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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10

more than proved that he is capable
of filling the shoes of the star re-
ceiver. Archer is regarded as one of
the leading big mitt artists of the
profession and the greatest throwi
backstop in the world. He caught the
final game of the 1907 worlds series
for the Detroit Americans against the
Cubs and at that time attracted the
attention of Manager Chance by his
faultless, snappy pegging to the bags.
Last year while in Buffalo Chance
saw him catch a spitball singer and
the manner in which he handled the
terrific spitters impressed the Bub
leader so well that negotiations We're
opened for his purchase Immediate
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10
'HHeSHERS AND GRAIN
eURN IN FIELD FIRES
''''nsn County Reports the Four
rrS CONGREGATIONS of Harvest
Season.

N'LFAN, Aug. 1O.-The first field
are IN Whitman county this year is
'p'r'ed from the Torrance farm. 10
niles east Of Colfax. a smut explosion
es'9Fday afternoon destroying e. J.
N'peS threshing machine and 200
80 rs Of wehat belonging to ]. V.
Inc utmost efforts of the
'''S crew were required to pre-
the flames spreading to the stub
ana starting configration in the
-, '''uS oI acres of standing grain.
=. separator was valued st $500 and
* grain at $500: no Insurance.
other smut fires in various
: OF the northwest were reported
'eFaay. One was near Ritzville. one
a. Dayton and the other near Pen
f. VI All of the machines were
1''F destroyed; no insurance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10

STOCKHOLM. Aug. 1o-A LABOR war
throughout Sweden threatens to de-
yelop in Stockholm into something ap-
nroacbine a revolution. The trouble l.
enormously aggravated by the present
general strike and lockout. The MEM
hers of the Young Socialists party are
striving to give the movement rev
olutionary character. and the govern
ment warned that political campaign
is going on at the same time, has taken
stems to nip the expected disorders in
the bud King Gustave has decided at
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10
Getting Into Condition.

Under this regular and intelligent
training. the men are in splendid con
dition for the A. A. L. championsh p
next Friday and Saturday. The train
ers found little material to work upon
i'm such field events as weight throw
ing and jumping, but in the running
events they have developed at least
one man whose equal has never been
seen in the west Clarence EdmundsOn
a former University of Idaho track
man. Edmundson ran the half mile
in one minute 534-5 seconds a few
weeks ago in practice. Last Saturday
he eciipsed all previous performances
by negotiating the half in one minute
So 2-5 seconds and followed this up by
beating a strong neld In the quarter
ard setting a mark of 49 So seconds.
Both of these are new coast records.
and the time for the half is the best
done in this country for several years.
Bradley Gish, the Broadway high
school lad. ran second to Edmundson
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10
Woodmen Celebrate.

OAKLAND. Cal. Aug. 10.-In OBJ
servance of the twentieth anniversary
of the founding of the Pacific coast
jurisdiction of the Woodmen of the
World, big class initiation viii be
held here today
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10

Despite the meager and rigitly CEN
sored reports from Spain, dispatches
from all points along the French bor-
der indicate unmistakably that the
revolt in AlfOnso's domain is spread
ing. The most sensational report IS
that from Cerbere, France Whic;l
states that the rebels in Barcelona
nave set up free republic and that
the quarters of the city where the
revolutionists are strongest are held
prisoners, is shown in the accompany
ing illustration. 1t is generally be-
lieved in Europe that if a temporary
free government has been set up in
Catalonia it has it's seat in the
mountains and not within the con-
fines of Barcelona 1t would re-
quire large volume to record the
scenes of terror that were enacted
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10
IleEXER4Z MEHE0. l1NN

in and around the city when the re-
volt was at its height Tie revoiu-
tiopists took women old men and
children from the asylums and placed
them in front of the barbados in or
der to prevent the soldiers firing and
to give the rebels time to fight Scores
of prisoners have been shot in the
fortress of Montjuich The captain
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10
BERG After Rollers Scalp.

