The National tribune., 1904-01-07

TeaSuFy necciptS having Oeen cioScu oA
Jan. 1.
the only colors permissible for attire for
at least six months.
1t has been reported that the President
asked Senator Scott. of West Virginia, to
accept the Craftsmanship of the Republican
National Committee. and that Senator
Scott refused The President says that he
has not offered the Craftsmanship to any
body, and that he is not thinking of doing
SO. and Senator Scott says that he has not
been approached on the subject, hence could
not decline it.
1t is said that Representative Jesse
Oyerstreet, of Indiana. has lost everything
he has in the world through the failure
of business concerns with which he is con-
nected He was interested with his broth
er in large tanning and saddlery company
in Columbus, Ohio. and the failure is said
placed the whole of his private fortune at
the disposal of his creditors, even giving up
his beautiful home Mr. Overstreet is
well liked by his colleagues of both par
ties in Congress, and the deepest sympathy
is expressed by everybody for him. IS
Senator Reed Smoot looks to steer clear
of Scylla. only to get "swatted," as it
were, by Charybdis. What the moral-puri-
ty women of the country are not able TO
do to him seems to have inspired the Nor
mon Church to attempt. and they are doing
a plenty. Ex-senator Frank Cannon, who
was known to possess two or three wives,
but who only brought one to Washington,
to be picked up and carried around on a
silver plate by society, seems TO have it in
for Senator Smoot. He had an. editorial
in recent edition Of his Salt Lake paper,
in which he urged Mr.. Smoot to stand pat
on his Mormonism that he was a member
of the Mormon Church, and now was his
chance to stand up before the world for
the tenets of his faith. Indeed, the article
written by the ex-senator seemed to fix
Mr.. Shoots status as kind of Mormon
Moses, and frantically demands that he do
no funking, but appear before the people
as q Mormon. rather than as a politician.
To all of which Mr.. Smoot replies Ego
to-" as he does not seem to value Elk
Senator Cannon's advice or friendship. Mr..
Smoot says that he was not elected by
Mormon votes, and that the Mormon
Church was really against his election. He
says he is not in Congress to represent the
Mormon Church, but, on the contrary, is
there to represent the people of Utah, and
their interests, and he intimates very
strongly that he will not obey the behests
of the Mormon Church in any particular,
If they conflict with his duty to the cleo
tors of the State. In fact. it looks as
though Senator Smoot thought that Ex-
Senator Cannon might be trying to make
a monkey of him.
Meantime, the women are still sending
in protests against the seating of Mr..
Smoot. and the Senate Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections is getting busy with
its -inyestigation. 1t is probable that
there will be something doing in the Reed
Smoot case very shortly after the Senate
gets down to real work.
Baron Gevers. the Minister of the Meth
eriands at Washington, has been selected
for the same Office in Rome. The Baron
was very well liked in Washington, and
the Diplomatic and State Department re-
greet the change. which is in the nature of
4 promotion for Baron Geyers.
Representative w. w. Skies. of Ohio,
IS lying critically i'll of pneumonia at his
home in Shelby.
Secretary Root fayors the ong-talked-of
Memorial Bridge which is to span the Poto-
mac between Washington and Arlington,
IL it is ever constructed. Up to now, Con-
1t ought to be built, and right
of. The only way to get over to Ar
Iington from Washington is by way of IN
old tumbie-down bridge at Georgetown, or,
ovei the Long Bridge, which did tumble
down few weeks ago. and it is up hill
and down dale to the gates of the National
Metropolis. whichever way you go. The
Memorial Bridge is to span the river at a
place where all this over-the-hills business
will be avoided. The structure is to be
as ornate AZ substantial art can make it.
Representative Samuel L.. Powers. Of
has decided to retire from
~.~~s~
does not say why he retires, but as he
expects to return to the practice of his
profession, the law, 1t is probably because
he sees that he might remain in Congress
for century and die poor man.
In the presence of United States Consul
William FL: Bishop and DIR. Alexander
Of James Smithson, the founder OF the
Institution at Washington.
which were buried in Genoa. Italy, in 1S29
were exhumed last week. The casket was
in pieces, but the homes were perfect. DIR.
Bell viii take these TO the United States
sailed from Genoa Jan. B.
The Postmaster-General has appointed
Edward +. Kimball, OF Massachusetts,,
Superintendent Of the Money Order Sys-
tenn of the Post Office Department. Mr..
klmDaH mas Deen In charge or this Dranch
of the service since the removal Of J. II.
Metcalf during the Post Office inyestiga-
ton.
Postmaster War6eid, Of Baltimore, Is
facing pretty rugged proposition. A man
named John w. Petit was on the rolls
of the Baltimore Post Office az clerk and
at q salary which up to the
time Of the Post Once scandals had amount
ed to some 5000 in all. The Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster-G General SAYS that he
can not find that Mr.. Petit ever did a
lick of work at either clerking or book
keeping. He was paid his salary on the
order of MIR. George w. Beavers, who
seems to have been q particularly slick
one. Mr.. Postmaster Warfield says that
he protested against paying Petit, rs he]
did nothing, but ne obeyed the orders OF
his superior officer, Mr.. Beavers. Now the
Post Once Department. on a decision OF
the Attorney General, orders Mr.. WaxfeldI
TO refund the money paid to Mr.. Petit,
&5,131 in all. and further informs Mr..
Warfield TINT II he does not pay, he viii
be arrested. a. the Government will insti-
tute suit against him Tor the sum.
Capt. David Houghton, prominent vet.
eran Of Washington, died last Friday Of
pneumonia complicated with other troubles.