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are entitled to consideration and prueSct1on so
long rs they obey the laws of the country. If
they occupy houses belonging to absent rebels.
they must pay rent to the Quartermaster. III
they own property, they must occupy 1t by
themselves. tenants, or servants.
Sth. When houses are occupied and the owner
has gone South, leaving an agent to collect rent
for his benefit?
Answer Rent must be paid to the Qnarter-
master. No agent can collect and remit money
South without subjecting himself to arrest and
trial for aiding aud ahetting the public enemy.
9th. When houses are owned by loyal citi-
zens, but are unoccupicd?
Answer. Such should not be disturbed. but it
would be well TO advise them to have some
servant at the house to occupy it.
10th. When parties who occupy the house
are creditors of the owner, who has gone
South?
Answer You only look to collection of rents
liable to arrest and trial for aiding aud abetting
the enemy; but do not think it our business
to collect debts other than rents.
11th. When the parties who own the property
have left the city under Gen. Hoveys Order
No. /, but are in the immediate neighborhood,
Oh their plantations?
Answer. 1t makes no difference where they
are, they are absent.
12th When movable property is found in
stores that are closed?
Answer. The goods are security for the rent.
If the owner of the goods prefers to remove
the goods to paying rent. he can do SO.
18th. When the owner lives in town, and
refuses to take the oath of allegiance?
Answer. II the house be occupied, it does
not fall under the order. If the house be va
cant, it does. The owner can recover his prop.
erty by taking the oath.
All persons in Memphis residing within our
military lines are presumed 10 be loyal. good
citizens. and may at any moment be called to
serve on juries, posses eomitatus. or other civil
service required by the Constitution and laws
of our country. Should they be called upon
to do such duty. which Would require them to
acknowledge their Allegiance and snbordina.
tion to the Constitution of the United States,
it would then be too late to refuse. So long as
they remain quiet and conform to these laws,
they are entitled to protection in their prop.
erty and lives. a.
We have nothing to do with confscation.
We only deal with possession, and therefore
the necessity of strict accountability. because
the United States assumes the place of trustee,
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with their tenants cat. Re, turned over to pro-
prietors on proof of loyalty also take charge
of such as have been leased out by disloyal
owners" Su
l understand that GeH. Grant takes the rents
and profits of th.s classtoff real property under
the rules and laws of war. and not under the
coniiscation act of Cnnssress; thcrefore the
question of tirln is NOT ipvolved--simply the
possession, and the rents and profits oil houses
belonging to our enemies. which are not vacant T.
we hold in trust for them or the Government.
according to the future decisions OF the proper
tribunals.
and managing this basiness, called on me last
evening aud left with me written questions,
which it would take volume TO answer and q
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ALL FOR MCKINLEY.

California
W. J. Byrnes, Mendocno, Cal: California
will surely cast her vote for Mckinley.
w. S. Hengy, Hengy, Cal: There is no
doubt but that California will 90 for Nc
Kinley by small majority, estimated at
5000, which result has been reached by
close canvass.
Indiana.
VIII Wellman, Captain, Co. F, 59th Ind.
Valeene, Ind: My father gave to the Union
army five sons and one son-in-law. The
father at home gave every possible support
to the cause. ! lost four brothers and a
brother-in-law killed in battle and from dis
abilities incident to the service. Father
and mother have long since gone to their
rest. I alone am left. will daily hoist the
American Flag on my house-top, lift my hat
to the passing parades, and hope that all
comrades from every State in the Union will
Join with me in voting for Mckinley and
honesty.
Indian Territory.
John w. Howell, Co. L, I'd Ark. Cav,
Wapanucka, Ind. Ter, has been reader of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE since 1888. and is
confident it is the only true friend the old sol
dier has. He is glad 10 see the interest taken
by his comrades in the election of Comrade
Mckinley, whom he regards as the savior OF
our country. While not permitted to east
vote in the Territory, he nevertheless is strong
in the principles for which he fought. Nc
Kinley clubs have been organized all over
the Territory He organized club in his
precinct of SO members. 10 Of whom were
old soldiers, every one of whom are for Nc
Kinley and Sound Money. The leading
Free Silverites are all x-Confeds, and he
cannot see how it is possible for an exU Union
soldier who fought for our country and our
flag should now 90 back upon the record by
supporting man who goes about the coun-
try preaching anarchy. Don't do it, COM
rades.
Geo. Lauber, Co. B, 9th Ohio, and First
Lieutenant, 1O6th Ohio, Wilmington, O.,
after replying to d. w. Ridenour, of Ell
Dorado. Tex, that he is one Of the survivors
of the first $4,000 men who responded to
Lincoln's first call, says: "I too sdmonish
all soldiers and others to vote for the Re-
publican candidate, for with Mckinley in
the White House we soldiers will have a
stanch friend in the President, who has so
much at heart-the welfare of the country,
Wv. B. Croskey, 74th Ohio, steubenville,
W., senuS US ING hducS, IeSihlcnCs ciC., OF
| $40 veterans who form the Union Veterans
Patriotic League of Jefferson County, Ohio.
Tennessee.
". R. Carter, 965 Broad ST. Knoxville,
Tenn: Success to THE NATION AL TRIBUNE E
! and three cheers and a tiger for Maj. Nc.
| Kinley. The old veterans are almost solid
for him. Just keep your eye on East Ten
nessee, and see if this division of the State
does not roll up the largest majority it ever
did in the history of the old Volunteer
State"
Texas.
Curren P. Ramsey, Co. !, nth KY, Ne
chanitz, Tex. The old soldiers to man in
this neighborhOod are going to vote for Nc
Kinley. The Mckinley men in this part of
| Texas are in the large majority. l cannot
see how any veteran can vote for Free Silver
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY.
A Series of Historical Textbooks.
ALREADY ISSUED.

