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The National tribune., 1906-03-15
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The world sympathizes deeply with
the troubles whicb have come to Dow
| les Colony on fhe shores of Lake
Michigan. While Elijah H." and his
methods have been unstiutedly ridi-
culed, the fact remains that he is an
earnest. able, sincere and Jealous man.
who has striven indefatigabIy and sue
cessfully to lift men aud women up to
higher planes Of thought and living.
His colony was algigantic undertaking
skillfuliy planned and conducted. Every
man and woman, who entered it was
made better, his, or her horizon en-
larged, and he or she set TO doing bet
ter work for the world than before
In knowledge of human natures needs
and limitations. in business sense and
firm adhesion to well-matured plans
the scheme was a vast improvement
upon the thousands of visionary so
cialistic and communstic enterprises
which the world, and particularly this
country. has known. 1t deserved to
succeed, and may succeed yet. John
Alexander Dowie is dying of a COM
plication of diseases brought OF by the
enormous tasks he set himself 1t is
not likely that he will ever return
from Port Antonio. Jamaica, whittier
he went upon his abdication, to seek
restoration of his health. The great
question is whether Wilbur Glenn Vo-
liva, the young Indianian, whom Dowie
designated as his successor, will be
able TO pilot Zion through its present
depression, and carry out the grand
objects of it's founder. Zion has reach
ed the inevitable crucial point in all
great enterprises, secular as well as
spiritual. Its money Is all expended,
while its establishments have not yet
reached the self-supporting stage. Pos
sibly some Of the establishments would
show profit if Dowie had not taken
away their earnings to help others and
his propaganda. Among these is the
lace industry. This is still running in
more limited way, but the candy
factory has closed, and the printing
office is running with a reduced force,
and the men working nine hours in
stead of eight. Rigid economy Is the
rule. with everybody accepting Ii cheer
fully i'll the hope of lifting the city out
of the financial bog. A great number
have sought employment outside the
city. but with firm decision to return
as soon as they can get work enough
TO support their families. Deputy
Overseer Vollva was born in Indiana
in 1870, and became a preacher in the
Christian Catholic Church at 1g. He
showed remarkable zeal and ability,
and after having managed successfully
several charges in this country, was Or
dained Oyerseer OF the Church in Aus
tralasia- He was mobbed, jailed and
otherwise grieyously maltreated in Aus
tralia, but he fought on. with unflineh-
ing spirit, and came out victorious.
The people still have faith in Dowie
and the enterprise, and profess their
Willingness to contribute out of their
small earnings TO assist the Church.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15
The Esd Ind.

Editor National Tribune: have been
reading your paper for some time and
like it very much. / would be pleased
if you would give history of the SD
Ind.-Jacob S. Pyke, Co. A, 63d Ind,
4S24 Webster ST., Omaha, Neb.
The 63d Ind. was organized at In
dianapolis from April 20, 1862, and
mustered out June 21, 1865. The first
Colonel was John S. Williams, who was
succeeded by Col. James McManomy,
who resigned, and Col. I. n. Stiles was
in command when the regiment was
mustered out, and brevetted a Briga-
dier-General. 1t belonged to Cox's Di-
vision, Twenty-third Corps, Army OF
the Ohio. and lost 58 killed and 132
died from Dissatisfaction National
Tribune
The National tribune., 1906-03-15
The 18th Conn.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
kindly give a short sketch of the 18th
Conn. A. w. Peck. Port Chester.
y. Y.
The 18th Conn. was organized at
Bridgeport. Aug. 2S, 1862, and mus
tered out July 19, 1865. Col Inoch
Wood was in command. but resigned.
and was succeeded by Col. William H
Noble, who was in command when the
regiment was mustered out. Lieut.
Col. Charles Walter was killed at Cham
cellorsrille and Lieut.-Col. Douglass
Fowler at Gettysburg. 1t belonged TO
Barlow's Division, Eleventh Corps, and
lost 5S killed and rs died from dis
ease.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

1t is Senator Elkins's misfortune thai
nobody can be gotten to accept him
disinterestedly. Whenever he does
anything the disposition is to hunt
around for his motive. He has said
that all he wants to add to the Hep
burn bill is the following amendment:
THAT carriers of Interstate COM
merce shall, upon application, put in
all necessary switches to meet wants
of shippers, make prompt connections
and operating arrangements with con-
Meeting branch or lateral lines, reason
able and Just division of through rates
and make reasonable and just allow
ances to connecting. lateral or branch
lines for originating freight"
The Railroad News says that the
queer feature of this amendment is in
the last two words, and that they con-
tain a possibility of a legalizing of re-
bates in almost the worst form that
could be imagined.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

