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The National tribune., 1890-11-27
RICHARD F. TOBIN DEAD.
The Senior Vice Communicating Chief OF the
GAR. Passes Away.

NsNsTs IdrHtN AWHNs
After an illness of some months duration, in
the latter part Of which he had been unable to
leave his room. Capt Richard +. Tobin died on
Saturday, at his home in South Boston, Of heart
failure.
Comrade Tobin was born in Boston Nov 90,
1874, and in early life resided in Cambridge.
He enlisted in 1861. but within 2i hours his
company was disbandcd. After some trouble
he succeeded in becoming one Of the crew Of
the United States sloop- of-war Preble. After
the destruction OF that vessel he was trans
ferrod to the frigate Potomac, and afterward
20 the gunboat Pinola
The National tribune., 1890-11-27

per against the shoulder, throwing all the
weight of the trunk on e.
He ground aud chIpped away IN this fashion,
and DO an incredibly short space Of time the
rough piece Of stone was transformed into a
beautiful white arrowhead, which be placed
in little pastcH0srd box with Others Of its
kind.
NeXi in order was the shaft and foreshart:
the former was proy.dgd by nature. a slender
hollow reed about as large around as a lead
pcnci, perfectly straight aud about three feet
long The latter be- whiitIed out 81 q piece OF
cottonwood 10 q size that would lt ia the
hollow Of the shaft where ID was placed. 10
Nas tightly driven in, leaving about six inches
projecting. Anotch was cut IN the exposed end
The National tribune., 1890-11-27
WORK on mn rIN.IoN orrIcE.

During the week ending Nov. p, 1890, -.
go claims were received Of which ], $50 were
original invalid, 7l2 widows, 3 war Of 1872. 3
bounty land, u navy, o old war, Al on account
Of Ncrican service, III accrued, aud 500 APP
picaJions for increase; act Of June ~, 1890
9, 800 original invalid 2 200 widows.
Number Of rejected claims rropeucd, 3O8
The names aud posloilice addresses Of 3.7Ji
comrades were furnished Tor the use Of claim
ants There were - O33 pieces Of mail matter
received; 0i70l letters aud blanks sent out.
The number Of cases detailed 10 Special Tx
amiHcrs was 5i- reports and cases from Special
Examiners 5aj; cases on hand for special ox-
animation G4lG
Reports Of certificates issued during the
week Original, lll7, OF which 35s were un.
der ACT Of June - $500; increase, 2g7s; re-
issue, 23l restoration, 81 duplicate, u; ac-
cruod, "a ACT Of March &, lsg0, 20; act of
March g. 1883, 2; act Of June :, I55s, !; total.
ALSO.
Total number Of claims pending, 1896, $50.
The National tribune., 1890-11-27

your sketch book and come down?' said he
Ia q scientiiCllly-cxcted voice.
Thu request j had anticipated, instinct
ively picking mp my book and pencil on the
first sound OF his voice, so that ] was halfway
down the stairs before he finished speaking.
Come with me-" DE said, when j had
reached the landing, land make me some
sketches have Just struck a bonanza in a
young Apache Indian who says he can make
arrows 0mt heads aud an. He came % visit
me this morning, and ] am going TO make him
show me how the thing Is dono'
We hurried along the balcony and mp the
stairs 40 the other end, leading 10 the laboratory
in the tower opposite my own. ON opening
the door the little room, usually so tidy, pre-
fauied the appearance OF a sioue-yard In which
an extensive turkey picking had been in prog
Tcss; the floor WAS strewn with fragments Of
flint and ohsdian, and feathers Of all sorts and
sizes were scattered everywhere.
Al the table near the window stood a tall,
broad shouldcrcd, dark-skiuned young man,
pounding yiciously with a rough st0ue-ham-
mer al a large piece OF flint which he held in
his lcit hand
lie bowed pleasantly rs we entered the room
and resumed his hammering The Professor
seated himself on AN inverted washiub, and
took ont His note book, while j moved around
The National tribune., 1890-11-27
POLITICAL.

