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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-10-19

. INCREASE THE ARMY.
Nontevideo. Oct. i The government
has decided to increase the army strength
and will take immediate steps to add to
the military force.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-10-19
: CHOLERA IN ENGLAND.

CHOLERA IN ENGLAND. II 7. i:
F. Io1 den, Oct. 1.-THE total number Of
deaths from choleraic disease at the
Greenwich workhouse is eight. Two
victims continue in s. critical condition
and the others are improving.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
-FOUR FIRES STARTED
BY NOENDIARIES IN SIEUBENvILLE, SAT
URDAY MIGHT AND YESTERDAY MORNING.
Fortunately All Were Exinguishsd With Small
LOss-Ths People Up There Excited
and Alarmed.

Fire bugs took on renewed activity
at Steubenville Saturday night and yes
terday morning and undertook TO do
the city up, starting blaze in four diff
rerent parts of the city and keeping the
fire department on the Jump.
The first alarm was sounded about
half-past eleven Saturday night, caused
by fire in the wareroom OF o. G. Rus
sell, in the rear of his grain and feed
store on Market street. The torch had
been applied TO bale OF hay, which
burned slowly on account OF its com
pact nature. Officer Christensen, the
patrolman on the beat, discovered 1t,
and 1t was eXtinguished before the
fire department arrived upon
the scene. II the flames had
gained Roadway, the fire would
have been disastrous one, as the ware
house is flanked by the Imperial Hotel,
five stories high, on one side, CARROTS
rooms, and other large buildings on the
! other side.
Just about the time the firemen got
back to the engine houses from this
blaze they were again called out, this
| time by fre in the stable OF Mrs. WIN.
j. Archer, on upper Market street,
about square and a half from the
other one. This time the building was
burned to the ground, bat the fire did
not extend any further, for the reason
that no wind was blowing and the
flames shot right up in the air Instead
OF spreading out.
While work was still in progress here
another alarm was sounded, big blaze
being in progress In the First ward, the
stable of Mrs. Fred. Frye, In the alley
between Fourth and Third and Adams
| and South streets. The stable was a
large one, and was occupied by Terrence
O'Brien, the contractor. All the horses
and vehicles were gotten out, but the
| building was entirely consumed. The
flames also communicated to the stable
of w. Ii. McCIinton, on the opposite
side Of the alley, and 1t was partially
| burned, along with considerable hay
and feed.
An attempt was made to FIRE the I'M
occupied glass factory OF Beatty Bros,
on South Third street, but the rascals
were frightened away by the watch
man.
There is no doubt but that incendia-
ries were the cause OF all the fires,
probably starting them with the view
Of committing robberies, but IL such
was the case the scoundrels did not ac-
complish their object, for nothing Is re-
ported as having been taken In any part
OF the city.
Considerable excitement exists In re-
gard to the matter. A feeling OF un-
easiness prevails among the people and
very few persons INDUCED In the luxury
OF sleep during the early hours OF sun
day morning. A reward OF one hun
dred dollars is offered for the arrest OF
the frebugs A close lookout will be
kept by the officers and people, and II
anyone is caught in the attempt TO fire
buildings 1t Is hard to foretell whether
or not the law will be allowed TO take
its course.
Thomas Sterling, fireman OF the Reli-
ance engine company, during the last
fire, was considerably injured oy a horse
falling In him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21

No Anti-Pyrine in Bromo-Seltzer.
Cures ali headaches-trial bottle 10
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
Chinaro Ercursionists.

A Wheeling gentleman having rented
a very nicely furnished fat OF seven
rooms with gas, b.th and all modern
conveniences, in Chic go, for the
months OF August and September, but
who on account Of the serious illness OF
his wife, is compelled TO give up the
trip for the present, will for the next
few days be pleased TO quote 20 respon-
sible party special rate for the uneX-
pired term. Address, P. o. Box 81, st.
ClairsYille, Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
woMEN's RIGHTS.

She has right to be anything she
wants except to act as the father OF a
family Of children. ! believe in women
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
THE SIN OF LICENTIoUsYEss.

THE next thing beg you to escape
is licentiousness. Purity Living or
dead l will say it, l never saw the day
that l would not lay my head on rail-
road track and let the engine cut it of
before | would be untrue to the vows OF
the purity of my home. Sometimes the
homes OF honor are invaded, but il is a
fact that south OF the Mason and Dixon
liue man knows that when he invades
pure home and brushes the virtue Of
Southern home, that the price of the
virtue OF a sweet girl in the South is
the life OF the scoundrel who took it,,
and never want that law abrOgated.
plead for the representation of the law
that makes the price Of virtue in the
South the life OF the scoundrel who
took IT. He is worse than mad dog
who is jumping the fence and making
for the loved ones Of your home.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21

a glance at the Registers pages Will
demonstrate its superiority As to local Az
teIegraphic news Daily and sunday de-
IiVersd to any part of the city and surround
ing towns for Is cents yer week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
THE SIN OF ISTEMPERANcE.

