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The National tribune., 1898-05-05
Work of the Pension Office.

The report OF certificates issued for the
week ending April so shows
Army invalid: Original, 50; increase and
additional, 1913; reissue, A; restoration and
renewal, 50; duplicate, II; accrued, 113;
total, 4li.
Army invalid TACT June y, 1890: Original,
567; increase, 253; additional, 90; reissue,
10; restoration, II; renewal, II; supple
mentals, ); duplicate, s; accrued, i24;
total, $50.
Army widow, ETC.: Original, 70; restOra-
ton and renewal, 1; duplicate, 3; ac-
crued, 2; total, 10
Army widow, etc. TACT June 81. 1900:
Original, 2S3; increase and additional, 1;
restoration and renewal, 3; SupplementalS,
A. accrued, 4; total. 293.
Navy invalid: Original 5; increase and
additional, 3; reissue, ); accrued, II; total,
T.
Navy invalid (act June y. 1890: Original,
30; increase and additional, u; reissue, 3;
restoration and renewal, 1; duplicate, 1;
accrued ); total. II.
Navy widow, etc.: Original, I.
Navy widow (act June u, 1890: Origi-
nal. 6;
1872 Widow: Original, 1.
Indian Wars-Survivors: Original, T.; ac-
crued, 4; total, ..
Indian Wars-WidowS: Original, Z;
Mexican War-Suryivors: Increase and
additional, 6; accrued, II; total, IS.
Mexican War-WidowS: Original, II.
: Totals: Original, ,029; increase and ad-
ditional, $50; reissue, 65; restoration and
renewal, IS; supplementals, 7; duplicate,
%; accrued. zoo. Grand total. 2.013.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05
PERSONALS.

Maryland having been under the control
of the ex Confederates since the war, moth
ing was done toward preserving the records
of the Maryland men who did splendid serv-
ice in the Union armies. In 1896 the Legis-
lature authorized commission to COM
plete the rosters and histories of the Union
soldiers, sailors, and marines. This COM
mission consisted of Gen. l.. A. Wilmer, DR..
James II. jarrett, Surgeon, 9TH Nd, and
Lieut.. Col. Geo. w. Vernon, LIST Md. p. II. b.
The work has been trying and arduous,
but the commission-and particularly Col.
Vernon-went at it with zeal, and now is
able to report it in much more satisfactory
shape than could have been reasonably
expected after the lapse of SO many years.
Two volumes will be published, the first
being a roster of all the troops accredited
to Maryland; the second, of the sailors,
marines, and colored troops enlisted from
Maryland. These will show that the State
furnished 50,316 white soldiers, 8,718 col
ored, and 1926 sailors and marines; MAX
ing grand total of g., $50 men, or nearly 10
per cent. of the population.
Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood, Canton, o., who
commanded the 18th Ohio in over a score of
hard-fought battles, and was 80 days under
fire in the Atlanta campaign, has Offered
his services to Gov. Bushnell, of Ohio to
raise regiment, in the event of war with
Spain, and has had assurances that his
services would lie accepted. Gen. Sher-
wood, who was one of the youngest field
officers in the service, won his stars for
special gallantry at the battle of Franklin,
where the regiment lost "a per cent, in
killed and wounded, OF the number en-
gagged. aE1
A bill has been rfavorably recommended
to the House to give a pension of S25 a
month to Maj. John A. Bingham. This
will recall the memory of one of the ablest
members of the War Congresses. He
served t6 years as a Representative from
Ohio and was appointed Major and Judge
Advocate of Volunteers, Jan. IL, 1854 He
conducted the trial Of Mrs. Surratt and
others, and is now living in Ohio, without
family or relatives, at the advanced age of
S3. He has no property.
A bill has been favorably recommended
to the House to give a pension of $50 a
month to Mrs. Ann NJ. Smith, widow of
Mai.-Gen. A. j. Smith, who is now living
in st. Louis, at the age of IA, without other
means OF support than a pension of IS a
month for her late husbands service in
the Mexican War.
w. S. Fletcher. Co. G. I'd VT. Santa Fe. N
NJ, comes out in the NeW Merican in an
indignant defense against some aspersions
on Senator Proctor's military record.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

