The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-01

and professional standing, and would maxi
a frst-cass President of the United
States.'
The Treasury Department is now abou
concluding the gigantic task of redeemins
the Spanish War revenue stamps" which
were left unused in hands of purchasers
ut the time the war taxes were repealed
, This task involved cashing in about 800
tons of valueless paper in the form OF
blank stamped drafts. stamped checks OF
stamps in sheets. Up to this time there
have been 5000 packages Of all sorts
and sizes offered at the Treasury Depart.
ment, containing $4,000 claims for redemp.
ton. The Government has refunded thus
far. in round numbers. S2,0O0,000. The
bulk of the work has been done.
The largest claim which has been made
and paid by the Government in connection
with the redemption operations was that
of the Pullman Car Company That con-
Germ spent three months in preparing its
claim. 1t employed four men during that
period to sort and arrange the hundreds of
thousands of sleeping car seat and berth
tickets, all of which bore stamps. The
company had perhaps the largest amount
of stamped paper on hand of any concern
in the United States. When finally assem-
bled, the tickets filed 81 boxes, and
weighed, in all, eight tons. The boxes con-
tanned not fewer than 100000 tickets or
ceived n Government warrant in excess of
$4,000.
These statements as to the redemption
of stamps and stamped paper indicate but
a small part of the real work done by the
Government in connection with the re-
demption operations. If proprietary and
L., -, 10 %c1, info
sideration, the value of the redemption
reaches at least $25,000,0OO. There was a
rebate on tobacco in packages which re-
suited in the filing of not less than 10000
claims and the payment Of not less than
$4,00O,0O0.
Hon. Charles Curtis, Representative
from Kansas, has been in the city for
some time attending to the business of his
for investigation of the encroachments
upon the Indians who are in his especial
bailiwick. as, besides having a strong in.
fusion of Indian blood in his veins, he has
been for years the second ON the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs and will possibly
be the Chairman of the Committee in the
next Congress. Mr.. Curtis is a yer. able
man, and as to his integrity there is no
question, so that what he may say has
the greatest weight. He thinks that the
laws give the Secretary of the Interior
ample power to protect the rights of the
Indians, and that if they fail in any in
stance Congress is ready 70 give him any
additional power he may think he needs.
There have been some Irregularities and
wrongs, but these will be rectifed 1t is
in the power of the Special Agents of the
Interior Department to take summary ac
| ton. The law provides that every Indian
shall be given his allotment, free Of all in
cumbrances. No matter what he may
hear to the contrary, the Special Agents
business is to see that he gets this, and it
will be the duty of the Interior Depart
ment to see that the Agents do their duty.
He thinks that there is no doubt of the
Republicans carrying Kansas for Roose-
welt, and doing their share toward securing
his election, which is an undoubted event.
Kansas has plenty of good Vice residen-
tial timber but so far there has not been
any talk of candidate from that State.
Mr. Curtis is strongly in favor Of service
pension bill, without qualifications and dis
elimination. and which will put the wild.
Ows upon the same plane as the men. He
can be relied upon to strongly support
any bill looking to this end which may be
presented.
Ex-Congressman Rayner, of Maryland,
has announced himself as a candidate for
| the United States Senate. Mr. Rayner
was one of the most tragic speakers on
the floor of the SD Congress. He talks
like water running down hill and has
| vocabulary worthy of old Noah Webster
himself, to say nothing of voice that
penetrated even to the Capitol plaza. His
seat was on the aisle near the front and
well 10 the middle of the Democratic side,
When he began, that aisle was always
cleared, and he paced up and down its
carpeted steps, ripping off oratory by the
square yard. He can talk all right.
1t is a measly shame, but it is so just
the same. There is lot in the swell sec
| ton Of Washington which Is owned by an
equally swell temperance woman. 1t has
fence around it, has the lot, and bill
pastors torment the life out of the lady
in question. The last agony is in the
shape of slightly sign which contains two
bottles of beer and a bit Of cold lunch
on the side. It is handsome piece Of
work, and that is all there is of it. but
that is enough. Her friends want to know
fence. The w. G. 7. U. leader has Pc
titioned the Commissioners to abate the
nuisance.
Mr.. Warren G. Fairbanks, son of Sen
ator Fairbanks. of Indiana, has announced
that his marriage with Miss Helen Ethel
Cassidy, OF Pittsburg, will take place next
January.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company Of Boston and the Honorable
Artillery Company of London will be en-
| tertained at reception at the White
House, Oct. 10, by President Roosevelt.
How is this for the solution Of the SER
want problem? Col. Williams, in command
at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, has issued
the following official order: -.
81. Owing to difficulties experienced in
getting and keeping servants In the past,
| the following regulations will be strictly
enforced:
"2. Amy servant discharged by any Off
| Ger in this post will not thereafter be al
| lowed on the reservation.
SO. Any servant who leaves an officer
| will not be employed by any officer within
six months without the written consent of
the officer for whom she last worked.
~. Any officer dscharging a servant
will report the same to the Adjutant, so
that it may be placed upon a list in the
Adjutant's office, and servants whose
names are on this list will not be permit
ted in the post"
That ought to cinch the business.
Reports to the War Department show
that as result of the new regulations re-
quiring small-arm practice and firing, the
men are acquiring wonderful proficiency
| These regulations require the men not