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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-21
ASKING FOR
AB'DICA1ION
Premier Must Accede to the Demand
OF Fight the Revo-
lutionists.
SOUTH REBELS ARE STRONG
Few Of the New Republics Pledge
Allegiance to Central
Government.
SOUTH REBELS ARE STRONG

Picking, Nov. 20.-Demands for
the thrones ahdication are crowding
upon Premier Yuan Shi Kai, who
doubtless will be forced to make a
decision within week. It seems to
be case Of fight or ask the court
to depart from the capital. Every
suggestion for abdication is accom-
panied by promises Of protection
and ample pension. $,
It is reported today that the
premier has ordered a renewed at
tack upon Han Yang and WI Chang.
II this is true, it signifies his choice
The government has succeeded in
riding the Lanchau troops Of both
revolutionary generals. Chang Shai
Tsng and Ian Tien Wei. The form.
er is now at Ten Tsin. The latter
who commanded the Third division
has been dismissed and is proceed
ing southwark, not as Yuan Shl
Kai's envoy to submit another pro-
posal to General Ii, the rebel com
mander, as previously reported, bu,
to join the rebel forces.
There has been an unexpected dis
play of patriotism during the past
day or two. Instead OF rivalry
among the provinces, there have
been evidences of remarkable un'
animity in an effort to establish a
union government quickly in order
to prevent the dangers from foreign
complications.
Rear Admiral Murdoch telegrapha
the American legation from Nank-
ing that the American consul with
the archives Is aboard the New Or
leans and that all Americans have
left the city with the exception of a
few members of the Red Cross. II
would be impossible, says the admir-
al, to protect American property in
Marking without landing 800 ma
rines prepared to sustain siege.
For this reason he had sent none OF
his men ashore.
Various efforts made in infiuen-
tial quarters to start negotiations
looking to peace have up to the pres
emit failed. Yuan Shi Kai's lieuten-
ant, Tsai Ting Kan, has returned
here from fruitless attempt to ne
gotiate with General Ii at WI
Chang. The commander Of the revo-
lutionaries seems determined not tn
yield in the slightest degree. The
foreign banks have practically de-
cided to establish a banking COM
mittee at Shanghai, as In 1900, to
meet the extraordinary conditions
and adjust the payments Of the in
demnity and, other claims.
An edict published yesterday an
nounces that the regent, represent
ing emperor, will on Nov. 26. swear
before the emperor's tablet in the
ancestral temple that he will adhere
to the nineteen constitutional arti-
cles.
It is reported that the imperial
lists have routed rebel force OF 81
600 Huananese. The rebel casual
ties, as reported, were 500 and the
imperialists 200.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-21
OFFICIAL CHICAGO nA1Uf.

H0gs estimated 34.00O- OpoA
lower: close lower.
Top $3.50.
Hogs estimated for tomorrow &C.
900.
Hogs left over yesterday 4sS3.
Cattle 5000. Open blow: ciose
slow.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-03-28
Spring is Here.

One thing that convinces US that
spring is at hand is the fish and snake
stories tnat are appearing in our ex-
changes. They do not differ mate
rally from those of former years ex-
cept that locations are changed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-03-28
STOCK, CROP AND FARM NOTES
STATIONS ADVERTISED.

STATIONS ADVERTISED.
Attention is directed to the sfollOw-
ing stalliors advertised on another
page of this issue:
w. A. Bacon-Locanda, 2 :O2.
w. A. Bacon-Norab. 2:l8.
r. 3. Stith-Ben D'D'Orr.
Sterling Hinkson-Black Prince.
Sterling Hinkson-Burley.
JACKS.
Charlton Clayton Mack.
The gardening season is now on
and the blowing and preparation OF the
soil has had the right of way this
week. Potatoes, peas, lettuce. and
events corn and beans have been
planted.
According to statistics made pub
lie by the u. S. Agricultural Depart
ms mt, higher wages were paid to
American farm laborers during 1910
than at any time in the last forty five
years. The average monthly wage for
the entire country was $27. SO. or 1921
with board. The highest was in Ne
vada, $54. and the lowest was in South
Southern Central States, to which
Kentucky belongs, was S21. so or $l5.28
with board.
1t is now estimated that the 1911
tobacco crop of Nicholas county In &C
reage will not much exceed one-halt
of the acreage of the last year. There
{ are numbers of growers in the county
who in former years have been raising
large crops that are making no prepa-
ration whatever for crop this year.
in some of the poo :er sections OF the
count a large acreage will'b be put out,
but the fall-off i'm other sections will
bring a great reduction. Growers
complain that at the present prices
! tobacco cannot be produced with any
profit, taking into consideration the
high cost of labor.
Evening star., 1911-08-20
Cleaned Out.

