The National tribune., 1899-06-22
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

Flag Day was celebrated in Washington
with the greatest eclat. Its observance
was very general. Flags flew from a
majority OF the public and private buildings.
All the schools had fine ceremonies, in
which the pupils took particular delight.
| The Department OF the Potomac, G. A. r.
and w. r. c.. held special services in the
evening at the First Presbyterian Church,
which were largely attended. There were
also services at other churches.
The Ohio Society of California has sent
President Mckinley an invitation on n
gold plate to visit the State this year, and
it is thought he will accept.
The Imperial Council of the Mystic
Shrine will meet in this city next year.
Capt. J. B. Coghlan, of the U. S. S.
Raleigh, was in the city last week, on his
way to his boyhood home. Belleville. Ill.
| He declined to discuss the German affair,
saying that that was ancient history. He
| could not be considered a rabid antl-Ger-
man, since his grandfather was German,
who never learned to speak English. and
he was born and brought up in Belleville.
which was a German settlement.
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The people of Washington are much
interested in the analysis of the Potomac
water which is now going on at the Army
/
supposed that our drinking water was I'M
usually pure, as the country above Wash
| ington is very thinly settled, and there are
no towns along the river as far as Harper s
| Ferry, 80 miles above. From there here
J the water trmbleS over rocks, and the con-
ditions are unusually favorable for puri-
| fication by oxidation by air and sunlight.
| But so far there has been an abundance of
colon bacilli found, which indicates the
presence of animal refuse and the ikeli-
hood of typhoid germs.
| Rear-Admiral Pierce Crosby, one of the
very last of Admiral Farragut's valued
| lieutenantS, died at his home on Connecti-
cut Avenue, June 10. He was born at
Chester. Pa, in 1924, and became Mid
shipman in 1888. He served as Aid to
! Commodore Hull in the Mexican war He
was ordered to Farragut when that officer
was preparing for his capture of New
Orleans, and performed conspicuously
| gallant service in the operations. He
continued with Farragut during all of the
exciting service on the Mississippi. He
was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1882,
| ASiatic Stations, and was retired after as
years of service, % of which had been at
sea.
| The Adjutant-General of the United
States Army. gives out that the entire loss
L u.
to June was: Killed in action, 226; died of
wounds, SO; died of disease, 1854; total
deaths, $50.
| Winfield S. Norcross, nj: D., National
Commander of the Union Veteran Legion,
was in the city last week, on official busi-
ness. He called on the Secretary of the
Navy, visited the Commissioner of Pen
sions, and paid an official visit to Encamp-
ment No. Ill, Union Veteran Legion. He
is in as fine health as man could be with
such a wound.
| Political circles were perturbed last week
by Director Merriam's announcement of
the appointment of eight Supervisors of the
] Census for Virginia. Four of these are
Republicans, and four Democrats. 1t was
also announced that 400 Enumerators
would be appointed for Virginia, equally
divided between the Republicans and
Democrats. The Virginia Republicans
were naturally displeased at this division,
and the Democrats gratified, and their
States, which thus got their information as
to what they might expect.
Over 5000 applications for position on
the Census force are already on file, and
this is felt to be merely the beginning. An
order has been issued that no more applica-
tons be filed that do not bear the indorse-
ment of Senator or Representative. The
intention is to divide the appointments up
equitably among the members of both
Houses. Each Representative will get six
appointments in the office at Washington
These will be but temporary appointments,
and it is the wish to confine them as nearly
as possible to persons already residing
here.