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ARMY AND NAVY.


Col. Robert E. Crofton 18th Inf, was arbi-
trarily retired Feb by order of the Presi-
dent. It has been the desire of the War De-
partment that this officer should leave the act
i've service, and efforts have been made during
the past two years to attain this end, first
through limitations to the friends of Col. Croft
ton that his retirement would be granted il ap-
piled for, and again through the law which
obliges an officer to retire if found physically
| unfit for service by Medical Board. This last
course was adopted about nine months ago, but
also without success, the Board finding that the
officer was in good condition physically.
Finally, recourse has been had to the law
which permits the President to retire an officer
arbitrarily when he shall have reached 60 years
of age. Col. Crofton passed this milestone last
month, and the law has been applied to his
case. This is most unusual proceeding, the
last instance of a forced retirement being in
the case of Gen. Carr, who was forced out in
order to permit the promotion Of officers below
him in rank.
Col. Crofton was in command Of the 18th Inf
while the organization was stationed at Fort
Sheridan. near Chicago, and was held response
BILE for the many incidents in the history Of the
occupation of the post that furnished matter
for the courts He is not native American,
having been born in Ireland. He was brevet-
ted Major ard Colonel for gallant service at
Shiloh and Chickamauga, He is now stationed
at Fort Bayard, N. ~, whence his command
was removed whom the last change in stations
of troops was made.
BY the retirement of Col. Crof7on the follow
ing promotions result: Lieut.-Col. Edward
Moale to be Colonel. Maj. I. Il. Lacey to be
Lieutenant Colonel, Capt. A. w. Corliss to be
Major, and Lieut.. Edgar Hubert to be Captain
The Naval supply fund for the Navy yards
and ships will be increased 81 800 900, so as to
make that fund $2000,000. This is done at the
solicitation of the Department authorities who
have been greatly embarrassed by the INSULT
Gent fund available through the year for gen.
erai supplies. That fund does not represent
actual appropriation, since the expenditures
on its account are finally mot from the various
bureau appropriations. The increase of the
fund is nothing more than authority to buy for
storage 900 worth of material which is
OF service to ships and shore establishments.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY

Inaugural, as we'll as large number OF artil-
lery troops The regiment selected for this
distinction is the 18th Inf. stationed at Column
bus Barracks, 0. The artillery troops are two
of the LIST Regiment, one of the Sd. three OF the
4tb, and one of the 9Th, from Fort Monroe. and
three batteries of the 4th Regiment, from Fort
McHenry, near Baltimore 1t is also directed
that the Engineer Battalion at Willetfs Point,
n. Y, be sent to Washington.
Chairman Thompson. Of tho Finance Com
mittee, has reported that $42,21514 had been
paid in to the account of the guarantee fund,
and that there was q balance on deposit OF
$50. 216.41. -,
The Committee on Military has reported that
the total number of troops, exclusive Of the
Regulars and the National Guard of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, to parade will be 33 organizes
lions, represented by 1865 men. Quarters
have been secured for Is OF these organizations,
or II sos men. and the remainder will be sup
piled with quarters on the railroad trains
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INAUGURAL PREPARATIONS.

Gen. Horace Porter. Grand Marshal of the
Inaugural Parade. has about decided to follow
the system in operation four years ago. in Or
ganizing the parade. One change will be made
in disbanding the parade, however. 1t will be
carried back on X street. three squares north
of the White Ho, }, aud dismissed, SO AS to
avoid the crush al the Presidents Review
ing stand by dish bodies of paraders, such
as occurred in IL
The States ha assigned to positions in
line in the folio. z z 'gfder:
Delaware, PeHns ylvania, New Jersey,
Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Mary land.
South Carolina. New Hampshire. Virginia,
New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Yer.
mont, Kentucky. Tennessee, Ohio. Louisiana,
Indiana, Mississippi, illinois, Alabama, Maine,
Missouri, Arkansas. Michigan. Florida. Texas,
Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon,
Kansas. West Virginia, Nevada. Nebraska,
Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota. Mon.
tana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming Utah.
The Secretary of War has ordered whole
regiment of infantry to Washington for the
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your little pamphlet, | thought 1
would give your medicine trial, and
it is wonderful how quickly it relieved
me. / recommend it for all women
who suffer with painful menstruation.'
--MRs. GEORGE NEHgBoss, Crittendon,
Erie Co.. n. Y.
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Ills true, tits pity, and pity its. Ills true.

