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provisional capital
q. New York city's 100000 public library
dedicated and opened.
Is. Battleship Wyoming. largest IN United
States navy, launched at Philadelphia.
JUNE
L. Tablet unveiled in Philadelphia to Bet
sy Ross, who made first American flag,
10 First remains recovered from wrecked
battleship Maine.
JULY.
II. Fete celebrating the naming Of Amer
lea In 1907 held at Saint Die. France
First cruiser for China's modern navy
launched.
L. The annual naval war game began OF
the New England coast
H. 10Th anniversary of first Bull Run bat
tie celebrated at Manassas. Va: north
ern and southern veterans clasped
hands on battlefield.
AUGUST.
H. Bennington. VT, celebrated its forma-
tion as a town $50 years ago.
l6 Albert GARNER. French billiard cham
pion, died in Paris
SEPTEMBER.
II Van schaick & Co.. noted New York
stock brokers' failed. owing $3.50O,0oO.
IL. Premier Stolypin OF Russia. who was
shot by an assassin on the l4th. died Of
his wounds at Kiev.
~ Italy called IL. 600 reserve soldiers into
the field to invade Tripoi.
Is. Bogrof, who shot Premier Stolypin Of
Russia fatally on the l4th inst. hanged
for the murder at Kiev.
OCTOBER.
Z Tripoli bombarded by Italian warships.
L Italians from the war fleet in the har-
Dor Of Tripoli landed and hoisted the
Italian flag.
q Great Britain's largest battleship King
George w.. launched at Portsmouth.
England.
II. Trial of John J. Mcnamara in the Los
Angeles dynamiting and murder case
began at Los Angeles.
IL President Tai, broke ground for the
Panama Pacific International EXPOSE
ton Of 1876 At San Francisco.
3. 9ianfu. ancient capital OF China cap
tured by revolutionists. The Chinese
national assembly demanded reforms
from the imperial government.
Turks attacked Italian troops In Tripoli.
and massacre Of Arabs followed
repulse.
President Taft reviewed the great fleet
Of battleships. cruisers and auxiliary
vessels at New York. Over 100 ships
were in line
~ A wireless message was transmitted
from Coltano. Italy. to Glace Bay.
Nova Scotia. 1000 miles.
u Standard Oh trust officially dissolved.
DECEMBER
L James B. and John ] Mcnamara
pleaded guilty to dynamiting In Los
Angeles.
& ]. B. Mcnamara sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment and J. J. Mcnamara to If
teen years
L Tho Maine wreck investigating board
reported: 1.-The injuries to the bottom
Of the Maine were caused by the eX.
plosion Of charge OF a low form OF
explosive exterior to the ship"
Il Durbar Of coronation of George " as
emperor Of India held at Delhi.
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GAMES AND RACES

FEBRUARY.
20 c. NJ. Daniels lowered 200 meter swim.
ming mark at New York Athletic club:
time minutes 2s1h seconds.
MARCH.
49, Capab blanca beat Vidmar ~ to ~
games at San Sebastian. winning ilrst
prize in the International chess match.
Is. Cambridge won intervarsity sports at
Queens club. London. beating oxford
6to 4 points.
g. C. NJ Daniels Get new worlds swim.
ming record minutes 26 seconds. Tor
2O0 meters. in tank at Pittsburgh.
%. Bob Burnan drove autocar 20 miles IN
l3 minutes II 92 seconds 49, miles an
hour. a recordI at Pablo Beach. Fla.
q. Louis pisbrOw al Pablo Beach. Fla.
made world auto marks: so miles. u
minutes q 20 seconds. 300 miles. hours
"a minutes IL seconds: no miles mo pre-
vious time FOR this straiEhtaway re-
corded,, 3 hours "A minutes IS seconds.
APRIL.
1 Oxford won 6Sth annual boat race
from Cambridge hrea king Oxford
Cambridge regatta records. ..
Is William Cueai ran 10 miles IN 81 min
utes s.: 2-i seconds In New York. new
world indoor record.
q Bob Burman did mile in $50 seconds,
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Lightning Kills Few.

