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of the United States-that is. it was in
no sense representative of the United
States.
The same maybe said of the old stan
dard borne by the artillery That was a
banner the entire body of which was
red, with the number OF the 5attery in a
black figure upon the center. Nor did
that suggest that ii was a flag of the
United States army. The regimental
flag with its gold fringe and it's body
Of the blue with the eagle and shield
upon it was somewhat more suggestive
OF an American standard.
For a long time the matter OF stan
dards has been now and then discussed
by army officers, and the desirability OF
adopting standards in which there
should be some degree of uniformity
was admitted. but not until recently was
the matter taken up for serious consid-
Grafton.
With the consent of Secretary Root,
Colonel Patten, the Acting Quartermas-
ter General of the Army, undertook the
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mel Patten sent them 10 Secretary Root
With the following letter. recommending
their adoption:
Sir: I have the honor to invite at
teItion to the present standards and
regimental, battalion and other colors
carried in the Army of the United
States, as provided under existing regu-
lGtions. It will be seen that there ex-
lists great want of uniformity, and that
mono is representative of the country.
in the recent changes in the uniform of
the army the coat of arms of the United
States has been adopted for buttons. as
Wei as on other ornamentation for other
parts of the uniform This coat of arms
is the seal CT the United States. and In
the opinion OF the quartermaster general
it would be advisable 10 make CORE
spending changes in the eolors and
standards so that they shall represent
tho nation.
With this in view. this Office has pre-
pared illustrations of standards and col
crs to take the place of those now in
use. It Will be observed that uniformity
has been brought about and that all bear
the correct coat of arms. They are con-
sidered sufficiently descriptive OF the
corps or arm of the service for which
intended.
Il have the honor TO recommend that
the same be adopted.
Secretary Root readily gave his ap-
prevail. and these standards and colors
row represent the several corps or arms
CT the service
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is the scroll bearing the words eArtil-
Iery, U. S. Corps" the words ARTILLERY
and corps" being at either end of the
scroll, AMI the ~. s." directly beneath
the cannon.
The infantry colors are blue with yell
low fringe, with blue and white cords
and tassels. the scroll being scarlet.
with the inscription, as Fourteenth L.
S. Infantry"
The Signal Corps colors are orange
and yellow. the cords and tassels be-
ing orange and yellow internixed the
scroll is of blue. with the words ''Sigasl
U. S. Corps above which is the in
sigma of the corps-the crossed flags.
The engineer colors are scarlet, with
white fringe and white and scarlet cords
and tassels, with white ribbon bearing
the battalion designation, above which
is the insignia of the corps-the two
lowered castle. Each of the standards,
Of course. bears the coat of arms en-
broidered in colors.
After formulating these designs Colo
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THE Secretary of War has given
his official approval to the new

IT HE Secretary of War has given
his official approval to the new
designs prepared for the Quar-
termaster's Department for the army
colors and standards.
The regulations provide that divisions
Of the army. the infantry. the cavalry.
the artillery. the engineers. and the Sig
nal Corps. shall be provided with dis
tlnguishing standards, TO be borne at
the head of the command when in actual
combat. when marching, when upon pa
rade. and upon other occasions when
troops are in line for any service
Object OF the Change.
The regulations specify what ii Sc
standards shall be. Up to the present
time they have been the result of a
gradual development, and have not in
frequently been changed. One conspicu-
GUS fault with these standards has been
their utter lack of uniformity there
being nothing to distinguish them as
belonging to the same nation, or, in the
case of most of them, as the flags of
the United States. There was nothing
about them suggestive of the fact tkat
they represented this country. and waved
in unison with the greatest OF all
banners. the American flag. Still they
have inspired many an old campaigner
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is a groundwork of scarlet with four
white stars, one in each corner. and
bearing the coat of arms embroidered
in colors. The whole banner is bor-
dered with white fringe. The cord and
tassels are red and white interviewer.
1t is a beautiful banner. and although
seldom used. is none the less easily
recognized as distinctive from all other
standards of the army. Yellow is SO
strongly identified with the cavalry that
the new standard of that arm of the
service has body of yellow with yell
low fringe. It is made OF silk, but has
neither cords nor tasseis. Instead there
is a scroll which bears the number OF
the regiment, as Sixth q. S. Caalry."
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The Artillery Colors.

