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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08

lFTOIn q hec0nI Fn0TOBFaph.J
claimed TO have discovered him. The
record OF the pension Office. however.
must be taken as iHal.
Commissioner Warner has taken a
personal interest in the case and has
gone to the trouble OF having his rec
ord locked up. Col Warner. who al
ways reserves the softest place in his
heart for an old soldier. remarked
that the pluck Of the little man" is
something to be marveled at. During
his entire service Of over three years
he was never away on furlough. either
on account of sickness or for any
other reason.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08

Great U. s. Naval show Planned.
Washington. Plans have been per-
fected for the grand naval pageant
which Acting Secretary Of the Navy
Newberry has announced win occur
IN the sound on Oyster Bay septem-
Der 3 The president viii receive ths
Atlantic feet
The National tribune., 1906-05-03


these women who have received the
very highest i1onors that can be paia
them by the Society did not think
enough of it or its associations to at
tend single session.
1t would seem from calm reflection
after having heard all the reports,
watched the deliberations of the Con-
81 ess and noted the enthus'a assn. that
taking a President-General from the
rank and file of the Society has helped
it a whole lot. Mrs. Mclean is a wO-
man of vigor and energy. She has a
judicial mind and business grasp be-
yond the common. She is intensely pa
triotic, and has an extremely high sense
Of justice, and has courage to dare and
do She has brought to the Society
larger social prestige than 1T ever be-
fore enjoyed, and has lifted it onto 4
much higher plane, where the public
can now see that it is designed to do
splendid work. She has devoted near
ly her whole time to the work, has Wis
tied % States and travelled nearly 50,-
900 miles, at her own expense, to do
this, and expects to more than dupli-
cate these efforts during the coming
year.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
SOME GREAT CANALS.
Continued from page Il

ter from Boston to New York. Not only
does this consume precious time when
wages, interest on investments and on
cargoes mounts up, but it is one of the
most dangerous seacoasts on the globe,
and has a history OF wreckage not
equaled on. this side of the Atlantic and
but rarely on the other. When the
in the number Of wrecks involving loss
of life and property. The accompany
ing map is from q blue print made by
the Engineers Of the Army, and which
The National Tribune received through
the courtesy of Lieut.-Col. Joseph H.
Willard. who Is in charge Of the works
at Boston and vicinity. 1t shows over
1000 marine disasters which have been
recorded and approximately plated, and
which only extend back period OF "a
years. Doubtless the list could be added
to in that time. and IL 1t could be ex-
tended back century it would be SIM
ply overwhelming.
The topography of the peninsula be-
tween Cape Cod Bay and the southern
waters is quite favorable for such a
canal, as there are rivers and creeks
running north and south which can be
readily united to make and feed a canal.
Three routes are most in favor, and
there have been several examinations
and surveys of each. These are: Bass
River, Buzzard's Bay and from Boston
to Taunton and Fall River The last
seems to be most in favor, and report
to the Massachusetts Legislature by the
Board Of Harbor and Land Commission
ers in May, 1902, estimated that the
cost Of it's construction would be $751;
61S,358. There have been surveys made
Of the other routes which can be con-
structed at less expense, but have not
as many apparent advantages. 1t is
believed that the canal will be eventual
ly constructed by private enterprise.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
NIonah,ent to Wirx.

william II. LaMEence, Sergeant, Co.
M, I'd Mass. CaN!, Los Gatos, Cal. can
not keep house, without The National
Tribune, and after he has read it he
passes it alongi1a sick comrades He
is intensely indignant at the PROPOSE
ton to erect aim0nument to Wirz 1t
Is enough to disturb the bones of the
$4,000 martyrs lying in the National
Cemetery at Andersonville. Comrade
Lawrence was prisoner for one year
and 10 days, and was confined in five
different prisons during that time
Pemberton Building, Andersonville and
Savannah. from which latter place he
made his escape, but was recaptured
and put in the Jail at Barnwell, S. c.;
after that he was sent to Florence He
solemnly protests against any monu-
ment to the inhuman. Wirz.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Splendid Session. MARRIED Only by Angry Scene at the
CloseSoca Functions Internal Wheels and General Politics.

