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The National tribune., 1902-03-06
A SENATORIAL oUANpARY.

President Pro Tenn Frye receded from
his position in denying the Senators from
South Carolina the right of being beard
or voting. not because that action was in
itself wrong, but because of the anomalous
position occupied by the President of the
Senate, which renders it impossible that
he should administer the discipline every
where else in the power of the presiding
officer of any deliberate body. According
to the old States Rights theory, which
still obtains to n large degree in the ira
ditions of the Senate, that body is COM
posed of ambassadors from sovereign
States" who meet together in the most
absolute equality. They are a law unto
themselves, and the presiding officer is
merely a recorder. who puts motions. and
directs certain routine. In every other de
Lucrative body TIE presiding officer repre-
sents the will of the majority, and is al
most absolute when he is expressing that
will. The President of the Senate-the
NIce-Presidcnt of the United States-is n
portion of the Executive branch of the
Government, intruded into the Senate to
give him something to do. and he has 10
relation to the majority in the chamber.
He is not of them. and does not represent
them. He is as different from the Speak
er of the House as he is from the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court. So abSo-
lutte is this law that no President of the
Senate ever presumed to call Senator to
order until NicePresident F'illmore's time.
and he only ventured upon that step i'll
consequence of the emergencies that arose
during the acrimonious Slavery discus
sions, and after consultation with infIueu-
tial Senators on both sides, who agreed to
support him i'll it. Therefore. while il is
perfectly plain to any reasoning man that
if the Senators had been adjudged to be
i'll contempt they were therefore deprived
of their right to speak and vote. il, accord
ing TO the traditions of the body. was not
in the province of the President pro tenn
to deny that to them. 1t must be the act
of their fellow Senators. There wouid be
no doubt about the Speaker of the Houses
absolute right to direct the Clerk to not
call the name of any Representative who
was in contempt and TO refuse him the
floor. but such was not in the power of
the President-rcgular or pro tem-of the
Senate.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

IT was thought that Senator Tillman
had sounded all the depths of caddishncss
and blackguardism, but it seems that the
rest Of his family have undeveloped re-
Eources. His nephew, who is Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, and has here
toforc shown himself n shabby rooster in
several transactions. took it upon himself
TO resent the withdrawal of the Pres
-ident's invitation TO the Senator 20 dinner
10y Withdrawing an invitation 10 the Pres
ident 10 present a sword Of honor to Maj.
Micajah jenkins Of the Rough Riders
1t was exceedingly and yiciously spite
full and ungentlemanly. This issue be
tween the President and the Senator was
entircly fo-cisn to the public recognition
of brave soldiers services 10y the Chief
Magistrate Of the country But to make
an unpleasant show Of himself, Lieut.
Gov. Tillman was swift to insult the Pres
ident, outrage public opinion. and deprive
deserving soldier OF proper honor. South
Carolina must be like the locality from
which dutifu son wrote:
Come out here, dad Come quick
Here's your chance They elect mighty
mean men to office here"
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

!. TIE veterans of the 18th Congressional
District of Pcnnsylyania-comp the
Counties of Union, Snyder, Huntington,
Mifflin. Juniata, Fulton and Franklin
have now a candidate for Congress to pit
against Thad. NJ. Mahon, the present Rep
rescntatiye, and defender of Henry Clay
Evans. 1t is DIR. A. NJ. Smith, of Adams
burg, Snyder Co., and at present a mem
ber of the Pennsylvania Legislature. He
served through the war in the splendid
old 49th Pa.-One of the 800 Fighting
Regiments. and which belonged to
Wrieht's Division of the Sixth Corps. 1t
began its fighting at Yorktown, and kept
it up till Sailors Creek 1t had 1.313 men
on its mustcrrOls, Of whom 1913 were
killed, 543 wounded, and "a died in rebel
prisons. 1t distinguished itself at Will
liamsburg, and again at Rappahannock
Station, where it made q brilliant bayOnet
charge over the rebel works. At SpOttsyl
vania it was one OF the II selected regi-
ments which Upton led 10 the successful
assault, and lost 260 men, its Colonel and
Lieutenant Colonel being among the
killed. In that campaign it lost 81 out
of the $50 who crossed the Rapidan. DIR.
Smith is held in high esteem by the com
rades. and will make first-class Repre-
sentative in Congress.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is waiting the
report Of the G. A. r. National Pension
Committee on Henry Clay Evans's admin
istration of the Pension Bureau, and may
possibly refrain from any further criti-
cism until then. The committee has taken
unusual pains to arrive at the facts. 1t
has carefully examined an immense num-
Der of complaints, and heard Mr.. Evans's
explanation of them. He has been with
them very much of the time. and exerted
all his arts TO have them accept his views.
They are all men of superior ability to
him. each one was soldier of enyiable
military record, and each one has won n
much higher position in civil life than he
has. We feel that we can wait their de-
cision with confidence.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06
THE PRESIDENT AND THE ENCAMP-
MEST.

