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The National tribune., 1896-04-30
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY.
Everyone wants, and should have, THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY, now issued
and to be issued. Those now ready are:
No. /. STATISTICS OF THE WAR.
.. LINC0LN'S WORDS.
5. MISCELLANEOUS MEMORAN-
DA.
a. PENSION STATISTICS.
>. HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE
UNITED STATES
6. THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
7 and s. THE COMMANDERS OF
THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
Double number. 10 cents.
Q. THE STORY OF CUBA.
40. LIFE OF MAJ.-GEN. GEO III.
THOMAS.
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SHEKMAN'S MEMOIRS.

This weeks installment of "The Per-
sonal Memoirs of Gen. w. r. Sherman"
gives a charming picture of the first
days of the young officers in the new,
strange land of. California. 1t makes
delightful reading, for it sounds like the
discovery and occupancy of new
world, where everything was strange
and fascinating-countrv, climate, fruits,
productions, people, and customs. 1t
seems almost ,cruGl that they should
have to come back from such idyllic
life to the stern realities of actual exist
ence, and the hustle and rush of Anglo
Saxon civilization, The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is tie only paper in the coun-
try that has the privilege of publishing
these interesting memoirs.
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The pretext that this would benefit those
who enlisted to escape imprisonment is
not sufficient. AT most there were only
5,73S of these originally, so that the num-
Der to-day must be very small, and at
fords no adequate reason why all the loyal
Tenneseeans, yirginians, Kentuckians,
North Carolinians, Missourians and Ar
kansasans, who took the first opportunity
to leave the hated service of rebellion,
and range themselves under the Stars
and Stripes, should be made to suffer.
The National tribune., 1896-04-30

GREAT BRITAIN is quite anxious to
arbitrate the question of the Alaskan
boundary. That is very cunning of her.
1t is her only hope of getting a break made
in the continuity OF our Alaskan posses
sions, so rs to gain access to the sea Tor
her northern settlements. She has abso-
lutely no right to this. The boundary
originally agreed upon between Russia
and her, gave Russia strip of land reach
ing to the crest of the coast range OF
mountains. Where these did not exist,
or where they receded more than III
leagues from the coast, then the line was
to follow the sinuosities of the coast at a
distance of 10 leagues from it. When
we purchased Alaska, in 1867, we sue
ceeded to all the rights that Russia had.
England would now like to arbitrate
this, in the expectation that the court
will give her access to the coast, which
would cut our territory in two. We
cannot arbitrate this, any more than we
can arbitrate the possession of the Florida
peninsula.
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Is the discussion of the Pension Bill
the Southerners and the Northern soldier
haters were particularly bitter against
the clause which allows pensions to those
who had previously served in the rebel
army. This is natural. If there is any,
body they dislike worse than a Yankee
soldier, it is loyal man who escaped from
their clutches, and afterward did his
best TO put down their unholy rebel
lion. Their prosecutions of the loyal
men in the South recalled the cruelties
perpetrated upon the unhappy Abb
genses and Waldenses in the name of
religion. They forced tens of thousands
of as loyal men as there were in the
country into their army, to fight against
their dearest principles and convictions.
Now they would continue their persecu-
tions by depriving those men who
escaped from them and joined the Union
army of all benefit Of the pension laws.
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LIFE or GEN. THOMAS.

The next issue Of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE LIBRARY will be "Iifc Of
Gen. George II. Thomas" by John
McElroy.
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The issues Of THE NATIONAL TRTB.
UEE LIBRARY are invaluable for school
purposes. There is nothing better TO
give children TO teach them patriotism.
We viii send them in lots Of 100 for
So. IN this, the double number " Com
manders Of the United States Army -
counts as two numbers
The National tribune., 1896-04-30

