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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-20
A BLIZZARD AT w1LKasBARRR.
Snow Accompanied by Thunder and
Lightning.


Lightning.
WILKRsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 19. - At Q
o'clock tonight a terrific blizzard swept
over this city and vicinity, accompanied by
peals OF thunder and binding flashes Of
lightning. 1t had been showing all dav and
in the evening the fury of the storm in
creased. The wind, blowing forty
miles an hour from southwest.
drove the snow before it in sheets
Pedestrians almost within reach of their
own doors became confused by the binding
snow, and had serious difficulty in reaching
places OF safety. For fully an hour the
blizzard ragged, the mercury going down
10y. The air seemed to be packed with
flying snow, the wind howled frightfullv
and the lightning played about in a danger
ous manner. Residents Of the city, think
ing that repetition of the terrible tornado
of 1880 was ABOUT to be enacted, fortified
themselves as best they could and waited
>nervously for the worst. Fortunately,
however, the wind abated, and the fears of
a cyclone we're allayed.
WORST OF THE SEASON AT ELMIRA.
ELMIRA, n. Y. Feb. 19.-The worst snow
storm of the season prevailed here this even
ing, the wind attaining almost eyclonic
force, while the binding snow storm filed
the air. The mercury also fell very rapidly
ana promises 10 reach the zero mark before
daybreak.
STREET CARS BLoCKADED.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Feb. l9.-Snow hao
been falling all day and at 9 o'clock TO night
IL is feet deep on main street. The street
cars have been blockaded for several hours
The wind at one time during the afternoon
reached a velocity of sixty miles an hour.
GRAND RAPIDS IN ITS CLUTCH.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICa., Feb. 19.-The
worst blizzard of the season struck this city
to-day .lcompletely impeding street railway
traffic for the first time in the history of the
system. A coal famine is threatened in
consequence of the blockade railways enter
ing here.
SNOW FORMS A VEIL.
PoUeHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Feb. 19.-One Of
the most furious billiards. ever known
struck this city at IL O'Clock tonight and
lasted three-quarters of an hour The
snow was 80 thick that it was impossible to
see across the street and the wind blew a
hurricane.
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A BOOM FOR TEMPORAL POWER.
B!smarck's BODY Banker Daad

BERLIN, Feb. 19.-Baron Bleicbroeder
died this afternoon. He was the richest
banker in Berlin and one of the richest in
Germany. The fortune left by him is esti-
mated at 100, 00O, 900 marks. He was one of
Prince Bjsmarck's nearest business friends,
and during the old regime was known as
Bismarckis body banker
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Art Publishers Burned out.

GARDNER, MASS. Feb. 19.-The building
occupied by the Art Publishing Company
was burned out this afternoon, with its con-
tents. The loss is S125, 900 and the insurance
$4,000.
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A CAT VEGETARIAN.
Even the Sight of Mouse Doesn't
Tempt Bis Appetite.

Tempt Bis Appetite.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Feb. 19.-Miss Eliza
Sullivan Oakley Of this place is an enthusi-
astic vegetarian and she has a vegetarian
tom cat, whose name is Sylvester Graham
Tho cat was taken from its mother when 3
young kitten and has become a great pet of
its mistress. 1t has never been permitted TO
eat meat, not even a mouse On a recent
occasion it manifested entire indifference to
a mouse and did not seem 70 care either to
kill or eat II. But Sylvester eats all kinds
OF cooked vegetables with keen relish and
Il especially partial TO soft boiled eggs.
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soarlet Fever at Newark

NEwARK, N. J., Feb. 19.--Five of the
eight children Of John Lamont Of East
Orange have died Of scarlet fever within a
few weeks. The remaining three are down
with the disease and cannot live.
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Mrs.. Mitkiwioz Ill

WASHINGTON. Feb 19.-Mrs. Eugene
de Mitkiwicz, the granddaughter Of Chief
Justice John Marshall of the supreme court.
is lying at the point OF death at her residences
in this city. She is not expected to live the
night through
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a DwelIipR Eurned.

