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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06
GEERS TO DRIVE FOR FORBES.
Sadie Mac Favorite for the Futurity at Lex
ington-Billy Buck Still Lame.
rsY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

Lexington. Ky. Oct 5.-The field for the Flu
turity which will be decided here on the opening
dav OF the trotting meeting tomorrow VIII prop
abl,, COMPRISE ten starters, with Sadie Mac the
favorfte EtheIs Pride second choice, ana
Katherine A. and Baron Gale third choices In the
betting. Many horsenea and trainers hSure that
Baron Gale viii beat Sadie Mac. basng Their oehef
that the latter IS short of work Treess. the win
ler OF the three-year-old race at Buffalo, wln not
be q starter in the Futurity on account OF lame
ness Diadem is also doubtful starter tn0usA
she as on the track to-day and worked We'll
Ed Geers will drive Lord Roberts IN the u
turity. as Henry liter. formerly trainer ior =.
Malcolm Forbes has severed his connection with
the stable C;eers will have all the string for the
Boston man next year the contract for his SER
vices having been just signed .
Billy Buck, the possible favorite Tor the Iransy J.,
wanna on Thursday. is still lame, anG Is oou6tfui
starter as is Kinney Lou from the stable or BUD
Doble, he not having recovered from ms regent
illness. Hawthorne, from the stable OF Scott Hud-
son is now the favorite for the Transyl vaIllay
and her trainer sent her quarter to-day IN 5l12
seconds The Pennsylvania seems TO be an open
race many horsemen favoring George Muscovite
and Caspay. the latter being one or the favorites
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RESULTS AT WORTH.

Chicago. Oct. b-First race zone mle)-Dr stephens
10 C Irwin. 2 J. Tam oShanter, - e. Reedl
second Thane lO2 Il. WILSON,, 4 TO lthird Tine
l:4za Albert +. Dewey and Aggie Lewis also ran;
Second Give furlongsl--Aists lO4 q PnIlnpsl'
I. Dick Bernard. 100 IL Wilson) 1 70 q sec
ord Arnold X. 107 q Rutter) $50 70 !. third: Time
IO4is Auditor. Palm Reader, Ralph Young and Robert
J. kleberg also
Third race mile) and overwhelming; 90
IL Phfpsl. I, Luraiighter, 100 lSillel, D
10 3 second; Potheen, o. wilson, 30 10 l. third
Tfrne i.54a Bondage. louisville Postmaster Wright
and Fading Light also ran -,--
Rule. I0s CAdkins) 10 70 J. won St Iann1any; -
,, second. Judge Hines. ll2 Oh Phil
iDs( 10 / third Time. I:ls15. Henry Mcdaniel, Re
dan Schwalbe Gypzeae Jack Ratlin Ahola Alfredo ana
Fifth race zone mile end an eghthl-Airlight 9S
TIorra Il % Carat. 102 tNisonl. 20
second: Little Elkin. % Poila0. 5 to J. third Time
Bard Burns Miss Liza and Dodie : also ran
siz9b race Csix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 Reed, to
Won. Sir Hugh. l02 FhllIpsl Is 70 / second; Early
10 CyTonderly) 10 J. third. Time 1;l91s. ocean
Dream The Don Mary Lavana, Jacful and Witful also
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NEW CAPTAINS AND SERGEANTS
Commissioner Greene Appoints Four Of
Former and Nine of Latter.

