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CONGRESS-.
DoingS OF Tie National Legislators During
the Past Week.

Although the Philippine tariff bill be
came the unfinished business of the Sen
ate, yet, by unanimous consent. Senator
| Nelson succeeded in having the debate
upon the bill to establish Il Department of
Commerce continued during the most of
Wednesday and Thursday. when the Sen
ate adjourned over till Monday of this
week. The debate was largely of Il tech
nical nature. \ lot Of odds and ends. such
rs the Bureau Of Navigation, the Bureau
of Statistics, the Bureau of Steam Boiler
Inspection, Light House Board, etc, are
! to be taken from the Treasury Depart
ment; the Census Bureau from the In
terror Department; the Division of Con
sui Reports from the State Department,
and so on, to form the new Department
of Commerce. The debate has very lit
tie of public interest in it. being chiefly
matters concerning expert details of ad-
ministratiOn.
A fight has been made. however, over
the Coast and Geodctic Survey. which has
long been coveted by the Navy Depart
ment. In order not to jeopardize the bill,
Senator Nelson will yield this point.
Then, 100. there is Il fight upon the
proposition TO Include the Department Of
Labor in the new Department of Com
merce. Samuel GOmpers, President Of
the National Federation Of Labor, is Wig
bFpuSIy opposing llc tnalet, laDDf no"
having Il little Department of its own. all
by itself, under the able administration
of the Hon. Carroll ID. Wright. 1t is eX
pectcd that Il vote will be reached in
few days, and the general impression is
that the measure will pass the Senate in
some shape.
The House spent the week upon the
Urgency Deficiency Bill an item for $500.
coo TO provide for barracks at Manila af
fording ample ground for lOng-drawn-out
talk. The Philippine Islands, heretofore,
have paid their own expenses, and this
is the first appropriation from the u. S.
Treasury that has been made, and it was
justified upon the ground of emergency
and the health of our soldiers. On the
final roll call on this question the Repub-
licans and l6 Democrats voted for it.
The only other amendment to the bill
which caused a great deal of discussion
was that of Mr.. Hill, of Connecticut, ap-
propriating q sufficient amount of money
to raise the salaries Of the Rural Free
Delivery carriers from $500 to $500 a
year, and make the change 90 into earI
during the balance of the present fiscal
year. The amendment was vigorously OPP
posed by Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. Chair
man of the Committee on Appropria tions.
and by Mr.. Lind, Of California. Chair
man of the Committee on Post Office and
Post Roads, but the rural carriers had
too many friends, and won the fight.
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writer in the Forest and Stream" is
corruption of '.sulking."
The possum comes down to us as a re-
minder of the past, survivor OF by
gone age-a curious type which by its
fossil remains in the rocks may be traced
back many thousands of years. His near
relatives, including some no bigger than a
mouse, live in tropical America: his dis
tant relatives in the remote continent Of
Australia, where he claims kinship with
such strange forms as the kangaroo, wom-
bat, dasyure, phalanger, and other primt-
tive types.
Like most marsupiais, or pOuched ami
mails. the female pOssum is provided with
q bag or pocket in front of her belly, in
which the young are carried until able to
shift for themselves. When born they are
exceedingly small and helpless and look
like embryos-naked, hairless, with eyes
ard ears closed, and weighing only three
to four grains. The young are about half
an inch long at birth. When FIVE weeks
old they are as large as rats
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The morn
ing Of May II was ushered in by rcyeilIe
about O'Clock. After a hasty breakfast
of mush, cooked in small cans, each indi-
vidual doing his own cooking, the 33d III.
was called into line while it was vet dark
Co. Il took the advance, deploying as
skirmishers. Many rebel soldiers scat
tered here and there through the timber
and along the streams, having been fear
fully demOralized the day before at Cham
piOn's Hill, were made prisoners and sent
TO the rear without causing a halt in the
rapidly advancing lines.
The writer remembers distinctly TAX.
ing two prisoners and escorting them "a
Edwards Station, turning them over ia
those having charge Of prisoners and
Overtaking the line within n half mile
Of the rebel works. My company was
still deployed rs skirmishcrs, and as such
advanced (some of us) to within 200 yards
Of the rebel riie-pits, all the time protect.
