The National tribune., 1903-09-24
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moving Miss Todd. because she has rem
Lered herself so Objectionable that many
patrons would not even go to the once
for their mail. She even bOasted to the
Postmaster-General that she and hei
brothers were taking an active part IN poi
tics in opposition to the Addicks faction
and that the Post Office had been used as
political headquarters.
At the joint banquet of the Army So
cictieS that are to take part in the dedicl-
ton of the Sherman statue on Oct. 10, IT
is expected that LieUt-Gen. Schofeld will
preside Each army will be toasted. Faith
err Sherman will respond for the Army of
the Tennessee: Gen. John II. Brooke for
the Army of the Potomac: Col John ].
McCoOk. of the Fighting McCooks, for
the Army of the Cumberland. and Gen.
r. J. Henderson. of Illinois. for the ASmy
of the Ohio.
Arrangements are being made ut the
Arlington to seat 500 at the banquet, in
Guiding the ladies of members of the So
cieties. For lack of room. the number OF
invited guests will of necessity be very
limited.
Robert Stockwell Hatcher. who was at
one time Reading Clerk of the 54tl Con
gress and was for - years engaged i'll lit
erary work in Washington. shot himself in
| St Louis. from grief over the death of his
wife. Mr.. Hatcher was born in Lafayette,
Ind.
Mr.. Charles J. Bonaparte seems to be
in demand as an inquisitOr into the De-
partment scandals. He was selected to in
vestigate the Post Office Irregularities. and
now Secretary Hitchcock has appointed
him the investigator of the land scandals
in the Indian Territory. Mr.. Bonaparte
who is a descendant of Jerome Bona
parte, King of Westplalia, and youngest
brother of Napoleon the Great and Miss
Patterson. of Baltimore. is a lawyer of
profession. and high social position on ac-
count of his royal blood His principal
connection with public affairs has been in
the Civil Service Reform League. in which
he has been an active worker for many
years. He was sent by the Interior De-
partment into the Territory untrammelled
with instructions or directions, leaving him
free to find out whatever he chooses.
|
Mr.. James Kerr Kelly. who served as
Senator from Oregon from 1871 to 1877.
and who was for FIVE years Chief Justice
of the State. died at his home in this city.
Sept. II. He was born in Pennsylvania
in 1919 caught the gold fever in 1S49, re-
moved from San Francisco to Oregon,
| W mere ne beSdu 10 pTiCiltt law anu iiSo
entered politics. In 1855 he organized 4
regiment of mounted volunteers which
chastised the Yakima Indians at Walla-
Walla River.
The State Convention of the w. c. Z.
| q. of Washington have adopted resOlu-
lions asking for the expulsion of Senator
Reed Smoot, Of Utah.
Comrade Alberto Schiller, of the 9th n
j., now resides in the City of Mexico and
has had quite history. He was severe
ly wounded at the fight at Kinstor, n. c..
in 1865. bullet taking cut piece of the
bone of his forehead After his muster
out he went to sea for some time, and then
was attracted by the mines in the Far
| West, went there. and accumulated Il great
deal Of property. which he lost in the sub
sequent downfall of mining interests in
Nevada. He then went to Mexico. where
he has been quite successful, and is now
Presidente of the Las Esmeraldas Gold
and Copper Mining Co, which is among
the most profitable in the Republic. Com
is one of the officers of the Post in Mex
| leo.
When Secretary Moody Is questioned
about his intention to resign he grows hot
under his collar and remarks that he has
denied that more than 500 times and will
not do SO any more.
Comrade T. II. Vaughn, 18th Pa. Cav.
Of Meadow Brook, Va, is on tour of
visits to the battiefelds, among which is
Gettysburg.
If, as predicted, there Is to be a run-n
between Senator Aldrich and Mr. Cannon
this Winter it will be advisable to bet on
fr Irin INo,k
he is a strong and resourcefui politician,
has small chance of vanquishing a man
who wields the power enjoyed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
AS in England, so in this country-the
popular branch Of the Legislature will win
in the long run.
A Democratic Congressmane elect, who
was member of the Naval Committee in
a former House of Representatives. will
endeavOr at the forthcoming session to
bring about reform of what he calls the
"saluting nonsense and nuisance in the
Naval branch of the public service. The
recent performance at Oyster Bay on the
occasion of the Naval review, when over
1900 blank cartridges were fred off in
honor of the President. at an expense of
more than 81 600, calls, in his opinion. en-
phatic attention to the tomfoolery of the
whole thing.
Col. Henry W. HubbelI, Chief Engineer
in the Philippines, knowing of the shaft
which Spain 20 years ago refused to have
placed in one of her cemeteries, determined
to haul it up and place it above the grave
Of his uncle, which he had also to find.
For two years he has been searching and
the other day he found the marble column
in the possession of the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Bank. He laid claim to it, re-
covered it, and now having located the
grave will mark it. The inscription on the
monument reads: This monument COM
memorates the memory of George W.
Hubbell, who died May 3, 1881, aged SO.
He was a native of Bridgeport, State of
Connecticut, and the son of Ezekiel Hub
/ bell"
Superstitious seamen always expect
, three accidents hand running, and their
superstitions have not been q bit jolted
of late. During the month of August the
Massachusetts, the destroyers Decatur
and Barry and the Olympia all managed
| to get themselves ''stove up" IL some way
and the Scorpion opened September with
a collision hole in her bow.
: Secretary Hitchcock has made a right.
: eous decision in the case of Willis c.
: West, q ''squawman," of Oklahoma Ter
ritory, at least it is considered most just
3 by those who know what the word "sQuaw.
: man" really means. A man marries an
: Indian wOman-usually, in fact nearly al