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NEWS OF THE TERRITORY
Summary of Past Weeks Happenings Over the Territory of Arizona, Bor. rowed, Stolen or Revamped.

Willard Sevier, formerly a for est ranger, was married at Will Hams last week to Miss Edna Halloway.
The Coconino sun., 1911-06-30

Improve your property with ce- ment walks. I'm ready to give you prices that are right. E. E. Raudebaugh.
The Coconino sun., 1911-06-30

Charles McCarty, a convict working in the stocade at Tempe on the territorial bridge escaped last Friday.
The Coconino sun., 1911-06-30

Fred Mckinley, an eleven-year old boy, was seriously injured and narrowly escaped deatb in fly wheel at mining camp near Iron Springs Sunday.
The Coconino sun., 1911-06-30

Skeletons dug up in the streets and alleys of Phoenix are thought to be bodies of early settlers drowed in early floods and then covered by silt and wash during later years.
The Coconino sun., 1911-06-30

Sixteen Santa Fe engines were destroyed in the frame round house building at Needles last week. This makes loss of thirty engines by fire along the Santa Fe within the last week.
The Coconino sun., 1911-06-30

Joaquin Soza, miner, stabbed his wife with a miners candle stick at Weaver Gulch, Saturday, attempting to kill her because she refused to return and live with him. Her wounds are thought fatal.
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Burbridge's First Raid.

Editor National Tribune: I belonged
to Co. Fl, 9th KY. MID Inf. (Col Chas.
l1anson's regimenD. We were mount
ed at Lexington. KY, in August, 1864.
and went to Mount Sterling, KY, some
time after the Burbridge cavalry had
the fight there. Troops were got to-
gether there, and along about Sept l
we started for the Big Sandy.
About 5000 mounted men (under
Gen. Burbridge) drew three days ra-
lions, and started. as I remember now
and from a history I have before me.
consisting of the 9th and 18th KY,
18th Mich, 18th Ohio, parts of the goth
and 45th KY. and afterwards some COL
ored troops. We followed the Big
Sandy over the Blue Ridge and down
thru the Valley. We had a running
hight for seven or eight days, and on
the morning of Oct. 2, 1864. the 37th
KY opened the fight at Kings Salt
Works. After fighting all day we re-
treated at about 10 o'clock at night.
leaving our dead and wounded on the
field.
Col Hanson was severely wounded
and captured in the retreat. This was
known as the first Burbridge raid. His
second raid, about Dec. 20, 1864. was
successful, as the works were DESTROYED
We were Is days in the saddle. with
hardly day without scrap or run
nlng hight both to and from there and
on three days rations. Can say that I
know what it is to be hungry.-W. B.
Flora, Co. II, 9th Ky, Paxton, Ill.
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A Wartime Letter

Editor National Tribune: The follow
ing is a copy of letter that / wrote
to my father from Vicksburg on July 4,
1863: :
Camp Big Black River, Miss, July 4.
1863.
Dear Father and Mother: I have
good news to tell you. We have cap
tured Vicksburg, and all of the men
that were in the place, about 10000.
We also got all of their arms, about
10000 stand, and captured all of their
cannon. There were 603 pieces of artil-
lery, including 'Whistiing Dick The
men were a hard-loo!ling set as thev
came out of their bitches. Our bows
are all in good spirits. Johnston is
within hearing of us, and Gen Sherman
gave him round to-day. 1 guess we
will start to hunt him in the morning.
Tor we have our marching orders, but
we do not know where we will go. If
Gen. Grant starts us after him we will
run him to Old Brady or catch him, for
Gen. Osterhaus's Division is like a set
of grayhounds. We have the best army
that ever marched thru the Southern
Confederacy, for it doesn't know what
fear Is. This Fourth of July will be
long remembered by Gen. Grants army.
i went down into Vicksburg, and it is
the best fortified place 1 ever saw. 1t
appears that their troops rejoiced as
much as we. except the Texas troops,
and they are a stubborn set of men.
Your son-James NJ. Bishop, Co. E. Sd
LII. Cav, Jonesboro, Ark.
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A Duel ut Spanish Fort.

