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The National tribune., 1890-12-04
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, DEC. ].

There was an unusually large attendance OF
Senators at the opening OF Congress, and many
desks were covered with flowers. The desk OF
Senator Voorhees, lIud.) was covered with a
rooster made out of grasses, feathers and flowers.
Other Senators desks were covered with hand
some designs in flowers.
Precisely at noon Yiee-President Morton
called the Senate 10 order, aud after prayer the
credentials OF the two new Senators from Myo-
ming lMessrs. Carey aud Warren) were read,
aud they drew lots as 10 who should ell the
long and short terms. Senator Carey drew the
long term, and they were then sworn.
committee was appointed 10 notify the
House aud the President that they were ready
TO transact the business, aud then q recess was
taken.
Upon reassemblinE the Presidents Message
was received and read, aud then the Senate
adjourned
In the House. after prayer by the Chaplin,
the roll was called, several new Members were
sworn, and committee appointed 10 notify the
Senate aud the President that the House was
ready 10 commence business. A recess was
taken for half an hour
Upon roasscmbling, the Private Secretary or
President Harrison brought in the Presidents
Message, which was read. Very few Members
were present at the reading of the Message,
many Of them preierring 10 read it in tho
Record When the reading was completed the
House Immediately adjourned.
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LIES NAILED.
No Basis for EXaggeratiOns Of Soldier
Hating Press.
Pension DISBURSEMENTS But slsa,ao,S54.

The absurd ezaggerations in regard to pension
disbursements with which the soldor-hating
press, following the lead OF the meudacous
New York Herald, have been striving to alarm
the public, have received decisive quie.us.
There is to be ABSOLUTELY
No bankrupt Treasury"
No probable expenditure OF $500, 900 600"
No disappearance Of the surplus"
No "need for the imposition OF special
taxesp
No fresh burdens to be laid upon the tax
ridden people"
In short, none Of the things which these
papers have striven so hard to make the people
believe as likely to happen.
The President Of the United States SAYS that
there will be $l35 100000 expended for PEN
sions in 1892.
The Secretary Of the Treasury says there will
be 1923, 777,65i expended for pensions in the
fiscal year Of 1891, and $133 2G3, Os5 next year.
He places the total disbursements Of all kinds
this year at 1851, 0OO, 600 and the total revenue
at 4O6,0CO,OOO, leaving surplus of So, OOO, 600
He estimates the total revenues for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1892, at 1878 900. coo. and
the total expenditures at 1857, SOP 2O9 I2, Ieav-
ing a surplus OF SIS, liz, 7O95s, which, with the
surplus Of the previous year, will make an ag-
gregaie surplus of s67,I41, 79O.5S on June
80, 1892.
The National tribune., 1890-12-04
Rhode IsIand,s Yetsrsnr.


IL you meet ex- Gov. Ladd, Of Rhode Island.
ask him how he turned the laugh on group Of
distinguished people amid whom he sat in the
presidential grand stand at the Grand Army
display. Everybody who is on speaking terms
with him knows that he is az proud Of his little
State as though ii was as big as Texas, aud the
chatting 70 which he was subjected while the
thousands Of men in the Departments from the
great States were marching past was not calcu-
lated 10 make him particularly comfortable.
" Don't forget your spyglasscs when Little
Rhody's Department is due" cautioned Gov.
Burleigh
=" say, Ladd, don't you want 10 borrow q
man TO carry Gag for your boysY" shouted
Gov Bulkley over the heads Of rows Of people.
as il possible that Rhode Island has a Depart.
ment by itselff" proyokingly queried Mrs.
Alger.
And so Il went for couple OF hours. Fl
nblly, Little Rhody's Department flag was des-
cried turning into Huntington avenue. Then
came the Department Commander proudly
riding ahead OF staff "a numerous as the
largest Then came Recves's splendid band,
and then platoon after platoon aud Post
after Post Of spendidly- equipped veterans
Mr. Ladd was surprised himself ut the dis
play made by his State, and when after the
division had passed he turned 10 scan the faces
OF his prosecutors they were looking abstract.
edly at nothing in particular They saw hil
smile out of the corners Of their eyes how
ever; il was so broad.
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WORK OF TIE Pension oFrIOE.