James A. Patten. on his return from
the coronation of King George, said 10
a New York reporter.
Il lost my overcoat in the crush at Ira
falgar square. Fortunately. though. both
going and coming. | didn't lose a meal
through seasickness. | wasn't like a
southerner whose stateroom was next TO
mine on the way over.
This poor fellow suffered dreadfuliy
Day and night loud groans were 10 bs
heard issuing from his berth-groans and
those other sounds. more violent and
more heari-rending than mere groans,
which are the unhappy accompaniment
Of seasicknsss. ! tell YOU, when he got
off the boat at the end OF the voyage.
that fat southerner had thinned down 10
a mer. skeleton.
ITO q steward who commserated with
him the southerner said:
We'll. there's one consolation: After
this crossing | can return at half price
: How's that. sir? ] don't quite under
stand YOU said the steward
Look ut your regulations. explained
the southerner. Don't they say that you
take returned empties" AT a - per cent
reduction
Evening star., 1911-08-20

away, while iemorselessly after Us thun-
dered the enemy.
Now the contestants were in clear view
and a most exciting race followed Wish
ing to gain a little time for the burning
of the Oostenaula bridge. We dropped enc
car, and. shortly after another, but they
were p cked up and pushed ahead TO
Resaca station. We We're Obliged to run
over the high trestles and covered bridge
at that point without pause. This was
the first failure in the work assigned u.
The Confederates could not overtake
and stop US on the road. but their aim
to keep close behind - that we
might not be able to damage the road
or take in wood or water. In the for
mer they succeeded. but not tho latter.
Both engines We're put at the highest
rate of speed We were obliged 10 cut
the wires after every station passed. IN
order that an alarm might not be sent
ahead and We constantly strnye 70
throw our pursuer off the track or to
obstruct the road permanently in some
way that might be abe 10 burn
the Chickamauca bridges. Still ahead
The chances seemed good that Fuller
and Murphy would he wrecked. We
broke out the end of our last box car
Evening star., 1911-08-20

think We would be able to pass We
had been gone only four minutes when
he arrived and found himself stopped by
three long. heavy trains of cars headed
in the wrong direction.
To move them out of the way so as to
pass would cause a delay he was little
inclined to afford--would. indeed. have al
most certainly given us the victory. So.
abandoning his engine he. with Murphy.
ran across to the Rome train and. un-
coupling the engine and one car. pushed
forward with about forty armed men. AS
the Rome branch connected with the
main road above the depot, he encoun-
tered no hindrance. and it was now q
Evening star., 1911-08-20

the train We had passed at Adairsville
and turned it back after us At Adairs-
vile they dropped the cars, and. with
locomotive and tender loaded with armed
men they drove forward at the highest
speed possible. They knew that We were
not many minutes ahead. and trusted to
overhaul us before the express train
could be safely passed.
But Andrews had told the powder story
again, with all his skill and had added
direct request in peremptory form TO
have the way opened before him, which
the Confederate conductor did not see fit
to resist. and just before the pursuers
arrived at Calhoun We We're again under
way.
Stopping once more TO cut wires and tear
up the track. We felt a thrill OF exhilara-
tion to which Nc had long been stran-
gers. The track was now clear before US
to Chattanooga. and even west of that
city we had good reason to believe that
We would find no other train in the way
till we had reached Mitchel's lines. IL one
rail could now be lifted We would be in
Evening star., 1911-08-20

a few minutes at Oostenaula bridge, and.
that burned, the rest of the task would
be little more than simple manual labor.
with the enemy absolutely powerless. We
worked with a will.
But in q moment the tables were turn
ed. Not far behind we heard the scream
of a locomotive bearing down upon US at
lightning speed, The men on board We're
in plain sight and we'll armed! Two
sl!nutes-perhaps one-Would nave re-
moved the rail at which we were toiling
then the game would have been in our
own hands, for there was no other loco
motive beyond that could be turned back
after US. But the most desperate efforts
were in vain. The rail was simply bent.
and we hurried to our engine and darted
Evening star., 1911-08-20

