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The National tribune., 1906-04-05

How prone cert4an Glasses are 20 II.
ten 20 any calamity howles and how
easy Il Il Tor any one to attract attsn-
ton By predicting disaster. u Illus
tra4sd By the case OF IN insane negroes
In Memphis. Her sole capital In trade
were capacity and earnestness for un.
limited talk and some trouble with her
liver that made her see visions OF dire
full things. She has been preaching q
terrible calamity to fail upon Memphis
when the city would crumble by the
acre into the Mississippi River. engulf-
ing the buildings and people. She saw
q sign in the heavens which woufts be
a white dog jumping from the Court
House two days before the catastrophe.
night, principally In negroes, until the
scare became so general that the police
had to take notice Of 1t and put her In
the insane asylum. This did not stop
the scare, however. and thousands OF
negroes have stampeded from the city
to the great loss Of cooks to the fami-
lies and laborers in the more impor-
tant works. The Southern Car Works
were struck most severely. as 200 of
their laboring men joined the stamped
ers. Many public works have been sus-
pended on account of the absence Of
laborers. The railroads had to put on
excursion trains to carry the negroes
away to points in the interior Of Ar
kansas. Mississippi and Tennessee.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

A substantial victory has been gained
by the reformers In Philadelphia, which
will break the monopoly OF the surface
and elevated tramways and admit Q
rival. the Philadelphia & Western Rail-
road Co., into the heart OF the city.
The Rapid Transit Co. agreed to COM
plete certain important works accord
ing to contract. and surrendered its
stolen franchises for subway under
Chestnut street, surface lines on Broad
street and elevated lines to the north
west suburbs. This gain Is worth all
the commotion that was caused last
year by the reform movement.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lish a short history Of the 4eth n. T.
and oblige a faithful reader OF your
most valuable paper.-C. Bilininger.
Brooklyn. N. 7.
The 18th N. z. called also the Ere.
mont Regiment. was organized at New
York City. Sept. /. 1861. and finally
mustered out July %. 1865. II belonged
to Willcox's Division. Ninth Corps.
Armies Of the Ohio and Potomac, and
lost 104 killed and 81 died from disease.
The first Colonel was Rudolph Rosa,
who resigned and was succeeded by Col.
Joseph Gerhardt. who was dismissed.
Lieut.. Col. Adolph Becker was I'm COM
mand when the regiment was mustered
out Lieut-Coi. German Metternich
was killed.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05


The amendment reducing the salaries
of clerks progressively as they grew
older and finally dismissing them at 70
was under fire in the House Of Repre-
sentatives for some days, and was very
roughly handled In the Committee of
the Whole. The effectual estoppel was
at last put upon it by the veteran Gen.
1t was new legislation introduced into
the Appropriations bill. The Chairman
decided that the point Of order was
we'll taken. and so the amendment was
killed. Gen. Keifer had been siren.
uously opposed to the amendment from
the first, and fought it bitterly in the
Committee on Appropriations and
afterwards on the floor Of the House.
The discussion brought out the strong
est feeling among the Representatives
that veterans and their widows should
be retained in public employment. and
this was recognized by the managers.
who stood ready to add a clause ex-
empting veterans and their widows
from the operation Of the amendment.
We earnestly hope that the Develop
ment Of feeling in regard to the cruel
provision as affecting veterans and
their widows will be instrumental in
retaining in public employment other
veterans and their widows all over the
country. There was not a dissent by
any one Of prominence from the prop
osition that veterans and their widows
should be kept In public employment
as long as they live. If what was so
freely said in the House Of Representa-
the Representatives in their districts
and by the administrative officers OF
the Government. it will do great good
to the veterans and their widows every
where. 1t will secure them from ap-
prehension as to their future and pre-
vent them. after years of faithful ser
vice. being deprived of their means of
livelihood and turned out to the cold
world with no other refuge than
the Soldiers Home or the poor-house.
Certainly the men who fought for the
Government during it's day of crucial
trial deserve this much and their
widows the same. Unless they had
done as they did there would be no
Government to-day and no offices for
any one to hold.
Since the question has been brought
so strongly before the public mind the
opportunity should be taken advantage
of to make some form Of a retirement
system by which all employees Of the
Government who are getting old and
feeble can be honorably retired upon
three-fourths pay and have their fu-
ture assured them. We are behind all
the rest Of the world in making such a
just provision. Every Government in
Europe provides for it's aged and in
firm employees Of every class, and does
not allow them to be turned out to
starve. This provision is the highest
incentive that can be made for faithful
service. and sound public policy i'm
peratively requires that 1t be done In
the United States. By adopting the
Civil Service system in place of the Old
rotation In Office the Government has
encouraged young zen and women to
make its service life-profession. The
better they equip themselves for the
duties 1t requires the less fit they are
to take up other employment In their
old age. and none Of them should have
the poor-house staring him in the face
to distract him from the proper per-
Torrance Of his duties.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The temperance movement has taken
a new and praiseworthy chute in Mis-
sissippi. where the Senate has passed
a provision that any State officer guilty
OF drunkenness can be suspended by
the Governor. II the officer Is not con-
victed In a court OF justice he can re-
ceive his entire salary during the time
OF his suspension and be reinstated In
office. The proposition to give the
Chief Justice power to remove the Gov
ernor was voted down. Probably the
main reason for this was that there
was nobody left to remove the Chief
Justice should he get drunk.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

