The National tribune., 1903-11-26
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the ruling as it now stands, Mr.. johnson
expects to get several hundred Of the
allowed. As the ruling is, Of course, gen
eral. there will be thousands of other
granted in like manner.
| These claims and the publication Of the
rebel rolls ought to greatly assist histor
ians in establishing at least a relative ap
Proclamation Of how many men of the
South enlisted against the Flag. Cupidity
sometimes leads to a knowledge OF the
truth.
Representative Rixey, Of Virginia, has
introduced bill in the House asking Con.
gress to build public avenue on the south
side of the Potomac River from Washing.
ton to Mt Vernon as a Memorial to Wash
ington, and asks an appropriation of $780,
600 for the same. Virginia is mighty
funny old State some times. When she
wants to do honor to one of her citizens
herself, by appropriations from her State
funds. she selects. not her first citizen
and the most honOred of the worlds men,
but takes Robert E. Lee, whose chief
| claim to notOriety is the fact that he for
sook the Flag Of his country in the hour
of peril. But when Virginia can get a
whack at the National Treasury she can
be most liberal in asking the country to
honor the man whom she as State has
never honored in any kind Of Memorial.
| Virginia even let Mt. Vernon go to the
dogs, and had it not been for the philan-
thropy Of one blessed woman and, later
| Of the women and wealth of the West. Mt
Vernon would to-day be what Martha
Washington's tomb was for so long, hog
lot Just the same, Congress ought to
build the road The way to the tomb Of
the mighty Washington should be made
can citizen shall feel that his education Is
incomplete until he has stood uncovered
before its unobtrusive doorway.
The Y. NJ. G. A. of Washington is con-
templating erecting the largest Y. NJ. G.
A. building in the world, every inch of
which is to be used by the organization.
1t will be built on the most approved
plans, have gymnasium, great baths.
class rooms, and two whole floors will be
devoted to apartments where men can
make their homes if they desire.
Senator Spooner is tired Of the bum
combe play, and he will be getting busy
some day soon, unless the tune changes.
1--WE meet" he says, receive a Reed
smoot petition, and then adjourn"
Seventy-two and a great-grandfather.
that is Senator Frye's record He is the
only great-grsndfather in the United
States Senate, too, and is very proud Of
the fact that his grandson, Mr.. William
Frye White, las a week-old daughter.
Anniversary of Timer Doesn't that
sound funny? It's all right, however,
though it is not really the birthday ami
versary of old Father Time. 1t refers to
the Goth anniversary Of the adoption of
Standard Time in the United States.
which occurred Wednesday, Nov. 1S. Up
to this time, 20 years age, every little vii
lage in the country had time of its own.
1t was due to the efforts of Mr.. William
+. Allen, Secretary of the Railway 'Asso1
citation, with offices in New York City,
that this hodge-podge Of time was done
away with, to the satisfaction of every.
body. .s.t
Gen. Grosyenor, in his speech on Cuban
Reciprocity, nominated little George b.
Mcclellan for the Presidency for the Dem
ocrats. Hes n man withont detrimen-
tai record, and that's what the Democrats
badly need" ;, declared sGen. Grosvenor.
The House Santa Clnus forgets, however,
that Mcclellan may haye g. detrimental
record by the time that New. York gets
tnTOuSH Will MS anu
hasn't he the same detrimental record that
scored against George Il. Mcclellan,
Senior? He declared-or rather he ran on.
n ticket dedicated to platform which de-
clared-the war Of the rebellion failure.
Little George is the son of his father. and
didn't he declare the Spanish War fail
ure?. .
Washington is threatened with an epi-
demic of diphtheria. 1t has broken. out
in the Phelps school, the swell public
school 'of" Washington, which backs up
against Senator Henry Cabot Lodges
palatial home.
The Sons Of the American Revolution
held banquet in Washington last week.
which came near ending in a row. Some
body, in making speech on patriotism.
happened to sneak in a few sentences
about heroism in the war OF the rebellion.
Pouf! There was an explosion in min
ute. Half dozen members were on their
feet declaring that in a meeting Of the
Sons of the American Revolution. no other
war than the Revolutionary War should
be referred to- OF course, it can be easily
guessed that the members who made such
asses of themselves wore alongside their
blue-nnd- white buttons the red field and
blue bars of the rebel flag. Fortunately for
the organization not all the membership
is comprised of this class Of men.
=
First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne, in his annual report, recommends
better pay for minor clerks, and unspar-
ingly condemns private" letter-bOxes.
Mr.. Wynne says they are largely used by
criminals and immoral chara cters, and in
many instances the use of the private
boxes in cigar stores and similar places
has made it impossible for inspectors and
detectives to bring to justice those whom
they knew to be guilty Of serious offenses.
Representative George B. Mcclellan,
who will soon become Mayor Of New York
City, is somewhat pessimistic over the
situation. He doesn't seem to think that
he will come out Of the office with a shred
of character, for he slid in the Shoreham
Hotel, the other evening, that no matter
what he might do or not do when he be-
came Mayor, he would be condemned. at
will be case Of Damned il you do and
damned If you DON'T" he declared And
he is dead right. He will serve Tammany |
as Tammany directs, or he will fall under
the curse, and if he serves Tammany re-
spectacle New York will shun him, and
there you are!
1t is said that Representative VespasianI
Warner is in the race for Governor of
Illinois. Illinois will lose mighty good
member OF Congress if shefwithdraws Col
Warner to place him in the higher Office.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church of lhis city, founded in 1903, has
been holding week of centennial jubila-
n sl--R L.