Last Saturday Commander-in-C Chief Ell
Torrance, Senior Vice Commander-in-Ch Chief
John McEIroy and Comrade 3. II. War
ner visited President Roosevelt to officially
invite him to the National Encampmcnt
of the Grand Army Of the Republic, to he
held in Washington next October. The
President received them very cordially,
and at once answered that nothing could
keep him away from the Encampmcnt." :"
He expressed himself earnestly anticipat-
ing the gathering and intending to do
what he could TO help make it success.
He was going to fill up the White House
with veteran friends, who would be in at
tendance upon the Encampmcnt. and thus
join in the general entertainment of the
comrades.
The delegation retired very much
pleased with the Presidents words and
manifest interest in the great event.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

IT Senator TiIlman had had aEy of the
instincts Of gentleman he would have
spared the President the diSagTapable duty
of Withdrawing the dinner invitation by
recalling his own acceptance. No matter
what T;llman may pretend to think OF his
own course, the fact remains that his
brother Senators had unanimously decided
that he was in contempt Of the Senate.
Therefore there was shadow upon him
which would make him an embarrassing
guest at a social-oficial function. If the
President should receive him as he did the
other Senators and officials upon whom
there was no blame, it would be to take is
sue with the action of the Senate. By per-
kisting in trying TO be present, therefore,
the Senator was endcaYorinS TO make the
President take sides in the controversy
He brought the whole thing Oh himself
by doing what any risht-feelng man
would have Scorned.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06
resentatioI

THE people are to be congratulated
upon the good taste and good breeding
which have marked Prince Henry's recep-
ton and progress through the country.
There has been no offensive stopping over
on either side. A high-born Prince, rep
resentatiye of a mighty Nation, has been
met everywhere with hearty good will to-
ward him and his great people, with
American kindness, freedom and manli-
ness, and without disagreeable toadying
on one side, or boorishness ON the other.
Our officials and our people have simply
been themselves, which was all that was
desired
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

swered 81. ''Shad wouldn't leave his men,
nor have better quarters than they do. III
bet he's got every one of them under good
shelter, and is sleeping in a wagon him
SELF
After having smoked awhile, and dis
cuSsed the evcr-absorbing topic, the pro-
SreSS and objects of the campaign, 81 and
Shorty threw their overcoats over their
shoulders and went out to take Il look at
the horses, for the night.
Its no use putting out guard to-
night said 81, as they halted at the door,
on their return, and looked ont into the
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

THE old turbulent fighting spirit has not
died out yet by any means in the neigh
bOrllood Of Cumberland Gap. A hard cit
izen, by the name of Turner, had con
structed regular blockhouse in Virginia,
few miles from Cumberland Gap. 1t is
described as doggery built of heavy logs,
and surrounded by a stOckade 80 feet high
loop-hOled for musketry. Some 60 men
have been killed in brawls i'll the doggery,
and twice as many wounded. Last week
a Deputy Sheriff with posse OF Il at
tackled Turner and his companions in their
stronghold, and fight ensued bigger than
some momentous battles in history. Six
men are known to have been killed and
many more are dying. The blockhouse
was set on fire, aud several men are be-
lieved 10 have been burned mp. The Dep
uty Sheriff has material in him for a first
class Colonel of a regiment.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

