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The Irish standard., 1902-09-20

III my district upon public policies, in
duced me to make this delay. Since my
return to the district l have made
a careful study as to the sentiment in
the district and state, and l believe
there is no little sentiment, and a grow
ing sentiment, among republicans, that
/ do not truly represent their views on
the tariff question. Believing this con-
dition to exist, and knowing that do
not agree with many of my people that
trusts, to which / am and have been
opposed, can be cured. or the people
benefited by free trade, in whole or in
part, must decline to accept the NOM
ination so generously and enthusiastic
cally made. | have devoted 20 of the
best years of my life to the service of
my people and my country, and I have
fought for what believed to be best
for the farmer. the laborer. and the
business interests of this district and
state. ann grateful for the devotion
to the hour of my death, will hold in
a grateful heart the memory of that
devotion. will give, later on. in some
detail. my views and convictions on our
conditions and on public questions, and
will state my reasons why the repub-
lican party and it's policies should con-
tinue in the confidence of the voters
of the United States, and why the doe
trines of the democracy should find
no lodgment in the faith and teachings
of the republican party. Very truly
yours,
I'D. B. HENDERSON,"
Sensation in Washington.
Washington, Sept. 17.-The dispatcl
announcing Speaker Henderson's decli
nation of the congressional nomi-
nation caused sensation in Washing
ton. Very few public men are in
Washington at this time, but all here
expressed regret that the speaker had
determined on the course announced
in the Dubuque dispatch.
Speaker Henderson already had en-
tered into the coming campaign, and
it is stated here that both Gov. Cum
mings and Senator Dolliver, each of
whom are said to be in favor of tariff
revision, were to have stumped the
district for him. The Iowa republican
state convention, held in the latter
part of July, took strong grounds OH
the question of the reduction of the
tariff on goods whose production in
this country is controlled by trusts,
making the following declaration on
that subject: "We favor any modifca-
lions of the tariff schedules that may
be required to prevent their affording
shelter to monopoly" There was a
great deal of opposition to this state
ment, but it was finally adopted by the
convention. 1t is thought here that
this plank in the platform was the one
which has raised the issue in Gen. Hen
derson's case and has induced him to
withdraw.
The Irish standard., 1902-09-20
Took % DnIIots

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE rcpub-
lican confcrces of the Twcnty-third
Pennsylvania congressional district
broke the deadlock and nominated A.
F. Cooper, of Fayette, on the twenty
eighth ballot.
The Irish standard., 1902-09-20
SONS OF HERMANN
EXCURSION

TO Jordan, next Sunday. Sept. IA, via
Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway.
Trains leave st. Paul ut 900 a. m. and
Minneapolis at $50 Il. III. A pleasant
time for everybody.
The Irish standard., 1902-09-20
COAL BEING MINED.
Some Collieries In Panther Creek
Valley Resume Operation
Under Heavy Guard.

Tamaqua, Pa, Sept. 16.-Monday
morning the Greenwood colliery, sit
uated at the western end of the
Panther Creek valley, resumed oper-
ations. 1t is impossible TO learn cx-
ac1ly how many men are at work,
as the place is very heavily guarded
and the operators, the Doddal
Brothers, will give out no definite
statement. They say, however, that
they expect to wash about 800 tons
of coal day.
Monday the Lehigh Coal g. Naviga-
ton company claims gains in the
Panther Creek valley. An official of
this company said that it was ex-
pccted that the daily output from
the No. 4 and No. l2 collieries would
now be increased from 1,40O to 1,S00
tons al day. The leaders of the mine
workers ridiculc the claims of the
company. They say there are no
more men at work Monday than
there were last week.
Wilkcsbarre, Pa, Sept. 15.-Esti-
mated losses at the end Of the eight
zenith week of the coal strike are as
follows:
Operators in price of coal. a., 2O0. 900
Strikers. in wages ................. o4,NOO,MOO
Employees, not strikers. 6,30O.OOO
Railroads, in earnings ........... lOUO.CU
Business men outside region."... 100000
Coal and iron police .............. 100000
Nonunion workers ................ 100000
Troops in field ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 275. COO
Damage Observation-Disclosures. 6bO0.OOO
Total SIP AN, 900
The National tribune., 1902-10-23

