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The National tribune., 1894-05-17

For the week ending May 5, the
Pension Bureau allowed 1857 cases, of
which 1873 were claims arising under the
general laws, and 261 under the act of
June q, 1890. There were 498 original
claims allowed. Including Examining
Surgeons, there are 5000 employees in
the Pension Bureau. Giving the office
credit for the whole 1857 allowances,
it makes about one case per week for
every four employees, or "a actual work
ing-days for each allowance. Crediting
only the 498 original allowances, which
are supposed to be the only ones involv-
ing much examination and labor, we have
but one allowance for every 10 employees,
or go days of labor. At this rate how
long will it take to dispose of the 600,-
900 and more cases now pending in the
Pension Bureau?
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

THEY have found wild man in In
diana, who is absolutely ignorant of the
wants of civilized life. He wears only a
sheepskin breech-clout, and was armed
with club. His captors have him
locked up in corn-crib near Bourbon.
They will probably send him on to
Washington to prepare new tariff bill.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

WE feel something like pity for the
Cuckoos. Just as soon as they get their
little Threats tuned up to pronouncing
one tariff bill the very perfection of
human reason, another and quite diff
ferent one is showed upon them, and
they are required to change their key
to it.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

SENATOR MILLS is having no end of
trouble in explaining what he meant by
saying that the Wilson Bill put /" him
between the devil and the deep sea-. -
Of course, it is true regarding him, as it
is to the whole country. 1t places the
whole Nation between the devil of ruin
Gus foreign competition on one side and
the deep sea of economic destruction on
the other.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17
mo DESERVING VETERAN NEED FEAR"

mo DESERVING VETERAN NEED FEAR"
Still the soldier-hating papers keep up
the sickening cant that "No deserving
veteran need fear"
No crueler hypocrisy was ever paraded
before the American people.
The deserving veterans of the country
are not only fearing but suffering the
very worst that the malice of man can
infict upon them. There is not man
among them, no matter how eminent his
services may have been, how terrible his
disablement, and how great his need, but
stands in hourly and sickening dread of
receiving notice that his pension has been
suspended, and his only source of liveli-
hood arbitrarily taken away from him.
Nothing that he has done for the coun-
try, nothing that he has suffered for it,
nothing in his present condition can give
him the slightest assurance that this will
not be done. He has only to look around
him, only to read the local papers, to see
that his comrades, in every respect as de-
serving as he, have been summarily cut
off or denied admittance on the most
frivolous pretexts.
And there is not community in the
East, North, and West, no matter how
small, which cannot furnish at least one
instance of a most deserving veteran,
who gave the best years of his life to
his country's service, who fought and
endured for her with all the zeal of
youthful courage and patriotism, who
received fearful injuries in that service,
and who is to-day suffering insults and
the untold bitterness of neglect and
privation, by reason of that country's
shameless ingratitude.
We challenge any soldier-hater to
disprove any portion of this sweeping
assertion. We challenge him to make
a list of the tens of thousands of COM
munities in the loyal portion of the
country, and have a blindfolded boy
pick out any one of them. We will
agree to find In that one, no matter
where it may be-north of the Potomac
and the Ohio-at least one instance of
a deserving veteran who is suffering the
very worst that ingratitude and injustice
can infict upon him. When we put
these all together, they make monu-
ment of National shame which is simply
mountainous in its proportions.
Shall this condition of things con-
tinue? Are we going to allow the de-
serving veterans of the country to be
sent to their graves the victims of penury,
want, broken faith, and outrageous In
gratitude, and then raise monuments to
them, and fill the air with sounding
rhetoric in praise of their deeds after
they have gone beyond the reach of our
grudgingly doled out dollars and cents :?
What an infamy that would be.
Let us praise the dead by doing justice
to and taking care of the living.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

RECIPROCITY is unusually interesting
wherever exhibited. 1t is not surpris-
ing that Col. Breckenridge should ex-
press very low opinion of the news
papers. 1t cannot come within several
degrees, however, of the opinion that
they have expressed of him.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

Why is it dishonorable to repudiate
the payment of a bond, but praise
worthy economy to repudiate a pension
payment? Why is it that debt owed
for gold or greenbacks is sacred, while
that owed for wrecked life is some
thing for which there is no moral obli-
CATION ? ~
The National tribune., 1894-05-17
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 tie
blue shoald be on the subscription-list of
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE during this great
night for veterans rights. Try TO bring all
the boys into camp. The more subscribers
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE has, the better
6ght it can mako
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

