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An Inhuman Mother.

Lena Gilbert of Bordentown n. j., was left
in charge of George and Joseph Bogart while
their parents attended a fair, aud upon the re.
turn Of the parents they found The dead bodies
of their children and that of Charles Gilbert
son of the Gilbert woman. Upon being ex.
amined the woman admitted that her son had
fallen down tho steps and that atterward aha
choked him until lie was dead. She then sent
Joseph into another room and cboked him Ia
death. The other child entered the room and
she used the same means to kill him. She SAYS
she is sorry for having done the deeds and does
not know what prompted her. Tie children
were aged one and half, three and five
years, respectively.
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DR.. Douglass Sad End.

There died in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 2
under very pathetic circumstances, DIR. j. III.
Douglas, whose name was on sverybody's lips
during the last illness of Con. Grant. DIR.
Douglas was at that time one of the best known
specialists in New York in throat diseases, and
he had large and remnnerative practice. He
abandoned his practice entirely during Gen.
Grants last Illness and devoted his time ex-
clusively for six months trying to relieve the
suffering OF the dying hero.
Gen. Grants maiady was cancer OF the throat,
produced by the excessive use OF tobacco. After
the death of Gen. Grant. DIR. Douglas sought
to renew lis practice i'll New York; but it was
not long hzfore it was discovered that he was
suffering from the same malady for which he
hed haeh treating his distinguished patient.
His livelihood depended upon his income. and
upon The less Of his practice he became almost
destitute. To ado to his misfOrtuEes, the finan-
Gial difficulties Of the Grants prevented full
and early settlement OF his account.
For the last few years he has lived in this
city ia strsitausd circumstances, dependent
upon his daughter, who is S90O-clerk in one
OF the Departments.
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The International Monetary Conference.

Secretary of State Foster sent notification to
the European Government is which have already
signfied a willingness to be represented at the
International Monetary Conference that it had
been arranged to have the conference meet III
Brussels on Nov. % next, the Belgian Govern
ment having signifed its readiness to have the
same hold its sessions in its Capital and the
leading powers having approved the selection.
The Governments which have accepted the
invitation of the United States to send dele
gates to the Monetary Conference are as fol-
lows: Austria Hungary, Belgium, Denmark,
France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece Italy,
Netherlands, Portugal, Roumanis, Russia,
Ssrvia, Spain, Sweden and Norway and Switzer-
land.
The delegates from the United States already
designated by the President are as follows:
Senators Allison and Jones, representative Me-
Creary, of Kentucky; Henry w. Cannon, of
New York, and f. A. Walker, of Massachusetts,.
In addition to these it is expected that Mr..
Terrell, Minister at Brussels, will be made a
delegate.
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Cornerstone Laying.

On the Both anniversary of the battle OF
Antietam, which occurred on Saturday, Sept
II. 1892, the cornerstone of the Soldiers
Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church ia
building 10 be erected to the memory of the
brave Union soldiers who fought and those who
fell liz the baitls Of Antietam Sept. II, 1862
was laid with appropriate ceremonies, accord
ing to the formula of the Church. The sermon
on the occasion was peached by the Rev. Edwin
Heyl Dels. Pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lu-
theran Church at Hsgerstown, Md. A contri-
button, no matter how small, from any GA. r.
Post or old soldier to assist in the erection of
this Memorial will be thankfully received by
Rev. j. w. Lingle, President, and Pastor in
Charge, Memorial Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Sbarpsburg, Md.
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PEARY'S DISCOVERIES.
A Great Bay on the Northeast Coast of Green
land and the Northern Extension Settled.


