The National tribune., 1904-06-02


Secretary Loeb. attended the Prize Day
exercises of the preparatory school at
Groton. Mass. the other day, where his
two sons, Theodore, jr.. and Kermit; are
students. On the way back to Washing-
ton the President was greeted by large
crowds at every station, especially at
Hartford. where a laboring man amused
the Presidential party very much by call
ing out in a loud voice: L declare. we
need that man as bad as we do money.
The President delivered a Memorial
Day address ut Gettysburg. He went over
the battlefield. returning to Washington
in the afternoon.
About the last of June President Roose-
welt will go to Oyster Bay. where he VIII
remain all Summer. keeping in direct COM
munication with his Cabinet.
The President had call from busi-
ness committee representing the Delaware
Indians last week. who wanted to talk TO
him about some changes they were very
anxious to have made in the rules aud
regulations relating to sales of Indian I'M
provements.
Brazil and Peru are again at swords
points over the question of Peruvian SHIPS,
carrying arms and munitions of war, not
being allowed to ascend the Amazon Peru
declares they are not intended 10 arm lne
soldiers of her country, but are for the
settlers and foresters in the wild rubber
district. for whose protection they are b
solutely necessary. DIR. Calderon the Pc
rnvian Minister to Washington. called on
Secretary Hay the other day to present the
difficulties and grievances of his country,
and as a result of the interview the Sec
rotary has suggested to the Bra zillan Gov
ernment through our Minister at Petrop-
oils. that the United States would be
pleased if the two Republics would settle
the vexed Acre question IN spirit OF mu-
tual concession. or if that he not possible.
to submit the matter to arbitration
Cant. Joseph Y Rallou. of Indiana. died
IN Washington. May %. at Sibley Memo
rial Hospital. At the breaking out OF the
war Capt Ballou enlisted in the DIST
Ind. rising to the rank of First Lieu
tenant Later he served with the 18th Ind.
Cav. In 1887 he was appointed to po-
sition in the Pension Bureau. which he
held till the time OF his death. He was a
very popular man. and had a host OF
friends He leaves a widow and two chill
dren. and his remains were inferred at Ar
lington.
Col. John s. AIoshy. who has been for
the last three years Special Agent for the
General Land Office. with his headGuar-
tiers at Montgomery. Ala. has been ap-
pointed Assistant ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for the
DEPARTMENT of Justice Col. Mosby was
appointed Consul at Hong Kong in 1878.
by President Hayes. having declined to ac-
cent any office from Gen. Grant. whom he
supported for President. He remained in
that position until President Cleveland re-
moved him in 1883. when. at the request
of Gen. Grant. he was appointed an at
torney in the Low Department of the
Southern Pacific Railroad. He claims to
have voted for every Republican President
except Lincoln.
Admiral Evans reports that the battle
shin Kentucky is in fine condition. in spite
Of her remarkably fast run three-fourths
Of the way around the world. and needs
but very few and slight repairs
The President has reappointed Col VIM
L. Distin as Surveyor-General Of Alaska.
with HEADQUARTERS at Sitka. Col. Distin
is well known in Grand Army circles. hav-
ing been Commander of the Department
of Illinois, G. A. r.. and prominent in the
Prisoners Of War Association. The COM
rades will be glad to hear of his success.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee has located it's headquarters at the
Riggs House, on the corner of 18th and G
streets.
The glorious uncertainty of the law has
received another beautiful illustration in
the discovery that the Judge who over
turned the law compelling the removal of
SNOW and ice from sidewalks was the au-
thor of the statute himself
The incredible. incomprehensible num-
Der of 9OS44.7S9 kilograms were sent over
the wires in the United States in 1902.
After all this is only a little over one
message for every man. woman and child
In the country. The total mileage Of
wires was 1.24S, COZ. or about enough to
reach five times to the moon.
At an important conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church. held here
last week. which was attended by over
400 delegates, action was taken by unani-
Dious vote. amid great enthusiasm, for a
union of the Methodist Protestant denom-
iaation with Congregational and United
brethren Churches. Similar action has
been taken by the other denominations
and Mt the next Annual Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church COM
missioner will be elected by each confer
ence to meet with similar representatives
from the others. 10 arrange for plan of
union. The conditions are to be state
ment of the common. fundamental doc
trines Of the Christian faith. and repre-
sentative form of government. which will
secure to the local churches the largest
degree of liberty consistent with some
form of cOnnectionalism." The last CEN
sus showed the members of these demon
nations to be as follows:
Methodist Observation-Disclosures. 1917;
churches. 2.4OI: COMMITMENTS. 1S4.O97.
United Observation-Disclosures 2.34S:
churches, 1855; communicates. 217.352
Congregational Ministers. $500;
churches, $3.50: communicates. 659. 1874.
The following is the syllabus agreed
upon by the representatives of the three
organizations and unanimously adopted BY
the Methodist Professionals Ii was pre-.
sented by Rev. Washington GLADDEN.:
81. We are agreed that the formulate ted
statements of doctrine as held by each OF
these bodies at present are essentially the
same; and we affirm them all as express
Ing the truth as il is in Jesus
'2. We are agreed that these bodies
shall retain their present name and their
autonomy i'm respect 10 all local affairs but
that they add TO their official title the
words. in affiliation with the Genera
Council of the united churches
-. We recommend that these bodies
authorize the creation of n General Coun
Gil, composed Of representatives elected
from their respective bodies on the ba
of ore representative for every 5000 mem