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PERSONAL.

Daniel NJ. Roe, Stay La, says that Lycurgas
E. Tory is candidate for Postmaster at Col
fax, La. Dir. Tory, he declares, is worthy Of
the appointment, and has at all times stood by
the soldiers. He is Endorsed by large nun.
Der of comrades and others, among whom are
Daniel VI. Roe, Co. F, 1st La Cav; Samuel Ros
and jesse M. Mckay, both Co. A, 1st La Cav.
Scouts; Capt. Chas. Fl. willett Jerome B.
lngles 9TH Iowa Cav; d. A. Moos, native OF
Iowa; Dan George. Riley wilIiford.
Gen. John NJ. Wilson, Chief of Engineers,
has been given a medal of honor. and the
reasons therefor are thus stated officially: "At
Malvern Hill, Va. August. 1862, this officer,
then First Lieutenant of Artillery, while suk
fering from an acute illness and very weak.
remained on duty aad participated with dis
tinguished gallantry in the action of that date.
A few days previous he had been transferred
to staff corps, but preferred to remain on field
duty, and did so remain until the close of the
campaign, taking part in several actions"
Comrade W. W. King. of Alliance, o., has an
enviable record. He enlisted in 1861 at the
age OF 10. and Was mustered out, April %, 1865,
on account of repeated severe wounds He was
at that time Captain Of Co. d. 25,h Ohio.
After the war he was Colonel of the 9th Ohio
NC
Mrs. Sarah Louisa Blair widow Of the great
war Governor, Austin Blair, died the night Of
July 3, Of apoplexy, in Jackson, Mich, aged 70
years. The end. though long ez pected, came
suddenly, and was precipitated By the extreme
heat
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being absolutely essential. another bill was
rushed through the House. the same "a ths
previous measures with the exception Of pro-
vision requiring the distribution of the pro.
ceeds Of the sale Of public lands and a change
winch admitted coffee free Of duty and tea
"hen imported in American vessels from be-
yond the Cape OF Good Hope. The vote wa,
close in both Houses but it was approved Aug.
80; thus closing one Of the most spirited CON.
tests between Congress and the President in
our history. The average duties under this
act were 30l per cent on total imports.
The question of tariff revision came ND again
in 1915. and the effort resulted in the adoption
OF the tariff of the following year according
to the recommendations of Mr.. Walker. Secre-
tary of the Treasury, under President Polk.
Mr. Walkers prime idea about the tariff was
that no duty should be imposed upon any arti-
Gle above the lowest rate that would yield the
largest revenue. He provided also for the sbo-
litiou OF all specific duties aud the adoption Of
an ad valorem system
Ihis tariff, which proved to be one Of the
most ruinous ever foisted upon the country.
passed finally by the casting vote of George VI.
Dallas. the Vice-President. and affords an OBJ
Ject lesson as to the possible Importance of this
officer under our present system of Govern
ment
The panic of 1857, which naturally followed
from combination Of results due to theoreti-
cal craftsmanship, also produced tariff bill.
This Ike the tariff of 1916, should have been
designated =" A measure to drain the country
OF Its goid.' What would have happened in
the way of financial Iaeisfa.;or ,,;,b C
In the hands of the school of politicians then
enaeavorlng to manage its financial affairs can
only be imagined, had the course of events not
been suddenly changed by the domination Of
the extension of slavery as the paramouns
issue. and the war of the rebellion which fol-
lowed In 1861, bringing with it n new financial
system, due to measures necessary for the sup
port OF the armies to preserve the Union.
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AMERICAN wheat seemed to have beer
crowded off its throne for the last few
years by a combination of foreign
usurpers. This year it has season o.
restoration. We have one of the largesi
crops in the history of the country. L
may come up to 612,0o0,000 bushels
the dimensions of the famous crop o.
1892. AT present people are talking
very confidently about 550,000,O 0C
bushels. or 25,000,0 900 bushels more
than last year. In the meanwhile, our
competitors are far from being SO happy.
The Russian wheat crop is very short
Australia Is suffering SO from the drouth
that she viii have to import instead OF
exporting wheat; the drouth in India
has cut down the crop there very
heavily; and Argentine is suffering
from visitation of grasshoppers. So,
our farmers will not only have lots OF
wheat 20 sell, but they will get fairly
good prices for it.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

Elsewhere We give an important de-
Oasion by Assistant Secretary Davis
which strongly mobiles the harsh rule
OF Hoke Smith, in regard to the age
Limitation for pensions. 1t will be re.
membered that Hoke Smith ~raised..be
limit placed by God Almighty" as some
one happily phrased it, by putting it five
yearsover the Biblical three score and ten.
Even then a man was called upon TO
show that his old age was not the result
OF his own misconduct or vicious habits
Secretary Davis knocks 10 wears of
this Limitation, and makes, besides other
very important notifications in the
direction of justice and lberality. He
decides that age, whether actual or con-
structive, shall be considered in making
. ratiag for psnsiona
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A NEW SERIAL.

