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Death of Gen. Thomas Ewing.

Gen. Thomas Ewing was knocked down and
fatally injured by cable car, JAM 20, in New
York City. Immediately after the accident he
was taken to his home, 223 East Seventh street,
New York, where he died at 10 o'clock, Tues
day morning.
Gen. Ewing was born in Lancaster. o.. in
1929 He graduated from Brown University,
at Providence. and was admitted to the bar in
1856, at Cincinnati, o. He practiced law there
for time. and then went to Kansas, where he
took an active part in the Free State struggles.
He was made Chief Justice of Kansas when
that State was admitted to the Union. He
entered the army as Colonel of the 11th Kan.
Cav, Sept. 10, 1862. He was promoted to be
Brigadier-Geueral of Volunteers, March -,
1868. For time no was Commander of the
Department of Missouri March Is, 1865, he
was brevetted Major General Of Volunteers for
meritOrious service in the battle of Pilot Knob,
Mo. He resigned, Feb. 20, 1865. In 1870 be
returned to Lancaster and entered politics.
He represented his district in Congress from
1877 to 1881. In 1879 he was nominated for
Governor of Ohio, but was defeated. He went
to New York in 1881. and praetced law. He
was appointed counsel to the Building DEPART
ment last year. but resigned on Jan. /. He
was formerly President of the Ohio Society OK
New York City.
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No. q, NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY,
"PERSI0k STATISTICS"

No. 4, NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY
Pension Statistics-appeared recently,
and be filed with matter of the greatest in
terest TO every veteran and friend of the
veterans. 1T viii 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
10 June 80. 1885,
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 ia
sny address on receipt Of cents. Six fol
IS cents.
Address, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, 1925
n. Y. Ave, Washington, ID. c.
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Now is the time for friends of the
Service Pension to hustle. In order to
do the greatest amount of good to the
greatest number Of comrades the bill
must be gotten through this Winter,
and there is no time to lose. Every
friend of the measure should at once
set himself to do something to promote
its passage. He should write to his
Senator or Representative, get up a
petition, have his Post take action in
favor of it, and get up club for THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE. We can have
the bill passed if we all go to work fol-
it. Let us do it, and all together, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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THE estimates of the amount of gold
produced in this country last year con-
tinue TO rise. The figures now in the
hands of the Director of the Mint in
dictate that it will reach $52,614,000,
but he thinks that this is excessive, and
that it will finally foot up between
s46,000,000, and S47,000,000. But
he has always been bear on this matter.
Up until the close of the year he was re-
luctant to admit that it would reach
S40,000,000. Even this is a great
increase. In 1884 we only produced
s30,S04,000. The greatest amount of
gold produced in this country in any
year was in 1858, when it was $685.
100000. q.lob
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ACCORDING to Mr.. Carlisles own
figures the deficit for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1895, was S42, 100000. This,
too, after number of important items
which properly belonged in that year
were showed over into this year, in order
not to make too damaging showing in
the face of the approaching election.
His own statement showed that the de-
ficit for the previous year had been s70,-
024, 900, and there is every reason to
believe that the deficit for last year was
no less. In view of these undeniable
figures, how absurd to palter and try to
deceive about ga sufficiency of revenue
for present needs"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-30

THE Senate will probably this week
pass the House Tariff Bill without amend
ment, when it will go to the President.
What he will do with it is matter of
earnest speculation. 1t is said that he
considers the constitutional provision
that revenue bills must originate III the
House as, in a measure, putting such
legislation outside the proper exercise of
the veto power. Then, again, it is re-
membered that he signed the Wilson
German Brice Bill after having pro-
nounced its adoption a piece of " infamy
and dishonor." In spite of the constant
asseverations of comfortable surplus
in the Treasury" lie knows as well as
any one else the crying need of the Gov
eminent for more money, and he may
feel compelled to sign the bill on this
account. Or, he may take the non-com-
initial plan of allowing the bill to be-
come law without his sanction.
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PERSONAL.

