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The National tribune., 1906-08-09
LIFTING THE LID IN MINNEAPOLIS.

A decidedly humorous situation-all
things considered-has developed in
Minneapolis The saloonkeepers abso-
lutely refused to contribute to the En-
campment fund. In this they were far
wiser than they imagined, for they will
make astonishingly little out of that i'm
mense gathering. Certainly there Will
stainers and radical Temperance men
among the veterans than any other con-
course ever gathered in Minneapolis
outside Of religious convention. In
every State the veterans form, and have
for years, the aggressive phalanx of the
Temperance forces.
They will take "bar'ls Of money to
Minneapolis, but will spend very little
of 1t in the saloons. The heft of It WILL
go to the dry-goods stores, the clothing
dealers, jewelers.. hotels and boarding
houses. It must be remembered that
the veterans are nearly all grandfathers
now. They never were drinking men.
The small proportion that were died
long ago.
But it was no considerations of this
kind that led the beer-jerkers to display
their lack of public spirit by refusing to
contribute. Minneapolis has stringent
saloon law, and the Mayor of the city
is enforcing this strictly. The Saloon
keepers Association is determined to
force concessions of a more liberal pol
Icy, and ii Is using the National En-
campment as lever to pry the lid off
at least during the Encampment. If
| they can get concessions for Encamp-
ment week 1t will be a fulcrum for their
lever to pry off the lid for the future.
Very funnily they expect the assistance
of the veterans, who will be clamorous
for something to drink, and there is
| where they have fixed up great sur
| prise for themselves. If the Mayor is at
all Influenced by the men and women
who come to the Encampment, he will
! there with non-removable rivets. The
beer-jerkers have as little understand
| ing of tie Grand Army as some other
people, and do not know that they
| would have quite as much success In
trying to get the assistance of a conven-
ton of Good Templars" or the Ma
tional Convention of the White Ribbon
| Society.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

C. G. Thomson, Commander of John
A. Logan Post, Lafayette, Ind, puts
Gen. John Z. Wilder in nomination for
Army of the Republic. Gen. Wilders
magnificent record as = soldier culmi-
mated in the achievements of his Light
ming Brigade of Mounted Infantry
which did such superb service at Hoov-
er's Gap and Chickamauga. Since the
and while he has been extensively en-
gagged in promoting tn development of
that region he has been all the time an
active Grand Army man and kept in
close touch with his comrades.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

AS Representative Littlefield had
5000 majority at the last election II
would seem that he is blowing the dis
tress call rather prematurely. On the
other hand, the Maine elections have al
ways had unusual significance owing to
their ea-liness, and from this has arisen
the saying, "As goes Maine so goes the
Union" Therefore, the Republican lead
ers. who desire to see majority of their
party in the next Congress, are natural
ly little anxious that Maine should
delegation at something of the old ma
ioritieS
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

The sagacious management of the
Pennsylvania Railroad sees the hand
writing on the wall. and will anticipate
it by regulation which will take effect
Nov. 1. This will reduce the maximum
one-way fare east of Pittsburg and Erie
from three and a half cents to two and
a half cents a mile. 1t will also begin
Sept. 1 placing on sale 1.000-mile tick
cts valid east Of Pittsburg and Erie at
the fiat price of 500. These tickets will
be transferable. There will be no change
in the price of interchangeable mileage
tickets. upon which a deposit OF $40 is
now required, and the immensely of this
traffic is indicated by the estimate that
$4,000 of these books are daily present.
ed on the various roads of which 65
per cent are used on the Pennsylvania
lines. The railway management ex-
plains its course by saying that 1t has
expended large amounts in building ad-
ditional lines to take care of its traffic,
and the time has now come when 1t can
handle easily and profitably a much
larger business than it has been doing
heretofore.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

The Illinois primaries have had the
gratifying result of a handsome win out
for Uncle Shelby Cullom, who received
about two votes to ex-Gov. Yates's one
Not only will this result be to Illinois's
advantage. since she will continue in
service an experienced statesman of the
highest grade. but it will be particularly
gratifying to the veterans of Illinois. to
whom Senator Cullom has been a life
long, sincere and unfailing friend. He
has never trumpeted his services to
them. but all the same they have always
known just where they could find him,
and that place was on their side. Con-
gress gains by the retention in it of a
wise, safe, constructive statesman whose
action can always be certainly counted
upon as for the country's highest good.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

