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The National tribune., 1893-09-28
DEATH OF MIR. WICKINs.

TWAS with heavy heart that Past National
President Margaret Ray Wickins discharged
the grave duties incumbent upon her in
closing up the affairs of her administration,
and in presiding so faithfully over 11th Ma
tional Convention. 1t was the 25th ami
versary of her marriage, and the husband OF
her youth lay hopelessly i'll, following months
of invaldism. On the afternoon of Sept. 20
he passed TO his long rest at their home,
Sabetha, Kan. He was good man and
highly-respected citizen, and the entire COM
munity united in paying the last sad tribute
10 his memory. Mrs. Wickins has been
noble wife and mother, and a devoted, life
long worker for the soldier cause, and every
member of the Grand Army, Relief Corps,
and kindred societies will sympathize with
her aud her family in their great sorrow.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

A MOST important contribution to the his
tory of the battle of Charlottesville is con-
tanned in private letter of Gen. A. s..
Webb, published in another column of this
weeks paper. 1t appears that he was present
with Gen. Hooker when Gems. Meade and
Reynolds requested that they be allowed to
join in an attack against the force COM
manded by Stonewall Jackson. There is no
doubt, now, that this was an eminently wise
thing to do, aud if Hooker had been equal
to the occasion he could have turned defeat
into glorious victory. Jackson's command
was separated from Lees by a days march,
and two corps commanded by such able Gen.
erals as Reynolds and Meade could have
overwhelmed and destroyed him before Lee
could have afforded him any assistance.
This was one of the finest opportunities
that ever came to a General of the late war,
and it was fearfully wasted.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

There is a reerudescence of the virulent
feeling against the soldiers of the rebellion.
The financial situation and the silver bill
have for while distracted public attention
somewhat from the pension question, but
recently there are manifestations that pen
sion-hating has lost none of its bitterness,
and is ready to flame up again at any mo-
ment.
That moment will come whenever there
is any legislation relating to pensions be-
fore Congress. Then we shall be assailed
as savage!y and slsnderously as ever, and a
fresbet of lies will deluge the country, to
poison the public mind.
This renders it urgently necessary that the
veterans have ready sufficient answer to
made by adopting The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE's proposition to take 1000 or more
from the files of the Pension 3ureau, and
publish the essential facts concerning them.
This is so eminently fair, SO just aud rea-
sonable, that there can be no sound obiec-
tiOn to it. Certainly, if the veterans urge
such an investigation, their enemies, who
have been pretending to be 50 eager for an
investigation should at least not oppose it.
That they do oppose it shows that they are
not sincere in their camor for an investiga-
ton. They do not want any search that
will develop the whole truth. They only
want to pick out isolated cases here and
there, that will apparently support their
charges against the veterans.
On the other hand, the veterans have
nothing to conceal, nothing to fear, nothing
to apologize for. They want the country to
know the whole truth, and such an investi-
cation will show the whole truth in regard
to the entire pension-roll. 1t will show just
what proportion of pensioners served long
terms; just what proportion of severe dis
abilities have been pensioned; just how
much proof hasibeen required TO es ablish a
pension claim Just how commensurate the
incurred, and all the other facts that the
country is entitled to know.
This investigation should be made at
once. Comrades should adopt resolutions
in their Posts and other meetings demand
ing it. They should petition their Senators
and Representatives to use their influence
to have it mades and the Commissioner of
Pensions should bearken to their requests
and make it.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28
WORK OF THE PENSION BUREAU.

The report of the Pension Bureau shows
that there were 1,851 cases allowed last
week.
This is nearly 300 for each working-day.
AS, in round numbers, the employees of
the Pension Bureau number 1000 IN the
office and 5000 in the feld-5,000 in all
this means that it took 16b men working a
whole day for every case allowed.
This is somewhat better than it was few
weeks ago, when it took an average of about
80 men, working whole day, for each case
allowed, but it still leaves world of range
for improvement
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

