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New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
A PENSION nEcl.LoN REVERSED


Wa,hluc con. May JI.-A,'l't1nt secretary Due
oday decided the pension case oi Mary '''"''
widow OF Thoma, Coburn. late OF '"upa"H -"
Kentucky Volunteers. and OF Company {. ''h ne"
tucky Veteran Volunteers From the Ie'"'" " "P
pear, that Coburn enlisted Octplcr l. l''l' !" VIZ
I'D Kentucky Volunteers. - serve three l'",' ~"
Nnvcu,hcr 81 I-j. he deserted and remained away
from h. coglpanv about sixteen months. ne WI
then ARE ted and by court marital wa S'"' ~
Ia forfeit pay ana allowance for the sixteen h'o"'"'
ne ,,,. absent and to serve one year IN addition -
his repul,r term of enlistment. His company h'""'
only four month, more To serve, nj the eh" "i '''
period he wa, transferred to the 'th h'h'"'"' u"
complcte h, original term of service ana ''e q"
year added by the sentence Of the court hd''''
While serving with the 7th Regiment a, hatoii h"ts,
Ia he caught the smallpox, rom Nhl,h ne "'" ~
The Pension Iurcau rejected the widow SIi,h I A.,
prn ion upon the ground that at thr 'lhr III t ,'u %
der, dcatn hc va, UNDERGOING seh''n.e I'np" mp -
I,v a cour martial, and therefore wa not III nv VI
duty. The Assistant 7''Ir i3,,,ii ., nenIinn..
:" there i, no unWriitcn law apphcabc 10 le',aivit
nor any traditional sentiment by whl,h uc!r ,it
ar. to bc determined. There y no HN"Iito ,r"
lion that bar, title In this case Inc oalm - 'o'o
fore allOWc ed.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
Ma A. Ia t.
TRANSATLANTIC TRATELLERS.
MANY PEOPLE sEEKING PLEASURE ASD RS
u Fl ROPE.

