The Holt County sentinel., 1912-05-24


COMMANDER IN Tmr SHENANDOAH VAL
LEY IN THE spkiNo OF 1894
hnuls Of plumber were being removed
up the valley to his camp ut Staunton.
Although Frcmont's army marched
promptly from western Virginia into the
valley In Jackson's rear. the willy Con.
fe,icrate made good his escape TO his
base ~ Staunton. actually racing With
Fremont for Its possession.
Jnckson's marvellous exploits and the
retreat OF Banks north OF the Potomac
created an alarm OF the 6rst magnitude
oil over the north. A hurry call WIS
sent out for militia to save Washing.
ton from capture aud half n million
men offered their services within TWEEN.
ty.four hours For the first time the
Federal government conhscaicd the
property ~ It's loyal supporters 10 fur.
ihor the prosecution ~ the war Tn.
der ploH 81 Hu emergency IN" govern
mrnt tu"k possession uf the railroad
lines t!ruUlauur the Lnr'h for military
PURPOSES Legislative authority for
this extraordinary s'rp iind i~ru In
Iucoln's hirrs 'rr months hn, wrs
not cNcryls "tl un,ll 'hr fni'uwinp "drt
went forth from The war department
Washington Mnv =. 10?
ordered, -IiY virtue " auth"IiV vested
~ an act of congress the president taNe
military possession ~ MI IN" railroads IN
the Tinted States from and after this date
until further orders and directs that the
rcspectlv. railroad companies. their on
GERS and servants shall hold themselves
In readiness for tl. transportation OF
troops aud munitions NJ war ~ may be
oiirr"d T., tho military authorities TO the
exclusion NJ an other business
By order Of the Secretary of War.
The proi,lcm ~ steam transpOrta-
tinn began Ia trouble the armies as We.
riously ~ It did the people when mill.
tary activities added TO the freight
burden IN the south many railway
lines freely gave the Confederate gov.
"rnm"ni the right Of way for troops
and army supplies In the north many
railroad owners were less patriotic.
AMI 10 prepare for an emergency the
United States congress. after long dc.
batting the situation. had duly empOw-
cred President Lincoln to take possess
sion Of any and all railroad and tele-
graph lines for military uses when. In
his Judgment. the public safety might
require It. Ile was empowered TO pre-.
scribe rules and regulations for hold.
Ing. using md maintaining the same In
q manner conducive to the safety and
Interest Of the government and to place
under military control all the officers,
agents aud employees OF the lines thus
taken possession of. SO that they be
considered part Of the military force
Of the United States subject to the
rules and articles OF war. Resistance
to or interference with this sweeping
government regulation system could
be punished as a military onense by
death or such other sentence as court
martial might impose.
Jackson had created the emergency.
Other Events Of the Week.
On May 20 treaty between the
United States aud Great Britain for
the suppression Of the slave trade was
ratified In London. The advance guard
Of the Army OF the Potomac reached
the ChickahOminy river opposite Rich
mOnd aud about seven miles from that
city.
The United States military telegraph
service, organized by the late General
4. T. Eckert, was In operation from
Fortress Monroe to within fourteen
miles Of Richmond. where the terminal
office was In a sawmill
May q NJ. MERCER. French minister
to the United States. returned to Wash.
ington from secret visit to the Con.
federate capital at Richmond. His trip
had been taken with the knowledge OF
President Lincoln and the secretary Of
state.
On the ?2d Professor loves military
balloon. moving with the advance cav.
airy column Of the Army Of the Poto-
mac. assembled 800 feet. eight miles
from Richmond. Large Confederate
camps and bodies OF troops were d.
serted In front of the city.