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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , JULY 5 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES.
Bow Oar Pistor RopabUo Celebrates Its
Greatest Holiday.
BTUMP SPEECHES AND PATRIOTISM ,
A Graphic Description of the Mnxlcixn
Firth of May-President
Dln/'H Part In the
Ccrcinonluti.
tCory'0'1' ' ' " ' ' 'V ' Frank O. Carptntfr , ]
ME.xtc'0 , Juno SS. ' .Special Correspond
ence of TUB BEE. ] The Mexican Fourth of
July Is celebrated on May 5. It was on this
day , twonty-nlno years ago , thnt thu French
troops of Napoleon HI. , who weto marching
to Moxlco City , were met nt Pueblo , nbou
two hundred miles from the capital , by the
Mexican nrmy , under General X.iragosa , ani
effectually routed. The French wantca txj
establish n monarchy and ( to keep Mnxunll
Han on the throne of Moxlco. Through the
victory the Mexicans regained their republic ,
nnd they regard the anniversary of this vic
tory their greatest national holiday.
For n week before the day comes every
town and hnmlot from the Paclllo ocoau to
the Gulf of Moxlco nnd from the HIo Grande
to Guatemala Is preparing for It. Tbo streets
nro decorated with flags nnd bunting , the
mall boy lays In his firecrackers and llzzors ,
nnd the stump-speakers , young and old , pro-
jmro their spread-englo orations.
Moxlco has a great national bird n.s wo
have. This bird Is the Mexican eagle. It
forms a part of the coat of nnns. It roosts
on ono side of every ono of the twenty odd
millions of silver dollars which the Mexican
taints turn out every year , and with Its feet
resting on n thorny cactus nut a serpent
firmly held In its mouth nnd talons It flnpsjts
Tvlugs and screams over the whole of the
republic ns loudly as over does the grcal
American bird on our glorious Fourth.
The Mexican Is naturally a patriot. Hi ?
blood moves quick In hU volatile veins and
he Is ns fonu of a stump speech as his brother
ncross the northoni border. This patriotism
Is growing. For more than twelve years the
country has been nt pcaco , and the absence of
revolutions has given the Mexicans a chnnca
to lo' < k nt themselves nnd their wonderful
country. The robult is their solf-osteom Is
growing , their tovo for Mexico is growing ,
end every year sees May 5 moro and inoro
enthusiastically celebrated.
liiilctiIcn'o | Day In Mexico.
The greatest fifth in the country tnka *
place nt the capital. Mexico City Is then out
in all Its glory. The president , his cabinet ,
nntl all the employes of thu government par-
tlclputo In it ; from fifteen to twenty thou
sand of tbo picked troops of the army form a
part of the procession , and Hags nnd lire-
works , stump speeches and cannonading ,
Cdded to the blimrof clad and unclad human
ity , makes Mexico on this day 0110 of the
great sights of the world.
This year by the night of May U the capital
\vns gay with flags uud bunting ; the houses
and shops , their fronts In their usual bright
colors of white , pink , bltio and yellow stucco ,
were trimmed with colored cloth nnd paper ;
the fljocrnckers had begun their din , nnd this
decoration nnd tiring went on up to thu morn-
Ipg.pf the 5th , when the whole city smelt of
/Jiowdor nnd the streets shown out under the
clear , bright sky of Mexico , their walls ono
blaze of streamers and Hags and their side
walks lilted with ono of the queerest and
most picturesouo masses of mixed humanity
you will IInd In the world. There were dark
faced Indians by the ten * of thousands ,
dressed In whlto cotton and wearing blankets
of red , blue , yellow , anil all the other colors
pf the rainbow , solid nud mixed.
The men among those hnd on hats of all
shinies of splendor , color and dilapidation ,
and these hats hnd brims n foot wldo. and
rirouud many of them were gold and sil
ver cords , .some of which were fully nn
Inch thick , ' Many of the hats were
of straw , others were of plush llko velvet ,
nnd they were worn In all shapes -some with
brims turned up nt the sides and others pull
ed down over the eyes and turned up at the
loroheall. Their only similarity was that all
bad wldo brims and tall cornucopia crowns
nnd these , looking down at thorn from the
balocnlos on San Francisco street vnppearcd
llko a great army of sugar loaves walking off
Wltb the red blnnkotod humanity below them.
Not only tha Indians but the Mexicans from
the country were these hats and costumes of
some of them blazed with silver and gold
buttons.
