New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
LEY rELEGEAPR rn TIE rRIRrNE.

strife with the intangible john Doe. lord high pro-
tector of the higher ups" recalls the interesting
association of Jess IN ilIustrious parsonage than
the Father of His Country with the same John
Doe and ms .nseparabIc companion, Richard Roe
in lawsuit in Pennsylvania. The case was that
against Richard Cunningham and Jchn Burd who
II seems. not only owed money to the illustr1ous
plaintiff. hut fatty refused to pay. Being nom
resident. General Washington had. of course, 70
give bond for the costs in this proce eding and by
the records 1t is found that those OF John Doe
ard Richard Roe offered and accepted as Sc
curity ONLY two papers relating to this case are
eXtant, the statement filed in the case anG the
recognizance entered into by the defendants with
Sheriff James Marshall in the sum of 14o
for their appearance before the Justices of the
Commonwealth" Both documents are in fair
state of preservation, although written lie years
ago The statement reads thus:
Washington County. to wit:
of Washington County, Yeomen. now summoned to
answer General George washington of a Plea
@ n money Of Pen;sygania which 10 him tnes @ sd owd
General George Washington by Tho1nas smith;
MS Attorney. saith that the said Richard ana ana
year of our Lord thousand seven hundred end
@ at me county Aforesaid ey IN he held
and firmly bound unto the said General George
pounds. to be paid unto him when demanded, and
they the said Richard and John. although often
paid but the same to him to pay have "Gf refused
whereupon he brings suit and he brings here into
the said writing obligatory sealed with the
the debt aforesaid in the form aforesaid, the date
whereof is the same day and year
DOWN WENT M'GINTY. ETC.-Ten years ago.
when the appalling catastrophe that attended the
celebrated McGnty, whose name was on the lips
Of every jester of the nation. threatened to become
genuine peril to the peace and temper of the law
abiding citizens of the country the little lyric
heard everywhere
Down went MrCintv
To the bottom of the sea.
Now. with characteristic promptitude the Treas
ury Department has decided that, despite his sub
aqueous residence the lustrious Cet not an
alien. To be the decision is made in the case
Of the cable company. but the real Importance of
the matter is apparent even in this mere test case
The departments verdict is that the bottom of the
Pacific Ocean is foreign country, within
the meaning of the tariff laws, and hence repair
cable imported by the Commercial Pacific Cable
Company cannot be withdrawn from bonded ware
houses for repair work without the nayment of
duty. The question now before the department Is,
Where does McGinty come in?'
VENUS DONS A SOU WESTER AND THE
appearance of thc woman in every field of en-
terprise and industry has become so usual sight
that there exists no prophet of male persuasion
rash enough venture to name a profession in
which he will not meet a woman Still some sur
prise has been created in the office of the Commits
sioner of immigration by the large number of appi
cants for places immigrant inspectors. The plan
portatfon of women for immoral purposes have al |
ready been described in The Tribune. Despite the
fact that the women who perform this work viii |
shin up slippery gangways. walk tarrY |
ropes and face the high seas of lower Nev-fork |
Bay the number of fair applicants for these posi-
tiors has already reached an appalling size. in the
opinion of the immigration authorities. There are |
to only of these women all told they must |
sneak half a dozen languages and possess the !
strength and agility which are associated with the
names of goddeSSes rather than with the DAINTY |
twentieth century type of femininity but not even |
the suggestion of costume politely described as
.'bifurcated' has served deter the applicants,
walking the slack rope and other athletic tests. hut
graduate Of Bryn MaWr or Smith will M gracefully
the cruel test of NAL de mer; this dsagreeabe
disease conquered. Venus will don sou'wester and
go forth upon the face of the waters 10 delight the
aiiSu' aiiEe S''> u Wv
SOLDIERS OF THE CONFERENCE.-THE
tionaI appropriation is necessary to carry out the
plan SO widely commended throughout the cou1-
try North ard South alike. Of marking the graves
of the Confederate soldiers who died in Northern
prisons and hospitals during the This WAS
proposed by Senator Foraker, who secured an ap-
of 100000 for the purpose. The matter
was referred 10 Quartermaster General Ludngton
for investigation by Secretary Root, and his memo
randIm has been sent to the Senate Military Com
ntttee. In his report General Ludington says that
il appears that 30152 Confederate prisoners of war
buried eiehty-nine localities through tn"
country. many having been buried in trenches, as
in the case of the bodies of the Confederates re
moved from Fort Delaware to Finns Point Ma
lional Cemetery New-Jersey. He said that II
would be impractcabo to identify individual
graves. Notwithstanding the names OF the persons
nay 5ophq on Of sIo0o made by the bill is
deGIate for the purpose. the headstones costing
3 IS each the place of manufacture, 10 which
3 % approximately should he added for handling
and setting. An estimate of S2oo@" is
submitted for the work,
WHERE AGUINALDO TOOK TO THE WOODS.
Interesting comments the situation of Philip
Dine forests are furnished by Clifford Pinchot, chief
forester Of the United States, who has Just re-
turned from an Eastern tour Mr.. PinChot says:
The forestry conditions interesting l found
heavily timbered. The report that there is no tim
7er which has so often reached this country. comes
rom men who have simply travelled by railroad
20 Dagupan and have visited the cities o. ilollo
'ebu and few other large towns, and who have
1ot seen the country remote from the usual line
~ travel where most the timber is. In the
centres of population there is the least standing
imber. There is. however, an enormous quantity
almost entirely of the hardwood variety There is
, great deal of construction timber, which will be
,hefy used to supply local needs; and there Is an
immense amount Of cabinet woods. winch VIII ne
.xported These woods correspond to what are
1novn i'm the United States as white mahogany: |
.atinyood rosewood. ebony and other varieties |
understand that not much per cent is in the
1ands of private owners. This gives the United
States Government, through the Philippine Com
md timber areas. The timber is under the
ontroI of the Bureau of Forestry, organized under
he Interior Department. ana Is SOFA 10 applicants
1nder license at so much a cubic foot standing.
REPORT OF PRISON COMMISSION.