The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-16

| American people, the creator of all
these honors, and bespeak again my
friendship" Il
! Washington is honored again. The
most beautiful rose in the world the
American Beauty, was born here. II
grew, sport, in the gardens of the
| celebrated historian. George Bancroft,
and was propagated from that sport,
nobody ever knowing what the COM
bination of roses that brought it forth.
| Suffice 1t to say that 1t grew and multi
Piled, and that 1t stands today the queen
of the whole garden Of roses, having in
it's deep pink heart the richness Of all
the rose perfumes since they first
bloomed I'm the Garden of Eden. But
1t is said that another Washington rose
just newborn, is to be q dangerous
rival. We shall see what we shall see
however The new rose is also pink
but nearer the deep salmon pink, and
| its perfume is described as "deliciously
fragrant" 1t has just been sold to a
florist for 100000. and will be on the
market in another year. 1t has been
named the Queen Beatrice" which
isn't American at all, no matter what
| the rose Is.
Two men who were Captains in the
| Rough Riders during the Spanish war
| have landed good places, according to
| House. One Of these men is Capt. Frank
Frantz, at present Agent of the Usage
Indians. He is to be appointed Cover
nor of Oklahoma at the expiration of
the term of Gov. Ferguson. Delegate
MCGUIRE, Territorial Chairman Filsen
and National Committeeman Cade rec
commended the appointment of Capt.
Frantz, which is likely to create stir
| in Oklahoma. 1t has all along been
| supposed that Gov. Ferguson would be
given another term. The fact that the
political leaders of the State recon-
| mended Capt. Frantz puts the respon-
sibility entirely upon them.
Another Rough Rider Captain who
gets good place is Capt. Joseph L. d.
Alexander, of Phoenix, Ariz. He has
been made United States Attorney of
Arizona to succeed Frederick S. Nave,
the present United States Attorney. Mr..
Nave has been appointed Associate JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court Of the Ter
ritory of Arizona in place of Judge
Tucker. who recently resigned under
pressure. In the case of Mr.. Nave and
Capt. Alexander their appointments
were recommended by the Judges and
bar of Arizona.
A delegation from Oklahoma called
on the President the other day and
made a plea for single Statehood, but
the President faxed 'em no." He is
going to recommend Statehood for
Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one
IN his message to Congress.
A great meeting Of the British For
eign Bible Society. held at Albert Hall.
in London. the other night, celebrated
the completion of the centenary fund
Whitelaw Reid, the American Embas-
sador, who was one of the principal
speakers. read a letter from President
Roosevelt, in which the President said:
MY Dear Mr.. ambassador: May l
through you send my hearty congratu-
lations to the British Foreign Bible So
ciety at it's centenary thanksgiving
meeting. | trust that this gathering
Will stimulate Worldwide interest in
the translation and circulation of the
Bible, and am certain that all persons
having the good of mankind closely at
heart will feel for this effort the most
sincere sympathy and good will"
A miserable, drunken sot Of a man
died the other day by violence, and the
neighbors came in to condole with the
widow. Also came newspaper report
ers 10 get statements from her, and
they were proceeding to say that the
widow was Frustrated with grief, was
weeping rivers Of tears, and all that
kind OF rot. There her good, sound
sense stepped In, and laying her toll
worn hand which had spanked seven
children into pretty respectable young
MANHOOD and womanhood, on the re-
porter's tablet. she drew it away, and
with her own hand wrote what she
wanted said. 1t wasn't that her hus-
band was good to her, that they were
all heartbrOken, that she wanted to die
and be buried with him, or anything of
[ at kind. She said, on the contrary.
fr,fa q
tramp's grave and the family into pow
erty; that none of them were sorrowing
over his death; that they were glad he
was gone. as Re was disgrace to them
and to himself. Sensible woman. Pity
more OF them had not the courage of
manner over the demise Of like maudlin
wrecks.
bat Masterson" was here to see the
President the other day. He was not
twirling gun, nor did he shoot any
In fact, he Is now a middIe-aged, quiet,
rather Acknowledgment man
garbed as civilization demands, and
neither breathes fire nor snorts cpl
thets. AS matter Of fact, good deal
that has been written about Bat Mas
terson has been rot. He happened to
strike bottom in a bad town on the
frontier, and was made arbiter OF the
law there. Being q man of decent in
stincts, and a law-abiding citizen Of
some firmness Of disposition, albeit &C.
centric with gun and somewhat peev-
ish In playing with 1t. he simply said
that inside his Jurisdiction men should
obey the law. In those days jails were
costly pieces of furniture, and six feet
OF earth very cheap. 1t was less trou-
blesome, less costly and decidedly more
effective to shoot a w-breaker than 1T
was to arrest him, and sight-kiiling
tended to awe the amateur bad man.
On this rests Bat Masterson's reputa-
ton. He was not coward, and he be-
lieved in enforcing the law. He Is now
United States Marshal for New York.
II is rumored that he is writing a book,
or something Of that kind. One can
scarcely imagine Bat Masterson push
ing the pen, but sure, if he does write
a book, and 1t deals with his remfnls-
cences-weli. 1t will prove a good thing
for many Eastern families OF promi-
nence that when their relatives went
West they travelled 'incog," and died
and were buried that way. Bat will
only use the "incog" names, you know.
Fighting Bob" Evans and Admiral
Dewey do not look with delight on the
wireless" They are both, fond of get