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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-10
MAY CONTINUE LONG,
Brownsville Investigation Likely to
Last For Months.
TESTIMONY FEATURE
All Witnesses Tesgify;ns Thus Far
say They Tan Tell Reports Of
Springfield AMI kras Ior-
gensons From Others.

Washington, Feb. 2. - The Browns
vile inquiry by the senate committee
on military Affairs may continue AT In.
tervals for several mcnths. Many men
for whom subpoenas have been issued
cannot be found and Others are in
Texas attending the courtmartial OF
white officers OF the discharged negro
battalion. The investigation has pro-
ceeded far enough To convince the
members OF the committee that the
only way TO get at the bottom OF the
affair is by the slow process OF exam
lining every man TO see what he knows.
Thus far only a few members OF Com.
panies Il and ID have been on the
stand. and no evidence has been Sc.
cured indicating that these men are
guilty OF the offenses charged against
them.
A feature OF the testimony OF the
most interest tn the members Of the
committee il that all men on the stand
have said they would be able TO dis
tingulsh the report OF Springfield rifles
or Krag-Jor enson rifles from reports
o fother firearms and most OF the wit.
nesses said they did not hear any
army rifles. The testimony OF white
officers now under courtmartial Is be
ing awaited on this point. Several sen
ators who declared they believe some
members OF the negro battalion guilty
of the shooting now say their opinions
would be shaken II white officers
should go on the stand and say they
could not detect the reports OF Spring
feld OF Krag.Jorgenson guns.
Senator Foraker said he would get
nj the bottom Of the affair II II should
take all summer. and II is likely. there.
fore. that after the adjournment oi
congress a subcommittee Will be
named Ia tase testimony.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-10
FOSTERS WEATHER BULLETIN.
Foster.)

Washingto ID. - Feb LIS bulletin gave forecasts OF
disturbance continent TO- II to IS cool
wave I, to H. Next will reach Pacific about
H. Rockies country by close of 49, great central
valleys 10 az states Warm will cross west
Rockies IL central valleys eastern states
Cool wave will of Rockies about great
central valleys a. eastern states "a
Special feature of this disturbance will be its low average
temperatures coming during the codest part OF Feb
ruary. will be preceded aud followed by cold wave aud the
will not high temperatures.
expecting very radical weather with the
above described disturbance II will naugurae great upward
trend temperatures which will have reached their lowest not far
from Il highest far from Storm will move
weather changes be frequent and less radical and
precipitation very much less last half than first half of month
Immediately following February temperatures will go to
lower degrees and precipitation largely increase The var
Gus weather will hurry the continent from west to
east will be the order advise prepare TOR
bad weather and plenty of II February 9 to IS.
Indications that Spectators oosening their grip ON
grain prices order latter their natural places
These spectators have the producers by the throat and absolute
y dictate prices But those farmers who hold their gan
particularly corn, will get better prices.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-10
FRf ,icIs QUESTIONED.
Former Secretary Of the Interior De.
fore Investigation Committees.

Austin. Feb s.-Hon. David n,
Francis Of 81. Louis testified before
the Bailey investigating committees
Saturday. Senator Hanger read to the
witness the second clause Of the Cooke
charges about the purchase OF the
Gibbs ranch. lis that charge true!
asked Mr.. Hanger. Absolutely false.
said Mr.. Francis. except that did ss
sist Bailey to buy the ranch"
Witness went on to say that he and
Bailey were ss warm friends as their
different residences would permit. he
said that In the latter part OF 1899 OF
Iso,. while Bailey was a member OF
the house. Bailey told him about an op
portunity to buy valuable tract near
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CONGRESSMAN DIES.
Was a Brother Of Surgeon Genera
Rixey OF the Navy.

Washington. Feb. s.-congressman
Rixey Of Virginia died Saturday morn
Ing. He was brother OF Surgeon
General Rixey OF the navy.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-10
Professor Passes Away.

Amherst. Mass. Feb. s.-Professor
Charles Il. Garman OF Amherst college
died Saturday. He was professor OF
moral philosophy and metaphysics
tte was ssveuty-seven years old
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
A Macon, Ga, Tragedy.

