The National tribune., 1907-12-05
with the proper transaction of busi-


that the Committees on Public Buildings
and Grounds of the House and Senate
make an investigation of conditions In
the State Department with respect to
its accommodations, in order to impress
upon Congress the necessity for new
structure. The space now occupied by
the Department Is much desired by the
Navy Department which adjoins 1t.
Representative Charles Curtis was
long the sole representative of the
American Aborigine in the Halls of
Congress. A year ago he graduated
from the House to the Senate. and that
left the House without an Indian" rep
resentative in that body. Charles ID.
homa's Fourth District, now comes to
fill that place, and again the House will
have among its members a man with
some Indian blood in his veins, tho not
nearly so much as Senator Curtis.
Mr.. Carter is seven n-sixteenths Chick
asaw and Cherokee Indian, and nine
sixteenths Scotch-Irish. He has an in
scendant of Nathan Carter, Sr., who
was captured when a small boy by
Shawnee Indians at Lackawanna Valley
massacre, when all the other members
of the family except sister were kill
ed. Nathan Carter, Sr., was afterwards
traded to the Cherokees, and married
full-blooded Cherokee woman. His son,
blood Cherokee woman, and the
half breed Cherokee woman. Da-
vid's son, Benjamin Wisnor, was Cap
tain in the Confederate army, and mar
ried one-fourth breed Chickasaw wo-
man, Serena J. Guy, sister of Gov. Will
liam M. Guy, Chief of the Chickasaws
Congressman Carter is the only child
hi h1r in
little log cabin near Boggy Depot, an
old fort in the Choctaw Nation, on Aug.
1, 1869. AS a boy he worked OH his
fathers ranch as farm hand cowboy
and bronchO buster, and afterward
worked as cowpuncher and broncho
buster for Col. Perry Froman at Dia-
mond q ranch. Mr.. Carter afterward
worked as clerk in store, and from
that time on occupied number of pub
lie offices until he was finally elected a
member of Congress last September.
Mr.. Carter is a wdower, and has four
children, all living. He is an enthu-
siastic supporter of Bryan, and expects
him to win with a handsome majority.
Senor Bombalier Chancellor of the
Cuban Legation in this city. attempted
to commit suicide one night last week
by inhaling gas. He was about done
II
25 years old, and is about IL in his ac-
tions. He was mixed up in a woman
scandal which preyed on his mind, and
he tried to end his life in consequence.
He will recover, but will probably not
write Chancellor" after his name any
longer
The officers of Col w. ]. Bryan's reg
iment, the Sd Neb., have been allowed
- ~ 4.
tween enrolment and mastering into
the Government service in the Spanish
American War
Col. Bryan enrolled June II, and was
mustered in July 13, 1898, and will have
about $500 due him in this allowance.
Gov. Sheldon was notified that the
money would be sent soon.
The White House Thanksgiving tur-
key came as usual from Herbert Vose,
of Rhode Island who has furnished
turkeys for White House holiday din
ners for many years. 1t weighed 2S
pounds dressed, and is said to have been
fine bird.
An interesting bit of news in connec-
ton with the return to this post of Mr.
Wu Tingfang as Minister from China
recently received by friends of the Min
lister in this city, is that his son, the
| famous Chao Chou of a few years ago
will return with him to Washington, and
will be accompanied by his bride. She
| is distant cousin of Chao Chou, very
pretty and an heiress.
| With Minister and Nine Wu's predi-
lection for Washington society, and
Chao Chou's advanced ideas, no doubt
the little bride from the Orient win take
her part in the social life OF the Lega.
| tiop inst Nine WI, did
|
| The Bellamy Storers are coming tt
Washington to live. Mrs. Storer own:
| a handsome house on Rhode Islant
avenue, which has been occupied b!
the French Embassy, but it has nov
moved to its new quarters. Mrs. Storel
is having the old house remodeled, ant
will made a handsome structure wher
completed.
President Roosevelt never lived i.
| Washington as Vice President HaC
not fate so suddenly changed the as
pect of his life, the Bellamy Store
residence, which has housed the Frencl
Embassy for the past six years. woult
have been a Vice Presidential home
Mr.. Roosevelt had leased the house il
the Fall of 1901, and would have takel
possession of it in a few weeks.
i 1t remains to be seen whether "Dea
Maria" will be persona srata at tn
White House after all that has hap
pened. The LongWorths visited tn
Storers in Boston, so it is on the card
that they will be good friends. 1t woul
be funny if Mrs. Storer, who was YER
well liked in Washington, should TAX
a notion to help Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth to become a leading politi
cal and social light in Washington an
establish a rival to the White Hous
chatelaine. Mrs. Alice never had mucl
Of penchant for the White House so
cial life, and seldom appeared at tn
social functions of her stepmother. Mis-
Alice always had a shopping trip t
New York or a visit to her grandmoth
er, or the grand opera in New York, o
most anything that would take he
away from the city when state affai
; was on. The Storers have the none
and the grit, and, what is quite as muc
: as anything else, the friends to max
things lively.
During the last fiscal year there wer
1922 desertions-5.6 per cent of tn
Army, as against "A per cent durin
the preceding year.
Il Reasons assigned by the Adjutani
!. General for desertion and deficiency
, Army recruits are: Low rate of pa!
dissatisfaction with hard practic
, marches, drills and fatigue duties; FIRE
Iquent changes of company officers an
the lack of capable noncommissione
officers.
The actual strength of the entiI
/ Military Establishment on Oct Is wa