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RANSOM POST.
Past Chaplain-in-Chief Hagerty writes :"
Grand Army Affairs i'm ST. Louis

Past Chaplain-in-C Chief Hagerty Writes Oh
Grand Army Affairs i'm St. Louis.
EnrToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Ransom Post
has closed one of it's most successful years
work. both as TO social enjoyment and muster
ing new and influential recruits Old veterans
are beginning to see the great advantage Oh
membership in a Post of live. patriotic COM
rades of the war; and are coming In haste before
the wears come when they will say We have
no pleasure in them.
The Post held its 18th anniversary Camp
fire the other night at the Southern Hotel.
A most admirable program covered some four
hours in its rendering Gen. Joe Shelby, oil
Confederate fame. Was one OF the was-to-Oe
speakers bet did not put in his appearance as
regular as in the late unplessantness. we
never regretted his absence then. but this time
we regretted it greatly. As it was. over 50t
sat down to a banquet-tabe OF ~ courses. i,
was so arranged that after course speech 0,
10 minutes was had, so that the speeches. ano
bsnoueting were alternated during the entire
evening.
The flag was brought into the large banquet
ing-hal and saluted in regular Post form. Inc
toast 1.-THE President of the U.S.A." was te
have been responded to by Gen. Walker
Past CommaDdsr-in-Chief, but, unfortu'
pately. he was absent Home talent did serv.
ice. however, aud all went on well. "Blut
and the Gray" was Gen. Shelby's toast The
Regular Army" was responded to by Capt
Bouphton, u. S. A. One of the great beauties
of this banquet was that there was nothing or
the table to intoxicate leaving all the happy
crowd OF old comrades and friends just as clear
headed at the close as ut the beginning. Thii
is always so at any table OF Ransom Post
Gen. Sherman had it the same way when n
was among us. and thus it will be to the end
Ransom Posts election went of most success
fully, having but one nomination for eact
Office.
Our new Soldiers Home in st. James is open
ing out finely Most of the rooms are furnished
and some of them are already occupied. Thu
Home is for the old coDrade and his wife .
we'll Such Was the intention OF the W-R.C.
and that end is kept in view all the time.-I
ii. HAGERry, Past Chaplain-in-Chief. Depart
ment and Post Chaplain.
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DEPARTMENT NEWS.
ILLINOIS,

ILLINOIS,
i. Lieut.. chas. r. Ward Post Isl, Camden
son; J.V.C Daniel Fry; Q. NJ, Fred De-
Counter; Adj't, VIM. b. Cady; Chap, E. g.
West: Surg, John Bowers; o. d., S. A. Boil.
ing: o. G., Z. w. Hays; S. NJ, Reuben w.
Tolle; Q. NJ. s., Henry Wood.
Bryper Post, 81, Peoris-Com., Eliot Callen.
der: S. v c., Mark n. Bassett; J. v. C.. WIN.
Gauss; q. NJ, Il. w. Burt; Chap Tracy Temp.
kins; Surg, u. ID. Bradley; O. d., jacob
Cafyn; o. G.. j. Il. Walker.
Gen. Godfrey Weitzel Post. 425, Chicago
CON-. Edwin p. Mann; S. v. c., Charles r
Phillips; J. V. c., John f. Holden; Surg,
Samuel F. Lawrence; Chap, II. c. Foote o. D..
John Hill; o. g., Charles Mcclure.
IOWA.
James . Tsvlor Post, 1885, Algona-Com., P
/. Slagle; s. Y C., Gillespie Parsons; J. Y. C.
J. Siarks; @ A., John Reed Surg, II. C. Nc
Coy; Chap, Ger Lamson; o. d., Robert He'd
rick.
Charles City Post. 8. Charles City-Com., NJ
S. Wilson; S. v. C., A. II. Merriman; J. v. c.
n. Freeburg; Surg, l. Kellog; Chap, A: 9
Bildretb q. b., w. b. Williams; o. d., c.
Crumb; o. g.. w. III. Lytle.
KENruCKY.-
Hays Watkins Post. 81. Lebaaon-Com., Mel
son Hays; S. V. c.. Geo. w. Livers: J. v. C
Jos. Whitehouse; Chap, A. l. Brown; Q. III
J. ID. Rabbit; Surg. James Howe; Adj't JON
Barr; o. a.. Perry Mills: Asst lns., MiltO
Purdy; o. d.. L. 7. Baldwin.
Joseph S. Drane Post. l24. New Castle--Com
Nicholas Kelley; S. V. c., Wm. Mediation
@. NJ, B. Il. Newman; Adj't w. II. Ames
Surg. L. T. Long; Chap, A. b. Morgan; o. ID
Lewis w. Sewall; o. g. Vim. Pesrce.
MASSACHUSETTS,
Mai. Il. f. Fletcher Post Milford. was il
spected Dec. 9 by Assistant Inspector A. v
Tourtellotte of Ashland. Posts 6. 2, IL, IL
"a. los, and 1l2 had delegations present.
C. c. Phillips, ia, Hopkinton-Com-. C.
Wheeler; S. v. c., NJ. F. Danahy; J.V.
john L. o'Sullivan; Adj't E. F. Hodge; /. s
A. Smith; Q. d., Alanson Jones; Guard, 3. !
Newton; Chap, 7. J. Holmes; Surg, G.
Manning.
Sprague Post. a. Grafton-Com.. e. A. Howe
EV. c.. Henry Robinson; J. ". c., Charles
Aldrich; @ n. Clarence Sumner; o. D.. B. ]
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Compliments.

