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The National tribune., 1886-12-16
THE NATIONAL PENSION COMMITTEE

THE NATIONAL PENSION COMMITTEES.
Comrades Geo. S. Merrill, John Linehan
and John S. Kountz, of the National PEN
sion Committee, arrived in Washington last
Monday for few days stay and reconnoit-
ering of the ground before Congress adjourns
for the holidays These are all the members
that could be present. Comrade Tanner is
still On the Pacific Coast, and Comrade
Wagner's private business is SO urgent that
he cannot leave Philadelphia. Past Com
mander-in-Chief Burdett meets with the
Committee for consultation and advice.
There will be another meeting after the holt
day recess at which all the members of the
committee will be present, and probably
also, Commander-in-C Chief Fairchild. A plan
of operations will then be decided upon, and
active work begun.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16
THE SOUVENIR BApGE.

The souvenir badge of the both National
Encampment is a lovely piece of jewelry,
and will be an acceptable holiday gift for
anyone. The design is very artistic, and the
metal genuine. We have still few on hand
which we win send 10 any address upon the
receipt Of ST. The price during the Encamp.
ment was 81 each, and they were regarded
a. worth more money.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

CoMRADE L. ]. HASTINGS, Worcester,
Mass, calls our attention to a splendid
credit-mark for the grand old State of Mas
saehusetts. He writes:
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Massachusetts,
should not be classed among the States disfranehs-
ing soldiers who in the poorhouse. Article
XVIII of the Amendments 10 her Constitution,
ratified Nov s, ISL. reads as follows: No person
having served in the Army Navy Of the United
States in time OF war. and having been honorably
discharged from such service. if otherwise quail
fed TO vote shall be disqualified therefor ac-
count Of being a pauper; or. if pauper, because
OF the non payment Of poll-tax."
Here is matter for comrades in
other States to look into. If their statute
books are disgraeed by laws DISTINGUISHING
disabled and dependent comrades, these
should be repealed as soon as the Legisla-
ture meets. Every man who carried mus
ket or sword honorably earned every right
of citizenship, and it is crime to rob him
Of one of them.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16
HOW THE CoNGREssMEN ANSWERED.

HOW THE C0NGREsSMEN ANSWERED..
Comrades continue to send us in re-
sponses made before the election by the
successful candidates for Congress to the
interrogatories in regard to the recommends
tons of the GAR Pension Committee.
Comrade III. d. Loveland, Lamar, Clinton
County, Pa, writes:
Hon. John Patton, Congressman-elect from the
Goth Pennsylvania District, said: ." will sup
port any measure that is calculated TO advance the
interests Of the old soldier" The soldiers voted for
Mr.. Patton regardless of party.
Comrade J. Makinson sends us the reply
of Hon. John A. McShane, Congressman
elect from the First District of Nebraska:
OMAHA, NEB.. Nov. a. lsS6.
]. MAKIEsoS, Saronville, Neb,
DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 18th inst. Is re-
ceived and contents duly noted. Replying
thereto will say that it shall be my greatest en-
deaver 10 al all times render assistance TO men
who have fought the battles of our country, and
especially those who have been disabled and are
applying for support from the Government for
which they made great sacrifices in order that 1t
might stand. Our Government owes much 10 the
men who sacrificed their individual interests and
went to the front to fight her battles when her ma
tional institutions were in peril.
Yours very truly,
JOHN A. McSHASE.
Comrade H. c. Mccoy sends us the follow
ing from Hon. J. J. Pugsley, Congressman
elect from his district:
HILLsDoRo, o., Oct. 4 1856.
II. C. MCCOY. ESQ
DEAR SIN: have no hesitation in saying that
will if have opportunity, vote for and do all l
can 10 secure the passage by Congress of any bill
bills embodying the recommendations of the
Pension Committee of the GAR
Truly, yours,
J. J. PUGsLEv.
Comrade Tewksbury sends us the reply OF
Gen. Charles II. GrOsvenor, Congressman
elect from Ohio:
ATHENS, o., Oct d, 1856
JAS TEwKsBURY.
MY DEAR SIR: Your favor OF Oct Is has reached
me on my return home. You may say TO all the
members OF Serg't Dixon Post, GAR; 10 all in
Quirng soldiers and soldiers friends that indorse
each aud every one Of the recommendations Of the
National Pension Committee of the GAR.
helped make those recommendations, and have
presented them in person over and over again In
Congress before / was a Member; and that Is not
all OF it, am in favor Of great many other thing.
more beneficial TO the soldiers than these recon,
mendaiions whenever the time comes that we car
get the matter by any possibility through Congress
Yours, truly,
c. III. GRosvESoR.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