IT Is legitimate and proper TO attack the
military record of Henry Clay. Evans. be
cause he has perSistently and at every op-
portunity attacked the records and char
acter of those who did the actual fighting
for the country.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

SENATOR TILLMAN has much to say in
condemnation of bosses and party slavery.
Yet he is the most tyrannical boss that
has yet risen in this country, and only
slavery 10 party retained him in his seat
in the Senate
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

THE joke of the season is the Sugar
Trusts walls for poor, friendlesS little
Cuba" The concessions" wanted for
Cuba are mainly largeSs to the Sugar
TruSt
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

IT seems that in Manila the army team
sters drive so fast that strong regulations
have been made reprcSSing them. They
must have been getting their mules from
Kentucky.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

WHILE the Democratic Senators made n
great point of the enormity of depriving
"a sovereign State" of her votes in the
Senate, even for the purposes of neces-
sary discipline, the people of South Caro-
lima seemed strangely Indifferent to it. No
body there outside of Tillman's immediate
circle, appeared to care a cent what Sc
verify of punishment was meted out to
him. They were perfectly willing to lose
their representation in the Senate, if it
freed the State from him and his misrep-
resentation.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

THE Supreme Court has refused to in
terfere in the case of Mrs. BOtkin, the
California woman sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for sending poisoned candy by
mail There was much doubt expressed
in some quarters as to the legality of the
sentence, but the Supreme Court has given
common sense the benefit of the doubt.
THE police have discovered that the as
sassination of King Humbert was planned
in Paterson. \. J., and have possession of
the proceedings at the meetings at which
the plot was perfected. with the names of
those actively participating. To allow this
sort of thing TO continue would be an out
rage on all public decency.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06

4 CLASH which threatens TO be fatal to
the Panama Canal has developed. The
mention of $4O,OOO,0OO to be paid for the
canal stirs the avaricious hearts of the
Colombian politicians, and they have made
strike TO blackmail the Panama stock
holders out of portion of it by refusing
TO consent to the transfer 1t is an auda-
cious stroke, but its, greatest likelihood
is defeat, for it viii so add to the other
complications that the United States is
likely to Duy into that Panama may be
at once considered out OF the question.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06
THE GAR. PENSION COMMITTEES.

Another meeting of the G. A. r. Ma
tiOnal Pension Committee was held in
Washington last week, the COmmander-in-
Chief, Chairman r. Il. Beath. and Com
rades Burton, Linehan ana Carnahan be-
ing present. Comrades John C.. Black.
w. II. Upham and ii. f. Taintor We're
kept away, and the others only came at
great sacrifice of their time and interests.
The committee came to make a further
study of the matters connected with the
Pension Bureau, and devoted several days
to careful painstaking examination Of Sc
the Bureau, and Of everything that could
throw light on its methods Of Interpreting
and executing the laws passed for the
benefit of the veterans and their depend
ent ones.
Whatever may be the result. the com
mittee has certainly made more Of an eff
fort to arrive at the true inwardness of
the situation than any previous commit
Tee.
1t is believed that the investigation is
now substantially concluded, and that the
report is being prepared. Nothing will he
given out until everything is thoroughly
digestcd and the conclusions are agreed to
by all the members. So far they have
been in substantial unity upon an the
questions before them, and it is likely that
they will have little difficulty in coming TO
unanimous conclusion.
The National tribune., 1902-03-06
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Lively Entrance into the Sovereign State |
of South Carolina by Way of Sisters Ferry. !

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The National tribune., 1902-03-06

THE Texas school children now strew
brave old Sam Houston's grave with
flowers on Texas Independence Day. They
should be told that the greatest Of Sam
Iouston's many great acts was his re-
siStancc 10 secession to the last day Of his
life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-21

The usual exercises incident to Cow
ernor's day at camp will take place, to-
day. Shortly after noon the entire reg
iment, under command of Col. New
comb will march to the State House,
receive the Governor and his official
staff and escort them to the grounds.
On the Governors arrival the usual sa-
lutte of IL guns win be fired in his honor.
The Governor will then review the
troops and will present the prizes won
on the range to the victors. The Gov
ernor will then return to the Capitol
for the purpose of attending the meet
ing Of the Executive Council which will
take place. today. s
This evening, the last dress parade
will be given, for the troops will leave
camp. Friday, for their homes and the
encampment of 1902 win then be no
more.
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A BUlLS-EYE--AT 500 YARDS.

