The National tribune., 1906-10-25

eented the black bear to PreSiden,
Roosevelt some months ago. and he
went out to visit his pet in the Zoologi-
cal Gardens. The bear has grown won-
derfully, and did not at first recognize
him. but after he put him thru two oI
three of his old tricks the bear very
sensibly manifested that he knew his
old protector. Comrade Hartman to ok
him candy and other sweetmeats which
bears delight in. Comrade Hartman
also brought with him two charms OF
Arizona malachite and gold, one OF
which he presented to President Roose-
welt and the other to be sent to Col
Prodie, who is now in the Philippines
Col. Brodie was a Rough Rider, and was
appointed by President Roosevelt Gov
ernor of Arizona, in which position he
made much reputation and won tn
esteem of the people of the Territory
The charms are intended for the watch
chain and are Greek crosses inscribed,
''Unfted Spanish War Veterans" Com
rade Hartman served thru the war in
the 55th Ohio, and is now engaged in
mining.
Senator Tillman is at it again. He
made speech in Augusta, Ga, the
other day. and, of course, he harped
on the color question. Senator Till
man is moderately sane on every other
question, but On the race problem he
II lunatic-and that's no joke. If he
Srer did have any sense on the subject
he seems to want to make you forget
II. In that remarkable speech he re-
zerred to the rowing class of negroes
who work on railroads, in sawmills, and
who are, he declares. always OF the most
depraved character. He declared the
only place for these was among North
4rners. whose scheme of reconstruction
produced them. He declared if all were
shot like wild beasts the country would
A A1&& 80 ,f..1
Therefore, when they were unable to
produce passports they should be placed
on chain gangs until they reformed or
left the country. He said no further
concessions should be made to vari ous
ob1ectors, as I'VE must cease to ponder,
else We will soon be forced to go to
shooting"
He declared that the white men of
the South should go ahead and do what
they believed was right In this matter,
regardless "of all the Yankees between
Cape Cod and hell
My goodness, but Cuba has got to
pay for her pranks! It is more than
probable that she will run up a debt to
the United States of at least s1,O00,0O0
q month.
The salary allowance of Gov Magoon
has been fixed at s25,O00 a year This
10 the same as the salary paid President
occupation, was allowed SIS. 200 a year
IN addition to the pay and allowance of
2 Major-General of Volunteers. This
Drought the aggregate compensation to
nearly the $4,000 mark.
AS an absolute ruler, accountable only
to the President, Gov. Magoon may
make the additional bill either large
or small for Cuba. He may surround
himself with all kinds Of high-priced
officials or limit the number. Cuba will
have no say whatever in fixing the price
she must pay for the music furnished
by Intervention.
Heretofore Spain has paid the piper
when Cuba got on a high-go-lonesome
with Revolutionary trimmings, but this
time and ever after Cuba will pay her
self, and 1t may teach her lesson.
Secretary Root brought home with
MIN from his trip presents galore, and
some of them of very great value. In
Peru he was met by committee rep
resenting the Naval School, the spokes-
man of whom in neat little speech,
delivered in good English, presented
to him a solid gold plate four by six
inches and at least a quarter Of an inch
thick. Upon it was engraved the fol-
lowing inscription:
THE Alumni Of the Naval School,
recognizing the benevolent hospitality
shown by the Navy of the United States
to our comrades, the sailors of Peru,
have the honor of saluting his Excel
Iency. Mr.. Elihu Root, Secretary OF
State, and of expressing their sympathy
with the motive of his visit to Peru.
On board the Peru in the harbor OF
Callao, September, 1906"
On the right of the inscription is en-
graved the coat of arms Of Peru rest
Ing upon an anchor and other naval
9mblems, and the whole is inclosed in
q morocco leather, silk-lined casket
A Californian abroad always wears a
bear pin. and Mai. Edwin S. Bean, of
San Francisco, Commander of that De-
partment of the U. 8. W. ", gives the
reason for this love of a great big ugly
beast like bear:
These bears mean more to us Cali
fornians than most Of you Easterners
realize" said he. When California
shook off the yoke of Mexico, and be-
fore she Joined the Union. she adopted
- her flag the design Of bear. brown
Or black. on a white field. We have all
sorts Of bears In the Golden State amid
the fastnesses of the mountains-great
grizzlies, big black bears and the small
Or brown or cinnamon bear.
The old pioneer societies through
the State all carry the old bear flag, and
when our Knights Templar visit other
States in convention they invariably
garry a live bear with them. So you
9se the bear has peculiar Significance
Tor me-"
Gen. Woods statement in his an.
uual report that the emergency ration
has proven to be a failure in the Phil.
ippines is expected to call forth an Off
ciel explanation pointing out that the
criticism was based upon q condition O!
affairs that does not exist to-day. II
u stated at the War Department tina,
the ration referred TO by Gen. Wood
was compound OF pea meal with dried
bacon, which was never highly regard ed
e. food for soldier in the tropics. In
1901 an Army Board devised the pres.
tot emergency ration. This is com.
posed of crisp VIII Die wheat meal, des.
located and dried beef and cocoa. mix.
ture claimed by Army officials here r.
be very palatable and nutritious, bu
which has not yet been tried In the
Philippines to any extent. twenty-five
thousand of the old discarded ratior
were returned to this country from
Manila year or two ago, and the Com.
missary officers say there are none now
left in tho islands.
Francis Marion Cockre1l, for 80 year,
o Senator from Missouri. now a mem
Der of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, has been i'll at his home II
this city for NOR than a week.
On account of his advanced age-h,
y 72-Mr. Cockrell has occasioned hi
family and friends alarm. It is under
stood he is suffering from heart failure
altho reports from his bedside stat,
that the venerable Missourian ia worr
out from overwork during the pas
Surnmer