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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15
The NHTIoHHh TRIBUNE.
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

GEN. WHEELER says that the Presi-
dent told him that the war was not yet
over Spain is going to make trouble
about the Philippines, on the ground
that Manila was taken after the protocol
was signed. Gen. Wheeler says that we
certainly shall not give up the islands.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

THE utterance of the National En-
campment on the matter of pensions was
directly in line with The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE's course in the matter.
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TWO MISUNDERSTANDING COMRADES.

TWO MUCH-DESERvING COMRADES.
Too much praise can be scarcely
given to Comrades Stewart, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Burrows, of New Jersey, for
their unselfsh labors for the Grand
Army of the Republic. Both are men
of exceptional ability, of great inter
ests on large lines, and Of absorbing
activities Comrade Stewart is lawyer
one of the finest campaign orators in
the country, the Adjutant-General of
the State of Pennsylvania, etc. Com
rade Burrows is a successful banker.
Both have certainly a sufficiency of
lucrative and congenial employment for
all their brains and energies. But both
have periodically turned aside from
these occupations to give year of very
hard and exacting labor to the Grand
Army of the Republic, with no other
fee or reward than the consciousness of
doing a good work for the comrades,
and benefting the glorious Order in
which they have so deep an interest.
Very properly, the National Encamp-
ment ordered the preparation and pre-
to them of testimonials which
would represent the Orders apprecia-
ton of their services
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

VIM. Cooke Daniels, the son of the late
drygoods millionaire of Denver, Colo, re-
ceived an appointment as Major and AS
sistan-Adjut ntGeneral, and was at the
front during the whole Santiago campaign.
He is now lying i'll at New York. The
United States Circuit Court has affirmed
his right to the whole of his fathers for
tune, against his divorced step-mother's
claim for the widows half.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

AT this moment, when the Dreyfus
case is uppermost, comes the news Of the
Russian Government having sent a
General, with several staff officers, into
lifelong exile in Siberia for selling TO
Austria the plans for concentrating the
Russian army on the Austrian frontier;
and of an Austrian Colonel and staff
officer being degraded and sentenced to
long imprisonment for selling to Russia
the Austrian plans for defense against
Russian invasion. The business of get
ting up plans and then selling them to
the enemy" they are made against
seems 10 be regular and thriving in
dustry in European headquarters, but
it suffers under some discouragements.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

THE first trouble with Russia's peace
proposition is to get anybody to believe
her. No country since the days of the
great Mahometan conquests has used
her army more ruthlcssly and unscrupu-
lousy against other peoples. She has
wanted no other excuse than opportu-
nifty to attack, conquer and absorb a
weaker country.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15
DENyER's FIGHT.

Under the able leadership of Commander
W. r. S. May. of the Department OF Colorado
and Wyoming Denver made brilliant,
plucky, determined fight for the honor of en-
pertaining the 33d National Encampment,
and quite astonished those who thought that
Philadelphia was to have a wakOyer
They came within 30 votes of carrying off
the prize. One of the most effective things
was handsome pamphlet, tastefully bound
and illustrated, and entitled The Uncondi-
tional Surrender of Denver to the Grand
Army in 1889" IL set forth, in unquestion-
able facts and figures, corroborated by actual
photographs that the most favored spot on
earth since the closure of the Garden of
Eden, was Denver, Colo.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15
THE Sons of Veterans. now in session

THE Sons of Veterans. now in session
at Omaha, Neb., have much to congrat-
ulate themselves over. In spite of the
excitement of the war the membership
has increased during the year by
steady, healthfll growth, and is now
32,341, distributed among 1853 Camps,
and there is surplus Of over 81, 100 in
the treasury. The Order was very
strongly represented in every regiment
which went from the loyal States in
many whole companies were substantially
made up of Sons of Veterans. This was
particularly the case with Co. L, 33d
Mich, which fought with special gal
lantry at Siboney. The Minnesota Sons
Of Veterans also went into the war
almost in body. The COMMANDMENTS
Chief is now the Major in command Of
the 9th Mass. in Porto Rico.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

