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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-23
OUR ADMIRAL AT RIO
BENt4AM, THU STANCH GuARDlANoF
THE STARS AND STRIPES.

He Has Been In the United States Navy
For Forty-seven Years and will Be Re-
tired In April-Admiral da CANA, the
~Insurgent Leader.
Rear Admiral A. E. X. Benham, u, S.
NJ. who recently made such a bold and de-
termined stand in defense of the rights of
American merchantmen in the harbor of
Rio Janeiro, has had a long and honorable
career in the navy and will be retired on
April 10 under the age limit of 60 years.
He was born in New York, entered the
navy as midshipman in 1S47, when he was
only Is years of age, and, as he has been in
the service ever since, he has seen nearly II
years of life under the flag.
In 1853 he was appointed passed midship-
mar and two years later was commissioned
as lieutenant. His first active duty during
the civil war was or the Bienville, which par
ticipated in the battle of Port Royal. In
this great naval engagement Flag Officer S.
=. Dupont reduced Forts Walker and Beau
regard with a double line of Is gunboats.
The main squadron was led by the Wabash
and attacked Fort Walker. The Bienville
led the fanking squadron in its attack on
Fort Beauregard, and Benham was conse.
quently in the thickest of of the fight.
He was promoted to lieutenant COM
mander in 1862 and was assigned to the Pc
nobscot, on which. he served with gallantry
during the concluding years of the war.
He remained in the pavy and was promoted
at intervals until he was made rear admi-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-23

PRESIDENT A. v. V. RAYMOND. Vs.
president of that institution, was in his day
the champion batsman of the college. Ray
mond the student distinguished himself
in other sports as we'll as baseball, and as
he still maintains a lively interest in such
manly exercises the undergraduates argue
that college athletics will receive due en-
enlargement under the administration of
Raymond the president.
Intellectual accomplishments will not be
neglected, however, if one may judge from
DIR. Raymond's record. He has ever been
an earnest student and was graduated from
Union with high honors in 1875 at the age
of %. After graduating from the New
Brunswick Theological seminary heentered
the Presbyterian ministry in 1878, locating
in Plainfield, N. j. Five years ago he was
called to the Fourth Presbyterian church
at Albany and has been very successful in
that pastorate. In 1885 he received the de-
gree Of D. D.
DR.. Raymond is very we'll known to the
alumni Of Union, having been for four
years the president of the general alumni
association>of the college. He is member
of the PHI Beta Kappa society and of the
Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, and also be-
longs to the University club of New York
anu W tue AulIOuudCA LedEue CluU.
Union college. is situated at Schenectady,
N. Y. 1t was the second college incorpo.
rated in the state of New York and recently
entered upon its ~ninety-ninth year with 22e
students, or, Within allied schools, 4S5 stu.
dents. The allied schools composing
Union university include Union college
the Albany Medical college, Albany Law
school, Dudley observatory and the College
Of. Pharmacy. DR.. Raymond succeeded DR.
Webster, who retires from the presidency
on account of ill health.
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raj in 1890. In 1899 he took the Newark
and Bennington to Genoa, Italy, where he
participated in the Columbian celebration.
Ashort time thereafter he represented the
nav at the sailing Of the caravels from Pa
los, Spain. Last December he was ordered,
with his flagship San Francisco, to assume
command of the United States fleet in the
harbor of Rio Janeiro, a very difficult and
responsible post. Commodore Stanton had
just been removed for salutjng the insur-
gent Admiral Mello, and Rear Admiral
Benham relieved Captain Picking, who
was temporarily in command of the white
squadron.
