The National tribune., 1904-09-08
that of obtaining the ablest and creates
educators.


In his utterances on the subject of q
National University, Washington proved
that he sought an institution that should
realize for the Nation a unity of concep.
ton of Federal power, a broad National
charity that could only be upbuilded By
bringing together at the seat Of National
Government students from every part of
the Nation. The advantage in establish
ing the University ut Washington was
pointed out in the fact that students
would thus have an opportunity to obtain
conception Of National Govern
ment, have their local prejudices reduced,
and 60 forth into all parts of the country
with them spirit of broad
charity and loyalty to the Union.
In the projected new group of buildings
will be the George Washington Me-
the Administration Building of
the University. The building is to cost
$5OO,OOO and will contain a large Nc
mortal Hall, an Auditorium with a seat
ing capacity from 1000 to 1900, offices
for the faculty and boards, and other
necessary apartments.
Around the George Washington Me-
mortal are to be grouped the other Uni
versity buildings. These include the Alum
nj Hall, Gymnasium, eight dormitOry
halls, and the Library and Law Build
ings. Each is to be an imposing speci-
men of architecture.
Alas, what feeting thing is fame!
Jerry Simpson, one time Representative
In Congress from the big Seventh" Dis
trct of Kansas, finds no people now poor
enough to do him honor. Jerry is a peach.
question, and has finally landed with the
Democrats, and hoped to induce the New
Mexican Democrats to send him to Con-
gress, but they faxed him no." very hard.
Jerry remained in Kansas till it would
have no more of his brand of politics, and
then went to Oklahoma. He found no
field for his peculiar talents, and then
went to New Mexico, professedly to It
back to Congress when the Territory ,.c
came State. Congress wouldn't make
it State in time to suit him, so he tried
to be the delegate and got knocked out.
Jerry can talk, but Jerry isn't states
man. Still waters run deep. Jerry
brawled like the veriest mountain brook
after q cloudburst.
Senator PETER, he Of the whiskers, one
time Greenbacker, then again a Silverite,
with variations of the political compass
faith in between, is now on the Repub-
lican platform, fair and square, with both
feet, and they are not small, so there is
no danger of his tripping up. He is going
into the campaign in Kansas, further
more. Senator PETER was not half bad.
He was always conscientious in what
ever he did, and that counts for whole
lot in this hurry-up old world, after all.
The Republicans are really glad he is
back in the fold, and he is likely to stay
right there after this.
Washington was entertaining some
very distinguished guests last week. AT
their head was Mr.. Charles Leman, of
st. Petersburg and Berlin, Royal
Courier to his Majesty the Emperor of all
the Russias," if you please. He is in
charge of a party of so people, all mem
bers of the Chambers of Commerce Of
Austria and Hungary. Very few of the
party can speak word of English. They
are over here to see il they can learn
anything that would be of advantage to
them, and, Of course, we know they can.
They took in the sights of Washington,
went to Arlington and Mt. Vernon and
then left for Pittsburg. They will be in
this country for about two months, apd
intend to stop at the Worlds Fair in ST.
Louis
The District of Columbia Department
OF United Spanish War Veterans held
their Annual Encampment last week and
elected a corps Of officers for the year,
as follows: DIR. S. Clifford Cox, Com
Capt. Fred w. Alexander, J. V. Com
mander; Capt. e. L. Cogan, Department
Inspector; J. Lewis Smith, Judge Advo-
cate; DIR. Charles l.. G.. Anderson, Medi-
cal Director; Rev. Maj. Charles G. Pierce,
u. ). A. Chaplain. Department Com
mander Cox appointed Francis A. Ran
dolph, Department Adjutant, and Will
lam r. Stone and r. 3. Leach, Muster
ing Officers.
DR.. Cox, who was elected Commander.
is native of the District and a graduate
of Columbian University. He is big and
handsome, and he knows things. He prac-
ticed his profession until the beginning
of the Spanish War, when he volunteered
and was commissioned as one Of the Sur
geons Of the LIST Regiment, District Of
Columbia Volunteers, on the staff of Col
George III. Harries. He served with his
and surrender of Santiago. After the
cessation of hostilities in Cuba Surgeon
Cox was detached from his regiment and
placed in command Of The provisional divi
sion hospital Gen. Bates's Diyision).
where he attended the sick of the seven
volunteer reg iments on the island until
his regiment was ordered home
He was mustered out of the military
service with the LIST District Regiment at
Washington in November, 1893, and has
been engaged in the general practice Of
medicine ever since. Commander Cox
was delegate to the convention held i'm
Washington in 1899, which formed the
provisional organization Of the Spanish
War Veterans, and at the first delegate
assembly Of the National Army, also held
in this city, in 1900, he was elected Sur
geon General of the National Army and
reelected at the National Assembly held
in Buffalo in 1901. In 1899. at the or
ganization of the District of Columbia
Corps, he was elected Medical Director of
the corps, and has been reelected each
year since, except one when he was I'M
able to serve and nominated his successor.
In addition to his Spanish War honors
he has a string of titles half a yard long
among which the following are the most
prominent: He is a member Of the So
ciety of the Army of Santiago de Cuba,
a member of the Board Of Pension Medi-
cal Examiners of the District; is a Past
Master Of Hiram Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A.
NJ; Past High Priest Of Hiram Chapter.
No 10, Royal Arch Masons; Surgeon of
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, knights
Templar; Medical Director of AImas
Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine;