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-£633^ Saturday, Feb. 13,ISxii, JAS. KIRWIN OF MINERS EXECU TIVE BOARD TEUsS OF STRIKE* Colorado Becoming a Veritable Si beria.—Peabodyism is Military Ty. ranny.—Extern Capitalists Respon sible for the Troubled—No Violenoe is Committed by the Miners.— Awful Deeds of Persecution. The Labor World has devoted con siderable space during the past three months to the Colorado miner's stnlce. Its correspondence on the subject was received fresh from the field, and at all times has proved to be reliable. This week the Western Federation of Miners sent one" of the members of their executive board to this city, a Mr. James Kirwin, who is visiting among the unions and securing finan cial aid for the striking miners^ Mr. Kirwin is a true type of -the western miners. He is making a most favorable impression among the trade unionists of Duluth. His mild manner, and hia honest, gentlemanly appearance is wmning for him a host of friends. He complimented the Labor World for Its defense of the cause of the miners, and was pleased to note the friendly feeling existing here. The Western Federation of Miners does not affiliate with American Fed eration of Labor, and for that reason it was expected that he would have a hard row to hoe, but it is not so. The most fraternal feeling exists, and the local unions are giving freely to help the victims of capitalistic an archy in Colorado. Answers False Charges Mr. Kirwin was shown an article in a capitalistic magazine purported to have been written by a disinterested party In Colorado, in which the miners were condemned most strongly. 'It is false throughout," he said. "It accuses us of espousing the cause of socialism, and says that this in itself should defeat us. The fact is that while our convention declared for the public ownership of mines and other means of production it has had no immediate effect upon the politics of the state. In Teller county, the seat of most of the trouble just now, there were less than 100 socialist votes polled at the last election. I understand that in your county there were considerably more than that. Our action in con vention should not alarm our enemies very much. They say that our convention took away the power to order a strike from the membership, and placed it in the hands of the executive board. This too is false. A resolution was intro duced in the convention along this line but it was lost. No amendment can be made to our constitution ex cept by a referendum vote of the entire membership. The members would never surrender, their power to control a strike. Before a strike Is called it must be submitted to the local unions, and before it is ordered »t must receive a three-fourth majority. The Colorado strike was ordered by an almost unanimous -vote of the membership of the miners union. The Federation of Miners is not a one man power organization. In fact It Is the most democratic organization that I know of. No Cause for Militia. There has been no violence at Crip ple Creek. The excuse for sending the militia was when a non-union man was assaulted. Gov. Peabody sent a committee of soldiers to in vestigate. They arrived at Cripple Creek at 9 p. m. and left on a train for Denver before daylight the next mornitig. Immediately upon their ar rival they were taken to the home of a banker where they met the mine owners. Thay saw no one else in Cripple Creek. They reported the worst kind of violence to the governor and then the militia was sent. The only violence committed was this one act of as saulting a lone 'scab." The folly of Gov. Peabody's position in the strike was soon discovered, and public opin ion became so strong that the gover nor was obliged to order the militia home. They were ready to leave at 7 a. m. one morning, but they were kept about the depot until 11 a. m., and just as they were about to board the train to carry them home an ex plosion occurred in a nearby mine. Naturally the mine owners used this and the miner's union was charged with it. Investigation by the coroner's jury, however, developed that the explosion was either a conspiracy on the part of the mine owners, or it was accidental. The explosion had the desired effect so far as the mine owners were concerned, for the militia was kept for some time longer and martial law was completely observed. Wall Street Gives Instructions. We have always been able to get along with the western miner owners. D. O'Leary's Cash Grocery, 15 E. Superior Street. Telephone 199. 