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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17
ROCxeFsLiER'S LOW PRICES.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-TO the Editor: Re-
Gently John ID. Rockefeller, In his tcsti-
mony before the Congressional commit
tee on trusts and trade combinations,
asserted that the Standard oil Com
pany, In effect. had cheapened prices Of
its product and that the company was
not u combine to advance or raise
prices on consumers, etc. TO the con-
trary. notwithstanding. the price of
Kerosene oil was advanced since last
summer 3 or cents per gallon, and
consumers now have to pay on quanti-
ties of one or five gallons. whether
bought ut the stores or from wagons
that distribute the fluid from house to
house. We are not aware that the How
Of oil has decreased or that the ad-
vanccd price arises from any natural
cause.
During the summer oil rctailed mt \
and cents per gallon: ut present prices
are 10 and ~ cents. II there was COM
petition existing. II the former indie
pendent rcfiners had not been crushed
out and their rcflneries "dried up" then
prices would not hold 2 and 3 cents per
gallon advance In the face Of active
competition. Upon the daily output Of
the Standard OIL product 2 or 3 cents
advance per gallon means hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars increased profit for
the people to pay into the swelling cof-
fers of this king of trusts, leaving II no
secret where the millions Of Rockcfel.
Ter come from: and this reminds me Of
the remark that heard from u work
ing man, made In grocery store the
other day, In effect that he bought his
oil last summer at cents per gallon,
AMI now had to pay ~ cents. or 50 per
cent. advance; that Rockefeller had
made n fresh donation to the Chicago
University, and. Of course, had to raise
prices of his oil TO ''defray expenses"
1t has become with many consumers
u matter of apprehension when they
read Of Rockcfeller's liberality that
they must pay for his oil. They have
found that they can not buy other oil
elsewhere. and the fact ''illuminates'
their mind. After all. who are the &C.
tual contributors to Rockefcller's bcne.
factions, himself. or the people who re-
celve no credit Therefore "That IL the
question" CONSUMER.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17

nominated every two years the fact
would attract more general and partic.
ular attention. Hut as the nominations
are made only at long intervals of
time the people lose sight of the
event. The nomination Of q candidate
for member of the State Board of
Equalization once I'm four years at the
Congressional District Convention is
regarded as a perfunctory proceeding
II Is supposed to be merely a make.
weight In balancing local advantages.
\ little smooth manipulation fixes the
| choice of the convention and the old
member is put up for another term.
1t would be a curious study to find out
how long the members of the Board
have held office or how the succession
from one term TO another has been
managed so that the same Influences
continue to prevail. notwithstanding
changes in the membership Of the
Board.
As n new board IL to he elected this
year. the taxpayers should take a hand
In the fight. II should not be left to
politicians swapping all the offices In
the state, the Congressional districts
AMI the counties In spoils bargains to
name the members 81 the State Board
of Equalization. This body should he
closer to the taxpayers than any other
office or board In the state. All voters
should keep their eyes out for the nom
nations for members Of the state
Board of Equalization.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17
MAT ABOUT THIS /?

R0ofers are complaining that the
building inspectors permit the Peerless
Roofing Company to cover many viola.
lions Of the city ordinances. They say
Chief Inspector ID. H. Barnes il inter-
ested In the company, and that when 1t
gets the job of roofing contractors on
other portions Of the work are allowed
to do about as they please. The roOfers
further charge that Inspector Barnes
gives most Of his $150-a.mOnth time TO
the roofing business.
mfr. Barnes used to be In the roofing
business under the name Of ID. IL.
Barnes e. Co.." said West Side rOOfer.
"The firm was succeeded about a year
ago by the Peerless Roofing Company.
Barnes Is still interested In the COM
pany, and devOtes most OF his time to
the roofing business, although he draws
a salary Of 1900 from the city. The
Peerless Roofing Company IL doing a
large business because contractors I'M
derstand that they can violate the
building ordinances with impunity, pro.
vided Mr.. Barnes concern does the
roofing. Complaints have been made to
Mr.. McAndrews, the building commits
sioner, but they receive no attention.
The r., c. and st. L. Railway Company
Is building, contrary to the ordinance,
a frame addition a block long to its
freight houses, mt Halsted street and
Carroll avenue. Mr.. Barnes concern is
putting on the roof"
Building Commissioner McAndrews
said no complaints had been made to
him OF Barnes interest In the Peerless
Roofing Company. Barnes has been
with me three years. said Mr.. Mean
drews. II told him that he could not
do roofing business and serve the city
as inspector. lie assured me that he
had no interest In the Barnes 4 Co.
firm. About a year ago some COM
plants were made about Barnes, and
again told him that he could not do
business with me and the company.
He declared he was not interested In
any roofing company. Not long after
that the name was changed to the Peer
less Roofing Company. II Mr.. Barnes
has any interest In the company do
not know 1t.
1.-THE frame building complained of at
Halsted street and Carroll avenue Is II
weather shed, think, and not an in
closed building, such as comes within
the statute. If any contractor has been
permitted to violate the law because the
Peerless Roofing Company does the
roofing, do not know 1t. would like
to know of any cases Of that kind. We
would make 1t warm for the parties
concerned. Ocean.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17
ABANDONMENT OF TAYLOR STREET..

