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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02
PERSONAL.

Col. E. T. Lee, of Monticello, H., Secretary
of the Shiloh Battlefield Association, was the
originator of the movement to make the Shiloh
Battlefield a National Memorial Park. He
wrote the first article advocating this move
ment and issued the first call for the organiza-
ton of the Shiloh Battlefield Association. He
entered the army in July, 1861. at the age of
16 and served over four years in the 41st ILL.,,
participating in all the battles and marches in
which his regiment took part, including Fort
Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth,
Hatchie River, Vicksburg Jackson, Miss, the
march to the sea. He was wounded through
the right hand and shoulder in the terrible
charge at tho second battle of Jackson, Miss.
on July IL, 1863. when Col. Pugh's Brigade was
almost annihilated in making an assault on the
Confederate works. He has made study of
the battle of Shiloh for many years and is ia
miliar with all the details of that battle. Dur
ing the last two years he has devoted his entire
time and energies to the organization of the
Shiloh Battlefield Association and the work of
securing from Congress the passage of the bill
for the purchase of the Shiloh battlefield for a
great National Memorial Park, which has
now been accomplished, and this famous
battlefield will be preserved as the me-
mortal of the old Army of the Tennessee, the
Ohio and the Mississippi. Col. Lee is we'll
known press correspondent, and represents a
large syndicate of newspapers. He has served
upon the staff of the Department Commander
of Illinois, GAR, for three terms, and also on
the staff of the COMMUNICATIVE Chief, being one
of the Aidsde- Camp to the present Commander.
He has written thousands of letters to the
survivors of Shiloh, and has over Il, 900 names
of the old comrades on the rolls of the Associa-
ton.
Gov Hastings responded to the toast, "The
day we celebrate" at the banquet on Grants
birthday, of u. s. Grant Post, of Brooklyn. In
speaking to "The Grand Army of the Republic"
Corporal James Tanner scored Col. Waring.
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IMMIGRATION TO ALABAMA.

The Department of Alabama has
taken hold in earnest of the work Of
promoting the immigration to that State
of comrades and the Sons of Veterans.
AT the Department Encampment, held
at Montgomery, April a, the following
preamble and resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas there is strong desire among
many of our comrades of the Northern
States to immigrate to the sunny South
and whereas the large manufactures OF the
, North are making investigations with n
view of coming TO this mild climate, with
its inexhaustible supply of cotton, coal,
iron, timber, and varied other resources
and whereas Alabama Jour adopted State)
possesses unequaled advantages in climate,
soil, and resources to furnish homes for
farmers, manufacturers, and laborers; and
whereas the people of Alabama extend n
cordial invitation to our comrades of the
North to make their homes with us; and
whereas the Convention of the Commercial
Association of Alabama, at its recent meet
ing in Birmingham, passed resolutions in
viting Grand Army colonizations through
out the North to make Alabama their home !;
and whereas we hail with delight the pros
pect of our clasping hands with those to
whom we are bound by bonds welded in
the fire of battle: Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the State Encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic of Alabama
extends to all OF our comrades a most cordial
invitation TO make Alabama their home,
hereby pledging ourselves to do all in our
power to aid them in securing suitable 10
cations for farming and for any branch of
industry they may wish to assume; and
further
Reso1red, That the Encampment author
ICES the Commander of this Department TO
appoint two comrades from each Post in the
Department as a committee to formulate the
necessary plans to carry into effect the most
desirable end.
Pursuant to said resolutions the follow
ing-named comrades were appointed by the
new Department Commander: M. G. Scott,
w. FL. Black, Montgomery; M. d. Wicker
sham, Fred Ritter, Mobile; w. III. Hunter,
j. Clyde Miller, Birmingham G. B. Ran
dolph, Admission; J. B. Kinds, 7. A. How
ard, Decatur; A. J. Remington, J. C.Weath-
erly, Moulton; Ed Anderson, w. FL. Morris,
Fort Payne; A. 3. Hayes, Casper Arnold,
Cullman; Jerre T. Siles, William Sides,
Townley.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE would say
that Alabama is very good State to go
to. 1t is larger State than Pennsyl-
vania, with only 100000 population,
where Pennsylvania has 100000, so
that there is plenty of room. It has
more good farming land than Pennsyl-
vania, and an endless supply of timber,
coal, iron, etc. With the proper immi-
grafton, Alabama ought to become in
the near future as rich as Pennsylvania
is now. All she needs are the right
people to develop her resources as those
of Pennsylvania have been developed.
Comrades intending to change their To-
cation cannot do better than correspond
with the comrades already settled there,
whose names are given above.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

