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THE MOKNIKG OBEGOXIAX. TUESDAY. JULY 22, 1902.
IG RUSH f OR LAND
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lovK-nsKTp-in Siletz'Reserva-
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tiorv Taken Up. -
MANY-FILINGS BY. SQUATTERS
Oregon. City Could Not Accommodato
All tho Entrrmen, and Many of
Them Passed a Night In tho
Land Ofllcc.
OREGON CITY, July 2L (Special.) An
unprecedented rush o settlers to file on
land waa on this morning at the United
Btates Lpd Office, when 23,040 acres In the
Slletz reservation, comprising township 8
south, range 9 west, was thrown open for
entry. Early yesterday people began to
come Into tho city, and such was tho
crowd that accommodations could not be
obtained for them all, and many of them
Elept all night In the Land Office building.
The doors of the office were opened at 9
o'clock, and filings were made promptly.
Many claims were In conflict, but some of
these were adjusted, so that out of 141
filings recorded claims of only 17 settlers
conflict. One hundred and twenty-two
claims were allowed, and 244 receipts were
Issued. Two thousand dollars In round
numbers was taken in payment by Re
ceiver Blbeo. In all, 18,880 acres were
filed on, leaving only 21G0 acres not taken.
Fully three-fourths of the filings made
today were by squatters, some of whom
have been on tho land for years. Many
of the squattera who have lived on tho
land 14 months, as provided by law, will
commute, paying $1125 per acre therefor.
The timber land act does not apply to the
Slletx reservation, and all of the land waB
taken as homesteads, but the timber is
so valuable and extensive that on some of
the claims It will cut 12,000,000. This town
ship was surveyed July 6, 1901, and April
SO, 1002. Its east boundary Is also the east
"boundary -of the Slletz reservation. Squat
ters who filed before tho Clerk of Lincoln
County today will probably bring the total
filings to 160. All of these are sure to bo
In conflict with claims already allowed,
and this will result in contests to deter
mine the, entrymen. Squatters have a
three months' preference right on the land
after today. Sections 3, 14, 22, 23, 2S and
31 are In conflict
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Lower Court Upheld in Twer In
stances) Reversed In Another.
SALEM, Or., July 2L (Special.) The
Supreme Court today handed down -decisions
In three appealed cases, none of
them of great Importance. In the case
of Maurce Abraham, appellant, vs. tne
Oregon '& California Railroad Company
and Southern Pacific Company, respond
ent?, from Douglas County, J. W. Ham
ilton, Judge, the decision of the lower
court was affirmed. Opinion by JuBtlce
Bean. This was a suit to enjoin mainte
nance of a railroad hotel on land con
veyed to the company "for all legitimate
railroad purposes." It was held that
maintaining a hotel, if necessary for the
convenience of passengers and employes,
Is a legitimate railroad purpose, even
though the hotel depends, In part, upon
the patronage of the general public.
In the case of' Mrs. L. R. Noblltt and
O. F. Ziegler, respondents, vs. F. "W.
Durbln, appellant, from Marion County,
George H. Burnett, Judge, tho decision of
the lower court was affirmed. Opinion
Tjy Justice Bean. It was held that sec
tion 3000 of Hill's, code, providing for the
nnng of a list of separate personal prop
erty by a married woman docs not apply
to property acquired by purchase subse
quent to marriage.
In the case of Elizabeth Robson, appcl
lant, vs. Juliet Hamilton. Mary M. Jones
and J6hn H. Jones, respondents, from
Linn County, R. P. Bole, Judge, the de
cision tf the "lower court was reversed.
Opinion by Justice Moore. Elizabeth Rob
son secured Judgment against Mrs. Ham
lllonT and then, brought this cult to set
aside a deed .by which Mrs. Hamilton
conveyed her real property to her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, for the alleged
purpose of defrauding her creditors. Be
cause of an error In excluding evidence
the case is sent back for a new trial.
REWARD MATTER LEFT TO GEER.
On His Return Matter of Reward for
Merrill's Body "Will Be Taken Up.
SALEM, Or., July 2L (Special.) Cap
tain "Walter Lyon, private secretary to
Governor Geer, today had a conference
with Superintendent Lee, of the Oregon
Penitentiary, regarding the payment of
the reward to Mrs. "Waggoner for the re
turn of Merrill's- body to the penitentiary.
It "was decided to take no action until
Governor Geer's return, wich will bo in
a day or two.
There Is no disposition upon tho part
of the Oregon authorities to evade any
legal or moral obligation regarding tho
payment of the reward, but it Is felt that
since Mrs. Waggoner made no search for
Merrill's body, and did not, in fact, cap
ture Wm, she Is not entitled to all the re
ward. The disposition seems to be to pay
her what may be reasonable, and to use
the remainder of the $1500 either In paying
the expenses ofe hunt for Merrill or
In increasing the reward for Tracy.
