The National tribune., 1907-11-28

The other night at a dinner given to
'Untle Remus,'' Joel Chandler Harris.
at the White House, when the Presi-
dent entertained the kindly gentleman
of 8rer Bear and Br'er Fox fame,
Mrs Roosevelt wore one of her hand
sonest dresses. Maybe it was not one
of the really "handsomest," but she
looked handsomer in it than in most
anything she has appeared in in long
time. 1t was of white moire antique
embroidered in pink rpses. There were
the usual French touches of black
velvet about it, but it was extremely
becoming to the First Lady Of the
Land.
Admiral Dewey has indicated that
he will not be able to accompany the
President and party on the Mayfiower
to witness the departure of the battle
ship fleet from Hampton Roads.
The party as now made up will con-
sist of the President and Mrs. Roose-
welt, Secretary and Mrs. Metcalf, AS
sistant Secretary and Mrs. Newberry,
Admiral and Mrs. Brownson, and Ad-
miraI and Mrs. Cowles-
United States Senator John Bank
head of Alabama, has been having u
pretty serious time of 1t with pneu-
monia, but is now out of danger. II
never live to fill his brand new office.
The President and family Will not
spend Thanksgiving at Pine Knot, Mrs
Reosevelt's Virginia plantation, tins
year. the first time that this has nap
pered since Roosevelt became Presi-
dent. The President is going to Mont
pelier little bit of a town near Char
lottesville Va, the former home OF
President Madison. The remainder of
the family will probably stay at home
and eat dinner at the White House
with few intimate friends
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, is
pessimistic about the Panama Canal.
He is in favor of calling in one or two
prominent engineers from civil lie TO
advise with the army engineers VINO
are supervising the building OIL tfe
Panama Canal He does not specify
who these should be, but declares they
should be men of the highest practical
experience. He said:
II do not believe the canal Will be
completed for Is years to come; that
is, not until 1922 The Government
is doing a great work down there, but
the work to be done is such that It
cannot. in nv opinion, be completed
before that time. The army engineers
are doing their work well, but not any
better than Mr.. Stevens did 1t. Indeed,
they are fOllONlI5 the map
ned out by him. The highest eft-
cheney would be maintained, l think,
if the Government would call in one
or two engineers to advise with those
in charge. not to have authority. but
merely to suggest and advise DlVlstoii
OF authority is bad. / believe with
Napoleon that it is better to have one
had general than two good ones, for
then there is no trouble in fixing the
responsibility for any mistakes that are
made
Gov. Curry, of New Mexico, has been
in the city, and has been talking State
hood for that Territory. He is quite
sure that he will live in a State in an
other year.
This bin will probably be intro
duced in the House by Delegate An
drews, and in the Senate, perhaps, by
Senator Foraker he said. There
was a time when the President pToba-
bly, would have vetoed any bill permit
ting either New Mexico or Arizona to
enter the Union, and largely for that
reason the two Territories were com
bined as one Commonwealth IN the
Statehood measure two years ago. But
think the President would not object
to New Mexico entering the Union
in the near future as a separate State.
"Why should it not be a separate
State2 The Territory now has only
s754,O00 of public debt, s50,000 having
been paid off recently. 1t has 400, 600
population. The Territory is great in
natural resources The people We're
anxious that it should become State
when the proposition to join with Ari-
Zona was voted on, but Arizona did not
agree. We have more population than
many of the older States had when
they started, but nothing as compared
to what we shall have a generation
hence"
ALVIN Williams president of the
Royal Society of Miniature Painting
of England. and ranked highest of the
artists on ivory in Great Britain, has
painted miniatures of His Majesty
Edward VII, and Her Majesty Queen
Alexandria, for the Guild Hall. of
London, and has now come to America
to paint the miniature of President
Roosevelt II doesn't require a 10
foot canvass to depict all the important
points in our Presidents features, Mr.
williams says. BY condensation,
strength may be made almost trans
cendent.
mo I thank you." says the Govern
ment, mo more jamestown Exposi-
ton in mine" The jamestown EXposi-
ton people, after failing to pay the
Government loan of $4,000, which it
owes. and having kicked out the Presi-
dents friend. Mr. BaTr, ana appointing
someone as Director General, or So
cial poo bah. who was obnoxious to
the President, after having done all
this and a great deal more, the James,
town management actually has the
cheek to come to the President and
ask for Government assistance in
keeping the exhibits open for another
year Now what do You think of that?
1t woul6 be funny II it wasn't ridicu-
Ious The Exposition has been such
fake Pretty, of course. 1t is locat-
ed in a beautiful spot. the buildings arc
beautiful, there is no denying that but
you can see in a department store most
of the truck in the various depart
ments The shows are of the cheap
variety, and there is the usual mock
Arab, near-Cairo indecency, and all
that, but excepting the locality itself.
there is not an earthly thing to call
one to that bit of sandy pine-poor sec
ton of country. The Exposition, fail
ing to get Government protection, has
decided to open anyhow next year. AS
there is no provision for taking care of
the Government display after Novem-
Der 80, il will all be boxed and brought
back to Washington. 1t is stated by
conservative people who had no con-
nection with the war of the rebellion,
that one of the reasons for the failure
of the Exposition is that the people
made such a fragrant display of the
rebel flag, that it offended those who
have heretofore thought very little
about SI;ch things The rebel fa.,