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The National tribune., 1890-06-05

Gnlsna,s Grant stntnr.

Mr.. IT. II. Kohlsaat n resident Of Chicago.
but formerly Of Gacna, H., proposes to present
10 the latter city a statue of the great Com
mander Of the Union forces, Gen. Grant. The
sculptor II Johannes Gclcrt, of Chicago.
The statue, which represents the "Old Com
mandcr,' who was so long identified with Ga
lena, Ia q unique but characteristics attitude, Is
TO DO cast ia bronze. eight feet high and
mounted on pedestal 70 feet high
The statue viii be unyailcd probably on Gen.
Grants birthday, April 27, 1891. Mrs. Grant,
who will be present nt the ceremony. is under
stood TO have designated that day as her choice.
II is designed 20 mako the occasion National
ono, and many distinguished people are to be
invited 10 be present and participate In the
ceremonies. Some orator Of National fame will
deliver the address, and the President aud
Cabinet will be asked 10 become the guests Of
Galcna
As to the site the city has decided TO purchase
two blocks Of land in the center OF the city
tear down the buildings upon them, and make
Il pleasant resort Of about six acres. which is 10
be known as Grant Park.
In this connection il may be said that the
question Is being m0otcd as TO whether or not
Gen. Grants remains should not rest In Illinois
IL was from this State he went TO the army and
10 tho Presidency, aud Galena was always home
10 him. lt is not improbable that tho bones Of
this favorite son OF Illinois will be consigned 10
the soil he loved in life.
The question of a statue OF Gen. Grant for
Gacna strikes the public as n recent one. There
is little doubt, however, that the matter had
long consideration in the mind Of Mr. Kohl.
saat, tho donor of tho memorial. In his usual
quiet way he went 10 work and comparatlvely
no one knew Of his plans. When everything
was perfected, when ho had studied up photo.
graphs aud pictures and discussed the great
Generals characteristics he consulted Mr.
Gecrt. model was made and shown 10 some
of the Generals closest friends during his life
time. They recognized the fidelity of the pro.
dnetion, and IL was then shown to Mrs Grant
who also indorsed il.
Tho next step was to make formal tender of
the statue to Galona The city is Mr.. Kohl.
saats old home, and the City Council, Board Of
Trade aud citzens generally at once assembled
informally to prepare for tho reception of the
public-spirted ex-resident.
Last Tuesday Mr. Kohlsaat, accompanied by
his wife. his brother, Judge C. C. Kohlsaat and
Mr.. James w. Scott and their wives, quietly
went to Galena and were met by the Mayor
and committeeman, when details of the gift to
the city were arranged.
The National tribune., 1890-06-05

A correct map Of the Northwest will show tba,
the Northern Pacific Railroad trayerses the central
portion Of Minnesota, North Dakota Montana and
Washington for distance Of nearly 2CgO miles
Ii IS the only railroad reaching jamestown. Eis-
marck, Miles City, Billings Livingston, Bozs-
man, Mtssoula, Cheney, Davenport Palouse City
Sprague. Ritzville, Yakima, EIensburg Tacoma
SeniIe, and IN fact nine ienhs Of the North west
cities, towns. and points Of interest
The Northern Pacific Is the shortest transcortt
mental route from st. Paul and Chicago 10 Helen.
Butte, Anaconda, Deer Lodge Spokane FaI4
Wain Walla, Dayton, and Portland and the onl :.
one whose through trains reach any portion Of tha
new State OF Washington. Land seekers nurchas-
ing Pacific Coast second class tickets via st Paul
and the Northern Pacifo have choice from tbat
point of free Coloni5t Sleeping Cars or PuiInsn's
Tourist Furnished Sleepers at charges as low as
the lowest.
For the benefit Of settlers the Northern Pacific
also gives Today stOp-over privilege on second
class North Pacific Coast tickets nj Spokane FaIIs
aud each and every point West, including over I25
stations In Washington. thus enabling persons
seeking home To examine this vast terTitorv
without mourning an expense Of from S. to SIS in
travelling on local tickets from point To point
Insure Tor yourself comfort and safety by havin,
the best accommodations afforded thereby avoid
ing change Of cars rccheCking Of baggage tFanfers
and iay-ovcrs en- route Money can be saved bv
purchasing tick els via ST. Paul or MINNEAPOLIS and
the Northern Pacific.
For Maps. Pamphlets Rates and Tickets fnnuira
OF your nearest Ticket Agent any District Paszen-
ger Agent Of the Northern Pacific Railroad or
CHAs. :. Far, General Passenger and Ticket agent
-. Paul. AIinn
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A DUST STORM.

