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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-02-16
WASHINGTON PRIZE SIX FITCH.

George Washington was born IN Westmoreand
County. Virginia. Feb. 22. 1882; died at his home
Mount Vernon, Va. Dec H. 1899. He was the son OF
Augustine Washington. n descendant of the dsiiii-
guished family of Washington in England
His father died when George was II years old
leaving him to the sole care of a loving mother
who also practical, businesske sensible
woman, from whom her George seems To
have inherited many good qualities
He was educated in the common branches book
keeping and land surveying In his boy hood he
was very fond of athletic aud military exercises,
enjoyed hunting and WAS bold and grace full rider
As he grew to manhood he distinguished
above his companions for good manners, sound
judgment and honorable character.
In appearance ne was tall and commanding, six
feet three inches in his slippers, with brown hair
and blue eyes, diguifed but gentle In manner
kind and courteous TO all.
When l6 years of age he sent by his uncle 10
survey tract of land ont the south Potomac and
for three years his life spent in the Wilderness
Here, having TO endure great hardships and dan
gers. he learned many lessons that were afterwards
useful TO him.
His first public services were at the beginning OF
the French and Indian war, when in 1888. Gov Din
widdie, OF Virginia, sent George Washington then
but n years OF age. to learn Of the French com
mander at Fort lie Beuf, on the Aiiegany his
reasons for invading the British Dominion The
| journey was a periions one through an untrodden
| wilderness. His return home is spoken of by
Rtdpa,h AS one OF the most solitary marches ever
made by man. He had to struggle through deep
| SHOWS. sleep in frozen clothes bed of forest
| boughs was shot at by a proving savage. and
broke through the treacherons ice Of rapid streams
| but came back without wound scar. destined
yet to perform many noble services for his country
His military career began the following year,
| when put i'll command OF an expedition to finish
and defend a fort begun by the English at the
| mouth of the Ohio.
In 1855 he served Aid TO Gen Braddock in an
| effort TO capture the French fort at Du Quesne.
Tho undertaking WAS "a failure. owing Brad
docks disregard of Washingtons advice. Wash
ington however, fought with great bravery. he and
his Continentais covering the retreat of Braddock
| army. He was for two hours a special target for
the savages one Chief sng ling him out and telling
hts xlaf N In Qlm M Ha had fxUG .ara
shot under him and five t-holes shot in his
coat. We cannot wonder that the Indians thought
he bore "a charmed life.
He served with bravery and distinction through
| the remainder of the French aud Indian war; and
Mt its close became "a member of the Virginia
House of Burgesses
At the commencement of the Revolution ITS
Washington chosen Commander in Chief of
the Continental forces. He accepted the position
hut declined pay for his services. lie had many
difficulties 10 contend with; undscpined troops
lack of money and provisions. and sedition in
the ranks. but by his quiet courage. prudence,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-02-16
MASSACHUSETTS,,

Co. F, SD Mass, composed of men from Pitts
burg and Barre, held its annual Reunion and BAN
quet at Hotel Barre Barre. Ninety five people sat
down to the banquet The meeting which was
held the largest attended in the associations
history. There are A members living and but one
officer
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-02-16
A Study of the International Sunday
School Lesson Appointed for Feb.
Is, 1893.
Subject: Ezra Reading the Law after Nehe-
miah had Finished Building the Walls of
Jerusalem. Neh., 8 :1-12.

Zone reading these notes should first carefully
study the paragraph from the Holy Scriptures as
indicated above.
The state herald., 1893-10-20
UNION PACIFIC IN TROUBLE.
=. II. u. Clark. q. Eii-ry Anderson and
Oliver W. Mink Named ~ Re-
eeiyrra.