COL Fl. de B. Clay, formerly of the Itch
U. g, has been reelected President Of the Re
publican League Clubs Of Virginia.
Jan. % Russell A. Alger, jr.. son Of Past
Commander-iR.C Chief Alger was married at
Detroit 10 Miss Marion Jarves. daughter of q
wealthy and influential citizen Of Detroit.
petition signed by sc citizens of sfassachu-
sets was recently presented to the Massachu-
sets State Senate assing that statue Of Gen.
Joseph Hooker. who a native Of that State,
be erected in sOme appropriate place.
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

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THE South African Republic has an
area of 1879 square miles, or about
twice the size of Illinois. The native
white population is about 125,000, be-
sides some 10000 miners. The black
population is about 100000. The Beers
nearly all belong to the Dutch Reformed
Church, but make no discrimination
against other religions, except in the
provision that all officials must be Pro-
testant. They have no army, but all
able bodied male citizens between the
ages of 16 and 60 must come out at the
call Of the President. This gives them
good fighting force of about $4,000.
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THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
The National Tribune Library, No. 6.

President Monroe and His Doctrine is
the title Of No. of The NATIONAL TRIB-
UEK LIBRARY. It contains:
The Biography of President Monroe, with
portrait and other illustrations.
The text of the Monroe Doctrine as
enunciated by its author, and history OF
the circumstances surrounding its announce
meDt
The letter Of Secretary Olney to Lord
Salisbury, in which the position of the
United States is fully expounded.
Lord Sslisburyis rejoinder.
President Clevelands recent message TO
Congress on the subject.
A map Of the region in South America
under dispute.
Sent, postpaid, for ) cents, or six for %
eents.
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THINK of the feeling of security that
other pensioners on the roll will be
given by the passage of law giving
every man who served at least 80 days
So month. 1t will make everybody
feel secure in the possession of whatever
has been allowed him, and he can laugh
at the idea of Special Examiners
disturbing him.
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TEE NATIONAL ESCAMPMENT.

The GAR. National Encampment as
Louisville took very decided and very
proper action on the vexed question OF
railroad rates. The COMMANDMENTS
Chief and Executive Council have for
years had power to change the place OF
meeting of the National Encampment,
If satisfactory rates were not made by
the railroads But the exercise of this
power was attended with much embar-
rassment. The question never came up
until the arrangements for the Encamp-
ment had been far advanced, and the
citizens had expended much money and
labor in preparations. Then, while
many of the roads, and particularly
those leading directly into the city,
would make satisfactory terms, some
would hold out obstinately to the last.
1t would be decided that it would be
best not to greatly disappoint every
body, but 90 on and carry out the ar
engagements as agreed upon. At Louis
vile, to end this sort of thing, a resolu-
ton was adopted requiring all the rail
roads leading to tie city where it was
decided to mold the Encampment, and
all the hotels in the city, to file sched-
ules of rates to be charged, on or before
Dec Is, prior to the meeting of the
Encampment, and if these were not al
together satisfactory, the Commander-in-
Chief and Executive Council were di-
rected to change the place of meeting to
some other city. This brought the mat
ter to focus.
Only certain number of railroads
fled the required schedules within the
appointed time, and these granted the
desired one-cent-a-mile rate only within
q certain radius of St. Paul, and refused
the 30-days extension of time. The
COMMANDMENTS Chief met the Executive
Council at Chicago, Jan. 90, to consider
the matter. Hearing Of the trouble, the
cities of Buffalo, Cleveland, and Phila-
delphia applied for the National En-
campment, if it should be taken away
from St Paul. 1t was, decided to take
tie Encampment away unless the roads
made the concessions, But before doing
so another effort would be made to get
the roads to be reasonable. An appeal
was made to Chairman, Caldwell, of the
Western Traffic Association, who issued
a call for meeting ofsthe Association,
to be held at Chicago last Tuesday, and
dispatch from Chicago says that the
roads have decided to recede from their
position and grant the concessions asked
for Unless this is done the Encamp-
ment will probably be taken to Buffalo.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 80, 1895.


VI z
M this weeks issue OF
tS@p THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE TO those who are pot subscribers
to the paper, but who should be interested
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copy to give it careful examination, and
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are sure they will find it better paper for
themselves and families than any other that
they can find. Ut lisa superior paper in every
respect, and constantly strives 10 lead all the
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higher quality of the matter it furnishes It's
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and independent 1t serves no party, and
has no entangling alliances with any men
OF faction. 1t aims only TO represent the
loyal, working progressive people of the
country, to tell the truth Of history, and
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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 for il themselves, but 10 endeavor to
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THE urgency of the President, Seer

THE urgency of the President, Secre-
tary of the Treasury and others to have
an issue of United States bonds payable
Gin gold is hard to understand. Our
bonds always have been payable Sin
coin," and have actually been paid in
gold, and there has never been any
doubt that they would be. What reason
for now making changer
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THE Revenue Bill will add s60,000,-
900 to the income of the Government,
and give abundant funds wherewith to
carry out the Service Pension Bill 1t
will only cost s19,2OO,O00 to put 20O,-
900 comrades on the pension roll as IS
a month.
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THE WHOLE SIX.