WHILE the Navy Department has
not yet made the actual awards, it is
reckoned that the distribution Of prize
money gained during the last war will
be about as follows:
Admiral Sampson 500. 600
Admiral Dewey =. 5000
Admiral Schley 5000
The Captains in SIMPSONS feet,
each 1900
The Captains in Dewey's fleet,
each 1900
The men, on an average 165
Plain people will be at some trouble to
understand why Admiral Sampson
should get II times as much as Admiral
Dewey, and 20 times as much as Ad-
miral Schley. Most men would prefer,
however, have Admiral Dewey's share
with his glory, than SIMPSONS bigger
pile.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15
FLETCHER WEBSTER POST.

a long and animated discussion took
place over the resolution sustaining the
Commander Chiefs action in annulline
the charter OF Fletcher Webster Post, OF
Brocton, Mass.
Comrade NJ. G. Lamphrey made an ex-
haustlve argument to show that shall
in the Rules, Regulations and Ritual
should be read may"
Past COmmander-in-C Chief Wagner
brought down the house by saying that
he had long felt that he would make a
good President of the United States. bu
was debarred because he was born in
Germany, and the Constitution says the
President shall be born in the United
States. Now he was all right The Con
stitut;on only meant that he may be born
in this country.
Commander Bartlett asked that the mat
ter be placed in his charge, and he be
allowed to restore the charter to the Post
upon its making the proper concessions.
Comrade j. G. b. Adams resisted this
proposition, and insisted that subordina
ton was a fundamental law of the Order.
Comrade Burdett asked If Commander
Bartlett's proposition was not to have
himself appointed Court of Appeals
superior to the Commander-in- Chief
The resolution was adopted with but
few dissenting votes.
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RESOLUTIONS.
PRAIsING PRESIDENT M'K1NLEy

Past Commander in Chief Weissert. from
the Committee on Resolutions, reported:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

ENTERED AT WASHINGTON PosToFoE as sscoNUclAss NATTER
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Commander-in-Chief Gobin's presiding
over the deliberations of the National En-
campment was all that could be asked. lie
was digniiied, firm courteous. and patient.
His knowledge of parliamentary law and
Grand Army law is full and exact He never
hestated for a ruling, and it was always
right He greatly heightened in the esteem
of the comrades
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IN FAVOR OF SECRETARY ALGER.

Resolved, That from knowledge formed
Of our experience as soldiers during four
wears o! active service, we recognize the
unfaltering energy and patriotic devotion
with which as Secretary Of Var Gen
Alger has bcrne the weighty response
biltieS and performed the important
duties suddenly imposed by tho recent
war with Spain, creating and maintain
ing so large an army under such I'M
favorable conditions the deeds of which
not only shed luster on the American
soldiers, but also challenged the admira-
ton of the world"
Passed Inv I'm ninouC ri o;,0 vote
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-01-15

out OF place unless on a black hat.
Feather boas are worn more than ever
They are too becoming to be lightly
thrown aside. Ostrich feathers and
coque's plume in black, white and gray,
matching hats and costumes we see
everywhere.
Roman scarfs tied around the Throat
inside Of the nigh Medici collars. on tur
coats and blouses with the ends hang
iag to the waist outside of the coat are
chic.
Lace ruching inside Of fur coll.rs
standing I'D over the edge Of the collar
and tied with satin ribbon in front, are
fancy of the nonth-of course the satin
ribton in color SUCCESS the ever-pres-
sut vest, put on the outside cf the close
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-01-15

