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Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-23

flag mp" The man answered: Il don't
know: I am only a boarder here.
Then the colonel, Lieut.. Wlnser, tne
Rev. Mr.. House. chaplain of the Zou-
ayes, and four privates went up on me
roof and Ellsworth cut down the nag.
Then the party descended, preceded by
Private Francis E. Brownell of COM
pany A; and just as they entered the
attic ]. w. Jackson, the proprietor OF
the hotel, who had said he was only
a boarder, pulled both triggers of
double barreled shotgun and shot Ellis
worth dead, and in turn Jackson was
instantly killed by Brownell. AS a
sequel to this, some time before the
cessation of hostilities Mrs. Jackson,
the widow, was given remunerative
position in the interior department at
the request of Major Gen. Benjamin F.
Butler, who also found place in the
same department for Mrs. Mumford
widow of the man whom he had exc
cuted for hauling down the stars and
stripes in New Orleans.
Taken from Artist
The first Onion flag captured was
taken from r. M. Shurtleff, Connec-
ticut artist, who was also the first
Union officer captured. He had been
seriously wounded and had snatched
the flag from a dying soldier and was
waving it and screaming when he was
taken. In 1885 Col. Sandridge of New
Orleans returned the trophy to Lieut..
Shurtleff while the latter was visiting
the exposition.
Just after the ordinance of secession
was adopted by the Virginia conven-
! ton Mr.. Charles M. Gallagher of
Waynesboro visited Richmond and, as
usual with strangers, went on the roof
| of the capitol for the view. Coming
down he saw lying in the dust of the
loft of the capitol the United-States flag
which had been formerly hoisted when
the legislature was in session, the GUS
tom being to hoist the national flag
al one end of the building and the state
flag at the other. He cut thirteen
| stars out of the flag as a memento and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-23

from a severe wound received at the
bloody angle at Spottsylvania G. III.
on the twelfth of May, 1864, had re-
turned to the army and had been
placed in command Of division.
when a surrender Of the army be-
came inevitable, General Gordon re-
ceived instructions through a staff
officer coming from General Longstreet
Or General Lee to send out and seek a
truce from the rapidly advancing en-
envy. He directed the officer who
brought the instruction, with two 9TH
ers, of whom was one, to go through
our lines and toward the federal line,
and ask of the first federal officer we
met a suspension of hostilities. We
galloped off as directed, and passing
through our line of skirmishers, adj
vanced toward the enemy, who, not
understanding our mission, fired very
viciously at us.
ST asked my companions whether
either of them had towel or anything
that could be used as signal that we
desired a truce, whereupon one of them
took from his haversack a towel and,
Naving it, the firing ceased. We were
soon in the enemy's lines. and were at
once escorted to General Custer. 1t was
while our short interview was being
held one of Clusters staff asked for the
towel as a memento, and 1t was given
him, and thus quite naturally 1t fell
into the hands OF Mrs. Custer.
Shown, at Meetings
"Since General Clusters death in his
great Indian fight, it has frequently
been produced at meetings of his sur
viving officers. One of the officers with
whom rode on the occasion mentioned
subsequently identified as Major
Green Peyton of the staff of General
Longstreet, think. He was after the
war provost of the University Of Vir-
sinia.
1.-THE other officer have never salts
factorily identified, although my curl
osity has always been excited to know
who he was In order that might comp
pare notes with him of the particulars
of our ride into the hostile lines. You
will understand, therefore, that IT In
| terests me to have the name of Colonel
J r. M. Sims given as probably the ons
who produced the towel. The name Is
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-23
WOMAN IS
SWINDLED
LOSES FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN MINING SCHEME
PROMOTER ARRESTED BY OAK
LAND POLICE
Man Claimed to Have Paid $4,000 for
Option on Valuable Mexican
Claims, but Needed More
Money