CALLAHAN, FLA, Feb. 19.-The dwelling
house owned by ]. O'Donald and occupied
by DR.. J. S. Claredy, the Methodist min
ister, caught fire from defective flus about
! O'Clock to-day and ia thirty minutes was
IN ashes, Everything in the house was
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Raphael Dies From His wounds.

ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 19.-Asron Raphael,
the young bostonian who shot himself at
the Kimball house Friday efternoon, died
this morning He talked some during the
night but disclosed nothing definite as to
the cause OF he suicide. His relatives will
reach the city tomorrow,
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put out into the country to relieve the cur
rency drouth and put an end to the present
ruinouS depression.
In his report for last year Commissioner
Raum states that the average first payment
in cases allowed under the old law was
S41414. At this rate the surplus and idle
land would pay the first payments of
14S,041 claimants under the old law. If
thing over two to each of the 67,1l9 post
offices in the country, this would at once
put into circulation in every little commu-
nifty of the country nearly $1,000 which
would soon be made to pay $4,000 of
indebtedness.
Commissioner Lochren reports having dis
covered about 100000 claims under the old
laws, which were more or less completely
prepared for allowance under his predeces-
sor, and in one lot of 1000 examined by him
fully 70 per cent. were actually ready for
allowance. If the same percentage holds
good throughout it makes a total of 10000
claims ready for allowance.
Here, then, is way in which the Presi-
dent can use the whole of that S65, 307, ia
Of idle silver in way that will be of the
greatest possible benefit to the business of
the country.
Let him order the Secretary of the Treas
ury to have all the silver bullion coined,
and the Secretary of the Interior to allow
such of the 100000 claims as are completed
with the utmost celebrity, while pushing for
ward the others to completion, so that the
whole 65, 3O7, ia can be distributed through
out the country before New Years.
Think of how this would revive business
everywhere; would stop the grinding of the
faces of the poor by the remorseless Shy
locks; would stop the plundering Of the
farmers of their hard-earned property; would
start the wheels of factories to humming
again, and give work, bread and comfort
where idleness and want now reign
And, then, think what a crowning mercy
it would be to the 10000 or more old
veterans, who have been waiting long years
for their rights, running a dismal race be-
tween disease and death and the Nations
justice as to which would oyertake them
first.
It is one of the greatest opportunities that
ever came TO a President VIII Mr.. Cleve-
land improve it?
We sincerely hope that he will.
The National tribune., 1893-09-07

THE COMMANDER-IN-CH CHIEFS ADDRESS.
The annual address of COMMANDMENT
Chief Weissert, delivered at indianapolis
is one of the ablest papers ever read before
the National Eucampment of the Grand
Army. His reference to the death-ron of
the Grand Army is extremely touching, it
being the heaviest since the organization OF
the Order.
The address shows that old soldiers are
generous, as over S178,OOO was given in
charity by the lar. Posts of the country.
Commander Weissert pays his respects to
the W.RC. and the Sons of Veterans, COM
plimenting both organizations for their
loyal and efficient work The decoration of
the graves of the Union dead in National
Cemeteries in the South receives special
mention, and is recommended to be con-
tinued.
His allusion to the farcical construction
OF the Revised Statutes favoring the APP
pointment to Office of veterans at the present
time is of especial interest to the old soldiers.
According to the Commander-in-Chief's
view Of the statute it is imperative. The
desecration of Memorial Day is commented
upon, and the recognition of the tender
memories of the past recommended for that
occasion instead of the horse-racing and
crowds. The Commander-in-Chiefi posi-
ton on the pension question is strong
enough to suit every patriotic American
citizen.
The National tribune., 1893-09-07
NO HANGING BEFORE TRYING.