Police Commissioners Greene yesterday promoted
four sergeants to be captains They James
McGIynn. of the Kingsbridge station: Stephen Me-
Dermott. Of the Eldridse-st- station: James H.
Hussey. Of the Central Office staff. and William,
Shaw, Of the DeKalb-ave. station. Brooklyn Cap
tain McGIynn sent to command the West One
twenty ffth-st. station. Captain Shaw
to the Madison-st- station. Captain Hussey 10 the
West Thirty-seventh-st- station. and Captain Nc
Dermott to the Fffth-st- station
The Commissioner also announced the transfer OF
Captain Hodgtns from the MadisOn-st- station TO
the Westminster station. saying It made at tho
captains request. he desired 70 be nearer his
home In announcing the transfer. General Greene
said that Captain Hodgins had done good WORK IN
the Madison-st precinct
The assignment Of Captain McDermott to tho
Fffth-st. station fills the vacancy caused BY the
continued Illness Of Captain Kear. who was taken
i'll the day after his transfer from the West Sixty
efghth-st- station, where ne had been for several
years both sergeant and captain Captain
Hussey in the West Thirty-seventh-st- station,
takes the place made vacant by the illness OF Cap
tain James 3. Ferris Soon after Magistrats
HOgan's charges that Captain Ferris was permit
ting disorderIy houeses to exist IN his precinct
Captain Ferris became i'll
When asked what he would DO when Captains
Rear and Ferris reported for duty again. Commits
sioner Greene replied. Il will cross the bridge when
I come TO it,
Later Police Commissioner Greene announced
that he had promoted nine rOundsmen to the rank
OF sergeant Inc new serSedhIS are Eu"dlu me
Donald, who goes from the FOrty-eighth Precinct
to the Fifty-sixth: John Mclaughlin. from this
Thirty-nlnth to the Thirty-sixth: John Murphy.
from the Forty-hrst the Fortieth; John J. Ward.
from the Eighteenth to the First: John J. Nc
Gowan from the Sixty-eishth to the Sxty-ninth:
Charles Sherwood. from the Eightieth 20 tbs
Twelfth: Charles Patten, from the license squad
TO the Tyventy-ninth James J. MaStersOn from tho
Fifty-eighth to the Sixty-fourth, and William H
Matthews. from the Sixty-hrst TO the Seventy
fifth.
The Commissioner also announced that he had
station. twenty days pay a Few weeks ago
NIurphv arrested a woman. charging her with De-
ins. the proprfetress OF disOrderly house in tne
Tenderofn. When he arrafgned the woman before
Magistrate Omuen in the Jefferson Market Police
Court he said he could not swear that the woman
was what he charged her TO Do. An investigation
iodgad against the officer He was placed on trial
last week and found guilty.
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YALE TO BEGIN SECRET PRACTICE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

New-aven, Conn. Oct 5.-The Yale varsity
was put through the stiffest practice of the sea-
son to-day. and in two hard fought halves car
ried the ball the scrubs goal line only once.
Hogan making the touchdown. The game very
nvely, but mostly ordinary plays The first han
did not see the ball move more than ten yards
either side of centre but in the second half remark
ably fast circling by Metcalf and line plunges
by Mitchell rushed the scrubs over the line. Law.
renee the fullback played tackle and Scott OF the
squad, went in at guard. Several new men
in Yale football out as the result of the
securing OF the university last week by the coaches
There is talk of secret practice beginning in ten
days two weeks to try the new plays made nee
essary by the change Of rules.
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TO HOLD AUTO MEET AT BRIGHTON

Fast sutonoohiling will be at Brighton Beach
on October 81. The course by the sea has nrmer
bed and the owners OF it declare that IL is faster
than that at Yonkers. ON both tracks tiio ili'o
has been negotiated by PAGERS IN iess ma -
the Brighton course on The EMPIRE ssa e bs besS
s. IS seconds is the best ina ap,omobile club has
obtained sanction for a race meet 70 De neia i az
matches there will be six regular ,is 0 THIS
which win be free for al az nileSn nra 70 tn, for
will offer an opportunity for the ynnsds
the new record OF IL minutes % seeonoe N'Aus
by OldHeld last Saturday.
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ITALY AT THE ST. LOUIS FAIR.

ST. Louis. Oct. 5-COmmissioner General ZeSgio.
who represents the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
in Italy sent cable dispatch TO President Francis
to-day. as follows:
Italy will erect splendid pavilion
This is the first information as 10 what action
Italy would take in regard 70 the display o. IT'S
exhibit. which i had been feared would be COM
that King Victor had appointed a Commission OF
thirty-six 20 collect the exhibit The members OF
this committee are representative Of the art. bust
ness, educational and trade circles OF the country
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MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.

