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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1912. 8 The War Fifty Years Ago Forces Gathered to Strike The Leaders on Both Sides When the New Year Opens and Their Plans Army and Navy Expeditions Getting Ready to Invade the Southern Coasts Two Confederate Agents Set Free at the Demand of England First Release of Union Prisoners at Richmond Confederates Bring Out a New and Striking Battleflag on the Potomac Line. "Stonewall" Jackson Leads a Foray. Br Captita CtORCb I.. KILMER, late ICopyrtcht by American Preaa Assocla tion. 1M. THIS time fifty years ojro T7nion ii od Confederate armies were uiuMterin;; trns on the bor der o:id b.arpening swords fresh for the clash of arms to come. In the ciorinst weeks of 1S61 move ments of troops and snips were be irun, which were to end In the battles of Mill Spring. Ky.; lioanoke Island, N. C; Forts Henry aad Lonelson, Tenn.; New Orleans; Tea Rldffe, Ark., and Shilob, Tenn.. la January, Febru ary, March end April, 1812. The penerals to whom the north and south looked for speedy and brilliant Ylctories fifty yenrs ago were George B. McClellan and Albert Flduey .Tohn uton. Second to MC!ellun In the north was Don Carlos Duell. who led the Federal forres In the central west, and second In point of prominence in rank to Albert Sidney Johnston. though not suliordinate to him. was Joseph nccloston Johnston. McClellan as genera! In chief directed the army and nary operiitions which, under General IUirunide and Commodore Ooldi!orovti. were to conquer the j River barges and propellers were over coast of. North Carolina, the army and hauled und converted into gunboats, Sherman had been at the bead of the army opposed to Johnston, but he was ; succeeded ia November by Huell. who planned a sweeping movement to the south. With his headquarters at Lou isville, Buell had gathered a large army and amused the Confederates at Bowling Green la the Interior and at Columbus on the Mississippi during the late fall and early winter. Johnston waB an aggressive soldier' as well as a strategist, and while cou- fronting Sherman in November had so alarmed "Uncle Billy" that he de manded 200,000 men, for he said that if Johnston took the notion to march on Louisville no power then in the field could stop bim. But Buell, after taking in the situation, said. "I would as soon expect to see the Army of the Potomac coming up the road as John ston." Great Seacoast Expeditions. Burnside's Boanoke expedition had been planned by himself and approved by McClellan in October. 1SC1. and the rest of the year taken up in getting i together the troops ar.d vessels. All the soldiers were selected from the sea board and were men used to the sea. at least 200 guns and be augmented by a fleet of mortar boats under Porter. Ben Butler was selected to command the troops. This expedition was also delayed in fitting out and bad not soil ed at the beginning of the new year. Tie Situation In Missouri. If the Federal army west of the MJs i slppl was in unorganized condition at ! the close of 1S6L army headquarters itself was still more so. General John j C. Fremont had held the chief com i maud from July to November, and no- der his regime Wilson's Creek was i fought and lost in August. General Da ! vld Hunter succeeded Fremont Nov. ! 2 and a week later gave way to nal- leek. At that time the principal Fed ' eral army lay at Rolla. north of Sprlng- ' field, in southern Missouri, confronted l by the Confederates Sterling Price and Ben McCulloch, against whom the ill j starred Lyon had fought S3 gallantly at Wilson's Creek. Halleck changed the commanders 'of the force In front of Springfield twice within a week at the end of December, leaving it finally in the hands of General S. R. Curtis. Curtis immediately started southward toward Springfield on a toilsome win ter march toward the Arkansas border. Both Sides Building Warships. Whi!e the war on land waited for the muster and equipment of armies and the development of plans the whir of machinery and the din of anvil and hammer resounded in all