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The National tribune., 1899-06-22

ers and others from promulgating orders
without first submitting them to the Secretary
of the Interior for approval.
The result is that Mr.. Evans made fewer
written orders, and has since relied mostly on
verbal orders to carry out his designs. =
Aug. IL, 1898, the Commissioner was called
down" for his order to return to the files without
adjudication all claims of pensioners residing
outside the United States. He was told that
the law made no discrimination between resi-
dents and non-residents.
Evans replied that the law was not manda-
tory on him to issue any pension. He could
do as he pleased 1t was matter within his
discretion.
The Assistant Secretary replied to this
astounding declaration:
'To hold that an adjudication of such
claims is not mandatory is to hold that any
of the pension laws may be executed at the
will of the administrative power, or that
certain claimants may be granted their
statutory rights, and from another class
such rights may be withheld
This was certainly very temperate answer
to most arrogant assertion.
These are a few instances; we could fill up
this page with instances taken from the Digest
showing where Eyanss official superiors are
continually restraining him from undue
harshmess toward pension claimants.
There is only one remedy-Evans must go.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22
A VERY PROPER STEP.

The wide spread dissatisfaction of the vet
Grams with the Pension Bureau has led Acting
Commander in-C Chief johnson to call the
National G. A. R. Pension Committee to NEE
him in Washington Tuesday, July II. Tht
committee consists of Gen. r. b. Brown
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Chairman; H. B. Case
Chattanooga, Tenn; John Palmer, Albany
N. Y; j. W. Burst Sycamore, ILL.,; and Charles
Clark Adams, Boston, Mass.
This will bring hematter to an issue en-
tirely satisfactory to the comrades. There are
no better, wiser, or more devoted comrades
in our Order than those named. They viii
spare no pains 10 get at the exact facts anc
present them to the President in the most con
vincing way. When they speak their de
cision will be accepted by the whole body ol
veterans in the country.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22
PERSONAL,

Representative Richard Parks Bland.
"Silver Dollar Bland" di I'd at his home near
Lebanon, Mo-, June Is, at the age of 64.
He was born in Kentucky, and went to the
Pacific Slope and engaged in mining,
returning to Missouri in 1865, where he
purchased the farm on which he died. He
also studied and practiced law and accumu-
lated some property. He was elected to
Congress in 1873, and almost Immediately
began the agitation for free coinage of
silver, of which he was the first advocate,
and to which he devoted himself with entire
singleness Of purpose during the rest of his
life. He read nothing else, thought moth
ing else, talked nothing else and became
known all over the world for his as the
leading advocate Of free coinage. His
private fortunes suffered, for he lost nearly
all of what little property he had When he
entered public life. Mr.. Bland had few of
the gifts of an orator. He did not construct
speeches, with introductions and perora-
persistently. He was the commoner in
everything. In, his canvasses he made
few courthouse speeches, but made the
round of his district IN an old buggy, drawn
by an old mare named Molly, and had
house.to-house visits and talks with his
with their master. When he made his
canvas last Fall all, three were alike de-
crepit and feeble, and it proved to be their
last round. -
Next October Norgantown, W. Va, will
have a grand demonstration in honor of
her son, Capt. Frank Enser Chadwick,
commander of the flagship New York. He
will be presented with handsome sword.
Admiral Sampson has promised to be
present and make an address.
The Indiana people are properly very
proud of Gen. Lawton, and if they could
get hold of him &oiIiH be only too glad to
offset New York's election of Roosevelt by
making him Governor.
The New York Battlefield Commission
has confirmed the site for the position of the
statue of Gen. Slocum at Gettysburg, on
Kulp's Hill, in full view of Cemetery Ridge.
Harvard College has conferred on EN-
bassador Camdon the degree of LID, in
recognition of his services in bringing
about peace. This is the first time Har-
yard has conferred this honor upon
foreigner.
Col. Alfred T. Smith, 18th U. S., who
has just been retired at his own request,
was appointed to the Military Academy
from Illinois and was First Lieutenant
at the breaking out of the rebellion. He
was Colonel of the 156th Ill. at the close of
the war.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

