The National tribune., 1906-02-22

alarm the uneasy people of China and
the grumbling which may end in some
thing worse than Boxer troubles, an6
is trying to persuade the President and
Secretary of War Taft to prepare fol-
trouble over there. The anti-foreigr
sentiment is tremendous, Secretary
Roots private advices say. and he
thinks that it is only proper that some
military precautions be taken.
The President has issued an official
appeal for assistance for the suffering
Japanese. 1t is said that the people OF
Japan have heroically borne their bur
dens until they are almost at starva-
tons door, and that it is quite time for
us to take some steps to assist them
We are always expected to act 1.-The lit
tie sisters of the poor" to all the lame
and halt and blind of the world-and
we are plenty able to do 1T, too.
Congress took notice of the anniver-
sary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
by sitting a little longer that day than
any other. On Saturday, Feb. II. it did
not sit at all, because a pretty girl was
going t. be married to a member OF
Congress Congress isn't any too pa
triotic; 1t generally sits on Memorial
Day, although that is a legal holiday
in the District of Columbia.
Gen. Greedy. recently appointed Ma
jor-General of the Army, has been as
signed to the command Of the South
western Military Division, with head
quarters at Oklahoma City, to take ef-
feet March 1, relieving Brighten. Bald
win, who will be transferred TO the COM
mand of the Department of the Dako-
tas, with headquarters at st. Paul.
Gen. Baldwin relieves Gen Carr, who
will retire March on account of old
age.
The President has granted a pardon
in the case OF NIidshfpman Meriwether,
recently convicted at Annapolis for haZ-
ing and sentenced to be dismissed. The
action was taken on the recommends
ton of Secretary Bonaparte on the
ground that the sentence was excessive.
The Washington Post Office was bur-
dened with valentines on Feb. IA. and
not less than wagon-load went to Miss
Alice Roosevelt. She received valentines
from all over the world.
Gen Crozier of the Ordnance Bu-
reau, when asked concerning the recent
order to the Frankfort Arsenal for s.
000,00 cartridges for the Krag-Jorsen-
son rifles, explained that the ammuni-
ton for Small-armS had been allowed
the contemplated change in the rifle.
The supply just ordered will be used to
replenish it. The Frankfort Arsenal
has a daily capacity of about 100000
cartridges, and three weeks will be CIV
en- for it TO fill the order.
Unexpectedly, Gov Brady, of Alaska,
has resigned from that office. The pres
sure was more than he could stand. He
was mixed up in a lot of schemes for
making money. and some of them d1d
not sound nice for man occupying his
high appointive position, so it is sur
missed that the President managed t..
have him informed that if he would
tender his resignation 1t would be ac-
cepted with polite note of regret.
Judge Peele. of New York, handed the
resignation to the President. ana il was
accepted but whether with regrets or
not Is not known.
Although the President has not yet
announced who will be appointed to the
office. it is thought that Lieut.. ID. IL.
Jarvis will be the favored one. Lieut..
Jarvis was formerly an officer in the
Revenue Cutter Service, and is now
general manager of a large salmon can
ming company on the North Pacific
Coast. They will probably be saying
things about Gov. Jarvis very soon.
1t does seem as though someone might
De appointed 10 Dliicc up lfltIt WHO Ioh
no business interests which the Cover
norshfp might make more valuable.
An aerial Photographic instrument
which can ascend to a height Of l,50O
or 1000 feet and take perfect picture
OF fortifcations 80 miles distant was
the subject of extended discussion by
the President former Commissioner of
Patents Chamberlain, and Prof. George
R. Lawrence. of Chicago. at the White
House the other day.
In tests the apparatus has exceeded
the expectations of the inventor, Prof
Lawrence, and if the actual work in
the field comes UP to the tests the in
strument will prove invaluable in time
of war. Prof. Lawrence states that the
apparatus will distinguish and photo
graph d vessel 80 miles away The
President was so interested in the in
vention that he called for a special re-
port of the Army and Navy Board. and
il is thought, if the report is favorable
the Government will buy the invention
outright.
The Society of the Seventh Army
Corps of the War with Spain, which
corps was commanded by Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, held it's annual business meet.
ing and banquet at the Willard Eote
one evening last week. About so mem
bers attended.
The election of officers resulted a!
follows: President Winfield T. Durbin
Ex-Governor of Indiana: Vice Presi
dents, Gen. Warren Keifer, Harry S
New. of the Republican National Com
mittee. and Curtis Guild, Of Massachu
setts: Secretary. a. 5. Burt; Treasurer
Mai X E. l.. Niche. L. s. A.; Execu
tive Council. Gen. a. s. Burt, Mai Il. L
i. Niche. Maj. Jefferson Il. Kean, MAJ
Chauncey Baker and Col. George Z
Pond.
Mrs. Hannah A. Washburn, wife o
former Gov William B. Washburn. o
Massachusetts. and former member o
Congress. first as Representative ant
then as Senator. succeeding Chas. Sum
mer. from the Old Bay State. died at he
home In Greenfield, Mass, last week a
the age of 50.
Bertie Adams got whipped, so he did
In the yernacUlar Of the small boy, tn
House Just licked the everlasting stuff
in" out of him and his bill to estab
Iish q whipping-post in the District o
Columbia for wife-beaters. There wer
two hours Of fun in the House when tn
bill was being considered, and on tn
direct vote, when Representative Long
worth, now husband of Miss Roosevelt
but at that time bachelor ike BERT
himself. voted against the bill. He sal
he was too near matrimony himself [
look with complacency on such a bill
"They say he said that, but ii ism
probable that he did. Wife-beater
ought to be punished TO the limit {
the law but nobody wants any sue