The National tribune., 1906-11-22

AFTER Uncle Joseph a long way, for
he was elected by good long major
ity-bigger than usual.
Fortune. that erratic jade. has turn
ed, or will turn, out of the United
States Senate man who has become
SO identified with it that he will be
greatly missed. even though he is a
turn-coat Senator Dubois of Idaho,
will be retired for William Borah. be-
cause Idaho has elected a Republican
State Legislature, and it in turn VIII
send a Republican to the United States
Senate in place of Senator Dubois, who
| is now a Democrat, not having turned
quick enough to meet the present con-
ditions. Senator Dubois came to Wash
ington first as a Delegate from Idaho.
and was then a Republican. 1t is sale
to be largely because of his popularit!
that Idaho speedily became State.
Then he came as a United States Sena-
tor. He got the free silver craze, and
was one of the fearful trio who got up
and hiked out of the st. Louis National
Republican Convention where McKin-
ley was nominated the first time, and
where Senator Teller made his Mac
bethian exit, followed by Dubois ct al.
Then Senator Dubois got left at home
a term. Then Idaho got funny and
sent Democrat to the United States
Senate. and the Democrat was Senator
Dubois, if you please. Maybe, by the
next election of the United States SEN
ator from Idaho, Senator Dubois will be
back in the Republican gocart: who
can tell? One thing sure, he has been
holy terror in fighting Reed Smoot,
the Mormon Senator.
This story probably needs preserva-
tives, but it Is good, just the same, and
might have happened.
Corned-beef hash as made by Sena-
tor Hanna's cook was very popular in
the head waiter of the Senate restau-
rant wanted hash prepared very care
fully, he ordered it this way:
"One corned-beef hash for Senator
Hanna"
One day, when the restaurant was
body seemed 10 want corned-beef
hash. "Corned-beef hash for Senator
Hanna" had bean ordered IA times.
When the 18th order went down to the
kitchen. the chef shouted:
That's Is orders for Senator Han
ma! He'd better watch out or he'll
founder hisself"
It has been suggested to Secretary
6onaparte that one of the new torpedo
boats be named Flusser, in honor of
Lieut.-Commander Charles Williamson
Flusser, native of Maryland and an
Industrious naval officer in the civil war,
who, while in the command of the
Miami, in the fight with the Confeder-
ate ram Albemarle, lost his life by Il
shell from one of his own guns. He
was the first officer to be buried in the
Naval Academy Cemetery at Annapolis
While the name of Flusser is rarely
heard in these days. nevertheless. it is
in the honor roll of heroes who, though
of Sn,1toarn birth III airoa6
loyal to the Union, and his associates
still alive remember the brave deeds
that earned for him the sobriquet of
-Lion-hearted Flusser."
r Arrangements are being made by the
|Quartermaster's Department of the
Army to transport to the '-ilippineI
Islands and to Cuba, free l. charge,
christmas boxes intended for the OFF,
GERS and enlisted men of the Army
Navy and Marine Corps serving on those
distant stations. Boxes for the Philip
pine Islands will be taken on the trans
port Thomas Cor Buford), which will
sail from San Francisco, Dec 5. These
boxes should be sent to San Francisco,
Cal, care of the Depot Quartermaster
here, with all express charges prepaid.
They should be plainly address and
plainly marked Christmas Box" The
boxes for Cuba should be sent in the
Pailc way, care OI the Depot quarter
master at Newport News Va, and will
pc taken ON the transport Sumner,
which is scheduled to make two trips
month between Newport News and
Havana.
To stimulate the marines in rifle
practice Secretary Bonaparte has is,Icd
general order providing that every
marine who qualities as an expert rifle
nan shall receive SO per month extra
pay; those qualifying as sharpshoote-s
per month. and those rated as
narksmen 81 per month extra pay.
There were six votes from the White
ouse that were cast for Hughes for
overnor of New York There was
pt much interest taken in the elections
Coy :rnment employees. In the first
ace unless an employe had time
Pming TO him he had to lose n week
10 days in going home to vote, which
fry few felt they could afford Then.
20, there We're no passes forthcomine
his time, for the first time in so wears
all probability: neither could reduced
ates be obtained. A man must be a
atriot who would go home to vote at
n expense of from $50 to 500, espe-
ialiy when he has a good soft job, and
pr life. Government employees are now
SO protected IN their positions that they
cations They must not be assessed
for campaign purposes, and they do
not have to go home to vote to hold
their places, for Civil Service protects
them. and no matter how crying the
necessity for their assistance at home
py the man or men who got them life
positions. 1t is matter of personal Sc
lectlon whether they take the time and
troupie and money to pay back part of
the obiigation or not. 1t isn't fair. in
my opinion.
In his annual report submitted to
rSecretary OF the Navy Bonaparte. Surg
Gen +. NJ. RiXey, Of the Navy calls
attention to the fact that tubercuIosir
IL increasing in the Navy and Marine
Corps to an extent which is somewhat
alarming
He shows that If gunshot wounds,
drowning, burns and local injuries are
eliminated, tuberculosis, as a cause OF
death, in these branches of the mill
tary services would stand second In
1900. fourth in 1901, and first for the
past three years. In 1895 the ratio
OF cases per 1000 was 3.2; in 1905 It
was 6.1.
The bill recommending the estab-
iishment of corps of trained nurses
NOT havlng passed last session of Com
gress. though approved by the Bureau.
IS again urged for passage. The Bureau
Is very desirous to obtain for duty al
naval hospitals and on hospital and
ambulance ships a corps of trained
woman nurses. The special aptitude OF