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paid here, and a total of S76,142.l6
paid cut. The absent pensioners were
paid by checks aggregating $4,000.
Besides the amounts paid men on ac-
count of pensions, the service payroll
for men at work here aggregates about
$500 a month, and nine-tenths of all
these men are members of the Home.
This roll includes clerks in the differ
ent offices, nurses and attendants at the
hospital, helpers in the Quartermaster
and Commissary departments, and in the
laundry, bakery, dining-room, kitchen,
shoe-shop, carrenter-shop, paint-shop,
and the police guard.
The members Of the Band and helpers
at the store, hotel, theater, and eanteen
are paid out of the post fund, on
roll, which aggregates about
50, 800 a month. When non-pensioners
are physically able and competent, they
are given the preference in work around
tie Home, so as TO give them chance
to make spending-money for the little
they need.
A stranger visiting this Home would
have his attention drawn to the large
hospital building, which is the first to
loom up before him as he enters This is
a three-story -and-basement brick build
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FRANKLIN BARRACKS

three months he receives his second issue
Of clothing, consisting Of n dress-coat,
vest, trousers, shoes, woolen shirt, pair of
drawers, and two pairs of WOODEN socks.
The Undertaking must last him one
year. and the other garments two years.
Men who are able, and choose to do so,
can wear citizens clothing at any time,
except when inspections are held, or any
official duty is required. At meal
time men must wear the regulation
blouse or coat
While this place is intended to be a
home for all members where they can
be
RELIEVED FROM ARDUoUs DUTIES,
and from care and anxiety as to the
future, it is very necessary with such
gathering that there be strict rules
Army Regulations in a modified form
arc prescribed by the Governor Rev
ellie is sounded by the bugler at $3.50;
breakfast call, $50; Surgeons call,
$50; dinner call, II supper call, $50;
tattoo, 9, and taps, $50. During the
Summer meals and reveille are half an
hour earlier.
To keep order in camp and prevent
men leaving the grounds without per
mission, the Governor has established
police guard, consisting Of Lieuten-
ant Sergeant, two Corporals, and %
privates The present guard-house is a
small two-story frame building, with
sleeping quarters for the guards up stairs
and an Office and lookup down stairs.
Ground has just been broken for new
guard-house, for which Congress last
Winter appropriated $4,000. This viii
soon be ready for occupancy.
Any member coming into camp in
toXicated, creating any disturbance, or
violating any Of the Home rules, is ar
res;ed-by the guard and locked up until
the next day, when the Governor sits as
police magistrate and settles all cases.
Men who deserve punishment are made
to do police duty, cleaning up the
grounds, sweeping the walks, loading
and unloading stores, etc. Some are
denied the privilege Of passes and placed
on the limits from 30 DAYS to six
months, according TO the severity Of
their otiense, which is tempered by pre-
vious good behavior
The Home grounds are surrounded |
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wall and hospital tents. These tents are
bgs provided with floors of wood and small
coal stoves to make them comfortable in
Winter -Four men usually occupy one
onB tent.
s7oJsR Cos. /, X, and L occupy brick bar
= mo .l. racks built a few years ago. They are
s.i large two-story buildings, with an attic,
and, like all the other barracks, are
heated by steam. On each floor are
r. bathrooms and wash-rooms, furnished
.af with hot and cold water The barracks
of Cos. /, M, and n are equipped with
incandescent lights; all the other bar
racks are lighted by gas, which is made
on the grounds.
5n A man, en- entering the Home, is pro-
vided with a blue flannel blouse, pair
80 of light-blue trousers, fatigue cap, a
felt hat two sets Of underwear, two pairs
bro of wooden socks, pair of suspenders, a
pair of white gloves, and pair Of shoes.
In his quarters he has an iron bed
stead, with woven-wiTe mattress, hair
mattress, three wooden blankets, two
sheets, one pillow and cover one bed
6 "a spread, one chair, and locker. He is
required TO take care of and keep clean
his bed and the space surrounding bed
snd locker After he has been here
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Hospital.

