The National tribune., 1903-09-17

G After an exhaustive consideration, &c
companied by many conferences. personal
by wire and mail. with members of Con
gress. President Roosevelt has abandoned
the idea of an extra session of Congress
in October, and will call it for Nov
8. after the campaign is over and every
body has finished work on his fences.
Comrade Enos Person of Wooster, O.,
stopped in Washington on his way to at
tend the meeting of the Grand Council of
the United States of Improved Order OF
Red Men. in which lie represents the State
of Ohio. He served through the war in
Co. c. 10th Ohio. and took part in all OF
that regiments long and splendid service;
He is Past Commander of Given Post, OF
Wooster, and is a wood carver by trade
The new thunderbolt which the Federal
Grand Jury was expected to lanch, came
last week. in the shape of seven indict-
ments of which two were against Machen,
one against Beavers, the former Superln,
tendent of Salaries and Allowances, and
the others against the following new par
ties:
Isaac s. Mcclellan and George III.
Huntington. of the Columbia Supply Com
pany, of New York. who furnished to the
Post Office Department the package mail
boxes used in every city.
James w. Erwin, who as Assistant
Superintendent of Free Delivery for the
District west of the Rocky Mountains has
been instrumental in inducing the pur-
chase of mail-box indicators which show
when the next collection will be made.
DR.. Eugene d. Schebe, of Toledo, Ohio,
who has for years sold to the Department
the ordinary letter boxes.
All the developments put MacheD deeper
and deeper in the conspiracy. All the
H., 1aoI lac al m him Schphlp- of IOip-
do o.. who was his tool. has had the con-
tract for furnishing letter boxes since 1898
and figures rs mythical Michigan Steel
Box Company. The boxes were really
furnished by regular manufacturing con-
Germ, and Scheble divided the profits with
Machen. paying him, it is estimated, about
$1,000 Machen also received royalty
of $1.25 each for an alleged idea of put
ting legs under some of the boxes.
The accepted story that Representative
James A. Hemenway, of Indiana. Is not
only to be Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, but also the leader OF
the House." creates decided interest. 1t is
startling innovation. but one which
might naturally be expected of Speaker-to-
be Cannon, who has so long held that
Craftsmanship. The Chairman of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means has heretofore
been hailed as leader. The change also
ElplHS coUnpIttt IMAM
ever by the Committee on Appropriations.
As much would naturally be expected, for
the best part of Mr.. Cannon's years in the
House have been passed as a member OF
that Committee. He has participated in
many memorable battle on the floor,
touching elbows with trusted members of
his own Committee. BY association, if for
no other reason. he has come to regard
that Committee as a dominant one. He
knows the men who have served under
him there as having that loyalty to him
which comes only from long service to-
gether, and accordingly will turn to them
as his chief iieutenants when he has risen
to higher position.
Miss Ethel Bailey, a sister of United
States Senator Joseph w. Bailey, of
Texas. has entered Mississippi politics as
candidate for State Librarian.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, who. with
his staff, is coming to the United States
next month, is Commander-in-Chief of the
English army. He is Ear of Kandahar,
Pretoria and Waterford, his title coming
from his distinguished military service in
Afghanistan and South Africa and from
the intimate association of his family with
Waterford, Ireland. He has longer list
of honorary titles and more medals than
any other English officer of modern times.
all of them won in active service in the
field. With his staff he will sail Sept. %
from Liverpool for Boston.
The Secretary of the Treasury has APP
pointed Robert Fullerton, of Des MONIES,
Iowa. disbursing officer to disburse the
$5.0O0.000 appropriated by Congress in aid
of the St. Louis Exposition. He will give
bond of 100000. The expenses in con-
nection with the disbursement will be paid
out of the appropriation:
The friends of the President have no
fear that the introduction of Judge Taft
into tie Cabinet, as the successor of Mr..
Root. will be the signal for the beginning
of movement to make the Governor
of the Philippines the Republican nOmi-
nee next year. 1t is asserted by them,
with apparently very great confidence,
that if scheme of that nature should be
preached under respectable or formidable
auspices. Judge Taft would be the very
first man to discountenance it, and declare
that he could not be made party to it.
Mr. Roosevelt has the highest admira-
ton for the man whom he has invited to
be his war minister. and so far from ex-
pecting that he will be a rival as against
him for the nomination, counts upon him
as one of his most earnest advocates and
supporters for reelection. If he felt
otherwise it is not probable that he would
ask into his councils one who might posi-
bly, use that position to advance his own
ambition. or allow others to do so for him
at the expense of loyalty to his chief This
is. in brief. the reply of the closest friends
of the Administration to the suggestion
that Judge Taft will, at the opportune mo-
ment. enter the race for the first Office in
the gift of the people.
A good deal of interest is expressed by
the War Department as to how Gen
Chaffee and Gov. Taft will hit it off when
the former becomes Chief of Staff and the
latter Secretary of War, next January.
When Chaffee was in command in the
Philippines he had several lively tits with
Governor Taft. which they did not bring
TO a settlement. and were referred to the
Secretary of War and the President. FL
nally it is said the President gave them a
very distinct intimation that he was tired
of their disputes, and wanted no more
clashng. This, Of course, did not remove
the irritation between them but it is prob
able that they will get along very AMIGA
bly,. for while they were both independent
and supreme iii their several Departments
Chaffee will. when he becomes Chief o.,
Staff. be distinctively subordinate to the
Secretary of War, and bound to obey his
orders, or retire.
Gen. John Bullock Clark. well-knowp
figure about Washington. died at his HON.
on Riggs street Sept. T. He WAS born