The Macon. Ga, Telegraph has pub
lished an incident which brings back
the old prison days. Recently Thomas
Hines. Co. A, 1st Nd. Cav, Malone. n.
Y, called at the office of the Macon
Telegraph to find n copy of it's issue OF
June s, 1864. which announced the
death of William p. Anderson, the
keeper of the guard house, from in
juries received in a struggle with two
escaping prisoners. One of the prison.
ers got away, but the other was held,
and Anderson's friends hung him,
which was probably the first lynchin2
in that County. Comrade Hines as
sured the editor of the Telegraph that
the struggle was not severe; that they
merely rushed by Anderson, who was
an elderly man. heavy In flesh. and that
he probably died from heart disease.
Comrade Hines thinks that the friends
of the boy who was lynched would prob-
ably like to know something about him.
He does not recall his name. but he
was about five feet seven inches high.
dark complexion and weighed about
130 pounds.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
Battery A. 1st N. y. l.. A.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short account of the batteries in the
1st n. Y. l.. A. l served in Battery A
d. d. Rose, Dodge, Kan.
Battery A, 1st n. Y. L. A., otherwise
known as the Empire Battery" was
recruited by Capt. Thomas H. Rates.
principally at Utica and the neighboring
towns. 1t was mustered in Sept 12
1861, and served in the Fourth Corps
and in the Peninsular Campaign. when
the enlisted men were transferred to
Batteries ID and Fl, 1st n. Y. L. A. and
to the 1th and Sth Independent Bat
teries. Capt Bates returned to Utica to
reorganize the battery. which served
around Washington and in the Depart
ment of the SusQuehanna. and was mus
tered out June 2S. 1865 Ratterv d
was recruited by Capt. Thomas W. Os-
burn. and served in the Third Corps. in
the Ninth Corps, in the Artillery Re
serve and in the Fifth Corps. ana was
mustered out June 16. 1865. under Cart.
James b. HaZelton. at EImira Battery
II, Capt. Joseph Spratt. served in the
Fourth Corps, the Twenty-secoRd CORPS
and the Fifth Corps until mustered out
under Capt. Charles Z. Mink, June 10.
1868. The regiment lost five officers
and 81 men killed. one officer and Al
men died of wounds and % officers and
249 men We're wounded.-Editor Ma
tonal Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
His Long Lost Clothes.

An interesting correspondence has oc-
CURED between Douglas c. Cannon, an
ex-Confederate, now residing at 1856
Butte St, Norfolk, Va, and Comrade
Thomas s. Baird. 400 Parkside Ave,
Philadelphia. Capt. Cannon says that
AZ years ago he was q Lieutenant in
the Signal Corps, with headquarters az
City Point. being in charge of the sig
nal station on the lower AppJmattox
He was also Flag OF Truce Officer at
City Point. He used the cupola of the
Episcopal church for his signal station.
one morning he had put on his best
clothes to meet flag OF truce boat
and, returning to his signal station
took them off and put on his fatigue
uniform for service, when lie was or
dered to go back to the river and re-
connoiter the Federal gunboats While
Ire was gone Comrade Baird, then serv-
ing in an Ohio regiment, captured the
signal station with a bunch of Confed-
crates and Lieut.. Cannon's clothes Mr
Cannon is now II years old, and cannot
leave his home, but says that he will
be glad to meet Comrade Baird If he
will come to Norfolk.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05

fully scrape the insulation from one
side of the coil, in straight line from
top TO bottom, the full length of the
coil, uncovering just enough to allow a
good contact for the sliding piece. The
tuning is done by sliding the contact
piece, which is made OF light copper
wire along the convolutionS of the tun-
ing coil until you can hear the signals.
The signals are heard in a telephone
receiver, which is shown connected in
shunt across the binding posts of the
lamp holder with one or two cells of
dry battery in circuit, Fig. Z.
The aerial line, No. stranded, is run
from binding-post thru the choking
or tuning coil, and for best results
should extend up so feet in the air. 70
work Il 20-miie distance the line should
be 100 or $50 feet above the ground. y
good way is to erect wooden pole on a
house or barn and carry the aerial wire
to the top and out to the end of gaff
or arm.
To the end of the aerial wire fasten
a bunch of endless loops made Of about
No. IA magnet wire Cbare or insulated}.
attaching both ends TO the leading or
aerial wire. The aerial wire should not
come nearer than one foot at any point
to any metal which IS grounded.
Run q wire from the other binding
post. 4, 10 the ground, and he sure to
make good ground connection.
For simple experimental work on dis
tances Of n few hundred feet only. an
ordinary automobile spark coil can be
used in place Of the more elaborate coil,
Fig. to 4.
The aforementioned instruments
have no patents on them. and any one
is At liberty to build and use them.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
GEN. RANALD S. MACKENZIE.
A Splendid officer Who Won Major
Generalcy Before He Was "a

