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The National tribune., 1900-02-08
Civil Strife in Kentucky.

| The situation in Kentucky has been
highly critical for more than a week. Not
only the State militia was ordered to
Frankfort to preserve the peace, but great
bodies OF armed men congregated there,
representing both sides OF the contest. The
Republicans came by hundreds from the
| mountains of the eastern part of the
State, and We're met by equal numbers of
Democrats from the central and western
portions. The work of the Democratic
Goebelites in unseating enough Republic
can and Anti-Goebel Democrats from the
| Legislature to secure a clear majority for
Goebel infiamed the public mind to the
uttermoSt, and 1t was with the greatest
| difficulty that peace was preserved.
Jan. 81, while walking through the Capitol
Goebel was shot by concealed assassin,
who has not yet been apprehended, though
large rewards have been offered, Gov. Tay-
lor himself making personal offer of $500.
Goebel fingered until 6:45 Saturday even-
ing, Feb. 5, when he died. In the mean
moved the Capital to London, small town
in the mountains, and called on the Legis-
lature TO meet there. Immediately on
Goebel's death the Democrats had Lieut.
Gov. J. c. W. Bekham sworn in as Gov
ernor. He issued an order removing Adj't-
Gen. Collier, and appointed III his stead
Gen. Castleman, of Louisville. The Demo.
Gratis also obtained an injunction against
Gov. Taylor'S removing the Capital to
London. Gov. Taylor appealed to Presi-
dent Mckinley for Federal troops to pre-
serve the peace and .'repress violence and
insurrection." At a Cabinet meeting it was
decided that while the Legislature was in
session the Governor could not legally
make such a call without the concurrence
of the Legislature, and that the appeal
must be refused. Alonzo Walker, an en-
ployee of the Democratic attorneys, was
arrested 'for conduct tending to incite
mutiny and riot" A writ of hdbeaS corpus
was Immediately gotten out, but the Gov
ernor refused to accept service. This
brought about a crisis. The Judge an
nouneed that he would wait until Monday,
and if the body of Walker was not produced
the Sheriff should employ adequate
force to execute the writ. The Democratic
leaders did not sustain the Judge in this
determination, and on Sunday the Cover
nor released Walker. In the meanwhile the
TO have the whole matter subjected to
judicial determination. But as the Demo-
cratS insisted on the State courts trying
it, and the Republicans the Federal courts,
no agreement was reached. In the mean
while the situation was still farther COM
plicated by tie resolution of the Demo-
cratic Legislators to adjourn to Louisville.
The question now seems TO be one of Secur.
ing quorum at the Two places selected foi
the Capital The Republicans will en-,
deavor to arrest and take to London
enough Democrats to make a quorum
The Democrats may or may not succeed
in getting quorum, but they will, their
present plans failing, meet from day to
day, keep up the show of sessions, and
wait until there can be legal settlement
effected.
The National tribune., 1900-02-08

charge OF buckshot into the crowd. Quite
unusual to the general experience, it hit no
one seriously, though one of the shots
scraped across Sandy Bakers forehead
deep enough 10 draw blood.
AT the sound of the gun, every one of the
older prisoners instinctively fell flat on his
face, and just i'll time to escape the charges
from the guns of Nos. 3 and B. who fired at
once. quite willing to relieve the teaium of
the night by killing few prisoners. The
prisoners instantly became very quiet. and
listened TO the guards reioading their guns.
The drums outside beat for the guard to
fall-in, and presently the rebel Officer of the
Guard climbed up to the perch of No. 4, and
inquired:
'What'd you shoot foh, gyard?"
Thar wuz a ruction in thar, sab, replied
a boyish treble, 'an' hull passed. o they
'uns wuz making foh the dead-line yellin'
and cavortin', with clubs in they 'uns' s
hands, an l shot inter they'uns."
Did you kill any O. them?" asked the
officer
Il reckon so, sab. 1 shot right inter the
crowd, an l seed several drap."
Il reckon you've done pulled 'em, any
way. Keep a sharp lookout. an if one o
them makes motion toward the dead-line,
blow his head off. Don't low nary one o.
them ter even stand up. I'll go and tell the
other guards the same"
The National tribune., 1900-02-08
EVANS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.

