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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-24

IF the time when man should break
down under the strains and hardships of
service in the field were within his control,
then there would be some logical basis for
Col, Matson's proposition to pare and subdi-
vide the pension to him and his widow.
If it were within his power to determine
whether he would withstand the debilitat-
ing influences Of pneumonia, rheumatism
and malaria three months, six months, or
one year, then it would be more plausible
to put his pension through a course Of deci-
nal and vulgar fractions, and 90 into an
operation Of percentage to determine how
much relief he shall receive from the Gov
eminent and how much from Township
Overseers Of the Poor.
But this is as far as possible from being
the case. A man had no more to do with
when he should break down than he had
with when lie should be born OF die. All
that there was for him was to offer himself
to the Government, and serve it as long as
he was able. When the end came he had to
accept it-whether it was three months or
three years from his date Of enlistment. In
like manner, if he died his widow gave all
she had to the Nation, and the length Of time
between his enlistment and death did not
enter into the question. Her loss was pre-
cisely the same whether he served three
months or three years.
The Government accepted from him all
that be had to give. 1t would be more
proper to say that 1t required from him all
that he had to give. It's demand was per
emptory at the moment 1t did not allow
him to wait three or four years before rem
dering the service, and encountering the
hardships to which he succumbed, but it de,
manded it Of him then and -perhap.
within few weeks after his enlistment.
Col Matson would have it now come il
and take mean advantage of the patriot,
readiness Of the men to relieve It's urgen
necessities. The men whom, in great emer
gencies, it hurried directly from their home
to the front, and ruined their health by tn,
extraordinary demands It made upon thei
unseasoned bodies, are to be punished 70
the enthusiastic promptitude with which
they responded to It's requirements. If the,
had been more leisurely in reaching the feel,
their pensions would have been greater.
Take as an illustration thousands of mel
from Col. Matson's own State-Indiana. Il
the Summer OF 1862, when Bragg and Kirb
Smith were making their famous raid agains
Cincinnati and Louisville, there was a
urgent call for men to save those cities fror
capture and destruction. The response wa
equal TO the uprising the year before, whe
Washington was IN danger. Within 90 day
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin
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BERDAN sHARPsHooTERs.

We regret to have to announce that the
proposed monument for the Berdan Sharp
shooters at Gettysburg illustrated in THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE of the I'd of February
last, cannot be dedicated this 25th anniver-
sary, for the reasons given in Gen. Berdan's
letters, which we publish to-day. In our
opinion the design is perfect, and we hope
that it, or one very like it, will yet be
adopted. We have several times referred to
the Importance of the attack made by this
gallant corps to save the Round Top, and as
the attack was running fire. something
more than an ordinary monument is neces-
sary. The Importance of the attack cannot
be overestimated 1t was unquestionably
the turning point of the day, and therefore
of the war. We fully indorse the suggestion
contained in the letter of Judge Mott to the
commission, and. are glad to see them en-
bodied in the inscription.
Judging from the reception we saw the
Sharpshooters give Gen. Berdan at Gettys-
burg, two years ago, the proposed meeting
will be well worth an effort to witness.
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THE MISSISSIPPI FLOTILLA
The History of the Western
GUnboats.
BY CAPT. w. H. MICHAEL.
For June z and IL.

