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LONDON, August IL, $3.50 "a. m.-The
consensus of opinion expressed by
the morning papers tends to the
belief that the Iegntioners are now
safe with the allies.
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NEW YORK, August 16.-Such fur
ious ebullition Of race hatred as found
vent in the rioting that occurred here
last night, the outgrowth of the muir
der few days ago of Policeman Thorpe
by negro named Arthur Harris. has
not been equalled in New York in
many years. AS a result of the dis
turbance which ragged from midnight
until 8 o'clock and burst out in a flame
Of passion and violence at intervals I'M
til daybreak, there were about fifty
persons injured by pistol balls. razors
or knives, rocks or clubs. Of these
one negro, Lloyd Lee, may not recover,
and Policeman Kennedy is also SER
iously injured. Lee is alleged to have
made threats against the life of Ken
nedy, because he was the particular
friend and associate of Thorpe, the
murdered officer. Thorpe was the third
white man murderously assaulted in
the vicinity by negroes, and a race pre-
judice had been engendered In less
than an hour from the time the trouble
began last night the whole of the West
Side from Twenty eighth street to
Long Acre square. above Forty-second
street, including Eighth and Ninth
avenues
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WILD and WOOLLY
WERE THE SCENES
IN CENTRAL NEW YORK DURING
THE RACE RIOT OF WEDNEs-
DAY NIGHT
AND YESTERDAY MORNING.
ABOUT FIFTY PEOPLE WOUNDED
AND MANY ARRESTS MADE.

The City Was comparatively Quiet
Yesterday. and the Police Have
the Situation Well in Hand-A Wv
id Description of Some of the Ex-
citing Episodes of the Night-The
Streets Filled With Crowds of
Desperate end Excited Men.
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Sour Grapes.

SHANGHAI, August 16-The Chi
nese Gazette openly impeaches the
United States consul, Mr.. James Good
now, of completely with the Chinese.
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Called BECK.

SHANGHAI, August 16.-The Brit
ish transports had sailed but they
We're recalled by torpedo boat destroy
er and have now returned to WI Sung.
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me Full Text of Document the
Tenor of Which WIN be Approved
by the Voters OF the United states.
Enthusiasm for the Democratic
Cause-A Former Republican Adj
dressed the Meeting.
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LOVELAND, Colo, August 16.-For-
est fires are raging on Flat Top noun
tain, northwest of Longs Peak. 1t is
reported that much valuable timber
has been DESTROYED.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON August 16-For West
Virginia. Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Generally fair Friday and Saturday:
light northeriy winds.
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and when he was taken to Bellevue
it was found that he had a fractured
skull, fractured arm and battered
face. Kennedy was taken to the New
York hospital Later he was taken to
Bellevue where he identified Lee as his
assailant When Lee saw Kennedy he
Kissed forth: Il am up and about and
you are down. Damn you, | guess
you're down for good. l hope So
Captain Cooney and Kennedy say
that Lee threatened several days ago
to do" Kennedy because the latter
was Thorpes partner.
While Kennedy and Lee were in the
struggle, word was sent to Captain
Cooney that Kennedy had been killed.
This Intensified the excitement among
the reserves, who rushed from the
station and charged down the street.
In doing so they encountered mobs of
whites at various points. In making
an indiscriminate charge upon the
mob negro was discovered. He
started to run, and the mob and the
reserves, close behind, gave chase.
The negro ran into the Marlborough,
escaped through the office by the
Broadway Office into Broadway, and
this
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Added to the Excitement.


Groups had gathered at various
points along Broadway and were dis
cussing the riot When they saw the
negro come out of the Marlborough
the groups quickly assimilated with
the mob and the chase was contin-
ued, until it seemed as If the entire
disorder and riot had been transferred
from the place of beginning TO Broad
way.
Wherever a negro was seen he was
on the run, whether he had been a par
ticipant to the riot or not. This was
the case of one who ran out of side
street near Forty-second street. chased
by a mob.
The negro ran into Shanley's res
taurant, one of the fashionable up
town cafes. The place was filed with
people. many of whom were women.
The latter jumped from their tables
and attempted to make exits wherever
there was an open door or window.
Their escorts followed endeavoring to
assuage their excitement The sight
Of the fugitive negro
Covered With Blood
only intensified the excited condition
of the women, who escaped from the
cafe only TO find themselves in the
midst Of mob bowling for blood Some
of the patrons of the cafe VITO were
dining up stairs were with difficulty
restrained from jumping out of the
windows
The negro who created this scene es-
capped in the excitement but another
negro named Walker, one of the theat-
rical team of Williams and Walker.
was seen on Broadway car and drag
ged OF and given a beating. His com
panion escaped, but not until after he
had received a severe drub5ing.
Acting Captain Burns. Of the West
Thirtieth street station arrived with
squad and arrested four white men.
the first whites OF the riot were arrest
ed. This after one o'clock in the morn
ing.
At o'clock this morning the DO
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Was In An UprOar.

