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The National tribune., 1893-07-06
FOR THE HONOR OF VETERANS.

Commissioner Lochren has not yet acted on
our proposition to make detailed report
upon the essential facts of specified num-
Der of cases taken consecutiveIy from the
files of the Pension Bureau. The pressure
of business at the close of the fiscal year has
probably prevented his being able to take up
this important matter, but now that the
momentous Both of June is past. he will
have more leisure to attend to it.
We want to reiterate our opinion to him
that it is the weightiest thing that
presses upon his attention. 1t far tran
scends any mere detail of Office management
or Departmental ruling, because it relates
to the very existence of the pension system,
and the policy of the Government toward
its veterans The public mind is thoroughly
aroused on the pension question. The stu
alton is critical-for the honor and good
faith of the Government on the one hand,
and the rights of hundreds of thousands of
disabled and aged veterans on the other.
The people have had surfeit of appeals,
denunciations. halffact and whole lies.
What they demand now are some cold, official
facts from the Pension Bureau, and attested
to by its head.
1t will have the mightiest effect for him
to officially state just what are the essential
facts in an acreage 1000 or 1900 cases of
allowed pensions.
The people will be no more satisfied with
going over the roll and picking out bad
case here and there in the hundreds of thou
sands which have been allowed than they
would be to have as many meritorious cases
picked out and claimed to represent the char
acter of the entira roll. This is not the way
they make their conclusions in the ordinary
operations Of life. They do not judge of
carload Of apples by one rotten one, or an
especially good one that may be picked out.
Nor do men assign value TO a cargo of wheat
by hunting out few particularly plump
grains, or a score of shriveled ones. They
make up their judgment Z" by the run of the
lot"-the general average; and we want the
Commissioner of Pensions to give them the
same opportunity of judging of the charac-
ter of the pension-roll.
He can do this with the greatest ease and
Northumberland with the regular routine
of his Office. With the present force of the
Pension Bureau he can collate and tabulate
all the essential facts relating to 1000 or
2, 900 average pension cases in few hours,
and the press of the country will be only
too glad to give them the widest dissemina-
ton.
Feeling entirely sanguine of the results
of such an inyestig alton, and the showing
that viii be made from it, the veterans of the
country are exceed ngly anxious that the
Commissioner of Pensions make it as seon as
possible.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

THE EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.
The perturbation caused by midas de-
monetization of silver has determined Presi-
dent Cleveland to call the extra session of
Congress month earlier than he had an
ticipated, and it VIII accordingly meet on
Aug. Z.
This is much better in every way, and
without any reference whatever to the silver
situation. The main obstacle now in the
way of rapid revival of confidence in the
business world is dread of what Congress
may do to unsettle values by tariff tinkering.
This prostrates all manner of manufacturing,
and destroys the market for wool, tobacco,
and many other farm products, which will
be affected by any change in the tariff policy.
The brakes are put down hard everywhere
until it can be known what Congress is
going to do. Consequently, the sooner Con-
gress meets and makes its intentions known,
the sooner will men be able to adjust them
selves to the new conditions, and resume
their business activity.
1t is unfortunate that much time will
have to be taken up recognizing the House.
On the other hand, this will not take nearly
so long as did the organization in the SD
Congress- for the reason that the Speaker
ship and most of the minor offices have been
definitely agreed upon, and there will be
little struggle in filing them.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06
DENOUNCING ALTGELD.
Great Indignation Aroused by the AstonlsF-
ing Action of IlIinois's Governor.

Osreat IndignatIOn ArOuseu Dy the AstOnIsla-
ing Action of IlIinois's Governor.
All over the country the papers are voieIng
the sentiment of the people in regard to the
action of the Democratic Governor Of Illinois,
John p. Altgeld, who last week liberated the
condemned anarchists, Fielder, Nsebe. and
Schwab sentenced for imprisonment for life
for the Haymarket dynamite murder.
Gov. Altgelds statement accompanying the
pardon IS very wordy, containing l.. Zoo words.
The Governor reviews the history of the Hay
market meeting of May 4, 1886, in detail,
and says the basis of the appeal for pardon was
the petition signed by several thousand mer-
chants bankers, judges, lawyers and other
prominent citizens of Chicago which. assuming
the prisoners to be guilty stated the belief that
the prisoners have been punished enough, but
number of them who have examined the case
more carefully base their appeal on entirely
different grounds, and assert that the jury
The National tribune., 1893-07-06
THE VICTORIA DISASTER.