the shipyards of both sections, getting ready for a struggle between ironclad Tessels. The ram Merrimac was slowly and secret ly growing into 6hape at Norfolk, and the pygmy which was to cut short her career was still in the hands of Erics son and his mechanics at Greenpolnt, N. T. The Eads fleet of paddle wheel Ironclads, famous during the war as the "ninety day gunboats" on account of the haste in their construction, were under way on the Mississippi. The Confederates, having few seago ing ships, fell back upon river boats for defense and turned their attention to the building of clumsy plated ves sels from old hulks. The Louisiana and Mississippi were built on the low er Mississippi the Arkansas and Ten uessee at Memphis, the Atlanta at Sa vannah and the Palmetto State and Chicora at Charleston. Of all the Con federate ironclads begun in 18C1 only the Merrimac and Arkansas became famous in battle, and. of course, the commerce destroyers Alabama and Shenandoah were yet unheard of at this time fifty years ago. Minor Events of the Week. On the first day of the new year Ma son and Slidell, the two Confederate commissioners under arrest ns prison ers of the United States and claimed by Great Britain, were released from onfinement at Fort Warren. Boston, rnd delivered into the hands of Lord Lyons, the British minister at Wash ington. This arrangement was accord ing to the stipulations in England's i diplomatic but urgent request that the gentlemen bo set at liberty. The next ! day the British gunboat Rinaldo sailed from Provincetown, Mass., for Eng land, having the commissioners as pas sengers. The first release of Union prisoners of war held by the Confederates in Richmond was effected on James river on Jan. 3. The captives numbered 240 and were chiefly those taken at Bull Run. July 21. 1.8(31. This was the be- HES NEW DIKECTOK 5 OF POSTAL SAVINGS 4v Oft 4, si THFCDORE L WEED fi cL!NEEC-T- Theodore L. Weed, chief clerk of the post office department, has been appointed director general of the pos tal savings system, at a salary of $5,000. The postal savings banks are now receiving deposits aggregating $1,000,000 a week. ing in apartments in the Avenue Charles Floquet, loaned him by Ma dame Sturges. Notwithstanding the bad weather and with the cold 60 in tense that a man died of congestion yesterday on the Rue de Rivoli, Dun can and his companions continued to wear what would be considered high ly appropriate for a seashore bathing resort in July. The Duncan coterie go hatless; their arms are bare and so are their legs and the remainder of their bodies are clothed only in a tunic. The court gave an order of eviction which is effective in seven days, although the tenants are allowed two or three days of grace. Duncan characterized Parisians as "ungrate ful" when seen yesterday by a corre spondent of the Chicago America. He added: "France needs more liberty that is, liberty of costume. The French landlords have no right to dic tate what or what not I shall year. I have met their wives with facea smeared with powder and their daugh ters almost strangled with corsets. I have come among the French to teach healthy Hellenic simplicity and reveal the unknown beauties of Greek art. I am goin to plav Sophocles in the ancient text for them. Oh, these ungrateful ParMans!" Daily United States Weather Map i ii i .CX T3 I US. Department of Agriculture. feiNj & WEATHER BUREAU 1VnS f H X WILLIS L. MOORE. Chief. oTNisxir irS' laouMa oonHnuc-lllneM)Wth)aliluntQleaiUM mjS " "ISSm crda lln. fiSS- I J AN.lt p-nttara; tiuij wiU be Irmwn onli lor lero. Irwiu KP. W. rO S 1 7 A.M BnCBOIB indicate M of wethor-. O '" 3 Pdr C?0- O loodrs O cmii: nUm mow; iwwt niaAxm. Arro St with the wind. Firrt lotom I!r,TL tot KM I'honm; eecond, 34-hour ninfall. uqui FORECAST FOB ROCK ISLAND. DAVEXPOKT. MOLIXE AXD VICIXITV. Generally fair and continued cold tonight and Friday, with the lowest temperature to night about 15 degrees below zero. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The western low has overspread the southern portion of the Rocky moun tain region and the west gulf sections and is attended by rain or snow from the Pacific slope eastward to the cen tral valleys and the southern states. Tlie northwestern high, with its at tendant cold wave, shows a further in crease in intensity and temperatures of from 30 to 40 degrees below zero are reported from North Dakota, north ern Minnesota. Manitoba, and north ern Montana. The zero isotherm ex- Today's Market Quotations tends southward to northern Missouri and eastward to Maine. The eastward movement of these conditions will be attended by generally fair and con tinued cold weather In this vicinity to night and Friday. OBSERVATIONS. High. Low. Pr'cp Atlantic City 32 1G .00 Boston 18 10 .00 Buffalo 6 4 .00 Rock Island -2 -10 .00 Denver 54 10 .00 Jacksonville 54 Kansas City G New Orleans GO New York 22 Norfolk 42 Phoenix G8 St. Louis 14 St. Paul -14 San Diego 5S San Francisco 56 Seattle 44 Washington 36 Winnipeg Yellowstone Park . . . 44 -4 40 12 30 40 2 -26 52 50 3S IS -42 12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .30 .04 .04 .00 .00 .04 NOW WHY DIDN'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THIS BEFORE? Frederick Weyerhauser. a multi millionaire from St. Paul, when pes tered for an interview by reporters giuningof regular exchanges, although rules for pettins; r:ch by which any- Pbto CopyrlirM by tna Review of Revlewi company. VAK LKADERS AT THE OPENING OF 18C2: 1. CAPTAIN DAVID GLASGOW FARItAGt'T. IT. 8. N.. HEAD OF THE NAVAL EXPE DITION TO NEW ORLEANS. 2. GENERAL DON CARLOS BUELL. U. S. A.. FEDERAL COMMANDER IN KENTUCKY. 3. GENERAL ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, C. S. A.. CONFEDERATE LEADER IN THE WEST. 4. GENERAL GEORGE B. M CLELLAN. U. S. A., GENERAL IN CniEF OF THE UNITED STATES FORCES .". GEN ERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON. C. S. A., LEADER OF THE CON FEDERATES IN VIRGINIA. tiavy operations under Ren Butler and ) Farragut, which would open up the I lower Mississippi to the Federal fleet, and in person conducted the opera tions of the Army of the Potomac In Virgiula. The Confederate Genius of the West. It was the genius of Albert Sidney Johnston, a New Englander by birth, which luspired the Confederate oper ations in Kentucky and Tennessee, leudiug to the battles at Mill Springs. Douelson aud Shiloh during the first three months of 1SC2. Johnston was In California at the outbreak of the war and did not reach Richmond uu til September, 1801. ufter the battles of Bull Run. in Virginia, and Wilsou's Creek, in Missouri. Joe Johnston, as he was familiarly called, then led the Confederate fjrees directly opposing McClellun on the Potomac line, and Albert Sidney was sent west to hold for the south as niuob of Kentucky as he could get n firm grip on aud the whole of Tennessee at all hazards. Taking bis stand at Rowling Green. Ky.. Johnston gathered around him all the Confederate troops ia the west and attempted to keep the Federal ar my from inarching south of that point. He appealed to the government at Richmond for more troops, saying that with 20.000 men he could not bold his ground when the enemy had the Ohio. Cumlierland p.r.d Tennessee rivers open to their transports and fighting ships on either flask of h!s territory. Ia the early fall of 1SC1 General W. T. with parapets of sandbags and bay bales to protect the guus. River pas senger steamers came into service for transporting Burnside's fighting force of 15,000 inuo, organized into the divi sions under Generals J. G. Foster. Jesse L. Reno and J. G. Parke, which ultimately formed the Ninth corps of the Army of the Potomac and the West. After numerous delays the flo tilla sailed early in Jnnuary. iirmy commanders had sometimes made exenanges on their own responsibility at the close of a battle, especially of wounded men. The exchange on James river led to the appointment of a com mission to visit southern prisons by President Lincoln and later to the or ganization of n regular system of ex change. On the 4th Stonewall Jackson's troops, led by him in person, captured the town of Bath, near Romney. Va., and burned a