The National Encampment now in session
at Indianapolis will probably take important
action on the matter of pensions, as it
should, and that action will be the calm.
conservative expression of the opinion of
the whole body of living ex-soldiers of the
Union. As 10 what it will probably be has
port of the GAR. National Committee on
Pensions, of which Col. /. n. Walker is
shall be in furture no suspensions of pen
sioners, except in 11rinla facie cases of fraud.
pensioner shall be informed of the charges
against him, with the name of his accuser.
and shall be given the opportunity to be
heard in his own defense.
This is right, just, and american.
One of the dearest principles in our system
! of Government is the constitutional proyis-
ion that an accused shall always be allowed
TO confront his accusers, hear the evil
dence against him, and to have every facility
for defense.
1t is repugnant to every American in
stinct that man shall be adiudged and
condemned without being heard, or with
out even knowing as to what he is charged
with.
A pension is all the earthly possessions
that thousands of war-worn veterans have.
property of millionaire, because it is the
sole prop and stay of their lives. 1t is
all that stands between them and starvation
or the pOOrhouse. To take it away is as
grave an act as to deprive another man of
The National tribune., 1893-09-07
ANOTHER VICTORY.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has been in
strumental in winning another victory for
the comrades. The reversal of the suspen-
sion policy of the Pension Bureau is un-
douhtedly largely due to the vigorous re-
sistance of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, to its
opposition to the legality and justice of
that policy, and the feeling that it aroused
in the country against it.
AS ever, The NATIONAL TRIBUNE has
led in the movement for justice to veterans.
Much of all the benefits they now enjoy in
the way of legislation and just rulings is
directly due to the papers untiring struggle
in their behelf, and we are proud Of having
been the means of rendering another signal
service to them.
The National tribune., 1893-09-07
PERSONAL.

Ex-senator VIM. NJ Evarts and wife recently
celebrated their golden wedding in aquiet and I'M
ostentatious way at Runnymede, their country
home in the Green Mountains, near Windsor. VT.
II will be remembered that Senator Eyarts was the
leading counsel for Andrew johnson when his inn
parchment was before the Senate.
monument to the memory of Rev. George
Sandoe, the old Chaplain of the 123d ILL.,. was re-
Gently unvailed at Marshall. Ill. The monument
was erected by the survivors of the regiment, and
fully 600 people were present to witness the
dedcatory exercises. Rev. DIR. Allen delivered the
address.
Mrs. Virginia B. Mclean, who died recently in
Alexandria, Va, was well known to all the fami-
lies of northern Virginia. Her husband was Maj
Wilmer Mclean. who was in the Quartermaster's
Department of the rebel army, and aferward
Collector of the Port of Alexandria during Grants
Administration. Mrs. Mclean up to the time of
her death owned the estate at Manassas, Va,
which the battle of Bull Run was fought, and it
WAS at her house that Beauregard made his Head
quarters during the engagement The lady also
owned the ground which the surrender of Lee
took place at AppomattOx.
A handsome granite sarcophsgus, erected TO the
memory of Barney Hughes. was unvaed at Elm
wood Cemetery, Memphis recently. Hughes be-
gan life a printer. but finding this uncon-
genial pursuit he entered and achieved distinction
i'll the field of telegraphy. He is the first who, by
touching his tongue to the broken wire. could
" take the interrupted message. For a time he
was chief telegrapher in Gen. Bragg's army. He
identified himself with the fortunes of the South in
The National tribune., 1893-09-07
AN IMPORTANT MODIFICATION.