wheeled cart with its back to the wind so as
90 permit the horses 10 breathe. NV first re-
quest on reaching the Central Hotel Kimher-
! loy's best. was for tho bathroom Instead Of
this luxury got large pan of dirty yellow
liquid, and there being no alternative / was
compelled TO perform nv abluton in this LIQUID
mud The town of Kimberley contains abont
$4,000 inhabitants, black. white and yellow,
who iiyo in their respective locations" It's
largest square Is the Market Square. the north
eTn end Of which is occupied by the postoGice n
one.story stone building, looking somewhat
like tho New York Tomhs. 1t is covered by
about foot of brown dust which rises on the
slightest proyocation. The Broadway Of Kim
bcrley Is the Dutoitspan road, leading to Rea.
cnnsheid. Along this road runs o single line
Of horse. cars, which .by-the.hy, are manu-
factGred By Stevenson of New York On Ioav-
ing my hotel. situated Mt the beginning of
this road, travelled in the direction Of Bcacous.
field. About 600 yards up, on the right side
is the Kimberley Club-fhe club. 1t is two
story building Of brick, with sandstone trim
mings almost covered by ivy. Next to 1t
stands the Roman Catholic church an imnos-
ing structure whose tower reaches au altitude
OF $50 feet. Half mile farther We find the
hospital building about 500 feet long 10 is
Of one story, and each room has two windows
and two doors. so as to enable the powers that
be to cool tho heated atmosphere of the sick
room. Still further along we come into the
part of the town called Bclgravia, the Murray
Hill Of Kimberley. The finest house in this
neghboFhood is owned by an American-the
richest man in the colony-H. ]. King. For
snmptuous luxury his house ia unsurpassed,
and | doubt whether moro pleasant house
could be found in America. As | had letter
OF introduction 10 him ! called and was cordi-
ally received; and, on learning that | repre-
seuted The NATIONAL TRIBUNE he was
doubly pleased, for. as he remarked, my
father, until his death. was GAR. man,
having served under Grant" That evening
We visited the Queens Theater, and witnessed
a performance of Carmen" by a so-called
opera company. Hero again America came to
the fore in the person OF q really magnificent
baritone, who calls himself Verdi but whose
real name is Green. lie halls from New Jersey,
as does his wife, Emily Melville, who, by-the-by,
il daughter OF tho celebrated circus clown
Snyder. The next morning | was initiated
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
A Shovel Full OF D1AMoyps,

into the mysteries of the share and stock mar
ket. The Exchange, as all the rest of the
buildings. was of tin, and Us hot as veritable
sheol. Shouts of "l'll sell Mt I6," rll buy at
10 and six" etc, almost deafened me. As I
grew accustomed to the noise of 200 sets of
vocal organs, | remarked that fully two
thirds of the brokers and spectators were of
tho Hebrew persuasion, and on inquiring dis
covered that they held the balance of power
in Kimberley. After this / visited the offices of
Messrs, Barnato Brothers, the largest dealers
in rough diamonds in the world. Mr. i. Bar
nato, a short, nearsighted gentleman of about
30, showed me about Taking n drawer out of
his huge safe, he spread before my eyes a shovel
full of glass-like stones "These" he said,
"are uncut diamonds, worth about $50, 900.
This one weighs about carat, and on ao-
count OF its great purity is worth about
flO. This one weighs l 3-l8 carats, but
has, as you may notice, slight speck in
the center, which so detracts from its value as
TO make it almost unsaleable. Ii is worth about
co. Stones vary from 1-l6 to $50 carats in
size. The value of stones has risen in the last
few months on an average from So to $40 per
carat. If you will come again tomorrow
will continue my lecture on uncut diamonds"
Promising to do so, left and returned to the
hotel EDGAR MELs.
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ARTIFICIAL LEGS AND ARMS have been made
for ages but until recent times have been me-
chanical curlOsties. When a man lost hs leo
1t was blight TO his life. AS aids in human
propulsion or practical substitutes for parts lost
such cOntrivances were absolute failures In
the present age makeshifta are not tolerated
If leg is lost an artificial one must be supplied
Not fancy appendage, composed of strings.
springs aud joints, but it must be a leg that
will actually enable the wearer to walk, stand
jump and labor--in fact, an arrangement that
will restore him to the equal of his fellow men
in every employment in life. If an arm is lost,
natural pride revolts against the empty sleeve,
and the pendent must be turned to some use
In 1863 A. A. Marks, of New York CITY. began
his career as an artificial limb maker. Since
that time he has made upward of hundred
inventions and improvements, with but one
object ia view, that of producing an artificial
leg that would enable the wearer to walk
naturally, comfortably, helpfully and safely
one that would last many years with as little
expense as possible, not only in the purchase
but ia the item of repair. Also to produce q
hand that would simulate the natural member
without noisy, heavy, useless, mechanical
movements. The rubber foot and the rubber
hand are the evolutions of his thought and ex.
perience. By employing rubber ia these ex-
tremities, artificial legs aud arms have become
realities, and have won the favor of the entire
world
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
A CharacterIsllc Letter from Gan. Sherman.

