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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-09-17
WASHINGTON. D. c.. SEPT. IT, 1903
ONCE. ass Pcnn.ylv.nin Avenue n. ".

WHY should the Germans get so hot
about our sending fleet to Beirut! We
had the amplest reason. and more inter
ests than any Nation except England and
France.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-09-17

The price of radium has fallen to
100000 an ounce, hut we fear that it
will be some time before we shall be able
to offer samples of it as premiums for The
National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-09-17

SERvIA is almost certain to join Bull
garia in case of war, and the other Slav
States will come in; one after another.
They have the all-powerful incentives of
race and religion to impel them.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-09-17
THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
PENSIONS.

The report of Hon. Eugene F. Ware,
of the operations of the Pension Bureau
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1908,
is document of the most unusual abil-
ity and interest. 1t is certainly the first
report for many years of a Commissioner
of Pensions who has set himself with con-
scientious earnestness to the study of the
problems of his great Bureau, that he may
rightly understand them, and settle them
in conformity with the spirit and intent
of the laws. and with absolute justice
both to the veterans and their widows, and
to the Government. There may be diff
ferences of opinion as to how well he has
succeeded in doing this, but there can be
none that he approached his subject
honesty of purpose.
The report shows careful study of all
the conditions surrounding the Pension
Bureau, and Il sincere desire to arrive at
the very best results. Whatever is consid-
cred of sufficient Importance is set forth
fully and frankly.
The law fixes the number of employees
in the Bureau at 1.134. with an aggregate
of salaries of S2,157,21O. During the year
there were LIZA employees, of whom 10
are so years old and over; 20 from 10 to
70; g. from 20 to "A; 14S from 65 to 60:
254 from 60 to Ga, and 24S from % to 80
There are 40 old soldiers and sailors in
the Bureau; and the average age of all
employees is 53 years. There are 504
soldiers of all wars employed, of whom
4O1 are pensioners and 103 are not pen
stoned. The average age of the civil war
veterans July 1, was 63 years and one
imonth.
There were 996,545 pensioners on the
roll June 80. divided as follows:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-09-17
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Solomon Rosenbaum Tells of Some Expt
ences in the Red River Expedition.

corYnreHr 1905 PUBLISHERS OF THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-13
THOUGHTS.

THOUGHTS.
His wife is not at all devout,
She doesn't kneel to pray;
She goes to church this Easter morn
Her spring clothes to display.
But chubby" he remains at home.
While "wifey" makes her bluffs,
He's mixing up his rusty hat
And trimming ragged cuffs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-13
ON EASTER MORN.

H.-Sgasu't eaioysh;s Daster service?
sLie nssee 50 hats years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
CHURCH MEMBERS IN FIGHT.
Attempt to Gust Pastor Results IL
Clash at Conference.


Marcus Hook, Pa, April 16.-The
church militant and muscular Chris
tianity were decidedly in evidence in
the old Protestant Episcopal church,
founded more than 200 years ago. From
a staid church meeting the annual con-
ference degenerated into a free -for-all
fight, in which Lewis Walten was
struck on the head with kneeling
stool, Richard Stanert was slugged with
a broken lamp and general pandemoni-
um was raised. Several women faint
ed; the church was set on fire; there
were screams, shouts and curses; the
members of the congregation who did
not care to fight stampeded, and some
of the weaker brothers and sisters
We're trampled on.
Some time ago E. e. Trainor. a
wealthy member of the church. COM
planned that the rector, Rev. Mr.
Dougherty, was catering too much to
the rough element of the town. the
fishermen and employees of the oil
works, and headed a faction which
sought to oust him. The fishermen and
oil works employees rallied to the pas
tors support. and there was full at
tendance at the meeting.
Pew. Mr.. Dougherty opened the SER
vices Mr.. Trainor moved that j. w.
Booth take the chair, but this was OBJ
jected to on the ground that Booth
was Presbyterian. Then the trouble
started.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
BIG SHIP Is LAUNCHED.
Steamship '':~"--o4- largest
-.s .er IN tha Werld
La.Y Iuuay
is THE LARGEST VESSEL AFLoA7
Will Cara, Nearly 10000 Tons of Coal,
100000 Barrels of Flour, $50 Cabin
and 2,424 steerase Passengers, Be-
sides Crew of $50 Men-Means
Much to Steamship Traffic.

