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from Forrest some of his best COM
mands, weakening him to strengthen
themselves, and then called on him TO
raise new forces and continue his work.
In December, 1862, after his brigade had
been taken from him and given to an
other command, he was ordered to take
a new brigade which he had recruited
and make a raid into West Tennessee
to attack Grants communications
When he appealed to General Bragg for
arms and ammunition for this brigade
he was told there were none for him. He
had to go as he was. His men had
fiintlock muskets, shOtguns Hhd squirrel
rifles, poor equipment witr which to
meet troops armed with ce~Dines and
supported by artillery. But he did not
hesitate. All western Tennessee was
held by the Union forces. INTO this ter
ritory he dashed with 1000 men, and fOs
fifteen days he played a gene of brag,
blun, battle ana destruction until he
drew down upon himself forces more
than ten times as great as those he
commanded.
Ouarrels With superiors.
His first stratagem was to spread the
rumOr that he had 10000 men. At Lex
ington he captured Colonel Robert G..
Ingersoll. together with IngersOlPs COM
maud and a section of artillery, threat
ened the Union stronghold at Jackson,
captured Humboldt. Trenton and Union
City, and completely destroyed the rail-
roads of western Tennessee. But, mean
while, his escape had been cut off. The
Tennessee river was patrolled by gun
boats, and the forces of Durham and
Sullivan were between him and the riV-
er. Forrest placed himself between these
two forces and planned to defeat one
and then the other. At Brice's Cross
Roads he engaged Durham, and after
desperate fight a truce was called while
Durham considered a demand to surren-
der. Before the truce expired Sullivan
arrived the companies Forrest having
sent to hold him IN check missing him.
With consummate ability Forrest extri-
Gated his command from between the
two Union forces and escaped to the riv-
err which he crossed unmolested. When
he rejOined Bragg his men were armed
with the finest carbines and abundant
ammunition, he had artillery and a lot
of supplies-all of which had been cap
tured. He had taken 1,500 prisoners, in
GLIDING four colonies.
Soon after this exploit General Joe
Wheeler. Forests immediate superior,
conceived the idea of reCapturing Fort
DoneIson. Forrest did not consider it
feasible, and argued against it. Wheeler
overruled him and an attack was made.
1t failed, and Forests brigade suffered
heavily. Never afterward would he
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option, I believe. extends until the first
day Of September"
Every word OF this struck Tom Bald
win like blows from a hammer. but bis
mind was alert, and he did not lose his
nerve or display the Encouragement he
felt
'Who is 70 pay the expenses Of this
Robert MunsOu StOVer2" he asked, a
vivid picture before him Of that emacis-
ted wallet and its three ffty-d0lIar bills.
His services win cost 10000"
Il have considered that" Mr.. Hudson
! said, after a pause. OF think # fair that
you advance half and we half. This Is
/ the usual procedure, Mr.. Baldwin"
1T viii not BE- the procedure this
tiE1e.' promptly declared Tom, marvel
ing at his own assurance. You will
pay for it,"
Mr.. Hudson looked at the Young min
er, and with an injured smile silently
/ pondered this new problem.
IF SUCH Is your unclterabIe 6etermi-
nation. Mr.. Baldwin" he finally said, II
shall be compelled TO cable London for
further instructions"
AS you please" Carelessly replied
Baldwin.
If Tom was distressed over this de-
velOpmeut Florence did not discover L
hired carriage and was driven to the
| railway station. he carelessly informed
/ her that he had learned Of something
I which might keep him IN New York
/ longer than he had expected.
"Be a good boy. Tom " Florence said.
as the warning cry Of the guard told
that the train was about to start Write
a letter every day, and. Tom, dearest,
don't be eXtTaVGgant. When 7 think Of
I how I have let you spend money feel
/ like a criminal But haven't we had a
/ perfectly splendid time?"
You bet we have" he eXcldim ID.
How I wish you didn't have to 20.
