The National tribune., 1907-06-20

was entombed when she died in 161'
of smallpox. either a; or off Gravssend
was burned in 1927. and judging b,
the number of charred and nameleS
Coffins which the late rector. the Rev
DR.. Haslan. discovered when he rebuil
the chanCel about 10 Years ago. the
fire penetrated 10 the two vaults. More
over. the position OF the vaults can nov
only be guessed at. and they are nov
! so much built over. first OF all by the
re-ereCted church and then by the new
chanCel. that it is doubtful whether
they. could ever be reached. Besides
the consent of the church authorities
as well as of the English descendants
of La Belle Savage" including Gen
| Baden-PoWell. Inspector Genera! OF
Cavalry of the English Army, would
have % be obtained.
Speaker Cannon, on having his at
tention called to report which has
gained currency that he is out for tariff
revision as a Presidential candidate and
has abandoned the stand patters,'
says:
/ Il do not know where the grape
vine originated. The only knowledge
l have in the matter is the reports
! Mr.. Cannon said further:
! In the campaign of a year ago the
| Republicans Won a victory which gave
| them d majority of IS in the
Sixtieth Congress. which organizes in
| December next upon the cry of let vel!
enough alone and l have no doubt that
! the SiXtieth Congress, SO elected will be
true to the pledges made in the cam
paign.''
Just wait until Congress convenes iii
| December and get the real news and
not think storfes,'' added the Speaker.
The Secretary of War returned to
Washington from the East. bringing
with him his mother. Mrs. Elphonso
Taft. of NIilbury, Mass, who will be a
guest in the Taft household until the
end of this week
The American ambassador to italy
| and Mrs. LLOYD C. Griscom are receiv-
ing congratulations upon the birth of
son in the Embassy in Rome. This
is the first time such an event has hap
pened in the American Embassy in
Italy, and it has occasoned much
pleasant comment.
The EmbaSsador was warmly con-
graduated by the Foreign Minister and
the other foreign representatives. King
Victor Emmanuel is reported TO have
exclaimed. after sending his felicita-
tions: Il had always believed that
mba Ssa dors were blessed only with
grandSonS." AIR. and Mrs. Griscom are
well known in Washington society. hav
ing been guests in the White House
frequently during the terms of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. and having entertained
Representative ana Mrs. Longworth in
Japan. and in Philadelphia. which is
their home.
The President recently told former
Senator Mason of Illinois that he would
not take any hand whatever in the po-
litical fights of the Sucker State this
Fall. Mr.. Mason is a candidate TO sue
ceed Senator Hopkins. and is not at all
backward about admitting the soft i'm
peachment. What is more. he expects
to win.
Il am very much relieved to learn
that the President will not mix up in
the campaign" said Mr.. Mason. after
his interview. Now we have the as
surances of the President. the Gov
ernor. and the Mayor of Chicago, and
there ought to be a good. fair fight.
with thes best man out on top at the
finish. If I do not get a ma jority of
two-thirds of the Counties. III agree
not to be candidate"
Mr.. Mason said. before he left the
White House, that he had discovered a
deep-laid. insidious plot on the part of
the Fairbanks men TO do up Taft.
They just had a taiiors' convention
in Chicago" said Mr.. Mason. that was
evidently dominated by Fairbanks men,
for the tailors resolved to do away with
suSpenderS as articles of apparel. Think
of that Now. tell me what sort of a
SNOW would man like Taft or man
like me have of making race without
galluses?'
type. like Secretary Taft. but very
much heavier
The charge of activity before the
Michigan Legislature by Surveyor of
Customs Masters. at Grand Rapids was
brought to the Presidents attention sew
eral weeks ago and by him turned over
to Secretary Cortelyou for investigation.
The Secretary's order directing the Sur
vcyoI not to leave his office to attend
10 other business without the permis-
sion of the Department is the outcome
o, the inquiry conducted under Mr.
Cortelyou's direction.
In explanation of the cabled report
from Panama of the extensive revision
of the original engineering estimates
relative 20 the Gatun Dam and Lake.
upon the suficicncy Of which the sue
cess of the entire project depends. the
following statement was issued yester-
day from the Office of the Isthmian
Canal Commission:
Detailed surveys which have been
completed on the Isthmus show that the
area OF the great Gatun Lake vii! be
225 square miles. or double the esti-
mate made in the minority. or lock
canal report. of the board of consult
ing engineers. which wa.s ll0 square
miles
In the opinion of those engineers
who have given most study to the ques-
ton. this large area is a great advan-
tase To the lock type of canal. in both
wet and dry seasons. 1t will make it
possible to inpound all water even in
extreme floods like that of last Deem
ber and to handle 1t with less iiuctua-
ton in the canal level.
The Increased lake area viii double
the amount OF water impounded at the
beginning of the dry season
statistics show that In extreme dry
years the run off from the area draining
into the lake is about 300 cubic feet
per second during the rainy season, and
this will raise the lake the four feet
which it may be lowered during the dry
season.
In the larger lake. while the amount
Of evaporation will be doubled. the total
supply impoUnded viii also be doubled,
and it is estimated that this will give
sufficient water for Sc blockades a day.
instead of 26, as heretofore calculated"
Very few OF the larger cities in the
United States can boast of exclusive
names. There are in different parts Of
the country % WaShin2tons, 81 Clevc-
lands, % Springields. II Atlantas, IS
Albanys, Il Bostons, 10 Denyers. two
Baltimores, three st. Louises, five Gin
cinnaiis, 10 Buffaloes, three Chicagoes
and two New NOrl<S but only ono n,