Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-10


army, and known to every officer in
the military service, died from a
stroke Of apoplexy at his home in
Washington. Messenger Lindsay was
ffty.nine years old, having been ap-
pointed in the government service
when youth Of seventeen years.
Lindsay was born in 1855, the prop
erty Of the Temple family Of Fred
ericksburg, Va. Miss Temple, one
Of the daughters OF the family, who
now lives in Richmond, Va, never
came to Washington without calling
on the old family slave, whom she
held In great esteem and watched
over.
It was during the Civil war that
Lindsay first made acquaintance with
the army, with which he was to be
associated for the rest of his life.
In 1865, when ten years old, he used
to sell pies to the soldiers Of the army,
encamped near Fredericksburg. One
Of the veterans of that campaign, now
an official of the war department, tells
Of an attack of Indigestion which he
charges against a bit Of pastry bought
from Lindsay.
A year ago Lindsay made his first
appearance as an actor. In the role
Of himself. playing the part of mes
senger to the commanding officer of
the army, in playfet written by
Captain Mccoy of the army, he ap-
peared when the play was presented
at the dinner of the Carabao society.
Lindsay saw service in Cuba during
the Spanish-American war. Detached
from the war department he accom-
panied General Bell, in command of
the army of paciication, and was his
personal attendant throughout the
campaign.
Appointed a laborer in the war de-
partment July /, 1872, Lindsay was
given a fireman's job November l.,
the same year. July II. 1879, he was
made a messenger. Transferred to
the door of the adjutant general of
the army, at that time the command
ing officer Of the military service, No
vember 4, 1879, Lindsay was given the
rank OF IN assistant messenger be-
cause of the change of service. June
16, 1893, he became a messenger at
$40 a year.
When the office Of adjutant general
Of the army lost it's directing influ-
ence, and TIN Office Of chief Of STAFF
was created. Lindsay was transferred
from the one Office to the other, main
tanning his dignity and responsible
ties. He was relieved for temporary
duty In Cuba October 6, 1906. when he
accompanied General Bell. He, re-
sumed his duties as messenger Janu-
ary 4, 1907.
Lindsay served as messenger and
personal attendant to every adjutant
general Of the army from incumbency
Of General Drum to that OF General
Corbin, and OF every chief Of stan Of
the army since that time.
Not many years ago Russia was
strong rival Of the United States in
the production Of petroleum. Now the
Russian empire yields only about 60
per cent as much old az California
alone, and not much more than Okla
homa.
Two carpenters and plumber from
England have recently been travelling
in Belgium. Vocational scholarships
were awarded to them, by means of
which they are investigating old and
new methods of house construction.
The colored man in America has
gone through the same experiences. rs
the white man. He gave $50 years OF
unrequited toll to build up the ma
ton. In the Revolutionary war Girls
pus Attacks, a mulatto. was the frst
man to shed his blood that white men
might be really free.
One hundred and nine Of the 425
dauntless sailors who fought with
Perry at the battle of Lake Erie were
colored men. Nearly 100000 colored
soldiers fought with white men in the
rebellion in defense Of
their common country. In the Span,
ish-American war the colored troopers
did their duty splendidly at FL Caney.
From a little farm owned by John
Jones, former slave In Shelby county,
Tenn, has come to the Supreme court
Of the United States the question OF
former slaves are entitled to
inherit from their brothers and SIS
tiers who likewise were in servitude.
The supreme court Of Tennessee
had held that ex-slaves have no In
heritable blood. One Of John Jones
brothers has taken the case to the
United States Supreme court seeking
a reversal. ..
It is estimated that Is per cent Of
the laws have to do with the home In
some way.
The United States has become the
heaviest buyer OF South African dia-
monds. It'd.
A bill providing for women judges
In the children's court has been intro
duced in the New York legislature.
Margaret e. Mcnamara has been ap-
pointed chief matron Of the Industrial
School for Girls at Delaware, Ohio.
Mrs. William Waldorf Astor has
given $1,000 towards coordinate
women's college at the University Of
Virginia.