Editor National Tribune: In driving
the Confederates back into their works
at Spanish Fort, Ala, ! was with the
advance skirmish line, and at one place
they made determined stand. We were
in an open forest, and each side had
sought the protection of trees and logs.
got behind a good-sized pine tree. and
in moment a rifle ball knocked the
bark from one side of the tree. looked
to see where the shot came from, and
saw the smoke rise from behind a pile
of cordwood. / put my cap on my ram
rod and poked it out from behind the
tree. Instantly another bullet whizzed
by Before he could reload / fired at
the wood pile. which lay with the ends
towards me. L tried the cap a number
of times. and every time he shot
would reply. Finally / heard NO more
from him.
They fell back, and we were ordered
to advance. / went to the wood pile,
and discovered some blood about the
place, but found no dead rebs, and went
on with the rest and began the invest
ment of Spanish Fort. One day after
we had taken Mobile 1 was walking
about the city, and saw n Confederate
soldier with one arm in a sling. He
told me he had got his wound at the
wood pile. He said that while loading
his gun he exposed his arm, and re-
ceived the wound. 1 was glad to learn
1t was nothing serious. altho he had
done his best to kill mel. P. Pugh,
21st Iowa, Strawberry Point, Iowa.
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A Scripture Lesson.

Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge: I have
noted your action in regard to the Sui.
loway bill, and l would respectfully
suggest that you read in your Bible
the first eight verses OF the fifth chap
ter of the General Epistle of James
c. T. LETTERS, Fruithurst, Ala.
The first eight verses of James '
read:
]. Go 10 now, we rich men, weep and
howl for your miseries that shall come
upon you.
2. Your riches are corrupted, and
your garments are moth-eaten.
3. Your gold and silver is cankered
and the rust of them shall be Il witness
against you, and shall eat your flesh as
it were fire. We have heaped treasure
together for the last days.
4. Behold, the hire of the laborers
who have reaped down your fields
which is of you kept back by fraud
crieth; and the cries of them which
have reaped are entered into the ears
of the Lord of Sabaoth.
5. Ye have lived in pleasure on the
earth and been wanton; ye have nour.
ished your hearts, as in day of slaugh'
ter.
6. Ye have condemned and killed tn,
| just, and he doth nor resist you.
z. Be patient, therefore, brethren
unto the coming of the Lord. Behold
| the husbandman waiteth for tn,
precious fruit OF the earth, and hatl
| long patience for II, until he receive the
early and latter rain.
8. Be We also patient; stablish you
hearts; for the coming of the Lore
draweth nigh.
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HOME OF F. f. CALDWELL. ST. CLOUD. FLA.

upon us by the rebels, and in addition
to our extreme physical suffering we
experienced mental torture at the
thought of the scaffold, for no crime
whatever, except it be a crime to obey
our superior officers Had we been
guilty of a crime that would merit such
punishment we could probably have
stood it better.
I'VE were not spies, as charged by
the enemy, for we never lurked for
one moment around their encampments
for the purpose of obtaining knowledge
of their position. We were bridge burn
ers and engine thieves. This we did
not deny at all. For seven long months
we lived as it were under the shadow
of the gallows, expecting every moment
10 be taken out and executed like fell
ons. Is it any wonder that | and my
comrades are physical wrecks to-day?
Il have been confined to the house
most of the time for two years, and to
my bed part of the time. / never re-
GREETED for one moment that / respond
ed to the call in 1861 to 60 in defense
OF my country and her flag. i am glad
went and bore what / could to make
treason odious and make il possible for
the Stars and Stripes-that dear old
nag that Is emblematical of our nation
ality-to float in triumph from the
dome of every Capitol in this the great
est OF Republics. ] was twice severely
wounded at the battle of Chickamauga
on Sept. 20, 1s63."-W. w. Brown, one
of the Engineers on Andrews raid,
Toledo, o.
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An Act of Rrayery

Editor National Tribune: / was taken
prisoner at the Dattle of Bull Run. and
taken to Richmond, and with about "a
other officers confined in Libbey, then
taken to Tuscaloosa, Ala, and to Sails
oury, ". G., having been prisoner 10
months before being exchanged. While
in Richmond, on Nov. 10, 1861, J. p,
Benjamin, rebel Secretary of War, with
Gen. John H: Winder and several mem
bers of his staff, glittering in gold braid.
entered the prison. and, calling us to-
gether. said he had an unpleasant duty
to perform. He was ordered to choose
by lot IA officers, to be placed in Jail
as hostage for the IA men of the rebel
pirate Savannah, who were captured
by our navy. He said If these men
We're hung, as was proposed, those Sc
lected on this occasion would suffer a
like fate.
Among the names drawn was that of
capt McQuade, then in hospital, hav-
ing lost leg in the battle. When ha
name was announced instantly Capt.
Thomas Cox, of the I'd KY, exclaimed:
"Will.you hang wounded man? Take
me. I'm his rank" No drawer deed
was ever done than that.
The IA men selected were led awav
to close confinement. Our Government
later concluded to regard the Savannah
captiVes as prisoners of war, and our
comrades were returned to us. / should
IKE 10 hear from any of that crowd
g. B. Remission, 5th Me-, Boothbay
Harbor, Ne.
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ST. CLOUD COLONY.
Items of Interest From the Rap
idly-Growing Veterans City.
ARRESTED FOR LIBEL.
]. p. Jones Put Under Bail for Vicious
Letter Writing
(From the st. Cloud Tribune)

