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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
A GRAVE MATTER.
Much Trouble at Washington Over
 Secretary shaw's COachman.

WASHINGTON. April 19. Instead of the gravedigger. originally assigned to him by the civil service commission. for a coachman Secretary Shaw is to have his first choice. Robert Sheppard, to whom the commission had objected because of the presentation by Shep- pard of letters from political support CTS. The matter has been satisfactori- ly adjusted during visit which Civil Service Commissioner Colley paid to the secretary.
 The following statement was given out after the conference:
 Secretary Shaw refused to discuss the gravedigger coachman affair fur ther-tban to say that he was not re- sponsible for the incident being made public. The gravedigger himself says that Commissioner Cooley is mistaken and that it is his brother who was coachman for the superintendent of the insane hospital and that he has never been coachman for any one"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
A New Zion City.

CITY OF MEXICO. April 19.-John Alexander Dowie of Chicago has closed negotiations and obtained options on a tract of 100000 acres in the state of Tamapiae, where he proposes to found c new Zion City.
 seeret Service Fer Hsnsaulu.
 WASHINGTON. April 19. = Chief wIIkie of the secret service has left here for Honolulu and the Philippine Islands A branch of the secret serv- fce will be established at the fofD9 papcs cd posDibly one at Nanila-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
James |. Raymond Dead.

STANFORD, Conn.,. April 19.- James I. Raymond, head of the house of A. A. vantine & Co. of New York, who was operated upon for appendici- tis last Saturday night, died at his home here last night. Mir. Raymond's condition somewhat improved. and it was believed he would recover, but a relapse came last night, and he died suddenly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
rAMOUs CHARACTER DEAD.

Alpena, Mich. April 19.-Martin Chase Benjamin. a famous character of the Thunder Bay region, is dead at Hubbard lake. aged s years Benja- min served in the civil and Mexican van as a sharpshooter. Until q few years aso he was the best rifle shot in northern Michigan and was never de feafed- He had killed BOO deer and hundreds of other game His early days were spent in the employment of the HunDpo Bay O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
-i ~ WEATHER FORECAST.
 Forecast for Connecticut: Fair to- night and Thursday, fresh westerly winds.
HANGED IN A FORTNIGHT.

HANGED IN A FORTNIGHT. St Petersburg, April 19.-The plea at Moscow yesterday of Kaleieff, who was sentenced to death for the assas- sination of Grand Duke Sergius, that a state of civil war exists in Russia and that he was a prisoner of war and not an ordinary prisoner accused of crime, is considered here to indi- cate the position which the terrorists will assume hereafter. Naturally such a position Is not acknowledged by the government, but the terr0rists will persist in the fiction. Kaleieff having been tried by special com mission of the senate. against which there is no appeal. will be hanged, probably within a fortnight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
BANK PRESIDENT PUNISHED.

Buffalo. N. Y.. April 19.-EarI w. Card. former president of the Me dina National bank. of Medina. N. Y., convicted of misappropriating the funds of a national bank and making false returns to the comptroller of the currency in Washington. was to-day sentenced to six years imprisonment in Auburn prison. The minimum punishment provided by law was five years and the maximum ten years imprisonment
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
Troops Fire on Italian Rioters.

FOGGIA. Italy. April 19. Troops here last night fired upon mob of railway strikers. killing three and wounding many more. The strike shows diminishing strength. though in Naples and Genoa the coal and meat supplies are running short.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
THEY SAT TOGETHER:
King Victor Emmanuel and J. Per
 pOnt Morgan.

POiit kNUTkdu
 Rome, April 19.eKing Victor Elm manuel today received in private au- dience J. Pierpont Morgan who thank cd his majesty warmly for the grand cordon of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. which he wore. The king was most cordial in his manner toward MT Mo- gan and made the American financier sit next to him. His majesty express ed his personal qualification at the gen erous act of Mir Morgan in returning to Ascoli the cope stolen from the cathedral there and sold to him by an unknown person. The conversation which was carried on in English lasted half an hour.
 Later tbe king received United States Senator Nelson w. Aldrich of Rhode Island
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
Three Wounded at Warrington.

