Evening star., 1918-08-18

railway is mostly owned by wealthy
men. who, no doubt, IL alive to their
own interests. will subscribe largely,
M se eoeva IN wh the
cess and prosperity Of the proposed
railway. The books are open for sub
scrtptions At Kidwells drug store.
and at r N. Halls real estate ONCE,
corner OF 7th and D streets"
=
Representative Thaddeus Stevens Of
Pennsylvania died at midnight. Au-
gust 11-12, 1868, in this
, Thaddeus city. He had been in very
feeble health for long
S'esens' time. being barely able
to participate in the impeachment
proceedings in the johnson case, he
being one of the managers OF i'm
peachment for the House. The Star
ment upon Mr.. Stevens national serv-
ice and character said:
For many years he has been the
. central figure in Congress. as he was
previously the most distinguished
public man of his own state. Bold
to audacity, fertile in resources, Of
fearless frankness and imperious will.
with great powers Of mind always at
command, he was a born leader. The
public have seen with wonder his
tremendous power of will. enabling
him to triumph over the severest
physical infirmities and despite these
drawbacks to assume and maintain
a leadership in Congress during the
most exciting and troublous periods
of American history. He will be
mourned throughout the country as
~ H.
but here tears of special regret will
fall to the memory of one who. in
his public course. was always large
minded and generous toward the peo-
pie Of the District. No considerations
of narrow-minded parsimony ever
swayed him to oppose the approprfa-
tions necessary to carry on great pub
lie improvements for the national city:
and indeed his warm and persistent
advocacy could always be counted
upon for any great measure Tor the
DEVELOPMENT of the country. His gen.
lieved to be right and just, regardless
of party considerations, was shown
by his earnest but Intellectual efforts
to secure adequate compensation for
the hard-worked and poorly paid de-
partment employees. No tribute to his
memory will be more sincere than
that given by the department clerks
of Washington to one who devoted
almost the last hours OF his PUBIC
life to their services"
After the civil war there was .
reckoning of the damages incident to
the fighting in Penn
p.,,.vIv.n;o sylvania, of which
the battle of Gettys-
War Claims. burg was the climax.
The following in The Star of August
16. 1865, shows that the scale OF these
damages was very moderate, espe-
cially when compared with what
would have been the cost TO the coun-
try if the German methods Of 1914
had then applied;
"Ar the last session CT the Pennsyl-
vania legislature an act was passed
providing for the appointment of a
lcominission to adjudicate and record
the claims of citizens of the counties
| of Adams. Franklin, Fulton, Bedford,
York, Perry and Cumberland for dam
ages incurred by the rebel isyasion
| of 1868, either through the public en-
emy or the appropriation of property
| by the Union army. Thus far the COM
missioners have visited but three
counties. Perry, Bedford and Fulton
| In Perry county the losses Will
amount to but $1,000. In Bedford
county there are fifty claimants.
whose damages amount to $4,000. In
Fulton county, which was most ex-
posed. there are 1870 claimants, whose
damages will reach at least $4,000,
exclusive of the loss by one party of
l1e2 fat cattle"