u mo-
ment and then broke ana scattered. =
third, a fourth and q firth Charge fol
lowed. each with much the same result
rs the first two.
With the fifth charge OF the front a
line Of assailants swung around in rear
Of the fort and attempted to cain an
entrance. On the front the attack was
carried as far as the m0at. Over an
hour had passed since the first assault
and the artillery in Gregg used all its
ammunition and had lost heavily. The
surviving gunners took uD small arms
and Joined the infantry in beating OF
the assailants. The work was virtually
surrounded.
When the line at that point was
originally built, Forts Gregg and Whit
worth were interded to he connected
by trench and breastwOrk sheltered
by palisade. The work had been be
gun at the Gregg end, and about thirty
feet Of trench had been made the dirt
thrown out forming an embankmeut as
high rs the walls Of Fort Gregg and
connecting with them. IN attempting
to surround the fort the asslil9nts
mounted this strip of embankmcut and
very soon found it a means Of 2cttru-
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ZN S E call ourselves republic Are A republic is
Al country governed by representatives elected v the
W. l people Are WE! No. The Of our country elect
the representatives, but the only fraction of
the people, and how good a fraction is IT
CAN NEVER BE THE WHOLE.
The Puritan caught the idea of religious liberty for themselves
but they denied to others they regarded themselves uphold
ing freedom Church members only allowed vote
After the close of the Revolutionary taxpayer only who
could vote Later under Thomas Jefferson the great pr-
cPe were advocated and white male citizens their
ballot Next was bottei out the word we and MALE CITI
ZENS ONLY may vote
This country be republic while these limiting
words stand If the republic would upheld every citizen male
and female at the Of twentone should have right of fran
Sc DISTINGUISHED persons described male idiots male luna
TICS male criminals male chdrenAND WOMEN Why should
there be that distinction? Why do governments ex pro-
lection OF property for the ufmen of law development
the people Are interested these matters woman
from cradle the grave has her life regulated by government
Should she something saw about what shall he the kind Of
government she is controlled by?
In old times this country made new laws FOR THEM
SELVES but imported the old law FOR THE WOMEN
the common law preventing the married from holding
herg property or in collecting they earned them During
the last sixty years. since woman suffrage has agtated
laws have improved that now as we'll az SINGLE women
may hold property.
Last year Massachusetts, passed bill for which the women of the
state had been working for fifty years emitting to legal
right in her child.
There 100000 children fourteen years of age at
work in factories and who get bills passed to
it have been able accomplish President Roosevelt
has been ecurng the subject Of suicide is THERE ANY
RACE SUICIDE LIKE TS women are interested in the
protection of property in the administration Justice and in de
veopmen Of the race would that they in
making the laws
THERE ARE WOMEN WHO UNFIT FOR self GOVERN
MENT AS THERE ARE UNFIT EACH CASE THEY
ARE IN TIE MINORITY. HAVE TIE BEST GUARANTEE
OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP THAT EXISTS AND 1T is MOTHERHOOD
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29
TOSSED PENNY
AND THUS SETTLED QUESTION
OF REFEREE DID MANAGERS
OF BRITT AND NELSON.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. 90
James J. Jeffries was chosen referee
for the Brit.Nelson fight last night.
William Britt and Billy Nolan, the
managers, after a deadlock OF three
days tipped coin to see whether
Jeffries or Siler should be the third
man in the ring. Britt won the toss
and chose Jeff. Up to this time 1t
looked as though the great fight would
have to be called of for want of a
referee for the names of every man
In the business had been gone over
for the last three days and one Of
them suited both parties. Britt OBJ
jected strenuously to Eddie Graney,
though Nolan was in favor of him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29
HOT DEBATE
Was Carried on BY Attorneys Yes.er.
day Over Johntown Case.

