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The National tribune., 1896-05-07
SERVICE PENSION.
Work Being Done Everywhere in lis
Favor.
POSTS UNANIMOUSLY INDoRsISa.

Since our last issue We have received re-
| ports from the following Posts of their
| unanimous Endorsement of THE NATIONAL
! TRIBUNE's Service Pension Bill:
Hill Post, 159, Department. of Michigan,
Vaudeville; VIM Mcconnell, Commander
Dwight Johnson, Adjutant.
Lew Wallace Post, so, Department of Ne
braska, Hsbbell; A. J. Miller, Commander
NJ G. Smith, Adjutant.
John A. Logan Post, 10, Department of
Idaho, Salubria; E. N. Elton, Commander.
Mullgan Post, Department of Colorado
and Wyoming, Springfield, Colo; S. W..
Cole, Commander; James D. Yanarsdol, Adj
jutant.
Maj. Henry Post, $50, Department Of In
diana, Pendleton; w. III. III. Benefel, Com
mander; George III. Price, Adjutant.
Gregg Post, 90, Department of Pennsyl-
vania, Bellefonte; +. PEBBLES Green, Com
mander; A. v. Smith, Adjutant.
Col Harper Post, 126. Department. of Cali
fornia and Nevada, Arroyo Grande, Cal !;
Charles Putnam, Adjutant.
Richmond Post, 524, Department of New
York, Port Richmond; David Strothers,
Commander; James Mullin, Adjutant.
Hugo wangelin Post, $50, Department of
Illinois, Lebanon; A. G. Stafford, Com
munder; c. J. Sewell, Adjutant.
J. b. Steedman Post, 81, Department of
Washington and Alaska, New Wha:com,
Wash; ]. p. Lewis, Commander; J. C. Mus
grave, Adiutant.
W. J. Landram Post, So, Department, of
Kentucky; George III. Mckinney, Com
mander.
E. o. G. Ord Post, Department. of Cali.
fornia and Nevada, Los Gatos, CAL Henry
Carrel, Commander; c. w. Keifer, Adju-
tant
II, P. Carnes Pest, 374, Department of
Missouri, Dunlop; c.. d. Hoskins, Com
mauder; S. A. Hartley, Adjutant.
J. III. Danseur Post, 1O4, Department of
Indiana, La Grange; J. J. Cookingham,
Commander; E. M. Hutchinson, Adjutant.
Bernard Cause Post, "a, Department. of
Pennsylvania, Avondale; ID. MeCarns Com
mander; William Foote, Adjutant.
Grant Post. Is, Department of Virginia
and North Carolina, Eastville, Va; z. II.
Fitchett, Commander; George Sisco, Adju-
tant.
S. G. Nelson Post. 251, Department. of
Illinois, Wapella; III. M. Morris, Com
mander; W. A. Hickman, Adjutant.
T. Lyle Dickey Post, 105, Department of
Illinois, Pontiac; Charles l.. Bigelow, Adju-
tant.
Galpin Post. 10. Department of New
York, Little Falls; d. G. Bangs, Com
mander; E. J. Wentz, Adjutant.
Gen. John Sedgwick Post, 81, Depart
ment of Pennsylvania, York; Herman
Sauppe, Commander; L. t. Hendricksou,
Adutant; William III. Schwartz, A. w.
Moore, and Joseph w. SHAVE, Committee.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

SOME time ago the soldier-hating
papers were fond Of making compare
sons of the pension expenditures of this
country with those of European Nations.
So far we have not noticed any of them
making comparisons of the way our pub
lie debt has been increased in a period
Of profound peace, with similar perform
ances in Europe.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07
THE SERVICE PENSION.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is in the
fight for Service Pension until the vic
tory is secured The legislation must
come, and it should come at once. This
session of Congress should pass the bill
before it adjourns. Ii it does not, We
shall renew our demands with greater
strength and persistence at the next ses-
sion. We started in with q demand for
IS n month as the minimum rate, be-
cause we felt more hopeful that that
could be more easily secured now than
q higher one. But sentiment among the
veterans and their friends is very. rapidly
crystallizing that the minimum should
not be less than So month. We be-
lieve this is just, and that it is little
enough.
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the only
paper in the country that is fighting
steadily and persistently for this great
act of justice to the veterans. Every
veteran should rally around its banner,
and gather In all the veterans and friends
of veterans in hia neighborhood. This
is the best way to help fight the battle.
The more subscribers the paper has
the more power in securing veterans
rights.
Let every man who wore the blue see
that his name is on our subscription list.
This is due to himself and his comrades.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07
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CoRRESPONDENCF.- Correspondence is
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ricultlra1 Industrial and Household matters,
and letters TO the Editor viii always receive
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY.

