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CAPT. J. g. WEAVER. fighting ut AppomattOx
with Lieut.. Weaver's company, which e led with
conspicuous gaIlantry. He charged the advance
of Lees army which was trying to escape. aud
though his little band suffered terribly he held the
rebels until his regiment, and finally his brigade
and whole corps came up and placed themselves
across Lees path. Capt. Weaver was Acting AS
sistant Adjutautr General for several months, and
after his muster-out in 1855 he removed to Kansas
where he was elected Superintendent of Schools
and in 1872 was appointed in the Railway Mail
Service.
Gen. Spinola adheres to his determination to ap-
point one but the son of military naval vet
eFan to the Cadetship at West Point which IS ut
his disposal He must also be resident of his Dis
trict lie has requested Gems. ScLyles and Butter
field and Chas A. Dana to act rs the committee to
make the selection. Candidates must address Maj.
Geo w Cooney Gen Sickles's Secretary at the
latter's residence No. % Fifth avenue, New York.
The Secretary of War has ordered that the new
army post to be established near Denver shall be
called Fort Logan, in honor of Gen. John \ Logan.
Col John X. Miller, who commanded the 18th
Tenn Cav at its muster-Out, and who led it in the
expedition to Greeneville, Tenn, when John Nor
gan was killed, has been appointed Messenger in
the Departments in Washington.
Gen. w w. Belkunp left Washington on Sunday
last for a brief visit TO Iowa. On Wednesday he
read paper before the Iowa Commandery of the
Loyal Legion at Burlington, and is now stopping
at his old home In Keokuk for a few days.
The Psychological Journal for April has an excel
lent portrait of Maj VIM. Warner fora frontispieee,
and after giving his history it reads his character
thus;
"The portrait indicates a man of character and
high spirit. He IS alert and awake through and
through. Large perceptions and an inquisitive re-
gard for whatever comes within the domain Of his
intellectual activity distinguish the working of his
mind He is keen in discrimination, and rarely
fails to catch the points of difference, and show
them with eearness and effect. His ability as q
speaker is shown by tho anatomy of the eye. Not
afluent ia the use of words not Niagara for gush
and richness, he is or should be- known for clear
ness, deAnitepes and point He neither multiplies
nor minces words. but is acute and logical in their
application. He has very strong will, and it is
backed mp by marked selfrespect and cireum-
spection enough to make him hold arIp to his
convictions. lie is staneh opponent, one quick
to take advantage of the weakness in the armor Of
his adversary, but he hates treaehery and mean
ness and they who are disposed to trickery OF any
sort are quickly read b. him. BY an intuitiYe dis
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tanning his name with that in the head of
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TRIBUNE WASHINGTON gllsaAY

away from the veteran and give it to
healthy young civilian, and the longer the
latter is allowed to withhold it from the
former the greater viii be the wrong. Ii is
a wrong too, that the President of the Unit
ed States cannot afford to conniye at
There are numbers of similar cases within
our knowledge That Of Comrade Grippen
is singled out merely because his letter hap
pened to be the uppermo8t one of a pile on
our desk, and it afforded as good an illus
tration as any.
Any fair-minded man will at once admit
that it will be exceedingly unfair in cases
like these to compel the veterans to wait
until the expiration of their displacers
terms for reinstatement Whatever may be
the considerations with regard TO office
holders at large, exceptions should be made
where veterans are concerned. The reasons
are obvious. They have much higher
claim for consideration than any other class
possibly can have, and then they are all grow
ing old and cannot afford to wait for years, as
younger men can. Any form Of delay is now
cruelty to them, for it will rob very many
of them of everything The grave, the end
of all earthly things, stands too near to adj
nit any thought of delay. The thousands
who die this year. for example, will have
little care when the terms of the office
holders end. It will be small satisfaction
to those who n@y be mustered out next
year that vacancies will occur in 1891 in the
Offices they desire, and which have been
promised them.
1t is an urgency with them, and go i'm
perative as to demand the suspension of
Civil Service rules so far as they are con-
cerned. This THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
will make every effort to secure.
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A CASE IN POINT.

