davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Arming the Fort.
AFTER
You Are Well From Rheumatism
wMYou P.y Your Banks0sio'

Not cent in adyance.nots penny; remember.
say; I am well again"
Banker or Express Agent hold the money.
VIII you under such conditions. to be complete
y and entirely FREQ from Rheumatism. expend
Ny boundiess never.endins faith in Dr. Shops
Rheumatic Remedy has led me to make and full
Ill this remarkable offer Positively no physician
anywhere. has ever before said I will Cure
Rheumatism. else make no charge"
want to get-and must in some way get. every.
body. everywhere. to fully and completely under
this unsurpassed prescription. The remedy Is
surely remsrkable-then why not the offer? Every
Druggist nearly, in America: whether located in
st1l 90 per bottle. Dr.. Shops Rheumatic Remedy
And yet, strange to say. not one sufferer perhaps
in hundred. even knows as yet OF the remedy
awaken these unknowins ones. to spread the
knowledge OF what this prescription can do. l
shall broadly publish this offer. these facts un-
restricted and everywhere. Having no fear of the
final outcome. shall unhesitatingly tell OF my
plan to all.
Reader. you that are well and happy. do an act
of humanity Tell some tortured and suffering
one that there is yet one way to health-one way
entirely free from risk. or of money loss.
For complete cure charge 5000. for must
many will be cured with a bottle or two OF my
remedy. but chronic, exceedingly deep-seated and
difficult cases. may require ten; twenty. or even
gTeaIsE nuElD6r ne, Delleyo, " no mas actually
suffered the pangs Of real Rheumatism will hard
ly complain of the price when cured. because per-
chance, but two or three boHles are needed in his
particular case
But to secure this No Cure, No Pay" privilege
you must write me personally. Simply address
DR.. shoop. Contract B. Racine. Wis. Box 45si
Do not trouble your druggist. please, about this
plan. He has no authority. nor will he furn.sh
my medicine. except to sell 1t at retail. bottls by
bottle. Write me instead today for my Contract
B" agreement. I will also send my Book on
Rheumatism free. or II you please. medical advice
and book on other diseases.
which beck shall ss.l yssf
Book on Dyspepsia. Book 8 the Kidnsys
Book on the Heart. Book For Women
RsnsESsr for Rhssnatissa use
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

Carolina Naturally, South Carolina
and the radical SecessionistS all thru
the South were furious. The more mod
crate people of the South, not yet drawn
into the vortex of disunion, approved
of Maj. Anderson > at as the proper
course for a National officer to pursue.
This was probably the dominating fee!-
ing in Virginia and the other border
States. and even in North Carolina and
Georgia, which, as before remarked.
did not feel any too kindly towards
South Carolina. South Carolina had
sisting of r. w. Barnwell, James L.
Orr, and Ex-Gov Adams as Commits
sioners from the sovereign State to ne
gotiate with the President transfer of
all the Federal property in the State
to the republic Of South Carolina. OF
course they knew, being earnest stu
dents of the Constitution and laws, that
the President had no more right to
treat with them for this purpose than
he had to negotiate with Great Britain
for the cession of New York City and
harbor; but they went about their mis-
sion with as much solemn dignity as If
they really believed in it. and were re-
ceiyed by Buchanan with the greatest
civility and some show of official recog-
milton. They arrived in Washington on
the day Anderson made his movement,
1tdIIlES VI IL Oii Tic VI beC
81, at which time it was also communi-
Gated to the President, and which
threw them all into the utmost con-
sternaton. Buchanan was particularly
perplext, as it interfered sadly with his
program of drifting along uneventfuIly
to the end of his term, then only a liz
tie more than two months distant. If
he could only tide over IS days more,
the deluge might come; he would then
be at home in Wheatland. Pa, out of
the storm. He postponed receiving the
Commissioners until he could call a
Cabinet meeting and consider the sit
uation. At that meeting, Floyd made
a final appeal and exhausted all his
arts. He went thru his entire roper
tory, which had been so far most eff,
fective. He made his trite, well-worn
arguments as to the impotence of the
Government to coerce sovereign
State, appealed to Buchanan to stand
by his friends, the men who had made
him President, and not to play into the
hands of the fatuous aggregation OF
Abolitionists, Free-Soilers, Anti-Ma-
sons, Barn-Burners, and disgruntleJ
Wings which had come into temporary
alliance as the Republican Party. He
wound up with his usual tornado of
threats and imprecations upon those
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

