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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Lawj No Favors Win us and no roar Shall Aw*." VOL. 17. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1891. NO. 10 lunfoikr. IPDBUIBID Evitar Wntntnir BT ijJ. VAN 8LYKE,- •VV EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. tn Bishop's Block* PLUT Ovn*l TK&TF* OF SUB30BIPTIOH. '0»4 four (in A.cT7»nee) ...... If Not Paul within Throe Montas Subscription- received (or thras months in tho same proportion. ....|U0 .... &M ®r its Kates of Advertising. We announce liberal rates for advertising n tho PLAISOKALBB, and on teavor to state • taein s.> plainly that they will be readily an- , erss.wl. They are 1 Inch one year , ,« /& »* •* 5 00 2 Inches one year i. '» , * > %[[ 10 00 8 Inches one year - v • '* * y- 15 00 If Column one year i . - i5*** 30 00 H Ooturan one year- - . . 80 00 Oolumn one year .... - 100 00 One inch means the raMiuremant Of one inch down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at, the above rates, have > the privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having ' standing card's) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line ' each week. All others will be charged 10 i cents per Hne the flrst week, and 5 cents per line for eaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be oharged at the rate of 10 cents pe line,' (nonpareil type, same as this is set In) the first issue, and 5 cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement will cost $L00forone week, (1.50 for two weeks, #2.00 for three ' weeks, and so on. The PLAtm>KAt.BB will be liberal In giving ' editorial not iced, but, as a business rule, it . wtil require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its oolnmns for peeuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. O J. HOWARD, M, O. PUT 101VN AND SURG BOS. MeHenry. 111. Office at resldeuce, one block east of PnJDlic School Building. U f . i > ' a a. rsasRs, M. IK |>HVSlOlAN AND SURaBOX, MeHenry, I 111 a. or Office at Re«ldenoe. WM, OSBORNK, M. D. PHYDLOLAH AND SUROBOX. Office at Residence, West MeHenry, III. Oalla promp.ly attended to day and night. Li very Stable. a WIOHTMil • class rigs with or furnished at reasonable rates, all kinds done on short notice. Proprietor, ltfco First at drivers Teaming of BUSINESS CARDS. F. •. inmm>. F. t. SHCFABO SHEPAMX 4k SHEPARD, A TTOSNKTS AT LAW. Suite 512, XV ern Office Building, 86 LaSall* Ohleago, III. North Street 45 ly KNIGHT A BROWN. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. U. 8. Express?Oo.*« Building, 87 and 80 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. JOSLYN A OA8KY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WOODSTOCK IIL All business will receive prompt atten­ tion. A P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, solicitor, and counselor Collections a specialtv. WOODSTOCK, lLbnroia.* V. S. LUMLBY. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Solieitor in fa. Chancery, WOODSTOCK, ILL. Offiee in Park House, flrst floor. A. IM. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. One Hundred Twenty-Five State St Ohi cago, 111. Special attention given to re pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. fA Full Assortment of Goods in his llu Attention Horsemen! MOHENBT, III., April 1st, 1898, I would respectfully invite the Public to call and examine m 7 stock of Horses before making arrangaineuts elsewhere. No busi ness done on Sunday. IT. & COLBY x'ainr ILL The Police Gazette, Is the «nlv illustrated paper In the world containing all the latest sensational and sporting news. No Saloon Keeper, Barber, or Club Room can afford to be without It. It always makes friends wherever it goes. Mailed to any address in the United States securely wrapped, 13 weeks for ft, 4j$Jiu for sample copy. BICHABD E. Iti " riilKLiii SQUAEK, New York UiM States War Claim Aieacy H- Woodstock