'Apples per Barrel $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 Oranges, per D03. 10c, 15c, 20c Oranges, per case $2.00 Fresh Dairy Butter, per lb.17c Creamery Butter, per lb.. .23c Sugar Cured Hams, per lb.12c Pure Leaf Lard, per lb, 10c Whole Cod Fish, per lb ... 7c Chioce White Mackeral, each .10c Cheese, per lb 10c Honey in the Comb, 2 for, ,Z5c Mention this ad when ordering. SMppli9 OMerr Receive rrraft Alleitlti It Is the eastern representatives-who are causing all of the'trouble. Every thing is dictated from .Wall street, and tile local managers simply follow instructions. Cripple .^Creek was formerly quite a gathering -place for gamblers. They were getting all of the miners money. It^was a so.jii:ge ^of^conslderable trou ble :lo us: We determined, to seek the enforcement of thelaW'against gam bling.' We "SUJC lii securing the conviction of several professional gamblers. One* of them was given a year in the penitentiary. A member of the militia was a member- of' a trade union. He dis played his union card one day to some comrades. This was reported to Gen. Bell, who threatened to shoot him as a spy. The unity of the miners is sufficient evidence that they believe that they are right. Up to this time there has been no desertions from the ranks. Every time the miners select a new leader he is cast into the bull pen. They now appoint committees of three. These wiree have three confi dants. When one is cast into the bull pen a confidant takes his place and so on. The rule of Russia in Siberia is tame compared with Peabodyism in Colo rado." LOCAL LABOR NOTES. The steamfitters union held a well attended meeting Tuesday evening. Trade matters between the local and the plumbers union were discussed at length. The plasterers held a well attended meeting Monday evening. The union listened to remarks from Jas. Kirwin, representing the Western Federation of Miners. The union voted to send $10.00. The machinists union held regular meeting Tuesday evening. Routine matters occupied most of the evening. The union' will give their second an nual ball at Odd Fellows hall next Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Larson celebrated the seventh anniversary of their mar riage last Monday. Samuel Kielley and Henry Pereault, representing the local trades assembly, attended the Superior assembly as delegates, last Tuesday evening. Several very prominent union men are candidates for appointments under Mayor Cullum. AY THE SUNK THREE WARSHIPS TOJCIO, Feb. 10.-^TJndaunted by the absence of official confirmations Japan is rejoicing over a ,great naval victory at Port Arthur. Early today came a cabled report from the Japanese con sul at Che Foo saying that early Mon day the Japanese torpedo boats destroy ed three large Riis'sian warsips off Port Arthur. Thereafter Admiral Togo's fleet of sixteen warships' engaged the entire Rhs'sian fleet remaining biff the DQJ?t a r",' Ty result of the'.ffiain engagement, but said when the, steamship Columbia passed the scene of atction all of the Japanese warships were preserving their1 aligh ment and fighting vigorously and steadily ,and apparently uninjured. The newspapers here published extra editions containing news of the battle and produced the first popular demon stration of the war. Flags were raised everywhere and exited crowds throng ed the streets. Later in the day came a cablegram from Paris saying that Viceroy Alexieff had reported to St. Petersburg that three Russian ships had been injured by a torpedo attack. DEAD BODY ALMOST DESTROYED BY FIRE NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Fire almost destroyed the home of Phelan Manor, where lay the body of Henry A. Spauld ingv for many years one of the leading jewelers of New York, Chicago and Paris. He died on Monday from pneu monia. While the body lay in an upper room of the residence, fire was discovered. Girl students from a nearby schoolhouse hurried to the scene and helped the family carry out the furniture. Firemen rescued the body although the flames almost surrounded the room where it lay. Mr. Spaulding retired from active business ten years ago. YARDS OF GAUZE IN PLEURAL CAVITY IRONWOOD, Mich., Feb. 10.