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bridges home from that time till his
death. He was in charge of It during
the four years of the Van SAINT adminis-
tratlon When the state Office; were
moved into the new building at the be-
ginning of the Johnson administration
Gov: Johnson retained Col. Trowbridge
in charge of the old building. de fitted
up some rooms in the building, and,
with his wife, made a home there.
Col. Trowbridge was a famous speaker
at campfires, having few equals in
patriotic oratory, and was also in de-
mand during campaigns. He was past
commander of George n. Morgan Post.
q. a. r., and a member of the Loyal
Legion. Col. Trowbridge leaves u
widow and four daughters and one SON
His son. Charles H. Trowbridge lives In
Minneapolis, and his daughters. Mrs. H.
X. Pomeroy, Mrs. NJ. r. Critchet. Mrs. G.
A. Speedy and Mrs. William MGQuoid,
reside in Orange, N j.; Clear Lake.
5. D.; Excelsior. Mimi, and Mission
Mimi, respectively
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COL. TROWBRIDGE DEAD
FIRST COMMANDER OF COL
oRED TROOPS IN CIVIL WAR.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, December 2S-Col.
Charles T. Trowbridge, the first organ
izer of colored troops for service IN the
war of the rebellion, died at his rooms
in the old state capitol building. ST.
Paul. this week. He had been failing in
health for several months, ever since a
fall which gave him a broken arm. but
attended to his duties up to the day of
his death. the immediate cause of which
was heart failure.
The story of Col Trowbridge and his
successful work in drilling contraband
negroes in South Carolina, making eff
cient soldiers of them, is familiar to
many Grand Army men. He was robbed
of credit for organizing the first col
ored regiment by an official hocus
pocus, which failed to recognize his Or
ganization until after one organized by
Col. Shaw of Boston had been officially
mustered in.
Enlisted as a Sergeant.
He enlisted in the service as SER
geant in the LIST New York Engineers
December 4, 1861, and went with the
regiment to the South Carolina coast
There he took up the work of drilling
the slaves who had come into the camp
as refugees. and a provisional organiza-
ton was formed, in which he was first
made captain May 0, 1862, lut was
not mustered in as such till October 10,
1862. The regiment was called the 1st
South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. He
was promoted to major and finally to
lieutenant colonel, December ., 1864.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, the noted
author, was colonel of the regiment.
They took part in the siege OF Fort
Pulaski, the expedition up the Edisto
the action at Morris Island and the
siege of Fort Sumter.
Col. Trowbridge participated in the
battles Of Township, Hall island. James
Island, Midtown Bluff, Jacksonville,
Asheppo river, Johns Island ana Deve-
aux Neck, but was never wounded.
During this time he had been promoted
from captain to major, and when his
regiment was mustered out at Charles
lieutenant colonel for distinguished
service.
Worked for Freedom.
He was beloved by. the colo, ed boys
and had great success with ,hem, SO
that he was assigned to duty with the
freedman's bureau. serving IN that
capacity at Charleston. s. c., till
mustered out March 10, 1866. He re-
turned to New York and was prominent
in politics there. serving in the New
York legislature. He came west to
Minneapolis in 1882, and was In bust
ness as a contracting brick mason till
1901, when he was appointed custodian
Of the capitol by Gov, Van SAINT.
The old state capitol was Col Trow-
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uary Z, 1908. for the examination of such
officers of the medical department as
may be ordered before it to determine
their fitness for advancement or pro-
motion. Capt. Ira A. Sinner, assistant
surgeon. has been ordered to report to
the board for examination.
Army Orders.
Capt. George G. Bailey, quartermaster,
will report to the examining board at
Jeffersonvile, Ind, for examination to
determine his fitness for promotion.
First Lieut.. Leartus J. Owen, assistant
surgeon, upon the expiration of his pres
ent leave of absence will proceed to Co.
lumbus barracks, Ohio, for duty.
First Lieut.. Henry J. McKenney, 14th
Cavalry, will proceed to Fort Riley, Kan,
for observation and treatment by the
surgeon at that post.
Revenue Cutter Orders.
Orders have been issued from the divi-
sion of the revenue cutter service of the
Treasury Department to officers as fol-
lows:
Capt. F. NJ. Dunwoody. detached from
the Perry and assigned to duty as inspec-
tor of labor and material for numbers 20
and p. r. c. s.
First Lieut.. w. E. W. Hall, preparatory
orders to the Arcata-
First Asst. Engineer S. NJ. Rock, granted
thirty days extension sick leave.
First Asst. Engineer ]. I. Bryan, grant
ed five days leave en- route, under orders
Of November %. 1907.
Second Lieut.. Eugene Blake, jr., grant
ed ten days extension of leave.
First Asst. Engineer T. G. Lewton,
granted ten days leave.
Second Asst. Engineer George Elfers,
granted thirty days leave.
Capt. F. NJ. Munger, granted fifteen
days leave.
First Lieut.. c. E. Johnston. detached
from the Mackinac and ordered to the
Winona
Second Lieut.. Eugene Blake, jr., ordered
to the Thetis.
First Lieut.. G. M. Daniels, granted thirty
days extension of sick leave.
First Lieut.. G. C. Carmine. ordered to
command the Perry temporarily.
Capt. w. v. E. Jacobs granted fifteen
days extension of leave.
Chief Engineer H. F. Schoenborn, or
dered to proceed to Bethlehem, Pa. on in
spection duty.
Second Lieut.. lie Roy Reinburg. granted
ten days extension of leave.
First Lieut.. w. E. w. Hall. detached
from the Woodbury., ordered to command
the Arcata, and granted seven days
leave en- route.
Capt. F. M. Dunwoody. granted seven
days leave en- route, under orders of De-
cember 10. 1907
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Personal to River Men.