COWLIN, • - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United states tor ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejeoted claims. All communications promptly answered if Postage Stamps are enclosed for repljr. WM, B. COW LI^ Offloe at Raaideaea, Madleoa St., Woodstoca, Illinois. ^ " % NEAR THE DEPOT, flVEBT MoHENRY, ILL, for the aooommodatton of the gv,<" Koeps open for th ^'4. • piiiiiiei Ftrst-Olass Saloon and Restaurant, 'Where he will at all times keep the beat <;tHnil8 of Wines, Liquors and uigN*a _ "v., - to be found in tne market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK-S M!br&nbM Lafsr Ban. Beer in Lar«e or Small Kega or Bottles al» iraye on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. aoon avABLimi maQBOMtum, 1 MPQ^ll andjsee us. Robert Schlossto. West MeHenry, IIL X; ;-;Y%I|J>L»!}LL.I 1 -- A. Englen'a AND RESTAUR ANT. 'V;V*Jlr ILLINOIS. MGHENRY Fiu Kentucky Liqiurs, Frencli Bitters, --AND-- J. Scllilz Milwaukee Bottle Beer, ' In any ^quantity from a Snits " Q-lass to ICO barrels. „AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or l«8e as heap m the cheapest. We bay none bat the best and 9 '11 at Seasonable Prices, x (Ml and see me and l will use -^oi|,irell. ' ANTOWT .ENGLEN ATTENTION! lirmert and Dairymwi. It will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS milkers or springers, to oall AIi premises before purchasing. I can furni •uoh by the ear load or single eow. PORTBR H. WOLFRUM, OHiKuae. Farm about flour miles northwest of Harvard Illinois. A fiirtl-cloft Haute. IhABopt All atop Thtrt tS Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery, Good Sample Aoom. TREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS FOR PA TRON& OF TBI, HOUSE. I run a line of carriages to Twin Lakes from ulehmond, three-fourths of a mile nearer than any other road, and more level and pleasant by far. If you intend going to Twin Lakes, stop at Richmond ana inquire for CULVER'S BUS. It it* always there, ram or shi^e. Aouud trip uricesas usuai. O. N. CULVER, Flrop. *. 7. Serbian- BARB IAN • BarMaa GS. Wholesale and Retail D1ALBM » FINE CIGARS, MeHENBY ILLINOIS, Having leased the brick building one cioor South of the post office, we have opened a. retail store, where, at all times can he found fine cigars of our own manufacture, together with smoking and chewing tobaceo of the bfst brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have & very large assortment aadi some Vp>ry*hand«orae patterns. CALL AND dKX Tfl. liSBItlf HM # ftYTaiitf . • Ittn .WW JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker Jtc Jeweler MCHENRY, ILLINOI A FINK stock of Clocks, Watches and J, elry always on hand. Special attention watoliei. Give me given to repairing fine a sail. JOSTIf P. BMITH. ^ WM. STOFFEL.^r V \... --Agent for-- FIRE,. - LICHTMINC And Aoeltental Inaoraaoe. Alee Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, and California Lands. Call on or address . WM.STOrrKL, McRenry, III Quintette Orchestra MeHENRY, ILL. Are preparedi to furnish Firot C!iu»* ftusie to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates, J, Smith, 1st Violin. Robt. Madden, Oluriouot, O, Ourlia, Ooinet. L. Given, Trombone Ingails, Basso and Prompter. Address all communications to Jerry Smith MeHenry. HOWARD STEVENS, DEALER IK Electric Sells, Makes a specialty of Door Tie I Is, Window and Do.r Connections anda'l kinds of Burglar Alarms. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Call on or addrecs HOWARD STEVENS. West MeHenry .Itltnola. ".$3$ SHORT BORN BULLS 9 For Sale at Living Prices bj CaJl onor ad the under- Iresa FRANK COLE, SPRING QROVB. ILL, Spring Oiwe, III, Nov LA. ISM, SALARY and romtn)s*ion to Agents, Men and Women, T^acb ers an I nierg*-men to introduce tunc and jwpular standard book, MARVELS of the NEW WEST A new Agent mid 70 in one uxek. AgmC» ; irojtu, tla<f #0 Over 380 original engravings, 10,400 copies soid in one neek, Kxclns'v* territory. Endorsed by the greatest men of ocr country, Apply to < PUB. OQ.t Hotwiekt Qonn PENSIONS! The Disability Bill l# a taw Soldiers Disabled Since the War are Entitled* > Dependent widows and par** ts njw 4*. perueut whoc« so»>e died *r«m tt>e cffe»ta of aimy ceTvites are irc'nded |f yon niah ur claim speedily and ouccessfnlly prose, cute«l, address % JAMES TANNER. WASHINGTON D. a Late Commissioner of Pensions. 