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to discover how weakly the line was
held. According to Magruders own
story, which must be always taken with
allowance, for Magruder was not likely
to permit the slavery of exact figures to
embarrass him, he had but 5000 men
holding the IL miles between Yorktown
and the James and but 5000 men to
hold Yorktown and Gloucester Point
opposite.
Very singularly, the Confederate au-
thorities at Richmond were as badly in
formed as Mcclellan suffered himself to
be. Johnston, after retiring from
Manassas, had taken up his position on
the Rapidan, where he expected to en-
counter McClellan's army. and he, Lee
and Jefferson Davis continued to look
for Mcclellan there, even after some
$4,000 men had disembarked at Fort
Monroe. Then Johnston was summoned
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roe and before going ashore the General
came On board of his ship to consult
with him "as to the best mode of at
tacking Yorktown" This mode con-
templated flank attack by way of the
Severn River upon the Gloucester
works, on the fall of which the gun
boats could run by Yorktown and rem
der that position untenable.
The Investment of Yorktown.
Heintzelman and Keyes plodded over
muddy roads under the beating showers
April 5 and 6, and while the rain was
falling in torrents brought their men
UP squarely against heavy fortifcations
Heintzelman was to move to a point two
and three-fourths miles from Yorktown,
while Keyes was to go on with his corps
to the left Of the Half Way House" to
prevent the escape of the garrison at
yorktown and reinforcements being
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By JOHN McELRUY.

thrown in. Keyes was stopped, as be-
fore mentioned, by the battery at Lees
Mill, which swept the road so complete
ly that the only thing he could think of
to do was to cut another road thru the
woods to avoid this fire During April
Keyes had only made five miles of
progress. while Porter had made four.
There was reason for Porter's stopping,
however, since he had come under the
fire of the artillery at Yorktown. and
was depioying MorelIS Division to sup
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
Lennox College Students.

E. S. Tuthill. 1893 Moncriff Place.
Denver, Colo, says that the President of
Lennox College and all the students en-
listed in a company, with Capt. Mexican
in command. Comrade Mexican died at
Memphis a short time after arriving
there, and his body was embalmed and
sent home. Comrade Tuthill was Sec
ond Sergeant in Co. C, 44th Iowa.
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to Richmond. and sent out on the penin-
sular front to examine the situation.
He saw the ease with which Magru-
der's position at yorktown could be
turned and he caught in trap. and
Johnston recommended that Magruder
be Withdrawn further up the Peninsula.
possibly behind the Chickahominy and
the army concentrated there to meet
the United States forces. In this plan
Lee and Davis concurred, but still hard
ly believed that a movement up the
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
HUTdIIdIU LIIltUIN."
The Presidents Pleading.

1t will be noticed how earnestly the
President, in this letter, pleads for Nc
Clellan to strike a blow, to do something
to justify the hopes that had been enter
tained of him. There is something ex-
tremely pathetic in the Presidents ur-
gent pleadings Of the painful anxiety
of the country He does not hesitate to
say that McClelan's failure to do so
makes the country fear a repetition of
the old delay of months before Manas-
sas. Two months before this Grant
with little army of $1,000 men, had
marched directly upon Fort Donelson,
where he was reinforced by other
troops, and three days after firing the
first shot had captured the entire garri-
son of about 5000. or several thou
sand more than Magruder was then
able to oppose to McClellan's 100000.
Mcclellan continued to importune the
President to send him McDoweIrs Corps
to turn the Yorktown line by the cap
ture of Gloucester, and Lincoln at last
ordered F'ranklin's Division and some
other troops TO him. which Mcclellan
kept on board vessels for two weeks
before he decided where to land them.
PEosress of the Siege.
Under Gems Fitz-John Porter, w. f.
Barry, Chief of Artillery and j. G..
Barnard, Chief of Engineers, the siege
of Yorktown was prosecuted with q
skill equal to anything mentioned in
the European books of which these
gentlemen were, such students. Nearly
lUO heavy, guns. mortars and hOwitzers
were put IN position at ranges of from
l,5GO to 1000 yards from the enemy's
works, ani opened with great effect"
TO use the words of the reports. The
intention was to batter down the enc
my's works until they would be prac-
teal for an assault. There was a fur
Gus cannGnade on our side, responded
to with more deliberation and economy
OF ammunition by the enemy, OCCASION
ing surprisingly small loss of life on
both sides, BY Ear the greatest mortal
ity was DIE to the exhausting aad un-
remitting labor imposed upon the
troops. For 20 of the 30 days of the
siege it rained heavily, but thru it ali
the men worked with an industry and
zeal to he expected from The rnagnifi-
cent material of which the army wa )
composed. The mournful result of this
intense labor. performed in the MAS
matte atmosphere of those iow-lying
lands, was the physical breakdown of a
large portion of each command Men
worn out by their eXhausting toll flung
themselves down on the damp ground
TO rest, and. lying unsheltered. we..e
beaten upon by the deIuges of rain, and
became ready prey to the swamp
fevers.
Gen. John G. Barnard who seems TO
have been the only man frank enough
to tell !he truth about the situation,
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MaSruder's Defense.

