The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-03-21

Mr.. Smoot to the Senate Mr. Robert:
was elected to the House as a Demo.
crat. He declares that the fight or
Senator Smoot is purely political Ac.
cording to MT. Roberts, Utah viii: agar
be a Democratic State before long.
Consul-General Lay, Of Canton, China
has cabled that the Chinese Govern.
ment had paid the indemnity claimed
by this Government for the murder OF
five American missionaries and the de-
Struction Of the mission hospital al
Lienchow on Oct. %. 1905. The amount
finally agreed upon was about $4,000
The outbreak resulted from the in
reference of the missionaries, who were
sent out by the Presbyterian Mission
Board, in a native celebration. The
missionaries refused to permit the fir
ing of a cannon near the hospital, and
riot ensued, in which the missionaries
were killed and the hospital destroyed.
The Civil Service Commission has no
preference for grass widows when fill
ing positions in the service in which
women may work acceptably.
In fact. the Civil Service Commission
has taken the pains to announce. OFF,
cially. that they will not promote grass
widows over the heads Of other en-
ployes, or look with exceptional favor
upon the applications OF qualified
widows.
The report is sent out not for the
benefit of those women who have been
unable to pull their share of a double
load, but to warn those who would
rather have a Government job than a
husband that they need be in no hurry
to discard the masculine part OF the
family SO long as he continues to pay
rent and buy beefsteak.
When IL was announced some time
ago that the Commission does not ap-
prove Of both husband and wife having
Government Jobs some wag sent story
broadcast that in the future grass
widows would stand q better chance to
tiers to the Commission from women
asking just how quickly they would
have to give their bubbles tho "skidoo"
sign made necessary the order.
Archie Roosevelt Is all right again;
that is, he is out Of danger and improv-
ing right along. but he had q tough
chance for life week ago.
Senior Don Ramon Pima. the new
Spanish Minister, has been formally
presented TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Dy
Secretary of State Root.
The reception given Senior Pima by
the President was most cordial. and the
speeches expressed sentiments Of good
will and hope of enduring bonds of
friendship.
Since James A. Garfield became Sec
rotary Of the Interior he has hedged
himself SO about with reserve that
newspaper men have to take of their
shoes and kotow to his doorkeeper to
be able to get card carried in. to say
nothing of getting an interview with
the very young man who will probably
have as little reserve about him as his
famous father when he arrives at years
of accountability. As matter of fact,
men resent this building of
a Chinese wall about the Secretary Of
the Interior, for the reason that that
particular Department has lots Of
time" copy In IL. It is the place to
go for an ANY time story" when the
news locker runs empty. and the home
paper is hammering the life out of you
over the wires for hot stuff" You can
get stuff and make It hot If you have
the run Of the Interior Department,
because It has always story lurking
among tts voluminous archives. For
some reason. however, Secretary Gar
field has concluded to exclude news
paper men from his sanctum, and there
by hangs a tale.
Since James r. Garfield became Sec
and new In his office, don't you know,
so it isn't altogether probable that
everybody about the ONCE knows him
as yet. At any rate. Secretary Garfield
was detained till after O'clock down
at the Executive offices the other day,
and be II known, after 2 o'clock you
can't get In the Interior Department.:
It's agin the rules. Secretary Garfield
ran up against this rule good and hard
when he got back to the Interior De-
partment. A messenger stopt him with,
Member Of Congress or newspaper
MANI" just as he was about to rush
Into the big marble building. Secre-
tary Garfield half way convinced the
messenger that he was all he seemed, !
and then some. and got by. but his trou-
bles were not yet ended. He got to the
elevator. and the colorsd "lift boy. re-
fused him passage upward. He remon-