on three sides by water, forming a renin-
sula, easily guarded. There are three
main cntrances-one by land, guarded
both sides by fence, and two over
bridges, one leading to Hampton and
the other to Phebus, or, as il is COM
monty called here, Mill Creek. There
is guard-house or sentry-box at each
entrance, and here a guard is stationed
day and night. No member of the
Home is allowed TO 90 out or come in
without pass signed by the Governor.
Daily passes, good from a. m. to 6 p.
m, are issued on application 10 the Cap
tam Of tic company. After a man has
been here six months with clean record
he Is allowed a weekly pass, and after
one year he is granted what is termed
"RED cARD,D
which passes him daily from rereille
until 5 p. m. All these passes are sub
ject to good behavior, and when once
revoked for cause are not reissued for
six months Furloughs for 80 days or
longer time arc granted at any time for
the asking.
Usually after pension-day each quar-
Ter, from 200 70 800 men avail them
selves of this privilege, and either 20 to
their old homes for visit, or off for a
good time. At the last quarterly pay
ment OF pensions there were 1886
names on the roll; Of these, 2,412 were
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SERVICE PENSION.
Work Being Done Everywhere in lis
Favor.

Since our last issue we have received re-
ports from the following Posts of their
unanimous Endorsement of The NATIONAL
TEIBUNE's Service Pension Bill:
A. L. Mason Post, 100, Department Of Ne
hraska, Grab Orchard; Alexander Spece.
Commander; c. w Roberts. Adiutant; c..
w. Roberts, ID. Talbot, and L. F. Maity,
Committee.
Candy Post. II. Department of New York ;
GlOyersville; f. L. Beach, Commander; VIII
liam VI. Harris, Adjutant.
George ID. Summers Post, Is. Department
OF west FIrginia, Berkeley Springs; H. W.
Dsher, Commander; J. ID. Arnold, Adiu-
tant.
Mcdowell Post, 391, Depar .ment Of Iowa.
Early; j. L. Durham, Commander; Wash
ington Hay, Adiutant.
Ensign Post, 56s, Department of New York,
Crapseyville; Lew W. Pile, Commander !;
James scholleraft, Adjutant.
Gen. James b. Ricketts, Post, 81. Depart
ment OF Pennsylvania, pillsbury; Geo. l..
Britcher, Adjutant.
Hamilton Post, 90, Department Of New
iO'hi Aou5uhSSPSiS ~ 4. JOHBSonJ AuJU-
tant.
John Fl. Allen Post, 326, Department of
Nebraska, Dodge; Edward Pearson, Com
mander; j. W. PhilsoD, Adjutant.
Maj. C. A. ANGEL Post, 20. Department of
New Jersey, Lambertville; ID. L. Williams,
Commander; Harry S. Kroesen, Adjutant.
Erick Pape Post 194, Department of Mis-
souri,, Alma; II. Gaines, Commander; J. T.
Baker, Adjutant.
Meade Post, 2, Department of Oregon,
Oregon City; c. A. Williams, Commander.
Frank P. Blair Post, 54. Department of
Kansas, Galena; Andrew Lowderback, Ad-
jutant.
Valley Post, 156, Department of Ne
braska, Norden; III. j. Huntington, Adj
iutant
S. S. Olney Post, 253, Department of New
York, Gansevoort; @. III. Ellison, Com
mander; d. Steenburgh, Adjutant.
]. Roby Post, Department Of Iowa,
Truro; Elijah Hiatt, Adjutant.
Norcross Post, 221, Department of Mis-
souri,, Novelty; r. NJ. Griggs, Commander;
Z. w. Cochran, Adjutant.
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THE MASSACHUSETTS.
Trial Trip Places Her i'm the Front Rank ,
the Worlds Navies.