In 1906 lightning killed only 1863 pco-
pie in this whole country. Ones chan
ces of death by lightning are less than
two in million. The chance of death
from liver, kidney or stomach trouble
is vastly greater. but not if Electric
Bitters be used, as Robert Madsen, of
West Burlington, Ia, proved. Four
doctors gave him up after eight months
of suffering from virulent live" trouble
liver trouble and yellow jaundice. He
was then completely cured be Electric
Bitters. They're the best stomach,
liver. nerve and kidney remedy and
blood purifier on earth. Only Soc at
P. A. Clemmer's. r
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Harvest of the Grim Reaper
In 1911.
ALL SOCIAL RANKS INVADED.
Authors Of Note, Famous Artists,
Distinguished Statesmen and Sci.
entists, Celebrated Actors and Gal
liant Soldiers Called From Earth.
Long Array Of Shining Marks.
OBITUARY

JANUARY
s. United States Senator Stephen B. Ell
kins Of West Virginia. in Warrington:
aged 10.
Is, Sir Francis Cation. noted English ex-
plorer and writer. in London: aged SO.
49, Paul Morton. financier. formerly Sec
rotary Of navy. in New York city;
aged "a.
a. David Graham Phillips. the author. in
the 23d): aged a.
g. Sir Charles Dixie, English statesman.
in London; aged g.
FEBRUARY.
1. Rear Admiral Charles g. sperry. COM
mander Of the American battleship
feet on its world cruise. 1868. in
Washington; aged g.
l. Gen. Piet A. Cronje. Boer leader in the
war with England. in Klerksdorp.
Transvaal: aged u.
O. Rear Admiral Silas w. Terry, U. 8.
NJ, in Washington: aged g.
10. DR.. Edward g. Janeway. noted New
York specialist. at Summit. N. j.:
aged So.
IL Gen. Alexander g. Webb. whose bril-
gade held the 'bloody angle at Get
tysburs. at Riverdale. N. T.: aged 76.
1s Rear Admiral Arthur p. Nazro. U. 8.
NJ. retired, at Jamaica Plains, Mass:
aged 6.
Rear Admiral ". q Bogert. U. q. N.
retired; aged ~
q. Frederick spielhagen, old school nov
elist, in Berlin: aged s.
Sam Walter Foss. poet and lecturer. In
Cambridge. Mass: aged s.
q. Alexander c. LecocQ, composer of
Mime. Angot." ''Girone-Girofa" and
other comic operas. in Paris: aged u.
MARCH.
Z. Rear Admiral ]. C. Fremont. U. g. NJ,
son Of the late Gen. J. c. Fremont. U.
9. A., (The Pathhnder). at Boston:
aged 66.
Is. W. D. Rloxham. ex-governor OF Flor
ida, at Tallahassee: aged 76.
Frank Work. capitalist. famous lover OF
horses, who never entered an automo-
bile. In New York city: aged 80.
II. Frederick Haas. noted German actor.
In Berlin: aged S.
APRIL.
I. Martin Greif, lyric poet Of modern Ger
many, at Kufstein. Austria-Hungary:
aged r.
IN Tom l. Johnson. former mayor of
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ACCIDENTS