New London, Conn, April 16.-1n the
presence of 10000 spectators the Great
Northern Steamship company's new
steel cargo and passenger steamship
minnesota" was launched at q: 15 this
afternoon. The Minnesota is the larg-
est cargo carrier in the world, having
a carrying capacity of $4,000 long tons
coal, and 100000 barrels of flour. This
is fifty per cent more than the ca
pacity of the two giant carriers of the
White Star line "Cederic" and Celtic"
The Minnesota's hull is twice as thick
as the battleship Oregon, she is 630
feet long, 73 feet six inches wide.
fifty-six feet high to her upper deck,
feet high to the captains
bridge, III feet high to the top OF her
mast and has five continuous decks
all plated with steel. She will carry
172 first cabin passengers, ITO sec
ond cabin, sixty eight third, and 2,424
steerage in addition to crew of 200.
Her speed is fourteen knots and while
not as fast as passenger steamships OF
the leading transatlantic lines, she
will be by far the swiftest cargo carrier
in the oriental trade. She is most
modern and up to date vessel in every
way. Her sister ship the Dakota" is
an exact duplicate of the Minnesota and
will be launched in about ten weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
PULLED OUT THE DAM.
Wall Lake Outlet Opened and Adjoining
EARNS Flooded.

Wall Lake Outlet Opened and ADJOINING
Farms Flooded.
Clarion, April 16.-There was an ex-
citing time down in the vicinity OF
Wall Lake one morning last week,
likewise farmer looking for some ones
rich, red blood. Heavy rains OF last
sea son, as is we'll known, filled the
old lake bed full of water to over
flowing and several promising corn
fields abutting the lake on the south
became excellent duck ponds. Inc out
let to the lake Is at the south end and
is about six feet wide, and one OF the
farmers whose fields become sub
merged built a dam across this outlet,
which afforded him relief. but WhlS
proved disastrous to farmers on
east. west and north sides of the ls99
as the water overflowed onto their land.
These farmers consulted with the
township trustee regarding the mat
ter. but he could not see his way clear
to take action. One night last week,
however, unknown parties tore out the
dam, which lowered the water In the
lake about eighteen inches and flooded
the hitherto dry lands to the south.
The bed of Wall Lake comprises over
a thousand acres of land, so 1t VIII be
seen that an immense amount of water
was let out. South end parties repaired
the break as soon as possible, and 1t is
reported that an armed guard is
now stationed at the dam every night
to prevent recurrence of the break.
Just what will be the next move Of
the other parties is unknown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Gardening For nm Invalid.

Several years ago found myself too
much of an anvalid to be out in the gar
den sowing seeds and with no one at
my service who in my opinion could
be trusted to do it for me. A summer
without flowers was too dreary pros
pect to be contemplated.
secured half dozen wooden boxes
about the size of common soap boxes
and had them sawed so that they We're
each four inches deep. These boxes
were so small that when filled with soil
they could be easily lifted about. l
had the boxes filled with soil from the
garden, and now imagine my comfort
as / sat at table sowing my seeds!
There were no cramped limbs and ach-
ing back, as was usually the case when
had sowetl my seeds in the seed bed.
l had that year as fine Il display of an
nuals as I ever had when the seeds
were sown in the garden, in spite Of
the fact that the weather did not get
warm enough for it to be prudent for
an invalid to sit on the ground to
transplant them until between June 8
and 16.-Country Life In America.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
A Reviewers Protest.

We get accustomed to the pleasant
little ways of noyelists and are some
times inclined to overlook minor sole
cisms when we remember that they are
all part Of praiseworthy effort to
please. But Just now we feel called on
to protest against a prevalent practice
that tends to get on the reviewers
nerves. The danger of using such
phrases as such things might happen
in novel. but not in real life" or "As
they say in novels should, one would
think, be sufficiently apparent to writ
ers of fiction. IF this were a novel,
remarks an ingenious writer, so and
so might have occurred, but in MARIA
tive of plain fact" etc. This sort of
thing has, of course. the sole result of
reminding the reader that he is reading
a novel, and if he has been beguiled by
the author into losing himself for mo-
ment the effect is at once dlspelled.
Suppose Hamlet had taken the oppor-
tunity to remark to his mother in the
closet scene, After all, this is only
play, you know" But the person who
wrote under the name of Shakespeare
practiced the art that hides art (some
say the artist Also, and he was far too
wary to remind his audiences that he
was imposing on their credulity. LON
don Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
The Ant,uuity Of the. Cat.

