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The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Ex-Secretary Of the Treasury Lyman
J. Gage, who is now 20 years old. has
taken his abode with Nine. Katha rine
Iingley.s universal brotherhood at Point
Iona. bought a site for $S,00O ON the
rock promontory for a home, ana viii
devote his life and fortune to the spread
OF theosophy. Within the last six
months or so Mr.. Gage has made two
mysterious trips to Southern California.
On both he conferred with Nine. Ting
ley. This action, In the minds OF
friends here. explained why Mr.. Gage
dropped business. gave up a $4,000
a-year position with New York trust
company, and came West The story
Is. briefly, that he received instructions
In dream to seek advice at the hands
or the Point Iona leaderess. He had
the persuasive voices OF relatives, too,
In his ears, for at Point Iona, Cal,
and Mrs. Brainerd, the latter hts sister.
dwell as members Of the brotherhood.
and the grandchildren Of the ex-Secre-
tary are members Of the Raja Yoga
School at the homestead. Mr.. Cages
new home will adjoin Nine. Tfngley's
temple.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Secretary wilson, of the Department
OF Agriculture, = has gone to Chicago,
with staff Df experts TO personally IN
stall the meat inspection system. He
expects to PIT from 800 to 500 Inspec-
tors at oriOwdthin few days. and as
fast as they cast be supplied by. the Civil
Service Commission. The Secretary was
greatly Disappointed at the attitude OF
the packers. Instead Of welcoming the
inspection, as they had professed they
would. they were coldiy hostile and oh
structive. The. Secretary finally told
them that IL they wanted another Aght
they could have II, and that the Gov
eminent would give them all they want
ed before accepting anything short OF
the most Thorough inspection. and they
would get no labels on their goods until
they brought themselves up to the Gov
eminent standard This attitude Of the
packers is amazing. as ordinary business
sense would indicate the policy Of the
packers making every effort to rehabili-
tate themselves in the eyes OF the world.
It was to be expected that they would
not only welcome the most rigid In
spectiOn, but make a most spectacular
show of cleaning up. The Secretary
says that practically nothing has been
done In the way OF improving the sani-
tary conditions.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12
NO NEED OF AN ATTORNEY.

Comrades, are again reminded that
under the recent Age Order which has
become law there Is absolutely no
need Of an attorney or other agent in
presenting and prosecuting their claims.
The age law Is absolute In It's terms, and
merely requires that the applicant shall
have served 80 days and been honorably
discharged a. fact which Ii ascertained
by reference to the records, and that he
is now 81 years old or more. This lat
ter fact is esta biished by his own asser-
ton. corroborated by the rolls Of his
company. Consequently all that Is nec-
essary Is to make his application, CIV
Ing his name, regiment. service and age.
IL he will write directly to the Commits
sioner of Pensions he can obtain blanks
to fill out setting forth the essential par
ticulars, and thus save the fees which
an attorney or agent would exact from
him
The National tribune., 1906-07-12
The partisans Of Thaw and White ar.

The partisans Of Thaw and White are
industriously, not to say vociferously,
trying the case in the papers. and 1t
must be costing many pretty pennies TO
pay for all the stuff that is appearing
assailing and defending the characters
of the murderer and his victim. The
public must soon, however. get naus-
Gated with the malodorous stuff. and
decent publishers refuse to admit any
more Of 1t into their columns. II is
deba dchins to the public mind. and no
husband who has regard for the purity
OF thought Of his household will admit
papers containing such grossly i'm
moral stuff into his home
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Representative III. c. Adams, Of Wis
consin, died Monday in the Auditorium
Hotel. Chicago. He had been i'll for sever
Al weeks, and Tor q week had been con-
fined to his room in the hotel. The
nome OF Mr.. Adams was at Madison.
and ne was member of the 58th Con-
gress and was reelected a member of
the 5sth. He was for two terms a mem
Der Of the Wisconsin Legislature, State
superintendent Of Public Property from
1888 TO 1890 and Dairy and Food Com
missioner OF Wisconsin from 1884 ia
1902.
Representative Adams came into con-
siderable prominence at the close OF the
Congressional session just ended as one
OF the principal negotiators between the
President and the House Agricultural
Committee, whose work finally resulted
In an agreement on the meat inspection
amendment to the Agricultural appro-
priation bill.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The wholly surprising advance in the
price Of silver is due largely to the in
creased demand for 1t in India and the
Orient generally. In the last three
years the price Of silver has gone up 20
cents an ounce, and in May 1t sold for
6S.5 cents an ounce in London. This
advance is expected to continue. In the
first four months Of this year Great
Britain sent to India $4,000. 900 worth
OF silver. The use Of silver Is also rap
Idly extending In the arts and 1t Is esti-
mated that more than $4,000, coo ounces
are annually used in this way The
United States and Mexico supply 81 per
cent OF the silver OF the world. and. OF
course they are greatly benefited by
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

