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The National tribune., 1909-07-08
"Wa- Widows"

The following excellent letter is with
out date or postoffice. and the post
Office stamp on the envelope cannot be
read. We do not know where the
writer lives:
II have been reading The National
Tribune, and there is much in it about
widows pensions. Well. have
dropped the paper and my mind has
travelled back, away back, to 1861,
where the term war widow was much
used. War widows; yes, that was what
we who had husbands in the army were
called.
And were not some of us war wild
ows indeed? Much is said of how the
soldiers suffered. and they did suffer.
Many bIed and died also there; others
came home broken-down in health and
died before many years. L believe
there were very few who came home
strong and robust as when they went
away. OF course, they suffered; and
did not their wives suffer also2 Some
had property. some had friends able to
help them: but many of us were poor in
this worlds goods, and had to work
hard - dig - for a living for ourselves
and children. Uncle Sam did not give
very large wages to his men and what
| they did get was at great discount. But
that was not the half of it. After a big
battle, how We used to grasp the pa
pers, with those long columns of names
| of killed and wounded, and tho our
eyes were blinded with tears and our
hearts were sinking with fear we would
eagerly read every one, and even if We
did not find the name of our loved one
there 1t was so long sometimes before
We would receive a letter from the
front that our courage failed us. The
half of what We went thru can never
| be told. The veterans did their duty;
they did it nobly and well. They saved
the Union; never faltered or wavered
But we war widows did our duty fully
as well, and truly 1 believe we of those
wartime years. who do outlive the hus-
band who fought for his country = and
we helped him should receive in our
old age as much pension as he received
| in his day.-M. L. Cone"
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
The 9th N. j. and 17sth n. Y.

Editor National Tribune: Please
give short sketch of the apove-men-
toned regiments.-Benjamin Manning,
80 Williams Ave-, Jersey City, N. J.
The 9th N. J. was organized at Tren.
ton from September to October, 1851
and after serving out two enlistments
finally mustered out July IL. 1865. II
was commanded by Col Joseph Allen,
who was drowned at Hatteras Inlet
Jan. Is, 1862, succeeded by Col. Charles
A. Hickman, promoted to Brigadier-
General Nov. %, 1862. Col. Abram Ia
briskie then took command, retaining
the same until his death, Jan 5, 1864,
when Col. James Stewart, jr,, succeed
ed him and was in command at the
time of muster-out 1t belonged to
Weitzers Division. Eighteenth Corps
and lost SO killed and 166 from dis
ease, etc.
The 17Sth N. Y was organized a
Staten Island from June to October
1858, for three years, and was not mus
tered out at the close of the civil war
1t was commanded by Col. Edward
Wechler. who was discharged Oct 7
1864. The regiment belonged to Now
er's Division, Sixteenth Corps. and los
Is killed and 1872 from disease, etc
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Welcomed by Household.

Comrade Chris Friender writes from
Scotia, n. Y: Il have taken The National
Tribune for the last 16 or IS years, and
like it very much. My wife looks forward
for it as much as l do. 1t is a true sol
diers paper. L belonged to the 44th N. Y,
Go. f; was in the war three wears: was
oa Little Round Top during the battle OF
Gettysburg"
Comrade John L. Danbury. ''the little
white-headed Swede" of Co. C, 1O5th Ill,
st. Lawrence, s. Oak, invites correspond
e8ee OF former comrades. He says that
if he lives to be buried when he dies he
means to have his SKIS Flag, received
with The National Tribune as a premium,
wrapped about him.
Comrade w. Parish Camp, NJ. D.,
Charity, Mo-, seeks address or final in.
formation of Col. John E. Phelps, Andrew
X. Coward and Jas. O'Neil, of I'd Ark
Cav. He last heard of them or of some
OF Them in California.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Modified Rides.

