The National tribune., 1906-05-24
PEOPLE.

performed by him in conjunction with
| Prof. Iorenz upon Lolita Armour in
I 1902 was a failure. The operation has
been a complete success. and so pro-
nounced by all physicians who have ex-
amined the little girl. DIR. Ashley is
| insistent that the stories be denied in
/ the interest of humanity. He says that
! the operation is successful in from 75
to 80 per cent of the cases where chill
! dren from two to five years of age are
/ operated upon. He fears that the re-
port will deter other parents from hav-
| ing their children operated upon and
saved from a life of unhappiness.
Caleb Powers. eX-Secretary of State
| of Kentucky. had a remarkable recep-
| tion when he was taken from the New
port tKyD jail to be turned over to the
State authorities for his fourth trial for
connection with the murder of William
| Goebel. This was ordered by the Fed
eral Supreme Court, before which his
case came Friends flied his cell with
/ flowers, and there was quite a dclega-
| ton to bid him farewell. He thinks
| that he Is now going to have a fair trial,
! and is confident that he viii be acquit
/ ted
| Iowa is strained to the tension point
| by the struggle which has been going
on between Gov. Albert Il. Cunmins
| and George ID. Perkins for the Repub-
| iiCan nomination for Governor Last
J
! conventions. with the election of 166
| delegates for Perkins and 81 for Cum
| minis. This makes the standing up to
date 534 for Cummins and SOS for Per-
| kins. 1t will require S21 to nominate.
| as the State Convention consists of 1 $40
delegates. Cummins had previously
maintained a big lead, but the southern
| half of the State is now swelling the
| Perkins column. The Senatorship from
Iowa is also involved. If the Perkins
men win they will probably have a call
| didate for the succession to Senator Do
/ liver. and if Cummins wins he viii
| probably be a candidate himself for the
/ Senate.
Michael Dayitt. the noted Irish lead
er. is suffering from blood-pcfsoning.
i and the worst is feared.
! Lieut.. Kellogg X. V. Casey i,as re-
signed from the list n. Y. because OF
/ removal to Wilmington. Del. He has a
remarkable record in rife shooting.
| having won the individual champion
! ship of the United States He enlisted
in Co. B, list y. Y, in April. 1898, and
I served in the Cuban campaign.
/ A letter from Mrs. Frances E. Som
erby. President of John A. Hawes w. r.
! c., East Boston. Mass. gives the sad
intelligence OF the death of her hus-
band, of heart failure and consumption.
He maintained his courage to the last,
and was in attendance upon his Post
as Adjutant at the last meeting before
his death. He had held all the offices
! in his Post up to Commander, and then
had been Adjutant for IL years and
Department Inspector three years. He
was born at Ellsworth, Me, July 4,
1S40. served in the 9Th Me. as First
Sergeant and then went into the 18th
/ Ne. as First Lieutenant. He had never
been well after his service.
Rear-A dmiral Aaron KOnkle Hughes
]. n las md
buried in Arlington. He was born in
New York and appointed from that
State. entering the service Oct. 90. 1888.
and had 19 years and seven months
sea service to his credit. In his younger
days lie served on the Constitution, the
Boxer, Macedonian and other noted
tships of the War of 1912, and received
special commendation for the capture
of a slave ship on the African coast. In
Farragut'S operations around New Or
leans he was with the Mississippi, and
; subsequently successfully commanded
the Water Witch, Mohawk and Cim-
maron. He commanded feet of IRON
}, clads at New Orleans and later the PEN
sacola. He became a Rear-Admiral
July 2, 1882. and was retired March 81.
I 1884. Since his retirement he had lived
at Washington.
i Capt. H. I. Johns, a we'll known vet
, eran, died May IL, at Glendale. Cal.
TERED in Mount View Cemetery. Oak
land. Cal. Capt. Johns will be we'll re-
membered as one of the Pension Office
clerks who had the courage to speak
out against Evans's wrongdoing. He
lost his place on account of it, and de-
spite all the efforts of the comrades to
. have him restored this was not done.
Capt. Johns was one of the best clerks
in the Bureau, and though he was at
that time ~ years old, his record for
efficiency ran up to 96 and even 9S. Be
/ fore entering the Pension Office he had
beer successful newspaper man in
Minnesota. and possessed much ability
in many respects.
Rev. Geo. n. Hoover, d. D., for 90
years resident of Chicago. will deliver
the Memorial Day address at Punxsl-
tawney, Pa. This is near C0mrade
Hoover's home before the civil war. and
is an invitation from a Post containing
members from one of Phil kearny's
fighting regiments, namely, the 195th
Pa. This regiment stands No. in Fox s
> losses. Comrade Hoover expects to
meet several members of his regiment
, on that occasion.
Edwin Paige, 81 years old. and a
clerk in a New York real estate office.
, collected $1,000 in rents one day, and
started out to see the world. He got
as far as San Francisco. when he was
arrested and put in Jail. The earth
, quake and fire followed. and he suf-
fered such torments that when he was
, brought back to New York and plead
ed guilty the Judge, considering also
that he had made restitution, let him
off with a suspended sentence
Senator Patterson's announcement
| that he will not be a candidate for re-
election as Senator from Colorado
wakes up a lot of millionatres in that
t State who would like the honor Of
succeeding him. Among these are
Thomas F. Walsh. David Moffat and
; Mr.. Guggenheim, the head of the great
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany, which stands next to the Steel
= Corporation and the Standard Oil for
y the extent and greatness of its opera
i tions. Mr.. Guggenheim has recently
4 gained legal residence in Colorado,
= and is believed to have ambitions to
i became a statesman as well as capi-
= talist.
: The venerable Samuel J. Crawford,
= Ex-Governor OF Kansas and a Briga-
0 dier-General of Volunteers, says that
f it is likely that Representative Charles
Curtis will succeed Senator Burton
e from that State. He is bright man.
S much liked by the people. who have
t kept him in the House of Representa-
e tives for 1S years.
oil Col. William H. Murphy died at Min
f neapolis May II. He served in the I'd
s Ohio Fl. A. and moved to Minneapolis