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The National tribune., 1898-03-17
Work of the Pension Office.

The report OF certificates issued for the
week ending March IL shows
Army invalid: Original, 81; increase and
additional, 121; reissue, %; restoration and
renewal. %: duplicate 26; accrued, So;
total, $50.
Army invalid TACT June %, 1890: Origi-
nal, 536; increase, So: additional. II; re-
issue, IA: restoration and renewal, Is: du-
plicate, Is; accrued, 116; total, 6S2.
Army widow, ETC.: Original, IS; increase
and additional, I; restoration and renewal,
2; duplicate, 6; accrued, 1; total, IS.
Army widow, etc (act June p, 1920:
Original, 2S3; increase and additional, 2;
reissue. >; restoration, /; SuppiementalS,
/; duplicate 4: accrued. ?; total, 2a9
Navy invalid: Original, 5; increase and
additional. 1; restoration and renewal, 2;
total, s.
Navy invalid (act June 81 1890: Origi-
nal, II; increase and additional, 8; ac-
crued, 4; total, 80
Navy widow, etc: Original, =
Navy widow tact June ~, 1sS0): Original,
Is.
Indian Wars-Widows: Original, I; du-
plicate, I: total, s.
Mexican War-Survivors: Original, }; in-
crease and additional. II: reissue, 1; res
toration and renewal, 1 accrued. 9; total,
80
Mexican War-WiGows: Original, u; du-
plicate, 1 total, Is.
Totals: Original, .0Go; increase and addi-
tional, 31S; reissue, ~; restoration and re-
newal 81; supplementals, 1 duplicate, %;
accrued, 22S. Grand total. ,402.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17
As to Congressional Calls.

For sometime Commissioner Evans has
complained that Congressional calls" fOr
the status of cases pending before the
Bureau greatly retard progressive work on
claims by requiring the labor in answering
them OF large force Of clerks who could be
engaged in adjudication. 81
: The Commissioners has now issued rules
prohibiting any agent or attorney, or other
person entitled to- recognition before the
Bureau from directly or indirectly request
ing the aid or assistance in the prosecution
of pension claim OF any United States
Government official, or representative,
other than those whose duty it is under
the law to supervise and administer the
laws. rules and regulations governing the
granting OF Army and Navy pensions, or
requesting or advising claimant to seek
such aid in the prosecution of pension
claim.
The rules further provide that the per
sons so offending shall be held to have
abandoned the claim as attorney, and
that he shall, by such violation, subject
himself to suspension or exclusion from
practice before the Pension Office.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17
MUSTERED OUT.

-EVkNS.-At Fort Scott Kan, Samuel j.
Evans, aged So He served in the 26th Mass. !;
Go. c, fifth Mass; c. III. I'd Mass. II. A.. and
was mustured cut as Sergeant IN August.
1855. He was one of the survivors OF 30
men captured at Plymouth, n. c., in April.
1864 He was eight months in Anderson
Vile
GOODWIN Germantown, Pa, Edwin
Goodwin, S,h Pa. Cav. aged 81.
I'EATT.-At Germantown. Pa, James
Plat, Sc n. j. He served over four years.
HOLSER-At Shannon o.. Peter Holser,
Co f, lid Ohio.
SMfTH.-At East Palermo, NY. Seymour
Smith, Co. /, 9th N. Y. Cav; member OF
Waterbury Post, 1is.
WEEKS.-At Fulton, Mich. of heart
disease, Serg't James G.. Weeks. Co. G.
l5lst n. Y; charter member OF Jos. Smith
Post, 215.
POND-At Unity, Wis, Wesley ID. Pond.
Orderly Sergeant, Co. NJ, 18th Mich Cav
Comrade Pond assisted in the capture of
jeff Davis.
HIRSEKoRN. Chicago, ILL.,. Hiram
Hirselorn, Co. b, 18th III. Cav.
<ARNES.-At Lima, o., j. ). karnes, Sd
Nd; Past Commander of Armstrong Post.
WETHERILL.-At Lima, o., Alexander
Wetherll, Co. b, 11Sth Ohio.
RUTHERFORD.-AtP ittsburg, Pa, Jesse
NJ Rutherford SD Pa. He also served on
the Raven and S gnal He was one of the
cio,is stones inthe country. His home was
at Philadelphia. He was 32d Degree
Mason.
HECOX.-At Avoca, n. V, David Hecox,
Co. A. 1S9th n Y, and member of Post sos.
HAM-At Greenleaf, Wis, A. F. Ham,
Co X 2lSt Wis. aged 50. He was taken
prisoner, at Stone River. was iii Libby
Prison, ana rejOined his company in time
to take part at Chickanlauga, where he
was severely wounded.
CHURCHMAN.-At Oxford, o., Alexander
Churchman, 18th U. s. c. t. For a num-
Der of years he was Commander of "Old
John Brown Post" $50.
RCBBINS.-At Charlton, Mass Stephen
Robbins. Co. f, 18th Mass, aged 30
TURNER.-At New York City, William
II. Turner, Sth n. Y, Past Commander of
Vanderbilt Post, 1876.
NEWCOMB-At Albany, n. Y. DR..
George II. Newcomb, Surgeon. eth \. Y.
Art Dr. Newcomb was greatly beloved by
the rank and file. After the war he re-
s,Imed his practice in Albany where he
attended the poor antafflicted, largely with
out pay
DAFTER.-At Newtown, Pa, Richard
Dafter, Co. f, 2d N. j. Cav; member of
Wynhoop Post 427.
DUCKWORTH.-At Newtown, Pa, John
p Duckworth, Sth Pa. Cav. He was in all
the important engagements in which his
regiment participated.
GOURLEY.-At Newtown, Pa, Morgan
Gourley Co. l, 18th Pa Cav. He was twice
wounded at Cold HarEor and again at
White Oak Swamp five days later.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17