ing ourselves as best we could behind
dead trees, stumps and in bitches.
We were soon ordered to fall back 10
the timber, as we supposed. to join in
the regimentai charge. About this time
J. W. Wright, Go. Il, was slightly wound.
ed, as also were tiany others of the regi-
ment whose names l cannot now recall
We were ordered TO lie down and await
orders, securing the best protection at
hand-trce trunks and logs. About that
time our artillery aud battery of about
II pieces of Confederate artillery opened
on each other through the heavy timber
The falling limbs and great trce-tOpS
made it extremely unsafe for us to ~
main longer in that locality, and we were
ordered to move to the right
While we were yet among the falling
timber, and the writer and Charley kosh
ner were hugging close to the roots of q
largev elm tree, solid shot passed through
the tree-top, cutting off a large limb
which fell within few feet of us. IiOsh
ner looked up the tree and coolly re
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| his message that Gen. Fuller had been
a most able and faithful officer, and en-
! titled to the gratitude of the State. The
! House of Representatives unanimously
adopted report of it's committee ap-
! pointed to inspect the Adjutant-G Geneal's
| Office, finding it u model of completeness
| and one that preserves in ali its glory the
proud record of all our sOldiery.
| A learned historian of this State has
said that the history of Illinois could
not be written with the name of Allen
| &. Fuller left out" and several war his
tories of the State contain the unquali-
fled Endorsement and approval of Gen.
Fuller for the able and conspicuous part
he took in public matters during those
times thai tried mems souls" He had
held the offices of Master-in- Chancery
County and Circuit Judge, Representative
of the General Assembly, Speaker of the
House, State Senator President of the
Senate, and Adjutant General of the
| State; and in all those offices he had ac-
quilted himself with signal ability and
honor.
! His acts of bcnevOlence in founding a
public library, endowing free kindergar-
ten and a Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals and Children has
endeared his memory TO the hearts of the
citizens of Beviderc, and in Boone Coun-
! ty, where he was best known personally
the name Of Gen. Fuller was a synonym
Tor hOn0r, integrity and falr dealing. No
man ever doubted his public spirit his
observation-disclosures or his absolute justice
in his dealings with his fellowmen.
! The Rev. DIR. Thomas C.. EastOn, pas
tor of the Eastern Presbyterian Church at
Washington. ID. c., an old pastor and
frieGl of the deceased, delivered the fu-
neral sermon. 1t was a fitting testimon-
ial to the worth Of the public and pri-
vate career of this prominent man. The
business houses of the city were mostly
all closed during the funeral services
Many old soldiers, friends and representa-
tive citizens, were present to help con-
sign the remains to the tomb and the
bare earth was strewn with many floral
tributes to the memory of one who, in his
public life, answered the call of J. G..
Holland:
God give us men! A time like this de-
mands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith,
and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of Office does not kill,
Men whom the spoils of office cannot
buy,
Men who possess opinions and a will,
Men who have honor and who will not
lie"
j. II. T., Belvidere, Ill.
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in the city viii be Immediately collected
and organized into working parties, under
suitable officers. They will at once b" set
to policing the city and the grounds within
the intrcnchmentS. Capt. Comstock, Chief
Engineer. will direct the destruction of the
outside approaches made to the enemy 5
works. hll necessary details will be made
for this purpose by the commander of the
Seventeenth Corps, either from his pio-
ncer corps, negroes collected, or by details
from the ranks. All heavy artillery will
he moved into the intrcnchments and prop
crly located for defense. Division Engi-
reer officers, or, in their absence, Division
QuaItcrmasters, will collect and save all
mining tools belonging to their respective
commands.
''2. Lieut-C William L. Duff, Chief
Of Artillery. will Immediately collect and
take care of all ordnance stores outside of
the enemy's works at VickSburg. lie will
call on Maj.-Gen. Mcpherson and Maj
Gen. Heron for such details as he may
require in carrying out this order.
ITO be continuedl
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GEN. A. c. FULLER.
Death of Prominent nlinoisan of the war
Period.