hour she became the despair of all the
reporters. She spoke extemporaneously
at all times. with never a scrap of paper
to help reporter out, and she would
rattle one of the crack stenographers
of Congress with her rapidity Of utter
ance. The responses were all very fine.
being made by Mrs. Kendall, of Maine;
Mrs. John l.. Stevens, of Iowa: Mrs.
John Walker, of Missouri, and Mrs
John Murphy, of Ohio.
The reports show that the Society is
in fine financial condition, but some
$4,000 has had to be paid this year
on debts of the last administrat ton.
Many priceless relics have been gath
cred in for the museum and more are
promised. An excellent report was
made on the "Desecration of the Flag"
which appears elsewhere and the d.
A. r. have taken up the work of pa
triotic teaching, an excellent report be-
ing made. At the same time, following
the report by States, it was gratifying
to know that nearly, indeed, quite all
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

REPRESENTATIVE W. p. HEPBURN.
enlisted in the I'd Iowa Cav, became
a Captain, then Major, and then Lieu
tenant-Colonel of the regiment. And
the things that came In between? All,
there you will find the grit of q man
who pioneered in 1s41 I'm the Indian
country and practically educated him.
self. With a daring which one biog-
rapher declares was brave and terrible
as the charge at BalakIava, under the
terrific storm of musketry and massed
cannon, Hepburn led his regiment in
its charge at Pennington, in front of
Corinth. in May, 1862. 1t was but three
minutes long that horrible assault, but
ii saved Paine's Division, and Hepburn
was especially mentioned for gallartfy
in that seemingly hopeless charge,
where somebody blundered,' but MT
he nor the brave I'd Iowa Cav. Then
came Iuka and the battle of Corinth
i'm the early Autumn, when the Cd Iowa
Cav, then with Hatch's Cavairy, was
designated by Rosecrans as the eye
Of the Army"
Col. Hepburn was given important
posts both on the staff of Gen. Sheri-
dan and of Gen. Rosecrans, and jan
uary Of 1853 found him IN The staff
of the latter as Inspector OF the Cav
airy of the Army Of the Cumberland
with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
In February of 1854 he was placed in
command of the Second Brigade Of the
Sixteenth Army Corps.
Out Of the service, Col. Hepburn
again took up the party work-Repub-
lican Party, Of course. He had been Il
Delegate to the National Republican
Convention Of 1850 from Iowa, and was
again elected to that responsible place
In 1888 and 1895. He was a Presiden-
tiaf Elector in 1876 and I'm 1888, and
was Solicitor Of the Treasury during
the Administration of President Harri-
son. He came to Congress in 1881-the
41th-and served three terms: then
there came an hiatus. You remember
that Grover Cleveland was President,
the first Democratic President in many
long year. and the Democrats were
sweeping the country. In the 18th
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Compliments.

Thomas r. Burgner, Greason, Pa,
writes: Never before in it's history
did The National Tribune come up to
the high rank that it now enjoys Not
alone to old soldiers. but to all lovers
Of the history Of our country it is an
invaluable aid. To the soldier, who
gave his best and most hopeful years
to the service Of his country to aid in
repelling seditiOn and armed rebellion,
1t is at once the solace and comfort Of
his declining years. Indeed, without
The National Tribune at his command
no Union or ex-Confederate soldier can
keep in touch with the history made
by them"
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

Editor National Tribune: 1 have been
a subscriber and reader of The Ma
tional Tribune for many years. and
do not feel that 1 could do without it.
l was a member of the 18th Ohio
Indp't Battery. and followed the for
tunes and misfortunes of the battery to
the close of the war. Will you please
print in The National Tribune a short
sketch of the organization of the 18th
Ohio Battery Haun, SOC Short
ST., Canton, 0.
The 18th Ohio Battery was organized
at Camp Dennison, Feb. 1, 1862, and
mustered out June 20, 1866. Capt.
Edward Spear resigned, Sept. Is, 1864,
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
THE ENLARGED ERIE CANAL.
A Scheme by Which New York City
Hopes to Regain and Hold Her Pre-
eminence In the Western Grain Trade.

