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Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

Three black hand members met death at New Orleans and their inten- ded victims escaped without scratch The killed are Italians.
 President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft are keeping tab on the sctions of the econventjon by special wire to the White House. Both the president and secretary were seen out riding in the afternoon. The I of 0 H r Belmont was filed today bequeathing all property 10 his wife. The value of the estate is not stated.
 Another indictment was found agains; Presiden. Curtis and Vice President Moore of the National Bank of North America charging illegal and false entries.
 Arnold Daly the actor and theatri. cal manager filed petition in bank ruptcy Tn New Rork.
 Mississippi has declared for Bryan and sends her delegation instructed for the Nesrsskan
 President Roosevelt lauds Tslt in an interview and declared him to be an ideal American. He is pleased with the nomination and predicts his election.
 Fire destroyed the Shelby Steel Tube Co owned by the United States Steel corporatiCn The loss is esti. mated st S2,0OO.OO0
 The department at Washington has received sS00O from an unknown citizen which has been applied to the government conscience fund.
 The battleship South Carolina will be launched Jnly l6.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21
Republican Ticket
 Taft and Sherman

CmcAGo-The third day oi the con vention opened today with sD un- broken record of enthusiasm. It was the day set for the adoption of tine platform aud nominations for She presidency.
 A lO'I7 Chairman Hopkins of ths platform committee presented che report. which is lengthy one snd practically the same AS previously given out in committee meeting The only modification being the anti
 njunction plank ~hich was q victory for the Taft forces. A statehood plank for Arizona and New Mexico also appears.
 tll.l6 a. ID, the platform was adopted.
 On proceeding to the nomination for president it was decided to follow the alphabetical hst of states go as to permit the presentation of the names , 0! fayOrite sens A significant fact was noted that the name Uf Roosevelt was not pre-,
 sented. although an expectsnt stam-
 pede was looked for. When the name of Tait was pre- sented, another demonstration which
 was another outburst of enthusiasm l that was marked feature of the day , The demonstration nearly duplicated the ovation rendered Roosevelt l The following names were presented up to o'clock Hughes Knox Fairbank Taft i Cannon La Toilette FOrraker 1 4:20 r m Taft nominated on frs
 ballot amid the widest enthusiasm
 which still prevails
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21
FoIloWinc the flau

When our soldiers went to Cuba and the Philippines, health was tine one inIportent confederation. Willim T. Morgan, retired Commissary Seergsnt U $ A. of Rural Route l, Concord NH, gays. ''I was two years in Cuba and two years in the Philippines, and being subject to colds. I took pr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption, which kept me in perfect health. And now, in New Hampshire, we find it the best medicine in the world tor coughs, colds, bronchial troubles and all lung diseases. Guaranteed by all druggists. Pr1ce 50c and S.1Oo. Trial bottlefre
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21
Doings in the
 District Court

In the district court today the first case tried was that of the Bisbee Lumber Co. vs Wm Hughes, for debt. alleged to be due for material furnish ed. The case was gwen 10 the jury about noon.
 The case of the City of Bi.bee ys MsIwell Smith, was set for this after noon and disposed of.
 In the case of Nora Stone ys Richard Stone, in which there was sn order entered several days ago granting to the plaintiff decree of divorce on the grounds O: non support, the at. torneys for the defendant made a motion for a new trial, which was re- fused, and notice of appeal given to the suprems: :court.
 The case of McCamley vs Thomas was continued for tine term by con- sent.
 Tomorrow morning the case Ui the territory vs Benito Jusrez, charged with murder, will be tried.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

The attention oi the cour, was talk en up today in the trial of the case of David L. Fsirchild and Joseph c. Helms, as assignees for the benefit of Fred H. Merritt. the Duluth broker, vs. Frank Graf.
 The case involves the sum Of $26,572.61, alleged to be due the plaintiff from stock transactions. The complaint alleges that the defendant which he failed 10 pay fer. The defendant alleges in his answer that he never received the stock and is not indebted to the plaintiff in any sum whatever.
 The case was stubbornIy contested on both eides and every material piece Of evidence was subjected toobjections by one side or the other, ss the case might be.
 Messrs. Nesle d sutter are looking after the interests Of the defendant, and Attorneys R. A. Alderman of Lo- we'll and c. W. stilson, of Duluth, for the plaintiff.
 The following jury was accepted to try the csse'-
 Sam YssneH Frank Nolinar John Savior Richard Trezons 0 " Wake ? NJ Goodman J wickstrom Ed Lcfgren Jos Sparks Joe kress A A xcGinnis PGoodmsn
 Yesterday the jury in the Land Cowan mining case entered verdict in favor of Mir Cowsn. The case was q hotly contested one, O. Gibson rep resenting the plaintiff and Col. H. l. Pickett, Of the firm of Pickett < Bo"- man, representing Mir. Cowsn.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21
Arizona Indians
 Have Rain Dance

