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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
THE RUSSIAN HORROR.

Instead of the conclusion OF peace
bringing about a more settled condition
of things N the Russian Empire by al
lowing the Government to turn it's en-
tire attention and direct its whole force
upon the preservation of order the re-
verse seems to have been the case. The
condition of things is undeniabIy very
much worse than at any time during
the war. That this is so is indicated
by the statement that the Kaiser has a
warship in waiting in the harbor of
'tronstadt as a refuge for the Gar at
any moment when he and his advisers
think there is no other recourse. This
is most eloquent of the entire collapse
of the rotten bureaucracy. 1t shows
that the whole fabric of the Govern
llent is so WOrm-eaten and decayed that
it's collapse is feared every moment.
That ruler who has absolute power
for life and death over n trained army
Of soldiers numbering all the way from
! 100000 to 4,500. 900, and who has not
at any time hesitated to use them re-
n'orselessly in shooting down the peo-
pie by thousands. should now be in
terror Of his own life is q most astound-
ing breakdown. We have heard so
much Of the wonderful fidelity OF the
Russian soldier; how under all circum-
Stances he was doglike in his blind at
tachment and obedience to the Car
and his own officers, that this new de-
yelopment shows that the Russian body
polite is suffering from a mortal mall
ady.
The VIII olesale shooting of Jews and
of citizens generally has been going on
for some weeks with more murderous
ferocity than ever, but in spite of this
the people will not quiet down. and
e>e cry massacre has seemed to coll for
another and still greater one. What
the end will be no one can foretell. The
situation in Russia is absolutely mex
plainable by anything which has pre-
viously happened In the rest of Europe.
There such great disorders as these
have led to the organization of the peo-
pie in some new form of Government
WIN lile popular leaGefS 10 the lore,
VINO have succeeded in bringing about
peace and a new order of things in ac-
cor dance with the wishes OF the people.
At present nothing of this kind seems
likely in Russia. The people, wrought
10 fierce outbreaks by their oppression
and the wrongs of the governing classes,
have struck wildly and blindly against
the nearest tOrmentors, and these have
replied in the old way with volleys of
musketry and cannonades. When in
one place this process has gone on to
cur some PLACE else, and SO it goes
throughout the Empire 1t is murders,
dismal, drcary and hopeless. No one
can see the sky lighting up anywhere
with the dawn of a day of better things.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
The Esd and 1O5fh Pa.

Editor National Tribune: Please
give short sketches of the 63d and 105th
Pa, and greatly oblige-M. L. Willets,
Elizabeth, w. Va.
The 63d was from the western part
OF the State, and organized at Pittsburg,
Aug. 1, 1861, to serve three years. The
original members. except veterans were
mustered out Sept. 3, 1864, and the
veterans and recruits transferred first
to the 99th and subsequently to the
1O5th Pa. The first Colonel was Alex
ander Hays. of the Regular Army. who
was promoted to Brigadier-General and
breyet Major and killed in the
wilderness. He was succeeded by Col.
William S. Kirkwood, who was killed
at Charlottesville. Col. A. S. NJ Nor
gan was discharged, Dec. Is, 1862, and
succeeded by Col. John A. banks. who
was mustered out with the regiment
The SD Pa. was a fighting regiment,
and belonged to Birney's Division Of
the Third Corps, and lost, out Of an en-
rollment of 1,341, 1S6 killed, or 1873
per cent. 1t lost by disease and ac-
cidents 134. of whom 81 died in Confed-
crate prisons.
The 105th Pa. was organized at Pitts
burg, Oct. 81, 1861, to serve three years.
The original members, except veterans
were mustered out at the close of their
term of service and the organization,
composed Of veterans and recruits, with
muse VI olLcI Regiments COnSOitQat6O
with it, was mustered out July IL, 1865.
The first Colonel was Amor A. Nc
Knight. who was killed at Chancellors-
vile, and Col. William w. Corbet re-
signed. to be succeeded by Col Calvin
A. Craig, who was killed in action Aug.
Is. 1854: He was succeeded by Col.
James Miller, who was mustered out
with the regiment. The 105th Pa. was
fighting regiment, and belonged to
Birney's Division of the Third Corps.
Out Of a total enrolment of 1892 it
lost 245 killed, or 1872 per cent. 1t lost
139 by disease, etc., of whom 81 died
in Confederate prisons-Editor Ma
tional Tribune
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