Capt ". II. Michael, the accomplished Sec
retaTy Of the Senate Committee on Printing
has written a careful history Of the origin and
operations Gf The Mississippi tlotilia Of gunb0ats
which rendered such Important service 10 the
country in 5000. lie begins with the pur-
chase Of Tire five boats which constituted the
nuc.cas o. TIE feet, and carries the fotila
Through the engagements a. Belmont. Forts
Henry and D0Belsou, Island No. 10, Fort Pill
low Memphis. on tie Arkansas River aud in
front of h,rks5urg, concluding with the meet
ing d Foe Fleets from the upper river with that
which lad ascended under the command Of
tarraEut lr0ln New Orleans. Capt Michael
was himself identified with al The OPERATORS
q wilich DIE writes, having entered the service
asau ol--ce % board the well known old guuboat
Tyler eu which he served until the end he
has taken much pains with the article, and il
Is one Of unusual historical value. It will be
published ID or issues Of June and IA
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The friends of pension legislation who
do not approve of Col Matson's plan of
putting through such bills as he may elect
under the gag rule have been actively en-
gagged for the past week in an effort to get a
time set apart by the Committee on Rules for
the fair consideration ofthe matter. Maj. Me-
Kinley formulated petition, which Messrs
Sawyer, of New York, and La Toilette and
Clark, of Wisconsin, have been circulating,
asking this committee to set apart several
days for the consideration of the pend
ing bills in which the veterans are
interested. Up to the close of this week
the following Members of the House had
signed the paper: Messrs. Adams, Allen,
of Massachusetts; Allen, of Michigan /;
Arnold, Atkinson, Baker, of New York !;
Baker, of Illinois; Bayne, Belden, Bing-
ham, BOothman, Bound, Boutelle, Bowden,
Brewer, T. H. B. Browne, Browne, of
Indiana; Brown, of Ohio; Brumm, Bum
nell, Butterworth, Cannon, Caswell, Cheadle,
Clark, Cogswell, Conger, Grouse, Cutcheon,
| Dalzell, Darlington, Dingley, Farquhar,
Findley, Fitch, Flood, Fuller, Faunston, Gear,
Gest, Golf, Grosvenor, Grout, Guenther, Hall,
Henderson, of Iowa; Henderson, of Illinois
Hermann, Hiestand, Hires, Hit, Holmes,
Hopkins, of Illinois; Hovey, Hunter, jack
son, Johnston, of Indiana; Kean, Kelley,
Kennedy, Kerr, Ketcham, La Toilette,
Laidlaw, Laird Lind, Lodge, Long, Ly-
man, Maffett, Mason, Mccullough, McKin-
ley, Milliken, Morrill, Nelson, O'DonnelI, Os-
borne, Patton, Payson, Perkins, Peters, Rock
well, Romeis, RoweIl, Russell, of Connect
cut; Ryan, Sawyer, Soul, Seymour, Spooner,
Steele, Symes, E. B. Taylor J. D. Taylor,
Thomas, of Kentucky; Thomas, of Wiscon-
sin; Thompson, of Ohio; Vandever, Wade
Warner Weber, West, White, of New York;
Wickham, WILDER, Williams, Yardley, Yost
Burrows, Dorsey, Haugen, McComas Nc
Cormick and McKenna
1t is hoped that during the coming week
the Committee on Rules will act upon this
petition. There is now pending before the
committee resolution introduced by Mr
Morrill, providing for the time needed.
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NEWS FROM D0NELSON.
Anxious Suspense Of the Wives and
Relatives of the Soldiers.
BY MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.
NEXT WEEK.

The last article by Mrs John A. Logan told
Of the departure Of Gen. Grants forces aud
Commodore Foote'S hotilla from Cairo for an
unknown objective which turned out 10 be
Fort Henry. After the victory achieved there
The forces proceeded 70 attack Fort Donels6n.
The aext article By Mrs Logan, which viii
appear next week, tells Of the reception Of the
news Of the surrender Of the stronghold, and Of
Tie frightfnl lists Of killed and wounded
Among the former was the name Of Gen. (then
Colonel John A. Logan. and Mrs. Logan i'm
mediately started for the field Her difficulty
ID reaching there, and her experiences after
she arrived. are tod IN a vividiy-interesting
graphic way. L viii be welcomed by every
BODY
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IT IS to be expected that the keen-witted,
incorporating German Jews who own Puck,
should be bitterly opposed to veterans and
to pensions Why should they be other
wise? They have not the slightest interest
in the country's past, present or future, ex-
cept from the standpoint of their narrow,
selfish business interests. They regard us
simply as people out of whom they can make
money, just as they would regard the Rus
SLAMS, the Brazilians, or the Turks, The
reason that they come among US rather than
go to Turkey, Brazil or Russia is because
the chances for making more money out of
US are better.
They care no more for our life-and-death
struggle to maintain the Union than they
do for Russia's mighty effort to capture Con-
stantinopIe, or the Sultan Of Morocco's at
tempt to get hold of his protected sub
jects to squeeze their wealth out of them.
The men who died in the Wilderness are
as Indifferent to them as those who died on
the slopes of the Balkans AS neither Puck
nor its patrons can make any money or other
personal advantage out of them, they are
therefore bores and nuisances, TO be derided,
illuminated and caricatured for the sport of
the un-American horde which has focked to
New York to fasten on the throat of our in
dustry and commerce.
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MEMORIAL DAY.
MAKE 1T ALOCAN DAY.

