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The National tribune., 1906-03-08
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South. 1t will be seen that Mrs. Long
worth ISN'T the pretrivst writer on
on earth, and also that she expects to
be known as "Alce Lee Roosevelt
Longworth."
After she had written her own name,
she sent little Miss Dolan down the
platform to get her husbands name.
The autograph is a perfect fac-simile
of the signatures of the two distin-
guished people.
Gen. Oliver, Acting Secretary of War,
on the recommendation of Gen. Crozier,
Chief of Ordnance, authorized the is
sue of Krag-Jorgensen rifles to institu-
tions of learning where military science
and tactics are taught, to replace the
$4,000 Springfield cadet rifles with
which they are now equipped.
This action was taken in pursuance
of the general policy of the War De-
partment to contribute in every possi-
bic way to the general movement
throughout the country to improve the
members of the organized militia and
cadet students.
Are the Nations Of the earth liter
ally in time of peace preparing for
war?" Financial Secretary of the Ad-
miralty Robinson, of England, has
been preparing some statistics, and he
shows conclusively that since the
Peace Conference at the Hague the
naval expenditures of the great pow
ers has increased so per cent He
regards this expenditure as menace
10 the peace of the world. 1t certainly
does look as though Peace Conferences
were expensive pIaythings.
The niece of Rear-Admiral Wilde is
hunting trouble. Her engagement to
ar Italian Count is announced.
Senator Foraker and the Daughters
OF the Confederacy have got together.
Senator Foraker's bill to mark the
graves of Confederates in National
Cemeteries has passed the House. and
he has been thanked by the Daughters
Of the Confederacy for his patriotic
efforts in their behalf. If the bill be-
comes law all the graves of Confed-
crate dead will be marked exactly as
The National tribune., 1906-03-08

partment believes this condition of af-
fairs is detrimental to the interests of
the service.
Army officers contend that an infan-
try soldier cannot be developed in less
than two years. and as the law now
stands the whole time of the enlistment
is taken up in making the recruit an
efficient soldier. 1t is said that the field
officers and company commanders are
unanimous in their recommendation for
longer term of enlistment. and the
men themselves are anxious to have the
privilege of reenlistment.
This is the autograph which Mrs.
Longworth wrote on a slip of paper for
little Alexandria girl the morning the
Longworths took the cars for the
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the graves OF Union soldiers are. with
small marble headstones furnished by
the Government on application by the
proper persons.
A prominent Senator who does not
care to have his name attached to the
statement said last week that the Phil
ippine Tariff bill, the Statehood bill.
and the Saato Domingo treaty are all
dead" and that the only thing that
stands in the way of early adjourn
ment is the Railroad-rate bill. He quail
flied his statement concerning the
Statehood bill by saying that the
friends of the bill could not pass it
without the Foraker amendment pro-
yiding for the submission to the votes
of the people of Arizona and New
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WILL YOU LET
NE PROVE IT?

If You have any Kid dney.
Bladder or Uric Acid Disease
mo matter how. serious), I
will send you Trial Treat.
ment of a Medicine that I
believe will perm a N e tly
Cure you. will send you
needed Advice and I will
send you a 2-cent postage
stamp by mail, postage paid,
ABSOLUTELY WITHO OUT
ANY CHARGE WHATSC.
EVER.
The National tribune., 1906-03-08