A most disturbing charge is made
~ the Committee Of the Maryland Leg
hs.ature to the effect that the officers
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad de-.
hberately deprecated the stock OF the
Washington Branch by emitting to de-
clare dividends through q ling pc fod
OF years when the railroad was making
money. They did this to depreciatH
the value Of the 3 ock Of the Washing
TON Branch In order to buy 1t In at less
then its actual worth.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Justice Greenbaum. Of the New York
Supreme Court. lays down the rule that
while labor unions can not be held re-
sponsible for lawlessness and violence
committed by their members. when
these are done without any authority
OF the unions, the unions are liable
when the acts are committed by men,
oers acting as pickets. and who are not
Adequately punished by their unions
tor deeds which violate the laws
The National tribune., 1906-04-05
The 9th III.

Editor National Tribune: I recent.
heard q comrade say that the 9th Ill
fought more battles and lost more mef
in action than any other regiment ir
the United States service from 1861 Il
1865. Will yo: kindly give brief his
tory OF that regiment? f. Prime
ley, Mead, Neb.
The 9th Ill. was q fighting regiment
and has q long list Of battles to fi
credit but 1t would be vain to sa,
whether this is longer than anyone
else's. Very probably not. Out OF q
total enrolment OF 1.4sS II lost 21t
killed, or IA per cent. while Il diek
in rebel prisons and 201 from disease
Its battles began with Fort Donelsor
and continued through the war unfit
the very close at Orangeburg, s. c.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Prominent Germans now say that
Germany did mot care q brass button
about Morocco" but only interfered to
break up the French English compact
and to enforce consideration OF Ger
many in all world politics. They say
that they have developed that Italy is
In secret agreement with France, and
the Dreibund only exists upon paper.
Russia was also forced to show her
hand. and that she cannot be relied
upon by Germany. which Tor the fu-
ture can only count upon herself ana
Austro-H Hungary.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

In spite OF all that Is being said
about japanese saki, beer Is getting q
firm hold In the Island Empire, and
we all know that when it once starts
into country there is as little hope
OF getting rid Of 1t as there Is OF the
gypsy moth or the cotton-boll weevil.
Last year there was brewed In Japan
100000 gallons, or double the pro-
duction Of two years previous. Japan
Is finding q fine market for beer In
China and Korea.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Mrs. Bellamy Storer now has her
innings. and 1t must be confessed that
she makes very good showing. She
says that the much-talked-of letter was
one written her in 1900. by Theodore
Roosevelt. then Governor OF New York.
and the reason she did not give Car
dinal Rampolla the whole OF the letter
was that the remainder related to per-
sonai matters. There seems to be much
more In the strange affair than has
yet developed.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The Philippine friars are being
warmly defended against the attacks
OF prominent Roman Catholics by 9TH
or Roman Catholic newspapers and
priests equally prominent. The Rev.
Ambrose Coleman. q Dominican. says
that the native secular clergy are not
poor. and with q little energy they
could be made self-supporting. The
haciendas outside OF the churches and
parishes were the property Of the head
houses OF the Orders and the Uniyersi-
ty. and were made valuable by the in
dustry OF the lay brothers. This wealth
therefore belonged properly to the Or
ders and not to the Church at large.
II the friars decided to fund their CAP
ital Of 100000 and use its proceeds
for their own support, they would be
perfectly justified In doing SO. Il would
give them an annual income Of $780,
600. which would be Q much smaller
income each than the average OF the
parish priests In most countries.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05
The Goth Mass.