Pension Commissioner Evans was be-
fore the House Committee on Invalid PEN
sIons last Saturday, and strongly urged
the Codif fication Commission, which he said
could complete its work in time to have it
presented to Congress at the meeting in
December. This justifies all that THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE has said about its
being a device of the Commissioner 10
carry the whole matter over until after the
Presidential election.
He denied absolutely that any Offensive
questions We're asked veterans widows,
and said that precisely the same rules were
in force as under his predecessors AS to
this, sufficient contradiction could be given
III every community by widows, if they
were not ashamed to speak.
He eagerly advocated the repeal of the
Act of June Z, 1888, which allows a widow
a pension from the date of death Of her
usband, and took this opportunity to
sing his old song about the wicked claim
agents, who got everything, while the Door
widow got little or nothing. No person
seemed to have thought of asking him to
give reason for this.
He said that out of 1000 appeals against
the Bureau last year but 300 had been
decided against the office 1t is singular
that he allowed that many to be decided
against him. Then he abused the pension
attorneys for the number of appeals. He
thought that 10 mistakes were made
against the Government, where one WAS
made against the soldier" He denied
that Spanish War pensions were being
held up, and with marvellous assurances
said that Il am always glad to have the
sunlight thrown upon the administration
of the Pension Office" This contrasts
very strikingly with the scare into which
he was thrown bj' the Introduction of Mr..
Curtis's resolution for investigation.
The National tribune., 1900-02-08
New Guessing Contest.

The q. S. Treasury receipts for last week
We're as follows:
For Monday, Jan. % S2,134.2 .24S.22
Tuesday, Jan. 80. 1874, $500
Wednesday, Jan. 81 2,322, 1888
Thursday, Feb 2,2S4, ,9S3.S4
{" Friday, Feb. 2...... 1,510,1 1854 =
Saturday, Feb. 3 -. 2,043,640.14
The amount for Wednesday, Jan. 81,
was the subject of the first guessing con-
test, the result of which is given on page 1.
Note also the announcement of the
new contest.
Guess on the amount of the U. S. Treas
ury receipts for March Is. We shall give
away $500 in this contest.
One guess for each subscriber in your
club!
The National tribune., 1900-02-08

UNDER Gen. Harrison's Administra-
ton there was no need to talk about Codifi-
other cumbrous devices to compel the
Commissioner Of Pensions to do his duty.
The reason was that we then had COM
missioner who understood his duty, and
was in sympathy with its proper perfor-
nance.
The National tribune., 1900-02-08

he approached Here's tenner. Go as
easy as you kin, especially on that little
boy. And, Sergeant, if you'll fix it so that
kin git that stuff inside, I'll give you $50
Confed."
1t 8 go, whispered the Sergeant back
Then he said aloud, Squat down thar.
you Ianks, and hold out yer hands,
CTo be continuedO
The National tribune., 1900-02-08
THE WORK OF THE PENSION COMMIT
TEE

The GAR. National Pension Com
mittee has had months of hard work under
the most trying conditions. Never before
has Pension Ccmmittee met precisely
such conditions. The edict had gone forth
from the Money Power that the pension ex-
penditures must be reduced, and this iron
decree is the barrier that has confronted the
Committee at every step. They have en-
countered it moi only in the Pension Bureau
and the Interior Department, but in the
White House and in the Capitol. 1t was as
recognizable under the pleasant platitudes
OF the President as in the shifty deceptive
ness of the Commissioner of Pension the
disclaimers Of the Secretary of the Interior,
and the timorous hedging of members of
Congress.
No matter what any Of these men may
think OF pensions, and Of the abstract right
OF veterans to what the law grants them,
none dares disregard the mandate. The
Commissioner of Pensions particularly
gave it swift, supple, cordial obedience,
as if it Was command which he had long
desired, and wanted to distinguish himself
by his zeal in carrying it out
This is the hard condition with which the
Pension Committee has had TO ostrugple. and
we want the comrades to fully appreciate
how resolutely and how persistently the
Committee has struggled with it. They
have been confronted not with a theory,
but condition" and they have done the
best they could under the circumstances.
They have brought every argument to bear
upon the Commissioner, they have listened
patiently 10 all his wordy pleas and ter
giYersations, they have probed his methods,
and they have pointed out the irreconcil-
ability of his statements with his practices.
and have carried all this TO the President,
whom they have fully informed as TO the
veterans grievances and the iniurious
practices Of the Pension Bureau The
President now has full knowledge as "a
these, and upon him rests the entire re-
sponsibility whether this condition of
things shall continue.
The National tribune., 1900-02-08

