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The National tribune., 1896-02-06
PENSION OF JUDGE LONG,

In the case of Judge Charles ID. Long. of the
Michigan Supreme Court, argument was had
before the United States Supreme Court here
last week.
The case was opened by Mr.. F. A. Baker for
Judge Long, who was followed by Assistant
Attorney Whithey for the Govern
ment.
The proceeding in the lower courts was based
upon the action of Commissioner of Pensions
Lochren in reducing Judge Longs pension
from S72 to $50 per month. Mr.. Baker con-
tended on behalf of Judge Long that his PEN
sion rate, having BEEN adjudicated by Com
missioner Tanner, became fixed and vested
legal right beyond the power of succeeding
Commissioners to disturb except for actual mis-
representation aud fraud.
On the other hand, Mr. Whitney argued that
it is both the right and the duty of tho Com
missioner Of Pensions to correct the rating of
the pensioner whenever informed and satisfied
of its ilegality, without regard to its original
procurement by actual fraud. The pension
certificate he asserted, itself is the creature of
Departmental practice, and has function
analogous to patent or grant. The claim to
the pension is not vested legal right.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations has
ordered tie pension bill to be reported this
week.
The estimates for the Pension bill amounted
to Sal, 35i. $40, aud tire House passed it with
All appropriation Of Slil, 32j, $50. The Senate
committee increased it hy So $50 tic wo items
of increase being $4,000 for fees and expenses
of Examining Surgeons and 81 760 for rent OF
pension agencies. As twill be reported to the
Senate the bill will carry Sl4I ,375, $50 For the
current year $lil .3Sl, $40 was appropriated
As this bin passed tho House it as provided
that during the fiscal year 1897 whenever any
claim for pension uiifer the act of June 20
1s9O. has becn, or should be, rejected sus-
pended or dismissed and a new application
shall have been fixed apd pension has been.
or shall hereafter be, allowed in such claim,
snch pension shall daty from the time Of tho
filing OF the first application, provided the evil
dence in the case shall show pcnsioDable dis
ability 10 have existed ut Tire time of filing
such first application, anything in any law
ruling of the Department to the contrary
Notwithstanding. uaai.
The Senate Committee struck ont the limiia-
ton combining such acrion to the fiscal year
1897 and made tho provision general in its
application until the law may, in the wisdom
of Congress be repealed.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
TRANSVAAL MATTER.

In view of the complications in the Transvaal
arising out of the arrest of American citizens
there, the President will soon appoint Consul
at Care Town to fill the vacancy which has ex-
listed since Chas. III. Benedict, of Minnesota,
died some months ago. The present Vice Con-
sui and Acting Consul, Clifford III. knight. is
an Englshman born in the colony. President
Cleveland and Secretary Olney have the matter
OF the appointment of Consul under considera-
ton, and may be expected to decide very soon.
The salary of the position was increased by the
last Congress from 81 500 to $1,000.
Mr.. Manion is native of New York, but was
appointed Consul Agent at Johannesburg as q
resident of South Africa.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
THE ST. PAUL CLUB.
An Organization Full of Vim, and Which,
Means business.

An Organization Full of Vim, and Which,
Means business.
fourishing organization has been formed
among the comrades OF the Department, and
already includes $50 of the most active and
wide-awake among them. IL is called the I" st.
Paul Club, aud has for officers Past Dept Com
mander A. Dinsmore. President; J. b. Carter.
First Vice President; L. J. Sweet, Second Vice
President; Arthur Hendricks, Secretary, aud
A. J. Cunning. Treasurer. J. G. 5. Burger.
Corresponding Secretary. 1t holds monthly
meetings in the Red Parlor OF the Ebbitt
House. and these are largely attended.
Its primary objects to assist in taking
the Department Of the Potomac 10 the National
Encampmcnt at ST. Paul in fine shape, with
the famous Old Guard. composed wholly OF
veterans, rs armed escort, aud the we'll
known Mount Pleasant Drum Corps, made up
largely of Sons of Veterans. The Old Guard
and the Drum Corps have always attracted tho
most flattering attention wherever they have
gone, and their presence will add much to the
ccIat of the Encarpment. The Club will also
boom Baltimore for the National Eucampment
in 1897
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
PATRIARCH OF THE NAVY.