I GOOd-by, little sweetheart"
He watched until the rear car disap-
+ peared around a curve. It's a terrible
I thing To say he mutteTed. but I'm
mighty glad Florence is on that -rdin"
That night he moved % a hoteI IN
I which his room and meals cost him s13
l a week. He had S11O45 left, It might be
/ a month before he could expect "ac-
/ ton" rs ne expressed it. and he planned
I his campaign accordingly. The SO ex-
/ pended on that automobile 'oomed large
I as Tom looked back to that glorious but
} expensive day.
Word came from London 10 pay the
/ expenses Of 3r Robert MuusGn Slower.
This victory was Offset by the fact that
I the expert was unable 20 return 20 New
+ York for at least two weeks. SIR Hud-
! son commissioned M. Briscom TO treat
/ with the expert, and thareupon sailed
I for London. Tom sullenly resigned Linn
/ self to the dismal wait.
! 1t was three weeks before Dir. Robert
/ MunsOn Slower reached New York. and
! Tom had just S5140 when he first met
I that gentleman. 1t would be three weeks
/ more before he could start west, and he
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The beauties of a perfect May after
noon and Of the majestic mountains did
not interest Tom Baldwin as he spurred
his horse along the UncOmpahgre trail
which connects IrOntOn with Ouray.
Years of prospecting in Colorado had
saturated the sturdy and handsome
young miner with scenery.
"A letter should be there by this
time" he muttered for the hundredth
time as he neared the little town Of
Ouray. Il am surely due for change
of luck I've got to win; that's all there
is to it. ."
On reaching the hotel he threw the
bride over, the horses head, vaulted
lightly to the ground and briskly en-
tered the Office. The clerk was not back
of the desk, and Baldwin stood in front
of it and looked eagerly at the b. box.
There was one letter in 1t. Was it for
him? He was meditating a leap over
the barrier when the clerk appeared.
rs that letter mine, Jack?" impa-
tientIy demanded Tom Baldwin. not for
a moment taking his eyes from it.
Leisurely the clerk turned to the
boxes and took from its place the letter
which had so riveted Baldwin's atten-
ton. With a careless glance at the ad-
dress he handed it to the new arrival,
1T came this morning" he said.
Tom Baldwin ripped of the enevelOpe.
and as he read a flush of pleasure came
to his face.
The letter which thus excited the
owner and discoverer Of the Little IN
compahgre mine in the hills back of
Telluride. read as follows:
"Ofice Of BTiscOm & Storey,
New York City, May ,.
Thomas Baldwin. Esq. Ouray, Colo:
Dear SRA letter from London in
forms US that the AnglO-AmeTican
Mining Investment company will con-
slider the purchase Of your Little I'm
compahgre mine if you will reduce your
price from $3.50. GOO TO $780, 600. We ad-
wise YOU to do So and also suggest that
you come to New York and meet their
/ representative. who sails shortly for
this city Please wire your decision,
| also advise US when we may expect you
I Very truly, s. P. BRISCOM."
He went to a seat on the veranda and
/ again read the letter.
THAT means that the dearest little
woman and viii be married in Denver
on the 18th Of next September" he joy
Ously reflected. q was beginning tC
I fear that we'd have to wait, but now
/ I've got a photograph in my head of the
| two of US sitting out on the deck of 2
1 steamship as she pl0ws past Gibraltar
and heads for those isles we used to see
/ in the school Biographies"
/ The Little UncOmpahgre was prop
/ erty requiring considerable money for
/ its proper development. and until now
the good fortune which favored Others
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NATHAN 6DrQ1D TQRRE5T
LIEUTENANT GENERAL

went back to Tennessee and began to
repair mis- shattered fortunes.
Forrest was a reincarnatiou of a war
riOr OF the Middle Ages. He killed with
his own hands more men, perhaps, than
any other fighter who took part in the
civil war. It is cOuservattvely estima-
ted that he slew thirty-twO men In
hand-tO-haud combat He never hesi-
tated in exposing himself TO the greatest
dangers in the field. Ia addition to the
number of federals he killed he shot
to death several of his own men who
showed coWardice under fire,
One Of his military aZioms was never
TO stand and take a charge, but, as he
expressed il. Ito charge. too
He never used liquor in any form eX-
cept when seriously in or wounded, and
then he took il reluctantly and by COM
mand of his surgeon. It is said that he
could not distinguish one kind of liquor
from another; that whatever the sumu-
liant he abhOrred it.