Forty or more arrests were made.
During the riot it is estimated that
five hundred police were on duty and
ambulances from every hospital on the
West Side were kept busy. A police
estimate of the result of the number
wounded at fifty, the number of ar
rests forty. The most determined and
desperate hand to hand fight which oc-
CURED during the riot was that be-
tween Detective John Kennedy and the
negro Lloyd Lee. Lee acted like a mad
man when Kennedy ordered him to
move on. Refusing to do so he said
to Kennedy:
Il know you. You are Thorpes part
ner. | have been layin' for you" and
at the same time he slashed Kennedy
in the shoulder, inficting deep wound.
Kennedy pulled his revolver and fired
four shots. One bullet went through
Lees jaw Policemen came running
from different directions and went in
search for Lee In the search another
negro, David H. Carr,
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He Wants to Know.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l have
been amused in reading some accounts of
the hard-fought battles which so many of
the old comrades claim to have partici-
pated in during our late war,
The writer was one of the first to vol
unteer his services at>the outbreak of our
civil war, followed his regiment through
its campaigns, was once wounded lii ell
gagement, and after the expiration of its
service went home satisfied. Now, what
wish to get at is this: OF all these ac-
counts of hard-fought battles which ap-
pear in your paper from week to week
notice the writers are very correct in Civ
ing the names of MajorGenerals down to
Horporals of companies. Furthermore,
even the names of the different roads,
turnpikes, railroads and steamboat land
ings are mentioned in detail in their ac-
counts.
Now, Mr.. Editor, can you explain how
these comrades could have written up di-
vision brigade and regimental histories
and faithful accounts of the many differ
ant battles and skirmishes that they have
claim to have carried only a musket and
served as common soldier!
My own regiment contained many able
writer's, but up to this late date not even
il regimental history has made its appear
ance, to say nothing about corps histories.
The writer can see hole through n 40
foot ladder-that is, if he knows himself
but he has never been able to solve the
question as to how men who claimed to
serve Uncle Sam, carried the musket and
to have done the duty of Il soldier could be
able to write army histOry.-ONE OF Co.
.. Rochester, n. Y.
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his own, he resigned. He afterwards
commanded the 18th Kan.
Now, while he may have had faults, as
most human beings have, yet he was not
as bad as some would paint him. And
so far as his cutting the ears from de-
fenseless prisoner is concerned, there is
not one word of truth in it. Jennison
was no coward.
Nor did he try to inspire the 9TH with
a desire to take human life unnecessarily,
as the REV. ID. D." would have you be-
ieve 1t certainly appears in very bad
taste for a gentleman of his persuasion
to attempt to bring reproach not only
upon Col. Jennison, but the whole regi-
ment.
The 7th Kan, like every other regi-
ment, had within its ranks men who
might not be an ornament to the flock
presided over by the aforementioned ID.
D., but taken as whole both officers
and men would average equal with the
rest.
To be sure, Col. Jennison had the bit
terest hatred for all rebels, and especially
the border ruffians with which Missouri
was infested, and when he could strike
a telling blow he did not allow the OPP
portunity to pass unheeded. The motor
ious Quantrell. and others with equally
desperate bands of cutthroats and des-
peradoes, who showed no quarter, may
have felt the terrible hand of retaliation:
but desperate cases require desperate
measures-yOu cannst quench fire with
dry shavings.-OSCAR EVANS, Co. IL, 9TH
Kan. Cav, jefferson, ..
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DEFENDING THE 10TH OHIO.
Comrade AK Describes Some Happenings at
the Battle of Franklin.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l noticed
an article written by T.. n. Benson, Co.
G., 44th Ohio, concerning an article of
l.. s. Slower, Go. +, 63d Ind, claiming
that the 112th Ill. charged and retook the
works at Franklin after the 10Th Ohio
fell back. /, being n member of the 10Th
Ohio, feel like defending my comrades.
was n participant in the battle and was
behind the works close by the cotton-gin
until after the battle, after which | was
detailed outside the works with others to
act as picket to watch the enemy until
our entire army had Withdrawn across
the river.
1 can say of a truth that the 10Th
did not fall back that | knew of. l am
right sure / did not hold that part Of
the line myself. l was very busy at the
time, and did not have time to look and
see as much as some of those who write
so much to the discredit of the 10Th
Ohio. My attention was directed to the
front, as Gen. Cleburne's rebel host came
three lines deep on the heels of part Of
the Fourth Corps, posted out on the skir-
mish-line. Rebels and Union men came
in in close proximity to each other, so
much so that we were compelled to hold
our fire until our men could get under
cover of our works. All did not get in
before we were compelled to open fire on
the advancing rebels.
| thank COmrade Slower for taking up
the cudgel in defense of the 104th. He
knows of what he is talking, as the 44th
Ohio was brigaded with the 10th. In
speaking of Col. Riley he has said well
that no man would have dared to shirk
duty under him.-ISAAC AK, Co. A, 10Th
o. V. l.
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A Generous Offer!
George 3. Wright Discovers a Cure for Failing
Manhood and Sends it Free to Every Suf-
ferer Who will Write For 1t.