JANUARY.
II. An explosion Of steam on the United
States battleship Delaware killed sea-
men.
FEBRUARY.
1. IS killed. hundreds hurt by dynamite
at pier Z, Communipaw. Central Rail
road of New Jersey: damage exceeded
100000.
Is. IL killed under falling walls in Nash
ville Tenn
Washington place. New York.
APRIL.
Z, g. men and boys persisted In tho PAN
coast mine at Throop. Pa; 18 lives
lost in the Banner mines. Alabama.
n Collision on the c. 3. and q. near Mo-
Cook, Neb.: ~ killed.
JUNE.
n II killed by boiler explosion on the
Mississippi steamer st. Joseph at Berk-
ley Landing. Mo.
JULY.
II. Federal express. Washington to Bos-
ton, crashed down embankment at
Bridgeport. Conn: IL killed. 70 hurt.
H. Explosion killed q at Sykesville. Pa.
q. Is killed and 80 injured on the Bangor
and Aroostook near Grindstone. Me.
AUGUST.
3. 80 persons died as result OF wreck on
Lehigh Valley railroad at Manchester.
N. Y.
26 Panic at moving picture show cost a
lives at Cannonsburg. Pa.
SEPTEMBER.
%. II killed by the explosion Of gun on
the French armored cruiser G1oire at
Toulon.
q. French battleship Liberte destroyed at
Toulon by explosion OF magazines; zS
killed and IS injured.
10 Austin. Pa. destroyed by flood due to
broken mill dam: g killed. missing.
NOVEMBER.
u. 10 deaths by explosion In tho Bottom
Greek mine at Vivian. w. Va.
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p. ]. Mcdonald
hurled the shot
IS feet 10 His
inches at Long
Island City. N.
T.. scoring a rec
ord.
p h IL del phia
Athletics (Amer-
lean league) won
the worlds base
ball cha mpion-
ship by defeating
New York (Na-
tional league) at
Philadel phia:
score l3 to 2.
J. F.. Baker the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-26
Events of the Year In
Review.
MEXICO AND CHINA UPSET.
1liscellsneous Affairs, Cameo aud
Races, and Items Of Personal In.
terest-Tbe Aviation FieId-Losses
BY Accidents and Explosions, Fire
and storms-A Classified Summary.
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL

