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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
THE RAILROAD
REGULATION
BILL PASSED
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WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The
house today by a viva voce vote
adopted the conference report on
the administrator railroad regdla-
ton bill. The measure now goes
to the president for his signature.
1t is taken as a foregOne con
clusion here that Taft's name will
be appended. He has been in CON
sultation with the congressional
leaders. and the bill as finally
adopted was changed by the con
ferees somewhat to suit his ideas.
The clause giving the interstate
commerce commission power to
suspend rates while they deter
mined their fairness will be etfec-
tive as soon as the president S
name is signed to the measure.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
IT, ~ |ANANIAS g
4 CLUB t@s
A4&ncZR~

haitian were only the immediate
Roosevelt family, including Rear Ad
miral w. s. Cowles (retired) and
Mrs. Cowles, the latter Mrs. Roosc
velt's sister; w. s. Cowles Jr.
Douglas Robinson and wife, the lat
ter the sister of Colonel Roosevelt
T. Douglas Robinson and wife, Mon
roe d. Robinson, r. d. Roosevelt
and wife. G. Hall Roosevelt, j. w
Alsop and wife. the latter Mrs
Roosevelt's niece; Theodore Roose
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
MEN WORKING
HAROON PUMPS

Assistant Water Superintendent
Lindsay said today that men are at
work on the installation of the new
pumps at the upriyer pumping sta
ton night and day Mr.. Lindsay,
however has ceased to predict
when the pumps will be ready for
operation, but thinks that some
time during the coming week at
least one of the pumps should be
in commission.
Mayor Pratt visited the upriver
pumping station this morning in
an effort to urge forward the work
on the pumping plant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
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0Y DIES AS RESULT
OF MINOR OPERATION
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. TACOMA, June 18.-George 4
. + .Scheldup, II years old, is 4
. dead from a slight operation
. on his throat for an adenoid
= growth. The boy died on the
= operating table in the office
. OF DR.. Evan Hyslin, while I'M
= der an anesthetic yesterday
q afternoon.
. 1T was one of those unfor-
. tunate things which happen
. once in a thousand times and
. could not be foreseen," said 4
. DR.. Hyslin today. "The oper- 4
= alton was of a most trivial I
Q nature. The boy was under I
. very mild anesthetic and died I
. five minutes after 1t was
. given" ....
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
JAPAN EXPECTS
WAR WITH U. S.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 49,
Japan expects to have a war with
the United States and is prelnfing
for it," said Rev. H. C. Morrison,
pastor Of the Methodist church at
Louisville. KY. who is here today.
after an extended trip to the orient.
Japan is watching the United
States narrowly" said the Rev. Mr..
Morrison. she has spies in the
Philippines to keep the Japanese
government well informed about the
American Notifications and i'm
provements."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

= NEW YORK, June 1S-Five Z
. homeless men who were sleep =
= ing on the sidewalk in the =
q neighborhood of Twenty-third =
. street and First avenue, were =
. arrested by the police Sunday =
. and were fined S. each by =
. Magistrate Herman. Z
q Two hoodlums who were ar .
q rested Sunday for insulting .
. women and terrorizing passen- =
q gers on subway train were Z
. fined So each by Magistrate =
. Herman. Z
. Judged by this scale of Z
q fines. although we do not be- =
. lieve that Magistrate Herman =
. holds such an opinion or in =
. tended to convey such an i'm =
. preston. extreme poverty is =
= more serious offense In New =
= York than hoodlumism. Z
q vvvH~ 900 900 q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
BY THE RINGSlDER.

SAN FRANCISCO, June IS
Substantial preparations to go to
Reno are being made today. it was
unofficially announced, but by one
in a position of authority. that the
railroads had been approached in
the matter of rates for the Fourth
of July. The tip was so concrete
that the fare for the round trip was
given as $3.50.
Although neither Gleason nor
Richard would admit that they
would wait for a decision in the test
case, they said that it is possible
they would if they were given rea-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

Welt .Jr. and his fiance, Miss Eleanor
b. Alexander, and her mother, Mrs.
II. A. Alexander; Archibald b.
Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt,
the Youngest son Of Colonel Roose-
welt; Nicholas LongwOrth, the ex-
presidents son in law; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Elmer Roosevelt, George
e. Roosevelt. Miss /. S. Magner, for
merly Mrs. Roosevelt's social sec
rotary, and Misses Langdon and Os-
born. neighbors of the Roosevelts at
Oyster Bay.
AS soon as the Kaiserin was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
ROBBERS

