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The National tribune., 1902-09-25
MONUMENT TO GEN. GIBSON.

An earnest effort is being made to raise
hitting monument to the memory of Gen.
Gibson, Of Ohio. the "oId man eloquent"
OF the Grand Army of the Republic for
many years. For nearly half a century
Gen. Bill' Gibson was one of the most
attractive, sought-after public speakers in
the West, and his voice was always rails
ed eloquently and persuasively for the
benefit of his old comrades. Gen. Gibson
went out with the 10th Ohio, a gallant
regiment which lost more men than any
other from the State. He commanded it
IN all its battles He died poor, and his
grave IS unmarked. 1t seems altogether
hitting and proper that the comrades for
whom he did so much should show sufi-
eient respect to his memory to raise a
monument. Contributions can be sent to
William Negele, Treasurer, Tiffin, Ohio. .
The National tribune., 1902-09-25
WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER u.s. 1902
spEAKER HENpBRsoN,s RErmEMENr.

Hon. ID. b. Henderson, Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives, treated the
country to genuine surprise last week
by declining denomination for Congress
He gavo in his letter as a reason that he
was out of touch with the dominant SEN
timent in his State as to the policy of
curing the trusts by Free Trade. He did
not believe that the doctrines of the
Democracy should find lodgment in the
faith and teachings of the Republican
party" This and all the other reasons
given by him ard his party associates
have been so insufficient as to be mysti-
flying. AS for the policy of the Republi-
can party in Iowa and elsewhere, no man
has had, or can have, more potent hand
in shaping it than the Speaker of the
House of Representatives,, and Mr.. Hen
derson cannot escape responsibility for n
very large share OF whatever may be the
Republican party's present position and
tendencies. All of his explanations have
fallen SO far short of explaining that ey-
erybody has been forced to seek else
where for the real reasons for his sudden
and wholly unexpected retreat, from the
political field. or course, when people
SET tuelr lNldRIHdliOHS tO WOTh, tuty Suu
allege anything and everything, and they
have done so.
Col. Henderson has been elected II
times to the House of Repre-
sentatives, and at the last election re-
ceived 30,1S1 votes, to 1856 for w. N.
Democrat; 120 for Il. NJ. Howe,
Social Democrat: 20 for Z. j. Deane,
and 5 scattering. He is
serving his second term as Speaker. and
announces that he will continue to serve
until the end of the present Congress.
He has been for many years very pop
ular in Iowa, and with the veterans, but
of late has lost very much Of his popular
ity with the latter, and has been sharply
by other elements.
AT present all those who have no better
can occupy themselves in
guessing what it all means.
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THE ARMY OF THE JAMES.

