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l.!-' -f- ''-T'Pt--p-,( 'y-wi'sr,. 8 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAH. PORTLAND. APRIL 15, 1900. THE SECOND OREGON Their Record Compared With That of Other Regiments. CONGRESSMAN TONGUE'S TRIBUTE Ske-trh of the Work Done In the Phil. ljiplnr liy the Orrcon Troops Their ItnKBcd Patriotism. WASHINGTON. April 11, During the discussion of the Army appropriation bill. Representative Tongue secured recognition and paid a Blowing tribute to the officers and men of the Second Oregon Volunteers. His speech was prompted by an addrers delivered by Representative Slrams, of Tennessee. In which that gentleman, in a general way, cast slurs upon the various state volunteers. In tho course of his remarks Mr. Slrams drew an unfortunate comparison between the "eight Northern regiments and tho eight Southern regi ments. He made reference to a table which lie had prepared, showing that out of the eight Teglments which participated In the Sanllngo battles, there had been a total of 209 killed and wounded, nnd the applications for pensions filed by these regiments numbered CSS, or 17 applica tions for each soldier killed or wounded. These eight regiments were the Second Massachusetts. First Volunteer Cavalry. Seventy-first New York. First District of Columbia. Ninth Massachusetts. Thirty third and Thirty-fourth Michigan, and tho Eighth Ohio. He then referred to a table showing the killed and wounded In elgnt Southern regi ments, as follows: First Alabama. First Georgia. First Kentucky, First Mississippi, First South Carolina, First Tennessee. Second Tennessee and First Texas. He then proceeded to show that the killed and wounded of these regiments numbered 19, that the total number of pension appli cations was but 761. or about four for each killed or wounded. His Inference was - that the pension evil had not reached tho horrid proportions In the South that It had In the Northern states, "and where the people are tlll willing to make a Uvinz by honest toll, and are not knocking at the doors of Congress day and night, for the passage of 1gtelatlon, enabling them ta appropriate the hard earnings of other peo ple to their own use." Mr. Tongue took exceptions to these In Terences, saying: Mr. Ton cue's Tribute. "The extreme Injustice of these tables and comparisons Is apparent to the most casual observer. In the Northern regi ment, no account Is taken of deaths, ex cept of those killed In battle. By count ing only the killed and wounded In the Northern regiment?, he finds that there are 17 penslin applicants for each soldier killed and wounded. .Had the gentleman followed the same method of comparison for the eight Southern regiments, he would have found that there were 761 pension appli cants for each soldier killed and wounded In thoee regiments. What glory can be gained by such comparison. It U beyond my comprehension. If these soldiers had need of a champion to praise or defend them, they should pray to be saved from their friend from Tennessee. "But, Mr. Chairman, the attempt to In stitute a comparison between Northern and Southern soldiers Is unjustifiable for any purpose, or from any point of view. The courage, devotion and patriotism of the American soldier. North or South, East or West. In the late war, or any war, has been conceded by all, questioned by none; except so far as It Is called In question by the remarks of the gentleman from Tennessee. The bravery of the Southern soldier In the late war, a In every war In which he has drawn his sword, hai been and is conceded by the people ol the North as freely as by the people of the South. No soldier In any age. In anj country or In any section exhibited un flinching courage in a higher degree than the soldiers who'made as well as the. sol diers who repulsed, the Immortal Plckett'a charge, on the field of Gettysburg. "But why docs the gentleman now raise this cry of sectionalism? "What good pur pose can be served? One of the most ben eficial and glorious results of the late war was the welding together of the North and the South; a firmer union of one peoplo under one flag. "The attack of a foreign enemy, the In sult to the flag, the destruction of Amer ican lives by a treacherous people was miraculous lc Its effect upon our divided countrymen. It healed every wound ol the Civil War, brushed aside every cause for estrangement, and welded our divided country Into a more perfect and lasting Union; sectional lines were obliterated. The bitterness that had lingered so long was effaced. Old hatreds were forgotttn. and Confederate and Federal, the Blue and . the Gray: the men who mode, and the men who repulsed. Pickett's charge, united as one man, under one flag. In defense of one country. In the language of a dis tinguished Southern Senator. 