SiOnerS that the President had no au-
thority to decide what relation should
subsist between the United States and
South Carolina. and certainly none to
acknowledge the independence Of that
State; to do so would be an act of
usurpation He had been in hopes that
Congress would take the matter up and
adjust it, but it had not so far, so that
the question of the forts was still in
his hands. The President said that his
first promptings were to order Maj. An
derson to return to Fort Moultrie, but
this could only have been done at that
time by the concurrence of the South
say:
But before any steps could possibly
have been taken in this direction, we
received information, dated on the 28th
instant, that the palmetto flag fioated
out to the breeze at Castle Pinckney.
and a large military force went over
last night (the 27th) to Fort Moultrie.'
Thus the authorities of South Carolina,
without waiting or asking for any ex-
planation, and doubtless believing, as
you have expressed it, that the officer
had acted not only without, but against
my orders, on the very next day after
the night when the movement was
made, seized by military force two
of the three Federal forts in the harbor
OF Charleston, ana nave covered them
under their own flag instead of that of
the United States. At this gloomy per-
iod of our history startling events sue
ceed each other rapidly. On the very
day, the 27th instant. that possession of
these two forts was taken the palmetto
flag was raised over the Federal GUS
tom house and post Office in Charles
ton; and on the same day every officer
of the customs, Collector, Naval Officer,
Surveyor and Appraisers, resigned their
offices. And this, altho # was well
known from the language of my mes
sage that, as an executive officer, / felt
myself bound to collect the revenue at
the port of Charleston under the ex-
isting laws.
I'm the harbor of Charleston We now
find three forts confronting each other,
over all of which the Federal flag
fioated only four days ago; but now
over two Of them this flag has
been supplanted and the palmetto
flag has been substituted in its
stead. 1t is under all these cir
cum stances that I am urged imme-
diately to withdraw the troops from
the harbor of Charleston, and / am in
formed that without this, negotiation
is impossible. This / cannot do; this
1 will not do. Such an idea was never
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

ing 1eS pounds. and a supply was Sc
cured for the guns by n Sergeant, after
retreat roll-call bantering some OF the
muscular men as to whether they could
actually carry one of the shot to the
upper platforms. When one had ac-
complished this feat others emulated
him, until enough were gotten UP.
One of tho 1s-inch Columbiads was
mounted as mortar to fire on Charles
ton.
The garrison had most fear Of a
swarming beat attack from all sides.
which 60 men would not be able to
successfully meet. With all the men
needed to meet a party which would
land on the broad wharf on the gorge
the Charleston side-it would be
easy for men to swarm up on the lodges
on the other four sides. PASS thru the
embrasures and overwhelm the garri-
son from the rear. The main gate was.
therefore, bricked up, leaving only n
hole large enough to admit one man.
the wharf was mined at some places
and covered at others with fougasscs
barrels and other devices to explode.
The ledge around the other sides of
the fort was pryed away below the en-
brasures, so as to not give foothold.
There were plenty of shot and shell
in the fort and an abundance of pow
der. Many of the empty shells were
filed and converted into hand-gren-
AIDES. There was, however, only linn
tied supply of friction primers, and
these had to be carefully guarded.
There We're also a few cartridge bags,
and the resources of the garrison were
taxed to the utmost to supply these.
Maj. Anderson gave up some dozen
socks. the other officers made similar
contributions, and the soldiers shirts
We're cut up for the same purpose. Oc-
casionally a trial shot was fired from
one of the guns or mine or hand
grenade exploded to let the Charles
tonians, who were hard at work upon
the batteries, understand that the gar
rison was doing something too. The
men We're anxious to try the guns upon
some of these batteries, and particularly
a floating battery which was being
plated with railroad iron, but which
they felt they could demolish by shot
or two from their Columbiads. Policy
compelled Maj. Anderson to restrain
their enthusiasm, and they We're not
allowed to fire a hostile shot. How
ever, the minds of men on both sides
were rapidly hardening to the inevita
BILE collision which could not be long
delayed.
(To be continued.)
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
THE BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.
A Calm Until the Senatorial investiga.
ton Begins.