Washington. Oct 5-The following movements OK
vessels have been reported TO the Navy Depart
ment:
ARRIVED.
October s-Alsxander Beirut; stewart and Peoria AZ
Newport.
October Caesar at Newport News
SAILED.
October s-Iris from Guam for Honolulu en- roHse 20
Nara ISLAND. Ciloucester. from Rio FOR santos
The ST Mary's returned from
anchored on Twenty-four'h-sD' H--0 No.
York. /,
tn. Ma, wa unlocked az Newport News OCTOBER j.
The Panther has been ordered CUT OF commissions -
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HARVARD DEFENCE is STILL WEAK
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRTpuNEl

Cambridge, Oct. 5.-Harvard's football squad
had a severe afternoons work to-day IN the rain.
The varsity was coached especially defensive
work, but the defence was nearly as ragged as In
Saturdays game. and the scrub repeatedly ploughed
through the centre of the varsity line for sub
stantial gains. The scrub received the ball the
first l5-yard line. and then rushed through the
tire of the varsity line for a touchdown. Carrick,
with A Marshall and Shea the weak points
in the varsity defence. and attack Marshall
invariably good for a fair gain Mercer. a
205 pound candidate for the back field. who played
back position the Holy Cross team for two years.
came out this afternoon. 1t is his second year in
fectlv eligible
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N. Y. U. VARSITY SCORES ON SCRUB.

The varsity scored three times on the scrub at
New-York yesterday afternoon. Two of the touch
downs made by Pulley. and the third was
made by Mcdowell on a long around left end.
The scrub was unable to score but hit the line
for a number OF substantial gains Mr.. Wilson, the
coach, is working hard to develop a to I'LL the
vacancy at right guard left by Gee who is out
OF the game account OF deficiency In scholar
ship Zoler tried at that position yesterday
and did fairly well although he little slow
Some heavy from the law and medical SCHOOLS
are expected out this afternoon
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NO STRIKE YET AT STEEL PLANT.
schaffer Says Situation Is Grave, But He
Hopes for a Settlement.

Pittsburg. Oct. 5.-The officials OF the Amalga-
mated Association Of Iron. Steel and Tin workers
have not yet ordered strike at the New Phila-
delphia. Ohio, plant for the enforcement OF the
limit of OUTPUT clause OF the scale Efforts are
being made by the members OF the exeeutive BOARD
OF the Sixth District TO adjust the differences,
and no action will be taken until a further re-
port is heard from them. President Scnaner saIG
to-day that the situation was grave, out ne SUN
hoped for an amicable settlement.
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ORDERS ISSUED.

Washington. Oct. 6-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
First Lieutenant CLARK D. DUDLEY 18TH Cavalry.
transferred 14th Cavalry. Troop II.
Captan CLARENCE r DAY. assigned 20 5th Cavalry.
First Lieutenant WALTER J. SCOTT. assigned 18TH
Cavalry Troop b.
CAPTAIN MOOR " 81 LIS 3Oth Infantry. battalion
18th Infantry. at Fort Douglas.
NAVY.
lieutenant Commander T. GRIFFIN. from naval
pltal. Mare Island TO home.
lieutenant DOUGLAS. ths Franklin navy yard.
Norfolk.
Ensign c. z I.ANDRAM. 70 the Wyoming.
Major c. s. RADFORD, appointed assistant quarter
master. marine corps
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FOR ROGERS HEIRS, $4,000.
W. H. Corbin Recommends That That Fund
Be Set Aside.

Chancellor Magic at Jersey City, yesterday. re-
ceived a report from William H. Corbin advising
that a fund of $4,000 be invested IN county or
municipal bonds for the maintenance OF the two
infant heirs of Jacob S. Rogers. the wealthy loco
motive builder OF Paterson who left the bulk or MS
fortune TO the Metropolitan Museum or Art. the
bonds ba accompanied by guarantee that the
heirs should each receive 81 800 year for life. The
chancellor took the papers and reserved decision.
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CONDITION OF IsA5EL-PoRTER co.