There is nothing like practical examples
to illustrate ones meaning We take the
following extract from one of hundreds of
similar letters that reach us to illustrate our
position on Civil Service Reform:
I am an applicant for the position of
Postmaster at this place basng my claim on the
following facts: l enlisted private in the sth
N Y H A. before was Is years of age, and was
severely wounded at the battle Of Cold Harbor, in
the left forearm totally disabling me for the per-
Torrance of manual labor, and for which am now
borne on the pension-roll at Sl2 month. 1 came
to this place in 1881, on the first train that came
through and was appointed Postmaster AT that
time the nearest postoffice at Mitchell AZ miles
away worked hard and faithfully at anything
that could find that / could do, in my disabled
condition, to help to make living. by wife at
tended to the Office during the day, and did her home
work at night, when others were asleep. You can
easily imagine the office paid but trifing recon-
pense The first quarter only melted us s.. This
was something however. and we held on to il, and
did our duty. The country grew rapidly and in
1884 President Arthur commissioned me as third
class Postmaster. The salary then became fair.
held this until was removed by President Cieve-
land. to make place for a healthy, strong, young
politician. Now, do l ask any more than what is
right when ask Tor q reappolnttnenE, ana would II
be breach of Civil Service rules If President Har-
rsion should give back to the old soldier the place
so wel-earned first on Southern battlefield, then
as pioneer of Dakota, and one who had aborcd
ungrudgingly in the public service when the pay
was insignificant? Yours. in f., G. & Id. G.,
GRIPPEN, Kimball, South Dakota.
On the face of this statement we say en-
phatically and unhesitatingly that our cor
respondent is entirely right in asking for
restoration to his old place, and that the
present incumbent be summarily removed,
without reference to assumed length of term
to be served. It is peryersion of all true
ideas of Civil Service Reform to say other
WISE The man now holding the Office had
no claim whatever to the place, and he re-
ceived it as the reward of sslish party serv-
ice. 1t was wrong from every point of view
to take the place away from man who had
been disabled in the country's service, and
who had added to this an early identified
ton with the development of Dakota, and
much unpaid-for work in building the Office
up to where it was profitable to the Gov.
eminent, and fairly rernunerative to its in,
cumbent 1t was wrong to take the Office
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ADDRESSES RENEWALS, Ete.-Zddresses 'riR
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vectSons OF changes hey desire made IN name or ad-
drsss
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There Is only limited number OF the beauti-
ful and suggestive Veterans Calendar" left
and comrades should not delay any longer in
providing themselves with them. There is
nothing ike il in the market, and every soldier
desires ono for his home or Office. All who
have obtained them say that they are worth
much more than their cost, and are delighted
with them. They are sent, securely packed,
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for 81. Address TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington. D. c.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., APRIL Il, 1889.
IL FATE Ed +;
BY
IVAN TURCENIEF.
TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN BY GEORGE
KEENAN,.

This is the best of the novels Of this the most
popular Russian writer Of to-day. The name
Of George KEENAN, has become household
word from bis thrilling adventures in Russian
Siberia, where he went to make 4 personal in
Testigation Of the infamous exile system. He
and Turgeaief are warm friends, and he con-
ceived the idea of translating the story as a
compliment TO the novelist
Being master Of the Russian language, which
he learned thoroughly in preparation for his
travels, the beauties Of the authors style have
lost nothing at the hands Of the translator.
This great story we have secured exclusively
for TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
II win begin this month and run several
weeks.
1t is dramatic tale Of Russian life
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eTHE RED ACoRN..

The most fascinating novel ever written. By
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va ~ A1t0A Va NtkG
Railway Mail Service
was born In Sandusky,
o., in 1887. His father
removed to Michigan a
few years later. At the
outbreak of the war Com
rade Weaver was in the
South, but he returned
North, and enlisted in the
1Ith Pa. Cav. and speed
lily rose to aL;eutenantcy
In the pursuit of Lee after
the evacuation of Peters
burg the lith Pa. Cav.
was frequently in the ad-
vance, and it opened the
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WORE Ole THE PNNsIoN OFFICE.

Report of certificates issued during week
ending April s, 1880: Original, 1859; in
crease, ri; reissue, 1919; restoration, 49, du-
plicate, II; accrued, Sc; act of June I, 1885,
ID; Mexican war, 81.
During the week the names and addresses
of 6, 143 officers and comrades were furnished
for the use of claimants There were 1913
medical examinations reported, the total
amount of fees for same being $40, S61.26j
average cost per examination, S507.
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coMRADEs. ATTENTIoN,

