The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-23
Our New York Letter.
From our regular correspondent.
New YORK June 9, 1SS.

incnt soldiers and are informed
that they are getting ready for a
systematic movement upon the
next Congress, with the view of
securing another increase of their
pensions and other Legislation in
their behalf. Francis A. Osburn,
the President ofthe United States
Manned Soldier League, whose
headquarters are in Philadelphia, is
sending out circulars calling for
contributions to influence legisla-
ton in their interest. The circular
says: "You should now see the
Importance of keeping what we
have gained by sustaining in future
a watchful organization, having
the ability and the power to go to
Washington and save pensions
from being reduced from what it
was before if not lower. 1t was
stated by Senators when NJ bill
was considered in the Senate that
a commission would shortly be ap-
pointed to rerate the entire pension
list; that it was too high, and that
the various grades should be equal
lied" an organization is also
thought of by some of the old
veterans, having in view the pas
sage of a law giving each surviving
soldier of the late War 100 acres
of land, Colonel Thomas Worthing-
ton, who has spent several years
in Washington trying to obtain the
passage of various. claims of pen
sion by Congress, is one Of the
foremost ~agitators of this move
ment. He wants to have a con-
vention of soldiers held this sum-
mer to organize for this purpose.
He strongly favors the revival of
the Oregon Boundary War of 1913,
in which he figured more or less
conspucously. In July of that
year a convention was held in Gin
cinnati at which Colonel Worthing
ton was present having for its OBJ
iect the advancement of the
scheme to annex so much of the
British territory Of the Pacific
coast lying as far north as 54th de-
gree of north latitude. The Col
onel thinks this country properly
belongs to the government and
eventually be added to the United
Stateisby treaty or otherwise. Such
annexation, he thinks, will enable
the Government to give each soldier
a warrant for a quarter section of
land.
This is a silken season, = season of
magnificent fabrics, of much lace,
of bewilding masses and of variety
of color. Yet out of the whole
range the finest effects are produc-
ed by the use of single colors
Illuminated by dashes of dull red
or pale yellow, or by the combina.
ton of black with white, or white
with yellow. Black was a uniform
for so long that it is rather curious
to see it combined with art reds and
a dull shade of yellow and to see
how vivid an effect is produced by
having, aRroup of Feathers, or ever
q bunch of roses, upon a black
costume. The value of yellow II
bringing out other colors is begin
ming to be well understood; moth
ing prettier can be imagined fol
a spring costume thar an electric
blue smah with glimpses of gold il
the lining and a bunch OF butter
cups in the belt. Solid %colors, it may
be remarked, are preferred on tn,
richest materials for short dresses
or costumes. Figures are disap
pearing from secondary toilets
and are only admissible in cottonI
on costly brocades used in comb
nations with satin or lace. Thes,
grand fabrics are growing NOR,
elegant every day; but there i
one good side to this fact, and tina
the costleir, more elastic more in
dividualiZed thew become, III,