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COMRADES everywhere will be glad 10
learn that Representative J. Logan Chip
mans condition has passed the critical stage,
and there is every hope Of his complete re-
covery. Representative Chapman has
always boen one Of the very stanchest
friends Of the veteran on the Democratic
side Of the House. He has never wavered
In any crisis, and at one critical period last
year had but one other Northern Democrat
to help him in the gallant fight he made
for veterans rights.
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THIEK Of the wrong that has been done
man like Justice Long. He served his
country faithfully, at fearful cost to himself,
and his standing as a lawyer and citizen
is best attssted by his elevation TO the
Supreme Beech Of the great State of Michi-
gan. Yet. despite his services and his ire
proachable life, he is suddenly put on the
public piilory as defrauder, and, contrary
70 one Of the dearest principles of Ameri-
canism, is compelled TO assume the burden
Of proving his own innocence.
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FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The pension-hating Boston Herald vOlur

The pension-hating Boston Herald volun-
teeTs some advice to the comrades:
1t strikes Us that the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie needs man for its Commander in the coming
year OF cool head. calm judgment, and with Ma
tional reputation that gives him general public
confidence. This Is not at all the time for choosing
q loud-mouthed partisan to that position. Com
mander with the characteristics above described
would be al important aid in meeting the subject
OF pension reform in the proper spirit. No one
wishes to see the G 4. divided and still less is
it desirable that il b ,nie identified with partisan
politics in the country.
The Herald may possess its soul in peace.
The next COmmander-in-Chief will be man
entirely fitted for the position. There are
several such in the field, and the National
Encampment will not go astray whichever
it selects.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

TEE orders in the Pension Bureau were
to begin the work Of actually striking pen
sioneTs from the rolls yesterday. The first
notices OF suspension were sent out June 8,
and these allowed the pensioner 60 days in
which 10 make his proof that he was emit
tied 10 remain on the rolls. The time ex-
pired Aug. 8. The Pension Bureau does not,
however, expect to do any considerable
amount Of striking off until after Sept 1.
The total number Of suspended cases up to
last Saturday was 5292
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SENATOR TURPIE, of Indiana, to whom
the veterans are indebted for many acts of
steadfast friendship, has been suffering from
prostitution due to oyerwork, but is now re-
covering rapidly.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

AGAIN we urge all Free Silver men to
prove their faith by their works, and insist
On silver, or least silver certificates, being
paid them in every transaction in which
they receive money.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

FEARS OF hostile tariff legislation caused
the shutting down of 100000 spindles in
Fall River, Mass, last Saturday. This
throws 1000 people out of work and stops
$65,00G week in wages. The weekly pro-
duction CT cotton cloth in Providence, L. l.,
was reduced one-half on the same day.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

The way mad dog recently dispersed a
crowd in New York suggests that this would
be an effective method for the police to use
in handling mobs. Mad dogs might be kept
in cages ready for an emergency, or, just as
well, few worthless ours might be fed on
soap for few minutes, and then started
toward the mob with the cry of "mad dog"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

THE soldier-bating papers have been
elamoring vOciferously for an investigation
Of the pension roll, but now they don't want
it. They are afraid of the facts.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

Gov ROSWELL P. FLOWER, whose good
sense we have frequently had to commend,
thinks that his party viii make the most by
letting the tariff severely alone.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

The Presidents Message was received at
too late an hour before going to press to
allow its being reviewed editorially. That
will be reserved for next week.
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TIE BEST WAY

To get ready for the great fight for soldiers
rights is TO get up big clubs for the veterans
champion, The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

LET US have an examination of 200 con-
secutive cases, and stand or fall by the re-
suit
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The population of the United States is
estimated on the same date at 66,946,OOO,
which would make the per capita circulation
1923. 66.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.

THE Filty-third Congress has begun its
work. The Lord help us!
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THE LETTER OF THE COMMISSIONER
OF PENSIONS.