On a plea IN equity fled In the United
States Court at Omaha on the 18Th. Judge
Dundy appointed 5. II. II. Clark. 4. Ellery
Anderson OF New York, and Oliver ". Mink
Of Boston, receivers OF the Union paea, Rail.
road Company. The application for n re-
cciycr was made by the executors Of the Fred.
crlck l., Ames estate. Oliver Amcs second,
Samuel Carr, Edwin y. Atkinson and Peter
u. Wyckon. $. II. II, Clark Is the present
president Of the road, .. W. Mink Ia the
comptroller, and T.. Eliery Anderson Is n
government director, having been appointed
to that position this year by President Cicye.
land.
President Clark. who was appointed one Of
the receivers. In discussing tho situation,
said:
"Of course the bill for n receiver was not
unexpected, rs the careful student Of rail.
road operations In the past few months must
necessarily conclude, after review OF tho
startling dcrfca,o In gross and net earning.
which western roads have suffered. With
tho possibility Of n default In the payment of
inierr.i staring u In the face, the only thing
10 be done 10 keep tho property Intact WI. 10
file the bill Of complaint praying for reerly.
crs and nsk the court to Intervene The
property will be managed for the best inter.
cris Of all concerned; beyond this there 4.
litiic TO say, the court now having taken the
road under It's protection"
The state herald., 1893-10-20

The burden Of work and worry 10 which
Secretary Carlisle has been subjected has not
impaired his health At all and he scoms To
have thrlycd upon IL,
senator Allen Of Nebraska made the long.
est apecch ever delivered IN the scnaie-thir.
teen hours nnd foriy.il,r minutes. When hr
concluded hr remarked that he would speak
again "whcn opportunity offered"
II seems now certain that the president aud
Mrs. Cleveland will not visit thu Worlds
Fair before it, closr. as II was hoped they
would few dsya ago President HiRsin.
lothian, " thr exposition company, wrote TO
The president cordially aud earnestly asking
him nnd Mrs, Cleveland To attend, but the
prealdcnt, IN letter 10 Mr.. Hisginboihnm on
Saturday announces that he viii he unable To
leave the city Mt TIL. time.
I'm Friday, after tho long session, the silver
D-inocfnta were actively engaged IN efforts 10
perfect u compromise upon which all Demo.
rfaii conll agree They will probably pro.
Vide for the eulnhHr Of Tho spirnipfnfe ~ oil.
yer now IN the ,rrnsufy nni for the continued
purchase hnd coinage ot silver ~ the rate Of
froin s,,0oo, 900 10 tl0po,o00 per month for a
,pccincd time aud for the redemption u nil
tho paper money except silver certificates
aud Of MI tho guild coins OF smaller dcnoni'
nation thnh $40,
The dispatches from Washington arc Of 40
varied d character that II u hard 10 forecast
The fate u Tho silver repeal bill. II 10 stated
that the president mud bis cabinet nrc dis
nosed 10 nrrcpt SONS sort OF compromise.
fhi. Il denied and the statement made that
hr administration aud Mr.. Voorhees, as we'll
~ never consent ~ anything short OF I'm.
Conditional irnpal. II !, staisi, however.
With shoA " truth, that the SILVER Drmo.
'uiri frrffnff frr "fif = ~ t'r-rr" ~" f""-t
The state herald., 1893-10-20
CHICAGO DAY AT THE FAIR.


seven Hunureu TuOusAvu EcOpIo crown
the Grounds and rrampls on
One Another.
Chicago day, the 9th. At che Worlds Colum.
bian Expedition was howtng success. Paid
admissions, 7l3,6l6; pass>s, $3.50; total,
15i,0e0. The laraes, attendance at the Paris
Exposition was only 3g1,i5o.
Hundreds Of train loads rom all points OF
the compass had arrived In the city during
the three days preceding, AID they were nc
companicd To the grounds ~ multitudcs OF
Chicago citizens, proui TO cts' bra,e the city's
glory.
Al the downtown terminals the crush all
the morning was appalling. At tho steam.
boat landing, the Illinois Genital, and the elt-
vntcd stations there was Jam the like Of
which has never before been seen here, while
along the line Of the cable ears the people
were packed In black macs foi blocks. AZ
the grounds the steady streams atcmed to H..
crease rather than diminish towards dark, as
Thousands who had not thought III going out
durlng the day were Fastening 70 the grounds
To sec the night display.
There were a number Of distressing accl.
dents owing to the great crush OF people In
the evening. The hospital record up TO
O'Clock showed less than forty slight casual
ties. Two hour later the number had In.
creased To ia5. OF thrse the prinsipai mum.
Der were women who had tainted and fallen
In n heap 10 the crushing and surglng mass
that seemed To have lost all poscrs Of reason.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

