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SEEK A MANDAMTS

COmrade Jos. w. Kay and Attorney
w. II. Van SteenbUrgh appeared before
the Supreme Court last week and asked
leave to file a petition for Il writ Of man
damus directed TO Geo. X. Bidwcll. Col
lector of Customs at New York, compel
ing him to reinstate three veterans who
were discharged by him, it is claimed.
contrary to law. These are John W
O'Brien, who was United States Wcigher
VIM. L. Shafer and James II. Coclnower.
both of whom were Inspectors. These
men were dismissed by Mr. Bidwell about
a year ago, after service extending over
from IS TO 22 years.
In his brief Mr.. Van StccnburglI says.
"The action Of the Collector in rcmov
ing the petitioners WAS clearly in viola
ton of the rules promulgated by the Pres
idtnt and Of the statutes, and it is pro
vided by section 1903 of the Revised Stat
utcS that the position of Naval Officer
or any other subordinate officer at any
collection district Of the United States
except in New York may be abolished.
The statute clearly excepted the col
lection district and port of New YORK.
and that being the case the offices Of the
petitioners could not be abolished, and
the only course open to the Collector was
to remove the petitioners after charges
had been preferred and an opportunity
afforded the petitioners to answer the
slmC
1T is not pretended that any charges
were preferred against the petitioners that
they did not faithfully and efficiently dis
charge the duties of their positions or Of
fees.
The Collector, in order TO evadc the
statute which protected the petitioners
COchnOwcr and Shafcr in the possession
Of their offices, in or about the month Of
February, 1901, appointed 30 additional
Inspectors. thereby increasing the num-
her /On duty at the district and port Of
New York from :}23 to 313. and imme-
diately thereafter and in the same month
removed 81. II is respectfully submitted
hat this Juggling with the existing laws
is without precedent and Justification and
ought not TO be tolerated.
The Court took the motion under ad-
viScment.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

The squabble among the European Ma
tiOns as TO their attitude toward the
United States at the time Of the out
break OF the Spanish War is simply anus
ing to us this side Of the water We bear
no ill-will toward Austria for having
tried to form an international alliance
to save Spain, and really do not care n
straw whether England or Russia stopped
ii by refusing to join. Such an alliance
was impossible from the first, and never
could have been made effective If it had
been formed. We would have had Spain
thraShed before the diplomats had really
begun exchanging notes, and even if they
had gotten together, which is wholly un-
likely, they could never have agreed upon
whose duty it was to bell the eat. We
should have laughed at anything but the
most imposing demonstration of earnest
ness and nanmity among them, and il
they could have secured that it would
have aroused our people to defy the whole
cabo0dle, and they would have had job
on their hands to make the rashcSt of
them pause. In the end the victory OF the
United States would have been much
more complete than it was, for we would
not have stopped with taking away the
Spanish possessions ON this side Of the
Atlantic, and America would have en-
tered the arena as a far more commqud-
ing world-powcr than she now is. II the
war had only LASTED month longer we
should have had the Canary Islands.
Ccuta and the other possessions Of Spain
in Africa, and thus been in a command
ing position on the Mediterranean.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06
White House. Jan. II, 1902"
VETERANS, rRFrERENCE.

At the instance Of the G.. \. i. Com
mittee on cgislation-Comrade Jos. w
Kay, Chairman-twO bills almost Identical
in wording have been introduced in the
House, ard are now before the Commit
tee on Civil Service Reform. That in,
troduced by Gen. Chas. II. Groseynol
reads:
'That section 175I Of the Revised
Statutes of the United States be amended
so as to read as follows:
"'Sec. 1754. Persons hOnorably dis
charged from the military or naval scrv-
wounds or sickness. and officers and en-
listed men who served in the armies or
navy of the United States between April
u. 1861. and Aug. -, 1860, being hon
orably discharged therefrom, shall he pre-
fcrred for appointment to and retention
in civil offices and rmploymcHtS. lis also
for promotion therein: Provided They
are found TO possess the business capacity
necessary for the proper discharge of the
duties of such offices or cmplUymentS.
''Scc .. That all laws or parts of
laws inconsistent with the. provisions of
this act are hereby repealed
The one introduced by Representative
]. H. Bromwell reads:
THAT section 1I.'4 of the Revised Stat
Utes of the United States be amended
50 as to read as follows:
Sec. 1T54 Officers and enlisted men
who served in the armies or navy Of the
United States between April II. 1861.
and Aug. -, 1865. being honorably dis
charged thcrefrom. shall be preferred for
appointment to and retention in civil Of
fees and cmploymcnts in any branch Of
the service of the United States: Pro
vided, That they are found to possess the
business capacity necessary for the proper
discharge of the duties of such offices or
emnloymcntS.'
''Sec. >. That all laws or parts of laws
inconsistent with the provisions Of this
act are hereby repealed
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