weepy kind of drunkards, who are the
most uncomfortable OF all.
Yes, take my sword" he walled, hand
ing it over. ITS the last of my possess
sions except honor. l have sacrificed
everything else for my country and now
that goes, and leaves me a beggar."
Don't know that a sword would help
you make living" commented 81, ''or
we might give it back to you. We have
no particular use for the Confederate frog
sticker."
"'Twouldn't do any good" walled the
fearful man. I'm ruined man. I've
lost 1000 slaves by this cruel war;
He lost 1.cO0 slavesI' commented one
Of the other prisoners. 'Just listen to
him.: He never owned niger in his
| life
I've lost 1 1000 slaves by this war;" con-
tinued the lachrymose officer. Finest
niggers in the South. Best cotton pickers
in the State Worth 81 200 apiece of any
mans money. All took yellow fever and
died in n week
when did this happen?' asked 81. try.
ing to connect the events.
The time of the John Brown raid on
Harper's Ferry. Fine. healthy a lot OF
slaves as you ever saw. Was offered
| 81 300 apiece for them as they ran, but
the smallpox broke out among them. and
in 10 days l didn't have a slave left to
| bring me drink of water"
| The Second Lieutenant buried his face
| in his bandanna, and wept copiously.
Smallpox! / thought it was yellow
fever said 81. who was touched by his
distress. to Shorty.
Every one of the thousand" continued
the man. was born and bred on my own
plantation. They came from a stock that
my grandfather brought direct from the
Guinea Coast in his own ships l took
greatest care of them, fed and housed
them well, but that awful earthqual
swallowed them up in single night
Earthquake"
Yes, that awful earthquake of 1857.
Was not one escaped"
Come on. 81. Don't fool with him.
Hes crying: drunk. Send him over with
the others
''The mans undoubtedly had much
trouble" answered 81. holding back a lit
tie. though he's got things little mixed
probably on account of his great grief. 1
want to find out how. he came to lose his
niggers on account of the war"
"Of course it was because of the war"
sobbed the man. Every one of them
caught in that awful hurricane of 1859.
What wasn't killed by thunder and light
ming We're caught under the falling trees
| Not one got away
| Guess you'd better go right over there
TO your Captain, and talk to him about it,
said 81, giving him a push in that direc-
| ton.
Don leave me. Don leave me. lM
Dlored the Second Lieutenant. throwint
| his arm around Sis neck ''You look like
Il friend. and I haven't a friend left on
| earth. All killed in the war Banks fen
on some of them while mining gold in Cal
| ifornia, and grizzly bears ate the balance
Not friend left: war swept them away"
80. for the Lords sake. come along, Si.
There's lot Of things in those wagons, l
know. I'm aching to see what they are"
| and Shorty cut the vale of tears By drag
ging his partner away.
(To he continuedl
The National tribune., 1902-10-23
ADMIRAL sELfRIDGE.
Death Of a Naval veteran of Two Wars.

Rear-Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge il
dead. Very rapidly, indeed, death is re-
| moving those rarely fine examples of the
old navy.
Admiral Selfridge's life covered nearly
all of one century and two years of a sec
ond, he having been born in 1904. He
entered the navy as a Midshipman in 1918
and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1927.
From that time on his promotions were
rapidly earned. He saw service on every
sea and sailed his ships in every water.
His ship, the Columbus, was the Flagship
of the East Indian Squadron in 1856,
and afterward of the Pacific Squadron
during the Mexican war.
In May. 1917, his Flag was transferred
to the SloOp Dale, in which he took part
in the engagement and capture of Mazat-.
Ian and Guyamas. He was severely
wounded at the latter place, and was
forced to give up his command. He re-
turned to home duty in the Boston Navy
Yard till in 1861, when he took command
of the steam frigate Mississippi in the
Gulf Squadron. Here he did splendid SER
vice for few months, but his old wounds
sent him on shore duty again, absolutely
incapacitating him for sea service much
to his regret He had charge of the Mare
Island Navy Yard from 1862 to '65.
He was promoted to Captain in 1855;
Commodore in 1862 and was retired in
1866. He was President of the Examin-
ing Board in 1S69-'70. Lighthouse In
spector, and also member of the Examin-
ing Board in 1S70'71. He was promoted
to Rear Admiral July %. 1866. For
years he was senior officer of the navy on
the retired list.
In all probability there is not in naval
history anything to compare with the Sc
quence of service in the navy of the Self
ridges. Thomas o., senior. entered the
navy in 1927, as has been stated. His
son, Thomas o.. junior. entered the navy
,sse ear was retrsa IN
ridge, junior. was retired in February,
1898, after Al years service. Both were
Rear-Admirals at time of retirement.
A grandson of Thomas o. Selfridge,
ST., ard son of Thomas o. Selfridge. Jr.,
James Russell Selfridge, is now command
ing the Princeton, and a great-grandson,
Duncan Ingraham Selfridge, is now .
cadet at Annapolis.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23
MILITARY TRAINING.

