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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-25
BORROWED MEMS SIGNATURES.
A Pittsburg sport Raises Ten Thou
sand and Goes West.

sand and Goes West.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 24.-Forged assign
ments of contractors estimates of city
work, on which $4,000 was raised, have
been discovered. The paper was held by
the Columbia National Bank and the
Mercantile Trust Company, but neither
institution involved will lose anything for
the reason that the amount involved has
been made good by the contractor. w. j.
Dunn. Mr.. Dunn places the blame on a
confidential clerk, who, he says, is now
in the west but would not give his name.
The man has wealthy relatives. who will
probably make good the money taken by
him. The forged assignments were plac-
ed in the bank as collateral, and were
discovered when they were presented to
the county controller for payment.
The actual amount of money appropri-
ated by the clerk was $4,000.
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order tonight which will facilitate the
furnishing of relief to such as are in dan
ger from the want of food or fuel. The
patrolmen throughout the city were order
ed to make all reports on cases of extreme
destitution and explain the character of
relief desired. To all such cases imme-
diate assistance will be rendered.
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THE MANITOBA SCHOOLS.
Very vexed Question 10 he Brought
10 N Settlements

London, Jan. A-The Chronicle win to-
morrow print the text OF the Manitoba
school settlement, which Is now on the
way to Rome for submission to the pope.
The paper says It believes that power
ful influences will secure the vatican's ap-
proval of the settlement. the terms Of
which are more favorable 10 the Catho-
lies OF Manitoba than those negotiated by
Sir Donald Smith, the Canadian high COM
t,,frainuar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-25
CHICAGO GERS CUBAN TOBACCO.
AFTER Long PetitlOning an American
Firm Allowed 20 ship.

Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. A.-The first lot of
CubaA tobacco 10 arrive since the wey-
Ter edict OF last May forbddlng its ex-
port. reached Chicago yesterday consigned
10 a local Arm that has plantation in
cuba.
The firm got forty-one bales out OF the
country, after six months Of petitoning
for a permit from the Spanish authcri-
ties.
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TO INSPECT HARnoR WORK.
The House Committee Sets Out on
n Business and Pleasure Trip.

Washington, Jan. 2i-Fourteen Of the
sixteen members OF congress composing
the House committee on rivers and har-
bors, many OF them accompanied by their
wives and other OF their families, left
washington THIS morning at lil5 o'clock
over the Southern railway for New Or
leans, Mobile and other places to inspect
government Improvements on waterways.
The personnel of the party, their plans
and route were teiegraphed hence on the
2fst Inst.
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Ex-MINIsTER WILLIS REMAINS
They Reach Louisville Tonight,
and VIII Be Inferred Tomorrow.

Louisville Ky, Jan. 2i.-rhe remains OF
Hon. Albert l.. Willis. minister 70 Ha-
wall who died IN Honolulu Jan. 2, arriv-
ed tonight accompanied by Mrs. Willis
and her son. The casket was taken TO
the residence Of W. II. Delaney, father
OF Mrs. Willis
The funeral will take place Tuesday
morning at 1890 o'clock from the First
Christian church, and the burial viii BE-
In Cave HUI cemetery.
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IRON TRADE INCREASING.
Inquiry Received For That Product.
New Furnaces opened.

youngstown. o., Jan. 2l.-Ground will
be broken tomorrow by the Ohio Steel
Company, for the erection OF ten open
hearth steel furnaces.
During the past week a number OF in
uulries were received here for iron in
from 900 TO 500 ton lots for February
delivery, showing that business is begin
ming to move.
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SAVANNAH, GA, MONDAY, JANUARY % 1897

to his intention to go himself, but that il
anything should happen to prevent his go
ing, he will send his brother, Prince Henry
of Prussia, as his representative.
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ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

