The National tribune., 1892-03-03

President General, also by unanimous vote
Til, ended TIE selection ofofTiccrs by the unani
nous procedure. aud the Constitution was OBJ
served ia the selection Of the other seven Vice
Presidents. by ballot aud Mrs Alexander. Mrs.
Walworth, Miss Desha. Mrs. Hogan, Mrs. Ad-
miFal Lee. Ms. General Greeley and Ms.
Go0ie were elected. Mrs Gen. H. v Boyuton
was unanimously elected Vice President Gen
eral in charge OF organization; Mrs. Gen.
George II. Shield, Recording Secretary; Mrs.
Rosa Wright Smith Corresponding Secretary;
Mrs. Marshall Macdonald, Treasurer. General;
Miss Washington and Mrs. A. Howard Clark,
egitrars; Mrs. VI. s. Lockwood Historian;
Miss Clara Barton. Surgeon General. and Mrs.
T. :. IIamliu, Chaplain. After n short recess
the Convention adopted tho following patriotic
resolution unanimously:
Whereas the q -: ui our country . an emblem Of
our Nation nn3 deserves the HUutsg~ Of every true
American citizen. and wEerrHs the only arsiiuc!lve
national song We have u the star SPanE!eI Ban
nrr -. Z. sIefo-e.
Ecso'Ff4 Tlii We. tie f--i Continental Congress-
Of The Daughter 90 Ire Revolution. s1rurs.ly re-
quest att Amer lCtu citizens, native bora aud
adopted, wieucy - that song j. -una or played ~
their p.c-eucr to show their rcsgcc- by rising and
standing until il l. finished
EsSD.Fc!, further, ttsat also -pycffulIy and
earnestly recommend that the spus be sung mt
least once week in al tne puOJc -eh,o.s "a the
United stHiCs. that all American children may
learn the words Of the song ani ct "a - honor the
Stars and S'E,Fu-.
After the Adjournment Of the Congress Mrs.
Harrison gave a brilliant reception to the del
egatcs and state Chapter Regents at tho White
House. After tie guests had all greeted Mrs.
Harrison they spent the hours between aud
10 o'clock in strolIinz through the East Room,
.. u d. a. II a.
valory- which we're all thrown open and bril-
liautly lighted, and decorated with p1Irns grow
| ing plants aud flowers. Shortly after o'clock
a collation. was served in the private dining
room. The Marine Band was stationed in the
yestibue and played throughout the reception.
So
Some variety was infused into the reports
Of contemplated designations By introducing
Chief Justice Fuller as contemplating resigua-
tion as soon as Democratic President is elected
I Chief Justice Fuller Immediately denied that
he intended any such thing. A number Of
/ papers, commenting upon the report, said that
this would be the first time Chief Justice
ever voluntarily reliEquished that exalted
station. This exposed their gross ignorance.
/ Including the present head Of the Judicial
/ branch Of the Government, there have been
/ eight Chief Justices of whom two have re-
/ signed. aud one failed Of confirmation by the
/ Senate, after serving several months The first
\ Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court was John
Jay, o. New York, who was appointed by Wash
ington in l5Sy, which be resigned in 1875, to
accept, at the Urgent request of Washington, an
/ Extraordinary Mission to England. The second
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was appointed in July, 1875 but the Senate, for
/ political reasons, refused TO confirm him. The
third was Oliver Ellsworth, Of Connecticut
who was appointed in 179G, and served until
/ 1900 when 10 resigned on account Of bodily
/ infrmity. John Jay was offered the place
! again bat declined il, and John Marshall. Of
I Virginia, was appointed, and held the Office
/ till his death in 1885 The fifth was Roger B.
! fancy, Of Maryland. who served until his
death, in 1864 when Salmon p. Chase, of Ohio.
/ was appointed and served until his death, in
/ 1873. The seventh was Morrison r. Waite, Of
Ohio who WAS appointed in 1874 and served
until bis death. in 1883. The present Chief
/ Justice was appointed the same year.
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GOaded by the criticism Of his wifi embodied
! in the decision Of tho Judge in granting the
divorce to AFs. Mary NeVins Blaine, wife of
/ James q. Blaine, jr., we'll as by newspaper
criticism, Secretary Blaine has furnished the
I press for publication n personal statement Of
\ the whole affair, from beginning 20 end which
/ does not place Mrs. Blaine, jr., in the rosy
light which the newspapers have heretofore
/ done. Secretary Blaine irst publishes his let
Al n
married the youthful couple, which was writ
/ ten in Sept, I5sG, to the reverend gentleman,
in which be scores him for having married q
I youth not yet Is years Of age 10 q woman over
81, besides taking the exceptional trouble Of OBJ
tanning the necessary dispensation from the
! Bishop in order to perform the ceremony, the
/ young man not being a Catholic render
/ ing this step imperative. lie then shows
/ by the junior Mrs. Blaine's own letters that
she engineered the whole scheme for secrecy
aud had James G., jr., hunting up the laws of
/ Massachusetts,, New York aud other States re-
/ garding marriage-in fact, taking the whole
arrangement Of tho marriage from the irrespon-
sble shoulders Of young Blaine, whom his
father claims was q mere school-boy, and who
was lured into the marriage by designing
| young woman. lie then shows that she was
alone responsible for the separation, refusing to
live in Augusta, Nc, where Secretary Blaine
proposed to establish the young couple giving
them the use ofthe family homestead furnished
and buying the necessary fuel, and employing
servants, besides allowing them $500 year
for living expenses. Mrs. Blaine, jr, fatty re-
/ fused to live in Augusta, left Secretary BIaines
home while both he and James jr, were alb
sent, went to New York, and put up at a hotel,
and then wrote for the young husband to fol-
low her, which the latter of his own motion,
fatty refused to do. The Secretary then says,
most emphatics,Ily, that Mrs. Blaine, ST., had
nothing whatever to do with the separation,
and that she always treated her daughter-in-
law with every consideration and courtesy.
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Ever since gambling has been prohibited by
the anti-pOol law of Congress in the District of
Columbia, the professionals have resorted to
a little hamlet at the south end Of the Long
Bridge on the Virginia shore, where q very
thriving business in pool and policy selling. as
well as other games Of chance, with the usual
accompaniment OF bad whisky, has been con-
Quoted. The place was called Monte Carlo,
and il soon became 4 nuisance to the people of
Alexandria, as well as those of Washington.
bill was recently passed by the Legislature
Of Virginia, which was especially aimed at this