No. 1. STATISTICS OF The the number troops oops
statistical relating the
No uNcoLNs WoRDs-The Gettysburg address, Second Inaugural
andeo speeches and letters
No. 8. MISCELLANEOUS MEMORANDA Dates Of the great
isico O. List killed on both sides
PENSION STATISTcS-Number on the roll of each Glass;
Rv o Mo hsTo~RY Is ~ 1a M a n aa nnpao na
in
illustrate
No. O. PRESIDENT MoNRoE AND HIS d DoeTR!NE.B, @
Cievlan Portrait Map.
No ~ Pe"n's ohn MeEIg Contains Splendid page half
No. g. THE STORY cUBABy Byron Andrews History of the
by
Wer and
both sides
THE LEE oF MA5 H. GEM GEoRGE l. THqMAs0 H. Il,
Cumbel land,
addition o1. it, moth
No. IL. LIFE GEN. P II. SHERDAN,- This is particularly
COMPLIED
rebellion statistical matter mpoan
TO BE ISSUED. -
No. a.: LIFE OF ADMIRAL D. G. FARRAouT,J1he Create
Navalhe Il
OTHER NUMBERS OF GREAT INTEREST uLL FoLL0u
copy Six Of
snr2 counu 3
NATIONAL TRIBUNE 17as New York Warrington u
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of the fight with a wild hurrah, shooting
down the colored wounded soldiers as
they came upon any who were left on the
field.
With desperate valor, and contesting
every inch Of ground, the colored in
fantrv were forced from their fourth
position back TO the rear Of the train,
and formed on the left of the 18th Iowa,
pouring volley after volley into the lines
of the exulting foe as they retired.
The Federal troops and train were not
entirely surrounded, and the firing of
small-arms and artillery, the crashing
Of shot and bursting shells in among the
teams Of the large train, the roar Of the
battle, and the shouting of the victorious
Confederate troops soon caused scene
of great confusion. Col. Williams now
sa* that it was impossible to save the
train, and that it would require heroic
courage to save his troops who were
not already left on the field killed and
wounded.
In a few moments after part Of the
colored infantry formed on the left OF
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PICKING COrToH.

made uniform on all interests, real estate, and
personal property, including money and mer-
chandise.
All who are protected should share the ex.
penses in proportion to the interests involved.
j am. with respect. your obedient servant,
w. I. SHERMAN, Major General Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION, MEMPHIS,
Aug. z, 1862.
Capt. FITCH, Asst Q. NJ, Memphis. Tenn.
SIR: The duties devolving on the Quarter
master of this post, in addition to his legiti.
mate functions. are very important aud oner-
Gus, and am fully aware that the task is more
than should dcvolve on one man. will Ell.
desvor to get yon help in the person of some
commissioned officer. and. if possible, one under
bond, as he must handle large amounts of
money in trust but, for the present. we must
execute the duties falling to our share rs we'll
as possible. On the subject Of vacant honses
Gen. Grants orders are: Take possession of
oil vacant stores aud houses in the city, and
have them rented at reasonable rates; rent to
b paid monthly in advance. These buildings,
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AN INDICATION OF GOOD TIMES.