Gen. Sherman has concluded to 60 to the
Reunion of the Army Of the Potomac at Port
land Me-, and has written the following char
acteristic letter to the Mayor of that city:
NEw York, May q, 1890.
The Hon. III. s. NslcheT, Hdyor Portland DE
DEAR SIR: | wrote you some DAYS ago that 7
could not come to Portland on the 4th of JULY ne 1t
| have to-day concluded arrangements TO 90 To
Cleveland 10 witness the unvailing of the Garfield
Monument May 30. Decoration Day 7 will then
go to West Point June ~ for the graduating ex-
ercIses, and the next positive engagement is for
Boston Aug. IL, the National Encampment and
Chicago in September, the unvailing of Grants
equestrian statue. As ! Hm thus robbed Of all
chances for Summers holiday / might as we'll
take in Portland, Me, for the ilh of July and the
everlasting Army Of the Potomac which seems
jealous that have outlived all their commanders
and want to Kill mo somehow Therefore II Won
viii permit me to come TO Portland i'm my own
way, and secure me room mt p fair hotel / will
come, attend their exercises share their handuet
and get back to New York. / prefer to be indie
pendent not the guest Of any private family or
even OF your hOspitsble city but 70 take it easy ia
mine own inn where old friends will caiI who
would not inirude on the privacy Of family. This
- not a whim OF mine, but conclusion reached bv
Grant, Sheridan and myself more than 10 Years
ago Mt Cincinnati, o. Remember also that have
six children and eight grandchildren who expect
me to give them some Of my thought and alien
tion. With profound respect, your friend,
w. II SHERMAN
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lines who were engaged at Malvern Hill, at
Gaines's Mills, in many of Jackson's battles,
and with one accord they say that they never
passed through such fearful fire as thinned
our ranks in that charge"
As this was the fire of cavalry mounted,
and from the ordinary Sharp's carbine, not a
magazine arm, il is presumable that the eff
feet is oveTstated. The article from the
Uhig, however, goes 10 show that the efforts
of our men were fully appreciated by the
enemy.
As soon rs Gen. Averell had perceived that
it was the purpose Of the enemy to charge on
this part of tho line, be hurried up Renos COM
mand,-th Ist Il. 5. Cav.,-it having been in
reserve until this moment, and placed it in
position some distance-about 100 yards-to the
left Of and slightly in advance OF the Sd Pa,
with the intention of making a cOunter-charge
on the right flank Of the enemys column, as
soon rs he had made contact with that regi-
ment
1T is necessary here 10 explain that previous
30 this aud on the first field after crossing the
river. some of Averelrs people, as before init
mated, too anxious to flesh their maiden sabers
and swayed by the intoxicating enthusiasm of
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
THE ARGENTINE TRENTON

