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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-27
WE CEHHoNEER. I"
Res Ready for bisirisaEiOn.

The Cauloneer'a Story" which was read
with 81 much interest while running in TIE
NAuoSAL TRIBUNE, has been put into
book form, and is now ready for distribution.
III Lac been almost entirely rewritten. and
greatly improved since il appeared in the
paper us statements Of facts and its pre-
sertaiion Of figures have been carefully
revised with The records Of the War Depart-
Eont ard Information furnished by thou-
sands Of comrades, who wrote correcting and
simplifying them, and it now presents the
truest account Of the events with which il
oea.f THAT has ever appeared in type II
is gHu.ae hist0yg, Of the highest order. and
tho.e vino read il In the paper will be de-
lighted 10 peruse il again. Besides. IL is a
most fascinating story. its pictures Of the
oaml-ii-e marching and fighting Of the pri-
Fatcso.aIers are wonderfully vivid and realis-
tic. They are jusi the thing 10 recall TO the
Old soldier aud teach the rising generation
what the Harreally was. Thesketches NJ the
TaIious distinguished officers with whom the
nuihorcamc in contact are valuable. lile-l like
pic'urss OF those rrca, soldiers, while potb-
ing % Hll war literature compares with its
descriptions Of the fighting at Antetam,
Gettysburg, the Wilderness spottsyIyania.
the wonderful artillery duel at Bethesda
Church, the digging and fighting in front Of
Petersburg the signal victory az Five Forks
and the releutlcas pursuit Of Lees army 10
Appomatox.
The book il illcd with fine illustrations
and has number Or carefully-drawn mans
which have been studiously corrected by tbe
Wa Departments surveys Altogether. il
is AZ uI urpas-ed history.
The book b printed on very heavy paper
Contain. 400 pages Of compact matter 1,
well bound ia cloth, with handsome orna-
men'a. designs. and viii De sent to any ad.
dTcse on receipt Of $50. Those who desire
ths book should send Tor il al once.
il VIII make a handsome Christmas pres.
ent 70 any old yeteJan OF the Amy Of the
Potomac % boy who wants to read real bis.
tory o. Sighting by man who took an
Rct.yc part in what he writes about. II !,
worth ascgrc Of the ordinary Boys Histo.
rice Of tie War" because il tells the exact
truth
As the book is destined 10 have an inn.
mense sale, comrades and sons OF veteran,
who desire to engage in profitable employ.
ment cannot do better than TO send for ON,
terms to agents. Let them select the Town.
ship they desire 10 sell ia, and specify il n
their applications. They had better selec,
two OF more Townships, and specify them
First Choice" Second Choice" etc. sC
that il their irst choice should already be
allotted, another can be assigned them.
Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Washington, ID. c.
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A poet has written about "doiug good by
stealth, and blushing to find it fame" The
barbed-wire fence and those who make it, are
hardly capable Of bIushing but they seem to
have done IN immense amount Of good in
wholly unexpected way, which now promises
to become famous. The curse of the pleasant
and fertile land of the Argentine Confederation
has been revolutions. The periodical upheavals
by which the Outs took the Offices away from
the " Ins" and boosted themselves into their
profitable places always left long train Of un-
pleasant sequences. The halEsavage gaaeIos,
or cowboys, of the thinly-settled plains, made
these upheayals the pretext for carrying on
private brigandage on their own account for
several years. They would make sudden forays
on well-stoeked farmsand little towns, and get
away with rich booty in horses, cattle aud
goods before the Government troops could reach
them. Finally, the Government had some rail-
roads built, and the proprietors of the estan-
cier0s began inelosing their lands with barbed-
wire fences. This last ended the business for
the gaaehos. No more galloping whittier they
woud over the free prairies to attack and to
escape. They must keep to the roads, where
the Government troops could follow, find and
infliet punishment upon them. The gaachos
sadly turned their horses heads away toward
the remote interior, and the farmers and towns
men slept free from nppreheEsiOns Of midnight
arson and pillage. They still have revolutions
down there, bat they are mainly confined to
short, sharp fighting in the streets Of Bueuos
Ayres aud other principal cities, when the
beaten party quietly accepts the result and
quiet is restored.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-27