1t is gratifying to see that military train.
ing in the public schools is constantly
gaining friends everywhere. OF course
| some of the goody goodies will continue
to scream that it is filling the boys with
wicked appetities to slaughter their fel.
low-creatures, but like most of the things
these people preach, there is no truth in
it.
Military training is the concrete eXpe-
rience of the ages as to the best method
of developing n youths physique. with
such mental training as will qualify him
for association in work with other men.
There is no better system of athletics
than the school of the soldier in use for
training recruits for the Regular Army.
1t is the product of endless experience.
tested constantly by practical application.
Every boy in the United States would be
greatly improved by being put through
the training that every recruit receives
upon entering the army. 1t is a system
which has made Germany great. Every
ciplined as soldier, and the result was
that in Il few years Prussia not only rose
from an insignificant little Duchy to be
the head of Germany, but she also came to
the front with equal celerity in the arts,
sciences, manufactures and other activi-
ties of life. The habits of order, regular
ity, obedience, and unity of effort with
others which were inculcated by that
training equipped a youth for any walk of
life he might enter, and gave him advan-
tages over his competitors who did not
have the benefit of such training.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23
MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICANS,

In spite of all the criticisms upon our
schoOls-much of which is undoubtedly
well-deSeryed,-the fact remains that we
are doing incomparably more for education
than any other country in the world, and
raising our people to a higher level CON
stantly by the powerful leverage Of the
common school, The annual report
of Commissioner of Education Har-
ris shows that there are 1929. 80
pupils enrolled in the public and
private schools, an increase of 2TS,-
520 during the year. A half-milion
more are i'll special schools, reformatories.
etc. Public school property is valued at
S576 963, ,0S9, against $13O,3SO, ,O0S in 1916,
or more than treble what it was so years
ago. The annual expenditures on the pub
lie schools aggregate S226.043,236, as
against S63 1886, ,666 in 1870, or nearly four
times as much.
In 1870 the expenditure per capita of
the population was $1.G4, while in 1901 it
was $293 per capita, the highest that it
has ever been, and an increase of 10 cents
to each man, woman and child over the
previous year. The report says that the
amount expended for education per capita
greatly varies with the different States,
being much larger in the mining regions
than in the agricultural districts, and
greater in the States having the most ur-
ban population than in the States having
the larger rural population.
The amount expended per capita
amounted to $4.65 in California, $3.50 in
Nevada, $5.1S in Colorado, $4.93 in Mas
sachusetts, and $4.60 for the State of New
York. The rural populations, the Com
missioner says, expend generally less per
capita, and two States, with an almost ex-
clusively rural opulation-Alabama and
North Carolina-expended 80 and 60
cents, respectively, per capita for. educa-
fion
The National tribune., 1902-10-23
SUICIDE OF I'm YOUNGER.

The self-destruction Of "Jim" Younger.
one Of the notorious murderers and rob-
bers, who cursed Missouri during and after
the war, calls attention to as fine an ex-
ample Of the old doctrine of total deprav-
ity as can be furnished. The Youngers
were born to be curse to the world. and
it is rare to find characters so dangerous
to all around them, and so destitute of
redeeming qualities. They We're always
out of harmony with those about them
Their lives were prolonged by being landed
in the Minnesota Penitentiary. where the
rigid but humane discipline of the prison
kept them out of conflict with their fel-
lows. Some of those mushy. misguided
sentimentalists. who are perpetually max
ing trouble. labored long and hard to get
them out of confinement, much to the dis
gust of sensible people. The moment
they were out trouble began again. They
quarreied with everybody. most bitterly
with those who had been instrumental in
effecting their release Jim" Younger
fell in love with a very worthy woman.
whom, fortunately. he was not allowed to
marry. Finally he ended all with shot
from his own hand, and the world is well
rid of him. 1t would have been great
gain if he had been killed early in the war.
as We're thousands of incomparably better
men.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23
THE BEsr-MANNERsD CROWD.