The famous Roosevelt order requir-
ing Army officers to make 90-mile
ride once annually has been modified
by the Secretary of War along lines
suggested by President Taft. Excep-
tions are to be made in the cases of
officers of the senior grade of Engineer
and Ordnance Departments and officers
who have reached the age of 62 years.
Such officers will be required to take
the ride, but the subsequent physical
examination will be a mild one. In the
case of engineer and ordnance officers
it Is argued by men OF the service that
their duty does not require them to be
expert horsemen.
Army officers on duty in the National
Capital will take the 90-mile ride ir.
October or November instead of during
the Summer. This change of time was.
made. it is>said, in consideration of the
animals rather than the riders. The
officers who will take the ride will be
divided into two parties. for, the reason
that all of them cannot be absent from
duty at the same time. One party will
be in charge of Gen. w. W. Wother-
spoon, Assistant Chief of Staff, and the
other probably viii be in charge of Col.
j. A. Duncan, Acting Chief of Infantry
on the General Staff.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Monument to Wirz.
By G. C. Berlew, Columbus. Ohio

By G. C. Berlew, Columbus. Ohio,
Yes. build him up a monument.
Above his mouldring clay;
Let chiseIed marble long proclaim
The arch fiend Of mis- dav.
Let histrys page, with perfect skill,
Be craven on its side.
And picture there his brutal crimes,
And how the villain died/
Yes, build him up a monument.
And round his mound be made,
In perfect reproduction.
Old Andersons stockade-
Let chiseied forms of starving men,
In tattsred garments shown,
Be grouped within in awful state
Each uttering forth a groan.
Yes. let starvation's fearful work
Be chiseIed perfect, too;
The suHken eyes. the followed chseks.
And bones protruding thru;
Diseases stamp and fevers' fire
Cut true, that they may tell
The coming generations there
OF Wirz's prison hell.
Yes. build him up monument,
And trace that deadly line
Ger which to step brought Ieaden
death
To victims every time.
Inscribe thousand fiendish deeds
This jailer gave command,
Outraging human conscience
And the laws of every land
Yes. build him up a monument.
But to his deeds be true
No maudlin sentiment can dare
To write his his'try new
The book was closed in '65
Beyond recall or hope
When the court decreed in solemn voice
Wirz should dangle from a rope
&C. C. Berlew.
Columbus, Ohio. May 10, 1909.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Surprised and Pleased.

Comrade Francis Hart, Co. T, 133d
N. Y, $50 w. 150th ST., New York,
writes: Sorry / had to fire SO many
shots before hitting You on the right spot
With first mail this morning l received
the Grand Old Flag. l am much sur.
prised and pleased that you can afford to
give such a Flag and the old soldiers
friend with it for 81 weeks for the small
price, $1.50. Nor can l understand why
every old soldier does not subscribe at one
for The National Tribune. l hope thu
within this year you will be mailing it to
every old soldier-ani every young sol
dier-liying."
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

The big battleship Idaho is laid up
at League Island Navy Yard with her
sights knocked off," In other words |
they might as we'll be, because they are
Detective; in fact, are no good. Tho
reticent and deprecating the serious=
ness of the condition of the vessels
armament, Executive officer Jones ad=
mitted that workmen are now there
from Washington readjustlng the sights
so that the big 12-inch guns may be
placed in proper fighting trim.
Commander Jones said that the Idaho
would not sail from League Island till
the sights were repaired. Why they
were not thoroly tested before now he
did not say. The sights were made and
adjusted at the Washington Navy Yard,
and because of their many and intricate
parts cost large sum OF money.
Banquet de Terrace.
For the first time since it was built
the terrace on the White House has
been used for a formal dinner party
President Taft who loves "all out
DOORS" can't get so very much of it in
the nature of things, but he makes 6
Hot of chances. Mrs. Taft held her Spring
receptions out on the White House
lawn, and they were just the prettiest
functions imaginable. One night last
week President TAFT wanted 10 ger MS
friends in the House and Senate togeth-
er for a "smoke talk" on the tariff, tho
they all declare that tariff wasn't dis
cussed. and he had a roof-garden din
ner. The terraces are well adapted for
this, and the party was extremely sue
cessful. The long banquet table was
enriched by flowers and ricn-hued
lights shown over it. The great trees
! in the White House grounds stood high
enough to shelter the terrace from the
view of the ''profane," and it was cool
and pleasant. Those who were invited
to the dinner were: The Secretary of
the Treasury, the Attorney-General, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor, senators Mar
tin, Clay, McEnery, Money, Crane, Nix
on, Piles, du Pont, Davis. Page, Brad
| ley, Chamberlain Ellison ID. Smith, Lor-
| inner, and Representatives Henry H.
Bingham, Leonidas F. Livingston, Chas.
l.. Bartlett, VIM. Sulzer, George w.
Prince, Robert F. Broussard. Samuel
w. Smith, Thomas S. Butler, George p.
| Lawrence, Walter /. Smith, Charles F..
Scott, Arthur l.. Bates, William d.
Humphrey Ollie M. James, James Ken
nedy, George f. Huff, Julius Kahn, Jas.
f. Burke, Frank o. Lowden, Gerrit j.
Diekema, c.. Bascom Slemp. And they
were all there but Senator Davis, of
Arkansas And thereby hangs a tale of
mot knowing how to play in polite So
| ciety."
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
The 1Ofst Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please
give short history of the 101st Ohio.
M. Longnecker, Mcclure. Ohio.
The 101st Ohio was organized at
Camp Monroeville, Aug. 80, 1862. and
mustered out June IL, 1865 1t was
commanded by Col. Leander Stem, who
died of wounds Jan 4. 1868, received
at Stone River, succeeded by Col. Isaac
M. Kirby. in command at the time of
muster-out. 1t belonged to Stanley's
Division. Fourth Corps, and lost 95
killed and 141 from disease, etc
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
pecorates His oecrpicd Grave.