TELEGRAMS from London announce
that the British officials have begun a
real study Of Sherman's campaign against
Atlanta. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
urged them to this some months ago.
The National tribune., 1900-02-08
REINSTATEMENT AND PROMOTION OF
VETERANS

A modification of the Civil Service rules,
relative 10 the reinstatement of veterans of
the war OF the rebellion and the Spanish
American war has been made by Presi-
dent Mckinley, as follows:
Civil Service Rule Nj is hereby amended
by adding to Section the following proviso:
"And proridCd further, That nothing
contained in this rule or in any regulation
made in pursuance thereof shall be SO con-
Strued as to prevent an appointing officer,
in his discretion, from promoting person
who served in the military or naval service
of the United States in the late war of the
rebellion or in the Spanish-American war,
and who was honorably discharged there
from, who has been reinstated in the service
TO grade or position below that from
which he was separated, to a grade or
position no higher than that from which
he was separated.
s1Signed) VIM. MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion,
Approved Jan. %, 1900.
This amendment is to meet and modify
rule Of the Civil Service Commission
prohibiting the promotion of any appointee
until two years after his or her appoint
ment. Veterans reinstated in subordinate
places as vacancies occurred, have hereto
fore been compelled to wait two years before
being advanced to the position and salaries
they might have formerly held.
The result has been brought about
largely through the earnest and persistent
efforts Of Col. George n. Wilson, the present
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Hon.
Frank A. Vanderlip, Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury, and Hon. Lyman J. Gage,
Secretary Of the Treasury, who, through
this act, have placed the veterans Of the
war under additional obligations to them
The National tribune., 1900-02-08
FRAUDS ON THE PENSION ROLL.

An interesting addition to the literature
of pensions is made by the report of
the Committee on Political Reform
of the Union League Club of New York,
which was recently instructed to in
quiIe into the charge of fraud in the PEN
sion roll, and report to the club as to their
truth or falsity. This report Senator
Gallinger, Chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Pensions, has had printed as a
public document (Senate No. 1872
After briefly describing the organization
of the Pension Bureau for the prevention
and discovery of frauds, and going some
what extensively into a recital of President
Cleveland's determined fraud-hunts,
through both of his Administrations, and
the paucity of results he was able to show.
the Committee says:
"The Committee. on the strength of the
evidence furnished by the Department in
its reports. does not feel itself at all justified
in saying that the general complaints which
have been made in regard To frauds are at
all justified. On the contrary. it is believed
that the faithful efforts made by Mr.. Cleve-
lands Administrations and the lll-SucceSS
which attended them, and which. in fact.
did not so considerably differ from the
efforts made by the Bureau. both before and
since, establish the proposition that the
number of frauds is not great, as is some
times alleged"
This is stating a well-known and indis-
putable fact very mildly The Comm tie
goes on to make this very pertinent OBJ
servation:
However, if frauds are so numerous as we
are sometimes led 10 suppose they are. the
large sums expended in energetic pursuit
would produce much more considerable
results"
1t would have added very much strength
to the Committees statement, if it had
put in juxtaposition the actual number of
frauds discovered. For example, during
the four years of Cleveland's second term
he spent S1,9OO,O 900 through the Pension
Bureau, without counting the great ex-
pense the Post Office Department the De-
partment of Justice, and other Depart
ments were put to in assisting him in his
fraud-hunts. In 1895, when he spent an
appropriation OF SoOO,OOO, and when Locn-
rem made the greatest clamor about his
discoveries" the total number of persons
convicted of crimes in connection with PEN
Sions and pension claims, was 294. This
was the year, it will be remembered, when
we had such trumpeting about the whole
sale frauds practiced by W. Bowen Moore,
of Buffalo, n. Y, and Geo. N. Van Leuven,
of Lime Springs, Iowa. That is, with
294 frauds discovered for an expenditure of
$500, 900, he had expended an average of
81, 700 to find each fraud.
The first year that Evans was in he
spent $3.50, 900; the second year, S4OO, 900,
and the last year, 100000 For his
SiOO, 900 last year he had the following to
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-17
cHoATE GROWS A BIT FUNNY.

