The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-23

first employed b. Ellzur Wright. who was
then publishing paper called tho Chfoho-
type In Boston. He earned hNe aollaIs
week. From this point his rise was raplu.
In 1877 no went 10 New York, having been
engaEod aa city editor on Horace 1reeley
rising paper, the Tribune al ten dollaI"
week The following year he was sent ~
rpccial correspondent 70 Europe Ills WoIA
there soon gained him renown as CORE
spondent, and on his return 20 New YORK
he became Greoley's principal nAals lanl
IIis salary gradually was Increased from
81 900 10 81, 900 a year, this being the hlEheai
salary paid at that time by any news
paper .t.,t.
erary work lie published volume on
poems. and In 1855 he began, In Association
with George Riley. TO cdit the NE"
American Cyclopedia."
From the first OF his connection as man
aging editor OF the Tribune and until he
resigned his post thereon In April leo-'
Dana fought with Greeley. through the
TrlbuNa. against the spread Of slavery in
Ets.cs and territories where 10 had hol az
ready gained a foothold. In 1851 Mr.. Dana
went 70 Albany TO advocate the election ci
Mr. Greeley 10 the United states senate
and lie almost succeeded IN his endeaNpr.
In the following year they dihoreQ on thc
proper conduct OF military operations ana
Dana resigned from the management OF the
paper after a service Of IS years,
June l6 1862, he was appointed 20 tho
war department commission 20 investigate
claims at Cairo. Ill on March ~, 1865. as
Rpccial commissioner or the department
20 rcport on the condition OF the pay sorv-
ice I'M the western army, June !. 1855 IN or
der that he might be subject 20 military exc
change n captured when visiting the ffonl
of the army, he was appointed MAJOR anu
assistant adjutant general ana on DC
ccmber 81. 1862 was nominated 10 the SEN
ate FOR that Office. but he never formally
Al uI fIa nomination. at his re-
quest. after he had returned from Nicka'
burg was Withdrawn on February p. 1861
January 20, 1s6l he was nominated Tor as
sistant secretary or war for one year IRON
January 10, 1854. confirmed January 20
and took the Office on January ~ renOm
mated January q, 1865. and confirmed OF
the same day lie rcndcrd the prlncipa
part or his service for the war department
under the above commissions and az assist
ant secretary by visiting the army head
quarters at Rosccrans. Sheridan Sherman
and Grant, advising confidently with tn
commanding officer and correspondent
freely with President Lincoln and Secro
tnry Stanton, rcsigning as assistant sec
Rotary July /, 1865.
when the war was over, In 1861 he wen
10 Chicago. and for year acted as edito
or the Republican. Then he returned 20 IN
metropolis and organized the compan,
which now publishes the New YORK sur
The Sun was already an old-esiablishe
Journal having FIRST appeared In ISL
Dana's conduct OF this journal was 80 fear
less that IN 1873 his criticism Of tho Gran
administration led TO an attempt on On
part or tho heads Of the government
hale him 70 Washington for trial IN 20
lice court on a charge 81 libel Jusuc
platchford. then or the United States dis
trict court ia Now York. declared the al
tempt an invasion OF constitutional right
and refused 20 grant the necessary warrar
OF removal For nearly 30 years Mr., Dan
made the Sun an independent dcmocrau
journal In It's issue or October II, lS9
IN the heart or the Greater New Hor
municipal campaign. Mr. Dana repudiato
democracy OF every stripe and declared Il
the principles and policy OF the rcpublica
party. This was on the ground that %
democracy OF William j. Bryan rcprcacnte
principles, tendencies and purposes whic
the Sun nbhorrcd. and that the gold demos
racy was impractical and without dciinii
purpose or Significance