The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 8, 1898, Page 3

= TARY BANK, mm FLAW IN SECRE | 2 area = FLA es ig 2 jleave, subject to the approval of the |) ———— = iLGER’S MILITARY RECORD |President. Such eases ate too nu-|{I ries | Merous, and the scarcity of officers TH E M ISSO U RI STATE ons Controversy With Gen. Miles Brings te j requires immediate action to be tak- rR, X . . Wind How the Present War Minis- Se of Butler, Missouri, th ter Escaped Dishonorable Dis- | Signed A. A. A. Torbert. | PAIp CAPITAL, - - - $55.000 00, charge From the Army in | ‘Br’v't Major-General and Chief cf “Aa e : Lg 1864. | Cavalry.” Receives Deposits subject to Check, Lot agton, Aug. 31—All Wash-| Gen. Sheridan sent the report and} ee ee | the recommendation to jagton bas already taken sides in the | with th k ° a iw ese remarke: qotroversy between Secretary PAPEL erect yes Sera tartans wrtiiay Washington | ronage | your money, Divis nes gi Gen. Miles, and the whole! Rept. 15 1564. me goontty will soon divide on the same | “Respectfully fowarded. I un-| Dz. T.C. B goeation. The unmilitary way in| derstand that Col Alger is on some} * ., Has im gbich the Secretary of War inform sapersede him, and nothods be pursued in conmunieat- that he has done so before & Mahis orders to both mended for dishonorable discharge his superior officer in 1864, man- to have his resignation as Col- H opel accepted, and finally succeeded jn baving himself breveted Brigadier god then Major-General for merit- orous services in the army. In view of the fact that this same Russell A. Alger is now Secretary of War, whose instructions must be obeyed by every officer, high and low, inthe army, the following of- ficial record from the files of the War Department is a unique bit of history. FROM THE OFFICIAL ver RECORDS. Headquarters Ist Brigade, ist Divi- sion Cavalry, Middle Military Sept. 16, 1864. Capt. A. E. Dana, A. ‘A. G., First Division Cavalry: “Jn comphance with the inetruc- tions of General commanding the division, I have the honor to submit the following report in the case cf Ql. R A. Alger, Fifth Michigan Oavelry, stating the time at which he left the command, for what pur- pore, by what authority and his present whereabouts. “Qol. Alger left his command on the morning of August 28, as it marched through Harper's Ferry to rejoin the division near Halltown. He has been absent since. I was notaware of his absence when we halted to feed near Halltown, when Assistant Surgeon St. Clair informed me that Col. Alger, owing to some indisposition, had remained at a house in Harper's Ferry. At the same time Surgeon St Clair present- ed for my approval an application from Ool. Alger for leave of absence for 20 days. “As ol. Alger bad, two or three times previous to this, applied for a similar leave of absence, when in my opinion he was fit for duty, and which opinion subsequently proved to be correct, as it has in the case now referred to, I returned Col. Al- ger’s application without my approv- al. He failed to join his command. I firet hoard of him again as stop- ping at the Eutaw House in Balti- more. k's “I now have authentic information that he is staying at one of the ho- tela in Washington, and that he has been placed on duty in the latter cityasthe member of a general court martial. “How he came to be cannot say. He left this command without authority, aud after having been refused a leave of absence, and | Thave directed that he be reported absent without leave on the muster Tolls of his regiment. Respectfully (Signed) “G. A. Custer “Brigadier-General Commanding.” This statement of facts was re- ceived by Gen. Wesley Merritt, and by him fowarded to Gen. Torbet, the Chief of Cavalry, with the sub- joined indorsement: **Headquargera Ist Cayals: 4 ad for the avalary. “Respectfully fowa action of the Chief of C “The case mentioned within is the third in which Col. Alger bas absent- ed himself from the cor Out proper authority sinee the com- mencement the of campaign. Severe mea es should be taken to prevent recurrence of this evil. (Signed “W. Merritt. “Brigadier General Commanding.” detailed I} ¢ and with-) present year's} duty in Wasbinzton, but it is evi- | (Shafter that Miles was not to/|dent that he has left his command | the devious| Without authority, and it