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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28
PERSONAL.

Rev. w. II. Parsons of Columbus o., who was q
gallant Union soldier, and always wears the Grand
Army button says he met Gen. James G.. Field
the Peoples Party candidate for Vice. President,
on a train between Indianapolis and Chicago a
few days ago, and asked him If he had said,
ported, that he was sorry he had not killed more
Union soldiers when he was in the rebel army.
Il do not remember saying II" said Gen. Field;
"but that is my sentiment"
The youngest private soldier has had his innings
in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE for some time, and
now come the Brigadiers. A Pennsylvania claims
that tho youngest officer of the Union army to
wear the double stars " was Gen. Penny packer,
of Pennsylvania. He was q Colonel of volunteers
at 20, aud a Brevet Maori General when but six
months past his ED birthday.
Gov Peck, Of Wisconsin, was o private soldier
during ths war, and was once humble printer
living on back street. He now lives handsomely
In the house In which Ole Bull the famous violin
list, once lived.
President Harrison receives his salary In monthly
installments. On or about the Goth day of every
month the Treasurer of the United States sends to
the White House, sometimes by messenger aud
on other occasions by mail, q check for 81. 1866.
Out In the Blue Grsss country they are telling
this romantic story about Gen. William Henry
Harrison, "Old Tppecsnoe." the grandfather of
the present occupant of the White House: When
he was only 20 years Of age he wooed Miss Mon
archy Fenwiek. q bewiichng maiden OF Frankfort,
KY but did not meet with favor. Upon parting
with the girl he placed ring on her finger, say
ing: Monarchy, when President OF the
United States, send this ring to me with any
quest you may have to make, and will grant
whatever you ask If it Is in my power Smiling
at the jest the story goes she took the valuable
circlet and placed it among her treasurers. When
abe next saw her old admirer she was the wife OF
Judge Samuel Todd. a wealthy and prominent
citizen. and had become famous housekeeper of
wide hospitality. He had been elected President
of the United States, and was en- route via Frank
fort to his inaugural ceremonies. At the Kentucky
Capi.al he accepted her invitation to dine. The
Presidential suite comprised IL persons, some In
carriages others on horseback. The ring WAS not
presented according to fairy-tale usage. but was
Mrs Mary l.. Todd, Monarchy Fenwek's daughter
in-law."
OF all the Confederate Brigadiers surviving and
in public life Gen. WathalI of Mississippi, recently
reelected Senator, is said to be the most pic
turesuue, He is tall and slender, with name OF
black hair that il striking in appearance.
Among the new cadets at West Point are a son Of
Gen. John Pope and grandsons of Gen. Sherman
aud Gen. C. r. Smith. This appearance OF sue
ceedipg generations of n family students at the
National Military Academy is unusual enough to
evoke comment. but it Is a common occurrence at
civilian colleges.
Serg't G. H. Bates, the old soldier who carried
the Stars and Stripes through the Southern States
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sLANDERING AMERICAN MANHOOD.