~ tuc 8lFs tnpy
command attention at one and tho
same time from the visitor, and he
must DO person of keen dis rimina-
ton who Tan say either this one or
that ono 10 tho superior. France Is 80
universally an exhibitor upon all oc-
casions that ono Is not surprised at her
success, but Germany has been ~
lOath to appear upon such OCCASIONS
that we are doubly impressed by the
msgnif ence of her display, and the
fact that the very portals OF her ex-
hibit are the gem of It all gives the
observer pleasanter impression of
her exhibit than Of any other in the
building.
Her pavilion, standing at the north
west corner of Columbia and West
avenues, Is upon the plan OF three cir
cles touching each other. II was de-
signed by Gabriel Seidel Of Munich,
and II commands the highest pre- ise
both In Its architecture, which is Of
the sixteenth-century Renaissance,
and in its decoration. But the most
admirable exterior feature is the iron
fence with its beautiful gates which
partially surrounds it. These are Of
wrought ir. n, and surpass anything
OF the kind in the Fair. Germany
holds the palm for this style Of work,
and in these ga ties she fully illustrates
how art, with her fairy finger, can
turn with a touch the least attractive
and clumsiest material into dream Of
beauty.
There arc three OF these gates, ono
large for the carriage way and two
The state herald., 1893-10-20
Low RATES CONTINUED.
The Railroads wiling to Hau, rro?i
to Chicago For On. Cent Fer Mile.

The Railroads wiling to Haul People
to ChirsTo For Ons Cent Fer Mile.
The lines In the Western Passenger Assoei.
alton have finally seen grca. l!gh. Some
Of them raw II long s:.o but oih-rs dii not,
and those who saw Is rcapci no benen, be-
cause Of their clearer vision. The eaormou,
amount Of travel bro ,,ht on by the one cent
per mile rate for Chicago Day has been
without parallel 10 tho history Of railroads,
aud the lines nov SEQ that the low rates bring
the people, bring them In swarns and droyc.,
bring them 40 that II will DO all that the rail.
roads can 10 to haul them. This s.Atc Of At.
fairs the roads naturally dcsirc " keep up
until tho close OF the fair, aud at Thursdays
meeting Of tho Western Passenger Assooln.
tion action was taken which mrnns that tho
one cent rate will continue for the remainder
OF the exposition.
The roads agreed that all tho roads could,
by giving hve days notice. put In tho Chicago
bay rate for the balance Of the fair. They all
gave tho notice and the sale Of Tickets nj onc
cent pcr mile will bc resumed on October 10.
Tho tickets will be good ON all trains but IL
coaches only until November 18th. Tho
holders will not he entitled 10 sleeping or
dining car privileges. This resolution. how.
ever bids fair 10 DO removed within = short
time.
Chicago roads have never before done such
n business ~ during tho last four days. The
burlington brought into Chicago during the
timc>GhicAgo Day tlckcts were on sale 5000
people, Milwaukee 4 IT. Paul, 1900, North
western, 10000. Michigan Central, 1900,
Aichisop, $500; Lake Shore, 1900; Erir,
5000; aud other roads amounts varying
10000 10 5000. Nothing like II has ever
been known BEFORE and the railroads expect
that II will b long before they 800 Il again.
The state herald., 1893-10-20
TERRIBLE COLLISION IN MICH.
lGAN.