complete register Of every white male in the
country, to embrace all men not already in
the service, no matter what their physical
condition or claims to exemption"
Paragraph TX says:
| Persons discharged from service are liable TO
rollment Il discharge from he SerUce is ereInp-
fon, nor does any physical disability. ho'certr ob-
rioas. amount to exemption.
In short, if man was able to do anything
at all in aid of the rebellion, he was COM
pelled to do it. 80 ai
Now, what was the stock of manhood from
which soldiers were drawn by this relentless
conscription? The census of 1860 showed
that there were 2,S951 white males in the
IL seeding States, of whom 100000 were
of military age. We can rest assured that
every one of those 100000 men speedily
found himself in rebel regiment before
the war was Is months old. To these
should be added fully 100000 boys who be-
came available for service during the five
years from 1861 to 1865
The next item to be added is that of at
least 100000 men who were past the mill
tary age, but still forced into the service. A
special enrolment was made, for local de-
fense," of men over 40 and boys under 1S.
This brings our total up 10 over 100000.
Then, the great Border States of Maryland,
Kentucky, and Missouri sent men into the
rebel army by tens of thousands. 1t is
safe to say that at least 100000 men went
from these States into the rebellion. Some
have placed it as high as 100000. This
swells the total up to from 100000 to
100000. From this we should deduct
63,000 men from East Tennessee and West
Virginia, whe enlisted in the Union army.
If we call the number of "exempts" in
the Southern Confederacy 100000, this still
leaves the rebels over 100000 fighting
men, which is probably about the exact
number.
The rebel statistics are very scanty, but
they all go to confirm the belief that from
first to last they had over 1,5000 900 men.
For example, the partial statistics available
show that at least 133821 rebels were killed
or died The total number was probably
nearer treble this, but that many are ac-
tually reported. The same class of incom-
plete returns show that 1O4,428 deserted
We know that we actually took 476, ,169
prisoners. Here is total of 714,418, and it
is not likely that one-half the rebel troops
died, deserted, or were captured. Further
more, we are sure that the census report of
1890. when collated and published, will show
more than 100000 ex-rebel soldiers still
living. 5s''.
This falsehood about only 100000 soldiers
is on par with Jubal Early's assertion
that he had only 5000 troops with which to
fight Gen. Sheridan in the Shenandoah Val |
ley, to which the1 latter responded by pub
fishing the Provost t-Marshal-General's re-
ceipts for over 1900 prisoners captured
from Jubal Early.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

SOME one remarked that the Methodists
seemed to have the call in the National
Encampment." For once every one of the
candidates for Chaplain-in-Chief was a
Methodist minister, and they were all men
who had served for years at the front in
fighting regiments, and, if we remember
correctly, all but one of them as private
soldiers and had entered the ministry after
the war closed Their different Depart
ments were each enthusiastic for its par
ticnlar candidate, whose merits as soldier
and a minister it was well acquainted with,
and the nominating and seeonding speeches
showed that the clergy held high place in
the esteem of the several communities, and
none were better churchmen than the COM
rades of the G. AR.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28
FOR THE NATIONAL TKIB-

In the struggle that THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is making for the rights of vet
Grams it should have the active support of
every ex-soldier and every friend of such in
the country. The best way to help in the
struggle is to subscribe for the paper and get
others to do so. Every veteran should consti-
tute himself committee of one to see that
every acquaintance takes the paper and reads
it. The more it is circulated and read the
stronger will be the case. of the veterans for
1T will mold public opinion in their favor.
Let every comrade begin a fresh campaign
for subscribers to his faithful friend-THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28
EDITORIAL ABsURDITY.

The logical faculty in the brain of the
editor of the New York WorEd slipped sew
eral cogs when he wrote this absurd para
graph:
II Ifapensioner has property right TO draw money
from the Treasury no matter how he got on the
rolls. as the Grand Army has declared by resolu-
tion then it Is very wrong to interfere with oven
fraud. But where did the Grand Array get tile
idea that any man has property right TO have
taxes collected for his support?
How is it wrong to interfere even with
fraud?" Every mans right to any species
of property is always subject to being in
quired into in a proper judicial way. 1t is
idiotic to say otherwise. What the National
Encampment declared against was the
wronglulness of taking a mans property
away first, and putting on him the burden
of proving that it belonged to him. The
American way is TO make the accuser furnish
proof that the property does not belong to
the holder, and then give the latter an oppor-
tunity 10 defend himself The Interior
Department attempted to reverse this sacred
right of our citizenship.
The Grand Army got the idea that any
man has the right TO have taxes collected for
his support" from the fact that every creditor
of the Government has a right to demand
that it shall pay its debt-legalIy contracted
to him, and if necessary levy taxes to raise
the money.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

THE jealous advocates of economy think
that the Reading Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives might make great saving by
emitting "Mister" from the names in call
ing the roll. 1t takes nearly second to say
Mister and this means about 300 seconds
every time the roll is called, or five minutes.
As it costs the Government about So a min
ute to run the House, the saving is obvious.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

