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1910 or ihe RattI.nela.

This Order was duly organized az Detroit
Aug. ,. ard George T. DoIton. Is s. Main
street 81. Louis No. WAS elected General Com
Enanding for the ensuing year. BY the cOnsti-
tuition adopted, all who served the Nation for
81 or more days under the fire OF the enemy
Of our country. all who were 20 wounded on
the field OF battle as to prevent further SER
vice there, and all VINO were captured in battle
while manfully performing their duty, and
who were held in confinement by the enemy,
thus preventing their full 9O-day service under
fire. ar, eligible 10 membership. Life mem
ber,hip fee was fixed at s., said fee to cover
cost Of certificate and badge. As early as pos
sibe, the Executive Council will take steps re-
gsrIips al who served under fire less than 30
days, and its action will be duly announced.
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Annur PEOPLE

Ex-senator Dwight NJ. Sa5in of Minnesota,
was married at Milwaukee, Wis, last week. to
Airs. josie l.. Swan. Senator Sabiu secured a
divorce from his first v lie in iSS9, which caused
a sensation In Washington, where Mrs. Sabin
had been a lavish entertainer. aud was n shin
ing social light during the Senator's term in
Congress Mrs. SaDin was placed in santa
rum at Flushing. Long Island, and the Seua-
tor was TOundiy denounced for his action in
incarccratiug her and in suing FOR n divorce.
The grounds upon which the suit was brought
was the alleged use Of ssimulauts in excessive
quantities, which amounted 20 disease. She
drank the strongest bgaudies, and through al
cohOl was Ted into the use Of opium, until she
became a slave of that powerful drug. The
Senator alleged that her nervous system was
shattered and her mind so weakened that her
reason was affected. People who had been iu-
innate with Mrs Sabin refused to believe these
charges until that lady wrote letter which
yindIcat d tine Senator, aud IA which she took
all the blame Tor her troubles upon herself
vorce he paid all her ex FcusCs and gave her a
liberal allowance.
TX Senator John J. Ingalls, OF Kansas, who
was to have sailed for Europe on Saturday,
Aug. %, by the steamer Freeland, was obliged
10 postpone his departure because Of the sudden
illness Of Mrs. ingalls,.
Bishop Newman, Of Omaha, delivered the
principal address at tho New York Chautauqua
on Grand Army day, Saturday. Aug. D
Secretary Of the Interior Noble has returned
g. Washington from his outing ia the Adiron-
daCk Mountains and was hard at work at his
desk on Saturday. lie has been greatly bene-
flied by his vacation, and is now in the best oil
health aud spirits.
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The town of Guthrie, Okla, is Overrun with
people, recent information concerning the
opening Of the Indian lands having brought
them there from all parts Of the United States.
The boomers are arriving in wagons OF all de-
srrptiOu. and all are headed for the Iowa and
Sac and Fox Reservations, which are expected
to be thrown open for settlement in short
time by proclamation by the President.
Every conceivable specimen Of humanity has
pat IN an appearance, and the gambler and
missionary elbow each other, equally anxious
10 be among the first when the order for inVas-
ion is proclaimed. Some have gone so far as to
build flatboats with which 10 cross the streams,
while others have houses on wheels. stocked
with provisions, ready TO move at a moments
notice. On a line extending from the Cimms-
ron to the South Canadian, a distance OF about
60 miles, there are more than 1000 homeless
people encamped, anxiously awaiting the Prcsi-
dents proclamation. The Southern negro,
Northern white, and the red Indian mix under
the United states MaTsha's surveillance I'M
concernedly, but when the order TO move IS
given there will undoubtedly be trouble.
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CAPT. CgkRLEs G, SMITH DEAD.

Capt. Charles Campbell Smith, for many
years an employe Of the Treasury Department,
died suddenly Of heart disease at his residence
IN Washington on Thursday morning. Aug. 20,
aged GS years. Although in feeble health for
several months past, Capt. Smith has visited
his Office almost every day, but has done little
duty.
Capt. Smith was born at indianapolis, Ind,
and when but youth enlisted as a soldier aud
served through the Mexican war. lie entered
the army in the war OF the rebellion as Captain
ia the 10th Ind. three mOnthsj April - 1861 I;
was appointed Captain Of the 18Th Regulars
Gen. Sherman's regiment) in MAY, 1861, and
resigned on account Of III health Nov. ., 1864.
During his service in the Regular Army he was
mastering officer at Keokuk, Iowa, aud mus
tered into the United States service such
notable men as Gen. w. w. Bclknap eE Secre-
tary Of War under Grant. Gen. John w. Noble,
Secretary Of the Interior, Gen. Cyrus Bussey,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior, aud many
others lie was prominent member Of Burn
side Post, &, Of Washington, and was buried in
the National Cemetery at Arlington with mill
tary hOnors by his Post
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ARMY AND NkVY,

