The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

a while with his tutors in tina. canton
of Switzerland where a vernacular
known as the Romance language is
spoken, and this he understands thoroly,
which can be claimed by few persons
outside of the canton where it Is the
native tongue. His friend, Jacob Riis,
taught the President the language OF
Denmark and of other North of Europe
peoples while the two were associated
in the work of reforming the police sys-
tenn of New York. The tongue of his
Dutch ancestors also is familiar to the
President, and only in the last few years
he has picked up considerable smat.
tering of Gaelic. Thus should the Presi-
dent make long tour of the Old World
he will not require the services of an
interpreter anywhere.
A special order of Importance to the
various navy yards on the Atlantic coas,
has been issued from the Navy Depart
ment. 1t assigns each vessel in the At
lantic fleet to a navy yard which shall
be regarded as its home yard, where al
docking and repairs shall be made. II
also prescribes the frequency Of dock
ings. and thus indicates the amount OF
work to be done and Governn ent funds
to be obtained at each of the navy
yards.
The large ships are to make two Wis
its yearly to the yards. once for no,
more than 80 days for general over
hauling and once for not exceeding IL
days for docking and survey. One
squadron of battleships will he over
hauled after target practise, about April
l, annually and the Fall overhaulings
and bookings of the other squadron will
begin in September, so as to be finished
before the holidays. The torpedo boats
cruisers, gunboats and auxiliaries vii
be overhauleG when their presence ir
the yards will not delay work on the
battleships.
A dispatch from Picking says that Sill
Chentung LANG Cheng, the Chinese
Minister at Washington, is to return to
Peking. He probably will be given the
posts vacated by Tang-Shao-Yi, namely
President of the Board of Foreign AT
fairs and ControlIer-G General of Mari
time Customs.
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng will be
succeeded by Liang Tun-Yen, at present
customs ta oti at Tientsin. LANG Tun.
Yen is Cantonese and a graduate OF
Yale.
At the first dress parade of the Spring
held at the Columbus, o., post severa
move their hats in salute to the Ma.
tiOnal colors.
Il shall insist upon everyone's remov-
ing his hat when the National colors arc
carried in this parade and on other oc'
casions of the kind" said Col. Glenn
Commandant at the post.
Everybody should show as much re-
spect to the Flag of the United States
and 1 intend to enforce such respect
here
1t is pleasing to note the attention
foreigners pay to the Flag as it passes
by. They Immediately rise, and Otter
are the only ones who do so. They also
rise when the "Star Spangled Banner
is played.
The United States Court of Claims ha.
rendered a judgment in favor of loya
members of the Sisseton and Wahpetor
bands of Sioux Indians and against the
Government for $18S,971.
The claims were based on the treaty
of July %. 1851, by which the Govern
ment agreed to pay these Indians $685.
900 and an annuity of $375,600 for 81
years. The payments were regularly
made until 1863. During the preceding
year an outbreak of the Sioux occurred
in which they committed many depreda.
lions and outrages upon the settlers ir
Minnesota.
In 1863 Congress past an act forfeit
ing these annuities to the Government
but subsequently and from time to time
made appropriations for the benefit Of
some of the Indians who had not beer
engaged in the uprising of 1868.
By act approved June IL, 1906. Con
gress authorized the Court of Claims tc
determine what amount would now be
due to the Indians who had not taker
any part in the depreciation, had not the
forfeiture act of 1863 been past. 1t also
authorized the Secretary of the Interior
to pay the sum found due to the loya
Indians, per capita, after deducting par
tial payments that had from time tc
time been made.