The National tribune., 1904-04-07
U. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.

Monday, April 4............S2,ff S, 12.93
said of this new Department that in its
early stages, with such great interests
committed to it's care. it moved too slowly
rather than too fast"
Although they have the rank Of Rear
Admiral, the Paymaster-General. the Sur
eon-General, the Chief of the Bureau of
Construction and Repair, and the Chief
of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, are to
be addressed by those titles, and not as
"Rear-Admirals."
There has been a lot of confusion over
these "Admirals' who are not and never
will be Admirals, but they cling to the
little tin-can clatter of the title with a
Secretary Moody. who is as plain as a
pipestem, and who simply abhors this
clamOr for Understanding titles. appealed
to Attorney General Knox for an opinion
on the Admiral business. and he has de-
cided that the little old title of the real
Under this decision, instead of admiral
Endcott,' it will be Chief of the Bureau
of Yards and Docks Endicott." Of course,
that is neither pretty nor high sounding
but it will have to go in the future, or else
plain "Mr." be assumed as the highest title
that an American citizen can use. Why
not Mr." anyhow?
1t is said that Gen. Shafter may become
Comma ndant of the Soldiers Home at Los
Angeles, Cal. Capt Hull, Chairman of
the House Committee on Military Affairs
has offered the position to him, and it will
be an excellent thing for the veterans in
that Home if the General accepts the offer
and the Office.
Surgeon-General Rixey. of the Navy,
will go to Panama to make an inspection
of the sanitary condition of the IsthmuS.
The health of the marines and of the Off
GERS and men Of the ships on duty in
Isthmian waters comes under the charge
Of Surgeon-General Rixey. and he will
make a careful investigation of the sites
selected for camps. and on his return prob
ably draft u report Incorporating any rec
concentration which he thinks is necessary
regarding proper quarters for the men and
for the lettering of the sanitary condition.
There are six Surgeons on the Isthmus
now, and one who has just returned re-
ports the health of the men to be excel
lent.
Gen. Chaffee is not at all compacent
about the new camp sites for the Army
manuvers, one of which was to be in
Pennsylvania, one in Texas, one in Cali
fornia and one in Wisconsin. He says
that the price asked for the ground il al
together too much The Texas and Wis
consin sites he considers too remote. and
the Henry Ranch in California is not con-
sidered by him to be in as healthy a loca-
ton az could be desired. Evidently Gen.
Chaffee has not been seen" about these
wonderful sites, which Congress was about
to accept without much discussion. Sec
rotary Taft approves the opposition of
Gen. Chaffee, and so somebody is going to
get left in an attempt to foist upon the
Government lot of worthless land.
Senator Pettus went up to the Capitol
the other day. immaculate as to shirt front
and collar. but, alack! The aged Ala
bamian had forgotten to encirele his col
lar with the necessary tie! The Senator
took his seat in the Senate Chamber, and
much amused. Not long after that two or
three other pages were caught snickering.
and he was evidently the object of their
amusement. He left the chamber and went
into the cloak room. There he looked into
the mirror, and then he knew what had
happened.
Seating himself in one of the big chairs,
he sent for a page and dispatched him to
his home for the forgotten necktie. The
proprieties held him TO that cloak-room till
the tie came. Wild horses could not have
coaxed him into the Senate Chamber until
he was clothed properly. Meantime he was
catching it from his colleagues.
The Senate Chamber is supplied with
cuspidOrs of rare design and finest china
They cost-ob, well, they didn't leave much
Of $40 bill when one was paid for. But
Senator Cockrells feet got tangled up with
one the other day, and that beautiful ma
jolica receptacle for Senatorial tobaccojdice
went smash against the iron legs of the
Senatorial desk. Senator Cockrell got
away with bruised corn, but the cuspidor
had to be swept up with broom
Representative +. Spencer Blackburn
IN. Co. got the denomination which he has
been seeking most strenuOusly for several
months. 1t looked for time as though his
Republican friends might be turned down
by a majority for the other fellow in the
Congressional Convention. but Mr.. Black
burn came ont on top. This. makes him
the leader of North Carolina Republicans.
Ex-Representative Linney was contesting
for the nomination. and it is said that he
will bolt the Convention nominee.
Senator Reed Smoot certainly has the
whip hand in Utah. He will have abso-
iufe cOntfOf or the convention In Utah
which will choose delegates to the Ma
tional Convention In Chicago.
Mrs. Wood, wife Of Maj .-Gen. Leonar ri
Wood, and her three children sailed from
San Francisco for Manila on the Logan.
April 1. Mrs. Wood has been the recip-
lent of many attentions this Winter. and
after Gen. Woods nomination was con-
frmed. Mrs. Wood was entertained at
most congratulatory dinner ut the White
House, where all the very close friends Of
Gen. and Mrs, Wood. who are also close
friends of the President, were elegantly
entertained.
Senator Cnlbertson fTex.) has intro.
duced an amendment which he hopes to
attach to the Post Office bill, wRich pro,
nEA,E hEcc