Comrade Louis MunG 800 Ohio avenue,
Cincinnati. Ohio, wri, ~ am an old
subscriber of The Nat. Tribune. In
article '.Decorates His Own Grave" !
am that Louis Mund referred to- ! served
in the 47th Ohio and am carried in the
records of the State of Ohio as dead and
buried in Spring Grove Cemetery since
1865. / am very much pleased that can
state that Notwithstanding the official rec
ord, l am still alive and kicking and able
to serve my Post as Commander and to
assist in the great work of the G. A. R."
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Anti-Meat Adyocates.

Mrs. Bryce, wife of the British EN-
bassador, and Mrs. Sherman, wife of
the Vice President, have joined the
anti-meat forces, hence there VIII be
no meat served on their tables this
Summer at least. They are strictly
vegetarian, and have given up the use
of coffee, tea. cheese and butter. OF
course, they eschew all spiritous liquors.
Once upon a time there was the great
est hullabaloo raised because Mrs
Lucy Webb Hayes-not Hayse-would
not serve wine on the White House
state banquet board, because the for
eign diplomats would be offended. -
Now you will go to the British Embassy
and get neither meats nor wines. What
do you think of that?
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Maine Monument Contributions.

Contributions still come in for the
Maine Monument Association. 1t is SO
worthy cause that 1t would seem that II
sholld appeal to the whole people Of the
country. There is scarcely q State in the
Union that did not lose a son when the
Maine went down N Havana Harbor
Many of the bOlies lie under the mud and
wreckage yet, and will so lie till the Judg
nent Day. There is something tangible tt
love and lavish flowers upon wheI
your precious loved ones lie under greer
mounds marked with tablets upon which
inscriptions are graved to show who ant
what they were, how and where they died
But the grave of the Unknown--Oh, thu
unutterable sadness of it. Just a table
and number, and you wonder, and won
der about him who lies there. Had hi
ever home? Are father and mother
mourning for him? Was a young wife lef
helpless with her little children to brave
the worlds Indifference? Or had he liyet
his life, and in its shadowy evening jOinet
forces with those who were battling fo
| the honor of the Nation, going down t,
death while the wife of his youth is lef
to walk alone thru the down-hill years
| never to know where the man she love,
to the end sleeps?
Sadder, unutterably sadder is the fate O
those who go down at sea. The merciles
| blue waters close above with scarcely ,
ripple to disturb their serenity, and lik
Moses on Bethpeer's hight they sleep for
ever and forever, only God knowing tn
spot that has given them deaths cradle
Surely, those who love the Flag and th
country of which it is the powerful EN-
blem, will help to erect to the memory O
these brave men monuments which shal
| tell to coming generations that "Republic
are not ungrateful." and that though u1
known graves may be the fate of t,itse VIII
on land and sea upheld the soyereignit
of the Government of the tnited State
they are yet remembered aud viii be re
membered thruout all TINA
Remember the MsIne.
Theodore 1. Beckwith, of Schenectady
N. Y, writes ut is with feeling @
gladness that l learn of the effort that
being made to erect a monument in men
please find my mite for the furtheranc
of the noble object, and to make me
member of the Maine Memorial Assoc
alton"
Comrade Beckwith was member of til
LIST U. 5. Chasseurs, later the 6Jth n. Y.
Another letter comes from Horatio /
Wait, Master IN Ghancery. Circuit Goul
with please find 81 for membership in tn
Maine Monument Association" And til
, signature tells a story of sympathy, fC
Mr.. Wait knows what memories must eve
cluster around that little spot in the gres
waste of waters in Havana Harbor. II
adds: Late Lieut.-Com., Paymaster I
, S. Navy"
All contributions sent to The Nations
: Tribune will be acknowledged thru ii
columns Of this paper TO show goo
! faith. the ilrst call for contributions to I'll
B, +. Stephenson Monument Fund ws
. made in The National Tribune. and hun
dreds of dollars rolled in for that laudab
purpose. Last week the monument wa
dedicated with imposing ceremony. 1t Wa
10 years in building to this end TIL
. Maine Monument ought to be erected
half that time.
ISABEL WORRELL BALL.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Picture of the Historic Engine Genera,