Where did Forrest get his military
knowledge? Murat, the son Of an inn
keeper, educated for the priesthood
with no sOldiery ancestry, became the
greatest cavalry leader Europe has ever
known, and died king. Forrest, the
son Of a blacksmith, certainly ranks
among the greatest cavalry leaders
America has produced. But Forrest.
no more than the men who have studied
his achievements, could understand
where he got his cOnsummate mastery
Of military strategy. He had it. That
satisfied him. Fully as brilliant as Mu-
rat as a leader he was far better
equipped as a fighter he was one Of
the greatest if one Of the rudest figures
Of Americas heroic age.
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1t probably was owing more to the
Union generals appreciation Of For
rests ability than 20 realization on their
own part Of his talent that finally led
the Confederate chieftains to put him
in command of all the cavalry in the
west and raise him to the rank of lieu
tenant general But this was rather
late in the day. The cause Of the Con-
federaCy was lost, and every one OF
sense in the southern army knew 1t.
Practically all the benefit Forrest got
out of his advancement was opportunity
to demonstrate that he could handle a
comparatively large force with as much
facility as a small one; that he was IS
good a defensive fighter as offensive,
and that he had been cast for too small
a role in the great tragedy UP to that
time.
It was in the battle Of Brice's Cross
Roads that Forrest demonstrated his
best work at this stage Of the struggle.
With a force of 400 men and twelve
pieces Of artillery he drove General StUF-
gis and 400 men with twenty-five
pieces of artillery from the field.
This was the last straw. The finest
cavalry force every assembled on the
American continent was put under the
command OF General Wilson and sent
after Forrest. With 1900 men Wilson
met and crushed Forrest near Selma,
Ala. 1t was only by the most skilful
work that Forrest saved a remnant Of
his force
The war was done. Lee had suTren-
dered, and throughout the south the
COnfederates were laying down their
arms. About a month after Lee gave
up the struggle Forrest surrendered. He
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serve under Wheeler. He quarreled. too,
with General Van Dorm, and a duel be-
tween them at one time seemed like
ly. Later on he lost all patience with
General Bragg, and when that general
took his brigade from him he went to
Bragg's headquarters. denounced him
as a scoundrel and a coward. and
threatened to hold him personally re-
sponsfble if ever he interfered with him
again.
Forrest was fury in those days.
PROBABLY he resented the fact that his
successes did not receive the official
recognition he considered they warrant
ed. In April. 1868. he had gone in puT-
suit of Streights raiders. Colonel
Streight, with a picked force Of 1000
cavalry, had been seen by Rosecrans
and Garfield to dash through northern
Alabama and cut the communications of
Bragg. For $50 miles Streight and For
rest had a running fight. over plains
and mountains and through forests they
went Streight hating occasionally
where an ambuscade was favorable, but
day after day and night after night For
rest hung on. At last when near Rome,
Ga, Streight was forced 10 surrender
His men were so exhausted that large
number of them were asleep in line Of
battle when they were captured. For
rests men were almost as badly off
For seventy-two hours they had been
in the saddle, with only a few hours
of occasional rest for the horses. The
force that surrendered was twice as
large as that which Forrest commanded.
After streight's Capture.
A curious side light on Forests char
occurred the day after Streight's surren-
der. Forrest could not be Induced TO
talk of his success, but he played for
hours with a boy years old, and when
he rode away he carried the child on
his saddle with him for several miles.
It was within two weeks of the cap
ture of Streight that Forrest came with
in an ace of being murdered by one of
his officers whom he had treated harsh
ly. The man attacked Forrest and shot
him insthe groin. Forrest caught his
assailant by the hand which held the
pistol and then, opening penknife with
his teeth, he ripped the man open. Then
he went out, had a surgeon examine his
wound, and when informed that ne was
fatally wounded he seized a pistol and
raced out, bleeding as he was, TO make
sure of the death of the man who shot
him. Forrest did not die, but the other
man did.
So soon as he was able to get about
again Forrest was in the saddle. He
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Mother Of Eight Soldiers.
BY RICHARD sPILLANE.