WE have Cuba surrounded by war
ships commanded by men and manned
by men who are only too eager to get a
chance at Spanish war vessels. Each OF
them have had his eyes fixed ON some
Spanish ship that he regards as his
vessels particular meat" The instant
that war is declared, there will be race
TO get at their prey, and probably five or
Elk Spanish vessels will be captured be-
fore Spain can get an opportunity to
yell enough" and offer US peace on
any terms.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

SOME idiots of the Mugwimp variety
are talking of setting with Spain on the
basis of an indemnity of sl0,000,000.
That is the hight of the ridiculous. The
actual money loss in. the Maine was over
100000, which is Insignificant in
comparison to the loss of the lives of 256
of our people, and the affront to our Ma
tional honor. The purely monetary
feature of the transaction should not be
settled for less than $100,000,0O0. =.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

A FEW years ago the opposition was
10 paving pensions TO young men who
are still in the vigor of life" Now it is
10 paying pensions to men who have
waited 80 years to find out that they
have disabilities" The pension-hater
is one who was never satisfied with the
Union soldiers, no matter what they did.
Ii they attacked the enemy, and drove
him, at fearful cost of life to themselves,
they were butchers" If they lay
quiet in camp, they were having "a
military picnic, at the cost of the tax
payers"
The National tribune., 1898-03-17
PERSONALS.

Mai. VIM. o. Howe, whom the San Fran
cisco papers describe as an eccentric
veteran" has gotten himself into trolI-
bic He lives with his family on a small
island in Suisun Bay, about 30 miles
from San Francisco. When the news
came that NJ. A. Hanna had been elected
Senator from Ohio, Howe became very
indignant. and wrote to Secretary Sher-
man declaring that he could no longer
remain d citizen Of this country, and
would secedc with his island from it's
jurisdiction. Lyon Post, GAR, of Oak
land to which Howe belongs, regard this
a, treason, and they have organized q
court martial TO try Howe, who declares
that he viii fight he case.
The 25lh anniversary of Col p. r. Wood
fms assumption Of the office of Governor
OF the National Soldiers Home at Hamp-
ton was appropriately celebrated in the
presence OF a large audience at the Opera
House at Norfolk, va. A feature of
special interest was the presentation TO
Col Woodfin OF a beautifully engrossed set
of resolutions in honor OF his long service
the presentation address being made bv
Capt Hardenbrook, of Fortress Monroe
Col Woodfin went to Hampton in 1873, sue
ceeding Gen. Hinck as Governor of the
Home.
Capt. F.. ID. Hadlcy, Des Moines, Iowa,
has written an able paper on the battle of
Cedar Creek, which he read before the
Loyal Legion of Iowa, and has reproduced
in pamphlet form. It's purpose is to tell
the true story OF the battle, and defend the
Eighth Corps against some OF the structures
that have been made upon that splendid
organization.
very strong movement is developing in
California to make U. S. Grant United
States Senator.
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THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MAINE.
These facts seem to be now generally

