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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-03-12
Ex-PRIsoNERs OF WAR.
Meeting or the Memorial Association in Aid OF the
Memorial Hall Plan.

Memorial Hall Plan.
The ex-prisoners met in large numbers on
Thursday night Of last week at the Metro
poltsn Opera House in New York. Ii was the
first OF the series arranged for by the National
Memorial Association in the different cities in
aid Of a Memorial Hall project Col. Veazey
was loudly cheered. He said that il has come
TO be regarded that the loftiest expression Of
loyalty which any class of Union soldiers gave
20 the world was that of the prisoners OF war.
More than 7l,000 laid down their lives with
the song on their lips and in their hearts.
Christ died 10 make men holy, let rs die 10
make men free" Martyrs as well as heroes,
they dragged out the weary, ioyless, almost
hopeless days in hunger, in filth, in torture Of
heat aud cold and storm, with only rags for
covering the pain of disease racking their
wasted bodies, death stalking daily among
them, yet during IL all, 10 the auuring promise
OF liberty aud plenty If they would but for
swear the Gag of their country, as unyielding
as the Savior on the mountain summit TO the
offered brides OF Satan.
Ex-CongreSsman Sherman made an eloquent
address on the lesson and inspiration in pa
trotism which Memorial Hall like that pro-
posed would be TO the youth Of America in
succeeding generations.
The Rev. j. NJ. Foster. who was introduced
as n graduate of Andersonyille," gave a
graphic picture of the patriotism of the pris-
oners OF war, which made them proof against
all temptation from the Confederates.
Gen. o. o. Howard carried the audience back
to the days when Sherman was marching
through Georgia. He spoke of the Kindness
OF the negroes toward escaped prisoners, and
how they had bcfriended them then. as they
beiriended the Federals in the ranks He
said: 8" Never let US forget this part Of our
people, and never let us forget TO protect them
ia their rights Of liberty" Gen Egbert Viele,
Horatio C. King and Miss ClaFa Barton also
smoke
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Ohio Prn.ion ni.bur.rm.nl,.

The report Of United States Pension Agent
Mitchell shows Disbursements 20 Ohio pension.
ers during the mouth Of February as follows:
lnvRids. $ls6.G9l.32; widows, Ss93J6.g7
minors, SIC, lyl.22; dependent relatives, $lO.-
goo g.; nyalids under act Of June p, ls9o, 49,
sl4.52; widows under same act, Sj.O67.2i
minors under same act SAP 30: dependent re a
tivcs under same act, Ge2 widows Of Mexican
war S3C9.33; survivors war Of 1872 $lO.g3
widows, $l5427.
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shermnn,s March 10 the Sea-,

This is the title Of well-written romance Of
Sherman's great march, 10y Lieut.. L. G. Bird.
who served in that army during that aud pre-
ceding campaigns. IL is prelacod with brief
history Of the march. aud illustrated with por-
traits Of Gen. sherman, Of his principal snbnr-
dinates, and Of the leading rebel Generals or
posed 10 him. The story is also well illustrated.
The whole appears in a pamphlet Of - large
pages. Published by the News Publishing
House, New York. Price 10 cents.
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In Mrmory OF sIrrman.

Memorial services in honor Of Gen. Sherman
were held nc the Illinois State House March 3
under the auspices Of the GAR. Posts 81
Springfield. There WAS large attendance. Gov.
Fiicr presided Eloquent speeches were made
by representative O'Connel. Of Mclean, on
sherman the soldier; Senator Newell. on
Sherman the Citizen; the Hon. Edward II.
Morris Of Cook County, on SHERMAN the
Friend Of Liberty" aud the Hon. W. W.
Weldon, on SHERMAN an Example to the
Young Men OF the Nation
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The Iaih m. nlsinrr

