The National tribune., 1903-04-02

OF NeDfaSka. MISS Jean, TOOK the DTS III
her teeth and ran away and married the
other day. The young lad My IL.
and the man she married is She was
engaged to him with her falnerS consent,
but was considered too young to marry.
Gen. w. T. Clark, of Washington, was
run down by a cab in Chicago one day
last week and pretty badly used up. Gen.
Clark is T3 years old, but has the clear
skin and bright eyes of man of 90. lie
has the proud distinction of being the
only surviving Adjutant and Chief of
Staff of Grants Army of the Tennessee.
Without fear of contradiction it may be
said. too that he was the very best AdJu-
tant-General produced by the war of the
rebellion. or any other war; Among his
valued possessions is complete file of
all the orders issued while Gen. Grant
was commanding the Army of the Ten
nessee; also those issued while Gen. Clark
was chief of staff. He has been in the
Revenue Service of the Government for
over 30 years.
The new Swiss Minister. Mr. Fernand
du Martheray, arrived in Washington last
Tuesday, and the Swiss residents of the
city, of whom there are over 100 in high
social life, gave him a reception. The
reception rooms were decorated profuSeiy
with flags of the Oldest Republic and
those Of the greatest on earth, with quan-
titles of flowers forming the red cross on
the white field, the Geneva flag.
AT the banquet which followed The re-
ception many speeches We're made, the
toast of welcome being extended by Mrs.
c. S. Tharin on behalf of the ladies of
the local Swiss Colony. A feature of
the evening was the rendition of q num-
Der of Swiss National airs and the native
hymn of Switzerland Minister du Martin
cray was visibly affected by the loyal well
come. He is a man of pleasing personal
ity, and will probably have as many
friends in short time as had Minister
Pioda, who was much beloved by the peo-
pie here.
Cuba has determined to raise the wreck
of the Maine, which lies in the way of
navigation in the harbor of Havana. The
job will be let out to whoever will pay
the most money for it. and several other
hulks in the harbor are to be raised.
When the water is very still, and the
skies are clear, one can ride round over
the wreck in boat and see down in the
ruins, held fast by the twisted bands of
steel and iron, the skeletons of many of
those who went dow: To death on the
good ship Maine. There are 100 bodies
in that wreck. 1t does not seem very
loyal to the Flag, or very patriotic toward
those boys and men, who, in the service
of the Flag. lost their lives in that horrible
explosion, and whose bones lie in and I'M
der the wreck. to let them blacken and
decay -uncoffined and untombed. This
country is surely rich enough to spend
a few hundred thousand dollars in rails
ing the wreck and bringing the poor re-
mains back where the Flag can float above
them while they sleep in low green tents.
1t seems barbarous that aliens, perhaps,
may raise the wreck, and let the bones
sink into the mud of the harbOr, or pre-
serve them for CHASTITY souvenirs of the
occasion. Quite Us horrible things as
that have happened. The 5Sth Congress
should be importuned to appropriate
money to raise the wreck for the pur-
pose of securing the bones of those 100
heroes.
% Washington parks are looking very
pretty just now. The Forsythia is in full
bloom. and its rich. yellow, pendulous
tufts of blossoms almost completely hide
the bare branches, for not leaf appears
until the blossoms are all gone. This is
one of the most effective shrubs for mass
ing. its foliage being almost as beautiful
in mass as the blossoms. The Japan
art GlsO COiiIuS illtD luu
and lock like great bouquets. which fill
all the parks with their rich fragrance.
. Gen. John A. Johnston, of Pittsburg.
Pa, retired, has purchased the home of
the late Mrs. U. $. Grant, on iIassachu-
sets ave, this city, giving for ii 100000.
This house is the one which the friends
and admirers of Gen. Grant purchased and
gave to Mrs. Grant soon after the death
<,f ha A frrnI of
raised. $4,000 of which went to purchase
the house and the remainder of the sum
was divided in half, to purchase the fur
nlture for the house, and the other SO, 900
was put at interest to help keep the
house in repairs and keeping up the estab-
lshment.
The house was left by Mrs Grant to
her son, Gen. Fred. Grant, who has lost
no time in disposing of it. Mrs. Sarto-
ris, with her children, had lived in that
house with Mrs. Grant for nearly u years,
but Mrs. Sartoris and her daughter. Rose
mary, have now gone TO Dupont to live
Mrs. Sartoris is practically an invalid,
and will spend the Summer in Coburg,
Canada.
There has been a good deal of criticism
of the selling Of the house. 1t is recalled
that the heirs of Gen. Sherman did exactly
the same thing with the house which the
people presented to him. The house which
was presented TO Gen. Sheridan still re-
mains in the family. 1t is said that Gen.
Grant never expects to live in Washing
ton.
The new cup Defender is to bear the
name Reliance, which is a very good one
The Congressional Directory prepared
FOR the special session of the Senate shows
that the law is the prevailing profession of
the members of the Upper House of Com
gress. For the first time in several years
all Of the States in the Union are repre-
scented in the Senate, and three-fourths
of the members are lawyers. Out of the
balance, one is a civil engineer, two are
doctors, three are newspaper men and the
others are bankers, miners, business men
and politicians.
The average age is found to be &C. with
Senator Pettus, of Alabama, the oldest,
81. and Bailey, of Texas, the youngest. 40.
Senator Pettus is survivor of the Next
can war, while % members fought in the
war of the rebellion. OF college graduates
there are %, and seven of the members
are foreign born. Kearns, of Utah. Mil
lard, Of Nebraska, and Galiinger, of New
Hampshire We're born in Canada, and Nell
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