Editor National Tribune: should
like to see short history OF the 29th
Mass. In The National Tribune Did It
belong to the 800 fighting regiments?-
Oliver A. White East Norton, Mass.
The 29th Mass. was organized at Paw
tucket and Cambridge from May Ii,
1861. and mustered out July 20, 1865
1t belonged to Willcox's Division, Ninth
Corps. Armies OF the Potomac and
Ohio, and lost 81 men killed and 50
died from disease, etc. The Colonel was
Ebenezer Pierce, who was discharged,
and Iieut.-Col. Charles d. Browne was
In command when the regiment was
mustered out.-Editor National Trib-
Hne.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05
The 10th Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history Of the 10th Ohio.-N. B.
Young. Standpoint. Idaho.
The 10th Ohio was organized at Camp
Dennison from November, 1851, and
mustered out Aug. II. 1865. The first
Colonel was Joseph r. Cockerili, and
Lieut.-Col. Henry L. Phillips was In
command when the regiment was mus
tered out. The 10th Ohio belonged to
William Sooy Smiths Division, Six
teenth Corps, Army of the Tennessee,
and lost rs killed and 100 died from
Dissatisfaction National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The Italians are much dissatisfied
over the operations OF their State-man-
aged railroads. They were bad enough
before the State took hold OF them.
but now they are intolerable. Passen-
ger trains are hours behind their
Scheduled time, and the freight traffic
- as bad as 1t can be. Instances have
Deem given where 1t took perisha bic
market vegetables a month or more to
GET from Genoa to Milan. and the grain
trade with Switzerland has been prac-
ncaiiy suspended at times.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The opposition to Senator Reed
Smoot goes far deeper than the SUPER
fetal cause Of his membership in the
Mormon Church. The Seattle Post In.
telligencer says that he should be un-
seated because he has taken the obli-
CATION Of vengeance. which must be
done by every Mormon who attains to
a certain position in the Church. This
obligation binds him to revenge the
blood Of the prophet on this Nation
He is therefore In the position Of q
man who has expatriated himself and
taken the oath Of allegiance to q for
eign country. The Salt Lake Tribune
insists that the Mormons have restored
polygamy and re-established q rule and
a monopoly moro autocratic than any,
thing that Brigham Young ever inaug-
urated. and are In q state of open
enmity to the Government.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The Canadian Forestry Service gives
. chill to those who would waste
American timber upon the plea that
there Is an abundance in Canada for
all the needs In sight. The Canadian
officers say that all the timber I'm the
Dominion would not last the United
States more than II years.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The Amalgamated Association OF
Iron and Steel Workers have done a
good work for temperance by refusing
to sanction q strike of 800 skilled men
on account OF the discharge Of q pud-
der for going into q saloon during
working hours. This holds up the
hands Of employers In their efforts to
repress drinking by their employees.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The Aigefiras Conference is now vir-
tually endedu with a full agreement
reached. 1lifs IL being reduced to d.
plomatio fS5rf f., for regular signature.
1t gives France three shares In the
State Banhnzw with ono share each to
the other Nations. Four Bank Super
visors will Ps appointed by the Banks
Of Englana. France. Germany and
Spain. Frdncsi will police four ports,
Spain two. an4 France and Spain to-
gether the rtw9 most important-Tan-
gier and Cssablanca. The Dutch Coy
eminent declines to appoint an In
spector of,sfoltce. who will therefore
be . Swiss.a sMr. White. tho American
Delegate. fsayD that much has been
gained In preserving the Integrity OF
Morocco ana the Opsn Door. for which
Germany commanded. while Frances
special rights were recognized.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Arkansas has established the prac-
tice OF eiecting Senators by the people,
and in the recent primaries Gov. JEFF
Davis beat Senator James H. Berry by
. considerable majority. The man who
was merely named after the President
OF the so-cailed Confederacy made a
better race than the old Confederate
veteran who left leg upon the battle
field
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