OUR letters from comrades In Kansas are
very specific that the defeat of Representa-
tive Harrison Kelley, and the cutting down
Of the majority Of 10000 by which Gov.
Humphrey was elected are directly due TO
those gentlemen going back on the promises
they made the veterans. Kelley ignored the
veterans in appointments TO the Examining
Boards and other Offices, and gave the places
TO political workers whom he thought would
help him. Gov. Humphrey also deliberately
violated the laws regarding the preference to
veterans. This is very bad policy in sol
der State like Kansas. Wade, OF Missouri,
is also another signal instance OF the retri-
button Of the veterans lie owes his defeat
entirely TO his preference Of civilians for
postofices and other appointments. One
thing that the veterans took greatly to heart
everywhere was the appointment Of civil
ians, and especially Of young physicians to
the Examining Boards. All old soldiers
much prefer 10 20 before old army Surgeons
for examination. They rightly feel that
Surgeons who were with them in the field,
shared hardships and dangers with them,
and looked after their health then, under
stand them and their physical troubles, and
sympathize with them much better than n
lot of recent graduates, who never saw
man suffering from anything worse than a
bad cold or O sprained ankle.
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THE Age Of Steel is naturally quite COM
placent over the fact that the Mckinley
Bill viii practically prohibit the importa-
ton of tin-plate, and transfer the manufac-
ture of that article TO this country. 1t
points out that last year We imported 7l2,-
1860 pounds Of tin-plate, for which we
sent ont of the country 21,726,7O7 in cash,
and in the last 10 years we have stuffed into
the pockets Of the British manufacturers the
enormous sum of $500 O37 1921 1t estimates
that by making our own tin-plate we will
keep all this money at home, and expend it
for labor, and make a market for 900 900
tons of iron ore 100000 tons of limestone,
100000 tons of coal and coke, 100000
tons of pig-iron, 100000 pounds OF lead,
100000 pounds of sulphuric acid, 49,
100000 pounds Of tallOw and oil, and TO-
100000 feet of lumber. The centers of pro-
duction will doubtless be Chicago, Pitts
burg and Baltimore. Eventually, the big
ger part of this expenditure viii find its
way into the pockets of the farmers who
supply the workingmen with food.
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though an attorney may work for his client
for the whole of the % years during which
claim may be pending, and though be may
collect thousands OF dollars Mt last, he can
receive no more than So. He cannot re-
ceiye, as a gift, a loan, or 4 gratuity, dollar
more than that without rendering himself
liable TO imprisonment and disbaTment.
II takes, on an average, in the neighbOrhood
Of five years TO get pension claim through,
and during all this time tie attorney must
giveithispersoual and unremittinG attention.
He must see that all the proofs are hunted
upand furnished; he must conduct volumi-
nous, frequently endless correspondence; he
must see that every possible demand from
the Pension Bureau is promptly met, and
frequently hemust make personal arguments
before the Commissioner or the Secretary OF
the Interior, and for all this he can only get
S25 in such cases as he is successful ia. For
those that are reiected-no matter how much
time and labor he has spent upon thcm-he
gets absolutely nothing. The average pen
sion allowance is about $1,000. Where, we
ask, in any civil case. will lawyer work
for years, collect on an average 81 600, for
conditional fee Of S25?
The raid is against pensions as a whole.
This time this feature of it is more pro-
nounced than ever. Heretofore the raid has
been largely against pension attorneys, be-
causo the s5lditr-haters have ounniDgly
argued that if they could succeed in break
ing down the attorneys, they would deprive
The veterans of the most effective assistance
in securing their rights, and so defraud them.
Now the whole pension system is attacked
with more b0ldness and determination than
ever before. The league of Free Traders,
Copperheads, and ex-rebels feel encouraged
that they can overturn the whole system, or
at least greatly diminish its benefits, and
reduce it TO the unsatisfactory condition it
was before the passage Of the Disability Bill
The Free Traders want TO do this 10 take
away the use for the money collected on
duties, and so help break down our pro-
teciiye system. The Copperheads and ex-
rebels want TO do it because they hate the
men TO whom pensions are going. The
raid will not succeed, but TO prevent its
success every veteran and friend Of the vet
Grams should be in line against this array Of
enemies.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-27

