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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10
q Ion~-Pendin~ Claim Allowed.

A famous claim which has ended in sue
cess for its beneficiary was allowed last
week, the President signing ii awarding
S77 $50 to William ). Grant now OF Gardi-
ner, Me. The claim has been urged for nearly
40 years, and the claimant is now about ~
years old He was once rich Government
contractor.
The origin of MS claim was the loss of
big wagon-train which he was sending to
the military posts of Arizona. In March,
1850, he contracted to furnish all the sup
plies needed in that Territory until March
2, 1862. Mr.. Grant moved to Arizona, and
arranged with a Boston firm to act as his
Eastern agents.
The then Secretary of War, a rebel sym.
Dathizer. issued an order requiring all sup
plies purchased in New York and Boston
to be inspected before shipment. On Sept.
"a, 1860 the Boston firm asked that the
supplies be inspected at once. They would
then have been landed at Port Lavaca,
Tex early in November, and reach the
Arizona posts before forage became short.
The War Department delayed the inspec-
ton until December, 1860, although re-
peatedly urged to act. They arrived at
Port Lavaca, Jan. Is, 1861. On the same
day the big train, which had been waiting
since Nov. TO- at heavy expense, started.
| After proceeding short distance the sup
| ply of grass became insufficient along the
route, and it became impossible to avoid a
| for so large train
Meanwhile the ordinance Of secession
| was adopted in Texas, March 4. 1861. The
Governor was deposed March rs, 1861.
| Pushing forward, after delays on account
OF forage, the train arrived at San Antonio,
| April Is. Fifty miles beyond, at Rio
Hondo on April 20, 1851, the entire tram,
| by order of the Governor of Texas, was
captured by the Texan Rangers, and all
the Government upplies-wagons, oxen
and horses-turned over to the COnfeder
| ate authorities, and by them used.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10
In Behalf of the Veterans.

Gen. j. p. S. Goblin, Comma n der in
Chief of the GAR, and others appeared
last week before the House Civil Service
Committee on hearing on bill intro
duced by Representative Howe IN. ~,
which has for its object the extension OF
the preference given to veterans in employ
ment by the Government under the Civil
Service system.
One of the clauses of special interest in
the bill provides that persons so preferred,
or any such being in the Government en-
ploy at the time of the passage Of this act
and receiving compensation, wage, or
salary OF 81 200 per year or over, they being
pensioners OF the Government. shall sur
render their right thereto, and such pen
sionS shall not be paid them thereafter
while they remain in said employ recelV-
ing compensation, wage, or salary there
for"
A. G. If1la, an employee of the New York
Custom house, protested against this pro-
vision, which he declared unjust to the old
soldiers who had been disabled, and calcu-
lated to put a premium on a cuTtallment OF
their capacities.
Representative Howe said that the pur-
pose was to take the old soldiers out of
politics and provide them with employ
ment as far as possible
Mr.. j. w. Kay, of Brooklyn, President OF
the Brooklyn Association of Veterans and
SonS of Veterans, the author OF the bill,
was questioned as to the purpose of the
bill, and made some suggestions. With
reference to the provision that positions
held by old soldiers of the class covered by
the bill shall not be abolished, he sug-
gested that this might be amended by a
provision that when such positions are
abolished the holder of the position shall
be transferred to some other position. lie
said that he wanted to secure for veterans
who served through the war the same
preference which was given soldier who
had been wounded The soldier not
wounded might stand the brunt of battle
throughout the entire four years. lie
should not be Disseminated against.
Many were seriously wounded, many
killed, after but short service. Others did
valuable service without being injured
He cited instances of the abolition OF
Offices held by veterans when 1T was not
necessary He would not object to strik-
ing out the provision for the suspension OF
pensions during employment OF pensioners
at salaries OF ST 200 or more. He did not
think, however that a soldier ought to
have the pension when he is given, as a
reward for his services, employment at a
very much higher compensation than the
amount of the pension.
Gen. Goblin spoke for a few moments in
opposition to the provision, which he re-
garded as extremely unjust to the crippled
veterans. He did not believe, he said, in
the pension question being in any way in
volved in the civil service question IL
veteran was incompetent, he did not be-
lieve he should be employed, but if capable
he should not have his pension taken
away from him because he was capable OF
earning over 81 200 per annum.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.