The wonion were less picturesque than the
.jnon but with their dark faces shining out of
WViu , brown whlto nnd bright colored shawls
they threw the dross of the other sex into tno
gayer contrast nnd made the whole a queer
combination which seotncd a part of another
world Uinn thp American. The renter of thu
streets was quite ns interesting ns the sido-
walks. Mounted policemen In gay clothes
dashed la nnd fro on spirited horses , the
Mexican.steeds of rich young bnclondndos
from the country bore their owners moro
gorgeously attired than the star of nny circus
procession from ono part to another and the
young swells of the city were out in tboir
gny riding costumes on imported horses
Which nro here more gorgeously clad than
the horses of nny other part of the world.
Scones Along ; the Itouto.
Long before tbo time for the procession
the roofs nnd the balconies along the line of
march were filled with the upper tondom ot
Moxlco City. Dark oycd seuoiitns looked out
of dark mantillas down upon thu surging
masses below ; fat old duennas sat by their
dldos and watched that the gay Mexican
dudes who were In the same or adjoining
balconies whispered only sweet nothings in
T tboir little ears , nnd gray old seniors formed
rv n part of the crowd.
There were children by the hundreds and
the prattle of Hp.inlsh was mixed with the
din of thu masses below ; the ilrn crackers
nud thu cannon , the sight nil told was the
gayest you will see in a life tlmo , and the
poonlo were ns merry nud good natural a
crowd from the neon on the streets to the
millionaire In Uio balconies as you will Hud lu
nny city in Christendom.
Honoring 11 Dead Horo.
President DInz was ono of the leading gen
erals In the battle of Puubla aud before the
parade began , bo , in company with some of
the most prominent men of the republic , went
to the cemetery of Fernando nnd placed a
wreath on the tomb of General Zaragosa.
This scene was very Impressive.
The great ipen of Moxlco stood about tbo
torn l > with uncovered heads and they bowed
. > s the flowers were laid on the grave. The
cr&wd about thorn uns also silent and the
scene was full of the solemnity of sorrow.
After It was over President Dltu returned
to the palace where he changed his citizens'
dross for his uniform and came out In the
full military costume of n general of the
nrmy. his breast covered with the silver
medals ho has won In his many campaigns.
As ho i-amo out ot the national palace on the
aamo spot where Cortes stood with Monto-
zutrnt more than three hundred years ago ho
inot his fnvorito troops of the Mexican nrmy
to the number of nt least 15,000 , nnd with
these ns bis escort marched to the
beautiful park in the center of tbo
city known as the Alameda. This procession
was n grund sight. The senators nud ropro-
ontntlvos who constitute the Mexican con *
gross proct-ded the president , nnd ho walked
on foot with bis cabinet nt the bend of these
15IHXI troops. The crowd cheered as ho
wont by , and there was n wnvlng of handkerchiefs -
kerchiefs , n throwing up of hats und n din of
shouts In welcome to Mexico's greatest man
aud greatest , president.
, \t the Alitincilii
there were exorcises llko these at ono ot our
big Fourth of July celebrations ; the great cat
poet of Moxlco road iv poem ; one of the
greatest orators spouted out bU spread eagle-
Isms in Spanish , and the crowd roared out
tboir upphmao Just ns our people do in the
United .States. Then 1'rosldont Diaz guvo
to the Invalid veterans of the war a present
and the ui occasion formed to march back
to tbo palace where the grand re-view of the
paruda was to bo made. This time l < o rode.
The ntnto carriages cumu to tbo sldo of the
Alameda , nnd their gorgeous lootmon in tboir
llvorv of ttio national colors , opened tbo doors
for , tno president nnd bis cabinet.
Ituvlmv oT tlio Troops.
The review of the troops in front of the
palace was ono pf thu most picturesque mili
tary 5Ik-tits you can see outside of a great
war. The 15,000 troops wuro massed In a
grand column at whoso bead was tbo gen-
eraUln-chlef aud his staff. ThU column con-
tallied the cavalry and the lufautry to the
number of 10,000 , and nil the artnamont and
machinery of wnrfnto win represented In It.
There were the lioiplul nrabulnncoi. the can
non and ammunition wagons.th < 3 mules cnrry-
Infj thoirUogs of water and the music to
which tha whole mnruhcd WAY by mounted
b.ii.d * . I do not kr.owofnuch liiiuls anywhcro
else In the world. Thu Mexican U a born
musician nnd If ho weru not a born borsoinan
m well , ho could novcr handle a big bass
trombone and a half tamed mustang at thu
same tlmo.
Tlio I'rRHldcnt'ft Iliir.il OunrilH.
The most wonderful rmrt of the parade ,
however , was tbat division of the array
known as tbo Kurulcsor tlio Kuril Uuartls of
Moxlco. The are the president's fnvorlto
troops ati'l they nro among the lineal soldiers
of the world.
I have scon tlio best troops of tbo sultan of
Turkey fit they accompanied him in a Kroat
army on his way across Constantinople to
Ids * tha tniintlo of Mahomet on their Arabian
horses , nud 1 havn wltuostod some of Uio
proat rovluws of Kuropo but I have nowhere
sca.iuch wonderful horsemen nnd such pic
turesque troops ns the rurnlus of Moxlco.