Believing herself to have been
swindled out of more than $4,000, Mrs.
S. A. Floyd, proprietor of the Hotel
Del Sol, 2721 Portland avenue, has
sworn out complaint against Harry
Wilson, an Englishman, who repre-
scented himself as a mining promoter,
and the man was yesterday arrested III
Oakland at the request of Sheriff VIM.
A. Hammel.
Edward F. Dishman, under sheriff.
left last night for the northern city and
will return with Wilson Monday. The
complaint was sworn to In Justice e.
E. Selph's court, ana Wilson's bail was
fixed at $4,000.
Wilson, 1t is said, reached Los An
geles some weeks ago with his wife
and child. He represented himself to
be mining man with large interest in
the San Jose group in Sonora. Mexico.
and claimed ownership of well known
properties. 1t was said yesterday that
his work had not been confined strictly
to Los Angeles, but that a number of
persons in San Pedro had subscribed
for stock and that the amount secured
by Wilson in that city reached as high
as 100000.
Wilson, shortly after his arrival in
Los Angeles, was introduced to Mrs. >:
Imperial valley and who is also in
terested in mining properties. Wilson,
according to statements made yeSter-
day, expatiated freely upon the rich
| ness of mining properties OF when. ne
| claimed to be the owner, and MIS-
| Wilds became so impressed with his
statements that she not only invested
a sum of money in the purchase sof
stock. but interested her friend, Mrs.
| FLOYD in Wilson's propositions.
Mrs. Floyd, speaking of the matter
Yesterday. said: "WilSon and his wife
and their little girl came to my home
some weeks ago. He Is man or strik :
| ing personality and Is convincing in his
statements.
1"He told me he had secured the
option on a valuable mine. which Is
we'll known, and on which he had al
ready paid $4,000. A similar sum, he
said. must be paid in a short time. and
he claimed to already have purchasers
| for the property for a much larger
amount than he had paid for it, ] was
! impressed with his representations and
| invested more than $4,000.
Later / was told the mine had been
sold to other parties and that wilson
option had expired. know very nttie
| of the circumstances surrounding his
Transactions but placed my case in the
hands of an attorney and the COM
plaint against Wilson was sworn out.
I hope everything will turn out right.
| for cannot afford to lose the money.
Mrs. Floyd came to Los Angeles less
than a wear ago from Chicago and pur-
chased the Hotel Del Sol. she Is q
widow and has but slight knowiease
| Of business. but was at once impressed
with the great mining prospects In the
southwest. and especially in Mexico.
others besides herself and Mrs
winds she believes, have taken stock
| IN the mine OF which Wilson claims
ownership.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-23

carried them home. Twenty-Five years
afterward he sent them to the Vir-
ginia Historical Society, and some
other man who had heard Of it and
who had the old flag from which the
stars had been cut presented 1t to the
same society, with the request that
the thirteen old stars be returned. This
was told me by an aged custodian OF
the museum at the state capitol dur
ing the stay of day 1 made IN Rich
mond a few years ago.. He also showed
me the bail bond of Jefferson Davis,
handsomely framed and in conspicuous
position, with the signature of Horace
Greeley as the most prominent. NO one
should omit visit to Richmond some
time in his life, for 1t is one OF the
most interesting cities in the world.
Mrs. General Custer has plain
white towel which served as the last
flag of truce used in the civil war, and
was carried by Col. r. M. Sims from
General Gordon to General Sheridan"
History Of Towe!
Following is the letter from Barton
to Mr.. Winder, which makes brill
liant context in its bearing upon a
conspicuous portion OF Major Tru-
mans sketch
Baltimore, February 3. 1908.
Thomas L. Winder, Esq.-My dear
Sir: In the Confederate Veteran for
February 1908, I find the interesting
article by Major Ben c.. Truman, en-
titled Valuable Relics of the Con-
federacy,' and at the close of the ar
ticle / observe this statement:
Mrs General Custer has plain
white towel which served as the last
flag of truce used in the civil war, and
was carried by Col. r. Nj. Sims from
General Gordon to General Sheridan
'As the editor of the Veteran states
the article was supplied through your
solicitation, it may be of interest to
you If I give the following bit of his
tory concerning the towel:
.'On the retreat from Petersburg and
at Appomattox court house, 1 was
serving on the staff OF General James
A. Walker, commanding a division al
assistant adjutant and inspector gen.
eral OF the division.
Commanded Brigade
General Walker had commanded thu
Etonewall brigade, of which was thu
! A. A. general, and after recovering
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-23
not altogether unfamiliar to me. but

