The National tribune., 1908-12-17


Say, the chinese know how to make
presents. Mrs. Roosevelt has received
the gifts which were brought from
China by Special Chinese ambassador
Tang Shao VI, They consist of a very
handsome tiger skin, lined with yellow
silk and said 10 be one Of the largest
in existence; bolts OF beautiful silk,
sables and silver. Es III
The gifts were in six large packages.
and We're taken to the White House by
Yung Kwab one Of the Secretaries of
the Special Embassy sent by the late
Emperor of China to thafik President
Roosevelt and the American Govern
ment for the remission of a large por-
ton Of the Boxer indemnify.
That post Office can be made sort
OF family affair was exenplifed by q
recent happening in the Third Congress
sional District of New Jersey, repre-
sented by Congressman Benjamin +.
Howell. Forty-six years ago Alfred
Van Hise was appointed Postmaster
at Van Hiseville. little office in Ocean
and was then gathered TO his fathers"
his widow. Mary E., being appointed to
succeed him. Mrs. Van Hise handed
out letters and postal cards and sold
stamps for the next Is years, until a
few days ago, when she died. Mr.. How
ell has now recommended the appoint
ment of Mrs. Van Hise's. daughter, Miss
mothers SUCCESSOR.
When the facts in the case were
called to the attention of President
Roosevelt. he said:
"That seems to be pretty good en-
forcement Of the Civil Service theory,
doesn't it?"
The, Earl of Warwick, the famous,
English traveller, was the guest of the
President one night last week at din
ner.- and they had de-e-lightfuI talk
about Africa, of'which the famous Eng
lishman knows lot.
In view of the many shooting scrapes
that are charged up to both white men
and negros, the white men usually be-
ing of the up and uppers, who get in
suited very easily at the negros in
street cars and other public places,
Representative Simms, of Tennessee.
has introduced bill making 1t Grim
inal offense to carry knife, gun of any
may be easily taken in the District of
Columbia. 1t is now nisdemeanor to.
carry concealed weapons. Mr. Simms
is of the opinion that in this city, where
there are such a large number of high
Government officials, there lis always
great danger OF ASSASSINATION, and that
if carrying concealed weapons could
be stopped there would be infinitely less
danger, because man might think a
few if he knew that the fact that he
had upon his person gin that if found
by an officer of the law would send
him to the pen for a year IL not longer.
The lightest sentence under the SimnIs
law will be year.
A friend In need is friend indeed.
Senator Gore, Of Oklahoma, is blind!
He had hope last Summer that his
blindness might be removed, but it was
not to be. One day last week he was
found by Senator Culbers0n, Of Texas.
standing alone at the esidH5 OF the en-
trance to. the Supreme. Court room. He
explained to Senator ,Culberson that he
was to meet member OF the Housel
at the door. and be by Him admitted
or presented for admissions to- practice
before the Supreme Court. Senator Gull,
berson took Senator Gore into the
chamber, and found that admission
hour was long passed. A little thing
like that does not troubier the Senator
from Texas. for he Is admittedly q
precedent BREAKER"