beautiful colored picture of the his
toric engine, General. stolen by the An
drews Raiders during the Civil War, and
now on exhibition in Union Depot, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, together with the STORY OF
the General, will be mailed for 10c. One
1ree with each order for ten W. l.. Danley,
Q. p. A, Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis
Railway, Nashville. Tenn. Room T.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
The Fifth Corps.

e. A. MaiEard, 32d Mass, would like
to hear something in The National Trib-
une from the Second and Third Brigades,
First Division, Fifth Corps. They are all
dear to his heart
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

June Ex-senator Cummins complet-
ed his speech arraigning the proposed
corporation tax. He spoke for more
than six hours.
Senator Borah began speech against
the corporation tax.
Senator Gore offered a resolution pro-
viding for separate vote on each of the
schedules of the tariff bill with q wow
to sending them to the President rs
separate bills, so that he could %
those which he believed wrong. Con-
sideration of the resolution was post
poned.
At $50 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Senate,

The corporation tax amendment to
the tariff bill was adopted by a vote of
80 to IL, after the amendment had first
been accepted as a substitute for the
income tax amendment by vote of as
to 81. Nearly all of the Democrats
voted to adopt the corporation tax after
the income tax had been sidetracked.
A few of them withheld their votes.
The day was given up to debate on
corporation tax amendment until 4:3l
O'Clock, when Senator Aldrich asked
consent to have vote taken on Satur
day. This was denied. and the voting
began Immediately. Among the Sena-
tors who spoke yesterday were Hey.
burn. of Idaho; Rayner. of Maryland
Cummins, of Iowa; Root, of New York
Hughes, of Colorado, and Newlands, OF
Nevada.
AT z p. m. the Senate adjourned.
House.
The House was not in session.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Senate.

June Ex-senator Tillman's amend
ment to the tariff bill, placing tea on
the dutiable list at 10 cents pound.
was defeated by a vote of SIS to Is.
Senator Aldrich managed to get the
corporation tax amendment before the
Senate for a direct vote before any
other measure is to be voted upon,
much to the disappointment of the in
come takers.
Senator Aldrich admitted that he only
voted for the corporation tax in order
to defeat the income tax amendment.
but added that he thought the corpora
ton tax was a good measure to raise
revenue in the emergency which the
Treasury faced.
Senator Dixon, of Montana, advocat-
ed the adoption of the inheritance tax
provision which had been agreed to by
the House and afterward stricken out
by the Senate Finance Committee.
Senator Cummins began an extended
speech on the corporation and income
tax amendments.
At 6:17 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
CONGRESS.
Report of Proceedings From Day to Day.
Senate.

Monday, June 2S.-The Senate has
been meeting all week at 10 o'clock a.
m. and sitting until 5 and 6 o'clock
d. M, but does not hold night sessions.
The Senate completed consideration
of the dutiable and free lists OF the
tariff bill, paving the way to considera-
ton of the income tax and corporation
tax amendments to the bill
Cotton bagging and binding twine
were put on the free list.
The structural steel and iron rates
were increased slightly over those of
the House bill.
Senators Clapp and Culberson intro
duced amendments to the corporation
tax proposition designed to nullify the
Joker" contained in that measure re-
lating to the holding of stock of cor
porations by other corporations.
Senator Tillman addressed the Senate
in favor of tax of 10 cents pound on
tea. A vote on his amendment will be
taken to-day.
The report of the conferes on the
Census bill was adopted.
AT $3.50 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
House.
The conference report on the Census
bill was adopted.
At 12:35 p. m. the House adjourned
until noon Thursday.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
House
The House was not in session.
Senate.

