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The National tribune., 1892-11-10
To His ExceileEcy. Mr.. JOHN W. FOSTER, Seer
rotary of State.
The Secretary's response was as follows:
FANclULLI SUCCEEDS soUsA.
The New Leader of the United States Marin
Corps Band.

The New Leader of the United States Marine
Corps Band.
Prof Fanciulli, of New York, has been sp.
pointed Leader of the band Of the United States
Marine Corps at Washington to succeed John
Philip Sonsa. The new Bandmaster is an
Italian. having been born in Tuscany and edu-
Gated in the Conservatory of Music at Florence.
He conducted the opera for several seasons at
accompany an American family to the United
States where he has sever since resided.
During his residence in this country Mr.
Fancinlli has written quite number of original
compositions, among others grand opera,
Priscilla" and a comic opera, The Suitana.
or the Lily of the Mountain" on Turkish
subject the ibretto of which was written by
Oscanyan Efendi, Turkish Armenian MEM
Der of the New York Press Club.
The Professor has also written several COM
positions for military orchestra which have
been very popular, notably "The Voyage OF
Columbus" "a Trip to Mars" and "A Trip to
Manhattan Beach," all of which were fayorites
of P. 8. Gilmore.
Prof Fanciulli took charge Of the band On
Wednesday. Nov. 2, and made little speech
to the members Of the band. and told them
he wanted all to understand that he was not a
hard man to get along with. He referred to
the great reputation of the organization. and
that it would be bis aim to labor toward add
ing to this high character. The men were
much pleased with the kindly words of their
new chief and said they would assist him in
bis work by their best efforts.
Prof Fanciulli stated afterward that IL was
his intention to give concert in the near fu-
ture for the benefit of the band, and to give
annually such benefit performance.
The National tribune., 1892-11-10
SENSATIONAL GUESSWORK,

The U. 8. Supreme Court Has Not Yet
Agreed Upon the Chicago Lake Front
Case.
Rumors which have been recently published
in regard to the Supreme Court having arrived
at q conclusion in the Chicago lake-front case
in favor Of the Illinois Central Railroad can be
traced TO no authentic source, and are believed
to be entirely sensational guesswork. Each
Justice Of the Supreme Court carries a locked
book in which he makes his own entries of tho
cases under argument and his own memoranda
of his views of the law In the matter. Every
Saturday the Judges meet in their consultation
room and compare their notes of the cases un-
der advisement. If it is found that on all i'm
portant questions involved there is . substantial
agreement Of o majority of the Court, ono of
the Justices is assigned to the duty of prepar-
ing al opinion.
In all important cases this opinion is read to
the full bench on . subsequent consultation
day, aud is then announced on the following
Monday.
No deviation is made from this method of
procedure. Inquiry of Court officials fails to
establish the fact that even the preliminary
consultations have yet been held on the Chi
csgo lake-front case.
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DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
The Postmaster-General viii Urge Posta
,Telesraphy and One-Cent Letter Postage.

The Postmaster-General VIII Urge Postal
'Telegraphy and One-Cent Letter Postage.
The annual reports of the Cabinet officers for
the year ended June 60 1892, will be submitted
to the President shortly after the election and
all. except those of the Secretary of the Treas.
ury. the Secretary of State, and the Attorney
General (who makes his report direct to Con.
gress and not to the Presidency, will be given
to the press in advance of the meeting of Con.
gress
The most voluminous of these Department
reports is that of the Secretary of the Interior
1t ia we'll under way, aud will probably be one
of the first reports given to the public. Post
master-General Wanamaker has also been hard
at work on his annual report for more than q
month. He will urge his plan for postal
telegraphy, and, rs an argument for one-cent
letter postage, he will present the fact that the
Postoffics Department will probably be self
sustaining in another year.
The recommendation of the greatest popular
interest in the forthcoming report of the Secre-
tary of tho Treasury will be that for the estab-
lishment of National quarantine.
The President has not yet begun work on his
annual message, and will probably not do 20
until after the election.
The National tribune., 1892-11-10
AROuT PEOPLE.

