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The National tribune., 1906-12-13
Gen. FitZ John Porter.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short biography of Gen. Fitz John
Porter. including a short account of his
restoration to the Army.-Jerome Weir,
Co. c, 9th U. S.
Gen. Fitz John Porter was born in
New Hampshire and appointed at large
to West Point, from which he gradual
ed in the class of 1S45. He was ap-
pointed Second Lieutenant in the 4th
L. S. Art, and received brevets of Cap
tain and Major for gallantry in Mexico.
He was wounded in the assault on Bclen
Gate. After the war he was Assistant
Instructor of Artillery at West Point.
He next served as Adjutant-General
of the Department of the West at
Fort Leavenworth and on the Utah
expedition. He was on duty in the
War Department when the rebellion
broke out, and was sent on errands cf
great delicacy and Importance to Maj.
Anderson at Fort Sumter. He was
appointed Colonel of the 18th u. s.
May IA, 1861, and served as Chief of
Staff to Gems. Patterson and Banks In
the Shenandoah. He was promoted to
Brigadier-General of Volunteers May
II. 1861, and in the movement from
Washington to the Peninsula command
ed a division He acted as director Of
the siege of Yorktown, and then was
with which he fought in the battles Of
Gaines's Mill, Turkey Bridge, Malvern
Hill. Manassas and Antietam. He was
cashiered Jan. 81, 1863 and forever
disqualified from holding any office of
trust or profit under the Government
of the United States.'' After leaving
the army he engaged In business in New
York, became Superintendent OF the
construction of a New Jersey Asylum
for the Insane, and in February, 1875,
was appointed Commissioner of Public
Works for the city of New York. He
and his friends continued to protest
against the justice of the verdict against
him, and appealed for new trial. This
was at last granted, with Gen. Grant
coming over to his side, and the result
was an acquittal, by which, Aug. 5,
1866, he was restored to his rank of
Colonel to date from May IA, 1861, and
retired Aug. 7, 1866. He died May 2l,
1901.-Editor National Tribune.
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form with only slight depression in
the center. and easily sustains the
weight of a man; but when built on the
ground 1t occasionally consists merely
of few sticks and little rubbish. The
usual material is sticks of all sizes up
t. fully three inches in diameter and
five feet in length, weeds, vines, grass,
moss and pieces of turf, with more or
less lining of twigs, grass, straw, hay,
moss, lichens, leaves and seaweed.
The eggs are dull white and general
ly two. unusually one or three. rarely
four in number. They are deposited at
intervals of two to four days, and in
cubation. in which both male and fe-
male take part. lasts about 80 to SO
days The nestlings are at first COW
cred with a whitish. then a grayish
down, which in time gives place to the
firmer dark brown feathers of the first
complete plumage. They remain a long
time in the nest, probably at least
three months, during which period they
are lavishly supplied with food by their
parents.
The old birds commonly make but
little demonstration when the nest is
approached or even closely examined,
The National tribune., 1906-12-13
motis gibbosus), and sinner (Notemi.
gonuS americanus).

motis gibbosus), and sinner CNotemi-
gonus americanus).
wild Birds.
1t is n regrettable fact that. after
fish, birds constitute the most impor-
tant part of the bald eagles diet and
sometimes furnish almost the entire
food. The larger species. particularly
of waterfowl and game birds, are pre-
ferred: song birds appear rarely. If
ever. II be molested. Dead birds, prin-
cipally waterfowl, whenever available.
are greedily devoured, as many OBJ
servations prove. Mr.. w. f. c. Todd
has recorded that numbers of long
tailed ducks CIarelda hyemalis) wash
ed up dead along the shore of Lake
Erie are disposed of in this manner.
Wounded or crippled birds are eagerly
seized but as the supply of these is,
of course. limited. by far the greater
proportion of the eagles avian prey
must perforce be obtained entirely by
its own eXertions.
In most parts of its range it feeds
more largely on waterfowl than on any
other kind of birds. In the pursuit of
this game the bald eagle employs great
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The Unruly Chasres River.
(Secretary Tafts "rhe Panama Canal
in the December Century,

