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The National tribune., 1905-11-30
arriving annually:
3,7O8,185

Thus we see that In IA years about
100000 immigrants arrived in this
country. These immigrants were of
the best class of people, mainly young
married couples, with children who
grew up as thoroughly American as If
they had been torn here. The young
fathers, themselves, were many of
them of age, to serve in the Union army.
All Of these were as thorough Ameri-
cans as could be found, though their
biithplaces may have been abroad. Gen.
Philip II. Sheridan was a conspicuous
type Of this class OF Americans. His
young parents had been induced, by
the distress In Ireland, to migrate to
this country, and Sheridan's birth was
so near the time Of their arrival here
that it has been claimed by many that
he was born at sea or in Ireland. No
matter where his birthplace. there was
no better American or better soldier
than Phil Sheridan. His parents were
the pioneers in the great migration, be-
cause they came here in 1881, while the
bulk Of the Irish immigrants came after
the conditions there had become more
distinctly bad, in 184s. II we exclude
all those who were as thorough Ameri-
cans as ourselves, we shall probably
find that not $4,000 real foreigners,
that is, those who came to the United
States during the war, served In the
army. The outbreak Of the war checked
immigration very decidedly, and 1t fell
from150,237 immigrants landed in
1860 to 89,724 landed in 1861. Not un-
til 1917 did the immigration again rise
toward the figure 1t was at the out
break Of the war.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30
The 10th XIV.

Editor National Tribune: would like
to have you give in the paper q history
Of the goth KY. / have been Q reader
Of The National Tribune for several
years, and have not seen any account
OF this command. 1t cannot be that
all the boys Of the Goth KY. are dead.
received my chart some time ago.
do not see why all the comrades do not
secure one Of these charts.-James Wal
lace. Co. q. Goth KY, Oak. Pulaski Co,
Ind.
The goth KY. was organized at Smith
land in January. 1862. for three years.
and mustered out Jan. II, 1865. The
first Colonel was Sanders ID. Bruce, who
resigned June "a, 1864, and Lieut.-Col.
Thomas B. Walker was in command of
the regiment when 1t was mustered out
The regiment belonged to Hascall's Di-
vision Of the Twenty-third Corps, Army
Of the Ohio, and lost SO killed in battle
and 1877 died from disease, etc.-Editor
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30
SOLDIERS on FOREIGN BIRTH.

Editor Natibnaf Tribune: II you have
statistics at hand by which you could
give me information on the following
points / would appreciate 1t very much:
How many soldiers In the civil war
We're Of English, Irish. and German
what percentage of the whole number
o. each nationality then living in this
country enlisted IN the Union army?
The latter question will perhaps be
difficult to Answer, perhaps cannot be
answered at rall. as l do not know II
the number Of any nationality then or
now residents of this country, unless it
would be the Census Reports.
The point is this: A couple OF gentle
men got into a friendly dispute as to
which Nation furnished the most SOL
diers to the Union army. English. Irish
or Germans, the question to be decided
by the percentage Of each nationality
then in this country.
Such information as you can and
may be pleased to give me upon the
subject will be thankfully received
Charles Whitmer Chicago, Ill.
We have repeatedly answered this
question as far as we were able. The
all complete. though most of the mus
ter rolls state the birthplace Of the re-
cruits. An examination of the names
OF 100000 volunteers shows that in
round numbers 100000 were born in
this country. OF the remaining 500,-
900, $4,000 were born in Germany;
10000 in Ireland; $4,000 in England:
$4,000 in British America. and in all
other countries $4,000. This again re-
quiries explanation, as the bare statistics
are misleading. Owing to the revolu-
t;onary troubles in Germany, the po-
tato famine in Ireland and to the trou-
bles all over Europe there was an un-
usual immigration to this country in
the decade from 1850 to 1860. Where
the immigration between 1880 and 1874
had slowly risen from 1892 in the
former year to 1855 in the latter, it
leaped up to 234.968 in 1S47. In the
years Immediately following it reached
these astonishing proportions Of aliens
.~s ty@x- 1l~
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