capt. Roy I. rowkes of the tug NJ
Mitchell Davis of this city. who spent
Christmas with als family in this city, ha s
returned to the Delaware river, where the
Davis is employed under charter.
Capt. Jones, master of the Washington
owned schooner Maine, was in Baltimore
yesterday after a crew for his vessel
preparatory to sailing from this city for
a Chesapeake bay point.
Capt. Alfred Curley, master of the
schooner Sidonia, who was confined to his
berth aboard his vessel in consequence of
a fall received about ten days ago, has
recovered sufficiently to leave the
schooner.
Capt. Frank Taylor of the firm of A. ].
Taylor G. Bro, tugboat owners of this
city. who is spending the holidays with
his family in this city. is suffer ring from
an attack of rheumatism.
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marine corps Candidates.
The following candidates have been Sc
lected to take the examination for ap-
pointment as second lieutenants in the
Marine Corps, to be held January %, 1908:
Frank A. Warner, Marine Corps, quar-
termaster sergeant marine barracks
Irving 3. Taylor, New York; Robert b.
Workman, Marine Corps, sergeant; Fred
erick L. Lang, New York; Dwight L.
ton. D. c.: John v. Lamberton. Morriss-
vile. VT; Charles B. Merriam. Maine; N.
Angler Eastman, New York: Franklin H.
Drees, Iowa; Henry NJ. Butler, Ohio; Jo-
seph c. Fegan, Texas; James T. Allen,
Ownesboro Ky; John @. Adams, Mary
Eugene A. Lehman. Roswell. New Mexico
Samuel Edelman. Philadelphia, Pa: Carl
A. Johnson, ST. Louis county, Mimi: Ar
thur T; BagleX,, Ohio: Edgar A. stadden.
Texas; Sherbourne Prescott. Waterbury.
Conn: Delmar H. Beeson. Philadelphia,
Pa; James T. Reid, Bennettsville, 8. c.;
John Dixon. Washington, D. c.; Dudley
H. Mcdowell, Georgia.
Repairs of Warships.
Survey boards have recommended re-
pairs and refitting for the United States
steamships Columbia and Minneapolis of
$7O.O 600 each at League Island; Indiana,
500, 900. at League Island; Wilkes, $4,000
at Norfolk, and Amphitrite, $4,000 at
League Island. The estimate for the Paul
Jones so nearly reaches the 20 per cent
limit that the Navy Department will ask
Congress for a further appropriation to
repair her at Mare Island.
Monument to the Men Of the Ben.
nington.
The monument erected by the officers
and men Of the Pacific squadron to the
memory of the men who lost their lives in
the accident on board the United States
steamship Bennington, July 81, 1905, will
be dedicated January Z, 1905. The monu-
ment is an obelisk of granite. severely
simple in style, about sixty feet high. It
stands in the military cemetery on Point
Iona, Cal, and is plainly visible from all
directions.
Issuing Service Badges.
The distribution of the badges for Of
ficers and men who served in Indian cam
paigns, the civil war, the Spanish war
and in the Philippines began last Thurs
day. Officers stationed in Washington
were the first to receive the coveted little
disks of bronze with the parti-colored rib
bons. They came partly as Christmas
gift and partly for the purpose of using
tHetH I've" ear Jay dL%ne w mite House
reception. The work of distributing these
badges to all officers and men entitled to
them will go forward as rapidly as pos
sible.
