The National tribune., 1903-02-12

Admiral Schley has received the infol
nation of the sudden death at Frederick
: Nd, Of DR.. Fairfax Schley, his cousin.
ambassador and Madame Jusseran
have arrived in Washington. The Embas
sador is typically French, but SO fine i
linguist that he speaks English with bu
the suspicion of an accent. Madame
( an American girl, born in New York, bu
has lived her whole life in Paris, and i
more Partisan than American. Both ar
brilliant, and the ambassador is brain,
as well. He is the author of a number o
twell-known books on literature. Both ar
delighted to be sent to che "Americal
Court and will be a distinct addition t
the foreign colony in Washington.
The Treasury estimates the population
of the United States Feb. l, 1908 at ~,
$4,000, and the amount of money in cir
culation at S29.4S per capita.
Charles Molten, colored man, who dice
in Washington last week, is believed t.
have been 11S years old. 1t is though
that he was descendant of one of {
small band of Mandingo negroes, mum
Der of whom were imported from Senega
and distributed through the Colonies prlol
to the Revolution. The members of the
tribe from which he is thought to have
been descended had large percentage Of
Arab and Moor blood in their veins, to the
extent that their features were decidedly
unAfrican. They practical the Malone
tan religion, and We're excellent hOrsemen
He remembered incidents connected will
the War of 1912, the appearance of Capt
Gordon's fleet in the Potomac River and
the burning of the old Council Hall by
Gen. Ross in 1872. He also recollected
events taking place at the time of the
Mexican war. A strong proof of his old
age is his recollection of the Virginia In.
dams, of their customs, and the trouble
they occasioned the settlers. During his
early boyhood he hauled stone from the
old quarry at Dumfries for the Treasury
Building and Capitol:
In 1880 he became the property of
Breazale Gordon, of Fredericksburg, Va,
subsequently being sold to Robert Gar
rison, of Stafford, at whose death he pass
ed into possession of the latter's daughter,
Mrs. Jennie Cooper, remaining with her
until 1861. He became totally blind in
1884, but his mind was clear to the very
last. His death was due to old age. The
machinery simply wore out.
The Humane Society Of Washington,
among whose most active members is Mrs.
A. l.. Barber one of the rich women of
the world, is after the Government for
selling It's worn-out horses. They think it
is extreme cruelty to animals to do this.
They want these animals mercifully put to
death by n veterinary surgeon. They are
also working against the bill which has
been introduced to extend the time limit
that cattle and horses can be kept in
transit without food, rest and water to 40
hours. They stigmatize the bill as an in
human one, and it is:
First Assistant Postmaster-General
Robert ]. Wynne has issued drastic Or
der to mail carriers who live beyond their
means. Hereafter any letter carrier who
borrows money beyond his means or at an
exorbitant rate of interest will be dis
missed from the service" is the way the
order reads.
It is mighty good order, too. It is a
pity that such an order could not be sent
to the clerks of every Department Of the
Government The sole ambition of the
average Government clerks seems to be to
live little beyond his salary. On the list
and 18th of every month he is dead broke,
and it takes half of what he receives to
pay old debts. The Government service
is the very worst place on earth for man
to go who has any ambitions in life. He is
sure to get into the rut out of which he
never climbs unless pried ont, and often
finds himself in middle age penniless,
homeless, and without a trade or profess
sion to begin life all over again.
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1t takes moose-stalker to defy the
0mnipresent newspaper correspondent
William Sewall, of Maine, or as he would
better recognize himself, bill" Sewall, the
mighty hunter, trapper and guide of the
Maine woods, further distinguished as q
personal friend of President Roosevelt, is
in Washington. He is here with his wife,
his daughter, his son and another guide,
Fleetwood Pride. and his wife and son, ali
relatives of ''Bilr' Sewall. 1t was the in
tention of the President to entertain the
guide and wife at the White House, but
when the old fellow arrived in Washing
ton with his tribe, there were too many of
them. The big old couches in the East
Room having been sold, and the corridors
denuded of the settees, there was abso-
lutely no place for the Maine guests to
sleep at the White House, SO the Presi-
dent has them housed at the Oxford Hotel.
where they own the whole second floor
for the week, and White House messen-
ger has been assigned to look after their
comfort; they lunch and dine at the White
House.
The funny part of it is that this big
party of 'down-Easters" were in Wash
ington two days, by express invitation of
the President, and as his personal guests,
before the newspapers found it out. They
never did find it out either, until the night
OF the State reception, when the whole
party were present and among the guests
invited to receive Sin front of the line, ("
The big, raw-boned Maine Yankee guide
is long ways off from being handsome,
but you'd like him, because he has the
kindliest face under all its ruggedness, and
his manners are gentle and genuine, which
is better than polish, any day. He is rather
stopped, and holds his head down, looking
out at You from a pair of keen, alert eyes,
that do not look to be 60-odd years old.
He wore frock coat, and was well dress
cd, bnt did not look happy in his clothes.
He will not talk much.
Miss Sewall is right pretty, and was
very well dressed, though not in evening
costume. The other ladies of the party
were well dressed. The other men of the
party wore business SUITS which, of course.
shocked the ultra-f ashionables there. They
all looked like well-to-do, happy citizens
of the Republic, and had that air of in
dependence which said, I'VE are not here
to show our clothes, but at the invitation
of the President of the United States, to
have good time, and we are having it
One excited young lady walked all around
the party and eyed them critically. She
was herself one of the bellies of the even
n oil h.