Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-09-14

corps in May 1898, and colonel of the
! Third United States volunteer engineers
during the Spanish war. During the
! summer of 1899 he served as chief OF
| the euglneeringts department. in Santa
| Tiara Cuba. km0ng his later assign
meutS were rs officer in charge of river
and barber improvements ut Lake SUI
perior. from 1901 TO 1908, chief Of staff
| Department of the Columbia t903-04
und engineering officer of the Northern
DIVISION from April to November, 1904.
JOHN GRIFFIN CARLISLE. some
years Il Democratic leader in Congress,
was born in Campbell county Kentucky.
September =. 1889. He was the young
est son IN large family, received "A COM
mon cchool education. studied law.
taught for n time in Covngton, and was
admitted to the bar in 1858. He served
several terms in the Kentucky House
of Representatives. and in the meantime
acquired an extensive and lucrative law
practice. During the civil war he was
opposed "a secession He was ieuteu-
amt governor Of Kentucky from 1871
to 1870, and the following wear was n
presidential clector. The following year
he was Gent to Congress aud was six
times reelected. He esooIP became prom
mcnt as a Democratic leader. was ap-
pointed Il member of the committee Of
by All able speech on revenue reform.
-trr--+SS3 he was elected speaker of the
House of Representatives. to which Of
Tee he was reelected in 1873. In 1890
he was elected United States senator
from kentucky, and three years later
resigned his scat 20 become secretary of
the treasury in the cabinet Of President
Cleveland, Since 1896 he has taken lit
tie part in public life an has devoted
his time and attention 60 building mp Il
large law practice in New York city.
MELVILLE EZRA INGALLS,, one
Of America : foremost railroad mHgnateS
was horn in Maine. September q, lS42.
After studying N Bnwdoin college he
took course AT the Harvard Law
School. and cor time practiCed his pro-
fCSSion. In 1870 he entered the business
of railroudug, and 'Was sent west 10 act
as receiver of the indianapolis, Ciucin-
natl X Lafayette road. of which hc WAS
soon made president The road failed
again. and he was made receiver IN
1876. IN 1880 the road was turned over
Ia its owners. and he served il ms prcSI-
dent until 1889 en- its reorganization
into the Big -Four" system MIR. Ingalls,
was continued as president and in lSSS
he was made president, Of the Chcsa-
pcakc y Ohio. Since the reorganization
Of the entire system few years ago he
has been chairman of the board Mr..
Ingalls, has taken II somewhat prominent
part in Democratic politics and during
the first Bryan campaign delivered ii
number of speeches in favor Of the sound
money candidates.
THE RIGHT HON. SIR HENRY
Campbell. -BANNEltMAN the Brit
ish premier, was born in Scotland, Sep.
tcmher {, 1886, aud received his r,lucr-
tiou at Glasgow university IN Trinity col.
legc. Cambridge. His political career
has been a long and distinguished one.
Siner 1865 he has represented the Stirl-
ing district in the Liberal interest and
his ability was early recognized 10y the
then Liberal leaders. From 1871 to 1874
and from 1850 to 1852 he filled the
office of financial secretary to the war
office For the years 1882 to 1884 he
was secretary To- the admiralty, and ia
| 1854 aud 1889 was chief secretary for
/ Ireland. In 1886 Sir Henry was Sccre-
/ tary of state for war, filling the same
! office from lS!l2 to 1875. lie has been
| Liberal leader in the House Of Commons
! since February. 1899. and has borne the
! hruut of the tight where the real fighting
| ~ an opposition is done Ills premier
ship dates from December. 1908, when
| he was summoned by King Edward 10
form n ministry 10 Succeed the Balfour
/ government.