THE Italians wanted to give Abyssinia
the English kind of protection, but King
Menelek seemed to prefer the homemade
article on the Mckinley model.
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IL you see it in TIE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE or any issue Of The NATIONAL
TmBUNE LIBRARY it is absolutely so.
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COLUMNS Of Spanish troops are getting
into a pleasant habit Of banging into
each CHER that should be encouraged.
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THE Abyssinian disaster knocked out
the grand celebration of the King Of
Italy's birthday. The Italians were not
in mood for any Fourth-ofJuly bust
ness
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CALrToRNIA's figures as to her gold
product last year continue to grow.
The latest estimate, prepared for the
Director of the Mint, show total gold
product of SIS, 1874 ,317, an increase over
1894 of 81 ,411,035. The silver. product
was only S599,769.
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which the soldier was not honorably dis
charged shall not disqualify the claim
ant from receiving a pension by virtue
of a subsequent service of 80 days from
which he was honorably discharged, pro-
vided the disability was not contracted
or incurred during the dishonorable
service.
Sec. IA reverses the rulings of the
present Secretary of the Interior and his
subordinates, and restores Commissioner
Raum's Order No. 1914, which applied
the system of ratings under the old laws
TO the act of June 81, 1890, and gave
claimant the benefit of his combined
disabilities.
Sec. 10 provides that upon the rejec-
ton of a claim under the act of June
u, 1890, the claimant shall not be
compelled to file new application, but
can be brought before another Board Of
Examiners upon the filing of sworn
statement by reputable physician that
a reasonable degree of disability exists.
If this is established it gives the appli-
cant a pension from the date of filing
his original application. This is in
tended to prevent the practice of the
Bureau of rejecting an application and
then securing a new application and
granting il, so as to cut the claimant
off from the pension accruing since filing
his application.
Sec. 16 provides that in widows pen
sions the phrase in the act of June,
1890, without other means of support
than her daily labor" shall mean,
without a net income of $500 per
annum."
Sec. II gives reasonable status to
all persons employed on any gunboat or
war vessel, to Contract Surgeons, Pro-
vost Marshais, their Deputies, and to
Enrolling Officers.
Col. Picker estimates that it will cost
s3,160,000 to carry the bill into opera
ton.
The bill was sharply attacked during
the five days that it was before the
House by those who never fail to find
grave faults in any pension bill brought
before Congress. Col. Pickler's argu-
ments were, however, irrefutable, and
carried conviction. He astonished
everyone by the thorough study he bad
made of every phase of the question,
and overwhelmed directors by his cita-
tons of law and precedents bearing upon
every point at issue.
The bill was passed last Tuesday by
a vote of 119 yeas to 80 nays; 146 not
voting. 1t now goes to the Senate.
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LIFE OF GEN. THOMAS.
~ JOHN AlcELROY.
No. 10 of The National
Tribune Library.

No. 10 of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE IL
BRARY is an admirable sketch of the life Of
grand old George II. Thomas, TIE Rock Of
Chickamauga." 1t wives in brief, lucid style
all The facts of his birth ami paTentage, his
early career in the Army. entrance into the
War of the Rebellion, his grand achievements
at Mill Springs, Stone River, Chickamauga,
on The Atlanta Campaign, and his browning
victory ut Nashville where he virtually de-
stro, ed the rebel army opposed to him.
Tie booklet contains - large pages, and
is enbellshed with an excellent picture Of
Gen. Thomas and one of his monument at
Washington, ID. c. Sent 10 any address on
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SHREwD old President Kruger de-
clines to go to London. He thinks
that the matter can be settled by CORE
spondence, where everything will appear
in black and white, and he also tells the
English that he does not know what
business they have with the internal
affairs of bis republic The old Dutch
man, with but $4,000 militia at his
command, has more backbone than
some other people we know of who can
command millions of the best soldiers in
the world.
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TT is generally felt that the British
should not place too much stress upon
the claims of the Dutch in the 18th and
18th centuries upon Venezuelan terri
tory. In their day the Dutch were as
voracious land-grabbers as the English
are now, and the old adage ran:
The principal fsuIt of the Dutch
l. giving too little aud asking too much
1t is remembered that about the time
they were making big claims to the
country around Guiana they were also
claiming everything from New York
or rather New Amsterdam-to the Pa
cifc Ocean, and were also contesting
with the Swedes for New Jersey and
Delaware, and with the Yankees for the
greater part of New England.
The National tribune., 1896-04-30

