The National tribune., 1892-06-23


Chaplains, from moral obligation to stand by
these men who stood by their country in the
hour of darkest dangerf How can the old
Chaplain best help the men now in these lines
of useful and honorable living? How better
than being with them in the Grand Army Post,
letting his voice always fall upon the side of
good morals and sobriety?"
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The House Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce has authorized Representative
oNeill, Of Missouri. to report favorably bill
to promote the safety of railway employees and
passengers. 1t requires locomotives to be
equipped with power-brakes sufficient to con-
troll train. Every new locomotive, after
July, 1888 must be SO equipped, and after July,
1895. all locomotives. After July, 1895, all new
cars or old cars sent to the shop for repairs,
must be equipped with automatic couplers, and
after July, 1898. all ears must be so equipped.
After July, 1895, all new cars land after July,
1898. all cars must be provided with coutinu-
Gus brakes, to be operated by tho locomotive.
In July, 1893, every common carrier shall
file with the Interstate Commerce Commission
a statement giving the automatic coupler
which it prefers. If any coupler receives rs
per cent. Of the votes it shall be adopted as the
standard automatic coupler.
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On Friday, June II. Mr.. Cogswell, of Massa-
chusetts, introduced bill in the House Of Rep
resentatives having in view the protection of
the insignia and name of the Red Cross Society,
a. prescribed by the Geneva treaty.
The Lighthouse Board in Washington has
received information relating to an improved
fash-light which, it is said, is going to prove
far superior to anything which has yet been
found for lighthouse purposes. The light,
which was devised by Prot. Schirm, Of Berlin,
Germany, is produced by blowing small
quantity of magnesium powder with current
of air, which has previously passed through
pumice-stone saturated with benzine, into
benzine gas flame. The flash produced is ex-
ceedingly intense With the use of 10 cent?
grams of magnesium powder flash of 400, 000-
candle. power can be produced, which can be
seen on a clear. sunshiny day at distance of
six miles. This fash-light in addition to its
being very much more powerful than any
known electric light, is far better adapted to
lighthouse purposes On account of it's rays lying
in the red and yellow portions of the spectrum,
instead Of in the blue portions az is the case
with the electric light. The Lighthouse Board,
after an examination of the reports sent to 1t,
was so favorably impressed with the light that
it has decided to order an apparatus to be used
in experiments at the general depot at Staten
Island.
Congressman John L. Mitchell, of Wisconsin,
Chairman of the Democratic Congressional
Committee. and Lawrence Gardner, Secretary,
have reduced to admirable system the work at
their committee headquarters in Washington.
The old plan of working through local commit
tees has giver place to system of reaching the
voter direct. The County Committee, which is
to be the middleman in the campaign, now fur
nishes the names Of the doubtful voters and the
Congressional Committee does the rest. Thou
sands Of such names arc on the committees
books, and they reused in connection with
book showing just what districts are doubtful
and where work may BIO proftably done. Sec
rotary Gardner announces that in this cam
paign every voter who needs printed help to
Democracy will get it. The committee is en-
abled to do This WORK or dl5trfDution at COM
paratively small expense by using matter from
speeches in Congress, which can be sent
through the mails free under the franks of
members.
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Gen. John W. Foster said recently that the
published account of what is purported to have
occurred at the conference with the Canadian
Commissioners held at the Department of State
on the 4th Of June, the date of the resignation
of Mr.. Blaine as Secretary of State, in which it
was alleged that a divergence Of views was
developed between Mr. Blaine and Gen. Foster,
and which resulted in abrupt adjournment
OF the conference, was without the slightest
foundation in fact. Gen. Foster stated that
there was complete harmony of views between
Mr.. Blaine and himself, that the conference
was conducted in the most pleasant spirit by
all who participated in it, and that it was not
adjourned until all the business which oc-
casioned the meeting had been entirely dis
patched.