never tells Of his sufferings for fear OF
shame. Such mental anguish at times
drives him TO the verge of desperation, and
he is easy prey for those vultures in human
form-quack doctors-who hold out allur-
ing hopes of cure only to disappoint, and
after robbing him of his money, plunge him
into absolute despair.
No one can appreciate the horrors OF lost
vital power except he who has suffered
them. No one can help such sufferers ex-
cept he who knows n cure and has himself
been restored to full manhood. A notable
cure of failing manhood in an extreme case
was effected in the person of George B.
Wright, a music dealer and well known citi-
zen Of Marshall, Mich. Mr. Wright for years
suffered the agony of lost vital power. He
saw his physical power go from him as the
result OF insidious disease, until he was re-
duced to a condition of senility, and the best
doctors in the country gave him up to die.
Like many others, he tried the various
remedies offered by specialists for the treat
ment OF weaknesses peculiar to men, and it
was this experience that drove him to a little
study and research for his own benefit
He asserts that his 10 years suffering,
both mentally and physically, was turned
to unbounded JOY in a single night through
a rare combination of medicines that liter
ally made him young again. 1t is the pre-
scription of this discovery that his enthusi-
asm leads him to offer free to any man,
young or old, who feels that his animation
or the fire of ambition has left him and
needs something that will brace him up and
enable him to be prepared for any under
taking which may present itself.
There is no question but what in his indi-
vidual case the results were just as described,
and it seems quite probable that any man
who believes himself to be weak may profit
by sending for this free prescription. Many
people wonder how he can afford to send
this prescription free, but it costs him little
to do so, and he feels philanthropic in
terest in giving weak men an opportunity
to cure themselves.
A request TO G. B. Wright, music dealer,
Box SIS, Marshall, Mich, for his free pre-
scription, will be promptly and privately
complied with by return mail.
The National tribune., 1900-10-04

From the time 1 left camp Mt Mattoon,
H., in the United States service to as
sist in putting down the rebellion / some
how found time in the midst of soldiers
duties to jot down memorandum of each
days happenings. l lost that portion of
my diary that treated of events from Sept.
10, 1862, to Dec 81, 1868, and all l had
in this writing to follow were letters sent
home and my memory and points of
known history; but from Jan: l., 1864,
until July &, 1860, when we disbanded, at
Springfield. ILL.,, have ct hand every
days proceedings, and from all this mat
ter this narrative of rough-riding as part
of Wilders Brigade is taken.
/ will begin by stating that the 123d
Ill. was organized at Nation by James
Monroe, then Major of the 9TH ILL.,, Cos.
A, C, d, H, and X being taken from
Coles and adjoining Counties, from
Cumberland Z from Clark and Jasper.
+ and G from Clark, Edgar, Jasper and
Crawford. 1t was mustered in at Camp
Terry on Sept. 6, 1862, with Monroe, who
was from Charleston, Colonel: Jonathan
Biggs. of Westfield. as Lieutenant-Colonel,
and James a. Conley, as Major.
On Sept. 10 the regiment was loaded
into freight-cars and taken to Louisville,
where it spent a week at work under Gen.
Nelson fortifying the city against Cen
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WILDER'S LIGHTNING BRIGADE.
Service of the l23d Illinois Mounted Infantry With This Famous
Command.
By JEROME D. QUINN Iz3d III. Mfd Inf, Wider's Brigade
Command.

