The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-09-14

Mr. Ellis Mills, VINO was for some time edi-
torially connected with THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE. was nominated by the President last week
to be Consul-General of the United States to
the Hawaiian Islands, stationed at Honolulu
After leaving THE TRIBUNE Mr.. Mills became
Prlvate Secretary to Secretary of State Bayard,
filling that position during the first Cleveland
Administration. When Secretary Blaine sue
eeeded Mr. Bayard. Mills was made a clerk in
the State Department. He was detailed to
accompany Mr.. Biount when the latter was
sent to the Hawaiian Islands as Commissioner
from this country to settle affairs in those
Islands 1t was reported shortly after Mills's
arrival that he, like an officer of the U. S.
Navy was engaged to be married to The daugh-
ter of a millionaire Chnaman of Honolulu.
Mr. Mills halls from Virginia, and is one of
the best story tellers that noted State ever
produced. Without question he will edify the
inhabitants of the Islands with some of his
best efforts in this direction, and will soon
become fsvorite with the natives
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A case of extreme hardship, under the re-
cent rulings of the Interior Department came
under the personal notice of the writer last
pension day. veteran from Baltimore, who
came over TO Washington for his pension
money, seeing that ] wore the GAR. button,
stopped and asked for information. He told
ME that after having spent over an hour IN the
line at the Pension Agency, he WAS told by the
employees there that notice had come the day
before that his pension had been suspended.
The comrade, whose name is forgotten, pro-
duced his pension certificate which was num-
bered III the 10000, showing clearly that he had
been on the roll over 80 years. His skull had
been fractured by a mimic ball; he was dis
abed by another wound III he right elbow,
and had received q bad wound in the right
groin in the seven days battles before Rich
mond in 1862. All these wounds were men
toned in his pension certificate, and the writer
felt his head and could trace the silver plate
which covered the brain where the natural
covering bad been shot away, and could dis
tinctly see that the right arm was helpless. 1t
a very pitiable case, and will without doubt
be remedied
The resolution introduced in the Senate on
Thursday, Sept. Z, by Senator Wolcott. of Colo
RADIO, calling for information to the bounty
on maple sugar, and to which Senator CALM
ger, of New Hampshire, objected, having come
up on Friday, Senator Wolcott expressed regret
at the brusqueuess of his response to the New
Hampshire Senator, aud said that he wished
now to modify his resolution in accordance
with Mr. Gallinger's suggestion-to cover all
kinds of sugar. This was agreed to. but not
before Senator Proctor of Vermont, had dis
charged some shafts of ridicule at the junior
Senator from Colorado. Maple sugar. be said,
added peculiarly tempting favor to certain
mixed commodities. which made them very
tempting to the wayward appetite. Laughter.
The Senator from Colorado would probably ask
that the Government should take the whole
product have it coined into suitable cakes and
put up in other proper subsidiary packages. to
be given to Senators and Representatives for
distribution among their constituents. 1t
would not require to have stamped upon it
"In God we trust" nor would it need to be
made legal tender by law. He would guaran-
tee that it would pass current on its intrinsic
value.