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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

THERE is a world Of diplomatic annoy
ance in the abuses of American citizenship.
A great many men come to this country
from the various parts Of Europe. get citi-
senship, and return to their own country
to annoy the authorities by immunity from
all the duties of citizenship there, while
bearing none of the burdens of citizenship
here. Another feature Is that of VIM.
Lewis Winans, a Baltimore multi million
aire. who abjured his American citizenship
TO become a British subject. Upon his
death the family tried to avoid the pay
ment of tho heavy succession duties re-
quired by British laws. The lower courts
decided that the Government was entitled
to these duties, but the matter was ap.
pealed to the House Of Lords, which has
reversed the decision Of the lower courts,
deciding that the homo Of the family was
In Baltimore, and therefore they were not
subject to the taxes. OF course, now the
family will fght the American assessors
70 prevent any payment in Baltimore.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

could pring their guns down. Kraeisvs
koodness. the way the reppels vs1k down
before that volley. At the same minute
Lew Corbin, q big, two-fsted Corporal Of
Go. b. chumped forward, caught the COM
mander of the eppel brigade py the col
lar. and yanked him into our ranks. The
reppel brigade vent to pieces. like Q vlock
of quail. skipping out through the woodh.
We got more than 900 prisoners, and Il
wass all over pefore you could say Ohack
Robinson. Neffer saw anything % slick
and quick I'm my whole YOUR years. No
pody but Cheneral Chos Partlstt's pn-
gade. with the SD Pa. at the head. could
have done it,
"All right. l never object to O mans
Growing when he has plenty Of reason"
said the Adjutant. good humoredly. And
you have plenty Of reason. Ii Is not often
that Corporal collars a rebel BrigadisY,
and gets away with him"
And then we tore up the railroad all
along here" continued the Sergeant. with
even more pride. This wass the road for
which We had peen vighting all the time"
How much did you tear upr asked
Shorty. with an estimating glance along
the line.
20. We must've tore up as much as YOUR
or vive miles" answered the SerSea mt
with proud satisfaction.
Well. We didn't have no Corporal In
our regiment who went in and snaked out
rebel Brigadier by his coat collar" said
Shorty, who was getting very FESTIVE un-
der the continuous song Of the merits Of
another regiment. But when il came to
tearing MP railroads. you Eastern fellows
don't appear TO have been in it. Why, our
brigade alone tore up more railroad than
would reach from here to Washington.
And we tore it up for keeps. too. It'd
take the whole Kingdom of ireland, and
all the Pittsburg rolling mills working
over time TO put il into shape again."
Yes. | haf heard that you efen stole
the tunnels. and cut them up into short
pieces for forts" replied Serg't Eisenbeiss.
irritably. But hate to pillow, like
Western men," and he turned away
sulkily.
Shorty, that Dutchman's not az dumb
as he looks" said 81 to his party.
Seems not" replied Shorty grinning.
I'll bet he's a frst-class soldier Let's
take him into our partner"
Just then the whistle screeched and the
Conductor shouted "All aboard"
(To be continued)
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

1t is characteristic of our advancing
years that Memorial Day seems to come
around every year sooner than before. We
are. at our time of life. realizing what the
prophet says about mems days passing
swifter than a weavers shuttle. 1t seems
very brief II months since the blooming
roses aid the genial May sun called US
forth upon this sweetly-solemn duty of
paying a Nations tribute to the men who
gave their lives to set the American Flag
as sermon in the skies for Freedom,
Human Rights. and the Greatest Good to
Man
With it comes the mournful thought of
the augmenting Sacredness Of the day.
More than $4,000 of our comrades who
last year joined with us in this celebra
ton are now among those upon whose
graves We lay flowers. The sum of the
services and sacrifices which we remem-
bered and honored last year is greater by
the addition to it of an army of dead ex-
ceeding in numbers those who fought some
of the great battles of the war; recalling
this should swell our hearts with an ever
deepening sense of the holiness of the day.
Already the cemeteries contain the great
majority of those who fought for the Ma
TONS life. and every year must augment
this proportion until within few years
only the rear-guard will be lingering on
this side of the Great River. waiting for
its turn to pass over and join the main col
umn beyond
What thoughts must fill the minds of all
who give a backward glance to those of
his comrades who have preceded him, of
the mighty dead with whom he marched.
the men he followed. and who now live
only in history, and in the imperishable
influence of their lives and deeds?
1t is exceedingly gratifying to every vet
eran to feel that the great Importance Of
Memorial Day is becoming more firmly i'm
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19
COPYRIGHT 1908 THE PrsrrsI
Pennsylvania Comrads Tells of Neat Bit
Of Work BY the SD Pa,