42 iricai Clover Blossom Co. 301 N. Clark St., CHIGACO, ILL. Tho Croat Blood Pnriiior. Cures all Blood Diseases tint *rise from the effect of Bad Blood. A sore cure for Cancer, Catarrah, piles, Sick Headsche, <>y*. pepsia, Wboop uK • oagh* titiNMtWtie". Con­ stipation, etc. BLOSSOMS, per pound • FLUID EXTRACT, per bottle SOLID EXTRACT, per pound •0.80 1.00 3.50 Botl the Solid and Fluid Extracts are made from the same stock of Blossoms, and are equally as good and efficacious as the Bios, boms. JULIA A. STORY, A«»nt. MeHenry. Illinois. BayJQtolt; 16 3-4 hands FoaledMay 11,1888, WEI6MT, 1150 POUNDS^. SIRE* ALROY 5715, The sire of AHaid 2:88X, Atlas [S veers 8.38X; Allspice, 2:29^; Alsippa. S:40; Alalaa. 2:4 IX, awl other good ones. 1st dam, ANTHEM, the dtm of Choral, one of Waters' finest brood mares. Anthem, ey Ouvler 100, sire of Elviaa 2:18>f, Chanter, 1-20K, Edwin O. 2:21X. Day Dream, 2:21*. also Bire of dame ot Patron, 2:14X and others. 2nd dam, AUGUHTA, dam of Chanter 2:20X Shalicross, trisl. 2 23 [half in 1:10]; Augusta, Ani-hem and others. Augusta by Rvsayke's BellfoBnder, sire of the dam of Kiogsley, 8-96K. son of Hambletonian 10 [sire of Dexter a:17X, Nettle 2:18, Orange 3irl 2:20, and 38 others in the 2:30 list, aad grandsire of 82S performers]. ACCIDENTAL will mak» the season at my stables in the village of Richmond, et W te insere Season begins Feb. 1st. Call and see him before breeding your mares. HECK, CEDAR LAWK STOC^ FABW, BSBRON, ILL. Phillips & Richardson, BREEDERS OF High Grade Jersey Cattle, (REGISTERED POLAND CHINA fttfos. AND PURE BBED POULTRY. Silver Laodd Wyandotte*, Light Bntmas, Ply} mouth Rocks, 9. C. White and S, O. Brow* i.eghorns, PatrMge Cochins, and other Varieties. Mammoth B'onze and White Holland Turkeys. Pekln Ducks and White Guineas. We have a lew high Grade Jersey Cattle for Sale, from choice selected stock. Our Poland China Hoses are of the best and choicest strains. We have some very choice spring Pigs for sale at very reasonable prices. An inspection of them is invited, or write us your wants and we will quote you prices. All pigs eligible to any register. Poultry for s*le at reasonable prices. Eggs during season. We hnve some very choice Poultry of all kinds at Fall prices. All ordsrs for Pigs, Birds or Eggs receive prompt attention. Yi Our stock has been carefully selected and is strictly pure, and we Guarantee it «s such. Our customers may rest issured that we shall ship only such stock us will reflect credit upon ocrselves an i them also. Correspond­ ence cheerfully and promptly attended to and respectfully solicited. Visitors welcome any day but Sunday, and we extend an Invi­ tation to all to call and see our stock. Hoping to retseive a share of your patronage, and assuring our friends that we wtll labor to please yon, we atoait your favors. Yours Respectfully, PHILLIPS & RIOHARDSOV. September, we. ~ LAWK ACADEMY Wtil op«ui lis s^ortnd ye«r nn'W.'d- npgdny. Sup'. 16 1891. uhd will offer gprcia! prtrll'frps to ihe rlytir < IASS of Vutid^n's. The institution wi l be con­ ducted as it Home Sclibol for Boys Where t.h*y will r-<v!ve th* of a thorough preparation in all OJL^hft common branches of study. rj. GERMAN AND MUSIC. Weolalm for our sch u>! a oleaaant and heal'hv Pi»n*»1on a* d the past year beers us out la the assertion. TJRBX8 ASS DESCRIPTIVE CIBCULAS Sent to any addr*>M on appllCRtton. The school is ftltuared at Rlngwood MeHenry Co., Ill, on the C. A N. W R. R.. 69 Miles from Oli)cai(e, 15 miles from Lake Geneva, ar.d 6 miles from Fox L*k«. No snloon. billiard hall, or other loafing