Attorney Tusca Morris, for the
State, and Attorneys j. p. Kirby and
A. o. Stanley, for the defense, had
a hot fight before Squire swindler
yesterday. The argument lasted al.
most all day and never got below the
212 degree point.
Complaint was made by Anthony
Waldron, of Johntown, that three
residents of the place that makes
shagtown Jealous. stoned his store a
week ago Sunday night and had at
various times done various other
things to his discomfort. The oulprits
were named as Claude smallwood and
John schlager. They were held for
the grand Jury in the sum of 800
each.
Warrants were also sworn out
against Frank schlager, George Sloan
and Fred Smith for cussin' Waldron
out, and against George Sloan for
making an assault on waldron. The
hearing on these warrants will prob.
ably be had tomorrow.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29

John Wallace is now doing what
the State Journal has been engaged
in for long time-runnine Judge
Con for seat on the bench of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The Judge is In line for that and
ee will finally get 1t. No other West
virginian has the ghost Of show for
the place. It would be tremendous
honor for him and this State. He de.
serves this exalted position and would
fill it in magnificent manner. There.
fore IT is the duty of every West vir.
ginian to yell for him along this line
until his immortal soul fairly busts
its suspender buttons off.-Parkers.
burg State Journal. !
While he has nothing to say about
i, yet Judge Con must feel honored,
seeing that he is being doomed for
President, United States Senator and
seat on the bench OF the highest
court in the world ali at the same
lime.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29

Gov. Dawson threatens TO 20 after
the Insurgents without gloves. He
tis also going after Grant E3aii with.
out talking, He probably takes the
view of the Fairmont West virginian
that crime is not q crime II some
people who commit It escape.-Mor-
gantown New Dominion.
1t is the opinion of the Fairmont
West virginian that no Democratic
politician considers 1t crime to de-
bauch and outrage the bailot.box and
election laws generally. They have
stolen into Courthouse vaults and
changed ballots, organized .Dagos into
repeating bands. stopped at no crime
whatever to accomplish the political
end in view. and having escaped going
to the penitentiary they doubtless be.
lleve that crime is not a crime"
committed by such people as them.
selves. As far as Governor Dawson is
concerned he can well afford to do
without talking The Kanawha
county grand jury made 1t uni: eces.
sary for him to do so. That grand
jury. composed of Republicans, Dem
ocrats and Prohibitionists, heard
Grant Halls story and did not believe
it-at least found no Indictment
upon 1t. 1t is easy to understand.
however, why some Democratic news
papers continue to harp about it. It
is their only stock in trade. There is
nothing else to harp about since Daw-
sons tax reform has knocked the
wind out of them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29
would the Fair,mDont west virpini

Would the Fairmont West virginian
mind II II some day the State Journal
should not for several minutes make
any loving demonstrations In its d.
rection? This is not likely to happen
very soon, however, as IT would be
cruel to deprive such papers as the
Morgantown Chronicle of something
to talk about.-Pa rkersbutg State
Journal.
II for several minutes" only the
West virginian win try not to mind
IT."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29

The Marshall county Republicans
who were bent on starting news.
paper that would be in sympathy with
the State administration and its poll
cies have purchased the ''insurgent"
organize Moundsville Herald. We
are glad that they did SO. The Herald
had no following in Marshall as an
"insurgent," but it would have been
more or less annoying to the Repub
Leans II they had started paper be.
side u. The Herald hereafter will
rank among the stalwarts, as 1t is in
the hands of such men as the Hon.
Josiah Sinclair. Major ]. D. Burley,
Walter A. McGlumphy and others
equally as substantial. We congratu.
late the Republicans of Marshall that
they are to have an organ that will
properly represent their magnificent
Republicanism.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29
Should Lamar Powell accent