Connecticut tobacco interests and
Western beet sugar were able to throt-
tie the Philippine Tariff bill in the
SseHate- SSIa{niitsseseam, and the pres
tige of the Senate is injured thereby.
The bill was right, and should have
been put on its passage and passed.
Tie danger to the tobacco and sugar
Interests is imaginary, and even if
there was some reality in it, the bill
should pass nevertheless. The tobacco
and sugar grown in the Philippines
will be as distinctly American as that
grown at home, for none but Amer
leans are out there engaged in the
business. To give free admission to
those products is the best way to en-
courage more Americans to go thither
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

August II. Vogel. of Milwaukee,
views with. alarm new danger. The
price of leather is going UP and shoes
must become dearer. all on account of
the diminished consumption of meat
by the people of the United States. The
tasteless and unsavory breakfast food
Is taking the place of the juicy beef
steak; the meat trust is suffering a de-
crease of revenue, and the consequence
is the advance In the price of leather
and shoes. Is the connection that Mr..
Vogel attempted to make before the
banquet of the Shoe and Leather Asso-
citation any more real and forceful than
Bryan's famous connection between the
silver dollar and the bushel of wheat?
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

1t would be probably entirely too
representatives in the Statuary Hall
men who had rendered great services
to the Nation. While Alabama has
had, and still has. many able men in
Congress, she has never had anyone
who acquired National fame either as
statesman. a lawyer, an inventor or
in any other department of effort. A
bill will soon be introduced asking
Congress to accept as the first con-
tribution by Alabama to Statuary Hall
a statue Of the late DR.. ]. L. NJ. Curry.
The Alabama Legislature authorized
the making of this statue, and it Is
almost ready. DIR. Curry was both a
soldier and a scholar. He served in
the Mexican War as a Texas Ranger;
became prominent in Alabama poll
tics; was sent to Congress as an out
and-out States Rights man and an ad-
vocate Of secession. and during the war
was a Lieutenant-Colonel on the staff
statue will be the first of a Confeder-
ate soldier to be placed in the Capitol
After the war DR.. Curry became r.
Baptist preacher; was President of
College at Richmond, and appointed
by President Cleveland Minister to
Spain in 1885. He died Feb. II, 1898.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15
The 10Th Iowa.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a history of the 18th Iowa, and OBJ
lige-John w. French, Napoleon, o.
The 18th Iowa was organized at Keo-
kuk in August. 1862, and mustered out
July 10, 1865. The first Colonel was
Benjamin Crabb. who resigned, and
Lieut.-Col. John Bruce was in command
when the regiment was mustered out,
and brevetted Brigadier- General.
Lieut.-Col. Samuel Mcfarland was
killed at Prairie Grove. 1t belonged to
Division. Thirteenth Corps,
Army of the Tennessee and Gulf, and
lost 80 killed and 100 died from dis
ease.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

In some way the report has gotten
out that Gen. J. Warren Keifer sup
ported the cruel and unjust bill to cut
down the clerks salaries after reaching
the age of 65 and dismiss them upon
reaching the age of 20. The General
vigorously denies this, and writes: 81
fought the bill in committee with a
bitterness that bred some personal
feeling with friends of mine on the
committee. I am going to fight it in
the House" Good for the General.
He can always be relied on to do what
Is just and right.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

Senator La Toilette feels that he has
q message to the world as Carlyle
would say, and a man with that idea
fermenting in his brain is not going
to waste any opportunity to deliver it
Therefore the traditions of the Senate
as to new Senators waiting quietly a
decent time to learn wisdom from their
seniors vanished before his impatience
to say what he felt that the people of
Wisconsin had sent him thither to pro-
muigate. La Toilette has tackled with
cheerful courage much worse PROPOSE
tiens than what Don Piatt used to term
the Senatorial fog bank"
The National tribune., 1906-03-15
GEN. JOHN NJ. SCHOFIELD.

