The National tribune., 1905-12-21
PERSONAL.
Richards.

Mrs. Fannie Mcconnell, who lives at
1928 Washington street, In the first
house built on the site Of Colorado
Springs. was once noted rebel spy
Her maiden name was Fannie Wright,
and her home was in Glasgow, Ky. In
her youth she must have been a beau
tiful and attractive woman Cen
Bragg employed her, and she made
several visits to Gen. Rosecrans's head
quarters on one preteXt or another She
carried the message from Bragg to
Morgan which started the latter on his
raid through Kentucky to cut off Rose
cranss supplies. She carried a great
deal Of quinine and percussion caps
through the lines usually in a quilted
skirt. At one place she firted very
desperately with Capt. George Stone, a
Union officer, who gallantly showed
her around the camp and she took
careful note of the Notifications. That
night she rode 40 miles to inform Nor
gan, and the next day at noon his
cavalry dashed in and captured the
camp with large quantity Of supplies.
The Union soldiers suspected her for
a spy and had her hair searched for
dispatches. This made her so angry
that she had her hair cut off and threw
it in a Union Colonel's face, who only
laughed at her, which made her mad
der than ever. After the war she mar
ried j. Mcconnell, a prosperous farm
er, and they settled down to a peace
full life at San Antonio, Tex. She says
that after the Emancipation ProcIama-
ton many Union soldiers threw down
their arms, saying they would not fight
to free the negroes. This statement is
one of the feminine exaggerations
which she INDUCES in in her old age.
There were undoubtedly some Union
soldiers who made that a pretext, but
the number was not large and those
who did SO had small value as soldiers.
The opponents of Capt. Jeb. Stuart,
the Collector of the Port at Newport
News allege violation of the Civil Ser
vice laws and actual incompetency to
perform the duties of the office. A
special committee is asked for to in
vestigate the charges. with power to
compel attendance and testimony of
employees Of the office.
Gov. Chamberlain has appointed
John M. Gearin, of Portland, to sue
coed John II. Mitchell as Senator from
Oregon. Mr.. Gearin is a Democrat,
but received the Endorsement of many
leading Republicans as we'll as the SOL
id support of his party. He was born
in Umatilla, Ore, Aug. Is, 1851. and
has been a member Of the Legislature
term will last until March 4, 1907, un-
less the Legislature should decree 9TH
erwise.
The Chicago Postmastership fight,
which has been threatening to break
the relations between the United States
Senators from Illinois, has been set
tied by the appointment Of Frederick
Bussey to succeed Postmaster Coyne
Senator Hopkins was firmly opposed
to the reappointment of Coyne, and
Bussey was in effect a compromise can
didate and was accepted by both the
Senators and Speaker Cannon.
Fifty-nine years ago some boys
around Covington, Ind, organized an
association called the Raging Tads"
There were 20 Of them. and the organ
ization was made on Thanksgiving
night Of 1847. The only conditions
were that the survivors should meet
every Thanksgiving evening and BAN
quet, with the last survivor to open a
bottle Of port. This was kept in the
vault OF the Covington Bank On the
evening OF Dec. /, two survivors, Col
James McMannomy, Of the SD Ind,
with his wife. and Lewis Hetfield, with
his wife, met at Col. McMannomy's
residence. Tho third surviving mem
Der IL Robert Brown, who lives in Ne
braska, and could not be present. The
bottle Of port was brought out and
opened.
It II alleged that Charles M.
Schwab, thu ship-building and steel
magnate, u planning TO succeed, az
Senator from Nevada, Francis NJ. New
lands. whose term expires In 1909. He
has already obtained Q residence In
Nevada and invested heavily In the
new gold fields. Nevada especially
needs mills and smeltsrs ana Schwab
nrouises thaAe. Il II the surest way to