Gen. Nelson \. Miles, the celebrated Indian
fighter, ac present commanding the Depart
meut Of the Missouri, with Headquarters IN
Chicago, will visit France during the month Of
September 20 witness tile Autumn army manu-
vers. The General hopes 70 get some IDEAS there
tIst will bo Of benefit to him when he assumes
command Of thc big Worlds Fair parade ia
Chicago in October, 1892.
The new gunboat Bennington went 10 sea
last week for her final steaming test, under
conditions Of the 10Th CLAUSE OF the contract
IL was expected that the vessel would be at sea
for a. least - hours. but after being out for five
hours she returned TO her anchorage. 10 has
not hcen learned what was the matter with the
gunbOLt, Is she made no signals and no boat
came ashore, and it was therefore concluded
that nothing serious had happened TO her.
Under the terms Of the contract $4,000 Of the
$4,000 allowed for her building has been
withheld as a special reserve until this final
trial, for which she has been fully equipped
armed, and in all respects made complete and
ready for sea. If any weakness or defect in
the hull or fittings should appear, due either
10 detective workmanship or detective materi-
ais, All repairs and renewals Of parts shall be
made at the expense Of the contractors.
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Utilizing Old Shoes.
IIOtth's C0mpUHf0n.

q. Few persons know what becomes Of old shoes,
or the method in which they are utilized. A
few Of the more respectable east-OH shoes are
sometimes repaired and sold again Tor = nomi-
nal price 10 some person who is not fastdiOus,
but as a general rule they are put 20 other uses.
In France, e5iidreu's shoes are cut from the
Larger pieces which are obtained by ripping up
old boots; but in this country, as we'll Is abroad.
the practice now is TO convert the scraps into
4 leather pulp, which may be so treated as TO
produce a substitute for the real article, cheap
and comparatively worthless, Of course.
Oilate the manufacture OF an artificial leather
wall-eoyeTing, selling under hish-sOunding
name, makes market for all the WORKOUT
boots aud shoes of the American people, so that
i'm its revised form the discarded footwear OF
the most wTetched of eaTths children may
look down for years upon the scenes OF SPLEEN
dor such as the fOTlorn wearer saw not even in
dreams.
There are other uses as well, including the
manufacture of buttons, combs, knife-handles,
and other articles which are interesting, but
Of which the public know little. Carriage
makers, bOokbinders, and pieture-frame makers
consume this artificial leather to a certain ex-
tent for their cheaper grades Of work.
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than 100 priests assisted in the pOntiGCai high
mass which followed the unvailing Of the coat.
The relic is distinctly visible in the body Of
the Cathedral.
This supposed coat Of Jesus Christ through
which il Is reported so many marvellous faith
cures have been effected among Roman CathO-
lies consists Of three layers Of cloth. The
outer one is a kind Of si,ken damask, Of gold
and purple pattern, used as protection to the
coat itself, which is the middle layer. IL is a
shirt-like garment, with short. loose sleeves.
10 has no pattern, and it has so far been i'm
possible to learn either the date Of its manu-
facture or the material. The third layer is Of
gauze.
The experts say that the coyerings-the
inside and outside layers-must have been
made in the East before the ninth century.
The coat IS so Old now that there is really
little Of il left
The tradition Of the Roman Church is that
the Empress Helena tremendously discovered
many relics Of Christ's passion in Palestine.
These included tho cross, the nails, the
crown Of thorn5, the lance, the winding
sheet, and the coat without seams. On her
return to Treges. or Augusta Trcviorum, as it
was called, the western capital OF the Roman
Empire, the Empress presented TO the Cathedral
tho coat, one of the nails, and portion of the
crown Of thOrns. In 32i these relics were COM
mitted to the care Of Agrisius, Bishop OF Treves
and have been guarded ever since. In ll96
they were transferred to the high altar Of the
Cathedral, where they were built in after
having been examined and attested in the
presence Of a large number of Bishops and
clergy, the magistrates, and nOtables OF the
city, and eminent men from all parts of the
world. They were inclOsed in three iron
chests one within the other, and each securely
fastened and sealed with the official seals of
the principal men present.
At certain long intervals the relies were ex-
posed. During the wars in the 18th and 18th
centuries they were sent to the Castle Of Ehren-
brietstein, on the Rhine, for safety. In 1910
Napoleon /. gave permission to the Bishop Of
Trcves TO transfer them to their present rest
ing place.
Each exhibition Of the Holy Coat has been
attended by thousands OF persons, and most
wonderful stories are told of its influence. The
last exhibition was in 1914
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THE TWO FOSTERS AND PLATTs,

