The National tribune., 1903-11-05

Secretary Shaw says he isn't candi-
date for the United States Senate. %
there nowl Senator Deliver should sleep
quietly after that. He probably was not
losing any sleep, anyhow.
Porto Rican Socialists and Anarchists
have been warned by Gov. Hunt that they
need not go out Of the way to insult the
American Flag, unless they are particu-
larry anxious to hunt trouble.
The Red Cross Society has been appeal
ed to to 20 to the rescue of the Macedo-
MANS A year or two ago, when Clara
Barton was the supreme power, the He'd
Cross would have been in the field long
ago. Since there is Governing Board
IN the Red Cross Association, however.
which happened about two or three years
ago, the American Red Cross Associn-
ton has not done thing. Miss Barton
has personally done good many things
In the name Of the Red Cross, but her
bands are In a measure tied by the
"board" which, dog-in-the-manger-liks
does not do anything itself, and will not
let Miss Barton do anything peaceahiy
Miss Barton will try her old-time power
with Congress this Winter, and will PROB
ably get things Strengthened out
Gen. David B. Henderson. who while
Speaker of the National House of Repre-
sentatives got into a huff and quit.
expecting his Iowa friends to insist that
he permit himself to be reelected, has
not turned a hand for the party that s"
much honored him, from that day to this
H. -, WeSbtnpfnn fha other da Y. and
declared that he is out of politics for gooo
Well, politics isn't weeping, neither are
the comrades who remember his Waterloo
speech.
Algernon Sartoris, grandson Of Gen
Grant, has been writing pieces for the
paper He made the mistake or writing
them for a Canadian paper, however, and
the first thing he knows he will be persons
non grata among his British relatives, and
will be fred out of Canadian Territory
Capt. Sartoris is an earnest advocate o,
the annexation of Canada to the United
States He may be British by birth, but
he isn't by blood or sentiment, as 10 eyi-
denced by a letter which he wrote about
the matter to the Toronto paper on its
criticism of the Alaskan boundary award
Cant. Sarroris SAYS that he has beer
taught all his life that Canada by RICH;
belonged to the United States, and that !,
would yet be SO "by force or favor. and
there spoke his American grandfather
sentiments. Capt sart gs.ad is at the
Comrade James a. Brundage and wife.
West Newton, Pa, were in the city last
week. Cumrade Brundage served In the
l55th Pa, one of the fighting regiments
belonging to Ayres's Brigade, Grifin's Di
vision, Fifth Corps, and which lost. kii'et
80 aSot vSalt
ment Of 1923. Comrade Brundage 70 9
miller by trade, but has retired from hard
work.
There is a use for the EngliFh sparrow
An enterprising young man p wash ash;
color the poor little sparrow's festh
ers yellow. He sells them for
German canaries! Instructions go with
each bird, telling the owner not to put the
bird In the sunshine for two weeks, and
not to give 1t bath for month! His
ton, for dollar for that kind Of song
ster was like picking it up in the road
which. in fact, might be done. woman
disobeyed the Instructions. and then the
graft WAS public property. When the
Bird eagerly took its dip, the water be
came as saffron, and the bird was again
q dingy gray-brown.
The Scottish Rite Masons held services
Ut the grave of Gen. Albert Pike after the
business Of the Conclave WIS closed. Gen.
Pike was once Grand Commander Of the
Order.
The British Navy was officially inform
ed Oct. 20 that hereafter 1.-The Star Span
gled Banner will De regarded as the
American National Anthem. 1t Ii nice
10 have somebody settle the question 70,
% " WE have Rsssr 9sasi pea
John Brown" Marching Through
Georgia" "a Hot Time" Dixie" or
'sThe Star SpaRgled Banner" shall be the
National air. II you will note the yell
that goes up in this town when Dixie is
are unutterahle rot-you will probably de-
eide that the fayorite Is Dixie" As
Dixie Is negro minstrel song pure and
Ample, the affection Of the South for II
can be understood.
Representative Littauer, OF New York,
whose name has been connected with the
reported frauds in army glove contra cta,
but against whom the statute Of limitation
stands, has had a conference with the
President and demands that the statute
of limitation be disregarded, and that the
investigation Of his connection with the
contracts be continued. Representative
AttLdueE lS cletteU " tiIc cN,tH COuSacSo,
and feels, very naturally, that such unex-
planned and uninyestigated charges will do
him much injury, and he declines to rest
under the imputation Of dishonorable deal
ings. Representative Littaner seems to
have level head. Many men in his po-
Sition would importune the President to
have things covered up.
The Bishops of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church, In attendance upon the Pan
American Congress and Missionary Coun-
ell in this city, were given reception at
the Corcoran Art Gallery, and were also
received at the White House by the Pres
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt
Surgeon-General Rixey In his report to
Secretary Moody asks for hospital ships.
He wants two He says We are behind
Spain in the respect OF hospital ships. II
that is true We certainly need them very
much indeed. Gen. Rixey says that the
present ships are unhygienic, inadequate
h to capacity, and all out of date.
Mrs. L. @. @. Lamar, wife Of the late
Justice Lamar, OF the Supreme Court Of
the United States, died at her homo in
Macon, Ga, last week.
The Postal Inspectors are going after
the New York Post Office now, and what
they find there of graft and peculation and
evasion OF law will, it is said, be full and
plenty.
Representative Lowering, Of Massa chu-