During the week ending Nov. %, 1890 49,
l6e claims were received, OF which Isl were
original invalid, $40 widows, war of 1912, z
bounty land, IL navy, old war, 30 on account
Of Mexican service, SO accrued, aud 1880 ap-
plications for increase; act Of June a, 1880,
$500 original invalid, 1000 widows.
Number Of rejected claims reopened, 1895.
Total claims received under act June g. 1890.
520.s7s. The names aud postofIice addresses of
2,l36 comrades were furnished for the Uso of
claimants. There were 59,4j3 pieces Of mail
matter received; 65,5O9 letters and blanks sent
out
The number Of cases detailed 10 Special Ex-
aminers was 1913; reports and cases from Special
Examiners, 6i7; cases on hand for special ex-
animation, 6,ll3.
Reports Of certificates issued during the
week: Original, l,I3O increase, 2,1Ol; re-
issue, 10l; restoration, 10; duplicate, 2; ac-
crued, 40; act Of March 4, 1890, s.; act OF
March 3, 1888. /; act Of June z, 1883 / total,
3,4IO.
Total number OF claims pending, 1,0i7,l30.
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SurR..Gen. Baxter Pnrnl,rtd.

While going from his Office to his home on
Monday evening, Dec. !, Surg. Gen. j. II. Bax-
ter, U. $. Army, was stricken with paralysis on
New York avenue. lie sank to the pavement
and Immediately became unconscious He was
taken into a house and received medical aid,
aud was then removed to his home. His con-
dition was found to be exceedingly critical, and
10 was thought that he could not recover. Gen.
Baxter was recently appointed Surgeon General
Of the Army, has been a very active man all his
life, was r moderate liver and had never before
had any premonition of paralysis.
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Feaoe MeetIng Ia sa,hraok lconn.l In lseI


Ls-gHtg AADtflsJ CsAHa LlFtt-esl
Some time since a request came from Kansas
for particulars concerning Peace meeting held
at Saybrook in the Summer of 1861 Mr.. VIM
3. Tooker, OF Uucasville, kindly furnishes us
with TemembmncCs Of the occasion. During
this Sumner llS6l), Bridgeport had a rousinG
Peace meeting, and il was lively time all
around. 10 created great excitement all over
the State, when the SaybrOOk meeting was an
nounccd AID extensively advertised people
naturally looked for a scrimmagc, aud large
crowd collected 10 see that all went right
Henry Lord, Charles Martin, William Brock
way, and our writer, Mr.. Tooker, natives
OF Hamburg went 10 Lyme in a sail-boat; the
landlord Of the Bacon House loaned them a
large u. $. ensign and accompanied the party
10 SayhroOk; this party was added toas the trip
from the river TO Saybrook continued. long
maple pole was cut and the ensign fastened TO
IL the tailest OF the party was chosen color
bearer and carried the flag. They marched 10
the flagstaff IN Saybr0oll which was 10 float
the peace flag, attached their ensign and hoist
cd away, but alas, when the old gridirOn
reached the truck il came futtcring to the
ground, halliards and all, some greeuy having
fas,cudcd the haliards with a granny knot
which pulled out with the above result Then
came the tug Of war. The pcaceites seized
one end Of tbs hall.ards and the Warites the
other.
The warites finally obtained possession Of
ballard, fsg, and the field. One man was
knocked down and somewhat bruised; he was
true blBe though, and was soon on deck again !;
his name was Osmer Parmelee and resided in
Essex
The peacetes threatened to shoot anyone
who attempted 10 replace the halliards. Our
writer Mr.. Tooker, being, as he expresses il,
somewhat thick hided as well as thick headed,
took chances aud went Up the pole. Upon reach
ing the cross-trees il was found that tho topmast
was too weak 10 bear the weight Of Mr.. ToolSer,
and volunteers among the boys were called for,
one brave little fellow did the act; he Skinned
the topmast, rove the ballard aud slid grace
fully TO the ground. His name cannot DO re-
called. but his age was under II years, and
would be pleased % learn the name Of the boy.
Our Joe Senator Hawley) was at the meeting,
aud a horse was taken from a convenient wagon
aud Senator Hawley, jumping into the wagon,
was hauled 10 the flag stan by the warites amid
dealcuing cheers; here he made rousing speech.
There were no Peace flags 1oated that day,
neither were there any Peace speeches.
VIM. BrOckway, now resident Of Kansas,
served In the 10th Conn, and was wounded at
Roanoke Island. Mr.. Tooker served four years
In the 18th Conn, and now resides at Uncas.
vile; whether Mr. Martin served in the late
war or not am unable to say.
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ABOUT BIG BOwLDERS.
Little Geological Talk Of General Interest
Some Rocking Stones.
kfcI,Igs /


