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meut authorities believed that Regain had too
much confidence in the Sergeant, and did not
give the close personal supervision to the de-
tails Of his duty necessary to his own protoc-
ton aud the protection Of tho interests Of the
United States. Tho Department. has steadily
refused to take action, and has continued to
hold Regain liable for the loss.
medal Of honor has been awarded to John
VI. Tobin late Captain. Co. i. Och Mass. for
glllantry in action at the battle Of Malvern
Hill, July !. 1862 This olicer voluntarily
took command of the regiment while Adjutant,
and braveIy fought from 3 p. m. until dusk.
ralying and reforming the regiment under
FIRE twice, picking MP the regimeptal flag, the
color-bearer having been shot down, and pac-
ing it in worthy hands.
Capt. George a. Drew. 81 T. 8. Cav, has been
transferred to the Retired List lie has re-
Gently been stationed at the Jefferson Barracks.
He entered the army as Captain in the 9th
Mich. Cav, became Major and Brevet Colonel.
lie received two brevets for gallant and distin-
guished service lie entered the Regular Army
in 1866 as Second Lieutenant in the 10Th U. s.
very determined effort is being made TO
have the rank Of Northumberland conferred
upon Maj.-Gen. o. o. Howard. A strong argu-
ment is made that the rank was conferred upon
Gen. Sehofsld. an officer OF less prominence.
Miss Mary IT, daughter Of Gov Drake, OF
Iowa. will christen the battleship Iowa at her
lanching from Cramps shipyards. Philadsl-
phia, March %.
There is no longer any living survivor of tho
original Cabinet Of President Lincoln. and
there is but one survivor Of the Confederate
Cabinet Of jefferson Davis-John III. Reagan. Of
! Texas. Mr.. Reagan was born in Tennessee in
1918. and settled in Texas when it was an in
dependent republic. and before it had become
one Of the United States. He was a local official
there before the Mexican war, and afteFward
/ became Judge. A Congressman before the
war, he was appointed Postmaster-GeneraI in
! the onfederaey in 1861, and was afterwsrd Sec
rotary Of the Confederate Treasury. After the
close of the war Mr.. Reagan became a member
Of Congress from one of the Texas districts.
and later Senator from his State and he is
now. at 70, one Of the Railroad Commissioners
in the Lone Star State.
The Philadelphia branch of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution is trying to persuade
/ the people of Carlisle, Pa, TO permit the
moval Of the remains Of Mollis Pitcher from
that city to Gettysburg, where she is to have
monumant
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-26

New York is agitated over a new
LIQUOR bill, which revolutionizes the
liquor system in the State. 1t is called,
from the name of its author, the
"Raines Bill" and substitutes high
taxation for license. Ordinary saloons in
New York City are to pay $500 year !;
$3.50 in Brooklyn; in other cities hav-
ing a population of $4,000 or over,
$500; those having between 10000
and $4,000, $3.50; those between 5000
and 10000, $500; those between 5000
and 200, and in all other places, SlOO-
One-third of the tax goes to the State
and the other two-thirds to the munich
pality. Local option is granted to
Towns, but not to Cities. No new
saloon is to be established within 200
feet of dwelling house without the con-
sent of two-thirds of the property owners
within the distance named. No dis
tinction is made between the places sell
ing beer and wine and those selling
spirits, and this forms one of the reasons
against the bill. 1t passed the Senate
by vote of 81 to Is, and the Assembly
by 81 to SO. The Republican papers
claim that the bill will "Take the
saloon out of politics." which the
Democrats and Prohibitionists bitterly
deny. The bill is now before the Gov
ernor for approval.
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SENATOR ELKINs is very reckless
about his Presidential boom. That is,
he is not maintaining the conspicuous
silence, accompanied with an industrious
saving of wood, which marks the course
Of the other aspirants. On the contrary,
he is full of ideas and suggestions, some
of which are sure to arouse antagonisms.
Among his latest is bill to restrict i'm
migration, by levying tax of SO a
head on all immigrants who come to
this country in ships not flying the
American flag, nor belonging to Ameri-
can citizens. We think it would be a
good bill to pass.
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EOR ERIE CHA.