Comrades, do not forget on Memorial Day
to honor the great man who instituted the
beautiful and patriotic custom of decorating
soldiers graves. Send in, from every place
where Memorial day is observed, a eontribu-
ton toward erecting q monument to the
Great Volunteer.
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Not much.

THE GAR. has persistently demanded
that no man who served his country faith
fully shall be Inundated by consignment to
the poorhouse. The Matson bill wants to
make compromise on the humiliation, and
administer il in broken doses.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-24

EVERY man who served ever SO short a
time in the war of 1912 or the Mexican war
got a land warrant for $50 acres, and after
ward received a pension of s. a month. The
saviors of the Union are certainly entitled
to as much, and THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Pension Bill is long step in that direction.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-24

THE friends of the veterans are not want
ing, we are glad to note in evidences of APP
probation. Maj. Morrill,, of Kansas, has
been renominated for Congress by acclama-
ton, without suspicion of opposition. The
old soldier does not appear to be played
outn
Not much.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-24

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Pension Bill
proposes that the men WHO saved the Union
and did an unparalleled amount of fighting
and marching shall not be deprecated be-
low the men who rendered much less service
in the war of 1912 and the Mexican war.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-24

On the Tariff issue THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE's dominant principle is to keep
the revenues intact until the debts due the
soldiers and the bondholders are paid off.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-24

WITH Mrs. Pickett, Mrs. Bragg, Mrs. Pill
low and hundreds of other widows of promi-
nent rebels on the pension roll at So a month,
there should be a place there for the widows
of the men who sacrificed everything to
save the Nation.
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Hare goa asked all your acquaintance 10
subscribe for TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNEP
II not, do so at once, 10 giue the paper more
potoeT IN cAGmpioaing tie cause Of the Ucteraas.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
SAMPLE COPIES.

~-@-=-------.E--3 any non-su b =
IN scriber into whose
FL hands a copy of this
" weeks issue Of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE shall come, will under
stand that it is sent TO him for examination.
We ask that he or she viii look over 1t care
fully, noteits many special features, and com
pare II with other weekly freside papers. We
are very sure that if they do this they viii
find il to be superior in interest and attract
iTeness to any and all of them. It beyond
question the best weekly family paper in the
whole country. It has more distinguished
contributors. and a greater array Of valuable
reading matter, than any Of them.
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II is duty you ooe to yo,r comrades to get at
least one new subscriber for THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE
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Hare you asked al your aeqaqiRtance8 10
subscribe for THE NATTO NAL TRIBUEEP
II not do so at once, to giUe the paper more
pOtCer IN chGmpioaiHg the cause ofthe Ueterans.
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The fourth plank in the platform of the

The fourth plank in the platform of the
Ohio Democracy reads:
We favor the payment of liberal pensions to
Union soldiers aud sailors and tender care for the
widows and orphans.
Our only objection to this is that it is not
specific enough. There should have been
more exact definition of liberal pensions :"
and tender care for the widows and
orphans" Certainly the convention did not
consider Matson's average pension of less
than So month for disabled veterans lib
eral pensions" nor 80 cents month for the
widows and 50 for the orphans, tender
care" and it should have said so.
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II is duty you ore to your comrades to get at
least one new subscriber for THE NATIONAL
TRTRUNE
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TEE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
One Dollar per Year.
Invariably i'm Advance.
1879