The artillery colors are scarlet with
yellow fringe, the cord and tassel being
yellow and scarlet intermixed. The
scroll bearing the regimentaI legend IS
of yellow. Below the coat Of arms are
the two crossed cannon. about whica
The colored American., 1903-10-24
REGISTER LYONS CAM
PAIGNING.

Hon. Judson w. Lyons, Regis
ter of the Treasury, is campaign
ing in the "Buck Eye" State; and
making telling speeches at the diff
ferent points where he has spoken.
He has spoken already at several
towns in the State, notably in
Cleveland and Springfield and at
the request Of the leading colored
Republicans of Franklin county,
will speak in Columbus. Mr..
Lyons is a Republican of the stall
wart stripe and is one of the ablest
campaigners in the country.
While a few sore heads in Wash
ington and other parts Of the
country are fighting the admins
tration, Mr.. Lyons is doing yeo-
man service for the success of the
party of Lincoln, Grant and Nc
Kinley.
The colored American., 1903-10-24

Springfield, with twenty-five cents
in his pocket, stranger. From
there hedrifted to Riverton, where
for many years he carried on a
barber shop. Some years ago he
opened up livery stable and in
this he has done well, charging
and improving it from time to
time. At present he has large,
commodious barn, filed with
stock; well fed, we'll groomed
horses. He is patronized by the
best people of Sangamon county,
His two blooded stations are of
long pedigree and cost 1000 and
81, 600 respectively. He lives sur
rounded by all the comforts of the
modern home, is a member of the
NJ. w A, and carries a life in
Surance of several thousand dol
lars. He is a hard worker, having
spared neither time nor money in
building up his business:
The colored American., 1903-10-24
THE FIFTEENTH AMEND
MENT.

The Northern people seem con-
tent to let the South alone in its
work of self-preservation, and
hat should content the South. An
agitation for the repeal of the fif-
1eenth amendment at this time
might, and probably would,
arouse the fanatics in the North,
who have always hated the South
ern people, and supply them with
l battle cry which might work in
finite harm, even if it did no more
than deprive the South of its pro-
0ortlOnate electoral vote and rep
resentation in Congress. It would
surely rekindle the dying embers
Of sectional hate, and serve no
good purpose The friends of the
South hope that Mr.. Carmack will
desist.-Balti1nore Sun.
The colored American., 1903-10-24

Mr.. Milford H. Smith, attorney
at-Law, of New York, spent last
Monday in this city, attending to
legal business. He is one of the
most successful lawyers in Goth
am and the race is justly proud of
him.
The colored American., 1903-10-24
A TRUCK FARMERS sue
CESS.
Illinois Colored Men Solving the
So-Ca1led Problem.-NOtes of
the State Fair.
Springfield, H., Special

