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The National tribune., 1899-12-28
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Roberts went out to India In 1852. But he
was soon able to join his father, Gen. Sir
Abraham Roberts, a veteran Indian officer,
who did not receive his appointment to com
mand division until his Goth year. From
him he learned much relating to Afghan
istan and the campaigns of 1851, which
he afterward turned TO good account. He
was fortunate in early receiving a staff ap-
pointInent. and as knowledge of Hindu
Stani was necessary he shut himself up and
studied Indian literature with the best
munshi, or instructor. he could get until he
attained proficiency. He was attached to
the Quartermaster's Department, and
thenceforward familiarized himself with the
multitudinous details of camp pitching and
preparations for locating troops which be-
long To the office. The chief occasion when
he was called upon to use his power OF or
ganization in this direction was during the
grand tour made in 1859 by Lord Canning,
the first Viceroy and GovernOr-General of
India. in order to proclaim to the native
Princes and people that the Queen had taken
over the government Of their country from
the East Indian Company. The moving
camp was an immense one, and the state
professions into Lucknow and other towns
were purposely made on a magnificent
scale to impress the Oriental mind.
But though Roberts special duties lay in
departmental administration. he had plenty
OF personal hard fighting throughout the
mutiny. He was attached to the movable
column which was sent to attack Delhi, the
focus of the rebellion. The position of the
small British force before the capital Of the
insurrection was for months perilous one.
Fighting was Of daily occurrence, the mu-
tineers having an unlimited number of guns
and an ninexhausti supply of ammunition.
Roberts came under fire for the first time in
skirmish, when eight Of his party were
killed and 80 wounded. Soon afterw I'd,
in another Of the engagements near the
walls of the city, the young Lieutenant was
hit by a bullet near the spine as he was help
ing the drivers 10 keep the horses quiet while
limbering up the guns a leather pouch
had somehow slipped behInd his back and
prevented the bullet penetrating deeply.
He took part in storming the Moguis :
palace, and then was sent to join Sir Colin
Campbell in the relief of the Lucknow re3i,
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bility for the frontier administration. Thus
it came about that when hostilities with the
Afghans broke out he was sent to support
Yacoob Khan in Cabul. The position was
a most difficult one and after much fighting
he found himself compelled to concentrate
his forces in Sherpur, where he held out
through a Winter. With 1000 men he re-
sisted all the assaults of 100000 fierce
tribesmen. and insured the conquest of the
country. Some months later, in 1880,
came the fatal battle of Maiwand, and it be-
came necessary to relieve Candahar. To
Roberts was intrusted the task, and the
march has become a historic one in the
annals of the British army.
With 10000 men, 5000 followers, 300
horses and gun mules he marched the 313
miles from Cabul to Kandahar between
Aug. o and 81. He found the garrison in a
demoralized condition, but complete vic
tory over Ayub Khan, near the, city, re-
suited in the British installing Abdur Rah-
man in effective rule over the whole country.
The administrative reforms instituted by
Lord Roberts of kandahar during his
tenure of office as Commander-in-Ghief of
India are perhaps as good Il title 10 his
country's gratitude as the victories he won.
In innumerable details the British soldier
in India owes an immense debt To the com
mander, who has ameliorated his barrack
life. AS leader in the field he possesses
the absolute confidence of the army.
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James Monroe Coz ps, No. 1s. New Ycrk City.

The annual election of officers of James
Monroe Corps, Is, took place on Dec. Il,
when the follow ng were duly elected or the
ensuing year: Pres, Josephine A. Cutter;
>. V. F., Sadie Adams Smith; J. V. p.
Hattie Robbins; Treas, Carrie A. Maurer;
Chap., En- Ia II. Waterbury,; Conductor,
Elizabeth Waterhouse; Guard, Anna e.
Ouwater.
Ella f. Bower Scott was appointed Sec
-etary, Georgia Z. Sweezy Assistant Con
fucIor. Mary d. NJ ier, ASS slant Guard;
Misses Leonard, Waterbury, Scott. and
Weaver, Color Bearers.
1t is exf ected that the installation ex-
rcises will take place early in January,
1900.
Initiation Of new members and applica-
tons for MEMBERSHIP were numerous. A
PAPER was real by Mrs. Cutler. Delegate
Ia New York State Federation of Clubs at
Rochester. also paper by Miss Scott re-
lating to the sen ling OF books and reading
natter to our sold ers; arrangements were
made for forwarding the same. The out
going President, Mrs. A. E. Scott, received
a handsome boz Iuet fro n the hostess of the
day. Mrs. De Volney Everett, her response
beng given in most happy terms. After
collation. social hour was enjoyed by the
members in attendance.-PRESS CORRE-
SPONDENT.