'In nn Instant there was no North, no South; one countrj and one flag. "I warn the gentleman from Tennessee that no patriotic citizen of the United States should attempt to destroy this union of sentiment, and substitute the old-time bitter feelings of sectionalism. "But, Mr. Chairman, I did not rise so much to criticise the gentleman from Ten nessee, as to call attention to the record of a regiment he has failed to notice. I would not Institute any odious comparisons with any other regiment. I would not at tempt to detract one lota from the praise, or fame, or glory, due to any other soldier. I simply want to call attention, and give a Just meed of praise, to a regiment whose h-story is such a record of unflinching courage, undying devotion to the flag, dan gers defied, batlfes heroically fought and victories won, that -the heart of every man. woman and child In our own state thrills with pride at the mention of the Second Oregon. Iet me place the record of this regiment side by side with those named by the gentleman from Tennessee: Second Oregon Infantry Killed. 16; wounded. 74; missing. 3; died. 4; total cas ualtles. 137; number of pension applica tions, 178. Few Penalon Applications. "It will be seen that there are approxl ""tifZ 1 I)ensI" applications for each soldi, dead, wounded and missing, and less than two pension applications for cji soiaier Killed and wounded, as against 761 pension applications for each soldier killed and wounded in the eight regiments whose records were eulogized by the gentleman from Tennessee. But this by no means gives a complete record of the Second Oregon: Its glory rests on much more solid foundation. "The Santiago campaign lasted from June 23 to July 17, In all 23 days. The Second .Oregon anchored at Manila Bay June 30. 1S3S, and embarked for tho re turn Journey June H. 1S99. It engaged In the first battle at Manila. February 5, 1S33. nnd ended Its fighting career by the cap ture of Aryat. at 5 A. M.. and Paslg at t A. M., May 22, 1S30. In this fighting cam paign of three months and 17 days, it marched SIS miles In Tain and mud nnd through unbroken country. It fought, nnd It Is needless to say. won. 42 battles, skirmishes nnd engagements; It merited and received words of praise from every General who commanded It In the field, from Anderson. Wheaton, Merritt, and on three occasions from the bravest of the brave, the gallant, lamented Lawton. "The quality of the men who composed the Second Oregon was indicated by a brief order of General Wheaton, at Mellnto: 'Orderly, overtake those Oregon greyhounds on the road to Polo,- and or der them to Mellnto; go mounted or you will never catch them.' When, attcr the glorious victor' at, Mnl?bon. General Wheaton was asked: "Where are youi regulars.' he polntea to the Second Ore gon. There are my regulars.' A vol ume would not record the heroic deeds of those toys. At Malabon, those brave young soldiers charted across the open rice fields, upon which they left many dead and wounded In the face of murderous fire from the entrenched foe, and planted the Stars and Stripes upon the fortification of a defeated enemy. No veteran thi world ever saw showed more cool, steady and determined courage, than the' boys' of the Second Oregon In that magnificent conflict. "The story ,of this regiment would be Incomplete without some description ol the men who composed It, People look to the WTcst for brave but rough strength of character. Doubtless you are thinking that these soldier boys learned skill with the rifle, coolness In danger, endurance In camr and on the march In the wild frontiers, hunting In the mountains, herd ing In the plains of some Imaginary 'wild and woolly West-' Let me undeceive, you. These men were of the best 'ye breed'- In every sense. Out of the 11S1 enlisted men. there were 531 of these members of different church organizations, 114 were college graduates, 156 were stu dents. 31 were merchants, 2S were teach ers, 5 were lawyers, 15 were bookkeepers, 141 were clerks, 123 were farmers, 63 were skilled mechanics and 175 laborers. When a -railroad was captured, the Sec ond Oregon furnished an engineer, who had left employment at 3150 a month, to man the engine. When a town with water works out of repair was captured,, the Second Oregon furnished the engi neer to repair the water works, arid put them In running order. When the custom house was- organized, the Second Oregon furnished largely the clerical force, as It did for the Quartermaster's Department" When an educational system was Insti tuted In Manila, a private from the Sec ond Oregon became Superintendent of Public Instruction. Quality of Intelligent Connure. , "It Is the old story; the most remark aWo courage la Intelligent courage; the bully from the prlzering. when the real conflict comes. Is a coward by the side of the more Intelligent young man. who has left behind him a mother, wife, sister or sweetheart, whose name he fears to tnrnlsh even by the appearance of cow ardice. "I present the record of thesa men as the tribute of the State of Oregon, to flag and country. As citizens of that fair, young Western state, where 'rolls the Ore gon,' we are proud of them; we cherish the living; we honor the dead, and shall erect fitting monuments to their memo ry. "That other American soldiers, under like conditions, would have' done nobly,- I doubt not. But It fell to the lot of the Second Oregon to be' placed In a sdtuat:on where supreme courage was the Impera tive need of the hour. Like true