ST recognized him at once, aud called
the boys into line. when they saluted, and
gave the Colonel three cheers.
THANK you. my men," said the CoOlnel,
gravely returning the salute. Il am very
glad to meet you again and find you do
ing so well. You stood by me nObly in
a very trying time, and l shall never
forget it. l am very sorry that my wound
prevented my leading on your later and
very creditablc service, but | have no
doubt that You did honor to the lessons
and discipline you received from me-"
81 and Shorty kept straight faces dur
ing this alluSion TO his wound, and his ex
ordium ON discipline, but did not dare
look at one another
I'm very glad to see you so well pro-
vdcd for he continued with another in
voluntary sniff ut the welcome odors, and
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

As IT looks as if no general irrigation
bill can pass this Congress, Representa-
tive Lacey, of Iowa, has prepared Il ten
tativc bill, which authorizes the Secretary
OF Agriculture to select 100000 acres.
situated in two or more States or Terri
tories, set il apart as a National Exper.
imental Irrigation District" and open il
up to hOmesteaders. in lots of less than
1G0 acres each. This seems fair and prac-
teal, and good way to demonstrate the
exact value of irrigation under the aus
pices of the Nation.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

NhNsEMoND Co, Va, has neither foot
hall nor prize-fghts. but she has man
hunts that satisfy the taste for that sort
Of thing. In one that is to be pulled off
within the next two weeks the man is
TO be given a start Of two hours, with the
privilege OF climbing a tree, and there nre
bets that he win be compelled TO do this
inside Of 40 minutes. This is an open-air
sport that has in it much more real zest
than can be found in chasing an anise-
seed bag, or paper-slips.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

THE gist Of the Secretary Of the Navy S
refusal of Admiral Schley's appeal is
contained in the following concluding par
agraphs:
The weight of the testimony is to the
effect that the Commodore controlled the
movements of his flagship, the BROOKLYN,
well, with the exception of the loop. But
it also shows, not negatively, but afirma-
lively and beyond question, that he did
not control the oncrationS of the fleet IN
general on that day.
''All this is established, not by thcoret-
icai deduction or expert or iuCXpcrt opin-
ion. but by direct, positive, unim0cachcd
and unimpeachable testimony, given un-
der oath by the Admiral's brothers in
arms The pages of the record upon
which their testimony is recorded are
above cited.
The plain truth OF the matter, there
fore, developed for the first time under
the searchlight of this inquiry, although
quite incidentally, is that 50 far rs the
Gloucester, the Iowa. the Indiana. and the
Texas. and the Oregon are concerned. not
the stroke of a propeller blade, not the
touch of Il helm, not the firing Of Il shot,
was done under the direction or by the
orders Of Admiral Sclley during the mem
Orablc battle"
The National tribune., 1902-02-06
PRESIDENTIAL ORDER.

The action of the National Encamp-
ment at Cleveland asking that the legal
preference for veterans in public employ.
ment be made more effective. having been
brought to President Roosevclts attcn-
tion by the G. \. Il. Committee on LNgis-
lation, he issued the following Executive
order:
The attention of the Departments is
hereby called TO the provisions of the laws
giving preference To veterans in appoint
mcnt and retention.
The President desires that wherever
the needs of the service will Justify it,
and the law will permit. preference shall
be given alike in appointment and rctCn-
tion to honorably discharged veterans of
the civil war who are fit and well quail
fed to perform the duties of the places
which they seek or are filling.
"(SiGnedD
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House. Jan. Il, 1902"
President Roosevelt has the sincere
thanks of all the veterans and their
friends for this kindly and apprcciative
action. 1t cannot help being Of substan-
tial benefit 10 them everywhere, and
whether already in public employment, or
seeking to be. While such Presidential
order is deserved by them. there is none
the less praise due the spldicrly, gencr-
ous-heartcd President who issued it.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06
The First McKtnley Post.

