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Read Better than a Pension " on page 7.
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EDITOE NATIOsAL TEIEUSH: Seeing a
notice Of a package OF money couiided 70 a com
rale az the battle Of Gettysburg By a soldier
who lost his life in the battle being delivered
b. the widow - years after the action, / avn
reminded of a similar instance. Capt T. X.
MOntlorl, Of the 10Th Ohio, was dangerously
wounded ia the charge OF the Louisiana Tigers
OF the right center OF Cemetery Hill. Loss Of
blood made him faint and when he revived,
two soldiers vino said they were members
Of the I7th Coma, were bending over him.
After asking their names and regiment he gave
his pockct50Ok, containing 500, 10 one Of
them. upon promise that he would carry il
% Col. Harris, Of the 10Th Ohio. i'm the same
brigade. The money was never delivered. II
either Of these men are living. Capt 1Ioutfort,
now residing in Cincinnati would like 20 hear
from them as TO what became Of the money
C8IEADE.
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which they worked their way down to the
battery Of four guns. The guns were success
fully spiked before the guard knew anything
Of it. The names Of the party can be obtained
az the Navy Department. as medals were given
them.-IRA {. NCCLENTuEN. Seaman on the
Baron dc Kalb. Fayetteville, y. Y.
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EDITOR EATI9NAL TaEUEE: IN The O,d Re-
liable n Sos 20 iu Picket Shots, Capt Hart.
81 tLc 18TH q. ). Ial'pt battery, states taat
Randolph battery was not iu The engagement
July =, l-j3 % laa Peach Orchard 10 Ggtlga-
burg base q faint recollection AZ being .clo.
aal Vii 4y-.LG IN Wil Do sustained Ly the
survivors II The Csth pa.-taat We suHl1IL.l
I.suaoPl's bat.gry 8a The AuaIC Oh Pc ca
Orchard, jU.F2 when The CaaaEamcut opened.
and uni our lluC was compelled to retire.
Other batteries were ou Ogg Ion, toward Round
Top. ID they were not there what il1at bay
they 10 place their monument between tHc
liilB aud taC G-lI la. in tic lac OF battle ,
] also remember Capt Randolph ca, ing l5r .sl-
uutcers ,o man Dis pieces out O! tue Ooii, and
they responded. too.
Oar Joss was haayy before The regiment lrod
q Shot, your humble servant getting supply
Of I,buI I.ou. Ng 0il l,.l0aa OF The First l..l-
Fale. First vi.ion IAIi C0uR, think TOO
Iuucg Of l4u.a.I DIS battery TO keep still under
iae crcum .4acgs. E-u8glpAs aud Smitl's
hat,uis belonged 10 The Regular CORPS Aril.
lTy Brigade while lIuI- aud NcGilvcly's
Wure iu The j. serve as was Capt. Phillips r.
lst H. j. Speak up Tor y0ursalgls.-W. H.
QuhY, Co, j, C7lh Pa Noalylllc, Pa.
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Lei The Comrallas Rosp0nl.

+. II. Todd, Quincy, H. would like to obtain
a copy Of some verses describing the battle of
Kingston, n. e., Dec IL, 1852.
Harry Caldwell Garrett, Ind, says he would
be pleased If some one would send him the
song Just Before the Battle, Mother"
ID. w. Holly address not givcul would be
glad if some cOmrade could give the song cnti-
tied The Elood-Stained Field Near Richmond
on the James"
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Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiar. 1t has no equal
as blood pur Ter and strengthening medicine.
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Rrg.rdIng lhe rlrc, on thc 80 unr,h. e,c.

Par TRIBUNE Mgssrs WEBSTER. WARD.
MCCLURE. EHIsOS, thompson and DElErgs.
Ay DcU Comrades: Thanks ior your ob5gr-
vsi.9us relative 10 the fires on the night march
from Poud 10 CaWfsh Springs, IN TIE
NATIONAL tribune oil yesterdays Nov q,
lsJ9,) date.
Conrldc Webster speaks Of a General and
has stan passing. j remember very well Of
their passing, now that hc has recalled the in
cIcut, thaa-h IL had long pas cd from my
recollection. ] was very weary, and had, im.
meiiAtcly the column halted, lain down, my
head and shoulders resting againsta little bank.
ny body and limbs extending outinto the high
way, aud was asleep. ], with others, was un-
earelOuiCu-ly aroused, that way be cleared for
lac General aud stan 10 pass.
Often aud often when / read I'm THE
AAIDNAL TRIBUNE articles from comrades
who arc ayl possessed Of a knowledge Of facts,
comrades whose articles contain only contra
GlcilgEs, there is recalled 10 my mind q re-
dlculous 2oggercl, used, shortly after the war,
10 aaycIilae "A grease CradicatOr that three or
four o! us promoted 10 furnish Us with extra
pending money Tor a Winters fun without
making call upon our regular earnings. We
styled ourselves " The G-n Manuacturiug
ca The dyrECTcl ran thus:
The oil tih flowed Ger Aaron's beard
Aud down hs rubes 20 gay,
Would Hll have quickly disappeared,
Had 1---u lived thai day.
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Black Hawk War Survivors.