| SLANDERING AMERICAN MANHOOD.
| Not content with slandering veterans in
| its home edition, the shameless New York
Herald is abusing them in its Paris edition
and delighting the Europeans with its cal
umnies of the men who composed the armies
of the Union.
This is mean beyond expression. The
ISLANDERS do comparatively little harm at
home, where every family that had a son in
the army, and every community in which
veterans are leading citizens, knows that
those men were not shirks towards, and
bounty-iumpers But how injurious it is
to our National honor to have one OF the
leading papers of the country continually
denouncing the patriot armies as composed
Of the scum of the earth!
How exceedingly absurd these venomous
assaults are as matter of fact. The soldier
hating papers claim that virtually all the sur
vivors of tie war are either pensioners, appli-
cants for pensions, or about to become 80.
They freely admit that the war was one of
the most sanguinary known in history, and
prodigies of valor, fortitude, and constancy
marked every stage of it. This being the
case, the next question is: Who performed
all these? Is it possible that all the brave
men died during the war or since, leaving
Death, usually so impartial, gone about
since the war hunting up who were good sol
diers and striking them down, and taking
particular care that the shirks and towards
should be granted fulness Of years? This
is the only theory which will justify those
brutal attacks.
The actual truth is that while there are
too many unworthy men On the pension
rolls, the proportion of these TO the deserv-
ing is utterly insignificant. We can conf
IDENTITY challenge any soldiep-hater to draw
100 cases at random from the files of the
Pension Bureau and examine them. He
will find that those 100 men served longer
in actual war than any other 100 men to be
found on the pension OF military rolls of
any country at any time; that they
rendered harder service encountered more
dangers, fought more bloody battles, and
generally better earned their pensions than
any soldiers known to history. We repeat
this challenge. 1t will be a satisfactory test,
and we have no fears as to the result.
The war of the rebellion was a glorious
exhibition of American manhood. 1t
showed that, taken as whole, we produced
the bravest and best soldiers the world had
ever known. Every village, every Town
ship sent forth heroes fit to stand proudly
by the side of the bravest in history. He
roism and patriotism were not the virtues
of a select few, as in other lands, but the
characteristics of the whole mass of our peo-
pie. The malignancy of such papers as the
New York Herald would deny this and de-
grade our people into race of towards and
shirks, with few shining exceptions, who
are long since dead and disappeared from
the pension-roll.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

AFTER 16 years of unqualified control of
South Carolina by the White Mans Party"
the clergy of the State have been appealed
30 TO appoint a day Of general fasting and
prayer in the interests of law and order
The petitions TO this effect, which are being
generally circulated and signed, set forth
that I" No mans life is safe in South Caro-
lima" Gould the situation have been worse
If the negroes had been allowed to exercise
their lawful rights? 1t is another illustra-
lion of the truth that
Bloody instructions, being taught.
Return TO plague the inventors.
Men who combine to violate the law in
any particular soon feel the need of the law
TO protect themselves from their accomplices.
The South Carolinians sowed in the wind,
snd they arc now resping in the whirlwind
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

Uncle Hawbuck Tin Hotel Highprice)-Pve
been readin that sign of your'n up thar, young
man, and ponderin'.
Clerk-It is plain enough. isn't it, "Fire
Escapes This Way"
Uncle Hawbuck-Yes, it's plain enough.
An was jest thinkin' that If you charge the
same rates for feedin' FIRE that you do for peo-
pie, don't wonder that it escapes this way or
any way.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28
NAVAL VETERANS OF THE Z. g.,
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 1919.
GAR NATIONAL EyCaMPMENT,
NVAsurScrnS ID SAINT %

WASHINGTON. ID. O., Sept 20.
Tickets to be ordinary, non-signature excursion
form; to be sold and good. going, Sept. IL to 20.
and valid for return passage until Oct 10. inclusive
For the meeting of the Naval Veterans, excur-
sion tickets to be sold to Washington only except
that from points from which the rates to Balti-
moro and Washington are the same, excursion
tickets may be sold to either Baltimore or Wash
ingon, with privilege of stopover at either point
From all points from which the rates to Wash
ington and Baltimore tho same excursion
tickets via the Baltimore e. Ohio, Norfolk IL West
ern, Chesapeake & Ohio, and Richmond Dam
vile Roads to be issued Baltimore with privilege
of stop.over at Washington; and excursion tickets
via the Pennsylvania Road to be issued to Wash
ington, with privilege of stop-oyer at Baltimore
Excursion tickets from Washington 10 the battle
fields in Maryland. Virginia. West Virginia, and
Pennsylvania to be sold ut the rate of one fare for
the round trip. going and returning by the same
route, and ut and one-haf cents per mile trav-
eled going by route and returning by other !;
such tickets to be sold ut Washington Sept % to 30
good returning until Oct. 8, inclusive.
On all tickets issued In Central Traffic or Southern
Passenger territories, beyond, stop-over privi-
Ieges to be allowed either going returning
as follows on the Pennsylvania Road between
Harrisburg and Washington; on the Baltimore d
Ohio Road between Cumberland and Washington,
and between Lexington, Va, and Washington; on
the Norfolk & Western Road between Roanoke
and Washington; on the Chesapeake & Ohio Road
between Staunton and Washington, and on the
Richmond & Danville Road between Danville and
Washington
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

The railway employees will be the princi-
pal sufferers by the decision to close the
Worlds Fair on Sunday. People will plan
TO 20 there and come away on Sunday, so
that the travel win then be greater than on
week days.
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LIMITED.

