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The National tribune., 1908-05-28
AN OHISox,oa,s COLONEL.

An illustrationiof how small mat
ter suffices fSr as7great deal of Con-
gressional oratory, especially in that
cavern of the winds. the United States
Senate. is the Co.'s w. F. Stewart case.
The Army Register shows that Col.
Stewart came, into. the Army in 1866
from civil life. from Rhode Island, re-
ceiving commission as Second Lieu
tenant in the 4th u. S. Art. He went
slowly up th9 steps of promotion, reach
ing Captaincy ia 1889 and his Col
| onelcy in 1908. He has now been in
the Army 3S years, and his record dur
ing that time has been one of trouble
to all around him, superiors. equals and
Interiors. He is apparently one of those
| disagreeable men who are constantly
bent on mischief, but cuEningly keep
within the regulations. SO that it has
been impossible to have any tangible
thing to cOurt-martial him upon and
get rid of him. All of us have known
just such men, and they are the most
intolerable of characters. A man who
has explosions of wrath and ebulitions of
tyranny can be gotten rid of. tho usual
ly such man is liable to make amends
and win our sympathy and forbearance.
Not so the mean, nagging. tyrannical
kind of which Col. Stewart is an exam
pie. He was offered retirement, but
refused to take it unless he was pro-
moted to Brigadier-General, which was
not to be thought of, as ths,t would
place him on a par with other long
time serving officers, who were given
promotion as a reward for good and
faithful conduct. The next step, and
We think it a very proper one, was to
assign him to a remote post in Arizona,
where he would have no opportunity to
torment others and have abundant time
for reflection upon his reprehensible
course. That is all there is Of it, and
common-sense people will say that
Stewart was treated properly Not so
those who want an opportunity IL
screech and to make infiammatory
speeches. They have been cleaving the
air with all manner of gush over the
natural and inherent rights of officers
and gentlemen, and Senator Isador Ray
rer has been particularly demonstra
tive in the Senate in long speech
abounding with his finest epgrams. The
whole matter is not worth thousandth
part of the words which have been Law
ished upon it, and particularly of the
consideration that 1t has received in the
United States Senate. The men who
have been associated with Col. Stewart
in the Army are unanimous in asserting
that long suffering reached the limit
with him, and that he has been proper
ly treated Such men as Gems. Wade,
Grant, Murray, Duvall and Davis speak
unhesitatingly to this effect, and their
testimony is of more worth than any
thing that has or, can be said in Col.
Stewards favor.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
REAR-ADMIRAL RAE.

Rear-Admiral Charles Whiteside Rae,
who had been Chief of the Bureau of
Steam Engineering since the retirement
of Rear-Admiral George W. Melville,
died May 13 at Washington from heart
failure following an attack of rheuma-
tism His death was SO sudden as to
be a great shock to his numerous
friends. He was born in Hartford, and
graduated from the United States Naval
Academy, being the first graduate to
hold the position of the Chief of the
Bureau of Steam Engineering He
reached the grade of Chief Engineer
Feb. 81, 1893 He was also employed in
surveying OH the Isthmuses OF Tehuan-
tepec and Panama. and was identified
with the designing of much o. the ma
chinery of the now Navy. During the
spanish-American, War he was CHIEF
Engineer of the .battleship Iowa, and
YVES advanced three numbers in grade
for eminent and conspicuous conduct.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
rAcrs Asaur. ckN. .eRANr.