Only coronet around the hair which
was dressed very high; on one side was
a black and white aigreets. The gloves
were white stitched with black. An
ermine opera cape completed the cos
tune.
Gloves are 70 longer strictly necessary
for evening wear, but diamonds and
precious gems are if you lay aside the
conventional glove.
Hat pins make and mar a hat. Ster-
ling silver filagres work in the Shape Of
ball make a serviceable pin, and look
well in any kind and color of hat. The
turquoise surrounded by rhinestones is
worn a great deal. but is too conspic-
uous to be in strictly good taste. The
com mon black hat pin is standard, out
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-01-15
ybutfoned coat these cold dave.

iy-butfoned coat these cold daye.
Muffs are large, muffs are little, but
muffs you must have with suits, and
with furs sometimes Of fur. other times
OF the material Of which the suit is made,
when the furs are not worn.
Silver chains, gold chains and ieweled
chains are worn to hold the mutt. to hold
the purse. or to hold the smelling bottle.
or any thing-so that the chain is worn
TEssA.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
A PECULIAR FIGHT
On in a Marion County school District

On in a Marion County School District.
Special to the Register.
FAIRMCNT, w. Va, November pa
peculiar fight is now on in the Centre
vile sub-school district in this county.
The district is a large one, and the
school house was about in the center.
Some time ago a movement was started
to divide the district and build two new
school houses. The residents took sides
and began fighting for and against the
movement The ''fors' carried, and the
two new school houses were built. The
people, however, hired Dennis Straight as
a teacher, and all the scholars of old
came TO the old school. Constable Frank
Swisher went out the other day and
locked the house and nailed the door
shut 1t was 10 O'Clock before the
teacher and pupils got the door open,
but the next days session was not
missed Constable Letcher Jones' two
days later went out and tore out the
stove, and again locked it up. One days
school was missed, and then new stove
supplied its place. The Sheriff then had
the seats taken out, but the children
brought chairs and school is going on
now without interruption. Mr.. Straight
says he will have a school if he has to
hold it in the coal house.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24

principal, VA evidently n1erciful
move to save the veteran and expert
Corbett from imminent and ignomini-
GUS defeat at the hands Of his raw
pugilistic opponent. who was quite toe
quick and powerful for "Pompadour
JIM"
But, really, is the plant of the sport
ing fraternity that this fraud will
queer the game" justified? Have
similar palpable fakes in the past
"queered' it? On the contrary was
not the audience that assembled at the
Lenox Athletic Club of New York the
largest in the history of pugillsm
paying the highest prices for seats and
bare standing room?
Wasn't the late lamented Phineas
T. Barnum about right when he said
that the American people love to be
humbugged?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
TAXING GLADIATORS.

Knowing witnesses to the Corbett-
Sharkey boxing fiasco sorrowfully re-
GREETED that the palpable gigantic swim
die would DO much to injure the
game"
Modern boxing for the gate receipts
and big purse is not miscalled by its
devotees a game" 1t is largely
gaming and its participants gamesters
who usually do not hesitate to trick
the public as a cardsharping gambler
would his dupes. The vast sums OF
money put up as purses for these great
pugilistic battles is, as a rule, the
prime incentive to dishonesty. al
though in this instance the palpable
fake whereby Corbetts second got into
the ring and thereby disqualified his
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
SUIT CONFRONT
Falrmont Gives Up ~ 800 20 sfseorgs 9.

FaIrmont Gives Up ~ 800 90 e5eorgs g.
1eagcr.
Special to the Register
Fairmont, W. Va, November 3d.
The damage suit against the town Of
Fairmont, which was brought by
George C. Yeager, has been compro-
missed by the town paying him s1,50o.
The town paved the streets on the side
and front of his store building and
made the grade three feet higher than
the store room. Suit was brought for
$4,000, and it went to Court where
damages were allowed to the amount
of $500 The case went to the SUI
preme Court, but was ruled out owing
to technicality.
The suit was brought for $4,000
once more. This time by George G..
Yeager alone, as the case had been
thrown out because it was George G.
Yeager and M. E. Yeager. The case
has been compromised and was dis
missed this morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24

