Show c mBIBBH u r 4 I THADDKIS STANTON NEW PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE ARMY 110 flees I once the 1IRlllng rujliinlil III Thrilling 0rape at Ilklininnil During the Urge 1rolert lag hale Sat n see s-ee III HOHTINH t t > amaater la I lima 1 Horne IIhen tn s I S IP n P rill ThII i Ir H Ktanlnn the rp J r 0r coolly appointed f uiinaater general f the United I f Htntea army He It more than any man j living knowa the danger of Inking tt rare of Uncle I Bam cnah Henernl limo hut0 cnri i II a moat remarkable one He la I the only officer of his rorpa who line re celt 1 pd honorary rank for gallantry In aeUlln since the wnr of the rebellion Wrong of frame alurdy of figure floild Of untennnfe grayhaired carrying his alily years graceful > lien preaenta lie-n picture tif a typical soldier l Politic I did not take any part In hla recent appointment ap-pointment record he being selected on lilt lenernl Hlanton began his career asa as-a > aohller far buck In the 10 a when the Canaaa bunter tnmtilea arose when ha > ccam < t a follower of John IlrownOld > aaottomle and Icneral I one At hat period there boo a rlotnua rnndl lion ot affalra between tin free state and Ihe pmaacry cominonwealtlia and In every struggle which dlatln KUlahed that epoch Hlnnlnn participated participat-ed In lAG > he went to Vnihlngton na prlvateapcritary todmeral H It Cur III and In the following iprlng became n member ot the National rlllra which iaa part of the military volunteer or 1IlIlzallon In the DUItlrt of Columbia During Ihla 1lrKI he did cxnulderabli work aa a newnpatier man on Colonel 1orneys Chronicle but In lAG halng returned hla home In Iowa he ralard a company ot Infantry and the snore rear waa npp liite < l paymaiter lie Van present at the aurrrndcr of Vl Icka burg served nelltely with the nrmlea 3f the Tennessee and the Iolomae am was chief 1 > ymaater at New Orleans In IICI When lllchmond was ablate Qcncral TIIADDKOUfl If STANTON Blanlon had the moat thrilling experience experi-ence ot his lift He la I n modest man lie hesitates to Ink about hlmaelf Under Pressure the other day he 110 Ihla narration about Iho nichmonl eplaode I traveled he anil from Ilaltlmore tn Illchmonl with nn armed eacnrt and alIbi ISM001 of government money In my charge which I had been ordered In carry to Itlehmond to pay snldlera then on duty at that place When I got there Itlehmond ova Inflame flame I took the cheat containing lis money In army ln adfuarlera and re lleted myself of Ihe obligation of Ita aecurlly I had nothing lo cat nil day 1 and VOl hungry Fool was not very pV to Procure I nnllv aseerlnlnal that I could obtain l aometlilng In 1111 l Iunla hotel which occupied one side of the public aquare I reglftered there went to my room waahed my lian4a land l-and face and then went In the dining room below where amid the sound of the turmoil of bottle I partook of 11 very meagre meal I woe very tired an I very sleepy nod Immediately returned In my sleeping apartment I had In nuy peraonal 00w5 Inn about II having na I heretofure pall depoilled Unrlt Ham a each at the department head nuarler There was mi gaa In the ho Iclry and I woo given n llghlol enndls to show me my nosy When I rachel Hi mantel plec my room I notice 01 the aiahunrd ot a dagg which In that clay we knew aa the UU brand whlh meant a cry long mu wide waINn male by a Yankee hurmIt was well known In war times I did not know what to make of Its prcaenrn there The thought occurred to mo that It hail mint been there when I hnd prelou ly loon In the room However I Will ao tired and al epy that I till I not lay particular particu-lar alreaa Uioon Its Presence My room wend and woo located on the floor Its two window opened Uxin a balcony bal-cony and reached to the floor They had boll ahutlera I closed these blowout blow-out tho candle and went to bed and to akci It woo then about 10 oclock In the evening At about t oclock In the morning I wok nllll was turning over on the other Ohio l tram that on which I hind loon l resting when I lOW thin Inalde shutter of the fur window opm My Imlr Howl on end I thought at onea of the empty acalibnrd and e lever l-ever moment tll feel a knife thrust Into In-to mr vltnla hear In mind that Iho mom nee In complete darkness from beneath m > pillow I drew my revolver and rocked It and Ml up In bed nnl thin ainud IIIn the floor with the re lolvr drawn IIIUnll every minute to feel l Iho touch of the knife Just Him I aaw a man leg put within Hi far window He mude no noise Again my hair Blood on end I could not tell owing to the durkneea whether or not thire Will another In the room Hut I pointed my plale1 towards the window and Igan pulling the lrluii There Will a worry n KUllle a tumult of mPlia olcea the leg disappeared I kept ddianclnB allll ahoollng I got to the wlnlow There were men flying In holh dlrectlona I fired right end left without regard to aim I MW a man proatrnte on the ground I heard flat bmtlng on Iho door of my apartment turned back and opened the door and found there lie landlord of the hotel In his nightgown agitated I salt to him Therea a man out on the veranda that I think la I hurl You Should lend tor a doctor I jumped Into my clothing aa quickly aa pomlbla and when I Val dressed they cnrrlil the man Into the next palm I walke In there and found him stretched upon a beil Aa I looked uixin him he died On hla body I found the dagger that fitted the IXI arnhlMrd nlflch had Iron lift upon the mantel lece In my room How It cam there I never knew Tile companlona McnpfHl 1 learned nflerwarda that they had followed me from ilaltlmor and Imagined that I carried the govern merit money about my reran How the scabbard was left where I found la I A problem I tote hover been able II ole My aurmlre la Hint the rubber entered the room to nea mule tea when 1 was at super and not fin ping tea there left and accidentally left the acnbhard Inhind Ior thls killing General Htantnn was never Indicted needles to soy Aa a matter of fart from that period until 1170 ha served na United HtnIM pi mailer In the city nt Itlrhmond anal auliaequenlly occupied n similar Kial lion In nahlngton IIJt he tired ot city life and eked to be sent upon duty In the wllda 1 of the Weal In Mi he was ordered to this Department ot the IMntle villh heaibtuartera at Cheyenne Chey-enne lan title did not suit him lie vlahed to 1e nn the fleld of action Intend In-tend of adtanclng payment from head quarters he Inalalcd UH > n being on the n1 nf action and paI0R 1 the aoldlera 1 where they were doing the fighting Tlila la WhAt gave Mm the title of Fighting raymaater When General Cnmk In II7S mad his ei > edlllon Into he Illnck Hllla ncneral Htanlnn put Inn In-n application for a furlough and then volunteered at bite head of n body ot con I a which occupied the advanced > n Illon Hut during thai hloodthlraty ampalgn he never forgot Ida duty la uncle Hama cool He tough for lilt > e < iple and pmtectetl their money Hi ed Ihe aaaault upon Craiy llorao Ml age and nt the end captured a herd of One Iliouannd Inlratho Indian term for the lcloue brunch loiter by direction di-rection of leneral Hherldan he ill1 I field I duty to prevent the Chc > cnnea nun Joining Hitting Hull and after warda look command nf the scouting column ngalnal lint redaklnned turn an tlnin recommendation nt Oenerat rook he hiss received two brevetx one for leading an attack Main the Indiana at Die head of Heart river and the 1M mud for his fight agnlnat them nl tin battle lit Hllm Ilullea |