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Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
Three Days supply.

Inquiry at the freight yards last night
showed that the packers have three days
supply OF coal on hand Shipments from IL
linois, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas are ex-
pected to arrive here today in case the
trains now enroute will pull in on time
there will be no suspension at the packing
houses.
An official Of one of the packing houses
said last night that the railroads were
making every effort to get coal here, as
the closing Of the plants at this point would
mean a big loss 10 the roads in the hauling
Of packing house products. Some OF the
coal now arriving is billed direct to pack
ers, and this cannot be held back by the
railroads. As for wood, an effort Is being
made to get cars for the hauling OF wood
sufficient to keep the smoke houses going.
1t is the same with wood as will coal. The
railroads are doing all they can to get wood
from Missouri and some large shipments
are looked for during the coming week.
Packing house managers appear confident
that there will be no trouble now that coal
is enroute.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Takes Aotisn Looking Toward
Charter Revision.
PACKERS HAVE PLENTY OF COAL ON HAND
Present Need f. for Anthracite for
Domestic Consumption-City Has
Money 20 Meet January
Payments.

At last nights meeting OF the city coun-
Gil cognizance was taken Of the fact that
some amendments to the charter are
needed. After brief preliminaries Coun-
Gilman Welsh offered a resolution appoint
Ing a committee to meet and suggest such
amendments as, in the judgment Of the
committee, would be for the best interests
of the city. The committee is made up
as follows: Mayor Frank Koutsky, f. l..
Howe, city treasurer; S. c. Shrigley. city
clerk; J. J. Fitzgerald, tax commissioner;
A. II. Murdoch, city attorney; H.. L.. Cohn,
assistant city attorney; Herman Beal, city
engineer; J. NJ. Tanner. Edward Copen-
harve, Donna Allbery. h. h. Montgomery,
]. J. Breen. w. C. Lambert, T. ]. o'Neil,
John Mcmillan. F. ]. Freitag, II. NJ. Chris
tie, Dana Morrill,, p. A. Wells, Joseph
Murphy, c. M. Hunt, B. e. Wilcox aud A.
L. Sutton.
When this resolution had carried Welsh
asked that a public meeting be called for
the purpose Of discussing the matter Of
charter revision. 1t is desired that a meet
ing be held soon, in order hat amend
ments suggested may be presented soon
after the legislature meets.
Adkins suggested to the council through
the regular channels that a warrant be
drawn in favor OF August Miller for 500
to compensate him for services alleged
to have been performed during the time
he served as street foreman. A vote was
taken on the resolution and it was lost.
as only Adkins and o'Connor voted In tho
affirmative.
Councilman Queenan made q stand for
one minute service on the street car lines
morning and evening. In behalf of his mo-
ton to have an ordinance drafted Queen
nan said that from $50 a. m until a. m.
and between 6 and Z p. m. a one minute
service was needed. Instead of directing
the city attorney to draft an ordinance,
as was Queenan's intention, he withdrew
his motion, after a discussion, and con-
scented to the appointment of a committee
to call upon the officials OF the street rail-
way company. The mayor appointed a
committee composed OF Queenan, Adkins,
Broderick and the mayor.
Splitter G. Co. Of Toledo, o., were the
highest bidders for an issue Of $4,000 re-
newal bonds, and the mayor and clerk were
authorized to enter into a contract with
the bankers for the same.
Two special improvement ordinances
were passed, and then the council ad-
journed until Monday, December 20.
Three Days supply.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
N. Y Plumbing Co.. telephone 2Ss.

Total of hve transfers ..........,.s 9,5OS
The National tribune., 1902-04-17

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ! want to
express myself as in no way favoring the
proposition to open the doors of y. $.
Soldiers Homes to the Confederate Sol
Gier, but ! am in favor, if thought best,
Of building good homes, into which they,
or any other loyal citizen, could be re-
ceived, on the proper authority. Not be-
cause they have earned the title Of Con
federate soldier by fighting against their
country and flag, but for the reason that
they are now loyal citizens, and need such
place of refuge in their old age.
1t seems to me that it is about time TO
quit using the oftheard phrase, They are
Just as loyal now as the boys who wore
the blue" For, if this be strictly true,
no more stars-and-bars would be seen
proudly floating at the head of marching
columns in the Southland, amid frantic
cheers and rejoicing nor displayed at
public meetings, ofttimes, to the utter eX,
clusiOn Of Old Glory, to which glorious
emblem the boys in blue are now, and al
ways have been, true to the core.-J. =.
BUDD, Goth n. Y. Cav, Everett, Wash.
The National tribune., 1902-04-17

