The National tribune., 1906-11-01

by Jefferson, liked 1t especially because
the letter ~ appeared in the crest.
Some 80 years ago Mr.. Coolidge, Sr..
learned the whereabouts of the china,
and purchased it from the Jones estate,
ana subsequently presented 1t to his
son, who now loans four pieces of the
set to the White House collection. They
consist of a soup tureen, the top of a
vegetable dish, the dish having been
broken. large platter. and a plate.
Each piece is decorated with deep blue
msttled borders, outlined in gold. In
~. center of the platter and plate and
oh the sides of the tureen and covers
are the shield-shaped Jefferson crest.
The shield is outlined in deep blue,
bearing 13 gold stars. and in the center
is an elaborate scroll letter "J'' in gold
The Jefferson china bears the follow
ing label: pieces of Jefferson china
loaned by T. jefferson Coolidge, Jr.
Boston. Mass. October. 1906"
Gov. Vardanan, of Mississippi, is a
candidate for the United States Senate
against Mr.. Williams the leader of the
minority in the House, but up to now
fohn Sharp Williams holds the palm
for sense. Gov. Vardaman's platform
is this:
1T favor unqualifiedly and without re-
serve the abrogation of the 18th amend
nent to the Constitution of the United
L
liams. and 1 shall be on the firing lire
in the Senate. with the sincere belief
that the battle will end as !. in COM
non with the entire South, hope and
expect.
Il know what I am talking about
when we get to the race question:
continued Gov. Vardaman. .It must
be settled and settled very soon. 1t
cannot be settled until the Nation, as
I whole. has been convinced that there
s 4 distinction between the white race
and the black race. The laws now
:pecificalfy recognize the difference be-
tween the white man. the Indian. the
Hhinaman. the Eskimo or the Malay.
here is as much distinction between
.he white and the negro. When that is
ppreciated then will there be a solu-
ton of the race question" Whoop-
pee!
Ex-Representative Harry st. G..
Tucker. of Virginia. President of III,
Jamestown Exposition, called c1 the
President last week to tell f,ir3 ~
we'll the affairs of the Exposition 20
letting along and to see whether the
President desires any change in tn"
arrangements for his visit to the E'x
position. The President said that he
would open the Exposition April 26, "a
heretofore arranged. end make an ad-
lress at the opening. Mrs. Roosevelt
md some of the children will accom-
p2ny the President when he goes to
Norfolk. This will be the first ESpoSi-
ION the President has personally open
ID on the ground. He has heretofore
performed this duty by touching a key
It the White House.
Past Commander-in-Ch'ef Miller, o:
the United Spanish War Veterans. suf-
fered severe bereavement in the loss
# his little daughter last week. Th"
rhild was but Il years of age, but was
womanly and sweet. and beloved by
all She was afflicted with dropsy, and
0alled hastily home from the National
Encamprnent in Washington.
There is a man here in Washington
who has beehive on top of one of the
skyscrapers. and who raises lots Of
bee; and has honey TO give away. His
bees forage on the flowers in Lafayette
Park and the White House grounds,
the building being close to those places
He never has any trouble with his queer
oets. and has become quite attached To
them. He has five hives. and these
produce about 35 pounds of honey each
a year. D..
1t is well known that Ex-Speaker
counted to-day. He held a good deal
of realty, but it was not counted as
worth very much, but it nearly trebied
in value since the death of Mr.. Reed.
in December. 1902. In 1902 the ap-
proximate value of the estate was about
100000. This week Augustus c.
Paine, who was an intimate friend Of
the former Speaker, sent to Mrs Susan
P. Reed the widow, over 100000.
which represented the original invest
ment holdings of the estate and the
profits from these and other invest
ments in the last four years.
Mrs. Reed is living in the old Reed
the death of the former Speakers
father and mother she receives the
whole estate.
Enrique Cortes. the new Minister OF
Colombia. presented his credentials to
the President at the White House last
week, and also the letters of recall of
his predecessor, Senior Mendoza. The
usual speeches were exchanged.
Senor Cortes is one of the most i'm
portant South American diplomats in
Washington at present, as he has for
his mission the negotiation Of treaties
between Colombia and the United
States and Colombia and Panama.
IeH. ITOSVe1OT Is at IL again, anu
this is what he says. Cut 1t out and
keep 1t and find how near he comes to
guessing right:
1.-The Republican majority in the
present House is ia. Out of that
number there are Al districts repre-
sented by Republicans that. in the 5Sth
Congress. were represented by Demo-
Gratis. Add to these the one Missouri
district. normally Democratic. in which
there was a contest, making AZ in all.
Conceding all these to the Democrats.
the present Republican majority would
be reduced by 81 votes. leaving a ma
jority of 30. But it Is fair to assume
that the Republicans will hold at least
19 out of the AZ. This would mean n
probable Republican majority of not
less than SO in the next House.
There is nothing surer than the re-
election of Uncle joe Cannon as
Speaker, and that the next House will
have a Roosevelt-supportin stand-pat
Republican majority"
IT is understood that Robert Bacon.
Assistant Secretary of State, is to be
elevated to an Embassadorship. He is
to be sent to France next Spring to sue
ceed ambassador Mccormick. Mr.. Ba-
con is a Harvard graduate, and was in
business in Boston previous to his re-
moval to the wider financial sphere in
Wall Street. He has been all his busi
ness life a banker, and knew nothing
of diplomacy until made Assistant Sec
retary of State short time ago. Like
Mr.. Root he has shown marked ability
in adapting himself to the eXacting re-
quirements of the Diplomatic Service,