davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-23
SECRETARY FOSTER RETIRES.
He IL to Sail tor Paris mt Once-The Ber.
Ing Sea Controversy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Secretary Johr
w. Foster today retired from Presiden
Harrison's Cabinet for the purpose OF as
suming active management of the case OF
the United States before the internstions
tribunal, which Is to assemble in Paris
today for the arbitrament of the contro.
versy between the United States and
Great Britain in connection with the seal :
ing industries of Bering Sea.
The meeting today will be informal
The case will be formally presented at a
meeting to be held March %.
Secretary Foster tsst for New York,
whence he will sail Saturday on the
steamship New York for Southampton.
He will be accompanied by Senator Nor
gan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-23
Boston syndicate at Work.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 23.-It was
rumored here yesterday that a Boston
sondicate had purchased the Fair Haven
& Westville railway. The price named
Appropriated q million dollars. The
president OF the company, however, de-
MED that the road had been sold. Never
theless there are many who believe that
negotiations are in progress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-23
Train Deraiied on a Bridge.

Folf WAYNE, Ind, Feb. pa Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago passenger
train was dersiled as it passed over the
Little River bridge one mile east of CO.
lumbia City yesterday. The two rear
coaches were turned on their sides and
rolled down the embankment. j. A. Par
imore was killed and 20 others we're in
jured. some seriously.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-23

[Approved Feb. 8. 1887
1t is ordained By the City Council of the City OF
Providence as follows:
SECTION l. Sec. 43 OF Chapter XIV. OF the ordi-
nances entitled Finances Is hereby amended so
as 10 read as follows
'Sec. Az The city treasurer shal make up his
account ulLly on or before the first day OF De-
ceInher for the financial year ending on the thir-
tieth day OF September preceding, which account
after being certified by the city auditor. sna be
presented TO the City Council or before the first
Monday in January following. and said account,
together with the annua report OF the city audit
shall he examined by some person skilled In the
examination OF accounts. to be appointed by the
committee on finance who shall supervise such
animation and re ort thereon TO the City Council"
True copies. =
Witness WILLIAM Il. CLARKE,
feb2 std City Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-23
CHAPTER CDXLfX.

An ordinance in amendment OF Chapter XIV. OF
the Ordinances entitled Finance" 7" lAnnual
account OF City Treasurer).
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-23

THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. d. c., MARCH 9, 1893
The American Farmer.
The Oldest Agricultural Paper in
America.
PRICE REDUCED TO Soc. A YEAR.

TIE AMERICAN FARMER-ihe oldest
agricultural paper in the country, having
been established in 1S19-is now published
st 1929 New York avenue, Washington,
DC Its form has been changed to an
eight page paper. containing Sc columns of
choicest agricultural matter, contributed by
the ablest farming experts in the United
States No pains OF expense are spared to
secure the very best and most practical in
formation on every subject of Importance to
the farmer.
Being published at the National Capita
1t has many facilities for obtaining informa-
ton and knowledge not possessed by papers
elsewhere
This fact is of much more than usual i'm
portance to the farmers at this time, when
there is SO much going on in Congress that
bears directly upon the prosperity of every
man engaged in tilling the soil The session
just opened has already begun the discussion
of measures of The greatest interest to ali
farmers, and this will be continued through
ont the Winter THE AMERICAN FARMER
viii report these fully and impartially, and
every farmer shon d take the paper TO keep
himself properly informed
The paper appears twice month-on the
LIST and 15th-and is furnished at the low
price of so cents q year, or less than two
cents number. No other paper offers such
q large amount OF reading matter Of the
highest class al such low figure
We viii sesd il and THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE together for one year for S1-25.
Subscribers TO THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
who have already sent in their subscrip-
sions, can have TIE AMERICAN farmer
cent to their address for one year by remit
ting &c additional 25 cents.
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
The l1th Conn.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Will you give
me the history of the 11th Conn.,, its losses in
men, number on its rolls. ETC.? Also the bat
ties in which it took part? Is it one of Foxs
300?-J. s. KEITH, lO9 bay ST.. Springfield,
Mass.
[The l1th Conn left the State Dec 1e, 1861,
proceeding to Annapolis, where it joined Burn
sides expedition to North Carolina. 1t was
then in Parke's (Third) Brigade. Bnrnsides
Division, with which it WAS present at New
Berne, where it lost six killed and 2l wounded.
1t moved in July, 1862, to Newport News, Va,
having been assigned to tho Second Brigade,
Second Division, Ninth Corps and took part in
the battle of Antietam, losing 80 killed and 1O3
wounded, Col. Kingsbury being killed there.
It was present at Fredericksburg, but was only
slightly engaged. In February 1868, the Con-
necticut Brigade moved to southeastern Vir-
gnia and the II TIL passed that year in the vicin-
| ity of Suffolk and Norfolk, during which time it
| was engaged in several expeditions into the
enemy's country and some minor engagements.
| 1t re-enlsted and received large number of
! recruits, taking into the field, in 1864 SS2 en-
| listed men present for duty. In the various
actions at Drewry's Bluff it lost Is killed, SO
wounded, and 127 captured; at Cold Harbor it
| lost IL killed and 92 wounded, and six missing.
| The regiment was at this time in the
Eighteenth Corps. Col. Stedman was killed in
! front of Petersburg In December 1864, the
| regiment was transferred to the First Brigade,
Third Division Twenty-fourth Corps. 1t lost
| men at New Berne. N. c.; Antietam, Nd;
/ Suffolk, Va; Swift Creek, Va; Palmers Creek,
Va; Drewry's Bluff. Cold Harbor, Petersburg
| assault aud siege of), and was present at
| Fredericksburg, Roanoke Island, South Mount
| ain, and fall OF Richmond. The total enroll
ment was 1865. The losses were eight officers
| and 14O men killed or lied of wounds, and one
| officer and 176 men died of disease. etc. 1t was
| one of Fox's 300 Fighting Regiments.-EDIToR
| NATIONAL TRIBuNE.l
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