ANOTHER Lee has Just entered West
Point with a great flourish of trumpets
in the Southern papers. He is George
Mason Lee, son of Fitzhugh Lee, and
granddaughter of r. Z. Lee He is the
fourth of his family to enter the Mill
tary Academy. r. L. Lee graduated
from there in 1929. His son, George
Washington Gusts Lee, graduated in
1859; his nephew, Fitzhugh Lee, re-
Gently appointed Consul General at Ha-
bana, graduated in 1856; John Fitz-
gerald Lee, cousin, graduated in 1884 /;
Richard Bland Lee graduated in 1917.
Altogether, Heitman's Historical Regis
ter has the names Of "a Lees who nave
served in the United States Army, of
whom 8 went into the rebel army and
il served IN that OF the Union. The
latter were born in Northern States or
in Ireland. One of the New England
Lees-Roswell W. Lee, of Massachu-
sets, who graduated in 1888 -went into
the rebel army and became Captain of
Artillery and Assistant Adiufant- Gen
eral. The Army Register for 1896 car
ries the names of four Lees-Mortimer
d., of Connecticut, Captain on the Re
tired List; Harry r., of Rhode Island,
Second Lieutenant, 18th L. s.; Jas. G..
c., appointed from Ohio, Lieutenant
Colonel in the Quartermaster's Depart
ment, and Jesse NJ. Indiana, Captain,
9th u. S.
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Much better things are hoped for
from Consul General Fitzhugh Lee than
came from Paramount Commissioner
Blount.
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tnIsneo At 7r WASHINGTON pOsr Oreoe As ssoosOoss STr1
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TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, d. C., APRIL 30, 1896.
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PERSONAL BONDS RULED OUT.
A SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENT MADE ny
COMMISSIONER LYMAN.