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
please give a short sketch of the life
and services of Gen. Ranald S. Mac
kenZie, tine commander of the Cavsk k-y
Division of the Army of tEe James, ~
the time of the surrender at Appomat-
toxic. II. Baker, Co. /, Pa. Cav,
Eugene, Ore.
Gen. Ranald s. Mackenzie was born
in New York and was appointed to the
Military Academy at large He grad
uated in the class of 1862, the gradua-
ton of which was hastened, in order to
allow Its members to take part in the
war. He was son of Commodore
Alexander SlidelI Mackenzie, of the
navy, and graduated at the head of his
class. This gave him an appointment
in the Corps Of Engineers. He went on
duty Immediately with the Ninth Corps.
and was wounded at the Second Bull
Kun, receiving brevet for galiantry
Upon his return to duty he was Engi-
neer of Summers Grand Division at
Fredericksburg, and was brcvetted q
Captain for gallantry at Chanccllors-
vile. He was brevetted Major for gal
lantry at Gettysburg, and built bridge
over the Potomac at Berlin, Nd, upon
which the army crossed. He was put
in command of the Engineer Company
to build bridges and rifle pits on the
Wilderness campaign, and took active
part III tne 1lSntnS OF that terrible his
tory. He was wounded in the charge
on Petersburg. and was appointed Col
onel of the I'd Conr. II. A. He then
was assigned TO the command of "A
brigade in the Sixth Corps, which he
commanded during the Shenandoah
campaign, and was brevetted for gall
lantry at Cedar Creek. where he was
again wounded, and became a Briga-
dier-General, dating from Cedar Creek.
AT the beginning Of the Appomattox
campaign his enterprise and dash caus-
ed his assignment to the command of
the Cavalry Division of the Army of the
James, in which he greatly distinguish
ed himself and was brevetted a Major
General. After the war he became
Colonel oE the 41st u. s., and was as
signed to duty on the Southwestern
frontier, and displayed his usual energy
and enterprise III his operations against
the Indians whom he pursued into
Mexican territory and punished severe
ly. He was appointed q Rrieadier-Gen-
eral in the Regular Army in 1882. re-
tired in 1884. and died in 13Sg.-Editur
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
The Panama Canal.

Editor National Tribune: Please an
swer the following questions for an ad-
mirer of our old soldiers friend, The
National Tribune:
/. Which way does the Panama Canal
flow? .. Is the water of the Atlantic
higher than the Pacific? 3. What coun-
tries does the Panama Canal separate.
or what States does it divide George
Hines. Co. Il. 18th Ind, Muncie, Ind.
l. The direction of the Panama
Canal Is from northwest TO southeast.
2. The waters of the two oceans are on
the same level. 3. The Panama Canal
does not separate any countries: it runs
its entire length thru the independent
State of Panama.-Editor National
Tribune
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
GLUCOSE OR STARCH SUGAR.
How " Is iiade--Sie~tiy From Corn-A
i'crfectiy Harmless sree:enIng, bu;
Stiii lnferior 10 Cane or Feet Sugar.