There is no better indication of the fast approach
Of booming times than the wonderful foreign de-
mand for products, which is bound to send
prices of all farm products much higher, and THE
CHICAGO, are furnishing 5000 to $4,000 a month
at home to every man over Is years
of age in good standing who applies 10 them. If
YOU are out Of work write to then and they will
send you big sample line free and set you to
work in your own county at at good pay.
This is the first time in several years any man
could be sure OF securing steady employment at
fixed. sure pay by simply writing letter.
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and rank reputation, States rights, and Ma
tiopal dishODor

and rank reputation, States rights. and Ma
tional dishonor.
John Mckinney, Nile, Tex: Bryan is
calling upon the toiiing people for support,
but his call will be, or ought to be, to deaf
ears. Down here in Texas we cannot be
fooled with ebaff, and our present money is
good enough tn suit Us, without trying ex-
periments that viii Cause unfold misery.
We have no silver minss here. Free trade
is q failure, and the free coinage of silver
would be thousand times worse Mr..
Bryan might as we'll Try 10 make US believe
six inches is n foot rs TO make us believe
that free coinage of silver is good for the
masses. The State is flooded with cheap
silver literature, and the general use made
of it is to put it in the stove and let it go up
i'll smoke the same rs its sentiments. Texas
will be found in the Mckinley column on
the morning of Nov
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Washington.

W. w. Sparks, Past Commander, Wash
ington Division. Sons of Veterans, Van
couver WASH: We have membership of
%, and, with the exception of two are ali
loyal supporters of Maj. Mckinley, and viii
vote as our fathers fought. for the preserva-
ton of free institutions. Your paper should
be in the home OF every patriotic citizen,
especially in the home OF every son of a
veteran.
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In the foremost rank stand with Old Glory" in
my hand.
And Pm shouting for Mckinley tried and true.
I'll have no ''Silver craze" for me- for there's but
fasity
In the cause espoused by Bryan and his crew.
Chorus
Hip. hip. hurrah, for Mai. Mckinley. Protection
and Prosperity;
Wen have dollars that are sound. and wherever
they are found
They'll be worth a hundred cents to you and me.
Yes. we'll march and shout and sing We will
make the weIisin ring
Meath the banner of the red the white and blue.
We will sn,ite them hip and thigh, till we make
the rascals fly,
Then we'll bury Billy Bryan and his crew.
We'll open wide the factory doors, that the men
upon our shores
May have honest work and wages every day.
For when these fires again shall burn. then pros
perity will return
And poverty and want shall flee away.
The slippery orator from the Platte will find he's
talking through his hat
When the third day of November rolls around
For upon that day he'll see that our people still
decree
Cho.
Yes we'll vote for Billy Mac, who carried KNAPP
sack on his back
And he'll be our President as sure's you're born.
You can't elect poor Billy Bryan. there no for
you a-tryin'.
So you'd better take him in before the storm.
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THE OLD BLUE ARMY COAT.

THE OLD BLUE ARMY COAT.
BY GwENDoLA INCH, PARSONS, KAN.
'Tis only garment of faded blue.
Faded by sun an rain,
That OF blue coat, with its buttons bright,
Belonged to my boy, who was slain.
II hangs on the OIL brown wall tonight,
Clos by the fireplace wide,
An il minds me now of that las. las day
When he stood by his mothers side.
The rosy oil sun In the eastern sky
Flooded the worr with light,
When my boy first put on his army coat,
With its buttons o. brass so bright.
Then puttin' n cap DER his yellow curls,
He belted his drum-strap fast,
An akissin' his hand to his mother an me,
Into the iinee he passed.
An soon was the signal given to start,
Then it seemed like was numb,
As those noble boys marched of to death
To the time of o fife an drum.
We stood an watched 'em march away,
Over the hilltops green.
An that's the las time his mother an me
Our poor boy ever seen.
His OF blue coat came home to US
A comrsde brought il back,
An he toP US where in that Southern land
Was sleepin' our little Jack.
But his OIL blue coat hangs on the wall,
An it minds me of the day
When Jack at the head of the volunteers,
Marched over the hills away
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

