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The National tribune., 1902-08-28
MAGAZINES and Notes.

The special features Of the American
Review of Reviews for July are group
Of articles concerning the coal strike
"Anthracite Coal Mines and Mining" by
Rosamond D. Rhone Gllustrated); "A Cen
eral View of the Coal Strike" by Tai
colt Williams; and THE Anthracite Car
rying Railways" by III. T. Newcomb, ed
itor Of the Railway World: character
sketch of Woodrow Wilson. the new Pres
ident Of Princeton, by Robert Bridges,
with a photograph of President Wilson.
Country Life in America has a num-
Der of fine articles for September, among
them being well-illustrated description
of "Biltmore," Vanderbilt's home in North
Caroline, and a practical discussion Of
peach growing.
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Army of the Philippines.

The National Society of the Army Of
the Philippines closed the annual session
of the Order in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug
10, by electing the following officers:
Pres, Gen. Irving Hale, Denver; Isl
V. F., Lieut.. Donald MacRae, Council
Bluffs; I'd V. p. Brig.-Gen. Alfred s
Frost, Evanston, ILL.,; Sd V. p, Brig. Gen
Charles King, Milwaukee; 4th V. P. Col
]. w. Pope, Colorado; 9Th v. p, Brig
Gen. Wilder S. Metcalf, Lawrence, Kan.
9th V. F., Capt. H. A. Crow, Councils
vile, Pa; Sec, +. Nj. Schultz, st. Paul
Treas, G. B Lewis, Colorado; Chap, the
The National tribune., 1902-08-28
Cruise of the Shenandoah.

EDITOR national TRIBUNE: 1 re-
gret very much that the story of the last
privateer, Shenandoah, has ended so soon.
Capt. C. Il. Hunts account of his travels
on that ship over so many thousands of
miles of the Pacific Ocean is very inter-
esting reading. During 1900 and 1901 l
was in Boring Sea and along the Siberian
Coast for short distance, and if Capt
Hunt were to visit the shore line of his
former travels now, he would find pros
porous villages, such as Dutch Harbor,
Cape Nome, Port Clarence, Golovin Bay
and several other places that have sprung
into existence within the past FIVE years,
all caused by the discovery of placer gold
in Alaska. / wish some one would come
to the 'front.' who served on the Alabama
and write up the travels of that famous
ship.-GEo. p. HEALY, Seattle, Wash.
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ICTS
by passing through Snake Creek Gap, n
break in the Chattooga Mountain, and
Ships Gap, a break in Taylor's Ridge.
Col. John T. CroXtOn was encamped in
Sugar Valley near the east entrance of
Snake Creek Sap. These forces were
designed to battle with any Confederate
force sent north up these valleys with Il
view of striking the railroad. Col Muir
ray had his force along the line of the
railroad. with the view of operating
against an enemy coming from the east.
l found Mt Resaca the Sd Ky. Cav, Maj.
Lewis Woliiey commanding. and the 9TH
ky.. Cav, Col. o. l.. Baldwin command
ing, and was Informed by Col. Baldwin
that Col. Murray was then Mt Adairsville,
but was on his way to Resaca, with or
ders to patrol the country between Re-
SAGA and Dalton. =
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Founders Of the Grand Army Of the Republic

Founders Of the Grand Army Of the Republic.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: see that
there is some discussion as to the origin
of the idea of the G. A. Il. organization.
Will you let me tell what l know? / was
personally acquainted with the Rev. VIM.
J. Rutledge, of Illinois, before and after
the war of the rebellion. In talking with
him only a few years before his death, he
told me these facts, as near as l can re-
call them. l asked him to write them
down, which he promised to do, but, like
some other modest men, l suppose, he de-
ferred till too late. His statement was
as follows:
''As the army was on one of it's marches
in the South, near the close of the war,
DIR. Stephenson and l were riding along
conversing about various things, when this
thought came into my mind, and l said:
Doctor, when this war is over there
should be some organization among the
soldiers Of this army to perpetuate the
friendships formed in these marches, bat
ties and campaigns
'''That is a fact, Chaplain said DR..
Stephenson; let us mind it when we get
home
The war closed, and by a good Provi-
dence, both of these men returned home,
Rev. Rutledge to his busy itinerant life
in the Methodist ministry, and DR.. Steph-
enson to his practice of medicine in his
native town. DIR. Rutlcdge was so busy
with his Church work, and being a mod
est man, he said but little about it. DR..
Stephenson, being active and more accus-
toned to such organizations, moved for
ward in the work of organization. This
is, as l think, the true history of the ORR
gin. If Rev. Rutledge were living today,
or DR.. Stephenson, think the matter
would be settled by either of those men.
They builded wiser than they knew"
when they laid the foundations of the G.
A. Il. Let us, their comrades, keep in
perfect repair the structure they So for
tunately and periodically built.-T Fl.
HAGERTY, Past Chaplain-in-C Chief, st.
Louis, Mo.
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~ XVIZH the WESTERN
a1A ~4RlNY<
Atlanta Campaign Defense Of Railroads.
By GEN. GREEN B. RAUM.