WERE Congress now in session there
would be no difficulty whatever in passing
joint resolution for Constitutional
Amendment to change Inauguration Day to.
some time later in the Spring. A worse In-
auguration Day never was known in WASH
ington, at least since Grants second Inaugu
ration. It was much worse even than that
when Harrison was inaugurated. Then it
rained III ceaseless, persistent way that
was very depressing. But last Saturday it
did everything that was calculated to make
the assembled thousands intensely uncom-
Portable It rained, showed, and froze. A
bitter, chill wind blew incessantly. There
is no doubt that the exposure will cause the
death of thousands, aud probably no one
who took part in the ceremonies will escape
without some injury to his or her health.
1t will be wonder if President Cleveland
and ex- President Harrison are not prostrated
by illness. But all this will be forgotten by
the time Congress meets, and a proposition
to change Inauguration Day will meet with
little attention.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
UNDOUBTEDLY.

Reporter-Pleass give me the particulars.
Doctor.
Coroner-The poor fellow was found dead in
the snow He was clad in linen duster with
fur on tho collar, and in his pockets were found
a horse chestnut. lottery ticket, price list of
steam yachts green-goods circular, missing
word contest coupon, drawing of coat.of- arms,
q printed slip telling how to WOO and win an
heiress map of Constantinople, and three
wooden tooth picks.
Reporter-And who could he have been, do
you think?
Coroner--He was undoubtedly an optimist.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
"THE caNH0NEEn. !"

"Tbe Cannoneer - will make the most ac-
eepfabie gift for a soldiers son. 1t is
absolutely the bzst war story ever written,
and j. absolutely true. 1t tells boy jus.
what he wants 10 know-how the soldiers
actually lived, marched and fought, what
pleasures and sgjoFments they had, what
sorrowE, trials and triumphs. Many thou
sands have beea sold. Sent to any address
or receipt of sl.50 Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
1923 New York avenue,
Washington, ID. c.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
tEstablished 1879
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR,
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
Sir months, Is cents. No subscription tor less
period received.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

MONEY sent us otherwise than by regis
tered letter postal money order, or draft on
New York, viii be at the risk OF the sender.
AGENTS.-Te employ no agents. THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE has many volunteer can
yassers and they are generally honest and
faithful; but persons who confide their sub
ecr-iptions to them must be their own judges
of their responsibility. The paper will be sent
only on receipt of the subscription price.
ADDRESSES, RENEWALS, ETC.-Ad-
dresses will be changed as often as desired,
hut each subscriber should in every case give
the cid as well as new address. In renewing
subscribers should be careful TO send us the
label on the last paper received. and specify
any corrections or changes they desire mace IN
name or address
CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence is
solicited from every section in regard to Grand
Army. Sons of Veterans, Pension. Military, Ag-
ricultnral, industrial and Household matters
and letters TO the Editor will always receive
PROMPT attention. Write on ONE SIDE OF the
paper only We do not return communications
or manuscripts unless they are accompanied
nv q request to that effect and the necessary
postage and under no circumstances guarantee
their publication at any special date.
Address all communications to
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, ID. O.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
MUSTERED OUT.