times and the people. The at
tendance was the largest in the
history of the State One street
car line alone handled $4,000 peo-.
pie. A great many colored people
had stands on the Fair grounds.
Bred" Wilson had "Cracker-
Jacks, which he made and sold
Mrs. May Neal had a lunch stand,
Mrs. Chinn ran a dining room,
Mr. John Farmer also had a
lunch room, Sam Willes had a
dairy stand.
Among the exhibitors was that
of Mrs. Emma Lewes and Leo
pOld Green, their line is hair goods
which was displayed by the use of
large wax dolls, dressed in all the
latest style of costumes and colt
fure. These attracted the atten-
ton of every passing woman and
child. There was a few other ex-
hibits by other colored people, but
Messrs. Ames, Lewis and Greens
were the principle ones.
Mr.. J. c. Miller was down from
Chicago and was in the agricul-
ture department. This place he
has held for many years. He is
we'll and favorably known in
Springfield.
Mr. Thomas Gaines has solved
the Negro problem so far as he is
concerned. Every foot of his
farm at Woodside is under culti-
vation and made to yield hand
some income. He has two large
hot houses which he built him
self. These III the winter are
planted entirely in lettuce. Every
day from the Ist of December I'm
til Spring he sells from five to
twenty-five dollars worths Of let
tuce. He has all the small fruits
from strawberries to pears and in
addition has an apiary which pro-
duces hundreds of pounds of the
finest clover honey. Mr.. Gaines
has a large and interesting family.
During Fair week a large num-
Der Of the many thousands who
came to Springfield, visited the
home and tomb of Abraham Lin
coin, showing that the loving in
terest in the great emancipation is
not dimmed after forty years, but
rather that the people understand
and appreciate what his mighty
achievements and example mean
to the whole American people.
more and more, as the years pass.
Among the business men in
Riverton, William GARNET has
won high place. In a communi-
ty where there are few colored
people he has worked I'D from
small beginnings He has gained
for himself name and place to be
envied. In 1870 he landed in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-25
TIED HERSELF UP.
Mrs. Kimberly Who Caused a Sensation
at keokuk Corfesses.

at keokuk CorrfeSSes.
Special to Times Republican.
Keokuk, March 25.--From her last
admissions 1t transpirts that Mrs. A
Z. Kimberly, the young woman found
in her room Sunday night with her
hands and feet tied. and gagged also
perpetrated the act upon herself. She
was also the writer of the threatening
letters to herself. 1t seems the hus-
bands parents. residing near West
Liberty, and Mrs. Kimberly's parents,
living at Pennington were bitterly OPP
posed to their marriage, n as he re-
reported he was shot at recently, the
most plausible theory Is that the cou-
ple arranged this double dramatic story
OF alleged attacks to gain sympathy
from their parents and to bring about a
reconciliation
The husband came here on the first
train after notified OF his wife's story.
She underwent the closest questioning
by the police before making the admis-
sions of the part she played in the SEN
sational fake.
Immediately after her admissions
the young husband and ais wife left on
the Rock island train for Pennington.
Before they left it was evident tina she
was reconciled to her husband whom
she deserted last January after three
of welded life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-25
Federal Term of Court at Cedar
Rapids Notable For Actions
Against Railways
SOME LARGE veRDlcrs ASKED
The Murder of Con Mathews on the
Great Western Recalled BY Suit
Brought BY Relatives to Recover
$4,000 for His Death-other Not
cial to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Cedar Rapids. March 25.-The term
of the federal court which begins here
April Z will be notable for the number
OF big damage suits brought against
the various railroads. Eleven cases
are scheduled for trial and nearly all
of them are against the railway COM
panies. The murder Of two railway
ern is recalled by the suit brought by
Mrs. Mary Mathews, administrix of the
estate of Con. Mathews, deceased,
against the Chicago Great Western
Railway company for $4,000 dam
ages. The petitioner alleges that the
decedent was a brakeman in the
employ of the road, and that he was
beaten, shot and thrown from his train
between Marshalltown and Des Moines
on the night of August 81, 1899, while
attempting to remove some desperate
hoboes who We're stealing a ride. 1t is
claimed that the company was negli-
gent in failing to inform him that the
desperadoes were armed and also fall
ed to provide him with arms. 1t is adj
mitted by the company hat Mathews
was killed as the result of an en-
counter with the hoboes, but claims
that he kne better than anyone else
of their character. 1t is further alleg-
ed by the company that it tool all
reasonable precautions to protect Mat
hews, but that he attempted to remove
the hoboes voluntarily and at his own
peril.
O. f. Robertson VS.. the Iowa Gem
trail Railway company, suit for $4,000
damages is the title of another case.
1t is for personal injuries. The plain
tiff claims that he was a passenger
on the defendants passenger train
which was going at u high rate of
speed and which collided with an en-
CINE approaching at a high rate of
speed on the same tracks, near Eldora.
He alleges that he was thrown from his
seat, injured about the head, back,
front, side, and several other places.
Agness j. Robb VS.. the Chicago and
NORTHWESTERN Railway for
S20,300 damages. The plaintiff says
that her husband, James w. Robb, who
an engineer in the employ of the
company, was killed in the yards in
this city as the result of a head-end
collision. 1t is claimed by the petition
err that the collision was the result of
a defective switch and 1t is charged
that the company, thru IRIS agents and
employees, knew lit was defective. 1t
is further alleged that at the time this
suit was instituted the company caused
the switch to be removed, but in the
answer filed by the defendants attor-
neys this statement is denied.
Louisa Long, administrator OF the
estate of Frank Long. deceased, has
sued the c. NJ. & st. p. Railway
company for damages in the sum of
$4,000 for the death of her husband,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-25
NEW SHELL BEDS FOUND.
Button Factory Men Interested in Finds
in Pearl River.