—Local physicians treating an Ironwood man recently operated upon in a Chicago hospital last week grew suspicious erf his failure to mend, and made an ex amination. This developed the surpris ing fact that the Chicago surgeons had left about four yards of gauze in' the pleural cavity. The gauze was remov ed, since which the patient has been rapidly recovering. GETS $IG RAISE IN HIS PENSION GLADSTONE, Mich., Feb. 10.—Frank Manson of Mam'stique has been, noti fied from Washington that his pension has been increased from $30 to $72 per month. Manson ijs one of the very few surviving mernbers of We Jeanette ex pedition to the Arctic regions. GOVERNOR'S WIFE SERIOUSLY ILL TRENTON, Feb. 10 —Mrs. Franklin Murphy, wife of Governor Murphy, was stricken with apoplexy this afternoon. Mrs. Murphy died at 11:50 tonight. TRAIN LOAD OF SILK ARRIVES FROM CHINA OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Feb. 10.—A special train of eighteen cars carrying 1,000 tons of China Silk,- valued at $2,000,000,000, one of the largest single shipments on record, has arrived here to day from Vancouver enroute to New York. NETS CAUGHT IN ICE ESCANABA, Mich., Feb. 10.—The Bocrth Packing company has about $4, 000 worth- of nets caught in the ice in Xiake Michigan, Off 'Manistique.^ It is believed- they" willy prove a total loss. There is little doubt they will be car ried outwhen the-ice breaks up during the first heavy blow. PriBfl Alicinwr W l/aubscriW tfrv**hetabWW0ni» $1.00. «i* •"•»**.»«, kfc»vl «W*. 1 4rftm S^MHrft. \J*i *£&*« r\Y* rt*V*trt8«r.eB***« «ttt*t 'IRtt. «r jtbi «*jC UTtf-TTf 1 After serv ing two months Gov^ Peabody par doned hint He has pardoned crimin als at wholesale on condition that they would join the, state militia. N NO PAY FOR SICKNESS .s A88I8TANT CITY ATTORNEY COM PELLED TO PAY FOR SUBSTITUTE. Council Adopts Same Policy That Is Criticized By People In General Against Selfish Coporatioha.— City Employees Must Loose If They Get Sick.—Some Aldermen Use "Laboringmen"' as a Shield to De fend Their Position. The citty council spent fully twenty minutes last Monday evening fighting over the payment of $77.00 to a sub stitute for assistant city attorney Holmes. While Mr. Holmes was prose cuting the Edwards-Wood case in St. Paul he became ill, and was confined to his bed for three weeks. During his illness it became neces sary to employ an assistant to care for municipal court cases. A requisition was sent to the council for pay for this substitute'. It was recommended for passage by the committee, but Alder man Walker objected to it. He said that he did not believe that the pity should allow salary to an employe dur ing illness. He was supported in his remarks by Aldermen Sang arid Shaef fer. All of them shielded themselves behind the excuse, the the "working men" were not allowed pay for loss of time during sickness. They contended that there should be no discrimination between city employees. The fact re mains however, that steady city em ployes are seldom docked for loss of time during sickness. To be consis tent some of the Aldermen who are ab sent from meetings of the council should refuse to take their salary for those meetings. But that would be taking the matter home where their ar gument would not apply. It is the opinion of the Labor World that Mr. Holmes should receive his pay for the time that he was sick. He be came ill through exposure, while per forming a duty for the people. It should not be the purpose of the city council to follow the methods of selfish corporations in matters of this kind. Indeed many corporations recognize that it is a duty they owe to their em ployes to care for them during illness. Surely a city government can afford to be just as magnanimous as a private corporation. No laboring man who wants to be fair would ever object to this policy. His usual generous spirit would prompt him to accord the same privilege to a brain worker, that he would be pleased to enjoy himself. CARNEGIE'S PHILANTROPY. It has been announced at the office of the Carnegie Steel Company that Andrew Carnegie has set apart $4,000, 000i the interest qpon which is to form a perpetual fund to relieve workmen injured in the Carnegie plants and to aid the heirs^of those killed while at work. Married men will receive $1 daily while idle and single men will get 75 cents, while children under sixteen will receive 10 .cents daily.. In case an eiriffl'oye is killed wffie' at work $500 will be given his family, while $100 will go to the family of any child un der sixteen which meets death while at work. The other announcement is to the ef fect that wages at the Carnegie plants will be reduced $12,000,000 a pear. Car negie can lay aside the $4,000,000 for the perpetual fund and still have $8,000,000 left for free libraries out of what he intends keeping from his employes. Carnegie is very liberal. HIGH WATER COVERS RAILROAD TRACKS LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 10.