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The National tribune., 1901-01-03

Mrs. HELEN COFFIN BEEDY, author of
the Mothers of Maine" and President
OF the Dorothea Dix Memorial Associa-
ton, is in Washington, in the interest of
that worthy enterprise. Miss Dix devoted
her life and her means TO the cause of
philanthropy, particularly to the care of
the insane, and to the nursing of the sick
and wounded soldiers of the rebellion. The
amount of good she did was incalcuable.
and the comrades of the Army of the Po-
tomac owe her an unpayable debt of graf.
itude. The Association has secured the
plot of land which inclOses the birthplace
of Miss Dix, and proposes to make there
n beautiful park, and erect an appropriate
memorial. By the payment of 81 anyone
can become a life member, and of $25, an
honorary member. Any contributions NAV
be sent to Mrs. Beedy, POS Essex street.
Bangor. Me.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03
"EMBALMED BEEF

In an article in the North American Re
view Gen. Alger gives briefly and succinct.
| ly all that there was upon which to base
| the terrible pother the yellow journals
raised over .'embalmed beef" He says:
THE processed beef at Tampa exhibited
| by a Mr.. Powell, referred to in DR.. DAILY S
letter, was brought to Tampa by the in
ventor of the method by which it was
! treated, on his own responsibility and at
his own expense. Neither the process nor
the meat he furnished, nor the inventor,
Mr.. Powell himself, bore any relation to
the contractors who supplied the army
with beef, then or since. The inventor re-
quested permission to exhibit his artiically
preserved beef and was allowed to do so
in his private capacity. lie requested and
his own beef on one of the transports. 1t
spoiled when at sea few days later and
was thrown overheard. None of it was
ever issued to the troops. Mr.. Powell
never again approached the Government
in the matter, and he has stated, under
oath, that his secret process was neither
used then nor since by the contractors who
furnished refrigerated beef to the army.
Upon this single exhibit, his CDR. n. III.
Allen, on Miles staff individual expert
encc in eating some of this meat at Tampa
and some refrigerated beef in Porto Rico,
and upon the alleged chemical tests made
by himself of meat claimed to be refrig
Grated beef, this volunteer doctor based
his opinions and his evidence"
That is absolutely the little grains of
truth in many bushels of chaff. 4 san
guine and pertinacious inventor succeeded
in getting two quarters of his beef taken
on 4 transport as an experiment and n
demonstration. Any respectable man
might have gained that much. The trial
was a failure. The surprise is that there
was only one experiment Of this kind in a
country full of sanguine inventors and pro-
moters.
1t shows how little excuse will serve for
4 mountain of falsehoOd.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

Ii will be a mistake not to increase the
House of Representatives in proportion to
the increase of population. The present
ratio is entirely too large, 100000 people
being much too many for one man TO rep
resent He gets too far away from the
people. 1t would be far better to make the
ratio one to 100000 people, and keep it at
that figure permanently 1t is nonsense to
assert that body of 3J7 is uncomfortable
and no real business can be transacted.
We are constantly meeting in numbers of
1000 or more and managing to transact
important business very satisfactorily. The
British House OF Commons, which does its
business very well, has membership of
go, or about one for every 10000 people.
The German Reichstag has 397 members,
or one to every 124 500 people. The
French Chamber Of Deputies has 5S4
members, or one to G5,000 people 1t
would seem that experience suggests
about one Representative to 100000 peo-
pie.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03
WHAT OF THE TWENTIETH

