The National tribune., 1906-10-18

possible for a railway mail clerk to qui
his work in the middle of a run unless
there is an extra clerk there to reliev'
him, and to carry two clerks on traiT
to do the work of one would not onl!
| largely increase the expense of the ser
vice. but would do little good to eithe,
clerk, as the relief man might have t,
| be on the train several hours before /
was time for him to go to work, ane
the man who was relieved would II
many cases have to stay on the trair
for hours before he could get to whert
he wanted to stop. Altogether it is
very unpleasant sort of a problem tt
solve. if it has to be solved in com
pliance with the strict letter of the law
1t is thought probable that the Attorney
for the Department may hit on some
| compromise in virtue of which IS hours
would be made a weeks work and the
clerks would be allowed to average UP
the actual time they spent working on
| their runs.
| United States Minister to Portugal
ChaS +. Fryan is home, and called on
the President the other day. 1t is ru-
mored that he will not be returned. but
he refused to affirm or deny the rumor.
| Washington is fast becoming the
mecca for those who have had to dig, y
who have made their pile and who
| row want to enjoy life. Four of the
richest mining men in the world are
| now building homes in Washington
Harry Cleveland Perkins. pioneer of
California and of the Rand; Gardner
| Williams. mining engineer, who made
| his fortune in California: Hannah Jen
nings, a Californian and African gold
coast man. and John Hays Hammond,
also of California and Africa. These men
are building palatial homes that will
| CT nytla hn cliff JyypllprS n the Nations |
Capital. Mr.. Hammond isn't going 10
put up with q little dab of land for his
house; he has purchased whole block,
and in the middle he will put his man
sion.
Attorney General Moody is to retire
on New Years Day, and Secretary
Bonaparte is slated to take his place.
It is said that Embassador Meyer, now
at st. Petersburg, will become Secretary
of the Navy. and as the Meyers arc rich
and know how to entertain il may be
expected that there viii be a right
shoulder shift in the way of doing
things in Cabinet circles.
Tom Watson. The great and now
about the "onliest'' PopuliSt. after a
few terms in Congress- concluded 10
become a farmer again-or his con-
Stituents concluded it for him. but that
is immaterial; he did not come back
to Congress. He wrote a book about
something: maybe it was Thomas Jef-
ferson, but that is immaterial also be-
cause the book is no longer remember
ed. Then Mr.. Watson wanted to see
his money fly faster. and hed himself
North. where he started q magazine in
New York, called Watson's Magazine.
He has been the controlling spirit. the
dominating figure. the chief editorial
writpr for ii Now 10 *
more. and wants it widely and dis
tinctly reported that he writes no more
for "Watson's Magazine" and that's
immaterial also, because the magazine
has not much circulation. and that
probably is the reason he got out. One
of the stockholders is Col. Mann, Of
Town Topics fame.
Three-quarters of a century old.
The ruddiest of ruddy health is tn
possession of Gen. Gilbert G. Knifiin.
of Takoma Park. Chief of the Record
Division of the Pension Bureau, who
celebrated the 18th anniversary of his
wishes from his clerks. who are de-
voted to their chief. were made to him
On his birthday. Many remembered
him with gifts as tokens of their es-
TEEN.
"Wednesday was my birthday" said
the General. '"Three-quarters of CEN
tury: When | was born there were but
three Territories, Arkansas. Michigan
and Florida. and "a States, but one Of
observation-disclosures beyond the Mis-
sissippi River. Andrew Jackson was
President.
when I was born continued the
General "the first iron steamship had
just been launched. Friction matches
were being introduced. and flint-lock
heinp SrlnprSpIpi hp
sion caps"
Among the callers at the White
House last week, none was listened to
with more interest by the President
than William Allen Reed. the youns
ince in the Philippines. Gov. Reed
sp ike highly Of the Igorrotes over
whom he rules. and who inhabit the
mountainous regions o. the PhiliDpines.
Although the most savage Of all the
tribes that populate these islands, Gov.
Reed told the President the Igorrotes
We're most industrious and peaceable
and very friendly disposed toward the
Americans.
Their interests are almost entirely
agricultural. Some of them are con-
sidered wealthy. and as class they
have given the Government little or no
trouble. Gov. Reed is young man,
STnOOtn-SFdVell, ana 3lIHOugn DDNlSn III
appearance, has had much experience
among the people over whom he rules
and among whom he has the reputa-
ton of having given good admins
tration.
Georgia has decided to reproduce the
home of the mother of President
Roosevelt at the jamestown Exposi
ton.
The President has issued a proclama-
tion fixing u o'clock on the 29th inst.
as the date for opening to settlement
the Walker River Indian Reservation,
in Nevada. There are 268,000 acres of
land to be disposed Of and the law
permits its acquisition under the gen.
eral land laws. The reservation is in
the Carson City land district.
Ernest George Herman Robert
Rochas-M Manderup fifth Prince of Ly-
mar. recently appointed Third Secre
tary of the German Embassy in this
city will arrive next week. Prince
Ernest of Lynar is a son of the Dowag-
Parsons, of Columbus, o. He is n
Young man, having just passed his goth
year. The Prince is u bachelor. and
marriageabIe diplomats. He comes to
this post from Berlin. where he has
been attached to the Foreign Office.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge, of In
diana. who was i'll at the home of Geo
B. Baker in Brookline. Mass. is now
l. to, l,;. 4 Il