The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-02-22

the Meuiterranean. Mr.. ASp1nWalI Quilt
the city on the island of Manzanillo,
and 1t was called in honor Of him, AS
pinwal, the foundation being laid in
1S49. The natives of Colon began to
| call 1t Colon when Empress Eugene. in
1870. presented it with a statue Of CO.
lumbus. but since the Americans have
again come in possession of this terri
| tory it is the intention to change the
name back to Aspinwall.
Big Tim Sullivan found no pleasure
and small honor in lacking m. c."
after his name, and will not again be
a candidate for Congress from Tam
| many-well, yes, from New York City,
you know, but which really spells Tam
many 1t is now said that Harry Payne
Whitney, son of his father, will try to
come in sullivan's place.
There's a new baby at the Neither
| lands Legation, and it's name-well, il
will tack Miss" before the last name,
and has no middle one as yet, but this
small mite Of humanity begins life un-
der the weight of won Swinderen.', Her
mother was the rich Miss Glover. who
is tall and thin and charming. and who
| was introduced by Mrs. Roosevelt to
the Minister from the Netherlands, Won
Swinderen. man who looks like doll
dressed up. and whose slightly bald
head just comes to his wife's shoulder.
The baby. only week old. has already
been honered with a bunch Of pink
! roses from the White House conserva-
tory.
The House Committee on Labor has
practically agreed to report bill for
an investigation Of child labor and Is
now making an attempt to find just
what classification Of child labor shall
be attempted in such a measure.
J. Adam Bede is fast taking the place
Of Mark Twain as the great American
Humorist. He made some 'Lincoln
Day" speeches, and In one OF them he
seems to have strayed just a little from
his subject. He said that the great
American bird, the eagle. did just as
much screaming as ever, but that 1t
goods"
1t may not be Of any particular in
terest, but it may add to the gaiety of
the occasion to know that Representa-
tive Longworth's wedding finery was
| made in Boston town by a tailor of the
Hub City. 1t consisted of five suits, for
business. calling. evening. and riding.
Very fine stripes" some Of these suits
were, 1t is stated. SO fine that they
could scarcely be seen. "most modest"
and altogether becoming for the SON
in-1aw who now has to support the
honor and dignity Of a Presidential
father in-law.
President Roosevelt is always
smashing records like an automobile,
and he has been-and-gone-and -done-it
again. The last night but one before
the world-famous wedding he dined
outside the White House at a private
table. 1t Is an unwritten law of Pres
iS0nfiQI hot ha t,,ll
not dine at a private table. The din
ner which caused this fracture of Pres
idential precedence was that given by
Representative Longworth to his best
man and ushers to the wedding and to
his friends. This dinner causing the
record smashing, and which was
sumptous affair, was given at the Long
worth home here in Washington, and
among the guests were the President,
Theodore, Jr, and the Speaker Of the
House, Mr.. Cannon. The President was
for once i'm his glorious career playing
second fiddle, and he did it most grace
fully. those declare who were there. He
even proposed a toast-long life and
perfect happiness-to the distinguished
host Of the evening.
''We have now a very uneven Con-
suar service" declared Secretary Root
to the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs. Some Of the men in it are
very excellent men; some are sort of
Indifferent, and some, l am afraid, are
very poor
The Secretary said that the Consular
service has had no systematic treatment
since the great increase OF foreign bust
ness began. He declared that the SER
vice is now like a country law office
into which big city practice has sud-
denly been dumped. Foreign travel
and the investment of American money
abroad have both increased very large
ly in recent years, he said.
The Secretary asserted earnestly that
IL was apparent that in the United
States there was great and growing
demand for Consuls who would be of
material help in their positions in fur
thering the interests of American trade
III foreign markets. He said, further,
that Consular salaries had been in
creased here and there and somewhere
else, usually because q Consul happened
to have good friend in Congress.
Secretary Taft is speeding westward
this week on a speaking tour. He
spoke at Detroit and Bay City, Mich,
the first of the week, spending We'd
nesday and Thursday in Chicago. The
first Of next week he will deliver an
address before the Western Federation
Of Yale Clubs in st. Louis.
The Postmaster-General has issued a
statement showing the following COM
plete list of the post Offices in the Canal
Zone, Isthmus of Panama, in operation
Feb. S, 1906: Ancon. Station A;
Bas Obispo. Bohio, Corozal, Christobal
Culebra, Empire. Frijoles Gorgona,
Gatun, La Boca, Las Cascades, Matchin,
Paraiso. Pedro Miguel, San Pablo, Tab
emilia.
Benjamin F. Daniels is having the
time Of his life getting the United
States Marshalship for Arizona. He
was nominated by the President for
this Office last Spring, but Senator
Teller, the Senate "Weeper," objected
and stated that Daniels had served a
term in the Colorado penitentiary for
some crime. The President, who had
known Daniels as a Rough Rider, did
not know Of his alleged criminal past,
and when told this, permitted the
nomination to lapse. Since then the |
President has found that Daniels has
been living a pretty clean life in Ari- |
iona, and again nominated him for
Marshal of that Territory. The SEN
ate, in Executive session, has tiled" on
his confirmation.