The National tribune., 1904-08-25

| brethren in arms an example as highly
useful as his exit has sealed with honor
the life of a patriot soldier
There is one small darky who declares
that he "nevaI. no nevah, wants to see &
watermellun aSin." He got into Il water
melon car Mt Columbia, s. c., and getting
locked in. had nothing but watermelons
to eat till he reached Washington two
days later.
A yOungster got 4 cherry seed in his eal
the other day. and some Washington doe
tors performed an operation and got the
seed out. The operate ion was entirely sue
cessful. but--the boy will be deaf.
President Roosevelt is the Original
Civil Service devotee. but he is not very
hard OIL those who evaie the law. ThG
Postmaster ut Philadelphia made the Civil
Service rules look like monkey. and he
got-a reprimand from the President.
Baron Hengelmuller. the Austro-H Hun
garian Embassa dor. has returned to Wash
ington from Bar Harbor for the purpose OF
presenting to President Roosevelt monu
mental work of Austrian statistics which
Emperor Franz Josef has sent to- the
United States to be given to the President
with the Emperors compliments.
John f. Starr, President of the First
National Bank of this city, is dead i'm his
Summer home in Atlantic City. aged SO
years. In 1862 he was elected to Con
gress to represent the First District OF
New Jersey, and was reelected in 1864
MIR. Starr was the founder of the Starr
Iron Foundry, now the Camden Iron
Works, one of the largest foundries in the
world.
How is this for a hot number? Repre-
sentative Humphreys NIiss) says that the
Democrats will carry Mississippi. but tina,
they will have to work for it. Now
wouldn't that frost you? Mr.. Humphrey
goes on to say that for the first time in a
dozen years there are Republican candi.
dates in all the Congressional Districts of
NJ Mississippi. That means. he says, that the
Democrats will have to get out and work
and vote. He was himself elected two
years ago by vote of exactly LAG, ev-
cry vote that was cast in his district. He
says that this year, to win, he will have to
have many times that number. This is
Democratic authority, else Mr. Humph.
reys would be credited with talking
through his sombrero.
Cr0S now on and for some considerable
time The Civil Service Commission will
hold examinations for elgibles in the sew
eral branches of the Government service in
nearly every State in the Union. Appli
cants for many of the positions are partic.
uhrly difficult to get, and statement from
the Commission says that 80 difficult ha
this been that every eligible for a position
in the Department Of Agriculture during
the past three years has been appointed
and the Commission is unable to keep up
nd for
to hill other vacancies. In a way this indi
Gates a healthy and prosperous condition
OF the country, as it is usual for the eligible
lists to be year ahead Of possible appoint.
ment in times of financial depression.
Qualified persons are urged by the Com.
mission to take the examination. In the
Agricultural Department there is now 8
vacancy for Laboratory Assistant In
Pharmacology at the Bureau of Plant In
dustry and for Meat Inspector in the
same Bureau. The Philippine service
wants veterinarian, an engineer drafts
man is wanted i'm the Office of the Super
vising Architect, and q mason and poul
tryman are wanted by the Indian service
while the General Service and Staff Col
lege at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., wants a
librarian. Other vacancies will be an
nounced from time to time, and it seems
that this is particularly favorable period
for persons to enter the service of the Gov
| ernment.
| Gen. Greely. Chief Signal Officer of tn,
United States Army, has received the frs
telegraphic message ever sent direct from
Nome. Alaska. 1t marks the Inauguration
OF the Government wireless line from
Nome, 1O7 miles to st. Michaels. Gen
Greely said the receipt of the message in
dicated that the wireless line was workin.
perfectly. From st. Micha els the messay,
came by the wire line up the Yukon t.
Dawson. and thence to Seattle. travein:
$500 miles altogether. The Government
| cable ship Burnside. now laying the cabl,
from Sitka to Seattle. reports having lait
227 miles of cable.
| A Washington branch Of the Chimes.
empire Reform Association, known in th.
celestial tongue as the Bow Wong Woy.
was organized by Chinese laundrymen am
merchants. here, last week The principa
| purpose OF this society is stated to be tn.
retirement from power of the Dowage
Empress, Tsi An. in order that the En-
perOr of China may become ruler i'm fac
instead of being a mere figurehead as the,
claim he is now. The oath of the societ'
was administered to about $50 local China
men. who promised to use every means Il
retire the hated Tsi An from power and tn
public eye.
There is every prospect that the actin
watchmen at the Government Printing Of
fce, who are all veterans, will be placed O,
the civil service list and given the protec
ton In their positions of that agency O
the Government. The matter has bee
taken up by Commander Abraham Har1
of the Department Of the Potomac. G.. A
r.. with the President and the Commits
sion.
i The Exposition authorities have bee
tormenting the life out of President Roose
velt to get him to consent to 20 to 81
Louis, but the President has definitely Dc
clined. He very much wanted to go to Bos
ton to attend the National Encampment O
the Grand Army of the Republic, but fe
that he must adhere to his resolve not t
go anywhere this Summer. He will 20 nc
where, and will make no political speeches
u. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.