Everybody in Washington is loud in the
praise of the throng which gathered in
the city during Encampment week. There
is no question anywhere of the positive as
sertion that it was by far the best-ma
nered throng seen in Washington since
the previous Encampment. Everybody in
it was gentle, considerate, reasonable, and
easily satisfied. The inevitable crowding
and delays were everywhere met with pa
tience and pleasant words. This was the
strongest contrast with the crowds which
come here to Inaugurations and other
great occasions. The police had absolute
ly no trouble with the veterans or those
accompanying them, and the watchmen at
the great public buildings, which the vet
Grams visited in large numbers,are earnest
in their concentrations of the way the
visitors conducted themselves. The Grand
Army made a most favorable impression
upon the whole people of the National
Capital.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23

THE dangers of slavery to a theory are
well-illustrated by the case of the Douk-
hobor immigrants from Russia into Mani
toba. Their reading Of the Bible having
led them to the conclusion that it is wrong
in any case to kill, they refused to serve
in the army, and had to migrate to avoid
conscriptiOn. Their next step was to be-
lieve it wrong to kill animals, and conse-
auently they had to give up eating meat
and wearing leather. Then they consid-
cred that shearing sheep was robbery. and
they gave up wearing woolen garments, a
decided Inconvenience in the chill climate
Of Canada. Milk, butter and eggs came
under the same line of reasoning as wool,
and naturally the conclusion that it is
wrong to enslave animals for any purpose
so that men and women have to draw
plows and wagons, while the horses and
cattle were turned loose on the prairies.
There is imminent danger that the Douk-
hobors will starye and freeze this Winter,
unless their neighbors help them out,
which ought to be as repugnant to their
principles as anything else, since the re-
lief that may be given them will be fur
nished from violation of the religion they
profess.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23

and rubbing his head. you're n good
one. sure enough. Say. Yank, IL you'll
learn me that trick, I'll tell you something
worth while"
'Out with it. for I'm in hurry now
But I'll have time to give you a lesson in
camp this evening. What is it?''
well, belong to n company of Rhett's
Charleston Heavy Artillery. We've just
come up from Charleston. We were sent
out from Cheraw to guard couple OF
wagons of stuff one of the Charleston
nabobs was trying to get away from Che
raw. The boys got mad at being set to
that kind Of duty, and begun to break into
the wines that were in the wagons. All OF
us got more or less drunk. and the Captain
and Lieutenants with us. They're all ly-
ing over there in camp. most of them
drunker'n billed owls. The officers are
drunker'n anybody else. We tried to stir
them up to come out and fight the Yam
KEGS. but they hooted at us. | wish you'd
go right over and get the whole billing OF
them. You can do it. and it'll serve them
right, the drunken scalawags, and then
The National tribune., 1902-10-23
SILVER AS A LEGAL TENDER.

AT this late day the Supreme Court is
about to pass upon the question of the
constitutionality of the legal tender pro.
visions of the Bland-Allison act of 1878
The case originated in Michigan in 1897
and the parties to the litigation are Fred
A. Baker and Stephen Baldwin. Bald.
win was indebted to Baker to the exten,
Of 1854, and in payment rendered 364
silver dollars. Baker refused to accept
the silver, alleging that it was not le,;a
money. Baldwin brought suit in the
State courts Of Michigan to compel ac
ceptance, and those courts sustained his
contention. Baker brought the case tc
the Supreme Court on a writ of error, and
the court will now take the case up fol
final consideration.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23

THE reports of the railroads are now
being footed up, and show that the at
tendance on the National Encampment
was about S2OO,000-a trifie under that,
rather than over. This was about three
times the number that usually attend In
augurations, and, of course, brought in
comparably more money into the city than
those affairs. The visitors to Inaugura-
tions usually stay but day or two, and
spend good deal of money in the hotels
and saloons. The veterans and their
wives stayed the bigger part Of the
week, and spent their money with the
dry-goods men, jewellers, and other mer.
chants, and in private houses They
spent not less than $3,OOO,OOO in Wash.
ington, in buying goods at fair prices, and
everybody in the city is richer by reason
of their visit.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23

The most numerous complaints from the
visitors to the Encampment came from
the manner in which the railroads deliv-
cred their passengers. and those com
plants were only too well-fOundcd. Part
of the trouble was the unavoidable result
of the wretched depot facilities of Wash
ingtOn, but some of it was directly due to
the selfish laZiness of the conductors and
engineers, who did not care where they
dumped their passengers, so that they got
rid of them, and ended their run. There
fore hundreds of veterans and their wives
were put off miles away from the depots,
and left to find their way into town as
best they could. The trouble about the
Washington depots is that the railroads
are on the point of constructing a grand
union station, which is expected to be the
finest in the world. Work should have
begun on it this year, but for the blame
able failure of Congress to pass the bill
permitting it. or course, the roads do not
wart to spend any more money ON their
present terminal arrangements, but they
certainly could have made better prOvi-
sions for their passengers than they did.
and spared them a world of unnecessary
annoyances and fatigues.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23
PERSONAL.

