New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06

THE PROPER AMERICAN SPIRIT
party sitting about dinner taole 'he o'ass
evening included among It's number an ohce' "
the Army and a prominent Democratic po."OsN''
Tho after dinner talk had turned on the ph'"p'
n,nes and NE politician was attacking the 50
called policy OF annexation He had dined WeH'
and spoke more freely than was his won't some
OF his structures on the Administration had oaassa
uneasincss and when he stated that ne 'houe"'
would be better TO sal away and leave 'he a'.s'.
pelago 10 take care OF Itself silence fell upon Inv
group 1t was broken by the Army orlcer sayms..
Well don't know much about the e'nio' "
this question. the right or wrong OF Il az w.,
| have taken my oath or allegiance 70 the ome.
States of America and any one who fires on o.,
flag Is an enemy OF that Government and shoI Nv
treat him as such. Men are hr'ng on ma 80, rssd
day in the Philippines. and those men, 10 ny ''"'
are wi aid banker. graspng the soldier @
the hand. that's as clear and suS'1nSt csrs 70
preston OF the proper American spirit 10 ''''
The res, OF the group followed the bankers ssa
and the Democrats POLITICAL looked cresua''s"
THE SENATOR'S QUESTION. II
The late Seth l.. Milliken. OF Maine was 'ohu y
telling the following story: AZ time ""e" ~.
bi,ion was particularly strict IN Maine 'a-
party OF ministers made an excursion 20 O'a''.' -.
Island near Bar Harbor As the members Oh '.'
party possessed considerable polilcal ihhue".', ~
Mr. Milllken and Senator Hale accompanied NJ
In the course Of the trip one OF me nihS"'
TO Mr.. Milliken, saying; -, =. ,h,s party
has Welded to the temptation or the seIpe,' trnS
has bottle Of whiskey with MIN. 10 sou A
anything OF this ,, q, the ,nlou!u,
Mr.. Mken denied all knowledge III, Gi s'e The Sen.
and referred the cleric TO Senator mar. al aA
ator listened patiently 10 the clergyman quietly
then, looking up with Twinkle III HIS s''
' You didn't happen to hear whether 1t was ~"
or not, did YOU?
GUZMAN BLANCO AND RoTHsCHILp.
The story used 10 be current OF the late ou'I -.
Rlanco that during the period when he was hO1 ,
nallv President OF the United States OF Nehe' ".
bu, In reality supreme dictator. ne at 0"e
visited Europe to negotiate loan for MS e,,A
In the furtherance Of this design ne was p.oa
20 the then head of the Rothsch.ld family "
he said: "a
II am very glad to make the acquaintance "
richest man In the world" a.
But | can scarce lay claim 10 that ho"'''
tected Baron Rothschd.
"No?" questioned the dictator. a., s,and
b of one who owns four hundred ma
square miles OF land, who controls tnv nnai neon,
two millions OF people. and whose a' ~ he,ng th
exceeds Il 10000. how can lay claim 10 Ue"'
worlds richest MANI ,...., p,snco VII
n twinkle in his eye, THAT you thoroughly u"'-
stand the politics OF Venezuela
HUMBLED IN HIS GLORY. =, .ov
In May OF 1885, Just after the first pate" " 10
missions had been announced. numoel .,sly
new officers were sitting In the Adjutahl W." I'D
room In the War Department. No one OF .he" "a
as yet received any orders or. pending 'n d
mustered up courage TO wear the u"' ., To
his rank outside his own private apartment, IN
leo however was about to be broken S,,mp
opening OF the door revealed a recently nnitcrA
stoned major In the full glory OF his new ,hs roor.
He walked TO the desk In the centre olosssed VT,
where General Corbin was deeply eng'oa,nd sfs
some papers. The General glanced UP ""
wishing him good morning. said: -"
Well major. what can do for you Lon, MAJ
II am here General" replied the rece"
with great dignity Ito do my duty. ..orked ~
You CANT" snapped the then then, oy s,eT" =
A suppressed guffaw from the other recs"'
GERS marked the majors precipitatS rs"ess =