The National tribune., 1906-03-08

Army with the regular uniform of the
service. Beside the general objection
OF adding to the list of authorized
badges, 1t was considered inappropriate
to wear on the uniform of the Army
any badge that included service under
a flag other than that Of the United
States.
Orders have been issued at the War
Department changing the name of the
post near Helena, Mont, from Fort
Harrison to Fort William Henry Har-
rison.
Two batteries. United States Army,
with cannon and equipment, will start
TINS month on 5OO-mile march
through the heart of the Rocky Noun
tains on trial trip of endurance. Or
ders have been issued for the 18th and
18TH Batteries, now stationed at Salt
Lake City, to prepare for the march to
the fort at Cheyenne
me trip Will be notable as the first
long-distance mountain trip for bat
tery. All the heavy cannon and other
requirements will be taken through
The trip will be made by forced
marches, the batteries being expected
TO make at least % miles a day The
Old Mormon trail across Utah and
Wyoming will be used.
The Senate Committee on Irrigation
mas agreed to report adversely the Hep
ourn bill granting leaves of absence to
nomesteaders on lands to be irrigated.
me Dill provided that such leaves
should not exceed six months in any
one year, but authorized their contin.
uance until irrigation projects were
completed. The Committee took the
position that concession Of that char
acter would be conducive to frauds In
making entry upon lands.
Consul-General Wynne has been CIV
Ing testimony in the Green Postal In
VestlgatiOn case this last week. and
there has been a good deal of what he
said that was surprise to the public
FOR instance. he declared that he had
assured Mr.. Beavers, on advice from
president Roosevelt, that II he would
confess to his improper actions in the
Post Office Department he should get
the maximum Imprisonment for such
crime of two years and the minimum
nne. That Is exactly what Beavers did
get. The question is, by what right
the President could say to Beavers what
his fine and Imprisonment would be,
before his case had been adiudicated
by the courts?
Inat Mr.. Ground Hog knew his bust
ness all right in this neck of woods is
SHOWN by the patch of zero weather
That struck the National Capital
Wednesday last. 1t also shows what
would happen if this were a Presiden-
tial Inaugural year. The doctors of
the country would be able to retire
from business off the money received
from pneumonia patients who attend
ed the inaugural. To be very English,
you know. we are almost bound to
have beastly weather about March 4,
and 1t Is quite time Congress changed
the Inaugural date to some time in
April.
DR.. Wiley, the Chemist sharp of the
Government, is going to demonstrate
himself out Of popularity If he isn't
careful. He was before the House Com.
mittee on Interstate and Foreign Conn
merce the other day, and showed that
body OF interested, amused and some
times disguised men all about how to
manufacture pure 14-year-old whis-
ky" In five minutes by the watch with
out drop Of whisky to help the per-
formance out. Indeed, he did exactly
that thing. He had some alcohol, some
burnt sugar, some coloring matter and
a few other cheap ingredients, and he
made fine old Bourbon" with all the
earmarks of age. Scotch whisky, and
several other compounds which the
members of the committee who are
supposed to know about such things
tasted and declared to be pretty good"
despite their questionable compound
ing.
Then DIR. Wiley said that there was
not drop of Scotch whisky on the
market in the United States. He said
there was plenty Of stuff such as he had
just manufactured, for sale as the
'rale" Scotch article; but that 1t was
not, because there is not enough Scotch
whisky made to supply the home trade.
He said he brought over with him
few gallons Of the genuine article for
some friends, and the stuff cost him
over there nearly Sc a gallon, a sum
that would make the common sale Of
1T prohibitive II 1t could be secured at
all. He declared most OF the whisky
sold here a vile decoction, and blend
ed" whisky he declared an unadulter-
ated sell, being compound Of vile de-
coctiOns
Gen. Grosvepor emphstically de-
clares that the question of taking care
of him as a "lame duck" has never
been preached between himself and
anybody else, to say nothing of his
never having discussed the matter with
the President. Lame duck" Is the
resignation 1Or members OF Congress
who have fallen by the wayside i'm an
attempt to be reelected. Gen. eros
venor says that the President couldn't
talk fast enough to give him foreign
office. He simply wouldn't have 1t. He
says he expects to go right on doing
business at the same old stand until
his term expires. and then he will go
back to the practice Of law. All of
which is exactly what might have been
expected Of Gen. GrosvenOr. Just the
same, II a good place can be found for
him on the Railroad Commission. or
something equally as good. everybody
will be glad. His services to the party
entitle him to every courtesy that the
Chief Executive can give him.
The American National Red Cross
last week, through the State Depart
ment. cabled to the Japanese Red Cross
5000, making total of $25, 900 which
has been contributed by the American
people and transmitted to Japan
through that organization for the re-
lief OF the famine stricken provinces
of that country.
Gen. Macarthur Is I'm India studying
British methods of military tactics
There Is stationed In India at this time
more than $4,000 regulars of the Eng
liSh ARMY and NEARLY I'm am notyx,.,