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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20
JAPANEsE REFORMS.

While the japanese are not angels by
any means and below the standard of
what the Western people call civiliza-
ton, they seem to be a vast improve
ment upon the Chinese. People who
are violently in love with Confucius and
see so many beauties in that religion
superior to those of Christianity are in
vited to study the details of the Japan
csc experience in Formosa, where they
found 100000 Chinese governed in
the Chinese fashion. The Chinese Off
Gals showed the most devilish ingenuity
in extorting money from the people. For
example, three men are adjudged guilty
of murder upon evidence that would not
have obtained any credence whatever
by a Western jury. This was to get
money out of them. Friends of the
first man raised enough money to bride
the executioner to dispatch the victim
with one swift blow of the sword; the
friends of the next man could not raise
so much, and so he was killed by several
blows, while the third and his friends
cutioner subjected him to horrible tor
lures before finishing his work. He
even cut off his eyelids and exposed him
to the glazing sun for hours. Yet this
is Confucianism and what obtains where
Confucius is regarded as divine.
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AMERICAN CARDINALS.

The Vatican is awake to the pro-
priety of appointing more Cardinals
for the United States. The Pope has
heretofore been kept froM this by the
demands of the Roman Catholics of
South America for one for each OF
their little States. But there are more
real Jealous Roman Catholics in the
United States than there are, not only
in all South America. but in any coun-
try in the world. Elsewhere men are
Roman Catholics because they are I'M
der some sort of strong compulsion,
and. as it is, wherever the Church is
part Of the State, whether Roman
Catholic. Greek Catholic, Episcopalian
or Lutheran, they are in a constant re-
volt against the priesthood's greed of
money and power. Here a man is a
Roman Catholic because of conviction,
and he loves his Church as other men
do the churches they join and support.
They are contributing far more per
capita to the Church's support than any
other Roman Catholics in the world.
The present Pope, who is a decided re-
former, has recently taken the United
States OUT of the class of ''partibus in
fidelium," where it was under the con-
troll of narrow circle in the Propagan-
da, and given it the more independent
status of the Church in Roman Catho-
lie countries.
1t is to be hoped that Archbishop
Ireland will be among those upon
whom the coveted Red Hat is bestow-
cd. Archbishop ireland has long de-
served this honor on account of his
abilities and zeal, but he has been de-
MED it thru the influence of the mar
row circle of italian and Spanish pre-
la.es among the Cardinals who look
with medieval distrust and dislike upon
his progressive Americanism. He is too
modern and too much in accord with
the spirit of the age, and particularly
with the American spirit, to suit their
hide-bound ideas. All the same, Com
rade Ireland stands much closer to the
hearts of all Americans than any other
Roman Catholic prelate that has ever
been in our country. He served GAL
lantly in the army during the civil
war, is an American in all his ideas
and would put his Church fully abreast
Of the march Of progress.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Gov. Hughes Is certainly going up
against formidable opposition. All the
race-track gamblers and the saloon
keepers, who thrived upon the gam
blers and their victims, are solid against
him, and beside this there is German
opposition on account of the Governors
temperance views. and the hostility of
the Travelling Mems Association on ac-
count of his veto of two-cent fare
law. He has alienated the Republican
politicians by not working in concert
with them. All the same, the Governor
is man of convictions, of force of
character and an earnest, practical re-
former. These are qualities which the
people dearly love. They like a man
who does things instead of one who SIM
ply pirates and fills the air with decla-
nations against evils without suggest
ing or attempting remedy of any one
of them. He will undoubtedly be nom
mated in spite of the opposition of the
New York politicians and receive more
support from the decent Democrats
than he will lose from the dissatisfied
Republicans. 1t'
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20
THE SPRINGFIELD RIOT.