At meeting of the Academy of Natural
Sciences in Philadelphia last week quite an
ovation was given Lieut. Peary. the explorer
who. having addressed the Academy for few
minutes, returned the flag presented to him
when he started on the expedition. and then
retired to the end of the hall, where for over
an hour he was surrounded By people anxious
to shake his hand. Lieut.. Peary, in his ad-
dress to the Academy, said
al have traced the northern inlet interior to
the ice cap OF Greenland. / have settled. to
my mind, and l think you will concur later
when | can explain more fully, the northern
extension of the mainland mass of northern
Greenland, and / have gone over and explored
the great glaciers and fjords. l have explored
Engefeid Gulf, seen by Davis, penetrated far
ther by Englefeld, and later on by Hayes
:" have also had special opportunities for
studying the most unique tribe of people in
the world, the North Greenland Eskimanx, as
Arctic highlanders a tribe consisting of about
230 souls completely isolated by sea and miles
of I'M passable glaciers. They are tribe which
for shrewdness and the graspiBg of the two
great problems Of life, what to eat and what
to wear, are not excelled by any. The instant
and perfect adaptation of every part Of their
wonderful kyaks, or canoes, consider the most
perfect outcome of aboriginal genius that can
be found on the face Of the globe"
Elsewhere to reporter Lient Peary said:
"The upper part of Greenland is very much
like its southern end. The ce-cap ends south
of Victoria Ford, and the mainland mass does
not stretch much farther north. The north and
northeastern coast is bordered with islands
until you come to the great bay discovered in
latitude g. degrees 81 minutes. Of course it
will take me- some time to reduce my observa-
tons and data and correctly map the coast,
but there is no question to the northern
boundary of Greenland and its extent. Inde-
pendenee Bay is a very large bay, just how
large l cannot now say On its southern shore
great glacier protrudes, and after running
to the northeast on the north the coast runs TO
the northwest toward the highest north dis
covered by Lock wood in 1882"
The Lieutenant is confident that his work
will almost revolutionize as it were. the
geography of northeastern Greenland, which is
a region mapped out with but little accuracy.
What the Lieutenant did for geography in
great way the Peary Relief party, under Prof.
Heilprin, did in small way at various points
along the coast, from Cape Sumarez as far as
Kane Basin. The maps were found TO be very
unreliable and much data was gathered that
will put new face on the coast after the re-
suits of the work of the two parties is published.
Both Lieut.. Peary and Prof Heilprin regard
the discoveries made as most important and of
no small value to other departments OF science
as well as adding to the worlds geographical
knowledge.
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Convention of switchmen.

at the Convention of the Switchmen of North
America held at Dallas, Tex, Sept. 80 the fol-
lowing grand officers were elected John w.
Wilson, La Crosse, Wis, Grand Master; John
Dowuoy. Chicago, First Vice Grand Master:
NJ. ". Barnett, Kansas City, Second Grand
Master. A. Frank Sweeney, of Minneapolis,
the retiring Grand Master. was elected editor
and manager of the Sicitchman's Journal. The
following board of directors was elected: W. R.
Davidson, Joliet, H.; III. Ell. Rumbold, Chi
cage; 4. NJ. Hutchinson, Chicago; John +. Ally,
ST. Louis.
Evansville. Ind, was selected as the place of
next meeting, which will occur on the second
Monday in May, 1894. Grand Secretary and
Treasurer Smsrout holds over another term.
The defeat of Grand Master Sweeney by John
E. Wilson was due to the Buffalo strike
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New Subsidized Mail Lines.

The new subsidized mail lines will go into
operation, one from New York to Cuba and the
other from the same port to Mexican ports. The
first of next month. During the past year four
lines of this character have been started. Two
were between New York and Colon and Vene-
zuela. respectively, aud the other two from
San Francisco to Panama and Hong Kong, re-
spectively. Contracts have been made for a
mail service to other foreign ports, and as soon
as the vessels can be built the service will 60
into operation. In the course of year or SO,
it is expected, American vessels will carry the
mails to European porte, and then the Amer-
can flag will be more familiar sight in foreign
ports than it is at present.
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Buried i'm Arlington.