The Baltimore SIN says in a screed
against pensions:
The general laws make adequate provision
for all proper cases, and for multitude that
are not proper. There is therefore, no reason
for private acts except to give pensions not
really due under the laws.
The Sun is, as usual, badly misin-
formed. The general laws make fair
provision for pensions, but the trouble is
that they are not executed according to
their letter and spirit. Recent Pension
Commissioners have assumed to know
more about the laws than Congress, and
have placed interpretations upon them
which have nullifed them to large
class of deserving claimants. This drives
those claimants to seek relief from Con
gress, and throws upon Congress the
work that the Pension Bureau should
do. With the Pension Bureau properly
administered there would be little neces-
sity for private pension bills.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10

The New York Sun is lamenting that
Great Britain is going down the way
that Rome did, when she could no longer
get her sturdy citizens to fight for her
but had to depend upon hirelings. The
Sun is doing its very best to bring about
just such condition in this country
by eliminating the men who fought
the country's battles in 1876, anc
holding them up to shame before tht
rising generation, which must be relied
upon to fight the future battles Of th'
country.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10

ENGLAND bristled up very stiffiy for
a few days about Russian performance
in China, but the latest dispatches indi-
cate a complete back-down. Russia is
going to lend China the money to pay
off Japan, and is moving 10000 sol
diers 10 Port Arthur for permanent
occupation, and is making arrangements
for supplying them. The japanese, see
ing England's giving way, are disposed
to come to closer terms with Russia
This will make a combination that will
be very dangerous to England's in
terests, but England is having too much
trouble now in India to give much at
tention to other matters
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10
THE newspapers of the country &,

THE newspapers of the country are
discovering all sorts Of things about the
pension-roll except frauds. For ex-
ample, the Buffalo Express, which is
especially in labor over the possibility
of there being hosts of undiscovered
frauds, has found one case to lament
over. A man in Franklin County, n.
Y, tried to enlist, but was rejected on
account of diseased leg. He was so
determined to serve his country, how
ever, that he took the place and name Of
deserter, and served through the wal
with credit. He was honorably dis
charged at the close, and afterward
allowed pension. Now the facts are
discovered and his pension is taken
away from him because he was not prop
erly enlisted. The Express is sure that
he deserves pension.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10
THE hundreds of thousands of dollars

THE hundreds of thousands of dollars
which Cleveland spent in investigating
the pension-roll went largely to Exon
federstes and Copperheads who secured
appointments as Special Agents and
otherwise and who had the strongest
reasons for trying to discover pension
frauds. Besides this, their " efficiency"
was measured by the number that they
reported. In every case the pensioner
was thrown on the defensive; he had to
produce the most undoubtable evidence
to combat their suspicious and allega-
tons In spite of all this they could not
discover one-tenth of one per cent. of the
pensions on the roll to be improperly
allowed. No other department of the
Governments expenditures could endure
such an ordeal SO triumphantly.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10

For the week ending Feb. 5, the
Pension Bureau made 1,222 original
allowances. For the corresponding week
Of last year Commissioner Murphy made
1875 original allowances, or but q less
For the corresponding week in 1892,
Commissioner Raum made $500 original
allowances
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10
GREAT BRITAIN'S PENSIONS.
The Baltimore Sun says:


The Baltimore Sun says:
Great Britain has standing army of 49,
| TIA (Whittaker's Almanac, 1889. She has
| been at war in some part of the world, prac
tically. for the last so years, and within that
| time has fought several great wars. She Is
| the richest nation on earth. In the estimates
for 1898 the provision for tensions is 81 425,-
| 500, equal at S4.84 to the pound sterling, to
| So, 59l, 356, Just One-twenty-seventh OF the
| sum we are paying into this vortex.
Great Britain is by no means nlggard to-
wards her soldiers disabled in the service. A
| soldier who has served faithfully and honor
ably and been invaded by wounds, ETC., In
the service and has no means Of support is
pensioned. But Great Britain does not pay
pensions to men or widows who are rich.
We do, and just here is one of the fragrant
abuses of our pension laws as construed and
acted on.
To show how deliberately paper
will misstate, it is merely necessary to
say that Whittaker's Almanac has on
page 215, under the head of Army
Estimates" the following entry:
EoN-EFFECTIvE SERVICES.
Retired Pay, HalfPay, etc, for
Officers II, 500, 300
Pensions for Warrant Officers, ETC. 1868, 800
Superannuation, etc. l54,2l2
Total is, oo4, 400
Here we have a total of S19,272,-
325, or almost four times as much as the
Sun states. Turning over to page 23O,
we find under the head of "Navy
Estimates" the following:
NoN-EFFECTIvE SERVICES.
HalfPay, Reserved and Retired
Fay, etc. J. ar ,lo|
Pensions, Gratuities and Com
passionate Allowances 1879 ,304
Total . e2,O56, 436
Here we have SO, 2S2,330 more, or a
total of s29,554,655, or approaching six
times as much as the Sun states. This
is only the beginning. Pensions in Great
Britain take so many different forms
that it is impossible for anyone but an
expert to follow them through all their
ramifcations. There is no risk in say
ing that Great Britain pays fully as
much as we do in military and naval
pensions, with this important difference:
that in this country the pensions go
mainly to the rank and file, while in
Great Britain the higher officers absorb
much the greater portion.
There is another highly important
difference which probably the Sun can
never be made to see. 1t is that the
soldiers, sailors and marines on our pen
sion roll represent more hard, actual,
downright fighting than Great Britain
has done in all the centuries that she
has been Nation. While Great Brit
ain has been constantly at war, they
have almost invariably been small
potato affairs, about the size Of our In
dian wars, in which there has been a
great deal of pother and much news
paper talk, with a very small amount of
fighting and loss of life. In the great
Continental wars she has had but small
contingents. She had but $4,000 men
at Waterloo, and we lost more men
taking Vicksburg than che did in the
Crimea.
Taking everything into consideration,
Great Britain is paying incomparably
more for pensions than we are.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10

GERMANY has made wholesale edlct,
excluding our fresh fruits, on the fiimsy
pretext that they are infected with the
San Jose scale. Great hardship and
loss resulted to our exporters OF apples,
etc. This is similar to the trichina sub
terfuge which was employed against our
pork products, and the potato bug against
our potatoes. The foremost entomologists
in Germany testify that the San Jose
scale has long been known in Germany
under the name of blutlaus," just as
Germany was the original home of the
trichina. Our ambassador at Berlin
made energetic efforts to get modifica-
ton of the decree, with some success, but
our Secretary Of Agriculture, Mr.. VIII
son, of Iowa, embarrassed bis efforts by
statements as to the extent to which the
scale affected our fruits. The President
should retaliate by ordering chemical
investigation of the great quantities of
German wine and beer which are i'm
ported into this country. Enough nox-
ious ingredients can be found in them
to justify their exclusion from our ports.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10

We have given away watches to young
men by the thousand. We now have one for
the young women. For that matter, the
watch is just the perfect thing for lady of
any age.
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10

THE Kansas comrades are deeply
stirred up over the raid on pensions, and
there are pretty sharp discussions of the
attitude of the Commissioner of Pensions
in the matter.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10

See what we have for you, ladies' in the way
of watch. 1t is described in another place.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10
Work of the Pension Office.

