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The National tribune., 1903-06-11
STILL ANOTHER WAR GOVERNOR,

Comrade Hugh Hall, 22d Wis, Colum-
bus, Wis, reminds us that there is another
War Governor yet living than those who
have been mentioned. Ex-Governor James
II. Lewis, who is now upwards Of IS
years, still lives at his home in Columbus,
Wis, and is able to ride out in pleasant
weather. His mind is as active as 1t was
30 years ago. Gov. Lewis was a member
of the Territorial Convention which form
ed the Constitution for the admission of
Wisconsin, Dec. Is. 1S47. He held num-
ber of prominent offices in the new State,
and was finally elected Governor in 1863
by the largest majority ever given for
Governor. Since his retirement from the
Office he has not engaged in politics,
though he has been a lifelong Republican.
Comrade o. n. Dering writes of him,
"He has always been one OF the best
friends the G. A. r. boys Of Wisconsin
ever had. He is quito feeble, and, owing
to q fall q couple Of years ago, he IS
obliged to use crutches, but he comes
down after his mail In his carriage almost
every day. He does not seem to have any
Idea Of giving up yet, and we all hope he
will be with US for many days."
The National tribune., 1903-06-11
MASON AND DIXON's LINE.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: What
was the origin Of "Mason and Dixon's
Line" and the exact location Of same?-F.
III. PHILLIPS, Goffstown, N. 81.
Mason and Dixon's Line has its origin
in dispute which arose from the over
tapping grants made to the original pro-
pretors of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
The patent given to Sir George Calvert,
'the Baron Of Baltimore" granted him
land as far north as the 10th parallel Of
latitude. This embraced a wide strip Of
southern Pennsylvania, including the city
of Philadelphia and the whole of Della
ware. William Penn strongly disputed
this, claiming that he was entitled to as
far south as the seth parallel, and that
Delaware was already settled by the
Swedes. Penn got Charles III. to decide
in his favor, but the Calvert heirs re-
sisted, and in 1766 Charles Mason and
jeremiah Dixon, two English surveyors,
were sent to mark off the boundary ac-
cording to the decision in PENIS favor,
which placed the line at 39' Az. At the
end of each mile was placed a stone
which bore the letter p and the Penn
arms on the north side, and the letter NJ
and the Baltimore arms ON the south side.
This was always unsatisfactory to the
Maryland people, and there was much
pickering about it, sometimes even threat
ening war between the two States, but it
was finally accepted and became the
boundary line between freedom and slav.
cry, to which it owes its fame.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

AFTER having to labor with unusual diff
fculties and embarrassments, Past Adju-
iant-General Silas II. fowler has at length
gotten out the report of the proceedings
of the 36th National Encampment, and the
book is in very good shape. The matter
has been properly arranged, being well
classified, good report made Of the pro-
ceedings Of the National Encampment, and
. very comprehensive index helps one to
find at once whatever he may desire. In
every way the work is very creditable to
Comrade fowler, who thus crowns q very
satisfactory administration Of the Adju.
tant-Generars Office.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11
NO ADDITIONAL" PENSION.

We want to warn the comrades who
are urging making the $12 per month
service pension additional" to any other
pension which may now be received that
they are endangering the passage Of the
service pension bill. All these amend
ments and variations Of a plain, straight,
service pension are very dangerous, for
they confuse the minds of the people and
give members Of Congress who are not
well disposed toward pension legislation
anyway an opportunity to attack the
measure and grossly exaggerate Its prob.
able cost. The Supreme Court has de.
cided that no man can receive two pen.
sions, and the additional" pension will be
construed under that head. The greatest
danger always is in the introduction OF
any feature which will afford opponents
Of bill an opportunity to magnify its
probable cost. They will do this with
the straight service pension bill, but there
we have figures to refute them. and can
say with some degree of certainty just
what the probable cost of the measure
will be. II anything extraneous is
brought in which permits Of any uncer
tainty, it gives these opponents their op
portunity, which they are going to use tc
the utmost. Therefore, we strongly ad
jure all the friends Of more liberal pen
sion legislation to drop all these schemes
at least for the time being, and unite
upon the plain proposition of s12 pei
month to every man who served 80 days
or more, and was honorably discharged
with the same rate to his widow. This is SC
simple that the public mind can readily
grasp it and comprehend its Justice. Any
thing beyond this will confuse the public
mind. and give opportunity for question
doubt and successful opposition.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