Trenton. " j. Oct. 5.-Robert X. Wehner and
John J. Townsend receivers for the Isabel-Porter
Company OF Newark. to-day filed in court a
schedule Of the assets and liabilities. The original
schedule taken from the company's books showed
asssts ~ sos 600 and liabilities OF $4,000 After
operating the plant for three months the revised
feures are assets $4,000: liabilities 500 The
receivers have operated the plant at profit OF
Ns1
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ARMY-NAVY GAME SURE.
Difficulties To Be Submitted to
Three 4rbitrotOrs.

Annapolis, Nd, Oct Sit was definitely an
nounced tonight by the chairman OF the execu-
tive committee of the Navy Athletic Association
that there will be football game between the
West Point and Annapolis teams November %.
Department that both parties appoint representa-
tive, who will select a third arbitrator, and abide
by his decision on the matters at issue between
the two associations. 1t is expected that the
ecutive committee of the naval cadets will appoint
their to-morrow night.
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FOLK GOING TO SEE PRESIDENT.

St Louis. Oct. SIN response TO an invitation
from President Roosevelt Circuit Attorney Folk
will 90 10 Washington tomorrow TO discuss the
necessity for asking Congress 70 add bribery 20
other offences specified in extradtor treaties with
countries other than Mexico IL the conference re-
suits in such action BY Congress- It Is thought that
Ellis Wainwright. indicted here on the charge OF
municipal bribery IN the House OF Delegates. who
now in France. and Daniel j. Kelly. indicted on
the charge OF legislative bribery at Jefferson CITY.
who IS now in Canada. may be secured
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CURRY BUYS MATTE H. FOR $1,000.

Lexington Ky Oct. 5-Forty-four horses brought
q total OF 205 at the first days sale Of W. T.
Woodland & Co. at Tattersalls to-day. The top
price of the day was paid for Matte H.. 2l4l. by
Alta Nfsta-Mattie Marco. sold 10 JACK Jury
for 81 600. Curry is the man who drove Prince
Alert a mile in Isl Jennie Hulse, the Dam OF
Tadv Gail Hamilton 2.ll24. sold TO II. NJ
WISER OF Chicago. for S,10o. The other sales
r-orn halnpr 81
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YALE CHANGES TICKET ALLOTMENT.

New-Haven, Conn, Oct. Sat Yale this year
tickets for the Yale-Harvard and Yale Princeton
football games will not be allotted by the football
managers. Under direct supervision of a COM
mttee, representing graduates and undergraduates
The Yale Alumni Weekly" will take charge of
the work. The committee consists of II. c. Miller
'O4 ex-off1co: II. CT. Day go s.; Samuel H. Fisher
SO; c. d. Francis. manager of the 1891 eleven.
O4 L. s.; Arson =. Stokes, jr., SO; Burnett Good
win, '99 S; E. T. Glass, OK s.. and l.. d. Thatch-
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BRUCE PRAcTIsEs WITH COLUMBIA

Drizzling rain interfered with the football prac-
tce at Columbia yesterday. and only light work
was done Z. B. Bruce. the veteran lineman. was
in the field. and played at centre yesterday. Sedg
wick the big guard. again at work after q
weeks absence. Stangland will not be able to play
till Saturday because OF an injury to his ankle
in the Union game. c. D. Whitwell who has been
at guard. has given up football because Of objec-
tons by his parents.
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u.z,Ne Az ANNAPOLIS DENIED.

v,-asbt,eton oct s.-NIidshipman Alvah L. Court.
rre.dsnt OF the second class at Annapolis has
written a letter 20 Captain Willard ID Bro~nson.
s-,rtsraeut OF the Naval Academy. denying
49, the class has broken its pledge and INDUCED
IN hazng Captain Brownson. in his reply. says ne
49, -o-T5snce in any statement the class nay
LaS ana expresses the belief that the class kept
TSaIfS At his request Secretary Moody has maze
- -.or-sspOnaencs public. Captain BrOwnsOn con-
terrs9 with the Secretary about the matter to-day.
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MAKE READY FOR ENDURANCE RUN.