Ambassador Choate. at the banquet
to Sir Henry Irving, the other night,
polxed some fun at John Bull. When
one Spanish feet was Destroyed by
Dewey in Manila and another by
Schley in Santiago, the average Eng
lishman affected the belief that the
feats were Of no extraordinary charac-
ter, and expressed no little wonder that
Americans should go into ecstasies over
them. With this as a text Mr.. Choate
humorously twitted John Bull anent the
paroxysms Of exultation which the re-
lief of Ladysmith and the capture Of
Cronje had called forth from the
Lands End to John O'Groat's. OF
course, the astute diplomat did not tell
John Bull, as he might have done.
that there was really nothing to boast
OF IN either OF those feats. He might
have pointed out that for eight weary
months an army Of 10000 was cooped
up in Ladysmith by force that rare
ly exceeded 5000, and that Cronje, with
only 300 men and no guns, holding
Roberts and his host of 10000 men at
bay for three days. was an achieve
ment Of which the Beers and not the
British should feel proud.
On these points Mr.. Choate was wise
ly discrete, and. after all, It is no
body's business if Mr.. Bull, elated with
his belated and inevitable success,
should crow as loudly as any chanti
cleer Of the barnyard. This pleases
John and does no harm.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-17
CONTEST MOTTO


Department OF the Interior, Land OF.
nee Oregon city. Oregon. May Z.
1900,
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been illed IN this offlco by w. a. Howell,
contestant, against Homestead Entry,
No. s.b6l, made November ~, 1891, FOR
NA or NWA, Section ~, Township 8 N,
itahge ~, By Cory o. Adams, conteatee,
~ which II IL alleged that contestant
Knows the present condition OF the
same, also that said Cory .. Adams
mas wholly abandoned said tract oI
land ana changed his residence there-
ltpin, Tor more than four years since
making said entry and next prior 10
date or this affidavit. and that no has
rallied 10 cultivate and improve said
tract or land as provided By law and
that said alleged absence from the said
land was not due 20 hla employment Ia
the army, navy. or marine corps OF the
united states as n private soldier, OH
Ger seaman or marine, during tho war
with spain. or during any other war In
which the United States may be en- !.
gagged said parties are hereby notified
10 appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
q. m. on
June 20. 1900.
before tho register and receiver at the
United States land office In Oregon
City. Oregon.
Tho said contestant having, In n prom
er aihdavit, illod February /, 1903. act
torth factS which show that after due
diugcnce personal service OF this notice
cannot be made. Il IL hereby orderc 4
ana directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
Signed. wM. GALLOWAY,
Receiver
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-17
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING.