Medical Examining Board.
A board of officers to consist of Maj.
William d. Crosby. Maj. Walter D. Nc
Cav and Maj. Francis A. Winter, all of
the medical department. has been ap-
Mt pd n ut ha A At
scum building, in this city. Tuesday. jan
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Retirements in the Services, 1908.
There will be twenty retirements for
age in the army during 1908. These in
clude three general officers, three in the
quartermaster's department, three in the
medical department, one in the pay de-
partment. five in the Corps of Engineers,
three in the artillery and two in the in
fantry. In the navy there are twenty
two retirements scheduled but there are
no retirements in the Marine Corps.
The retirements in chronological order
are as follows:
Army retirements-Gen. Culver C. Sniff
fen. pay department, January 1: Col.
Medorem Crawford. Coast Artillery Corps.
January %: Gen. John NJ. X. Davis, De-
partment of the Gulf, January 81; Col.
Charles z. l.. B. Davis. Corps of En-
gineers. February 16; Col. Joseph H..
Willard. Corps of Engineers, February
IS: Capt. George l.. Goodale. quartermas-
fer's department, March Z; Maj Thomas
Swobe, quartermaster's department,
March Il; Gen. Adolphus W. Greedy. gen.
eral officer. March %; Lieut.. Col. William
II. Corbusier, medical department, April
10; Gen. Charles B. Hall, general officer,
April 30 Maj. Junius l.. Powell, medical
department. May 1; Col. Charles Morris,
Coast Artillery Corps, May 3; Col. Henry
NJ. Adams. Corps of Engineers. May 8;
Gineers. May %; Col James NJ. Marshall,
auartermaster's department, May 81: Col.
Clinton 3. Sears, Corps of Engineers,
June .; Col. Richard l.. Hoxie. Corps of
Engineers August Z; Col. Philip Reade.
sd Infantry, October IS: Col. George G.
Greenough. Coast Artillery Corps. De-
cember 8: Col. Philip F. Harvey, medical
department. December II.
Naval retirements-Rear Admiral Albert
Ross, January 8: Rear Admiral Robert
NJ. Berry. January %; Capt. Harrison 6.
o. Colby. January 2S Capt. Leavitt {.
February II: Pay Director Lawrence G.
Boggs, April 3; Chief Carpenter j. y.
Fletcher. April 10: Rear Admiral Samuel
w. Very. April %; Pay Director Samuel
X. Calhoun. May .: Boatswain George E.
Flander. May Z; Rear Admiral George A.
son Clover, July IL; Rear Admiral VIII
liam T. Burwell, July 10; Rear Admiral
William s. Cowles. August 1; Rear Ad-
miral Robley ID. Evans, August IS; Rear
Admiral John +. Merrell, September Z;
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas, Octo-
her 1: Rear Admiral James III. Dayton,
October %; Rear Admiral Albert r. Cou-
den, October 80: Chief Sailmaker Garrett
Van Mater November IA; Capt. John f
Pillsbury. December Is: Rear Admiral
William II. Emory, December II.
Protection Against Torpedoes.
Naval experts are giving special atten-
ton to the question of defense against
torpedo attack. With the increased range
of torpedoes and the greater violence OF
the explosion of which they are capable
il is realized that there must be unusual
precautions against attack by that form
of projectile. One suggestion which finds
favor in the Navy Department is that
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S2.75 Fancy Cloths, $1.4e.

