The National tribune., 1908-05-21
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possible Tor you to get me the regl-
mental number of George Hamman, a
| an infantry, cavalry or artillery COM
| pany2 He was born and raised in
Berks County, Pa. ss9-- =
For this information we would advise
you to apply to the Office of the Mill
| tary Secretary, War Department, Wash
fngton, d. c., who is supposed to have
a complete record of all those who hav.
served in the U. S. Army. 1t is proper
to add, however, that in the War OF
| 1872, as in every other war of this
country, there were a large number OF
irregular commands of which no Off
cial records were kept, and it therefore
| may be necessary for you to seek this
| information by correspondence with the
Acknowledgement of Pennsylvania, al
Harrisburg, on the assumption that he
| enlisted in that State.
w. G., Rome, ". Y, asks: Who were
the Sepoys; what, where and when was
their mutiny, and what was their pun
| ishment?
A Sepoy is a native British Indian
soldier. They have been a part of the
British forces, irregular and regular.
since the middle of the 18th century
and, with the exception of the noted re-
bellion, have ever been loyal to Great
Britain. These soldiers are practically
from every race and tribe in India, and
are Differed by natives and Europeans,
the higher grades being all held by
Englishmen. The Sepoy mutiny began
at Meerut, a town in the neighborhood
of Delhi, India, on May 10, 1857, with
a frenZied uprising of the native troops
who had been exasperated by the i'm
prisonment of a number of their COM
rades, who had refused to handle Eng
lish cartridges which were creased with
tallow and lard, and as the COW was
considered sacred by the Hindus they
would lose caste by handling anything
made from it. sDisaffection had been
growing among the Sepoys for some
months previous to the outbreak, and
the English civil and military officials
failed to show tactful consideration for
the religious feelings of the natives. The
mutiny spread from Meerut to Delhi
and to other points in India, and con-
tinued until June, 1855. when no city
or fortress of any importance remained
in the hands of the mutineers. The pic
turesque incident of the mutiny was
the siege of Lucknow, which began on
June 80, 1857, and continued until Nov.
II, when it was relieved by Sir Colin
Campbell The mutineers were severely
punished, some Of them being blown to
fragments from the mouth of cannon.
L. L., Sheridanvflle, Pa, writes: I
would like to knowiif there was a David
Cramer, or a David Cranmer, or any
other man by that name, who took part
In the War of the Revolution?
The best list Of soldiers who served
in the American Revolution is contained
in the archives of the War Department
in Washington, and II you will write to
the Military Secretary and say to him
that you want this information for the
perfection of the family genealogy, he
Will send It TO you. Other sources of
Information are naturally. the. Offices of
military records in the original 13
States, in which case address the pAd-
| jutantyGeneral of the Statesfrom.s which
your ancestor probably enlisted. The
records of Massachusetts,. Connecticut,
New York, and New Jersey are among
the best. .
| A. p, Mount Moriah, Mo, writes:
Will you briefly explain Anarchism and
Socialism, and the difference between
them?
| Anarchism< means without govern
ment, and those who believe in IL would
destroy, by violence if necessary, all
existing government and social order,
| leaving the future to determine what,
| If anything, should be raised upon their
| ruins. The Anarchists, who advocate
extreme violence and assassination, are
commonly called Terrorists. Socialism,
on the other hand, is a theory of civil
polity that aims to secure the recon-
struction of society, increase of wealth
and a more equal distribution of the
products of labor thru the public col
| lective ownership of land and capital
Gas distinguished from property and
the public collective management of all
| Industries. It's aim is extended indus
trial cooperation. Anarchism would
abolish all government Socialism would
have the Government control everything
for everybody.
| r. A., Granada, Mo-, asks: l. What
is alum used for? 2. Where is 1t found
8. What is the process Of manufacture
4. Is It a valuable mineral?
/. Alum is used as a moraant in dye
ing; to clarity liquors Of various kinds,
and especially water; to harden tallow,
fats, etc, in the tanning of leather and
| certain, varieties of alum are used in
the making of baking powders. 2. Alum
/ is found native in volcanic districts in
| the form of white incrustation upon
rocks and stones. 3. Essentially the
process is as follows: Rocks containing
| compounds of aluminium are heated
and the alum leached out and the liquid
evaporated to crystallization, and the
crystals are further purified by recrys-
| ltallization. "A. It is a valuable mineral
and as alum is soluble in water it is not
| of common occurrence in nature.
G. W.. Townsend. Del, asks: 1. What
| Is the basis Of representation in the
lower House Off Congress; that is, how
many inhabitants are required to entitle
| them to one member OF the House OF
iRepresentatipes? e. What Is the Eng
i lish translation of the legal term "de
/ bonis nun?" 8. What do the letters
used in legal documents, sc. t. a. stand
for, and what does II mean?
/. According, to Congressional act
! of 1901 the ratio OF Congressional rep
i resentation is enc Representative for
| every 194,182 Of the population. q
| Concerning tine goods not" that is
| not already administered upon. 8. The
i law dictionaries do not give this in their
lists of abbreviations.
]. F. p, Hazleton, Pa, asks: What
/ do the initials stand for In the name OF
p. T. G. Beauregard?
1 The full correct name of the General
| was Pierre Gustave Toutant Beaure-
/ gard.
j. C. G.. Auburn. w. Va, asks: Was
| Hon. s. Elkins, Senator from this
| State, a soldier in the civil war; and II
so, from what State?.
enlisted in the Union army. and served
Ohio, his family removed to Missouri
i In his early boyhoOd, and he grew up
and was educated in that State.
| L. H, Findlay, O.. asks: 1. How many
special pensions have been allowed by
congress this Minter2 2. Will yen give