The English are rather astonished
over the agitation that we are having
as to railroad rate making. The Eng
lish Railroad Commission has had the
power for 80 years not only TO say that
an existing rate was wrong. but In effect
to say that another rate should be sub
stituted for it. This is substantially the
same power as 1t is proposed to confer
upon the Interest Commerce Com
mission. or course, such power
should be closely guarded, and 1t is alb
surd to say or think that five or seven
or any number of men sitting here in
Washington should have anything but
the most limited comprehension OF all
the questions which can arise all over
this great country, with its 100000
miles OF railroads and unfortunately
varying conditions. 1t is said that in
enc year alone 165, 900 changes Sf rates
were put in operation in various parts
OF the United States. This was the work
OF men who had devoted their lives to
the study Of railroad rates and the con-
ditions to which they applied in differ
cnt localities. Naturally. there must
have been an immensely Of things which
no Commission sitting in Washington
could take cognizance Of. properly
weigh the value, and adjust to the spe-
cial conditions.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Editor National Tribune: Why II q
that you do not give q history or the
18th ILL.,? I am sure that IL 10 worthy
OF being classed as o fighting regiment
was q member OF that regiment, and
am sure that we saw the elephant
and rode him through from the Missis-
sippf River to the sea--W. III. Odell,
4Sth ILL.,, Sailor Springs. Ill.
The 4sth Ill. was a fighting regiment.
and lost 123 killed out Of q total enroll
ment Of 1850. II saw its frst lighting
at Fort Donelson and Shiloh, and
caught 1t very severely at both places.
while, behaving with the utmost gal
lantry. 1t was organized at Springfield
In September. 1861, and assigned to w.
II. L Wallace's Brigade. At Fort Dom
elson IL lost eight killed. 81 wounded
and three missing. Among the killed
was Lieut-Col. Thomas III. Smith. IL
was in the Sixteenth Corps In the At
lanta campaign and march to the sea.
Col. Greathouse was killed before At
lanta. The first Colonel was Isham n.
Haynie. who was promoted to Briga-
dier-General and succeeded by Col.
William w. Sanford, who was succeed
ed by Col. Greathouse and he by Col.
A. T. Galbreath. Col. Thomas L. weems
was in command of the regiment when
1T was mustered out Aug. Is. 1865
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

The Norwegians have regularly in
stalled their King and Queen with the
customary amount of jubilation. A
King who has been elected and for an
indefinite time is not liable to be much
OF an autocrat, for the reason that any
moment the men who have hired him
for King may change their minds and
give him the G.. Il. He cannot be, by
any means, the autocrat that a Presi-
cent, who is elected for a specific term
OF years, can be. No likely or probable
cause can remove the President before
the end of his term. The people may
regret hts election. bat all tho same he
will serve out his period. Therefore, we
must expect that King Haakoa VII will
be about the mildest form of a King
that ever wore a crown.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30
CLEARLY A DEGENERATE.

