| Show WORTHY OF STATUE Edward D. D Baker Says Mr Cullom Cullom Cul- Cul lom Should Have Monument c HE A ASKS CONGRESS FOR FORONE ONE Extraordinary Career of the Statesman and Soldier Who Raised Regiment of Gold Ex-Gold Seekers Gold Seekers and Was Killed at Olt Balls Ball's Bluff By ey GEORGE CLINTON Washington Senator Senator Shelby M. M Cullom of Illinois who Is the oldest c i member of at the senate In years and In point of service has bas introduced a bill to erect a monument to perpetuate t i the memory of or an Illinois man whom t f he knew In youth and who It Is plain from what is said of or him should not be lost to the memory of ot his country Edward Dickinson Baker of England Pennsylvania Illinois Oregon California California Cal Cal- and New York is the man who Senator Cullom thinks ought to be honored by a monument erected at government expense Baker was born in England in 1811 Ho came to the United States with his father when he f was four years old and lived In Philadelphia Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia until he was 14 Then he went to Illinois where he was given his high school education and his law course He was an older man by 17 years Sears than Cullom but the senator t f r new neY him well In his boyhood and later grew to admire him greatly Baker Bakeri was a member of the Whig party and anda i a great friend of Abraham Lincoln He was representative and state senator in n Illinois at the time the Mexican t war broke out He raised a regiment and served all through the conflict under General Scott returning then to Illinois and settling in to the Galena tt d district which promptly sent him to congress t t His Regiment of Gold Seek Seekers rs r f Later Baker Daker went to California and then to Oregon a state which in its I early days sent him to the U 9 ted States senate He was in the senate only a few months when the Civil war broke out end then he conceived a picturesque thought He Ho had bad had four years Fears of war but he be was willing to havu have four years more He Ho thought that the men who had gone to California Call Cali fornia during the gold craze and had bad endured all kinds of ot hardships would make fine fine fighting material and so he concluded to raise a California regiment regiment regi regi- ment and offer its service to the government gov gov- Of course friends told him It was ay a along k y long w ways ys to California ia and asked him r how bow he be was going to get his men HeBald HeBald He Bald eald Ill get them In Philadelphia and Uld New York He went to the two titles and opened recruiting offices with the legend over the door No one but California gold seekers need apply In about two weeks he had a regiment of ot returned coast men and a fine regiment regiment regi regi- ment went it was B Baker ker went with it to the front as Its colonel and he was killed in one of the first battles of the war Balls Ball's Bluff Blua and with r him was killed heeled Lieutenant Greble the first officer of of- titer of the r regular gular army who rho lost his life iti r-li n the Civil CI conflict Grebles Greble's son sonIs sonIs sonIs Is now a lieutenant colonel of artillery stationed In the city of Washington Senator Cullom asked congress to erect the monument In memory of ot the colonel on the field of ot Balls Ball's Bluff Blua where he be lost his life lIle The librarian of congress has bas Issued rt his bis report which shows that the accession accession accession ac ac- cession to the library for the last rear were volumes bringing the grand rand total of printed books In the col collection lection to The collection of maps and charts number pieces the musical collection x and pieces and prints engrav engrave Eri Er Ings etc The library is one sol i Df of f the biggest in the world d Red Men Invade Washington Tho streets of Washington have bave been turned into peace paths by representatives of Indian tribes during the last few days das The Indians have come pome ome here from east west north and south for it must be understood that the Iho entirely civilized sections of the country hold Indians as well as the western plains Sometime ago it was suggested that the Indians of the country band themselves themselves themselves them them- selves together for the purpose of making their influence felt as voters for thousands of ot American Indians are voting citizens Just what this movement movement movement move move- ment will come to no one can say say definitely yet but the Indians gathered gath gath- gathered ered here concern themselves with other matters than a possible balance balance balance bal ance of power organization It seems that the pick of the red men were wore sent sont to Washington for six footers are everywhere and the full bloods predominate They are as fine One a looking body of men physically as ever gathered together in the capital capital capItal cap cap- ital city Some of or the tho Sioux Indians Indiana are magnificent specimens and it may maybe maybe maybe be that one of this tribe will bo be taken as a model for the Indian statue which is to be erected in n New York harbor at private expense but with government sanction A proper memorial memorial memorial me me- morial to the race raco of red men who once held beld this continent In their keeping has been urged for years and finally tho the matter has taken shape and form A heroic sized figure rivalIng rivaling rivaling rival rival- ing that of Goddess of ot Liberty Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty will soon Boon appear lacing facing the waters watern waters wa wa- tern of the ocean PresIdent Vice Sherman was absent absent ab air sent from the capitol for two or three days recently and Senator Curtis ot or Kansas was appointed to preside over tho the senate while Mr Sherman was away Senator Curtis is at least a quarter Indian