William Plume Moran, the patriarch of tho
Navy. celebrated his S5th birthday Jan. % by
doing an unusual amount of work nj his desk
in the Navy Department and receiving the
congratulations of friends i'm the naval estab-
lishment from all over the world. Mr.. Moran
has been identified with the Navy few
months less than 20 years, having enlisted in
1927. when but 16 years Of age. In 1S43 he en-
tered the Navy Department as r clerk and has
served there continuously ever since. His
special function has been the preparation OF he
commissions of officers appointed to the Navy,
a duty he began before the outbreak of the
civil war, and has performed religiously ever
since. There Is not an officer in the service
to-day whose commission does not contain the
initials OF this veteran clerk. He is one of The
oldest employees in the service of the Govern
ment, and there is probably no record of any
one having longer continuous service record.
Ho is still in good health, and bids fair to con-
tinue in active service for some time to come.
He is known to every man in the Navy,
either personally or by reputation.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

Our cut, taken from the New York Herald.
4 shows the maiden with her furs and feathers
and gently sloping shoulders. Everybody is SO
much in doubt as to what we will do next in
the way of fashions that practically things are
ut a standstil, and il is not only because it is
between seasons" Fash ion makers re medi-
Eating on what they can safely insist upon in
the way of a change. for Madame is delighted
with the present styles and holds to them most
| firmly. and new ideas don't seem to tickle her
fancy bit. She wants big sleeves. plain
skirts--close fitting fluffy collars, and coats
and shrt-wasts; hut perhaps something will
happen in the Springtime.
s*s
! Shirt-wssts are gayer aud gayer and gayer
The girls are still wearing black satin neck-iies
| with their shirt-waists and tailor made skirts
and coats
The new ribbons are very pretty. Old
fashioned checked tafetas, the Dresden flow
cred and striped, and plain silken bands and
bows will do much to make Springtime hats
and frocks teauteous.
Bustles! Padded hipsl Ssh! It's too awful
to be told.
The new silks-snd silks nowadays are so
much worn for nice frocks for calling or at
homes well. all of the new ones are striped;
every single one.
Turquoise blue-now such a favorite for
collars aud belts and rosets-will be fashionable
for Spring and Summertime.
Some Of the new organdies with Persian de-
signs in soft, dark colors will be prettily made
up over taffetas of bright colors aud trimmed
with black or white lace.
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Among the trimmings displayed in the stores
nowadays one sees occasionally bands of Persian
embroidery done in fine, indefinite patterns
with silk threads, in softly blending coIors,
pink and blue soft browns and faint greens.
They are used for trimming white wool frocks
for the evening, or cashmere, plain cloth or
silk may be trimmed with them.
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In a contest where the question was asked
What constitutes the ideal wife ?-and prize
was to be awarded to the best description-oue
man wrote: "Give me n wife with good an
petite then she will like her food we'll enough
to cook it well and to provide plenty; she will
enjoy her meals and so reign over them cheer
fully, and she will be jollier and better tenn
pered in every way if she enjoys her food"
And there will not be many who will say him
nay.
The Czarina is said TO have reproved the
ladies of the Russian court for their ciparet
smoking. She told them that she considered n
cigaret in the mouth of woman as bad as an
oath In the mouth of a man. and Furthermore
forbad their coming into her presence with the
odor of cigarets about their garments. which is
rather bard on the Russian ladies, because. if
rumor be true, they one and all smoke like
chimneys
1t is said that Eugene Fields daughter ia
preparing to give readings from his poems aud
stories.
We women are promised new straw for
Spring >bonnets and toques. 1t is to be fine !
and lace-like and jeweled which seems very |
fascinating And also it is said that we will |
have bonnets and hats of laffeta, shrred into
pretty shapes and trimmed with velvet.
White neck ribbons seen again. fresh !
wide white ribbon is tied smoothly around the
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

ate very after the con vening of Congress,
but had scarcely been made public when pro-
tests against confirmation began TO pour in
from the American Protective Association So
cietes in all parts of the country. The oppo-
sition TO confirmation was led BIZ Senators
Burrows Gear, Perkins, Teller, Pet,igrew,
Squire, and Wilson. The vote for confirmation
included all the members Of the Committee on
Military Affairs. who were supported by the
conservative Senators, who generally follow
committee recommendations.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
124th REGIMENT, Ohio VOL. INFANTRY.
NOTICE

