The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-04

Representative Brovelow, or Ten
nessee. holds the record so far for the
introduction of bills In I3 DAYS ne in
PRODUCED 347 bills.
Admiral John A. WINSTON. who COM
a1anded the sioop-of-war Kearsarge at
the time she destroyed the Alabama
entered upon the command of the bat
tleship kearsarge at Philadelphia, Dec.
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Maj. William Warner. Senator from
Missouri is interesting himself I'm Sc
curing tardy justice 20 Maj. NJ. X. viii
liam Grebe. Of Boaser Springs Mo.
MAJ. Grebe was in the service Of the
King OF Hanover at the beginning of
our war. eed secured q leave OF alb
the 18th Mo Cav and became O Major.
Win the promise Of a Captaincy in the
Regular Army. He distinguished him
Seif on many occasions, and parffcu-
larry at JoHesboro. where ne captured
the rebel regimentaI c0lors and the
color guard In hand-to-hand fight.
The colcrs were sent up TO Gen Logan
Win report Of the occurrence. Tn
fortunately Maj. Grebe became in
vowed in quarrel with a felIoW-offi
Ger over some remarks made about
lady. which he resented and ciaal-
leHged his opponent 20 . duel aecsrd-
ing TO the European military custom.
This infraction OF our laws was taken
advantage OF TO secure hfs dismissal
from tine army. After waiting 90 years
he secured q special bill i'm CONGRESS
clearing his record. but denying q pen
sionabie status. He is now seeking to
have that qualification removed. and
submits In support 81 his claim TO re-
c0gnition number Of very Gathering
letters from President Lincoln. Gems.
Grant. Logan. Howard. sherman. Sher-
sdan and many others. Gen. Grant
wrote highly OF him. and recommended
him to the Governor of Missouri for
the ColOneicy Of the l&th No Cav.
but his enemies presenked that being
given him.
William f. Corey. President of the
United States Steel Corporation, has
been having q very '-halcyen and voci-
ferrous time" with regard TO lts domes-
tsc re41tiOf2S. owing to his fnEAtuati ton
with an actress named labeiIe Gilman.
but has succeeded I'm retaining his
presidency. though thfs was threatened
| TO be taken away from him. As soon
A. he MAS reelected he began to make
II hot for some of his subordinates
nom be thought TO have been entirely
too active in bis personal affairs, and
aIs frst step was to iop off the head
OF John A Topping, President of the
| American Sheet and Tinpiate Co. 9th
ers are likely 60 follow.
Rev. DR.. William E. Parson. Pastor
OF the Lutheran Church of the Reform
alton at Washington. died Dec 10, at
Haven. Me. He was born I'm 1916, and
MAS student at Gettysburg College
when the battle took place, and enlist
ed Ia Co. { of the 2Sth Pa. an emer-
gehcy regiment. which made a fine
record i'm that engagement After
serving as Pastor I'm several popular
churches he became Secretary of thu
japanese Embassy, and later Profess
sor of Mathematics in the University
of Tokyo. Japan. In 1879 he founded
and became Pastor of the Church of
the Reformation. At the time Of his
death he was trustee of the Gettys-
burg College and Seminary. The re-
mains were buried in Mount Oiivet
Cemetery. Hanover. Pa
Hon W. 4. Ziegler. of Gettysburg,
Pa, made AN unusually able and
thoughtful address at the dedication
services at Aadersonyil1e, Dec Z. He
described the conditions at Anderson
vile while he was prisoner there with
usual yiyfdness and force. and among
other things made the comparison that
In his own County In Pennsylvania
(Adams) in 1870 there was a popula-
ton OF $4,000 souls living on 13e,S40
acres. while the $4,000 in Anderson
vile lived and died on 20 acres There
were more men In Andersonvi1le than
there We're. according to the census of
1870. in any one OF the So Counties of
Pennsylvania. During the 50 days that
Comrade Ziegler was there 5000 Of
the inmates died. Such q mortality i'm
the great city Of Philadelphia. with its
population OF 100000. would be ap-
pal1ing, and the whole country would
rise in horror at an epidemic which
would carry of 100 men a day for so
consecutive days. Comrade Ziegler
was captured on the 23d Of June. 1864,
with zoe others, the majority Of whom
died in Andersonyille.
A Congressional Medal of Honor has
been bestowed upon Capt. James Robb
Church, Assistant Surgeon, U. s. A.
now at Fort Robinson. Neb., who was
one Of the medical officers attached
to the Presidents regiment Of Rough
Riders in the fighting at La Guaximus.
June "a. 1898. Assistant Secretary of
War Oliver in a letter explains the
award. He says:
ION this occasion Capt. Church, who
was then serving as Assistant Surgeon,
| LIST u. S. Volunteer Cav, In addition to
performing carefully the duties apper-
tanning to that position, voluntarily and
| unaided carried several seriously
wounded men from the firing line to a
secure position in the rear, in each in
stance being subjected to a very heavy
fire and exposure to danger
Mrs. Franklin Simmons, of Provi-
dence. Il. L, the wife of the we'll
| known American sculptor. who made
| the statues Of Logan and Grant i'm
Washington. died in Rome, Italy. Dec.
%. Prior to her last marriage she was
widow and the Baroness Won Jensen.