The purpose of the offer of reward was
to induce people to hunt and capture the
fugitives. Since Mrs. Waggoner did nei
ther. It is felt that she has no right to
the reward as such, but should be paid
liberally for what she did In returning the
body. Opinions differ widely, however,
and some contend that she has a legal
right to the whole sum.
Captain Lyon says that the Washing
ton people complain that Oregon Is not
taking as much interest as It should In
the hunt for Tracy. The state has kept
but one man. Captain Lyon, In the posse
since Tracy appeared In King County. It
is probable that Lyon will recommend to
Governor Geer that several picked men
be sent to take up the chase and continue
It untjl Tracy Is caught or hls capture
becomes very Improbable.
PROMINENT JACKSONVILLE 3IAN.
Max Mailer, ex-County Official and
Prominent Mason.
JACKSONVILLE. Or., July 21. (Spe
cial ) Max Muller. a native of Recken
dorf, Bavaria, died at his home here last
night, aged CC years. Mr. Muller came
tq Jacksonville in 1554, and has always
been one of its most prominent citizens.
He was engaged in the mercantile busl
iifta until 1S70, when he was appointed
postmaster, and served for IS years. He
was alternately a member and president
of the1 Town Council; was elected Town
Treasurer three times. County Treasurer
twice and County Clerk twice. Ho was
a high Mason, and served Warren Lodge
22 years as secretary, and. had been sec
retary of Oregon Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, since Its institution. He was a
charter member of Banner Lodge, A. O.
V. W.. and for most of the tine has been
its receiver.
Mr. Muller had always been" a prom
Jnentjflgure 1n Southern Oregon politics,
and was .considered one of the' most pop
ular men In the county. He' was one of
the original Republicans, and never
failed In his loyalty to his party. Ho
left a wife and five children. The
funeral will be held tomorrow, with In
terment in the Jacksonville cemetery
"Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., will con
duct tho services.
"Well-Known Traveling: Man.
VICTORIA, B. a. July 2L Ben Gordon,
Pacific Coast representative of Hiram
"Walker & Sons, whisky distillers, died
this morning, after a long Illness. Mr.
Gordon was one of tho best known trav
eling men In the West He recently re
turned from a. trip to California.
NATIONAL MEETING OPENS TODAY.
Members of Yonng People's Chris
tian Union Flocking: to Tacoma.
TACOMA, July 2L From various parts
of the United States trains have been
coming into Tacomi today with officers
and delegates to "our Toung People's
Christian Union" of tho United Presby
terian church. President Millard McDurdo,
of Sparta, I1L, arrived today. E. B. Mc
Kowan, of Rock Island, 111., chairman of
the general committee of the Young Peo
ple's Societies, also arrived on a special
"train today.
A conference of the executive commit
tee was held on the train, but formal ac
tion to name tho new president .will be
taken at a meeting of the committee to
morrow afternoon. The new president
named by the executive committee will
assume his duties "Wednesday morning. At
tho same time the present secretary, Mrs.
M. J. Stewart, will bo succeeded by Miss
Emma Sox, of Albany, Or. Tonight the
visitors were tendered a reception at the
United Presbyterian Church. Tomorrow
will be devoted to sightseeing and the re
ception of delegates. The convention opens
tomorrow night at 7:45 sharp, in charge
of W. E. "Wiley, of San Francisco. An
address of welcome will be made by
Mayor Campbell,
'CIRCUIT COURT AT HILLSBORO.
Petit Jury at the July Term, for tke
First Time In Years.
HILL&BORO. Or., July 2L (Special.)
Circuit Court convened In this city today.
A petit Jury was in attendance for the
first time at a July term for years, tho
occasion being a damage case that was
not ready for trial last Spring. This is
the case of Ed. Wilcox vs. the Southern
Pacific Company, who asks for $2000 In
payment of damages for being injured by
a passing freight train at Gaston, last
Fall. The case of Minnie Sprecht against
C. E. Sprecht, a capitalist, the plaintiff
asking for $30,000 damages, has been set
tled out of court. The plaintiff alleged
that the husband had persuaded her to
live with him after he had divorced her,
she being ignorant of the decree, and for
this reason she asked the amount named.
Connty Lets $4000 Bridge Contract.
The county today let a contract for
building 1511 feet of bridge work on tho
famous Long Bridge between this city
and Cornelius. Joseph Allison was award
ed the bridge work for $3750, and W. L..
Crocker tho 115 feet fill, for $400, the en
tire work to cost the county $4150.
FIREBUGS AT FORT STEVENS.
