The National tribune., 1902-08-21
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.


CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.
Comrade Chas. H. Liseom. 2Sth n. Y.
who lives ut 469 w. 18th ST.. New York
has been using his vacation in tour tc
Washington, Culpeper, Fredericksburg
ployeu in the New York Post Office.
The engagement of Miss Vivian Sar
toris is announced. Miss Vivian is tht
daughter of Mrs. Nellie Grant SartOris
and granddaughter of Gen. Grant. She
is Il most charming young lady, with q
rich coloring, and great favorite in so
ciety. The man of her choice is Mr.. Fred
erick Roosevelt Scovil, a far-off cousin OF
President Roosevelt. The wedding vii
take place at st. Peters Church, in Co
burg, Ontario. the Summer home of the
Grants, Saturday: Aug; %.
We are to have the gold dollar again
The tiny coin once so common has beer
''out of mint" for many years. The new
gold sinners are to be the souvenir coins
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Part of them, it is said, are to bear the
face of Thomas jefferson. and part the
likeness of William Mckinley. The re
verse side Of the coin will have view
of the Exposition, with the dates 1SOt
and 1903.
The Second Congressional District Oh
Tennessee, represented by Comrade G'b
son, has not sent Democrat to Congress
since 1853.
Plans are already on foot to erect q
handsome memorial to the late Senator
Mcmillan as Il tribute from the District
of Columbia people. The Senator was
Chairman of the Committee on District
OF Columbia.
'.Jane jefferson is the name of n Suf
frage Club out in Colorado. 1t is named
for Thomas's mother. She would prob
ably have taken club to anyone who
had ever suggested to her that she should
join such a thing as woman's club.
Gen. Jacob Smith is coming Washing
ton-ward through wall of welcomes that
must he extremely agreeable to his soldier
heart. but there is danger that the hOspi
taities will do what the Filipino bolos
didn't-finish off the gallant General, wh'
is none too strors.
1t is rumored that Baron Won Ritter Zu
Grunstein. n recent addition to the Ger
man Embassy. does not like his new berth
in the Corrs Diplomatique and that he
has asked to be relieved, which has moi
been granted. The Baron does not find il
as gay in Washington us he had been led
to believe it was.
Little Wu Ting Fang. heir of the Chi
nese Minister. whose Oriental eyes have
seen the changing seasons of some dozen
years. would now look quite like n well
dressed American lad if it were not fol-
those same slanted orbs. He has discard
ed the royal blue robes of the Celestial
youth. the sandals and all that, and
dOnned long pants In the language
of the girl Of the day. ''he looks just toe
cute" in his new garb. His hair, too. is
neatly cut, and no queue has ever disfig.
urcd his head.
Automobiles are no longer dangerous
enough for jaded society women, and il
il said that the latest fad for the sensa-
ton seeker is an ostrich harnessed to a
road cart. One could shoot an ostrich il
it undertook II climb n tree, but when an
automobile gets to bucking the diplomatic
thing to do is to leave it to its fate and de
it quick.
The Army is in need of Surgeons. There
are 40 vacancies and no ''availables." Ar
examination for Assistant Surgeon is SCOT
to be held. but there are only 30 applica
tions. and Surg.-Gen. w. Fl. Forwood
says that out of the 30 it is not probable
that more than five at the most will be
accepted. The rank is that of a First
Lieutenant. mounted. and the salary
$1,000. The stress just now is for the
Philippine service.
The foreign Attaches of the various
Embassies in Washington are very much
chngrined that they will not be able tt
attend the joint Army and Navy manu-
vers. 1t is said that pressure is being
brought to bear to effect some kind of q
compromise, so that the gold-lace-trimmed
young men who make Washington's so
ciety functions such brilliant successes
may observe the work of our Army and
Navy and make full report to their re
spective Governments. 1t is not prob
able. however. that permission will bt
given. The Attaches are making prepa
rations to make Newport their headquar
ters during the coming manuvers. anf
may hire tugs and undertake to observe
them, since they are denied admission t.
our ships s-of-war; but their dignity is lia
BILE to get jolt if they try that. for th
Secretary of State will be advised Al
once. and what he can do to these chesty
young men will be plenty
With the change in the old "Unior
blue uniform comes also change IL
many other respects. For instance. ''Parlt
vous Francaise?'' is to give place tC
Visitors of the Naval Academy has re
ported to the Navy Department. it is said
that the cadets who are now dividing theil
time between French and Spanish find il
impossible to become proficient in bOtf
languages. Our new possessions make
knowledge of Spanish n vital necessity, sc
the Board recommends that French bt
dropped and all the available time all0t
ted to learning a foreign language be de
voted to Spanish.
Cuba, up-to-date little maiden that she
is, proposes to trot right along in the Ma
ton with big ''N') procession. She
wants. now, to join the Universal Postal
Convention rs an active member. SenOl
Quesada has been consulting with First
Assistant Postmaster-G General Wynne
and it is probable that Cuba will get what
she wants.
Washington is an ideal city for conven
tions. 1t has inst entertained very sue
cessfully the National Butchers Associa
tion, and it will now devote itself II
throwing bouquets to the National SOciet,
of American Florists. which is to be in
vited to convene in Washington.
Weary with carrying his weight o.
nearly fOur-score years, Serg't Edward
Lalley, a veteran of the Mexican War
and with an honorable record in the Is
y. s. Cav. in the war of the rebellion
drowned himself last Monday in n pont
in the Soldiers Home grounds. He hat
been an inmate of the Home for nearly
15 years; his health was broken and hi.