MANY PEOPLE SEEKING PLEASURE AND HfNT
N EUROPE.
six large transatlantic steamers aed for Europe
YESTERDAY with flag nyins and crowd Of people cheer
lug them Of ca La Normaudic were Mr,. II. =
Alexander. Mr.. F. II. Ammdovn Philip AmmiGown
Mi, Emma Abbott Mr. and M Milward Adams
eirs Frank Gould Brown. Miss Elise Brown, a. lie
Lond de Brumsth, NJ. l. Blond dc Brmath, vi
r. : Billings. Horace Billings. james &. BUS. Mr.
= 4. Chisholm, Mn. NJ. A. Coleman. d. +. = Coleman
Mr.. and Mrs. victor CanhOpe. Ms, Helen ". Crane
j. Crane Frederic CrOwnnshicld, Charlie Denis. Miss
Denis. Nh. : H. Dana. Mr.. ani-Nr Charles +. Dana
Mis, Mlcent Dana. Mr- r. A.. Dick Miss Myra Dlck
August Duraud. j. A. Etcnue Mi, Alice Ellrngton
Albert g. Fuchs, Miss Emily :. Fuch-. Thomas A.
Gln Mr. and Mrs. &. II. godfrey. I. y. clifford )r
Mr. 6,rswold Gray. Mr.. and Mr.. joel Gutman, Mrs
Emile '. Grimm. Mis- Minnie Louise Gramm, Mr
and Mrs DrayjOn lilyer. the I;cy. " :. Ifaly, Mt.
and Nr, David Ilutzler Mis, Frances f.. Horton
If. : I-clin. Mr.. j. PierpOn Morgan. Mls, Morgan
the Marqui, dc Morteagudo, Mrs. r. II. Mason. com
mandcr G.. Il. Kiva Consul General Of Italy at TINS
port, and Henry IcIlcman Wait
Among the passenger on the Auranla we're W. l.
Amcs. Louis Il. Adams thc Rev. and Mrs. Charles
r. Baker. Mr.. and Mrs William ACOuIt GrdlViiic
BrIn. \. r.. Hulklcy. Ileny = EiOokcr. Dr. ana
Mrs, !. C. Carson. DR.. ". Duncan, the Rev. Francs
W Dobbs. William +. Dry -dal A. Ribay Fchcveir1a'
X. {.
surgeon II. &. Gordon Mr. and Mr.. W r. GoTHN
Mr. and Mr.. !. NJ High. Mi-s Matte Murray iiaip'
Mr. aud Mr.. ". Z. T. llollue,~orth Mr.. and Mr'-
e. NJ HObrook Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Howell MIS-
Nina D. L. Ilenriquc,. Henry liacs Halliday captain
and Mr., John Harvey \. II. Hancmann, j. a. hFIe'
Mr., Charlie, T.. Lamb, Mr.. Henry VI. Lcayitt, laeu
tenant f. x. Lovcbaud Edward Floyd. Captain l."
Ouc,nc Burr Mcintosh, o. l.. RiclEir1s. Mr. Ablc
sage Richardson, Mis- 4 Rclan John Rc"d'
Colonel and Mrs. W. f. sim, Dr. and Mr.. y. A. a.
steele. !, u
Alison Mr.. and Mn. Joseph a. Alahclcr, T. {; h'ii
H. Chambcrlaiu, Judg" and Nh. q. II Bacr, '"l',I
Iinnnab william liOcy, *. T.. hughes, lohn u;
uchr, Dr. and Mr,. COnycrs Herring Colonel EGVaiu
4 Lanes Henry i. Ianc.pw, John j. G.. Lc"l'' il'
rev Thomas X. List, Euc-t Lacy. the Rev. N'hu'
NcNicnI Miss sadie MarlinOt, Mr. and Ms. q. T.
Vnrgan MIR and Mrs. i. ". lcnnocl Dr. John l.d
ion MIR Jennie +. sclgman, the Rev. Dr. ana MI
- i1me of the passengers the EIbc Mr.. and
ur. : Abccass. james v. HrOckway, Lieutenant
ccnrgc H. Cameron, Of the United states Army hr''
ra,nrrou Mr. and Mrs. j. Constable, Consul IL tEtn
Mr. Dr. J. a. Murphy, Nh and Mrs. Il. T.. lupl"I i;
Mr. and Mr.. Henry sewc Mrs. I. +. Tillinsa'i ana
~ o, he pcvonia were DR.. T.. l.. Macomb Br tol
,hc nev g. X. Crooks, Walter {. ComstDch, Sam"'i
eabv Alfred =. MAJOR, Mr.. and Mrs. w. a. MaIhlo,
Mrs n MacAay, George Magnus, jr, and Mr anu
Mrs James Squres
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
WALT WHITMAN Srrryrr.oyr YEARS OLD.

Camden. MAY 3l.-Wali Whitman reached his -ev-
cntv first birthday yesterday. He celebrated the or
sion by sitting hclpe>ly in ciaii 100 tf parlor ~
hi, little cottage Camden. Th" poet i- growing
extremely feeble. and hc fs"ls that hc viii not I've
much longer Dr. Euck, ms hio-raphcr spends q
good deal Of time with him. a- do several other "h
friends, MIR. Whitman ha, made his WILL which Us
said - Doe q oIrou, document. ~ ono hut himself
and h, Old friend and lawyer. Nr. II4rner. knows n-
contents III poet ha> never c'vcrci FROM p'i' els
vi,h which he was stricken DO La. year before
~ moved - Camden. lli, great kindly face and Dds
lg' arm chair have grown familiar 90 thc nciflhpr,
who pass 10 and fro u the street h"of' h- COTTAGE
: number of h- friends aut u.-.Apr- prepared 9rlei
liff dinner y,-fr,dlt q, celebrate fh" afu,cr,ifN lf
h.- birth. hui the poet wa- not able &" 'n!o' m1,h
- IT, his greatest p-dc In lf" i- hl- many fr'ndr
And his choice collection oi books.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
THE CASINO SKINNER OPERA.
WHAT THE BRAZILIAN" Is AND HOW 1T WILL
BE DONE.

