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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-03

Wiley Bleakmore has left the boys say
for few days visit to the territory to
secure Indian talent for Pawnee Bill to
complete his show outfit.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-03
FOR APRIL.
ARRESTED.

For the month of April the clearing
house reports shows s., SIS, 59402.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-03

A foot race at English park for $50 a
side between Charlie Davis and Comanche
Bill 100 yards next Tuesday.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-03

Capt. Geo I. Anthony was booked for
''the press in the war;" but being absent
Gov. Martin assumed an inprompter role
and spoke concerning the great good the
press did during the war in formulating
public opinion and thus maintaining the
union. He inspersed some apt stories and
made his response very interesting.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-03

Col J. Feighan spoke on the &c. r. r."
He spoke at some length on the American
soldier and the members OF The Grand
Army. He narrated number Of amusing
incidents dating back 70 the war. He said
there never would lie any jealousy be
tween the G. A z and Loyal Legion.
There was not town in the state that is
not made better by its ~. A r post.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

publicans would HAYS had 183, Democrats
$50, while the Independents would not have
been affected
The chief result would have been the in
evitable defeat of the Mills bill and the en-
actment of just pension legislation. The
friends of the soldier would have elected a
Northern Speaker in accord with their cause,
and the committees would not have been
packed against their interest.
In short, the present Southern domino
ton would not have paralyzed the efforts Of
Congress to do anything which would bene-
fit,s Northern constituency. AS it is now,
with an ultra Southern organization Of the
House, all the things which ought not to be
done can be done, and things which should
be done cannot be done, through the Tepeti-
ton of the old-time subserviency which
covers before the bosses from the south of
Mason & Dixon's line.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09
TO BEGIN THIS MONTH

We have decided that We viii begin this
month the great story of Col Thomas W.
Knox, previously announced, which we are
sure every one Of or readers wiz find Of
Surprising interest. Col. Knox, who is the
most successful writer Of boy stories in the
world, says Of it: "I would be unwilling to
ssy It is the best story ever wrote, but
am sure I have never written 8 better one"
Its narrative Of true occurrences and
thrilling incidents, told in the happiest
manner Every member of the family viii
be deeply interested IN it
DO not fail to renew your subscriptions
promptly, foT you cannot afford to miss the
opening chapters.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09
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ORR CARTOON.

One needs only TO read the reports Of the
investigations of the Congressional Commit
tee on Immigration Frauds now at work in
New York TO understand and appreciate our
cartoon.
We are confronted with an imminent and
enormous danger-that Of having our coun-
try oyerrun, our labor pauPerized and our
communities demOralized by the Eruption
Of countless horde drawn from the lowest
strata Of European society. This deluge
bears no sort of comparison or likeness to
the immigration to this country in the past.
soulless sharpers are raiding all the poverty
stricken parts Of Europe, wheedling and
seducing the people to go to America, where
they sIe told they will find wealth piled up
The National tribune., 1888-08-09
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in every mans reach. What becomes of these
immigrants after their arrival these sharpers
care not. All that they care for is to get their
percentage of the few dollars which the
steamship companies will charge the immi-
grants for bringing them over. Possibly,
also, they viii get little commission from
some contractor who is in temporary want
of supply of cheap labor.
ANY man of ordinary sense can see what
this viii inevitably lead to unless checked
at once. Our country is being made the
dumping-ground of all Europe. All the
hopelessly poor, shiftIess, vicious, lazy, i'm
moral and ignorant, all who cannot or win
not make living at home, all whom their
neighbors, for any reason, are anxious to get
rid OF, are being gathered up, under some
| pretext or another, and shipped here, for us
to employ, 70 feed, to take care of in sickness
and idleness, to educate reform, control,
punish and imprison.
The rates Of steerage passage across the
Atlantic are now so low that an ordinary
labOTer can almost pay for his trip by a
weeks work at the wages he will get here.
1t costs less to carry him from Venice OF
Genoa, or Liverpool or Hamburg to New
York than to carry man from New York 60
any pointwe of the AIleganies. Thus every
laboring man in this country viii be brought
directly into competition with the most mis-
erably-paid Iaborers of Europe, unless this
immigration is checked at once and decid-
edly. Unless we do it our laborers cannot
help being reduced to the wretched condi-
ton of those in the most pauperized lands
This is no alarmist picture. Why should
any American employer continue to pay 8
laborer $1.50 day, or mechanic from 81
to So, when within fortnight he can get an
Italian, Polish, Bohemian or other laborer
who has been accustomed to regarding IL
cents big pay for days work, or skilled
mechanic who has never in all his life re-
eeived more than so cents?
And the supply is imitless. Within o
few months time enough men could be gath
cred up along the western shores of Europe
from Norway to Italy, to ill every shop,
factory, railroad, mine and contractors force
in the Nation, and who would be glad of the
opportunity to do it at half the wages now
paid Americans.
We cannot endure this unrestricted immi-
grafton any longer. In the past, when the
immigration was mainly confined to the
thrifty and orderly classes who came to our
shores because they loved our country and
her institutions, and who became at once as
thoroughly American as we were ourselves,
the immigrants we're warmly welcomed.
Now it is horde of pauperized aliens who
are descending upon US to take away the
employment and the bread that belongs to
us and our children.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