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MAINE.
These facts seem to be now generally
accepted:
/. The Maine was blown up from the
outside. The force was so great that
pieces of the enormous keel were driven
far up into the hull.
2. So great force could not be ex-
erted by any mere torpedo launched by
some irresponsible fanatic.
8. 1t could not have been done by
one submarine mine, even, of the large
est type known to naval warfare. 1t
must have been more than one mine.
4. This implies at once unusual pre-
paration, unusual facilities at command,
unusual technical skill, and consider
able number of men invol we'd, with a
corresponding knowledge of the facts
among a large circle of able and
educated men. s7~'aes
The inference of participation Of
Spanish naval officers, and completely of
authorities, either naval or municipal,
seems unavoidable. 4'
The National tribune., 1898-03-17
THE TIME OF CRYING NEED.

1t is inexplicably stupid that the
people cannot understand that now is
the time when the pension roll should be
largely increased, and that with all pos
sible rapidity.
Pensions were granted because men
needed them to make good in so far as
money could the ravages of war;
Pensions were granted because the
Nation recognized that honor and Justice
demanded that it should make this
return to the men who had been injured
in its service.
Therefore, pensions should be allowed
when those men feel most keenly the
need of this outside assistance, and when
their hurts and disabilities are most
urgently manifest.
The fact that those men have not
heretofore been granted pensions, or
have not applied for them should operate
strongly in their favor. I
They have proudly and periodically
tried to get along without assistance
from the Government. The Govern
ment has saved inconceivable millions
from this spirit of the veterans, and
should manifest its appreciation Of the
fact by promptness and liberality to-
day, when the pressure of rapidlyin
cleasing infrmities compels the veterans
to relinquish their position and ask for
justice
As sacredly binding as any human
debt can be is that of the Nation " to
care for him who hath borne the heat
and burden of the battle, and for his
widow and orphans" The time to
make that payment is when it is
needed. That it has not been needed
in some cases so far forms no earthly
sort of an argument against doing it
when it is really needed. The debt of
the pension was incurred when The sol
der faithfully performed his duty in
the field, to his own bodily detriment.
To deny him payment when his ne
are crying loudest is not only
rank injustice, and dishonor to tile
Government, but shameful cruelty.
To put off payment for the sake of
economy until tie number of pensioners
is greatly reduced, is simply ineffable |
1t is something that should |
not be thought of by great Nation,
much less spoken of.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17
CHAPTER XVIII.

The Deacon Continues to Acquire Volumes
of Military Experience.
With the Deacon's assistance, the chimney
was soon rebuilt, better than ever, and sew
eIal homelike Improvements were added
The lost untensils were also replaced, one by
one. The Deacon was sometimes troubled a
little in his mind Us to where the pan, the
camp-kettle etc. came from ST or Shorty
would simply bring in one of them, with a
sigh OF satisfaction, and add it to the house.
hold stock. The Deacon was afraid to ask
any questions.
One day, however, Shorty came in in a
glow of excitement with a new AK in his
hand.
There; isn't she daisy" he said, hold
ing it up and testing the edge with his thumb.
s." None o your old sledges with no more edge
than a maui, that you have to niger the
wood off with. Brand new, and got an edge
like razor You kin chop wood with that,
l tell you"
. It's Il tolcrable good ak With about 10
bits" said the Deacon, examining the ax
critically. Last AK / bought from Oh.
Taylor cost II bits 1t was better one
How much'd you give for this? I'll pay it
myself
Do you know Jed Baskins thinks himself
the best euchHr- player in the Booth Ind, u
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

The war will probably be astonish-
ingly short 1t may not last longer
than the famous seven days war" be-
tween Prussia and Austria, in 1866.
Spain will be attacked at once at 80
points in irresistible force, and will be
begging for peace in 10 days after the
declaration Of war.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