A clergyman OF Cleveland. o.. makes
this startling affirmation of his belief:
| "Of the two evils-a stomach full of
beer or one full Of apple dumplings-I
| believe that beer is better for a man
than the dyspepsia dump
| lings."
Letsus not too rashly condemn the
sacrilegist who would put the muddy
brew of rotting grain above the dietetic
glory Of a well-made apple dumping.
The man who would say such thing
Is not as would appear at first thought.
an anarchist a skeptic and an enemy
of society. He is to be rather regarded
as unfortunate as mentally aberrant.
probably suffering from this new dis
ease which the London physicians have
Neutrality-suspicious.. Most likely he is
mentally deformed from lack of early
and proper training. starved in his youth
Of home influences. Probably he was
homeless waif. or else raised In fiat,
where they took their meals out He
has never come home from school, rosy
with play, and hungry as only boy
can be, to have his soul sent up into a
heaven of expectation by shifting as he
enters the door a fragrance that hath
no peer in perfect joy among all :he
sweet smells of earth. 1t comes from
the oven of the kitchen stove, where his
mothers marvellous skill and loving Ia
Dor approach the glad elimination She
has fabricated a pie-crust with knowl-
edge and Judgment that no other wo-
man ever possessed in such perfect
measure. She has wrapped this f1eecy
creation around large. fresh, firm
fleshed. juicy apples. all carefully Sc
lected, without a spot or blemish in
| their breathing ripeness, and
then the happy union of earths rich
est fruits of field and tree are consum-
mated In the glowing heat of the oven,
to spread an incense through the home,
as they are brought forth, done to
turn, to receive sublimation in a dress
ing such as only mother knew how to
make. 1t would be impossible for such
boy to ever after mention beer and
apple dumplings in the same breath
1t is wholly unlikely that the Cleveland
clergyman is an American citizen. He
cannot be, to utter such a heresy. If
he is not, no American-born Judge, who
had read his shocking declaration,
would ever naturalize him.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Mr.. Dixon, Auditor Of North Caro-
lima, has been in correspondence with
the Auditors Of the other Southern
States to learn the amounts paid out
by them as Confederate pensions. The
figures he has obtained are as follows:
Texas. 100000. 1000 pensioners;
tennessee, $275,OO0, 5000 pensioners;
Louisiana, $4,000, 1000 pensioners;
Arkansas, 100000, 1000 pensioners;
Georgia, $4,000, 10000 pensioners;
Florida, $288.00O. 5000 pensioners;
South Carolina, $656,00O. 1900 pen
sloners; Mississippi. $250,000, 1000 pen
sioners; Virginia. 100000, $4,000 pen
sioners; North Carolina. $275,O0O, for
1,400 pensioners.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Belgium is having some of the pleas
ures Of State ownership Of railroads.
The Socialist Deputies are demanding
an increase Of 20 per cent in wages,
with reduction Of hours, ETC., which
would make necessary an increase of
20 per cent in the number Of employees.
The Minister Of Railroads denounces the
Deputies for not believing what they
advocate. since they must know that
such an increase would be beyond the
means OF the State to pay except by
raising the railroad rates to a point
which would be oppressive to the peo-
pie.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please give a short history Of the 7th
Iowa Cav? I would like TO hear from
any Of the old boys.-Joseph Stewart,
Petersburg, Neb.
The 7th Iowa Cav. was begun by the
organization of Cos. A to III at Daven-
port from April q to July Is. 1863,
for three years. The Sioux City Cav
airy. which had been in the service
since 1861. was assigned as Co. i, and
three companies Of the 41st Iowa, also
organized in 1851, became Cos. K, L
and M. The companies were mustered
out successfully until June %, 1866.
The first Colonel was Samuel w. Sum-
mers, who was discharged Jan. 81, 1865.
and Col. Herman III. Heath was I'm COM
mand Of the regiment when II was
mustered out, and brevetted q Briga-
dier-General. Lieut-Col. John Pattee
and Maj. George M. O'Brien were brew
cited acknowledgements. The 7th Iowa
Cav, with the 9Th Iowa Cav, spent its
service in fighting the Western Indians,
and 1t had q very active and hard SER
vice, marching about 5000 miles. with
scouts and petty fights Of weekly occur
renee. 1t lost 80 killed In battle and
90 died from disease, accidents, etc.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

1t comes with a feeling of surprise
that the Tahuantepec Railroad is near
completion, and will probably be ready
for business within six months. The
Tehuantepec route has a reminder of
ancient history, since as early as Cor
tez it was mentioned in connection with
the Nicaragua and Panama routes as
one of the great highways between the
oceans. It's memory has been periodi-
cally revived every time there has been
talk of Isthmian canals and a score of
yeads ago Capt. James b. Eads, the
noted engineer, who had built the ST.
Louis Bridge, the Western gunboats
and made the Mississippi River dredge
cut it's own channel, earnestly advocat-
ed ship railroad across the Isthmus
His plan, which was ingenious and
daring, was to build a railroad large
enough to support a cradle embracing
the hulls Of the biggest ships. These
were to be taken out Of the water by
this cradle and conveyed across the
Isthmus to where they could be dropped
into the sea again. Capt. Eads had
worked out his idea in great detail and
1t received the commentator of many
eminent engineers, but it failed to i'm
press Congress sufficiently to obtain an
appropriation. at least, until Capt Eads's
death put a stop to the matter Since
then an English engineer, Sir Weetman
Pearson, has built an ordinary railroad,
but of the best class, and 1t is expected
it will carry an immense amount Of
traffic. 1t has the advantage Of fine,
commodious harbor at each end and 1t
avoids altogether the Gains and storms
of the waters on either side OF the 18TH
mus. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is
$50 miles wide.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

