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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-08-24

American opinions as to the effect Of the
Hehring SEA decision are - diverse that it
would be a waste of space to cite them.
While some hold that the advantage is all
on the side If Great Britain and that this
country has suffered a humliating defeat,
others maintain that the United States
has won substantial victory. A con
servative minority however regard tile
decision AS in tie nature of a compromises
HE following expression Of Canadian
sentiment from the Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Chronicle is Of interest il this connections
The result Of the arbitration, 50 far as
questions Of international law and marine
Jurisdiction are concerned, is victory for
Great Brit1in-a victory of importance to
all nations, But the regulations adopted
by tile court for the government of INK
sealing industry constitute q victory foi
tile United States. The material advan-
tages are decidedly with the Americans,
and ii those regulations are enforced it
Will Nc little Short Of marvellous if they
du not literally wipe ont the British
Columbia sealing industry.
This IS Encouraging While the Amcri-
can claim IF protection, or property right,
III BelIing Sea is denied the court pro
yides regulations for the protection OF seal
life i'll those waters, and that was the real
practical point for which this country was
contendng. When those regulations 90
into effect We can tell better whether the
desired end has been attained.
Speaker Crisp has done about what was
expected in making up the House com
mittees The South gets three tifths Of
the chairmanships, including that of Ways
and Means, Wilson of West Virginia sup
planting Springer. This is said to be in
accordance with Clisp's bargain with
President Cleveland. In membership the
WAYS and Means committee is made up Of
the most aggressive forces of the free
trade element Bland has been reap
pointed to his old place as chairman Of
the Committee on Coinage, and an analy
sis of the list shows that this committee
has majority of one in favor OF free
coinage Sayers Of Texas succeeds Hol-
man as chairman of the Appropriations
committees and Springer is chairman OF
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-08-24

Every body goes for at least day Ia the
great State Fair at Bangor, and the Belfast
Band excursion on steamer Sedgwick Thurs
day, Aug. 3lst furnishes al excellent oppor-
tunity to see the fair. enjoy fine sail and
fine music. The band excursions are always
successful, and you should secure your tick
cts in season at Poor x sons drug store
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-08-24

Earned rams, Winterport \. Two btse
hits Alley 2: Blodgett, Three base hit
TrnldN. First base on errors, Winterport
, Stockton l. First base on balls. by Har-
low. /. Hit with pitched ball, BY Harlow, Il
Wild pitch, Harlow / Hichborn ?. Passed
balls. Stubs l. Stowell }. Struck ont by
Harlow II; by War'jwell >; BY Hichborn i.
Umpire, f. S Fernad Time, Iii. ,;5ln.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
The Soldier Must be a Pauper.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Under the
recent decision made by the powers that be, "
/ give thu following advice to the veterans:
/. You must live on SIP a month, and no
more. Any effort on your part to exceed that
limit b comes manual labor"
2. You must not think. Ii you have become
so useless as TO be utterly incapable of motion,
but can make an extra dollar by debating a
contribution for newspaper to your wife, you
are not totally disabled, for you will then be
able to think. Judge who could do no labor
was cut out of his pension for being able to
hear and think on the bench.
g. Manual Labor" has now received con-
struction very different from the definition in
Webster. Do not try to cut your food while at
the table. Let your wife do it for you, you
may not be totally disabled from performing
manual labor"
A. Don't fail TO ask for your pittanee in gold.
The good. pi0us bankers in Wall street get that
kind. and get their interest anticipated-that
is, before it is due and the Secretary of the
Treasury consults with them. while the Comp
troller sits down to free banquet with them,
took fat money once. Ask for bankers money
this time.
B. Remember that yeu must be totally dis
abled from manual labor" Don't try to walk.
for that may be total -" don't ride. don't use
a cruteh, don't have good appetite, and don't
use pen. Such things are too close to the
total" limits.
6. Be economical with your $l2, for you are
not allowed to make any yourself. Be content
with your lot. and thank God that you were not
killed, and that there are yet more poorhouses
open and ready to receive you.-P. II. JACOBS,
Hammonton. N. J.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Hon. II. w. Baker, tie new member of Con.
gress from New hampshire. is a stanch Repub-
lean. and man we'll aud favorably known in
Washington. From his success in being elected
the army of Government clerks may take
encouragement, for Dir. Baker has been one of
Uncle Sam's clerks himself. He has been a
resident of this city for many years, although
still retaining his legal residence in New
Hampshire. He has been clerk in the War
and Treasury Departments during which time
he studied aud practiced law here
Miss Caledonia Mcf;all daughter Of Hon. w
w. MeCall. distinguished criminal lawyer of
Florida, aud the young woman to whom the
unprecedented honor was paid by the last
Florida Legislature of asking Secretary Smith
to retain her in office, will be the Washington
correspondent of three of the leading south
Florida papers this year. Miss Mccall is a
remarkably. bright young lady, fine CONVERSE
tioualst, aud good writer.
Col ]. c. Murphy specialist in the
Agricultural Department, arrived here the
other day from Chicago. where he has been
attending to an exhibit OF American corn
He has now sailed for England, whers he
will stop only long enough to make con-
nections for Copenhagen, Denmark. his first
post of duty. He will also travel on the Conti-
nent. and throughout the journey will advo-
cate the use of corn in brewing beer, and he
will ingnire into the laws and regulations of
each country as to the manufacture and trade
in tobacco,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
ARMY AND NAVY.

