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The National tribune., 1898-01-13

" Does anybody know where the 20Oth
Ind. is?"
Shorty dropped the rail as if he had been
shot, and rushed in the direction of the voice.
In IN instant he came back almost carving
ii Klegg
There was hubbub around the fire that
kept everybody from paying the least at
tention to taps"
Yes, it's really me, " said 81. responding
rs well as he was able to the hearty hand
shakings. And | amt no ghost. neither.
I've got an appetite on me like a prairie fire.
and if You fellers are really glad to see me
you IL hustle up here all the grub in the Com
missary Department. / can eat every mite
OF 1t. Iwuz hit by spent ball and knocked
senseless, but amt going to tell you any
more TILL | get something to eat
10 be c0ntinued)
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

If the pension lists are published the
history Of each case should 60 with the
statement of the name and the allow
ance. This is the only way to give the
public proper information. Such a
history would show that the men who
are getting on an average $11 a month
earned that meager allowance by all
amount Of hard fighting and hard
service such as no pensioners in the his
tory Of the world ever performed. Then,
after be had done all this, he had TO
wait years for his allowance, and furnish
proof enough to establish his ownership
of millions Of dollars worth Of property,
if tn had been involved instead of :
pension. The public should have all
the facts, if any are given.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

and drink some coffee, but Shorty would not
listen to them, and they drew away, that he
might be alone.
He sat thus for some hours. The loss of
their sturdy Corporal saddened the whole
company and as they sat around their fires
after supper they extolled his good traits, re-
counted his exploits and easily made him out
the best soldier in the regiment.
Presently the flies and drums played tattoo,
and the boys began preparations for turning
in.
Shorty had become nearly frozen sitting
there motionless, and he got up and went to
the fire to thaw out He had just picked up
rail to lay it on the fire in better shape,
when he heard weak voice inquiring:
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

TIE Commissioner of Pensions has
most unlimited power over every person
on the roll, and everybody practicing
before the Bureau. The law clothes
him with more authority over them than
is given any other officer Of the Govern
ment in his Department. Everybody is
practically at his mercy, and there
is virtually no appeal from him.
He has at bis disposal q most formid-
able force Of experts in criminal law,
detectives, Special Agents, etc, and
Congress has always shown the ut
most readiness to furnish him any
amount of money he may require for
" investigations" He has in his hands
the power to impose heavy fines and
send to the penitentiary, for ofienses
that other Departments and Bureaus
can only punish much more lightly. II
there are frauds on the rolls and bad
men practicing before him, they are in
awful danger whenever he chooses to
turn his eyes upon them.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

THE place to purge the pension
tolls" is in the Pension Bureau, and
not in the columns of the newspapers.
1t is the Commissioners sworn duty to
hunt up any frauds and bring them to
Justice. He has the most unlimited
means placed at his disposal for this very
purpose. Every man and woman on
the pension-rolI is directly at his mercy.
He can "purge The pension-roIls" to
the last name on it, if he has good rea-
sons for doing 50, and the country will
applaud him. But wholesale SANDER
Ing of the brave men who served the
country faithfully is not the way to
correct wrongs, if any there be, in
the allowances already made.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE IS uaEing
fight siHgie-haHded against Inc present or
gdnized aud malignant raid on the reterans.
IL IS the only faithful. reliable champion TIE
reterdus hare among The great papers Of the
country. The comrades should ereyt themselves
TO hare IL circulated ererytshere, that is truth
may ReHtrGiizs the reH0m Of their enemies.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

Ii the Commissioner of Pensions
knows of any frauds on the pension-rolls
it is his duty to hunt them out and nd
them to the penitentiary, instead of
talking to the newspapers about them.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

A LITTLE ring in the Pension Bureau.
inherited from Lochren, seems to be fur
nishing the Commissioner with an aston
ishing amount of misinI formation.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

THE inefable cruelty of this crusade
against pensions is that it comes in the
old age Of the pensioners when they are
sinking beneath the weight of their
hurts and disabilities, added to that Of
their years, and are in crying need of
help from the country they saved.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

THE way for the Commissioner 70
"purge the pension roll " is TO attend to
his sworn duty, and purge it-not talk
about it in the newspapers.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