Everyone wants, and should have, THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY, now issued
and to be issued. Those now ready are:
No 1. STATISTICS OF THE WAR
" g LINC0LN'S WORDS.
B. MISCELLANEOUS MEMORAN-
DA.
A. PENSION STATISTICS.
5. HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE
UNITED STATES.
6. THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
and s. THE COMMANDERS OF
THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
Double number. 10 cents.
8. THE STORY OF CUBA.
10 LIFE OF MAJ.-GEN. GEO. Fl.
THOMAS.
These contain much more valuable in
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except Nos. Z and 8, which count double.
Address THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
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The National tribune., 1896-05-07

HARVARD and Yale have been dc.
batting whether the United States should
submit the Venezuela boundary dispute
TO arbitration, with Harvard supporting
the affirmative. Yale has come ont
victorious, as she should have done. The
Venezuelan boundary and the Monroe
Doctrine are not proper subjects for arbi-
tratlOn.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

TALK about war burdens. The
French are still taxed heavily TO pay the
war indemnity TO Prussia, and Koenigs-
berg in Prussia has just succeeded in
paying off the last installment Of debt
incurred for levy imposed by Napoleon
i, more than so years ago. Yet the
South never appreciated our generosity
in not saddling upon them the cost of
the eallseless, senseless war they precipi-
tated.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07
THE PICKLER PENSION BILL.

The Picker Pension Bill, Of which we
gave full synopsis last week, was passed
by the House of Representatives Tues
day, April %, by a vote of 1S9 yeas to
81 nays, III not voting. The yeas and
nays were as follows:
yeas-Aeheson. Allen (UIab). Anderson, An
drews. Arnold pa. Arnold II. Atwood. Bah
cock. Baker KAN, Baker MIDI Baker IL. II. },
Barham. Barney. Bartholdt, Bell (CoIo.). Bennett,
Bingham. Bishop. Blue, Bowers. Brewster. Brod-
erick, Cromwell. Brown. Brun,m. Burreil. Barton
tlIo.), Burton lohio). Caldcthead, ChickeTing,
Clark Iowa), Clark (AIo.). Codding. Coffin,
COison, Connolly, Cook fWis.) Cooper (wis.) !.
CorIiss Cousins, Crowther. Cummings. Cnrtis
NOwHl Curtis fkan.l CARTS N. W. Dasford,
Daniels Dayton. DE Wilt. Dingley. Dooiitle.
Downing. Eddy. Ellis Evans. Paris Fentou,
Fischer. Fitzgerald, Gamble Gibson GiIlet IL. ".
Gilett (Mass.l Graf. Griffin. Grswod, Grow,
HMger. Hauer (NebD, HaIteraan, Hardy. Har-
prer. Harris. Hartman. Heatwole. Hemenway.
Henderson. Henry Comb Henry und-t Hep
burn, Hermann, Hicks Hiborn. Hll, Hit. Howe
Howell, Hubbard HUFF, Hniing, Hunter Hurley
Hyde. Jenkins, JOHNSON Cali, JOY. Kem Kerr,
Kirkpatrick Knox. Kup Layton, Leighty Lei.cn-
ring. LeosHrd. Lewis. Long LoudeuslaGer. Low.
Mahany Mahon. Marsh. Mccall lMsss.l. Mccall
(1enn. }. Mcclure. Mccormick McLachian Mefkle-
john Mercer Miller (Kan.,. Miller CIV Val Mill
Noribuay odeIi, Often. Overstreet Parker Payne
Pearson. Perkins. Phillips. Pickler. PItney. Poole
Pugh. Ray. Reybnrn. Robinson (Pa.). Royse. Rus
sell (Conn1. sanerbering. Scranton, Shafrofh.
Shannon. Sherman. Simpkins Smith IlL) Sno-
Yer. Sorg. Southard Spading. sperry. stahe.
Steele Stewart N. j.. stewart (lyisA Stone &C.
SUlz-T. TawBey. Thomas. Towne, TrRccwel
Trncey. Treloar. UpdeSrhff. Van Horn. Van Voor-
son Ind. Watson (0hiol. Wellington. Willis,
Wilson Qdaho). Wilson (oiio). Wood. Woomer.
Wright.-ls9.
Hays-Abboti, Alien tMissl. Bartlett (N. W
Bell TEX. Black Gal, clardy. Cobb Cooper
fFia9. Cooper CTeK-l Cox, CHlberson. DE
Almond, Denny; DiHsmoe. Elicit Va). FL
Latimer, Lester, Little. Livingston, Lock
hart. Mcclellan, McCreary (Ky.l. McCuiioch.
MeDearmoa. McRae Meredith. Miles, oIey, Pat
terson. Richardson, Russell GA, Settle. Shuford
skinner, SpHrkmRn, spencer. Staiiings. Stokes
Strait. Sirowd IN %. Tabcri. Terry, Turner (Va J,
Underwood, Washington, Wheeler. Williams.
Wilson q. c., Ioakum.-5i
The Republicans and Populists voted
solidly for the bill, and seven Demo
crats-Cummings On. ", Downing
QlL), Fitzgerald Mass, Layton
Ohio, Sorg (Ohio), Sulzer On. ",
Walsh IN. W.
The bill is now in the hands of the
Senate Committee on Pensions. and
will almost certainly be passed by the
Senate.
The burning question is as to the
Presidents action. If he should veto it,
it could be passed in the House over his
veto without the slightest difficulty.
There would be question as to the
Senate.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