SPAIN has neither of the two great
requisites Of modern naval warfare /:
Cash AID coal. She has no money to
buy new ships, nor to properly fit out
those that she has, and if she could fit
them cut their cruises would be short on
account of lack of coal What little
sic has this side of the Atlantic would
speedily be in our hands, while her war
Ships would exhaust all that they can
carry before they got in fighting distance
of our ships.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17
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The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot shows
no let-up in its bitter war against the
pensioners. It will be remembered that
the Patriot was such a virulen: Copper
head during the war that it was several
times threatened with suppression. 1t
was constant aggravation to the hun
dreds Of thousands of grand, patriotic
men which Pennsy lvania sent to the
war
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

THE rapidlty with which this country
is being put into condition of defensive
ness is an instructive spectacle to Europe
ans. Any fleet that would attempt to
lombard one Of our seaports to-day,
would have frightful bill for repairs,
even if the assault did not last / 5 min
utes.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

FoR the week ending March Y
Commissioner Evans made 1000 origi-
nal allowances. For the corresponding
week of last year Commissioner Muir
ply allowed 994, and for the CORE
spending week of 1892 Commissioner
Raum allowed 4,7S5. ~ ,.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

THE report is current in Washington
that at meeting of the Cabinet the
alleged actions of the Commissioner of
Pensions in furnishing ammunition to
the soldier-hating papers was taken up,
and it was decided to admonish him.
The veterans do not care how manv
fact he gives the papers, if he will only
give facts. Rather, they are anxious
for him to give all the facts, and not
half-facts and utterly misleading state
ments. The veterans have no fear Of
the truth in regard to the pension roll
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has repeat
eddy importuned the Commissioner of
Pensions to make public undeniable
facts in his possession which would COM
pletel Y vindicatc the pensioners. For
reasons Of his own he has chosen not to
do this 1t is alleged that he is in the
hands of little ring in the Pension
Bureau, inherited from L1chren, and
which does not know that Cleveland is
no longer President of the United
States.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

. If the manhood of the country during
the war was such as the Mugwumrs try
to make out, we do not wonder that
they are glad to be mistaken for Eng
hshmen.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

THE hopes that have been entertained
in Europe that the South was ready to
take advantage of any external strain
upon us to renew the effort to break
away have been pretty efectually dashed
by the vote for the $50,000,000 ap-
preparation.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

WHY is it more of the soldier-hating
papers can be induced to publish any
figures giving the enormous losses of the
war, which will show the reason of the
bigness of the pension roll? These are
very accessible to anyone who chooses TO
look for them.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

IT is certainly cheaper to lay flowers
on soldiers grave, after he is dead,
than TO pay him decent pension while
living. But the cheapest thing is
scarcely ever the right thing. Else it
would not be so cheap.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

DEACON kLEGG LOOKS OVER THE LARDER.
who had to step off in front of a line of
leveled bayonets, the Deacon walked away
arm-in-arm with the Captain.
Pm not goin' to let go o. you till I'm safe
back in our own place." he said. my
gracious think of havin' my head shaved
and marched off the way that fellers bein'"
He walked into the cabin and stirred up
the beans.
1.-THE waters billed off, +" said he to himself,
"but they haint been in nigh as hot place
as l have. | guess the boys'll have to do
with plain dinner to-day. I'm not goin' to
stir out O this place agin unless they re with
me-"
He put his hand into his pocket for his
bandana and felt the roll of bills, which he
had altogether forgotten in his excitement.
His face was study.
ITO be contiHuedl
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

IL the eve of soldier-hater, the four
deserters in every 100 soldiers occupy a
much larger space than the SO men who
bravely and faithfully did their duty.
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

THE commander of the Montgomery
has acted wisely in not allowing his
men to 60 ashore in Habana. A squad
Of them might wander off and lick
brigade or two Of the Spanish army,
just by way Of having fun On shore"
The National tribune., 1898-03-17
THE so, Goa, 900 APPROPRIATIONS.