II Is said that the Republicans in Congress
are determined To pass the elections, appOrtiOn
mcnt, bankruptcy and shipping bills during
the coming session of COngTess.-Senator
Dolph OF Oregon, thinks the Federal elections
bill will not pass the Senate, and that either
Cleveland or Hill will be the next Democratic
nominee for the Presidency Georgia
Legislature has formally announced the cleo
ton Of Gov. John Is. Gordon to the United
States Scnate.--lt is positively stated that
Representative Roger q. Mills, Of Texas will
retire from public life at tie close Of the sd
Congress, unless his State sends him TO tho
United States Senate. -RepresentativcB ayue,
of Pennsylvania, thinks that anybody who has
Senator Quay's support can be elected Senator
from Pennsylvania, and that il will not be so
difficult to Gust Senator Cameron as is supposed.
The Republican Committee of Indiana met
and decided to commence Immediately the
work of organizing for the campaign of 1892
The Farmers Mutual Benefit Association
at Springfield, ILL.,, demands the abolition of
National banks and various other radical
changes in National laws.-The General AS
sembly Of the Knights of Labor adjourned after
voting to participate in politics in the future,
and TO go with the party Offering them the
greatest inducements.-StateS Senator Robin
son, of Delaware County, Pa, says he will never
vote for the reelection of Senator Don Cameron.
Mayor Grant, Bourke Cochran and Col.
John A. Cockrill, of New York, took part in
the celebration Of the victory Of the Democratic
party in Frederick, Nd, on Saturday, Nov. %
At meeting of prominent Republicans at
Concord. n. H., the subject of calling special
session of the Legislature was considered, and
the Governor will in sll probability issue the
necessary proclamation,
The National tribune., 1890-11-27

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The National tribune., 1890-11-27
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The National tribune., 1890-11-27

THE ldillt hntIt j
could pet a good view
OF the operations Of
the arrow maker
j had often noticed
the arrows iu the coli
lectIOns oi the Ma
scum aud admired the
loug. polished aud
beautifully decorated
shafts of the North
west cuast aud the
sturdy arrows Of the
PLAINS tribes, and to
see this primitive
weapon in course Of
manufacture was a
novel and interesting
experience.
] watched the In
diam as lr hammered
away az the diminish
Ing piece OF flint At
every blow a thin
chin of the stone WAS
knocked off aud fell
In q pile on the table
before him. AT inter
walls be stopped aud
examined the pile,
PICKING out piccrst that
could b. worked into
arrow heads and plac-
ing them ID d box by
themselves. "A few
more blows and the
hIut core WAS thrown
aside, having ceased
b. produce good chips.
li u0w turned his
attention "a the pile
OF selected material,
picked up oRo, exam
ined IL closely and
prore drd % do some
more chipping. This
time. however more
care was pXrrcis q. the
ClliUIHg beng done
By holding the flint
head in the palm OF
the leH hand, aud
breaking OF very
small articles, by
mean ola stout piece
81 bone dressed sharp
NitbIlerighl hand
against the tllin edge
oi the flint This
operation MAS varied
by holding the flint
q TRULY GA the table
and by placing one
end OF The bone chin
The National tribune., 1890-11-27
MAKING AN ARROW,
The Simple Process by Which an In
dian Shapes His Weapon.
BY W. II. CHANDLER.


HAD just gotten fairly
10 work n few mornings
since in my little tower
room IN the National
Museum when my at
tention was attracted
10 the sound of the
Professors ia m iliar
voice. calling % me
from the balcony be-
low. ] hustened TO the
door 10 see what was
wanted.
VIII Won kindly get
The National tribune., 1890-11-27

Send % cents far THE NATIONAL
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calendar IN The market. Fine ornament for
Office or sitiiRq-rOOm
The National tribune., 1890-11-27

Send % cents for THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE Fetoaa's Calendar Haadsomest
calendar in tie marka. Fine ornament for
office o. sittiag-rOom.
The National tribune., 1890-11-27
Plymouth Rock Pants Co., rr Z 70 ss rs
e0ppOpsrfcn rapfrst 81 Ho0 ooO