MAJ.-GEN. ALEXANDER Med. Nc
Cook, U. s. A, retired, was stricken
with apoplexy last week, and is lying in
very critical condition at Dayton, o.
His death is expected at any time. Gen.
McCook, who played SO large a part in
the history of the Army Of the Cumber-
land until the battle Of Chickamauga, has
made his residence in Washington, but
went to Dayton on a visit. He was re-
tired April %, 1895.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

Gov. VAN SAINT, of Minnesota, has de
cided that he will not be candidate for
reelection, and will retire from politics at
the close of his present term. He feels
that his public career properly closed with
his successful fight against the mergers in
which the United States Supreme Court
sustained the principle he advocated. II
is hardly likely the people Of Minnesota
will suffer him to retire, for he has proven
himself too valuable a man to be lost to
the public service
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

CoMRADE STEPHEN II. LoNG's Post, at
Orange, n. j., unanimously Endorsed him
for Commander of the Department, and
instructed all the comrades to do what
ever was possible to secure his election
He has been an earnest member Of tie
Post since 1882, and has done world of
good work for it, as he has for the Ma
tional Association Of Ex-prisoners of War,
of which he has been Adjutant- General
for many years.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

AT THE Annual Encampment of the De
partment Of Kentucky the following reso.
luton was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the comrades Of this
Department heartily indorse The Nation
al Tribune service pension bill of $12 pei
month for all honorably discharged sol
iliers, sailors and marines who served 90
days or more in the war of the rebellion,
and to the widows Of all such soldiers,
sailors and marines"
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

thought. As she let the soiied handker.
chief drop to the hoor, she found soiled
morocco case in her hand. Upon opening
it set of silver spoons was displayed, Of
artistic shape aud ornamentation.
"Why. they-are-solid silver" ejacn
lated Mrs. Klegg, all her woman's SOU
going out in ecstacy over the workman,
ship. much finer than she had ever seen
before Maria! Annabel! do come herer
she called. Just see what Pete has
brung." The two girls went into voluble
rapturcs over the art treasure.
did you ever see anything so perfectly
beautiful said Annabel. handling the
spoons tenderly. why, Sallie Watkins's
set that her uncle sent her from New
York, and that she made so much fuss
over, wasn't more'n jeans to silk along
side of these"
They are fine enough for Mis- Lincoln
The National tribune., 1903-06-11
BY him IN the purchase OF the necessaries
OF lie he may require. Inevitably, very


small circle Of shopkecpers are benefited
by these payments. These are generally
in the Z.eighborhood OF posts and forts, and
the benefit hardly extends beyond them.
The same is true Of the officers and men
OF the navy. The money paid for the
buildin: OF warshiPs goes into the Golfers
OF the great contractors. 1t is true that
they disburse 4 large portion of it for
wages, but. again, the benefit Of the dis
bursement is circumscribed to certain To-
caiities, and the money is speedily gather
ed up and sent to the money centers. The
money paid for food, clothing and arms for
the army and navy is short-circuited di-
rectly to the money centers. Contractors
receive the sums appropriated for rivers
and harbors, and pay out some Of it in
wages, bnt large share of it is disposed
TO congest in the banks, which are the
financial reservoirs Of the country. So it
goes through the hundreds Of millions
which are appropriated annually by Con-
gress. In each item there is, it is true,
considerable disbursement direct to the
people generally, but nowhere, nor at any
time, is there such a periodic widespread
and equitable distribution to the remOtest
corners and by-ways Of the country rs is
accomplished by the payment Of pensions.
No matter in what remote corner man
may be living, no matter how far frern the
ordinary channels of commerce, his PEN
sion rprfificofa rea cbas him of npcn and
becomes a part of the ready money avail
able for the use Of his neighbors. Let
Us take the State OF Kansas for example.
While it is true that great deal Of the
money appropriated by Congress will
reach Kansas in the purchase of food for
the army and navy, its effect is smaller
in proportion to the good done by the dis
tribution to the people living around every
post-ofiice in the State Of the $4,000, 600
which the Government annually distributes
to the Al 900 pensioners scattered all over
the $1,000 square miles which constitute
that great State. For this money the people
do not have to wait until their crops are
sold, their beef and cattle sent to the mar
year. 1t is not withheld when the grass
hoppers rayage the State, and the drouth
blights the grain and the pastures Every
three months something like $1,JOO,O00 is
scattered everywhere in the State. Some
Of it goes into every County and Town
ship, and at once becomes the ready money
Of the people, enables them to pay off their
little debts. and passing from hand to
hand in quick succession does ten times
the work that the large sums going in at
the interval of year can possibly do. As
soon as the money has done its work in
each little community Of passing froE,
hand to hand in the payment of debts
from one to the other. it begins to flow
back in rills which gather into creeks and
then into great rivers flowing toward the
money centers. 1t will be readily seen
that this process is incomparably more
helpful and beneficial to the business situa-
ton in preventing stagnation and infus-
ing Of the activity Of life than any other
portion OF tho Governments disburse-
ments.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