Button Factory Men Interested in Finds
in Pearl River.
Special to Tilnes-Republlcan.
Muscatine, March 25.-A meeting OF
men interested in the button industry
in Muscatine, was held yesterday for
the purpose of listening to the report
been made for shell possibilities In
some of the southern states.
The gentlemen who caused the ex-
ploration of the Pearl river to be made
are said to be very much pleased with
the claiming possibilities in that
stream, and the discovery of the fine
bed of shells regarded as the great
est event in button factory circles for
several years.
A collection of the shells found
were brought back for the examination
of the Muscatine pearl button men,
and these were examined yesterday.
The shell is said to be better than any
that have ever been discovered, and
preparations will be made Immediately
to open up the fields.
1t is reported tina already several
button companies of the city have de-
cided to send representatives there
and that buying will begin at once. 1t
is not expected hat the Arkansas beds
will be deserted at once, but 1t has
been said that If an amendment which
has been made to the recent law
passed in that state fails to become q
law the local men will discontinue
their buying there and will patronize
the Mississippi diggers entirely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-25
A ADRIFT.
Tho !. s. Has a Thrilling Experienc,
in a Gale.

The j. S. Has a Thrilling Experience
in a Gale.
Davenport, March 25.-The steamer
J.. S. is all right, but she had the Wild
est run OF her life Tuesday morning.
About / o'clock in h morning the
lines that held the boat to the Rock
Island levee let go, and away h went
before the wind.
Aboard Of the boa were F. r. Hop
kins, the Keokuk mar who has had
charge of her thru the winter. He
was accompanied by his wife and
child, and there were also berthed on
her a fireman and two rousters. They
all knew it was rough sailing, but
they did not know that they were
adnft till they went aground on a lee
shore, at the northern end of Offer
mann's Island. Then the pounding of
the surf reused them to the fact that
it was time to man the lifeboat and
fire a few signals OF distress.
Today it was found that the boat
had not been harmed by her expert
ence, and by tonight 1t is expected,
she will be landed back at Rock Island.
They will try to tie her fast when she
pafa there
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-25
Madris

MadriG
S. S. Zenor has now opened up the
Arie Hotel to the public and is ready
to take care of all the work that will
come to him.
Washington.
Two prominent women residing on
the heights figured in a sensational as
sault and battery case, to be tried be-
fore Justice Mccall Monday, Mrs.
Frank McChurch bringing an action
against Mrs. Lester st. John.
Fl. Dodge.
T.. P. Mention, state labor organizer
of Dubuque, was in the city on Friday
and called a meeting Of the retail clerks
in the armory, for the purpose of form
ling a union. No action was taken at
this meeting, on account Of poor at
tendance.
Abba.
David Hammond Of this city, for the
past Is years a prominent stock buyer
died at his home Friday. Mr.. lam
mond has been sick for the past two
months with dropsy. He leaves two
sons, a sister, brother and mother, his
wife having died some two years ago.
Winfield.
City politics is beginning to warm up
La little. There are two tickets In the
field. the peoples ticket-W. S. Brown
ing and f. H. Lauer, the old mem
bers whose terms expire, for council
men. on the other the business mems
ticket. John Baxter and C. w. Gardner,
for the same office.
Mapleton.
A proposition granting a franchise
to j. r. Welch, I. p. Scott n w. n.
Leathers, for the purpose OF construct
ing a gasoline lighting and heating
plant in the own of Mapleton, will be
submitted to the voters at the coming
election. 1t is the understanding that If
this franchise be granted, a stock COM
pany will Immediately be organized.
Cedar Rapids.
In police court Charles Mann. who
had been beating his mother In their
home at the west end of the u avenue
bridge. was arraigned on q charge OF
Keeping a disorderly house where
thieves and prostitutes are permitted
to resort" He was fined 500 and costs
and in default of payment was sent to
the county Jail for fifteen days.
Fairfield.
%. M. Erickson, a man about s5 ear
of age. shot himself in the head Friday.
The bullet entered the brain Just above
the eve. Since the death of his wife
last May he has made his home with
his son. Charles south of this city. He
had been blind for a number of years
and his mind had become affected.
The inquest was held this afternoon
at the office of DR.. Hague at 4 o'clock.
Mt. Vernon.
The contract for the new hotel build
ing exclusive of heating or plumbing,
has been let to Fred j. Brown, of Ce-
dar Rapids, for $14.71s. The second
lowest bid was that Of Contractor Fish
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-25
may TAX SECURITIES
Judge Wolf Decides Against
German Trust Company In
Assessment Case
DECISION OF WIDE INTEREST
DECISION OF WIDE INTEREST
Court Holds in Effect That Securities
Held BY Banks and Owned BY Out
side Parties Are Taxable the Same
as Any Other Property-DetaiIs Of
the Case.
Special to Times-R Republican.

Special to IlmeS-RepuDICan.
Davenport, March 25.-A decision
has been rendered in the district court
by Judge Wolfe in the case Of the Ger
man Trust company VS.. the Board OF
Review, in which was involved the
question as to whether the property ir
the hands of the Trust company as
trustee, amounting to over $655,000
was liable to assessment for taxes In
Scott county.
Judge Wolfe decides thatthe property
is assessable for both county and city
taxes, and County Attorney Neal just
ly regards it as one of the most i'm
portant decisions that have ever been
rendered here. The case will undoubt-
eddy so to the supreme court, with
Lane & Waterman representing the
Appellants.
The statements of facts submitted
to the Judge showed that the Trust
company held securities valued at
S217,7 700 owned outside of the state,
and $41S, $50, owned in this state.
INeSdTQIIiS tuG SGCQllliSo II Ool-
side of the state, the court says in
part:
For many purposes. the domicile of
the owner is deemed the situs OF his
personal property. This. however. is
only a fiction, from motions Of conven-
fence, and is not of universal applica-
ton; but yields to the actual situs of
the property when justice requires that
it should. 1t is not allowed to be con-
trolling in matters of taxation. Thus,
corporeal personal property is con-
ceeded to be taxable at the place where
it is actually situated.
1.-THE obligation to pay taxes on prop
erty for the support OF the govern
ment arises from the fact that 1t is
under the protection of the govern
ment. Now, here is property in this
state, not for a mere temporary pur
pose, but as permanently rs tho the
owner resided here. 1t is employed
here as a business, by n who ex-
~ercises over it the same control and
management as I'VE his property.
1t is exclusively under the protection
of the laws of this state. 1t has to re-
ly on these laws for the force and val
idity of the contracts on the loans, and
the preservation and enforcement of
the securities. If credits can ever
actually have an actual situs other
thar the domicile of the owner, can
ever be regarded as property in any
other state. and as under obligation to
contribute to its support in considera-
ton OF being under it's protection. 1t
must be SO in this case"
T,,J<ro yyYn1fo olcn 1antdaS tho Sd1Q {.
$50 in securities held by the Trust
company and owned in this state to
be taxable here.
On the point raised against the levy
of city as well as county taxes he
states:
In my judgment, Section Toll gives
to cities under special charter, in the
taxation of property, all the power that
is conferred on assessment districts
under the general law"