There are three branches of the Navy MAX
ing struggle to secure the old Naval Observa-
tory building for quarters Surgeon Gene ral
Tryon WAS frat to mako application to the
Secretary for the building for the use of the
Bureau of Hygiene. The photographic Office
has also come to the front rs an applicant for
the building. The Naval Almanac Office is
also a candidate for the quarters. TO prevent
any wrHngle and, if possible, to save the De
partment tho expense which it is under in
paying high rents for buildings outside of the
Department board has been appointed, with
an officer from each of the contesting branches,
to investigate the quarters and grounds with o
view to discovering whether or not all cannot
be provided for.
Preliminary steps for the construction of
three new gunboats for the United States
Navy were taken by the Navy Department to-
day in the Issuance of advertisements INVITING
bids for their construction. The bids are to be
opened III sixty days. One of the vessels is to
be OF special type Cor use in Chinese waters,
while the other two are to be ordinary
gunboats. The last Congress appropriated
$1,000 Geo fer their construction.
Orders sent by cable to Capt Baker, COM
msnding the cruiser Philadelphia at CalIso
Peru, directing him to coal his ship and wait
orders. She viii be ordered to Honolulu, thus
relieving the Boston. The necessity for keep
ing the Philadelphia at Callao in anticipation
of trouble in Peru, following the general elee-
tions alone prevents Mr. Herbert from ordering
that vessel to Hawaii Immediately. The gun
boat Yorktown will probably be ordered to
take her place, and the Aliiance, now at Cor
into. Nicaragua, looking after American inter-
ests there, may be sent to Samoa. These
changes will take some time, however
After considerable delay the cruiser Charles
ton left Hampton Roads Saturday afternoon
for three years cruise OH tho Pacific station.
"A in n Ioua OF fnr an1
instructions as to her future movements
Commodore G.. w. Melville, U.S. ~, vino was
chosen to preside at the Congress of Engineer
ing. which opened in Chicago July 81, was
born in New York City Jan. 10, 1S41. In 1861
be WAS appointed Assistant Engineer In the
Navy, where he made an excellent record He
was chosen rs Engineer of the Tgress in the
Hall relief Arctic expedition. and afterward
Chief Engineer of the Jeanette. and his ex-
ploits in the escape of her crew from the ice
pack by way Of Siberia have given him undying
lame In the annals of Arctic enterprise.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
DEMAND INVESTIGATIONS,
The Old Soldiers Aroused in Defense OF
Their Honor.

