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The National tribune., 1897-12-23

In the Senate on Thursday a Joint reso-
luton was adopted appropnating $3.50 600
for the purchase Of subsistence stores 10
relieve the miners in the Yukon River dis
tr1ct and Tor their transportation and dis
tribution, and the House passed a bill ap-
propriating S17J0 900 for the same purpose.
In the Senate there was no debate and in
tie House the bill was agreed to without
division. ApropoS OF this it may be men
toned that Secretary Alger sent a teIe-
gram to the commanding General of the
Department of the Columbia at Vancouver
Barracks, Washington, directing him to
send two or three competent officers of TIE
Army 10 Dyca and vicinity to recOnnOter
and report to the Depar ment how supplies
can best be gotten across the passes to
Dawson.
In the Senate on Friday, the bill passed
by the House for the relief of the miners in
the klondke region was taken up at once
1t was moved that all after the enacting
clause OF the House bill be stricken ont,
and the Senate bill substituted. The
motion was carried, ard the bill as
amended passed.
Private pension bills were taken up and
1JS passed. One of these granted $50 a
month to Gen. CaS5ius NJ. Clay.
lin the House, consideration was com
pleted Of the Legislative, Executive and
judicial bill, except that part relative to
tie Civil Service. BY agreement the debate
on this parag graph went over until after the
holidays.
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D0INGS OF CONGRESS
Abstract Of the Important Pro
ceedings in Both Houses.

In the Senate, on Dec. II, only a Is
minute session was held, adjournment be
ing taken out Of respect 10 President Nc -
hinley III his bereavement. Mr.. KYLE OF
South Dakota, introduced "a bill 10 change
the immigration laws. The bill is meant
as substitute for the one pending. and
Mr.. Kyle said it differed materially from it
IN one feature. in providing that all inm
grants shall have their test OF education
made bv the United States Consuls at the
points nearest to their homes.
In the House, the Legislative, Executive
and judicial appropriation bill was consid-
cred.
The Civil Service feature was passed
over, and the rest of the bill debated. But
Mr.. Barrett Or, Mass) made some gen
eral remarks in support of the Civil Service
law, IN the course Of which he referred to
the slender minority against the Civil Serv-
ice law when it passed the House in 1888.
The vote stood 155 to II. But three of that
he said, were now members OF the
Bland (Mc., d., McMillin
(fenn., D. J, and Steel lind. RI. Mr.. Bar
rett insisted that the law was Il Repubi-
can measure, passed by Republican votes,
and that the party was irrevocably com
mitted to the policy of Civil Service reform.
The House adjourned out of respect to
President Mckinley.
The National tribune., 1897-12-23

An agreement was reached in Congress
on Saturday on the bill for the relief OF the
Klondikc sufferers. In the Senate Mr.
Cullom secured the adoption of resolution
directing the heads of the several ExecI-
tive Departments Of the Government to in
form the Senate what positions in their
Departments ought in their opinion to be
excepted from the operation of the Civil
Service law and what changes or modifi-
cations in the law ought to be made
The time OF the House was devoted
mostly TO eulogies of the late Representa-
tive Cooke, Of Illinois. Both Houses ad-
iourned until Jan s.
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CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS,

Much comment has been aroused by
salary Departmental employees over 20
years old. Nobody, it would seem, is salts
fled with the order Some argue that il is
the beginning of a civil pension list,
others say that if Clerks are reduced they
should not he required to cont niue doing
the same work they have been doing fer
years, and still others Eertinently remark
that age is not the standard by VIII ch to
Judge a clerks ability, and that there are
not a few clerks who have reached the OBJ
iectionab.e three score years and ten who
are doing more and better work TO day than
hundreds of inefficient youngsters who
will draw more than $500 for many years
yet-if the Civil Service protects them.
=
Public men who have been advocating
change in the Civil Service say that it will
not be surprising if before the holiday recess
is over the President takes some action
regarding MIR. Cleveland's blanket order"
which placed 45,e0o persons under the pro
lection of the Civil Service 1T a time when
it was well known that those OF another
political faith than his party would be IN
charge of affairs after the 9Th CT March.
1897. 1t is believed in many quarters that
action will soon be taken removing from
the classified list all bonded officials, such
as Deputy Collectors of Internal Revenue
Deputy MarshalS, Assistant District Al
torneys, Assistant Subtreasurers, and, per-
haps, Executive Chiefs of Bureaus and De
partycents. This will not affect the Civil
Service ri N clerks nii, eff; ai..Is
for which the Civil Service law was orgi-
nally intended. The Boards of Examining
Surgeons sho.ild not be overlooked.
The National tribune., 1897-12-23

Mr.. A. c. kaufman, of Charleston, S. c.,
has been in Washington urging before pub
lie men the project Of the Veterans Home
at Castle Pinckney, in Charleston Harbor.
Vice-President Hobart and Speaker Reed
have promised TO consider the matter
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| STARTED BUSINESS WITH So.
MADE $500 LAST MONTH.

