New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
rRy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRfBUNE-1
washington, Deem

sa.sthIs ,or calling out the following story, not
without patent moral. from member OF t"e ne
publican National Committee
..This astonishing bit OF revolution accohpisheu
on the sacred soil of the Old Dominion. said the
committeeman reminds Of the comment OF an
rrshrnan who played the races for the first tirne'
and had rather unusual luck. Pat strolled into sa-
loon on a Saturday afternoon directly after draw
ing his pay and in the course OF a few hours re-
6,ced n to a solution so thin that he did not care
70 go home and face his wife AS he sat mourn
fully in his table one OF the men IN ule
barroora came up to him and said;
Say Pat. have you got any money on hose
Tint%
Nov Pat didn't know Rose Tint from MAUD o.
so he simply groMled negative , -, cold +,e
gins Pc S1s 1 aDS Rn fSu simply
up the dollar o P P S It hf his pocket and looked
naGee8 foolish than ever few minutes later the
same man came came ar 70 nsar and salo'
of course Pat h9dn 4 t ths srpr Ss
took s. and put it up a little while later he came
hack aRa hsR s me raj there was No holding Pat
II say he exclaimed. IN WONDER as ne Iooheo
st the bunch of bills in his hands. Plat air We
he 95 up T and Takfo @ bare nR 70 in
confidential whisper. How long has this bin soin
MANUSCRIPT AS MERCHANDISE an age
Of novels. when the goings and comings OF manu-
script characteristic signs Of the time. an
author OF wide experience in the field Of postage
has hit scheme which will relieve authors OF
the postage burden. The author Of the bill himself
author, Charles Burr Todd. proposes that manu-
script shall transmitted through the roStofflce
at merchandise rates The House committee
wrest1ed with the problem to-day. While there
to be consensus of opinion as TO the htness
Of aSgociating the modern novel whether his
roTical popular or both. with merchandise. there
hin viii be interpreted placing the stamp of
provai by Gongress on This form OF noeTa5ur t
hold The unenlightened view that steps should be
Sorns OF IteraTv expression Meantime untold
thousands Of authors are holding back theiS manu-
mongers also intimate that the postmen raising
that the manuscript of the Light summer novel,
is too great burden for any postrnan to carry.
CHAMP CLARK TAKEN FOR 4 MINISTER.
Champ Clark of Missouri, mistaken to-day
for Methodist exhorter- Congressman Clark
had 5ust completed period IN imprisoned
speech against a claim bill which he regarded
ubiquitous In appealing his colleagues to make
record for economy he said: Now is the &C
Soon afierward the House adjourned and a thin
little man. hard of hearing, said TO him:
you extended the invitation to those Goddess col
clay ! knew you Was a minister the minute l
cost him g s. among his friends when the story
got out
PRESIDENT ON ARMY STTLEs-Troube is
brewing in the ranks OF the army officers de-
tail. owing to the discovery made President
Roosevelt the other day that strange and wonderful
combinations of civilian and army uniforms were
being worn by officers in Washington. While TAX
ing gaIlop the other day the President beheld.
his and dsap7roval. officer of local
prominence strong along the avenue arrayed in
army blue derby hat. gray trousers and tan
shoes. Whether the tan shoes were the final straw
or not is matter OF CONJECTURE ppe NE neS as ey
ment that army officers on duty should wear COM
plete uniforms or civilian garb The order caused
CONSERVATION II Will also give local taiors a
chance in dull season Naval officials are seeking
to anticipate the same orders In their orectlon IN
fact, it is not improbable that as result OF the
be brought about in both services.
SCHENECTADY ENGINES IN JAPAN.-From
1897 to 1901 the government railways of Japan per-
United tenders for building their locomotives only
from British mixers. because they persuaded
Of the superior qualities Of the English engines.
but the Schenectady works of the American Lo-
connective Company, having sold some engines to
private railways in that country, able to
demonstrate to the government the merits of their
product, and in 1901 they added to the list Of
approved makers Although in competition with
five British firms, The American company was able
10 meet all the stern requirements of the govern
ment's specifications and break down the British
monopoly of four years by taking order that
year for thirty locomotives According to
japanese law no tenders will be received for loco
motives for the imperial railways. which include
nearly one-fourth Of all the railways in the en-
sire except from makers the approved list, but
the firm making the lowest offer must receive the
contract. Since than locomotives from
The Schenectady works have been SOLD in Japan
the Baldwin Locomotive Works have sent 255 en-
gines in the last years. and the Brooks, Pitts
burg and Cooke works have also number OF
gines running on japanese railroads and doing such
satisfactory work that the company has this year
been added TO the approved lists of several roads,
heretofore confined exclusively to tenders from
British makers. This gives American manufactur-
opportunity TO compete with British loco
motive builders. but just at present the unusual
demand for steel, and its high price in the United
State serious handicaps-
CONSULAR REoRM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
years ago Robert Adams, jr. Of Pennsylvania,
then Minister TO Brazil. made a visit of inspection
TO a large number of United States consulates in
South America and result, IN 1891, he pub
iished a magazine article advocating reform in
the method Of selecting consuls "a deviation"
he expressed it, from the custom Of appointing
representatives of the business interests OF the
United States broken down politicians and poll
heal henchmen. Ever since then Mr. Adams,
who elected TO Congress in 1888, has been de-
voting his energies this particular reform, and
row sees victory in sight. Senator Lodge, who
introduced bill for the purpose last session.
has determined offer amendment the
Diplomatic Appropriation bill which will provide
Tor the application of business principles to the
selection Of diplomatic and consular agents, and
Mr.. Adams. who is the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee in the House, viii champion the amendment in
the lower chamber
HANNA HOLDS HANDSPRING Mason is
coming in for hard hits on all sides these days but
with sporting spirit he takes his medicine and
hopes for better times Sometimes he ventures to