The National tribune., 1906-07-12
frreverent, are now singing the follow
ing song to a popular air:

The midshipmen all stand around
And keep watch over his bones.
Everybody works in Crabtown
But John Paul Jones'"
Commissioner Of Corporations Gar
field discussed the attitude of the
Standard Oil Company and the rail-
roads since the Government began its
actions against them on the 4th of July
Recent deciSioV =" he said. have
settled definitely the rights of the Gov
ernment in conducting Investigations
and we are not running up against the
snags we met at first.
''rhe iron. steel, tobacco, sugar and
coal industries are the ones now being
investigated Iron. steel and tobacco
reports will be the first ready for the
President.
I'm the oil industry results were inn
mediate. Changes are already being
made as the result of the Bureaus in
vestigation. Secret rates that were il
legal have been changed, and even
practices pointed out as not proper, If
not illegal, have been done away with.
Yes, 1 am satisfied with the results
accomplished. Very much more was
done in the past year than we ever ex-
pected could be done"
firm of takers advertised a wine
less potato" grown in bins above ground
In so days at cost of nine cents q
hushel, and 1t is said that thousands of
farmers in Kansas, Nebraska and Mis-
souri, bit. The Post Office Department
put a spoke in the roulette wheel OF
the concern, and the flow of gold has
stopped The company advertised a
bottle of "potatine" which, combined
with common sawdust would accom-
plish the great results.
The Department of Agriculture found
potatine to be low-srade sulphide OF
potash. They declared that small po-
tatoes could be grown 'vineless" in the
spreuting seed potatoes. but the crop
would be small and the potato starch
less.
Ret Mallard of Indian Territory,
Agent for the Usage Indians, who, un-
der the new Statehood law, will become
citizens of the State of oklahoma, has
been in Washington. The Indians.
said he, "will be disbanded as far as
their tribal relations under the Govern
ment are concerned, and they will shift
for themselves individually. There are
2,100 of them. a large proportion OF
whom are halfbreeds Their claims
against the United States of $9,909, 900
will be paid, and the money Will be
distributed among them in eqHal pro-
portions. 1t is partly for this reason
that the Indian lassies, some of whom
are quite pretty, have found much favor
of late. and many are getting married.
Their marriage does not prevent them
from receiving a large dover from the
Government. nor are the, halfbreed5
prevented from enjoying the benefits OF
the money. In addition, land will be
allotted to the tribe and so fixed tina.
they cannot sell it for many years TO
come. This will prevent their gambling
it away.
THE Indians are quite interested in
politics, as shown during the election
of the Chieftain every year They do
not say much, but they eleetioneer a
good deal among themselves, and they
get a square deal, because the election
machinery is in the hands of Indian
Agents. Just now they are worried
over their status in the Statehood bill,
which they believe allows them to vote
in the election for delegates to the Con-
stitutionai Convention. but not in the
general elections that follow. They are
about equally divided between the Re-
publicans and Democrats. bat the pure
Indian will not be serviceable to either
party very long. for they are dying
rapidly. Unless an Indian intermarries
he usually dies of tuberculosis"
$50 popular is Uncle joe Cannon in
his own district that it is not likely that
the Democrats will nominate any one to
run against him in November" declared
Charles b. Campbell, a lawyer Of Kan
kakee, ILL.,, who lives in the Speaker S
district and has known him for many
years, and who is now in Washington
on visit.
Even if a Democrat were nominat-
ed" Mr.. Campbell went on, 'the con-
test would be merely perfunctory one.
for the people of the district love Uncle
joe and he can have any Office they
have in their gift. His name has been
suggested for the Presidency on more
than one occasion. and each time the
idea has met with the most hearty in
dorsement in the District.
He is an exception to the rule that a
prophet is not without honor save in
his own country, for it Is positively true
that the people of the 18th Illinois Dis
trict will listen to the advice of the man
from Danvil!e when they will listen to
no one else.
He is their greatest citizen, and he
has their confidence. In the Summer,
after the session of Congress is over. he
comes to Danville and lives simply at
his old home. which Immediately be-
comes mecca for all his constituents,
VINO desire TO snake MS mana ana eX-
change a good word.
Needless to say, they are always
welcome. When he makes q few cam
paign speeches. as he always does, the
people turn out in great numbers. ire
spectiye of party, and listen to what he
has to say. In his party no opposition
is thought of. and he viii be una nimous-
ly renominated at the District Conven-
ton. He is looked upon not merely as
a politician or Congressman, but as a
great man, and it would be impossible
TO convince our people otherwise"
Massachusetts has been enriched by a
decision rendered recently by the
Comptroller of the Treasury. The sum
of $34,924.84 will be paid the State for
bills accrued during the war with Spain
in caring for the sick and injured The
decision is the climax of a legal strug-
gle of two years standing.
The sum of $40. .0o0 has already been
contributed by other American Repub-
lies for the projected permanent home
in this city of the Bureau CT American
Republics, the erection of which has
now been assured through the appro-
priation in the Sundry Civil bill of $780,
coo as the contribution Of the United
States toward the realization of the pro-
ject.
When the contributions from the var
ious American Republics were appor-
toned pro rata on the basis Of popula /.
tion. just as the maintenance of the Bu-
reau itself is provided for, all these Gov
ernmenss promptly expressed their will
inUpaca n their aha in 10