The old members of the Wallspai tribe have gone into the mountains where preparation is being made fer a big rain dance to propitiste the wrath of the god of rain, II is the be- lief of tine Indians that whenever there Is long drouth the rain god has be come displessed with the ch ldren oi the desert and withholds from them the life giving rains that bring forth fruits and grasses, and that famine vii! come to the tribes.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

Abell vs Acknowledgment for de- iendsnt.
 Bisbee Lumber Go vs William Hughes-Jury returned verdict for plaintiff for s66.
 Territory ys Maxwell Smith, on ysgrsncy charge; case submitted to the court, jury trial having been waiv- ed. Judgment entered for defendant
 Ter vs Ernest Jndia-After evil dence was heard in case Of Douglas youth be was ordered committed to Industrial School at Benson.
 Geo. Land ct sl ys Thos P. Cowsn Involving title to mining property a. Gleson, WAS on trial today. A jury was secured this morning and case is still op as we 60 to press.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

morning.
 in the case oI Fsirchild ct al vs Frank Graf, which occupied the at tent'on of the court all day yesterday. the jury returned verdict in favor oi the defendant. A motion for 6 new trial vas made this morning and the same denied by the court.
 In the case of Graf ys the Bank oi Bisbee, which ' as tried a short time ago, a motion was made for a new trial and denied.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

A Brooklyn doctor solemn ly declares he drinks two to three quarts of water a day and never became intoxicatedt Evidently he never used it as a chaser.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

A ii rec forest fire is raging in the Santa Ritss mountains near Tucson one side of the mountain beirg ablaze and IS not under control.
 The people of Tombstone have en. joyed hearing Mr. Breckenridge sing He will be at his best tomorrow night at the Dramatic Recital. The male quartette will also be entertaining You cannot afford to miss it; tomor- row night June 20.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21
A Unique
 Arizona Design

Delegates from Phoenix 70 the grand lodge of EIks in Dallss, July l3. silI have for distribution there sev- ersl hundred unique badges. They are made of copper, and bear the in scrip:ion, Arizona leads the world in copper" The badge should attract a large amount Of notice among the Elks gathered at Dallas from sll parts of tte country.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

4 Black Hand" in Della ware has been sentenced to the whipping post. Little Delaware has set a good exam ination for such fellows.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

As further proof that pros Ferity has returned, we call attention to the fact that an eminent Chicago surgeon claims to be having twice as many operations for appendi- ciiis this year as last.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

King Edward has had an opportunity to see the l:us- sian Duma and co,ald be ex- cused for saying: Do vou call that a Parliament? |; doesn't hold the purse strings"
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21
Arizona Reds Object
 to Regulations

4 holy howl has gone up from the Navajo Indians in regard to the one squaw clause in the regulations regard ing the sllot ment of lands to the In dians. As result oi it forty Indians chaperoned by Dick Wetherill have been at Fort Defiance holding pow WOW with the agent there.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

A British factory committee reports to Parliament that two of the great forest areas of the United States are ex- hausted, and the other two are going fast. The price of lumber confirms the estimate.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

The Commercial club of Santa Rosa is talking good roads. To build good roads to reach all the in-lying con- munities is like bridging chasms. 4 poor road is as much of an obstacle 10 traffic as a stone wall would be.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

ohakespear, who thought of everything, anticipated the the new hats when he said: "He will fill thy wishes to the brim with principalities," and "Te be in peril of my life with the edge of a feather bed"
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

\ Texas paper dubs all um pires robbers" The umpires probably do not mind it in the least, however. They have been called everything but molly-ooddles, and so many times that they are used to it, t,o.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21
$3.00O,000 Sale
 Is Denied