A GOOD deal of disturbance has been
stirred up over the appointment of DIR. 7. S.
Dabney, of New Orleans, to position in the
Pension Office. 1t is alleged that he was
one of the guards at Andersonville who
used to murder prisoners for merely ap-
preaching the deadlinej Many of our COM
rades are exceedingly indignant at this, as
they should be, if it were true. But, fortu-
nately, it is not at all true. Dr. Dabney, to
be sure, was born in Mississippi, but his birth
occurred as late as May is, 1850, which
would make him but II years old when the
Georgia Reserves were put on guard around
Andersonville, or two years younger than
the minimum age at which they were en-
rolled. Assurance is made doubly sure by
his parents having removed with him from
the State when he was but little more than
an infant, and he grew up in New Orleans
without ever having seen the terrible prison
pen. He was appointed through the Civil
Service, where he passed an unusually bril-
liant examination, and Gen. Black knew
nothing of him until he was certified to him
as one of the "eligibles" from Louisiana,
which State had the right to the appoint
ment. The correspondence we publish else
where disposes of the matter very effectually.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THE action of the first National court
martial ever convened in dismissing II. Clay
Hall, Past Commander, Department Of New
York, from the Order, will be strongly ap-
proved wherever all the facts of the case
are known. The circumstances which led
to the extraordinary step of converting Ma
tional court-martial were scandalOus, and
seriously injured the good name of the
Order, especially in the Department Of New
York.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

JOHN A. ANDREWS Post, of Boston, Mass,
has given a series of brilliant lectures this
Winter, in which men distinguished on both
sides during the war have told of such phases
of the struggle as they were familiar with.
The lectures have been so interesting as to
be reported in full in the Boston papers, but
in spite of this the attendance has been
light and the receipts small. At Stewart l..
WOodford's lecture the receipts were only
$3.50.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THE Councilmen of Philadelphia have
very properly sat down upon one snO0. A
certain James C. Biddle Cope, who pur-
chased the title of Marquis from some
European potentate, was an applicant for
permission to lay pipe across a street, and
describes himself in the application as "the
Marquis James c. Biddle Cope" The COun-
cilmen refused to consider the application
until Marquis" was stricken out wherever
it occurred
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THE Surgeons of the National Guard
of New York are debating whether they
should not discard wholly the useless sword
as part of their equipment and replace it
with a revolver.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THE number of pension certificates issued
during the week ending Dec. II, 1886, was
as follows: Original, 492; increase, 5O4; re-
issue, rs; restoration, So; duplicate, IS;
accrued, Sc; Act of March 3, 1888, 8; Order
of April 5, 1884, IL; Act of Aug 4, 1886,
Is; supplemental certificates, Act of Aug. A,
1856, 1856; arrears, 1 reissue same date, A !;
total, 1,41S.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

CRoCKER's famous Iowa Brigade has al
ready begun preparations for its Reunion,
which will take place at Davenport, Iowa,
Sept. 81 and % Efforts will be made to
have it surpass any Reunion the brigade has
had in the past, which will be doing much.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16
WORLDS CYCLOPEDIA.

We have secured new supply Of this most
excellent work, which is in itself q small Ii
brary IL contains a wealth of information
which cannot be thoroughly realized until the
book is inspected. 1t will be sent to any per-
son sending us a club of six new subscribers,
and will be sent in conjunction with The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE for one year for SLIGO.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

GEN. BLACK has done q sagacious as well
as graceful thing in calling to his assist
ance in the Pension Bureau Gen. James B.
Colt, formerly of the 14th Conn. Gen. Colt
is President of the Second Corps Association.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THERE are some advantages after all about
living in Mexico 1t is true that feas are
as plentiful there as mnsketOs in an Arkansas
swamp, and a civil war is nearly as likely to
come around as the milk cart and the daily
paper, but to compensate for this the women
never wear bonnets, and sit bareheaded in
the theater
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

JUDGE THOMAS, the Representative-elect
from the Ninth District of Kentucky, an
nounces himself as squarely in favor of the
recommendations of the National Pension
Committee, and will vote to enact them into
Iav
The National tribune., 1886-12-16
AN EXCELLENT PRESENT.