The Army of the James will hold a
grand Reunion at Camp Roosevelt, and
the Committee on Invitations has issued
call, which says, in part:
$50, therefore, during some one day of
the Encampment Week it is purposed to
hold i'll one of the immense tents at Camp
Roosevelt a Grand Reunion of the sur
vivOrs of those who at any time served in
the Tenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-fifth Army Corps; of those who
at any time served in the Department of
North Carolina both during and after the
troops there ceased to constitute the Eigh-
teenth Corps; of those who served in the
Department Of Virginia and in the De
partment of the South; in Peck's Division
of the Fourth Corps Of the Army of the
Potomac, and in the Naval Brigade, and
in the North and South Atlantic BlOckad-
ing Squadrons.
and for greater convenience, the Commit
tee having these matters in charge has de-
cided to unite all these old organizations
| under the general title of "The Army of
the James," Comrades are all invited and
expected to register their names and regi-
ments or other commands, but the Reun-
ion proper will be held, as stated, under
the general designation of 1.-The Army Of
the James," in Grant tent, at 2 o'clock
p. M, Thursday, Oct. 8.
From the everglades of Florida to the
shadows of RichmOnd's spires our cOlors
have been borne alOft in the storm Of bat
tie. Beloved comrades fell on every field !;
bloOd-stained paths Of wrecked and mutt
lated patriots lead over many hill and
dale, through forest and mOrass, beside
the smiling river, and along the desolate
coast. Whitened bones mingle with the
mysteries of ocean depths; glistening
headstones, in the quiet National Gene
teries, mark the last resting place of many
comrade. Time has mercifully soft
ened many of the asperities of war, but
eternity alone will suffice in which to re-
member the glorious aim and the righteous
ending.
$50 let us all meet once more, that we
may look again into faces once SO famil-
lar; feel again the clasp of the hand that
had SO much meaning in those far-off,
warlike times; hear again, in gentle tones,
those well-remembered voices that were
wont to ring out the stern orders, or ut
ter the firm words Of encouragement, or
the sounding phrases Of commendation.
Heads have turned gray, eyes grown dim,
steps become faltering, perhaps; but the
brave hearts that then beat in our young
breasts with the passionate heat of patri-
otism, now tempered with years, are still
the same hearts that bore us up until the
end.
I'VE are but a small band here of all
that mighty host, but we bid you all come,
from the Generals to the drummer boys,
that we may all unite in one grand Jubi-
lee of Peace in
Friendship, Charity and Loyalty, Hi.
ram Buckingham, Chairman, 10th Conn,
18th Corps; Frank A. Butts, Major, 47th
n. Y, 10th, 18th and 9th Corps; Cecil
Clay. Col, 5Sth Pa, 18th and oath
Corps, Breyet Brigadier-GeneralU u. S. ";
Gilbert NJ. Hustled, Captain, 47th N. Y,
A. Q. NJ, y. s: "; Edmond Mallet, Adm
tant, S1st N. Y. Brevet Major, u. s. ";
VIM Birney, Breyet Major-General, u.
s. ", 25th Corps.
"Erastus c. Johnson, 9th VT, Secretary.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

AT THE meeting of the National Assem-
bly, of Spanish War Veterans in Detroit,
on Monday, Col. NJ. Emmett Urell, Acting
Commander-in-Chief, presided. President
Roosevelt was the guest of honor, and his
old comrades in the audience, which pack
ed the hall to the sidewalk, went wild
when the President appeared upon the
platform. There was another roar Of en-
thlsiasm when Miss Clara Barton enter
ed and Acting Commander-in-Ch Chief Urell
detailed" the President of the United
States, whom he designated "comrade," !"
to escort Miss Barton to a seat at his
left. A little later, amidst the widest
shouts Of acclaim, Gov. Bliss presented to
the Michigan Spanish War Veterans the
service medals from the State, first decor
ating "Comrade Teddy Roosevelt with
one. This medal he requested Mrs. Flora
G. Lewis, National Senior Vice President
of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Spanish
War Veterans and a resident Of Washing
ton, to pin upon the Presidents lapel,
which she did very gracefully, while the
audience chamber rang with cheers
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}. You can't boss US, you sniflin'

help. Yon can't boss us, you snifflin'
clay-eater."
.Who air you callin' clay-eater, you
scroferlous sang-digger? yelled Clout,
aiming an ear of corn at the others head.
There was an instant mix-up, which
called for the Sergeant's interference with
fist and boot. 81 and Shorty, who had
hoped for a more general and prolonged
row, waited until the Sergeant had made
the card-players take the place of the
shelters. and then, rising up in full sight
with all their carbines ieveled, 81 COM
manded:
Surrender, there, every one OF you, or
Wen fill you full of lead.'
A crash and the loud bazoo of a mule
at the left of Sis line distracted the at
tention of both Yanks and rebs. Pete had
not tied Abednego, and the mule had fol-
lowed his little master around on to a
shelving rock, from which Pete hoped to
ened by the rains, the rock had given way
under the weight, and boy. mule and rock
came sliding down toward the mill, and
before Sis line.
The rebels showed that they were old
soldiers. They took instant advantage of
the distraction, snatched up their arms,
and ran for their horses. Those who were
"skirmishing" did not stop for their
clothes, but ran back half-naked. Even
the sleepers walked in time to get away.
81 and Shorty fired a couple of ineffec-
tual shots after them, but there was too
much chaos OF boy and mule in the i'm
mediate foreground for the rest to ven
ture to shoot.
By the time that 81 and Shorty could
reach the mill, the rebels had mounted
The National tribune., 1902-09-25
GEN. BLACKS CANDIDACY.