lam prompted solely by motives of hign-
est appreciation of the valuable service You
have rendered and are still rendering in De-
half of the old soldiers, to write you these
few lines to express the thanks of the Jew
defenceless ones that are scattered over this
section. We sincerely hope THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE will survive the last one OF U.s.
James Williams, Maysville, s. c.
give the editor of The NATIONAL TBIs-
UNE great praise for the stand he TOOK our
ing the campaign.-A- j. Robson, 70. H.
18th Pa Cav, Equinunk, Pa.
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE did wonders
in calling the comrades into line in support
of Mai. McKinley.-Thos. Patterson, 81
Lawrence, 8. ID.
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cliped. After an inspection Of all these little
evidences of solicitude for the comfort Oh the
employees, one can better understand the gem
eral air Of cheorfulnsss that seems to pervads
the entire establishment"
DEPARTMENT OF OHIO.
Tod Corps. Youngstown, O., was one OF tho
Ohio auxiiiaries that participated, through .
representative. at Denver July, 1883, in the
formation of National Woman's Relief Corps,
auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic.
Numbers were taken up for the Ohio auxili-
aries in their order, by Kate B. Sherwood,
Western organizer. who later visited Yonngs'
town and instituted Tod Corps, and financially
and numerically it has always been one of the
first in the State.
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cum, grows on the
banks of the Ganges
river, East India, and
probably was used for
centuries by the ma
tives before its extra
ordinary properties
became known to
civilization through
Christian mission
aries. In this re-
speet it resembles the
discovery of quinine
from the Peruvian
bark, made known by
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Koneta Circle, "a, of Wapakonets. o., has
elected the following officers: Pres, Mary
Kerst; 8. V.-P., Julia Wolph; J. V.-P., Sabra
Cartmell; Treas, Addie Whitaker; Chap,
Alice Morrin; Con-. Adels Swisher; g., Estelia
Hartman; Delegate, Sarah Myers; Alternate,
Amanda Miller. The President-elect Will ap-
point Della Morrin as Secretary.
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I am so glad of the election of Comrad9
Mckinley that I want to congratulate all
the old boys North and South for theR
stesdfastness in line, and voting ss they
shot. i am very proud of them.-W. x.
Lowriman, Co. z, 1st Ala Cav, Nauvo@
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A NEW BOTANICAL
DISCOVERY.
The Wonderful Kava-Kava
Shrub of Special Interest to
Sufferers from Diseases Of
the Kidneys or Bladder,
Rheumatism, etc.-A Bless
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A short time ago our readers were informed
of the discovery of the Kaya-Kava Shrub, .
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in curing certain diseases. The Kava-Kava
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THE GENUINE "BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TRocBEs" are sold only in boxes. They are
wonderfully effective for Coughs and Throat
Troubles.
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the noble W.R.CI
FIRST SCHOOL, FLAG.
The following pleasant facts and pictures are
from an article for local woman's edition,
| contributed by Mrs. W. + Heller. wife of the
President Of the American Flag Co., Easton,
| Pa. to whom the W.K.C. fs 80 deeply indebted
| for the Tree distribution OF flag rituals:
ION hot Summer day, in 1886, while re-
clining under the protecting branches of q
shade tree at Columbia, Pa5 experimenting the
| work of decorating school building. w. J.
| Heller was astonished)a lat the patriotic enthusi.
asm of the school children when 'Old Glory
was possibly for the first time in history thrown
| to the breeze from the roof Of a sch0ohouse.
| Instantaneously arose the thought, Why not
| inspire in the same way all Of the school chill
| dren in Uncle Sans wide domain with the
| same loyal sentiment,
From the thoughuthat the children about
that school building instilled has grown large
and constantly Embarrassing business, until to day
the American Flag Manufacturing CO., OF East
on, Pa make upwards of one.f half of the hunt.
| ing flags manufactured in the United States.
"The ritual on teaching patriotism to the ris.
ing generation, issued exclusively by this COM
pany, has been sent to every school in the
United States, and has been adopted officially
| by 10 States in the Union.
"a visit to this establishment discloses spac.
ous work-rooms. with frescoed wall, electric
fans. rows Of machines run by electricity, pro
fusion of colored silk and bunting, reception
| rooms aud Offices; the walls marvel OF deco.
| ratve art; the shipping department; the large
wel-lit noon-hour room, with its numerous
tables on which the operatives can spread, in {
dainty. home-appetizing way, their noon-day
meal and coy rockers for all, giving an unin
terrupted mid day rest, and, to perfect th'
diversion, standard magazines aud periodical
arc provided in plenty for those literariiy in
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

