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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20


The New York Times OF d recent
date contained the following commu.
nlcatlon;
Was Gen. George D. Mcclellan IN
command at Anuotom? A bet do
Ponds on the answer a certain para
doxologist maintains that he was not
and that Gen, Hooker was. Possibly
IN some quibbllng sort OF way there
may be sort OF plausible foundation
for this extraordinary contradiction
OF what most people consider a thor.
oughly established historical fact. I
believe that Gen. Mcclellan hlmaelf
complained OF his undenned status
and that had he failed his very lifo
might have been In danger on
charge OF treason.
As | understand Il. when most OF
the Army OF the Potomac was de-
tailed to report 10 Pope. the Fifth
corps alone being IN time 20 reach
him before the disaster OF the second
Bull Run. and Mcclellan was left in
the air, as Il were. the frightful rout
under the man who dated his letters
from Headquarters In the saddle"
compelled McClellan's enemies In
Washington 10 turn 10 him for rescue.
and ne was officially placed In charge
Of the defonsos OF Washington. When
Lee Invaded Maryland. Mcclellan de-
'ended WASHINGTON by getting after
him hotioot-hotfoo.. literally. for tho
Infantry were barefoot, or next to Il,
u Antietam-and reorganl2ed the
rmy OF the Potomac (which he had
gglaally organlzed) on tho march,
q put the spirit In them which drove
lee from South Mountain and back
into Virginia. When he rode past
our marching columns in tho early
morning OF Sept II, 1869, the cheer
ing rolled for miles along his route.
The picture In tho aldermnnic com.
mittee room In the city hail Is really
4 good representation OF him as he
then rode past as. hating hero and
there for fow CHEEKY words. Wheth.
err he was de juro commander or not.
ho assurodly was do facto. and was
subsequently officially accepted as
such de iuro. His orders were taken.
No fought South Mountain and Antie-
tam. His reports as commander were
received and are part OF the national
archives, and have been so published
under congressional authority.
Hooker was corps commander
and fought like la Tour d'Auyergne.
as no always dld. but IN command?
How could he be, with seniors unre-
lieved on the held2 A further state
mont that Hooker did an tho fighting
Is almost too ridiculous TO notice. As
matter OF fact the heaviest sufferers
and the. most successful lighters, who
drove the enemy two miles, were tho
men OF Summers Second corps.
W. l.. d. O'GRADY,
Captain late Eighty.oiehth New York
(Meaghcrs Irish Brlgadel.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20
As WITH THE
@#7 VETERANS
D3i4Ffd T========z= z--R

such an abundance Of army fare as
we had never seen before.
Hams In the army. we're reserved
FOR officers. and Il seemed Incredible
TINT Gen Smith could be inviting us
70 help ourselves from that tlle. But
as the thousands OF men marched up
In order and filled their ha,ersacks
With the toothsomc hard tack, tho
more toothsomo because Of the mem.
or ~ slnkers. or 1apiucks. our reeL
ment passed the pile OF hams. and one
daring private thrust his bayonet into
one Of the largest and carried II on
al n right shoulder shift Another did
Tho same and another and there sat
Cen smith ON his horse smiling in
diligently, n not approvingly So Il
came about that many OF MS ate more
than was good for us. I was sick as
horse, and my stomach has never
been right since ! have always In.
sisted that ! was hurt worse at West
Point than I was az Stone River. where
bullet went through my right arm"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20

81 got my worst hurt" said a cor.
poral. at West Point. Ky. We had
been marching on half rations and
alnkors Tor nearly a month IN Soptom.
Der. 1869. and were worn out. ragged.
and starved. when one afternoon a
glorious vision burst upon as. Com.
ing out OF a stretch OF woodland we
looked across grassy plain where
were piled as high as houses an the
articles In the soldiers mOnu. Here
were great stacks OF hams, there other
stacks OF shoulders and bacoa. Just
beyond were boxes OF crackers corded
Into solid masses twenty feet hirh.
and spreading out into lines like great
lortihcations and still beyond the Ohio
rlvor, wherein Gen Bragg had said he
would water hi7 horse
This was the scene that mot the
eyes OF Buell's hungry men as they
came, without warning upon Il. There
had beon groat depression among MS
that day, because we felt that we must
nrht Brass On empty stomachs. But
somebody had planned bcttor than We
thought possible, and here was plenty
Omcers and mon were Hilarious at
once. Even the dIgnluod Cen. william
Sooy Smith, then c0mmunding
our division, rode down 10 us at gal.
Ion 20 assure MS there was plenty for
an and invite us 20 help ourselves We
could scarcely believe our eyes or
ears, but thcre RIGHT before ms was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20