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PRYOR CREEK, Okla, June 10
-Four robbers today dynamlted
the safe in the postoffice here and
escaped with $4,000 in stamps.
The robbers used mail sacks to
deaden the sound of the explosion.
They were overheard by A c.
Hadley, who was passing at the
t me Hadley attempted to inter
fere and was fired Upon. but not
hit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
COUPLE AGREE TO
DIE TOGETHER
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S.-
While Mary and Thomas West We're
dying in their apartments at 1855
Albion avenue here today, neigh
Dor, identified as George W. Ken
nedy of 175 Albion avenue, shot and
killed himself in a downtown lodg-
ing house. The police are investi-
eating the coincidence.
The Vests were taken to hos
pital. where it was said the woman
probably would die. 1t is believed
they became Responded because OF
poverty and agreed to die together.
Both had swallowed morphine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
CAVALIER WE'D TO
ROBERT CHAMBER

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PARIS, June 18.-Madame linea
Cavallieri, the prima donna, and
Robert Chandler, the Poughkeepsie
millionaire, were married today by
the MARIE of the eighth arondsse-
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
81 d s; j! !i!|jE! S.

with a medley of The Star Span
gled Banner" Dixie Eel Capt.
tan" and Hail to the Chief Theo
dOre Roosevelt was welcomed homo
this morning with one of the most
remarkable demonstrations the
American people have ever &C
corded a fellow citizen.
Aside from the musical welcome,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
STEAM Err BURNS.
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SAN DIEGO, Cal, June 1S.-Fire
which broke out last night in the
hold of the American Hawaiian
steamer Alaskan at the Santa Fe
wharf in this harbor was still
smoldering today and all hatch
ways are kept fast to prevent a
fresh outbreak of the flames.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
BURNED TO DEATH.
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w 0FfFRSU 'SSS @~dSOU WI
SAN RAFAEL, Cal, June 49,
F. A. Blake, retired captain in the
British army and brother of the
British consul at Hong Kong, was
burned to death today in a fire that
destroyed his home at San Anselmo.
Blake gave the alarm and then
rushed back into his blazing home.
That was the last seen of him alive.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
EIGHT DEATHS
IN HEAT WAVE

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CHICAGO, June 18.-TWo deaths
from heat occurred today, making
eight deaths in two days as result
of the heat wave. Today's victims
were stricken on the streets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

onstration heard in New York bay
in many a day. Every craft opened
it's whistle wide and for several
minutes the din was terrific.
AS the sirens ceased the Andres
coggin started up the bay, preceded
by whole fleet of revenue cut
tiers and police patrol boats. Imme-
diately behind the Androscoggin
came the Manhattan, bearing the
Roosevelt family, the Mohawk. the
Senaca, and the Dalzelline, and
then followed the battlesnips and
some 800 other craft.
This fleet passed through the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

CHICAGO, June 1S.-The Colo
NAL Aero club announced today
that an aviation meet would be held
in Chicago on July 2, 3 and 4.
Among those who will participate
are aviators Curtiss, Hamilton,
Mars and Willard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

fleet of battleships and cruisers
crashed out the presidential salute
of u guns, every steamboat in the
upper and lower bay reduced its
steam pressure considerably below
normal by blowing its whistle and
100000 people went mad with
cheering, while flags, hats and even
coats were thrown into the air in
the frenzy of excitement. The scene
was like nothing save the ancient
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
Beautiful st. Joe Trim

tomorrow by Inland electric trains
and big steamer Idaho. Two hum
dred miles of charming valley, lake
and river scenery Trains leave Spo-
kane terminal s a. m. Tickets at
terminal or office, Main and Wash
ington. Round trip to ST Maries.
81; to st. Joe, $3.50. Dinner and re-
freshments on the Idaho. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

