The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-05

Senator Depew has given land valued
at $4,000 at Peekskill. N. T., for train
ing grounds for the Military Academ!
at that point.
A series Of experiments carried OF
by the Department Of Agriculture. ex
tending over q number OF years, ha.
resulted In growing q number Of new
breeds Of cotton seed which produce
q grade Of cotton with fiber from 8
half to three-quarters Of an inch long
ar than that formerly grown.
The seeds were developed from The
ordinary upland cotton. and are ready
to be sent out for this seasons plant
ing. They will be distributed among
the planters of the South for expert
rental purposes, and that q start In
the seeds may be gained.
Because the value of cotton depends
largely upon the length of fiber, 1t Is
estimated that IL the long-fbered va
riety can be prolght into general use
among the planters. the value OF the
output Of the South will be approx
n.ately double what 1t Is at present.
The Bureau Of Plant Industry does
not hope to bring ABOUT the general
use Of the new seed in the Immediate
future. but believes it's adoption will
he gradual, and that the value OF the
cotton crop Will increase during the
Eext few years on account OF the new
seed.
Because cotton production in this
country Is 70 per cent OF that Of the
world. and Is one OF the fundamental
Industries OF the Nation, the develop
ment Of the new long fiber Is regarded
a. an important matter in the indus
trial prosperity of the United States.
Sich Is fame. A man chased the rats
out of the White House last week, work
ing through three nights. The horrible
rodents had been making life miserable
for everybody about that ancient build
ing. and had got SO bold that II you
heard a faint scream at a state recep-
ton you could easily guess that it was
some fair creature who had seen a rat
and was afraid 1t might chase itself
under her trailing skirts. Well, the
ferrets and the rat dogs worked we'll
and effectively, and big notice ap-
peared In the papers about 1t. Next
day out came another notice. The
wrong man had received the credit for
clearing the White House OF rats, and
1t was his brother who had done the
work. or, at any rate, one brother didn't
90 1t and the other brother did, and
the wrong brother got the right notice.
or-oh. well. the rats are cleared out
for time, anyhow.
In recognition of his services at
Washington. Sir Chentung LANG Cheng.
Chinese Minister to he United States.
has been appointed ~ his Government
as Chancellor of the Grand Council of
China. The appointment gives to the
Minister high Official standing In the
Empire. 1t Is an honorary one. and
will not necessl:ate his leaving this
Capital.
The Powder 1rusr has the United
States Government by the throat. AT
least. that Is what the Appropriations
Committee THINKS. AID there Is a strong
probability that that Committee will
recommend that the Government build
and run Its ow.. powder mill. 1t is
thought that S2e0,0r3 will be sufficient
to establish exactly the kind OF q mill
that Is necessary ard relieve the Gov
eminent immensely.
The President has pardoned Rough
Rider who was convicted OF murder
and sentenced to life imprisonment for
It at Fort Leaverworth. Alexander La
Duke. q membe. of a Wisconsin regi-
ment. shot and killed Private Stratton.
row at Ponce. Porto Rico. in 1898. The
defense fought on the grounds that the
killing was In self defense. Senator
La Toilette had interested himself In
The man. who Ii now free.
How does this stack up for an insti-
tuition where II has been declared over
and over again that there il no hazing
The Investigating Committee sent to
Annapolis found tina. from September
to December, 1895. there were In the
GrSt class so cases II hazing: second
class. 80 cases Of hazing: third class.
III cases Of hazing; fourth class, PSI
cases Of hazing; total. $50 cases OF haz-
ing at Annapolis. and yet all these
young men were under oath that they
would not haze. and unuer oath de-
clared when first examined that they
had not hazed. Well. well! 562-well.
maybe one should not put II too strong.
but sure as you live there must be
something mighty rotten about an in
stitution where more than two-thirds
Of Its inmates systematically break the
laws, the rules and regulations. and
their word OF honor. to say nothing OF
their oath.
It is now up TO the Department Of
Agriculture to see what sort Of Gag
Can be obtained from sake. the Japan
ese rice wine. a sample OF which Ii now
- not thought that the poison squad
Will be called INFO -cquisition for this
experiment., but that It will be simply
subjected to analysis to see whether 1t
SHOULD be classeL as a spirituous liquor
n passing the customs. Sake has never
been q popular drink In this country
ard probably Will never dispiace the
product either Of Milwaukee or Ken.
lucky in the public service as q thirs,
qdencher. But since the war with Rus
Bia the correspondents have come back
with an acquired trirst for sake tc
make Its classification desirable with
the revenue officials.
In arranging for the ceremonies in
tident to the intermeat OF the body oil
John Paul Jones a: Annapolis, Apri
~. 1t has been de..ided to invite the
President and Cabinet Congress and
other leading officials OF the Govern.
rnent. officers OF the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps. the principal officers OF
the patriotic societies OF the countr,
and the members OF the French EN-
bassy.
Addresses will be made by Presiden
Roosevelt, EmbaSso0or Jusserand, Of
France; Gen. p 'rter, formerly United
Etates ambassador to France, and Gov
Warfield. OF Maryland. Secretary Bona
parte will preside.
France has detailed a squadron o
warships to be pses.nt. and the United
States Navy will De represented by tn,
squadron commaEced by Rear-Admira
ho