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The National tribune., 1883-05-31
The Western Cyclones.

Whatever may have been the origin of the
recent cyclonic disturbances in the West, it
is evident that the resources of the signal
service are entirely inadequate to the task
of warning the endangered districts of the
approach of such storm centers. Although
the tornado in question followed a well-de-
fined course, and its track was several hun
dreds Of miles in length, it does not appear
that it attracted the notice of any weather
observer or that any attempt was made to
signal ahead the news of its coming. In
deed, il was not until twenty-four hours had
elapsed that tidings began to reach the out
side world Of the great disaster which had
befallen, and only then in a meagTe and
fragmentary form, so that it was at first sup
posed that the cyclone was purely local in
its character. Many reasons might be cited
for this apparent inability Of the signal SER
vice TO give prompt notice of the formation
and direction of these atmospheric engines
of destruction, as. for instance, the paucity of
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wages which constitute the hire of the Brit
ish workman. taking all these kinds of
labor into account" said Mr.. Hewitt, Z" the
wages paid for work on the bridge averaged
$3.50 per day. Now, if this work had been
done at the time when the Pyramids was
built, with the skill, appliances and tools
then in use, and if the money available for
its execution had been limited to 100000,
the laborers would have received an average
of not more than two cents per day, in
money of the same purchasing power as the
coin of the present era. In other words,
the effect of the discoveries of new methods
tools and laws of force has been to raise the
wages of labor more than hundred fold in
the interval which has elapsed since the
Pyramids were built" But these discoveries
on this side of the water, at least, have re-
suited from the impetus given to industries
of all kinds by our protective tariff, which
has, in turn, called the latest inventive ge-
MUS of the country into play, and, in so far
as it has done that, raised the wages of labor
in America above those of labor in any other
portion of the civilized globe.
So this stately structure, which so engages
the admiration of the metropolis, is really a
monument to the wisdom of that policy
from which our present industrial greatness
is sprung, and we cannot but hope that both
may endure forever.
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outbreak of the rebellion, that the West as
well as the East now possesses large manu-
featuring interests. Chicago, which, within
Mr.. Benjamin's recollection, was mere
frontier post, has grown to be not simply
great commercial mart, but one of the
leading industrial eenters of the country,
and there is scarcely town of Importance
In all the vast agricultural region lying
west of the Mississippi where the hum of
machinery is not heard. If there was ever
possibility that the diversity of manufac-
turing and agricultural interests might lead
to an armed conflict between the States, it
has certainly now vanished entirely before
the westward march of industrial enterprise.
If such contest were now to be precipitated
It would be struggle of the country with
the cities, rather than of State with State.
Equally baseless is the prediction that
civil war may result from religious differ
ences. These differences are in themselves
guarantee of peace. The multiplication
OF sects is an element of security rather than
danger, for each acts as check upon the
ambitions of the rest, and so long as there is
liberation for all and persecution of none,
we have nothing to fear. But even were it
otherwise, it is difficult to perceive how a
religious war could be fought on State lines,
slight as is the prepondefanee of any denom-
ination in any section of the country, and of
all religionists the Mormons, we believe are
the only ones that are at all disposed to set
up government of their own
But in the event that neither the natural
antagonisms existing between the manufac-
turing and agricultural interests of the coun-
try, nor the rivalries of the church bring on
war; Mr. Benjamin finds sufficient grounds
for his malevolent prediction in the assump-
tion that the country east of the Mississippi
is already supplied with a turbulent popu-
iation, and fifty years hence will be teeming
with such elements as no government of the
people can successfully deal with. Where
Mr.. Benjamin obtains his information as to
the condition of affairs on this side of the
ocean we have no means of knowing, but
he has evidently been imposed upon. If
there is any country on the face of the globe
whose population is less turbulent and more
orderly, industrious and contented than our
own, it certainly still remains to be discov-
cred. It is true that twice in our history
our chief magistrate has been struck down
by the hand of the assassin, but on each oc-
casion it was the act of a mad egotist, and
the crime of Phoenix Park and the Winter
Palace has never had a parallel under this
Government of the people What the next
fifty years may have in store for the Republic.
no one, as Mr.. Benjamin himself admits, can
foresee, but SO far from the present condition
of things being cause for apprehension, as
he seems to think, it is in our own Judgment
an assurance of bright and happy future
With this prophet of evil, the wish is doubt
less father to the thought; it is, perhaps,
humiliating to see the Republic endure,
which he sought to destroy.
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WASHINGTON G., THURSDAY,