the rebels reached Hoover's Gap, and
the rebel army.
The two regiments having gained the
Gap, however, held it while n messenger
was sent to tell Wilder of the situation
and the peril of his men. The enemy
evidently thought much larger force was
very near, but the rest of the brigade was
10 miles away. Wilder came out at n
double-quick. but even then, at II o'clock,
there was but the one brigade of about
$500 against Bragg's army. The rest of
our forces plodded along in the mud and
rain while we held on like grim death
and finally Wilder's Brigade was rein
forced about 3 o'clock.
HURLED BACK.
Just as the toiling infantry and artillery
came up the rebels made one of their ter
rife charges, but we had just succeeded
in placing two additional guns on high
hill and four howitzers off to the
left in cemetery, and where the reb-
els came on, the infantry, forming lines at
the foot of the hill, they were repulsed.
The enemy soon after this withdrew. Our
regiment lost several killed and wounded.
We lay on the field all night in the drench-
ing rain.
From about June 26 until Aug. 10 the
duty of our brigade was to destroy rail
road bridges and do general scouting
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY OCTOBER 1906

several fallen rebels. Night drove us into
camp again, after this skirInish in Floyd
% On Monday we lay ins camp Euntil mid
day, when we learned We were TO go to
the Sixteenth Corps, about IS miles away.
We went over hills and rough roads, and
when o'clock next mprning came almost
fell out of our saddles with wearincss,
but we had reached our destination.
..| ITO be continued) IL
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DEATH OF BILL ANDERSON.
Missouri Comrade Who Witnessed 1t Tell!
How 1t Occurred

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / want
to correct one statement made by Ira NJ
Mallory, Co. G, 18th ILL.,, in his Mis-
souri, Bush and Prairie" of Sept. 49, re
lating to the death of Bill Anderson. He
says:
Here the noted guerrilla, Bill Ander-
son, met his death. With two of his gang
he was caught in a cabin by two of the
I'd Colo. boys. They fought in one room
with knives and revolvers, and when all
was over one of the Colorado boys stag
gercd to the door, wounded in many
places, the only survivor of the FIVE"
| want to state that this lacks facts so
far as Bill Anderson WAS concerned. Dur
ing that raid of Price Bill Anderson was
in Ray County, on the north side of the
Missouri River, where he was killed by
the Ray County and Daviess County State
militia, commanded by Maj. Cox, of Gal
latin, Daviess Co., Mo-, and it was al
ways believed that Maj. Cox fired the
shot that killed him. Anderson was shot
through the head, the ball going in ut
one ear and coming out at the other
1t was Il little west Of the old town of
Albany, in the Fishing River Bottom. 10
miles west of Camden. in Ray Co., Mo-
| was there. helped to load him in Il wag-
on, and took him to Richmond and helped
to bury him in the Richmond County Gem
ctery, where | understand there is now a
fine gravestone at his head
Lieut.. Jim Baker, of Capt. Clayton Tiff
fms company of Ray Co. militia, led the
charge. Capt. Daviess Wilmer, with his
company of Ray Co. militia, was there
and | was with his company. Mai. Cox
got Bill Anderson's fine gray mare got
Il belt and a sword scabbard off his body,
which belonged to Capt. Patton Colley
and which Anderson had taken when he
killed the Captain, who was my own
uncle, my mothers youngest brother, and
Captain of n company of Ray Co. militia
Capt. Tiftin, of Knoxville; Capt. Wit
mer, of Richmond, and Maj. Cox, of Gal
latin, Mo-, will bear me out in every state
ment made in this article.-WM. QUERY,
Sergeant, Co. X, 23d No., Ingalls,, o. T.
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Gratitude is one of the noblest impulses OF
the human heart, and in few instances has
this fine quality been so conspicuously ex-
emplified as in the case of George B. Wright,
of Marshall.
Mr.. Wright is merchant and well known
citizen Of Marshall. Mich, who was perma-
nently cured of failing manhood and nerv-
GUS debility after declining health for years.
He now devotes his life to helping other men
who suffer as he once suffered. Mr. Wright
offers to send the medical prescription that
The National tribune., 1900-10-04
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
A LAYS FERRY EPISODE.

