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The National tribune., 1898-10-20
COLD HARBoR AND PETERSBURG.

COLD HARBOR AND PETERSBURG.
The next stand was at Cold Harbor,
where we did some skirmishing and
picket duty, and built line of works.
On June we evacuated our line OF works
| In the afternoon, and had gone but a
short distance out of the heavy timber
and stopped in an oat field, on account OF
| a heavy rain storm. The Johnnies
quietly followed up and gave us a vOlley
just to let US know that they were still in
existence. We, of course, had to. charge
down to see them in the timber, and the
result was we had a hard fight for several
days. We lost number of men
On the afternoon of June 16 we moved
down to the James River, and late in the
evening crossed on pontOon bridges and
started on a forced march all night. In
the morning we stopped an hour for coffee.
The bugle sounded, and away we went.
About noon we could hear the boom of
artillery, indicating that there was trouble
in front. At noon we halted for coffee,
and Just as the company cooks got it
boiled and were pouring it into our tin
cups the order came to fall in, and away
we went on the double-quick
1t was an intensely hot day, and many
of the boys fell, completely exhausted.
The booming of the artillery became more
distinct, accompanied by volleys OF
musketry. About A o'clock p. m. we
formed in line-of- battle and advanced
through a grove of timber then into an
open field, under fire, and down hill into
a valley, and then reformed, ready to
charge the enemy, who had thrown up a
line of works on the hill in our front. We
advanced to the brow of the hill and
charged, but fell back, reformed, made a
feint, and received yoilcy which passed
over us. Then we gave a defiant yell
and did not stop until we reached and
captured the line of works with the bayo-
net.
In this charge we sustained q heavy loss
in killed and wounded. Among the Off :
GERS who fell was Capt. Lee Morrow, OF Co.
II, and our Lieutenant Colonel M. NJ.
Dawson, feli-mortally wounded, and died
in the hospital June 80. Dawson was the
first Captain of Co. b, and was liked by
all Of the boys.
The National tribune., 1898-10-20
BATTLE DAYS OF THE R0UNDHEADS.
The Civil War Experience Of the Famous Tooth Pa, Fight
90 ing Regiment

lin the previous, issue comrade J. g.
Stevenson, 100thJP Pa, told the story OF tho
Roundheads to, sheI period of veteran fur
lough, in JANUARY, $780, Comrade j. r.
Holibaugh givegfn detail the rest OF the
regiments serviceII S.sS
The National tribune., 1898-10-20

overcoat and blanket in the morning, and
along in the afternoon l could pick uI
what wanted. 1inE !.
think all thf pIeSent survivors OF Co.
b who were on that march will recall one
man in particular. That was Comrade
Espey. He was, the largest man in the
company, and had enough of pots, kettles
and pans tied t2 his El<napsack to fit up a
cook house, and as, he marched they rat
tied against each tpther; so we called him
Pots, kettles and pans.'
The three sn&llest boys of the com
pany were Bafney 1Wormer, Perry Grill
and myself, and1lpn account OF being boys,
as it were our Caftain, DIR. W. c. Oliver,
told us before yf, si99Ited on the ma march s, !,
that he consideEfd i his duty to sefd lis
back home, as9gye gould not stand the
hardshipS. 80
We begged The Captain to let us stay,
and told him 1ic could depend on us being
in camp every might. We kept our word,
and never put our knapsacks or equip
ments into the ambulance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
BRIGHT TEXAS PARAGRAPHS.

G4eonville Herald: There may be time
for all things. but the wiso man only
tackles one thing at n time
Grand Saline Sun; You often hear it
said lis hard TO be poor" We find it
the easiest thing in the world.
Brenham Press: Texas has 1os oOn more
bachelors than old maids. This must be
tile reason it is called the Lone Star State.
Taylor Tribune: Texas needs a large
number OF yarn mills. the kind that con-
sumes cotton. we have plenty of the other
kind.
Fort Worth Register: A man reaching
lor Tue moon shows that he has ambition
on high aims-along with a blamei bad
case OF Judgment, or jag
Clifton Record; Some of the newspaper
men OF Texas 40 not believe the Spanish
American ship. Teresa, is beneath the
waves. However, they are making no ef-
fort to so TO sea.
sherman Register; After all the world
usually measures man by his own yard
Suck, II his nigh opinion of himself has
ahyuhing to BACK 1t up the world will find
IL out and hold him in high esteem.
GONZALES Inquirer: A Southern man
says that the difference between yellow
FEVER ana dengue fever is that whom one
mas theformer he Is afraid he will die and
when ne latter attacks him he is fearful
that he will not,
Bonham News; The want of intelligence
ainuNs Inc voters OF the country never
sellhes FELLOW quite so forciby as on
the Day after the result of the election il
announced, and he discovers Thai The NV
1orAy were fools enough to vote fo. HE
opponent. tNi ii'S
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
HOUSTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
TEN PAGES TODAY.
"a "CnEpIroR NArIoN.,