Ex-Gov. John B. Neil died at his home
in Columbus, Ohio. Oct. 6. of cancer of
the throat after an illness of 10 months.
he was born July 2S. 1912. and at the
beginning of the war entered the 46th
Ohio, serving through the war and rising
to the rank of Major of the regiment.
President Hayes appointed him Registrar
Of the Land Office at Salt Lake City, and
afterward Governor of Idaho, which office
he held for four years. A wife and ona
daughter survive him.
Among the comrades who made per-
sonal calls on The National Tribune were
VIM. D. Campbell, Columbia, Pa, who
was in the 25th n. Y. Cav, and is now a
railroad man; two brothers, Frank and
Ed. Welch, of the 18th N. Y, now resi-
dents of Illinois; W. w. Parker. of the
18th VT, now farmer of Tunbridge, VT,
and e. Perry, of the 18th Mo-, nov
farmer near De Witt, Mo.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23
THE sudden death of Admiral sampso

THE sudden death of Admiral Sampson
left his widow and six children in strait
ened 2ecuniary condition. He had put all
his prize-money into house in Washing
ton, and this is all that is left for them.
The law will give Mrs. Sampson pension
of $50 a month, which is at present held
up by the Pension Bureau until the death
of the first Mrs. Sampson can be salts
factorily proved. There will be a strong
effort made to secure special pension
from Congress, which ought to succeed.
Mrs. Sampson is a most worthy woman.
and her husbands very great services
make her quite as deserving as many of
the widows who have been granted large
pensions by Congress.
The National tribune., 1902-10-23

THE Presidents talks have carried dis
may to those politicians in the South
whose policy is to have no more Republi-
cans i'll their several States than their own
small rings, which are just enough to fill
all the offices. 1t is this policy which has
prevented the growth of the party in the
South. These men, whose living is made
out of Office, want as few competitors as
possible, and discourage all efforts to build
up the party. OF course, the Democrats
assist them, and there is always very
good understanding between them and the
Democratic leaders, who help them to ge,
the Federal offices when the Republicans
are in power. The President insists that
there shall be genuine effort in every
Congressional District in the South to or
ganize the party, put good men in nomina
tion, and get out the full vote. Thi.
means trouble for a number of gentlemen
The National tribune., 1902-10-23

A WHOLE volume of the history of the
Pension Bureau is condensed in the fol
lowing letter to the Commissioner of Pen
sions:
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir: Allow me to thank the of
fee for Mrs. Elizabeth Sawyer, New Car
son, for pension certificate No. 264 1892.
.She called to execute vouchers, and
she could hardly talk for pleasure and
gratitude for the help given.
'''rhe Sheriff of Lycoming County had
levied upon all her goods and chattels on
the 9th instant, and to be sold on the 18th
inst, and now she feels as if her declin
ing years will be made comfortable.
''Yours truly, ROBERT WOOD, p. NJ.
White Pine, Pa"
The National tribune., 1902-10-23

1T TURNS out that things were quite
as bad in the British horse purchasing
office in New Orleans as charged. Capt,
Smith, the agent, was simply a common,
ordinary thief, who started in by demand
ing and getting from American sellers 81
for every horse or mule that he passed,
and finally raising this to IS. He made,
or rather, stole, from his Government
fully $50O,O00 before things got SO bad
that an investigation was necessary, and
he deserted from the army with his plum.
der. 1t is not pretty chapter in the his.
tory of the British army-no prettier than
the Capt. -Oberlin NJ. Carter one in ours
The National tribune., 1902-10-23

HIRAM CRONK, the last survivor of the
War of 1872, lives Oh his farm at Dunn
Brook, Oneida Co., N. Y, at the age of
102. Toward the close of the war, when
he was 10, he enlisted, and served about
three months, participating credifably in
several skirmishes. He is lively and
bright, though quite deaf, chews from five
to 10 cents worth of tobacco daily, and
drinks gallon of wine every two weeks.
One of his sons was killed during the re-
belliOn. He is Democrat and a deyout
Methodist