heroes, they rose equal to their opportunities and the occasion; met every emergency, re sponded to every demand, discharged ev ery duty, laughed at every danger, and left behind them a record of heroic achievements never excelled In any land or In any age. Not only, the, State of Oregon; not only their own country, but their race should be proud of such men. Their record proves; what -.humanity, can and.wlll achieve; what It can and wlll'suf fer. when duty calls for great suffering or great achievement. "Mr. Chairman, If this Republic should be endangered It will be through the neg ligence, not the wickedness, of Its citi zens. "The welfare and happiness 'of every man, woman and child Is dependent upon tho honor of their country's flag, the quality of its laws and the proper admin istration of every department of Its gov ernment. Our country preserves-for us all .that we have that makes life worth living. , It protects property from the-hand of violence, reputation from the tongue of slander, family honor from the Invader of homes. The eloquence of Demosthenes, the music of Milton, the humanity of Shakespeare, the wisdom, devotion and patriotism of Lincoln, could not have flourished under the hand of tyrinhy. But 1.1UJJCJ-J- io preserve and administer every department wisely and well, to enact and enforce good laws, to give to each citizen as much freedom of action as Is consis tent with public safety nnd the welfare of others, requires thought, toll. Intelli gence, patriotic devotion to the country's welfare. It requires the faithful, con scientious performance of hi nnhlle ti. by every citizen of the entire country. A suicmmaii nice ours should be In fact, as well as In name, a government by the people, and by all the people. The man who shirks, who falls to do his part. Is recreant to a most sacred duty. The man who receives the blessings and pro tection bestowed by a government like ours and does not in return perform faith fully and conscientiously his own public duties. Is taking something for nothing; something he has not earned, and Is guilty of moral larceny. Tet there are men of wealth, the protection of whose persons and property occupies the time of our courts, the watchful care and attention of our officers, the thought nnd labor of our Legislators; the courage and suffering and lives of our soldiers, who never. In their lives gave a moment's thaurhtVnl consideration to a single public duty. There are men oi culture, educated at schools supported by the public, or by the endow ment of patriotic men. who draw closely about them their robes of self-righteousness, and shrink' from public duties as something that might contaminate their Immaculate purity, or darken the whlte ness of their hands. But even" this Is not all. Not content with neglecting their own public and political duties, they stim ulate ana encourage others to equal guilt with themselves. They point the finger or scorn at those whose public duties arc well and faithfully done. They proclaim that politics Is unclean, that public men are coarse, selfish politicians; that voters arc corrupt. This is a vile, damnable slander upon many men who are Infinitely their superiors In the discharge of public duties. In IMennlnic Contrast. "Against the example and conduct of such as these. It Is a pleasure to place the record of a, band of men who have done their full public duties like heroes and patriots. They received little from the commonwealth, yet offered to lay dawn their lives for It," Of the average citizen, their country requites little of his time or thought or labor, and this little Is too often denied. These soldiers', young men, on the threshold of their lives, took life and limb and happiness, all they have, or are. or hope to be, and placed all on the -altar of our common' country, and some, alas, completed this great sacrifice! No wonder that when these "boys returned to Oregon, the woods and hills, the moun tains and valleys, rang with Joyous wel come, and the very birds rang diviner and more Inspiring songs In their honor. "A word for the heroic der.d. They have performed the noblest and subllmest act It Is given to humanity to achieve; they have given their lives for their country. Theirs were not lives nearing their clo'.e, worn out with dissipation, broken with toll, devoid of hope, their cup of happi ness drained to the dregs, and nothing left worth living for. Theirs were lives at the beginning, unspent, everything to hope, everything to achieve, everything Io live for. Before the prime of manhood has been reached their life's work had been done, and well done. Their rest w'll be eternal, their fame secure. For those who returned, full of hope and full of honor, life holds many temptation? and many dangers. The rest and happiness they crave may not be theirs. Hope may turn to disappointment; the honor they havo, so .proudly .won. may be sullied; we hope and pray not. The fame and honor of no man Is safe this side the grave. But the fame of these heroic men. "dead on the field of honor," Is secure. Their honor' will be forever unsullied. Their memory will be like sweet perfume. They have received