Rest, soldier, rest, thy work Is done,
Beneath the oaks at Arlington;
With loyal comrades. fond and true,
You shine among the boys in blue"
The battle of Franklin long shall tell
How Schofield fought through fires of
hell,
Defeated Hood that fatal day,
And crushed the hopes of boys in
gray
The Union is at last secure,
Built by the fathers to endure,
And here we see grand human types
Imperial with the Stars and Stripes.
At Arlington the dead hold sway,
Where spirits of the blue and gray"
May join on Decoration Day
In spreading sweetest flowers of May.
John A. Joyce. Washington, d. c.,
March Z, 1906.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

The Entertainment Fund OF Mime
epolis for the Grand Army Encamp-
ment is growing finely, but as usual
the people who are going to profit
most by the National Encampment are
the ones who are giving the least. The
most money has been contributed by
members of the Chamber of Commerce
and the City and County officers. The
hotel and restaurant people and re-
tailers generally are contributing lit
tie. but expecting to reap a rich har-
vest from the great crowd that win
be in attendance.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

A distinctly-unpleasant development
appears in the papers of Dayton, o.
The Government of the National Sol
diers' Home. near that place has been
taking carea of the money and estates
of the inmates. and has accumulated
large amount of property, mostly
money which is in amounts from $3.50
to $4,000. No heirs could be found to
these deceased veterans, and the Home
authorities have claimed that the
money belonged to the Government.
The Commissioners of N 1ntgomery
County have held, on the contrary, that
the money belonged to the School Fund
of the County, and about three years
ago entered into contract with a firm
of lawyers to put q test case through
the United States Circuit Court. The
Court decided that the money belonged
to the County, and Mr.. Frank w. How
ell, an attorney, has been designated
as the administrator of SO estates of
veterans who died before 1890. These
36 estates aggregate about 100000,
and the Dayton papers say that Mr.
he allows himself liberal fee and
such heirs as may be found are salts
fed, the remainder will go to the Coun-
ty School Fund. Just how much that
worthy fund will be enriched is
highly interesting question. There is a
dark-colored suggestion arising from
this that if the claims of these men
had been promptly allowed they would
have had enough to keep them fronl
going to the Soldiers Home, and the
estates left by the dead men would not
have been SO great. 1t seems hard that
after men have served their country
and been broken down that the money
which should have be paid them
should now be the prey of sharp at
torneys.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. re-
mains hard-hearted on the matter of
requiring deposit of SO upon each
mileage book issued. In this way the
road is getting several million dollars
q year of loans without interest. which
it needs in its business. The Pennsyl-
vania Legislature will, however make
sufficient reply to this by following
the example of the Ohio Legislature
and imposing a two-cent-a-mile rate
on all the roads within the State. This
ought to be done on general princi-
pies, as two cents a mile is quite suffi-
cient to charge anywhere in Pennsyl-
will become a superfuity.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

Senators Spooner and Bacon have
agreed upon an amendment to the Isle
of Pines treaty, which will protect
the Island shall be regarded as a sep
arate Province within the meaning OF
the Cuban Constitution. This will give
to the Island local self-government and
representation in the Cuban Congress
when the population becomes large
enough. TIE Americans are in the
majority or the Island. and that ma
jority will be strongly increased by
attracting immigrants, SO that 1t will
become distinctly American settle
ment under the Cuban Government
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

Maj. George III. Hopkins. widely
known throughout the Grand Army of
the Republic, died of paralysis at De-
troit, March 6, at the age of 81.
Comrade Hopkins, who was prominent
in the tobacco business. served in the
famous 10th Mich. and was for four
years private secretary to Gov. John
]. Bagley, and was also a member of
the Michigan House of Representatives
for four years. He was Adjutant-G.n-
eral of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie under COMMANDMENT Chief Alger.
and Commander of the Department. in
1904. When Gen. Alger was appointed
Secretary of War he brought Comrade
Hopkins with him as his confidential
secretary and he held the position OF
Major during the Spanish war. Com
rade Hopkins was genial, Iovable
man, genuine comrade and popular
with all who knew him.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

1t is fine sailing 10 be a reformer
when seeking office, but quite another
thing when in office. as Mayor Weaver
discovers. Eight months ago he
stopped work on the Philadelphia FL
tration plant, under the sensational
charges Of corruption. and has not been
able to resume since, though the pa-
pers are saying very unpleasant things
about the epidemic of typhoid which
goes on unchecked because of the vile
drinking water
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

There is no Socialism. about Joseph
Medill Patterson's father, who is the
editor of our Chicago namesake. He
says that Socialism is one of the wild
est fanaticisms of the age" The Mu-
nicipal Ownership administration by
which his son was appointed to an
important office is nearly as bad. There
is graft everywhere in its workings.
Even the dog-catchers are affected.
They will not catch a worthless cur,
but confine their efforts 10 valuable
dogs. for which they can get liberal
rewards. His son resigned because he
was required to do things which were
indictable, and for which he should
have been indicted If he haI done
them.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