Liquid glucose is Z very thick white
or watcr-colo:ed. s%eet sirup obtained
from the starch of wheat potatoes, also
from wood and other vegetable sub
stances, but chiefly from yellow maize
Gndian corn). Liquid glucose is uJual-
~ made much thicker than treacle, and
may be rolled in cold, WET hands and
thrown like SNOWFALL. Immense guam
titles are made, especially in America
Technically it is known ps 4 mixture
in varying proportions 81 two sugars
called deXtrose and rnaltose, and OF deX-
'rine or starch gum, by Submitting them
to the action of suiphuric acid Glu-
cose is also used by tanners for the
''weghting' of leather, as well as for the
production of alcohoi, for fermenting
purposes, and particularly by brewers
in sweetcning beer and pale ale. The
saccharine property was first discovered
in grapes, and in its solid crystallized
state is better known as grape sugar
while glucose is the name properly APP
piled to the liquid form.
1t matters not, however, from what
material the starch is obtained so far
as the quality of the glucose is con-
cerned. 1t has been made from chips
sawdust and shavinss, and the chemical
composition is invariably the same, bur
yellow maize seems to be the most con-
venient material fer making large q.aa-
titles. In the pr- cess of mcnusactur,
the starch is usually boiled With sui
The National tribune., 1907-09-05

apparatus can be purchased from any
electrical supply house. The price of
the coil depends upon its size. and upon
the size depends the distance signals
can be transmitted. II. however, one
wishes to construct his own coil he can
make and use, with slight changes, the
jump spark coil This coil. being a
one-inch coil. will transmit nicely up
to distance of one mile, while Il T.
inch coil made on the same plan VIII
transmit 20 miles or even more under
favorable conditions.
Change the coil described as follows:
Insert an ordinary telegraph key in the
battery circuit and attach two small
pieces of wire. with brass ball on
each, by inserting them in the binding
posts of the coil as shown at B y.
From these two terminal wires one is
grounded to earth, while the other wire
is sent aIoft and is called the aerial
line. This constitutes all there Is to
the sending apparatus.
Now for the receiving apparatus In
the earlier receiving instruments CO.
hcrer was used, consisting of glass
tube about one-eighth of an inch in
diameter. in which were two silver pis-
tons, separated by nickel and silver fill
ings, in a partial vacuum. This re-
ceiver was difficult of adjustment and
slow in transmission. An instrument
NiuCfl less anu meal =
and which will work well can be made
thus:
Take five-candlepower incandescent
lamp and break off the tip at the dot
ted line, as shown in Fig. 5. This can
be done by giving the glass tip or point
a quick blow with file or other thin
edged piece of metal. Then with a
blow-torch heat the broken edges until
red hot and turn the edges in as seen
in Fig. 6. Remove the carbon filament
in the lamp and bend the two small
platinum wires so they will point at
each other as in Fig. 6. WV. Screw
the lamp into an ordinary wall socket.
which will serve as q base as in Fig. Z.
Make a solution of four parts of water
to one part sulphuric acid. and fill the
lamp about two-thirds full Gig. -,
This will make an excellent receiver.
1t will be necessary to adjust the plati
mum points, w w, to suit the distance
the message is to be worked. For mile
or less the points should be about one
sixteenth of an inch apart and closer
for longer distances.
The tuning coil is simply a variable
choking coil, made of No. IA insulated
copper wire wound on an iron core. as
shown in Fig. Z. After winding, care
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
SCIENCE AND INVENTION.
Nor the Worlds Busy Brains in Discovering, Invenng and
~ Creating.

phuric acid and water. and>the mixture.
instead of being very sour, is found TO
be fairly sweet.
The acid changes the starch to sugar.
but is not itself affected in the least
Powdered chalk is then thrown in,
which unitcs with the acid and settles
to the bottom. leaving n clear, sweet
solution OF liquid glucose 1t is per-
fectly harmless and even nutritious. but
is nevertheless only Fictitious sweet
enirg article. There is a considerable
difference between brands of glucose;
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
Buttcry l.. 1st Mich. L. 4.

