The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-06
MANY DOCTORS
SIGN OF DEATH.
Grim Pleasantly on the Part of
DR.. Mary Walker.
OLD WARRIORS ANNUAL VISIT
TILLMAN AND WARREN THE
BEST OF FRIENDS.
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Washington, Feb. DIR Mary Walk
err who has been absent from the ma
tional capital for several years, has re-
appeared on the scene, and during the
past week or two has called upon many
members Of congress and other public
men She is resplendent in black
cloth coat, trousers TO match and silk
hat The only feminine article of at
tire is brown fur cape. She called at
the postofiice department recently to
express her sympathy for Mr.. BristOw,
who ~ suffering from an attack of la
grippe.
How many doctors has he got?'' she
asked of Mr.. Bristow's secretary.
Only one was the reply.
We'll. he has a show of getting well.
said DR.. Mary. If he had three OF
four in consultation over him he would
die sure
DR.. Mary called at Senator Mitchells
committee room a few days ago 10 en-
Ter q protest with the senator against
the proposed pending Panama treaty.
The senator was not in his committee
room, and DR.. Mary asked HE secre-
tary, Mr.. Robinson. 10 take down
few words of a message she wished to
leave for him. Mr.. Robinson politely
complied and DR.. Mary commenced
debating her message. When it ran
up to fifteen or twenty pages of the
stenOgrapher's note book, Robinson
commenced entering a protest himself
He had much difficulty in shutting off
the voluble doctor, who would have
dictated matter for a two or three
hours address if she had not been
checked.
Chief Joseph in Washington.
Chief Joseph. the famous warrior Of
the Nez Perces tribe of Indians. is
making his annual visit to Washington.
He comes here every winter to appeal
10 the president and congress for the
settlement of a claim of his tribe. Be
cause of Chief JOseph's leadership in
the NeZ PeTceS war he and 250 other
Indians Of his tribe were deprived OF
their allotmenCs of land. They have
! been trying ever since TO get what
they regard as their share Of the land,
or It's equivalent in money. They have
been appealing to congress TO grant
them justice, claiming that they were
not bad Indians before 1874 and have
| been peaceable and we'll behaved ever
since. The time having passed for
them to get an amendment IN the house
I TO the proper appropriation bill, they
want to get an amendment tackled on
| in the senate and they went TO the
president TO ask that he help them to
get what they want. The president
said he would think the matter over
/ As Chief Joseph had been brave
warrior, and Il good citizen since nc
| laid down arms. the president was in
/ Clined to sy1npathize with him. The
I 25O Indians will be satisfied with either
/ their portion of government land OF
| it's value in money. and an effort vii
! be made TO have them allowed land
/ Ave +be Rest Of Friends
The recent bottle incident" in the
! senate between Senators Warren anC
| TilIman perhaps would not have oc-
I CURED had it not been for the warn
| personal friendship which exists be-
| tween the two senators. Senator Till
/ man has q particularly warm spot II
] his heart for Warren on account Of
( the latter's action at the time of the
/ TiIlman-McLaurin episode in the sen
ate. 1t viii be recalled that TIllmar
| had been invited to a White House
| dinner. and after his fight in the senate
| chamber his invitation was Withdrawn
! 1t happened that Senator Tiliman alSt
| had an invitation from Senator War
| rem at the same time TO dinner M
was about to give, and which he hat
! accepted. Tillman Immediately wen
to Warren and offered to withdraw hi
| acceptance. saying his presence at tn
| Warren dinner under the ctrcum
stances might cause embarrassment
Senator Warren insisted that Tillmai
| should not withdraw his acceptance
and assured him that his presence a
the function was desired. Tilman ap
preciated this action on the part O
the Wyoming senator very deeply, ou
finally decided not to attend the din
ner. For" as ne said, "somebod.
might say something by way Of pleas
/ antry. and l might not take II just tn
way + should. so I had better STA
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