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horse toward us, took off his tall hat
and saluted us. We, of course, return
| ed the salute, or tried to. But such a
| salute, Instead of our line being
straight, 1t was more like a rail fence.
And instead of our guns coming up
with automatic precision. every fellow
seemed to bring his up on his own time.
1 never saw our regiment have as
crooked line even in our first dress
| parades. or handle their guns as awk-
wardly before or after. At the climax
| the very crisis of our history-we fell
| fiat down. Abashed, perhaps. by the
dignitaries before us, or like when fond
| parents want to show off the baby the
| little one always acts up and spoils 1t
all. The President could not certainly
have felt fiattered by his Illinois regi-
ment.
The Youths Companion some years
ago gave an account of this review,
written by an artilleryman. Accom-
panying the article was a picture of
"Old Abe" on horseback as he rode be-
fore US on that day. When / first saw
the picture 1t was at distance from
me. and it flashed upon me at once,
That looks just like Mr.. Lincoln did
when he rode down our line on that
grand review" And how 1t thrilled me
as it brought back the memories of 80
years.
Our mess had large Sibley tent: ii
was so much more comfortable than
| the wedge tents. There were some 10
or IA of us. nearly all students, and we
had a good time, but we did not run
wild as some army boys did To the
best of my knowledge there was never
| a game of cards played in our tent and
| scarcely an oath uttered. Before our
time was out proposition was sent to
the War Department that if they would
send US home then on furlough we
would re-enlist as q regiment. But the
| Department said no, and there was no
| further attempt to keep up the organ
| iZation. When our time was up we
were sent back to Camp Butler and
mustered out. So the pet regiment had
a bloodless history. We We're never in
battle, nor do 1 think that any one
was killed by accident. but SO many
died from disease in that short time,
some, too, Of the most promising young
men. 1t was said that orders were
issued at Washington Tor US to join
Banks at Cedar Mountain, but that the
order WAS Cancelled. If we had been
sent there we likely would have been
also at the second battle of Bull Run.
One night we were called up and told
to get ready, that Mosby, the terror of
| that section, was coming in on US. All
turned out, as far as 1 knew, to a man.
If the 6Sth had gone into battle l be-
| lieve we would have put up a pretty
tough fight; still, no doubt, there were
| some among us as notorious towards
as ever wore Uncle Sans uniform.-J.
S. McClung, 6sth Ill, S. Topeka, Kan.
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border Stntes NIIitia.

BY the urgent request of Represen.
tatfve Rhodes. of Missouri. a special
resolution was passed by Congress in
structing a special subcommittee to con-
slider the claims of the border States
which furnished militia soldiers TO the
Government during the war Of the re-
bellion. This is with a view to giving
such militiamen a pensionable statue,
and it Is the Intention of the commit
tee to go over the whole matter and
frame a comprehensive bill which Will
cover all the cases in Missouri. Ken
lucky, West Virginia and other portions
of the border. The committee Is made
to consist of Cyrus A. Sulloway. New
Hampshire. Chairman: Samuel w
Smith, Michigan; Don C. Edwards,
Kentucky; John A. Keliher. Massachu-
setts, and Lincoln Dixon, Indiana, the
two latter Democrats.
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Stories Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

our promised grand review. One hot
day about the middle of August we
were told 1t would occur that after
noon, so we spent the morning cleaning
our guns, brushing our clothes, black
ing our shoes and securing our brass
buttons. in order to show off before the
President. Soon after dinner we were
marched some two miles from our
camp to the review grounds; this was
none other than the historic place, four
or five miles out back of Alexandria,
where Gen. Mcclellan held some of his
celebrated grand reviews the latter part
of 1861, when "all was quiet on the
Potomac" 1t was an ideal place for
parades in that hilly country. There
was not large number of troops there
that afternoon: besides ourselves there
were some artillerymen. a few cavalry,
sappers and miners and some squads
of infantry. AS the review was in def
erence to us. we had the position of
honor, the right. While we were only
three months men, we had been drilled
so that on dress parade or regimental
drill we could make a fine appearance.
After remaining in line awhile the Wis
itors from Washington were seen COM
ing. President Lincoln was on horse
back and rode in front; he was followed
by a number of carriages. in which were
Secretary of State VIM. H. Seward and
other big guns. They rode down our
line till they came to our center: then
they halted and Mr.. Lincoln turned his
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Opening, .ef the Mi..t..,pp,.

