The National tribune., 1906-07-26
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upon time man wrote book, IL
Christ Came to Congress" He was
from Alabama. The book was vile.
The NJ. C.'s habits were viler. He was
elected-to stay at home. Hobson kissed
his way to a Congressional nomination
and possibly into Congress. Upton Sin
clair "larded" his ambitious trail with
packing-house grease. But there's
mony a schlip'.
While 1t has been announced that the
President would not make a Western
trip before 1907, 1t was learned in Min
neapolis that he had made conditional
promise to go deer hunting next No.
vember in, Minnesota with John A.
Greenway, Range Superintendent of the
United States Steel Company Mines or
the Mesaba. Headquarters will be made
at Bovey, Mimi. which is In country
abounding in big game. Mr.. Greenwar
is a warm personal friend Of the Presis
/ dent, having served in the Rough Rid
ers. Before that he was a Yale football
star.
Representative w. Bourke Cochran.
of New York, is out of the eligible list
of marrying men In Congress. He is
engaged to Miss Ide, the beautiful
daughter of the Governor of the .'hil-
fppines, and the marriage will take
place early in the Autumn. It is said
that this marriage is another of Cupfd's
tricks on that Taft trip. and that it was
then that The New York Irishman lost
his heart Bourke Cochran is a widow
er. His wife died few years ago, and
he grieved SO persistently that it was
and end his life in the cloister. To the
surprise of everybody, however. he en-
tered politics again and was elected to
Congress, where he is always a notable
figure. Cochran Is one of the most elo-
quent men who ever made the glass
medailions in the House ceiling Jingle.
He is a queer-looking duck, his ponder
Gus head being set on his shoulders. al
most. and his eyelids overhanging his
light-blue eyes so that he has to hold
his head well back to see from under
them He is rich. and owns a hand
some house In Washington on 18th
street.
Capt. James Mckinley. U. S. A, has
issued cards for the marriage of his sis
ter, Miss Grace Howe Mckinley, to
Capt. Grayscn Willard Heidi, of the 18th
U S. Cav, at Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
The romance which has led up to this
marriage began at the White House, It
Is said,. few months before the death
Of President Mckinley, when his niece
was his guest and under his roof first
met Capt. Heidi. Two years later they
met again at Joio. in the Philippines,
and their engagement was annouaced
shortly after Miss McKinley's return to
this country.
Joseph Allen Breckenridge, late pri-
vate in the 9th Z. s. Inf, and now a
prosperous young farmer of New York
State. has been found worthy of honor
by two Nations, the United States and
China. for his work during the Boxer
outbreak of 1900. Though the recogni-
tions seem tardy, neither of the Govern
ments are at fault in the matter, for
the ex-soldier himself because of his
modesty, has failed to make reply for
several years to official communications
touching the acts for which he is now
60 be given emblems of heroic daring
and valuable service.
From the United States Breckenridge
is TO receive a Medal of Honor for his
intrepid daring at the great battle of
Tien Tsin. China, when he led his regi-
ment across the open plain before the
walls of the city, and was the very first
TO climb the masonry and bayonet a
flag bearer of the Boxer outfit. His act
was watched by thousands of brave men
of MANY Nations. and a cheer went up
from his comrades OF the 9Th. In an
other minute John J. Gilmore, also a
private in Co. B, was at Breckenridge's
side, and soon the whole I'd battalion OF
the gallant regiment was engaged in a
hand-to-hana encounter with the fierce
fanatics upon the mud wall. A Chinese
sword pierced the coat of the hero, and
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psign hat, but the young man was un-
injured and fought like a lion through
that terrible half hour upon the wall
after which. from sheer exhaustion, he
fell. and was carried to the rear by his
comrades.
He is to be decorated by China for
his assistance in discovering and return
ing TO the Chinese Government some
priceless old Chinese books which were
abstracted under his own eye by fake
orders which he believed to be correct
He was so chagrined when he found
what he had permitted to be done while
on guard that. although his time was
ont. he remained and for months hunt
ed for the miscreants and the sacred
book He finally found the book and
returned 1t TO the Chinese Government.
Mr.. Breckenridge is at his home
about four miles from Redwood. " Y
He Is not quite sure what form the Chi
nese deco ration will take, but believed,
from letter i'm his possession from the
American Minister at Picking, that II
would take the form of ring of pale
blue jade. 81 don't care a rap for the
decoration" said this intelligent and
good-looking young farmer. "but | did
feel mean as the devil when ! saw how
completely had been duped OF course.
the forged order was well gotten up,
bug as a matter of military business /
should never have let the thing go with
out the personal and verbal order of the
Lieutenant of the guard. / put in sew
eral hard and discouraging months
looking for the blamed thing and spent
about all OF my loose change. but the
merchants and others at Tien Tsin came
forward very nicely, and with that and
my finals. which / cashed In Manila, J
bought this little place."
Through Gen. Anson c. McCook. of
New York, Smith ZeIie. OF whitesboro.
n. Y. has just recovered an identifica-
tion badge lost by him in the battle of
Antietam. nearly ~ years ago. The
badge was dug up on the battlefield in
1902 and fell into the hands of guide
who gave it to Gen. McCook, a member
Of the New York State Battlefield CON-
mission. who was visiting Antietam
Gen. McCook turned the badge over to
State Historian Hugh Hastings, of New
York, and caused II to be advertised In
srch a manner that it was restored to
the veteran who lost IL.
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