The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-02-08

The President has again incurred the
displeasure of Senators Dick and Fora
ker by failing to recognize the man
whom they had designated for Consul
al Turin, Italy. II is now held by Pietro
Cuneo, veteran editor of Ohio. and
the President has appointed to the Of
flee A. H. Nicholson. OF Massachusetts,.
The Ohio Senators are now holding up
an appointment of the President who
displaced an Ohio man against whom
no charges had been brought by ap-
pointing to the Office which he. held q
Tennessee man. The Ohio Senators say
they will hold up both now.
Secretary Taft has had introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 to buy coal
lands In the Philippines. He says that
there is coal enough in these mines to
run the Government for the next $50
years.
Representative Flood, Of Virginia, has
introduced bill providing for the pur-
chase of Appomattox battlefield, the
scene of the surrender of Lee to Gen.
Grant. and to erect tablets there stat
ing what happened.
Mfdshipman Decatur. great-grand-
son OF the famous old Admiral, has
been dismissed from Annapolis for haz-
ing.
The foreign commerce of the United
States approached surprisingly near to
the $4,000, 600, 600 point in the calen-
dar year 1905. according to q report is
sued by the Bureau of Statistics of the
Department OF Commerce and Labor.
The total imports and exports of mer-
chandise," the report says lis $2,806,-
000. 600, against $2,307, 000. 600 in 1900,
an average increase Of $100,00o.o80 a
year in the ffve-year period. If to the
81. SOC, 100000 Of foreign commerce in
1905 were added the figures Of trade
with Hawaii and Porto Rico. formerly
foreign territory and included in our
statements of foreign trade prior to
1901, the total would approximate So
900, 100000, or about $500, 008. 600 mora
than 10 years ago.
Mr.. Speaker will soon be clothed.
Some admiring woman In South Caro-
lima has sent him a pair of knitted white
"galluses."
The port at Newport News was closed
by order of President Roosevelt Fri
day. Jan. 10, I'm honor of the birthday
anniversary of Robert E. Lee, late a
General TN the Confederate army. This
Is the first time in the history of the
port that the. President has given such
an order, and is the first time that
a.
Of respect to the birthday of a rebel.
Comrade Fl. c. Adler. of Victoria,
Tex, was in Washington last week on
business. Comrade Adler served In the
navy during the war, belonging to the
Mississippi Squadron. and has been in
Texas since 1872. He is an extensive
dealer in real estate, and has done q
great work in attracting immigrants to
Texas and building up the country. He
has also been quite prominent in the
Grand Army and in the Republican
Party and was the unanimous choice
OF the Republicans of about $50 Coun-
ties for the position Of Marshal OF the
Western District He has been Senior
Vice Commander of the Department OF
Texas, G. A. r.. and repeatedly pressed
to take the position Of Department
Commander. but has felt unable to give
the time and attention required. There
are now about e, 1000 veterans In Texas,
and the number is constantly increas-
ing.
Secretary Of the Navy Bonaparte has
been confined to his home In Baltimore
tonsilitfs- The attack was mild. and
the Secretary Is expected to be at the
Navy Department by the last OF this
week Mrs Bonaparte has also been
quite III and has had to cancel all her
engagements for the next week or two.
Secretary Root has also been fndis-
posed. Owing to slight indisposition
Of one kind and another the receiving
line at the State reception last Thurs
day night was the shortest in the his
tory of the White House. Mrs Root,
Mrs. Taft. Mrs. Bonaparte, Mrs. Hitch
cock and Miss Wilson were all absent.
The reception was the one given to
Congress. Mrs. Root hates these State
affairs and Mrs. Bonapart likes them
not at all either. Congressional fami-
lies were well represented, but whip"
Watson would have had to hustle had
he rounded up all his herd OF alb
senteeS from the House The at
tendance of men was unusually small.
The Cuban Legislature had the bad
taste to vote SIS, 900 to buy a wedding
present for Miss Alice Roosevelt. and
her father has had the good taste to
decline the same. The President has
been placed In very embarrassing
position by people. corporations. coun-
tries. and organizations which desire
to make his daughter wedding pres
ents. Most of the offers and sugges-
tons smack Of gold dollars Such pres
ents would make any sensitive man
cringe but to think that such should
be offered to the daughter OF the head
Of q great Nation like ours is an awful
breech Of good form.