At the 18th Annual Encampment Of
the Department OF Kansas. G. A. R., the
following preamble and resolution was
unanimously adopted:
whereas for over 35 years contin-
uously last past our well-beloved De-
partment Commander. p. H. Coney. this
day reelected, has with unstinted
means. eloquent voice and trenchant
very forefront as the dauntless and
fOrceful exponent OF the interests OF
eur comrades, their widows and or
phans wherever hostility reared its ugly
head: and
Whereas the labors of our peerless
champion within the year last past. In
travelling thousands of miles in address,
ing over 200 Campfires, increasing our
mess number over 1900, and has given
freely of his means and splendid life In
lighting the watchfires OF patriotism
upon the plains of Kansas. shows him
to be the very embodiment Of the much
needed, faithful recruiting officer;
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That in grateful recogni-
ton Of past devoted services on the
part of our beloved Department Com
mander and the splendid possibilities
that lie within his power to yet accom-
plish a still greater work for the fast
vanishing army, this 10Th Annuai En-
campment Of the Grand Army of the
Republic OF the Department of Kansas,
at Salina assembled, instruct the dele
gates this day elected to represent this
Department. IN National Encampmen!
soon to assemble at Minneapolis, Mimi,
on Aug. 13 to Is, inclusive. to vote for
and commend Department Commander
F. H. Coney for Cemmander-in-Ch Chief
of the Grand Army OF the Republic
and in furtherance thereof that the fol-
lowing named comrades be, and they
hereby are, appointed committee to
prepare and circulate an address to all
representatives and delegates to said
National Encampment. in promotion OF
the candidacy of Department Com
mander p. III. Coney, to-wit: Comrade
B. F. Boyle, Past Department Chaplain
Comrade Bernard Kelly. Past Depart
ment Commander; Comrade A. w
Smith. Past Department Commander;
Comrade T. j. Anderson. Past Depart
ment Comma der; Comrade A. l.
Greene, Past Department Commander;
Comrade Cyrus Leland, Jr.. Past Post
Commander: Comrade F. p. Cochran,
Past Post Commander"
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