copvrrbted 1901 by the publishers TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1902-08-28
How TO Paint
a House Cheap
And Have it Guaranteed to Look Better
Wear Longer and Cost Less
Than the Best White
Lead Paints.
Never Fades, Cracks, Chalks, Peels or Blisters,
and is Not Affected by Gases.
Fifty Sample Colors Prepaid to Any Address
Absolutely Free.

The cost OF painting the house and barn,
and fences Is a heavy burden.
Cheap paints soon fade, peel or scale on and
white lead and oil costs so much and has to
he replaced so often that 1t is a constant ex-
pense to keep the bright, clean appearance
The National tribune., 1902-08-28

Rev. Charles Mailley, Nebraska. st. Paul
was chosen as the place for next years
meeting --
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
LOSS is 100000.
Fire in the Business Section of Waterbury.
Conn.,, Threatened the Whole Cjtv.

Waterbury, Conn, Feb. An the
hardest gale of the winter, Waterbury
struggled with a fire that DESTROYED a
large area of the business section of the
city and threatened to wipe it out COM
pletely. An estimate of 50 900 900 as
the amount of loss on buildings and
contents is considered conservatie bv in.
surance men. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The fire was undiscovered
until it had gained tremendous head
way.
When the department reached the
scene flames were issuing from every
window and it was evident that the
structure was doomed and the entire
business section Of the city was imper-
lied
The fire started in drizzling rain.
with a rapidly rising wind, and with
increasing cold the rain turned to
snow. The wind was at first shifting,
but it settled toward the east and car
ried destruction with it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
THE BOILERS EXPLODED.
Many Of the Crew of Pittsburs Towboat
Pershed.

Pittsburg, Feb. 6.-At about l :l5
this morning, just as the Pittsburg har-
Dor towboat j. W. Allies had passed
through lock No. =, her boilers eX-
ploded, throwing her crew OF IT in all
directions. Three of the crew are
known to be fatally hurt, and only five
Others have been accounted for.
The boat was towing six loaded flats
toward pittsburg. Just after getting
out Of the lock the explosion occurred
and in very short time the Allies was
burned to the waters edge. The report
of the explosion was heard for miles
and soon after rescuing parties were
searching for the injured. Captain
Shaw says he was sleeping in his bunk
when the explosion came, and the first
thing he knew OF any danger was when
he found himself houndering in the
water, fully POO feet away from the
burning boat, with his blanket still
around him. He is not seriously hurt
but thinks many of his crew must have
persisted. The Allies was practically a
new boat, and valued at $25 900.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
MAY BE MARCONl SYSTEM.
Telegraph Line to Dawson Is Down Much
Of the Time.

Vancouver, b. c., Feb. 5.-W. F.
Thompson, ex-proprietor of the Yukon
Sun, is leaving Vancouver for Ottawa
and New York to endeavor to perfect
arrangements for the use of the Mar
conf system in transmitting messages to
Dawson. The government telegraph
line to Dawson is down so much of the
time that Thompson declares it is prac-
tically a failure, at least from the stand
point OF carrying press service to the
Yukon. If after consulting with Mar
coni's agents, he can complete satisfac-
tory arrangements, Thompson will re-
turn to Yukon in the spring, and test
the practicability of the system of
transmitting messages from Dawson to
White Horse, distant in direct line
$50 miles. Ii the practicabilitv of this
plan can be demonstrated, Thompson
believes he can secure sufficient capital
to install the necessary equipment for
the transmission OF news to the Yukon
from Ashcroft, Il. c.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
CAUGHT UNDER THE WALLS.
Nine Men Killed at a St. Louis Build.
ing Collapsed.