Their Honor.
large and enthusiastic meeting of old SOL
diers was held in Senecaville, o.. Aug. /, at
which there was numerous attendance from
all over Guernsey and Noble Counties, iD-
Guiding many prominent men. The meeting
adopted resolution asking Senator Sherman
and the Representative from that district to
demand that 1900 soldiers claims be
taken in consecutive order from the files of
the Pension Bureau by committee of five
competent mon, two of whom to be selected by
members of the GAR, and the others from
States showing the largest enlistments during
the war. The names are to be taken without
previous notice to the Pension Bureau, and
carefully and impartially investigated as to
the character Of the claims and the allowances,
and the committee to publish the result of its
findings. The resolution declared this a de-
mand to vindicate the honor of the old soldiers
who are receiving pensions from the Govern
ment.
SulIy Post, 13 Department of South Dakota,
GAR, Pierre, s. d., unanimously adopted
resolutions at its meeting on July 81 demand
ing immediate investigation as proposed by
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, of from 1000 to
1000 regularly recorded pensions taken con-
secutively from the files at Washington, and
that full report be made, giving in detail all
the information asked for in that proposition.
1t also decided to ask the Representatives and
Senators from South Dakota to make this de-
mand and insist upon it until it was complied
with. Other Posts are requested to take SINH
lar action.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
FROM CHICAGO
TO WASHINGTON
VIA PITTSBURG.

TINE BALTIMORE AND OHIO Il. Il.
Il is the shorter Route
BY Ffny-three Niles,
And il Is the only Line
Passing through RattlefeIds
In West Virginia. Maryland, and virginia
All Trains traverse the Potomac Valley,
And pass through Harper's Ferry.
THE BALTIMORE & OHIO r r
Also operates Express Trains
To Washington
From ST. Louis and Cincinnati
Its Royal Blue Line Trains
To Washington
From New York and PfhiIadelphis
Are the safest, fastest and finest IN the world
CHAS. o. SCULL,
Gen. Pass. Agt, Baltimore, Nd
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
A REsR-aDMiRAL DEAD.

Thornton a. Jenkins, of Most Honorable
Civil War Record.
Rear-Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins died at
his residence, in this city. Aug. 8, OF heart
failure, aged 81.
Admiral jenkins entered the navy as
Midshipman Nov. 1, 1928. and shortly after
wards performed hazardous service in fighting
Cuban pirates. During the war he served as
Executive Officer of the sloop Germantown
and Commander of the Relief In the capture
of Tuxpan and Tabasco he commanded the
landing parties from the Germantown.
He was promoted to be Captain July 49, 1862,
and was Senior Officer at the repulse of the
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
VETERANS IN THE CITY.

J. w. Keene, 81 s. Washington avenue, CO.
lumbus o. Comrafe Keene served on the IT, s.
S. Benton and Moose, and is now a member of
j. G. Mccoy Post !, Department of Ohio.
George w. Cole. Co. L, 5tb Pa. Reserves, Dali
las, Tex, is locomotive engineer, aud has been
in Texas for Ii years. He belongs to Dix Post
IL. Department of Texas. Last year he bought
farm near Annapolis, Nd, and contemplates
retiring upon il in year or two
S. III. Flint, 9Th U. s. Cav, Worcester, OF
sege n. Y. CemFade Flint is a clothing mer-
chant, and WAS on his wedding tour
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
NOT INA DIPLOMATIC WAY.

Secretary Gresham is credited with having
made the following statement ia regard TO the
report that Mar. Satoli is 10 be recognized in
an official capacity as the American representa-
tive of the Pope:
Several weeks ago Baron Fsva presented
his credentials to the President as Italian Am
bsssaaor to tile United States and they were
accepted. The Stale Department has not re
ceiyed, either before since that time, any
information Whatever that another person than
Baron Fava desires to be recognized as repre-
sentative of Italy"
None OF the officials of the State Department
place any credence in the report that the Pope
or Mgr SatolDi for him intends to ask dipio-
matte recognition from the United States.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17

enemy at Coggins Point. James River, and at
the attack at City Point in August, 1862. In
the Autumn of the same year he commanded
the Oneida. engaged in bIoekading Mobile. He
was Fleet Captain and Chief of Staff of Farra-
quits squadron in the Mississippi and Chief of
command at the capture of Port Hudson.
He commanded the Richmond i'm the block
ade of Mobile in 1854. and tho second division
of Farragut's feet and remained in command
of Mobile Bay until 1865, when he was ordered
to the jamestown, where he remained until
the close of the war. He was commissioned
Commodore July %. 1866, served as Chief of
Navigation aud was promoted to Rear Admiral
July I3, 1870 He was afterward in command
of the Asiatic station until retired, Dec. IL,
1873. He had charge of the Navy Department
exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition at Phila-
delphia in 1876.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
NO MORE FAKEu NEWS.