Any cOmrade. member of above regiment, who viii
send his pOStOfce address and name his company TO
Maj e. W. Lewis, "a edima. ohio will receivs
(free of chargel copy of the published Campaigns
of said regiment. if already provided with one.
near relative of decreased member of said regiment
will receive copy of the said book sending the
above named postage stamps to the amount of II cents
Alex. a. Caskey, Seeretary Permanent Or.
E.aniZatiDn. Cleveland. Ohio.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
T'hS;Bdtsy-HaF::

The calendar plays strange tricks in this
first month of the year. 1t is not like any
other month-with its flying days. Perhaps
there may be a fortnight of warm, bright
weather. Blue skies. soft winds, and whiffs Of
violet scent pursuade us that Sprngtime is in
the air, and we wonder where the Winter has
gone and how he happened to slip away with
ont our noticing him. Then como the cold
tagging, rainy days of February and March
right on the heels of the joyous weeks of
January, and we know that We have been
tricked again.
The Suffragists have been in session and
have had splendid meetings They rejoice
now in three stars OH their fag-Wyoming.
Colorado, and Utah. The Convention officially
disavowed the Woman's Bible, which was
very wise thing, even though it hurt many of
~ the girls" to speak against their old friend,
Elizabeth Csdy Stanton. Susan B. Anthony
was for letting it completely alone, both be-
cause Elizabeth Cady Stanton had counte-
nanced it and because she believes in freedom
absolutely, and did not desire to criticise in the
convention any work that the women chose to
do outside of the Convention meetings. But
among the Sutfragists were many who knew
that the woman's Bible would do their cause
infinite harm. Many men and women regard
it as an irreverant effort, and some consider it
irreverent unschoIarly, and lacking in dignity.
The SulTragsts would have a much heavier
burden than they could carry if they attempted
to shoulder this book, aud they, wisely, have
dropped it entirely, and now it will not be fair
TO taunt them with it, even though three or
four prominent among them have connected
themselves with it
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

Bloomer, by the way. is purely American
word. Mrs. BIoomer was the first woman to
wear the reform costume. Her toilet consisted
of trousers. long to the ankles Ike men's-a
little wider perhaps than the masculine gar
ments, but not differing much. With them was
worn either skirt TO the knee or long skirted
coat, so the trousers showed from little below
tho knee to the ankle. They were not at all
pretty nor graceful, but then the effect was about
like that of the old-time pantslestes-those
abominabIe things that we observe in daguerro-
types of our grandmothers and their contempt
raries. The pantalettes were ruffled and gen.
orally made of white stuff, whereas the bloom
ers were straight and made of dark cloth. At
any rate both were ugly. We women folks do
some very funny things when we once get
started.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

CONFIRMED THE NOMINATION..
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of
Gen. j. J. Coppinger, Colonel in the Army,
to be rigadierGeneral by the decisive vote of
A 10 II. The nomination was sent to the Sem
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1857. 1896.
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The National tribune., 1896-02-06
cpeT OF THE CoRRfnope

A medal Of honor has been presented IN
Samuel c. Wright. Of South Boston, Mass. late
Sergeant Of Co. E, 29th Mass, for most distin.
euisbed eAllantry in action at Antietam, Md.
Sept. IL, 1862. This non-commissioned officer
voluntarily advanced under destructive fire
and removed fence which would have impeded
contemplated charge.
One Of the most remarkable heads OF hair In
all Congress adorns the head Of the gentleman
from Chicago. Lorimer. His name ought TO be
Tafy. for really he has the tafiiest-colored hair
ever seen outside of Titan canvas. His hair
is thick liitle long aud has bit Of curl at the
ends When the sun strikes across the painted
plaques in the ceiling the reflection lights up
Loiimers hair till il looks very auriole. II
is such hair woman would glory in, hence
the gentleman from Chicago is a target for a
good many cnvious female eyes and the subject
OF mach feminine discussion.
Representative Talbert, OF South Carolina.
who was conspicuous in the last Congress for his
persistent opposition to the passage Of private
pension claims. will doubtless have some more
fun trying to block just legislation this year.
He makes the foolish allegation that there are
bills on the calendar proposing 10 grant pensions
TO the sisters Of veterans, and also to pension
widows OF veterans who have married second
time That class Of claims. he insists, are not
IN accordance with the spirit of the General
Pension net. and he will fight them TO the bit
Ser end lie says he is not opposed 20 granting
pensions in deserving cases, oh no! and be
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