Trial Trip Places Her in the From. Rank of
the Worlds Savies.
In her official trial trip, Saturday, the new
battleship Massachusetts covered the 62 knots
of the official Government course in three
hours, 30 minutes, aud % seconds; making
the magnificent average speed for the four
hours of 1851 miles Tor 1915 knots); speed
which places her III the very front OF ships of
her class OF all the navies Of the world.
The average speed of the Massachusetts was
over half knot greater than that Of her sister
ship, the Indiana which made 1851 knots on
her official trial trip. The contract of the
Cramps with the Government called for bonus
OF $4,000 for every quarter-knot made by the
ship above 10. and by her great performance
ts-day the battlcship earned for her builders
a premium of 100000.
The weather conditions during the trial trip
were perfect. The course was from Cape Ann
10 Boon Island off the Maine coast The dis
tancc is 81 knots, and was marked off in equal
periods by six can buoys. At each buoy was
stationed 6overnment vessel, in the follow
ing order: Revenue cutter Dallas ram Katah-
din, New York Navy-yarri tug Nina, the Bos-
ton Navy-yard tug lwania, the revenue cutter
Woodbury., and the lighthouse tender Fern.
The ship passed the FIRST buoy at 95l49. The
other stake boats were passed in the following
order: No. ., l0:l6.35; No. 3, l0:3909l; No. 4.
ll:o2li4; No. 5, ll:26.l5; No q, II:4745. The
average speed in knots between the various
bnoys was l5.4. 16.4, l6.l, 1874, l7.3; which
made the average for tho up run lG4 knots.
The tide Was running with the shin, but what
httle advantage she may have gained from this
was ccunterbalanccd by the wind, which WAS
dead ahead. On the run from Cape Ann to
Boon Island, the Indiana averaged but 1924
knots and her maximum speed was 1854. The
Massachusetts passed. the Fern Oh the return
I'm ito hac -Sba
averaged 1926 knots which brought her aver
age speed for the four hours 10 the wonderful
burst of 1918. The finish line was crossed at
I:57.35l.
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brick building which contains IA large
boilers and fine stationary and pumping
engines. The smokestack is built of
brick, and is l55 feet in hight.
To he Up pass awav the time men have
free access TO the library and reading
room, where daily papers from all prin-
clpal Eastern cities are kept on file, and
a well-selected assortment Of over 10000
books can be drawn upon for reading
there, or can be taken TO quarters and
retained for one week. There is a bill
liard-room with four tables, and a smok-
ing-room with tables for card playing.
checkers, dominoes or chess.
On the ground floor of the main build
ing is large barber-shop. There is
also a news room on the grounds. where
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington daily papers are sold. The
United States Government has a post
office here, with business enough to keep
two clerks busy, besides the Postmaster !:
and telegraph and express offices are at
the Home.
During the Winter season the Home
Iheater furnishes source of amusement
and pleasure for the men, as some of the
best travelling talent is seen and heard
here. The building is known as the
Ward Memorial Hail, and was erected
with funds given by Horatio Ward, a
Nrglnian, who died in London, Eng
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HOW $40 MADE $500 In 20 DAYS.

Our book "a How Fortunes Are Made" explains Sent
free Write at once. as the edition is limited. The
BENNINGTON INVESTMENT co, IS Wall St, N.Y,
Mention The National Tribune.
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Apostle of Purity.

Crummer-Thafs the poet Latherbrusb.
He is great advocate of purity.
GillelaHd-Indeedi | don't remember see
ing any of his work
Crummer-You certainly must. He writes
soap advertisements
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Ito be coniinued.l
The LAWYERS Retainer,