For two years past this Nation has en-
Joyed a remarkable increase in its export
business, noticeable chiefly in agricultural
exports. Two things have contributed to
this satisfactory condition OF affairs, so
far as we. are concerned-an unprecedented
dcmand abroad for foodstulfs and the for
tunate ability on our part through line
crops to meet the demand
1t has been purely a question OF demand
for food in Europe, owing to short crops.
and the capacity in America 10 supply this
food, owing to big crops. The result has
been that for the time being We have
Europe In debt to us. Temporarily we have
become creditor nation" The extent to
which we have thus become creditor OF
Europe or have proiited by the conditions
noted. was strikingly set forth the other
day by Henry Clews. He says we are loan
Ing TO London. Germany and France vast
Sums Of money. Instead OF our bills of ex-
change made against our exports going to
London for discount az heretofore, they
are taken up on this side and held for in
yestment. Our rate OF money is 2 per cent.
the Bank of England rate is per cent
and the Bank OF Berlin rate is per cent.
notwithstanding that we have had nearly
$500. 900, 900 of our securities returned to us
during the last several years. all of which
have been taken up and absorbed by our
own investors.
Just here is where either the dishonest
Or the smali-bore republican clacker takes
UP the argument and seeks 10 manufacture
republican capital. Commenting on the con.
ditIons mentioned the Chicago Times
Herald among others. boldly and boast
fully concludes: such Is the prosperity
that follows the adoption of sound economic
and financial principles''
Tho same economic and financial prln-
clples" prevail now that were found four
or five years ago. when tho Nation was
shaken by panic and oppressed by stagnn-
tlou and want. This republican administra-
tion has not enacted line OF financial re-
form. or OF financial legislation, while the
only effect of the Dingley bill has been TO
ads millions to the revenue deficit!
One of the sublimest exhibitions of i'm
pudenee ever witnessed within the expert
enee OF man is this CHEEKY assurance with
which the republican mouth pieces attempt
TO rob God and nature of their credlt--and
OF the popular gratitude which is their due
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01

times when the three electoral votes OF
some insignificant state will choose the nd :
ministration OF the country.
Senator Mills is assuming. Il quoted cor
rectly. that we viii have to deal justly aud
IN a constitutional way with out new citi-
zens. In such event the danger threatens
Asiatic States in such case might become
an incubus--"utteriy repugnant TO our sys-
tenn. heapirg all sorts of taxes upon us
which We would be powerless to throw on.
and planting the seeds of revolution under
our fee;l'
To regard these new territories merely rs
military satrapics and continue them in
such subjugation indefinitely would b.
contrary to the genius OF our government,
cruel and despotic, and differ in no way
from the Spanish and Russian systems.
Which horn OF this dilemma will we take!
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01

cisely what the Post now advises them TO
do. In cooperation with genuine democrats
from all parts of the country--for there is
nothing sectional about democracy-they
took the affairs of the party In their own
hands They ignored the scheners of the
North and East. told them the party had
door by which men could so out as we'll
as come in, made platform in which they
declared true democratic principles. and
nominated candidates of their choice.
Now, what happened in 1895, Will happen
again in 1900.
While we indorse the advice of the Post
as sound and wholesome, we have the
pleasure OF reporting that 1t was faithfully
ana emphatiDally followed two years before
it was given. All that the Southern dem
ocrats now need is the congratulate ns and
the blessings of our able contemporary
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
MRS. GRANNIS SAYS
SHE DID NOT SAY IL.
Denies She Said in Speech That Southern women
Have Negro Blood in Their Veins
To tie Editor Of the journal.