In her straits Tor revenue France proposes
to tax all foreigners residing within her
boundaries. Probably the French under
stand their business, but to outside econO-
mists it would appear wiser TO make some
discrimination in such levy. While it
may be well enough TO tax those foreign
artisans who come into competition with
her own, and take away their work aud
wages, it is bad policy to assess those
wealthy foreigners who are attracted to
Paris by its luxury and designations, and 90
there to squander the money that they or
their fathers accumulated in America or
elsewhere. 1t was the policy of the Napo-
leonic regime TO make Paris the pleasure
city Of the world, and so bring to it all the
wealthy and idle from everywhere. The
Russian mobiles have squandered in Paris
much more wealth than there was in the
whole city at the beginning of the century.
The same is true of the English and Amer
lean nabobs. The Crown Prince of Holland
ran through a large portion of the royal
revenues, and burned out his own worthless
life in the designations Of Paris, and no small
portion Of the mountainous indebtedness of
theP rince of Wales went to i'll the pockets
of the Partisan ministers TO pleasure. The
city has largely been built up by the vices
and follies of strangers or course, it can
be said, on the other hand, that this kind of
ney-getting carries a curse with it, and
hurts the people infinitely more that il
benefits them, as did the millions which
flowed into New Orleans through the Louis
lana Lottery. But this WEN of it has not
become prominent in the French discussion
Of the tax. They are after revenue, not the
correction of popular morals.
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THE price Of silver has slumped most dis
asirously from the point which it attained
immediately after the passage Of the Silver
Bill, and it is now ranging below 81 IN ounce,
which would make the intrinsic value Of
the silver dollar about 7s cents. In one
sense this slump has no significance what
ever. II is the inevitable result Of all specu-
latiye movements. In this country we all
read the papers, and we all get possession of
the same information abOut the same time,
and act On it about the same way. In the case
Of silver, everybody knew that the passage
Of the Silver Bill would enhance the value
Of the metal, temporarily at least, and every
body in the country, Of a speculative turn,
bought all he could carry. The result was
that the price was Iun up far above what
the legitimate effect of the Silver Bill would
have made it. Then the English dealers
took advantage Of the rise 10 dump about
$ll0O0,00O worth OF silver upon the market,
and the Germans and others put in smaller
amounts. The price sank at once under the
load. How much it will go up again re-
mains TO be seen, and the wisest man alive
cannot foreteIl lis course.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-27

In recent number of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE we expressed the earnest wish
that the Legislature of Wyoming would
select Senators from among the several
deserving comrades who were candidates.
Comrade II. T. Johns, 49lh Mass, writes:
Your wish in last NATIONAL TRIBUNE has been
fulfilled. Wyomngs new Senator, Gov. Francis
j. Warren. was my commde in the FOrlorn Hope
Of Port Hudson, July q. 1853. lie was then Cor
pGgnl. MassaeL usei.s 10y OF only II.
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-27

SINCE British war-vessel, new, and of
the most approved model, is, upon her first
trip, run upon the rocks in one of the best
known seas of the world, and totally lost,
with all hercrew, it is time for the iokers
and sneerers to give our Navy rest, and
give the foreigners little turning.oyer.
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TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE CALENDAR
FOR 1891
NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION.