The gay costumes of the Turkish so'dlors '
with their ROld braid nnd their turbans do not
compare with these of these Mexican centaurs.
The rldo in battalions ou the llnost of ilory
horses nnil each battalion has horses ot the
same color. They rlilo so well that horse ant !
man nro ns ono nnd It is hard to tell where
thu horse ends and the man bc ini. Both
horse and man are gorgeous lu their silver
nnd lonthcr decorations. The men wcai
suits of terra cotta lo.Uhcr consisting of pan
taloons laced down the legs , with uilvcrcords
winding about big silver tuitions.
Their coats are something 111(0 n loose
roundabout with n vest in front nnd both coat
nnd vest nrn profusply embroidered
with gold and silver which shines out under
the sun against this dark rod leather back
ground. Tlio boots of the rurales * are of the
llnost leather und great silver spurs stick out
from undnr the gorgeous saddles which
ntlorn every ono ot their horses , Their hats
arj the most gorgeous of sombreros. They nro
of a fuzzy natural felt of a pearly gray color
nnd the brims of each stand out about eight
inchoj on each sUn of the dark faces of the
soldiers , while the crowns ilsoln the shnpo
of u sugarloaf at least n foot nbovo their
heads. Around each hat is u silver cord an
Inch thick nud silver tassels hang from the
end of this out to the edge of the great rim.
They wear bright rod sashes nbotlt their
waists nnd their saddles nro as gorgeous us
themselves. They nro of whlto leather om-
broldored with silver , with great stirrups
and with bridles to which are fastened silver
bits. Behind each saddle there is n celled
lasso , aud these mOn are adopts In the lisa of
the ropo.
ICxportH In Hop" 'Jhrowlii-r.
They begin to loom Its use as babies while
Inssooltig chlckons , nnd it is said that the
rope in their hands is moro danycrous than
the rillu bullet or tbo sabro blow.
Each rUf.ilo carries n smalt armament
along with him. Thcro Is a Komlngton rlllo
ncross tils back. His bolt is full of great
pistols , and a sabro hangs by his side.
Take his combination of nrmr , horses and
nion , dress thorn In your mind's eye in this
gorgeous co-itumo , make the b.inds ply , the
sun shine , wall n square park with n great
pnlaco , a vnst cathedral and with long lines
of nrcadcd bazars , let the walls of these bo
gay with flags , and their windows and roofs
bo'n mass of gaily dressed humanity. Lot
there bo tons of thousands of ttio Mexican
peasants on the plaza among the trees , nnd
in the wldo streets surrounding this lot
there bo thousands upon thousands of the
gorgeously dressed Moslem troops ana you
have some Idea of the grand review ou ttio
Mexican Fourth of July.
Liberty Tlirouj ; ' '
Alter looking It nil over , however , you will
find your oycs coming back again and again
to the ruralos nnd you do not wonder that
President Diaz is proud of thorn. It was
through them that ho turned Moxlco from a
hunt of brigands Into a land of peace and
order.
These men were themselves In many cases
the brigands of Mexico. They were the
baiull.s of the mountains , who robbed stages
und made themselves famous as the Paul
Cliffords of Mexico.
General Diaz sent for the leaders nnd asked
them how much brlgaudagn paid on the
nvorago. The loaders said It was worth to
each brigand something loss than 610 a
month , and Diaz , so tho. story goes , there
upon offered them steady wages at that rata
to form a part of bis army. They accepted
nnd the result is that they make the bou
troops In the world. Diaz Is both loved nnd
respected by thorn , tmd they cave him a banquet -
quot the night before the last May 5.
These man form the working force of tbo
Mexican army. They have cleared the moun
tains of robbers and it Is now as safu to
travel in most parts of the interior of Mexico
as in the back districts of Now York or
Pennsylvania. These soldiers form the
guards at the stations all over Mexico , and
when any of the trains requlro an escort ills
n company of Uio rurales who nro dotnilcd to
go with it.
In Mexico the nrmy moans much moro
than in the United Statos. It. is through the
nrmy that a party or a president rommus In
power , and revolutions uro too frequent in
Mexico to allow the army to grow discon
tented.
Tlio First Duty of Rovcruu. nt. '
The result is that the soldlora are very well
treated. President DIuz , it is said , inudo not
long ago the remark that of the expenses of
the government the army must be paid tirst ,
nftor that the other expenses , such as the
salaries of the civil oflicors , the foreign loans
nnd the subsidies might como in , but not bo
foro. Prior to this the payment of the nrmy
hns not been the lirst consideration , nnd ono
of the strong points In the strength of the
present government is the absolute faithful
ness which it preserves In the payment of Us
troons.
