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The National tribune., 1893-07-13
DO YOU WANT TO CO
TO TIE
WORLDS FAIR?
WE WILL GIVE YOU
A FREE TICKET.

Our offer of free round-trip tickets to the
GAR. National Encampment last year was
30 successful that we have decided to repeat
she plan upon larger scale for the benefit
IF intending visitors TO the Worlds Fair at
Chicago.
Last year hundreds of our readers got
frst-class rouDd-trip tickets from their
places of residence to Washington and
return by little effort in making up clubs
for The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Our plan worked very successfully -every-
body was more than satisfied. Very many
were able to visit Washington who wanted
to do so very much, but felt that they could
not incur the exp nse and we gave them an
opportunity which they gladly improved
There was nowhere single expression Of
dissatisfaction.
We will do the same thing this year
with regard to those who wish to visit the
Worlds Fair ne SoiH give frst-class
round trip ticket from any point in the United
States 10 Chicago and return for club of
subscribers, pTopoTtioRate TO the distance the
point is from Chicago.
This ticket viii be for the most direct
route between the two places and it viii have
all the advantages in regard to the time for
which it viii be good, length of stay in
Chicago, speed OF trains, etc, that any first
class ticket will have. In brief it will be
the best kind Of a ticket, which will be a
great superiority, as there will doubtless be
many tickets offered by various parties
which Nill he only for very slow trains, in
feriOr cars, limited as to time, etc. Our
tickets viii all be for irst-class, fast trains,
and have every privilege given the best class
Of tieke;s.
The carrying out of this scheme involves
an immense amount Of correspondence and
clerical work on our part, and we are now
prepzri a schedule of the sizes of clubs
which we will require from different points
We will publish this as soon as completed,
which may be some time hence.
in the meanwhile, those who intend to
work for these tickets should begin at once
They can send IN their subscribers as fast
they obtain them. notifying us that they
are Tor Worlds Fair Ticket" and they
will be properly credited 10 them. If they
afterward change their minds they can have
the subscribers sent in applied on any other
premium that we offer.
We should very much like to have those
who expect TO get up clubs for these tickets
write 10 rs Immediately Of their intentions
as this viii help US in making up our
schedule. We viii send them any number
OF sample copies they wish to show friends
and acquaintance in the work of soliciting
subscribers
Remember, all names sent to
count on this offer must be yearly
subscribers at 81 each. No SUBJ
scriptiOns sent prior to April
viii count on this offer.
We ask all our friends who want to go to
Chicago TO 20 10 work at once They can
easily secure round-trip ticket by little
work in pushing the circulation of The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Mark ali communi-
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THE death of Leland Stanford has set the
papers figuring upon the value of the mag
nifcept endowment which he gave to the
University which bears his name, and which
will come into absolute possession of the
property on thedeath of Mrs. Stanford. Itcon-
ssts of three pieces of land, Palo Alto, $4,000
acres; Gridley, "a, 900 acres, and Vina, 1900
acres. All this land is rich vineyard ground,
and is rapidly being planted in grapes. One
portion of italready contains 3,0O0, 900 grape
vines, which yielded last year II 900 tons of
grapes, and when all the vines now planted
are in bearing, the product will be about
10000 tons of grapes year. It is estimated
that when all the land that is capable of
bearing vines is properly planted it will
have value reaching the enormous sum of
5000, 100000 and an annual income of Sill
100000. This will make it infinitely the
richest educational Institution in the world,
and have more endowment than all the other
colleges in the United States put together.
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IT does not follow that the demonetiza-
ton of silver by the Hindu Government
will prevent that country from being the
great absorbant of the worlds silver as
she has always been. The peoples habit of
investing all their savings in silver orpa-
ments for themselves and families is too
deeply seated to be changed by any mere act
of legislation. 1t is this habit that has pre-
vented sill, er from falling much lower than
it otherwise would. In the last 40 years the
Hindus have taken up and Withdrawn from
the worlds use probably 100000, 900
worth of silver, and for the last 10 years
they have taken on the average $37 SOC, 900
worth annually, or about one-third of all the
white metal produced in the world. They
will probably continue to take very large
amount, as the banking habit does not make
much progress among them, and they insist
on having silver to pay for everything they
buy. Then, too. many of the countries lying
outside of India, but which are coming into
trade with her, are changing their form of
from barter to money, and they
all want the money in the form of silver.
So we can look for, probably, nearly as large
a consumption of silver in that quarter of
the globe in future as there has been in the
past
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