The fleet Admiral Benham found subject
to his orders was a formidable one, consist
ing us it did of the great armored cruiser
New York, one of the finest vessels in the
United States navy, and the powerful cruis-
ers San Francisco, Detroit. Newark and
Charleston. The story of Benham's defense
OF American rights i'll the harbor of Rio ia
metro is already we'll known. The insur-
gents. under Admiral Da Cana, although
not even recognized as belligerents by any
government, had for some time been firing
upon any merchantmen, no matter what
flag she few. AS the United States did not
recognize da Canals right to blockade the
harbor against American ships, Admiral
Benham informed Da Cana that he must
not again fire upon our schooners. Da Cana
replied that they would not be hit if they
kept out of his line of fire. Shortly thereafter
the American squadron cleared for action,
the Detroit escorted the Yankee bark Amy
to a wharf, and, cowed by the determination
OF Admiral Benhaln, Da Cana promised to
respect the American flag in future.
When the Brazilian rebellion began last
September, the insurgents were led by Ad-
miral Mello, who was minister of marine
under President Peixoto. Nearly the entire
navy Joined the rebels, whose onlydesire was
to overthrow Peixoto, who was called a ty-
rant. At the beginning of the revolt Adj
miral Saldanha da Cana was in command
of two government forts, but although he
was not in sympathy with Peixoto he
would not revolt unless the. republic were
overthrown for the purpose of re-establish-
ing a monarchy. Mello besought Da
Canals aid in vain because he did not
agree with Da Cana in his monarchical
ideas. For months Mello waged war in the
harbor of Rio and along the coast and about
held his w against the government forces.
A short time ago, however, he became dis,
couraged and consented to the Da Cana
scheme ore establish a monarchy, in order
to secure Ia Canals support. Mello also
agreed to surrender the command of the in
surgents to Da Cana, and Da Cana
promptly Joined the rebels and has been in
command for a number of weeks. Da Cana
is adescendant of an old family that be-
longed to the Brazilian nobility. During the
regime of Dom Pedro he stood very near te
he emperor aud received many political
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-23
A AND DEvOUT.
characteristics of General Howard, Who
Will Soon he Retired.

Characteristics of General Howard, Who
Will Soon BE Retired.
Major General Oliver Otis Howard, COM
mandant of the Atlantic division of the
United States army, with headquarters at
Governors island. N. Y, will, under the
law, soon be retired from active service.
If the custom of appointing the senior brig
adler general is followed, as it probably
will be, though there is nothing compul-
sorry about it, General Miles, now in com
mand at Chicago, will succeed General How
ard, and thus be in line of promotion to the
command of the entire army on the retire
ment of General Schofield, Sept. 20, 1895.
General Howard is quite as famous for
his religious devoutness as for his fighting
qualities, and in both respects his reputa-
ton is unique. It was said of him years
~ that he had been under fire oftener thai
any other man in the army except General
Sheridan, and counting his subsequent In
dian fighting in the west his list of en-
gagements probably now outnumbers even
that of the famous Fighting Phil"
General Howard was born in Leeds, Me.
Nov. 8, 1880. He was graduated at Bow.
doin and at West Point. He commanded
a brigade at the first battle of Bull Run
and for ~gallantry in that engagement was
made brigadier general. He was twice
wounded at the battle of Fair Oaks, losing
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-23
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WRAPS FOR MARCH \ APRIL. !
polka dots, slightly shaded with GROWN.
Around the bottom was a gathered hounce
of maize silk muslin, and at the hips, meet
ing the pointed waist line, was a puffed
pannier drapery, which gathered up. in the
back and fell like a scarf to the foot of the
skirt, which was dancing length. The
waist was pointed front and back. There
was a roll of silk muslin at the neck overa
fall of lace, and the sleeves were plain puffs
of the muslin finished with lace. The gloves
were of the exact shade of the dress.
Another modiste had several noticeable
gowns for young ladies for afternoon and
evening, but as gowns now run principally
to corsages I will just mention the latter.
One was a mordore brown henriette cloth,
with a plain gathered waist, open in the
back. There was a fichu of maize colored
taffeta edged by a double frill' of white
lace. There was a brown MORE sash folded
once in front and tied in a bowknot, with
long ends in the back. The collar was of
draped taffeta. The sleeves We're puffed
to a fore arm piece, all of the same goods.
