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The National tribune., 1901-08-01
WARS BRIGHTER SIDE
Humorous Incidents Occurring in
Battle, on the March, and in
the Hospital.
BY JAMES B. HITCHCOCK.
Cualtcrmaster-S Sergeant, 44th n. Y. Vols.

War has its brighter side, its silver
lining, and the soldier looking for it may
oft-times discover through riffs in the
dark clouds CLEANS of sunshine, oases in
the desert of war; affording opportunity
for positive pleasure. 1t is the purpose
of this article to present to your readers
a wartime experience in which the sunny
side of army life is predominant.
crave the readers indulgence while
depression is made for the purpose of re-
counting some of the events having con-
necticn with and leading up to my assign
ment to a fragment of the Fifth Corps at
Alexandria, Va, on Oct. %, 1862.
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The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing in this
S because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
heart disease,
pneumonia. heart
failure or apopleIy
are often the result
Of kidney disease. II
kidney trouble is al
lowed 10 advance the
kidney y ois ed
blood will attack the
vital organs or tho
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partment of the Crest" which is quickly
found, and acquisitions for 1000 rations
(supper and breakfast made out and duly
signed. Their hunger appeased, the men
take up their quarters for the night IN
the "ReSt."
The writer having obtained leave, re-
visits his friends on Seventh street and
proceeds to absorb some of war 8
brighter side" That evening spent in the
National Capital was an enjoyable one,
and is remembered as one of the pleasant
est experiences of an eventful life. On
the morning of Oct. q | took leave Of
my friends and repaired to the depot,
where L found the detachment loading
themselves upon train Of box cars
(standing upon SWITCH, with steam up,
in readiness to convey US one more stage
upon our journey. Loading their accou-
terments inside, the men climb to the
top or deck of the cars. where they en-
sconse themselves. Taking my knapsack,
etc, from where | had placed them the
night before, / throw them inside, and
have barely time to climb to the deck of
the rear car when the whistle sounds the
signal for departure.
l inquire for the Captain. He has not
been seen, and is thought to not be with
the train. At this instant noise is
heard up the street leading from the de-
pot. A man in the uniform of an officer
of the army is hurrying down the street
toward US, shouting and wildly gesticu-
lating. He has some papers in his hand,
that he is waving frantically above his
head. 1t is our Captain, trying to catch
the train. His efforts, however, are fu-
tile; the cars are already in motion, and
the Captain is left. There is now no
commissioned officer with us. We are a
command without commander body
Of troops without transfer papers, and
having no known destination, cast adrift
upon a moving railway train, travelling
we know not where, bound we know not
whittier. Our progress is abnormally
slow, caused largely by the frequent side
tracking of the train; nevertheless, the
day being exceptionally fine, the change
from the dull monotony of camp life at
Alexandria to the constantly varying
scenes incident to railway travel is de-
lightful one, ard it is enjoyed to the full.
AS the shades of night gather about us
the air becomes chilly and the men de-
scend to the inside of the cars and seek
shelter of their army blankets. On the
morning of Oct. 2S we awake and find
our train standing upon a siding on the
shore of the Potomac River and under
the shadow of Maryland Hights The
engine and trainmen had departed, leav-
ing us to take care Of ourselves. Hunger,
that bane of a soldiers life, is again as
serting itself. Our journey seems to be
made up of succession of fasts. This
time it is "A hours since we have eaten.
In sending so large body of troops on
tramp of 200 or 300 miles, without ra-
tions in their haversacks. someone has
blundered. Refreshing ourselves with n
bath in the waters of the river, we form
ranks and start on hunt for rations.
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PEACE RESTORED.