Tho people Of Chicago have been so
often despoiled Of their property by
private or quasi-public corporations
that there Is naturally much Jealousy Of
the proposition to abandon two blocks
Of Taylor street In the downtown dis
trlct for the purpose OF facilitating a
trackrlevatiOn plan. To give up these
two blocks means practically to hand
them over to the railroad company In
fee. II the matter involved merely SO
many square feet Of ground In the dis
trict In question It would still be an i'm
portant one. A tract of like extent ~
Ing ut the side of the thorOughfare
would be worth large sum of money;
but this particular tract, embracing the
street itself, Is worth far more than u
like extent Of abutting land would be,
for II IL charged with much greater
use than any private land. II the value
OF the private land were 100000 the
value of this public ground would have
TO be expressed as S1,OOO,OOO. 1t should
not be forgotten that track elevation Is
not u matter of bargain and cOmprO-
mise between the public and the rail
road. 1t Is not question of the rail-
road being paid for granting n. certain
benefit to the people. The people are
simply standing upon right. When
the railroad company elevatcs Its tracks
at It's own cost and without penny Of
help or direct compensation from the
public it Is simply fulfilling the condi-
tons under which it Is permitted to
maintain and operate its plant. 1t has
no right to ask anything further In re-
turn. The people will be rather loath to
believe that the donation of these two
blocks of public ground Is essential to
the elevation of the tracks.-Daily
News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17

Some Chicago public schools are call
ed after men who never took any in
terest in education; who never did any
thing for charity; who just got rich,
and their money got n school named
after them just as If they had set
good example.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17

Thomas Dunn English. the author Of
ben Bolt" says mo person should
write poetry until he snail have reached
the age OF &c." He doesn't explain.
however. why any one should begin
then.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17

In his letter, as President. to the
American Bar Association, converting
Mt Buffalo, Ambassador Joseph IL,
Choate said: "rhe laws delays, which
seem to be constantly on the Increase,
may well engage the earnest attention
Of the association. No opportunity
should be lost to counterfeit the inev
table tendency TO elaborate procedure
and unnecessarily multiplied appeals"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17

The board Of geographical names has
decided that the people OF one Of our
nelghboring acquisitions are to be called
PuertOrlQuenos. As the name Is Of
their own selection. 1t must be assumed
that 1t viii be satisfactory to them, but
ULcle Sam may have trouble In twist
Ing his tongue to meet the occasion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17

