Battle Hymn

of the Republic. This famous song, to the tune of John Brown, was written by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, in Washington City, during the Civil War. It was inspired by the narrow escape of the author from a band of raiders who descended upon Mrs. Howe and her party while they were witne ing a review near Washington. Mrs. Howe was born in New York City, May 27, 1819, and is famous for her advocacy of woman’s rights, her stirring poems, and her leadership in many reform movements, Beveridge, Albert J., is a native of Highland county, Ohio, where he was born October 6, 1862. The family removed to Illinois shortly after | | the Civil War, where Albert grew up on a farm, without any advantages of schooling other than those he made for himself at night. When he ‘was twenty-one he entered college at Green castle, Indiana, where he maintained himself by working during vacations, and by taking several cash prizes in college contests. After leaving college he went to Indianapolis, and secured the place of reading clerk in the House of Representatives. He next took up the study of law, and was admitted to practice in 1889; immediately opened a law office in Indianapolis, where his great oratorical ability soon secured for him a large practice. He participated in the elections, and performed such signal services for the Republicans that in 1899 (January 17th) he was chosen United States Senator, and in the summer following visited the Philippine Islands to acquaint himself with conditions there.. Bresci Gaetano, born in Cosiano, fifteen miles from Florence, Italy, 1869, came to New York in 1893, and soon after settled at Paters on, N. J., where he was engaged asa silk weaver. He joined an anarchist a ociation, by whom he was ordered to return to Italy and a a inate King Humbert. In pursuance of this order, he returned to Italy June 4, 1900, and studied the king’s movements with a view to making the purpose of his visit to Italy a succe . He learned that a public feté would be held - at Monza, a fashionable resort, four miles from Milan, on July 29th, which His Majesty would attend, and thither Bresci repaired, armed with twe revolvers, His opportunity came when he saw the King riding towards | the royal villa where the Queen was holding a reception, and, acting with | promptne ran to the carriage and discharged three bullets into the body of Humbert, one pa ing through his heart, from which His Majesty died in le than an hour. Capital punishment having been | abolished in Italy, Bresci, who was quickly seized after doing the deed, was condemned to life imprisonment, like his compatriot, Lucchesi, who a a inated the Empre of Austria in Switzerland. Butler, Matthew C., was born near GreenviHe, S. C., March 8, 1836. Admitted to the bar 1856; elected to the Legislature 1859, and entered the Confederate army as captain. He lost a leg at the battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863, and, being unable longer to remain in the service, returned home. After recovering from his hurt he was elected to the Legislature of his State, 1866. Resuming the practice of his profe ion, he continued to be so engaged until 1877, when he was made U.S. Senator. Iv the beginning of the Spanish-American War he offered his services, which, being accepted, he was appointed by President McKinley Major General of Volunteers, | Butler, Marion, Senator from North Carolina since 1896, was born in Sampson county, N.C., May 20, 1863. He graduated at the University of N.C., 1885, after which he taught school three years to support the family left in straitened circumstances by the death of his father. He joined the Farmers’ Alliance, 1888, and became president of that national a ociation 1894. He refused to support Cleveland in 1892, and a isted in the organization of the Populist party in his State, and was made Chairman of the National Executive Committee. While strongly Populistic in his sentiments, he is a zealous supporter of Bryan, Chaffee, Adna Romanza, Major-General of U. S. Volunteers, sent to command the American army in China, July, 1900, was born in Or well, Ohio, April 14, 1842. He was educated in the public schools; entered the army, July, 1861, as private in 6th Cavalry, and was promoted. through the grades to be first lieutenant for gallantry at Gettysburg, and to Captain March, 1865, for intrepidity at Dinwiddie Court-House. At the close of the war he elected to remain in the army, and for gallantry in an engagement with Comanche Indians on Paint Tree Creek, Texas, March 7, 1868, he was made Major. He was again promoted, to Lieutenant- Colonel, February, 1890, for courage manifested in action against the Indians, which position he held uutil May 4, 1898, when he was promoted to be Brigadier-General of U. S. Volunteers, and served in the Santiago campaign with such ability that in July, 1898, he was made Major-General of U.S. Volunteers, and given command of the rst Division, 4th Army Corps. After the close of the Spanish-American war, and the occupation of Cuba by the United States, General Chaffee was stationed in Havana, 1899. When an outrage was perpetrated upon our minister, Conger, by China, by holding him, with other foreign ministers, as hostage, which brought China and the United States into hostility, General Chaffee was placed in command of the American army of invasion, 3,000 strong, and left for the foreign field of action, July, 1900. In - Igor, succeeded Gen. Mac Arthur as commander of the Philippines. 484