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wkers. \. Thom.. cr.m.ers

Editor National Tribune: have IN
my possession papers relative to one
Thomas Cramner. a soldier ih the
United States Army, for which I desire
to find claimant. The man was born
in West Creek. N. j., in 1857, I think.
His hight was five feet six and half
inches, fair complexion, blue eyes. sandy
hair. and occupation a blacksmith. The
several papers show that he was in the
service both in the East and West, be-
ing at Fort Warren, New Bedford,
Mass; Fort Columbus and Fort Hamil-
ton. n. Y; Fortress Monroe, Va, and
Vancouver, Wash There are several
honorable discharges in consequence of
expiration of term of service. His char
acter is given as excellent" or "a good
soldier. an intelligent man, temperate
and reliable His promotions were
Corporal and Sergeant-Corporal in
Battery II of the 4th Art. on March 20,
1885: Sergeant of Co. H of the 4th Art:
Sergeant in Battery G, 5th Art. The
last discharge paper is dated Nov. 4,
1891, at Vancouver Barracks, Wash, as
Sergeant of Co. II, 4th Art.
There are also a Soldiers Hand Book.
some tintype pictures and personal
notes. I understand these things were
left in this house over IL years ago,
when it was used as boarding house.
They are of no value to me, but l can
not destroy them without making an
effort to find a claimant, and being a
subscriber of The National Tribune, in
which I have noticed many requests
that old-time comrades make their
whereabouts known, 1 thought possibly
you might assist me in locating this man
or his people, to whom the papers might
be of value.
Over a year ago I wrote the Adju-
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THAT MYSTERIOUS GUN.
1t Was Presented by the Queen Of Spain
20 the Governor of North Carolina.

Editor National Tribune notice ar
ticles in your paper under the head OF
picket Shots" from Hiram S. Garst
saltwater, Okla, and others. about the
capture and present whereabouts of the
brass mitralluese (machine gum cap
tured at Salisbury, NJ c., by Stone
mans command. When captured 1t
had on the carriage the following in
scription:
Presented by the Queen of Spain to
the Governor of North Carolina"
The last time / saw it, about the las,
of May, 1865. it was resting on a plat
form alongside of Gen. Stonen1an's
headquarters. Knoxville. Tenn. and on
a large Union shield fastened to the
carriage, under the above inscription
was the following Inscription:
o, Captured by Stoneman's command
at Salisbury, N c., April 10, 1865"
The following is full description of
the gun, for which / am indebted to
the courtesy of Capt. F. w. Coe Artil-
lery Corps Adjutant. Military Academy
West Point, n. Y. 1t may interest all
comrades on that celebrated long raid
Geo. b. Randolph, Co. NJ, 18th KY.
Cav, Stoneman's command, Admission
Ala
From Catalog of Ordnance Museum,
West Point, N. Y:
No. 271. Vandenberg Confederate
volley gun, 50 barrels, rifled, cal. so,
English manufacture.
Marked No. 4, Robinson & Cotton,
London. , --,s
Captured by the cavalry forces, I'M
der Gen. Stoneman, U. S. A, at Sails
bury, n. c., April.a1S65.
1t consists of SO barrels grouped in
a cylindrical casing of bronze A breech-
piece, with corresponding muzzle-load-
ing cartridge fchambers, copper lined
fits in rear, this piece being attached to
a hinge and slide and having an indie
pendent screw block at the outer end
to screw into the easing from the rear
After firing THE block had to be I'M
screwed, pulled out and swung down
The chambers were then separately
loaded. the breech closed and all the
charges fired lat once by a percussion
cap in rear. 'FheI copper lining of the
chambers projects a little from the
Block to fit into the barrels and serve
The following Information is added:
The gun is o36 inches long over all.
Body of gun 81 inches long. Swell Of
breech, II inehesl diameter. Swell at
muzzle, s q inches diameter. Body in
front of trunnions to muzzle, tx inches
diameter. Body at end back of trun-
Mons, 81 inches. No inscription, "Pre-
scented by the Queen of Spain, etc." is
on the gun.
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',,awants Information.