Editor National Tribune: Would you
kindly publish in your valuable paper a
brief history Of the 109th Pa. John
M. Valleau, Philadelphia, Pa.
The 109th Pa. was organized I'm the
Spring Of 1862, to serve three years.
and was consolidated with the 111th
Pa. March 81, 1865. The first Colonel
was Henry j. Shamrock, who was killed
at Charlottesville. Lieut.-Col. Lewis
w. Ralston was discharged April IL,
1864. and Capt. Frederick L. Climber
was the ranking officer at the time of
the consolidation. The 109th Pa. be-
longed to Geary's Division OF the
Twelfth Corps and lost ga men killed
and II died of disease.-Editor No,
tional Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

Last week Gen. Carl SchurZ got off
Of a motor car in New York before it
stopped, was thrown to the ground and
suffered scalp wound. After his hurt
was treated he was taken home in a
cab and his condition is said to be quite
reassuring.
James w. Alexander, ex-President of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society,
has been taken to a sanitarium at Deer
field. Mass, where he is in most seri-
Gus condition. He broke down early in
the Summer. and was removed to a re-
treat on Long Island, but while there
las temporary recovery. he is now
grown worse, and but little hopes are
entertained Of his recovery.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

The British, Dutch, Danish and
French islands in the West Indies have
become miserably poor. with a prospect
of becoming still poorer. They flour
ished amazingly i'm the olden days, when
their crudely-made sugar had a mono
poly Of the worlds market Now, with
the yastly-improyed processes and ma
chinery used in other countries they
have no show, and are a burden upon
their respective Governments There
are only two avenues of escape from
their present impoverishment One Il
annexation to the United States, and &C.
cess 10 our markets. which the loyal
inhabitants will not hear to. The other
Is to form a confederation. which is
equally distasteful. as none Of them
wants to come under the control of the
others.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

The latest estimates place the num-
her of Jews killed in Russia up to date
ct between 10000 and 10000. The
bureaucracy has turned the wrath of
the people upon these traders and mer-
chants in order to divert attention from
their own misdeeds. The whole situa-
ton Is sickening. and the more SO be-
cause all of this terrible slaughter does
not promise to lead to anything better
il is sheer, purposeless murder. without
eny promise that this awful sacrifice OF
life will water the tree of liberty or in
any way promote the cause of Justice
end good government
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

The State of Ohio has set an excel
lent example by erecting a statue of
Gen Sheridan at his boyhood's home in
Somerset. Ohio should go on and SINH
larly honor her other great sons by
monuments at the places where they
were born and grew to manhood This
would foster local pride. and be a great
teacher of patriotism and loyalty. Her
next steps should be monuments to
Grant at Point Pleasant, Sherman a,
Mansfield. Stanton at Steubenyille
Rosecrans at Delaware or Cincinnati
and Hayes at Fremont. The other
States should follow this example. with
local remembrances to the men whG
have made them and their citizenship
famous.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

The Germans are supposed to be
much more conservative and old-fogy.
ish than the Americans. yet they adopt.
ed the metric system. and are said to
have gotten used to 1t in a years time
One reason. however. was that they
had wilderness OF different, compli.
Gated and unadjustable systems OF
weights and measures, every little duchy
and principally as big as one Of our
Townships having its own. They had
to have general system for the whole
country, when 1t became united. and
- the metric system was adopted.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
The 18th Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
give short sketch of the 74th Ind. in
your grand old paper?-Jacob RUM
mel, Hamilton, Ind.
The 74th Ind. was organized at In
dianapolis, Aug. 81, 1862, to serve three
years, and mustered out June 8, 1866,
the recruits being transferred to the
22d Ind. The first Colonel was Charles
w. Chapman, who resigned. Lieut.
Col. Myron Baker was killed near At
lanta, and Lieut-Col Thomas Morgan
was in command Of the regiment when
it was mustered out. The 74th Ind be-
longed to Baird's Division, Fourteenth
Corps, Army Of the Cumberland, and
lost 81 killed in battle, and 1873 died OF
disease, accidents, etc.-Editor Nation
al Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

