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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-26
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

london. May 25.-The Irish homo
home rule bill passed its third reading
In the house of commons today by
ma jority Of seventy eight
: Under the provisions Of the parra-
rnent act the bill becomes law after
this stage, as 1t had already twice
passed through all its stages in the
house of commons in two separate
sessions.
The house was seething with eN-
citement from the moment tIe speaker
took the chair. Members of the Hari-
Gus parties cheered when their re-
spective champions entered the cham
Y her while at the same time moCkinE
banter was shouted from the opposite
benches.
The Rt Hon. James Lowther an
pealed TO the premier to give the house
some information regarding bill u
he introduced after the passage OF
the Irish home rule bill for the amend
ment of that measure So as to meet
some of the objections OF the people Of
Ulster.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-26
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington. May 25.-The supreme
court today annuled the interstate
commerce commissions order in the
%tap line" cases.
The court upheld the commerce
court, which annulled the commissions $
order on the ground that 1T acted ar
~bitrarily in holding that allowances
could not be granted on freight of
interests owing both the lumber and
the tap lines, but could be granted on
freight of other interests shipping over
the tap line.
Justice Day, in announcing the
courts decision. said that the decision
did not, however prevent the commits
sion from striking down divisions of
through rates, if such division were
,,sed to grant actual rebates. The
curt held in effect that The mere
division was not TO he rcGarded in
and Of itself as rebate
The decision vas unanimous.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-26
ROOSEVELT MAY ISSUE A
STATEMENTS BEFORE SAILING

oyster Bay, May 25.-CoI Roosevelt
may open the political fight before
sailing for Europe to attend the we'd
ding of his son. Information received
since his return from South America
has caused a revision Of his plan
Continued on Page Nine.
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An averaer IF S81is.s4 per month,
and an unused balance Of sl9,blSI
remaining t0 The credit OF the above
spprGpriatIDu.
WHEREAS. Tr appears that there ta
n balance in the American National
bank to the credit Of the FIRE depart
,ueur.s account OF S5,T199S as shown
He the comHtrOlIer.s record on Nav
rafn. 1914 at- an amount almost suffl
.#ent 10 run the fire department for
.u-o months. umittiug altogether the
amounts being received from uuCOt-
rected taxes on the 1919 tax roll whto1
are daily being collected
THEREI0RE. RF IT RESOLVED
as- mis- board that u is hereby ordered
at.I directed that ALI employees in the
ra ana police departments be ard
fncv are hereby placed back on fnlA
-5rua and With full pay beginning with
June let. 1919. and
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED. Thar
the employees Of the said two depart
neutg he extended the sincere thanks
nf this board, in cooperating with uS
for so long q period and for the m@uE
deDriv3Li0ns they have made in the
ctty.e behalf and
HE TT ALSO RESOLVED. That
egrv Of this resolution be spread upon
tile minutes Of this boards meeting.
DISCUSS RESOLUTION.
when the clerk had finished reading
The above. Mayor Greenhut was heard
in tne query, rs there a second
There is none" That. 50 far the
resolution was concerned, finished its
consideration. but before the next
thing ina order was taken up. all com
m nlssioners were heard in expressions.
IT Will say" said the mayor after
/ Commissioner Johnson 1ad moved ~"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-26
ROOSEVELT TO
VISIT WILSON
Colonel Arrives in Washing
ton Today for a Nine
Hour Visit.
LAUNCH THE BULL
MOOSE CAMPAIGN

He will Confer With Pro
gressives in Congress and
Expected Plans Will De
velop for Attack on Demo
cratic Administration in
the Fall Campaigr-In-
yitcd to White House.
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Total ..-...... -a~ &29. 1926
An average Of &42t714 per month,
am unused balance Of $27,2fO.O6 re-
naming to the credit Of the above
precipitation. and
WHEREAS. II appears that there IS
a balance fin the American National
bank 10 the credit Of the police de
partmeut's account Of S18.416.24 AZ
shown by the ComptroIlers record on
Nav ~. 1914. or an amount almost
sufficient to run the police depart
rnent for five months, omitting alto
eet5er the amounts being received for
IncoIIected taxes which are daily be-
ing collected, and
WHEREAS. II appears that the
Budget for tho fiscal year from Oc-
rober 1st. 1913. to september goth
1914. appropriated for the fire depart
menr the sum Of s4I,34A00. snd the
.nn1ntroIIerrs record shows charged
a-ainst this aDpropria tion the follow
49, -F.r To-
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Commissioned Thps H johnson sn-
fected lot Of life in the proceedings
of the board Of city commissioners
Yesterday by Introducing "A resolution.
having for its purpose the restoring
Of all policemen and dremen TO fui
time. II was the first real live Res
sion of the commissioners in many
months.