More Guards Pat on Since Another
Mysterious Bluzc.
FORT STEVENS. July 21. (Special.)
Fort Stevens had a narrow escape from
another serious fire Saturday evening,
and it is certain that a gang of -firebugs
exists In that locality. Saturday night
an attempt was made to set fire to the
torpedo store-house. The building Is fire
proof, and little damage was done. When
the troops went to get the fire-hose out,
they found that It had been cut into
strips. A few minutes later fire was dis
covered in one of the company barrack
buildings, an old mop, soaked In oil, hav
ing been previously dragged over the
floor. The flames were quickly extin
guished with buckets of water. In the
building a note was found signed by "The
Twelve Dynamiters," and stating that
tho writers would destroy the whole post
Twenty-eight extra guards have been
placed on duty, and every effort Is being
made to discover the guilty parties.
NAMING OF STATE SENATORS.
State Republican Chairman's Plan
to End Difficulty In "Washington.
OLYMPIA, July 21. Considerable dif
ficulty has arisen in tho counties of the
state that form Joint Senatorial districts
In the matter of selecting dates for tho
Senatorial conventions. Since the last elec
tion the state has beon redistrlcted, which
disposed of the district committeemen, so
mere is now no one to call the conven
tions In Joint districts for the nomination
of State Senators. The matter has been
brought to the attonlon of Chairman J.
H. Shlvely, of the State Central Commit
tee, and he has drafted a letter advising
that State Senators for Joint districts be
chosen at tho time of the state conven
tion In Tacoma; that the counties select
separate delegates or authorize their reg
ular state delegates to act as they see
fit. It is probable that this plan will be
adopted.
Ex-Audltor Rnhy Sentenced.
COLFAX, Wash., July 21. (Special.)
C. G. Raby, ex-County Auditor, was to
day sentenced to oight years in the peni
tentiary. Raby was convicted In June of
steallhg a warrant for $1753 Issued to the
American Bridge Company, but moved for
a new trial. The motion was argued two
weeks ago and taken under advisement
until today, when It was overruled and
the sentence given. Raby gavo notice
of appeal, and his bonds were raised from
$2000 to $4000, which he failed to give, and
went to Jail. Another charge of stealing
$200 deposited .for a saloon license Is pend
ing against Raby.
Fire nt Sknmoknwa.
SKAMOKAWA. July 2L (Special.)
The residence, outbuildings and creamery
of E. S. Haropson, who lives about three
miles back from Skamokawa. were total
ly destroyed by Are last evening. The
entire contents of the buildings were also
burned, entailing a loss of several thou
sand dollars, on which there was no In
surance. The fire Is supposed to have
originated from a spark from the chim
ney of tho residence.
Boy -Crushed to Death "by Lor.
.DRAIN. Or., July 2L (Special.) Frank,
the 12-year-old son of Joel Tracy, a farm
er, living three miles north of here, was
Instantly killed this afternoon while as
sisting an employe of his father in haul
ing piling timber from tho woods to the
railroad track. The team had Just start
ed a log, which caught the boy. It rolled
entirely over him, crushing his skull and
causing instant death.
To Handle Tillamook Salmon.
ASTORIA. Or., July 21. (Special.) Tho
Columbia River Packers' Association will
begin operations in handling cold storage
fish at Tillamook on. July 25. A force of
men to handle the fish there will leave
Astoria tomorrow on the steamer Sue H.
Elmorq. Casks and ice will be shipped
from here, and the fish, after being
cleaned and Iced, will be "brought to the
association's cold storage plant In this
tty.
Necanicnxn Bridge Contract.
ASTORIA, July 21. Bids were opened
by the County Court today for construct
ing a wooden bridge with an 80-foot
span across the Upper Necanlcum River.
The bid of J. B. Tlllotson. of Albany, of
$525, with $1 40 per foot for approaches,
was tho lowest, and was accepted. The
work Is to be completed within CO days
after signing the contract.
.OW IS THE TIME
To go East. Greatly reduced excursion
rates in connection with the Rio Grande
lines. v
Superb service.
Magnificent scenery.
Choice of routes.
Call at the ticket office. 124 Third street
ENDS HIS ARMY CAREER
MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN' R. BROOKE
v RETIRES TODAY.
Earned His Laurels on the Battle
Fleld, and Rose to Second In
Rank In the Service.
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Major-General John R. Brooke, second
in rank In the United States Army, the
hero of many fierce battles In the Civil
War, Indian campaigner, former Military
Governor of Cuba, and head of the De
partment of the East, retired from eer
vlce yesterday. Few officers in this coun
try have reached the ago llmtt in Its mili
tary service leaving a career which has
proved so honorable or showing a record
so filled with gallant deeds and unswerv
ing fidelity.