WASHINGTON, April 19. Three persons are seriously wounded, one of them, it is believed, fatally, as the re- suit of shooting and an attempt at self destruction which occurred here. The injured are Rutledge Robinson, aged sixty-two, an inmate of the Sol diers' home; Kate Norbeck, single, aged twenty-eight, and Frank Jones, white. aged fifty-two years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
RUSSIAN SQUADRON DELAYS.

London, April 19.-A dispatch to a news agency from TokiO says: "In- formation received here is taken to indicate that the Russian squadron proposes stayi~~ "t Kamranh bay un- til May 7. Admiral ROjestvensky in the meanwhile sending out cruisers to overhaul merchantmen proceeding along the trade route to the Straits of FOrmosa. The transports accompany ing the Russian squadron are report ed to be plying between Kamranh bay and Saigon under the merchant flag of Russia"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
Receiver. For Beste. Ubero Cempa.

Receivers For Boston Ubero Company
 BOSTON. April 19.-Jufige Francis c. Lowell in the United States district court last night appointed Hugh W. Ogden of the law firm of whipple. Sears & Og'len and Attorney Jere- miah Smith. IT,. of this city receivers for the Boston Ubero company. The petitioners were members of the com mittee recently appointed by the stock holders to investigate the affairs of the UberO Plantation company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
wi,r... Sentenced For Contempt.

CHICAGO. April 19.-Declining to reveal secrets of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad company. R. R. Jarvie, superintendent of that system. was sentenced to ten days in jail for contempt of court Jarvie was I witness in the trial of George HI. louId. who is accused of the murder of Alonzs Hammond Hammond was a conductor employed by the Elevated Railroad company Gould accused Hammond of having alienated the af- fections of Gould's wife Meeting Hammond on an elevated train. Gould Got him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
VETERAN ACTOR STRICKEN.

Galt. Ont. April 19-J. H. Stoddari. the veteran actor. who was stricken here recently with nervous prostration. is steadily improving. He will be re- moved to his home in New Jersey in q week or ten days
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19

ANOTHER JAP DESTROYER. ! Tokio, April 19.-The torpedo boat destroyer Xiii was launched at Kure to-day. Her displacement exceeds 200 tons.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
VETERAN ACTOR RALLIES.

Joe Jefferson Making a Great Battle
 = for Life.
 West Palm Beach. Fla, April 19.- The condition of Joseph Jefferson. the actor. was reported to-day as better than yesterday. The distinguished pa tient rested comfortably during. the night. The doctor is slightly encour- aged.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
BOSTON BEAT BROOKLYN.

Boston April 19.-BnstDn won q light hitting game from Brooklyn this morning by . sc0Ee of 2 tD 1. Both teams were in excellent form Ten ney. int baoeman of Boston, w1s q feature sf the enDA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19

T .oST-Between Notre Dame Convent u and South Main street. purse contain ing rosary beads. Please return to Bos- ton Butter House. l47 South Main street.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
5 Dozen of the Hands0mest GO.Carts
 that Haywood Makes.

Come in and see them. They're easy to roll. easier than ever before. You can shut them up. Small, saving room when not in use. They're lighter this year than ever before. Have strong springs, cushiony and comfortable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19

ITO RENT-Furn!shed front room. sec ! ond floor. Apply 7e Dover street.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
New Housekeepers

should look over our stock. Do yca know that you will get the best satis- faction from our furniture. It's made well from good stock-priced right and delivered and set up in your homo as good as the day it came from tho factory. Prompt and efficient service.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
Great Bargains In Solid
 Oak DreSsers at

s9.Oo. s1o.OO. s12.5o. s13.5O and up wards. Our line of Chamber Furni. ture is the most attractive and the best values that we have ever offered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
You Surely Can Afford One
 of Our Chamber Suits.