the buildings which communicated with
the outside, was on the side next to the
fort. Part of these buildings was used as
q kitchen and dining hall. The sink was
on the levee on the north side of the Is
land, and was built so rs to extend out
over the water in the river The build
ingS We're on the north side of the island,
so situated that they We're exposed TO n
broadsidc Of the fort. the huge columbiads
n which were kept constantly trained ON
the prisoners. The fort was garrisoned by
some Regulars Of the heavy artillery, while
the infantry garrison, at first, consisted of
n regiment of Delaware troops.
The island was about a mile from the
Delaware shore. and about a mile and
quarter from the Jersey shore The sur
face of the island was below the level of
the waters of the river, and was protected
from overflow by n levee of earth and
stone. Canals extend over the island, and
them from getting too stagnant, as would
have been the case had the waters in them
been fresh, since there was no way to have
a constant inflow and outflow.
The fort was caSemated, and was sit
uated on the Jersey side of the island.
There We're two whaves, one opposite
Delaware City, and the other on the Op-
posite side, near the fort.
Within a few days after | arrived the
Confederate soldiers confined there num-
bered more than 10000, there being more
from North Carolina than any other State.
The guards were stationed inside and
outside of the pen, and some were posted
on the levee. There was no hospital on
the island for sometime, and the doctors
came inside the pen and treated the sick
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
A iRACLE.HEALER
RESTORES HEALTH AND
STRENGTH TO CHRONIC
SUFFERERS BY a MIGHTY
SUBTLE FORCE OF
NATURE.
Startling Disclosures Relative @
the Most Wonderful Power
Known to Man-Doctors Pug
zled.
The SICK HELPED FREE.
Professor Adkin Offers to Help the
Sick and Afflicted Free ct Cost
Hundreds Cured at Their Own
Homes

The Medical World has been startled By
the wonderful cures effected by Professos
Thomas +. Adkin. q distinguished scientist
who Is devotinS his life TO the relief Of suf-
ferIng humanity. People in the last stages of
consumption; men and women living IN con-
stant dread of death from Bright's Disease
Blood Poisoning, Cancer, Dropsy, Heart Dis
ease and other dangerous ailments have bssH
restored to health by the treatment Of this
wonderful man, after every known remedy
and scores Of eminent specialists had been
tried in vain.
Not in the history OF Medical Science have
so many startling cures been recorded. Sc
marvellous has been his success In heaiin z
all kinds of disease that his patients cali
him Miracle Healer, man Of Supernatural
Powers. q Physician with the Key to the
Fountain of Youth; yet Professor AdkiD de-
clareS there Is nothing wonderful about bis
ability to cure disease, and says that he cursa
simply because he understands nature"
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
LIFE IN FORT DELAWARE.
Exnereuces of Confederate Prisoner War During 1863 and
1904
By W. A. JOHNSON, Co. D, I'd S. c.

mad, and accused him of being no gentle
man. Sharp words followed on both SIDES.
The young man and the young lady We're
evidently frightened. 1t looked like the
war was about to break out here. How
ever, wiser counsel prevailed, and the Off
Ger was simply indiscrcet, and had, acci-
denly or otherwise, gotten into position
and had to fill it under unloOked-for con-
ditions. This is always the foundation for
accusations against Government. Office
holders do things unwiScly or in anger or
malice, and their acts are charged To the
Government. which is in no wise RESPONSE
BILE, any further than that those al the
head have made n bad selection of an un-
derlng; not through intention, but because
no man can tell what another will DO un-
der all circumstances. The Yankees did
not object to our talking to the people, but
drew the line on note writing. The note
sent by the lady was finally allowed to be
delivered, as the treason, if any, was sole
ly in the supposed sympathy of the lady
for some Confederate soldier. This Off
Ger recovered from his first shock, and
allowed the lady to receive an answer to
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
| WILL PAY YOUR BILL
Write Me a Postal