THE last sin that 1 beg you to run
from and escape is the sin OF intemper-
ance. o, my Godl down this river, from
source TO mouth, Is lined with human
wretches enough TO make the devil
himself hide his face and weep with
horror.
THE sin of intemperancel Here is
one man that can speak OF that sin and
knows what he is talking about, and l
want you to hear me few minutes. l
put you on notice now that am going
TO make you stand up and indorse what
saw, or else make you hug that bench
like a sick kitten.
"Ireckon / am due you old red-nosed
fellows an apology when / say nobody
but an old fool will touch whisky. A
frst-class fool won't touch it, and q
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21

SPECIAL sale OF Ladies' Low Shoes
atgreatly reduced prices. All the Attest
STYLES in Black and Tan in Oxfords,
Biucher and Prince Alberts to select
from. Il. '. oLoSD'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21

Cur coupons from the REGISTER and OBJ
tain a masterpiece Of English literature
See coupon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
WEST VA. UNIVERSITY.
The Chief Educational Institution
OF THE STATE.

Sixteen Professors and Teachers. prepare
,o,v Dsnartmept. a Classical Course, Scientific
Course an Agricultural Course, Courses ~ Ctf.
n and Mining Engineering, and hcehaniosi
Engineering. a Military Department., Va" DE-
partment and gymnasium bach rciehiil9
Depsrtrnent Is spIendidly equipped With appaf'
atus and machinery The Collegiate Depart
ments open 20 both sexes
TU1fON free 20 West, Virginia stndsnn Va
all DEPARTMENTS except the Prep1fAIofy DapAtt
msnt AMI Tree i'm this Department for students
10 tie number OF one for every 100 20 iu.aion'
Eight STATE Cadets are appointed ~ Tho he-
gents from each Senatorial District, who ore
furnished With books and stationery Tree TBS
500 svciusiye 81 clothing and travel school
opeas September 18Th ssnd FOR catalogue %
DR.. +. Il. Reynolds, Vice President,
moRoLHTowE. w. Va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
&C p. ~ SUNDAY ErcursIon..

Sunday excursion tickets now on sale
to Woodland, Franklin, New Martins
Vile, SistersVlle, and Long Reach.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
A Cyclone---Men's Fine Suits.
A Whirlpool---Men's Pants,
Crash---Boys' Suits and Pants

AM r-tha hereby uaant'e 70 refund YOU t money TOT ~
satisfactory worn au1 "O''u dOuO'e
aDpl e. ID everything advertised.
The National tribune., 1893-10-26

MRS. LUCY STONE BLACKWELL is dead,
and the announcement caused no ripple of
interest except in the minds Of the fathers
and grandfathers-and mothers and grand
mothers-of the present generation, who
remember her in the days before the war as
the forceful and eloquent advocate Of greater
freedom and fuller rights for women. Her
work and that of her co-laborers was lost
sight of in the mighty struggle which con-
vulsed the country, and to the casual reader
it would appear to have been entirely fruit
less. Bat really no one American woman
ever accomplished so much. When she be-
gan her agitation, woman-especally in the
older Eastern and Southern States-was
still under the heavy, brutal hand of the old
English Common law, and was as nearly
without legal rights as the slaves in the
South. Her person, her property, and her
children were absolutely her husbands, to
do with as he liked. He even could correct
her, reasonably, with stick no larger than
his thumb" Our progress since then has
been largely due to the work of Lucy Stone
and the women associated with her, in CALI
ing public attention to this anomalous con-
dition of the laws.
The National tribune., 1893-10-26
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The National tribune., 1893-10-26