y.
Congress has never done a prouder
thing for the American people than the
appropriation, by unanimous vote, of
s50,000,000 for the use Of the Presi-
dent in providing for the National de-
Tense.
1t was monumental, an epoch-making
act. Nothing like it ever occurred be-
fore in parliamentary history. 1t was
the greatest peace demonstration ever
made, for it will hereafter rise up as
lettering vision whenever any Nation
is tempted to try our patience too fr.
Writers and philosophers have so far
alleged against republican forms of
Government that they are unable to act
in emergencies with the promptness,
decision, and solidarity of monarches
This demonstration effectually disproyes
that. No monarchy in the world could
rise as instantly and unanimously to the
level OF the emergency as our country
has The act of Congress showed
that the whole power and resources
Of this mighty Nation are completely
at the command of the President to
be hurled, if necessary, with irresisti-
bic force upon any object desired to be
gained. Ii was a demonstration Of
power that no other Nation on earth
could withstand. Back of that S5O-
100000 stands s65,OO0,00O,O0O Of
property that can be devoted to the
same purpose, if need be, as back Of our
little Regular Army of $4,000 men
stand 100000 young men ready and
willing to respond to the Presidents call.
No two of the Empires of Europe can
hope to cope successfully with such
power welded solidly by single hand,
which can become more absolute than
any despot's when executing the wishes
of the people.
The prestige of our country was thus
increased UNNECESSARILY among the
peoples of the earth. We have at once
gained moral power and influence
that are beyond any description.
ALL true Americans are proud of
the valor and fortitude shown by the
young men Of this country when called
forth by the terrible exigencies of tie
rebellion. The degenerate Mugwumps,
on the other hand, and other lewd fellows
of the baser sort, are mainly anxious to
prove that when the Nation called for
manhood our young men showed them
eaIyo. Jor.o.laJ oouo,l ., x~oo,ooao,,,o,
The National tribune., 1898-03-17

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The court dressmaker, going to the Mari
borough house, was surprised to see seated
in front of a full length mirror the Prin-
cess, with one hand extended and a sweet,
patronizng smile upon her face. 1t was
Alexandra practicing for the hour when,
as queen of England, she would sit in the
royal chair and receive the homage of her
subjects.
The dressmaker hastily withdrew, and
the Princess never knew that she had been
observed practioing for the supreme mo-
ment of her life.
The Prince of Wales. who will be SIS years
old the last of this month, will come to the
throne an old man with bent limb and a
big stomach, but the Princess at his side
will be young and as smiling as ever. She
got married expecting to be queen of Eng
land, and however delayed the event may
have been, it will find her prepared for It,
Britishers will have something to do to
get used to their new queen, for they Will
have to reconstruct all their ideas OF roy
atty. Court dresses and jewels will shine in
the dull old rooms, and music and laughter
will be heard where now only the echoes
startle the shadowy figures of former gal
ETY.. Alexandra has been preserving herself
to havener royal fling and she is woman
enough to insist upon 1t.
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Victoria's royal daughters-in-law who have
been able to get along with her; even her
daughters have found little sympathy in
the cool rigidness of the throne. But Alex
andra began by determining to like her
mother-in-law and she has kept it up for
thirty-five years.
Queen Victoria declares today that she
likes the Princess of Wales better than any
one in her own family except Beatrice, and
that she would sooner see her on the throne
than any other one that she could men,
ton.
The position of the queen consort of Eng
land is different from what it would be
If she were only king ccnsort By royal
etiquette the wives of the kings of Europe
become queens, vested with full title and
with certain authority. The late Empress
of Austria, the Czarina Of Russia, the
Queen of Italy and the Queen of Denmark,
only queens by courtesy, were never made
to feel such to be the case. They ruled with
as much state as their husbands.
The position of the husband of a queen,
on the other hand, is a much less power
full one. At best, the prince who marries
q queen Is only a prince consort, and every
day of his life is made to feel that he is
merely tolerated by the people.
Alexandra, the next queen of England,
will enjoy in way all the power welded
by her husband, and will have the full So
cial prestige now belonging to her mother
in-law.
For this reason, and perhaps because
she likes to keep herself young enough to
enjoy this, the Princess of Wales devotes
proportion of her time to athletics. Her
waist is a marvel of neatness, and she a
grandmother with five children. To secure
this sylph-like figure, which she has pre-
served past middle age she resorts to the
same means as were employed by the late
Empress of Austria. She exercises con-
stantly. and one room at Marlborough
house Is filled with automatic side saddles,
stationary bicycles and all sorts of athletic
aids. She rides observation-disclosures and out
1.-TWO hours every day. and weighs herself
night and morning to be sure she Is not
gaining.
queen is her love for own people, another
fact which cannot be laid at Queen Vic