The army of Moxlco now numbers about
thlrty-flvo thousand men. Twenty-two hun
dred of those are ru ralesnnd there Is a caval
ry force of moro than six thousand. Every
Mexican capable of bearing arms Is liable for
military sorvlco from his twentieth to his tlf-
tlotb year aud the country has very fair mili
tary schools.
Tlio Army the Police of Mexico.
The army constitutes to a largo extent the
police of Moxlco , nnd they keep order that
would bo considered wonderful In an Ameri
can city.
The night of May o , when tboro woroi'i.OOU
peons In the plaza watching the fireworks ns
they were shot out from the great cathedral ,
there was almost porfoot order.
The pulque shops had been open nil day and
there were hundreds of the Indians who had
their skins full. I saw several who were in
clined to bo noisy , but A tap from ono of the
soldier police caused them to become ( inlet at
once nnd they walked off to Jail. An Ameri
can crowd Is ton times ns Irard to icanago as
a Mexican ono aud , oil the wholo. order is hot
ter kept in the City of Mexico today than It
is In the city of Doston.
The police force is very largo. It Is known
that its members will shoot on very slip.ht
provocation and the crime of this great citv
is comparatively small.
The night of the fifth there was a mam-
mouth open nlr concert In the zocalo or plaza ,
nud the baud played while the tlroworits
were sot off. These flrowarks lasted for
hours. The great cathedral of Moxlco formed
their center und their background and lines
of light streamed In the national colors of the
country about the vnst towers.
From the roof , sky rockets by the hundreds
whlzzea into the black heavens aud great
wheels of powder cast a wleril glory of light
and shade us their sparks How upwards
about the massive carved front of thu pile.
Tlio Cutlit'ilriil'H Splontlid 1'aHt.
The old cathedral became almost ghostlike
in its shadow as light nf tor light blazed up and
went out uud It seemed to me to bo ulivu and
dronmlug of Its splendid past. For yours It
was the grand center of the crcaiest and
richest church on this continent. Mexico
poured its wealth into Its coffers , Its walls
ilono swallowed up J'.OOO.OOJ and Its Interior
blazed with treasures of gold uud silver ,
Prom it shaven bonded priests sent forth
thu orders that governed the country and It
was the center of ttio power behind the
throno.
Today It Is tlio background of the fireworks
that celebrate Its fall. It belongs to the gov-
miment and Its priests aud worshippers hold
it only upon the permit of the republic. It
stands only as an emblem of the Mexico of
tha past , on the site of the heathen altars
which It took years ugo from the Monto-
zumns.
As I look there seems to bo remorse mixed
with Its sorrow and now out of Us towers
and nbovo Its massive front , springs n great
snower of Uro of many colors In thu shape of
k bow bnd in it I road the rainbow of Mox-
co's future ; tbo continuance and tbo Im
provement of the republic when purity of
; ovornmout allied to thu educator , both
moral uud Intellectual of the people , shall
imito tbo great Mexico , tbo Moxlco of tbo
future , which already to some extent is , aud
which will moro aud mom be the Moxlco of
tbo people , Fiu.Nk Q ,
GRAND ARMY DEPARTMENT ,
Proparat Ions for the National Encampmen
at Detroit.
GREELEY'S ' VISIT TO LINCOLN
Tlio Hntttca of Gnu j-sliurR nml Waterloo
lee Compared Sliorinait'fl Modesty
Vctornu Tnlcs niul Helios
Notes ntid Incidents.
Preparations for the national encnmpmcn
of the Grand Army of the Republic , whlcl
opens In Detroit In August , nro going for
ward actively. Ttio camp Is locntod on th
exposition grounds , and an army of niccli nnlcs
and laborers nro engaged preparing the
ground.i nnd buildings lor the reception and
entertainment , of the veterans. Hunks for
12,000 men have boon have boon secured
Everything Is new , clean and tasty , and the
beds look certainly as Inviting as those of any
good hotel. They are aatghtto hchold beds
for 12,000 or raoro men alt under ono roof
practically In ono hugo room and all scon atone
ono vicnv. When nil these beds are uiado up
and occupied by the volorans , under the
electric lights at night , It will bo a spectacle
such as has never been soon hoforo In Mlchl
gan , or on this continent , or anywhere In the
world ; and such as will probably never bo
seen again anywhere In the world lor cent
uries to como. In fact , n view in the main
building oven now Is ono ot the most Inter
esting sights hi the city , and will uooomo
dally moro so as the preparations for the
grand uncampmont go on until the day of the
meeting.