The sage-After all, how limited is mans
powerl Even the denizens of the barn-yard
daily Guido him.
The Plain Citizen-What do you mean2
The Sage-Why, though man can lay brick
with ease, he can never, never lay an egg.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28
R YOu ARE COMING.

If you think of coming TO the National
Encampment, send THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UEE a postal card, with your name, address,
regiment, brigade, and corps.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

Don't put off your orders for THE M
7TONAL TRIBUNE Portrait Cards single
day. II is only fen weeks noD until tile En-
caaapment, and there WiH be great rush for
them as the time nears. First come, frs. served
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

II you come 10 the Eaeampmcnt scithom a
supply of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Portrait Cards ii iriH be great disappoint-
ment to your comrades. They all rant your
picture to take home aoith them to look at in
after gears schea they are thinking and talking
about you.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

Erery comrade wants his portrait on his
card, that his friends and comrades may haze
al as a nemento of him. See NATIONAL
TRIBUNE'S 1,ortrait-card advertisement in
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

Sapsmith-Aw. Steele I've been wondering
Steele-That So Sappy.
Yahs, baw Jawve! You know the powous
plaster factowies use up thousands and maybe
millions of holes each year, and yet there
never seems to be any scarcity of holes. /
wonder why it is.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28
Again Mr.. Cleveland said:

Turning our eyes to the plain people of the land
system that unjustly and reientessly demands
from, them In the purchase of the necessaries and
comforts OF life an amount scarcely met by the
wages OF hard and steady toll.
The best answer to this is the report of
the Senate Committee to investigate wages,
prices of Agricultural products, and cost of
living. This report, which is signed by ev-
cry member Of the committee, including ex-
Speaker Carlisle and Isham G.. Harris, of
Tennessee, says:
The FINAL result announced by the Committee Of
the computation is that the cost Of living Of fam.
lily In ordinary circumstances 81 Of one per
cent less Sept !, 1891, than 1t was Sept. l. 1885,
The inquiry was pursued until May l. 1892 in the
cities of Fall River. Mass; Chicago, H.. and Du-
buaue Iowa. The result Of this latter inquiry
shows further decneln the cost of living In May
1892. as compared with September, 1891, Of 81 per
cent, and ~ compared with 1880 OF "a per sent.
This supplemental inquiry discloses the fact that
the tendency TO lower prices and to lower cost of
living still continues. Us
Mr. Cleveland should understand that
while obscure and reckless speakers and
writers may make any sort of assertions
they please with comparative impunity
man occupying his conspicuous position
should try to keep within at least hailing
distance Of well-known facts in his public
and formal utterances.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28
THERE is just suspicion of jealousy

THERE is just a suspicion of jealousy in
the following paragraph from the Boston
Herald:
Sixty thousand veterans IL the number they are
counting on for the National Encampment Of the
GAR at Washington next September. This will
beat the Boston and Detroit Encampments by
several thousands; but perhaps we needn't allow
ourselvesto be distanced until the muster is over
Sometimes anticipations not fully realized.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

THE comrade who comes to the National
Encampment with package of THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE's Portrait Cards of him
self will be doing great favor to all his old
comrades. They will take back the cards
with them as their choicest souvenirs of the
great meeting They want them for their
own qualification to show their family and
friends as to how the men look Of whom
they have talked SO much, and also to the
"old boys" who were unable to come to the
Encampment These cards only cost 50 per
100, where the charge for ordinary cards is
50 per 100.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28
ENGAGEMENT TICKETS.

