The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-25

grounds. On Monday evening the visitors were
banqueted by the Commercial Club, after which
they took trains over the Pennsylvania road
for Washington. Everybody expressed them
selves we'll pleased with the hospitality of
Chicago.
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Gen. John W. Noble, Secretary Of the In
terror, sent a vigorous protest to the Senate last
week against tho bill lately introduced in that
body by Senator Washburn, of Minnesota, to
grant hotel and other privileges in tho Yellow
stone National Park. Gen Noble says that the
provisions Of the bill are detrimental to the
prosperity and best interests Of the Public Park,
and he believes tina. existing laws and the rules
and regulations prepared by the Department Of
the Interior in pursuance thereof, furnish am
pie power and authority for carrying out the
purposes aud objects for which the National
| Park was created
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The colOr-line question is disturbing the Sc
renity of the Ohio Republican Association in
| Washington at present and fears are enter
tanned that il will be carried into the coming
elections in that State if something is not done
| TO quiet the III feeling which has been raised.
I The whole trouble originated over a newspaper
report that was sent out from Washington TO
| Ohio about the reception which was rendered
4 Senator Sherman by the Ohio Association after
his sixth election to tho United States Senate.
After the speeches aud haudshaking on that
occasion, it was on the program that there
would be dancing and the floors were cleared
1 FOR that purpose. The report said that as soon
as the white members Of the association aud
their ladies discovered that tho colorcd men,
bers had taken their places for the dance, the
white folks refused 10 participate and left the
ball in disgust This matter was brought mp
/ in the last meeting Of the association, which
| occurred on Monday, Feb II, by a colored
member, who Toso TO a question Of privilege.
| He recited the report which Is outlined above,
aud said that he did not think the Ohio AssO-
citation could afford to allow such a report to 20
uncouected, aud he hoped the association
would dcnounee the statement as false, as the
association could not afford to draw the color
\ line or let the statement that its members were
/ disguised because colored people danced at the
/ Sherman reception 90 uncontradcted. lie in
sisted that Col. Coulter, Sixth Auditor Of the
/ Treasury who il President Of the association,
should demand OF the newspaper correspondent
contradiction Of his telegram. The whole
matter was denied by several speakers, and it
was asserted that even If such thing had hap
| pened, the association was rot responsible for
the dancing which was private affair not con-
nected with the association. Col. Bob Harlan,
one Of the most prominent colored members,
said he had been a member Of the association
| for years, and the color question had never, to
| his knowledge, been raised, and lie denounced
tho report las also did Mr. Thomas as an in
/ famous lie, made out Of whole cloth by the
correspondent The discussion was quite heated
and for a time II looked rs though there would
be trouble in the association. but matters were
+ finally adjusted wien Auditor Coulter promised
TO deny all the letters which were received,
officially and the recipients Of these official de-
malls would be given the privilege Of publishing
! them If they desired so to do.
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Keeper Blackburn, Of the National Zoologi-
/ cal Park, although 80 has been among wild
animals for many years, and is accustomed to
their ways, met with quite an adventure a few
| days ago at the Geological Gardens Mr.. Black
burn was for years with both the Barnum and
/ FOrepaugh menageres and thought he could
/ control most Of the wild beasts which have
I been committed 10 his charge at the National
/ Zo0 but when he entered the dcerpen at the
| Park, he was somewhat astOuished to see the
/ Wild buck therein confined come bounding to-
/ ward him instead Of As is usually the case with
! that animal retTeatiug in frightened manner.
! lie thought az first that the beast meant play,
/ he being such good friend to all the animals
that they sometimes love 10 have a bout with
! him, but he soon found that the old buck was
! as mad as a hornet Seeing that nc meant mis-
/ chief, the keeper jumped to one side when the
/ buck made dash at him with lowered horns.
| but he was hardly quick enough and one Of the
deer's horns struck him Il heavy blow on the
arm. The keeper then saw that he would
| have TO fight, but nc had nothing 10 do this
| with but his hands lie was fortunately but a
short distance from a small tree, which was
| facing the deer, aud he backed toward it, know
/ ing that il would not do 10 turn his back upon
| the animal. "a it could Outrun him. and be
knew that if the buck ever got him on the
! ground no would be cut to pieces with his
/ sharp pointed hoofs. The buck, however. made
another charge, and the keeper seized him by
/ the horns The deer showed him against the
tree, and one Of the sharp prongs pierced his
| leg through just below the thigh, which left the
/ keeper in a sad predicament lie could handle
| him for a time with the leverage Of his horn,
\ but he did not know how long his strength
would last, rs he was fast loosing blood from
the wound. lie finally succeeded in getting
| the tree between himself aud the buck, and
then he exertcd all his strength 10 exhaust him
| or wrench his horns Off The contest lasted
| for fully half an hour, and both man aud beast
were we!l-nigh played out, when the keeper
| finally succeeded in wrenching of the animals
right horn. and tho rascal ran of ia great pain,
as nothing hurts a horned animal so much as
the loss Of onial-piece. The keeper was
pretty stif and fully % sore as the buck for a
time, and hereafter when he goes into the deer
pen he will DO better prepared for an encounter
should any Of them show fight.
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| Much annoyance is felt on tho part OF lcaders
of the majority in the House OF Representatives
on account Of the delay Of the COMMITTEES on
| Appropriations in reporting its bills. Speaker
Crisp and many others are DESTROYS Of getting
some Of the more important appropriation bills
through the House at an early day, and the de-
lay OF the Committee causes embarrassment.
So far only two appropriation bills have been
| renorteI tho Milff.rv Arader,tyy Nd a., L.