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, 1889-01-24
BOBBIE BURNS DAY
The Caledonian Banquet To-
Morrow Night.
They Will Speak of His Great
ness and Sing His Songs.
'"e """o Things They viii Have - sss--
Tho scotch OF Tt--A banner Pre-
sentation.

Ihe commlttee in charge Of the Burr,
oirtnoay anniversary supper, to be Riveu
az tne PaciHc hotel tomorrow evening.
met 70 make hnal arran Remeuts at the a,
dee OF ID. N. McChesney in tne Frsnkfnrt
block last evening.
Judging from the report Of the commit.
tee on arrangements, the birthday ~
scotland'e most beloved bard will 10 70.
memoeTed IN 2 way BETTING the occasion.
grand Oil OF fare OF Auld Scotch dishes
mas been prepared and the various courses
Will be interspersed with speeches and
songs of the Highlands.
After the banquet beautiful yellow
silk banner with q thiAle in the center
the emblem OF Bonny SVOtlaud--aud a fine
crayon portrait of Robert Burns, drawn
by w. Carpenter, tbs architect, will be
presented to the C)0e@pnian Association
VT With appropriate ehes, Here is the
bill of fare Take choice:
sheepshead wi ~ s$%sal II; Ssunoct..
Finnan Haddiss Honmount frae.
the SpSy.
dlascac Magistrates frae Dundee.
MEfTs.
Pitlachin tam Hares frae Casey.
NdAk.
Doup O. mutton, hook o. nout and vse
Rrumphie stuffed.
POULTRY.
naobly Jock. wi marmalade, and bantass
COCKS frae the cavse o'Gowrie.
ENTRKEs.
Ha9gis, Camlachie style.
Tripe and trollybaes.
Mealy pudding frse the Cowgate.
Sowens and sour dook vi coda scoses.
vEeETABLRs.
soiled inRans; Boiled nssps.
Chspped and bristled Tatties.
Kali.
DESERT.
Toorie-0ories frse Fife, Groset t,rtx
Cakes o'Short Bread wi sweeties.
"A kebbu;k O. Rowdie cheese,
Tea and coffee wi ciuder In the cur.
Also cigare and Burns cutties.
burns' birthday anniversary to.morro
men throughout the United States.
The following Abbreviated statement ct
the principal meteorological phepemess.
pertaining to this city, from 1882 10 1879.
lboth years inclusive), will be of intefest
70 those who have any relations, or intsad
having, with this section OF country.
Amongst other phases Of weather phenow-
ena will be found an entire absence of yio-
lent winds; which. with other conditioup
non-e1istent at this place cause the a.
structive blizzard" to have existence II
orther portions of the United States. Tia
statement; which 10 very valuable record.
was compiled and prepared by Serxeaai
Charles Stewart OF the United States sio.
nal service In this city:
METEOROLOGICAL DATA AT spoxAHa
FALLS, ". r,
, 1889-01-24
HOW LONG THIS TIM r..
Al Old Agreement Beswesn the Railroads
RepleGed.


The general passenger agents OF the
transcontinental lines have issued circu.
lar ON commissions, the popularity Of
which is the stamping of the date, Jan.
Is, 1889, over one Of April /, 1888, an ev.
idence that the lines in question can find
nothing better than to repledge them.
selves TO the agreement which they kept
only week last year. The agreement
fxes the commissions which are to be paid
to the agents of Eastern hines and outsid-
ers generally at % on first.class and ~ on
second.Class tickets to San Francisco, and
81 for the round trip. The agents of the
trunk lines are not supposed to accept
commissions, out when they do the Of
frnse ia winked at. The recent war In
rates between the transcontinental lines
brought the commissions up to $40 on
second .class tickets, and even higher in
some cases. The new agreement is looked
mon hv ra''-Aaa men generally ~ n.t
, 1889-01-24

A Bsromet. .r reduc I'd to :, a-ieyal.
titghtst tenn, ersture. te1.s, Aug, ~ lSxS
Lowest temps ratire. 3 rs, below ~ a. ian
Z. $ signal once. spokane Falls, W. +.
CHAS STEWART
Sergeant signal Curp-
, 1889-01-24
All In Form.