THE calling of an extra session earlier than
anticipated, has added much to the solicit
will manage the great influx of new and in
experienced men into the House of Repre-
sentatives to the entire credit of the party
This is strongly indicated by the sudden
outburst of talk in Democratic papers about
the necessity of a revision of the rules of the
House, so as to diminish obstructiveness,
prevent flbustering, etc. The probability
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ountry. It has had no part whatever in

country. 1t has had no part whatever in
the stringency.
The panic really began with the collapse
of the real-estate speculations in the Argen-
tine Confederation, and the bankruptcy of
the Barring Bros, three years ago. This was
followed by similar collapses of real-estate
booms in Australia, and finally the stringency
reached this country last Fall. The process
of liquidation has gone on rapidly since,
and about run its conrse. If it was actually
known what Congress would do, business
would begin to revive at once, for neither
men nor capital can afford to lie idle. They
have done so entirely too long already, and
now want to 60 to work again as soon as
they can have definite basis of operations.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13
"THE souTH.sl PUNISHMENT"


The enormous indernsiisy paid by the French
Nation TO Germany asthe result of tile late Franco
Prussian war Is one Of the greatest levies upon
people recorded in history. Aforeign writer makes
| the statement that ~ has been exceeded by the
levy upon the Southern portion of this Nation
made since the war ofthc rebellion over That
exaction has come in the form of the Northern PEN
sion list. He computes that the South has already
paid its share of this an amount fully equal to
S350,00o0 00 The penalty OF the South for entering
into rebellion was much greater than that OF the
death and devastation that was hers when the war
was ENDED She has gone since then in the tribute
of taxation till 1t has reached this stupendous
tent, and with the prospect of q continuance in the
same money penalty for many years In the future.
This is an echo of new cry which has
been raised in the Southern papers. Moth
ing can be farther from the truth. The
South has never paid anything like her share
Government and any examination of the
revenue statistics will show this. The taxes
have always been so arranged that they fell
heavier on the things that entered most
largely into the daily lives of the people of
the North, and with which those of the
South had little to do The Iatter's prop
erty has mainly consisted of lands and farm
stock, which have always escaped taxation
by the General Government The South
erners, until recent years, bought COM
paratively little of manufactured products
either foreign or domestic-and so escaped
any payment in this direction.
It has been calculated that in the years
Immediately following the war the people
of the rebellious States did not pay annually
more than one-fourteenth part Of the Ma
tional revenue. The people of the North,
with unexampled magnanimity, not only
did not exact any war indemnity from those
who had precipitated the struggle, but they
taxed themselves enormously to pay the ex
pense of the war for the Union.
We have not space to 60 into all the
figures supporting this statement, but will
take as an illustration the report Of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue for 1868.
That year our expenses were enormous, for
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is that rules viii be adopted approaching as
closely as the managers dare to those of the
mueh-abused House over which Speaker
Reed presided. These will give the old
wheel-horses absolute control over the too
exubersnt spirits fresh from their con-
stituents, and boiling over with the idea
that they have Heayen-conferred commits
sion to turn everything topsy-turvy.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

Hon. JERRY SIMPSON started good deal
Of talk last week by proposing that the
Populists and Free-Silver Republicans and
Democrats unite on Capt. J. c. Burrows for
Speaker, but the Captain has sat down on
the plan very hard, saying that the Hon.
Jerry was talking through his hat, or words
to that effect.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

The Washington correspondent of the st.
Louis Republic gives cheerful outlook for
the pensioners. He says:
There is no doubt that careful scrutiny Of the
rolls will reveal astonishing frauds, and that per-
haps one-half of those already drawing pensions
would be deprived of the bounty of the Govern
nent.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13
THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
r G. Dun's Weekiy Circular always cor
servative, of July Z, says:

servative, of July Z, says:
The tone in business circles has perceptibiy i'm
proved. On the whole there has been title better
distribution Of goods to consumers, and perhaps
the countermanding of orders given some months
ago Is not quite as frequent it WAS last week
The more hopeful symptoms gladly noted but
while the causes of depression remain It would be
rash TO calculate that difficulties will not respnear
Soon large sums of money will be required TO
move the crops, and in the present state of the
money market some stringency is not improbable
This is undoubtedly safe view Of the
situation. It is from an undoubted author
ity, and understates rather than overstates
the accompanying features of the outlook.
The return to better times has already be-
gun, and from this time forward the condi-
tions win steadily improve. There may,
undoubtedly will, be some more failures.
bot they will be mere echoes of the crash
already past, and viii not affect anything
seriously.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

The stamp sales and other taxes raised
the whole to s191 ,Os7, $50. OF the Sta, 23s.-
916.05 it win be seen by the above table
that the rebel States-Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tonnes
see, Texas, and Virginia contributed just
$50, 900, 1876 90, or bit oHe-sirth of the amount.
The disproportion became even more
marked as the years went on. The South
paid still smaller proportion and the rest
of the country larger proportion, as the
latter increased rapidly in wealth, while
the former made little progress. For the
fiscal year ended June 80. 1892, the Internal
Revenue collections were:
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