Three Diagrams That Tell Long Story in
Small Space.
The news-story telling of the ramming and
laundering of the ironciad Victoria in Syrian
waters may be supplemented by three dia-
grams.
There is naval manuver called the "grid-
iron drill" The first diagram illustrates this
manuver:
The National tribune., 1893-07-06
NEW IDEAS OF TAXATION.

A cablegram from Berlin says that the
United States Diplomats have been in
structed to study the system of taxation in
foreign countries, gin order that the Washing
ton Government may select the least Cypress
i've and offensive to cover the deficit which
will result from the reform of the tariff" The
cablegram goes on to state that our repre-
sentative in Berlin favors the direct-property
tax, which has raised such storm in Ger
many. The "member of the Berlin Lega-
tion seems to have omitted preliminary
study of the Constitution of the United
States in fitting himself for his duties.
The third clause of Section /, Article i,
reads:
Representatives and direct taxes shall be
apportioned among the several States which
may be included within this Union acc ord
ing to their respective numbers which shall
be determined by adding to the whole num-
Der of free persons, including those bound
to service for term of years. and excluding
Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other
persons"
And the fourth clause of Section 8, Article
l., reads:
No capitaton other direct tax shall be laid.
less in proportion to the or enumeration
herinbefore directed to be taken.
The diplomatic gentleman fogets, as most
people do, that the United States Govern
ment can only levy direct tax per capita,
under which Mr.. Astor and Mr. Vanderbilt
would pay no more than feld-hand in
Mississippi.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

The general trend toward consolidation
in our productive industries has extended
to train-robbing The time was when it
took a gang of from 10 to 100 to hold up
train successfully. Now one man does it, all
by himself, and hogs the entire swag. There
ought to be Train-Robbers' Trades Union
organized to prevent this.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06
TIE INTENDED MANUvER.

The warships were in full front, as indicated
by the black vessels, the flagship Victoria in
the center. The order was to turn and form
double-column ORDER as indicated by the white
vessels the flagship Victoria leading the star
board column, with the CamperdOwn abreast,
leading the port column.
The third diagram shows how the disaster
was brought about:
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

LIEUT.. PEARY has shown his contempt
for the silly Is superstition by sailing
from Philadelphia on his dangerous voyage
with party Of Is.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06
FARRAGUT.

The grafton was delivered by ex-Gov. Alex
ander ii. Rice. Mr. O'Meara recited poem.
and in the evening there were band concerts,
Examinations, and pyrotechnics.
The statue was made by Kitson, and it has
been placed at City Point. where every sailor
entering or leaving the port can see its mag
nifeent proportions.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06
THE FARRAGUT STATUE.

UHValfeU ut I3OstOH AffifH CHB EOUfHIHB OF
Cannon and Shouts of Thousands.
statue of Admiral Farragut was unvailed
June % at Marine Park, South Boston, Mass,
amid the booming Of cannon, the screeching of
steam whistles the music of bands, and the
cheers of the enormous crowd which had
assembled for tho dedication ceremonies. In
the harbor, assisting with their guns, were the
Russian ships of war Dmitri Donskoi and Ryn-
da and the San Francisco and the Vesuvius.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

To get ready for the great fight for soldiers
rights is to get up big clubs for the veterans
champion, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

THE Contract Labor Law should be go
amended as to detain the imported laborer
as witness against the importer.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

THERE are two kinds of designations
among Government officials in Washington.
One, which is of rare occurrence is known
as voluntary designations" in distinction
to the plain, ordinary kind, which are as
involuntary as mans receipt of knock
down blow. Of this voluntary" kind is
the resignation of Mr.. Robert Porter, Super
intendent OF the Census. He had expected,
and this expectation was believed TO be sup
ported by the intentions Of the President
and Secretary Of the Interior, that he would
remain in his office until it legally expired
upon Dec 81, 1898; but he has received a
tempting offer from New York firm and
will enter its employ.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