appears ||) — I have Miles and | 8lways considered Col Alger a good Shafter calls to the minds of friends officer, but cannot excuse hig con of Mile how Alger, though recom- duct or witho!d my approval of the] recommendation of his immediate commandera (Signed) P. @ Sheridan, Major- General.” While the recommendation tor his dishonorable discharge was pa:sing through the red tape process neces- sary for final action upon it at Wash- ington, Col. Alger, through that political influence which ke hes al- ways been able to exert, obtained an ecceptance of hic resignation and left the service. Upto the time of his absence without leave,as General Sheridan observed in his indorse- ment of Torbet, Col. Alger’s mili- tary record was good. He entered the service as captain in the First Michigan Cavalry in 1861, was wounded slightly at Booneville, Miss , and promoted to the rank of Major; in 1862 he was promoted to the Lieutenant Coloneley of his re- giment, and in 1863 becime its Colonel. Beauty is Blood Deep. Clean blood means aclean skin. No beauty withontit. Cascarets, Candy Cathartic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all impurities from the body. Begin today to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All druggists, satisfaction guaranteed loc, 50c , TRAIN WRECK. Engineer, Fireman and Brakeman Killed, Oswego, N Y, Sept. 1.—The fast passenger train from New York to Chicago onthe New York, Ontario and Western Railroad, was wrecked at Ingalle’s Crossing, 15 miles south of here, at 4 o'clock this morning. The train, which was an hour late, ran into anopen switch. Theswitch had been tampered with by tramps or robbers, as the lock was broken and thrown away. Engineer Benjiman Dowd of Os- wego, Fireman Hall of Oswego and Brakeman Osborn of Walton were killed. There were fully a dozen injured, among them being Express "Messenger Charles Ransom of New York and Alfred Johnson of Boston. The others are emigrants bonnd for Pueblo, Col. The wounde have been brought to the Oswego hos- pital, and the dead were taken to Morgue. The engine, baggage and three cars are irreparably wrecked. Tablers Buckeye Pile O lieyes the i pit 4 it heals, it c Misguided Girl is Killed, Springfield, Mo., Sept. 2—Lucy and Lula Richardson, sisters, with doubtful reputations, were confined in the city police station last night, occupying the upper room of the |prison. Scmo time during the night |the girls worked a hole through the ‘roof of the calaboose and one of and made her escape | Luey Richardson fell from near the top of the building, lighting on Ja sharp picket fenco enclosing the station, and was found dead this morning. The girl was about 18 | - | years oO | Klondike Lack. Tacoma, Wash. Se 1.—St | Michael advices of | nounce that the steamer Portl {was to sail August 22 for San Fran- cisco, carrying $4,000,000 in gold and drafts. Among her passengers August 20 an And then it went to Gen. Sheridan | is Charles Anderson of Tacoma, who, f bearing also this recommendation from Gen. Torbert: ers Cavalry, ary Division, Sept. 17, 1864. “Respectfully fowarded with the recomendation that he be dismissed | whiie intoxicated, was induced by | two sharpers to pay $800 fora claim | 29, Eldorado. | The claim has produced $500,000 lin gold. Anderson’s net receipts being $300,000, {them crawled down the gutter pipe 3 at LOWEST RAT ed to call and get rates. in Bates County. Authorized Administrator. | T. J. Waicut, Vice-President. back part or all at any time and Have on hand a large amount of Money to be loaned on Reali Estate S and on liberal terms, allowing borrowers to pay new loans, or desiring low rate money to pay off old loans, are invit- Have complete Abstracts to all Real Est y law to act as Assignee, Receiver, Trustee, Executor or | Frank ALLEN, Secretary. The Walton Trust Gompany, | | | stop interest. Farmers wanting Wa. E. Watros, Prerident. All the present location. grades. No trouble to show goods ‘“DIAMOND DICK’’ SHOT. And a Doctor Killed in Battle With Cowboys. El Paso, Tex., Aug. 31.