What has come over the authorities
usually so punctillious in performing
their duty with regard to preventing
prize fighting? Have the days gone
by when the 'pugs" need sneak Off
ION the quiet" to the very confines
of civilization in the far West to have
their great battles? Verify, it would
seem so. Hereafter instead of lodging
deputy sheriffs in the bleak and prim-
tive West or South the pugs may,
comfortably and amid all the accesso-
ries and luxury of effete civilization
pull off" their battles in the very
heart of the metropolis Of the nation,
selling ringside seats for 500 apiece.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
SUPREME COURT
The Business Transacted at Charleston
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
Special to the Register.
-----ItLESTON, W. Va, November %
The Supreme Court of Appeals convened
this morning, all the judges present. The
following opinions We're handed down:
Williams VS.. Maxwell, from Tucker
county; opinion by McWhorter, judg-
ment of Circuit Court reversed and bill
dismissed.
Zell, Gauno & Co. VS.. Heatherly from
Barbour county; opinion by McWhorter,
judgment of Circuit Court affirmed.
Swing, trustee VS.. The Bentley & Ger
wing Furniture Company, from Wood
county; opinion by Dent, judgment of
Circuit Court reversed, and cause re-
manded.
Swing, trustee VS. Parkersburg Veneer
& Panel Co., from Wood county; opinion
by Dent, judgment of Circuit Court re
versed, and cause remanded.
Watsons executor VS.. Watson, from
Barbour county; opinion by English,
judgment of Circuit Court reversed, and
cause remanded
Savages administrator VS.. Peoples
Building & Loan Association, from Wood
county; opinion by English judgment of
Circuit Court affirmed.
Ritz VS.. city of Wheeling, from Ohio
county ;opinion by Brannon, judgment
of Circuit Court affirmed.
Lauck VS.. Logan, from Wood county;
opinion by Brannon, judgment of Circuit
Court reversed, and bill dismissed.
Lauck VS. Braughton, from Wood
county, opinion by Brannon, judgment of
Circuit Court reversed, and bill dis
missed.
Court adjourned until next Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
OUT HERODlNG HEROD.

OUT EERODlNG
Never in the history of politics in
this or any other State has there been
so open and brazen an attempt to de-
feat and reverse the will of the people
as expressed at the polls than is now
in progress in our neighboring county
of Marshall, where all the election ma
chinery is in the hands of Republicans.
Owing to a scandalOus situation in
the Board of County Commissioners,
not necessary to recount here, this
overwhelming Republican county
elected a Democrat, Mr.. Dunlevy, to
the Board AS the seating of this DEM
ocrat would probably bring disaster
and exposure of certain past scandal
lous doings by this body it was deem
ed by those concerned imperative to
count Mr.. Dunlevy out, although he
was shown on the face of the returns
to be elected by a large and substan-
tial majority.
Now, this nefarious work has been
going on in the most open and utterly
shameless manner during the recount.
Mr.. Dunlevy has been plundered of
votes by the dozen. So rank, rotten
and apparent to all men is the out
rage that the Republican candidate,
whom it is proposed to count in, Mr..
Davis, himself, declines to benefit by
the palpable fraud. He openly and
publicly has repudiated the whole i'll
famous business and declares that he
will not take the Office for which the
people defeated him, though the
schemers count him in by 5000 ma
jority.
But this does not stop the theft, for
if the stolen seat shall thus be left
vacant through Mr.. Davis's refusal to
profit by this outrage the ringsters will
simply elect thereto some one suffi-
GENTLY subservient to accept it, thus
accomplishing their original purpose
and gaining a new and plant tool
1t is to the credit of the honest Re-
publicans of Marshall county that
these revolutionary methods are intol
cradle to them and are the subject of
the lOudest protests and most vigorous
denunciation from the most prominent
members of that party.
1t was stated that an indignation
mass meeting of leading Republican
citizens had been called to protest
the sanctity of the ballot box. Such
meeting would be timely, indeed.
Among the intelligent people of Mar
shall county the matter has got far
beyond partisan politics. 1t involves
the legal rights and property of the
taxpayers. Honest government and
the proper handling of the funds of the
country are the all-impOrtant matters
at issue and the gravity of the situa-
ton is such that the people regardless
of party feel that a popular protest
| is in order and necessary.
1t is high time that something of
| this sort were done in Marshall coun-
ty, whose good name needs thorough
! cleansing Of the stain that rests upon it.
| AS matters stand it is not improba-
BILE that the good people of Marshall
which has hitherto with ease rolled
up 1000 Republican majority, may be
compelled to reverse this and make the
| county Democratic in defense of their
rights and property.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
CABELL COUNTY ALL RIGHT.
The Republicans Dowu There Hoist by
Their own Petard-Lost the County Su-