If you need help, I want you to have
my book. ! want you TO know what my
method does. l ask you to test it Il month
at my risk.
Send me no money. Just tell me the
book you need. | will send with it an or
der on your druggist for six bottles DR..
Shoop's Restorative. He will let you test
it q month, and if II succeeds you can pay
him $3.50 for it. II 1t falls, will pay him
myself.
mean that exactly. Don't say I can't
do this. Find out II / do. A postal ad-
dressed to me will bring you the order.
| have done this for years, and over
half million people have accepted my
offer. My records show that 80 out of
each 40 paid fer the medicine they took.
Yet no patient pays penny if l fail
Do you know another remedy that ever
cured 80 out Of 40 different chronic cases
Do you know another physician who will
make an offer like mine? Don't you know
that no other remedy ever compounded
could stand such d test?
Then why not ask about mine? If l
cure, you are well, and the cost is a trife.
II | fail, you have not lost a penny
l have spent a lifetime on this treat
ment. l have learned how to bring back
the strength TO those inside nerves which
operate the vital organs. When any vital
organ is weak, my Restorative will give il
the nerve power to act. There Is no other
way to strengthen it. In most chronic
cases, there is no other way to cure.
! | know this treatment and you do not.
Let me take the risk. Let me attempt to
cure you, and if you think l have failed,
Will pay all the cost.
The National tribune., 1902-04-17

deadly consumption has at last been discov-
cred by Doctor Derk p. Yonkerman a great
Michigan doctor, who has made life study
OF this fatal disease. His wonderful remedy
has been fully tested and rigidly proven n
sure cure by State officials. and noted medi-
cal men all over the world testify to Its pow
er to kill the dread germ that causes con
sumption. The doctor makes no secret of the
ingredients Of his wonderful cure, believing
that the people are entitled TO such 4 pro
ductiOn of science, and he is sending free
treatments all over the world, bringing Joy
of knowledge of certain rescue from this
awful, fatal disease. Such eminent scientists
as Koch, Luton, Pasteur, and ali the great
medical and germ specialists and chemists
have already repeatedly declared that the
presence of the ingredients of this wonderful
treatment Of consumption and has taken 1t
from the catalogue of deadly fatal diseases
and placed it in the curable list. Free trial
packages and letters from grateful people
former cOnsumptiyes rescued from the very
Jaws Of death-are sent free to all who write
to the Dr. Derk p. Yonkerman 39i Shake
speare Building, Kalamazoo, Mich. DR.. Yon-
herman wants every cOnsumptlve sufferer OIL
the face of the earth TO have this marvellous
and only genuine cure for consumption.
Write today. 1t is a sure cure, and the free
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Send to-day for Free package.
The National tribune., 1902-04-17

writes that a plain gold ring has been
found near Liberty, Tenn. 1t is supposed
to have been lost by some member Of Gen.
Johnson's command in 1862. In July OF
August, 1862, Gen. Johnson's Brigade
camped on the banks of Dry Creek; later
went TO Gallatin, Tenn, where they were
captured by Morgan. The initials ON the
ring are az. =. G."
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
Served on the Constitution In 1886.

S. w. Buck, Adjutant Spalding Post 33
South Raysville, Pa, writes: in the re
cent issue Of The National Tribune | saw
something about the oldest pensioner. Per
nit me to say in this connection, that
Chester G. Wage, now aged 80, enlisted
as a sailor in the old frigate Constitution,
in January, 1886, and the number of his
pension certificate is 1889. He resides in
Tuscarora Township, Bradford Co., Pa"
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
1ndorse President Roosevelt's Action.

At recent meeting OF Gildings Post,
of Jefferson, o., resolutions were adopted
commencing the Presidents action in ve-
toing the bill to remove charge of deser-
ton, and also the vetoing of two Other
bills, granting honorable discharges to SOL
diers who had been dismissed from the
service by cOurt-martial.
The National tribune., 1902-04-17

and wounded on their hunks. The majori-
ty of the Confederates were from the field
of Gettysburg, and every Southern State
was represented.
did not get any medical attention, as
could get along without. My leg soon
got well.
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
PICKETrSSHF0TS rSSHF0T
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line,
THE YOUNGEST SOLDIER.