passed by the health Officers, the
Manhattan drew up alongside, and
the Roosevelt party boarded the
cutter. There was happy scene
as Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt
greeted their sons and other rela-
tiveS.
Promptly at o'clock the Andres
cosgin went alongside the Manhat-
tan at Quarantine and Colonel
Roosevelt and the newspaper men
were taken off. Mrs. Roosevelt
and the remainder of the Roosevelt
family remained on the Manhattan.
AS Colonel Roosevelt, attired in
frock coat and wearing a high hat,
stepped on board the Androscoggln
the tug Dalzelline sounded three
sharp blasts from her siren. This
was the signal for the noisiest dem
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

light the battleship North Carolina,
heading a fleet OF cruisers and tor
pedO boats, sent to sea by the ex-
press orders of President Taft,
doomed out a salute of u guns as
the ocean greyhound passed, and
then fell in line as an escort of
honor to quarantine.
NOTABLE COMMITTEE ON HAND
As the flOtilla Of vessels passed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

boat No. 10 picked up the kaisefiai
Auguste Victoria off Fire island, the
lookout blew the reeds from .bis
horn in his ecstacy over being the
first to greet the returning Nimroi
with noise, and from that time an
the noise grew in volume until it
attained its great climax as Mr.
Roosevelt was welcomed to his
home city at the Battery by Mayor
Gaynor.
Long before daylight private
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
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doomed forth a presidential salute
as the kaiserin Auguste Victoria
passed The Narrows.
At Quarantine Senator Lodfh
Secretary Wilson, Representative
Longworth and Captain Bptt
boarded the liner and greeted Cpl
Onel Roosevelt.
AS Roosevelt stepped ashore at
Manhattan the marine bands played
The Star Spangled Banner"
NEW YORK, June 1S.-With two
thirds of the bands in Greater New
York playing "There'll Be a Hot
Time" and the other third joining
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
G O Min u f D |
20
P A CE o N F.
A ROMAN TRIUMPH
FOR ROOSEVELT

This is the duty of every citizen
and particularly my duty.
ANY man ever honorcd by the
presidency is forever rendered the
peoples debtor and bound through
out life to remember this as prime
obligation, so that the people may
never regret that they opcc Fad
placed him at their head
PRESIDENTIAL SALUTE.
The guns at Fort WadSWorth
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

Roman triumphs, accorded victor
iOus emperor after return from a
campaign of conquest. $50
Mr.. Roosevelt's reception started
in a very modest way. When pilot
III d.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

yachts and press tugs met the Kais-
erin off the southern short of Long
island and fell in NOISY procession
behind the big timer. or Ambrose
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-21
ATHENA. ORE. OCT. H.. 1910
If the people of the State>of Oregon
aotually want the Oregon Railroad &

If the people of the State of Oregon
actually want the Oregon Railroad q
Navigation Co. for their governor; /;
then and IN that event, let them all
vote for Jay Bowe1man for governor,
as be is one of this railroads attor-
neys, its first choice for governor. and
every conductor and official on its
roads are working tooth and nail for
him. Many of the laboring men on
this railroad who cannot be forced in
to line for Bowerman and who know
that Oswald West is their friend, will
not vote for Bowerman. Nearly all
Of the big railroad lawyers and other
big corporation lawyers in Oregon; are
I working for Bowerman. He. ia one OF,
their kind; but the farmers, laboring
men, merchants, the people who are
the back bone and sinew of this great
State-who believe in honesty and
fair play-will not stand for Bower
man, but will rally to the army fight
ing for Oswald West. George E.
Cham berlain is now touring the state
for Mr.. West. He has. known Mr..
West from boyhood and believes he
will make far tetter governor than
Bowerman, the railroad lawyer, the
assemblyite, the man who stabs the
primary law, dynamites Statement No.
| and kills the Normal schools. When
the railroad gets busy for candidate
for governor. as they are now Eusy for
Bowerman, it is high time for the
people to ''get wise" and. in this cleo
tion, vote for Oswald West.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-21

DR.. M. K. Hall, democratic candi-
date for joint senator for Umatilla,
Union and Morrow counties, was
mayor of La Grande during the two
years preceding March last, and dur
ing that time the people installed a
new gravity water system costing
$780, 900 adopted all the preliminaries,
bond election. etc.. and commenced
the construction of complete sewer
system that will cost about $3.50, 1000
as we'll as street improvements con-
sisting of twelve blocks Of bitulithic
pavement and about three miles OF
macadam. DR.. Hall is wideawake,
progressive business man, ever on the
alert for the good of his own commun.
ity, and if elected will look we'll tc
the interests of. the citizens of these
three counties.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-21