Anybody can make money selling Steel BusheI Bas
kets letter TO dozen friends in town telling
them about the basket and got five orders without go
ing out OF the house They made of piece OF
sheet steel pressed into shape splnt basket
No jointS-perfectiy snOoth-caH't leak
and be used for everything that ordinary
basket is good for They made Japanned. Galvan-
lied Timed, and viii last long dozen splint
baskets. They weigh but little more than the wood
baskets. The galvanized sell the best. Write the
STEEL BASKET co, 500 Temple Court New York
City for circulars. If you send s. the Co will send
galvanized basket and quote wholesale prices dozen
lots Better send your order for sample to-day and
begin making money at once. WALTER EDWARDS
TIE STEEL BASKET Company are all right. They
have q coed thing, and are thoroughly reliable
house. Mention paper when you write
The National tribune., 1897-12-23

Waen Baby "a. 5ic,.l, 40 s-avo her Castor.a.
When sic vas = Child, ets c1lsd for Cas.o-ia.
When siso became siia, she ciuEs TO caSsoria.
When sho had Children, shs gsya them Castorts.
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Don't hurry in the store. Statesmen are
paid to hc patient See that YOU have the
right thing, and not substitute, before
you hand over your money.
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FREE TO INVALID LADIES.

A safe, simple home treatment that cured after
years of suffering with uterine troubles, dispIace-
mentS eucorrhea, etc. free to ladies with full
instructions how useit. Address Mrs. L. HUDSUT,
South Bend. Ind.
The National tribune., 1897-12-23

In the Senate on Wednesday, the Civil
Service topic came uEpermoSt, Mr. Lodge
taking occasion to declare himself in favor
OF the law. =" have always been and am
now" said he, friend OF Civil Service
Reform" He thought that the system
saved money for the Government, Produced
better results, and was applicable to the
Government service in directions which
would net operate successfully in private
business.
Mr.. Hale thought that the Civil Service
system had better not be exterdt Il 20 the
new census force, ard Mr.. Chandler heartily
seconded this view. 'Tll vo.e," said Re,
. To app ~ TIE Civil ScIiCe system 10 the
clerical force Of the Government, but
think it has been unwarrantably extended
and made TO include Eeisors who are not
Justly entitled to protection"
The Senate passed by a vote of q 10 Il
the bill prohibit ng the killing of fur seals
in the waters Of the North Pacific Ocean.
Mr.. Davis explained that TIE bill was n
aid of furthering diplomatic negotiations.
In the House, there was a discussion on
Assistant Secretary Nanderlip'S proposal
to reduce q mum Der of clerks over 20 wears
CID to $500 per GnEum.
Representative Moody (Mass.) and John
son (lnd.t denounced the proposition stout
iy, and declared its propounder as an
enemy of Civil Service. Both the gentle
men mentioned are friends of the merit
system.
Mr.. Mo dy said If the merit system
meant civil list he should he against the
merit system
Representative Quigg (N. Y, r. in
CURED whether il was not brutal to ask
clerks to serve N the Departments till they
were old and then turn them oiit when
they were good for nothing else. The merit
sy stem Presumed continuous service for
the Cover nment
Mr.. Moody replied that it was not brutal
to turn clerks out when they were no longer
lit Tor the public service, especially when
they had been paid doub bic what their serv-
ices would command elsewhere.
After further debate the Legislative bill
was proceeded with. The House voted to
reduce the force of clerks i'm the Pension
Office by dismissing 50 of the inefficient
ones. This amendment, offered by Gen.
Bingham, brought out some inquiry from
the Democrats as to whether Democratic
clerks might not be dismissed il the amend
ment was carried. Gen. Bingham replied
to Representative Handy on that point that
it was out of his province to tell He only
knew that the Commissioner of Pensions
had reported that he could dispense with
that number of inefficient men.
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS

Copyright, 1897 by The publishers of THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE.
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The first news of their overwhelming de-
feat was brought into Tennessee by the rebels
themselves.
One cold, stormy night the dogs rushed
out from the lnrulc house with more than
usual ciamor. Above their clamor could be
heard the voices of several men calling,
iliil0, the house thar. Show q lightv
Since the departure of Col Rhea and his
egment for Kentucky the Inrules had been
comparatively free from rebel prosecutions
and Robert Inrule and his SONS had yentured
TO return TO sleeping in the house, though
they kept ready for escape to the woods
again at any alarm. Elder Stornmont had
also taken refuge from the storm i'll the house
that night.
Sally Hoskins went to the door and in
quired:
Who's thar?'
p" Weuns We got wounded man here,
that'll die afore mornin', unless we kin Git
him tended TO. Call off your dogs, we re
bringin him in
Hits Bud Hoskinss voice" said Sally,
speaking back to those in the house s. Blu
they don't seem Z have no guns. They're
holding up man on IA critter''
Call Off the dogs Sally" said Robert. as
ms sohs and the Elder prudently retired to
the back room until the character of the new
corners developed
win much groanipg, painful exclamation
and Labor, four men lifted a fifth from n
horse, and carried him up the path and into
the house, and set him on one of the splint-
bottomed chairs before the fire. The rnddy
hames lighted up The worn, haggar,l, els
pirited features OF five Sang digger ac,,uaint-
ances.
They had no arms, no blankets. none of
the military appurtenanccs with which they
were laden when they marched across the
mountains some weeks before Their thin.
soaked clothing clung to their limbs. Their
Rect were masses OF mud through which
colid be seen pieces of leather, held on by
stfifgs and strips OF pawpaw bark. Pools Of
water formed on the hee.th where they ssaod
close to the lire, hungrily absorbing its
warmth.
Why, | declar-hit's Big Bill Hoskins, y
ssid Mrs. lnruls. with much the same tone
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WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

ITO be continued
The National tribune., 1897-12-23

promptly cured."-R. MORRIS, Memphis,
Tenn.
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4.ar,ss ~ no use and impossible q dsvei-
,orynanr. Thus beneath the water the OH
- Who directs the firing Of che torpedo
win have as clear and accurate a view Of
tbs posstfon OF his enemy as the sumner
aboard ship or the captain IN the coming
tower OF a cruiser.
Now. as TO the discharge and direction
OF the torpedo All being ready. the Off
Ger in charge makes = careful calculation
as "a distance and direction. These TWO
f,oints must be settled before anything
else can be successfully accomplished
Then the signal Is gwen and the operators
in divers costume place the torpedo II the
cur.0usly formed gun and proceed 70 fegu-
lats tha storage battery which every tor
,,a.3o contains. SO that there viii p no
faihlre Of the current at a critical period.
Naturally the torpedo IS not taken apart
Tor this purpose. bus two tiny levers m
side are operated hy means or a series q
electric Buttons 50 that everything may
he nlacsd In readiness Attached 70 every
torpedo is a steering apparatus. What *
more. this apparatus IS controlled ~ auto
matte steering gear which i operated
from within the torpedo by an arrange
uent properly regulated by means OF push
buttons not unlike those with which the
electric bell Of a residence Is equipped
This steering apparatus IS 50 arranged
that when the course OF me torpedo =
once laid IL can be set, as II were. 50 Uiat
i is kept upon tins course as II the most
veteran OF helmsmen were in control
Now. then. the torpedo Is ready and its
course IS SET. The officer III the dark
chamber Of the camera obscGra gives the
signal Almost with absolute silence the
missile starts on It's momentous journey.
The officer watches the unsuspecting YES
sci al which il has been discharged. Sud
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KATE CHASE sPRAGuE.
Raises Money to secure the WASH
iugfon Homestead.