Sir Julian Pauneefote, British Minister to
the United States. arrived in Washington OF
Tuesday, Nov.8. He has spent good deal of
time lately with Lord Salisbury at Hatfield.
In connection with the honor Of Grand Cross
of the Bath, lately bestowed upon him, the
Queen dispensed with the necessity of Sir
Julian travelling to Scotland to receive the
Order personally from Her Majesty.
Mr.. d. P. Erwin, President, and Mr.. VIII
Fortune. Secretary, of the indianapolis Com
mercial Club. were in Washington last week
getting information regarding the preliminary
work of the late Encampment They had q
long talk with Mr. John Joy Edison and Mr..
Harrison Dingman, who gave the visiting
Hoosers some valuable suggestions Secretary
Fortune says the preparations for the next En-
campment are well under way and that the
Indiana Capital hopes to duplicate the success
achieved by tho National Capital.
The health Of Senator Vance, of North
Carolina, is said to DO steadily improving. He
went to Charlotte recently from Gombroon and
will remain there until after the election, when
be will visit Raleigh for a few days.
Senator Stanford's nerves and complexion are
reported by San Francisco interviewer to in
dictate better health than when he went abroad
early last Summer, but he complains little
about his legs being stiff. He does not now
contemplate resigning his seat at Washington,
especially if be continues to gain in vigor. His
heart is still set on getting that land-loan bill
of his through Congress.
The National tribune., 1892-11-10
NEGLECTED HEADSToNE.
The Ono Which Marked the Spot Where
Chiaf-.Iustica CIas ied.

The Ono Which Marked the Spot Where
Chief-Justice Chase was Buried.
In the corner Of marble-yard in Washing
ton, surrounded by ordinary blocks of building
stone, is block of gray granite, two feet
square by four feet high, with rough surface
and perfectly plain, except on one side. where
can be read in plain, bold letters these sug-
gestiye words: Salmon P. Chase born Jan.
13, 1903, died May z, 1873"
The proprietor of the yard, who seemed to
know little, if anything, Of the history of the
man whose grave this stone had for o time
marked, said: I'VE drew the stone from Oak
Hill Cemetery to the city, and have had it for
quite long time, some five or six years,
think, but do not remember just how long. II
/ remember rightly the body was taken to Mr..
Chase's old home lin Ohio. think, and by di-
rection of Architect of the Treasury Mullett,
now dead, we drew the stone away, and have
been ever since hoping some man would como
along and buy it of US at some price. 1t is a
good solid block of stone, and if good for moth
ing else would work into foundation wall to
good advantage. Or, by cutting it down on
one side to take off the inscription, and on the
opposite side to keep the proportion perfect, We
may be able to use it to mark some other mans
grave"
While it Is true that all that is mortal Of Sal
mon P. Chase now reposes in one of the beauti-
full cemeteries in Cincinnati, with grand and
costly monument to mark the spot, this has
not long been true. For more than dozen
years the grave of this leader among leaders,
this ablest fnancier of his time, and who was
so long at the head of the National chief judi
cial tribunal, was marked only by an ordinary
block OF granite that is even now thought of
no consequence, except to be offered for sale for
q few dollars to the highest bidder at tho Ns-
tion's CapitaI
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PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
Benefits Of the Copyright Act Extended
italy,

Benefits Of the Copyright Act Extended to
Italy.
On Monday, Oct. 81 President Harrison
issued a proclamation extending to Italy the
privileges of the copyright act. The procisma-
ton reads as follows:
Whereas It is provided by Section IS of the act OF
Congress of March 3, 1891. entitled, An act to
amend Title Tx. Chapter ILL., of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, relating to Copy
right" that said shall only apply to citizen
subject of foreign State Nation when such
foreign State Nation permits TO citizens OF the
United States of America the benefits of copyright
substantially the same basis "a it's own citizens;
when such foreign State OF Nation Is party to
international agreement which provides Tor
reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the
terms of which agreement the United States OF
America may, at its pleasure. become q party to
such agreement:
And whereas IL is also provided by said section
that "the existence of either of the conditions
aforesaid shall be determined by the President of
the United States by proclamation made from time
to time the purposes Of this act may require" ";
And whereas satisfactory official assurances have
been given that in Italy the law permits to citizens
of the United States the benefit of copyright on
Italy;
Now, therefore. /, Benjamin Harrison, President
of the United States of America. do declare and
proclaim that the first of the conditions specified
in Section Is of the act of March 8 1891, exists
and is fulfilled in respect to the subjects of Italy,
In testimony whereof have hercunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States to be
day of October 1892 and of the dependence of the
United States the 1l7th. BESJAMfN HARRISON.
BY the President: JOHN w. FosTER, Secretary Of
State.
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DIRECTOR LEEcH,s REPORT.
Deposits OF Gold and Silver at the Minis ant
the Coinage of the Past Year.