| 1t doesn't cost anything TO speculate or
what the century now opened will bring t.
| this country. Nor, when the century shall
close. shall we, in nj! likelihood. In whcr,
anybody can throw up TO us how far off We
We're IN our prophecies. So here goes.
When the last century opened the
United States had about 10000 square
miles. We now have 3,600.00O. or about
five times as much. The same rate of ex-
pansiOn for this century as for the past
would give us in A. ID. 2OO0 about $4,000
600 square miles, or all of North and South
America, with large slice of Asia, and
probably some of Europe thrown in.
The census of 1900 gave us 1921, 800
people. That of 1900 found 7S.000.000
people, or 13 times as many. The same
rate of increase would make the census of
\. ID. 2000 show ,O40, 100000 people, or
two-thirds as many as there are i'll the
whole world to-day.
There We're 20 States in 1900 and A. in
1900. The same rate of increase would
give us 101 States in \. u. 1000, with 202
Senators to block legislation and squabble
with the President over the Spoils. But
if we expect the population to be as above
stated, in excess of 200, 100000, we shall
either have to have more, many more,
States, or have them incOnveniently large.
That would be an average of 100000
each for 100 States.
The House of Representatives num-
bercd 10J in 1900 and 357 in 1900, or about
three and a half times as many. The same
ratio of increase would give us House
of 1.249 in A. ID. 1000.
The average population of the 20 States
in 1900 was 100000: that of the IL States
in 1900, 1,722,0O0, or nearly six times as
much. The same ratio of increase in
State population would make the average
for each about 100000.
The Regular Army in 1900 consisted of
4, 436 officers and men. In 1900 its
strength was 66,OO0 or about 16 times as
much. The same ratio of increase for
1000 would give us n Regular Army of
1,05G,000 men. But probably there will
be some change of views about the size of
standing armies in this century.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

to straight soldering, instead of pirouting
around like lot o. stray dogs. Me and
Pete's goin' to answer roll-call in Co. q
tomorrow morning. and have some quiet
and peace of our lives. I'd "a been on
my way to the regiment now, but for
leaving Pete. Eve been afraid all along
they'd try TO press us into service with
the pontoons, and that's the reason I've
been urging 81 TO jump the train as soon
as we struck the town, and get away to
the regiment before they'd have chance
to detail us. But Won fellers can do as
you please. Me and Pete are going back
to the regiment as straight as we can go.
Col. McGillicuddy needs u.s.
'Thcms my sentiments To n hair"
echoed 81. I'm awful homesick to see
the regiment. and settle down to plain,
everyday soldering, where you don't have
nothing to bother you. The 2o0th In
jianny's good enough for me. I'll stay
there the rest o the time. But Shad
thinks that we've got to come back.
We'll, Sbad may think as he pleases.
No law against his thinking. And you
fellers can do as you see fit. But you
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

THE New York Press is alarmed over
the usurpation Of the State Department.
functions by the Senate. 1t says that in
20 years no important treaty has been
ratified except those drawn by members
OF the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee,
generally either Senators Davis or Frye.
Well, what Of it? The Senate is much
nearer the people than the Secretary Of
State, and generally much more in accord
with popular sentiment. The Secretary Of
State has only been strong when he close
Iy reflected public opinion, like Blaine dur
ing Harrison's Administration, or Olney
in his stand in the Venezuelan matter.
Possibly the Senate Foreign Committee
might entirely supersede the Secretary of
State to advantage.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

= THERE was n still further falling off of
fhe work of the Pension Bureau for the
week ending Dee. %. The total of GER
tiicates was reduced to 1,432, a falling
off of 161 from the very moderate output
. of the week before. The original allow
ances fell to 6S5, which would make a
yearly addition of but $500, or about
5000 less than the loss to the roll last
year. The graveyards are getting far
ahead. The increases were but 335.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

IT develops that the main purpose of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty was to recognize
Great Britain and give her standing as a
"Great North American Power That is
the thing that we want to avoid. That is
hostile to the very essence Of the Monroe
Doctrine, which, while recognizing the es-
tablisments of European powers on this
side of the Atlantic, and not seeking TO
disturb them, proposed that they should
not be augmented, and contemplated the
coming of the time when all their trans
atlantic connections should cease.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

THE Chicago papers are publishing a
story that an arrangement has been effect
ed by which Gov John L. Tanner is TO
cease his opposition to the reelection of
Senator Cullom and receive appointment
as Commissioner of Pensions. They say
that Commissioner Evans's manufactur-
ing business in Tennessee needs his atten-
ton. Gov. Tanner was 4 private soldier
during the rebellion, and made z good rec
ord
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

The instant Gen. Sherman arrived ut
Kingston he had things before him of a
thousandfold more Importance than the
investigation of an unimportant railroad
accident. He rolling two great waves
of armed men in opposite dircctions-onc
under Thomas, toward Nashville and the
north, to head off, defeat and destroy
Hood: the other, under himself, toward
the south, or east, to Il destination that
even he was not certain OF. The 10000
men whom he was to personally com
mand, with their 5000 wagons and four
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