Springfield, tie capital of Illinois. has
been DISPLACED epy riot similar to that
In Atlanta. and which has been accom-
panied by appalling outrages upon tho
negroes, who were honestly earning
not do the good work that sometimes
accompanies lynching bees in visiting
the wrath of tie outraged people upon
lanta, the dens and dives in the city
were not swept away and the bad ne
Gros killed or beaten, but the rage of
the mob Seems to have been visited al
most wholly upon the quiet, inoffensive
negroes, who were honesty earning
their living. In one case a negro cob
bier. so years old, was taken out and
put to death under revolving circum-
stances.
The Governor of Illinois and Mayor
of Springfield are acting with COM
mcndable energy in restoring order.
The Mayor has been shutting up the
saloons and threatening dire punish
ment to those saloonkeepers who keep
open in violation of his order, while
the Governor Immediately ordered
troops to the city and gave them orders
to act with the utmost energy in re-
pressing the troubles. He has now
nearly 5000 men in Springfield. which
seems an extraordinary number for so
small a town. Springfield has only
about $4,000 people, or less than half
that of Atlanta. He has issued a proc
lamation Offering reward of 5000
apiece for each of the men charged
with murder, and a special grand jury
has been summoned to consider about
100 indictments FOR murder. These
measures and the aroused public senti-
ment over the ourrages practised upon
the inoffensive negros will speedily
bring the people to their senses as it
did in Atlanta. In Atlanta the terrible
injury to business by the panic among
the pOrters, draymen and other neces-
sary laborers was powerful influence
in bringing about public condemnation
of the scoundrels who precipitated and
carried on the riot. 1t will be SO in
Springfield. The injury to Springfield's
reputation will be very severe. but as it
is not great commercial city like At
lanta the hurt will not be felt SO Sc
verely.
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THE ANNIs MURDER.

Again the pubic is stirred by an
atrocious exhibition of the devilish
"unwritten law" Capt. Peter c. Hams,
an officer in the Army, stationed in the
Philippines, came home hurriedly and,
with his brother, lying in wait for a
man named William f. Annis, whom
he claimed had alienated his wife's af-
fections, brutality shot him to death
Without giving him a chance to defend
himself. He WAS assisted in this act
by his brother, T. Jenkins Hams, who
drew a revolver and held at bay a
crowd of yachtsmen surrounding the
victim. The brother has a deep stain
upon his character from having killed
a boy friend While out in canoe with
him near Fort Monroe. AS Mr.. Annis
and his wife had previously been warm
friends of Capt. Hams and his wife it
would seem that the Hams brothers
are particularly dangerous men to be
friendly with. Hams had been es-
tranged from his wife on account of
what she claims to have been his intol-
cradle cruelty, and this was before An
Miss alleged entrance upon the scene
So far there appears to be no justifica-
ton whatever for Hains's act, as he
had no evidence of any relations be-
tween Annis and his wife, and Mrs An
mis- and Mrs. Hams continue to be warm
friends. 1t was brutal deed, and it
does not seem as IL a New York jury
can take any other view than that of
cold-blooded murder. The apparently
unprovoked crime of his brother can
not help acting very unfavorably upon
Capt. Hams. indicating that the broth
ers were both of that rattlesnake type
which constantly seeks to kill
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Japan is in the throes of a terrible
business crisis. The country is far
from being as rich as such small coun-
tries as Spain, Italy, Belgium and Hol-
land. while the debt incurred by the
great war with Russia was absolutely
crushing. Her people went wild with
dreams of greatness after her victory
and there was a ruinous fever of spec
uiation. Expectations of an immense
trade with China received rude blow
by the boycott, in which the Chinese
merchants effectively resented japanese
arrogance, and now the best men of
the country are passing sleepless nights
in devising shifts and expedients to
steer the nation and people past yawn-
ing bankruptcy.
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pEpARTMENT coAM.NpERs,