We have secured serial story writer
specially for The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
BY Hon. Albion W. Tourgee, author Of
"A FOOLS Errand," Bricks Without
Straw" Figs and Thistles," etc. There
is no more forceful or popular writer
among contemporary novelists than
Judge Tourgee, and in this story he is
ut his best The title lie "The Man
Who Outliyed Himself" 1t is-an
American story true to life. 1t is
thrilling, terrible and pathetic" to
use the authors own words in speaking
about bis work. 1t is great treat and
no one should miss it.
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CHE European concert" has been a
matter Of SCOTS and jeers, but it really
begins now to look as if the Powers
mean to prevent the despoliation of
Greece. The Sultan has been distinctly
informed by the English Prime Minister,
each of the Emperors and the King of
Italy that he must accept the terms out
lined in the joint note, withdraw his
troops from Thessaly and be content
with moderate indemnity.
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COMPETITION of American bicycles
has almost produced panic in Birming-
ham, England. The English wheels
are made by joint stock companies,
which have as big a share-list as some
of our railroads. One of the largest
of these-the Ridge Whitworth Cycle
Co.-has capitalization of $4,000, 900.
American wheels have been making
such inroads that it felt compelled to
reduce its prices to meet them. 1t was
felt that other companies would have to
do the same, and run was made on
cycle stocks that threatened to extend
to all other securities
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THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

We have added very important
number to our NATIONAL TRIBUNE Ii
BRARY. 1t is "The Hawaiian Islands"
By Hon. John w. Foster, the eminent
diplomat. and is profusely illustrated by
artistic and true pictures. The booklet
lie included in the set which We give
away for one near subscribers
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-07-15
THE MINERS. STRIKE.


Whatever be the merits of the dis
pute between the coal miners and opera
tors. the former certainly have gained
public sympathy and support by thu
quiet. orderly manner in which tn,
strike has so far been conducted There
have teen none of the crimes and Law
breaking which usually accompany ex
tensive strikes. The American people
are naturally disposed to side with the
workingman, for we are all of us work.
ing men, and most of us the hardest
kind of workers We all want every
man to get the most possible for his labor,
and at the outset the heart of everyone
is with the complaining wage-earner 1t
is only when he, or those pretending to
be he, resort to violence, law breaking,
and assaults upon the rights of others,
that public feeling turns against him.
Every man has the most absolute right
to refuse to work for the wages offered
him. He has the right to get the others
to agree to do the same. There his alb
solute rights stop. The moment that he.
begins, under any pretext, to try to en-
force his demand for more wages by
personal assaults, murder, arson, and the
destruction of property, he becomes a
criminal who Mould be suppressed by
the strong arm of the law. Undoubt-
eddy, the coal miners have been having
a very hard time of it for the past four
years. The prostration Of our industries
by the Ubiquitous Cleveland regime
struck a harder blow at them than
almost any other men. They have
suffered enormously and very patiently.
50 far, they have public opinion very
strongly with them, and we hope that they
nay continue to conduct themselves SO
Is to keep it with them.
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The signs of returning nrosner;tv .,

The signs of returning prosperity all
over the country are unmistakable.
Good times have not come back with a
rush. No sensible man expected they
would. A country does not get over
such depression as that of the past
four years in a day any more than a
man gets over six weeks spell of fever
in day. But every day now sees the
skies little brighter, work and wages
more plentiful. money easier, and hope
stronger in every heart.
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TEEY have a new trouble in Okla
homa. The crops are SO enormous that
they do not know where they are going
to get cans to haul them to market
One road has ordered 1000 new cars
but it lis felt that this will not be nearly
enough.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-07-15