Magruder. who had an exuberant
fancy, told great many stories after
ward of the ruSes and devices which he
adopted to deceive Mcclellan as to his
real strength. The important thing,
however, is that he did so. Mcclellan
became at once full of the belief that
Johnston had shifted his whole army
to his front, massing 1t behind the wide
swamps of the Warwick. He therefore
began elaborate engineering operations
in cutting roads thru the heavy white
oaks thai densely covered those low
lands. in corduroying these highways
and in bringing up artillery to crush
the fire OF the enemy. At the same time
the long siege of Yorktown was begun,
with all the formalities of the engineer
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CHAPTER Y.
THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN.

THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN.
trhe Army Worn O.t by Il Long Month
of Hard but Futile Siege Operations
Mcclellan Allows fiuSruder'S SEnnH
Force TO Hold Him at Bay-4ayage"
of DIsense-JOc .!GhIsfOn Carries OF
Eyeryt hing but His Heavy GuIa--sad
Experience of the Gallant Vermont
ers ae Lees Mills.
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Peninsula was the main aggression, and
kept looking for a column from Wash
ington to march against Richmond by
the overland route. The line of the
Rapidan continued to be strongly held.
A formal order was even sent to Ma
gruder to evacuate Yorktown, and at
council of war held to consider the
order all but one of Magruder's subor-
dinates voted to obey it. The one ex-
ception announced that it was his wish
to make the place a Themorpylae, and
Magruder sided with him.
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GUBERNAT0RIAL
CAMPAIGN

Continued from first page.)
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Letter From Lincoln.

About this time Gen. Mcclellan re-
ceived from the iong-suffering President
the following letter, which shows how
severely he was trying Mr.. Lincoln's
natience.
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NEW5ERRY NOTES.

Nrwbcrry. Oct Miss Belle
liant of Naldosta, Ga, Is here guest
OF Mrs IL &, Collins.
Mrs Lille Kitchen. accompanied
10y her daughter, Minnie, visited Ar
cher Thursday. returning Monday
Mrs. : T.. Gctsdn Is visiting ul"uds
in Fort White this week
"" are sorry to report tack car
land on our sick list this week Iiis
friends hope 10 so" him our ueau
soon
Misses Lizzie and Cena Hamilton
and brother John, accompanied hE
Mis- elem Pickett. all ~ Jours,illr
attended church here SATURDAY night
Nr and Mrs NanMnt and daughter
Georgia spent sunday at Button
guests 81 relative
after fcw dayF Visit here ~
N. parents. laDIord Wclhrrur'"u
I.u sunday for fernando
Mrs " II Tucker H. confined ru
..r bowr "rh Ilrrppo ii'r MANY
r,nd. ni.h her a speed, recovery
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REPUBLICAN BOSSES,

The insincerity of the Republican
leaders of Ohio on the reform OF
abuses and the corrupt use Of money
in elections is shown by the return
of the discredited Boss Cox of Cincn.
natl to power. He now seems to have
complete control again of the Repub-
lcan machine in Hamilton county, and
according to a press dispatch has even
gone so far as TO dictate the nomi.
nation of judges, Judge Ferris, who
now occupies the superior bench,
states that he and his colleague, Judge
Hosea, have been denied renomina-
tons because they did not permit Boss
Cox to dictate the appointment of a
trustee of the Cincinnati Southern
railroad.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth,
son-in.law of President Roosevelt. is
evidently content to be part of the
Cox machine, and while his strenuous
father-in-law lis SO much exercised
over the necessity Of defeating Tom
Johnson for mayor OF Cleveland. who
even his opponents agree is capable
and honest, the influence OF the ad.
ministration is being used 10y Son-n.
Law Longworth 10 bolster mp the cor.
rupt Cincinnati machine controlled by
II
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-17
PRICES HERE AND ABROAD,

While prices here are rapidly ad.
vacing it is comforting TO know that
in the Panama canal zone there is
a reduction in the price Of various
tion is given in The Canal Record '
the official organ of the Government
OF the Isthmian canal zone For in.
stance, graduated sugar in iiyepound
sacks in August was % cents, now it
is 20 cents; yellow sugar was cents
now il is > cents. Jamaican cigars
have fallen in price from H. 10 10
cents. Currants that We're - cents
now can be obtained for ~ cents per
pound The best grade of Central
American coffee. formerly % cents per
pound is now - cents, and another
grade that was % cents has been re-
duCed To II cents per pound why
prices are declining in Panama and
advancing here the editor Of Th"
Canal Record" does not Ncntur" 10
say Can il be- possible that th"
sugar trust, the tobacco trust and th"
other corporations that plumber ia"
people OF the United States by virtue
OF the trust protecting tariff that our
Republican trust.loyiug politicians -"
fuse to revise. be selling cheaper ~
tn. c,rol xprn tp tho .1luliC1 u,l.rp,E-
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-17