The Republicans Down There Hoist by
Their own Petard-Lost the County Su-
perintendent of schools,
Special to the Register.
Huntington, w. Va, November %
The recount Of the ballots of Cabell
county, which was demanded by the
Republicans, was completed this even
ing, and as a result Frank Brammer,
the Republican candidate for Superin-
tendent of Schools, who was formerly
declared elected by twelve votes, is
found to be defeated by Rowsey, Dem
ocrat, by tWenty-seven votes. DR.. Tay-
lor's (Dem.) majority for the Legisla-
ture was reduced from forty-fOur to
eighteen. Major Bennett, the other
Democrat for Legislature, gained forty
one votes by the recount. The counsel
for the Republicans moved to adjourn
until Friday for consideration, which
which was granted by the court. The
purpose is supposed to be to prepare
papers for an Injunction or other pro-
ceedings. The Republican here feel
much chagrined at the outcome and the
Democrats are jubilant.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
THANKSGIVING,

This is the day, duly set apart for
the purpose by the President, on which
we give thanks to an all-wise and be-
nifcent Providence for its protection,
blessings and bOunties vOuchsafed us
during the year.
Man as an individual, no less than
as a republic, is ungrateful. As the
poet has put it he lis not, but always
to be blessed Beyond a constitu-
tionally optimistic and contented few
where will we find the man who is
aware that he has aught to give
thanks for? Nor must we blame man
kind in general for this ungracious
attitude, which, indeed, is but in con-
sonance with a wise decree OF Proyl-
dence, which does not permit the aver
age man to rest content at any stage
of his career. Were it otherwise, we
would have an end of human progress
and dry rot would mark the beginning
of the great end.
This year while general prosperity
has not come to bless the people, and
while labor is suffering from a declln-
ing wage equivalent to the service
rendered, yet as nation We have
much to be thankful for. We have
successfully concluded a war against
a foreign foe. Our arms have been
grandly victorious on land and sea
and the nation is still celebrating its
splendid victory. Yet while we have
cause for devout thanks in this con-
nection our thanksgiving is tempered
and qualified by fear lest the out
come of this victory may prove most
dangerous thing for the future of the
American nation. 1t will be cause
for anything but thanks shall it cut
our grand republic adrift from its safe
moorings and launch it on an unknown
sea with Imperialism and brutal lust
of empire at the helm. Instead
of Thanksgiving the war will be a source
of regret, sorrow and anguish if its
outcome shall be the annexation of
troubles that will undermine our
American institutions, grind down our
people as those Of Europe under a
weight of imperial taxation and bring
into our labor market millions of tie
slavish hordes of Asia.
For the very reason that we are now
blessed above the nations we must take
account of these things which must
temper our enthusiasm on this day and
blend with our thanksgiving devout
supplication that we may retain our
government in it's purity, and for Di-
vine protection from the evils which
must follow in the wake of an unwise
and misguided ambtiOn-an ambition
backed by the selfish greed of few
who have gained control of our nation
al affairs and would build vast indi-
vidual fortunes on the ruins of the
republic of Washington and Jefferson.
These are matters which should give
us special pause amid our Thanksgiv-
ing rejoicing to-day.