III those who send obituary notices would fol-
low the form used below it would insure inn
mediate appearance ia THE NATIONAL TgIBUsEl
BENNETT. AT Richmond, Ind, Feb. 2 of abscess
of the brain, the result sunstroke received who
In the service, Gen. Thomas w. Bennett. aged 62.
He was born in Union Co., Ind. and his early life
spent his fathers farm In 1850 he entered
Indiana Asbury University, where he remained
fys years, the last of which spent in the law
the Fall of that year he commenced the practice OF
law a. Liberty. In April 1861. he raised Il company
OF voluntees. and entered the army II Captain in
the 18th ino. He served in that capacity in West
Virginia uutil September. when hs wss made Major
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

Does this look like wild and reckless
pension expenditure? Does this "orer-
leap the bounds of grateful recognition"?
The average service Of the men who en-
listed for the Mexican war WAS less than
three months The longest time for which
men volunteered was IL months, and only
comparatively small portion served that
long.
The highest pension known to the gen
eral pension laws is s72 month. This is
only given 10 the men who have lost both
eyes, both arms or both legs, OF both an arm
and leg, or who are otherwise disabled
TO snch degree that they need the constant
aid and attendance of another person.
Does this lock Like wild and reckless ex-
penditure"? Does this seem to "overleap
the bounds of grateful recognition -?
An examination of the records of AIS. .9l5
Union veterans shows that 1l68G9. or
about one-fourth. had served from three to
six years; 222, ,07s, or nearly one-half, served
two years or more, and 33s, ,399 had served
one year or more. Only 1924 had served 90
short period as three months. OF course .
very large proportion of these we're wounded
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

IN their first battle. IniS gives very con-
elusive contradiction to the common slander
that the pension roll is crowded with three
months men who never heard gun fired.
These are facts which Mr. Cleveland
should have sought out and considered be-
fore he suffered himself to be carried away
by the clamor of malignants into making
| utterances that bring confusion upon him.
We regret beyond expression that he
should have begun his official life with
declarations that must alarm every man
who desires justice done the defenders Of
the Nation; with declarations that are
based on common scandal, and are utterly
baseless in point of fact.
Mr. Cleveland cannot maintain the repu-
tation for fairness and frankness which he
claims to SO eagerly covet if he suffers him
self to be swayed by the prejudices of others
into joining in vituperation of those to
whom the Nation owes everything-even
existence.
All we ask of Mr.. Cleveland is fairness.
We beg of him before he makes another
public utterance on the pension question to
give every feature of it q thorough and
painstaking investigation. We have no
fears Of the result of such investigation.
We are anxious that he should make it.
Every veteran and every friend of the vet
Grams courts the fullest and most searching
inquiry into every feature of the pension
system. There are no dark corners that we
fear to have explored; there are no myste-
rious hooks or crooked processes that we
dread to have exposed to the light of day.
There is not name on the pension list that
we hesitate to have subjected to judicial in
vestigation We will welcome the most
searching inquiry.
But we insist, and we have the right to
insist, that before the President of the
United States arrays himself in hostility to
the veterans and their dependent ones he
acquaint himself with the facts, and have q
knowledge which clearly he does not now
possess.
The veterans of the country do not ask of
Mr.. Cleveland even SO much as his friends
promised before election. They do not ask
him to be their friend, but merely to be just
to them. They do not ask that he be their
advocate, but merely that he be an impartial
judge between them and their opponents.
He certainly owes this much to them. Iu
the exalted position he now occupies, be
cannot afford to be partisan of one side or
the other. He cannot-or at least he should
not-join in the clamor against them. 1t is
his duty to hold the balance, with an even,
dispassionate hand, and decide without
fear, favor or prejudice.
If he will do this we shall have no fears
of the result
That he will do it we shall continue to
hope, despite this ill-omened beginning.
In closing we ask Mr. Cleveland if he has
considered the monInful fact that there are
10000 old soldiers disappearing from the
earthly rolls every year? Before his term
of Office will expire more veterans will
have passed into eternity than withstood
Lees enthusiastic cohorts at Gettysburg or
followed Sherman's triumphant banners to
the sea. With sorrowful earnestness we ask
him if the pension question is not being
settled by the relentless hand of Death with
sufficient rapidity to satisfy any reasonable
man?
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
NO USE FOR IT.