For the first time in our lives we feel
an inclination to agree with Senator
Roger q. Mills, of Texas. He has
introduced resolutions reading:
BE it resolred, Jg The Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States of america,
in Congress assembled, That the President OF
the United States is hereby directed TO re-
quest the Government OF Spain 10 authorize
the people Of Cuba, subject TO the sovereignty
of Spain, to institute such local government
rs they may wish and invest it with such
powers as they may think necessary to secure
to the people of Cuba the right of life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.
Section 2. In case Spain shall refuse to
grant to the Inhabitants of Cuba the right
ful power of self-gOvernment, then the Pres-
dent of the United States is hereby directed
TO take possession OF the Island of Cuba with
the military and naval forces of the United
States and mold the same until the people of
Cuba can organize government deriving
Its just powers from the consent of the gov
erned, and arm and equip such military
forces as may be necessary TO protect them
from invasion.
These are fagrantly irregular and I'M
diplomatic, but they 60 straight at the
heart of the matter, and tend to bring
the matter to direct issue. 1t is about
the only way in dealing with Spain.
Her idea of diplomacy is falsehood,
shutting and evasion, and she can only
be brought to terms by direct threats by
some one capable of making the threats
good.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-26

THE House Committee on Immigra-
ton has decided to report favorably two
bills for the restriction of immigration.
That introduced by Representative Nc
Call, of Massachusetts, excludes all males
between the ages of 16 and so who are
not able to read and write English, or
some other language. The females We're
at first included, but subsequently this
was not done, for fear Of dividing fami-
lies. The bill introduced by VIM. A..
Stone, of Pennsylvania, requires that
every immigrant must have certificate
from the United States Consul, or other
authorized representative nearest his
place of residence, setting forth that he
is not an Objectionable person, according
to the immigration laws of the United
States.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-26

A BILL that is before Congress, and
should certainly pass, is one that restores
pensions to widows of veterans who have
remarked and again been widowed.
These deserving women are in worse
position than ever, since they are much
older, and the Government should restore
their allowance to them. 1t is simple
justice. They were originally fully en-
titled to their pensions, and they relieved
the Government from its payment by
remarrying. Now they are doubly I'M
fortunate, having lost both their hus-
bands and their pensions.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.

THE European situation took another
Kaleidoscope change last week. The
DEVELOPMENTS over the British advance
from Egypt into the Sudan, showed that
England had suddenly established ami
cable relations with the Dreibund, and
that not only Italy, but Germany and
Austria also were supporting her, as
against France and Russia. This gave
the French Ministry cold chill, but
has not cooled down the angry French
people, who clamOr against allowing
"perfdious Albion to not only anchor
herself still more firmly in Egypt. but
proceed to gobble up nearly all the rest
Of Africa that is worth having. 1t is
claimed that England's ultimate object
is TO occupy a broad swath through the
center Of Africa, from Egypt to the
Cape of Good Hope. She has already
larger part of the territory necessary
TO do this, and only needs connection
between it and Egypt. If she really in
tends this it is grand scheme, and sufIi-
Gent TO fire the ambition of her states
men. 1t is something like the dream OF
the French in the 18th century to build
up "greater France" in America by
controlling the valleys of the St. Law
renee and the Mississippi, which brought
on the stage young Virginia Colonel
by the name of George Washington.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-26

LAST week the Chief Justice of the
United States announced that the pen
sion case of Justice Long, of Michigan,
which has once been argued in the SUI
preme Court, had been restored to the
docket for argument before the full
bench, and that it would be heard on
the second Monday of the next term,
after the other cases already set for that
date. Evidently the Administration
does not propose to have the case de-
cided while it is in office. This puts
the hearing over until after the Court
meets next December, and it will be
easy then to keep it from coming up
until after March 4.
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The NHTIONAL TRIBUNE LlBRHRY.
What is Thought About 1t All Over
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IT appeared incredible that the