and his appearance would Justify first Brat belief that he is ise e L It I I nearly a full It fell lell to his lot lotas lotas as presiding officer of the senate to sign the bill giving government sanction sanc sane tion to the private vate project for erectIng erecting erect erect- Ing a monument in honor bonor of the Indian In dean dian races races' of at the I North American continent Many Monuments Projected John Dalzell Republican of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania is a man of long service service servo ice in the House Horse Mr Dalzell Is Isone Isone isone one of ot the guardians of the high tarIff tariff tariff tar tar- iff and It is said that he will willbe willbe willbe be the last of the old guard to go godown godown godown down when the fighting begins Dalzell Dal zell sell however pays attention to things other than the tariff on occasion and andone andone andone one of his hobbies hobbles is to secure from congress an appropriation of money to erect a monument on on the battlefield battle field where Braddock was defeated bj the French and where George WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington who was with Braddock gave his first evidence of military genius Dalzell wants wants the government to appropriate to be expended by bythe bythe bythe the Monument Association of ot the Battle of the Monongahela under the direction of ot the secretary of ot war for forthe forthe forthe the erection on the battle field of a suitable monument to commemorate the event There Is not a state In the Union which has escaped being the scene of a battle of some kind whether of ot tb the Revolutionary the 1812 the Mexican Mexican Mex Mex- ican the Civil or the Indian wars From Washington state to Florida and from Crom Maine to California every state has been the scene of conflict The representatives of districts where battles occurred keep constantly constant constant constant- ly Iy bus busy until success comes in the effort effort ef ef- ef fort to secure from the government sums of money to be added to state or private sums for the purpose of marking battlefield sites Representative tive Frank W. W Mondell fond l ell who was elected at large from the of Wyoming to the national house wants of the government money to erect monuments on the site of the theold theold theold old Fort Phil Kearney on Piney Creek Johnson county Wyoming and andon andon andon on the site of the Wagon Box fight on In Johnson and Sheridan counties These battles of course were with the Indians and they occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc in the days when old Red Cloud name Cloud name suggestive of war was war was attempting to prevent the entry of ot the whites Into the domains claimed by the warlike Sioux To Mark Creek Battle Site Representative James T T. T Heflin of Alabama has asked for an appropriation tion of at to erect a suitable table monument on the battle ground at the Horse Shoe on the Tallapoosa river In his home state It Is set forth in Mr Heflin's bill asking for the money that the Horse Shoe fight was one of the most important and In fact decisive decisive de de- de battles of the war between the whites and the Creek Indians It is possible that if Mr Heflin undertakes to press this measure on January 8 which Is known as Jackson day because because because be be- cause It Is the anniversary of ot the victory victory victory vic vic- tory which Old Hickory won at New Orleans his Democratic brethren n may flock to its support and put It It through The Horse Shoe In Alabama was where the Creeks made the final stand and were attar r O ll and overcome by General Jackson March 27 1814 The historians have said and Mr 1 Heflin makes a great point of ot this that this victory ended not merely the Creek war but the power of the Indian races In North America Peace Celebration Planned While other members of ot congress are trying to secure money for memorials memorials memorials memo memo- rials to warlike deeds William W W. Griest of Pennsylvania wants congress congress con con gress press to pass a resolution that In Its belief the government of ot the United States should participate In the celebration celebration celebration cele cele- bration of the century of peace between between between be be- tween the United States and Great Britain and Canada in such form orm as 88 shall advance the cause of peace among the nations of the world and the president is hereby authorized to extend official operation co-operation and invite Into national participation In the celebration celebration celebration cele cele- bration commemorating the triumphs of peace Congress Is said to look Jool kindly on this proposal of Mr Griest because it itIn itIn itin In any sense can not be regarded as asa asa asa a party measure Senator Root of New York Is doing what he can to further the movement looking to this celebration of one hundred bundred years of ot between the United States and Great Britain On December 24 24 1914 the century of peace will be celebrated ed for It was on that day that the treaty of Ghent put an end to or was wUl supposed to put an end to the second war with England It probably will willbe willbe willbe be remembered by even casual renders renders rend rend- ers eTs of history that while the treaty of Ghent was signed 24 24 knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge that It bad had been signed did not reach the United States for some time thereafter The Democrats on January January January Jan Jan- uary 8 S will celebrate th the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans which was r fought in hi the year 1815 by General General General Gen Gen- eral Jackson Jackso something more more than two weeks after the he hc treaty of ot peace had been signed and the two nations had agreed to o withdraw hostile armies from the field I |