EDITOR NATIOSAL TRIBUNE: We are writ
ing up history Of our regiment, and are anx-
ious 20 have the addresses of Illinois survivors
before the book goes to press. IL any comrades
of the regiment see this, whose addresses are
not on the roster, they will confer favor by
communicating with-A. ii. MILLER, His
tOriau plainfield Ill
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NEWS OF The WEEK.
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
The Young Czechs and German Liberals have
secured working majority in the Austrian
Reichsrath by the late olecUions.-iu NADIA
gascar, Ramiasatra, Governor of the Province
of Belanond resentiug a petition from the
p0pulace to the Government TO defend them
from crueltics, mRssacred 275 persons, inelud-
ing men, women and children Of the leading
families. Brutal personal indignities were Of
ieTed during the slaughter which continued
several days. The Government has announced
that tho offenders viii be puuished.-Ihe APP
poiniment Of American Bishops, which was
announced 20 take place in February aud which
was postponed owing 10 the fact that the Pope
was dissatfed with the list submitted 10 him.
has again been delayed, owing 10 the illness Of
Cardinal Fime0u aud Cardinal JaC0binl The
condition OF the P0pes health causes anxiety.
His holiness is depressed in spirits and is
thought TO be slowly declining Twelve
enormous avalanches descended between Oily
and Iutier, in the StyrIan Aims. last week. The
railways were completely blocked between
Trieste aud Vienna The Ministry Of IRA
quay has resigned and a Cabinet OF COncila-
ti0n has been iarWcd with SenOr Espinosa
Minister Of Foreigu Aaars.-A1airs are stIll
in a disturbed state in Hawaii. The American
Minister last week frustrated q conspiracy to
seize tho Government and make the Queen a
mere fguTehead. The Marquis ID Rudini,
minister OF iofclgn AHHlTs lh AtaiNr mas nc
cared that the Governments foreign policy
has not been changed. Both France aud
Italy are equally and frankly DESTROYS OF inn
proving the friendly relations existing between
the two cOuntries.-The Conservatives, or
the Government party, won the elections OF
last week i'm Canada, but the fight was a bitter
one, and the Governments majority IN the
new House viii be cut down greatly. The
Liberals. who favor unrestricted reciprocity
]. al ~. - u a 81
declare that the result shows a strong and
growing movement in favor Of reciprocity, for
IN the Provinces where reciprocity got the best
hearing, the Liberals made great gains. The
relations between France and Germany are less
strained than they were. There is no likeli-
hood Of war bismarck and the Emperor are
still NJ l0ggerhcads aud the former may euter
the Recbstag, whore he eau the more iitting!y,
as one Of the opposition, criticize Wi.liams's
course.
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Send a. for full directions fsealed5 FR EE Of
Common sense Home Treatment viii positively cure all
the effects of iiHpOtencs, etc, Tie only care KNOWN
for EuTiCOretC, new uud certain method 40 electric
nOHseusg, u0 stomach drugging. Address Az
HIUA lHAAuAcY o.. Albion, MicAlgaA-
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Very Like Him.
WHH#a ~

"Your son ordered these pictures Of me-"
"Wel, they certainly look like him. Has
he paid your"
Ono, sir"
"That looks still more like him"
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A Military Reverse.


A distinguished old One-legged Colonel
Once started To edit a jolOncl,
But soon in disgust
lie gave up-he was bust
"For,n said he. " the expense Is infOlonel."
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An UniImrly Visit.

An UntImrly Visit.
LEy1cL.l
Irate Caler-Is the editor in?
Editor trising 10 a hight Of six feet four
inchesj-Ho is
Callcr-Ah! I'll call some time when he's
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Harry Ferguson aged -, now a bell boy al
the Brunswick, Chicago, WAS kidnapped when
five years old, and afterwards escaped he adj
vcrtsed for his parents and has found thar be
is heir 20 about $4,000 through the death Of
his auut.--Gov. Russell Of Massachusetts,
has called the attention Of the Legislature 10
the sweating system" in the manufacture Of
ready made clothing urging immod late action
toward breaking il up. lie says he deemed the
matter o. sufficient importance 20 call for a
thorough investigation By officers Of the In
spection Department OF the State District Po-
lice BY direction such an investigation has
been made both "a New York aud BOSTON,
Initial steps have been taken for the forma-
ton in Winchester Va. Of a stock company for
the manufacture Of beet sugar. The capital
stock viii be- S250OO0 Ii is expected the works
will be in operation by next Fall.--1he
great miners strike Oh the Mononrahela River,
Pa, is ended. A settlement WIS effected con-
ccdlug the demands Of The employees Six
thousand miners resumed Monday. q ter strike
lasting nine weeks aud estimated loss u
over Sl,u0J0OO IN wages.-Statistical srti-
cles based on Agricultural Department reports,
show that the total number Of sheep ia the
country to-day is 4343l l36, against 1895 672
in 1890 ana that consequently the wool clip
will bc 100000 pounds less than last year,
when il was 276OJOOJ6 ponuds.-West Yir-
ginia will appropriate $4,000 Tor n State ex-
hibit 80 the Worlds Fair. GHstaVe Fuchs an
architect has submitted a plan for a grand
gateway 20 the exposition. Germany has sig
nihCd her intention 10 participate and has be-
gun arrangements Tor an exhibit. The French
Government has done the same.
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war veteran who had rheumatism 20 years
received great benefit FROM Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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MsaTSH q few persons iu each place o. do writing AZ
a7Fata ~ home LciOse lOc Tor 100 PAGE blpk With
particulars, 20 j. IT, Woodbury. Station b. H. y CitY
aeutiOn Tae NatICaal TrIcuhA.
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POLITICAL