lis true, tits pity. and pity It's. Ills true"
In the Treasury and Interior Departments
there are more than one hundred clerks who
served In the Confederate army. Under this
Administration not one Of them was reduced
or dismissed. but nearly all were promoted.
In It's first ID months this Administration
reduced or dismissed 351 Union veterans in
single DepartmeDt-the Interior. o, for
one month of John A. Pickler!-A SAD
DENIED AND MORTIFIED VETERAN.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11
RECENT LITERATURE.

LIES GATEWAYS; OR, HOW TO WIN REAL
SUCCESS. BY Emily $. Boutop. The Arena
Publishing Co.. CopeIy Square, Boston. Mass.
little book Of 81 essays, all short, concern.
ing life, law, truth, Hove. anger, selfrelance,
and kindred subjects. The talks are simple,
direct and deal with thefsvsFyday questions Of
life. They are talks to women who have to
wash and iron, sweep dust and mend. and are
intended to help the weary housewife or the
restless. envous girl to See the higher good of
life, and to make their everyday toll tend to-
ward 1t. The essays are brave and encouraging
to others to be brawet-with no trace of the
blight Of pessimism nor with wall of woe
or of degeneration s their philosophy. They
preach only the doctrine of higher living, of
greater love, and of greater courage. The
chapter on Universal Law" has for q text the
beautiful lines Of George Herbert's,
If thou do i'll, The JOS fades not the pains;
II we'll. the pain doth fade. the joy remains
and explains tho need and profit in doing we'll
tho daily duties of life-cautions that we all
ntinually need.
when VIC find ourselves worrying and fuss
ing over the future. a wise thing to do is to re-
member that right here and now in the hour
that is passing, perhaps. lies the great oppor-
tunity of our life. If VIC are looking over be-
yond, ever forward TO other hours that may or
may not come while we are in these physical
bodies, this opportunity perchance will slip by
us unperceived."
There are several chapters on selfreliance.
self.mastery and drudgery, excellent lessons,
telling Of the blessings Of restraint and of toll.
The chapters OH success define prosperity
higher than that Of wealth and fame only, and
weaves in that fine saying of Emerson's:
Every man takes care that his neighbor
does not cheat him. But day comes when he
begins to take care that he does not cheat his
neighbor. He has changed his market cart
into chariot of the sun"
In the book, too, there is much talk of the
power Of thought.
Thoughts arc things. and they possess
power and force to build up or to destroy which
Is hard to measure. That which gives vigor
which changes disease of body into ease, is a
flow of pure cheerful. determined. and decided
thought. which is full of good will to the whole
world. That which weakens is the depressed
gloomy, fearful thought-thOughts Of anger
of envy, of sefshness. of jealousy. 1t is the
latter kind which brings sick ness and suffering
to ones self and to others, for they 60 forth in
stream that may strike. all unseen, one who
has no power Of resistance. Think the cheer
full thought always, for in so doing it is not
only drawing health to you. but it is helping
everybody with whom you come in contact"
For book of cheerful encouragement TO-
wards the higher life, we commend this volume
to our readcrs-to all of them. men and women,
young and old. 1t is written Sd simply it is
no task to read it, and our c0nsciences will tell
us we need tire lessons
The National tribune., 1897-02-11
CHAT OLE THE CORRIDORS.