There passed away in Belvidere. ILL.,,
Dec. 6, 1901, a character of State reputa-
ton, and one whose name is linked in war
history with those of OgleSby, Yates and
Hurlbut. Gen. Allen G. Fuller. the sub
iect of this sketch. was born ut Farming
ham, Conn, Sept. %, 1929. He was of
staHch New England stock. and was grad
uated from the Towanda UaD Academy.
In 1911 he commenced his legal studies in
the office of United States Senator Doc
little. at Warsaw, n. y. In 1916 he was
admitted to the bar, going to Bclviderc
in the Fall of that year, where he had
resided ever since.
When the war broke out in 1861 Gen.
Fuller was rendered, and accepted, the
appointment of Adjutant- nt-Gencral of the
State, resigning the office of Circuit Judge,
which he held at that time. That Gen.
Fuller acceptably filled this important of
fee of organizing and sending to the field
over 100000 men is attested by the rec
Ords of the State. Gov. Yates stated in
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-. ATrI1h the TIL..gnllLI2lV
EsTA @:4plMY~
.4SGHnrssEsaAs The CapituIaon.
The CapituIation.
By GEN. GREEN B. RAUM.
hers of TIE NAr1oxAL TnIrrrE.


Birlso2g Ferry, with mis- advance guard
across, and his main force on Bear Greek
=. The cavalry force, Col. Bussev in
command, will cross Black. near the
month of Bear Creek, ard receive s;egial
orders from the Commanding General.
-. al commanders will see that their
troops are well provided with five days ra-
tons in their haveTsacks and regimental
wagons: cartridges at the rate OF $50 per
man; wagons net to exceed three TO a
regiiEent-oae for ammunition. two for
cooking utensils and provisions; and a
coaFies Of am5ulances fer the sick and
wounded. Great attention must be paid
to providing water. for which purpose each
company should have u pack mule with
a couple Of small kegs, or a saddle. to
wA;Sh should be suspended the cantecns
of the men.
IS. Ali wagons not in use should be
sent III. 10 make up a wagon train Of 900
wagons, undsc direction of the Chief
Qagrte.Easter, Col. J. C0ndit Smith, and
Chief C0mnissary, TO be loaded with
bread, celee, sugar and salt, for equal
distribution after the five days supplies
are out.
branceS of any kind must not he taken
along. Any wagon, carriage, buggy or
horse other than such are used by the Off
cars ent;tied~by law to be mounted, and as
prescribed in these orders, will be seized
by any brigade or division headquarters
or Surgeon, and, appropriated to the pub
lie use.
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the granting of franchises. He said that
industry in the islands should he pro-
NOTED. NOT prevented. The islands needed
railroads to develop their abundant re-
sources Of timber, coal and other minerals.
Last week Secretary Hay handed to
Minister Wa a draft on the United States
Treasury for S376.600 being the vslne of
the silver bullion which was captured by
the American marines at Tien Tsin. Tu-
aSmuch as Minister WI is charged with
the payment Of salaries Of the Chinese
COnSulS in the United States, and with
defraying The expenses of the Chinese
legations in Washington, in Lima and in
Madrid il is believed that this money will
be applied to sHch purposes.
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CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

Postmaster General Paync's first oficia
act was to sign a draft of S1,000.000 tC
make good ut New York the money or
ders that the working people around Chi
cago send to their folks in the old coun
try.
Adj't-Gen. r. W. Smock, Department
of Indiana, G.. \. r., was in the city last
week, to secure quarters for his Depart
ment during the National Encampment
and located them at the Ebbitt House.
Senior Vice Commander Hall and Com.
rade Il. B. Stiliings, of Il. i. Kinsley
Post, Boston, Of which Col. Pope, the
great bicycle man, is Commander, were
III Washington last week, securing quar-
ters for their Post and for the Depart
ments of Massachusetts, G.. A. Il. and
w. X. G. They finally selected delightful
where Il fine view can be had of the Ave
nue..
A. II. Stafford and J. G. Stafford.
brothers, were in the city last week. =
II. Stafford, who is in the real estate and
pension business at Jamestown, n. Y,
served in the 112th n. Y. His brother.
j. g. Stafford, who lives at Midland.
Mich, and is Il farmer, served in the 37th
n. Y. till the close of its service, and then
rc-enlisted in the 9th n. Y Cav, in which
he served until the close of the war.
. >
COmrade J. NJ. RulifsOn, who served in
the Sd and 18th n. Y. Cav. and did some
very notable things III the Shenandoah
Valley during the stirring times there, has
been candidate for Postmaster at Mo-
bile, and received most hattcring indorse-
ment from all the leading business men
of the city. But his candidacy did not
receive the approval of the little ring of
Federal uffice-hOdcrs which now seems to
be controlling the politics of Alabama.
and he was turned down in favor of a
man who would carry out the rings plans.
This will be deeply regretted. not only by
the comrades in Alabama, but by the best
citizens of Mobile and that part of the
State.
Secretary Root went before the House
lnsular Committee last week to urge the
enactment of Il homestead law for the
Philippines. He said there should be leg
islatiOn to enable the Filipino to acquire
title to property, and that denial of that
right was, i'll his opinion, the cause of
much of the present disturbed conditions
He cited the anti-rent riots in New York
and the troubles in Ireland as evidence
of what followed such denial. He thought
a homestead law should be passed to per
NIT the natives to make entry of Zoe
government to fix the minimum. He also
urged the repeal of the Spooner amend
ment prohibiting the cutting of timber and
The National tribune., 1902-01-30
Phil Sheridan Post.

EDfToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Phil Sheridan
Post Is AT this writing in flourishfng copdl-
tion. 1t has its line brick hail on State street
near the Central School House and one block
from the State Capitol Building The cost
of the hall and Its furniture aud fixtures was
about $1,000 The Post hts a big bank ac-
count and money In the Loan Association.
The Post has Il membership of 10S in good
Standing. ;lI good jelly fellows Pile De
imrtmcnt EnGimpment meets Ia Boise the
first Wednesday IN june, ami all the old boys
look for grand Reunion and good time.-J
PECOTT. First Sergeant, u. ). A., Boise
City Idaho
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PERSONAL.

The comrades OF Buffalo. n. Y, were
yery much pleased at the reapPoiutmeEt
OF Comrades Chas. A Orr. DepaI tnent
Commander of New York G. i. r.. as
Pension Agent at Buffalo, and c. J. Pow
ers Post, of which COmrade Orr is Com
mander, has sent a letter to the President
warmly thanking him for the honor con-
ferred upon member of the Post.
Comradc II. e. Taylor, Past Depart
ment Commander, Department of Yer
mont. G. 4. r., was in the city last week
war in the grand old Vermont Brigade,
and is now engaged with his son in the
insurance business in Brattlcboro, Vt,
where they have the largest and oldest es-
tablishmant of the kind in the State.
Capt. VIM. ii. Howard, Newark, n. J.,
is among the iOng-termed Post Quarter
masters. He was elected Quartcrmaster
of Phil. Kcarny Post |, DepaI tmcnt o.
New Jersey. in 1873, and has since served
continuously, and is just entering upon
another term. His total service amounts
to IS years. He has Also been Secretary
and Treasurer of the Veterans Assucia-
tion of the 9Th ". j. since 1866, and Cap
tain and Inspector of Rife Practice, 1st
Reg't National Guard of New Jersey,
since 1885.
Lieut.. John Ryan, Of the Newton
Glass.) police force, has very fine collec-
ton Of battlefield relics. He served in
the army nearly IL years and participated
in II engagements and was three times
wounded. He first enlisted in Co. G. 2Sth
Mass, Dec. IS, 1861, and served with
that organization three years. He re-en-
listed in Co. X, 61st Mass, for one year
Soon after the close of the war he en-
tered the Regular Army, and was as
signed to Go. NJ, Tth- u. s. Cav, and
served on the plains under Gen. Custer;
later, in the South. engaged in the sup
preston of the Kuklux Khan sand other
outlaws. Still later, he served along the
line of the Northern Pacific, guarding
the engineers and emigrants.. He was
discharged from the army Dec. q, 1876
The National tribune., 1902-01-30
RECENT LITERATURE.

EASTERN PERU AND BOLIVIA. By
Wm. G.. Agile. Published by the
Homer NJ. Hill Pub. Co., Seattle,
Wash.
This is very interesting little pamph-
let about a great and unknown portion
of South America, which will some day
he Il rich field for the harvest of enterpris-
ing Americans.
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Magazines and Notes.

The February Century is to contain two
articles, with illustrations, on the new
scheme for beautifying the City of Wash
the same issue is ~ Visit to Mount YER
non Century Ago containing conver-
Sations with Gen. Washington as recorded
in the diary Of Il Polish poet attached in
this country TO the suite of KosciusZko.
The Boston Cooking School Magazine.
Published at Boston. Mass
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Charge at Hack River Bridge

Take Laxative Bromo ouinlne Tablets. All druggists
refund the money If it fails to cure. l.. W. Groves
signature Is on each box. DC
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Everything comes TO him who waits:
but it will make better time if you hustle.
Washington Democrat
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Shc.-Would you go over, W.
for me?
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Postmaster General Paync's first official
act was to sign n draft of Sl,000000 to
make good ut New York the money or
ders that the working people around Chi
cago send to their folks in the old coun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
CHINESE LAUNDRY CHECKS.
Ingenious Celestial Method of Identi
flying Customers.