One of the amusing things about
Southern statistics is that while they
claim to have only had $1,000 men in
the army from first to last, about ,200,-
900 have been elected to office since the
war on the strength Of their having
followed the Stars and Bars clear
through the sanguinary conflict. Again.
the number Of Rough Riders who have
been appointed to places would indi-
cate that it was Fuch the biggest regi-
ment ever mustered for United States
service.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Our trade with our "non-contiguous
possessions" which is to be the phrase
10 indicate our insular and other posses-
sions. continues to grow IN the most
gratifying way. For the first nine
months of the present year there has
been an increase of $6.500,90c, or ap-
rroxirsately % per cent over the pre-
vious year: These figures relate TO mer-
chanciSe. and do not include gold and
silver from Alaska. of which there was
100000 produced and scrt into this
country. Where we got s1,761.O28
worth of produce from Porto Rico the
year prior to its annexation we have
now received $1s,l76,67S worth in the
nine months just ended. Similarly the
imports from Hawaii have risen in the
same time from $13.000,O0o to over
s35,000.o00, and the Philippine trade
has more than QuadrUpled.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30
The 1Sth PA.

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lish history of the 47th Pa, and
oblige one who has been reading the
old soldiers paper for many years
H. c. Weise, Fitzgerald. Ga
The 47th Pa. was organized at Har-
risburg in August and September, 1861,
for three years. It's first Colonel was
Tilghman III. Good, who was mustered
out on expiration of term of service and
succeeded by ]. p. s. Goblin, who was
promoted to Brigadier-General and is
now Past Commander-in-Chi Grand
Army Of the Republic. The regiment
belonged to Dwight's Division Nine
teenth Corps, and lost III killed in bat
tie and 173 died from disease, ETC.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30
The Empire OF Korea died hard. 1t

The Empire Of Korea died hard. 1t
took a week Of arduous negotiations
with the pressure OF about 10000 troops
to bring the Emperor Of the Hermit
Land and his Ministers to accept the
Japanese conditions. The last session
was nine hours long, and the Emperor
Of Korea ordered the assassination OF
his Ministers who advised acceptance
Of the Japanese terms. The palace was
surrounded by 5000 Japanese soldiers,
and the signatures and seals to the
agreement were only obtained by du-
ross. Under this agreement the Japan
csc will govern Korea in the Emperor's
name; have japanese administrators at
all the treaty ports: conduct all of the
Korean diplomacy and allow no agree
ments with other powers except through
Japan.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history Of the 122d ILL.,, and
oblige-James p. Wilson, Robinson,
Ill.,
The 1880 Ill. was organized at Mat
toon, Sept. 6, 1862, to serve three years.
and mustered out June 20, 1865. The
first Colonel was James Monroe, who
was killed at Pennington, Oct. Z, 1863,
and Lieut.-Col. Jonathan Biggs was in
command Of the regiment when it was
mustered out. The regiment became
mounted infantry and part of wilder's
Brigade of Garrard's Division of Cav
airy Of the Army Of the Cumberland
The regiment lost So killed in battle and
1874 died from disease, accidents, etc.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short sketch Of the oath Ky.-Ennis
c. Hainline. Mt. Sterling, KY.
The Gath KY. was organized at Camp
Temple, Lexington, from Dec. 81, 1861,
to Jan. 8. 1862, for three years, and
mustered out Jan. 81, 1865. The first
Colonel was Lewis B. Grigsby, who re-
signed July 16, 1863, and was succeeded
by Col. John s. Hurt, who was mus
tered out with the regiment. John A.
Adjutant OF the regiment, and was
severely wounded several times. The
oath KY. belonged to Cox's Division of
the Twenty-third Corps. Army of the
Ohio, and lost 80 killed In battle and
1T died from disease. accidents, etc.
One Of these. Second Lieut.. Daniel o.
Moren, was frozen to death at Frank
fort, Ky.-Editor National Tribune
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Gen. Grosvenor, as might be expect
ed, is one OF the firmest OF the Stand
Patters. He says that putting hides on
the free list would. at most, reduce the
price Of shoes one and half cents a
pair. If the New Englanders would
to a reduction Of the tariff on
some Of the things that Westerners have
to buy we might talk Of putting our
Western hides on the free list"
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