RICHARD Iroker aud Nathan StraGs we're IN
Washington for few hours last week ell route
to Fortress Monroe. They visited the Capitol
and under the escort of the New York Senators
and Representatives visited the different parts
of the building aud were introduceato many
political leaders, including Senator Sherman
with whom they had a pleasant chat. When
the session Of the Senate opened Senator MUIR
ply seated the visitors in the private gallery
and gave them each morning newspa per to
read. Five minutes afterward the Doorkeeper
touched Mr. Croker on the arm and notified
him that it is violation OF the rules of the
Senate for visitor to read newspapers in the
gallery. Mr.. Croker looked confused for
moment and then pnt down the paper. Soon
sfterward he left the gallery.
Il
The charge made by Representative Morse
OF Massachusetts. during the discussion of the
Agricultural appropriation bill. that many
public documents were stolen from Congress-
men and sold 10 dealers, has attracted attention
70 peculiar situation here. 1t has existed. in
part. for years, but has been accumulated by the
printing law passed two years ago, which has
given book dealers chance TO corner Govern.
ment publications and force Government en-.
pioyees to purchase at "corneredn prices.
The printing law limits the number of any
Department document over certain size TO
1000 Tor the use OF that Department. If the
publication is in great demand Congress passes
81 resolution authorizing tue publication of an
extra edition OF 10000 or $4,000 copies and
Congressman themselves send them out The
law also permits any citizen who makes an
order before any publication goes to press the
privilege Of having $50 copies printed Cor his
own use at tie cost OF the press work aud
10 per cent. This is where the bold book
specuIator gets in. Such results from this law
"ere experienced at the last issue of an edition
If the Army Regulations" The official
edition, published under the terms of the law.
was not sufficient TO supply even those in the
Government service who were compelled to
have the regulations. Dealers in documents
were well aware of the condition. and thew
ordered special editions from the Public
Prlnter and then combined to put ur the
price.
Some practical jokers tried 10 stir IN the mn.
b and the Treasury officials last week with :.
Cry Of plot to rob the Treasury by tunnel
Which, 1t was said, had been dug from large
sewer directly into the vaults. The thing
looked like hoax from the first, but an ex.
animation was made and no signs of a tunnel
found.
r
1t seems that the two-year rule does not OBJ
tain in all the Departments, but there is
general belief that it should be extended to
them, or at least to more than it does. The
patent attorneys are particularly DESTROYS that
this should be done. A Commissioner of Pat
ents and his principal assistants have immense
advantages over other lawyers upon their re-
tirement from Office. They may be in possession
si Official secrets that they can use to the detri-
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11
In the Interior Department.

Mrs. Hudnuts free offer to Invalid Ladies' on
page will interest all women.
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Magazines and Notes.

The special features of the February number
OF the Rerieto Of ReUie,Cs two profusely- illus
trated articles on the late Gen. Francis A.
Walker. the we'll known International bimeta-
list. and President of the Massachusetts Inst.
tntc Of Technology an illustrated sketch of
Rudyard Kipling, by Chas. d. Lanier; two
articles on Browning and the Larger Public,
illustrated, by Dean Farrar and the Warden
of Browning Hall in South London, and an
editorial article entitled. A Plea for the Pro-
lection of Useful Men. The editorials in the
department. called The Progress of the World
deal with the Anglo.American Arbitration
Treaty. the Cuban situation, the recent cleo.
campaign funds, and other important topics of
the day. The number is heavily illustrated.
The american Queen, new magazine for the
American woman. comes for February filed
with chat of fashions, fads. recipes. The Bon
Marche. WashingtoniiD d. c.
Sothoron's for February has bright stories,
poems, and pictures
Outing for February is nable. interest.
ing. and superbly illustrated. Way Beyon' de
Saskatchewan is ail entertaining story by
Therese Guerin Randall. which proves her to
be well acquainted with1the haf-breeds of the
North; Sportsmen's Dogs, by Ed w. Sandys;
Grouse Shooting in3tbN Snow, by r. B. Buck.
ham, Horn and Hound in Louisiana, by A.
Wilkinson: Under tile Snow. by w. B. Cam.
| eron, and the conclusion of Sara Beaumont
| Kennedy's admirable story, Redcoat and Cont.
| mental. are prominent features Of an excellent
| number.
Dodd. Mead, and lCos Announce for publica.
ton in '97 a number of noteworthy novels from
| some Of the more prominent English story.
writer's, among them novels by Beatrice Har.
| raden, George Macdonald, Henry Seton Merri.
| man, Clark Russell, r. D. Blackmore, Max
Pemberton, Mrs. Clifford, w. J. Dawson, and
| Ian Maclaren. Isl Fifth avenue. New York.
The chronological Journal and Science of
Health. Published at q East Twenty first St.,
N. Y. Price 10 cents.
The handsome catalog for 1897 of W. A.
Burpee Il Co., seedsmen of Philadelphia, Pa, is
issued. 1t has handsome Autograph cover
showing the new violet, e Princess of Wales"
1t tells the plain truth about seeds, and shows
handsome and varied collections of new and
beautiful novelties for lovers of flowers. All
that is needed on the truck farm and in the
field is fully shown and set forth.
This handsome book is sent for the asking.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11
Ripans TabuleS