Berg announced several weeks ago
that he would make the Puget Sound
country his permanent home and will
therefore leave no stone unturned to
make a favorable impre ssion when he
meets Charles Olson. Berg has an
idea that with proper training he can
down DR. B. F. Roller, and certainly
he made a big hit few weeks ago
when he took Olson's place at a mo-
ment's notice and went on the mat with
the doctor and held his own for over
an hour in one of the falls. Should
Berg take the measure of Olson he
will lose no time to post aHis money
and challenge Roller for return
match
The eyes of the entire country, Wher-
ever wrestling is known. will be turned
on next Friday nights match.
Matchmaker Jack Curley announces
that he will stage several good pre-
liminaries and another battle-rayC4.
This time Curley will try to get col
ored glove wielders from Tacoma.
Spokane. Portland and Seattle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10

challenge for 25-round battle with
the champion. Fight fans throughout
the country were at a fever heat over
the match. but Mr.. Jeffries said little
and just went into hard training. Don't
you remember Mr.. Johnson, what hap
pened to Mr.. Munroe in the second
round of that fight? Better look up an
old file of papers and read the stories.
Happen Over Again.
Now, Mr.. Johnson. that's just what
you are doing and that is just what's
going to happen to you, if Jeffries ever
gets you into a ring which a great
many people doubt.
A few months ago you told the news
papers that you would be at the ring
side at Pittsburg when Jeffries boxed
Sam Berger. and would then show up
Mr.. Jeffries as four fiusher, etc
You knew you never had any intention
of going to Pittsburg. but instead got
as far toward the Canadian line as
possible without going out of civiliza-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10

the first signs of insurrection to de-
clare Stockholm in a state of siege.
Soldiers are being CHARTERED in differ
emf sections of the city and suburbs.
and the. entire standing army of Swe-
den is ready for eventualitie9. The sit
turn that King Gustave has sum
moned the members of parliament to
Stockholm. and a special session OF
the rigsdag is expected. Thirty thou
sand iron foundry hands concerned in
the labor dispute have been locked out
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10

generals report to the war depart
ment contains the information that
1000 persons were killed and more
than $500 wounded in the fighting of
the first two days. 1t is positively
asserted that if the revolution is not
soon checked a military dictator will
Cuban nOtOriety will be the man.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10

Classified ads for results.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-10
OLSON AND BERG TO
HAVE A GO FOR TITLE
Light Heavyweights Will Battle in
Exposition Arena for Blood
Berg Wants Chance at
Roller Next

SEATTLE. Aug 10-A real cham
pion wrestling match is on at the
Arena next Friday night. Charles Oh
son, the undisputed champion of the
light heavyweight division. and John
Berg, will contest for the title. The
match is at the real light heavyweight
limit, 165 pounds, give or take three
pounds, which will permit each man
to come in at 1853 pounds. Both men
claim that the weight is just to their
liking and the fans can set back and
await one of the cleverest whirlwind
matches ever staged in this part of the
country.
Berg is doing his training at Ana
cortes and Olson will leave for a near
by resort tomorrow and train hard for
the bout. Olson feels proud of the dis
tinction that no man of his own weight
ever pinned his shoulders to the mat.
He has lost matches TO men much
heavier than himsele. but never to a
light heavyweight. Judging from the
applause that greeted the lanlly India
napolis mat artist at last Friday night
Arena show, he has endeared himself
to the Seattle sport patrons and as
Berg recently made a decided hit when
he wrestled Dr. Roller. there should be
a packed house to greet the WrestierS
E-,.i1. ioI
The National tribune., 1909-09-16

enemy were driven out In this contest
the, Home Brigade contended against
the 1st Nd. Of the Confederate army.
After the Gettysburg campaign the reg
iment resumed guard duty along the
line Of the Potomac and of the B. & O..
Railroad. Il took part in the battle
of the Moneeacy, July 9, 1864. Upon
expiration of its term of enlistment the
original members were mustered out.
The veterans and recruits were retained
in service in the organization thereafter
known as the 18th Md.
The regiment lost during its service
three commissioned officers and AZ en-
listed men killed in battle. one COM
missioned officer and IS enlisted men
died of disease and wounds. OF this
loss 104 occurred at Gettysburg. 1t
participated in the following skirmishes
and engagements: Loudon Hights, May
q. 1852; Poolesville, Sept. S, 1862;
Monocacy Aqueduct, Sept. 4, 1862;
Maryland Hights. Sept. IS. 1862; de-
fense Of Harper's Ferry, Sept 14-15,
1862: battle of Gettysburg. July and
3, 1868: Dufieid Station. Va, June %.
1864: Monocacy. July 9, 1864.-A. Fl.
Huber, Westminster. Md.
The National tribune., 1909-09-16
Is the South Truly Loyal?

