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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-25
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I have received numbers of THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE from 1 to IA, and I am
highly pleased with them. ana pretty sure
that if the boys knew how much informa-
ton they contain they would all be anxious
to possess them.-EDwARD HART, New
Bedford, Mass.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-25

Every lady should read Mrs. Hudnut's free
offer to Invalid Ladies on page 6.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-25

When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was q Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-25
PoToMAC VETERANS MEET.

The Department OF the fOtomaC Wes 'oi ITO
annual Encampment last week. Commander
in. Chief Clarkson was present, and was warmly
received by the old soldiers. who rendered him
q BANQUET at the close of the Encampment
proceedings. He was escorted to the Encamp-
ment, and made Q pleasant speech to the vet
Grams.
Commander McElroy read the annual ad-
dress, and the other officers reported. The re.
port of the Assistant Adjutsnt-G General showed
the membership in good standing Dec. 81. 1895,
was 3,0s9 total gain Dec. 81, 1896 200; loss
by death. 90; net loss, 23S; in good standing
Dec. 81, 1896. 2s5l.
At the second nights session Thomas s. Hop
kins was made Commander, leading his oppo-
nent Dr.. A. J. Hunton, by IL votes. DR.. J. F.
Raub was unanimously elected Senior Vice.
The other officers are: ]. V. c., j. E. McCabe;
Medical Director, DIR. c. V. Pettys; Chap, Rev.
w. III. Black. Council of Administration, Geo.
Davis. Post 2; S. W. Herbert. Post a; Thomas
Galloway, Post 6; James Wood, Post 10, and
W. D. Wallace, Post IL. Representatives to
National Encampment, John c. S. Berger, Post
2; J. P. Quander, Post a; II. NJ. Gilman, Post
IL, and H. w. Emo. Post 3D. Jacob Moore Post
II; DR.. A. C. Adams, Post 10; Rudolph Ullmer,
Post 10, and S. f. Hamilton, Post 20, were
chosen as Alternates to the Encampment. N.
B. Prentiss Post S, was elected unanimously
Department. member of the National Council.
Thomas S. Hopkins, the new Department
Commander, was born in Mount Vernon. Me-,
April 22. 1916. In June 1852, Mr.. Hopkins,
who was then II years of age, enlisted in the
10th Me-, and went Immediately to the front.
He was wounded at Fredericksburg, which
was the first engagement in which the regi.
ment participated. He continued with his
command until the Fall of 1863. when he was
relieved from duty and sent to the hospital,
com petey broken down, and was subsequently
transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, In
which he served until the close of the war.
After his discharge, through Mr.. Blaine who
was a warm friend of his, he was offered a posi-
tion in the Treasury Department. While there
he studied law in the Columbian Law School,
graduating in the class of 1869. Mr.. Hopkins
has a large practice. He won particular dis
tinction and popularity among the soldiers by
the persistence with which he pressed the
mandamus suit against Judge Lochren, lately
Commissioner of Pensions, in the case OF the
crippled veteran, Charles ID. Long, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-25

conduct in that campaign, and Major-Generai
for services throughout the civil war.
He resigned from the Army in 1863 was
United States Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue for several years, and subsequently,
President of the Terre Haute Cincinnati
Railroad. In May, 1883, he was reappointed,
and placed on the Retired List with the rank
of Major.
To those of his friends who enjoyed the honor
of his society he was most agreeable gentle
man, aud, when not prevented by his throat
trouble, brilliant and entertaining converse
tionalist. He came from a brilliant aud tai.
ented family. His father was Private Secre-
ta.y to President Monroe and subsequently
Fifth Auditor of the Treasury. The General
lived a bachelor and he is the last of family
of several children.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-25