Herewith we give the letter of the Com
missioner of Pensions in response to our re-
quest that he examine 500 consecutive
cases allowed by Commissioner Black and a
like number allowed by Commissioner Raum,
for the purpose of comparison and also for
the purpose of allowing the country to know
from the records whether or not the charges
of fraud in the pension rolls, so widely made,
are or are not true:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

The Treasury Department reports the
following amounts of the various kinds of
currency in circulation July 1. 1893:
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lTlaEo Al Ts ~.sraT0" ofFos As sso0"0ss MATER
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-16

say that Ireproached him in violent terms
for having falsely accused me, and there
by bringing about my unjust condemna-
ton. He asked me to forgive him, and
added i give you my word of honor If
ever come across Abadie, / Will avenge
you and myself at the same time, for it
was he who persuaded me to denounce
YOU -
Karail is now one of the heroes of the
day in Paris. He promised to turn over
new leaf and become honest. He is
particularly DESTROYS Of obtaining his re-
Mobilization, but, considering his past
career, that will not be so easy as he ex-
poets, even under q republican govern
ment, which is so lenient toward black
sheep. For the time being, however, he
will not be in want, the socialist papers
having got up a subscription for him
amounting to 1,054 francs. In addition
the 'Voltaire" has undertaken to engage
him as messenger. His portrait, too, is to
be found in the shops. Altogether he
has become quite an interesting person
age, and should he relapse into his old
way of earning his livelihood there viii be
no excuse for him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-16
TO BE SOLD OUT.
The Libbey Bros. Stock Must Go Ur-
Il
Nov. 70, 1898.

The Libbey Bros. Stock Must Go Ur-
der the Sheriff's Hammer.
The stock of Messrs. G. F. and B. f.
Libbey, formerly of Beaufort, S c., but
now of nobody knows where, which is in
the possession of Justice Naughtin, who
levied on it under attachments, will be
sold out Nov IS, in front of Justice Naugh-
tin Office.
An order for the sale was granted by
Judge MacDonell. of the city court, yester-
day TO a. Enrich & Bro, M. Fersts
Sons, 5. Guckenheimer s. Sons and Her.
man & Kayton, who form the largest
Savannah creditors of the Lihbeys Part
OF the stock was sold outyesterday. under
an attachment from Justice NaughJin's
court to satisfy an attachment taken out
by kavanaugh & Brennan. Mrs. c. r.
Libbey has been in the city for the last
day or two, and has employed counsel, in
order to endeavor to protect that portion
of the property which constitutes her
own household goods. 1t is probable
however, that the order of the court will
be construed to cover them also.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-16
THE DISPUTED TERRITORY.

cbanging of the City Limits Not
thought to Interfere With the bIiI-
tia Districts.
An account was given in Yesterdays
MORNING NEWS of the complaint made by
Justice Mcleod King that in removing
his Office from the Isle of Hope, Magis-
trate A. J. J. Blois had moved into Justice
Kings district.
Magistrate Blois has removed. as
stated, to the east side of Whitaker
street, between Anderson and Second
streets. which. according to the laws of
lSS0-lSSl, is within the Fifth district.
The Fifth districts defined as all that
territory in Chatham county east of the
savannah Sedboard and Skidaway rail
road, including the islands and not within
the limits of the city of Savannah. I'm
der this definition of the Fifth district
Magistrate Blois is strictly outside of the
district presided over by Justice King.
but he is within the city limits, which
have been extended, since the law referred
70 was passed. to Twelfth street
According to attorneys who are posted
on the matter, however, is is said thattbe
extension Of the city limits will in no
wise conflict with the limits of the militia
districts as described in that law. The
case of the Vernon shell road, which the
city tried to make move its toll gate back
to Twelfth street when the limits were
extended because the companys charter.
which extended back of that time, per
miJted them to run shell road from the
city limits to White Bluff, is cited as an
example. At the time the charter was
granted the company operated the road
from Anderson street, and the supreme
court held that it could not be
made to move back to the new limits
It thought that the same would be
the case with regard to the militia dis
tricts, and that under such a decision
from the supreme court it might be held
thai the extension of the city limits would
not change them from what they were
at the time the act of 1880 was passed
It is hardly probable, however, that any
Judge will be asked to decide this cues
ton, unless some magistrate makes a
point of 1t and wants to contest that case
That does not alter the case. however.
so far as the extension of the CITY limits
is concerned, They were extended about
ten years ago, those living within the
newly acquired territory being left ex-
empt from taxation for that period That
time Will nave expired next January and
the property within those limits will be
subject TO city taxation. Some trouble
however, has been anticipated in getting
the city authorities to extend them the
advantages enjoyed by those living nearer
the center of the city, such as police and
nre protection and the service of the
waterworks. Under supreme court de-
csiOns The city would not be compelled TO
do this, but it is altogether probable that
IN The course of time all these advantages
viii be extended.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-16
is VENUS INHABITEDP
e Question Astronomers Are Much
Interested in in These Days.
From +he NvOptb.s Corn,apio,

