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IN TIE THICKEsr OF THE FIGHT.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE's advocacy OF
the passage of the Mexican Pension Bill,
which is the only hope of doing even scant
Justice to the soldiers, has stirred up for it
host of enemies, who are attacking it
fiercely on the floor of the House and
through the columns of the soldier-hating
press.
It is significant fact that great corpora
tions and great moneyed interests and rings
of all kinds can send their lobbyists here to
Washington, and intrigue and manuver to
carry out designs inimical to the best inter
ests Of the people; but the moment there is
an effort made by any person or paper to Go
justice TO the soldier, enemies arise on every
hand and attack him OF it with the bitterest
elamor.
Nothing can exceed the rancor displayed
against all who spoke for the soldier in the
recent debates in the House; but, in spite of
all this THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE proposes
to continue on its way undaunted. 1t has
the consciousness of being engaged in a
righteous work, and one which is demanded
by every dictate of common decency. Feel
ing thus, it will allow nothing to cool its
zeal in attempting to achieve the results
which it has set out to accomplish. All it
asks is for the soldiers of the country, whom
it represents, to give it the same loyal, cor
dial, kindly support which they have in
the past.
We want their sympathy and unanimous
support in the struggle which has opened
up With this support we shall win final
victory. We have marked their friends and
enemies in this as in past struggles, and we
shall preserve the record. If this Congress
does not do justice to the soldier, we will
elect one that will.
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GEN. ROSECRANS FOR SECRETARY OF
WAR.


To the volunteer soldiers of the country
Gen. Rosecrans stands in peculiar relation.
He is one of their great commanders who
having received West Point education, yet
went into the war with them from civil life,
affection for him not, as rule, given to
strictly professional soldiers. Except Grant,
manded larger bodies of volunteers than any
man now living. His name is associated in
their minds with some of the grandest cpl
sodes of the war. They remember him as
the man who led them TO their very first
victories at Rich Mountain and Carnifex
Ferry, and who so skillfully manuvered and
drove r. E. Lee out of West Virginia. That
brief campaign was enough of itself to fix
him firmly in the loving admiration and
confidence of those whom he commanded.
Then came the brilliant victory at Corinth,
in which his personal conduct was magni-
ficent Transfer to the command of the
magnificent Army of the Cumberland fol-
lowed. With this superb force-a body of
men which for discipline, temper, aggressive
ness in advance and staying qualities on the
defensive, had no superior-he fought the
battle of Stones River, one of the most des-
perately contested engagements of any time.
The numbers were about equal on both sides,
there was no advantage in position, and the
fight was decided by good, solid pounding,
man to man, and musket to musket, for four
long days. Again Rosecrans's conduct was
admirable. He was in the very thick of the
fight from first to last, and his personal ex-
ample nerved the fighting men to renewed
efforts at every crisis in the conflict.
The splendid manuvers by which Bragg
was forced out of Tullahoma and Chattanooga
without fight followed, and then came the
bloody struggle at Chickamauga, in which
the Army of the Cumberland retained its
hold upon the Gateway OF the South, though
at frightful cost to itself and to its deter
mined opponents.
In his various campaigns Gen. Rosecrans
commanded in all over 100000 volunteers,
and ne won the love and admiration of every
one of them. Lapse of years has not cooled
this feeling, but rather heightened it to en-
thusiasm, and "Old Rosey's" name can be
mentioned in no gathering of soldiers with
out eliciting cheers.
This sentiment is finding expression every
where in earnest advocacy of the General for
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A HIGHLY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.

Nothing published since the war ap-
proaches in Importance the document which
Gen. Sherman fled with the Secretary of
War last week, aud which we give entire
on our first and second pages. THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE published this in adrance
Of dny other paper, and it is the only paper
TO publish it in full, with the proofs revised
and approved by Gen. Sherman himself
We need not dilate on the importance of
the document. That will appear in every
line to the most casual reader. The prefa-
tory part is written in Gen. Sherman's best
style, ard his best style is unsurpassed by
any mans who writes the English language.
Clear, direct and terse, going as straight to
the mark as rife-bullet, it is pleasure to
read, but very unpleasant thing to en-
counter, as JEFF Davis has already found.
The matter in the appendices fastens firmly
upon JEFF Davis the awful guilt Of deliber-
ateiy plotting to plunge the country into
war, and protracting it for the sole object of
gratifying his ambition and that Of the ring
of conspirators with whom he was identi-
fed. 1t shows clearly that these firmly in
tended to raise up despctic slaveholding
aristocracy, in which the poor man would
be reduced to mere serf.
The document is now the subject of warm
peoples attention is being strongly directed
toward it. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE gives
it to its readers as no other paper in the
country has been able to do.
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o5n onn SIGSATuREsi