The operators and observers who will take pert
in the endurance run Of the National Association
OF Automobile Manufacturers will receive tAeir
final instructions this evening. The machines that
are "a take mart in the run will be weighed at
The New-YoTk Transportation Company. for rS
ninth-st and Eighth-ave.. az a. n. %, ,orroW
start will be made from Weehawken t esi s
morning for Pittsburg by way OF buiiAio anu
Cleveland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06

Dates for the Olympic baseball and footbau
championships for schools and colleges at the
ST. Louis fair have been announced The college
baseball contests last from June 20 20 =; and
the school from June 6 to 10. 1901 Entries LOT COL
leges close April Is. for schools April ~ WIN -
Sullivan For the football championship taS yensber
November q to &c, for colleges. ana sn 81
TO u for schools. Entries close SepteH'0-i -
for colleges. ard September for SCHOOLS
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NEW s7EEPLEcHAsERs FOR FAY.

Saratoga. y Y. Oct. CspeciaD.-The steeple-
chasing stable Of J. P Fay. jr. has received from
Chicago three jumpers recently purchased there
bv Ralph Black trainer. Of Boston. They
have been added TO the Fay stable, which VIII win
Ter al Horse Haven. the training quarters of the
Saratoga Racing Association. The new arrivals
are White Crest. Mesrner and Dorset.
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BONDS REFUNDED AND REDEEMED.

Washington Oct. 5.-The amount Of bonds re-
funded to-day under the recent offer OF the Score
tary Of the Treasury was sss4550. OF which sslsto
were per cent and 1892 80 per cent. The amount
of both and per cents refunded 10 DATE IS
Sl67 $50 Five per cent bonds the amount OF
O9l 100 were received to-day for redemption. the
Total 70 6Ats bsing H,SS7.o6A
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SEVENTH REGIMENTS TOURNAMENT.

Although more than fcrty entries had been re-
ceved for the 9TH Regiment golf tournament
there only few informal matches at the Fox
Hills links yesterday. and the majority Of the
testants will appear until to-day The tourna-
ment is medal play contest OF thirty-six holes, and
the contestants will have until tomorrow night in
which TO Submit cards
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COFFIN RETURNS TO PERCY FIELD.

Ithaca, " Y, Oct "a. r. Coffin. right halfback
Of last years Cornell football team, returned to
Ithaca to-day from New-Mexico and reported for
work to-day. He is five pounds lighter than last
June when he stroked the varsity eight in the
Poughkeepsie regatta and weighed lS5 pounds.
To-day's scrimmage work OF the Cornell squad was
rao ei
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AUTOMOBILE RUsHEs INTO THE CANAL

Syracuse Oct. 5.--An electric automoohe oii ,.
by Joseph Shehadi with occupant. plunged mo
the Erie Canal this morning at street .
,na-a ,ho hr,aya VAS nm 70 permit the passage of
a boat The men rescued oy speI.s,' -, los,
Eadi had 1900 In bills in his mp P9eAeI outroi 81
his machine
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MORRIS PARK ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
FIRST RACE-For maiden three-yesr-olds ana upward
Last and one-hsR fgrlongs % wither. Nile

SECOND RACE-THB AUTUMN MEADOW BROOK
HUNTERS sTEEPLEcHAsE: for four-year-oids
and upward: gentlemen riders. About three miles.
Course Z.
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-alAI OF The TiNGLEY.