To tie Edtor the
perenced real distress over tne sues
n World and Heu OIL NeN ~
eduib the South using me as an
a
excited and to fan the ane
when paSio their Height
York Herald which shou'a oe s
South so very
faith to believe you sA
from any toosn
Ny record VIII prove 'na'
Chinese or any o IA
tonaly and powerful
of
owy truthy say th not
OF the anonymous e'e
have of the South teeng with
prejudice writing
which all
Il Two other
assassin LED
innocent
The personally would
wod members
the the daily
o
Chrstlke kindly
ELIZABETH GRANNlS
The correction folows
Elizabeth
Mrs
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have
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
The Youngest Volunteer.

iOehuLn Tunes.
inc youngest volunteer in the army OF
the un1ted States is Henry w. Mccorry.
1F'' private In company F, second infan-
1ry. Tennessee Volunteers.
Tie was born january u, 1889 at roo,.
aUh' Tenn He enlisted VIII the second
IItSnnessee regiment in April of This yoar
iie Mis Just 10, but had written 40 III
iTther' Judge henry McCorry, who was ~
washington at the Time, that he was eSiar
~ tne war with Spa.h; that ne would liz
W. .IYe nis consent, but that if he cou d
ne, NOT get ii he would manage to 90 anvva, -,
me judge gave his consent. 'N'
Inc above from the ST. Iouss cto,,,
Delhoerat appeared IN the SAN Antonio Nv
press OF sunday, November 81 and IL in-
Sp-iect' me youngest volunteer is me-,
henry w. McCorry of Tennessee. but =
W 4Co ioung' son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. M
W. uours OF foakum, Texas, Cato Younr
was born In San Antonio. Texas Jura a.
1893, and is therefore months and o. 1 a.,
sounser than McCorry. Ginning the Tan-
sent OF his father. he joined comnanS n
neooaa IeSas Volunteer Infantry. al Az
llh IeXas, In May and was located NJ NJ,
emi. Jacksonville and Mobile under Cat
~. ~ oieuheiiner, during the late .llnnleae.
s Sntless WAlh Spain, and after the cIosn os
nosul-ties is now at home again ta,., W
heen honorably discharged from tb -, s LIZ
nv. me- oato Young, like young Mccorry,
ny every law OF nature is born to yenft,re
ana TO fight" HIS rorefathers vera 81
dlers and performed gallant service dprirg
lne war between the States. His $50
sr@hdIsgln er was killed by the Indians ana
70 hurled near Victoria. Texas. He Is ~
low statue but of rugged build and pos-
sesses bright and honest countenanD q
, he ma me a,lne ,nlt ne Yves In the service
o,licers ana Won friends among III classas
o. people with whom he came in con1ac,
py ms manliness aud his cheerful and
Kindly bearing. ann
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
STATES on s.rnArl,sst


The Salt Lake Tribune quotes and takes
Issue with Senator Mills OF this State on
the proposition that II we take millions of
new citizens under the flag we will have
10 give them some kind of reprase ntaiion,
after 'swhile. In congress, and that in this
way we may soon find ourselves yitiating
our whole governmental system.
The Tribune argues that these people can
be held aioof from participation in National
legislation for fifty years to come. that they
can be treaxed as We treat the indians ami
uhe chsnese, and remarks that the color OF
congress has NOT been changed by the rep
resentatives OF any territory that has
rounded into form out OF the Mexican CON
quest.
inns Is but halfway reasoning Senator
Mills points out a possible even a prob-
able, danger, and the Tribune reples tha,
nothing Of the kind has been SO far exoe-
rsenced!
TWO Interesting questions arise here. can
we without violating the constitutioa a.
sspsiy aeny these new people at least a
territorial form Of government? Can we
preat them for fifty years. or ten years. az
We have treated the Indian? Dan we inn
pose taxation without granting representa-
EonY u territory ia created ON the o,hsr
hand. 10 there not the oentainey th., /,
eome time the territory viii have rirbi
70 demand adnittancs as a state? Iudeaa
n@en the population OF the territory Is large
enough 70 entiile Il to congressman
under the superintendent. has Al moi she nh
uIlf 10 A<.r.<.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
POINTS ABOUT People.

