The National tribune., 1906-09-13

TIE NATIONAL TRIBUl
tie Immediate needs of the unfortun.
| ates in Valparaiso. Dona Montt was q
| well-known beauty in Washington
diplomatic circles several years ago
when Senor Montt was Minister of Chile
to this country. At that time she gati:.
| cred about her small salon of diplo-
| matte people. and was recognized u:
being one of the most brilliant WON =.
i'll Washington.
Another Chilean woman whose mag
nificent house on Victoria Plaza. over
looking the Almendral district, is re.
ported to have fallen with all the othe. =
in that part of town, is Dona Francisco
SolanO Astra-Buraga. At one time SHE
held high place in the diplomatic s"i
at Washington. and was called tA.
Rose of Chile by her admirers.
Dona Luisa valdivieso de KiIpatrick
who is the widow of Gen. Judson XII
patrick. U. S. A.. at one time Minis.c'
to Chile, and who lived for several years
In Washington. after the death of her
husband. had a fine residence in the
fated Almendral quarter.
Senior Carlos Walker Martinez. n re-
cent Chilean Minister to Washington.
lived on the Avenue Brazil. near tn.
Victoria Plaza. Valparaiso.
Other fine residences in this excl,I-
sive quarter Of the city. which is report
cd to have been utterly DESTROYED b.
the quake and fire. were those of So
nora MacClure ue Edwards. Don Saliva
dor Izquierdo and Senior Guzman.
President Roosevelt will leave Saga
more Hill for Washington Oct. l. Three
days later he will make fvins trip to
harrisburg and York. Pa. where he will
deliver speeches.
The Quartermaster-G General of tlic
Army confirms the reports from Homo
lulu that the transport Sheridan prac-
tically vii! he a total loss. All of the
personal property has been remover
from the troop ship. and she is now
waiting for the arrival Of the wreckinG
apparatus from San Francisco. which
engines, boilers and other movable
equipment.
Reports received at the DeDartme;it
of Agriculture indicate that the work
Of exterminating the gypsy moth. which
has done so much damage to vegetation
in New England, especially in Massa-
ohusetts Rhode Island, New Ham D
shire and parts of Maine, is progressing
satisfactorily.
the Southwestern Division. with head
quarters at Oklahoma City in his al
nual report recommends the retention
of the canteen. He says it is the belief
of the men that the law is an interfer-
cree with their personal rights guaran
teed by the Constitution. and that the
law. if submitted to the Supreme rourT
OF the United States, would be regarded
as unconstitutional.
There is some compensation for
fall of Is inches of rain in August. II
was like a vacation month to the "fre
fighters" of the District. owing to the
SCARCITY of fires during that period. Ac-
cording to the monthly report of Chief
Belt only 43 alarms We're received dur
ing August and of this number only 33
We're for actual fires. making an aver
age of little more than one day.
Secretary Bonaparte says that the Sc
lection of the ship to take the Presiden.
to Panama has not been made. It is
probable that two of the larger ships
of the Navy Will be chosen, one to carr.
the President and the other as an aux
iliary in case OF n breakdown or acci.
dent. A smaller ship will be sent in
advance to Colon for the use of the
President In case he desires to cruise
along the coast and in harbors that the
larger ships could not enter on account
Of their deep draft.
After numerous conferences between
Secretary Wilson, DIR. Melvin, Chief OF
the Bureau of Animal Industry, and
about 40 representatives of various
packing houses. the question of labels
which. under the law, must be put upon
meat products. have been set ed to the
of all concerned. What
probably was the last conference was
held at the Department of Agriculture
IL st week, and the packers announced
that they would prepare the labels: by
Oct. l. when the law goes into effect.
Throughout the discussions Secretary
Wilson stood for labels which would
state exactly what the packages con-
tanned. and this the packers finally have
accepted, although by way of compro-
mise the Secretary did not insist upon
the percentages of different meats con
tanned in any canned article put out
under one name.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
has appointed Frank Sorenson, of Chi
cago, Superintendent of the Indian
in that city. vice Spooner,
resigned. Mr.. Sorenson Is promoted
Fl ON the place of Chief Clerk, which
he held for many years.
Cen John H. Ketcham, Representa-
tive in Congress for the 25th New York
District, is in st. EliZabeth's Hospital,
New York, recovering from a stroke Of
paralysis affecting his left side. Gen.
X etcham has been in the hospital since
he was stricken, three weeks ago, bat
his condition Is favorable.
It is given out that Senator Chauncey
NJ. Depew will be able to come to Wash
ington and resume his duties in the
Senate in December. His physicians
have announced that he has so far re-
covered from his recent illness and
breakdown that he can return to york.
Senator Depew has been in retirement
at his home at Dobbs Ferry for several
The report of the Dead Letter Office
for the month of August shows that
824,622 pieces of unclaimed mail mat
ter were received at the Department
against I'll, ,018 for August, 1905. The
number of letters returned to sender.s
was 207.321, against 156,742 In August,
1905, this being 81 per cent OF the re-
turnabIe letters received last month,
while in 1905 % per cent were return
ed. OF the letters opened. 6,020 con-
tanned money to the amount of $5,-
G4i.99.