THE history of Spain is a long black
record of treachery. The policy has
always been the same, though the Incl
dents have differed. History tells us
that in 1535-363 years ago-the
Spanish crops failed, and the sternly
religious Philip II. sent a special invi-
tation to the English merchants to send
a great feet laden with wheat to Spanish
ports. When no got the ships fairly
under his guns he confscated them and
their cargoes, and then threw the crews
into prison. Only one ship escaped.
On her the Captain of the Port of Bis
cay had come under the pretense of pay
ing friendly visit. With him were a
lot of soldiers disguised as merchants.
But the English had gotten hint of
the plot. They picked up such weapons
as came handiest, and drove the visitors
overheard. The Captain of the Port
was taken prisoner. On him was found
the Kings order for the treachery.
England was so incensed that she went
to war at once.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

81 vas SCARED as nefer vas, for thought
he vas after my precious yaller envelop. But
thought of my bowie knife, which nlfsys
carried oud OF sight in my posOm, mt re-
solfed dat I would stliek ia in his heart, if he
dried 10 dake afay my bapers But / meier
moved. He felt Offer rae undil he gone TO
de booklet where / hat de siler tollars, unit
den slipped his vingers in, unit bulled dem
oud, vun py vun, yOost as ehently "a Il ne
vas smoothing the hair on a cat. led him
dake dem all, mitout moving muscle.
vas glat TO haf him daile dem. L knowed
dat he vas blaying boxer somewhere, INT hat
run oud of cash, unit would dake my money
unit GO pack 70 his game.
"A soon as l heard his vootsteps tiSappear
in de distance | got up INT sneaked down
to where de Headquarter horses were died.
/ must get fresh vun, pekause my own
vas played nearly oud. He would nefer do
to garry me ofer de rough roads | muss
ride before morning. But When got dere
The National tribune., 1898-05-05


Mr. Rosenbaum became frequent visitor
to the Holsters Rest, and greatly interested
ST and Shorty with his stories of adventure.
How did You happen to come into the
Army of the Cumberland !" asked ST. ''pd
although you'd staid where you knowed the
country and the people"
Dat vass yoost de drouble," replied
Rosenbaum. 81 got to know dem ferry
veil, but dey got to know me COMPOUNDED
sight bedder. Ven / vass in de gloding
pisniss in Saint Louis dried to half efery-
poddy know me. / atverdi5ed. / wanted to
pc krate pig sunilower dat eferypoddy
nodiced. But When got to pc a shy l wanted
TO pc modest fiddle violet dat hid inter de
leafes, unit nopoddy saw. Den efery man
What knowed me pecome danger mt it got
so dat / shuddered efery dime dat l see a
limb running oud vrom dree for | didn't
know how soon | might be hung from it.
had some awful narrow escapes dell you.
But What decided me to leafe de country
mt skip Offer de Mississippi Riffer vas some
thing dat happened down in de Poston
Mountains yOost pefore de pattle of Bea
Ridge. / vass down dere Watching Van Dorm
unit Ben Mccullough for Cheneral Curtis, unit
vas ketting along all right. / vas sdiil blay
ing de olt racket apout puying up Michigan
silfer tollars to sent to Megzico to puy ammu-
milton. Vun night / vass sitting at Il camp
fire NIT two or three udders, when a crowd OF
Dexans gone up. Dey vas yOOst trunk
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

OLD VOLUNTEERS TO TIE FRONT.
The army which will occupy Cuba is
pretty thoroughly in the hands Of the
old volunteers Of 1861.
To begin with is Maj.-Gen. Miles, the
Commanding General, who went out in
1861 az a Captain in the Odd Mass,
then became Lieutenant Colonel and
Colonel of the 61st N. Y, and Brigadier
and Major-General of Volunteers He
did not get into the Regular Army until
July %, 1866.
Brig.-Gen. II. G. Corbin, the Adju.
tant-G General of the Army, went out in
1862 as Second Lieutenant in the SD
Ohio, was transferred to the 18th Ohio
became Lieutenant Colonel of colored
troops, and entered the REGULAR Army
in 1866 as a Second Lieutenant.
The four officers designated by the
President as Major-Generals command
ing corps have similar records.
Gen. w. r. Shafter went out in Au-
gust, 1861, as First Lieutenant in the
7th Mich, became Lieutenant-Colonel
of the 18th Mich, Colonel of the 18th
U. S. c. r., and entered the Regular
Army in 1866 as Lieutenant Colonel.
Gen. E. S. Otis went out in 1862 as
a Captain in the 140th N. Y, became its
Lieutenant-C Colonel, and entered the
Regular Army in 1866 as a Lieutenant
Colonel.
Gen. Fl. c.. Merriam went out as a
Captain in the Goth Me-, became Lieu
tenant Colonel of colored troops, and
entered the Regular Army in 1866 as q
Major.
Gen. j. F. Wade was a civilian in
1861, and secured an appointment as
First Lieutenant in the 9th u. S. Cav, q
new regiment raised that year. He sub
sequently got commission as Lieu
tenant Colonel of the 9th U. S. (Colored)
Cav, was promoted to its Colonel, and re-
turned to the Regular Army in 1866 as
a Captain.
Brighten. j; +. Brooke, who COM
mands at Chickamauga. went out in
1861, as Captain in the 4th Pa,
became Colonel 81 the SD Pa, Briga-
der and Brevet Major-General of Vol
unteer., and entered the Regular Army
in 1866 as Lieutenant Colonel.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05
our WAR coRREsPoNDTNcr.