I. j. Bryant, Captain Of Co. ID, l4th H.. Har-
ri5iown H., says that Samuel Rose. Of Basco,
H., served i'm Capt. Cyrus Matthew's company
In the Black Hawk war. The company was
raised IN Morgan County, H., and belonged to
the battalion in which Abraham Lincoln
served. Rose Was In Hancock County during
the Norman war, and crossed the plains 20 Cali
ioruia iu 1919 lie was q great wolf and deer
hunter. He Is 81 years old, and can walk 80
miles day without very great fatigue.
william l.. Milton, SlycrtOu, Colo, writes
that there is living in SiIYertOn Capt Orlando
Weed, AGED 81, who commanded tho Arcaiis
District company Of militia Of the then Terri
tory Of Michigan in Tho Bac,, Hawk caurafgn
OF le32. The Arcade company, under COM
mand Of Capt Weed, consisted Of 10 men.
~ the time the Territorial Governor called
out the militia % assist in the suppression Of
the Indian outbreak Weed was appointed by
Gen. Brown 20 take command Of the Area
die company, the officers Of tie company hav-
ing previously resigned. Notwithstanding the
fact Of ms appointment as Captain his commits
sion was never made out ia due form, 80 the
state archives show no proof Of Capt Weeds
services therefore his name is lost sight Of
both rs an officer aud as a private, insomgch
that the Captain has been unable 20 procure a
tsri warrant or q pension, "a did his comrades.
llc was born near Sandridge in New Hamp-
shire in The year 1901. Tn 1850 he crossed the
plains and settled in California, remaining in
the rich placer regions for about II wears. He
has rcsi-od in this vicinity for about 10 years.
lie Is now living with a wealthy daughter, who
Is just ready 10 take her aged father on an ex-
tended tour Of California, visiting all points OF
interest among which viii b. places where the
Captain made and lost fortunes during that
speculative period between 1850 and 1865.
W. II. Newlin, Springfield. IL, writes that
Rev. j. y. Jgqucss. Of Mount Carmel, H..
served in the Black Hawk war. He is now Is
years old, and was Chaplain Of the I'D III.
during the late war. Comrade NewIin refers
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But a. he was not there,
A. NOW with us
cd Aaron threw his clothes away,
because thcy were not worth Cuss
So IL appears to be with the testimonies
Of those comrades who write, seemingly.
simply 10 couimdict-"h lac was not there, hence
has testimony is mot worth "A cuss"
Comladcl, hope 10 meet you at some Of our
Reunions. If ever you are Ia this city, call on
Lie Take Columbia ear, going east, on
Music Hall liue aud ask the conductor 10
put you Oh at office oi-DE JOINS +. Boom.
1910 Eastern Ave, Cincinnati, a.
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The oil thai flowed DER Aaron's beard
Aud down lis rUbes 20 gay.
Would Hil have quickly disappeared
Had G---u lived tAat day.
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RUBBER HANDS AND FEET.
.EW PATENTS ND IMPlRTkNT HlPROVE MEhIS-

right formula by which limos b. made AMI sent 10
oil parts OF the world with guaranteed suecs yitlout
requiring the PIE ,cnce 81 the Ncsrer.
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81 1s1Ey nails un signs distributes circulars papers
~ ~ 45Fa umg5 etc. tar0Uy hGut Backhawk and SUR
rounding c0gut.sI Charges Moderate Address W. III.
IL BKUN%. Waterloo. IA.
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Inflammation A.Eed and Gi,en-