A criminal lawyer in Chicago, who is
noted for his iaci.lty in aequittius any pris-
Oner in whose defense he may be employed
without much regard to the character OF tie
evidence, is in great demand. particularly
among those who feel that their cases may
be precarious. He received letter the
other day from prisoner in the County
Jail. 1t related that the writer had been
arrested for horse-stealing, and was indicted
at the last session of the grand jury. 1t
declared that the writer had little hope of
acquittal unless good talent could be enlist
eel IA his behalf, and he begged the lawyer
addressed TO take the case. Then came the
pathetic part OF the letter.
have no money" the writer said, "to
pav for legal services, and very little prop
eriy. But the horse is u good family driving
horse; it can do mile IN 2.36, and Is gentle
enough Tor any lady to use. I'll give you
the horse il you'll take up the case"
The lawyer Is still undecided.
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A Difficult Problem.
lHarper's Round Tablet

"Why, Pat, what's the trouble now?n
Faith, whin oime asked to paint life
sized man On this sign-board, and it not big
enough to paint half man on, what on
earth can / do?"
why, paint the half of man, of course. "
Sure it's aisy enough to do that; but
what troubles me is what shall leave Off "
Leave off? What do you mean?"
Faith, don't know whether to let his
legs hang off or put his head above the sign. 4"
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Drunkenness IN n Disease.

VIII send free Book of Particulars, How to
Cure Drunkenness or the Liquor Habit" with or
without the knowledge Of the patient Address
DIR. j. w. Haines, lS7 Race ST., Cincinnati Ohio
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Twents-four Governments, including the
United States, Japan, China, Persia, and
nearly al the Europea1 countries, have
given official notice that they will exhibit in
Paris in 1910.
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O'RRICV ANSWERS KTDLTCH.

Captain O'Brien. of the Detective Bureau. was
seen yesterday relative 10 the arrest or Michael
Indie nineteen years old. OF No. 1913 East Thirty
c,ghth-st who was on Tuesday discharged by Mag
istrate Kudllch in Jefferson Market Court. where
n. had been arraigned on suspicion OF having stolen
81 900 worth OF clothing and jewelry from Mrs. Sol
Nondheim OF No. l.2S Lexington-ave. In dis
charging the prisoner Magistrate kudlich made
some uncomplimentary remarks about the detective
bureau.
mo unfair method" said Captain O'Bren. was
,sod I'm this case or any other TO effect an
Identification. Indie was arrested on suspicion.
Nclli. Brown. the servant in the house adjoining
,he one where Mrs Blondhem lives. was sent for
and the prisoner arragncd before her After look
Ing him over che said she thought he was the man
she "A " on the roof the day of the robbery, but
she would not swear TO II. Later at her home she
told the detectives that she was positive he was the
man sent the prisoner TO court and Instructed the
officers TO explain to the Court that the servant at
drst was doubtful about her Identification. but
aferwarl said she certain. That Is all there Is
I'm this case about which 80 much fuss Is being
made. 80, ..-..-,.. A.. 49,
commissioner Andrews said yesterday that the
BOARD might investigate this case.
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TRUANT CHILDREN IN COURT.
THE FATHER OF ONE HELD FOR TRIAL AND WILL
PLEAD GUILTY.

