The National tribune., 1904-03-31
U. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.

MONDAY. March ZS.... ,OS0.IS
pounds. They were carefully wrapped in
skins. The tusks are at the White House
The original treaty for the purchase OF
the Louisiana Territory is in the vaults
of the Department of State. 1t is written
on six pages Of Irish linen paper, bound
together with piece of green silk ribbon
Gen. Fred Grant is learning that though
one may be as ''chaste rs ice and pure as
snow" calumny will smirch us when least
we do invite 1t. Gen. Fred was>invited to
speak to the toast 1.-THE President" at a
banquet He declined, when presented to
the guests at the table, saying that he had
been promised that he should not be made
to speak, that he knew nothing about the
President" and then proceeded to speak
very we'll indeed on some other topic. But
before he got out of that banquet room
the word had gone abroad that he had
'fouted" the President and had declined
to speak for him.
Now, Gen. Fred had good reasons for
not speaking on political subjects. In the
first place, he remembered the awful roast
that Gen. Fred Funston got for doing that,
and he didn't propose to put himself in
that position. Then, he declares. and
probably of truth, that he knows nothing
about politics, and did not care to expose
himself in that way. But in spite of this,
he has had to come out with a declaration
of principles" and the statement that
he is not fighting the President. 1t is all
very humiliating, no doubt, but in this
day it seems as though a man has got to
have opinions on everything, and he might
better express them first than last. Less
to explain then.
Senator Frye is another time a great
grandfather. This makes two children of
the fourth generation in Senator Frye's
family.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs has agreed to the fol-
lowing Board Of Managers for the
National Soldiers Homes: Martin Il.
Mcmahon, New York: John M. Hol-
ley, Wisconsin; William Warner, Mis-
souri,; William r. Shafter. California
Henry l.. Palmer, Nebraska; Franklin
Murphy, New Jersey.
Comrades Warner, SLATER, HolIey and
Murphy are the new members of the
Board. Gen. Warner takes the place Of
Col. Sidney G. Cooke, of Kansas, who
will on the LIST Of April be appointed Com
enworth. Col. Cookies time did not ex-
pire till 1906. The Board is probably one
OF the strongest in the history Of the Ma
tional Homes for Disabled Volunteer Sol
dlers. Every comrade upon it is man
with good fighting record behind him.
All are men Of affairs, and we may ex-
pect to see the Homes managed even bet
ter than before, if such thing is possible.
Board. The other members are Gen.
Thomas J. Henderson, Second Vice Presi-
dent. Princeton. ILL., whose term expires
in 1908; Col. George w. Steele, Secretary,
Marion, Ind, term expires in 1903: Gen
Charles NJ. Anderson. Greenville, Ohio.
term expires in 1905; Gen. j. Marshall
Brown, Portland, Me-. term expires in
1908; Col. Walter p. Brownlow. Jones'
bore, Tenn, term expires in 1908.
The Congressional Campaign Commit
tee IS organizing for active work in the
coming campaign. Thirty-fiye of the AZ
members OF the Committee have been Sc
iected. The Ii vacancies are from States
and Territories which have not vet Sc
lected the members of the Committee, and
II they do not do SO within reasonable
time. the Chairman Of the Congressional
Committee. who will probably be Repre-
sentative Babcock, who has served SO effi-
cientiy for so many years, will select
members for the vacancies.
Senator Mitchell. Oregon: Representa-
tires Metcalf. California; Brooke. Colo
RADIO: Lily, Connecticut; French. Idaho:
Hull. Iowa; Overstreet, Indiana; Bower.
sock. Kansas: Hunter. Kentucky: Bur
leigh. Maine; Mudd. Maryland; Lowering.
Massachusetts; Fordney. Michigan: Taw-
ney, Minnesota; Bartholdt, Missouri;
Dixon. Montana; Mccarthy, Nebraska
Sulloway. New Hampshire; Loudenslager.
New Jersey; Sherman, New York; SpaId.
ing. North Dakota: Longworth. Ohio: Con
nell, PENNSYLVANIA: Capron. Rhode Island:
Burke. South Dakota; Gibson, Tennessee:
Howell, Utah: Slemp, Virginia: Humph-
rey. Washington: Dovener, West Virginia
BabcOck. Wisconsin,; Mondell, Wyoming:
Delegates kalanianaOle, Hawaii: Rodney.
New Mexico: Mcclure. Oklahoma, and
Rico.
The States left unrepresented IN the
committee were Alabama. Arkansas. Del
aware. Florida. Illinois, Indiana, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, Nevada. North Carolina.
South Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Ari.
IONA Territory.
Representative James S. Sherman On.
~ has been renominated. There was no
opposition to him in his District. Mr..
Sherman is Chairman Of the Committee
OH Indian Affairs.
A Getty Gardens Association" has been
formed in Washington. the purpose being
to cultivate vacant lots. The cultivation
is to be done by poor people, seeds. bulbs
and plants to be furnished them. and they
to have all the profits which may come
from city" gardening. 1t Is thought that
this will be an excellent way to lessen
crime in the city. It will give the unem-
ployed work and living at the same time.
A Superintendent will be appointed by the
Association. whose duty it will be to look
after the gardens, see that they are prop
eriy taken care Of and to make suggcs-
tons TO the amateur gardeners. This plan
has worked very well in many other cities.
and it is thought it will be q step in the
right direction here. Many Of the citv
schools have gardens in connection with
their manual training work, and the nm
pills get very much attached to the bits
or ground over which they hold control.
Last year many fine vegetables were
raised by the children, and there was nj.
ways O wealth Of flowers.
The House made an appropriation az
100000 for the White House for repairs
and for maintenance. and the Senate cut