observation stations, the insufficiency of tel
egraph communications and the eccentric
movements of the storms themselves, but the
fact remains that our present system of
weather warnings always has been, and, I'M
less its scope is materially extended, is likely
to continue, valueless as a means of caution
ing the public against the approach of such
disturbances.
But, even were it otherwise, the result
would doubtless, be the same. The knowl-
edge that a cyclone was impending would
not have enabled the inhabitants of the de-
vastated region tosuccessfully elude its fury,
unless in view of their peculiar liability to
be visited by tornadoes, they had provided
themselves beforehand with secure places of
refuge. The work of destruction would
have gone on just the same, and the ele-
ments would have been shorn of none of
their power. lis plain, therefore, that in
stead of relying upon the signal service to
warn them of the advent of dangerous
storms, the residents of the exposed locali-
ties should direct their attention to the prep
aration of underground caves or chambers
where, whatever the damage done to their
property, they would be secure against any
personal injury at least. Great as is the
destruction of buildings, fences, crops, and
bridges, wrought by these cyclones, it is
triding compared with the loss of life which
they almost invariably occasion, and if there
were always some secure underground retreat
at hand into which the imperilled inhabit-
ants might retire ON. their approach, the
casualties resulting therefrom would GER
tainly be far less frequent.
Fortunately the observations of former
years has determined the limits of the cy-
clonic belt with approximate accuracy. The
States which are peculiarly liable to be de-
vastated by tornadoes are those embraced
in the basin of the Mississippi Valley, and
in point of relative frequency take the fol-
lowing order: Kansas, Illinois, Missouri,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Nebraska and Michi-
gan. Out of list Of one hundred and thirty
four cyclones of which record has been
preserved, twenty-five developed in Kansas,
fifteen in Illinois, twelve each in Missouri
and Iowa, seven each in Wisconsin and
Ohio, six in Nebraska, and five in Michigan.
Well-defned cyclonic areas have also been
observed in New York and Georgia, but the
storms occurring within those limits have
been much less violent and destructive.
1t may, perhaps, seem little absurd to
seriously advise the construction of under
ground places of refuge, considering the
slight proportion which the territory actu-
ally laid waste bears to the total area, but it
should be remembered that any part of the
exposed region is liable to be thus ravished,
and it is impossible to foresee what course
the next cyclone may take.
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We devote large share of our space, this
week, to the discussion of Loyal Woman's
Work, and our readers will find Mrs. Sher-
woods contributions to this department well
worth their perusal. 1t is cur desire that
the wives and daughters of our soldiers
should consult THE TRIBUNE with the same
freedom as our veterans themselves, and we
cordially invite them to address il upon any
subject IN which they may be interested.
Their letters viii receive prompt and careful
attention.
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TIE Hon. Secretary of the Interior has
recently decided that where soldier fled
an informal declaration and died without
having fled a proper declaration (duly
executed before court of record, &c. the
widow can amend such informal declaration
and draw the pension which Would have
been due him had he lived. Heretofore, in
such cases, the widow could only draw from
date Of death Of soldier, as ii was held that
the informal declaration operated the same
as if soldier had failed to file any claim
during his lifetime. The Secretary Justly
observes thst if the pending informal claim
Of the husband was sufficient to have saved
the accrued pension to the husband, ii ID
sufficient To save it to the widow" This
oTerrules several former decisions.
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FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Little Something About What Is Going On In ths
Religious World.

Little Something About What Is Going On In the
Religious World. -
There are two hundred thousand Mormons
in the United States.
1t is claimed that there are more Roman
Catholics in New York than in any other city
in the world.
To say an unkind thing deliberately is Ike
putting bent pin on chair. 1t is boys
fun, not mans.
The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
has voted in favor of division of the diocese
by vote of SO to p.
The Women's Christian Association of Phila-
delphia furnished nearly 60,O00meals to friend
less girls last season.
1t is proposed to erect building for ths
Young Mems Christian Association OF Yale
College, to cost about 5000.
The very best thing for you to do is to do the
very best thing you know how. This Is q hard
rule TO follow, but a safe one.
1t is thought that the forthcoming General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will increase the number Of bishops,
The fftieth anniversary of the establishments
of Catholicism in Chicago was celebrated in S.
MaryiS church in that city Sunday.
The Grand Rapids, Michigan 7 ". c. A.
propose to erect 3 building which, with tia
ground, win cost about $4,000. 1t is to Be
90 feet by 164 and four stories high, with man
sard roof
On Sunday, June 10th, Sc. Patrick's Catho-
lie church, Cumberland, Nd, is TO be conss-
Grated by Archbishop Gibbon. Bishop Kahn, Of
Wheeling, viii be present, and about ifty
priests.
Six young men, Presbyterisns, went TO Mani
tOba TO work on a railroad. The contractor
ordered them 20 work on the Sabbath, and they
refused. They were dismissed, brought suib
for damages, aud recovered judgment.
Rev. W. F. Brand. rector of ST. Mary's Epis-
copal church in Hartford county, Md, with ths
assistance of Miss Margaret Nottingham, 10
preparing biography of her father, the lsts
William Robinson Nottingham, for many
years the Episcopal bishop OF Maryland.
Bishop Burnett preached before Charles III
on one occasion and at certain point he brought
his fist down on the pulpit cushion with greas
emphasis, saying, Who dare deny this state
mentP The King quietly rejoined Nobody,
Bishop, who is within reach of such . blow -
that"
The annual report Of the Baptist Foreign
Mission Board, which was presented TO tho
Southern general convention st Waco, Texas,
last week, shows $7098t.47 receipts - 50
from Virginia. with which the work has been
enlarged, and all obligations paid, leaving e6,-
1e010 in tho treasury.
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a monument to Ameriean EnterprIss