st. Louis, Feb Cat least nine men
were killed and as many more injured
at fire which broke out tonight in the
five story stone and brick building at
3l4 Chestnut street. The building
suddenly collapsed, and although the
men who were caught in the crash had
not been reached by their hard working
companions two hours later it is al
most certain that they have succumbed.
The building in which the fire orig
mated was located in the old business
district of the city and was about so
years old. The blaze, which proved a
hard one for the fire department to
master, was practically under control
when suddenly, with absolutely no
warming, the building collapsed and
came down in a heap with a tremendous
noise.
Three pipemen at work on the second
floor had difficulty in managing a line
of hose and the assistant chief was on
his way with three of his men to lend
them aid when the building collapsed.
The men went down with tons of twisted
iron, brick and wooden columns envel-
oping them.
The property loss is $75 900.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
ENGINE DASHES INTO TRAIN
Brakeman Killed by Being Hurled With Two
Cars From a Trestle

Denver, Feb. ga Colorado Midland
passenger train, westbound for Salt
Lake and San Francisco, had narrow
escape from instant destruction yester-
day morning, two miles west of Buena
Vista. The locomotive dashed into II
freight train standing on trestle 50
feet high, hurting the caboose and one
freight car into the creek bottom and
instantly killing the rear brakeman on
the freight train.
The engineer and fireman were pre-
vented from jumping by the high
trestle, and remained on their engine,
expecting to be dashed to death The
engine left the rails, but miraculously
remained on the trestle, almost bal
anced on its edge, not only saving their
lives, but the passengers as we'll
The rear brakeman of the freight, the
only man to lose his life, received or
ders to flag the coming passenger train,
but tarried in the caboose warming
himself, as the morning was extremely
cold. He had just started to flag the
train when he saw the headlight of the
locomotive round curve not 100 feet
distant. He retreated toward the ca
boose, but was caught and knocked into
the creek, being shockingly mangled.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13

Washington, Feb. 1.-The house
committee ON coinage today acted favor
ably on the bill app: o lriating $500, 900
for establishing branch mint at Ia
coma, Wash. The general purpose of
this new branch is to give added mint
facilities Tor the gold and silver coming
from Alaska. Although votes we're not
taken on bills for other branch mints,
the prospects are that the establishment
OF one at Tacoma will operate against
the establishment of other branches in
that section of the country. Director
of the Mint Roberts was present, and
stated that one branch in the Northwest
would be sufficient for all government
needs
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
Roof Window in the Barn.

There are thousands of barns scat
tered throughout the country. the roof
space in which Is but little. If at all.
utilized. largely for the reason that the
roof space is inaccessible. A barn was
secently seen in which this difficulty
was solved by the insertion of a roof
window similar to that shown In the
cut. THIS gives a chance to unload hay
into the loft from the outside. either
by hand or by hay fork. and where
as the loft before was dark and poorly
ventilated. it is now light and airy.
The style of window that Is shown Is
much better than the pitched roof dor
mer window that is sometimes put up
on roofs. The style shown admits Of
having large square window in front
especially useful If hay fork Is to
be used.
The advantage Of thus changing a
barn Is that the loft can be floored over
and the hay and straw stored in the
second story. utilizing the space clear
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
TAKES WI TO TASK
GOMPERS SPEAKS FOR STRICT
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
President of Federation of Labor Resents
the Remark Of the Chinese Minister
That tie Is Labor Agtator- Commits.
sioner PowderIy is in Favor OF Stern
Law.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The house
committee on foreign affairs today
heard immigration Commissioner Pow
derby and President Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, in favor
OF strict exclusion of Chinese, as pro-
vided in the Mitchel-kahn bill. Mr..
Powderly stated that the hardships en-
countered by the class of Chinese ex-
empt from exclusion at the detention
stations were insignificant 1t was the
duplicty of the Chinese laborer, he
said, who sought to gain admission by
assuming to be in the exempt class that
caused the necessity for stringent eX-
clusion laws.
Mr.. Gompers spoke of the extent of
Asiatic contamination and demoraliza-
ton of our labor on the Pacific coast.
The Chinese worker who earned So and
consumed two cents Il day impoverished
American labor and reduced the stand
ards of living. To the argument that
had been advanced that the American
workingman would have to meet Euro
pean and Chinese standards of cheap
Nv IiiS, WI. dIlSWtTtu tIldb III
long hours and low wages meant in
dustrial superiority, then China would
have been at the head of the industrial
nations OF the world.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Gompers criticised WI Ting Fang, the
Chinese minister, saying:
81 resent the sneering remarks of
foreign diplomat that am an agitator,
or a labor agitator, or that the laboring
people of this country who are endeav-
oring to protect themselves from Chi
nese are agitators. deny the right
of the representatives of foreign gov
eminent addressing himself to an Off
clal of our government and referring to
American citizens by name in such man
ner, particularly when such reference
is of Il derogatory character. The Chi
nese minitser is treated in this country
with every becoming courtesy, and he
has no right to make insinuations upon
American citizens. Upon behalf of the
laboring men of this country whom |
represent as president of the American
Federation of Labor, I.repeat that re-
sent these remarks on the part of the
Chinese minister"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
YUNG LII IN FAVOR.
Two Reform Edicts Issued by the Chinese
Empress