Delegate Caine Of Utah depends too
much upon the letter of the law in urging
the claims Of that territory to statehood.
He wants to know what right any one has
to apply religious test to the people OF .
territory seeking admission with q consti-
tntion republican in form and prohibiting
polygamy. The trouble is that Utah's
reformation is all "in form" and not In
fact. If it has been found as vet impossi-
BILE to extirpate polygamy and Mormon
it would be vain to expect it when she 10
in'renchsd behind state rights San Fran.
4 -, l--.. nj
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
WORK OF THE PENSION OFFICE.

During the week ending Sept. %, 1889,
1910 claims were received, of which 1855
were original invalid; 500 widows; war
of 1912; 6 bounty land; 80 navy; old
war; 40 on account of Mexican service, and
3,063 applications for increase The names
and postolfice addresses OF 1924 officers and
comrades were furnished for the use of claim
ants. There were SO, 59s pieces of mail mat
ter received; 81 1877 letters and blanks sent
out
The number of cases detailed to special
examiners was 7O4 $40 reports and cases
from special examiners; cases on hand for
special examination, 14,579.
Report of certificates issued during week
ending Sept. %, 1889: Original, 1,045; in
crease, 1904; reissue, 219; restoration, 90
duplicate, 10; accrued, 10; arrears, o; act Of
March 3, 1888, 81 order April 3, 1884, o.
act of Aug. 4, 1885. /; supplemental, O
arrears june q, 1883, IL, Mexican war, 90
total. 2,423
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THE STATES DUTY.

EDEroR EATIoEAL THInuKB: The NATIONAL
TaIBEuE being the advocate Of Justice TO soldiers
] call It's attention 10 the following fact which
have not seen used ms argument; The State Of
Iowa authorizes the Board OF Supervisors OF tho
several Counties 10 levy tax Of moi more than
threeten,hs Of mill for special soldiers relief
fund.- which has greater value than the mere
money, inhsuueh ms 1t Is rightly looked upon. not
only by the people bat by the veterans themselves
just provision for their needs aud Ia no sense n
pauper appropriation.
Now, ma Iowa'H soldier population ~ composed
largely OF soldiers from other States settled hero
since the war md nearly all needy soldiers are ben.
eeiarirs Of this fund IL looks though the State
out Of It's generosity aud Of justice is voluntA.
rlly doing duty that il National and should Of
right bc done by the pension legislation Of the
Hationy-M. Il. HALL, Jefferson, Iowa.
Our correspondent has grasped the right
idea, and one which we have frequently set
forth in these columns. While it is gener-
Gus and commcndable for State TO exercise
care Of the veterans residing within her
boundaries, ii is, strictly speaking, antag-
onistic to the principles upon which the
war was conducted, because il is an assump-
ton that the men were soldiers of the State
and not of the General Government. The
war for the suppression of the rebellion was
not a war for the benefit Of any particular
State, but for that of the whole United
| States, and man who went out from
Iowa fought just as much for New York and
Indiana and Georgia as he did for the State in
which he enlisted; consequently, it is the
duty of the General Government to take
care of all these men and not the duty of
any particular State. The ex-rebels who are
in charge Of the Southern States act in
strict accordance with their principles when
they insist upon It's being the duty OF
their States TO build homes for and pension
the veterans Of the rebel army. They
claimed TO make war as States, and conse.
quently, If their theory was correct, the
States must take care of those veterans who
were disabled in their service. One of tn,
grounds upon which we urged the Disa
bility Pension bill was, that it was wrong Il
impose the duty of caring for the broken
down soldiers upon the Taxpayers of tn,
various States in which these soldiers nigh
be residing; that such was q Iegitimat.
} charge upon the National Treasury, the vet
Grams having lost their health In the seryic
of the Union, and that the expense of carini
for them should be taken from the over
burdened local treasures and placed wher
it properly belonged, upon the Treasury o
the United States.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
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secious or clCHPrs they desire made tR RGEe or od-
dress
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TIE FEUIr EyApoRAroR