John II. Parsons, engineer on the
Delaware railroad. has sold a part of
his patent for heating houses to Phila-
delphia capitalists.
John Leonard, a Philadelphian.
fell from car No. Ga Of the Delaware
avenue line last night and injured his
back and leg He was able to return
home
Sitting in chambers yesterday az
ternoon, Chancellor Nicholson issued
formal orders in the line Of the prose-
cution Of the receiverships of the Nc
Daniel and Merrihew Manufacturing
Company and the Kent and Weeks
Lumber Company.
Miss Jennie Croes and David Nc
Henry will represent the Calvary Pres
byterian Mission az the ninth annual
Sunday School Convention of New Cas-
tie county, at Middletown, next Thurs
day.
Charles c. Kutrz to-day sold a fine
new house, at Twentieth and Wash
ington streets. built by Medhold d
Son, TO John W. Taggart, for $500.
AT Olivet Presbyterian Church
there will be preaching by the pastor
at 1890 a. m and at 7.45 p. M; Sun
day school at p. m, and Young PeO-
pies meeting at 6. As p. m.
"A new safety gate has been erected
on the south side of the Shipley street
railroad crossing. the gate having been
broken several days ago by runaway
horse.
The lighthouse tender Zizania
came in to the Pusey and Jones Com
pany's wharf this morning for sup
plies.
The Stockwell Home choir. of
London, England, which is making a
tour of the United States, and which
has been in Wilmington for several
days, left for Philadelphia this morn
ing.
Peter A. HOrty will build fine
home at Eleventh and Jackson streets.
upon the site now occupied by Ferry's
carpet-cleaning establishment.
Bishop Curtis will celebrate mass
at Chestertown, Nd, tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
LIEUTENANT BOOTES AWHEEL.
A CHAPTER OF INCIDENTS IN
WHICH HE WAS THE HERO |
EVERY TINE.

