The National tribune., 1904-09-08
wAsHMaToN THuRspAY sspTEMBER

WASHINGTON, D. q, THUF
Representative Bei1leH Of Cleveland.
Ohio, is perfectly sure of a Republican vic
tory this Fall. ''T'hsce' isn't going to be
November" ne declared the other day when
in Washington. "A few days ago l met
my friend Charley I4antise of Indiana, and
he put it in a very neat way. He said that
Judge Parker was going to rum in way
that would make Horace 1ireeleys run for
President seem quite respectable In Ohio,
it is all over but the hurrahs for Roosevelt.
We will carry the State ~ at least 5000
ma ority."
The General staff ~ the Army now has
under consideration q reduction in the num-
Der of uniforms for army officers, and it is
an all right proposition
For some time there has been consider
able complaint regarding the apparel of
army officers as being altogether too ex-
pensive. 1t constitutes veritable tax on
the individuals, many of whom, especially
those of the junior grade, find it hardship
to provide the variety of dress which Is
exacted by the regulations. An army Of
ficer must, for instance, have four pairs
of shoes and six Or seven different uniforms
for various occasions. 1t is proposed to
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service in the field, and the other for dress
occasions. This would do away, for one
thing, with the full dress coat, a heavy
and costly garment. In its place 1T is pro-
posed to use composite blouse, to which
would be attached shoulder straps or
shoulder knots, as the occasion required
The army officer finds his uniform burden
in transportat ton and q great responsibility
and care. Any plan to reduce the number
of uniforms will be received with approval
The Treasury Department is simply 60
ing to ruin us aristocrats with statements
like this, which has just been issued:
American silver plate manufacturers
have been in the habit of sending their
wares to Egland for the purpose of having
the hall mark" of England placed upon
them, with view, it is stated, of de-
ceiving American purchasers into believing
the goods to be of English manufacture,
and importers of such goods have been en-
abled to get their goods back free of duty,
although thus marked, because, under para
graph 483 Of the tariff act, this marking is
not considered as an improvement in con-
dition or advancement in value, and as the
provisions of sections 8 and II of said act
regarding marking are not applicable to
reimported domestic goods, England not be-
ing the country of origin of the goods"
The Secretary of the Treasury is now in
formed by the Secretary Of State that an
act has been passed by the British Parlia-
ment preventing the use of the English hall
mark on American silverware in England
Now. what are we going to do? "Silver-
ware" at 90 cents the piece. big or little,
was quite permissible so long as it had the
English hall mark, but now! Oh, we must
not think about it, for that way madness
lies. What shall We now give for wedding
presents!
1t is estimated that 5000 Republicans
entitled to vote in Indiana are absent from
their voting residences. To get all these
voters back at the November election is the
task before q bureau recently organized by
the State committee. The listing of these
absentees will be followed by personal cor
respOndence and calculations on the inn
pOrtance of having their Votes recorded.
Indiana Republicans living in Chicago
alone, their residence iii that city not hav-
ing been sufficiently prolonged to allow
them to vote in Illinois. niThen it is said
there are quite as many ni6re voters of the
Republican faith in indianapolis, whose
homes are in other parts Of the State In
large number of cases voters have moved
from one county to another since the last
election.
The intention is totfurnish with trans-
portation all these voters who can be in
duced to return and support the Republi-
can candidates. At the same time, the
State committee will move cautiously to
prevent aiding grafters who, in every cleo
ton. seek to improve sach opportunities to
get free trip home. This ''absent voters
bureau is to be conducted with greater
thoroughness than ever before in Indiana
since the campaign of 1888, when it was in
charge of Stanton Peelle
Mrs Florence Maybrick will soon be
in Washington, and will make her future
home here. Her counsel, Mr.. S. V. Hay
den. has returned to Washington from
London, where he has been for some time
in the interest Of his client Mr.. Hay
den talks very willingly about the beauti-
tul American woman who has been so
long in the public eye as the alleged
polsoner OF her husband, who was con-
hrmed arsenic fend. Mrs. MAVERICK is
now in the Catskills with some wealthy
people who have befriended her for a
long time. She is in good health and
spirits, and Mr.. Hayden says she retains
much OF the beauty which made her ia
nous.
He tells an interesting story about the
pictures which have been 'cluttering up
eH0 CoiuhlIiS VI the newspapers, with her
name under them. He says the one in
mourning with the bonnet on, and the
thick vail, was made from q wax figure
which, along with figures Of Lincoln, Gar
field, and many other public characters,
is on exhibition in London No pictures
of Mrs. Maybrick have been made since
before her trial, so that, with the excep-
ton OF those, no authentic pictures have
been made. She wears a very thick vail
to protect herself from kodaks when on
the street, so that no picture Of her has
been obtained that way.
Mrs. Maybrick has been importuned
and offered fabulous sums to lecture, go
upon the stage, and to show herself i'm
dime museum, but being q lady has re-
fused all such offers. She is of literary
turn OF mind, and may turn her attention
to writing, when she comes to Washing
ton. She wrote very strong article on
prison reform while in prison, and may
give that to magazine which has made
an offer for it.
The Western political managers are very
much worked UP over the manner in which
political lights" are tied up in Chautau-
qua contracts. It is almost impossible at
this time to get men Of note as speakers
in the campaign, because they are all en-
god af fancy fiUuro1 70 dol;,,o, Queue,