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

80 that by 1920 there will be left but
PSI ,727 survivors, and in 1915 there will not
be a single survivor of the soldiers OF the
war of the rebellion. The Pension Bureau
burden problem is being rapidly solved
by the common enemy-Death.
And now. comrades, pardon us ii we
make one request in the face of the all
too frequent assertion we have met while
acting in your service; viz, All the bust
ness done. all the eloquence expended at
the annual meetings of the Grand Army
of the Republic centers around the con-
slant and familiar cry, Give us more
pensions We know this to be false
and most unjust, but in the name of our
holy cause, Of the lives so freely offered
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15
Charming Prospect.

What do you want to enlist for, now that
the war is all over"
II thought maybe | could get Job as
substitute for those fellows who are get
ting kissed"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

terms the service OF that comrade in war
and peace and asked for his election in
the name of the 80, 600 comrades OF New
York.
Commander John c. Black. of Illinois,
presented the name of Col Jas. G.. Sexton
as man who had been tried all along
the line and found true metal in war and
peace. He was a man that the Order
eminently needed at the head at the pres
ent time. Gen. Black made superb
| speech, and was loudly appiauded.
Commander Pugh, Ohio withdrew the
name of Comrade Mack, and on the part
of a portion of the delegates seconded the
nomination of Col. Sexton.
| p. III. Coney, Kansas. withdrew the
name of Thos. J. Anderson. and second
| ed the nomination OF Sexton.
The ballot resulted
Shaw. ,...................... Z3l
Total 655
Necessary to Il choice ice................ 32S
Comrade Shaw returned thanks for his
vote, and moved that election be made
unanimous.
Loud calls were made for Sexton He
was received with loud applause. He re-
| turned his thanks for the honor, and said
| that fortunately he could devote his whole
| time to the business of the Order. He
| had, in preparation of the Spanish war,
| sold out his business, and was on the
| point of leaving for the front with a regi-
ment of Russian Jews when peace came.
| He closed with reiteration of his thanks.
Past Commander-in- Chief Ciarkson ex-
| tended an earnest invitation to all the
veterans to visit the Omaha Exposition on
| Veterans Day, Oct. y, when the Presi-
| dent his Cabinet, and many Of the mill
| tary and naval heroes had promised to be
present.
Recess till 8 a. m. tomorrow.
The evening times., 1898-12-31
DUTY ON LEAD ORE PRODUCTS
Solicitor General Richards Gives an
Official Opinion

Solicitor General Richards has rendered
an opinion, in which he holds. under sec
ton % of the tariff act of July a. 1897.
If the refined metal set aside as the prod
Uet of imported lead ore is not REL exported
within six months from the date of the
receipt of the ore, the regular duties must
be paid upon the imported ore. and not
upon the refined metal produced therefrom.
Assistant Attorney General Boyd has
rendered an opinion in which he holds that
ell receipts given for goods, merchandise
or property held on storage in regular
warehouse require the stamp provided for
by the war revenue act. The contention
made by the warehousemen was that in or
der 10 be taxable a receipt given for goods.
merchandise, or property held on storage
In warehouse must be a negotiable pa
per. This contention. Mr. Boyd holds is
untenable. This opinion is in accord with
the ruling previously made by the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue
The evening times., 1898-12-31
Unterrifed Wolverines.
Trom the Grand Ranids Herald

hdpIus HtTald.
The anti-expanson sentiment is not strong in
Michigan. New England mysteries do not appaI
Wolverine grit, nor does the danger of imperial
ism terrify. The possibility of fracturing the
Constitution by exercising dominion over another
land does not suggest itself, and Michigan people
are inclined to laugh when peril TO the national
institutions is proclaimed in the existence OF
distant colonies. ii is but natural that Michi.
gan people should not shudder at the weird pic-
lures the anti-expansionists draw, and that thev
should not shed tears when the wickedness OF
governing without the consent of the governed
Is dwelt upon The reading of few chapters
of Michigan history has cured them alike OF
fear and sentiment, and recalling the experience
OF their foretathers, they do not see the evils
which some circles think are ramnant
The evening times., 1898-12-31
rhich now hold about ss5,ooo,ooo of the

