The National tribune., 1904-09-29
U. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.

Stuart portrait, in very strong re-
semblance. Of course, il goes without
srying that he isn't pretty" No human
being could ever have called Washington
any more than q fine figure of q man."
for presumably. he was with all that
yet they do say he was awkward! Law
renee Washington is now In charge OF
the Library of Congress exhibit at the
St. Louis Exposition:
The sending of the American Red
Cross Nurses to japan seems to have
been a very foolish performance, The
ganized and has millions Of money. 1t
is recognized by the Government, and has
a large corps of splendidly-trained,n nurses.
The young women who went over from
here could not talk the lingo, and were
at a disadvantage from the very start.
The Japanese Government sent our
nurses into the city hospitals, and they
have no provisions there for women, and
do not understand how delicately-or-
ganized woman can seek to go upon the
field of carnage when there are men to
do that work. Just the same, the Jap
anese soldiers like to have our nurses take
care of them. They are just like every
man who ever lived and got sick. When
pdlu anu ulSedSe rack Ineul, CHeF0 Is uOIH-
ing like the touch of woman's hand to
bring comfort, cleanliness, and touch
of home.
Comrade Samuel Paine, Of Tampa, Fla,
Past Assistant Adjutant-G General of the
Department of Florida, is in the city. He
served in the 81st ILL.,, and has been for
many years in the real estate business and
notary public. He is enthusiastic about
- p a
says that Tampa, with its population at
the last census of 1880, and the sur
rounding towns, has total population Of
over 10000, making it the metropolis of
the State. The town is rapidly building
up, and it's industries are developing in
a most encouraging way. There are a
great many Cubans there, and they make
orderly. They make good wages in the
cigar factories, and use this to build homes
for themselves. There are a great many
Italians coming in, and the women make
very good workers. So far they have only
been employed for the coarser kind of work
that is, stripping tobacco. They are
eager to get work and are tireless to get
their brothers and sisters employment also.
The better class of cigar making is done
by Cubans, both men and women, and
Americans. There are also a great many
Greeks coming in.
Gen. Harrison Allen, Second Deputy
Auditor for the Post Office Department.
was found dead in his bed at his home,
1O17 X street, northwest, on the morning
of Sept. %. The evening before he had
spent with his wife and some friends at
his home at q game of cards, and retired
in apparently good health. The only cause
that could be assigned was heart trouble.
Gen. Allen was born in Warren County,
Pa. Dec. 4, 1885, and came from very
well-known Pennsylvania families, Gen.
AthOny Wayne being his fathers great
uncle. He took much interest in military
affairs, being an Aid on the Staff Of
General of Militia. He went out in a
three months service as a private in the
10th Pa. then became Captain in the
151st Pa, rising to be Colonel. and was
brevetted Brigadier-General. He served
in the Legislature of Pennsylvania, and
was elected to the Senate and Auditor
General of the State. In 1882 he was APP
pointed U. s. Marshal for Dakota, and
served a term of four years, and was
elected Commander Of the Department of
Dakota, g. A. R. in 1888. Later Gen.
Allen returned from North Dakota to
Pennsylvania, where he resided until Nc
Kinley's first Administration, when he was
appointed to the Office that ne filled at the
time of his death. The remains were
buried in Arlington.