The heavy incursions which Calves
ton, New Orleans and other Southern
ports have been making upon New
York's receipts of Western grain and
the probability that this loss will grow
in magnitude unless something decisive
Is done to check it, impelled the COM
mission men and shippers Of that city
to earnest endeavor. The extraordinary
growth of New York City in the early
part Of last century was directly due to
the construction of the Erie Canal, 363
miles long, connecting the Hudson at
Albany and Troy with Lake Erie at
Buffalo. This was the lifework Of De
Witt Clinton, who began to urge the
work as early as 1872. He met failure
at first, but was finally elected Governor
Of New York, and succeeded in carry
ing the enterprise through as a State
work. 1t was constructed through a
region which was then for a greater
part a wilderness, and was at that
time far the most extensive public work
ever attempted or carried through in
the United States. 1t Immediately DEM
Onstrated it's utility by developing the
country along 1t and bringing to the
markets Of New York the products OF
the region Of the Great Lakes, which
had begun to settle up. In few years
it was found to be too small for the
immensely of the traffic it carried, and
was enlarged to a breadth Of 20 feet on
the surface and Sc feet at the bottom
and a depth Of seven feet. It's locks
were increased to length Of 10 feet
and width of 18 feet, and 1t is carried
over large streams by great stone aque-
ducts rivaling in size anything Of the
kind in the world. There are ~ of
these, 81 of which are double and Is
single. Immediately around Albany
and Troy it rises by means Of II double
lift locks to a height Of 1891 feet above
tide water. 1t was completed in 1925,
and it's enlargement begun in 1885 and
completed in 1862. Altogether it has
cost $58.918,567,~ and something like
100000, 900 has been received in the
way Of tolls.
At the election Of Nov. 8, 1903. the
people of New York decided to spend
SOL 900, 900 to enlarge the Erie Canal
and adapt it for the passage of 1000
ton barges, the work to be completed in
five years. This work is now going on
very actively, with but little said about
it, however. The new canal will have
feet minimum depth, with 1,128 square
feet minimum water cross section. 1t
will begin at Congress street, Troy, and
reaches the Niagara River at Towanda.
The existing Erie Canal from Towanda
Creek to Main street, Buffalo, will be
kept as feeder.
The Champlain Canal, beginning at
Waterford, will ascend the Hudson,
canalize at Fort Edward and thence by
the present route to Lake Champlain,
near Whitehall. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that this will so cheaper the
transportation of grain from the West
as to attract by that route much of the
grain which is now diverted to the
South.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Caused Tears to Flow.

Referring to the recent installation
of officers of Kennedy Post, 292, and W.
r. e. 100, at Troy, Kan, Mrs. Rachael
+. Ford writes that she could not re-
press the tears; as she looked upon the
aged veterans ana thought how they
Laid upon the ground, endured long
marches and fought as only noble men
can for the fgee6om we all enioy.''
Mrs. Ford belNves SIP is as little as
any soldier shouid.be given by the Gov
eminent. Jfbi
The officers of the Post were installed
by J. d. SMITH while Miss Ida Wood
installed those OF the w. r. c. A sup
per was served BY the ladies.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
The 9th Ill.

Editor National Tribune: I would
like to see short sketch of the 9th
I'll. in the columns of The National
Tribune.-William Patterson, s. & S.
Home, Cottage IS. Quincy, Ill.
The 9th LII. was organized at Camp
Butler from Sept. 8, 1862, and mus
tered out July %, 1865. Col. Friend S.
Rutherford resigned, and Lieut.-Col.
Victor Vifquain was in command when
the regiment was mustered out. He
was brevetted a Brigadier-General. 1t
belonged to the Thirteenth Corps, and
lost 80 killed and 203 died from dis
ease.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Height and Weight of Joe wheeler.

y. A. Kent, 154th n. Y, San Mateo.
Fla, says in reference to the question
about Gen. Wheeler's height and
weight that. measured by the attentions
of the snOb-aristocrats of Washington
and New York, he must have been 10
feet nine inches tall and weighed over
ton. Viewed, however, by Sherman's
Bummers he was mighty light
weight. Comrade Kent never saw
Wheeler except when he was on the
run, with his coat-tails sticking straight
out behind.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Sinking OF the Governor.

In reply to an inquiry recently pub
lished in The National Tribune con-
corning the transport Governor, Com
rade Lon Thomas, East Liverpool, o.,
writes that the vessel in question was
with the secret expedition to Port Roy
al in October, 1851, and sank off Cape
Hatteras II was in the fleet at the
time" says Comrade Thomas. "She
had on board extra sailors and marines
for the nayy"
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Wants a Soldier Song.