Washington. Oct 5.--Ths trial Of the torpedo boat
rinsley has been set for October 1t VIII occur
Ia Chesapeake Bay.
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PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TODAY

RACING At Morris Park. Chicago and $, rou,,
LAWN ltNNls-ln intercollegiate Tournament q, r,,,.
oolpha' woTneR's open tournsrnent a. T5g 81 ma
HAl.,,tssS kAclNG--Neet Lexington Ky
burg. 'f' A@9'0" @N Ai'Ns-
COZ -lfllsoe rSia wornens tournament. az Merton:
ti1Na--'ls;, NoIae1-s bogey handicap. Hills. 5ih
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Phepoe and Miss Frances Phepoe Of Hamilton;
Miss F. VI. Green. captain of the Royal Montreal
Golf Club; Miss Jessie Wilkes. of Brantford; Mrs.
J. Dick OF Toronto; Miss Nuriel Dick. Miss NJ
Macdougall and Miss Evelynh Cox, also Of Toronto.
The American delegation will include Mrs. c. /.
Stout. Mrs. L. a. Mauice, Miss Fanny Osgood, Mrs.
Caleb T. Fox. Mrs. r. H Barlow. Mrs. y. Pendle-
ton Rogers. Miss Georgiana Bishop Miss Lockwood.
Mrs. A. De Witt Cochrane, Miss NJ. Adams, Miss
Margaret Curtis Miss Harley and Miss Marion
Oliver.
The tournament is to take place at the Merton
Cricket Club links, at HaverfOrd. near Philadel-
hia. 1t is eighteen hole course of 5,722 yards
In length. the 3ogie for which Is 81. The details
OF the follow:
Boyle .......,SS .o5 % I ,o5 81, 90
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Sixth RAcE-Hanaieapi years and over. s-,s mile

Frsnk Miaselys b. Tribes Hm by
-slg i3al-str J. 90 u. s
Htp4el A9i-eflth, . Ivz ftsannonD
River Pirate 2. zoo Cl5icks). % ana even. w.,
y ll4 oxen, 70 end 20 3. Colonsay z 81 ~
CC9nnorl y 10 and 70 J. and Faulconbridge a los
ttedfsrnl. 10 % and 10 also good Won
easily. Time. 2,o0A. 49, won
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DIcAP. all ages: ca suriongs Of withers Nile.

49, % 0'-- tftecfernB 81 50
-Adios, 3 30 callahan, 2 IA . ans 6 - y. "A. ~
- -" ~ .>ei' - q and /. Wealth 8 100 Co
e.o even lilyria ?. s3 y. O'Connor)
:. e.- = 20 ! ano Young Henry, 3. $50 CFuler) 4
49, La . Als2 ran Start bad Won driving.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-03-12

since the war was licensed preacher.
However, l was more of 4 singer than a
preacher.
Comrade John Haussauer, Williams
vile, n. Y, winner, reports as follows:
Born in Erie County, n. Y, 1874. My
early childhood and later days were spent
upen the farm, and / am still farmer by
occupation. | first attempted 10 enlist in
April, 1861. but was prevented from doing
SO by my older brothers, who thought |
was too young and that it would trouble
mother, who was then an invalid. After
my mothers death, in 1862, / made q
second attempt, with like results. In
1863, when the Federal Government need
ed all the men it could get, l made the
third attempt, and was successful this
time. / enlisted in December, 1868 in the
9th \. Y. Light Battery. Capt John Il.
Eaton commanding, at Buffalo, N. Y,
where this battery was organized the pre-
vious year. AT the time / enlisted the
battery was stationed in Philadelphia. I
Joined it at Washington, at Camp Barry,
in February, 1854. After season of drill
and exercise we were assigned to the
Ninth Corps, then under the command
of Gen. A. Il. Burnside. ] received my
Baptism of fire" at the battle of the Viii
derness. From there we were moved over
to Spottsylvania; after this we were sent
to Aqua Creek and Fredericksburg, and
from there We rcjoined the army at Cold
Harbor, where we were under fire, but
took no part in the action. This cannon
ade Mt Cold Harbor was the worst ever
heard. From here we were sent south Of
the James River to participate in the
movement against Petersburg. Here we
intrenched and took an active part in the
HEhting that followed, being under FIRE