Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-23

were. after the surrender. encamped In
the valley of the San Juan. The Span
ish soldiers. who had evidently been |
to let the buzzards clean |
their camp. were compelled to adopt |
sanitary measures. and. while II was |
impossible to secure In the Spanish |
camp the same absolute cleanliness |
which marked the lines of the LIST I'LL |
nois. vet fire and spade were repuisi-
toned. and the Spanish camp soon he.
came u very different place from the
pest hole" il was when the boys OF
the ID battalion first went there. Find
ing almost at the outset by u personal
examination that every stream was
polluted by cncampmcnts of Cuban
refugees suffering from Ill sorts of
diseases. Mai. Tolman issued orders
that no man should drink n drop Of un.
boiled water. and established n system
of water details. so that his command
was supplied with boiled water. smoky,
and bad.tasting. to be sure. hut whole
some and free from poisonous disease
germs. The wisdom of this course was
demonstrated by the fact that the death
loss from disease In his battalion was
the lowest of any battalion In the 9Th
army corps. although their long expos
IRE to infectious diseases In the prison
camp was more dangerous than any
other service after the fighting ceased.
Mai. Tolman returned with his com
mnnd TO this country. sailing from San.
iiago harbor Aug. ~. the last regiment
Of the FIFTH Corps to leave Cuban soil.
| During this ar,luOus campaign he had
no time to he sick. hut on his arrival
violent attack of Cuban malaria. from
which he did not recover for nearly u
year. hut has now. thanks to an iron
constitution. entirely rcgnlncd his
health. and resumed the active practice
of his profession.
Maj. Tolman Is distinctivcly Il prod.
uct of Chicago. lie graduated from the
Cottage Grove School In 1873. from the
University of Chicago IN 1851. AMI from
the Union College of Law In lSS2
While at the law school he formed Il
friendship with william j. Bryan
which has continued until the present
day. Upon graduation from law schOo
he was awarded the Horton prize.
He studied law with the then well
known firm of Doolittle Il Mickey. nn'
finally became the junior member o
the firm of DOolittlc. Mickey and Tol
; man. Of which he II now the sole sur
yivor. lie attributes much of his pro
| tn lat In
(: his distinguished seniors In that Law
, partnership. Daily and intimate com
partnership with ~ great Dcmocrn
as ex-senator DOOlittle of Wisconsin
. undoubtedly had much To do In trml
} establishing In his mind the great fun
= dancntnl principles Of Dcmocrnc!
= which lie wOrsliips AMI from which h
q has never swcrved. Through the larg
u general practice Of the firm. of While
: he was u member, he became we
i grounded In the general practice Of III
4 profession. During the earlier year
!. Of his professional life he had almOs
Il exclusive control Of the commercial III
;. cation of his firm. AMI was we'll know
- as successful specialist In that lin,
u but on the death of his partners he la
!" taken up more important branches {
l. the practice, and has figured In SON
/. very Important real estate and chal
Gerry litigation. Probably no lawyer hi
II had u broader experience than he
1. special assessment and tax eases, viii
" In contested will cases his successf,
d conduct of the DuntOn-S cul,ler cOntes
with It's sensational features of m,ird'
and forgery. demanded the attention I
the whole community.
Maj. TOln,an has never been u po
q tician. but he has always been u 10y
y Democrat AMI willing and anxious
u help promote the principles of Demo
10 racy. He was chairman of the pl,l
ii form committee of the Democratic co
y vention of 1895, called TO pronoun
~ upon the great financial question of tn
IF time. In 1895 he supported his o
" sch0Olmatc. william j. Bryan, In Il
stirring campaign of that year, spen
n ing In almost every part of the cit
II. At the request of the county leaders
ii organized the great Democratic parn'
10 of that year.
Upon his return from the war he "
welcomed by u large delegation of !
noighbOrs and friends, and rising fro
n sick bed, he addressed an audlcn
20 which filed the lawn and street
l" front of his house. and mt that enl
of moment expressed himself strongly
H. the question which has since becoi
III the great question of the day. ItcspOr
IL ing to IN address of welcome and AT
no thanking his friends AMI neighbOrs
H. So kind AMI tiattering demonstrate
d. of welcome, he said, II went TO Il
'S war not only because | was shock
ne by the inhuman cruelty of Spani
hs tyranny and the murderous policy
at Spanish Recommendation I'm Cuba, u
Nv also because l love my cOnntry's I'll
Oh and believe In the Democratic prlncil
!" which To me II represents. of local ~
government and that no people QUE
~ To be ruled, without their consent.
w another people across I'll" sea. As
'" The great question of the future. ! ln
W and pray that II may be- our policy
found In The Pacific Ocean, not rolonl
W but sister republics"
nj
mr. DANIEL DONAHOE.
an one of the most popular and h.