Editor National Tribunei During the
coming year. when you are looking for
subjects of interest to the contributors
of your valuable paper, would like to
read the description of the Yazoo Pass
Expedition. Neither do I think that
have ever seen anything in your papeR
regarding the raid on Memphis by ForI
rest. with both of which episodes was
closely connected. ! would also like to
have somebody write up the. capture
and hanging OF David o. Dodd, p spy,
who was hung at Little Rock. Ark: De-
tails Of these affairs slip our minds az
we Journey down the hill OF life, and
therefore would like to have my menu
Dry refreshed by details of these ate
fairs by those who know them we'll.
Wishing you great success with yotff
paper. and in all your efforts for the
soldiers, am-Oscar W. Carlson, Mil.
waukee, Wis,
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CORPS SOCIETIES MEET.
officer. Elected at Business. Sessions.

The various Corps meetings of the
Society of the Army of the Potomac
were held at different places. AT these
meetings Corps officers were elected as
follows:
Eleventh Corps-Gen. John T. Lock
man. President: Gen. Julius Stahel,
Vice President of the Army of the
Potomac: Capt. Francis J. Werneck.
Vice President of First Division; Capt.
Jastrow Alexander, Vice President of
Second Division Capt. Joseph B.
Greenhut. Vice President of Third Di-
vision: Lieut.. Charles H. Paddock.
Secretary; Capt. Jastrow Alexander,
Treasurer; Rev. W. r. Jenvey, Chap
lain.
First Corps-President. Col. Henry
o. Clark, East Orange. n. j.: Vice Pres
idents. Army of the Potomac, Col. AL
bert Clark, Boston, Mass; First Divi-
sion, Gen. James McLeer, Brooklyn,
n. Y: Second Division, Gen. w. w.
Dudley. Washington, ID. c., and Third
Division. Gen. C. L. Marsh, Enosburg
Falls. n. Y: Secretary and Treasurer
Col. Heman w. Allen, Burlington, VT.
Sixth Corps-President, Gen. Will
liam III. Seward, Auburn, n. Y: First
Vice President, Capt. John F. Levett.
Trenton, n. j.: Second Vice President,
Col. Charles NJ. Bartruff. Massillon,
Ind: Third Vice President. Capt. Geo.
r. Davis. Providence. r. l.; Secretary
and Treasurer, II. c. La Rowe, New
York; Vice President Army of the Po-
tomac, representing the Sixth Corps,
Col. Andrew Cowan, of Louisville. Ky.
Ninth Corps-President, Maj. Louis
l.. Robbins: Vice President. Maj John
w. Jacobus; Secretary and Treasurer.
Maj. l.. C. Bracket. and Delegate to
the General Meeting of the Society,
Sers' Maj. George w. States.
Cavalry Corps-President, Gen. Jas.
II. Wilson; First Vice President. Col.
j. ]. McCook: Second Vice President,
Sers't G. w. States; Third Vice Presi-
dent. Capt. ". A. Sheldon: Fourth Vice
President. Adj't F. a. EastOn: Fifth
Vice President, Capt. + c. Lord, and
Secretary-Treasurer, Maj. W. 3. Beas-
ley.
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WAR ON THE PACIFIC.
(continuIeed from page one.)

