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NO MORE TALK.
Postal Employees Must Keep Silence in
Regard to Scandals.

FfC9dIV " OSo''1o'S'
Washington. July 3.-No more talk.
ing for publication is the order given
by Postmaster General Payne to all OF
his subordinates. Mr.. Payne called his
four assistants into conference prepar-
atory to his departure from Washing.
ton Friday Immediate dismissa"
was threatened to any of them or any
of their subordinates who should dare
to discuss any phase Of the postal in
vestigation in his absence.
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Information was received last night
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International conflict, which. the not=s
say, could only have disastrous, re-
suits for Turkey and Bulgaria
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Destruction of the Montgomery Railroad.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Reading
Gen. Raum's account of the destruction
OF the Montgomery Railroad west of At
lanta recalls to mind some incidents con-
nected with those operations. The regi-
ment to which l belonged was attached to
Gen. Beatty's brigade of Gen. Woods di-
vision. Gen. Stanley commanded the corps
the Fourth. The morning we struck the
railroad Gen. Thomas and staff rode up
to within few yards of where my COM
pany was preparing to march. and after
consulting with his staff officers a few
minutes turned his horse and remarked:
''Well, let us move out and see what is to
be done this morning." 1900
1t was not long before We struck the
railroad, and its destruction was but the
work of n few hours.
My regiment struck the railroad near a
nice farmhouse, and near this residence
was a 'bee-hOuse, containing probably Il
hundred hives. A charge was made on
it. and for willie the air was literally
alive with these little insects. and it SEEM
ell they attacked Sherman's army with
considerable savageness, and\ there We're
several swollen faces that evening. But
the boys got the honey.-C. A. BRAsIIER,
Co. c, 18th Ky, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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trust" then he engaged in devotional wor-
ship, imploring the Most High to shield
and protect his household from the as
saults and rapacity of the enemy who were
laying waste his native soil, and seeking
to overthrow the best Government ever
devised by the wisdom of man, pleading
God to uphold and sustain the old Flag of
his fathers. Taking two guns, he repaired
with bis son, lad yet in his teens. to his
barn, from which he deserted squad of
rebels approaching on horseback. Hand
ing his son gun, he ordered him to take
certain position, and, should thu" squad
dismount and attempt to break open the
door of the stable, which was fastened by
lock, fire upon them. The rebels ad-
vanced within a short distance of the
stable. when one of the number threw
himself from his horse. and commenced
the work of demolishing the stable door,
At that moment the old man and his son
fired simultaneously upon the offender,
both balls taking effect in his right arm.
The balance of the party scampered away,
leaving their wounded comrade behind
them. and swearing vengeance upon their
opponents. Before they had escaped be-
yond reach of Mr.. blessings gun. he fired
Il second Slot at the fleeing foe. but with
what result he could not tell. The rebel
at whom he fired fell forward on his
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Cen. soosx Smiths Raid.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Refer
ring to the statement made by Comrade
J. NJ. Mahr, Co. A, 18th III. Cav, in the
issue Of December %. regarding the Pic
torial History of the Great Civil War by
Laird Wilson. l would say that Comrade
Mahr is right. l was member of Go. IL,
I'd Iowa Cav. and was present at the time
the event referred to took place.
The ID Iowa Cav. was not composed OF
the kind of material that ever did STAN
peding" Whenever they stampeded 1t
was toward the enemy. The 9TH and 9th
Ill. Cav were both i'll our brigade. The
ID n. J. Cav. was the regiment that SIAM
peded: they were in the rear. and Gen.
Forrest took advantage of narrow pas
sageway and charged our rear, and shot
the artillery horses belonging to our little
battery of siX-pOunders. and captured part
of the battery. The ID n. ]. Cav. was Il
new regiment, composed almost entirely
of store clerks and paper-cOllar fellows.
My company was sent through Okolona,
Miss, on patrol that February morning,
and after joining the column we We're de-
ployed on the left flank, through the
woods, as the enemy would bushwhack our
column from the TANKS. My mustang be-
came sick about . p. M. and my Captain
Charley Moore) sent me from the column
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we took boats down the Kanawah and up