(Secretary Taft's "The Panama Canal
in the December Century,
The great problem of the construc-
ton of a sea-level canal, or of any canal
at Panama, is the disposition of the
water of the Chagres River and its
tributaries. AS we have seen. the canal
is to be constructed in the valley Cf
this river for 81 miles, when it leaves
the Chagres and follows the valley OF
it's tributary, the Obispo. AT the point
where the Chagres Valley and the canal
diverge the river discharges in the dry
season as low a volume as 900 cubic
feet Il second, but it has been known al
times of flood to discharge, in round
numbers, 10000 cubic feet a fsecond
This must be taken care of in some
way. so as not to overwhelm the c9qal
The rainfall in that part Of the "ha7,1-
Valley in which the canal lies r 80
ward of 130 to 40 inches a yea
low the point where the. CO.
the valley of the Chagres
about II streams, the diSch~
which must either be diverted
canal or allowed to enter It
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This species breeds throughout its
range wherever suitable places exist,
and 1t has been known to lay and hatch
eggs in confinement. In the southern
part of the United States, from Florida
TO Texas, It breeds very early, deposit
ing its eggs usually during the first
half of December, exceptionally about
the LIST of November, occasionally in
January or February: in the Middle
States and in California it lays in Feb
ruary or March, and to the northward
correspondingly later-about the mid
die of April in southern Alaska, some-
times in May or even June, in the
Arctic regions.
The nest is located nearly always in
the vicinity of a stream or body OF
water, often along the seacoast. The
favorita site is the top of tall tree, in
the South often pine, frequently 100
feet Or more from the ground. Where
there are no trees a rock or niche in
cliff serves the purpose, while along
the coast of Texas nests have been
found even on the ground OF low is
lands.
The same nest is oocupi~d wear after
year. and annualiT '"r' ~ aug
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Are Entitled 10 II.

Editor National Tribune: In reply to
Valentine Moulden, Co. G, 18th y. Y.
II. A. who in an article published in
The National Tribune, Aug 16, says
he does not see why the ex-prisoners
of war should have special legislation
simply because they were prisoners of
war, and who may have been better
off In prison than on the field OF bat
tie, / wish to say that there were five
died in prison to one killed in battle
Our Government refused to make any
exchange of prisoners for the reason
given by Gen. Grant that to do so
would recruit the Confederates to 100,-
900 and prolOng the war Therefore
we were left there to suffer and die
and thousands of them did die after
suffering the torture of a thousand
deaths. The offer was made to the
men in the Southern prisons, over and
over again, that If they would take the
oath of allegiance to the Confederate
Government they should be free. fed.
clothed and see home and friends again
but everyone knows that all such offers
We're rejected with scorn by the great
majority of the prisoners. 1t is said
that less than 5000 accepted the offer,
probably with the mental reservation
to desert at the first opportunity, while
fully 1S5,000 said NO, not even to be
free, to see home and loved ones again,
to avoid the most loathsome of deaths
will l raise my hand against my coun-
try" Now, we believe by our suffering
anu death the war was shortened, and
that we are entitled to special lcgisla-
ton. 1t cannot be given us too soon,
as there are but few of us left.-A. II.
JONES' Co. E. 63d Pa. Pittsburg, Pa.
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Col. E. p. Southwick, of Trenton, N.
j., has been appointed Adjutant of the
State Home for Disabled Soldiers, Sail
ors and Marines and Their Wives at
Vineland. n. j. The appointment was
of "a surprise, as it was not
known that Maj James Clinton, who
had been Adjutant for several years.
had resigned. His resignation was vol
untary and much to the regret of the
Board of Managers 1t will take effect
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TIC 18Th Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: I am q
soldiers son. L cannot do without The
National Tribune My father, Geo. W,
Ambrose, was a member of Co. A, 45th
Ohio. l would like to see an artirlA
from some member of that regiment.
especially one regarding the regiments
part in the battle of Franklin-Thos.
S. Ambrose. Boise. Idaho.
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Never Stop His Paper.