The committee having in charge Gen.
John c. Blacks candidacy for the Com
mander-in-C Chiefship, have issued a second
circular, as follows:
Headquarters Department of Illinois,
Grand Army of the Republic, Chicago,
ILL.,, Sept. II, 1902.
Comrade: Our committee take the lib
erty of again calling your attention to the
claims of Comrade John G. Black, our
candidate for Commander-in-C Chief
His splendid record covering four years
of gallant service during the civil war;
his rapid promotion, secured through per-
s0nal merit; his wounds, received in bat
tie; his record in the Grand Army of the
Republic, covering the entire period of
its existence; his prominence and useful
ness as a citizen and public official-all
these have been touched upon, to some
extent, in the letter sent to you by our
Department Commander and his Adju-
tant-General, and do not need to be re-
peated. The responses already received
from all parts of the country indicate
marked interest in his candidacy, and en-
courage US in the belief that he will be
elected.
Gen. Black is the Grand Army Orator
Of the West, and the peer Of any comrade
living when talking on the subject of
comradeship or on questions of vital i'm.
portance to veterans of the great war.
Always the courteous gentleman, never
falling to respond to the calls Of the old
soldier-and, as you know. theae are nu-
merous-possessed of marked ability as
an organizer and a parliamentarian, we,
who have been his friends and admirers
for the past 40 years, are confident that
had others known him as we have known
him there would be a unanimous support
rendered him from every Department and
by every representative.
The combination OF qualifications pos
sessed by him for this high position should,
in our opinion, command your earnest
support. After careful consideration and
comparison of the merits of all candidates
on your part we will be pleased to hear
from you.
Yours in F. G. and L., Thos. G..
Lawler, Past Commander-in-Ch Chief; J.. w.
Burst, Past Department Commander; Jas
8. Martin, Past Department Commander;
u. A. Blodgett, Past Department Com
mander; s. e. Gross; ]. N. Vernon, 8.
Y. Department Commander; III. NJ. Trim
BILE. Department Commander; G. A. Par
fridge, A. A. G. Of Department, Commit
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THE FOURTEENTH CORPS.