precpitate arrival caused natural SuS-
picions Many searching questions We're
asked which had TO be answered be-
fore We could get the opportunity Of pro
ceedng. We In the box car could hear
the alteration and We're almost sure that
a tight would be necessary before the
conductor would consent to pull up in
order to let us out. Here, again, our po-
sition was most critical. for the pursuers
were rapidly approaching.
Fuller and Murphy saw the obstruction
Of the broken rail beyond Kingston in
time 10 prevent wreck by reversing their
engine. but the hindrance was for the
present insuperable. Leaving all the men
behind. they started for a second foot
race. Before they had gone far they met
Evening star., 1911-08-20

fair race. We were not many minutes
ahead.
Four miles from Kingston we again
stopped and cut the telegraph. While
trying to take up a rail at this point
We were greatly startled. One end of
the rail was loosened and eight of Us
were pulling at it. when. distant but dis
tnct, we heard the whistle Of a pursuing
engine, With a frantic pull, We broke
the rail and all tumbled over the en-
bankment with the effort.
We moved on, and at Adairsvlle We
found a mixed train freight and passen-
ger) waiting. but there was an express
on the road that had not Yet arrived.
We could afford no more delay, and set
out for the next station, Calhoun. al ter
Evening star., 1911-08-20
True, True.

+. y. Brown. president Of the Ma
tionaf Railways of Mexico. discussing
in New York a railroader who was al
ways out OF work. said
He Is 800 quick with his tongue
that's his trouble He has a ready wit
that he is too apt TO use upon Ills boss"
Then with a laugh. Mr. Brown Ut
tered this epigrammatic and true say
ing:
"Repartee has lost as many men their
Jobs as il has made others their repu-
tations.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

rble speed. hoping to reach that point
before the express, which was behind
time. should arrive The nine miles which
We had to travel We're left behind in less
than the same number of minutes.
The express was Just pulling out. but,
hearing our whistle, backed before lis
until were a BILE to take the side track.
1t stopped. however. IN such "A manner
as completely TO close up the other en-.
of the switch. The two trains. side by
side. almost touched each otler. and our
Evening star., 1911-08-20

lie railroad raid III
81 = o + gia in the
spring OF 1862 ha ;
always been consid
cred 10 rank high
among the striking
and novel events OF
the civil war vt
that time Gen, ..
NJ Mitchell. under
hose authority It
was or : a n j Zed.
commanded | Mon
Evening star., 1911-08-20
A Wise Choice.

Miss Ethel Barrymore. at garden
party in Los Angeles, said of Cali
fornia girl who had refused an earl to
marry a rich young San Francisco man
ufacturer:
plant to family tree"
Evening star., 1911-08-20

OW Handful of Ohio Volunteers, Led by Spy Travelled
Into the Heart of the Confederacy, Stole Train From
Under the Noses of Camp of Grayakes and the Better Part
Destroy Track and Bridges Between Those Two Confederate
Centers While Being Reentlessy Pursued by Band of the
Enemy
Evening star., 1911-08-20

BY THE REV. WILLIAM PIT
TENGER, SECOND OHIO
VOLUNTEERS,
One of the Men Who Took
Part in This Striking and
Novel Event of the War, and
After Eight of His Compan-
ions Had Been Executed as
Spies Was Exchanged by
Special Arrangement With
the Confederate Government.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

