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4. ]. BIG / |! CELEBRATION
Monday Will Be Z Fittingly OBJ
served ~ Resid enta o.
*t NJ Popular Suburb. u.
Nothing Will Be Omitted to Make
Event Eclipse All Previous
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The glorious Fourth Of July is to be-
duly and properly celebrated at Du-
luth Heights, arrangements being un-
der way for holding celebration that
Will eclipse all previous efforts on the
nations birthday at that popular SUI
burb. 5% a., 4. p : 4,SNis = t%.., { :: : {
u Nothing that is calculated to add
to the enjoyment Of the residents and
display their patriotism and good
cheer Is to be omitted There will be
parrades, ball games, dance and fire
works. . :.s:.>, ~. g5G.:s:~.t -
The program will begin with the
parade at $3.50 in the morning. The
h1st division will be headed by
spengler's bugle and drum corps and
Will consist Of automobiles, the Du-
sluth Heights volunteer fire depart
ment, replicas Of Uncle Sam and Co
aumbia, school girls, the Duluth
Heights ball team; the Junior Hum.
smers' ball team, the junior Duluth
Heights ball team and the second d.
vision will consist of boys and floats.
~ After the parade, exercises will be
held at the fire hail.. DR.. Summers
Will give the invocation and fifty lit
tie girls will sing America" Milton
Magician will recite "A Dash for the
Flag" and Ruth Wilson will also give
patriotic recitation. g.. =
The reading Of the Declaration of
Independence will be given by R.
Donaldson and Mrs. Balmer will sing
solo. After number by Spengler's
band, w. e. McEwen, state labor COM
missioner, will give the grafton of the
day The program at tho ha1l 1u;11
conclude with another song by the
children.
After the exercises the citizens will
repair to the ball grounds, where a.
game will be played between two
local teams. Another ball game will
be played in the afternoon and at
$3.50, a program Of sports, including
races and tug of war; will be given.
Fireworks and the dance in the hall
Will conclude the celebration.
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EVIDENCE ALL IN FOR
COAL CARRYING ROADS

NEW YORK, June 30.-The coal car
rying railroads today concluded their
presentation Of evidence In defense Of
a suit brought by the government un-
der the antitrust law, with the SUBJ
mission of testimony by E. B. Thomas,
president Of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road company, and President William
H. Truesdale, of the Lackawanna. It
was agreed to postpone the taking Of
testimony in rebuttal for the govern
ment until September.
The greater part of the day was oc-
cupied with the testimony of Presi lent
Thomas. Mr.. Truesdale appeared late
in the day to deny the existence Of a
rate agreement between the anthra-
cite roads. He admitted, however,
that representatives of the various
systems met occasionally to discuss
selling prices and practically all Of
them adopted uniform rates. The
Lackawanna. he testified, had not
made a rate reduction since 1903, In
which year a change was brought
about by the complaint Of an inde-
pendent operator that the LackawannaL
was charging more than other roads,
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W0RK|NGMEN RIGHT
IN THEIR DEMANDS
Courts of Our Land Should Pro.
tect the Weak Against -
. the Strong. -;,s-} ~.

Professor Wambaugh, Of Harvard
law school says workingmen are right
in demanding social reform in injune=
tion proceedings. !, In an address on
:.The Injunction-Its Use and Abuses
before the members of the ECONOMIC
Club OF Worcester, Mass, he had this
to say: u. T.
ct do not forget thatj'I am not to-
night addressing working men, but T
want to say to you that this matter in
terests you more. than it does the
workingmen, for the injunction pro-
cess is only in it's infancy, and it may
interest you to know that you are
threatened by its growth even more
than the .workingman. The injunction
today runs against the capitalist. The
injunction is unwise, inartistic, dan
gerous, with the contempt procedure
as it is now administered as a part
Of it. :-'.5 .., q -
''The workingman feels today that
the employer has everything, includ-
ing the law, on his side. We must
see TO it that there is not the slightest
ground for such belief, and that our
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WILL | | /. P'[E::...IC0MIPANIY
TO ARB|TRATE STRIKE
Governor Of Indiana Will Take a.
Hand in Evansville Street
Car Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 1.-:Governor
Marshall Of Indiana has decided to
take a hand in the Evansville Gnd.)
street car strike and has ordered la
Dor commissioners to go to Evansville
and take. steps to compel the com
pany to arbitrate with its men. He
declared he has information that only
president Marshill stands in the way
OF arbitration;' that the other officers
1avor 1t, and many business concerns
IN Evansville are on the verge of finan-
cfal failure If the strike is not set
tied. Governor Marshall saidt ~
Surely. the great state of Indiana
has the power to prevent the financial
ruin Of the, second largest city merely
through the arbitrary and selfish ac-
tdon9 Of one man. At least that strike
is going to be settled" :< -
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LAB0RER MEETS WITH :. ~ +.
A SEVERE ACCIDENT

