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THE IRON AND STEEL TRADE.

The American Iron and Steel Association
has compiled its statistics of the foreign
trade for the year 1887, and these are as in
structiEe reading for every patriotic man as
can well be found.
The imports of iron and steel during the
year were ], 783. PSI gross tons, against 13098,
564 tons in 1875 That is, we bought from
English and German manufacturers about
100000 tons of iron and steel more than
we did the previous year. We gave that
much more employment to foreign iron
workmen that should have been given to
American operatives
The value of the iron and steel imported
into this country during last year was $685.
420,540 against value of Sal ,630,779, for
the previous year.
That is, at time when there is none too
much money in the country, and none too
much work for It's people, we sent out of
the country nearly 100000 more money
than we did the year before. We paid to
English and German mOlders, cutters, ma
chinists, Tailmakers, and rolling mill opera
tives over 100000 week, which should
have been distributed among men living
under our flag, working side by side with
us in the development of the country, help
ing us bear the burdens of municipal, State
and National Governments, buying the grain,
meat and wool raised on our fertile acres
! buying goods of our merchants, and sharing
with us all the duties, responsibilities and
glories of American citizenship.
The men to whom we paid this vast sum
Of money do nothing of the kind They
buy little of our products. They have shut
out our grain and meat from Germany, and
in England we can only sell in competition
with the starving peasants Of India. They
are not helping develop our country and
our institutions, but their own in antago
nism TO ours.
That we have increased our purchases
from them is a grief to every man capabl,
of thinking sonndly on economic questions
The more nearly we come to manufacturing
every pound of steel and iron that we need
the more prosperous will this country be.
It is nonsense to talk about pushing on
trade into other countries while we are buy
ing nearly 100000 tons of iron and stee
abroad. Our home market is vastly NOR
valuable than any we can find in Sont
America, Africa or Asia. Let us not worr
about building up our shipping Or pushin
our goods in foreign marts, until we can SUP
ply our own people.
Business, like charity, begins at home.
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HOW MUcH araE souTu. PAYS.

A correspondent who in the main heartily
agrees with and approves of our editorial in
the issue of Feb, 8, ventures the opinion that
in the following paragraph of that article
we have not been exactly fair to the South:
For example. s9,I27,75s were collected last year
duties foreign tobacco In the first place, this
is tax imposed for the benefit of the people whom
Gen. Johnson claims are oppressed II was levied
to make the product Of their tobacco fields more
valuable Secondly, as the merchandise upon
which il was levied was mostly consumed in the
towns and great cities of the East North and West
it is probable thnt instead of 1.-THE South paying
one-third of the tax, it probably did not pay more
than one per cent. II would be an extravagant
estimate to say that sol COO of the So S collect
ed OF fine Havana cigars and high grade tobacco
paid in any shape by the people Of the States
lately in rebellion. When we remember that but
little over one-qUarter of the money raised by the
Government is expended for pensions, it will be
that in this item of tobacco the South pays
about SIS 600 for the support of disabled Union SOL
diers instead of the s., 2s8OoO which Gen. johnson
would make US believe she does.
In the first place, the South to which
we alluded, did not include all the people
south of Mason and Dixons line, for, as we
explained then, more than half of the people
of the Border States were ardent Unionists
and fought just as earnestly on our side as
any other people. OF course Gen. johnson
should not have had the assurance to include
them among the people for whom he assumed
to speak.
The facts are, as we stated in the article
that nearly all the revenue from foreign to
bacco is collected upon very fine cigars and
the leaf to make the same. The detailed
report of the Custom house collections OF
tobacco and its manufactured products fol
the year ending June 30, 1887, gives the fol
| lowing figures:
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TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. c. MARCH !, 1855.
ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

