The National tribune., 1900-05-10
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

The resignation of Mr.. Claude NJ. John
son was accepted last week. 1t was given
out that this was not the result of the VIII
| upon him by the Labor organizations, but
the result of Investigations which showed
| that Mr.. johnson is interested in ma
chInery for developing power from tidal
waves, and that he has been using the
appliances and employees of the Bureau Of
OF Printing and Engraving in its expert
mentS. he was allowed to turn over to the
Treasury some $500 in the shape of re-
fund.
The dignified Senators complain that
Tilman acts in the Senate as if in an Edge
Held primary, and that his laugh is so
sardonic and mirthless that it makes the
flesh creep.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union wants a curfew law enacted for the
District of Columbia:
SO
The Army Reorganization Bill will add
5,4IS mon to the artillery, making the
total strength of that arm 17,44S. The
present enlisted strength of the army is
$1,000 Regulars and 81, 900 volunteers, or a
total Of 100000. The reorganization bill
will increase that total to 1O5,47s men.
Ex-Judge Ammiel j. Willard died at his
home on Corcoran street, May 5, aged 76.
He was born in Auburn, N. Y, and served
as Colonel Of the 35th U. S. G.
I. He was a fine lawyer, and during the
Reconstruction period was Chief Justice Of
South Carolina. He decided the Cham
Gubernatorial contest in
favor OF Hampton, which proved so dis
tasteful to the Republicans that ne re-
signed. He had been resident of Wash
ington for about 1e years.
The Commissioners decide that auto
mobiles must take out licenses as hacks,
and charge only hack rates.
Mai, Sylvester reports that the curfew
regulation would require great increase
OF the police force. Owing to the absence
OF any compulsory school law, Washing
ton has an inordinate number of children
on the streets, especially in the Summer
months, and there are more non-supported
wives in the city than any other in the
country. There should be a law compel
ling husbands to support their wives and
children.
Comrade c.. Breisinger, 46th N. Y, was
in the city last week. He served through
the whole four years of the 46th n. Y, the
Fremont Regiment" This was organized
in New York City, Sept. 1, 1861, and had
its first fight at Hilton Head. 1t was
afterward in Willcox's Division of the
Ninth Corps, and took its full share Of that
Department Of the South to the Army of the
Potomac, then to Grant at Vicksburg,
next with Burnside into East Tennessee,
and finally back to the Army of the Poto-
mac, the Wilderness, and Petersburg. 1t
was almost wholly made up and differed
by Germans, and lost during its service
104 killed in battle and 81 died Of disease
Comrade Breininger, with his sons, carries
on the manufacture Of fine cigars at III
Montrose avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
There has been strong tarnish Of blood
on the face Of the political moon in Louis
lana. Senator Don Caffery delayed his
return to Washington several days in
order to give the Governor of the State a
fair opportunity to send a challenge. 1t
has been long time since we have had the
spectacle of duel between such distin-
guished participants as Senator and a
Governor.
Sensitiveness as to honor seems to in
crease as you go west from Washington.
Only across Rock Creek, in Georgetown, a
man made two attempts to commit suicide
merely because he was accused Of stealing