We begin our special correspondence
from the front this week with two very
interesting letters from the great camp
of organization at Chickamauga Mill.
tary Park. The letters present different
phases of life and things down there,
since one is from an old veteran who
has passed his life in the army, and the
other from a young officer entering
upon bis frst campaign. They see
everything with different eyes, but what
each has to say is equally interesting.
They are great features of this week 4
paper.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

RUSSIA has the merit Of frankness
She says right out that she does not
want the war to last long, because if it
does, it will lead to our building a great
navy, which will admit of our dictation
to the rest Of the world. That is the
real animus of all the others. They fear
that we shall awake to a realization of
our power, when all the rest of them will
have to play second fddles in the concert
Of the world.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

The Duke of Wellington went to
the Peninsula, with high idea of
Spanish valor. He went thither to help
the Spaniards' throw off the French
yoke, and rid themselves of foreign
despot. He had reason to expect them
to fight desperately. A little later he
said that he early learned that he had
to make just such disposition of his men
as if there were no Spanish allies with
him, for they invariably ran as soon as
the battle opened.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05
A Hint at Breakfast.
IChfcago Post.l

"How absurd" she said as she put down
the article descriptive of naval battle and
went on with the work that naturally falls
to the lot OF a woman who keeps boarding
house.
whats absurd?"
"Why, one part of this article tells how
to repel boarders. But who wants to repel
them-as long as they pay up every week."
The National tribune., 1898-05-05
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The National tribune., 1898-05-05

The Scotch farmers and breeders are
actively protesting because the city
butchers buy American beef at about
50 cents a pound, where Scotch beef
would. cost them II cents Yet it is
claimed that a British workingman can
live cheaper than an American. If So,
1t is only by not living so we'll
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

IT is easy to understand the Emperor
Of Austria's animus. We knocked the
underpinning out from the bogus En-
pire which his brother set up in Mexico,
and allowed the Mexicans to shoot him.
Besides, bis niece has fat job as Queen
Regent of Spain, and he wants to keep
it for her
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

IT is announced from Spain that one
of her fleets is under the i" Command OF
Admiral Churruca, a descendant of the
Spanish Commander at Trafalgar"
This is not particularly stunning an
nouncement. At the battle of Trafalgar
a smaller English feet knocked out and
almost wholly destroyed the combined
French and Spanish fleets. The French
did most Of the hard fighting, the
Spaniards doing little beyond swelling
the list of captures and runaways.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

RUSSIA is coquetting. She is pouting
about the friendship that has developed
between Great Britain and the United
States, and reminds US that she sent us
her feet in 1861, when we had trouble
with England over the Trent affair.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

COMMISSIONER EvANs's pulses slowed
down again last week and he only made
1929 original allowances. Maybe the
victory at Manila may run him up
again couple of hundred cases next
week.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

We buy abroad every year $40, 000,-
600 worth of sugar s9o,oOo,Ooo worth
of coffee; SIS, 100000 of tobacco; ST.
100000 of tropical fruits, etc. The
place to raise these is in Cuba, and their
production would and will give profita-
bic employment to hundreds of thousands
Of live, vigorous young Americans.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05
SPAIN is talky.
The United States is Dewey.

PROBABLY the Spaniards are not so
confident now that the blowing up of
the Maine was a cute trick after all.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

IT begins to look as if there would be
eome work for the gallant boys of Wash
ington, Oregon, and California.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05
THE NEXT HOVE.

