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The National tribune., 1901-11-21
Medal of Honor Legion

At the Convention of the Medal Of Honor
Legion held at Buffalo, n. Y, Oct. 0 and 10,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Com, Moses Veale, Philadel-
phia, Pa; s. Y. c., Patrick J. Kyle, Charles
town, Mass; J. V. c., Charles A. Orr,
Buffalo, n. Y; Chap, James Miller, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Headquarters have been opened at Phila-
dephia, Pa, and the following appointments
dephia, Pa; Q. NJ, Noble d. Preston, Phila-
delphia, Pa; Judge Advocate, Charles A.
Clark Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Inspt., VIM. L..
Hill, Portsmouth, n. H.; Historian, j. Mad,
Grant, NJ. D., New York. y. Y.
Executive Committee.-Stephen P. COrliss,
Chairman. Albany, n. Y; NJ. Emmett Urell
Philadelphia, Pa; Sylvester H. Martin,
Philadelphia. Pa; John f. Nackle, Phiadel-
pha, Pa.
MINI; Everett W. Anderson, Phoenlxvilc,
Pa; Marion T. Anderson, Washington, ID. c.;
VIM. Archinal, Trenton, y. j.; WIN. G. Aus
tin, sayannah, Ca; John G. X. Ayers, Moro
Conn: Benz. F. Baker, BrOcktOn, Mass;
VIM. II. Barringer HandIey, W. Va; Dele
van Bates, Aurora, Neb.; Alex. II. Beattie,
London. Conn; Geo. F. Berg, Fort Monroe,
Va; Richard Binder, Philadelphia, Pa; Geo.
\. Bliss, Providence, r. l.: Peter ii. Broehm,
CnlcagO, ILL.,, d. L TankIlE BettS, PnlaueIpnla,
Pa; Herbert B. Brush, Brooklyn, n. Y;
Wilmon W. Blackmar, Boston. Mass Alex.
S. Capehart, Paris, France: VIM. ]. Carson,
Muncie, Ind; Chas. b. Chase, st. Petersburg,
Fla; Hartnell B. Compson, Portland, Oregon;
John W. Conaway, st. John, State of Wash
Ington: Trustrim Connell, Phoenix, Arz.;
Richard ii. Cosgriff, Chippewa, Falls Wis;
Sella r. Cole, Des MOines, Iowa; Austin ].
Durney, Centreville. Md; Marie A. Dillon,
Mt. Pleasant, D. c.: Gabrielle DelcaInbrie,
New York City; Ira n. Evans, Austin. Tex;
Albert E: Fernald, Winter9ort, Me-; VIM. W.
Fraser. Ottawa, Kan; Henry B. freeman,
Mass; Edward s. Godfrey, Fort Dushane
Utah; Joseph o. Gregg, Great Falls, Mont.
John A. Giniey, New York City; VIM. G.
Hills st. Louis, NO.; Norman h. Hesseltine
Boston, Mass. LeOnidas H InschO, Newark,
Ohio; Simeon T. JOsselyn, Omaha Neb.; Jos.
ii. Keele, Jersey City, n. J.; John Lonergan,
Montreal, Canada; Jeremiah s. Levy, New
York City; Henry C. Merriam, Ft. Logan,
Col; chas. J. Murphy, Brussels, Belgium;
Mccarthy, Walla walla, Wash; Elizabeth
NJ. McKeever, Philadelphia. Pa; Wallace W.
NOyes, Montpelier, Vt; Henry D. O'Brien,
St. Louis, Mo-; Gertrude NJ. OBieTne New
York City; ]. Park POstels, Wilmington.
Del; Theodore A. Peck, Burlington. Vt;
James Quinlan, New York City; Robert S.
Robertson. Fort Wayne, Ind; Catharne De
Lacy Roche, Scranton, Pa; Cyrus Sears,
Harpster, Ohio; Alex Shaler, RidgefeId. n.
James Thompson, Chcynne Wyo.; Edward
B. 6. Taylor. Rock Mount, Va; Charles A
varnum, Washington. ID. c.. George Wilhelm,
Greenville, Miss; Mabelle CorlisS Wheelock,
burlington, Vt; Benz. +. YouDgs Stratford
canada; Geo. A. Young, jamestown, y. Y.
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An Incident Occurring at Fort Blakeley.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The tax
ing of Fort Blakeley, Ala, April 9, 1865
was one of the last hard fights of the war
Fort Spanish, which had been taken the
day before, and Fort Blakeley We're the
land defenses protecting Mobile Harbor.
We had about a quarter of a mile to
charge from our pits over fallen timber
across a hollow where the trees had been
felled to retard our progress. While
'cooning' the hollow on those trees we
were splendid targets for a crossiire from
their batteries. Just before reaching the
fort there was an abatiS of fallen tim
Der, which we had to cross. While on
top of this my gun was struck by can
lister shot and broken in my hand. As |
reached the ground l saw a man fall
at my left. ! started to secure his gun,
but before | got it / was severely wound
ed. | then crawled back through the
abatis and got into small pit dug by a
sharpShooter There were two or three
other men, all wounded, in the pit with
me.
Near us, behind a stump, was a big
fellow crying out Justify, go on; we will
whip them" He had repeated this two
or three times, when conrade with a
broken arm asked him what was the mat
ter with him that he did not 90 in. His
reply was that he had been stunned by
bursting shell. 'WclI," said the COM
rade, you have good lungs; now try your
legs toward the fort, or l will put hole
through you" With that he brought his
gun to bis shoulder and cooked it. resting
the muzzle on his elbow with the hand
hanging down. Co" was his command,
before l let daylight through you.' And
he went. The last we saw of him he
was going over the forte. W. Colby,
Co. 6, 9th ILL.,, Peoria, Ill.
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
DEPARTMENT NEWS.