1HE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS, OR
SEVEN PINES. By Mej. Gen II. M.
Pfaisted, formerly Lieutenant Colonel Of the
11h Me-, and afteruard Aajor-GenerGl of
ToluRteeTs.
FIRING ON FORT SUMTER. A thrilling
story Of goaag Ohio mechanic icho scas
va Charleston at the time, and soas compelled
70 join The rebels but who afterwards escaped
aud served three gears in a Union regiment
IN AND OUT OF CHARLESTON By
X. o. B., young Connecticut man, Who
eos caught IN Charleston at the opening of
kostituies.
Inconsistencies OF GETTYSBURG
By Jas. Fulton, III. d.. New London, Pa.
SABERS AGAIN TO THE FRONT. An
-zccounf Of the Cdrdlry Raids around Cor
infh. By Biraey Mclean. I'd Io,ra Car.
REBEL DEFENSE OF FORT WAGNER,
etc. By James II. Harold, Lieutenant, LIST
n. y. Eng.
CHATTANOOGA, LOOKOUT MOUNT
AN, AND MISSION RIDGE. By Col
Lyman Bridges, Chief Of artillery, Fourth
Corps, San Leandro, Cal.
TIE PENNSYLVANIA VETERAN RE
SERVES. An account Of Their Services
from Cold Har5or 10 Appomattoa. By r. E.
Mcbride, Co. c. 1904 Pa, Manhattan. Kan.
ACROSS THE PLAINS IN 1855. By
1amdrac.p Redwood Falls, Mian.
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TIKI NATIONAL TRIBUNE WAlNGIo D. o. THURSDAY FEBRUARY H. 1897

Custer was never very judicial-minded
he at once recommended that he be dis
missed. This went to, Division and
Corps Headquarters, where it received
the formal Endorsements of Merritt and
Torbert. When it reached Army
Headquarters Sheridan put on it a
very reluctant Endorsement, in which he
spoke of Ayers previous good service.
When this came to Washington it was
returned with the Endorsement that Col.
Alger was out of the service, his resigna-
ton having been accepted before Gus
ter's action.
Alger did not know of Clusters action
until quarter of century after, and
it was great surprise to him, for Custer
had always been his warm eulogist.
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PERSONAL

Representative A. 8. Berry has catered the
field for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor of Kentucky.
Jos. o. Shelby. who was Brigadier- General
IN the rebel army. and commanded a very act
i've and troublesome portion of Sterling Prices
forces, and whom President Cleveland made
United States Marshal. is lying dangerously i'll
at his home at Adrian, Mo.
Gen. Sehofeld and his wife are passing the
Winter in one OF the Ponce de Leon cottages
at ST. Augustine, Fla.
Barlow 8. Weeks, Past Commanders in Chief
OF the Sons of Veterans, has resigned his posi-
ton as Assistant District Attorney OF New
York City. He and George Gordon Battle.
another Assistant District Attorney, will START
Law firm
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THE PENSION AGENCIES.