Mr.. EvANS'S eternal talk about the pension
attorneys deceiyes nobody but those who want
TO be deceived. When he rejects poor,
broken-dOwn veterans just claim for pension
who is it that complains bitterly? The pen
sion attorney? Not at all. The attorney has
only lost a small fee, about as much as he
would make in conducting some minor case
before a Justice Of the Peace. il is business
incident, which he accepts philosophically II
is the veteran who makes the bitterest com
plant that in his old age and decrepitude he is
treated with cruel ingratitudc by the country
for which he sacrificed everything, and which
now denies him appliance with which to buy
food and medicines, and help him keep body
and soul together. He complains to his
neighbors and acquaintance and to his COM
rades in his Post. Other comrades have been
treated with similar injustice The Post is
reused to indignation, and passes resolutions,
sends delegates to the Department En-
campment instructed to express the feelings
OF the comrades on the subject, and then the
National Encampment expresses the sense of
the whole Order. Can Mr. Evans imagine
can he make the people OF the ecountry believe
that the hundreds of thousands OF veterans and
veterans widows throughout the country who
are suffering every day from his cruelties are
tongueless, helpless and friendless2
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seems TO be bigger n all OF 'em. He has
more to say, and does more orderin' around
than all of 'em put together. He even
orders you and Sarjint klegg. Is he the
biggest man in the army?'
We'll, so far's you're concerned and to
all general purposes he is. You needn't
pay no partickier attention as n rule to
nobody else, but when the Orderly speaks
You jump, and the quicker YOU jump the
better it'll he for you. He don't draw as
much salary, nor put Oil as many frills as
the bigger fellers, but you haint nothin' to
do with that. You kin find fault with the
Captain, criticize the kurneI, and lampoon
the General, but You don't want 10 give the
Orderly no slack. He's not to lie fooled
with. Russell, run up there and snatch
that spade 10 dig bitches around these
tents"
When enlisted" Monty eonfided to All
Russell, Il thought Id do my best to be-
come Captain or General. Now. I'm
dead anxious to be an Orderly-Sarjint."
CTo be continued) ~
The National tribune., 1899-06-22
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Operations in the Philippines are certainly
disappointing. We have now had nearly
five months of constant fighting, our troops
have fought splendidly, and not sustained a
single reverse, they have swept the enemy
everywhere and every time before them, in
flicting very heavy losses while sustaining
but slight ones themselves, and yet last week
our lines were heavily attacked within 10
miles of Manila. There is only one meaning
to this: We have not sent nearly enough men
to the Philippines. Gen. Otis has enough
men to hold his own, and to rout any force
that the Tagals can bring against him, but he
needs to do great deal more than hold his
own. What is imperatively necessary is to
send enough men to the archipelago to make
the American power at once visible in every
part. This will stop the fighting at once. We,
have peace in Cuba and Porto Rico because
we showed at once to the dullest minds that
we had the power and the disposition to sweep
the islands from one end to the other. This
we have not done in the archipelago. We
made strong demonstration of our naval
strength at Manila, but this was largely offset
in the native mind by the shrewd display
which the German Kaiser massed there, to
impress the natives that there were other
Nations stronger than the Americans, and
possibly willing to help the Tagals.
On land we have advanced, swept the rebels
from our front, oyer large stretches of country,
and then have been compelled to retire, because
we could not supply so long line. Then the
whole thing has had to be gone over again.
The soldiers in the Philippines are naturally
exhausted with this terribly long campaign
of incessant activity, in which every man has
gone to the front and staid there. Apparently
there has been no reserves to which wornout
regiments could be sent to rest and recuperate.
This is unjust TO the men in the army, and
unwise in its miiitaryi political and economic
sides.
The question Of whether we should take the
Philippines, was closed with the Treaty of
Paris. Any debate as to that is utter waste
of time. The Philippines are to-day just as
much United States territory as Arizona or
Alaska. Therefore, there is only one thing
to do; reduce the islands to order at once. The
best and cheapest way to do this is to fill the
islands with American soldiers as soon as the
rainy season ends. II looks now as if Otis
should have not less than $4,000 men. One
hundred thousand would be much better. and
cheaper in the end
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

TIE CHICAGO Tribune and some other
Republican papers OF Mugwump leanings are
assailing the President for his Civil Service
order Rightthinking people see only two
objections to that order: it was too long de-
layed, and did not go far enough 1t only
partially undid the great wrong to true Civil
Service Reform by Cleveland's order, in the
dying days Of his Administration, to give pro-
lection to lot of his appointees. Many Of the
places had no business in the Civil Service
classification, and in the others he had vio-
lated every principle of Civil Service to turn
out veterans and their widows, who had years
Of good record, in order to make places for his
hcncilmen.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22
!. HENDERSON ON EVANS.
The Associated Press reports the following
unexpected utterance as made by Gen. D. B.
Henderson at Campfire at Waterloo, Iowa:

unexpected utterance as made by Gen. d. B.
Henderson at Campfire at Waterloo, Iowa:
Here in my home State, in my home
District, in the city love 80 well and among
people ] love so well, from this platform
from which have spoken to you SO often, /
want to publicly acknowledge the great
wrong have done III. Clay Evans. Bows,
he is your friend and the friend of the sol
diers everywhere. Let us give him at
least justice"
This is so contrary to all of Gen. Hender-
sons previous public and private utteranccs
on the subject Of the Commissioner of Pensions
that it takes every one by surprise.
Certainly Gen. Henderson will favor his
friends and comrades with the reasons which
impelled this sudden change of mind. He will
let all Of us know the steps that have led him
to the conclusion that he has been wrong up to
the time he succeeded in capturing the nomina-
ton for the Spcakership, but saw great light
Immediately thereafter. We are all very
eager to know what important facts may have
come into his possession that have hitherto
been concealed from him and the general pub
lie. He can have all the space he wants in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for this explana-
ton. Our readers are only anxious for the
truth, but very anxious for that.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and its readers
are just as eager to do Commissioner Evans
justice as Gen. Henderson can be- We and
they desire nothing but the most exact and
absolute justice-not only to Mr.. Evans but to
every other man.
Reasons so powerful with Gen. Henderson
might be able TO change the whole trend OF
The National tribune., 1899-06-22
TRIBUNETS.

Bob Fitzsimmons now takes his place
in memory's attic along with Grover Cleve.
land and Queen Lilliokulani.
A negro murderer executed in Maryland
last week. was first given his fill Of the
finest watermelon to be found in Baltimore.
Then he smoked for the first time in his life
a % cent cigar. Satisfied that life had
nothing more to offer him, he went to the
gallows in great content
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

If Henry Clay Evans knows where there
is really bad pension attorney, all that he
has got to do is to turn his Law Division, with
its legion of experts, detectives, ETC., upon him.
and quickly land him in the penitentiary.
Nobody, not even the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, has such despotic twist on
everybody connected in any way with the
Bureau, as the Commissioner of Pensions.
Evans has absolutely no excuse for allowing
bad attorney to be at large.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

NEITHER THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE nor
any one connected with it in any shape or form
has cents worth of interest in any pension
now granted, or in any claim for a pension.
No pension attorney has a cents worth OF
ownership of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
except for the unexpired part OF the time for
which he may have paid his annual sub
Scription.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

opinion among Che veterans, if presented to
them through thecol,unns of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. IN ls
1t seems to us that Gen Henderson's desire
for justice TO Mr.. Evans should impel him to
take immediate advantage of the opportunity
we offer him, :
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

TALK about the big bounties in the war of
the rebellion. The volunteers who reenlist
in the Philippines will receive travel pay
allowance" averaging $3.50 each. Those Of
the 10th Pa. will get about $500 each. This
will be in gold. or greenbacks equivalent in
value to gold, and be equal TO from 81, 200 to
S1,500 in the greenbacks with which the
volunteers of 1868 were paid.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

HoKE SMITH, who injected some 80 OF his
relatives into the Interior Department, and
then had them covered by Cleveland's order,
raises wall of anguish over President Nc
Kinley's departure from the true principles of
Civil Service Reform"
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

HENRY CLAY EVANS has claimed to be a
G. A. r. man, and therefore proud of the Order.
Yet he is continually proclaiming that the
Posts, Departments, and even the National
Encampment are all run by vicious pension
attorneys animated solely by desire to
promote the allowance of fraudulent pension
claims Why does he stay in such bad COM
pany?
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

THE President has definitely promised to
be present at the National Encampment.
Last week Past Commander in Chief Louis
Wagner and Commander j. p. Nicholson
callei on him and formally invited him and
the members Of the Cabinet and he accepted
the invitation
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

THE latest reports are convincing that there
is an abundance of gold in Alaska, and quite
as convincing that the deadly dangers from
cold starvation, disease and drowning are
even more abundant than the gold.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

THE biggest lottery ever run in Cuba is
this distribution of s3,OO0,OOO American
money to the so-called soldiers. There is
hardly regular lottery chances for deserving
men 10 get the money.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

A few of you will receive an
extra copy this week, which, we
hope, you will show to some friend
and ask him to subscribe.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

ALL the railroads have now agreed to a
rate of one cent mile to the National Encamp-
ment
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The Reeruits are Assigned to comp,uI.,.

The strangest feeling possessed ST and
Shorty when once in the camp of their old
regiment, and after the first hearty well
come of their comrades was over.
There was a strangeness about every
thing that they could not comprehend.
1t was their regiment-the 2OOth Ind;
it was made up of the same companies,
with the great majority of the men the
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

THINK of it. The farm journals are or
ganizing trust. Next thing, the Anti
Trust organs will be forming trust
The National tribune., 1899-06-22
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rk1IREp Al WASHINGTON eos1ocE sgoONDoAss WAITER.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
AMATEUR BASE BALL.
Meeting of Players at Athletic Club
 Tonight.