John W. Bume, Co. G, 66th Ind, Fal-
con, Colo, answers some of Comrade
Geo. w. Baileys questions. Il have been
thinking of writing what l knew about
the Lays Ferry affair since l saw some
time ago an account by cOmrade of the
sd Ill. He either was not there or has n
very poor memory. 1t was the Goth Ind.
that charged down to the river and drove
the Johnnies out of their works on the
south side. 1t was one Asa Piburn, Co.
|, who swan the river and got the guidon
spoken of as the rebel flag. and Maj. Tom
Morrison, of the Goth, thought it Il great
feat and had Piburn promoted after the
death of brave Bob Sage at Dallas. Ac-
cOrdins to my memory Piburn got fur
Tough, went home. and never returned.
About the side of bacon, l know nothing,
because | was living on veal at that time,
having killed n calf that was trying to
bite Capt. Baxter, of Co. A, while on
picket one day.
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Col. Jeunison Again.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: There
having been several attempts made by diff
fercnt persons to determine what reSi-
ment Col. JennisOn commanded, permit me
to put in word of evidence and thereby
help to solve what appears to be knotty
problem.
Col. G.. Il. JennisOn first commanded
the 7th Kan. Cav In 1862, for reasons of
The National tribune., 1900-10-04
G. B. WRIGHT.

effected cure in his case to every reader OF
The National Tribune who is suffering to-
day as he suffered. All who will drop him
letter asking for copy of the prescription
will receive it by return mail free of charge.
AS certain as wound leaves a scar, and as
sure as effect follows cause, do men live to
repent their follies and indiscretions in
weakness and suffering. The tortured
sufferer may bear no tell-tale marks OF
ruin upon his face to betray his sickness
He goes to his grave a human wreck. and
The National tribune., 1900-10-04
SCATTERING.

William Fl. Stoimer, Sd w. Va. and 9th
W. Va. Cav, Randall, W. Va, writes
that he enjoyed the prison story of COM
rade S. w. Crocker and thinks the telling
of such stories is good way to educate
the young 10 loyalty. He was at Belle
Island when Crocker was.
Abram Manchester, Co. X, 9th Me-,
Eau Claire, Wis, says he would like to
hear from the officer who found him one
night asleep ON picket and who kindly de-
cided not to report him.
]. f. Dorgan, 661S State street, Chi
cago, ILL.,, wants someone to write up the
history of the 18th N. Y. during 1S61-'63.
The National tribune., 1900-10-04
NO "MuGGERs" AMONG THEM.

II. J. f. Vert, Auburn, Neb., writes:
"Silas w. Crocker, in Dread Days in
Dixie credits the principal part of the
band of .muggers' in Salisbury prison
with being members of the Mississippi
Marine Brigade. AS member of that
organization from first to last l want to
say that the comradc is mistaken. The
NJ. NJ. b. always fought to finish; there
were but very few taken prisoners, and
what few We're taken were located in a
number of different prison pens.
Il noticed also an inquiry in previous
issue as to what command captured
'Whistling Dick To save time and trou-
BILE of asking and answering many Ques-
tions of this kind which are continually
coming up | will just say that modesty
on the part of the NJ. NJ. B. has prevented
its members from claiming its share of
glory won in the terrible struggle for
Nations life. And now | claim for my
command the honor of taking 'Whistling
Dick and Il large number of other things,
when the NJ. NJ. b. with little assist
'ance from Grants mem captured Nlcks-
burg. When the NJ. NJ. B. was discharged
from the service. Pat Gallagher, Il men,
ber of Co. Il (Cav) took 'Whistling Dick
home with him to Illinois and had it set
up in the Court House yard to remind
the X. of G.. G.. that treason had got Il
black eye in the scrap. Pat is now con-
sdcring the matter of shipping the gun
to the Capitol grounds of North Carolina,
as he is of the opinion they need IL re-
minder of the Emancipation PrOclama-
ton and the Fourteenth Amendment
The National tribune., 1900-10-04
IN CLOSE RANGE.

The 123d dismounted, fell into line,
marched to within 400 yards of their ar
tillery, in battery in the center of the pike
on an elevation, and when we got well
within range received grape and canister.
The rebels, in the underground, just as
we charged opened upon us from three
sides, but failed to check us, for when