The following dispatch from Commander-
In-chief W. O. Vcazoy has been received by
the executive committee at Detroit : "Hearty
congratulations for the noble stand taken by
the citizens of Detroit for the entertainment
of the Grand Army. This , with railroad
half rates , will stir the hearts of comrades
throughout the country. I believe they wll
rally in unparalleled numbers. Detroit will
rival , If not eclipse Boston. "
Washington City desires the next National
encampment In 1S')2. ) Already fll.OIX ) has
boon pledged. Kallroads , steamboat lines ,
and hotels will make special rates , The
Grand Army will , without a doubt , take
leading place and win the prizo.
The stationery , letter-heads , etc. , used by
the committees Having the National Encamp
ment In charge are In silver bronze , this be
ing the silver anniversary year of the Grand
Army.
Hoports received show that over : ) ,000 In
diana comrades will attend tnu oncampiriont.
Seven hundred and llfty comrades from
Florida will bo at Detroit.
Waterloo and Gottyilmr. * .
In an article in the Century Magazine Theodore -
odoro Koosovelt snvs :
At Gettysburg there were present hi action
80,000 to 8.1,0(10 ( union troops , and of the con
federates some I5r > ,000. At Waterloo there
were IL'0,000 soldiers of the allies under Wel
lington nnd Hlnchor , and 72,000 French under
Napoleon : or , there were about I.VJ.OOO com
batants at Gettysburg and about 190,000 at
Waterloo. In" each case the weaker nrmy
made the attack nud was dofoatod. Leo did
not have to f ano such heavy odds ns'Napoleon ;
but , whereas Napoleon's defeat was a rout In
which ho lost all his guns and saw bis sol
diers become a disorganized rabble , Leo drew
off his army In good order , his cannon uncap-
tured , and the morale of his formidable sol
diers unshaken. The defeated confederates
lost In killed and wounded l. fittl ) , and in cap
tured 7,107 , some of whom were likewise
wounded , or 'JIS.OOO In all ; the defeated
French loit from -"i.OOO to iiO.OOO probably
nearer the latter number. The confederates
thus lost in killed and wounded at loast" . "
per cent of their force , and yet they preserved
their artillery nnd their organization ; while
the French suffered uneven heavier proportional
tional loss and were turned Into n Hoeing
mob.
Comparing ttio victors , wo find that the
forces of the allies nt Waterloo consisted of
several different kinds of troops , and to-
pettier with the losses can host bo presented
in tsoulntod form. Wellington had under
him (18,000 ( English , Gcr-naus and Dutch-Bel
gians , while Blucher had C'J,000 , Prussians.
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Illuchor'H Prussians Sl..ill n.lll'j lSi : ! ; .11
lliMKj 11I , ' > W 5.455 .15
The figures for the Dutch-Belgians , who
behaved very badly , are moro oUimntos ;
probably the missing numbered moro than
; t,000. aiid It Is very unlikely that the total
killed and wotindod wont as high as 1,000.
At Gettysburg the northerners lost 17,5 ! > 5
killed and wounded and 5,435 missing ; In
other words , they suffered an actually greater
loss than the much larger army of Welling
ton and Blucher ; relatively. ItwasOialfas
great again , being something like 22- per cent
in killed and wounded alone. This gives
some idea of the comparative obstinacy of
tbo lighting.
In making any comparison between Uio
two battles , it must , of course ha romoni-
berod that ono occupied but u single day nnd
tno other very nearly throopind It Is hard to
compare the severity of the strain of a long
.Hid very bloody with that cuiisod by a short
and only loss bloody battlo.
Gettysburg consisted of a sonos of 'rrtoro or
loss completely Isolated conflicts ; bd bwlng
to the loose way in which the nrnilos. hiarohod
Into notion many of the tropps that did the
heaviest lighting wore engaged for but rt
portion of the time. The Second ann Third
corps were probably not heavily engaged for
a very much longer period than the British
regiments at Waterloo.
Both wore soldiers' rather thau , Eonorajg"
battles. Both were waged with extraordi
nary courage and obstinacy and nt a fearful
cost , of life. Waterloo' ? s'qttlod by a
single desperate and oxbaustlug .struggle ;
Gettysburg took longer , was loss-decisive
and relatively much moro * bloody. AccordIng -
Ing to Wellington the cllldf ' .foiituro pf
Waterloo was the "hard pounijlhg . . , ' , uud 'at
Gettysburg the pounding or , as . Grant
called It , "tho hammering" was even
harder.
I'Vutoriril KounloiiH.
Two famous Grand Army , posts--tlio E.
W. Kinsley of Boston nnd the George G ,
Meade of Philadelphia , mndo n pilgrirnapo1
to their brethren In New Vortr , Juno 25 ,
The vUltors were entertained ] > y Lqfayotto
post and given an excursion on the Hudson
to West Point. Hero Colonel Wllspn bade
them welcome In n few hearty and' sincere
words ; ho showed them tbo trophies , con
sisting of English flags captured In the Revo
lutionary war nnd Mexican tings.