the Coinage of the Past Year.
Director of the Mint Leech in his annual re-
port on the operations of the MINIS and Assay
Offices of the United States for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1892 says:
The value of the gold deposited at the
MINIS and Assay Offices during the year was
sos 47G, 975, OF which S31 1851 $40 were the prod
net of our own mines and s2i, 1882 foreign
gold coin snd bullion.
1.-The deposits and purchases of silver aggre-
gated 72, 121 ,265 standard ounces, OF the coin
age value of $50, 93s $50, of which $3.50. SOC
standard ounces, of the coinage value of S73,-
46l.072, were the product of domestic mines and
refneries. The net profit on the coinage of sill
yer during the Ii years ended June 80, 1892,
aggregates $72, 1856, O65 The total amount of
silver bullion purchased under the act of Feb.
%, 1878, was 800. 635, $40 standard ounces cost
ing $3Os, 199, POI, an average cost Of $l.055 per
fine ounce.
The price of silver fuctuated during the
last fiscal year from Sl02 per fine ounce, which
was the price at the beginning of the year. to
S0.S55 on March g. the lowest price, closing
june 80 at $0S73, variation of $0.l7 an ounce
during the last fiscal year. At the lowest price
of silver during the fiscal year the commercial
value of the pure silver contained in silver
dollar was G6 cents; at the highest price il was
S0.7S6, and at the average price $0.724.
The coinage of gold and silver in the vari-
Gus countries of the world during the calendar
year 1901, so far as reports have been received,
aggregated: Gold, S119, 1873, 1856; silver. $685.
00S,142.
The stock of gold and silver in the United
States on Nov. 1. 1892 based upon official tabu-
lations brought forward from year to year, was,
approximately: Gold, $3.50, Oh, $685. silver,
1851, 614, 951; total, S., pa, sos 514.
Amount of money in actual circulation Tout
side OF Treasury vaults), including paper and
metallic. was 1,606, 139, 735, OF s2434 per head"
The National tribune., 1892-11-10
HARRISON ON IMMIGRATION.

Gen. James r. OBeirns, Assistant Commits
sioner of Immigration, who is stationed at
Castle Garden, N. Y, was in Washington last
week. He said that the people OF New York
were deeply interested in the subject of immi-
grafton, and that this question is becoming ono
of the most important ones Of the many which
will have to be decided by Americans He
also said that an expression of the opinions of
varions public men had been asked. and that
Gen. Harrison had given out the following a.
his belief:
1.-THE necessity for careful discrimination
among the immigrants seeking our shores be-
comes every day moro apparent. We do not
want, and should not receive, those who, by
reason of bad character or habits, are not
wanted at homo. The industrious and self
respecting. the lovers of Law and liberty, should
be discriminated from the pauper, the criminal.
and the anarchist, who come only to burden or
disturb our communities"
The National tribune., 1892-11-10
A JEANETTE SURVIVOR.
He Goes Crazy, Kills His Wife's Niece,
Wounds His Wife, and Kills Himself.

Wounds His Wife, and Kills Himself.
Early on the morning of Oct 80, in San Fran
cisco, CAL, James II. Bartlett, one of the sur
vivors of the Jesnnette expedition, killed his
wife's niece, Lottie Carpenter, recently of
Evansville, Ind, wounded his wife, and shot
himself When the neighbors rushed in they
found Bartlett and Miss Carpenter both dead.
1t seems from the stories told by the wife
and neighbors that Bartlett had been insane at
intervals for several years, the result of the
great hardships he suffered in the terrible win
ter journey across the Lena Delta with En-
gineer Melviile's party. Recently he had failed
physically and had been forced practically to
give up work. As Q consequence, Miss Carpen-
ter short time ago went to work as clerk in
large fancy-goods store. This step greatly de-
pressed Bartlett, and he said it would be better
if they were all dead, now that he was disabled.
The women fancied this talk was due to low
spirits and never feared any violence.
Last night they went to bed as usual. Bart
lott did not come in till after midnight. Then
he approached his wife's bed, and saying,
"Come, mamma; your turn first" fred ps-
toll which he snatched from bureau drawer
The bullet struck Mrs. Bartlett in the right
shoulder. She ran from the room, and an in.
slant later q second shot was heard. After
brief space there was third shot, the fall of q
body, and all was STILL
Mrs. Bartlett ran to the window and screamed
for help. Neighbors quickly responded. They
entered the bedroom and saw Miss Carpenter
lying on the floor, near the closet door, with
bullet through her brain. They then went to
the kitchen, where they found Bartlett stretched
out on his back, dead, with bullet in his brain.
He was 45 years old and good machinist.
The National tribune., 1892-11-10