Ihays been the formula and know to en. remedy
relates ~ tried The Tabue and soon became the 5 Inc
never be we'll they HAVE cured completely have
had trouble all fghtnco Rpans Tabuss
wonderful remedy, wonderful"
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

1T. and has single flower {rosebud preferred
painted on ir. The top is gathered into band
of the Saline. Mine has no ties, and prefer it
SO, as ties, whether Of ribbon or of the same
material, get sat upon" and badly crumpled
in consequence. MAY JUNE.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

Queer little fan-frils of chiffon or tulie are
put on the shoulders of evening frocks just
back of the short puff sleeve. They give
pretty, winged effect.
Gray poplin combined with yellow chiffon is
an exquisite combination.
ELSIE PoMERoY McELRoY.
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The Southerners. If recipes are to be relied
upon, have queer habit OF boiling their chick.
en- before they fry it, and of frying it just before
boiling it. The boiling is supposed to make
the meat tender. but in very young chicken
it would not seem necessary. If the chicken
be boiled, it must be put in boiling water in
tightly-covered saucepan. Browning the chick
en- in lard, seasoned with onion, gives good
flavor to the chicken stew.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

Senator Allen. looking around for somebody
to attack, has found out that Gen. Nelson A.
Miles may soon become tue recipient of Q hand.
some present from his friends, and proposes to
prevent it. Dir. Allen objects to the popularity
enjoyed by Gen. Miles. in SO far as it leads
friends of that officer to present him with ties.
timonials Of their regard. He introduced q
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

Accompanying the fad for lining the demur.
est of cloth tailor-made costumes with the
brightest, shiniest and noisiest of taffetas is
peculiar fashion of holding up ones skirts. The
damsel or matron alights from her carriage and
with swirl to her wide skirts exposes the ruff.
fles of her bright petticoat, and so swings the
folds of her dress skirt as to display goodly
expanse of its gorgeous lining. When the
tailor-made girl goes out for walk she laps
her skirts about her aud contrves to show that
it is silken-lined. 1t is habit not at all grace.
full, although it successfully proves that the fair
ladies are able to have silk Innings to their
frocks Perhaps it is only an old fashioned
notion that frock Innings are not primarily 70:
display.
m
White satin neck ribbons are now in nigh
favor, and the linen collar is reduced to the
ranks
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1t is said that Scotch plaid and Roman striped
silk stockings are fashionable. but no woman
who cherishes slim ankle and pretty instep
will wear them, and the woman who has not
graceful ankles will not dare wear them. The
plaids will make the most aristocratic ankle
look as heavy as a peasants.
The National tribune., 1897-02-11

Senior Andrade, accompanied by Secretary
Olney. called on President Cleveland last week,
bearing testimonial from the Governor and
people of the State of Zulia. Venezuela, in
recognition Of the good Offices of the President
and Secretary Olney in the matter of the
boundary dispute. The testimonial consisted
of rosetto composed 172 samples of rare woods
from the forests of Zulia, and cane made of
I25 pieces of these woods.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-13
TURKEYS NAVY.
Russia Forbids the Employment
ofthe Greek War Indemnity
= Its Reconstruction.

