The National tribune., 1906-09-27
When quite young Col Bradshaw re-
moved to Illino!sa q.

r At the outbreak OF the civil war he
enlisted in the 10Th III. His father and
brother entereduthcs Confederate sec-
vice, but he espoused the Union cause
because of his antipathy to slavery. lie
was appointed Chaplain, and in 1852 ho
/ was commissioned Captain OF Cavalry.
and later. in 1853, raised to the rank of
, Colonel by commission from Gov. Rich
, ard Yates. of Illinois. He distinguished
himself by braveryoeat the battle OF
| Stone River. Dee. 81. 1852.
Col Bradshaw was wounded in battle
moro than 20 times, II is said, and car
ried two bullets IN his body for more
than 40 years. Papers on file in the
War Department in connection with his
military career contain many references
to his valor as a soldier and his devotion
to his comrades. In one testimonial he
is referred to as The soldiers guardian
on the battlefield and in the camp their
spiritual father"
Col. Bradshaw was an orator of note
lawyer of fine ability. born philan-
thropist, and how he did love the Flag,
There was nothing too difficult for him
to do if he might thereby promote love
and reverence for the Flag.
He was greatly Interested in the prof.
ect to establish a Soldiers and Sailors
Home IN the District. and devoted much
| time in its advocacy before Congress.
His works among the poor and needy
are known to hundreds who have been
| blessed and benefited by his wise coun-
ellis and charity. Probably the best IN
dex Of his character is shown in a let
ter testimonial by one who had known
him for Is years.
1t says: His reputation as q lawyer
and citizen was good. and he was
singularly pure in his private life"
| He was laid to rest in the officers
section in Arlington. and on his casket
were laid many tributes of flowers most
of them being the red carnation, a per-
feet carnation of the deep red hue be-
ing always worn by him. 1t saddens
| one to note the going of good men when
the world is so full of worthless cum
berers of the ground, and Col Brad
shaw was pure gold. A little child ran
to him as confidently as to it's mothers
arms, and the hardened criminal found
In him a kindly friend ready to assist
him back to position and friends, while
young people loved him for his gentle.
always happy way of looking after and
assisting them. Closest to his heart,
however. lay the interests OF the veter-
ans. especially those whose days were
ending in sadness and misery. For these
he labored indefatigably. and they will
miss him-we shall all miss him.
Brig.-Gen. Samuel NJ Mills, Chief Of
Artillery. upon his own application, will
be placed on the retired list Oct 80.
For several months Gen. Mills has been
i'll. He will be succeeded as Chief of
Artillery by Lieut.-Col. Arthur Murray,
now Assistant Chief Of Artillery, and an
honor graduate of the Artillery School
of 1880.
This sounds like old-old times:
''The business mon of Dayton are anx-
ious that the Miami and Erie Canal
shall be deepened so that ships may
pass through It," said Charles s. burst,
a merchant Of Dayton. Ohio, when in
Washington recently.
Tho old canal is only four or five
feet deep now and is able to accom-
modate canal boats talone. but IL we
can get ship canal to Cincinnati and
the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers we shall
be able to lower rail rates and thus
benefit all our sectionio of Ohio.
"A survey wasymade for the work
last year, and it seems likely that the
scheme will go through. If the trolley
freight business docs not develop so
rapidly as to make the canal no longer
necessary" - ,-,
The noted wofilan orator, Mrs J.
Ellen Foster. has suffered a great be-
reavement in the oloas. by death of her
husband, Judge Elijah Caleb Foste-,
Assistant United States Attorney, who
passed away last Saturday morning at
their home here in Washington.
George e. Roberts, Director of the
Mint. recently bought 100000 ounces of
silver bullion for 6S.35 per ounce. Two |
weeks ago he bought the same number
Of ounces for 81 cents an ounce, show
Ing rise of more than a cent and a |
third in two weeks. A few years ago
Mr.. Roberts had no difficulty in buying |
for the Government all the silver he |
wanted at "A and 45 cents an ounce, |
and at one time the price was below !
that figure.
Tho fact Is that the Government Is |
in need of much more silver than it is
getting. and would have been at the
mercy Of the silver market but for the
fact that it made a large purchase a |
month or SO ago at a private sale. From |
now on the Government will have diff |
Guilty in getting silver. and the prospects
are that the price will rise for some |
time to come.
Tho Treasury needs all the silver it |
can get for subsidiary coinage.
Considerably more has been made by
the labor organizations of the Presi- |
dents eight-hour labor law order than |
the circumstances Justify. according to
the Commissioner Of Labor. who says
that as matter of fact there has been |
an eight-hour Government labor law
on the statutes since 1892, but il is
only recently that there has been an
effort made to enforce it. The order
of the President was merely a notifi-
cation that the law must be enforced,
and this will have considerable effect on
number of Government contracts
There Is work under contract for the
Government, particularly under the
War and Navy Departments, where the
contractors have taken the work on
the theory that as they were employ
ing the men they could work them as
they pleased. 1t now develops, how
ever. that SO long as they are on Gov
ernment work it is the same as though
the men were working directly for the
Government, and the Department of
Justice has held in at least one case
submitted to 1t that this was the proper
construction Of the law.
A very pointed case was in the work
on the great Government irrigation
projects in the West. This was in a
region where there were no amusements
except drinking and gambling outside
OF working hours, and where, 1t was
claimed. the men were good deal
better off working 10 hours than they
were working eight hours. The most
of the men themselves, it as asserted,
recognized this. and were perfectly
willing to work tho additional time. as
they made more m opey. But the mat
fight to enforce tho 'eisht-hour law was
made before the Department of Justice
The decision naturally was that the
works no Of fhat