WHAT THE BRAZILIAN - AND hDN - "-H''
BE DONE.
The Brazilian which will 70 morrow night succeed
The Graud Duchess" Al the Casino J., composed hN
Francis ChasS sSaignc. whose other operas Falha ana
Nadjy~ have already been econ at this house.
The book is BY Max Pcmbcron and Edgar smith and
tells story I'm which love. conspiracy. Oh" un'er
tauiy Of BRAZILIAN Government. brlgands and the
utiquitous foreign TOURIST all bear important parts
An encouraging feature the promise that local Al
lu,ions and attempts Al humor that j. not IN the
llbrctto will he kept out.
The manner in which operas are usually dressed
and mounted at the Casino is we'll known. The cos
tune, for The Brazilian arc designed by Besche and
made by Nine Lce. and care has been taken IN The
selection c materials and shc harmonzinS Of 'color,
There arc three sets Of scenery. The first is public
souarc I'm brazilian town. the houses covered with
hanging vines and bright flowers. The second Is a
mountain pass the perspective representing distance
~ hirty miles and the glow % a sunset in the
trouics ono of the effects In this scene I~ pric
,ical waterfall. third represents The interior -
an old fortress The Grst and third scene. painted
l,y Matt Morgan. and the second by John H. iOunr.
The is follows.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
ARHY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

Washington, MAY 31.-Licutenant Colonel &. H.
Dandy Quarterma,ters Department has been ordered
60 special duty at Ge;ty sburg National Cemetery
First Lieutenant J.. u. Randolph 81 Artillery, has
been detailed 20 duty a. the University Of can
forna. relieving Fir,t Lieutenant o. +. T.. Harrison
I'd Artillery. who b. ordered 20 join his battery cap
tain :. T.. Hunt. Ordnance Department has been
ordered % ,pccIa duty at Colt, manufacturing wan
house Hartford Conn
Passed Assistant surgeon l. ". Kite has been do
tached from duty al the Naya Hospital Ne" } ork'
relieving Passed Assistant surgeon Thomas {. Ci'ls
who j. ordered 20 the Ncsuyiu-. June =.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
JoHy e. FILE CHARGED WITH EXBEzZLEAENT

Philadelphia. May 3l.No action has yet been taken
by the directors II the Lutheran orphans Home IN
relation to tlc dcfacaon Of John C. File late treas
urcr Of the Home. The wholesale notion firm of fHe'
Derr Hancy a Co.. Of which firm the defaultng treas
urcr wa, the senior member. has announced ihe as
solution Of hc firm by the withdrawal o; Mr. me ana
at noon today &. b. Dcrr swore out "arfdt' o"d's
ING Jobn G. File hi, former partner. with cnbczIng
ftrd, hclouclrg 10 the lIm. \ constable lmmculaeN
went to Mr Flies house to execute IN. W3rran d Un,
friend entered security IN - 900 f0r the appearance
~ tbc a,cu.cd on June 10 for a hearing.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
yr cr,rE.oy ro MAKE AZ OFFICIAL TRIP WEST

Nn. CLAEK.ON T. MAKE AZ OFFICIAL TRIP WEST
Washington. Nay 3l.-Fir-t Assistant Postmaster
General Carh.on VIII leave Washington to-morro"
morning on thc Chicago limited for AN extended
official tour 81 the iar west At De, Moines he VII
be lo.ned by hls family and In private car when
Ia. been placed ai bis service he VIII at once pro
ocoi t. seattle Wash. From that point dNere'hs
t.u-. VIII lc made through Washington ana oregon
Later lo VIII visit ~in Francisco aud the other lead
ing cite. and town, Of california. ID" principal
ohtcr, - th., tour - 90 obtain thorough M'"l'dt'
of nv, postal need, ~ the Pacific slope Mr. 'l"rN
,ei believe thtt 70 Western mau who is a'9i'"l''u
with tAc uo.ulartc. and rapdiiy OF Western develop
m.n' g., bc-t able 20 lud,o u b, postal needs. he
VIII make close Inspection of th" -ci'l'" az al III,
t,nrftrt c"ntrc, and. ou hl, return, a."nt Hohu
.r Sd, wcci- hru,, viii uah" such rr'"inh ihi' l"'
e. TIE sitLniiDu demands. pu VI. 'n-"i, ..'v "
10 Washington .. vill tender =" the lr'"li'u' MS
re .fali1. 20 tatc effect Immediately. IL successor
ha. not vet been oct .uu.ued upon.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
AyoTUER CITY TO FALL AT TIE REACH.