The President Reduces the Number One
half.
The President last week signed an order re-
ducing the Pension Agencies in the country
from Is to nine. 1t is claimed that the change
will save the Government large sum without
inconveniencing pensioners The Secretary of
the Interior, in presenting the proposition to
the President, estimated that 81 600 would be
saved in the cost of discussing pensions. The
change was made possible by an amendment to
the law governing the disbursing of pensions,
which amendment was approved March %, 1896,
1t required that all pensioners should, after
that date. BIO paid by checks RENTED by
mail The Department authorities say that
reports from the Pension Agencies, in reply to
inquiries as to the operation of the new law.
we're to the effect that under it the pensioners
are paid much more promptly; that the posi-
bility Of error is minimized, and that, upon
the whole, it is much moro satisfactory to the
pensioners than the former law. Tho Agents,
it is said, also advised that the pensioners re-
ceived their pensions, when RENTED by mail
to their homes. where, being surrounded by
family influences. the pensioner was much
more likely to make judiciOus disposition of
his pension money.
The order will become effective Sept. 1. The
Agencies at Concord, n. H., and Augusta, Me-,
are discontinued. and payments hitherto made
there are ordered made from the Agency at
Boston, Mass; the pensioners heretofore paid
at Buffalo N. ", are to be paid from, the New
York City Agency; those at Pittsburg from the
Philadelphia Agency; those at Louisville and
Knoxville from Washington those at Detroit
from indianapolis; those at Milwaukee from
Chicago those at Des Mones and Topeka from
ST. Louis. where new Agency is established.
The following are the nine agencies and tine
number of pensioners paid thereat under the
new order: Boston. 81, 1897; New York, 9S. 1888;
Philadelphia. 106 1875; Washington, 14O,265;
Columbus, 1Oi,492; Indianapolis. 1l6.066;
Chicago, 1875, l23 st. Louis. 16l, 700; San Fran
cisco. 23,O95. Total, 970.675.
All pensioners of the United States residing
in foreign countries. and now numbering 3.7ol,
will continue to be paid from the Washington
agency, and the Navy pensioners will be paid
as heretofore from Boston. Chicago. New York
City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Wash
ington.
The estimated saving to the Government is
clerk hire. $1O5. 675.37; salaries. nine agents,
$4,000 per annum. $4,000; contingent ex-
nenses of agencies discontinued. $40. 1890;
rent for agencies discontinued, $3.50; total,
$l61 ,407.99.
After the consolidation, the cost for clerk
hire will amount, at 30 cents per capita. to
$3.50. 1877 30. while that item for tho fiscal year
ended June 80 1896, amounted to S445.412.67.
Discontinued agencies pay these rents: Buffalo,
So 400; Detroit, $2,40O; Milwaukee, $500;
Topeka, s., 25O. Total, $3.50.
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nearly one-third we're dead, and one-half

nearly one-third we're dead, and one-half
| of the total enlistment were wounded.
Now, supposing that these men did
get hig bounties-let us admit that they
got as much as $1,000 apiece-about
S4OO at present money values-what
sort of inducement was that for them to
go through what they did? We do not
believe that there are 1,052 men in the
United States to-day who would repeat
their experience for all the greenbacks
that could be piled on a hay-wagon.
The 5Sth Mass, which left the State
10 days later than the 57th, had almost
as savage an experience, losing 139
killed, 352 wounded, SO starved in rebel
prison, and 81 dying of disease, out of
total of 1882 who left Boston April
%, 1864.
The 9th Mass. lost the astounding
proportion of 1871 per cent. of its en-
rollment killed, and the 58th Mass. 1874
per cent.
We really don't understand that any
three-years regiment that went out in
1861 gained the right to sheer at these
two eleventh-hour regiments" largely
made up of boys who were too young to
enlist earlier in the war.
Yet the survivors of these two regi-
ments, which lost more killed and
wounded than the whole American army
at Buena Vista, would be put off with
about So month pension, under the
Per Diem Bill, where any man who
merely served GO days during the Mex
lean War gets IS month.
We will admit that the 57th and 58th
Mass. had an unusually severe expert
ence, but there were other short-term
regiments which suffered nearly as terri
bly,, and every man who enlisted in the
Union army at any time-soon OF late
ran every risk of having to go through
just such prolonged hell as they en-
countered. They simply did their duty
where their superior officers placed them,
just.as every other regiment which was
enrolled did. Those which got off with
less loss simply had good luck, nothing
more.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