The first four weeks of the hunting
season in Maine resulted in one pam
Their, one moose. three deer and six bear
killed by the 10000 sportsmen in the
woods. with II boys and men killed or
wounded. The vortex of South Amer
place than the Maine woods in the Fall.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Texas pointed with pride to the fact
that she was the only Gulf State which
kept the yellow fever out, and she did
it all by herself, without calling upon
the General Government for assistance.
She proceeds to read the rest of the
States a very wholesome lecture on
their quickness to surrender their pow
ers and functions to the General Gov
eminent
The National tribune., 1905-11-30
The Indiana Fighting Regiments.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
kindly publish a list of Indiana's fight
ing regiments and their respective
losses ?-William II. Harrison. North
Madison, Ind.
The Indiana fighting regiments were
the 9Th, 9Th, 14th, 18th. Goth, 22d, 9th,
20th. 31st, 32d. 36th. S8th and 10th
We have already published their losses
In the sketches Of the several regiments.
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

The new turbine Transatlantic liner
built for the Cunard Steamship Co. ar
rived at Liverpool Nov. %, and dur
ing six hours continuous run aver
aged 1Sh knots. which she maintained
quite easily and seemed to demon
strate a higher degree Of success for
her engines than before claimed. The
result OF her trip to New York will be
waited for with interest
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Mr.. Hearst certifes that he spent
$65,S43 on his Mayoralty campaign.
Well, he came much nearer getting the
worth Of his money than candidates
usually do. Some years ago an ambi-
tious furniture dealer ran for Mayor,
spent 100000 and got 10000 votes.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Editor National Tribune: The ques-
ton, What is a quorum? has arisen
in our Post. What is a quorum of 20
good, sterling members, and can a Post
without quorum transact business?
That is, can 1t contract debts and pay
out the Post money? Please answer In
the next issue.-A Reader, Johnson
burg, Pa.
The Rules and Regulations-Chap
IL, Art. 8, Sec. Say:
Eight members qualified to transact
business shall constitute a quorum at
any meeting Of the Post, excepting in
Posts of less than SO members i'm good
standing, when five members shall con-
stitute quorum"
From this it will appear that i've
members are q quorum Of 20 and COM
petent to transact all Post business
Less than that, of course, would not be
a Quorum.-Editor National Tribu O.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

The port of Kobe is the real New
York and London of Japan. More inn
ports and exports pass through it than
all the other ports combined. Kobe is
centrally situated. toward the northern
end of the Great Inland Sea, has q pop
uiation of about 100000. and expects
an immense accession Of it's trade from
Korea and Manchuria.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

to stop desertion is by legislation TAX
Ing away the political rights of desert
ers and an arousing of public opinion
that desertion is dishonorable.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

Intelligent Turks fail to understand
why European Nations raise such a
storm about killing a few Christians In
Macedonia. while they do nothing about
the killing Of thousands of Christians
every day in Russia.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30

The eternal Eastern Question is again
a burning issue. and fleets have gone
TO put pressure upon the Sultan to
make him bring about certain reforms
in Macedonia. The city Of CONSTANT
nople and the little Province Of Mace
donia are now all that is left to Turkey
of the once proud Empire in Europe
which extended at one time to the up
per boundaries Of Hungary and far into
Russia north Of the Black Sea- For
four centuries Christendom has been
tattering away at the Mohammedan
Empire, and each quarter OF a century
has seen a substantial diminution. The
last Russo-Turkish war in 1875 took
away from Turkey permanently the
Kingdoms Of Roumania, Servia and Bull
garia and the Provinces Of Bosnia, Her
zegovina and Montenegro, and left only
little strip Of territory connected with
Constantinople. II the European pow
ers could only agree as to what to do
with Constantinople the Turk would be
unceremoniously driven out Of Europe.
but no one will consent to Russia hav-
ing Constantinople, nor will they agree
upon any other power getting 1t, SO
there you are, and by virtue Of this dis
agreement the Turk has remained in
Europe for two centuries longer than
he should.
The National tribune., 1905-11-30
Memorial Day and Sunday.

c. L. Stewart, 9th Ind. Watonga,
Okla, takes issue with Mrs. Townsend,
of Selma, o., on the proposed change of
Memorial Day. Comrade Stewart de-
MES that there is anything In the Bible
consecrating the first day OF. the week as
the Lords Day.