After breakfast. at which the rest had
TO do most of the talking, and Maria only
answered Capt. Pilkingtons converse
tional advances with cool politeness, they
went back to the train. where Maria and
Annabel disposed themselves i'm their
seats TO write letters home and the rest
mingled with the crowd outside watched
the progress of repairs. and lent Il helping
hand occasionally when needed. studied
The surrounding country, the scene of i'm
portant movements and hard fighting dur
Ing Grants Overland Campaign. and got
acquainted with the other passengers.
This country had great strategic inn
portance. explained the Adjutant.
Right over there is the North Anna
River, behind which Lee took his stand
when he was forced back from Spotsylva-
mia Court House, after IL days of awful
fighting. Grant was right OH his heels.
and outmannvered him, and ke.t him
from getting into shape behind those
gorge-like banks. and making another
Fredericksburg here. He would have done
it if Grant had allowed him an instant's
time. But Grant never did let any grass
grow under his feet when he was after a
retreating enemy. The Army of the Po-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

THE destruction of the costly docks and
other improvements at Dalny by the Rus
slams is significant of their Despair as to
ever recovering the place. DaIny is on
Ta-lien wan, Bay. ON the east coast of the
Liao-tung Peninsula, and was intended by
Russia to be her chief Eastern emporium.
1t is one of the finest deep-water harbors
on the Pacific, and is free from ice in the
Winter time. Ships drawing 80 feet of
water can at any time go directly up to
the docks. upon which the railroad Rms
Ii is about 20 miles distant from Port
Arthur. and over $G.0OOOOO has been ex-
pended on the harbor system alone, with
out reference to other equally costly i'm
proyements
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19
THE LITTLE BRONZE BUTTON.
By ALVIN A. HALL, MARQUETTE, MroH

By ALVIN "A. HALL, MARQUETTE, MICH.
There's a little bronze emblem that's
dearer by far
Than diamonds or ruby or jewel or star.
To heroes who wear It IDS worth more
than gold;
1t links them together, those comrades OF
old
What memories it brings Of boys Twins
and dead.
Of fathers and brothers who struggled and
bled
To keep up q Nation-thsy're veterans
who fought
They're known BY The button they wear
on their coat.
That little bronze button, still keep Il In
And honor tn. wsar.rs, once br.v. bog.
They ali ate their hardtaeh and marched
'Tis the Grand Army butte. they wear
with suoh pride.
That little bronze button, the favorite
OF gray bearded soldiers who'vs piled up
their arms. At:
They're mastering out heroes BY hundreds
each day, -
Those veterans who battled, the blue
against the gray.
But still they are ready fer country to
Till death sounds the taps" and they bid
Let's honor these heroes. a. proudly W.
The little bronze button that's worn on the
coat. j. -
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

THIS seems to be a growing season for
fayorlte sons. and each State is likely to
produce one for the Vice Presidency.
The latest reports from the East place
the Japanese loss in storming the in
trenchments on the Yalu River at 1856
killed and SO wounded. This is absurtiiy
small for Il direct frontal attack over
ground swept by artillery and small-arms.
with line of four miles, which was
forced at every point of its length IL
seems incredible that an assaulting force
against anything like respecta BILE defenses
should have escaped SO lightly.
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teries sent canister over at us until il
sounded like thousand quails vluttering
through the woods, but We held on. Then
the reppels pushed around our right
vlank, showing pack the retchiments that
didn't hat so good position, but We
changed vront. and drove them pack. But
they killed our Colonel and Major-both
splendid men. Then they come around on
our left vlank, and they vass so sure of us
that they sent in a vlag of truce for us TO
surrender. saying that they had men
enough to eat us up alive. We sent word
pack to them that We didn't know how
If they wanted any surrendering done
let them do it themselfs. Though We had
lost more than a third of our men. some
of the boys actually laughed loud at the
impudence Of the reppels mentioning any
such thing. and yelled sassy things at
them. When they charged We whipped
them back again; but bretty soon our am
munition wass all gone and the word wass
giffen to get pack as pest we could. When
that French Prince who was on McClel-
lan's staff helped Lieut.-Col. Campbell
rally and reform the retchiment he said
he had neffer heard of any retchiment
making a peter wight than We had. We
told him We had only done what We expect
ed to do when we enlisted, except to fall
pack, which We wouldn't hat done but for
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19
New Hampshire W.R.C.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The w.
r. G. Of New Hampshire held their oath
Annual Convention in Concord, April 8
and Z. Mrs. Maria e. Densmore, Corps
90, was elected Department President;
Elvira A. wilkins, Corps No. 1, s. v. p.
Mary Proctor Howe, Corps 50. j. v. p.
The convention was a very pleasant one.
We were visited by Commander-in-C Chief
John C.. Black and Staff This was the
first Department Convention visited by the
Commander. We listened to some very
pleasant remarks from the Commander-in-
Chief and members Of his staff. We were
also visited by a delegation from the Sons
of Veterans, bringing notice Of vote Of
the Camp to help in any way they can to
elect Mrs. Fanny e. Minot, New Hamp-
shire's candidate for the Office Of National
President. The Convention closed April
Z after installation of the Department Of
fcers by Installing Officer Mrs. Fanny ID.
c.. STRAW, Department
Press Correspondent. Hillsboro Bridge.
N III.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