The committee having in charge the Re,
unions of the Fourteenth Corps has issued
the following call:
The original Fourteenth Army Corps
embraced all the troops serving in the De
partment of the Cumberland. 1t was or
ganized in compliance with General Or
der No. l6S War Department, dated Oct.
"A, 1862, which placed Gen. w. $. Rose
Grams in command of that Department.
This organization continued until Jan. 8,
1863, when, by War Department General
Order No 9, the troops of the Army OF
the Cumberland were divided into the
Fourteenth. Twentieth and Twenty-hst
Corps All soldiers who fought in the
battle Of Stones River under Rosecrans
belonged to the Fourteenth Army Corps.
The Corps was again reOrganlzed after
the battle of Chickamauga, to wit, Oct. 8,
1863. 1t was commanded by Gen. Geo:
H. Thomas at Chickamauga and Mission
ary Ridge After his elevation to the
command of the Army of the Cumberland,
the Corps was successively commanded by
Gems. John NJ. Palmer and jeff. G. Davis.
The Fourteenth Army Corps participat-
ed in the battles of Stones River, Chicka-
mauga and Missionary Ridge; in the At
lanta campaign, in Sherman's march to
the sea, in the campaign of the Carolinas,
and, after 1900 miles of marching and
fighting. Joined in the Grand Review at
Washington, after the close of the con-
fict Its history is part of the priceless
record of the war for the Union; its he
roic dead lie on all the blood bought
fields where they bravely fought; its sur
viyOrs cherish its wellwon renown as
precious heritage.
1t is proposed to hold a Reunion of
these survivors during the week of the
National Encampment of the Grand Army
of the Repnblic at Washington. This Re
union will occur at the Sherman tent,
Camp Roosevelt, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 19O2,
at 7:30 p. m.
Among the honored surviving COM
rades who have been invited to attend the
Reunion and deliver addresses are Gen.
A. Mcdowell McCOok, Gen. Absalom
Baird, Gen. G. II. GrosYenor, Gen. John
Beatty. Senator J. i. Foraker, Justice
John NJ Harlan and Gen. Jas. Il. Barnett
At Camp Roosevelt, on the White Lot,
during the entire Encampment week the
Headquarters tent of the Fourteenth
Army Corps will be open to visiting com
rades. All who at any time served in1
that Corps are cordially invited to report
at this tent, designated by the corps
badge, as soon as possible after their ar
rival in the city. They will here be regis
tered, supplied with badges, and given all
possible information and assistance in
finding former comrades-the leading fea- |
ture of enjoyment in all these occasions. |
All will be made welcome, and everything |
in our power will be done to contribute |
to the comfort and pleasure of each dur
ing their stay in the city.
Fraternally, Henry A. Castle. D. A.
Grosvenor. H. G. Potter, II. V. BOyntOn,
5. s. Daish, Committee.
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clothes. That'd be no end Of grind on
You. II you'll promise to play fair, we'll
let you come back on this side and get
your clothes. You must leave your guns
over there. We're fixing up this mill so
that it'll grind twice as fast. Wen get
all the meal we want in a couple of hours
or so. Then Wen go off and leave it to
you, and you can grind enough for your
selves in little while
Say, Yank, l knowed you wuz white,
and rale soldiers. from the way you jump
ed us, and particularly by the way you
put in your shots. l said right at once
that the felier who was pluggin' away at
me want no slouch. He knowed his busi-
ness"
81 rather think do" said Shorty. 'If
Id had my. Springfield I'd fetched you
that third shot"
Yes, 1 was a leetle keerless that time.
l was was too blamed anxious to git you
Come right over" said 81. We're
very glad to see you. We have some cof-
fee with us. and will give you a cup"
Inc Sergeant promptly accepted the in
vitation, and called to those who had lost
their clothes to follow him. which they did
IN a shame-faced way. 81 gave a look at
Harry and Monty, which they understood
10 mean that they must stand guard, and
all the time keep between .he rebels and
where the carbines We're stacked, To let
the rebels know that they were carving
Spencers. Harry and Monty took out their
magazines, and ostensibly refilled them,
counting eight cartridges into each gun.
~, you needn't bother about guards"
said the Sergeant, helping 81 and Shorty
10 build big fire. We'll hoist a flag o.
truce till sundown. After that, il you're
selves"
Fret not your gizzari about MS. grim
ned Shorty. 1.-The old woman said that
she always noticed that il she managed
to live through FebruaT--, she generally
iived through the year. We're pretty near
through February, and South Carolina.
ana guess we'll manage to live through
the rest Of the year and of the Southern
Confederacy."
Are was helping Sandy clean out the
buck cts. remove the trash from the gate
and clean out below. so as to give the
wheei the greatest freedom and power.
ana soon had the mill in better shape than
1t had been for years.
81, Shorty and the rest sat by the FIRE
taking to the rebels of their old and pres
eht campaigns. and shelling corn. Si gave
tne Sontherners an object lesson as to the
superior rapIdity Of the Northerners at
this work. By the time the sun began to
sink behind the hills, enough meal had
been ground to satisfy 81. It was filled
INTO bedticks, and the boys mounted and
presented arms to the rebels, who lined
up and saluted
SO long, Yanks,. Remember the I'd
Confederate Cavalry" shouted the rebels
That we WILL" responded the Yanks
Look ont for the 20Oth Iniianny Volun-
teer Infantry. Well see you later. By-
(To be continued.)
The National tribune., 1902-09-25
THE REUNIONS.