as to the durability of the massage treatment
for women, which she expressed in no uncer-
tain manner:
Women lie for hours to have their feet
twigged. their arms fexed. and all the differ
ent muscles worked for them, because they
are so faccid and torpid that the powers of life
do not go on. Would it not be quite as cheerful
and less expensive process if young girls from
early life developed the muscles in sweeping,
busting. ironing, rubbing furniture, and all
the multiplied domestic processes which our
grandmothers knew Of? will venture to say
that our grandmothers in week went over
every movement that any gy mnast has in.
vented, and went over them to some produce
tive purpose, too"
The wise woman is cautious about ruffling
her new fr0ck from hem to belt. One, two, or
three ruffies is a plenty. One wide Spanish
ruffle to the knee is style that may be worn
gracefully by all but short or very stout
women.
Rows and rows and rows Of black velvet
ribbon, sewed on only by one edge make a
trimming often more fashionable than artistic
x*x
For the Spring fashions we are promised that
gray shall be favorite color.
80
Lightweight wool goods in Shepherds plaids.
blue and white or black and white, make the
neatest of frocks.
Sleeves are longer and smaller than ever
frills two or three thick over tho knuckles and
shoulder puffs too small for grace or beauty.
x*x
The pretty ruffled Jokes, collars, and fchus
will be as stylish as ever for Summer frocks of
lawn or silk, and the graceful little Boilers jack.
cts will be with US through the Spring and
Summer.
The narrow leather bolts, with silver, gold,
turquoise, or amethyst. studded buckles, are in
favor with pretty girls
Hats of shirred taffeta are announced, and
they may be prettier than one would think.
Shirred net, lace, or chiffon hats are always
becoming and always stylish.
8xx
The French aud Italians excel in the art of
making nutritious soups. He was French.
man who said that "soup was to dinner what
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-25

1t is no longer Private Secretary to the
President" but simply Secretary to the
President" Maj. Mckinley desired this
change to be made that the title of the Office
might be in accordance with its importance
and dignity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
Is Seized by Its Enemies as a
Proper Reason
For deepening the Fight
Against the White Metal.
EX-MINISTER PHELPS
Says the Bimetallic Conference
Will Surely Fail.
Matthew Marshall Says Silver
Can Never Rise Again.

New York, Aug. 6.-The Advertiser
prints long interview with Edward J.
Phelps, ex-minister to England, as to BIZ
netaIlism. and the projected International
conference. At the start he predicts a
failure of such conference. 1.-The Brit
ish. government" he says, may prefer,
from considerations of courtesy and COM
ity, not to decline any conference to which
it be invited by the United tSates. but it
is as certain anything in the future
can be, that even if the conference is
held. no result can come from it leading
toward the adoption of such a financial
system. Neither government nor people
in England have or are likely to have the
least idea of departing from the none
tary system which has conducted them
to this result, or of trying any new ex-
periments in finance that have nothing to
commend them but the vagaries of set
of philosophers whom no sensible man
would trust with the management of his
own property.
TT is, in my judgment, to be deeply re-
GREETED that the president should have
despatched to Europe the gentlemen who
are employed in promoting the proposed
conference. Fruitless their errand
will certainly be in countries that have
anything to lose it cannot be otherwise
than mischievous at home, because it
throws the weight of the opinion and IN
fluence of the administration in favor of
the financial scheme which they advo-
cate. For it cannot be reasonably sup
posed that the president sends deputa-
ton to European nations to invite con-
ference to consider whether they will
adopt a measure, unless he desires its
adoption and believes that it ought to
take place.
Between 'bimetallism' and Organism
there is no practical difference. The one
brings about by indirection and under
cover of obscure and specious phraseology
precisely what the other has the courage
openly to demand-the substitution of a
silver currency of fiuctuating, uncertain
and falling value for the gold standard
maintained in all intelligent countries,
and always thus far maintained here.
1.-The final determination of this contest
is still to come. Other, and perhaps
harder battles have yet to be fought.
Let us hope that before the business of
the country has to confront the misfor-
tune and the danger of another eight
months of congress, the administration
will be ready to take the side they were
elected to take this great question,
and to inform whether the vague as
surances of Mr.. Secretary Gage have any
meaning and rest upon any authority"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
SILVER WILL NOT RISE AGAIN
Matthew Marshall on the Future of
the Metal