THE best result of the establishment
of the Postal Savings Banks would be
the general development of the habit
of saving. This has been the universal
experience all over the world. The sta
tistics of this country show this very
conclusively. The savings banks Of
Massachusetts, are the Oldest in the coun-
try, and have always been managed
wisely and safely. The State hes eff
Gent laws to secure this. The result is
that there are 1 ,214, 493 depositors in the
State, out of a population of a little over
100000. This shows that out of
every 20 people in the State, II are de-
positors. They have an average of
S329.35 to their credit. Rhode Island,
which has had much the same history
and laws as Massachusetts,, has 10000
depositors, out of population of $780,
900, and they have an average of
$52S.70 to their credit. Out Of popu-
lation of 100000 Connecticut has $780,
S79 depositors, and they have an aver
age of $4,000 to their credit. On the
other hand, Alabama, which has paid lit
tie attention to savings banks, has but
$3.50 depositors, out of population OF
100000, and they have an average of
but 1882 to their credit. We look
upon Postal Savings Banks as great
step toward solving the vexed question
of the relations between Labor and
Capital. Deposits in savings banks will
be followed by purchase of shares of
stock In established manufacturing and
other concerns. We will follow in the
footsteps of France, and learn how to
regulate those concerns so az to protect
the interests of the small shareholders,
and SO the men who carry on factory
will be its owners.
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MUSTERED OUT.

Veterans of the Country's Grandess Arm,
Who Have Answered the Last Call.
DAwEs.-At Cincinnati, o., April %, E O
Dawes, formerly Major of the SD Ohio. Maj.
Dawes, who belonged to one of the first families
in Ohio, entered the service in September, 1861,
as Adjutant of his regiment. He served until
Oct 81, 1864, when he was discharged for dis
ability on account of wounds received in action.
He was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel for dis
tinguished gallantry. He went into the bust.
ness of railroad building. and was for awhile
President of the st. Louis Southern Railroad.
He wrote much and well on the history of the
war. and The NATIONAL TRIBUNE was favored
by many contributions from him. He
earnest member of the GAR. and Loyal
Legion and succeeded ex-President Hayes as
Commander of the Ohio Commandery of the
Loyal Legion. His remains were taken to the
old home of the family, Marietta, o., for in
terment.
MCCOILA.-At Reynolds, Neb. April 5, @. V.
McColla Co. L. 18th Ohio, aged 81. He was o
member of Potter Post.
SYLyEsTER.-At Healdsburg. CAL, April 10,
James W. Sylvester, Co. b 44th Mass. aged %.
He was a charter member of Rod Matheson
Post. 16 He was Past Commander and at the
time of his death held the office of Quarter
master.
srIcKEL.-At Hayes's Grove Pa. April 90,
WIN. Sticksl. Co. A, 2O9th Pa. aged IS.
WAGSoR.-At Minnville, Ore, March H. J.
w. Wagner. Co. Z, 7th Ore. Cav, aged 81. He
had been n member of Custer Post g. for many
years, and was buried under the auspices Of
that organization.
ELDRTDGE.-At Yankton, s. d., April IS,
VIM. +. Eldridge, Co. Z, 14th Wis, aged IS.
Soon after his enlistment COmrade EldFidga
was made Lieutenant for gallant service in the
battle of Shiloh. He had held number OF
offices in Yankton, and was Commander of
Kesrny Post. He leaves q widow and five
children.
LoNG.-At Bethel. Pa, April 81, 1895 Henry
Long, 1874 Pa aged 81. His funeral was at
tended by Capt. Tiee Post, All, Myerstown. Pa,
of which he was a member in good standing.
widow and nine children survive him.
MoLTz.-At Oil City. Pa, recently. John j.
Moltz, I27th Pa. and 2I0th Pa. de leaves
widow, q daughter and son.
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ARE YOU GOING
TO THE
HRTIOEHh EEcHMpNERT !?
" SO, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
WILL FURNISH YOU A
FREE TICKET.

Every comrade wants to go to the
great National Encampment at Louis
yille, next September; but the question
Of transportation is a very serious one to
many. The NATIONAL TRIBUNE will
help out this year, as it has done before.
We viii furnish a round-trip, first
glass ticket to anyone who will get us
MP a club of subscribers in his town.
The size of the club viii be proportional
10 the distance from Louisville, but
everywhere It viii be of such size as to
allow anyone to easily secure ticket
by little effort.
In this way comrades can readily
club together to get a ticket for one of
their number, while securing The Ma
TIOEAL TRIBUNE for themselves, and
Posts may provide for such of their
number as fee otherwise unable to 90.
Write to us al once in regard to the
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The number Of subscribers required.
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Ecribers, informing us as each is sent in
that VOC waut 1t applied On an Encamp-
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We wiM make the same offer for sub
scribers TO Tic American Farmer. Every
farmer wants and should have so good
and 50 cheap a paper as The American
FsrSser, and any cOmrade, or the son or
daughter Of veteran, should be able to
secure ticket with very little effort.
C0nsider this at once, and write to
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