The time could not have been 50
very long, for the terrible speed was
RAPIDLY deyouring the distance, but
with our nerves strained to the high
est tension each minute seemed an
hour on several occasions the escape
of the enemy from wreck seemed little
less than miraculous. At one point a
rail was placed across the track SO
skillfuIly on a curve that ii was not
seen till the train ran upon it at full
speed. Fuller says that they Were
terribly jolted. and seemed 10 bounce
altogether from the track. but lighted
on the rails in safety Some Of the
Confederates wished TO leave / train
which was, driven at such a reckless
rate. but their wishes were not graft
fled.
Before reaching Dalton We urged
Andrews TO turn and attack the enemy,
laying an ambush 10 get into
close quarters that our reVolvers might
be on equal terms with their guns.
But .Andrews-W 1t ther because he
thought the chance OF WreckinS Or oh
structing the enemy still good, OF fear
ed that the country ahead had been
alarmed by a telegram around the Con
federacy by the way of Richmond
merely gave the plan his sanction
without making any atteiipt TO carry
il into execution.
Dalton was passed without difficulty,
and beyond We stopped again to cut
wires and obStruct the track 1t hap
pened that a regiment was encamped
not a hundred yards away, but ii
did not modest US Fuller had written
a dispatch to Chattanooga. and drop
ped a man with orders to have it for
warded instantly. while he pushed on
to save the bridges. Part of the mes
sage got through and created a wild
panic in Chattanooga. Our supply of
fuel was now very short. and. without
getting rid Of our pursuer long enough
Evening star., 1911-08-20

81
While cutting the wire We made an
attempt TO get mp another rail. but the
enemy. - usual, was too quick for us.
We had no tool for this purpose except
a wedge pointed iron bar. Two or
three bent iron claws for pulling out
spikes would have given us such supe-
rtority that down t. almost the last
of our run w would have been able to
escape ana to burn all the chicka-
marGa bridges Rut II had not been
our intention to rely on this mode 80
obstruction au emerrtncy only rem
dered ncCessa1t by our unexpected de-
lay and the pouring rain
We mad" no attempt 20 damage tho
IonS tunnel north II Dalton. as Our
enemies had greatly dreaded TIL, last
hope Of the raid was uow stailed upon
al effort ~ different kind 4 few mor,,
obstrurtions Werc dropped on tho ira L,
and our speed WsS Increased 50 ih,tt We
soon forged a considrrsi II. distance ahpaU.#
The side and end boards Of the !a-t
car We're torn into shrtdS All available
fuel was piled upon IT, and blazing
brands We're brought back from the en-
glne. BN the time We approached long
covered bridge the tire IN the ar ,Na>
fairly started. We unc0uplcd ID in the
middle of tie bridge, 4nd with painful
suspense awaited the issue oh, for a
few minutes III the work Of con ia ia
tion was fairly begun There was still
steam pressure enough IN our boiler IL
carry Us 10 the next woodward. where
We could have r"pieniShcd our fuel lv
force If necessafN. aS to run as nea.
10 Chattanooga ~ WAS deemed prudent.
But the minutes were not given. Before
the bridge was extensively fired our enc
mics We're upon rs. Thry pushed right
INTO the smoke and drove the burning
car before teem II the next side track.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

forces in middle Tennessee, consisting al
o division of BueIrs army. The 'onfed-
crates were concentrating al Corinth,
Miss and Grant and Buell. were advane-
ing by different routes toward that point.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

MitchelS S orders required nun 10 Pro-
tect Nashville and the country around,
but allowed him latitude in the DISPOSE
tion OF his divi.ian, which. with deta a.
ments and gIrrisons. numbered neary
1900 men. tits attention had long been
turned toward the liberation of East Ten
nessee which he knew President Lin
coin also earnestly desired, and which
would. if achieved, strike a most damag-
ing blow at the resources of the Confed~
eracy. Union army once in possession
of East Tennessee would have the inesti-
mable advantage found nowhere else in
the south of operating in the midst Of a
friendly population and having at hand
abundant supplies of all kinds
Mitchell had no reason to believe that
Corinth would retain the Union armies
Evening star., 1911-08-20

With no car left. and no fuel the iast
scrap having been thrown into the engine
or upon the burning car. and with no OBJ
struction 10 drop on the track. our situ-
alton was indeed desperate
But II might still he possible to save
ourselves if We left the train in a BODY
and took a direct course toward the
Union lines. Confederate pursuers with
whom have since conversed have agreed
on TWO points-that we could have escaped
IN the manner here pointed ont. and that
an attack on the pursuing train would
likely have been successful But An
drews thoGsht otherwise at least in re
lation 10 the former plan, and ordered
Us t. jump from tho locomotive and.
dispensing in the Moods each endeavor
10 save himself
The question i often asked. Why did
You not reverse your engine and thus
wreck the one following Wanton In
jury was no part of our plan. and We
could not afford To throw away our en
sine TIL the last extremity. When tho
raiders We're jumping off. however the
engine was reversed and driven hack
but by that time the steam was so near
ly exhausted that the Confederate engine
had no diffeuliy in reversing aud receit
Ing the shock without injury. Both
were soon at standstill and the Con-
federates, reinforced by a party from a
train which soon arrived on the scene
the express passenger which had been
turned back at Calhoun-continued the
chase on foot
1t is easy now to understand why
Mitchell paused thirty miles west Of Chat
tanooga. The Andrews raiders had been
forced to stop eighteen miles south of the
same town. and no flying train met
Mitchell with tidings that all the railroad
communications of Chattanooga were de-
stroyed, and that the town was in a
panic and undefended.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

