The National tribune., 1903-04-09

about S.O0OOUU acres IN all. Ane SEMI
mole Indians, or what is left of them. have
hanted these SwampS ever since they He'd
from their reservation and refused to be
removed to the Indian Territory. Their
friends contended that the Everglades be-
longed to these Indians. and this cOnten-
ton has caused two surveys of the coun-
try and no end of trouble Commissioner
Richards, of the General Land Office, has
finally decided that the Everglades belong
to the State of Florida. and it is Thought
that the trouble is now settled. The State
proposes to drain these swamps, and, as
they lie in the frostlessN regions, make
great tropical fruit farms of them.
Some day some iconoclastic multi-mil-
lionaire will level the Rocky Mountains 10
provide himself with golf links and fill up
Great Salt Lake to make a race track.
The desert has been made to blossom as
the rose, and now swamps are to grow
oranges for us. After this, anything is
possible.
1t is said that ]. Pierpont Morgan is
planning to establish at the National Capt.
tai splendid museum consisting of the
trophies he has gathered in his years of
travel about the world.
The number of wrecks at sea has been
unusually small this season, and it is
matter for cOngratulatiOn that the life
saving crews have been unusually success
full in saving the lives of those who were
wrecked on both the lakes and oceans. If
there is any class of men on earth who
earn every dollar that they get, it is the
life-saving crews.
The old gunboat ''Monocacy" is to be
put out of commission and sold as old
junk. She belonged to the old navy and
is almost the last survivor. She was hit
by shell from the Taku forts during the
Boxer troubles.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her children, Theo-
dore, Kermit, Edith and Quentin have re-
turned from a weeks yachting on the
Mayfower. They cruised along the Vir-
ginia coast, but never out of sight of land.
Mrs. Roosevelt is tired out with the social
duties of the past season, and the two boys
needed a rest from their studies and the
best way to get the rest was to go clear
away from people. Nobody accompanied
Mrs. Roosevelt excepting her maids and
the officers and crew of the Maytlower.
The pretty yacht was all painted and re-
furnished in great shape for the First
Lady," and the weather has been very
good most of the time, so she is said to
have enjoyed the trip immensely. The
Roosevelts all love outdoors"
The Strike Commission appointed by the
President to investigate the anthracite coal
troubles was very cheap proposition so
far as spending money was concerned. The
$4,000 appropriated for the investigation
by Congress was not expended by about
$4,000. Considering all that was accom-
plished the small expenditure of money is
remarkable. And then to turn money
back into the treasury! My, my!
The revenue collectors find that the
consumption of oleomargarine under the
increased taxation is less than one-twelfth
what it was year ago, and the revenue
receipts have decreased over million of
dollars. though the old tax was two cents,
and it is now 10 cents pound.
Ex-Governor Francis, of Missouri, will
entertain President Roosevelt and ex-
President Cleveland during the dedica-
ton exercises of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, at, his beautiful home in st.
Louis. 4r ar
Gen. Wayne McVeagh has been select
cd by the Pres dent to represent the United
States in the Venezuelan arbitration mat
ter.
James A. Dumont. Supervising Inspec-
tor-General of Steamboats,, has retired
from, tbot noSit;op The oa1oa Sc outs;da
If tha .n iosp;t;ad rerv;na .nd he hos hoid
II for o. ynars nndar Pras;dar+. crant
Hoyes Cor6aiJ artbnr CinraIand Unr'
r;scn CIoyaI.nJ McK;nlay nd pansa
volt .sEaitbfuI continnannc n a vol, da;ns,,
has its reward reward s snmatimes IL "e'' u0'ns
NS ~
Tho T-o,crrr ,,or+,o,+ h,, ;rsrod
stotamont fnr ~, roI 1,,h;nf, ,nI,.s 49, -, a
,anSt nn,. baoi,, 70 sn man oe s.e5 nnn noH.,
Of noor,Io W. h,ya aona &c. H.
tion of the Tinted S+ates wac estinoted
at So 40 900. and the circulation ner can.
i'm was 500 "a 10y
80
Mr.. and Mrs Gcorpa CUNNINGHAM of
Gloucester. N T. are doing their level
hest tn keen nm with President RnnsaveIt,s
tr;n,ets three how. III go prasnor;r Wr
finely They arc named 0ne,t;n rch;'
baiJ ond Kermit aftar tba Roasava,t
boys and tho President cont tho narnnts a
Iet.er of conpratuiat;on and three Of bic
latest nbotoeranhs One mora NOR nf
trinlats will exhpnst tho Roosove,t r nnmo vi
WIN ga A''o'e'ei' "''ieS'
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me ponce OIL washington are M, IN
luahdary over pair OF Twins. Ihese
Twins are Diack, yer! DiacK, ana they are
aiike as twin >, stars mat 90 one motion
keep IN heaven. Ihes are sly coohs, ana
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