Editor National Tribune: / wish you
would give a short history of Battery
l., 1st Mich. l.. A.-Oliver o. Eastman,
Snohomish, Wash.
Battery L. Thompson's 1st Mich L.
A., was organized at Coldwater, April,
1863, and the regiment mustered out by
batteries from June IA to Aug. 22.1S65
The batteries We're originally independ-
ent, and were organized as a regiment
Aug. 3, 1863. Rattery l. was command
ed by Capt. Carlton Neal, belonged to
the Fourth Division. Twenty third
Corps, and lost one killed and IS from
disease, etc.-EditJr National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
The 18TH and I5eth Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 1S4th and 156th
Ohio.-Henry Cassairt, West Manches-
ter, O.
The 1S4th Ohio was organized at
Camp Chase in February. 1865, for one
year. and mustered out Sept. 20. 1865.
IL was commanded during its entire SER
vice by Col. Henry s. Commager, and
lost one killed and 50 from disease. etc.
A history Of the 156th Ohio was pub
!ished in The National Tribune last Feb
ruary. We cannot repeat any until all
original requests have been complied
with.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
The 1Gist Ohio,

Editor National Tribune: Please give
Il short history of the 101st Ohio
August Lickfelt. Gypsum. o.
The 10fst Ohio was organized at
Camp Monroeville. Aug. 30. 1862. and
mustered out JuEc Il, 1865. It's first
commander was Col. Leander Stem. who
died Jan. 4. 1863. of wounds received
in action at Stone River. The COM
mand then fell upon Col. Isaac NJ Kir-
by, who held it until the time of muster
out. The regiment belonged to Stanley's
Division. Fourth Corps. and lost 95
killed and 141 from disease, etc-Ed-
i.or National Tribune
The National tribune., 1907-09-05

tack the vital organs, causing catarrl of
the bladder, or tic kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from . arrangement of the kidneys and
q cure is obtained quickest hy proper
treatment OF the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly YOU can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kiliuer's SwaHp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability TO hold urine and
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comes that unpleasant necessity OF being
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and TO get up 1iiany times during the
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It stands the highest for its wonderful
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SwarnpRoot is pleasant to take and is
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The National tribune., 1907-09-05
1st Ohio III, A.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 1st Ohio H. A.
would be pleased to hear from the boys
who took part in the stirring campaign
of East Tennessee, in the capture and
death of Gen. John II. Morgan.-Lloyd
T. Deaver, Creston, Iowa.
The 1st Ohio H. A, formerly known
as the 11Tth Ohio. was organized at
Camp Portsmouth from September,
1862, to October, 1863, and mustered
out July %, 1865. 1t was commanded
by Col Chauncey G. Hawley, and lost
six killed and 1G5 from disease, ETC.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
The 1SSih Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short sketch Of the 1SSth Ohio.-Cas-
per HunInel, Smiths Ferry, Pa.
The 1SSth Ohio was organized at
Camp Chase in March. 1865, for one
year, and mustered out Sept. 81, 1865.
1t was commanded by Col. Jacob E.
Taylor, and lost A. from disease, etc
Editor National Tribune
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
Give Company and Regiment.

w. S. Brockway, 10th Conn, Wells
vile, Kan, strongly approves of our
urging comrades TO be careful to add
company and regiment to mustered-out
notices. If he We're running the paper
he would make it an infiexible rule that
the names OF the company and regiment
should accompany every communication
to The National Tribune. He wants the
boys to come out into the open, so that
they are.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
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The National tribune., 1907-09-05
Ex-Prisnncrs of Var.

C. W. Reynolds. Fletcher. Okla, says
that he is way down there where there
are few Union veterans but they get
together and talk ovcr what is likely to
be done for the ex-prisoners of war. 1t
is time that they received justice.
The National tribune., 1907-09-05
AMATEUR WIRELESS TELEG-
RAPHY.
\ Simple and Efficient Apparatus That
Any Handy Hoy Can Wake.
(From Popular Mechanics,

A simple but very ae:iicient wireless
telegraph may be constructed at slight
,ost from the following description:
The sending apparatus consists of
nothing but an induction coil with a
telegraph KEY inserted IL the primary
circuit, j. e., the battery circuit. This
The National tribune., 1907-09-05

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The National tribune., 1907-09-05

We have lot of flags Of most unusual goodness
bunting
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are
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The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing i'll this
S because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-lIeart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apopleyy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowed dtoa,ivance
Neutrality-suspicious.
ed blood will at
The National tribune., 1907-09-05

IUIIIUa 80 OF z OUT.
No matter how
severe or chronic
your case NAV
be, don't give up.
don t despair be-
fore you have