Editor National Tribune: Writing as
a subscriber and lover OF your paper.
and as a veteran of the 1880 n. Y, /
wish to express my sentiments concern
ing the account of the Opening of the
Mississippi" and especially the siege
of Port Hudson. It is grand account,
and / have 1t all in my scrap-book.
am greatly interested in Comrade
Ben. F. Gates's (26th Comm story of
the 4th Wis. and 8th n. H. in your is
sue of March IS. No better soldiers
could be found. Our regiment was
brigaded with the two last-named Tor
14th of June.
On the night of June 13 Gen Payne
ordered the 4th Wis. and Sth N. H. to
deploy as skirmishers at daylight next
morning-the third regiment in line
with hand grenades, the fourth regi-
ment in line with bags of cotton, the
fifth In line (133d n. " to keep line
Of battle and to go in on the double
quick, Gen. Payne, at the head of his
old regiment. leading the brigade.
Our Colonel (Currie) seeing the
hand-grenade and cotton-bag regiments
lying down, went over and asked their
Colonels why they did not follow up
their orders. and they said: "Our
mems time is nearly out. and we can
not raise them"
Our Colonel came back, and seeing
badly wounded), asked him, What do
you want me to do?" 'Deploy as
skirmishers and go to the breastworks
and over them If you can" What
support have you for me?" 1.-TWO regI-
ments in front and two behind you"
Well, the two in front were the 4th
Wis. and Sth n. H.. which had followed
l,xt,- wi nd ont 20 MI
single-handed In doing so. The two
behind us were the hand-grenade and
cotton-bag regiments with their ears
glued to the ground behind their cot
ton bags. That was the support we
had; but we had a good Colonel to lead
us. He stepped out In front and or
dered Elk bayonets," and gave the or
der to charge. When we reached the
crest they gave us the 14buck cartridge.
1t was so hot that about 10 of my COM
pany went over the crest and within 55
PAGES of the breastworkS, and mingled
with the dead and wounded of the
gallant 4th Wis. and sth n. H.
We had good thick cover of shag
weeds about IA inches high to protect
us until night came.
The day of the surrender Comrades
Brinckerhoff and Reynolds and myself
went over at daylight to see the crest.
We found the remains of some poor fell
lows there. We paced off the distance,
55 PAGES, went over the breastworks
and inspected all we could see without
orders. Then we went over to the
water battery and mingled with the
prisoners to-be. We had some tobacco,
but 1t did not last long among that
bunch. We had no guns and no or
ders, but we had a good time. w ( lid
not see any other of our men. Solve,
as the representatives of the 1891 N.
Y, were the first inside the breast
works. We were in among the rebs
when they laid down their arms and
Old Glory went UP the pole while the
battery fired the salute.
My first nights duty was on the
breastworks where we made the charge
OH the 14th day of June.-John Coot,
Co. B. 1880 n. Y. Jane St, N. Y.
City,
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peared with his Adjutant. Peters. the
young man whom you saw with him at
Selma. Disguised in Federal uniforms
these men made their way into the
Union camp at Franklin, Tenn, having
forged papers as Inspectors. The OFF,
Ger commanding there, quite unsuspi-
cious, showed them everything. They
then left the town, but had not pro-
ceeded far when a Federal mounted Of
ficer met them on the road, and recog-
nized Orton as a schoolmate at West
Point. He galloped into Franklin, and,
using the telegraph freely, discovered
that the men he met were spies. A pur-
suing squadron overlook and captured
them. They were securely imprisoned,
and a drum-head court-martial doomed
them to death by hanging. Orton pro-
tested, and recited not only that he was
a Confederate officer, but the son of an
officer of the United States Army who
had been killed in the Mexican War
while fighting gallantly. The command
ing officer was implored to shoot his
prisoners to death instead of hanging
them. The officer telegraphed for in
structions on this point, and quickly
from headquarters came this responsive
message. Hang them as spies This dis
patch was signed by Jas. a. Garfield.
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row in and get flask Of brandy for the
poor creature. and Billy responded that
q Whit of the speakers breath would
be a blessed sight more effective.
1t is very long pull from the Battery
to the anchorage q mile below Liberty
Island. especially with the tide running
strong food. and Billy decided to get q
tow from the steamboat Thomas Pat
ten. lying at the Battery wall and ready
to sail for the Shrewsbury. He rowed
astern of the Patten and made his
painter fast.
The sheep had revived much. and
We're able to sit up and take notice.
About two minutes before the Patten
started she blew sharp blast.
This was too much for the over
wrought nerves of the sheep that had
taken the first plunge. 1t rose. and be-
fore the boatman could swat 1t with an
oar it had leaped over the gunwale.
The excursionists and some of the
crew of the Patten became almost as
much interested in the chase this time
as Billy's friends on Battery wall. Billy
had got to the point where language of
any sort was inadequate. and he simply
foamed at TIE sheep. the jeerers and at
the universe as a whole.
The sheep was less than two boats
lengths away. when Billy. who had cast
off his painter In a jiffy. got alongside
it. The cheers that came from the ex-
cursionists as Billy dragged the sheep
back into the boat were sincere, but
they hardly compensated for tie fake
approval from Battery wall.
The sheep had gulped down much
water and toppled over in the boat.
Billy got back 10 the Patten and made
fast to her again n few seconds before
she sailed. With both hands free he
was able to get the sheep in presentable
condition before he reached the steam
ship.
1t was more than half an hours hard
work and involved close contact with
the sheep. The head man of the Las
cars did a good deal of inspecting be-
fore finally accepting the sheep.
When Billy got back to Battery Park
he found a very innocent appearing lot
of men. who asked him with manifesto
tions of great concern If he had sue
ceeded in getting his sheep aboard the
steamship. They seemed to doubt his
explosive declaration that he had. re-
marking that his vicinity smelled as If
he had a flock concealed about his
clothes.
"I don't believe I'll ever get rid OF
that SMELL Billy said yesterday. at
makes me feel like bathing. The next
time I take meat out to a steamship it
won't be on the hoof, and the next time
1 eat mutton it will be beefsteak."
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THE SPIES AT FRANKLIN.
Memory of Them From a Confederate
Standpoint.