A CHAPTER OF INCIDENTS IN
WHICH HE WAS THE HERO
EVERY TINE.
Lieutenant H. V. Bootes, Of Com
pany A, N. G. d., is not a bicyclist
with a record, and the indications are
that he never will be one. AT o'clock
yesterday morning he set out for Phila-
delphia. Before he reached ClaymOnt
he had lost his bell. After looking for
it until he had lost his patience, he set
off again. For the purpose of making
up lost time he pedaled harder than he
should and broke a pedal near Chester
He turned out at No. tOll-gate and
went down to the river, getting a
puncture on the way. He shOuldered
his wheel and walked to Point Breeze.
hunting for a repair shop. Finding
none he lighted his pipe and sat down
on the roadside waiting for a wheel
man to come along. Presently a
young fellow towing his sweetheart
with rope, pedaled up and was hailed
by the lieutenant. In stopping the
rope became entangled in the chain Of
the strangers and several links broke.
He threw the lieutenant a patch and
some cement hired a passing team
ster to take him and his wheel back
to Chester, his best girl working hard
to keep pace with the horses. The
lieutenant smiled sardonically as he
mended his own Wheel and. after the
cement had hardened, pumped up the
tire and rode on rejoicing. reaching
Philadelphia at o'clock in the after
noon. He put off his return so late
that when he reached Chester it was
dark. Having no lantern he was forced
to walk the whole length Of the city
to prevent being arrested for riding
without a light, and after he reached
Wilmington he had another walk for
the same reason. He went home and
had some friends rub him down, after
which he went to bed and slept until
nearly noon to-day. On Monday he
will go to Chester by train, hunt up
the young fellow and his best girl and
present to them an engrossed copy of
the mingled regrets and thanks of Com
pany A and the governors staff.
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
EX-REGIsTER's NEW HOME.

Lewis r. Springer has prepared
plans for a handsome residence for
ex-Register of Wills J. Wilkins Cooch
and the preliminary work is already
being done on the site in Newark. The
bidders for the contract were Kane &
Griffith, S2,693; L. o. Cameron & Son,
S27O0; w. Cloud, S2,S12; William j.
Brown, S2937; Frank Willis, $1,000:
Greenwalt & Son. 49, 1876; b. f. Shakes
peare. SO 400; Philemma Chandler. So
$50; William II. Foulk & Son, $3,575. IL
was obtained by Kane & Griffith, and
the work is now being done under the
supervision of Mr.. Springer The resi-
dence will be a frame cottage, having
fourteen rooms and bath, three bay
windows and a large porch.
Evening journal., 1896-11-28

HAS DONE AS MUCH AS ANY
AMERICAN EVER KNOWN TO
JOIN THE TWO ENGLISH-sPEAK-
ING NATIONS.
1t is not often that foreign ambas-
sador so completely wins the respect
and, indeed, the affection of the Eng
lish people as Mr.. Bayard has done,
says the Baltimore Sun of to-day To
have dined with the queen was a great
honor, no doubt, but even if our am
bassador had never been invited to
Windsor Castle there were other evil
dences of the fondness with which he
is regarded by our English brethren
that would have been sufficient to
show the place which he holds in their
esteem.
The happy termination of the Vene-
zuelan boundary dispute is by many
of the English people attributed largely
to Mr. Bayard, and while the part
which he has played in making arbi-
tration possible may have been exag-
gerated on the other side of the water,
it is very likely that the ambassadors s
personal influence has been a valuable
quantity in bringing about an agree
ment.
It has been the fashion of the lingo
press to sneer at our ambassador be-
cause he enjoyed the confidence of the
nation to which he has been sent as
the representative of the United States.
Mr.. Bayard's "Americanism," how
ever has not suffered by reason of his
cordial relations with Englishmen. On
the contrary, he has been able TO exert
an influence which man less polished
and tactful could never have COM
manded
He has done as much as any Ameri
can to establish cordial relations be-
tween the two great English-speaking
nations, and for this he deserves the
thanks of his own country as well as
the confidence of the people Of Eng
land.
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
WILLIS WILL RETAIJATE