SENATOR MORGAN expresses himself en-
tirely satisfied with the preliminary posi-
ton of the Nicaragua matter. He says
that the Senate will almost certainly pass
= the Hepburn Bill just as it came froE the
House. This directs the President to 20
ahead and build an American canal. with
out reference to anything or anybody but
the Central American Republics.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

TIE most crushing point that has so fal
been made against the Shipping Subsidy
bill is that much the biggest part of the
money goes to the ocean flyers" which de
not need to be encouraged, and should moi
be, and very little to the humber freight
ers, which really carry the bulk of Ameri
can goods to market.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

HANNA joins Cleveland in advocating n
longer term for the President. They are
simply wasting their time. A longer term
can only be secured by a constitutional
amendment, and constitutional amend
ments are only secured by long agitation
and terrible commissions. Think of what
the last three amendments cost.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

THE disregard by Evans of the amend
ments to the act of June 81, 1890, and his
disregard of the recommendations made to
the President by the Chicago National En-
campment, are strong reasons why we
should have a Court of Pension Appeals,
TO compel the Commissioner to obey the
1ow
The National tribune., 1901-01-03
ONCE: $50 Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.

SOME politicians have need 10 remember
that there viii be another election next
Fall, when Organism will not operate to
hide all other issues and compel veterans
to vote solidly one way.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

THE G. \. r. National Pension Com
mittee will meet in Washington Jan. IA
TO take action with regard to securing the
passage of the Court of Pension Appeals
Bill and other legislation desired by the
Veterans
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

The veterans are anxiOusly waiting for
the Presidents action on Gen. Sickles
suggestion that he signalize the opening of
the new century by some act Of cOnspicu-
Gus liberality to the veterans who did so
much for the country in each of the last
four decades of the century just ended.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

ALL the writers from China say that
our staff arrangements for feeding, NOV
ing and caring for troops are not equal to
the japanese. Our big mule wagons, to
begin with, are not nearly SO handy in that
country as the lighter carts. Then every
thing they take along is put up in pack
ages, of from 60 to 100 pounds, which one
man can easily handle, which greatly facil-
itates things.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

II spite of all the howl against it for
years, and the bitter fights, in which many
lives were lost, the Dispensary Law seems
TO have come to stay in South Carolina,
and it is said to work very well.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

SO far Adlai Stevenson has refrained
from announcing that be proposes to start
Il paper. Towne is too busy getting used
to the set of a Senatorial toga inside of 20
days TO have time to think Of anything
al
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

COUNT Won WALDERsEE is at the type
writer now. He pulls off victory over
overwhelming Chinese forces every day or
two, and there's nobody out there to con-
tradict him.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

No King in Europe exercises such I'M
qualified and despotic power over so much
money and so many people as the Commits
sioner of Pensions. 1t is absolutely wrong
and hostile to the spirit of our institu-
tions.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

ONE great trouble about collecting our
little bill from the Sultan is that there is
not plaster in the Most Sublime and
Opulcnt Treasury Of the Faithful, and no
one knows when there will be-
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

The power of the Commissioner of Pen.
sions over so many people, and such an
amount of money, is entirely too great to
be exercised arbitrarily by any one man
It is exceedingly un-American.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

COMRADES, let US take as lively interest
in this century as we did in the one that's
Just gone There will be some Of us
around for the next 40 years.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

THE London newspapers are naturally
unanimous that Secretary Hay is our
greatest statesman. 1t wouldn't be decent
in them to say less.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

AFTER having lynched several innocent
men, who had done nothing at all dcscrv-
ing OF that punishment, Louisiana is be-
ginning to wonder if it would not he bet.
for 10 Iet the law take its course
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

If somebody should kidnap Henry Clay
Evans, and demand n ransom for him from
the veterans, wouldn't there be trouble in
raising il?
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

TIE first show down at Harrisburg
gives Col. Quay 102 votes, and his friends
claim with confidence that they will have
by Jan. 16 the necessary 127.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

