The National tribune., 1892-11-03

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reporter the Postmaster-General said he found
Mr.. Blaine very WELL with the old shine in his
eye and the well-known ring in his voice.
Both he and Mrs. Blaine who are suffering
from their own recent bereavements, keenly
feel and plainly manifest their sympathy with
the President and their tender and fearful in
quiries showed depth of feeling that none
could mistake.
Warren P Watrous a real estate and notc
broker of Washington, was arrested last week
for wholesale forgery. 1t appears that Watrous
was in the habit of'depositing notes with an T.
street banker and getting money on them.
These notes were said to have been given him
by Department employees and he would indorse
them and get the money. The banker finally
became SUSPICIOUS went to some of the alleged
drawers of the notes, who repudiated them and
said they were forgeries. The notes ranged in
value from $25 to so, and there was suffi-
Gent number of them 10 bring the amount of
money obtained up to $500. When taxed with
the forgeries by the banker, Watrous acknowl.
edged them, and promised to do better if he
was not prosecuted.
So
The New York papers were claiming last
week that a number of Washington negroes
were being colouized in the metropolis for
political purposes. This report seems to be
entirely without foundation, as a canvass of
the colored districts of the city, from where
these men would likely be taken for such
scheme, showed that none were missing.
Several prominent negro politicians who were
interviewed on the subject stated that il was
fake, and that no Washington men had gone to
New York on such a scheme. COL Perry Car
son, the big colored politician of the District.
is out in Indiana helping to get votes for Harri-
son from his coiored brethren. and he has moth
ing to do with this kind of politics, so that it is
clearly libel on the negro population of
Washington.
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President Harrison laid aside his great sor-
row on Wednesday, Oct 26, long enough to con-
slider the cases of Marshall Wheeler and Lee
Sing the latter a Chinaman, two convcts, who
have been reported being at the point of death,
the former il the York County rs. c. Jail. and
the latter in the Albany N. " Penitentiary.
Wheeler was convicted in South Carolina of
violating Internal Revenue laws and sentenced
Aug. Is. 1892, to ak months imprisonment.
He is suffering from typhoid fever, and it is
represented TO the President that he will surely
die unless he has the benefit of purer air than
he can get in his prison cell. Lee Sing is dying
from cancer and is in need of immediate relief.
Their cases appealed particularly TO the Presi
dent in his own Aft iction, and he ordered par
dons to be issued in both cases.
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Chief. Engineer George w. Baird. q. s. N,
who is at present attached to the L. s. s. Dol
phiu, has been spending few days in Wash
ington. He recently passed an examination
for promotion from the grade of Passed Assist
ant Engineer to that which he now holds with
great credit, and has been allowed few days
for recreation. Chief Engineer Baird was for
some time Assistant superintendent OF the State,
War, and Navy Department Building, during
which time most of the recent improvements
were introduced by him. Among these are the
electric lighting plant and the design of the
water works plant and pumping station at Hot
Syringe, Ark. A number of the modern appli.
ances on board ship in connection with modern
the Navy in September, 1852, as Acting Third
Assistant Engineer.
The banner of the Columbia Democratic
Club, which bears the names and portraits of
Cleveland and Stevenson, and which was
stretched across Pennsylvania avenue between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, was taken
down on Tuesday, Oct. IS, at the suggestion of
many prominent Democrats of Washington.
This was done because the funeral cortege of
Mrs. Harrison. in its progress from the White
House to the depot, passed along Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and it was thought by tine mem
bers Of the club that it would be mark of
kindly consideration TO remove the banner I'M
til after Mrs Harrisons body had left Wash
ingtOn for indianapolis The thoughtfulness
and feeling which prompted the club to remove
their banner, under the circumstances, were
the subject of very favorable comment by all
parties in Washington.
as.
1t may happen that the Government will
have to come to the rescne of Col. Nichols
Smith, United States Consul at Three Rivers,
Province of Quebec, Canada. Some time ago
condition of Three Rivers to the State Depart
ment, which has so aroused the Canadians Of
that city that he and his family have been SUBJ
jected to gross outrages. Col. Smith IL at
present suffering from pneumonia. the result of
a cold caused by the breaking of the windows
of his h0nse when it was mobbed because of
his report on the city's sanitation. His family
are abused and insulted when they appear on
the street. and every indignity is offered them
by the irate Canadians. They have demanded
the recall Of Col. Smith and are pressing 1t
hard. Our Government will have to either re-
call him or give him protection, as his life is
said TO be in danger.
The officers Of the law are looking for very
/ slippery crooked man, who follows tho races
/ and indulges in questionable tricks but who
/ was beaten at his own game one day last week.
! On Wednesday. Oct. 90, this well known char
acter was at the race track at .Benning's. and
| had in his possession paid ticket, which he
claimed TO have found, which had won $500,
! but being well known to the bookmakers,
he afraid TO present il himself for payment,
( and gave 10 10 a confederate, who collected the
sum, but who failed TO give the sharp his pro.
portion of the money. The crooked fellow
| kicked quite hard, but WAS afraid TO bring the