The National tribune., 1903-10-29
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"'Wen,' 1 answered. this Is the badge
Of the Loyal Legion: this is the badge OF
the Army of the Potomac: this OF the
Sixth Corps; this of the 10th Mass, and
this of the Grand Army of the Republic.
"'Ah, really said he, were you ever IN
battle?'"
This to the Colonel of regiment which
had served four years in the Army OF the
Potomac. and lost II per cent. of its num-
Der, killed. in about a dozen hard-fousht
great battles.
"'Oh, yes answered; 4 was under fire
several times
REALLY he answered. why where was
it|
ooh 1 said, we had good deal of a
little war here in this country some years
ago against some of our people.
"'Why, what did you fight them fory
he inquired, with an air of rising interest.
"'Well. they wanted to go out of the
Union: they wanted to secede-wanted to
withdraw from the Government
"'Ah, really, and the more You fought
them the more determined they were t"
leave, weren't they"
II had to explain to him that we had
had a war in which we killed more men i'll
single battles than England had lost in n
century. The young fellows eyes began
to open.
Among other things, he had never seen
and was so fearful of them that il re-
quired considerable urging to get him t.
Partake of the clam broth and roasted
CLAIMS which were so inviting to the rest
of u.s."
Col. Parsons says that if we want to
see q war horse of bronze to come to Bos
ton and see the one on which Hookers
ington.
Senator Morgan is printing himself to
tackle the Canal question in the Senate rs
soon as Congress eonvenes. Cuban Reel
rrocity is not appealing to him so very
hard.
William Henry Eustis, of Minneapolis.
was offered the position Of Auditor Castle.
but refused to accept Mr.. Eustis is
personal friend Of Capt. Castle.
Elliott, the man who made the rumpus
In the White House couple Of weeks
ago. has been adjudged insane and sent
to the Government Insane Asyiuei. st.
Elizabeth. Ciscle. the brnve policeman
who was 80 badly hurt In the struggle with
Elicit. has quite recovered.
Antonio NJ Opisso 4. Yrnza. Fill
Piro, has been admitted tn practice as M
attorney before the District auPreine
Court. He Ia the first person MOI natural
horn or natsralized citizen who was ever
admitted to practice before the District
Courts. His WAS a queer case as he had
no country to fOrswear. He passed q
g"ed examination. and. after mature de-
liberation. the courts decided that he
should be admitted to prartirr. -
The road to the New Jerusalem has al
ways been considered a rocky one. and
Serator Burton. OF Kansas. seems to have
been hnnting more firts nsi sha rds in
his efforts to establish the very newest one
at the St LOWS Exposition. Madame
Lydia n. Won Finkelstein Monntford. hi
rector Of the Exhibits and DISPLAYS Of the
New Jerusalem Exhibit Company. is i'm
portuning the President 10 hive Or. Sc
.sh Merrill. United States Consul at .Te-
riisa lem, estopped from nIalignins her
cliara cter. She says he calls her rus
sian jew" for one thing-hut. then.
woman with a name like The Madame's
might belong to any cd nationality. She
SAYS that DIR. Merrill is angry because he
did not get the position which she holds
il possible. The Madame did not get to
see the President.
William r. Ridgely. Comptroller Of the
Currency. in a. address 70 the Bankers
Convention in San Francisco said that the
finances of the United States were on
sound basis. and that the country had
withstood the slump in stock prices better
than ever before He considers financial
conditions excellent.
The Marine Rand played havoc as well
as Hiawatha when il went to Chicago to
fnr In toi 81 +hn,
The Musicians Union demanded that the
Marine Band non-nnion organiZs ton. h.
excluded from participation in the exar
rises. il its members were 10 re maid. The
UuioB also said that if the Marine Band
rlayed, the Union Regimental hands OF the
Is: and 9Th Inf. Illinois National Qua I'd
should not play. The Marine Band did
play. the other bands did not play, and So
the regimental comma rder Iasr week Or
dered the two Union hands mustered out
Of the service The bands chose to obey
the orders of the Musicians Union rather
than those OF the regmeIrtal commander.
but the commander had the last guess.
Baron Won Sternberg German Eynbas-
saGor. has gore TO Berlin In have very
painful and dangerous operation perform
ed upon his inner ear.
Washington has swell driveway. II
is not very long. but II WIS dedicated a
few days ago with mnch enthusiasm and
for time ~ least will he all the rage
All fashionable Washington turned out at
the detiicstion The White House carria ge
was in evidence. and many Of the Diplo-
matte eqnipa ges. There were tandems
and three abreast. four-in-hands, surreys.
road carts top bnggies. phaptons. pony
rigs. and tally-hoes. There was almost
everything in the world Of driving rigs.
and the horses alta rbed were all high-step-
pers. There was not single skate in the
line. Many men were on horsehack and
several ladies rode their saddlc-borses u
was noticed that some of the lsdies rode
astride. They did not look graceful. hui
they may have been comfortable The
driveway Is along the Potomac from the
Monument toward the Long Bridge. One
day W the week this driveway Is to BE-
used for speeding horses.
The Associated Charitir. Of Washing
ton will max pa determined effort this
Winter TO have Congress build hosp-
tai for copsumptives in the District The
Board argues. and justly. that cansump-
tive people should be shut away from well
people. where they can have particular
care and attention. and where their ca ses
can be studied with view to preventing
the disease. II IL thought that with proper
are Of cOnsumptives the world over the
disease may. in generation or two. be
stamped out 1t is worth the trying
Newton Norris 33d Pa. which was
Gen. John X Rrookr's old regiment. and
WIS one Of the fighting regiments. went