Editor National Tribune: By no
means never stop my paper, for I look
for it every Saturday. / would rather
give up my breakfast any time than
miss reading it. I am not a member
of the G. A. R. This is not my fault,
as there is not a Post within 80 miles
of here.-John Dinneen, Eastman, Ga.
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Grand Traverse Soldier. and Sailors, As.

Srnnd IraSerSe sOiuisrs aho shiiOfs As-
sOclatfOn.
At a meeting of the Grand Traverse
Soldiers and Sailors Association. held
Sept. IS, 1906, at Boyne City, Mich, 1t
was resolved that 1t was the conI iction
of the body that the widows of soldiers
and sailors should not receive less than
S12 per month, and that the Associd-
ton would not support or vote for any
person for Congressman or Senator who
would not use his influence to that end.
The National tribune., 1906-12-13

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church does not demand that its
men do the work of the children Or
Of angels, but 1t has a right to call
for a mans work from every man.
One Of the missions of the brother
hood, as organized in the several
churches, is illustrated by Hubert
Carleton, the organizing secretary Of
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew of the
Episcopal church. in the following
lines with which he closed recent
address:
mo one could tell me where my soul
could be,
| sought my God, but He eluded me,
I sought my brother and found all
three
Both meE and W men are inclined
sometimes to look in the wrong III
rection to find their God They search
where they would have him, not where
he would be. 1t is exemplified in that
work called, "The Tolling of Felix"
where the principal character treads
tho world over, searching, but finds
him not. Finally he goes to work
carving stone for construction, where
he has to work among men, and it
was there, doing his daily duty among
the men who were his brothers that
he found the one his travels had failed
to reveal to him.
Where there is no brotherhood CT
men, there Is likely to be no father
hood OF God.
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PRESBYTERIAN BROTHERHOOD.

At Indianapolis last week there was
organized the Presbyterian Brother
hood, which is composed of the men
Of the church. Other churches have
such organization: and those who
have kept in close touch with them
report excellent results therefrom.
These are days when the question
OF men in the church is one that re.
ceiYes much attention. Notwithstand.
ing the large amount Of good that can
be credited to the church and the
workers within its sphere, there arc
some things that the leaders feel they
are not as successful in as they should
be. The procuring of men for the
service is one Of them. Some blame
the men and some blame the churches
Perhaps both are at fault to a degree
Men who have many business cares
are ap. to leave the work of the church
to the women. They feel that it is In
good hands there, and they thus pro.
coed to relieve themselves of the re.
sponsibility.
But the church workers say they
need workers among -1e men. They
have some, but they vant more. As
one brotherhood speaker said, "The
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crate works, which gives one good
idea OF the positions of the contend
ing armies during the siege. With the
exception of the roads the park Is in
an unfinished condition Illinois has
just dedicated a beautiful memorial
building in marble which contains the
names Of all the officers and soldiers
who participated in the campaign of
Vicksburg.
This writer was stationed here for
about six months after the surrender
of Vicksburg and was familiar with
the town at that time; he was often
placed in charge Of the picket post on
the Jackson road. He drove out that
road today and found little or no
change in the conditions from what
they were forty-three years ago. At
that time the Washington hotel was
the principal place Of entertainment.
and the writer often dined there and
he found it today, doing business at
the same place.
Vicksburg is a rather slow, non
progressive town Of about 10000 pep
pie, one-half of whom are colored The
streets are not paved and are in a
rather untidy condition. The people
are very polite and hospitable. but pre-.
fer you would not say anything about
the colored people. Many Of the WISH
tors took lunch with the ladies' Of the
First Presbyterian church. who were
very pleasant and attentive to our
wants. A cannon ball struck this
church building during the siege, the
marks of which are still to be seen.
This reminder of the war will be re-
ligiously preserved as long as the
building stands.
The old court house, which was a
target for Commodore Porter's guns
during the siege, and which was
struck many times, still stands in a
good state of preservation. 1t was
considered fine structure fifty years
ago.
! talked with several ex-confederate
soldiers today; their feeling of loyalty
to the government is strong, but they
possess an undying feeling or sentiment
for the lost cause. However, they are
extremely friendly and cordial to the
ex-lnion soldiers Confederate General
s. D. Lee said today, in speaking of
the charge of the Twenty-second Iowa,
on May ~, 1863, thai IL the charge
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Of this regiment had been supported,
Grant would have captured Vicksburg

