The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-20

III MS cneSt or an alarming character. lie
believes that the Pope has heart disease.
These revelations cast gloom over tho
Catholic authorities here. who had accept
ed Plus Y. ms q probable friend to the
American church, and powerful patron OF
the great National University which they
propose TO build up in this city. II the
whole situation is to be upset and thrown
into chaos. and another election with all
its eXcitements and uncertainties made
necessary at an early day. and all things
meantime effectually paralyzed. the faith
full naturally shrink from even conjec-
ture as to what must follow.
President Roosevelt held an important
night conference last week ut Oyster Bay
with Senators Spooner, Allison, Plat and
Adrch, the subcommittee on Finance,
who are maturing financial legislation. 1t
is learned that the proposed bill has not
been fully drafted, but the measures which
the subcommittee wants to embody in
it have been put in such form that the
President can pass on them readily.
A white woman has been whipped in
Georgia. and the whole South is in an up
roar The victim was prisoner, the cas-
tigator was Warden of the prison and the
instigator is said to have been the War
the other female. At any rate, the vic
tim was white, whatever else she may
have been. and the Legislature will inves-
tiSate. In speaking on the resolution for
an investigation several legislators said
the whipping was as bad as any cruelty
which Russia is accused of inticting on
its prisoners. The investigation promises
to result in startling disclosures. Super
intendent Foster. who tried to prevent the
whipping. has resigned, saying that he will
not remain connected with system which !
creates hell for unfOrtunates Disclos- |
ures show that Miss DeCrist was dis |
robed and tied down just rs negro male
convicts are treated and then knouted. |
She was then manacled to negress and
sent to the field, where she tainted, and
was found by Superintendent Foster.
Gov. Terrell is also outrag ed by the at |
fair. He went to the Prison Commission |
ers and said: 81 want this outrage probed
and the guilty person punished. White
women shall not be whipped in Georgia:
A resolution is pending in the House ask
ing the Governor to pardon Miss DeCrist
Confronted by the investigating COM
mittee, Miss DeCrist declared that it was
not because she had been impertinent to
whipped last June, but because the ward
en- had made indecent proposals to her,
which she Indignantly refused.
Egypt blushing over her exported I'M
moralities is an unexpected sight. That
country objects to exhibitions at the ST.
Louis Fair of "hoochie-coochie" dances,
which are represented to be typical OF LIE
in Cairo A hitch concerning the Egyp-
tian exhibition at the Exposition, brought
to the attention Of the Department OF
State, has disclosed correspondence show
ing the attempt the Egyptian Government
is making to prevent such immoral e1hl-
billions, such as made the "Streets OF
Cairo a paying concession at other expo
sitions.
One Blackburn, Secretary of State OF
Georgia, exhibited his puny anmosities
by celebrating the retirement OF Gen.
Miles from the command Of the army. 1t
was a performance stupidity ridiculous.
Secretary Blackburn during the civil war
was an infant at his mothers breast, but
he grew up with passionate admiration
for Jefferson Davis and hatred for Gen.
Miles, because the latter had the South
ern chief put in chains" at Fortress Mon
roe Months ago Blackburn began to pre-
pare to celebrate Miles's retirement by
procuring Confederate flags and portraits
Of Confederates. These hung about the
Capitol, and. when legislators arrived, the
the legislators. explained the reason of the
and asked for three cheers
for the retirement of the man who man
acied Davis" but the legislators refused
the cheers.
The practice Of bringing native serv-
ants to this country from the Philippines
has become so general among Army Of
ficers that the War Department has been
compelled to issue warning against it.
Secretary Root is to retire within
few months-that is now certain. Wheth-
er Governor Taft will succeed him or not
IS uncertain. Rumor says So and equally
authentic rumor denies it. The Filipinos
say "Veto.' 1t is said that if reports Of
the Governors departure continue, it is
that the demonstrations Of the
Filipinos against his leaving will be re- '
peated. Eight thousand Filipinos march
I'd to the Governors palace last January,
cheered the Governor, and petitioned him
10 remain in the islands. He informed {
them that no decision would be reached
until August.
There has been a bloodless mimic war
along the coast of Maine. Such manuvers
ire not wholly useless, as unquestionably
they afford fine training for both officers 4
and men. On the one side invention is
stimulated to devise cunning schemes OF .
attack, which may elude the vigilance OF {
he defenders. On the other, the watch {
fulness of officers and men alike gets I
wholesome exercise. But they are by no
means an adequate substitute for the ex- !,
perience of actual war. These mimic
contests are regulated by rigid rules,
which must in all cases be Obeyed. In
lctual war the men who disregard the
-ules very often win victories in n way !
which the martinets regard as equally il !,
Ogical and inexcusable. In a mimic war !
when confronted by technically superior
'orce, a commanding officer must surren- y.
Ter; in actual war he may fight it out, and
win a glorious victory, all the more hon !
,rable because achieved against great !
dds.
The Iowa Idea of Tariff Revision "by c
is friends" will not down. Every West Il
I'm Republican who comes to Washington ?
)ears testimony Of its increasing strength U
n that region. And the leading repre-
party papers, East MS we'll as n
West, trenchantly demand it. The Idea" 3
nay be very live wire by May Of next O
Tear. c
The International Typographical I'm /,
on, with several hundred delegates from n
Ill parts of the country, has just held an /,
important session in this city. Many sub +
ects of great interest to the craft, some O
Il which touched the policies of organized /,
abor generally, were earnestly discussed.
The dispute between the printers union