—Back water from the gorge which extends from McCall's ferry to Baihbridge on the Susquehanna river covered the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad at Bainbridge this morning to the depth of three feet. Four freight trains are stalled in the flooded tracks with the water up to the cab floors. The water is slowly receding after having reached the record mark made in the flood of June 1889. The water Is still in the station of the Pennsylvania road and the situation is regarded most serious, know the law and it was shown that the boy stated he was sent for the to bacco by his father. The court officers stated that the woman's husband had been arrested for non-support and that she has had great difficulty in support ing her family. LODGING HOUSE FIRE MAY RESULT FATALLY CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—In a lodging house in Ontario street, Mrs. Emma Ericson was probably fatally hurt and two of her lodgers, a man and a woman we're hurt in their efforts to escape from afire which was discovered in the building while most of the inmates were asleep. Mrs. Ericson clung to the sill of a rear window on the third floor until she became unconscious and fell. Doctors said she had broken, her back. Bessie Nickler arid John Knott, who had rooms on the second floor, jumped, from the window but escaped with severe bruises. THEATRICAL MEN FORM COMBINE NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Theatrical managers of this city have formed, an association for their mutual protection and benefit. Only two prominent man agers were absent' at the first meeting. While the recent action of the city au thdrities in closing several theaters be cause of alleged failure to obey prompt ly orders for changes in exits etc., was today cause for the managers coming together, it is understood they will seek to establish control over many matters such as bill posting, passes and speculation in tickets. BANK ASKSTHAT RECEIVER BE NAMED NEW ,YORK, Feb. 10.—By. unanimous vote the directors of the Equitable Na tional bank have decided to ask the controller of the currency for the ap pointment of a receiver "The ekrnlrig capacity will not meet the ruhning* expenses of the bank in its present condition and will not warrant further continuance,?' said a director. 1'We have .taken this -action to avoid, further loss. The depositors .will be patdjn full/* The'bank^s capitalized at $200,000 with el&imfed ,«»etft- of-fl76,«0 in ^xeSil' Sfc a TCfTJ.^r i( fl- "X ,+, *ij and $18 Suits .$ 7.50 and 25 Suits .$10.00 and $35 Suits $15.00 IS LOWELL BLOCK TENANTS OGJECT TO QUIET PO ER GAME GOING ON THERE. Claimed That City Employe Rented Room for Gambling Purposes and Sub-let it to a Prominent Ward Palitician. Many People Saw Out fit When it Was Removed From Building. New Place is Not Known. A few knights of the cloth were very much disappointed -the other evening when they found that they were oblig ed to give up quarters in the Lowell black. It seems that a certain city employe had rented a room from the agent of the building. He in turn subllet it to a prominent young ward politician. The consideration is said to have been $1 per day. When the room was fitted out, it was said to contain but two card tables, some chairs ftnd a tin box. Everything went along smoothly for two weeks, until Saturday evening, when the ten ant of the building learned what was going on, and then there was some thing doing. No one was arrested. It is so hard, you knerw, to catch peo ple in the act of gaimbling. The green cloth, the cards :and the chairs don't count for anything. That does not prove that men were gambling. Even the character of the,.men, with an up to-date vagrancy ordinance, Was not sufficient. The police theory is that they must be cailght in the act of deal ing out cards and .taking the money. .Pos&b^ t|jt ^isuaUy.de-. perids upon who parities are. this case no one wag arrested. All that is known is that a dray was seen to back up to the door of the building. A little liter it was seen to drive away loaded with the full equip ment for a very inducing poker game. A tenant of the building who pre^' tends to know something about the affair said to the Labor World that all the parties are known to be occupants of the Lowell building. The city em ploye who rented the ropms in the first place the ward politician who sub leased them and who ran the game, and the men who patronized the game are all known to him. It is not known where the outfit was moved to, but it is safe to say that it will not long remain idle. TWO SWIMMING RECORDS LOWERED BROOKLINE, MaBS., Feb. 10.