The opening of the great Brooklyn bridge,
on Thursday last, was attended with impos-
ing ceremonies, as became so important an
occasion, and the resources of rhetoric were
well-nigh exhausted in the desire of the ora
tors to glorify the work. "An arch of tri-
umph and q bridge of peace" one of the ora
tors called it, and in a congratulatory cable
described as the wedding ring of the two
cities" Naturally its local utility was the
theme upon which its eulogizers chiefly
dwelt, and, indeed, both New York and
Brooklyn have good reason to exult in the
possession of this enduring bond of union,
but in larger and loftier sense it is a mon
ument to the industrial enterprise of the
American Nation and the national policy
that gave that enterprise being. Less than
fifty years ago and almost at the very spot
where now rest the enormous supports of
the bridge on the New York side, was erected
the first dry dock of our commercial metrop-
oils, and sach was the poverty of our me-
chanical resources that the machinery had
to be procured from England. The bridge,
an American creation in all its parts, testi-
fes to the gigantic strides that we have made
since then. Said Mr.. Hewitt, in the course
l, tl,a e -.
structure:
Every department of human industry is repre-
scented, from the quarrying and the cutting of the
stones the mining and smelling of the ores the
conversion of iron into steel by the pneumatic pro-
cess to the final shaping of the of metal into
useful forms, and its reduction into wire so rs TO
develop in the highest degree the tensile strength
which fits it for the work of suspension. Every
tool which the ingenuity of man has invented has
somewhere in some special detail contributed its
share in the accomplishment of the final result.
But how came it about that O Nation
| which, but half century, ago was dependent
| upon the skill of English mechanics for the
simplest products of the workshop, was
able from its own industries to draw the
materials and from its own artisans the
labor necessary to the execution of such
mammoth undertakings What impulse
was it that developed our mineral resources,
that set our great blast furnaces flaming;
| that caused mills and foundries to spring up
| like the creations of the magician all over
the country and produced body of work.
men the most intelligent, the most capable
and the best paid in the world? To what
powerful and benefcent influence should be
aseribed this evolution of American indus
tries if not to that oft-assailed, but still tri-
umphant promoter of prosperity-a pro-
tectiye tariff? Here, in this eighth won
der of the world, We have the fruition
of the hopes that were built upon the
policy of protection to American indus
tries-a work of mechanical genius excelling
in magnitude any that England has ever at
tempted, yet wholly the creation of our own
hands, and affording to those whose labor
entered into its construction . just compen-
! sation for their toll instead Of the starvation
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ATTENTION is called to the announcement
IN our advertising columns that a new-style
Waterbury watch viii be presented to any
person who prior to June list viii send Us
ten new subscribers. This is an UMPIRE
eedently liberal offer, and we trust our read
ems viii not fail to take advantage of it.
How many VIII send US squads of ten new
recruits for TIE TRIBUNEs army before
that date2
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Or our seventh page, this week, we again
devote several columns TO the publication of
soldiers letters descriptive of the various
battles in which they participated and the
achievements Of the various corps, divisions,
brigades and regiments with which they
were connected. 1t happens, sometimes. that
abe writers. while relating with Photographic
hdelity the part taken by their own COM
Dands IN particular engagements, are guilty
ofserious inaccuracies in narrating the per-
formances Of other troops in the same action,
but their errors are pretty sure to be detected
by the sharp eyes of their comrades, and not
the least interesting Of these contributions TO
the unwritten history of the war are those
which relate toeyents concerning which there
is more or less controversy. We are glad to
note that these discussions are, for the most
part, devoid Of any display of bad temper,
and that the desire to get at the bottom facts
is their principal motive. 1t is on this ac-
count that we have allowed our contributors
so much latitude, and we trust they will
continue to deserve it; at the same time we
naust caution them as TO the ACCESSIBILITY OF
combining their narratives 70 the relation
OF thcir own personal experiences and re-
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1T viii be seen by reference TO our Grand
Army columns, this week, that Commander
in-Chief Van Dervoort made good use of his
time during his visit to the Pacific coast.
His reception in Oregon and Washington
Territory was of the most enthusiastic char
acter, and on his return to California he
still further inspected that Department.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, d. C., MAY 81, 1883.

CORRESPONDENTS viii please forward
their reports Of Memorial Day exercises and
speeches with as little delay as possible.
To insure insertion in our next issue, they
should reach us by Monday morning next
at the latest
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COMPETITION for THE TRIBUNE's cash
prizes for the five largest clubs of new sub
subscribers viii close June 18th. The con-
test is close, and the issue viii depend upon
the work accomplished by the contestants
during the next two weeks Bestir your
selves, comrades; there's no time to lose
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IgAsMUcH as Memorial Day falls this
year on Wednesday, our regular publication
day, we so TO press on Tuesday, one day
earlier than usual. this week Full reports
of the observance of the anniversary viii
appear in our next issue
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