New York, Aug. 6.-hIatthew Marshall,
speaking of the falling value of silver,
says in The Sun: This decline in the
value of silver is probably due, not, as
some have absurdly conjectured, to the
prospect of an enormous addition from
Alaska to the worlds stock of gold, but
to an assurance by the British ministry
that the minis of India will not be reOuen-
ed as it was at one time intimated they
would be- The tendency of an increase
in the supply of gold is to raise the price
of silver together with that of other
commodities, whereas, if the London
Spectators, who have been holding back
silver in expectation of getting it coined
into rupees free of charge, have learned
that they will not be able to do so, it is
natural that they should proceed to sell
it at once and thus avoid further loss.
AS shown in this column a fortnight
ago, every sound argument is against
opening the India mints, and the British
government cannot fail to see it. That
silver will ever rise in value much above
it's present level is quite unlikely. In
deed, it is much more likely that it will
fall still lower than it is, and that it will
eventually cease to be reckoned among
the precious metals.
LAS a means of making conspicuous the
dishonesty which the free coinage of sill
NOA AAfOANO9s WIN VI FANAAONA1
tional agreement, the fall in the price of
the metal should be welcomed by every
friend of sound money. When the silver
dollar has diminished in bullion value to
twenty-five cents, the demand that it
shall be forced upon creditors in unIim
tied quantities in the payment of debts
contracted in gold dollars will seem to
be more of an outrage than it does now.
The principle involved will be no worse,
but the application of 1t to practical af-
fairs will be more odious. Now that the
obstinateIy maintained fallacy that wheat
and other commodities are inseparably
linked with silver in price has been ex
ploded beyond resuscitation by the course
of the market, the sooner silver sinks out
of sight the sooner our citizens will
abandon the effort to restore it to it's old
place and give it an artificial and I'M
natural value"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
DEGREES FOR SALE.
Henry Labouchere on the Society OF
Science, Letters and Arts at London.

A0AHy AAOOucn6r6 on the society OF
Science, Letters and Arts at London.
London, Aug. 6.-Henry Labouchere will
say IN tomorrow's Truth:
1t will be we'll for the American public
to understand that the Society of Sci
ence, Letters and Arts of London occu-
pies precisely the same position oyer here
as those American universities whose sole
reason for existence is the selling of de-
grees to ignorant and unsuspecting Eng
lishmen.
L mention this in view of a paragraph
in the Churchman of New York, which
records that Rev. John Wright, D. D.,
rector of st. PauPs church at st. Paul,
Mimi, has been exalted (sic) to the rank
of a Fellow of Sturman's establishment
in Holland Road, Kensington, and has
been awarded a silver medal, which
award carries with it the gown and hood
and rank of master of arts.
Il beg to assure the Rev. John Wright,
D. D., and all else whom it may concern,
that the award carries with it nothing of
the sort, at any rate, in this country. 1t
would be interesting to know what the
Reverend John had paid Sturman for the
rank of fellow. the silver medal of honor>
able merit and his gown, rank and hood
as master of arts"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
ROBBED UNCLE SAM.
A Laborer Steals Silver Dollars From
the Treasury Vaults.

Washington, Aug. 6.-During the
progress of the counting and weighing
of the silver in the vaults of the treas
ury today incident to the transfer of
the government bonds to the new
United States treasury, Thos. Martin
of this city, a colored laborer engaged
in handling bags, was arrested upon a
charge of abstracting silver from the
vaults.
A shortage of SO was found last
Monday in the weight of one of the
bags. Another shortage of $18 was
found today and Martin was sus-
pected, watch was put upon him
when he left the vaults during the
noon rest.
After leaving the vault Martin went
into the sub basement, where there is
a pile of fire wood and hid the IS sill
yer dollars among the sticks. AS soon
as he had left the cellar the light was
turned on and the money discovered.
The case was put into the hands of
Chief Hazen of the secret service, who
placed Martin under arrest and took
him to his office, where he made
written confession.
Slugs of lead We're put into the bags
to balance the weight of the coin alb
stracted. Martin has been a helper at
eight re-weighings of the treasury cash
and never before has been suspected of
was $2S, of which Martin had spent
50 so, the remainder being recovered.
The penalty in this case is a term in
the penitentiary of from one to ten
years or a fine Of not more than $5,-
600 or both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
WHISTLING BUOY'S DRIFT.
Broke AWAY Off Martha's Vineyard
and Has Drifted Over 1000
Miles in a Year.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The remarka-
BILE drift of a whistling buoy is record
ed by the chart of the North Atlantic
Ocean, issued today by the Hydrograph-
ic office. Just one year ago this buoy
broke from its moorings off Martha'S
Vineyard and started on its long jour-
hey south, and since that time it has
been twice reported in it's drift of over
four thousand miles On February last
it was seen 500 miles due east of Ber-
muda, where it struck a southwesterly
current that sent it toward the Hay
ten coast, and on July Z, when last re
ported, it was rapidly making its way
toward this island. Unless it strikes
the Gulf Stream and is swung around
and north again, it will probably next
be heard from at some of the eastern
islands of the Windward group.
The same chart shows that the ocean
is now unusually clear of dangerous
derelictS, and the neighbOrhOod of Hat
teras and the Jersey shore, where sew
eraI are generally drifting about, has
now only four, and these are well out
of the way of cOaStwise commerce. In
the lane of transatlantic travel there
are three small ones, but the drift is
southerly, and soon they will be no
longer dangerous to steamships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
FOR KILLING cow MOOSE.
Trouble Ahead for Two Men Who
Have Been Hunting in Maine.