MANY engaged in mines, mills, on farms or In
vi other active pursuits need heavier watch than
have been Offering heretofore. and We have made
arrangements 20 meet this demand.
We have a special watch for the purpose which we
be perfect timekeepeT and IL not received
In good running order it may be returned 10 rs and
Will make 10 good.
The case is made by the famous Dueber Company
and the works by the Trenton Company. The casa
weighs three Ouuces and Is dust tight and solid as
rock IL t= made OF compound metal, the chief
pOuent OF which silver and Is the clear through
It Is good silver, being somewhat harder aud
BCruChing less readily, and like silver case
IL s. called the Argentine case and looks Just like what
Is known the Bas5ine and Silycrins case. We have
great confidence ia this watch and Will please
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with large and small pieces of diamOndifer-
Gus blue ground. Suddenly the train darts
behind the De Beer rubbish heapand Kimberley
in all its glory lies before us From an archi-
tectural point of view Kimberley cannot rank
as marvel, as 30 out of every hundred houses
arc made of corrugated iron, from which the
town derives the cognomen Of "Tin Town"
As we passed through Beaconsfeld, an out
lying district of Kimberley, noticed a re-
markably large number Of crippled and maim-
cd Kafirs basking in the sun. some smoking,
others gazing vacRntly into the air. / after
ward learned that they had been injured in
the mines. When / arrived in tho depot a
duststorm was amusing itself by cavortng
about the streets, binding people aud annoy
ing them generally. A Kimberley dust-storm
is verify an invention Of the devil-aunoyiug
ruinous to your eyes, almost choking you and,
to crown all, will ruin the best suit Of clothes
in five minutes They are supposed to origin
ate in tho kalihari Desert, some 500 miles
northwest of Kimberley, and last from sunrise
to sunset. The storm which welcomed mo was
of extraordinary violence; in fact, so great was
its force as to compel US to turn our two
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
A California Orchard In Tubs.
lSan Francisco EramiHsr.l

Every eye in the East is fixed longingly on
California, aud she will be the star of the
Chicago exposition said Frank johnson.
" One idea have with regard TO our exhibits
is that we should Immediately plant in tubs
samples of every kind of fruit tree raised in the
State. By the time the fair opens these trees
should be planted in the exposition grounds, so
that they can be seen in full bearing Such an
orchard transported from California to Chicago
would be the wonder of tho world
The National tribune., 1890-06-05

gagged on the side of the Confederates have
already been named. The Union troops con-
sisted of parts of the following regiments. or
ganiZed temporarily for tactical purposes into
three brigades, as follows: First Brigade (Col.
Duiiie) 1st II. l., 4th n. Y, 9th Ohio; Second
Brigade Col. Mclntosh), Sd. 4th and 10th Pa;
Reserve Brigade Capt. Reno), portions of the
LIST and 9th q. S. Cav, and Martins IN. "
Horse battery. commanded by Lieut.. Brown.
All told, 100 men.
The losses as reported, and now recorded in
Vol. XIV, Official Records of the Rebellion,
were as folIows
ConfederRtes:
Killed. Wounded. Captured.
Officers ...,...... IL
Men ,.,.............. n 80
Total, killed, wounded and captured..lSs
Horses............... IL 81 IL
Total, killed, wounded and captured.~l7O
Union troops:
Killed. Wounded. Captured.
NaiSers',..',-.-.,. Man 7'.-'--"" iS gs %
Total, killed, wounded and missing. 7s
Horses, no report; loss small, except at the ford
ings.
The loss at the Ford was killed. two men !;
wounded, three officers aud five men, and ] r
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
The Doy had Ills Fun. Tbougb

AS milkman was turning into an alley off
Second avenue the other morning boy who
stood there said:
Say, mister, do you SEQ that barrel down
thereP
Eyes"
Please run over it; want to hear 1t crash. /"
The driver gave his horse lick to get up
steam, headed for the barrel and struck il with
a fore wheel. and the next moment his wagon
was on its beam ends on the ground. He sup
posed the barrel to be empty, but it was full Of
sand.
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
Inspecting New Jersey Monuments.

The monuments which have been erected by
the State Of New Jersey on the battlefield OF
Gettysburg. were inspected on Wednesday, Nav
%, by the State Commissioners. Col. w. H. Cor
bin, of Elizabeth Col. f. l.. Stratton, of Null
lica Hill and DIR. George T. Ribbe, of Milford.
they visited all the monuments and are per-
fectly satisfied with their condition. They will.
however, recommend the erection Of coming
around some, and the improvement of the grass
plots about others.
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
Special Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE
JOHANNESBURG, TRANsvAAL,
SoUTH AFRICA, Feb. 26, 1890

IAMON DS, diamonds,
everywhere, yet ne'er
"a one for me-"
In fact we are sur
rounded by diamonds.
To the right of the
railroad track lie the
Bultfontein, the Du-
toitspan and the Kim
berley mines to the
left the De Beers and
the Central. Tremen-
dous heaps Of excavat-
ed ground greet the
vision in all directions,
whilst as far as the eye
can reach stretch the
n Vrin., E.II. ....l., 4
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
Humnn Nature Is Human Nature.