The Committee on Reunions, John Nc
Elroy Chairman, has arranged its pro-
gram, which will stand practically as fol-
lows:
The program provides for about 40
meetings, including formal dedication Of
Camp Roosevelt Monday afternoon, at
4:30 o'clock. The array of speakers for
this occasion is notably distinguished, and
includes Secretary Hay, Gen. Torrance,
and Chairman b. II. Warner.
Assignment of dates and tents for
Army, Naval, and Corps Reunions has
been made as follows:
Tuesday, Oct. Z, 10 a. m. = Second
Army Corps, Grant tent; Sixth Army
Corps, Sherman tent; Ninth Army Corps,
Sheridan tent; First Brigade, Second Di-
vision, Twelfth Army Corps, Meade tent.
Tuesday, Oct. Z, 2 p. m.@Spanish War
Getes Sherman Gan sa caSr9 rsaf!h cop am
Army Of the Potomac, Sheridan tent;
Twelfth Army Corps, Farragut tent; As
sociation of the Fifty-third Regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, Meade tent;
Sixth Army Corps, dedicatory exercises
at Arlington, monument to Gen. II. 6.
Wright.
Grand Reunion Of women of patriotic
orders.
Tuesday, Oct. Z, 7:3O p. m.-Army of
the Tennessee, Grant tent; Fifth Corps,
Sherman tent; Eighth Army Corps, the
Society of the Army of West Virginia,
Sheridan tent; Prisoners of War, Farra-
gut tent; Eleventh Army Corps, Meade
tent.
Wednesday, Oct 8, 1902-Grand Army
parade, 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p. m.-Army
of the Potomac, Grant tent; Fifteenth
Army Corps, Sherman tent; Sons Of Vet
Grams, Sheridan tent; Naval Veterans,
Farragut tent; Fourteenth Army Corps,
Meade tent.
Thursday, Oct. o, 10 a. m.-Army of
the Cumberland, Grant tent; Thirteenth
Army Corps, Sherman tent; Nineteenth
Army Corps, Sheridan tent; Association
Of Shields's Division, Farragut tent; Penn
sylvania Reserves, Third Division, Fifth
Corps, Meade tent.
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2 p. m.-Tenth Army
Corps, Eighteenth Army Corps, Twenty
Corps and Naval Brigade, constituting the
Army of the James, Grant tent; Sixteenth
Army Corps, Sherman tent; Twentieth
Army Corps, Sheridan tent; Twenty-sec-
ond Army Corps, Farragut tent; Seventh
Army Corps, Meade tent.
Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:3O p. m.-Twenty-
teenth Army Corps, Sherman tent; First
Army Corps, Sheridan tent; Third Army
Corps. Farragut tent; Engineer Corps,
Meade tent.
Friday, Oct. 10, 10 a. m.-Fifty-eighth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association,
Sherman tent; Third Brigade, First Divi-
sion, Fifth Army Corps, Farragut tent;
LIST VT. H. A., Meade tent.
Following are the Committee Members
Of the Section on Program: A. r. Nc
MILAN, Chairman; Israel w. Stone, George |
81. Slaybaugh, Lawrence Wilson and B. |
F. Chase.
A number Of Division, Brigade, Regi- |
mental and other Reunions are yet to BE- |
arranged for, and will be announced later. ]
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she come in with what she could tote, an
tells her that l misdoubted if my nag
could"-
''There, there. We don't care to hear
about that. Where is the mill you got it
aty''
'Whar's the mill got hit at?'
"Yesi yes! yes! Where's the mill?"
why, Budlong Wiley's mill, of co'se."
Where is Wiley's millT'
''Whar is Wiley's mill?"
Yes! yes! yes! Where's Wiley's mill p
why, right over thar, whar hits bin
for hundred year, l reckon. Everybody
knows whar Wiley's mill is. Hit war
thar in my fathers day, am
well, we don't: and you must show us.
Come. point out the direction. Be quick
We're in a hurry"
The old man was worse puzzled than
ever. He had gone to the mill all his life,
and all his neighbors knew where it was.
He had never before attempted to direct
anybody to it. 81 finally ordered Harry to
go, and lead the way back with him, but
after short distance the old mans ter
ror became so great that they let him 90.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