Washington is becoming aroused
over the prospective destruction Of
several historic trees in the Eotani.
cal Gardens of the city. II seems that
the commission appointed by Con.
greS> 10 select site for the proposed
memorial To Gen. Grant has selected
a >pu, in the Botanical Gardens at
preseu, occupied by what is known rs
the Crittenden oak and the Beck elm
both grand trees, and Of historic in
tercst Orders were given 10 fell the
trees and work was about To begin
when an injunction against the pro-
posed destruction was secured. Speak.
er Cannon was appealed to, and he
responded by telegraphing the acting
secretary OF war Everybody connect,
ed with the business now seems To
be mp tree, so to speak and the
outcome is doubtful. 1t is believed,
however If the trees can he saved
until Congress meets their continued
existence and preservation will be-
sateguarded.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-17

plIu TplH SECTION 90 CHAPTER
too Laws uI FLORIDA
Nutrr n uCt'n' given that lem Rusb
purchaser ui IaI tcrllucAtr 30 80. dated
a." en- dt' ~ sept - lSh, hes nlfd
aA.d rrrtincatc DO rus ONCE. AMI has made
application fur tns deed Co Issue In accord
Arrr vi th idN Said certificate embraces tbs
follow nv drscIiucd pfuIotty situated Ia Ala
rlun county FLORIDA iuwll
i.ot-S aud lik % lhushs addition to
,.,lurySU4I
Ih" .tld Land uolu. aAsrss~d 81 thc date ~
tbc I-stsuo" 81 .vrt rrttluratC 10 the name
OF .tI tuNu
lf.css said certificate aba,i br redeemed ~.
cutdIuE q" Inw. "a d"rd VII Issue thetoIu %
ul, lr'h dt} ~ = HTuIprr. \ n lBf
N.tl,ss my uniriaI signature and zeal IN =
'i' I'fh dp} ~ ps''pr't. - ~!
n n WtLSBEE
iI ''ta t'fcut count Alachua 90 t1a.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-17

Secretary Straus of the Department
of Commerce. aud Labor has come ont
STRONGLY for tariff revision. This is
something from an administration that
has b..u noted chiefly for its stand.
mu-n BUT Secretary SWaus is in
a d,.u1nent where he secs the prac-
tical -G, Of the question. and the fact
thar .. Las been converted To revision
ouah' 'o 20 a Eood way in satisfying
other ...mbcr> of the same party that
if ~ ar, to continue our commercial
rNnga- .uu We must have something III
the vat Of reciprocity and reduction
10 offer other countries in exchange"
for Their GOOD viii.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-17

one ur the best stories ever sent
out from Washington followed the
departure of President Roosevelt Tor
the Louisiana bear hunt, A day or
two after ne left it is reported that
two large bulls visited the White
House Yards and took a look around
il and the monument grounds. II was
even reported that they chased a
negro up tree and kept him there
all night This is verified fact
hut no bulls or any other animals
ever dared TO take liberties in the
White House grounds with Teddy on
deck. II is wise bull that knows
his dangers,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-17

Texas Is large timber state It's
forests are one Of its greatest r"@our
ccs Much lumber has been wasted
by clearing simply for cultivation
The Texas people ar" now beginning
L. realize thr umportanc" of Cunstr
ing this wealth. Sol , narts Of the
state are Ucclcss, and tree planting
Las 10 be- done IN IN" Panhandle re-.
piou. in the spring of 1906, over 'oo-
GOO trees were -. o.l
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Our Clubbing List.

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Tho Atlanta Journal accuses The
Constitution of the same city at sWcat-
ing purple adJccti,cs at every pore,
The near approach OF the dry season
In Atlanta must be- affecting The
Constitution editors very much
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-17

Mother American heiress goes
..e. before the glitter of a title, and
Vs.. r.. 'hr count.
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L takes more than a Mississippi
steamboat to hold up under some PEG.
,r
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The uukmdcst cuts We get fall from
LIS that ought TO frame apologies.
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Som, men who pray in the meeting
nous, pre-, ON the street corners.
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II 't,r. was room enough in the
Pacific 'or TAFT there will be room
-lm-. for the fleet,
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Secretary Taft says that Ne are not
going 70 avs Gar with Japan. and
&C. - exH h,,ags - ! ilzs lifsll,
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some college.bred folks seem to
,ayp been winded in the race.
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- y wcREARY, Editor and Niger.
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,,oi advertisements, 10 cents a
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-17