we TOOK boats down the hanaWan ana up
the Ohio.
Hunter, after getting his trains and ar
tillery up the gap road in the mountains at
Salem. was not bothered about Early, who
swept down the Valley and OH to Wash
inston, which place he threatened. In the
gap at Salem Hunter artillery was de-
stroyed by bushwhackefs or irregular
forces. l remember, as our regiment
marched up the road that led into the
gap at Salem, of seeing Gen. Hunter as
he sat on his horse by the roadside. He
looked glum. but when we got little
further up the mountain road we found
out why he looked so black. Here we
came to the destroyed battery, which. as
[ remember it. was Carlin's Wheeling Bat
terry, and think it belonged to Crook s
command / remember seeing the wheels
of the gun carriages and caissons chopped
and some were overturned and truniOns
of guns knocked off and otherwise dam
aged. I do not remember of seeing so
many dead horses, and my impression is
that the rebs tried to run some of the
horses off. but could not get them up the
sides of the mountain, and some l think
were recovered. ! am not clear in
my mind about this; think, however, that
one battery and possibly quite a number
of wagons and their teams were disabled.
altogether making more damage than Hum
tea had sustained before in all the raid.
counting loss in killed and wounded in the
battles of Piedmont and Lynchburg. /
want to tell some day of Il Attn of July
picnic that some of Hunter Raid boys at
tended at place on the Ohio River on
the Ohio side Of that river at a little town
called Antiquity. Our boat had stopped
there to repair broken wheel, and at that
stop some of us attended a picnic that was
going on in back part Of town. l haven't
time now to tell of that. but perhaps some
of the boys will remember about it. and
in that remembrance take as much pleas
ure as | have done in reading COmrade
Waddell's article on Hunters Raid. f.
HARDING. Corporal. Co. X, 18th w. Va,
- Martin St, Atlanta, Ga.
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ENTERING vICKSBURG.
Official Records Produced to substantiate
Claim of 45th Ill.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ! desire
to reply to Comrade u. L. Wellman's ar
ticle published in The National Tribune of
Feb. ), 1903 As member of the 45th Ill.
am not willing ito be good and let the
18th Mimi, or any other regiment, take
away the honor justly due my regiment, as
shall prove by reference to the official
records written at the time, and extracts
from histories written Soon after the war.
The facts are what We want, and shall
give them, referring to the official record,
giving book and page, and these cannot be
controverted now by any tSeye-witnesses,"
after nearly 40 years Ofqforsetfnlness. l
shall quote the orders:iTt N
Official Records. WAR Sf the Rebellion,
Series ], vol. a, part. page 49, we find
the following: Xiii d..
"Col. Rawlins: If One, regiment goes in
advance to the Court House to take pos
session l respectfully tequest that it
be the 45th III. ~ This. regiment has
borne the brunt of the battle Oftener than
any other in my command and always no.
bly,. MCPHERSON.
-.... Endorsement:
at is left for you to designate such
regiment as you may see proper to go for
ward and take possession of the Court
House. 80 srs. -'a.",
by order of Maj.-Gen. Grant.
John A. RAwLINs.
assistant Adjutant- General
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to our pack train to try to get another
horse. l had not been there more than 10
minutes when the stampeders came in sight
and nearly ran over me. They could not be
stopped until some of our brigade formed
about four lines deep across the roads and
passways, and finally got them all corral
led and recognized. Then we marched on
until about 2 o'clock in the night. We
then rested until daylight and went ON to
the Tallahatchie River Bridge. We
crossed and camped there all night.
That was called the Gen. Sooey Smith
Raid. We went to the Tombigbee River
Bridge, about y miles, believe, from Me-
ridian, Miss. We destroyed an immense
amount of G. S. 4. cotton and corn at
West Point, Miss.
The raid was badly managed. One bat
TALON of my brigade my company Ok, I'd
Iowa., being one of the companies, was
left to fight Forests whole army at the
Tombigee Bridge, while our. main force
got under way on the retreat, and only
for heroic fighting and saber charging the
whole battalion would have been captured
-THos. NJ. SKAGGs, Co. X, I'd Iowa
Cav, Sturgeon, Mo.
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Totten's Battery.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: COmrade
l.. ID. Immell's letter, in Il late issue of
The National Tribune. was worth more to
me than the price of the paper. Often
when talking of artillery. | have told 9th
ers of the wonderful work of TOttenS Bat
terry, at Wilson's Greek, Mo-. on that mem
orable day of Aug. 10. The Regulars had
advanced through field, on the bottom,
and at the far side encountered an over
whelming force of rebel infantry, and We're
driven back. The rebels were sure of their
prey. and were Just ready to take i'll the
Federals when Tottens Battery, ON the
hill, turned to the rescue. The first shell
exploded in the air and did 10 harm, and
the next one fell among the rebels and
caused n halt, but Totten's blood was up.
and shell after shell exploded. We could
see the rebels 1yins on the ground, after
the smoke and dust had cleared away.
They were soon on the run for the brush.
but Totten's avenging shells followed and
moved them down as long as they were
in sight. ......, ..... i.-...
| have always maintained that the men
behind the guns of that famous battery
were then equal, if not superior. to any we
had in the civil war. Capt. Gordon
Granger. of whom he speaks, must have
been the Colonel of the ID Mich. Cav.
and the one who recommended Phil Sheri-
dan for promotion into that regiment from
the Regular service, at Shiloh. Our first
Colonel, w. l.. Elliot, was in that battal-
ion of Regulars at Wilson's Creek. We
of the LIST Iowa fully indorse COmrade I'M
nell as to Gen. Lyons bravery and ability.
We loved the General. even if he did call
us while on the march "a pack of grey
hounds" He afterward gave us credit
of being almost as good as Regulars. By
the way, some time ago l read in The
National Tribune an article from one of
the 9th Iowa claiming that title, but l am
here to say and prove that the list Iowa
won that name while the 9th Iowa were
yet nothing but plain citizens of the State.
~. A. BARROTT, list Iowa and I'd Iowa
Cav, Iowa City, Iowa. s,,.,-,,..
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ments of his division was soon floating
over the Court House"
1t would seem that after such proof
as l have quoted. coming as it does from
such illustriOus Generals and officers over
their own signatures, no one would try to
distort history and take away from one
regiment the credit accorded it at the great
siege of Vicksburg. The official records of
the time are far better than any "remem-
brance' 40 years after. Now, will you be
good?-WILBUR +. DRUMMER. 45th ILL.,,
Probate Clerks Office, Chicago, III.
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Escaping Andersonville prigonerg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: My brother
Edward l.. Young served in the 18th Ga.
Hon. Rufus +. Lester, present Congress
man from Georgia, was Colonel. My
brother was shot through the leg at Chick
amauga, received furi0ugh, and went to
the home of our grandfather, Maj. Willis
Young, ON Central Railroad, 50-NIile Sta
ton from Savannah, by some called Hal
cyondale After my brother had partly re-
covered, he went with one of grandfather's
slaves into the swamps to hunt deer. The
Ogeechee River runs through this swamp.
While waiting for the deer to come by,
they heard a splashing in the creek, and
drew up their guns ready to shoot when
some one called: For Gods sake don't
shoot; remember my poor mother and wife
at home" There We're p or more Union
soldiers in the party. They had ESCAPED
from Andersonville Prison, and were max
ing their way to Savannah, Ga, just cap
tured by Gen. Sherman. The party re-
ing for two days. The Union soldiers were
black with dirt, and had hardly any
clothes. My brother secured a number
of suits from the house.
He said he would never forget the sight
when three Or four large tin tubs of bread.
hominy. meat, potatoes, etc, We're placed
before the escaped prisoners. 1t was the
first square meal they had had for a year.
The second night. the soldiers were placed
in wagons, covered over with straw, and
carried toward Savannah, Ga. After the
war; my brother came to Florida. and
married. He is now dead. Two children
survive him. If any one of the party of
escaping AndersOnville prisoners is still
living, would be glad to hear from him.
WILLIS IL. Young. ex-Confederate sol
der, Lock Box 49,, Jacksonville, Fla.
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
ALL DUE TO THE VETERANS.

