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The National tribune., 1896-01-09
sERvIcE-PENsIoN PETITIONS.
A great number of comrades ha'

A great number of comrades have
written us for blank petitions in favor OF
the Service Pension Bill. A little re-
Election will show them that it would be
unwise for us to furnish these. If we
should do it it would be Immediately
charged on the floor of the House by
some pension-hater that the petitions
were manufactured" and so they would
lose much of their force. To make them
most effective they should appear to be
the spontaneous acts Of the comrades
whose names are signed to them. 1t
is very easy to prepare such petitions.
Take long sheet of legal cap, and write
on it heading something like this
"To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in Congress aSsembled-Gen-
tlemen: We, ex-soldiers and sailors Of
the Union Army and Navy during the
War of the Rebellion, do most respect
fully but earnestly urge your honorable
body to pass at once a bill granting a
pension of So month to every man
who served not less than 90 days in the
Army or Navy of the United States
during the War of the Rebellion and
was honorably discharged, and pension
Of not less than S12 month to the
widows of such as have died. As, in
duty bound, your petitioners will ever
pray" etc. The exact wording is not
important, so long as it is set forth I'M
mistakably that what the petitioners
want isS law giving a pension of So a
month to every man who served 90 DAYS
or more and was honorably discharged.
This is the essential thing, and it can be
stated in any way that the petitioners
choose. Then let it be signed as numer-
ously as possible, with the signers giving
their companies, regiments, and postoffice
addresses. When filed up it can be sent
either to a Senator or Representative, or
forwarded to us, and We viii see that it
reaches its destination.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09
PERSONAL.

One of the Republican leaders of North
Carolina is Maj. Hiram L. Grant, of Goldsboro,
who migrated to that State as a Sergeant in the
9th Conn.,, and completed his citizenship by
leading his company over the works at Fort
Fisher. He was wounded at Fort Wagner, and
received medal for gallantry on that occasion.
He was promoted to Captain, and became Pro-
vost-Marshal of Wilmington, after that place
was taken. He went into business at Colds
boro after his discharge has been very success
full, and is a member of the North Carolina
Senate.
John Yinton Dahlgren, son of the late ADJ
mral, has been appointed Counsel for the
Building Department of the New York City
Board of Public Works. to succeed Gen. Thomas
Ewing, who resigned on account Of i'll health.
Mr. DahIgren, who is % years old, has been
Gen. Ewiugs assistant.
Capt. Charles Fl. Green, 18th U. s., has ap-
piled to be placed on the Retired List, under
the so years continuous service rule. He
entered the army Oct. 80. 1861, as Second Lieu
tenant in the 4th L. l., and was mustered ous
as Captaia in that regiment Oct. To- 1864. He
was appointed in tine Regularly Army in 1867.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

of Africa famed out with augmented
intensity. Though the British Govern.
ment strenuously denied all completely
with this organized raid on the territory
of a peaceful little neighbor nobody
believed them for an instant. The
Dutch were incensed at this renewed at
tack upon their kinsmen, who have
already suffered so much at the hands of
the English. The French and Germans
saw in it determination on the part of
the English to seize the wonderfully
rich gold-felds of the Witswatersrand,
and whatever else they may want of Af-
RIGA in defiance of the most solemn
treaties and agreements. The French,
German and Dutch press broke out in a
torrent of abuse of English cupidity, and
faithlessness, the German Emperor came
out with an announcement that he in
tended TO support the Beers, and inside
of "a hours the English we're forced to
a realization of the disagreeable fact
that they were MORALLY hated all over
the Continent, and had no allies any
where, but were in imminent danger of
an overwhelming coalition against them.
The effect of this was to produce a
notable change in the tone Of the Eng
lish press Oh the Venezuelan question.
They are rapidly dropping their bluffing
tone, and taking up the song of the
sentimental unity of the two great Eng
disappearing Nations, and how dread
full it will be to have any real dispute
between them.
So the Monroe Doctrine seems to be
in fair state Of health, thank ye.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

The complaint of the Uitlanders,"
that is, the Englishmen who have
swarmed into the Transvaal Republic,
that they are compelled TO pay nearly the
whole revenue, while being denied repre-
sentation, will not receive much sympathy
outside of England. Their object in
going to the Transvaal was not to settle
in the country and develop it, but to ell
their pockets as soon as possible from its
gold and diamond fields, and then 90
back home and spend their money. 1t
is but natural that the Beers should tax
them heavily and deny them representa-
ton. They would be foolish if they did
not. The complaint was merely to fur
nish England pretext for taking the
country away from the people who
originally settled it.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09
"LINCoLN's WORDS"

