The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02
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Special Correspondence THE APPEAL.
7 Washington, Nov. 29.-Hadji Abdul
lab Ali Sadick Pasha AN overseer Of
Abyssinian merchants who came over
TO see the American ones by order of
Menelik Second, Emperor of ETH
opia, and a lion of the tribe which
has conquered" is at the New Willard
Hotel and is attracting much atten-
ton. He brought as gift to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, two enormous ele.
plant tusks, which have just been
placed on exhibition at the National
Museum. The tusks are nearly five
feet in length. They have been
mounted on the same pedestal on
which stands the skeleton of an In
dian elephant and are attracting con-
siderable attention
Ell Hadji Ali etc. is governor Of
Harrar, in Abyssinia and head of the
Merchants Association there. He has
come to this country for the purpose
of studying commercial methods and
to promote trade between the United
States and Abyssinia.
In a recent interview FL Hadji said:
Soon after reaching the United
States, had the honor of meeting
your excellent President, Theodore
Roosevelt, whom consider one OF
the best men on the face Of the earth
in this generation. Mr. Roosevelt is
a great man with fine personality
He is fit to be king over kings and
queens"
Dr.. Douglass Hyde, president of the
Gaelic League of Ireland took lunch
con with the President recently The
recently made translation of some
Gaelic poems which will shortly be
published.
DR.. Hyde presented to the Presi-
dent an advance copy OF his "Rell-
gious Songs of Connacht," in two
volumes, with an inscription in Irish.
The following is literal translation
OF the inscriptions:
"To Theodore Roosevelt, President
OF the United States and friend OF
the Gael, from the heart OF the Craiob-
hin. Washington, November Is, 1905"
"Craiobhin" is the name by which
Dr., Hyde is Familiarity and lovingly
known throughout the length and
breadth Of Ireland.
President Roosevelt's successor will
be inaugurated on. the last Thursday
in April, 1909, instead of on the 4th
OF March that year, provided Congress
and the different states act promptly
upon report which will be made to
it by q committee consisting Of the
governors Of forty-four states and ter
ritories and fifteen citizens of Wash
ington.
This committee, over which District
Commissioner MacFarland presides as
chairman. met Tuesday. Responses
from virtually all of the governors,
submitted by mail, were read and re-
corded, and local members Of the com
mittee present voted orally.
There was a unanimity of sentiment
that the date upon which the Presi-
dent is inaugurated should be changed.
The 4th of March generally is in
clement. The weather during the lat
ter part of February and the first Of
March is the most trying of all the
winter in Washington, and numerous
deaths are traceable directly to expos
ure, either forced or voluntary, on in
auguration day.
On the evening Of Nov. Gath, Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Mayse rendered re-
ception to Mrs. Daniel H. Williams of
Chicago, at their residence, 1922 11tn
St. N. W. The affair was very en-
jOyable. Whist and euchre were play
ed by the guests until 1920 o'clock,
when they repaired to the dining room
and were seated to an elaborate sup
per prepared by that Prince of hosts.
MI. J. W. Mayse. Among the guests
present were: Mrs. D. w. Williams
Chicago; Misses Katie Park. Mary
Dickerson and Miss Grinage; Mes
danes Florence Clark, j. W. Smythe
Ruby and Charles r. Douglass.
According to bulletin issued today
by the census bureau about LOG per-
over &c years old are unable to write
which is equivalent to about one in
ten. OF the native white population
only 46 out of every 1000 or: fewer
than one in twenty, Of the, foreign
born whites, 1928 out Of every 1000,
and OF the Afro-American, 445 out OF
every 1000 are ll1iterate.
Root is pushing the policy
Eei55reform in consular and diplomatic
,erviee; President Roosevelt supports
proposed changes.
Treasury clerks and officials are re-
joicing over the fact that the cat nui-
sance IN the Treasury has been at last
overcome, and that the number of fe-
lines is now reduced to three. Some
twenty Years. ago. when the lower
vaults e;f the Treasury were covered
with a, wooden floor, the place became
infested with rats, which entered
through the sewers and by other open
1ngs, oyerrunning the place and feed
ing upon the cockroaches and insects
that nave at2aH times abs,unded ir
! the building as well as the remains;
OF lunches which were at that time
cafe1essly thrown into old bins and
paper boxes.
TO destroy the rafs a few cats were
introduced. The cats found the Treas
llry vaults an ideal home, and they
multiplied and Increased at an as
founding rate, Finding enough to
live on in the rats and mice they
caught, they became very shy and
wild, hiding away during the day in