not altogether unfamiliar to me, but
cannot at this moment locate HIM
"If you or Major Truman have any
information concerning him, and If he
Is living, if you could give me his adj
dress 1 would be much obliged to you
for 1t.
81 imagine that you may be related to
the exceedingly well known family OF
.Winder' of Maryland, particularly of
the eastern shore. know a number
of the family, and have occasionally a
conversation with Mr.. Winder, the son
of the gallant General Charles S. Win
der, who at one time commanded the
Stonewan brigade. Very truly,
RANDOLPH BARTON"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-23
Useless Studies

Pat, sr.-->Aat do We be sh'tudyin' III
school, now. Patsy?
Patsy-French, English composition'
algebra and geometry.
Pat, ST. Shaking his head hopeiessiy)
--Divil help'll wan av thin De 70 ~
when We grow up t be carryin' tn hoo1
Bohemian.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-23

Ion1nauueu bTIgduS
General Walker had commanded the
Stonewall brigade, of which was the
A. A. general, and after recovering
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
6. A. R.

Qaite number of our old soldier
friends ara attending the encamp.
ment at Kansas City, this week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
Santa Fe Wreck

Train No. 264, running between
Chanute and Tulsa was wrecked,
about two miles south of carlton,
early Saturday evening. Four cars
jumped the track and rolled or slid
down an embankment. Five per-
sons were more or less bruised but
nsbody seriously hurt.
1t was freight train, carry
passenger coach and '"e
The passenger coach. ks.,,
teet but the wa a. car relied over ,nd
ITS occupants pretty lively
= a short time. The persons hurt
are' J. V. Willse, w. M. McGee,
Frank McCandless and P. 7. Nc.
Ginley.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
HIMSELF AN
IGNORAMUS

La Toilette appears to be about
as ignorant of the workings of our
political institutions as he is of Fl.
nancial matters. The man who
proposes to remove the control of
the Tariff from Congress proclalms
himself an ignoramus, for the thing
cannot be done without overturning
the Constitution, which devolves
upon Congress the duty of initial
ing revenue measures and of en-
acting them in:o law. He is not
alone ignorant of the law; it is clear
that he does Eot understand human
aature. If he did he would NO.
make proposal as ridiculous as
that embodied in his suggestion
that members of Congress should
diyest themselves of their most i'm
portant function, that of fixing the
nations fiscal policy.-Sau Francis
CO Chronicle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
1T HAS GOT TO CONE

1t makes little difference whethtl
Bryan or Johnson should be noml'
mated at the Democritic National
Convention so far as the Tariff is
concerned. While they may differ
on some other public questions,
they stand practically together when
it comes to revising the schedules
They have no use for the principle
of Protection. They would go at
the Tariff law with an axe sharpened
for slaughter. They would slash
md hack regardless of anything but
a general and drastic reduction.
Perhaps the people want this sort
OF .hin5. If they do, then Bryan
lr Johnson offers them the oppor
tunity for tearing away the barriers
of Protection and reducing the wage
scale America to the low system tina,
prevails il, other countries. One
great proposition of the Protective
idea is to maintain duties that will
at least take into consideration the
differences in wages. We fear that
,h,c rropoeit,on would not have
much left to stand upon should the
D D:mocratic party succeed In carry
ing the next election.
"Tke Tariff is the big issue in the
c ,mpaign," says Governor and
Candidate Johnson. Be it SO. We
might as well eight this ma tier out
right now, for it has got to COME
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
BIG TRIAL ON