place in town. Addr«M 8tf Oak Lawn Academy, RINQWOOD. III. ELGIN ACADEMY. The Academic Departmnnt glyes boys aud nirls thorough and syateinat* lo training la the / Ancient Classics, German, English, the Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Etc. And prepares stodeoU for any courte is any college. The Mamal Mm Dspartineat Has every facility for giving the beet Inst melon In all the M< ohanic-tl Aria Hiudents are taught to draw, to pat* tern and to coiiStiuct. Pupil* taking a regular cour*»' In the A^arh-mv re­ ceive the benefit* of this department without exra cost. The Intermediate Department Gives peraoual atteotlon and special instruction to chlldr^fi i o'. sutflciently advancf d for the Acaieuilc course. The Normal Course Comprise* all th<> SMI !l* s necessary to obtain a Kir*t Gr^d.' f and several adyAi<e«<Vsrtnliet, at tue option of the student. A Business Course ' Including Book-keeping, Short band, etc. For Catalogue and Information, sd« dress A.G. WELCH. Principal. £9gin,iir Fait term opens Aug. Bl, 1891. SIMON STOFFEL, --AGINT POR---- Phtssix, of Btooklja, ff. Y. Capital, 5,01>8,31B. Rockford, of Rockford, III Capital, 802,448, Natiosdl, cf Hailiori, on. Capital, 82,620.213. iMnranee carefully and safely placed ©B all classes of property against tire, lightning, and tornado, either to'r cash or on long time, without interest. Fire policies on live stock cover name in buil iing or on farm igainst loss or damage by tire or lightning anil against lightning »ny where. I lay, straw, stalks and fodder are covered bv one policy, in building or stacks nn farm. Grain, eeedti and mill feed are covered under ore sum in building or on farm lnsur«nce iransterrod to other locali­ ties free ofcarge. (jasoline orol' stove and steam thresher permits granted in rw>licies free of charge. Household goods, of ever description. Includiug co^il, wood and provl sion» ail coveied under one item. Complete records kept of all policies,conditions, assign­ ments and transfers mtde. Oall for list of over 700 policy holders in above companies. Simon Stoflol. West MeHenry, Illinois. SOLDUBS' DIFABTMHT. Id I ted by WM. Ni COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, ax, "lb oare for Mm who hot borne the battle, an*i for hit Widow end Orphan*." --LINCOL*. "fHendeMp, ally-- Worthy suns of Fttth,er*." C A. R« Directory. M'HKKHT POST KO. HI Meets the First and Third Thursday even, lags of eaoh month, L. E. BIMM, Osn. WOODSTOOK FOST, M M, Meets Srst and. third Monday evsalngs of saeh month. A, 8. WIWHT, Oon. ITIDA NIT, iro 3M. Meets the second and fourth Tnesday svenlngs of eaoh month P. B. Cox, GOBI. •ABVABO POST. TO W. Meets the second aad fourth Moaday eaen lags of,eaoli month. E. N. AtTSTIW, Oom. iu>MOPOir,M&Mb Meets every Seened and Fourth Friday evenings of eaoh month. E. R. Moamis, Oom. WAWCOHDA POST, NO. 36& Post meets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening in Q. A, R. Hall, Main St. A. L. PBIOB. Oom. F. K. GRANGER, General Auctioneer. Sales of Real Estate, Stock, Farming Tools, Household Furniture, and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most reus onable terms. Orders by mail will receive prompt at­ tention .Vddrea. r K ORAMOBR West MeHenry WANTED! wents; terri irne to be I :tlon and WHAT? Res; jnslble men lor gen­ eral or State agents. No can. vassiiig, but to take charge of local agents; territory rights re­ served; business too large to be managed from pain office. Instruction and transportation VKEC to rlsrfot par- ties. Address Tress. OASKELi. LITERA­ RY CI.rTB, 254 Krank- lln 8t^ Chicago, III. Coat In ttie world. ISSADLBRNHMRSTODCITELOW.