379 Broadway. New York. $40 Penna. Ave. Washing
ton. d. e. ~ AGam5 street, Chicago, III 9l4 Main 81
Richmond Va. 2lT 18TH street birmingham, Ala. Burn
side Building, Worcester, Mass. 40 RIVER street. Troy,
y. Z, Hotel Gilmore, Springfield Mass. lg3 Westmif-
ster Street, II evidence r. /. I'D Canal street, New
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Mass. Btc HJrbOr, Me. Pensacola. Fla. 50 whitehall
street, Atl1nit ca. So South M8iu Street Waterbury,
Conn. . w Merrimac street, Manchester, \. ~. ll5
E0rth Main street Concord, y. IT, 1Gi Montgomery ST.,
Montgomery, Ala. rs Chapel 81, New Haven. Conn.
275 Meridian ST. East Boston. Corner Second and Syc-
alnOre SIS. Evansville, Ind Ecl{ rsOn Binding Chat
Ean9oga, Tenn. Pearl 81, Albany, y, Y. ~ Centre
81 Rutland, VI. Room g. NJ. q. A. Building. Burling-
Ton, VI Ia Thames street. Newport L. J..
MentInn Tha NarinnaI Trdhnna
The National tribune., 1890-11-27

Of tht rorrslafi % receive The nint-hrad when
oil should bo resdy. The arrow I'D this state
Was now lald as.i, aud several turkey feathers
selected lfum pile mean at band; these were
laia ou6 by one ou thc Table aud split un tic
mid-fIb WIth a knife; another cot lud they
were made Of equal length and land aside Ion
futgr uer
A n--nn an .nmn Hn-Lun- iii --annn Ra. Lal-nn
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-15

Balance, September u. lsvl.--......t sI,t-I y
Cry TREAsuEKKs OFFlcE.
GRaNb RAPIDS. Mich. sept. -. $50.
To the Honorable, the Common Council OF the
City OF Grand Rapids:
Gentlemen-There being sufficient money in
the respective funds. would respectfully ask
that the clerk and comptroller draw war
rant in my favor on the city depository for
the total amount Of the following orders:
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-15

Respectfully submitted.
GEo. X. PERRY.
City Treasurer.
On motion OF Aid. Creque. request was
granted by the following vote
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque,
Doren, Doyle. Emmer. Hauser. Miller. Mills.
0'Donnell. saunders. Stein. Stokes. sproul.
Stebbins Stryker. Turner-l7.
Nays-None.
CRY TREasUaER's OFFICE
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Oct 6. 1880.
To the Honorable. the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Grand Rapids:
would respectfully ask for a committee
from your honorable body TO settle with me on
the Canal street repairing roll.
Respectfully submitted.
GEo. Il. PEEzy.
City Treasurer.
Granted on motion Of Aid. 0Donnell by the
following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque
Doren. Doyle. Hauser. Miller. Mills 0'Don-
nell. Saunders. Stein. Stokes. SprOul. Steb-
bens stryker. Turner-l7.
Nays-None.
The Mayor appointed Aid. O'Donnell. Steb-
bins and CreQue as such COMMITTEES.
Cry TREAsuRER's OFFIcE.l
GRASD RAPiDs Mich. Oct. Is. 1890.
To the Honorable. the Msvor ana Common
Council ol the Aity OF NfduA IeapiQ>-
Gentlemen-There is two hundred and
ninety six dollars is2a6.o0, 10 the credit OF the
library fund. and would respectfully ask that
| the clerk and comptroller draw warrant on
the city depository in my favor for that
amount. 20 5e paid TO the Board OF Education.
Respectfully submitted.
GIo. H. PEaRv.
City Treasurer.
Granted on motion Of Aid. Turner. by the
following vote:
1eas-Ald. Anderson, Carpenter. Creoue.
Doren. Doyle. Halser. Miller. Mills. 0'Don
nell. Stein. Stokes. spToul. Stehbins. Stryker.
| Turner-l7.
Nays-Sone.
OFFICE oF Cry CiTvE.
GRASD Rams Mich, Oct. 10. lssa
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common
Council
Genilemen-I herewith hand you my report
! Of receipts Tor the month OF August. 1870.
| Quit claims - Y
Cas> street grade rolL.....-........-..... q %
Licenses .--....--.....-. l'h -
I Sidewalk -.---...-..--.-..-----.---.-. q -
Eedempt -.--..-......-....-- rs -
Total -. l-V'- -
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-15