and are wearing their crown, and no power on earth or In heaven will pluck It .from their brows. On Fame's eternal .camping- ground , Their silent tents rc spread, . - And Glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead. r "These men and their thousand, com rades In a tew months' of war -achieved more for their state, more for their coun try "and its future advancement and future' greatness, made more and grander his-. toy, and have written their names high er and more legibly upon tho scroll of fame than the 100,000 men who remained at home will In a lifetime of peaceful occupation. "Trie gratitude of their country will be theirs for all time; their memory will boj cnensnea as long as youtn lores me; tneir examples will be a treasure and an In heritance of Inestimable value to genera, tlons yet unborn. "Through the late conflict our Nation has received-a new baptism of freedom; we have acquired new heroism and -new heroes, for future and higher Inspirations. We have placed patriotism above busl-ness.-and.valued liberty more than wealth. The hearts of poet and orator have been touched with a holler fire. We have learned diviner songs'. Instinct with National sp'rlt, and that thrill and thrdb through every heart. East, West, North and South. Now more than-ever we are one people, having one language, and one law, and under ono flag. And among those who have con tributed to this glorious ,result. In the first rank, second to none, stands the Second Oregop-" c ' COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY. . t VuTlIIe, the Portland Boy "WTio "Lost Hla Life Under Lieutenant Glllmo're. Mrs. E. Nash, of Sellwood, mother of the young sailor named Vanville, who was mortally wounded at the time of Lieuten ant Glllmore's capture, has received that ponion Ol me ikuicuuui s ictiMi iu ibo t Navy Department relating to her son. The THE DAWN a Come, roseate dawn, ere the full vernal glare And Solar ray Gild wood and lawn, with violets scent the air . Bring Easterdayl Brighten the flower-tints while the feet of Sprint Dance to the song of larks upon the wing. Sun's flaming brand dispels the scowling cloud Leads In the morn, "While Earth, awakening, splits her Wintry shroud;' , itoses at j born! ', "The "feathered orchestra pipes gloom away. And wild harmonics welcor j Easterday.' As dawn precedes the ruddier solar hue With radiance less The Baptist heralded his Master through '?""" ' The wilderness. . - V So, Sun, thy torch presages Joy to me, ' And lights my wayward steps that I may see. - ij't-x- Sun of my life! begin thy course to run, .'. . Flash o'er my sky; Eagles alone can view the dazzling sun ' ; . No human eye. Hist, seen through Mercy's shadowed' glass, I view The glorious Sun of Easter o'er the blue. - - H. F. Rodney. - young man to especially praised for cool ness under Are, and, for one of his age. showed splendid heroic qualities. It will be remembered that Lieutenant Glllmore, with a boat crew from the Yorktown, was trying to land at Baler, on the east coast of Luzon, to locate a beleaguered Spanish garrison. Aa the boat was pulling through a narrow strip of water, the party was ambuscidrd by overpowering numbers ol Filipinos, armed with Remington and Mauser rifles, as well as bows and arrows. The rane from which the Filipinos fired was deadly close, and the tlrst volley killed ono cf the eallors at the oars and wounded others, besides puncturing the boat In several places. The Colt rapid fire gun forward was knocked out of ac tion by the shower of bullets Immediately after opening on the enemy, and the Lee rifles. It seems from the lieutenant's words concerning young Vanville. were not all working well. Vanville was one of the four or Ave wounded whom tha Filipinos took charge of when they im prisoned Glllmore and his other men, and were not heard of afterwards. It Is prob able that they died from their wounds; which, however, might not havo been fatal had- the men fallen Into better hands. The special mention of Vanville Is as follows: "Vanville, for his bravery and coolness under Are, endeavoring to get a clip out of a Lee rifle for me, and, although wounded seriously four times, stayed in position. He is a young man of exemplary habits, only 17 or 18 years of age. and showed remarkable coolness and bravery." This Is all Mnv, Nash has to comfort her In the loss of her son, hut It Is suf ficient to make the proudest mother's heart glad. She waited a long time In that suspense only a mother can know, never being fully Informed whether her son survived until Lieutenant Glllmore was released from Filipino captivity. Her only word now is that he fought bravely until the party 'with the boat was forced to surrender, and was then taken In chares by the Filipinos, some of whom Lieutenant ummore saia were feroc'ous savages. If the, young man's wounds were not Imme diately fatal. It Is likely that he died of neglect within a short time nt dialer, or possibly may have been dispatched by some of the ruffians who were so eagerly stripping the prisoners of their clothing ana vaiunsies. From nn Acadian En liter. Francis Sherman la Hie Atlantic "Surely. O Christ, upon this