During the court-martial at New
York OF Maj. Price. OF the Artillery
Corps. it came out that barkeepers are
in the habit OF keeping a fake whisky
to give to those who have already had
too much stimulant. The barkeeper
testified that this imitation whisky was
made of ginger ale and Jamaica ginger
II they would only go a little further
and give this fake whisky to every
man who shouldn't touch liquor they
would be real benefactors to human
fty.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05
The 18th w. Va.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 18th w. va.
r. Ruder. Fountain Springs, w. Va.
The 18th w. Va. was organized at
Mount Pleasant and Barborsyille from
October, 1862. and mustered out June
%. 1865. William r. Brown was Col
onel, and Lieut-COl. James r. Hall
was killed at Cedar Creek. 1t belonged
to Duval's Division, Eighth Corps. Army
OF West Virginia, and lost 81 killed and
l08 died from disease.-Editor National
Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Editor National Tribune: Please pub.
fish a short sketch Of the 18th KY,
FL. r. Bievins. Freezing. Va
The 18th KY. was organized at Camu
Calhoun. Dec. 8. 1861, and mustered
cut In December. 1864. The first Col
onel was p. B. Hawkins, who resigned
and was succeeded by 8. Palace Love.
It belonged to Cox's Division, Twenty.
third Corps. Army of the Ohio. and
lost 81 killed and 2l7 died from d.
ease.-Editor Eational Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The middlemen have gained a de-
clsive victory in California In driving
out Of BUSINESS the Raisin Growers
Company, which leaves the raisin grow
ers at liberty to sell their crops at
prices that the packers are willing to
Day. This has sent the price OF raisins
down to three and four cents q pound.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Armies OF the Tennessee and Afissfssippi
Editor National Tribune: Will YOU
please inform me when the Army Of
the Mississippi and the Army OF the
Tennessee were consolidated? This I'm.
formation will greatly oblige-Capt
William Vincent. Galena, Ill.
The Army Of the Mississippi Joined
the Armies Of the Tennessee and the
Ohio In front Of Corinth in April, 1862
and April 80 they were consolidated
and reorgaHized with Mai Gen. Thomas
being assigned to command the right
wing OF the consolidated armies, Gen
Pope the left wing and reserve and
Buell. retaining the command Of this
Army of the Ohio. The Army Of the
Mississippi was officially discontinued
Oct. rs. 18s2.-Editor National Trib.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

New York proposes to cut off the
dogs tail an inch at the time. and a
bill Is now before the Legislature. which
Will probably pass. directing two
cent-a-mile fare on the Long Island
Railroad. This Is not intended to at
tect communication and other rates which
are already below that fare. but mere
~ makes two cents the maximum rate.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

We think still more Of Missouri's
young Attorney-General on account Of
his Fastening to resent the fmputation
that he is a reformer. He Is doing en-
tirely too good work to be included in
That class
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Undoubtedly Gen. Kuropatkin tells
the exact truth when in his last order
and farewell to the Army Of Manchuria
he says that the causes Of defeat were
the corruption and oppression of the
Bureaucracy.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

An Ingenious reformer proposes that
the electric lights of city be made to
wink the hours. This will be a con-
yenience to those beyond the sound of
striking clocks
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Strange to say. Kentuckians are seek
Ing to have a law passed prohibiting
the playing OF Uncle Toms Cabin"
Yet Uncle Toms Cabin presents a very
pleasant picture OF slavery In Ken
lucky. where the institution" appear
ed In its best light, and far differently
from its aspects in Mississippi and Lou
isfana.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

The Capitol guides are careful to in
form tourists that none OF the naughty
stories about Senatorial drinking can
apply to Senator Lodge. Of Massachu-
sets. who is so much Of q Teetotaler
that he even "thins his water"
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

1t never seems to occur to any one
that Congress will not revise the tariff
80 long as 95 per cent OF the Repre-
sentatives are elected upon promises to
see that not one of the industries in
their district shall be allowed to suffer
by hostile legislation.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Western civilization Is making prog
ress in China. as the Picking Govern
ment proposes to introduce the foreign
method OF execution by hanging in
stead Of the brutalizing spectacle OF
cutting of the heads OF criminals in
the public ground near the vegetable
market.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05
The TARIFF TRUCE WITH GER
MANY.