The second number Of The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE LIBRARY is cut Its title is Lin
coins Words" and ii contains in brief COM
pact form Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, his
Second Inaugural, and a number of selec-
tions from his speeches and letters, en- body
lpg utterances which electrified the whole
people during the war, and which viii be
treasured and quoted as long as this is a
Nation. Nothing in the English language
outside of the Bible approaches these utter
ances in majesty of thought and exaltation
Of humanity, duty, self sacrifice, and the
truest and highest Amercanism. They are
words that should be taught every American
child as expressive of the ghest conceptions
OF our country's citizenship.
The pamphlet is handy little manual 10
put into child's hand for this purpose, and
everyone who has learned to read and begin
ming to think should be given one aud have
the passages in il explained and impressed
upon his or her memory.
The cheap price at which we offer the
pamphlet puts il in the reach of all Price
five cents, or six for % cents.
Address,
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
172s New FORK Avenue, Washington. ID. C.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

OUR ranks have suffered a severe loss
in the death of Gen. M. d. Leggett, who
died at Cleveland Monday evening, at
the age of "A. Gen. Leggett had a
brilliant war record. He went out as
Lieutenant Colonel of the 18th Ohio
and showed such good soldiership that
promotion rapidly followed. His first
battle was at Fort Donelson. He was
soon in command of o brigade, which
made fine reputation, and then of a
division. He commanded this on the
Atlanta campaign, and was also at times
in command of the Seventeenth Corps.
He was made full Major General. of
Volunteers, and also brevetted for "gal-
lantry and completeness as an officer
during the Atlanta and Savannah cam
paigns.' President Grant appointed
him Commissioner Of Patents, and after
his retirement from that office he became
a patent-attorney at Cleveland. He
was an active member Of the GAR.
He was fine type of a true American
and full of lovable qualities.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

Now is the time to do good work for
the Service Pension Bill. Begin by
getting every veteran in your neighbor-
hood to join you in a club for THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Send In five or
10, or what is still better, 90 or so new
subscribers to the paper from among
your acquaintance, and this will start
a boom for the Service Pension Bill
that will tell strongly for its success.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09
THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION

The appointments to the Venezuelan
Commission seem to give general salts
faction, and they are certainly diverse
enough in character to represent pretty
fairly all the prominent elements of
American thought and feeling.
For example, Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court David j. Brewer, of
Kansas, comes of Methodist blood and
breeding, is a strong Republican, and
an American of the intense kind. He
was born Of missionary parents at
Smyrna, Asia, educated at Wesleyan
University and Yale, and grew up into
political life in the vigorous air Of
Kansas. There will be no fear as to the
view lie will take of the question.
Judge Richard II. Alvey is his
antipodes in every thing but consum-
mate legal ability. He belongs to one
of tie old Catholic families of Maryland,
is strong Democrat, and during the
war he sided so vehcmently with the
rebellion that it was thought best to
neutralize him in Fort Warren.
Prot. Andrew d. White, President of
Cornell University, is fine illustration
of the " scholar in politics" He has no
superior anywhere for ability and learn
ing, and has as high rank as diplomat rs
a scholar, teacher and writer. He has al
ways been an active Republican, and
has filled several distinguished Offices
very creditably. In religion he is
liberal to the point of agnosticism.
Frederic r. Coudert is New Yorker
Of the New Workers, and one of the
social leaders Of the Knickerbocker
set. He is pronounced Democrat of
the Anti-Tammany school, is one of the
acknowledged leaders of the New York
bar, and showed as much ability as
patriotism as one of the United States
counsel before the Bering Sea Commits
sion.
Prof. Daniel G. Gilman is of Con-
necticut birth and rearing, but is now
President of Johns Hopkins University,
at Baltimore. He is profound scholar
and an able writer, and supposed to be
mildly Republican in his leanings,
though he has never been prominent in
politics, He is an authority on inter
national law, and has also high rep
utation for knowledge of physical
geography, which will be of special
value to the Commission.
Taken altogether, it is as satisfactory
a Commission as could have been
selected.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09
OUT THIS WEEK.
No. 4, NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY.
"pEMSlOH STATISTICS