Comrade William Shamrock. Lawrence,
Mass, who begs indulgence for his writ
ing, which is nevertheless very good, since
it is done by an artificial hand-the only
one that lie has, commends our editorial:
THE MOneyed Interests Owe a Service
Pension" He says, however, that We
take too superficial d view of the question,
and do not take into the account the con-
ditiOn of the country before the veterans
began their work, when it was disunited
by States rights, had vicious paper cur
rency, and was disjointed commercially.
Everything in the country has prOspered
greatly because of the victory the veterans
won. He mentions several things. of his
own knowledge in the town of Lawrence,
where one little store worth $1,000 went
begging in 1860 at $3.50, but in 1870 was
worth $500. The Arlington Mills, of
Lawrence, which began at the close of the
war with little wooden building that
would not hold 10 looms, is today one of
the largest and most successful in the
country. He objects decidedly to the diff
ferent political parties claiming that the
present prosperity is due to their admins
tration. when it is wholly the result Of the
work of the veterans.
FUTURE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENTs.
J. C. Heckart. Eagle Grove. Iowa,
agrees with the comrade who recently sug-
pested that in future National EncamD-
ments be held in Washington, d. c. He
further suggests that the city entertaining
be not burdened with the expense, but
that this be borne by voluntary cOntribu-
tons from the comrades attending. As to
railroad fares, he says: Il am not going
to compare myself or any other comrade
with a hog, but if the railroad company
can load and unload a hog of 200 pounds
ana maui IL TO WASHINGTON Ior p can
take an ola soldier Iret: 50 ioIs as no
leads ana , uliloaus niinse'i' anu ! am SURE
almost all ol US CHI io''u ouise
CONFEDERATE HOMES. !
-,
Dahlei spencer 20. u i'.n loWa'
Springileid. ofe:, expresses ms en'Ie ap-
provai OF the views Oh ME-. II. W. Ioou-
WI On tne sIn o1;o,. i, ,,,tt;n@ = nrnm;,,n,
lie . uoes lro' h' I',,nh dnnat;nns and Says
on o 'i !. go - no al ox,nrisonar,
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"sTAND HIS GROUND"

