The National tribune., 1907-09-26

into their ears that things go by pre-
ferment'' and not by precedence, as
they should in nearly all the work.
According to an announcement just
made by order of Secretary of the In
terror Garfield no favors will be shown
Senators and Representatives in the
General Land Office in the future.
A statement made public at the De-
partment says: The General Land
Office has announced that all cases
pending in that office will be acted upon
in the regular order of their receipt
unless it can be shown that the con-
trary course is deemed necessary to
avoid hardship ill individual cases. and
in the latter event only upon showing
by affidavit of the individual that the
emergency which requires special ac-
ton could not have been reasonably an
ticipated."
As has long been known heretofore
Western statesmen found no difficulty in
inducing land officials to make special
the homestead applications of those who
were able to invoke the aid of the Con-
gressional pull" Those settlers who
were unable or did not enlist the aid
of their Congressman had to wait for
the adjustment of their claims until
the officials had unraveled several miles
of red tape. All this is to be changed.
1t was so easy for a good fellow"
who had some pull in Congress TO walk
In and ask that certain cases be made
special And it was just as easy to
grant the request, thus retarding all
the cases that preceded, and possibly
actually throwing some of them out
There is no doubt at all that great in
justice has been done in this way, and
it was only after the various land
frauds were uncovered that Land Office
officials found out how deep seated this
evil is. There is no use denying that
Congressional pull has its direct effect
even on the highest officials. a men,
ber of Congress can make things
mighty disagreeable for those who op-
pose him, and when he wants a thing
he wants it, and he wants it right off
Just how this order will work with the
NJ C-s is a question. That the order
is a good thing goes without saying-if
1T works We shall see what we shall
see. 1t might be a good idea. to watch
the other end of the line a little-tha
end where the land lies-for Registers
and Receivers of Land Offices have not
been above asking that cases be made
special, and as a matter of course
they do not make this request for pure
love of anybody.
The President is going to spend II
days on a big hunt down in Mississippi. |
After ne makes his trip down the great
river he will make off into the cane
brakes and bayous of Mississippi and
Louisiana, where he is promised bear
and other beasties good for killing. The |
President is going to cut civilization for
those Is days, and he doesn't want to
be molested in any way, shape or form
in his fun. when he hopes to gather
strength for the Winters campaign, |
which is to be a hard one
My. but Secretary Bonaparte is
bloodthirsty, and he doesn't look it a
bit He says there are not enough peo-
pie hanged, and he would like to see
more of 'em go to the gallows. And
peace and arbitration has come to
naught at The Hague! The signs are
surely wrong.
49th Ohio.-Secretary A. NJ. Diidine
says that an error was made in the call
for the 47th Reunion of the 49th Ohio. |
1t should be Tuesday, Sept "a, instead /
of Friday. Sept. "a. as given in the cali,
and will be held at Lima, o.
c. S. Tsao, one of party of China
men who have come to this country to
avail themselves of scholarships in Yale |
and Cornell, has been an interested in
spector of the Washington Zoo, which
is fast becoming one of the finest in
the United States. I'VE do not have
Zoos in China" he declared, "and this
is of supreme interest to us. What We
know about animals of the kind you
have in the Zoo here" said Mr.. Tsao
Eve have learned from books. Of
course, we have familiariZed ourselves
in that manner with most of the ami
mails you have. but it is an interesting
sight to us to see the animals them
selves. 1t is a great means of educa-
ton, should think, to you Americans
as well, to have beasts from all parts
Of the world where you can view
them"
In reply to a question as to what ne
thinks of the United States, Mr.. Tsao
said: 1T is great country, of course,
but our duty lies in China. We come
here to observe and learn, but we must
do our work in China My ability to
speak English is of no good to me in
China and / learned it only that 1
might come to this country to educate
myself TO better manage the affairs
which come within my province in my
native land. When l have completed
a course in educational work in this
country. l shall return to China to take
up the work of teaching
1t seems silly TO think so, but prob
ably DIR. Wiley, CHIEF of the Bureau of i
Animal Industries. is right. He says
that the fact that Queen Victoria of
Spain deflantly announced that she
would nurse the baby heir to the throne
OF Spain herself, and not trust it TO a
wet nurse, has had tremendous effect /;
on the mothers of the world at least
the civilized portions of it, and that
mothers since that announcement, who
have never nursed their own children.
now give a mothers attention to their
babies. If it is true, well and good |
but it is sad commentary on the good
sense and the motherly instincts of the
race that there has TO be a fashion set
TO lead women to suckle their offspring.
DIR. Wiley says that infant mortality
has decreased by half since the Queen
of Spain gave exhibition of her sound
sense, and overrode the strict laws of
the land of her adoption In this re-
spect. It's all right. but it Is silly Just
the same that mothers study fashion"
In the matter.
Prince Ranji Smile of Baluchistan,
India, whom King Edward named
King of the Chafing DISH" because of
the nobieman's wonderful talent for
making Indian relishes, is a guest at
the Riggs The Prince arrived in Wash
ington last week, and intends to spend
the Winter here l.
He Is most interesting personape |.
speaks English fiuentiy, and takes a Il
deep interest in the study of American
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