MINORS PENSION, ACT OF JUNE
81, 1S90-WIDoWS MARRIED AFTER
JUNE &c, 1S90.-The pension claim I'M
der the act of June q, 1890, OF the minor
child of James Still (by GUARDIAN was re-
3seted by the Pension Bureau because the
soldiers widow, though not entitled under
the act because of marriage after June
4e, 1890, still survived. and had not re
married. This rejection was in accord
escs with decision Of June 30, 1896, in
the case of minors Of Lafayette Howard
@ 2. D., 230), the widow being married
TO the soldier in March, 1891. On appeal
Of the minors claim the Department de-
sifion Assistant Secretary Campbell, Oct.
IL. 1901 is:
Because the words death or remar-
yiage OF the widow are used in said sec
tion, it was held In said Howard case
that the minors pension was dependent
upon the death or remarriage of the wild
ew; that they were conditions precedent
to the minors pension under said act
'"Jhis reasoning would be unassailable
n the widow occupied q pensionable status
et death Of the soldier. For, all through
the pension laws, upon the death Of a sol
der, the widow is first entitled TO his pen
sior or pension arising from his service
% G soldier, and, In reason, no one else
eeuld have 1t prior TO the time she had
forfeited such right.
But 1t will scarcely be contended that
In the event the soldier leaves no widow,
Or, what amounts to the same thing
leaves widow not having q pensionablG
status, his minor children would not be
entitled TO pension.
'"This section itself provides for pen,
sien for the widow or minor children.
end the words death or remarriage of the
widow clearly refers to the death or re-
marriage Of a pensionabio widow, because
O widow without pensionable status
could not receive pension before heI
death or remRrriage, and consequently heI
Death or renarriage could in no wise eff.
feet the right of q minor child of such
'ofieer or enlisted man.
"As held in the case of minors of Geo.
W. Douglas III P. D., 44sl the proylso
relating 10 the time OF the marriage OF
the widow to the soldier does not ex.
Band TO or affect the title OF the miuoi
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
Washington W.R.C. Items.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1 will send n
few Items from Corps in our Department.
Pacific Corps, Of Port Angeles, reports:
I'VE are neither dead nor sleeping, but in
very prosperous condition. Many candidates
have been initiated during the year. but we
have lost three by death. We conducted ger
vices for two AT their dying request. Our
other sister died In Ohio and the last sad
rites were conducted by sisters Of that State
FOR our sister members who have passed
beyond We chose Oct. ! as a memorial day
We procured teams for as many as would
go; many comrades went with us. We placed
our flowers on the graves; halting at the las,
The cerenon!es are very impressive"
From Worthington W. Il. c., 13. comes
these Items:
"Our Corps room is for the first time
drapcd In mourning In memory Of n departed
sister, Mary Hedius. who died Aug. II. She
was buried from the Methodist Church.
which was beautifully decorated by the Re
lief Corps, which Order conducted the
Gen. Grover Corps, Sc. sends a copy of the
Memorial services held at Auburn for our de-
parted President, WIN. Mckinley. One hun
dred and sixty school children, with their
teachers. led by the Auburn Band followed
by the G. A. r.. w. X. c. and Red Men,
marched In body TO the hall. which had
been appropriately draped. Pictures Of our
!stc President, also of the other martyred
Presidents, we're displayed on the walls. The
scene was extremely impressive.-MARY 4.
GARDNER. Department Press Correspon-
dent, Seattle. Wash.
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
SENT FREETO MEN
A Most Remarkable Remedy That
Quickly Restores Lost Vigor
To Men.
A Free Trial Package Sent By Mail
To All Who Write.

