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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., AUGUST 1e, 1894.
MEXICAN PENSION ROLL.

One Which is Not "Purged," and in Which
There Are No Suspensions.
On the Mexican Pension Roll
there are the names of 1928
survivors and 3 ..2S2 widows. and
something ever 3.O09 eases were
pending ut latest reports. This
makes a total Of 2.S.49S. or sew
eraE thousand BGGre Essen than
the United States h:ass i'm Mexico
al any one time during the war.
These all receive either s. or
$12 a month.
AmGHg the names are those
Of the widow Of Gen. Samuel
Cooper. "a New Yorker by birth.
who was Acknowledgement Of
the United States ARMY at the
outbreak Of the war, and used
his position to aid the rebels in
preparing for the struggle. He
resigned His position t0 become
Adjutant-Gener Of the South
ern C0nfederacy. and officiafed
as such until the rebellion coli
Iapsed. Mrs. Cooper has been
drawing ~ pension since june
6. 1857.
The widow Of Thomas J..
(sfSfoRewaEF") Jackson. who
was next 40 Lee the most pOpst-
lar commander OF the rebel
armies.
The widow of Maj. Sen. George
Il. Pickett, who commanded "a
division in the rebel army.
The W iEf0w Of aj.-Gen. Gideon
J.PilLOw. who commanded "a di-
vision I'm fEIe rebel army.
The widow of Lienf.-eaen. A. II.
Hill. WHO commanded orc Of
the three corps of lees army.
The widow OF Sidney Smith
Lee. Wla0 WAS dismissed freIn
the Navy for going over 10 the
enemy" and atierwaPd became
aC0RnEliOel0re I'm the rebel navy.
Brighten. Jas. e. Chalmers.
Who was FORESTS chief lieu
tenant.
Ma. -GcH. Dabney HI. gFaury.
Wh0 commanded the rebel
troops at the battle Of ChicIka-
saw Bayou.
~ Efs " kStte Z hksc&
States Senator from Texas. who
has been drawing his pensies.
since May 70. 1857. He was a
Mai0r-GeneraI i'm the rebel
army.
Hon. Jas. Y. George. Senator
from Mississippi. and who
served in the rebel army as "a
Colonel. The number of his
certificate il IS.2I4.
The widows above mentioned
are Of men who were educated
at the Government expense. and
afierWard fought TO destroy the
Government. They went OH the
roll mt once. while last April
there were pending tise claims
of 1880 widows Of Union sol.
Giers who had not We. been able
TO ge4 On the roll.
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The always-blundefing St. Louis Re
public puts its foot in it, as usual, in re-
gard to Gen. n. NJ. Curtis's militia bill.
It says he proposes to put the country on
a war footing at once, and make soldiers
of us all at one fell swoop of Congress
sional enactment. Itsays ahis plan-which
is reported to have met the Endorsement
of the House Committee on Milita-is to
establish National militia organization,
to consist of every able-bodied male citi-
zen between the ages of Is and 40 years.
to be known as the National Guard of
the States. Those who do not actually
join this body are to be known as the
Reserve Militia, and those who do are
to be regulated and governed as closely
as possible by the rules and regulations
Of the Regular Army"
This is all nonsense, Gen. Curtis's bill
simply brings the old militia law down
to date, eliminating a lot of obsolete
stuff in regard to fint-locks, powder
horns, bullets weighing Is to the pound,
ETC.
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ARTICLES by GEN. HOWARD.

We take great pleasure in announc-
ing that Maj Gen. o. o. Howard has
consented to contribute another series of
articles to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Our readers know that, in addition to
the high distinction that Gen. Howard
attained during the war, he is a writer
of unusual ability, and all that comes
from his pen is of the highest interest.
His contributions will begin at an early
date.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

THERE are % veterans now being
cared for at the temporary Soldiers
and Sailors Home in Washington, ID.
G., at the expense of the Department of
the Potomac, GAR. These are penni-
less and destitute old men, most of
whom have good claims against the
Government for pensions, back pay, or
bounty, and they have made the sad
mistake of coming to Washington to
push their claims through by personal
application. They are in wretched
plight. They cannot get into the regu-
lar Soldiers Homes, because those are
full to OVERLOOKING Their maintenance
is a heavy burden upon the slender
funds of the Department of the Poto-
mac, whose finances are straitened by
the discharge of an immense number of
comrades from public employment to
make room for political heelers.
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AN EXTRA COPY.

