The National tribune., 1906-11-22

war so far as the troops We're concern
ed, and the Indians licked the bunch.
so to speak, Gen. Greely concluded
to grant the old chiefs of the Utes their
demands. and wired the President that
pipe talk was the only thing that
would save bloodshed and the useless
killing of n lot of United States troops.
so the President promised that he
would listen to the pipe talk right a1ter
his return from Panama. It's alleged by
the Indians that the white people were
making inroads into their reservation
and moJesting and interfering with
them and that is probablylthes truth.
It is nice to have achieved after
years of waiting exactly the thing that
| one most desired, and there is one man
| in Washington who declares THAT he
| has all that heart could desire, all that
| he has ever hoped for. all that he ever
| dreamed Of in his most halcyon mo-
ments of exaitation, and that Is to be
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
| Straus.
Il shall resign from every business
connection. and devote my entire ener-
gies to my work as Secretary of the
| Department of Commerce and Labor.
It is the work for which have waited
Sc years. and is the nearest TO my
| heart"
So declares Oscar Straus. philanthro-
pist. publicist, merchant and the first
Hebrew to accept Cabinet portfolio
| from a President OF the United States.
Though small in stature and frail or
form, the new member of President
| Roosevelt's Cabinet gives the impress
| sion of vigorous personality, with the
keen insight of the man who Is used
to sitting things to the bottom, at the
same time displaying that .kindliness
that comes from sympathy with all
| sides of life Mr.. Straus is 56 years of
age, and has thin, white beard. but
his face is lighted up with enthusiasm.
He would be picked out anywhere as
very active man Of wide experience.
And he has an engaging personality
that Immediately attracts those with
whom he comes in contact.
yes" said Mr.. Straus. as his face
became animated, "if I had been given
the choice of any place in the Presi-
dents Cabinet, I should have chosen
the one / am to have. In it is embrac-
ed the work of a sociological and eco
nomic nature in which l am interested
more than in any other, and have been
all my life. 1t is the work for which
I have been unconsciously preparing
for many years. 1t is the work to
which I shall devote my entire time
and thought.
81 cannot express any plans for car
rying on the work of the Department
until assume the Office, which will be
when the President sends for me. !
do not know just when that will be.
Just now I shall be here for a day or
two orly, and may look in on the De-
partment; but it will not seem strange
to me, as I have visited it many times
in the past"
Indeed, 1t must be nice to be so hap
py.
1t is said there is no fool like an old
fool. Is the following story of two
of 'em? Just fix 1t up to suit your
selves. This is what is handed out to
the public, and was it Vanderbilt who
said the public be -?"
Daniel De Wolf Viewer, Of the law
firm Of March. Winslow q Viewer
which has represented Mrs Thomas c.
Platt in the recent marital differences
between her and her husband, Senator
Platt, handed out for publication the
other day the following statement:
owing to unhappy differences be-
| tween them, the undersigned have this
day executed a deed of separation
While making such announcement. we
wish to assert with all possible empha-
sis the falsity of the scandalous articles
| which have lately appeared in the
public prints. While there have been
| a series of differences and disputes
which seem to make a separation ad-
visable, there has been no conduct up
on the part of either which could pos
sibly be the foundation of divorce ac-
ton. No question of the mfdelity OF
either to the other has ever been rais-
ed. Charged violent and disgraceful
scenes between us. or other imprOprie
ties on the part of either of us, are
absolutely false. .-.-..-
dated New York, Nov. ~, 1906.
I,kx
Lillian T. Platt"
Neither Senator nor Mrs. Platt has
any statement to add to this" said Mr.
Viewer, when asked for further details
of the agreement. Altogether too much
has already been said and written on
the matter. Judge Hatch, of Parker.
Hatch & Sheehan, who represent Sem
| ator Platt agreed with me that the
statement that we ere now giving out
| contains all that should be said about
the affair."
Mr.. Speaker Cannon and Senator
Hemenway, of Indiana own Joint
farm near Evansville. Ind, and Speaker
Cannon Is down there now making tar
gets out of quail and sich like. Any
how. he and Mr. Hemenway, who is
great favorite of the Speaker, are hav-
ing great times.
Inc 5tiiL u 1tOD5eVcIt
by King Menelik, of Abyssinia, two
and half years ago was chloroformed
last week at the National Park Zoo.
The animal was injured on the trip
over, and despite careful attention nev-
er recovered. At the Zoo everything
possible was done to effect cure. but
without avail.
King NIeneHk sent the animal to|
President Roosevelt in March, 1904. III
was shipped via New York, and upon
reaching Washington was sent to the
White House. The Roosevelt children
were delighted with the cub lion, and
visited the royal gift frequently at the
Zoo.
1t is probable that Rear-Admiral w.
II. Brownson will be selected as ChIef
of the Bureau of Navigation, to succeed
Rear-Admiral Converse, upon tho
transfer Of Secretary Bonaparte to the
Department of Justice. Admiral Brown
son has just assumed command of the
United States naval forces in the far
East. He would be eligible for retire.
ment next year. but in view of the i'm
portance of the position and the fact
that his health is particularly good, it
is said that ne will consent to remain
on the active list.
For all the celebrity of his movements.
personal and official, President Roose>
yelt dictates very slowly and deliber-
ately. The public. of c6nrsn, has an
entirely different idea about the Presi-