r,,, zen the war began Forrest was a
~ lste dealer and a slave trader in
s--ll'ls- BE had a plantation and was
Ne enJly wealthy. His mother. who
-si.. ---al red twice had fifteen children
tb, 5l oy William Forrest, father of
rs '-Tal. and four by her second hus-
49, d man named Luxton. Eight of
~ Guns served in the Confederate army.
--lth was paralyzed, SO he stayed
Evening star., 1909-08-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

of the same type the Roe and Terry,
and is just starting another. not named.
which has just been laid down. out ot
the last group of five for which con-
tracts have been let.
All of these destroyers are To be large
and very seaworthy. They will be tur-
bine propelled and burn oil as fuel.
There is nothing like them now IN
actual commission in the United States
Navy.
No Conversation by Wireless.
Rear Admiral Schroeder has issued an
order to his fleet captains that a sharp
surveillance of wireless operators must
or received must be kept account of, and
all unconventional talk with other op-
orators must be stopped. Wireless is not
to be used between ships that arr in sig
mailing distance of each her. but if the
commander-in-chiefc calls by wireless for
reports or for information such reports
will be made by individual ships, ordi-
narily by signal. When any ship Is with
in reach of shore wirel SIS stations the
apparatus on board ship will not be
used except in urgent cases and for a
period of five minutes before noon each
day, when the wireless noon signal from
the naval observatory ut Washington is
expected TO be received. In using the
wireless Admiral Schroeder urged that
conciseness in framing messages be stud
led, and adds that the air Is getting TOO
busy TO admit of messages being eN-
pressed in conversational way.
A Pan-Angled Telescope.
After years of patient experimenting
Dana Dudley OF Wakefield, Mass, has
Evening star., 1909-08-22
No Flies i'll Porto Rico.

Former Major and Brigade Surgeon
George G. Croft. L. S v. has writeen a
paper calling attention TO the singular
fact that there were no housefiies in
Porto Rico before the invasion of the
United States Army in 1898. The house
fly accompanied the army to the island.
and was as numerous in the camps there
as in the camps of the United States.
but when the army left the flies disap-
peared. Flies that bite horses and cattle
do not exist in Porto Rico. In the hand
book prepared for the United States Army
Of invasion it was asserted that fly
called vomitorum existed in Porto Rico,
and If IL f1y OF that kind was swallowed
it caused immediate vomiting. After two
years spent in Porto Rico DR. Croft saws
he never saw the vomitorum fly nor
heard any one on the island mention IT.
He thinks the strange absence of house
flies In Porto Rico is worth investigation
by a scientific institution, The presence
of some fy-destroyns agency might be
revealed, and through it the fly might be
banished from other places, especially
military camps, where it is the cause of
much sickness.
20 Destroyers Under Construction.
The launching of the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Reid makes the iiftH of a series
Of twenty such destroyers thus far
launched this year on the Atlantic coast.
The other four were the Smith and Lam
SON which were launched at the Cramp
yards Philadelphia and the Preston and
Fiusscr. building al Fore River.
The Newport News Company has two
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$500

Just had the satisfaction OF having hi.
'pan-angle' telescope adopted BY the Wa
Department. The invention is simple ir
construction. yet. ii is said may reyolu.
uonaZe modern warfare. II consists Of
rejecting lenses SO arranged at angles in
a tube that persons or objects above an
below and on all sides may be viewed
from place of conceaiment The device
as constructed for use in warfare is ar
ranged SO that even on disapp airing guns
or guns used IN trenches and fired from
any point invisible from the exterior the
operator may ascertain the location OF
the enemy. target or o her objective
point without exposing himself.
Army Orders.
Leave of absence for twenty-ouc days
is granted Capt. Louis VI. huffman, com
missary.
Capt. William Z. Plat ordnance de-
partment. will proceed TO Fort Rosecran ms
Cal, on official business pertaining to the
inspection OF the armament in the artil-
lary district OF San Diego
Leave Of absence or three months on
surgeons certificate OF disa bility Is grant
ed Capt. Charles l.. j. Frohwitter. Coast
Artillery Corps.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. John III. Allen, Medical
Corps.