We had looked for and expected
sound berating and threats of condign
punishment for our action in raiding the
sutler, and more especially for our in
subOrdination in openly defying the au-
thOrities and resisting or mt least refus-
ing to submit to arrest We We're, there
fore, prepared to accept censure and re-
buke in a humble and contrite spirit. In
this, however, we We're. happily disap-
pointed. As the officer appeared at the
door his glance ran, down the column,
and he smiles audibly at our picturesque
appearance. His manner is more affable
than in the morning, and, he greets us
cordially with, 1T is all right, Sergeant;
| have received word from Washington
relative to the detachment under your
command, which confirms your statement
of this morning, and am directed to issue
three days rations to your men and will
send an escort to conduct you over the
river into Virginia."
Regarding this apparent friendliness as
a ruse to gain time in order to collect
sufhclent force to overpower us and ef-
feet our arrest, the Shorty Elliots" re-
ply, Don't want any grub got three
days ratons IN our haversacks now"
without appearing to take Offense at this
remark, and evidently wishing to make
amends for his brusqueness of the morn
ing, the officer in a pleasant manner
urges that as our march will in all prOba
biilty be a long one, we had better at
least take some coffee, sugar and pork.
Impressed with the truth Of his state
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06
D0WA6ER WON'T RETURN.
Fears Trap to Capture Her a nd Desig nate
New Capital.


Shanghai, uJly marquis Tseng has
received a dispatch from Sian Flu to
the effect hat the empress dowager,
fearing q trap TO capture her, declines
to return TO Peking, and has notified
the grand council that the future cap
ital will be Kai Feng Flu, in the prov
ince of Ho Nan.
Tien Tsin, July 1.-The city OF Tien
Tsin Is now more rowde than ever.
officers OF all nations are here enrouts
for their homes, and the hotels are
placing cots In every available place.
Apartments have been prepared at
the University OF Tien Tsin for Prince
Chuan and his suite Of forty, who will
remain there for three deys before
leaving for Germany to make formal
apologies for the murder of Baron Won
Kettler.
Mr.. DENLY, who, when the foreign
troops arrived. was appointed by the
China Merchants company to protect
their property, says the company in its
claim against the United states govern
ment does not use the word lost
against the marines, but merely holds
them responsible. The greater part Of
the company's property consisted of
rice, which was afterward distributed,
under orders from the British and AM
erican generals, to assist those In need.
Mr.. DENLY thinks the company's claim
should have been added to the indem-
nifty as legitimate expenditure.
1t is pointed out that the company
stored three boxes OF valuables with
the Chartered bank before the troubles
began and did not withdraw these until
October and that consequently it is
quite improbable any jewels were left
TO be looted. Moreover the place was
thoroughly gone through by local loot
ers before the allied forces arrived. 1t
would be legally impossible to hold any
portion for anything but the rice and
coal that were used as a military neces-
sity to feed Chinese coolies who were
forced TO labor and also those who were
without means of livlihood.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06
LAST or VOLUNTEERS.
Remaining Regiments to BE hustere'
Ont TodAy-shafter Retires.

Remaining Regiments to be Mustere.
Ont ~TodAy-shafter Retires.
San Francisco. July 1.-Two import
ant military events occurred at the
Preside yesterday--the retirement Of
Major General w. r. Shafter n the
mastering out of four volunteer regi-
ments.
General Shafter went on the retired
list at noon, when he formally trans
ferred the command Of the department.
OF California 70 Major General S. NJ. Is.
Young. In the afternoon h Forty
fourth, Forty-ninth, Forty-eighth and
Thirty-eighth regiments OF volunteer
were mustered out. The mastering out
of the four regiments required the ser
vices of eight paymasters. over 81, 00O,-
600 was disbursed.
AS soon as the volunteers had been
mustered out they rushed TO the rail-
road ticket offices for transportation TO
their eastern The ticket offices
were crowded until late In the night
with discharged volunteers buying
tickets. Nearly 1000 tickets were is
sued.
During the day an Academia! shoot
ing which may have a fatal termina-
ton occurred. George Price, colored, or
the Forty-eighth regiment, went into
Eifen's gun store 10 buy a revolver
similar to enc he had produced. While
tie clerk was examining the pistol 1t
was discharged. The bullet entered
Prices abdomen.
There yet remain three volunteer
regiments to he discharged, the Forty
third, Forty-seventh and Forty-hrst.
They will he paid off today. The
volunteer army viii then nave passed
into history.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06