(From the st. Cloud Tribune.)
John P Jones was, on March IA
placed under arrest by Sheriff Prevat
on "a warrant charging him with libel
The information was issued by Judge
J. L. Moon, Prosecutor of Osceols
County.
Jones gave bond for his appearance
for trial before the April term of the
County Court.
The arrest of Jones, it is said, grows
out of certain libelous references said
TO have been made to Mr.. B. F. Rails
who recently received notice OF his APP
pointment as Justice of the Peace for
this district, in letters which Jones is
said to have written TO prominent pub
lie officials protesting the appointment
of Mr.. Rails.
This case has been brewing for sew
eral weeks 1t is understood that,
about the time of the incorporation OF
st. Cloud, prominent attorneys of
Kissimmee interested themselves in be-
half of Mr.. Rails to the extent of rec
ommending to the Governor that Mr..
Rails be appointed Justice of the
Peace for this district, as the need for
such an officer at this place was becom-
ing urgent. Mr.. Rails was recon-
mended as the best available man,
owing to his long legal experience as
District and County Judge and Prose-
cuunS Attorney III MS ndliVe Stdte.
Upon learning of the proposed ap-
pointment of Mr.. Rails, Jones. it is al
legged, wrote certain letters containing
references to Mr.. Rails and other
prominent residents of St Cloud of
such a nature as to warrant his arrest
on a charge of libel.
The penalty for libel, under the
statutes of the State of Florida, is a
fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprison-
ment for a term not exceeding one
year.
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1t has a population of about 1900
and at least 1000 nice houses inhabited
/ by happy, contented and home-lovins
people. i have spent three Winters in
| the South, and when 1 left home last
Fall l told the comrades l would just
stop and see ST. Cloud, but l had nc
thought of staying there, as 1 did, for
two months. However, when / heard
the flies and drums and enjoyed the
society of the cid veterans, l felt
could not leave, and only regret I am
not there now Next Winter, If 1 am
spared. 1 will go there earlier and stay
later. The beautiful lake with its boats
and fishermen, reminded me of the sea
of Galilee in ,jiblical times, when Jesus
made the fishermen fishers for mems
souls.
1 was disappointed when I first ar
rived in st. Cloud, but after attending
a G.. A. r. meeting and talking with the
old comrades / told my wife we had
found the promised land, and that
intended to stay.
I think whoever wrote the hymn Il
would not live always, / ask not to
stay" never lived in Florida or he
would have changed his mind St
Cloud surely is the garden spot of the
world, such beautiful residences and so
many of them.
Just think of leaving the frozen
North and finding oneself inside of As
hours in beautiful warm sunshine, with
oranges, grapefruit, tomatoes and flow
ers of all kinds around one. We could
hardly realize the change, but il is real
ly so.
Comrades, this is the place to spend
your declining years in ease and COM
fort.-M. C. Davis, First Lieutenant, Co
E, 18th Ill. Cav.
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The 5th Kan. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: I have
asked several times for history of this
regiment. Please give it--Henry John.
stou, Leroy, Kan
Ten companies of this regiment were
organized at Leavenworth from July
IL, 1861, to Jan. %, 1852, and TWO COM
panies in April and July, 1863, all for
three years. Cos. a to n, inclusive
Except veterans), were mustered out at
different dates, according to the time Of
expiration OF their terms, the veterans
and recruits being transferred to Cos,
and K, which, with Cos. L and VI,
were retained in service. Cos. I and *
were mustered out June %, 1855, and
l. and NJ consolidated with the 18th
Kan. Cav. Aug. %, 1865. 1t was COM
manded by, Col. Hamilton P Johnson,
killed in action at Morrstown Sept II,
1851, succeeded by Col. John Richie,
resigned Dec. IL, 1861, succeeded by
Col Powell Clayton, promoted Aug. /,
1854, to Brigadier- General. 1t took
par in many battles, and lost AZ killed
an 221 from disease, etc.-EdiIor Ma
tional Tribune.
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DEAFNESS CURED
IL have demonstrated that
deafness can be cured."-
DR.. Guy Clifford Powell.