BY verbal order issued to the Chiefs of
Divisions iif the Pension Bureau it is believed
by the officials that the character of the news
concerning that branch of the Government will
be improved. A con ference was held between
Commissioner Lochren and his Chiefs at which
it WAS agreed that hereafter no in formation for
public print shall be given out excepting
through the Commissioner or his Deputies
When q news hunter desires to follow up a
certain trail he is to apply directly to the Com
missioner.
If the snhject he deemed sufficiently worthy
the Chief Of Division. who should know what
is wanted to be known, shall he sent for, ard
the conversation containing the matter which
it is desired to print will take place in the
Commissioners office. That official will then
know what is given out for publication. This
is the theory ON which the order is founded
One Chief of Division told the reporter that
some officials had been 50 iBdiscreet as to let
loose information which should have been
nursed by the Bureau. A great many things
had gotten into print which ought to have re-
manned GU. the present ortier designed
to Improve the news service, give all the news
sent out an official stamp. rs it were, and sup
press the lOquacity OF some subordinates.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
$50. $50. $50. 500.
Waltham Repeating Watches.
Gold Watches that Strike
the Hours and Minutes.

The great clearing sale of Watfam striking watches
has al last commenced. These watches were made to
sell AT $50 10 $780, but the list price close out the
remaining $50, has been reduced to 500 We now
make fur her reduction and VIII sell what we have
for $50 including free safe delivery and absolute
guarantee for one year. The watch will wear fog
generations and become heirloom and as no mora
will be made, the vaue will increase time goes on
This IS flljeweed so watch in q solid Xix gold
filed huntin9CaSe guaranteed by the makers to wear
20 years just Ike solid gold In addition special
regulation, special adjustment, and evSfy improve
ment known 10 the watchmakefS at the Worlds great
watch factory at Wahan, IL has two sIyer-toned bells
that strike the time within five minutes whenever
spring on the outside is moved, by which the
time may be told in the dark well as in the light
For people who afford il this is the best the
world. New we viii make unprecedented offer to
the loyal soldiers who fought for the Union We viii
enSraVe the inside of the the Of the per-
son who orders repeater and inScr.pti Of 50
words or less absolutely free. We think each soldier
should hand down to his descendants his name and
the most prominent battles in which he fought en-
graved in gold. For example, the engraving might b
asf 0IIOyvS.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
COMPARISON.

The Pension Office has put out statement
to the effect that curing the first three months
of 1892 3I,938 original pension certificates
were issued, of which 6.7S7 were certificates
under the general law and 25. Isl certificates
under the act of June "a, 1890, while for the
months of April, May, and June IL. 045 original
certificates were issued, of which 5,5O4 were
under the general law and 11,541 under the
act of June q, $780,
The Pension Office means by this that while
only % per cent. Of the certificates issued dur
ing the last three months of President Harri-
sons Administration were issued to soldiers and
to widows and dependent relatives of those
whose disabilities were contracted in the SER
vice and line Of duty, the present Administra-
ton has issued so cent. of these certificates to
this class of pensioners.
No statement is made as to how many of
these cases were almost ready for certificate
issue when Judge Lochren took hold, nor the
difference between the number rejected by the
Harrison Administration for the said period of
time and those rejected by this Admin istration.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

There is an African OF pure blood in the
House this year, and he is George Washington
Murray. of South Carolina, Republican. Mr..
Murray's complexion is of the blue-black that
marks the West coast tribes. He is very much
OF gentleman, OF medium hight and appar-
entity under 40 years of age. AS he comes
from class of small-wage earners his vote on
sne SILVER question is awaited with interest.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17

President Cleveland returned to End the
White House put in better condition than IT
has been since Mrs. Harrison turned IL INSIDE
down to suit her own ideas of the eternal fit.
ness of things, SO far regarded the interior of
that particular building for residential pur-
poses. Among other things. electric fans have
been instituted, and will do their part toward
rendering the building, which is the poorest
the Chief of any nation ever lived in, endura.
bic as an abiding-place for so much of the
heated term as Mr.. Cleveland is obliged to be
there, for although Mrs. Cleveland will return
earlier than was expected. she will go out to
Woodley, the Presidents country home here.
lis well to hob-nob with great men, at
least SO thinks young T. Wilmer Cocaev. Of
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17

Mr.. New, the prospective Senator from Wv.
oniinS Is waiting to get his credentials before
ne can take Senator A. c. Beck with,s place.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
THE SUBJECT
OF PENSIONS.
Comrades Present Their Views on the
Situation.
LOCHREN'S LETTER.