Mrs Kate CEaSs Spragac WAC is said
TO have succeeded finally i'm raising the
money Necessary TO save the old Chase
house at Washington from sale under a
mortgage, spent several months IN New
York two years ago trying 10 accomplish
this result. Ii was believed then that Ger
tain members of the Ohio society might
subscribe money enough TO secure The
house from sale. but from one reason or
another that plan fell through just when
X looked most like coming to "A successful
ending. Mrs. SpTague was at that time
interchangeable Ia her efforts 10 secure the
necessary subscriptions. and she spent
The greater part OF every day down in the
business portion OF the city going from
one office TO another in the hope Of bring
ing the various schemes for her relief 20
a final issue. The old Chase country place
IS situated on The outskirts of Washing
ton. and il i said that the property VII
be very valuable in a lew years. as Wash
Ingion is growing vc~y rapidly in its d.
recti1n- Then Mrs. Sprague believes tdat
IL Will not only make n comfortable estate
for her and her daughters. hut will also
;epay whatever advances have been made
to secure the property from foreclosure
Mrs. Spragucs means are at present very
limited. and she has an invalid daughter
one Of her daughters, who acted for a
while in Richard Mansfields company,
soon gave up the stage. and Is now mar
Iled. Mrs Sprague. who by tho way calls
herself Mrs. Chase-Sprague." is still
slight and youthful In figure, and her
style Of dress rather emphasizes the un-
usual youthful appearance of a woman
who is no longer young.
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A KEW FOE Of THE VRSH|P.
TOrpedoes Directed From Practically In
visible Source.

AUCKLAND. New Zealand, Oct 2.-E'x-
per7Tne1ts 5llst concluded here prove be
youd the shadow of doubt. as much rs
experiments can. that genius has given a
new agent q death and destruction 20 The
world which Is likely 20 create tremendous
havoc IN case q q war in which navies as
sumo q conspicuous part. Il IS called The
Perkins seIli-suhnarine torpedo fort. and
the torpedo Il uses IS one q the mos. de-
structlFe IN point OF the elements which
enter into its construction q any which
modern invention has produced.
The idea q The invention. i II can b 50
termed. i 20 construct az some appropri-
ate spot On the sea coast X ssEui-subnartne
fort This fort would partially underly a
section OF the coast al the depth If say
forty feet. though no lsrnI1 in this regard
has been fixed. Rising from The appar-
atus used TO discharge the torpedo 20 a
short distance above the eaTth's surface Is
funnel-shsped tube OF a camera ooscura,
by means OF which the man who Is fixing
the course which the instrument q death
he is about 20 launch shall take VIII have
an uninterrupted view Of the sea for a
long. long distance from land. With this
sight before hin il IS rot hard 10 under
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operate tire torpcfc apparatus perform
their duties clad In the aTrnor q uiNefs.
The officer in charge * IS The PET ufe
shows in a tnrret-hke room. when :
portion q the camera ohscura, Tor the
lens az the TOD - the funnel~shaped pipe
Thar runs 20 the surface throws down upon
the glass in front OF the officer picture
q sea and craft above and beyond
To understand this thoroughly i Is also
necessary to know the camera ooScura
principle with which anyone who has
opera ted a kodak or Gamers for amateurs
is familiar. although perhaps not by that
name. The principle is best Illustrated BY
the following hypothetical experiment;
let a small hole pe bored in q window
shutter and the room 9arkened. II. now.
the beam OF light entering the room BY
this hole be intercepted by a sheet OF
white. paper held az small distance from
the hole. an Inverted image OF objects
without wiI be seen upon TIE paper. by
placing small convex lens upon this hole
the image is rendered much more distinct
OF sharp Moreover. IL viii b. found that
az "A certain distance from the hole the
image 0ttains n maximum degree OF
sharpness and that if the paper be re-
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COP pLEs, rot. DEAR. TODAY.

II there lee gr1voyards In he heart
From which no Tcsns spring.
rl3cH Of wrecks and gray old ,or1hs
From which 10 birds take wing.
Where Hactr buried hopes ard dreams
Like ghosts among the graves.
Why. buried Dire ms are DISMAL 1hiaEs
And lonely ghosts are kuaVcs!
II there come dFelrF winter days.
When summer roses fan.
And lie. forgot ln wj.h red drifts
Along tha garden vail.
if All n" NJ, ith.~ 3 over weavcs
Turn t6ctns Gpon tAe brow
Then CIi UisI ,hc silly fool
Wac makes nct merry ROW.
For r we cannot kc p tbe r8st.
Why care ttr what's tp Gomez
Ia .n@tsn. prieN &, $50 thAt stings,
Ana them t1.t Vituc i~ numb.
II iife's a llt ana i1Er'~ rreat
As I have heard wca say.
Thea her p t lsH'ra 80 q nd deceit
God ol.~z oa. -aI Today
Chap so X
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denly there is the conclusion or a ire
mendous explosion. IL is as II monster
of the deep had risen beneath the fated
cruiser. tearing and rending her so that
presently she goes down. with perhaps
half her crew killed
Then the officer dons the suit OF diving
armor In which he descended 20 his place
under the sea. with the operators he as
cends TO the surface and makes his way
inland The automatic pumps which
have. concealed. been furnishing a sap
ply OF air. are stopped. and all hands take
a much needed rest. that they may be in
readiness to sink the next unwary enemy
that comes within their reach.
Representatives Of the English admi-
rally who watched the experiments here
say that the government will surely pur-
chase the secret of this torpedo and fort.
The details ] have given are all that can
he obtained at present. as the inventor re-
fuses 10 talk. What | have told was
learned by witnessing the experiments.
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Three Ccuts Fer Cubic Foot In the
Underlying CIays.