day Thou wilt have pity, even on me! Bold thou the hands of Charnlsay, Or bid them clasp, remembering- Thee. "O ChrUt. tbou knowest what it Is To strive with mighty, evil men; Lean down from thy high cross, and kiss My arms till they grow strong again. "(A on that day I drove him back Into Port Ileyal with his dead: Our cannon made the snowdrifts black But there I deem the waves were red.) i "Tea. keep me. Christ. unUl La Tour (Oh. the old dajn In oM Rochelle!) Cometh to end this coward's war And send hit soul straightway to helL" . . . That night, one looking at the west might say That Juit beyond the heights the maples flared Like scarlet banners as tbey do Iff autumn The sun went down with such Imperial splen dor. Near by, the air hung thick with wreathed smoke. And not quite yet had silence touched the bills That had played all day with thunder ot sullen caanon. But now the veering- wind had found the south And let the followlnc tide Up no moon path. Calling tie mists white as the circling- gulls In from the outer rocks. Heavy with rain The fog came In. and all ber world grew dark Dark as the empty Wat. ' Though one ahould stand Praytr.g the wttle that God might blesa her eye Upon' the seaward cliff the long night through On .such a night as this (O moaning wind!) I thlhk that dawn It dawn ahould evlr break Would only come to show hew void a thing I Earth, that might have been no less than . Heaven. Tea, as It was In France to long ago Where the least path their feet .might follow seemed The path Lore's feet bad trodden but yestcr hour. i THE TWO CONVENTIONS COMPLICATED MACpiNEKT . FOB. RUNNING THEM SUCCESSFULLY. Old and Rusted Porta Replaced by .National Committees The Diffi cult Job of Serjeant-at-Arms. WASHINGTON.. April 10. Here In Washington tho worn and rusted nomi nating machinery -of tho two great po litical parties Is now being thoroughly overhauled. New parts are being grad ually turned at the lathe to replace oldt ones which In the last four years have' become lost or unfit for further useful ness. In the main these two great mechanisms are alike in construction and operation. In each the executive com mittee of the party Is the mainspring, .actuating every wheel and lever. The 'members of this body are chosen from among themselves by the National com mittee of each party. After each con vention shall have nominated Its candi date be may select whomsoever he wishes to assume the chairmanship of the exec utive committee. Today these chairman ships are held by the men Senators Hana and Jones personally selected by McKlnley and Bryan, respectively, four years ago. The Important preliminary work now bothering the executive committees Is the selection of temporary convention offi KKrs t cimu ui.ii. . ocvtckuj, uo.m.., secretary, sergeant-at-arms. assistant and cers a chairman., secretary, assistant OF EASTER. . o o o deputy sergeants-at-arms, official report ers, reading clerks and doorkeepers for each of the two nominating assemblages. These will do active work until about the second day of their convention, when a permanent organization will be effected, and when many of them will probably be retained on recommendation of their National committee. None of the officers will carry any direct money compensa tion, yet they are being eagerly sought for. The Incumbents will profit by a wide personal acquaintance certain to be of great value In later political life. Espe cially Is this true of the scrgeant-at-arms, whoso acquaintance with Influential poli ticians is always enormous. The most difficult convention work will, however, fall upon his shoulders. He must attend to the printing of admission tickets, the providing of badges admitting delegates and alternates to the floor, the arranging of the programme and a thousand and one details which could not be specified. It Is he who will assign, as well as pro vide, all tickets admitting guests to the hall. At each convention there will be a veritable stampede of outsiders strug gling for spectators' tickets and of poli ticians seeking such for their friends. With such favors to bestow the sergeant-at-arms will have equal opportunities for making friends or enemies. Tho many frictions of the office have in nearly every Instance discouraged a sergeant-at-arms from applying for his position a second time. A veteran convention employe recalls the case of a sergeant-at arms of one celebrated assemblage who favored a certain- candidate for nomination, and who was openly accused of Issuing spectators' tickets tp men who had agreed to yell for the latter. The suspected ofllclal was fur ther accused of dishonoring tickets Issued by a National committeeman- who was pushing another candidate. The sergeant-at-arms appeared at a meeting of a sub committee and In the presence of his ac cuser branded him as a liar. In a fight .which Immediately ensued the accused officer's hat and face were badly disfig ured by the umbrella of the wrathful committeeman, who was arrested next day. The sergeant-at-arms of the Republican and Democratic conventions will open headquarters at Philadelphia and Kansat City many weeks In advance of the time scheduled