A friend was aising 20 George @.
Boldt the other day with reference TO
the riotous career OF a certain young
chap who has succeeded in disslpatIng
pretty nearly the entire fortune left
him only a year or so ago by an OK.
tremely wealthy uncle.
81 am sorry 10 hear" remarked the
friend "that ne has managed 10 get
rid OF Il an He Is In a pretty bad
way now"
Eyes | suppose his affairs are IN
wretchod shape said Mr., Boldt. but
Just think. my friend, how much
poorer he would be II the old man had
left him morei"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20
BEFORE THE
PUBLIC EYE
To ~ ~ AeRoss oceAN.

Expert Planning Long Distance e..
pertinent During Present Month.
Roland Turner OF Atlantic city. N.
J.. who is an expert in the nying Of
kites, expects To- send message
across the ocean by one OF his con.
trivaucos. The attempt will be made
some time during the present month.
A big kite. with a note attached.
will be started from one OF tho Al.
lAntlc City piers. Turner says the Kite
message will be supported by over 100
smaller Kites and attached 10 a drag
Of his own invention. which will soryo
TO keep them in the air until they
have reached the other side
A small Mite sent out by him 70.
Gently az an experiment was picked
up about twenty-five miles on tho
coast.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20

Pension Commissioner Ware said 70.
Gently. In speaking OF the civil war.
that the army OF that great struggle
was composed chiefly OF young men.
This was known In general way. OF
course. but we doubt II many have a
definite knowledge Of just how young
the boys we're who fought In that war.
p. II. Cooney OF Topeka sends the FOL.
lowing as taken from the ofAclal rec
ords OF the adiutant generals depart.
mont at Washington the figures being
OF the enlisted men in the army OF the
north:
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20

AZ Moulton, South Lincolnshire. Eng.
there is willow tree watch, In
OF having been beheaded
and having reached an old age has be-
come hollow and rotten. From a seed
which has dropped into the hollow a
healthy sycamore tree has gown to
a height OF ten feet
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20
Anothsr Rlrrymore on the Sac.

The last OF the Barrymores has
ceased struggling against destiny and
become an actor This Is Jack. young.
est OF the three children OF Maurice
BARR more, and as generously gifted
with the family beauty as the other
two. ne had intended 10 become an
artist and his drawings showed a high
degree OF talent and very Doresquo
and morbid Imagination In one so
young The most youthful OF the Bar.
rymores looks more like his father
than any OF the Others and enjoyed a
social popularity equal to his sisters.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20

spondlngly decreasing revenue. The
solution Of the question viii Involve
a practical revolution la the system Of
government hnancc-ncw arrange
menta with the various Independent
states OF the empire with reference to
pro rata contributions to the imperial
treasury, new schemes OF Internal and
external taxation. a possible roorgnnl.
ration OF the national currency and a
score OF other voxlng propositions.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20
TAKES REFUGE IN SUICIDE,

Charged With corrup, Deals, italian
Cabinet Minister Takes His Life.
Pletro Rnaana. ltaly's leading law.
yer and for short time a member OF
the cabinet as minister OF fnanco,
committed suicide NJ HIS hor In
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20
PEL20 ROSAN0

Naples Rosauo was charged by thu
socialists with having during hls ca
reer been mixed mp In corrupt deals
He left note for his wife saying
that these chargaa were more than he
could bear
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20

AZ the present time upon the same
hasls. there are Ia tho United States
subject 10 service 109i3.152 soldiers.
Kansas City Journal
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-20
HANDLE oeamANvs FINANCES
Baron Won stengel Chosen by Kaiser
70 Solve knotty Problems.