The following are the regulations adopted
by the railroad associations with reference
to tickets to Washington and Baltimore
and the battlefelds during the Reunion of
the Naval Veterans at Baltimore and the
meeting of the GAR. National Encamp-
ment:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28
Daily
Earnings,
Daily

He also knew that this scale is from so to
IS per cent higher thn the wages paid the
same class Of workingmen anywhere else in
the world.
Representative Oates, of Alabama, fell
low Democrat, and who went to Homestead
as member Of the House Investigating
Committee, reports with establishment the
largeness of the wages earned by the Home
stead workers, and the comfort in which
they lived.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE'S portrait
cards are the biggest thing out See adrertise-
ment in another column.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

1s7trto Al E w.s~sror rosT oflas As stooa0oss
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A Kentucky comrade sends US the follow
ing item from the Louisville Post, and writes
with considerable Indignation in regard to
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-04-22
NEWS IN BRIEF,

Matters Of Minor Importance IN q Con-
densed Form.
Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary of
state, is seriously i'll.
The Government of Quebec has de-
termined to exterminate all lotteries in
the province.
Baron Fava has received orders to re-
turn to his post at the Italian legation
in Washington.
The Massachusetts house has passed
the bill fixing ten hours as a days work
for railroad employees.
Cope J. Snapp, voucher clerk in the
Office OF the general passenger and tick
ct agent Of the Northern Pacific at St.
Paul, has been arrested for embezzling
about $4,000
Hough S. Thompson has formally
rendered his resignation as a member
of the civil service commission, to take
effect May Is. He has been appointed
comptroller of the New York Life In
surance company,
Col. F. P. Wright, of the firm of
Wright, Barret q Stillwell, has been
nominated by the Independents for
mayor of St. Paul. A Republican en-
dorsement is said to be probable.
The house committee on commerce
has decided to report favorably the bill
introduced by Representative O'Neill,
providing that nothing in the interstate
commerce act shall prevent the issue of
joint interchangeable 6,000-mile tickets
with special privileges as to the amount
of free baggage that may be carried
under such mileage tickets not to ex-
ceed $50 pounds.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-04-22
MORTGAGES AND BANKS,
Kansas Farmers Paying or the One an

Kansas Farmers Paying or the One and
Depositing Money in tho Other.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 20. The Capital
publishes Its twelfth monthly mortgage
statement taken from the records of the
offices of the registers of deeds. The
statement shows a decrease in the mort
gage indebtedness in AZ out of the lO6
counties reporting of $50O,067. The
total releases are 81 1851, 122, or $4OO, 900
over last month. The net reduction os
mortgage Indebtedness for the month
throughout the whole state is placed
at $998,OOo (estimated). The Capital
also publishes reports from 299 banks to
.ninety-one counties, showing the pro.
portion of their stock held by farmers
and the proportion of deposits owned by
farmers. The amount of stock held by
the farmers is Is per cent. out of total
OF sl1, 2S6, ,435. The aggregate deposits
are $18, 409,62 of which farmers own
$4,000, ,731. All the banks reporting state
that the deposits of farmers during the
year have increased to gratifying ex-
tent, and many report that they have
doubled,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-04-22
Presidential Surmises.

