The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30
Tyner's opportunities and Gen. Tyner's
infirmities had withdrawn the request.


Later the attorney for the Tyners, Mr..
Ross Perry. said that Mrs. Tyner did
not realize what grave error of judgment
she had committed in having the safe
cracked and that she wouldn't have
refused the Inspectors the papers, only
that she was so very indignant. She was
perfectly willing now, Mr.. Perry said. to
let the inspectors have all the papers,
but he would find them of an entirely
private nature. The Postmaster-Genera
informed the Tyner counsel that Mrs.
ryner had had the papers long enough to
abstract any discriminating documents and
that he was not wanting the papers as
much as he had been, as he had placed
the matter in the hands of the Attorney
General.
IS
What the Post-oifice Department seems
to need worst just now is DiOgcneS and
a candle. Let the light shine.
Architect McKim may be the bosom
friend and adviser of the President. but
when it comes to the wife of the President
it is different. 1t will be remembered
that Architect McKim, whose business
for the past year has been to disguise the
age and beauty of the White House as
much as possible, and of whose work the
British committee of architects say that
'even the woodwork is cracking and the
plastering is bad Went into the florist
business a short time ago. When he RACED
the quaint old conservatory and drove poor
old Phisterer, the White House Gardener.
out into the cold world after nearly 80
years of service there. he proceeded to
erect Terraces where the conservatory
used to stand. Then he wanted some
trees to stand on these terraces. He sent
clear to Holland for box and bay trees.
They cost the Government 5000 each, spot
cash, and some cost $50 more.
These trees came near having to Ground
the Horn after their arrival in New
York, because they We're too tall to go
through any of the tunnels of the railroads
route they were finally landed in the
White House grounds, and by Architect
McfIim himself set along the terraces.
where they looked for all the world like
the little green Noah's ark trees of frizzled
and green-painted pine wood. You felt in
that if Il baby were to get n
branch of the stiff things in its mouth the
paint would surely rub off. All this hap
pened just after the President started
West. and before Mrs. Roosevelt got back
from her sea trip with the children.
Since her return Mrs. Roosevelt has
been confined to the house with measly
Quentin and Archie. but she was able to
leave quarantine lately, and the very
first thing she did was to fire the toy trees
back to the importer. She would have
none of them. Sensible Mrs. Roosevelt.
Last year, when Architect McKim be-
gan to get in his fell work on the White
House grounds, couple of magnificent
trees, known to be 20 years old,
stopped his progress. He had them dug
up and set elsewhere. They were two of
the finest specimens of magnOlias in the
District of Columbia. and each year bore
blossoms of regal size and beauty. This
crime to remove them from their old po-
sitiOn.
Spain has decided to ask the United
States Government to permit her to re-
move to Spain the bodies of the Spanish
soldiers found in the recently raised
wrecks of the vessels at Cavite. Some
$4,000 has been raised by popular sub
scription in Spain to do this. There are
100 skeletons in the wreckage Of the Maine
in Havana harbor, and they are only
about 20 miles away from their native
land.
The gavel with which Washington laid
the cornerstone Of the Capitol will be
loaned to the Grand Lodge of Masons of
Missouri to lay the cornerstone of one of
the big Exposition buildings at St Louis
this week. 1t will be carried to st. Louis
by select committee of two. who will
never permit the precious memento to get
Dut of their sight. On the books of Po-
tomac Lodge, No. ), f. A. A. NJ, of Wash
ngton, is the following history of the use
that has been made of the gavel:
''The relic known as the Washington
yavel was handed by Gen. Washington
mac Lodge. after he had used it at the
aging Of the cornerstone of the National
Capitol, in September. 1893. 1t has par
ticipated in many of the big Masonic |
throughout the country. Last
December, in Philadelphia, when the Ses- |
Of Gen. Washngton's in
tiation into Masonry was celebrated, the |
gavel was used in calling the |
gathering to order. 1t was also used in
-isburg Capitol Building
We got about n 1000 islands. more or
ess, that We're counted and charted when |
we took over the Philippines. but it seems |
low that some Of them got away, and the |
discovery having been made, the Govern
nent will proceed to chart and take pos
,tSSlDH VI tHeUl. uty IRE Dut are |
said to be very rich in valuable wood and |
,ther things which we need in our bust |
ness.
1t seems as though the rejection of Gen |
COrbin by the Metropolitan Club would |
bring about Il disruption of il. Several of |
is Oldest and most influential members |
nave withdrawn because of the rejection |
If Gen. Corbin's name. and it is an
that others are to follow. Gen. |
.. l.. Gillespie, one of the Governors of |
he Club, who presented the name of Gen |
Corbin, has withdrawn, and it is probable |
hat Secretary Hay and Secretary Root |
will withdraw. These gentlemen are talk |
ng of setting up another social club. AS |
hey have both money and highest social |
position, what they will do to the men who |
,aused the rejection of Gen. Corbn's |
name will be plenty.
The Declaration of Independence has |
faded till it is only Renaissance. Only |
TWO or three names of signers can be de- |
:iphered. The document was examined |
Dy committee of scientists last week |
and they declared that it ought to be |
ocked up in an alright ease and placed |
m second case, so that the light will be |
forever shut away from it, Some photo
graphs were made of the document, and it |
was then consigned to the darkness of a |
great safe, never again to be seen by |
public eyes. 1t is very fortunate, how |
aver, that there are fine fac-similies of the |