Commander Il. G. Baugher, Sullivan,
Mo-, claims for his Post the honor of being
the first to take the name of the late Pres
ident, VIM. Mckinley The day that Com
rade Mckinley died, the Post being in
session. resolved to change its name from
G. V. Pitts Post, 324, to VIM. Mckinley
Post, and notified the Department Head
quarters of the change.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

PROF. II. W. WILEY, of the Agricul-
tural Department, hit the nail on the
head when he said to the Committee on
Ways and Means that the appeal of Cuba
should not be to the United States, but
to the European Nations which have re-
duced the price of sugar by their bounties
To beet-grOwerS.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

THE people of the Isle of Pines do not
want independence, annexation to Cuba.
or any other nonsense, but to be taken
directly into the United States, on such
terms as Congress may impose. There
st ems to be wave of common sense
moving around Cuban waters.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

WE hardly propose to unsettle our
whole economic policy for the sake of en-
riching the Cuban planters. We have re
ceived small thanks for all that we have
already done, and need not expect much
more for anything in the future.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

THE Senate has passed the bill apprO
prfating 100000 for a National Military
Park. to include Fredericksburg and ad
Joining battlefields.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

UNTIL the Hon. Champ Clark's CON
stituents work off all their mules on the
British army at good prices, he can be
relied on to hold the Democracy safe on
the neutrality ISSUE
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

SENATOR TILIMAN is right about South
Carolina being a great history producer
But think of the kind of history.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

THE Empire of Germany will be 81
years old April 16, 1902. The State Of
Nebraska is its senior by four years, and
only Colorado the Dakotas, Montana
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah
are its juniors.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

THEY figure out that someone has got
ten away with about $40.000.000 illegal
profits in buying horses for the British
army. Yet English papers have had so
much to say as TO official dishonesty in
this country.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

IT looks as if Mr.. Nicely only lacked
timc-and very little time at that to
be % liberal 10 himself with the Gov
ernmcnt money as Capt. 0berlin 81. Car
ter, whose postofice address for the next
few years will be the Leavenworth Pen
ifcufjary
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

RICHMOND, VA, is very anxious to have
a visit from Prince Henry, but as he had
nothing to do with jeff Davis or i. f.
Lee. it is hard to understand this desire
on the part of the Mecca of the South
ern COnfederacy."
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

Mr. GAssowAY, 4 Kansas Populist,
has started out to found new party.
And yet Shakspere asks: Whats in a
name?'
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

IT means many millions TO the Pacific
railroads, every year that they can Stave
off the Istlrmian Canal, and an expensive
lobby here in Washington is very cheap
investment for them.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

TIE gentleman from Texas insists that
Democrats stop accepting pieces Of pie
from the Republican Administration.
Well, what in the world does he think
thny are here for?
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

BACON is no good until it has been
hung, but the senior Senator from Georgia
might object to that method Of self-im-
proyemcnt.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

Try as hard as they may. Gen
Wheeler and Constructor Hobson viii
never get as much advertisement for Ala
hama as Kansas secures.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

WHEN Prince Henry goes up Broad
way and reads all the Jewish signs he
will think he has certainly reached the
Promised Land.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

PRINCE HENRY kindly tries TO put us
at our ease by the announcement that he
IS not difficult to please.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

PAST JUNIOR VICE CoMWANDER-TN-
CHIEF EDGAR ALLEN is having sharp
fight for reappointment as United States
Attorney for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia. Two other Republican candidates
oppose him, and it is rumored that the
appointment may go to Window Mere
dfth, Gold Democrat. This will be un-
fortunate. Comrade Allen was good
soldier, serving as a private in Michi.
gan cavalry regiment, and after the war
settling in Virginia, where he fought his
way TO the front as a criminal lawyer
against tho strongest opposition that
could be made to him. He has made an
excellent record as District Attorney,
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

IT is claimed that the rake-off on each
horse purchased by the British officers in
Hungary amounted to Els CS75). Neither
Neeley nor Carter could have been more
generous to himself.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

\ BOARD Of Baptist clergymen at Nor
folk, Va. has awarded $3.50 to another
clergyman against a railroad, for the loss
Of his sgichel. containing 202 sermons. An
average of a little over 81 apiece is not 4
high rate for sermons. but then there are
sermons and sermons, and the board prob
ably was a fair-miHdcd one.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

a LAWYER in Augusta, Ga. promises
the people of that Congressional District
that if il,ay viii send iim TO Congress Ia"
viii secure rotation in office and the re-
pei of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments. Smart fellow! He sees no
danger OF losing his job by finishing it
up ia bis FIRST term.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