Failing headlong into an empty
pocket of Elevator ..D's OF the Consol--
dated Elevator Company, +. now in
course OF construction, A. Bertilson, a
laborer, struck on his head on 9, heap
OF scrap iron and sustained number
Of bad cuts and painful bruises while
Bertilson was walking on the edge
Of the pocket and ia some unaccount-
able manner lost his balance and fell
to the bottom. Some scrap iron, it; is
said, was in the bottom Of the pit and
it was upon this that Bertilson
struck his head. No fracture Of the
skull has been discovered. n +. ,> i y@ @:t K
Bertiison resides at 4s13 Oneota
street. at West Duluth. # He will be
confined to his home for several days.
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PLATE BOSSES REFUSE
TO ARBIITRATE TROUBLE

III SHARON, Pa. July 1.--Pregide
=. W. PArgny Of the American Sheet
and Tinplate Company has notified
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers, declining to enter into
any conference with the association
with: reference to the open shop or
der. 35 Ii Sd } sas3 Ii tl
When the Ameri lean company post
ed its notice that union Dor was to
Ebe dropped at the TIN mills q ter the
last off June, Prestd 1Ardle tried
to arrange 8 conference. s'$ S$ isi5.t5
The officials sof the TIN mill ct South
Sharon ere a running 4 81 heavy wire
around their plant this 9 taken
to ndtcats that the comp my is pre-
pardn e N ~ plantt les Ct
any action ZEN, dby union. IS q
stril II IS pitated the 81 * company
aens 81 t,, q MILL 2
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a loss, but a gain. When the work
ingman fights for larger wage he is
fighting for more leisure, for a bright
err intellectually, for a bigger life.- He
is fighting your battle and my battle
and the battle Of the future. On him
depends the growth and advancement
of the republic. He must have the
same. rights in the courts as his
brother more fortunately situated in
this worlds goods. 81 don't want in
dustrial peace but l do want justice
and 1 do want state of society that
as a lawyer can defend, and not at
tack ~'-', ."-3 f. =.
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courts, like. Caesars wife, are above

courts, like Caesars wife, are above
suspicion. =. .'L,..
!. IT our system Of Jurisprudence fails
at any point to. protect the poor, the
weak and the friendless or to exact
equal justice between man and man.,
it is our business to seek and apply
the necessary means to remedy it.. NJ:
1T is idle for us: to expect indus-
trials peace in this country. It is not
desirable. AS long as the world lasts
there will be a constant struggle be-
tween the capitalist and the employee
to obtain larger and larger measure
Of the fruits of their labor. AS long
as this condition lasts-and it will
last sforever-there will be labor. dis
p,ites, and 1t is we'll that there should
be, for be it remembered what these
men are striving to do is to divide not
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DISCUSSING LABOR TROUBLES.
+ KANSAS CITY, June 30.-Coal miners and
operators from Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma
and SArkansas held joint meeting here
today and. discussed recent labor troubles.
The meeting will continue tomorrow.
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A Discourtcous Enemy.

Comrade George Rucker. Co. E. 18th
w. Va, Hunt, w. Va. writes: II en-
listed Sept. 10, 1862, at Point Pleasant,
w. Va. The Captain of the company
was 7. d. Carter; w. r. Brown was
Colonel of the regiment. We marched
enough to make trail around the
world, and often had to dispossess the
rebels of territory we desired to occu-
py, penetrate or traverse. They were
a stubborn lot, too, and often resisted
US in vigorous manner; often, too,
they were very threatening in their
attitude and proximity when we would
have preferred their absence from
sight and mind. We would, indeed
have been very pleased had they gone
home and forgotten all about us. But
they We're seldom disposed to yield to
our wishes. and their stubbornness in
that respect often made trouble for us
and for themselves. 1 was severely in
jured by getting off a horse when 7
wasn't thinking of doing so, and all at
once, not taking care to come down on
my feet, but Just any way at all. and
very hard. In fact, I left the saddle
at the volition of the horse, and not
my own, and the creature did not give
me time to consider how 1 should get
or; he really, you know, just put me
OF. A sailor might say that he dis
charged cargo without asking cargo's
co-operation. We went into camp at
Cedar Creek one October time, and
Jube Early brought his horde down
one night to have something to eat and
drink at our expense. but we went out
OF camp and let them have everything
we had on hands, and we started for
the north levels of the valley. How
ever, about that time Phil Sheridan
came along. and remarked that he
didn't propose to allow Jube Early and
his gang to come as his guests and eat
ana drink everything good and sus-
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Sheridan at Cedar Creek.