Twelve Persons Killed bv Passenger
Train Being Telcsccpcd.- Desec2
tive Brakea the Cause.
Twelve people were killed Instantly and
twcny-one injured In rcar-cnd collision In
front OF the Michigan Central railroad sta.
ton at jackson, Michigan on the 18th.
special excursion train from the East,
bound for Chicago, was standing at the sta
tion. second special excursion train came
up under hesdway and crashed Into the pre-
ccding trains rear coach. The car complete
Iy tclcscopcd the one ahead OF 1t. The pas
scngcrs In tho two rear coaches were caught
MS In vice. The lis, of dead and Injured
would be more appalling were 1t not for the
fact that the cars were nearly cmptled of
their human freight at the moment the acci-
dent occurred. The passengers were then
taking breakfast at the station eating house.
Steam escaped from the puncturcd sides Of
the boiler and added to the suiYcrlngs Of the
victims pinned In the wreck and to the hor-
rors OF the scene. Ten thousand inhabitants
OF jackson were gathered at the scene Of the
wreck In very short time, and at once be.
gan the work Of removing from the ,clescoped
coaches the killed and wounded, whom they
placed in rows on the green near by. Many
physicians were quickly In attendance upon
the injured, who were removed TO the hos
pitfalls and hotels as rapidly as possible, while
tho dead were taken TO the morguc.
When the collision occurred the shrieks that
rent the air were heard for blocks. Many
women In the throng on the platform who
witnessed tho accident tainted and men were
The state herald., 1893-10-20
AMERICA RULES THE WAVE.
The viEiiant Beats the valkyrie in Three
Straight Races

Straight Raoos,
The American yacht vigllant will retain
the American cup for another year Mt least, as
she has defeated Lord Dunravens yacht VAL
kyrie In three straight races. Tho last of
them occurred OH the 18th under very favor
able conditions.
The wind At the start was squAily and It
was feared the yachts would not have all they
wanted. Fortunately, however, this proved
mistake Of the prophet for after short tImc
II blew steadily once more. The racers made
short board on the starhoafd tack, but chang
Ing soon, took a long run to port. Apparent
" their positions did not change. The Val.
kyric kept her lead and II anything Increased
It.
The Valkyrie turned the stake with its red
flag At 2s3l and the Vigilant followed at 1855,
apparently the lead at the first having not
been changed. As che swept by the waiting
steamers the Valkyrie at 2,3s set her silk
spinnaker which glstened like a sheet of sill
YER In the wind. Tho Vigllant Immediately
set her spinnaker. She seemed to fairly Jump
In the water. From that time It was fore.
gone conclusion that tho valkyrIc would DO
beaten again.
As the white boat drew up behind she
blanketed her rival and the silk spinnaker fell
In graceful folds for q time. twas not long,
however, before the vigllsnt had made cast
to tho south sufficient to enable her to pass
and the Valkyrle's sails filled once more. At
$3.50 she passed the valkyrie. Five minutes
later the Valkyrie's spinnaker split, but In
icss than minute her skillful sailors had an
other In place. Short as the delay was, It Is
to be feared 1t lost the valkyrc the race, for
the two boats were very close.
Meantime tho Vigilant was driving ahead,
everything pulling and the distance between
herself and her gradually widening. She
was n picture MS she tore along under main.
sail gan, topsail spinnakcr and balloon glib,
every thread drawing and the yacht waving
her tall masts slightly from side to side. A
Hash from the flagship May as the vigiant
passed the line between herself and the light
ship was re-echoed and prolonged by all the
whistles In the fleet The cheering filed the
air, and the wind, strong As 1t was, could
not blow this away. 1t was magnificent
race, the anest seen In years, It is impossible
10 say with this race which Is the better boat
In such wind as that of Friday. Forty sec
onds on boat TO windward Of fifteen miles
and return Is go close that the splitting OF the
Nalkyrie's spInnaker might account for 1t.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

TnE grand jury OF New York roc.
ommcnds that tho Office OF coroner
be abolished. In It's place II Ia pro.
posed TO substitute now system IN
which the several functions now
vested In n coroner shall DO exercised
by separate officials. For example.
In case OF sudden death tho cnupo
OF the death shall DO determined by
mn experienced physician acting a.
an official medical examiner. Will,
the business oil determining whether
or not II crimo has boon committed
shall bc In the keeping Of tho proper
criminal authorities.
The state herald., 1893-10-20
CONSUMPTION is DURABLE.
The Cincinnati Di.rovrrrr Famed iron
Pole To poir.

