The National tribune., 1906-01-04

Secretary Of the Navy Bonaparte is car
rfed out, his annual dinner to President
Roosevelt will be given aboard the
United States yacht MayfIower, which
was purchased by the Government from
the widow of Ogden Goelet of New
York, when the Spanish War was be-
gun.
Secretary Bonaparte first thought Of
having the dinner in his town house I'm
Baltimore. Secretary and Mrs. Bona
parte have apartments in a hotel here.
but they are not large enough for a
state dinner. II was deemed imprac-
tic able to hold the function away from
the Capital and 1t has been suggested
that the Mayiower could properly be
used for the purpose. The Mayfiower
Is finely fitted up, and has all the ia
cilfties needed for preparing and serv-
ing large dinner.
President Roosevelt received the
Peace ENJOYS on board the vessel at
Oyster Bay last Summer, and Prince
Louis was given q dinner on the vessel
Oh his recent visit to the United States.
The Secretary of War might follow
suit by holding his dinner to the Presi-
dent and Cabinet at old Fort Washing
ton, and the Secretary of the Treasury
might throw q dozen or so Of the gold
vaults In the basement of the historic
old building into one and transform
them into a banquet hall. The Post
master-General might use the palm roof
in the court of the P0st-O Office Building
for his dinner. while the Secretary of
State might try the rotunda OF the Cap
ftol.
Ex-senator David B. Hill has been
I'LL from the effects of severe cold, and
has kept to the seclusion OF his suburb
an home, "Wolfert's Roost," since be-
fore the November election. His eyes
have been so affected that the physi-
clans have refused to permit him to
work. but otherwise, it is understood,
his condition has not been serious 1t
is reported that he is now mending.
Washington was the scene of an UNI
usual death the other day. A China
man hung himself because of debts and
dependency. He had been ill for some
time, and was grieving himself into q
worse condition because he was not
able to go back to China to see his fam
lily. Suicide among Cinnamon is very
infrequent, and hanging is almost un-
known. The usual mode is to open an
artery and bleed to death, or to take
dose of poison. 1t is stated at Police
Headquarters that this is the first time
in police annals of this city that a
Chinaman has committed suicide.
The big dry-dock Dewey has started
on her long tow to the Philippines q
distance of 1900 miles. She Is being
towed by three Of the biggest collier
ships in our Navy, and no stop is to be
made until the SueZ Canal is reached,
and no stop will be made there if it Is
possible to go right through without
hating. 1t is dangerous to stop, be-
cause the strain on the hawsers is so
tremendous that the starting is likely
to part them. The engines of the col
liers will never be slowed down while
on the trip. The trip will last about
three months. The anchors of the
Dewey are two in number. and weigh
10, 600 pounds each.
James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier
poet, was the guest of honor at dim
ner given last week by Vice President
Fairbanks to members of the Gridiron
Club. Mr.. Riley gave a short talk and
recited some of his original poems.
Representative Bourke Cochran. OF
New York, has been quite ill. and has
gone to California for a sojourn of a
few weeks, or until he is fully recuper-
ated. Mr.. Cochran has introduced a
Constitutional amendment making the
term of a member of the House four
years instead of two. Mr.. Cochran
thinks 1t is quite impossible for men,
Der of the House to accomplish much
Of anything when he is always on tent
er hooks about reelection, and when
he should be attending to business in