The secret of how to use the mysterious and
Invisible nature forces for the cure of Deafness
and Head Noises has at last been discovered by
the famous Physician Scientist, Guy Clifford
Powell. Deafness and Head Noises dIsap, as
IL by magic under the of, this new and
wonderful discovery. He Will send all who suf-
Ter from Deafness and Head Noises full infor-
nation how they may be cured. absolutely free
no matter how long they have been deaf or
what caused their deafness This marveIou,
Treatment Is SO simple. natural and certain
that you will wonder why 1t was not discov-
cred before. Investigators marvel at the quick
results. Any deaf person can have full jnfor
nation how to be cured quickly and cured to
stay cured at home without investing a cent
Write to-day to DIR. Guy Clifford Powell, s21l
Bank Building. Peoria, ILL.,. and get full infor-
nation OF this new and wonderful discovery,
absolutely free
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ST. CLOUD LOCALS.
(From the St. Cloud Tribune.

tf rom lIe SI. cloud tribune
DIR. and Mrs Gibbs, of Orlando, were
in town yesterday. They have leased
the home Of Rev. and Mrs. Julian, on
Illinois avenue. for two years. They
will be welcomed to our city. The doc
tor is a G. A. r. man and prominent in
other circles. His wife, besides being
prominent in the Woman's Relief
Corps, is a fine musician. They will
add greatly to our already splendid
colony.
Comrade z. B. StillwefI has just had
constructed 100 feet of new sidewalk
fronting his two lots at the corner of
New York avenue and Eleventh street.
This is a great improvement to that
busy section of town, and many are
the expressions of appreciation of
Comrade Stillwelrs commendable ac-
ton. He now has four buildings on
his property. Comrade Stillwell also
owns two lots on Eleventh street, near
Wyoming avenue.
The handsome new building being
constructed for Mercer Bros. is being
enclosed.
The bean supper" given last even
ing by the Woman's Relief Corps in
G. A. r. Hall was financially and So
cially a splendid success.
With the temperature at 16 degrees
at the Northern resorts, how glad we
are that We are in st. Cloud, with its
bright sunshine and the thermometer
at rs to 80 degrees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mathews have
left for their home in Kinsman. Ohio,
after having spent the Winter in St
Cloud. They say they have had a de-
lightful time here, and hope to come
back next Winter and improve the
property they have purchased on Jer-
sey avenue.
Comrade David r. Witter and wife
arrived recently from Council Bluffs
Iowa, and are stopping with Mrs
Marsh. Comrade Witter, who is Past
Commander of Post No. 29, of Coun-
ell Bluffs, owns property on Connecticut
avenue, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets.
Comrade William Kirk arrived Sat
urday morning from Parkersburg, w
Va, and is stopping at the New St
Cloud. He owns property on Missouri
avenue, between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets. Comrade Kirk is here
to look his holdings over, and is ia
yorably impressed with the colony.
DR.. ]. NJ. Jenkins, of Cortland, Ind
who is at present st. Cloud visitor
expresses the opinion that the town has
bright prospects for the future. He
owns two lots on Massachusetts ave.
nue., between Seventh and Eighth
streets, and two on Wyoming avenue
north of the railroad; also four coun.
try tracts.
Comrade Joel Cokely, of Missouri
( Avenue, favored us with a mammoth
strawberry yesterday, of fine color
shape, and favor. Comrade Cokely
states that he has been eating the Ius.
cious fruit for the past five weeks He
has about 500 plants, and has not lost
q dozen Of them from the time he sci
them out.
Comrade ]. H Eller and wife were
arrivals Monday morning from Can
ton, Ohio. They are registered at the
New st. Cloud. Comrade ElIer holds
property here. and is down to look the
place over. He is favorabIy impressed
and says he thinks this will make a
Ane town. During the war Comrade
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Contrast what then was with what now
is. We surely cannot plead poverty.
Congress cannot ignore a patriotic OBJ
legation on the ground that the country
is too poor. The people have never yet
complained of any pension legislation
enacted by Congress. and they will not
complain, of. but rather commend, the
passage of the volunteer retired list
bill. 1t will not belittle the services of
the private soldier; it will not lessen
his pension. Rather will it not re-
dound to the honor of the private SOL
der, inasmuch as this proposed volun-
teer retired list will be made up of
names which originally appeared upon
the company muster rolls, in alphabeti-
cal order under the heading of "Pri-
vates?" ! think SON. II. Peters,
Past Commander and Adjutant of Will
liams Post. IS. Department of Illinois,
Watseka, Ill.
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freely bartered away for the shipbuild.
ers profit; protection is to be removed
from the products of New England fish
ermen, and dressed beef to be taxed al
the behest of the Beef Trust; and yet
you defeat an act to benefit the old
soldiers whose lives sunset is close al
hand and those soldiers who fought
their country's cause on more than
1000 battlefields.
SHAKESPEARE well said, They laugh at
scars who never felt wound" and Its
truth is seen to-day
/ do not wish you misfortune or
heartaches for the suffering and sorrow
you have caused the veteran soldier
who was fighting 10 save the Union
when your father was at home and
accumulated wealth by reason of the
war; which wealth you have since en-
joyed. as well as the fruit of our sacri-
fees for our country. Very respectfully
yours-R T. Lombard, Captain, 18th
Mass, Boston, Mass.
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Locomotive Chase in 1862.