Not every neglected or wrongly treated case
leads to premature death, but very large per cent
do, and you should bear in mind that by tax
ing my treatment now, this element of danger
is reduced to a minimum. Therefore. to escape
your present suffering and what may become an
incurable disease attended with suffering more
intense, more awful than anything you
imagine, just fill out coupon below and send to
DIR. d. A. Williams. No. SO. P. o. Block. East
Hampton, Conn.
q presume no sufferer for the free stamp.
but it is my pride to prove 1 have an actual
cure q nss one penny of expense TO the suferer.)
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Really, you know, Senator Tillman
must feel as though he is the subject
OF hazing scheme by the Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce. And
Senator Dolliver must feel as though
he had been haZed, too. and before the
Senate gets through with that bill it
will feel as though it had been haZed.
Now, just watch out.
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Since Congress has cut down the ap-
preparation to the War Department, II
is interesting to note the comparison
of our Army budget with that of other
countries. The Regular Army in the
United States to-day amounts TO about
1000 men, and it costs in round num-
bers about s72.000,000. France main
tains an active army of $4,000 men,
and it costs her s133. 900, 900. Germany
maintains an army which has upon It's
active list $4,000 men, and 1t costs
her S144 200, GOO a year.
France has an army about nine times
the size of the United States. and II
costs her less than twice as much to
maintain. while Germany has an army
more than 10 times as large. costing
her about double.
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Mr.. Chairman of the Military Com
mittee Hull isn't any fonder of the
Staff frils than anybody else. He said
when he presented the Military bill that
in his opinion the Chief of Staff being
Lieutenant-General was all boSh. This
IS what he said in part:
when the Reorganization Act was
passed the Committee on Military Af-
fairs and the Congress of the United
States believed that the officer in COM
mand of the Army should have one
grade higher than the other officers of
the Army, so as to give greater force
and effect to his authority as a COM
manding officer. OF course, this Com
mittee understands perfectly that un-
der our system of Government the
President Of the United States Is at all
times and under all circumstances the
Commander-in-Chief of the Army.
Since that Reorganization Act passed
creating the grade of Lieutenant-Gen-
eral Congress has adopted another law
creating a General Staff, and with that
General Staff q Chief of Staff, who is
practically at the head of the Army of
the United States under the President,
and issues the commands to the Army,
exercising the controlling influence in
its organization and government and
has more power than any other Cen
n-s' .. the Army. pev -
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Gen. Keifer says of his bill that ii
does not undertake TO regulate either
white or colored suffrage. That is sole
ly a matter for the States.
1.-The purpose is to equalize, so far
as possible. political power among the
several States and Congressional Dis
tricts thereof, and in the Electoral Col
lege, and to the end that n republican
form of Government may be secured
in the States named.
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There's to be great doings when the
dust of Paul Jones, styled pirate by
the British, adventurer by the French
and hero by Americans, Is finally laid
to rest IN the magnificent tomb now
being prepared for it in Annapolis. The
ceremonies are to take place April "a.
the anniversary of his victory over the
British frigate Drake. The body of
the great sea fighter will. on that date.
be removed from the temporary vault
I'm which 1t was placed upon its return
to this country, to the handsome me-
mortal hall in the new Midshipmen's
quarters. and not, as had been expect
ed, to the crypt of the new chapel. as
that will not be ready in time for the
ceremony. While all the details have
not been arranged, the ceremonies of
April "a, which will be held in the
armory of the Naval Academy, will be
presided over by Secretary of the Navy
Eonaparte, and addresses will be made
by President Roosevelt. GO Porter,
Gov. Warfield and the French EmbaS-
sador. NJ. Jusserand.
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Gen. Macarthur is I'm India studying
British methods OF military tactics
There is stationed in India at this time
more than $4,000 regulars of the Eng
lish army and nearly 100000 native
troops With these conditions prevail
ing 1t will give the American officer
a good opportunity to study the system
of the British army and TO be able on
his return 10 this country to give the
United States Army the benefit of this
cxperience.
The National tribune., 1906-03-08

Postmaster-GeneralC Cortelyou has or
dered another investigation of the
charges on which James T. Metcalf, for
20 years Chief of tie Money Order Di-
vision of the Post Office Department,
was dismissed from the service four
years ago. Metcalf was charged by
Post Office Inspectors with having i'm
proper relations with the Hallenback-
Wyncoop Printing Company, which had
secured the contract for providing GER
tain supplies in his Division.
The fact that a son of Metcalf was
employed by this company was regard
ed at that time as a strong argument
against him. When called before Post
master General Payne he protested his
absolute innocence. and asked for an
investigation. Postmaster General
Payne was satisfied with the evidence,
however, and dismissed him. Ever
since he has sought to clear his name.
He was indicted by the Grand Jury, but
a nolle pros. was entered.
If the request of the Secretary of
War is granted by Congress, the terms
of enlisted men in the Porto Rico
Provisional Regiment of Infantry will
be extended, and men whose terms have
expired allowed to re-enlist Men are
now enlisted for two years only. ana
the law does not allow reenlistment in
time of peace, except In the case of nom
commissioned officers. The War De-
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It now develops that Gen. Kuroki,
the great japanese" military leader,
is an American-at least. he was born
in the southern part of this country
known as South America, and, to par
ticularize, in Chile. He has acted all
along as though he might have been
born in the United States.
The National tribune., 1906-03-08