THE world do move. North Carolina
has forgotten the race troubles and the
Termination Of the negro" long enough to
Inform US that she has discovered an i'm
mense deposit of tin in her mountains. II
the North Carolinians can only get their
eyes off the eternal negro and the peren.
nial Lost Cause for a little while, they
will discover other resources which viii
make the State as wealthy as Pennsyl
Eania.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11
CoMRApE ]. ]. F1rzGERREL1.

CoMRADE j. ]. FITzGERRELL, Past
Commander Of the Department Of New
Mexico, writes from Mexico CITY.
where he is now residing, as to
the very gratifying manner in which
the comrades residing in the Mexican
Capital observed Memorial Day. Gen.
Powell Clayton. United States Embasa-
dor to Mexico, made the address, and
Commander w. G. De Gress conducted
the ceremonies. The Mexican Govern
ment took an interest in the ceremonies,
and the cadets from the Chapultepec Mill
tary Academy were present in body.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

APPARENTLY the day Of canals is dawn
Ing again. New York contemplates spend,
ing 500, 600 600 in the improvement of the
Erie Canal, and the Ohio Republican Con-
Sention declared in favor of Undermining
the magnificent canal system of that
State, so as to make it efficient for trans
portation,
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

THIS seems to be a year for good Com
-manders in the G. A. R.. The Depart
ment of Missouri has elected Frank NJ
Eterrett, Post 1, St. Louis. Comradt
Sterrett is well known throughout the Or
der for his good works, and did particularly
well as Adjutant- G eneral for Commander
ln-Chief Rassieur.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

KANSAS has had suit pending in the
Supreme Court for some time, to restrain
Colorado from taking so much water from
the Arkansas River. Why wasn't she
smart enough to sue out an Injunction to
restrain Colorado from emptying SO much
into the head waters of the Kaw River!
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

THE Annual Encampment of the De
partment of West Virginia, G. A. R., has
unanimously indorsed the $12 per month
service pension bill.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

For THE first time since the war not
a single veteran was nominated on the
State ticket of Ohio. though it was pointed
out that such a nomination would be a
decided benefit q, the coming election
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

IT is a comfort to know that Breathit
County, KY, gave Bryan 724 majority.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11

once: sss Pennsylvania Avenue n. W.
The National tribune., 1903-06-11
WASHINGTON, D. c.. JUNE II. 1903.

..1.ser At v.sseTo. posrorfcs As
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Denutv Sheriff Shot First

Gadsden. Ala. May 20.-News has Just
reached Gadsden of the shooting OF VIII
Wood Jr. by Deputy Sheriff Cecil Grit
fin. at Ball Play 10 miles above Gadsden
about o clock this morning.
Deputy Sheriff Griffin had warrant for
Wood, issued in 1891 charging him with
assault with intent to murder on Arthur
Rains Wood had Just returned from
Texas and was hiding out. lie had been
warned by friends to leave, but he said
he would kin any one attempting his ar
rest.
Wood and some friends were blowing in
n field when Griffin approached. Wood
was told to get his gun BY his friends ana
he started to run for the gun As he
reached it and raised it, Griffin fired with
q. 3S-calibre pistol. the ball entering under
tho left shoulder and coming out near the
left nipple Wood fell to the ground and
raised up and asked not to be shot again
as he was dying. Griffin returned to town
and reported the shooting to the sheriff
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Saw Mill Men Choose Tiff.