THE Mckinley movement, no one
doubts, is one of those overwhelming up
risings of the people, like those which
compelled the denomination of Lincoln
in 1864, and the nomination of Grant
in 1868. As then, the politicians have
been against it, and if fine political
strategy could have defeated it it would
have been done. But the people are too
much in earnest to be defeated by politi-
cal managers no matter how able and
determined. The people want to express
in the most decided terms their disap-
probation of the policy which has ruled
the Government since March 4, 1893,
and especially the economic part of that
policy. That policy was ostentatiously
announced as a "rebuke to Mckinley
ISM" The party organs which upheld
it could not be too severe in denouncing
" Mckinleyism." Many weakened Re-
publicans were set adrift by the storm,
and felt that Mckinley was the Jonah
of his party. Now the reaction has come,
brought about by three years trial of
anti-McKinleyism. McKinleys enemies
are the men who have made him. He
has to thank them far more than any one
else.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07
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are sure they will find it better paper for
themselves and families than any other that
they can find. 1t lisa superior paper in every
respect, and constantly strives to lead all the
other publications in the country by the
higher quality Of the matter it furnishes lis
readers 1t spends more money in getting
up paper Of the highest possible class than
any other, and all matter which appears in
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matter ii is bright, live, able, progressive,
and independent. 1t serves no party, and
has no eniangling alliances with any men
or faction. 1t aims only to represent the
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country, TO tell the truth Of history, and
champion the cause of the men whose valor
and blood made the country as great and
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The paper should be in every family, and
we ask all who read this to not only sub
scribe Tor it themselves, but to endeavor to
get others interested in it. 1t costs but 81
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ing pfatfer for the money.
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The National tribune., 1896-05-07

THAT great Mugwump and Apostle of
Free Trade, David A. Wells, advocates
letting Great Britain take Hawaii. To
become a Mugwump it seems necessary
that man shall purge his system of the
last vestige of Americanism.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

THE sleek, placid London Court jour
nal describes the present condition of
European politics as " fidgetty." "Fidg-
city" is very good. 1t takes a place
alongside of Nasby's description of the
rebellion as an "onpleasantniss."
The National tribune., 1896-05-07
TICKETS TO NATIONAL ENcAMrMExr

