The National tribune., 1907-08-08

by order of Assistant Secretary Rcy-
nolds of the Treasury Department. The
pulpit is admitted free OF charge be-
cause 1t is known as work Of art. The
pulpit is of stones taken from Canter-
bury Cathedral. 1t was made in Eng
land under the direction of W. d Carve.
and is considered wonderful piece of
work for the adornment of the new
cathedral
Bishop Satterlee wrote to Secretary
Reynolds calling his attention to the
fact that the pulpit was work of art.
and the Treasury officers reply was to
the effect that it should be admitted into
| the United States without the usual
charge of the Custom House
Shocking railroad accidents. involving
great loss of life and property. occurre
| in the United States during the three
months ended March 81. according to
accident bulletin No. %. issued recently
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. While the number of lives lost
and the number of persons injured are
somewhat less than during the previous
three months. the record yet is appal-
Hnc.
The bulletin shows that the total
number of casualties to passengers and
to employees while on duty during the
three months was 20,563, as compared
"
| three monthS-a decrease of 3S1. The
| total number of passengers and en-
| ployeS killed in train accidents was 42l-
and the number of injured 4,92O-53
| less in the number killed and 20 less in
the number injured as compared with
! months.
| The total number of collisions and
ders ilments in the quarter was 1891
| (2,07S collisions and 1913 derailmentsl.
of which 1928 collisions and 229 dcraii-
mentS affected passenger trains. The
| damage to cars. engines and roadway
by these accidents amounted to $685.
| 10.
The number of employees killed in
coupling accidents in this quarter shows
a diminution of % per cent as compared
| with the quarter last preceding or with
that of one year ago. The other prin-
! cipal items in the present record show
no important changes as compared with
| the last preceding quarter. which WIS
marked by large aggregates of both
killed and injured. However. the num-
| Der of passengers reported killed in
train accidents G26) is 30 per cent
smaller: but the record includes two
collisions and two derailmcnts, killing
a total of 80 persons.
! Henry Hillegas. the great-great great
grandson of Michael Hillegas. the first
| Treasurer of the United States. has re-
ceived the first specimen of the new $40
| yellow backed Government gold ccrtifi-
Gates that came to Allentown. A por-
trait of his ancestor adorns the note.
The Hillegas family has a proud rec
ord of devotion to the United States.
Michael HillegaS gave his fortune to
George Washington to advance the
cause of the Revolutionary War His
grandson fought in the War of 1872.
Henry Hillegas and his five brothers
fought in the Union army during the
civil war and their father was in the
Mexican War.
TIE United States scout cruiser Sa-
lem, which was launched from the
yards of the Fore Ri~cr ShipbuiIding
Company at Quincy. Mass, last week,
is an entirely new type of war vessel
and cne which is expected to add much
event of war. The Salem has a speed
of "a knots. which makes her faster
than any cruiser in our Navy. Some
of the scouts which are being construct
Ell for the British navy are to have
slightly greater speed, but the Salem is
built to keep up to her "a knots in any
kind of weather. and he has more than
twice the coal capacity of the English
vessels which will. obviously, give her
much greater radius of action. No
other ship in the Navy has as high
freaboard as she. This is expected to
result in unusually good Seagoing quail
tiles, to give her great range of sta
bility and make her safe and dry un-
der all sorts of weather conditions be-
sides affording ample room for officers
quarters above the water line. Alto
gether she will be able to accommo-
date Is officers and $40 men.
1t is now definitely announced that
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft
will sail from Seattle. Wash. for Ma
Mia on Sept. 10. They will be accom-
panied by their younger son. Charles.
who was born in the Philippines during
the Secretary's regime as the first civil
Governor Of that Territory. The Secre-
tary will come down to Washington
from Murray Bay, Canada. where the
family are spending the Summer. on
Aug. IS, and will make his journey
across the country in slow stages. max
ing speeches at various points en- route
Mrs. Taft will join him probably LII
the Yellowstone Park. and Miss Helen
Taft. their only daughter, will return
to her school at Bryn Mawr, just out CT
Philadelphia, when her mother starts
West. The older son will return to his
studies at Yale. where he is making a
brilliant record. The Secretary and
Mrs. Taft will return to America by
way of Europe, and stop in many inter-
esting places on their way, returning
| here about Christmas time.