Triton, Ga. May 20--At the annual
meeting Of the Georgia Saw MIL Assoc
citation. representing the industry in Geor-
gia, Florida and South Carolina 1t was
resolved to tender the aid Of the associa-
ton 10 the government bureau of fores-
try In the experiments it is making in
regard to properties Of various woods and
TO furnish free to the bureau all the yell
low pine it desires. The association an
nounced that it would vigorously push lis
protests to the railroads against mad
equate car supply.
The committee entrusted with the suit
against the Southeastern Freight Associa-
ton was Instructed to push the case
10 the limit OF the law.
The annual election Of officers resulted
g. follows.
President. II. II. Tiff. Of Georgia: vice
president for Georgia, W 3. Stllwell. of
Savannah vice president for Florida K.
II Paul. Of Watertown; vice president
for South Carolina H W. Blake. OF
Charles on, treasurer, J. J. L. Philips of
Georgia; secretary, K. G. HarreN, Of
Georgia.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Waycross Plant Makes Big Contract

Waycross, Ga, May 23.-(special)-
Five hundred freight cars to be delivered
before January /, 1914 is the nrst order
received by the South Atlantic Car and
Manufacturing Company In this city
The contract for the cars was formally
closed today. The car factory here Is
not yet completed, but viii be ready to
The contract closed today was with the
Mexican National road of Mexico, and
the price to be paid, while not made
public, Is said TO be nearly four hundred
thousand dollars. There viii be no dill
Guilty in delivering the Ave hundred cars
before the time stipulated, as from the
beginning the Waycross factory win turn
out five completed cars each day, and
working at fun capacity ten cars can he
made daily.
Seven car loads Of machi~~ry for the
factory arrived today ami Will be I'M
loaded and put In place early next week.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
William Nav MOT BE Dead

Dublin, Ga, May I.-(SpeciaL)-B W
Williams an account OF whose supposed
drowning III the Oconee river few DAYS
ego was reported In the papers. IS said
to he alive
Il IS rumored that Williams was seen
IN Dublin . night or two after the day
on which 1t was thought he was drowned
and others have stated that he has been
seen In WrlghtsVile
Il IS hardly possible. however. that
there Is any basis for these rumOrs, as
the mans wife has not seen him or heard
anything OF him since he left home TO
go TO the river to see about his fishing
lines
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
snnthern Min Mercer Is Off.

Winston-Salem, ~ c.. Nav 19.-(SDe-
cial) Henry e. Fries, promoter of the
proposed southern cotton mill merger.
was asked today about a dispatch from
Philadelphia published IN q state paper.
statng that tic "Fries merger was stnl
intact
Mr. Fries said that he had seen the
tlcle and was quite surprised at its con-
tents Mr. Fries further stated in answer
to INQUIRIES that he is in no way CON
nected with or interested in the Southern
Textile Company o corporation organized
under the laws Gf Now Jersey, which. as
he learned, was expecting to take up L
number Of mills in Alabama, Mississippi
and Georgia
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
TIE. M nj G S SEE.
zinc Mines Reonene ed

Knoxville. Tenn, May 20-(speciaI)-
The Roseberry Zinc Company, backed
by local and Chicago capitalists, has re-
sumed operations at its zinc mines Just
out from this city The company has ex-
pended about $4,000 in building a con-
centrating plant OF modern design, which
is one Of the best plants of its kind
to be found in the country. About seven
ty-fve men are employed. The company
proposes 10 extensively develop its zinc
DEPOSITS
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Braves Of Alabama Elect Officers

Montgomery, Ala, May 20.-(SpeciaI)-
The Grand Council of the Improved
Order of Red Men for Alabama today
elected the following officers, who were
publically raised to their positions to-
night;
Great sachem, S. s. Heard, Langdale
Ala; great prophet, W. A Haynes.
Grady; great senior sycamore j. W
Pierson. Ayondale; great junior sa ga
more, e. D. Corker, EufauIa; great
chief Of records. William s. Smith. Mont
gomery; great keeper of wampum,
Charles Chapel, Pratt city great repre-
sentatives to Great Council, J. II. Cook,
Of Montgomery, and I. b Ha2elton OF
Jasper.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Rooseve1t Has TO Decline.

Jackson. Miss, May 22.-(Special)-
President Roosevelt has given notice to
the secretary Of the capitol commission
that he viii be unable to attend the
laying of the corner stone Of the new
Mississippi state house on June s. owing
to previous engagements.
Notes of regret have also been re-
ceived from Secretary Hay secretary
Root Attorney General Knox and Jus
tdce Brewer it is expected that the gov
errors Of several surrounding southern
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Small Reward and No Thanks.

