The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 7, 1898, Page 3

lhe might not see the white flag from WIBLEDSOE ONCE be migtt» ; Saas WEGEWEY. (3 a ocen act Ganet Pee | himself told him to quit firing that jhe ordered his gunners to cease. ;Shelling the town. It was the Col /onel’s old home, and these federal | troops from Illineis, whom he con-| | sidered as interlopers, had pillaged | jhis dwelling, driven away his cattle | acd ruthlessly destroyed his prop erty. i It was some time in March, 1862, | Says the Captain, he is Mighty Glad That the Aim Was Bad. Hiram Bledsoe, the dis shed ex confederate of Bled-| battery fame, is a veteran of two} 4, having served in the Mexican} ops ne: rs. CVerg > dis. iad in tb? civil war. The frosts |near Little Rock, that Bledsoe tock | Pan. Br gsoy winters b silvered hig|Cbarge of the second battery, under | F the aod furrowed his cheek, and| bis command in the war. This bat-! tery had been organiz24 under Crp | nd faltering, tain Tall, who took charga of it at | i, step DOW is slow a the most wels, pe was oace one of | th, and iotrepilartillery officers|Springfield on Now Year's Diy, | ng Mey grew sword for the math, |1862. It consisted of about 130 | "1 Off fo order to avoid confusion of | ™e2. This battery soon crossed to | it should be borne in mind|the east side of the Mississippi,| el ‘der, Hy | where it took part in some of the| ; de. Oslonel Bledsoe did not com- : took: ond the same battery throughout | heaviest fighting of the war, under} fhe war. The battery that did such Beauregard, Hood aad Jobnron es ils give work ia 1861 in Missouri An amusing intident in which Ss, msaltogether differeat from that | Colonel Bledaoe figured, oeeurrel} hich subsequently won fame at|@bout the tima the battery cross-d| the river. A skirmish between | —~ Figo second batile of Corinth, at} Chickama' irrieg, kn0WD battlefields east Nome § sinipp- Io the fall of 1861, Bledsoe was a| rth, plain of artillery under Generals fain and Price, in Southwest Mis gor, His battery then consisted dfour or five pieces, the famous wld Sacramento,’ a 12-pounder, DE, ping the Iarges:. The history of sharpshooters wa3 taking plaice, an 2| the battery was not engaged Sev eral of Bledsoe’s men kept dolgisg} the minie balls, which were about them Ike hail, nel twitted them about it. Just then ashell came crashing tl the boughs of the trae besesth which the Colonel was standing, cutting off a large limb about 15 fect above :d upon other well of the Mis- falling and tha Colo whe ff (biscannon is interesting. It was his head. Tha Colonel quickly — gptured at Sacramento, Mexico, ia jumped aside just in titas to avoid lace being struck by the falling limb, which struck the ground upon the spot where he had been standiag. sble, not only becauso of its effect- The soldiers raised a hearty laugh jveness in battle, but also from the|#t their commander's expense, to fact that there was supposed to be aj Which the calonel replied: large quantity of silver in its com- _ “Well, boys, you may dodge the position. big onee!” It was about the 13th of Septem-| Colonel Bledsoe’s battery east of ber, 1861, that General Raios was the Mississippi consisted of 12 can- meamped on Drywood, a small | 20n and mortars—6, 8 and 12 pound stream in Vernon county, Missouri, ers—all of them brass but two ef where he had been engaged in re- them rifled. : etuiting troops for the confederate The battle of Chicakamauga was wrvice. A day or two before, Gen one of the most famous engagements the war with the neighboring Re- public, by Generals Doniphan and { Price It was considered very valu Sy feral Price's army had arrived at the in which Bledsoe’s battery took s amp augmenting the force to 2,000 prominent part. In that battle A detachment of Bledsoe’s men captured twelve or 3,000 men. : : h : _ | federal troops from Fort Scott at-| Pieces of artillery—six, eight, ten tempted to surprise General Rains, and twelve pounders. Robert Irons and unexpectedly found himself face of Nevada, Mo., who belonged to toface with Priee’s whole army. A this famous old battery, tells me lively little skirmish followed, the| that all the horses attached to the Bledsoe battery doing most of the enemy’s artillery were killed, and firing from ths confederate side, that Bledsoe’s men had to roll the andforcing the federals to retreat heavy cannon by hand back within toward Fort Scott, whence they had their ownfranks. Mr. Irons eays come. that their battery was stationed near In this engagement Captain Bled- Snodgrass Hill and was in the very soe was struck by a minnie ball in heaviest of the fight. . the thigh and severely wounded. In “In 1863,” said the Colonel, “I conversation with a Republic corre-| was under Gene ral Gregg of T spondent the old commander said who was in command of the confed he did not pay much attention to| erate forces occupyivg Port Hud the wound. however, thinking it did |son, a few miles above Baton Roug not amount to much jLa One dark night Admiral “Frequentiy,” said ke, ‘a bullet } ragut, with five effective, well-ma would strise one side of the cannon, Tebound and hit one of the The ball would be flattened by im-| pact with the metal, and, though it would smart and burn the skin, would not penetrate the flesh. I just suppose that the ball that struck me,” said the Colonel, “was one of those pesky bullets rebound ing from the cannon, and thought no more of it until my foot slushed the blood in my boot, and I realized that I was badly wounded.” The old Colonel will say very little about the war adventures that are xas. ned warships, loaded with © lies and ammunition for the tre be sieging Vicksburg, attempted to run the Port Hudson batteries A ter- rific engagement followed, and for quite a while the fire from the fort jand the ships, and the burning of woodwork by the shells frc the many big guns engaged, made the night so bright that I almost lieve that one could have read a newspaper. I have beea in very many hot places in battle, but that was the heaviest bombardment I ever participated in.” men. a0 creditable to him, but I have it] ‘Iwo of Farragut’s veisels were from his nephew, ex postmaster destroyed, but the other three sus- Charles Incalls, of Nevada, Mo.,|ceeded in passing the batteries un- who was with him after he was|dertheterrible rain of shot and wounded, and at the battle of Lex-|shell, and proceeded up the river to ington, that Colonel Bledsoe was|render what assitancs they could to not out of the service or absent from | the federal troops encamped around his battery a single day on account} Vicksburg. Of the two veszels de- of this wound. stroyed, one was sunk and the other On the forced march from Vernon | was set on fire by the exp! ovion of a county to Lexington, Bledsee was/shell. Oa the latter ship was Geo. driven in a spring wagon, in which Dewey, now famousas the hero of he sat in a rocking chair, and kept Manila, then a midshipman in the along with his command. In the| United States navy. To save the evenings, when the army went into|crew his vessel was run ashore on camp, two or more of the soldiers} the federal side, opposite the fort would lift the chair and the Colonel| The men hastily abandoned the out of the wagon, gpd the physiciaus | doomed ship and jumping into the would dress his wound. river with more dispatch than car At the battle of Lexingtax, which |emony, waded or swam ashore. took place but three or four days| The burning vessel was set adrifé after he was wounded, Colonel Bled-|and left to her fate. She drifted soe sat in his rocking chair beside | slowly down the river long after all his old battery, and directed the) was again silent around Pert Hud- cannonading. The Colonel turned| son, and the tired gunners were his chair around so that his backj quietly sleeping in the gray dawn of was foward the town, in order thatjanother day. About sis o'clock the bee} following moruiag the flames reach- ed the ship’s magazine and the ves sel blew up, the terrific explosion shaking the very earth for several miles around. Iremember I was sleeping ona plank,” said the Colonel, “and the detonation seemed to shake me off my rude, improvised buak.’ “Yee,” said the Celonel, ‘Dewey was a midshipman on that vessel, and we tried our best to kill him! and all his crew. But,” be added, and the old veteran's eyes twinkled pleasant!y as ha spoke, “Im mighty glad we diln't” Jas Ropert ALLEN In Sunday's Republic. The Sicceasful Remedy for Nasal Catarrh be nos irrita'ing, easy of ap | 1,und ore that will by its| a rast inflemsd and| | ash th LM BALM combines | isi ef quick powers af-ty x | rem-dy bas mastered | eatarrh as: g elec has, and both} 7 pbysicas and paticnt freely coreede] ihis fa All druggists cheerfully acknowledge that in it the acme of} Phara ceutical skill has been reach-| ed. The most distressing sym quickly yield to it. In acute cases} the Balin imparts almost instant re-| lief Ministers to Resiga. London, Juae 30.—Tbe Madrid correspondent of the Standard says: “Now that the Cortes is closed, it is uoderstood that Senor Puigeerver, Minister of Finance, and Senor Ga maz), Minister of Publie lostruction and Public Works, desire to resign. Senor Gamazo oppos:s pursuing ths war until Spain is politically and financially ruined. The whole world having recognized her gallant sacri- fices and traditional bravery, he thioks the government ought to have the moral courage to fix a reasonable limit for the national sacrifices. It is an open secret that Senor Moret and mapy Juiberal statesmen share the views of Senor Gamazo. The peace agitation is spreading in the provinces, but not at Madrid.” Give The Children a Drink ealled Grain-O. It is delicious, appetizing, nourishing food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who use it because when properly prepared it tastes lixe the finest coffee but is free from all its injurious properties. GRAIN-O aids digestion and stimulates the nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health builder, and children well as adults can drink it with great ben- efit. costs about 1-4 as much as coffee. I5e and 25c. Miners Adjourn. Sedalia, Mo, June 29.