^ A.J.TW.BTM ffSR This Trad* Mailt 1a on Tile Best Save $33.50T°"IX California. J. C. JUDSON Sc CO.'S personally conducted Cali­fornia Kxru'siosisln brouil i::iu,7e l'uliuian Tourist Sleeping Cars, via Denver A KioUnude H. R., (the scenic line of ihc world) leave Chicago via Chicago & Alton U. K. 12:'iu noon Saturday ot evory week, each ercarsion in charge of an efficient ana gentle-rortnlyexcursion manager. Pullman tourist Bleeping cars th.oiish from Hoston a nil Chicago to San Fran­cisco and I»B Angeles. For rates, r^oprvution or tM*r:lia. etc., call on or address. J. C. JUiiSON&CC. ISt Clar'-Si rest Chippy CTATK OF LLINOIS, Oonnty of McHen. O ry, 88. County Clerk's Office, Sept 2d. 1891. I, Wm. Avery, Oonnty Olerfe of MeHenry couaty. hereby give nolle* to the owners of the lots situate on the southwest fractional quarter (except the northwest fraction of the southwest fractional duart r) of section No, seventeen (17) in township No. forty-five (45), north of Range No. nine (9) east of tho th id principal nieridi in, known as Pishtika Bay Club Grounds, in Township of MeHenry, County of MeHenry and St<ate of Illinois Now, unless the owner* of the above men­ tioned Lots cause t^e same to be surveved, platted and recorded, within thirty davsfrom date of the publication ot this notice, I, "Wm. Avery. County Clerk of MeHenry county, will cause the ssme to be surveyed, platted and record e ' at the expense of the owners of saiti lot;, as the law requires in such cases, made and provided. WM AVBBY. : - • •• ,%• -» OwtatyCier*. Along the Skirmish UBB. The State Soldiers' Home of Nebraska is located at Grand Island. Harteuff Post, No. 74, Rockland, Mass., will hold a fair March 17 to 20. The posts of Denver, Col., are hold'Pg a series of. open meetings. There wHl be a grand reunion of Union veterans at Red Cloud, Neb., September 15,16 and 17. The Union Veteran Legion National Encampment will be held at Reading, Pa., October 14. During the past three years the De­ partment of Wisconsin, Q. A. It., has not had a post reported delinquent for per capita tax. How the Democratic organs do bate General Green B. Raum. There is noth­ ing they hate worse unless it is the office over which he presides. A little group of army men WOTS talk­ ing in a hotel parlor at Saratoga. An elderly lady in deep mourning entered They rose suddenly and stood in attitude of deep respect. The lady seated herself. The officers resumed their chairs. The lady was the widow of Ulysses S. Grant Richard Tellis, who lives near Clifford, Mich., served in thirty*six engagements during the war and never lost a drop of blood.--Ex. That's nothing. We know of more than one old veteran in Woodstock who participated in more engagements than that, and some of them the most bloody battles fought during the war, and they say but little about them, either--Senti­ nel. General George H. Thomas is said to have struck the first hard blow the rebels got at Mill Springs, Ky., January 19 and 20,1862. For this battle the President issued a congratulatory letter to General Thomas and his troops. Gen. Thomas was one of the most uniformly-successful Generals in the Union army, as he won every battle where he had supreme com­ mand of the troops engaged, and on sev- al occasions saved the day where he was a subordinate. Of the commanders of armies during the war for the Union there still survive Gen. Rosecrans and Gen. Buell, Army of the Cumberland; Gen. Schofleld, Army of the Ohio; Gen. Butler, Army of the James; Gen. Pope, Army of Virginia; Gen. John G. Parke, Army of the Poto­ mac; Gen. Banks, Army of the Gulf; Gen. Howard, Army of the Tennessee, and Gen. Slocum, the Army of Georgia. Of these, Gen. Schofleld is in command of the army, Gen. Rosecrans is Register of the Treasury, Gen. Buell resides in Ken­ tucky, and Gen. Pope Is on the retired list and lives in St. Louis. Gen. Parke is also on the retired list. He commanded the Army of the Potomac temporarily only, and was over the Ninth Corps, both East and West. General Banks is a rep­ resentative in Congress, Gen. Howard is stationed in New York, and Uen. Slocum resides in Brooklyn. A Frightened Kegro. "Th®worst frightened man I ever saw/' said Judge Fitzgerald, of San Francisco, "was at Pea Ridge, when we wereattaekrd by "the Federal