Morris tribune., 1907-06-01
MISCELLANEOUS
A New Brownsville Witness.

The inquiry being conducted by the
senate military committee into the ne
gro soldier riots at Brownsville, Tex,
took a new and decisive turn when
Pauline Preciado, publisher of the
Provenir, Mexican paper Of Browns
vile, told of being an eye witness to
the shooting of Barkeeper Natous Of
the Ruby saloon on the night Of the
riot and positively identified the assail-
ants as negro soldiers. One of the bull
let's hit Preciado in the hand and an
other tore his clothing. This testimony
is all the more startling because it was
not included in the case made out by
the citizens and officers upon which the
president discharged the entire battal-
ion
Another witness, Confectioner Elkins,
said he saw the firing Of several shots
by negro soldiers in the street below
his window in hotel
New Atlantic Queen Here.
The new White Star liner Adriatic,
which completed her maiden transat-
lantic voyage at New York May 16,
is now the biggest ship adoat and
queen of the ocean. She is fifteen feet
longer than her sister ship, the Baltic,
1,124 tons heavier, 1000 horsepower
stronger and nearly knot faster. The
Adriatic Is not intended to be "gray-
hound Of the sea-" but a safe and
luxurious seven day ship. She is 725
feet and 9 inches long over all, rs feet
and 6 inches wide and so feet deep.
Gross tonnage is $4,000 and displace-
ment 10000 TONS She will accommo-
date 5000 passengers and $50 crew.
This Is the first liner to be provided
with Turkish baths, including plunge
and massage couches. There is also a
gymnasium. Electric elevators carry
people from the nine decks.
New Patent Commissioner.
Edward 3. Moore Of Michigan has
been appointed commissioner of pat
ents to succeed Allen, resigned. Mr..
Moore has been assistant commissioner
for several years and in the service for
fifteen years.
Record Carnegie Awards.
To Captain John W. Smith and his
crew of the schooner Elsie, who went
to the rescue Of the sinking steamer
Larchmont off Block island, Feb II, the
Carnegie hero commission has award
ed gold medals and cash rewards
amounting to $4,000, including pro-
vision for the education of their chill
dren.
Roosevelt Versus NaturaIists.
In an interview for the June Every
body's entitled Roosevelt ON the Ma
ture Fakirs" the president goes for
several Of the popular animal story
writer's with a sharp stick. He de-
clares that they do not know the heart
of the wild things and advises against
giving their books to the children for
the purpose of teaching the facts of
natural history. He regards the Rev.
William ]. Long of Stanford, Conn.
as the worst of these offenders and
particularly takes exception to an in
cident in one of Longs stories where
wolf kills a caribou fawn with a bite
behind the shoulder, saying that moth
ing but shark or an alligator will at
tempt to kill in that way. as there is
no less vulnerable point of attack.
DR.. Long immediately gave to the
press a copy of letter he had written
to President Roosevelt, taking the lat
ter to task severely for using his of
fetal position and hiding behind an
interviewer to injure another man. lie
further states in an Interview that he I
believes the presideDt was angry be-
c27~a af his criticisE OF he presidents
OF sEsu@hfet'I 52le prom sell
OF e noY char tEIat Mr.. T ose-
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