Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-23

affairs in the Islands. He Will not re
turn to Hawaii for some time. as there
are number OF judgeship appointments
in Hawaii to be settled. The terms Of
seven judges have expired, and their
rcnppOtntmpnts must he determined up
on.
Porto RicO's New Governor.
Beekman Winthrop. who Is to sue
cced william H. Hunt as governor of
Porto Rico, in preparing for his duties
has had several interviews with the
president concerning affairs in the Is
land The change in the govcrnorship
will occur enrly in July. and Governor
Hunt will then come on here and take
the oath of office ms judge of the Unit
ell States district court of Montana.
to which place he was appointed good
while ngo.
Senator CockreII's Injury.
Senator +. NJ. Cockrell of Missouri.
who was run down by n bicycle II few
days ago. sustained many bruises and
had small bone broken In his right
shoulder which will conflne him to the
house for some time. The senator was
on his way home from the market.
which he visits daily. when tn" ncci-
dent occurred. For nearly thirty years
Francis Marion Cockrcll has been In
the senate. He is now in his seventeen
yenr.
When he first entered public life at
Washington he gained not Il little fame
by making daily visits to market
from which he always carried away an
armlond Of vegetables. When his
friends chaffed him about this habit
he was wont to tell them that the mar
ket was the only thing about Washing
ton that reminded him of hom" For
many years his daily luncheon In the
senate chamber has consisted of two
lurge red checked apples.
The Original Roosevelt Club.
President Roosevelt has received two
gifts which he prizes highly. They
were presented to him by Dan y.
Brown of Chicago. president of IN"
Original Roosevelt Club of Illinois, the
organization of which was effected
Sept. ), 1901. 1t is said to have been
the first club organized for the cam
paiGn In 1904 in the United States. one
present was the gavcl. bound with Sl-
! yer and suitably engraved. presented
to Mr.. Brown on the organization Of
the club. The other was "ampaigD
pin Of solid gold, the design being in
tended to represent n pair of nos"
glasses such ns the president wears,
with an embossed likeness Of Mr..
Roosevelt I'm one lens and room for
similar likeness OF the vice presidential
candidate In the other.
Free lee For the Sick.
Commissioner Macfarland has an
nounced that the philanthropic Wash
ington gentleman who last year fur
nlshed free Ice for the sick and the
babies of the needy has renewed his
offer to furnish Ice for the poor again
this summer. This generous Washing
ton citizen has authorized Mr.. Macfar-
land to make all the arrangements for
furnishing tie Ice and to draw upon
him for the money needed, only stipu-
lating that his name shall be withheld
from the public.
Statue of Frederick the Great.
Major John 5. Sewcll, corps Of engi-
neers, who Is In charge of the con
strIction work Mt Washington bar
racks, has been instructed to erect
suitable pedestal on the terrace In front
Of the new Army War college for the
statue of Frederick the Great present
cd to the United States by the emperor
Of Germany. Congress has appropriate
ed $1,000 for the pedestal and the eH-
penses connected with the erection of
the statue 1t has been arranged that
the statue shall be dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies Nov. 10 next.
Potomac shnd.
The present season has not been
profitable one with the fishermen down
the Potomac. they say, because of the
scarcity Of the fish. The catch of shad
has not been as large as usual. The to-
tnl catch this season ms shown by the
reports Of Gwynne Harris, inspector
of marine products, Will aggregate
about 1877 500, while last year the catch
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amounted to 1874. .444.
Hot weather and Uniforms.
At the beginning Of the first hot
weather there was an agitation In the
war department for II Modification Of
the order relative to uniforms. Officers
desired to appear In the gauzy seer
sucker or the tapping alpaca or the
polka dot cotton jacket or anything
else that was cool and that did not re-
Quire the warm military clothes. The
general staff set to work upon the mat
ter with view of obtaining some sort
of uniform which might meet all re-
Quirements Of hot weather and still be
military. The outcome will probably
be that every officer will wear what
he pleases during the hot weather.
Vacation Time.
When hot weather comes, the fancy
of the department clerk lightly turns
to thoughts of vacation. The annual
exodus of the department clerks from
Washington has already begun June,
July, August and September are the
dull months in department work, only
a part OF the clerical force being on
duty. There are not so many who