New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-01
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Washington. January 81.
SOMEHOW. 1T SOUNDS FAMIIIAR-Two
Democrats representatives of the present and the
past, the North and the South. but like David
B.. AIN. both entitled TO share proud title of
Democrat, sat in the lobby Washington hotel
the other night. buried in deep and mysterious
communion One was ex-Secretary Hoke Smith;
the other was Bird S. Golfer For an hour they
talked in low. soft tones Then a third Democrat.
Congressman from the West Joined the couple
TO the other he was unknown. Recosnizing the
raTely: Allow me to present the next Governor
OF New-Fork 4 wan. sad smile lighted the face
from the West bowed deeply and joined in the
same Of ParIr no,,i Iron I'M hsnT ooen With seri
accent
NOT ON THE MAP.-Delegate FLYNN. of Okla
homa. has a number Of facetous arguments in
favor OF Statehood which he takes pleasure in
relating the soft leather seats in the rear OF
the Senate chamber while the opponents Of the
Statehood measure are holding forth Il get five
cent postage most of my mail when am at
home" he remarked enemy of the bill How
that?" the query the enthusiastic Delegate
waiting for. Because people think Oklahoma
foreign territory and foreign postage mas TO be
paid he said. One Of my constituents stopped
chasing trip to New-York the other day CON
tnuea MI lynn; ANXIOUS 10 aet o me Of tie large
wholesale houses he told me that when he entered
cradle bill Of goods he was asked where he lived.
He replied. and the salesman at once Iemarked I;
ind our export department"
TO REPATRIATE STRANDED AMERICANS
Deep interest is being manifested in tie effort to
provide small fund from which consular repre-
sentatives of the United States may defray the
expense Of repatriating destitute Americans in
foreign countries or burying impoverished Amerl-
can citizens who die abroad. Mr.. Peirce, the
Third Assistant Secretary of State, is pushing the
plan and has proposed TO Congress an approprla-
Of $500 for this purpose. with the under-
a1ad IN wa
the case of citizens returned TO the United
States Will BE d loan to be repaid A
timely example o the need of such fund is re-
vealed in report recently received from Consul
Bigham d cape Town. He writes that there are
t ~ sI ~, se1Ye a. muIeteers in the war
army, ard the government now refuses 10 Seno
re8orIs are Absolutely destitute and in some in
stances he has been obliged 10 give them Re"
ployTnent in Cape Town. he declares are so slight
as the manual labor is done by the Kaffrs ex-
cus!vey Consul Bighams appeal for assistance, 70
by offer 10 furnish the name o. trustwo1sT -
PIERCE is anxious provide against just such cases
Of suffering
= STUDIED INSULT.-Laden with wine glasses,
decanters siphons and even beer stems. side
board Of remarkable associations now graces sa-
loon in the capital city. This sidcboard was origi-
rlaTy presented TO Mrs. HAYES when her husband
was President recognition Of her refusal TO
allow liquors the table AT the White House. II
z,as the gift Of numerous young women of Cincin-
natl. among whom Mrs. Bellamy Storer wife OF
the Ambassador TO Austria and Mrs. Taft, wife of
the Civil Governor Of the Philippines. The sdeboard
shared the fate Of many another piece or Nhlte
House furniture at the general clearing gu, 4oGIor
for $50. and transferred from the executive mans
article Of use but has furnished iconoclasts the
subject for many bihuous Jest 10 sooner s;., Gre
being thus decorated than John X: Mc aba
Foq S SSe o 5eP sde eS n3e % new rea
ing the advertising value of the sideboard decline
1Teed possesson Of his mother from yandals
t6e pffoe 70 placed on it was 5000 So surrounded
by becchanaltan insignia. in an atmosphere heatS
gin CT the Cincinnati bellies. the most cherished
OF me hl While fbad 1est are abroad
e. The sad descent from Its former high estate
Ell MoCHo HoNoRS UNCLE SAM-A famous
r,rotutjoutrt in South America now rests In Cara
cas- keeping the faith he pledged Minister Bowen
that long his country assalled from WITH
out he would stir no hand against President Castro
Perhaps there is warmer friend OF me Unlteo
States than this same Ell Mocso. His friendship
Cor this country back to the days when he mao
lawsuit against American which was tired In
an American court. Confident that justice would
FL Mocho corTespOndingly surprised when ne
great and undying admiration for the United States
American Minister he rerens his expression OF adj
fniration Nor has his affection waned since other
nations have attacked his unhappy country II;
when peace has been made with the lilies II
Mocho returns . the charge nachete in hsna, ana
have a sturdy friend in South America.
MINISTER BowENs ERRoR-Although public
sentiment credits Minister Bowen with having con-
Quoted his delicate mission with great skill ana
diploma tic ability. the fact is known now for the
first time that the outset he made wellnlsh
fatal blunder So serious was his mistake that he
consents mention the incident only with the
greatest dif5dence. now when the ef1ects OF
the mistake dssipated- The story OF the SERIOUS
error is as follows: The day after ms arrival Ny,
Bowen post letter. 1t may nave
beer d communication TO one of the anoaSsa Qors
of the allies may have been a communication
10 royalty. but ne walked out into the street
the minister behold box. AMI, walking toward
il started u drop in the letter Suddenly ne heaIo
an agonized saout from Mrs Bowen PausinS, ne
once more regarded the box, and discovered 10 ms
horror that not mail box but d receplaC!e
for waste paper. The situation was saved. The let,
ter proceeded on its course. but Mr.. Bowen stun
refers with deep emotion his first diplomatic