The National tribune., 1903-06-11
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Col. Ransdell. Sergeant-at-Arms Of thu
Senate, says that he has received wore
from the President that he can prepare
to receive the Senators Immediately foi
lowing election day in November. Ths
President is reported as saying that the
reciprocity treaty with Cuba will be tht
first measure placed before Congress. and
that the Philippine tariff reduction meas
ure will be resasTected after the Cuban
business is out Of the way.
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Washington is the Mecca Of brides and
Yrooms, and none Of them are saiisheo
until they have climbed to the top OF the
Washington Monument. Once up there,
there seems to be an insane desire to
write their names on the marble walls,
which is strictly prohibited under both
fine and imprisonment A brand-new
bridegroom tried to write his brides name
there the other day. The fine which was a
natural accompaniment of this vandalism
was S25, which the groom didn't nave
There was a fearful half hour, and then
the stern-hearted mnion of the law re
Tented, as very little real damage had been
done.
When Gen. Frederick Dent Grant visit
ed the ST. Louis Exposition dedication,
he made a pilgrimage to the old Dent
homestead. where his father, Gen. Grant,
then an obscure young Army officer. wooed
and won his wife, Julia Dent. Capt. Conn,
kept the old place as nearly as possible as
it was during those early years. Gen
Grant was photographed, sitting upon his
horse, before the historic house.
The Postmaster-General has many bur
dens to bear, just about Low, and foolish
women are adding to them Sometime
known officer in the Postal Service, be-
cause the young wife OF the official was
using her husbands name and position to
boost a wonderful medicine, guaranteed to
restore old men to the energy and buoy
ancy of youth and awaken in their souls
the fire of romance and chiIalry.
Since the dismissal of the officer, the
wife has been bombardins the Postmaster
General ia one way and another, till he
is about worn out. The last straw was q
ton in weight, however. He got a letter
marked personal and private The let
ter was from the proprietor Of won
derful rejuvenator." the wife of the dis
missed official, and it went after him in
this fashion:
81 know from the kindly light in your
dear blue eyes and the tender curves Of
your loving lips that you would do an IN
Justice to no one. l myself am OF a
strong, loving nature, and until now
have not believed in the theory OF per
sonal affinity. And it is not given to al!
of us to discover that affinity. am sure II
you would grant me private interview OF
only half an hour that at the expi-
ration of that time your views regarding
this matter, in which 1 am concerned,
would be entirely changed. l beg Of you
to grant this request"
Mr.. Payne politely but firmly declined
the invitation and sent the letter to Sec
retary Root for his edifcation and amuse-
ment. Mr.. Root sent it back to the Post
master-General with the following COM
ment scribbied in blue pencil across its
face:
Don't be mean. Let her look at one OF
those dear blue eyes at least. e. r."
"Why don't you see the lady9' a friend
asked of Mr.. Payne. 1T might prove
interesting"
"Too much so, I guess" said Mr.. Payne.
Then he added with an unofficial grin:
Suppose 1 did, would you advise me
to resign before or afterward?'
On June 1, 1903, the population Of the
United States was estimated by the
Treasury Department: to be SSO,312,OO0,
and the circulation per capita, $S64.
Mail IS now delivered at Shanghai,
China, for 2 cents an ounce. instead OF D
cents for half an ounce as heretofore. The
change went into effect June 1.
The United States and all the other
great Powers have postal stations at
Shanghai, which is rendered necessary by
the lack Of q complete postal system in
China. The Chinese are rapidly install
ing postal system which is proving OF
great service to foreigners and merchants.
The mail is forwarded by the postal sta
tons. and when IL is addressed to a town
which is not served by the Chinese Post
Office Department. the letter is taken to
the nearest station and from there Is de-
iivered by private carriers. The charges
for the carrier which are apt to be un-
certain or unknown to the sender, are
collected from the person receiving the let
ter.
Postmaster-General Payne has signed
an order forbidding the delivery OF mail
and the payment of money orders to will
liam C. Lillcr" and civilian G. Liller,
Adiutant-G General" of Lancaster, Pa,
represents himself TO be the duly elected
and qualified Adjutant-General of the
Spanish-American War Veterans. The or
der is an echo of that factional contro-
versy in the ranks of the Spanish War
Veterans that gained wide publicity
months ago.
The names of the battles and engage
ments in which Gen. Sherman took part
are not TO be sculptured upon the pedes-
tai of his statue here as was at first in
tended, but will be incorporated in the mo-
saic platform. six feet wide. which will
surround the base OF the pedestal. Moth
ing will appear On the four sides of the
pedestal but the name and rank of the SOL
der and the date of his birth and death
The statue, which will stand in front Of
the Treasury Building, probably because
his brother, John Sherman. was once Sec
retary of the Treasury, there can be no
other reason on earth for poking it off in
that spot, viii soon be ready TO place.
Medical Director Winslow, OF the United
States Navy. has presented Rear-Admiral
Melville, Chief Engineer Of the Navy,
with pair OF musk-ox horns and sheet
of copper which was beaten by Eskimos
into a crude lamp. The copper is said to
have been taken from one Of the ships
abandoned In the far North by Sir John
Franklin's Inflated party.
Admiral Melville has acquired much
fame as an Arctic explorer, and is esps-