VUANTED-By Dfrs. Olive Nerland, AZ Noble
w street, Chicago, IIl.-The addresses of comrades
who served with her husband Martin Nerlandl during
the late war He enlisted during the Summer of 1852;
was discharged III 1860 His discharge lost in the
great fire Chicago in 1S7 and he died few years
afterwarf, and his widow does not know what conn
pany regiment he served in Any INFORMATION VIII
be gladly received by his widow.
w ANTED-By Joseph Fox, Co. IL, fst y. j. cav,
w Florence AriZ- Ter.-Any comrade who served
during the rebellion1S6l 1S65-in Co L. fst N j. Cav,
will do favor by sending his P0stofice address, az
it is of great importance to me- 7s23t
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Ito be eoniinued.l

Published by permission Of d. Appleton q 60.
publishers Of the Personul Memoirs OF Gen w. l.
Sherman.
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OUR CAMPAIGN SONG.


dir: Tramp. Tramp, Tramp"
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THE NATIONAL TRBNE WASHINGTON OCTOBER 80 1896

and must account to the rchtful owner for his
property. rents and profits. In due season
courts will he established to execn'e the laws,
the con iscation act Included, when We Will be
relieved OF this duty and trust. Until that
tim~, every opportunity should be given I" the
wavering and disloyal 10 return to their ale
glance to the Constitution Of their birth or
adoption am. ETC..
w. r. SuEgMAN, Major. General Command
ing.
Ito be continued.1
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In the foremost rank stand with Old Glory" in
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nd Pm shouting for Mckinley tried and true.
II have no Silver craze" for me. for there's but
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use espoused by Bryan and his crew.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
4 Modern Version.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
with permission Of the melancholy JaqucsD
'All the worlds aWheel,
And all the men and women merely wheolrrs,
That have their exits md their entrances
And each one in his time PLAYS many parts,
The acts being seven ages: At first the novice
Bawling and shrinking in the teachers grasp,
And then the smiling learner, with his tool bag,
And shining braDd-new wheel, wohblin. around
Towards heavy {; II. AMI then the lover
Sirling like furIice,
With wistful Glances
Turned TO his mistress ringlets Then the scarcher
Full OF strange oaths, and sweating like the barb,
Jealous and naughty, sudden and quick ir quarrel
And seeking dislcc tion meath the street cars
wheel; and then th" matron,
In fair roInd leS-nrs, with fat mutton filled,
With eyes severe ard gown of formal cut
Full Of wise saws and modern accidents:
And SO she plays her part: The sixth age slips
Arocn1 back streets snd alleys in the town,
Ills cycle hose well stuffed, 10 well plump out his
shrunken shanks,
And lis big, manly voice, turned TO childish treble
pipes
And whistles In his sound: Last scene Of all.
That ends this strange, cvcBtfu history,
Is Il head full Of wheels ami oblivion,
Sans eyes, teeth, taste, everything %
j. II. HoRAH.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
A REPORTERS INTUITION.
He Spotted the Man He Was After and
Soon Got Him Down to Business.

He Spotted the Man He Was After and
Soon Got Him Down to Business.
From the st. Louis Republic.
An ex-reporter, who served long and
faithfully as CLEANER Of festive items for
st. Louis newspaper. tells this story Of
recognition of man he had never seen be-
fore:
Il was sent out to the West End to see a
man who had been implicated in very
malodorous scandal The story hung upon
my seeing him, and to say that 1 was anx-
ious to get my eagle eye on him would be
putting II very mildly. / rode out to his
house only to find that the head of the
household and all the rest of K were away,
nobody knew where The neighbors thought
they had gone out of town.
II got on a car and was headed down
town, when i was impelled by some queer
influence 1 can't describe to look at man
who sat behind me. He was an ordinary
looking man, and / would not have looked
at him second time under other circum-
stances. But something told me that this
was the man l was looking for. How did
l know it? Blessed If 1 can tell you. No
one had ever described him TO me. l knew
him cause, l suppose, as the women say.
Il asked him for light, and when the
man who sat beside him got out l took the
seat beside him. L am looking for Mr..
-, l said. Do you know him. He
hesitated a moment. Yes, slightly he an
swered at last 1 must see him. Can you
tell me where / would be likely to find
himT l asked. Probably at his office he
said. Hardly at this hour, / should say.
l remarked, looking at my watch. 1t was
| 10 O'Clock. He hedged little more, bu,
| finally his curiosity overcame him. and he
said: I am the man you are looking for
g L knew it, said. and we got down tc
| business, and got the statement wanted
Explain it2 / can't"
Evening star., 1896-09-19
Way to Receive burglars.
7 IilIv in Tittle's Living Age.