The scenery and costumes for this summers spec
t,cle at Manhattan leach are almost all cCmlcl'
rhc greater part Of the stage setting 10 represent INC
CITY OF Vera and the Castle Of san Juan oe ~
.,c pow iu position. These DccupN stage Over
q,o feet broad by 100 in dcptt. Immediately II"
mont of this, running from end TO the ot'er j.
a lake varying In depth from Eve tO seven feet acoo'u
ing 10 the condition Of the tide This lake VIII
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
WV lcrRER.S SIGHTED

More reports about Iceberg, -"cn ~ -"a We're -
coived here Yesterday. Tie steamer Hhp-iut. which
arrived here from swansea passed . runacs %! io'
t~.s ON Nav 20 and 2G between latitude 80 -
Longitude 42:l5 aud latitud" 80 .4d and l'n:Iin'"
~ 30 one berg VA A. least a mile long Tic
Rbo.iua also sighted thc a'and med barb Louis on
MAY 10 In latitude u = and longitude 10 - WIN
ler fou.,Il. -,t Tie CrrU of ~" Louis "'r' rrr
crcd by the steaucr Exeter cry aid landed AZ
Bristol on April -.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
,r,-c,vc THE STREET DEPARTMENT FoRcE

Distr0 ,lperntendcnts John ). Dolan' owen he'ic'
40 IN At,,.o, of the street Cleaning Department,
received o,i,o Yesterday that their erNioes were no
longer reoulr,d. Their salary was Sl,'Oo wear
each Their dismissal j, understood to mean 'ha' ~"
pla,e Of district superintendent has been abolished.
The men who lost their places are all adher'n'' Oh
Tammany Hall. llealcy W., appointed bN 'ohl"l'
sOner Coleman for eN Register John ErlN. ppihh
ard Morrison are recent appointments anu W'I'
placed BIZ Commissioner L0Omis for cX Alderman pIN
and ex senator Pluuhett other places VIII h'N'
10 BE- provided for them.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
THE MOTHER mas yo RIGHT 70 the CHILDREN

Judge Lawrence In the supreme Court yesterday
signed an order r,quirlug Nr Alne b.. Smiih 10 give
up her two children to her husband. james j. smith
yr, smith copcd with son Of Bret Hart" ana Is
now living with him. The children Are iu d school 90
Ro.yIu t. T.. Nr,. smith has ins nn"n u'm win h"i
when she do-rif"d a"r husband. jung" l"NHh'' -N'
n bi. opinion the father legally entitled To- TIE
..,. ~ th. ffr.r t,t on tie conceded frf.. the
mother, wishes. opinions or d-.n-e Do poet ?" ih.Ir
ri>todv -houIi rrc itc no oYurd ration rom t"rolft
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
,rxGrrAr ACCIDENT oy THE ALLIANCE.