THE latest election returns from Germany
show that the Government has secured a
majority of nine for the passage of the Army
Bill. This is made up of:
The National tribune., 1893-07-06
Total ,........................ Ss0.O52, 90

Everybody sill now begin to think about
gold mines and better methods for extract
ing the metal There will be vast improve
ments in processes, by which the poorer and
more refractory ores can be worked. II
will be remembered how the bugbear Of
refractory silver ores" vanished before the
determined efforts of scientific men. 1t will
be the same with gold ores. Not only will
our own mines be reopened and developed,
but they will do the same thing in Europe
with the long-disused mines in England,
Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Hun
gary, Spain, Russia, and elsewhere.
The worldwide impetus which will be
given to gold-mining will speedily and inn
mensely increase the output of that metal.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06
GOLD WILL BECOME MORE PLENTIFUL.

GOLD WILL BECOME MORE PLENTIFUL.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE desires to go
| upon record with the prediction which will
| astound most people-that within 10 years
there will be depression in the value of
gold similar to that which now exists in
regard to silver. There are some we'll
known facts that have never been alluded
to in the voluminous discussion on the
precious metals. The first is, that in respect
to distribution gold is one of the commonest
of metals. There is probably not country
in the world which does not contain it in
such quantities as to be proftably mined, even
with the present imperfect methods. Next
to iron, it is the most widely-distributed
metal, and is certainly as plentiful in
the constitution of the earth as silver,
copper and lead, and much more so than
nickel, cobalt, platinum, and many other
well-known metals. Indeed, there are
many scientists who claim that probably
the earth is largely composed of gold, or
some other very heavy metal. The reason
for this is that the weight of the entire
earth is five-and-a-haIf times that of water,
while the weight of the heaviest rocks that
we know of in the crust is only two-and-a-
half times that of water Every ton of sea-
water contains grain of gold, and we believe
that there is not State in the Nation which
is without a very considerable quantity of
gold in it's soil. PROFESSIONALLY there is
within easy reach of the surface on the east
ern slope of the Alleghanies, from New York
to Alabama, more gold than has been taken
out of the mines of California and Austria
liza. The difference is that the rocks which
contained gold in California and Australia
were old, and had been exposed to the
were washed down to the sea, and left
their gold in the hollows in the water
in the Alleghanies are comparatively
new, and have been protected by cover
ing of soil from the action of the elements
The gold in them has had to be laboriously
dug and pounded out.
For the last 80 years the skill and ener-
gies of our miners have been almost wholly
directed to the extraction of silver. The
most of the many great improvements in
the science of mining have been in the way
of getting out silver cheaply.
If, as now appears, silver has received a
permanently depressing blow, all this skill
and energy will be turned in the direction
of improving and cheapening the mining of
gold, and within a very few years, instead
of producing 1904, $40 ounces of gold to
SIS, 900 ounces of silver, as we did in
1912, the proportion will come near being
reversed. Prior to the discovery of the rich
gold deposits in California gold mines were
worked very successfully in Virginia North
and South Carolina, and Georgia, and the
output was SO considerable that the Govern
ment established branch minis at Charlotte,
n. c., and Dahlonega, Ga.
Up to 1873 the amounts of. gold which
had been received at the United States
minis from this region were:
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

WHILE talking about well-to-do men
accepting pens ons for services in the Union
army, papers forget that the first pension
by Senator J. 8. Williams, of Kentucky,
and one of the wealthiest men in the State
During the rebellion he commanded di-
vision of rebel cavalry, and did his best to
destroy the Government which afterward
pensioned him.
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

THAT tireless soldier-hater-the st. Louis
Repubtc-revives the old and odious idea Of
imposing an income-tax to pay pensions.
Why not impose an income-tax to pay the
Congress2
The National tribune., 1893-07-06