Comrade +. T. Morse, Clark street.
Worcester, Mass. would like TO have a
copy Of a song that was published i'm
The National Tribune about II years
ago 1t begins:
WHO on airth has caused the ruction
And the rumpus that Is here,
That has riled the grand commander:
Made him git right on his ear?
Says the boys have been marching
And parading here and there,
With some other flag
Afioating in the air. -
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Set q Herd of Cattle AAre.
tTexico Trumpet

Il
A few days ago two cowboys on the
Matador ranch near Charming were
dipping cattle In oil. They found one
unbranded steer, and after dipping ii
branded 1t.
The heat Of the branding iron set fire
to the hair of the animal, which was
soaked with oil, and it imme liately
dashed into a bunch of steers which
had been dipped In the same fluid a
few minutes before, setting them afire,
from which 40 died.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Co. A. LIST u. 9. G. r.

Moses Johnson, Is Clarendon Ave-,
North Cambridge. Mass, wants to hear
from any Of his old comrades Of Co. A,
LIST u. 5. CT. His wife reads The Ma
tional Tribune and keeps a sharp look
out for the names Of any members of
that regiment. but SO far she has been
unsuccessful. ~.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
THE LAKE ERIE & OHIO SHIP
CANAL.
Another Canal Between the Great Lakes
and the Mississippi Basin.

Congress has passed the bill to char
ter the Lake Erie & Ohio Ship Canal
Co, which proposes to make a water
way from New York City to New Or
leans. 1t is in the shape Of bill to
incorporate the Lake Erie & Ohio River
Ship Canal Company. All that the COM
pany desires is Incorporation and the
right Of eminent domain. 1t proposes
to complete the work within Is years,
and at the expiration Of so years the
Government may acquire it by pur-
chase or make it free. The plan is to
construct canal 100 miles long from
Ashtabula, on Lake Erie, to where the
Beaver River empties into the Ohio, 25
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
The 74th PA.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please give a brief history Of the 74th
Pa, and oblige-William NJ. Butter
baugh, Co. F, 74th Pa, Liberty, Tenn.
The 74th Pa. was organized at Pitts
burg, Sept. 80, 1861, and mustered out
Aug. %, 1865. The first Colonel was
A. Schimmelpfennig, who was promot-
ed to Brigadier-General and succeeded
by Col. Adolph Won Hartung, who was
discharged and succeeded by Gottlieb
Hoburg. 1t belonged to the Eleventh
Corps, and lost Sc killed and Sc died
from DISSATISFACTION National Trib-
me
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

and Capt. James Burdick was i'm com.
mand when the battery was mustered
out. 1t belonged to Gresham's Divi-
sion, Seventeenth Corps, Army of the
Tennessee, and lost eight killed and 80
died from disease.-Editor National
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

miles below Pittsburg. There will be
about 40 miles OF canal to dig, the re-
mainder of the route being secured by
the deepening and Strengthening of the
channels of Beaver and Mahoning Riv-
ers. The summit level will be 81 miles
long, the highest point being 327 feet
above Lake Erie and $40 feet above
the Ohio River. There will be a series
Of SO locks OF 20 feet lift, and the esti-
mated cost OF the work Is 100000, 900.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
MEN AND THINGS
SAW IN >
Civil War Days.
By GEN. JAS. F. RUSHING.
SENT, POSTPAID. FOR S2.
By GEN. JAS. F. RUSHING.

Publications of selections from this
book in The National Tribune have
awakened strong interest in it among
our readers. Gen. Rushing had un-
usual opportunities for meeting and
thoroughly studying a number of the
prominent Generals of the war, and he
has set forth his conclusions with great
fairness, perspicacity, clearness and
force. His presentation is invaluable.
as coming from man who actually
saw and lived with them. 80
The National Tribune has secured a
limited number Of copies-all that was
left Of the edition-and now offers them
to it's readers The book Is a handsome
volume Of All large pages, we'll printed
and illustrated on good, heavy paper
strongly bound. and with a gilt top.
Sent to any address in United States
or Canada. postpaid, on receipt OF 81.
Address !,
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rupture with greatest comfort Pensioners under the
old law can obtain this truss from the Government.
Send for illustrated catalogue TO Dept. r. AXIOM
MFG. CO., IA Broadway, New York.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-31
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, H. Oct. 30,-CATTLE-
While The estimate run of cattle for
today was 5000, of this total there was
very little in the native steers division
and the best that could be said Of the
market was that it was steady. The
butcher cattle were in mucn more lib.
eral supply One factor that prevent
ed the securing of high prices of butch
or stuff was Inc lack Of the bcst sorts.
Western range steers were about
steady, with some best selling strong
prices
HOGS-The market was lower this
morning aud the trade was extremely
slow a fun 10 cent decline on the
b-lk Of the heavy hogs was shown
and learly thai much on butcher and
light hogs The best price this morn
ing was 1898, while the high nolnt
of the previous day was $685..
SHEEP -The receipts were not
heavy and sellers were able 10 dispose
OF he holding 10 advantage Lambs
OF good quality were in good demand
and showed light gains. The best
lambs were sent over the scale mt n
gain uf > cents on the previous day
Sheep were strong.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-31
EXTREMELY DULL
Mas Yesterdays Stock Market and
Trading Was Almost Barren of
lncident--Wait On Election.