THE FATHER OF ONE HELD FOR TRIAL AND WILL.
PLEAD GUILTY
In the Centre Street Police Court yesterday three
chi dren were arraigned under the compulsory
Education Law" and for the first time In any court
In this city the father Of held for trial in
the Court OF Special Sessions for not complying Win
Its provisions The amended law which recently
went into effect, provides that every person In
parental relation a child between the ages Of eight
and sixteen years In proper physical and mental
condition shall the child - attend upon In
s,ruction present proof hy affidavit that they are
unable to compel the chllGs attendance" viola
ton of the requirements Of this law IS deemed mis-
demeanor punisha bic by fine Of s. for the first
offence and for each subsequent violation a fine not
exceeding $50 or thirty days imprisonment.
"Attendance." commonly called Truan', on
| GERS Morris Strauss. Vincent Cristable c. Wesley
Baum and Supervisor William NJ Locke brought the
three children and their parents before Magistrate
Fammer.
William Walsh thirteen years Old. was the first
one arraigned The lads father Is butcher at No.
ll2 Roosoyeli-st. and could give no other excuse
than that the boy refused TO attend school and that
he was too busy with his business TO attend 10 his
case Mr. Locke explained that the truant officers
had several times personally taken young Walsh 10
school but he had only remained few days. Mag
istrate Flammer then held the father In 500 for trial
in the Court of Special Sessions There Mr.. Walsh
u,i, nlead guilty he says and pay his fine lie be-
ueves his arrest Will have good effect on his son
The other two children were Mary and Philip BIZ
| ,otto Of No 1C5 Westinghouse Mary appeared 10
he not more than thirteen Her mother said the girl
was born In 1873 -,
""Whv' that would make her twenty-three" ex-
Eyes, replied the mother. unabashed. MARY Is
twenty three" ~, , &,
why then. does she wear short dresses" inquired
Aocnt ding of the Gerry Society. who as an expert
placed Mary's age at thirteen
because she likes them" was the mothers
Philips father said tina; the boy was afraid to
attend school, the other boys had beaten him so
%adIv because he was foreigner. Magistrate Flam-
rner reprimanded the parents and told them they
&c, eend Ph,p and invent y-three- yearold Mary 10
school or else produce documentary evidenc" OF her
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WENT OFF ~ THE OFFICERS HAND.

Policeman Mcmahon, OF the Edridge-st station,
found a strengthening package just before mid
NIGHT Tuesday night I'm the hallway Of No. 2H
Grand-st He says 1t was about an inch long half
an inch thick and the same in breadth. There was
a piece OF cord around It which looked like a fuse
to him Mcmahon says that while he was exam
lining II 1t exploded In his hand with report much
louder than that Of "A revolver His left hand was
burned by the powder a little of which struck him
I'm the face He remained post until his relief
came and then reported the incident TO his SER
eelnt He was not badly hurt
What Mcmahon found Is the newest Fourth OF
Iuly Invention for celebrating the day. II is called
q dynamite bomb and Is filled with such high
plosyes and goes of with loud report that very
few dealers In fireworks have yet put 1t on open
asla
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TILE FEDERAL GRIND Jury.

The June term OF the criminal branch Of the United
States Circuit Court opened yesterday morning.
Indigo BENEDICT presiding The following Grand
Jury was empaneed: Harris c. Fahnestock fore
mani yice-presdent OF the First National Bank.
No . WaIl-st: william T. Robertson. broker, No.
Nassau-st: Richard d. Schell insurance. No ~
Ccdar-st: Emanuel s. Uman. furs. No 100 Mercer
St; George s. A. Young. Insurance. No. 80 Wall-st.'
John Rau No 72 West Fifty-hfth-st; Charles H.
P.nkham jr.. treasurer No 100 Broadway; Edwin
Parsons merchant. No Is Broad-st.: John C. MaDen.
broker No a Broad-st Robert ii. Robertson aren't
tect No 100 Flfth-ave.: James l. Aspinwall. aren't
tect. No. SG7 Fifth-ave; r Monroe DAVIS drygood''
No s., IeOnard-st.. Justus Desterielil, inonlaS l.
ScovIl president No. e Park Place; Augustus
Nathan broker No. Wall-st.; william v Martin
butter No. los Chambers-st.; John III; Dye, rrai
estate No 70 West Eleventh st; Char,es W. NC
Alpn. tobacco. No $50 Avenue D. I segmrnEE "a =.
well dryGoods No. rs Worth-st; Ado!ph . E,lisol'
trimmings No. 1903 Greene-st.; Lawrence = bayh,e'
coffee No. 81 Front-st., and Josiah W. Dudley trui''
No. l79 Heade-St.
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COTTON on A LOW LEVEL.