Philadelphia. May 10 armine Gamma
rata, a boot black. found $4,000 hhi on,
the sidewalk at Twelfth and MarAe'
streets. He returned it to the loser anu
received $40 as a reward
\ few minutes later Policeman Noael
picked up at the same corner poeN's
book containing $50. He also restored
it to the owner and his recompcnse was
Thank YOU,
As no one saw Cammorata find the $40
0Go bill he might have kept il. mo
ment or two after he had picked 1t up =
young man. shaking from nervous fTisl.';;
hurried up to the boot blacks stand @ ,.,i
asked if the note had been found. W nN',
1t was given to him HE sasped an"
tainted
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Leayeus Killed Eorcing. Door.

Douglas. Ga. May 19.-(SpeciaI Sun
day morning several young men headed
by Ben Leavens secured a wagon and
key OF whisky and started on a lark.
They kept the community in a fermcnt
during the day. hating at night at the
house OF Mrs. Hester. miles from
town. Several young women there fed
q the approach Of the Leavens crowd.
Mrs. Hester closed the door and threat
ened to shoot any one attempting to en-
ter. Leavens forced the door. receiving
q shot which disemboweled him. His
companions fed.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Rrincs Suit To Break Lease.

Charleston, S. c. May 22-(SpeciaI)-
John Cart, of Orangeburg, has filed suit
in the state courts to annul the lease of
the old South Carolina and Georgia rail-
road to the Southern railway
1t is alleged that ,.4a southern acquired
possession OF o competing line, which is
prohibited by the laws Of South Carolina.
Cart demands about S150,010, or $500 a
day since the lease was ratified. If a
verdict is awarded one-half the amount
WIN 90 to the state treasury.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25

ing Going into the kitchen she picked up
an oil can and poured some oil on the fire
ard as it did not blaze UP at once, she
again took the can and commenced pour
ing on more oil. There was an explosion
and The child was eDveloped by tho
flames and her flesh roasted. a physician
was sent for but before his arrival death
had ended the childs sufferings.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Young Killed by Kennedy.

scottsboro, Ala, May 2o.-Thomas II
Kennedy. photographer. shot John
Young twice with q pistol at Hollywood
last night, Young dying in about thirty
minutes.
The trouble arose over alleged SANDER
Gus remarks about the Kennedy family.
Kennedy had. 1t is said, also been inform
ed Of threats by Young upon his life.
When Young and some friends called at
Kennedys home for peaceful settle
ment of the matter the trouble followed.
Young is from Kentucky. Kennedy is in
iufl
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
Killed by Former Official.

Jasper Tenn, May o. speciall-Gen-
eral W. e. Donaldson, former attorney
general of this circuit shot and killed
Thomas Choat. a farmer residing in Ma
rion county, Tennessee. near Graham's
Crossing yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
The men were returning home from Chat
tanooSa. when it is alleged Choate be
came very insulting in his actions ana
General Donaldson pulled his revolver
and shot him three times, all shots tax
ing effect in vital spots Donaldson is
ton He is about e. years Of age
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
isggSSsS SsPPg.
NAV Get Fish Hatchery.

Jackson. Miss, May 22-(special)-
Much interest has been awakened in the
movement to secure fish hatchery for
one of the fresh water streams emptyinG
into the Biloxi river. and it is probable
that the matter will occupy the alton
ton of congress at the next session.
There are onl; two government fish
hatcheries in the south one of these be
ing in the course of building at Tupeo.
the home of private" John Allen.
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VIII Be Consecrated in Jackson.

Jackson, Miss, May -(specialD-Dr.
Theodore Bratton, bishop-elect of the
Episcopal diocese Of Mississippi. has de-
cided to have the conservation service
take place in Jackson instead of his pres
ent home at Raleigh. n. c.. and prep
arations for the event will be made as
soon as the pending formaIities are dis
posed of. The election of DR.. Bratton
has been heralded to the other bishops
and standing committees throughout the
United states for their formal ratifica-
tion and the ceremony OF conservation
will probably take place during the latter
part of July. Dr. i}ratton VIII select
three bishops to perform the conservation
service