J. G. SAWYER, of the Dist District of New
York, has been faithful and Invaluable
friend of the veterans. He is now serving
his second term, and ever since he enter
ed Congress he has worked untiringly
and effectively for every measure that
promised to benefit the veterans. He
believes that good hard work is better than
words, and he gives the ex-soldiers world
of it. Every letter to him from veteran
or his dependent ones is Immediately an
swered with his own hand, and whatever
can be done is done at once. As member
of the Committee on Invalid Pensions he
has been interchangeable always in attend
ance upon the meetings of the committee
and always fully up with his share of the
work. He ought by all means to be contin-
ued in Congress
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

CONGRESSMAN LAIRD, of Nebraska, offer
ed an amendment to the deficiency bill
which, if adopted, would have afforded much
needed relief to thousands OF deserving cred
itors of the Government. Fe proposed to
insert an item of 81, 1000 to pay allowed
claims for bounty, back pay etc, found by
the Accounting Officer of the Treasury to be
due Union soldiers and their heirs Under
the present practice the officials of the Treas
ury report these cases to Congress, and they
cannot be paid until the appropriation is
made. There is no question as to the justice
Of allowance after the accounts are adjusted,
and Mr.. Laird simply proposed to appropri-
ate the money in advance, so that they could
be paid as soon as ascertained. Now the
creditors have to wait year or more for
Congress to pass the usual deficiency bill
covering each particular case. Messrs. Can
non, Henderson, of Iowa, and others made
strenuous efforts to have this common-sense
reform incorporated, but Burnes, of Missouri,
who was in charge Of the bill, fought it tooth
and nail, and Springer, who was in the chair,
ruled it out on his point of order.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09
GREATER THAN sroNFwALL.

