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rHENAMEs COMING IN.

A large number of comrades have
complied with our request, and sent us
in the names and other particulars re-
lating to the Boards of Examining
Surgeons in their Counties. But this
is only "a beginning. We want them
for every County in the United States,
and we ask the comrades everywhere to
make it their personal business to send
them to us. This is matter in which
every veteran and relative of veteran
has the deepest interest. The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE has set out to gather
up. all the facts relative to this outrage
upon the veterans by President Cleve-
land, to present them in convincing
shape to Comrade Mckinley, that he
may know the veterans feelings on
the matter, and have ample grounds
for reversing his predecessors action.
There is heavy pressure upon him by
the Mugwumps and others in the name
of Civil Service Reform" and we must
back him up with a strong array of
facts to justify his taking the step that
we desire. We want at once the follow
ing facts from every County in the
United States:
l. Name of each member.
2. Approximate ages Of same.
3. Service in army, if any.
4. Political complexion of each men,
Der.
5. Approximate length of practice
and experience of each.
6. Professional and social standing of
each.
When desired this information will be
held as strictly confidential, and given to
no one but the President
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The bondholders lent the Govern

THE bondholders lent the Govern
ment paper dollars worth sometimes as
little as 80 cents. They were paid in
terest at six per cent. in gold on these,
making the real rate Of interest about 10
per cent Besides this. they were paid
back their principal in gold dollars worth
100 cents. The Government strained
every nerve to pay the last farthing that
could be claimed under the most ex-
acting construction of contracts made in
Its hour Of extremity. 1t laid enormous
taxes upon the people, which were cheer
fully borne, in order TO do this. The
veterans gave the country what was of
infinitely more value than the money
the bondholders lent it. They gave il
limitless contribution of youthful
health, strength and patriotic ardor. The
drafts they drew on this are long since
overdue, and payment with compound
Interest is being exacted by that remorse.
less Creditor-Old Age. Why should
not the Government be as just to the
veterans as it was honorably liberal tc
the money lenders? Why not give them
plain bread and meat where it gave the
money lenders canvas back duck and
cake and pie?
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SONS OLE VETERANS.

We want The name, age, postofice
address, occupation, name and service of
father, of every young man in the
United States who is eligible to member
ship in the Sons of Veterans. We
laboring to build the Order up into an
immense membership, and to do this we
should have full lists of the eligible
young men in every community in the
country. We earnestly request every
son of veteran to send us in his name,
address, ETC., for filing in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE Office, and all veterans to send
in their sons names This will greatly
help the good work along.
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THE Sultan wants war indemnity
from Greece Of s50,000,000. This is
about s25 head for every man, woman
and child in Greece. As the average
Greek would be willing to sell out his
entire holding in the country, including
his interest in the real estate, for about
$3.50, this may be considered somewhat
exorbitant. Counting the average
family at five, it would make 1925 for
each family, or enough to bring it to
the United States, and put the father
on the high road to prosperity as the
possessor of a candy-cart in Washington.
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The National Tribune Will Issue a
Very Fine Number for the
National Eneampment.