—In en- | deavoring to arrest three boisterous cowboys Monday night “Diamond Dick,’ «a Texas ranger, famous throughout the Southwest, was shot and seriously wounded, and Oscar J. Braux, a doctor from New Orleans, was instantly killed. A cowboy was wounded. The fight occurred 16 miles east of here. Uhree cowboys, John Ray, Joho Coilier and Bob Findley, were arrested by the State ranger on the day previous for disorderly conduct, but acquitted. They mounted their horses, and as they leaving town began to discharge their Win- chesters ‘Diamond Dick’ heard the shooting, and, after deputizing Braux to aid him, started after the | three cowbovs. They overtook them three miles \from town, fight lensued. Twenty shots red. | Braux was instantly killed, and the through the left His wounds are The escape after the lered and were were and a runving were was shot arm and left lung | mortal. jmade no effort to | killing, but surrer j a j lodged in jail ; When stomach begins to trouble you, it needs help. The i | it needs, is to digest your food, an |until it gets it, you won't hav }peace. Stomach troubleis v ‘ tressing, very obstinate,very danger u Many of the most dangerous dered j} con cowboys your a8 diseases begin with simple i }tion. The reason is that in j({not digestion, not jweakens the system and allow |ease germs to attack it. The an is Shaker Digestive Cordial, v strengthenin hing, curative It i n and renews engthening it to es you. ! is made of pure her and win perfectly bar will certs eure all gen ach trouble. Sold by drugg | price 10c to $1 per bottle. Knoxville. Tenn, Aug. 31.—Gov. Taylor, who has been suffering with , , kidney trouble for several days at |his home in Jobnsom City was re- | ported seriously ill this morning. from the service for absence without} be due at San Francisco Saturday. | called to his bedside. HG. WYATT & SON, LUMBER. We have bought the stock of the HURLEY LUMBER CO., and will contiuue the business at graded down so we offer you nothing but standard We Invite You to Call and See Us. want all customers to drive in and load up as usual. ‘ ber pistols at ten paces | eull lumber has been or make prices. We ; $ RRARFAROAR Pistol Duel in Mississippi- Vicksburg, Miss, Aug. 31.—In a pistol duel at ten paces at noon yes- terday, one mile north of the Nation- al Cemetery, in this city, Charles E Wright, editor of the Vicksburg Dispatch received a slight flesh wound. Two shots were fired from 35 cali After the second shot Chief of Police Price ap peared and placed both under arrest. Scott demanded a third shot, which Wright granted, but was prevented by the officers. | This erds the difficulty which grew out of the recent congressional canvass and recent adverse criticisms | of Scott in the Vicksburg Duspateb, | of which Wright is the editor. The honor of both gentemen has been Missouri Crops. M Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Secre- the State Board of jelerk of the supreme court 8 Sey . City, Mo., Sept f Ewing, president of the . ‘ Tribune Printing campany and ed r t, as ¢ ed tor of the daily and week; st and : I eld 8 t s f the r 2 n the t “Tobacco imated at 93 per f tk est cent, five points better than at this n time last year. Cotton, 95 per cent, the oldest son of late agsiost 83 for last year. Sorghum, B. Ewing of the state su 2¢ 92 per cent, 10 points below that of bench, and served eighteen years as On bis retirement from that office in 1890} |he became editor of the Tribune jand since 1895 had been the state printer. He was a man of fine abil- ity, being a graduate of the St. | Louis high school and of the state university, winning the highest honors in both of these institutions. He was most enterprising and public spirited, and bis death will be a severe loss to Jefferson City. He was universally esteemed and popu- lar, and numbered scores of friends and acquaintances in every county in Missouri. He leaves a wife and four chil- dren. He was a brother in-law of Senator F. M. Cockrell, of Judge Jackson L. Smith of the Kansas City court of appeals, of ex State Treas- urer Phil E. Chappell, of ex United States District Attorney John R Walker of Kansas City and of John C. Wilkinson of the Hagardine-Mc Kittrick Dry Goods company of St. Louis One of his brothers, E. B Ewing, is engaged in mining opera- tions in Colorado, and his other brother, Major Charles B. Ewing, is a surgeon in the United States army, and is now in charge of the Stern- berg hospita! at Chickamauga Park. b ‘i place on Sunday or Monday. Champion Shot of the World. Miss Annie Oakley