The report of certificates issued for the
week ending Jan. % shows
Army invalid: Original, rs; increase and
additional, 218; reissue, 43; restoration and
renewal, q; duplicate. Is; accrued, 49,;
total, 4G7.
Army invalid tact June 81, 1890: Origi
nal, $50; increase, go; additional IS; re-
issue, II; restoration and renewal, 81; sup
plementals, d; duplicate, 81; accrued, 92;
total, 1853.
Army widow, etc: Original, 70; reissue,
/ restoration and renewal, /; duplicate, d;
accrued, 5; total, so.
Army widow, etc Cact June 81, 1890:
Original, 306; increase and additional, 8;
reissue 1 restoration, 3; renewal, A. sup
plementaIs, 3; duplicate, 3; accrued, .;
total, 325.
Navy invalid Original, II; increase and
additional 2; reissue, 1 restoration and
renewal, 1 duplicate, /; to.al, II.
Navy Invalid (act June u. 1890: Origi-
nal, "a; increase and additional, IS; re-
issue, ); RESTORATION and renewal, 8: ac-
crued, 8; total, so. "a
Navy wiGow, etc: Original, 2.
Navy widow (act June u. 1900: Original,
10.
Army Nurses Original, 1.
Indian Wars-Survivors: Accrued, 5.
Indian Wars-Widows: Original, 8.
Mexican War-Srvivors: orig nal, 1: in
crease and additional, IS; reissue, I; res
| toration and renewal, /: accrued, Z;
total, %.
Mexican War-Widows: Original. g.
Totals: Original, ,222; increase and addi-
tional, j64; reissue, 81; restoration and re-
newal. 81; supplementais, Z; duplicate 60;
accrued. 200 Grand total. 2,207.
Gen. VIM. SHAKESPEARE, one of the mcst
gallant private soldiers who went from
Michigan, and who was shot all to pieces
in hattie, has "a letter in the Kalamazoo
| Mich Telegraph, in Which he makes a
spirited and able defense of his comrades
and the pension system. The General is
one OF the strong lawyers Of Michigan, aud
he knows how 10 put facts SO they will
! carry conviction.
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ENTERED At WASHINGTON posToFoe AS eecoNDcAss MATTsF
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-10

The Baltimore SIN says in screed
AGAINST pensions:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06
STRANGE DREAMS.

Many man has dreamed that he
was falling from house-top or high
precipce, when the details have ap-
peared horribly real. He has felt him
self flying through the air and finally
strikes the rock or ground beneath.
Then he has awakened to find that
while he had been dreaming he had
slept too near the edge of the bed, and
that fact will account for his being up
on the floor when he awakes. Physi-
clans will nearly, if not quite, all agree
that to go to bed directly after eating a
hearty meal and lie on ones back will
cause dreams. Three or four cheese
sandwiches, with a glass of beer, fol-
lowed by a smoke from a strong pipe,
will, if the patient lie upon his back,
insure vivid and varied vision.
A remarkable instance of dream
was that of Mr.. Calcott of Bristol,
who observed to a friend one morning
that a woman had appeared before
him and made an attempt upon his life
and that this visionary murderess was
so strongly impressed upon his mem
DRY that he still shuddered when he
thought of her. Strange to say, about
a dozen years after, while Mr. Cal
colt was travelling in Germany, what
was his horror and amazement on
reaching the inn where he was to sleep
when he saw the very woman, pre-
cisely the same in dress, person and
features az he had beheld in his dream
twelve years before! He consulted
with the servant. and they retired after
supper to two bedded chamber. where
they lay with cooked pistols and beat
ing hearts, awaiting the event-which
never came
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06
CHAPTER VII.