No. 4, NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY
" Pension Statstics-will appear this week,
and be filled with matter of the greatest in
terest to every veteran and friend of the
veterans 1t will contain tables giving:
Number Of Pensioners of all classes on the
rolls, with rates OF pension.
Amounts paid veterans of the Rebellion,
of the Mexican War and the War of 1912 up
to June 80, 1895.
Amount paid bondholders up to same
date.
Number of pensioners in each State and
Territory and Foreign Countries, and the
amounts they receive.
Complete tables of ratings for all the
different disabilities, ETC., etc, etc.
Everybody wants one of these. Sent to
any address on receipt of cents. Six fox
% cents.
Address, TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, 172e
n. Y. Ave-, Washington, ID. O.
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GEN. sHERMAN.s MEMOIRS.

Amy veteran who fails to be on the
subscription list of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE for this year will make great
mistake, and miss much that will be of
the highest value and interest. The
publication of Gen. W. T. Sherman's
Memoirs alone will be worth much more
to him than the subscription price of the
paper. As every one knows, Gen.
Sherman was a brilliant writer, and
every thing that came from his pen was
well worth reading. His Personal
Memoirs are a grand history of that
part of the war in which he took part.
They are fascinating in their vivid in
terest. They tell all about himself and
the things that he saw or was con-
nected with. He speaks of all in the
frankest, most unreserved sort of way.
The publication in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE will be profusely illustrated
with original portraits, maps and
sketches, such as can be found nowhere
else. Subscribe at once, so as not to
miss a single number.
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TRIBUNETS.
A DOG CASE.


In an action for the value Of hounds killed by
atrsin the opinion Of the Tennessee court says:
1.-THE plaintiffs version is that the train was
going west toward Chattanooga, and the dogs
were going east, toward Knoxville They
were all on the same track and going in op.
posite directions, and under these facts 4 head
end collision was unavoidable" And again:
" IL is insisted by the plaintiff that, while the
whistle was sounded. it was intended for the
whole pack, and not for the three dogs that
were run over. This, however, seems to DO q
mere opinion Of the witness, as he was quar-
ter Of mile away from the place when The
whistle was sounded. In addition it would.
we think, be requiring too great diligence for
the engineer to whistle for each particular dog,
and more especially as he had no means Of in
forming each dog that any special whistle was
sounded for him. Upon these facts ie appears
that the receivers were running their train
upon their own track, on regular schedule time,
and had no other track at that plaes upon
which they could run. On the other hand the
plaintiffs dogs were running on the railroads
track instead Of the fox's track. which simply
crossed the railroad" On these facts it is held
that "the dogs were guilty % the grossest con-
tributory negligence and were only
entitled to such consideration as trespassers
have under the law" On the question Of the
value Of the dogs in this case, plaintiff testified
that both Of the hounds were "good fox dogs
and also good postum and squirrel dogs and
were as good all round dogs as be ever
owned" Other witnesses described the dogs
as young, Of common stock on the mother'I
side. but good parentags on the fathers side
and they both rescmbled their father" For
these reasons it seems peculiarly sad that they
should meet an untimely end in a head end
collision" It is obvious that training is pot al
ways good for dogs. and these manifestly mel
their death by oYertraining.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
NJ OW r e ADV.
The National Tribune Library, No. 6,

President Monroe and His Doctrine is
the title of No. 6 of THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE LIBRARY. 1t contains:
The Biography Of President Monroe, with
portrait and other illustrations.
The text of the Monroe Doctrine" as
enunciated by its author, and a history OF
the circumstances surrounding its announce
ment.
The letter Of Secretary Olney to Lord
Salisbury, in which the position Of the
United States is fully expouBded.
Lord Salisbury's rejoinder.
President Cleveland's recent message TO
Congress on the subject
A map Of the region in South America
under dispute.
Sent postpaid, for cents, or six for %
ceufe
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for Monroe and His Doctrine" What
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this weeks a issue Of
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TRIBUNE to those who are not subscribers
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A FAMOUS CASE.