An Extended Review of the Legal Aspects
of the Matter.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
The. order has been revoked, as follows:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, May o. 1899
To THE COMMISSIONER PENSIONS: Order No
164, signed Green Il. Raum. Comm issioner of Pen
sions and approved by Cyrus B,ssey Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, of date of Oct I5 $780,
hereby revoked. You will prepare for the ap.
prevail of the Secretary new rules covering the
proof OF The right 10 pensions and rates of same
etc; you viii have an examination made to deter.
mine what pensions have been allowed under Sec
ton of the of June 81 $780, in disregard of the
terms of said act and in conflict with the rulings
of this Department in the case of Charles T. Ben
nett, this day transmitted to you.
(Sgned) Respectfully, HoKE SMITH,
Secretary.
Here we have directions to the ommissione,
of Pensions to re-examine the 800 900 claims OF
more that have been adiudicated during the
last three years and ascertain if the actions oil
his predecessors conflict with his ruling.
Here we see the arbitrary opinion of to-day
overrulipg the actions, not only of yesterday,
but of three years ago.
/ Claim that this circular is right in the teeth
of law and practice and of common sense.
There are two ways of constituting statute,
liberal and strict; and it makes quite a differ
ence as to who CONSTITUTES the law.
Circular No. 164 was issued three wears ago.
Just after the law passed: the discussion was
fresh in the memory of Secretary Noble, Assist
ant Secretary Bussey, and Commissioners Raum
In fact, these officials consulted by the Con-
gressmen and Senators that helped to make the
law; as they were frequently before the Com
mittee on Pensions, they knew the intent of the
law makers, they knew the main object of the
law was to give the old veteran who could not
prove his claim under the general law some
thing to keep hin out of the poorhouse, or, if
in q Soldiers Home, to get his tobacco; con-
seguently. all difference in rating on account
oil rank was abolished.
The private was to get as much as the Colo
mel. The lowest rating was to be S. and the
highest $l2.
Circular No. 164 CONSTITUTES the law literally
according to the intent of the lawmakers.
statute should be construed in accordance
with the hearing and spirit of eontemporaneous
statutes; the statute granting pensions to vet
Grams OF the Mexican war provides that soldiers
under or years of age shall be pensioned, pro-
vided they have any disability, no matter how
little, or are dependent; if &c years or over they
get a service pension. They were put on the
roll at 50 per month, and by an act passed last
session the rate was increased to $l2. Now
Raum and Bussey had this law before them
when they construed the statute and issued
Circular No. 1854 and believe if the question
gets into court their construction will be sus-
tanned.
The Comm missioner of Pensions cites the case
of Henry II. Woke, and claims that Bussey's
ruling in that case sustains the present practice.
emphaticslly deny that, and claim that the
citation of the Weike case by the Commissioners
and by Assistant Secretary Reynolds is calcu-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17

The Governor of Wyoming is not sure whether
Senator can be appointed by him after the
failure of the State Legislature to elect man.
80 he must wait for the Senate of the United
States to decide. If the question be settled
negatively special session of the Legislature
must be convened to elect Senator. and Mr..
New may not become Senator New after all.
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WINSOB Ii. FRENCH,
Brevf. brighten,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. GETTYSBURG.
WILDERNESS

All letters IN of 90, five cents each In this
way the orious deeds of each OF one of these
celebrated watches viii be known to all future gen.
eratons, and many youth win draw Inspiration from
the beautiful watch worn by his patriotic ancestor
In order 10 enhance the va ne of this souvenir we
shall sell it only to Union veterans Illustrated ercI-
lar free. Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
washington ID a.