The resolution was not seconded
and the mayor rassed IL mp, declaring
there was no second. and therefore
there was nothing else TO do with it.
+ The resolution. la fun text, follows.
THE JOHNSON RESOLUTION.
Be ii resolved by the board Of city
commissioners of the city Of Pensa
cola. that some Of the employees %
! the city departments. lo-wit: The eut
/ pl0yeos in the fire and police dcparr
Imente are not working ON fun time
land full pay but ara required to los..
lnfteen r5) days time and rav arrre
leach thirty DAYS work, according ta
/ lot: and
I WHEREAS, n appears that fba
Budget for the fiscal year from Or=
! fobor LIST. 1913. TO September 3nth,
/ 1914. appropriated for the police de
pertinent the sum Of $50. 10000. and the
.omUtroIier's record shows charged
against this appropriation the follow
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CONTINUED on Page Three)
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PENSACOLA WEATHER

Yesterdays temperature
Highest. so degrees; low
est, II degrees.
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and promptly pressed on his retreat. At
least there is not much literature show
ing that his rear guard was busy.
A good deal of light can be shed on the
Early invasion" by reading a report o
the defenses of Washington by Brevet
NAL Gen. J. G. Barnard, in charge Of
the defenses of Washington. The follow
ing is extracted from that report:
At the period of Gen. Hardie's inspection
March s. 1864 there within the limits Of
troops. of which 1853 were attached to the
lines and thoroughly instructed, not only as
artillerymen, but in all that concerned the
defense.
under Lieut.. Gen. Grant, in the spring Of 1864.
the services of Gen. Abbott's brigade of heavy
artillery was deemed essential to the operations
in the field and was Withdrawn from the de-
lenses. At the same time the governors Of
Ohio. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa and Wisconsin IN
days service" to be employed for guard and
garrison duty during the campaign season. As
these arrived the remaining artillery regiments
were withdrawn and sent to the front. On
Potomac, the forts over the Anacostia included,
were garrisoned by the 18th. 151st and 10th
Regiments Of Ohio National Guards 100 days
mem and fifteen companies Of heavy tvolunteerl
artillery, two companies of light artillery and
two companies of United States artillery. all
under command of Brig. Gen. NJ D. Hardin.
The effective forces were 1.S34 artillery, 1879
infantry and 63 cavalry north of the Potomac.
There were besides in Washington and Alex
andra about 1000 electives DIST and ID
serves and detachments, under Gems. Wisewell
and Slough, doing duty guards. etc. and
about f. 99 (six regfments) of veteran reserves.
When Early marched on Washington in 1854
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LINCOLN COTTAGE. SOLDIERS HOME.

ers occupied it during the engagement OF
Fort Stevens.
One of the buildings in the grounds of
the Soldiers Home, officially known as
the Anderson building, is generally II
not universally. known also as Lincoln
cottage from the fact that President Lin
coin and his family spent the summers OF
1s61-64 there. Lincoln was living there
when Early came down in the rear OF
Washington and on the morning of the
18th of July he left the cottage to go to
Fort Stevens to watch the progress of
the fighting.
Early's dash on Washington was one
of the daring military enterprises of the
war. The reason for it and the result
sought to. be achieved have been fruit
full source of controversy among mill
tary writer's 1t is written that Early
after the Invasion of the summer of
1864 said:
Gen Lee did not expect me to be able
to enter Washington. His orders were
merely to threaten the city. and when l
suggested to him the idea of capturing 1t
he said it would be impossible"
This statement does not clarity the sit
uation. 1t does not show that Early had
much faith or much heart in the attempt
to take Washington.
To understand the situation clearly, it
will be necessary to review briefly few
OF the events of the preceding two
months Grant, with that bulldog tenac-
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stood is marked by a rough monument.