Should Lamar Powell accept the
nomination for Congress in the First
Congressional district would he ask
the support of the insurgent Republi-
cans OF the State? Would he accept
their support? clarksburg News.
Why should anybody want their
support? What do they amount to?
There were only few Of them in
the first place. and they are growing
beautifully less all the while. The
lobby at the last Legislature, which
included Ran stalnaker. and the legis.
lators the lobby controlled, are all the
insurgents" we have ever had, and
many of them are sorry now that they
are SO classed and would give great
deal to be considered as being in good
standing in their party.
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THE DOVE OF PEACE
tcontinued from Fsrst page.,

announce that there was nothing to
say and continue on his way.
But the evening brought change.
II was caused by the message from
Toxic informing the Japanese ENJOYS
that their government had acquiesced
In their recommendation and had in.
structed them to present a new pro-
posal at the next meeting Of the pleni.
potentiaries. The tension was relax
ed.
Baron Komura, Mr.. Dennison, the
American counselor, and Mr.. sato.
went for drive, while Minister Ia.
kahlra enjoyed jaunt afoot over the
nearby country roads. "a
The hardened lines in their faces
mad softened and their features once
more wore their accustomed appear.
ance of placidity.
They took their dinner in the public
dining hall and shortly after Mr.. sato
announced that the outlook was en-.
couraging. The peace talk immedi.
ately took on fresh boom, and the
FEELING that negotiations for the set.
tiement of the war might continue for
some time without serious Interrupt
ton found lodging place even in
the breasts of the pessimistlc foreign
correspondents. Even the Russians
seemed TO be imbued with the spirit
OF the occasion, and while they declar.
ed that they, Of course, had not been
informed of the character of the jap.
anese proposals, they, too, felt the
relaxation and a dozen members of
their suite attended a minstrel per-
torrance at Portsmouth.
There was much conjecture this
morning as to the form these new
proposals would take. While it is
believed that Japan's action will re.
move Russia's opposition, 1t is
thought that the formers ENJOYS may
see fit not to reveal their entire hand
at this time. They may deem 1t. ad.
yisable to submit but a portion of the
modified demands at this mornings
session with a view of bargaining to
better advantage. 1t may be. howev.
err, -that Russia will require Japan to
play all her cards at once, If it is true
that the Russian ENJOYS have had pre-.
vious knowledge Of the general scope
OF the new proposals. There has been
some question as to Japan's waving
her entire demand for cash indem-
nifty. 1t has been contended that she
was in need of money. but 1t must be
remembered that under the demands
as originally laid down Russia con-
ceded eight articles out of the twelve.
These concessions, are of inestimable
value to Japan in financial and COM
mercial as well as political way. She
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29

Henry watterson had hardly return.
ed to American shores before he pro.
claimed that "Elihu Root is the ablest
man who has appeared in American
politics in % years. The remark
may be pasted in Republican scrap
books for service in the campaign of
1905 but It Is a terrible slight OF
the claim of William j. Bryan, David
r. Francis and other Democratic
statesmen who have imagined that
they were stamped with the trade
mark OF supremacy in the line of pc.
litical goods. -Pittsburg Times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29
MRS. slLAs wAoswoRTH
Died Early This Morning a. the Home
of Her Father.

Mrs. Madge Wadsworth, wife of
Silas Wadsworth, of this city, died
early this morning at Pennington at
the home Of her father, Mr.. Thomas
EIite, Of complication of diseases.
Mrs. Wadsworth had been in poor
health for some time and a few
months ago went to her fathers home
where her death occurred at one
o'clock this morning. She is sur.
vived by her husband and a three
months old child, besides her father.
Mr.. Thomas Hite, and ten brothers
and sisters, Mrs. Sim Bright, Mrs.
Lamar Fawcett. Mrs. Frank DECKER
son, Frank and Benjamin Hite, of
this city. Mrs. Peter Dragoo, Mrs.
Amanda Poundstone and Miss Dee
Hite, of Pennington, and Mrs. Lewis
Clelland, Of Warrington, and broth.
er residing in the West. Short ser.
vices will be held at the Hite resi-
dence at Pennington tomorrow after.
noon, after which the remains win be
brought to her late home on Hamilton
avenue. where services will be held
on Thursday morning.
The remains will be laid to rest IN
Woodlawn cemetery. =. al
II 4
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win get Dalny. the great port on
which Russia has expended during
the last few years more than fifty
million dollars In the construction Of
docks, piers, roads and public build
ings. Port Arthur, the Gibraltar of
the Orient which commands Pechili
strait, which connects Korea Bay with
the Cuffs of Pechili and Lao Tung.
is also hers. Here, too, Russia spent
untold millions 1t is not only the
terminus of the Chinese Eastern rail-
way, but the marvellous system of for
tifcations. which were, of course,
greatly damaged in the great siege
OF months. can be rebuilt at com.
paratively nominal cost.
Japan practically will become the
owner of the Chinese Eastern railway.
extending from Hardin to Port Ar.
thur, whose six hundred miles of
track cost Russia two hundred million
dollars TO construct. She secures val.
liable rights on the Manchurian rail.
Russian Interference - Inv ron
Korea She bas also sao,,ras 1919, "
fishing rigb,s ~ ,ha So go .aiuaoie
siberian coos, no..h 80 v,.I,,.. s W, ",
An Of tbesa r,ah.s ~, 1850,
are bers ahso,,ta,n - ~ see
nj tbe n-o,ooo,s 49, ,ne 'eiiis
but ~ treaty 80 naaa, ~ w.
ted sbe vii, 90. st,,n - A go,
The Island - s.aha,,e. 10, IS.
vast stores ~ un1ana,as., M no
wealth MT 10 snaar 80 ,.s n l.i.,
c,, y,,ra ,ns ~ ,e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29
Leased wire telegraphic service by