10
W,.bi,gton Nh 3I-A report has been received ~
t!c Navy Department from Commander Henry -
TAYLOR. commander II the United states sramshlp
Alliance now ou her way {" China. stating uat on
the morning of May - shilc the ship was cruising IN
the Med tcrr-lucnu and the c'" wa at target p'u''
-wan', Mat j. MCGOWAN wa instantly Killed oi
thc premature explosion Of a sixty FOUNDER oree'h-
loadiuc rife lie va, captain 81 thr gun and was
in the act ~ locbug the breach mechanism "A'h '"'
cnrt-dsc exploited. blowing the plnr entnN 'hIo"-"
h- body, which Wa torn apart.
Commander TAYLOR oricrcd a board of Hitecn "n''T'
10 luycst gate N" cau-c of the explosion pii -. 49,,
milling 10 .how that the primer hlt been pdc IN tae
,..uf a. ordinarily 10, shell r"tlhh- j.! uc N'IO
,1n .,ulnd.d and there Was nothing t' uc
,o,'rd o, mi. ocra- ION. MCGOWAN va known ID h'
,ar.itll gunner. well acquainted VIII Onhdi'c' an"
ne had taken cvcrl pf'cauI".i -, A., ..,i,,,
The board 10 the conclnsi2n thar IN tne & fs
a the hfeech plug into plac" th" u iu must NV
,-gl &, ,part and i.u!t.l the Cart idc'. No b!iInv
va. attached to any one for tie accident
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01

Of the American fleet engaged I'm the suhIugallni,
oi the city OF Vera Cruz The nnal ttlIeau Nm &Nin
represent The destruction of the Castle of San Juan
through the explosion Of the magazine caused by INC
bursting OF a bomb hIed by the American 6nhOo1io 1
SpltiiIc. The spectacle promises 10 be ono Oh uO
best Pain 81 sons have ever gNeH
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
THE PETROLEUH MARKET.
From rrr FIELD AND RANGE OF PRICES

,Ews FROM TIE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRICES.
There was but a light business done in crude GER
tlacates Yesterday although The record AT the STOCK
Exchange was slightly larger ihan IN options al inc
Consolidated. The market wa sensitive 10 snldH
hnying ordcr,. and after option, had fallen from
90 = IN 80 tner. Wa, A recovery t. 20 IS cents.
Tho "rccl.la~ ,vay" dealings from 80 "a %
to 30 cent, There no news nor feature 10 the
speculation The close was dull hu' >tcddy. - -
follows
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
ru.o vrvRrRs or THE CABINET HERE.

secretary Proctor while on his way 10 Nc'"'""O
I'D horc tn witncs, the memorial celebration on
Friday lie found it extremely interesting ic
viii return 10 Washington in few days nrcie''.I
Tracy who was In town most Of last week, eApec'S "
20 back to the CAPITAL 10 night
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
stock xchnnre. Consolidated

Includes A sale Of 900 barrels Jrfy delivery at
80 b cents. 90 ,- &,
Refined oil dull and unchanged at 80 cents IN
barrel, and 99O cents in cases. .,.
Foreign qu0tation,-Autwerp. l. - francs
greu,,u q 90 marks. London. 16a > IL pence.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
At WOEK on THE TIEIFF ELL.
THE rrprBL.o,x MEMBERS or THE SENATE
FINANCE COMMtTTlE MAKING cos
SrDrPABIF PROGRESS.

Washington. MAY 3l.--T7Ic Republican members OF
the senate Committee on Finance r'-umcd 'In'deFd
ton - the Tlrd bin at 10 o'iock this mornings ana
remained steadily a. work until ] 40 !, W' IH'F
rfsed 20 -ee any one dufins the h"'re except Dc'"'
cratic members If tlc comiui,',c who dropped In one
,f , ,.,n. lut remained ouly little while. There
Wa ri, orr about tie capitol who desired q" he heard
and tle committee was enabled =" make considerable
pros-r-- With tho hill ~ the horr Tor recess
schedule, and E covering chemicals, ctrihe cafhei'
,.r. u.f'.-'- and glassware, itl been dl-pF,'f Oh
a. well o.. several pa-'~ ~ -chcGule G. metals aiu
.uarufa,tu,., of iron and steel. The ,haht's nay
,. made ir,u ia" text uf The lipu-" hl are sald 10
nav. boom conn upart'lyc.y slight and uiImp"UAHt. ~
The -ut.,unutt @ remained 10 $40. q"i' > ~ y.
u m - which time 10 -ad ;hr metal -'n'4uIe
fl he., practically completed. Tie rate Of progress
fic T., di, encouraged -otn. oi the members u eA-
pre- the opinion tuat they "lil D" a D." 20 ipor, ~
'r o., IN. ~r.f. Within Hr-a. - D. sad nat Iil'
,-.ior w. developed 900 the discussion Of the items
nns-horrd.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01