—Two American indoor swimming records were ldwered tonight at the Broowllne public 'baths, one by John A. Leavltt, profes sional, at two miles, and the other by Harry Lemoyne, amateur, holder of sev eral American natatroium reicords at yards. Leavitt's time was 57 minutes 26 seconds, several seconds better than the •best previous time for tftfe distance made in a natatoriuhi. The best time in open water is 54" minutes 57 seconds. He went the entire distance unpaced. Lemoyne crossed the line in 48 seconds two seconds better tnan the best previous record. STEAMER HELD ON ACCOUNT OF SUIT PENSACOLA, Fla., Feb. 10.—A libel suit for $30,000 was filed in the United States court here today by the administrator of the estate of Jefferson Davis of Mobile, Ala., against the Serra line of steamships of Belboa, Spain. The steamer Yivana, one of the vessels owned by the firm, and which is now in port/ was taken into custody by the United States marshal and held. The suit is brought on account of death of Jefferson Davis in Momile harbor several months ago,7 while he, it is said, was at work on the steamer Alicia, also owned by the cohipariy, it being oneof the allegations that his death was due to negligence of the master. POPE SYMPATHIZES WITH BALTIMORE NEW ORLEANS, Fei. 10.-^Cardinal Gibbons, who is here 6ri a visit, has re ceived the, following telegram from Car dinal atery-Del Val, papal secretary of state .regarding the reeent fire in Balti more "Rome, Feb. 10.-rJa.mes Cardinal Gib bons, New Orledns: Hoiy father sym pathizes deeply in great affliction which has overcome yoiir episcopal city and inquires about your hedlth. (Signed) Marry Del V&|."0 ~f EAR EOIfc 3®P SAN FRANCISCO, -"Feb. -10.—The agents America "Maru, 'wnicn :!eft. this po?t la3t month oh l\er alsfc trip to the orient,: are apprehensive .regarding her .safe Arrival at Yokohama. S^ie .sailed on February 1 from Honolulu, .where he took a fresh supply of coal. The. Ves sel, with her ^sister ship, thfe Nippon Maru, and the Hongkong Maru,. have been impressed. by_ the Japanese gov- •titute steaiheJte for \the trans-Paeiftc f'-'Z^r 'f: WANTS TO MERGE THE UNIVERSITIES CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—A union of the Methodist universities and academies throughout the country was proposed tonight by President James of North western university at a meeting of the College Presidents' association. The proposition is that territory occupied by the Methodist church be divided for educational purposes into three kinds of districts to be known as uni versity, college, and academy districts, respectively. SOLD TOBACCO TO A BOY UNDER AGE Anna Orga, who conducts a fruit and tobacco store at 800 Garfield avenue, was arrested yesterday at the instance of Humane Officer Withrow on a charge of selling tobacco to a 16-year-old boy, Frank Fuller, who is under parole from the municipal court. Sentence was sus pended. Alexander Jamison of West Duluth, was yesterday adjudged insane in the probate court and Judge Middlecoff signed an order committing him to the state asylum at Fergus Falls. The greatest "Snap of the entire year in our Suit Department At this time of the year there always remains a few garments, broken sizes, possibly not more than one or two of a kind. These are the very best styles and: novelties but when the sizes are brok en are but "remnant lots" and sell at a half and less. For just a few days, before the new garments come in. Note the prices: Mrs. Orga pleaded that she did not SAILS WITH SUPPLIES FOR THE JAPANESE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.—The steamship Gaelic sailed today for the Orient with 1,100 tons of flour for Japan, 1,200 bales _of cotton, 400 tons of lead and five tons of shoe nails for "use in the manufacture of footwear for the Japanese army. In the steerage were about 40 Japanese, whose purpose is to enlist in the army of their country. WILL RAISE MONEY TO HELP JAPAN SEATTLE, Feb. 10.