The National tribune., 1905-11-09

Congress could remedy matters, but it
won't The Government carries no in
surance on any of its buildings. and IL
the Post Office should burIi--weIl, what
then? where would be the blame ?"
Tammany and Mr. Mcclellan. Mayor
Of New York City, son of lthe late Gen.
George b. Mcclellan, have no bunch
on the Flag. They thought they had.
but 1t was a mistake Tammany went
to work and had all sorts of things
printed on the stripes of the Flag and
then flung 1T to the breeze with Nc
Clellan's picture hung to the bottom
of it, and the whole stretched across the
streets of the next largest city in the
world-a city that is unAmerican any
way, but the denizens Of that city OBJ
jected. Think Of that! Objected to the
Flag being used as political advertise
ment, and they gathered in mobs all
over the section where these tagged
flags were hung and pulled them down.
They offered no indignity to the Flag
Clellan's picture. Then the mob in
formed Mayor Mcclellan, who wants
to succeed himself, that it is against
the New York statutes to print anything
on the American Flag. Mr.. Mcclellan
looked this matter up and found that
1T is true. He was much chagrined at
the action Of Tammany, and ordered all
the Flags taken down that had printing
on them.
But mark, King of Scotland, mark:
No sooner Justice had with valor armed
compelled these skipping kerns" to I'M
do their indignity to the greatest Flag
on earth, than the mob turned it's at
tention to the red flag which Tam
many had hung beside the Mcclellan
marked Flag, representing the red flag
Of anarchy to belong to Hearst, who is
&c, Hy1-s
beside the Star Spangled Banner, and
they had above them the legend, "Will
you vote for this flag (the red one) or
this?" (the American Flag). With
bowls of rage the mob tore down the
red flags in the downtown sections of
the city, and Mayor Mcclellan sent out
hastily and had the red ones taken
down In the uptown sections thus
qufeting the incipient revolution. For
tricks that are vain. Tammany can be
depended upon to fnaugurate them.
Mcclellan himself is not particularly
Objectionable, but he maintains objec-
tionable relations with the arch graft
er Of the age, Tammany, and his good
qualities are much overshadowed in
consequence.
The President had narrow escape
in more ways than one on that ocean
trip. He was in his stateroom when
the two ships struck and the force Of
the impact sent the President flying,
head and shoulders through a window
which looked out on the deck. He
smashed the glass, and when things
were righted the President found him
self bleeding profusely from a lot Of
little scratches on his head, face and
shoulders. The scratches proved to be
not dangerous, but they might have
been.
The National Museum has just re-
ceived from William Schaus, of Twick-
enham, England, formerly of New
York, collection of over $4,000 speci-
mems Of South and Central American
moths, representing the work Of over
20 years. and valued at 100000. Mr..
Schaus has been for years an enthusi-
asst on the subject OF entomology, de-
voting particular attention to moths.
He is man Of wealth, the son Of an
old New York merchant, and up to Is
years ago made his home in the Amer
lean metropolis, but, finding the facili-
ties for studying insect and moth life
better in London, where he could visit
daily the wonderful collections in the
British Museum, he changed his resi-
dence. and since 1890 has resided at
Twickenham, England.
The collection will not be placed on
exhibition, for the reason that the light
causes the colors and markings of the
wings and bodies of the specimens to
fade, but will be kept in the strong,
light-proof cases, now being made for
the collection, in the working rooms Of
the Section of Entomology. where they
will be at all times at the disposal of
students Of such subjects.
A very considerable number of the
moths are absolutely new to science
and from out-of-the-way localities Of
South America seldom visited by white
men: as. for example. the interior OF
Peru and Bolivia, the Maroni River.
French Guiana, the Amazon and Orinoco
Mr.. Schaus has lately published work
describing this collection, which has
been reprinted for free distribution by
the National Museum.
Mr.. Schaus spent part OF last week
in this city. visiting the Museum and
various private collections, departing
Monday for Mexico City. to start from
that point on horseback journey and
collecting tour through the Central
American States, Colombia, and Ecua-
dor. He will be absent several years.
Mr.. Schaus is a bachelor, who finds his
greatest pleasure in the investigation Of
scientific problems. especially those
dealing with the subject of insect life.
On the recommendation Of Pension
Commissioner Warner, George II. Mar
pie, George III. Geitz, George s. Liv-
ingston, and Joshua r. Hayes have
been dismissed from the public service.
The four were charged with conducting
a money-lending business within the
Pension Office building in connection
with outside companies.
Commissioner Warner did not avail
himself Of the recent Executive order
amending the Civil Service rules gov
erning dismissals and discharge the
clerks Immediately, but gave them
hearing. AS they were Caught with
the goods on" they had to go.
Several other clerks are under in
vestigation on similar charges. These
cases will be disposed Of later, but in
different manner.
The Secretary of Agriculture has is
sued his edict at last. He is bound to
stop graft in the Agricultural Depart
ment or know the reason why. He has
issued some rules which declare that no
clerk shall use the Agricultural Depart
ment to further his personal schemes.
and he must not engage in any kind Of
outside business which Is in any way
connected with the Department in the
way Of contracts or otherwise. And
furthermore
"No officer or employe shall perform
or be engaged upon work for private