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l am not going to ask you to
take my say-so for this, but am going
10 give you the proof. Gen. Lauman did
not command brigade, as you say, but
the Fourth Division, Sixteenth Corps,
temporarily attached to the Thirteenth
Corps, and was relieved Of the com.
mand OF that division on the same day.
and shortly after his repulse, by the fol-
lowing order;
Headquarters Thirteenth Army
Corps, July IL, 1853
Special Orders, No. 10.
Il. Brig Gen. j. G. Lauman is hereby
relieved from the command of the
and assigned to the Thirteenth Corps.
He will turn over his command to Brig
Gen. A. p. Hovey, who will place it in
position and ascertain its condition and
casualties, and report to headquarters
Thirteenth Army Corps.
II. Brig. Gen. J. G. Lauman, on be-
ing relieved from his command, will
proceed to Vicksburg or Gen. Grants
headquarters and report.
BY command of Maj E. o. C.
Ord:
walter B. scates, Lieutenant-C Colonel
and Assistant Adjutant-GeneralT hir-
teenth Army Corps
Now, let us go a little further and
see what becomes of the Fourth Divi-
sion:
Headquarters Thirteenth Army
Corps, Vicksburg, Miss. July 90, 1863.
Special Orders, No. 251a.
Il. Brig Gen. M. M. Croker having
been ordered to report to the Major
General commanding the Thirteenth
Army Corps. with view to the com
mand OF the Fourth Division, Sixteenth
Army Corps, is hereby assigned to the
command Of that division.
III. Brig Gen. A. p. Hovey, tempo
rarily assigned to the command Of the
Fourth Division, Sixteenth Army Corps,
Is hereby relieved from the command
OF that division. and will turn it over to
Brig. Gen. Croker.
by order of Ma. Gen f. 0. C. Ord:
- -. Captain and Aid-de-Camp."
Headquarters Department of the
tennessee, Vicksburg. Miss, Aug. Z,
Special Orders, No. 214
". The Fourth Division. Brig Gen.
NJ. nj. Croker commanding, is hereby
transferred from the Thirteenth Army
Corps to the Seventeenth Army Corps,
and will report accordingly
VIII. Mat.-Gen. James B. McPher-
son. commanding Seventeenth Army
Corps, will send the Fourth Division Of
his corps Brig. Gen. NJ. NJ. Croker
commanding, to Natchez, Miss, as fast
as transportation can be furnished for
that purpose, to form the garrison Of
that place.
by order Of Maj.-Gen. u. S. Grant:
IT. $. Bowers. Acting Assistant Adju-
tant-General."
think, comrade, this should settle
the matter. I am not attempting to
prove that Gen. Lauman was not at
Natchez, for / know nothing about that
part of the dispute, but think / have
shown conclusively that he was not
there in command Of his division-B.
H. Martin, Co. I, 46th Ind, Delphos, o.
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Entitled to Pension Preference.

Comrade Geo. Joachim. Capt. Bur-
maps Battery, eth Ohio, Charleston, w.
Va, would like to hear from some of
the boys Of Gen. Hurlbut's Division and
their experiences from Pittsburg Land
ng to the surrender of Vicksburg. He
kinks "the 81 boys who stood the
orunt of the war are entitled to prefer
once In the pension legislation.
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
Best Friend Of Soldier.