Augusta, Me, Aug. ct is quite like
ly that two Haverhill, Mass, men who
have been fishing and hunting in the
Allegash region, will have to account
for the killing of a cow and a calf
moose.
The men We're in the Allegash sec
ton in the month of July. According
to the story that is told, the men were
suspected of killing the animals, and
upon investigation one of the guides
gave the information. The commits
SionerS now have statement from one
of the guides, sworn to before a JUS
tice of the peace.
From the account that is given, the
men knew the law against shooting
game in close time, and deliberately
violated it.
The report is that the guides had no
part in the slaughter, any further than
being present when the killing was
done The calf moose which was shot
was said to be not over two months
old, but the sportsmen in telling the
story, seemed to be ashamed of shoot
ing so young an animal, and reported
that it was a yearling.
on the stream and was found soon af-
ter but it was not for some time that
the right parties could be traced. The
penalty for shooting q COW moose is
four months in jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
M'KINLEY AN ATHLETE.
President Takes Much Exercise Dur
ing His Outing.

Hotel Champlain, N. Y, Aug. G.
President Mckinley, because of his ac-
tivity, has become something of phys
zeal marvel to the natives hereaboutS,
as we'll as to the summer visitors who
are at this or neighboring hotels. The
president was far from broken down
man when he came here and his health
and strength have improved every day.
He is in an almost boyish mood all the
time and is, when not engaged with
matters of state Importance, always
ready for anything that partakes of
physical exercise.
He has simply worn out Secretary
Alger, and the latter declares that the
president is far his superior when it
comes to a test of endurance. A fair
sample of the manner in which the
president spends his time is an eXper-
fence of yesterday afternoon. He had
gone to the boat landing for jaunt,
and while there was Joined by Secre-
tary Alger. The two walked quite a
while together, and the ascent of the
hill on the way back to the hotel was
begun. Coming up the hill the preSi-
dent kept up a constant chattering with
Secretary Alger.
How do you find the hill?" he ask
ed banteringly starting ahead at a pace
that was well-nigh impossible for the
others in the party to keep.
Il am not so heavy as you, but it is
bad enough" retorted Alger.
Come on" shouted the president, Il
only weigh 100 pounds. This is mere
play" and away he went up the steep
incline.
While the president arrived at the
hotel as fresh as when he started out,
Secretary Alger was so blown that it
required quite five minutes for him to
recover his breath.
The same afternoon the president
tried his hand at golf, but retired after
having failed to strike a ball, convinc-
ed that it was too late in life for him to
try to take up the popular game. Prob
ably the most disappointed persons on
the golf grounds were the caddies, who
spread themselves about, hoping to re-
trieve a souvenir ball. The only one
who secured a memento of the presi-
dents visit to the grounds was that
caddie who provided a driver with
which the president tried but failed to
hit the ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
KLONDIKE KOOLER.
a New Iced Stop That Has Risen in
Popular Favor.

