The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

eminent anu IudiHldiil ny <AiiiCiiSo
authority until some rigorous, stable
Government can be arrived at like that
which has been set up in Mexico.
| PEOPLE.
After a careful mental and physical
examination the lunacy commission ap-
pointed by Justice Fitzgerald have de-
clared Harry Thaw to be entirely sane
at the present time. The commission
examined a large number of witnesses
furnished by Mr.. Jerome, among whom
| were the prison officials, chaplains, ply
sicians. sheriffs. guards, etc., as well as
IL alienists. Both Thaw and the jury
| were excluded from the court room
when the decision of the commission
| was made known, but the family Of the
prisoner we're present, and their delight
at the result of the examination was
plainly manifest. Mr.. jerome objected,
of course, to the decision, declared that
he had been excluded from the last
meeting of the commission, and upon
being refused the minutes of that meet
ing by Judge Fitzgerald threatened to
carry the case to the appellate division
of the Supreme Court. The jury and
Thaw were then called into the court
room. the former being dismissed until
the following Monday. while the pris-
counsel and family. After some ref1ec-
ton and consultation with his lawyer
friends Mr.. Jerome decided not to halt
the trial by his application to the ap-
pellate division Of the Supreme Court.
and II Is hoped that this week may
bring verdict by the jury. This Is the
18th week of the famous trial. and the
Judge and Jury are tired out. Jerome.
in his summing up, which he says Will
not take more than three or four hours
will ask the jury to- convict Thaw of
murder in the first degree, claiming
that it has been fully proven that the
prisoner was perfectly sane when he
shot White. Delmas, in his summing
up, will argue with equal force that
iuence of brain Storm" but that he
ia as sane as the sanest at the present
time.
]. Edward Addicks, notorious for his
corruption in Delaware politics, who Is
said to have spent 100000 in his eff
forts to be made U. S. Senator from
that State. and whose utterly unscrupu-
lous methods In business transactions
were made public by Tom Lawson in
his "F'renzied Finance" is now travel
ing in Europe. Since the election Of
Senator Du Pont Addicks mas disappear
ed entirely from the political horizon
probably never to appear again. He is
said to be quite broken down nervously
and Is travelling to regain his health.
When the little baby who, II 1t lives.
will some day rule Spain. opens its eyes
on this world II will as soon as possible
be put in a little basket which stands
on a beautiful golden saiver. The King.
its royal father, will then take the
precious burden in his hands. and fol-
lowed by the members of his family
proceed to the saloon where are as
sembied those official and diplomatic
personages whom the King has hidden
to the presentation ceremonies. These
latter will perhaps have been waiting
in state Of pleasurabie excitement for
hours for the appearance Of the King
| and future heir and will make a bril-
liant scene grouped about the great
saloon of the palace, the men in uni
form and the women in gorgeous court
costume. Alfonso will approach the
assembly. and, raising the vail which
covers the baby's face, will then for
| mally present to them the future Prince
or Princess (of course. 1t Is fondly
hoped that II may be Prince) Of the
Asturias and successor to his throne
The Minister of Justice will then step
forward and look at the baby, followed
by the others in proper order. In spite
Of the great formaIity which attends all
Spanish ceremonfals. the presence of
the little baby, the little red-faced, hair
less. crimpled-fingered atom Of human
ity will make Il very human. touching
spectacle.
There has lately appeared in print an
amusing story of James J. Hill, the
hui uyvp fUIN fryn0
shows him eminently possest of the
faculty of turning things his way in
more respects than one. In his youth.
SO the story goes, he boarded with a
number of other young men in a house
where a very pretty and bright girl
waited on table The men were all in
love with her, as matter of course. but
Hill. unbeknown to the others, got
ahead of them in the race for her af-
rections. and won her consent to marry
him. The girl announced her engage
ment, but would not give the name of
the happy man, and Hill went around
among his fellow-boarders and suggest
ed that all should chip in and get the
girl wedding present, starting the
fund himself with $50. The fellows
readily fell In with the scheme, and
quite a handsome sum was raised,
which helped the young couple out de-
cidedly in the furnishing of the new
home.
Some one in Berlin and some one in
Edinburg recently sent MIR. John d.
Rockefeller a bottle of hair restorer and
box of digestion lozenges, neither Of
which Mr.. Rockefeller deigned to ac-
cept. He has no faith whatever in hair
restorers. having tried them all, and is,
moreover, so pleased with his present
wigmaker that he is inclined to let we'll
enough alone. As for needing anything
to cure him of the indigestion from
which he suffered for many years, 1t is
well known that golf has completely
relieved him of this, and that he Is able
now to eat and digest anything from
pork and beans up. The distiained gifts
were sold at auction. Mr.. Rockefeller
has lately presented the city of Cleve-
land with his beautiful Summer home
Forest Hill, situated in East Cleveland;
that is. the property Is to be transferred
when East Cleveland becomes annexed
to the city. The estate comprises SoOl
acres with beautiful lawns. shaded