the Western mountains about the 18th, thu
great central valleys about the 18th, and ths
Eastern States about the 18th. Sharp freezing
may be expected in the Western States before
the close of November.
The fourth storm wave Of November will
reach the Pacific coast about the 18th, cross the
Western mountains By the close OF the 10th,
the great central valleys from 18th to 10Th,
and the Eastern Sta es about the goth. This
viii be an average disturbance in its entire
route across the continent
The cool wave viii cross the Western mount
aims about the 18th. the great central valleys
about the Goth. and the Eastern States about
the 22d. low temperature may be expected
from this cool wave.
The National tribune., 1892-11-10
REBEL ARCHIVES.
A Fac Smile of the Seal of the Rebel Treas
ury Department.


In the basement Of the State. War and Navy
Department Building. in Washington. suite
of rooms has been assigned to the Confederate
Archives Division of the War Department..
Our Government, from some cause or another.
hesitates to use the harsher expression which
heads this article, and calls this mass of mate
rial which was captured in Richmond in the
Spring Of 1865, Confederate Archives" fear
ing, perhaps. to use the proper designation of
rebel. because it might crate upon the fiery
natures of our old -time friends, the enemy.
Col. Frank Jones, who saw service in the
Army of the Potomac as Adjutant of the 3lst
N. Y. and who was afterwards promoted Colo
mel Of that magnificent regiment, is in charge
of this rebel museum, for such it is. There
you find the muster-rolls of the entire rebel
army, or such portions of them as remained
when Richmond was captured, besides all the
books of the commanding officers OF regiments,
brgades corps, Departments. etc.
Among the curi0sities which Col. Jones
shows visitors is the original seal of the Con-
federate States Treasury Department 1t is .
big. clumsy-ooking piece of machinery and
prints the following:
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A rARIFF ON CORN AND BEAMS.

The Secretary of State is in receipt of dis
patch dated Oct. II, 1892, from the Charge
d'Affaires of the United States at Mexico. advis-
ing him of the propagation by the Mexican
Government of the period within which the
duty-free Importation into that Republic Of
corn and beans would be allowed, which is
stipulated thus: From Oct. to Nov. 80 of the
current year, and from Dec. l of the current
year until Jan. 81, 1893. corn in grain or in
flour. and beans, imported via the maritime
and frontier custom-honse of the Republic,
shall enjoy a rebate from import charges Of
custom of rs per cent. from the rates assigned
under the general ordinance of the maritime
and frontier custom. house of June IL. 1891.
The National tribune., 1892-11-10
PRESIDENT HARRIsoN,s CARD.
He Makes Public Acknowledgment of SYM
pathy Extended to Him.

He Makes Public Acknowledgment of SYM
pathy Extended to Him.
On Wednesday, Nov. 2, President Harrison
made public the following card in response to
the innumerabe letters and kilograms of COLI
doence and sympathy received by him during
the past few weeks regarding his wife's sick
ness and death:
The expressions Of sympathy with me and with
my family in great sorrow from individuals,
from Societies, from -Charch Conventions. from
public meetings. from political clubs and commit
tees OF all parties, and indeed from all people,
have been tender and full Of respect and love
for Mrs. Harrison that reluctantly abandon the
purpose of making personal acknowledgment OF
each We grateful. grateful, for this great
cup of good will and for your prayerful interces.
that grace and strength which you have asked for
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house which is considered SO unlucky for its