Hundreds Of farmers waste enough every
year 10 support family. They allow cur
TaHts, apples, peaches, citrOns, etc, 10 rot
when If eFsporaied they would more than
Offset the annual store bill When peaches
are ripe everyone else's peaches also are ripe
and the market is giutted, and perhaps the
crop is practically lost None are lost II
evaporated, and the producer is in position
b wait tall the market suits him. Send for
our fruit evaporation, described on another
page, and try once the difference it viii
make in the family account-book.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

GERMANY is having her regular war scare
over Russia's hostile intentions. These are
said TO be indicated by the latter's double
tracking the railroads which lead to the
German frontier, and the gathering on her
eastern borders of the bulk of her cavalry.
Some of the German papers discredit the
matter by saying that it is BismaTck's regu-
lar annual policy to brighten the Parliament
into making big appropriations for the army.
This year he wants 250,000,000 marks, or
about $50000,000 in excess of the usual
amount. The rest of the world wishes that
those countries would have their fight out
and be done with it, instead of going on for
years threatening and making faces at each
other. II Is getting monotonous, and for the
poor people who have to bear the burden of
all this getting ready to fight it must be in
toierable
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
TO BE RoRNE IN MIND.


Every comrade should constantly bear in
mind that taxation was kept up to the high
est point until every man who lent the Gov
eminent money was paid to the last cent
implied by the letter of his bargain. 1t was
kept up until the bondholders were paid
over four thousand million dollars.
Where they lent paper dollars, worth but
35 cents, they were paid gold dollars worth
100 cents, with big interest in gold. They
have been paid five times as much as the
100000 soldiers who put down the rebel
lion and their dependent ones have received
in the shape of pensions. The soldiers gaze
three times as much, actual money value, to
the Government, in the shape of unpaid
services, rs the bondholders lent. The bond
holders have been repaid, literally, seven
fold. The soldiers have received but
n pittance. 1t Ia heaping injustice
upon injustice to now talk of re-
ducing the revenues in order to defraud
the soldiers of what is justly due them. Let
the veterans set themselves as flint against
any tampering with the revenues until they
have been treated something like as well as
the bondholders have been. Let them in
every District give their Representative to
understand that they expect him to vote
against any reduction of the revenues until
the legislation recommended by the National
GAR. Pension Committee is enacted, and
that they will remember and resent his fail
ure to do this. Let them deluge Congress with
petitions asking that their rights be consd-
ered rs the terms of the bondholders' con-
tracts were, before the Government deprives
itself of the power to discharge its obliga-
tions to the men who saved its life.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
THE spEAKERsHIP.

The first question of Importance to the
people at large upon the assembling OF Con-
gress will be the Speakership of the House of
Representatives. This is Of more moment to
the veterans than they perhaps understand.
The fact remains, however, that the Speaker
of the House exercises more power to shape
legislation than any other person in existence,
He can recognize whomsoever he chooses, and
for what purpose he wishes. A good exam
pie was furnished during the last Congress,
when Speaker Carlisle plainly told the friends
of the soldiers that he would not recognize
any of them to move to take up pension
legislation. The Tar of Russia could have
done no more. This course was in pursu-
ance of 9" combine between Cleveland, Car
Isle and Mstson at the bidding of the ultra
ex-rebel wing of Congress az the price Of
their support.
1t Is somewhat singular that only IA of
the States have ever furnished Speaker at
all, and during % annual sessions Kentucky
has had the honor, while Virginia has fur
nished the Speaker 13 sessions; Pennsylva-
mia, IL; Massachusetts, 10; Indiana, nine /;
Maine, New Jersey and North Carolina,
each six; Tennessee, five; New York and
South Carolina, each three, and Connecticut,
Ohio and Georgia, each two. Thus the South
has had the Speaker 81 years and the North
40.
It is safe to say that the 51st Congress
will elect Speaker from the North, and the
contest will be between the East and the
West
The candidates are Messrs. Reed, of Maine {;
Burrows, of Michigan; Cannon, of Illinois
Henderson, of Iowa, and Mckinley, Of Ohio.
OF these Henderson, Mckinley and Burrows
wore the blue on the battlefield, and Reed
was in the navy as n staff officer. Still, no
more willing ear has ever been turned to the
soldiers cause in Congress than that OF
Joe" Cannon.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
EVEN paper SO pretentious as the Boston