New York, Oct. 30.-The stock mar
ket was extremely dull today, SO
much so that it was compared with
the mid summer period. There was
some difficulty in ierceiving any def
mite time and the narrow movements
were long held. There remained still
some disposition scattered throughout
Of determined abstention from the
market Of a desire to see the election
contest settled before entering on the
stock market commitments. But the
tightening in the call money market
offered suggestion Of further deterrent
factors. The rise in call money rates
was attributed to the beginning of
preparations for the November list
settlement. They are unusually heavy
this year the estimated requirement.
being $4,000, 900 The subtreasury
continues to draw from local banks
with resulting increase of government
holdings Of surplus funds ont of reach
Of the market The course Of reye.
nue. is indicated by comparison of this
months results thus far with those Of
October Of last year. Excess of re-
ceipts over expenditures for this
month reach $3,3S3,584, while last
year the expenditures exceed the re-
ceipts by $5.502.145. The rise in the
money rates here did not keep down
the foreign exchange market, and
rates were higher Il was remarked
that a halt had also occurred in APP
picati0ns for note circulation at
under the recent offer of
the secretary of the treasury The
total applications have not reached
$14,0d0000 of the ital Of $1SsQ0o001
set aside by the secretary OF treasury
for this purpose.
United States Steel covered an ex-
treme range Of only * point today
and the last price was unchanged
from last night There was vigorous
advance in all Mexican Central rail-
way securities, Otherwise he market
was practically barren of incident.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-31
Stocks y Bonds - Cereals
DROPPED A CENT
Did the Price of Wheat Yesterday Of
News From Russia, But the Loss
Was Fully Recovered.

Chicago H., Oct WHEAT
Liquidation due largely to a denial Of
the report that there will be d large
decrease in winter wheat acreage III
Russia caused a decline OF cent TO-
day in the local wheat market. Buy
ing by shorts brought about almos =
complete recovery and the market
closed rteady, with December down
nc. The sharp break occurred an.
ing the first minutes Of trading and
was oceasioned by liberal sales of
December options. The selling was
first attributed 10 local elevator inter,
c8l3 but later ii was said that the
bulk of the wheat was sold by eastern
holders Total sales Of December
We're in the neighborhood Of 2,000, 900
bushels The denial Of The Tt4ssian
report was the chief bealish influence
hnt there were a number OF bullisa
factors also in evidence Among theae
were small receipts in the northwest,
higher prices Of cash wheat al Mime
apolls firm cables and an increase Of
only 535 GOO bushels in the world 5
visible as compared with the increase
Of more than 100000 bushels in the
same period a year ago Shorts were
the chief buyers throughout the day
The close was steady
CORN The break in wheat caused
q slight decline in the corn market but
The selling pressure was slight and the
market soon recovered and held
steady the great part Of the day The
country oifcrags were light but farm
ors, il was claimed howod more dis
position 70 market their grain and
cash houses sold moderately agaius
such purchases fro mthe country. De
,ember 81 sed q shade lower
OATS Trading was quiet but the
market was STEADY December closed
, shade lower The improved wealth
y conditions can ed some selling by
ash houses. The demand came Chic
y from shorts
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-31
"FRATs" TO OPPOSE FACULTY

Madison Wis OF 30.-Loadina
fraternity men have male drfnif
plau- to hold an independent junior
prom if the faculty decides To- hear
down Un that function Further social
troubles arc an icipatcd in tn uuivcr.
i'v 10y university dancing clubs liz
norIng a request Of the social commit
lee of tbe faculty tu cease dancine
at midnight aud tn havc p chanrfru
The proposed dance will BE- run until
o'clock aud De- otherwi=e indepeud
uui