We are preparing to issue splendid
number for the National Encampment.
1t will contain IL pages, so as to give
the Commander-in-C Chiefs address, the
accompanying reports, the proceedings
Of the National Encampment, abundant
illustsatiens, etc, while emitting none of
the many attractive features that at pres
ent distinguish the paper.
Every comrade will desire a copy of
the paper for preservation for its value
q a history of the great gathering.
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$50 he was, but he concluded that he couldn't
catch up with them"
x*x
Detroit Journal: Floor Walker-She COM
plains that you didn't show her common
ciyility.
Salesman-I showed her every thing in my
department, sir.
London Punch: Kerrigan-Phats good fer .
cowld?
Casey-Hov yez got tn proice Nv two hot
whiskys about yez?
Kerrigan-Oi how not.
Casey-Will. thin, Kerrigsn. ut wud be .
mercy not e tell yez.
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had been sent to Chattanooga by telegraph
and trains loaded with troops and scouts were
hurrying to the scene The day was dark,
cloudy, and rainy. Our boys were unac-
quanted with the country, and, with the
stars and sun hidden, did not know the
south from the north.
DANGER ON EVERY SIDE.
Within an hour or two the whole country
was alive with scouts and hunters. There
was not by-path or crossroad that was not
thoroughly explored. To add to the terrors
of the situation, well-tfained hounds were
put upon the track Of our party, and many
of them were trailed down. with unerring
certainty. In my concealment felt all the
desperation and anguish of mind that man
could feel in my situation.
We had failed, and were disappointed.
We had been run down. and had gone to the
last extremity of human endurance to make
our escape. Our enemies were Infatuated.
We had made such superhuman exertIons
within the last half hour, ending In our up
hill race to the brush-heap, that we were
almost breathless 1t did not at that time
seem to me that it would require many rebel
bullets to finish my part of the story. Sew
eral times, as they passed us so close that
COulO have tOuCucu tuCiE lcSS WIN MANU-,
i was on the point of springing up and, with
a loud yell, beginning the work of death at
close range with my revolver.
could not, even in a whisper, c0mmnni-
cate my wishes to Wood without betraying
our place of concealment. Oar hearts
thumped so loud that it seemed to me they
could be heard 90 yards distant Mark had
run till he could run no farther. But our
pursuers made so much noise themselves
that they could hear nothing else. They
were all yelling swearing, cursing, and
shooting. They were like dogs chasing a
rabbit in tall weeds-all jumping and look
ing high, while the game was close to the
ground.
We could hear much Of the conversation
as they passed US. Two stalwart Johnnies,
each with musket, as they passed near Us,
spied two of our comrades going across a
distant part of the great open field.
"There goes two of them" said one of the
Johnnies.
Come on, let's go for them!"
Let us get some more help" said the
other.
"But, you see, they have no guns" said
the first. And thus they passed ont of hear
ing, hating and debating, but evidently dis
trusting the policy of tackliug the train
robbers eyen-handed.
Ito be conhnued.l
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want to know by passing through our couu-
try unmpeded. 1t is nonsense, it is folly,
to deprive our own people of knowledge
they are entitled to and ought to know, for
fear the enemy will find it out.
We ought to have a regular system OF
passports over all our roads, and refuse to
let any man pass who could not give good
account of himself-come well vouched for
and make it fully sppear that he is not an
enemy, and that be is on legitimate bust
ness. This would keep information from
the enemy far more effectually than any
reticence of the press, which ought TO lay
before our people the full facts in everything
Of public nature.
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TIE Greek situation has now entered
the labyrinths of diplomacy, and no one
can even guess what will be the end.
To-day it looks as if Greece will be fined
as much as she can stand for having be-
gun the war, and may have to give up
her navy. She will probably keep all
her territory, though the Turks are very
stubborn for a cession Of part of
Thessaly.
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TRIBUNETS.
.1NELucrABLE SOVEREIGNTY"

INELUCTABLE SUVEREIUNTY.
? In his letter to Secretary Olney the Spanish
Minister speaks of "the ineluctable and lawful
sovereignty of SPAIN" This strange word
comes from the Latin luctari, to struggle.
eluctari to struggle out of, and ineluetari, not
to struggle out of. History does not sustain
the Minister in the use of the word. Holland,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, San Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras. Venezuela, Colombia,
Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Argentine,
Paraguay, and Uruguay have all eluctated out
of the tyrannous grip Of Spain, and Cuba and
Porto Rico will do the same.
Detroit Free Press: 81 thought that your son
was pursuing his studies at the University fn
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THE way the English coal-dealers in
the West Indies skin the Navy Depart
ment in the prices charged our cruisers
is another strong reason why we should
at once acquire naval stations in those
waters. The Jamaica dealers charge
three times as much as the coal can be
bought for in open market at Key West.
Besides, it is preposterous that in case of
war we should have to depend upon the
dealers of probably a hostile nation to
furnish Us coal
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CHAPTER ~.

Wilson Takes up His Story of the Flight.
nip and Tuck Citizens, Soldiers and
Dogs join in the Chase-Mark Wood and
/ Hide in Brush PLEA "Ticklish
Situation-Escape to the Mountains.
To return TO our flight. As / said
before, we sprang from the engine, her
motion was reversed, and nil scattered,
running for the woods. Onr pursuers were
close behind Mark Wood alone remained
near me, and we put forth all our energies.
After running some distance, Wood and /
came to a large, open field, on the slope of a
mountain just in front of US. To attempt
to cross this wide, open space would expose
us too much for safety, besides. we were
nearly out of breath-too near, at least, to
attempt such run. We were In much per-
plexity as to what to do.
We could hear the enemy shouting, and
the constant report of firearms warned US
that the rem0rseless, bloOd-thirsty crowd
was waging a war of determination, and, as
we listened, we could distinctly hear them
coming as well as see them. There was no
time to be lost A fortuitous circumstance
saved as. The woods were too open for a
man to hide in, but as glanced about saw
where tree had been cut down, probably
in the Summer previous, and the brush
which had been trimmed off lay scattered
around with the dried leaves still clinging
to it.
My plan was formed instantly and / told
Wood to lie down. / hastily laid few
leafy boughs on him in such manner as
not to show that they had been displaced.
Mark was soon out of sight in little fat,
unpretentious pile, that would scarcely be
noticed among the other rubbish, and with
almost the quickness of rabbit / slipped
out of sight under the heap by Marks side.
I now drew my revolver and told Mark to
do likewise. ] felt sense of despeIation
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AFTER ali, Broker Chapman's trial
has been no joke for him. In addition
TO spending 80 days in Jail he has had
to pay about $40 in costs. The rich
man has very tough time before the
courts, in spite of the belief to the con-
trary.
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TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
JOHN McELRoY, ROBERT W. SHoPPELL,
BYRON ANDREWS.
WASHINGTON, d. c., JUNE 9. 1897.
HEADQUARTERS AT THE NATIONAL
ENCAMPMENT.