49, Nicholas
Whenever the glaciers melted, they left an
immense amount of drift that is, sand,
gravel, and stones Of all sorts, which had been
frozen in the ice when the glaciers were form
inE.
The stones Of this drift are Of all sizes. Some
are as small as pebbles others rs large as small
houses. There Is one at Bradford Mass,
which measures 80 feet each way and weighs
f,5GaCuO pounds. There as another on ledge
IN Vermont which is even larger than that, aud
which must have Geen carried by the ice across
a valley lying 500 feet below where the stone
now is, showing that the ice was 500 feet thick.
Great powders Of trap-rock extend through
Connecticut on a line running TO Long Island
Sound ana as some Of the same kind are found
IN Long Island, the glacier is believed to have
crossed the sound, carrying these rocks with 10.
An immense statue Of Peter the Great in ST.
Petersburg stands on these glacier powders OF
Ono Of the largest powders in America is in
the Indian village Of Mohogan, near Montville,
Conn, Tho Indians call the rock Shedegan."
its top, which is llat aud large as the floor Of a
good sized ROOM is reached by a ladder.
Sometimes these powders are found perched
upon bare lodges Of rock, 50 nicely balanced
that, though Of great weight they may be
rocked by hand. They are called rocking
stones" Near the little Connecticut village OF
Noank, on Long Island Sound. there is an i'm
meuse bOwldcr, called by the people there
jennings Pulpit" 10 was formerly a rock
ing-stOne. But the rock has worn away below
il and il can no longer be moved.
The National tribune., 1890-12-04
Congressman LOCKWOOD. Omslst..
IN Y. Tribune.

This story Is told OF Daniel Lockwood, Con-
gresham elect from Buffalo: When q school
boy he was chosen valedictorian of his class.
Ho prepared for the event by ordering a new
pair Of shoes. Late in the afternoon of the
great day the shoes came. But, good heavens
they wouldn't go on. Dan hadn't another pair
III 20 use. He summoned the shoemaker to a
conference and, while the perspiratiOn rolled
Off his face, he explained the situation. "That's
nothing" said Crispin; get couple of eggs
and break one in each shoe" Dan did so, and
the result was charming. He went into those
shoes like ducks foot in the mud. His vale
dictory was the greatest effort Of LockwOOd's
career up to that date. The words were hOneyed
aud the gestures were graceful as q snake
swallowing frog. All his friends and relatives
were spellbound. Bat right in the midst OF il
the author stopped. Agony was inearnate in
his features. His hair rose on end. He be-
came palc and red by turn. What was tho
mAtter2 Had he forgotten his speech3 No. No,
he had Just thought Of those two egg omelets
and would have given up all he had or ever
hoped to have for chance TO laugh.
The National tribune., 1890-12-04
RODed Into 4 Bad Bet.
Detroit Free PreSs.1