troops. For a body Servant I had a strapping big negro boy, whose duty it was to look after my blankets and rations, and, negro-like, he was forever crawling away into some out-of-the-way place to sleep, .lust as we were expecting the advance the Fed­ erals opened flre on us at rather close range. We were on the skirmish line, and in a moment our men were deployed in battle array. Just as the fire began to grow heavy I heard a piercing yell and saw my negro boy flying along between the lines. Every step would have meas- Ji|ed fifteen feet, and every time his foot struck the ground he would yell 'O Lord! * loud enough to be heard in both camps. With him he had my blankets and ra­ tions, and at every jump he would leave a portion of one or the other in his wake. As far as I could see him he was going like frightened deer, and long after he was out of sight I could hear him yell. He had been sleeping exactly midway be­ tween the lines when the battle opened, and it is not surprising that he was scared. Two weeks elapsed before he re­ turned to camp, but he never could be in­ duced to talk of his Pea Ridge experience." --San Francisco Cull. "An old soldier, living at Santa Clara, Cal.. has a rehc which he has been curry­ ing for years. It is the ordinary brass button wont by soldiers of the United States army, but it is flattened by a bul­ let. After, leaving the army he was super­ intendent of a stock ranch on the border between Mexico and California. This was in 1866, and the old soldier still wore the uniform blouse. Numerous thefts of stock by an organised band of robbers were taking place, and the owner of the relic organized a small party of cow­ boys and started in pursuit oi the band. Towards night the party separated, and the old soldier and two of the men soon came upon a herd of horses in charge of two desperate looking Mexicans, who at once opened fire upon the pursuing party. The fire was returned and the thieves killed. The old soldier was shot through the left arm, and a second shot struck the eventful button which was directly over his heart and saved bis life, although he was vary sore about the breast for some time. His companions escaped without a scratch," Work or th« fusion MM. • g the week 7,695 claims were re­ ceived, of which 130 were original invalid; 165 widows; 3 bounty land; 21 navy; 26 old war; 0 on account of Mexican service, 125 accrued pension and 2,216 applications for increase. "Number of re­ jected claims reopened 199. \ct of June 27,1890, 2,367 original in­ valid, 641 widows. Prior applications under old acts, 2,001. Number of claims received to date un­ der act of June 27, 1890, 686,388. Claims disposed of to date under said act, 223,604. The names and postoffioe addresses of 1,805 officers and comrades wore furnished for the use of claimants. There were 87,007 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 62,992 letters and blanks sent out. The number of cases detailed to special examiners was 209; 274 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on hand for special examination, 3,664. Report of certificates issued: Original; 3,265; of which -- were under act of June 27, 1890; increase, 629; accrued; 159; reissue, 0; restoration, 0; dupli­ cate 11; act of March 4,1890, 0; total, 4,653. Total number of claims v.-1: • Attack oa tfcs Soldiers. The old soldiers of the countay wffl to sadly surprised when they see the drift of the Fanners' Alliance sentiment is hostile ; to them. That this is so is clearly indi- cated by the following resolutions adopt- \ ed by the Alliance editors of Kansas at 1 ' their recent meeting at Hutchinson, Kan., ̂ where a State Alliance editorial organiza­ tion was formed: ;:?" Resolvfid, That we condemn the organ- iaation known as the Grand Army of the fl Republic, organised for the purpose of ^ preying upon the United States Treasury,* * and. thereby Slehing from the people, in the form of pensions, money not their j f <£ due. We