Everybody wants the whole six numbers
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Library now
issued. These are:
No. 1.-STATIsTICs OF THE WAR.
No 2-LINCoLN's WORDS.
No. 3-MIsCELLANEOUs MEMORANDA.
No 4.-PENsIoN STATISTICS.
No. 5.--HIsToRY OF SLAVERY.
No. 6.-PREsIDENT MONROE AND HIS
DOCTRINE.
These contain much more solid informa-
ton than can be gotten in any other shape
for the money. Sent postpaid to any adj
dress for 20 cents.
Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
1929 New York Avenue, Washington, d. G.
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SKETCH OF COL. URIC DAHLGREN.
Next week we shall give a sketch of
the gallant young Col. Uric Dahlgren,
whose brilliant career was terminated all
too soon by his death before Richmond.
The sketch is from the gifted pen of Mrs.
Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren, widow of
the late Admiral Dahlgren.
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a SUCCESSFUL LITTLE SALESMAN.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / received
the copies Of the Monroe Doctrine you sent
me this morning, and sold them all IN 20
minutes. j could have sold many more if
had had them. Enclosed find 81 for more.
j am the little son OF a veteran, nine years
old. think it fun TO sell them. My papa
lost his leg last Fall, and am trying TO help
him.-LEsTER ELLSWORTH, Aspinwall,
Mass
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FRANCES interest in the Monroe Doc
trine is clear. She has been claiming as
an extension Of French Guiana slice of
Brazilian territory about the size of New
England. At the peace of Ryswick, in
1857, France renounced all the country
" between the Amazon and the River
Vincent Pincon." The question is ::
Where is the Vincent Pincon? The
Brazilians and Portuguese say that it is
the Oyapock River; the French say that
it is the Araguary. The French have
never attempted to occupy the country
beyond the Oyapock until the recent
discoveries of gold there, when they sent
soldiers to take possession. The BRAZIL
ans, under Gen. Cabral, an old and good
soldier, were already in possession. Some
fighting occurred last May, in which the
Brazilians were victorious. The French
mediate naval demonstration against
Rio de Janeiro, but are waiting the out
come of our dispute with Great Britain.
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THE British bankers, finding that our
real investors were only too glad to get
our securities at the prices they offered
them, will hardly try that sort of bluff
again to scare us out of our position on
the Venezuelan question.
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Deotbs i'm HazIett Post. Ohio.

Hazett Post, 80, GAINESVILLE, o., during 1905
lost the following comrades by death: Robert
s. Wiley, Co. F., 159th Ohio; Serg't Nj. M.
Miner, Co. A. 10th Ohio Cav; Alva b. AFTER.
Co. A, 178th Ohio; Lycurgus Davis, Co. III, ODD
Ohio; w. ID. McCreary, Co. X, Sd Pa. III. A;
Carl Meisnsr, 160th Ohio; Henry s. Rhodes.
Co. F, 159th Ohio; John George, Co. Q, 18th
Ohio; Lieut.. Ezekiel Kitchens, Co. A, list
Ohio and Co. d. 1881 Ohio.
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The New York Erening Post cannot
contain its rage at the English papers
which are admitting that possibly the
United States may be right on the Vene-
zuela question.
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PETITIONS FOR A SERVICE PENSION.
We have received and sent to the
House Of Representatives the following
petitions in favor of Service Pension
From Shadrack Riley, 104th U. S
c. T., and 16 Others. Georgetown, S. c
From Hezekiah Moore, 9th lows
Cav, and 20 Others, Raymond, I'LL.
From j. L. Maupin, 9th Ky. Cav.
and A others of @. w. Berry Post
Berry, KY.
From Charles E. Holt, Adjutant o
I. j. Brown Post, Chaplin, Conn, ant
20 others.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE CALENDAR.