Up at the Capitol the Brownsville
controversy has been transferred to the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs,
whose members are making ready TO
examine and cross-eXamine the officers
and former enlisted men of Cos. b. e
and D of the 25th U. S. who were dis
charged without honor by President
Roosevelt All the wrangling of the
Republican factions in the Senate as 10
the language of the resolution authoriz-
ing the investigation was suddenly dropt
for a harmony plan directing simply
that the committee investigate the facts
of the shooting, without questioning
the Presidents legal and constitutional
authority" to discharge the men. There
had been a tremendous fuss about the
matter of language and about language
that seemed to lay mind immaterial.
But the Presidents decided stand
brought about a realinement. and as
the Democrats started to make political
capital by rallying solidly to the support
Of the President, the Republicans came
to their senses and passed a resolution
that was entirely satisfactory to him
and his friends.
The Senate Committee will not begin
the investigation until February next,
but in the meantime there Is lots OF
scrapping for advantage. The Presi-
dent and Senator Foraker are just as
earnest III tneir pidhS do e'cI, anu ee'SiA
hopes to undo the other. The various
sides of the controversy have been try
ing to have attorneys appear before the
but it has been decided for
the present to have no attorneys. Mr..
Foraker, of course, a brilliant lawyer.
will look out for his side of the case, as
he is a member of the Military Affairs
Committee 1t may be that Senator
Pettus, of Alabama, will resign from
tho cOm mittee and that Senator Gull
berson, of Texas, a big lawyer. will aer
in his stead. Ex-Gov. Frank S. Black.
of New York, was engaged as attorney
for the Constitution League, but the
committee has decided not to admit him
for the present. The hearings VIII
probably be of great interest to the
country when once they begin.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

thot of by me in any possible contfn-
gency. No allusion has ever been made
TO it in any communication between
myself and any human being. But the
inference is that 1 am bound TO with
draw the troops from the only fort re-
naming in the possession Of the United
States in the harbor of Charleston. be-
cause the officer there in command OF
all the forts thot proper, without in
strEctions, to change his position from
one of them to another. / cannot ad-
nit the justice of any such Inference.
And at this point of writing l have re-
ceived information by telegraph from
Capt. Humphreys, in command of the
arsenal at Charleston, that it has to-
day Sunday, the 30th) been taken by
force of arms Comment is needless.
1t is estimated that the property of the
United States in this arsenal was worth
100000.
After this information I have only
to add this, whilst it is my duty to de-
fend Fort Sumter as portion Of pub
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
VIVA
'''' -" '''-' GROUND PLAN OF FORT SUMTER
SCALE OF feETN.
From an official drawing.


who would still further goad the mad
dened people TO fratricidal war. In
spite of Buchanans growing distrust of
Floyd, the Secretary of Wars words
still had much weight with him, and
he was half inclined 10 comply with
Floyd's demand and order Anderson to
return TO Fort Moultrie. Yet the de-
ceit which Floyd had practiced upon
him bore fruit; he could believe only a
portion of what Floyd had said, be-
cause he had learned of his Secretary's s
double-dealing with regard to Ander-
sons instructions, and for once Buch-
anan was wise enough to suspend ac-
ton until he could hear from Anderson.
This refusal Mr.. Floyd made the pre-
text for his resignation from the Cab
met, and FASTENED away from Washing
ton in time to escape the action of the
Grand Jury which few days later III,
dicted him on two counts; one. for
malfeasance in. office, and the other for
conspiracy 10 defraud the Government.
His support of Secession was as good
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