There is nothing that veteran can give
his son for Christmas gift that will please
him better than years subscription TO THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE. All the boys want
copy Of the paper JOr their pery O,rn, and they
should have one.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

IF WIaGINs had been worth his salt as a
prophet he would have given the people of
South Carolina some hint of the 15-inch
snow storm that was about to submerge the
State, destroy hundreds of thousands of
cattle, and bring much more misery to the
people than the earthquake did.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

member Of the printing firm Of Russell,
Morgan &c Co., which manufactures large
quantities Of playing-cards. The gamblers
resolved not to use the firms cards while a
member of it was Police Commissioner, so
he bowed his head to their command and
stept down and out
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THE need of spelling reform is becoming
more urgent every day. William South shot
William Rel dead at an Indiana spelling
bee, because they disagreed about the orthOg-
raphy of icicle" Wesuppose South was one
of the stieklers for analogy and "etymol
ogy," and wanted to spell it "eyesiekle."
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

had been delayed for years, many Of them,
and some Of them for shorter periods.
We take pleasure, then, in paying to Secre-
tary Endicott and DIR. Baxter, whom he had
called upon to execute his wishes, a high
tribute of grateful praise from soldiers and
applicants for pensions who see that under
the Secretary's manful attack the obstacles
10 the settlement of their claims are being
removed.
A new spirit seems to have been infused,
and volunteers in the War Department are
working by night as a regular force works
by day, to accomplish this good and benef-
cent result
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THEopponents Of capital punishment have
hard nut 10 crack in the case of the
two negroes Of Baltimore who deliberately
killed a dissolute white woman in order 20
get SIS for her dead body at q medical COL
lege.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

NEW LIFE IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Upon the 18th of March, 1885, there were
nearly 10000 calls upon the War Depart
nent made by the Pension Office in its course
of business for records Of soldiers services
etc. which remained unanswered. Some of
these calls dated back for a period of Is, Is,
and 20 years. There is scarcely a soldier
who is pensioner who is not familiar with
the matter, and the stereotyped answer that
"your case is awaiting a call upon the Ad-
jutant General of the United States Army"
This grievous cause of complaint had existed
and increased for years. The Commissioner
Of Pensions presented TO the Secretary of
the Interior, and he 10 the Secretary of War,
the various facts that bore upon this condi-
ton. Secretary Endicott, readily perceiving
the hardships of such situation, instituted
a thorough search into the causes Of these
prolonged and multitudinous and heart
breaking delays His search was very
4 AAbi'hEh anu Wy lhlNL lOI
publication, but meant for business.
The result is believed to have astounded
him, and in consequence of the results OF
that search the Secretary of War, ably aided
by Acting surg-Gen. Baxter, has entirely
revolutionized that branch of his Office. The
Secretary of War was approached with
reasons" for the existing delay, and his
answer was substantially: Gentlemen, j
know that delays exist; know that they
can beremedied and promptness instituted in.
stead / dOnot care for the reasons, want the
remedy; you must bring the work mp" And
the work was brought up. Such spirit and
activity was infused into the force under his
, direction that the War Department is rap.
} idly answering every call and bringing up
at the same time the whole mass of arrears
} AS an example Of this, on Saturday, the 18th
day Of December, ! 200 answers were made
from the War Department in cases which,
The National tribune., 1886-12-16
TABLE OF PENSION RATES.

We have carefully prepared table Of PEN
sion rates compiled from official sources, which
shows the exact ratings for every grade of dis
ability. Ii is printed on heavy paper, and will
DO sent to any address on receipt of 10 cents.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THE Hatehet: Some old-fashiOned Demo
Gratis are longing for the time when the
President can consistently change the name
of Oak View to Hickory Hill.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16
THE RED ACORN.

This most interesting and ably-written
work, by John McElroy, is now having q very
large sale. aud the new edition will soon be
exhausted. Send 81 to THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE and secure copy.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

EVEN the sinister-eyed blackleg has his
little boycott. The gamblers of Cincinnati
have forced one of the members of the Board
Of Police Commissioners 10 resign. He is
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THE late Congressman VIM. Price had
1900 majority last Fall. 1t must be awfully
hard for Congressman to die who is sure of
$4,000 majority.
The National tribune., 1886-12-16

THE Legislature of Vermont has passed
an excellent law Furnishing with fine and
imprisonment any one wearing a GAR.
badge who is not entitled to that destinc-
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22
Mr.. LOCKE RICHARDSON.