~ EnOufhs, 20 cents. NO subscription for q
less period received.
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MATsoN's mangle has one quality ofwhich
too much cannot be said, and that it is its
economy. Under it many disabled veterans
and their widows may get as low as five
cents per month Tens of thousands will
be put off with less than 81 month. The
average pension will scarcely be more than
one-third what the Disability Bill urged by
the GAR. gave to every disabled veteran
and his widow. Then the difference be-
tween So a month and S. to minor orphans
will be an immense saving to the Treasury.
If beating disabled veterans, their widows
and orphans out of money justly due them
is a merit, then Col Matson's bill can justly
claim an immense amount Of merit.
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least one nel0 subscriber for THE NATIONAL
TPTPVNE
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
Assessment for Slopes on Penn
sylvania Avenue.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL. MINI, Aug. Iii, 1855.
The Board Of Public Works in and
fol the corporation OF the city of ST.
Paul, Minnesota. will meet at their
office in said city at . p. m. on the 9th day
of September, y. ID. 1883. TO make an
assessment OF benefits. damages, costs
and expenses arising from eoHdemning
and taking ali easement on the land adj
joining and oil the line of Pennsylvania
avenue. from Olive street TO Mississippi
street for making and maintaining
slopes one and one-lIalf 40 feet on said
land for every foot cut or filed neceS-
sary for the grading Of Pennsylvania
avenue. from Olive street to- Mississippi
street, in the city of st. Paul, Mime
sofa, OF the property Oh the line of
Pennsylvania avenue. from Olive street
TO Mississippi street. and deemed bene-
flied OF damaged thereby.
All persons interested are hereby
notified to be present at said. time and
place Of making said assessment, amd
will be heard
Il. l.. GORMAN. Pre,ident.
Official w. +. ERWIN.
239 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
Assessment for Slopes on r.,
Street.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WCEK< /
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. II. lS9> !
The Board of Public Works in and
for the corporation of the City OF i.
raul, Minnesota, will meet at then 49,
hce in said city at 2 p. m. on the 9th .d.N
OF September. A. ID. 1888, to make ana
sessment of benefits, damages, costs alil
expenses arising from cOndemning ;I.,l
taking an easement on the land adjuj :
ing and on the line of Pine street. irn..l
Williams street to Pennsylvania ave-
nue., for making and maintaining slope;
one and one-half 40 feet on said laul
for every foot cut or filled necessary for
the grading of Pine street, from Via
iams street to Pennsylvania avenue i'll
the city Of st. Paul, Minnesota. on tn
property on the line of Pine street, from
Williams street to Pennsylvania ave
nue.. and deemed benefited or damaged
thereby.
All persons interested are hereby mo-
tilted to be present at said time ali!
place of making said assessment, and
viii be heard.
X. l.. GORMAN, President.
Oihclal! w. +. ERWIN.
233 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
Assessment for Opening. Waen-
ing ard Extending Summit
Avenue South.
OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works,
CITY OF ST.PAUL, Minm., Aug. HISS.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works, |
CITY OF ST.PAUL, Mimi, Aug. l7,lssS. !
The Board of Public Works in and
for the corporation of the City of
ST. Paul, Minnesota. will meet at
their office in said city at 2 p. m.
on the 9th day of September, A. d.
lSSS. to make an assessment of f'benehts,
damages, costs and expenses arising
from the opening. widening and exten-
sion of Summit avenue south, between
Otto avenue and st. Clair street, in said
city. OH the property on the line of said
Improvement and deemed benefited or
damaged thereby.
The land necessary to be condemned
and taken for said opening, widening
and extension is described as follows,
tto-wit: All the land lying within the
tween the intersection of Summit avenue
south, in West End addition to st. Paul,
with Otto avenue, and Summit avenue
south, i'll Lexington Park Plat, No. s,
between blocks and ,, said p lat No. s;
also all that land lying within the
lines of Summit avenue south, in
Lexington Park, Plat No. 3, If produced
northerly to st. Clair street, the center
line of which opening shall be distant
from the north and south Il 4 section
| line of section 10. town 2S, range %, be-
ing the center line of Griggs street, in
Lexington Park plats. as follows, to-
| wit: Four hundred and slx-tenths feet
at the center of Randolph street. and
| the same distance at Palace street and
at Jefferson avenue, and distant 35l
feet from said 4 Il section line on the
south line of st. Clair street, in the city
| of st. Paul, Minnesota.
All persons interested are hereby no.
| titled to be present at said time and
place of making said assessment. and
| will be heard.
All assessment notices heretofore
| given have been annulled.
| Il. l.. GORMAN. President,
| Official: w. +. ERWIN,
| rtnrl- DoorI pm bIio NOrL-c
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
CONTRACT WORK.
Grading MIss'ssRpt and Other
Streets.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRks. !
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi. Aug. S,,lssS T
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for tho
corporation Of the city of st. Paul. Min-
nesOta, at their Office in said city, mill
y III. on the Goth day of August. A. ID.
1883. for grading Mississippi street,
from Acker street to Maryland street;
York street, from Mississippi street 10
Clark street; Westminster street, from
Whitall street to Case street; Terrace
street, from York street to Case street;
Genesee street, from Mississippi Street
to Buffalo street: and Granite street,
from Mississippi street to Beaver street,
according to plans and specifications on
file In the office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) surcties
in sum of at least twenty (20) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
4. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w F.. ERWIN.
2233- -2333 Clerk Board OF Public Works,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
Assessment for Grading and
Bridging Prior Avenue.

