The National tribune., 1904-01-28
U. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.

State takes advantage OF his right to ap-
pear on the floor OF the Senate, but Cover
nor Cummins, of Iowa, and Governor
Van SAINT, of Minnesota, were guests OF
the Senate at the same time the other day.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
transmitted to the House q statement OF
the accounts of Postmasters who have
been retired from their offices because they
were short in their accounts. These de-
faulting Postmasters number 1873, and the
sum in which they have defaulted
amounts to $23.464 That 1873 Post
masters should have gone wrong Is, OF
total of 1864 Postmasters in the en-
ploy OF the United States Government,
this is very small percentage indeed.
A brilliant interviewer Of the Presi-
dent announced that Mr.. Roosevelt said
emphatically, Senator Hanna has per-
feet right to become candidate for Pres
ident if he chooses" Well, now! Just
listen to the likes Of that, will you! The
President of the United States really cred
tied with having ordinarily good sense!
Does anybody imagine for minute that
the President of the United States ever
thought he had dead cinch on the Office,
or that while he chose to hold it down.
nobody should file on his claim? This is
free country, as has been stated a few
times before, and every boy in it may
aspire to become it's head. Getting there
is, Of course, another proposition. And
now, just because the President has given
utterance to q commonsense statement that
there are others, and his desire to become
the candidate Of the Republican party for
the Presidency isn't to be considered in
any way bar to others trying for the
same high office, it is given out that the
President realizes that there are other
strong men in the field"
Gen. John G.. Black has been sworn in.
and has taken his place among the Civil
Service Commissioners. Gen. Black will
be the President of the Commission.
Rear-Admiral Sigsbee, Commandment of
the League Island Navy Yard, has been
designated by the Navy Department to
represent the Navy and preside over the
section of the Worlds Fair at st. Louis
devoted to pceanogrnphy. This duty will
not interfere with the Ad11iraps present
detail at League Island.
The Korean Legation is in mourning for
30 days for the death of Empress Dow
ager, and the flag is at half-mast. The
to have been woman of strong mind,
with good deal of power in Government
tai affairs.
Mrs. Tom Plat, the new wife Of the
elderly Senator from New York, is chron-
icled as a beauty" and she is very per-
sonable in appearance. She lost her hand
bag on trolley car at Aiken, Ga. the
other day, and on returning to the railway
Office to notify the company Of her loss
was told that bag had just been turned
in. and the description was read to her.
Mrs. Platt blushed, and looked flustered
and annoyed, but she claimed the bag.
The description was as follows:
Found between seats Of car one lady's
handsome leather goId-mounted hand
bag, containing saboutss$12 in. cash, q
lady's small watch, several eyebrow
pencils, a powder puff and box and sew
eral small articles incident to a lady's
toilet"
A very new man in a very new Office
has stirred up a very old social precedence
row, which, but for the good sense of the
senior actors in the matter, would grow
to the magnitude ola National affair. As
it Is, it is simply worth chronicling to
show how great matter a. little social
breach may become.
The President Of the United States gives
every Winter four receptions. The
first. Is to the Diplomatic Corps.
and the representatives Of the So
Governments in Washington are the
in all the bravery of uniform and regalia
of Office. with medals, ermine, velvet, silk
and gold lace galore. The second reccp-
ton is to the Judiciary" when the SUI
preme Court Of the United States, COM
posed Of the Chief Justice and the Associ-
ate Justices, are the guests Of honor.
They do not wear their black silk Mother
Hubbards, which would add to the gaiety
Of the occasion il they did, for Justice OF
the Supreme Court OF the United States
looks just as much like waiter in his
dress suit as any other man Friday at the
reception. The third reception Is to 'The
Congress, and the members of the Sem
ate and House are the guests Of honor.
The fourth reception is to the "Army and
Navy" and there is where the United
States comes out strong. You'd think
the klondyke had been transferred to
and gold lace and epaulets
We're to be had for the asking. Well, on
this fourth night everybody kotows to the
Army and Navy. and everybody likes to.
The second State reception was held
last week, and the Supreme Court, headed
by Chief Justice Fuller, was on hand at
the appointed hour. 8 o'clock exactly.
The receiving party made the grand en-
trance to 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner"
played by the relocated Marine Band.
Chief Justice Fuller, with the Associate
Justices, got into the line ut it's head,
hundreds formed in behind them, and yet
the signal was not given for the Chief
Justice to start. The hour hand pointed
to 9:15, 900, and yet no signal. Mean
time Maj. McCawley, the newly-appointed
Social Aid" at the White House, the
young officer with the model straight
front, had seized some struggling members,
Of the Diplomatic Corps who had wan
dered into the State Dining-room, where
the line was forming, and showed them in
ahead OF Chief Justice Fuller Then that
old hour hand on the Grandfather's clock.
in the corridor began to creep TO 0:3O.
Aspiroz, of Mexico, appeared
with lot OF young attaches, and he was
ordered into line, and, being the ranking
of the Diplomatic Corps present.
took the head, somewhat reluctantly.
About this time Chief Justice Fuller
stepped out OF line and demonstrated with
Mai. McCaWfey Both the very imnapfor t