Interested in in These Days.
From the Youth S Companion.
1t will be remem bered that about two
years ago the famous italian astronomer,
SchiaparelH, announced that he had dis
covered that Venus, which is world very
slightly smaller than ours, makes only one
| turn on its axis in going once around the
sun. It would follow from this that on
Venus there is no succession of days and
nights as upon the earth but that perpet-
ual day reigns on one side of the planet,
and perpetual night on the other. In
other words, if Schiaparelli is right, We
nus always presents the same face to the
sun, just as the moon forever turns the
same hemisphere toward the earth.
The inhabitants of the sunward side Of
Venus, then-if there be any-never see
the sun set, while the inhabitants Of the
othec side never see the sun at all, unless
they visit the opposite hemisphere of
their globe.
OF course, no one knows whether there
are inhabitants upon Venus or not, but
we do know that Venus has an atmos-
phere, and that in its atmosphere watery
vapor exists and clouds float, and that
upon the surface of the planet the force
of gravitation is not very different from
that which it manifests on the surface
some reasons to be urged in behalf of the
opinion that Venus may be an iuha bited
world.
But if one-half of Venus be buried III
endless night while the other half lies
glaring beneath never-settng sun, il is
evident that observation-disclosures of that planet
must have experiences that would be
most strange and trying to us. So the
question whether Venus really does rotate
ottT fr,t Il L,r
period of its revolution around the sun,
derives an added interest from the con-
sideration that the planet possibly has
inhabitants.
The older observations indicated that
Venus rotated in between twenty three
and tweuty-f0ur hours, giving it days and
nights about equal to those Of the earth.
In order to settle the question it has re
Gently been proposed TO apply the spec
troscope tt is known that in the spec
trum Of a celestial body which is rapidly
approaching the earth the spectrOscOpic
lines are shifted toward the blue, while in
the spectrum of fast retreating body
the lines are shifted toward the red.
This principle has been used in measur-
ing tho rate Of the suns rotation. The
lines are shifted toward the blue on the
eastern and toward the red on the west
eru edge OF the sun, and by measuring the
dILOuub VI 9ill4tLHr'' CilC A~ut VI iUoo''V4i 70
found. 1t is easy to see that the same
method may be applied to find out how
fast Venus revolyes on its axis.
Every one who watches the glorious
evening star growing brighter and bright
er in the sunset sky during the coming
months will certainly be eager to hear
the latest news from the astronomers
who are trying to find out whether Venus
has successive days and nights like the
earth or has only day side and night
side
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woMAN's VIEW OF LyNoH1Nas.
why She Considers Them Necessary
for Nameless Crime.

4SA y ~ a4uS46sS CT1In9s
Editor Morning News: I have read
Pastor Loves sermon of Nov. 8, and the
various comments on it. l have read
many excellent articles on the same sub
Ject III your paper from time to time. All
that has been said on the subject of these
lynchiugs is true, and very law-abidiug
and sensible. Butit all has one great de-
fect-it forgets the victim of the assault.
Say this crime has been committed and
the criminal arrested and safely put in a
strong jail. What comes nextl The
woman, who has already suffered that
Which IS far worse than death, is brought
before the courts to testify Without
her testimony your criminals cannot be
convicted. And now, to add to her un-
speakable woe and humiliation her name
Is sounded from one end of the country to
another, and she is pilloried in her an
Sulsh for the public gaze3
Mr.. Editor, it may be for the good of
the community that lynching should be
dlscountenanced and severely dealt with.
IL may be eXpedlent that one should suf-
Ter for the good of many; but if that one
were modest, shrinking woman that
was dear to your heart, the rule would
scarcely commend itself to you under the
circumstances. Far rather would any
delicate woman see her ravisher go free,
than have to testify against him and
bring him to a legal punishment. Yea,
far rather would she deliberately end
her own life and lay down its burden OF
shame and disgrace, when she saw the
day approaching that was to drag her
into the courts and fill the newspapers
with her name associated with such a
crime.
Long years ago knew a woman, young,
beautiful, cultured, on whom this awful
sorrow came. The negro was arrested and
put IN jail. What then3 Should her
husband see her come into court and tell
her shame? Or should the wretch who
had ruined her life 20 free3 What should
he do2 Let every man answer that ques-
ton to his own heart as he looks on his
wife or his innocent young daughter
Let every other crime be dealt with by
law-but do you see now why lynchings
are the only way to deal with this
VIII the papers who have joined the
hue and cry against the south because of
them, kindly publish this short appeal
and give hearing to this protest which
comes from the depths of the heart of
a WOMAN.
Nov. 70, 1898
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From the Melbourne Argus.