They range in price from s1S0O m solid oak to S2co.Oo. One dozen popu. lar prices from S25.OO to 5000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-19
THE "HEYWOOD"
 t GO-CARTS.

You know what they are-the best go-carts on the market-couldn't set enough of them to satisfy the demand of our customers.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-21
The Fir.t to Enter Fredericksburg.

Serg't D. o. Clough, Co. H, 23d N.
Y, in q communication from Groton,
N. Y, says that the first Union troops
to enter Fredericksburg, Va, were those
OF Co. d. 23d N. Y, on May 2. Gen.
King and staff and Gen. Patrick and
staff marched into the city. There were
80 men detailed from the 23d N. Y. to
build the canal-boat bridge, and I had
charge Of the detail and built the bridge
by anchorfng canal boats from IL to Is
feet apart and laying stringers and
planks across them, When the bridge
was finished Gen. King and his staff
and he said, Sergeant, will you take
these papers over to the Mayor of the
city?'
"'Of course I WILL was my reply.
Have you a white handkerchief?
he asked.
"'No, SIR was my reply. I have
not seen one in six months
"He gave me one to use as flag Of
truce. I delivered the papers to the
Mayor, but my knees were weak be-
fore / got there. But got there all
the same. The papers asked for the
surrender Of the city. The Mayor and
Aldermen came down the following
morning, and made a formal surrender
Of the town to Gen. King.
II am surprised that any other COM
the honor of entering Fredericksburg
first. I have taken The National Trib-
une a number of years. and could not
do without it. Wake up, you 23d boys.
You were all noted for your modesty,
especially Co. H, and that may be the
reason we do not hear more from
them" 1855
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bers: they worked and fought until the

bers. they worked and fought until the
battle was over
Gen. Cox's mistake was not an I'M
natural one. In the tumult and ex-
citement of battle he gained q wrong
Inn pression of Gen. Wagner's action and
the part taken by the two brigades
after their retreat to the main line.
thinking he knew the facts he con-
suited only his own opinions instead
OF the official records when later he
wrote his story OF the battle. 1t was
doubtless his representations as to what
he thought Wagner's conduct had been
that resulted in his supersedure as d.
vision commander by Gen. Elliott two
days later. Cox was sincere, but mis-
taken, and unwittingly injured a COM
| rade In arms who in all the qualities
OF soldier and a commander was his
worthy peer.
For almost 40 years the mortal re-
mains Of the brave and gallant Wagner
| have rested In quiet country grave
yard In Warren County, Ind, beside his
kindred and neighbors. 1t is high time
| that history should do justice to his
memory and to the officers and men OF
| his division, both living and dead, who
contributed their full measure OF valor
to win the day at the bloody battle of
Franklin.
II the writing OF this article shall
contribute in any degree to aid the fu-
ture historian in rendering q Just YER
dict. and with fair and even hand dis
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youth, as companion, we started for
Mount Rose, q half-mile southeast of
Spanish Fort. Here we secured some
female attire for Couch, and after he
had dressed himself to represent my
wife, we got an old sailboat, and at
daybreak started for the landing on
the Spanish River inside the rebel lines
about Spanish Fort.
Just off the mouth Of the channel
lay two of our gunboats-the Usage and
Kickapoo. We had visited them dur
ing the night and arranged code Of
signals to be used so we would not have
any trouble in passing up the river to
the fort. We reached the landing about
8 o'clock in the morning. and told our
story about being burned out and
robbed by the Yanks. and we soon
learned that Spanish Fort was to be
evacuated. We were given directions
how to get over to Mobile and to avoid
the Yanks, and that was by returning
past the Union gunboats, which We did.
We were captured by them and sent
ashore. and by o'clock of April
had made my report, and the Generals
all understood there would not be any
fighting necessary to capture the rebel
stronghold.
Now, while the Sixteenth Corps on
the right was gathering in less than IS
sick Confederate soldiers that had been
left in the rifle pits to cover the retreat
of the rebels, Gen. Gordon Granger and
staff were marking all the artillery and
siege guns and stores captured by the
Thirteenth Corps. This siege lasted IA
days. and the loss on our side was not
heavy"
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PLAN OF THE BATTLE AT FRANKLIN.