The Farmers Alliance IL booming In West
Virginia. Sub-A Alliances are being Organized in
nearly every County Hundreds are said 20 be
deserving the old parties and joining the new.
Gen. J. b. Gordon, of Georgia, has become a
full hedged Alliance au.-The term Of VII
kius0n Call as United States Senator from
Florida expired with the adjournment Of Con.
gress. The Legislature which will elect his
successor does not meet tili April Z, aud il may
not choose q Senator until the closing hours OF
the session, which is limited 10 90 days Con-
sequently, there is vacancy which will be
filled by appointment by the Governor
! The Massachusetts Legislative Committee on
4 Federal Relations. now that Congress has adj
/ jOurncd, took action on the resolutions in favor
i Of the Federal election bill. The committee
wa unanimous against the rus8luti0us-The
Australian ballot bin passed the West Virginia
I Senate by a strict party vote, and only awaits
the signature Of The Governor TO become a law
4 Five Democratic Senators were absent when IL
4 passed, and il b. known that some, If not all Of
them. were opposed 20 lis passage-In the
1 drawing for the long aud short term seats in
! the North Dakota Senate the Democrats were
victorious. The even numbered districts drew
] the long terms, aud six Democrats held over
! Had the odd Numbered districts won, only
single Democrat would have retained his seat
4 The Joint resolution % submit 10 the ueO-
/ pic q proposition 20 cali constitutional con
] yeuton has passed the Kansas Legislature. and
! been sigucd by the Governor. The anti Pro-
hibti0uists claim this as a victory Tor re-sub-
missiou.--Goy Hill, Of New York. has refused
10 surrender another criminal who has taken
/ refuge from Connecticut ia his State The
4 latter treats Hills action as nOuseusieal AID
says the question Is not as TO who Is Governor,
/ but as 90 whether criminals shai be brought 10
justice. The indications are that Andrew J.
sicctcr viii succeed Chas. b. Farwel Sena-
tor from Illinois 10 be eau secure the five votes
/ Of the Republicans who are still voting for
/ Ogiesby. Palmer, Streutcr aud Oglesby are the
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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Fire destroyed property worth $4,000 In
Chicago March q, aud three Gremou were badly
hurt. The building was owned bv C. w
Partridge. The loss fell on two other men
Also charles Mcllvaue, young burglar who
killed man whose house he WAS trying to rob
in Brooklyn, aud Nicola lrizla, a young Italian
who killed a fellow cOnutrymea ia the same
the Warden Of the New York State Prison DIV
electricity, la the week beginning April 90
The Jacksonville Southeastern fast passenger
train over the AtchisOn, Topeka Il Santa Fe
on March &, a. Havana, lll. lett the track at !
curve and the six cars piled on top of eacl
other. The wreck burned, and the fireman
WAS killed aud nine people were badly injured
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AT 0M0C so GOOD WRITER'S I6TAAITrn
Al UVUE To COPY AT HOME WANTED
Al iress, with stamp, n. PUB. Co. Gallon Ohio.
Mention The National Tribune.
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bfhTlihlA Oh TIE liOtFE OF RIpNtHENTh-
TINIs After Two long aud stormy res IoIis ga some,
respects unparalleled in 81 hundred yenrs, the
IuiIst ~ Representative 90 tlif 51-l Congress a. III
soon pHst wits completed record into The history
al tir country Hlid lis wotkr viii follow d. What
We have done ir lu lIilsc measure political What
ever UolitCH r0usCE thc stcrest tle most turJl-
leil, tir most uHiorElfluR passions oi tIc human
THrp. Political action can never be- Justly yipurd
from % urhF standpoint Time mad distance aF,.
needed foI ripe judgment, aud the verdict 81 his-
tors b. ie ouiA verdict worth recording. 10 state
iu language which would seem 10 ne 10 he ado.
guHtt tle achievements 81 tic House would NOT be
suitable "a tlii- time or 90 ths place Nor n Il iu
iho ienst ncedfui that D should here aud now a..
kiudie old disputes on ian The diving cnlJerr oi
struggles pHsl aud gone. Whether we have dis
posed OF questions 81 finance with the wisdom oi
broad siHte-mHnship tlnc will surely show.
MitrtAcI lH lhc things we have done aud tihugs we
have attempted Tor tie furtherancc Of human lib-
eTly we were acuatcd by high and honorable mo-
tives wifi be visible 10 all thC world al no distant
nay. our actions need no catalogue, aud ala emu
IneraiiUu aud praise by ourselves would be- iu vain
IL our deeds do uot praise ar our words cannot
Confident az am Of the verdict 81 time on what
Nc have done, an still more confident tliat the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15
The Climate of Japan.