IT appeared incredible that the
italian troops in Abyssinia should
have suffered such an appalling loss
as 10000 men killed, wounded, and
captured, yet the later reports seem to
confirm this. Nothing can account for
this except the worthlessness of the
troops. They had good arms and plenty
of them, and an abundance Of excellent
artillery, yet they suffered themselves to
be routed and destroyed by horde of
undisciplined and poorly-armed semi
savages. Nothing like such defeat
has ever been experienced by civilized
army in modern timeA
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-26

BALTIMORE has definitely withdrawn
from the competition for the National
Encampment in 1897. The assignment
of the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad, with
the consequent depreciation of the value
of the stock, of which the people of
Baltimore are general and large holders,
took the heart out of the affair, and made
hopeless any attempt to raise the neces-
sary funds.
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"The Story of Cuba. .
by BYRON ANDREWS.
No. 9 EHTIOEHL TRIBUNE LIBRHRY.

Every body is now thinking and talking of
Cuba. Everybody wants TO know all about
the Queen of the Antilles To meet this,
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has issued, as No.
s. Of its Library, a beautifully printed little
pamphlet The Story OF Cuba, " by Byron
Andrews Thscontains, in compact, interest
ing form. all that one wants TO know about
the lsland-its history since its discovery, its
people soil. climate, productions, etc IL is
embellished with beautiful illustrations of
scenery, buildings, etc. and fine portraits of
prominent men. The author Mr.. Andrews,
spent much time in Cuba, and knows by
personal observation of what he writes. Ut
Is such book as sells everywhere at from %
10 80 cents, but will be mailed TO any address
post paid upon receipt Of cents. Send in
your orders at once, as the demand for it will
be great.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
t72s n. y. Ave-, Washington, ID. q.
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AN OPEN LETTER
To the Senators and Rep
resentativeS i'm Congress
Assembled.

GENTLEMEN: The weeks are gliding
swiftly by. The calendar has marked
nearly four months since you first con-
vened. This has been period of most
anxious waiting for the veterans and
their friends. They had previously
waited for a whole year after your cleo
ton for the time when you should take
your seats and begin the work you were
expected to do.
We cannot express to you more than
family the volume and intensity of that
expectation. The land was filled with
bitter complaints of the harshness of the
administration of the pension system,
and the failures of the Government to
do Justice to the men who had saved It's
existence at the cost Of their own wreck
age in health, strength, and worldly
prospects.
There was a world of palpable, OBJ
vious injustice, which it was expected
you would go far toward righting as
soon as you could get to work. What
have you done toward meeting this
great and just expectation in the four
months YOU have been in session? Can
YOU point your constituents to single
radical, far-reaching measure to meet
the evils which formed the basis of the
multitude of justly-severe denunciations
which formed so effective portion of
the campaign material in 1894? VIII
you let any more time elapse before you
do this?
We assure YOU in the strongest terms
possible that no legislation will 90 any
where SO nearly toward meeting this
general expectation as the passage Of the
Service Pension Bill. Nothing else will
90 so far toward righting wrongs which
should be righted. In nothing else can
you do so much toward promoting jus
tice to the veterans and their dependent
ones.
We beg that YOU will not be deferred
by any considerations as to the probable
attitude of the President toward the bill.
That is no concern of yours. You will
do your duty by passing the bill. You
will redeem your promises and pledges
TO your constituents No one expects
more from you, but all have the right
to expect this.
Pass the bill at once. Affirm the
Nations justice and gratitude toward its
saviors. Give hope and comfort to
those who are sick at heart with weary
waiting. Place Congress on record as
sure and steadfast in its good faith to-
ward the veterans and their dependent
ones, and the present feeling of distrust
and anxiety will give way TO plaudits
from one ocean to the other, and your
return to your constituents will be met
with glad welcome.
Earnestly for justice,
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THE Senate Committee on Pensions
has decided to report favorably Senator
Gallingers bill providing that when a
man was accepted and mustered into the
service during the war this must be ac-
cepted as proof Of his soundness in mind
and body at time Of enlistment. If this
passes it will be of great Importance to a
large number of claimants who have
been rejected upon charges of disability
existing prior to enlistment
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You can get more information about
Cuba in the "Story of Cuba" published
in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY,
than in any other publication. 1t has
all the facts in small compass, and
brought down to date. Sent to any adj
dress upon receipt of five cents-six
copies for 20 cents.
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RATES To ST. PAUL.