The Astorian has received copy
Of the official report of Ellis
H. Roberts. United States treasurer,
who has this to say regarding the new
era in the United States finances and
currency, as established by the act of
March IA, 1900:
This law makes a unique rate Of in
terest on government bonds, and so af-
fects the earnings OF capital in all uses.
1t fixes, except for a small per cent, the
denominations OF silver certificates at
$40 and below. and Of United States
notes at $40 and above. while it does
away gradually with treasury notes
and puts silver certificates in their
place. 1t opens the door wide for in
crease in the notes Of national banks.
1t gives parity TO all our currency. On
the face Of all our money, paper and
coin. white and yellow. on all our
bonds, all wages, all trade. all bank
ing, all business. it brands deep and
sure. to be resd of all men for all time.
the pledge of gold lnte ,est abroad and
at home.
The lowest rate Of interest borne hy
the bonds of any foreign nation is two
and three-qusrters per cent on British
consols. This is to run until 1908. and
then to be two and half per cent. On
only a part o. the debt Of Germany.
France and Russia is the rate as low as
three per cent. Denmark torrcws at
the same rate Als,ris rays no less
than four per cent, and Italy no less
than FIVE.
THE average bank rate for money
in the European centers. in the year
ending with June last, was 2.s per cent
in Amsterdam, 81 in Paris, s.l7 in Lon
don. 459 in Hamburg and Berlin
From July l, 1899. to March 2, 1900. the
average in Paris was s.24. in London
4.40. in Berlin and Hamburg 5.57. In
the year ending with June last, the av-
erage for call money in New York was
2.3e to 3.65. and for prime paper s.S4
TO +SO. For the months from July
last to March 2. the average in New
York for call money was 1852 to s.5l,
and for prime paper 475 to 5.S7
"The changes every day in New York
are greater than elsewhere. but the rec
ords show that the rate for money is
less in our country than in any point
in Europe. except Paris. and often
lower than on that bourse.
"At the market price during March
last our 4 per cent bonds Of 1925 earned
to the investor an average of 2149 per
cent year: the fours Of 1907 earned
1.54s per cent; the threes earned 1883,
and the fves only .O972
For April. on the same basis the av-
erage earnings were: For the fours of
1925. 2.244 per cent; fours Of 1907. 1851;
threes. L7SS; fves, 1.452
"The contrast with foreign loans is
most marked. The German three and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-17
LEGAL NOTICES
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Notice IL hereby given that pursuant
10 an order made and entered In the
county vourt OF the state OF oregon
Tor Clatsop county on the SOth day of
APRIL 1900, tho underslgned admins.
traitor OF the estate OF 4, w, Coleman,
deceased, win on Monday, the 9TH day
OF July. 1900, nt the hour OF two o'clock
y, m, IN front OF tho court house door
az tho city OF Astoria. IN Clataop ooun.
", state OF Oregon, offcr for sale and
sell az auction 20 tho hlgheat bidder
for cash. all OF the following described
roal estate situated In said county. to-
Wit;
The north half OF the southwest quar-
ter and the west half OF the southeast
quarter OF Section number one %. In
Township six go, north OF Range nino
tal. west OF the willamette meridian.
pated at Astoria, Oregon. this flrat
day OF May, 1900
c. w. FULTON,
Administrator.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-17

a half per cents sell at ssN to 81, ant
the threes at Sc to SS,4. so that theil
earnings 10 the buyer are more thar
the interest stated. The premium OF
British consols is about one per cent
and on the French rentes one pei
cent, or a slight fraction more. and
their earnings vary little above the
face interest. The latest allotment Of
British treasury bills was at s6lsd 10,
three months, aud ss.sd for twelve
months. Thus money is cheaper with
us than anywhere else among men.
The labor and wealth OF the Amer
lean people underlie the law Of March
H. 1900. To them are due the results
Of which we are thinking. More po-
tent for riches than even the yellow
metal is our agriculture, with its corn
and cotton. hay and tobacco, its farm
animals. The maize which the red
men gave us. which saved John Smiths
colony from starving, turned out last
year a crop se2s, ,slo,llO in value. and
that exceeds the capital OF all the ma
tional banks The worth OF farm ami
mails by latest figures is $780,, ole, i67,
very nearly equal TO all the money in
circulation in the country,
And yet no less than our agriculture
our manufactures create an El Dorado
richer than the early navigators sought,
and their growth expands with each
new year. 1t is not enough that
the American people have long led all
nations in this broad field-the rate Of
increase exceeds that Of all the rest OF
the world. II the earth is already Civ
ing us its maximum crops, imagina-
tion fails to limit the products OF forge
and mill. of factory and laboratory.
Take pig iron as an index Of manufac-
lures: The increase from 1897 to 1899
was IL per cent. The product is now
at the rate of 15.2SO.OOO tons a year,
more than so per cent greater than that
Of Great Britain. Our exports Of man
ufactured articles for the ten months
ending with April were $s4S, 900, 600, in
dicating for the year over $3.50, 100000,
and that is more than our total exports
as late as 1870. The product Of our
manufactures this year will hardly be
less than three times the total assets
Of all the national banks. sl5,OOO. 900, 900.
Our products flow outward into all
the world in gulf stream ever rising.
Our total exports for nine months end
ing with March were sl,172, 7ss, ,sS5, be-
ing ls5.sAS,s57 more than for the same
period last year. and indicating for this
year sl.4OO,OOOOOO. and a balance of
trade of s55O,OOO.OOO. Comparison with
Great Britain cannot fairly be made,
for she is a trader more than a pro.
dueer. and is wayport for the worlds
commerce. We sell what we raise and
make, our foreign trade springs from
our home industries. Our net balance |
Of trade belongs to our own people"