MISSISSIPPI has put into operation a
new vagrancy law which il being rigidly
inforced under the provision that Sherffs
are culpable who do not compel its ODE
dience. Under it every person must have
an income sufficient to support him, or
work, if able to do so. So far most of the
arrests under the law have been white
men. Hundreds of negroes provided them
selves with certificates that they were not
strong enough to work, but the Sheriffs
have paid no attention to these, and the
negroes have taken to work rather than
submit TO an arrest, to the great benefit of
the labor supply. The people are san
guine that within a month all the tramps
and hoboes will be driven out of the State,
and Louisiana is so pleased at the practi-
cal working of the law, that probably she
will at once adopt it.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19
Daughters OF Veterans q Boston.

Carrie A. Westbrooks, National Presi.
dent. Daughters Of Veterans, by General
Order No. 3. Series 2, dated from Head
quarters at Elmira, n. Y, advises mem
bers that Headquarters 1t Boston, during
the National Encampment Of the G. 4. r.
in August, will b at Hotel vendome. Sis
ters are directed to address Mrs. Ida J.
Allen, II Poster street, Nswtonvills,
Mass. il they wdsh hotel or private rooms
to be secured for them in advance. Such
correspondents ghould state number % be
provided for: wish - 70 kind at accommo-
dations desired and limit Of expenses psF
day for room and board.
General Order No. 4 issuSA Win No. 3,
admonishes 10 activity for Memorial Day
exercises and ceremonies. -
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

THE Gar, it is said, expresses an ar
dent desire to go to the front. As hereto
fore the Russian officers have cut a sorry
figure in exact proportion to their social
rank. it might be that the Car would do
SO, much worse than any of those of infe-
rior rank in the nobility, that the Russia ms
are justified in making every effort to
keep him at home
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

IT Is asserted that Judge Parker is not
nearly so strong as he was few weeks
ago, when it first appeared that his can
didacy was assured. This IL only the Gus
tomary back-lash. All the other candi-
dates who had aspirations are now stick
ing their knives into him to see II there
Is any chance Of getting rid Of him. The
reaction will come again shortly. and leave
little doubt - 20 his nomination.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

THEY must feel very easy about the
status of the Monroe Doctrine. to propose
taking Representative r. E. Hit away
from the Craftsmanship of the House For
eign Affairs Committee to shelve him as
Vice President
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

1T MAKES one feel very uneasy for the
Russians to hear that they have abundant
supplies of ammunition at Port Arthur.
The principal use they have so far made of
ammunition is to blow themselves up.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

THIS ISSUE of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Is Memorial Day number and in it We
answer thousands of requests by publish
ing number of the best selections suit
able for the exercises Oh this Sabbath of
American Patriotism
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

WHEN greedy politicians fall out there is
a chance for common people to come into
their own. and this seems likely to be the
case in the Illinois Republican Convention.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

JUDGE PARKER will never insult the
South by entertaining negroes at the White
House," says q Southern paper. We doubt
liz Judge Parker, being q coolly sensible
man, even entertains hopes of being
elected.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

MANY men have suddenly discovered
that they like Judge Parker less than
Cleveland. Hence the revival of the Cleve-
land boom. 1t will not avail anything.
Matters have now gone entirely too far to
allow any meaning to talk about any other
man than Parker.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

PROMPTLY comescthe complaint that st.
Louis hotel-keepers will not even leave
enough for a man to buy q ticket to the
first station on the way home. Baking
Powder Trust lavishness has demoralized
them.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

Mr. BRYAN gives great encouragement
to the Republicans by asserting that he has
20 years of political usefulness ahead Of
him.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

If THE Russians had only used the
names of those places as abatis, It don't
seem possible that the Japs could have
gotten over them.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

RUssIA's first confident threat Of driv-
ing the japanese into the ocean has failed
of realization about az completely az some
of our political promises.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

