The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-02-02
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merchants % sicily are e PURF, OLIVE on
buying it ID place Of
Iard OIL and what IsEEiII more damaging to the
interests Of the pork-Iacbers many Of the lard
GenhsTs 81 Chicago are using il 10 make q mix
fure Of 40 per cent. lard 10 90 per cent. cotton
seed Oh. which they put on the market as
Pure 30. Lard OIL 4 delegation Of
pork nea has been IN the city for "A
week or more, lab0ring for bill
introduced By Senator Dawes, aud which Is
nov beIaE considered bv the Senate Committee
on agriculture. Ii proposes TO impose a tax
81 Fi.1yb year or mann facturers of adu lterated
laFn and lard oil. 500 on wholesale dealers,
80 on retail dealers, one cent pound on such
product when removed from the factory for
bone consumption. and two cents pound, in
addition 70 the duty when such is imported
from abroad. An agent Of Armour & Co, Chi
eag0, IA here resisting the passage Of the bill
lie Claims that tue mixture Of c5tt0m-sesd oil
and lard Is just as nutritious and healthfuI as
pure ard that TO tax il VIII be 70 raise the
cost Of lard 10 poor people and diminish the
value Of cotton seed in the South.
REMOVAL OF CONNIE MISSIONER LUDLOW.
Sen. IL. V. Boynton, the Washington repre-
sentative Of the Cincinnati Commercial (1q.gfte
has hung another distinguished scalp at his
belt As the people Of the country doubtless
well knoB. the District Of Columbia Is GOV
erned by three Commissioners, two Of whom
are citizens and the third an Engineer officer
81 the ARMY and ali appointed by the Presi-
dent. More than two years ago the President
assigned 60 duty as the Engineer Commissioner
Col. william Ludlow. dc is a mau OF consider
-Fanie professional attainment, but most IN
soffuuate manner. He has in all its severity
the Way O lac Regular A rIuy officers aud esDc-
glaiT 81 hose Of tie Engineer CGrps who usgI-
aiiE proceed on the assumption that they are
made Of i3ttie finer clay than anybody else in
The world aua part e their mission in life r. to
treat common niartals IN a WAY that viii dem
onstFate ti-ar raarked inferioFity
Col LUDLOW was for some time ia charge Of
taie ~atrT-nf.rks 1t Philadelphia, but his man
ner5, d nothing else were so unsatisfactory
that the people Of tbat city grew heartily tired
Ol hln and had him summarilv removed His
family and 0-herinfuences secured Tor him the
appointment OF Engineer Commissioner Of the
District and he Immediately took charge Of
Tie entlrc Government Of the District HIS
Two citizen eDfreres Werc reduced ID ciphers.
and ihe citizens Of the District who entered his
Office were treated as the private soldier Is who
enters gAe -eut 81 the commanding officer One
man DID particular, VINO had served as an enlist
90 HlAn lH tire Regular Army, aud Is now a
merchant ID Tic city. went 10 sec Col Ludlow
q busi8cs- and theughtlessly took q seat.
hhen Col Ludlow entered tie was ordered
very brussa Iy 10 stand mp
Gen. Bgyuton iuaugurated campaian
agaiust BIN Do which he had the assistance If
tle Pe0p.e-at-arge- The columns Of the Wash
1nEinu papers Tor months past have had All
manner Of tiugs and jibes at his mightinesS.
aud especially there has been q great deal said
~ lle Gorgeous way IN which the gentleman
Aiiea Aliase-i i0r bis dates by the purchase OF
900 horse and lap-robes. gloves and other
trappiHgs with similar laEishness Of exnendi-
lure, ~ % Dl faid for out Of the District funds
lie matte. came 70 an end last Thursday bv
al order E0Ia the Secretary Of War insured
by tie President, relieving Col LUDLOW az duty
~ lie District and returning him IL his place
az ms corps. aud assigning % his duty Mai.
Charles ". Raymond Of the Typographical En-
Eiheers Alag Raymond graduated from West
Point la l-55, and served Oh the stalls OF Hal
4eck and Thomas on the Pacific coast from 1856
o. 1863
AAs. cLEyELASD's PICTURES
il j. reported that the Queen Of Spain has re-
gursted one 0f In. CIeVoland's photographs
Her Cas.i.i4n Majesty should not have try
least trouble 70 getting one for they are about
the c0mmOuesl thing around Washington Nat
only do photographs Of al sizes. STYLES aud va
relles Of artistic goodness appear On sale ~
every cigar stand, but chrome copies are used
lof a. eriis1ncats Of cigarels, soaps. face pow
dels aftd toilet preparations 1t i rather diff
CUT ~ - anywhere about the city without
hesl1g pa rs. -leVelaad's deep brown ewes look
'iiS down upon ono from some sort OF pictured
pr-ssuiH4uGt.
PENSION BUREAU
Tie Commissioner Of Pensions has been ad
Fisea iAat solnas Darrcii. indicted in the e. :.
tfnT at springfield, III for forging two AFT
laflls IN las claim FOR pension was on the 9th