Harrison NJ Seal OF Whtcomb, Ina,
probably holds the voting record OF III t
State. He voted for Jackson in 1873, and
for each democratic presidential candidate
since them
II. A. Fitzgerald. the explorer whose
recent ascent OF Mollnt Aconcagua won him
fame among mouItan CLIMBERS and laid
him on sick bed, is now in Egypt, whittier
he was sent 10 recover health
Every member of the Old Portland (ore)
law film, Mitchell, Do.p & Simons, has
been elected to tho United States senate
Mr. Mitchell is retired, Mr.. Dolph IS dead
arid Mr.. Sinyons was elected last month.
Justice Boddam of the Madras high
court HIS just given ut a festival i1nctioa
the degrees OF comparison" applying 10
barristers The FIRST is ito get on" the
secol 81 ITO get honor and the third TO
get honest"
DR.. Bartlett, the late ex-president of
Dartmouth, retained the perfect ciearness
OF his intellect UP to the close Of The 50
years Of his He. Only last year he WIS Il
close sanskrdt student, aud published a
book on The NeracAy of the Hexateuch"
Tho shah of Persia is styled the Red
King becauge he wears red turban.
There have been three European rulers
upon whom that title has been bestowed,
namely, Amadeus VII of Savoy, Otto IL of
Germany aud William IL (Rurus) OF Egg
land.
The Princess Therese OF Bavaria Is
scientific writer Of considerable merit She
has already published one book on South
America. ans is now Mt work on another to
get materials for which she made a Journey
Of exploration in the widest parts of
Brazil.
The small bouquet which the late en-
press OF Austria held In her hand as she
lay on her deathbed at Galeva was taken
10 Vienna and given TO the emperor. who
had o. cesiccated by new method in
vented by Rodeak, ppt into frame aud
placed above his writing desk.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01

Atlanta COnStitullon.
The Washington Post has typograpn-
icalIy emphasized editorial article with this
title. in which 1t pays very high tribute
IN Southern democracy. Our contemporary
says that the South. toiayAequips the dem
ocfatic party with most Of It's brains and
It's conservatism, and yet refuses TO take
its proper place In the conduct and man
agement of the party. mo greater
anomaly" the Post remarks, "can be
imagined than that which Is presented by
the South's acquieseence in the ridiculous
hypothesis sol up within the democratic
ceurciis by The North and East It has
reached a point at which even Northern
ana Eastern democrats regar3 1t with Won
der and contempt"
IL The foregoing has been written in the
SPINNER OF 1896 preceding the Chicago con-
yentiol, IL would have been very timely
presentation OF ore OF che most cd, GUS
Affections from which party ever suffered.
Prior to that time. he democrats OF the
North and East, representing republican,
States, insisted upon twisting demosratic
doctrines 10 suit The monopolies ana Syn
d, en- ;es which they represenged, and upon
raining candidates whom they knew TO be
IN sympathy with their scheme. The most
fagrant case In point was the second noni-
inatier Of Grover Cleveland in 1892 In
the platform the 6naneial deciaratioH was
arranged 10 be iugsrnreted one way Ia the
South, and another way at the North and
East.
II is perfectly Well known that this Sec
ond nomination OF Cleveland was con
spila, OF the gold men, not only to carry
OUT the wholesale scheme OF rlutdsr which
la. actually occurred in tie decrease OF
Yaiuts aud the enhancement OF debts bui
TO destroy The party itself. Clevelani VAS
faithful TO his part Of The coatgaet
On every oeeas on he played openly in.o the
hands OF the men who procured his namlna-
ron. III they wanted a law vioalted, We'll
and good; II they demanded u midnight
0old deal. likewise we'll aha gool: II was
all the same TO Cleveland. He. turned his
back on his party ani his party's platform,
and did his iittle all 20 destroy the organ
Eation. Agd hi would haye succeeded but 7
Tor the So,l,herp democraty which lose no
lime In repW iatife him aud his yisws.
In 1926. the Southern democrats did pre-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
TEXAS DAIRYMEN TO Me-
An Interesting Programmes
fnr the 0ccnn1On. N

