The National tribune., 1901-12-19


The return of Col. S. a. Moore, Of
Bloomfield Davis County, to the Iowa
State Legislature, after an absence of
nearly 40 years, recalls something Of the
by-play and semi-politics of the war
period. $. a. Moore is now so years old.
He was in the Senate at the close Of the
war, having been elected from Davis
County while yet serving his country at
the front.
In the Fall Of 1861 Capt Baker was at
the head of Co. G, I'd Iowa, and was
made Major. James b. Weaver was
First Lieutenant, and s. A. Moore was
Second Lieutenant OF the company. Capt.
Baker wanted Weaver TO be Captain Of
the company, but Col. Tuttle, who was
in charge of the regiment, permitted the
company to elect a Captain. and Moore
was elected over Weaver.
The next year, shortly before the battle
of COrinth, Maj. Baker became Colonel
of the regiment on promotion of James Nj.
Tuftle to be Brigadier-General Baker
had not ceased to favor James Is. Weaver,
who was still the First Lieutenant or
Co. G., and Baker made him Major, pro-
noting him over the heads of the Cap
tains, several of whom had been with the
regiment from the beginning. What fol-
lowed illustrates the fortunes of war. Col
Baker was mortally wounded on the first
day of the battle at Corinth, and Lieut.
Col. Mills, of Des MOinCS. was wounded
fatally on the, SECOND day. and James B.
Weaver became the ranking officer of the
regiment. And thus he rose from First
Lieutenant of Il company TO commander
of a regiment within two or three weeks
Weaver wax immediately made Colonel
of the I'd Iowa, but Moore had beat him
once, anyway. Moore is greatly pleased
over his election The County is normally
Democratic. tliough1at times has sent Re
publicans to the Legislature. 1t went Dem
ocratic by ia last t3year, and Moore has
ZIG majority uusEyear. He was so pop
ular that his Democratic friends voted
for him. He will be the father of the
House and II striking figure next Winter.
Chile's Disputes With Peru and Bolivia.
The Pan-American Congress has
aroused attention to the lOng-standing dis
putes between Peru. and Chile and Bo-
liyia and Chile After the Overwhelming
defeat of Peru and Bolivia by Chile in
1888, Peru was forced to surrender un-
conditionally TO her conqueror the Prov
ince of Tarapaca, which is larger than
the States of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire combined. Peru was also compelled
to surrender the Province of Tacna and
africa for 10 years, at the end OF which
period the people of the Province were
to decide by 4 plebiscite whether they
would continue allegiance to Chile or re-
sumo their allegiance TO Peru. In 1894
when the time for taking the plebiscite
came, for various reasons advanced by
Chile, the voting was deferred, and it has
since been repeatedly postponed, notwith-
standing the protests of Peru.
The Province which is in dispute has
an area of S,6S8 square miles, about the
size of Massachusetts, and a population
of $1,000. 1t has been source of great
revenue TO the Chilean Government be-
cause of its guano and rich nitrate de-
posits. The occupation of Chile has now
lasted for II years, so that even if a pie
biscite should be taken, the chances are
that the decision would be in favor of
its retention by this more cnterprising
Government
Bolivia. in penalty for her defeat, was
compelled to mortgage TO Chile the Lit
toral department. which was her only
Province bordering the Pacific Ocean.
Finally she formally cedcd it to Chile in
1896. with the condition that at least one
port on the Pacifi" Ocean he granted her.
This concession Chile has steadily re-
fused. bur she has offered S2.j00.00O in
compensation. IN offer rejected by the Bo-
livians. who assert that Chile has made
$500 UG0.CC0 out CT the Province.
The Littoral has an area Of 29,9i0
squire miles. An evidence of its COM
mcrcial value to Chile is that its p0pu-
lation doubled during 10 years. 1885, 80.
Its source Of wealth consists in its rich
nitrate deposits.