bridge behind them after carrying off valuable Union army sup- I plies. This was the beginning of Jack son's enterprises as an independent commander in the western section of Virginia. A New Battleflag. A new Confederate battleflag first appeared in the field in front of Wash ington. Its distinguishing mark was a red St. Andrew's cross spanning the whole flag. This could be seen from a distance and produced a startliuir effect. It had been des-gned especial ly to overcome the similarity of the opposing national flags, the stars and stripes and the stars and bars. The i red. white and blue in each had on sev eral battlefields caused them to Le mistaken for friendly flags. The mis take occurred twice at Bull Run, both times to the advantage of the Confed- unc. provided they play the game -TWC5E TOO. (By wire from K. W. Warner & Co., Grain, provisions, stocks and cotton. Local offices at Rock Island house. Rock Island, 111. Chicago office, 98-98-100, Board of Trade. Local telephones. No. west 330.) BOARD OF TRADE TRANSACTIONS Wheat. May, 100. 100, 99?i, 100. July, 95"4, 9514, 94, 94. September, 93 , 94, 93, 93. Corn. May, C4, C5, 64, C5. July, 64, 6o'4, 64, 60. September, 65Vi, 65, CoVt, 65. Oats. May, 49, 49, 49. 49Vj. July, 45Ii, 45!4, 45, 45'j. September, 40, 40, 40'i, 40. Pork. January, closed 10.00. May, 16.20, 16.50, 16.20, 16.45. Lard. January, 9.37, 9.45. 9.35. 9.42. May, 9.55, 9.65, 9.52, 9.65. Ribs. January, S.57, 8.65, 8.57, 8.65. May, 8.77, 8.92, 8.77, 8.90. OT-itOO At rtp.na.rlll. in T O. 1 . . 1. U. . . . . , , , . , a, itaucgMiir vu I'l l. L"L11 p to November. lfsl. the Federal i ; jm . . , . . . , ... . ' sides were confused as to the colors government had done nothing toward seizing the key to the situation in the west, the Mississippi outlet at New Orleans. During the summer Captain I. D. Porter had cruised in the gulf off New Orleans with the Powhatan aud had picked up information as t1) I what the enemy was doing behind the scenes. The Confederates were vigor ously putting the forts in order for de fense and had several ironclad rams under construction at New Orleans and Memphis. Captain Porter had sailed north ic the fall and. reaching Washington, laid the case before the president, who Immediately said. "Let's go and see McClellan." After a short consultation In which the secretary of the navy took rart Lincoln, addressing McClel lau and Porter, said. "We will leave this in the bands of you two gentle men." The matter was settled at once, and David Glasgow Farragut was summoned from bis home on the Hud son river to take command of the na val end of the expedition. Tbe fight ln vessels of tbe fleet were to mount in front. The general aspect of the new flag was v.-e!rd in the extreme and when fluunted by advancing troops seemed to be a challenge to deadlv bat tle. The advance ships of the French and English expedition against Mexico reached port at Vera Cruz. The os tensible object of the movement was to secure reparation for loss sustained by European subjects in Mexico, then a republic recognized by the United States. Vera Cruz had already been oc cupied by Spanish forces sent prompt ly from Havana to seize this point the moment hostilities were declared. At that date Vera Cruz was the sole gatek way for communication between the ses and the interior of Mexico. It was bombarded and captured by the Unit ed States during the war with Mexico In 1S47. The encroachment of Euro peans upon this friendly American re public was far from agreeable to tbe United States, but with the civil war taxing her energies to the utmost she could not put np a vigorous protect at this stage. right, ought to U able to take win ter trips to Pasadena themselve . "Make up you mind to work at something really worthy of work and work hard," he explained. Here was .he l.-ellriner. though: "lie Joyful at your work." he said. "Dont" be afraid of long hours. Work can be made a Joy. an economy, a pleasure, you on'y go about it right. "Work, 'vririe tV.e Interest of the r.-.an who works :s centered, becomes a source of real gratification, of hon est plcasu.