The beautiful NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Veteran Calendar for 1891 is now ready
to send out 1t has the days of the month
represented by the Corps badges in colors,
and is handsome ornament for Office,
parlor, or wOrking-rOom. Sent to any adj
dress, securely packed in pasteboard tube,
ON receipt of % cents. Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, ID. q,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-27

THE chorus Of shrielss and walls over the
Quilted Treasury" the vanished surplus
and empty vaults" which has Jared on
the ears Of the people for several months
gets pretty fiat contradiction in the report
Of United States Treasurer Huston, for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1890. He says
that thereyenue for the year wasS i03, $50, $50,
an increase Of SlG,O2O,923 over the previous
year. The ordinary expenses we're $751;
736, i3G, an increase OF $15,739,S7I. The
surplus revenue was SiO5, 344.4 96. Nearly
100000 Of 4-per cent bonds were bought
and S3oOOOOOO Of q per cents. The pre-
miums on these were S2O,3Oi,224. The
payment of sl2iOOO,OOO to the bondholders,
Of which over S2O0OOOOO was wholly I'M
earned, is applaudod by the soldier-hating
press as honest laundering" but they can
see no honesty whatever in paying n much
more honest debt to the veterans whose
services made the bonds OF such great value
TO the money-lenders.
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THINK OF III.

The sOldier-hating papers are in agony
about the prospect that about Sl35,0OO,-
600 viii likely be paid to the veterans
during the present fiscal year. To read
their shrieks one would think that never in
the history Of this or any other Nation was
there such a raid upon the Treasury, and
that bankruptcy, enormously increased
taxes and financial woes without number
must be the inevitable result Bat they
carefully keep out of sight the fact that last
year the pampered money-lenders drew out
Of the Treasury the following sums:
For per cent bonds. S740OO0oO
For ~ per cent bonds................... SoOooO@
For premiums. 2OdJi,--A
For interest on bonds retired during
year 50si81s
For annual interest chRrgea.....-..-..... 837525l
To,al-............................... sI5oG2s So
Here is a total amount Of nearly $20,o00,-
600 more than the highest estimate of Com
missioner Raum Of the amount that will be
required this year TO carry Out the provisions
OF the Disability Bill, as well as to pay the
pensions allowed under the old laws includ-
ine some s35,3so,0oO Of ErreaIs o. pensions
which should have been paid years ago.
Then think that Of this vast amount paid
he bondholders, over S2OOOOOOO, or more
than enough TO put TWO HUNDRED THOU
SAND PENSIONERS or THE ROLL AT S. A
MONTH, was paid TO the money-lenders as
premiums! That is, in order TO get them TO
release their hold upon the Treasury they
were given what was in effect a bride of
enough to pension at S. month the whole
Of the mighty army which Grant moved
against Richmond in the Spring of 1864!
The amount paid the bondhOlders last
year alone would have put on The pension
roll al S. a month the enormous number of
1,586OOO veterans, or more than were alive
al the close Of the war!
These are facts upon which the soldier
hating papers are studiously silent
AS il was last year so it has been every
year since the beginning OF the war. The
money-lenders have always had the front
seat at the National Table, and have been
stuffed to repletion, while the men who
gave life and all that life had to save the
Nation have been begrudged few crumbs.
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ssrasto At ,asar7a r7a1 o.a.a As saaa.oass Dsrrss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-29
THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER LEATHERS.

New-Orleans, Nov 28.-A telephone message from
Bayou gives the particulars Of the loss OF the
steamer T. p. Leathers yesterday afternoon. One Of
the officers and the survivors OF the Leathers arrived
here about o'clock this morning. They report that
the fire first discovered about amidships on the
starboard side, and already blazing fiercey In
pile of sacks of seed surrounded by the tiers Of cotton
bales The boat was I'm midstream under way. The
fire had such hold upon the material around 1t that
to extinguish II was out Of the question. and the
captain ordered that the boat be beaded for the land
ing at Point Breeze, opposite Fort Adams, Miss The
passengers and crew about the burning vessel
crazed with terror As the boat neared the bank those
OF the rousters who could swim began to Jump into
the river The officers OF the boat stood to their posts
and did all they could to prevent the frightened pas
sengers from jumping into the river When the boat
got within few hundred feet Of the bank even the
oredeck became hot that it was impossible to stay
there and all on board were compelled to jump for
their lives.
Most Of them were provided with life preservers
and IL is believed that all OF those who waited until
the last minute TO jump got safely to shore. Lucy
Hill, the first chambcrmaid, jumped from the cabin
deck and broke her leg. Those known to have been
drowned are: "Iken McNoIrs, the steward the first
cook, named walker; the texas tender. Hamilton
Jones; a rouster named Wright, all coored, aud
white deck passenger whose name Is not known.
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THE lFFlJRS OF PREnTYMAy'S BANK.