Josh Billings used to say that it was
"not wise to prophecy unless you know"
1t is hard to say with any degree of conf
dence what the next steps will be. 1t
would seem that the crushing blow
delivered against Spain in the Philip
pines ought to be convincing. Though
she has better ships than those she had
there, We have still much better ships
than we had there, and many more of
them, and they are likely to find the
Spanish feet without such strong help as
the forts about Manila gave the fleet
there.
What has become of the Spanish
feet lately at the Cape Verde Islands is
not at this moment known. If it has
dared to venture across the Atlantic its
destruction is certain. We have swift
scouts on the lookout for it, and the
moment that it is found to be approach
ing this side the ocean an overwhelming
force will be sent to intercept it. Unless
the Spaniards are crazy they will not
attempt to actually threaten our North
eastern cities, as they talked of last
week. Long before they could get any
where near New York, Boston or Port
land they would find themselves con-
fronted by Admiral Sampson, and
forced to battle under the greatest
possible disadvantage.
In the meanwhile Blanco's army in
Cuba is already feeling the keen pinch
Of hunger. He cannot hold out long
unless he gets supplies, and supplies
must come by sea, for the island is ex-
hausted, largely by the vandalism of his
own men. His surrender without being
able to strike blow can be brought
about within a few weeks-possibly
within a few days.
The speech of Senior Silvela in the
Cortes last Saturday is taken by diplo-
mats to mean that Spain is getting
ready to surrender. The questions are
whether the present Ministry will hoist
the white flag, whether it will step down
and let the opposition do it, and whether
some bargain can be made with foreign
powers-Germany, France, Austria, or
Russia-to get them to hold the United
States off, There seemed to be hint
that the Philippines might be used to
bring help.
Our crushing victory in the Philip
pines will probably make the powers
very wary about mixing in the quarrel.
They understand that the Americans
are not now in mood to be dictated to.
We have started in with very thorough
determination to have our own wav, and
we shall have it. The Congress of the
United States is the only "power" that
can or shall say just what we shall or
shall not do.
LIE Pnne has wisely decided TO with.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

THE Pope has wisely decided to with
draw from farther interference in the
quarrel. While it is true that there are
100000 Roman Catholics in Spain
whom he would greatly like to oblige,
there are 100000 Roman Catholics
in the United States who are standing
very solidly by the Government, and
are second to no other American citizens
in their determination that Spain must be
expelled from the hemisphere. Like the
rest of their fellow-citizens, they can
not understand what religion has got to
do with this war, nor why Catholicism
should not flourish as we'll in Cuba and
Porto Rico under American rule as it
does in the United States itself.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

THE best guarantee of the non-inter-
ference of the European Powers in our
affairs is the following table of the
amounts we annually buy of them, and
which trade they would lose:
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

GEN. BLANco's assertion that Cuba
will never be anything but Spanish" is
a particularly empty boast. The island
is capable Of giving abundant support to
100000 people. By the repressive
policy of Spain its population has been
restricted to 100000, mainly slaves,
coolies, and excessively poor and ignorant
whites. 1t has richer possibilities than
any other spot on the globe. As soon
as our arms have broken the cruel
power of Spain the island will be flooded
by enterprising Young Americans, eager
to develop It's unparalleled resources.
1t will not be many years until it is
almost as little Spanish as California is
to-day.
The National tribune., 1898-05-05

.n1rsEp Al WASHINGTON sosroEos As ssoonDoss n.rTzs
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-01-01
Pats Panther.

Three northern men were hunting in
Missouri, and had with them an Irish
man as cook. One evening, after dark,
by stream for water, and in less than a
minute he came running back, all in a
tremble. When he found his speech,
he explained that he had been chased
by panther. The hunters set out to
investigate, but could find no trace of
the beast. The next evening the cook
was at work when there came wild.
unearthly scream, almost over his head.
'Panther!" howled the cook, letting the
pot drop into the fire. There was gen.
cral shout of laughter. "You goose" "
cried one Of the hunters, at length.
"your panther is screech OWL"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-01-01
"THEATER SICKNESS"
Ncvy Disease Discovered by French
Physician.

