The National tribune., 1904-04-07

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him. lie got his 100 names and paid a.
more attention to the matter, but the DE
partment went on adding to the list SO
i'm the last analysis, it would look as though
Mr. Bristow started the ball rolling which
has wadded him and his Senatorial pros
poets up in it.
Senator German (Md) says he is fo
Parker for President. But who is Parker
Senator Allison is suffering with an Mt
tack of something like the grip. He wa:
taken i'll while at the Capitol. with pain:
i'm his chest, and had his carriage callet
and went home. He is improving now
and his illness has been at no time dan
gerouS.
Secretary of War Taft is very fond o
going into the Senate Chamber. He is a
the Capitol very often these days. and al
ways calls on his friends in the Senate
Chamber before leaving the big white build
ing. Although he is about the biggest man
physically. in official position in Washing
ton, he is among the spryest. He get:
around about as lively as Senator SmoOt
and that gentleman is regular John j
Ingalls, in appearance.
Mrs. Rose Bracket. prominent Daugh
Their of the American Revolution, of Wash
ington, goes Cleopatra and her pearl ont
better. Mrs. Bracket had a rare pear
brooch valued at $1,000. She laid it in
a window to sun: it fell out, and a turkey
gobbled the pearls. BY the time the loss
was discovered. and the cause of it 10
Gated, the pearls had been dissolved in thu
turkeys internal gear. 1t was killed ant
fho nd hrt
then too late. The turkey is said to have
made fine eating. 1t ought to, for feast
of peacock's tongues would not cost as
much for a Lucullian banquet as thai
one turkey did.
High water and the severe illness of Mrs
Miles, which kept Gen. Miles from attend
ing, has made the Democratic Club OF
Grand Rapids declare their banquet off. Ii
was thought that Gen. AIiles's boom fol-
the Presidency was to be launched at this
banquet. but the fates were against such
action, it seems.
Senator Stone (Mo) is out for Senator
Cockrell (Mo.) for President. That is, he
is out IL an interview to that effect. All
the Missourians have been talking Cock,
rell for some time. Senator COckrell is a
very fine old gentleman, and has served his
State with honor and distinction. but he
will never be the Joshua of the Democratic
party. though there is not much doubt he
will try to be the Moses, if he is given
the chance. Senator Cockrell is "rockrib
bed in the Democratic faith. goodness
knows. He was a Major General in the
rebel army. and there is no tangible evil
dence that he has ever regretted the fact.
Senator Cockrell is one of the quaint
features of the United States Sepate. He
is rather tall. loose jointed. his thin. long
hair resting on a coat collar that is not
always immaculate. and he has very bad
teeth over which his mouth is never closed
He could never have been an Adonis Of
form or feature. He scOlds like fishwife
when things do not gotO please him. There
is absolutely nothing about him that is
magnetic. or even attractive. He is only 10
years old, but he looks so easy. Senator
COckrell will do for Missouri to talk abont
and to hold her votes for, but when the
time comes, Missouri will give those votes
elsewhere.
Maj. Estes G. Rathbone has fled through
Senator Plat Comm an appeal for q
review of his case by Congress. Mai
RathbOne bases his claim for an investi-
CATION upon 'his right to be heard as an
American citizen" 1t is not at all likely
that the Senate will touch the case again
Mrs. Cornelia Grinnell Willis, widow OF
Nathaniel Parker Willis. the poet, died
last week, in Washington, aged so.
Secretary Taft has at last found horse
that will carry him and not break i'm two
The horse selected is 1G hands high, and
bright bay. Secretary Taft is about
five feet six. and he weighs 300 pounds.
If New Mexico and Arizona come i'm as
one State. which the citizens Of those
States declare they shall not. New Mexico
will be divorced from her name. and the
State will be called ARIZONA" So far. SC
good
The bill for Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory provides. however, that they shall
not come in till 1906. because of complica
tons over the Indian lands The State
Constitution to be formed under the bill
must contain an absolute prohibition oil
polygamy. Suffrage can not be restricted
except for ignorance. imbecility, age anl
sex. This will not prohibit woman suffrage
IL the Constitution to be adopted shall sc
provide. but negro suffrage can not be re
stricted as such.
Secretary Taft is opposed to the bill
which has been presented to Congress pro
viding for promotion to Major Gen
eralcy on the retired list of Brig. Gen
George NJ Sternberg, former Surgeon Gen
eral of the Army. He says he does no,
like specific legislation OF this character
but has no personal feeling in the matte,
toward Gen. Sternberg.
Speaker Cannon has appointed Repre-
sentative Morrell (Rep.. Pa, Chairman
of the Committee on Militia. to succeed
Dick (Ohio): Representative Patterson
tRep.. Pa. member of the Committee
on Military Affairs to succeed Dick; Rep
resentative Castor (Rep., Pa, to til,
Committee on Accounts; Representatiy,
Bates (Rep.. Pa, and Rassett (Dem.
n. ". TO the Committee on Useless Pa
pers, and Representative Aiken dem.
5. c.. to the Committee on Pensions.
1t is often said that there are people II
certain benighted regions of the United
States which lie to the southeast section
of the Union. who do not know tina,
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