Some of the editorials on Gen. Sheridan
insist on ranking him with Stonewall Jack
son. This does injustice to Sheridan, for
there is no doubt in the mind of any real
student Of the war that be was much
greater soldier than Lees famous Lieutenant.
It is foreign to the purpose TO say what
Stonewal Jackson would have done had he
lived, and TO predict that Gettysburg would
have been crushing defeat to the Union
army had he been there in command Of his
old corps. We could just as well talk of
what Sheridan would have done had he been
in command of the Army of the Potomac at
that time Unquestionably, if he had such
command, and known as much about hand
ling great bodies of troops as he did IS
months later, be would have utterly destroy
ed Lees army-Jackson or no Jackson.
But the only way in which the two
men can be compared is by taking what
they actually did, not what they might have
done under other circumstances. Such q
comparison viii show that Jackson has no
claims to rank with Sheridan.
jackson was undoubtedly a brilliant and
able leader, but be also had extraordinary
good luck. He never happened to encoun.
ter anybody who was near his equal, except
in the collision with Gen. Pope at Manas-
sas, and then Pope was hampered and Grip
pied by an extraordinary condition Of things
Most people who have studied the history Of
the war would be quite willing to intrust
the cause of the Union to wager of battle
in contest between John Pope and Stone.
wall Jackson with nearly equal forces and
other conditions.
Jackson's early fame was acquired in tht
Shenandoah Valley, where he was com.
mander of much stronger force than eithe,
one Of several armies" that We sent there
under command of Generals, who had sC
high an opinion of their own merits thai
they could not be brought into subordiua
tion to or cooperation with each other. ant
consequently were defeated in detail. He SUI
fered asevere repulse, however, by an inferior
force under Gen. Shields, near Winchester
His famous movement around Hooker
right flank at Charlottesville should hav,
resulted in his utter destruction, and woull
have done so had an officer of first class
ability had charge of the right flank Of on
army.
On the other hand, Gen Sheridan fough
many more heavy battles than Jackson h
manuvered armies over greater area 0
hostile territory, and encountered and over
threw the best Generals the Confederac,
had, with most of the conditions in thei
favor. He owed nothing TO the blunders 0
the lack of cooperation on the part of hi
adyersaries, but crushed them when the
were at their best and doing their best
. Considered as mastery bit of strategy
SheridaR's raid in the rear Of Lee in Nav
1864, was much superior to Jackson's raj,
into the Shenandoah Valley in 1862. Jack
son never fought battle that would com
! pare in comprehensive, skilIfui piannin
J and brilliant execution with those on Ia
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

THE soldiers of the country have sus-
tanned loss in the removal of that splendid
soldier-Gen. George G. Rodgers-from the
Craftsmanship of the Board of Pension APP
peals. No better soldier went from Illinois
than he, and there is no truer comrade. He
has been lifelong Democrat, and was ap-
pointed to his place by the present Admin
istration, but when the appropriation was
cut down there were not places enough for
everybody, and Union soldier of brilliant
record had to go instead of a civilian.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

THE DEATH OF GEN. SHERIDAN.
The country has sustained an irreparable
loss
In the death Of Gen. Sheridan there has
passed away one Of the very greatest Captains
Of War Of all time. Thesoldiers who are fit to
rank with him can be counted on the fin
gers. Few countries ever. had his peer. He
was much greater than any, with scanty ex-
ceptions, Of the vast horde Of commanders
whose achievements I'll history. In all her
centuries of fighting England has not pro
duced his equal The two men who come
nearest him-Narlborough and Wellington
never showed anything near his genius in
the field. Except Frederick the Great, Ger
many has had no commander to compare
with him. France has had none except Ma
poleOn, while Spain, Italy, Austria and Rus
STA never had his equal.
The more his achievements are studied
the greater viii he appear. No man con-
nected with the rebellion has risen more
steadily in public appreciation since the
close of the struggle than he. This is be-
cause his campaigns have been studied and
better understood. When the war closed
people generally thought of him merely as
an energetic and daUntless fighter, who ez-
ecuted orders with relentless vigoT. He
was an ideal Irish dragon, who oyercame
his opponents by his tremendous hard hit
ting, Now it is known that no General
ever planned his campaigns and battles more
carefully or wisely, OF adjusted all his means
more shrewdIy to the end in view. BE
acted with tremendous energy when he
struck the enemy, but he never struck until
he was entirely ready, and had taken every
precaution to insure success.
Transcendant in ability, an enthusiastic
patriot, and man Of irreproachable life,
Sheridan viii be the pride and glory of this
country as long as American history endures.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09
"TRE WORLDS BY WAYS"
Visited by a National Tribune's
Representative.
A SERIES OF INTERESTING LETTERS