College Station. Texas, Ncse1p.
The meeting Of Texas dairylnsn =
Wcrth December SHOULD PROV An
Importance TO every man engaged
ing or in the rearing OF dairy 49, -. \
who have been successful 10 ~ ~
one line CT dairy husbandry wy
the convention OF dairymen. ~ ~
noted experts as Governor W, Y l,.1
Wisconsin ANA Secretary Of A,
james Wilson OF Iowa viii mass .5 Al
or peculiar value to those enks n
young but growing industry.
This viii probably prove 70 g ~
meeting of daiI'ymen In any asusc Il
because of the growing royy55 ss -
tais business is now rcceiW. ..t. +
With The r5und trip raiiroau
attractive programme. ,,..,s.
The following is the TosSv ~ r
800 a. m.--.Called TO oraor =
dent. ~ a IN
Opening prayer-Rev, v. Y
Waco. ,u,t m
Discaission--"The Texas w ~
C. Juneman. Galveston; SAM ~
Antonio. -, r -
Address by Governor w =
Wisconsin. ~. n,rnuito
Report Of the execuliw
General business.
Question box, $500 and
Dlscuss.on-"The objects
ments of Dairy Schools
Leibetter. n...res T.
Discussion--"Winter ,rsaSt
Tier. l. Scott, CLIFTON
Wanl. Neylandyille. w,Isou. r.
Address by Hen. James y 9.
Of agriculture, Washington NssdeA
Discussion" Leaisltsticn sssr ~
vent Fraudulent Sale OF BnS'ln aIi
Subztltutes"-W. Il. sps'A
Mcclure. Waco.
General business.
AdiolIrnnleut st$f
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
Just What Democrats Wantea.
III raso Times.

The open door" is the latest o., n,,,,,
our republican friends. An omen 49,,
1 70 give the commercial interests OF .be
wia,s 's M, lies s an opportunity 70 expand is
,, 80 ,une deiiioeratic party mas been w,rL
.hs Lof since the days OF Jefferson and 4.
one ming the republican party bss "u az y
reseu, Close the door and lei us live ,r %
,us w4un each other has ever heen iba A.
haand OF republican platforms ''s w.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01

Ourrsan, Texas, November 20 Late -
80 80 evening the whole train OF cars be-
'Oislng 70 the Sam Allen Lumber company
,E,s r,ls place wss wrecked about one mile
Sens ,,.,..,s - !. Was passing out of field.
"a NiSoh had cut poles and put them
sha downward exteHiing about fenr '' fsai
~p,.s me tack All the ears Iss, ~
maek. bre, King them up considerably. M
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01

Wharton Star - Il
For boil weevil: On cav
sugar cane. On praisie
haceo. The foregoing re7. - ne
ranted 10 lid the cpitalt. e1
aad for which Ne msA 3;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01

what it does, THAT'S oppressive, that's ex-
urayagant, that's for high tariff and higher
tarih and that inaoises trusts and inonopo-
lies of e,erg species and kind? 1t is be-
You'd the comprehension of the Enterprise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
ouR OLD CURIOSITY sHor.

There appears TO DO no end to the In.
ventiye genius CT the Amcrtoan. After an
inspection OF the records Of the patent Of
iice we might conclude that nothing new
under the sun were possible, but each re-
curring year adds thousands OF other in
genious and novel articles to tle patent
list
The report of The commissioner OF pat
ents, just ISSUED, upon the business OF the
patent Office for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1898. shows that there were received
patents, 1881 applications for designs, 90
applications for reissues. 1928 caveats, 1891
applications for trade marks and 205 ap-
plications for labels and prints. There
werc 22,73i letters patent granted, includ-
ing Reissues an. design The number Of
patents which expired was l4,167
The financial side was equally imposing
and interesting. The total receipts were
IN round numbers 81, 253 900, whlie the ex-
pendstures were Sl,OS1,O 900, thus leaving the
bureau a surplus of sl72,oO0. The total
amount of money covered into the treasury
Of the United States from patent fees since
July A. 1896, and In excess of the cost of the
management of the office, is In round num-
bers s5.265. 900
II Is doubtful if the records OF any two
other Nations in the world during the past
sixty years can compare with the record
Of the United States I'm the matter of the
issuance Of patents. Think, after all that
had gone before. OF nearly % 900 new pot
ents last year, II may be true that many
OF the things patented are really worthless
and That a. majority OF them represent but
liutle mental Ingenuity. aud yet thousands
will renBain as tributes to the remarkable
inventive genius and novel character of tho
American intellect. The theory upon which
a patent is issued is that the article Is use
ful and novel and that abs patented form
represents such a degree of originality or
brain labor as to entitlo its inventor to
protection against trespass or infringe
ment.
wa sometimes wonder as VIC look about
US and note the new things In use since
we were children. what WA come next. or
II ihe future will have as great surprises
In store for us as the past has had? We
can not guess at what Is coming but the
annual records Of the United States patent
oniee ara enough to convince us that
American invention IL cxhatistlcss and that
the half has not yet been seen!