The aoay to defend the pension system and
s0hen The pension-haters are doing their almost
to poison the public mind Get up eUerywhere
clubs tor THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

IT is singular that, no matter how profitable
any business may seem at first, it is almost
certain to sooner or later develop difficulties
and annoyances that make those engaged in
it wish at times that they had never thought
or heard of it Take for example the business
of train-robbing. A few months ago it
seemed about as easy and profitable pur-
suit as a man could follow. 1t required no
capital OF previous experience, it could be
followed ON rainy days or at night, after the
chores were done up, and few hours
work would generally reap big returns.
Naturally, it began to thrive all over the
country, and everywhere men who have a
hankering for money not earned by the sweat
of their brows, began laying in a supply of
masks and large revolvers, aud to study the
topography of the more lonely portions of
the railroads in their neighborhood. Then
the troubles developt. The railroads began
TO employ men to shoot the wOuld-be
holders-up of trains, and these seemed to
learn their business faster than the other
fellows, since the experiences of the past
fortnight show that man on train-robbng
intent will be very lucky to be able to hold
down the top on his head, instead of hold
ing up the train, as he expected to. Almost
apy other business that could be mentioned
now offers fully as many inducements as
train-robbing.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. D. C., SEPTEMBER 2s, 1893
MEXICAN PENSION ROLL.

MEAlCAN PENSION ROLL.
One which is Not "Purged," and in Which
h-rc Are No Suspensions.
On the Mexican Pension Roll
there are the names Of T5.2I5
survivors and 2 .2S2 widows. and
something over 5000 eases were
pending at latest reports. This
makes "a total of 25. .497. Or sew
eral Thousand more men than
the United States had iEl Mexico
at amy enc time during the war.
These all receive either So or
$I2 a month.
Among the names are those
Of the widow of Gen. Samuel
Cooper, a New Yorker by birth.
who was Adjutant-General of
the United States Army at tlse
outbreak Of the war, and used
his position 80 aid the rebels in
preparing for the struggle. He
resigned his position so become
Adju5ssRG-Ssenera Of the South
ern COnfedersscy, and OfIiciated
rs sHeEE until the rebellion col.
Iapscss. Mrs. Cooper has been
drawing IA pension since June
g, IsSS.
The widow Of Thomas J.
''StonewaH'' jackson, who
was next so Zee The most popE-
lar commander OF the rebel
armies.
The widow Of Mai. George
H. Pickett, who commanded a
division iR the rebel army.
The widow Of Maj .-Gen. Gideon
j. Pillow. who commanded q Gi-
vision ia the rebel army.
The widow of fEieut.-Gen. A. II.
Hill, who commanded one of
the three corps Of Lees army.
The widow Of Sidney Smith
Lee. WaO was dismissed froEn
the Navy for E'gOing over to the
enemy" and affeTward became
Commodore in the rebel navy.
Brighten. JAS. e. Chalmers.
who was FORESTS chief lieu
tenant.
MaI.-Gen. Dabney II. Maury,
WhO commanded the rebel
troops at the battle of Chicka-
saw Bayou.
Hon. =. Ii. Maxey. late United
States Senator from Texas. who
has been drawing his pension
since May 81, 1857. He was u
Majer-Gener:aI I'm the rebel
army.
Hon. Jas. Il. George. Senator
from Mississippi, and who
served in the rebel army as "a
Colonel. The number of his
certificate is I7.2I4.
Hon. a. H. COIquitf. Senator
from Georgia, Who was "a Major
General i'm the rebel army.
draws q pension under certifi-
cafe 10. .E99.
The widows above mentioned
are 0f Elcu who were educated
at the Government expense. and
afterWard fought &c destroy the
Government. They went OH the
roll at once. while last April
there were pending the claims
OF If5.J20 widows Of Union SOL
diers who had NOT yet been able
10 get GA the roll.
Total amount paid on account
The National tribune., 1893-09-28
Total Sa.4ze.OaI.z4a.5s

THAT the improvement in business is solid
is shown by OUr buying less and selling
more abroad. For The first three weeks of
September the increase in exports was S4,-
100000, and ibe decrease in imports $S,500,-
600. If sc can only Keep on at this rate we
shall h..ve plenty of money in the cour:ry.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28
THE BEST WAY

To ger ieauy for the great fight for soldiers
nights is to get up big clubs Tor the veterans
champion, THE NATIONAL Tribune
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