for the assemblage of the re spective delegates. Each will be sur rounded by-a busy force of stenographers and clerks, hammering away night and day. This office force will of course de mand pay. But each sergeant-at-arms will enjoy the additional patronage of a large force of assistants and about SO1) doorkeepers. These men will wdrk with out pay. The assistant sergeant-at-arms win work as confidential lieutenants of jP L f HSl 1 H"-:., 2U leave no room for doubt, as these are all unmistakable signs of Contagions Blood Poison. ATa smr.s Doctors still prescribe mercury and potash as the only cure for Blood Poison.' These poisonous min- JlllI ILISa I erals never yet made a complete and permanent cure of Contagious DIood Poison, They drive the disease wM VJ back into the system, cover it up for a while, but it breaks out again in worse form. These powerful minerals produce mercurial rheumatism and-the most offensive sores and ulcers, causing the joints to stiffen and finger nails to drop off. Mercury and potash mako wrecks, not euros, and those who have been 'dosed with these drugs are never after free from aches and pain. S. S. S. acts in an entirely different manner, being a purely vegetable remedy ; it forces the poison out of the system, and instead of tearing down, builds up and invigorates the general health. S. S. S. is the only antidote for this specific virus, and therefore the only cure for Contagious Blood Poison. No matter in what stage or how hopeless the easomay appear even though pronounced incurable by the doctors, S. S. S. can be relied upon to make a rapid, permanent cure, a S. sTis'not a new, untried remedy ; an experience of nearly fifty years has proves it a sure and unfailing core for this disease. It is the only purely vegetable blood medicine known. - j- ----- w - 1 trer foe this. AH corrcspondcace is held their chief. They will be assigned to sections of seats, will maintain 'order and will report disturbances to him. They will also be Intrusted with the re sponsible work of seating and otherwise providing for the, comfort of the 1S0O del egates .and alternates, the hundreds of newspaper correspondents and the thou sands of guests. If diplomatic and tact ful they will gain tho friendship of & large number of men Influential In their party. It Is because of the wide recognition ot this fact that the number of appli cations for these unsalaried offices Is always for In excess of possible appoint ments. A man who performs valuable service for one convention, even In .a minor capacity, is on a fair road for bet ter opportunities in the next. This U well exemplified In the case of George W. Wlswell. of Milwaukee, assistant sergeant-at-arms ot the Republican National Convention at St- Louis In 1S3S. who has lately been appointed sergeant-at-arms for the coming Philadelphia convention. It Is expected that one page will be ap pointed for each delegation visiting the conventions, and a large corps of ushers and messengers will be necessary upon their respective floors. More stupendous, perhaps, than any of these provisions for the comfort of dele gates alternates and members of the Na tional committees are ttie eergeant-at-arms preliminary arrangements for the men who will disseminate the news of the convention's proceedings. No less than 1000 correspondents and reporters are ex pected at each convention, and 00 or 600 ot these will wish to do active work in the halls. In co-operation with the latter must be at least 3X skilled telegraphers. Every Important paper In the country will have from one to Ave special correspond ents In each convention city. They will commence to arrive a week or more ahead of the time, set for the nominating ma chinery to begin operations. Each of these men will furnish his Journal from 1000 to 2000 words a day. So greatly has the en terprise ot the press grown that, whereas only about 30 telegraph Instruments were needed In the respective halls-to dispatch the .news of the conventions nominating Garfield and Hancock, 10 times this num. ber wll be absolutely necessary to per form similar work this Summer. From now until the conventions open the offi cials of the press associations and tele graph companies wll be kept' busy. Many miles of additional wires, connecting with the convention halls, must bo strung. New loops and Instruments must" be placed In position, while the most speedy and skillful telegraphers In the country must be organized into a co ordinate force ready for concentration, first 'at one convention and then at the other. Every city In the country will be searched for operators- able to trans mit from 15 to 50 words a minute, ordi narily, or one word a second, with the aid of the telegraph code. It Is estimated that anywhere from 500.000 to 1.000.004 words of news matter will be dispatched dally from Philadelphia and Kansas City during the-two convention weeks, Many of the great Journals will have from one to a half-dozen special wires running directly to the convention halls and vari ous political headquarters. Private wires will also be run to the rooms In" which the candidates .themselves will be eagerly awaiting the news of