Like General Miles, Brooke Is not a
West Pointer, but earned his laurels on
the battle-field and In his country's serv
ice, going Into the regular Army at the
close of tho Civil War with the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel, says the Chicago
Chronicle.
His accession to great prominence has
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been of so recent a dato that the story of
his early life and Its surroundings, the
strange romance woven about his en
trance Into military life and his career of
gallantry In the Civil War are still en
shrouded In the haze of time and the ob
livion of 21 years spent In- outlying gar
risons and cities of tho Middle West.
It will, therefore, be in the nature of a
surprise to the majority to know that
General -Brooke is most thoroughly a prod-
ucc o: Pennsylvania, tne resuiiani ui
Quaker community, born and reared at a
point eo near to Philadelphia as to be
almost within the shadow of the city's
walls and winning his first laurels in a
series of brilliant achievements at the
head of a Pennsylvania regiment.
' Born In Pennsylvania.
Brooke farm, the homestead of the fam
ily for upward of 140 years and General
Brooke's birthplace and early home, lies
on the banks of the Schuylkill about two
miles below Pottstown, and an hour's
Journey by rail from Philadelphia. It is j the company Immediately Journeyed to
a beautiful estate of about 180 acres of j BJ!0I0,ke farm-
rolling uplands and rich meadows, embow- 4 Til,s the story told by one of the
ered In foliage and bordering the winding . Party: Major Broke welcomed them. He
course of the stream. The homestead nes- hao- nt bcen to town, nor seen a news
tics close to the water's edge, surrounded paper, and did not know that Sumter had
by loplng lawns shaded with grand old j fallen, although It was Thursday, and the
tr.s. Pnwcneers on the trains crossing war had oegun on the preceding Sunday.
the high railroad bridge close by (ook al- .
most directly down upon tho grounds and
buildings.
General Brooke's progenitors were char-
-acteristlc types of early English eettlers
In Pennsjlvanla. John Brooke, the first
of the famHy, emigrated from Yorkshire,
England, with his wife and two sons in
1G99. He settled upon a tract of about 750
acres previously purchased from William
Penn and situated In wnat Is now umer
Ick Township, a ft-w miles below Brooke I tlon. On the next day, Friday, the corn
farm. Since that time the family have , pany Journeed to Harrlsburg In citizens'
been farmers, gaining hardihood with the clothes, without arms or equipments. On
tilling of the soil, maintaining the rigid , Saturday they were furnished with both,
discipline of their society, forming part of r antj started for Perryville to go through a
a class which amounted almost to a rural ( course of training. The regiment was
aristocracy. Matthew Brooke, the eon of nowu as the Fourth Pennsylvania, en
John, bought the present Brooke farm and ( listed for three months' service, and was
erected there, about 17G3. a fine old stone mustered In on April 20. 1S61. John Brooke
mansion. In which the family lived for proVcdi good officer, being a Mrict disci
four generations and where John R. ( piinarian. and getting excellent results
Brooke was bom on July 21. 183S. The wlln njB men.
house was demolished a few years since j Then he was takcn a gBht fe
to make room for the modern residence of was j,laced on tne rjck 1Ist and on hIs
S. S. Campbell, who married General way home on furlof,gh st0ppea ln Harris
Brooke's sister. , burs and Interviewed Governor Andrew G.
The mother of tho General was Miss curtain.
of Pine Forge Works, and belonging to a
family Intimately connected with the earli
est manufacture of Iron In Pennsylvania.
Father In State Militia.
Major William Brooke, the General's
father, was a character unique among vanla. Brooke returned to the Fourth
men. and bequeathed many of his sterling j and served a short time before it dlsband
qualltles to his distinguished son. He ed. The three months for which It was
served ln the War of 1S12. but took no enlistco expired the day before the first
active part ln the engagements. The mill- battle of Bull Run. The regiment had
tary title of Major was obtained through
a position ho held In the local mllltln.
Attending the meetings of the Society ot
Friends in Pottstown. the chief traits of
his chararter were pugnacity, a strong
will and Iron determination. Called by
some "a gentleman of he old school," ho
was a xarmcr irom craaie io grave.
brusque, uevere, and a disciplinarian who
ruled his family with an Iron hand. Ma-
Jor Brooke was an old-line Whig and his
political prejudices and belligerent spirit
were so ungovernable that many people In
Pottstown still tell of nn encounter he had
with a political opponent on one occa
sion which resulted ln the Major cudgel
ing his opponent with his walking-stick.
John R. Brooke spent his early boyhood
upon the farm, learning the trado of an
agriculturist, and prepared to follow the
same calling as did his fathers for three
generations before him. About a mile
below the then village of Pottstown. a lit
tle schoolhouse stood In a field close to
the road. It has Blnce been demolished.