which now hold about sos, ,000, 900 of the
public funds. T. III
The banks were ready and eager to pay
gold into the Treasury Id preference to
paper money and gradually reduced the
paper holdings of the. Treasury in legal
tender money to about Sic, ,000, 900.
The gold reserve was not permitted to
increase materially after September, but
touched the highest point in the financial
history of the country on December q,
when the amount stood ae $246, ,027, ,63S.
Secretary Gage has declined to issue
gold certificates and the amount in the
hands of the public has been so care
fully boarded that the reduction in the
amount outstanding during the year has
been less than 81, 100000. The Treasury
has found it impossible to keep pace with
the deposits of new gold at the mints, and
the amount of uncoined bullion is now
nearly 100000, 600 larger than at the be-
ginning of the year.
The evening times., 1898-12-31

them they were so happy We tried 10
interest them in the guns and machinery
but, bless you. We might as Wei let them
alone; they would be interested in nothing
but themselves.
AT first I wondered why they came
down here at all. bit that soon be anne
plain 10 me. ! was standing on the deck
one day when young fellow and a girl
boarded us The girl was very, very pre-
ty- They had the teIltaIe look on their
faces. and the young man approached me
very politely.
Pardon me, sir. said he. but are you
the captain
Il said l was not. 1 should like to see
the captain, he said. L want some one
10 show me around the ship | was inter-
ested and ! volunteered 10 act as escort
Then it was / discovered why newly mar
ried couples like 10 visit warships You
see. we have so many secluded places
where they can stop and embrace. so many
companion ladders where it is necessary
for the husband to hold his wifs's hand
And they take advantage of all the Oppor-
tunities- We were down in the steering
room, below the protected deck, and | was
explaining things generally
You see, said l. IL the upper works
are shot away, We can work the vessel from
this rccm. \ man stands at the telephone
anu receives orders from Lle commander.
which ne transmits TO the man at the
wheel, who
Darling
-" Sweetheart
The interruption came from behind me.
and | turned 10 see my auditors, with
hands clasped, gazing into each other
eyes. They had forgotten all about me.
Il beg pardon, said They turned
and gasped. the young man got red in the
face. and the young woman still more rosy
SIZE was the first to recover. though. and
she said, with the sweetest and most de-
Iightfully bashful smile in all the world
VIII YOU excuse our rudensss sir? We
have Just been marriad.'
So ! thought said l. and after that
l was particularly attentive to them L
lost them three or four times because they
would persist in remaining behind when
climbed up the companion ladders Even
tually got them up to the spar deck They
asked me for my name before they went
away. and afterward I got an AT Home
card. AS my friends came from Joliet. III.
l was unable to visit them, but you see
they were not so forgetful after ALL Yes
sir. the warships are Just the thing for
honeymoon couples"
The evening times., 1898-12-31
HEBREWS NOT CONCERNED.

Rabbi Schulman Says MOrmOnism
Does Not Interest Jewish Church.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 31.-Rabbi Schulz
man, pastor of the Congregational B'nai
Jehuda, and pastor elect of Temple Beth
Ell, New York city, said yesterday:
Il am not interested in the polemics that
may grow out of Representative-elect Rob-
erts' defense of polygamy, between himself
and the clergy of the Christian churches.
| can't see how am concerned in 1t or how
the Jewish Church Is.
Roberts cites the polygamy of the faith
er Of our race and of the patriarchs in JUS
tification of it today. How does the Jewish
Church answer that argument the rabbi
was asked.
Isn't Abraham In heaven, and Isaac and
jacob" he answered. I'VE don't need 10
answer that. The Christian preachers may
take up the gauntlet. What Mr.. Roberts
says about the early Jews does not worry
me. | have assurances that htey are all
right, and my Bible is clear to me. What
will the Christians say in reply TO him?
is the question. Did Jesus say anything
against polygamy? No he did not. Let
them explain on what precepts of their
Testament they claim the practice unho,y
and unrighteous
Don't understand that favor polygamy
today. do not. but | merely say the de-
fense of polygamy by an American Con-
gresham may stir up the Christian preach
ers, but l am not interested, and, more
over, l have not thought about the sub
ject.
"Polygamy is very expensive II could be
indulged in by men VINO owned vast herds
and occupied extensive domains over which
they ruled. AS population increased and
wealth became divided and the system of
rh Y
abandoned. People who can afford it do not
care to return 10 such an expensive mode
of living, and one that grew out Of condi-
tions so utterly anachronistic
Il do not care to go into discussion furth-
er here. as | am about to leave Kansas
City. | may be drawn into it when / get
to New York. and if l am l will have more
10 say along the line have spoken briefly.
Let the Christians talk awhile first
The evening times., 1898-12-31
ProvinciaJ Journalism.