of this regiment had been supported,
Grant would have captured Vicksburg
on that day. It will be remembered
that the Twenty-second Iowa pierced
the rebel lines and held them for thirty
minutes, but so many of them had
been killed and wounded that they
were unable to hold out longer with
out support, and were driven back with
great loss. 1t was here the late L. M.
Cooley lost leg. Gen. Lee command
ed the works in front of the Twenty.
second Iowa and knows whereof he
speaks.
The reception on the evening Of the
fourteenth, rendered Governor Cum
minis and the visitors was an informal
affair. Governor Vardaman could not
be present. Mayor Griffith of Vicks-
burg did the honors for the city and
state. The writer was impressed with
the idea that the leading people Of
Vicksburg were conspicuous by their
absence from the reception, although
all were invited.
The Ottumwa people with the iowa
Special" are w H. H. Ashury. T. P.
Spillman, Captain W. H. @. Jaques and
the writer and wife So far it has
been very enjoyable trip. We go
to Andersonville tomorrow. The dedi-
cation Of the Iowa Memorial monument
at this place takes place this after
noon.
Yours,
S. n. Harper,
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s5.so@6.oo: light, s5.so@s.25: j
sales, s5.95@6.25.
CHICAGO Produce Marka+

Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago. Nov. 19.-Wheat--No. 2 red.
14a @751a; No. 8 red, 1875 @75A; No.
hard. 1875 @74h; Dec, opened, T3k;;
highest, "a; lowest, 7SA; closing, 73M
corn-No. and No. white not
quoted; No. 8 new, 4o1s; No. 3 white,
4oA; No. yellow, 461a; No. 3 yellow,
4o@41A: Nov. 42A; Dec, opened,
IN; highest, 42A lowest, %; closing,
42h1s. .
Oats-No. 2, SO: No. 8. s2K@ssA;
No. white. s5k; No. white, $40
34A;; Nov, 1914 @33%: Dec, opened,
S4@34M; highest. 34B: lowest, 33M;
closing. 33A @33As
Pork-Jan., s14.50; May. $14.70.
Lard--Jan, $3.50; May, SS.45.
Ribs-Jan., 1910, May, s7.S2.
Rye-Cash, 67@69.
Barley-41k@54
Timothy-Dec., s4.30.
FLAX and clover not quoted.
Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
chicago, Nov. -Butter-Strong.
Creameries, 20k OPT; Diaries, 1870
241a, VIZ y
Eggs-steady at 2s@26.
st. Louis Produce Market.
st. Louis, Nov. 19.-Wheat-Dec.,
1895.
corn-Dec.. 4oM @4oA.
Oats-Dec., 33A.
Peoria Produce Market.
Peoria, Nov 19.-Corn-No. 3, 40.
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Our finer Damasks all go at cut
prices.
% inch pure linen, $3.50 grade
Napkins, sale price, no
Large Dinner Size Napkins, Gold
Medal brand, $3.50 quality, 1no
sale price, dozen. 90
Extra heavy dinner Gold Medal
Irish Satin Damask Napkins. $2.75
grade, reduced to, oIs
Very fine SIS Gold Medal brand Nap
kins in rich designs, markedly 90
down to, dozen q. 90
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SUIT DROPPED.
Adrian HoItsinger Dismisses Action
AGAINST w. e. Griffith ct al.