General O. O. Howard responded , , nnd then
brought General Voasoy to the front , who
made a brluht and brief speech. The visit
ors were greatly Interested In the chapel ,
nnd many wandered back to It again before
departing. They particularly examined the
tablets on the wall , with the names of tbo
generals of the Hovolutionnry war. and the
ono sad blank space , tno black tablet over
the organ , from which the name of Benedict
Arnold has boon erased , was the centre ol
observation.
After vljltlng the little city of tents where
the cadets were learning to Uo what the vis
itor * Uld so gloriously tvonty years ago , the
batteries were examined with tbo old sol
diers' enthusiasm. They then returned to
the library , where Colonel Wilson showed
: ho portraits nnd road an autograph latter
from General Sherman. Then A. U , Mills ,
Lho president cf the New York Athletic club ,
shanked tbo colonel In the name of the three
[ > osls for till kind welcome and hospitality.
They were photographed in ono group on the
grounds below tbo bluff , after which the
return trip was begun.
On returning to Now York the veterans
ind n largo number of prominent citizens * nt
down to a feast In the Manhattan atblotlu
club rooms nnd wore entertained with an
ifior-dinner address by the prince of orators ,
3hauncoy M. Dopow. Ills speech waj fuller
tolling points , swooping from humor to ton-
doruess , as ho spoke of the mljJlug form ot
Oanoral Shormnn , wjip. ho said , "Is the
grandest flguro In tha trinity of American
history for nil tlmo income Grant , Sheri
dan , Shorrrmn. of thorn ho WAS the best , with
his wonderful genius ; ' marvelous oroatlvo
power , and warm hoart.vrho died n * ho wojld
navn died , nnd who passed to his post with
the final salute oflOD.OOO Grand Army moi
ns his soul WAS mustered In above. "
Mr. IJopow was followed by L. P. Sangor.
H , Conwoll , Uenornt' Howard , Genera !
Swnyno , Hear Admml ( Bralno , and many
others ,
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Orroloy's VIMt to Mncoln.
In a niostchnractorUtlc address by Horace
Oreeloy on Lincoln , which was written about
lb ( > 3 , and Is now publls'i6d for the 11 rat tlmo
In the July Century , tUrf great editor says :
" 1 saw htm for n short hour about n fort
night after tils Inauguration ; and though the
tidings of General Twiggs's treacherous sur
render of the larger portion of our llttlo ar
my , hitherto employed In guarding our Mex
ican frontier , hud boon some days nt hand , I
saw nnd heard nothing that indicated or
threatened belligerency on our part. On the
contrary , the president sat listening to the
endless whlno of the ofllco-sookcrs , nnd doling
ing out vlllngo postofllces to Importunate or
lucky partlznns Just ns though wo were sailing -
ing before land breezes on n smiling , summer
sea ; and to my Inquiry. "Mr 1'rosldontl do
you know that you will have to light for the
the place in which you sit ! ' ho answered
pleasantly , I will not any lightly but In
words which Intimated his disbelief that
nny fighting would transpire or bo needed ;
nnd I llrmly believe that tnls douged resolu
tion not to bollovo thatourcouutry was about
to bo drenched in fraternal blood is the solu
tion of his obstinate calmness throughout the
earlier stages of the war ; and especially , his
patient listening to the demand of n deputa
tion from the young Christians of Baltimore
as well ns of the mayor and other cltv digni
taries , that , ho should stipulate while block
aded In Washington , nnd in Imminent danger
of expulsion , that no moro northoni volun
teers should cross the snored soil of Maryland -
land In hastening to his relief. Wo could not
comprehend this nt the north many of us
have not yet seen through It ; most certainly
if ho bad required a committee of 10,000 to
kick the bcaror.s of this preposterous , impu
dent demand back to Baltimore , the ranks of
that committee would have boon tilled In an
hour from nny northern city or county con
taining r.0,000 inhabitants. "
Yarns of Old Soldiers .
It was in one of the soldiers' homes scatter
ed over the country , says the Philadelphia
Times , and these familiar with the spirit
there prevailing know that of all spots where
questions of military merit are tenaciously
discussed these are the most remarkable.
Leaving out the earnestly fought arguments
relative to the nbllltles-of particular generals ,
the doings of special corps or regiments , the
Interest with which many individuals insist
upon their personally having been mors or
loss of n pivot upon which the fate of battle
if not the whole war turned must bo scon to
bo appreciated.
In this instance , that It was just after deco
ration day , when campaign memories are es
pecially active and access to the outer world ,
with its mellowing Influences , is easier , may
have had something to do with It. But it
goes upcn record that never were three vet
erans all belongine to different regiments
moro strenuously self-assertivo regarding the
parts they had played inj the whole unpleas
antness.