ForRTH CLASS POsTMASTERo APPOINTED.
Washington MAY - Fourth class postma''e'' were
todt, appointed lollo~';
rcup.ylyau.a-R C.. Cease, Kceneyvlle; IL. A.
uainr. W,yfDwn. f. VI. KING, Malcppa. .
Tcr.' ynrl F. H. S0cum, Scottsvulc, j. = b9ef'
sterling station.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
N tllc nncr, wcrc acccptcd.
= AZ rt.,, statcs bonds

rh. a,r,,io, =. , statement al United states bonds
,nod tr,,,, ,u.ui,t D. Iesr. % date. tucaslNr:
Amount purchased q. 3l34'VJl'i'o' > - "''
$50 so. total G27i,G@@'u" -, .-o ,-. totoI.
s:I.l 20: J91 -.... =, .. ar
~avins is' Fd2.a54. .I67; LIS, S7.0oi''3o' TOTAL
sos. 1O1 ,IO..
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
PONDS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED.

WaSnnElhN, WAY 81 ~ "
gated $1,000, a. follows:
Registered i,-F@1,5Jo. Sl.,uoo NJ L.; cx
Registered 1 / - 500, SlO,ooo al lo-"'' "a
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01

CASES OF, CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Dr. Cvius Edison Yesterday furnished the following
record of contagious diseases in the city for two
weeks:
New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
A Remarkable Typewriter.

The Yost Writing Machine has with an unl,rnce-
Tented utroduc ton during the first over 'nIcc
thousand having been adopted by representative business
nOuSca and operators.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
sound Sense.

Hon. G. II. Barger being asked by q
Columbus correspondent of the Plain Dealer,
''if the election of Calvin 8. Brice to the
Senate would prove disastrous to the Demo.
cratic party of Ohio" gave the following
sensible, sound, Democratic answer:
"No. He bears the reputation Of an hon.
est, upright man. He was regarded as a
good lawyer, and his success and high rank
in the business world demonstrates his busi-
ness capacity. He is reputed to be rich, but
as long as he does not make anfair or i'm
proper use of his means to secure the office,
he is entitled to proper consideration and
fair treatment at the hands of the Demo-
cratic party. He has been honored by the
Democratic party in Ohio in being chosen to
represent the party in national convention.
He has been honored by the Democratic
party of the nation in being our chosen
leader in one of the greatest political con
tests Of the age. His wealth did not render
him ineligible for service in and to our
party when personal sacrifice had TO be made
and heavy burdens were to be imposed. Now
that he offers himself as q candidate for an
Office to which any man may aspire, he be-
comes the subject Of harsh criticism and
cruel abuse. It will be q sorry day for the
Democratic party in Ohio, when we drive
'fromit men of great business capacity and
means and say to them, we will i'm
pose, on you political burdens, but you
cannot enter the list of competitors for places
of honor or public trust and hope to receive
Democratic support, because we cannot
trust our Legislators when rich men become
candidates" ~ RAJ
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

B-Ex-Gov Hoadly was in Cincinnati last
week. Some old friends clustered around
him and ioked him about the recent thrusts
against him by Allen o, Myers. He said the
yarn circulated by Myers that he bought bis
nomination for governor in 1888, was one
that was exploded at the time. 81 am half
inclined" !" he added "to think that Myers is
semi-lunatic. Ipredict for him eventually
a permanent residence in some asylum" The
ex- governor was asked he knew why Myers
was now adverse to John r. Mclean. mo,
positively, do not" he replied, unless it is
thst Mr., Mclean has supported him and
been kind to him. But in man of Myers
makeup, these are the best of reasons for his
abuse of Mr.. Mclean" - 50
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