Here the children from the neighboring
the year, although John Brooke rarely got
moT than three months ftrhnnlln- nnrlnrr
to interruptions on account of hauling,
threshing; plowing or other form labor
Personally he li Eald to have been a
great, sturdy farmer's boy, not especially
fond of books, uncouth In manner and
participating but eeldom In the social do
ings of the young people of the neighbor
hood. Subsequently he attended for brief
periods the schools of Henry A. Hunslckor
at Frecland. Allen Flltcraf t in New Jersey,
and a mllltnry academy at West Chester
While ctlll in his teens he served a short
time at the Brooke furnaces, an Iron man
ufacturing plant at BIrdsboro. a village a
few miles above Pottstown, the mills be-
J Ing owned by a connection of his family.
When about 19 years of age, no paid a
long visit to his uncle, a Captain Turnlcy,
who held a position in the Quartermas
ter's Department at an Army post in
Utah. Here he had his first taste of a
soldier's life, and as his uncle's assistant
learned many details of military manage
ment. Beginning: of Military Service
John R. Brooke was working on his
father's farm and had practically as
sumed Its management when the Civil
j War broke out, and a strange series of
incidents forced him. like Clnclnnatus, to
lay down the plow and take up the sword
pat the call of his fcllow-cltlzens. Had it
not beon for sd small a thins as a wom
an's hysterics he might have lived and
died a farmer Instead of a leader of the
National forces.
The fall of Sumter, on Sunday, April
14. 1S61. plunged the Nation Into the fren
zied throes of four long years of civil war
fare. Montgomery County had a provis
ional regiment of militia, whose Colonel
was John F. Hartranft. of Norrlstown.
Pottstown was the headquarters of one of
lt3 companies. Early on Monday morn
ing a telegram was sent to the leading
spirit of this company, ordering that It be
held In readiness to move to Harrlsburg,
thence to the front. Immediate steps were
taken for Its thorough reorganization on a
war footing. Two Lieutenants were qulck-
ly asked to resign, not being physically
qualified to serve. The Captain gave more
trouble. He was not a desirable com
mander for several reasons, but wanted
to go. The delicate matter of obtaining
his resignation was successful, through
the Influence of an adroit Dutch physician.
The working members of the company al
ready had an excellent man chosen for
Captain In D. Webster Davis. On Wed-
nC8day night iIr Davis was elected. He
hatl bcen married but six months and
went at once to tell h,s .,fc that h(J was
violent hvs-
tcrlcs, which became so serious that her
mind was threatened. At 3 o'clock on
Thursday morning his resignation was
written. The members of the company
were at their wits' ends to know whom
to choose as a leader. Finally they rec-
ollected that John R. Brooke had had
some military experience, and he was
mentlored for the place. The Idea was
considered a good one. and a delegation
Major Brooko listened to the story or
the party and answered brusquely, "John
must go." John was busy In the woods
with a yoke of oxen, gathering a load of
stumps. Presently he appeared, a big fel.
low, 23 years of age. In the rough gar
ments of a farmer. He was offered the
Captaincy and replied, "Certainly." After
finishing the day's work the new Captain
came to town and strolled into the com-
panj's armory and talked over the sltua-
Raisins a New Regiment.
The war. Governor was so much Im
pressed with the young officer that Brooke
was encouraged to raise a new regiment,
afterward the famous Fifty-third Pennsyl
ceen requested to serve until after the
Impending battle, but the matter rested
with a vote of the men. The ballot re
sulted ln a dlsbandment ana the Fourth
was honorably mustered out on July 26. A
number of men went Into Brooke's new
regiment, and from the circumstances
arose a personal enmity between Brooke
I and Colonel Hartranft, commander of the
, Fourth, that lasted for years. Unfortu-
i nate as this Incident was. Its bearing up-
on the lives qf twp men of such promi
nence In the annals of the state and Na
tion raise it to an Importance that cannot
be Ignored. Later In tho war, when
Brooke and Hartranft, both Colonels, were
in adjoining camps, mutual friends at
tempted to heal the wound, with no re
sult. In 1872 Hartranft made his opening
speech In his campaign for Governor at
Pottstown. Brooke was among the audi
ence and another attempt at reconcilia
tion failed. Several years later Governor
Hartranft so far closed the breach ns to
write a personal letter to the Secretary ot
War, recommending Colonel Brooke for
tnc Pltlon of Brigadier-General in the
regular Army.
nor felt so severely the looses of the field
as did the Fifty-third Pennsylvania un
der the command of Colonel .Brooke. It
is said that of the 2C00 fighting regiments
engagod ln the Civil War but to lest more
than 2C0 men In the field.
