The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

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Boyd is a prince Of good fellows, and
Prince Henry of Prussia can go no higher
than that, for all his royal blood.
The Order Of the Crown was instituted
by William l. in 1861, to commemorate
his coronation as King of Prussia. The
badge is a white enameied gold Maltese
cross, with gold edges, having in the center
the royal crown on gold field.
Mr.. Cochran On. " has been placed
upon the Committee on Ways and Means
Of the House.
Senator Stewart (Nev.) may be long on
silver, but he is short on history-mighty
short. Senator Bacon (Ga.) was criti-
Ching the acceptance by this Government
of the statue of Frederick the Great from
SHE'D his castor into the ring and pro-
ceeded to laud Frederick to the skies. That
is. it was his intention to laud the great
Frederick of Prussia, but his knowledge
Of Russia and Prussia, or his lack of
knowledge, got inexricably mixed in the
delivery and one moment he was giving
Peter the Great a send off and the next
funniest fashion imaginable. For in
stance, he declared that he had stood in
the humble shanty where the "Prussian"
Monarch had worked as a shipwright, and
then he proceeded to tell a story about
how the monarch also learned all kinds of
trades and what splendid example he
was for American youths to follow.
When he sat down, Senator Bacon quietly
told him that he was little mixed in his
facts and figures, and the way that Sen
ator Stewart went after the copy of his
speech to correct it was caution. 1t is
q very little and mild sort of an affair as
it appears in the Record, but it was a
regular Bombastes Furioso sort OF a
speech as he made it in the Senate.
Capt. Algernon Sartoris, son OF Mrs.
Nellie Grant-Sartoris, sailed last week for
Paris, where he goes to marry Miss Ce-
changed his religion and entered the Ro-
man Catholic Church short time ago.
Postmaster-G General Payne is i'll with an
attack Of the govt. The illness is said to
not be dangerous, but it is decidedly un-
comfortable.
A troop Of cavalry from Fort Myer
were out exercising in q go-as-you-please
fashion one day last week over among the
Virginia hills which frown down upon
Washington, when a fire broke out in one
of the handsome old houses which stands
back on a hill quite by itself. The troop
ers stopped not to question why?
Theirs bnt to do or die in an attempt to
save the house, and they went at 1t.
They saved it too. 1t was as good as
subdue them. As q. matter Of fact our
Regulars" are q mighty fns lot OF men,
put them where you will.
The District Of Columbia was deprived
Of its "franking" privilege last Summer
through the fragrant misuse Of the same,
and now Congress is called upon to APP
propriate $1,000 for postage for the cur
rent year.
And now Il Is Senator Bailey who Is be-
ing doomed by the Democrats Of the South
for the Presidency. At least, the Texas
delegation in Congress is very Industrious
in boosting the "favorite SON. of the Lone
Star State. Locality is urged against Mr..
Bailey by some Of the more conservative
Southerners. He comes from too far
South, and then, too, Mr.. Bailey is rank
States Rights Democrat, and believes that
the war was wrong, and that it was fail
ure. He will not say right out that the
war is failure, but he thinks it and inn
plies this on all occasions and says that his
son shall never be taught by the histories
Of the country that his grandfather fought
for bad cause. And he applauded this
same son when the lad, then but IL years
old, told his teacher that ne would not
say "war of the rebellion;" that his papa
had told him that it was war between
the States" 1t would be pitiable thing
to make a man like that candidate for
the Presidency. he wouldn't have q leg
to stand on.
The Flag on the House OF Representa-
tives was half-masted again last week,
Representative George w. Croft, of
Aiken, 8. c., died Thursday morning, Of
blood poisoning. The manner Of his
death was very sad indeed. About two
months ago Mr. Croft experienced severe
pain in his.hand and arm, particularly in
the thumb. He examined 1t and found
minute splinter at the base Of the thumb
nail. This was taken ont. the hand bathed
In hot witch hazel, and 1t seemed to get
better. A week later the hand began to
swell. assesses formed on the ends of
the fingers and along the arm, blood poi
soning set in and ended q very useful life
Mr.. Croft was serving his FIRST term in
Congress. He was leading counsel for the
defense in the Tillman trial in that State
IdSL year. Inc DOdy was taken 10 MT.
Crofts old home, accompanied by q COM
mittee from the House.
Senator Tillman 10 quite seriously iii. It
Will be remembered that Senator Tiliman
was the victim OF "boracic acid" Incl
dent connected with q bottle in the Senate
Chamber last week, and that he explained
at the time that the bottle and its con-
tents were there because he had to doc
tor very sore throat. Assesses formed
In his throat, and an operation was per-
formed. It is hoped that the worst is over
now. The Senator Is very weak, how
ever, and It may be some time before he
is ready to take his place in the Senate
Chamber again.
An agreement has been reached among
the Republican members OF the House.
and it Is probable that q Statehood bill
will be reported to the House some time
soon. The bill will make States Of In
dian Territory and Oklahoma, and Of Ari-
roma and New Mexico. 1t il thought that
the bill viii pass the House without
trouble. The friends VI the bill seem to
think that it will pass the Senate, but will
it? The United States Senate is right now
up against the toughest proposition that 1t
has ever faced on the question Of right to
sit In that body. It 10 well known that
polygamy has spread to those Territories
adjacent to Utah, and that there are rec