Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-25
He Was Not An Applicant For the,
Office, But Was Suggested by
Secretary Noble.
The New York Team Wins the
Second Game For the Worlds I
Championship.
The New Pension Commissioner.

charRe Monday morning. General Raum
was born in Golconda. Pope county, Ill,
December 8, 1929. He received common
school education, studied law, and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1858. In 1856 he re-
moved with his family to Kansas and at
once affiliated with the free state party.
Becoming obnoxious to the proslavery fac
tlon. he returned the following year to
Illinois and settled at Harrison. at the
opening of the civil war, he made his first
speech as q "war democrat" while he was
attending court at Metropolis, Ill. Sub
sequently he entered the army as major of
the 5sth Illinois regiment and was pro
brevet brigadier-general He mas made
ier.general Of volunteers on Febru-
ary ID. 1866, which commission he resigned
on May 9Th. He served under Gen. VIM.
): R0sencrahs in the Mississippi campaign
of 1852, At the battle Of Corinth lie
ordered and ied the charge that broke the
He was then with General Grant
at at the Battle anu Of was Missionas4 Mgonas4
Ridge in November. 1851. During the
Atlanta campaign lhe had a line Of COM
munication from Dalton to Ocworth and
from fro1 kingston to Rome, Ga In October
1854, he reinforced Resaca, Ca. and held it
against Gen. John B. Hood. In 1854 he
obtained charter for the Cairo & Vim
cennes Railroad company, aided in secur-
ing its construction and became its first
president. He was then elected to con-
gress and served from the 4th of March,
1867 to the Sd OF March, 1869. In 1876 he
convention, and in the same year he was a
delegate to the national convention of that
party in Cincinnati. He was appointed
commissioner Of internal revenue the I'd
OF August, 1876, and retained the office
until the Slst of May, 1888. During this
period ne collected $850,O00,O0O and dis
bursed $780, 900 without loss. He wrote
..'repOrts" of his bureau for seven success.
i've years. He is also author of ssThe Ex-
citing Conflict Between the Republican
government and the Southern Oligarchy."
he IS at present engaged in practicing law
in Washington, d. G. General Raum is q
prominent member Of the G. "A. r. His ap-
an excellent one.
THE OFFICE SOUGHT THE MAN.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-The application
of General Raum to-day, can be traced to
the influence of Secretary Window with
the administration. The anxiety of the
president to secure an honest and able
official was such that each member of the
cabinet assisted him in his search. From
the outset Secretary Windon. has been nm
qualified bylfor Judge Rea of Minnesota. but
for some reason the president did not take
Kindly TO him. A few days ago General
Raum's name was brought to the atten.
ton OF Secretary Window, who at once
recognized in him the most suitable man
1i f9I Il the I place. Secretary Noble finally de-
before the cabinet yesterday he was
heartily supported by Secretary Window.
with the result that Raum was decided
upon. Raum was not a candidate for the
place and it is case of the office seeking
the man.
What the Temperance People Are Doing.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2l-J. A. Troutman,
president of the Kansas State Temperance
union, has submitted plan to the presi-
dents of temperance unions Of North Da-
kota and South Dakota, Iowa and Ne
braska. for the formation of central or
ganization: His plan, as outlined in a let
ter, is as follows: The success Of prohi.
bition next year in Nebraska closes the
gap and connects i've imperial states lying
side by side in the united crusade against
the liquor interests. There ought to be
strong central organization embracing
these five states, and / suggest that con.
vention be called at Omaha about the first
Of January for the purpose of forming such
an organization, and limit the organization
at first to the five states, adding adjacent
states whenever they submit the question
of prohibition. Mr.. Troutman to: day re-
ceived q reply from c. F., Atkinson, presi-
dent OF the South Dakota association, en-
dorsing the plan and promising their CO.