than to bother With a horde Of units.
That vas a convenience.
Now he is confronted with something
greater than an expedlency. He Is con-
WINGED that the unions are in the way
OF the supreme development Of his en-
terprise. Along with the many other
gigantic things which he is trying TO
do he sees ii worth his while to try 10
break the unions. To a man or his
strength and power this does not seem
an impossible task.
An order is issued to the Reading
railroad president hat a war Is to be
waged against unionism, and that this
war is gradually to extend to other cor
porations that the Morgan influence
dominates or Influences. Summed up,
he believes that a union Of capital
cheapens production. and that a union
Of labor Is expensive.
This information Is the result or n
knowledge OF conferences of various
Morgan men as to the best way or get
ting at the union problem. 1t Is not
minated that this is the only way. IL
is one of them. II is the beginning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06
South Dakota NotsI.

"A bank, q restaurant and q lumber
yard are among the new business en-
terprlses for Bonesteel.
The safe and fixtures for the new
bank OF Monroe have arrived, and il Is
expected that the new institution will
commence business July /.
Work has commenced at DeSmet on
n new Episcopal church. which, when
completed, will be one OF the finest
church edifices IN the state.
The city council of Eureka, at a spe-
cial meeting, appropriated the sum OF
$3.50 for the purchase OF instruments
for the band recently organized there.
j. F.. Luse, Of Carroll. Ia, has pur-
chased the stock OF general merchaa-
disc at Gary known as Lund's Empor-
ium. He will give his personal atten-
ton to the business.
The partnership existing for many
years between J. s. Headley and &C..
clyde George at Memo, has been dis
solved by mutual consent. The former
will conduct the business hereafter.
John Hays, a farmer living near Car
thage, was requested to kill a chicken
for his wife. He fred at the fowl with
n rife but the bullet struck and killed
one OF his best horses, worth $125 or
more.
Comrade Snow, n 70-year-old innate
OF the state soldiers home, has issued
a NilUliCiBC W oFAO iAIail vi llib axe III
Hot Springs to run a race from the
basement floor to the fourth story of
the home for any reasonable amount.
Frank Xix, a farmer living near
Strouseton, and his son, ave been held
for appearance at the next term of tho
state circuit court in Roberts county
TO answer to h charge of assaults
with q dangerous weapon on the PERI
son of a neighbour named Lohner,
Their bonds were placed at $3.50 each.
The @. A. r. district encampment, tc
be held at Alpena o n July Q, 4 and 8.
besides the customary attractions in
the way Of sports, will have several
orators of state and national reputa-
ton to deliver addresses. Among the
speakers Will be Coe i. Crawford, Ma
jor J.. A. Pickler, Geo. A. Silsby, John
+. Kean, l.. N. Loomis and 8. T.. Wins
low.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06
WAR on
j. Pierpont Morgan Now Pictured ms n
smnsher of Organized Labor.

Minneapolis, July 2.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Times says:
The declaration of the Reading Rail-
road company against the unions really
masks the intention of j. Pierpont Nor
gan to begin a fight for death against
American organized labor.
Shortly after the contamination of
the United States Steel combine deal,
he said, for the information OF republic
can leaders, that the community OF in
terests in American railroads and the
merging of important manufacturing
interests would insure American pros
perity for twenty years. He said the
republican party need a no fears
for the effect of the great trusts upon
the voting minds Of the citizens OF the
republic, as the good things would. last
tor nearly n generation and as long as
the people were prosperous, the repub-
lican party need have no real fear. He
intimated that it might lose presiden-
tial elections, but that it never would
lose the control OF the congress n the
executive at the same time.
These emphatic and positive Gcclara-
tions came so straight from Mr.. Nor
gan that there need be no Eesitancy in
accepting them as his views. He
reaches his conclusions along the
straight road Of the logic OF the finan-
CltE. bIOddIJ SpNohi'Ab IN "a NAHN
Americans are reducing the cost Of
handling the necessities Of life.
He ia against the b union. 1t is
his conviction that ii retards the indus
trial development Of a people. In the
union he thinks he sees the lack of pro-
gress In an Industrial way in England.
He says that the unions have prevent
ed the introduction of l~abor-saving ma
chinery there. In the mind of Mr.. Nor
gan, the man who can DO the most
work should be paid the most money,
and he is convinced that any system
which establishes for all men a given
amount of work for a specified amount
of pay is wrong and contrary to the
best interests of an industrial people.
He believes in superior pay for superior
work and greater pay for a greater
amount OF work. In this he sees the
first and best Encouragement for work
ers.
OF all his investments. Mr.. Morgan
has the strongest grasp of the Reading
railroad corporation. 1t Is the basis ar
his real strength. In It's shops, in its
train service, along it's tracks, In its
contributing mining fields. the unions
have been supreme. Until recently Mr..
Morgan has been disposed rather to
encourage this. He Is fond of dealing
with organizations. That is his way
of doing business. He prefers TO make
his deals with h principals rather
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06
RESIGNS MEMBERSHIP
TO BECOME SECRETARY
Prof !. D. AIdrich Today Assumes
New Relation to the Board
of Regents.
R. NJ. sLocum FILLS vAcANc,
Heretofore the $1,000 SALARY Has Bee,
Divided Among Members OF h
Board for the Clerical Ser
vices Performed.