Farmer Grayneck (who has spent the day In
Eastvlle)-Wal, Marthy, what did you lend
Neighbor Klaw while I've been gone? Never
knew day when he didn't want to borrow
something.
Mrs. Grayneck solemnly)-Neighbor Kiaw
went to Westviils this morning and returned
corpse before noon.
Farmer Grsyneek- Returned . corpse, Oh .
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

The coy to defend the pension system and
secure lis maintenance is TO begin the ;fghf nou,
eheH Tie pcnsion-Aaters are doing their utmost
Do poison The public mind. Get up epcrymAere
slabs Jor TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

REFERRING 10 an item in THE NATIONAL.
TRIBUNE in reference to the late Bishop
Brooks, Past Commander in Chief Merrill
writes us:
Bishop Brooks wee third-class member OF the
Eassachusests Goninandery Of the Loyal Legion at
tEe time OF his death, and for several years it's
Chaplain lie Of Tie most constant officers
I'm his attendance. and his opening prayers were q
eGnediciion.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

THE next few weeks will be full Of in
terest TO the veterans. They should not fail
30 have The NATIONAL TRIBUNE TO tell
them what is going on concerning their in
terests. Make sure that you renew your
subscription in lime.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
KEPT HIM BUSY.

KEPT HIM BUSY.
You say that your father 10 unable to
work. Is he paralyzed9"
Not perpetually. but periodically"
Um understand. But why doesn't he
work between the periods?"
why, as soon as he completes sentence
he comes to a period. Another sentence i'm.
medately follows that period. then comes
another period and another sentence, and so
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
c.ns sheridan and Hancock.

EprToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Will you
please answer whether Gen. Hancock COM
inanded the United States Army after Gen.
sheridan's death "A. J. s., Co. +, 4th Ind.
Cav, Monte Vista, Colo
THe did not. Gen. Hancock died Feb o,
1856, aud Gen. Sheridan Aug. g. l8S8.-EDIToR
NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

That's about the frst time ever heard Of his
returning anything. Found he had no use for
it after he'd got it, suppose. Wonder where
in the name Of goodness be borrowed it in the
first place.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

Epe7y saan sohS soore the blue, and euery
friend Of has, should take THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE Ii eires mare and better matter
than any other family ioeekly paper, and costs
saly tioo cents a5eek
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

The people Of Washington are unanimous
In their opinion that the Inaugural crowd
did not compare in any respect with that OF
the National Encampment Last September.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

If each subscriber to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE miH charge himself with getting
one ne,o subscriber the circulation of the paper
sciH be doubled at once, and With little trouble.
Let each subscriber try u.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
VERY LITTLE SPORT.

John NORTH presume you have but little
sleghing in Texas, Major?
Major Lonestar-Slayin', suhf Sca'cely
enough to keep ones blood in calculation. ex-
cept as we burn on occasional nigguh at the
stake.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

Hcue yoH done your duty IN getting one more
sasbscriber for THE NATIONAL 3RIBUNEf
You should do this, fer It is the best suay to help
sour comrades
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
CABINET MUTATIONS.