Maj. Gen. Frederick D. Grant ha.
recently given to the New York Tribune
some Illuminating facts about tina
much-controverted period in his faith
er's life between his resignation from
| the Regular Army and his entrance int
the civil war. When Capt U. S. Gran
was ordered to the Pacific Coast hi.
wife and son went to her fathers house
| in st. Louis to live until the father
could establish a home and send fol
her and the child. The pay of a Regu-
lar Army officer was very small at tina
time, and owing to the gold excitement
| the price of provisions was enormous
fore, Capt. Grant resigned his commits
sion. because he could not support his
family if he stayed in the army. Mrs
Grant had a farm of about 100 acres
and Capt. Grant. returning home. busted
himself. like any young man entering
life at that time, in cutting down trees
and hewing out logs with which tC
build a house He did this in order to
make himself and family Independent,
of his father-in-law. He also cut wood
and short timbers for use in mines
which he hauled into ST. Louis to get
ready money while carrying on his
farm. He appears to have been a good
farmer. since his crops were larger and
finer than those of his neighbors. but
he suffered much from the ague, and
a = n1 hn fa frr in
st. Louis. There he formed a partner
ship with a cousin in the business of
collecting rents and selling real estate,
but the country was then in the throes
of the panic of 1857. and it was impos-
sible to get living out of the business.
Mrs. Grant had with her, as a present
from her father. three slaves, two wo-
men and a man. At that time Capt.
Grants father, Jesse r. Grant. who
lived in Cevington, KY. passed for
quite rich man. with his fortune be-
ing estimated at s150,00O. He had a
large leather store at Galena. branch
at La Crosse and another store in Iowa,
besides fairly extensive tanneries at
Portsmouth, on the Ohio River. Mr..
Grant was getting along in years. and
he made an arrangement by which his
three sons should manage his tanneries
and stores, each to take $50 month
out of the business for support, and
place the remaining profits in a trust
fund for their three sisters. When the
profits should amount to the value OF
the tanneries and stores the brothers
were to have the physical property and
the sisters the income from the money.
Capt. Grant therefore went to Galcna
as, in sense, a partner in the buSi-
ness. He lived very comfortably in the
city, entertained his friends, went into
society and made frequent trips with a
wagon to sell goods and make coIlec-
tions. He had to part with his slaves
when he moved to Illinois, and had
been living in that place IL months
when the war broke out and he was
summoned to the field. His relatives,
the Dents. in st. Louis, mostly sided
with the Confederates, and Gen. Grant
wrote to them, expressing a regret at
their course, and telling them that the
Southerners would inevitably be
whipped. He never went into the leath-
er store after the first call was made
for troops.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
"IIERE.,
(By Ruth Raymond.)

He stood among the ranks that day,
Our soldier brave and TALL
All ready for the coming fray,
To conquer or to fall;
The roll was called. When came hi
turn,
AS those who know no fear,
But nobly for the battle yearn,
He bravely answered,
"Heren"
The conflict ragged from dawn till eve,
And when the guns were still
The trees bent low, as those who grieve
Beside the bloOd-stained rill,
a roll call of the broken lines
Brought not his answer clear;
He slept beneath the moaning pines
That sadly whispered,
"Herei'
To-day while others deck their dead,
With Springtime's early bloom,
We may not in our sorrow spread
One flower above his tomb
Who sleeps upon distant shore;
And yet he seems so near, -
We call him fondly as of yore, .4s
And wait his answer,
Here"
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

The Republicans of Missouri have
virtually decided to nominate Herbert
s. Hadley for Governor at the State
primaries, which will be held Aug. 4.
Mr.. Hadley is only 36 years of age, but
the country is familiar with him thru
his work as Attorney General with re-
iation to the Standard Oil and other
great corporations. He is of Scotch
descent. was born in Kansas and edu-
Gated in the schools and colleges of that
State. He is well known in Missouri
politics as a brilliant orator and sue
cessful administrator of several offices.
Whenever he has been candidate he
5las run far ahead Of his ticket
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

Anne Could has the company of a
woman of much more character and
brains Mme. Helen Morton. of New
York, daughter of the late Vice Presi-
dent. Levi P. Morton, was married to
the Due deiiValencay. brother of the
Prince Helie de Sagan. but his bad
treatment and character compelled her
to divorce him. This has, however, not
deferred her from entering into another
engagement. This time she will change
her menu and marry German, Prince
August, of Anenberg.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
TIMBER on THE PACIFIC COAST.