writes: many of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Co., given Allen’s Foot-Ease, the powder t for hot, aching, nervous or sweating fe Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 2 sample sent FREE. Address Allen 8. O1 Stead, Le Roy, N. Fear The Worst. Winnie Davis, who was recently op very critical state to-day, die. retreat from Richmond; she shared as a baby, ber father’s imprisonaen lat Fortress Monroe, vindicated on the field of honor as it was ip the last war.both being veter i ans in the confederate cause. Scott was a member of Company D, Washington county Cavalry of Arm- strong’s brigade. Wright an honored teran of the 2Sth sissippi op train & Penin- 160 Ohio volunteers Huntsvill or Frank Hortman. He ret whereupon they and sto sticks crowd of weapon. Tw wounded. The woun men were hu out of town to prevent further ltrouble. The soldier shot tally wounded. in the The Portland will| His immediate relatives have been , body was thought to bave been fa-| jonly one of the Davis children tha’ jsaw Jefferson Davis during | spent in England. | America ebe lived but a jin the South and was then | Germany and France f } tion. She studied music and ‘ing, but very early her bent wa toward literature, in which she suc ceeded. in Death Not Divided. Bonham, Tex., Aug. 31-Two who}, nned within a few 3an and wife rest in at I near here. 1 doubl that you Last Fri g man there ay wa y the day before ¢ of a sudden bis sid wers ing were placed on th , a 1 prepare bo bad prepar 2 wedlock preache placed a stone: Mr. Ewing's remains will be brought re, and the funeral will probably ‘Myself and in e shoes, ® Most thorough trial, dit do! if not more than you claim.’’ It instantly takes the sting out of Corns and Bunions. Allen’s Foot-Ease is a certain cure Atlanta. Ga., Sept. 1.—A telegram was received in this city to day from Narragansett Pier stating that Miss perated on for appendicitie, is ina and may and was the) the | trying times at the close of the war. | The tirst five years of her life were} On her return to} sbort time | sent to} r her educa | jraw hours to; been their merry wedding As Miss Lankford was basten- last year. Potatoes, 78 per cent, against 58 for last vear. “Pastures—The midsummer rains bave kept the pastures strong and vigorous, although overrun with weede. “Apples—The condition of applee jcontinues low, being estimated at }26 per cent ofa full crop, as com- | pared with i = last year Dead tn His Seat, Washington, Sept. 2.—The wou. = of Wasbington who have devoted themselves to the relief of sick sold- fiers passing through this city to their homes have witnessed some awful sights The women remain on the railroad | tracks at Maryland avenue and Ninth street practically day and night vie- iting hospital trains as they pase through and ministering to sick and | wounded soldiers Mrs. Carrie A Dent received a shock while passing through one of the coaches. She noticed a pale and extremely emaciated volunteer sit- ting inoneof the seate, a boyieh fellow with large blue eyes. Mrs. Dent approached bim with out- stretched hand, and said in kindly tones: “My poor boy, havea glass of cold milk; it will refresh you.” The emaciate:! volunteer stared avd made no reply. “Drink thie aud you will feel bet- ter.” she continued, placing her hand on bis shoulder. The soldier continued to stare ané spoke not. She gazed into his eyes, touched his clammy, sunburned face, and, _|springing back, “My God, the poor boy is dead. And so be was. Sitting upright in the the car seat, surrounded by weak and euffering comrades, the unfortunate boy died while en route to his Northern home. Mrs Dent hastened from the car to notify the authorities, but while she was gone a locomotive was coup)- ledtothe train andit sped away with its ead burden of dead and dy- ip exclaimed &- She took partas an infant in the} Altogether the women of this band soldiers iu passed have found eight dead \troop trains which |through Washington | Miss Neumyer found two soldiere t|dead in one bunk at 2 o'clock last | Saturday morning. A comrade told her they had received no food, med- icine or attention for 24 hours. Oh, the Pain of Rheumatism! t have 8 | e 5 € d ] S.S.Tie Blood >. The D100 eriectly and permanently- teed parely getable, and s or other Swit oop ytes +