LIEUT.. T.-GEN: JOHN NJ. ScHoFIELD, Of
the Twenty-third Corps and the Army Of
the Ohio;
Maj.-Gen. o. o. Howard, Of the Elev.
enth and Twentieth Corps and the Army
of the Tennessee;
Maj.-Gen. Daniel q. Sicklss, Of the
Third Corps;
Maj.-Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge. of the
Sixteenth Corps:
Maj.-Gen Jas. a Wilson, Of the Caval-
ry Corps, Military Division Of the Missis-
sippi:
have all promised to be present, and ad-
dress the Reunions Of their corps and ar
mics.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

THE comrades of Cuyahuga Co., o., are
enthusiastic for Postmaster c. G. Dew
stoe, of Cleveland. o., for the next De.
partment Commander of Ohio. At re.
cent meeting of all the Posts a committee
was formed and other steps taken for a
vigorous campaign. Comrade Dewstoe is
a strong man in every sense, with first
class record.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

THE principal trouble with Haiti seems
to be that it is entirely too healthful. A
few Mont Pelees, yellow fever epidenics
and devastating Hoods might get in their
work there to the great gain of humanity
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

THAT the coal operators are not entirely
soulless is shown by the Philadelphia and
Reading Company's offer to furnish the
Philadelphia schools and charitable insti-
tutions with coal at the usual September
DriceS
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

THE Springfield (O.) Republican urges
J. Pierpont Morgan 70 take the stump.
Can it be Incorporated under the laws Of
New Jersey?
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

WE thought that joke about the Chi
cago girls big feet was as dead as the
mother-in-law jibe. But it has been re-
vived by that boss tank, the Grand Duke
Boris, taking a drink out of a Chicago
girls slipper A ''stove pipe" was too
small for him.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

LET Europe be at peace. The Monroe
Doctrine is dog that stays inside his
own yard
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

THE suicide of two officers within five
days on the warship Olympia seems to
call for thorough investigation. This is
more than a coincidence.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

HARD lines for the religious orders ev-
erywhere. France has driven them out
at the point of the bayonet and Switzer-
land promptly declares that they shall not
have refuge in her territory.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

THE time is ripe for reform politics that
will not be the work of professional re-
formers, but which will be sweeping.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

The headquarters of Walter G. Whitta-
ker Post. Is, Of Louisville, KY, will be
at the Harris House, 500 E street north
west. Past Department Commander John
Blaes is in command.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

How versatile the joys of bird-life. To
hear them sing in the Spring, and eat
them in the Fall.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

FORTUNATELY there is not the slightest
doubt of the return of Comrade ID. s.
Alexander to Congress from the Buffalo
District of New York. He has received his
denomination by acclamation, and his ma
jority at the polls is assured to be greater
than at any previous time. Col. Alexan-
der is valuable man for New York and
the whole country. He is an able lawyer,
well versed in public affairs, and devoted
to his duties. No man in Congress has
risen more rapidly in general esteem and
reputation than he, which is sufficiently
evidenced by the very important commit
tee duties assigned him. Another term
will find him one of the recognized lead
ers of the House.
The National tribune., 1902-09-25

In 1882 Lieut. Greely succeeded in carry
ing the Flag to 1924 degrees north, or with
in little over 51-2 degrees of the pole. In
1901 Lieut.. Peary succeeded in getting II
miles farther, or to $3.50. The same year
Napsen reached S6.14, and the Abruzzi
expedition S6S3. Two expeditions have
just returned which have failed to get
anything like as far. Only about 400 miles
remain to reach the pole, but the explorers
wear themselves out before they get that
near.