Pekin, Feb. 4.-The pre-eminence of
General Iung Lu in the councils of the
Chinese court has been officially pro-
CLAIMED. Today he made tour of the
foreign legations here, endeavoring to
regain the favor of the ministers. An
edict has appeared, promoting General
Lung Lu to be first grand secretary. an
office not necessarily powerful, but of
the highest honor and vacant since the
death of Ii Hung Chang. Wang Wen
Shao has been advanced to the second
grand secretaryship to succeed Yung
Lu. The pilgrimage of Yung Lu was
made with considerable pomp. He de-
MED the fact of his responsibility for
the attacks upon the foreign legations.
The dowager empress has issued two
edicts, the first reciting that many Chi
nese had formerly studied abroad, but
were not Manchus, and orders the Man
chu courtiers and generals to nominate
Manchus between the ages o. 10 and %
to go abroad, there to study foreign
branches of knowledge. The second
edict abolishes the prohibition of inter-
marriage between Manchus and Chi
nese, which has been enforced since
the beginning of the dynasty, and d.
reefs officials, by diplomatic methods,
to discourage the binding of the feet of
Chinese female children, because this
is barbarous custom.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
MILLIONS POUR IN.
Rockefeller Duplicates Morsan's Offer to liar.
ward Medical School.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 4.-Follow-
ing the announcement at the Harvard
commencement exercises last June that
}. L. Morgan had agreed to erect at
cost of more than 81 900, 900 three of
the buildings required for the accom-
mediation of the Harvard Medical
School, in carrying out their new plans
for medical education and research,
President Eliot announced to the med
zeal faculty tonight that j. d. Rookie
Teller proposed to give 1000, 900 in
1urtherance OF this great project, pro-
vided that other friends of the univer-
sity will raise a sum of money in the
neighborhood of $500, 900, to be used
by the Harvard Medical School for
lands, buildings and endowment. 1t
was stated tonight that there can be
little doubt this condition will speedily
be complied with.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
WRECKED IN STORM
PORTlANO-ASlATiC LINER GOES
DOWN.
The Passengers and Crew We're All Saved
Sailed From Columbia River January 10,
With 100000 Carso-OnIy a Brief
Announcement Of Disaster Received
Struck on Japanese Coast.

Portland, Feb. 6.-The steamship
Knight Companion is wreck on the
east coast of Japan. All the passen-
gers and crew are safe. The vessel went
ashore in storm on Point Inuboe Saki,
east of Yokohama. She was one of the
vessels of the Portland and Asiatic
steamship line, and sailed from the Co.
lumbia river January 10. She was a
new vessel of about 1000 tons carry
ing capacity. The cargo consisted
chiefly of flour, cotton and sheeting,
valued at over $500, 200.
The news of the wreck was first re-
ceived yesterday by the o. r. & n,
which operates the Portland
line of vessels. The cable dispatch
bearing the information gave no details
other than cited above. The news came
from Yokohama, through the agent of
the line at Hong Kong. 1t created no
little stir in the city, and the exasper-
ating meagerness of details caused some
mariners to doubt by conjuring up in
constituencies in the report. 1t was re-
ported that the vessel was ashore on the
coast Of ldzumi, which borders the in
land sea, where Kobe and Osaka are
situated. 1t was argued that this was
200 miles out of the course of the
knight Companion, inasmuch as she
was bound from Portland to Yokohama,
and ldzumi is far west of that port.
1t was also argued that the vessel would
not find weather rough enough to cast
her ashore on that coast, inasmuch as
it borders an inland body of water.
Captain Porter, of the steamship In
dravelli, now in port, was of the opin-
ion that the name "Idzumi' was con-
fused with "Idzu." The latter is the
name of Il peninsula on the south coast
of Japan, about so miles west of the
course the vessel would take in enter
ing the harbor of Yokohama. This was
plausible conjecture, until it was
learned that the ship was ashore on
Point Inuboe Saki. When the vessel
struck she was not more than % or "a
days out from Portland, and was there
fore little overdue.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
BAD STORM IN THE EAST.
high Wind and Low Temperature at New
York City.