We are learning whole lot about
the things we eat in the course of the
discussion of the Pure Food bill The
New England fishermen, devoted to the
sacred goldfish" have succeeded in
having their special product excepted
from the operation of the provision
preventing the use of bOrax as a pre-
serving agent. The Committee has re-
ported that saltpeter and borax should
not be used in preserving ham, bacon
or any other kind of meat. but it may
be used for the preservation of cod
fish. The explanation of this is that
Goldfish has to be washed before it can
be cooked, which removes a large part
of the boraX. The Goldfish may be
washed, but the plea won't wash. If
the borax is a preservative it must
enter into the tissues of the meat, and
therefore prevent them being easily
digestible in the human stomach.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15
The 9th Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lish in your valuable paper a short
history of the cath Ohio.-W. S. Neff,
Adrian, MINI.
The 94th Ohio was organized at Camp
Piqua. Aug. "a, 1862, and mustered out
June 5. 1865. The first Colonel was
Joseph W. Frizell. who was succeeded
by Col. Stephen A. Bassford. Lieut.
Col. Rue p. Hutchins was in command
when the regiment was mustered out.
1t belonged to JOhnson's Division,
Fourteenth Corps. Army of the Ohio,
and lost 54 killed and 145 died from
disease.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15
The 1OSth N. Y,

Editor National Tribune: Please
print in The National Tribune a short
sketch of my old regiment, the 10Sth
N. Y.-J. ]. Fassett, Fairport, N. Y.
The 10Sth N. Y. was organized at
Rochester in August, 1862, and mus
tered out May %, 1865. The first Col
onel was Oliver H. Palmer, who was
discharged, and Col. Charles ]. Powers
was in command when the regiment
was mustered out. The regiment be-
longed to French's Division, Second
Corps, Army of the Potomac, and lost
104 killed and 81 died from disease
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15
The 37th Iowa,

Editor National Tribune: Will you
greatly oblige an old subscriber and an
old soldier by giving in your excellent
paper a sketch of the 37th Iowa =
4. d. French, Glenwood, Iowa.
The S7th Iowa, also called the Gray
beard Regiment, was organized at Mus
catine, Dec. Is, 1862, of men who were
too old for service in the field. George
w. kincaid was Colonel. The regiment
did excellent service as guards, and lost
two killed in battle and 149 died from
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

Senator Scott's speech in opposition
to the Hepburn bill severely compli-
Gates the Republican politics of West
Virginia, and sets the leaders adrift
Both he and Elkins are now opposed
to the Administration. and gentlemen
with official aspirations are wondering
which beacon light is best to steer by
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

The Ohio two-cent-fare law went
into effect at midnight of March 10.
and all the railroads began the sale
of tickets at the new rate, with an
abolition of all special rates. The rail-
roads have instructed their agents that
until further instruction the old tariffs
shall govern Interstate business
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

Some people are unkind enough to
remark that if VIM Randolph Hearst
does not do any more as Governor of
New York than he has as Representa-
tive in Congress no one need fear
conf1agration of the Hudson should he
be elected as Chief Magistrate of the
knickerboelers
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

Senator Long, of Kansas, is unquali-
fledly of the opinion that neither Ari-
zona nor New Mexico will ever be lit
for separate States, and that it is Civ
ing security to the future to unite them
into one.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

An Archibald (Pa.) Judge has fined
a man $40 for striking a mule with an
AK. Most of us. in the course OF our
intimate association with mules. have
felt that an AK was entirely inadequate.
Lightning or dynamite would come
nearer suiting.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

Our friend, Cassie Chadwick. has
been mitigating the gloom of her pris-
on life considerably lately by frequent
orders Of goodies" especially of the
succulent and soul-satisfying pie. from
a Cleveland firm. The stony-hearted
Warden says. however. that she can
do this no longer. Things have not
been going Cassie's way for some time.
but to be cut off from her pie is in
deed a blow. We sympathize with her
from the bottomest depths Of our deep
est nature.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

recalls certain Generals at the begin
ming of the war who thought they
could put down the rebellion by proc
IamatiOn.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15
THE STATEHOOD nILI..