In q circular issued by the Chicago,
Milwaukee g. st. Paul Railroad, it is
said:
The rates of fare for EXCURSION tickets for
| this occasion via the Chicago Milwaukee d
| st. Paul Railway will be approximately one
cent per mile from all points outside OF
radius of $50 miles from ST Paul; for the
territory within the 250-mile radius, the
| rate for excursion tickets will be one fare
| for the round tri p.
The dates of sale agreed upon for points
| within the territory of the Western Pas
senger Association are Aug. 81 and Sept.
for the territory outside of that Association,
the dates of sale will probably be from one
! to two days earlier. The return limit OF
tickets will be Sept Is, 1896, with the priv-
| lege of extension until Sept. 80, 1896, pro-
vided the return portions of the tickets are
deposited with the joint agent of the rail-
way companies at St. Paul prior to Sept. 10,
1896.
To another paragraph we take strong
exceptions:
We make no claim that the excursion
rate of approximately one cent per mile
made for this occasion will enable the rail-
way companies to make any profit out OF
the transportation; but in view of the fact
that the Grand Army of the Republic is COM
posed of men who fought to save the Union,
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
Company will not be outdone by any other
railway company in showing it's appreca-
ton of the blue coated heroes of 80 years or
more ago.
Our exceptions are that sentiment has
nothing to do, and should have nothing
to do with this question of rates. 1t Is
purely business matter. The fact that
the members of the GAR. fought for
the Union has no more relation to the
price of a railroad ticket than it has to
the price of pair of shoes or a yard of
muslin which one of them may desire
to buy in general store. The domi-
nant fact is that the GAR. National
Encampment will take from five to 10
times as many people to St. Paul as any
other gathering held this year will TO
the city in which it may be held. This
is all there is of it. We are entitled to
the lowest possible wholesale rates on
account of the immensely of our bust
ness. An absurd attempt was made to
put the GAR. in the same category as
the Knights of Pythias, who were natu
rally, and very properly, struggling to
get the lowest possible rates. We were
entitled to much lower rates, not because
we had fought for the country, but
because we would give at least 20 pas
sengers to the roads where the Knights
of Pythias gave one.
In the matters Of pensions and of
preference to veterans for Office and
public employment VIC can properly
appeal to the public ON the sentiment
of gratitude, patriotism, and justice.
But this matter of, railroad rates rests
ON a purely business basis, and should
be kept there.
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VETERANS sons and daughters and
disabled veterans can make good wages
by selling "The Story of Cuba" One
hundred will be sent to any address for
So, and can he sold in an hour in any
large gathering.
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THE Spanish papers make strong
point to the Cubans who wish to enter
the United States, as to how insignificant
the Spanish element has become in those
portions of Spanish-America which have
been annexed-Florida, Texas and Cali
forna.
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"THE Story of Cuba" is printed ON
fine, heavy paper, in large type, with
excellent illustrations Sent to any adj
dress for cents; six copies for 20
cents.
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SHERMAN'S MEMOIRS
BEGIN NEXT WEEK.

In our next issue we shall begin the
publication of "The Personal Memoirs
of Gen. w. I. Sherman"
Make sure that you renew at once, SO
as not to miss number.