The National tribune., 1904-03-31

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the other day. He brought with him a
charred pocketbook left in a safe during
the big FIRE in Baltimore. 1t was filled
with notes to the amount OF several thou
sand dollars. and had some bills IN 1t. The
pocketbook was examined at the Treas
ury Department by experts. who used
strong microscope. 1t was found that
S51 in bills was in the pocketbook. and
that sum of money was turned over to MI.
Stevenson.
r. H. Warner, jr. Consul ut Leipzig.
Germany. has reported to the Department
of Commerce and Labor that the Imperial
Russian Minister of Finance has offered
prize of SO, $50 to anybody who will
make alcohol undrinkable. Well. now!
Russia could make her manufacturers OF
alcohol put poison in it. couldn't she! Rus
STA does most anything in that line that
She wants to do. In this country so much
case of wings and white robes if you
drink IT, Russia might try wood alcohol.
The Colombian Legation Is closed, Dr.
Thomas Herran, Charge dAffaires, has
departed. and that incident is closed for
the present.
Assistant Attorney General Robb. Of the
Post Office Department. is scarcely warm
in his place when he knocks out the Gus
tom in that Department of appropriating
the funds for temporary clerk hire to
the purpose of paying allowances for
.unuslal business" 1t is right here that
most of the grating was made possible.
Unusual business meant any old thing
that a good fellow could draw little
money from the Government upon. Plenty
of good fellows got the money all right.
too.
Ia
hand that the Reading Clerk of the Sen
ate was unable to read an amendment
which the Senator sent up the other day,
81 it was sent back to Senator Spooner,
at his own request. for him to read him.
self. and. like the Irishman. he couldn't
read it after it got cold. He stumbled
over ii badly. and his colleagues had
lot of fun with him about it.
Tie Chancellor of the German En-
bassy is a chicken fancier, and there's
where lie gets into trouble. His chickens
may come home to rGost, all right, but
they also go away from home to scratch.
AMI they do their scratching in the yard
Of Mrs. Ribl. who complains to the
Commissioners that she is unable to keep
plants in the yard. and that the chickens
eat the grass out to the roots. So there
lis troubles, and more troubles" Chan
celior Hopath A. Kline has promised to
keen his obstreperous chickens at home,
aud 10 muzzle them they can't crow.
President Roosevelt will be unable to
attend the opening of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition in st. Leuis, April 80,
because of pressure of business. but has
promised that he will press the button
which will on that suspicious occasion
start the machinery of the Worlds Fair.
The ceremony will take place in the Exec
cf fho nj 4
o'clock p. m, Washington time, which will
he II noon. st. Louis time. 1t is ex-
pected that the members of the Cabinet
will be present, and photograph will be
taken while the President is in the act of
pressing the electric button.
Il is stated on good authority that Sec
Rotary of the Navy Moody will retire from
the Cabinet March 4. 1865. and join a firm
Of brilliant lawyers in Boston. The firm
viii be l.. w. Burdett. ]. Otis Wardell,
C. a. Snow. and Secretary Moody. There
is ole other member, but the name is not
Jet diyulged.
Judge Charles w. Russell, Special As
sistant Attorney General of the Depart
nlent OF Justice. accompanied by Assistant
Attorney GeDeral w. A. Day. has sailed
for Paris to look after the legal questions
arising from the transfer of title of the
States. Judge Russell is splendidly
equipped i'm mental endowments for this
position of trust, and he speaks French
and Spanish like a native, and does not
have to depend upon an interpreter.
Col. Thomas w. Symons. Superintend-
eat of Public Buildings and Grounds, has
been considerably tumbled up and down
in his mind lately. He was offered posi-
ton upon the New York Canal Commits.
sion which would pay him 1880 a year.
He could not accept it and remain in the
pay of the United States Government as
an Army officer. His present position pays
him only $500. which is little enough for
all the style he has 10 support.
Col. Symens was the author of the New
York Canal scheme. and he felt that he
owed duty to his State to help engineer
the thing to a successful conclusion. He
was anxious TO accept the offer of Gov.
Odeli. but could not do so except by q
special act of Cehgress permitting him,
ia the first place, to accept an Office out
side Of the Army, and. in the second place,
to accept the emolnments of that Office.
This matter came before the House in the
shape of a resolution, and was not agreed
to- This would have cut Col. Syinons off
from helping New York at all. Another
proposition was submitted. that Col Sy-
mons be permitted 10 accept the offer on
the New York Canal Commission and the
salary incident thereto, and at the same
time retain his Office of Engineer in the
United States Army and superintendent
Of Public Buildings and Grounds, but
without salary.
This would get around the law that an
officer in the United States Army cannot
accept any position with salary at
tached. aud at the same time draw one
from the United States. Col. Symons &C.
repts the office of Canal Commissioner of
New York for one year, and hopes at the
end Of that time Congress will be con.
yiaced that he can fill both positions and
draw both salaries. Col Symons does not
expect 10 be away from Washington dur
ing that period. except for day at a time.
as his duties on the New York Canal Com
mission will be of a purely advisory char
scter.
A nice little Historical fight" is brew
Ing. Representative Dixon (Mont1 has
introduced a bill TO pension at $1OO A
month former Judge Evert0n ]. Conger.
who during Territorial days in Montana
was one Of the Judges Of that State. He