There is an assumption in the public mind
has called around him is as fixed and per-
manent political entity as the Presidential
term itself, and il will continue to discharge
it's functions until Mr. Cleveland goes out of
Office in 1895.
Our history does not confirm this, but
shows that Cabinets have constantly-chang-
ing personality.
Before Mr. Cleveland there have been %
Presidents, and three Vice Presidents in
augurased as President.
In 104 years "a 6ifferent men have held
the office Of Secretary of State under these
26 Presidents.
In 104 years 43 different men held the
Office of Secretary of the Treasury.
In 194 years 48 different men were Secre-
tary of War
In 104 years "A different men were Attor
ney-General.
The Navy was established as separate
Department April 3d. 1893, under John
Adams's Administration, and 81 different
men have held the Office of Secretary.
The Postmaster General first took his
place in the Cabinet March 9, 1929, Andrew
Jackson's first term, and since then % diff
ferent men have held the Office
The Interior Department was created
March 3, 1s49 and 16 men have held the
office of Secretary.
But one man has held the Office of Secre-
tary of Agriculture.
This shows the average term of each in-
cnmbent TO have been:
Secretary OF Staic.-.................. 10 months
Secretary Of the Treasury .............. 20 80
Secretary OF War 26
Attorney General. al...............-. 28
Secretary Of the Nnvy.................. SO
Postmaster General. 26
Secretary Of the Interior. ......-...r. 80
From this it would appear that the
mathematical chances are against any Of the
present appointees serving out their full
| terms, but that the Secretary of State is
likely to last much longer than his col
| leagues. This latter assumption must be
taken with caution, however, because the
| average ~ the Secretary of State is raised
/ by some unusually long terms served by
early Secretaries. For example, Thomas
Jefferson served five years, Timothy Pick
ering five years, James Madison eight years,
James Monroe six years, ]. @. Adams eight
years. John Forsyth seven years, w. h.
Seward eight years, and Hamilton Fish
| eight years
The National tribune., 1893-03-09
HoRATIo KNEW.

. Teacher Ito primary class in astronomy
What fs fixed star? Horatio Strutts you
may tell.
Horatio Struts (an actors SOMA fixed star
is one who has made money enough to quit the
profesh and buy yacht.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

To THE veterans the most interesting part
of the Inauguration proceedings was the
Pennsylvania National Guard. 1t always
looks so business-like, so soldier-like, that
the hearts of the men "who have been
there" warm up to the Keystone fellows,
and keep warm as long as they are in sight
The jim-crack militia organizations, with all
their millinery in uniforms, their bright
colored toggery, and their fancy evolutions
do not arouse ripple of interest. There is
nothing "war n-like about them. But to
see the Pennsylvania boys in their plain
service uniforms, their common-sense equip
ments, their real guns, and their straight
forward, soldierly ways Of doing everything
fills the veterans heart with enthusiasm.
They look and act SO astonishingly like we
used to do in the years gone by, when we
were not soldering for fun or for show,
himself constantly stopping in front of a
body of the militiamen, and saying to HIM
self: "There, they look just like my COM
pany Tor my regiment) did 30 years ago,
when we came into Washington on our way
to the front Just such crowd of fresh
faced, red checked, light-hearted boys, ready
to fight anything, that walked on two legs
or four, for that matter. Wewandered around,
just as they are doing, taking in all the sights
of the National Capital with eager eyes, and
trying to eat up all The pies and sandwiches
south of Mason & Dixon's line. There's
a boy that looks just like my partner, Tom
Johnston, did, who was killed at Spottsyl-
vania; and there's another who looks like
Pete Martin, who died in Andersonville."
And so on. And then the old veteran thinks
with mounting pride as to what magnifi-
cent fight for the honor of the old flag those
boys would make if necessity demanded.
The National tribune., 1893-03-09

There were several Of the early Secretaries
of the Treasury who served long terms. For
example: Alexander Hamilton six years,
Oliver Wolcott six years. Albert Gallatin
13 years, VIM. III Crawford eight years.
and Levi Woodbury. seven years.
The average length of Cabinet service of
late years has not been much over two years
Under President Hayes the Secretaries OF
State, Treasury, and Interior served the full
term, but there were two Secretaries of War,
two Secretaries of the Navy, and two Post
masters General.
Under the Garfield Arthur Administra-
ton the Secretary of War served the full
term, but there were two Secretaries of
State, four Secretaries of the Treasury, two
Secretaries of the Navy, four Postmasters-
General, two Secretaries of the Interior, and
two Attorneys-G General
Under President Cleveland the Secretaries
of State, War, Navy, and Interior served
the full term, but there were two each of
Secretaries of the Treasury, Interior, and
Postmasters-Gene
Under President Harrison the Secretaries
of the Navy, Interior and Agriculture, the
Postmaster General and Attorney General
served the fun term, but there were two
each of the Secretaries of State, Treasury
and War