Previously acknowledged. ..... .S13f.oS
q. S. Grant Circle, Ladies Of the
G.. A. r., Salem, Ore. . go
0pdycke Post, Rockwell City, Ia. 200
Arthur u. Whipple, 0akvile,
Mich. ........... ... 30
Jasper karnes, Red Oak. Iowa.. 100
n. Il. Wike. Columbia, Pa. LOO
II. NJ. Kimm. Liberty, n. ". LOO
Lorenzo Smith, kearncy, Ncb.. LOO
r. A. Updike, Fort Scott, Kan. 100
J. III. Tourgee, Block Island, IL. l. LOO
o. H. Haskell Post, Perry, o.. 100
Duncan Icndrum Post. Fort Ed
ward, N Y. ...,............. s.e5
The National tribune., 1901-01-03

FuN is anticipated when Teddy Roose-
velt gets his frs: good, square chance to
call Tom Piatt down.
The National tribune., 1901-01-03
TEXAS CONTRIBUTIONS.

Since our last issue we have received
Che following contributions for the relief
of the veterans in Texas and their fami-
lies:
The National tribune., 1901-01-03
Z 81 Kls9g
r. - as q
w Veteran
"other and Important Duty

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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-31
No Fun 20 be q Fireman.

Fire at iiOi TO iii5 Olive street, st,
Louis, caused a loss of 100000; one
fireman, Edward Green, was killed.
The buildings were occupied princi'
pally by furniture dealers.
Green was foreman Of a nro company.
and with his mtn was on the roof OF q
building. The fire cut them on from the
hatchway. and dragging their heavy hose
10 the edge Of the roof, they prepared to
30 down the hose to the scaling ladder.
which other iiremen were pushing up.
Green wag the nrat to GO. The hose was
wet and slippery. but his hold was good.
Wrapping his legs around II, he went
down % feet, TO tho nozzle OF the hose:
but this ladder was 10 feet below. Tho
brave fellow, overcome by smoke, let go
the hose, aud dashed head down 10 tho
pavement, 60 feet. and was killed In
stantly. The Incident was witnessed by
thousands.
But the other men were on tho roof.
They had seen the fate OF their com
panioni but II was death to remain Fire.
man Flowers was tho next to follow.
Down the hose he slid, slowly but surely.
Tho life ladder was pushed IN. and other
bremen ran up and reached out and
'''Fathercd. him In Then Fircmen Me-
kcnzic, Meyers and Bless followed, and
escaped
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-31
EUROPEAN CROP OUTLOOK.
R~tard the Beginning of Har-
vest-GescraI Conditions.

London. May 26.-The Mark Lane
Express. commenting upon the I'D
verse weather conditions, says; al
present there is no probability OF tho
wheat harvest beginning in July even
in Sussex and ThGnet, while In East
Anglia. II Is not likely TO be gathered
before the third week In August. The
present cereal year, therefore. will
have 10 hnd food for So weeks.
Reports from Austria Hungary
show over an average wheat promise
In the Austrian Tyrol, Hungary. 10.
hernia and s~ilesia; a fair average in
Crotia and Bosnia, ana below the ay-
erage in Galicia and Transylvania.
"ln Algeria the harvest IL beginning
and u good yield IN anticipated"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-31
ON THE RETURN JOURNEY.
utah-Mr-. Mckinley standing
~ Trip Well.

Ogden. Utah. May a6.-Thc presi-
DENTAL train traycrsed the State of
Nevada to-day, and reached Ogden at
6:30 o'clock tonight. The route Law
along the Humboldt river, through
the Ruby and Wasgtch mountains, and
then descended into the Salt LAX.
basin. During most Of the day the
elevation exceeded ily. thousand feet,
and snow'clad peaks were continually
In sight from the car windows. 4,
this season of the year the ride across
Nevada IN exceedingly disagrceablc.
The heat IN oppressive and the dust
from the desert is frequently blind.
Ing. Fortunately for Mrs. Mckinley.
ono Of those heavy rain storms which
% rarely visit this region swept com.
pleteiy over the state last night, lay
Ing the dust and tempcring the at
mosphere. 1t rsined also several
times during the dry. The wcather
seemed almost like q special interycn-
tion OF Providence for the benefit of
gentle sufferer, Mrs. Mckinley
had passed n comfortable night cross
ing the sicrras last night, but the trim
to-day was looked forward to with
some apprehension. The rain, how
ever, relieved the anxiety. and DR..
Rixcy reported tonight that Mrs. Nc
kinley was standing the trip very
we'll.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-31
rEuroNIc s~TUBBoRNNEss.
IL II Causing Trouble 60 thc Ameri.
can Legation Guard In Pekin
which vny grow Worse.