Vincent and others, but each of these
men knew too we'll the strength of DR..
Smith, his splendid ability sand quail
if1oations, his wide popularity as a
clean. upright, manly man; his high
standing with the people of Umatilla
county; his faultless record 10 the
State Senate; his triumph over his
enemies at all times heretofore, and
each of them said: NAY, verify, Mr..
Furnish; not for me-" Then, as
last resort. they persuaded J. N. Bur-
CESS. an assemblyite, a tool of "high-
or ups," to make the race. Now who
is Burgess? How many people in
Umatilla county ever saw him? He
came here two or three years ago and
identified himself with sheep ranch
in the scuth bern part of the county.
Very. fow people know him. He was
never known to take any interest IN
puElio education. good roads, public
improvements, nor in anything else
except his sheep ranch. Although
there are many bright young repub-
licans in Umatilla county. he has i'm
ported from Portland or elsewhere
campaign manager by the name of
Orton E. Goodwin, who writes dope"
for him IN the Pendleton "Live Wire. :"
To elect him, State Senator over DR..
Smith would be a political. calamity.
Every voter. regardless of political or
religious affiliations. who is in favor
Of good schools, good moral conditions,
good public improvements, table rep
resentatives in our Legislative halls,
should vote for Dr.. Smith; should
work for him openly and aboveboard,
AMI return him to the State Senate by
more than a thousand majority. To
place Burgess in Smiths place as a
senator would be like trying to fill a
-bafrel with a mustard seed or to make
a mountain out of molehill.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-21

Brooke bill in the last legislature to
make it crime for any man to sub
scribe to Statement No. /. Any be-
lever in Statement No. l who votes
for Mahoney, votes for bis enemy end
for the enemy of the people of this
state. Candidates of his small and
pinched oalibre who try to make it a
crime to subscribe to Statement No J..
deserve no recognition from the
friends of popular government. Ben
Hill is different man; be stands
squarely for Statement No /. and the
lawsaof the people and is highly edu-
Gated, able, clean man.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-21
A Good Position

Can be had by ambitious young men
and ladies in the field of "Wireless" +"
or Railway telegraphy. Since the
S-hour law became effective, and since
the Wireless companies are establish
ing stations throughout the country
there is great shortage of telegraph
ers. Positions pay beginners from $40
to 800 per month, with good chance
of advancement. The National Tele-
graph Institute of Portland, Ore, op-
crates six official institutes in America
under supervision of r. r. and Wire
less officials and places all graduates
inGo positions. 1t will pay you to
write them for full details.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-21

A new triangular debating league
has been formed between Stanford
University and the Universities Of
Oregon and Washington. 1t is the
opinion of the varsity men that this
new debating league will bring the
Coast institutions into much closer re-
latons. For several years Oregon hal
had practically no intercourse witt
the California Universities. her rela
tions being confined to the northwest
colleges and to Utah.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-21

II is we'll known that small coteris
of prejudioed politicians in Pendleton,
composed of about half dozen "sore-
heads" known as the Furnish Push, ;"
worked for several months trying to
get candidate with whom to defeat
DR.. Smith. They tried Billy Fergu-
son Of Pendleton, Frank Curl, Thom-
as Thompson, Asa Thompson, W. L.
Thompson. Tom Morris. Dr., Cole, DR..
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-21

Ben Hill, of Pendletcn, bright,
clean, moral, upright man-one in
favor. of the. direct primary law,
Statement No. /, and who is unalter-
ally opposed to the assembly idea is
making brilliant race for joint rep
resentative for Umatilla and Morrow
counties. His opponent is 7. j. Ma
hoey who was endorsed by the assem-
bly, and who went to Portland and
sought the assembly nomination. Ma
honey is Heppner banker who went
as delegate to the assembly to Eoost
for Jay Bowerman for governor. He
has always been opposed to Statement
No. l and the direct primary law;
and to make it all the worse for Maho-
ney, he voted for that infamous Bean
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-10-27
Tho Polka.