" -
Capt. George A. Williams lives in
what is called THE Garden District" of
New Orleans, SO designated because
nearly all of the houses there of any
pretension have large inclosures. beau
tifully adorned with flowers. lawns,
tropical or semi-tropieal trees and
shrubs. After an elegant Friday pot
luck" dinner the Captain and 1 sat on
said: Once at Selma. Ala, about
1868, at the hotel, l noticed two men,
and their memory remains with me the
more palpably because soon afterwards
they were executed as spies" "Oh,"
replied Capt Williams, "one of them
bore my name, though in no way re-
lated TO me. ] know all about him and
the circumstance that you recall. The
older man was Col. William Orton VIII
liams. Somebody left him money, a
kinsman, and he dropped his last name.
He had very repulsive countenance.
AT times he commanded in the artillery
or cavalry, as he was q West Pointer
and Mr.. Davis, our President, had great
esteem for such graduates. He was a
quick-tempered, arrogant man. On one
occasion he endeavored blusteringly e
pass a sentinel without authority. The
faithful soldier would not let him pass
L am Col. Orton!' he pompously said
If you were Gen. Lee l could not pass
YOU without proper papers, replied the
sentinel. Orton drew his sword. rar
the loyal soldier through and killed him
He was tried by court-martial and ac.
Quilted, by what process L could never
understand. Soon afterwards, withou
the permission of his commanding Off
Ger and on his own initiative. he disap.
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Col. Fred G. Jon,

Editor National Tribune
ceedingly interesting serial
of the Cumberland" note
OF The Noted Dead" at
and the statement that I
Col. Fred c. Jones became
Iant-Colonei of the 24;h Oh
Der. 1851. This I wish to co
the name Of Fred C. Jones
pear on the records as an
31st Ohio. I have a very
lection of him wearing the
serving as Lieutenant-Co
31st Ohio for some time du
ter of 1861 and 1862. c
loved and respected by tn
regiment, and after recei'
wound at Stone River (wh
ing the 24th Ohio), Col.
message of love to the bC
Ohio. by DR.. J. r. Artv., 90.
mental Surgeon. who had hastened
the aid of his former Lieutenant-Color
when informed of his condition. and h
remained by his side until the spirit
the gallant. beloved Fred C. Jones n
gone where men are judged by wh
they are. and not by what they prete
to be.-S. a. Mcneil, 3Ist Ohio. Ric
wood o.
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Description Of the Charts.

Each Chart careful the histories of that particular Army
of
ment
Co1 tt printed artt1y fine, suitable framing
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The 18th Ind.