ENGLISH papers praise to the highest
degree Secretary Gresham's determine
ton not to "steal territory from weak
powers" Next to this interesting read
ing matter are generally denunciations
of the wicked French who want Eng
land to take her hands off Egypt.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17
he triumph of the Southern Confed-

the triumph of the Southern Confed-
eracy.
Is it strange, therefore, that the vet
Grams should see in that measure deadly
blow at the prosperity of the Nation SINH
lar to that carefully plotted years ago,
matured in the Secession Convention at
Montgomery, Ala, and which eliminated
in the firing on Fort Sumter?
Is it not reasonable that they should
see in it scheme of revenge for Apo
mattox and Vicksburg?
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

WE have just been shown letter
from the Pension Bureau to a claimant,
venerable Chaplain, asking him for
proof that the "A years which are set
forth in his claim are not due to /" his
own misconduct or vicious habits"
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

MADELINE POLLARD is setting very
good example to Col. Breckenridge in
getting out of public view and carefully
staying there.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

THE recreant, spiteful Gresham is
plotting to add the surrender of Samoa
to his Hawaiian infamy. 1t seems strange
that so un-American man should have
ever been born on our soil and served in
the Union army.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

THE Senate has taken steps to undo
the injury to the Army by repeating the
10-year limitation ON enlistments 1t is
difficult to understand how such an alb
surd and hurtful regulation ever should
have been adopted.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

THE wave of progress still dashes in
effectually against the rock of old fogy-
ism in the University of Virginia. 1t
obstinately refuses to admit women stu
dents.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

GREsHAM's talk about "entangling
alliances is empty prating, merely. AT
the time Washington wrote those words
we were weak, struggling congery of
colonies, with the feeblest possible Ma
tional bonds, hardly able to hold our
selves together much less have decisive
foreign policy. They are as inapplica-
BILE to the conditions of to-day as the
regulations concerning stage-coaches and
canal-boats. To-day we want foreign
commerce, and worldwide protection to
our commercial interests. Germany and
England are trying hard to control the
Pacific against our trade, and Gresham
is doing all that he can to help them.
1t is both short-sighted and cowardly to
back down before them in the struggle
for commanding positions. What pos
sible ENHANCEMENT can come from the
possession of Samoa or Hawaii? We
can hold those places against the world
a great deal easier than England can
hold Egypt, South Africa, Gibraltar,
Malta, Hindustan, Australia. Hong
Kong, Alden, and hundred other COM
handing positions which she rightfully
deems are essential to her business pros
perity. IF we are going to have foreign
commerce we must have facilities for it,
the same as England carefully secures,
and Samoa is one of those facilities.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

"No deserving veteran need fear"
He can go to the poorhouse the pau
pers' graveyard is always open to him.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

and Children, by Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood,
are now ready for sending out. They are
printed in neat little pamphlet, and will
be sent to any address on receipt of Is cents.
Address, The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Wash
ington, d. G.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

"How long, o. Lord, shall justice
wait ?" and a man be kept out of the
pension that he earned 80 years ago?
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

IT still takes the 5000 employees of
the Pension Bureau a whole week to
allow from 1900 to 1900 claims.
The National tribune., 1894-05-17

s.Tsss0 AZ ne v.na1on r0sI As seo0sOoss
The record-union., 1894-06-28
SLAUGHTER OF INNooRNqs
Prevalence of the Shocking Crime
ChiId-Murder.