FEBRUARY.
Z John Graham Hope Horsley Beresford.
Lord Decies, married Helen Vivien
Gould, daughter Of George J. Gould. in
New York.
4 The Arizona constitution adopted by
popular vote.
MARCH.
!. Senate vote, Is to 40, declared William
Lorimer Of Illinois duly elected.
J. President Taft accepted resignation OF
Richard A. Ballinger as secretary Of
the interior: Walter L. Fisher OF Chi.
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/ Lieut.. Ga vot-
Il. italian mil
itary aviator.
dropped gre
nades upon q
Turkish camp
At Trlpoli,
first expert
ment In real
aerial war
fare.
!. C. p. Rod
gers, the avi-
ator. landed
at Pasadena,
Cal, at 400
p. M. ending
his Alta ntic
to. Pacific
Night of 500
~nfo a - n
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cago appointed.
/ United States
supreme court
amrmed consti-
tutionality Of
the corporation
tai.
1 James AloysiuS
O'Gorm q n. su-
prelne court Jus
tfce. Gle cted
senator from
New York.
APRIL.
I'd congress con-
vened; CHI a m p
Clark speaker.
American -Japa-
1850 CONNER.
dal treaty rati.
As
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GOLD
is one of the best preservers of the
teeth because of its ductility. malability
and close adoption to the cavities and
margins of the teeth.
1T Is PROOF AGAINST THE ACIDS
of the mouth and stomach and affords
the greatest resistance to the arduous
and trying duties of mastication.
We make specially of Gold Filings
at reasonable prices.
Dr.. John J. CIemmer
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city: aged II.
q. Roar Admiral
Richard Inch. U. Denmah thompson.
8. N. retired. at Washington: aged 81.
Harry Fem. artist who made first gift
book illustrations produced in this
country. at Montclair. N. j.: aged u
q Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
author. historian and soldier. at Cam
bridge. Mass: aged 81.
10. W. c. Gibson. rear admiral U. 8. NJ.
retired. in New York: aged Y.
II. w. B. Baker. ex-congressman and ia
Their of rural free delivery. at Aber-
deem. Md: aged n.
20 Frederick p. Vinton. noted portrait
painter. In Boston: aged 65.
q. w. 8. Gilbert. dramatic author and
libretist, who wrote "Pinafore." "Pa-
tIence." 'The Mikado'' and other ia
vorites. in London: aged 7h
JUNE
& Edward Harrigan. famous old time
actor and playwright. in New York:
aged 6
z. Rear Admiral e. d. Robe. U. g. NJ.
retired. veteran who was with Perry
in Japan in 1861 in Washington: aged
80.
4 Carrie Nation. Temperance champion.
in Leavenworth: aged e6.
IS. Edward Shipper. rear admiral U. 8,
NJ. retired. At Chestnut Hill. Pa: aged
IS.
Prof. Hiram Corson. noted author and
educator. at Ithaca. N. r.: aged s..
l4 James Proctor Knott. ex-governor Of
Kentucky and noted civil war charac-
ter. at Lebanon. Ky: aged 81.
n Rear Admiral Charles 8. Norton. U.
g. NJ. At Westfield. N. j.: aged Is.
JULY.
L Eugene F. Ware. soldier and poet. al
Colorado Springs: aged TO-
I. Gen. Clement A. Evans. ex-command-
or United Confederate Veterans. at At
lanta. Ga: aged u.
1. Mrs. Belle A. Mansfield. first woman
admitted to the practice Of law in
United States. at Aurora, ILL.,: aged IS.
Edwin A. Abbey. American decorative
artist. in London: aged 50.
I. Elizabeth Akers Allen. tho poet. au-
thor Of Rock Me to Sleep. Neither 90
at Tuckahoe. N. T.: aged 70.
Joseph Parry. Utah pioneer. 1.-THE father
Of irrigation" at Ogden. Utah: aged SO.
1 United States Senator William Pierce
Frye OF Maine. in Lewiston. Me-: aged
John W. Gates. the nnancier. in Paris:
aged Sc.
.. Gen George W. Gordon. commander
in chief Of the United Confederate Vet
Grams, in Memphis. Tenn: aged t.
IL Gen. A. B. Nettleton. civil war vet
eran and journalist. In Chicago: aged
a
II. MAI. Henry Reed Rathbone. a mill
tary aid to Lincoln. who grappled with
Booth, the presidents assassin. when
latter had fired his fatal bullet. in
Hanover, Germany: aged u.
q. Gamaliel Bradford. reformer ane polit-
ical economist. at Wellesley. Mass.
aged So
SEPTEMBER.
!. Gen Benjamin H. 0rierson, notes Fed
eral cavalry raider in the civil var. at
Omena, Mich: aged g..
G. Katharine Cecil Thurston. English au-
thor. at Cork, Ireland.
IL Joel Benton. author. poet and critic.
at Poughkeepsis: aged 90
l6 Edward whymper. artist. autnor ana
explorer. noted as an Alpine climber.
at Chamonix, France: aged u.
II, Col, J.. ]. McCook, last OF the Fight
ing McCooks' of Ohio. at 6eabright.
N J.: aged 81.
a. Charles Battell LOOMS. humorous au-
thor and lecturer. at Hartford. Conn. F:
aged 30.
26, Gen. c. F. Henderson. civil war vet.
eran and ex-United States senator. q
sea; aged ~.
A. X. Loring, the noted Boston publish
Or, in Boston: aged H.
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coNvEN TONS