The Philadelphia Press arrives at
the conclusion that the Wilson Iniouity
cost the WOODEN workers of Philadelphia
s5S,00S,0OO. There are $4,000 work.
ers in wool in that city, and they got
s5S,000.oO0 less wages in the past four
years than in the preceding four.
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The death Of Isham G. Harris, of
tennessee. removes another of the oil
garchy OF Slave Lords which forced the
South into rebellion. No man in the
South was more responsible for the war
than he. The Tennesseeans did not want
to secede. and repeatedly voted by strong
maJorities against Secession. But Harris
and his clique Of plantation barons forced
the State into taking up arms, and was
responsible for the wholesale misery that
descended upon it in consequence.
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THE Mugwump papers are complain.
ing that Minister Stewart L. Woodford
cannot speak Spanish. Gen. Woodford
has some qualifications much more I'M
portant in our representative at Madrid
than fluent knowledge of Castilian; to
wit, very stalwart American back
bone and a mastery of vigorous United
States language. The Dons will not fail
to understand what he has to say.
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HEADQUARTERS AT THE NATIONAL
ENCAMPMENT

The Headquarters of The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE at the National Encampment
at Buffalo will be at Room 154, 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 tleir old comrades at that room.
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CANADA wants Constitutional
amendment which will change her Sem
ate to the American form. At present
the Senators are appointed for life by
the Governor General.
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EARLY TARIFF STRUGGLES.

The Efforts of Hamilton and Madison for
Proposition for Reciprocity England Divided Be-
tween Navigating and Manufacturing interests Calhoun
Proectionist- Changes Front on the Question
The Tariffs of 1916 and 1824-Monroe and Jackson on
Protection-The Struggle Over the Bill of 1842-The
Disastrous Tariffs of 1916 and 1857
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rrrrReD At WASHINGTON rosrOfrce s1oosOouAss MATTER
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
tic aid in the celebration of the silver an

tc aid in the celebration of the silver an
niversary.
Mr.. Augustus F. Moulton was then in
troduced as the silver tongued orator of
the grand Pythian domain of Maine, and
was loudly applauded when he took the
floor to respond to the toast "The Coming
Silver Anniversary, and how it will
benefit the subordinate lodges of the
State''
In commencing he spoke of the history
of the grand lodge of Maine and referred
to it's most honorable record 1t was
formed in 1872 during time of great
financial distress and when the country
was yet in the midst of the troubles occa-
stoned by the great civil war. He traced
it's steady growth from that time onward
to the present year, showing how little
lodges had been planted in little towns to
grow into large and prosperous branches
of the order He said that this was due
to the permanent bond which will ever
unite the order and maintain it strong
and steadfast through many years to
come. He also spoke of the great good
that the order has accomplished in Maine
curing the past twenty five years and in
eloquent words closed his very able speech
by urging the members of the lodge to go
onward shedding abroad the light OF
Pythanism until the golden anniversary
of the grand lodge when it will illuminate
the world by it's glory.
Mr.. E. G. Reynolds was called upon to
speak and his rising was the signal for a
great outburst of applause which con-
tinued for many minutes. He made
very witty speech and was constantly in
terrupted by applause and laughter. he
told of the early days of Ivanhoe lodge in
way which provoked much mirth and
closed his remarks by feelingly thanking
the members of the lodge for the honor
which they had paid him.
Hon. Seth L. Larrabee was then called
upon and he was given a regular ovation
when he arose to speak. He spoke briefly
of his long acquaintance with Mr.. REYNOLDS
and of his character and ability. His re-
marks about the nobleness of Pythianfsm
and it's steady growth and it's future
prospects were greatly appreciated and
often applauded.
Rev. Mr.. Malvern of the Free Baptist
church and Mr.. Fl. l. Nelson were the
last speakers and both of these gentlemen
made interesting addresses. The affair OF
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
Y. NJ. C. A. at Camp Fessenden.

The Y M. G. A. have made very COM
plete arrangements for tho branch at
Camp Fessenden, for the benefit of the
High School Cadets; a library of 15(
volumes; a reading room. with good
stock of magazines as we'll as dsilies ant
weeklies; a correspondence table, supplied
with specially printed stationery; chess
checkers and other games; and tomorrow
night will give them regular reception
Ice cream and cake furnished by the
Woman's Auxiliary, will be shipped down
on the afternoon boat tomorrow, and the
boys will certainly appreciate this part Of
their entertainment.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
j. R. LIBBY


tn HIS is the season for the gauziest of gauzy
i apparel.
This is the time of year when only the
hinest Of thin underclothng has any claim for con-
sideration.
To be properly clothed days like these has
much to do with your temper, and everything to do
with your comfort.
We can help you good deal in the choosing
of comfortable midsummer ouths
Thin underclothng, as to nothing any,
thing be, quite the sort for 90 in the shade---
any price you want from soc. up. Cool Isle
thread Of fine cotton Hosiery, black for patent eath
ers and tan for yellow Shoes plain ones for high
shoes and daintiy embroidered or open work ones
for low shoes. White silk handkerchiefs to tuck in
your collar neckwear Of white lawn and piqus or
the cooler looking brown linen. Suspenders of open
work mesh very light webbing with the elastic
all in the ends. Bathing suits and swimming
trunks--theres column SO of hot weather items
which might be mentioned There are tablesful of
inexpensive helps to midsummer comfort here watt
ing for you to take them away. Don't think of
starting yomy outing till yooe looked item o0ar
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS.
Distinguished Officers of the Order Will
Arrive Today.