THE pension-haters are now jumping
iercely upon Gen. E. Burd Grubb, of New
Jersey, for saying at recent soIdier-gather-
ing at Newark:
/ do believe, and have always believed, that
every man who carried gun honestly and honor
ably should be pensioned-not because he was
wounded. not because he wss sick. Every old SOL
der should have pension because lie was a SOL
der, and any men who enlisted In the Union army
and served during the war should be cared for By
the Government
The comrades have long had their eye on
Gen. Grubb for COMMUNICATIVE Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and if our
friends the enemy keep on they will make
his election certain, and by reclamation.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

THE Cawker City (Kan.) Record gives the
years of enlistment of the members of the
Reynolds Post, GAR, of that town, which
shows a proportion about in accord with
the official statistics of the war:
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TRIBUNETS.
THE poRTER's PLANT.
an ounce.

. I.
First Pullman Porter-You look down In de
mouf, Brndder Jones. What's de matter?
Second Pullman Porter-I has cause to be,
sab. My car on de las trip contained no less
dan tree million aires-Truth
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HOW VERY STUPID.

May-Dear do you see that stupid fellow
trying to firt with me?
Joe-No; he is trying to firt with me.
May-Dear mel how much more stupid than
| thought.-The Club
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$50

That is, nearly 80 per cent. of them en-
listed in 1861, 2, before there was any
thought of big bounties
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

LAST Saturday the Director of the Mint
bought $4,000 ounces of silver, at 70 cents
an ounce.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

To get ready for the great fight for soldiers
rights is TO get up big clubs Cor the veterans
champion. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

Highwayman Ito Mr.. Levy, secondhand
dealer in miscellaneous property}-Your money
or your life.
Mr.. Levy-Mine fIiendt. you cannot exbect
me to gif you my money for nodings. and mine
life von'dt do you no goot. But tells you vot
l will do. will buy dot bistol off you at a fair
brica.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the only
champion the soldiers haze among the great pa
pers Of U.e country. The best Wdy 10 AeIp a.
Veterans IS By getting ii more subscribers.
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as follows:

81, 2ss. SOC "a
Arizona 1890 70
Arkansas "a 406 80
California NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1854 7s9 SIS
Coiorado.-....... ll9g75 25
Connecticut ..-......-..-........ 1896 ZIG AZ
OAK ota 10, i35 05
Deiaware.... 587, 23s IL
District of Columbia ............... 4sI O6S 70
Florida 402 40 A
Georgia. 6II7347 20
Idaho. .!...- o. $40 o.
1887 81
Indiana. $40 SO
Iowa........ ........ LII lS2 81
Kansas ......-.. 25l $40 At
Kentuck y. l1S SiS 81
Louisiana........... 3758 93i OF
Maine 500 43- %
Maryland. 4.247 675 I6
Massachusetts .............. IL, col 727 90
Mchigan.- ............-. 2,74a, 430 50
Minnesota 1868 246 IL
Mssissippt.-.. 3,z5l Clio 10
Missouri ....-........-....... 1895 551 81
Montana. ........,,,,.....,,....... 10s 800 SO
Nebraska. 126 S47 Al
Nevada. $50, 30S7s0 II
New Hampshire. 49,. 93S 724 81
New Jersey...... -....... 1888 1856 Is
New Mexico ....... ............ 81 loo CO
New York ...-......--..~-..,...". 39.075 722 %
North Carolina. .--............. 1911 oil So
Ohio IL 1856 l53 SO
Oregon .......................... 3497 95 5S
Pennsylvania. .................... is. IT, III 60
Rhode Island. 1850. 682 20
South Carolina. ......... 1852 2O4 SO
Tennessee. 3707, 3s4 so
Texa l,7So, 500 81
Utan ...........-., ..- ..-........... AZ, 9s5 So
Vermont. GIL 2I3 OF
Virginia. 1853 1913 50
Washington. 60 967 IS
West Virginia. ...................... 100 925 SO
Wisconsin ............... 1905 $40 OF
liza 23s, 9l6 05
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