Really it rains far too frequently in
this otherwise charming Japan, and
one can indeed scarcely expect any
permanent dry weather except in
autumn. Every wind seems to bring
rain-clouds up from the encirclihg
Pacific to break upon the evergreen
peaks of Nippon; while in winter, so
great is the influence of the neighbour
ing Arctic circle, with its cold currents
of air and water, that Christmas in
Ku-Shiu-which lies in the same
latitude with the mouths of the Nile
sees the thermometer sometimes below
zero. Except for certain delicious
periods of the year one cannot honest
ly praise the climate of Japan; but it
has certainly divine caprices; and when
the sunshine does Unexpectedly come,
during the chilly and moist months.
the light is very splendid and of a
peculiar silvcry tone, and the summer
days are golden. For this the tea
plant, and young bamboo-shoots and
the other subtropical vegetation wait
patiently underneath the SHOWS; in
deed all the sun-loving plants of the
land have lurked. like the Inhabitants,
TO wait till the clouds roll by Some
of the most beautiful know how to
defy the worst weather with cu;ious
hardihoOd. You will see the camellias
blossoming with the ice thick about
their roots, and the early plum-booms
covered with fall of snow which is
not more white and delicate than the
petals with which it thus mingles.-
,Scyibney
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Partisan Anglomaniacs send their
linen to London TO be washed.
A Practical Astronomy Lesson.

One chilly evening the sitting-room
in which my pupils and | sat was
warmed by a CRATE fire. Shaking out
some small live Goals, babe the boys
observe which of them turned black
soonest. They were quick to see that
the smallest did. but they were unable
to tell why. They were reminded of
the rule they had committed to paper,
but to no purpose, until | broke a large
glowing coal into a score of fragments
which became black almost at once.
Then one of them cried, why, smash
ing that coal gave it more surface"
This young fellow was studying the
elements of astronomy at school. so |
had him give us some account of how
the planets differ from one another in
size; how the moon compares with the
earth in mass, and how vastly larger
than any of its worlds is the sun. En-
planning to him the theory of the solar
systems fiery origin, shall not soon
forget his keen delight-in which the
others present shared-when it burst
upon him that because the moon is
much smaller than the earth it must
be much colder; that, indeed, it is like
small cinder compared with a large
one. 1t was easy to advance from this
to understanding why Jupiter, with
eleven times the diameter of the earth,
still glows family in the sky; aud then
TO note that the sun pours out its
wealth of heat and light because the
immensely Gifts bulk has, comparative
ly speaking. so little surface to radiate
from. -t0putar ScseRc, Monthiy.
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Smalley's Picture of Bismarck.

HE strides heavily in; it is but
step from the door 10 the SPOT where
the scarlet portfolio is waiting for him,
but the weight of the step is what first
strikes you. 1t is not lassitude; it is
sheer physical bulk. He stands six
feet two, and his frame is the frame of
giant. He is broad and square in
the shoulders and deep-chested; the
arms are big; the legs are big; and
that part of the body which is inter-
mediate between the legs and chest is
big, not gross. He is aS heroic in his
physical proportions as in his charac-
ter. The head is set on the shoulders
and almost into them with singular
soGdity and closeness. The man is all
of 4 piece-bodv and mind, as it were.
fused and welded together. Faithful
as are many of the photographs. | re-
member none which brings out plainly
the helmet shape of the head. 1t is
the head of Pericles. dome-like in its
amplitudes as well Us in its curve. with
breadth at the temples which its
towering height cannot disguise, and
far overhanging the stern gray ewes.
which look out as from cavorns, deep
fringed with gray eyebrows. There is
no regularity of feature or of contour
The nose is short and carelessly mold
ed; the mouth You must imagine, for
gray muStache shades it; the jaw is
the jaw-well, of Priuce Bismarck, and
OF him alone The stamp of power, of
irresistible force. is on face aud figure;
into this one human form has nature
for once collected all her irrepressible
energies and subdued them TO his over
mastering will"
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Suffer as 4 Business Man.