tfrom thc Detroit Free Press
The editor OF the Hawksville WeeSIv Citizen
sat in his sanctuin
For two hours he had been evolving an abb.
editorial that promised TO mold public opinion
lie WAS in the midst OF a paragraph that Ad.li-
might have written-and probably did write
when the devil from the press room loft. en-
tered, and bowed low
The editor Of the Hawkesville Weekly CitizFn
turned in his chair. He had to do that al
though the chair IN which he sat was one Of
the Pi-ot variety. for it wouldn't turn with
HIM what no. slave2" qaoth the editor Of the
HaSkesville Weekly Citizen.
WY lord replied the minion, whose training
the editor had supervised himself IAN the
ink about the shep has been used up and the
edition is not quarter printed"
For Il moment the editorial brow contracted
Then, with a rapturcus smile the editorial mind
expressed the editorial thought through the edi-
torial lips this wise: Have you. slave, scraped
all the SCOT OUT Of the stove piper
AYE, my lord q.
And have ron rubbed the diseooration from
the lamp chimney
AYE. my lord
.',nd stin have you not found reiief?'' =
ny lord
toiI down the returned copies Of last
and use that. This paper has got to 60 some
| how
And the slave departed
1 And the editorial mind fell back upon the Ad
] dsonian paragraph. -
The evening times., 1898-12-31
Smoking fin Street Cars.


The rule that person shall smoke in q street
car is enforced strictly by the conductors all
Memphis lines, but exception is made in the
case OF one passenger, namely. the Hon. John l..
i. Sneed. IL is not recorded that the able chan
cellor took advantage of the exceptional
privilege accorded him, but il is certain that he
has been invited To go in off the platform and
finish his cigar comfortably cushioned seat.
''No, Tm afraid the ladies would object was
his response 10 such an invitation.
1.-The ladies all make concessions 10 you'' was
the reply OF the conductor.
Il don't know about that" said the judge.
3.You heard what the old lady said about snok-
ing in her presenceT'
The conductor had to confess that though he
had heard good many stories on the plat
form. he had never heard this particular
..Well, I'll tell you," said the chancellor ''She
was charming old lady of the old school, and
one day she was asked if she objected TO gen
tleman smoking in her presence. i don't really
know was her reply. ] have never had any ex-
perience in that line. No gentleman has ever
smoked in my presence.
The evening times., 1898-12-31
MIR. SCOTT PERPLExED.
Internal Revenue Commissione
Cousfdarsup m Tar IN Ngedtcfues

Internal Revenue Commissi0ner
Considering a Tax on Medicines.
The Internal Revenue Commissioner is
in quandary. He cannot decide offhand
what medicines are to be taxed and what
exempted under the war revenue bill. Ac-
eording to a decision rendered by his de-
partment about week ago, -'all medicines
given through the interposition of the
physician" are to be exempt from the
stamp tax. All proprietary, secret CT pat
ent" medicines are to be taxed. All third
class, proprietary, non-secret remedies, put
up by wholesale druggists and manufactu-
rers are to be assessed, but the Commits
sioner is undecided where to draw the line
between this latter list and the first-men-
toned class. A great many remedies and
drugs put up by reputable concerns that
clearly come under the third category are
prescribed by regular physicians in their
practice.
Commissioner Scott has received large
number Of inquiries upon this subject. He
will give his decision in the matter prob
ably early next week.
The evening times., 1898-12-31
TeIeErnphic hreVities.

Miss Mildred Vaughan, of Paducah Ky who
il is claimed is worth $500 900, was private
ly married in the parlors of the Lakeview Hotel
To Frank E. Ball. barber of Benton Harbor
Mich.
Atlantic vessels report having experienced Ter
rife weather. The Lucania and Germanic which
arrived ut Queenstown from New York yester-
day, describe the storm they passed through as
the fercest gale they have ever encountered for
years. Their decks were swept by the waves
and great deal of water found its way into the
salons of both ships.
Fire foiled the plan of two men TO burgIarize
a Chicago house yesterday morning Just as the
men pred open a basement door leading to the
dining room, flames and smoke poured into their
faces, forcing them TO abandon their work. In
the excitement which ensued two persons were
badly burned while other person was Sc
verely injured by jumping from the second story
The burglars kit of tools was found after the
fire.
two of hunting party were killed. The
party left Macon Wednesday. man named
Wagner was sitting in the stern of the boat
padding, when one of the guns discharged
killing him instantly On the way home another
of the party, handling a gum accidentally dis
charged it, the load tearing open an artery in
the arm of man named Rodgers, who bled TO
death.
The steamer D. S. Miller, of the Poughkeepsie
Transportation Line, ran on deep windrow of
ice off Clinton Point, nearly in the middle of
the Hudson River early Thursday morning, and
all efforts to move her have so far failed. The
boat ran on top of the ice, which is apparently
twenty-five or thirty feet deep. The bottom
OF the windrow has not been found. The Miller
is not damaged and the officials of the transpor-
tation company confident they get her off
the ice unharmed.
The body of Lieut. Clarks Churchman OF the
Thirteenth Infantry, arrived at West Point, y.
Y, Thursday night and placed in the Cadet
Chapel. Lieutenant Churchman was killed last
July in the famous charge up San Juan hill
He was member of the class of 1898, which
graduated last April He was a native Of Della
ware. The funeral took place yesterday after
noon at . O'Clock. The services were conducted
by D. +. Shipman, the chaplain OF the academy
After the impressive services the body was in
tered in the beautiful post cemetery. close be-
side that of Lieut.. Denis Michael, who was killed
in the same fight.
The evening times., 1898-12-31
Grand Jury Indictments