Capt. Garwood Plass, of the 14th Brooklyn
(94th N. " died at Garfield Hospital in Wash
ington, on Sunday, Oct. 2, after brief illness.
During the National Encsmpment Capt. Plass
was constant attendant at First Corps Head
quarters, Grand Army Place, he having charge
of the same. He marched in the parade on
Tuesday, Sept. 90. and was apparently in good
health. Last week he was taken i'll and went
to Garfield Hospital, grew rapidly worse and
died oil Sunday. Capt. Piass is resident of
Brooklyn, but has son who lives in Washing
ton. He was buried with military honors in
Arlington National Cemetery ON Wednesday,
Oct. ). The funeral services were held at his
sons residence, 724 Twentieth street north
west,
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Controversy Over Jupiter's New Moon.

Prof. Barnard, the first observer of Jupiter's
fifth moon. has had already to fight in small
way for the priority of his discovery. Not only
has Mr.. Cogley,a Washington lawyer. claimed
to have seen the satellite with five-inch tele-
scope, but clergyman has asserted that he has
done the same with an opera glass. Prof Bar
nard has taken the trouble to say that the
newly found body can barely be seen with the
great Lick glass, that it is invisible in 12-inch
glass, and that the claims Of his would be rivals
are therefore absurd. small star that has
recently occupied a position in the heavens
near Jupiter was doubtless the cause of the
misnpprehension OF the amateurs
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Very Old Triplets,

At Torrington, Conn, there lives tho well.
known Grant triplets, who are remarkable for
the age they have reached. The three were
born Sept. 23, 1921, and consequently over
II years old. They are we'll and hardy. and
have had scarcely days sickness during their
whole lives. Their names are Matthew A.,
Daniel A., and William A. Grant. William
and Daniel look much alike. and are very often
mistaken one for the other, but Matthew is of a
little different type, being shorter and more
thick-set. They all have light gray-eyes.
white hair, and bronzed and weather beaten
countenances, and look uncommonly we'll for
men II years old.
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6.ran;te Labor Troubles Over.

There is much rejoicing among the Vermont
quarryinsn over the settlement OF tho labor
difficulty between the granite dealers aud
strikers The agreement dates from March
and runs to March ], 1885, and if either party
desires change three months notice prior to
that date must be given. There is to be no dig.
elimination on either side, on-union firms are
not to be harmed, snd non-union men will be
allowed to work unmolessed. 1t is understood
that the yards must DO opened by Sept. 81 or
the agreement made to day becomes void.
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A Terrific Cloud Burst.

The town Of Brunswick, Ga, was visited on
the 9th ultimo by coudburst and electric
storm that damaged $4,000 worth of property
and flooded the streets with water four feet
deep. The citizens were penned in their
homes and stores, and the entire town was
threatened with destruction.
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Conyiction of strikers.

Four of the CGur dAlene Idaho miners
charged with conspiracy have been sentenced.
These convicted were George A. Pettibone, two
years imprisonment in the penitentiary John
Murphy, Is months; M. l.. Devine and G. Sim
clair, each Is months.
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If you want to buy buggy. wagon. harness
or pything else in the line of horse equip
ments You can save money by ordering from
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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d. NJ. Mcintyre, an ex- banker of Iowa. is in
Chicago organizing Gideon Bands" 1t will
be remembered that some little while ago there
was good deal published in the papers about
the history of a secret political organization
called the Gideonites." This Order. it was
stated. was branch of the Farmers Alliance
and Third Party movement, and had for its OH
!ject the overthrow of the old parties. Mr.. Nc
Intyre said in an interview:
Since coming to Chicago l have organized
$50 chapters of 20 members each, and | shall
continue my work for a month or six weeks.
Like the Gideonites Of old we have left the
old political parties and can never under our
obi cations return TO the fold of either OF them.
Our work is go-betwecn,' and we expect TO be
able TO keep Offices rotating between the par
ties until We have comparative purity in poll
tics The Gideonites favor one term in office
only"
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Cod-liver oil is useful be-
yond any praise it has ever
won; and yet few are will
ling to take 1.-THE taste is
so vile and it lasts so long.
Some stomachs cannot take
it, and some are burdened
with it.
SCOTS Emulsion of cod
liver oil is not offensive: it
is pleasant to some, especial.
ly children. 1t is not often a
tax on digestion.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil made far more eff
fectual.
There is a little book on
CAREFUL LIVING sent free.
Scorr & Bowie. Chemists. 13z South 9Th Avenue,
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion OF cod-ver
oil-al druggists everywhere do. 81.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-10-06

