The National tribune., 1903-07-09
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Central American countries will come for
ward with just is generous donations.

ward with lust is generous donations.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Thomas Ryan. who has been quite Ill. Is
recovering. and will soon be at his desk
again.
At n banquet given in this city the other
evening. r. Thomas Fortune. the Well
known colored writer and economist. who
has recently returned from the Philippines
and Hawaii. where he made special III
yestigation for the United States Govern
ment. WAS the guest of honor. He made
Il brilliant speech in which he limited at
the immigration to the Philippines as the
true solution of the race problem IN thiS
country He says that the islands are rich
beyond the dreams of avarlce in agrlcul-
tural and mineral resources and that they
are capable of sustaining 5oOOO.OOo in
stead of the 10.000.90a they now sustain.
He says that they need new life, they need
an increase of population of men ana
women who have strong physical develop
ment. who love eternal Summer and who
are not afraid of honest toll. He thinks
that nature has ordained it so that the
white man can not live in the Philippines
except as a parasite. but the negro, who
was born in the sun. and whose portion
should be honest toll. he thinks would
prosper there.
This must jar some of the lazy ones.
Return J. Meigs Assistant Clerk of the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bit. has started on Il two weeks vacation
at Nashville. Tenn. his former home. Mr..
MeigS not long ago celebrated his 10Th
year in his District position. and for 10
years has not been away from his desk
4 day.
The War Department not long ago de-
cided to change the name of the fortiti-
cations on Sulivan'S Island. Charleston
Harbor. from Fort Moultrie to Fort Get
ty. The order was issued several weeks
ago. but has since been revoked. The peo-
pie of Charleston. $. c.. sent in peti-
ton 10 the War Department to retain the
old name Fort Moultrie was named in
honor of Maj.-Gpn. Wm. Moultrie. of the
Continental Army. who served calamity
in the Revolutionary War, and died in
Charleston in 1869.
The Chinese Minister. Sir Chen Tung
Liang Cheng. is now Il Doctor of Laws.
Amherst College comforting the degree
upon him. Sir Chen Tung was a student
at Amherst when a boy.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says
that the Governments experiment with
the propagation of the silk worm has pro-
ceeded very satisfactorily. and that III
a very short time the Department will
begin the reeling of silk. With a view
to increasing the interest in this industry
the Department has encouraged in every
way possible the growing of white null
berry trees, which investigation has
shown aid the development of the worms,
], III, all hn,, f,,I
partment also experimental with the
Usage orange leaf, but these experiments
were unsatisfactory.
The incident of the famous order of
Gen. Dix. which is recalled by the death
of George b. McCartee, who took down
the telegram, will bear repeating. Gen.
John A. Dix had succeeded Howell Cobb
as Secretary of the Treasury. One of his
earliest acts was to send William Hemp
hill Jones. then Chief Clerk of the Comp
troller's Office. to New Orleans and Mo-
bile in the hope of saving for the Union
two revenue cutters, the Lewis Cass and
the Robert McClelland. stationed at those
ports. Mr.. Jones telegraphed from New
Orleans that Capt. Breshwood. command
ing the McClelland, had refused in writ
ing to obey any instructions from the
Treasury Department Of the United
States The Lewis Cass had already been
surrendered.
On receipt of this message. which
reached Gen. Dix at the White House. he
hastened to his own Office in the Treas
ury Department and wrote Mr. Jones the
following telegram:
Treasury Department, Jan. %, 1851.
''Tell Lieut.. Caldwell to arrest Capt
nd nf M rnt
ter and obey the order l gave through
yOu. If Capt. Breshwood, after arrest.
undertakes to interfere with the command
of the cutter, tell Lieut.. Caldwell to con-
slider him Il mutineer and treat him ac-
cordingly. If any one attempts to haul
down the American flag, shoot him on the
spot.
"JoHN A. DIX,
Secretary of the Treasury"
Mr.. McCartee, who died last week,
took the telegram. 1t was intercepted,
however and never reached Mr. Jones.
The Stars and Stripes were hauled down
and the flag of Louisiana was run up in
their stead. An ordinary seaman on board
the McClelland watched where the Ameri-
can Flag was hidden after it was taken
down, and when the cutter reached New
Orleans, he secretly got possession of the
Stars and Stripes and the rebel flag as
well. He carried them to Gen. Butler,
and he forwarded them to Gen. Dix.
Upon his recommendation the patriotic
tar, whose name was David Ritchie, was
appointed a Lieutenant in the Revenue
Marine, and rendered gallant service
throughout the war. The original tele-
gram and the two flags are now in the
possession Of Gen. Dix's son, Rev. Nor
gan ID. Dix, D. D., Rector of Trinity
Church, New York City:
The Post Office Department cats have
stumbled on evil days since the passing
of George w. Beavers, the former head
of the Salaries and Allowances Division.
Mr.. Beavers was lover of cats, and be-
lieved that the Departments needed them
Rats and mice get in among the valuable
papers and commit fearful depredations
sometimes, and cats are necessary to
clean the rodents out. A certain sum is
set aside in many Of the Departments to
buy meat and milk for the cats, the same
being charged up to incidental and miscel
laneous expenses in their reports.
In the easement and sub-basement OF
the Treasury Department there are many
cats that are as wild as can be, and which
never have seen the outer world. No hu
man being can get near them, but they
are invaluable in keeping the Department
clear of rats and mice. One big old gray
cat in the Treasury Department is said tc