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The National tribune., 1893-07-27
Calling for Repeal.

The 20 leading citizens of Spokane, including
the Mayor. President of the Chamber of Com
merce, several presidents of bank and trust
companies, and wholesale merchants in all
lines, have adopted resolu tions declaring that
situation the best interests of the community
would be served IL Congress make it its first
duty to repeal the Sherman law, believing that
public confidence would be in great measure
restored, the stress relieved. and that conse-
quent upon this speedy repeal the value of sill
yer would be SO increased within very short
time that Congress would be able with delibera.
ton and safety to SO adjust the laws bearing
upon the silver question that the interests OF
the silver producer and the credit of the nation
might be placed upon q satisfactory basis.
The National tribune., 1893-07-27
AUSTRIAN IRoNoLAD RAM DRocHKE.

be little like real war, and so it appears wise to
have rams which must depend on rammng
only, for If they have guns or torpedoes and
the crew is drilled TO handle them they will in
the excitement Of battle depend instiEctvely
on these weapons instead Of ON the ram. The
great success of the Queen of the West and the
Monarch is largely due to their commanders
being ram" men who were enthusiasts in
their profession.
No better overhsnging bow could be de-
signed for ram than the spoon bow of the
whalebacks," and in order to discuss this
form Of bow we reproduce cut of the Colgate
Hoyt. This steamer is 264 feet long and SO
feet beam. She is very fast. and provided with
water. ballast tanks by which any desired trim
Dsry be obtained. When used as o ram shs
The National tribune., 1893-07-27
Another fact demonstrated is that

Another fact demonstrated is that the rela-
tive effect On the vessel struck and on the ram
is in proportion to the speed of the ram. Per-
baps this needed demonstration. being a
plain principle Of mechanics. Speed and I'd
pidity OF evolution are. of course, great consid-
eratioDs, and from this we may conclude that
great size is not essential, nor even desirable
Or, 20 put it in another way: A million dollars
spent in building two rams carrying 100 men
each is a better investment than if spent in the
construction Of one ram carrying 200 men. A
moderate size with good speed is the best, and
in my opinion, the Katahdin is just about
right.
In ram fighting the success or failure is de-
termined in SO few minutes-the rush and
struggle being so exciting and the danger ap-
parently go terrible-that only the coolest
headed officers are fitted to command rams
Everything that can be done to mask an at
tack of rams and cover their evoIutions is as
important as in torpedo boat attacks. Drilling
in ram handling can, in the nature of things,
The National tribune., 1893-07-27
High Explosive Experiments.

The ordnance officers of the Army are max.
ing some interesting tests of high explosives at
Sandy Hook. Last week shells filled with
gun-cotton and with emmensite were fired
from the 12-inch mortars. The purpose was to
demonstrate that this could be dore without
danger of explosion in the gun, aud the tests
were convincing upon that point. The en-
mensite shell carried bursting charge of 81
ponds, and, if the further trials that will be
made to find proper fuse are successful, the
Army and Navy will have secured an xplosive
oven more efficient than the famed mcinite of
the French artillery.
The National tribune., 1893-07-27
A GOLD WATCH.
FULL-JEwELED, NICKEL MOVEMENT.
At the Lowest Price Ever offered.
No. 80, Price SIC. Mems Size.

At the Lowest Price Ever offered.
No. 80, Price SIC. Mems Size.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, true to its
lOng-established policy of Offering to its
subscribers the greatest bargains that can
possibly be discovered, has contracted for
100 Waltham Watches, which it offers at
prices that will insure their speedy SALE
These are full-jeweled gold watches. In
the works are Is jewels, four pairs in set
tings, stem winding and setting apparatus,
compensation balance, safety pinion, patent
micrometer regulator, SO simple that even a
child can regulate the watch, Logans re-
nowned Breguet hair-spriDg and the greatest
improvements known in the manufacture OF
watches at the present day. The works are
full nickel, while the full plate, which covers
the interior works, and patent dust-band,
keep every particle of dust from the delicate
mechanism within, thereby saving many a
bill for repairs. The case hunting only is
made of solid lax. gold in two plates, stiff
ened between with sheet of fine compost
ton metal. It is named and stamped by the
Waltham Watch Co., in honor of New YOrk's
best-known wholesale dealers. The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE positively warrants that
this is O genuine full-jeweled Waltham
Watch, and gives to every subscriber 10 days
for examination. At the end of this time
the watch may be returned If not satisfac-
tory, and the money will be refunded.
This is limited lot of watches, and
when this special offer is discontinued no
more can be sold at this price. Sent to THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE subscribers only, by
registered mail delivery, insured and gusran-
teed, for "a. SIG
No. BIC, same watch as above, in nickel
siluer case open face $3.50
N. B.-This lot Of watches has nearly all
been sold under the above offer, made two
weeks ago. We have no assurance that we
can secure any more at this price. This is
to give notice to any intending to purchase
that they should send for 1T at once, in order
to be sure to get one. 1f
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, D. G.
The National tribune., 1893-07-27