1t seems hard to believe that during
all the long ages which passed between
the dawn oe civilization and the Chris
tian era the Romans and Greeks should
have been ignorant OF the most famil-
lar pet OF our homes, the common cat.
Yet no fac; seems established more
clearly than this. Hahn in his WAN
derings Of Plants and Animals" insist
ed upon it. and it has since been estab-
lished by the united efforts Of scholars
and biologists. We know now that
our domestic favorite-with its win
ming. coy ways. uneasy when removed
from mans society and yet never COM
pletely trusting It. with its mysterious
old world slir-was unknown to the
chief nations of antiquity till after the
Christian era.
1t was the patient and gifted nation
Of the Nile valley that built the hall
Of columns ut Karnak and that reared
such colossal statues as that of Ram
eses II. at Memphis. not to speak Of
the pyramids, that first timed the cat.
Hereditary antipathy as deep as that
which reigns between the feline race
and mankind does not die out in gen.
Grafton. Countless years and many
dynasties must have passed ere the
widest members of creation became
the most faithful servants Of mankind.
In Egypt we know that cats were re-
garded with veneration and embalmed
and buried after their death.-London
Academy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
THE FOWLER. CHASE CASE.
Interesting Developments Made in Mo-
torious Case.

Lafayette, Ind. April 16.-Interest
In the Moses Fowler-Chase case was
Intensified today by the arrival Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles n. Dupme from Gin
cinnau and the hourly expected arrival
OF their nephew in charge of his father
and others. On their arrival Judge
Hammond announced he had positive
evidence that Moses has made will
disinheriting his father. giving his es-
tate OF $750,000 to his sister. and his
mother, Mrs. Dupme, and that this is
what is at stake in the contention of
Mrs. Dupme for the guardianship in
place OF the father. Meantime other
attorneys OF the father, Frederick f.
Chase charge that Moses became in
sane while in charge of the Dupmes
at Cincinnati The Dupmes say Moses
was not insane when they left him at
. resort in France but that his trouble
has come since the detectives and at
torneys Of the father recently got pos
session of the young man.
Yourg Chase arrived here at one
this afternoon in company with his
father. He declared pi,eously he was
not crazy and pleaded to be taken to
his aunt, Mrs. Dupme. His father
and attorney escorted him to the law
Office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Stole Miners Union Funds.

Centerville, April 16.-It has been
discovered that ]. B. Heron. secretary
of the local branch of the United Mine
Workers at Cincinnati, was found short
in his accounts and has Disappeared
He was elected last october to fill a vac
lcancy in the office, and he had the for
warding of money sent by the miners
to the relief of the strikers in Pennsyl-
.ania. He did rot send the amounts
which should have been forwarded. but'
smaller amounts, and when the receiptl
came back, he tampered with them be-
fore placing them on file. Suspecting
all was net right a committee wrote ths
national secretary and found that Her.
ron had not remitted what he claimed
and was short s419 On his return from
Des Moines he was confronted with the
facts, but claimed it was all right and
he would show the receipts. A few
days later he disappeared.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
THE PREsBYTERY MEETS.
Annual Session Of the Des Moines Dis
trict at Oskaloosa.


Oskaloosa. April 16.-At the session
of the Des Moines Pi'esbytery, the fol-
lowing cases of relief wer e recon-
mended Grinnell, for new church,
$500, from the Church Extension So
ciety; Charlton, 5000; West Des Moines,
$3.50; Grinnell, $3.50; Jefferson. 5000;
North Branch. $500; Polo Alto, 5000;
all from the board of home missions.
The church at Knoxville was discon-
tinued and the clerk of the presbytery
authorized to give certificates to the
remaining members.
Rev. j. C. Engstrom, and Rev. j. G.
Kaye, of the First Presbyterian and
Congregational churches were intro
duced to the session and We're granted
the courtesies of the presbytery.
Financial Agent Rev. l. NJ. Knipe,
in his report stated that he had ball
ance on hand April 20, 1902, s40.91;
received from all sources, to date. S5.-
521.72; total, s5,562.63; paid out for all
purposes, $5.52O53; balance on hand
April 20, 1908, $42.1O; total, $5,562.6S.
Action was taken regarding the sep
arating the churches at Newton and
Palo Alto, which have heretofore been
under one pastor and churches were di-
vided by mutual consent and a pastor
set apart to each.
Rev. l. M. knipe as financial agent,
Rev. j. b. Jackson as superintendent of
missions and Rev. j. II. White as clerk.
were each reelected to their present
positions for the ensuing year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
GILBERT IS OUT