A New York dispatch says: Off, cisls of the Phelps-Dodge company which owns the Copper Queen prop srty, deny that tbe company has pur- chased the Shattuck & Arizona prop erty for s3,OOO,o00 which has been re. ported from Douglas Arizona.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21
Distribute Ties For
 the New Railroad

All of the ties for the railroad from Drsgoon to Johnson have been received and have been distributed but it will still be some time before the rails arrive ss the steel mills hsva difficulty in filling their orders at the present.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

The packers trust wiD not stand for any foolishness on the part of the people. As fast as the consumption of meat decreases the trust raises the price to the persisting consumer
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

CHICAGo-Ths big invention ad- joUrned at l2;47 today after being in session lesst han two hours iu naming the running mate with Taft.
 After calling the convention to or der the work of nominating fer vice. president was preceded with, Con- gressman Jas Sherman oi New York was declared the unanimous choice Of the convention. Other nominees were Franklin Murphy New Jersey; Go, Guild, Mass, Gov. Sheldon, Neb. The
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

Tine racing fraternity now call the sportlion the New York tracks "dreary," which is rough on the horses, all as fast as ever.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

Another wild demonstration was had in giving three cheers for Taft and sherman.
 WAsHIyGToN-Secretary Taft today rendered his resignation of the Secre- taryship and will devote his time to his presidential candidacy,
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

The Chicago News thinks "x' represents Roosevelt in the forthcoming republican convention, What m e people hope is that ex" rep resent him after March 4th next.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

A writer on outings remarks that everything tastes good Tn camp" which IS lucky when everything often tastes alike.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

It Is now up to John D. to reciprocate and come to the defense of his c holasti C champion, Chancellor Day.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

In his early life John D Rockefeller used to milk COWS. An, that accounts for the suc- cess of watered stock
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

Secretary Taft is being overwhelmed with telegrams of congratulations and same gre being received from all parts of the United States.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

Arguments in the Hyde Benson.D mopd -Sohnider land fraud case has been concluded at Washington and submitted to the jury tomorrow.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-06-21

There was very little doing in the district court today and all trial jurors were excused until Monday
The National tribune., 1908-06-04
The wrrtern shnrp.hooters.

Robert T. Wright. Seth H.. Shelter.
Ill, corrects the history given of his
regiment The Western Sharpshooters
were first organized as the 14th Mo. at
Benton Barracks, in September, 1861.
under the direction of Gen. John c.
Fremont. 1t was made regiment of
sharpshooters and only good shots ad-
mitted These came from Missouri.
Wisconsin, Iowa Minnesota. Indiana.
Ohio and Illinois. The regiment was
armed with the Dimmick or American
deer or target rifle. The first uniform
was gray, with green trimmings and
black fur caps with a squirrel tail hang
ing down behind. The regiment was
first ordered to Centralia. Mo. and had
several siiirmishes with bushwhackers
during the Winter. Next it was sent
TO Fort Donelson. and in the fight there
captured the flag of the 18th Tenn. for
which 1t was thanked by Gen. Grant
They then became known as Birge's
Sharpshooters. from their Colonel. They
were engaged at Shiloh. and We're on
the skirmish line every day on the adj
vance on Corinth. After that they did
provost duty, and were in Oglesby's
Brigade in the battle OF Corinth. Soor
after the designation was changed Il
the Goth Ill. While at Corinth. they
were engaged in numerous fights viii
the Confederate scouts and suerrillas
and were finally relieved by the I'll
Kan in November. 1853 They thei
armed themselves at their own cos
with Henry rifles, l6-shooters. payinl
$40 apiece for them. The regiment vet
eraniZed and had the honor of openinl
the Atlanta campaign by driving
Wheeler's Cavalry thru Snake creel
Gap and holding the high hills aroun
Resecs. From Chattanooga to Atlant
the regiment lost 225 men killed an
wounded. 1t lost very heavily July =
when four color-bearers were kille
and the flag showed SIS bullet holes.
had the advance on the march to tn
sea. and Gen. Sherman honored it b
assigning 1t to Oglethorpc Barrack
after taking Savannah. Its service
ended with marching in the Grand Re
view al Washington.
The National tribune., 1908-06-04
Stanton and Exchange.