John NJ. Vallcau, Color Corporal. Co. c,
109th Pa, and Go. q, 11lth Pa, Phila-
delphia Pa, writesi-'l have before me
the business card of Comrade Joseph
Aarons, representing the Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York, whose
office is at the northwest corner of 10Th
and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. Com
rade Aarons was born October, 1850; en-
listed January, 1861. as drummer i'll Co.
B, 109th Pa, and was discharged July
10, 1864 He was considered at that time
to be the smallest and youngest soldier
in Geary's Division; in fact, while on the
march. with his drum slung on his back,
those in his rear could see only his little
curly head above and his small slender
legs below the drum. 1t was a curious
sight to see the little fellow trudging along
with men seemingly three or four times
as big ard strong; but his endurance was
wonderful, and was much commented
upon by his comrades. Joseph was taken
prisoner at the Second Bull Run fight,
and when he saw the COnfedcratcs near
him he kicked i'll the head of his drum,
for doing which reb threatened to kill him.
Joe was not diSmayed, however, com
rade has since told me, and talked back
to the Johnny On the way to Richmond
Joe could have easily escaped, he being
so small he was not noticed much by his
captOrs, but when urged TO get back 10
our lines by his comrades who were
prisoners with him, he refused, saying he
might be able to help them better because
he was little After his release from the
rebel prison he was made an Orderly on
Gen. John w. Geary's staff, and served
as such during '63 and "a. Comrades,
there may have been younger soldiers
of the civil war, but none were more gal
liant, trucr or drawer than our little Joe.
His comrades claim that he was one of the
youngest soldiers enlisted, his age being
10 years, two months and few days.
We also think that he was the smallest
boy in the war for the Union. The boys
who enlisted ut the first gun i'll that great
struggle, stayed till the last one was fired,
no matter what were their hardships on
the march, in battle or prison pen; they
never tinched from duty, but were al
ways at their post doing and daring, with
out hope of reward; they went to do bat
tie for the country they loved, with that
patriotic spirit that springs up N every
young Americans breast whose heart
beats true for his country when danger
threatens her life. Truly, the American
people may take off their hats to the
young nov old veterans of 81 and 60. y
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
HERoIsM AT FORT GREGG.

David r. Bryan, Co. A, 54th Pa, 80
Market ST., JOhnstown, Pa, writes: Our
regiment took part in the assault on Fort
Gregg. Maj. Nathan Davis was killed as
he mounted the breastwOrks. Charles
Backley secured the flag that was over
the fort. We lost quite Il number in the
charge. Our fiag-bearer was killed and
the flag fell inside the Confederate works
One of our boys jumped down and picked
it up just as our boys came rushing into
the fort"
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
TWO BOY SOLDIERS.

Sam w. Fraley, Charlottesville, Ind,
writes: In Pickets Shots, Feb. u, ap-
pears an article from VIM. DenbOw, of
Albion, Iowa, with reference to the young
est soldier of the War of the Rebellion,
John ID. Fraley, who was ii years old in
April, 'G4, and enlisted in March, '64. OF
course, there is only one month at fault
in that statement, as he was IA years Of
age when he enlisted in March, and March
2S was IL. In the issue of March 20 is
verifcatiOn from Mai. Il. Il. Marshall.
CNow, | remember the Major as Thomas
L. MaTshali) The Major, no doubt, tells
everything as it was presented to him.
The two boys mentioned tSam and John
ID. Fraley) We're orphans, Sam was one
year and four months j. DIS senior. He
was IL on Jan. Z, 1864, and enlisted un-
der the then Capt. L. Z. Marshall, i'll that
month. Now, as to the guardian of these
two boys, his name is Ketcham, an uncle;
but the Major must bear in mind that
these two boys were bent on going to
fight nit Sige,' and were compelled to
resort to a little strategy i'll order to get
into the service at that age. When Capt.
Marshall demanded that we get the con-
sent of our guardians, MIR. Brown,
uncle etc, had TO be used as guardian,
giving his consent for us to be enlisted.
Both boys We're enlisted at MarshalltOwn,
Iowa, and proceeded to Nicksburg, Miss,
to join Co. ii, 18th Iowa. then with Uncle
Billy Sherman, on the Meridian raid to
Jackson, Miss, after which some of us
were furloughed 80 days and returned to
Sherman, then in Georgia, between Rome
and Kenesaw Mountain, driving through
several thousand head Of cattle for the
army. And both boys (Sam and john
came out without any wounds. Returned
to Iowa. Discharged in August, So"
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
A YOUNG SOLDIER
BUT ONE COMPANY 90"

Comrade T. II. Mcdonald, Calais, Me-,
writes as follows: "After all these
these years of peace and happiness that
we have spent together, comes the 105th
Ohio with rival Co. Q. Now, comrades,
| want to protest. l want it distinctly un-
derstOOd that in all the regiments of the
North and West that made the fighting
strength of this Nation there was but
one Co. Q, and that belonged to the 2OOth
Ind. There was only one "Si Klegg,"
and one Shorty" one Pete" and. one
Sandy" one old white mule called Abed-
nego. These all belonged to Co. Q, 2OOth
Ind"
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
Consumption
Can be Cured.

Marvellous Discovery BY the Famous DR..
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a Free Package Containing Sufficient to Con-
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The National tribune., 1902-04-17
BROTHERS IN AN IOWA COMPANY.

