Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-24

WASHINGTON, October 222, 1889.
The State Department is now engaged in the
delicate duty of preparing for the reception of
the Chinese minister by the President. This
would seem not to be difficult task, but the
public is not generally aware of the degree of
preparation required before foreign represen-
tative is formally presented to the President of
the United States. The simplicity of our form
of Government has done away with much of
that which is patterned after regal customs,
but we are not much behind the effete mon
arches when it comes to receiving a foreign
minister into the diplomatic corps. Every one
is familiar with the practice which requires a
minister to make an address to the President in
the Blue Room, and to which the President re-
plies. These addresses always abound with
graces and courtesies, but they cannot be said
to be very pointed, other than in the express
sons of good will.
WASHINGTON AND ITS NICKNAMES.
Washington is sometimes called the Capital
City, because the President lives here and Con-
gress meets here; sometimes the Sylvan City,
because its streets are embowered in 10000
trees; sometimes, facetiously, Wheelerville,
because a hundred miles of smooth asphalt
pavements make it the bicyclers' paradise; but
it best deserves the pseudonym of the AS
sembly City, because almost every day in the
year some national convention is in session
here.
GIFTS FOR THE NEW CRUISERS.
All the new cruisers are receiving appropriate
christening gifts from the cities in whose honor
they are named. Boston presented her name
sake with set of colors Chicago hers with
service of silver plate, and Philadelphia is get
ting ready library. Baltimore's gift is not
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something novel and good, as our neighbor city
never does such things by halves Come to
think of it, though, if this sort of things keeps
on and the navy grows apace, what room for
originality of choice will there be by the time
the list gets down to Spokane Falls and Kala-
mazoo?
THE INDIAN AND HIS BALLOT.
The Indian as political factor is feature
of politics which is likely in the near future to
attract public attention BY recent acts of
Congress every Indian over twenty-one years
of age who receives an allotment of land in
severalty becomes voter, clothed with every
attribute that attaches to citizenship. The sue
cessful termination of the negotiations with
the Sioux Indians, by which they surrender a
large part of their reservation in Dakota, will
it is estimated, by next year throw into the
politics of the state the uncertain quantity of
1887 voters
This vote, thrown solidly, as it probably will
be in both state and national elections, is likely
to become an important factor in that state.
Negotiations now in progress with other Indian
tribes will soon make many thousands more
Indian voters.
At the Interior Department it is thought that
upwards of 10000 Indians will be entitled to
vote in the next Presidential election. How
the Red Man" will conduct himself as a part
and parcel of the nation, and not as its ward,
will be watched with interest by all who are
interested iu the solution of the Indian pro-
blem.
OUR LONG SLEEP ENDED.
With the return of the President and his
Cabinet the city once more assumes a busy as
pect This is the first harbinger of the busy
season. Congressman are fast returning in
search of winter quarters. The real estatemen
are wide awake, the tradespeople are laying in
their winter Stock winter equipages are seen
on the avenues, the marketmen wear benignant
smiles, all this indicates a changed condition or
things, and we say goodbye to summer Then,
last but not least we have the legions of office
seekers, and no better proof than their presence
is needed that Washington is at last awakening
from u six months sleep. II.