Comrade B. Cunningham. Co. X, 10Th
lnd., writes from Bloomfield, Neb, thar
he carefully scans the columns OF every
issue OF The National Tribune. "the
best paper and friend the old soldier
boys have to see If he can find any
thing about 1.-The best regiment that was
ever marshaled on the field of battle
the 18th Ind. Il am proud Of her rec
ord" continues Comrade Cunningham.
Il was a member of Capt. 5. j. Will
liams's company (k). He was one OF
the bravest and best OF men, Peace TO
his ashes. He fell at the battle Of the
Wilderness, where he saved the flag.
At the battle of Antietam l saved Old
Glory and after the fight Col. w. w.
Dudley sent for me to come to his head
quarters, and he promised to reward me
for what l had done. Then he appoint
ed me colOr-bearer. i carried the flag
into the battle of Gettysburg, where
fell twice under 1T. / was then a Cor
poral. I was in every fight with my
regiment, and am now drawing IS per
month pension. How is that? I would
like to hear from the old 18th Inc. I
know we were thinned out during tho
fracas, but a few Of us got home. ]
still claim that we were in the Iron Bri-
gade."
Kentucky Troops Mt Franklin.
KY, writes from Louisville that al
though his memory is growing dim, he
will never forget the fight at Franklin
or the night his command spent at
Spring Hill. He says the 28th KY was
the first to get iii at Spring Hill. Just
as the rebel cavalry were coming in on
one side" adds Comrade Seibert, I'VE
double-quicked in on the other. The
Johnnies found 1t was too hot for them
and left. We held the position all
night, and had no fires to keep us warm.
The rebs were SO close to us that we
could see them around their fires. just
about daybreak we hurried on to
Franklin and arrived there in the after
noon. While constructing our works the
rebs advanced on us, and we had to
drop our picks and shovels and take up
our guns, which, fortunately, We're
Spencer rifles. On they came, and as
we had no orders to fall back, why, we
just stayed there. They say some of
our men ran until they came 10 the
saw the river until midnight. while we
were on our way to Nashville.
Il get two copies of The National
Tribune, and give one to a comrade.
I am for a straight ST. pension"
One Of Iie ..Persimmon-Kn ockers."
Comrade William A. Morris. Co. I,
129th Ohio, Westerville, O., says he was
one of the "PersimmOn- Knockers of
the Bloody 129th Ohio. The brigade
was comEEed of the seth and 18TH
Ohio and Ale 115th, 10th. 117th and
18th Ind. Comrade Morris says one
night when he was on picket with Buck
Altman on the Clinch River, in sight Of
the rebs, they came near freezing to
death. I'VE did not dare to raise our
heads" he adds, 80 we lay fiat upon
the ground. I am constant reader of
The National Tribune, and can't keep
house without 1t. / would like to hear
from some of the members of my old
company
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One Of Die "PersimmOn-KnOck ers. =
Looking for Missing Comrades.

Comrade r. III. Martin, Orderly-Ser-
geant, Co. I, 10th Ind, Of Delphos, O,
writes:
"Can any one give me the address of
the following-named comrades: Serg't
John A. Wilson and Private Geo. w.
Beckett, Co. I, 46th Ind, and William
Lindsay Co. d, 9th Pa. Reserves. Will
son and Beckett left La Gro, Ind. after
the war for some point In the West.
Lindsay left Delphos o.. In 1887 or
1888 for Philadelphia, in charge of some
stock shipped to that point. since which
time I have heard nothing of or from
him. II still living, it would give me
great pleasure to hear from them"
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If doubt this, you virtue for yourself at
absolutely expense.
Send and address, describing ament and will
mail under plain securely FREE
1t free don't fail to write to-day Zaege Chemist
I46 Main St. Sheboygan, Wis.
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The Caliber Of a Substitute.

Comrade F. d. Hutchinson, Co. c,
18th Mich, Yampa, Colo, writes to
substantiate the story of the spring that
burst forth from the ground in the
stockade at Andersonville, but disal-
lowing the 'Providential'' theory of it,.
He says: "If Providence caused that
spring to burst out, then by his espe-
cially direct command we $13 per month
bullet shoppers We're providentially
dropped in there to drink it's waters.
know a substitute who was taken in,
and who said he never did believe there
was God until he saw and drank
from that spring. I told him that was
Just about q substitutes calibef."
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Zaege1's Swedish Fssence

increases the appetite, aids digestion and by so
doing, restores vitality and strength to both
body and mind
This medicine acts directly on the stomach
and regulates the heart, bowels, liver and
kidneys.
In the south it has been found to cure and
prevent malaria and all kinds of fevers.
1t is not secret remedy, but combination
OF roots and herbs, the names Of which are on
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Before Vicksburg.