TICKETS TO NATIONAL ENCAMPMEST
We will again furnish first-class re-
turn-trip tickets TO the National En-
campment for clubs of subscribers TO The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE or The American
FARMER. Go to work at once soliciting
subscribers for both these. Send TO us
for all the sample copies you may need,
and notify US that such subscribers as you
send in are TO be applied on your ticket
Write US as 10 how many subscribers
you must secure. You can easily pro-
vide yourself with ticket in this way.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

As 1T is six years now since the last
census, and four more until the next one.
both Chicago and St Louis can safely
talk very big about their populations.
Chicago claims 100000, and St. Louis
eli, 600.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

The issues Of THE NATIONAL TEIB-
UNE 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 I" Com
manders Of the United States Army"
counts as two numbers
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

WE have no,disPosition to exult over
the financial rnisfortunes of even our
bitterest enemies. But the fact that
the Indignantly soldier-hating New
York Times has been forced to go into
the hands of receiver causes us as little
sorrow as any great. business failure that
we can conceive of.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07


CoMRADE JQHN CASSIDY, 221 Full
ton street, New Yofk, Adjutant of Devin
Post, 14S, cabs our attention to a
peculiar case of hardship, which he says
affects many deserving men, some of
whom are found III every sea and lake
port in the United States. They we're
sailors or marines who we're serving on
vessels which at the close Of the war
were put out Of commission and their
crews granted leave of absence. As the
Government had no further need of
them they did not feel it necessary to re-
turn at the expiration of their leaves and
be regularly mustered out. In conse-
quence they were marked down as de-
serters. In 1888 Congress passed law
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to give honorable discharges to such
men as had served not less than
three months, up to May 1, 1865, and
had not left their commands without
proper authority, nor while in the pres
ence of the enemy. This act became
void in 1893, and many of those affected
by it failed for one reason or another to
avail themselves of It's benefits and are
in consequence cut off from the privilege
Of joining the GAR, as we'll as the
satisfaction of having an honorable dis
charge to hand down to their children.
An effort is being made to have the bill
of 1888 re-passed, and it should be
done.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07
Free! FREE! FREE!
To Subscribers to The
American Farmer.
LIFE OF MAJ. WILLIAM Mckinley.
BY JOHN McELROY.

TIE AMERICAN FARMER makes this ex-
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The National tribune., 1896-05-07
TRIBUN z rs.

Dear me, how often shall be compelled to
repeat to my friends Shakspers's question:
Whats in a name2" Lucky Davis has just
been sentenced by the Federal court at Fors
Smith, Ark, TO DO hanged July 1.
-
Mans responsibility for woman does not
seem TO be diminishing at all in proportion to
her assumption Of entire responsibility for her
SELF Minnesota court has just held the com
mon-law rule which holds a husband liable
in damages for slanderous words uttered by his
wife, although in his absence, to be still in
force Notwithstanding tho modern statutes ro-
lating to married women.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07
THE NATIONAL EyCAMpMENT.

COMMANDMENTS Chief Walker reached
St. Paul last Monday on his return from
his trip to the Pacific Coast. He is
sanguine as to the prospects of the COM
ing National Encampment, and says:
II is going to be great Encsmpment, and
my extensive trip has been solely in its in
teresi. lis success or failure will, of course,
reflect on me. But / have no doubt of its
success Everywhere l coniured up inter
est IN the st. Paul Encampment among the
veterans, and / met thousands o: them,
many of whom contributed to the success of
past affairs of the kind. In every one of
the Departments visited was assured of
a large representation. The railroad matter
is, think, practically settled.
The Western Passenger Association has
granted the one.cent rate. The Central
Passenger Association is what we are par
ticularly interested in just now. This body
goes West to Colorado aud East to New York.
1t has not officially announced the rate yet,
but all the Associations have in the past
agreed with each other ON these occasions on
the matter of special rates, and 1 have no
doubi that the Central Association will fol-
low the course it always has for the En-
camDment
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