Thomas Weddle. Eureka. Cal, raises
note of alarm as to the disappearance
of the timber supply on the Pacific
Coast. Some efforts have been made in
the direction of preserving the timber
for the benefit, of future generations.
and people generally believe that these
measures have been sufficient Such is
timber reserves already made, over so
per cent are of questionable value.
Those which contain really good tim
Der are geners lily inaccessible in the
mountains, and cannot be gotten at ex-
cept at cost of many times~the value
her on the coast suitable for commerce
are owned by capitalists. who bought
them at very low figure and are now
realizing on their investments. This
destruction is going on at terrible
rate, with the lumber being shipped to
China, Japan. Australia, Chile. Peru,
Italy, France and the United Kingdoms.
Only the very highest grades of timber
are being exported. not exceeding 80
per cent of that available in each tree.
This lumber is largely shipped in the
rough. so that we lose all the money
that should be paid out for a finished
product. More lumber is being shipped
out each month than would be con-
sumcd in the United States in year.
At very conservative estimate it will
be impossible to buy "A carload of lum-
Der on the Pacific Coast in 10 years
from to-day unless some National meas
ure is adopted to restrain the wholesale
destruction of our forests.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

Aitho Australia has as much territory
as there is in the United States she
mas less population than Pennsylvania
and immigrants do not come in as was
hoped for. A part of this is due ia
the attitude of the Australian trades
urions which discourage immigration
as likely to reduce wages. A proposition
is made to tempt foreigners from Eu-
rope and the United States by Offering
"a free passage. the money for this
being taken from the fund received
from the sale of public lands. But
before thin plan can be adopted it will
have 10 overcome the strenuous opposi-
ton of the labor leaders. who at pres
ent have control in Australia.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
Reunion of the I,th Pm. Cav.

D. S. Orcutt, Secretary, 11th Pa. Cav.
Association, gives notice to all the COM
rades that the 14th Annual Reunion
will be held in Temple Hall. Toledo.
Sept. 1. 1908, during the National En-
campment. The Headquarters will be
in Room As. st. Charles Hotel. where
the comrades and their friends will be
made welcome. On account of the CEN
trail location and cheap rates. it is hoped
that all the survivors of the regiment
will turn out and make it the largest
Reunion ever held.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

The German Supreme Court is vindi-
eating the freedom of the press, and
has decided that the man bearing the
honored name of Won Moltke was right
fully denounced by the editor of Die
Zukunft who had been condemned by
the lower court. This is crushing
blow to the Kaiser's immediate entour-
age, who were all implicated in the
charges against Won Moltke.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

The question of the music for Memo
rial Day parades came up quite natur-
ally in all the discussions of the ar
.rangements, and everywhere there was
an expression in favor of the old-time
war music and the march time of that
period. The veterans expressed them
selves that they We're once able TO keep
up on the march with the fastest, but
nowadays the music was entirely toe
rapid and greatly embarrassed the
marchers. If the bands will play the
familiar music to the old time there
will be little difficulty in even the weak
er OF the comrades keeping step and
their place in rank. There is some
thing in the recollection and force OF
habit which puts new life in their feet
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

A telegram from Lakeport, Cal, an
nounces the death of Goodwin Scudmore
who is announced to be the last sur
vivor of the officers who dug their way
1864. comrade Scudmore was SO years
old. and a prominent member of the
G. A. r.. but the claim that he is the
last survivor of that band is incorrect
There are several yet alive, among then
being Maj. L. P. Williams. of Washing
our lines.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
WASHINGTON, D. C. MAY IS, 1905
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
elways state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another post
office give former address as well.
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
Eor Vice President.

Abraham Rose. Waxahaehie, Tex.
thinks that the man for running mate
to Secretary Taft on the Presidential
ticket would be Senator McCumber. of
North Dakota, who has done more than
any other man in Congress for the vet
Grams and their widows. 1t can strength
en- the ticket by giving all the veterans
and their sons and sons-in-law an Op-
portunity to voice their gratitude by
their votes.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

The Academy of Science at Vienna
has just produced the largest quantity
of radium yet made. As grains. 1t ex-
tracted this from 10 tons of uranium
and pitchblende contributed by the Gov
ernment from its mines in Bohemia
The extraction cost, $4,000. A small
bit of the radium will be presented to
his theory regarding the effect of ra-
dium in producing transmutation OF
other clements.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

that the Confederate bands had was
the Homie Blue Flag" which was
played for reveillc. tattoo and every
thing else. The Bonnie Blue Flag
was very much more associated with the
war than ever Dixie was.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