Another grand total to delight the hearts
of friends of soldiers. Last week we con-
graduated soldiers upon the fact that 49,
600 men in various parts of the country had
felt enough interest in soldiers rights to ask
Congress to do them justice. The receipts
for the past week have exceeded all previ-
ous and sum $4,000, swelling the aggre
gate received up to date to $4,000; Or, TAX
ing those which have gone direct to the
House, of more than quarter of million |!
1t cannot be otherwise than that this i'm
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cuine as to the result. It is not possible
that Congress shall refuse what the mass of
soldiers ask for with such unaDimity. Here
runal-.
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Secretary of War. w publish elsewhere an
extract which shows the 1000 inmates of the
Soldiers Home are unit in asking for his
appointment. Our exchanges are continually
publishing letters from the old soldiers
among their readers, earnestly advocating
his being called to the Cabinet. There is
but one voice throughout the laud as to his
fitness for the Office and the universal &C
ceptability of his appointment
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GRAND ARMY BLUE RoOK.

The book under the above title, just COM
pleted by Past Commander-in-Chief Beath,
must commend itself at once to officers and
comrades of the GAR as fully meeting the
long-fel need of just such a guide to the
rules and usages of the Order
Comrade Beath is well qualified for the
preparation Of such book by many years,
experience in Post and Department work,
and by having served On the Committee on
Rules and Regulations in the National En-
campment since 1870, with the exception of
single year, or when serving as an officer OF
the Encampment.
The Decisions or Opinions issued by Ma
tional Headquarters, as shown in the reprint
by Judge Acknowledgement Carnahan, num-
Der in all 163 covering a period from July,
1871, to July, 1888, and it has not therefore
been at all easy for even experienced MEM
hers to find the rulings even with the care
fully prepared syllabus; and, at at any rate
the examination of another book than the
Rules and Regulations was required.
AS the form of the Rules and Regulations
has remained unchanged since 1869, officers
and comrades are familiar with them, but
need to ascertain with as little loss OF time
as possible what rulings thereon are in force.
The Blue Book, giving the Rules and Regu-
lations as the main text, has the Sections or
Articles consecutively numbered as Para
graphs, and all Decisions and Opinions are
attached as footnotes to the Section treated.
A glance, therefore, at the article, shows
where any ruling has been made, and the
syllabus, the questions and answers thereto,
treat the matter so fully that any one, with
only the trouble of reading, will find here
all that has been officially passed upon.
In addition to the Opinions and Decisions
cited, Comrade Beath has added many in
teresting notes and explanations Of changes
in the Rules and Regulations, and of resolu-
lions or action of the National Encampment
bearing thereon, not otherwise generally &C
cessible to members.
The main work with index cover 1853
pages, and the Preface gives q brief sketch
of the formation of the Grand Army by DR..
Stephenson in Illinois, and also of the adop-
ton and abolition of the system of Grades
or Degrees.
The importance and value of the Blue
Book to the Grand Army is shown by the
fact that in number of Departments it has
been made matter Of reference in General
Orders, and other Department Commanders
will recommend it to the attention of En-
campments soon to assemble.
We trust that our readers interested in
Post work or in Grand Army history will
make early application for copies. See adj
vertisement in another column.
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ABOUT the most sensible of the many SEN
sible things that DR.. Talmage has said re-
Gently is, that one way to make hard times
and to keep the times hard is to put on long
faces and talk dolorously about hard times.
The idea often has more to do with making
hard times than any existing reality, and
when men can get rid of this idea and as
sumo more cheerful tone, the difficulty is
more than half removed.
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TIE BANNER PETITION.

The banner petition for the week cams
from Red Oak, Iowa, accompanied by the
following letter:
To THE EDITOR: You will find inclosed petit
ton OF nearly 600 names-members OF Garfield
Post, No. 81, GAR, of Red Oak, Iowa, old sol
diers and citizens of this County.
Yours, THos. Fl. LEE,
Com, Post 81, GAR, Red Oak. Iowa.
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WASHINGTON, ID. G.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
From the nature of the articles published
In the numbers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
sentme, l observe that it is published in the
interest Of the soldiers of the civil war. In
this you have my hearty sympathy, and l
will endeayor in my own sphere Of action to
cooperate with you in all practicable meas
ures to that end, without money and with
out price. With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
W. T. SHERMAN.
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THE Catholic Telegraph has letter from
an officer in the Army of the Cumberland
urging President Cleveland to appoint Gen
Rosecrans to be Secretary of War The
General is eloquently described as the best
of soldiers, the purest of men, and the most
upright of citizens"
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GERMANY has $50 naval officers to our
2,022, but she is making them do five times
as much work as our whole sea staff.
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TwENTY-FoUR YEARS of protection have
reduced the price of nails from $3.25 keg
in 1861 to S2.1O in 1886.
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The National Tribune Costs Only Ttoo Cents
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Total...-.........7,8G9
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Total last week.
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Washington, .. G.
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General Sherman on The Tribune.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE q. s.,
WASHINGTnN d
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PUCK A Pittsburg woman shot and killed maa
last week because she loved him." This Is al
right. A man whom Pittsburg woman could
love is probably better dead than alive.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-09
CLEBURNE.
District Court Opens To-Day - knights oi
Labor Personal Notes.
Special to the Gazette.

