The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-02-04

was made shortly afterwards that Mr.
Wooley would not be again appointed.
Now, the President has decided that the
charges made against MIR. Wooley were
made by the mans political enemies, and
We're due to political bias. The President
open appointment of a former Bishop in the
Mormon Church to so prominent an office
ought to give Senator Reed Smoot grounds
for hope. The President is given to doing
as he pleases in such matters. The Civil
Service Commission investigated a lot of
charges against the Postmaster at phila-
delphia. and reported that it's rules had
been not only evaded but smashed to
smithereens, and that the offenders in
Philadelphia ought TO be dismissed. The
President accepted the report. declared
that the charges were the work of political
enemies. and gave his own pet institution,
by appointing the officials to serve again.
Rev. Van Schaick, Of the Unitarian
Church, in a sermon week ago. advo-
Gated a compulsory educational law for
the District. He also said that if he had
the doing Of things he would pay less at
tention to paving the streets Of the District
and put more money in educational facili-
ties for the children. The Rev. Van
Scflalck Is very IeNei-Heautu SeHtpniaH.
and one of the most patriotic of men.
There are probably thousands of young
sters of school age in this town who never
see the inside of school room.
Secretary Hay had a Botticelli which
was valued at $4,000, but it was about
TO becomea complete loss to the art world,
through the cracking of the wood panel on
which it was painted. The board was an
inch thick, and the painting maryelously
clear and beautiful. He put the panel in
the hands of workman, who has just re-
stored to Secretary Hay his wonderful
Botticelli, in even better condition than
when first painted. The process by which
this was done can only be roughly de-
scribed. yet it was delicate process, in
deed. Tissue paper was pasted over the
whole surface Of the painting. which is a
Madonna, and then the board was sand
off. Think of the magnitude Of
that operation!
When the board was planed down to
the very paint. that was transferred to
canvas and firmly attached. Then the It's
sue paper was washed off, and it is said
that connoisseur would never be able to
tell that the great master painter had not
spread the paint upon the canvas with his
own hand. No paint was put upon the
canvas, as that would ruin it as the work
Of Botticelli.
Here's a man that we can welcome.
even if he brings to the support Of the
Flag nothing but his brawny right arm.
He is French-Irish-Canad which you
will admit is queer sort of combination.
He presented himself before the Supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia for the
Of piyu h ic int fn no.
come an American citizen. He answered
all the questions satisfactorily, and was
then told to take off his hat and hold up
his hand to take the oath. The wOuld-be
American did not understand the order,
and began to shed his garments. When he
got as far as his coat, the Court told him
he need not take it off to take the oath.
.Oh," was the quick reply Of the young
man, Il had just as soon take off my
coat now as any time. l shall always be
ready TO take off my coat to fight for
Uncle Sam"
Another investigation 1t is said that an
Of the Third Assistant Post
Office is now on. Mr..
Bristow, while conducting the other inves-
tigation. found that the bookkeeping had
been faulty in the Third Assistants De-
partment, and that there was a snarl
reaching back for years. 1t is said that
this investigation will continue for several
weeks. This is the Stamp bureau Of the
Post Office Department.
Suppose, just for moment that the
little hermit kingdom, Korea, gets en-
broiled in the European disturbances.
what is going to happen in the United
States? The United States has treaty
with Korea, in which the two countries
pledge themselves to use their good in
Huences in preventing oppression. The
section of the treaty which is concerning
Europe just now is as follows:
'sThere shall be perpetual peace and
friendship between the President of the
United States and the King OF Korea.
and the citizens and subjects Of their
respective Governments. If other pow
ers deal unjustly or oppressively with
either Government the other will exert
its good offices, on being informed of
the case, to bring about an amicable
thus showing it's friendly
feelings"
The Korean treaty was ratified in 1882.
Korea called the attention Of the United
States to the treaty just before the out
break of the China Japan imbroglio, and
the United States called the attention Of
good as told the United States to tend to
it's own business-and there you are!
Longer Department hours for clerks got
a biff i'm the Senate the other day. SEN
ator Stewart introduced resolution ask
ing an inquiry into the number of clerks
the Executive Departments would have
to have to bring their work up to date
and keep it there. Senator Cockrell said
he wanted fewer clerks and more work ra-
Their than more. clerks and less work. SEN
ator Lodge, who is next the President,
THAT'S nearer like it." and
then the resolution went to the Committee
on Appropriations.
Prince Cupid is catching on in fine
shape. Nobody ever heard tell OF Hawaii
Directing to a Chinaman under Queen
Ills dominion, but it is now unalterably
opposed to monaghan" labor, and Prince
Cupid has introduced bill to exclude the
Chinese from employment on the public
works of Hawaii, and making eight hours
a days work.
Speaker Cannon has not learned all the
ropes yet. That is, he has not learned
them so well that he can uneonsciously
touch each one and name it, though his
mind may be in TimbuctOo at the same
time. He mounted the marble rostrum of