-e and accomplishment. "Any young man ccn get rich, can -fucceed In business if he taves. If tie has a definite ..nd honest purpose find '.s so ailed with the purpose that work ceas"' tr be a hardship and be comes a privilege." KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL BAREFOOT DUNCANS TO BE BANISHED BY PARIS Pari.", Jan. 11. The anti-scant dra pery movement now sweeping over Fu r., e has struck Mr. and Mrs. Ray nii.ii'J Uuucan. who are being prose- tuted and will be evicted from their apartment. Raymond Duncan is a Californian and a brother of Isadora Duncan, of Greek dance fame. Hi wife is a beautiful Greek girl whom he married in Athens six years ago. The "reign cf prudery" began at Nice, where Regina Asadu, the beautiful Paris danseuse, appearing in a piece by Pierre Louys, is being prosecuted for excessive display of natural charms. After this case was begun detectives were put to watch the Dun cans. Duncan and his guests are liv- Mcaltli Is Worth Saving and Some Rock Island People Know How to Save It. Many Rock Island people take their lives in their hands by neg lecting the kidneys when they know these organs need help. Sick kid neys are responsible for a vast amount of suffering and ill health tbe slightest delay is dangerous. Use Doan's Kidney Pills a remedy that has cured thousands of kidney suf ferers Here is a Rock Island citi zen's recommendation. Hugh Garvin, 501 Fifteenth street, j Rock Island, 111., says: "I used the I con ten u of one or two boxes ofl Doan's Kidney Pil's a few months ago wild gocd results and I can say that other members of my family have taken them with benefit. Some times I suffered from a dull, nagging ache through the small of my back, accompanied by a distressing kidney weakness. When Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to my attention, I procured a supply and their use soon relieved me." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn company, Buf falo N. Y., sole agents for tbe Unit ed States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. THE GRAIN MARKET. Chicago Cash Grain. Corn No. 3 w 61 62, No. 3 y 614 62, No. 4 w 61Cl"i. sgm 57 58 Vfe. sgy 5859. Oats No. 2 4S. No. 2 w 50 51, No. ?, 4950, No. 3 w 4859, standard 50(g50. Wheat No. 2 r 9798. Liverpool Cables. Wheat opened to higher; clos ed to up. Corn opened unchanged to lowe'; closed higher. Chicago Receipts. Today. Contract. Wheat 9 0 Corn 253 0 Oats 60 33 Northwest Cars. To- Last Last day. Wreek. Year. Minneapolis 128 124 191 Duluth 10 29 26 Winnipeg 89 1S8 0 Chicago Estimates Tomorrow. Wheat 8 Corn 259 Oats 49 Primary Movement. Receipts. Shipments. prices. Bulk 6.106.30. Light 5.90 6.25. Mixed 5.90 6.37. Heavy 5.95 6.40. Rough 5.95 g 6.10. Cattle slow. Top 8.50. Sheep weak. Top 5.00. Lambs easy. Top 7.40. Western Live Stock. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Kansas City 13,000 4,000 6,000 Omaha 15,000 3,800 9,200 Estimated Chicago Tomorrow. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Chicago ... .. 29,000 3,0o0 14,000 NEW YORK STOCKS. New York, Jan. 11. Following are the quotations on the market today: Gas i42',i Union Pacific 167 V. S. Steel preferred 110 U. S. Steel common 66 Reading 149 Rock Island preferred lo'i Southern Pacific 109 New York Central 107 ' Missouri Pacific 39', Great Northern 128 Northern Pacific 115 Louisville & Nashville 154 Smelters 71 Canadian Pacific 231 Illinois Central 140 Lard, 12 c. Feed and Fuel. Oats, 50c. Forage Timothy hay, $20 to $22. Clover hay, $15. Wheat. 80c. Wild hay, $14 to $17. Straw. $8. New corn, 55c to 5Sc. Coal Lump, per bushel, 15c; alack. 10c. Potatoes, 90c. Seattle Governor Walter E. Clark of Alaska, enroute to Wash ington, D. C, declared that he was opposed to "outside interference In political questions upon which Alas kans themselves are divided." an Pennsylvania Erie Ijead Chesapeake & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Baltimore & Ohio Atchison Locomotive St. Paul Copper Lehigh Valley .122 .. 30 .. 52 .. 72 -. 77 -.103 ..105 .. 34 . .HS . . 