their nomination, and whence they, probably at great dis tance, will be constantly communicating with their lieutenants upon the convention floors. Plans are being considered by the National committees to perfect systems by which desks of correspondents and'actlve political workers may be directly con nected by pneumatlc'tubes with the tables of operators In the telegraph rooms. The temporary chairman of each con vention will have little preliminary work to perform, other than the preparation of his speech to be delivered when the chairman of tho National committee, sub ject to the vote of his convention, hands him the gavel. After this outburst of oratory, tho temporary chairman will pre side until a permanent organization is voted by the delegates. The temporary secretary, like the sergeant-at-arms, will have to perform much work prior to the convention, and will have the selection of Bis own assistants, subject to the'lndorse ment of the National commmlttee. The ofllclal reporters, who will record each conventions' proceedings for future publL cation, and the several reading clerks, who must be possessed of abnormally res onant voices, will have little to perform outside their duties tp the hall. In the effecting of permanent organization of conventions, the National committees usu ally retain all employes whose previous experience has made their services Indis pensable, but. In order to confer high honors upon as many zealous party work ers as possible, replace those officials whose duties are more ornamental than useful. This has become the custom, es pecially In the chairmanships. More work than will be apparent to the casual spectator will devolve upon the hundreds of delegates seated In the bodies of the two great convention halls. Soon after each vast nominating assemblage shall have been convened for Its first day's work, there will be a roll-call of delegates, and absentees will be replaced Dy tneir respective alternates. The list having thus been made complete, one delegate from each state will be placed upon four Important committees. One of these will consider rules and order of business, another permanent organi zation, another credentials and the fourth resolutions. These committees will repair to rooms set apart for them and will make "reports to the convention. The delegates from each state, furthermore, will con vene as a separate organization In some hotel apartment engaged many weeks previous. The National committees will have their own headquarters, and there will be a scramble among Influential pol- itlclans to find apartments under the sama I daao. The force which he took with roof. It Is the usual custom for National 'J,ln waa ""o ,ar6e that Peace was clear committees to meet in the convention W ln tnB Interest of the Mohammedans, cities a week or so (prior to their con- Hence Gen. Weyler could And no one to ventions for the purpose of considering flBht and even no was to tendcr-heart-tho credentials nf nil nf th. tt- n,i ' ed to devastate peaceful villages. But territorial delegations. Contests for the seats of delegates have become so fre quent as to present serious complications. Among tho delegates sent to" St, Louis last year there were 150 contests, repre senting nearly 300 seats ln the convention, JOHN ELFRETH WATKIN3. JR. Does Sovereignty Mean Tyranny Review of Reviews. Does such a legal relation between the Federal Government and Federal Territo ,ries Imply tyranny? By no means. The old conception of the colonial system Im plied government of colonies primarily for the benefit of the mother country. It posson I In some cases the external signs of Contagions Blood Poison are so slight that the frill H t victim is firmly within the grasp of. the monster before the true nature of the disease ll"ia- is known. In other cases the blood is quickly filled with this poisonous virus and the IlfrkAAffiO swollen glands, mucus patches in the mouth, sores on scalp, ulcers on tongue, sore IflFI Iflli throat, eruntious on skin, comer colored snlotehrL and fiHfno- tiii- J ?-. "V1'U)I ..... ...j...... . .. ..-y iu iuu(iut iw suuiin " . . Kmla h """ no l00"1 J aa spent a aunarea aoiura, -wnicH was reauy thrown away. I then tried various patent medicines, tart they did not reach the disease. When I had finished my first bottle of S. 3. S I waa greatly ImpravedL-and waa delighted with the result. The large, red splotches on my chest began to grow paler and smaller, and before long disappeared entirely. I regained my lost -weight, became stronger, and ay appetite improved. I was soon entirely wen. and my akin as clear as a piece of gUs."- Send for our Home Treatment Book, which contains valuable information about this disease, with complete directions for self treatment. 