Editor National Tribune: Reading IN
The National Tribune of May an in
quiry of Cemrade A. A. Tyler, of Birna-
ingham, Ala, as to the time of day of
Sheridan's arrival on the field Oct 19,
1854, I referred to my diary. Our reg
iment, the 7th Mich. Cav, were drawn
up i'll line on the left of the pike. sup
porting a battery, quite exposed to the
enemy's battery. One shell came with
out orders from us, and exploded in
our front. One piece struck a horse
in my company in the breast. and came
out at the right side and went thru the
leg of E. w. Churchill, near the hip.
was ordered to assist in getting him
to an ambulance, and with another
comrade we got him to the rear about 40
rods and got him in the ambulance. I
took him by the hand to bid him good
by. He said: Billy, what time is it?''
Looking at my watch. said: Just
3:37." As ! was leaving him and
mounting my horse to return to my
regiment. Gen. Sheridan came iashing
past, and dismounted on the right of
the pike. where number of officers
were grouped. dismounted. Gen Gus
ter was one of the group I found my
regiment about half a mile to the left
of where / had left them-W. C. Bar
den, Battle Creek, Mich.
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ties, struggles and escapes which were
peculiarly their own and not shared
by their comrades. Therefore, volumes
of entertaining accounts could be writ
ten about them
1t has been said that if Hoods plans
had been known the Sixteenth Corps
could not have been in better position
60 thwarT them This is only measur-
ably true. FuIIer's and Sweeny's Divi-
Bions were technically in motion at the
time, with no thought of the attack
which came upon them with a sudden
ness that would have stampeded less
thoro soldiers than they were. They
had No time. even, to form connect
ing line of defense. nor to throw up
defenses of rails and logs, which the
troops had learned 10 do whenever they
stopped, if only for few minutes.
Both divisions had to go into line un-
der the direct fire of the enemy,
thing most difficult to do even for vet
erans Gen Dodge, who was of high
ly nervous order OF mind, had the quick
EYE and the true aggressive courage of
the soldier, and saw at once wherever
his presence was most needed. He
galioped along FuIler's and Sweeny's
lines. directing their formation, and
p!sseing batteries where they would rem
der the best service. In his eagerness
to cover all the points he gave his Or
ders directly to the Colonies of the regi-
nIents, much to the wrath of Gen.
Bweeny, who was an old Regular and
Exceedingly tenacious of his rights as a
Rbout this for days after the battle,
Rnd came near having a mortal en-
counter with UIe of the officers, and
for which he was placed in arrest.
Gen. Dodge's example was the high
est encouragement to his men, and
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Col. Sfoore's Brigade.