living by manual labor, and whose income Is
not over $500 per year, will be admitted free:
all others will be admitted on payment o. 81
per week when there is room. Pensioners who
receive So per month and over will be required
to pay for their own clothing. and all inmates
must make their own beds, assist in sweeping,
wait on table, wash dishes, and perform such
other work as they are able to do as often as
they may be detailed. No part of pension
will be retained, but an inmate having family
will be expected to assign all of his pension
to his family.
formal opening of the Home will take place
soon. Comrade w. W. McIlvain, who is a kind
and efficient gentleman in every respect, is
Commandant, and Comrade Doc johnson will
attend "sick call "-quinis and whisky.
The National tribune., 1893-07-27
THE NEWHY CASE.
The Prisoner Declares HGhilty after n Trial
Remarkable for Strssgth on Both Sides.

The Prisoner Declares aGhilty after n Trial
Remarkable for Strsnsth on Both Sides.
The Newly Benton triat came to an end in
Springfield, ILL.,, last week. with q verdict of
guilty" thus declaring yhe prisoner to be
"Rickety" Dan Benton,u'and not William
Newly, and guilty of perjury and other crimes
committed for the purposs OF securing PEN
sion.
The mass of evidence on both sides was very
strong. Scores of witnesses testified that the
prisoner was William Ncwby, the man they
had known before the war; or fought side by
side with during the war;sor were in prison
with at Andersonville. sT6e Newly family all
testified to his identity. Mrs. Feriba Newly
claimed to recognize in him her husband whom
he returned from theswgF; and, altogether,
the defense produced what seemed to be an al
most impregnable case.
The prosecution, on the other hand, produced
witnesses to prove that the defendant was
"Rickety" Dan Benton, of White County, ILL.,.
son of Lydia Benton; that he and his mother
were we'll known; that they had removed to q
settlement in Tennessee; that the defendant had
once stolen horse and spent some time in the
penitentiary; that the defendant had been a
pauper; that he had spent much time in aims
houses, the statements to the latter effect being
corroborated by the records of the institutions
that the prisoner was their lifelong acquaint-
ance, Dan Benton.
woman was found with whom the prisoner
in one of the almshouses had formed an alli-
ance, and who had borne him child. The
two mother and son, testified to the defend
ant being Dan Benton, having known him by
that name. He had told this woman that his
mothers name was Lydia Lucinda Benton. He
had told her he was 81, which would be too
young by far for William Newby. Another
woman was found who had stood in the same
relation to the prisoner as the first had, and
she had known him as Dan Benton.
The Governor traced the career of the
prisoner step by step to the White County
Poorhouse, and thence into the vicinity of
Bill Newby's home. and showed how the be-
lief originated in his own pretenses, backed by
the inability of the natives to remember
enough of Bill Newly, not having seen or
heard of him for 80 years.
The prosecution laid deep the foundation for
the theory that Bill Newby's own relatives
might all be mistaken in admitting kinship to
the prisoner at the bar. Newby's brothers and
sisters had described him as powerfully lit,
ssndy-complexioned man, inclining to ruddi-
ness, with dark and slightly curly hair. He
weighed when he enlisted, they believed, not
far from 200 pounds. The prisoner, on the
other hand, was tall, slender and very dark.
His hair was almost black and quito "kinky."
Nor did the Government seem to be at a loss
to dispose of Bill Newly for good and all. It
produced men who wero in the 10th Ill. with
Bill Newly, and who knew him well. They
had helped to bury his body on the field of
Shiloh, and knew it to be that of Bill Newby.
Their sworn testimony disposed of all that was
mortal of the man they knew by that name.
The National tribune., 1893-07-27

