The National tribune., 1906-03-08

| health resort in southern California.
The last place he was heard from was
| at Arrowhead, in the San Bernardino
Mountains, but he and his brother left
without any address, and told the hotel
clerk to return all messages and letters
unopened
| At the regular semi-mo nthly meet
| ing of the Directors of the Equita BILE
Life Assurance Co., held Feb. %, Gage
f. Tarbell, Second Vice President. was
advanced to the position of First Vice
| President. Mr.. Tarbell was under a
pretty hot fire during the investiga-
| tions but seems to have emerged to the
satisfaction of the Directory.
| The Republican nomination for Gov
ernOr of New York will probably go to
Charles f. Hughes, who has made much
reputation as an investigator of the in
surance companies. While Gov. Hig-
gins has the esteem of every man in
New York, yet it is felt that man
with more firmness and decision would
be stronger at this time, when it is
quite necessary for the Republicans to
| put forth their best man to meet the
elements which will gather around
Hearst. . --
A petition has been presented to the
/ Appellate Division Of the New York
Supreme Court for the removal of JUS
tice Joseph NJ. Deuel., of Town Topics
notoriety. Justice Deuel. has been in
Florida. and If he does not return in
time the Court will be asked to grant
an order directing him to show cause
why he should not be removed. 1t is
supposed that the case will come on in
April.
j. j. Hill, President Of the Great
Northern Railway, has offered prizes
for excellence in farming in Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota. The
first prize will be $500 for the best farm
in a Congressional District; the second,
$50, and the third, SIS. The condi-
tons include rotation character Of Gull
| tivation, cleanliness, crop yield and
number Of livestock and their condi-
ton.
Representative Henry c. Adams, of
Wisconsin, made a speech before the
Wisconsin Society of New York at it's
| annual dinner which is attracting much
attention. His theme was the danger
to the country from the absOlutism of
| the Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives. He strongly defended the in
surgents in the House. and said that
their course was entirely right.
The 400 Of Chicago have been star
tied by discovering that they have been
showering attentions upon Emma
Goldman, the noted anarchist. It seems
that Chicago society has taken up Paul
Orleneff, who brought a company of
man went with him everywhere in So
ciety as his secretary and interpreter,
going under the name of Miss Emma
Schmidt.
Gen. Charles III. Grosvenor says that
he is not an applicant for any other
position; that he has never spoken to
the President about his political for
tunes in Ohio; that he has not said
anything publicly or privately as to
haf ha do in
the canvass in his District, and he shall.
until the end Of his term, devote him
self to discharging his duties as a Rep
resentative as efficiently as he knows
how.
Gen. Benjamin Bixby Murray died
at Calais, Me-, March 1. He was a
lawyer in Pembroke, Me-, at the be-
ginning of the war. and received the
appointment of Judge-Advocate of the
Maine Militia, in which he did good
work in organizing the regiments raised
under the first call. Then he raised
a. company for the 18th Me-, and was
commissioned Captain of Co. A. He
Orleans, and was promoted to Lieuten-
ant-Colonel of his regiment. He COM
manded the expedition which assembled
the Rio Grande and occupied old Fort
Brown, raising the flag in the fortifica-
tons which Gen. Taylor had construct
eu during the Mexican war he COM
manded his regiment on the Red River
campaign, and then came on with five
companies to Washington, arriving in
time to join in the pursuit of Jubal
Early. In the ensuing campaign he
was on the STATS of Gems. Dwight and
Emory. After Appomattox he served
as Provost MarshalGeneral Of the De-
partment of the South, and subsequent
ly in command of the Fourth Sub-Dis-
trict of Eastern South Carolina, with
Headquarters at Cheraw. He was brew
cited Brigadier-Generalo of Volunteers
and mustered out July 5, 1866. He
received an appointment as Special
Agent Of the Treasury Department, and
later was Assistant Financial Agent of