also condemn the membership of said organization for pressing upon *V and demanding of the people the right to . v hold office and be recognized as an active r- factor in the politics of the country. The ; - *1 right to vote we do not question: but / * * 3j?: their right to dictate or suggest political J/ action and a political party we denonnes, and we, the representatives of the reform f (Alliance) press, do hereby- pledge out* selves to resist such presumption on the part generally of the ex-Union soldier but' Hs.» especially ot the Grand Army of the Re- r U*. public. The meeting at which this was passed t tv was presided over by Senator-elect Peffer, , ; .->sj4 >:t • - - •, - r,. I lwklws tlsadHK ' * Prof. Wm. M. Sloane, in a diatribe against pensions in the September Cen­ tury, says: 1 cannot hear of a single community where public morality has not suffered by the tolerance in it of men known to be drawing pensions they have not deserved, secured too often by false swearing. This is simply reckless, malicious slan dering. If Prof. Sloane knows of a single case such as he describes, or if he has a friend who knows of such a case, it is simply his plain duty as a law-loving, public-spirited citizen, to call the atten­ tion of the Pension Bureau to it and have the unworthy pensioner stricken from the list. He or his friend becomes an accom­ plice in the crime, if knowing of it and not reporting it to the authorities. It is simply incredible that he should know of the things that he pretends to. He takes the current calumnies of the soldier haters for truth, and rejects truth to the contrary. Every soldier-hater is ready to affirm with the utmost virulence that the vast mass of pensioners are frauds, but he will admit, if he makes any pretense to fairness, that those whom he is acquainted witn deserve all and more than they get. "Oh, I don't allude to those men," he will say when individual cases within his knowledge are pointed out. "They've earned every cent they get and the government has been very niggardly with them. But they're ex­ ceptions. Where you find one of them, you find twenty that don't deserve a dollar." But he never finds the twenty or the one that don't deserve a dollar. He don't find them because they do not exist. They are merely the figments of his ran­ corous brain. When he is challenged to specify he invariably fails. The men he is condemning are mythical creatures that exist somewhere that he cannot des­ ignate. But he can find all around him, without the least trouble of searching, men who have gone through and suffered what he would not for all the money in the Treasury, who are either unable to get a cent, or else get a miserable trifle doled out to them, that is utterly inade­ quate to their needs or their deservings. --National Tribune. the successor of Senator Ingails. It shows a spirit of hostility to the old sol­ dier that might well be expected in Mis­ souri or Arkansas or Texas, but comes as a very unpleasant surprise from the State that was once rioted over by Dem­ ocratic border ruffians and disgraced by deeds of Democratic pro-slavery roughs, that were worthy of Ashantee, but which in recent years has been noted for its magnificent progress and overwhelming Republican majorities.--JTaosas Paper. I The board of directors of the Illinois '•/ Woman's Soldiers' Home Association met Aug. 10. At this meeting it was de~ * cided that the association would at once ' rent the necessary buildings for use as a "J temporary home where the soldier, Ms wife, mother or widow could be property " "J cared for. A committee was appointed iv J and is now looking for a suitable build- -'1 ing. The board also voted to ask each >i subordinate corps of the Woman's Relief ; Corps to elect a vice president to actwith ' the association. The G. A. R. posts of * Illinois will be requested to assist the association in such manner as they may deem best. The following well-known •' prominent Grand Army men compose i v;| the Advisory Board of the Association: ^ Thomas G. Lawler, Rockford; Thomas C. Fullerton, Ottawa; John W. Burnt, Ed Harlan, Chicago; A. D. Cadwallader, "> Lincoln. The movement to build this home was indorsed by the Illinois Woman's Relief Corps at Decatur last 1 A p r i l . M r s . J o h n A . L o g a n , o f W a s h i n g - « j ton City, heartily endorses the undertak- ing and has already liberally contributed. .