The deeds of the regiment and brl.dant
career of Colonel Brooke are no closely
Interwoven as to be almost synonymous.
As part of McClellan's Army of the Penin
sula, the regiment took a prominent part
In the battle of Fair Oaks In June, 1S62,
where It was surprised and thrown Into
confusion, but rallied and quickly forced
the enemy from his line. The command
lng General commended its conduct on
this occasion. In the same month it sup
ported a battery ln position on the York
River Railroad, was thrown forward to
assist Porter's troops in the deadly con
flict then raging, and crossed the Chlcka
homlny and faced the fire of the enemy at
Gaines' Mill. Then began the famous
"change of base." when the regiment
formed the part of the Third Brigade,
holding the post of honor In covering the
rear of the retreating army. A fierce en
gagement at Peach Orchard resulted ln
General Sumner riding up and compli
menting the regiment fox Its bravery, say
ing: "You have done nobly. I knew you
would do it"
A Skillful Commander.
Later ln the retreat the Generals highly
complimented Colonel Brooke for the
skillful qualities he had displayed. After
the second battle of Bull Run it again
protected the exposed flanks of the Union
forces and wis almost Intercepted by a
detachment of Confederate cavalry, when
Colonel Brooke saved his command by a
quick maneuver. At Antletam it occupied
the extreme right of the line. In front
the first lino of the enemy was protected
by a sunken road, his second by a stona
wall on the hill beyond. Close by was in
orchard, and tho historic cornfield whero
bitter flshtlng subsequently occurred. Tho
position was an Important one and the
Fifty-third charged at a double-quick apd
drove the enemy from the position after a
desperate contest.
One of the most signal accomplishments
of the regiment was during the assault
upon Fredericksburg. After driving tho
enemy's sharpshooters out of the city It
marched into the town ln a dense fog and
halted for an hour under the enemy's Are.
Soon after It was one of the regiments
that faced a desperate charge upon tho
Confederate lines. At the head of his
troops Colonel Brooke led his regiment
to a position within ISO feet of the ene
my's lines, protected by a stone wall and
the overhanging batteries of Mayre's
HelgKts. They held the popltlon until
night with tcrrlblo losses, and despite ev
ery effort to dislodge them. When the
regiment went Info battle It had 2S3 ef
fective men. That night 15S had been
killed or wounded. One battalion lost 22
out of S3men. Only two of the 13 line of
ficers escaped uninjured.
Colonel Brooke's regiment reached the
battlefield of Gettysburg on the 2dvof July.
Later In the day It became hotly engaged
near Little Round Top. where a Confed
erate battery, posted on an eminence, had
become very annoying to the Union forces.
Colonel Brooke led a charge to capture It.
and the men, with wild shouts, scattered
the enemy's ranks and took the position.
Being unsupported, the regiment was
forced to retire. Other services performed
with distinction by tve regiment were at
Chancellorsville and Spottsylvanla. At
the latter point they took part ln a des
perate charge, carrying the enemy's posi
tion ln the face of a stubborn defense.
General Brooke's service ln the regular
Army has chiefly been spent at Western
posts. Immediately after his appointment
as Lieutenant-Colonel he was sent to
Camp Floyd, N. M. Ho was transferred
to New Orleans during the disturbances
connected with the Tllden-Hayes election
contest. It Is said that on one occasion
during these disorders Colonel Brooke
with a handful of regulars kept a mob in
subjection by his commands, given sword
ln hand, and a display of personal cour
age ln the face of threatened violence.
General Brooke's next post was at Fort
Missoula, on the Western border of Mon
tana, and later at Fort Shaw, near Hel
ena, Mont. During this period he .figured
conspicuously in Indian warfare, particu
larly the troubles at Pine Ridge Agency.
For six years General Brooke was sta
tioned at Omaha, the headquarters of the
Department of the Platte, and later for a
period of about two years at St. Paul, ln
the Department of the Dakotas. Upon
his appointment as Major-Genoral his
headquarters were fixed at Chicago, and
his command is known as the old Depart
ment of Missouri, comprising the States
of Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana. Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Indian
and Oklahoma Territories.
When the war with Spain broke out
General Brooke went from Cnicago to
Chlckamauga to take command of tho
first provisional Army corps, and was
transferred thence to Porto Rico, where
he commanded the United States forces,
and after serving on the Porto Rican.
Commission, was named Military Gover
nor of the Island by President McKlnley.
His next post of duty was that of Mili
tary Governor of Cuba, In which place he
was succeeded by General Leonard Wood.
On May 10, 1900, he succeeded General
Wesley Merrltt In command of the De
partment of the East.
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Romance of a Soldier.