Make yoar personal Gns'aer to the arieked
and injurious onslaught upon the reterans, by
getting up q cluJ for THE M TIONAL TRIB-
UNE. Erery additional subscriber means
many readers ,rho 1UiH be Influenced By The
truth in faror of the ueterans.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

TIE total number of allowances by
the Pension Bureau last week was
1876, of which 1853 were original.
This brings the work up to something
like the average under Commissioner
Lochren. 1t is about one-third that
under Commissioner Raum.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13
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The National tribune., 1898-01-13

The very best young men in the
country went into the army in 1865.
The scalawag writers to-day are trying
to convince the world what a scabby lot
the very best young Americans of that
day were.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

Is it not about time that some of the
promises made in the platform of the St.
Louis Convention were put in course OF
redemptionl
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

they are prepared to fight to the death
anything that interferes with their
monopoly. The pension system is the
greatest interference that they have. 1t
keeps great amounts of money constantly
flowing in healthful circulation through
channels that they cannot compress,
control, or direct. 1t makes the mass
of the people too independent of them.
Therefore they open up an attack
which for fury, for malignancy, for
shameless ingratitude to the Nations
saviors, for INSCRIPTIONS and fagitious
lying has never been equaled. 1t is
more to be dreaded than any former
raid, because these men have more brains
and ADLER agents at their command than
any of their predecessors. They are
shrewd and cunning, where the Southern
rebels and the Northern Copperheads
have been generally malignant and
stupid.
But they are not going to succeed.
Their aim is too transparent. Their
purposes are too well understood. They
have overreached themselves in their
outrageous disregard of the truth.
The people Of the United States, who
sent their sons and brothers and hus-
bands forth to fight and die for the
great cause Of Freedom and National
Unity, cannot be made to believe that
those men were towards, shirks and soul
less mercenaries. This generation can
not, at the bidding of the Money Power,
be forced to accept that their fathers
and kindred are the shameless frauds
these servile papers would make cut
The ISLANDERS and calumnies will GER
tainly react, as they have in the past,
upon their vicious authors, and the
great, generous, heroism-loving Ameri-
can people will despise those who, for
the dollars sake, asperse the character
of American manhood, and would smirch
the fame of our glorious citizen-soldiery.
The National tribune., 1898-01-13

s.rsssp Al WASHINGTON aos1oEEeg As sEoon2oss mATTER.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26
BLACKS GO FORTH AND SH ED
BLOOD.
Serious Trouble With Negro Sol
dirrS mt AnniStOn.

Montgomery. AIa.. Nov. 2l-.A
special from Admission to The Al-
vertlscr saws: Members uE ih"
Third Alabama negro regiment
with murder in heir hearts caused
great excitement her" tu.uiwhi
Shortly after dark. Privat" Gild
hart Of Co. i. Second Arkansas.
while going towards his regiment
al camp from town. was shot in
the head by negro soldier. vino
also stabbed him in the back. Gild
hart was taken TO the rc"imental
hospital. y little later "A mem.
ber of the Fourth Kentucky was
shot on Walnut street by Il negro
soldier, who lay in IA gully. shoot
ing at the white men vino passed.
Firing was heard in Liberia. the
negro quarter of the city, which
is not far from Walnut street. and
& squad of provost guards went
to investigate. As it turned the
large crowd of negro soldiers.
wit; @o 1warnlng, opened fire up
on Il guard with Spriu@iields.
the gun in use in the regiment.
The guard returned the lire. but
had few cartridges. and soon had
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26

The pupils of the Lancaster
Graded School observed Arbor
Day on Friday the 25th. inst,
with appropriate and instructive
exercises, consisting of songs, tree
planting. and lessons on trees and
their uses. The Rev. J. II. Bold.
ridge gave the pupils a talk on
trees, illustrated by object lessons
from his dinner bag-which was
filed with some of the many good
things which our trees afford. He
showed that we could profitably Y
divide with the fruit and timber
trees of our Southland the present
fruitless devotion to the cotton
bush. Mr.. Boldridge will always
find an attentive and interested
audience at the school.
Immediately after the address
the children marched out to the
grove, where 4 silver maple was
planted and dedicated to the mem
DRY of DIR. j Marion Sims.
The ballot an a State flower
resulted in the selection of the
yellaw .icssamine by an almos,
unanimous vote.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26
Executive Clemency.