District Court Opens To-Day knights of
Labor Orgnnizing-Pers Notes.
Special to the Gazette
CLEBuRNE, Ten, Nov. s.-Judge j.
NJ. Hall, who has been holding district
court at IIillsboro for several weeks, re-
turned to Clcburne last night. District
court opens in this city tomorrow. There
viii he some important cases to be dis
posed of during this term.
There is called meeting of the labor
ing men and mechanics on Monday after
noon, Nov. lG, for the purpose of organ
izing branch of the knights Of Labor in
this city, and from what can be learned
there will be a large number join the or
ganlzatlon. Cleburnc will probably have
a lodge with membership of from 90 to
200 members,
Mr.. j. n. Clover and wife leave for
Dallas in the morning, to be there sew
eral days. MIR. Clover Is correspondent
and agent of the Dallas Herald, and also
manager of the telephone exchange in
Cleburne and Alyarado. There Is to be Il
convention of telephone managers in
Dallas Tuesday, and representatives
from all parts OF the state will be in at
tendance.
II. G. Shropshire, connected with the
Alvarado Bulletln, gave us short call
to-day He reports Alvarado, and cspe-
ciaily the Bulletin, in II hourishing con
ditiom.
The young mems union prayer-mectlng
was addressed this afternoon by Rev. s.
j. Franks. There was Il good attendance,
and our young men are taking an interest
and work to make it "A success.
Rev. S. j. Franks, who has been pastor
of the NJ. L.. church for some time, leaves
for Corsicana in company with Rev. En-
met Hightower and Rev. Il, Duncan to-
morrow, by way of Dallas, to attend the
conference.
Mrs. James r. Harris, very accom-
plishcd lady and wife Of James 7. Harris,
who is travelling for st. Louis house,
| leaves for Dallas on the carly train to-
morrow morning, whore she viii make
her future home. She leaves large
circle OF friends in Cleburne.
The Good as Gold combination are
booked to play ia the opera-house here
tomorrow night.
Last night was the coolest night OF the
season. Quite . heavy frostfell.
Rev. j. Ditzler of Kentucky preached
TO n large congregation In the NJ ~
church this morning and Tonight lie Is
a very eloquent minister.
Hamilton house arrivals: w X Mason,
va: William Endes, 4 B Coles, MOI a
I, smith. CITY: ID w HickoX, Dallas ana
Galveston News; & K Brown, cilyi j
Muslin, Ashland, Mo-; 5 Il d RILEY, bcn
Brook; Harry WIndham, New YORK. MAJ
Coon Williams, city; Mrs L d Mas9ili
Alyarado; u NJ Smith, Houstoni ,
Johnson, Dallas } } Hunter, u BluIi,
Galveston; Ed NJ Allard, Fort Worth
Joln Zimmerman, cityi J J Baker, Plus
! buruh, Pa.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-09
won on u Foul.

DODGE CRY, kan, Nov. s.--The glove
contest ~ The fair grounds hero yesterday
between John r. Glow of Colorado aud
Ed Smith of England, In 1ght TO the
finish with two-ouncc gloves, revised Mar
quis OF Queensbury rules, for $500 side,
the winner 20 take the entire gate receipts,
was won by Glow in the tenth round ON u
foul. Glow was knocked down and In.
stead OF Smith retiring to his corner az
IS provided by the rules, he stood over
Glow and struck him several heavy blows
ms he attempted to regain his feet, in
Hictiug the only real punishment that
either received throughout the fight. A
foul was Immediately claimed by one Of
CLOVIS seconds and was allowed by the
referee
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-09
nigh Knights Ia st. Louis.