7. n. Stanford, 18th u S., Shelbyville,
Tenn, asks If the South is as loyal as
they profess. 1t seems to him that
Uncle Sam has made concession after
concession to quiet his spoiled. fretful
Southern children, and some of these
concessions are humilating, to the men
who fought for the Nations life. He
has noticed that when Dixie is played
by the band the Soptherpers almost
split their throats yelling but not a
cheep do you hear when the ''Star Span
gIed Banner is played. Why Is Old
Glory conspicuous by its absence from
the meetings in the South? At a recent
Reunion, where man boastsd that he
was just as loyal as anyoneo Comrade
Sanford pointed TO the fCenfsderate flag
and asked why it was flying. The man
answered with an oath that the flag was
good enough for him, and ,he would
fight for it any day. e,wouid remark
that the man never smeltB powder or felt
lead coming his way. Another time,
when a Yankee and a Johnny were to-
gether, the Yankee pointed to the John
ny's Medal of Honor, which they all
wear. and said: WHAT does that repre-
sent?" The Johnny swelIed up like a
balloon and answered.: "Sir, that rep
resents the grandest army that ever
trod the earth" Then. turning to the
Yankee. and pointing to his little bronze
button, ne said: May i ask what does
that mean?' The Yankee answered.:
oh, that just represents the army that
licked the grandest army that ever trod
the EARTH"
The National tribune., 1909-09-16
Stories Emneny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

Northumberland. succeeded him. The
regiment was assigned to BankS's Di-
vision. and was in camp at Frederick
during the Winter. of 1s6i-62. When
Banks was driven out of the Valley in
May the regiment was at Harper's Fer
ry. In September it was among the
troops surrendered by Miles at that
place. and until exchanged it was at
Camp Parole, near Annapolis After
the exchange it was placed on duty
along the line of the Potomac in south
ern Maryland During the Gettysburg
campaign. with the 1st Eastern Shore,
Z. H. B., and the 150th n. Y, it COM
posed the Second Brigade. First Divi-
sion of the Twelfth Corps of the Army
of the Potomac, and fought on the eX-
treme right on Culp's Hill during that
memorable contest During the second
days fighting the regiment, with the
150th n. Y. was moved to the left TO
support SickIes. II was led into action
by Gen. Meade in person. Upon its
return to its works on Culp's Hill it
was found that the enemy had occu-
pied them. In a short time began one
of the bloodiest contests of the war,
lasting from 4 o'clock in the morning
(of the Sd until IL o'clock, when the
The National tribune., 1909-09-16
Guarding a Railroad Train.

Editor National Tribune: On the
night of Oct. 10, 1864, 20 men, includ-
ing a Corporal, a Sergeant and Lieu
tenant, were detailed from the 63d Ill.
for the purpose of guarding e railroad
train from Gainesville. Ga. TO Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. We left Chattanooga for
the South again on Oct 2. 1854, and
went as far. south IS Tilton, Ga. The
18th Iowa, or part of It, was at Tilton
at that time They told us the rebels
were tearing up the track between there
and Resaca. Then we ran back to Dal-
next day, until after o'clock on the
morning of Oct 13, 1864. During the
night two more trains. heavily loaded
with army supplies. arrived. Gen. Scho-
field was on one of themA This was the
only time I ever saw. Gen sSchofeld.
There were also two Embellishments
along. Dalton was garrisoned by a col
ored regiment and two companies of
Kentucky cavalry. The telegraph oper-
ator at Dalton tried the wires, and
found they were cut between Dalton
and Chattanooga, The colored troops
went into the fort, and the cavalry went
out south on the skirmish line, where
we could see them firing at the rebeo.
Some one or somebody wanted us togo
in the fort with the colored troops, but
we did not want to go to Andersonyille,
as did the company of train guards who
did go in. We went out on the branch
road which runs from Dalton to CIeve-
land, Tenn. The last train was the first
out.
One colored soldier, who escaped.
told us that the last train was not out
of sight until the Johnnies were in
town. BY getting those three trains
out we deprived Hoods army of good
lot of commissary and Quartermaster
stores. From Cleveland we went back
TO Chattanooga. There we stayed a
week or so in the Soldiers Home. Then
we went south again as far as Tunnel
Hill, Ga, where we found eight COM
pares of the 115th ILL.,, with whom we
stayed all night. The next morning we
started on foot for Resaca, when we
found the railroad torn up from the
tunnel to as near Resaca as they could
get. There was about 20 miles Of rail-
way track torn up. :. s-s.s -,..
We stopped at the blockhouse at Buz-
zard Roost Gap, and saw that II had
horses lying there that had belonged to
some rebel officers
would like to hear from some of the
comrades who were captured there.
have never heard anything from our
side. but several years ago I saw an ar
ticle written by DIR. Cannon, of the 9th
Ala, who claimed that they captured
LOCO of our men there. A few years
Iafterward Geo. Dallas Musgrove claimed
the same thing.
/ wish you would please publish this
article in The National Tribune. I have
been subscriber for about 25 years.
Christian Knust, Cos. b and f, 63d ILL.,.
West Salem, Ill.
The National tribune., 1909-09-16
IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
A Company OF Regulars Left Behind at
Chickamauga.