Editor National Tribune: In your is
sue of Aug. 8, on page 3, you say that
the 74th Ind. was unfortunate in its en-
try into the service. etc. and was cap
tured at Mumfordsville, KY This is a
mistake Only two companies, and
X, were at that battle, and We're taken
prisoners and paroled. When our regi-
ment was organized these two compa-
MES did not have quite men enough in
its ranks. and were detained a couple
of weeks or more to fill up It's required
number. and on their way to join the
regiment were stopped at Mumfords-
vile, where the unfortunate occurrence
took place. After being exchanged they
Joined the acknowledgements Gates.
CAPTAIN. Co. H, 18th Ind. Angola. Ind.
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IF YOU had this distinction


f he red in mor one army.
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A Vest Virginia COmrade.

Jas. A. Craven. Sage. w. Va. served
in the 9Th w. Va. Cav. from June, 1861,
till discharged at Leavenworth, May %,
1855, and is now 10 years of age. He
thanks God for united, prosperous
country, under one Flag, and for all the
good comrades he has.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON
LFrom The Tribune Bureau.I

TFronl Tribune Bureau.
Washington, June 9-Secretary Shaw took a party
Of friends down the river on board the Window
this afternoon most Of his guests being members
OF the Iowa delegation in Congress and their wives
Among those from other states were Representa-
tive and Mrs. James r. Mann and Representative
and Mrs. BouteIl- The boat left the wharf early
in the afternoon. and returned tonight. There be-
ing no facilities on board for serving dinner for
so large a party. there was instead hearty ouneO
supper.
John W. Foster. whose interest in Chinese aralrs
and knowledge of that country have several times
made him available for diplomatic purposes oy
China has been appointed its representative at the
approaching Hague Conference. General Foster
has closed his Washington house and, with Mrs
Foster and his daughters, has gone to Henderson
Harbor. Me.
Mr. and Mrs William j. Boardman and Miss
Josephine Boardman will leave Washington on
Monday morning for their summer home, Windy
Clyffe. Manchester by-the-Sea. Mass. The mar
riage OF Miss Josephine Boardman and Senator
Winthrop Murray Crane whose engagement has
recently been announced. will take place there the
middle Of July. II will be family wedding, with
only a few outside guests present. Miss Board
man. the elder daughter OF the family. will remain
in Washington for week two, to attend TO
business relative to the Red Cross.
General John G. Butler escorted his daughter.
Miss Lily Butler, to the altar In ST. Thomas 8
Church to-day. and gave her away IN
marriage to Malcolm Griswold Buchanan. OF Tren-
ton. y. ]. The Rev c. Ernest Smith officiated.
only members OF the two families and few in
innate friends being present. Miss May W. Butler.
sister OF the bride. her maid OF honor and
Mr.. Buchanan attended by Charles ]. Forbes
jr. of Chicago. The ushers were Andrew Culver
Boyd. OF Philadelphia: Louis A. Greenley. OF Port
land Ore; Abraham Darst Wilt. jr.. OF Detroit;
James Marion Buchanan. OF Trenton. n. J., brother
OF the bridegroom. and Lieutenant Lawrence
Parker Butler. from Fort Omaha Nebraska
Brigadicr General and Mrs. Rufus saxton have
closed their Washington house temporarily and
have gone Atlantic City.
Mrs. Audenreid. widow OF Colonel Audenreid.
U. S. A. has closed her winter home in Vermont
avenue and has gone to the Virginia Hot Springs
for the summer.
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NEW JERSEYS NEXT sENATORg

John +. Drydens term as United States
Senator expires next March SO far the only
ayowed candidates for the place are Mr. Dry
! den himself and George /. Record. Mr. Rec
ord has been dubbed by his enemies 1.-The brains
of the Colby movement" and he has accepted
the designation cheerfully and willingly That
Senator Dryden will have to fight to retain
his seat goes without saying. although Mr.
Record is not likely 10 prove a very danger
GUS competitor. Mr.. Record cannot command
the united support of the Colby element in the
Republican party, and the regular organization
forces would rather see any other man get the
office.
Nevertheless Mr.. Record has set a good ex-
ample in frankly announcing his candidacy and
ii might well be followed by others who are
more or less willing that the next New Jersey
Legislature should consider their eligibility
when the time comes to elect Senator. BY
having all the candidates out in the open dur
ing the fall campaign there would be time and
opportunity 10 sc1ItiniZe their record and char
acter and learn their views current Ques-
tions affecting likely TO be affected by
| national legislation.
According to reports from the Dryden head
quarters. all the big Republicans of the state,
outside Of the Colby forces, lined mp in
favor of Senator Drydens reelection, with the
single exception of Governor Stokes The Dry
den folks thought that the Governor was with
them, too, but his impression is that they have
been a trifie premature in entering his name
on their lists. 1t is not unlikely that the
Governor may await the results of next No
vembers elections before committing himself
definitely. Meantime the campaign will be
fought out within the Republican ranks on a
Dryden and anti-Dryden basis. The burden and
brunt Of stemming the advancing tide of Col
! byism will be upon Senator Dryden and his
allies. If they are successful. the hOnOrs OF
war, according TO the rules of the game will
fall to their leader. If. however the reform
ers under Senator Colby, Mayor Pagan and
Mr.. Record make decisive gains throughout the
state, it will spell danger 10 Senator Dryden
and may cOnceiyably result in the selection Of
| a man satisfactory 10 both wings Of the party
In any case the Democrats are not likely TO
| cut any figure in the controversy.
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4 IOICE N RTNSLA-