The Navy seems to have. more than
its share Of danger even in time Of pro-
foundest peace. Last week Admiral
Bunce started with squadron from
Hampton Roads on practice cruise,
part of which was to be repetition of
the blockade of Charleston. Before the
squadron reached that place, three men
had been washed overheard from the
Maine, and drowned, the carpenter Of
the Marblehead had his skull crushed,
Plumber Hickey and perhaps others
were mortally injured, and the Indiana
was thought to be in such danger of
capsizing that she was ordered back.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: The follow
ing is a list of the deaths of members of Bryner
Post, 81. GAR, Department of Illinois, Peoris,
during 1896:
William Mclean I'd Iowa. died Jan. 9. 1896;
was severely wounded at the battle of Fort
Donelson was Past Senior Vice Commander
of Bryner Post.
Thomas Walsh, Sergeant, Co. 18th H..
died at Soldiers Home, Quincy, ILL.,, March Ii,
1896.
August schoen. Corporal. Co. F. 9TH Kan.
Cav, United States Revenue Storekeeper, died
March 23 1896.
Henry NJ. Sanford. Co. F. 164sh Ohio, died
May %. 1896.
James Cox, Co. L, S7th aud Co. d. 26th Ind,
died Aug. II, 1896
Frank NJ. Andrus, Musician. Co. A, fifth
Ohio died at Soldiers Home. Quincy, ILL.,, Sept.
a, 1896.
Fred W. winklemeyer Co. C. fifth Ill.,, died
Sept. IA. 1896
j. M. Webb, Sergeant. Co. II. 66th U. S. c. T..
died Dec. 5. 1S96-R. w. BURT. Quartermastsr,
Bryner Poss g., GAR Department. Of Illinois,
Peoria
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

SENATOR ALLEN made bid for the
applause of the Socialists and Anarch-
lists last week by a vicious assault on
Maj.-Gen. Miles. The pretext for this
was that some friends of the Generals
were about to present him with house,
that among the list of contributors to
the fund was Coils p. Huntington, and
that his action at Chicago was one of
the reasons given why the General should
receive this testimonial. Gen. Miles can
we'll stand this. No act of his life is
more creditable than the prompt, effect
i've measures he took at Chicago to stop
the destruction of property and of life,
and secure obedience to the laws. The
moment he arrived on the scene order
began to be restored, and decent citizens
breathed freer. If Senator Allen makes
himself the apostle of Government by
arson and riot, he will 60 down in the
same ignominy into which Altgeld has
disappeared.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

quality Of fels hats are made Of rabbit far. and
the Kansas jaek-rabbit makes very superior
kind of hat. Consequently. there is q rap
idly-increasng demand for shem. at fair prices.
and shis works good in two wsys-it brings
money into the country and helps clear out
pest.
The Treasury ran behind 81, 900 900 in Jan
uary. 1895; s16.ooo00O in January, 1896, and
Sl7, 100000 in January. 1897 Mr.. Cleveland
might employ the leisure which will come to
him after March A. 10 an instructive essay on
The Art of Progressive National Bankruptcy"
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LIFE OF GEN. SHERIDAN.

No. IL of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
LIBRARY is now out. 1t is a Life of
Gen. Phil III. Sheridan, by John Nc
Elroy. 1t is handsome 32-page book
let containing in compact, concise form
all the salient facts in Gen. Sheridan
wonderful career. It is illustrated by
pictures of Sheridan as Brevet Second
Lieutenant and as General, copy of
Taylor's picture of Gen. Sheridan at
Dinwiddie Courthouse, the war horse
"Rienzi," Sheridan's tomb at Arlington,
etc. Price FIVE cents. Six copies for
% cents.
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WITHOUT discussing the question as
to whether the reduction of the number
of Pension Agencies is really an
economy, there is something about the
order which is indecent. In the very
last days of his dying Administration
the President tries to make showing
OF economy at the expense of his
successor. The order is not to take
effect until six months after President
Mckinley shall have entered office.
This is to give Cleveland's own APP
pointees as long a hold on the public
teat as possible, while he gets the credit
of cutting them off, and in his last gasp
he will make an arrangement to hamper
his successor for the next four years. 1t
is of the same piece as his gross perver-
sion of the Civil Service System for the
benefit of his satellites.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

CHRISTIAN people everywhere will
feel stronger sympathy with Crete than
with Armenia. 1t is an island not quite
~ big as Connecticut, and inhabited by
10000 Christians and 10000 Mussul.
mans. The latter are the official and
ruling class, and have privileges moi
granted the Christians. The Cretans
want TO be annexed to Greece, and should
be. The best way the Powers can bcgin
heir reforms is by letting tlle Gtian.
join their brethren in sieyeii, iace, AID
religion.
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"FAIR OHIO"
fFYom the Toledo CO.. Blade.1

In The NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY
comes this week song and chorus, with the
accompaniment, entitled Fair Ohio. The
author is John McElroy, the editor of The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and well known in
Toledo, who in this way affirms his allegiance
to the great State which has furnished 80
many of the great men of the Nation, and
from which goes the next President of the
United States. The song is musical in its
cadences, even in reading, and the words are
full of love aud admiration for the Buckeye
State. Set to music, it should stir the pulses
Of the Ohio people, especially ct this time
The National tribune., 1897-02-11
GEN. ALGER,s WAR RECORD.