Under recent orders the wholesale suspen-
sion Of pensioners under the act of June 81,
1890, has been stopped, as well as the whole
sale rejection of pending claims under the
new law; and it is matter of congratula-
ton that Secretary Smith and Commissioner
Lochren have discovered and acknowledged
their mistake in assuming to themselves
power to deny pensions to those who by the
law were rightfully entitled thereto.
In our issue of Aug II we pointed out to
these officials the only legal path they could
tread that any departure therefrom was a
trespass upon the rights of the brave de-
tenders of the Republic. Our timely words
have borne fruit, and the fragrant Unjust
ice of the policy inaugurated by the present
Administration has been made fully
manifest by the recent orders changing
such policy and which is toward a
resumption of the old practice which met
with universal satisfaction all over this
broad land. We are yet in hopes that the
Pension Bureau will ratify and indorse,
in it's entirety, Commissioner Raum's Order
164, which was a just Interpretation of the
law. No other course will satisfy the dis
abled veterans, for whose benefit the law
was created.
The recent orders to which we refer are
that suspensions shall be made only where
it appears from the papers that the pen
sioneTs are not entitled to pension, and we
do not believe there are any of these; at
least, the number will be small; that no
more letters of rejection shall be written
in claims under the act of June 81, 1890,
where the aggregate ratings show 6-1S and
over; that the circular of June II, 1893, is
withdrawn, and that the degree of each
debility as found shall be weighed and the
combined degrees added together to make
a rating; and that in every case where the
pensoner is rs years of age he shall be pen
stoned for senility Tor old age) at S12
We congratulate the Secretary in discard
ing his ancient and obsolete arithmetic and
adopting one which is in accordance with
progressive ideas, and which clearly shows
that twice make -.
The change of policy is great victory for
the veterans. 1t comes as vindication of
their honor. Undoubtedly Secretary Smith
and Commissioner Lochren entered office
imbucd with the idea sedulously cultivated
by the soldier-hating papers that the pen
sion-roll was great mass of fraud, with the
honestly-allowed cases in a weak minority
That they are convinced to the contrary
is evident, and it is the most effective an
swer that has yet been made to the calum-
MES of the veterans enemies.
The National tribune., 1893-09-07
MEXICAN PENSION ROLL.

One Which is Not "Purged," and in Which
There Are No Suspensions.
On the Mexican Pension Roll
there are the names Of 1928
survivors and 1889 widows. and
something over 1000 eases were
pending at latest reports. This
makes "a total of 25. 1917. or sew
eraI Thousand more men than
the United States had in Mexico
at any enc time during the war.
These all receive either S. or
Sic e month.
Among the names are those
of the widow of Gen. Samuel
Cooper, n New Yorker by birth.
who was Acknowledgement of
the United States Army at the
Outbresh of the war, and used
his position TO aid the rebels i'm
preparing for the struggle. He
resigned his position to become
Acknowledgement of the South
ern CGnfederacy, and ofiiciafed
as stEcs: until the rebellion COL
oaPsed. Mrs. Cooper has been
drawing "a pension since June
@. 1857.
The widow of Thomas j.
('ESt0RcWaII'' Jackson, who
was next 10 Lee the most pOpu-
tar commander of the rebel
armies.
The widow of Maj .-Gen. George
T.. Pickett, who commanded "a
division in the rebel army.
The widow of Maj Sen. Gideon
j. Pillow. who commanded "A de
vision in the rebel army.
The widow Of Lieut. Gen. A.P.
Hill, who commanded one of
the three corps Offices army.
The widow of Sidney Smith
Lee, Who was dismissed from
the Navy for "going over 10 the
enemy" and afterward became
aCoRsnOdOre i'm iIHe rebel navy.
Brighten. Jas. *. Chalmers.
who was FORESTS chief lieu
tenant.
Maj.-Gen. Dabney HI. Maury.
who commanded the rebel
troops at The battle of Chicka-
saw Bayou.
Hon. =. B. MaXey, late United
States Senator from Texas. who
has been drawing his pension
since Way ~, 1857. He was "a
MajOr-GeneraI i'm the rebel
army.
Hon. Jas. Il. George, Senator
from Mississippi, and who
served i'm the rebel army as "a
Colonel. The number of his
certificate is 1924.
Hon. 4. HI. COIquitt, Senator
from Georgia, who was "A Major
General i'm the rebel army.
draws a pension under certiii-
cafe 80, I99.
The widows above mentioned
are of men who were educated
at the Governments expense, and
afterWard fought TO destroy the
Government. They went ON the
roll at Once, while last April
There were pending the claims
Of I45.J2O widows Of Union sol
dieFs HhO had not yet been able
so ges On the roll.
The National tribune., 1893-09-07
THE PRESIDENTS OPPORTUNITY.