Capt. NJ. F. Steele, 9Th q. S. Cav,
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. makes a sug-
gestion for the benefit of fat officers.
1t is to train a number of horses to
kneel on their forelegs. so that their
short-legged riders can mount without
any unseemly exhibition
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

In the fight in Arkansas between Gov
Pindail and Acting Gov Hamiter peo.
pie generally will maintain the strict,
impartial attitude of the old woman in
the fight between her husband and the
bear. Nobody outside of Arkansas
comes out on top.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

In the first nine months of 1907 Italy
made about S1,621 900 off us by buying
our eo.ton-seed oil and selling it back
to us as olive Oil We are not yet the
smartest people in the world by several
bottles of oil at least.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

Japan's troubles at home mount
daily, and are quite sufficient to keep
her attention centered upon domestic
affairs. She has had recently to send
5000 more troops into Korea to keep
the peace there.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

The French olive growers have been
making a vigorous campaign for high
protective duties against American
products, etc. but have failed. The
makers and sellers of Just as good as
olive oil" have won the victory by ap-
pealirg to the cheap-food principle
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

Judge Charles H. Post. of Guilford
Conn. holds the belt this year for &
long distance successful courtship. H,
began wooing Miss Fannie NJ. Biel 81
years ago, but she turned him down ir
favor of another man, who has since
died, and now widowed, and without
father and mother, she has given he,
long withheld consent to his happiness
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
IMITATION ro SALT LAKE CITY.

The Department of Utah. Grand
Army of the Republic, extends a cordial
invitation to the National Encampment
to meet for it's AID National Encamp-
ment in the city of Salt Lake next year.
This invitation is heartily seconded by
the State of Utah and the city and
County of Salt Lake. A circular has
been sent out to the members of the
Encampment, pointing out the attrac-
them that if they come there they will
have the time of their lives. Alfred
Kent, Department Commander. is al
the head of the committee, with George
b. Squires as Secretary.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

w. Bourke Cochran is thoroly out of
favor with Tammany which has elected
new Grand Sachem in his place,
which eliminates Mr.. Cochran from the
councils of the Order.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

The little country of Denmark. 5000
miles away, takes more cotton-seed oil
cake and meal than are consumed ir
any State in the Union
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

The Roman Catholic Church in
France is accommodating Itself to its
new conditions and with fair success
The Church is ROW upon the same foot
ing as the Roman Catholic Church and
other churches in America, where each
is supported by voluntary contributions
from the people. In many parishes col
lectors are sent from house to house
and a system of correspondence has
been introduced to solicit every we'll
meaning citizen by letter to contribute
to the support of religion. Altho tho
peasants have been accustomed for CEN
turies to have the Government furnish
the churches and pay the priests, they
are accepting the new system with a
great deal more interest than had been
supposed to be possible.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
Reunion of battery n, LIST Pa. L. A.

The 39th Annual Reunion of Battery
b. 1st Pa. L. A, p. r. " c., will be
held at Mount Jackson, Pa, June g.
James A. Gardner. Secretary, New Cas-
tie, Pa.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
4 NEW aDIxIE.,