Indictments were returned by the grand jury
today against the following persons for the Of
fenses charged: George Brown and Frank Mack
housebreaking; Bernard L. keenan,, larceny; Rose
Jackson, housebresking; Charles Walton, lar
ceny; Abraham jackson and Agnes Drake, adul-
tery; George Z. Maddox, embezzlement: John
Gray househTesking; George Hunter, petit lar
ceny, second offense; William X. Reed. muir
der; George Grant Sewell, murder; Peter Holmes,
manslaughter; James Powell, murder; Peter Hen
derson, embezzlement; Richard Il. LLOYD, viola
hon OF pension law by accepting illegal fee; Sam
uel Cook and Kate Cook. incest. The case against
Susan johnson for was ignored.
The evening times., 1898-12-31
HoYT OUT OF BELLEVUE.
Paroied in His lawyers Custod
Until Next Wednesday,.

New York. Dec 31-Jesse Hoyt, who in
herited large fortune from his millionaire
uncle and who was arrested on "Wednesday
night after struggle because his wife
had complained that he was intoxicated
and that she was in fear of her life. was
taken before Magistrate Brann, in the
West Side police court, yesterday. from
Bellevue Hospital. He was represented by
]. J. Rollins and Mrs. Hoyt by Franklin
Bien.
Mr. Rollins asked that his client be pa
rolled in his custody. Mrs. Hoyt was not in
court, and Mr.. Bien did not object He
insisted, however, that Mr. Hoyt should not
call on his wife at her residence. No. 257
West Seventy-third Street, or annoy her.
Mr. Rollins agreed to this. Magistrate
Brann then adjourned the case until next
Wednesday. Mr.. Hoyt left the court with
his lawyer. He appeared to be nervous.
The evening times., 1898-12-31
A TripIe Missouri Tragedy,

West Plains, Mo-, Dec. 31.--Meager news
has just reached. here of triple tragedy
which occurred in Ozark County yesterday
at Ambrose, a country postoffice. William
Barton became involved in difficulty with
two men named Cobb, killing them both.
AS soon as the news reached Gainesville,
the county seat, a posse under Sheriff Luna
started for the scene of the tragedy. Bar
ton shetland killed Henry Winger. one OF
the posse. and then gave himself up. A
lynching issthreatened.>
The evening times., 1898-12-31
BRooKLYN-BALTIMoRE DEAL.
All But a Few Minor Details COM
pleted-PIans for the Future


New York Dec. 31.-AIl but few mi
nor details of the Baltimore Brooklyn
baseball deal have been agreed upon by
Hanlon and Won der Abe, of the Bllti-
more club. and AbeIl, of Brcoklyn who
met the other night in this city TO COM
plete negotiations for the transfer Mr..
FOnderhorst said yesterday: LAS soon as
the training season opens Hanlon will
take both teams to Florida. work them
together and select out of the bunch the
club that is TO represent Brooklyn.
Robinson and MCGraw will have the
privilege of buying the Baltimore fran
chise, and as they have business interests
In Baltimore they will not leave there
Mr.. Abel says the deal will prove
boon to baseball.
Il am much pleased with the trend OF
events, said Hanlon. There is no truth
in the statement that Keeler, Kelley and
Jennings or any other clique will hold
out for more money. All will be harmo-
NOUS
The evening times., 1898-12-31
JOHN HANCOCK HUNG.
Pays the Penalty for an Assault on
Little Girl.