An anti-snapper local ticket in New York is
fully decided upon. The committee appointed
ty the anti.snappers' organization has come
out in circular which states that at meet
ing between the members of their committee
and the National Democratic Committee not a
word of objection or protest was raised by the
latter, with the exception of one person.
against the idea of third local ticket being
presented. Ex-Mayor Grace has given posi-
tive assurance that the nomination of third
ticket was the only proper and wise course 10
take. Among the organizations that are 10 he
conferred with by the anti-snappers are the
County Democracy and the German-American
Cleveland and Stevenson Union. Although
the latter organization, on account OF their
constitution, cannot treat with The anti-snap-
pers a body. they will not be approached
body, and tits understood that they are favorably
disposed towari the anti-snappers. There is
no opposition in their ranks to the third ticket
idea. The movement is growing, and an indie
pendent ticket will undoubtedly have an i'm
mense support.
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Great efforts are being made to bring the Ben

Great efforts are being made to bring the Ben
nett law issue in the Wisconsin campaign and
as matters stand it is somewhat doubtfulwhich
party is responsible for the revival. Many of
the Republican editors, and the politicians who
believed in Hoard's doctrine are averse to al
lowing the matter to go by default. They are
backed up in this by considerable number of
Republican voters who are opposed to wholly
abandoning the stand taken two years ago.
The result of this feeling has been that the
Democrats have been supplied with material
which warrants them in asserting that the Re-
publicans have merely cast aside the Bennett
law idea for the time being, and that should
they again obtain control of the State COM
pulsory education law would be Immediately
passed. As a result, it is said that the Luther
ans are going over to the Democratic standard.
The Republican leaders, headed by John C.
Spooner, candidate for Governor, have soemnly
pledged that the Bennett law matter will never
again be brought up by the Republican party
in this State, and point to the fact that John G.
Kochm, one of the leaders of the Lutherans in
the State, is The Republican candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor" But the Democrats have got
the Bennett law ghost resurrected to some
extent and it is worrying the politicians not
little.
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There is considerable excitement in Indiana
.,alic tho daralnnr,, Mt of nlan ruliif1

polls over the development of plan to nullify
the Australian ballot law, although the ex-
pected decision of the Supreme Court, declaring
the legislative appointment of 1885 unconstitu-
tional, has not been made yet 1t is said that
as soon as the court decides the appointment act
void, a suit will be filed to set aside the Austria
liam law on the ground that the Legislature of
1882 by which the law was enacted, and which
was elected under the appointment of 1885, was
an illegal body under the courts decision. If
the apportionmcnt suit now pending related
only to the act of 1891 no such question could be
raised, as no Legislature has been elected under
its provisions, but three sessions of the Legisa-
ture were held under the act of 1885, and if
these were unconstitutional bodies, every act
which they passed can be nullified.
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Deaconesses Ordained.