4 SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY
COMMISSIONER LYMAN.
Albany. April (specaD.-Excise Commits
slonor LYMAN to-day explained further the
noIcv Of his administration of the Excise De-
partment. He said:
.1 hoyo decided 70 REQUIRE bonds Of some re-
liable surety company in all instances from
snccal deputies special agents and all oths'
n.rsons from whom I take bonds My reason
for this ia that have neither time nor means
far ascertaining the value of personal pohus'
7 also consider this the preferable course ioi
the reason that II gives me assistance III the
selection of officials. No reliable surety COM
many will take risks dishonest or irrespons'-
bio people Indeed. In this way the surety o'."-
NAMES become an adjunct to the civil "e''''
examination and give me reasonable ass"' "''.
Of getting decent honorable and competent
men" ,.
"Are Won going 10 favor the bonds OF security
companies in applications for TAX c''
he was asked $1,000 49,,
..r sbalI" he replied. unless / change my
mind. or something occurs when ssens ~ 'e"-
dor Il impractcable. 1t has been my expert
- ,ho, noreonal bonds are usually very uh-
satisfactory when II comes to tAe matter Va
,,.osocu,,on Security company bonds for less
,,.,,, avon are much safer. In n recent ie-
it,, -, tho charter OF the city OF Osweso' III
,htch took part as a Commissioner. insisted
unon this provision. II is now IN iorce '"V'e
and works with the greatest satisiac''o"'
Nv LYMAN was thei asked this question: u
hor heen said that in advance OF the sis"'"e
-, ,,o paines bill n Maryland surety company
~, ,yr,ch Henry g. Plat. son Of Thomas L f'a''.
80 MANAGER had It's eye on the FURNISHING VI
,baso bonds and would be the company 10 give
,bcm Is there any idea of favoring 'ha' par
ticular company? ,
mv, q" Mr. LYMAN replied. the matter OF tuF-
.,.ht,s honda will be one OF open compe""o'
,.,uaen all reliable surety companies WHO" Se'
m 10 seek the business
Mr. LYMAN himself gave personal oon"'
The rlya. Republican factions OF bu"a'o oo"-
1870, ,ho,r struggle before Commissioner Ly
49,, Tor the appointment OF Deputy II
liner in that city today. IL sppe",ru, IL
S.'" i a. though Thomas c. Platt had ne
ftI ,hat Daniel OGrady. brother OF 'ss,, ~
t,...nan O'Gradv should have the place. ps' -
,,s,n~r,e-s ~ Samuel Caldwell discovers .
~ law prohibited the employment -, nfu'
Taaior a. an excise officer. MI n,auy :. -.
t,,u,r-dealer The supporters oi ANN Nv"
.l up' ,n., ocradv cannot be appointed
Int, commissioner VI. y Clement OF Na'''n-
,.t,na ,ook the oath ~ Office to-day anu en-
,n,e5 rnon the discharge OF MIS- duties ,t,t,
C.,rnissoner Lyman has rlane i'p"'. ~
,,,.n the Sfufc civil Servic" tohHlSS.",,i, .
~. names for appointments 10 suootu l'",V
si,ons on the clerical force OF the pcPa' '"'e"''
hu, ms not we, received list
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out regardless OF their capacity to trot iast VI ~
transmit the capacity TO trot fast. heretofore 'e
standard has been based largely upon periofia'0e'
the rules being so framed that any morse co"''
gain admission to the Trotting Register py ue''
onstrating his individual merit as trotter ana as
a sire OF trotters Under the new rules perform
ance IS in a measure discarded as the OASIS Oh sian
dard. and pedigree becomes the nrst essen "
admission 10 the studDook. good many noise-
men Will be likely to question the WISDOM OF 'h,
radical change at the present time. the breed OF
trotting horses being yet in formative state, WIN
animals of comparatively obscure lineage flashing
10 the front every year in the Grand circuit ana
defeating the bes,-bred trotters in the country -,
Another radical change In the rules which Will
hardly meet with approval among Eastern horsemeh
Is the one which admits to standard rank the prog
eny OF trotting bred sire and pacing bred dam.
and vice Such breeders as Robert Bonner,
General B. +. Tracy, Charles Backman j. C. Sibey
and nearly all others of the East strongly OPP
posed any further intermixture OF trotting ana
pacing blood. Of them believing. on the other
hand, that the PAGERS In the standard should
be wcc1el out by a process of elimination. General
Tracy once voiced the general sentiment among
Eastern brce lers by saying that he regarded every
against his sire. and strong this sentiment
tina: when the Register Association. controlled by
Western horscmen. enacted a similar provision for
intelmiXing the troters and PAGERS. In 1892 there
was talk about a new stuibook In New York until
tire acton Of the association was rescnie1.
The standard adopted at Chicago Thursday viii.
not become operativ, until May 1891 and its pro-
the annual meeting of the Register Association next
year After the rule go into effect the present
fees FOR the registration of horses than two
years Old are 10 be doubled.
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THE TRADE N CHICAGO.