Lynchburg, Va, Dec. 31-John Han
cock, the young negro who was convicted
OF criminal assault on little white girl,
was hanged here yesterday morning at
s:15 O'Clock. He was accompanied to the
scaffold by two colored preachers, who
sang and prayed, and exhorted up to the
last moment: Goodbye, everybody.
hope TO meet you all in heaven" were
Hancock's last words. AS City Sergeant
Johnson, who had charge of the execution.
sprung the trap, he raised his head and.
looking at the condemned man, said !:
Goodbye, John" The negro fell four
feet, his neck was broken and in a few
minutes he was dead.
The evening times., 1898-12-31
Died without Medical Attention

Lille Green, colored reported TO the police
this morning that Alan Williams also coIored.
died without medical attention at his home No
1885 Nclans Court southwest. last night Coro.
ner Carr notified, and will view the body
this afternoon.
The evening times., 1898-12-31
TO FORM A NATIONAL BODY.

Local CO1ored Lawyers Interested in
the Project.
An effort is being made to organize the
colored lawyers of the country into body
to be known as the Afro-American Legal
Council Several local colored lawyers are
the leaders in the movement, and they
will arrange for meeting in the near fu-
ture, when the matter will be discussed.
Those who are preparing for the estab-
lishment of the council are: John A. Moss,
w. Calvin Chase, E. NJ. Hewlett and Foun-
tain Peyton.
The evening times., 1898-12-31
Of a MonsreI breed.

(From the Philadelphia Record)
The trusts that are Matched out from day 10
day. organized under the sheltering protection OF
the tariff and tricked out with Jersey charters.
ought to be called 'Dingley chickens
The evening times., 1898-12-31

Tyler and Rutherford, the real estate
brokers, have just completed the sale of
the lot adjoining the former Jenness MI
Ter residence in Washington Heights to
Thomas +. Walsh, who last week pur-
chased the residence itself. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Walsh intends TO add the
lot TO the grounds around the residence
The evening times., 1898-12-31

Chicago Grain una Proyisfon Market
Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & ca
members of the New York Exchange
tl1g r Sfraof
The evening times., 1898-12-31

An important transfer of improved real
estate in Georgetown, heretofore describ-
ed in The Times, was the sale by H. p.
Gilbert to c. NJ. Campbell of the build
ings and grounds at 1894 and 323S Water
Street. The property is on the south side
OF the street and carries with il the wa
ter rights to the centre of the Potomac.
Mr.. Campbell is the President of the
American Kinetoscope Company. which
has occupied the buildings, and it is the
intention of the company TO remain in
them Dermanently
The evening times., 1898-12-31
MONEY AT
44I AND 81

Promptly loaned on Real Estate in District Of
Columbia.
HEISl<ELL ~ McLERAN
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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-01-27
Couvicts Work Ungarded.

The anomalous spectacle of a large
gang Of penitentiary convicts working
in the open with no officers or armed
force to guard them Is presented every
day st Yuma, Ariz. They are camped
on the Colorado River, little above
Yuma, to be exact, and they are en-
gagged in cutting wood for the territory.
None Of them escape. None try to es-
cape. Why do they stay? Because
each man guards the other. Each man
is a short termer," none of them hay
ing more than a year yet to serve. All
are allowed rebate for the work they
do. When a convict has cut two cords
OF wood he has earned days rebate
on his term, but should one of the gang
escape then every man In the gang loses
all rebates. Thus each man becomes
his brothers keeper in more practical
sense than the beautiful theory is often
carried out among Recommendations
Globe Democrat.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-01-27
MONKEYS as Gold Finders,

Capt. E. Moss of the Transvaal tells
the following story of the monkeys
VINO work for him in the mines:
81 have "a monkeys" said he, "em-
ployed about my mines. They do the
work of seven able-bodied men. In
many instances they lend valuable aid
where a man is useless. they gather
up the small pieces of quartz that
would be passed unnoticed by the
workingmen, and pile Luem up in lit
tie heaps tnat can easily be gathered
up in a shovel and thrown into mill
They work just as they please, some
times going down into the mines when
they have cleared up all the debris on
the outsides. They live and work to-
gether without Quarreling any more
than men do. They are quite method
ical in the,: habits, and go to work
and finish up in the same manner as
human beings would do under similar
circumstances. 1t is very interesting
to watch them at their labor, and see
how carefully they look after every
detail of the work they attempt. They
clean up about the mines, follow the
wheelbarrows and carts used on min
ing and pick up everything that falls
off on the way."-Tit-Bits.