1t is not generally known that Juan
t'ernandeZ--the island on which AleXan-
der Selkirk the Robinson Crusoe of ro-
nance, lived for so many years-is at the
present time inhabited. Two valleys
winding down from different directions,
join short distance back from the shore,
and here now stands a little village of
small huts scattered round long, low,
one-storied building. with veranda run
ming its whole length. In this house lives
the man who rents the island from the
Chilean government, and the village is
made up of a few German and Chilean
families.
The tiny town is called San Juan Bau-
tiSta, and the crater-li6e arm of the sea
on which it Is situated, and where Alex
ander Selkirk first landed, is now called
Cumberland bay, The island is rented
for about 5000 a year. The rent is paid
partly in dried fish. Catching and dry
ing the many varieties Of fish ana raising
cattle and vegetables wholly occupy the
contented settlers, and much of their lit
tie income is obtained from the cattle and
vegetables sold to passing vessels. The
cattle need no care and the vegeta bles
almost grow wild. Turnips and radishes,
first sown here by Seikirk himself, now
grow rank and wild in the valleys like
weeds. There is also a race of wild dogs,
which completely oEerrun the island, de-
pending for existence mainly upon seals.
They are the descendants of q breed of
dogs left by the Spaniards.
AT the back Of the little town, in the
first high cliff, is row of caves of re-
markable appearance hewn into the sand
stone. An unused path leads to them,
and short climb brings one to their dark
mouths. About forty years ago the CHILEAN
Government thought that good way
TO be rid of its worst criminals would be
to transport them TO the island Of Juan
Fernandez. Here. under the direction of
CHILEAN soldiers, these poor wretches
were made TO dig caves to live in. In
1854 they were taken back again, how
ever, and the caves have since been slowly
crumbling away.
The narrow ridge where Selkirk
watched is now called ''Fhe Saddle be-
cause az either end of it a big rocky hum
mock rises like a pommel. On one of
thes is now a large tablet with inscrip-
tions commemoratingA Alexander Selkirk's
leng and lonely stay on the island IL
was placed there in 1868 by the officers Of
the British ship Topaz. A small excur-
sion steamer now runs from Valparaiso to
Juan Fernandez Island The round trip
is made in six days, and three Of these
may be spent on the island in fishing and
visiting those lonely but beautiful spots
which nearly 200 years ago were the
haunts Of Robinson Crusoe.
Deacon Jones In saloon why, Brother
Smith, IL 'spect yer surprised TO see me
yer
Smith-Oh, no I'm surprised 10 have you
see me here.-CleYcIand plaiudealer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-16
L. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU,
Savannah, Ga, Nov. Is, 10 p m.
WEATHER SYNOPSIS.

WAL hEh . ! +NpFSlo.
The maximum temperature at Savan-
nah to-day was So, and the minimum AZ
the mean temperature being $50, or 8
degrees below the normal.
The temperature has fallen throughout
the lower lake region, in Ohio, Indiana,
throughout the New England and Allan
tic states, in Middle and Eastern Tonnes
see and throughout Florida, the fall being
most decided in Eastern Georgia and
North Carolina 1t is slightly warmer in
the Mississippi Valley and much warmer
in the section of country lying between
the Mississippi Valley and the 103d me
ridan.
The high cold wave centers tonight in
the Gulf south Of Louisiana, with con
siderable decrease in intensity.
Freezing temperatures were reported
this Wednesday, morning at Atlanta,
Meridian, ViczsDurg. throughout Teunes-
see, Arkansas and in extreme Northern
Texas. Killing frosts formed Tuesday
night throughout Eastern Texas. The
following sub-stations reported killing
Miss, Newman, Ga, West Point, Ga.
Union Springs, Ala, Marion, Ala. and
Amite, La.
During the twenty-four hours ending at
@ o'clock .. N. to-day generally fair
weather prevailed in the Augusta.
Charleston, Galveston, Little Rock,
Memphis and Savannah cotton region
districts Elsewhere in the cotton belt
scattering showers, generally very light,
were reported At O'Clock D. m.
cloudiness prevailed in Southeastern
Minnesota. Eastern Iowa and throughout
the lake region, with snow falling at De-
troit Elsewhere the weather was gen
orally clear. An area Of low pressure is
moving down the ST. Lawrence Valley,
and second low is moving in from the
extreme northwest. p. II. SMYTH,
Observer. Weather Bureau.