The Delaware letter TO the Philadel-
phia Times this morning contained an
other reference to the Clayton House
and James L. Willis, its lessee. Mr..
Willis will go to Philadelphia to-day
or Monday and see the managing edi-
tor of the Times. He says that one day
recently the local representative of the
Times behaved in such a disorderly
manner in the Clayton House that he
was forced to eject him. The corre-
spondent then threatened to shoot
him. Mr.. Willis declares that he does
not believe that a reputable newspaper
like the Times viii permit itself to
be made the instrument of the per-
sonal spite of its correspondents, es-
pecially when the attacks are aimed at
his business and consist wholly of
Misrepresentation
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
ONE CENT.
CITY COURT CASES.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BEFORE
JUDGE BALL IN THE MUNICIPAL
COURT TODAY.

BUSINESS TRANSACTED BEFORE
JUDGE BALL IN THE MUNICIPAL
COURT TO-DAY.
The session of Municipal Court held
this morning was short, but extremely
heavy.
Charles II. Robinette was up before
Judge Ball again charged with being
drunk. When found by Sergeant
Shields Charles was dreaming peace
fully with his face buried In the earth.
The officer asked Robinette why he
was lying there. The slippery knight
replied: ~ want the fellow below to
shut off the heat, it affects my head"
The sun-stroke gag did not influence
Judge Ball, and Robinette was fined SO
and costs, or thirty days.
Samuel Campbell will be given a
hearing tonight on the charge of Gre
ating a disturbance at a service of the
American Volunteers, atThird and King
streets.
Charles Laure and Richard Bladen,
colored, were charged with the lar
ceny of four pairs of shoes. The case
was continued until Monday morning.
They were held In 5000 bail Laure
was also held on the charge of carry
ing concealed a deadly weapon.
John Wright was held in 5000 bail
for the upper court. Wright was
charged with stealing iron from the
Wilmington and Northern railroad. =.
Blair Pie made his first appearance i'm
the Municipal Court this morning as
counsel for Wright
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
A MINISTER IN DEMAND.
REV. E. L. HUBBARD is WANTED
BOTH IN WASHINGTON AND
WILMINGTON.