sary consequence. He (Wagner) rail-
lied the two disorganized brigades at
the river, but they were not again car
ried into action"
This statement Is fatty contradicted
by the testimony of Gen. Wagner, by
both brigade commanders Conrad and
Lane) and by all the regimental COM
manders in the two brigades. (See
their official reports in the Official Rec
ord already quoted) Col. Conrad says
tpage 27D: lowing to the great num-
Der OF recruits in the brigade, my men
became very much confused AS fast
as the men reached the inner line of
works they halted, and would have
been easily rallied, but the works were
manned by the Twenty-third Corps, and
the men of that Corps became panic
stricken when my men rushed over
them, and they (the Twenty-thjrd
Corps commenced leaving the works.
My men, who had already been
whipped. and by superior numbers, see-
Ing the Twenty-third Corps men leav-
Ing. commenced retiring again. but they
soon rallied, and went back to the works
again, and fought until the battle was
over. We captured a number OF battle
flags Of the enemy, but got the credit
OF capturing but one. Lieut.. p. p.
Boyer, Of tie 18th ILL.,, after the firing
had ceased, went out in front Of the
Nv orks and picked up three OF the enc
my's battlefiags. and pitched them over
the works, and the 104th Ohio. OF the
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First In yiekSburg.

Editor National Tribune: Comrade ID.
L. Wellman still insists that the 4th
Mimi. was the first regiment into Vicks-
burg. Well, l will not have it that way.
The 18th Ill. was the first. We arrived
at the Court House ut 80 q. m: went
into camp on the Court House Square.
south and west of the Court House. and
guards from the regiment were placed
on duty at the Court House. We were
afterwards moved across the street to
vacant block west OF the prison. The
Captain of my company (FD was made
Provost-Marshal of Vicksburg. His
name was ]. j. Palmer. l was detailed
as his clerk. and we remained in that
position until ordered to Black River
Ill. did the provost duty in the city.
Please read what j. G. Willis says in
his history of the war page 534: 10
gan's Division, which had approached
nearest the rebel works, was the first
to march in. and the flag Of one Of the
regiments Of his division was soon float
ing over the Court House. Now, Com
rade Wellman. was that the flag of the
45th Ill. or was it the flag OF the 4th
Mimi? 1 say 45th Ill. L do not see
any reason why you want the hon 1r
when 1t was given us without the ask
irg, and Gen. Logan told us on the
night Of July that the honor was ac-
corded us for the fighting the regime mt
did in the Crater the day we blew up
the fort, which was June 25. You do
not claim that the 4th MINI. did the
fighting in the Crater!--D. M. Allen,
Co. F, 45th ILL.,, Fremont, Neb.
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Editor National Tribune: I, too, saw
the blowing up Of the steamer City Of
Madison. I was lying on the counter
in our Office, in the Court House, look
ing at the steamer at the time. I had
just returned from the wharf. When
| returned Gen. Logan sat in the office,
looking down that way. His wife was
on her way down the river, and we were
watching steamer rounding to to land
AS her bow touched the wharf the City
Of Madison blew up, and Gen. Logan
jumped up and said: my God! My
wife is on that boatv' And he flew for
the wharf as if he had wings. The Cap
tain said to me, Hurry, and render
what assistance you can" and 1 did so;
but when we arrived at the wharf we
found the boat that had just landed
was above the City of Madison, with
three other steamers between them
The explosion was caused by the ex-
ploding of a 32-pound percussion shell,
dropped by a negro. A piece of the
shell went through the boilers. I saw
legs and arms of men going up and saw
one body; the rest were pieces of wood
and iron.
take great interest in The National
Tribune, and love to read what the boys
say. l would write a great deal my
self if I only could get an article to-
gether in shape-but fire away the best
you can, boys; it is all Interestingly.
M. Allen, Co. f, 45th ILL.,, Fremont, Neb.
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CARTER HoUSE