lie property of the United States against
hostile attacks, from whatever quarter
they may come, by such means as may
possess for this purpose, 1 do not per-
Ceive how such defense can be con-
strued into a menace against the city
Of Charleston"
The Commissioners Reply.
The bitterly angered Commissioners
retorted with a long letter, charging
the President with the grossest bad
faith, and actually taunting him with
having, at their instance, relieved q
faithful old soldier and honored vet
eran, Lieut.-Col Gardner. from COM
mand for having done far less than
Maj. Anderson. They declared that
Maj. Anderson's act was as much an
act of war as if he had fired voiley-
sit was not a peaceful change from
one fort to another; 1t was hostile
act in the highest sense, one only justi-
fed in the presence of superior en-
emy and imminent peril. He aban-
doned his position, spiked his guns,
burnt his gun carriages, made prepar-
ations for the destruction of his post
and withdrew under cover of the night
to a safer position. This was war"
The letter concluded:
"And all this without the slightest
provocation: for, among the many
things which you have said, there is
one thing you cannot say-you have
waited anxiously for news from the
seat of war, in hopes that delay would
furnish some excuse for this precipi-
tation. But this tangible evidence of
a design to proceed to a hostile act on
the part of the authorities of South
Carolina (Which is the only justifica-
ton of Mai. Anderson) you are forced
to admit has not yet been alleged ;
But you have decided. You have re-
solved to hold by force what you have
obtained thru our misplaced confidence,
and by refusing to disavow the action
of Maj. Anderson have converted his
violation of orders into a legitimate
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Thc president,. AnsMer.

INC IIeStOtntS ANSWER
Not only did the South Carolina Com
missiOners. but the leading politicians
and newspapers al. over the State make
vehement demand upon the President
that Maj. Anderson be at once ordered
back to Fort Moultrie. and the pro-
slavery papers in New York, Baltimore.
Cincinnati, and st. Louis echoed this
demand. On the other side there was
wide, sweeping roar of applause from
the loyal North. and Maj. Anderson be-
came the hero of the hour. President
Buchanan seemed to escape from
Floyd's influence the moment the latter
withdrew from the Cabinet, and the
Presidents answer to the South Caro-
lima Commissioners, dated Dec. 81,
shows more dignity and patriotic firm
ness than he had displayed since South
Carolina began to talk seriously of Sc
cession. He informed the Commis-
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Discharge Papers.

Thomas Handley, Rockville Centre,
L. l., N. Y, has the discharge papers
of Joseph A. Van Stienberg, 10th n.
Y, and will be glad to send them to
him or his accredited heirs.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
The 132d n. Y.

Thomas ]. Wise, Red Bank n. j.,
seeks to find his discharge from the U.
S. Signal Corps. Comrade Wise also
wishes TO know when and where the
Reunion of the 1920 n. Y. will occur.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
By JOHN McELROY.

an excuse for him to avoid the process
of justice as it had been for Secretary
Howell Cobb to abandon Il bankrupted
Treasury.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure
E w. GROVES signature Is on each box. $50
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed 10 cure any
case of Itching Blind Bleeding or i'rotrudlns
pile, In 4 10 "a DAYS or money refunded. 5oc.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
CHAPTER ".
INSIDE OF FORT SUMTER.

Great Excitement over Mai. Anderson y
MOvement-The President Declines TO
Order Him Back to MOultrie-Busy
Preparations for, Defense and Attack.
The Storm Gathers.
Mai. Anderson's. decisive move in
transferring his garrison to the strong
hold of Fort Sumter electrified the
country Those in the loyal North who
were weary of the continued inaction
of the Administration in facing the in
solent Secessionists, took heart over the
first indication that everything south Of
the Chesapeake was not to be tamely
surrendered. They reasoned that if
Anderson did not intend to fight he
would have remained in Fort Mouitrie.
His going to Fort Sumter, even tho a
gun was not fired and no hostile demon
stration made, implied that the Gov
ernment was not going to meekly yield
to the dictation of arrogant little South
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-16
GENERAL STRIKE
Is INTERNATIONAL
OFFICERS VOTE TO CALL OUT
OPERATORS IN UNITED
STATES AND CANADA.
FORMAL ORDER AWAITS
ARRIVAL OF PRES. SMALL
Associated Press Men Walk Out In
Several Cities and Railway Tel
egraphers Threaten to Qult-Great
Labor War Spreads Rapidly.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE national ex-
ecutive board of the Commercial Tele-
graphers' Union of America met in the
office of Secretary Wesley Russell
Tuesday afternoon and voted for
general strike of the $4,000 union COM
mercial telegraphers of the United
States and Canada to be called by
President Small on his arrival here
Wednesday night. The vote was in
the nature of an instruction to Presi-
dent Small to cali the strike.
Secretary Russell said: president
Small is on his way to Chicago, and
wired me his official sanction of any
action / might take, but we thought it
advisable to not order the general
walkout until his arrival"
Canada with Strikers.
! C. e. Hill, member of the national
executive beard of the union, who lives
in Toronto, reached Chicago and told
OF the feeling Of the Canadian opera
tors. He said that they all were with
the union in the fight.
A special from Toronto received
Tuesday afternoon states: "The tele-
graph strike extended to Canada to-
day, and about so Great Western oper-
ators at Toronto walked out in sym
pathy with their brethren in the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-16