There is a square concrete base. then a
pedestal of native rock laid in cement
and then on top of this is alarge bowlder
The stone, which weighs two and half
tons, was taken out Of the grounds of
the Walter Reed Hospital, which was in
side the Confederate position, and was
erected on the historic fort about three
years ago by the Fort Stevens Lincoln
Military Park Association an association
which has sought to interest the national
government in the preservation OF TINS
war relic. At the ceremony of unvelllng,
the roll call of the forty-six Union sol
diers killed in the fighting was read by
Col. E. F. Bingham, and as many OF
the names of the Confederate killed as
could be ascertained were read by Maj
A. S. Perham. DR.. Thomas NJ. Vincent
of the contest. Former Representative
Floyd King of Louisiana, who was an Of
ficer in Earlys division and participated
in the attack on Washington. was the
orator of the day. Richard Seek. a sculp-
tor and Union veteran, unveiled the
bowlder, and the Rev. J. D. B1oodsood
gave the benediction. There was also
singing of patriotic songs by the assem-
blage and school children.
\ third of a mile northward. along
Georgia avenue. is battle-ground ceme-
terry small national cemetery where are
buried in circle forty-three of the Fed
erals killed before Fort Stevens. From
the center of the circle rises the flag
staff. Three monuments have stood in
the cemetery for a number of years. The
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wounded The rebels used no artillery. hut thelr
movements indicated that they were endeavoring
TO plant battery to bear on Fort stevens
lately known as Fort Massachusetts-and in order
to Illustrate their designs the fort threw shells
occasionally among them.
At about half;past our cavalry charged upon upon
some distance ,e.N The skirnishine was steadily
kept up. however. and a little after o clock our
to- the right The object of this movement or Its
results Was not known when we left the vicinity
of the scene of action last night.
One reads news in this old issue that
Confederate soldiers were shooting
from the houses of Mrs. Reeves and
Mrs. Carberry. on opposite sides of the
Seventh Street road. and that among
the houses destroyed by the Federals
to prevent Confederates taking shelter
in them We're those of Richard Butt,
William Bell, ]. H. McChesney, Mr..
Shoemaker. land the house occupied
by the family of the late William M.
Morrison" The occupants Were given
time in which to remove their furni-
ture.
Here is a strange bit of war news
in The Star of the day of the battle Of
Fort Stevens:
"A number of soldiers were over
come by heat. as were also several
citizens who had walked to the scene
Of the action to witness the engage
ment. Early in the evening thousands
Of persons could be seen passing out
7th street by every conceivable means
Of conveyance, while the road was lit
orally lined with pedestrians.
The hills, trees and fences within
sight of Fort Stevens were covered
with human beings, quite number Of
whom were ladies' Quietly seated in
Secretary Seward, viewing the progress
of affairs
Later, on the day of the battle, The
Star in an extra said:
Later-Early this morning there was consider
Ds r m Russ IN n on ReeR creek The
skirmishers worked up to within 800 Yards Of the
forts and were disodsed by heavy line OF OF
rebels appeared in Garberry's woods (high
grounfl. on Rock creek between Clagetts place
here In souads Of fifteen and twenty. but well
aimed fire of shells from Forts Stevens and DE
and afterward they showed more caution in eI-
posing themselves to view
On Tenleyt0wn road the enemy was driven Dack
this morning about half a mile toward Rockville,
and our skirmishers occupy the ground
July II, while Early's men were within
sight Of Washington, the District militia
was ordered out.
The afternoon Of Monday. July II. was
nassed in skirmishing. Early's division
being too march worn to assault the for
tilted line. He may have planned to
make the assault on the morning Of
Tuesday, July II.
Late in the night of Monday. the 18th.
he consulted with his division command
ers. among them Gen. Breckenridge. and
determined to make a terrific assault on
the Union works in his front at daybreak
Then his men would be rested and in
good condition for the attempt.
Dawn of Tuesday. July II, came. Early
and his men were nervous. excited, inpa-
tient. Would the assault be successful?
Early dared not risk an attack without
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ington.