IN REBEL PRISONS. 4 Story Of one Of
Col SroigEfs Officers, L5est Hm. Hiilis,
5lst Id.
hrs SUSAN STTT0E; or, The Yankee
Soldiers Hlfe. By james Z. Megie, 18th
III.
AaTAG0RDA B6Y.-THs Thirteenth Corps
IN Tsrgs IN 1853. By Z B. LaJkin, %. z,
18th he, Weld, he
N TIE FALLEY-TH Shenandoah Cam
paign Of 1852. By Gen. Henry CGpeharf,
Fargo. OAK.
OF TO RICHWOED.-A Graphic Earratipe
81 Capture and Cqptiriiy By George B.
Crawford. Co G. Isl ". "a E'eEisJurg, " ia.
RAWKIKs'S ZOUAFES-7Ee First Bqgo-
rd Charge By J. H. z. Fhitley, Sergeant,
Go. B, 9tb y. = AeU York C2tB.
Port HUDSOK-A Spirited account o.
this Important Siege and Battle. By Witber
H. HoJJer, Lampasas, Ter.
PICK md Campaigning aritd
the Eaqiaaes. By Walter II. Parcels, Co.
D, Ssh \. Z. Eng, Loariston, Pa
CAB1BA PRLSOK.-Life and Death IN flsis
Place Of Confinement. By g. J. TrenaBsan
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Fighting
IA Wea Virginia By Join T. Booth, Scr
ee1Hf, Co. 9, Seth OHIO, HaT11eIl, o.
DURAKT'S MILL part Of the PeaeI
Tree Creek series Of battles IN The AtiaHta
campaign. By John AJgOe, Adjutant, 10l
Afch.
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/" OUR FLAG
AID
ITS HIS DRY"
A BEkUTIFUL HISTORICAL GHART.

This is an elegant as well as valuable his
toTical production II is a large-sized sheet
Of heavy paper, embellished with brilliantly
cOlored representations Of all the flags used
by the Colonies ia the Revolutionary and
prior wars. They show how the Star
Spangied Banner was finally evolved out Of
these. There is also On the chart pictures
Of the old Independence Hall IN Philadel-
phia, and the residence of the lady who
made the first Star Spangled Banner. In
the center of the chart is q great white
star, with the words Of the Star Spangled
Banner printed Oh its face. Around il are
picior-.l reproductions Of The various EN-
blezas which il was proposed to put on the
TAG Tie whole is an admirable ornament
for the Pest room, OF parlor or sitting
room. We VIII send one Of these iBclosed
IN a sircHg Iasteb0aEd tube TO any address
On EefelFs oil 50 cents. or We E-ill send 1t e
s premiuls Tor J0ar mex subscribers for on
scar.
TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington D. C.
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MUSTERED OUT.

William ]. Carleton, New York city, says: In
your issue of Feb. you noticed the death of m y
old Surgeon, but got his name wrong. 1t should
have been Joseph L. milford, New Brunswick
N j.. formerly Surgeon 4Sth n. Y.
DRuMMoND-MAj Willis Drummond died at San
Diego, Cal, recently, OF consumption For years
he was Commissioner-Ge General of the Land Office
Mt Washington. During the war he was Major OF
the 9Th Iowa Cav and afterward was Congressman
from that State. lie WAS buried under the auspices
of Heintzleman Post, of which he was "a member.
STAPLEs-John s. Staples died at Dover, n. J.,
recently, aged as years. He first enlisted in the
10th Pa. when but ls years OF age. and was dis
charged for disability May g. 1868. He reeniisted
in 1864 as a substitute for President Lincoln, and
was assigned to the I'd regiment ID. Q. Vols He
was mustered out Sept. u, 1866. Wadsworth Post,
No $50 assisted in the funeral services.
CoODRIcH-Died Jan. IL, at Ocean Grove, n. J.,
Leonard Goodrich, aged "a years. He was pri,
yate in Co. F. 9Th n. Y. (Hawkins's Zouayes), and
had suffered for, years from diseases contracted
while in the service. His funeral was largely at
tended by comrades of c. K. Hall Post, of which he
DAY-~James Day, Sergeant Co. G, 18th Mich,
died at NIattawan, Mich, Feb. IL. he was mem
O9 NICK ~ KEs@Cieorge w. Mckee. Co. g. 10th Ohio,
died Dec 8, 1887 at his home in Frontier County,
Neb, aged So years, from the effects OF a shell
wound received at the battle OF Shiloh The in
terment took place at Curtis, Neb.
VERGIN,-Ckarles W. Yergin. Co. A, S6th Wis,
died at his home in Dayton, Wis, Feb. s, aged IS
wears Comrade Vergin leaves 8 widow, two sons,
five daughters. and q host of friends. He died OF
blood poisoning. - :,
POFrER.-Hiram IL. Potter, Go. y, Zotn 1no-t oled
ut his home near Lake Spring, Mo- Feb. 5, of acute
pneumonia Comrade Potter leaves wife and
seven children.
CHAPmAN.-Died at his home In Bennett Iowa
Feb. l. Grove L. Chapman, in the 4Sth year of his
age Comrade Chapman enlisted rs private IN
co ii. 83d H., Sept. 10, 1861, and was discharged
Nav I6 1865 by reason of gIInshot wounds. He
ioined William Beaver Post, No. no. Upton, Iowa
IN December last, and was buried by the Post al
Big Rock, Iowa.
TAYIoR-Alfred NJ. Tayler, Sergeant. Co. B. Isl
Ill. Art, died at Miami, Kan, Jan. 26, aged Il
years He was honOred and respected by all who
GsIaER.-JOhn w. Geiger. Co. K, 145th Pa, died
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The PhiIaaelphIa Brlgaas.