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been made the paramount issue III the
campaign by the democrats after the
leaders had become thoroughly convinced
that the republicans would force the is
sue. The amendment will be handled
wthout gloves and the alleged trickery
to be PLAYED by the democrats in the
event of success will be fully exposed.
Prior to the meeting in the Auditorium
there will be a conference of the state
and city leaders at the Hotel Rennert and
the entire platform to be adopted will be
thoroughly discussed. There are some diff
ferences of opinion on certain features to
be Incorporated in the platform, but these
differences Will all be adjusted before the
convention meets and when the delegates
called to order by State Chairman
Hanna ii will be a harmonious body,
ready to act for the best interests of the
party.
The platform will in all probability fol-
low closely along the lines of that adopt
ed by the city republicans at the eonven
tion this week The platform declares for
increased representation in the general
assembly for Baltimore. proportionate 10
population and in this the republicans are
much more specific than are the demo-
Gratis: reassessments In the state is urged
where it is necessary to equalize taxation:
the selection OF municipal employees for
their honesty and capability is favored !;
the Passage of a pure drug and food bill
Is advocated: support IS pledged 10 q
public utilities commission. the tendency
and practice Of public service corporations
to interfere in public affairs condemned
and the relief of financial institutions
from oppressive taxation and changes in
the laws that Baltimore city may hold
out inducements to manufacturing and in
dustIal plants TO locate here. are urged
Income Tax Indorsed
An important feature Of the platform
IN I,c a.onted will he the pledyipr pf the
legislative candidates TO the support Of
Evening star., 1909-08-22

the purposes of the test. \ true e6luca-
tional test should not be of this char
acter. but should be one that would be
a fair test of the ability to read and
write and to answer some simple ques-
tions relating to the character of our
government and the principles of Ameri-
can democracy.
las a political measure, l think the
disfranchisement of the colored race
and the complete control of the state
by the dominant party would be a grave
mistake. 1t is true the negro vote Is
almost solidly republican and is east
with very little Judgment or dscrimina-
ton. At the same time. the situation
In Maryland is such that the parties
are nearly evenly divided, which. as all
lovers OF good government know, makes
for efficiency In administration and hon
est and creditable nominations While I
am democrat, and believe in all the
fundamental principles of the democrat
tc party, SO far as il does not surrender
to Organism, l should be very sorry
to see the hold of the democratic party
on the state made so firm that it could
not be called to account for unworthy
measures or discreditable nominations"
Former Gov. Warfeld Talks.
Former Gov. Warffeld is Of the opin-
ion that a grave injustice was done
Senator Rayner at the recent demo-
cratic convention by not giving him its
Endorsement. In discussing the squab-
BILE, Mr. Warfield said to The Star cor
respondent today:
Senator Rayner was entitled 10 the
Endorsement of his party by his record
in Washington, and his friends should
have, and l believe could have, forced
such action Maryland is a democratic
state naturally and will vote so this
fall--if the leaders behave themselves
but II is such politics as was played
against Rayner that makes tic result
doubtful"
Evening star., 1909-08-22
Bicyclist Hurt in a Collision

Howard Turner colored. sixteen years
old started from his home, 1875 Eth
street, yesterday morning. riding
bicycle. but before returning home lie
had been given ride III an automobile
The bicycle and All electric automobile.
belonging To j. j. Connolly ot l:i:s1 I'd
street, colided near New Jersey aNcnne
and l. street Mr.. Connolly took the
boy TO a physicians office and had his
slight injuries dressed. Then the boy was
taken home in the automobile.
Evening star., 1909-08-22
TO ADOPT PLATFORM
Republicans of Maryland Will
Meet in Baltimore.
WILL ALSO NAME JUDGES
Denunciation of Proposed Elective
Franchise Law Expected.
TO INDORsE INCOME TAX LAW
Views of an Independent Democrat
Regarding the Disfranchisement
Measure. Talks.
S.....iai rolrosnnnd.rco Of The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md. August Il. 1909.
The republican state convention Will
meet hero urNt Wednesday TO adopt n
atform and nominate = candidate Tor
controller and three candidates Tor the
supreme bench Of Baltimore city The
principal plank ia the platform viii be a
ringing denunciation Of the proposed fran
caisc amendment. That amendment has