The following is n complete list o!
the Commanders of the various Depart
ments of the Grand Army of the Re-
public for the present year:
Alabama. c. Z. Peck, SIS N. 50tt
street Birmingham.
Arizona, A. ]. Doran, Prescott.
Arkansas. C. E. Newman, Judsonia.
California and Nevada, S. Merrill
Long Beach, Cal.
Colorado, Henry C. Watson, Greeley
Colo.
Connecticut. Charles Griswold, Gull.
ford.
Delaware. H. w. Perkins, 536 E. It'll
street Wilmington.
Florida. S. r. Hudson, Pine and
Main streets, Orlando.
Georgia and South Carolina, Lean.
der Scott Fitzgerald.
Illinois, Joseph Rosenbaum, Memo
rial Hall. Chicago.
Indiana, j. d. Alexander, Bedford.
Iowa, J. C. Milliman, Logan.
Kansas, w. A. Morgan, Cottonwood
Falls
Kentucky, LIE Want Dodge, Berea.
Louisiana and Mississippi, P. H
Boyle. Box 1924. New Orleans.
Maine, Woodbury. K. Dana, West
brook
Maryland. Robert C. Sunstrom, eli
n. Barre street, Baltimore.
Massachusetts, Alfred l.. Roe. Worces-
ter.
Minnesota, Marcus w. Bates, Ex-
change Bldg, Duluth.
Missouri, J. V. Martin, Brookfeld
Mo.
Montana. Ed. c. Kinney, Bozeman.
Nebraska, Eli A. Barnes, Grand Is
land.
New Hampshire. August D. Sanborn
Franklin.
New Mexico. ]. P. Victory Sante Fe.
North Dakota, ]. L. Richmond. Min
newaukan.
Oklahoma, H Veatch. Pawnee.
Pennsylvania, P. DeLacy, Philadel-
phia.
Potomac. ]. S Walker. 1872 n. Capt.
toll street, Washington,vD. c.
Rhode Island, William o. Milne
Newport.
Tennessee, S. w. Tindell, Hartman
Texas, Thomas NJ. Wright, Denison
Utah, r. G. Sleater, 167 S. West
Temple, Salt Lake City.
Vermont, c. e. Beach, Memorial Hall,
Burlington.
Virginia, Thomas Fogerty, National
Soldiers Home.
West Virginia. F. Hartley Marks,
Wellsburg, w. Va.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

In accordancec with the new regula.
tons prescribing endurance tests fol
field officers il the Regular Army &
half dozen officers recently made a
march along the beach near San Fran
cisco on Schedule of IS miles day
It was required that they should make
SO miles insali and submit to a surgical
examination at the conclusion. In the
first squad were. Coils. John L. Glenn, G
H. Torney, Adam Slater, ]. w. Bennett
C. l.. Andsrsoii and Maj. ]. M. Ken
nedy. Col, Clew, Of the Quartermas-
ter's Department. and who is better
known as the Drummer Boy of Chicka-
manga, was the senior of the squad. but
managed to lead it thru the 50-mile
march in great shape. coming out in a
condition to thoroly satisfy the Surgeon
The party was in the lightest possible
marching order, and managed to ex-
tract a dreat deal of fun out of the
hike along the breezy sea beach. The
San Francisco papers published some
very funny pictures OF the performance.
showing Glenn at the head of the squad
and the condition of the feet of the
walkers at the end of the performance.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

-. The japanese in their strife to keep
abreast of the times are taking up mill
tary ballooning, and have bought two
balloons in Germany The Japanese had
some success with military balIooning in
the siege Of Port Arthur. 1t is likely
that If the balloon is ever to have any
military value 1t will be in such opera
tons as the siege of fortified places.
where observers in balloons can get a
good idea of the defenses, of vulnerable
spots, and direct the fire of the besieg-
ing batteries.
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First Shot Into Charleston.