Editor National Tribune: I read
your article in your March number re-
.garding the exchange of prisoners
which was very interesting, and want
some further information in that line.
1t has always been reported here that
Il. NJ. Stanton, then Secretary of War,
was wholly to blame for the whole mat
ter; that he refused to exchange a we'll
fed robust Confederate soldier for one
OF our poor fellows, such as the rebels
had confined at Andersonville and
other prisons Your article put it in a
different light. Is there anything on
record to prove that Stanton was in
strumental in stopping the exchange
We are about to erect here in this city,
his birthplace, bronze statue to his
memory. and We meet along certain
line some opposition for this Ostensi-
BILE reason. viii you give me any in
formation you may have at hand in
this matter.--J. c. Ault. Steubenville
o.
Without going into a lengthy citation
OF official documents to prove the mat
ter we will simply say that prior to the
appointment of Lieut.-Gen. q. S
Grant to the command of all the ar
mics of the United States the exchange
of prisoners was kept in the hands OF
Secretary Stanton and Maj.-Gen. Fl. w
Halleck. After the battle of Gettys-
burg the exchange was suspended on
account of the treatment of the col
ored troops and their officers and the
disputes arising out of the Confederate
Government declaring exchanged all
the prisoners captured by Gems Grant
and Banks at Vicksburg and Port
Hudson When Gen. Grant assumed
command of all the armies the matter
came directly under his control, and his
attitude from the first was a willing
ness to exchange man for man. but he
declined to release on parole the con-
tinually increasing surplus. This
would be merely to put back into the
Confederate ranks the prisoners whom
We had captured at such an expense OF
blood Never did either Gen. Grant OF
Secretary Stanton use the words in the
offensive sense that is given them. They
| made natural remarks in contrasting
the condition of the prisoners whom we
delivered to the ConfederateS with
these whom the Confederates deliver
ed to us.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-06-04
~ II
IT'S Really Incomprehensible

Comrade Henry NJ, Mcfarland, Co.
G.. 18th H.. writes from Brook, Ind:
ITO me it is really incomprehensible
wig or how. any American, citizen, male
or female. loyal or dfsioyal., can desire
or propose to erect IA monument to
honor the memory of such. a miserable
creature as WirZ was. with not a trait
of character that one would expect an
American TO respect. Wirz? An old
renegade from the outer world, born for
pirate ns0utcast of.fsurcJe. without
kindred; lonely among human beings
by reason of the brutality ofSilts soul
that made him by instinct 'companion
for the ferocious. clawing. tearing,
rending. blood-seeking providers OF
night, His enjoyment was in torturing
the unarmed. defenseless. helpless cap
tive too weak to resist. Seeking the
vengeance of fiends upon the unpro-
tected victims fate delivers TO their
power. A, demon whose depraved soul
never was stirred by a humane yibra-
ion; TO whom kindness and mercy We're
alike utterly UTlconceived The only
cause of this demonstration for, honor
ing such an exemplar of total depravity
that itaR discover" IS that in Tie S6utii
there is--deveIeping "a class who live in
the past, upon the memories of the
hopes grown III the well-tiIfed fields OF
dis,oyGity. THESE revert in imagination
10 the glory that might have been had
their Ideals been realized and a free
Government destroyed that a Republic
might be built upon bondage. They
gnshrine the Brutal and the beautiful
alike. If both participated in that eff
font, and thru the distance of years they
do not distinguish between the hideous
instrument CT destruction and the am
bilious and aspiring politician regarded
| as a statesman. This new crop of ideal
lists love the cause that was lost, lamen,
| the defeat of the effort that failed, and
cherish hatred of the men who wrought
| that failure. There Is In the United
States no foot of soil so mean that il
merits the dishonor of superstructure
] to honor depravity. cruelty and inhu-
manity"
The National tribune., 1908-06-04
A Patriotic Family.