The recitals by this gentleman, last
evening, were listened to by Il large and
highly appreciative audience. 1t is
not too much to say, after hearing his
recitation of "The Christmas Carol"
"Robt. OF Sicily" "Surly Tins Story"
and "The Snow Bound Train" that
in the notices which have appeared in
papers from abroad, his abilities were
not in the least exaggerated. He holds
the audience spell-bound from first to
last OF every number. The christmas
Carol" occupied II full hour in the
recital, and during the whole time
there was neither hitch nor break
The changes OF voice, character and
phrase We're complete, and made
without any apparent effort while
the sentences flowed with all the vigor
and freshness Of an cxtempore adj
dress. The closing number, burles-
que on the starving passengers on a
snow-bOund train, near ST. Louis, was
also given in n mastery manner.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22
Y. M. C. A. MONTHLY MEETING.

The monthly meeting of the 7.
NJ. c. A. was held Thursday even
ing, the President, Mr.. W. A.
Bowen, in the chair. Mr.. +. j.
Lowiey, for the devotional commit
tee, reported an average attendance
of As ut the Sunday evening services,
and that the committee had written
to DR.. Mulhall of San Francisco for
two week work, but had not yet re-
ceived his answer. Mr.. u. G. Jones,
for the temperance committee, said
the mission room in FOwler's yard
was not well adapted to the purpose
of the Saturday evening meetings,
and that efforts to procure room
on she main stree. were, so far. unsuc.
cessful MIR. II. w. Podmore, for
the visiting committee, reported that
the committee had divided into two
sections, one of which had made
weekly visits to the Hospital, the
other to the prison. Mr.. u. c.
Jones. in the absence of Mr.. Kin
ney, reported, from the entertainment
committee, three ertainments
given since last monthly meeting.
The committee had made an en-.
gagement with Mr.. Locke Richard
son for three rccitations, the first
Friday, the second Monday evening,
and the third to be arranged ut
future time. Rev. G. NJ. Hyde,
ID. D., reported, for the reading
room committee, the attendance up
20 the usual average, $50 papers and
"a magazines given away during The
month. Mr.. G.. NJ. Cooke, for the
finance committee, gave an estimate
that $500 per month will he required
TO meet the expenses of the Associa-
ton. Nine persons had already
pledged SO each per month. A cir
cular had been prepared which will
be mailed with a blank pledge card.
to each member. The Secretary
was instructed TO procure new mat
ting for the entrance hall and class
room. Seventy-iive extra copies of
the Friend, containing the annual
reports of last year, have been
mailed to different associations
abroad. The association has now in
the building health lift, the gift of
the Hon. Judge McCully. Seven
new members we're elected. a col
lection was taken, amounting to
Sl0.40.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22
A STRAY SHOT.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Armstrong,
who live in new cottage ON the
burnt district near the bridge, were
startled this morning, while seated
ut breakfast, by the sound of some
thing hitting the house. On making
investigation they found rifle
bullet lodged in board, on the out
side, about seven or eight feet from
the ground. Mr.. Armstrong went
over to the Oahu Jail, from the
direction of which the bullet had
come, and found that one Of the
guards named Kaiawe had been
practising craftsmanship on tele-
phone post at few yards range,
and it was one of his misses that
disturbed the quiet breakfast party
over in town. The prisoners will not
be willing, probably, to take any
risks with that guard, unless they
tempt him far enough to fire at them
in earnest.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22
MAUI ON the WALL.

The Government Survey Depart
ment has just received from Julius
ben & Co., New York, a supply Of
magnificent photo-lithograph maps of
the Island of Maui. The surveys
and drawings Of this map were re-
ferred TO in the BULLETIN last year.
Some five hundred copies have just
come to hand. About 100 are
colored and mounted, 100 not colored,
20 are dissected for pocket maps,
and the remainder are colored, with
out mounting. The map is admir-
ably got up in every respect. The
scale is 5000 feet to the inch. The
horseshoe shaped island of Molo-
KIM is shown, for the first time, cor
rectIy. a special feature tof the
map is that it brings out clearly the
topography of the island, while the
imprint of names is exceptionally
clear and legible. The districts Of
East Maui show, on the colored map,
according TO the ancient divisions,
by which every district was laid off
to touch at common point, the
Pohaku Palaha, or sacred rock.
This gives some of the districts very
queer shapes, with their long stri ps,
like arms reaching out of the rock.
The ancient districts Of East Maui
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22
The Ranch Stock
600 head Of Cattle, more or less,
4,500 head Of Sheep, more or less,
S5 Horses, more or less,