.
According to the report of the Secretary
of the Treasury there has been purchased,
under the so-called Sherman Law, 1853 O47.-
664 ounces of fine silver, at total cost of
$15l, 804 ,l70, and there are now stored at
the several minis 1874 ,625, 1872 ounces of sill
yer bullion, which cost 1922, 1902, 756. From
the bullion purchased 36,0S7 1875 silver dol
lars have boon coined, the bullion in them
costing $29,50211 That still on hand, if
coined, would represent $174,O61 PAP. There
are outstanding against the silver bullion
item TreSenrye notes Of act of July IA, 1890
to the amount'of $143,774, 139. Therefore,
if ali the bullion were coined, there would
be an increase in the available cash in the
Treasury by the operation of $32, 2s7, 103.
There have been AIS, 49,, 45O silver dollars
coined under the old laws, of which there
are in circulation but $50, 226 $3.50. leaving
in the Treasury 1868, 1Os,461. Against these
are $3.50, 1873 800 silver certificates ou.stand-
ing, leaving balance OF $33,020O71 lying
idle and useless in the Treasury. This aai
the coinage increase on The bullion would
make total OF S65,3U7, ia, which could be
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This is a very interesting story of the~varied
experiences Of private soldier in the war of
the rebellion, and has received much praise
from leading newspapers.
It is well bound in cloth and illustrated.
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this is done the pensioner has the right to
face those who would strip him of it and
make a reply to their allegations against
HIM. Every other creditor of the Govern
ment has this right. Certainly an exception
should not be made against the old soldier,
to whom the Government owes its very
existence
The National tribune., 1893-09-07

THE Louisville COarier-JourRal has all at
once become violent partisan of what it
Unexpectedly denounced two years ago
more stringent rules for pushing forward
the business of the House. And "Tom
Reed smiles complacently as he reads.
The National tribune., 1893-09-07

"BUcK" KILGoRE is desperately opposed
to the adoption of Gear" Reeds rules by
the present House. All of Bucks" repu-
tation has been made by filibusterng, and
if he is estopped from this he will sink into
obscurity.
The National tribune., 1893-09-07

BoURKE COCHRAN said that "long ex-
perience had demonstrated that honesty is
the best policy If the Government would
only adopt this policy toward the pension
ers, what good results would follow!
The National tribune., 1893-09-07

Hare you asked all your acquaintance TO
subscribe for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE?
Ifnot. do so at once, TO giUe the paper more
power la championiag the cause Of the Veterans.
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Euery man tcho wore the blue, and every
friend of has, should take THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. 1t gireS more and better matter
than any other family aceekiy paper, and costs
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THE BEST WAY

To get ready fos the great fight for soldiers
rights IS TO get up big clubs for the veterans
champion, The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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"0N WHEELS AND
HOW | CANE THERE"

A Thrilling Story Of the Experience
CT a Private So der
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-13

Santa Claus headquarters at the
uptown book and stationery store
will open up this morning at 10
o'clock. The public are especially
invited to pay a visit of inspection
to the largest line of holiday goods
for young and old ever imported
here.
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Gulcrul advertisements.
WISE MEN.

The telegraph department Of the
Southern Pacific Company's main Offices
in San Francisco has been completely
fitted out during the past month with
"Caligraph" typewriters for the use Of
all receiving operators. The Caligraph'
was selected after thorough investigation
by the officials of the company, who
were determined to have Tor this import
ant department the very best typewriter
IN the market. The order was filed b.
Chas. K. Naylor, who Is supplying
"Caligraphs" 10 station agents
and telegraph operators throughout his
territory. The operators who won
the "Mackay gold medals" in the tele-
graphic typewriter speed contest in New
York, March %, 1898, both used 1.-The
Caligraph," and as any machine that
comes of victor in such severe test,
where all the other first-class machines
were competing, is acknowledged TO
stand at the head it must certainly
be the best typewriter for all kinds OF
practical works. +. Chronicle, May
Is, 1898.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-13

The Y. NJ. G. A. hall was crowd
ed Saturday evening at the temper
ance concert. a very good musical
and literary programme was pre-
sented, besides an address by Miss
Mary Greene.