Hon. Charles Foster Secretary Of the Treas
ury, has frequently been mistaken for Gen.
John w. Foster ex United States Minister 10
Spain. One Of the Now York papers fell into
the error last week, and bad a sensational arti-
Gle about the Secretary Of the Treasury max
ing strenuous exeriions 10 obtain an interview
with the President while nc was visiting Mount
McGregor and Saratoga aud all the time the
Secretary was in Washington attending 10 his
duties while Gen. John w. Foster was seeking
the interview with Gen. Harrison. Many
other queer mistakes have been made regard.
ing these gentlemen. There are two other
prominent gentlemen who are often confound
ed with each other; these are ex-senator
Thomas G. Plat, Of New York, and Senator
Orville ii. Platt Of Connecticut. One man
who was seeking an Office wanted the eK-Sen.
ator's Endorsement for position, and he sent
In his name 10 the Connecticut Senator, and
would not be convinced that he was not tn,
man he wanted until Senators EVarts and His
cock, the two New York Senators, were brought
before him.
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COMMISSIONER BRAGG DEAD.

Hon. Walter J.. Bragg, member Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, died at Spring
Lake, n. j., on Friday, Aug. %. Commissioner
Bragg was born ia Lowndes County, Ala, Feb.
%, 1888. At tho outbreak Of the war he en-
tered the rebel army in an Arkansas regiment,
aud served as an officer under Gen. Pat Cle-
burne. At the close of the war he settled in
which the war had interrupted. lie was APP
pointed an Interstate Commerce Commissioner
by President Cleveland in March. 1877, and he
has lived in Washington since that time His
health has been poor for the past two years,
aud his death was not unexpected.
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WANT d
d CCaFeae IN Every TgEaec...9
ais PC3i
TOSELL THE CANNONEZR

The Cannoneer" is undoubtedly the best
selling YEARBOOK now before the people. 10
is unique in It's way being the wei told
actual experiences OF private soldier ia
much Of the very hardest Sighting IN The
war
Every veteran, especially Of the Army Of
the Potomac, wants a copy o. the book, and
also every man and woman whose father
served in that army. IL viii 20 like hOb
cakes among them.
We want q good live comrade in every
Post and every Township in the country to
take hold of the book and push it. Good
wages can be made every day by its sale.
Send for a Township, and specify two or
three Others that you want if you cannot
get Your first choice Ask for terms 10
agents. Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, d. G.
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Place. New York city, collapsed and about 100
people were buried in the ruins. It is not
known whether there was an explosion 70 cause
the building to fall or If tie Old walls toppled
with the weight Of goods upon the floors Of
the building. So far 81 dead bodies have been
recovered. and It is known that the bodies Of
more than 30 persons are still IN the ruins.
After the fall Of the building fire broke out,
which took the fremeu two or three hours to
subiuo. The persons still in the ruins are all
dead, for If not crushed by the falling timbers
and bricks they either burned 70 death or were
subjected by the smoke aud the water thrown
upon the burning mass. A large force Of res
cuers are at WORE, but it will be some time be-
fore the remains Of all the victims can be re-
covered.
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nEArH or A VERMONT soLpIER.

Col. Herman A. Seligson was found dead in
bed at a hotel in Baltimore, Md, Thursday,
Aug. 20 the cause Of his death being apOplexy.
Col. Soigson enlisted in the 9th VT. at the out
break Of the war under the name Of Herman
Sellingst0n, aud was mustered out Of service as
Lieu teuaEt- Colonel Of the regiment After the
war he became a resident Of Washington, and
held responsible positions in the Census Bureau.
During the last census, although the proprietor
OF large wholesale liquor store, he WAS in.
duccd by the Superintendent Of the Census "a
accept the position Of Chief Of Division in that
Office, and lie had only few weeks ago settled
up his accounts and resigned. He was buried
Ia the National Cemetery at Arlington with
military hOnOTs.
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Inhor.eh hr The Ronndhsnd..