The people have seen with sorrow the
immense distress to most worthy men and
women brought about by the suspension OF
many thousand pensions. Every commu-
nifty in the country furnished instances Of
where men who had served their country
faithfully, and were respected and esteemed
by their neighbors,. and were suddenly
brought into the depths of wretchedness by
the stoppage of their pensions
They had relied on their little stipends to
buy them the medicines so sorely needed
for their enfeebled bodies, their meager food,
and scanty clothing. The allowance of Sc
or $S month from the Government was all
they had to keep roof over their heads, to
put food in their mouths and fire upon their
hearths. When this was gone there was
nothing left for them but the humiliation of
the poorhouse, against which their souls re-
belled
1t seemed the very essence of cruelty that
the Government to which they had given
ungrudginly the best years of their life, and
all that was possible of youth and strength
and devoted patriotism, should forsake them
in their broken old age, when it should have
been certain and sure staff for them to
lean upon.
The shock killed many, and others were
rendered insane.
The cases were ed numerous and so pitia
bic that the public mind was deeply stirred
over it, and from nearly every community
in the North and West came the most
energetic protests against the policy of sus
pension.
If this was the case with the relatively
few thousand who were suspended, how
infinitely greater must be the misery among
the I'll $50 whose cases are pending in the
Pension Bureau, and have been hanging
there for an indefinite number Of years!
How inconceivable must be the sorrow that
weighs down all these men and women, as
they drag along through one pain-racked
and poverty-stricken year after another,
lacking the food, medicines, clothing, and
necessaries of life which their slender pit
tances would bring! All the historic wrongs
over which mankind have shed tears fade
into insignificance compared to the suffer
ings endured by the men who broke them
selves down in the service of the Govern
ment, and have vainly waited for years for
that Government to redeem the promises it
made to them when it was in sore need of
their stalwart arms and brave hearts.
Why shall not this scandal cease? Why
shall not the Government say at once whether
it will give these men and women what it
owes them OR not? What earthly reason
can be given for the continuance of this
system of cruel delay?
For the honor of the great American peo-
pie, let us have done with it.
For the sake of justice let us have done
with it.
For the sake aof humanity, let US have
done with it,
Let Congress order that every case now
pending in the Pension Bureau be settled
by Dec. 81, 1894.
The National tribune., 1893-10-26
SPECIAL TO VETERANS.

The Army and Navy Survivors Division
particularly requests that all veterans who
have changed their residences s0ithin the fast
t,co years shall Immediately notify the PEN
sion Bureau by a postal card, giving their
former and their present addresses. If they
will do this it will greatly help to perfect
the Divisions list of addresses, and also be
of much assistance to their comrades who
may be seeking to establish their claims,
and need their evidence.
The National tribune., 1893-10-26
ANOTHER RAILROAD OUTRAGE.

Georgia Majah: Sab, the railroads O. this
country are gettin' noah proud and tyrannical,
noah reckless of the rights and comforts O. the
people, sab, every day. Something g got to be
done, sab, for the people won't stand it,"
Northerner: Why, what's the matter now2
Majah: Why, a party of US gentlemen, just
little while ago. requested the conductor of
this train to stop it at Billville, while we went
over to the Jail and lynched niggah, sab. We
assured him that it wouldn't take longer than
half an hour, and it would afford US much
qualification, but he positively declined to
oblge US, sab.
NOrtherner: What reason did he give?
Majah: Said he'd like to accommodate Us,
but his ordahs were to reach Shskeville by
o'clock to let freight train loaded with
watermelons pass-as if shipment of stomach
aches to the Yankees had any right to interfere
with the enjoyment of party of Georgia gen.
tlemen. It's disgusting.
The National tribune., 1893-10-26
A GOOD PAPER.

e american Farmer, published at 1929
New York avenue, Washington, d. c., is the
oldest agricultural paper in the country, and
one of the very best. 1t appears twice a
month, and the subscription price is only so
cents year. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
and it will be sent to any address for one
year for SIPS. The American Farmer is now
engaged in great fight to save farmers Of
the country from being slaughtered by the
politicians. 1t is fighting for the protection
of every farming product against ruinous
competition from foreign producers. 1t be-
lieves that we should raise in this coun-
try every pound of WOOL cotton, tobacco,
hops, cheese, butter, sugar, every dozen eggs,
every ton of hay, hemp, flax, every bushel
of barley, potatoes, and fruits that our peo-
pie consume. The paper should have the
support of every farmer in the country in
the gallant fight it is making for farmers
interests. Send for sample copy and send
in your subscriptions. Now is the time 10
subscribe to get full information of all that
is going on in Congress affecting farmers in
terests.
The National tribune., 1893-10-26
CHOLERA ABROAD.
Frightful Ravages of the Dread Scourge in
Italy and the East.

Italy and the East.
Sanitary Inspector Rose makes the follow
ing report to the Marine Hospital Bureau from
Leghorn, Italy: Il arrived here Yesterday
afternoon to find the town with a deserted
look and a general panic among the inhabit-
ants. many of whom had fed TO other places.
As many as $4,000. | am informed, have lately
left, and business is generally Frustrated. All
the hotels are closed. but at the request Of the
Consul one of them allows me to occupy a
room. The Waterman and / seem to be the sole
occupants. Mortality from this epidemic SO
far is about 50 per cent. and the female deaths
have more than doubled those of the men.
The authorities appear TO be making streuu-
Gus endeavors to stay the epidemic The
Mayor has prohibited public PROFESSIONS closed
the schools, etc. A procession of 200 women
who attempted visit to a shrine in the suburbs
has just been dispersed-by the police. and the
church closed, which nearly resulted in a riot
l am told that, if necessary, the troops will be
called out to preserve order"
He made an additional report two days later,
in which he says that notwithstanding the prev
alence of cholera the Italian authorities gave
clean bills of health.
In connection with other precautionary
measures it is worth noting that the grand
marble synagog was closed on the day of
Atonement (Sept. 25) by order of the Chief
Rabbi. Next to that of Amsterdam this is the
wealthiest synagog in the world. and this is
the first time that it has aver been closed.
Consul Sundberg, from Badgsd, reports:
Panic and fight of Christians and Jews.
MahOmetans resigned to tine will of God
Rumor here that 70, 900 died of cholera in Mecca
during this years pilgrimage. which was I'M
usually large. No rational attempt is made to
stop the disease. At any hour that choose to
look ont of the window can see dozen women
washing clothes soiled with cholera dejeeta in
the river, and Immediately below water car
rier5 obtaining our daily beverage"
The National tribune., 1893-10-26
DEC. 81, 1894.
rights.

