The National tribune., 1906-07-19

exceedingly simple III manner and of a
kindly disposition. quite Iunspoiled by
the high honors bestowed upon him.
Though he never won the championship
of the world, now held by Edmund
Lasker. he defeated the Halter several
times in tournament play and off-hand
games. e. f.
Recent investigation shows that so
per cent of our Senators are worth
nearly s1.000.000 or over, Thirty-five,
including the Vice President are sup
posed to be worth S1s000.000 or more
each, and half a dozen others somewhat
less than that. Few. of them are
wholly dependent upon their salaries:
in fact. a Senator unless he is worth
about 100000, cannot possibly live on
his salary without supplementing it IN
some way. While most of the Sena-
torial wealth has been acquired by per-
sonal effort. to some of the Soions il
came through inheritance and to some
by marriage. 1t is also the Senators
from the North and West rather than
those from the South r--ro have the
money. and the Republicans instead of
Democrats. This is because most of
the Nations wealth lies north of Ma
son and Dixon's line. and the North.
who sends Republicans to the Senate
as rule. The richest Senator is
Western Democrat, Senator William A.
Clark, of Montana.
Tom Johnson says that he is not to
be considered as Presidential posi-
biIity but that all good Democrats
should unite on Bryan.
The Louisiana House of Representa-
tives has passed a resolution indorsing
Bryan.
The engagement is denied of Miss
Jean Reid. daughter of ambassador
Reid, to Viscount Achcson. son of the
Earl of Gosford, whoever he may be.
Senator whyte. of Maryland. says
that he win not be a candidate for re-
election. He will be nearly "a when
his term expires, and considers his pub
lie career well-rounded.
Mayor Rose, of Kansas City. Kan, is
very ill-advisedly trying his strength
with the Supreme Court of the State.
He was supported by the slum element,
and claims election. The Supreme
Court ordered him to keep out of office
until it could examine the case, but he
defied it, and the court fined him $1,000
and gave him a term in jail for con-
tempt He has not yet gone to Jail, and
it is said that the jointists have raised
$4,000 to fight the case. As great
many other men have. Mayor Rose will
find to his sorrow that the Supreme
Court has the last guess. and he will
not feel so well, though he may know
more, after it makes 1t.
Rear-Admiral Berry formerly Com
mandant of the naval station at Pensa-
cola, Fla. assumed command of the
Norfolk naval station, relieving Rear
Admiral Harrington, retired. who re-
mains at Norfolk in charge of the Cow
ernment naval features at the James,
town Exposition.
Capt. A. G.. Berry has been assigned
to command the armored cruiser Ten
nessee. s3Jl
Capt Morrill, NJ. Mills of the Artil-
lery Corps, has BEEN detailed by the
President to go to Virginia Military In
stitute as Professor OF Military Science
and Tactics. He win begin his duties
in Lexington Aug. ~. raIr
Rear-Admiral wilIardtB. Brownson,
the arHpred cruiser divi-
sion of the Atlantic feet, is to be given
of the Asiatic fleet. now un-
der command of Rear-Admiral Train.
On Aug "a, Admiral Brownson, in COM
mand of the squadron of the new arm
ored cruisers Maryland,i Pennsylvania.
Colorado. and West Virginia, will sail
from New York for Manila. When he
reaches the Asiatic station his fleet will
then be the strongest this Government
has ever maintained inthe East -Tf
Lawrence HaZen. former Chief of
detectives and widely known
for breaking up the robbing of express
cars in several States, died at Cincin-
natl, o., June 30 His son was form
erly Chief of the Government Secret
Service.
William Graves, Vice President and
General Manager of the Diamond
Match Company. died June 80 at Port
land, Ore, while en- route to Chico.
At Chicago last week John Alexan-
der Dowie was declared by DIR. Archi-
bald Church. an alienist, to be Mono
although possessed Of great
mental capacity for business, In his tes-
timony before Judge Lands in the Zion
City controversy. DR.. Church had attend
ed several sessions of court during the
hea ring and had heard Dowie tell of
seeing lights and hearing celestial mu-
sic, of preventing a shipwreck and of
curing diseased persons by means of
prayers. The physician declared 1t to
be his belief that Dowie might be insane
and still have mental capacity to ac-
$7,000,000 in seven years.
Senator Beveridge says that he has
always been a strict teetotaler.
A son of Jesse James has been ad-
mitted to practice law in Missouri.
Hon. Henry S. Neal. formerly a mem
ber OF Congress from Ohio, and who
served under Garfield and Mckinley
three times as the Minister of the Unit
ed States to Portugal, died at Ironton.
O., July 13. In the 1896 campaign ne
bolted Mckinley and voted with the
Bryan men.
Judge George Emory, one of the most
prominent lawyers of the West, who
was shot and killed in Seattle recently
while protecting his niece from the un-
desired attentions of Chester Thompson,
nephew of Maurice Thompson, poet and
author, was the son of Capt. Campbell
of the Regular Army. who died
In Texas soon after the civil war. His
were Gen. VIM. H. Emory,
and Commodore Tilton, Of the u. s.
Navy and his uncle. Capt. H. Emory.
Judge Emory was only 35 years DID, and
was we'll known In Washington, d. c.,
where he received his early education,
and where he has several relatives liv-
ing, among them. a sister, Mrs. w. A.
Edgar, wife of son of Madame Bona
parte by her first husband.
Lieut-CoI John Sashoal Witcher died
at Salt Lake City. July 8. Of Bright's
disease. from which he had been suffer-
ing for some time. CokfWitcher served
most creditably in the oiYil war, first as
Major of the Sd w. Va Cav, and then
as Brigadier-GeneraI, which promotion |
he received by brevet for0his services in