Baron Hermann Won stongel. En-.
pcror Williams now chancellor Of the
oXchoquer ls confronted boy one Of tho
knotuost financial problems with
which modern Germany has ever had
10 wrcstlc how 10 meet Increasing
national expenditure with zorro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
FOR STREET OPENING.
Petition Filed by Attorney for Michael
McInerney

Mr. Wilton J. Lambert, attorney for
Michael Mc1nerney. who Is the owner or
six houses Decatur street northeast has
written to the Commissioners requesting
the opening of Decatur street through to
LIST street northeast, a distance of 12O
feet.
Decatur street" says Mr.. Lambert, ''is
plated to run from North Capitol street
to LIST street and is actually opened to
within about 120 feet on 1st street. Mr..
McInerney owns houses Nos G7, 80. II. 73
and - on the south side of Decatur street
adjoining the part which is unopened, and
between his houses and list street the
property is vacant ground
Il ask this extension. first because 1t Is
imperatively necessary that this action be
taken In the interests of the public health,
inasmuch as the which runs from
North Capitol street up to the 100 feet un-
opened part frequently chokes up in heavy
rains and produces mass of refuse around
this section. thereby seriously menacing
the health of the people in that locality,
which would be avoided If the extension
was made. the sewer could be continued
to connect with the sewer in 1St street.
Secondly, the extension is necessary be-
cause of the facility 1t will afford for fight
ing fires in this locality, as at present it
would be impossible for the engines to come
within a proper distance of a fire for water
service in case of a casualty of this kind
happening in the locality mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
Naval Orders.

Commander A. G. Berry from duty at the
Naval War College, Narragansett bay. X
l., to the works of the Bethlehem Steel
as inspector of ordnance and steam engi-
neering at those works.
Commander c. 8. Richman (retired) to
command of the Southery, navy yard,
Portsmouth, N. II.
Lieutenant Commander S. H. Leonard. to
additional duty at the works of the Penn
sylvania Steel Company. Harrisburg. Pa,
as inspector of engineering material.
Lieut.. G. S. StanwOrth to the bureau OF
equipment, Navy Department. for Special
temporary duty in the photographic office
Paymaster II. 7. Shedding (retired). from
the Wabash navy yard, Boston. and con-
tinue other duties
Paymaster G. Brown. jr.. from the indie
pendence navy yard, Mare Island. Cal, to
Washington. d. C.. and report to the pay
master general, Navy Department. for duty
in the bureau of supplies and accounts.
Assistant Paymaster 7. D. Harris. to the
Wabash, navy yard. Boston. Mass.
Chief Gunner J. G. Evans. from the CO.
lumbia navy yard, New York. N. Y. to
the Buffalo.
Carpenter H. L. Demarest to the Florida
Warrant Machinist +. Z. Mugan, to the
navy yard Boston. Mass, for duty in the
depa rtment of steam engineering of that
yard
navy ward New York, n. Y. to the navy
yard Charleston, s. c.
Midshipman +. J. Cleary. from the New
ark to the Montgomery.
Midshipman A. S. Kibbee, from the New
ark to the Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
PROPOSED EXHIBIT By POLICE.
Workings Of Modern System to Be
Demonstrated at St. Louis Fair.

Mr.. Alvin E. Pope. superintendent OF
the section of charities and corrections at
the st. Louis exposition. called on Major
Sylvester. president of the International
Association of Police Chiefs. this morning
and conferred with him relative to the
police exhibit at the exposition. He also
interviewed the proper authorities relative
to the medical museum display. 1t Is ex-
pected that the police departments OF this
country as well as those OF foreign coun-
tries, will contribute to the police exhibit.
which promises to be an interesting one
1t is intended to show the progress made
in police work. together with rogue
gallery and display of the implements
Of crime. 1t is also the intention OF those
in charge of the affair to give practicai
demonstration of the workings OF the Ber-
tillon system Of measuring criminals.
Model policemen from the different cities
will be stationed at the exposition 10 ex-
plain the exhibit. An idea will also De
given Of prison work and the work OF
charitable institutions. The members OF
the committee who are working with MAJOR
Sylvester to make the exhibit success
are Chiefs Francis ONeill Of Chicago:
Frank Cassada of Elmira. John Mason OF
Memphis, Colonel Haager of Loulsviiie.
Matthew Kelly of St. Louis and Detective
Baldwin Of the Norfolk and western ran
road detective service.
Detective Baldwin will go to Europe
next month for his health. and while away
will devote some time in endeavoring TO
interest the foreign police officials IN the
matter This afternoon Mr. Pope was pre-
scented to the Commissioners by Major Syi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
MUST ACCOUNT FOR BOILER.
Regarded by officials as Property OF
the District.