a wound which sent her out of action She
succeeded in reaching Ancona and sank at the
harbors mouth.
But the most remarkable feat was performed
by the old Kaiser Max, which vessel rammed
no less than FIVE of the Italians and sank the
ironclad frigate which bore Persano's flag. The
Austrian officers spoke of this event in the most
thrilling language. The great overhanging
bow of the line-of- battle-ship was thrown across
the ironclad, bearing her down by the pressure
and sinking her Immediately. OF her crew of
zoo most were drowned. The Kaiser Max, q
lighter vessel, was not seriously hurt. This was
the greatest naval combat since the introduc-
The National tribune., 1893-07-27

could be trimmed down by the stern. Her
bottom is perfectly smooth. with fat keel and
six inches deadrise
The British ironclad Camperdown, which
rammed the Victoria, belongs to what has been
termed the Admiral class of ironclads.
Imagine great casemate battle-ship at
tackled by two whaleback rams under cover of
night, fog, or battle smoke. They could turn
twice to the great ship turning once, and if
they worked in concert there is little doubt but
that one at least could get an opening for
rush at right angles either before or abaft the
casemate. Crashing through the light super
structure she would slide over the gentle slope
The National tribune., 1893-07-27
Eiecting Intrusiers.

Some uneasiness is felt in Indian Territory
over the attempt now being made by the
United States to remove the so-called intruders
The Government has a bad job on its hands and
may require troops to eject the intruders. The
intruders number about $4,000 and compose
the most thrifty population in the nation.
They say t ey will fight before they will allow
the Government to sell their homes and drive
them out of the country.
They are class of people who have been
coming into the Nation and fencing up the
Indian land, when they have no right to do so.
that will guarantee protection to the Indians
against this class of people.
The National tribune., 1893-07-27
North Dakota's Soldiers Home.

The State Soldiers Home of North Dakota.
which is located in the picturesque valley of
the Cheyenne at Lisbon is now ready TO re-
ceve applications for admittance All old
soldiers who have been residents of the State
for one year, and are disabled from earning
The National tribune., 1893-07-27

struction Of these novel ships of war.
On the Union side rams were also employed.
The Arkansas and tho William ii. Webb on
the one side aud the Queen of the West and
Indisnola on the other, were conspicuous. The
Queen of the West was first fought on the
Union and then on the rebel side; and the
Little Rebel first on the rebel aud then On the
Union side. Ia one action the Indianola fought
the William II. Webb and the Queen of the
West The Indianola and Webb rammed each
other. bows on; the Indiauola was probably
going at double the speed of the Webb; she
suffered no injury; the Webb's bow was cut
into eight feet in depth and from two feet
above the water line to her keelson, but she
was able to continue the battle. The Indianola
was rammed seven times by the two Confeder-
ate steamers and one wheel and one rudder
being disabled was unable to avoid their
blows, and was finally sunk by the combined
efforts Of the two rams, which were neither of
them her equal
ON Nav 10. 1862, near Fort Pillow, eight
Confederate stesmers-four of them the rams
Gen. Bragg. Gen. Sterling Price, Gen. Earl Van
Dorm and Gen. JEFF Thorn pson-fought por-
ton of Admiral Dayis's squadron and gained
decisive victory.
On Junes6 four rams with four others-the
Little Rebel, the Gen. Lowell, the Gen. Sumter
and the Gen. Beauregard-sgain engaged the
Union Mississippi feet. In this last engage
ment the Union side had the two Elicit"
rams Queen of the West and Monarch. These
rushed ahead of the gunboats and the battle
was one Of rams only, for the gunboats on both
sides feared to fire lest they should injure their
ewn rams. At the very first meeting one rebel
ram was sunk and another disabled; then the
Gen. Beauregard and the Gen. Sterling Price
rushed at the Monarch from opposite sides, but
missed her and crashed into each other, the
Beauregard cutting the Price to the waters
edge and tearing off one wheel. The Monarch,
which had go cleyerly avoided the two, then
The National tribune., 1893-07-27