The argument of Senator Burrows on
the Du Pont case has received particu-
larly high praise from his brother
Senators, and all who heard it. 1t
showed unusual research, and brought to
light many facts and precedents bearing
directly on the case, which were a sur
prise to both sides, and strongly sup
ported Du Points right to his seat in the
Senate. His presentation of all these
was very happy, and greatly enhanced
his reputation for ability.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

SAME IN FRANCE As IN wAsHINGTo.,
Translation from a Paris paper:
Scene: Outside the Chamber Of Deputies
Little 3Taris-Who are all these men walking
about outside here, father2
Those, my dear child. are the members OF
the Chamber of Deputies"
care these all the members there ars2"
No. there is one more"
Where is he fatherl"
Inside, my dear, making a speec
4S
The laugh was decidedly on a delegation OF
so Chicago women, who were delegates to the
recent Illinois Republican Convention, but
took the wrong train. and did not reach
Springfield in time to participate.
The English Temperance movement has
taken queer turn. 1t is found that the
Queens household spent last year over 3d. 900
for beer, and $4,000 for light wines, and the
ardent Temperance reformers think that Par
Lament should make an investigation.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

THERE was a sensation last week in
the trial of the Transvaal filibusters
which shook the English public. The
Beers produced number of cipher tele-
grams sent the leading raiders, which
showed conclusively that the whole
affair was a gold-grabbing enterprise,
without the slightest justification in the
actual condition of the Uitlanders. The
Beers managed their case very shrewdly,
and the production of the damaging dis
patches was made at the right time to
have the greatest effect upon public
opinion the world over. Incidently it
reflects upon the English lack of all
scruple in regard to the territorial and
other rights of people who have some
thing that Englishmen want.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07
THE NATIONAL |. TRIBUNE.

WASHINGTON, ID. C, MAY :, 1896.
The National tribune., 1896-05-07

Tvreo AT rr v..1orOs rO.r Orrrot As stoOaOss pr1a
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rlckINLEY is AT HOME.
How He Spends His Time. Reads
MuSick'S Columbian His
toricaI Novels.
The rlajor's First Lawsuit.

CANTON, OHIO, July 2S.-Mr.
and Mrs. Mckinley were as glad
to return to the comparative quiet
of their Canton home as were their
townspeople to have them. The
Major was confronted with great
stacks Of letters and small noun
tains of newspapers, the size of
which is being reduced by steady
application. He tries to keep up
his newspaper reading, and, when
time permits, likes to unfold a
dozen of the leading papers of the
big cities himself and get at their
contents in his own way. This he
cannot always do, in which event
his assistants skim through the
entire newspaper mail, marking
articles desirable for him to read
and folding them with the proper
page uppermost.
He does very little general read
ing just now. | asked him short
time ago what he liked to read
when permitted to follow his own
bent of mind. He replied that
most of his reading had been con-
fined to serious channels and that
for pure enjoyment he liked a good
short story about as well as any
thiag. He picked up volume of
American history written in the
form of romance, entitled "Co
ltWnbian Historical NovelS,n by
John L. MuSick, and said te had
started out to read the entire Sc
RES, though not yet through with
the first veiume.-Chicago Record.
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of them are still alive. The
wondered how old DR.. Still knew
when to take up his saddle bags.
That is one OF the attributes that
God puts in man.
In our school we have decided
TO have n rest until the first Mon
day in September. We have stuck
to our work here for three or four
years without a single weeks in
termission ut any time. We are
tired and the weather is hot and
school will have u rest until the
first Monday in September. If a
man should plow corn all the time
from the month of May, all through
June, July, August, and all the
rest of the year, he would get
pretty tired and want some rest.
We expect in October very large
class, aud in order to have things
more convenient we have made
this addition to the building !,
which we hope to have finished in
three or four weeks. We will have
it well seated and lighted and
make it, as convenient as possible.
| thank you ladies and gentle
men for your presence here tonight
on this occasion. | was still born,
| want to tell you, and possibly
the only child that was still-born
that ever lived; but when [ did
kick it was in raat hurry, and
| have been kicking for twenty
five years to brinl forward the
light, to open up and show you
the possibility of the science of
Osteopathy.
Again thanking You for your
attention on this hot evening, |
bid you goodbye for another
twelve months to come.