WASHINGTON, April 18.-It is asserted
by Senators Washburn, Pettigrew and
others that Secretary Blaine will accept
and run if nominated. 1t is pretty we'll
known, however, that President Harrison
intends to remain non-committal until the
last moment, and then, if his nomination
is doubtful, throw his strength, all of it. if
possible, to Uncle Jerry Rusk, soldier,
farmer, congressman, temperance man.
governor and executive officer, whom Har-
rison believes would run like scared rab.
bit and distance all others in the race.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-04-22
Held Not Justifiable.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The inter-
state commerce commission in an opin-
Ion by Commissioner Veazey, announced
its decision in the case of E. M. Ra-
worth against the Northern Pacific, the
Union Pacific and others, in favor of
the complainant. The case involves
the question of greater rates on sugar
in car loads from San Francisco to Far
go than far longer distances over the
same line to st. Paul. Tie commission
rules as follows:
Carriers alleging justification of de-
parture from the "long and short haul"
rule of the statute must, in their answers
to complaints, clearly advise complain
ants of the facts and circumstances relied
on as constituting such justification.
There is no competition by rail over the
Canadian Pacific or by water around Cape
Horn that justifies a departure from the
LONG and short haul" rule of the statute
OF transportation of refined sugar from
San Francisco to Fargo and through Far
go to St. Paul. The "long and short haul
rule" OF the statute was intended TO main
tain and promote, and not to destroy or
neuCrallZe natural and commercial ad-
vantages resulting from location and COM
petition at St. Paul with sugar from the
East. refined in New York, and although
necessitating the prevailing low rates to
St Paul on sugar from the West refined
at San Francisco. does not justify the
greater charges on the latter to Fargo
than to ST. Paul Section Of the act. to
regulate commerce forbidding unjust dis
elimination, applies even in cases where a
departure from the "long and short haul"
rule of the statute is shown to be author
lied, and the right if established of max
ing the greater charge for the shorter
haul, does not justify disparity in rates
so great as to result in unjust discrim-
nation. The facts that the rates to long,
er distance points cannot be raised with
out a loss of the traffic involved and that
the rates to both the long distance point
and the snort distance point are not un-
reasonable in themselves, do not justify q
disparity in such rates resulting in unjust
discrimination as against the shorter
distance point. The Northern Pacific
is not expempt under it's charter from the
authority to regulate rates conferred on
enmmeroa ene commission by the act to regulate
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-04-22
ASKS FOR INVESTIGATION.

E1-Clerk Young of the Senate Writes =
Letter to the Vice President E
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Mr. James
b. Young, who was recently removed
from his position as executive clerk of
the senate, has written a long letter to
Vice President Morton, in which he re-
views the circumstances of his dismissal
fram the Office of executive clerk. Mr..
Young takes occasion to deny in the
most emphatic way that he ever in any.
manner betrayed any executive pro-
ceedings of the senate. He also cites
his letter to Senator Cameron in which
he refuses to resign, and asks for an in
vestigation by tha, senate Of what he
understands he IL larged with. In the
letter to the V : president he states
that his resignat n would have been an.
admission Of guilt, hence his refusal IS.
resign. - ;,5 I. Al q,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-04-22
Riot ar Oklahoma Citv.

GUTHRIE, Q. T., April 2O.-A riot oc-
CURED in front of the Oklahoma City
land office at the hour Of opening and .
number of people were badly injured.
At y o'clock Register Leach announced
that no lines would be recognized and
the first person to get in the door would
have the first filing and Others in sue
cession as they arrived. This precipi-
stated 2 wild rush and in 9 few moments
hundreds Of man and women were en-
ragged in q disgraceful scramble, fight
ing, pulling, trampling on each other
and for ! time it ssemeSl II thouRh
y IN. yntIld ~ iillad sSI'.s s.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-04-22
Schedule AdoDted.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April so.-The DEL
egates OF conductors and trainmen of
the Rock Island.road held two sessions
Tuesday and finally succeeded in adopt
ing schedule which will be presented
to Manager St. John with the request
that it be made effective May /. The
schedule asks for reduction of the
run between Davenport and Atchison
by putting on an additional crew with
the pay of conductor increased to $3.50
per month, and one run from Daven-
port to Chicago with increased pay for
conductors to $3.50 per month.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-04-22
DYNAMITE AT BALTIMORE,

Building Partially Wrecked by Terrific
Explosion.
BALTIMORE, April l9.-At las q. m.
the two story building at 1T Harrison
street, occupied on the lower floor by
Mary Winks and on the upper floor by
s. Burger & Brother, cabinet makers,
was the scene of dynamite explosion
a. which blew out the side of the building
and created a panic. The explosion
was of great force and could be heard
for miles. Fortunately Mrs. Winks,
who was the only occupant Of the build
ing, escaped unhurt. Two strangers
were seen lurking about the vicinity all
the evening and it is supposed they
were the perpetrators Of the outrage
although the motive is unknown.