A Detroiter who deals in real estate, law in
surance loans, lawsuits, politics, etc, went over
20 Chicago the other day. While nearing that
city man came to him and confdentially
remarked:
There's a chap in the car back there trying
10 get $50 bill changed. It's a base counter
felt. and want TO put you on your guard"
He was warmly thanked for his kindness
and passed on, and i've minutes later q man
appeared with bill in his hand and asked:
Friend, can you change this twenty?"
"SoTry to say | can't" was the prompt reply.
"WeIl, let me have ten and you keep the bill
until We get 10 Chicago"
"Can't do IT,"
Cant you let me have fvef"
"No."
"Perhaps you are afraid of the bill. don't
claim to know much about money. Is 1t good
or bad2"
ats counterfeit"
mol"
am sure Of It."
alt can't be. III bet the face value of it that
il Is good bill. Lend me So on 1t, won't
your"
No sir, but I'll take that bet OF yours that
the conductor won't accept it as good"
"Well il will be worth so TO find out about
il" said the stranger, AMI oil they went to the
conductor.
"Give me two tens for this?" brusqueIy
Queried the stranger, as he handed out the bill
IF / can" replied the conductor, scarcely
glancing at it.
He made out ten and two fl YES aud passed
them over and the DetrOiter handed over the
amount of his bet, kicked himself into the next
car, and he never saw bit of Lake Michigan
as the train made its way into Chicago
The National tribune., 1890-12-04
INDIAN OUTBREAK.
No Trouble Anticipated by the Military Author

w AntitlphiFu ny AuihOTl-
files.
During the past week the Indians have con-
tinued to dance and work themselves into
frenzy, but the military authorities have en-
vironed the disaGected sayages so thoroughly
that an outbreak is not feared. Gen. Miles has
almost surrounded the different agencies with
troops which are so placed that the line in any
part OF IL can 10 easily reinforced from any
point, and the Indians who are the ringleadeTs
Of tho revolt are perfectly aware or these con-
ditions, SO it Is safe 20 say that they will be
very careful regarding their future movements.
Gen. Miles has been in Washington talking
over the situation with the President the Sec
rotary Of War, Secretary Noble and Gen. Scho-
field, and lett for Chicago on Monday, Dec /.
he has full instructions as 10 tho course to pur-
sue, and he will 60 at once 10 the scene of the
disturbance if advices require his presence
after he reaches his headquarters in Chicago.
II is said that the ghost dances are 10 be i'm
mediately stopped, the Indians indulging in
them are to be both disarmed aud dismOunted,
aud that those who are prominent In the dis
turbance are TO be taken and placed in c0nfne-
ment. IL this plan IS carried out there is little
doubt but that one Of the greatest uprisings oil
the plain Indians will be shortliycd. The mill
tary authorities cRim that theyare in complete
control Of the situation, and will make short
work Of the ghost dancers they make the least
break
The National tribune., 1890-12-04
A Soldiers Iden Of aFnn.n


We have heard different versions Of wha:
constituted fun, but we heard q new one the
other day from an old soldier. At Gettysburg
about the time Of Pickett's charge the relater
was stationed down toward the edge Of the
Wheatfeld, and he was sent ont with q squad
TO relieve the picket in cop5eOf woods. Meet
ing tho Sergeant he was about TO relieve, he
asked him what his orders were He was in
formed, and among other things the pickets
were not TO fire. why" said the relieving Ser
geant, they are firing right now. Why don't
you stop them 2" "0h, well, they are Just
having little fun in there. The rebels have
got possession Of a stretch Of stone wall and
our boys swear they are going 10 take it away
from them" Our informant went in, aud soon
he and his men we're deep in the fun" as
their predecessors, notwithstanding their or
ders not 70 FIRE. They kept IL up, lodging
behind trees and working around tho woods
until they got flank fire, ran in on tie stone
wall, and captured it. They had their fun and
accomplished their object
The National tribune., 1890-12-04
liquid DamuaiIon.