There will be a meeting of all the base ball enthusiasts of the Birmingham Athletic club tonight at the club rooms for the pur- pose of organizing a base ball team. There are number of excellent base ball men in the club, and they expect to put out one of the strongest teams in the city league.
 Several basket ball lovers of the club will go to Chattanooga tomorrow night to wit ness the final championship game to be played between Nashville and Chattanooga. A great deal of interest is being taken in Birmingham over this game, for on it de- bends Birmingham's chances of winning the championship. If Chattanooga wins the game the whole series will result in a tie, and will have to be played off Chattanooga has extended the Birmingham players a cordial invitation to come up to the game. It is very probable that special bulletins of the game will be received in Birmingham by the basket ball friends who are unable to go to Chattanooga.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
SAAkS 1
THE CLOTNIER.

COR. iST AVE. ARD 18TH ST.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
AN iRON-CLAD SUNDAY
 CLOSING ORDINANCE

violating it shall be punished as herein after provided.
 Sec. 4.-Be 1t further ordained that from midnight of Saturday until mid night of Sunday of each week all shades or curtains to windows in any saloon or other place in this city where vinous, spirituous and such liquors are kept for sale during the week time, shall be raised or drawn aside, and all screens or blinds obstructing the view in such rooms where such liquors are so kept, which obstruct the view or which are intended to obstruct the view from without, shall be set aside or so re- moved as to give an unobstrueted view within from the outside, from and af- ter p o'clock Saturday night and for twenty-four hours thereafter
 Sec. 5.-Be it further ordained that 1t shall be unlawful for any person to keep open on Sundays, that is, from F O clock Saturday night until o'clock Sunday night, or any part of said time, any barber shop, news stand, cigar stand, restaurant, lunch stand or counter, club room, or other place which has any door, window, or other opening into, or which communicates with a bar room. saloon or other place where vinous. spir- ltous or malt liquors are kept for sale. And any person who violates the pro- visions of this fifth section of this ordi- nance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not less than $25 and not more than $100.
 Sec. 6.-Be it further ordained that any person who violates any provision or provisions of or contained in either sec tions one, two, three or four of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misde- meanor and shall be fined not less than 70 nor more than $100; and that any person who violates the provision or pro- visions of section 2 of this ordinance shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall for the first such offence be fined not less than $25 nor more than s1O0; and for the second such offense in addition to the said fine of $1O0 shall forfeit his license, granted him by the city, to sell liquor.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
WAXING WARM FOR CHIEF OF POLICE Both Mcdonald and Donaldson
 Claim Plum. WEIR AN ACTIVE CANDIDATE Friends Say He Stands an Excellent
 Show. SCRAMBLE FOR CITY OFFICES Interesting in View of Fact That l 5 Out of Is Aldermen Are Against Dren- nen-Committee Settles Fifth
 Ward Muddle.
SCRAMBLE FOR CITY OFFICES

The police commission race came out as predicted in The Age-Herald yesterday morning and both candidates for chief of police are now claiming the plum.
 There are three commissioners who, it is said, arc pledged to the present chief, T. c. Mcdonald, and three who are alleged to be pledged to Day Sergeant Donaldson. This Is the way gentlemen familiar with the situation figure it. but the two candl- dates for chief each claim four votes
 Chief Mcdonald claims Chiles, McCary Parker and Bridges. Sergeant Donaldson claims Norton. Stradford, Mobley and Chiles as pledged to him. MT. Chiles name was on both tickets, and the contention is now over him.
 One of Sergeant Donaldson's supporters said last night that Chiles was pledged just as the other anti-McDonald ticket were Sergeant Donaldson also claims that he will get another vote, making five in all
 Chief Mcdonald would not say positively that any votes were certain for him.
 q think the prospects are bright for me-" said he.
 Twill you get four votes?'
 'I will not say that, but worked for four men who were elected" was his re- ply.
 Night Captain Will Weir's stock went up yesterday. He and his friends are actively in the race.
 Captain Weir believes that he stands all excellent show. He has made good rec ord on the force and Is first in line for pro- motion. He has made few enemies and an immense number of friends by his courte- ous, yet firm, policy in all matters that have come before him.
 Captain Weir's friends do not believe now that either Mcdonald or Donaldson can be elected, and they offering him as a so- lution of the vexed problem.
 Scramble For Other Offices
 The scramble for the city offices within the gift of the board of mayor and alder men will begin at once. Every office Is to be filled, the present incumbents having been elected until May, when the new city administration comes into office.
 The most lucrative positions are those of city clerk and auditor treasurer, tax col lector and city attorney. The most hotly contested of these are likely to be those of city auditor and tax collector
 When the officers were chosen in De- cember fight was made on A. A. Gambill, the present tax collector. Three votes were cast against him. MT. Gambill was an issue in the late campaign and it is freely predicted the several of the aldermen will make a vigorous campaign against him for reelection. Henry Cole, one of MT. Drennen's strong supporters, is under to INa- ta Gambill.
 The bosses are commenting on the fact that not less than fifteen, and probably more, of the board of aldermen were against MT. Drennen in his campaign for