New York, Feb. "a storm that
has been prevalent all day in this sec
ton of the country made itself manifest
IN this city and suburbs, to the great
discomfort of all people who ventured
out of doors. On top OF a heavy fail of
snow came rain, which turned the snow
into slush and made swamps of low ly-
ing ground. In the early afternoon the
ram turned to snow, and a little later
this condition disappeared, in the face
OF decided drop in the temperature.
This was accompanied by gale, which
III exposed quarters, broke branches OF
trees, blew away insecure boarding,
tangled up wires and sent store signs
flying to the streets. One fatality
from falling sign was reported here
in the early evening. Tonight the
temperature continues to drop. The
signal bureau predicts fall to 10 de-
grees above before the lowest mark is
reached.
Since shutdown gale has been blow
ing continuously at Sandy Hook, at
times the wind reaching the rate of
60 miles an hour. The sea outside and
in the New York lower bay is extreme
ly rough. The steam pilot boat New
York, which is used to any kind of
weather, came in and anchored under
the lee OF the Highlands. The electric
lighted buoys marking Gedney chan
mel and the Southwest spit were ex-
tinguished tonight, owing to the heavy
sea grounding the cables. On account
of their interruption the French line
steamer L'Aquitaine, from IIavre, and
the Hamburg-American line steamer
Phoenicia, from Hamburg and Boulogne,
each carrying many passengers, were
forced to anchor outside of the Sandy
Hook bar, where they are having Il
rough ride tonight. The big new
freighter Drechenfeld, bound to Savan-
nah, was forced to anchor in Sandy
Hook Bay.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
ALL ARE ENTOMBED.
Explosion in a Mexican Mine Kills Eiohtv.
five Men,

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 4.-Eighty-
five miners killed and IS more buried
under debris is the awful record made
by dust explosion at the Hondo mines
IN Mexico, news of which was received
here tonight. At the time the ex-
ploslon occurred there were 100 miners
at work i'll the mine, all of whom were
entombed by the shaft being choked up
by falling earth and stone loosened by
the explosion. just how many are dead
is not at this time known, but at last
accounts received here by wire tonight,
50 bodies had been recovered. 1t is
feared that the death list will be great
ly over 100.
The Hondo mines are located at Co.
ahuila, at the terminus of a branch of
the Mexican International Railroad,
about 100 miles south of Eagle Pass,
and are the most important in that
state. Details of the disaster are
meager, no names of the victims being
learned here.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-13
PLOT TO KILL EMPRESS.
Dowager Of China and Her Court Narrowly
Escape.

Victoria, b. c., Feb. 5.-News of Il
the empress dowager of China and
members of her court, and foment a
widespread rebellion, which was to in
volve the whole Chinese empire, was
received by the steamer Gleensk today.
The discovery of the plot was made while
the court was at Katfeng, when an UNI
successful attempt was made to destroy
the palaces and their inmates by fire.
After the failure of this attempt some
of the incendiaries were arrested by the
Honan provincial officials, and torture
was at once applied, with a view of ex-
tOrting confessions.
One OF the conspirators, aged 10
years only, at last broke down and con-
fessed. He told of attempts that were
to be made to wreck the imperial train
and fire on it from the side of the line.
A search of the captured mems houses
resulted in the discovery of correspond
ence and detailed reports on the strength
OF the garrisons of all the cities of i'm
poitance in China, and all particulars
relating to their strength and defense.
The books of the society containing the
names of the members were also found
and there will be wholesale arrests.
Correspondence was also found from
the China Reform Association to the
conspirators. When the plot was dis
covered ample guards were placed
along the route by Viceroy Yuan Shi-
kai, and the court was not molested en-
route. Had the plot not been dscov-
cred the court would have delayed long
before going to Pekin.