THE bankruptcy of English farmers this
year has been 40 per cent. more than in pre-
yious years.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

passed law granting pensions to disabled
Confederate soldiers, the provisions of which
are summarized by the press:
For total loss of sight $780, for total loss of
eye $50; total loss of hearing. $50; for loss of
"a foot or loss ofa leg. 500 for loss of all OF hand
or loss OF an arm 500; for loss Of both hands or
both arms $780, for loss OF both feet both legs,
$50; TO permanent injury from wounds, whereby
leg or foot is rendered essentially useless $50; for
other peruane iuInrias from wounds disease
contracted during the service and while in the line
of duty a. q soldier aiior whereby the person
injured o. diseased has been rendered practically
incompetent perform ordinary manual voca!ions
of life sos The benefits Of this section shall inure
10 the widow of any soldier or sailor who
ceiyiug IL pension under the provisions of this act
mt the time of his death. which pension shall con-
time during such widowhood. The widow of any
soldier or sailor killed. who died during the war
from exposure resulting from service in the line
of active military duty, who has since died of
wounds received while in the line of duty during
the between the States. who has since
manned unmarried, shall receive pension of $3.50
per annum during such widowhood.
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

Total amount paid ON account
Of bonds and interest notes.
principal. interest, and pre-
miUm. TO bOndhOIders TO June
30. 1898. since and including
fiscal year 1861:
Principal SI.79f.399.I34.7O
Interest 2,53I. .769, ,22I.I7
Premiums HIS, 0,S63. .3S6.1I
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

l1sas0 - 1s r...s10n rosI 0tos as ssoonOss a.rrsa
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

This applies only to eonscripts to be sent
to active duty in the field. Those who man
aged 10 secure exemption under these rigid
rules had TO pass another ordeal as to
whether they were not fit for light duty,n
such as guarding bridges, prisoners, and as
sisting 10 conscript others.
Circular No. Of the rebel Consc.ipt De-
partment lays down the most stringent rules
for the government of conscripting officers.
They must enroll every man in the country.
Paragraph " directs that they make a
The National tribune., 1893-09-28

One which is Not "Purged," and in Which
gh-rc Are No Suspensions.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-12-25

1t has been unanimously declared by our
duced, and here are the prices: Heavy Ingrai
cents, reduced to 424 cents extra heavy 50 &c
Such prices on frst-class Carpets were never
are f~aultless Also Carpets at Is, % and 80 c
view of the fact that we wish to close out the
response. and that quickly, or you will miss ii
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
SNaTa'WU, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Nov. l, 1898
CHURCH SERVICES

AsBLP METHODIST Observation-Disclosures
ing at 1O12 A. and s p NJ. Sunday School
ppm. Prayer Meeting-Thursdaysa ~ P. N
Rev. Adam Stengle, Pastor.
81, PETERS PROTESTANT EPIsCOPAL.-Sunday-
Preaching at 1917 A. NJ. and TIP. NJ. Holy Days
---9H A. NJ. Sunday School-2 p. NJ. Prayer
Meeting-Wednesdays, at 7s1 P. NJ Rev. G. w
-Sunday-Preaching at 1OL A. NJ
and ~ p. NJ. Sunday SehOOl-113 AN. Prayer
Meeting-Fridays at P. M. Rev. G. C. Adams
pastor.
ST. PoLYcARP CATHOLIC CHURCH.-Servieese every
ether Sunday by Father McManus. Sunday
School Immediately after service.
SMYRNA CIRCUTr-Preaching services for May
and June Bethel, LIST and Sd Sundays, 10 80
A. NJ, I'd and 4th Sundays at 3 P. NJ. SeversOns,
1st and Sd Sundays, at P. NJ, I'd and 4th Sun
days at 1880 A. NJ. Jerman's Chapel every
Sunday night at 7.45P.R.
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL (ColOred) =
Sunday-Preaching at IL A. NJ. and P. NJ.
Sunday School, P. NJ. Rev. J. r. Webb,
Pastor
A. NJ. E. CHURCH.-Sunday-Pre at 101<
A. NJ. and P. NJ. Sunday School-2% P. M.
Rev. C. Jones' Pastor,
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01
To the Farmers
OF
DELAWARE.
I would to call your attention to
j. III. FLEMING'S
Butcher Bone Phosphate