Scores but Eighty Eight in Grand
American Handicap at lnanimate
Targets Today-Hirscbey Falls Down
to Eighty six and Other Cracks Make
Poor Scores.
Kansas City, Mo-. April 16.-The
grand American handicap at inanimate
targets is being shot at Blue River
Park today. There 191 entries, includ-
ing such well-known inarksmen as
Crosby, Hirschy, Elliott and Gilbert,
and number OF crack marksmen
every part of the country. Keen rivalry
from every part of the country. Keen
rivalry is displayed. The weather con-
ditions are favorable for high scores.
Max F.. Hensler. of Battle Creek,
Mich, at seventeen yards broke ninety
three targets, the highest score with the
race half shot over. C.. B. Adams OF
Rockwell City. Iowa, at eighteen yards
broke ninety-two, tying the next high
est score. L. A. Marshall. of Keiths-
burg. ILL.,, at eighteen yards, the only
man who has twice won the grand
American handicap. broke eighty-one
targets.
H c. Hirschey, Minneapolis, winner
of the grand American live bird han
dicap last year with twenty three
yard handicap broke but eighty-six
targets out of possible 100; Charles
G. Spencer, st. Louis. runner M man
of last year, scored but eighty five.
Others among the first high men to
finish follow: l.. j. Squier, Wilmington,
Delaware, nineteen yards, ninety-two
j. M. Hughes, Palmyra. Wis.,, twenty
three. yards, ninety-one; H. Schonce,
twenty yards. ninety-one; A. j. Stauber
Streater, ILL.,, nineteen yards, ninety
one; c. Ford, Fostoria, Iowa, nineteen
yards, ninety-one; Chauncey NJ. Pow
ers, Decatur. Ill.,, nineteen yards, nine
sty; C. w. Budd, Des Moines, Iowa,
nineteen yards, ninety; Rolla o. Heikes
Dayton, Ohio, twenty-one yards
eighty-nine; Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake,
Iowa, twenty-three yards, eighty
eight At noon fifty men had shot in
the handicap.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
Motion to Reject Secretary
Wyndhan's Irish Land Bill
Defeated
PRINCIPLE SURE OF APPROVAL
There Are Many Proposed Amend
snents to the Details of the Bill, How
ever, Now Under Discussion-Land
! Conference is to Reconvene on Sat
urday Next. So.

Dublin. April 16.-The National Con-
yention OF the United Irish League met
today In the Mansion House. About
two thousand delegates made up OF
members of parliament, farmers, Ia
borers, landlords and priests from all
parts OF Ireland, assembled in the
crowded rotunda, which was incapable
OF holding all who had come to dis
cuss the Irish land bill.
Early In the morning Lord Dun
raven who was simultaneously pre-
siding at private meeting of the land
lords committee sent word to John Red :
mond, the Irish leader suggesting that
the land conference reconvene Saturday
after the opinion of the national con-
vention on. the land bill is known so
that both landlords and tenants may
then discuss mutual objections. Red
mond will be unable to decide on the
proposition until after today's pro-
ceedings for which lengthy addenda
have been provided, consisting of many
proposed amendments to the details of
Secretary Wyndham's proposals, the
CHIEF movers being William O'Brien
and Michael Davitt. The former, while
Ireland on the fact tina.
the British ministry had introduced a
bin accepting in principle after centur-
les OF struggle that the land should be
restored to the people OF Ireland. will
urge the delegates to press the amend
,nents enlarging the financial scope of
the bill O'I3rien, however, will ask
the convention to entrust to parlia-
inentary power the responsibility of
eventually dealing in the committee
stage with the amendments. 1t is
ilearlled by the Associated Press that
Lord Dunraven is of the opinion that
some amendments in the nationalist
program can never be accepted by the
government, but that some others
might be accepted.
The notion su-. reject Secretary
Wyndham's Irish lanN bill. as not mer-
jting support, was defested by an over
whelming majority. THIS insures the
confident approval of the bill in its
primary principle.
The convention unanimously adopted
William O'Brien's motion to entrust
the parliamentary party with power
and with the responsibility of eventu-
ally dealing in the committee stage with
amendments. It then adjourned until
Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
The cocksure schoolboy