TIL. Cincinnati Discovrrrr Famed From
Pole To poir.
tisoisSAri, Oct i6.--rhc fame Of this city
n. center Of medical research In. gone 10
the cu1- u the earth. DR.. g. Howard Strong,
"f Cape Town, South Africa, has bcrn hero n
week lnvcfilea,ing tho Amlck cure for con.
sumption, and takes back with him suflcicn,
mcdlcincs for sixty patients. lie sailed from
New York Oct. II. Dr. joaquin Ducna.,
secretary Of Cuba. delegation 10 the Pan.
American Medical Congress, was also sum.
oicnty impressed 10 order tho Amick mcti.
clnc-, aud set another delegate obtained a
supply for Venezuela. In fnr-on Alaska an
American physician, DR.. Arthur Jordan, 4
siopplnr the rayascs u consumption amongst
the natives on his Island Of ~ George with
Amlck's help, and the Cincinnati d,coycrer's
offer TO physicians everywhere Of free tcst
medicines for npy number 81 patients Ia ma
eagerly accepted In the frozen north IA IN the
southern tropics.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

ELECTRIC railways along country
roads Will do tho work which tho
horse has done. Freight ~ we'll
as passenger cars will consti.
tutc n feature OF electric railroads
and the only thing then left for poor
Dobbin to do to earn his hay and
oats will DO farm work proper. With
electric roads tapping nearly every
rural ncighborhood. tho expensive
smooth roadways proposed and
Fought for by blcycllsts will hardly
DO realized. Electricity is u formid
nblc obstacle In the way Of better
roadways.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

PARTICULARS OF murder in which
the victim was burned are being I'M
earthed. The statement is made
that the perpetrators must have been
Indians. as the deed was too ficndish
to be ascribed to Caucasians. In
the light OF recent history II must
DO conceded that the noble white
man has received an undcserved
compliment
The state herald., 1893-10-20
a IRE. oliver I'sr,y.

Inc IT. Louis f'os.UfsIdfrh eAysi -
After tho ciosc Of the bimriallIc convention
Governors Waite, Tiilmnn aud l.cwriiing aud
President A. &. Fisk OF the American Nlmrt.
Aiiic Association held . meeting At the Lin.
dell hotel, Colonel W. II. scaTgs aud Mr.
j. q. Manning, delegates from Alabama,
were also present.
A n result Of the meeting, n convention Of
the Southern silver men viii be- held IN A..
inntn In December ns the climax 10 n free Ill.
ur agitation that will br begun nj onrc
throughou, the South. Following thi. viii
come smother convention In the West, mud
lust nj the Interesting period when the pfcsi.
Dental candidates arc likely 10 be- discussed a
grand convention OF tho West and South will
be held In this city
Mr.. scngrs has been named na president Of
the Southern tlmctailic League, new organ.
ikAtion under whose auspices tho Athena
convention will be held. 0oycrnon Waite.
t.ewrllins and Tillman viii attend the con.
vcntion, while Colonel A,C, Fisk will Appoint
representatives from tho Western states to nt-
tend the session Ne visitors.
Tho convention II expected 10 represent
the views Of the South on tho silver question.
mud according 10 the Alabama delegates, the
outspokcnnesa Of the sonihcrnrrs IN their nd
yocncy Of free silver colnngr will surprise the
Northern Democrats The undoubtcd out.
cotnr Of these conventions will bc tho fotmn.
tIon 81 new party 10 he known M the free
-
The state herald., 1893-10-20