President Roosevelt always makes it
his business and pleasure to shake
hands with the engineer who brings
him safely TO his destination. Now,
Senator Tillman is engineering the
Presidents pet scheme. Once upon a
time Senator Tillman was invited 10
the White House and then the invita-
ton was recalled. Once upon time
Senator Tillman shed tears in the Sen
ate over the scandalous treatment of
a lady who in a hys.erical mood at the
White House was dragged out neck
and heels" in the Senator's own sweet
way of putting 1t. Now, when Senator
Tillman brings the Presidents 'Spe-
ciaI" IN with flags all flying. will the
President shake hands with him?
The National tribune., 1906-03-08

Representative L. Spencer Black
burn. of the Eighth North Carolina
District, has submitted himself to the
jurisdiction of the United States Dis
trict Court in answer TO the indictment
recently returned against him on the
charge of having practiced before the
Treasury Department and received fees
therefrom. while member of Con
gress in violation of the Federal law
His bail was fixed at $1,000 and imme-
diately furnished. The trial will begin
about the middle of April
The National tribune., 1906-03-08

That Mr.. Ground Hog knew his BUSH
ness all right in this neck of woods is
shown by the patch of zero weather
that struck the National Capital
Wednesday last. 1t also shows what
would happen if this were a Presiden-
tial Inaugural year. The doctors of
the country would be able to retire
from business off the money received
from pneumonia patients who attend
ed the Inaugural. To be very English,
you know. we are almost bound to
have beastly weather about March 4.
and it is quite time Congress changed
April.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-17
COLD WEATHER HAMPERS.
TRADE RETARDED BUT CROPS
BENEFITED BY THE ADDITION
AL MOISTURE AFFORDED.

New York, March 1I.-Bradstreets today
says: -. E..z.. .+....
The widespread winter storm has delayed
the opening of spring trade at retail. causing
some complaint of bad roads, and interruption
to personal buying at leading iobbng centers.
On the other hand, the benefits accompanying
heavy SHOWS or rains to the crops probably far
outweigh the damage due to this cause, or in
jury TO small fruit and truck interests by, the
freezing weather. III ...
Wholesale trade and industry show signs
OF hesitation and the building trades have
given little heed to the temporary weather set
back, In view of the immense business for
sDring and summer Offering The coal strike
SITUATION Is still a flaw in the situation. but
signs Of the conflict being localized are seen
and general suspension of all work is secuted.
'Johbng trade at the leading centers is large,
and recorders for spring delivery are already re-
ported at western centerS: railway earnings for
February and the first half of March break all
records for this season. collections classed
AS fair to good: export trade is of a large mid
winter volume, and there are signs that lowered
prices of cereals have found response In i'm
proved foreign buying. Additional favorable
features are reports of Improvement in the
foar trade. of heavy sales of leather for home
and foreign consumption and Of higher prices
for wool. The iron and steel mills are busily
employed. and while business is smaller
In volume. there is a marked undertone OF
strength to this as to other metals, such as
copper
prices generally show strength: cereals are
certainly irmer but cotton is lower than a
week ago and the vagarieS of the raw material
fleet some lines of goods, this. however, for
far future delivery. Altogether. there IS every
thing to indicate that the spring trade. present
and prospective. will break all past year
records.
Business failures in the United States for
the week ending March Is number 1871. against
III last week, and 1856 in the like week OF
1905 1913 in 1904. 1914 in 1903 and 1917 in 1902.
I'm Canada for the week they number 33
IS against 81 last week. and % in this week
year
Wheat. including -four exports from the United
States and Canada for the week ending March
10, 2010237 bu. against 2.563,9S3 las
week, S95,7+2 this week last year. 2.606.124 II
1904. and 2.395. sos in 1903. From July l tt
date the exports are 80 1872 1872 bu. against AZ.
.62S in 1903. Corn exports for the week arr
2,:35. 2s2 hu. against 2.s94 .445 last week 3,S41
al year age l ,537 ,2S9 In 1904, and 1912, 06
fin 1909. From July l to date the exports o
corn 50. l52 449 hu, against SO OF 1868 IL
1905, $50 in 1904, and 1881 1872 in 1908
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REFUSED REWARD d
Girl Who Found Miss Morton's Pearls
Made Her Positively Identify Them. {
New York Amaricun