Editor National Tribune: In recent
issue AlonZo T. A. Seamon, Co. c, 10th
KY, Guthrie. Okla, in writing of tha
battle of Franklin. made some little
mistakes on which I can set him right.
He speaks of Cox's Division, Twenty
third Corps. and of a brigade composed
of the Tooth and 10th Ohio, 9Th Tenn,
18th and 18th KY. commanded by Col.
Moore, of one of the Ohio regiments.
He is probably right about the Ohio
regiments, the Sth Tenn. and 18th KY.
belonging to CoX's Division; but Col
Moore never commanded that brigade,
and ne was not Colonel of an Ohio reg
iment, but of the 25th Mich. The same
Colonel. Orlando H. Moore. on July 4,
1868, defeated the rebel Morgan at
Tebbs Bend, KY, when he fought 10
times his own number AT Franklin,
which was one of the hardest fights ot
the civil war, he commanded the Sec
ond Brigade, Second Division. The
rebels never broke the lines OF his bri-
gade, and there was but one Ohio regi.
ment in 1t, the 111th Ohio. Col. Sher-
wood. The comrades regiment, 18th
KY, was for a long time in the First
Brigade, Second Division, with the Sd
and 9Th East Tenn, 18th and 26th KY.
and 25th Mich. Col. Moore's regiment
don't remember of the 18th KY. being
taken out of the brigade, but if they
had been and at Franklin were in Cox's
Third Division, they were not under
Col. Moore. 1t has been a long time,
and it was very lively about that cotton
gin. A great many things happened
which no two men could see exactly
alike. Col Moore's Brigade held their
ground, making a barricade of the
dead. There is now living in this city
one of Col Moore's officers, Capt. C. NJ.
Howe. We of the other regiments used
to know him as the boy Captain of the
25th Mich.-Henry ]. McCord. Captain.
111th Ohio, Manhattan, Kan. :
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retired wing of the" flank, having his
own left almost within gunshot of our
main line around the city. l then began
to fear that his disregard of the fixed
rule in war, that one danger in rear Is
more to be feared than 10 in front-or,
| in other words, that 1000 men in rear
| are equal to 10000 in front-wouid
fcause US much embarrassment, and
place his corps at great disadvantage,
Notwithstanding he had held success
within easy grasp. 1t had rested in his
power to rout McPherseH's army by
simply moving little further to the
right and attacking in rear and flank.
instead of aSsaulting an intrenched
flank. I hoped, nevertheless, this blum
der would be remedied, at least in part,
by the extreme right of his line tapping
round, during the attack, to the rear of
of Mcpherson.
ct anxiously awaited tidings from
the scene of action, while listening at
tentively to what seemed spirited
engagement upon that part of the field.
This sound proceeded from the guns
of the gallant Wheeler, in the direction
of Decatur, whence had hoped mo-
musketry, accompanied by the genuine
Confederate shout from Hardee's entire
corps, as it advanced and drove the
enemy down Peach Tree Creek, between
our general line of battle and THAT
formidable stream. Altho the troops of
Hardee fought. seemingly, with deter
mination and spirit. there were indica-
tions that the desired end was not
being accomplished. The roar of mus
kerry occurring only at intervals
strengthened this impression. and a
staff officer was dispatched to Gen. Har-
dee to know the actual result.
During the early afternoon L re-
ceived information that the attack had
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helped greatly to bring about that stub
born defense which shattered Hardee's
ranks, and then completed the repulse
by a telling return charge at the mo-
ment that Hardee's men were reeling
under the effset of the devastating fire.
Hardee's charges were made with such
beadlong fiereeneSs that We captured
many of his men. who, rushing thru
our lines, did not understand that they
were yet unbroken.
BY those who had an opportunity to
Zee the Confederate assault from a dis
tanee II has been described as wonder
fully grand and imposing. Covered by
the terrific fire of their artillery, the
Confederates came out in long waves
OF perfect alignment, with their-colors
carried IN advance of their regiments,
and every field officer riding gallantly
in front to lead his men on. They
maintained this magnificent formation
for some time, even Under the murfIer-
Gus blowing of the shells from Looms s
and Lairds Batteries, and did not real
Iy break up until their thinned ranks
received bayonet charge from the
27th, 39th and S1st Ohio, coming at
them with rush as fierce as their own
had been. FuIler's Division had per-
formed the exceedingly difficult feat of
changing front under fire, and did I,
with steadiness that was beyond all
praise =
The Recapture of De Gress's Battery.
There has been much dispute in The
National Tribune and elsewhere as to
who were entitled TO the credit of the
recapture of De Gress's famous battery
of 20-pounders. Mai. w. II. Chamber
lain, 81st Ohio, who was on Cen
Dodge's staff. makes claim for the
brigade commanded by Col. Mersy. He
says that Logan came up and specifcal-
ly asked for the little Dutchman's
Brigade" and rode in person at the
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The 9th N. Y.

Editor National Tribune: Almost al
ways I approve what you do, and it
grieveS me that I cannot make it al
ways. In your sketch of the 64th N.
Y, issue of April %, you state that
it belonged to Barlow's Division, Second
Corps. Why call it Barlow's Division?
The regiment had been in that division
from the beginning, and before coming
under command of Barlow had been
under Sumner, Richardson and CaId-
well as division commanders. It is true
the Division had been somewhat reoF-
ganized, but the 64th N. Y. had always
been in the First Division, Second Corps.
must also correct your statement in
the same issue of the commanding Off
GERS of the 61st N. Y, as you omit tha
name of Cone, who was the first Colonel
The standard of The National Tribune
in historical accuracy is so high 1t seems
to me trifling matters like those referred
to above should have proper attention
Bickford, Washington, D. c.
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Tribute to Hannibal Hamlin.