Early was severely criticised for his
failure by many in the south. but the
difficulties and obstacles with which he
had to contend Were not fully appreci-
ated. His campaign is thus depicted in
his memoirs:
1 had made a march over circuitous route
down the valley and through the passes
delays in dealing with Hunters SiegeIs and
Waliace's forces is. for its length and rapidly.
war E I'M ,or or In sa Gs es9
thrown up to the very walls of the federal cap
ital. north of river which could not he forted
at any point within forty miles, and with a heavy
force and the South mountain in my rear.
telligent reader to wonder, not why l failed to
take Washington, but why had the audacity to
approach II as did
These words from Early's own pen. al.
give US clear idea of the difficult task
he had undertaken. Lee regarded Wash
ington's capture impossible. but looked
with high hopes upon the mere attempt
Early was more confident of victory. The
bravery, heroism and endurance Of his
men were remarkable, but a series of
events prevented them from reaching
Washington before the Union troops ar
rived, and at the last moment success
was made impossible. Today the bitter
ness of the awful struggle is past and a
united north end south looks back upon
those events of half century ago equally
federal capital was saved.
In The Star of the day following the
battle of Fort Stevens is this Mandatory
reference to the District troops:
The I'd District of Columbia Volun-
teers were prominent in the line of
skrmishers and were highly spoken Of
by witnesses of their conduct. The
soldiers not engaged in the skirmish-
ing did not appear to be at all concern
ed about what was going on. Some
a in
others were picking blackberries, TAX
ing the chances of a compliment from
the tube of rebel sharpshooter.
The road to the fort was literally
blockaded by pedestrians, horses and
vehicles about pm, guards having
been posted on the hill near the first
tollgate to prevent civilians going
nearer the scene Of conflict"
Living close by the ruins of Fort
Stevens is a colored woman, Elizabeth
was there in July. 1864. Her father.
Walter Proctor. bought lightweight
acres of land west of the 7th street
road and north of the Milkhouse Ford
son Riley. That was over seventy
years ago. When Fort Massachusetts,
was built her house was torn down be-
cause it obstructed the fire of the guns.
shack directly in the rear of the fort
They were living there during the
two days of skirmishing. After the
fighting they built with CASTOR lum-
Der the house Elizabeth lives in to-
day.
Close to where the Silver Spring toll
gate used to be lives John H. Woln.
He came to Washington in the 25th
New York Cavalry. the first Of Grants
troops to reach washington He Skin
nished over those fields. The house he
lives in was occupied by Confederates
during the fighting.
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through to point a few miles this side Of that
retraced their steps to the town. where they
bivouacked for the night. This morning they are
engaged with calvary force, under Col Lowell,
thrown out to ascertain their strength and cha r
acter. No Information embracing details of this
here.
The point where the fight was in progress was
in the vicinity Of Rabbits Greek Post ONCE. be-
tween Tenleytown and Rockville.
later extra of The Star told of Con-
federate cavalry at Damascus and Brook
vile. in Montgomery county.
At 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, July
IL, The Star sent out an extra under the
head Fighting on the 7th Street Road. -
and said:
Messengers Just in report lively Skin
mishing going on this morning in the
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ton Of Washington people it is perhaps
the best known of the many links in
the Gordon of the civil war defenses
of Washington. for the reasons that it
was the center and most advanced point
in the fortified line against which the
Confederates made their attack OF dem
onstration. that President Lincoln stood
on the ramparts. and for some time
watched the skirnlishing and killing on
the fields in the front. and because much
has been printed and read of the efforts
made by patriotic Washington people TO
have the fort preserved as federal res
ervation. Also. it is one of the few re-
mains of the earth forts that We're con-
structed for the defense of the capital
which may be reached by walk of
few steps from street car line.