Comrade John P. Cogswell, Co. F.
10th Ind, National Military Home.
KAN, writes to say he has been read
ing some of "the daring exploits Of
members of the Sixteenth Corps at
Vicksburg" He adds that only the
Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth
Corps were in the works at Vicksburg,
while the Sixteenth Corps was at Big
Black River during the siege. Our
brigade was commanded by A. j. Smith.
and we saw some hard fighting. The
brigade consisted Of the 23d Wis, SD
and 96th Ohio and the 10th Ind. Our
Second Brigade comprised the 18th KY,
13Oth Ill. and the Goth Ind"
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The IIth and 54th Ind.

D. H. Mccoy, saith Ind, Shenan-
doah, Iowa. writes to make an addition
to the history Of the 18th and saith Ind,
given in a recent issue of The National
Tribune. He says both Of these regi-
ments served longer than the three
months with which they were credited.
The Saith was reorganiZed in October,
1862, and served to December, 1863.
The regiment went with Sherman S
fleet to Vicksburg, and took part in the
battle of Chickasaw Bayou, after which
it went as far as possible and back to
Piccayune Cotton Sheds where 1t was
mustered out Dec. Is, 1863.
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peatedly, at least half q dozen times,
to come to the left to the support Of
Stevenson; the last order was for him
to come Immediately and with all dis
patch to the left, tot the support Of
Stevenson, whatever may be in your
front" Still he dallied. Again and yet
again were couriers sent In hot haste
berton himself went after him, and at
last, when found, like the advance Of
our left, 1T was too late TO retrieve the
day. All this. however, Hid not prevent
him from making good his retreat, had
he so desired. If / have located him
the lower ford on BAKERS Creek, on
the main Raymond road, The 18th La,
belonging to his division. crossed at
this ford and marched one or one and q
half miles beyond tohap Edwards De-
pot; then, on being ordered to return
and join the divisions fla so, and re-
Joined its brigade q ham mile south Of
the creek. If this regiment, which re-
port says was a large Hne, could pass
over this route twice, what was to pre-
vent the division In its entirety from
marching over 1t one way and making
good Its retreat II It's commander SO
desired? To me the problem is a simple
one. Loring saw "the handwriting on
the WALL" had the ability to interpret
1t correctly, decided to save his divi-
sion, although at the loss ofhis artil-
lery-a small loss compared to that OF
his entire division, artillery included.
He saved his men fully armed and
equipped and ready for another go at
US within 48 hours II he had gone with
the crowd he would have lost every
thing. himself included.
William Stropes, Co. A, 28th I'll.
says to Comrade Hobart: ~"I will say to
you. comrade. that Gen. J. s.. Lauman
came to Natohez In command Of HIS
brigade. arriving there between the LIST.
and 10th OF August. 1859, and remained
fhArA until 0ak. a. 11l1."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
ENGLISH ELECTION
THE LIBERALS CONTINUE TO
SLAUGHTER THE UN.uNIsTs.

LONDON, January 20.-The monotonous
slaughter of the unionists proceeds un-
abated. Out of forty-one returns this morn
Ing the liberals take twenty-one seats, of
which twelve were captured from the union
lists including Woodstock, where the MARI
borough influence did not suffice to stem
the anti-conservative food Among the
unionists who lost their seats is Sir Will
lam Hart-Dyke, conservative, former men,
Der for the hartford division of Kent, who
was president of the council from 1887 to
1892
Lieut.. Col. Arthur H. Lee, conservative,
former civil lord of the admiralty, who was
British military attache at Washington and
later attache with the American army dur
ing the SpaniSh-American war; has been re-
elected for the south or Farsham division
of Hampshire by a greatly reduced major
ity.
The totals to date are: Liberals, 249:
unionists, Ill; Irish nationalists IS; labor
ties. 81.
Four additional returns, two nationalsts
a union1st and a liberal, were made this
afternoon. The nationalists won a seat at
North Tyrone by the election of W. H.
Dodd, K. c., against the unionist candi-
ly was held by liberal, the former solicit
tor general for Ireland, Charles Hare
Hemphill, who was elevated to- the peer
age.
The former secretary of state for the
home department, Aretas Akers- Douglas
conservative, has been reelected for the
east or st. Augustine's division of Kent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
FORMER DELEGATE RoDEY.
He Favors Joint Statehood of New
Mexico and Arizona.