EVEN apaper so pretentious az the Boston
Herald writes this rubbish in an editorial:
II. In addition to doubling, add the service
pension BILL which takes in all the rest of the CO.,,
600 unpensoned soldiers. the result would be the
doubling Of this amount again. and a pension list
of over "A million dollars day. Sundays included.
This was what Com missioner Tanner had in view.
This IL what II Is said he would have been sustained
In bringing about had he not talked so much Of his
intention, and in the meantime shown such par
TALLY in the extravaganee he had attempted the
way to- IL
This is arrant nonsense. Commissioner
Tanner did not have in view" the adoption
of n service pension, for tie excellent reason
that such thing was clearly beyond his
power He could not make laws; that, as
every schoolboy knows, is the function of
Congress alone. He could only execute the
laws he found upon the statute books He
had no more power over service pension
than any other citizen. Service pensions are
bound 10 come, but when they do it will not
be through Commissioner of Pensions, but
through the w-making power of the land
1.-The Congress and President of the United
States.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON D. C, OCTOBER 3, 1889.
A CANNONEER'S STORY.
The History of a Fight
ing Battery.

Next week we shall begin the publication
of serial of intense interest to ali the COM
rades, and especially those who served in
the Army of the Potomac. IT win be the
experiences Of private soldier in Stew
arts famous Battery B, Of the 4th
Z. S. Art. The author is literary man OF
National reputation, who served in tie bat
terry from Gettysburg 10 Appomatox,
and took part in all its terrific fight
ing in that time The story is
splendidly told, and in way that cannot
fail to interest every reader. ii win be one
Of the very best things ever offered the
readers of any paper.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
OUR PREMIUM LIST.

We have printed a large premium list,
which embraces great number of articles
Of al descriptions They are all 10 be had
free or on easy Terms, and are all warranted
70 be exactly a. described. Send us postal
card with name and address before you buy
8 watch, gun, any jewelry or china, or, in
fact almost anything else you want, and we
VIII mail the list y Won FREE.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.

Apparently no progress was made last
week in deciding upon successor TO Com
missioner Tanner. II was stated that the
President would not make the appointment
until he returned to the city, which he did
on Friday Last. Then il was said that the
matter would have 10 be considered by the
Cabinet One meeting Of this was held ON
Saturday, and another on Tuesday.
In the meantime the drift of public opin-
ion has been that the choice lies between
Gen. Charles Brown, of Ohio, and Comrade
Campbell, of Kansas. Both of these gentle
men have been in the city for some time,
and have had protracted interviews with
the Secretary Of the Interior. Senators and
Congressman from Ohio and Kansas have
visited the President aud Secretary Of the
Interior in behalf of their constituents.
II Is believed that either of the gentle
men named would make a satisfactory Com.
missioner, both having good war records
and being men Of high character, fine exec.
utive ability, and thoroughly in accord with
the liberal ideas of the President and Secre.
tary in regard TO pensions.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

IT is commendable in In Fayette Post,
New York, to undertake the erection of a
proper monument over the spot where Gen.
Grants remains rest but il is discreditable
to the city that this work has been neglected
until, for very shame, the dead commanders
comrades have had 10 undertake il. New
York was hungry for the honor of having
his tomb there, and succeeded in preventing
his burial where he properly belonged
among his comrades in the National Gene
terry at Arlington. Having got this, she
selfishly refuses TO make the expenditure
necessary to properly mark the spot. Her
conduct ia this matter accords exactly with
her treatment of the men whom Grant COM
manded. She was frantic TO have them 90
TO tho front and save her and the country,
upon which her prosperity depended, from
destruction. Having fattened upon the re-
suits of their heroic selfsacrifce, she be-
grudges them the pittance which will save
their old age and decrepitude from grinding
need. Commercial centers have always been
noted for lack of public spirit and sordid self
| ishDess, and New York more than strength
| ems the traditions
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

THE pernicious veto again. The New
York papers show that three yetoes alone of
Gov. Hill have already cost the taxpayers OF
that State $5,2OOoOo. 10 10 o power THAI
does not rlghtfully belong to any executive
officer. should NOT be given to him, and II
given he should have sufficient sense of pro-
priety never TO exercise IT, no matter how
great the temptation. The responsibility for
laws should rest wholly upon the body
whose duty Ii L. 10 make them.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
Berdan's Sharpshooters-