—A meeting of the executive committee of the Japan ese association, an organization com posed of the. leading Japanese in this city, it was decided to start immediate ly-in the twork Mr. Jamison has been ill for a long time and has been confined to the Red Cross hospital where he has undergone treatment. It was thought at first that he would recover his former health but recently he has become much worse and it was at last considered necessary to file information of insanity against him. Mrs. Jamison resides in West Duluth but they have no children. GENERAL YOUNG SICK HAVANA, Feb. 10.—Major General M. Young, U. S. A., retired, is con fined at the home' of Mayor Runcie here, suffering from liver trouble. The attending physician says his condition is not serious. MATRON DIES MINNEiAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 10.— Mrs. Caroline Moore, matron of the Florence Crittenton home of this city, formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y., died here today. Mrs. Moore was born in Lon don, Canada, forty-four years ago and was educated in England. WILL ACCEPT POST WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Caleb Forbes called upon Secretary Taft to day *hnd while he was not yet formally accepted the post of Philippine com missioner, he let it be known that he would do so. SHIP RELEASED CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—The Barry line steamer Empire State, after battling with the ice since Monday night, re leased herself today off Fort Sheridan and proceeded on her trip to Milwau kee. One of the crew, who came ashore said all were tvell on board. BADLY MANGLED From the Philadelphia Press: "What is it?" demanded Mrs. Lush man from her bedroom window, observ ing two forms recumbent on the front steps. "Shay! there's two of ush here," re plied a voice from one of the forms. "Pieashe come down an* shee which one'sh yer hushban." A BARGAIN From the Philadelphia Press: "But," protested the broker who had advertised for & confidential clerk,, ''you want too much salary." "I've: had a great deal of experience in the brokerage business," urged the applicant. "But you ask too much for it:" "My dear sir, I assure you I'm offer ing it,to, you for much'less than it cost me." LE~DUC-LOCKER Miss Lucie V. LeDuc and William Henry Locker -vt^ere married last night at the Methodist, church at: 8 o'clock, the Rev .S. P. Long officiating. -A re ception followed at the home of: the bride's parents, 1207 East Superior street. Miss Millie A. LeDuc attended the bride as- maid of honor and' the bridesmaids were Clara LeDuc* $10 and $12 Coats $ 4.50 $15 and $18 Cbats 1 $ 7.50 $25 and $30 Coats $12.50 j?t .raising. $25,0,00 to be sent to th'e goverhmehr to aid the war with Russia. A. JAMISON INSANE M138 yesta Randall and Miss Jea-netta Root. Locker, of St.- Louis, wis grooms man and Frank Edson, Ernest LeDuc' and Warren E. Green were the, ushers. S. I." Levin. Importer of wines and li qtior», at 50i "West ^hperior street," 6atrU»uth«^r«ry. best gtock^i.- Oie.elty for- family ,and medicinalpiijrpd*e».^ 1 Jjt v5 Major J. A. Watrous, U. S. A., in the Kansas City Star. AMES F. LYON, of the First Wis consin cavalry, told me this story about a good horse in battle—a story which General O. H. La- Grange, of that regiment, now governor of the national home for soldiers in California confirms: "We had in our company a young German named Schultz. His horse was his especial pride. 'Sometimes Schultz went to sleep without rations, but his horse never. No matter how scarce or how hard it was to get forage the young German's horse always had an evening feed, a thorough rubbing down, a loving pat and a 'good night, Frank,' in two languages—broken English and German. M^ny a time have I seen Schultz skirmish for a lunch for his horse when we halted to make coffee instead of preparing his own lunch. While the rest of us stayed in our tents and read or played cards, Schultz would keep Frank's company for hours, some times talking German to him and some times English. Some of our horses showed lack of care Frank's showed overcare was always in good order in camp he glistened like a new plug hat and seemed as fond of his master as his master of him. When the At lantic campaign opened, in May, 1864, there was not a prouder soldier or a prettier horse than Schultz and Frank in the First. "Our first fight of note in that cam paign was at "Varnell's