cook shed. and, last evening, he put in
mess of beans to bake in the real,
ld-fashioned, acknowledgement style.
For hours before he put his bean pot
on he had fire going in the hole for
the purpose of heating the stones which
form the bottom. Then at 6 o'clock he
set his pot of beans and salt pork into
the Goals and covered it up very care
fully, banking the hot Goals all around
it. In this hot place the beans and the
pork will cook all night and at break
fast time. this morning, the boys of
Co. A will have the best lot of baked
beans to be found on the grounds. For
dinner. today, Cook Williams will fur
nish one of his famous bread buildings,
which would satisfy the most particu-
lar epicurean in the land.
The detail for today is as follows:
officer of the day. Capt. H. M. Smith,
Co. G, Bangor; officer of the guard, I'd
Lieut.. Elmer S. Randall, Co. X, Farm
ington; supernumerary officer, I'd Lieut..
A. NJ Pratt. Co. F, Dover.
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The bookings for the coming season
at the Opera house rs thus far made
by the council of administration, Post
Fund. show many things of interest
and include numerous attractions of
assured worth The season will open
Monday, September 8, with Are You
Mason" to be followed during that
month by James r. Waite in Uncle
Terry" on Thursday, the 18th; Gull
hane. Chace & Weston's Minstrels on
Monday. the 22d; Daniel Sully in THE
Parish Priest on Thursday, the 25th;
DIE Oleson Co. on Monday, the 10Th.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made with
Sully that if the new play which he is
to put on this season is success, that
will be played instead of THE Parish
Priest" The Blondell's will appear
here on Friday, October 4, in their
new play, Through the Center of the
Earth Thomas Shea comes in THE
Man-o-Wars Man." Monday, Oct. g.
"The Runaway Match is booked for
Tuesday. Oct. IA; Whalon Opera Co.,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct
20, 81 and %; Rose Coghlan, Saturday,
Oct. %: Dot Karroll Co., Thursday,
Oct. 30: when Reuben Comes to
Town." Monday, Nov. II; Arizona
Monday. Jan. S; Brothers Boyer in
Next Door," Thursday. March 5; "Ru-
pert of Hentzau,'' Wednesday, |
March 49, |
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lncidentals,

Today is Governors day.
Capt. J. F. Hill of the surgical staff
is the hardest working man in the regi-
ment.
Lieut.. John j. Dooley, Col. KendalPs
inspector of rifle practice, was a visitor
in camp, yesterday.
There are four or five boy mascots
connected with the I'd Regiment. Lloyd
Drake of Augusta, aged 9 years, is with
Co. A of Gardiner. He is dressed in
full khaki uniform, blue shirt and all,
and is favorite among the men. Clar-
ence Dunlap is the same age as Lloyd,
and is connected with Co. E Of Show
hogan. John Libby of Foxcroft, is IL
years of age and holds forth with Co.
F of Dover. These boys are all dressed
in uniform and are acquiring as much
military lore as any of the men.
John Williams of Gardiner, cook for
Co. A. has a bean hole just beyond the
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Less Meat and More Health.

