The National tribune., 1893-02-16


of fun that some individual recently tele.
graphed Ohio newspapers that Senator Brce.
of that State had hired the Metropolitan Hotel
in Washington, and would accommodate Ohio
people free of charge during Cleveland's Inau-
guration next month. The consequence of this
statement can be easily imagined, and Senator
Brice emerged last week from the enormous
pile of kilograms and letters that overwhelmed
him long enough to protest that there is not
word of truth in tho story.
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James White, jovial sailor lad from the
Navy-yard, started out one day last week TO
see the sights of Washington. He tried hard
to immortalize himself by scratching his name
with knife on one of the marble blocks on
the outside of the Washington Monument. He
was arrested and locked up, and was afterward
tried in the Police Court for defacing public
property, for which he was assessed SIS. He
was given to understand by Judge Kimball that
the monument was for the immortalization of
but one gentleman, now deceased, and that
subsidiary inscriptions were out Of order.
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Some mathematician should begin to calcu-
late, for it would be valuable to find out. how
much of the peoples time and money is wasted
in calling Mister before each Congressman's
name when the roll is called. On two occasions
last week there was innumerable roll-calls in
the House, and each name on the long list was
prefxed by the unnecessary title of "Mister."
1t seems that members of Congress have serious
objections to being called plain Smith, Brown
or Jones, and they insist on having the prefix
of Mister, even if they do not know for what
purpose the roll is being called.
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Hon. John S. Durham United States Minis
ter to Hayti, has notified the State Department
that there is no longer any necessity for the
presence of the United States war-ship Atlanta
in Haytian waters, and orders have been issued
by the Navy Department for the Atlanta to
complete her cruise in the West Indies, 80 as to
arrive at Hampton Roads early in the Spring,
for special service in connection with the prep
arations for the Naval Review. The negotia-
tions for settlement of the case of News, the
American citizen who was maltreated by the
Haytian authorities are progressing favorably.
IS.
kilograms were exchanged between the Act
Ing Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Agent
Brown of the Pine Ridge Indian Agency. last
week, which grew out of the part taken by the
Indian police, who we're sent out to arrest In
dians of Two Strikes band that had murdered
four cowboys. The Commissioner telegraphed
his approval Of the promotion of First Serg't
Joe Bush to Second Lieutenant; Serg't John
Sitting Bear to First Sergeant, and privates Run
ming Hawk and Two Lance to Sergeants for
bravery and gallant conduct and authorizing
Agent Brown to increase the police force to 60 to
continue SO long as emergency requires it. He
also commended the loyal and efficient services
of Young Man Afraid of His Horse.
Sc.
It is wonderful how ignorant of the pension
laws some members of Congress appear to be.
During the discussion Of the pension appropri-
alton bill in the House on Friday, Feb. TO- Mr..
Mutchler, of Pennsylvania. in charge of the
bill, and Mr. Livingston, of Georgia, made the
statement that pensioners were in the habit of
making out pension vouchers before the money
was due, Mr. Mutcher contending that long
before the money was due the voucher could
be sent in, and MIR. Livingston contending that
1t was frequently sent in three months before.
These gentlemen appear to be ignorant of the
penalty which attaches to antedating pension
voucher as laid down by the Revised Statutes,
which is given at three years imprisonment or
court.
| Capt Schemmerhorn, Of New York, has in
vented a new style of lifeboat, of the folding
| pattern, which he hopes to have adopted by the
/ Navy Department for use on board of ships oi
war. Capt. Schemmerhorn was at the Navy
/ Department last week, and explained his in.
vention to the Bureau Chiefs who appeared to
be very much impressed with the Captains
boat, and will consider its good points on some
! future occasion, with view to determining itt
| fitness for the naval service. Capt. schemmer.
horns boat can be easily stored away on ship
board. as IL folds up after the manner of q
/ steamer. chair, and can quickly be made ready
| for lanching in ap emergency. As yet the
/ Navy Department has not been able to find
lifeboat that exactly fills the BILL and hopes ar,
entertained that Capt. Schemmerhorn's boa
may prove satisfactory.
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The subcommittee of the House Judiciary
Committee which is engaged in investigatin,
the Whisky Trust watched gentleman on,
day last week manufacture, with essential oils
essences and coloring matters, whiskies, runs
and gins similar to those sold as pure goods
and which would take an expert to tell from
the genuine article. The basis for these prod
ucts was an odorless and coorless liquid know,
TO the trade as spirits, and worth about $l.30
gallon. By the use of compounds worth abou
one and q half cents he produced gallon O
liquor saleable at 81. One-half the liquor sol
in the country, the gentleman said. was pro
duced in this way. He urged that certain wit
nesses. whose names were not made public,
summoned as soon possible, rs some of ther
would find 10 more convenient to be in Europ
than before the committee il they were give
time to 60 there.
The Commission appointed by the Presden
TO map out the battlefield of Antietam has bee
doing very interesting work there. Mai
Gen. Harry Heth, one of the Commissioner
took part in the battle on the Confederate sid,
while the other, Col. j. c. Stearns was Adjutan
of the 9th VT, and took part on the Union sid,
} Col. Stearns returned TO Washington from tn
battlefield last week. The work there has bee
, going on for year and half 1t involves