Adrian Holtsinger, the plaintiff in
the damage suit of Holtsinger VS.. w. 70.
Griffith ct al. has dismissed the suit
without prejudice. The case was one
where the plaintiff sued the defendants
for $4,000 damages, charging them
with entering into conspiracy to COL
lect,money from him, which he claims
he did not owe The plaintiff claims
that the defendants filed suit against
him In Chicago, ILL.,. to collect the mon
ey, knowing that they could not collect
II under the laws of the state Of Iowa.
Suit is Filed.
The petition of Agnes Doogan vs..
Catherine Pribble. an action to quiet
title has been filed in the office of the
cleSb e. the district court.
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LETTER FROM vlcksBuRe.
vicksburg, Miss, Nov. Is.

vicksburg, Miss, Nov. Is.
Editor Courier
The Iowa Special arrived at this
city at 1890 a. m. the fourteenth, with
out alishap. Carriages were in wait
Ing 10 convey the people through the
National cemetery and park The
cemetery is in the finest possible con
dition, and contains the remains OF
$4,000 union soldiers who fell in the
battles around Vlcksburg and who
died Of disease and wounds during the
war in this vicinity.
The park covers the ground on
which union and confederate works
stood during the siege and all of the
ground between the two lines. A
splendid road has been made along
the lines Of both the union and confed
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MARRIAGE WAS A JOKE.
Madse Murray Of Davenport Asks De
vorce When She Realizes Mistake.

Davenport, Nov 19-Madge Murray
when she was married to Steven s.
Mitchell, in Rock Island last Novem.
Der, thought it was joke, and now
she tas learned differently, wants al
L.vorce. The coupe were married in al
Justice shop" in Rock Island, &C.
cording to the girls petition, but she
claims that she thought it was joke
and that since she did not want ID
appear lame duck" she was willing
to carry out her end Of the joke. In
her petition she AYERS THAT there
meyer was any marriage. nor any in.
tent on the part Of the plaintiff to
enter in the marriage state, and the
plaintiff never assented thereto"
Plaintiff further states that she never
lived with Mitchell as his wife.
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Thanksgiving Linens

70 in pure Linen Table Damask,
bleached or unbleached, Csc grade,
Room Making AQo
price ................. A'S
Two yards wide Silver Bleached s5c
Table Damask, now co.
~ inch Gold Medal grass
bleached Irish Satin Damask, 7Ro
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Very fine s1.25 grade "Gold Medal"
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, Nov. 1s.--Cattle- Receipts,
$4,000: best steady, otherp 10c lower.
Beeves, s4.0o@7.35; cows and iieifers,
SLIGO @5.20; stockers and feeders, s2.4o
@4.50: Texans, s3.75D4,s0.
Sheep-R Receipts. 100000; steady at
ss,s035.50; lambs, s4.6o@75O.
Hogs-Receipts, $1,000: SO to 10c
lower. Mixed butchers, $5.85@6.3o,
good heavy. S6.10@6.30; rough heavy.
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Mrs. Robert Finley and daughter.
Miss Margaret Finley. Of Galesburg. "a
ILL.,. returned home last evening, after
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
George BARRIERS, s27 West Second
street.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

This market Is furnished by the
Cassidy Commission company. Local
Office, Rooms % and 80 Hofmann
Block. q. G. French. manager.
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TopAY,s MARKETS.

This market is furnished by the Cas-
sidy Commission Co. Local office.
rooms 20 and 30. Hofmann Block. Tel
ephone. gag,
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LOT IL.

An elegant line Of La
dies and Misses, trimmed
Dress Hats that sold up
to So, choice Of q OK
the lot now for :. - ~
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Mems
Furnishings

Mems single or double breasted
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Mems 75c Tennis Flannel Night
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Mems extra heavy $1.25 grade ma
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Large size Comforts, with silkoline
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cotton, special at Good w
Extra size 72xS6 silkoline covered
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value, reduced to ....... Lou
Fine Down Comforts go at re-
duced prices.