We have just arranged for a line q
Ladies' Blazer Salts in flannel and serge,
either dark-blus or black. This suit ia wen
made and consists of skirt, jacket, and CIR
die. The jacket has welt seams, which give
it an elegant effect. Sizes, 80 to -, huss
measurement. We can furnish this suit q
follows:
No 1&S-Nsvy blue or black flannel suit....... es.zs
No 144-Navy blue or black serge suit. Use
No l4s-N&vy blue or black Storm serge suit Ss.Zs
The postage on either of the above Ia -
cents which amount please send With your
order. Or, we will send suit by express, the
charges to be paid by yoa.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Washington, d. O
The National tribune., 1893-07-27
NAVAL RAMS.
Their Peculiar Advantages in Modern
Naval Warfare.

BY IRA HARRIS, Ex-LIEUTENANT-CoMMA
Il. S. N.
The National tribune., 1893-07-27
"WELL BRED, SOON WE'D" GIRLS
WHO USE
SAPOLI 10
ARE QUICKLY MARRIED.
Broke Another Record.

The American Line steamer Paris, vhiaA
arrived IN port last week. once more broke 4
record and emphasized her right to the tisls Il
"Queen of the Seas"
The time of her passage from Southampton
was six days, nine hours and 81 minntea Thu
beat the record, which had been held by tie
steamer Fuerst Bismarck. The day runs ef
the Paris were as follows: 452, i91. i92, 49,
500, 495, and 152 Total distance, 3,O52 kno&
Hare you done your duty IN getting one mora
subscriber for THE Nd TTONAL TRIB UNEb
You should do ttis, for Il is the best sOay to heb
Vour comrades
The National tribune., 1893-07-27

IL Erlcsson MONITOR, with It's
revolving turret, built during
the civil war at the Delaware
Iron Works, revolutionized the
navies of the whole world.
Scarcely less important was
the ram as a weapon of attack,
and to the Confederate naval
officers the world owes this in
VentioD. The COME era tie
States, poor as they were,
created a sbipyard at Yazoo
City especially for the con-
The National tribune., 1893-07-27

- HE Ericsson Monitor, with it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
A Dado of LinoIeum.

Miss Charlotte Robinson, decorator to
the queen" recommends a thin quality
of linoleum to be used as a dado for
the walls in a kitchen. II should be
glued close to the wall and may be fin
ished at the top with a plain holding.
1t may then be oiled or vanished or
left in its natural condition as one
chooses. 1t is in every way to be pre-
ferred to a dado of wood, which is liza
bic to crack and leave intertices in
which insects may lodge
The dadO of linOleum is as easily wash
ed as q dado of thing and is even more
durable, while it is a good deal cheaper.
In the natural wood color in which this
material comes, il would make a very
pretty dado for a wall painted pale blue
As linoleum is nothing more than the
blown pulp of wood, combined with
oxydized linseed oil, ii can be readily
seen that it can be treated in any way
that wood can be treated, while il is ex-
actly suited to this purpose and the
purpose of covering kitchen floors A
dadO is almost a necessity in a Kitchen
because a plastered wall gets clipped
with continual wear Linoleum offers
just the right material necessary for
such protection.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
LUCY STONES MARRIAGE.
Special Document Drawn Up Defining
Personal Rights.

