The National tribune., 1903-07-16


them ended in divorce. 1t is said that the
third would be much happier if she could
follow the example set by the others. 1t
is sad to think that Hhen she goes, Mrs.
Blaine will be the least kindly remembered
OF that coterie Of noted women in official
life when, as the wifasof the Secretary of
State she stood nextitte wife. of the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan. Of Ne
braska. who was twice candidate for the
Presidency on the, Democratic ticket. is
going abroad with his daughter, Ruth so
he writes a friend here who vas to have
been Secretary Of the interior Department
il Mr.. Bryan had been elected Mr. Bryan
used to swallow an Englshman whole for
breakfast every morning. when he was a
member of Congress, and it is said that
he once visited Niagara Falls and would
not walk across the bridge because he
would have to pay % cents for a ticket,
half of which would so to swell the cof-
fers OF the English. Can it be possible
that, like Mr.. Towne and Mr. Cochran.
who served in the House with him. that
Mr.. Bryan has reneged and is going to
take his daughter over to present her at
Court and to buy her a title? 1t is said
| that he has money enough to buy her two
titles if he likes.
Gen. Grosvenor prophesies that Mr..
Cleveland will be the nominee of the Dem
ocratic party for the Presidency. Gen.
Grosvenor has earned for himself the
to be straining himself a little. according
to his Democratic friends.
|
Brighten. Leonard Wood. who is now
in the Philippines, is to be made a Major
General. The President has quite decided
/ hf,y 4. A.s,r,
ton thereat among those officers over
whose heads he is to be jumped. Gen.
Wood is yet young man. and he will not
retire for age until in 1924. He will not
retire then if made Lieutenant General
He was formerly n Surgeon in the Army
and his rise has been remarkably rapid.
| Until he is out of the way there is no pos
sible chance for anybody below him to
reach his high rank. and the fact that he
bars any man now bearing the rank of
Major from ever reaching the highest posi-
ton in the Army is gall and wormwood to
many.
At the same time that Gen Wood is ad-
vanced the following promotions will be
made: Maj.-Gen. S. y. NJ Young. to be
LieutenantG General. upon the retirement
Of Licut.-Gen. Miles. on Aug 8. and the
promotion of Brig Gen. Samuel Sumner.
to be Major General. upon the retirement
manding General of the Philippines, on
July 26.
There is n nice little controversy going
on now between two Commissioners of the
District of Columbia over the use of the
penalty envelopes of the District. Com
missioner Macfarland, President of the
Board. whose pet plan was to have Il
great Fourth of July celebration. used the
penalty envelopes of the District in call
ing for contributions, and furnished the
same to the Chairmen of the committees
to carry on all necessary correspondence.
Commissioner Harry l.. West does not
believe that it was proper thing to do
and some one having written n communi-
cation to the District Commissioners con-
cerning this use of penalty envelopes. a
delightful little dispute seems to be brew
ing. Commissioner Macfarland says that
the celebration was "a Commissioners
celebration. an official function, and as
such he had right to use the penalts
envelopes. Commissioner West does not
believe that Mr.. .Macfarland had any right
to do this, and he will refer the matter
to the Post Office Department for settle
ment. II .f.
Another question might be raised right
here. When the Commissioners were u.s.
ing the penalty envelopes for celebration
purposes, had those same Commissioners
any right to discriminate as to who
should be Officially recognized to take
part in the celebration? The Sons of the
American Revolution were the only 'pa-
triotic" society recognized as having any
right to participate in the celebration. The
Business Mems Societies of the District
We're also invited to take part, but not 4
single organization which has its origin
in the war OF the rebellion or the Span
,e-I M tzI ,.,
pate. 1t is true that several weeks after
the committees were appointed by Mr..
Macfarland. he found the pressure so
great and the indignation climbing to such
fever heat that it seemed polite to place
some Grand Army men upon the com
mttee. He then appointed the Command
er Of the Department of Potomac. G. A. |
r., Col. Ivory G.. Kimball, upon the com
mittee, and he accepted. He also ap
pointed Commander-in-C Chief Emmet Urell. |
of the Spanish War Veterans. and he ac-
cepted
Mr.. Macfarland then appointed upon his
committee the President of the Department |
of Potomac, w. II. c.: and the Presi-
dent Of one Of the Circles Of the Ladies
Of the G. A. R., but these ladies had
made preparations for a patriotic celebra-
tion of their own, to which all the pa
triotic organizations of the District Of Co
lulilDlh, slli Tue COHlcucTdte
tions as well, were invited. and as they |
We're supported by the Spanish War Vet
terans and by the rank and file of the |
Grand Army Of the Republic of the Dis
trict, they declined to serve upon the COM
mittee and held their own celebration.
While the heads Of these organizations |
were invited to take part the rank and
file were not recognized. Mr.. Macfarland
announced through the press at the time
that he found it necessary to make the
new appointments. that "it was at first
thought that the burden Of preparing for
the Fourth of July celebration would have
to fall upon the Sons of the American
Revolution, but having learned that other
organizations were willing to assist, the
committee would be enlarged to admit |
them" or words to that effect. The names
were then added, and each OF them as
sessed a certain amount, the assessments
being sent in penalty envelopes. 1t is
said that the Sons of the American Revo-
luton were quite ready to take part. but
did not put up enough money to make it
count.
It Is reported that Mr.. Cannon, when
he makes up the House Committees, will
displace Mr.. Foss, of Illinois, who is now
at the head of the Committee on Naval
Affairs, having been made Chairman of