The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-15


would be better off without the Speakership.
This has inspired some of the newly elected
and consequently inexperienced Republicans
with an idea. They want TO prove that the
suspicion aroused by their newness is not well
grounded. They want 10 prove their wisdom
! by showing that they know how TO obey. and,
in order to do credit to themselves, an under
standing is being reached among all the novices
that they to recognize Reeds superior ex-
perience, abiding by his decisions and carry
ing out his orders. So al swearing allegi-
ance to their chosen leader in all matters Of
F.! policy. They recognize st the start that it is
going to be difficult thing TO make up the
committees, with SO many new men, in a man
ner TO satisfy everyone. Therefore the first
prccept of loyalty is: Take what you get. and
! don't kick" If this is adhered TO the first
difficulty will be happily overcome.
Il
No better citizens in any country are there
than the Germans who came over here as immi-
grants. Intelligent TIN fifty and sober, they are
! quick to learn American ways and take pride
| in their adopted country. In the year 1894
Germany sent 34,2l0 of her people here. The
| largest emigration 10 the United States was in
/ 1851, numbering 20G 1S9 persons. In 1898
there were 75,l02. During 20 years the
German emigration to the United States
amounted TO 1,7SI, 349. more than 80 per cent
of the total emigration from the Empire. The
/ Imperial Government is making every effort
/ to turn the tide of German emigration TO the
! German colonies in Africa, but so far has met
with but little success.
4
There is some reason to fear that a couple of
absconders from the United States have dis
covered hole in the meshes of the law which
may make il impossible in many cases to secure
the extraditon of criminals fleeing into Mexico
from the United States, no matter how grave
the charge laid against them. About month
ago the State Department. upon the application
| of the Governor of Iowa sought to secure the
extradition OF Chester and Richard Rowe, the
/ former being Treasurer of Poweshiek County,
/ Iowa, charged with the emb eZclng about
! $4,000, and the latter, bis brother charged
I with completely in the crime. The men went
boldly to the City OF Mexico under the name
of Rose, and when it sought to serve the
extradition papers they set up the claim that
they were not citizens of the United States,
but naturalized citizens of Mexico. They had
accomplished this change in their nationality
| by the simple process of purchasing some real
estate aud electing to become Mexican citizens.
According to the lax Mexican law this
4 sufficient to make them actual Mexican citi-
Gems As under the exiradition treaty be-
tween the United States and Mexico neither
country is bound to surrender its own citizens
! i'm answer TO demand for extrsdiiou, it is
apparent that the way is thus opened for gen.
eral evasion of il by criminals unless the Mex
/ lean Government should decide TO take a
broader view Of the Mexican law.
4
Washington is soon TO have a new statue in
! that OF Gen. Hancock, which will be erected Oh
reservation at the corner OF Seventh street and
( Pennsylvania avenue. Work is progressing, and
/ the statue is now at the foundry being cast in
bronze. 1t will represent the veteran mounted
upon a superb charger that be has refined up, aud
that is just Ii fling Of IFS forefeet If mpa-
tieut Of restraint. The design is of heroic size,
the figure of the General being nine feet and the
horse and all else proportionate. The design
was approved by a committee consisting Of
Senators Voorhees,, Proctor and Cocktell.
/ Henry J. Elliott is the sculptor.
X
J The United States Government came near
+ being muicted out Of valuable piece of prop
erty on account OF recent claim made by
James Reayis and his wife, for the recovery Of
10000 0G9 acres of land, embracing all the
thickly-settled and improved portion of Ari.
IONA. and amounting in value to SIO0,O 600 0Oo
The story Of the claim is romantic. aud cclipses
the SIyra Clarke Gaines and the Tichborne
claims Hon. Matt G. Reynolds, of ST. Louis.
! United States Attorney for the Court Of Private
! Land Claims, conducted the defense for the
Government in. the suit brought for the re-
! cover, and won The case Twenty days was
taken up in the hearing, which resulted in the
complete victory OF the Government and the
/ placing in jail Of Reavis lie will probably 20
TO the penitentiary, although sentence is not
yet passed. Reynolds had to track Reavis over
three continents aud it took long and careful
I work TO unraval his plots. by means Of most
4 ingenious representation and falsi1ed records
Reayis managed to deceive into believing in
] h'D VI ND tidiiu 5oilit Va tue must
I distinguished and able lawyers ia the West
/ lie Was slick enough 10 interest capitalists
from whom he procured large sums of money,
causing to be manufactured documents Of the
most sacred character, and securing their in
sertion in the archives Of Mexico aud Spain.
/ II
Private Secretary Thurber aud the membe
Of the Society Of Colonial Wars are said to be
"at outs /" just now. The Society had planned
10 send one Of the medals TO the President that
were struck off from the metal Of the old brass
cannon found on the French frigate in the
hsrbOr OF Louisburg when il was captured in
1785 hy the American colonists in order to com.
/ memorate the 10th anniversary Of the event
at a celebration June IL last. Another oil
these medals was TO be sent 10 Queen Victoria
and third TO Lord Aberdeen. The Society, SO
the story runs. gave the medal for the Presi.
dent into the hands OF Rear Admiral Rowe, the
Society's Deputy Goyernor-Gencral for the Dis
trict Of Columbia. When Rowe went to the
White House 10 the President. Secretary
Thurber insisted on knowing his business be.
fore the Admiral could reach the Chief Magis.
trate The Admiral did not like this inauis
tiveness, aud withdrew without seeing the
President. Later lie tried again. and met Mr.
rhurber, who told him the President was per