An enthusiastic meeting Of old soldiers was
held at New Castle, Pa, on Saturday evening,
Aug. -, which was mostly composed Of mem
beers OF the Tooth Pa. (ROundhead5j. ResOla-
tions were unanimously adopted expressing
the hearty approval oil the meeting Of the
action OF the Republican Convention in nOmi-
mating Gen. David Mem. Gregg for Auditor
General, and Capt John w. Morrison for State
Treasurer. An earnest and vigorous campaign
was outlined by the old veterans, who conf
IDENTIFY predict the election of their old COM
rades
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HE WAS STRUCK OUT.
The Crank Told His Adventures and the Umpire
FlOOred Him.
ID. u.

FlOOrpd Him.
[BUFaLo Erpyess.l
IWere you ever in love befOre?" she asked,
Looking trustfully TO her athletic lover.
He was a baseball crank, but he was truth
fuI. so he was compelled to answer:
MANY time. but -
eBut what. Tell me about them"
"Well. you see, was left on first"
90. that means your first girl went back on
yOu?" r,
"EIoped?"
"That's it, But was thrown out"
Her father2"
Bic brother Next time fouled."
"The girl wouldn't have anything to DO with
you?"
q You've got it. And then batted fly and
the left fielder got it"
Some fellow you had cut out befOre?"
"Sure. But this is the first time 1 ever hit
safe, and Pm going to make a home run.
See?"
.sWelI. guess not" broke in the gruff voice
of the girls pa. You're going to be struck
out See?"
And he suited the action to the word in way
which brought the baseball cOurtship to q
sudden close.
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Al the Seaside.
~ NV - 'sANe
[g,reet & Smilh's Good Nelps.1

Sweet d SDlltH s UCOu NeUs.I
Fair Guest (at the seasidol-PheW! It's hot
ter here than it is IN the city.
Hotel PrOpriotOr-Ies'm. We're having q
land breeze to-day.
Same guest GA hours later)-Merey How
cold it isl Pm nearly frozen!
Hotel ProprietoE-Yes'm. We're having
sea breeze to-day.
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make some purchases for Mrs. Harrison, who
was attending the Childrens Carnival at the
Sea Breeze Hotel. While the driver was in the
store the horses ran away, and the carriage
oOilided with a wagonct, which was smashed
10 pieces the White House carriage loosing
wheel. The horses were caught uninjured.
Nobody was hurt by the runaway team.
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VETERANS IN THE CITY,

Noah /. Gebhart, Co. ID. 18th Iowa. NorwaIk,
o. Comrade Gebhart is a travelling salesman
for the A. b. Chase Company, manufacturers
Of pianos aud organs, and is making a tour
through the East and South accompanied by
his wife, and though attending 10 business will
stop for few days in Washington 10 see the
sights.
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RECENT LITERATURE.

THE UNITED SERVICE A monthly review of
military and naval affairs. Published by l.. Y.
Hamcrsly & Co, Philadelphia. Price So cents.
OSBORNE or ARROCHAR. A Novel. BY
Amnuda NJ. Douglas. Published Dy Lee & She
pard Boston. Price 30 cents.
Magazines and Notes.
The best story in the August Romance pub
Iished by W. II. Benton, New York, is The
Livingstone Inquest by an unknown author.
The Soul of the Cat, by Fred. A. Wilson; On
the Stairs, by Ernest RHcrvilly; Semper Idem,
by Alice g. Getchell; Skimpsey, by Alfred
Stoddart; and Out Of q Pioneers Trunk, by
Bret Harte, are all stories well worth reading.
The Kings Jester has came to be a work of
m, i'm the exposition of advertising ways aud
means its pages are bright with pictorial
representations and happy hints.
The sixth crop Of Pickngs From Puck is now
ready and may be had at any news stand, or
by mail from the publishers, at % cents per
copy. Pickmgs From Puck will DO issued
quarterly hereafter.
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A Denial.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: You viii SEQ
an article in the Chattanooga Times, or in some
other papers, charging mo with pension fraud,
which assure you is gross Misrepresentation,
got up to make political capital in our present
Congressional race and | hope it may not go
into your paper until you know the FACTS.
Your friend, in F., @. and L-,-WM. ALLEN,
JacksbOrO Tenn
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THE HOLY COAT.
Once More Upon Exhibition ia the Cathedral
Trryes.