Governor Powers and staff; Supreme
Chancellor Philip T. Colgroye Of Hast
ings, Mich; Past Supreme Chancellor
Walter B. Richie of Lima, Ohio; Supreme
Vice Chancellor Thomas G. Sample of
Allegheny, Pa; Supreme Master of
Exchequer, Thomas D. Meares of Will
mingon, N. c.; President of Board of
Control, John A. Hinsey of Chicago, Ill. !;
and Major General of the Uniform Rank,
James R. Carnahan, Of Indianapolis,
Ind, will arrive in the city during this
afternoon. In the evening reception
will be rendered the Governor, Mayor and
supreme officers by Lonfgellow lodge, No.
43 of this city.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
TERRIBLE BURNING ACCIDENT.
Little Elsie Bailey Dies from Her In.
juries.

There was terrible burning acciden
in Freeport, Monday. Little Elsie Bailey
aged about twelve years, a daughter of
Mr.. LIN. Bailey, was amusing herself
firing crackers. 1t is supposed she sat
down onra piece of burning punk that
ignited her clothing. When she dis
covered that she was in flames she ran
shrieking down the street, but was caught
and the flames ext1nguished. Her burns
were so serious that she died during Mon
day night.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
PERSONAL.

Mrs. G. E. Deering and family have
moved to Willard for the summer, having
secured one of the Woodbury. cottages at
Simonton's cove.
Miss Beare of New York and Miss
Nash of Wilmington, N. j., are visiting
Portland, the guests of the Misses Winter
botham.
Miss Rosa Isabel BRIGHAM of Bridg-
ton, is visiting her uncle in this city, Mr.
B. G. Stone, clerk of courts. =
Mr.. John L. Stoddard, after visiting
the Poland Springs, Crawford, Profile,
Fabyans, Twin Mountains, and Mt. Pleas.
ant house, returned to Boston last night.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
Portland Railroad Company Will shattel

the Record.
The Portland Railroad company broke
the record Monday. Every car they owned
was put in use. Mr.. Berry Of the office
force, said the figures had not been &C
curately determined last night as to the
number of fares carried Monday, but he
thought they would know tomorrow.
President Wood made guess yesterday
!. that the total would be $1,000. If any
thing like that amount is reachedssthe rec
ord will be badly shattered.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
Trinity Lodge, X. of P.

The following officers have been elected
In this lodge for the ensuing term:
G. C.-Arthur w. Laughlin
V. C.-Richard S. McWilliams.
: Prelate-Alvardo Leavitt
N. of A.-Lester B. Bragg.
l. G.-Charles Pinkham.
o. G.-Daniel S. Strout.
<. of R. and S.-George W. Pennell.
M. of F.-Augustus B. Brown.
III. of E.-Warren G. King.
M. of W.-Henry G. Leary.
Every member of this lodge who is tc
take part in the parade on Friday July g.
are requested to meet at Castle hall, sc
Exchange street at a. M, sharp, where
the line will be formed headed by the
Veteran Fireman band. and will then
march to its position in the fourth
division.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
No Question About 1t

Experience Teaches Which is the Best
Medicine.
"I have been severely troubled with
scrofula complicated with erysipelas, for
many years. I have tried many remedies,
but always go back to Hoods Sarsapa-
rilIa. which I find does me the most
good. I have been greatly benefited by
using it, and have found nothing to
take it's place. 1t is undoubtedly the best
blood medicine on the market" MRS.
HI. A. HOLLY, West Pennington, Maine.
Hoods Pills cure all Liver Ills. 25cents.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-07
The Crowds From Biddeford and Saco.
(Riddeford Journal

Fully 4000 people from Biddeford and
Saco went to Portland during the day.
Nearly 1000 bought tickets at the SAGE
Western division station, and more than
double that number went. from here by
trains while the number of those who
rode in on bicycles and other private con-
veyances, is hard to estimate. Early in
the day the supply of cheap excursion
tickets at the Saco station gave out The
railroad officials had failed to appreciate
the size of the crowd that was coming
and only six or seven hundred of the
cheap-rate tickets were provided. After
that supply was exhausted, tickets were
sold at the regular rates.