and dropped cross-tles on the track as
We ran, thus checking their progress and
getting far enough ahead to take in wood
and water az two separate stations.
Several times we almost lifted rail
but each time the coming of the Con
feCerates within rife range compelled
us 10 desisI and speed on. Oar worst
hindrance was the rain. The previous
day tFridayD had been clear. with d high
wind. and or such q day fire would
have been easily and tremendously ef-
fectiye. But today a bridge could be
burned only with abundance OF fuel and
careful nursing.
Thus we sped on. mile after mile. IN
this fearful chase. around curves and
past stations in seemingly endless per
spective. Whenever we lost sight OF the
enemy beyond curve we hoped that
some of our distractions had been eff
fective in throwing him from the track
and that we would see him no more:
but at each long reach backward the
smoke was again seen, and the shrill
whistle was like the scream of bird
Of prey.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

- take in more. ID was evident that We
could not run as far as Chattanooga
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Of the captured train until II was passed:
then, at the highest possible speed We
would run to the OoStenaula and ohick,
amauga bridges. lay them in ashes. ana
pass on through Chattanooga TO Mitchei.
at Huntsville or wherever eastward OF
that point he might. be found, arriving
long before the close of the day;
1t was brilliant prospect, and, so raI
as human estimates can determine II
would have been realized had the DAY
been Friday instead Of Saturday. Oh
Friday every train had been on time, lhe
day dry and the road in perfect order
Now the road was in disorder. every
train far behind time, and two extras
We're approaching us. But OF these un-
favorable conditions We knew nothing
and pressed confidently forward.
We stopped frequently, at one point
tore up the track, cut telegraph wires
and loaded on crossties to be used III
bridge burning. Wood and water were
taken without difficulty. Andrews telling,
very cooly. the story TO which he ad-
hered throughout the run, namely. that
he was an agent of Gen Beauregard S
running an impressed powder train
through to that officer at Corinth.
We had no good instruments for track
raising, we had intended rather to de-
spent in taking up rail was not ma
terial at this stage of our journey. as
we easily kept on the time of our cap
tured train. There was wonderful eN-
hilaration i'm passing swiftly by towns
and stations through the heart of an en-
eny's country in this manner. II pos
sessed Just enough of the spice of danger
lin this part of the run-to render II
Thoroughly enjoyable. The slightest ac-
,ideut to our engine, however or a mis-
carriage i'll any part of our program,
would have completely changed the con
ditionS.
At Ftowah station found the
"Yonah." an old locomotive owned BY ali
iron company. standing with steam up;
hut not wishing TO alarm the enemy TIL
the local FIRE ght had been safely met, we
left il unharmed. Kingston. thirty miles
from tho starting point. was safely
reached 4 train from Rome, Ga. on a
branch road had just arrived and was
waiting for the morning mail-our train
We learned that the local freight would
soon come also and. taking the side track
waited for il. When II arrived. however.
Andrews saw to his surprise ana
chagrin that il bore red flag, indicating
another train not far behind. Stepping
10 the conductor. b. boldly asked:
What does it mean that the road IS
blocked in this manner when ] have or
ders to take this powder TO Beauregaru
without a minutes delay?
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Finding hand-car. they mounted it
and pushed forward till they neared
Etowah. where they ran on the break
we had made in the road and were pre-
cipitated down the embankment into the
ditch. Continuing with more caution.
they reached Etowah and found the
"Yonah." which was at once pressed into
service. loaded with soldiers who We're
at hand. and hurried with flying wheels
toward Kingston. Fuller prepared to
fight at that point for he knew of the
tangle of extra trains. and OF the late
ness OF the regular trains. and did not