| \%o"uhueu AIoiH page ohe.)
797 ---------------
their officers the Dix and Warren
which are for the transportation OF
animals and freight, and the Burnside
which is eableuShip. Furthermore
there are four Government transports
| in the inter-island Philippine service
| the Sacramento, Liseum, Seward and
Wright. This is "a transport service
| probably in considerable excess of any
| thing Japan could command imme-
diately, altho more might be prest into
the service from the merchant marine
| in the courseoIof few weeks, but in
the meantime our Government could
be starting transports from the Attain
tic 10 the Pacific along with other ships
of war.
Other Supplies.
In the m.tter of othor s,,n,,;a, Co.. o
NAVY tba pa,,r.,,,. SI,' Co. IA, a
couI5 eaSiIy 800 ou seras Cni.e
nlies Of food "a o1n.,,;,,o. -. -
stoct ,nd n,n II t, l ~. ~
The NAVY M. &c ~ fote,' ~,
turns o,t 2soo0 ~ar,,,ants go,
montb
Assistant c.ora,.rv N.r,ho ,,o
was tho Ac,in,, Soar:.,.,, - ~. >
when ex-Sacretar,s Sh.u, a "a ne. ,,.a
like sneecb said be wn,,Id no, L.,
what had been stataa a. 49,.
altbo il xvas nIa;n tbat ba .ho,,at,t -,
picture was overdrawn 10 .ddea .ha.
every animal ranort h,, tho Saoratnn,,
of the NAVY for s,avoraI ,,aa,r 10. -
ouested annronr,at;ons for aaa;tioraI
eouipmept along tho Upas ;nd;natad T.,
Mr., Shaw,s sneecb
There are NAM mo, n,or,ino,t IN
nubIic life however VII a. 30. th;ri
there is to he war for the c rU .,i'' on
the Pacific senator New1ands u,,,n
lives i'm Nevada hnt hoe large intorasts
on the Pacific Coas, is one of tha,,
"T do not Tint tbaro i. ,n,, ad,ato
prospect of war said thc senator in
commenting upon ex-Secretarv Shaw's
prophecy. Japan is busy building up
her resources. and will not engage light
~ in war Our only danger comes from
our possession of the Philippines. That
was an intrusive entrance into the gov
erhmehtai policies of the Orient and
De on the Asiatic Coast, not on our
coast. with the. Hawaiian Islands in
our possession and Pearl Harbor thoro-
~ fortified ana protected by our ships
OF war hostile heet projected f""T'
the Aslatic Coast against our coast
would nave no halfway coaling sta
uoh' ana the attacking ships would be
aiih1st without coal by the time they
reached our coast. In short time
But the philippines are so near 10
asa ASA. ana SO iar from the United States
that any difheuity in the orient m snE
prec1pitate struggle in which the
PRIDE ana honor OF the country would
'necessnate- our holding on at cost
com pared with winch the cost of the
Boer war to England would not be al
circumstance. AS long as we attend
TO commerce In the Orient rivalry can
produce no dlflcuity that diplomacy
VIII not cure. out possession OF Oriental
territory WIN Toes within and foesi
"ithout' Is inherent matter.
Work on the FOrtficntions.
It is no secret that the fortjfcation
works in the 1PbiIfnnines ana Hawaii
has been hasfAned nv tho war Den.rf-
ment within the Iast vesr or two and
Congress has been apDronrja.jnr larger
sums than ever for these fortificatiors
projects. simpIv al n matter of nrac,y-
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vited to enter into further COMPETE
ton. The commission adopted the rec
orlmendation. The results of the fur
Their competition of these four We're sub
mitted TO the expert jury in February.
1903, who again reported adversely on
all. AT a meeting of the commission
on June Is. 1908. this action was ap-
proved by a majority vote. The COM
petition having cost $1,000, and no
statue being in sight after two years
delay, the commission exercised the
right reserved in the program to reject
all the designs and models submitted.
Frederick MacMonnies. the eminent
sculptor, was requested to undertake
the work, his model to be first submit
ted to and approved by the commission.
The aid of jury of experts was dis
pensed with.
NacMonnies's Design Approved.
con Dec. 10, 1903, contract, ap-
proved by the commission. was for
warded to Mr. MacMonnies, and was
soon after accepted and executed by
him. Mr.. MacMonnies submitted his
design, which, after some moditica-
tions. was approved.
The statue was completed in the
Spring of 1905. 1t was eXhi bited at the
Paris Salon. and afterward shipt to this
country during the Summer. Mr.. Mac
Monnies having stated that the unvail-
ing might take place. the Executive
Committee of the Society of the Army
of the Potomac, with the approval of
the Statue Commission, fixed the date
for the ceremonies for Oct. 25. In con-
sequence of a fire in the works of Jas.
r. Cocroft, in Brooklyn, n. Y, the
contractor for the pedestal. postpone
ment to May Is, 1907, was made. and
this was subsequently changed to May
. l..
Gen. o. o. Howard, the only living
army commander, gave a number of
interesting "reminiscences of his long
acquaintance with Gen. Mcclellan.
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A Mothers Lost Boy.

Nancy c. Anderson, Purdy, Mo-, wants
to find her boy, John w. Anderson, aged
about 81 when he left home in 1902
He is nearly six feet in hight has black
hair and eyes, and one front tooth
crowned with gold. When last heard
from he was in San Francisco. where
he Joined the Army and went to Cuba.
Any information with regard to him
Will be thankfully received by his
IN Other
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Thank. to The National Tribune.

Roger Conant, Santa Cruz, Cal,
wants to return his sincere thanks to
The National Tribune for the great aid
and help to all old comrades rendered
by the paper in securing the passage
of the McCumber bill and other legisla-
ton OF which the veterans received the
benefit. Every old soldier who is not on
the subscription>list should hasten to
place himself there to show his appre-
citation of what the paper has done for
him.
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When the Pay Wa. Raised.