The Headquarters of The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE at the National Encampment
at Buffalo will be at Room ia, Hotel
Iroquois, where we will be very glad to
meet all our old friends.
Subscribers can have their mail adj
dressed there, and make appointments
to meet their old comrades at that room.
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which / had never felt before.
We were in a high state of
excitement and realized that
the frenzied crowd of man
hunters, then deploying all
over the woods, would show
us no mercy. From the con-
slant report of firearms which
rang in our ears, we had rea-
son to believe that some of
our unfortunate comrades
were being shot down like
cattle-perhaps all except our
selves had been killed.
We felt that in all human
probability we would be dis
covered-indeed, it seemed
almost impossible that they
could miss finding us. We
felt thatif discovered it would
be more manly to stand up
and die fighting, even against
great odds and with no hope
of escape, than to be shot
down like dogs INTERESTINGLY,
or, in the alternative that we
should possibly be taken pris-
oners, hung like felons, at the
end ola sham trial.
We were surrounded on
every side BY enemies thirst
ing for our blood.
As / afterwards learned,
within a few hundred yards
from where we left our engine
two regiments of cavalry were
encamped. twas muster-day
at Ringgold, two miles away,
and hundreds of farmers,
armed and mounted, were col
lected there. The road was
Eped with soldiers The alarm
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OF pREcED1NG CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
about score OF men, chosen from the I'd,
21st and 23d Ohio, and led by J. J. Andrews. a
daring Federal spy, are commissioned to pene.
trate the rebel lines to Marietta. Ca, take a
train, run northward again. destroying the
Georgia Railroad, and so break communication
with the South. They leave their division
commander, Gen. o. NJ. Mitchell. April 2. 1862.
near Shelbyville, Tenn. reach Chattanooga on
the 11th, unfortunately delayed one day.
Reaching MARKETS., they return by train next
day. steal the engine and three cars at Big
Shanty. in the face Of 0000 Confederates. and
dash away.
H.-They arc pursued by train, and the ex-
citing chase rouses the country. Bridges are
burned. tracks destroyed, wires cut. but the
pursuers hang on. After reckless race, the
fuel gives out. and there is no opportunity to
replenish it. They are almost captured.
III.-The story Of the THANKSGIVING is told
from tho rebel standpoint showing the eager
ness of the chase and the amazement with
which they regarded the enterprise.
Alf Wilson in this installment takes up his
story again as the men jump from the engine.
and details part of his thrilling adventures IN
eluding the pursuers. The exciting passage
down the Tennessee, the capture. prison ex-
perionces hopes and disappointments, terrible
fate of some. and escape Of others will be graph
ically told in succeeding issues. As in all good
stories, the best part is yet to come, and one
starting this story. repleto with surprises and
dramatic situations. with this issue will practl-
cally read it from the commencement.
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but no saddle, and tied to a fence. Here's
your mule!" he shouted as he leaped upon
his back and put out as fast as good switch,
we'll applied, could impart vigor to the
muscles and accelerate the speed of the pa
tient donkey.
The cries of "Here's your mule!" and
Where's my mule ?" have become National,
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CHAPTER lII-(contiaued).

YE LEARN THAT FULLER
AA/ [coniinues the rebel account,
wv soon after leaving his engine, in
passing cabin in the country,
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rNressp az WASHINGTON s0s1osoe ssaooAOctAss WAITER
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C-antankerous Republics.

