The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-07-21

And 50 Senator Clark (Montana) has
been married three years and has little
daughter two years old. He evidently was
not as proud of his marriage as some OF his
older colleagues were, for he kept it Sc
cret, while they made something OF
splurge over theirs. His wife is Miss
Anne f. La Chappelle. and was the daugh-
ter of former friend and partner Of Sen
ator Clark Mrs. Clark as Miss Chap
pelle was in Washington q few Winters
ago. attending one of the ultra fashionable
girls schools. Washington has a lot of
the character of schools she attended.
Young ladies attend them to learn de
pertinent" and to get society air and
''manners." The ladies who run these
schools are usually brokendown gentle
women" who have the entree to official
society" and one of the inducements held
out to young ladies for attending these
schools is that, properly chaperoned. the
student will be taken to so many Cabinet
receptions, so many Presidential recep-
tions, and so many Senatorial and Judi
In exchange for coin of the Republic
these young ladies are promised that they
shall learn all about how to entertain. re-
ceive guests, bow, smile. how to sit down
and how to stand up properly, and all
that sort of thing When the season opens.
the women who run these schools go out
among their Official friends and ask
them to take a certain number of the
young ladies to assist at their receptions
during the Winter, and as the Cabinet
and other hfgh-up hOstesses like to have
are quite willing to give these young ladies
an opportunity to learn society" from
the front box. as it were.
Well, it was this kind of school that
Miss La Chappelle was attending. She
ole ,,,.-lxA
Clark gave a dinner. Oh. but it was sure
an up-upper sort of feed, with lots Of
pretty women elegantly gowned and some
men. Miss La Chaprelle was brought in
from her school to attend the dinner. No
body knew just why, but the idea did not
suit Madame Professoress, and she init
mated. it Is said, that vacation would
be good for Mrs. Clarks health, so she
took it. She went over to Paris, and soon
Senator Clark followed. and 1t would seem
that then was when the marriage took
place. There is no reason why Senator
CLARK should have kept his marriage secret.
Major Theodore A. Bingham, of the
Engineer Corps, and former Superintend-
ent of Public Buildings and Grounds, was
advanced to a Brigadier-Generalcy last
week and Immediately retired with that
rank. 6en. Bingham is comparat lively
young man, but in the line of duty he had
a leg badly crushed in Buffalo, recently,
and it had to be amputated. This practi-
cally incapacitated him for active duty.
so it was thought best to retire him. He
is a tall, soldieriy-l looking fellow. with a
scholarly face. gentle and courteous in
manner, and an all-around good fellow. Ev-
erybody liked him-nearly everybody. He
had some enemies in the War Department
who worked to get him out Of Washington
and brought Col. Symons here from New
York 1t was said that Gen. Bingham
scrutinzed the building and furnishing ac-
counts of one alleged Architect McKim
20 his business very closely. he gained the
1ii-wiil of somebody, and was ordered out
into the active field again. His friends are
grieved at his serious trouble. but greatly
pleased that he has been deservediy ad-
yanced.
If the Democratic Convention in st.
Louis had lasted few DAYS longer the
census OF the United States Senate would
nave been much depleted Senator Daniel
mas been quite seriously I'LL from overwork.
and Senators Tillman and Bailey took an
auto ride which ended in a wreck Of the
machine and sprained ankle for Senator
Iillman. while Senator Bailey got a dread.
ful shaking up.
Gen. Toral, who commanded the Span
ash garrison at Santiago when that nJace
surrendered to the United States. died
last week in an insane ASYLUM near Ma
drid. He was so worked np over the snr-
render that he broOded over it till he went
mad. "e went
The British ambassador. Sir Mortimer
Durand, and Lady Durand are spending
the Summer at Lennox. but LADY IN,
rands health is very delicate, and she Is
not able to engage in any of the festiv;,
Ties OF that city.
Orders have been issued at the NAVY Do.
partment for Admiral Farragut's old flag
ship. Hartford. now used as q tra;n;n, VIC. ,,a,
sci. and the torpedo boat DESTROYER WIZ
PIE, orden. Truxtun. Hull and Honkins
70 visit Boston during the Eucamnmenf Of
!ne 'rand Army of the Republic from the
10th to the 10th of August The vessels
named are now on a practice cruise in New
England waters with Midshipmen aboard
First Lieut.: Dan T. Moore, of the 18th
Battery, Field Artillery, stationed at Fort
Monroe. Va. who has been granted leave
OF absence from August 16 until October
10 10, mas been ordered, on the expiration of
MS ieave OF absence. to report in this city
70 Col: Charles s. Cromwell, Superintan,
dent OF Public Buildings and Grounds for
duty at the White House as one Of the
Military Aids of President Roosevelt
Lieut. Moore is a native of Alabama. but
~ tut <AIiut ITOIn New DIRK
During the Spanish War he served as
second Lieutenant of the Sd Conn. and in
April. 1879, he was appointed Second Lien
tenant Of the 18th Regular Infantry. In
April 1901, he was transferred to the
Artillery Corps. and became First Lien
tenant in that arm in May, 1901.
Bearing Diplomatic credentials from m.
Emperor OF China to President Diaz. Sir
Chentung Liang -Cheng. the Chinese Minis
ter. has left Washington for Mexico CITY.
fie will remain there for month. while
he establishes the first Legation China has
over sent to the Spanish American Repub-
tic. and will then return to this city, where
tis headquarters will be permanently. AL
Though the representative Of China to both
this country and Mexico.
Sir Chentung was accompanied only by
Mr. Sun Sze-yee. Second Secretary of the
Chinese Legation. They Travelled in a
drawing room section of the regular 4
o'clock train for the West over the Balti
more & Ohio Railroad The party will not
stop in st. Louis. 1t was said at the Le
cation that the Chinese Minister will not
discuss in Mexico the question of Chinese
smuggling across the Mexican border of the
United States.
President Roosevelt has appointed as
Commissioner of Education of Porto Rico
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