Aberdeen. s. d., July 2.-Governo.
Herreid has accepted the resignation o.
Professor I. ID. Aldrich, OF MiIbank, al
regent Of education, to take effect july
/, and has appointed II. M. slocum, Of
Mound City. Campbell county, TO the
vacancy.
Mr., Slocum Is "a graduate Of the agri'
cultural college OF Michigan and Is ir
every way %splendidly qualified for the
position. He taught school for ter
years before coming to Dakota, where
he IL counted a pioneer, and has beer
editor Of the Mound City Picayune foI
son Of a neighbor named Lohner
II. Kean, l.. N. LOOMS and 8. T. Wins
tial elector In 1895.
Today Professor Aldrich will become
secretary OF the board OF regents ane
will receive a salary OF 81, 200 a year
provided by law for that position
which salary has heretofore been di-
vided by the regents among themselves,
in payment OF clerical services, the
vouchers being made payable to mem
bers OF their respective families.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06
SCATTERED The B0ERs.
Attack on Block Houses OF Dolagoa limo
Rcpulsed.

London, July Lord Kitchener
~telegraphs as follows:
Beers attacked two blockhouses on
the Delagoa line near Brugspruit early
on the 10Th. Armored train arrived
and scattered Beers, killing four. Re-
ported twenty calsalties carried OF
the field. Cornet Depriez surrendered
at Petersburg with forty-four men,"
A blue book was issued this morning
giving the correspondence between
Lord Roberts and the Boer authorities
on the subject of the destruction of the
property. Its contents are generally
known. The presidents of h Trans
wal and Orange Free State, on Febru-
airy 3. 1900, protested against the des-
truction and devastation of farms by
barbarians encouraged by British Of
flcers and by white brigands contrary
to the usages OF war. Later General
Botha and Dewet made similar COM
plants against the goddess ~barbarities
and atrocities OF the British n their
robber patrols"
Lord Roberts replied in a similar
vein TO all protests, declaring the Brit
fish did not u barbarians, but
the burning OF farm buildings was
neCessitated by the treacherous shoot
ing of British from farm houses and
the wrecking OF trains, accusing the
Beers OF wanton and que
rnla tactics which he was compelled
10 repress by exceptional measures al
ways employed by civilized nations In
like circumstances.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06
WAYNE m'VEAGh'S WARNING.
Uniess the Rich Solve Social Question, the
D~iscontented VIII DO IL.