The subcommittee which has been
charged with the preparation of plans
for a lock canal at Panama has startled
the engineering world with the state
ment that each lock will have to be 300
feet wide and of unprecedented proper
lions in every way. One lock will have
compartments aggregating over two
thirds Of mile in length. One set OF
gates will be so feet high and $50 feet
wide and will weigh 100000 pounds
The work of construction will take
seven years
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

sion in the Rules and Regulations for
the appointment of National Patriotic
Instructor and Department Patriotic
Instructor and Department Patriotic
assistants as stated. The National and
Department officers to be authorized to
wear the rank badge of the similar po-
sitions on the Staff, and the assistants
to wear the badge recommended,
namely one gilt bar"
In accordance with the action OF the
Encampment the appointment of Com
rade Allan c. Blackwell, OF Lafayette
Post. No. 140, Department OF New
York. as National Patriotic Instructor
on the STAFF OF the Commander-in-
Chief, has been announced.
He will take the necessary steps look
patriotic instructors. and such other
action connected with the duties Of his
office as may be required by the Rules
ana Regulations as amended.
V. l cordially invite all Department
Commanders to forward to these Head
quarters the names OF those comrades
In their various Departments whom
they would like to have designated as
Aids-de-Camp on the Staff Of the Com.
mander-in-Chief
In making these nominations trust
due care will be exercised, and those
comrades chosen who will render effi-
cient service. not only In the general
work OF our Order. but in an earnest
effort to increase our membership.
1 therefore invite each Department
Commander to recommend at least one
Afd-de-Camp for each 500 comrades I'm
his department. Departments having
fewer than 5000 comrades will be en-
| titled to 10 Aids-de-Camp.
An Assistant Inspector-General for
each Department should also be recon-
| mcnded at once.
vi. All acquisitions made by the re-
spective Department Headquarters for
supplies must be made on proper forms
and accompanied by draft, postal or
express money order, drawn to the or
der of Frank Battles, Quartermaster-
General, and forwarded to John Twee-
dale, Acknowledgement. Fendall Build
| ing. Washington, ID. c.
acquisitions or remittances must not
| be sent direct to the Quartermaster-
| General.
| Posts desiring supplies of any kind
| must make requisition for the same on
their respective Department Headquar-
tiers.
In Memoriam.
| Announcement is made of the death
| tional Encampment:
John c. Linehan, Past Department
Commander, Department of New
Hampshire, and Past Junior Vice Com
mander-in-Chief. died Sept. 10, at PEN
| nacook, y. III.
| Ivan n. Walker, Past COMMANDMENTS
Chief, died Sept. %, at Indianapolis,
Ind.
By command Of James Tanner. Com
mander-in-Chief; James Tweedaie. Ad.
| jutant-General.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

About 10000 persons. or more prob
ably than were killed on both sides
during the Russo-Japanese war, COM
NIT suicide in Europe annually. OF
these about II, 900 are Germans, where
beer and socialism seem to foster ten
dency to self-murdor.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

Work Of the highest benefit to the
Filipino people and to their civilization
has been performed in the construction
Of a wagon road from Manila to Baguio.
Mai l.. w. v. KennOn, an officer of the
Regular Army, who has had charge of
the work, reported that it has cost from
$1,500,00O to 100000. 1t is the
finest one in the Islands, and the cost
was $4,000 a mile for the last 20 of
the so miles up into the mountains,
where forests had to be cleared away
and rocks cut through. This highway
will be second only in importance to
civilization to the firm, just, American
rule and the establishment Of schools
all over the Islands. 1t will give the
people ready and free access to the GEN.
ters Of civilization. It will allow them
to mingle freely with and learn from
one another, and help in the most eff
fectlve way to lit them from barbarism
to Civilizations The Dutch found that
the building of good roads through
Java was the most potent of influences
in redeeming the people from savagery
Before the roads were built the people
dwelt in little villages connected only
by tortuous and difficult paths. Every
little village was. at war with the next
village and head-hunting was the chief
industry. A mans rank in society was
determined by the number Of skulls Of
the neighboriRg villagers with which he
ornamented his shack. The opening of
roads stopped all this. The people
came to know one another, to respect
one another and to be kind and merci-
full to each other as they travelled along
the broad, easy highways from one
place to another. Within q few years
the Dutch changed the island of Java
from nest Of thieves and murderers
to one Of the most peaceful and pros
porous communities in the world. Java
Is called the Garden OF the East" and
every traveller who visits It goes into
raptures over the peaceful happiness
and thrift Of the people.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
The 4Sth Ill.