An alarming report comes from the
hood there, owing largely to the cigaret
habit. Lieut. Bennett, U. S. A, who is
on recruiting duty in the cities of the
South, says that out of total of 1O6
applicants from Louisiana, Mississippi
and Texas he found but 20 men who
could be accepted. From the same
number of men in Ohio, Indiana, Ken
lucky, or west of the Mississippi he
would have gotten between so and 80
acceptable recruits. He attributes the
degeneracy largely to cigaret smoking.
with late hours and other bad habits.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09
Italy is going to build warship big

Italy is going to build warship big
ger than England's Dreadnought, but
the trouble will be to put men on it
such as the English make up their
crews with. Other Nations, particular
Iy the French, have built much finer
warships than the English, but the Eng
lish have taken them away from them,
and then the Americans have taken
them away from the English. The
Guerriere. one of the best ships in the
French navy. was taken away from the
French by the English. and then taken
away from the British by the Ameri-
cans. The Italians had magnificent war
ships in their great battle with the Aus
trians. but the latter took them away
from the Italians or destroyed them
with the greatest ease.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

The question of the retrocession of
Alexandria County, Va, to the United
States is again stirred up by those who
are watching the development of the
District of Columbia and signing that
Alexandria has no part in it. There is
no doubt in the mind Of any one who
has studied the matter that the retro
cession in 1916 was Illegal and invalid.
but the Supreme Court has held that
since the State OF Virginia has been sat-
isfied with it and the United States has
never made any complaint that the ret
recession has acquired the validity of
long and undisputed possession. which
must be recognized.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

SECRETARY ROOT IN SOUTH AMER
4Al

SnSHNn NVVA SOcAu Auk1kss
I 4uAl
Unquestionably the mission of secre-
tary Root to South America was one Of
the Mssst c6neeptioas of our states
rnanship. ana his VISIT; there cannot help
bringing Us into much better felations
with oat soushetp neishbors. W ad-
drek Befofs the Ah-zmSrican Confer
ence at Rio de Janeiro sounded q true
keynote. It undoubtedly expresses the
thought Of all Americans. and II. as
seems. 1t is received by the South Amer
leans as an absolutely sincere express
sion, 1t will do incalculable good in pro-
noting our relations with them and es-
tablishing an American policy in which
| they will be heartily in accord with US.
1--WE wish for no victories except
those of peace. We wish for no terri
tory except our own, and no sovereignty
except over ourselves. We deem the
independence and rights OF the smallest
and weakest member Of the family of
Nations entitled to as much respect as
that of the greatest Empire, and we
deem the observance of that respect to
be the chief guarantee for the weak
against the oppression Of the strong.
We neither claim nor desire any rights
or privileges of power that we do not
freely concede to every American Re-
public.
1--WE wish to increase our prosperity
and to grow in wealth and wisdom of
spirit. but our conception OF the true
way to accomplish this is not to pull
others down and profit by their ruin,
but to help all friends to common
prosperity and growth, that we may all
become greater and stronger, togeth-
er"
The South American papers and pub
lie men are all praising this as they
should. 1t Is the doctrine which makes
for the highest good of all the countries
this side the Atlantic and which when
persevered In will bring about the best
possible development of each Of them.
1t cannot help going far to unite them
in solid support Of the Monroe Doc
trine by the assurance that that doctrine
is not intended for our aggrandizement
or benefit, but for their best protection
It will also have its effect upon Europe
and be warning to which they must
lend an attentive ear-that the Monroe
Doctrine is a powerful force in world
politics which they must not in the least
disregard. 1t cerainly looks as if the
Pan-American Conference will open a
new and far happier and more prosper
GUS era for the Governments of South
America.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09
NATIONAL TRIBUNE HEADQUAR.
TIERS
At West House, Minneapolis.