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Indeed, than Is en Joyed by the District of Columbia. But It also Implies that Federal citizenship In the United States Is a high privilege, not to be granted lightly and only to be won by proved desert. It Implies, finally, that statehood In the American Union is. the hlghest Drivlleee of all. to which no ter- highest privilege of oil, to which no ter ritory has an a priori right, and which hereafter will be "bestowed charily and only after long deliberation. s WelllnKton In India. Fortnightly Review. The splendor of WeUIngton's services In European warfare has to a considerable extent obscured the Importance ot what he achieved In India, In the field and In Council; yet this gave proof of his best qualities, and was characteristic In the highest degree. He "became the most prominent and distinguished soldier In our army In India at a grave crisis, when our Empire was endangered. In no doubt ful sense; his condnct mainly contributed to the success of our arms. His first es says In the field were not fortunate; he made a night attack In the campaign aglnst Tlppoo without reconnoltering. which naturally failed; he was rather un der a cloud at the siege of Serlngapatam. But his administrative powers and his faculty of command were seen In his di rection of the Nizam's army; and he was rightly appointed to the head of at fairs at Mysore after the conquest of that his brother conferred the appointment upon him. His military genius, howeve- was most conspicuous, and exhibited self with peculiar clearness In his great and decisive victory of Assaye. Onr Mohammedan Wards. Forum. If a policy of war In the Philippines Is to be followed, war must be made In a way that the Moros can understand. Gen. Weyler's experience in this line proves this. He prepared a great cam paign against the Mora tribes In Mln- ! hla arm;' was decimated by disease and ne wunarew it. xnen mo .uuiuiixraieuun Interest lay ln the direction of war, and tho raiding and pillaging went "on almost as before. The' model of a policy of war Is offered by the Moros themselves, or by the Russians, who had to deal with the Mohammedan tribes of-Central Asia. It Is to look at your enemy as untamable, to seize any trifling opportunity for the end ln view, to have an overwhelming force, and then to strike without con science; Uterally killing every living thing when the battle occurs, and de stroying everytlslng that cannot be car ried away after the victory Is won. The expense of such a policy will be great. Mercury AMD Poiash i raBBnu. jxion i dccsjbc cotmnceq mat me v-tf&Ws i has completely incei e up. I am Just ' as vlgoro- &z wh-.-a a. Jjoy axd you caa- not r-allze hyw hirer 1 am." "Dear Elr Yost rottisd worked beau tifully. Results were xe.c-.t what I need ed. Strength and -vic- tare completely returned aad tnr-;-s--jt .s entirely sat isfactory." Jjear sir: ic-ira wis recived. ana l Improved In size, strength and vlcor.' All correspondence Is strictly confiden tial, mailed In plain sealed envelope. Tho receipt Is free for the asking, and he wants every" man to have It. the bloodshed terrible; but a few success ful encounters conducted on this princi ple will securo abject submission and peace for a generation. If war ot this class seems too dreadful for Christians to plan In cold blood the policy of peace, too, should be made Intel ligible to the Moros. Peace can be had by following In the main the English model of policy toward the Moslem tribes. The ' theory Is elenrly to show that peace Is the Interest of the Mohammedans, but to do this In milder ways than above suggest ed. The officers In contact with the Moroi should study the Mohammedan law ot conduct toward aliens; so that they may know the meaning of. and the remedy for. difficulties which arise. Following the precept of the holy law Itself they should see to It that modern arms and ammunl- I t'0" a not sold to the Moros. The Sul- ' tan should be warned that mi ids by any tribe will be punished by pitiless repris als upon the district of their origin, but without detriment to friendly relations with himself, and without harm to' 5to hommedans of other districts. The threat should be made good by irresistible pun itive expeditions swiftly following the of fense. HEART DISEASE. Some Facts RrRnrdlntr the Rapid In crease ot Heart Trouble. Heart trouble, at least among the Ameri cans, is certainly increasing, and while this may be largely d"e to the excitement and worry of American business life. It is more often the result of weak stomachs, of poor digestion. Real organic disease is Incurable; but not one case ln a hundred of heart trouble Is organic The close relation between heart troublo and poor digestion Is because both organs are -controlled by the same great nerves, the sympathetic and the pneumogastrlc In another way also the heart Is af fected by the form ot poor digestion, which causes gas and fermentation from half digested food. There is a feeling of op pression nnd heaviness in the chest, caused by pressure of tho distended stomach oa tho heart and lungs, interfering with their action; hence arises palpitation and short breath. Poor digestion also poisons the blood, making it thin and watery, which Irri tates and weakens the heart. The moat sensible treatment for heart trouble Is to Improve the digestion and to Insure the prompt assimilation of food. This can be done by the regular use after meals of some safe, pleasant and effectlvo digestive preparation like. 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