Those who are inclined 10 doubt whether any
thing las really been gained for Russian free
dom 10y the establishment Of the Douma should
consider how much it means in any country 10
nave the voice Of freedom made widely audible.
Before the present year il one of the most
discouraging features Of the Russian situation
that a gag was in the mouth of the press, the
leaders OF liberal thought and the public No
matter what wise plans men might conceive
-. r-ere not permitted 10 make them public
~ matter what aspirations the people might
have they were not permitted to make them
known or 10 express them to their rulers
The great nation was dumb The people could
not know what men Of light and potential lead
ing had in mind. and such men could not ex-
ert The natural leadership Of Intelligence over
tie people The average Russian was in much
the same condition as the Negro slave in Amer
lea few generations ago who was not per-
mitted 10 learn to read lest he should learn Of
liberty and the rights Of man.
But Row what do we see and hear? The
Douma is fact. And even If il is-we do hot
concede il is-powerless for constructive legis-
latlon AT the present moment it is at least n
free voice in Russia. ana the first such, voice
which has teen heard in that land of silence.
The members of the Douma are daily making
speeches in which they discuss the policy Of tie
Emperor and his ministers and the needs and
demands of the people with much the same
freedom as that Of the British Parliament or
the American Congress. and those speeches are
printed in full and widely circulated throughout
The empire. We told that, while no prog
ress is being made at present toward legisla-
ton on agrarian matters. the Radical leaders
taking advantage OF every opportunity OF
making campaign speeches for circulation IN thc
provinces. In this country such tactics would
5e regarded with little favor. There Is far Too
rigci talking FOR Buncombe" But in Russia
that Is ore Of the most essential and beneficcn'
o.f LsGSs We have n:ld SO much free speaking
s4-la pcbllsting n America that IL is not easy
f1- - 10 appreciate what the removal OF In,
gsS means 20 nation ulat never before hat
iaa & Dciac voice.
Il nay be that the speeches which are nov
being msde IN the DouGla ana which are bein;
widely distributed all over the empire viii
rr5Fe 10 be of actually greater value than 10
CT laws would lie q made without such igubli
Interchange OF tiiolsht. Now for the f-st TIM
tie geoY.e of Russia can make their min,
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others, besides which it is cumbersome ana
awkward Africans would be far too inden-
mite. for Egyptians also are Africans, ana they
are not Negroes. AS for the various hyphen-
ated names, they abominaton, no mat
ter to what peoples they are applied. But Ne
groes is a name at once euphonious, convenient
and accurate
Opinion reinforced by precedent, sense, rea-
son and taste, also strongly fayors the element
Of respect in the writing and printing of the
word with a capital \. 1t has always seemed
incongruous to capitalize the names of all other
races and tribes, even those of the African
tribes such as Kaffirs and Hottentots, ana yet
SMELL Negro with a small initial. 1t has been
argued we know, that Negro is not racial
name. but merely a descriptive adjective But
so is Moor which is simply the Greek "mauros,
meaning dark So is Negrito, or Negriilo.
which means nothing but little Negro" Yet
these are always capitalized. Moreover what
ever its origin, the word Negro has by long
usage become practically racial name, ana
deserves to be w:itten and printed as sucn
with a capital letter. Some of the best authorl-
ties in the world, such as the Encyclopaedia
Britannica" and ether encyclopedias and die
tionaries, have fo3 some time used the cap1tai
n and it seems probable that there Will be
general adoption of that style.