his official report, in describing the re-
treat to the second line, says: 1--WE had
much difficulty in getting into the
works, owing to a heavy line Of abatis
of locust boughs placed there for some
purpose, through which my line had to
pass. This caused some delay. which
enabled the enemy to get within SO
feet of US. Fortunately five of my regi-
ments had held their fire, when, form
ing quickly behind the works, they
poured into the advancing column a
volley SO deadly that the enemy fell
back in dismay, only, however, to re-
new the attack, which now became a
hand-to-hand fight over the parapet,
lasting until 10 o'clock at night"
/ think / have quoted evidence suffi-
cient to show that the two brigades
were in the fight to the finish, and that
Gen. Cox was grievously in error in
saying that Wagner and his men took
no further part in the battle after they
were driven in from their advanced po-
sition at the beginning of the fight.
But other evidence remains: The
official report shows that the two bril-
gades captured 308 prisoners and three
battleflags Ito say nothing about the
eight flags taken from them by men Of
the Twenty-third Corpse. It is entirely
safe to say that not one prisoner or flag
was captured by them until after they
had fallen back to our second or main
line of battle. Where, then, did they
capture their prisoners and flags? Down
by the river, where Gen. Cox says they
rallied? Not much; they captured them
in the fierce hand-to-hand struggle at
the breach, and over the parapet, as de-
scribed by Conrad. Lane and Atwater.
Gen. Cox was a brilliant and capable
officer, but in attempting to write the
history of this battle he did gross in
justice to the officers and men Of Lanes
and Conrads Brigades, and cast a
shadow upon the reputation of the
brave and gallant Wagner, wholly un-
fair and undeserved.
1t was Wagner and his division that
had marched the day before to Frank
lin, from Columbia to Spring Hill, ar
irving just in time to prevent Pat Gle
burne and Stewart from Selling the
pike in Schofield's rear. After defeat
ing them in a hard-fought battle, we
guarded the road all night long, while
the rest of our army. including Gen.
Cox's Division of the Twenty-third
Corps, passed safely from their position
of extreme peril on their way to Frank
lin; then starting before daylight, acted
as rear guard, beating off Hoods at
lacks, gathering up the stragglers, and
covering the retreat to Franklin, arriv-
ing near there little before noon.
Without an hour to rest or sleep we
deployed and held Hood in check as
much as possible while the other divi-
sions were constructing works to resist
the enemy. Failing further back when
threatened with overwhelming num-
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Minnesota and Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: 1t is a long
call between Ohio and Minnesota, but
want to express my very high apprecia-
ton Of the articles recently published in
The National Tribune. entitled Mime
sofa at Nashville" by Gen. L. F. Hub
bard. His description of this battle is
one of the most interesting / have ever
read. His description of the charge of
MacArthur's Division in the afternoon
OF the second day is most vivid and re-
calls to mind some of the experiences
of that day when our cavalry on the
right Of Smiths Guerrillas" joined in
this charge. The action of MacArthur's
men in this charge was most briefly de-
scribed by one Of our boys, who, look
ing at Smiths Guerrillas," said, "Why,
- EN-, If they only wore boots they'd
make good cavalry" When this story
was told to some of Smiths Guerrillas"
they reciprocated by saying that when
they saw Wilson's dismounted cavalry
on the extension of their line on the
right, they said, Look at Wilson's Cav
airy. Why, - 'em, If they only wore
shoes they'd make good infantry"
Again congratulating The National
Tribune upon the publication of this
exceedingly interesting narrative of Gen.
Hubbard's, 1 remain-Theodore F. AL
len, 7th Ohio Cav.