The Daughters of the Confederacy
St. Louis over the words of Dixie"
They decided that the old words "are
not suited to the grandeur of the song
or the cause for which it sings" They
were certainly right in this. since the
words of Dixie" are. about as senseless
mander of the st. Louis Confederate
Veterans is DIR. r. c. Atkinson. who is
an earnest advocate of a new version.
He said, 1.-The old words are an aborli-
| nation, and / consider the women have
done a service to the South by giving
US new version
This new version. which was adopted
was written at the order of Mrs J.
| Griff Edwards, of Portsmouth. Va, who
/ is Commander-in-Chie of the Confed-
| crate Choir, and the new version will
be sung in st. Louis for the first time
Church. The new stanzas read:
80, Dixie land is the land of glory,
The land of cherished song and story.
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie
| land
'Tis the land that patriots love to dwell
in,
The land our fathers fought and fell in
| Look away, look away. look away, Dixie
land.
I'm glad live in Dixie, Hurrah, Hur-
Crest of chorus unchanged)
| THE blue and gray went out TO battle,
| And loud they made wars thunder rat
tie.
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie
land.
| Our cause we lost. but won a glory,
| Which still will last when time is hoary.
Look away. look away. look away, Dixie
land"
While these words cannot be said to
| be anything but the moss ordinary
rhyme they have merits far beyond the
original. 1t must be also said that the
tune to "Dixie" is ragged, jerky sort
of an affair. with much life and spirit,
| il is true, but to which it is exceedingly
difficult to fit words and certainly words
that have any consecutive meaning.
I
Dixie" was originally written as a spir-
| tied Jingle for negro minstrel walk
around" that is, in the old days it was
the custom to open the performance
with a vivacious spurt of catchy melody
which would arouse the audience and
prepare them for what came after
There were scores of these written, sew
eral of which the Confederates adopted
i for their bands. One of these was
i Billy Patterson" to which they set the
words of "Stonewall Jackson Crossing
4 Into Maryland" and made quite spir-
i tied dress parade tune. Dixie" was
written by Dan Emerson, an Ohio man
on the spur of the moment, for his
j troupe, and caught the favor of tho
1 New Orleans people when 1t was played
there. Our recollection is that it die
not become popular In the South unit
near the close of the war. Earlier in
the war the Confederate bands played
the "Bonnie Blue Flag" 'Stonewai
Jackson Crossing Into Maryland" and
Maryland, My Maryland" Those who
:, were confined at Andersonville will re-
member that the only dress parade tune
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

Bogg Janeway Post, New Brunswick,
N. j., got hot under the collar at the
sight of the Hungarian flag displayed
above the Stars and Stripes, and Adjt
Joseph Sedan sent a detail to explain
TO the people in the house that such a
thing could not be tolerated. The Huns
listened to reason and hauled down their
flag.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
INDIAN RESERVATION.
An Omeial Announcement Regarding
Government Lands by the Commissioner
of the General Lnnd Office. -...o- 5f.;
Department of the Interior,


Department of the Interior,
General Land Office.
Washington, d. c.. May Is, 1908.
The National Tribune. Washington,
ID. c.
Sir: In reply to your inquiry. you are
informed that neither the time nor the
method of opening the Coeur dAlene
Indian lands. or any other lands to be
opened in the future. has yet been fixed
and will not be until the necessary sur.
yeys, allotments. classification and ap-
praisements have been made Former
soldiers may OF may not be permitted
to register by agent at the opening of
these lands for the privilege of fling.
and any persons advertising that they
are authorized or will be authorized.
either by law or regulation. to act as
such agent are doing SO unadyised1y
and without authority u.r- 40 .su
l am inclosing herewith a printed list
of the lands to be opened. with brief
comments as to the area and laws IN
der which they can be entered.--Fred
bennett, Commissioner st,a..,
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

In spite of the 337 900 idle cars re-
ported the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Road
has placed rush order for 1900 steel
coal cars. and says that the greatest
rush known to business in years will
the rail. The panic is rapidly becoming
a memory
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

The Canadian French cannot under
stand why their countrymen do not
migrate to this new France and help
them against the overwhelming horde
of immigrants from Great britain and
Germany. In Canada there is true
new France where every Frenchman
would be likely to find himself entirely
at home among the people speaking his
own language, with French customs
and religion. In spite of this only
$4,000 French-speaking immigrants
have come in in 10 years where 311.000
have come from Great Britain and
$500 from the United States. The
French now number about 20 per cent
of the Canadian population, but at this
rate they will soon not amount to more
than per cent.
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

The troubles of the Thaw family have
been intensified by reported move
ment on the part of Evelyn to have
herself appointed Administrative of her
husbands estate in case that he is de-
cided insane. However, the community
can bear the troubles of the Thaws with
considerable equanimity