Nearly everybody who came to Call
ifornia made it Il point to reach SUIT
ters Fort. Suffer was one of the most
liberal and hospitable of men. Every
body was welcome-one man or hum
dred, it was all the same. He had pc
culiar traits; his necessities compelled
him to take all he could buy. aud he
paid all he could pay; but he failed to
keep MP his payments. And so he
soor found himself sely-almost
hopelessly - involved in debt. His
debt to the Russians amounted at first
to something near one hundred thou
sand dollars. Interest increased apace.
He had agreed to pay in wheat, but
his crop failed. He struggled in every
way, sowing large areas of wheat, in
creasing his cattle and horses, and try
ing to build a Touring mill. He kept
his launch running to and from the
bay, carrying down hides, tallow, furs,
wheat. etc, returning with lumber
sawed by. hand in the redwood groves
nearest the bay, and other supplies.
On an average it took a months to
make trip. The fare for each per-
son was five dollars, including board.
Suffer started manv other new enter
prises in order to find relief from his
embarassments; but, in spite of all he
could do, these increased. Every year
found him worse and worse off; but it
was partly his own fault. He employ
ed men-not because he always needed
and could proiitably employ them, bat
because in the kindness of his heart it
simply became habit to employ
everybody who wanted employment.
As long as he had anything he trusted
anyone with everything he wanted
responsible or otherwise, acquaintances
and strangers alike.-GeR. BidweI IN
The Ce1.tYru
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A SIBERIAN EXPLORER.
DIR. Herr xpfriences-Among Owners OF
Herds of Thousands of Reindeer,

DR.. Otto Herr. well known for his
work in botany. mineralOgv and
ethnology. has just reached San Francis
co after an expedition across Siberia
which consumed two years and eight
months. He explored territory from
the extreme west to Behring sea and
made special study of fanna and
fora. He penetrated portion OF
kamtSchatka never before visited by
Europeans and made many important
discoveries. He left St. Petersburg
March %, 1888. Facilities were placed
ut his disposal rs he bore the Grand
Duke Michaels commission. He re-
manned ut Nitim, about 1000 miles
from Irkutsh until the ice in the Lena
river broke, when he proceeded by
steamer to the Sibcriakoff mines The
first winter was spent 1T YakutSk. He
started in March for the Nilvni river
There he found Il rich scientific field,
discovering rare minerals and beauti-
full opals in the bed of the river. Gangs
of men were required by him to cut a
way through the timber and under
brush.
In mid-Januarv Dr. Herr started for
ONhObShs Wv Vi oOp IllIit> tiut cuSl. L lit
distance was made rapidly, but hard.
ships began on the long overland Jour
ney from Okhotsk to Petropaulovski.
just beyond Tomsk he struck 4 snow
storm which lasted nineteen days. The
doctors route was along the seashore,
where the storm had full sweep. After
spending a day III the underground
caves it was decided to brave the
storm. The doctor says of the hard
ships of his Journey: The first day
we only made eight miles and camped
III the open air, sleeping as best we
could in our furs, On the evening of
the second day we arrived ut the river
In completely exhausted condition.
In all my recolleetions of travel know
OF no experience TO be compared to
that of those two days spent in the
wlldS OF Siberia, exposed TO the fury of
biting snow-storm, compelled TO push
forward or to die from exposure. Step
by step our faithful dogs made their
way over crusts of ice. bleeding at nose
and eyes SO that they left bloody tracks
on the snow. To make matters worse
il showed so hard it was almost dark,
and the occupant of the sleigh knew at
nv AAlAiS " tICbiicI Ills CulU DIhlOUS were
alive or buried. or fell into one of the
many yawniug ice gulches constantly
encountered. On the river Lukowa we
dug huge pit and rooted it with the
tree branches we fortunately found. In
this cut we cooked the first warm meal
we tasted for five DAYS"
The doctors route Law along the
Okhotsk sea aud then straight across
the peninsula. In most places he was
the first white man the native nomads
had ever seen. They had enormous
herds of 5000 or 10. 600 reindeer near
klutschef>ki, the principal city of the
peninsula. He visited volcano which
Is 10. 100 feet high, aud with its top of
smaller peaks which constantly emit
smoke. From the summit he saw
Behring sea. He was the first European
10 survey aud ascend this volcano.
In April he reached Petropauloyski.
where he had 10 wait two months be.
fore making any scientific studies. He
lett there on the schooner Leon, which
brought him 10 San Francisco in forty
DAYS.