Il
At the intersection of the Military road
and Georgia avenue an old dirt road
wanders off TO the westward. That was
the Milkhouse Ford road. which was used
to cross the country northward of Wash
inston for many generations. but which
fell into disuse upon the building of the
Military road. which ran in the rear of
the northern line of Notifications. Strik-
ing northwesterly from the road junction
at Brightwood, another old road roughly
parallels the 7th street road and passes
and Embry NJ. E. Chapel. Passing along
this road. which was a part of the Piney
Branch road. you will, reaching the
rear Of the chapel. be close to the re-
mains of Fort Stevens. The parapet and
ditch of a part of the fort distinctly
outlined, though abraded by rain. frost
and time. The ditch is full of wild shrub
berry and on the parapet grow some
scraggy locust trees. To one of these
trees is attached a sign which reads:
This place was identified by Gen
Wright as the spot where President Lin
coin stood. exposed to the fire of the
enemy. during the battle of Fort Stevens,
July II 1864"
In the parade OF the fort have been
built six two-story frame houses of the
semi-detached type. and on the west side
of the westernmost of these houses is a
small yellow sign which gives to strangers
a good deal of information concerning
the fort. What 1t tells follows:
Fort Stevens formerly Fort Massachusetts,,
Died this site 1t had an armament of ninereen
guns and was described as powerful and salts
The fort had a perimeter of ,125 feet and was
321 feet above mean tide.
There were two magazines, bombprOof and a
blockhOuse, within the Enclosure.
July 10. 1854 Fort stevens was sarrisoned by
aned br CAPT saerd oriion OF The 18Th
Michigan Battery. commanded by Capt. Dupont.
and convalescents from various branches OF the
in all 200 men Eshty-seve shots were nred
from the forts guns during the , enEasement Of
arfack on Washington.
During the battle President Lincoln stood by
the side Of Gen. Wright encouraging the Union
soldiers to deeds of valor.
Gen j. c. Breckinridge. the candidate receiving
the United States. was also present, expecting to
Virginia
The top of the rampant where Lincoln
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ity of his. was hammerng away at the
army of northern Virginia and pushing
it, slowly, but surely, into the defensive
works at Petersburg and Richmond In
addition to laying siege to Richmond, his
plans included an attack upon Lynch
burg, the basis of large quantities of
supplies for Lees army. On May l Gen.
Sigel started in that direction with ten
thousand men, but was met and defeated
at New Market, on May Is. by the Con-
federates under Gen. Breckenridge
Thereupon Gen. Sigel was removed and
Gen. Hunter placed in command.
Breckenridge being called to Richmond
to assist in its defense, Hunter assumed
the offensive and won battle at Pied
mont, Va, June >, and pursued the rout-
ed army to Lynchburg. Realizing the
great Importance of Lynchburg to his
army. Lee dispatched Early and Brock
inridge to its relief. They were instructed
to drive Hunter back and then either re-
turn to Richmond or cross the Potomac
and threaten Washington, whichever
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leaving their transports. The 25th New
York Cavalry, dismounted, was the first
Of Grants troops to reach Washington,
arriving at Fort Stevens late in the night
of July 10 or early in the morning of the
18th. The mass of troops of the 9Th
Army Corps began arriving in Washing
ton and going into position north of the
city in the evening and night of July IL.
On the morning of the 18th. when Early
might have pressed home the attack fee
bly, made and feebly resisted the after
noon before, he found that his battle
tried troops were opposed by war-sea-
soned troops having the advantage Of
position and an intrenched line. A sput-
teriug fre was kept up while he with
drew over the road by which he came
He seems not to have been energetically
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SHARPSHoOTER
SHELTER 1884

might seem more desirable. Hunter. find
ing himself confronted by strong force,
and being short of ammunition and sup
plies. thought it unwise to hazard battle
and retreated into the Kanawha valley,
open and but a few Union troops at Har-
pers Ferry, under Gen. Sigel. and at
Baltimore, under Gen. Wallace. A bet
ter opportunity for an unmolested march
to Washington could hardly be conceived.
Early realized this and determined upon
the latter alternative-he would cross
the Potomac and threaten Washington.
June % Early began his march. He
pursued Hunter for some distance and
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stubborn fight" were the words flashed
to the War Department at Washington
Intense gloom settled upon the city That
was now certain. Wallace was badly
crippled, and could do no more than pro-
tect Baltimore. Hunter was still in the
Kanawha valley. nearly 200 miles away.
Grant was slowly tightening his grasp
on the capital of the Confederacy, 4
handful Of men constituted Washingtons
sole defense Early and his 10000 sea-
soned veterans were but forty miles away,
and their swoop upon the defenseless city
was practically assured. In almost utter
despair President Lincoln telegraphed
early In the afternoon of July 10 to Gen.
Grant as follows:
Gen Halleck says we have absolutely no force