raphy" does not signify the Use Of
wires. and Is therefore applicable 10
the wireless system: No that the simple
wireless tc!egraphy" IN exactly accu.
rate. II Is. moreover. no more cumbcr.
some ihnn most Of tho one word sun.
stitutcs proposed. and not rs cuInber.
some as some Of them. Why not let
II stand?
The National tribune., 1900-01-25
A War Mystery.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: A myS-
terry of over 81 years ago, while it may not
be interesting to all, will be to a few.
When on our way up the Tennessee
River, April Is, 1862 with the gunboats in
the lead, as we came to Crump'S Landing
our regiment just behind, there was a large,
rebel flag floating on a tall fiagpole on the
bank of the river. Our boat landed, ran
out plank, and the men made a rush for
the flag. Asi came down every one seemed
to be reaching for it, myself with the rest,
but did not get near enough to touch it.
Those that were closer got it; that is, what
they could get of it.
Now many others, as well as myself
have wondered how that flag got there
without anyone to defend it or even take it
away on the approach of the enemy met
and became well acquainted with man that
considered very reliable, who was raised
near that place and lived there at the time
He told me that a rebel soldier captured at
Fort Donelson was sent down the river TO
Cairo and there put on Il freighttrain and
started to Chicago. North of Cairo, with
some other prisoners, he jumped off the train:
some of them were shot, but this man made
good his escape and went back up to CrumpS
Landing, hoisted this flag, and raised
company of 80 men. When our fleet came
in sight they took to the woods He kept
on recruiting his command until he had
about 600 men, and then he made an attack
on Savannah or JohnSonville. doing con-
siderable damage to some vessels there, and
later got in an engagement with some
Union force and was Killed. would be
pleased to hear from any of my friends at
any timer. |. SMITH, Co. T., 32d Tenn.
Taylorsville, Tenn.
The National tribune., 1900-01-25
|E4MR4ZGNZNG|
zYI1h the
CZlzES SzERM xAR1X|
Across Mississippi and Around Atlanta.
By JOHN D. MARTIN, z5th lid.

of men was sent out into the country
about six miles to guard a citizen into Our
camp, who wanted to go North, and the
rebel cavalry made a dash on the party,
capturing 16 OF the SD Wis. We went
out on various scouting expeditions III
comparatively small detachments during
the Summer.
IN THE TRENCHES.
On Aug. ) we received orders TO rejoin
Sherman ut Atlanta, so we took train for
Chattanooga. and transferring there arrived
at Marietta Oh the morning of the 9TH. We
Went rs close TO Atlanta as the train could
go. then marched up to the reserve line at
midnight. On the Sth we moved around
10 the right center of the line of battle, and
took position. and on the 9th moved up to
the front lire. where we came under the
rebel fire, and one private and Lieut.. Robin
son were wounded. Next day We went
back TO the reserve.
The 11th was our day for the front again.
Cos. \. +, and d were detailed for the
skirmish lire (rifle-pits) The changes
We're usually made about . o'clock at
night, the relieving forces having enough
ammunition and provisions to last them
until the next night at the same time.
The rfie-p!ts were dug about 10 PAGES
apart all along the line, each pit holding
three or four men, and deep enough to hide
them from the enemy.
There was continual musketry firing
all day and most of the night. man
could not show his head without a fusillade.
The lines being so close one would Just
crouch down, lay the gun on the rise OF
earth, and fire as best he could.
The National tribune., 1900-01-25
A Bit of 17th KY. Service.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: II yon
-have space for this little shot l want very
much to correct Comrade P. L. Johnson,
36tli Ind. The comrade tells us that his
regiment was brigaded with the 18th KY,
9th and 24th Ohio. at Camp Wickliffe. KY,
etc. ! want to say that it must have been
some other Kentucky regiment. The 18th
was never at Camp Wickliffe, but in Nov,
81. was at Calhoun. Ky, and was brigaded
with the 3lSt and 44th Ind. and 25th KY.
Col. Crutf. 44th Ind, was in command, and
Gen. Crittenden commanded the division.
\ few days after Christmas our brigade
was put on board steamboats, at Calhoun
and taken TO Paducah. thence up the Ten
nessee River, under Gen. Grant, to Fort
Henry, down the Tennessee and up the
Cumberland to Fort Donelson.
After the surrender Of that place we
marched across to Fort Henry, and then
embarked again on steamboats, for Pitts
burg Landing. | believe we We're about
the first troops landed at that place. We
We're there over week before the battle,
and were attached to Gen. Hurlbuts Di-
vision. Some days after the battle the 18th
and 25th We're consolidated and was known
afterwards as the 18th KY and sent to Nell
sons Division, Buells army. We were
only reinforcement for Grant. Our bri-
gade was not landed at Fort Henry, but went
through the battles of Donelson and Shiloh.
The Both Ind. was never in our brigade.
| do not want TO take issue with the com.
rade.-H. CLAY MARROW, First Lieu.
tenant, Co. |, 18th Ky, Fredonia, Ky.
The National tribune., 1900-01-25
An Andersonvllle Prisoner.