John Harper. negro. who was
sentenced TO b" hanged in Ches
teriield County text Friday. has
been granted a respite until De-
cember lG. The respite was the
result of much correspondence be-
tween Attorney Pollock, who rep.
resented the negro, and the exec
utive department. Mr.. FolIock's
last letter declared that Judge
Gary was willing TO sign Il petit
non Tor II COmmutatiOn To life
imprisonment. and the Governor
decided to allow time for the
work Of securing the proper pa,
pers.
j. w. Powell, of Columbia,
who, in the early part of the. win.
te5 " w. Sloan,
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26

also of this city, had his senteice
commuted yesterday bv Governor
Ellebe. Strong pressure was
brought to bear in the form OF
petitions, ministers, lawyers. doc
tors and ladies. with big mum.
ber of citizens signed. In all it is
SAID there were two thousand
names to the petitions. Powell
was found guilty of manslaugh
ter and sentenced to seven
years term. He will be set free
on Christmas Day, after having
served but two years and nine
months. "A. Kohn In News Il
Courier.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26
Do Not Give Up in De-
spair-There is Hope!

For ages it has been thought
that Cancer is incurable, and
those SO unfortunate as to have
this dreadful afl,iction have con-
sidered themselves beyond hope of
recovery. The doctors are alb
solutely unable to afford any re-
lief, and the poor sufferer might
we'll consider himself on the way
to an early grave.
1t is now easy to see why the
doctors have failed to cure Cancer.
Their theories have been all wrong,
and hence their treatment mis-
directed. They have made the
mistake of thinking that by cut
ting out the sore or ulcer, known
as Cancer, the disease would be
gotten rid of, and the patient re-
stored to health. But the cruel
knife accomplishes nothing, for
the Cancerpromptly returns, ,and is
always more virulent than before
It has been demonstrated, beyond
doubt, that Cancer is blood disease,
and can not be cured by the surgeon's s
knife because the blood can not be cut
array.
"Several years ago my wife had an
ulcer on her tongue, which, though an
noying was not regarded seriously at
first. 1t refused to heal and began to
grow. giving her much pain. The doc
tors treated it for quite a while but
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26
LYING IN THE COUNTRY.
One of the Best Signs of the
Times is the Growing Fond
ness tor Country Life.

ln the December Ladies' Home
journal Edward Box, with much
satisfaction, notes the strong ten.
dency to country living. and be-
lieves that ''it is one of the best
signs of the times. Nothing in
the world can keep a man or wo.
man so young and fresh as to be
able to be In touch each day with
the perpetual freshness and outh
Of Nature. Suburban life means
more out-of-door living, and that
IL what we Americans all need.
We want more exercise, and su.
burban living makes that easier.
We want our interest in things
kept fresh. and that Nature does
for us as nothing else can. The
more our busy men see of Ma
ture's restful ways the more rest.
full will they become. The closer
we keep our children TO the soil,
the healthier will they develop
mentally. The more our girls
breathe in the pure air which
God intended for al, but which
man in the cities pollutes. the
better women we shall have: the
fewer worried mothers we shall
see. The more our young men
see of ont-of-doOr sports the more
clearly will they realize the great
meas Of splendid physical health.
The more the tired housewife
sees Of flowers and plants the
closer will become her interest IN
all things natural and simple ;
and as she sees the simplicity
with which Nature works. uncon.
sciouslv will the Lesson be forced
upon her and enter into her own
methods. We all agree that there
~ no teacher like Nature herself.
Let us all. then, get az close -
her as possible. Whatever .hc
/ teaches is wholesoma 10 To" mind
and uplifting tn the soul and
strengthening to the body. In the
very act of studying her wonder
full ways there IL health"
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26

forcing out the poison and Kidding the
system Of it forever.
S. 8. s. never fails to cure the worst
cases OF Cancer, Scrofula, Catarrh,
Eczema. Contagious BloodPoison, ,Rheu-
matism. old sores, ulcers, ETC., it mat
ters not what other remedies have been
used in vain. 1t is the only blood
remedy guaranteed
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26
Purely Vegetable

and contains not a particle of potash.
mercury, arsenic or other minerals.
Valuable books on Cancer and Blood
Diseases will be mailed free to any ad-
dress by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26
LANCASTER ENTERPRISE
Saturday, No, ember 20. 1893.