One Of the Washington papers reports that a
man named Royce has secured patent on
bloomerS-both for the pattern for the garment
aud for It's name. Now. gathered trousers or
bifurcated skirts or Turkish trousers have been
since the earliest times, and in various forms,
and, in a general way cannot be patentable.
The man may get patent for some exact and
particular pattern that he has. but to patent
boomers would be as impossible as TO patent
Aandkerchiefs or hats He describes the pat
ented garment in the following fashion; it
sounds very masculine and mex plicable-a
dressmaker would have fun trying to follow
directions: . claim as new article Of manu-
faciure, boomers; the same being formed Of
TWO duplicate patterns or cuts, each compris-
ing curved surface contiguous to inwardly-
converging lines and cuts joined to each other
to produce the said boomers"
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

EDITOR BETTER HALF. Seeing I can. III
send three of my six cooking recipes, for which
| received 50 gold piece, for being considered
by the judges the six best of the hundreds sent
in 10 compete for the prize. This was several
years ago / thought ut the time it was owing
to their extreme cheapnsss and simplicity.
The Better Half" seemed thankful for the
suggestion to warm clothes pins for those who
bad to hang mp clothes in cold weather. etc.
Conditions for mpetitors-something origi-
nal or tried and duly accredited.
Original.-To cook beans without meat:
After carefully sorting, wash and rinse WELL
and put them in cold soft water to soak over
night; put them to cook in the same water
adding rs needed plenty of soft water (never
stirring theml. and when perfectly tender add
salt to taste, cooking gently till seasoned
through. They'll be found excellent without
further seasoning.
Original.-To make potato soup for family
OF four, perhaps:
Pare hafa dozen good sized potatoes, cut them
in parts to boil in plenty of water. all to mash
easily; season with salt to taste; little butter
or rich milk or cream added helps. Retain all
the water in which they were L0iIed for the
soup
Tried and accredited fried cakes:
Sift two teaspoonfuls of baking powder in a
pint of flour and a teaspoonful of salt Add
cofee-cup of powdered sugar and nutmeg or
spice to taste. Beat one egg well, and with
two thirds of pint Of rich, new, sweet milk
mix into the -four and sugar, adding -four till
il can be handled and rolled out. when it can
be cut in any desirable shape, and fried in
either hot lard or suet fat. previously pre-
pared.
I will here take occasion to tell you and
thank you for map of Bull Run, though am
too crippled and brain-shattered to be as inter-
ested as | would like to he in tracing out the
beginning of the job. the nature Of which was
so little understood at the time but which you
are trying to have kept in mind.-Mrs. G. G.
Williams, Wayerly, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

The very latest scheme for fun is to have q
poster party, which means that the girls come
in frocks like those worn by the poster girls
and wear their hair after the poster fashion
usually a long, smooth parting and a low loose
knot, though sometimes 1ufy-haired girl is
posted, the straight part is considered more
weird. The poster must be copied as faithfully
as possible-scarlet hair. wasp waists. blue
moons, pink dogs and similar imaginings NAV
have to be omitted, but there will still be
enough queerness left to make the costumes
and accessories characteristic.
The frocks are made of cheesecloth, are not
at all expensive and may be quite becoming
There are poster costumes for the men. too. but
men are loath to don queer things, and some
times they won't do il, no matter how ioIlv il
would be of them. SO the usual plan is to have
them wear carry some little device that shall
indicate the name of magazine or paper The
guessing as to what posters the girls represent
and what publications tho men, makes the
evening pass merrily, and reward is presented
to the cleverest guesser. Lists are given the
guests, and as they guess correctly they put
down the result-of course putting down both
the name Of the wesrer and the meaning of the
costume.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

woman who wore a frock Of violet crepon.
made absolutely plain. with only few gathers
in the waist between the collar and the belt,
had a white ribbon around her throat, and she
looked absolutely stunning; but her skirt
hung most beautifully, her sleeves were grace
full and the costume evidently was the work Of
q master hand
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