The WhItlow murder trial is no W
on in the district court at lola
Whitlow will be remembered as the
man accused of numbering Miss
May Sapp of Moran, Sept. 27, OF.
Miss Sapp was found in the back
yard of her fathers home with hel
head almost severed by two heavy
sisshes, presumablymade by razor
in her own hand or the hand Of
some one else.
Whitlow has confessed that he was
present and saw her commit suicide.
He admits that no had been meet
ing this poor deluded girl clandes.
tinly for some time. The girl is
dead and he claims the meetings
we're brought about by her insis-
tsnce. There is no one to dispute
the proposition.
He is maE Of family with wife
and children. What right had he
to be prowling around in the night
meeting a young lady secretly. His
suicide story is artful and some.
what plausible. But he would moi
tell a story that would eriminatt
hi nself. 1t is practically an I'M
possibility for person to inhict
the two horrid wounds that were
found ON the neck of this girl on his
own throat.
Ths suicide theory seems unten.
,ole. But why should WhitloW
want to kill the girl who was evil
iently responding to his every de
nand? II
The suicide theoryis hardly tel
Ible. There the question comes,
rho killed May SaPp1 That viii
'e for the jury to say. Whitlow
uows, will he tell1 Who, amopg
he citizens of Moran, or elsewhere
ould be interested in the demi
Z this young womanl Such crimes
S this are not committed without :
motive. Who had the motive2
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
NEW SODA FOUNTAIN

Mr.. Erszier, proprietor tf the
Theatre Pharmacy has just installed
q fine new soda fountain OF the latest
style and fashion. There is not quite
90 much high ferlutln about it as
about some Of the old style fountains
but when It comes to genuins con-
venience and completeness 1t has
them all skinned q mile.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22

Shrinkage in G'overnmeatreceipts
so far, siece July first last, has been
Sz2, 600, 900, but expenditures have
increased more than twice that
amount, If the Dingley Tariff had
been a record breaker for income
prior TO the rich mans panic, the
federal Treasury would be in bad
shape today.-Lewiston Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
One reason why fathers fail with

One reason why fathers fail with
their boys is that they expect too
much. They are so far removed
from their ewr boyhood that they
f}rget what to expect of boy
Look at him from boys point of
view. Put yourself in his place
and remember that "Rome was not
built in day." Be patient and
forebearing but keep close to him
and get acquainted Kansas Far
mer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
We Doubt the PrODrietY

Last Wednesday afternoon the
business men of the city were asked
by the good ladies, to close their
shops for one hour during the lee
ture. The busidee5 men complied
with the requrst and good many
country people. who came to town
to trace were standing around Or
the reefs with no place to get oul
of the broiling sun or find a seat
Farmers drove in with strawberries
soon aftei the stores were closed
and were anxious to market their
berries and get home. We believe
it is an injustice to the merchants
and hardship on their farm Gus
toners that they are so often asked
to close up for entertainments OF
various kinds.
We are sorry every man in the
city could not have heard that ad.
dress, but do not believe the stores
should be closed on such occasions
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
1T TWASGOOD

The address on Municipal affair
at the opera house by Elk Maye1
B :ardsley of Kansas City, Wednes-
d afternoon, was splendid afflr
full If thought and ripe with con-
clusions gathered from years of ex'
perience. 1t was uplifting and en-
ceuraging.
He showed us how the great cities
were beginning to look after the
W .lfare, both phys cal and moral, OF
the children and young people OF
the municipalities. Ne told of the
play grounds that are being estab
lished and equipped for the pleas
ure and betterment of the young
people in these congested centers.
We had heard of these Fairgrounds
but did not know they were SO com
pletely equipped and carefully man
aged. He told of the policeman
and the courts of justice, the street
cleaners and sewage. OF the i'm
mense amount of money and time
that is being devoted to the better
ment of the conditions under which
men live.
We'may some time have had little
bi terness in our hearts toward the
rich and envied them the pleasures
their money will buy, bat when we
realize how this money is being used
by the million to add to the pleas
ure of the poor and assist in max
ing better men and women of the
boys and girls of all classes, we are
inclined to thank God for the rich
man and pray that his heart may be 1
constantly filled by generous ia,-
pulses to use his wealth for the bet
terment of the rising generations
and not alone to crafty selfish de-
sices and sensual pleasures.
The plain common sense talk of |,
Mr.. Beardsley should arouse in the
minds and hearts of our people
aJecial thought for the pooe gn our
midst and desire to disseminate
and more evenly distribute the Joys
and blessings of life an,eng all
classes. IT the spirit of ch2city and
love could but be the
guiding force of the wealthy as well
as the poor. If every man and
every woman earnestly wished to
promote the welfare of every other,
and all were willing to sacriGce that
others might be benefited and
made happy how sweet life would
be.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
MARRIED