From the New York Evening Post.
The ingenuity of the Mongolian mind is
well displayed. in their system of accounts
and checks in the laundry business. If
their written language We're as scientific
and accurate as our own it would be
excellent creation, but they labor under
many Disadvantages which are unknown
to the civilized people of the world. There
are no characters in Chinese for letters or
any such simple variations as Roman and
Arabic numerals. It is therefore, impos-
sble to translate or tranSiterate into Chi
nese such common marks as CA. u or Nv.
@. In place of this the Chinaman uses the
ideographs for the comfnoner facts of life,
such as house moon" dog" "lion,"
bear" table" Chair and street"
In addition to these he employs the nu-
neral characters from one up to one hun
dred. A customer comes to a laundry I'M
able to speak Chinese and delivers his
wash to man unable to speak English. He
receives in return a check containing two
characters. One represents the day of the
week or month, and the second one of the
facts mentioned such as moon" or lion"
The slip is torn through the middle, upon
the principle of the legal indenture. 1t is
impossible to initiate the torn piece that
it will fit the half retained by the laundry.
Then upon the dayIbeok of the laundry the
proprietor enters under the DAY of the week
or the month the telegraph moon or lion
assigned to the customer, and beneath this
the articles left to be Numbered.
He then takes down from a hook lot of
muslin tags on which are written in indeli-
bic ink moon or lion" l, . 3, 4, and so
on. One of these tags is affixed to each
article, excepting the cuffs and collars To
these one tag is affixed, which is fastened
by q strong thread or cord tied through the
buttonhole in each article. In addition to
this they often put a private mark upon
the article to be cleaned, although this is
not very common. When the goods are
washed and ironcd they are done up in a
package, and the day and special charac-
ter written on the outside. In addition to
this the half-ticket is fastened to it with a
pin. When the customer enters he gives
his half ticket up, and if he is known by
sight the package is handed over to him
II he is not known, or is suspected of be-
Ing confidence operator, his half-ticket is
fitted to the laundry half-tcket before the
package is handed over.
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SO1ONAAOA<Ns LEADING THEATEI,.
SPECIAL SUMMER SEASON
| EVENING":
Dress Circle,
/ Csc.
Next week-OUR REGIMENT

is another Taft. He meets all the require
ments of a great administrative officer
He mentioned also Luke Wright a mem
Der of the Philippine Commission, as able
to take up the work of Governor Taft if
the latter should relinquish it.
There was no more reason for the reln-
quishment of the Philippines because Gov
ernor Taft might not be able TO continue
his work there than there would be for the
abandonment of a railroad because of the
general managers death or the disestab-
lishment of the nation because of the death
of the President. The American nation
was the greatest reservoir of talent, of
ability, of brains, of energy and Of in
dustry in the world and when any man
fell by the wayside another equally as able
was ready to take his place and do his duty
in support of his work and of his govern
ment.
After the passage of bill providing for
the appointment of James w. Long on the
retired list of the army as a captain of in
fantry, the Senate went into executive SEES
sion and at $40 adjourned until Monday.
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Edinburgh Shocked,


From the London Mail.
y shock was given to the strict Sabbatar-
ians at Edinburgh on Saturday by the I'M
expected announcement by the Tramway
Company that it would run a full service
of its tramcars on Sunday. 1t appears that
the company to whom the corporation
leased the tramWays has been unable to
work them at profit, and the corporation
took Judgment against it for $40 900, under
which 1t could enter into possession of the
tramWayS.
Notice to this effect was given to the
company on Thursday, whereupon meet
ing was at once held and the view eX-
pressed that profit could be made if the
tramcars could be run on Sunday. Without
giving the corporation citizens time to
raise objections. the company accordingly
launched its announcement, and yesterday
morning saw the strange sight in Edn-
burgh of the tramway service in full swing.
The public seemed to enjoy the novelty,
and the tramcars were well patrOnized.
Denunciatory pulpit references were made
and an indignation meeting protested on
the ground that the tramcars We're run
without the sanction of the council and
citizens