Editor National Tribune: In Picket
Shots. July 2. VIM. Stiles. Newark, N J..
asks who fired the first shot into
Charleston. To the best of my knowl-
edge 1t was the Rhode Island Artillery,
as we had no Regulars in the swamp at
that time. / was an Engineer in Co. B,
LIST N Y. and worked on the gun, and
heard Col. E w. Serrell say that the OBJ
ject in placing the battery there was,
largely, to show the Johnnies that we
could fight anywhere. The Swamp An
gel weighed between five and six tons.
We had to take it apart to get it out
there; built a corduroy road and place
to set the gun on, as the ground would
not hold. l also witnessed the shell
striking the church in Charleston. Hope
to see something from the boys that
worked the gun.-J.J. Strasburger. Ar
tificer. Co. B. list N. Y. Eng. sol w.
166th street, New York city.
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The 81 N. c. M.t,d Inf.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
me a sketch of the Sd n. c. M'td Inf,
the battles and losses.-W. W. Rollins,
Asheyilie, N. c.
The Sd N. c. MID Regiment. also
called Cd n. c. VOL, was organized ct
Knoxville from June, 1864. to March,
1865. and mustered out Aug. 8. 1866.
1t was commanded by Col. George w.
Kirk all thru its service. There Is no
official mention of its battles or losses.
Editor National Tribune. ~ %
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Illinois's tanglesome experience with
the primary law reminds US that some
years ago when minority representa-
tom was the reigning political fad.
Texas passed such a law, with the re-
suit that at the first election held under
it everybody running on all the tickets
was elected, with some votes to spare.
Texas promptly returned to the simple
old way of man casting one vote for
the candidate he favored
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Mrs. Jessie Hainning Rupert, of
New Market, Va, is now learning some
thing of the gratitude of the boys in
blue At the time of the battle of New
Market she exerted herself unflinching-
" to nurse and care for the wounded
men of the 34th Mass. and thereby in
CURED much unpopularity among her
neighbors. The survivors of the 34th
Mass remembered her with affection,
however, and they have kept up cor
respondence with her ever since, send
ing her from time to time evidences of
their appreciation of what she did.
They invited her to attend their Add
Annual Reunion at Worcester, and altho
she is 80 years old she decided to
make the journey. Among other things,
she was presented with a fine silk flag
carried by the regiment. Mrs. Rupert
is the heroine of the book Mrs. Mer-
riman's Scholars" by Rev. Edward
Everett Hale.
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HEADQUARTERS
AT TOLEDO.
The National Tribune Will be
at Home to Its Friends.

Tribune has secured Headquarters at
Toledo, at the Body House, adjoining
the National Headquarters, where it
will be glad to greet all its friends and
readers
Ali veterans and their friends are
invited to make use of the Headquar-
tiers to meet their friends, address their
mail to, and for such other purposes
as will contribute to their enjoyment of
the National Encampment
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The European papers believe that
the United States is sure to become
soon the first naval power in the world.
They say that the international CEN
ter of gravity has shifted from the At
Iantic to the Pacific, the United States
has superiority of interests there, and
the Americans are not the people to be
content to play second fiddle in such a
momentous matter to any other power.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20
Shilling Pieces.

U. v. Noyes, seth Ohio. Onslow, Iowa,
says in regard 10 the shilling pieces
mentioned by correspondents, that these
were formerly as common as 10-cent
pieces are to-day. There were many
12% and Ga cent pieces in Vermont,
where they were called nine-pence and
six-pence; across the lake in New York
they were called 7siiillings. In the 10
original States there was 16 2-3-cent
shilling These have all disappeared,
and nickels and dimes have taken their
places.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Gov. Haskell, of Oklahoma, has
bloomed out as writer and singer OF
campaign songs. One of his best efforts
relates to the joint occupancy of the
White House by Bryan and Kern, and
one verse runs:
''In the prairie dogs hole live the rat
tier and owl,
And all in the nest do agree;
So Bryan and Kern will live cheek by
jowl,
When them in the White House we
see.
They say that we Democrats never
unite,
And that harmony never can be,
But Bryan and Kern will show them a
sight,
When they in the White House
agree;
Hooray, Whoopee"
Now, which of the pair does he liken
to the owl, and which to the RATHER
and why?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

What makes for Socialism more than
anything else is the nasty little Evelyn
Thaw enjoying an income of $4,000 a
year as the reward of her vices, while
a million of decent working girls are
drudging along on So a week and up
ward.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

None of the professional negros'
speak of delivering the colored vote to
the Prohibitionists, and yet the Prohi-
bition candidate is an old-time Abo.
litionist. and a believer in negro equal
ity. Their chances of getting offices
would be quite as good as by going
over to the Democrats.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Manuel L. Quezon, leader in the
Philippine Assembly, tells his country
men that America has granted far more
power to the Filipino Legislature than
the Car has to the Duma. He can add
that the Filipinos can have at any time
all the self-government that they show
themselves capable of.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

termination to get rid of all unneces-
sary officers" They little know what
a job of prying loose they have marked
out for themselves. The less necessary
an official is the tighter ne sticks to his
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Ohio bards feel that it is TING to re-
mind those of Indiana and Kansas that
they can do some pitching them
selves, and Lucien Seymour sweetly
sings:
when the burdens of life / am called
to lay down,
hope / may die in Ohio.
l never could ask a more glorious
crown
Than one of the sod of Ohioa
And when the last trump wakes the
land and the sea,
And the tombs of the earth set their
prisoners free.
You may all go aloft IL you choose, but
for me,
think I'll just stay in Ohio"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

