Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-10-23


bcrs OF his family had kept themselves
In constant readiness to go TO his bed
side at any moment. The cause of Mr..
Dana's death was cirrhosis of the liver.
On June he was Mt his office, nppar.
emily strong and healthy. The next
day he was taken i'll, and he never
afterward visited New York. lie was
IS years Of age.
Sketch OF Iiis Life.
Charles Anderson Dana. journalist, was born
at Hinsdale, n. H.. August =. 1919 His Amcri-
Gun ancestry istracsd /, Richard Dana, from
whom Chief Justice Dana ami the two Richard
Henry Danas were descended and who Is men,
toned Us early ~ 1910 When quite n boy
Charles was sent to Buffalo. n. Y. wher, he
was clerk In store until he was Is years OF
age. by which time he had fitted himself for
college He entered Harvard In 1872, but a
serious trouble with HIS sight temporarily dis
nblcd him and prevented his finishing thu uni
versity course
In 1877 he settled In New York AMI was a
member OF the editorial stan Of the New York
Tribune from that time down to 1871. during a
considerable portion OF which he was it, man
aging editor and the man most trusted by its
eminent founder Horace Greeley.
Assistant Secretary OF War.
On january -. 1884 he was nominated as as
sistant secretary OF war for one year. He was
renominated January .. 1855, rendering the
principal part Of his service for the war depart
ment under the above commissions and Us as
sIstant secretary by visiting the army head
quarters Of RosecranS Sheridan Sherman and
Grant, advising contlentially with the COM
manding officers and corresponding freely
with President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton.
He resigned Us assistant secretary July I. 1873.
In isSS H. had begun 10 plan, compile and edit.
with George Ripley. the New American
Cyclopedia" The original edition was COM
pleted In 1919. and became the American
Cyclopedia" between 1873 and ls'd
Friend of Lincolh and stanton.
For the value OF Mr.. Dana's services TO the
union cause during the war OF secession II IL
but Just to award TO him the supreme COM
mendation which is.his due With an intense
zeal, equal 10 that Of the great war secretary
whose assistant he became, and yet. with clear
vision and cool judgment, he gave himself UNI
reservedly to the work for which he had been
selected. He went TO the front wherever vital
battles were 10 be fought; made himself
welcome to every union commander; mas
tered every situation; gave helpful ad-
vice on the spot; and wrote letters to
Stanton and Lincoln full Of facts which they
would not otherwise have known and OF
suggestions which were OF the highest impor'
lance. II he hal done nothing but his service
In preventing the abandonment Of Chattanooga
By Rosecrans after the battle OF Chickamaugu
he would deserve the gratitude OF the nation.
4 updNuhf0dlv rnugpi tho Stinpr-
sedurc OF Rosecrans by Thomas and the trans
Ser OF the command OF the operations ON the
Tennessee TO Grant the conqucror OF Nicks-
burg In season TO prevent Rosccrans from re-
treating and to make possible the decisive vic-
tories around Chattanoosa.
The Founding of the sun.
AT the close OF the war he was invited to be-
come the editor Of new paper In Chicago. the
Republican, IN invitation which he accepted.
He stayed there only short time however. n
the paper In question failed. owing TO causes
quite outside OF his connection with IT, He re-
turned to New York and organized company
which purchased the Sun, NJ that time I'M old
and morlbund property Its subsequent Sue
cess has been continuous and remarkable. M:.
Dana ISSUED the first number OF tn, Sun under
his editorial supervision January q, 1868 Us u
democratic newspaper. and from that time It
was IN important factor Ia political Journal
ism.
A Free Lance Politically.
The Sun supported Mr.. Tilden FOR the presi-
dency and was bitter over the manner In which
the election Of 1879 terminated, always there
after styling Rutherford B Hayes in Its col
ums the Fraud President" In 1850 when
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock was tho candidate
OF the democratic party for president Mr.. Dana
did not give the candidate his support. most
important contribution TO tho literature Of that
time being the statement In the columns OF
the Sun that tho democratic candidate
for president was II good maa ani
weighs 80 pounds" In the campaign of lSsi
the Sun was pronounced in IT, oppo ,tioa TO
Grover Cleveland. the democratic candidate.
In 1888 this sun was again host lie TO Mr.. Cleve-
lands candidacy. but In is0. the Sun gave him
IN enthusiastic support When the demo-
cratic national convention In is9j nominated
Me- Bryan on free silver platform Mr. Dana
ami his paper virtually deserted the dsmocrGtit
party
There was one thing that was matter OF
pride with Dann-nev,r to b, coerced or driven.
This quality was lar RELY rcsponlblc TOR the wal
betwe the two great newsgitheElng orsnnILi.
tons. The UniteI pass ali the ASSDciated
press Thu sun kept buying the sto;i OF tn,
Unitel press untll It practically owned the
whole concern, bit at last IL was decided 70 let
the Unit d press 90 and last spTlng that organ
lzation went Into bankruptcy