Editor National Tribune: For a week
prior to Sept. ID, 1853. the Fourteenth
Corps was camped at Lost Cave. wait
ing for developments on the part of the
enemy. About p. m. of Sept Is Gen.
Thomas received word that Bragg and
Longstreet were on their way to Chat
tanooga. In 20 minutes we were on
our way to Chiekamauga to intercept
the visitors. We arrived at our destina-
ton about daylight of Sept. IS, just
ahead Of the enemy.
Being in bad need of water. details
were sent out from each company, as
we supposed. to the rear. Our direc-
suit that the details encountered the
rebel skirmishers instead of finding
water.
Immediately we changed front and
advanced strong skirmish line. the
main body following closely. For few
hours heavy skirmishing followed.
Finally the firing diminished TO a light
musketry. We had stacked arms for
the time being. Presently lone rebel
was observed walking toward our lines.
As he approached we saw he was terri
bly, wounded in the shoulder The
shoulder bone protruded and his arm
hung limp. The man entered our line
at the point my company was stationed.
Seeing our Captain. he exclaimed: An
son NlIl3, are you mere
Yes" replied the Captain. You
are pretty badly wounded. amt you,
Jim?"
Yes" returned the Confederate.
You are driving US now. but we will
give you - before night"
can never forget the way in which
the word denoting the Internal regions
was emphasized. Calling the Sergeant,
Capt. Mills told him to take the wounded
lrF1s4 N IN 10
everything possible done for him. The
next morning we heard the man was
dead. He and Capt. Mills both belonged
to the Texas Rangers before the war.
Soon the firing increased. and a gen
eral engagement followed. About the
middle of the afternoon the enemy
charged and captured Co. G, 5th u. S.
ate for US. When the I'd MINI.
and the 9th OHIO arrived the enemy
were repulsed and the battery recap
tured. which was taken from the field
by hand. the horses having been killed.
This ended the days fighting. Ny
company tCo- Ii, 1st battalion, 18th e.
81 was detailed for the skirmish line
In the night heard our troops moving.
hilt thought they were merely changing
position. All during the fore part OF
the night wounded man a short dis
tance from our line had been calling
for water About-midnlght thought
! would risk 1t and take the poor fellow
a drink. My canteen and hayersack
were hanging on bush. ! had just
reached for my canteen, when. with
out the slightest warning, a man arose
from the ground not over Is feet from
me- i jumped back and raised my rifle,
but the stranger coolly said: Don't
shoot Where is your Captain - ]
took the man to Capt Mills.
Mills" said the scout. for such. he
proved to be. your regiment is four
or five miles in the rear. You are near
ly surrounded by the rebels. Call in
all your men and do as advise Have
them buckle their tinware so nothing
The National tribune., 1909-09-16
THE NINETEENTH CORPS.
IL Was the Last to Fall Back and the
First 10 Renew the Fight at Cedar