For some years the public has been
reading some quite convincing books
and magazine articles to the effect that
the gold mines Of ophir. mentioned I'm
the Bible. existed In Rhedesia, and that
the monuments there afforded induhita-
bic evidence OF this. We have been told
that there are ruins Of great antiquity
which show the highest skill In con-
struction, and leave 1t beyond q doubt
that mining had been carried on sys-
tematicalIy. scientifically and very ex-
tensiveiy. A belief Of this fact did not
rest solely upon such writings as Rider
Haggard's king Soiemon's Mines"
though undoubtedly his stories largely
helped to form this impression. Cecil
Rhodes sent out an explorer named
Bent, who was man OF much energy
and talent for observation, but with no
special archaeological training. He wrote
book which seemed scientific and real
ly learned. confirming the existence of
great gold-working plants, temples. etc.
and he brought back with him on his
return many relics found In a temple.
which showed a quite complete system
OF nature worship. He was certain that
the builders were Sabian-Arabians. and
probably subjects OF the Queen of Sheba.
The British Association for the Ad-
vancement OF Science has ruined all
these pleasant stories In 1905 &c sent
out Mr.. MacIver. an archeologist OF
nigh reputation. who spent a year in
Careful examinations He came to the
conclusion that the so-called Elliptical
Temple was simply a Kafir kraaI, with
the dwellings constructed of some sort
OF cement to insure permanency, and
built in rude ellipse about the summit
OF hill. He Is quite sure that the
Arabs had nothing to do with them,
and that the earliest Of them did not
belong to period more remote than
the Middle Ages.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The course advocated. BY The Nation
al Tribune OF having local meat inspec.
tons and supervision of all meats Of
fered for sale is already adopted In
many localities. It Is the natural and
obvious way Of protecting the people
from danger from the cupidity and un-
scrupulOusness Of the butchers and
packers. No inspection at the head
quarters can be a. rigid and satisfac-
tory as that at the place Of sale. The
head Of the Indiana State Board of
Health last week caused the arrest Of
some IL or more butchers in Indian
apolts for exposing for sale meats that
were unfit FOR public consumption, and
1t Is the intention to make an example
Of them. Undoubtedly the inspection will
be made to reach every store and shop
In which meats are offered for sale in
any form. and the effect Of this will be
In the highest degree beneficial The
Superintendent Of number of State
charitable institutions In New Jersey
has refused TO receive the meats deity-
cred under contract by Armour & Co.,
and has notified them that in the future
everything must be up to the best stand-
ard or 1t will be rejected and the firm
lose not only It's goods but the cost OF
carriage. Something Of this kind should
be instituted at once In every city. town
and village In the country. Wherever
meats brought from abroad are offered
for sale they should be subjected to the
most rigid inspection by competent ply
tsicians or other Judges. and that which
Is found In any way unfit for consump-
ton should be ruthlessly destroyed
without reference to the loss upon those
who offered 1t for sale. These must
look to the men who shipped the goods
to them for reimbursement, and any
court will award them the full amount
for any loss that they may sustain by
the thorOughness OF the local inspec-
ton.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Things seem to be righting them
selves In Denver. The citizens formed
an Honest Elections League to get rid
Of the intolerable conditions and have
collected such evidence that q Special
Grand Jury Is to be impaneled to In,
the County Is quaking In his shoes. The
Judge, knowing that the Sheriff and
Coroner were deeply involved. took the
unusual step Of appointing Elisors to
draw the Grand Jury There Is rem
edy under our system of Government
for every evil, II people will only 20
abt ut 1t the right way.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The President has aEain as effect
uaily as he could removed himself from
all thoughts Of making another race for
the Presidency. Mr.. w. A. Conant,
Colorado Springs, Colo, who was q
delegate from New York to the flrst
Republican Convention more than so
years ago. wrote to the President desir-
ing him to be a candidate for re-eiee-
ton and received the following decisive
reply from the Presidents Secretary:
white House, June 81.
My Dear Mr.. Conant: The Presi-
dent thanks you for your letter of the
18th instant and cordially appreciates
Your kind expressions concerning him
self. He says. however, that you will
have to vote for some other Republican
next time. Conveying to YOU the Pres-
dents best wishes, am, sincerely
yours.
Wm. Loeb. .Jr.,
Secretary to the President
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The two people most in the public
eye Of Paris just at present are Mr..
Rockefeller. the richest man In the
world. and the King of Cambodia and
his 100 dancing girls. Of the two the
King has made the greatest sensation.
the French press expressing pity for
rather than envy Of Mr.. Rockefeller on
account Of his indifference to the pleas
ures OF the gay city and his poor diges-
ton. They recognize him as q great
world power, OF course. and have all
due respect for him as such. but he Is q
type of man beyond their ken. and as
far removed from their sympathy. They
are sorry that he will not leave a few
Of his many millions with them, and
regret that he has no taste for such fan
tastio whims as tipping q cabman with
thousand francs.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

| Gilbert r. Colby. Past Commander
or L %. Cove Post. Hanover, N. H.,
has entered the Boston Globe Contest
for an automobile. and claims to have
been one Of the youngest old veterans
OF the war. He enlisted when only l4h
years old and served to the close OF the
war. He thinks that the comrades
might help him by sending their Globe
votes to him, and IL he succeeds he will
win an automobile and SIS In gold.
Comrade Colby runs a bookbindery at
Hanover
The National tribune., 1906-07-12
The areful analysis of DR.. Frank