The latest news from aris in
dicates thar the peace treaty be-
tween this country ami Spain
will be signed ut an early day,
possibly before this week i. gone.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26
Deadly Cancer
Cured at LaSt!'

were unable to do her any good, and
finally pronounced it Cancer Of a most
malignant type. We were greatly
alarmed and gave her every remedy
recommended, but they did not seem
to reach the disease, and it continued
to spread and grow Upon the advice
of Il friend she began to take S. S. s.,
and after n few bottles had been used
n decided Improvement was noticed,
and continuing the remedy she was
cured completely and the permanence
of the cure has been proved. as no sign
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26

to retreat. Reinforcements and
more ammunition were sent for,
but when they arrived the negroes
had disappeared.
The number of negroes in the
mob was varionsly estimated at
from 80 to 200 In the en-
gagement, Sergeant Dobson
of the ThirI Tennessee. was
shot in the arm and Private Ora
ham, Third Tennessee, received a
painful but not necessarily dan
gerOus wound in the stomach. If
any of the negroes were shot, 1t is
not known, as no dead or wound
ed have as yet been found. Two
other members OF the provost
guard are missing and cannot be
found.
When news of the trouble be-
came known the white soldiers
who were in the city gathered
around the provost guards head
quarters and begged for guns and
ammunition, crying like children
because their requests could not
be granted. Citizens armed them
selves and repaired to the scence
of the battle. Mayor High at
once ordered all saloons c ! osed.
Several negro soldiers, one with
Springfield which had just been
fired, were arrested in various
parts Of the city and locked up,
though it Was with difficulty that
the infuriated white soldiers and
citizens were prevented from
wreaking summary vengeance
upon them.
Armories of the two local mill
tary companies were broken into
and every gun and cartridge ap-
propriated by unknown parties.
Gen. Frank, who il in command
Of the troops here, came out and
was on the streets until late
hour. Gen. Colby, commanding
the Second hrigrahe. ordered ont
two companies each Of the Third
Tennessee and Second Arkansas
and brought them to the city
for whatever services might be
required. They secured the city
and carried all soldiers not o.,
duty back to the camp.
a member OF the Fourth Win
cOnsin is SAID to have been sho,
but the report cannot be verified
One negro soldier while under
arrest was shot IN the arm bv a
citizen.
After the engagement at ~'x.
teenth and Pine very few negroes
either soldiers or civilians. were
TO be found on the streets and i,
was we'll. Firing has been heard
at various parts nf the city and
rumors are atlOat of several
crowds Of negroes III ambush. but
all investigation was fruitlesa.
a negro soldier was dangerous,
ly beaten by some white soldiers
on Tenth street this afternoon
and this incident is supposed tC
have caused the riOtOus actions
on the part Of ;he negroes, who
are said 10 have slipped ont OF
the camp through the guard lines
Later-Dne negro soldier has
just been brought in dead and
another fatally wounded.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-26

of the disease has
returned, though ten
years have elapsed,
III. i. MIDDLEBRooKs.
Sparta, Ga"
The cures made by
S. 8. s. are perma-
nent. 1t is the only
blood remedy which
can cure obstinate
deep-seated blood
diseases, because it
is the only ono
which acts on the
nN~.nn< -x,rn,DIn -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-08
FROM HAoKGNsAOK.
Religious Notes-Eurt His Hand.