Here is the protest drawn Jointly by
Lucy Stone and II. b. Blackwell just be-
fore their marriage:
while acknowledging our mutual af-
fection by publicly assuming the rela-
tionship of husband and wife yet in
justice to ourselves and a great prin-
ciple, we deem it our duty to declare
that his act on our part implies no
sanction of nor promise of voluntary
obedience to such of the present laws
of marriage as refuse to recognize the
wife as an Independent, rational being,
while they confer upon the husband an
injurious and unnatural superiority, in
vesting him with legal powers which
no honorable man would exercise, and
which no man should possess. We pro-
test especially against the laws which
give to the husband:
Il. The custody of the wife's person.
''2. The exclusive control and guar
dianship of their children.
''3. The sole ownership of her personal
and use of her real estate, unless pre-
viously settled upon her or placed in
the hands of trustees, as in the case
of minors, idiots and lunatics.
"A. The absolute right to the product
of her industry.
IS. Also against laws which give to
the widower so much larger and more
permanent an interest in the property
of his deceased wife than they give
husband.
"6. Finally. against the whole system
by which the legal existence of the
wife is suspended during marriage so
that, in most states, she neither has
legal part in the choice of her resi-
dence nor can she make a will, nor sue
or be sued in her own name, nor in
herit property.
I'VE believe that personal independ-
ence and equal human rights can never
be forfeited, except for crime; that
marriage should be an equal and per-
manent partnership, and so recognized
by law; that until il is so recognized
married partners should provide against
the radical injustice of present laws by
every means in their power.
I'VE believe that where domestic diff
ficulties arise no appeal should be made
to legal tribunals under existing laws,
but that all difficulties should be sub
mited to the equitable adjustment Of
arbitrator mutually chosen.
Thus, reverencing law, we enter our
protest against rules and customs which
are unworthy of the name, since they
violate justice, the essence OF law.
(Signed) HENRY b. BLACKWELL,
"LUCY STONE"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

1t should be easy to name women
prominent in society by virtue of their
beauty, talent, moral purity and force
OF character. who have been powers for
good in their time, incentives to vir-
tuous and noble living, respected by
men and acceptable to God. 1t would
be equally easy to mention others who
Notwithstanding their gifts, have done
more harm than good. Handsome, rich
brilliant, capable. generous of heart, but
lax in their sense of moral obligation,
Indifferent to social scandals, they de-
mOraliZe by their example.
One obvious sign of this generalization
is afforded by the readiness of the COM
munity to overlook the sins of women
whom il admires. There must be some-
thing wrong when we are prompt to for
give in a beautiful and witty woman
what we would not forgive i'm a plain
and dull one. And what is true of the
leader of society is true of society in
general.
The entire community has an interest
in society" and is warranted in look
ing to it for help and good offices. Let
society recognize the fact and meet
its obligations. Let those who lead it
consider their responsibility and make it
their aim to keep themselves pure, to
set an example of honorable and decent
living, and 10 put to good uses the
privileges which they enjoy-The Rev.
Morgan Dix
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

Housework should be raised from me-
NAL service to a domestic art You
must make it profession. where those
who enter it may be carefully trained
and ranked according to their ability
and paid according to their proficiency.
HOusewOrk is a more involved science
than it was in the old days when the
mistress gave il twice as much super
vision as she does now. You expect
your housemaid to know all about the
care of silver, of bronze. of brass, of
porcelain. of mahogany, of glass, Of lin
en-, Of ivory, of velvet, of satin, of bro
cade. Yes and in America. where in
many beautiful homes only one maid is
employed you expect her TO know all
about cooking, too, which is an art in
itself
You take the recently landed imni-
grant girl and expect her to teach your
little babies good manners and to keep
them clean and healthy. You will never
solve the problem of the home in Am
erica in any other way than this Build
cottages where your girls may be taught
scientific housekeeping and hygienic
cooking, and trained to a degree of in
telligence that will prevent your maid
from securing your brass with hearth
brush. or serving at the same dinner
raw tomatoes, celery and grapes on hy-
gienic principles.
Then you must cease to have
different standard Of treatment for
maids outside your household and maids
who work in the house. If a preference
of respect is shown to either. you should
show ii to the girl or woman to whom
is intrusted the health and comfort of
your family. In no other country is do
nestle art so easy. You have so many
labor saving Inventions so many de-
lightful arrangements for simplifying
the detail and routine, such easy meth
DDS Of keeping the kitchen clean. You
expect more of your maids than we do
in many ways. In the first place, we
don't expect in middle class families to
have the breakfast table waited upon at
all. The table is laid ready, and we
have quite as much served and are more
bountiful in the matter of knives and
forks and plates, but we serve the meal
ourselves. Just think what a difference
that makes the mornings wOrk-Mrs.
Crimson Chant.