Claude led the way across the hall at
the back Of the house. and. having Sc
cured a seat, sat down beside Judy.
Il have been ill., he cxplained-"laid
by the heels since the nineteenth. and
all my letters and kilograms We're kept
back, so that knew nothing Of yous:s
until this morning.
What has been the natter"
"BreakdoWn from anxiety and slls-
pense-nothing else, he replied.
grilnly. They gave me your 'trle-
gram when | was supposed to be q:
little better. and came up ut once.
was in such Il nervous state when |
got to Fletcher's that | hardly knew
how to contain myself. He suggested
my coming here because | would not
let him send for you; he gave me his
card described your dress, and went
with NE to my club. where my North
void HussarS uniform happened to be-
Having helped me to dress, he drove
me here. He told me you could not
have much of Importance to tell me,
but | knew you would not send for me
without reason. What is it, judy
Judith told him. He listened 10 her
in Il fever of nervous excitement, and
when, as if he could bear the mockery
OF wearing it no longer, he tore off his
mask, Judith saw what havoc the anX-
ioty for the past few weeks had made
in his face.
You must have been very ILL.,,
Claude" she said. gently. WAS it
wise to come up to town.
1T dosn't matter. Judy he an
swcrch. YEARLY; the best thing that
could happen to me would be TO die.
Your sister would be free then. and
we'll provided for-I have taken care
Of that But why is Mrs. Fletcher SO
bittcrly-disposed towards me: If you
lad met Elsie that day, would you
have let her go, knowing how much
her loss means to me!'
''Yo know should not. Claude"
''Does Fletcher know, do you Think
II feel sure he does not
well, it was very good Of you to
send for me, Judith, but | have no
hope that SO slight Il clue can be fol-
locd up. However. the hairdresSer's
and Mrs. Fletchers shall be well
watched, though ! am beginning to
think that the slight affection | be-
lieved Elsie had for me must have died
Out-if ii ever existed
1T did exist am sure Of it,
You told me that once before he
said, and his tone as as severe as his
glance; but l don't forget one thing
that before she knew me there was
someone clsc-someone whom she
would rather have had than me. il you
remcmbcr-a Captain Herbert.
WHO told you that" asked Judith
quickly after an almost imp"rccptiblC
hesitation.
81 heard it myself. day or two ne
fore our wedding day; sh" madc tho
remark to you. Willy was ST." unable
To murly him. JlllithW
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06
PATENTS,

List OF .Pn>~nt~ Issued Inst Week to
Northwestern inventors.
Wilhelm Aab. New Ulm. Mimi.
rloth"r wrTrger: Julius ID. Brainrrd,
81. PAUL Mnn.. currycomb; Horace ).
Hrecdcn. Minneapolis. Mimi, duplex
zen: T0rger II. nctland. Minneapolis,
Minn.. machine for composing printed
matter: Caroline Louis. Pine City,
Mimi. wash boiler: Benjamin Il.
Strange. Corvallis. MCnt., stock yard
gate: Minneapolis Plow Works. Min
E,"wnlis, Mimi, pillow.
Merwin. Lothrop & Johnson. Patent htto'-
reys. VlO Pioneer Press BuiliinG. ST. PAU
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06
Young Tom Reed in Swimming.

"l've been in swimming with Thorn
IS Is. Reed many time, said man
from Peak Island yesterday.
WAS he Il good swimmers!
mo: but he could float to beat three
Of Il kind. There was no such thing us
getting him under. He could float bet
ter and boss more than any other boy l
ever saw
THE boy was father to the man. it
seems"
1T LOOKS that way."-Daily Eastern
.ArMuS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06

IL looking glass is allowed. to become
cloudy it may be PERM Ap' tly injured.
1t should not he permitu t. get dusty
and once week .ruull he rubbed
hriskly with rag Dipped in alcohol.
When this Is dry pos, with silk
d"s''r dipped II uJ"d':rl chal'. or
pcw"er G,C.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06

When | hyahs man sayin' he
'wouldn steal PIN" said Uncle
Eben. 81 sometimes takes 1t az an evil
dencc Of great honesty. An den agIn,
1t simply calls 'tentlon to de fack dat
dc mahket price foh pins ain very big,
nohow Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06
Oppressed

Benevolent Party (checrfuliy.>-l
see Mr.. Edison expects to cure blind
ness by electricity.
Blind Man ,Sloomily.)-Yes. these in
vcntions are always driving some poor
nan out Of business.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06
After. the. ElOpelncnt.

The Father-in-Law (severcIy)-And
you decided to NANNY in spite of my
opposition?
The Son-in-law (calmlyl-Yes, sir.
The Father-in-law (calmly,-Wcli.
Ia have had no respect for you if you
adn't.-puck
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06
How to Prevent Hog Cholera.

y How to Prevent Hog Cholera.
n HOG CHOLERA is caused by indiges-
~ ton and can be prevented by feeding
cooked feed. We advise our read
~ 4S ers to write the EMPIRE MFG. CO.,
kEHR GO Hampshire ST., Quincy, ILL.,,
&Ss1NSklN*:\ for Catalogue of FEED COOKERS.
%%:*%S9V These Cookers save at least one
third the feed put stock in healthy
M#;3za1 condition, save your hogs and will more
w. Than pay for themSelve in one week use.