One Of the wittiest things that the Hon. P.
A. Collins ever said, according 10 the Boston
Globe, was his famous joke about the well known
pastor Of the Columbus Avenue UniveTsalist
Church, Boston, whose antipathy 10 the liquor
Interest is a matter OF common knowledge.
Gen. Collins said that DIR. A. A. Miner would be
q very good man II be would only LEI rum alone.
DIR. Miner is ordinarily very genial, magnetic
preacher, but be doesn't often say anything in
the pulpit in which there is not some more or
less forceful reference TO what he calls " liquid
dRmnRtion." in the pulpit he Is picturesque
figure, tall and rather thin, with long, gray
beard that sweeps his breast. He possesses a
rich vein Of dry, eaustio wit, that makes him
very effective ~ q speaker.
The National tribune., 1890-12-04

I'm the year 1882 Dr. Robert Koch now
Of Berlin, published a paper in which he
made known chat he had found a special
bacillus in all deposits Of tubercle, which
could be stained with certain aniline dyes
and could be cultivated artidciaily, and that
this artificial cultivation when injected in
animals OF I'D human beings would reproduce
Che disease known as tuberculosis; and he as
serted that an tubercular deposits would he
found 10 contain this peculiar bacillus. The
bacillus itself Is 10000 Of an inch in length.
il is slender, and the ends are little larger
than In the center. The cultivated bacillus
seems 10 be little shorter than the normal
bacillus The diagram Zig. u shows The
The National tribune., 1890-12-04
Unfarornble srmptonsI On LdarIraI Portsr,. CO,

Admiral ID. ID. Porter Las been III for several
months, and no hopes are now entertained Of
his ultimate recovery. He has had a complica-
ton OF diseases although the bronchial trouble
aud the swelling Of the limbs have disappeared.
He cannot now leave his room, and it is not
likely that he ever will leave it alive. One Of
his sons is constantly in attendance upon him.
The Admiral was powerful man both mentally
and physically when in his prime, aud he does
not yield readily 10 disease, but his advanced
age renders it difficult for him TO recover from
the recent attack.
The National tribune., 1890-12-04

further developments. have said enough
to show the reason why most medical men
Of this country give credence TO the an
nouncements Of Prof Koch, and what they
hope from this new Consumption Cure.
The National tribune., 1890-12-04

AFTER PROF. HAMILTON, OF ABERDEEN.
appearance OF a tubercle bacillus from the
sputum Of girl who died from rapid
phthisis. In some parts it seemed to he
almost entirely composed Of bacillusi (a)
saliyary corpuscle; o. bacillus full OF
spores; (c) roseate mass Of bacilli not sporcd
I'd another mass sporting; (e) mucus." From
Prof Hamilton, OF Aberdeen.
in the other drawing Zig p is deposit
The National tribune., 1890-12-04
KOCH THE MEDICAL EDISON.

By JOHN b. HAMILTON, NJ D., LID. %
Surgeon. General United States Marine Hospital
Service
The National tribune., 1890-12-04

A Presentation OF the Probabilities and
Possibilities Of the New Remedy,
The National tribune., 1890-12-04

HOPES THAT CONSUMPTION
is NOW MADE DURABLE.
The National tribune., 1890-12-04
KOCHS DISCOVERY.

Great Advance in Medical Science.
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10 10 Items.

