The National tribune., 1907-07-04

broken Col. Samuel Pomeroy Colt o
Bristol, who was Senator Wetmore'
. opponent, has withdrawn, and has mott
fled the State Republican COMMITTEES
that he has done so unconditionally
Some 81 ballots were taken for Unitet
States Senator by the Rhode Islam,
legislature which closed a short tim,
ago, with no result, and no chang
for weeks. 1t now seems probable tha
a new candidate will appear, and on,
who can be elected, as it is thought i'm
possible for Senator Wetmore. to b.
elected.
When Secretary Taft was in Soutl
Dakota the Sioux Indians presented t
him charmed Indian Bride Ito guild,
MS horse straight to the White House,
they said.
The bride is similar to the one pre-
sented to Roosevelt by the same tribe
thru Capt. Seth Bullock. of Deadwood
before Roosevelt became President. The
bride was made by the Sioux, and was
charmed amidst mysterious Indian cere-
monies which are used in making bri-
dies and trappings for the horses of the
big chiefs OF the tribes.
The presentation was made thru Seth
Bullock, he being great favorite with
the Sioux tribe.
1t is stated by Mrs. Cleveland that
an operation during his recent serious
indisposition, but that his trouble was
acute gastritis, which is, of course quite
bad enough. The ex-President suffers
great deal from this.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, Chief of the
Bureau of Chemistry, Department Of
Agriculture, sailed from New York last
week for France. He is going to Bor-
deaux TO act as one of the jurors of the
foods exhibit at the Bordeaux EXPOSE
ton, and to continue his Investigations
into the production of French Wines
He will be absent until about Aug. /.
The Convention of International
Chiefs OF Police, which was held at
jamestown last week, elected Mai
Richard Sylvester. Chief of Police of
Washington, President of the Interna-
tional Association
1t is not true that ambassador Aoki.
of Japan, is to be recalled. The little
courtly old gentleman has gone right on
In his quiet way paying no heed to the
stories that were told of friction and all
that sort of thing, and now il turns out
that it was his enemies who We're max
ing disturbance to force him out. He
will stay.
The Army is to have a steam auto
mobile ambulance, capable of travelling
As miles an hour. 1t has been designed
under the supervision of Quartermaster-
General Humphrey, paid for from funds
of the Quartermasters Office. and will
be turned over to the Medical Depart
ment for use at the Military Academy at
West Point.
If the experiment is successful other
branches than the Medical Department
may follow the example. The carrying
lance Is two litters. 1t has seating ca
pacity for 10 persons on the inside Its
cost was s4.24o.
1t is announced that the French EN-
bassador at Washington, NJ. Jusserand,
will return to France shortly and sub
init to the Foreign Office the PROPOSE
tions of the United States and the re-
suits of his negotiations with Secretary
Root regarding a new commercial
agreement between France and the
United States.
1t is now hoped that mutually sat
isfactory arrangement or treaty will b..
negotiated
A Federal census of the proposed
State of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory has been ordered by the President,
and the work will begin early in July
This is designed to prevent a gerrynan-
been sought by the Constitutional Con-
yention which recently completed its
labors, and to provide data which will
have weight with the President in with
holding or giving his approval to the
Constitution if ratified by the people at
the coming election.
The announcement that the census
was to be taken was made officially by
the Department of Justice as follows:
Upon the advice of the Attorney
General the President has instructed the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor to
have the Census Bureau make a spe-
cial enumeration of the inha bitants of
the proposed State of Oklahoma, in
ciuding both the present Territory of
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, to
determine the population of the pro-
posed new State and its distribution
among the several Territorial subdivi-
sions into which the State will be divid-
ed should the Constitution confirmed by
the convention lately sitting there be
approved at the polls"
The following letter shows exactly
where Admiral Schley lis at"
''Wallingford. Va. June 20. 1907.
MY Dear Sir: You are very kind in
both your letter and communicated ar
ticle to the Philadelphia Record, and ]
want you to know that ! appreciate
your good opinion and your friendship
as well. But / may say in all sincerity
that / lose no sleep over such things
and 1 am not. never have been ann
would never consent to become a candi-
date for any place. being too well salts.
ned with the love of the people to
1eopardiZe it in any place where I could
not help disappointing them. Very
truly, yours. w. S. Schley"
Many a patriotic American woman in
these days has a typical trinket made
up of the National colors Mrs. Roosn
Welt has broad gold bracelet set alter
nately with rubies. diamonds and san
phires. red. white and blue She wears
this ornament rarely except on National
holidays Mrs. Charles J. Bonaparte
wears constantly a magnificent ring set
with the same stones The diamond
an unusually brilliant and perfect stone
was the gift of her mother on her 18th
birthday. the ruby she received when
10 years married. and the sapphire on
the 20th anniversary of her wedding
Americans who reside abroad have a
spasm OF patriotism occasionally and
get all kinds OF ornaments of red, white
ana blue stones. Mrs. Potter Palmer
mas recently added a watch imbedded
win the Jewels to her already costly
collection.
A "sissylone" at Medicine Lodge the
home OF United States Senator Chester
l. Long, Of Kansas, all but DESTROYED his
mouse, but did no damage TO the family