New York American.
Pretty Nan Griffin, who accidentally
found the $4,000 pearl necklace which
Miss Pauline Morton lost recently,
haughtily refused to take any reward
Friday, when, in the presence Of her
fathers lawyers, she handed over the
strand Of gems to their rightful owner.
In spite of the fact that she is the
daughter of Paul Morton, president Of
the Equitable Life Assurance society
and former secretary of the navy, Miss
Pauline Morton experienced some diff
fculty in establishing her claim to the
jewels. Knowing the great value OF
the necklace, and having it in her pos
cided not to let it by any chance get
into the hands of any but its rightful
owner. She therefore made Miss
Morton infinitely identify the bauble
until she herself and her fathers law
yer, Joel Banton of No. 95 Nassau
street, had not the slightest doubt re-
garding the ownership. s., 60 +
cit was quite by accident" she
said. {" was walking with two of my
friends along Fifth avenue on Wednes-
glisten in the sand near the wall which
runs along Central Park at Seventy
first street. Woman's curiosity
prompted me to stop, and when |
picked up the necklace 1 thought it was
just sham. II slippeds it into my
purse, and while passing jeweler' Is
shop near my home dropped in to in
quire about it's value. -
Gin the store the clerk looked cur
! iously, at it for a moment and then
| glancing up at me asked if T knew
it was worth about $4,000.
ono, of course | won't accept a re.
ward,' she replied when asked, 81
just found the jewels and 1 made Miss
Morton identify them. You see,
would have been so awfully conpro
missed if I had given them up to the
wrong person, and you know pearls
! look so much alike. -
| At the g. Morton mansion it was
stated that Miss Pauline had believed
that the necklace was stolen. She in
serted an advertisement in newspaper
saying that no questions would be asked
if the necklace was returned. How il
got to the place where it was discovered
is mystery. .-,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-17

A good story is. told Of John r.
Thomas Of Muscogee, a well-known law
yer of that city, who was formerly
Judge Of the western district. One
night Thomas found himself in shabby
little town which had no hotel. De-
string to stay all night, he asked a
lounger in front of a grocery store
where he might find accommodation.
The lounger went inside of the store,
which was run by an Indian. When in
formed that there was a man outside
who wanted place to spend the night,
the Indian asked: .<>.> y.
ssWho is the fellow7'' ..
j .tJudge Thomas,'' was the reply.
well, if that 8 the fellow, he had
better pay me what he owes me before
asking me for any favors.'
=. 8. How is that's" queried the 1ounger.
els he in debt to you9'
eyes, - replied the Indian. "When
he was judge at Museogee I was
brought before him for selling liquor.
I was convicted, and in sentencing me
he said: Il will give you sixty DAYS in
jail and $100. I got the sixty days, all
right, but he never came across with
the 800,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-17

