The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-07

greatest sinner in this respect. Inc
Tammany Braves used to send floral
pieces to their own particular Con-
gressmen that were boorishly coarse
and inartistic in their reeking sug-
gestions of costliness. Orchids that
cost $50 the blossom. Roses at SIS a
dozen. Violets at $40 thousand, and
all that sort of thing. Poor girls who
| Printing Office, scrub women who had
! q dollar day. struggling young clerks
| With big families and small salaries,
each and all felt that they must show
| regard" for their "Infooence," and
would spend $40 on bunch of flowers
and go hungry and cold for a week to
Fay for it, Society women would show
er fiowery favors on members of Con-
gress whom they hoped to rope into
| paying card parties; and so it went.
| BY the time the roses and carnations,
| the tube roses and decaying violets
| the lilies of-the-valley and heliotrope
had been piled about the desks of ia
vored members like funeral pieces
around the deceased" and the per-
fumes of the flowers had mixed with
the aroma of stogies. old pipes, cigar
cts, stale tobacco sputem, and silk
Oh esses soaked full of effete, or one
might say "fetid,' sachet odors. the air
in the House and Senate was like moth
ing SO much as an abattoir on a hot
august day.
Washington has q distinguished
guest-maybe q Prince of his country,
but We can't be sure-who is almost
unable to give any account of himself.
He is big, oh, he is superb of stature,
broad of girth, magnificent of presence,
and is enriched with gold enough to
run the Government for a day, when
he gets on the uniform that covers that
immense frame of his. But-oh. dear.
isn't it awful? He's an Abyssinian,
don't you know? Black as the ace of
spades-yes. he is even blacker. He
is so black that he might have been
shined with shoepOlish. Al Hadji
seems to be his name, but as he speaks
only a little French, some Arabic, and
mostly Abyssnian. he doesn't find
many interpreters round in this neck
of the woods. He is merchant prince,
and brought to President Roosevelt
letter from King Menelik, written in
Abyssinian. SO the President had at
first not the slightest idea what that
letter contained, but took it on trust.
Al Hadji brought a present to the
President--two huge elephants tusks
of the finest and whitest ivory, the
largest and most perfect ever brought
to this country. He is said to be the
richest man in Abyssinia. and is
maker of firearms, and furnishes the
military equipment for King Menelik's
army. He is sight
Yes, sir, the Rough Riders are do
ing pretty well. thank you. The Pres
ident has promised to appoint John r.
Alternately, of Frederick. Oklahoma
Territory, United States Marshal down
there when there is a vacancy.
1t is said that Senator Alger of
Michigan, has decided that he will
again be candidate for the United
toto II L.
ago, and announced the fact that Ill
health would keep him from ever
again entering public life.
Gov. Otero. of New Mexico. has been
turned down for the coveted third
been appointed by the President to
succeed him and will step into Gov.
Otero's shoes Jan. 1, 1906. Gov. Otero's
administration is said to have been per-
fectly acceptable to the President, but
such strong opposition has developed
in New Mexico, due, 1t IS said. to the
fight on him because he failed to make
certain appointments, that the Presi-
dent was almost forced to appoint
some one else.
The President has appointed d. C.
O'Connor Superintendent Of Public
instruction for the Panama Zone at
$4,000 a year. Prof. O'Connor is Sup
erintendent Of Schools in Norfolk. Neb.
His appointment was urged by Sena-
tor z. ]. Burkett.
Charles e. Magoon, Governor of the
Canal Zone. has informed the War De-
partment that there are 1895 children
along the line of the Panama Railroad,
and says Gas of them cannot read or
write. He recommends the establish
ment Of AZ schools in the Zone, with so
pupils to each teacher.
Prof. O'Connor has been instructed
to go to the Zone at once.
This from the Director of the Mint is
interesting.
The Director announces that all sill
yer bullion purchased under the act Of
1878 and 1890 is now gone, the &C.
counts with 1t closed. and coinage of the
future new legislation upon the subject
Is passed. He says, in part:
1.-The total issue of silver dollars
from 1898 TO the cessation of dollar
coinage has been s57S,303,84S. The ag-
gregate of all seigniorage of coinage
under the acts of 1878 and 1890 was
$134, 164, 1856. The average purchase
price Of silver bought in the fiscal year
1878 was $1,000 per fine ounce, and the
average price in the last year pur-
| chases were made, the fiscal year 1904
was 1871 cents per ounce. The bullion
Sdiue Vi al SflVer dollar In 1878 was
93.1 cents and in 1894 56.5 cents
The stock OF gold in the world on
| January l, 1905, in use as money is es-
| timated in round numbers as $1,000
| 100000. The amount actually in sight
in reporting banks and Government
Treasures was ss.ss4,soo,ooo."
| Gen. Grosyenor, of Ohio, wants a
ship subsidy bill. and he is going to
work for it might and main.
| This meanS-what?
United support of the Monroe Doc
| trine by all the Nations Of South Amer
lea will be urged by Secretary Root
who 1T is announced, will visit several
countries OF South America, particu-
| larly Brazil.
| This announcement Is made on the
authority that third Pan-American
Congress will be held shortly at the
| Brazilian Capital. and the Secretary's
trip will be ostensibly to attend and
take prominent part in that gather
| ing.
This important step, which will be a
precedent in the annals Of the Secre-
taries OF State, Is said to be the prin-
cipaf feature Of program that has
been decided upon between the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Root toward bringing all