ProtiYin.
Thomas chyle was spillville caller

Thomas Chyle was a Spillville caller
Friday.
Leonard E. Stark made business
trip to Cedar Rapids last Wednesday,
returning Friday.
The new bells for our new church
were brought to our town last Sunday.
These bells will be blessed next Thurs.
day August 18th.
Mrs. Kabat, of Dubuque, was in
town last Saturday. She is visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Va
lenta.
Mrs. Anton Pecinovsky who has been
visiting with friends and relatives left
last week for her home near Canute,
Oklahoma.
G. A. Dieman, of the firm of Dieman
& Fiske. architects from Cedar Rapids,
was business visitor in town last
Thursday.
| Edward Lukes returned home Satur-
day from Jerseyville, ILL.,, after visit
/ ing at the Kallal home for about ten
days. He was accompanied home by
Mrs. Kallal and baby who will visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lukes.
The Cedar Rapids Cornice Company
who have the contract for the cornice
work on the new church will send up a
force of men, Wednesday, Aug. 18th.
/ Supt. Robt. Stark, H. H. Finch and
Harry Weber went to Cedar Rapids
Saturday for an over Sunday visit with
relatives and friends.
Miss Kopsa, of Dubuque, is visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
/ Bouska.
Work on the new church is progress.
ling rapidly. The carpenters are put.
ting on the rafters, while the brick.
layers are working on the tower. Supt
i Stark expects to have the church COM
lpleted about the middle of October.
1 The Spillville ball team came owe,
last Sunday to play our team. The re-
suit of the game was a victory fol
Protivin, the score being 16 to z
| Following is the score by innings:
Total
Scor,
Spillville. :. 20 0-2-0-0-O-3-0..
Protivin. .4-0-O-7-2- &c OK. II
John Bader umpired the game.
George Einwalter, from near For
Atkinson, was Protivin visitor las
Sunday.
We noticed Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kap
mos, of Spillville, in town Wednesday
While in town, Mrs. Kapinos called OF
Mrs. John Bader.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Vachta left Tues
day, Aug. 18th, for Rochester, MINI.
Mr.. Davis arrived here with hi
photo car yesterday from Spillville.
! Mrs. Burnett, Of st. Paul, Mum.
called on Mrs. Mary B. Landa, on
day last week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-16
Howard Center.

The hum Of the threshing machine is
heard now days in this locality. Dave
Ferrie being the one to have threshing
done.
Our cheese factory was closed We'd
nesday, as our,cheese maker attended
"a funeral of a friend at Nora Springs,
Iowa. s
Elias Ferrie and family spent Sun
day atJohn W. Daly's.
Fred Hanneman and daughter Selma
and Miss Josie Henke spent Sunday
with relatives at Calmar.
Lee Gibbons of Bonair is working for
Geo. Lybert.
Sam Dinger attended lodge at Cresco
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Thayer called at the Stone home
Tuesday.
Elsie and Mabel Dinger spent Sunday
with the Albertson girls.
Miss Ida Walsh spent the first of the
week with her sister, Mrs. Dave Ferrie
Jim Lathrop and wife entertained
company Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Hewlett spent
Tuesday at the home of John Judd.
Miss Alice Glass returned home Sun
day after spending week with her
aunt, Mrs. Elias Ferrie.
Elsie Dinger spent Thursday of last
week with Miss Lulu Best.
Mrs. Will Drew spent Wednesday
with her sister, Mrs. Minnie Drew.
The barn and corn crib on the Pat
Woods place was struck by lightning
and burned down last Sunday morning.
Christ Shield had some calves killed by
lightning the same morning.
Mrs. Will Fish of Cresco spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. Fred Fish.
Henry Windmiller ard Albert Albert
son attended |. O. O. F. lodge at Cres-
co Monday evening.