W. ]. Lilly IN l1ttles LIVING age
Il think about the most curious man
ever met" said the retired burglar. II met
in a house in eastern Connecticut, and I
shouldn't know him. either, If should
meet him again, unless 1 should hear him
speak It was so dark where I met him
that never saw him at all. I had looked
around the house down stairs and actually
hadn't seen thing worth carrying off.
and 1t wasn't bad-looking house on the
outside, either. got upstairs and sroped
about a little. and finally turned into q
room that was darker than Egypt.
hadn't gone more than three steps into this
room when l heard a man say: Hello
there!'
"'Hello.' says I.
"'Who are your said the man: bur
glar?
"And 1 said yes. did do something in
that line occasionally.
Miserable business to be in, amt IT.?
said the man. His voice came from a bed
over in the corner Of the room, and ]
knew he hadn't even sat up.
And 1 said Well. I dunno: I've got to
support my family some way
Well, you just wasted a night here,
said the man. Didn't you see anything
down stairs worth stealing?'
And l said no, 1 hadn't.
"'Well, there's less upstairs says the
man, and then heard him turn over and
settle down to go to sleep again. I'd like
to have gone over there and kicked him
but I didn't. It was getting late, and
thought. all things considered, that
might just as we'll let him have his sleel
out" ~.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
A Modern Alchemist.
From Science.


distinguished metallurgist claims that
he has realized the dreams Of the ancients
and has discovered the secret Of transmit
ing silver into gold. The old alchemists be-
lieved that some substance might be found
by the mere touch Of which the base metals
could be changed into silver and gold Mod
ern chemistry shows that the ultimate par
tfcles constituting gold, silver, iron lead
zinc and all other metals are identical in
substance. and that the different properties
Of the several metals depend entirely upon
the different ways in which the particles Of
the common substance are arranged. II is
this secret of rearrang cement which DR.. En-
mems. the high explosive expert, now says
he has fathomed. He claims that the metal
made by him from silver answers every
test to which the United States government
assay Office subjects the gold offered there
for sale, and that the metal could be proved
to be gold in court OF law. 1t has every
quality required by the gold Of commerce,
icing Of the same color, weight and
strength. 1t is green by transmitted light
and yellow by reflected light, properties
which are possessed by gold alone. It's re-
sistance to the action of either nitric or
bydrochloric acid alone. and its solution by
a mixture of these acids also distin-
gushing properties of pure gold, and Of no
other yellow metal. DR.. EmmenS says he
has alreafy made four ounces Of gold from
about six ounces Of silver. and that the less
in the process Is about % per cent Should
DR.. Emmens' claims be suhstantiate1 all un-
expected and striking solution Of the silver
question will have been reached.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

toM Tue new 1Ofk Times,
Brooklyn has number Of genuine roof
ENTHUSIASTICALLY gardens on roofs. An un-
unsual thing about these gardens Is that
they are not used by the persons upon
whose roofs they rest, and in the middle of
she summer, when their beauty and cool
ness can be best appreciated, they are de-
serted and waste their cultivated sweetness
upon the city air.
The gardens Of the large and beautiful
houses of Columbia Heights, Pierrepont
place and Montague. terrace, which make
such bright spot in the dark line Of
brooklyn buildings as they are seen from
the Fest river. rest at the extreme ends up
ON houses built into the steep wall that
rises from the storehouses below. Though
more pretentiouS, these houses are built
Into bank. after the fashion Of the west
ern dug-out. They are like these structures
In being warm in winter. but they are also
hot IN summer. and 1t Is difficult to under
stand how human beings can live In them
Many ct these partially underground build
1ESs are now used for manufacturing pur-
poses The houses used for dwellings shell
ter the poorest class Of people. a saloon for
every other house. making them happier or
more miserable. according to the point of
view from which the subject Is considered.
Among the older Brooklynites are those
who remember terrible catastrophe which
occurred at a fire In these underground
dwellings. crowd Of people were stand
ing In the street above, which Is partially
supported by well-buttressed walls Of gran
lite. when the earth gave way and several
men were precipitated into the fiery fur
mace below.