house which is considered SO unlucky for its
occupants, and about which supersttious people
| predicted dire disaster to the Blaine family
should they live in it. 1t is also strange that
| the Blaines have been no exception to other
families in having bad luck since they have
lived in the house, three deaths have occurred
| in the family since they first occupied it. 1T
| is currently reported that Mr.. Blaine will
| occupy his time in writing another book. lie
appears to enjoy himself better as private
citizen than he did as Secretary of State, and
can be seen walking about the streets enjoying
the bracng Autumn air. He nearly always
walks now the carriage being seldom used,
| and he usually walks alone. lie is sometimes
accompanied either by Mrs. Blaine or his
daughter Hattie. His friends say he is in
much better health now than he was when he
accepted the Premiership of President Harri-
sons Cabinet, and that he is doing everything
known to promote health outside of the doctors,
and he is picking up on the exercise which he
has mapped out and which he adheres to rigidly.
he has lost the pallor which he had while con-
fined to the State Department..
So
The rather sudden disappearance of that i'm
portant scion of the Orient, born upon Ameri-
can soil, the baby of the Chinese Embassy. from
the public walks of the City Of Washington has
created considerable comment at the present
time. as to whether or not the child and its
mamma, with their usual female attendant,
may not have been spirited away out OF the
country without previous warning to the pub
lie as to any such intention on the part of the
Minister. The true state of the case appears in
the fact that the little one has been quite ill,
and necessarily confined to its bed for some
weeks past. In this connection a strange SUI
perstition Of the East crops up, and seems to be
aptly verified in view of certain circumstances
which have lately come to light. 1t appears
that some months or more since Mr. Pung, First
Secretary of the Legation, privately took upon
himself the liberty of having the baby's pic
ture taken. being anxious to secure the same,
in opposition to the repeated objection of the
Minister, who held firmly to the belief. so uni
versal in his land, that the taking of an in
fant's photograph presaged speedy illness and
more often certain death of the child. The OPP
portunity, however, offered itself for the at
tainment of his DESIRE as well as the expressed
wish of others in the household, and in accord
ance Herewith the little one sat before the
camera and was quickly transferred to the re-
tanning plate. Strange as it may seem. from
that date the baby began to languish and has
only recently recovered sufficiently to leave it's
apartment, and is still too delicate to take its
customary airing in the opposite park.
The National tribune., 1892-11-10
VETERANS IN THE CITY,

Noah L. Gebhart, Co. d, 18th Iowa. Norwalk,
Ohio. Comrads Gebhart is travelling sales
man for the A. B. Chase Company, manufac-
turers of pianos and organs. and has been max
ing an extensive tour of the Southern States,
going as far south as Jacksonville, Fla. He
was on his way home, but stopped long enough
to pay his respects to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Noah was good soldier, and consequently
makes irst-class citizen. He has recently re-
moved from his old home at Burlington, Iowa,
and the people of Norwalk can congratulate
themselves upon such an addition to their
population as the Gebhart family gives them.
The National tribune., 1892-11-10
Weather Forecasts.

lCopyrighted 1892 by W. 7. Foster st. Joseph Mol
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the severe
storm wave to cross the continent from 18th to
9Th, and the next will reach the Pacific coast
about the 9th, cross the Western mountains
about the close of tho 10th, the great central
valleys from 11th to 18th, and the Eastern
States about the 14th. This storm will be at
its greatest force in the Eastern States.
The cool wavo will give the lowest temper.
ature of tho Fall up 10 that date. and will cross
The National tribune., 1892-11-10

Col. Jones also has q fac simile--not the
original-seal of tho Confederacy. The origi-
nal was lost in some uDaccountable manner and
this one was made in its place.
The principal branches Of work performed
by the clerks of this division is the searching
of records for the names Of men who are
claimants for cotton. quartermasters stores,
ETC.. from the Government, which they allege
were taken during the war. Whenever case
of this kind comes up before one of the Execu-
tive Departments Of the Government it is sent
to this division to see if the claimants name
appears on any of these records. Ii 10 does, in
any shape, his name is mud, for any person
Who took part in the rebellion has no possible
show of getting compensation for material OF
any lind taken from him during the war.
Il would surprise many of our readers to
know of the vast amount of claims this small
division handles every year. and many would
think that tho war was not yet over. They
are still claiming for corn, oats, fodder, sweet
potatoes, etc, which many of you old soldiers
or your horses devoured over 80 years ago; and
in some instances their claims are allowed and
paid. But this 10 not done until every record
in the rebel archives division of the War De-
partment has been searched to SEQ II the name
Of tho claimant has been connected in any
manner with the rebel army or Governments.
II il appears his cake 10 dough; he gets moth
ing.
It IL place we'll worth visiting If you ever
come to the National Capital, and you may rest
assured that Comrads Jones will treat you
handsomely, for no ID . courteous gentleman
and has the spirit Of fraternity abnormally de-
vsloped.