The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-23
LETTER
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence.
NO men. children. cats or dos vii!
be allowed" said one 81 the h.. gers
of the Dolly Madison. tie first .lcte! in
Washington run exclusively by and for
III 1.-THE wo,nen who avail them
selves OF these advantages must leave
their pets behind" AS to birds. the
rules are silent.
The need for Il hotel Oh the plan of
the Martha Washington hotel in New
York has been felt in Washington.
Six enterprising Washington women.
who call themselves the Dolly Madison
association. have taken the matter in
hand, and the new hotel bids fair to
fill the long felt want.
Guests Must BE known.
The mansion 14O1 Massachusetts av-
enue has been converted into this hos
telry. The house has thirty-five rooms.
some Of the smaller mes of which will
be used for the accommodation of
transients. No woman will be permit
ted as a transient who is not known to
some member Of the association.
The managers hope soon to open a
cafe in the house. Patrons are at lib
erty to receive their callers in the par
lor and reception hall, and any one
who wishes to give any entertainment
for charity will be given the use Of the
library for that purpose.
To Mark Historic Spots.
Mr.. Gallinger, chairman Of the sen
| ate District committee, has introduced
a bill to authorize the engineer COM
missioner of the District to erect tab
let's to mark the noted historical places
in and about the city. Engineer Com
missioner Biddle in reporting upon the
subject stated that he favored the
marking of historical places. as it had
been demonstrated N Inauguration
days that the temporary signs on such
places added greatly to the interest
and convenience of visitors.
There are more than 200 places to be
marked, but owing to the insutficiency
Of the appropriation. each sign costing
! $50, only half of them will be marked
at this time.
Child Labor at Capital.
Among the bills passed by the house
affecting the government Of the Dis
| trict of Columbia vas one regulating
the employment of child labor. The
bill makes 1t unlawful to employ any
child under fourteen years of age at
any time and no child under sixteen
between the hours Of Z o'clock in the
evening and 8 o'clock in the morning
unless with the written permission of
the parent or guardian and a school
certificate setting forth the capabill-
ties of such child.
Children under the age specified are
prohibited from employment in any
workshop. restaurant, hotel. saloon,
apartment house, club, theater, bowl
ing alley, the senate of the United
States or the house Of representatives.
sioux Heroes Rewarded.
The subcommittee OF the senate CON-
mittee on Indian affairs inserted a par
agraph in the Indian appropriation bill
which caused some amusement when
read to the full committee. The para
graph provides for the payment OF
, 5000 to several Sioux Indians for nets
Of heroism in saving the lives of two
women and children captives Of the
, White Lodge bands OF the Sioux in
' November, 1862. Among the benef-
Charles are mentioned Pretty Bear.
Strike the Fire. Kills and Comes,
Charging Dog. One Rib, Red Dog.
Black Eagle. Don't Know How, Black
War Club. Fool Dog and Walking
Crane.
The Southern Negro,
DR.. Scale Harris. professor of medi-
cine in the University Of Alabama. Wis.,
tied the president the other day and
talked with the chief executive about
the terrible ravages Of consumption
among the negroes Of the south. He
made the statement that the medical
fraternity OF that section fears that
the negro race will become extinct in
this country by reason Of the greater
death than birth rate.
Militia Expensive.
A comparative statement presented
to the house District committee on the
maintenance OF the militia Of several
states for the current year shows that
it costs % per cent more per man to
support the national guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia than it does either
the state of New York or Maryland
and 1000 per cen more than it does
some of the smaller states, as shown
by the records In the office of the mill
tary secretary of the war department.
For example, it was shown that the
appropriation for the District for the
last fiscal year vas approximately SAT
a man, while in New York and Mary
land it was 500 and $37 respectively.
Mackinac Island Cemetery.
Hon. Peter White of Marquette,
president of the Mackinac island park
commission, is here to get an appropri-
alton Of $500 from congress for the
n,rnnSa Of Gvinr IN md c0rinp for tho