A number of the baser sort of papers
are making a villainous attack upon
Gen. Russell A. Ayers war record.
The allegation is that he left his COM
mand in the face of the enemy and in
the middle of the compaign; also, that
! Gems. Sheridan, Torbert, Merritt and
Custer recommended his dismissal.
The plain facts are that the records
show that Gen. Alger had served nearly
three years with conspicuous courage
and zeal. He had engaged in 67 battles
and skirmishes, had been twice wounded,
and had everywhere shown such gal
lantry and ability as to win for him the
highest approval of his superior officers.
After Gettysburg, Gems. Pleasonton and
Fitzpatrick united in strong recommen-
dation for his promotion to Brigadier-
General for his splendid soldiership in
that engagement. The end of 1868
found him broken in health, and harassed
by fears as to the fate of his property,
which had been entirely neglected dur
ing his long service, and was then in
danger of being entirely lost. He ten
dered his resignation, but was persuaded
not to press it, but take part in the
coming campaign. He did SO. In the
battles around the Wilderness and in
Sheridan's memorable campaign in the
rear Of Lees army and around Rich
mond, Alger behaved so splendidly and
showed so much soldiership that Custer,
Merritt, and Sheridan joined in strongly
urging his promotion to Brigadier-
General. Sheridan wrote the War
Department that he had a brigade
which he wanted Alger to command.
Shortly after his entrance upon the
Shenandoah Campaign Ayers health
broke down. His Brigade Surgeon
ordered him to the rear, and he was
sent to the hospital at Annapolis.
Sometime after, the Surgeons pro-
nounccd him sufficiently recovered
for light duty, and he was ordered to
Washington as member Of a court
martial. The prospect Of this kind of
work was not pleasant to him, and he
was harassed by increasing troubles rs
to his property. Thereupon he ten
dered his resignation, and in his letter
recited the facts Of his ill-health, his
continuous service for nearly three
years, with only short absences on ac-
count of wounds, returning before he
was fully recovered, the danger of his
losing all his property, and that he could
be spared from his regiment, which was
fully differed with excellent men.
Thereupon his resignation was &C.
cepted.
|
There was some misunderstanding of
this by Custer, who assumed that Alger
had been absent without leave, ard AZ
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No. IA, NATIONAL TRIBUNE Ii
BRARy, being a sketch Of the Life of
Admiral Farragut, is now ready. This
is historical gem, and ought TO be in
the possession Of every lover of Ameri-
can history. The description of the
Capture of New Orleans, Attack on
Port Hudson, Battle of Mobile Bay and
the fight with the rebel ram Tennessee
are pen-picturcs of absorbing interest.
1T viii be sent postage prepaid upon re-
ceipt Of five cents per copy.
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"FAIR OHIO,o

Fair Ohio" is now out, and is taking
like wildfre. Everyone who gets copy
wants more for his friends and acquaint-
ances. 1t captivates all who hear it, and
they want the words and music for them
selves. 1t fills long-felt want in their
hearts and minds for an appropriate
song for their grand old State. Sent to
any address postpaid on receipt of FIVE
cents.
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TRIBUNETS.

The old adage says: Keep thing seven
wears and you will find some use for it," Kan
sas has kept her jack-rabbits for considerably
moro than seven years, and is surprised to find
that they ase . source Of wealth. The best
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SENATOR LExow's investigation of
the Sugar Trust promises to be even
more sensational than his probing into
the New York police. Let the work
go on, until we really find out some
thing.
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SOME FUN OF THE wAn.

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