The Congress Of the German Cham
bers Of Commerce heard the plain
truth from DR.. Delbruck. the Minister
of Commerce and Industry. who said
that the German market "could not do
without a considerable part Of Amer
lean products" This is the secret of
Germany's backdown from her threat
OF tariff war. DR.. Delbruck went on
to explain that before Germany could
be Independent of America and In
shape to make a tariff war she would
have to grow her own cotton In Africa.
find copper mines somewhere else in
the world. and great supplies Of good.
healthful food.
sold Germany $1s4.oo0.000 worth Of
goods and bought from that country
only $11s.000.000, yet two-thirds OF our
exports were raw materials. such as
cotton, copper. oil-cake and naval
stores, etc.. which are free of duty
under tho German tariff and will re-
main so. These were goods upon which
thO OAil 10 lA0 IO"CSl dIlO Oh Au OUT
exports not above 80 per cent are duti-
able under the German tariff.
On the other hand. IS per cent of
the goods which Germany sells us are
dutiable, and they are manufactured
products upon which the Germans
make great profit. They are the
things which bring direct wealth to the
country that manufactures them.
Furthermore. a tariff war with the
United States would strike a severe
blow at the ocean-carrying trade which
Is SO dear to the German heart. The
trade across the Atlantic with us is
one OF the main props OF the German
merchant-marine. Therefore. Germany
will not begin a tariff war with us, at
least. until June. 1907. when she hopes
that there will be some change In our
frame OF mind as will render US more
amenable to the German plans.
The National tribune., 1906-04-05
THE SPIRIT OF CONGRESS-
Some OF the More Notable Pro.
ceedings of the Week.



Monday. March 26.-The railroad.
rate question was the chief subject Of
interest I'm the Senate, Mr.. Overman
On. CD making the principal speech OF
the day.
Mr.. TiIlman read q letter from q
West Virginia attorney. severely criti-
cising the Senators from that State.
and this may arouse an acrimonious
debate I'm the near future between SEN
ators Tfllman and Scott
passed.
A number OF bills OF local interest,"
were passed by the House, chief amon1
them being the reorganization OF the
Police Department
A joint resolution was passed inaug-
urating number Of important reforms
In connection with the public printing
The House took up q small urgent
deficiency bill. and after that has been
concluded. will proceed with the Legis-
lative appropriation bill.
Senate.
March Ex-senator Tiilman criti.
cised the shortcomings OF existing stat
utes, prompted by Judge Humphreys
decision I'm the packers cases. Mr..
Foraker took exceptions to certain re-
marks
Efforts OF Mr.. Tillman to have a date
set for vote on the rate bill failed.
Mr.. McCumber delivered q sci
speech on the rate question.
House.
The House passed the additional mr..
gent deficiency bill.
Consideration OF the Legislative bilI
was resumed. but with little Roadway,
owing to innumerable points Of order.
A special rule will be submitted to the
House intended to prevent q contin-
uance Of obstructive tactics.
Mr.. Shackelford finished his attack
on the Speaker. and was replied to
briefly by Mr.. Cannon.
Senate.
March 28.-Mr. Knox made his first
formal speech in the Senate, pointina
out defects in the Hepburn Dolliyer
raiiroad-rate bill. and arguing for the
adoption OF his own bill as a substitute
Late in the afternoon the Senate be-
came embroiled In an animated debate
OF the Conference Committee report on
the bill winding up the affairs OF the
Five Civilized Tribes OF Indians
House.
The House voted to adopt q special
rule on the Legislative bill after a gen.
eral discussion, the vote being 16s q
109.
Senate.
March 29.-Messrs. Clay and Car.
mack made the principal speeches or
the rate bill. The discussion was en-.
livened by a colloquy between Messrs
Aldrich and Dolliver over the former
attrihuting to the latter interpretation
Of certain clauses OF the pending bill
which Mr.. Dolliver denied he had
made.
Mr.. Hale again criticised the increase
In the Army Medical Corps, and he and
Mr.. Warren had a passage at armf
over the respective merits of the Army
and Navy.
Much Roadway was made In the
House in the consideration OF the Leg.
islative bill.
The Conference report on the bill "a
reorganize the Consular Service wa
agreed to.
Consideration of the pure-food bill
was set for April 10, with at least two
days OF general debate.
March Se.-Senate not I'm session In
the House the Legislative bill was again
discussed.