Free trial packages OF a most remarkable
remedy are being mailed to all who vii!
write the State Medical Institute. They
cured SO many men who had battlel for
years against the mental Rud physical suf.
fering of failing manhood. that the insti-
tute has decided TO distribute free trial pack
ages 10 all who write. 1t Is home treat
ment and all men who suffer with aGy form
of nervous weakness, resulting fIOm youth
ful folly. premature loss OF strength and
memory, weak back, varicocc!e. cDGcia-
tion can nov cure themselves at home.
The remedy has Il peculiarly grateful eff
feet of warmth ard seems to nct direct to 70
the desired location giving strength and de-
veopnent just where it is needed. Z re-
quest to the State Medical institute, 1855
ElektrOn Building. Ft. Wayne. Ind, stating
that you desire 0nc of their free triai
packages will be complied with promptly.
The Institute Is desirous of reaching that
great class of men who are unable 20 leave
home TO be treated and the free sample will
enable them to see how easy il is to be
cured of nervous weakness when the Proper
remedies ere employed The Institute
makes 10 restrictions. Any man who writes
will be sent 4 free sample, carefully sealed
in plain package so that It's recipient need
have no fear of embarrassment or publicity.
Readers are requested TO writx without de-
lay.
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children so that even though the widow

children so that even though the widow
| is not pensionable under said section, th'
minor children are. notwithstanding tn,
| marriage occurred after the passage of the
| act.
According to the ruling in the Howard
case, if there was no widow, the minol
heirs would not be nensicnabe, the rea
Soning being, as said in the Douglas case
| that title of the children is by anC
through the mother only
IN the latter case this reasoning was
held to be untenable, and that the grant
to the children was due TO the father,
services and separate from and independ
ent of that of the widow
That Congress intended by this act tC
give a pension to the minor children OF
the deceased soldier is evident from the
| language Of the first section Of that act,
providing for pension to dependent pa
rents, it making such pension dependent
upon the fact that the soldier left no wild
oW or minor children
In fact, so Jealous are the pension
laws in protecting the minors of deceased
soldiers, that provision is made in section
4106, Revised Statutes, for paying to the
minors the pension of the widow when
she abandons them or is of such immoral
character as TO render her unfit for their
care and custody, and this although she
remains n widow.
Admitting, as announced in the Doug
las case, supra, that the minor children
of an officer or enlisted man tissue of a
marriage subsequent TO the date of the
acD are entitled to pension, the widow
not being so entitled, the words in said
sec. >, making the title of the children
dependent upon the death or remarriage
of the widow, is strictly construed, would
lead to an absurdity.
This absurdity is avoided by supplying
the words such pensiOnable' before the
word widow last occurring in said sec
ton, thus making clear and unambiguous
the evident meaning that Congress in
tended.
The authority Of courts to interpolate
words into an act, not inconsistent with
the intent of the legislators, in order to
relieve the status from an absurd mean
ing, is too well settled to need citation of
in its support.
The clear intent of Congress, as be-
fore said, was to allow pension to the
minors in cases where there was no widow
entitled to pension; and if, as in this case,
the widow was never entitled. her death
d. remariage was not essential to title in
he children.
The case of the minor heir of Lafay
cite Howard Is z. D., 800 is overrulcd,
and the action of the Bureau in rejecting
The application of Jack Still, minor child
IF the soldier, is reversed and the record
herewith returned for action as herein in
Heated"
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
LAWTON'S REGIMENT.
Grand Reunion of the soth Ind.