The fchu went across the shoulders and
was loose from the waist in the back for
the head to pass through. 1t made a very
effective gown.
Another for evening was of pale blue
yelling, with an infant waist shirred across
the bust. There were shoulder knots over
the pulled sleeves, which ended in bretelle
straps which reached to the waist front and
back. A 2 inch grosgrain ribbon went
around the waists twice n tied at the
: left side with long loops and ends. Sashes
of ribbon, wide and narrow, are in full
vogue and will be seen on all light dresses.
The gauze ribbons are particularly graceful
for this requirement. Very wide sashes
also are popular, and all are tied in a big
bow, or deep loops, in the back generally,
though some like them best tied on the side.
There was another reception or house
dress worthy of mention. It was cheney
silk, in one of those deliciously vague and
misty patterns where the edges seem to
melt into the body of the silk without d.
viding lines. This vas mau and cream.
The skirt was cut out in vandykes, with a
purple velvet ruf1le beneath. The sleeves
were pulled to the elbow. There was a
draped belt of velvet, with a large gold
buckle. The waist was gathered very full
and all the front gathers brought forward
to q point just above the buckle. A velvet
collar and black lace fall in a jabot frill
completed it. The design was altogether
lovely, and it will doubtless be copied often
and developed in other materials. l notice
that fully half the new gowns have the
gathered or French waist. and also that
they are cut quite long on the shoulders.
They look trim and make the waist appear
small. MATE LEROY.
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vs..
sage had a full vest front of Italian Grape,
and the sleeves were gigot and made of
:ourtauld, as also was the bask. The col
lar had.a double ruching. The lower part
OF the skirt, or sprung founce, was made
very stiff and full.
There is another for half mourning for a
young lady and intended for a very full
dress occasion. There is a long train, and
around this is a double rufle of Italian
Grape, with a fold of the courtauld, of which
the entire gown is made, cut on the bias,
which brings the crinkles straight, and this
fold is set in the middle of the double rufie.
The corsage has positions i'll the back and
q full vest front of white crepe lisse. The
collar is made of folds of white silk Grape,
and there are wide cuffs of the same at the
wrists. With this costume. there is q hat
with a high sfluted brim. It is made of
black crepe lisse, with a white crepe lisse
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-23
set under the brim over the right

EUScUGc SEU uuUCE Vic DFlUn over Uue TlXQC
temple.
The third was a walking costume for a
widow, aud a young one too. Like the 9th
ers, the entire gown was of courtauld Grape.
Around the skirt We're placed half inch
folds of courtauld Grape cut bias, which
throws a different shade upon it. There
were ID in the first cluster, II in the second,
9 in the third, and so on clear to the waist,
which was round and had gigot sleeves,
with folds of the Grape at the wrists. Over
this was worn a military cape of courtauld,
with clusters of folds reaching from the
bottom to the shoulders, where there was a
deep ~incroyable collar with revers. This
gown was walking length. The bonnet was
Il close saucer shape, with a short brussels
net veil in 'front.' bound with a two inch
border of Grape. The Grape veil reached to
the bottom of the dress in the back. There
was the roleau of white Grape under the
brim to signify that this was the proper
thing for a widow-the silver lining, as it
were, to the black cloud. There was Il
white hemstitched null tie at the neck.
l have been thus particular to describe
these three gowns. as they are all imported
and are the finest of their kind ever shown
here.
In another window-and how we'll they
do arrange these windows!-th there stand
two beautiful wax girls with some new
spring wraps. One wears a gray cloth tai
lor dress, with seven rows of castle braid Of
glossy black mohair around the skirt, which
clears the ground. The under corsage is
perfectly plain, buttoning ON the left side.
The coat, which matches it, is draped across
the front and fastens under a silver star
shaped clasp. The incroyable revers and
rundown collar ave rows of the soutache.
The choker and cuffs are made of wide mo-
hair basket braid. There is a black velvet
hat, with silver ornaments and pink tips.