In accordance with orr desire TO provide
the readers Of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
With the highest grade Of entertaining and
instructive matter to be found anywhere,
we have made an arrangement with BIT.
Frank G. Carpenter, the talented newspaper
MAJ, for q series Of letters from Japan,
Corea, China, Malay, India, and elsewhere
in the Far East These letters viii be-as
al who are familiar with Mr.. Carpenters
writings know-bright, breezy. and full Of
fresh facts Hewill keepawsy from the usual
hackneyed routes Of travel, see things with
his own eyes, and tell in his own way what
be sees. The letters win be furnished ez-
ciusively to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
no other paper win have them. They viii
be profusely illustrated from photographs
taken by Mr.. Carpenter with his own camera.
They VIII, besides being interesting to every
body, be very valuable 70 the children in
teaching them in pleasant way about the
people In those far-oH lands, with their
habits and customs. Er. Carpenter sails
from Sen Francisco this month, ard We can
expect the letters to begin in a few weeks.
COMRADES write to us from various parts
Of the country that their Postmssters are
taking unusual pains 10 hinder the circula-
zion o. TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. They
hsys no love for it nor for the class for
which it is the advocate, and II would
crafty them 10 have It's circulation reduced
70 minimum We call on the comrades
everywhere to keep watch Of this and re-
double their efforts to extend our circula-
ton. TEE NATIONAL TRIBUNE IS the only
great national paper which advocates the
interest Of the soldiers, and the more sub
scEibers il has the better il is for every com
ra3e, since il can advocate their cause with
more power and effect Very much Of tn,
pension legislation OF which the oomradel
now enjoy the benefit is the direct result
Of TIE NATIONAL TRIBUEE's agitation ant
advocacy in the past. ii would not hav
been passed had it not been for our efforts
sDd the hopes Of the Grand Army in tn
failure are centeEed upon the same powerful
sna indefatgable championship Of thei
rights. Let them put forth every effort t
give us a quarter Of q million circulation
before tie next meeting Of Congress. Thi
wiz be a power that Congress cannot dis
regard, and il win speak with q voice {,
which that body must harkeu,
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

THE people who allow some one unworthy
pensioner-perhaps imaginary after ALTO
obscure their sense of justice to hundreds
of men whom they know of their own
knowledge to be deserving of pensions, are
of the same class that Christ denounced for
straining at gnat and swallowing camel.
They cannot see a mountain of injustice,
because their view is stopt by molehin.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09
THE MAN WHO MADE NO MISTAKE

THE MAN WHO MADE NO MISTAKES
Gen. Sheridan viii go down in the history
of the rebellion as the one General who
never made a mistake. It is easy to point
out the mistakes of other Generals, and it is
not to their discredit that they made them.
Whoever makes war makes mistakes" says
the greatest of military writers; he sue
ceeds who makes the fewest.7 But no one
can point out a mistake of either strategy OF
tactics made by Gen. Sheridan. He did not
shine as an expounder OF the theory of war.
Halleck, Mcclellan, Buell. and others of
lesser fame, could tell more of the principles
of successful warfare in an hour than Sheri-
dan ever attempted to tell in year; but he
could put those principles into successful
execution on the field of battle with ce-
lerity and certainty that were amazing. He
carefully prepared himself'for every piece of
work to which he was assigned beforehand
knew as much as it was possible to know
Of the country in which he was 70 operate and
the enemy he was to meet lie got his own
command into the highest condition of readi-
ness, neglected no forethought that would
contribute to success, and then proceeded to
execute like q cyclone Having prepared
foreyery contingency, no contingency caught
him unaware, while ne took crushing ad-
vantage of any unreadiness of the enemy.
1t must not be said that, being subordi-
nate, he did not have the opportunity Of
making the great mistakes that independent
commanders are liable TO- After his trans
fer to the Army of the Potomac he was
placed in position Of much greater respon-
sibility than many Independent commanders,
and the chances Of making frightfuI blum
der were ever present No commander
could have been placed in q more trying po-
sitiOn than he was when, in May, 1864, he
had his cavalry corps around Lees right
flank and placed himself between the in
fautry Of the Army Of Northern Virginia
and stuart's cavalry. This world has seen
very few men who could handle 10000
.horsemen successfully in such perilous sur
roundings.
II did not require mistake to bring
about destruction. Less than that-failure
to do exactly the right thing at exactly the
right place and time-would, when con-
fronted and surrounded by such foes, have
meant ruin. But Sheridan was superior to
the occasion, and inflicted terrible loss to
the enemy, while suffering comparatively
little himself
1t was the same in his subsequent raids
against Richmond, in his brilliant, cam
paigns in the Shenandoah Valley, and in
the Gnal grand hunt which ended at APP
pomattoz. He was constantly placed in the
most trying positions, where the decision
and the execution were solely his, and
where he was matched against the ablegt
Generals of the Confederacy, standing upon
ground where they were at home and he q
stranger, and confronting him with a force
that the defensive position made equal K
his own.
Yet in all this manuvering and battling
it is, We believe, impossible to point on
either tactical or strategical mistake Til,
record is wonderful, and grows more won
derfUl the more it is studied
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