The Committee on Invitations has in
vited both Bryan and Taft to be pres
ent at the National Encampment Mr..
ing the Encampment and probably will
be able to com and a special effort will
be made to have Mr.. Bryan there also.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Col Templer. the British aeronaut,
says that If the Confederates had had
as good a balloon as Capt. Baldwin's
they would have won in nine months.
They would have detected the democrat
lied retreat of the Federals after Bull
Run. pursued, captured Washington. and
ended the war. That mighty eff" If
there had been a man of any ability and
stamina in command at Centerville, in
stead of drunken old Dixon S. Miles, he
would have lined up his 10000 fresh
men and AZ guns on the commanding
nights Of Centervilie. and destroyed all
the men that Beauregard, Johnston and
Stonewall Jackson could have moved
against him. Our 'ifs" are quite as con-
elusive as those of the other fellow.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

The Florida Times Union says tina;
Jacksonville is reaping a rich harvest
out of Georgia's prohibition. Jackson
vile will be lucky If she is not ruined
by it, however. The more of that kind
of trade place has the worse off
she is.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

There is a sense of humor in Geor-
gians after all. A Georgia peach grower
who received check for SIS from a
Chicago commission man for carload
of peaches sent it back with: ST con-
tribute this amount for monument to
the ilIustrious COW that kicked over the
lamp in that town"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Judge Alton B. Parker says that
there are but two issues before the PEG.
Pile, maintenance of the Constitution
and reform of the Tariff. The Judge
wisely did not specify how he would
reform the Tariff. He knew that he
would tread on Democratic toes at
every step, from the protected peanuts
of Virginia to the wool and cattle OF
Texas.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Past Commander w. H. Harvey
writes from Mt Clemens, Mich, where
he is taking a much-needed rest, thai
the Department of Texas. G. A r.. has
secured headquarters at the Niagara
Hotel, Toledo, and will be present
there in force, bringing with them the
famous horns which have been mark
ed feature of so many parades.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

One of the "13" idiots has discovered
that there are just IS letters in John
Worth Kern. The voters will find d
far better reason than that for snow
ing him under
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

For people who set up. to be more
than ordinarily intelligent, AUTOMOBILE
lists go on most surprisingly killing
themselves by the same old plumbers
and Encouragement.
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If there is a really honest man in
Russia he must feel very lonely. 1t de-
velops that the Project of Police of st.
President Loubet, of France, left to the
poor of the c'-Y, at his visit there. This,
however, was lot so bad as stealing the
supplies sent to the sick soldiers in
Manchuria.
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The British navy has scored a great
triumph in the speed developed by one
of the latest Dreadnaughts, the Indomi-
table. The best speed which has yet
been made by any ocean greyhound was
by the Lusitania, which recently broke
the Transatlantic record in covering the
distance from land to land at speed
of 25.01 knots per hour. In returning
with The Prince of Wales from the QUE
bee celebration the Indomitable made
an average speed of 25.13 knots, and for
four hours in the early part of the voy-
age, she made 26.4 knots. She was not
stripped for this performance, but car
.ied all her heavy guns with magazines
full of ammunition and the full crew
aboard. This would indicate that these
immense battleships, which are between
1900 and $4,000 tons displacement and
carrying "a 12-inch guns. can actually
run down the fastest merchant ship
afioat.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Count Boni says he wants the chill
dren. Most of all, doubtless, he wants
to handle the money allotted for their
education and support.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

4 woman has written "a book, "Why
I Would Not Mary My Husband
Again" Is the real reason that she
knows he would not give her a chance?
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1t is claimed for Millersburg, Ohio,
that 1t has more Democrats to the
square foot than any place. in the
United. States.
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