Pckin, May 27.-Thc United States
legation guard has had its first trouu.
lie, Legation street IL being repaired
near the legation. and an American
sentry was placed ut the point with
orders TO direct people around by a
side street. Everybody obeyed the re-
quest with the exception Of the Ger
mans, both officers and soldiers. who
have caused the American sentrics
much trouble.
One of the German officers drew his
sword and charged an American sol
dicr. who brought his bayonet TO
"chargc,' whcreupon the officer de.
sisted. Subsequently n German sol
der charged past the sentry. who
fired, hitting another German soldier
near the German legation, n quarter
OF n mile Oft. This. fortunately. wns
only n light flesh wound. The sentry
has been placed under arrest. aud
Mai. Robertson has instituted an in
ycstigation.
The attitude Of DR.. Mumm Won
Schwartzrrstein, German minister.
representing the civilians, and Count
Won Waldcrscc, representing the mill.
tary. as well M that of other high of
f%icials. has been particularly friend
~ toward Americans. which
makes all the more ~pronounccl
tho unfricndly feeling cvinccd
by n majority of the German Off
GERS and men. This u~nfriendlincss
IL attributed To the American atti'
tudc In retaining control with the IT,
cation guard of n entrance to the
Forbidden City which the Germans
consider n reflection upon their na'
tional honesty.
Yesterdays meeting OF the minis
tiers of the powers was devoted e
closing IN details OF business indie
pendent OF the indemnity question, al
though the military authorities Of tn
various powers seem to consider u set
Element in sight. M general prepare
tons are being made for tho cyacun
ton OF Pckin In the early future.
Two German marine battallons hay'
left for Using Tau. and British trans
ports have been ordered.
Emperor Kwang Su has instruotc'
agents 10 prepare the palaces for u,
cupntion by the court ~ soon us tn
I. troopX dcpnrt.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-31
THE KINGS POPULARITY.
The Tartfui Prince Develops Into Q
Most Gracious King.

London, May 26.-rhc kings escape
nj III. time of the accident on board
Shamrock H., last Wednesday, has,
II anything, added to his popularity.
With what tact his majesty preserves
the happy relation between himself
and his subjects n he judged from
AN instance that occurred this week.
Col. Hon. Charles Eliot, whose friend.
ship with the king dated from the
time Of the royal visit 10 America,
when Col. Eliot acted as the mentor
OF the then prince OF Wales. Jay dy.
ing at the Sports club. Col. Eliot had
not had any intimate relations with
the king for many years. but his
majesty, hearing of the soldiers con.
dition. Immediately drove TO the club,
got out and inquired alphabetically
for his former friend, and those Wis.
It's were continued daily until Col.
Eliot died. Princess Christian also
called Mt the club. for Eliot was for
mcrly u member OF her household.
She walked straight TO his room. said
n few words and kissed the dying
mans hand.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-31
SPAIN AS A NAVAL POWER.
t~exration of spai. Into = NUM-
her OF small states

Madrid. May :e.-Speaking before
the naval congress, on the subject
whether or not Spain should he u
naval power, Admiral Cervcra ex-
pressed fears of the disintegration OF
Spain into n number OF small states.
II do not wish" he said. that the
interests OF the navy should FREEDOM
mate Mt the expense OF the other i'm
terests Of the country, but, observing.
ma l do, what is going ON NJ the pres
ent day, l am afraid Spain may be-
come like the Italy of tho middle
ngcs."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-31
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


william i. Elliott, aged about Ga, ~
Moberiy. He vas one of the best
known and most prominent citizens
in Randolph county. lie was sheriff
and collector when these offices were
combined. for two terms, and after.
bnnk. and later president OF the same
institution for about ten years.
W. +. Blackburn. ex-rcprescuiative
OF She,oy county, at his home in
Hunnewell. after n long illness. lie
was cashier Of the Hunnewell bank.
and father of Cashier Blackburn, Of
the state auditors Office.