Abial w. Francis, Co. A, 2Sth Iowa,
Malvern, Iowa, sends the following list of
brothers in his company: BransOn Beller
enlisted Aug. 8, 1862; mustered out July
81, 1865. Elijah Beller, enlisted Dec. %,
1863; mustered out July 81, 1865. William
ii. Bowen, enlisted Aug. 3, 1862; muster
ed out July 81, 1865. David Bowen, en-
listed Aug. s, 1862; mustered out July 81,
1865. James S. Francis, enlisted Aug. 6,
1862. William w. Francis, enlisted Aug.
4, 1862; Aabial w. Francis, enlisted Aug.
| 8, 1862; three brothers; mustered out July
81, 1865. William Gingry, enlisted Aug.
| 8, 1862; mustered out July 81, 1865.
Samuel Gingry, enlisted Feb. %, 1864;
killed at Cedar Creek Oct. 10, 1864. Edwin
G. Houts, enlisted Aug. =, 1862; dis
charged Aug, 1863. August G.. Houts,
enlisted Aug. II, 1862; mustered out July
| 81, 1860. Hiram Jackson, enlisted July 26,
1862; died Aug. 26, 1863. William Jack
son, enlisted Aug. 3, 1862; died Dec. 80,
1862. James NJ. Jones, enlisted Aug. 10,
1862. Henry Jones, enlisted Aug. 8, 1862,
mustered out July 81, 1865. John S.
Resell, enlisted Aug. s, 1862: Joseph r.
Rosell, enlisted Aug. s, 1862; mustered out
July 81, 1863. Frederick Segrist, enlisted
Aug. 8, 1862; died in hospital date I'M
known. Samuel Segrist, enlisted Aug. II,
1862; mustered out July 81, 1865. John w.
Mcclure, enlisted Aug. s. 1862; promoted
to Captain 1864. William =. Mcguire, en-,
listed Aug. u, 1862; died Aug, ., 1863.
Samuel Taggart, enlisted July 2S, 1862;
promoted to First Lieutenant 1864 George
Taggart, enlisted July 2S, 1862; mustered
out July 81, 1863.
The three Francis brothers are living in
the southwestern part OF Iowa.
THE INDEPENDENT DIVISION AT FORT
GREGG.
d. L. Peterson, First Lieutenant, Co.
B, 10th w. Va, Third Brigade, Indepen-
dent Division, Twenty fourth Corps, Wes-
ton, W. Va, writes: Il am surprised at
the difference Of opinion in regard TO the
capture of Forts Gregg and Baldwin on
April =, 1860. l do not say that all the
regiments named by the different writers
were not there; but there were other regi-
ments also, and l contend that NJ. II.
Vanscoten is very much in error when
he says that the 199th Pa, S9th N. Y.
and Tooth N. Y, 64th Pa, 18th w. Va,
and 23d ILL.,, were the only regiments en-
gagged in the capture Of Fort Gregg and
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
PORT HUDSON.

S. L. Scofield, Glen Brook, Conn,
writes: II have read with pleasure and
interest what Col. Ingraham had to say
about Port Hudson, and | want to say it
is as near the truth as any article l. ever
read-only two or three slight errOrs-and
you have it just as it was. The last as
sault was made June ii, not June 10, on
Sunday morning. Then, he says Banks
had 10000 or 10000 men when he made
the last assault. / think he had about
10000 fit for duty. Many went to other
fields, some went home; many were killed
or wounded on May p, and the rest were
in hospitals. Then, he says they had no
barbed-wire fences to keep us back. They
had logs and brush and bitches and ev-
cry obstruction in the way, so they could
cut us down as we came up to the works;
then q wide ditch in front of the works
that an athlete could hardly climb; most
of those that made the attempt fell back
into the ditch. 1t would need four times
or seven times as many as he tells about,
in order to get there and get in. The army
was greatly reduced at that time. There
was some blunder that morning, some or
der given wrong, ur we should have gone
in that day and taken the works, or tried
hard to. The COnfederates were brave
men, desperate fighters, and the kind that
never lets up. | think they had a few
sharpshooters inside, the way things
looked after the assault"
The National tribune., 1902-04-17

Simply state which
book you want, and
address DIR. Shoop,
Box 6Sl, Racine, Wis.
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
A SUGGESTION FOR THE ENCAAIrMENT.

E. G. Mansfield, 9th Conn, West
Haven, Conn, writes: Would it not be a
picturesque feature in our parade at the
National Encampmcnt to have Il company
of infantry, one of cavalry, and a battery,
uniformed and equipped as they were dur
ing the civil war? Think it over. Talk
it up. Perhaps the District of Columbia
veterans could carry out the plan. Our
Commander-in-C Chief might indorse it if
brought TO his attention"