The National tribune., 1907-11-21

Vice President Fairbanks felt for a
few moments the other day as tho re
had been struck by lightning, but X
wasn't the political sort for which he
has been locking. He was attending
the funeral of the late Judge McComas,
and was on the funeral train which was
conveying the body to its last resting
place in Hagerstown, Md, when the
train ran into an open switch ana
shook the people OF the train up might
lily, but fortunately no one was badly
hurt.
Theodore. Jr., is certainly unlucky.
Now he has been and gone and strained
the tendons in his foot, and may be
out of the football play with Yale.
isn't it perfectly awful?" as the dear
gyurls say.
Sir Anthony Patrick Mcdonnell, who
has been guest OF the Embassador
and Mrs. Bryce in the British Embassy
on Connecticut avenue for the last 10
days left Washington Monday for New
York During his stay here the En-
bassador and Mrs. Bryce entertained
Informally almost every evening, m
viting a few intimate friends to meet
him at dinner The dinner Saturday
evening in honor of the birthday OF the
King was the only large entertainment
given during his visit, as he came for
a quiet rest Sir Anthony, who IS the
Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, is spending about month
in this country.
Now, what do you think of that!
Bourke Cochran arrested for illegal vot-
ingi That's exactly what happened on
election day up in New York City. You
see, Representative Bourke Cochran
went skylarking off to Europe with a
new wife, and forgot to fix UP the for
maiities for voting in the Fall election,
and so got himself tangled up in the
election laws all the same like anybody
else who Is styled a repeater OF
course, he got all Strengthened out, but
for few brief minutes he knew what
Il was to be arrested.
The President went home to vote,
tho there was positively no issue de-
manding it. He thinks it is the duty
of every man to vote, and it is-but
then, every man cannot afford to throw
away half years salary in the opera
ton, or even one month's salary. Plenty
of them would like to follow the exam
pie of the President, but they simply
cannot afford to do so. The President
spent Is hours on the trip and Travelled
225 miles.
Secretary Root was compelled to fore
go his custom of going home to vote,
because at the time of registration he
was in Mexico, and his name did not
get on the voting lists. The Secretary
remained in the Department all day,
disposing of important official matters.
He gave orders that visitors were not
to be admitted.
Assistant Secretary Bacon went to
New York to cast his vote. Gen. Oil
yer, Acting Secretary of War, was COM
PEELED to remain in Washington on ac-
count of the pressure of official busi-
ness. He votes in Albany, n. Y.
Henry Rinmore. shorthand reporter,
:, lawyer and author, died at his residence
In Chicago last week He was IA years
: old. AS Secretary for Stephen A. Doug
las he reported the famous debate with
Lincoln in 1853.
In 1850 and 1861 he was official re-
porter of the National House of Repre-
sentatives, resigning to accept an ap-
pointment as Captain on Cen Prem
tisss Staff. At the battle of Shiloh,
when Gen. Prentiss was taken prisoner.
Capt. Binmore made his escape. saving
valuable papers. He was assigned then
to Gen. Herbert's staff as Assistant Ad-
jutant-General.
For the last 80 years he had prac-
ticed law and written and compiled va
rious legal works.
The Treasury Department has de-
cided that it will no longer make pub
lie announcement of the failure of Ma
tional banks nor give out any informa-
ton concerning such banks after they
have failed 1t is matter of cougratu-
latIon among the officials of the office
OF the Comptroller of the Currency that
since the present uneasinesS but two
National banks have closed their doors
and both of the institutions were quite
small. For years it has been the prac-
tice of the office when bank failed to
give out copy OF the last report OF
condition, showing the status of its af-
1airs prior to failure. Neither will any
announcement be made of the name o!
the receiver appointed or any other off,
cial action that may be taken.
Postmaster-General Meyer is q busy
man, and he believes his efficiency has
been impaired by following the custom
of Cabinet officers ard others of sitting
down at his desk. When Mr.. Meyer was
the presiding officer of the lower branch
Of the Massachugotts Assembly he used
q massive Speakers desk. This piece
of furniture, made of walnut. highly
embeilished. and standing more thar
four feet high, has just been brought
to Washington and installed in the Office
OF the Postmaster General.
Its arrival created something of q
sensation, as it is SO big that it looks
at a distance like church organ or 9
hurdy-surdy piano. Mr.. Meyer will usc
this desk hereafter. as he intends L
stand up at his desk. believing that 4
IL more healthful than sitting dowI
and calculated 20 enable him to dispose
of more business.
Rural free delivery costs like tn,
mischief More than $4,000 rura
routes are now in operation in thi
country, according to statement mad,
public recently by the Fourth Assistan
Postmaster General
The total number of petitions fo
service handled in the Department III
to Nov. l was $500, upon which Is,
237 adverse reports were made. Their
are now 1898 petitions for routes pend
ing. Rural free delivery now costs th'
Government more than S35,000,000
year.
Col. Webb c. Hayes, President of tn,
Chinese Battlefield Commission. saiIet
last week from San Francisco on tn
transport Buford for the Orient. H
goes to place the bronze tablets on tn
monuments that were erected at Tien
tsin and Peking in honor of the Amer
lean soldiers and sailors who lost thei
lives in the Boxer outbreak.
Col Hayes is the son of the late Pres
tdent Rutherford B. Hayes.
In the Buford'S treasure vault ar