Here are some examples of what the
British schoolboy can do when he tries
hard:
John Wesley was a great sea cap
tain. He beat the Dutch at Waterloo
and by degrees rose to be Duke of We'll
lington. He was buried near Nelson
in the Poets corner at Westminster alb
bey."
.'The sublime porte is a very fine old
wine.'
'The possessivc case is the case when
somebody has got yours and won't give
it to you"
''The plural of penny is twopence."
Mushrooms always grow in damp
places, and so they look like umbrel-
las"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16
NEGRO IS LYNCHED
Then the Mob Invades Negro Quarter
of Joplin, Mo-, Drives the colored
Citizens From the City.

Joplin, Mo-, April 16.-After storming
the jail here last night and lynching
a negro, a mob of several hundred de-
termined men invaded the negro set.
tlement and drove the colored popula-
ton from the city. Several houses oa-
cupied by colored persons We're burned,
despite the effort of the fire depart
ment and police. and the appeals of the
mayor. Aside from the negro lynched
on Main street, it is believed no other
victim was found by the mob.
The negro hanged was said to have
shot and killed Policeman Leslie Tues
day night, shooting the officer down IN
cold blood. He escaped, but was found
today hiding in an old slaughter-house.
armed with rifle and defying arrest.
After a struggle, he was captured and
taken to the Jail.
AS soon as the news spread abroad
mob gathered The authorities at.
tempted to strengthen the Jail. but be-
fore their plans could be carried out
the crowd had stormed the structure
and secured the prisoner The man
was hanged within two blocks of the
Jail.
Despite the pleading of City Attorney
p. H. Decker the frenzied mob started
down Main street, driving before them
every colored person they met. The
first act of the mob after hanging the
negro was to demand the release from
Jail of a local character known as
Hickory Bill" who was under arrest
on the charge of assaulting negro.
In the hope that this would appease the
mob the prisoner was set free.
But the mob did not disperse. In
stead rush was made thru Main
street, the principal street of Joplin,
and every negro was frightened off
the street and fled to the north part of
the city, where the colored population
resides.
In this way the negroes We're driven
from all parts of the city to the negro
section. Then the mob charged down
on the section. Stones We're thrown,
doors and windows of negro houses
were broken in, and finally several
We're fired. The fire department re-
sponded, but many of the houses were
burned to the ground.
The mob made endeavors to prevent
the fire department from extinguishing
the flames. and We're partially success
full All the officers of the city, town
ship, and county We're called out, but
the mob swept them aside. and pro-
ceeded with the rioting. Mayor Trigg
ran from corner to corner, and. mount
ing boxes, made earnest appeals to the
mob to cease, but beyond cheering the
mayor voeiferously, the mob swept on
and the depredations continued.
The saloons were hurriedly closed by
the mayor After the hundreds of
frenZied men composing the MOB had
vented tl:eir wrath in the north end of
the city, they rushed to the southern
end, where lived number of negroes.
Their houses were vacant, and not i
negro could be found. Three more
houses We're fired, and two were con-
sumed.
All efforts to reason with the rioters
We're futile, as apparently frenzy had
seized upon them. The streets were
thronged, and at 11:15 o'clock the whole
city was in an uproar. So far as known
at that hour, no fatalities had oc-
Cured. altho many persons had re-
ceived minor injuries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-16

admitted to practice before the interior
department..
George w. Best. has been designated
as member of the civil service board
for the postoffice at Webster City.
George E. Hines, of Des Moines,
has been appointed a tagger in connec-
tion with the bureau of animal indus
try.
Rural free delivery letter carriers
appointed:
oakley-carrier. Eugene NJ. Ander-
son; substitute, William F. Jacobs.
Washington-Car Noah L. Han
cock; substitute, Devern Booth.
Beacon-Carrier, Leonard A. Dixon;
substitute, Ella NJ. Dixon.
Northwood-Carr John Berg;
substitute, Ida Berg.
Ottosen-Carrier, Carl A. Underberg;
substitute. John Houghen.