Editor National Tribune: Please
give a short history of the 48th Ill. and
greatly oblige reader of your good old
soldiers paper.-W. HI. Odell, Sailor
Springs, Ill.
The 4Sth Ill. was organized at Camp
Butler in September and October, 1861,
for three years, and the veterans and
recruits mustered out Aug. Is. 1865.
The first Colonel was Isham N. Haynie
who resigned Dec. 16, 1862, and was
succeeded by Col. William w. Sanford,
who resigned Jan. p, 1864, and was
succeeded by Col. Lucien Greathouse,
who was killed before Atlanta. Col.
Thomas L. B. Weems was in command
of the regiment when it was mustered
out. The 48th Ill. was a fighting regi-
ment, and belonged to divers Brigade.
Hazen's Division of the Fifteenth Corps,
Army Of the Tennessee. Out of an en-
rollment Of 1850 it lost 1913 killed and
257 died of disease, accidents, etc
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

One Of the startling and at the same
time incomprehensible things is the
smallness of the losses in sea fighting
compared to those on land. We have
been told SO much of the terrific power
OF modern sea artillery and the awful
devastation which single shell will
wreak that we come to think that a
sailor on a battIeship is In a position
like one who joined the old-fashioned
this. The Surgeon-General of the Jap
anese navy gives an official report of
the killed and wounded in the naval
operations from the attack upon Port
Arthur, Feb. 9, 1904, to the great battle
Of the Nippon Sea, in which the Rus
sian fleet was destroyed, May 27-28,
1905. These operations embraced five
actions with batteries, torpedo boats,
etc, ETC., and yet the total killed was
only 1891, or about as many as the
killed in the little Union army Of $4,000
at Shiloh. or these 1891 deaths LAS
were due to drowning from the sinking
of ships by Russian mines, leaving only
44G to be killed by the torrent of shells
and bullets from rapid-fire guns which
were poured upon the japanese war
vessels.
There was a totality Of 1871 wound
ed, of whom only CAT required hospital
treatment and but 80 died. Clearly, in
spite of the terrific destructiveness OF
modern high-poWer guns, the deck OF
fighting ship is very much safer
place than the ground in front Of an
infantry regiment.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP 4 FAIL
IRE.

The experience of Mexico with the
ownership Of railroads has not proved
at all satisfactory, and there is no
doubt that the Government would be
quite willing to dispose of it's entire in
terest i'm the National lines. While the
railroads have paid upon the invest
ment, they have not been anything like
as remunerative as was expected, and
the burden Of their management has
been a severe task upon the officials.
In no instance have the Government
railroads been as successful, either in
making money or in pleasing the public,
as those under private management.
The Government owns the railroads,
which reach to every important point
in Mexico, and in many places they are
the only roads that enter great cities.
1t has been impossible to find local
agents. conductors and similar en-
ployees who will pay as much attention
to the business Of the road and to pleas
ing the patrons as the similar employees
of the private railroads. Where the
Government railroads come into COM
petition with the others the Govern
ment suffers. and where the Govern
ment lines alone reach a point the ship
pers and travellers are very loud in
their complaints that they do not have
ordinary facilities and comforts. Even
Senior Jose Limantour, the Secretary of
the Treasury, who Is the most power
full official In the Cabinet and a finan-
cier OF the highest ability, confesses
that he is tired of the experiment
which he originated, and would only
be too glad to transfer the roads to pri-
vate corporations.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

The Cornell students who creased a
trolley track, on a steep down grade,
and also threw off the trolley. so the
motorman could not control his car in
any way, had about as bizarre idea Of
what constitutes fun as many of the
college professors who have been talk
ing recently have of the actual facts of
life.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
The Sd Iowa.