The annual meeting Of the Philadelphia Bril-
gade Association was held On Tuesday evening,
Feb. 7, in Naval Post Hall, and the following
officers were reelected: Commander, Col. Chas
II. Banes Adjt, James III. Whiteear; Q. H.,
Wm J. Simpson. A Memorial Committee was
appointed for the ensuing year, comprising
Comrades John w. Frazier, of the list Pa;
Capt John E. Kelley and Hugh Mekeever, or
the 69th Pa; Frederick Montgomery, OF tas
I'D Pa. and Gen. James G. Lynch, OF tbs lO6sh
Pa ApproDriate resolutions were adopted re-
ferring to the deaths Of Gen. Joshua I. owen
and Col. R. Penn Smith. It IS probable thas
Col. William r. Aylett viii deliver lecture
shsrtly under the auspices Of the association in
aid of the fund to be used for the erection ~
Gettysburg Of q monument to American hero
ism
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A GREAT SPEECH.

The campaign for veterans rights in the
50th Congress was opened splendidly last
Friday by Gen. c. F. Henderson, the distin-
guished Republican Senator from Nebraska,
in speech of extraordinary power and
felicity of expression. AS presentation of
the services of the veterans and their we'll
founded claims upon the Nation it was I'M
surpassed by any speech ever delivered. It
was lucid and picturesque in its descriptions,
relentless in its logic, and overwhelming in
IFS conclusions. 1t will greatly highten
Senator Manderson's already high reputation
as an exceedingly strong and effective
orator.
There was SO much in the speech which
we want to lay before our readers that we
have decided to postpone its publication
until next week, when we shall have room
to give much more of it than we shall be
able to do this week.
Meantime our readers can enjoy reading
the Senator's eloquent tribute to the Union
Soldier" at the celebration in New York oil
Abraham Lineoln's birthday, which we re-
publish elsewhere. 1t is singularly grace
full and eloquent effort, and our readers viii
thank us for giving wider publicity than
it gained by publication in the local papert
of New York city.
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woRK oF rHE PENsIoN oRFICR.

During the week ending Feb. %, 1888,
5,463 claims were received, of which ,244
were original invalid; 42s widows; war OF
1912; bounty land; 36 navy; old war
131 on account of Mexican service, and 1925
applications for increase.
The receipt of mail matter during the
week was 52,743; $4,000 letters and circu-
lars were sent out. The names and post
Office addresses of 1914 officers and COM
rades were furnished for the use of claim
ants. The number of medical examinations
reported during the week was $500 The
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wELL-MERITED PRAISE.
Commissioner Of Pensions Black Receives > De-
served Tribute.
S52 BERGEN ST, BROOKLYN, N. z.
Feb Is 1888
Gen. JOHN C. BLACK,
Commissioner of Pensions