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must be the sickness of heart from nope
long deferred, of all these claimants.
B. OF the MANNED and disabled veterans
who at last succeeded in passing the ordeal,
and getting upon the roll, nearly two-thirds
get but So month-27 cents day-or less
about one-half of them get Sc a month-20
cents day-Or less; one-third get$4 month
-13! cents a day-or less and 80, 900 ofthem
get but 81 a month"; cents a day-or less.
What can be said in defense of a system
which takes long years to determine whether
a man is entitled to or cents day?
4. The Commissioner reports that the
total cost of maintaining this system for
the year ending June 80, 1883, was $780,
524.67. A little computation will show you,
Mr. President, that this alone is enough to
pay 1884 men a pension of So month, or
almost exactly as many as the entire work
ing force of the Bureau put on the rolls last
year, at rates running from 81 month up
ward.
To merely mention these indsputable
facts, Mr.. President, is to demonstrate con-
clusively the crying need of reform, and to
show you how far the system is from carry
ing out the intent of the law. It is not the
laws, but the maladministration Of the laws
to which we now respectfully invite your
attention. We submit that the laws do not
contemplate that man so disabled as to
secure a place on the pension-roll shall be
put off with beggarly stipend of few
cents day. Nor can the laws contemplate
the absurdity of protracting the examina-
ton of claim over an average period of
four years, at an annual cost greater than
would suffice to put on the pension-rolls at
fair rate of pension more men than are
actually put upon the rolls at niggardly
rates.
These enormities are the accretion Of long
years of maladministration. To make a
summary end to them is a serious problem
not only for the Commissioner of Pensions,
! but for his official superiors-the President,
and the Secretary and Assistant Secretary
of the Interior. The cooperation and reso-
lutte action of all will be necessary to secure
the changes that should be made
We are moved to address you now, Mr.
President, not only on account of the ex-
treme urgency of the matter, but because al
every attempt, or hint of an attempt, to re-
form the pension system there has been {
campaign of falsehOod and misrepresenta
ton by the Mugwump and sOldier-hatinG
press, with view to poisoning the minds o
those engaged in the work, and of arousinl
such hostility as will stop it. This cam
paign has already begun, in the expectation
that you and those whom you have appoint
ed contemplate such reformation, and w
cite the facts and conditions stated above t
fortify you against their Misrepresentation
Respectfully,
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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BY vote of 2O6 yeas to nays 0, the Mas
sachusetts Legislature has adopted Consti-
tutional amendment forbidding the disfran-
chisement of veterans on account of pauper-
ism
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Washington, D. c.

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The Commissioner of Pensions has mad

Pursuant to the act of Congress approved March
/, 1885, whenever pension certificate of any char
acter, original, increase restoration, arrears. or
Otherwise shall have been issued by this Bureau,
and tho beneficiary mentioned therein is found TO
have died before payment, the amount due on said
certificate 10 the date of said pensioners death,
will be paid to the widow of such pensioner. If
there be no widow, then said amount will be paid
to the minor child or children of said deceased
pensoner If there be neither widow nor minor
children, then the amount due said deceased PEN
sioner WILL in the discretion of the Secretary Of the
Interior be paid to the executor or administrator
of his estate. Minor children, as contemplated by
this act, minors recognized as such by the law
of the locality In which the pensioncr lived.
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If not, do so at once, TO gioe The paper more
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TRIBUNETS.

GA LITTLE learning is a dangerous thing"
says the old rhyme, but little comma is also
dangerous thing, to the meaning of a SEN
tence, when it is not properly placed. Take,
for instance, the announcement slowly spelled
out by the good dominic to his seaport eOngre-
CATION:
81 man having gone to sea his wife, desires
the prayers Of the congregation"
We all know how absurdly a beautiful verse
of the Bible may be made to read by pushing
the comma few words from its proper place
THE wicked flea, when no man pursueth
but the righteous, is as bold as a lion"
This is also made to contain a fling at the
fair sex by reading thus:
1.-The wicked flea, when no man pursueth, is
as bold as a lion"
Even SHAKESPEARE undergoes twist, and we'll
known lines may DO made to read:
g There is destiny which shapes our ends rough
HeW them how we may"
BERMUDA is the paradise Of politicians
There is one Representative there for every
81 voters, and in some boroughs there if one to
every II voters. The islands throng with Off
Gals The Governor gets $4,000 a year, and
the others in proportion. Water is scarce
and high, whisky abundant and cheap. For
gentlemen who fail to get office, there is the
cOngenial pursuit of wrecking, which yields
| large profits, or if their health does not admit
of such active exercise, they may raise onions
and tomatoes for the New York market
MANY men aim to do what is right
whose aim is as uncertain as that of woman
who throws a stone at hen in front of her.
and knocks out pane of glass behind her.
| IF each subscriber TO THE NATTONAL
TRIBUNE 'ciH charge himself nth getting
one nep Subscriber tae circulation Of the paper
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If not. do 90 at once, to giss The paper mora
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ONE hundred years ago this month George
Washington was inaugurated President
Washington was a great success as Presi-
dent. He never vetoed q pension bill, and
was reelected President by more decisive
majority than he received the first time.
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PERSONAL.

Capt J. 8. Weaver, of Fort Scott, Kan, who was
recently appointed Superintendent of the Fort
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RespectfuIIy
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNI

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the only
champion the soldiers haze among the great pa
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UeteraaS is By getting it more subscribers
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MANY men aim to do what is right
whose aim is as uncertain as that of woman
who throws stone at hen in front of her.
and knocks out pane of glass behind her.