Former Delegate Rodey of New Mexico
appeared before the House territories COM
mittee today and advocated the forming
of one state out of the territories of Ari-
zona and New Mexico Mr.. Rodey referred
in general way to the fight that is said to
be in progress against the proposed COM
bination of the territories by mining and
railroad interests.
II am not here to accuse anybody but
suspicion points to some one Mr.. Rodey
declared. Only a small amount of the mil
lions of dollars worth of investments in the
territory was returned as taxable. Mr..
Secretary of the Interior had estimated the
value of railroads in New Mexico at $780,
100000. only 100000 OF which was re-
turned as taxable. Conditions are equally
as bad in Arizona" Mr.. Rodey declared.
The formation of great state would, Nj
Rodey said, cure many existing evils and
force railroad and mining interests to paw
their just share of taxation. All these op-
posing influences, he added, worked against
statehood, to keep taxes down and to retard
the progress of New Mexico and Arizona.
Mr. Rodey replied, in answer to ques-
ton as to why he had changed his views,
that he had seen light.
Representative Lloyd wanted to know IL
the light resembled Roosevelt or Speaker
Cannon.
Mr.. Rodey replied that it did not. He still
favored single statehood, but realized that
it was not possible. 1t was joint statehood
or nothing. 1.-The United States is a close
corporation. They take in whom they
please, when they please. and how they
please"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
EXCITED OVER MURDER.
People of Ohio Town Shocked Over
Brutal Death Mystery.

WARREN, Ohio, January 2O.-The people
of West Pennington, a village near here
are greatly excited today as result of the
mysterious murder last night of R. K
Lewis, wealthy banker and farmer An
unknown man came to the home of Lewis
in carriage. Lewis and this man, it is
said, We're in conference for an hour At
the end of that time hired man In another
part of the house smeled smoke and rushed
into the room. He found Lewis lying dead
with his head crushed, while his hands and
feet We're tightly bound. The body was
covered with burning straw, which had
been saturated in coal oil. The unknown
stranger was missing.
1t is believed that the murder followed a
quarrei over business matters, a num-
Der of the account books of the dead man
were found lying ON the table in the room
where the crime was committed.
Lewis, who was a widower and seventy
years of age, lived alone in the house with
hired man. Detectives have been sum-
moned from Cleveland in connection with
the case.
The detectives, upon arriving at the scene
OF the murder today, found that Lewis skull
had been crushed with fiatiron. The fat
iron, which was lying near the body, was
covered with blood. 1t had evidently been
welded by man of great strength and at
close range.
Lewis had many business transactions. He
was largely interested in buying and selling
cattle. He held many thousands of dollars
worth of chattel mortgages, and 1t Is be-
lieved that quarrel over one of these re-
suited in his death. The murderer evidently
had made no attempt at robbery for Lewis
pocketbook, containing sum of money and
his watch were found on the body.
Bloodhounds have been sent to the scene
to be put on the trail of the murderer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
FAMINE IN NORTHERN JAPAN.
Rice Crop is Short and Many Persons
Are Suffering.

According to information received at the
Japanese embassy here, the northern prov
inces of Japan are suffering from a severe
famine which only the quickest relief will
be able to check. The information shows
that the rice crop this year has been about
15 per cent of the average crop, and that
a famine has broken out in the three north
ern provinces of Fukushima, Miyagi and
Iwate, which have all together population
of about 100000. Many of these are en-
gagged in the silk trade and the failure of
the silk crop has augmented the general
suffering.
In answer to an inquiry made by private
parties In this country, whether any help
from foreign country would be accepted,
the Japanese government has sent cable
gram to the charge d'affaires in this city
saying that such help would be very well
come at this moment. The cabegram
states that the government investigation
into the condition of the famine in the
above-named provinces has disclosed the
extreme seriousness of the condition in
those provinces The scheme of the gov
ernment is to establish works and give en-
ployment to the distressed population in
stead of promiscuously distributing money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.
Hearings Begun by the Senate Com
mittee