Editor National Tribune: For my
benefit and several others kindly give
us thru The National Tribune, the best
soldiers paper ever published, the date
of the act Of Congress raising the pay OF
the soldiers from s13 per month to
$16.-S. =. Whiting, Co. F, SSth ILL.,,
Bartlett, Kan.
May 1, 1s64.-Editor National Trib-
une.
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tant- Gefefaf Of Nsw Jersey reiativs u
the matter. but he vas unable to hel1
me out. = Il
Trusting that am not imposing upo1
you in this matter, and that you may -
able to find some one to whom may
send the papers. remain, yours truly
William Mcpherson, Brewster, Wash i
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Laura C. Morse, Canton, Pa, says
that words cannot express her thanks
and praise to The National Tribune for
all that it has done and is still doing
for the welfare of the brave men of the
Union army and their dependent ones.
The Bull Run campaign brings back to
her those dark days from 1861 to 1856
when it seemed that she neither ate,
slept nor rested for thinking of the suf-
fering and dying soldiers.
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Reception mt the Library.

A splendid reception was given on
Thursday night at the Library of Con-
gress in honor of the visiting veterans
of the three great armies. 1t was the
most brilliant as well as the largest
assembly that ever gathered in the
beautiful building.
II was an impressive sight, resem-
bling very much one of Washington's
fan1ous Army and Navy, functions. The
interior of the building was beautifully
decorated with flags and green's, and
the sight of brilliant uniforms, with
I their fash of gold, red and yellow, in
tcrmingling with handsome gowns, the
famous marble walls and pillars and
decorations in the Library forming a
background, made picture well worth
viewing.
AS Chairman of the Floor Commit
| Tee, Col. Myron NJ Parker, U. S. ",
ushered the guests to the receiving line,
at the head of which were DR.. George
N French and David Hutchinson, rep
resenting the authorities Of the Library
! in the absence of Librarian Putnam:
| the next in line was Maj.-Gen. Giles
| pie, L. S. a, Chairman OF the Recep-
| ton Committee.
| Entrance Committee-W Howard
/ Gibson, Chairman; Capt. Charles Ly-
royd, Maj. James d. Tyler, .. H. Old
! royd, Capt. Robert +. Grant, Col. Geo.
/ c. Ross, Alva S. Taber. Charles Han
! back, Col. Livingston, Lucius F. Ran
| dolph, William j. Johnston, Capt. S. ].
i Mulhall, Capt. III. E. Williams, Col. w.
| w. Brown, George p. Davis, Capt. John
4 II. King, Henry S. Stevens, DIR. Henry
E. Robbins. Thomas Sanders, Jerome
/ p. Burke, Maj. f. p. Halstead, Capt.
1 Edward L. Grimley, U. S. A; James
NJ. Edgar, Maj. S. Willard Saxton, Chas
\ f. Hartung. Deputy Commissioner Jas.
L. Davenport, John J narrower, Sam
uel C. Mills, Col. John McElroy, John
b. DeMerritt and Albert Van Duesen.
4 The President gave a special recep-
ton at the White House in honor of
the distinguished veterans. and greeted
each with a handshake and a word
| Some 5000 veterans took advantage of
the opportunity to see President Roose-
/ welt.
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Spring Ailments

Pimples, boils, eczema and other
eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired
feeling, fits of biliousness, indigestion
and headache, are some of them.
They are all radically and perma-
nently cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This great medicine thoroughly
cleanses the blood and restores healthy
functional activity to the whole system.
1t makes people well.
81 have been using Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla as spring medicine for ten years,
and have never found anything better"
John Flemings, Campbell Hall, N. Y.
Insist on having
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Hoods SarsapariIia

In usual liquid form or chocolated tab
lets called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses ST..
Guaranteed under Food and Drugs Act,
june 20. 1906. No. "a.
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Positively Of Great Value.