The very latest drink in Topeka is
'Klondike Kooler." 1t is the product
of the inventive brain of Charles JOS
1yn.
An English authority says Americans
drink too many iced Stops"
For the benefit of the public Mr.. JOS
lyn told a Journal reporter just how
K1ondike Kooler is made: Break an
egg in the mixing glass, add one ounce
Of don't care" syrup, four ounces of
cream, ten dashes of Joslyns aromat-
ic, the juice of half a lemon. The next
step is to fill the glass one-third full of
shaved ice, then shake we'll, following
with two dashes of angostura. Then
some more mixing is done with the
aid of a lemonade shaker. The mix
ture is then poured into a glass, a lit
tie nutmeg is sifted over the top, an
imported cherry is placed in the glass
and the thirsty individual then imbibes
the connection through two straws.
A Journal reporter drank a glass of
K1ondike Kooler. 1t is not warping of
the truth to say that there is more
good than bad in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
HUGE ICEBERG AGROUND.
Capt Robinson Saws it is 40 Feet
High and 900 Feet Long.

New York, Aug. 6.-Stories of ice
bergs sighted at sea took a new phase
this morning, when Capt. Robinson OF
the British steamship Croft, from Leith
steamed into quarantine. He told of a
big iceberg which he passed 20 miles
northeast of Cape Race on July 80. 1t
was 10 feet high, according to Captain
Robinson, and 200 feet long on the wa
ter line. How deep it was under water
the captain did not dare to guess, but
he solemnly declares that the big berg
was hard aground. He was positive of
this as the mass of ice stood absolute
ly motionless. How deep the water was
in that particular locality, Captain Rob-
inson did not venture to say, not haV-
ing made any soundings. The captain
further says that the berg is directly
in the track of westward bound vessels
and is particularly dangerous is foggy
weather This is the first iceberg re-
ported aground this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
is TIA BIG BULL SNAKE
The Quinton Heights Serpent
Has DMindIed to IL Feet.

RumorS of the monster snake which
several people claim to have seen in
QuintOn Heights a few days ago are
still being spread and many people in
that vicinity tread the paths and road
ways gingerly. Many strange things
have happened in that part of the city
recently, which some claim are directly
traceable to the antics of the reptile.
A Quinton Heights man who lives
west of the car line is firmly convinced
that the big snake has killed several Of
his chickens and two little pigs. He
told a carman with whom he was rid
ing that he was going to watch for it
in the evenings, and if it appeared near
his place he would use his shotgun to
w. B. Mccain, who has had charge
of force of men at the stone quarry
south Of Quinton Heights, claims to
have seen the snake. He says, how
ever, that it was not more than II or
10 feet long. He says it was spotted
and had large head. Were it not for
the fact that several have said that
the snake was spotted the conclusion
might be that it was a monster bull
snake. But no bull snake was ever
spotted yellow. A party of Quinton
Heights people made search on the old
Curtis place for the reptile, but did not
find it. Some of the people who al
ways doubt the authenticity of every
thing were inclined to consider the
SO menus u w 80 . OtAIe' AOPHNALiS'
Mccain, Patch and Buzzell as made
up story.
Many residents have been on the
lookout for the snake, ready to shoot
it. 1t has not been seen, so far as can
be learned, since Wednesday morning.
Down near the west fence of the fair
grounds, there is said to be nest full
of bull snakes. They have been seen
by several residents and it is claimed
that the snakes are very large and
quite long.
Transfer Agent Stitt was out in
Quinton Heights yesterday and he
looked about for the monster snake. He
didn't see it, but heard lots of talk
about it. The snake reported to have
been seen near Berryton last week has
not been seen since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
TIE-UP COMPLETE.
All the Girls at the Fulton
Mills Go Out.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 6.-The strike at Full
ton Bag and Cotton mill, which was be-
gan by the refusal of the white female
operatives to work with newly imported
negro women, was made complete when
between 10 and 100 girls employed in the
bleachery and press room walked out
Between l POO and 800 operatives are now
actually on strike and the only people at
work are the twenty negro women, three
white women and two three white
men.
The mills are practically at a standstiu.
The strikers have organized and will en-
deavor to reach an understanding with
the mill management Three of the
strikers who took part in demonstration
about the mill yesterday were tried and
fined in the police court this morning.