She-I see that in Minneapolis they have
adopted the plan of sending out engraved cards
to prominent people, inviting them to attend
service at one Of the fashionable churches.
He-Thats no use They'll have TO charge
an admission feo If they want to get the peo-
Dla in.
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
Why Not Buy a Mandarin
IDetroil Free Press.

The public press of China has spread the
news that certain class of American girls arc
willing TO buy titled husbands with cash, and
there is desire on the part of many Chinese
mandarins to como over here and clinch a
bargain. Why not? A title is title. whether
the owner lives in China or Italy
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
S0UTB AFRICA.
Kimberley, the Heart of the Diamond
District.

Diamonds Everywhere-Kimberey does not Rank
MS a Marvel of Architectural Beauiy-It IL Known
the Tin T0wn"-An African Dnsi-stOrm,
RuinOus TO Both Eyes and ClOhcs-TbrY Use
Horse-cHrs Manufactured In the United States.
The National tribune., 1890-06-05
GuRE EITS!

/ do not mean merely to stop them for time and
then have them return. mean radical cure have
made FITS EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS q
lifelong study. 1 warrant my remedy to cure the
worst cases. Because others have failed is no reason
for receiving cure Send at once for treatise
and Free Bottle OF my infallibe remedy Give Express
and 7. U. III. q. ROOT. Nj. q. lS3 Pearl ST.. NY.
The National tribune., 1890-06-05

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ARGENTINE ELGIN OR WALTHAM,

We viii furnish the watch, except with an EIgn
or Watham movement in place of Trenton, with the
paier fop year for $500.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Washington, II. C.
The National tribune., 1890-06-05

and the bridge over the Rappahannock, would
not have been wonderful.
If such an impression bad taken possession
of Gen. AverelPs mind, in view Of the reports
that had been made to him, ho would have
been blameless. Whatever his opinion on this
subject may have beon,- it did not affect his
action that day. rs it has been seen that he ac-
compiisned satisfactorily the only purpose he
had in view
The National tribune., 1890-06-05

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GEN. sTUARr's REponTs

and orders on the occasion, and Maj. McClel-
lan's description of the affair leads one to sup
pose that they thought AvorelPs purpose to
have been to crush the entire rebellion and put
an end to the war. That is mistake; hc only
meant to defeat Fitz Lee if he could, and that
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-18
DECLINING ENDORSEMENT.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 1.-THE Republican
County Central Committee met last night to
consider the matter of the recent indorse-
ment of several Republican candidates by
Of the indo rsed candidates TO decline the
Endorsements I'd have nothing to do with
the boilers.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-18
NO FLIM-FLAM ABOUT 1T.

Rapidity With Which Mr.. Know-I.-All
Came Down From His High Horse.
In the Auditorium Hotel rotunda, one of
the guests loungng in an upholstered chair
noticed a young man feeling one Of the big
variegated columns. The young man seemed
to be in doubt as to whether or not the calico
looking stuff was nothing but painted plank
ing.
"Pretty fine, amt it?" remarked the
lounger.
Eyes, sir; it is"
"And it's all real, too" added the lounger
No flim-flam about that. Solid Mexican
onyx every Bit, same as the walls. Took
pretty nigh all the Mexican onyx there was
in the country, too" And the lounger went
on and made quite little talk about the
beauty and rarity of the onyx from which
the pillars were made, the young man stand
ing respectfully by until it was concluded.
Then he spOke.l
81 am much obliged to you, sir, but l am
in the employ of the company that made
these pillars. They aren't onyx at all. but
scagiiOla. That's a composition of stone
ground up into paste and cOlored and
pressed into slabs and polished. This is all
hollow and | was just looking at it to see if
it had cracked any with the settling of the
ground. Going up Michigan avenue? Well
I'm going up that way too. I'll just walk
along with you"
Those who overheard this conversation
say that the rapidly with which Mr.. Know
it-all came down from his high horse was
surpIiSiDg-St Louis Republic.