Some comrades may receive an extra copy
Of this weeks NATIONAL TRIBUNE, which
they are requested 10 hand to some other
comrade who, they know, is not subscriber,
but should be- Every man who wore the
blue should be on the subscription-list of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE during this great
fight for veterans rights Try to bring all
the boys into camp. The more subscribers
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has, the better
fight it can make
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THERE were 1907, S57 votes cast at
the Presidential election in 1892. OF
these fully 1 ], 100000 were cast by work
ingmen-that is, men engaged in some
form of daily toll which secures them a
livelihood. The remaining SIT, S57 were
ofice-holders, professional loafers of
various grades, paupers, etc. Mr..
Debs's mistake was in assuming that
the few hundred thousand workingmen
in a particular line of occupations had
rights and privileges superior to those of
all the other trades and callings.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

THINK Of it. Our home market is
worth billions of dollars more than the
exports of all the Nations in the world.
Yet little gang of Southern rebels
would destroy this market, reduce all
those engaged in supplying it to PROV
erty, under the specious plea of extend
ing our foreign markets. Was there
ever such wicked folly?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

THE official report of the Columbus
(O) Pension Agency for the month Of
July shows that there were 238 deaths
among 106,G11 pensioners. This rate
would make 1856 year among those
pensioners, and indicates nearly $4,000
deaths year among the 100000
veterans yet living.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

THE worlds supply of gold constantly
increases. The new discoveries in Colo
RADIO are said to be much the richest yet
found in the State. The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE made the prediction year ago
that within 10 years gold would be rel
atively as plentiful as silver is now.
When all the mining, engineering and
chemical skill that has been employed in
the production of silver is turned upon
gold-getting, the production of the yellow
metal will be enormous.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

THE New York Constitutional Con-
vention has wisely decided not to abolish
capital punishment. Now, if they will
only do something To- make it a little
more certain to those who deserve it,
much good will be accomplished.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

Mr.. ]. P. NDrMo, probably the ablest
statistieian in the country, claims that
our exports only amount to Al per cent.
of our annual products. That is, Of
every $40 worth that we produced only
81 worth goes abroad. This makes the
idiocy of the neutrality-suspicious.
markets" bosh still more fragrant.
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LET rs FIGURE TOGETHER.

COMRADES: Take a pencil and piece
of paper and let us do some old-fash-
Toned cipherin' among ourselves.
First, the census report says that the
total value Of the products of the labor
of our people for one year is $4,000
100000. That is an amount so large
as to be incomprehensible: We can get
it within range of our understanding by
dividing it by 100000, the number
of people in the country in 1890. This
will show that it averages about S15O
for each man, woman, and child in the
United States, including the loafers,
politicians, labor agitators, and others
who work only with their mouths and
produce merely valueless wind and
words.
There is one workingman to every
four women and children. That means
that the workers each produce an aver
age of $3.50 worth Of products year.
Got that down? Understand it?
Average product per annum, $3.50;
one worllingman to four women and
children, making five altogether; five
times $50 makes $3.50, the product of
the man who works.
Now for the next "sum" We sell
abroad an average of S770,000,000 a
year. That's pretty big sum TO handle,
but if we knock all the ciphers of, we
shall quickly find that it is only one
twelfth of what we produce. That is,
of every SO worth that we make by the
labor of our hands, we only sell 81
worth abroad, and consume the rest at
home.
Go over the figures again, boys, and
see that they are straight, for they show
the biggest fact that has been brought
to your attention for many a day.
Figures are correct, eh? Glad to hear
it. Now, isn't that plain, arithmetical
demonstration of what blatant, pernicious
demagogs these Tariff Deformers be?
Holding up the delusive hope of in
creasing by few cents the one dollars
worth sent abroad, they would wreck the
value of the S11 worth retained at home.
OF $3.50 average production of each
workingman only s6250 worth is ex-
ported. In hopes of making that amount
$50 or $40 they would shrink the worth
of what he produces to, say, 1925, which
is the average annual product of the
European laborer with whom he must
compete in the foreign market.
Since the Tariff scare has been on the
country, it is estimated that 100000
working men have been out Of employ
ment. If We call the period of idleness
one year-it Is nearer two-we find
these men alone have lost the enormous
sum of s., 10000, 600, or nearly 81 ,000,-
000,000 more than the whole National
debt at the close of the war, and more
than our whole export trade for five
average years.
The exports Of all the nations in the
world-the United States included
only figure up a little over S7,000,000,-
900, so that you can at once see that our
home market is worth more to us than
all the markets of the world combined.
This Is 50 important that we must re-
peat it, and you ought to go over it again
and again until YOU get it thoroughly in
your mind. It as that are consume an
auaIly S8,25O,O00,OO0 Of oar products,
WLiIe the entire export Of aHthe countries
in the ae0rId at the last estimate aca8 less
than 81, 5OO,OOO,O0Ol
This will do forth first lesson. Study
over it for week, and we will take it
up again.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