Lima, Ind, gave the 3Oth Ind.-the
regiment of which Maj.-Gen. LGwton
came home the ColoGel--a grand welcome
| Oct. p, 1901. 1t was the place whence
Go. q. of the regiment. was recruited.
and which it left. 100 strong. for the
! field. Sept. 4. 1861 The ladies of the
town presented the boys with 4 fine silk
| flag. When the flag was sent home. too
tattered for further use. it had 60 bullet
! holes in it. and the staff had been broken
! i'll two places by rebel shots.
! Comrade J. y. Ohlwine, Secretary of
! the Regimcntal Association, managed the
Reunion in his usual effective way. Among
the number of letters he read were the
following from veterans with whom the
readers of The National Tribune are well
acquainted:
Ithaca, Ohio, Oct. IS, 1901.
"Hurrah for the 30th and 200th Ind!
| have moved away from Beanblossom
Creek, Ind. Have struck ola gusher-
in Ohio. Annabel and the children are
all well. Shorty and Marian have moved
to Oklahoma: Pete and Abednego are
raising cotton in Georgia. What has be-
come of ali the Kankakec Muskrats. 29th
Ind, and the Wabash Sod Corn Distillers,
34th H., and the Smokewheelers, of Pitts
burg, Pa, 18th Pa; are they all dead?
Isl Klegg.
"P. S.-Tell Shorty to send me pair
of prairie dogs and III send drum for
Christmas present to his youngest son,
Teddy S. X.
Chicago, H.. Oct. 23, 1901.
Mustang, Oklahoma, Oct. 20, 1901.
"Hurrah for the 30th HoOsier Terri
fers! l belong to several veteran socie-
ties. Went with Teddy's ROughriders to
Cuba. Santiago! Well, it was a picnic
and cake-walk excursion. Have five sons
in the army. NE and Mariar first moved
to Badax. Wis. then to Iowa, then TO
Kansas, then Nebraska, and now we are
in Oklahoma for keeps. Myself and sons
10 of 'em-have hOmcsteaded a whole |
township of land.
wv. D. Elliott Shorty"
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
Army of the Tennessee.

At the meeting of the Society of tn,
Army of the Tennessee at indianapolis
the following officers We're elected for the
ensuing year:
President, Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge
New York.
Corresponding Secretary, Gen. A. Hick
enlooper, Cincinnati.
Recording Secretary, Col. Cornelius
Cadle. Cincinnati.
Treasurer, Major A. NJ. Van Dyke
Cincinnati.
Among til sc elected Presidents
are: Ge.. l.. +. Hubbard, Minneapolis
Capt. Henry A. Castle, Washington; Gen
Fred II. Moore, Cincinnati: Col. Fred
Walker, Montreal, and Mrs. Chas. II
Smith. Cleveland.
The President named a committee. OF
which Gen. HicEcnlOopcr is Chairman, tC
prepare memorial on President McKin-
ley. Among the persons admitted to
membership was Mrs. Chas. II. Smith, OF
Cleveland.
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
Lobster Farms and the Law.
Boston Daily Advertiser.)

Reports from RockpOrt indicate that the
farmers of Cape Ann are considering the
advisability of securing 4 greater ''rOta-
ton in crops" A lobster farm is one OF
the possibilities of agricultural life in the
suburbs of Gloucester. II the idea spreads
the entire shore of that rocky portion of
the coast may be dotted with lobster
farms. The principal objection TO the lob
ster farm is the fact that it must be ille-
gal. The law forbids q citizen to have
short Holsters in his possession. If the
short Holsters are found in his lobster farm
how may he escape the penalties of the
law? Still, inasmuch as the Game Com
mission has instructed its employees not
to enforce the law against Sunday fishing,
could it not also refuse to enforce the law
for protecting the short lobster?
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY.

l have been selling Perfumes for the past
six months. make them myself at home
and sell TO friends and ReighbOrs. Have
made $40. Everybody buys Il bottle For
j0cts. worth of material l make Perfume
that would cost $500 in drug stores. l also
sold 125 formulas for making perfume at
Sl.OO each
first made it for my own use only, but
the curiosity of friends TO where | pro-
cured such exquisite odors prompted me to
sell II. clear from $500 to $3J.GJ per week
TO me for the perfumes Any intelligent per
son can do as wei as ] do. For 42cts in
stamps ! viii send you the formula FOR max
ing all kinds OF perfumes and sample bottle
prepaid. l will also help you get started in
the business. MARTHA FRANCIS
IL South YandeYenter Ave, st. Louis. Mo-
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
The Oldest Nsmsnanar-

1t was supposed until recently, Gays the
Golden Penny, that the "Kin-Pan." a
Chinese journal published in PeIlin for
the last 1000 years, was the oldest news
paper in the world. In Il very able work
recently published, however, Imbault
Iuart, the French Consul at Canton,
shows that this honor belongs to the
Tsfng-PaO, or Pekin News, which has
been published continuously since the
year 40, and is even said to have been
founded some 200 years before that date,
or early in the Sixth century-S00 years
before a newspaper was known i'll Eu-
rope.
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
Six Million Boxes a Year.

In 1895, none; in 1900, 6,ooo,ooo
boxes; that's Cascarets Candy Ca
thartic's jump into popularity. The
people have cast their verdict. Best
medicine for the bowels in the world.
All druggists, Ioc.
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
Reunion of Yates Phalanx.