By this it will be seen that the internal
revenue taxes produced over half the reve-
nue.. These taxes were then very onerous
being levied on distilled spirits, distillers
rectifers, wholesale and retail Hquor-dealers
manufacturers of stills manufactured to-
bacco and wholesale and retail dealers in
same, fermented liquors and brewers and
dealers in same, bank deposits, including
those in savings banks, bank capital and
circulation, gross receipts of bridges, canals,
ferries, express companies, gas companies,
lotteries, railroads, ships, barges, stage
coaches, steamboats,, telegraph companies,
tbeaters, operas, circuses, and auctions Ii
censes to auctioneers, apothecaries, butchers,
cattle-brokers, commercial brokers, confec-
TONERS billiard rooms, bowling alleys, assay
ers, plumbers, pawnbrokers, claim agents,
conVeyancers, builders and contractors. den
lists, eating-houses hotels, insurance agents,
retail merchants, manufacturers, miners,
patent agents, liyery-stable keepers, jugglers,
lawyers, peddlers, stations and jacks, pho
tographers, physicians, etc. Besides these
were taxes on legacies and SUGGESTIONS on
private carriages, gold and silver watches.
gold and silver plate, and stamp duties on
matches, photographs, perfumery and patent
medicines, on all notes. drafts. checks. deeds
mortgages, taxes on incomes exceeding
ST. GOO, etc. In fact, the Internal Revenue
Assessor had his heavy hand on nearly
everything.
Now, let US see how large was the contri-
button Of the rebellious States to this. The
report of the Commissioner gives the net
collections by States and Territories for 1868
eli
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

Two doctors were recently walking together
down suburban thoroughfare when one of
them lifted his hat to lady whom they met.
"A patient?" asked the other.
"Oh, in way" answered the first doctor
ST treated her the other day for small
trouble"
"What was it?"
"A wart on the nose"
"And what did you prescribed"
81 ordered her to refrain absolutely from
playing the piano."
The other doctor was astonished.
Ordered her to leave off playing the piano
for wart on the nose5 Well, | can't under
stand your treatment"
elf you knew the circumstances you would"
said the first doctor. "She lives in the next
house to me"-BoSton Globe.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

THE Duke de Yersgua might 60 On the
stage, or enter the lecture field.
The National tribune., 1893-07-13

The interest to the bondholders was paid
in gold, and as the average value of the
greenback that year was 71.6 cents the pay
ment to the bondholders represented an ex-
penditurs in greenbacks of $20l 1862 1888, or
nearly two-thirds the entire payment from
the Traocurv
The morning call., 1893-09-04
FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
Democratic Tinkering With the
Present Laws.
Hill Proposes TO Make .Davenports
Impossible in the Future-Ameri-
can Registry of Alien Ships.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-One OF the first
efforts Of the Democratic Congress will be
directed to secure the repeal of the Fed
eTal election law under which John |. Da-
venpOrt of New York made such a reputa-
tiOn as a supervisor of election. Senator
Hill has taken the initiative in the matter
in the Senate, and General Black. ex-Com-
missioner of Pensions and now a member
OF Congress, has prepared a bill to the
same purport for introduction in the
House. Senator Hill has made such sub
stantial progress that he has secured the
consideration If his bill by the Senate Com
mittee on Judiciary, and day or two ago
the measure was ordered reported to the
Senate with the recommendation that it
pass.
Congressman Fithian of Illinois. the new
chairman of the Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries, has prepared bill
which will receive favorable report from
the committee. providing for the free ad-
mission to American registry OF ships built
in foreign countries. The position which
Congressman Ftthian and the majority of
his committee will take is that it is folly
to attempt to restore the merchant marine
by Government bounties. aud the only way
in which the flag of the United States can
secure its fair share of the growing trade
of the world is to admit free to American
registry ships built in foreign countries,
provided that any foreign vessel purchased
and registered shall not be used or allowed
to engage in the coast trade of the United
States.
In the Senate the entire week will, in
all probability. be consumed in the con-
sderation of the bill for the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
The bill for the extension of the bank cir
culatiOn is still on the calendar as the reg
ular order. but here can be little question
that it will he sidetracked by its author in
the interest of the repeal bill.
There is nothing so evident "a the pur-
pose of the advocates of this measure to
force the Senate to squarely face the one
issue for which the session was called.
and TO allow no side issue TO divert atten-
tion from that object. This is understood
to be the desire of the administration, and
it is probable that if any assistance be
necessary in bringing the Senate to acqui-
esce in the programme of VOORHEES,, it Will
he freely given by the executive branch Of
the Govern nent.
There is beginning to be some talk of
cloture. and already it is announced that
some Senators who have heretofore stood
out against any rule for the curtailment
of debate in the Senate are prepared. in
view of the eXigencie. of the occasion. to
support a measure of this kind.
In the House, which does not meet again
until Wednesday, there is nothing of con-
sequence this week except the continual
tion and conclusion of the debate on the
rules.
B. F. Nelson and wife of California and
Z. c. MouIton Of riverside are registered
at WIZARDS.