65 . .11 LITTEN S ROBERTS LOCAL SECURITIES OF THE TRI-CITIES Peoples National Bank BIft I 'hone West 122 (Board of Trade building. Chicago, took fire at 1:40 p. in.', and these were the prices at that time.) LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS. Jan. 11. Folowing are the quota tions on the local market today: Eggs, 35c. Butter Dairy, yrc; creamerv, 45c. LKGAX. Executor's Notice. Estate of Lna 1'aa.siK, deceased. The undersigned liavinti been ap- Eeal Estate and Stocks Merchandise. of Wheat today 316.000 1S4.000 Year ago '..473.000 154,000 Ccrn today 697.000 408,000 Year ago 632,000 531,000 Bought. Bold and exrhanpf -J. If you want to buy or have anything to sell or cxihaiiKC l'-t us hear from you. NATIONAL BROKERAGE: CO., 470 Ohio street. Terre Haute, I:id. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Opening of Market. Hogs 33,000. Left over 7,800. Slow at yesterday's average. Light 5.803 6.25. Mixed 5.90(5 6.372. Heavy 5.95 (0 6.40. Rough 5.955 C.10. Cattle 6.500. Steady. j Sheep 14,000. Strong at yesterday's average. j Nine O'Clock Market Hogs steady to strong. Light 5.903 j 6.25. Bulk 6.106.30. Mixed 5.90fe- ! C.371. Pigs 4.855.65. eHavy 5.95 W ; 6.40. Good 6.106.40. Rough 5 95fri 6.10. Yorkers 6.106.20. j Cattle 6teady. Beeves 4.75S8.50. i Stockers 3.305.90. Texans 4.30i&5.&5. Cows 2.00 6.65. Westerns 4.50&7.95. Calves 6.00Ji 8.75. Sheep slow at Wednesday's close. Natives 3.25&5.G0. Lambs 4. 75-87.23 Westerns 3.505.00. Yearlings 5.255? 6.25. Close of Market. Hog market closed slow at opening W. H. SALTER Carpenter and Builder Estimates furnished on new and repair work. Ex perienced contractor. Good work and promtly done. 1514 Eighth avenue. Rock Island, 111. cvf tar Iflrssjccsncu, Cptu. J1 M.S TKKEELEJ y jtaa w institute, pointed executrix of the lust will aud Ustament of Lena PauiB, lute of the county c-r Itock Inland, mute of Illinois. il cc-aaed. hereby gives notice that she will appear betore tho lion. Benjamin 1-iell, juugt; ot the iirobute court of Hock: island county, at the probate room, in the city of Hock Island, at the February ti mi, on the tirst Monday in February iicxl, at which time all persons having nanns a&aiiit ualU i-blale are noliued auu requested to attend lor the purpose o having the amu adjusted. All ptr eens indebted to said estate are re-u';:-'U-a to make immediate iuyiueut to tnc underpinned. lated 13Ui day of December, K. D. lfrU. CATIiKKiNfc; KKUKUEK, Executrix. Cl.'irer.ce J. Schrnoder, attorney. Kx cc-utor's .Noduc. Kstute of David Gruhl, deceased. The undf rsign'-d having been appoint ed executrix of the hint will and testa u.cnt of David late of the couuly of Itouk Island, state of Illinois, de ceased, hereby gives notice that she will appai- befote lion, lienjamln lieu. ijuoa"- ii 'ii'-- prol ate court ot Hock la I i.,nu c-uunly. at tae probate room, 111 tne city oi ito, k Island, at the March tern,, on the iirsi Monday in Aiard, hex l. at which tune all persons having claims against said estate are notified and reo.ut-itd to attend lor the purpose ot having me dame adjusted. All ticrsor.s indebted to laid estate are requested to iiuk: immediate payment to Lne undei sife'1 d. Dated this Z0i-1 day of December, A. Lt. ia 11. ANNA FA I'K.MIAL'SE.V, Executrix. Clarence j. 3ciiioeder, attorney. Executor's Aoilcr . E.state of Duviniu Linjmar.. deceased. The undersigned having been appoint ed administrator with the will an nixed of tuc last 'Will and testament of Luvinia Kii.gmari. late of the county of Hock Island, slate of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice th.-it he will appear beluie lion. B.-n.-amin I.1I. jude of the (-ronate court of 1'ock island county, at Uit probate court room, in the city of lioi k Island, at the March term, on the hrsl Monday in March next, at which time all persons having claims against said estate are notified and requested to attend for the i crposo of having the sarr.e adjusted. All persona i.idvbted to said estate are r;.'iir.':U-d to make Immediate pay-mt-it to the undersigned. Dated tl.ia ISd day of December. A. D. is::. CLAKESCE J. SCHKOEDER, Adm.strator wKu Will Annexed.