Misses Kate Newell, Sarah Barker. and Mary
E. Green, who have been in the New York
Training-SchOol for DeaconeSses for the past
two years, were last week ordained Deaconesses
by Bishop Potter at Grace Protestant Episcopal
Church. These young women are the first in
this country to take the Order in that Church.
Their work will be among the East side tene-
ment-hOuses. Their vows do not include cell
bacy, and they are permitted to resign their
Offices at any time they NAV wish.
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Col Robert. T. Van Horn. who commanded
Van Horns Battalion of Mo. Cavalry, and was
also Lleutcnant-C Colonel of the 29th Mo-, who
has been in Washington for the past two weeks,
is the editor of the Kansas City Journal, one of
the brightest dalies of Missouri. The Colonel
says that in Missouri it is not an uncommon
sight to sec Democrats with Cleveland button
in one lapel Of their coat and Warner button
in the other. The Republicans, he says, never
had such an opportunity to carry the State as
they have this time. Warner. their candidate.
was elected as Republican in Congress for two
terms in a Democratic district, and was Sue
ceeded by Mr.. Tarsuey, after he had voluntarily
retired. Col. Van Horn says the Democrats are
turning out to Republican meetings in Demo-
cratic towns as they never did before, and that
the party is encouraged to hope for the best Of
success. The majority of $4,000 in the State
has steadily decreased to small plurality, and
this time the Republicans are counting upon
swinging the State for the first time since the
reconstruction period into the Republican col
umn.
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Gen. Walter q. Gresham. of Chicago has
been interviewed by reporters quite frequently
oil late upon political questions, but has steadily
refused to say anything. In the latest Of these
attempts TO get the Generals political views,
he said:
From the beginning of our Government
DO occupant of the Federal bench has given
public expression TO his political opinions
during Presidential campaign. / am not,
therefore, going to be the exception to the un-
varying rule. 1t is distastefui to ME to be
constantly figuring in politics j will not be
interviewed, nor have / written anything TO
indicate my political attitude. Four years ago
the use OF my name in connection with the
Presidential nomination was contrary to my
wishes My friends insisted on the presentation
OF my name, however Since then, as the pub
lie is well aware, have repeatedly been given
prominence as the prospective candidate for q
number of Offices, ranging from the Mayoraity
of Chicago to first place on the Peoples Party
Presidential ticket / repeat that / will not
discuss politics in reference to either the can
didates or the issues in this campaign for pub
LEGATION. not because do not entertain very
decided views, but because it would be gross
breach of the prophecies for me 10 90 into it,
There is extraordinary activity in political
cirles Of Virginia especially in Richmond A
Democratic campaign club has been organized
10 every polling district, and rallies are held
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The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has rem.
dered decision declaring the apportionment
made by the extra session of the Legislature
invalid Another session will doubtless be
called, aud the Legislature will make another
attempt TO conform to the rulings of the court
The general view of the situation is that the
court practically decides that the Legislature
has no discretion in making appointments
SO far as population is concerned, and that the
law is practically invalid.
Representative Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Chair
man of the Democratic Congressional Commit
tee, said TO a reporter that the Democrats about
Headquarters in New York are very confident.
and that the reports they receive are favorable.
The campaign will be nip and tuck in New
York. He does not know how much the decis-
ion Of the Supreme Court in Wisconsin az to
the reapportiOnment of that State may hurt
the Democratic prospects, but he is quite hope
ful that they will carry Wisconsin.
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The Republican managers have made deal

The Republican managers have made deal
with the Third Party people of Georgia by
which they hope to capture part of the cleo
toral vote of that State for Harrison. Three
electoral tickets are in the field in Georgia
Democratic, Republican, and Third Party. The
Republicans, realizing that they had no posi-
bic chance of carrying the State on an indie
pendent ticket, through colored politician
from Georgia named Pledger, have entered
into an agreement with the Third Partyites
whereby the two tickets are to be fused. At
least five out of the 10 electoral votes of Geor-
gia will thus, it is hoped by the Republicans, be
used for Harrison. The Third Partyites be-
lieve that this scheme will rally to the support
of their ticket the Republican vote of Georgia,
and expect to get comfortably large campaign
fund for use in the State from the Republican
managers, in addition to the appointment of
hundreds o. Deputy Marshals to guard the
polls. The Republicans are sure that
they have arranged a scheme whereby to with
hold the vote of Georgia from Cleveland.