BUTTER-Creameries, extras, lb, 254c;
IS: H.. daiStss; szifes: Isl da55 S a5sts t lss
lie; rolls and prints choice, 13c; renovated
Hrsts 19c; renovated, choice, 13c; ladies', hrsts.
sweet 15c; ladies, seconds 13c; packing stock,
fresh, sweet. 13c; state held, loo.
EGGS-Current receipts, No. l, case count
case, $40; current receipts; No. 1. candled
d0a &c. i'd fresh dres cana lie case $780,
CHEESE-Twins or fats, fancy, cured, paraf-
aned unparalleled, 19@13hc; fancy, new,
IL i @1212c; choice, new. 1Ola@11c; fair, par
atined or unparaf fined, Sc; daisies, fancy twins
or flats, lac; choice twins or flats: 12l5 @l3c;
Off grades, twins or flats, 10@11hc; Young
lac; choice, l2l2 @i3c; off grades, 1o@1 Isc;
No. 2, paraffined unpara fined, 1oe OFF
grades, parafined unparafined, 40l5c; lin
burger, No; l, 1ac; No. 2 ~ @12c; off grades
off grades, Cyclic; fancy block, lac; choice
block, 11@12c; off grades, s@1oc; pultost,
No. Of PES T3de of sGaaes' '@sc pr'most No.
oNIoNs-Spanish crate, 50; Globe, per 100
lbs, 81 %; yellow, per 100 'bs, SIPS; Valencia,
.CABBAGE-Per lb. home grown. 21ac; Calfor-
mia per err ID 4, Sc Sc: ~ GA nro+s
per bu. Soc; celery. California, per doz, 81 %;
Sz25; egg plant, doz, rs; garlic g. 1o@1$ e
mint,A5per doz, 4Oc: onions, agreen,edoz punches.
Doc; onions, shallots, per doz punches. 90c;
parsley, doz, 3uc; pieplant. ID, &c: peppers,
green, per basket, Soc; radishes, round. doz
lunches 35c; rutabagas bu, 4oc; spinach. bu,
ST. watercress, doz. soc; horseradish. lb, &c;
new beets, doZ, 81; tomatoes, siX-basket crate
$3.50.
HONEY-Extra fancy white lib sections. 15c
fancy white lib sections lac: choice white
lib sections, Zoe; amber. 1Sc; goldenrod, 12c
extracted white, in cans, &c; extracted amber
PoTATOEs-Carlots sacked, Burbanks, bu
t5c; white mixed. CARROTS. sacked. 4Uc; red
lots sa ckcd, bu, 4Sc small lots DC more
sweets, Illinois. brl, $3.50.
BUCkWHEAT FLOUk-Fancy. hrls, $6.25
bales, 100 lbs 1925: choice, brls. So.
BEANS - Quotations include sacks: Fancy
navy 100; choice navy. 1:65; medium navy
S1.I5: mixed and dirty, 450l70c: brown, fancy
81; mixed, fair to good. Sl.5O@I75 Lima
California, per lb, Size.
POULTRY-Dressed undrawn turkeys. fancy
1sc choice, 16c; old toms. 16c; thin. young
toms, 11@12c; culls. S0I1Oc cnlckens, springs
fancy, 13c; springs, fair to good 1O@1lc: hens
fancy, 12G 13c; fair to good and small, 9@1Oc
old ROSTERS and culls, 566c; ducks, fancy
heads off, 13c; ducks. fair to good lie; geese
fancy, heads off, 11@12H2c; geese, fair to good
lOc.
LIVE PoULTRY-Rocsters, &c; hens. lie
springs. lie; geese, lOc: turkeys, hens, rat
l5c; thin, small. 1O& @13c: ducks. 10@11c.
PIGEONS-Tame. live. young or old. doS, 81
dead. 50@60c; SQUADS Mesters. fancy selected
live or dead $2@2.25; small, poor and thin
unstable.
FIsH-From international waters. Pickerel
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WHAT ARE PORTO RICANs?
Neither Citizens Nor Aliens, but Never
OutcastS.

Harper's Weekly.
With the educated and more refined
people Of Porto Rico there is no result
Of our control that is more persistent
cause Of irritation than the refusal to.
recognize them as American citizens.
rankles in the Porto Rican breast. Porto
Ricans have no political status what
ever. Our courts have failed to recog-
nize them as citizens of the United
States The only thing definitely de-
cided is that they are not aliens. Not
being aliens, they cannot be naturalized
and become citizens. They are simply
outcasts, they say in their bitterness
neither citizens nor aliens who may
the advantages we give to the most
recent and least desirable arrival on
our shores from darkest eastern Europe.
Cases of peculiar and exasperating
hardships have grown out of depart
mental rulings on this curious condi-
ton of affairs. The naval station at
Culebras furnishes an abundance OF
examples. Porto Ricans who have en-
listed in the United States naval SER
tiers, for instance-hold their places
only by virtue of blinking the plain pro-
visions Of the law that only citizens
of the United States may be so en-
listed. Recommendations for promo
tion of unusually capable men have
been held up at Washington on the
ground that these men were Porto Ri
cans. Being Porto Ricans, and, there
fore, not being aliens, according to our
court decisions, they cannot remove
their sole disqualification for advance
ment by taking out naturalization pa
pers. In other words, what the Porto
Rican gets from being under the flag
which we are trying to teach him to
love and respect as his own is total
disability, to enjoy or hope to attain
our government service for capacity
and good character which is within the
reach of any foreigner who may come
to our shores and stay here long enough
| to be naturalized. - sl.-.
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ON THE CONDUCTOR,
Linnincntt,s.

PPIHCUCG ..
An Irishman boarded a streetcar and
handed the conductor a rather dilapi-
coin in payment of his
fare. The conductor looked at the coin
critically and handed it back. That IS
tin, he said
9 Sure, / thought it was a foiye, q
answered the Irishman complacently as
he put the piece back in his pocket and
produced nickel s