The recent meat agitation and the high
prices of beef have lead to considerable
talk of the American habit of eating meat
three times day.
The scientists and medical authorities
have long since pointed out the fact that
we eat too much meat and not enough
cereals and vegetables. The practice of
eating heavy breakfasts of chops, steak
and so on is almost universally con
ceded to be extremely harmful. The
discussion of this subject has, probably
people to the consideration of cereal pro-
ducts particularly for breakfast.
There are many of these cereals on the
market. but the one which seems to form
the ideal food not only for breakfast
but for all other meals, is Norka Matted
Oats, made by the Norka Matted Food
Company, Limited, of Battle Creek, Mich
igan- Oats as a food needs no recon-
mendation. for the reason that it contains
the highest form of nutrition for both
body ana brain. This has been recog-
nized for centuries. For a great many
years oatmeal has formed IS per cent. of
all the cereal food consumed. In these
busy days people do not take the time
necessary to cook oats properly. They
either eat it Improperly cooked, to which
of indigestion and dyspepsia, or they re-
sort to the less nourishing prepared
wheat foods.
This dificulty has been overcome in
Norka Matted Oats; Uncle Sans New
BREAKFAST FOOu III XNOThd matted OdlS
we have this nutritious cereal, thorough
ly and scientifically cooked. ready to
serve Immediately just as it comes from
the grocer. 1t is the first and only sue
cessful cooked oat food. Moreover being
matted combination of the richest
cereal and Natures own tonic and diges-
tive agent. it is the most perfect food
known.
This food is not only delicious and de,
lightfnl to the taste, but retains in their
highest form all the nutritious qualities
of the oats This is one of the foods
that everybody likes and which does
everybody good. 1t is regarded by all
who use it as the ideal food. the one
which leaves nothing to be. desired.
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BASEBALL GAMES.
New England League.

= iff0t34Ets - AT DOVER.
Dover outfielded and outbatted Nashua
m an Interesting game. Burbage was on
the slab for the home team and pitched
excellent ball, keeping the hits well scat
tered Gokey pitched good ball for the
VISITORS but the local team punched hits
The feature of the game was a sensation
az stop of a hot grounder by Weddige.
power ..........0 ! o 2 0 x-5-1O-1
N Raffar,es ..:;9 % o., - "a
and Stanhope. Time, 1.23. Umpire, Brad
ley. Attendance, go.
AT FALL RIVER.
Lowell and Fall River broke even in A
double-header, the visitors winning the
nrst game, to 0. and losing the second,
collided in the first game and Harms was
taken from the field with broken collar
bore and injured shoulder.
First game.)
Lowell .........O 1 0 0 0 o. 0-2-11-O
Fall River 30 0 0 O O 0 10 % 49,
neen and Rollins. Time, Las Umpire,
Cotter.
Second game.)
Lowell Low liver ..... I'D 9 g
AT LAWRENCE.
Lawrence and Manchester divided hon
ors in the double-header Manchester talk
4
score of to /, and Lawrence winning the
second. 4 to g. Inability to hit Morrissey
was the cause of the loss of the first
game, but three hits being made off his
delivery. Manchester scored one in the
first by heavy batting and Lawrence tied
In the seventh. In the 10th Smith got a
two-bagger and was sent home by Swan
der'S timely single.
(First game.)
Manche Ster I 0 0 0 1-2-u-O
Lawrence 0 0 o 0 0 0 o. 3-2
Batteries-Morrissey and Cote; Ross
and Wiley. Time, Oh. Umpire, Beville
Attendance, 1000.
Second game.)
Lawrence ......1 0 0 0 0 0 1-4-11-1
Manchester 30 0 0 2 o 0 0-3- so
Batteries-Long and Wiley; Bishop and
c. Clark. Time, 1.40 Umpire, Beville
Attendance, 1000.
AT CONCORD.
Pulsifer's single and Nobltt's triple in
the last half of the ninth won for Con-
cord from HaverhiIl. Noblitt also made
the finest catch seen on the grounds this
season.
Concord ....O 0 2 0 0 1-S-1o-3
Haverhill 1911 0 0 0 0 0-7-13 Z
Batteries-HOOker and Doran; Smith
and Shincel. Time, Las. Umpire, Has
sett. Attendance, 500.
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dition to the biographical section of the
library.

The meeting of the Home Temperance
Union, this week, was unusually inter-
esting, and the members are realizing
the fact that belonging to the Union
and following it's precepts is doing
them great amount of good. The
Union was very agreeably entertained
by Mrs. Patrick Hayes of Chelsea, with
a good temperance talk, and some fine
singing. Several visitors were present
from Augusta, notably, Mrs Macom-
Der. who helped the cause with some
well chosen remarks. The members
fully appreciate the interest taken by
the visitors, who are always welcome;
the latch string is always out.