The areful analysis of DR.. Frank A.
McGuins Tombs physician and EXPERT
alienfst, Of Harry Thaw is very instruc-
tive. He .inds that Thaw is absolutely
sane, but a weakling. He is SO consti-
tuted that small matters excite him
greatly and throw him off his balance.
Consequently he is unable to take the
natural view that common-sense people
do Of the usual events OF life. He is at
heart . coward. but gets SO excited that
he does rash things.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The celebration OF Memorial Day al
Dyersvilie, Iowa. was very pathetic
there being but one lone member, Com
rade Daniel Staiiard. OF the G. A. r.
Post at that place. With . number OF
his young friends he enlisted Il years
ago from Dyersville In Co. e. 21st Iowa
and he Is to-day the sole survivor OF
the number. Those who were not killed
or died during the war are now sleep
ing In the cemetery near the town, and
every year Comrade Stallard makes up
wreaths. crosses and. bouquets to lay
upon the graves OF those with whom he
formerly marched and fought.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Representative William r. Hearst an
nounced from San Francisco very posi-
lively that he was not candidate for
the nomination In 1908. He wanted the
list Of possibilities to read. Bryan, Folk
and Bailey. but would rather substitute
Adlai Stevenson for Senator Bailey.
Stevenson. who was Vice President un-
der Cleveland In the latters second
term. would make an exceptionally good
candidate.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

After giving the President an exhi.
bitfon OF its feelings by striking out
the appropriation to pay his travelling
expenses Congress has doae the decent
thing by adopting till allowing him
$4,000 In the Cebate In both Houses
there We're abundant opportunities for
members OF both parties to free ,their
minds Of what had been ranking there
not hesitate 70 take advantage OF the
|chancs.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12
THE SAN FANCIsC0 SUFFERERS.

The sorrowful statement was made
by the San Francisco Relief Committee
July s that 1t had expended during the
month $4,000 in administrative work
and that approximately $4,000 men.
women and children are now drawing
from the relief fund This statement
should he taken to heart by every vet
eran, widow of a veteran and son Of a
veteran in the country. The first flush
Of relief-giving has passed away. but
the needs OF the people remain. and
particularly those Of our comrades and
their families. They must be suffering
far worse than any other class OF citi-
zens, owing to their advanced age. and
It is fraternal duty upon every COM
rade and his family to give something
to the relief Of those OF his kind In the
stricken city.
The following are the receipts by
The National Tribune up to date:
Acknowledged up to date -. $e22.40
William f. Elliott. DekaIb. H.. 100
C.. Teal. Linvilie, NJ. C........ LOO
1rofal An
The National tribune., 1906-07-12
&. CHAIRMAN ANDREWS.

Certain Pennsylvania newspapers that
have been distinguished In the past for
attacks upon the regular Republican or
ganizatfon. 1t. appears. have turned the
batteries on that old soldier. q veteran
who Is now serving hts second term as
Chairman Of the Republican State Com
paittee1 It appears that the crime OF
Col. Andrews Is his regularity. as no
charge Of inemciency nor any other al
legation appears TO have been made
against his administration. The veter-
ans Of 1876 have a particular interest
In this matter. for the reason that one
OF their number is subject to these at
tacks, apparently unjustifiable and with
out any other motive than that could
be classed as political trick. To those
who are acquainted with political mat
tiers In Pennsylvania tt IL known that
Col. Andrews had been the man behind
the gum at the Republican headquarters
for the past IL years; and to him more
than any other man belongs the credit
Of the great pubIican majoritfes that
have placed Aennsyivanis at the head
Of the Republican column In the Union
Col. Andry@Y began his political SER
vices in 1855 yK6upport OF John c. Ere
mont. the ReRepublican candidate for
the Presidency, and has been on the
firing line in every campaign from that
day to this. n HS was appointed secre-
tary Of the Republican State Committee
by Senator eyaay in 1895, and served
contiriuousiyit!pt that capacity until the
Convention aElaos. when the rules were
suspended sandai he was unanimously
elected as Chairman OF the State Com
mistee. At sHS aRepublican State Con-
vention Of thAfHear he was unanimous
ly elected in the same manner.
Should Col. Andrews be forced to re-
tire, 1t would be a severe loss to the
Republican Party OF Pennsylvania, ow-
Ing to his wide acquaintance and inti-.
mate association with the veterans OF
the State.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The Wisconsin Democratic State
Convention strongly indorsed w. ].
Bryan for nominee In 1908, and the
reading OF the resolution caused q tu-
mutt OF applause which lasted abost
three minutes. The platform also de-
ciared Tor independence for the FIJI
pinos: for an income tax: the election
or Senators by direct vote and Goyern-
ment control and regulation OF all pub
lie service corporations
The National tribune., 1906-07-12
EUROPEAN VIEW OF THE MEAT
SCANDAL.