Feb. Is, 1883.
Gen. JOHN c. BLACK,
Commissioner of Pensions.
SIR: To accord honor to whom honor Ia
due IS no less duty than q pleasure. AZ
President Of the Silent Army Of Deaf SOidier8,
Sailors and Marines, take pleasure in thank
ing you in the name Of ). $50 cOmradss-in arms
IN suffering and misfortune, for your prOmps
championship and steadfast support OF our
cause. To Congress after Congress had We ps-
titioned for relief and justice in the rating aad
classification Of pensions for deafness incurred
in the service and in the line Of duty. but noe
until your assumption Of Office az Commission
er were we able TO obtain recognition OF cur Just
claims to consideration.
Compared with some other classes Of pension
ers we are few IN number, and, individually,
widely separated. Our affection IS one that
does not appeal to the eye, and attracts little
sympathy from the th0ughtless majority, yea
it is. next TO the loss Of sight or reason, the
greatest affection that can befall anyone.
Our appeals TO executive and legislative
sources Of relief were unheeded. Scattered
widely from the Atlantic TO the Pacific, va,
unlike other classes, could not readily secure
the strength obtained by s union Of efforts.
The very nature Of our disabilities preeluded
conventional methods Of commanding attsn-
ton; we could not argue our cause, even n
our local organizations Of veterans
As individuals we skiFmished, without order
or cohesion, with the fortress of Governments
without practical result, until the repeated
recommendations to Congress IN our behalf n
your reports gave Us a secure base Of opera
tons from which We could advance, guide cen
ter towards our objective. Now that the VIC
tory is practically won, bill for our relief hay
ing passed the Senate, with good prospects %
success in the House, we feel ike suspendinE
our own mutual congratulations long enough 70
tender to you our united thanks and aeknoWl-
edgments for the Indispensable aid that we
have received from you in your official reports
for 1885, 1886 and 1857, above referred to.
Very respectfully, A. q. T. BROWN,
President, Silent Army Of Deaf Soldiers, sail
Ors and Marines, and Captain, 2lsh n. I.
Cav, Brooklyn, y. Y.
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We protest against any reduction of the

We protest against any reduction of the
revenue now
Because the country is generally prosper
ous-uuusually so-and this prosperity is
based upon a careful adjustment of the rela-
tions Of all branches of business, production
and manufacture to each other and to the
whole, which adjustment it has taken many
years of costly experiment to establish, and
which any tinkering with the revenue is
certain to derange. It always has deranged
it in the past. and caused widespread en-
barrassment and enormous losses to all classes
of our people. and cannot fail to do so again;
Because ali the schemes for reduction so
far urged are iIl-consideTed, empire and dem
agogic, in which the whole country are not
taken into account, and are, without excep-
ton, the work of men who are striving to
make personal and political capital by re-
ducing " burdens which do not exist, and
relieving hardships" which are purely
imaginary. The best evidence of this is
the wide disagreement among the thinkers
themselves-each one wanting to make the
reduction where it will hurt someone else's
interests, and maintain the burdens" and
hsrdships" intact where their own friends
OF constituents are benefited;
Because under the present revenue system
the country has grown richer much more
rapidly than during any previous period OF
its history, and much more rapidly than any
other Nation in the whole world There is
more work for our people than there ever
was before, they are better paid for days
work than they ever were before, their
wages will buy them more Of the comforts
of life than days wages ever would
before and it viii bny them more than the
days wages of any other working people in
the world. With such good results con-
stantly before every mans eyes it wiz be the
hight of felly to change the system because
some prating demagog demands it;
Because every dollar of the money now
raised by the revenue system in excess OF
the running expenses of the Government is
needed to pay the honest debts of the Nation
to the men who saved IT at the expense Of
their own lives, health and strength, and to
the men who hold the Governments bonds
To destroy the Governments power to pay
these debts to the soldiersis mesnly migrate
full, is bad faith to those who depend upon
the Nations honor, and is criminal repndi-
alton. To destroy its power TO pay OF
the bondholders is exceedingly unwise as {
financial policy, and one which viii be Ger
tain to bring about serious results. Thus
! the experience of the past teaches Us beyond
q doubt.
We therefore protest against this with al
our power, and we call on all our readers Il
join us in making this protest effective by |
strong appeal to their Senators and Repre-
sentatiFes.
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Corporal Tanners Western lecture tour
has been an immense and uninterrupted
success. Everywhere he has been the houses
have been crowded, the audiences enthusiasts
tic, and the demand loudly for more" No
man in America appears better on rOstrum
than James Tanner, nor can anyone hold his
hearers closer in hand, swaying them to en-
thusiasm, to laughter or to tears, according
to his own mood. Wherever he goes there
is always a stirring call for him to come
back again.
The comrades of Illinois have been very
earnest in soliciting Tanner to make tour
through their section, but his engagements
elsewhere have generally interfersd with
this. Now, however, it appears that he will
be able to spend part of April in that State
and comrades who desire to engage him may
address him, care of the Star Lyoeum Blu
reau, Tribune Building, New York city.
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THELoGAN MONUMENT.