JANUARY.
L. Tho American Civic federation met In
annual session in New York.
APRIL.
II. National Society Of Daughters Of tho
American Revolution in Warrington.
1 Sons Of the American Revolution in
Louisville.
/ National peace conference opened At
Baltimore by President Taft.
l6 United Confederate Veterans reunion
at Little. Rock. Ark. Order Of the
Founders and Patriots Of America In
Philadelphia.
a Congress on international arbitration
at Lake Mohonk. N. Y.
IL International Woman Suffrage ali.
ance in Stockholm: Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait tAmerican) reelected presi-
dent.
& Christian Endeavorer at Atlantic City.
N. j.
10. Elks grand lodge at Atlantic City. N.
J. National Educational association In
San Francisco
II. Mystic Shriners in Rochester. N. 7.
AUGUST.
IL International Typographical union met
a. g. A. r. national encampment At
Rochester.
n. The Union Veteran legion met at
Pittsburgh.
sErrEMBER
Il Governors conference met at Spring
Lake. N. J.
Is. The Society of the Army OF the Poto-
mac met in annual reunion at Provi-
dence.
Is. Conservation congress met at Kansas
City.
OCTOBER.
.. The National Guard association met at
Buffalo.
10. Society Of the Army Of the Tennessee
met at Council Bluffs. Ia.
IS. The Military Order Of the Loyal Le-
gion met In Philadelphia.
~ The National Woman's Suffrage ASSOC
citation met In Louisville. Ky.
NOVEMBER.
s. United Daughters Of the Confederacy
met In Richmond.
{ American Federation Of Labor met At
Atlanta.
IS National Good Roads association in
Chicago.
%. American good roads congress In Rich
mond. Va.
DECEMBER
s. National Red Cross society in Wash
ington. Irrigation congress In Chicago.
& Rivers and harbors congress in Wash
ington.
q. American Association For the Ad-
vancement Of Science in Warrington.
American Historical association and
the Political Science association at
Buffalo.
IHave for Sale
IL Aberdeen Angus Bulls, Black Birds
Ericas, Heather Blooms, Barbaras, two
Imported Heather Blooms from Scot
land; also females, and Berkshire
boars. Come and see. or write to
To,,>y
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making q worlds cross country record.
He started from New York Sept II at
l:25 o. m
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~ ~
Cleveland. O..
noted for his
night for 3 cent
railroad fares. in
Cleveland: aged
Is
/ William Keith,
landscape paint
er. at Berkeley.
Cal: aged z
1 Denman Thomp-
son. the actor. at
West Sw an zey,
N. H.: aged 70.
George Cary Eg-
gleston. author.
in New York
city: aged Il.
|. Roar Ad miral
Pichar6 Inch n.
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sass three surviving Daugnters or tho
Revolution, dIeo At Los Angeles, Cal:

38CU, 20.
& Mrs. Barney
williams. noted
old tim g ac-
tress. widow Of
the popular
comedian. died
in New York:
aged So.
D. Juarez. Mexico,
surrendered to
the insurrectos
after several
hours fighting:
losses $50 killed.
$50 woun d e d.
Madero. chief OF
the revolution
lists. tablished
a =
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OCTOBER.

In washington; Admiral w. 8. Schiey.
aged 70.
II. r. X. Munkittrick. author Of humor-
Gus verse. at Stamford, Conn; aged 50.
a. Ida Lewis. the lighthouse heroine. at
Newport, r. l.: aged r.
n. Rear Admiral ]. H. Sands. U. g. NJ.
retired, a veteran Of the civil war. In
Washington: aged 66.
.. Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor OF the New
York World. at Charleston. 9. c.: aged
q.
NOVEMBER.
Z Kyrle Bellew. the actor. in Salt Lake
City: aged 56.
". Clark Russell. writer Of popular
sea tales. in London; aged 81.
O. Howard Pyle. noted artist and author.
in Florence. Italy: aged 81
IL ], L. Carncross. famous old time min
strel, in Philadelphia: aged II.
n MARQUIS Jutaro Komura. japanese
statesman and diplomat. In Tokyo:
aged Sc.
DECEMBER.
l. Charles Spencer Francis. editor ana
diplomat. at Troy. N. Y: aged g.
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Have for Sale

IL Aberdeen Angus Bulls, Black Birds
Ericas, Heather Blooms, Barbaras, two
Imported Heather Blooms from Scot
land; also females, and Berkshire
boars. Come and see. or write to
JOHN j. WALENTA,
Rt. 2, Calmar, Iowa.
Four miles west of Spillyille, q
miles east of Protivin.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-01
WI the Goat
Supplant the Coup

During the year we spend nearly sscO'-
100000 for milk, and still the demand
exceeds the supply. Government experts
haze been studying the milk situation
In Europe. and they think they have
found the answer to our problem here
in the goat. The department Of agricul-
ture will soon try an experiment on Its
reservation in, Washington state with
thoroughbred Swiss mich goats. and IL
the results measure up to those oh
tanned abroad the passing of the ihilch
COW is only a matter of time.
Across the river from New York there
is now a herd of 1000 mich goats paying
big profits. The goats milk is richer.
more palatable and remains fresh Ion ger
than the cows. Moreover, the cost Of
keeping one COW, would care for seven
goats.
The Swiss goat gives from five 10 six
quarts of milk daily, and the experts be-
lieve that scientific breeding will greatly
increase this yield.
With great herds of goats utilizing vas;
areas of now useless land, we shall only
be following the lead of France, Ger
mary and Austria. Fs1
Meanwhile. agriculturists viii view, the
experiment in Washington with Inter-
est
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-01