ct us set date ut which we want all the
claims now pending in the Pension Bureau
settled and the docket cleared.
Let that date be Dec 81, 1894. That
viii give the Pension Bureau Ia calendar
months-over $50 working days-in which
to complete the work. AS there were ILL.,
$50 cases pending July Z, $685. this would
make an average of 2,032 cases disposed of
each day. With a proper increase of clerks
in the Pension Bureau there will be no diff
Guilty in reaching this average. Under Gen.
Raum's administration an approximation of
1000 allowances a day was maintained for
weeks. This does not take into account the
reflections. An average total of 2,032 allow
ances and reflections day is therefore COM
paratively easy of attainment by strengthen
ing the clerical force in the Bureau.
1t is not an unprecedented thing for the
Government to set a date upon which GER
tain thing shall be done or concluded.
1t set Jan. l, 1879, as the date upon which
it would resume specie payments, and al
though about two men out of every five
declared that it could not do it at the time
set, yet it was successfully accomplished.
Why should it not set Dec. 81, 1894-29
years and eight months after the close of
the war-as the date upon which it shall be
finally settled whether any man who par
ticipated is or is not entitled to pension?
The Government must some time say the
last word to these claimants. Some time it
must decide whether or not it will give them
pensions.
They are certainly entitled to have that
word said-that decision made within the
next Ii months-within so years from the
time when they forced the last armed rebel
to surrender and regained the unquestioned
extent of territory which had been in violent
instruction for more than four years.
1uOSc Vi WIZ WtIS OU years
then areoyer SO years old now. The strains,
hardships, and privations which they en-
dured have added at least five years to their
ages, and The strongest of them can look for
ward to but a few years more of life.
No matter how quickly the pension bust
ness may be settled, thousands of them must
die before the Pension Bureau can reach
their cases. Even if it is decided to settle
all the cases by Dec. 81, 1894, there will be
nearly 10000 of those now living will be
dead by that time.
Then, in the name Of National honesty
and justice, and for the sake of common
decency and humanity, let us make speedy
end to the whole business, and have all the
cases now before the Pension Bureau settled
by Dec. 81, 1894.
The National tribune., 1893-10-26

THE prospect for rapidly-increasing out
put of gold increases everywhere. The
great mines of California are now turning
out regularly 100000 worth of gold every
month, and smaller ones are developing
everywhere. The gold region of California
has only been skinned over. In the flush
times nothing but the richest mines were
worked, and a large number of those aban-
doned in 1859 are now being reopened.
The National tribune., 1893-10-26
A SAMPLE OF THE SUSPENSIONS.
The Columbus TO- Dispatch investigated
81 veterans of that city whose pensions had
been suspended. and found as follows:

AhS SoiuuUuS WI DtoPNtC" III cceiSdttu
81 veterans of that city whose pensions had
been suspended, and found as follows:
The list of those interviewed includes eight COL
ored men who served from one to two years and
who hard service aud hard fighting, four three
months men whose terms of service were per-
formed In Virginia, and three one-year men who
service at the front aud were in at the death
of the Confederaey. These latter for the most
part boys tho too young to enlist at earlier
period Of the The-others were all three ears
men. Many of them re-enlisted. -Four were held
In various rebel prisons from six TO nine months,
one Of them being nine months in AndeEsonville.
But three of these soldiers owned property. The
others were renters and were disabled by az, and
disease, some by wounds received in battle, aud
of them were able to perform hard manual
labor. Even IL they were, nobody will hire them
when they get younger and stronger men. All
of them needed the pension they had lost and some
viewed afflicted with rheumatism and four
interviewed, though this does not enter into the
question of "a pension, but two were seen whose
external appearance indicated Incorporate habits.
We call the attention Of the defamers of
pensioners to this showing In 81 pensioners
taken as they come, were but four three
months men and only three one-year men.
Six-sevenths of the entire number were
three-years men, and a number had served
even longer.