IBy Csnle to The Associated Press.1
CONSTANTINOPLE,N Nov. 13, 1S97-The
Russian Embassy here has made an I'M
portant announcement to the Turkish
government In substance it is that If
Turkey intends to apply part of the Greek
war indemnity to an increase of the Turk
ish armaments, Russia desires to remind
Turkey that the unpaid arrears of the
Russo-Turk war indemnity amount to El,-
800, 900 ($4, 800, 00O), aiding that if the policy
of the Turkish Government is as lndicat.
ed Russia will demand the payment OF
this amount.
The Russian pronoupcement has strong
ly impressed the Diplomatic Corps, who
believe it is directed against the plans 20
reorganize the Turkish navy.
AS cabled recently to the Associated
Press, agents of Herr Krupp, the great
German gunmaker, and agents of the Els
wick Works of Great Britain the Arm
strongs) have visited Constantinople dur
ing the past month with proposals for the
reconstruction of the Turkish Navy and
the contest between the German and
British interests was closely watched. 1t
was believed at the time that Emperor
William of Germany had Appealed to the
SULTAN in favor of Herr Krupps pro-
posal, but there was said to be strong
feeling at the Turkish capital in favor
of the British propositions.
Later it was announced that the Turk
ish government had opened a credit OF
G100,000 (s500,000) in London to defray the
expense of engaging skilled workmen as
overseers of the contemplated reconStruc-
ton of the Turkish navy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-13
HIS STRONG CLAIM,
Texas Postmaster Pleads Quad
ruplets and Twins as a
Title to Office.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 1S97.-Postmas-
ter E. IT. Page of Rcdwater Texas, will
be retained by this administration and all
because of the birth of quadruplets and
twins in his family. Eleven years ago ne
was given the postoffice, but when Cen
eral Clarkson became Assistant Postmas-
ter General in the Wanamaker adminis-
tration an effort was made to replace the
postmaster with candidate of the Re-
publican party. Many applications for the
place were filed. but Page appealed for re-
tention citing that his wife had just pre-
sented him with bouncing quadrupiets
and that twice before twins had been porn
to them This settled the case, General
Clarlson deciding not to remove the IN
cumbent The case has now come up
again and number of candidates have
sought the place.
But Page has again protested that the
successful raising of three of the quadT
ruplets and two sets of twins entitled hlm
to some consideration, and sent photo
graphs of the three surviving quadruplets
now almost young ladies. AssistanJ
Postmaster General Bristow conferred
with Postmaster General Gary. and the
two decided that there should be no
change in that office.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-13
AN INVENTOR MISSING.
Custodian of Buildings at West Point
and Perpetnal nEotfon Crank.

The police of this city and New York
are searching for Frank P. Bailey, GUS
todian of the Academic building at West
Point, and are endeavoring to unravel the
mystery which surrounds his sudden and
mysterious disappearance. He was last
seen by his friends on Wednesday morn
ing at 6 o'clock when he left the house
of his brother-in-law, Andrew Colin, No.
s Ivy place, for Weehawken, where he
was to take the 7:15 O'Clock train for
West Point 1t was not until Thursday
night that his friends in Jersey City
learned that he had not arrived al home
in safety. Then they received telegram
from his wife, asking when he was go
ing to leave for home. Bailey's home is
at Highland Falls, a mile from West
Point He is the father of six children.
He has held the position of custodian for
sixteen years, and the Government paid
him well for his services. He was ambi-
tious, however, and in his spare moments
he worked upon an invention which he
hoped would bring him fame and fortune
perpetual motion would be solved. When
he had completed his perpetual motion
machine he took his patterns to patent
agent in Nassau street, who assured hlIn
that without a doubt it would go through
the office at Washington, and that he
would realize a large sum of money from
it, On Tuesday last he left his home for
the Office in Nassau street, telling his wife
that he would probably return with a
large amount, probably $1,000, which he
hoped to realize by the sale of his patent
Late that night he turned up at the
Colin home, and said he would stay over
night, as he had missed the last train
for West Point. He had not visited his
relations in over year, and they had SO
much to talk about that he had no time
to discuss his invention, in which they
were all more or less interested. 1t WASH t
until later that they learned the object
of his visit to New York. He seemed in
the best of spirits when he left early
Wednesday morning.
The only explanation that can pos
sibly be offered for his disappearance is
that. disappointed at the failure of his
invention, and with mind unhinged by
studying the subject he committed sui
eide.
man. He was tall and slender, and wore
a heavy goatee He had brown eyes and
sandy hair, tinged with gray When last
seen he wore black coat and vest, gray
trousers, pink and white negligee shirt
black bow tie, brown overcoat and black
DERBY hat. On the little finger of his left
hand he wore a seal ring. He carried a
goId watch and chain. In his pockets
We're papers bearing his name and adj