Mr. SnOwden Ashford, the inspector OF
buildings. has reported to the Commission
ers that a controversy has arisen as 10
the disposition of an old boiler taken from
the Cranch School building by the firm rur-
nishing a new boiler and outfit. The pro-
posal of Burgess & Parsons. contractors
for the building for installing an addlt1onal
boiler and smokestack for $500. was recent
Nv accepted The work was done and IN
spector Ashford directed that the old boiler
be left on the premises as the property Oh
the District The new boiler is an extra on
the contract for the school. The SPeclnca-
lions contemplated the use of the old boller
and the original contract was signed ac-
cOrdingly Later on the recommendation
of E. F. Vermillion. inspector OF steam Doli-
ers. the contractors made proposal TO put
in an entirely new boiler. and SPECIFICATIONS
were prepared covering the work.
mo mention is made in specifications OF
proposal" says Mr.. Ashford, las to the dls-
position of the old boiler. nor is it mention
ed as part payment for the work to be zone
Neither Mr.. Vermilion nor myself allowed
for the old boiler in the consideration of the
price of the work. l am therefore,, OF the
opinion that the contractors should make
an allowance for the old boiler II 1t Is re-
moved by them from the premises. or show
wherein it can be justly claimed as part
payment for their work.
This course has been approved by the
Commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
MIR. coRTELYou INTERESTED.
Promises to Take Part in Plan of Solv-
ing Labor Disputes.

Since former Justice Alexander B. Hag-
ner declined to officiate as arbiter on the
local board Of arbitration for the settle
ment of labor controversies 1t Is more than
likely that nothing in the way OF securing
a disinterested party to act in that capac-
ity will be done until Secretary Cortelyou
of the Department of Labor and Commerce
is heard from. Mr.. Cortelyou Is very en-
thusiastic over the progress that has been
made toward solving the labor problem in
this city IN the past two weeks. and has
consented to take an active part in the
work.
If the members of the local master plas
terers'. steam filters and bricklayers' aSsO-
citation are successful in having the grew
ances Of the journeymen piasterers. the
steamftter helpers and the bod carriers
taken before the local board of arbitra ton
it is thought the pending strikes in those
crafts will be brought to an Immediate end
This Is the purpose Of the employers. and
efforts to that end are being made. There
has been no perceptibe change in the sit
uation of the strikes named since Saturday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
Jokers and Copperheads.


The fool killer cannot AFFORD to take a
vacation I'm spite OF the hot weather There
Is work for him still TO do. for the empty
headed practical joker is abroad In the
land. The smart young men who thought
that it would be Il good joke to throw "A
supposed dead Copperhead into the face
of sleeping companion repeated the ven
cradle "didn' t-knOw-it- was-loaded" per
formance In a new form. The snake hap
peued to be loaded-loaded with one of the
deadliest Of poisons-and instead of mere
ly causing a bad fright to the victim of
the practical jokers II bit him In the face
giving serious. and il was for a time
feared fatal. wound. Probably the sleeper
owes his life to the fact that the serpent
had been stunned. Doubtless at the time
or It's injury and capture IL had spent most
OF Its poison, and when II bit the young
man IN whose face II was thrown IL inject
ed the mereSt drop of venom. 1t is no fault
Of the practical jokers. however that their
companion * not dead. II is to be hoped
that those particular fools have learned a
lesson, though they will unquestionably be
followed by myrilds who will through the
ages kill themselves and others with dead
snakes. harmless pistols. innocuous pois-
Ons. automobiles that a baby can handle
and various other things that they did
not know were loaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
Nature Study for Children.
From Good Housekeeping.


A novel but inexpensive bit Of co-opera-
ton among a few families In our neighbor-
hood last summer was rich in results. In
this group of families are boys and girls of
all ages from seven to seventeen, each of
them more or less interested in nature
work. We engaged a college student who
is making speciality of the natural
sciences to devote an afternoon twice
week to taking the boys out for a nature
walk and athletic training. while one after
noon was devoted to nature walks with
the girls. This made the expense very
small to each of the dozen families rep
resented while it enabled the student to
earn an honest dollar. The children did
not even know that he was hired or that
this was work" but considered it a great
treat to go off into the country with such
an interesting young man. Without at
tempting high science, and avoiding tech
nical terms he taught them wonderful
amount of simple and very practical
knowledge about birds. plants. stones ami
mails etc The training In memory, etc,
and the inspiration the children received
from the real things of nature have since
proved of great value to them. The boys
also learned to swim and do other ath-
letic work and the girls got more or less
of the same experience that was decidedly
beneficial. There was just enough of this
sort of thing to keep the children hun
gry for it. They lived outdoors and in
every way received more benefit from hav-
than if they had been allowed to go with
out any educational .endeavor whatever
during the long summer. The plan Is one
that can be so readily applied on either
large or small scale that / look to see IL
adopted widely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
Controversary Again Arises.

