The National tribune., 1904-06-09
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run home after Manila, without single
accident or breakdown, and now the Ken
lucky comes in for q share of that pride.
Admiral Robley d. Evans says that de-
spite the remarkably fast trip OF his tine
old battleship around three-fourths OF the
globe, she is in need of only few slight
repairs. Hurrah for the ship and her gal
liant men!
There is q man in Washington who
| ought to be wrapped in rose-tinted cotton
! batting and dropped into q thousand foot
| well. He ought indeed! He has been
| fighting street cats and dogs till he thinks
| he has them now on the way to exter-
mination, and now he has commenced war
on whistlers and noisy children. He says
| that screaming children and whistlers
cause great deal of pain and annoyance.
and injury to health. and he wants an
| ordinance which will permit the police to
| arrest all such as are complained of. This
| mans name is F. McCabe, and he is
probably the kind of a man that you
| would like to picket out in the center Of
a section Of land which has fence that
| is horse-high, hog-tight and bull-strong.
You'd leave him right there till
A fashionable wedding took place in st.
Margaret's Church, May 81, when the
daughter of Gen. George B. Davis, Judge
Advocate-General Of the Army. married
II.
Cav. There was a large gathering of the
Washington "Smart Set" among whom
were many prominent Army officers and
their families. The floral decorations were
simple but effective, being composed entire
| ly of ferns and delicate green foliage. which
made an excellent background for the bridal
party. The ushers were mostly cavalry
officers, and the bridesmaids white net
gowns were made with deep yellow girdes
in delicate compliment to that branch of
the service. The bride looked very lovely
in gown of white lace built on white silk
and q white lace vail. The young couple
| will. little later in the season. 80 to West
Point. where Lieut.. Wesson has lately been
| assigned to duty.
Miss Alice Roosevelt will make the win
ners of the A. A. u. Senior National Cham
pionship Olympian Game contests very
happy by bestowing the medals upon them
with her own fair hands.
Miss Alice Roosevelt visited the French
section of the Manufacturers building May
81, in company with NJ. le Viscomte de
Chambrun. Attache of the French Em-
bassy at Washington. She was received by
Gen. Lagrave and other distinguished
Frenchmen. who took great pleasure in
showing her everything. Among the many
beautiful exhibits was remarkably hand
some miniature watch. which Miss Alice
at once took a great fancy to. and which
insisted upon her accepting.
Miss Alice is certainly having the "time
OF her life" People are tumbling over one
another to show her honor, and she is be-
| ing lunched and dined to such an extent
| that the records established by Prince
| Henry. and even her distinguished father,
fhroo fan tn fso tha fr,np hoo
given her by the Board of Lady Managers
| the other day 50 great was the desire of
the st. Louis Society women to meet her
that the number of invitations swelled the
original list Of 100 to twice that number.
Not only has she enjoyed herself in a
social way quite according to the ideas of
Mrs Grundy, but she has had loads of fun
in very Unconventional manner. She gal
loped down the Pike on the back Of a
donkey the other day, and though she
| thought nobody knew who she was, lots of
them did. all the same, and she was the
belle of a ball given in the German Pavil-
ion: She wound mp her first day of sight
| seeing By having her fortune told by q
dark-skinned priestess Of the occult art,
who told her she was soon to be married to
a multi-millionaire. and a blond at that.
She visited the Philippine Reservation
| the other day, and the dog-eating hunters
| performed their weird dances for her
amusement and edification.
Capt. George w. Gageby. who served
in the 54th Pa. as Second-Lieutenant of
Co. ID. has been in the city. He is Master
Mechanic of large factory at Newcastle.
Rev. James Russell. veteran of the
| civil war, was found dead in his bed at
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| been i'll for some time. and had been at
| tended regularly by physician. He was
66 years of age, and a native of Illinois,
and served in a regiment from that State.
| His remains were inferred in Arlington
Cemetery.
The President has decided to receive his
Oyster Bay, where he expects to
spend the greater part of his Summer.
He will come to Washington the last eek
in July for about two weeks, when he will
then return to Oyster Bay for the rest OF
| the warm weather. After his return to
Washington, in September, he will remain
here until election day. going then to Oys.
ter Bay to cast his vote.
Manuel Zamacona, one of the Judges CT
the Supreme Court of Mexico City, died
there recently. He was an old-time Liberal
and firm friend and supporter of Pres
ident Diaz. He had been Minister of For.
eign Relations, and for a time represented
his Government at Washington.
! More investigation. The President has
decided to make sweeping investigation OF
Alaskan officials. James z. Young, United
States Attorney at Pittsburg, has been ap
pointed to take the investigation in hand
! The Judiciary of Alaska is attacked, and
there are some charges against Gov. Brady
He is not charged with sins of commission
but rather those of omission. He is de-
clared to be 'slow-coach," and to lacl
progress. Gov. Brady does not strike ons
ON first sight as a man likely to set the
world on fire after q Noah's food, but HI
is honest. and, after all. perhaps thai
counts for as much or more than to have
a man who is "doing" things all the time
but over whom you have to plant a guart
to keep on the right track.
The Judges are charged with "dishon
esty,' to bring things to fine point, bu
you can believe it or not. There have al
ways been two factions up there, and tn,
"other" faction Is always declaring tina
the "other" one is dishonest. 1t gets t,
sound a good deal like dog eat dog" afte
|, awhile, and the President may conclude
after the investigation, to turn out tn
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