j. w. b. Cole. Audubon. Iowa. sends
us copy of clipping which he has
had in his scrapbook for Is years, and
which gives an account of the chal-
lenSe which passed between Col. Jeffer-
son Davis and Col. Bisse!I. Davis had
made some reflections on Bissell and
his Illinois regiment, to which Bissell
retorted by denouncing Davis for cow
ardice and saying that BisselI and his
regiment had to save the battle from
the consequences of Jefferson Davis's
weakness. Jefferson Davis Immediately
challenged him and Rissell accepted,
naming muskets at five PAGES. Presi-
dent Taylor heard of the matter, and
sent his private secretary to arrest both
combatants- whom he brought together
in the White House and compelled to
make friends. Comrade Cole says that
Iowa was one of the first States to allow
soldiers to vote in the field. and his regi-
ment voted at Corinth in 1862 and at
huntsville. Miss. in 1863, and at King
ston. Ga. in 1864. He voted at all these
places, altho he was born Aug. 80. 1913.
His mother is still living, aged 90. His
father died in the service in the 37th
Iowa. His two brothers served in the
2Sth Iowa three years. and he served
four years in the 10th Iowa; His great
grandfather was Captain IN the 18th
Conn. in the Revolution
The National tribune., 1908-06-04
Challenge to snIiowny.

Comrade j. III. Smith, Sergeant, Co.
r. a67th Ohio. Middlefield. o.. writes:
Il desire to thank you for the Open
Letters to Congress on widows pension
.bills!I sFhe logic of the letters Is sound,
and-the facts as presented are eloquent
/ am one of Mr. SulIoway's incompe-
teffts, as | married after June Y, 1890.
In the army / served thru the war;
served without reprimand; did my duty
to at least that degree; was rendered
promotion that ! declined; | am not
now a member of any Soldiers Home
will not be while my wife and | are
able to provide our food and clothing.
I am at least an average and law-ob-
serving citizen; my wife is an honest
woman, respected as fully as is the wife
of any NJ e. in her own community.
She was of sufficient age and inteili-
gence to determine for herself the
question of her own marriage; l was
also of such age and intelligence that
I could marry without any especial or
der of court for guardian. NOW, !
challenge Mr. Sulloway-or any OF
those whom he led by the nose or other
wise coerced into yielding to his de-
testable purposes of arbitrary defama-
ton of veterans and their wives-I
challenge him or them or any of them
to exhibit one, only one. tenable, COM
nonsense. Unsuitable and justifying rea-
son why. if / leave her widow. she
should not be pensioned just as we'll as
if we had married on June q, $780,
The National tribune., 1908-06-04
The I2ih IN. at AIIntoonn.

w. h Hallet, 18th H., Lindsay, Ind,
writes that he was in his regiment from
first to- last, and took part in every
march and engagement. He has never
seen anything about the 18th III. at the
battle of Allatoona Pass. They came up
from Rome with Gen. Corse, getting i'm
about O'Clock in the morning, and
formed line close 10 the station. The
Confederates opened on them about
daylight with artillery. wounding one
of the color bearers. They then march
ed up the hill, and opened on the enc
my, firing across the railroad, repulsins
the first charge. They marched up
the mountain. and when the enemy
made the charge to burn the storehonse
fell back and drove the enemy back
For the rest of the day they fought on
open ground outside the fort. One bull
let struck the comrade in the right groin
being stopped by a copper cent that. he
had in his pocket. Another one struck
his cap box, and the third struck the
gun Barrel, bending it SO that ii was
useless. He helped carry back one -oi
the 18th H., who was struck again by
q bullet as they were carrying him. One
of the Color Sergeants of the 18th Ill
The National tribune., 1908-06-04
served 10 Years.


Comrade NJ. d. Dowane; Wheatland.
Cal, writes: Il am now past SIS years
of age served altogethers10 years for
Uncle Sam, who now, without too much
enthusiasm. pinches Off, $50 a month
from his surplus forJ mf-not hall
enough TO feed and helteri my wife and
me. l see that at the greeting to the
fleet at San Francisco one sailor with
out epaulettes led the aAdmiraPs wife in
the preliminary march at,the ball and
another sailor escorted thef wife of the
Mayor. Both sailors were, / believe,
selected by lot for the distinction OF
such exhibition, so thai, $40 not sup
pose we need fear any shattering inno-
walton of our social Severance of classes
in this great republic democracy. 1t is
g. years since L enlisted to- go to Mex
leo Such an exhibition as that at Sar
Francisco would then have paralyzed
our entire Army and Navy. Then the
man in the ranks risked much If he
spoke to an officer unaddressed. have
been married Sc years.