The National Tribune's headquarters
during the National Encampment will
se a the West House, Minneapolis
whefs We will be glad to see all our
friends. Comrades srs invited ny .' to make /.
use Of our rooms for their mall and for
meetings with their friends. We shall
be very glad to render any assistance
to them, and they can consider The Ma
tional Tribune. its representatives and
its rooms at their service for any pur-
pose that they may desire.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09
An interesting sham battle was fought

An interesting sham battle was fought
over the historic Snodgrass Hill in the
Chickamauga National Park, Aug. 3,
between an army of Blues" and
Browns" each composed of two regi-
ments of infantry, a half regiment of
cavalry and a field battery. The Blues
under Col. Chase. of the 18th u S. Cav,
were to hold Snodgrass Hill, and the
Browns" under Col. Van Orsdale, as
aulted. with mreh banging of the two
batteries.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

The news comes from Canada that
England, Japan and the United States
are making an agreement to stop pc
lagic sealing by buying up all the ves-
sells engaged in open-sea sealing and
prohibiting it thereafter. The Cana
dians do not like this, because they have
a great deal of capital invested, and are
making large profits in the business.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

The vicious middIeman got his work
in in great shape on Wisconsin mussel
fisher. The latter found in a shell fine
pearl weighing 6s grains and of perfe Il
color which he sold for rs cents, and ii
is now on sale in New York with the
asking price $4,000 Mussel fishing
has of late been quite successful, with
the catchers making a great deal OF
money. Most of the gems have come
from the Wabash, within 200 miles OF
Vincennes.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

Justice David ]. Brewer. of the Unit
ed States Supreme Court, made an i'm
portant declaration at Kansas City that
in his opinion Mr.. Roosevelt would not
again be candidate for President, but
that he was pushing Secretary Taft as
his successor. Justice Brewer said that
Taft is as honest, sincere and fearless as
Roosevelt, is popular with the people
and would do the good things that
Roosevelt does with much less friction.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

]. G. Wellington, a Memphis saloon
keeper, resented an attempt to invade
his prerogatfves as an election boss by
beginning shooting at the Judges OF the
election, who refused to submit to his
dictation. One of them secured a shot
gun, and gave Mr.. Wellington the con-
tents of it, which removed him perma-
nently from the scenes of his activities
and triumphs
The National tribune., 1906-08-09
Gen. Thomas Mt Franklin.

Editor National Tribune: Was Gen.
Thomas on the battlefield at Franklin,
giving orders and encouraging the
boys?-J. S. Basinger, Ell Reno, Okla.
At the time of the battle Gen. Thomas
was back % miles at Nashville.-Edito
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

Secretary Bonaparte gently pushes
aside the proposition to become the Re-
publican candidate for Governor of
Maryland, and says that it is not good
policy to waste time and attention upon
such thing. The duty of the hour is to
elect six A No. 1 Republican Represen-
tatives to Congress next November. and
after that is done to consider the future
moves for the party.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

OF course, a Kansas man could not do
is something in the atmosphere OF Kan
sas or 1t may be that the scientists will
discover that in the pollen Of the sun
flowers there Is microbe that gives 4
bizarre twist to the Kansas intellect.
Mr.. Graham D. Dibbs, of Wellington.
finding that the course of true love did
not run smooth-it would be strange if
1t did in Kansas-tied a package of
dynamite around his neck, walked out
into the midst of a crowd, lighted the
fuse with a match, which he carefully
blew out to prevent any chance of a
fire in the arid season. and then re-
marked to the crowd what the package
about his neck was and the probable
consequences to themselves. 1t is also
popularity of the Kansas mind that
ed as If there was another opening of
the public lands in that vicinity. They
put an astonishingly lar.,e space of real
estate between them and the soon-to-be
suicide in an amazingly short space of
time. Kansas men are good runners
we can see that when they run for Of
fice-and when the explosion came Mr..
Dibbs was scattered wider than the boy
who stood on the burning deck. The
houses, plate-glass windows and other
property in the vicinity suffered much
but Mr.. D.bbs's aching heart was the
only one that ceased 70 beat It is to be
sincerely hoped that Mr.. Dibbs's method
of shuftiing OFF this mortal coil will not
ton. -
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

The Democrats denounce the New
York redistricting as the worst Gerry
mander in the history of the State, and
have brought a suit for the annulment
Of the Apportionment act of 1906 and
the restoration of that of 1894.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

A purchaser who, before purchasing
ticket, was Informed by the agent that
certain train stopped at his station,
and was given a time table also show
ing that the train was scheduled to stop
there, is held by the courts to have, by
contract, right to have the train stop
at that point rendering his election at
the last preceding station wrongful.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09
ON THE IsTHMUS.