Samuel Blattner Sergeant, Co. NJ, 7th
Ill. CIV, Frecburg, H., writes: II cannot
well do without THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
as | was a prisoner with COmrade John
McElroy at Andersonville and Florence,
n. G. We We're hurried out of Florence,
Feb. 16, 1865, and on the 22d l made my
escape, when we were about 10 miles south
west of Goldsboro, N. C.. l then started to
make my way to the sea coast at New
Berne. / struck the right flank of Joe
.Johnston's army at Kinston, and got out
of the road to let a company of rebel cavalry
pass. On Feb. %, 1865, l took swamp
fever. i went to a barn loft, and as good
luck would have it, ! landed in one owned
by Quaker, a good Union man, Thomas
Hollowel by name, who treated me kindly
and sent darky into the woods for medi-
cine. / drank fully pint OF the medicine
prepared by him, and was cured of the
fever. When the battle of klnston was
fought, on the night of March 1S, l was
about 10 miles in the rear of JOhnston's
army. When reached the Union lines l
landed at a picket post of the 18th N. Y.
Cav, six miles from Kinston: The picket
fired three shots without haltlng us, but
l was not hit. l was COM
pletely worn out and nothing but skin and
bones. was so Overjoyed at once more
being under the STARS and Stripes" that |
could not sleep wink that night. My
partner was Jacob Yost, OF some Tennessee
regiment. My service was three years
and eight months, 10 months of which was
spent as a prisoner. am getting only So
under the act of June 81"
The National tribune., 1900-01-25
We PASSED them. leading

pontoon-train. We passed them. leading
the way to the river. where we arrived
little after midnight, and deployed right
along the river shore, 10 support the engi-
neers while they We're building the bridge.
We were told to make ourselves as COM
Portable as we could. but make no noise nor
light 1t was a very cold night and we
suffered. The engineers commenced lay
ing the bridge. which was not finished
when it began to get light. With the first
light the enemy commenced firing on
them. 1t was Il residence part of the town:
the houses were built on the slope, with
Easements facing the river. The rebs were
in and around those houses. We replied to
them and a spirited firing was kept up
until the bombardment by the artillery
commenced on the bluff in our rear, the
firing being over our heads.
Our musketry firing was continued at
intervals all the forenoon. We had bur
few casualties man killed and few
wounded.
In the afternoon an order came for 100
men of the S9th n. Y, with one Captain and
two Lieutenants, TO take pontoon boats,
cross, and drive the enemy from the build
ings. The number was made up by de
Orderly-Sergeant of Co. A, and made the
detail from that company, and Capt. Haz-
lett. Co. b, took command.
They went in four boats. and as they
landed, started on a run for the buildings,
which were from three to four rods from the
shore. The enemy fell back, but so rebels
were captured in the buildings. The boats
brought the prisoners back, when the re-
malnder of the regiment took boats and
crossed over, except one company, which
escorted the prisoners to the rear.
1t was then dark, and | have a vivid
recollection of how l passed that night.
But my letter is long enough. If any one
has doubt of the S9th y. Y. being ''in it. y
my statement can be verified by referring
The National tribune., 1900-01-25
FREDERICKSBURG REcOLLEcTIONs.
Comrade Williams Conclusively Shows wha
the seth N Y Did at fredericksburg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The con-
troversy regarding the crossing of the
Rappahannock at Fredericksburg on Dec.
IL, 1862, commenced several years ago,
was renewed in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
of Nov. 80 last by j. A. Wright, of the LIST
Mimi, wherein he refers to statement
made by S. w. Northrup, and calls on him
to explain.
l wish to say that S. w. Northrup has
died since making that statement Il saw
his name in the Mustered Out column
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNEl. COmrade
Wright is correct with regard to dates, and
no doubt his whole statement is correct
But few of the men seem to know that there
were two bridges laid leading directly into
the city. The bridge where the S9th n. Y.
crossed was below or east of where the rail-
road bridge had been burned, at the steam7
boat landing.
On the night of Dec. 10, little before
midnight, the seth N. Y. was called into
line and started off in the darkness. After
marching mile or more we fell in with a
The National tribune., 1900-01-25