REAL work in preparation for the next
National Encampment has at last begun
in Washington. The Business Mems As
sociaiion, which has taken the lead in
the matter, has selected AS General Chair.
man Mr.. y. II. Warner, a leading bust,
ness man Of the city, and man of great
energy. tact and breadth of view. lie is
Il comradc Of the Grand Army Of the Re
public. This selection insurcs the active
cooperation Of all the citizens Of Wash
iugton in the work of preparing for the
Encampment, and provides FOR the bril-
liant success Of the great gathering, Il
which veterans all over the country ar,
looking forward with the deepest interest
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

THIS startling news appears in the fe-
verish fashion Intelligence from across the
ocean:
Il hear that the fur stomacher of the
pceresscs' coronation robes is to he aban-
doned, and that its place will be taken
by bodice front OF lace, which will be
infinitely cooler and ut the same time
more graceful"
This may compel Whtelaw Reid to re-
cast his entire wardrobe.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

WHY DO not the Daughters Of the Con
fedcracy appeal to Judge Cantrill for 4
perpetual injunction against "Unclt
Toms Cabin being played in Kentucky
Judging from his past. he would be very
willing To do little favor like that, no
matter what The law might be.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

SENATOR KTrTEEDGE's (Of South Da-
kotaJ maiden speech in the Senate was
very effective. 1t was:
Il ask unanimous consent to consider.
the bill which increases the limit Of cost
of the public building at Aberdeen, s. D.
WhcrcupOn the Senate proceeded To add
$l7T,000 to the appropriation for the
Aberdeen building. May be this is what
is meant by .'gOldcn-tongued."
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

AFTER all the shrieking over the "food
Of special pension bills there were only
707 passed at the last session, or less than
two for each Rcpresentative-and as each
Member represents about 100000 people,
the percentage is amazingly small.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

JAN. 1 there were $4,000 British
troops in South Africa. There were only
10000 Boers-men, women and children
in the South African Republic when
the war began. The more we see OF
other peoples fighting, the better we are
satisfied with our own style.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

of the Danish Islands. They have never
been addicted to the revolution habit.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

AFTER all. while the doctors are likely
to disagree, their medicines are certain TO-
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

The Anarchists will not let us forget
them. The threats in the Chicago Anar-
chist papers against Prince Henry seem
to call anew for repression Of these vipers.
No matter what we may think Of the fol
de-rol about the Princes coming, we can
not for an instant afford to have him
harmed while he is guest within our
gotps
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

onicc. $3.50 rennsyryanIa ssenuc n. W.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

THE yellow papers raved over the
prices paid by the Government for ships
during the Spanish war. The New York
Journal now claims that it expended
S750000 in news-gathering during the
war. Remembering the stuff it printed
for news there is no doubt the Govern
ment made incomparably the best bar
gains
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

WASHINGTON. D. G.. FEB. 6, 1902.
The National tribune., 1902-02-06

syTrssOAr~.s,,.cror ssoonOolsss MATTER
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seHLRoY, sHCPrELL & ANDREWS. PrOprietors.
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WILLIAM M'KlNEY.
His Life and Work,

BY GEN. CHARLES H. GROSvENOR.
The late Presidents lifelong friend, comrsde
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House Of Representatives; was near the Presi-
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Students Expelled for Hating Young
Women on the Campus.

Columbia, Mo, March 2S.-For
hating young women on thecampus
and examining their feet nine stu
dents of the Missouri university have
been dismissed and the names OF the
Others are being secured witha view
to similar punishment,
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by freshmen. The buildingswas sur
rounded by mob of unlimited stu
dents, bent on kidnapping as many
of the male guests as possible. a
number of the latter disguised them
selves as girls in order to pass
through the line.
One young man, thus attired, was
identified as he stepped into the light
OF the main entrance The mob tore
his silk dress to tatters and dragged
him away. After this the besiegers
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NILES HOLDS AL00F.
He Is Thoroughly Independent at
Present.

Washington, March 30.-Lieuten-
ant General Miles, commanding the
army. occupies position of proud
isolation in the administration cir
Gle in Washington. He has made no
effort whatever, to palliate his con-
duet, and since the dinner to Prince
Henry, when. rs the representative
OF the army, he was invited to the
white house, he has not seen the pres.
ident, nor does he propose to a1ain
call at the executive mansion except
by express orders of the commander
in.chief. He has had no persona
relations whatever with Secretary
Root since he was reprimanded fol
the interview he gave in the Schle,
case.