90 pieces Fancy ST
Check Broadcloths, j
inches wide. For d.
merly $500 to $2.I5 n
yard. Special. ......
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Poetry at a Discount.

tut IOuUUH Ntdutr.
What chance has a poet in these DAYS?
A very poor chance in this country. He
may sell a thousand copies, and, if SO. he
is very fortunate man. But a thousand
copies will bring him only G;JO and that is
poor pay for the thought the imagination.
and the labor condensed into a volume of
poetry. Nor are things much better in
America.
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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

ships shall carry an additional hull a
new outer skin, through which the tor
pedoes must penetrate. and so be delayed
IN transit before reaching the vitals of
the ship. That means an increase in the
beam of vessels of war, which dimen-
sion has grown about twenty feet in less
than that many years. The prospect that
there will be further increase in the beam
or battleships is the principal reason for
advocating the increase of the width of
the locks of the Panama canal from 100
to 120 feet. That width will admit the
battleships which are likely to be design
ed many years hence, and at the same
| time permit two merchant vessels being
taken through the lock at the same time
Reducing Aliens in the Navy.
Before his retirement Rear Admiral
Brownson said that the navigation bu-
reau during the year had endeavored. to
reduce the number of aliens in the navy
by providing that no one may enter the
navy on first enlistment who is not a full
citizen of the United States. In addition
as the increase in pay or re-enliStment
applies only to those who are citizens of
the United States, he said, the tendency
will inevitably be for many of the aliens
now in the service to become citizens as
soon as possible, so that the bureau felt
confident that the very gratifying condi-
lions at present will soon be improved
still further. Tables show that the pres
ent strength of the enlisted personnel is
| 3}. OPT, of whom all but 5,4O7 are native
born, and 94.2 per cent are citizens of
the United States There are 1,4S4 ne
groes in the navy. 2 American Indians,
1874 Chinese, 36J Japanese and 800 Fill
pinos. Notwithstanding increased bene-
| fits for the enlisted men of the navy dur
| ing the past year. the percentage of de-
sertions during the years. per CENTS
only slightly below that of the previous
| year, 9.q per cent.
| Rejection of Wire-Wound Gun.
After a series of thorough tests, begin
| ming in 1898, and continuing at intervals
up to the present year, the army board of
ordnance and fertilization has reported to
| the Secretary of War that it is not ad-
visable to adopt as a type the Brown seq
| mental tube wire wound gun, or to pur-
! chase or construct guns of that type for
| the service of the United States. Gen.
| CroZier, chief of ordnance, says that the
| total sum expended by the United States
| in constructing guns on the Brown system
and conducting tests of such guns is ap-
| proximately $4,000, which sum includes
| the cost of components of ammunition
purchased that cannot be utilized for any
| other purpose.
Small Warship Condemned.
| The old gunboat Pinta has been sur
| veyed and condemned and will be offered
| for sale to the highest bidder. That YES
| sci Is now at the Mare Island navy yard.
/ She was towed there "a few weeks ago
| from San Diego. where she had been used
| for many months a. a training ship by the
| naval militia OF California. Before she
! was assigned to that duty the Pinta
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Marine Corps Candidates.