The Annual Reunion of the 39th III. yates
Phalanxl was held at lie Roy, H., Oct 3.
About 90 comrades answered TO roll call; 10
union will be held at Farmer City, Ill. Com
rade L. II. Wilson was chosen President, and
w. X. Morley, of Arlington, Iowa, Secretary.
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
BATTLE OF cHAxcELLoRsvILLE.

Serg't VI. Holbrook. Co. E, I'd T. s.
S. s., Island Brook, Province of Quebec.
Canada, writes that Comrads Bloodgood's 5
description of the battle of ChancelIOrs-
vile brought back to his mind the terrible
the day before. COmrade HolbrooIi says
that the author was quite right about the
capture of the 23d Ga. by the First Divi-
sion, Third Corps, but he might have
added that two companies of the L. S.
SharpshOOters Berdan's) captured them,
for that is the fact in the case These
two companies "a and E) were in ad
vance of the infantry, and unaided, took
prisoners the 23d Ga. Comrade Holbrook
well remembers the perilous position in
which his command was placed when
Jackson got in their rear and the rush
back across the river.
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
Post Resolutions on peath of mckinley

Post Resolutions on Death Of Mckinley
Granville Thurston Post. 213. Lebanon, O..
Committee Jos. ". O'Neall, Jos. Il. LukcnS
and Albert Brant; Commander, ). Il. Smith;
Adjutant, s. C.. Kersey.
Col. r. G. Shaw Post. $50, Cincinnati o.
s. ]. Robinson, John Scott, Green CIaybOrn
and W. Coson, Post Chaplain.
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
Department President Visits Illinois Circle

Ida Whitaker Secretary. Charles +.
Hovey Circle, ss. Ladies' OF the G. A. II.
Normal, H., writes OF visit recently paid
that Circle by the Department President.
Mrs. Mary L. Hsgar. Mrs. Harar has won
the hearts Of the members of this Circle BY
her earnest devotion to the cause
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
Tile I1TH "a.

Peter c. SIeath. Co. A. 41th Pa. Second
Brigade, First Division, Nineteenth Corps,
Amber Pa. writes that $50 members of
the regiment attended the Reunion at
old Colonel. J. Z. $. Goblin, Past Com
mander-in-C Chief, g. A. r., was there
Comrade Sleath takes to task Alexander
Bosthwick for an assertion in THE Red
River Campaign that the one PennSyl-
vania regiment was new to the climate
The 4Tth had been in the South. at Key
West. Fla, and in South Carolina, since
January, 1862, and, Comrade Slcath be-
lieves, stood the hardships of the campaign
as well as any other command. OF course,
there were II few recruits that suffered
greatly in the Texas climate.
The National tribune., 1901-11-21
SCATTERING.

VIM. B. George, Co. b, 4Gth, and Co. A,
18th Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, writes that he
has n portfolio secured .at an auction sale
at Chattanooga, Tenn, during the latter
part of the war. The sale was articles,
largely the effects of deceased soldiers,
that had accumulated in the General Field
Hospital, Army Of the Cumberland. The
name appearing in the portfolio is James
II. Hinkle;' the regiment and company
are not given.
Mrs. Mary Prose, Fairport. Kan,
would like some member of the W. K. c.
to send her the song entitled MT. Vernon
Bells" The first verse is as follows:
"Where Potomac's stream is flowing,
Nirginia's border through,
Where the whitesailed ships are going,
Sailing to the ocean blue;
flushed the sound of mirth and singing,
Silence every one.
While the solemn bells are ringing
BY the tomb of Washington"
Fl. ]. Heath, 10th L. S. and I'd Mimi
Cav, Delhi, Mimi, would like some COM
rade to send him n copy of the poem com
memorating the charge of the 1st MINI.
at Gettysburg.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-09-21
THE LATE crisis.
The Attack on tho President Might
Have Brought Trouble.

This country carno through crisis
in connection with the attack, upon
President Mckinley that might have
shocked the business world under less
favorable circumstances. Among the
strongest points in support of the
safety of the government and the Sc
curity of business, was one that a
great New York financier made. In
discussing with his associates the best
course to pursue, he said,
Gentlemen, we are forgetting one
thing, and that is that the very abil-
tiles and policies and foresight dis
played by President Mckinley have al
ready created conditions in the world
of industry and finance that will make
it comparatively easy to stem any
tendency to panic and to- quiet demor-
alization if it should appear, or even
to prevent serious disturbance of any
kind"
Well said, that McKinley's policies
have proved the country's best protec-
ton. Shall not those policies be
maintained?