FAMOUS CASE.
The Overland Monthly recalls famous case
IN the early history of California jurispru-
dence:
when Leland Stanford. afterward sena-
tor, came 10 California he bought a wagon-Ioad
Of bacon. -four. molasses beans, and dried
apples at Sacramento. hauled them up to the
Bluffs, in Placer County, made a tent out Of
MS wason-cover. and opened store. There
wasn't much doing during the day. so STAN
ford used 20 lie down in his tent and 20 10
sleep until some customer woke him up. One
day buEro not much bigger than a goat
came nosing about in the straw outside bis
tent. 1t wasn't moro than five minutes before
he had his nose in the dried-apDls barrel.
After eating all that he could he meandered
down to the creek. and took good drink Of
water He was dead in an hour
The owner Of the Jack wanted Stanford TO
pay him, and Stanford wanted pay for his
dried apples. After wrangliug over it all the
forenoon, they agreed to leave it to a Jury.
First the owner was tried for stealing the dried
apples, and acquitted on the ground that man
was not criminslly liable for the acts of his
burro. Then Stanford was tried for killing
the burro, and acquitted on the ground thas ne
was not crimiually responsible for the swelling
properties of dried apples. Then they tried
the damage ease; each had the other. and the
jury reached the conclusion that it was a split,
and fined them both the drinks for the court"
We haven't monopoly Of such names as Abe
Slupsky. Dnk Bolts, Bart Kyle, etc. The
Queen has recently ennObled man bearing
the cacophonous designation of Hueks Gibbs.
This inspires the New York Sun to sing:
With consonants ike iron ribs.
Stout British name, o. brave HuctSs Gibbs,
Brave heart, brave name, hail his nibs.
The utterances Of certain college professors
on the Monroe Doctrine would indicate that
eur American colleges are as poorly endowed
with brains as with property.
=*x
Truth: Brown-Tbis hypuotism is a con-
founded humbug. I've looked into it thor
oughly and there is nothing it.
Mrs. Brown-How did you get interested in
IL?
Brown thought it might come in handy
to put baby to sleep.
Truth: Mertis--I would never marry a man
did not love.
Msudie-But suppose a real wealthy man
should propose?
Mertie-I should love him, of course.
.7s
Detroit Tribune: Of course the eannibals de-
clined to eat that Chicago man. They un-
doubtedly feared he was adultered with horse
OF something.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
172S New York Avenue, Washington. u. c


The third number Of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE LIBRARY is Miscellaneous
Memoranda" and contains large collection
OF odds and ends OF history of the war. col
lated from all sources, and never before
gathered into one publication. 1t viii be
intensely interesting TO all students OF the
history OF the war, and contain much in
formation IN compact form that they have
hitherto sought for in vain. Everybody
should have copy, particularly veterans
and sons of veterans. Price five cents. or
Elk copies for % cents. Send in your orders
now
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

EVERY boy who wants some spend
ing money should read the announce
ment of The Amerieaa Farmer In
another column.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

SENATOR SHERMAN's argument
against the retirement of the greenbacks
was simply unanswerable. He had the
tremendous advantage of having all the
facts ON his side. The greenbacks have
been our sheet-anchor in weathering
much worse storms than this.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

THE official statement from the Treas
ury shows that the receipts for the first
six months of the present fiscal year,
ended Dec. 81, 1885, were $167, 56S, 653,
and the expenditures $182,962,76O,
making the deficit s15,373,700.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

THE syndicate of foreign bankers con-
tinues to hold up the United States with
a neatness and success that make the
vulgar Western train robbers weep with
angry envy.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

THE Senate Finance Committee is
playing waiting game with the Pres
ident, as to which shall first be COM
PEELED to make a showdown. They
will reply to his bond issue by the re-
porting a bill for the free coinage of
silver.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

Just now the English papers are torn
up in their minds as to whether they
hate President Cleveland or Emperor
Wilhelm the worse.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09
SIX FOR A ouAnTER.

We Will send six copies Of the "Statis-
tics Of The War" to any address for 70
cents. Many comrades viii want more
than one copy, and this is to accommo-
date them.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

EVERYBODY get into line for Service
Pension. 1t is incomparably the best
way to start, and it will be easy to after
ward add whatever more we want.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

OLD GLORY has now 40 stars upon
her azure field, and every one as bright
as those which shine down upon it from
above.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

THE appointments on the Venezuelan
Commission do not please the English
newspapers. They were not intended to.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

LET us have wave of enthusiasm
all over the country for Service Pen
sion.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

IT is now 81 years since the close of
the war, and high time for a general
Service Pension.
The National tribune., 1896-01-09
THE NArIoNAL TTsInuNE cArrNnAR

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.Is.lo Ar Tr r.-laaTo. so.T orros =. stooso.. rsa
The National tribune., 1896-01-09

The utterances OF certain college professors
the Monroe Doctrine would indicate that
cur American colleges are as poorly endowed
with brains as with property.