post chaplain in 1887 and was assigned
to the I'D Infantry in February. 1901.
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uary Z, 1908. for the examination of such
officers of the medical department as
may be ordered before it to determine
their fitness for advancement or pro-
motion. Capt. Ira-A. Sinner, assistant
surgeon. has been ordered to report to
the board for examination.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10

The Civic League of Memphis did most commendable thing when they appointed a committee to request the two leading news papers of that city to stopl their mud -slinging at each other This dirty warfare has been going on so long that the entire city has become besmirched, and the re spectable class of people are get ting tired of it. No decent citi- zen cares anything for the per- sonal differences of men, either when uttered in private or aired through the papers.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10
LATE DELIVERY
 AT COST

headed Editorials by the People" We have asked, pleaded with and urged the leading gentlemen of our city to contribute to this department. But with three eX- captions, they have failed us. Now, we shall extend the invita- tion to the wOmen-thoSe good people to whom the town owes credit for park improvement, cemetery interest, church pro gresS and self culture along all lines. We should have consider ed them first, but it was easier to ask the men, and we sacrificed the interest of the community on the altar of convenience. We would like for any woman, who wishes to do so, to write us a short editorial on whatever sub. ject she feels would improve, in terest or promote our town. Write about anytl ing even the men.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10
Extravaoancs In Dress.

Very few persons outside of tho glittering circle of our enormously rich families. who constitute what Is referred to as the best society" can understand how any young woman in this or any other country can spend upon her wardrobe such vast amounts of money as are expended by the daughters of some of these families The history of the world does not show such reckless extravagance in the way of dress. Nor for the mat ter of that. does the history of tho world show so riotous a use of money as that practiced by our very rich in their strictly social advertisements Happy is the lot of the man or wom- an who Is not tempted to such foolish lndulgences. which take the edge from life's real joy,
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10
OF FICIAL DIR TORY

night, ". F. Murrah, President Sunday School every Sunday morn ing at S:45 o'clock; F. E. Nurrah. Superintendent.
 Baptist Church-Rev. l. B. Lunn- bley, Pastor. Preaching lst and Sd Sunday morning and night. Prayer meeting every Thursday night. Sunday school every sunday morn. ing at 9:30; J. (. Young, Supt.
 (. r Church-Rev. I. N. Clack pastor. Preaching every Sunday. morning and night Sunday schoo; every Sunday morning at 9:30; W. V. Tom pkins, superintendent
 Christian hurch-Eld. Robert A. Highsmith pastor. Preaching ey- cry Sunday morning and night. Prayer meeting every "Wednesday night. Sunday school every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock; Chas E. Newth, Supt.
 Presbyterian Church-Rev. Fl NJ NcLain, pastor. Preaching the End, Srd and 4th Sundays in each month, morning and night. Prayer meeting every Wednesday night Sunday school every Sunday morn. ing at 10 o'clock;T. C, McRae, Supt.
 w. (. T. U.-meets End and ,,h Friday afternoons at l o'clock. Mrs W: B. Waller, president; Mrs. H. A, Sykes, secretary.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10
Fled from Gas.

''I had a friend" said the bearded man, who got out of paying a bill he owed in an original way When the collector arrived he sent word to him that he would see him in few min utes. Then he went into the parlor, shut the doors carefully, turned on every blessed burner in the chande- Her, came quickly out, and had his man show the bill collector in the par Tor while he hurried upstairs. Do you think that collector waited a few min utes for him to come down? Not on your photograph. He fled from that by the clock. If he had stayed three he'd have been suffocated"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10
LODGES

