The National tribune., 1907-11-28

officers less than it 1shou1d have. An
other regiment is l 2 short and the other
10. The War Department has found 1t
impossible to fill many. II any, of the
vacancies, because cfiabsence of officers
on detached duty, such as service in
the General Staff. from which. it Is
alleged, they cannotI be spared
Return Jonathan Meigs, third. grand
son of Col Return Jonathan Meigs, of
Revolutionary fames 9died cat the home
of his father in this; city last week.
H. L. Wood, an oiIi operator of Okla
homa, looks for trouble and conflict of
authority between the State and Federal
authorities now that Oklahoma is a
State.
This will come about because of the
contention of the Interior Department
that it still controls the Five Tribes"
he says. The State will claim that the
Indians became citizens of the United
States under the enabling act, and
therefore at the same time became citi-
zens of the State. If they are citizens
of the State, they are amenable to its
laws. Their property should be tax
able and they should have right to
sell it. 1t is likely that the question
will not be settled until after an appeal
to Congress and perhaps the courts
Statehood will mean much to the
people of Oklahoma. Even the mer-
chants will lose that restraint which
they have had and will feel their new
responsibility and Independence. 1t is
remarkable what an effect self-govern-
ment has upon a people. The whole
State will throw out its chest and do
greater things than it ever did before" :"
Oh, my, Oh, my! And likewise, dear
me and good graciousi That really does
not express the gravity of the situation,
but the trouble is something like this.
When Gov. Swanson gave a reception
to the high Episcopal prelates when
they were in Virginia recently, the
Bishop of London was the guest of hon
or, and Gov. Swanson gave orders to
his servants that certain Bishop Fer
guson was not to be admitted If he pre-
sented himself at the reception. Bishop
Ferguson came. the servants told him
their orders, and Bishop Ferguson
walked right in. don't you know. He
remained in Gov. Swanson's sacred
presence some 10 minutes. and came
out alive, while the Governor survives
the disgrace 1t has all just leaked out.
Bishop Ferguson preached one of the
great sermons in Richmond, helped lay
the Cathedral cornerstone here, was
the guest of Bishop Cranston, of New
highly honored in many ways, but Gov.
Swanson feels that all the perfumes of
Araby. cannot sweeten his home again,
oh. yes; Bishop Ferguson is a colored
man:
Work will be begun Immediately on
the reconstruction of the interior of the
Bureau of Seed Distribution, Depart
ment of Agriculture, which was destroy.
ed by fire recently.
The damage to the building and con-
tents is estimated at about $4,000. DR..
b. T. Galloway, Chief of the Bureau,
said that the i.5yernment had between
$4,000 and $50, 900 worth of seed stored
there. e. A. Cole. of the firm of Cole,
Westwood &c Crissie, who has charge of
the seeds after they are purchased BY
the Bureau, said that about $4,000
worth were destroyed, covered partially
by $4,000 insurance.
Between so and 100 employees are out
of work as result OF the fire. But as
.. 5.. as temporary Quarters are estab-
lished they will be put back at their
former tasks. Unless the Departures,
is able to purchase large quantity OF
seeds, it is probable there will be no
general distribution this year to farm
depend upon the Bureau, for rare va
rieties.
The remains of Isaac d. Surratt, for
mer Confederate soldier and son of
Mrs. Mary T.. Surratt, who was exc
cuted in 1865 for completely in the as
sassination of President Abraham Lin
coin, We're last week inferred in Mount
Olivet Cemetery this city. alongside the
grave of his mother. The death of Mr..
Surratt occurred in Baltimore.
His birthDlace was EOXhall, the old
Surratt home, in the ristrict of Colum-
bia, which many years thereafter was
destroyed by fire. When boy his fam
lily moved to Maryland and settled in
Prince George County. 1t was there
that young Surratt was reared and edu-
Gated.
After completing his education Mr..
Surratt took a course in civil engineer
ing. Prior to the breaking out of the
civil war he went South, and was for
several years in the Government Mail
Service carrying the mail from Texas
to small points in Mexico. AT the out
break of hostilities he Immediately
joined a company attached to the 1st
Tex. Cav. under the command of Gen.
Bankh I'D Magrudei and participated
in many fierce battles.
Mr.. ,Surratt was numbered among
those ConfederateS who never surren-
dered, for when the news was received
that Lee had laid down his arms at APP
pomattox, Va, the entire company of
which he was a member fled to Mexico,
their purpose being to join Maximil-
ian's forces during the uprising in the
latter country. But here trouble was
encountered for Maxmilian insisted on
selecting officers for the troop, and rath-
er than submit to any such treatment
the company of Confederates hurriedly
took their departure. Desiring to again
reside in the State of his adoption, Mr.
Surratt after returning from Europe
went to Baltimore, and after remaining
there awhile secured employment with
the Baltimore Steam Packet Company.
where he remained until his death
Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New
Hampshire, believes that the States of
New England will, for the most part
send uninstructed delegations to the
next Republican National Convention.
This has long been the custom in
New England. and it is likely that it
will be followed next year." he declares.
Representative James F. Burke, of
the 31st Pennsylvania District, who
halls from Pittsburg, laughs at the idea
of any dissension in his city or State in
regard to the Knox boom, and declares
that the Senator will have the united
support of that entire State. He gave
assurance that Theodore Roosevelt s
successor III the White House Will be
Philander Chase Knox.
Michigan will, in my opinion, send
delegates to the next Republican Ma
tional Convention who will be pledged
to work for the denomination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt" said Senator julius G.
Burrows. of that State, on his arrival