It had gone from simple facts to the far
thest kind of Iong-bowShootlng nil the way
homo. "Do you knowM > .fliinIly cried the ono
with the crutch , breaking down all vocal op
position , "nt ttio flrst .Bull Hun I remember
shooting thirteen of 'cu ht n stretch ! "
"And what's that to before Richmond , "
ho was answered bv hfs bitterest antagonist.
"I and another of tbo fcfyppany took a bat
tery of six pieces unassisted. And still they
won't glvo mo a pensionl"
"Boy's play , boy's play , " was the half con
temptuous comment of. the laat of the trio.
"Think of what happened to mo at Gettys
burg. I was killed.1" '
This direct reflection upon the veracity of
the previous stories naturally led to recrimi
nations that only had 'iffelumbor smothered
ending toward the snp/l / , hours of the morn
ing. , „
.Slier inn ii'tf' Iodest y _
The latest volume of > 'ttho "Itecord of the
Rebellion" contains tlipfollowlng letter from
Cicnor.il Sherman to General Hnllcck , dated
April 2. 18U ( :
' 1 had the pleasure some days ago to ro-
cetvo your latter sanding mo commission ns
brigadier general , and to say I have the com
mission myself. I wish to say to the presi
dent that I prefer ho should not nominate mo
or any ono to the vacant major generalship
in the regular army. I now have nil of the
rank necessary to command , nnd I believe nil
here concede to mo the aolllty , yet accidents
may happen , and I don't ' care about increas
ing the distance of my fall. The moment an
other appears on the areua better than I , I
will chcoffully subside. Indeed , now my
preference would bo to have mv 15th corps ,
which was as largo a famllv as I feel willing
to provide for , yet I know General Grant has
n mammoth load to carry. Ho wants hero
some ono who will 1'uliill his plans , whole
and entire , and at the tlmo appointed , and
ho believes I will do it. I hope ho is not
mistaken. I know my weak points , nnd
thank you from the bottom of my heart for
past favors and advice , and will in" the future
tiecd all you may offer with the deepest con-
lldcnco In your ability nnd sincerity. I will
try nnd hold my tongue nnd pec and give my
undivided thoughts and attention to the mil
itary duties devolving on mo , which in all
conscience are enough to occupy usefully all
of my tlmo nnd thoughts. "
Grant Ilcmcinucred It.
"When General Grant , returned to St.
Louis after his famous tour around the
world , " said a Missourian , "I honrd him
mnko n remark which removed from my mind
all the prejudices I over had against him as
: no commander of the federal army of the
United Statoa.
"Ho stopped at the Southern hotel and had
n steady stream of callers old friends who
had known him in his adversity and hls.pov-
erty. I was sitting in the parlor ono day
when nh elderly lady called nnd wanted to
see General Grabt. She was promptly nd-
mlttod.
" 'General , ' she said , 'I don't suppose you
will remember mo , ns you have mot so many
woplo sliico I saw you last. '
" 'Madam , ' said the general , 'I uovor yet
'orgot n friend. Don't you remember the
day when some of your iiooplo took mo out of
; ho gutter , took mo to your houao and gave
no n "clean shirt ) And don't you remember
low you nursed mo back to health and
strength Insldo of two daysl I liopo you
mvo forgotten all that , but I haven't. I
never shall forget It , clthor.1 "
Klovnn HrotlierH In the War.
E. Charles , n resident of the First ward , Is
ngod seventy-two yenrs , nnd a strong , ublo
nan , who earns n livelihood nt tbo hardest
dnd of day's work , says the Do Bols , ( Pa. )
Jourlor. No ono would take Mr. Charles to
jo a mlnuto over llft-v.-flvo years of ago.
while ho has quite n r4marknblo family hU-
: ory. Mr. Charles' frtfjijfr Is still living , near
iClttnnning , Armstrong-bounty , and was 105
yours old last Christmas-day. Ho was halo
mil hearty nnd oxpocLs'tO visit his son In
Du BoU on the Fourty/qf / July. Mr. Hoscoo
says ho told the son to tmvo his father here
'or the celebration In July , nnd ho will not
fall If the old man Is l riag and well on that
day. „ ; ; ; '
The assistant burgess. , has promised the
old gentleman the llnostK'arrlngo that can bo
lud in Du Bols and Jcad the grand pro-
iosslon on that day. TUcro were twelve sons
n the Charles famlly"clovon of whom did
their share In tlghting.iho battles of the late
rebellion , nnd it socnin they were bullet
iroof , ns the cloven boyU'camo back to the
mrcutal roof sound art/l"\voll. / Mr. Charles'
rrandfathor Hvod to tll | ; ngo of 103 years.
Us mother died only about n year ago at the
igo of nlnoty-elght y arp.