Editor National Tribune: The follow
ing letter is to Comrade j. NJ. Lee from
Capt. w. w. Brown. one of the surviv-
ors of the historic Andrews raid: You
no doubt know l was one of the An
drews- raiders. / have never recovered
from the nervous shock / received in
the hole of Calcutta as termed in Pit
tenger's History. In the Simmons
Hole at Chattanooga we Were chained
together in pairs, closely handcuffed
thrust into dark, dismal dungeon, fed
on cornbread and water and pestered
by vermin so we could not sleep.
Besides all this. we had constantly
to hear the bitter anathemas heaped
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The Fight Mt AIlatoOna

o. H. Perkins, Northwood. Iowa, says
he was there all thru the fight at ALA
toona, and the rebels never had any
part of our works. Neither did they
have am possession of the rations
stored there, as Maj. Perot saws. There
was one rebel Lieutenant killed be-
tween the railroad track and the ware
house, where the rations were stored
The regiments present were the 4th
Mimi. 18th Wis. and the 7th Ill. The
latter had Henry repeating rifles, which
did splendid work. The 7th Ill. and
the 18th Wis. were on the west side
and the 4tli MINI. on the east. The
hght was over in less than an hour, and
FOR the Confederates to say they had
possession for seven hours is ridiculous.
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Ono Of the 600.

Editor National Tribune: Forty-si,
years ago Feb. II was a red-letter day
to about 500 ragged and emaciated
boys liberated from the old Pembertor
tobacco building at Richmond, Va
What picture they presented as they
stood there in line on the icy stree,
that morning, barefooted and starved
with scarcely anything to cover theiI
emaciated bodies. The picture would
cause one to shudder. Hope of home
and friends inspired us, and many OF
us were wholly overcome. Here's one
who would be pleased to hear from any
of that noble 600.-Albert Cotton, Bat
terry H, LIST w. Va. L. A, Chillicothe,
Iowa.
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"NO Mean Cify.o

The National Tribune: I write YOU.
wishing to express my appreciation OF
the work you have done for the bows
on that pension bill. As you see. 1 am
resident of st. Cloud, "a citizen of no
mean city" I came here just before the
Hood, but 1 have seen so many worse
storms that / thought it was nothing
1t didn't scare me, and I went to build
ing on my lots. I put up a house &c by
90 feet, and have it wired for electric
lights and all finished but the flag
S. Smith, st. Cloud, Fla.
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SENATOR LODGE.
An Open Letter From Massachusetts
Veteran.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge

Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge.
My Dear Sir: The old Union soldiers
of the entire country and their friends
are fully satisfied that you are the one
person solely responsible for the defeat
of the so-called Sulloway pension bill
and your course in this matter has and
will cause more sorrow, distress, hard
ship and unhappiness than any act of
any one man or woman for the last 500
years, if history can be relied on; and
this wrong against those who made
possible a United States Congress and
with it the opportunity for you to be-
come Senator.
Ninety-nine per cent of those who
composed the Union army were from
the common walks of life, who by their
daily labor earned their support, and
of those who are alive nearly all are
compelled to earn their livelihood by
daily and constant toll, Notwithstanding
their age and infirmities.
1t was you who forced thru Congress
the act to pension Mr.. William H.
Moody at the rate of $4,000 year, a
man who during his entire life has not
done so much for his country as any
old soldier did in any one of the great
battles of the war.
Vast sums of money are voted to
benefit contractors; naval secrets are