w Wl4NlNGlON
Rev. E. l.. Hubbard, Phi. D., pastor
Of Madison Square Centenary M. e.
Church, Baltimore, but formerly a
leading member of the Wilmington
Conference and pastor of Union M. T..
Church Of this city, is in demand
among several churches that will be-
come pastorless in the course ofa year
according to the Methodist law of limi-
tation. DR.. Hubbard has been pastor
of the Baltimore church since 1892,
and will complete his fourth confer
ence year there next February.
Foundry NJ E. Church, of Washing
ton, d. c., one of the strongest North
ern Methodist churches in the South,
and second only in Importance to the
handsome Metropolitan M. E. Church,
is already making overtures to secure
DR.. Hubbard at the next conference, It
is said, and will get him if the bishops
do not rule otherwise and appoint a
minister from a distant conference, as
has been the custom at this church.
Foundry Church holds the certificate
of Major William Mckinley, and he
will become an active member of it
after his inauguration as president
DR.. Hubbard is also wanted in Will
mington 1t has been an open secret
among the members of Union NJ E..
Church that, at the expiration Of the
present pastorate, they intended to Of
fer DR.. Hubbard a handsome salary to
return as pastor of Union Church. No
action has been taken by the Whining
ton congregation, and as Foundry
Church offers salary Of $2,5O0 it will
doubtless secure the Delaware man.
unless there is episcopal objection.
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
EQUAL SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.
FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION
CLOSED LAST NIGHT - AID
DRESSES BY JUDGE AsHMAN, OF
PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA.
There were about thirty-nve dele
gates present at the afternoon session
of the first annual convention Of the
Equal Suffrage Association. Mrs. J
Il. Milligan delivered an address of
welcome, to which Mrs. A. G. Quigley
responded Mrs. Quigley laid stress
upon the necessity of unity among
women. She secuted the idea of women
neglecting their homes IL they were
given the right to vote
Miss Margaret S. Hilles, state presi-
dent of the W. c. +. L.. brought greet
ings from that body. saying that that
organization is closely allied with the
equal suffrage movement. David Fer
ris also made a short address. giving
his reasons why women SHOULD vote.
During the afternoon these officers
were elected: President. Mrs. Martha
5. CranstOn, Newport; vice-president.
Mrs. Margaret Houston, Georgetown; !;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Marga-
ret II. Kent, Wilmington; recording
secretary, Edward Mullen, Marshall
ton; treasurer, Miss Emma Lore
There was larger attendance at last
nights meeting. Judge Ashman, OF
Philadelphia, was the chief speaker.
and his address was a very interesting
one. Competition, he said, has shown
that woman is equal TO man. Hence
she should have equal political rights.
All arguments against it is on the
grounds of impropriety It is said that
she would meet improper women If
she went TO the polls. She meets them
every day on the streets and in the
stores. One argument made is that the
educated women would not come out
to vote, and that the ignorant ones
would be as bad as the men. This IS
not so, as the good and refined women
would not only vote, but they would
diminish the present evil. Women feel
the evils of society more than men, and
would vote against them. Justice is
back of the whole movement
MIR. Ashman spoke of the new the
ories which are being advanced which
he said were more dangerous than Civ
ing the ballot 10 woman. Among these
he mentioned socialism and anarchlsm.
Old ideas are being put in the back
ground, and there is dangerous feel
ing Of unrest. Woman suffrage, he
said, would set things right.
Mrs. Ellen Price was the first
speaker, and she talked about Woman
as a School Director" She thought
that women should be in every school
board, as they know more about chill
dren and their ways than men.
The other speaker was Mrs. Mary
Heald Way, Of oxford. Pa. She re-
ferred to the woman suffrage move
ment in Pennsylvania. and gave il as
her opinion that man had not done his
duty in looking after the outside af-
fairs of the nation. and that women
had been chosen to bring the people
TO true citizenship.
An exceptionally fine musical pro
gram. arranged by Miss Emma Lore
was rendered.
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
AN0THER PETITIoN FILEp.

James II. Homecker, counsel in the
suit Of Godfrey Morse against the Bay
State Gas Company. filed an interven-
ing petition in the United States Court
yesterday against the said company.
The petition prays for an examiner to
be appointed to take testimony to be
read at the hearing to show cause why
a receiver should not be appointed.
The petition also asked for power TO
bring the books Of the company into
court. Judge Wales granted the rule.
returnable next Thursday morning
The rule also grants that the di-
rectors OF the company be compelled
to testify in the case
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
DoNAHoE FOR CHAIRMAN.

A Dover man, who is usually
fairly well posted in political matters.
said to an Evening Journal reporter
this morning: 81 think Senator Dona-
hoe will be the chairman of the Con-
stitutional Convention. r. r. Kenney
is working for him, and in return, /
think. Kenney expects that Donahoe
will help him materially I'm his fight
for the United States senatorshipn
Evening journal., 1896-11-28
REp wING,s GREW HOME.

Captain CARL and the crew Of the
ill-fated iron schooner Red Wing,
which foundered in the Gulf Of Mexico
while bound from Caibarien, Cuba. TO
Moss Point, Fla, passed through Will
mington yesterday on their way TO
Philadelphia, where the schooner was
owned. With them was J. II. Springer,
United States consul at Caibarien, who
was a passenger on the schooner. He.
with the rest, lost all he had except the
clothing he wore.