The other is a wrap or surtout of gray
peau de cygne cloth, faced up with gray
imitation of krimmer, which is light while
appearing heavy. The buttons are nearly
8 inches in diameter, and there is a ripple
Worth collar. There are two buttons in
the back, at the waist line. The mite of Il
bonnet is made of the same material. with
a blue knot of velvet and gray osprey aigret.
This was designed, l was told, for a young
bride for her travelling wrap. 1t is very
stylish anyway.
In one of the great stores I was shown
several very dainty gowns for after Lent
parties. l will mention two of them. One
was a princess of apple blossom u~affeta,
open on the right side over a tulle skirt of
apple green. All around the skirt and up
the front edge of the opening was Il band
of brocaded gauze ribbon, showing the pink
and green. There We're no sleeves, but in
their place there were jockeys of green
Grape. A trailing wreath of laurel bios
SONS and leaves crossed the chest from one
shoulder and hung down the right side.
Long pink m%ousquetaire gloves completed
q very dainty gown for a brunette.
The other was a corn colored ~taffeta, and,
by the way, that special weave of silk is
very much liked just now, This had tiny
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-23

as amateurs, and from that point of view
outclass their fair contemporaries in han
ding the ribbons.
Miss Benedict is one of New York soci-
ety's petted and distinguished bellies. When
she sailed with her father on the Fuerst
Bismarck recently for a trip abroad, the
many superb baskets of flowers sent to her
on the steamer made the long saloon look
as if it were decorated for a bridal. One of
the prettiest baskets bore the card of Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, whose guest at the White
House Miss Benedict had been for some
time, and with whom she is on terms of the
most intimate friendship.
President Cleveland's intimacy with Miss
Benedict's father, E. G. Benedict, a Wall
street millionaire, has often been brought
to the attention of the public. 1t will be
remembered that it was aboard Mr.. Bene-
diets yacht, the Oneida, that the alleged
surgical operation on the presidents mouth
was performed last summer, and that Mr..
Cleveland has made frequent trips on the
yacht to his summer retreat at Buzzard's
bay and elsewhere in Mr.. Benedict's COM
pany. 1t has been said that with the eX-
ception of Secretary Lamont the president
has no more intimate friend, and both he
and Mrs. Cleveland are frequent guests at
ooheuieo uAdus4ou dC UreenWlcn, Conn.,,
and at the brokers' tow house in New
York. Z
The president and Mr.. Benedict were
made acquainted with each other by 10.
seph Jefferson, the famous actor, and the
identity of their tastes for fishing and fish
ing excursions soon established a strong
bond of sympathy between them. That a
fast friendship should have been developed
between Mrs. Cleveland and Mr.. Benedict's
daughter is therefore not at all to be won
dered at.
It is predicted that Miss Benedict will
create something of Il sensation in the best
social circles abroad, and her personal at
fractions would certainly furnish a warrant
for the prediction.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-23

Fed. '. oh1rr. dLu nluluS uc-
partments of. the Worlds fair, has been
chosen director in chief at a salary of S 5000
. veal. Mr.. Skiff was for several years
the manager of the Denver Tribune and
went to Chicago as one of the national
Worlds fair commissioners from Colorado.
Director General Davis soon became con-
WINGED that Skif would make a very. capa-
BILE chief of the mines department. and
placed him at it's head. Skiff had been q
mine operator and knew considerable about
the work before him, but he was not Salts
fed with his knowledge and at once began
a diligent study of mineralogy. He also
looked up the history of the mining indus
try with such th~oroughness that the ex-
hibits were installed with mastery skill.
His regime not only pleased the general
public, but mining experts were well satis-
fled with the in which the different
minerals were displayed.
At the close of the fair, when a number
of public spirited citizens of Chicago pro-
posed the scheme of a Columbian museum.
Mr.. Skiff was at once selected to tempo
rarily oversee the work of collecting and
installing the numerous exhibits that were
either bought by the museum or were do.
mated by generous Worlds fair exhibitors.