Senator Beveridge met a decisive de-
feat in the Senate on Friday in at
tempting to pass his Statehood bin
First. the Foraker amendment which
separated Arizona and New Mexico.
was adopted by decisive majority,
and then an amendment sprung upon
the Senate by Senator Burrows, of
Michigan. to strike the names of Ari-
zona and New Mexico from the bill was
also adopted. The Foraker amendment
follows:
Yeas-Alger. Bacon. Blackburn,
Bulkeiey, Burrows, Carter. Clark
Culberson. Daniel. Dryden. Ddbois.
Flint Foraker. Foster, Frazier Fulton.
Gallinger. Gearin. Hansbrough. Hey
burn, Latimer. McCreary. McCumber.
Mallory. Martin. Morgan. Newlands,
Nixon. Patterson. Perkins, Pettus.
Rayner. Scott, Simmons. Spooner.
Stone. Sutherland. Taliaferro, Teller.
Nays-AIlee. Allison. Ankeny. Bev-
eridge, Brandegee, Burnham. Clapp.
Crane. Cullom. Dick. Dillingham;. Dol
liver. Gamble, Hale. Heminway, Hop
kins, Kean, Knox, La Toilette. Lodge.
Long. Millard. Nelson. Penrose. Piles.
Proctor, Smoot. Warner, Wetmore-29.
The Burrows amendment had n mar
row escape. The first announcement
of the vote made a tie. 35 to 35. and
it looked as if Vice President Fair
banks would be called upon to give
the deciding vote, which he was very
loo Il lit ,lr,. ts,,I
aspirations. Other Senators came in
in time to relieve him of his embar-
rassment, and the amendment was
adopted by vote of 81 to 35. as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Alger, Bacon. Blackburn.
Bulkeley, Burrows. Carter, Clark
(Montana), Clay, Culberson, Daniel.
Dubois. Flint. Foraker. Foster, Frazier,
Gallinger, Gearin, Hansbrough, Hey
burn, Latimer. McCreary, Mallory,
Martin, Morgan. Newlands. Oyerman,
Patterson. Perkins. Pettus. Rayner
Scott. Simmons, Spooner. Stone. Talia-
ferro, Teller, Tillman-37
Nays-Allee. Allison, Anheny, Bev-
eridge, Brandegee. Burnham. Clapp,
Clark (Wyoming), Crane. Cullom.
Dick. Dillingham;. Dolliver, Dryden,
Fulton. Gamble, Hale. Hemenway.
Mean, hHOSp LID
Lodge. Long, McCumber. Miilard. Mel
son, Nixon. Penrose, Piles, Proctor,
Smoot, Sutherland, Warner, Wetmore
.35.
Senator Beveridge made gallant
fight for the bill, but his failure was
foredoomed. The Statehood bill, as
was then adopted, which will
admit Oklahoma and Indian Territory
as one State. 1t now returns to the
House for concurrence. AS to its fate
there opinions differ but it seems more
than likely that the House will agree
with the action of the Senate, and Ari-
zona and New Mexico be continued in
definitely as Territories. The defeat
of the clause relating to those Terri
tories was received in Arizona with
great rejoicings.
The National tribune., 1906-03-15

A peculiar1y-heartless provision has
been inserted in the Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial appropriation bill. It
prohibits the payment to any clerk of
So or over of more than s1,400 a year:
to a clerk of 68 years old or more $1,000
a year, nor to a clerk of 10 more than
$500 a year. After 1913 all Government
clerks reaching the age of 10 shall be
dismissed outright. This provision will
meet with a storm of opposition when
it reaches the House, and 1t should be
stricken out by a vote so decisive as to
be rebuke to the advocates of such
a policy. AS a limit upon an appro-
priation the paragraph cannot be at
tackled upon point of order, but 1t
is thought that it can be assailed as
new legislation and stricken out. Chair
man Tawney is very earnest in support
of the provision, which, he holds is
necessary to efficient and economical
administration. The National Tribune
strongly differs from him, and believes
that an examination of any Department
will show the fallacy of his conclusion.
clerks who deteriorate rapidly with
age, there are others whose powers are
as undoubtedly ripened and improved
by long experience and familiarity with
the Government business. Very many
of the most valuable clerks in all of
the Departments are near the age of
10, or past it, and yet their ripe ex-
perience and their complete familiarity
with every detail in their offices are
almost invaluable. AS a matter of
public policy the provision is open to
the gravest objection. Every employer,
private corporation or public, under
stands fully the necessity, not to say
the justice, of making such reward
for longtime and faithful service as
is involved in provision for old age.
There is no more reason for cutting
down the payment of clerk at 65
than there is for cutting down the
salary of a Congressman or Judge.
The thing Is indefensible in whatever
light it is viewed.