Prevalence of the Shocking Crime of
Child Murder.
The frequent discovery of the bodies of
infants that were killed either before or
after their birth is liable to some day de-
velop into a sensation that will astonish
society and bring the murderers before
the courts in their proper light.
Yesterday poll-tax collector unearthed
a newborn babe from the bank of China
Slough, and few weeks ago another was
found buried in a back yard in the north
ern part of the city.
The infant found yesterday is thought
to have been Stillborn, but the other one
referred TO bore evidence OF having been
born alive. And it is only a month or so
since another partially developed inno-
cent was hshed out of a slough south of
Il street.
Lack of evidence sufficient to warrant
the arrest of suspected persons-coupled
perhaps, with a disposition to shield
some from disgrace-has saved the guilty
parties from arrest and prosecution, but
If this crime of chiid-murder does not
stop there will be prosecution, while
baby ghosts will be haunting the homes
of scores OF female hoodlums who nightly
frequent lodging-houses and the back
rooms of saloons.
There is no doubt that chiId-murder is
far more prevalent in ali the larger cities
than the better classes OF people imagine,
and it is equally true that it never flour
ished as it has since the advent of the
Ladies' entrance" to the drinking sa-
looms. Policemen in this and other cities
can testify to the increase of tipping and
even drunkenness among young girls of
late years-girls, too, who would pretend
to be insulted If classed with "chippies"
or hoodlums.
When a young woman begins visiting
the back rooms of saloons with young
men she is no longer entitled to be re-
garded as virtuous, for as matter of fact
she cannot long retain even her own self
respect. She soon has to desert her home,
and the next step is an endeavor to hide
her disgrace by methods that bring her
within the pale of the criminal courts
should her crime be detected.
1t would be difficult to exaggerate the
actual condition of things in this respect,
for if the facts were known the better
classes of society would stand aghast.
The history of the foundliug homes is
but feeble index to the real situation.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transactions
have been recorded since our last report:
Charles Schwartz to Mary Schwartz
North 100 feet of lot l, l. and NJ, Seventh
and Eighth streets; south half of lot s, X
and L, Seventh and Eighth streets.
George G. Brewer to Conrad Weber
West half of lot 7, Il and E, Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets.
A. d. Bowley and NJ. ). Curtis and
wives to Mrs. n. E. Bradshaw orth 80
feet OF south 70 feet of lot l, P and @,
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets.
Lucretia Waring to same-South 40 feet
Of north so feet of west $50 feet of lots Z
and 8, @ and r. Twenty sixth and
Twenty streets.
n. E. Bradshaw to D. NJ. Slender
Property mentioned in above two deeds.
James Bithell to Sarah Nick carney
East half of lot 3, L and NJ, Seventh and
Eighth streets.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
THE CIVIL WAR.
Increasing Demand for the Serial-The
First Nine Ready.

Increasing Demand for the Serial-The
First Nine Ready.
A few weeks ago the RECORD UNION
made arrangements with the publishers
OF ''Harper's Pictorial History of the
Civil War;" whereby its subscribers
might purchase each part of the series of
twenty-six numbers at eight cents per
part. Many hundreds of the numbers
have been purchased by subscribers, and
the remarkably low price at which the
publication is sold has become matter
OF general comment.
The history is an excellent one, very
accurate, and written by the foremost
historians of late years. IT is very freely
illustrated, and detailed story of the
war is told in most interesting style.
The RECoRD- UNION might have sold
these parts at figure considerably in ad-
vance of eight cents and thereby reaped a
rich profit on the sales, but it entered
into the matter solely for the benefit OF
its subscribers, and is offering each part
at exact cost-eight cents.
The first nine of these parts have ar
rived and can be seen or purchased at the
office,
The record-union., 1894-06-28

are attached, may be explained in the
fact that the Southern Pacific owns rs
per cent. interest in all the Pullman
coacnes running over It's line.
NOT ALL CONCERNED.
1t was learned at the depot yesterday
that the conductors and at least some of
the engineers were not ready to obey the
orders of the Railway Union. The con-
ductor and engineer of one train said
they would take out Pullman coaches If
the company would attach them to the
train.
The switchmen and other trainmen
would not, however, handle the cars, SO
the conductors ana engineers could do
nothing
ALL QUIET HERE.
All was quiet at the railroad depot last
night. The local from San Francisco ar
rived all right, but 10 eastbound nor Ore
gon trains left San Francisco.
People from towns along the Central
Pacific went to the depot expecting to de-
part for their homes, but were doomed to
disappointment.
The southbound train is still in the
depot with the mail and express cars.
This mornings's overland for San
boycott was ordered, also the express
from Portland, will be allowed to go
through to their destination.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
There was meeting OF members of the
Railway Union last night at Federated
Trades Hall, at which the situation was
discussed, and it is said the discussion
was by no means one sided.
Just what transpired was not, of course,
made public. but it was rumored that the
majority decided that if the railroad COM
pany persisted in attempting to run Pull
man cars the men on the entire system
would be called out,
The record-union., 1894-06-28
MR. KoEHNE.s LECTURE.
His Points as to Masonry and the
Papal Power.