General Brooke's private lifo has had
many elements of a soldier's" romance.
During tho active service Jn the front ln
1E63 ho married Miss Louisa Roberts, a
meriiber of an old Chester County family,
whose home was about 15 miles south of
Pottstown. It was a soldier's wedding ln
every sense of the word, with a display
of uniforms In the bridegroom's party, a
brief honej moon and return to the front,
the bride making her home at Brooke's
farm. Louisa Roberts was one of the
most noted beauties of the region. Even
after the lapse of 33 years the people who
remember her speak with a sigh ot her
beauty of face and loveliness of nature.
For the soldier's wife, after four brief
years of wedded life, during most of
which her husband was absent from her,
died In 1S67. upon the birth of her second
son. Both of tho children by this mar
riage have since grown to manhood. The
eldest son, himself married and a father.
Is the counterpart of his distinguished
parent, and, Uko him, a soldier. He
served at Santiago during the recent cam
paign. The youngest son has spent recent
years on a ranch In the Wpst. but is now
also connected witli the Army.
For 10 years General Brooke remained a
widower, then met his second wife In New
Orleans. Tho present Mrs. Brooke Is the
eldest daughter of ex-Governor Stearns,
of New Hampshire. She met her future
husband while Wintering In the South,
and durjng.the public disturbances of the
Tllden-Hayes contest. They were mar
ried In 1877. She is a. woman of brilliant
mind and great charm of manner.
In personal appearance General Brooke
Is a giant, being over six feet ln height
and weighing upward of 250 pounds. His
features are regular and grow more hand
some with the passing years. His man
ner displays great self-confidence, nnd.
although he is said to be far from popu
lar with his fellow-ofncers. his Army
record Is unimpeachable.
Glrls ns Blacksmith.
Baltimore Americnn.
A web of poetic romance always has
been woven about the "village smithy."
but It has remnlned for a sturdy black
smith ln the neighborhood of Leeds to
lntroduco the daughters of the smithy
Into the romancer's dreams. This black
smith ha3 eight daughters, and has
reared them all hy the side of the forge
and anvil. At preoent four are at work
ln his shop. The other four wielded the
hammer for several years and then left
the business to tako up the duties of
running homes ot their own. Every day
these four daughters of the master smith
are to be seen at the anvils following
the trade of their father. They are up
early and spend tho working hours ln
making gas hooks broad, bent nails,
which are used by plumbers for fasten
ing gas pipes to walls. It Is not such a
hard task, yet the work requires great
patience and enduring strength.
The heavy part of the work l per
formed by a machine worked. with the
foot. After the mechanical device has
finished Us labors, the fair blacksmiths,
with sleeves rolled up. put the finishing
touches on the hooks with a hand-hammer
and get them ready for market. The
girls are fond of their work. They toll
on a piece-work basis, and the ingenious
blacksmith calls each a "full hand."
The saekbut Is a very ancient Instrument of
the trombone family It Is blleved by tome
Authorities to hae been provided with & sllda
like the trombone of the present d&y.
FISHERMEN ARE AT WAR
JAPANESE ARE CAUSING TROUBLE
ON THE FRASER RIVER.
Force Indians to Quit Work nt Point
of Revolvers Superintendent
of Police to Scene.
VANCOUVER, B. C, July A. Although
the union fishermen and the canners have
agreed upon rates to be paid this year for
salmon delivered at the canneries, the an
nual trouble ln connection with this Indus
try Is being caused, this time by the Japa
nese, who do not wish to fish according to
the union scale of prices. The Japanese
are trying to Intimidate those who desire
to fish, and have been maintaining patrol
boats on the Fraser. To the few Japanese
who desire to fish, it has been Intimated
by these patrol-boats that they had better
draw ln their nets. Indians have been
similarly ordered to stop fishing by the
Japanese, who far outnumber those of all
"Other nationalities combined. So strained
has the situation become at the fishing
village of Steveston that the superintend
ent of provincial police has gone thither,
accompanied by a number of constables,
to prevent possible trouble. Notwith
standing the presence of the officers, eight
Japanese today forced two Indians to
cease fishing at the point of revolvers.
Net cutting has also been commenced by
the sulky Japanese.
Record Run of Salmon.
VICTORIA, B. C July 21. Reports re
ceived from the Northern British Colum
bia rivers state that there Is a run of
salmon on which Is the largest ln the his
tory of the rivers. The fishermen are tak
ing enormous catches.
FIRE IN A GRAIN FIELD.
Sparks From Harvester Cause Loss
of Thirty Acres ot Wheat.
PENDLETON. Or., July 21. (Special.)
A field of wheat belonging to A. L.