Cotton was tossed about in the whirlpool OF specu-
,oron Yesterday swinging up and down IN range
~ 70 points with final prices showing net losses Oh
a ., n nolnts for summer months and TO Tor inc
- .nn The news was OF mixed character
carlv reports telling Of rains in Texas TINS being
,rad,c,cd later Liverpool was lower. partly on
the reports Of rains in Texas and partly on ia''r'
., The Weather Bureaus official announce
Wv" ,os .,ouav weather over the pneries OF
Eastern Texas. however. and fair skies sun over
tho western and southern part OF the stare, wherc
,ho cotton crop IL grown. August cotton. whch had
sold down TO 1892 on the early news went oacN 10
AZ ON this weather report then broke again l.
o,,,s an considerable liquidation and on tax OF
beartsb circulars by Ellison and NeE. closing al
733. < >-o,,, Orleans and the
south W stcrlay and buying orders from lhVerPoo
Sew England and the drygoods district OF t' cry
where the conviction Is felt that there Is 10 Dc q
general trade revival following the nomination VI
Mckinley at 81. Louis .,o ho,os u,hue ex
Port receipts yesterday were l4o bales whi n-o e o
ports were 1891 bales Port stocks are 10" @'V'VV
t.lA
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THE TRIM or n. y. BEECHER.
CLOSE or THE pROsEc1'TIoN AND OPENING OF
THE DEFENCE.

CLOSE OF THE PRosEcTTIoN AND OPENING OF
TIE DEFENCE.
The trial OF Henry Barton Bcecher was continued
Yesterday before Justice Fursman. In the criminal
branch Of the supreme Court. Mr.. Beecher Is
charged with forging the name Of Frank 5 Bond.
vice-presilent OF the Chicago. Milwaukee and 81.
Paul Railroad. alleged application Of the rail-
road company for insurance IN the American
Casualty Insurance and Security Company.
David y. Carvalho. the expert I'm handwriting,
was called and testified that the alleged forged
signature OF IF s. Bond" was in the handwriting
OF the defendant 49,
DO YOU ever make mistakes@' asked Francis l..
W.lman counsel for the defsacc cross-ex lmirit-
ton.
you we're mistaken when you said the late iresi-
dent Garfield wrote the famous Morey letter.?
yes. sir. -
Tn. prosecution was closed yesterday. and some
Testimony for the defence was put In. Daniel j.
Ames testified that the handwriting on the al
legged forged application was not that or the de-
Henry r Beecher took the stand and testified
that ne asked f. :: Bond IN ne ran OF S% -
then The witness reported to the firm that NJ"
was negotiating with MIR Bond to take out policy.
but the negotiation were not completed. The Wit
ress filled application for insurance bur dil
not sign the name +. s. Bond. He did not know
who put . on. .
al
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AN EXCITING DOWNTOWN RUNAWAY.
A BIG BAY HORSE CAUSED A STAMPEDE IN MAS
SAU AND ANN SITS

A BIG BAY HORSE CAUSED STAMPEDE IN MAS
sAU AND ANN SITS.
Just at the noon hour yesterday while Nassau-st.
was crowded with pedestrians. many OF whom were
walking on the roadway runaway horse caused
n stampede by dashing up the street from Maiden
Lane 10 Ann-st. and through that narrow thor
oughfare TO the junction OF Park Row and Broad
way Fortuna tely. no one was hurt although one
Young woman on Ann-st.. near Nassau-st.. lad a
very escape.
The horse. a big bay. dashed up Nassau-st on a
dead run. dragging heavy whifilc-tree. lie was
given the right OF way. without question. by truck
men and pedestrians Az he turned into Ann-st ne
took 10 the sidewalk the north side of the street
and Just missed the plate-gass window of cloth
ing store on the corner. Two young women were
lust ahead OF the runaway. one or them ran into
the street, the other tried 10 escape into cellar
She slipped and fell. and the horse dashed over her,
but aid not step her. his hoofs tearing the skirt
of her dress She refused 10 give her name saying
II am not hurt, and until | marry duke or count
with loads of dust don't propose to have my name
In the papers. ~
on broadway opposite the junction OF Park Row.
the horses course blocked by two cable-cars,
and half a dozen men grabbed and held him.