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has a letter for
VIM. !. McSIaken, Go. X 9TH Iowa
w. X. BoughtOu, Secretary, 2d " Y Associa-
ton, $50 Fulton street, Troy, y. ", wishes to
say % COmTade Ii Swagz, Rochester, y. Y,
that Serg't Henry $ Sweet Co. /. 2i y. Y. was
living when last he heard from him at Kewan-
nee H.
W. y. Harrison. Sterling H., says that on
Oct Il ls53, Grcgg's Cavalry Division was i'm
fight ss sulphur Springs Va, and while sta
toned on the high knoll above the springs
watching the rebs across the river the writer
was approached by 4 young soldier on horse
back, who had been shot through tho wrist He
bandaECd the wound, and the young man was
much worried for fear he would lose lis hand.
He thanked the writer and rode away Com
rade Harrison would like to hear from him
now.
Lieut.. p. F. CLARION wishes the comrado who
inquired for him, through these columns TO
know that his address is Red Wing Mimi
William Simmons, Historian National Asgo-
citation of Naval Veterans, 1892 Wharton St.,
Philadelphia, wants the addresses Of survivors
Of the U. 5. s. Harriet Lane. Morning Light,
and Clifton, who were captured By rebels on the
Coast Of Texas in 1868. Besides this COmrade
Simmons wishes the addresses Of all naval
veterans who have not hitherto communicated
with him.
L. Scanland, Co. G., 10th Ind. Good Hope.
Ill, writes that there is . soldiers grave IN
Mercer County, Ky, three miles south Of Is4r-
TOi5JuTg, near the pike road leading 90 Dan
Vile. Mr.. 4. Il. Bonita, on whose farm tho
grave Is thinks the soldier who is buried there
belonged to an Ohio regiment which cauped on
the place. Any Information received will all
In iuscribing heaibCaTi.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.

Louis Sunshine, a salesman at Chicago,
suicided Monday by jumping into the
river
The \. Siegel Gus-Fixture company, OF
ST Louis. has assigned Liabilities not
known, assets, $4,000.
A colored woman of Madison county,
Fla, was sent TO the chain gang last week
for one year for gambling.
1t is now stated that the Texas Farmers
Alliance has lost 81 ,2OO.OOO through its
recent commercial enterprise
Allen c. Rush, for many years president
of the Illinois board OF agriculture has
bought n stock ranch In Texas.
A Chinaman named All Ling was dis
covered mt st. Louis Monday, his body a
mass OF corruption from leprosy.
Two domestics, Annie and Bessie Par
lick, aged II and 10 years, were asphyxi-
ated by gas in Chicago Sunday night
Six men were placed under 81, 600 bonds
each in Chicago Monday, on a charge of
Burning the gate house on the Smell toll
road.
A riot took place Sunday night at Bir-
miDgham, Ala. between negro miners,
and six were shot-one killed and two ia
tally wounded
Snow and frost are reported from Ste
vens Point and Waupaca, Wis; Ishpe-
ming, Mich, and Boone, Ia Hail dam
aged the crops near Jacksonville, la.
At Solingen, Rhemish Prussia Monday.
the roof and flooring of large warehouse
used for the storage of steel bars fell
without warning, killing several work
inen.
A flre broke out Sunday in the village of
Gilboa, ~ Y, and before it was stayed it
had wiped out twenty live buildings, caus-
ing loss Of $4,000 in IA village of only
300 inhabitants
Six hundred coal miners at Bellaire and
Cambridge, o., struck Monday Nearly
all the master carpenters in New York
have conceded the eight hour day, and the
strike is virtually over
A bomb vas exploded IN front of the
Merchants aud Manufacturers club at
Barcelona, Spain, Monday The doors
and windows of the building were shat
tered, but no one was hurt.
Nine business firms at Watseka, Ills,
were burned out Monday morning, the
losers being S. f. Swinford, j. p. Bishop
O. A. Watson Rufus Watson, G. j. Mas
sey, j. Zergbaum & Co, j. MatzenbaIigh,
l. Steeley and Peter Hoyt u
At meeting of the Ministers associa-
ton of Milwaukee Monday Revs Tits
worth and Davis, the latter Methodist,
declared in favor of more amusements for
church members, the former saying there
was no harm in cards and billiards under
the proper environments,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
POLITICAL POINTS.
An Instance of Alleged Presi-
Dental Obstinacy.
BLAINE PLEADS INTELLECTUALLY;

