The National tribune., 1904-01-07

been amicably settled, and Senator War
rem will not lose his seat. nor will he be
indicted, investigated or anything else dis
agreeable. 1t is true that he rents the
United States the Post Ofice building in
Cheyenne, but the, reason is that he does
it cheaper than anybody else offered to do
it, and thereby saves the United States
$70C year.
They are telling story of Archie Roose-
Welt which probably isn't SO, but it indi-
Gates who is thought to be the influence at
the White House. The story goes that one
of the policemen at the White House got
into disgrace some way and was to be re-
lieyed, much to his distress. Knowing that
Archie can get most anything from his
father, the policeman asked his young
friend to intercede with the President to
have him retained. Archie looked troubled.
.'Of course, 1 will speak to papa, he said,
''but / don't think he would have much
influence with the Administration l tell
you what let's do! You just wait till
Lodge gets back from Massachusetts; he'll
fix you up all right.
No matter how cold and bleak the day,
the President spends an hour OF 1T at least
on horseback sometimes on Wyoming
though he is now the property of Mrs:
Roosevelt, and often on his big sorrel
Bleistein. The President is often accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt and the chill
dren, all but Quentin. who has not yet ar
rived at the dignity of pony, even. The
other children all have their horses and
ponies, and all ride pretty well. The Pres
ident likes to go at spanking pace when
cuts the short legs of the children's ponies
out of the game, but Mrs. Roosevelt can
keep up with him.
Columbia Typographical Union has de-
cided against the introduction of typeset-
ting machines into the Government Print
ing Office, and has decided TO send a COM
mittee of the Union to protest to Con-
gress against the machines. The attempt
has been made several times to introduce
these machines, but to no avail, as the
Typographical Unions have always been
able TO keep them out
The Associated Charities of the District
are going after the Post Office Department
for the scandalous condition of the mes
senger boys who carry the special-deliyery
letters. The little fellows have to furnish
their own wheels, they are most of them
poor, and are haif-clothed. and usually
about as dirty as any street Arab The
suggestion is made that the Government
should uniform it's messengers, just as
it does its letter-carriers, and that they
should be made to keep themselves clean.
A fire in the rooms of the United States
Geological Survey created the widest ex-
element the other night. The entire pho
geographic outfit was burned and the fire
Just escaped destroying valuable set OF
maps that was just being prepared for ex-
hibition at the St Louis Exposition. The
damage amounted to about $4,000. and
there was no insurance. The United States
Government does not insure its property.
The Forest Reserve in the United States
was created by President Harrison in
1891, and its effects have been far reaching
and are already beginning to be felt. The
lands reserved are usually In the arid Or
senaiarid regions.
Gen. Joe Wheeler is thinking of coming
back to Congress Representative Rich
ardson, of Alabama, who is always getting
mixed up with Richardson, of Tennessee, Is
now representing the Wheeler District in
Congress, and very aceeptably. 1t is quite
probable that the old war horse will find
that his. people have grown away from him
in a political way in the few years he has
been wearing the blue, and then they do
not feel very kindly toward him, anyhow.
because of that same uniform; but, then.
the new Army uniform is so much like the
old butternut uniform of the rebels they
ought to forgive Cen Jee
Once upon time, and that not very far
distant. the diplomatic language of the
world was French. You could not get on
without knowledge of it. And this de-
spite the fact that England has been boss
ing the world for some time, at least she
has been letting on to do it Since the
United States became a world power,
diplomacy speaks English. The Hague
Tribunal settled that. and Germany, Great
Britain and Italy all maintained that the
pleadings before that tribunal in the Vene-
Zuelan question should be in English. Edu-
cation follows the American Flag, too.
Jerry Simpson, who has gone to New
Mexico to grow up with the "State" and
become United States Senator, sends
back word to his friends in Congress that
Judge Alton b. Parker, of New York, is
the man for the Presidency on the Demo
cratic ticket. He thinks that Parker would
be elected by one of the greatest majorities
ever given President of the United States.
Well. nows But who is Judge Parkers
The Netional Republican Committee is
In hot water. 1t seems that Chicago hotel
lsseS nix J,sf as much money as
possible out of the meeting in that city of
the National Republican Convention next
Summer, and that they are arranging for
altitudinous rates. Complaint has already
come to the committee from men who have
been trying to arrange for accommodations.
so the Executive Committee, of which
matter up, and If the hotel men Of the
Windy City do not pledge themselves to let
rates stay right where they are, the Con-
vention win be taken elsewhere. Prob
ably to Piftsburg..
Waiter g. Mayer, Post Office Inspector
who was engaged in the recent work of
: unearthing the frauds in the Department
and whose service was appreciated by his
superior officers, has been appointed Super
intendent of the Eastern Division of Pos
tai Inspectors, with headquarters in New
York. During the Postal Investigation this
position was bed by Inspector Thorpe, who
has been appointed Superintendent of the
City Delivery Division of the Post Office
Department. succeeding Charles Hedges,
removed. inspector Mayer is credited with
weaving the web of guilt about August
w. Machen, and - regarded an one of the
best loxical detectives in the Postal Serv-
Ice. His present station il Chicago.
Senator Frye has introduced bill to
regulate commerce between the United
States and the Philippine Archipelago, pro-
yiding that on and after July 1, 1904, un-
der penalty OF forfeiture, no merchandise
shall be transported by sea or any passen-
gers carried between ports Of the United
States and ports or places IN the Philip