«l The subordinate corps of the W. R. C. in * Chicago, now have in charge at their ex- ("^J pense, a soldier and his wife, one par- . t" alyzed and the other blind. They will be , ^ the first to be admitted to the home. A ^ purse of f 10 was made up for this poor - , ̂ couple on the Sunday morning (Aug. 2) train, going to Detroit on the Wabash. Every veteran and citizen in Illinois whose means will permit should contrib- " ute liberally toward the building of thto^W new home and its maintenance. f ; \ The number of native Americans who enlisted in the Union army during the war of the Rebellion was 1,846,672. The remainder of the army WM divided as follows: Germans 153,500 144,200 Irish. British-Americans. English 63,500 45,500 Total...................... 896,700 The above figures show that there were over 80 per cent of the Union soldiers who were native-born A mericans.- .SV;> 1 ' 5 * ? v. > j' * * The Commissioner of Pensions IMM; made the following ruling: Pursuant to the act of Congress ap­ proved March 1, 1889; whenever a pen­ sion certificate of any character, original, increase, restoration, arrears, or other­ wise, shall have been issued by this Bu­ reau, and the beneficiary mentioned there­ in is found to have died before payment, the amount due on said certificate to the date of said pensioner's death, will be j>aid to the widow of such pensioner. If lihere be no widow, then said amount will be paid to the minor child or children of 1 deceased pensioner. If there be neither widow nor minor children, then the amount due said deceased pensioner will, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be paid to the executor or administrator of his estate. Minor chil­ dren, m contemplated by this act, are minors recognized as such by law of the locality in which the pensioner lived. A* BALTXXOB2 BJBXXB OAJPTTHUHi A KOBLB IiOBD. • Btmattwi la FasUonafete Ctrclt im Saratov*.' '»-iSI Among the arrivals atone of the hotels ' yesterday in Saratoga were two stylishly dressed and beautiful young girl* accom­ panied by an elderly lady and three servants. They registered from Balti­ more, and it was learned that they were reigning belles in that city. The eldest sister had justentered her twentieth year. Her friendis tendered her a delightful reception, and she was the recipient of many unique and costly gifts. « Her tiunce arrived upon the brilliant - scene driving a pair of perfectly ma^M cream colored ponies, handling cream reins witk gold buckles, suod attached to a cream colored dogcart with gold trim­ mings elaborately mounted. These be presented to the lady of his choke; and at an early honr the following day the chief designer ol AVw York ami Paris Young Ladim' Fashion Bazar remvvd a message from the ladies to produce with­ in the next five days four pale cream In­ dia silk dresses of the same tint as that of the gold-tipped dog-cart. The propri­ etor of the New York and Paris Yowg Ladies? Fashion Bnmr will spare uo paias to make these natty driving costumes the most showy and gorgeous of the season. The design which struck their fancy WM that shown in Fig. «» of th* September number of the AVii 1 ork ,*ma Paris Young >Ladies' listxar* Bnt where that dress is designed hi' pink, their dresses are to be finished in pale ecru. The trill on the sleeves ot Fig. 5will be jauntily looped up wttli nil pearls set in gold buckles. The Septem­ ber number, containing this MgMHWt design, is now for sale at all newa-itMida, Price, 25 cents. J. C. Fitzsimmons sells Best onthsWwt Sid*.