Eesg<egfs.ss s~s41fte9.
Ske. 4. Pxkks.
t4ty 1re&ssesE.
Acoeptea sne alee.
felieslzx = sc fepeEt.
c,is Ire4serers kspoEt ocseseg ]. lsse
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-15

htSpttLluliS SubHltitN,
JAxEs VANDExEuRcx.
Comptroller.
Aid Turner moved that the item OF sl25 in
the Park fund. allowed l.. l.. Sergeant for
sprinkling around East Fulton street Park be
stricken from the report and referred TO Com
mittte on Claims and Accounts.
Carried.
Aid Cceque moved that the balance Of the
report be accepted and adopted. and the clerk
be- instructed 10 draw orders In favor of the
several parties as recommended by the comp
troller. and the clerk and comptroller be in-
srFucted 10 draw an order on the city deposit
ory for S1l 1910. 10 be disbursed by the treas
ureT. 10 the several parties named in the
comptroller's report holding orders on the
iuads therein named. IN Which there is money.
Adopted
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque
Doren. Doyle, Emmer. Hauser. Miller. Mills
0'Donnen. Saunders. Stem. Stokes. Sproul.
Stebbins. Striker. Turner-l7.
Nays-None.
GRAxD Rarrps. Mich. Oct IL. 1870.
To the Honorabis Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil Of the City OF Grand Rapids:
Geatiemen--I hereby respectfully report.
without recommendation. a bin Of Joseph
Kruse for salary OF assistant from Nay /,
$50 to September J.. $780, for the sum OF $500.
Respectfully submitted.
JANEs NASDENsRUGE.
Comptroller.
On motion Of AID. o'Donnen. referred 10
Committee on Poor
CRY TREAsuFq's OFFicE.l
GRAND RsFIDs. Mich. Oc.. 8. ls9O.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common
Council of lhe city of Grand Rapids:
Gentlemeu-I herewith submit nv re
port showing the condition OF the various
funds at the close OF business September 30.
ls0.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-15

Respectfully submitted.
hNurEs Frrr
Clerk of the Superior Court 81 Grand Rapids
Referred 20 Committee on Claims and Ac.
counts
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-15
COMMON COUNCIL


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Telegram-herald., 1890-10-15

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Telegram-herald., 1890-10-15

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elfftf 80 fulNpssrrt.
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To the NonoIahle tae Mayer kAa Nomasca
Council
Gentlemen herewith Submit io SeHr
holorahlt hedx AIS Tepari iel fhf mnnfh ~
september toEctarl wttA .sArtls foaeAsr
10 balance same.
EeklrrffuIfx
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
Crotchets and Ouayers,

THE weis Bros Orchestra is expected to ap-
pear in concert at Oberlin College, Ohio, before
The close Of the month.
Mr. CARL RETTER has resigned his post as
conductor of the Frohs.nn. and the negotia-
tions with Mr.. Reese, of Iowa, have been taken
up again.
Mr.. CHARLES F. HARRIS has been chosen
director and bass for the quartet choir of
Shady Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs. Bert
Baumgardner will be the soprano.
MRS. s. Z. FORD, soprano, and Mr.. Homer
A. Moore, tenor-both from Cleveland and both
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
WERE TIE RAFT STRONGER
Two Little Boys of CHARTERS Would Hav,
FIoated Somewhat Longer.