For the Lucky Man Had Slept Under the
same Tent with Harrison-A whip"
Sent Out to Iowa Prohibitionists--IlIi-
nois Republican Leaders in Conference
The Beck Vacancy in the Senate-Gov-
ernor Hill Makes Radical Suggestion
The Tariff Debate-Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, May cit is
stated here that Secretary Blaine
Is convinced that President Harri-
son is the most stubborn man alive
Blaine did all in his power to induce the
president TO do what his friend Hit
wanted him to do in the matter Of the sub
treasury appointment in Chicago. Hit
intimated TO his friend the secretary, that
he was having difficulty in convincing
the president that his Endorsement and the
Endorsement of five or six other Repub-
lican congressman from Illinois of MAJ.
Avery for the Office of assistant treasurer
ought to outweigh the request of Hopkins
and the fact that Hopkins man, Gen.
Dustin, had once slept in the same tent
with Harrison during the rebellion.
The Secretary Couldn't Get There.
So Mr.. Blaine went over TO the White
House and begged the president as per
sonsl favor to him to appoint Maj. Avery,
but Harrison preferred to stand by the
man with whom he once slept on the cold
ground, and the six Illinois congressman
who had recommended Avery, the secre-
tary of state, who had joined in that
recommendation and the Illinois congress
men and senator's who had recommended
other candidates, are satisfied that no sort
of political backing or other considera-
tions Of can stand against the presidents
fondness for picking up the old fellows
whom he knew in the days of the war
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
Illinois Democratic.

The democrats of Illinois, in view of
the results of the spring township cleo,
iious held last month. are justified in
feeling greatly encouraged over their
prospects of carrying the state at the next
general election. remarks the Springfield
Register The analysis of these township
elections indicate extraordinary demo-
cratic gains. There are eighty counties
under township organization. More than
half Of these have invariably heretofore
elected republican boards of supervisors.
At the election on April 1st there was
democratic landslide and sixty>five coun-
ties elected democratic boards. This is
something that has not occurred since the
war. To show the character of these vic
tories individual counties are instanced.
Champaign county. it is said, never be-
fore this spring elected a democratic
board. Piatt has nearly always been re-
publican. but this year it elected DEM
ocratic board. De Witt county, al
most always republican, went demo-
cratic. Every county in Congressman
Cannon's district, with but single
exception, elected democratic boards.
They have been regularly republican
heretofore. In Cong ressman Rowelrs
district, strongly republican, it was much
the same way. ID. catur, usually repub-
iican by 500, elected democratic city
council. Livingston county. in Congress
man Payson's district, heretofore over
whelmingly republican. elected demo
cratic board. 10 Daviess and Stephen
son counties went the same way. Several
counties in Congressman Costs district
reversed the political complexion of the
county boards. These counties are all in
the northern or central portions Of the
state, and, as straws, certainly show
which way the wind is blowing. An
election held today, submitted on Issues
alone, would certainly show that Illinois
is democratic state
III the state convention which meets
on June 4. will nominate a ticket
composed OF good, clean men, and adopt
platform favoring reform in state and
national affairs, the people of the state
will endorse the democratic party in No
vember. There is no doubt about it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
The Death Struggle
The Dead Editors Career.

Andrew Shuman, a native of Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, was born Nov. 5,
1890 His father, a farmer in moderate
circumstances, died when Andrew was
years old, at which time he was adopted
by an uncle, who treated him in all re-
spects as his own son. At the age of IA he
became an apothecary's clerk, but only for
few months. He next entered the office
of The Lancaster Union and Sentinel a.
an apprentice, working thus until 1916,
when he went to Auburn, n Y, with his
employer who became proprietor of The
Advertiser, at that time the local organ of
the Hon WilliAm Ii SnMarl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
Afraid of the City Delegates.
Conference of Illinois Republicans.

CHICAGO, May 6.-The corridors of the
Grand Pacific hotel were alive yesterday
with Republican politicians, who came
here to take part in the annual conference
rs to ways and means of running the cam
paign. The principal talk was on the
most available man for state treasurer
and among the names mentioned were
George w Brown, OF Vandalia; Warden
Berggren, of Joliet, and John Tanner. For
superintendent of public instruction no
other candidate is talked of but the incum-
bent, Professor Edwards The meeting
to-day was devoted TO short speeches OF
men from all parts of the state. The date
of the convention viii be fixed before 1t
adiOurns
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
Proceedings in Congress.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 6.-The senate
simply had the journal of Saturday read,
when it met yesterday, and then. after a
brief and feeling reference to the death of
his colleague, Blackburn moved the usual
resolution providing for congressional par
ticipation in the funeral ceremonies, which
were adopted unanimously, and Black
burn, Harris, Vance, kenna, Dawes, Ev-
arts and Henderson appointed commit
tee to superintend the funeral. The sen
ate then adjourned
In the house Chaplain Milburn ad-
dressed to the Almighty eulogy OF the
late Senator Beck The senate amend
ment to the customs administration bill
were non-concurred in and conference
ordered. The conference report ON the
Oklahoma town site bill was agreed to and
few bills of no general interest passed.
Then Breckenridge took the foor-an in
vitation having been received from the
senate for the house to attend Senator
Beck's funeral-and offered resolutions ac-
cepting the same, which were adopted, q
funeral committe appointed and the house
adjourned. -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
Another Habeas Corpus Writ.

