The National tribune., 1907-11-21

from France in the early Spring ex-
periments were made with briquets OF
foreign manufacture.
The experiments to be made on the
Connecticut, however, will be the most
important, and are more likely to lead
to a definite determination of the quat-
tiles of this fuel Admiral Evans will
pay close attention to the tests. Next
to hard coal, he thinks briquets are
better for naval use, not only because
they have been found to be more eco
nomical than ordinary ceal. but because
they give off less smoke.
Ohio has had the. Post Office of the
National House of Representatives for
! years and years, and the Buckeye State
thinks that it must cling to it. When
| Mai. McElrOy died the politicians or
| the State began to cast around for ms
successor. Mr.. James Cassidy, of Cleve-
land, Is the choice of the Ohio delega-
ton in Congress. it is stated.
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, de-
clares that he favors Uncle Joe" Can
non for the Presidency. and declares
that he is ahead in the race.
|
AS preliminary to the Central Amer
lean Peace Conference now meeting in
Washington, the President gave hand
dppoihtSu iuhIhCVh eht thS
White House in honor of the delegates
to that body. Those present were: The
President, the Secretary of State, the
Mexican ambassador. Senor Luis An
derson, Costa Rica; DIR. Antonio Batres-
Jauregui. Guatemala; DR.. Policarpo Bo-
nilla, Honduras; DR.. Jose Madriz, Mica
ragua: DR.. Salvador Gallegos. Salvador;
the Costa Rican Minister. the Guate-
malan Minister. the Honduran Minister
the Nicaraguan Minister. the Salvado-
rean Minister, Senor Jose F. Godoy
Mexico: Senior Sanchez-Ocaua, Guate-
mala; Senor Z. Constantine Fiallos, c.
E.. Honduras; DR.. Salvador Rodriguez
Salvador; the Assistant Secretary OF
State. Mr. W. I. Buchanan: Mr.. F. j
Yanes. and Col. Charles S. Bromwell.
! Harman Amerling, one of the attor-
neys who defended Guiteau. the assas-
sin of President Garfield, died at his
home in Germantown. Pa, last week
Mr.. Amerling. who was II years old
was born in Baltimore, Md. but re-
ceived his early education in Blairsville
Ind, and after practicing law for some
years served as Circuit Judge in Steph-
enson County, ILL.,. for IA years. Later
he moved to the East, and for the last
I 20 years has practiced law in Philadel-
phia.
He always maintained that Guiteau
! was insane, and that 1t was a crime II
hang the murderer of the President.
Il
MAJ. Gen. Ainsworth, Adjutant-Gen'
eral of the Army, has been taking les
sons of the bright young officers in the
/ Navy who have charge of the business
of recruiting. He has made contract:
with the surface roads in New Yorl
and Brooklyn to place in every stree
car in the two boroughs a fine, large
advertisement, inviting enlistments. The
placards are artistically designed il
colors, some of them showing a hand
some, stalwart infantryman, with thu
inducement in the legend Of perma
nent job with good pay, board. doctor
attendance, clothes and good time al
the time.
} On others there is fine picture of {
dashing cavalryman on a much bettel
looking mount than the majority o
those used by officers in the recen
practice rides. The literature of th'
. cards recites the allurements of Arm!
life, with the "chance to see the world,
to gain knowledge and experience, ant
have everything provided.
Teh Navy advertisements have re
suited handsomely in the increase o
recruits. and there is a prospect tina