The National tribune., 1905-12-28


America will arrive in this country in
February. One of the divisions will
journey leisurely across the American
continent from Seattle and take steam
er here for Europe. The other division
will make an extended stay in America,
expecting to spend ct least two months
in Washington.
The party which will remain in
America to study the form of Govern
ment here is headed by Tuang Fong,
Governor of the Province of Human,
and will arrive about Feb. 25 at San
Francisco.
The souvenir" fad struck one wom-
an in Washington very hard the other
day. She Swiped-no, she took as
"a souvenir of a pleasant lunch in
Washington" sugar bowl, chocolate
pot, a silver salver and strip pitcher"
She poked this silverware, inside the
Shirtwaist which she wore, and then
cried when an hour later she was ar
rested at the place where she was stop
ping and the goods found in her room.
She said that she did not know that it
would be called 'stealing;' that she
thought everybody took souvenirs"
She offered to pay for the truck, but
the Judge taxed her s2o fine, and then
she cried some more because she had
not the wherewith. Apropos of this
kind of pilfering. the British bluecoats
who were over here with the dear
Prince left our shores singing, 1--WE are
glad we saved our guns" which was a
sly reference to the fact that the night
OF the reception, dance and banquet on
the deck of the Princes Flagship the
women positively carried away every
thing that wasn't nailed down. They
swept the banquet board clear of all
small table silver, and begged buttons of
the bluejackets till they declared that
fhav had RI fafu fn
from appearing as Adam without fig
leaves. The souvenir fiend simply has
no conscience and mighty little honor.
A bill providing for the cremation OF
the bodies of persons dying within the
or other contagious or infec-
tious disease has been introduced.
Senator German has again been
chosen minority leader in the United
States Senate.
Slippers" the six-toed gray cat of
to the White House, after an absence
Of a month. When the Presidents
family returned to Washington from
Oyster Bay they brought slippers"
with them. At the time of his disap-
pearance an alarm was sent out, but
IL DTouSlJ no results. Shippers dD-
parently returned to the White House
of his own accord. He has been in
vested with a collar containing his
name and address.
1t is reported from Rosebud, though
not confirmed, that Congressman Bin
ger Hermann is seriously i'll with blood
ticipation in land frauds for which
Senator Mitchell was convicted. The
recent death of Senator Mitchell, whose
diabetic condition made it impossible
for him to survive the loss Of blood fol-
lowing extraction of four teeth, and
Hermann's illness follow
ing an injury to one Of his legs, makes
a strange parallel in illness.
Representative Gardner. of Michi-
gan, has introduced the bill which has
been before Congress for several years
providing for the printing Of the 81,
So and IS bills Of the Government in
such manner that they can be CON
verted, by the filling in of blank lines
on their face, into post checks" for
the remittance of small amounts
through the mails. The bill was fav-
orably reported from the Post Office
Of the House in the 57th
Congress. and was regarded with Ia
vor by many postal officials, includ-
4
Postmaster-General Cortelyou re-
cognizes in his report the demand for
some means in addition to the money
order for sending small amounts
the mails, and has appointed
a committee OF postal officials to con-
slider the question and report upon the
Of adopting some system
that will meet the existing demand.
Why, the Senate IL just now as
changeable as a woman. 1t La so. In
Its session the other day the Senate
all the appointments Of the
President to the Canal Commission, ev-
sion OF matters and things In general,
in which Tillman roasted the Presi-
dent, and the Administration Senators
stood as buffers between him and the
Chief Executive. Then. four days later,
the Senate went into Executive ses-
sion and took it all back. Wasn't that
an awful mean kind of Santa Claus?
But that's what 1t did. Proceeded to
undo all it's work, and the Canal ap-
pointments stand just where they did
before acted upon by the Senate ct all.
The Senate reconsidered by a unanf-
nous vote. too. That's worse and
more Of 1t. 1t 10 stated that the Sem
ate-or at least very few of the Sena-
tors-were really aware Of what. they
had done when the vote on conflrma-
ton was taken, and it was not until a
new officer was named by the Presi-
dent to take the place Of Engineer
Wallace, who resigned from the Com
mission, that the Senate walked up.
Then 1T got into action at once.
The man appointed in Chief Engin-
eer Wallace's place is the Mr.. Bishop
who was the press Agent" Of the
Commission at $4,000 year. Mr.. Jo-
seph Bucklin Bishop is the name Of the
and he Is said to be a close
personal friend Of President Roosevelt,
who wanted him well taken care Of
He was chief editorial writer on a New
York newspaper when he was selected
by the President as Historian" Of the
Canal Commission, with the 20 saw
bucks week salary. Though what in
the world the Canal Commission need
ed q Historian" for, nobody can
guess. They sure didn't make much
history worth recording. Well, Mr.
Bishop was also designated as the sole
source Of all the official news concern
ing the Canal In all its phases. After
learning Of the manifold duties of Mr..
Bishop. the correspondents dubbed him
Press Agent" for the Commission,
much to the perturbation of mind Of
the gentleman himself and his close
personal friends. who feel that he is
being misrepresented. But what can
you expect?