Al Smith and family, who have
spent several weeks on their Ford
creek ranch, have left for their home in
Lewiston.
Will French, we'll known in this
neighborhood, is holding position on
the new Osburn paper-the Statesman.
He Is also gaining q name a. = writer
through the medium Of the various
coast papers for which he is . con.
tributor.
There Is considerable merriment
about the work Of the Republican
Committee in selecting judges, etc., for
the coming election in the precincts Of
Lo Lo, Pierce City and Weippe, resi-
dents Of Lo Lo being on the Pierce
City and Weippe lists, and only two, or
perhaps two and a half, Republicans
among them all. What's the matter
Of the Osburn Special Republican
Committee? We refer this to the
Statesman.
MI. Tompkins has had the misfor-
tune to lose his house by fire; the third
time since his coming to Glenn.
Nothing was saved; not even his bed
ding and provisions. Mr.. T. IA an old
man and lives alone. He had left the
house about half an hour and was at
work In feld half mile away when
he CHANGED to glance In the direction Of
the house and saw column Of smoke.
Upon opening the door the flames were
found to be beyond control. The
cause Of the fire IL not known.
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the completion Of the Burke branch
the force of laborers will be transferred
to Nine Mile.-Coeur d'Alene Miner.
The work on the iron cages in the
new state prison building is progress
ing finely. The men employed are ex.
per.s in this line Of business and work
very rapidly. They will be obliged t.
quit work this morning, however,
owing to the non-arrival of the last
car load Of material. This car consists
of the fittings for the upper tier Of cells.
1t will undoubtedly be here tomorrow
evening.-Statesman.
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STATE NEWS.
Cleaned From tho Columns Of Various
idaho Exchanges.

4O60O GXCu6uS0o.
Immense timber fires are raging
northeast Of here, starting last Thurs
day morning. The air was quite
thick with smoke yesterday.-Pan-
handle.
The Potlatch country in North Idaho
is making Is bushels Of wheat to the
acre this season. This Is no far of
story. It is according to the scales
language.-Blackfoot News.
A severe rain and wind storm
visited the city last evening, doing
considerable damage. A great many
fruit trees were stripped and number
Of shade trees were blown down.
Nampa Progress.
Another brick yard will soon be
started In Weiser. That will be three
yards in active operation, and yet
building material is scarce. We learn
that brick will be manufactured on the
new yard by the dry-pressed process.
|-Weiser Leader.
A stranger whose name we could
not learn was accidently shot through
the arm, just below the elbow, on
Tuesday evening. He was going
through some gymnastic exercises
when his revolver fell out of his pocket
and was discharged with the above re-
sult.-Bellevue Herald.
A cloudburst occurred at the Hot
Springs on Sunday afternoon, and the
water rushed through the kitchen and
dining room in perfect torrent It
was only by. the combined exertions Of
i've men that the house was prevented
nom being swept from its foundation.
The damage was sught.-Recorder.
They are working boom at Eagle
Rock with canals, water works, etc.,
and one Of the evidences Of it Is q de-
sire to change the name Of the town to
that Of Idaho Falls. The eagles APP
pear to have left the place, and some
thing more euphoneous is wanted.
Either Of the titles ought to be good
enough.-K. Keystone.
Four cases of uniforms have arrived
At the capital, together with one very
fine regimental flag for the Idaho
Guards. The cases weigh from two
to three hundred pounds each. They
arrived at the depot on Monday and
were deposited In the capital on Tues
day. They will be sent to tle Grange
Vile company In Idaho county
Democrat.
Another prairie fire started west Of
the town Thursday afternoon, and
with the high wind then blowing bid
fair for while to be disastrous. For.
tunately road leading In the right d.
rection gave the fighters chance to
extinguish 1t, which was accomplished
after hard struggle. II the railroad
track Il not back-6red considerable loss
viii yet ensue.-Panhandle.
Grading on the Canyon creek branch
Of the Union Pacific IL almost COM
pleted to Frisco and considerable work
has been done beyond there. Thirty
seven carloads Of steel rails for this
branch have passed Riparia en- route
to Wallace, and they are arriving
daily. Track laying begins imme-
diately. 1t is understood that upon
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NOTICE FARMERs.-We have on
hand large quantity Of old type which
makes the finest babbit metal known,
and which we will seu you ct . very
cheap rate. Call aud We win make e
to your material interest.