The National tribune., 1906-03-15

mitted to enter. no matter how much
money they have. This is disease Of
the eyes that is almost incurable and
most distressingly contagious. \ Sy-
rian landed In New York the other
day. and within nine days was in the
hospital for treatment for this loath-
some eye disease. 1t was then-dis-
covered that he had suffered from the
disease for eight years, and that it WAS
about to stop his admission into the
United States, when the ships surgeon
took him in hand and squeezed the
juice of an onion in his eyes. which
destroyed all sign of the trachoma for
the time, and he was admitted 10 the
country. The disease came back III
greater force than ever in a few days.
1t is said that this is a common way
of getting sore-eyed Syrians into this
country.
And some more tricks that look
vain. The Civil Service Commission
no longer posts the lists OF applications
for Civil Service positions. The Civil
Service Commissioners say that they
got many protests against this custom
very many coming from the South
where white applicants protested
against their names being posted with
those of negroes. 1t was also said
that just as soon as ii was noted that
certain names were posted 1t weak
ened those people with the people by
whom they were employed. and the
vice was liable to hurt the standing
with the present employers.
Figures in the advance sheets of the
monthly summary of commerce and
finance, issued by the Department of
Commerce and Labor, show that de-
spite the fact that the boycott on
into effect July 20. and prevailed
throughout the seven months. begin
ming July /, covered by the summary.
with the exception Of the first few
weeks. there was an actual increase
of s3,000,000 in goods sold In China
over the corresponding period OF last
year.
The State Department has received
from American Consul William F.
Doty, at Tahiti, mail report upon
the cyclone which passed over the So
ciety Islands Feb. 8. He says that the
heavy downpour of water found it's way
under the foundations of the Consulate,
which collapsed. and with great effort
the records were saved.
Several Mormon missionaries effect
ed this, at great risk of their lives.
The Consul lost personal property to
the extent of $1,000. He has found
temporary quarters for the Consulate.
Mr.. Doty wants new Consulate
constructed. and forwarded plans for
an appropriate building, which would
cost $1,000. The State Department, on
account of a lack of funds, is unable
to do anything for Mr.. Doty, and il is
likely that he will be forced to con-
tinue living in rented quarters.
A rich and rare treat is about to be
afforded all who can crowd into the
Committee Room of the House Com
mittee on Patents. Mark Twain is to
appear before that committee. where
he will be heard on a bill favoring the
proposition to amend the copyright
law. This bill has been framed by q
of librarians, and is to be
il troduced shortly. Its main feature
extends the copyright period as an
original book from AZ years to the
lifetime of the author, and so years
thereto for the benefit of
heirs.
The copyright on a number of books
written by Mark Twain are now ex-I
piring. and Rev Edward Everett Hale.
Chaplain Of the Senate, and author of
"The Man Without n Country" now
receives no revenue from his publica-
tion, the copyright having expired.
Mark T@ain appeared before COM
mittee in the House of Commons on
the same subject, and proved to be so
that he was under fire
Of questions all one day when an hour
might have sufiiced.
The Flag of the United States may
not be used for advertising purposes.
neither may the coat-of-armS of the
several States. according to decision
of the Court of Appeals of the District
Of Columbia, on an appeal taken by
the decision of the Commissioner of
refusing to register trade |
mark containing the coat-Of-armS of
the State of Maryland. The opinion
was written by Mr.. Justice McComas.
The Countess of Suffolk, who was
Miss Daisy Letter, of this city, daugh- |
ter of the late dry goods Prince of
Chicago. is the mother of a fine boy, |
born last week i'll London.
Another rough rider, Joseph Fl. |
Proctor, recently a street-car conduc- I
tor in Omaha. has been appointed |
Deputy United States Marshal on the
recommendation of President Roose- |
velt to Marshal Warner. Proctor was
for some time Col. Roosevelt's orderly /
Turing the Spanish-American war.
The United States Army has been
invited to participate in the Societe
Hippique, at Brussels, in May. The
purpose of the competition at the Bel
yian Capital is to encourage the train
ng of the cavalry horse. Armies of
many countries are expected to take
part. Owing to lack of time 1t is not |
that horses will be sent from
he United States. The invitation was
'eceived at the War Department from
he Belgian Minister. 1t is a thousand |
Dities that our cavalry horses cannot
De sent. for it is altogether probable
hat we have the best-trafned cav
tlrymen and horses in the world.
[
When the effort was made in the
House by Mr.. Smith, of Texas. to Sc
,ure unanimous consent to consider
lis bill extending the provisions of the
irrigation law, TO his State, it was de-
eated through an objection by Mr..
Iacey, OF Iowa. who gave the House
much information in one or two short
entences.