Trryes.
Very many thousands Of pilgrims are now in
Treves, Rheuish Prussia, TO Venerate the gar
ment known as the Holy Coat. which is now
on exhibition for six weeks. The Cathedral is
richly decorated and the ceremonies are very
impressive.
At The opening Of the exhibition, two Knights
of Malta, in full costume. with drawn swords
in their hands stood on c.tferside Of the shrine
inclosing tho Holy Coat case, surrounded by
tall lighted candles in handsome candle5ticSs,
and surmounted by q large gold Cross. More
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Prof. Doolirtle has convinced the scientists
in session here last week that the earth actually
does wobble," as has been suspected for
good while by astronomers. Ho has made
10000 zenith observations extending over a
period Of Ia years, at the observatory at Beth
lehem, Pa, aud has noted a largo number Of
variations from the normal position Of the
earth. This testimony by so eminenta scien-
list must be great comfort TO men who go
home after an evening with the boys and find
the earth acting very strangely.
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uses OF such bowls are so many and varied that
1t is considered the hight OF folly for a sensitive
householder 10 fear 10 Ice found IN possession Of
punch bowl. But Gen. Harrison is nan
who does pretty nearly as his conscience die
tates, and il is a well known fact that, although
q temperate man, BIO is not teetOtaler.
-
A regular monthly meeting of the Board OF
Directors Of the Charlottesville Battlefield
Association was held on Thursday evening,
Aug. 20, at the Office of the association IN
Washington. The report Of the committee
appointed 10 visit the battlefield and perfect
the survey was received and discussed. Mr..
ii. Won Shor, the engineer in charge OF the
work, was present aud submitted an elaborate
map Of the property, which lie had prepared
from surveys. 1t was decided to have grand
boulevard 10 cncircle the whole 900 acres Of the
battlefield. The main reservation or park Is
TO be on the site OF the Chancellor House, and
will be called Union Circle. Badiating from
this viii be five main avenues, 10 be named re-
spectiVely Chancellor. Spottsylvania, Rapidan,
Wilderness, and Fredericksburg, while the
other avenues will be named after the States
whose troops participated in the battle, and the
intorscciing streets are 10 be named alter officers
and soldiers who distinguished themselves IA
the bloody action.
Col. Julio Rengifo, Secretary Of the Colombian
Legation in Washington, is modest young
man, hardly more than 30 years old, but one
who has passed through about as varied an cx-
perience as usually falls 10 the lot OF men much
older. The Rengifo family is one of the Oldest
in Colombia, and all of its members have held
important Government positions. The young
man above referred 10 was educated as a lawyer.
and while very young was appointed TO an i'm
portant judFeship, which position be held two
years. lie has served II years in the Colombian
army, aud participated in half dozen civil
wars since 1870. The hardest and most danger
Gus duty young Rengifo was ever called on 20
perform was during the construction OF the
Panama Canal when he was acting rs Military
Governor Of one Of the States, and was in COM
mand OF two battalions Of troops The country
at that time Was infested with thieves aud
thugs but he made quick work Of them. When
work was finally suspended on the canal his
little command was employed in gathering to-
gether more than $4,000 people, most Of whom
had been employed on the canal, and putting
them aboard vessels 10 send them TO healthier
climes. Many Of these people had TO be forced
on board the ships, and for two months the
Colonel and his troops labored inocssantly in
shipping these involuntary emigrants Col.
Rengifo is a writer Of considerable force, aud
he has contributed able articles on economic
/ questions TO the Colombian press. He could
command a much moro important position IN
the service Of his Government than that which
/ he holds but his fondncss for the United States
and his desire to study Republican institutions
in this country led him 10 seek his present
| post.
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The Atlanta Constitution claims that five Of
the Alliance representatives from Georgia will
support Crisp for Speaker. This will make
the Georgia delegation solid for him.
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PRESIDENTS CARRIAGE WRECKED.

The coachman OF President Harrison drove
the White House carriage over 10 drug store
al Cape MAY Point Ola Saturday evening to