His Points as to Masonry and the
Papal Power.
Rev. ]. B. Koehne lectured finally ON
Masonry and the Papacy'' to an audience
filling the Congregational Church last
evening The organ front, pulpit and
gallery front were richly dressed with
American flags and bunting.
The lecture was long, but held the
audience. The speaker frequently re-
ceived applause. some of it was long con-
tinued and accompanied by cheers.
The central thoughts and points of the
lecture only can be given. These related
to symbolism as vehicle for the carriage
of truth to the minds of men. and the
universally OF the use of symbols.
Architecture, perhaps more than any
other thing, is the richest mine for SYM
bolism, and hence it is that Masonry
takes on the symbols of building, as also
has the church largely. Masonry also
deals in mathematics symbolicallv. The
union OF minds, hearts and hands is the
doctrine of Masonry. because these unions
represent the completed man.
Masonry constantly leads from dark
ness TO light. Its whole scheme is up
lifting, equalizing and fraternizing. So
it has become synonymous with the best
civilization, because it teaches fraternity,
liberty. equality. These suggest preserva
ton, and out of that comes government.
So Masonry becomes the preserver and
defender of religion and order. Wher
ever Masonry is found is found the home
in the higher form, the Government in
the better form, religion in its highest
form.
Catholicism opposes Masonry because
the former wants the home. the individ-
ual and the State to be subservient to the
church. That church never yet tried to
lift man up from dependence and sub
mission. 1t holds all men to be brethren
who are in that church; Masonry holds
all men on earth to be brethren. The
Prince and the poor man, the King and
the subject, stand on the same level in
The record-union., 1894-06-28

Masonry, the level OF manly lives squared
by the moral law.
Masonry is a symbolism looking for
ward, Catholicism is symbolism look
ing to the past, hence the latter de-
nounces the former. The church has
burned Bibles; the Bible is ever open In
Masonry, its whole system is built upon
and around it. We're all the Bibles
burned Masonry could, from its symbol
ism and teaching, reproduce all great
biblical truths. In Masonry Kings step
down from thrones up to the masters
chair: the regalia OF princes is as naught,
crowns are worthless baubles, and titles
are valueless. In Catholicism there Is an
aristocracy OF rank and title and regalia,
and hence Catholicism hates Masonry be-
cause of it's democracy. Masonry under
lies the ballot box in Belgium, indepen-
dence in Italy, and freedom from church
domination in Sweden and Denmark,
and hence the church hates it. 1t is con-
demned in Russia, and there is found
retrogression, persecution, intolerance, as
in Austria, too. a purely Catholic country.
The Pope put the sword into the hand
of his son France TO slay Germany, but it
fell upon the rock Bismarck, standing
on tolerant Professionalism, fortified by
Masonry. Switzerland for $50 years has
been the grandest example OF democracy,
and Masonry has existed there $50 years.
The Papal power would keep the labor
ing element ignorant, send it TO the
church only for knowledge. In Masonry
to the humblest the book of knowledge is
opened.
The speaker then sketched historical
periods to prove his claim of intolerance
of the church and its prosecutions of
others; and of Masonry TO prove that it
has been the victim of churchIy persecu-
tion; and at great length exploited the
passage from operative to speculative
Masonry, the war upon the Knights
Templar, the revolt of Luther, the decla-
rations OF Cardinals, Archblshops and
Bishops as to church aims and claims, the
assertion of temporal sovereignty by the
Papal power and its meaning.
at great length he spoke of the Ameri-
can system and its relation to the Pope,
to show that the latter never can have a
congenial home here, or be in harmony
with Amerlcanism and Catholicism at
the same time; that this country will
never tolerate church domination or &C.
clesiastical meddling or dictation,
The record-union., 1894-06-28
weather Notes.

The Weather Bureau reports show the
highest and lowest temperatures yester-
day to have been SO and So, with light
to gentle southerly winds and clear
weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at A. NJ. and
P. NJ. were 5000 and 1891 inches, re-
spectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were $50 and 540,
and one year ago to-day 890 and $50.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
Large Quantities of Fruit.

The river steamers Apache and Acme
brought up 147 tons of fruit yesterday.
the Acme having ), 766 boxes. The Apache
also brought up 95 tons of San Francisco
freight.
At present those on the steamers do not
get much time for sleep, and the heaviest
rush OF fruit has not yet begun. The big
gest load last year was 24l tons.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
a Nonsuit Granted.