OFFICE. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CRY OF ST. PAUL, Mlnn.. Aug II, 1855. (
The Board of Public Works in and for
the corporation of the city of St. Paul.
Minnesota, will meet at their office in
said city at 2 p. M. on the 30th day of
August, A. ID. 1888, to make an as
sessment of benefits. costs and ex-
penses arising from grading Prior ave
nue., from st. Anthony avenue to Min
nehaha street, and constructing bridge
and abutments on the right of way of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway Company, in said city, on the
property on the line of said improve
ment and deemed benefited thereby
amounting i'll the aggregate TO s, ,0S5. 60
All persons interested are hereby no
tilted 10 be present at said time and
place of making said assessment, and
will be heard.
RI. GORMAN, President.
Official: W. F. ERWIN,
233-25A Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
CONTRACT WORK.
Grading Alley in Block 106, Ly
man Dayton's addition.


OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi. Aug. ii, 1888.
Sealed bids Will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for TIE
corporation of the city of St. Paul Min
nesota, at their Office in said city, un-
til II m. on the 9th day of August, A. d.
1883, for grading alley in block LOG, Ly-
man Dayton's addition to ST. Paul, in
said city, according to plans and spcci-
fications on file In the office of said
Board.
A bond with at least two(2) sureties In
sum of at least twenty (2O per cent CT
the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right TO
reject any or all bids.
r. l.. GORMAN. President.
Official: o. w. +. ERWIN.
22S-23S Clerk Board of Public Works
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
CONTRACT WORK.
Grading the Alley in Block so.
lyman Dayton's addition

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works,
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Minn., Aug. IA. .1SSS. {
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul. Min
II III. on the 9th day of August, A. ID.
1888, for grading the alley in block 50.
Lyman Dayton's addition TO Paul, in
said city. according to the plans and
specifications on file in the office of said
Board.
a bond with at least two {2) sureties
in sum of.at least twenty {20) per cent
of the GROSS amount bid must accompany
each bid
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
R. GORMAN, President
Official: w. f. ERWIN,
22S-23S Clerk Board of Public Works
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
CONTRACT MORK.
Grading Armstrong Avenue.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. IA. 1883.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesOta, at their office in said city, until
II m. on the 9th day of August. y. ID,
1888, for grading Armstrong avenue,
from Pleasant avenue TO West Seventh
street, in said city, according to plans
and specifications on Tile in the office
of said Beard
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in a sum of at last twenty c20) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
X. l.. GORMAN. President.
Official: w. +. ERWIN,
22S-23S Clerk Board of Public Works.