Two little brothers, John and Charlie
wollerman, were nearly drowned in the
Ohio river at the mouth of Saw Mill run.
yesterday afternoon. They were playing
on small raft, which they had constructed,
and were about 80 feet from shore, when
their raft went to pieces, letting them into
the river. Both were unable to swim, and
would certainly have drowned had not a
deckhand from boat which was near, put
out in skiff and saved them. The BOYS
live near CHARTERS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
Excursion 10 Washington CITY,

B. & o. R. E. will sell excursion tickets
to Washington, D, c., good to visit Balti-
more, On Thursday, March 20. at rate of SO
the round trip. Trains leave at A. M.
and 9:20 P. M.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09

*The first Portfolio contains designs that cost
as low as $500, $500. s7O0 and $500.
Any three of the above Portfolios for IS; any
seven for SO; the complete set 12) for SIS.
Pamphlet of specimen pages, Soc. Large
bound volume containing over 2O0 designs
selected from the portfolios of various costs,
s., returnable if not satisfactory. Address r.
W. Shoppell, architect 63 Broadway. New
York. Mention this paper. mh6-6S-Thsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09

No reason for being without one when you
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If you wish to get the best possible value
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making, you should not fail to examine
our line.
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HORsFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE.
A Healfhful Tnnic.

Used in place of lemons or lime juice it will
harm onize with such stimulants as are neces-
sar tn
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

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Huntsville gazette., 1890-05-31
HUNTSVILLE. ALA, SATURDAY, MAY 81. 1890.

CAPTAIN ANDERSON of the ship Oneida
arrived at San Francisco on the night OF
the 25th, on the schooner Mary Kim
ball, and reported that his ship was
wrecked April 26, on Heuninc's Rock,
Sanek Island, during dense fog, and
that seventy-seven Chinese are missing.
On the 25th Thomas Sheehan, aged
twenty-five, lost his life by jumping, on
a banter from companion, from the
bridge over the Mohawk river at Am
sterdam, N. Y. The bridge is sixty feet
above the water.
On the Goth the little steam pleasure
yacht Yeada was run down near Port
Morris by the steamship Aurania,
while the latter was entering the up
per bay on her way to her North River
dock at New York City. Two of the six
occupants of the yacht were drowned.
On the 10th Ben Meyers, catcher of a
colored baseball club, while playing at
Montgomery, Ala, was struck in the
mouth by a ball thrown by the pitcher
and instantly killed.
ROBERT HARDIE, prominent lawyer
of Los Angeles, Cal, and DIR. Haynes
were ambushed by Indians in the CHR
icahua mountains, Arizona, on the 9th.
Hardie was killed and the horse was
shot from under the doctor, but the lat
ter vaulted into the saddle of his dead
companion and made his escape. Har-
dies remains were taken to Tom bstone,
Ariz.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS:

On the 23d the Atchison railroad man
agement issued a circular to its stock
holders announcing the purchase of
San Francisco railroad.
On the 23d the Supreme Court of tho
United States adjourned until the Oc-
tober term.
FAILURES for the seven days ended
on the 23d: For the United States, 100;
for Canada, 32; total, 222; compared
with 212 the previous week. For the
corresponding week last year the fig
ureS were 207 in the United States and
% in Canada.
NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Indians
bury" their dead by hanging them in
large trees. Terrible excitement, reach
ing almost to the point of rebellion, has
been caused by the burning of a grove
containing the remains of three hun
dred of the Siwash tribe by white hunt
ers. The dried bodies burned like tar
barrels.
On the Goth the Atchison, Topeka 81
Santa Fe Railroad Company assumed
formal control of their new acquisition,
the ST. Louis & San Francisco road.
IT is stated that the Dominion Gov
ernment has informed the owners of
Canadian sailing vessels on the Pacific
coast that they must hunt seal in Beh-
ring sea at their own risk of capture by
American cruisers and confiscation.
{, SEVEN members of the City Council of
Omaha, Neb., have brought libel suits
for $4,000 each against the Omaha
Bee, for charging the plaintiffs with
corruption in office.
On the 25th the greatest convention
of German Catholics ever held in the
West opened at Milwaukee,