OFFICE OF THE SURVIVORS, ASSOCIATION,
No. 1907 F stFest ". W., Washington DC.
In order that / may, ~ soon as practicable,
publish and distribute roster Of the sarviV-
ors of the LIST and "a regimensA BeFdAn'S
United States ShaFpshOOters. respectfully re-
quest that all OF the surviving members Of either
of those regiments furnish me without DELAY
their full names. rank, company, regiment and
postoffes address; also. 50 Tar a. practicable,
like information respecting any of the com
rades who served in either of those organize
kions. RICHARD W. TYLER.
Secretary aud Treasurer.
Formerly of Co. Il, 1st Regiment, u. S. 81
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
ATRUMPETER FRED. "
Capt. Charles King.

We have secured new serial story from
Capt Charles King. the popular author OF
"The Coloncl's Daughter" and other tales
Illustrative Of army life. 1t is entitled
"Trumpeter Fred" and is replete with stir
ring incidents or the camp and field that
viii enchain the interest Of our readers from
frst TO last No one should miss it. II
viii be commenced soon, and win ruT
through series Of issues Of the paper.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

DO other newspaper has ever before been
able 10 secure Elgin watches Of the grade
we have for premiums. While ali our
watches are exactly as represented, we wish
10 call special attention TO our magnificent
gold Elgin.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

EUey man srLo 10Ore Ge 6lae, and epery
friend Of has, should take THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE u giUes more and better matter
than any oiler family loeeEly paper, and costs
ssly fs0O oe1sss weck
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Our T,neurI,er-

Special attention is called 70 our typewriter
explained fully on another page This is a
novelty in the way Of premium, but nothing
could be Of more utility in the business of
thousands Of our readers, and it comes within
Le means Of all.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
TRIBUNETS.
WHY NOT2


Philadelphia officials were astonished last
week by the appearance Of young man of
property with paper which he announced as
his last will and testament and which no wish
ed to have recorded and probated They re-
covered at length sufficiently to inform him
that that was impossible; only wills of finally
and definitely dead people could be received for
probate. The young man went away disappoint-
ed. The decision of the officials seems uureason-
able. A man has unlimited power over his own
property. Why can he not will it away just as
we'll before as after dcathf Ii would seem quite
a sensible thing that he could appear before the
proper officers Of the law. when there could be-
no question about his physical and mental
soundness. and definitely dispose of his prop
erty, to take effect after his death, which might
occur tho next day in railroad accident, and
so prevent contest, tho frittering away of his
goods in litigation, or their possession by the
very persons whom ho most desired should not
have q dollars worth. We think the young
man was very levelheaded, and the Philadel-
phia officials entirely wrong.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
THE LAST QUARTER OF THE HONEYMOON

THE LAST QUARTER OF THE HONEYMOON.
Bridegroom-It seems TO me, Ethel, that the
people here stare ut US even worse than they
did in the first place We went to after We were
married. What do you suppose can be- the res-
son?
Brde-P Possibly they have been cultivating
mind reading here.
Bridegroom-Whats that got to do with 1t :
Bride-They are wondering how, in the con-
dition my mind now Ia. IL could ever have been in
that which induced me to accept aud marry
you.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

THE decisive defeat of Gen. Boulanger
secures at once the continuance of the Re-
public Of France and the preservation OF
peace in Europe. Everybody across the
ocean seems to be going about his business
more hopefully since the downfall of the
great disturber.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Is he onlv
champion 1te soldiers haze among the great pa-
Pers 0f he country The Jest aoay % helD all
Seter0ns Is By getting IL more subscribers.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

II each subscriber 10 THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE aciH charge himself NTH getting
one aeW subscriber tie circulation Of tie paper
ViH be doubled at once, and Nth lille trouble.
Let each subscriber try IL.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

Haze gou done your dNty IN getting one more
puJscriGer for TIE EA7TOKAL TRLBUKEF
YOH should do 1sis Jor Il Is the Lest s0ay 10 help
soHT c0gagoses.