Physician.
"Theater sickness" is the name Of the
new disease recently discovered by the
eminent French physician, DR.. Morti-
cole, which is at present topic of
good deal Of discussion in scientific and
lay circles in Paris. The doctor declares
that "theater sickness" and sea sickness
resemble one another, take their vic
tins entirely unawares, and prey espe-
cially on women. The symptoms con-
sist of giddiness, loss of consciousness,
a deep faint, and in perverse cases the
malady causes death. 1t seizes victim
after he has gazed long at the stage, and
more commonly in tragedy than in
comedy, and, in brief, it constitutes a
species of asphyXia. When men feel
"theater sickness" coming on they be-
come, according to DR.. Morticole, obliv-
ious to all considerations of locality and
put their heads between their knees,
while women feel an inclination to re-
cline with their feet at an acute angle
above their heads, so excessive is the
vertigo. Fortunately, cases of "theater
sickness" are as yet the exception
rather than the rule. A theater where
all the mems heads would be bowed
down between their knees, and where
all the women were to have their feet
in the air, would furnish a strange mix
ture of the mournful and of the hilari-
Gus.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-01-01
THE MARKETS.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 81.
FLouR--Spring fancy, S45@4.65 spring FAM
lily, SSs594.20; spring patent SS5ll5. 80; winter
patent, I55fD4.S5; fancy, $L25Qt4.4 40; family,
s3.55G3. 80; extra $3 30O0l3.30; low grade $500
276; rye northwestern, $2.95Qs3 10; do city 81 95
@3.l0
WHEAT-Oferings were small and the de.
mand was fair. No. 9 red quoted nominally at
04l94hc.
CORN Sales of yellow ear, track, at sic;
mixed ear, track, at soc; No mixed track, at
SOC.
oATs-Sales of No. mixed, track, at 24c; No.
mixed, track, at 24hc.
HoGs-Select shippers s357M@36o; select
butchers, S355GS6O; fair to good packers,
81. s503.55; fair to good light, s3.4593 50; COM
mon and roughs, S3.00G534O
CATTLE-Fair to good shippers, $4,000 65;
good to choice butchers S390lt4.50; fair to
medium butchers, s3.l5G3S5; common, sa. ESQ
400.
SHEEP-Extras, 81. 400465; good to choice,
s40064.35; common to fair, 81. .75lD3s5
LAMBs-Extras, $550G5.65; good to choice,
So.0095,4 40; common to fair S4OO8444.
VEAL CALvEs-Fair to & cd light, IS 1906 so;
extras, s6,55; common and large, 49, 3591355
CHICAGO, Dec. 81.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 95c; old. $3.50; January,
93c; May, 92&c; July. SIC; September, 7Sc.
CoRN-December, 26A@26Bc; January. 27Kc:
February, 27Bc; May, &9ss929Ac; July, 3O%c.
OATs-December, 22Ssc; January, 22hc; May,
23Sc,
BARLEY-Cash. No. g. 81 to 32c
RYE-Cash, 46c; December, 45Ac; May,
4sHGc sSac.
PITTSBURGH, Dec O.
CATTLE-Prime, s4SO149O; common, S3 25lD
$50; bulls, stays and COWS, s.. OO03TO.
HoGs-Prime medium. $36O0365; best York;
ers. 36O; common to fair Yorkers and pigs
sS5O63.6O; heavy, S3.5o6t355; good roughs, e. Ia
G3l5; common, g.. .25l26O
SHEEP-Choice, s4.G09475; common, 50. 00a
365. Choice lambs, $4,000 10; common ta
good, 's450Q5S0
VEAL CALvEs-S6. 5O0l7.25
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-01-01
CAUGHT N Als OWN rRge.
a Man of'Fnniiiy Pride who Met with
n Surprise.

a Man of Family Pride who Met with
Surprise.
A Washington man who prides him
self upon his family connections is just
recovering from an attack of nervous
prostration, says the Star. This man
lately became possessed of the idea of
constructing family tree. feeling as
sured he could produce growth that
would dwarf the giants of the Califor-
MIA forests into insiguifcance. He be-
gan on one branch of his family, and
soon struck Miles Standish, from whom
he ran various shoots and offshoots,
with mary feeling of pride. With re-
newed interest he went to work on an
other branch Of his growing tree, and
had gone back but four generations
when he was amazed to strike great
grandfather who had died from strap-
gulation brought on by a rope en-
circling his throat, his death occurring
in the presence of large gathering of
curious people, who had taken day off
during harvest time in order to see the
hanging. BY this time the man of fam
ily pride had become intensely disgust
bed with genealogical investigations, but
'all that his friends knew of his disap-
pointment was the fact that he re-
maired away from the busy haunts of
his fellows for several weeks, and the
family physician gave out the informa-
ton that he was the victim of a severe
case of nervous prostration.