The National tribune., 1891-04-23

health removes him permanently from the list 1
of possible Presidential candidates. He rarely I
goes TO the State Department nowadays, all /
business requiring his attention being sent to /
his house, which. being near the Department /.
IS easily done. STILL there is no cause Tor alb |
solute encouragement in this, since Mr. Blaine |
is far from being an Old man. lie was born
Jan. 3, 1880. aud Is therefore only in his CID /
year His physical disability has had no effect |
upon the vigor OF his mind, as his correspond /
enee with Sig. Rudini shows
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The misrortunes Of the family Of ex-Secre-
tary Bayard startle the public IN olden times
such a train Of fatalities would have a sinister /
interpretation, and be held 10 mean that the /
family was under a curse, or had provoked 4
fhe wrath Of the immortal gods" During the |
last part Of the Cleveland Administration, the 4
eldest daughter, who was leader in Wash /
iugton society died suddenly, and il was said, /
unacc0untabiy. The shock killed her mother /
in a short time and now Count Locwenhaupt I
who married the second daughter dies two /
weeks after the wedding
very much fear that the seals viii receive
no protection this year, and by the next there /
will be very few Of them TO protect. The fish /
cries dispute the m0its riyeHd with Now /
1oundland, reciprocity with Canada, and other
questions have put the Boring Sea question in
the back round, and it looks as il nothing
would be done, beyond the formal proclamation |
of the President, already issued to which the
poachers will pay even less attention than they 4
have been in the habit Of doing.
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The Sayward case, which involves the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court upon the jurisdic-
tion Of The United States ia Boring Sea, was
set for hearing last Monday, but solcitor-Gen-
eral Taft appeared before the Court aud asked /
for a postponcment till April p, on the ground |
that Attorney General Miller, who had per- 4
Eonal charge of the case, had been suffering |
from the grip. aud was unable to appear aud /
this left the Government unrepresented by any |
familiar with the details OF the case.
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The grin laid n very deadly hand on Wash
ingt0n. last week the number Of deaths in /
Tie city was l9l, the greatest number Of any |
week IN It's history. OF these 36 were due to /
pneumonia % from the grip, ~ TO bronchitis, 1
and nine 10 congestion Of the lungs-making .
so having more OF less connection with the /
pestiIonco. The large proportion Of elderly /
people IN the population Of Washington helped |
swell the ravages Of the disease
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Slowly but steadily we are coming to have
geological Park worthy Of the Nation, and |
realizing the ideas Of its projectors. The latest |
addition is a young olephaut-25 years old,
and in hHe c0uditiou-preseuted by Mr.. JAS.
j.. Cooper proprietor OF Adam Forepaugh's 4
show. This settles the status OF the park at |
once Without an elephant a geological col |
lection ID poor show; with one it becomes at
snoe big thing
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There is sincere grief, among those whose |
respect is d compliment over the death Of the |
young bridegroom. Though a genuine Count |
Of the Kingdom OF Sweden, and scion Of an /
old and famous family he was q sincere repub- |
lican, and true American citizen. lie was
naturalized here, dropt his title learned a
trade aud followed it with industry and sue
cess. lie insisted on being addressed as plain /
American Mr"
80
The Cycopedia does not appeal as promi- |
nently on this Presidential tour as Il did on |
Tison's Administration could be made solely by
Dis speeches and letters it would be brilliant |
There have been few Presidents who have had
such talent for saying so much 50 well.
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An excellent appointment is that Of Mai 1
John d. Carson, the Washington correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Le5ger and a veteran Of the
rebellion, as one Of the Visitors 10 West Point
haj. Carson Is ono Of the best men on News
paper Row and is generally popular. lie was
Captain and Breyet Major in the 9th Pa.
80
Col Weber, who has been applying the new
immigration laws az the Port Of New York
with zeal and discretion, and consequently
aroused tho hostility Of the steamship com.
panies, has been informed By Secretary Foster
that be bias his cordial support, and encouraged
10 perseyore Ia well doing.
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The Illness o. bis wife aud son and public
business atiI retains senator Plumb IN the CITY.
lie had hoped TO take q little vacation in The
Lermudas. but has bad 10 reliuouish this.
There is not O more conscientious worker than
Senator Plumb. and be puts IN probably more
hosH Of effective labor every day than any Of
Lis colleagues.
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The hum Of the lawn mower floats on the
soft Spring air aud as it strikes the car the
strong, persistent odor u garlic fills the uostfi.
Wild garlic which Is the curse Of Washington
BOD aud The fields and pastures IN the vicinity
81 The city, Be- popularity supposed to have been
brought AtAer ly the lIcssiang in fact most
81 our uoEieua weeds are Of European origin.
The evil Canada thistle s really French. hay.
ing been brought into Canada by the immi.
grant from Normandy
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Senators seem 10 come high, however we
Fct them. The election o. Senator Palmer cost
tho people Of Illinois $4,000 for Legislative
expenses.
BURIED mn ERITNCTQp