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The National tribune., 1899-12-28
At Bakers Creek.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: After
the fall of Vicksburg We crossed Black
River and passed over the battlefield of
Champions hill, going towards Baker S
Creek and Jackson We did not me t any
opposition until we got to Bakers Creek (;
We were me- by cavalry, called the flying
a tillery, which opened fire upon us: A
shell exploded in the ranks of Co. |, killing
Eugene Baldwin and W. ii. Murray, wound
ing .. Lind, j. W. Dean, John Thorpe
d ID George Everette-t.ie first mortally.
One wiz e of the 18th Wis. was deployed
as skirmishe's. and advanced through a
piece of timber full Of ravines and knolls
On emerging from this wood the rebels
Withdrew their artillery after firing one
more gun, and crossed Baker S Creek. They
kept retreating through marShy road
un,il they reached an elevation, where they
the creek to tear up the bridge so that we
could not follow. When they got on the
hill they threw several balls at our men, but
none of them reached us.
Our boys did n t try to pursue them that
night, but camped so as to be ready in the
morning. We were obliged to go to bed
without coffee or fire, for we were afraid the
rebels would see us and shell us out l
was just making myself a bed out of leaves
and brush when the ord r came that should
take squad of men and go over the bridge
with them and place them certain dis
lance apart, WIFI lIiStEuctlOnS tuat tuey
should not walk even on their beat, but
stay there until relieved. The instructions
were also that in case of an attack they
were to fire their guns and retreat over the
bridge, which our boys had repaired.
Two of our cannon were placed on our
side of the bridge, SD in case the rebels came
down the road we would be prepared for
them The General came to me with one
of our spys, whom he said he was going
to send into the rebel camp to find out their
position, and who, when he returned. was to
give his (the General's) name as counter
sign.
Those who We're standing on duty were
not relieved until the next morning, and all
night they we standing in water about a
foot deep. The spy returned about II
o'clock at night all wet, and reported the
position of the rebels and the number OF
guns to the General. He found that their
force was all cavalry, with four cannon, so
our men put our guns in position and at
daybreak opened fire on the rebels.
The morning after that another regiment
went in front, and we fell back. After our
cannon had been fired several times they
marched out in file toward the rebel battery.
The rebels threw single shot in our ranks
as we were advancing upon them, and after
firing started toward Jackson.-F. J.
GROAT, Sergeant, 18th Wis. Ironton. Wis.
The National tribune., 1899-12-28
His Dream.
Life.

Papa Cat the breakfast table)-Willie
my boy, why are you looking SO thought
full? Are YOU not feeling well?
Willie (very seriously)-Yes, papa; but
| had a strange dream this morning.
Papa-Indeed! What was it?
Willie-I dreamed, papa, that | died and
went to heaven, and when st. Peter met
me at the gate, instead of showing me the
way to the golden streets, as | expected,
he took me out into large field. and in
the middle of the field there was ladder
reaching away up into the sky and out of
sight Then st. Peter told me that heaven
was at the top, and that in order to get
there must take the big piece of chalk
he gave me, and slowly climb the ladder.
writing on each rung some sin had COM
mitted.
Papa Qaying down his newspaper)-And
did you finally reach heaven, my son?
Willie-No, papa; for just as | was try
ing to think of something to write on the
second rung. l looked up into the sky and
saw you coming down.
Papa-And what was coming down for.
pray?
Willie-That's just what l asked you,
papa, and you told me you were going for
more chalk.
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ont at night and recovered the guns left on
the British side OF the river and hitherto
regarded Us lost. Other unconfirmed re-
ports We're that Butler had gotten footing
on the other side of the Tugela River, and
Methuen's communications had been cut.
Lad smith was reported to be able to hold
out for some time to come.
There IS great enthusiasm among those
volunteering for service in South Africa as
members Of new British organizations.
All kinds Of offers are reaching Lord Ches-
ham, The yeomanry will be modified
heavily. and there will be many mounted or
ganizations. among them one composed
much like the Rough Riders of the Spanish
war The Canadians will send a second
cont 1gent-
A H;lr Office dispatch from Pietermaritz-
burg, Natal, gives a list of casualties Mon
day. Dec. is. of IL killed and IA wounded
all non-com nissioned officers and men.
The names Of the regiments concerned
indicate a hitherto unrecorded sortie from
Ladysmith on that date.
In this as well as other countries there
is no lack of organizations expressing
sympathy with the Beers side of the con
fiict These are mostly German and Irish
societies, including the Ancient Order of
Hiiernans. Funds TO aid in Red Cross
work among the Boars and the raising of
troops are being collectd by some of these
The National tribune., 1899-12-28
ONE OF BATTERY B.
Death of Gallant Veteran of the Famous
Old a sery.

