The National tribune., 1903-11-05

Building. She wanted It mighty bad, and
gress most anything for the sake Of get.
ting It. So Oklahoma City said that II
for the building, the city would give the
site for $1.00-yes indeedyl But the city
didn't. The appropriation for the build
ing was made, and not Q single real o.
tate owner in Oklahoma City II public
spirited enough to be willing to give foot
Of ground for $1.00 or any other like
sum. OF course. there has to be at least
dollar consideration to make the deed Of
any account. So now the 5Sth Congress
site for the Oklahoma City Government
Building. Which will be q lesson to
Congress not to buy pig in q poke again.
President Roosevelt was 46 years old
Tuesday, Oct. n, 1908. he IN the young
est President who ever filled that Office
And now Il = Senator Stewart Dsary
ne. where viii this thing end? According
TO the Psalmist. Ssnator Stewart ought TO
havs passed In hh chscss full si1
os: ne aaS tor h; d; va; ..; u7 70
for the second time, Oct. q. HSn-
ator Stewart didn't mean % have any w
men fling frst mortgage claimS on him.
so he kept the matter quiet. Not even bis
daughters or grown-up Grandchildren maw
a word about tho contemplated step.
Senator Stewart slipped Of 10 Atlanta,
Ga, and In the parlor Of the Piedmont
Hotel. Of that city. married Mn. May
Agnes Cone, q widow Of nine years' stand
Ing. Mira Stewart has been dead Leo
Than year and was killed In an automo-
bile accident while abroad Mrs. Cone
Stewart ss.,S might b her hasban6s grand
o- Te'ri III i ''s on s.n.. :oei Il SD ~
va Wanted 1 to sdd t % :. I sesi:s 4
the days and take 10 himself Q wife, that
would be the limit Think Of that front
row In the balcony. sacred to the wtves Of
New York. and the other Of Connecticut,
Mrs. Chauncey Depsw, and Mrs. William
Morris Stewart The sum total Of their
ages would about equal that Of Senator
Pettus, Of Alabama, while the sum total
Of the ages Of their husbands would be
about 300 years. ,s
Senator Scott, Of West Virginia, wants
the National Convention of tho Republican
u0lV Al Il0UuIB A0Ak yv01s OF
Louis and Detroit are both active aspi-
rants for the Convention, and Chicago and
New York are being considered New
York IL being urged for political reasons.
Maj. Gen. Henry O. Oorbin has assum-
ed command Of the Department Of the
East, with Headquarters at Governors
Island. and Gen. Adns ChafIss has tnksn
up the duties Of Assistant Chief Of StaH.
Cav&,(y, Aa fs,~< <aA nAvs HboP
fss Will succeed b Chief Of STAFF in few
months.
Gen. Joe Wheeler, whilom rebel Cen
eral, now retired a. an army officer and
wearer Of the blue. says he is out Of active
political life. It will be remembered that
Wheeler was the man whom the Demo
ample Of, when the war with Spain broke
out Wheeler was member of the House
from Alabama. He was appointed
General, and left for the seat Of war.
Some Of the ardent wearers Of the late
gray uniform did not like the idea Of
Joe" DOMINIC the hated blue" and SO
they proceeded to make an example of
him, by having decision as to whether a
man could draw salary as member Of
Congress and another as an army officer.
OF course, it was decided that the mat
ter came under the ban Of the law against
drawing two salaries. 1t was confidently
expected that Wheeler would resign from
the army and return to the House.
The little old gentleman didn't resign
worth q cent, however. He just stuck to
his commission as a General, and gave up
his commission as an NJ. @. All sorts Of
influence was brought to bear upon him
to remain in Congress, but he knew the
popular side Of the question, and, old as
he was, chose to remain IN the field.
There have been numerous rumors that
Gen. Wheeler would like to marry the
widow of George w. Childs. II Barkis was
willin', but she doesn't seem to take kindly
to the idea. At least, she emphatically de-
MES the rumor each time it puts In an ap-
pearance.
Rear-Admirnl Francis T. Bowles,
Chief Of the Bureau Of Construction and
Repair of the Navy Department, has ten
dered his resignation as an officer in the
United States Navy to the President, and
it was accepted, to take effect Oct 81.
Admiral Bowles IL leaving the Navy to
accept the Presidency of a private ship
building company in Massachusetts. He
has been % years In the service. and leaves
it with regret, but the private concern
will give him a chance TO make money and
to follow his professional work at the