Very naturally the meat scandal.
have produced q pronounced sensation
in Europe, England being the country
most interested. The Germans. dom.
mated by the selfish Agrarfan interests
point out that 1t Is just what they have
known all the time, and that they have
only been fighting to protect their peo-
pie from eating the terribly diseased,
unclean meats produced In America
They have been especially hostile to the
introduction OF all canned goods. or. as
they term them. "deviled" meats, SO
that there has not been q very great
trade In these between that country
and ourselves. I'm England 1t Is quite
different. The English are by far the
largest buyers Of American meats. both
canned and otherwise, and last year
bought approximately 100000 Of the
Chicago goods. The consumers OF
these are roughly divided into two
classes. compulsory and voluntary. The
compulsory class include the army,
OF charitable institutions. To the vol
untary class belong the working peo-
pie and q growing portion Of the middle
class. who buy canned goods in order to
save the labor and expense of cooking
The English papers are strongly Iauda-
tory Of President Roosevelt and his
course, and are sanguine that the re-
suit will be guarantee that foreign
consumers OF meats will get goods Of
the best class. and precisely what they
are represented to be.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The Car is now guarded entirely by
men who cannot speak a word Of Rus
sian. Russian certainly looks bad
enough in print, but it Is something of
a surprise that speaking knowledge
of 1t would incline q man to throw
bombs
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

1t cost the United States 100000 to
extradite Green and Gaynor and bring
them to this country for trial Justice
seems to come high even to such a
wholesale dealer in 1t as the United
States. but the money was well ex-
pended In bringing such heavy offend
ers to the bar. II would have been a
severe reproach to us II their money
had enables them to defeat the laws
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Henry Watterson says positively that
William Jennings Bryan will be the
next Democratic candidate for Presi-
playing his cards 80 that the Republi-
can Party will be compelled to renomi-
nate him. The fight will be between
Roosevelt and Bryan, with the latter
certain to win.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Comrade r. b. Brown, Past Depart
ment Commander Of Ohio, G.. A. R.,
says with reference to the new Cover
nor Of his State:
"Gov. Harris is q practical Grand
Army man, and he will make a great
record as the Chief Magistrate Of this
Commonwealth. Mark the prediction.
Harris Is all man and pure gold"
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The newest slang comes from the
race track, and makes the dollar an
"inch." SO foot" 800 a yard" and
$1,000 mile" It does not seem to
I'LL any long-felt want in our speech,
nor to be particularly bright. but all
the same 1t will be excessively popular
doubtless with the numerous but cheap
crowd Of young men and women who
yearn to be thought Sporty
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The cashier of the Washington Post
Office confessed to a $4,000 theft, of
which he had not been suspected. II
is 50 many of these unsupported things
occurring that gives vim to the muck
raka
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

When John Sharp Williams returned
to his home in the Yazoo bottoms, he
gave the Mississippians quite pleasant
hand-out in sanguine predictions as to
the certainty of Democratic triumph In
1908. when they would have front seats
at the pie counter.