Boston, July 1.-The grafton o..
Ideal in Politics." which Wayne Mac
Veagh delivered before the Phi Beta
Kappa at its annua meeting at Cam
bridge, has attracted unusual atten-
ton. Among other things Mr.. Mac
Neagh said:
1T seems 10 me quite too plain for
dispute that no single member Of a
weaker race can be killed, no hut of
such a race, however humble, can be
burned, no one can be selected for es-
pgcial honor for his part in such pitt
full warfare, without It's helping to
light the torch which starts the fire
by which come hapless negro Is TO be
burned at the stake in our own coun-
try. not only in defiance but In con-
tempt OF law, and all such acts must
be surely followed by greater insecur-
ity for the surplus wealth which the
Contented class possesses.
Now, 1t is at least quite possible that
in the not distant future American
politics may transform Mr.. Webster's
warning into history, for u electorate
is already beginning to be divided, n
must, IN obedience to the law of social
evolution, continue to be more n
more divided by hat sharp cleavage
which separates those who are con-
tented with their lot from those who
are diEcontented with their lot. I'M
Ger whatever DISCUSSES, called by
whatever names, inheriting or selling
whatever partisan organizations, the
alignment Of the two great political d.
visions OF American voters who will
sooner or later struggle against each
other for the possession Of the govern
ment will inevitably be upon the basis
| have named. The party Of the con-
tented VIII be ranged under one ban-
nsr, and the party Of the discontented
will be ranged under the other, and
that alignment will steadily develop
increasing sharpness of division until
the party of the disconnected being
the majority, has obtained the control
OF the government. to which under u
system they are entitled, and then they
will be sure to remodel the present
system for the distribution Of wealth,
unless we have previously done so upon
bases wiser and more equitable than
those now existing.
THE one party will be, under what
ever name, the party of capital. and
the other party will be, under whatever
name, the party OF labor.
1T certainly would ten to make pri-
vate property far more secure In
America If the less fortunate majority
OF our population saw us of the more
fortunate minority giving courage and
time and thought to efforts to solve
these problems and others like them.
and thereby To lessen some OF the evils
which in many cases bear so heavily
and SO unjustly upon the poor
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06
JoHNS0N'S MONOPOLY CURE.
Equal taxation VIII DO It, According TO
the Cleveland Mayor.

Detroit, Mich, July 2.-"I an one of
those" said Mayor Tom l.. Johnson Of
Cleveland before the second national So
cial and political conference at its open
ing session, who believes that the great
est evil threatening this country today is
monopoly in private hands
Mr.. Johnson thought that the cure for
monopoly was equal taxation and said:
THE day that the evils OF taxation In
this country are cured, the day that all
classes of men pay the same rate OF tax
alton, is the day that this country will be
able To control these m~onopOlies."
There were less than 100 people I'm Phil
harmonic hall when President +. l..
Tweed Pomeroy Of New York called he
conference to order, and introduced Mayor
Johnson as chairman of the session. THE
Function of the Church In Furthering
Equality" was the first subject upon the
program, and the Rev. III. S. Bigelow OF
Cincinnati and Or. Alexander Kent of
Washington presented their views of the
question. after which it was debated from
the floor.
''IIow 10 use the Press" was discussed
b. James Il. Scrlpps Of Detroit and Willis
j. Abbott of Ann Arbor, while George II.
Sibley of Washington and Charles Il. Pat
terson, editor OF the Arena, discussed
How to Use Books and Pamphlets.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-06
JUDGE Nm. A. WOOD DEAD,
He succumbs to nm Attack OF Angina
Pectoris.

He succumbs to nm Attack of Angins
Pectoris.
Indianapolis, Ind, July Judge
William A. Wood, OF the United States
circuit court. died suddenly last night
while lying abed In his apartments at
the Delano. Death came at q few
seconds past midnight while his wife
vas at his bedside.
The Judge had not been feeling well
early In the evening. but passed the
matter lightly and prepared TO retire.
About midnight, however, he declared
that sharp pains had seized him In the
left breast, In the chest and In the
shoulders. IIo protested, however,
against her calling his physician, DIR.
Jameson.
Judge Wood O moment later asked
his wife to get hin something In an adj
Joining room. Mrs. Wood left the
room. When she returned a second
later her husband was dead. Mrs.
Wood summoned DR.. Jameson who
arrived q few moments later, but upon
seeing the Judge declared hat efforts
10 revive him would prove ~unavail-
ing.
DIR. Jameson afterward stated that
Judge Wood had suffered from angina
pectoris and that death was undoubt.
eddy the result OF that disease.