NICARAGUA exercised an undoubted
night in expelling a lot of English ennis
ssries who were stirring up rebellion and
cirl war. England tries to blackmail
her out of s77.5Oo for doing precisely
ms she should have done. The whole
thing is a pretext to give England a
Judgment where she can control the
Nicaragua Canal She has sent her
troops to occupy the most advantageous
strasegical position for this purpose, and
our State Department connives at it.
Bus n new Administration will come In
In less than two years, and then mat
tiers will be Strengthened out in hurry.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

GEORGE WASHINGTON Posi- is the
most "swagger GAR. organization
in New York City. 1t is made up wholly
of men moving in the highest circles of
business, the professions, and the arts
and sciences. Awhile ago the Com
mander of the Post invited Col. WariDg
to visit it, and the Colonel agreed to do
so. This came to the ears of the COM
rades of the Post, and they dissented SO
theoretically that the Commander Wis
tied Col. Waring again and withdrew
the invitation.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

TIMIE people who think that Anar-
chists, Socialists, and the rest of the Wild
eyed breed of destructionists have COM
plete possession of Chicago, may take
consolation from the result of the recent
election. The representative of those
elements was buried under the biggest
majority ever cast against a candidate.
The clear, unmistakable fact is that
never has the country been more
thoroughly under the control of its So
ber.minded, right-thinking people than
at the present. Never has there been
such a decided majority of these. 1t is
true that the rickety-brains make more
noise than they ever did; that they are
apparently in larger proportion than
ever, but this is only a deceptive ap-
pearance. The people who are running
the country have something of vastly
more Importance to do than spouting on
the streetcorners, holding vociferous
conventions, and writing shrieks for the
newspapers. As long as the destructives
do nothing worse than shrek and
clamor but little notice is taken of them.
except by over-nervous people. But
the moment there is any real danger
from them, the people rouse themselves,
and then there is crash. The destruc-
tives find themselves in pitiful minor
ity, and the men who leagued with
them for selfish purposes cover before
the wrath of the indignant people.
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Some complaints are made of money
mailed to us not reaching us, and we
earnestly advise every subscriber send
ing in his subscription, or making other
remittance, to secure, if possible, a
postal order. These are so cheap
but three cents-that the expense is
triAing, and the security is beyond
question.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

TIE trolley railroad is revolutioniz-
ing transportation. Since it was first
istroduced, only six years ago, zoos
miles Of road have been constructed, or
changed to that system, and but 2,243
miles still use horses. There are 81 lines
which carry mail, So haul freight, and
35 have started express service. This is
only the beginning.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

THERE have been many hard things
said of John Sherman as Secretary of
the Treasury, but no one ever accused
him of making a present of s16,0OO.0OO
to the Rothschilda
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02
TRIBUNE TS.

Town Topics: Bildad-What do you do when
your wife cries and upbraids you.
Old Boy-I give her hush-money.
T0wn Topics: B'Jinks-Why won't the police
let any body sleep in the parks?
B'Jonss-They don't want strangers for bed.
fellows.
T0wn Topics: De Caverly-who are the best
dressed society women in New York?
Van Clove--I don't know. I've seen none
of them. except at the opera.
They arc still ringing the curfew bell in
many parts of New England, continuing Gus
tom which it is believed came into England
with William the Conqueror over 500 years
ago, and is probably centuries older than that
An attempt is being made at Salem, Mass, to
discontinue it on the ground OF its expense and
but the majority of the peo-
pie seem to be in favor of continuing it.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

The Monroe Doctrine has become
sadly rent and tattered under Gresham's
malfeasance. But Gresham will only
last few months longer. Selah.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

WkRTSc made the great mistake Of
many men who never know when an
occasion has gone past A couple Of
years ago it was fashionable TO insult
tbeG.A.R ii is neither fashionable nor
safe any longer.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

NATIONAL TRIBUNE PORTRAIT CARDS.
Now is the time to secure these best
Of all souvenirs for your friends BY
ordering now you will be sure of having
them for the National Encampment.
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As TO COL. owaRINa.