THE LOGAN MONUMENT FUND.
The following subscriptions have been re-
ceived since our last report:
Interest on investment ....... ..... si75 90
Joe Hooker Post. IS. Shelton, Neb.....-.. 90
John Stevenson Post. COO. Southwest Os-
wego, N. Y. ............. .......... ..... goo
sIs2 90
Previously aclx nowiedged s13 702 80
si3.ssI 70
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

zasD AZ 1E vasezos e0s1 Otnes As sEo0nOoss nsTrea
The National tribune., 1893-07-06

By this it will be seen that the great bulk
of the pensioners served from one to three
years.
THE best European authorities give the
annual cost of the ornaments of that por-
ton of the world as follows:
Francs. ............ $50 coo 600
Russia....... 1s5 600 900
Great Britain. 40 100000
Germany. lis 600 goo
Austro- hungary .......-..-......... 100000
Italy,. 70,G0 600
Spain. $4,000 600
Total -... .... sSe4 600 coo
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10
Anything for a Meal.

The tramp was getting desperate.
for he hadn't had anything to eat for
day and nothing to drink for twice
as long
Cant you give hungry man some.
thing to eat?" he inquired of the girl
who opened the kitchen door.
"No, l can't. We don't feed tramps
here, she responded Grossly.
"But I'm dreadfully hungry" he
urged.
81 don't care if you are. You de.
serve to be, and if you don't get ont
I'll set the dog on you.
"Got dog?" he asked anxiouslv,
eyes, We have"
as he big?"
big as calf"
The tramp began rolling mp his
sleeves.
"Sct him on" he said eagerly. "Tn
eat HIM. And the girl yielded and
gave him his dinner.-[Detroit Free
Press
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10
CLIPPINGS.

France had, in 1857, ~, 30 schools,
1876. $40 teachers and 6,3ON, 900 schol-
arr.
Geography as science was intro
duccd into Europe 10y the Moors about
1910
The children Of disscnters were first
admitted to English parish schools IN
1868.
A number of Colorado gold mines
have changed handsand will be worked
rapidly.
The title bailiir was formerly very
honorable, and the official was vested
with many important powers
Earl and baron were titles created
by William I. instead of the old Saxon
titles Alderman or Earl and Thane.
According to the Austrian Statisti-
/ cal Bureau there are in Vienna 80, 900
persons who live i'll over-crowded
rooms.
| Kindcrgartens were devised by
Frocbcl, and practically carried out
by Mr.. and Mrs. Rouge i'll Germany,
in 1919.
The Cloaca Muximu, or big drain, OF
Rome, still in use, is pretty good
piece of engineering, even by modern
standards
knights are entitled to use the pre-
fix sir to their names, while their
wives are addressed as Your Ladyship
or My Lady.
Germany produces more than five
times AS many potatoes as the United
States, and nearly four times as many
rs the United Kingdom.
Montana is larger than New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York and
Pennsylvania put together.
The Methodist Episcopal church in
the United States had its origin III
society founded by Philip Embury,
Ill his own house in New York in 1866.
Every year since Victor Hugo died,
eight years ago, IA fresh volume of his
poems has appeared. Victor Hugo
wrote m enormous amount of poetry
which he never published
Napoleon described public opinion
rs that invisible and mysterious
power which, though nothing can be
more vague, unsteady and capricious,
1t Is impossible to resist.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
IN the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing an& truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; cficctually cleansing the system.
disPelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts ON the Kid
neys Liver and Bowels without weak
enlng them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
glstsi in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufacturcd by the California Fig Syrup
20. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs
and being well informed, YOU will NOT
accept any substitute if offered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10

Miss Helen Ethelyn Ray, of Boston, who
with eight other young ladies' from that city
was employed by VIM, W. Clair. to sell books
in Baltimore, Nd, has brought suit against
him in the superior court to recover $4,000
damages for alleged false arrest. Il seems
that Miss Ray violated some rule, which Mr..
Blair had established for the management Of
his business. He had her arrested. She was
taken to police headquarters, but the author.
tiles refused to hold her on the ground that
tho breaking Of the rule was not criminal
oHense. Then Miss Ray consulted counsel
and suit was entered at once, the writ being
served upon Mr.. Blair as he was about to
leave the city.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10
WANTS FORFEIT RETURNED
builders OF the Cruiser NcSuvIus Ask
Congress for 500, 900