The fourteen southern states, with
Missouri and Oklahoma. having now an
aggregate population OF s2,5OO.o0O or
$4,000, 600 less than the total population
of the United States in 1880, have ST.
900, 900, 900 in national hank resources
or only 100000 less than such rs~
sources In the whole country 81 years
ago, says the Manufacturers Record.
In that period these 1s states have
increased the annual value OF their min
eral production from s2o,ooo.ooo to
ss40, 600, 900 as against s459,ooo,00o in
the whole country IN 1880; their manu-
featured products have a value within
81, 600, 100000 of the value In the whole
country in 1880, while their manufac-
turing capital is several hundaed million
dollars in excess OF the countrys az
the earlier date In the 81 years the
value of thir output of manufacturing,
which was less than the value OF agrl-
cultural products In 1880, las become
far greater annually, although the value
of agricultral products in the 10 states
is close on to $3.000.000,0O0-
In 1880 the railroads of The country
had an aggregate length of $4,000 miles.
The Is states now have $1,000 Of rail-
road mileage. From southern ports
were exported in the last fiscal year
goods to a value only $100,110. 900 less
than the value Of all exports from the
country in 1880.
country in 1SS0.-Manufacturers Record.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-01
Taft and the Insurgents
washington Correspondence Philadelphia
North American

washington Correspondence Philadelphia
North American. =
Attacking and seeking to ridicule the
progressive Republicans generally, and
Senator La Toilette individually, Presi-
dent Taft in his speech I'm Massachu-
sets yesterday has opened his campaign
for denomination with a serious blunder.
Re has made it possible now for the
progressives to take the field against him.
not primarily to assail him, but that they
may defend themselves and their efforts
in behalf of the public interest.
The progressives would undoubtedly
have started, as soon as they recover
from the exhausting efforts of the recent
session of congress. spirited campaign
against Mr.. Taft, but they would have
suffered some handicap, especially in all
strongly Republican states, through the
fact that they were making war upon
the president, who, for all his blunders
and manifest alliance with special priv
ilege forces, is still, by virtue of his
election, an authoritative party leader.
Now the campaign when opened will
be one in which the president has as
sumed the aggressive against the pro-
gresslves. and In which they will be
fully justified in defending their own
policies in contrast to those OF Mr.. Taft.
The president has given the progressives'
a most advantageous position in the fight.
For the record on which the progress.
sives stand is not one formed only in
the last session of congress. 1t began
with the opening of President Taft's adj
ministration when II was the general
understanding Taft stood for progress.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-01

entitle them to your confidence in any
fell.
II beg to call your attention to the
length of our march, 81 miles in all.
46 of which was on foot, over a con-
tinuous succession of mountains, made
in "a hours, without rest and varied
by brisk engagement-made, too. with
out leaving a man behind, and. what
is more, my men are ready 10 repeat it
tomorrow"
Some Interesting features If this raid
are not to be found in current histories.
No official Confederate account of 1t Is
on record. The identity of the Confed-
crate force that had occupied the town
cannot be established from the Official
war records. 1t was composed of local
volunteers General Johnston says it
numbered about 800 men. He believed
the raiders numbered 1000. and that they
were the vanguard of General McClel-
lan's army, this. being the GENERAL belief
in the country around. 1t was thought
many thousands were on the heels of the
raiding Zouaves: hence the rapid evac-
uation of the town.
The ease with which, Colonel Wallace
had penetrated so far toward his line of
communication with interior Virginia
confirmed General Johnston hn the belief
that Harper's ferry was untssnable, and
he abandoned it next day. falling. back
to Winchester.
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