Some college.bred folks seem to
Fave been winded in the race.
Som. men who pray in the meeting
nous. pre-, on the street corners.
The uukudcst cuts We get fall from
nas that ought to frame apologies
3, takes more than a Mississippi
steamboat to hold up under some PEG,
i.-
Il 'h,y, was room enough in the
Pacific 'or Taft there will be room
Hol-. for the feet
ADo'h,r American heiress. goes
..e. N.'urr the glitter of a title and
w.. r.. 'hc count.
>.. boo, been advanced i'm price.
". ,o.a IL salvation will go off the
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-.... Sou know.
"... So. protest against the Japan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

promising to acquit himself Of the obli-
cation 81 that station studiously and
faithfully"
Poe accordingly procured a substitute.
and was honOrablv discharged.
Those who delight in damning the On
fortunate poet will Doe chagrined 10 learn
That there was q period when Poe APP
pears To have lead a life absolutely be-
Nond Tcproach, and that az the age Of
twenty Ills actions called for no special
remark. but men. like nations. are often
most happy when their annals are brief
Tho imagination. however can readily
supply the lack Of records: we can fancy
tne poet in his hours Of leisure sitting
"n the ituparts in deep contemplation as
he draws Inspiration from the lovely
waters OF Hampton Roads for those mar
Vicious water tales Ms. Found In a Bot
tlo.' Descent into the Naelstrom. AR
thur Gordon pvm that he was soon to
produce. AS has been said. no one has so
we'll depicted wind in an its myriads and
magic shapes. forms. AID sensations. and
water m aN its divcrsities Of color and
motion. Hence 70 Is not overrash 20
affirm that Co the sublime grandeur Of
Hampton Ecads we owe some Of the most
remarkable masterpieces Of tho greatest
literary genius that America has pro-
duccd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

'Milner James was the most artistic
safe breaker In ne business said h.ocoq.
the detective. 'iIc SIS dead now TIE onencl
in his time more than con safes without
tools or eunpowder solely Ur worl.hg
ont the combination With bis fingers
tt took noe a. year. no. once said. TO
learn the tricN Of picking combinations.
studied an the locks there were. and had
three safes OF different makes To- practice
on. The ear IS the most important factor
in my method. and 10 must Doe held ught
against the safe door on q line with che
tumbiers. When the knob of the lock is
turned slowly and one of the tumblcrs
reaches the notch corresponding to- tho
first number Of the combination the tum-
bier viii fan with "a little click care
must He taken not to displace this tum-
bier. You keep ON trying the knob back
and forth gently am each OF the tumblcrs
drops. Then the door opens Hardly one
inan In % thousand has an car delicate
enough Tor this work. and to Doe a succesl
at u youe got 90 give up tobacco and
alcohol Louisville Courier Journal
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CHAPTER VI
TIE COMING or THE oKKY MEN

CHAPTER VI
TIE COMING OF THE oKKY MEN.
Tho attack on Smooth River factory
did not take place without due warming.
IL seemed that large caravan OF native
merchants from the hinterlaud had come
through the Okky country with fine
cargo OF produce since tho king had
stopped tho roads Whether they had
cut new roads through the bush for
themselves. or fought their way past the
opstructing Ju-ju. they did not explain;
they arrived at the factory with kernels
a few tusks OF discolored ivory, few
Qulls OF water-worn gold. ana a fire
parcel Of high grade rubber. which We're
duly valued they took cloth six flint
lock guns, a case or two Of gin. and the
balance in pink Rola-nuts by way of pay
ment; and with those on tho skulls or
their carriers. they marched away along
tine beach and out % this history.
Then presently there came down en-
voys from the King Of Okl1y. demauding
with a fine Inconsistency. that OMEN
and Cravcn's factory should pay his
Majesty the transit b'acl-nau which lie
had been unable TO collect himself Car
ter was sent for post-haste. from Malta
NuIl@ and was at first minded to ten
those onvoys 90 go to a Kingdom which
repute says is even hotter than West
Africa But thoughts OF Laura living
there by herself and "a dread Of the hov-
rors Of native war made him offer
compromise. "Onon tho roads" said he.
and Wen pay mp these fellows ducs.
though your king knows perfectly wen
he hasn't on atom of claim ON this fac
tory It's the custom Tor traders 10 pay
Tor going through country . they can't
avoid paying, ;hsv newer pay once they
are through. ana never. never. never.
throughout all tho ~. w.1 history gf
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me os slack and undecided as oven poor
old Sia6e"
SO. with the surf booming ceaselessfy
IN his ears. and the sea-sruoSs driving
over him and making his white drill collar
damp and sticky. he marched resolutcly
on to meet fate