New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The signing OF a bill on Thursday by the pfu
dent for the relief OF A. T. Hensley. OF Texaa n
calls a man OF wonderful persistence and JobHh
patience. In 1863 this claimant had the good fortuna
as he supposed, TO get order to supply pine hooh
ing and rough timber 10 the Army. He fulnled 10
contract, and since then. for more than thiry
years, he has been endeavoring TO collect hh M
working 10 secure the simultaneous passage By ID
two Houses OF Congress and the signature Of u
President. Nine weeks ago. learning that be ~
TO be successful. he went 10 Washington. 0s
would naturally suppose that the claim vheA b
duced such fight was a large one. But when H.
Hensley signs his name at the Treasury Ds1nt
ment for the money in the battle for which b ~
grown gray. he will receive siS2!
Ready for Summer-"Have you made any -
yes; I'm engaged to a girl whose father mss
ice cream parlor "-tChicago Record
A writer in the "Novoe vremya" IL grav4 \
turbed on realizing that a new naval PowAe
mania to wit, has appeared In the Black Seau
pride OF the Rumanian squadron Is the cfua
Elizabeth. made In England and launched In -
This beat has an armored deck four 6.i-inch ~
guns quick-iring guns. and torpedo tubes n
squadron now numbers twenty-one boats IN -
and there are three torpedo-boats building forR
England, and negotiations proceeding for the ~
little fleet. the writer sup2oses. is to be the IA
wing OF an enemy attacking Russia from the b.
pnorus Inasmuch as the Treaties coniemplata
the existence OF only two naval Powers on u
Black Sea- the Rumanan feet is. IN his opinion.
no better than contraband OF war. But unfors
natey It has been recognized by Russia which ~
swered its salute when II crused OF Seoaaop@
The precedent IS bad one, he thinks Who KNOW
but Il may lead to a Bulgarian feet. or even y
last to an Armenian fleet in the EuxIne?
II haven't time" you cry. distrausht
BY urgent calls at every turn.
In the next world-consollng thought
You will have time TO burn.-(Lfe.
How wide are the interests Of trade. how man!
sides OF life 1t touches. and how 1t includes hnes
thought seldom associated with buying and sellhs
is freshly realized on glancing over the in'efesus
London weekly journal called Commerce ~
pages include clever paragraphs on the leading 20
ltical and social issues OF the day. notes on "sn
portation news talks with leading financfen ss'~
cultural items sketches on English Colonial oe.s~v
ment reports OF the doings of Chambers Oh eo's
merce throughout the world. and comp'sn
series Of articles editorial. news and desclp"'.
various commercial interests 1t is proussly H'u''
trated. and altogether strengthens the impres'ms
OF the thoroughness and comprehenslseness
which the Briton studies commerce ana oe..
the qualities that have made him the great w.
OF the world.
THE headquarters OF the Army" said an A'
officer, ARE where General Miles Is locateu sSoul
he take his nag up in balloon the hs.a0S,rssss; ". ss;
would be up IN the air. lie seldom 'aAesh eshnnM
with him when he leaves the city, Dut ssrs ~
do so headquarters would be exactly Why ssosd
flag Is, whether he was In the cars or a. ssasnsr
The law has never designated an offciai nssrsucs
tiers. When General Sherman moved MS n,,s he
Wsf
headquarters flag went with him. anu su".rters s
Department found II was no longer hesdqrssr, ,.nsr,
Neither was there any way by which the psp,s psIssc
ment could find where headquarters we,e ecsneri
by teegraphng for the whereabouts ,,p Of
Sherman and his nag. "-tWashlngtoh o'a'
President Kriger, It seems Is a man OF senu.. 80
J. Scott Montagu. Member OF Pariiame"" ,sa
on a visit to South Africa. throws some nsna ,oa
side OF the shrewd Beers character IN .e .o..s.
country newspaper Of the ives; OF Enslaha .,ss
dent Kriiger." he writes said TO ir'enu " .~.rt
the other day: In times Of peace we ms. AZ
certain privileges to the Utlanders; ou' " ,,,,r.
storm and stress. never Yesterday nao ." o..
view at Pretoria with President Kruger. Tne ~.
dent talked for a moment or two about Wv .s,,t
vaal. and one incident occurred which . "a M
am Justified In relating. The Transvas- ,.,.rs
President, was like a pretty girl Win "i@"' s,.s
each one wanting to marry her or se' :. m
suggested In reply, that the damsel was ~
but that she was engaged to Eng'a"u' -
England as the first and only legitimate ~
the only one who ought to be consiae' ~
eyes. The President shrugged his shou'uA sAr
made a reply to the effect that the ioSe' .savns
haved very badly. and had alena'eu "e'
We fear the house-to-house coiiecWv WvysJrauskss
recommended BY Postmaster -GeneraI c~snsrsi w
and recently indorsed by Postmsst,s'. ,. the path 8
son. will make more crooked ana $40" ,hs unsl y
the carrier delivering letters. Where inc portios
has to deliver may bring him ove, eve. IND Tor whn
of his route on a trip that 10 ngn. Wss in praes
little tmo IL allotted. with the aDy.ea aDa "a cover y
tce he will be supposed or comPenesus nav not =
entire district 'Iooking" for mall tnss @ only WheS
round On the other hand. II ne svc' sone peop.S
the letters he has TO deliver bring na IL ppolntee
who have been expecting him VIII oe ,Ss S' regularly
Too much reliance will be placed on ~, coilectlon ~
of the carriers visits, and mail i9a ovys We shss
often remain In the house box LcT ,.sts TO be tvS
be Interested in the experimental .o ali fight eY
the system House letter b9xes ar y,Ii not "wo!!k
house to house collections. VIE fear. w Our unds
satisfactorily unless In rare ssres ettsr-eer
standing is that the Departacstt seheme whens:sss
riers TO say q good word fof tns Nv informed ~.
possble but we have been renanngv an their rcofRs
In talking on the subject to paaomsh 20 huffessS
carriers should pause Just ldne sS ana then us'
say 'Its a good thing-put iu -
lcc~ -<Tho p0afa1 Hoc0rd.