Send at once for one of the beautiful
national TRIBUNE Veteran Calendars
for 1896. Every veteran and every son
of veteran wants one for his library,
sitting-room or Office. Nothing like
them offered anywhere else. Price 25c.
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THE first step of the Republicans in
Maryland will be to introduce COM
prehensive Civil Service Reform, begin
ming with the removal of the school
teachers from the pernicious control of
the political bosses.
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THE admission of the Utah Senators
makes the Senate now stand

The Republicans therefore lack one
vote Of a majority. The seating of Col.
Dupont, of Delaware, will give them one
more vote, but raise the total number to
80, and leave them just tieing their OPP
ponents, with the balance of power in
the hands of the six Populists.
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The people do not take kindly to
the popular loan, because they do not
see any necessity for the Governments
borrowing money in time Of peace.
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Is its present shape the Monroe Doc
trine is a renewal of the old command
ment, Thou shalt not steal" to Eng
land.
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Do your part to help the Service
Pension by getting up club for THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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EVERYBODY move in this matter of
a Service Pension. Begin by making
up a club for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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The more ambassador Bayard tries
TO explain the more impossible any ex-
PLANTATION seems
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LAST week Commander in Chief
Walker, accompanied by AdTt-Gen.
Robbins, came to Washington. Their
visit was mainly on private and legal
business, Col. Walker being interested
in case before the Supreme Court
But they transacted great deal of
GAR. business before they left, and
did it in the most satisfactory manner.
The National GAR. Committee on
Pensions was called together, and met
the House Committee on Invalid PEN
sions and the Senate Committee on Pen
sions and discussed the whole question
of pension legislation with them. The
COMMANDMENTS Chief and Adjutant- Gen
eral were present at q number of Camp
fires and Post meetings, and were en-
Enthusiastically received everywhere.
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No real friend of the veterans can
give good reason for opposing Service
Pension.
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LAST week diplomacy was convulsed
by the report that an alliance had been
entered into between Russia and Turkey.
Later it was denied that there had been
any treaty signed, but it is generally be-
lieved that there has been an under
standing between the two powers, and
this BODIES no good to England. An
intimation of this being in the wind
probably accounts for the feyerish haste
with which the English feet was gotten
ready. The situation is now very tense,
because England cannot allow any close
relations to exist between the Muscovite
and the Turk.
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.1srso !, rat r..eT0s s0sE otros stoonDo.ss
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-04
THE CAPTAINS STORY OF THE
 DISASTER.

The captain of the Rosedale is Will liam WitherwaX, who told the follow ing story of the accident. He said:
 T left Bridgeport at 7:37 o'clock this morning with POO passengers on board consisting chiefly of carriages, buggies, trunks, etc. We made a landing at Twenty-first street, where we left about 100 of our passengers. We then started down stream again, and at II: 80, when off Broome street, we saw the ferry boat Oregon, whichiyhad just issued from It's slip at the foot of Broadway in Brooklyn
 The Roseda1e was going unusually slow, and as soon as We saw the Ore gon we blew whistle signifying pass to the right" The Oregon made no reply but continued, straight on. The Rosedale then slowed up and came to full stop as soon as possible. At the sametime the Rosedalo blew an alarm and the pilot signalled to the engineer to reverse his engine.
 Tt was then that the Oregon blew an answer for the first time. We were then too close, however, to avoid a collision, and the starboard bow of the Oregon struck the Rosedale on the port bow and crushed in the side. As soon as We were hit there was a great deal of consternatio9 among the pass engers. We ealmed them down, how ever, for the moment. The Oregon had remained long enough beside the Rose dale to allow our mate to jump on board. He then saw the hole which had been made in the side of the Rosedale and gave the alarm.
 Just before he made his discovery the Oregon people had cried out to us that everything was all right As soon as I knew how the Rosedale had suf- fered I immediately headed her for the pier at the foot of Broome street. In the meantime the whistles of the Rose dale and the Oregon had brought to the assistance the tug Olympia and the freight lighter Gipsy Girl, each of which took on board about thirty passengers. The other thirty were taken by the Oregon.
 The Rosedale began sinking very rapidly as we neared the dock and just before reaching it she sank to the bot tom with her upper deck and the pilot house and a portion of her bow above water
 %The passengers before being taken off of the Rosedale had equipped them selves with life preservers and though excited did not get into a panic. As the boat began settling I called them to the upper deck"