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

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j. Wesley Jones the founder and
head of the United States Volunteer
home In Brooklyn. He was born in
Philadelphia. served ia Pennsylvania
regiments. became Major OF the 21st
Pa Cav. and was for time on the
staff of Gen. George B. Mcclellan. He
also had considerable experience in
Indian fighting on the plains. before the
war. and received In one engagement
six arrow wounds. He was 81 years
old.
Prof. Gustav Hanback,. Instructor OF
Geology and Zoology at Washington
University. ST. Louis. and highly regard
ed a scientist, was run down by a
fire-engine and seriously injured. Az
he is "a years old, much anxiety lis felt
as to the result.
Capt. Gibbs, commanding the light
house tender AZalea. recently went al
No. So off Nantucket and saved 13
lives. Admiral Dewey suggested that
the Lighthouse Board should take some
method of recognizing and rewarding
such service, and the Board made a
Christmas present to Capt. Gibbs of a
substantial increase in his salary.
Brighten. John Campbell. l.. s A.
retired. died at Cold Spring, n. ". Dec.
%. following an operation. He entered
the Army in 1s47 as an Assistant Sur
geen, and at the outbreak of the war
became Major and Surgeon and was
promoted to Colonel He was retired
in 1885. and brexetted for faithful and
meritorious services during the war.
S. III. Alexander. laborer in the post
office at Emma, \. g.. brayely resisted
and foiled the attempt of four men to
in the melee, but continued to fight
and the two burglars were later hanged,
With their two aceemplices sent to pFis-
on for life. The President has recos-
Dized Alekander's courage by waving
the Civil Service regulations and ap-
pointing him to clerkship. This was
made as Christmas present.
DR.. Augustus c. Hamlin, L S. W, died
at his home in Bangor. Me, last week.
This will be sorrowful news to all the
comrades Of the Army Of the Potomac,
and particularly TO those Of the Eleg-
enth Corps. of which 0rganiza ton DIR.
Hamin was an earnest admirer and
champion. DIR. Hamlin was the son of
a brother of Vice President Hannibal
Hainlin, and his father was a man Of
wealth and culture. He entered the
army as Assistant Surgeon of the I'd
Me, and was faithful. competent and
very jealous officer throughout He dis
tinguished himself on many occasions
and became Brigade and Division Sur
geon. After the war, having a suffi-
cheney Of wealth. he devoted himself to
literary pursuits, and wrote, among 9TH
er things. an admira BILE book on Ander-
sonyiile. He also wrote often and well
In regard to the Eleventh Corps par
tieuiarly I'm defending it against charges
on account Of it's conduct at Chancel-
louisville and Gettysburg. He was q
prominent member Of the Loyal Legion
and the GAR. and always a welcome
figure in their meetings.
An appointment which gives the
greatest qualification to the people Of
Texas. without regard to party. is that
Of Mr.. A l. Sharpe, OF Yslata- Tex, to
the position Of Collector OF Customs at
FL Paso, Tex. President Roosevelt ap-
pointed some years ago Patrick Gar
rett. the man who had performed a
very creditable feat in killing Billy the
Kid. a wretched desperate who was an
affiiction TO that part Of the country
Garrett did his work effectively and
brayely, and deserved his reward. I'm
fortunately for himself he was untitled
for the office, and he had tough asso-
ciates from whom he could not. or al
least did not, break Off. He was, fur
thermore, a Democrat, and his holding
of such an important Office was a seri-
GUS bar to the building up of the Re-
publican Party in the State. Then. he
brought the President into an unpleas-
ant light as a result of CARROTS keep
ing bad company. At the time Of the
met him with a man whom he intro
duced as a business man of Ell Pas0.
In reality the fellow was a gambler and
the keeper of a disreputable resort. The
President accepted him on Garrett S
representation. and the three sat down
f,. In, nl g.
who was on the lookout, took snap
shot of them, and the picture was ex-
tensively published, much to the PreSi-
dents irritation. When CARROTS term
expired the President decided not to
reappoint him, and the Republicans of
Texas pressed Mr.. Sharpe, who had
been elected as one of the two Repub-
lican members of the Texas Legislature.
Mr.. Roosevelt accepted their choice, and
the appointment has been confirmed by
the Senate. Mr.. Sharpe is man of
high character and ability, and it is felt
that his appointment will be productive
of good results in building up the Re-
publican Party. He is a ranchman, is
successful in business, and never has
been in politics, though he has been a
jealous Republican.
Senator-elect Everett Colby, of
Orange, n. j., is getting into the papers
much more frequently of late than any
other New Jerseyan, and seems to be
coming man. He was elected to the
State Senate in spite of the strong op-
position of the railroads and the bosses
OF the Republican Party in his District,
which shows the esteem in which the
people, who know him best, hold him.
Every Christmas he makes the news
boys of his little town OF Orange a
Christmas present, and this year it was
quite spectacular. There were about
150 of these boys, and Colby led them
to the best toy store in the place, where
they took possession under instructions
from Mr.. Colby to let each Of them
have to the extent Of 81 worth apiece,
so that his total expenditures will be
about 5000.
The Mormons have erected a mon
ument to Joseph Smith. the founder of
Mormonism. on the site Of his birth
place, in Sharon Town. three miles from
South Royalton, VT He was born there
100 years ago. Dec. "a. 1905. The mon
ument was dedicated Dec. %. 1905, by
President Joseph F. Smith and party
of about SO Mormon officials and rep
resentatives of the Smith family, who
came from Salt Lake for the purpose
The monument is of dark granite, so
feet two inches high, and said to be the
largest polished granite monument in