Knight, a renter of land on the Umatilla
reservation, caught flro yesterday after
noon from sparks from a combined har
vester, and before the flames could be
checked 0 acres of wheat were destroyed.
But for the presence of a large number
of laborers, the flre would have been dis
astrous. As It was. It took four hours to
stay the flre, which was accomplished
by plowing a number of furrows around
it. The loss Is about $600, covered, by in
surance. The comhjned harvester was
saved with difficulty.
Hot Wind Damages Grain.
A hot wind prevailed here all day, and
while It did not do much damage in the
way of shriveling the wheat. It shattered
the ripe grain to some extent. Increasing
the damage done by the wind storm of a
week ago. As evidence of the Injury
done by the wind storm, a field of wheat
which belonged to John Crow, a umatiiia
reservation farmer, and which was ex
pected to give 35 bushels, turned out only
17 bushels to the acre when It was har
vested yesterday.
DR. JAMES COOPER DEAD.
Well-Known Scientist nnd ex-Army
Surgeon In OrCRon.
ALAMEDA. CaL. July 21. Dr. James
Cooper, a pioneer scientist of th Pacific
Coast, is dead ln this city, aged 72 years.
He was a veteran of the Clvily War and
honorary member of numerous scientific
societies, being the author of standard
works on ornithology, conchology and
other branches of science. He was phy
sician to the Government expedition
which ln 1853 made a survey for -a trans
continental railroad from St. Paul to
Puget Sound. He served as Army surgeon
ln Oregon and this state, and was a
prominent member of the California
Academy of Sciences.
Deliberate Plan for Revense.
SEATTLE, July 21. The double mur
der and suicide here Saturday night turns
out to be the result of deliberate plan
ning for revenge rather than the result
of a hasty quarrel. It now seems that
David Thomas ran off with Samuel
Lake's wife. Lake came to Seattle,
smoothed the matter over, lived with the
couple as a brother of the woman here
tofore known as Mrs. Thomas, and when
opportunity offered shot them both down
and committed suicide. The death of
Mrs. Thomas (or Lake) is momentarily
expected.
Rich Strike ln Bohemia District.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., July 21. (Spe
cial.) Reports sent here this evening from
Bohemia by telephone are to the effect
that the Crystal Consolidated Mining
Company has made an Important find of
six feet of solid ore. which goes heavy
In free gold. This find was made In a
crosscut driven to ascertain the width of
the ledge. The hanging wall has not been
reached.
Easily Prove Their Innocence.
VANCOUVER. B. C. July 21. Under
the Imprerslon that they were the noto
rious Fernch swindlers, Frederick and
Eugene Humbert, the local police, at tne
Instance of tho French Consul here, ar
rested two tourists today. The suspected
men easily proved their Innocence., They
carry letters of Introduction to the most
prominent people of the country.
Bound Over for Robbery.
SALEM, Or.. July 21. (Special.) Joe
Murphy, one of the men arrested yes
terday for robblrg a Salem cigar store
and saloon, was today held to answer In
the Circuit Court. His partner, Thomas
Smith, will be committed to the Reform
School.
Accidents to Salem People.
SALEM, July 21. (Special.) A delivery
team of the Goodale Lumber Company
ran away today and broke one of tne
legs of the driver, W. H. Clark.
The 10-year-old son of Ad Wright, well
known ln Salem, fell from a wagon at
Meharoa 'today and broke the bones or
one leg.
Brnkcman Badly Injured.
TACOMA. July 21. William "Webb, a
brakeman on the Northern Pacific, was
struck by a train last night at Kanasket
and fatally Injured. He was brought to
St. Joseph's Hospital, in this city. His
parentB reside at Roseburg, Or.
The Question of the Trior.
New York Mall and Express.
It 13 for the Catholics of America to say
whether the work of their church in the
Philippines shall cease or attain a broader
and a better development. They are not
to bebllnded Into believing that the friars
In thePhllIppinea wore dealt with unjust
ly, and their church antagonized, by their
expulsion frcm the communities they op- I
prcesed. Tni3 is a raise view. Tne ques
tion Is not a religious one. The testi
mony of every Impartial observer of con
ditions In the Philippines, both before and
after American occupation, has been that
the majority of tho friars were utterly
unworthy of their cloth.
Besides being other thlnga, they were
more politician than priests. They were
the product of centuries of evil and ad
ministrative wrong. Thev superintended
the executions ordered by Spanish ofilcla's,
and stood sponsor for the Spanish extor
t'.ors. There were exceptions, ot course,
but as a rule they earned so great a
measure of the people's detestation that
their replacement now would necessitate
their being guarded by United States
troops to prevent riot and murder. These
are the plain facts, and those who conceal
them do not do a friendly act to the Cath-
ollca of America.
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