BUFFALO, \. Y, May 6-Judge Corlett
yesterday morning granted writ of
habeas corpus on application of Charles
5. Hatch, counsel for Kemmler, requiring
District Attorney Quinby, Warden Ours
ton, and Others interested to produce
kemmler before County Judge Day at
Auburn on Saturday next The purpose
is to dispose of the question as to wi ether
the warden of the state prison can legally
execute Kemm Ter, counsel claiming that
nobody but the sheriff of Erie could exc
cute his client.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
WORKING HARD FOR KeMMLeR.
The United States supreme Court Applied
to-Also IA state Court.

The United States supreme Court Applied
to-Also "a state Court.
WASHINGTON CITY, May G-Ye,terday
the United States supreme court denied
the application of Roger NJ Sherman for
writ of habeas corpus in the Kemmler
murder case, but decided to hear a motion
for writ of error As the court will ad-
journ for the term on. May ., its decision
will be rendered Immediately on Conclu-
sion of the argument Sherman a Dplica-
ton WAS based Oh the proposition at the
punishment was unusual and cruel Chief
Justice Fuller said the hearing would take
place May 8, and if the writ was granted it
would have the effect of re-opening the ex-
pert testimony taken by the electrical com
mission The record of the comm ission
would be produced and the court would
prescribe under what conditions keInmler
shall be executed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
Mrs. yanderCrift's Trial.

Mt. HOLLY, n. j., May I'm the trial
of Mrs. Vandergrift for attempting to poi
son her son, the defendant yesterday testi-
fed that the croton oil she bought was all
used on her corns She denied the damag-
ing statements made by Dr. Hull OF the
witness stand. II. S. Haines, a real estate
expert, testified that Mrs Vandergrift's
property was worth over $50, 900 This was
to show that Mrs Vandergrift had 10 rea-
son to want her sons insurance money.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
4 Suggestion by Governor HiII.

ALBANY, n. Y, May 6.-Governor Rin
sent message to the legislature yester-
day suggesting that a constitutional
amendment be submitted to the people of
the state for the transfer from the legisla-
ture to the courts of the power of deciding
contested election cases. He also recon-
mends action to bring the subject before
congress, with Il view to securing ulti-
mately a similar amendment to the fed
eral constitution. He declares that four
out of every five contested election cases in
legislatures and congress are decided on
purely partisan grounds, greatly to the
scandal Of instice
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
indicates Editor Dan.

NEW YORK, May 6.-The Mail and Elk
press publishes nearly two columns Of ex-
tracts from The Sun covering tveryt hing
that the latter journal has ever publis he'd,
editorially, telegraphic and locally, con-
corning Mrs. Cleveland, showing thai all
references to her were respectful and many
were extremely fattering. In the attacks
upon Mr.. Cleveland the name of Mrs
Cleveland does not occur, and there are no
separate attacks upon her
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
Alleged nood,ery a De. mo,p..,

Dies MONIES, Ia, May 8.-The Leader
makes startling charges against the man.
agement OF the city's finances by the pres
ent board Of aldermen, and presents spe
ciac charges Of at least four casos where
., b. 20 have been paid in warrants issued
by the council. This money, the paper IL
leges, was divided equally among Alder
men Laird, Thope, Reynolds, Sheldon,
brady, Smith, Hammer and Morris.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
Selecting a Campaign COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON CITY, May Cat joint
caucus Of the Republican members of the
senate and house last night, at which Sem
ator Hoar presided, the following western
members of the Republican congressional
campaign committee for 1890 were ap-
pointed: Colorado, Townsend; Illinois,
Rowell; Indiana. Cheadle; Iowa, Gear;
Kentucky, Wilson; Michigan, Stockbridge;
Wisconsin, Sawyer; Wyoming, Carey;
Idaho, Dubois. The other appointments
will be made at another caucus.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-06
Didn't Heap Up tho Corpses.

LITTLE ROCK, May Elm the Clayton in
quiry last night, Carroll Armstrong called
Judge Mcclure a most infamous SANDER
er. Mcclure jumped up and struck Arm
strong a heavy blow in the face Powell
Clayton and Judge Clayton sat behind
Mcclure with their hands in their poe kets.
The combatants were quieted without pill
ing up heap of corpses