THE Winter has undoubtedly been un
usually severe, but that does not account
for the Russians having such cold feet in
May.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

between the American possessions Of
Alaska and n States on the Pacific coast
In time thesk chseiy commercial re-
lations must have their influence. and the
desire to remove distractions to travel and
trade must fdtce Canada to come into the
Union
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

TIE death of Sir Henry NJ. Stanley re-
calls to us how rapidly the world has been
moving of late years. 1t seems only the
other day when Africa was still the Dark
est Africa" and Mr.. Stanley won what
seemed to be immortal fame by his success
full search for Livingston. He was the
first white man to penetrate thousands OF
miles into the then unknown wilds, which
are to-day explored and we'll mapped. Sir
Henry had a charitable career. He was
a nameless orphan, an inmate of poor
house, a pupil of charity school, and sent
to sea as the best disposition of him. He
was becalmed in New Orleans, impressed
into the Confederate service taken prisoner
by the Union navy, and enlisted in it I'M
der the name of a wealthy man who had
befriended him and rose to be an Ensign in
the volunteer navy. At the close of the
war he entered the newspapers business.
became prominent as a correspondent, and
was sent by james Gordon Bennett, at the
time when the world was throbbing with
interest as to I,ivipgston's fate, to find the
missionary, which he successfully accom-
plshed. He took UP his residence In Eng
land, was knigfted ~ Queen Victoria, mar
ried very wealthy woman, and after q
number of efforts succeeded in entering
Parliament. The bestowal Of q knight
hood was triflipg Compensation for all that
he had done for England, which has to-day
an empire in Africa as great AZ the area
of the United States. Sir Henry has lived
in such utter retirement for many years
that nearly everybody supposed that he was
dead. s.a' ~
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

CORPORAL JAMES TANNER will deliver
the Memorial Day address at the cere
monies at Grants tomb, Riverside Park.
"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

CoMRADE JOHN MCELRoY will deliver
the Memorial Day address at Cumber
land, Nd:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19


THE question of paying the members
Of Parliament ia again to the front. and is
being strongly resisted by the conservative
class in England. They insist that such II
system would. tet:d to create class Of
professional politicians. such as are seen
in other nations and in the British colonies.
VI course. npn-payment necessarily re-
stricts seats il Parliament to wealthy
men. who can afford not only to give their
campaign expenses. 1t has been esti-
mated that it costs a man in England al
least 100000 to run for Parliament. OF
course, his tenure of Office is three times
as long rs oar Congressman. This. how
ever is modified by political conditions. |
at any time the Ministry decides to appeal
TO the country from all adverse vote. it
can dissolve Parliament, and order new
election Naturally. this is only done in
the most extreme cases, but it happened
several times during the reign of Queen
Victoria. The working men of such great
centers of industry are the strongest advo-
Gates of the payment of a salary, and they
nave occasionally sent representative W
the House of Commons, notably John
Burns, and paid him salary and the
campaign expenses out Of assessments and
contributions by the Labor Unions. While
we in the United States dislike to think of
anything else than paying our representa-
tves a fair salary, great majority of the
British seem TO be highly satisfied with
their way, and it will require a long agita-
ton to secure change, if ever one is
made.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

ROOSEVELT and Hit will never miss.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19

WASHINGTON, D. c., MAY 10, 1904.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-23
Chicago BuSin
CLAD Coop ID 6

Hawaii Pro- ION Committee Is
=. - 5ipt o, n l6 ter RON the National
Bus ness League o. ,l.yago ., AnowL
ed las tie reJcip, d uu .,Eer o. cop
les o. various pieces Oh promotion
printing mn ter, In the course OF tho
letter Secretary Hurnham OF the league
gays: 81 beg to safe that 1t viii be
the pleasure OF this League to careful
ly consider any PROPOSE ion having for
8 purpose the Advancement OF your
cctiuu with view OF cooperating
ilth YOUR business organizations in
honolulu"
The eaguc asks TO be kept informed
of any movements inaugurated locally
or the progress OF the Territory.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-23
SIN Il FARMlR and
HIS SUNDAY OPINIONS

Editor Evening Bulletin: - Mr..
morning paper, while eulo.
giving the Governor for the rigid en-
forcement OF the laws. entirely evaies
the question of its own law'breaking
proclivities and takes refuge in per-
sonalities. This was to be expected.
The Rapid Transit Company are
permitted by law to run their cars up
ON Sunday because It is considered a
necessity, and 1t Is a significant fact
that 20 per cent. of the gross receipts
OF the company are derived from Sun.