The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-06-11
Representative Laning has just been
for secondtsternn of Con-

Representative Laning has just been
for secondsternh of Con-
gresS. q il,
Senator Bailey is in New Y6rk with
a very serious condition of The throat.
He was unable to make any, speeches
at the closing of Congress. as. he was
scheduled to do. and it was not known
then why he failed his friends. Since
Congress closed it is learneda that he
has a very bad throat. with elongated
palate. Part of the palate is to be
removed. and the throat must have long
continued treatment. The condition
is not dangerous, but it; is p serious
handicap Just at this time, as it seems
improbable that Senator Bailey can
take any hand in political campaigning
while his throat is in, its present con-
diton
Maj-Gen. Leonard Wood, who is now
travelling in Switzerland on leave of
absence has been designated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to attend the tercen-
tennial celebration of the founding of
the University of Saragossa. at Sara
gossa, Spain, on. October next. as the
representative of the United States
Army A representative of the Navy
will also be named.
Gen. Wood will be accompanied by
Capt George T. Langhorn, 18th Cav,
as Aid.
Washington's industries are 20 be in
creased by establishment here of a
plant with an annual output valued at
from s4,000.000 to 100000. The
company, to be known as the Column
bia Cotton Oil and Provision Corpora
ton, proposes to absorb the Washing
ton G. Virginia Stock Yard and Abattoir
Company and to enlarge the plant ana
add equipment, not only for slaughter
ing of cattle, but for refining crude cot
tonseed oil
One of the most conspicuous charac-
ters to attend the Democratic National
Convention at Denver will be Congress
man NJ r. Denver. of the Sixth Ohio
District, who will be one of the dele
gates-at- large from the Buckeye State.
Congressman Denver is the only son OF
the late Gen. James w. Denyer. IN
whose honor the city of Denver Colo.
was named After going thru the civil
war Gen. Denver held several impor-
tant Government posts i'm the West. and
in 1867 was appointed Governor of the
then extensive and turbulent Territory
of Kansas 1t was while in that office
that the city which bears his name was
founded.
Falling off of more than half a mil
lion cubic yards in excavation on the
Isthmian Canal for May, as compared
with April is shown in a dispatch re-
ceived at the Canal Commission from
Chief Engineer Goethals.
This decrease is attributed mainly 70
great rainfall. The May excavation was
but 2.70S,923 cubic yards.
Much surprise and interest was shown
when it was announced that James )
Jones, the old colored body servant Of
Jefferson Davis. was present at the
Davis anniversary meeting Of the U
&C. ". Jones's. name appears" in many
histories of the civil war. When JEFF
ferson DAYS. was captured iJones OBJ
tanned the great seal of the Confeder
acy from the Southern leader and hio
1t. The seal has not been seen since.
L. C. Moore, better khowntas Char
Iie."' the old colored servant wlso waited
on Davis in the late years of the latter''
life. was also in the audience
An agreement has been reaf.hed Will
the British Government b. the Pos
Office Department, thty 'nstmaster
General Meyer. providing or a lettc
postage of two cents an ounce betwee
the United States and Great Britain an
Ireland. to become -oPsrativs Oct, l
1908
The matter of ''pehny postage. ~ al
it is called in England, has been undel
consideration for some time, and as fai
back as last July President Roosevelt
approved Mr. Meyers course in urgint
restricted union with England"
! Poor Senator Plat isr still payini
bills. While being sued by one womal
FLOR bigamy-or was 1t breach of prom
| Use ?---at any rate, while one womal
was after, him, for money she didn.
get his whilom wife, who old get hi
money t6'the tune OF $4,000. was max
i ing him pay a few more thousands I
settle up her dressmaker's bills. TIL
Plat menage has been almost as NAL
odorous as the Thaw and Smell cases.
| -
| Senior Don Luis Felipe Carlo, Min
ister from Ecuador, has purchased
/ brick and stone residence at 1914
street northwest. which will be occu
pied in the Fall as a legation. Durin
the past Winter the Ecuadorean Lega
ton has been at 1902 Connecticut ave
nue.. The foreign countries are acquir
ing their own homes here as last
possible.
Il The 22d wedding anniversary of for
mer President and Mrs. Grover Cleve
II land was celebrated at their home
Princeton June g. A large weddin
cake 20 inches in diameter. bearing tn
inscription ITO G. C. and F. F. c.. Jun'
5 1908" being the initials of Mr.. an
Mrs Cleveland. was presented to tn
Clevelands, by Princeton, friends.
, Mr.. Cleveland is reported to be doin
| very well, tho he has not as yet take
his accustomed afternoon drive abot
; Princeton. ~ -'"
A cock -and-buIl story was wired OF
of Washington by lazy correspondent
5 the other night that President Roos'
: welt, while breaking young horse, We
: thrown into a pond of water, and woul
t have been killed had he not jumpe
Ii Just in time and landed in the mu
z The story was incredible. because II
r President is a prince of riders. He
not such an awful pretty picture on
horse, but he can ride. and 1t won
:. take a mighty vicious brute to thro
: him. AS a matter of fact, it is state
: at the White House that there Is !
r truth in the statement.
s Representative Keifer. of Ohio, intr
It duced bill providing for the erectic
d of monument in this city in recogn
: ton of the services of all Regular al
Il of the United States, and 1T ought
IT become law next sessionyb
The Secretary of War, the Seereta
of the Navy. the Commander-in-Chi
n of the G. A. R.. and the Commando
y in Chief of the United Spanish War We
= Grams, together with three other citiZe
L OF the United States to be appointed