Fred WiilIsms and Miss Ethe
Hamilton were married 10 Kanss s
City on Thursday Of last week. FIR, d
was born and raised In this city Al d
is we'll known. Mrs. Williams is not
- well known, not having lived hsit
long.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22

A bank failed at Owensb3ro. The
receiver took possession and found
500 on hand. Some $4,000, 900
worth of notes signed by the man
agement and various members OF
the famdy were fouad to be the
p incipal assets.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
not Look Well as Shown Up by william, ANen pa15,5e

Those who heard Mr.. Beardsley's
speech received some hints IN mum
cipal govern ment and city cleansing
and Identification that were practl-
cal and might we'll be applied al
home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22
DIVORCE SUIT

Mae c. Woods suit for divorce
from Senator Platt is now being
heard. T Senator does not seem
to be aware of the fact that he is a
much married man. The probabil.
ities are that if ne and this Woods
woman were not married they should
nave been.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22

A little shooting down in Ken
lucky, recently, resulted in the
rounding of eight men, two Of
them supposed to be fatally.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22

Taft has good clean working
majority of all delegates to the ma
ional convention.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-22

Street car riots in Cleveland are
causing lots of trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-27
BOISE MAN TELLS or PANAMA CANAL

OF Crlstobal, located on the Atlantic
side Of the canal, is built over re-
claimed lands in which millions OF
dollars worth of machinery, purchas-
ed by the French to be used on the
canal and which was never unpack-
ed, was thrown into these lowlands
and used with dirt to reclaim the
land? That is an actual fact. No one
has ever taken the trouble to take out
this machinery and there 1t remains
today with houses built over 1t, in the
same boxes in which 1t was shipped
from France. The French had the
right idea of the canal route and 1t Is
safe to say that they worked over
every foot Of the ground which the
Americans are now covering. Along
this route machinery of all kinds and
descriptions still remains standing as
memory Of the past The French
could never have taken care of the
dirt to be hauled out Of the canal
with the machinery they had. AS
many as 80 steam engines are to be
seen along the route in body aban-
doned and left to rot. Some of these
small engines have been brought into
use by our country, but they are not
large enough to haul the loads which
are now being hauled. The waste
along this line which greets one In
the canal zone is astonishing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-27
GOVERNOR HUGHES
WILL RUN AGAIN.
If Party Wants Him, New YOrk's Ex-
ccutive VIII Have the Office.

The announcement of Governor
Hughes that he would accept the
nomination for governor If his party
wanted him to again be a candidate
was not expected in political circles.
The opinion was generally expressed
that no opposition would be made to
denomination if we'll defined senti-
ment developed demanding it.
Secretary Loeb at Oyster Bay said
that he would convey the announce
ment of Governor Hughes to Presi-
dent Roosevelt Several of those ac-
tive in the party's direction claim
to have information that the presi-
dent desired Governor Hughes to run
again, in the belief that 1t would
strengthen the ticket by attracting the
Independent vote.
State Chairman Timothy L. Wood
ruff is at his summer home at Kemp
Killeare in the Adirondack where he
expects to confer with the state lead
ers on the gubernatorial situation in
a few days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-27
Indians Hunt for Treasurer.

Last night Chief Red Thunder, OF
the Neg Perce Indians, accompanied
by T. B. Early, returned to the city
and left this morning for the Wallowa
country. 1t will be remembered by
Observer readers that these two men
passed through La Grande couple
Of months ago, bound for the same
district, but were unable to accom-
plish their errand, whatever 1t was,
on account Of the depth of the snow.
Although denied by Mr.. Early. it is
rumored that they are in search of a
fabulous lost mine, the locality of
which is only known by Red Thun-
der, having descended to him through
his father who was a brother of the
famous Chief Joseph.-La Grande
Observer.