Sr. LouIs, Mo-, Nov s,--The national
executive board OF the knights of Labor,
which Is composed Of Grand Master
Workman Powderly, Frederick Turner,
I. +, Barry, John w, Hays and william
II. Bailey, arrived here last night The
object Of this visit Is not definitely known,
but II Is believed TO bG IN connection with
the recent strike by the strcct-car men,
and more especially with the arrest Of
the six strikers who are now M jill
charged with placing explosives on the
street railway tracks. 4 confer
ence wns held last night with
the Cleveland assembly and to-day and
blight nothing had been uscertalned re-
glrding them. Another dynamlttr named
q. J.. Tobin was arrested last night.
Three sticks Of dynamite aud three caps
Tor exploding them were found In his
room. sun other arrests are expected.
In AN Interview very late Tonight with
Master Workman lOwdcrly, that gentle
man stated That the visit of the executive
board 70 st. LoJis was chiefly to ascer-
tain whether the Cleveland assembly, as
All assembly, was Implicated Ia the use at
dynamite, and they had satisfied Nicm-
sclyu, that Il was not
he very strongly condemned the use a
dynamite. ana said that the knights Of
labor, as such, would mol defend the
prisoners nov IN iail here charged With
b., use. 10 believed that Il these men
wero found guilty they should suffer the
full penalty Of the law. The committee
viii leave tomorrow pIght Tor Washing.
ton, Ind.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-09
Ann ouunours.

According 10 tho Central Presbyterian,
Philadelphia Is the leading town In the
United States for Sunday school work.
IN that city thorc are BOO SUnday-schools,
with l5b,Sls scholarsand 1898 teachers,
In all one-ilfih 0f the entire population.
But, according to the Philadelphia Pres
bylerian, pastors complain that the house
Of God Is half deserted; and Is II sur
prising when onc-third Of the 10000
Sunday-school scholars and teachers in
the PreGby terian church are not hunrip
the word preached or lcarnng the ways
OF Zion or discriminating themselves 60
those gracious habits OF which one OF The
Puritan fathers las said religion SO large
ly consistsY
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-09

~ crowd Of both sexes, which iamieod
tnc hallway until II became necessary 10
deny all further efforts to reach her. I'm
ABOUT twenty minutes hack drew IN IN
front OF the courthouse and Mr.. JAY and
Mr.. Anderson, "thc gentleman from New
Orieans,' appeared with Mrs. walkup
ana Mrs Wallace, and as they got into
inc carriage a crowd OF about 100 men
gathered around and gave hearty cheers
lot Mrs. Walkup, for Mr.. jay, and as the
carriage rolled away, third cheer for
Sherih white. whose kind treatment of
Mrs. WGlkup while in prison had become
subject OF comment and controversy.
Judge Graves said that the verdict be-
ing now In, IL was In his opinion the only
one the jury could have agreed upon.
A short time before the Jury agreed
Mrs. Walkup had received a telegram
IRON Cottonwood Falls saying that 100
business men Of that town would 20 upon
her bail-bond II the jury did moi acquit
her.
Congratulalory kilograms began TO
pour In on Mrs Walkup an hour after
news OF the verdict had been wired
abroad. DR.. Scott Of Kansas City was
the first TO send his congratulations on
what he termed her triumphant vlndlca-
ton
When Mr.. Scott got up near the post.
ONCE, number Of men picked him up
and carried him on their shoulders for
several rods, the crowd shouting and
laughing.
AS the hack containing Mr.. JAY and
party went up Commercial street, people
rushed out of the stores and gathered
along the sidewalks to see it pass.
County Attorney Feighan said, "A ver-
dict OF twelve honest men after such a
trial Is to be accepted as final, and ac-
ccpt it,
AT MIR. JAYS MANSION.
\ call at Mr.. jays residence found Mrs
Walkup and Mrs. Wallace there, with MIR.
Anderson and Sheriff White aud wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay, their daughter Mary
and her companion, Miss Mary Richards
Mrs. Wallace was the happest of the
group and looked twenty years younger
than at any previous time of her stay in
Emporia. She said she could be happy in
walking every foot of the way back to
New Orleans, II that was necessary, now
that her daughter was acquitted. Her
face certainly beamed with greater hap
plness than it had expressed In long
time. She said that the first thing She
did in the courtroom was to hug Mr.
Scott, then her daughter, then Mr.
jay, then shake hands with the jury and
judge, and she said she did not kneel on
one knee to the judge, as some one had
reported, but that the steps forced her to
an awkward attitude TO reach him.
Mrs. Walkup, when told of the loss OF
the $4,000 life insurance policy effected
by Mr.. Walkup IN favor Of Libbie, he
having neglected to mccthis assessments,
remarked that she was sorry Libbie had
lost it. She seems TO feel no animosity
against anyone, and TO have already for
gotten the most important aud distress.
ing features of the terrible ordeal which
she has passed through since the third
week OF her married life.