July 1.-Senator Borah completed his
speech in opposition to the corporation
tax amendment to the tariff bill.
Senators Bourne and Root spoke in
favor of the corporation tax.
Senators Clapp and Owen denounced
the corporation tax
An attempt to gain unanimous con-
sent to vote on the corporation tax
amendment next Tuesday at noon was
defeated by Senator Bulkeley's objec-
ton.
AT 4:30 o'clock, there being no other
Senator ready to speak on the corpora
tion and income tax amendments, the
Senate adjourned.
House.
A message from the President, reIat-
ing to affairs in Porto Rico was re-
ceived.
After session lasting IL minutes the
House adjourned until next Monday.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
House.
Senate.

The House was not in session.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

Blue denim fatigue clothing of the
style issued by the Quartermaster's De-
partment to enlisted men of the Coast
Artillery Corps. except blue denim hats,
has been adopted for use in all arms of
the Military Service. Brown canvas
fatigue clothing will be no longer manu-
factured, but the issue thereof to troops
of the mobile army will be continued
until the present stock is exhausted.
The brown canvas clothing faded. oh.
my! Any woman could have told the
Bureau of Equipment that that was
what would happen. Brown isn't worth
shucks as a wearing color. In fact, the
Army will come back to blue again just
as soon as 1t conveniently can after the
blare of trumpets over finding a color
that was "indistinguishable." like the
horrid stuff they call "olive drab." 1t
/, isn't olive, and it certainly isn't drab
and 1t is simply horrible as a color for
| Cur armies. Elue is our color. Blue
1t will be again some day. 1t is pret-
tier. whiGr means a whole lot, and its
ie.st'ag az ties as a color are far be-
yozso tha; any other color.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

.r, Theodore Roosevelt, wife of the
Prenident, sailed for Europe last
K ~. the steamer Cretic with her
daughter. Ethel, and her two sons.
Quentin and Archie. The first month
Of their trip will be passed with Mrs.
Roosevelts sister, Miss Carew, in the
1atter's villa near Rome. The remain
der Of the stay abroad will be spent in
q tour Of France, which was designed
especially for Miss Etheps benefit.
Mrs Roosevelt plans to return to the
United States with the three children in
November.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

Senator Stephen B. Elkins. who is a
pretty big man, mighty nearly the 300
mark, has thrown discretion to the
winds and stripped off both collar and
tie, and the silk coat he wears is just
about as near nothing as he can get.
Senator Dolliver strolIed into the SEN
ate Chamber the other day with his
coat over his arm. President Taft said
the sun could do what the President of
the United States could not do, and
that was to hurry Congress out of town,
and it looks as tho the President is a
prophet
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
House..

The House was not in session.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-22
Working for Institute.

Plans to make this years State Far
mers' Institute, to he held at Eliza
BEETHOVEN on February "a, % and &c
next, the most complete in every re-
spect of all the farmers meetings that
have been held In Kentucky since the
establishment of the institute system,
are rapidly being worked out by Com
missioner of Agriculture nj. S. Rankin
and his able assistant, Secretary 2. M.
Shy, of the State Board of Agriculture,
under the auspices of which the State
Fair is held. A list of speakers is / be-
ing made out now, and a tentative
draft of the pro2r nine drawn. Lists
OF delegates from the farmers 'tclubs in
the various counties Of the State are
being received into the Commissioner S
Office, and Commissioner Rankin be-
lieves that the farmers of Kentucky
will be better pleased with the results
of this meeting than they have with
any of the previous gatherings Of the
kind.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-01-22
Caught Like Rats in a Trap.

Between sixty and seventy five men
were caught like rats in a trap and
compelled to jump into Lake Michigan
early Wednesday, when a temporary
crib three miles out in the lake, where
they were, employed was destroyed by
FIRE.
Many of the men, buffeted about by
the rough sea, which was running at
the time, were drowned. Just how
many is unknown. The survivors, who
have been brought to another crib at
68th street. declare that fifteen men
gave up the fight and sank into the
lake after holding 20 the burning edges
of the crib for an hour. In addition to
these it is feared many men were
caught in the tunnel, under the lakes
surface, withsno means of egress and
the water rapidly filling the tunnel.
Forty men were taken from the burn
ing crib by tugs, nearly all Deing terri
bly, burned.