Things already look bad for the new
Greater Republic Of Central America"
which was organized near the close Of last
year. There Is danger hat It may fall to
pieces, and that the three parts Of 1t may
again come into relations not less belliger-
ent than those to which they were 80 long
accustomed. When the triple alliance was
formed at Amapala a few months ago the
main object Of 1t was declared to be the
maintenance Of peace In tho territory Of
each Of the allies. Very soon afterward
there was m attempt to assassinate the
President Of the republic Of Nicaragua and
overthrow his Government; next came a
conspiracy in the republic Of Salvador, and
now we have the revolt in the republic Of
Honduras. The two other Central Amer
lean republics, Guatemala and Costa Rica,
which refused to join the alliance, are not
much better of. Guatemala has been the
scene Of three or four conspiraciec this year.
and Costa Rica is engaged in a p~erilous dis
pute with the republic of Colombia.
But it is of the members of the Greater
Republic only that We would here speak. II
President BoNILLA should fall before the
arms Of the forces in revolt, it is likely that
his successor will be ex-President De SoTo.
who had succumbed to a revolt previously.
II the conspirators who desire to get rid of
President ZELAYA shall gain their end, the
CONSERVATIVES" will rave an opportunity
to put in a man Of their own party. II
President GUTIERREZ shall surrender In
presence Of another pronunciamento, he
has the choice between fighting and run
ming away. 1t is hard to tell what may
happen any day to any Of the members Of
the Greater Republic.
1t Is most r~egrettable. The countries
in an alliance for peace and mutual
security, are rich in resources; the political
constitution Of each Of them makes excel
lent reading; all of them are under the
government of men of the Spanish-Ameri-
can stock; and the Presidents Of all three
exercise powers that are d~ictatorial.
1t is because Of the inordinate ambition
and bellicose disposition of a lot Of worth
less Generals" that they are perpetually
in trouble. No military men should be
eligible to the Presidency of any Of them.
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Blocks in the Road.

Throughout the Popocratic press signs OF
enlivened courage are multiplying in the
form Of sneers at the Republican party for
failure to restore prosperity" although it
is less than two months since Congress
assembled in extra session for the first
great oct Of the Republican programme, the
revision of the tariff in order to make the
revenue equal to the expenditures. For
Strengthening and spreading this feeling
of dissatisfaction and disappointment, the
Popocrats have powerful assistance outside
Of their own lines.
Free traders and Mugwumps are doing
their best to block the Tariff bill entirely,
although it has been framed according to
the platform supported by the majority Of
the popular vote.
On all sides there is heard a fearful hula
baloo against trusts, and wealth, and pro-
gressive methods of business, as vehement
and as virulent as it could have been if
BRYAN had won instead of MCKINLEY.
The former President, GROVER CLEvE.
LAND, and his friends are snarling at the
Administration, and filling the Mugwump
press with false charges against the Re
publican party for addressing itself to the
tariff, concerning which 1t promised some
thing, instead of to the currency, concern
ing which it promised nothing. In the
Senate they shy Indignantly from the
proposition that they should vote for the
new Tariff bill, although they voted for that
other protective measure, the Wilson bill.
In New York, where a municipal cam.
paign of unprecedented Importance is soon
to come, a number of the "best citizens"
form a union primarily, as it seems. for
the purpose of ~denouncing bitterly the local
division of the party which stands for COM
mercial regeneration and political stability,
the Republican party.
The struggle toward a situation that will
admit of a business revival Is hard indeed.
Perhaps it will have to be made harder and
more ominous before the obstructionists
come to their senses and subside.
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What Will England Do for the Seals ?

If the London report of Lord S%ALIsBURY's
attitude in the Behring Sea negotiations
is correct, our Government has met with a
rebuff. This report is that Great Britain
declines to revise the Paris rules, pending
an agreement to stop all sealing In Behring
Sea this year.
1t is difficult to believe that the President
took the trouble to appoint Messrs. FOSTER
and HAMLIN as Commissioners to deal
with this subject. without reason for ex-
pecting some other reply to our request
thar a blunt refusal. This very fact may
we'll throw doubt on the accuracy Of the
current report, although it will not dimin-
ish speculation as to what course the Ad-
ministration will prefer to take should the
report prove correct.
There are, in fact, two possible methods
OF proceeding, which nave already been
seriously considered. One was embodied in
al act of Congress which was passed by the
House at a former session, but was allowed
to drop without action by the Senate, per-
haps with a view to trying negotiations
once more. This act authorized the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, on the failure to secure
the desired modus viuendi with Great
Britain. to hare all the seals killed when
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Disgrace of Peters, the Explorer.

Justice has been slow In overtaking DR..
PETERS, tho butcher of African natives.
He has been denounced repeatedly in these
columns for his inhuman treatment of the
helpless blacks, n at last he has been
found guilty in Berlin, stripped OF his hon
OTIS, and dismissed from the colonial SER
vice. He has not been prosecuted Grim
inally, for it was held that his crimes were
committed in territory which, at the time,
was not in German possession but his dis
grace Is non the less complete. He was
the most conspicuous figure In the service
from which he has been expelled. He was
one of the two pioneers in Germany's East
African enterprise, M has always been it's
most active agent. To-day his policy is
condemned, and he is turned out of Office
as unworthy of trust and responsibility.
DIR. PETERS is the only person who has
ever thought it worthy of a white man to
rite a pamphlet giving the results of his
experience as to the best methods Of max.
ing war upon African tribes. lie is the
only person who has ever travelled inland
without a dollars worth of trade goods for
the purchase of provisions for his large car
AVIAN. He robbed native gardens and stole