If, as the free TRADERS say, workingmen
have SO much better times in England and
Scotland, why do they flock to this country
to take employment and wages away from
our workingmen2
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

IT is just as important to protect Ameri-
can labor against the imported pauper as
against imported pauper-made goods
The National tribune., 1888-08-09
"THE LOST ARMY"
Scouting and Fighting Adventures Of
Two Boys
IN MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS

BY COL. THOS. w, KNOX,
Author Of the "Boy Travellers in the Par East"
~En South America" Gin Russia.' Son the
Congo" Tie Tegng KimrOdss' "Teyage Of
Che Firan," etc.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

THE camp of the First Brigade of the
Pennsylvania National Guard at Norristown
was named A. j. Slemmer, for the heroic
Lieutenant who held Fort Pickens so Loyalty
during the dark days in the early part of
1851
The National tribune., 1888-08-09
THE LOGAN MONUMENT FUND.
The receipts of the Logan Monument Fund
Amos - -. 81. - -

HEADQUARTERS ALMoE b. WHITE Post No. 81
WHIrEFfELp. y. It. )
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE; I herewith send
the subscription Of our Post to the Logan Manu-
ment Fund Our Post "a small sud poor. but every
dollar helps. have also a list that do not belong
TO the GAR. Post. Now, We want % see both lists
published, 50 we shall know that you have received
mite. Yours, in r O. and L.,
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

ONE of the best and most lovable features
of Gen. Sheridan's character was his intense
Americanism. He loved this country with
an ardor that would have been fanaticism
ia religion. To him it was the greatest, tbs
best, the most enlightened and the happiest
country on the face of the globe, and he had
no patience with any man that did not
think as he did. He was willing, even anx-
ious, to fight to the death for anything that
promised good to the country. His bitter
est hatred was for any man or thing that
opposed our best interests.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

II is daty you Owe to yOur comrades TO get at
least one aeso subscriber for THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09

Mr.. PoWDERLY feels confident that the
best practicable solution of the railroad
problem is for the Government to build q
double track road from New York to San
Francisco. This project is not in keeping
with Mr.. Powderley s usual clear headedness
Among the many things that the United
States should emphatically not do, building
and operating roailroads is in the foremost
rank. Every time a city or State has at
tempted to construct and manage canal,
railroad, or other similar enterprise. incom-
pentency, corruption and wholesale jobbery
have resulted. 1t would be infinitely worse
if the Government attempted it. The rail-
road problem is now in fair way of being
settled by other and more hopeful methods.
The National tribune., 1888-08-09
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From the following members Of
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