station May 9. Somebody—never mind who—made a mess of it. Our little brigade, the Second of the First cavalry division, consisting of the Second and Fourth Indiana and the First Wisconsin, com manded by Colonel O. H. LaGrange, was thrown against General Joe Wheel er's entire. command- and we fought 4t all day*. We started to charge, but were ordered to fight on foot. We were already under fire and ill Considerable confusion and "only a portion of the command heard the Order, so it hap pened that some of us fought as cav alry and some as infantry. Schultz re mained mounted and did heroic ser vice. Early in the fight his pet was shot. As the animal made, but little fuss over it and steadied down quickly his rider remained in the battle all day, having traveled many miles in the per formance of important and dangerous tasks* the wounded- animal seeming to enter into the spirit of the work as complietely. as his master. That night at 9 o'clock the brigade camped. The moment Frank was unsaddled he lay down. Shultz thought it was Vocause the horse, like himself, was red, and, after patting him and tell ing hipi in both languages what a splendid fellow he had been that day and thanking him for carrying him safely through one of the hottest bat tles, he busied himself with supper getting. In the forage bag were sev eral ears of corn. After his own re past of black coffee*, crackers and un codked white .pofk, such a banquet as many a soldier has been more thankful for than he was for the feast of last Thanksgiving, Shultz shelled the corn and took it to Frank. The horse did not welcome him as usual, did not rest his head on his master's shotrder and look, if he -did not speak, thanks l'oi" such a master. He didn't hear Shultz announce in German that he was coin ing with, a double ration. Frank was dead and stiffening, showing Mnt soon after lying down life had departed. "When Schultz realized that his pet was dead he threw the corn down, dropped by the side of the ariirtial, ten derly laid one hand on hifj neck and with the other gently rubbed his head, as he had done many time before, and sobbed like a child. In talking about his loss the next day he said: 'My poor Frank could not tell me he was badly hurt and ask to go to the hospital, as I would have done had I been shot. He carried rne all day as if he thought it was his duty and that things would go v^rong if he didn't, and when the battle was over and I was getting .sup per he lay down and' died. That horse was a better soldier than I am—than any man in the regiment. No one would have expected it of us, yet I expected it of Frank and he did not fail me. I shall never think as much of anything again as long as I live.' With this outburst the poor feliow br»ko down again, and none of his comrades made light of the young Ger man's sorrow they knew it was sin cere." That was A story, of a good horse and a good soldier. Now let me tell you about one of the trials of a good soldier with a bad hprs.e.. The late General John A. Kellogg", who fduj^lit his way from lieutenant, of a' company 'to com mander of a brigade, bought a mag nificent roan, a few1 da^s before ,General Grant began the Closing campaign.. It was a high spirited creature, tall, pow erfully built and speedy. Kellogg wag greatly pleased with' his new possession His staff had to do a good deal of fast riding fot. a wee^ 'hsfoi'ei the: closing scenes of the^great cohtesi began. The general seemed to want everyone in*the Fifth-corps to seie his -hapdsome'' roan, so he rode from camp "to camp, making' social calls, his staff, made ...up. largely of new riders, bobbing..and jolting be hind him. There was not a .man of Kellogg's military family but regretted the lftfth of that roan,, *He tyas:Jolting their young lives away. ^The -day of. reckoning came at the battle of Grayvilie Run, pr, as, some call'..it. White Oak RoaiL, .March 31,i ^865.''Kellogg massed hii brlgaderin.a piece of "woods.. -AboufcrlO ,, $1 98 Shirts $ 98 $3.98 Shirts $2.98 $6.50 Shirts $4.98 HORSES IN BATTLE TWO GOOD STORIES lcl6fcv"*r"- 1 I better position and get into line of battle for immediate business, for a division of the other folks was corning that way practicing on their famous "Yell" song. Just as the brigade was in line and almost before it had got its beating heart well under foot the enemy poured a vast sheet of lead at us. "Stand fast, men hold your ground!" commanded Kellogg from his