Chicago. April (spec. aD.-Wheat to-day advanced
cent and closed strong. May sold from G3s.c 64xc.
and closed at G3 4G3c. The market most Influenced
by crop conn lants. Indiana report made the cond
ton in tina, state only The Ohio Stale report re-
eratcd that condition in that State would be less
than 60 There were drouth complaints from Kansas
with the claim, that the seeded 1000 90 acres
than the The bulls were heped
by rhs very small Argentine shpments-6osoOo bush.
100 bush less than the same week last year EST.
mates on The visible for decrease OF 1VoVO
hush last week; only 10000 BUSH last
year the decrease lDODoCO bush The Northw
clearances were very small. only 5000 bush for the
day. the also small, lb.3 40
bush from The feature In the pit was cover
ing BY prominent bearsBrosseau. Logan. champ'ln
from Armour. The lid reed any support The
amounted 94VO bush under NO
red made Of 5000 bush. 10 go abroad
via Baltimore ,,, ... .o,, J..
and 2g.c and closing at 23,.c. The nrmness was IN
sympathy with wheat There however. very light
receipts only 1900 bush to-day oSly 10000 estimated
FOR Monday. Samples Nc higher. Any increase In
oats made a gain OF &c, sympsthzing merely with the
rally There small receipts. 39 cars TINS
morning estimated FOR Monday May sold from l?isc
10 i0.c and closed i9s.al9;.c Samples were firm
touched far May pork sold IS 32is May lard at
S. NAV ribs 81 so. There little rally toward the
close in sympathy wheat. There only 10000
hogs the estimate for Monday only 5000 che es
however were Sc lower There is practically no i'm
proy.ment in the cash demand: certainly increase In
the speculation Packers continue to expect very
hog receipts. ma, -,
at 65a65.c: puts May closed at 297sc calls at
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PERFECTTNG THE STEEL POOL.
FINAL DETAILS ARRANGED AT YEsTER-
DAYS SESSION. (
TIE ALLOTMENT OF PRODUCTION COMPLETED
SOME OF THE INTERESTS AFFECTED

THE ALLOTMENT OF PRODUCTION COMPLETED
SOME OF THE INTERESTS AFFECTED
THE EXCLUSION or MIDDLEMEN.
Final details in the organization Of the stee,
billet manufacturers protective association we-a
arranged at yesterday mornings brief session
in the Waldorf. terminating the convention n
this city toward which industrial interests
throughout the country have been looking. The
developments at this meeting are important
to the transportation interests and the final ac-
ton by the steel pool. with the extensive ship
ments included in Its operations. has been closely
watched by the railroads.
The closing session in the Waldorf yester-
day devoted to a completion OF the alot-
n.ent Of production. and in this particular the
transportation companies whose lines touch the
steel-producing regions included in the pool re-
ceive favorable distribution, in the opinion Of the
steel representatives who expressed their views
The appor,ionment of steel-billet manufacture
among the members OF the combination was
wholly on the basis Of the capacity OF each mill
and the amount OF tonnage produced by each
last year-an arrangement declared in the con-
ference yesterday to be the most equitable dis
tribution Of business among all concerned, while
doing away with the danger OF overproduction
and the gIutted markets resulting from such a
condition.
The decision to fix the total production Of
billets for April at the approximate amount OF
235 900 tons was final. and this quantity will be
adhered 10 by the manufacturers. according TO
the tacit agreement finally made yesterday.
In the arrangement Of the schedule OF prices
70 prevail this month trade conditions were
especially observed and the views expressed
by various interests were fully considered re-
cutting in the adoption OF the rate OF S22 90 a
ton on steel bets In the East. and $50 % a ton
in the West.
Among the Industries interested in the ad-
yanced quotations Is the wire-nail business, a
staple in touch with every farmer and mechanic;
another In the manufacture OF cotton ties. the
steel bands necessary on the Plantations OF
the South.
The purpose OF the steel representatives to
protect manufacturers and consumers from the
operations OF mddcmen embodied In the
final arrangements made by the Executive
Committee Of the pool: the last details were ad-
justed 10 have all orders for billets come only
ton. after the plan OF the arrangement made
by the Steel Rail Association. Orders will be re-
ceived through the pool commissioner who Will
distribute them among the manufacturers.
The members of the Executive Committee
present at the closing conference included r. II.
Hubbard John c. \. Leishmann. president Of
the Carnegie Steel Company: Henry Wick and
T. Stackhouse. Last night nearly all the steel
representatives had started for their homes.
The organization Of steel manufacturers, as
now formed controls one-half Of the worlds
production Of steel wire-nas, sheets and bars
of the Bessemer process.