Judge Johnson yesterday granted a
nonsuit in the damage case of Emmett
Bannister against John Inderkum. The
suit was brought to recover $500 for dam
ages alleged 20 have been sustained by
the defendants dam overf1owing and the
water injuring plaintiffs land.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
Masters of nancinr

At the meeting of the Western Associa-
ton of the Masters of Dancing and Nor
NAL School, held in St. Louis on the 5th,
Professor % Malley of this city was elect
ed one of the trustees.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
Alleged Nfurderous Assault.

Vincent Cruzzilino of Sheldon came
into town yesterday and swore out war
rants in Justice Henry's court against
two men for assault with intent to COM
nit murder. Deputy Constable William
Brissel left yesterday afternoon to arrest
the men.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
Funeral of Mrs. Fern.

Many friends of the late Mrs. Mary G.
n. Fern attended the funeral services at
her late residence, 24l6 l street, and there
was large number of beautiful floral
offerings to lay on her grave. The inter
ment was private
The record-union., 1894-06-28
CONFIRMATION Next sunday.

Bishop Wingfeld will preach at st.
Pauls Church next Sunday morning,
and will also administer the rite of con-
tirmation. The Bishop is an eloquent
preacher, and will no doubt be greeted
by a large congregation.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
Committed to stockton.

An old man named Cyrus Allen was
committed to the Stockton Insane Asy-
lum yesterday by Superior Judge John
son. Drs. Atkinson and Strader exam
ined Allen and found him insane.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
Reclamation Assessments.

Justice of the Peace Henry is engaged
IN hearing the case of j. G. Boyd against
Ezra Casselman, T. b. Lovdal and w. H.
Lehman for the recovery of SI50 alleged to
be due as assessments for preliminary
work done in the formation of Reclama-
ton District No $50
The record-union., 1894-06-28
Last Nights Fire,

A slight fire in the rear of the furni-
ture store Of Dittmar & Wheat, on J
street, between Ninth and Tenth, was
the cause of the alarm from box 26 last
night. The damage was nominal.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
New Citizen.

Bernardo Soto de Sarrgo, native of
Mexico, was yesterday admitted to eiti-
zenship by Judge Johnson on the testi-
mony of John Peruccino and Antoine
NorreliS
The record-union., 1894-06-28
Notaries Public.

Governor Markham has appointed and
commissioned the following Notaries
Public: Bernard Potter, Los Angeles,
and Il. E. Meek, Marysville.
The record-union., 1894-06-28

TEN competent nurses wanted for per-
manent positions. For particulars call at
g29 K street. room l, from to ).
The record-union., 1894-06-28

MARRIED ladies try SECURE. Take no
substitute. See general notice column.
The record-union., 1894-06-28

PIANO TUNING.-Paul Schoen, Oakland.
is In town, at Hammers or Neale's.
The record-union., 1894-06-28

CoRoNADoW ArER, McMorry sole agent.
and provisions, 53l NJ st.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
FARMERS ANl MEGHANICS SAYINGS RANK

Southwest corner Fourth and J
Streets, Sacramento, Cal.
Guaranteed Capital 10000
Ordinary Deposits.
B. U STEINMAN MAN...............~....... President
EDWIN X. ALSIP. President
D. D. WHITBECK....... Cashier
C. II. CUMMINGS. ........ Secretary
JAMES NJ. STEVENSON. Surveyor
DIRECTORS:
b. u. STEINMAN, EDWIN X ALSIP,
c. II. CUMMINGS GEORGE A. SMITH,
SOL. RUNYoN, JAMES MCNASsER,
JAS. NJ. STEVENSON.
The record-union., 1894-06-28
SACRAMENTO BANK.

N,HE OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN THE
J. city, corner Fifth and J streets. Sacra-
mento Guaranteed capital, $500 900; paid
up capital, gold coin, $4oo. 1000. Reserve fund
$50, 1894 Term and ordinary deposits
S3.1S3, $40 SO. Loans on real estate January
/, 1894, 3,42S, $50 81. Term and ordinary
deposits received. Dividends paid in January
and July Money loaned upon real estate
only. Information furnished upon applica-
tion to w. p. COLEMAN, President
ED. r. HAMILTON, Cashier.