THREE tramps In London, one OF
them an American. had gone to sleep
one warm night On the Thames en-
bsnkment. A constable insisted on
their moving on. when they caught
him up and threw him into the
Thames The American afterwar,l
gave himself up. being unable TO
boar the rcmorse. His confession
was unnecessary since the consta Bile
swan ashore.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

HE duke OF Veragua doesn't sec IN
70 be suffering for the necessities OF
life. While his bankruptcy at Mad
rid amounts to nearly $4,000, 900. and
his Partisan creditors arc loud and
bitter In their complaints against
him. letters from san Sebastian dc
scribe him ms giving handsome enter
tainnents In the beautiful villa. or
rather chateau, which ho possesses
nj that ultra fashionable and exceed
ingly expensive Spanish Newport.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

! JESSE PoMERoY has made another
attempt to get out OF prison. Jesse
makes mistake; II he would only
wait few years without attempting
to break out, some sentimental
philanthropist would circulate a
petition for his pardon. The greater
the criminal the moro Jealous Is
usually the pardon circulating crank.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

A MAN bound for California was
killed in railroad wreck. In his
pocket was 81. 100 and other evidence
of afiluence. No relatives have yet
appeared, but II the body DO sent to
Its original destination relative
will bob up from every county and
attend properly to the mourning and
the property.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

SOMEBODY has given something to
Pennsylvania and has succeeded in
arousing curiosity. At least he has
filed In the state treasury notice
that a certain unspecihed sum has
been deposited by him with tho CT.
rard trust company Of Philadelphia
to the credit OF the state. with tho
stipulation that the latter shall not
be opened until the year 1000.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

OSCAR WILDE says the exposure OF
meat In butchers shop is not esthctic
and that butchers should only exhib.
1t their wares by means Of photo
graphs. But tho majority OF men.
who have not been educated in es-
thetics as Oscar has. think that meat
that is not fit to be looked at is not
ut to be eaten. Oscar should change
his butcher.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

A CASUAL glance at tho fashion
plates in which are represented the
latest in milady's fall capos leaves
the mind in doubt as TO whether the
eyes saw bug or butterfly. The
latest designs In capes are strikingly
suggestive OF n reversion to the hy-
menopteral period.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

The memorial association of the
District OF Columbia proposes to UNI
dertake the work OF mai king historic
houses in Washington with suitable
tablets. It is a good and patriotic
undertaking. Whatever congress
can do to help 1t on should certainly
be done,
The state herald., 1893-10-20

A WASHINGTON cashier stole t2o.-
600, repented to the extent OF ex-
pressing sorrow and retaining
the booty. and got u sentence
OF three years In the pcnl-
Tertiary. Hal he stolen more the
sentence would doubtless have Doe n
less. and had he stolen the entire
bank his safety would have been as
sured. and the respect Of his fellow
citizens heaped upon him In smo,h her
Ing bonnteousncss
The state herald., 1893-10-20

The car shows an inclination to
pass the throne over the head OF his
eldest son. Such an act might or
might not be q sign Of displeasure.
The car knows that reigning in
Russia is nothing in the nature of n
picnic; and the boy can get another
lob
The state herald., 1893-10-20
A.,or to nu,ia a 81. ooo, 900 ,,o,.,

II Il currently rumofcd among investor.
that William Waldorf As,or /. about IN buiis
IN London the largest and most oosily ho,r
In thr world. which, II IL estimated, will eos,
,noc than 100000. The report that ii /.
Mr.. Astor who Il 10 build II cannot he ycfI
nrd In oflolal form IN New York. but enough
WINS learned from the architect NJ the irild.
The state herald., 1893-10-20

WooD for toothp,cks is getting
scarce. so that the manufacturers
have to send men into tho woods now
to hunt material up-but that is no
reason why any man should chew a
toothpick for half IN hour after
lunah
The state herald., 1893-10-20

If the American swimmer Boynton
has really been caught dallying with
the brazilian revolution he will need
something more than rubber suit
to preserve his hide intact