but DIR. 7. r. Wolf has made my analysis
SO low l hardly know how to introduce it
to you. But have one thing to boast of.
In 1885 my Butcher Bone Phosphate
analyzed $l089 and the farmers that had
used it along side of Phosphate that DIR.
Wolf said in his analysis was worth twice
as much as Butcher Bone, would beat it
though it cost less money.
Last May DR.. T. R. Wolf analyzed the
b. b. Phosphate. I want you to under
stand it was in 1898, in May, according to
DR.. VOLTS analysis it was worth $40 65
Now 1 want to call all good thinking
farmers attention to the cost of the Phos-
phate in 1885 and the cost in 1898. The
price Ofthe phosphate material is one-third
less now than it was in 1885 per ton, and [
want to call your attention to the fact that
J. H. FLEMINGS BUTCHER BONE
PHOSPHATE is only "A cents less at this
time tin than it was in 1885, according to DR..
VOLTS analysis
DR.. T. r. Wolf hasn't analyzed nv
Is. b. Phosphate this fall, but l expect
when he does he will make mistake, for
think DR.. Wolf has made a mistake for
eight years in my analysis.
Come try my Phosphate and you won't
regret your trial.
Yours truly,
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01
SECRET SOCIETIES.,

MORNING STAR LODGE, No. 6, I. o. o. F-Meet,
every Friday evening, at o'clock.
MCDONNELL ENCAMPMENT, No. 2,I.O. O.F-Meet.
Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month. at s o'clock.
HARMONY LODGE, No. 49, A. F. A. M.-Meets First
at 8 O'Clock.
SMYRNA LODGE, No. 5, 1. o. G. T.-Meets every
Wednesday evening, at o'clock.
SMYRNA CONCLAVE No. 45. ORDER OF HEPTAsOPHs
Meets first and second Tuesday of each month
UNION CASTLE No. II, X. G. E.-Meets every Thurs
day evening in Odd Fellows Hall, at s o'clock
ROYAL TEMPLARs OF TEMPLARs-Meets every
Thursday evening at o'clock in Good Tenn
pars Hall.
MIsPAH LODGE, No. l6, A. o. U. W.-Meets every
Monday evening at o'clock in Odd Fellows
Hail.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

No other sarsaparilla has the merit
TO hold the confidence Of entire com.
munities year after year, as has Hood's
sarsaparilla. II possesses curative
power peculiar 10 itself. Hoods Pills
are purely vegetable, carehlIy pre-
pared from the best ingredients. 25c.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

During my term of service in the
army | contracted chronic diarrhea, y
says A. +. Bending. OF Halsey, Oregon
since then have used a great amount
OF medicine, but when found any
that would give me relief they would
lnjure my stomach, until Chamberlain's g
Cole, Cholera ald piarrh@ Remedy
was brought to my notice. gsed il
and will say it is the only remedy that
gave me permanent relief and no bad
results fOlDow.r For sale by Ashcraft
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

When President Cleveland and Sena.
tor Hill fall on each others necks IN
the wind-up tableaux of the great con-
ciliation act care should be taken to
see that the tear receptacles are numer-
Gus and large and that the principals
are unarmed.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

If Amos Cummings will amend his
bill, for the better proper cIassi6cati on"
he can count upon the support of all
those who have met hogs and other
animals in palOr cars and first-class
saloons, and nearly everybody has. If
Mr.. Cummings can compel the hogs to
travel in cages be will become public
benefactoF.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

An explosion in connection with a
volcanic eruption was, it is elaine ed
heard l 200 miles away and was con.
sequently rated as the loudest noise
ever made in the world. The daily
explosions in the .. s. Senate may not
be as loud as that Of the volcano, but
they are heard much fatheF-all over
the civilized world in fact.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

SOmebody-Frank Hatton, we be-
lieve-has deem trying to prove that
the life of Congressman is one of
misery and suffering. This may be
true, but ifsO why do not Congressman
resign more frequently or decline re.
electiOnY
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

The Louisiana Creoles made the
difference between creole and quad.
room very apparent to a travelling
theatrical composed of the latter but
advertising themselves to be creoles.
1t is really surprising t9 fnd well.ip-
formed people cOnfQunding the two.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

Can we not pass an anti-immigfati
law against these cyclones from the
West Indies2
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

Cohee drinkers will have to pay for
al this foolishpess that j. going on in
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

ANY system under which the labor
OF conVicts is allowed to compete with
that of honorable persons il wrong and
and vicious. Under the present laws
all imported goods have to be branded
with the name of the country in which
they are produced. Why not q law
compelling all cOnvict.made goods to
be plainly branded
Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

1t has been estimated that go percent
of the male population of the United
States would willingly give up their
present occupations to hold Federal
office. And 80 percent of the other
could be persuaded to hold office.