! The gas will not leave the porous rock until
the salt water obliges IL to by driving Il ouI
and taking its place. The doctrine lays the
aI at the root of all the optimistic theories
which blossom ont in every district where
natural gas is discovered, and especially
field, to the effect that nature will not fail 10
perpetually maintain to perpetually renew
the tsupplies which we find 20 delightfully."-
adapted 10 our comfort and service. So far
as We are concerned il Is certain that nature
has done abont all that she is going to do in
this line. In her great laboratory 1000
years are as single day. No doctrine could
exert more healthful influence on the COM
munities that are enjoying the inestimable
advantages of the new fuel than this. If it
were at once accepted II would add years to
the duration of these precious supplies Of
power. The ignorant and reckless waste that
is going on In the new gas field is lamentable.
The worst Of il comes from city and village
corporations that are bringing the gas with
in their boundaries to give away to manu.
facturers whom they eau induce on these
terms to locate among them. To characterize
the use Of q million feet of natural gas day
in single town for burning common brick,
Tor example, or in calcimining common
limestone there is good word ut hand
vandalism. The geologists may make them
selves temporarily disagreeable thereby, but
just as far as they combine those that are in
terested they lengthen the life of the precious
supplies. Judging from the present indica-
tions the trenton limestone gas in Ohio is
not likely to be long lived. It seems entirely
probable that the term Of its future dura-
tion can be expressed within the limits of a
number of one digit. In considerable sec
tions Of the field the salt water is very aggres-
sive. 1t requires steadily increasing pres
sure on the walls to hold it back. There is
likely to be great disappointment in what is
called gas territory. The pressure and vol
ume Of large tracts are found to fail together.
Wells draw their sup les from long dis
tances. A farm, or eN IN q section q mile
square. may be effectually drained Of its gas
without well being drilled upon it. Nat
ural gas is very admirable product, but its
highest office after all should be to prepare
the way for something better than itself,
viz, artificial gas fuel--better for the reason
that while it furnishes all the intrinsic ad-
yantages Of natural gas it will be free from
the inevitable disadvl ntages of treasures Sc
cured in the way this gas has been secured"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

wThat veteran Democrat, W, W. Arm
strong, contributed the following to the
Cleveland Plain Dealer: n: a...
| Many Of the stories told about the extrava-
giant use of money by the friends iof Henry
B. Payne to secure his election to the Senate
in 1886 came from practical iokers. lone
story can relate as an illustration: There
was one old member of the Ohio Legislature
who lived in an adjoining county to Frank
Lin, who was an ardent and stalwart supporter
of Durbin Ward. Some of the boys about
the Neil house determined to set MP a job on
him, purely for fun. It was arranged be-
tween three or four of them to see him on
three different days. First day No. 1 went
to the member and said: "Here Represen-
tative - you can get g. 900 for Won't vote
am for Durbin Ward" Next day No. 2
called to see him and said: 'Mr. ----, yon
ought to be in the swim. You ought to
catch on. You can get $500 if you will
vote for Payne in the caucus" "No," said
the member. "I've got nothin, again Payne,
but am stout for Durbin Ward" Third
day, wag No. 3 called on the Representative
and said to him: "Mr. ---- What's the use
Of throwing gold mine over your shoulder.
Ward you can get $4,5OO." ''Thoughtfully
he said: ''I've all along said I've nothing
again Payne, but rather like Old Durbin." I"
That afternoon he was noticed coming down
the steps with his valise in his hand, when
No. stepped up and said: "Where are you
going. Mr.. -" "Iam going over home
to stay until caucus night.
'Why2" asked No. 4. because don't
want to be agin Old Durbin and you fellows
have got pretty id near my price" And
home he went. The whole thing was joke,
and the people who were engaged in it had
no authority from Payne's managers or
friends to approach him. From such wag-
gerry among politicians come many of the
alleged stories of corruption" 10y Ii