The builders Of the dyua nit" gun cruiser
Nesuvlus have gone To- congress with bIll
calling for the turn of tho sums forfeited hy
delay in building, which amounted to some
$50 600
Mr.. whitney mud" strenuous, efforts to
accept the Vtsuviu- before his term Of
oiiirc expired. He WAS not quit" able to do
tins, but went ~ far ~ po>-lb" in that dlr,,'-
ton
The NesuyiuS failed tu meet the r,.luirc-
ments OF her contract ~ regards speed. In
the trial Sh" was allowed au lnjrrml~-ion h''-
tween the runs IN violation IL III" law, and
bOttng steam To the danger point, -h" ran
her two miles Mt 20-knpt speed.
Mr.. whitney then annuun I'd that she was
satisfactory to tn" department and was ac-
ceptcd.
The 100000 was forfeited for ineNcu.aalo
delays III building the ship.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10
August
Flower

What is August Flower for ?"
AS easily answered as asked. 1t is
for Dyspepsia. 1t is special rem
edy for the Stomach and Liver
Nothing more than this. We believe
August Flower cures Dyspepsia.
We know it will. We have reasons
for knowing it. To-day it has an
honored place in every town and
country store, possesses one of the
largest manufacturing plants in the
country, and sells everywhere. The
reason is simple 1t does one thing,
and doesitright. ItCures dyspepsia
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10

Since the general wearing OF Rubber Boots
among farmers and other outdoor workers,
Rheumatism has very scnsbly decreased. Keep
your feet dry and you can expose the rrst Of
your body with less danger. Among the Nari-
Gus kinds Of Rubber Boots. tho Colchester
spading Boot " has become the most popular
OF all. The great improvement Of the spa ling
sole gives ea>" and cpmtor, in walking, pro
te'ts the sole from injury and adds to the gen
ei"l durability OF the Boot BE sure aud see
the Colchester Spaliug Boot before you
purchase any other kind.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10
PROVED TO BE A GOOD BOAT
Run OF Cruiser Philadelphia from New
York To Honolulu UneauaIed.

letter from an officer OF the United States
cruiser Philadelphia, which sailed from New
YORK to Honolulu June q, gives record of
her splendid run to that port.
1t shows that the distance OF $1,000 kno,s
was covered in II little more than 81 DAYS
On an average there was coal consumption
OF little more than 40 tons day. But three
stops were made for coal
- ne best days run was Sept. 8, in the
Pl'lilc ocean, when the equator was crossed
$50 knots being made.
utical men declare the Philadelphia's
performance superior to that recorded by anv
other warship of any nation up to date
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10
Manager Reichers Charged wish As
snuIt.

Charles +. Roirhers, Of New York, general
manager of the United Garment Workers of
America, Is the defendant in complaint for
assault and battery on Isaac Cohen OF Boston.
inc assault IL said to have been committed
Yesterday. The case will be tried in the
municipal court at Boston. There is also
ahother complaint for assault and battery
nsaihst Klechers. This charges him with
making an assault upon Jacob Freedman in
the fall Of 1892. He was then on n visit 10
massachusetts, and was not arrested because
OF ms absence from the state. This com
pant comes up for hearing at the same time
as tho Cohen complaint.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-10

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case II Catarrh that cannot bc cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
-. ;; J. CHENEY 4 Co, Props. Toledo, o.
We, the undcrs ienrd, have known + T. Cha.
ncy Tor h" last Is years, and believe him per
fccib honorable in all business transact
and tnanC ally able to carry out any oblIsu-
ton made by Their firm.
WEST 4 TR'AN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Ohio.
WALDI>G. KtSNAN * MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. OHIO.
lla Is tuarrh Curc il taken Internally. net
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
lace, 81 the system Price, 75C. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free