The National tribune., 1907-07-25

ippines. and marched to Peking in the
famous Boxer campaign, involving
many hardships and the exercise of
much soldierly endurance. Gen. Ale
shire has the reputation of being one
of the best judges of horses in the
Army. and, in fact, has purchased m ost
of the mounts for the past year. He
is the son OF a soldier, and himself q
graduate of West Point of the class of
1876. He became a Second Lieutenant
of Cavalry in 1850, First Lieutenant
in 1880. a Captain of Quartermasters
in 1895, and a Major in 1901. He was
born in Ohio in 1856.
The appointment of Maj. Aleshire as
Quartermaster-Genera is in accordance
with President Roosevelt's policy OF
having young men at the head of staff
military positions. Maj. Aleshire stood
No. in the list of Majors, and was
promoted over the heads of one Major,
nine Lieutenant Colonels and six Col
onels, jump of 16 numbers.
The Democrats of Washington have
won from William Jennings Bryan a
promise that he will visit them in Wash
ington some time during the Autumn.
and will accept from them the hospital
ity of a banquet. 1t is to be at the
Raleigh Hotel. it is said, and it will not
be a dollar-a-plate affair. Five dollars
will more nearly size up what plate
will cost at that hostelry.
Postmaster-GeneralM Meyer has issued
an order permitting all fourth-class
Postmasters to visit Washington from
Oct. % to "a, inclusive, when the Ma
tional League of Fourth-Class Postmas-
ters will be in session here.
n
uated into the Senate. The Alabama
Legislature in joint session last week
elected him to succeed the late Senator
Morgan.
Unknowngly, perhaps, and much to
their regret. a number of Americans
who live in Kingston who never tool.
the British oath of allegiance, and
hence thought they were United States
citizens, have found out they are not.
A dispatch from Kingston. Ont, says:
1.-The citizens of America, either by
birth or naturalization, living here, hav,
been given surprise during the past
few weeks. The new United States law
requiring all citizens of the United
States living in foreign countries to
register their names in the Office of the
United States Consuls has caused a
number of former residents of the
States to visit Consul Van SAINTS Office
for the purpose. But on questioning
them the Consul found that nearly all
of them had forfeited their American
citizenship and could not be registered.
Most of them admitted having vot-
ed in municipal, provincial or Federal
elections, in Canada, and in so doing
they either violated the laws of Canada
or were enjoying the rights and privi-
leges of British subjects"
The distribution of free ice to the
sick poor, made possible by the gener-
osity of a Washington man, who de-
sires that his identity be not disclosed,
will be continued this year as during
the past four years. This announce
ment Is made by Commissioner Macfar
land.
Commissioner Macfarland said that
every case favorably reported by the
physicians to the poor or the nurses of
the Instructive Visiting Nurses Society
had received all the ice necessary, and
good that has been done, not only in
comic rt, but in the actual saving of
many lives. He said that in the four
years about $4,000 pounds of ice have
been distributed. The largest amount
was in 1904, when about 10000 pounds
were given out. This is a charity that
makes angels smile. How many who
could do such a thing do it?
According to present indications, it is
by no means likely that the boys in
blue are of the past, as has frequently
been regretfully stated since the advent
with the Spanish-American War of the
khaki and olive drab uniforms. There
has been much criticism because the
blue uniforms have been crowded out,
to a great extent, as the predOminating
service clothing by the uniforms of cot
ton khaki and olive drab which were
designed primarily for field service.
To obviate this condition, a general
order has been prepared at the War
Department, the general effect of which
will be to make the cotton clothing the
uniform for field service and work in
garrison only. it being relegated from
other use. Hereafter. when leaving a
post on pass for the day or on furlough.
soldier will be required to be attired
in the blue uniform, and it will be nee
essary for him to have that uniform in
a sufficiently neat condition to pass the
inspecting officer.
Considerabl criticism has come to
the War Department from time to time,
both from official and civilian sources.
because of the untidy appearance and
lack of smartness of the khaki and
olive drab uniforms as worn by soldiers
in city streets. Because of this cOndl-
ton, which reflects anything but credit
on the service, Assistant Secretary Oil
yer has directed the preparation of the
order which will send the cotton uni
form to its proper and intended place.
For this relief much thanks. The
butternut hue of the latest freak in
Army uniform never appealed to any,
body and it will be a delight to all who
love the blue to find that it is to be re-
tanned for ceremony. at least.
They are painting the big white Cap
itol Building, and dozen human flies"
have been swabbing the dome for
weeks The things they have found on
the balcony below the high one on
which people stand to look out over
the city are numerous and various.
They discovered four mems derbies.
lady's toque. nine ordinary straw lids,
one medium Panama, 13 cents i'll PEN
nies. a nursing bottle, two ham sand
wiches in poor repair and a nest con-
tanning SO English sparrow eggs. This
latter discovery is considered the most
important. as it bears out the theory
of some bird fanciers that a community
of sparrows, when settled in a thoroly
safe and secure place, place all their
eggs in one nest and employ larger
bird of another species at so many
worms an hour to do the Matching.
In view of the advanced state of af-
fairs in these modern days, it is not