10th H., under Col. John Tilson, 10th H.,
composed the Third Brigade, First Division.
On Oct. we joined our regiment at Mari
eta, having four companies, having been
detailed for commiSsary duty.
About this time Hood began flank
movement, intending to cut off Sherman'S S
army. He moved around Marietta, tearing
up the railroad, severing our communica-
tions. Sherman let him alone. The
rebels started up the road towards Nash
vile. Fitzpatrick, with his cavalry. kept
up a skirmish with Hoods men. On
Oct. we marched out of Marietta TO Big
|, Shanty, rebuilt the railroad where neces-
sary, and then went over pretty much the
same road over which the army had fought
in getting TO Atlanta, Hood still leading.
AT Kingston our brigade was ordered 10
Resaca 10 reinforce a part of our army under
Corse. For Hood had struck him with the
determination 10 capture him. Corse
had signaied to Sherman, and Sherman
had replied to hold the fort
We got TO ReSaca about sundown on the
18th. Next morning we found that the
Johnnies had fallen back. Our regiment
and cavalry detachment were ordered out
on a reconnaissance. We came upon the
rebels in camp six miles away, and capt
ured one of their pickets. We did not have
sufficient force 10 make an attack, so re-
turned and reported that We had found
them.
On Oct. 10 the whole army moved out
from Resaca on the road we had been on the
The National tribune., 1900-01-25

day before, our regiment marching in the
rear. The rebels were still there, so our
regiment was ordered to the front, as we
We're familiar with the location.
SNAKE CREEK GAP.
We deployed as skirmishers, and as
soon as our lines behind us were formed
began TO advance. The rebels were in
rifie-pits. We opened on them with mus
etry, advancing slowly, sheltering our
selves the best we could behind stumps and
bushes. We fought for two or three hours;
We were finally at close quarters, and
were receiving a fire on the front and on
the right flank. I ran into an old field, the
other side of which were the rebels, to log.
Just as / reached it a ball struck the log
and / narrowly missed being hit. TOO
low. | said, and hugged the ground. John
A. Croweil, just on my right, also got safely
to stump, but got a ball in his knapsack,
We We're now close TO the rlfie-pitS. Inc
.Johnnes would raise a yell and pour the
bullets at lis at a lively rate.
Our artillery had just been brought up,
and began to shell the line. AS the place
was getting very, very hot we charged.
We drove the rebels out of their works, too,
and clear through the gap, dirt road
leading between the hills.
part of their army the rest were getting
the wagons, artillery, etc, through the
gap, and cutting large trees across the road
to delay pursuit. This fight lasted four
hours. Our regiment lost nine killed and
IA wounded, Capt. Robert q. Shannon,
Co. +, being among the latter.
Our forces succeeded in getting through
the gap that night about dark, distance
of five miles from end to end. We camped
at the south end, marched to Taylor s
Mountain next day, and at dark marched
over the mountain and camped; Finally
we brought up at Springfield Valley on
the 21st, and rested few days.
BACK TO ATLANTA.
Hood was still making his way toward
Nashville Thomas, with the Fourth and
Corps, was ordered to follow
him. while Sherman started back to At
lanta with the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sew
enteenth, and Twentieth Corps. On Oct.
% we marched out from Springfield Valley,
crossed Little River, and went through
Cedar Bluff City, crossed Coosa River.
and camped. We finally reached Marietta,
and there voted at the Presidential election
of Lincoln VS.. Mcclellan.
By this time we had rebuilt the railroad
torn up by Hood, giving us communication
back to Chattanooga. so we began 10 get
lot of supplies and considerable num-
Der of drafted men from the North. GO.
4 got 80 recruits. We had TO drill and to
ulSclpilhe iIiehi iiedueh'iS' i'i '''S
general a hard lot of men to get to under
stand military tactics.
Finally we cut our communications
with the North. railroad line and tele-
graph, and on the 18th of November march
ed down to Atlanta. We drew rations
for "A long march and so rounds. An order
was issued that each man was to be charged
so cents for each cartridge he fired un-
necessarily, and be punished IN "dhitlon.
Col Wright made us stirring .i)eech
on Nov. Is, just before we started for the