—The State Convention of Missouri Coal Miners adjourned yesterday afternoon after two days’ secret conference. No \ scale was decided on at the conven- | tion, but was left in the bands cf an executive committee for future ad- justmert \that, owing to the incre Coal It was decided, however. | products, min edvauce in m will make a demand for the same. | The delegates opposed a strike ealth? If se, yo | should be coined according to their | jalso f. ed price of}, rs were entitled to an| ning .rates, ard they} -|16 to 1 when declared by the party ‘lin Chicago, and warmly espoused it’s | A CAUSTIC ANSWER TO THE DEMOCRAT’S TIRADE. er ar Cardi 600« Pe John Langcake. Coal Miner Tells Why > 000«xaam 000 iUs Course is Driving the Poputists: Away. AN UNJUST FIGHT ON MR. GRAVES. BE, Mo, Jeune 29, 1898 ::—I was formerly a| » but si 600m 000m populi ' democratic party adepted its platform and nom inated Mr Bryan, I have worked in| ce the =60b« different views to} coinage, A ' tive to the proper those alopied x ratio between the two metals In Feby, 1896, Mr. Graves attend- | eda conference of a wing party, that, while it advocated free of his the party as declared by the major osinage of silver, contended that : ; Jefferson and ihe founders of the |’ by holding Mr bepieta bre for party thought that both metals| party puniebment, for the partys | welfare If it is for party's | commercial valueand kept on a parity j good ass a Sighs ber Ses with each other; they contended that | these new recruits expect when their no ratio should bo fixed | time comer This was the policy. party fealty, unless it was besed on} a Editor. that : of the the market value of the two metals.|™*'P Causes f the populist and Bhe heading of the address is as other party organizations. But the 2 6 1 e - os ne, iste follows ‘Protest agaiast the impo- Colonel, scems to us, is inconsistent. sition of a coinage ratio as the test In one of his articles he says, “A which controls the right to enter eae my Eee angry, of lave per- party councils.” sonal grievances and scratch one Nowhere does it deny the correct wieaoahe tekst end it seems to be ness of the party doctrine of “Free an intimation that one or both of Coinage of Silver,” but contends that res opponents Se ffs commercialivalael of ald ail ed the democratic ticket or tickets be the standard for fixing the coin- = — oe . hi age ratio, while the populist at all). ~ sda te ‘i 28 ag pd ieee a times and the democrats since the|‘“"° ¥0en poo See — Chicago convention, have contended done, was not the ecrateber a traitor that cilver bas always been the s the party’ policy as wall 9s ths standard of value by which to meas- ticket® and ie it for the party's wel ure the coinage ratio, and should seg rege aa pies ve oe be still, but that hostile legislation icra Se te eee bas reduced its value, and if that belonged “ad pee erie pany ceases and a free coinage bill passed, no higher —— could be committed it will go up and 16 to 1 be, as it than scratching the ticket. The Sines set bel correct on party welfare, its organization and pes Wade ne ace Sond @) discipline, demanded loyal support says all who thought as Mr. Graves 4 ae ae each as Mr — did, are still gold bugs, forgetting eh eek _ ies perry ete that that party met in Indianapolis | animosity woul excuse ® true dem and nominated Palmer & Buckcer, oo fo ee med rea and declared for the coinage of go!d| eee ee feteee oe et is x i Mr. Editor, some men ob atver ll things at rent tit but it re ares , | att ngs c r ines, t ctal altogether Bee very hard for one men to bs HW I leave Co vark ebe as a test of was one } 1 can be alone and the striking out asa coinage rgets cast 64 votes r that ticket, four saieigaie of t Bates county on all whom sutler, ich were in are well know? fails to l | He jstate that Mr. ¢ being already ja free silverite, accepted the ratio of unintent Why Hobson Was Not Exchan entered the cam- cause and activ a few doses ot Herbine wi Herbine has no eq storer. The Trusts andthe War Tax. | The Republic bas this timely re- minder as to who pays the war tax: It appears that John D. Rocke- feller owns more than 50 per cent of the stock of the Standard Oil i}Company. Of the 17,795 shares 9,244 owned by him and ef j course he receives more than half of the net profits. To be sure there will be the war tax to pay, but this will not exceed $150,000, while the profit to the oil syndicate at an are or 21 cents per barrel, which woul be a comparatively small ‘war tax !on the people, would aggregate not lless than $13,650,000. to illustrate how completely we are jin the hands of this