Gen. Peter c. Hams, of the Isthmian
Canal Commission, has returned from a
visit of inspection, and speaks very en-
couragingly of the conditions there. The
yellow fever has been externninated
through the work Of Col. Gorgas. who is
still in charge In the city of Panama
water had sold for something like five
cents jug in the, old days, being carted
down on muleback. and of inferior quail
ity. Now the inhabitants are provided
with an abundant supply free from the
Government hydrants. while the houses
of the well-to-do are being equipped
with bathtubs and other convanielces
previously impossible The advantages
were appreciated by the population in
general. jf
While some Government employees are
still living in the cities because of the
insufficiency of housing accommodation
for them on the Zone, the Commission
is rapidly providing buildings for the
purpose. A large hotel is being built by
the United States Government outside
the city of Panama for the exclusive use
Of its employees. Many already live in
houses furnished them in the Zone. The
Government eating houses provide ex-
cellent and gradually improving service
at low rates, 80 cents a meal. Gen.
Hams ate some meals there. and found
them excellent.
The dirt is going out rapidly. AT Gu
Zebra 10 shovels of the proposed so to
60 are already at work. The dirt Is go
ing out fast and in increasing volume.
That part of the enterprise is keeping
step, and will be carried out on sched-
ule time, together with all other parts.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

moment are the New Jersey candy
manufacturers, who are found to have
amassed great wealth by selling chill
dren brightly-coiored sweets, some of
which were actually poisonous, while
all were bad. A chemical compound in
high favor with the children, known as
saltwater saffy," is found to be par
ticularly deadly to the young stomach.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

1t will be noticed that Maxim GorlSy
keeps many thousand miles between
him and Russia while he is making his
voluminous denunciations of what has
been done and his sage advice as to
what should be.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

Judge Babcock, of the Toledo co..
Common Pleas Court, has affirmed the
decision of the Judge below him in the
ice cases. and consequently the convict
ed dealers will have to go to the work.
house to serve out their sentences.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

The President is not worried over the
outcome of the Congress elections. He
realizes that the party will lose some
members of the House, particularly
those who came in on the Roosevelt
tidal wave, but he does not fear for
moment that the House will get away.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

The Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows Of New Jersey have taken an i'm
portant action for temperance in the de-
eision to discharge from the Order ali
saloonkeepers. bartenders and profess
sional gamblers and hereafter not to
admit any such characters. This action
should be initiated by the Grand Lodges
OF all the other States
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

A passenger notified that the next
station at which the train will stop is
his destination is held by the courts to
have right to assume that the car will
off
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

c. w. Walker. Mill Hall, Pa, is en-
thusiastic for the National Encampment
to go to Richmond, Va, next year, and
thus afford opportunities for thousands
of veterans to see the historic fields over
which they fought during the war.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

Hearst was not given the slightest
consideration in fixing the place and
date for the New York Democratic Con-
vention at Buffalo. Sept. 25.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

The Atlanta Journal says that the pic
ture entitled president Roosevelt in
Repose" is self-evidently spurious.
The National tribune., 1906-08-09

onice: sss Pennsylvania Avenue N. ".
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
F. D. COBURN APPOINTED
SENATOR FROM KANSAS

Topeka, Kan, June 5.-Foster
Dwight Coburn was appointed United
States senator late yesterday afternoon
by Gov. Hoch to succeed J. B. Bur.
ton. who resigned earlier in the day.
Mr.. Coburn has not definitely accept
ed, nor was he candidate for the ap-
polntment.
He has for the last sixteen years
served as secretary of the Kansas state
board Of agriculture and is we'll known
all over the country for his agricul-
tural reports. His home is in Kansas
City, Kan. He was commissioner of
live stock exhibits at the st. Louis ex-
position.
The appointment came as q sur.
prise, but is meeting with general sat-
isfaction all over Kansas, Mr.. Ooburn
teing probably the most popular man
in the Republican party in the state.
Senator Burton placed his resigna-
ton in the hands of Gov. Hoch after
conference here yesterday with sew.
eral close friends, but declined to tall
for publication.
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and horticulturists In the country al
her place in Lebanon, Mo.

and horticulturists in the country at
her place in Lebanon, Mo.
Bret Harie's daughter, Ethel, IL liv-
ing in London. Her health II serious
~ undermined and number Of literary
people are to raise fund for her.
Hiss Helen Buck of Manchester, N.
H., who recently graduated from Mt.
Holyoke College, is considered to be
the greatest woman athlete IN the
world.
Miss Nettie Payne of Butler. Pa. 10
unique in her profession. She Is desk
sergeant on the police force Of that
city and is on duty from p. m. until
q. m.
Miss Esther Whitman, the strongest
woman in New York, has married Her.
man Hyams, Harlem real estate man,
whom she rescued from drowning three
years ago. She is an expert swimmer
and can lift a dead weight OF 600
pounds.
Princess Uirditese of Albania, who
died recently of heart failure, caused
by the devastation created By the
earthquake at Scutari, was great
friend of the poor. Her brother has
been a prisoner for sixteen years at
Constantinople. as it is feared the AL
banians might choose him for ruler.
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TO DEMAND MILLIONS.
Government Will Try to Collect Big
Fines tor Relating.

Fines for Relating.
Washington, June 4-Fines amount
ing to several million dollars will be
sought by the government against the
railroads shown by the Garfield >re-
port to have been guilty Of granting
favors to the Standard Oil Company.
This report, with added details, has
gone to the department Of Justice, and
it is asserted that waybills, bills of
lading, shipping records and other
documents accompanying it form q
complete chain of evidence on which
to base prosecutions.
Specific cases showing the granting
of rebates on shipments aggregating
more than 1900 cars will be alleged.
Recently the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road was fined 81, 600 car for
six cars of shipments upon which re-
bates we're given. No imprisonment
penalty covered this act, but if this is
made the standard of fines, the gov
eminent hopes to teach the violators q
lesson.
One of the most fragrant cases upon
which much evidence is at hand are
shipments made from Whiting, Ind. !,
to St. Louis for the Waters-Pierce Oil
Company. False waybills and discrim-
mating rates are alleged to have been
used between these points for ten
years, last year alone saving the Stand
ard Oil Company 1000.
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Will EXPOSE THE GUILTY.

Raw CITY Chamber Of Commerce Goes
After Insurance Companies.
San Francisco, June At meet
ina Of the San Francisco Chamber Of
Commerce q set Of resolutions was
adopted bearing on the insurance stu
alton. Organisations attempting to
evade their obligations, or to put OF
their claimants, will be exposed by
the Chamber Of Commerce and their
names will be sent to other CONNER
cial associations throughout the coun-
try.
These resolutions, after stating the
nroblems in insurance which have
arisen in San Francisco since the dis
seer. and the difficulty which IL en-
oountered BY policy holders in securing
information e to the policy or inten-
tions Of the insurance companies re-
nuests members Of the chamber to fur
nish the secretary Of the board Of trus-
tees Of the organization al informa-
ton bearing on these questions. with
Z view 10 sending the same to the
chambers Of cOmmerce and othee sim
liar orranisations in tho citiss q the
United Stetea
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opera has tiny electric lamp set in
the handle, making 1t easy to read the
score, though the lights In the house
are dim.
Summer silks are made after much
the same scheme as batistes. Any
amount Of lace and embroidery Is en-
ployed, and there are ruff1es and puffs
without number.
A pair of white Isle hose, delicate
ly embroidered over the instep with
pale lilacs, are to be worn with white
buckskin shoes, with an Open-work
strap design up the front to show the
lilacs.
For IS to IS there are pretty little
sunshades of plain silk in old rose,
ecru, Nile, blue, etc, edged with the
narrowest frill Of valenciennes. These
have light wood sticks and a chou OF
colored silk on the handle.
The sleeves of nearly all the dresses
are short and without lace or anything
that depends. So much of batiste ruff
filings and lace vOlants has been seen
in Paris the last three years that peo-
pie are glad Of the change.