The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-02-01


Mann commanded the regiment until
| Dec. 1, 1862, when he was commissioned
| to raise another regiment, which be-
came the 7th Mich. Cav, and was mus
tered in from October, 1862. to June,
1863. With part of his regiment he
| reached Washington Feb. q, 1868. and
was Immediately sent to the front,
| marching to Occoquan River, where the
regiment remained some time and then
joined the famous Michigan Brigade of
Cavalry for the march to Gettysburg.
The 7th Mich. Cav won high honors In
the great cavalry battle on the right
July 3. when it was splendidly led by
Col. Mann. He resigned March 1,
1864. Col. Mann Is President Of the
Town Topics. which company also pub
fishes the Smart Set and Fads and
Fancies. Associated with him has been
Judge Deuel., who has brought the suit
The allegations have brought out some
most astounding testimony to the ex-
tent to which high-class blackmaiIing
has been carried. All of the gilded
rich in New York City were regarded
as lawful prey and amounts were got
ten from them varying from $1,000 to
$4,000. Forced contributions also
took the form of high-priced adver-
tisements of corporations steamship
lines. etc. The evidence is to the eff
feet that everybody who had much
money and was ambitious of shining
socially was liable to be caught in the
net and bled pretty sharply. The par
t1cular criminality of Judge Deuel. is
that he was engaged in this disreputa-
bic work while holding seat on the
bench. The establishment in reading the
testimony Is as to rich people being
such wonderfully easy marks. and the
list of victims has surprising number
OF leading social and financial magnates
of New York City. Among the inter-
esting disclosures brought out in the
testimony last week was that Col. Mann
had an immune list" that is, Of
friends whom none of his writer's were
to attack. This list was headed. as
might have been expected, by his old
army friend and fellow Colonel i'm the
Michigan Cavalry Brigade. Senator Rus
sell A. Alger. The list is as follows:
Senator Russell A. Alger. James
Hazen Hyde. Perry Belmont, J. r..
Keene, William X. Vanderbilt. George
Gould. ]. p. Morgan. Chauncey M. De-
August Belmont, Senator William A..
Clark. George II. Daniels. Stuyvesant
Fish. Henry F1agler, Abe Hummel,
Clarence Jones. Thomas w. Lawson.
Harry Lehr. Count Reginald Ward,
Creighton Webb, and Charles T..
Yerkes.
A partial list of some Of the larger
loans is as follows:
The late William c. Whitney. $1,000:
]. Pierpont Morgan, $4,000; Howard
Gould, $4,000; George J. Gould, $4,000;
the late Coils p. Huntington, $1,000:
w. K. Vanderbilt, $4,000: Perry Bel
mont, $4,000; F.. Clarence Jones, $1O,-
Gates. $4,000; Charles NJ. Schwab.
$4,000; Grant Il. Schley, $780,;
Thomas F. Ryan, 10000; the late Ros-
well p. Flower. $4,000.
Col. Mann was arrested for perjury
after the trial. and placed under $4,000
bail.
There is a great increase in the ways
tiCn and wealth. Frederick II. HOeg,
who died lately at Greeley, Colo. had the
highest reputation in New York City
for the delicate flavor of his thumb
bits" of meat, which he cooked him.
self for snacks for the men about town
His father was a butcher and leader
in his business, and his son made a
specially OF cooking beefsteaks, so that
he was I'm demand by all the leading
clubs. He devised a movable stove of
peculiar pattern on which he cooked
the steaks over a fire of hickory char
CO al, and went from club to club with
his stove, furnishing the members with
the delicacy. He had for a long time
complete monopoly Of this business. His
health broke down, and much to the
regret of the bon vivants he was COM
| PEELED to seek cure in the West.
James s. ClarksOn will not be reap
pointed Surveyor of the Port of New
| York when his present term expires in
a few weeks He was originally ap-
pointed in reward for good work for
| the party and on account of the per-
scnal relations between himself and
| President. Mckinley This year. with
a sharp gubernatorial campaign In
prospect. 1t is necessary to neglect moth
ing that will strengthen the party, and
so Mr.. Clarkson will probably be given
an appointment elsewhere. Nevada N
Stranahan. the Collector Of the Port
will be reappointed. as he Is popular
and has a great deal Of strength in the
State. Naval Officer Sharkey will also
have to go, and number OF men are
| under advisement for the succession
The appointments will be made In
April.
An item comes from Chicago to the
Il effect that "gray-haired and bent with
age, Samuel Lee. who claims to be a
grandson of Mai. Gen. Charles Lee OF
Revolutionary fame, was an applicant
for lodging at the Harrison Street Sta
ton" The item goes on to say that
H Color-Bearer of Co. r, 26th Pa. At the
battle Of Lookout Mountain his right
hand was shot off. He now receives a
/ pension Of $22 a month. He has been
living in Chicago since 1871, and en-
/ ployed in the County Recorders office.
II There are several discrepancies in this
story. the first being that from all that
II the cyclopedias have of Gen. Charles
Lee he lived and died q bachelor. The
Il next Is that the 26th Pa. was not in the
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