The National tribune., 1906-05-17


Kinley at st. Louis.
For a score of years San Francisco
has been an applicant for either the
Republican or the Democratic Conven-
ton.
Judge Amos Holgate died at Mari
nette, Wis, April 80. at the age of "a.
He was one of the most prominent
Democrats in northern Wisconsin, and
served through the war in the 18th
Iil.-a splendid regiment.
Ex-Gov. James E. Boyd died at
Omaha, Neb., April 80. He was born
i'll Ireland in 1884, and came to this
country in 1874. He was the only Dem
ocratic Governor ever elected in Ne
braska, which was in 1890.
They will leave no detail unprovided
for to stamp out Addickism in Della
ware. The Mayor of Wilmington ap-
pointed Board of Health last week all
Republicans and all Anti-Addicks men.
Ben Pitman, whose system of short
hand is used more than any other in the
United States, is still living in eastern
Cincinnati. He is SO years old.
j. Edward Addicks's best yacht is
advertised to be sold for debt.
Judge Henry II. Swan, of the East
ern District of Michigan. is under in
vestigation by the Department of Jus
tfce. 1t is alleged that there are 1920
cases before him, which have been
argued, but not decided. Michigan Iiti-
gants would seem to be an unusually
patient lot.
The jures seem to exercise proper
discretion in the trial of the capitalists
brought before them, and acquitted w.
f. Bechtel at Minneapolis, who was
charged with having taken $3,500 from
the Northwestern National Life Insur-
ance Company's funds to pay his pri-
vate debts. He was President of the
institution.
1t was feared last week that Mrs.
Jefferson Davis, widow of the President
Of the so-called Southern Confederacy,
was on the point of death. She has
been living in New York most of the
time, apparently having little affection
for Dixie's Sunny Land. with which she
was 50 prominently identified. Her adj
vanced age makes any attack very dan
gerous.
At the time of the developments in
regard TO the Equitable Life Assurance
Co. ex-senator D. B. Hill was seriously
involved, and he requested an investi-
cation by tAe New York State Bar As
sociation as to whether his connection
sional and his fees reasonable. He told
the Committee that MIR. Hyde had So
licited him 10 serve the Company when
his time was not occupied in Washing
ton, and he accepted an offer of $4,000
a year to become Consulting Counsel
but never Had any relations with insur-
ance Legislation The Committee has
the case under advisement
u 1t.l
The veterans of the old Iron Brigade
will be glad to learn that Gen. w w
Dudley. of Washington, ID. c., has had
his pension increased from S46 to S72
a month. Gen. Dudley was one of the
best soldiers that Indiana sent out. and
rose to the rank of Lieutenant-CoIonelI
of the 10Th Ind. He was breyetted a
Generai for gallantry at Get
tysburg. but had to retire from the ser
ond Bull Run compelled the amputation
of his leg below the knee
Secretary Root, Chairman of the
Committee to select site and erect a
fitting statue to the memory of Thomas
jefferson, has selected Augustus ST
Gaudens to design the monument.
The story is told that at private
dinner on board the little steamer Cor
win H. Spencer, May 81, 1904. near St |
Louis. there were present Capt. IL w.
Bfclaski, a veteran steamboat me:;
Secretary John Hay. Marshall Field,
are Corwin II. Spencer. AS the party
sat around the table the subject of ages
came up, and it appeared that Capt
Erclaski was the Oldest. he being 6S.
He Immediately proposed a bet thai he
would live longer than any of those
present. AT that time John Hay was
g., Marshall Field IS and Corwin II |
81 cncer SO. John Hay said that het
was good for 20 years more, and took
the bet; Marshall Field said that he
expected to reach 100. and he took the
bet Corwin III. Spencer was only 80,
and, of course, had no hesitation. Hay
died {; little later. Marshall Field died
Jan. Is, 1906, at the age of 20, and
CorWin II. Spencer was recently buried
al the age Of So. Capt. Broiaski is now
30 years old. and has expectation of
many years yet.
I'r d. Frank Powell, a famous In
dian scout, known as White Beaver.
died on the eastbound train at Ell PasO.
May s. He had been in charge of Col.
William F. Cody's interests at Cody, |
Wyo., for several years.
Those who know Father Sherman say
that while a very good priest. he isl
probably still more of a soldier Hel
dearly loves fight, and during the
Spanish American War he could not
keep back to his place in the rear of
the line whenever the firing began. but
showed up at the very front |
Comrade John A. Hamilton. 14th Ky. |
Cottonwood Falls, Kan, has had Sc |
we're stroke of paralysis, and has COM |
pletely lost the use of his right arm and
his whole right side is affected.
Michael Angelo McGinnis has been
to the penitentiary by the 4
Kansas City Courts for forging a deed
10 city lot. His sentence was to 10
years of hard labor. McGinnis has had
a highly variegated career. He was
principal of .atlhigh school at Oconto,
Wis; then stablished papers at Med
ford, Ore, and at Julesburg, Colo, and
next he held important offices in Logan
Colo. He was sent to the peni-
Ientiary in missouri for misuse of the
which made him famous with the
mathematidfans throughout the world
The book has become standard work
On mathematics.
A particularly unpleasant scandal has
developed in the higher circles of the
State Department and which involvesl
Herbert II. ID, Peirce, Third Assistant
Secre tary of State, and Robert McWade,
Former Consul-General at Canton,
China. Mr.. McWade was removed from
his position, he, says, upon the state
ment that Misplace was wanted by the
President for another man, but he later
found that there were serious chargesi
preferred against him by Mr.. Peirce.
For two years Mr.. McWade has beeni
attempting to get Congress to take the
matter up, and last week he succeeded
in getting hearing before the HouSeI