Editor National Tribune: Many ac-
counts of the battle of Cedar Creek
have been published. but l have never
read an account which was just to the
Nineteenth Corps. According to the
usual version. the rebel attack WIS q
complete surprise to the Eighth and
Nineteenth Corps. and those two corps
were panic-stricken and ran away from
the field. while the Sixth Corps and the
cavalry attacked the enemy later in the
day and won great victory. / have
no wish to deprive the Sixth Corps of
particle of the glory which it won on
that memorable field, but 1 have often
wondered why. being in the second line
and not surprised, the Sixth Corps did
not check the advance of the victorious
rebels until the other troops could re-
form and help it to drive the enemy
out of our camp. Perhaps Gen. Wright
was more surprised than his army and
apparently unable to rally his retreat
ing troops.
The part Of the Nineteenth Corps
occupying the right of the Union line
was on the extreme right, and occupied
some earthwOrks. where II stood in line
awaiting the enemy as the roar of bat
tie progressed from left to right along
our line, and received him with volleys
when at last the enemy reached our
front. But we were not to fight there,
for ii was seen almost Immediately that
we were nearly surrounded, and the
regiment vacated the works so hastily
that few of its men were made pris-
oncrS. After crossing q ravine the reg
iment reformed in good order, and was
able to check the recei advance, and
tho obliged to fall back from one posi-
ton to another as the rest of the Union
line crumbled away. W. continued fight
ing until the pursuit stopped. There
we remained. and when Gen. Sheridan
came the First Brigade, First Division,
Nineteenth Corps, was ready for battle.
The writer was one of 10 men sent to
the front to skirmish before the ad-
vance of our troops in the afternoon.
Passing thru a piece of timber in our
front to a clearing. we discovered the
enemy'S line behind a stone wall on
the other side with a battery in posi-
ton. and soon after, when our brigade
came up and charged across that clear
ing, it received a fire that caused quite
a loss, but the battery did not wait to
be captured, and the troops supporting
it fled. AS that was the left of the rebel
line. our brigade swung around to the
left almost in the rear of their line,
and soon had them running for dear
life to escape capture. They did not
stop until we came back to our camp
ing ground and far beyond.
Since the Nineteenth Corps, or a part
Of 1t, was the last to retreat in the
morning and the first to attack the
enemy in the afternoon. it is only fair
that ii should be mentioned as having
taken part in the battle of Cedar Creek.
james F. Ryther, Co. Fl, 116th n. Y,
Lackawanna, n. Y.
The National tribune., 1909-09-16
LAST OUT OF ANDERsoNvILLE.
From a Wisconsin Con3radeZWho Was
i'm the Last Sqhad

Editor National Tribune: In the issue
of June II. THE Last Squsd Out of
Andersunville," Comrades Hovey says
that's, 100 left there on AptH Is, 1865.
That. no doubt, is according to his
memory of the affair.
NV memory is as follows: On Mon
day, April II, about S500N of. us were
taken out of old Camp Sumter. put on
the cars, run up to Macon. thence back
thru Andersonville and on9to Albany,
Ga. From there we marched So miles
across the country to- Brownsville:
from there by cars to 1iakeICity, Fla.
and three miles east of the city we
went into camp among the swamps.
and remained there till Friday. April
2S. During our stay among the swamps
the Johnnies required us to register
and it was said that it was for the pur-
pose of exchange. Later II was ru
mored that our men would not ex-
change for us, and that We were to be
returned to Andersonville. Neverthe-
less Friday morning, April Is, they
began moving us on cars to Baldwin
Junction, Fla. I was among the last to
leave the swamps, arriving at Baldwin
Junction about sunset, at which time
we We're told that we could go home.
and the crowd moved east OF the old
railroad track. much of which had been
torn up. 1 was a cripple from scurvy,
boys having passed me. lay down be-
side log and rested till daybreak, then
ate my last corn pone, and on / went
for the Union lines, arriving at Jack
sonville. Fla. about noon April %.
1865.
In answer to J. Baisley. of June "a,
will say: We were not released by any
of our troops. Capt. Henry WirZ re-
leased us on his own account, so star
as l have ever known. I visited An
dersonville Oct. II. 1907, and upon ar
irving at the old prison ground by way
of the wagon road / passed an arch
with this inscription: $500 Union
prisoners passed out of this gate April
II, 1855" This archway is situated on
the north side of the creek, up on the
hill, I should say, about where the
north gate used to be. We passed out
of the south gate on April II, 1865, as
we were all camped on the south side
of the creek. If this meets the eye of
any of my old comrades who were con-
fined with me at Cahaba, Ala. Macon
or Andersonville, would be pleased to
hear from them, especially any of them
who were engaged in tunneling or in
attempting to make a break, wherein
seven of us were caught and tied up by
the thumbs at Macon, Ga.
For the good of the several State
monuments in the cemetery at Ander-
sonville, as well as the three or four
on the north end of the old prison
ground. together with the headstones
and markers of the 1914 comrades
who are sleeping there, / trust no one
will ever do any violence to the Wirz
monument. Vengeance is mine. I
will repay %saith the Lord" Rom,
12:19.-Alex B. Campbell, 18th Wis,
Albion, Wis.