At the annual banquet of the Maine
Commandery. Loyal Legion, at River
ton. Me-, May 5, there was a large at
tendance, and a fine paper was read by
Gen. Selden Connor. The Commander
is preparing to celebrate the 106th an
niversary of Vice President Hannibal
Hamlin's birth, which occurs Aug. 27.
Gen. Connor's paper was an unusually
good one, thoughtful and well written.
Among other things, he mentioned that
the acknowledgements report showed
that Hannibal Hamlin enlisted early in
the war, and served several weeks in
Co. A, Me. State Guards, which gave
him membership in the IA r., which
he greatly priced. He attended many
Encampments, and was always very
welcome. He had two sons, who made
brilliant records in the army, Gen. Cy-
rus Hamlin and Gen. Chas HamIin
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Would Like to- Hear From Him.

Editor National Tribune: If A. ].
Langmade, Sergeant-Major of the Sew
enth Division at Salisbury, will be kind
enough to give the survivors of that
awful place his address, we shall be
glad to let Him hear from us. 1 re-
member himlweh,t and can hear him
yet calling out: Seventh Division. for
soup" His fdeas1in regard to Sails
bury Prison are correct. 1 was in the
Ninth Division whose headquarters
were just south offthe building used as
hospital. in charge of William E.
Davis, of the Cincinnati Gazette, whose
tender sympathy for the sick and suf-
fering must be remembered by every
survivor This division on Nov. rs.
1864, contained 1000 stalwart young
men, but onoFeb. SEP. 1865. the day of
our release, but handful of those
brave boys was left, most of them hav-
ing been carried out in the dead-cart
to unknown and unmarked graves on
II, 111th N. Y, SO Genesee street. Au-
burn, N. Y.
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IMn4TIAN|
'GNRGN|
By JOHN McELROY.

head of it down to the railroad. until
within range of the enemy. when he
gave Col. Mersy orders to form his line
along a board fence and charge in CO.
operation with Gen. Woods.
Mersy's Brigade, which was the Sec
ond of Sweeny's Division, consisted of
the 9th, 18th and 66th Ill. and the S1st
Ohio. Scarcely had the brigade taken
its position when Col. Mersy's horse
was killed and the Colonel so severely
wounded that he had to Ieaveathe field,
and the command was turned over 10
Lieut.-Col. Robert N. Adams, of the
S1st Ohio. Col. Adams's report says:
Il at once gave the command, For
wardp The brigade crossed the fence,
and at trail arms advanced under a
moderate fire toward the line to be
taken. On emerging from the ravine,
and beginning the ascent of the hill. the
enemy opened anew upon us, where
upon I gave the order Charged and in
apparently less than half minute the
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Dickelman and A. II. Huber said they
first met the Tigers. why, let the battery
boys answer for themselves. As for
me. deny 1t. for I say, and will stick
70 IL until some of those boys who are
living belonging to Ricketts's and Wied-
ricn's Batteries write to me and say
mat the rebels did take their guns and
Carroifs Brigade restored them. / have
letters here before me to show that the
zath and 10Th Ohio boys deny knowing
anything about the Tigers driving them
Then 1 hope A. H. Huber will Consider
that Private Dinneen is not as much in
error as he states.
AS l said in my article of Jan. %, the
sd Mass. took a hand in driving the
rebels from Cemetery Hill. but they did
not do il all, for there was not battery
or regiment on the hill that failed in
doing their duty to their country, and
neither can Carrolls Brigade CLAIM that
they did it all. as A. II. Huber and
CGmrade Dickelman infer they did. nor
can anyone else claim it for them. ]
received letter stating that private
soldiers did not have the same oppor-
tunity of knowing anything that hap
pened outside of their own regiments
That may be all so; but Lieutenauts
CAPITA ins, Colonels and Generals were
privates when they first went to the
front, and, what's more, seven-eighths
of the privates were very intelligent
men. Again, privates exchanged notes
with one another. and therefore I con-
slider they had a very fair opportunity
to get good understanding of what was
going on. In fact, I found out that il
was very hard thing to keep the pri-
vate from finding out what was going
on
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A Prisoner at Camp Ford.

William Blanchfield, 173d n. Y, 75C
Rugby road, Brooklyn, N. Y, wants
somebody to write up about Camp Ford
Tex. He was with Banks on the Red
River campaign, and was taken prison
er at Pleasant Hill April 9, 1864, with
number of others. When they reached
Camp Ford there We're a great many
ahead of them in big stockade HI
remained there until the surrender OF
Lee. What he wants to know is: What
does history say about Camp Ford? He
was paroled at Red River Landing May
27, 1865.