Comrade w. S Williams diet suddenly
at Socorro, n. NJ. Dec. :, 1899. Of pneu-
monia. He serv.d d tn -oug the war n
Battery b, 4th u. 5. Art Comrade Buell.
says ii him:
This is the one we usei TO call Scot
Williams, his full name heing Winfield
Scott Williams. He was The one men
tiouel by Stewart for con p,cu1us conduct
at C. etty5bIrg. After the c.vl war he wert
to Mexico and served " t Juar rs my
OF liberation. being present hHn Maxi
milia wa executed al Qu.e'ar aro.
. He remained so ne Ii e in u Xico and
then went to Arizona, removing from the
latter Territory t. SJtO or -, n. Nj, in 1886
While in Ar iona he was Pro ecuting At
torneY at Tom Sto e, an conducted sew
erai trials OF daSpe ADDE'S the c. in one of
which the frle as Of II" man on trial at
tempted to as a Innate Will ms. with the
result, as h used 10 saF. that the Territory
vas spared the expnnse Of tw) trials. ID
was a very able, PERFECTLY hon st and dead
game man
The Socorro On. NJ Cbieftain saws:
" Mr.. Wilt ms came to SJCO-ro in 1886,
soon after going to Wafer CANYON, where he
engaged in mining, remaining there until
1883, whom he removed to Socorro and
opened a law office. Soon af er in COM
chased and assumed the manH cement Of
this paper. Shortly afte-ward Mr.. VIII
l;ams bee 3me sole owner and editor Of the
paper, which he conducted III az 10 man.
nor until September. 1898. Mr.. Williams
was District Attorney for this County for
four yrars. from 1891 to 1875. In Octoh her,
1898, he went to Los Ang les, Cal. where
he built a beautiful home. Alter estab-
fishing his wife in their new home, he came
back to Soco ro, intending to visit his wife
this coming Christmas"
The funeral was one of the largest ever
held in New Mexico. The bar and other
associations passed very enlogistic resolu-
lions.
The National tribune., 1899-12-28
FIELD MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS.
Sketch Of Little Bobs," the Soldiers Cen
eral,' Who Will Command British Forces
in South Africa

Sketch Of Little Bobs," the Soldiers Cen
eral," Who Will Command British Forces
in South Africa.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, who goes to
South Africa as sCommander-in-Chief OF the
British forces operating against the Beers,
is veteran Indian commander. He is
very popular with the army and IS known
as Little BobS," the soldiers friend.
Since the famous march to the relief of
Candahar, in 1880, by which he retrieved
the early disasters of ths Afghan war, he
has enjoyed the reputation OF being the
strongest General England possesses. In
military ability general estimation places
him on par with Lord Wolseley, the
present Commander-in-Chief He has not
had the direct control of the War Office,
exercised for SO long by Lord WoiSeley, but
as Commander-in-Chie in India for two
terms has been responsible for placing the
Indian army in its present condition OF efii-
cheney and for complete system of defense
arranged to guard against n Russian inva-
sion from the Southwest Frontier. In the
ordinary course of things he would succeed
Lord Wolseley as Commander-in-Chlef OF
the British Army at the War Office Head
quarters in the course of next year.
Lord Roberts is now i'll his 9th year,
and at an age when his days of active
campaigning might be considered over is
called upon to face the hardest task of his
military career But since his return from
India. while he has been quietly fulfilling
the duties of commander of the forces i'll
India, there have been no signs of any
weakening of his vigorous physical powers,
and the small spare frame of the veteran
may well Withstand the hardships of the
South African campaign. 1t is a pathetic
coincidence that the day which called him to
fresh duty for his country should be that OF
the death of his only son. Hon. Frederick
Hugh Sherston Roberts, Lieutenant in
the British army, who has died from the
wounds received when serving with Thorn
eycroft's Horse in covering Buffers retreat,
and who had been through five campaigns.
though he was not yet 80. Another be.
reavement had already befallen Lord
Roberts in the death Of his nephew, Maj.
Sherston, in one of Lord Methuen's battles.
This is not the first time that Lord
Roberts has been sent out to the Cape on
military errand. He was nominated by
Mr.. Gladstone's Government as Governor
of Natal and Commander-in-Chief of the
forces in South Africa, on the death of Sir
George Colley and the receipt of news Of the
disaster of Majuba Hill. While he was on
his way to take up his command peace was
concluded. His stay at Cape Town was
therefore brief, the Government being as
anxious to get him away from Africa as it
had been to hurry him there.
