The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-08

that marched from Camp Latham to Fort
Bliss. Texas, in 1852, distance of nearly
l 600 miles, and participated in the subse
Iuent campaign that finally cleared Ari-
IONA and all that region of the rebel forces
that troubled il under Sibley.
First Lieut.. Sidney s. Burbank. 9th L.
S. Inf. is claimed by Mrs. Conception
Vasques of the Philippines. as her hus-
band. and she demands support from him.
Lieut.. Burbank has entered suit to have
the alleged contract of marriage set aside.
Comrade Thomas z. Sans. of Webb
City. Mo-. was 100 years old on Sept Is,
1908. He was banqueted that day by
over 80 of his friends. who presented him
silver cup. He has persona IL seen all
of the Presidents OF the United States.
except Washington and RocSevelt-and
who knows. he may yet see the latter
He has served in three wars: the Semi
nole war in 1896: Mexican War in 1871:
in 1862 he enlisted in the 9Th Kan. Cav,
became Sergeant. and WAS promoted to
Captain. In February. 1864. he was cap
tured. and remained prisoner for 10
months. He was born at Raleigh. y. c.:
wife. wed in 1882. being still alive. He
is the father of Il children. but four of
whom are living. He has been tobacco
chewer for 81 years. but discourages the
practice by his advice.
The term of Imprisonment of o. NJ. Car
ter. ex- Captain of Engineers. y. 5. A. will
expire Nov. 2S. and his release from the
penitentiary ut Lcavenworth will be the
signal for most startling moves. He IS
very bitter against his former associates,
Green and Gaynor. who are now fugitlveS
from Justice in Canada. He is anxious to
be brought on the stand against them. 1t
has been presumed that the SIJ0Wu
worth of property seized from him by the
United States Government at the time OF
his trial represents his share of the swindie
upon the Government i'll connection with
the Harbor improvements at Savannah.
Carriers first effort will he to demonstrate
| that he received nothing like this share
of the 81 100000 of which the Govern
ment was defrauded. and that even the as
sertion that he was paid IL per cent. of
| the amount is grossly exaggerated. Gay
nor and Green put him in the hole. made
him the scapegoat, but gave him very lit
| tie of the doodle. and deserted him when
he needed their help at his trial. There
| fore he is bitter against them. and wants
| judgment.
| Senator William J. Stones share of the
| Baking Powder Doodle does not seem to
have done him any good. He has brought
| suit against George l.. Chrisman. Pres;d-
ing Judge of the Court of Kansas City.
Mo-. and former President of the Kansas
City Times Company, to recover SlO.OGO
and interest. Senator Stone says that
Chrisman and others of the Times Com
pany induced him to put S1O,60O into the
paper which was to boom him for United
| States Senator. After he got into the cor
poration he found that it was controlled
by the railroad. street railroad. and te.e-
phone and stock-yard companies. who dl-
rected its policy and finally run 1t into
| the ground. losing all the money which had
been put into it Stone says that he was
| deceived by Chrisman. and wants all his
money back with interest.
| Archbishop John Ireland, an Army
| Chaplain during the war of the rebellion
and now an enthusiastic cOmrade of the
G. A. R., is most prominently spoken OF
as likely soon to be made a Cardinal by
the new Pontiff. - His only opposition
arises from some European hostility to his
progressive ideas, the legitimate outgrOwth
of his patriotic youthful war experience.
The marriage of Col. John L. Glenn,
''the Drummer Boy of Shiloh" to Miss
Elizabeth Sullivan. of San Antonio. on
Sept. %. was n brilliant social event. The
officers of the Army of the Department OF
Texas and the Aids of the Governor of
Texas were present in full uniform, and
Gen. Cleary acted as Col. Clem's best
man. The bride is a lady of culture
beauty and accomplishments. and is the
4 u Of SulirnD n nrnmIppnf
banker OF San Antonio. A host of con
gratulatOry kilograms were received by the
| groom from his numerous friends in the
army and elsewhere.
Commander f. NJ. Hughes died. in the
! hospital at Yokohama, Sept. %. He was
Executive Officer of the gunboat Petrel
at the battle of Manila Bay, did good ser
vice, and commanded the party which
burned the Spanish ships. He was born
in Ohio, and entered the Navy in 1866.
Lieut. John Pemberton, retired Nava
Engineer. died of heart disease, in East
Orange. n. J., Sept. %. He served in the
| Navy during the rebellion, seeing much
hard service, and retired in 1889 to &C
cept professorship in the Pennsylvania
State College.
|
one time proprietor of the Aston House il
New York. and during the war Major
in the 18th N. Y, Col. Ellsworth's Fire
Zouaves," died at Lynn, Mass. Sept. %
He was civil engineer and built the Hud
Jon River Railroad from Buffalo to AL
bany.
Rev. J. T. Hobson, of Spencer County
Ind, has lately come into possession OF
an old gun. owned jointly by Abraham
Lincoln and Henry Brooner in the Dos
The two young men walked to Vincenne'
from Dale, Ind, and purchased the guI
in partnership. When Lincoln moved tt
Illinois in 1890 he sold his half Interest
in the gun to Brooner. The gun is still
in a good state of preservation, although
Capt William II. Hall died at his home
in Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 8. of pneumonia
at the age of 60. He entered the 36tf
III. at the beginning of the war, and ROSE
to be Captain. At the battle of Nash
vile he commanded the skirmishers of hi:
regiment, and captured commissioned of
ficer, 20 men and two pieces of artillery
for which he received much credit. HI
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