The polka is the natural dance for
the feet of the people. Take in evil
dence its origin. Bohemian peasant
girl was seen dancing "out of her own
head" eXtemporizing from the sheer
joy of her heart song. tune and steps.
This she did on Sunday afternoon in
Elbeleinitz, and an artist. one Josef
Neruda. who spied her. made note Of
all he saw. The people of the town
adopted the dance and called it the
pulka. half step. In 1885 it reached
Prague and Vienna in 1910: thence it
spread rapidly through Europe. When
Nj. Cellarius introduced it to the Pari-
SLAMS we hear that all else gave way
before 1.-The all absorbing pursuit. the
polka. which embraces in its qualities
the intimacy of the waltz with the vi
vacity Of the Irish Jig. "-Cassell's Mag.
aZine.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-10-27
A Cumulative Persian Story.
W. N. Scales,
Attorney,

A hunter finds some honey in the fis-
sure Of rock, fills jar with 1t and
takes it to a grocer. While 1t is being
weighed a drop falls to the ground
and is swallowed up by the grocer's
weasel. Thereupon the huntsman's
dog rushes upon the weasel and kills
it. The grocer throws a stone at the
dog and kills him. The huntsman
draws his sword and cuts off the gro
GERS arm, after which he is cut down
by the infatuated mob of the bazaar
The governor of the town. informed
of the fact. sends messengers to arrest
the murderer When the crowd re-
sisted troops were dispatched to the
scene of the conflict, whereupon the
townspeople mixed themselves up in
the riot which lasted three days and
three nights. with the result that
10000 men were slain. All this through
a drop of honey.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-10-27
CHAPTER III.


~ well groomed soldier, ford
4 ~ faced. muscular. yet burly in
build, stepped briskly in and
'stoOd attention" His right eye and
cheek were still heavily bruised and
discoored. His nose was somewhat
swollen.
How did you happen to be in town.
sergeant?" was the abrupt demand.
Fitzroy coored to the brows. but the
answer was prompt:
II understood the colonel to say find
him. referring to Trooper Rawdon.
Friday night. and I went in Saturday
morning thinking to help. Then we
couldn't get back. sir"
my order was to the sergeant OF
the guard. not to you" interposed But.
ton CURLY.
Sergeant Stowell was looking for a
man in uniform. sir, and mad never
seen Rawdon except In trooper dress
and would never perhaps have known
him.
"Then how should you?" was the
sharp query,
Fitzroy started. "I-had known him
occasion to reprimand him once or
twice and knew him and his-pals, If
the colonel will pardon meas none of
the others knew him. There was that
young civilian Lowndes that went
along with us and got into trouble,
and-fhnpn nthprS In fact If
the colonel will pardon me again. sir
do not hold high opinion of Troop
er. Rawdon. and
mo more of that sir" broke in the
colonel angrily. "unless you are ready
to prove your words
"Give me two days and half a
chance. Colonel Button was the con
fdent answer. land I'll show he had
something to do with the paymaster's
accident or-whate> pr 1t was!'
AS Captain Sumter said. the ladies
had gone no farther than the surgeon 5
quarters that memorable Saturday. and
with Sumter's full consent they had
not gone even that far. Friday after
noon he had wired his protest to the
father of Miriam Arnold. and with
startling emphasis the reply had come
early Saturday morning. 81 repeat thai
desire my daughter to return al
once" The tone was abrupt II tele
grams can be said to have either toni
or manner, but that wire settled thu
matter. Miriam said she must obey
and nothing short Of Or, Larrabee
senior surgeon Of the post, bad pre-
vailed against her decision. He him
81 had met he covered vehicle ct BIZ
g1ts aAa had ihi1sted on thGir alight
ina. "Youe tsAlA y half Q DAY late.'
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-10-27
A Tree Cut Down by Rifle Bullets.

In the sanguinary annals Of the
American war there was no more
sanguinary episode than the fight in
1864 of 1.-The Bloody Angle at Spottsyl-
vania." Every bush and every sap
ling that constituted the thicket there"
says Mr.. q. c. Eggleston in his His
tory Of the Confederate War" was.
cut away by IA stream of bullets as
grass is before mowers scythe. Even
nm oak tree nearly two feet thick was
worn in two near it's base by the con-
tinua and incessant stroke OF leaden
balls until it fell. crushing some Of the
Confederates who were fighting be-
meath its branches