While it is true that Col. Waring did
some good service while In command OF
very good regiment-the 4th Mo.
Cav.-yet when he left the regiment in
the Fall of 1864 he drifted out of all
touch and connection with the plain
people of the country, and of the men
who had been doing the hard work OF
putting down the rebellion. He was
next heard of living in great style amid
the bowling swells who make their
Summer homes in the ultra "swagger
locality of Newport, R. /. This is the
most ostentatiously aristocratic COM
munity in America. 1t holds its silken
skirts scornfully aloof from any contact
with the vulgar herd who earn their
living by the sweat of their brows, and
lives in beatifc contemplation of the
blue-blooded aristocracy of Europe,
scions of which occasionally descend
upon it in search of rich wives.
In this crowd Waring became leader
and a bright light. He did everything
to make atonement for the fact that he
had once been useful member of 80
ciety, and make people forget the
unpleasant fact. His turnouts were
models of style, and the way he robed
his person made the dudes yellow with
envy. "There is no Turk like rene
gade," said the old proverb, and there
is no man SO contemptuous of the
"masses as one of the mass, who is
trying to break his way into the " higher
class" This is precisely what ais War
ing. For a quarter of century now
he has been living with a class which
constantly tries to persuade itself it is
ineffably superior to common people,
and every one of which must every day
give thanks to God that he is not as
other men are.
Naturally, Waring hates the Grand
Army, and the volunteer soldiers, just
as seryant-girl who has accidentally
been made a fine lady" hates the
girls who once worked with her in
scrubbing floors and securing kettles.
He has probably heard his associates
speak so often of the war as ga beastly
row among lot Of Beggssars about lot
of nasty niggers," that ghe feels utterly
ashamed of his participation in it.
1t is sad to see soldier become 50 de-
generate; but, then, in 50 large mass of
men as served under the Flag, we must
expect quite number of erring and
wayward. Some have. become drunk
ards, some have gone to the insane asy-
lum, some to the penitentiary, a few
have been hanged, and one has become
an Neutrality-suspicious., a slanderer of
his comrades, and Street Commissioner
of New York.
Such are the inexplicable ways of
Providence.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

AMONG other things, Newfoundland
is suffering from denohlinational schools,
and the demand THAT. these shall be
maintained is one of the obstacles that
stands in the way of entrance into the
Canadian Confederation. Every little
settlement has to have its Episcopal
school, its Methodist school and its Ro-
man Catholic school, and all these must
get an allowance from the general
fund. The result is a lot of miserably-
paid teachers and miserably-poor schools.
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON was the first
to demonetize the silver dollar. He
ordered the coinage stopped in 1906, and
it was not resumed for 30 years.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02
AN OPEN LETTER
To the Commissioner of
Pensions.

SIR: No one applauds more strongly
than THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE every
proper effort to purify the pension-roll-
if it needs purifcation-and to keep il
pure. In this we but voice the uni
versal sentiment of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, as repeatedly expressed
by National and Department orders OF
Commanders-in-Ch Chief and other authori-
tative utterances of the ex-soldiers as a
class. Nobody wants a dollar of the
Governments money paid to an unde-
serving man. No veteran wants the
pension-roll defiled by the name of an
unworthy recipient any more than he
wants to associate with such a man in
the Post-room. No organization in the
country exercises closer scrutiny of the
records and character of applicants for
membership than the Grand Army of
the Republic. Every effort of your
predecessors to preserve the integrity of
the pension-roll has been warmly
seconded by the veterans, and wherever
you have actually discovered fraud
and furnished sufficient evidence of the
same, your action has been approved
and your Judgment confirmed.
But, will you pardon us the suggest
ion, the chief end Of the Pension Bureau
is not the discovery and punishment of
frauds. 1t is true, that is part of its
business. But it is only very small
part-a minor incident of its functions.
1t bears about the sarle relation to its
general duties that sweeping out the
store does to the general conduct of its
business OF course, it is very proper
that a man should keep his store nicely
swept and the door-knobs polished, but
the store was not established merely to
be swept out and otherwise kept clean.
The fundamental idea in establishing
the Pension Bureau was that it should
diligently ascertain what was due from
the people of the United States to the
brave men who had rescued their Gov
eminent from destruction, and give
them the relief that the laws provided.
Its efficiency is not measured In the eyes
Of the people by the number of frauds it
discovers. or alleges to discover, but by
the facility and thoroughness with which
ii transaets the business allotted to it,
that Of investigating and settling pension
claims.
To show the small Importance of the
fraud investigation, compared with the
real work of the Bureau, we will take
the report of your Law Clerk, contained
in your Annual Report for 1894:
Durino The fiscal wear now u,der consider
at,on The criminal section has performed much
c.. -.,.;r.a mgr
Cases referred for special ex-
Cases submitted for criminal
- pioseculioh Jul
files or 10 other divisions 1924
NA''' '" "AO 's
Total 1867
-. Dhllils ms peI'oa a, the sum o. ga. so72o
this amount the sum of s., $50. 33 was recov-
sen az % Of ahe Ia% dr isan aetnr
through This section Daring the fiscal year
p.-..-.,.,,s..;-.,. .oo
Arrests Of persons accused -. 1873
Convictions had is4
Sentences Sentences imposed 49, ..... lso
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02

Nor a travelling or thread from the
late jim Blaine's mantle can be found
in the State Department to-day.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02
DRoUTH SUFFERERS.

The receipt Of the following contri-
buttons to the Nebraska sufferers is
acknowledged:
Sydney Post, Al, Ithaca, n. Y. 1904
John Aberdeen, Riverside, CAL 500