but equal these complete
of of the
should full set eighty
Each chart is similar style of ornament
and each lin the beautiful of the
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thanon he served n
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'In 1900. al the Reunion in Freder-
icksbUrg, Va, Maj.-Gen. William ].
Seweil, L. S. V, now deceased, then
United States Senator from New Jersey
was chosen President of the society. At
this time the voluntary subscriptions
had reached n sufficient amount 10 jus
fifty an application TO Congress for an
appropriation for the pedestal. in ac-
cordance with precedent long estab-
1ished. The bill was introduced in the
Senate by Senator Sewell, and was pi-
loted by him thru both Houses of Con-
gress to its passage on March 3, 1901.
1t appropriated $4,000 for the erection
of a pedestal with a proviso that any
part of the sum not required should be
used and expended for the completion
OF the statue.
con May 8, 1901, an open COMPETE
ton was decided upon, and program
was issued soon thereafter, the models
to be submitted between April ] and
May 1, 1902. Messrs. Augustus st. eau
dens, Daniel c. French and Charles T.
McKim were requested to act as judges
of the relative merits of the models.
T'wenty-eight designs We're submitted.
2'he judges recommended the rejection
of all but four, of which none was en-
tireIy satisfactory and advised that the
four partially successful artists be in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-28
WOULD GIVE THE
TRUSTS WARNING
HENRY C. FRlck HAS A PANIC
AVoIoER.
LET PROSECUTIONS CEASE
Proposes That No More Fines Be I'm
posed Except for violations of Laws
Following the Recent Examples of
of EnfcEeement--Not Alarmed Over
the Situation.

New York, Aug. 22.-Henry C..
Frick, who came to town from mis-
summer home for brief period to at
tend a meeting of the finance com
mittee of the United States Steel
corporation, Trade a slater emit re-
garding general conditions as he
viewed them. He said: 4 find moth
ing in the underlying conditions to
warrant the apparent great lack of
confidence in these times generally,
which now seems prevalent. If there
! is anything u Justify that feeling
in trade conditions. I do not see it.
81 can understand the vague, but
raj unsettlement of sentiment created
/ by current agitation against corpora
tons but this is in measure apart
! from real conditions aid is capable of
correction. I believe myself, and al
ways have in the correction of
abuses, whether corporate or individ-
ual but / feel that such care should
be exercised in doing this that only
the wrongdoer should suffer.
Now that the government is deter
mined to enforce laws hitherto dor
mant, would it not be well that
actions of the past, sanctioned by Gus
tom and usage at that time, should
not be called into question under the
new order of things, but that such ac-
tivity as the government has shown
should be taken as evidence of it's in
tentions as to the future and serve as
fair warning to the arrangements of
all corporations.
"Of course, where corporations are
still acting outside of the law, know
lingly, it is to be expected that they
should be set right, but / am sure
that can be accomplished without
harm to any one and without the
least injury - credit if the situation
is properly snd intelligently handled
by the administration"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-28
CONFER WITH COMMISSION ON
UTILITIES ACT.
GETTING POINTERS DAILY
Delegations Frequently Call on Rate
Board and Discuss Recent Enact
ment-MiIwaukee Road May APP
peal From Order Reducing Live
stock Rates.
Madison. Aug. %.

Madison, aug. ".
Almost daily the state railroad rate
commission is visited by delegations
of public utility proprietors and man
ayers for the purpose of discussing
the new public utilities regulation law
enacted by the last legislature and to
become more familiar with the terms
and probable construction of the law.
Yesterday a delegation of Superior
men, connected with the telephone
system of that place, had a conference
The visitors informed the commission
of many facts in the methods of con-
Quoting the telephone business and
desired to learn what things to avoid
in order to be free from danger Of VIC
lating the law. Some things we're
brought up which one might think are
so small as not to deserve eonsidera-
ton, but the operators desire to be
certain. A suggestion was made that
possibly the utilities companies might
be doing wrong on the theory of Civ
ing free service, when a non-subscrib-
er enters a place Of business and uses
a telephone there. However the COM
mission ventured the opinion that no
charge OF violation Of the law could
possibly result from the continuance
of this very ordinary practice
Yesterday representatives of the
Milwaukee road conferred with the
commission in regard to the recent
decision cutting down the rates on
transportation of livestock, which re-
duction was in some cases as high as
% per cent. 1t is rumored that the
company is preparing to appeal to the
courts from the decision of the COM
mission.
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tariff TO be imposed under the pro-
tective system is properly determined.
In the enormous progress in the manu-
featuring plants and the improvement
in methods which have been brought
about in the last ten years in this
country, there is the strongest res I
for thinking that in many industries
the difference between me cost of
production in this country and abroad,
has been reduced. This is an opinion
of mine formed a priori because am
sincere believer in the efficacy of
the protective system ultimately to
cheaper the cost of production. The
opinion has been confirmed by CONVEX
sation with manufacturers and others
who know something of what they
speak"
In conclusion Mr. Taft said that he
should not favor a revision of the
tariff prior to the next presidential
election ''for," said he, with a presi-
Dental election four years removed.
we can count on a revision less affect
ed by political ccnsid r; tions than if
made in the heat of a national cam
paign."