Leased wire Geographic service by
Publishers Press Association. Special
correspondents at Charleston, Park.
ernburg and ether cities in the State.
The West yirginian is 70. sale at
tho following places:
A. G. Martins book store. Main st.
Clyde Hollis cigar store, Main st.
Kinkead news stand. Main street.
Mercer's confectionery. opposite
Watson Hotel.
Yost Billiard Pariors. Fairmont
avenue.
A. Merrlheld's store. Locust avenue.
Fred Harris confectionery, Water
street.
:. ". orr's news stand. Monongah.
Claude Higginbotham, Company
Store. Watson.
(, emmett Ices news stand. Manning
ton.
Abbey Burke. agent, RiyesvilIe.
Miss sallie 2. Martin. postofice.
Eairview.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29

make the prediction with absolute
confidence that in the next Leslsla.
ture there will not be voice raised
for repeal of the tax bills, and by that
time there will be left few public
men who will have the hardihood to
admit that they ever opposed them.-
Governor VIM. M. o. Dawson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29

OF course. If Governor Dawson
doesn't want to answer the Burdetts-
keeney.Hall charges. he can't be made
to answer them. You can take nub-
bin to hog, but you can't make him
eat.-Charleston Gazette.
Why should the governor answer
them? Nobody wants him to do SO
but the editor Of the Charleston Ga
zette, and why should the governor
or any one else pay attention to that
old bald-headed thing? We have good
Democratic authority for the state.
ment that the better element of the
Charleston Democracy does not in
dorse the Gazette's course toward
Governor Dawson, and knowing this
to be true His Excellency can we'll
afford to ignore its vaporific ranting.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29

The railroads of Great Britain and
Ireland. transporting over 100000.
600 passengers, outside of suburban
service, to- our 75O,O0O,OOO, killed 25
persons in 1904 to our 1000, and in.
jured 76o to our $4,000. Railroads in
Great Britain are not SO free as they
are with US to conduct their own bust.
ness as they deem best.-Collier's
Weekly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29

The r-anagement Of the eran6Ii
Opera House has arranged with the
Traction Company to have cars rsir.
g Mononaah and Middleton amer zi,>
performances Of Liberty Bellies on ,
Wednesday night
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29
G. a. R. NATIONAL EncAmpMEar,
Denver, Col, Sept. 4.7-very Low
Rates, Baltimore & Ohio r. r.

Tickets on sale August 2sth to Sep.
TENDER Sd. and valid for return pas.
sage to reach original starting point
prior to midnight of September 18th.
1905.
For details as to rates, routes and
extension of final return limit. call
on any ticket agent, B. C o. R. R.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-29

Mrs. H. N. Hostetter. who had been
the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. G. W
Brand, on Walnut avenue. left yezter-
day for her home at confuence. Pa