Nature is surely kind, and probably if we
would only encourage her little bit instead of
relying on ourselves so much, We would find
much of the struggle of life unnecessary. Dat
in Nevada, according 70 all report, there is a
chicken soup spring, some 1900 feet deep, and
nice and hot. All that the hungry one need
do is to take a cup and some crackers and a
napkin along with him, and he will find good
meal prepared for him-limited to one course.
il is true. but really people only pretend to like
the many courses of fashionable dinners-the
simpler meal is much better. This spring,
Notwithstanding its pleasing popularity. seems
to be little known. What makes it taste like
chicken soup instead OF being just hot water, or
tasting of sulphur or iron, is not told. Perhaps
"they" Do not know.
ELSIE PoMERoY McELRoY.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

White neck ribbons are seen again. A fresh
wide white ribbon is tied smoothly around the
collar with u pretty bow in the back. One
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

The wsr-ship Texas appears to be all right
after all the harsh criticisms. The changes to
be made are relatively Insignificant, and the
naval officers pronounce her one of the most
efficient war-ships Of her class afoat.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

Mrs. Arthur Brown, wife Of the Senator from
Utah. is handsome, dsrk-eyed woman, who
comes from old Revolutionary stock, her grand
father being Daniel Cameron, of New York.
Her father migrated to Kalamazoo, where she
was born. Her husband was born only seven
miles from Kalamazoo, and the Browns and
aud Camerons were intimate. She is a woman
Of large intelligence and very decided views
She was not originally in favor of woman
suffrage, but since that has been decided on by
her State. she is going TO make the most of
it. and do her best to educate the woman voters
Of Utah mp to Republication. She thinks that
as they are woman Of more than average in.
telligence the work viii be easy. Utah needs
Republicanism. She has sheep, wool, mines.
and other products that deserve protection,
and there is strong movement to develop
silk culture.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

The Treasury's official statement shows
that Government receipts for the month
of January were in round numbers. $29 o0o,-
GOO. and the expenditures $32 500, 900; making
deficit for the month of $500 600, and for
the first seven months of the fiscal year sl9,-
coz, 600. We haven't heard SO much of that
comfortable surplus" recently.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

Senator +. J. Cannon, of Utah. and his wife,
are of the same age, were born near each other,
and married early. They have four children.
Both are sincere believers in the revelations Of
Joseph Smith, polygamy and all. but cordially
accept the law which has placed plural wives
under the ban. Mrs. Cannon thinks that the
institution has been grossly slandered, that
women under it were treated with as much
respect as elsewhere, and the fine men and
noble women Of the State to-day, who were
born of plural marriages, proof of the charac-
terof the system. She was an original Woman
Suffragist. and delegate to the recent con-
yention held in Washington.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

The majority of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections has reported in favor
OF seating COL Du Pont. as Senator from Della
ware. and the minority against it. The ques-
ton turns upon whether Senator Watson OF
the Delaware Legislature. could hold two
Offices at the same time. The Governor hay
ing died, Senator Watson, ms President of the
Senate. succeeded him. AS he was a Demo
crst, this left the Republicans a majority of
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

After an Executive session of two hours tho
Senate confirmed Col. Coppinger's nomination
as Brigadier-General, by vote of "a to IL.
The opposition to the nomination was led by
Senators Burrows, Gear, Perkins, Teller. Petit
grew, Squire, and Wilson, and Coppingers
cause was advocated by Senators Hawley, Bate,
aud Palmer.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06

We women are promised o new straw for
Spring"bonnets and toques. 1t is to be fine
and lace-like and jeweIed, which seems very
fascinating. And also it is said that we will
have bonnets and hats of laffeta, shirred into
pretty shapes and trimmed with velvet.