The National tribune., 1904-06-02
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borhood wherever it is practice BILE, and to
invite and encourage the utilization with
this Council of other Christian bodies
cherishing kindred faith and purpose
Secretary Moody has recovered from his
recent indisposition. a species of rash
which he contracted during his recent
cruise on the Dolphin in Cuban waters,
and attended to business at the Navy De-
partment last week. as usual.
1t is rumored that James A. Garfield is
extremely likely to succeed Secretary Cor
telyou as head of the Bureau of Labor
and Commerce. Mr.. Garfield is supposed
to be very close to the President
A little south of the usual track taken
by vessels going from San Francisco TO
Honolulu. bit of land has been seen oc-
casionally by sailors AS at other times
it was nowhere to- be seen. disappearing
most mysteriously from view, they de-
clared it bewitched. Navy Department
| officials think it is the reef on which the
American sloop Levant struck in 1859 and
went down. and they have just sent the
cruiser Takoma, in charge of Commander
Nicholson, from Honolulu, to discover the
lost island" if possible. and find out
whether it is real or imaginary.
When Commissioner Ware returned to
his desk. after an absence of two weeks,
he found an immense basket of American
Beauty. JacIueminot. La France roses.
and other beautiful flowers awaiting him
4 card was attached to the basket
bearing the inscription: I'VE well
come the return of our honorable
Commissioner" Mrs. Ware was in the Sc
cret. and was present when her husband
perceived them. When all the force was
assembled. the Commissioner thanked
them in appropriate words for their charm
ing gift.
Senator Quay's condition has suddenly
become very serious. From the nature of
his disease he may live for a month or
may succumb at any time to sinking
spell.
All the members Of his family are with
him. 1t was unauthoratively stated that
while the Senator is full Of determination
to live. within the last few days he has
put his worldly affairs in such shape that
there would be no complications if he died
at any moment.
The appearance on the street the other
day of quiet enough looking man about
A years old attirpd in a regular "chain
gang" suit of clothes drew big crowd
who tagged along after him making things
generally lively by their pointed remarks
to the cut and style of his "spring suit"
He was soon captured by policeman.
who took him to the station. where he was
examined and sent to the Government
Hospital for the insane. The material Of
his clothes was of excellent quality. and
his tailor knew his business for they wera
we'll cut and fitted. Was the tailor crazy
also2 The man was n Canadian. and gave
no explanation for his unusual taste in
clothes.
The old-fashioned square piano. the ad-
miratiOn of our childhood days. and with
ont which no household was considered to
have the proper air of refinement and ele-
gance. has become a thing of the past A
quarter of a century ago every family
who could possibly scrape enough money
together to buy one did so, and the girl
who did not ''have music lessons" was
girl apart, and an object of pity mixed
with contempt to her more fortunate
mates. As time went OH and the upright"
became the fashion. the square piano was
traded off for the former, and pretty soon
they were mostly in the hands of the pi-
anO dealers, whose only customers were
the less fastidlOus country people. Soon
even this class of customers dropped off,
for as soon as they could save enough to
trade their scorned square" for an .'up-
right they did 80. The news now comes
to us that the piano dealers i'm sheer des-
peration of spirit. at being unable to get
n
past generation. have decided to have
giant bonfire at Atlantic City. and con
sign thousands of them to the flames This
VIII be IL feature of the Convention of the
National Association of Piano Dealers and
the National Piano Manufacturers, which
meets there this week.
For extraordinary heroism in the line
of their profession i'm the recent explosion
on the Missouri. the following named en-
listed men have been made warrant Off
GERS:
Michael Higgins. Chief Boatswain Mate
appointed an Acting Boatswain: Mons
Monssen. Chief Gunner's Mate. appointed
Acting Gunner; George Grofton, Chief
Machinist. appointed Acting Warrant Ma
chinist.
The trial of James y. Tyner and Har
rlson J. Barrett. which has been attracting
the attention of the public lately. was con
cluded May . by a verdict of acauittal.
WITHIN 20 minutes of the time the case
was placed in its hands. the jury acquitted
the defendants of the charge of conspir-
ing to defraud the Government. 1t re-
quired three ballots for the jurymen TO
reach an agreement. it Is true, but that
was only because one of the jurymen was
not convinced Of the entire propriety of
the conduct of one Of the defendants NOT
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defendants was guilty as charged in the
indictment. Consequently. after having
declined. through two ballots. to vote for
immediate acquittal. on the third. and
with little persuasion. he joined his col
| leagues in the verdit Of not guilty.
The scene when the jury handed i'm its
verdict was full Of dramatic suggestion
and possibility The feeble condition of
the elder defendant had led to the fear
on the part of some of his friends that
an unfavorable verdict might be followed
by tragedy. while even the most con-
hdent expected hysterical outburst. Mr..
Tyners physician sat touching his pa :
tents arm on one side. while Mrs. Ty-
ner. on the other. stopped close to her
husbands face. Mr.. Barrett sat where he
could lean over and touch his foster ia
ther and codefendant
There arc still two pending indictments
against Barrett which will he tried June Q.