The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-01
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To-day. under the protecting folds of til
Flag of Freedom. Porto Rico has 66.00
children enrolled in her schools. Put thi
and that together.
Governor Brady. of Alaska, is to be tn
only Commissioner from that Territory t
the ST. Louis Exposition, although tn
Territory is entitled TO two Commissioners
This comes about through the genera
kick that WAS made against the appoint
ment of Louis l.. Williams, of Juneau. a
the second Commissioner. Mr.. William
was q Democrat, member of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee. His Salar.
was to have been $500 a year, travelling
expenses and s. a day subsistence, whlcl
is very large. juicy plum, and it pleas
you. Between his per diem and travelin!
expenses. to say nothing Of his salary
Mr. Williams would have been in cas-.
circumstances by the time his commission
expired. Secretary Hitchcock could no
stand the fire of objections to his approva
of the appointment of Il Democrat. and 81
he decided to disapprove of Mr.. Williams
and leave the second place vacant. Th
will not remain so long. 1t will not do t.
let an easy: thing like that slip.
The negroes who object to the leader
ship of Booker Washington, and who de
clare that the Afro-American Council ha:
fallen into the hands of office-holders, ART
planning a great meeting here in October
They propose to organize the Suffrage
Leagues of the different States into Ma
tional body. and through them urge Con
gress to enforce the laws now on th'
statute books. and to enact other laws, i
necessary. for the welfare Of the negro.
has already been decided that no office
holders shall be permitted to take par
in the National meeting.
DR.. Robert Blaine Grub, U. S. A, wht
has just returned from the Philippine:
has sent to the National Museum large
and valuable collection Of Philippine nipple
ments of war. The collection consists OF
kreeses. talibongs, borangs and kampilan'
which have been in actual use by members
of the Sulu and Mindanao tribes. Severa
of the kreeses are representative works OF
art in their line. and are inlaid with silver
in fantastic designs. The borangs are also
fine specimens, but a trife less ornate.
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Sent with this collection are two Of the
old Spanish helmets used by troops prioi
to the American intervention. They were
originally silvered. but use has caused this
outer covering to wear off, leaving only the
base metal. brass. There are also in the
collection two suits of japanese armor
and some beautiful specimens of spears
inlaid with silver.
=, Senator Scott, of West Virginia, who
has been seriously i'll at Colorado Springs
Colo, is now recovering, and his physician
believes that the Senator will soon be able
to attend to business.
Two members of the Chinese Legation
Messrs. Lao Ke Alfred Lye and Lu Zu-
tchu, were elevated to tha sublime degree
of q Master Mason" at meeting of Fed.
eral Lodge one evening last week. 1t was
the 10th anniversary Of the founding OF
the Lodge.
Since the fling of two new indictments
against disappointment Beavers of the
been informed that his bonds must be
changed and made larger.
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Representative Bartholdt, of Missouri,
has just returned from the great Interna-
tional Peace Conference in Vienna, and is
quite taken up with the idea of having the
Congress meet here next year. He will
interest President Roosevelt on the sub
ject, and will use his influence in Congress
to that end. In speaking of the Confer
ence he says:
"The members of the Peace Congress
are willing to take the trip to America
without any assurance of an appropriation
from this Government, covering their own
expenses. They prefer to make that an
Individual matter, so all the Government
needs to do is to appropriate enough money
to cover ordinary expenses of the Conven-
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Representative Cannon has always lived
in a modest way at hotel, sometimes hav-
ing his daughter with him, but more often
alone. He is going to give up this style
of living now, and prepare to support the
dignity of Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, which is often called the second
place in power in the land. Miss Cannon
is in the city, househunting, but seems to
be hard to please, as no house has yet
been found to suit her requirements. Miss
Cannon is charming hostess, and will
doubtless entertain in a manner BETTING
the hostess of the Speaker of the House of
In the last 20 years
there ha" been no Speaker who has lived
outside of a hotel, hence but little enter
Secretary Moody is making himself solid
with the veterans of the Naval Home in
Philadelphia. He visited the Home on
Sept. 90, selecting that day, as he stated,
as a tribute to the birthday of William
Macabee, who on that day celebrated his
Tooth birthday anniversary, and who is
the oldest living American Naval veteran.
In speaking to the inmates of the Home,
Secretary Moody said:
"You must not think you are objects of
charity by receiving the shelter of this
Home. You are here in the most honor,
able sense, and nothing is gift to you.
You earned all you are receiving by your
service under the flag"
Past Department Commander Marion
T. Anderson is now lying dangerously i'll
at the home of his daughter at Carlin
Springs, near this city. His trouble is pro.
gressive paralysis. Maj. Anderson had a
most distinguished record in the 51st Ind
Col. Streights regiment, and was, after
months of Imprisonment, seriously wound
ed by bullet near his spine, while leading
his regiment in a charge at Nashville. He
has been for many years Cashier in the
City Post Office. He was Commander OF
the Department Of the Potomac in 1895.
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Col. NJ. Emmett Urell, Past Comma nder
of the Department of the Potomac, G.. A
R., was stricken last week, and has been
i'll since. He entered the SD N. Y. at its
formation in 1861, and by good service re
ceived n commission as Lieutenant in 1864
He was several times wounded, and re
ceived Medal of Honor. He has been
an active worker in the Grand Army, and
WAS Commander of tho DEM rtmnnt In