\ ( > Miintcr-follH { fun'tlio ' Stntonf Wash
ington.
AdJutant-Gonoral O'Brien of the state of
iVashlngton , recently made application to
ho war department for roplos of the muster-
rolls of the men who served in the war of the
rebellion from that territory , the request
being made In accordance with the ciuict-
nent of the last legislature. General
O'Brien received a letter from Dr. Alns-
vorth , chlof of the record and pension
bureau of the war department , denying the
oquost , the doctor stating that the rolls por-
alnlng to the volunteer army have , through
constant handling , become BO badly worn
hat It has been found necessary to restrict
ho use of thorn to the current work of the
vnr department ; this , In order that these
aluablo records may bo preserved until they
can bo reproduced and their safety assured.
) r. Alnsworth regrets that bo cannot cota
lly with the request for the above reasons.
Important Paper Itooiivered.
During the recent meeting of the Wlscon-
In veterans at Madison , an important valua
ble war document wn recovered. It wa *
the report of General Henry Hnrndon's chase
and capture of the confederate president ,
Jefferson Davit. General Harndon lives In
Milwaukee , and has never boon able to explain -
plain why his report should not have boon
tiled In the war department , A man named
Weaver of St. Paul cntr.o to this city to attend -
tend the reunion. After conversing with
tome of the veterans ho said ho had thoto ro-
perU in his possessionand while still talking
produced thorn. The surprise of General
Hnrndon nnd the old soldiers of the First
Wisconsin cavalry , was great , Some of the
veterans have boon unnblo to obtain n pension
because of the absence of the document. It
contained the names of all thoio concerned In
the capture.
A \ \ nv Ui'lto.
The Hawllns ( Wyo. ) Journal obiorvos that
Judge Homer Men-oil has n novel and hand
some scarf pin which no prizes very highly
on account of Its associations. It Is n gold
horseshoe sot with precious stones , In the
center of which Is sot n pleco of common Iron
which Mr. Merroll took from tbo turret of
the Monitor after it had been .struck by n
bullet from the rebel ram Merrlmac. iSlr ,
Mcrrcll says ho believes his Is the only rollo
of the kind In existence , ns the Monitor sank
shortly after the engagement.
The Illuh-Wator Mark of the War.
At n meeting of the Gettysburg niomorlni
commission , held on the battlefield on Friday-
Juno 111 , the Gettysburg Battlefield aasoctn.
tlon was notlllod of the action of the commis.
sioti In placing the monument of the Seventy
Second Pennsylvania twenty feet In the rear
of the monuments of the Sixty-Ninth Penn
sylvania nnd Seventy-First Pennsylvania.
The commission also approved Colonel Batch-
elder's ' design for the high-water mark of the
war , which will bo placed near the -'Bloody
'
Anglo. " Sites for the monuments of th'o
Twenty-Sixth Pennsylvania and the Twen
tieth Pennsylvania cavalry were also se
lected.
Short Notes.
Flvo brothers from Capo Elizabeth , Mo. ,
who went into the war and came out unscratched -
scratched , nro all dead , nnd not ono of them
dlod a natural death nor any two In the same
state.
The survivors of the Forty-second New
York volunteers , commonly known ns the
"Tammany roglmont , " hold n reunion In this
city for the purpose of arranging for the
dedication of the regimental monument to
take place on the Gettysburg battle Held on
the anniversary of Antlotum , September 17.
The ninth annual convention of the Na
tional Woman's Heliuf Corps will bo held In
Detroit , Mich. , the first week In August ,
Wt'dsworth post , Grand Army of the Re
public , ITolcun , Mont. , was presented with
nn elegant oil portrait of General J. S. Wads-
worth , after whom It was nnmod. The gift
came from J. W. Wadswortb of Genoseo , N.
Y. , son of the valiant soldier honored by the
Helena post. The presentation speech was
made by Major Magliinls.
Judge Glenn ! W. Schoflold of Washington
whaduring the war was n member of con
gress from northwestern Pennsylvania , tolls
n ohnrdX'teristtc story of President Lincoln
which Is worthy a place In history. A pri
vate soldier from the Judge's own county ,
Warren , having knocked down his captain ,
was tried , convicted and sentenced to the
Dry TorUigas. His friends urged Schoflold
to have htn | released , so ho wont to see the
president and told his story. Listening at-
: ontlvely , Lincoln replied : "I toll you ,
udgo , you co right down to the capltoraud
jot congress to pass nn act authorizing a pri
vate soldier to knock down a captain. Then
: omo back hero and I will pardon your man. "
The Judge says thnt there was such an air of
quizzical earnestness and desire to servo him
ibout the president's ' manner that they both
jroko out in an outburst of laushtor. The
udgo did not press the case further.
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