The National tribune., 1903-10-22

Justices Of the Supreme Court of tn,
United States up and down exactly on'
| fight of stairs. 1t wilfy only hold abou
two of the big Justices. and the little Chic
Justice. along with the man who runs thu
diminutive lift" at one time. 1t wal
put in about q year ago especially for tn,
Justices, and he would be brave indee,
who asked the lordly elevator man to lie
him ride. Possibly guest of one Of thu
Justices would get chance to go up. bu
he would have to be accompanied by TIL
silk gowned member of the highest Cour
in the land. or walk. ''Them's orders
and they has to be obeyed."
1t is conceded that Representative Cur
| It's, of Kansas. will have the Chairman
ship of the Committee ON Indian Affairs
| upon which he has been second for sew
eral years. Chairman Sherman. of New
York. will go to some other Committee
and it is reported that he asked for tina
of the Committee on Printing, as it viii
| require less of his time and enable him tt
attend to his business in New York State
Col Geo e. Pond, Assistant Quarter
master-General of the Army, who came
to Washington in August for a term oI
duty ut the War Department, was gveT
Il tlattering farewell banquet ut st. Paul
Mimi, where he has been stationed some
years at Army Headquarters. He was
presented with n costly silver service. anC
highly complimentary remarks were made
by ]. ]. Hill. Congressman Stevens. Gen
Kobbe and others. Col Pond was literally
one of the boys in blue. In 1861. at the
age of IL. he joined the Connecticut vol
unteers and served his country faithfully
After leaving the army he entered West
Point, and later he served as cavalry
pff AIzn OIL
Southwestern points until the breaking
out of an old wound received in the civil
war made it necessary for him to leave
the cavalry and attach himself to the staff
of the Army. His record is one in which
his friends take much pride.
Judge-Advocate-G General Davis. U. S.
A.. has decided that Washington was ''at
the front during the early part of the
war. This decision is of benefit to a num-
her of comrades who belonged to the
Washington military companies which
helped to secure the pcaceable Inaugural
ton of Abraham Lincoln. and who are
now applicants for pubic employment.
They were volunteers who paid their own
expenses for uniforms and SuStcnance. AMI
during the inauguration occupied the tops
If buildings as sharDshOOters to prevent
any demonstration. They also did outpost
'ihtN at lht With the ftt'IS Nf!f
within n short distance of the city. One
If these comrades. Samuel II. Re der. filed
his application for employment in the
Leather Department of the Navy Yard.
and stood No | on the list. but was put
back on the list on the grounds that he
had not served at the front. This decision
gives him his proper place.
Mrs. Roosevelt has had a new lily
named after her by Joseph Tally. of
Wellesley. Mass. The flower received a
silver medal from the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society. as the finest yet
shown in the way of decorative pants ever
hybridized in the United States. 1t is two
Feet high. and looks like Il semi-tropical
1lant with its large dark green. silvery-
speckled leaves and tall. primrose-yelow
Snathes. 1t is strong and hardy. lives out
If doors. and is said TO be able to repro
luce itself by seeds
srnnE.
Comrade George H. Dodge. formerly of
the 9th n. H.. now of Wells. Me-. was in
the city last week. He is now in business
in Wells. His regiment was in the old
Ninth Corps. and with it he went to
Vicksburc and then into EAST Tennessee.
finally reioiniDg the Army of the Potomac
N the Wilderness Caniraign. was severe
ly wounded in the leg Mt the battle of the
Crater. and was taken prisoner hut was
naroled after 30 days and was able to re-
turn to his regiment in time for the
wind-up .gs-" n