Nasonic-meets lst and Sd Friday night in each month. C.C. C.Hamby. w. M.; Jno. Fishers, Sec.
 Woodmen of thu World-meets and and 4th Friday nights in each month. G.. R. Haynie, C. C.; bio Lewis, clerk.
 Knights of Pythias-meets every Monday night. Pomeroy Whitten c C.; r. F. Chappell, k. of k. X $.
 Odd Fellows-meets every Tuesday night. Geo. Hays, N. G.; Alex Vaughn, Sec.
 Ancient Order of United Work ma n-lneets every Wednesday night in each month. k. l.. William. son II. w.; F.. R. Newth Recorder
 Knights and Ladies of Honor meets 1st and 3rd Thursday nights m each month. Alex Vaughn. Pro. tector; B. J. Daniels. Sec.
 Nevada County Medical Society meets lst Monday night in each month. Dr. Vim. w. Rice, president pr. ]. .. Chastain. secretary.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10
WEDNESDAY. JULY 10. 1907
The Man Who Wins.

The man who wins is the man who
 works The man who tolls while the next man
 shrks. The man who stands in his deep distress With his head held high in the deadly
 press
 Yes, he is the man who wins. The man who wins is the man who knows The value of pain and the worth of woes Who a lesson learns from the man who
 fails And moral finds in his mournfu walls. Yes, he is the man who wins. The man who wins is the man who stays In the unsought paths and the rocky
 ways. And, perhaps, who fingers. now and then. To help some failure to rise again
 Yes, he is the man who wins. And the man who wins is the man who
 hears The curse of the envious in his ears. But who goes his way with his head held
 high And passes ohe wrecks of the failures by For he is the man who wins.
 Baltimore News
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10
TAKING NO MORE CHANGES.
Keepers Had Special Cartridges For
 Poor Marksman.

Dr. Seward Webb at a dinner at Shelburne Farms, his great Vermont estate, said of certain poor marks man. Visiting his English brother in-law, he shot the head keeper in the leg the first morning he tried pheasant shooting. The man limped away CUTS ing horribly. Next day he had wretch ed luck, though the wounded head keeper without malice had assigned him to fairly good place. Bang. bang, bang, went his gun every few seconds, but not a bird fell before 1t. He was much embarrassed. It seemed, too, that at each of his misses the under keepers smiled at one another oddly Finally his cartridges gave out. He hurried to the nearest keeper and demanded more. There ain't no more, sir the man answered. No more! Nonsense. Why, you've got at least 1000 in that box The keeper flushed and stammered: An, but them aint for you, sir. They're for another gent. They've got shot in 'em, sir"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10

While there may appear mod crate war cloud in the matter of the American Jap controversy wise naval men of Europe do not believe that there will be fight. The fact that the United States has the second largest navy in the world-England alone ex- ceeding her-and that it is twice as large as Japan's, makes it i'm probable that the little brown men will jump on the tall and stalwart Uncle Sam the gentleman who is noted for his pleasant smile, and his unrelenting determina- tiOn.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10
POSIOFFICE

rostihaster.. er............Ja Jack Grayson
 Otfice hours-Open at d. m. close at p. m.; open at D. m, close a %" D. m. Sunday-Open at 9:2O . m., close at l0:30 a. in.; open at 4:SO D. in,, close at 5:30 p. m. Money order department-Open at a. m., close at 4 p. m.
 Mail from Rosston and intermedi ate points arrives II a. m.. leayes 1 p. m.
 Mail from Gale and intermediate points arrives at II a. m. and leaves at p. m.
 Mail to DeAnn and intermediate points leaves at 9 a. m., and arrives at 3:30 D. m.
 Mall on rural routes Nos. l.2.3.4 Q ana leaves every day except Sun day at S:S0 a. m
 Mail for all trains is made up is minutes before the schedule depart ure of train.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-10

Thousands of columns of space are being used by the news papers of this country in telling their readers that w. J. Bryan lost his night shirt on a Pullman car recently. Is it the intention of those papers to impart the in formation that Bryan has night shirt, or that he hasn't got one?