The long standing controversy between
local union musicians and the members of
the United States Marine Band over the
acceptance of private engagements by the
latter, which has been in a dormant state
for the past several months, threatens
again to cause trouble. This dispute has
been before the public of Washington for
more than wear the union officials claim
ing that it is an unjust discrimination on
the part of the government officials against
the civilians to allow Uncle Sans play ers
to compete with them in the local field A
movement to prohibit the members Of the
Marine Band from appearing at private
concerts and the like was defeated several
months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
DEATH OF w. E. HENLEY.
Wrote in Collaboration With Robert
Louis Stevenson.


Henley the we'll known English poet and
essay writer, died yesterday. He was fifty
four years old.
William Ernest Henley was born at GlOu-
Cester England. August ~. 1919 He was
Gloucester. ST. Andrews conferred on him
the degree of IL ID. He married in 1878
Anna. the daughter of Edward Boyle of
Edinburgh. From 1882 to 1856 Mr.. Henley
was editor of the Magazine OF Art. and
later was in charge of the National OBJ
server and the New Review.
His works chiefly poems and essays.
Among them "A Book of Verses
GSSS), The Song of the Sword 0S32).
The Works of Lord Byron Gs9D. Eng
lish Lyrics Us9T. For England's Sake"
tl@W. and Hawthorn and Lavender
U?plJ. lie worked with Robert Louis Stev-
cnson on the plays Deacon Brodie.' Beau
Austin. Admiral Guineau" and Ma
c..rc.''
An estimate of Stevenson published by
him in 1901 caused Il furious controversy in
England
Hcnleys "A Book of Verses is now in
its fourth edition. 1t was first published in
lsSS and In the limited circle which appre-
ciated it no doubt was entertained that the
new author was destined to go very far.
lie did not publish a great deal afterward-
Nv WIS ldt 700 severe Il S'!I-cTlllC Tor tnat-
hut his later productions are regarded as
at least equal to his first printed book
The Song of the Sword appeared In 1S.,2
Il volume of poems in 1898. and Hawthorn
and Lavender and Other Verses two years
As a journalist and eSSayist Henley was
perhaps rather better known than as a
poet. As a critic he radical in the ex-
trerae.
Stevenson described Henley as a talker
The two men Were chumS at Edinburgh in
their youth, and their literary heroes We're
the same. The chief of thes, was Dumas
who Influenced the work OF both
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
Tbe QpaQa{@ Rogal,
A. l6smGp g amid 1Elh gEss
Tree Planting on Pixies Peak.

From the Pueblo Chieftain.
A very interesting experiment and one of
great Importance to the people of the west
will be conducted this summer on Pixies
peak. A party from the United States for
estry bureau under charge of one OF tho
government experts will plant a large num-
Der of trees on the slopes of Pixies peak
and the neighboring mountains. The trees
thus planted will not only be of great bene-
mt to the Pixies peak region, but the ex-
perfmentS will be most valuable in solving
general problems relating to forestry in the
west
There are several important reasons why
the selection of the Pixies peak group for
this experiment is wise Ii is de-
tached mountain mass separated from the
main ranges. 1t is included within tho
limits of a forest reserve and therefore SUBJ
ject to government control 1t is drained
by few streams and the comparative meas
urements of its water discharge are there
fore the more easily made. 1t is more
easily accessible in all parts than other high
mountain regions of the state. 1t is one
that presents the most important problems
of western forestry in a compact and def
mite form. And finally there is possibly no
other high water shed in the state where the
increase of water supply will be of more
direct financial benefit than in this one.
In the opinion Of those who have examined
the Pixies peak region the forest area was
formerly much more extensive than il now
is. and while In some instances the removal
of the trees has resulted in conditions I'M
favorable for forest growth, such as the
carrying away of soil leaving only the bare
rocks yet there remains plenty OF oppor-
tunity for reforeStation.