The National tribune., 1906-02-15

ufent OF Senator or OF the political
committee will have little influence
compared with reputation among the
patrons. The Postmaster is to be re-
garded as the servant of the people and
of the Post-Office Department. and the
manner I'm which ne serves both Will be
the test. Postmasters may vote. take
part in primaries. write for the news
papers and make campaign speeches.
but they should not be members OF po-
litical committees nor delegates To con-
ventions. They must not take part In
controversies, personal or political or
side with either faction In a party quar-
rel. They may belong to political clubs,
but cannot be officers.
Representative ]. w. Babcock. OF
Wisconsin, has instructed his lawyer
in New York to bring suit against a
leading weekly magazine for an article
which appeared in the issue Of Jan. y,
1905. charging Mr.. Babcock with being
Instrumental i'm holding up "A corpora
ton. According to this story Mr. q. T.
Crosby was in syndicate which OBJ
taincd an option on the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railroad, running from
the center OF Washington 10 the
suburbs. 1t was then operated by
hcrse-cars, but Congress ordered that
within a certain time the road must
be equipped with some mechanical
traction, but II did not give the cor
pDrdt1On 10 UicTtdSt III III
debtedness or stock issue. and about
81. 900 900 was needed for this purpose
A bill was prepared giving the COM
pany the required authority. but it was
held up unacOuntably in the Senate
and when IL finally passed that BODY
the time for the option was dangerous
Iy near expiring. The bill then went 10
the House Committee on the District
Of Columbia. of which Mr.. Babcock
was Chairman. He sent for Mr.. Crosby
and after some preliminary converse
ton suggested that the bill could be
hurried through il the company would
give 700 to the Republican National
Congressional Committee. Mr.. Crosby
gave his share, which was s2,500. and
the bill went through Immediately.
Mr.. Babcock denies absolutely that he
received a cent from either Mr. Crosby
or his syndicate either for himself or
for the Republican Committee. The
bill referred to was introduced in the
House by Representative Curtis, Of
Iowa, Jan. &, 1898. referred to Mr..
Babcock as Chairman. and reported
back to the House Feb. IA, 1898. when
1t was debated. amended and recon-
mitted with instructions. Mr. Bah
cock again reported the bill on March
IL, and March IA it was debated,
amended and passed. 1t was sent to
the Senate Committee the next day and
reported back from il with amend
ments April 1. and after lengthy de-
bate and amendment was passed by the
Senate June 8. Ii had been changed
materially during it's progress, and ii
was necessary to have conference,
and this protracted the proceedings un-
til June q, when the bill was finally
debated and passed. being signed by
the Speaker June %, by the President
of the Senate June "a. and approved
by the President June p. The records
n, --Ix hot a IB..ho IL
could not have carried the bill in his
pocket until five days before the SEES
sion adjourned. as Mr.. Crosby had said.
since Congress did not adjourn until
July s.
Gen. Charles a. Gilchrist. L. ). A.,
retired, died at Mount Sinai Hospital
in New York City Jan. %. at the age Of
6S. Gen. Gilchrist was born in YER
mont, and entered the army in 1851 as
Captain in the 10th Mo. He became
Colonel of the 50th L. s. c. T. In 1863,
and was brevetted a acknowledgements;
of Volunteers for services in the Mobile
campaign. He had high reputation
as an engineer. and is survived by five
children, one Of whom Is A. r. Gill
christ, City Engineer of Montgomery.
Ala. The body was taken to Scottsburg,
ILL.,, for interment.
Capt Robert Henderson, one of the
died at Junction City. Jan. z, at the age
of ~. He was born at Belfast. Ireland.
came TO this country in 1851, and the
next year enlisted in Co. f, I'd Il. =.
Dragons, expecting to go to California.
Instead his company was sent TO Texas,
and spent three years in Indian chas-
ing and fighting. He was discharged
III March. 1857. at Fort Riley, anc set
tied on a quarter section of land on
the Smoky Hill River. This he ex-
BANDED into $50 acres of the finest farm
land I'm the State. In October. 1851, he
enlisted in Co. F. 9Th Kan. Cav, was
promoted to Second Lieutenant and
then Captain. serving through the war.
He was wounded and taken prisoner at
Poison Springs and confined seven
months, when he made most remark
able escape the story Of which has been
told in The National Tribune. On
hill near mis- house he erected n high
fag-pole from which he has on ami
versaries hoisted two flags in memory
of his service and his escape from the
rebel prison. One of them was pres
cnt from Mrs. Logan and valued very
highly. Capt. Henderson served the
County as Treasurer and the Town as
Postmaster He was the Oldest Mason
Of his Lodge. one Of the most promi
nent G. A. r. men and an active MEM
Der of the Quivera Historical Society,
spending much money and time in re-
searches. In August, 1902. he erected
in his grove, which is called Logan
Grove, a handsome granite monument
in commemoration of Coronado's ex-
petition thither in 1541. He helped
erect another monument at HeriEgton.
commemorative the death of Padilia.
ore OF Coronado'S expedition and who
was the first missionary martyr of that
region. The County in which Junction
City is mad been named Davis in honor
of the Secretary of War at that time
but Capt. Henderson never rested until
he had it's official designation changed
to Geary IN honor of Il Union General.
Gen. Eloy Alfaro, the new President
or rather dictator. of Ecuador, is an
old-time disturber of the peace and
leader of revolutions. He was born I'm