HOLMES County,O., has come with
a vociferous demand for free wool, free
coal, free iron, free sugar, etc. Holmes
County is principally known in history
as the center Of the great Copperhead
instruction of 1864.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

SUCH crimes as the derailment of the
Rock Island train in Nebraska, by which
II people were killed, greatly soften
ones opposition to lynching. The occa-
sion called for general uprising, and
the hanging of every man likely to have
been engaged in such villainy.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

AN old nursery rhyme describes the
situation of the Tariff Deformers very
accurately:
An old frog lived in bubbing spring,
He coughed aud croalzed, but he couldn't sing.
He tied his tail to a hickory stump,
And reared and pitched, but he couldn't jump.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

IT is pleasant to note that public
sentiment against baseball games on
Sunday is strengthening, and the courts
are getting in the way of enjoining them.
Close the baseball grounds and open
the libraries and museums on Sunday.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

A GLORIOUS rain over the drouth-
parcaed West and the end of this
wretched session of Congress. How the
skies suddenly brighten all around the
horizon!
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

AFTER a month of sulking over the
Hawaiian matter Secretary Gresham
tried to sneak behind the door and take
his medicine.
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KoLB ought really to feel grateful
that the majority against him was no
greater. The bosses must have exer-
cised much selfrestraint in not pitching
a few more bales of ballots into the
boxes.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

If there is anything else that the
House has raved and foamed against,
and which it is now desired to have it
accept with meek thankfulness, bring it
forward.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

WEsTERNERs who last year burnt
corn for fuel now wish that they had
saved their grain and bought coal.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16

One Which is Not aPurged," and in Which
There Are No Suspensions.
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This morning about z o'clock horse
belonging to Chinese vegetable ped
dler, and hitched to a light spring
wagon, was left standing on Court street
near the railroad. A passing engine
frightened it, and it started off at a
pretty lively pace but was caught by
someone and turned over to the China
man, who climbed in and took the lines.
The horse which was apparently over it's
fright, suddenly remembered that he
had been scared and lit out up Court,
the excited driver yelling whoaI and
woel until at Chrisman's meat market
the wheels struck the sidewalk followed
a second later by the Chinsm man, who
was knocked senseless by the blow. The
horse was again caught, and couple of
buckets of water poured on the China
man brought his scattered senses back,
and in few moments he again mounted
his wagon. The cayuse was not through
yet, however, and made another dash,
this time running into one of the guy
poles of the telephone line, smashing a
wheel out of the wagon and piling the
ChiDaman in a limp and lifeless pile at
the edge of the sidewalk. The cayuse
was bucking and kicking, apparently
right on top of him but succeeded in
getting loose from the wreck of the
wagon without stepping on him. The
Chinaman was badly bruised but every
thing considered got off luckily. He
has our thanks for this item, and we are
really glad he didn't get killed.
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SayI Have you seen Murphy
The local came in today with only
caboose and one passenger car.
A corral covering a whole block is
being built just east of the Wasco ware
house.
of wagons and buggies direct from the
factory Thursday.
Mr.. Lochhead is making more room
in his feed yard, adding several stalls
and making other improvements.
W. R. Winans has the bridge across
the west fork OF Hood river about COM
pleted. 1t is nearly hundred feet
above the river.
On and after September let, 1894, the
Office hours of the Pacific Express Co.
will be from to IL and from to 6
O'Clock. The Office will not be opened
Sunday. sep1
Commodore Condor has anchored the
Inland Star in the mouth of China
creek, effectually blockading the port,
and stopping navigation on that pellu-
cid stream.
Mr.. F. P. Taylor was riding cayuse
yesterday and trying to drive band of
cattle. While riding rapidly the cinch
broke and he was thrown, landing on a
lot of loose rocks. The result was a
broken collar bone, which DIR. Doane re-
paired for him.
A correspondent sends us an amusing
description of row that occurred near
Wamic that wound up with a fine of $50,
but as it was family affair, we give it
the benefit of broad charity, and hence
do not print the details.
We received communication yester-
day evening, which on account of its
character, or lack of one, we cannot
print. A financial consideration, evl-
IDENTIFY intended to pay for the publica-
tion accompanied it. The writer can
have the money returned by calling at
this Office.
A fire broke out in the coal mines al
Franklin, WASH, at noon yesterday
The men gathered at the point where
the fire originated and undertook to put
it out, but in spite of all efforts the fire
got away from them. Then they turned
to fee, but they had remained too Ions
and thirty-seven of them were asphyxi
ated.
Ernest Drews, who has charge of the
central department of the telephon,
system, has patent ear muff, or some
thing which fastens over his occiput
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& BENTON.
personal MENTION.