tru Liniment. Th t telleve,no sw ue, no wound i ow eis |no p it will not su heal, it will cure fros and corns. Il not ains cker. The hero of Manila has been hon- ored in Arizona by having a station on the extension of the Gila Valley | and Globe railroad named Dewey. Nineteen recruits left Louisiana, Mo., Thursday in a special car for souri. cAST IA. Faamaites The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature ‘| paign for Bryan and free silver, advance of one-half cent per gallon, al This serves} | Battlefield, Ga. to join the 5th Mis-/) 7. if they, as a mmority, disagree Madrid, June —The Spac ~~ | Government and Captain General sin acd around Rich Hill Blanco are eq disposed to ex- jcbange the Merrimac prisoners, in | : | fact an authorization to exchange | Ieee among his four columns the! them was telegraphed to General |followiog: “The democrats of Bates | Blanco, but the Havana and Madrid will show those who cameovertous| EK, ee ie jin 1896, that we are emphatically in eee ae | earnest in favor of what we advocat- | affecting to believe that it would be jed that year by nominating men | very dangerous to liberate men who | who have demonstrated by consist-| have been close enough to the de- jent action they believe the same) feng s of Santiago to be ins posi- jthing. It is just as easy to lose} sion t pesos rai? Serre we | 1,100 by wrong doing as it was to} esnes sic anys re gat or sp emerges | gain them, as was done that year by | #!02- Accordingly, after much jright doing. A loss of 1,100 would | hesitation, the Government insisted | place us below the republican vote Gen. Blanec. Linares j of that year Cervera refusing to | I suppose, Mr. Editor, tbat the oh a!l three were in Colonel bas reference to the popu- z sts and sil | we fo \know, who listened to his eloquent | speeches in that campaign Gen | upon and exchange, alth favor of an exc Acecrding to Spanisk advices, | Voted the democratic ticket in 1896. | 7; Hobson snd the other pris- jis the course Col Wade is pursuicg | Qncrs were confined cnly a short in the judge's fight (‘or the party’® time in Morro Fort and were then j welfare?) likely to bold that vote? transferred to a veseel in the bay. |Oa the contrary is it not more likely | They are believed to be safe as long |to drive them away? Is be not iD/g, Linares and Cervera can control | turn telling these new recruits that \ the situation. The Spanish regulars jthey ean expect nothing at the/ar. sure to respect the rights of the |bands of his party, that they are) prisoners. The only danges is from jbolters as bave for years voted {ine yoluntecrs jagainst the party and will get no) Spanish party are exasperated by | favors, is he not telling them to look! the downfall of the old regime. | how the party tests its own m:m-/ Admiral licans, who | z repul The band at Butler, Mo, has been | with the majority, but afterward | sclected for the sixth regiment. The submit to the democratia doctrine | musicians volunteered their servicce of the msjority rule and openly snd| to the governor and were accepted. actively advocate the principles of ‘me Lonis Republie. j tion Members of the old | ECR & UEEE SS lthe democratic perty, but before = ; ? doing 80 ar re 1 waut to ack! (| Si 22 throug! ur paper a few questions 3 sugg eor four eclum A jia the Butler Dem erat ef last we-k, y i 5s acopy of which was handed me. |? j A $ teat Aids cates mai aie 1 The Great Chicago Merchant Tailors ly and for th s good” (7) aim | & H t ed at Mr W. W i] N | candidate for ¢ & juod A convention s the dispute in y the par pational ques-| ‘ tions, aw s that of silver \ CALL ON ( American Clothing House, Palace Hotel Corner. WROTE A BOOK If there isn't a “hot old time’ at the Populist State convention to be held in St. Louis July 7 it will likely not be the fault of Chairman A. Ro- zelle of the populist state committee. A little book entitled, “History of the People’s Party in Missouri, Be- ginning with the Campaign of 1896,” has just been issued by Rozelle, and will be scattered to all points of the compass when the populisis hold their convention Friends of Rozelle feign surpriee at some of the assertions made in his history. They characterize it as a “hummer.’ Rozelle goes for the Midd'e-of the Roadera in particular. He reviews the Bland North episode, charges the republicans with attempting to frustrate fusion on the electors} ticket October land decleres a fac- from Mark Hanna ecattered $20,000 among the St. Louis popu- lists to carry their point Incidentally Rozelle takes a clap at Fravk E Ritchey, John M. Vorie, J. B. Dynes, J. Weller Long and Sheridan Webster Paris “EX" Plane Washington, D. C, June: ‘ations are that t at Sylvester T Cleveland, Cor M. H. DeY r of srioner Appoint Depart- iseich Ever ssioner San Sacrificed to Biood Poison. i free by Swift Atlante, Ucorgia. — ee ancien es sheep ensctintnitinc cieieeinmeemnestnemimeaee ae tacaietaen tea ee