f :,
STAND HIS GROUND.
They tried TO prevail upon-bim to leave
tbe vicinity and seek refuge from the in
furiated rebels. who would return with
reinforcements and not only DESTROY his
nronerty hut world murder him and his
son. The brave old patriot was immova-
hIe in his nurnose to defend his property.
though in the event his life would be for
feited. He was man of PRAYER and
read his Rible and accented literally its
promise. and he had infinite confidence in
his ..shield and buckIer." assured that
needed strength wouId he given him in the
upeaual contest which might ensue. The
Guns were reloaded. and father and son re-
Sumed their former positiOns and awaited
the return of tbe foe. They were not
kent long in suspense. Twenty mounted
rebels. accompanied by four citizens from
Nyersville. with whom Mr.. Blessing was
acouaiuted were advancing on his prem
ises When within a short distance of
Mr. BLESSINGS harm the citizens were or
dered in front of the rebel suuad. as a pro-
lection to them from the bulIets which the
cowardIy land-pirates knew were ready to
greet them ITndismayed. Mr.. blessing
warned his acouointances against moving
a stem forward. assuring them that should
they do so they would meet with swift and
certain death inundated and bewilder-
oI hn hnl
their further action. Every shot dis
cha roed in tle direction where they sun
nosed tho ..Y,nkee soldiers were sccreted
was nromptly. and vigorously answered.
..Wbat shall we doq'' reasoned these baf-
fad tbeving sons of Mars. Evidently
they were fighting superior numbers and
would NOT hazard tho chances for success
with their present force. hut would 20
hack for tho artillery As they were
coursa Mr. blessing shot ono of the band
tIrong, Tho head Film him instantly
A socond time Mr RiesSing.s neipbhors
,raitaJ mnnr him aud ,,r,ad him in thn
mot EARNEST Ianguoce they couId empIoy
m Jesist from the bazardous course they
,rera nnrs,,inn Tbeir entreat;es were mn
ara;I;p~ Ne was JetermineJ to f;rbt TO
tha h;t.ar and w.b,tayer tho consequences
-; ~. lie 90 h., Should God hermit him
a. III, - onn ,,,orn tra;tor ha wac will.
~ mn ,i Ea' M 11 nxnont;na tho ma
randorS to rotnrn With artillery Mr. RIess-
III 80 ',,,ns nd nnstaJ lin
mi in alu,n, OF, of trees on Lane Iead;ns
en- ~ q a nn nip road IN his residence He
Id .o' h q .,I,nro Iut Sinrt time whom he
- hao,,, aInuJs az dust r;sinc from
,u'I 80, w 80, d;.,",n aes ia,no hoJv
81 ,nrs,n'nn rnra ,nov;ns to,yard him
u IT,, ,i',' "d', IL ,n,;ond ,.,,.t ha con-.
- q. 10 Fl ,.non,. ia an ;ns,,nt
a. IA y, - ro;sad Lie Gun ,nd Wa in tho
.a. "t ~ f,.;r IT,, ,b ni';an. of lie aim
en- u h.ii, 81 ,Sn no;,, coIu,nn nf sol.
iei, JAZZ IT, ,,i'v ,i nm ,ba lone Uo
M, i.ua; tha p ,,I,a hor;ns
nov IN III .n. 5,,"t os t,, Ia.,nt'
, u lne neioiJ ,; , =, ' non nrn
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pimsef miosG s.es W. tha "I Ia,,, ;, a ,n
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Tea Monument at cettvsburp.