roan. Then came another volley. That, with the roar and the rattle of the Union guns, was too much for the roan. He bounded into the air and seemed to turn around, facing the rear, before he struck the ground. In spite of Kellogg's weight on the bits and his frantic whoas, the roan "limbered" to the rear at a greater speed than he had ever traveled while churning the staff into a sideache. Away they dashed, horse and rider, and at the most criti cal time. It was a hot fight and no time for the general to limber to the rear. Just as the chief of staff ordered an orderly to go to the general's rescue and give him a safe horse I saw Kel logg slide down to the tail of the flying roan and start on a dead run for the line of battle. The hot comments Gen eral Kellogg made on his roan that and the next day would make a thick book wholly unfit for family and church use. It is due to the equine population to say that it was a very uncommon thing for a fiorse to try to get away from a battle. A thousand men longingly looked for a chance to "limber" to the rear and "cool coffee" during a fight where one horse even tried to escape bullets. The men reasoned and the horse didn't. Most horses in battle, unless wounded, were as unconcerned, apparently,, as if they had .been pulling, plows or reapers. The man in battle Svho was as'Unconcerned as one hold ing a plow or driving a reaper was a fool, Men who say they were as happy and' contented in a battle as while 1 at home' on the farm or eating a Christ mas dinner pie. Such a thing is impos sible, unless, as stated, the man is a fool and fools didn't enlist. CASE OP WHOLE SALE MARRIAGES Dinard Letter to the London Mail: No fewer than forty-two couples were married simultaneously at Plou gastel (Lower Britanny) this morning. Work in the village and all the sur rounding hamlets was entirely sus pended for the day, for the excellent reason that there was scarcely a liv ing soul in the neighborhood not re lated to one or other of the brides or bridegrooms, for the good people of Plougastel never marry outside their own commune. All the men* at the ceremony wore bright blue jackets, very tight black trousers, and no fewer than three waistcoats each. The wjamen .donned spotless white liead-dresses, gaily em broidered bodices, clocked stockings and bright sashes of variagated hue. Owing to the peculiarity of their head-dresses, the ladles of Plougastel wear their hair cut quite short, while the men let theirs grow as long as it will. It is no uncommon sight to see a Plougastel dandy with his hair falling pver his shoulders. The marriage ceremony is somewhat quaint, the men being led by the hand to the altar by their best man. A can dle burns before each couple during the ceremony, and, the service over, all the men leave in a body first, the women following. The rest of the day is given up to singing and dancing to the music of the Breton bagpipes. The fetes last for a week, and the poorest beggar shares in the general rejoicings. The Paris Petit Journal relates that in consequence of a fete organized by the young women of Ecaussines in June last, to which were invited all the mar riageable young men desirous of en tering the state of matrimony, 40 girls found fiances, and all the couples win be united on Whit Monday. The girls still remaining without suitors are preparing to organize an other similar fete. FRANCIS AND THE FUNNY STORIES From the New York World: David R. Francis, president of the St. Louis exposition, was a guest at the Gridiron club dinner in Washing ton Saturday night. Before the dinner he.met a friend who said: "Dave, I wish you would tell me a funny story. I expect those fellows will call on me tonight and I want to have something ready." "You remind me of a time when 1 was campaigning in Missouri," replied Francis. "I got to a hotel and the bill: Of fare consisted of corn bread, can ned goods arid bacon. I wasn't im pressed. I wanted something good td eat. and I said to the. landlord, 'Is that all you have to eat? .1 heard a lot of quail calling around here when I was driving in. Haven't you any quail?' "'Stranger' said the hotel keeper, 'if 1 had any quail I would eat them my el "Same with funny stories. Tf I knew'one I'd keep it for myself." S Levin's XXX Columbian 1492 rye is known by mahy of' Duluth's best citizen8 to.be high in qualityv-and' the vehy best for family use. Try-it. Sold at -501 "West Superior street* CHEMIST 33^1