HAcKESsAcK, N, Oct. 4, '93.
The churches were well attended
SUNDAY.
The Lords Supper was served at the
Mt. Olive Church at S:45 O'Clock. VIII
the Mt. Olive Church hold an election
for the pastor.7 1t is for the majority
tn say. They were supposed to decide
September 4th.
Miss Msria Banks is expected to leave
for her home in Richmond. Va, after
a three weeks stay with her friends
and relatives.
We are sorry to learn that one of our
best deSeons. Brother J. Dangerfield
OF Mt. Olive Church is expecting to
leave the town soon. We will regret
his abseI c.
Mr.. NJ. Toliver will leave on flying
trip to Bowling Green to see his SICK
mother.
Mr.. T. r. Allen hurt his hand while
at work and bruised it considerably.
What is the matter with Lynk's
Magazines. They have failed to come
to their subscribers for two months.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-08
ARRESTS.
Criminal Charges Against Senator
Quay and Others. ...,..
SENATOR AND SON OUT ON BAIL.

Charged with Diverring Public Mon
eys, the senator Promptly surren-
. der-s Himself Ex-state Treasurer
Haywood Arrested In Omaha.
Philadelphia. Oct s.-warrants were
issued yesterday for the arrest of
United States Senator Matthew STAN
ley Quay. his son. Richard r. Quay,
ex-State Treasurer Benjamin ]. Hay
wood and Charles II. Mckee. of Pitts
burg, law partner of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lyon. They are accused of con-
spiracy with John s. Hopkins. for
merly cashier of the Peoples bank to d.
vert public moneys for their own use.
Hopkins killed himself last March,
shortly before the banks failure.
Senator Quay and his son came Up
from Atlantic City as soon as they
promptly surrendered themselves. and
Magistrate Jermon held them in $1,000
bail each for a hearing BY advice
Of their attorney, they declined to
discuss the case. Mr.. Haywood was
arrested last night in Omaha. He in
dignantly denied the charges. and ex-
pressed willingness to return to Phil
adelphia at any time. District Attorney
Graham today ordered his release by
telegraph, and he viii return after
viewing the exposition. Mr. Mckee
came over from New York today, sur
rendered himself. and was released in
$1,000 bail.
United States Senator Penrose. who
was with his colleague yesterday after
noon, spoke freely after the latter's de-
parture for Atlantic City.
Il presume Senator Quay will not
make any statement at this juncture, -
said he, regarding this last dastardIy
attack Of his malevoient enemies.
though he doubtless Will. in the proper
way and at the proper time. There is.
however, no reason why ]. as his col
league and personal friend, should be
silent.
Attempted assassination OF character
has been almost the sole weapon of at
tack employed by Senator ouay's op-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-08
SATURDAY. OCT. s. 1898.
Ell OANEY.
ITO the Richmond PLANET J

lAo the hichmond PLANET
L stem, children, hear me tell,
how, charging into the mouth of hell
In that terrific dreadful fray
Those dusky heroes saved the day
at IL Csney.
Try not the steep" the timid said
10 stem that avalanche OF lead
Twill take an srmy twice as strong"
But still they rusn'd on with q song
At Ell fancy.
Down the steep hill the bullets poured,
Like blasts from hell the cannon
roared
Add ss scared wheat the heroes fell
Still on they rushed and with q yell
At Ell Caney.
No veteran leader gave command
To that immortal dusky band,
Hearing the awful cant onade
They knew q blunder had been made
at Ell Caney.
They saw the Saxon rise and reel.
they heard the awful clash of steel.
They heard the shout OF husky Don
In lusty hope OF battles won
At Ell Caney.
And then they rose aud rushed ahead,
Unmindful OF the shower OF lead.
Which feli'd their brothers like a nox
Until they fac'd the suilen foe
At FL Caney.
And now our banners there unturled ;
Xhe eagle screams it 10 the world
How, in that fierce terrific fray
Those dusky warriors sav'd the day
At Ell Csney.
But why amaz'd this sight to see?
Have we forgotten wounded knee A?
There equal vslor was displayed
Then let us not be so dismayed
At Ell Caney,
Rough Riders and the Seventy-frst,
We greet with deafning cheers that
burst
The heavens with their mighty ring
And sweet malodious voices sing
At FL CEney.
But soberly our voices raise
A note OF grateful earnest praise
To God for that ungiv'D command
Which called forth that immortal
band
At Ell Caney.
JACK THoRNE.