Washington Camp, 63S, p. o. s., Cam
ton, Pa, Feb. 16, passed resolutions
denouncing the bill introduced
in the Legislature of the State of Penn
syIvania, to appropriate $4,000 for a
monument TO Robert Il. Lee on Gettysburg
battlefield. A copy of this resolution,
signed by Ed. HOlford, President, and
Bly, Biddle, Secretary, has been forward
ed to The National Tribune.
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horse. evidently wounded, but he managed
to get away.
Mr.. Blessings neighbors, learning what
he had done, waited upon him and by
every argument they could advance en1
deavored to dissuade him from his pur-
nose IN
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ABSOLUTE PROOF FROM USERS OF TIL
Q u One Nl Can

EAST PLYMOUTH, Ohio, Feb ., 1907
=. u. Ashtabula, y.
, We have been using the i" 1900" Washer since
May Ii, 1900. Have done over ,2O) washngs
and think IL is good for as many more. We do
family work from Ashtabnla. We have used
S different machines, anil the "fyO0" bsdts them all
for good and fast rOIk and DURABILITY.
GEO. n. BURNETT.
HART, Mich, August %. 1907
Please find inclosed money order TO PAY for
my TGsier in JiH. We well pleased with
the washer. A great many people have looked
at ii. Ny mother. SO years Otd, and /, who am n
cripple In wheeled chair, have done our wash
ing in 1t for the last three weeks.
.. ,- MRS. ALICE ROUSE.
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'TisaPity
To Stay Sick, When a Postal
Will Bring Help.
Please note this offer again.

IIeaSe note THIS Oi1cf again.
Send no money-just a postal, stating
which book you need.
i will mail you an order-goOd at any
drug stOre-for six bottles DIR. Shoop's
Restorative. You may take it month on
trial. If it succeeds, the cost is $3.50. If
it fails, l will pay the druggist myself
and your mere word shall decide it.
Just think of what that means.
1t proves that l have faith in the rem
edy, and faith in the honesty of people 1t
shows that l have learned how to cure
these diseases, else the offer would ruin
me. Ny
Let me convince you. Yon are waiting
when yOu should be well. When the fest
is made, l don't want penny, unless you
are glad to pay.
My success comes from strengthening
the inside nerves, which operate the vital
organs. l have spent my life in learning
how to do it. "A weak organ means weak
nerve power. 1t is like weak engine
that needs more steam. To doctor the
organ is useless; what it needs is power
to act. My Restorative alone brings back
that power, and in most of these diseases
no other way can cure.
My book will tell you why.
Simply state which BOOK ON ON 1 tSe Mesra
book yon want. and Book No. on the Kidneys
address Dr. ShOop, Book No. for Women,
boX o"it Racine, WIS BOOK NO. for Men, tsealed),
Book No. on rheumatism.
4sd cases, not chronic, are often cured by one or
Two bottles. Al all druggists.
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Opposed to the Placing of Statue to Robert

Lyon Post, 90, Department of West Vir-
ginia, Independence, w. Va, J. C. Ball,
Commander; \. c. Scott, Adjutant, has
passed resolutions earnestly protesting
against the placing of a statue Of Robert
Il. Lee in the National Capitol.
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Ai'd cases. not chronic, often cured by one or
two bottles. Al all druggists.
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Simply state which
book you want. and
address DIR. ShOop,
Box 53l, Racine, Wis.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-,
May II, 1902.
i have given your washer
a fair trial. 1t IL the best
washer l ever saw. n has
mashed our harry blankets
irith case. / washed them
last spring and rubbed
more than one hour, and
yet they had to go through
again, but the 1890"
Washer cleaned them
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Book No. l on Dyspepsia,
Book No. 2 on the Heart.
Book No. 8 on the Kidneys,
Book No. 4 for Women.
Book No. 5 for Men, tsealed)
Book No. 9 on Rheumatism.
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thoroughly clean. We do on trdshiag refy
1uick and hare no Hred and ,oJin out telling
as of Old. I wish every lady had a washer.
MRS. J. l.. BANNER, 4302 Tr0ost Ave.
Connecticut western news., 1903-07-23
SAILS BU RY

Miss Helen Fry of Amenia spent Sun- day with Miss Wanger.
 Israel Carpenter died suddenly last Friday evening of heart disease. Mir. Carpenter had been a great sufferer at times for many years, but was always cheerful, social and very active man. The deceased leaves a wife, two daugh- ters, Mrs. N. Silvernail of Chapinville, Miss Nellie at home, and son, Edward, toward whom much sympathy is felt,
 Mrs. H.-F. Landon and children spent few days of last week ill New York.
 Miss Erma Pratt of New Haven is spending short time in town.
 The reception that was to be held in the Scoville Memorial Library on Thurs day afternoon has been abandoned on account of the funeral of Mrs. Lucy Richardson Harwood.