Chicago Nov. 2S.-Experts are at work on the books
Of Prettyman's private bank. which was placed In the
hands Of a receiver two three days ago, and 1t Is
said the developments far do not brighton the out
look for the cEcditors The accountants have In
hasty examination, discovered a ticket representing
$500 drawn by Cashier Johnson In addition to the large
amounts already confessed by him to have been bor
rowed shortly before the bank closed Its doors 1t also
appears that II. II. Bishop and c. NJ. Hardy at about
flle same time drew 800 each. The books also show
that during the latter part OF last week number oil
preferred depositors closed their accounts. few
days before the assignment the bank discounted paper
about $4,000 held by the North Division Lum-
ber Company. OF the banks assets are two notes OF
the lumber company one for s32, 900 and the other
for $40 OOO Mrs. w. l.. Prettyman's personal account
Is overdrawn s45O The S25 900 which Prettyman
gave his wife for the bill OF sale OF the Ashland WIS.,
lumber appears 10 have been drawn Friday, the day
before the assignment The entry is for S2.5lo and
was charged TO the account OF ". L. Pretyman Il Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-29
CLOSE OF THE SIGMA CHI CONVENTION.

Washington, Nov. o5.-The eighteenth biennial con-
venton OF the Sigma Chi fraternity, the most sue
cessfu in the history of the organization came 10 an
end in this city to-day. The delegates and their
friends visited Mount Vernon during the day, sailing
down the Potomac on the steamer Macalester, with
the fraternity colors flying from the fagpole at the
bow There was an interesting ceremony at the
tomb Of Washington. Miss Helena Colhoun. dsugh'er
OF Rear-Admral L. r. COlhoun, planted branch Ok
iyy in the name OF the fraternity at the eastern wall
of the tomb, and Reginald Fendall, of the Epsilon
alumni chapter of Washington, made short address,
As the Sigma Chi ivy grows, 1t will be trained over
the tomb take the place Of the present Virginia
crceper.
In the evening dinner was held, at which over
100 delegates and members Of the fraternity were
present Alfred Taylor Of New-iork, presided, and
among the speakers were Judge John II. Ferris OF
Cincinnati; Frederick p Davis Of Missouri Louis E.
Ireton of Ohio; Alfred II. Phelps, of Denver; the
Rev DR.. Theodore A. X. Gesser, OF New YORK; the
Rev Thomas S. samson, Of Buffalo, and J. Is. Nc
Pherson, Of Gettysburg, Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-29
AN ALLEGED NoBDnxAy ARRESTED.

Tronton n. j., Nov % (SpecaD.-The police OF this
city to-day arrested either commonplace fraud or
an English gentleman in distress, In the person OF
young man who declares that he IS Henry eldest son
OF Lord Elders of the Strand, London. He was ar
rested as a suspicious character. few days ago he
called upon John Cooke, farmer in tile suburbs OF
Trenton with tale TO the effect that he had been
robbed in NewYork and would work for his board unt
he received draft from England. The farmer en-
gagged the alleged nobeman but not liking his conduct
called tho attention Of detective to him. The oicer
came to the conclusion that the man answered the
description Of person who had passed a bogus check
in this city on Tuesday The Englisiman was highly
indignant at being arrested by bobby ana an
nounced that he would at once communicate Win tne
British Minister at Washington. According 10 ms
story he arrived this country three weeks ago ana
having lost his papers unable to identify himself
He was remanded until tomorrow.
There is no such person as "Lord Elders In the
British Peeragc and the only name that could be rs
fered to by the young man Is that OF Sir Thomas hoe
who was knighted in 1873.