Contributions to the Logan Monument
Fund continue to come in from all parts of
the country, but they are far from being as
rapid or as numerous as they should be. As
we have said before, this is from no lack of
enthusiasm in the cause, but rather from an
indisposition which besets- most men and
women to sit down and write q letter in
closing a contribution. They are willing
enough to give, if some one viii ask them for
their money, take it and forward it without
trouble to themselves; but no matter how
much their hearts are interested in a cause
they will postpone their contributions to it
indefinitely if they have to write their own
letters, conveying their gifts. Undoubtedly
much more than one-half-say 100000
of the people of the United States admired
John a. Logan when living, honor his
memory when dead, and would cheerfully
give something to raise monument to such
an ideal of soldierly courage, pure patriotism
and unselfish public service. The only prob
lem is to get at them, collect their contribu-
tions and send them in. This the comrades o.
the GAR in every community should devise
way of doing, and should do it at once, thai
the monument may rise Immediately ant
gladden. the hearts of all patriots.
The contributions received during the pas
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COL. A. L. CONGER.
He Receives Flattering Compliment from HIS on
eial SEpeFi8rs.

He Receives a gathering Compliment from HIS on
eial SEperisrs.
Col A L C0nger, Past Department CON-
mander of Ohio has been obliged by the IN
creasing pressure of his extensive business
interests, to resign the COlOnelcy Of the Sth
Ohio n. g., and IN accepting the resignation
the Adjutant- General of Ohio wrote as follows:
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. a 1888.
Col. A. L. CoNGER, Akron. o.
Ny DEAR COLONEL: InclOsed herewith please
find extract copy of Special Orders accepting your
res ignatiOB.
We regret exceedingly that yonr personal en-
gagemeuts are such as may make it necessary fog
YOU to leave the State military service, and we
reluctant to break the official relations that have
so long joined You with the active operations Of
that service You have seen that service grow
from its infancy until 1t Is recognized OF the
bulwarks of our State and National security. You
have champOned rs clIise and cared for its inter-
ests all occasions and under al circumstances.
Your efficiency and zeal proved invaluable beth
in camp of instruction and in the active field q
duty No officer in the service has shown himself
more worthy Of his honorable position, has
made greater sacrifice for Inc advancement OF the
National-Guard cause than Col. A l. COnger.
State Headquarters Is fully aware Of this, yOuE
regiment understands IT, and the whole National
Guard service appreciate It Whether as soidieE
or a citizen, we still ask your influence and sup
port in behalf Of the organization yOu have served
I SO long and faithfully.
With kindest regards and best wishes Tor the f2-
| ture, am, very truly yours,
H A. AxLISE, Adiutant-Geasral.
Commenting on THIS The AKRON Beacon says
The above letter shows by the warm words q
commentator that the services. alike Of the regi-
nneut and its retiring commander, are appreciated
By the highest military authorities Of the State
The sth regiment has always proved efficient in
the State and is ore that has seen some actual
service, especially at the Ashland riot several years
ago when its work In keeping infuriatsd mob
at bay was of the greatest value.
We know from the way Col. Conger has dis
charged his duties as a cOmrade and officer Of
the GAR, how well he has deserved these
Communications in other walks Of life.