He rave such excellent satisfaction, how
ever, that the executive committee of the
museums trustees-Messrs. Edward E.
Aver, H. N. Higinbotham, Owen F. Adds,
Norman B. Ream and Martin A. Ryerson-
appointed hin permanent director in chief.
The Art palace was the most substantial
of all the Worlds fair buildings. It was
made ireproof and designed to last many
years if necessary. It is just about large
enough for museum purposes, but so many
exhibits have been collected for is that
there will be no surplus room remaining
when the doors are thrown p for the
first time about May l. There are 1873, 1874
square feet of exhibiting surface on the
main floor and 30,2S4 square feet in the gal
leries. The ST. Gaudens colossal statue of
Columbus has been placed in the center of
the building, and it will be surroupded by
numerous memorial objects of the exposi-
ton.
Among the interesting things already
placed in the museum are the contents of
La Rabida convent, the mastodon moose
and giant kangaroo exhibited at the fair,
the whales skeleton, the model of the Ger
man reichstag, the Alaskan village, the ex-
hibits of the Standard Oil company and
Pennsylvania railroad, skulls, skeletons,
primitive ships and canoes and thousands
OF other interesting objects.
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his right arm. Heserved through the war,
participating in many notable battles, and
commanded the right wing of General
Sherman's army in the march to the sea.
He was brevetted major general for gal
lantry at the battle of Ezra Church and in
the campaigns against Atlanta and was
commissioned major general, which com
mand he now holds, in 1886.
He has been honored with the degree of
LII. d. by not less than four colleges at
different periods of his career, Bowdoin col
lege, his alma mater, first comforting the
honorary title as long ago as 1858. The
French government made him a chevalier
Of the Legion of Honor in 1884, a .distinc-
ton which he shares with very few Ameri.
cans. Not long ago he was elected presi.
dent of the National Temperance society,
and he has always been closely identified
with religious work wherever he might be
stationed in the line of duty.
The general has made some reputation as
an author and magazine writer, and expects
to devote himself to literature after his re.
tirement.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-23
Ex-Governor Campbell's Finances.

Ex-Governor James E. Campbell of Ohio
testified in a recent lawsuit that he lived
with his wife, two sons >and two daughters
at COL Madison avenue. New York city, and
had an Office at 100 Broadway. He said
that it was utterly impossible for him to
pay a judgment of 5000 on account of his
poor financial condition. On account Of
his straitened circumstances, he declared
that he had been compelled to take his
eldest son from college and have him go
into business with himself. 1t is his de-
Ohio about May l next and live there the
rest OF his days.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-23
Hankrupt Governments.

Eighteen years ago Turkey defaulted on
it's debt. Fourteen years ago Egypt would
have defaulted il France and England had
not seized the government and administer
ed it-irst together and later England
alone-for the benefit of the creditors. Two
years ago Portugal as good as defaulted,
scaling her interest. Greece is now propos-
ing a default and is only deferred by fear
of foreign interference and 4 course like
that adopted in Egypt. Italy may default
any day, and Spain is not far from national
bankruptcy. s5a:
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honors and favors that endeared him to the
royal family. He is a magnetic man and
possesses great popularity. When he joined
the insurgents, he took about all of the gov
ernment's remaining warships with him.
The success of the insurgents would
mean the browning of Prince Pierre DIAL
cantra, the eldest son of Princess Isabella
di Braganza, the only child of the late en-
peror Dom Pedro, and the Count td'Eu.
This interesting young candidate for king
ly honors is nov 10 years of age and has for
some time been an officer in the Austrian
army. He is naturally very much in hope
that Admiral da Cana will succeed in his
attempt to ~re-establish q monarchy in
Brazil.
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tion of being one
of the best two
whips of the fair
sex in America.
The comparison of
course leaves out
of question several
ladies in different
parts of the u
try who driv e
stages regularly rs
a matter of bust
ness, and who may
be classed as pro-
f%essionals. Miss
Benedict and Mrs.
Hitchcock, driv-
ing purely for
pleasure, must be