The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Crimes and CaSaalticS---Pers0nal and
PHILADELPHIA Topics.


week. Crouched in the doorway was group
Of human beings so disguised with rags and
covered with dust that il was impossible at
first glance 20 tell whether they were men or
women. Closer investigation showed that the
group consisted Of q man, bis vie and three
children. Raising himself and busting the
fravel-stained rags which served for clothes,
the man looked on the curious thr0ag OF spec
sators. lie was encouraged 10 tell his story.
He said he was private soldier in the First
infantrv, L. 5. A., stationed at Fort Scott, no,
bat WAS discharged couple Of years ago. lie
had wandered ont West, and then had walked
ali the way 10 this city from the Black Hills
IN hope Of hUgTy;ng up his pension. Had in
jured ms wrist, and had fled claim for PEN
sion, but was not satisfied with the way his
lawyer managed his case. The man went on
TO say that be had Just reached here, and came
TO the Pension Office the first thing. While
the man was making this explanation his wife
still kept her cr0uching position in the door
way with her children drawn up near her.
The youngest was probably five years old, and
q more misunderstanding specimen of sQualid
poVerty and WretchedneSs could not be easily
found. Some sympathetic individual started
hat around, aud snm was raised for the poor
people. Their case was reported 70 Judge
Walker, Acting Commissioner, when ne crder-
ed search to be made for the lapers which the
man SAID he had fled. He was advised that
his case, when found, would receive prompt at
tentiOn. Owing 10 the fact that he Gld not
know the number Of the case, no record of IL
has been found. and the man promised TO fur
DiSh the information.
OF the % per cent. bonds embraced in the one
hundred and twenty-frsJ cali. 81, 81, 500 were
redeemed at the Treasury Department under
circular of August Is. OF tn amount $780,, 900
have been held by the United States Treasury
in trust as security Tor national bank circulation.
These bonds were redeemed with interest to
Nov I, the date Of maturity Of the call. The
amount Of bonds embraced IL the cali, which
had previously been redeemed with interest TO
date Of presentation, is S529, 100. This makes
the fetal Of bonds redeemed under the one
hundred and twenty first cali to date s. 80, 759.
The 81 per cents still outstanding amount TO
about SIS $4,000. 1t is expected that these
bonds VIII be redeemed at the rate OF 100000
per week.
The Post-Office Department has selected as
the color Cor the new four-cent stamp, or double
rate stamp, shade OF green somewhat darker
than that Ii which the present three-ceut stamp
is printed. AS the three-cent stamp viii be re-
tired from circulation, no errors are likely to
arise from the similarity Of color. The new
stamp bears profile likeness Of Andrew Jack
son, and is quite hsndsomein design. The dis
tributiOn 10 pOStmasters of the new two-cent
stamp viii begin on September !, and it is be-
heyed that everything win be IN readiness for
the change OF letter postage on October LIST.
In reply to a demand on the part of clerk
in the Patent Office for leave of absence and
"an allowance Of thirty DAYS, exclusive OF Sun
days, to be granted as legal right under the
act Of March 3, lSS3," the Assistant Secretary
Of the Interior says that while the head of a
Department may lawfully grant thirty days
leave of absence in one year, exclusive of Sun
days and legal holidays, he is not bound by any
law to grant any leave whatever.
The first appointment in the Treasury De-
parUment under the new civil service rules
was made Saturday to fill a $500 vacancy in
the National Bank redemption agency of the
Treasurers Office. The civil service commits
sion certified the names Of four ladies to the
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury, who selected
that Of Miss Mary T. Hoyt, Of Connecticut
which was the first on the list.
J. B. Gardner, a wealthy citizen of Boston,
recently deceased, provided by viii that large
sum Of money, bonds and other securities, ag-
gregatiRg in value S93I 900, should be turned
over to the United States Treasury, TO be used
IN helping TO pay the national debt. The be-
quest has been received at the Treasury Depart
Inent and By direction Of the Register was placed
10 the credit Of patriotic donations"
The Commissioner of the General Land Office
has been investigating reports Of extensive tim
Der depredatiOns on the public lands adjacent
TO the Canadian boundary line OF the timber
already stolen q large percentage has been
seized by the Government. and criminal proceed
ings viii be begun The Secretary Of State
will be requested to take the necessary steps to
secure the surrender Of offending Canadians.
General Crook has written letter TO the
Acknowledgement, United States Army, in refer
ence to the correspondence between the Next
can minister and the United States Secretary
Of STATE in regard to the punishment OF the
captured Chiricahuas. General Crook says any
attempt to punish them would be an act OF
perfdy and bad faith, and would precipitate
an Indian war Of the gravest character
Plans have been completed for the proposed
new silver y3Hlt, TO be located under the cash
room OF The Treasury Department The stor.
age capacity of the vault VIII be about q, 000,-
600 standard silver dollars.
The Treasury Department on Saturday issued
warrants for s., 100000 on account of pensions
making total of about S26.0Oe,000 paid cut on
that account during the present month.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A fire broke out at Boston Sunday morning
IN two-stOry tenement house IN Thatcher's
court, occupied by eight families. and before
Ell the inmates could be rescued Thomas Nc
Langhlin, il years Of age, Mrs Fred Savage
and her two children, Katie and Mamie Is and
II years Of age, were smothered by the smoke
John Mclaughlin, with his wife and six chill
SASAs OD0u1i4SN Lit dbAiN. alA
and two girls a rear room. John Savage dis
covered the fire and. lesping from the window
escaped with broken leg. Mclaughlin saved
his wife and girls and two of his boys. Little
George Mclaughlin, IA years Of age, was told
by has father TO jump from the roof into a can
Tass, and be jumped, but missed the canvas
and was fatally injured. His mother attempted
70 enter the house TO save her other boy Thomas
and received fatal injuries In the attempt The
IRE originated from a coal-oil lamp which wa,
thrown by Fred or John Savage during /
quarrel.
The Empire Oil Works Long Island City, N
Y, was destroyed by fire August 22d The fir,
broke out IN the packing shop, from which til.
tin shop caught fire and was followed by tht
barrel shop. The flames next spread to one O
the largest agitators in the yard, containin.
10000 barrels Of oil. The Brooklyn fire depart
ment was called on for aid, and several engines
promptly responded, but although they WORKED
hard the flames spread in every direction Sew
eral workmen We're injured The fireis believed
to have been caused by a workman accidently
dropping a hot soldering-iron into an oil can
The damage is vari0usly estimated at from
S209,O90 70 100000. There was no insurance
When The fire broke out there were severa
vessels at the company's docks. Some of then
were loaded with OIL Fortunately two tug
boats were near at hand and the vessels wer
tOwed out Of danger.
Bunnewen Kansas, has been in fermen
for some days owning TO an attempt by COW
boys TO run the town. Five city marshals hay
been successfully appointed in ten days and al