Editor National Tribune: Please
give a short history of the Sd Iowa
j. III. Earle, Fall River, Kan.
The Sd Iowa was organized at Keo.
kuk, June, 1861, to serve three years
The veterans and recruits were con-
solidated into a battalion and assigned
to the I'd Iowa. The first Colonel waa
Nelson G. Williams, who resigned Nov.
q, 1862, and was succeeded by Col.
Aaron Brown, who was mustered out
upon the expiration of term of service
The Sd Iowa belonged to Humans Di-
vision Of the Sixteenth Corps, and lost
127 killed, and 122 died of disease, ac-
cidents, etc.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

The failure of the Enterprise National
Bank. of Pittsburg, is regarded as set
Ting the fate of Statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona. The chief agitator
for New Mexican Statehood was w. H
Andrews, the Territorial Delegate, who
expected to be Senator, and who is be.
lieved TO be the chief culprit in the
ruin of the bank.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

The Republic of Panama celebrated
the anniversary of it's birthday Nov. 2.
As il has not had a revolution during
its year of life, and has full treasury,
with its bonds at par. it is a pleasing
contrast to it's sister South American
Republics.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

1t is not going to be much of q Cab
met gag after all. The Secretaries will
be left as free ever to talk of matters
connected with their own Departments.
They are only shut off as to what may
happen at Cabinet meeting. Mr..
Loeb must be the judge of what is
proper to let the public know about it.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

There is estimated to be about 10000
Hungarians in this country, of whom
only about 10000 are real Hungarians,
or Magyars. the remainder being Slays,
Jews and similar races. The Magyars
have shown themselves to be one of
the most progressive peoples in Europe.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

Mayer Tom L. Johnson. of Cleveland.
Ohio, predicts the election Of Gov. Folk.
of Missouri, as the next President. If
Tom Johnson had been less conspicu-
ously unfortunate in his previous pro-
phecies this would attract more atten-
fipn
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

A German scientist has decided that
Ill fishes are deaf. A beneficcnt provi-
sion. They cannot hear the lies that
are told about them.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

Chauncey Depew thinks that funnel
shaped cloud which struck the insur-
ance companies last Summer IL the
iongest-continuing cyclone on record.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

man who knows what it is to sit on
the lid until it becomes red hot is the
Car of Russia.
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SQUARE
DEALS.

The National Tribune has reason to be-
ieye that all advertisers admitted to It's
columns are thoroughly reliable.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

campaign with every prospect of an
easy and successful run. has been
| alarmed to the utmost and compelled
to put forth the most prodigious efforts.
Where Mayor Mcclellan, a candidate
| for reelection, planned seven speeches
he has so far delivered SIS, and wishes
that he had time to deliver as many
more. They will be needed. His oppo-
| nents, Mr.. Twins and Mr.. Hearst, have
| made astonishing canvasses and deyel-
oped a strength Of which no one had
the slightest anticipation. District At
torney Jerome. by all odds the most
popular man in the city, was denied a
denomination by both parties. and start
ed on an Independent campaign, which
has been of the most enthusiastic char
acter and the result Of which cannot be
foretold by the wisest political proph-
cts. The campaign virtually closed last
Saturday evening, with Sunday devoted
to all of the candidates surveying the
field of battle and measuring up the
-orces supporting and against them
The forecast of the newspapers and
wagers Of the betting men were strong
ly at variance last Monday morning
he Tribune had Twins elected by 5000
plurality. The American claimed that
Hearst was elected by an overwhelming
majority. while the Daily News asserted
that Mcclellan would win in a walk
The Herald and the World asserted
that their canvasses showed that Hearst
was In the lead. All Of the papers agreed
that Jerome would be elected by an
Overwhelming plurality. The expert.