AS subaltern of Bengal artillery Lord
The National tribune., 1899-12-28
Kansas Ladies' of the GAR.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Through
the columns of THE NATIONAL TRIBUN f
| claim the attention of the veterans TO
what the Department of Kansas, Ladies
propose to do. Our President, Sister Della
Rawlings, of Kansas City, has, since the
10Th of June. instituted five new and ener-
getic Circles. Distance. railroad fare, hard
work, self abne9ation, and no cash COM
pensation matter not to Mrs. Rawlings: she
has the good cause at heart, and is winning
advocates to the objects and aims set forth
by the Ladies of the GAR.
To illustrate, Suntiower Circle, 90, of
Garnette, Anderson County, Immediately
upon its institution in August last pro-
ceeded to inaugurate patriotic contest in
every school in the County, having the
hearty support of County Superintendent
Each school sends its delegate, whose
defamation or written treatise of the bear
ing that our veteran heroes had for good
Government in the past, what it is at pres
ent, and the influence true patriotism has
to the coming generations through being
taught in our public schools.
This is but an epitome of what the Ladies'
of the G. r. are doing in Kansas. Not
theoretical but practical work has been our
aim.
The winner of the contest at Garnette
Convention of patriotic children will re-
ceiye a handsome silk flag. Comrade L.
B. Dobbs, of Post 1SO, Garnette, is lending
material aid to Sunflower Circle in its COM
mendable work.
The veterans of Kansas, especially the
GAR. comrades, have taken an active
interest in our organization since our object
and aims have been properly presented to
them. The veterans are re ,eived in our
Order as honorary members, With all privi-
leges except actual voting. We have 1,250
comrades on our rolls and still they come In
several cases whole Posts have joined the
Circle We have a membership Of 1900
wives, mothers, sisters, daughters and
the Ladies Of the GAR. in this Kansas
Department at this date.-MARY E. STAN
LEY, Department Secretary, Atchison.
Kan,
The National tribune., 1899-12-28
THE ROBERTS CASE.
Important Testimony at the Hearing Last
Week in WASHINGTON

In the case of Brigham II. Roberts, now
being investigated by committee of the
House of Representatives to report to the
House on the question Of his admission to
that body, several witnesses We're heard last
week.
Mr.. Roberts did not make much headway
at the hearing. For one thing he tried
to divest himself of responsibility for or e
Of the Mrs. Roberts assuming his name
1t was not proven that she took it at lis
direction. Il
A significant event was Mr. Roberts's
0lea of the statute of limitations. He fell
back upon this, the last ditch, after the
testimony ias to his family relations had
been given, and he offered it to wipe out the
testimony
Mrs. DR.. Luella Miles, of Salt Lake CITY,
testified that she had resided in that city
for 20 years, and had been physician since
1893. AS Secretary of the Medical Society
1897, upon Mrs. Maggie Shipp.
81 addressed her as DIR. Shipp several
times, and finally she said, 'Dr. Miles, you
can address me-. as DR.. Roberts,
"Why, you've been changing your
name / said. DR.. Maggie Shipp Roberts
supposed Ii,might have suspected it. She
said she had married Mr.. Roberts and had
been married for seven years, before the
manifesto | was introduced to MIR. Rob
erts, who came in about that time"
Rev. DIR. S. E. Wishard, Superintendent
Of Presbyterian Missions i'm Utah, said he
had known Roberts for several years In
September. 1897, he was introduced to
Mrs. Maggie Shipp Roberts b. Mr. Roberts
himself. This occurred on train. "The
lady was sitting nearby" said DIR. Wishard,
and Mr.; Roberts. waving his hand, said.
Mrs. Roberts Mr.. Wishard.' Mrs. Maria
McDougall. of Salt Lake, said she had
known Mrs. Maggie Shipp Roberts since
1891"
Did you ever hear Mr.. Roberts intro
duce her as his wife?"
Il did. 1t was on train, July %, 1898.
Mr.. Roberts and his wife were on board.
| heard him once introduce her as his wife,
and several times as Sister Roberts,
The National tribune., 1899-12-28

organizations, and others have held meet
ings at which vigorous speeches were made
Here and there in the Unitod States in
dividuals have quietly gathered into mill
tary organization and departed for South
Africa 10 fight either for or against the
Beers. Some OF the leaders and their fol-
lowers are of the military adventurer type,
and have engaged in this work before.
Tuesday mornings dispatches brought
little news except to confirm the esupposition
that the newly-arriyed. reinforcements in
South Africa had been sent to Butler on the
ground that it was more important 10 try
and save Ladysmith than Kimberley.
An important announcement is also made
TO the effect the dreaded annual epidemic
Of glanders had broken out. and that 400
horses had been shot by the British. 1t was
also said that typhoid fever had broken out
TO an alarming extent at Ladysmith.
The official, report Of General Schalk-
burger. the Boer commander AT the battle of
Colenso. has been ISSUED at Pretoria and
states that they lost only 30 killed and five
wounded. and that the Beers took nine of
the captured British guns across the Tugcla
River.