The National tribune., 1906-02-22

vate car has prevented them from doing
business upon the capital Of the farm
ers.
Rev. DR.. Gordon recently resigned
as President of Howard University at
Washington. This resignation was
brought about by the dissatisfaction OF
some Of the young colored men. who
accused him Of not being friendly
enough to their race and it's aspirations
and not enough I'm favor OF social
! equality. This feeling was not shared
| by all the students by any means. Five
students, who came direct from Africa
to receive an education, have presented
him with unique cane as a testimonial
| OF their esteem. The cane had to travel
$4,000 miles to arrive here. The head
| is made of the hoof of a Zaba, which
| Is the sWifeSt animal in the world and
exceedingly difficult to Kill. The stick
! Is of African mahogany and the ferule
made from an African sea-lion's tusk.
The cane is handsomely gold mounted
| and bears suitable inscriptions. DIR.
Gordon is preparing for a trip to Afri-
| ca, and will, in addition, visit Jerusa
| lem. Switzerland and other points of
Europe.
Mrs. Catherine l.. Benteen, widow Of
Gen. Benteen, the hero of the Custer
Massacre, died in Washington. Feb. II.
Mrs Mary Emily Bates Coues, widow
Of DIR. Elliott Coues, the eminent
scientist, died in Washington. Feb 1G
Senator La Toilette Iectured to fine
audience at the Y. NJ. G.. A. rooms at
Richmond, Va. Feb. II, on Graft and
Grafters; or, the Menace of Machine
| Rule"
Ex-Governor Yates, of Illinois, is
making a whirlwind campaign for the
| United States Senate. He favorS the
| Australian ballot for primary elections.
and says that the last Republican
| State Convention almost disrupted the
Republican Party. All that saved it
| from defeat was that the Democrats
| were worse disrupted. He charges that
| the Federal jurymen were elected by
the machine at the dictation of Senator
Cullom. He pays high tribute to the
United States Supreme Court, and
eulogiZes President Roosevelt as too
| honest to be corrupted, too sensible to
be fooled and to brave to be scared.
| Capt Mikkelsen, young Dane, has
started on his two years Arctic ex-
ploration to determine whether there is
a chain of islands running westward
| from Cape Bathurst in Canada almost
across Boring Strait in the direction of
Siberia. 1t is expected that this will
demonstrate the probability of the
| theories in regard to the population of
this continent from Asia and vice
| versa.
| Gov. J. II. Davidson, who succeeded
| to the Chair on the translation of La
| Toilette to the Senate, has announced
himself as a candidate for Governor in
opposition to Irving w. Lenrott, who is
the La Toilette candidate, and a warm
/ fight at once opens with prominent men
espousing the cause of both candidates.
| Michael Carlos served in an Ohio
| regiment and was to be married at the
close OF the war. but his finance Tilted
| him because a bullet had badly disfig-
ured his face. He became soured re-
| cluse and mfser, and died about a
| month ago in DeS Moines, Iowa, leav-
| ing an estate of about $4,000. A
search for the heirs develops children
OF William Carlos, brother, and a
living sister, Mrs. Anna Reigger.
referendum vote of the United
Mine Workers of America has re-elect-
ed John Mitchell President and Lewis
| and Wilson Vice President and Secre-
| tary. There was some sharpness in the
contest, as Lewis had charged Mitchell
with secret and dilatory methods in the
strike of the anthracite miners.
/ Mrs. Ellis Corey. wife Of the Presi-
dent of the United States Steel Cor
poration, has gone to Nevada to take
up her residence there and begin a suit
for divorce. All hope of reconciliation
with her husband has been abandoned.
| brighten. FRED -. Grant mas Deen
promoted to Major General, to fill the
vacancy caused by the retirement of
Maj Gen. S. s. Sumner, son of "Old
| Bull Sumner" Gen. Grant was the
ranking Brigadier-Ge but his pro-
motion causes some feeling in the Army,
| in spite Of the fact that sentiment had
much to do with it, in memory of his
distinguished father. Gen. Grant grad
| uated from West Point in 1871, and
| became a Lieutenant in the 4th u. S.
| Cav He resigned in 1881, and served
as Minister to Austro-H Hungary. Later
he was one of the Police Commission
ers of New York. He re-entered the
Army at the outbreak Of the Spanish
War as Brigadier- General of Volun-
teers and served as such in the Philip
| pines. In February, 1901, he was APP
| pointed a Brigadier-General in the Reg
ular Army, and was for a long time in
| command of the Department of Texas,
before being assigned to New York.
| The feeling is in regard to his over
stepping So many officers who remained
in the Army while he was enjoying such
pleasant billets as foreign Minister.
Herbert Hadley, who as Attorney
reputation out of the Standard Oil in
vestigations, is youthful. smooth
faced man, with a look Of quiet deter
| mination In his face. He was a sue
cessful lawyer. and did not want the
| nomination for Acknowledgement. but
was induced to take it as duty to his
party, and upon the belief that there
| was no chance Of being elected. He