Mr.. ]. W. Armsworthy, of the Wasco
News, is in the city.
Miss Olive Hartley of Goldendale is
registered at the Umatilla.
Rev. M. A. Murchie and Levi Arms
worthy are in from Wasco.
Mrs. George Mann went to Umatilla
yesterday to visit her sister.
Mr.. William Eccles, manager of the
Oregon Lumber Co. at Hood River, came
up last night.
Mrs. E. M. Henderson, Miss NJ. Hen
derson and Misses Ella G. and Laura
Hinshaw, all of Goldendale, are in the
city.
Mrs. Covington, Miss Martha john
son and Miss Belle johnson returned
from the beach yesterday, after a
months outing there.
Rev. and Mrs. H. D. Wadsworth OF
HALEY, Idaho, are here attending the
conference as visitors. Mrs. Wadsworth
is a cousin of Mr.. w. H. Wilson, and
will remain here for some time. Mrs.
Wilson will return from Hood River
this afternoon.
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Lert-Handed Generosity.

Mr.. Chrisman, who had ninety boxes
of pluns in the shipment to Chicago re-
Gently, has received bill for 1915 to
even up his portion of the losses. The
Union claimed a carload would be
shipped but instead only about half that
amount was sent. Mr.. Chrisman says
he has no kick coming except that he
only sent ninety boxes and he has been
credited with ninety five, thus making
his loss larger. He says it is the only
time he ever got credit for more fruit
than he shipped and regrets that his ill
luck should cause this state of affairs to
happen when the balance of trade was
against him.
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also his frontal bone with metal band.
We are irresistably reminded every time
we see him thus armed cap-a-pie, or to
be exact, simply cap, for he doesn't
wear spurs, of Ajax defying the light
ming. Of course Ernest is rather di-
mInutive Ajax, but he is lightning
striker on small scale. At any rate he
seems to be able to defy the electricity.
You can't Judge a mans moral cour-
age or qualities by the color of his skin.
When volunteers were called for at
Franklin yesterday to descend into the
burning coal mine and undertake to
save the imprisoned miners, the first
man to offer his services, which meant
perhaps his life, was Geo. W. Smalley,
a negro.
The royal purple flag of China floats
proudly to the breeze from the pole
above the China store on First street.
Two golden streamers float over it. We
were told today by an enthusiastic celes-
tial that it was kept floating to cele-
brate the great Chinese victories over
the Japanese. When pressed as to
what victories were being celebrated,
he could not say, but like the old peem
he simply reiterated the fact that est
was a famous victory According to
the dispatches, it is now expected that
the Chinese, having ten times the pop
ulation of its hated rival, intends to fall
on the latter and talk it to death.
Miss Ethel Riddell, niece of Mrs.
George Henderson, and one of our ac-
complished young ladies was the recipi-
ent of a thorough wetting and came
nearly losing her life by drowning on
last Saturday. A party of them were
fishing in the Willamette river. Ethel
placed too much confidence in drift log
while tempting a speckled beauty.
None of the party were near by when
the log turned and only for her presence
of mind and immediate action she would
have been drawn into the drift by the
strong current. She is all right now,
but bothered when she tries to go to
sleep by a return to her mind of that
tragic scene.-Albany Herald.
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Services for Conference Sunday, Au
gust 26, 1894.

At the Methodist Episcopal church
Conference love feast at 9 a. M, con-
Quoted by Rev. s. A. Keen, D. D. Ser
mon at 1880 a. m. by Bishop 1. W.
Joyce, D. D. LII. D., followed by the or.
dination of deacons; at 2 80 p. IN. the
ordination of elders. Sermon at 2 &c
by Rev. DR.. S. A. Keen.
Congregational church-At II a. M
preaching by Rev. L. A. johnson, and
at 8 p. M. Rev. VIM. T. Custer.
Christian church-At IL a. m. sermon
by Rev. VIM. Bowser, and at 8 p. m
Rev. F. A. LaViolette.
The conference session will close
Monday forenoon. August 9th.
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These Can Teach.

At the teachers examination held
two weeks ago the following were sue
cessful and were granted certificates:
First grade-Miss Julia A. Hill, ]. M.
Carroll.
Second grade-Nellie Butler, Geral-
dine Farrelly, Ida johnson, Millie E.
Parkins, Bess Isenberg.
Third grade Florence Lewis, Anna
B. Thompson, Nora Turner, lone Ruch,
Edith Peabody, Oman Smith.