A portion of the land is wooded, sup.
plying an abundance of firrwuOd
\ puItiuu of the laud not at present
necessary for carrying on the ranch l.
rented out, bringing in an annual rental
of $3.50.
ihr lands extend from Maalaea Bay,
inClud ny fishing right, 10 the top of
Hnlcakala, and are bounded ON one side
by the Won Tempsky and Goodness
ranches, and on the other side by
Spr, ckclsville, w. H. Bailey's ranch, the
East Maui Stock Company's ranch
(iirowcr'.) md Haiku uka.
The soil is in great nart rich and fer
tile, and the pasture for stock excellent.
The land and stock will be sold as q
whole, Icing put up Il an
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22
AN ACT
To Encourage the Cultivation Of
TarO and the Use of TarO Flour.

BE 1T ENACTED, not by the King and
the Legislative Assembly of the
Hawaiian Islands in the Legisla-
ture of the Kingdom assembled,
but by the ALDEN FRUIT AND TARo
Co.
Sec. |. That the Flour rs now
manufactured by the Company is OF
superior excellence and undoubted
merit.
Sec. 2. That all persons who de-
sire excellent Poi should use the Taro
Flour for making the same.
Sec. 3. That mullins made from
Taro Flour possess qualities not OBJ
tanned when made from other in
gradients.
Sec. 4. That for breakfast dish
nothing can compare with Taro
Flour Mush, eaten with milk and
sugar as the taste dictates.
Sec. 3. That griddle or hot cakes
made from Taro Flour are unsur-
passed.
Sec 6. That il one wishes to re-
gain health and strength, their diet
should consist largely OF Taro Flour
preparations.
Sec. I, Taro Flour, il properly pre-
pared will make the most despond-
cnt person happy. Taro mush and
milk is delicious. Ladies sigh and
children cry for it.
Sec, s. Every one should use
Taro Flour, it is highly recommended
by the entire medical profession,
For sale by all grocers, Try bag
and ask your friend to do the. same.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22
BAND CONCERT.

The Royal Hawaiian Band will
play this afternoon at Emma Square,
beginning at 1880. Following is the
programme =
Overlure-The Oath. ........... .Auber
Galop-POmone ...........,..Le ntner
Erminie (uew) ,.Takoboroskl
Finale-CWmen (by reGucsD ..... .Bizrt
Waltz-Medley (by icquesD Schmidt
Quadrille-LiliuVnalani ........B Berger
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22

Schr Emma is being painted black
with whie stiipe.
StmrS Kinau and Iwaari IRE due to-
morrow.
The Slnde has flushed loading and
will sail for san Francisco ouduy.
Ser Rosario sailed from kahuui for
San Francisco ON the 10Th inst with 3,400
bags sng II, 80 sailed hides. Pdssen-
gers Mrs Il ID Swift and dlugh er.
Schr IIalcyon now in kahului, will
probably sail on Tuesday next.
The ships Richard III and Kate Daven-
port are discharging ut the Esplanade.
The latter ships bulwarks are badly
broken.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22

II Furthermore does not coat our
pipes and drum so much as the Cali
tornla Lime and should therefore be
used in every Sugar Mill. remain,
dear sirs, yours respectfully,
JAS. Campbell.
The Hawaiian Lime has to be
Stacked in hot juice in order TO use it
To ADVANTAGE.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22

The International Hotel, which
was sold at auction the other day,
was bought by Mr. w. II. Scale for
$50. This Hotel, it is said, was
surveyed 90 years ago and pronounc-
ed then unsafe. Mr.. Scale is having
the building pulled down for the
material
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22

are, Hsmakuapoko, Hamakualoa.
Kooau, Hama, Kipahulu, Kaupo,
Kahiki Nui, IIonuaula and Kula,
the first named meaning "short, "
llamakua being exempt from the
rule of touching the Poiaku Palaha.
On West Maui, the districts are
Wailuku, KoanapoIi and Lahaina.
The work is highly crcditable to the
department, and to all concerned.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-22

PROFESSOR Anderson, the Wizard
of the North, along with Madame
Anderson, appears again vt the
Opera House tonight Seats can be
secured at Mr.. Wiseman's and the
only way to he sure OF getting sitting
room in the crush is to secure a seat
in Ndvance.