Hearings on the Philippine tariff bill were
begun today before the Senate committee
ON the Philippines. Henry W. Peabody of
Boston, an importer of sugar, supported
the bill In long statement. Senator Cul-
berson asked whether it is the consumer or
producer who pays the duty.
Generally the consumer" said Mr. Pea
body. In explaining how the reduction of
the tariff would benefit the producer, he
higher price to be realized; that the price
OF sugar consumed in the United States is
regulated here and the producer in the
Philippines receives what is left after the
said, would enable the. Filipinos to compete
With the Chinese and Japanese
Thomas S. Hopkins of this city, repre-
senting certain banking concerns. and
of one of these banks who has had charge
OF branches in the Philippines, spoke
against the bill so far as it relates to goods
now in bond. They argued that it would
Philippines 20 failure, and likely cause a
financial panic in the islands. The firm in
question has large amount of sugar in
bond purchased at a high price which
duty would have to be paid at the rate i'm
posed by law prior to the passage of this
act.
Senator Newlands, In addressing the COM
mbttee, said he was opposed to the bill as 1t
passed the House, or any bill which pro-
vides free trade between the United States
and the Philippines. "for the reason that
1t will tie the Filipinos to us for all time"
He said he objects to the retention of the
Philippines, but that as the United States
Is in the Philippines he said he favored
Secretary Tafts plan for educating the
Filiptnos and fitting them for self,goyern-
ment His statement was confined almost
wholly to general conditions in the islands.
He had not completed his statement wneu
the committee adjourned until Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
STATEHOOD SITUATION.
Either Cards Miscalled or a Mighty
Big Bluff.

Either somebody Is miscalling his cards
or putting up a mighty big bluff, which is
bound to be called next Wednesday,, re-
marked one of the "stalwart' republicans
of the House today. He referred to the
conflicting claims of the organization and
the statehood insurgent republicans.
Representative Babcock was as clipper
and cheerful today as If he did not have
to face a showdown next week, or as Ii he
felt that he had very strong hand The
House leaders were just as confident, and
these unreconciiable attitudes led to the
remark, in the vernacular of the cloak
room, quoted above.
Everybody In the House will be glad to
have the vote and put an end to the situa-
ton. Members of the House are pulled and
hauled this way and that, one day being
cited as part OF the insurgent strength and
the next located in the stalwart column
until they are sick and tired of 1t all and
want to see 1t wound up.
There Is a difference of about twenty
votes between the upset claims of the two
factions. The stalwarts say that when II
comes to facing the music the vacillating
votes will swing to their side. They are
counting a stampede back to the reserva-
tion at the last moment.
The insurgents say there Will be no faIter-
ing among their men. They have looked
carefully for evtdences Of pos6fhle weaken
lng. they declare. and did not find any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
A REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
Railway Rate Bills Discussed at Last
Nights Meeting.

The republican members of the House
committee on interstate and foreign COM
merce, whose decision to have a vote on
the railway rate bills next Tuesday was
mentioned in yesterdays STAR held meet
ing last night in Chairman Hepburn,s room
at the Capitol. which lasted until a late
hour. The meeting was also attended by
Senator Dolliver, who is pushing the ad-
ministration's rate legislation before the
Senate committee on commerce and by Com
missioner Knapp of the interstate commerce
commission.
The Hepburn and Davey bills were under
consideration. The republicans first went
over the Hepburn bill section by section.
They then compared the Davey bill with 1t
to ascertain. If possible the viewpoint of
the democrats on the main propositions.
One definite result of the conference was
an agreement on the provision regarding
the phraseology to be used in defining the
rate which can be fixed by the commission
This will provide for just, reasonable and
fairly remunerative rate, which shall be
the maximum that may be charged 1t was
thought that this arrangement will re-
move the dissatisfaction of the democrats
to the original section Of the bill.
Between now and next Tuesday the re-
publicans will meet again and the demo-
Gratis will also hold sessions to outline their
party policy so that vote can be expedited
next week.