In an article in the current number of
the Popular Science Monthly some expert
meuts mode forty years ago 20 determine
the gold in the clays underlying the city
OF Philadelphia are recalled. These expert
ments We're conducted f. a scientific man
ner, and It vas found that clay taken four
aeon fec; below the surface OF the streets
contained e0ld in the proportion az one
part r q million. and was very uniformly
distributed" This assay gives cents rer
cubic foot as tho value Of the gold In the
clays. From the data as to the probable
amount % underlying clay strata & was
estimated tina. Sl-6.oo0 o09 represents the
Nalue OF this gold
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GEORGE wAsHrxGToN's SEAL.
Valuable Relic Owned by Chicago
Man.

\ Chicago house painter owns the iden-
teal seal with which George Washington
signed Major Andres death Warrant n .
fortunate possessor OF this valuable relic
IS Bushrod n Washington. a direct de
sCendant from Augustine Washington
third child Of Augustine Washington
father OF the president, who inherited the
seal from his father Bushrod Washing
ton great granddaughter Of the general.
History says that this seal was used when
George Washington sent peremptory com
mand TO Gen. Lee TO make the trip across
the Delaware. Not being able to lay his
hands AT once upon the seals Of his Office
Gen. Washington tore his private seal
from his watch chain. dipped il In molten
tallow and made the impression on the
order
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diameter make much difference In the
res=er q tire instrument
Yes. fae greater the diameter the high
- the power
What astrorouicai work are yen row
engaged upon ! asked.
Il am gong over my tables ~ the
planets. SHAH finfsa ny work Of their
revision within a few weeks"
eft seems to re. professor. that you
have done enough IN take rest foT he
remainder Of your life How long do yoa
exrect n cortlnue working
= caunpt tel" was Prof Sswcomb's
reply Il shall keep On until stop
enjoy my work and hope 70 do great
deal more 81 il"
Original work I'm Astronomy.
as there much original work now besug
done in astronomy
Yes. Indeed Good work Is being done
All over tha world There are n7oTe good
astrancners uow than ever before One
Of the great troubles { found in making
my computations fsr the Nautical Alma
nae years a=3 was that } had to DO All lhe
ysork myself Now there are many men
who can make such computations. In
NY recent work have been helped bv nay
assistants at the observatory. Indeed
they should have q part Of the credit for
much that have done
do you think THAI We VIII ever know
much more than We do now about the
stars?' I asked.
Yes. we are learning more right along"
rs thor any good reason 10 think that
the stars are inhabited"
That Is question, was the reply.
There is TO proof that some OF thzm
may uot be. There are some Of the plan
cts such as Mars. which We are led %
believe have all the conditions which
would make life upon them possible.
Whether there are beings upon them we
do not know. ard il there are We do o,
know IL such beings are like ourselves"
FRANK c. CARPENTER
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stand that his calculations may be made
s perfect as 1t IS possible for the human
mind to contrive.
OF course. no vessel viii know where this
torpedo station is. Craft will be totally
unsuspicious Of danger until the explosion
takes place. There is no way which viii
enable vessels TO locate the hidden dan
ger. and their only safe course will lie In
keeping away altogether from a coast in
fected with such fearful and hidden de-
fenses. 1t is about IS effective FOR war
ship to fire at an object beneath the sur
face OF the water as il is 10 lombard the
moon.
Electricity is the power which will move
the torpedo. II is the power that viii con-
troll the action Of the explosive. after Il
starts upon its journey. The accompany
ing illustration. the first which has been
published of the new invention gives. bet
ter than words possibly can, graphic idea
Of the method OF operation. The men who