The National tribune., 1908-12-31

ambassador said. 'and L can say posi-
lively that it is absolutely withou
foundation. 1 cannot imagine whert
such rumors originate and why they
are circulated, but this one is without
authority ], shall remain in Washing.
| ton"
Brig.-Gen. Andrew S. Burt, retiring
Commander OF William F. Barry Gar
rison, Army and Navy Union, was pre-
Sented with beautiful gold medal on
Christmas Day by the members of the
Garrison. 1t bears the inscription
Presented by his Washington friends
and comrades as a mark of their es-
teem.' Gen. Burt is showing a little the
advance of years. but seems hale and
good for generation more. He enters
with patriotic spirit into all that is of
! interest to the veterans of the two
| wars. He himself served in both the
war cf the rebellion and the Spanish
War, and with distinction in both.
Mr.. Bryan disapproves of the attempt
to raise the salary of the President to
| 100000 a year. He says that $4,000
| is quite enough, and that he would have
been satisfied with that.
Again the naughty auto came near
doing up South American diplomat.
Senor Pomonio Guzman, First Secretary
for the Colombian Legation, and a Mr..
| Wilson found the streets too narrow for
their vehicles, and a collision smashed
things up generally. but hurt neither
of the gentlemen very much.
Ex-Reptesentative Eugene F. Loud
died last week at the home of his SON.
| in-law, Capt J. j. Callundine, in Los
Angeles. For several months past he
had been in poor health. His condition
was aggravated by the death of his
| daughter, five months ago, and the
death of his wife Dec. 6.
Mr.. Loud served II years in Congress
from the Fifth District.
Mr. James d. Hamlin. of FarweIl,
Tex, has been visiting in Washington,
and he declares that Texas is too big.
Probably the big majority of Texas
people would not subscribe to this as
sertion,' he says. because they have d
great pride in the vast acreage of the
State, but nevertheless it is well recog-
niZed by many persons that If there
were two States the people generally
would be better off. Western Texas diff
fers as much from north and southeast
Texas as if line of demareation were
drawn diagonally from Dennison, on
the north, to Ell Paso, at the southwest
ern extreme.
and cattle country. while the other part
of the State is largely agricultural, prin-
cipally cotton. The people of the two
sections have little interests in common,
and while western Texas is strictly a
white mans country, north and south
east Texas. particularly the latter, have
q big percentage of blacks among their
population / do not believe Texas ever
will be divided, but stick TO my asser-
ton that the State is too large"
Mr.. Hamlin then proceeded to discuss
Mr.. Rryan's purchase of a farm in Tex
as, and the suggestion that this meant
politics.
II do not believe that if Mr.. Bryan
were to take up his residence in Texas
for the purpose of running for the Sem
ate he could get the Office" added Mr..
Hdmlin. There is very strong oppo-
sition to Bryan in many parts of the
State He would have no chance of de-
feating Culberson, and his only hope
would be for Bailey's seat. The latter
will probably have some opposition, but
apprehend that when the time comes
il the Senator desires to remain in the
Senate he will be reelected. / hope so,
for he is one of the strong men of the
Southwest"
Gen. J. Franklin Bell, Chief of Staff
of the United States Army, was the
principal speaker at the annual BAN
quet of the North Carolina Society last
week in Baltimore. He declared that
the millennium and the substitution Of
arbitration for war would be coinci-
dent. and that the latter would put a
block upon the wheels of human prog
reSs.
! He said that since the War with
Spain this had ceased to be an isolated
Nation, and he urged American states
men to give due consideration to our
lf..T, % 80 hot
| future generations shall find themselves
well protected in the matter of National
defense and prepared for the war for
trade that he asserted is inevitable in
the future OF this country.
I A woman in one of the department
stores here was detected in the act of
tiers, and the store detective was all
ready to arrest her after she passed
out of the store. The woman must
have caught on, somehow, for, taking
the book to seat, she planted herself,
and for one busy hour sat there calmly
reading that book, the detective mean
while standing near, on pins" for fear
she would escape. Finally she gave a
prodigious yawn, got leisurely up, and,
with the detective following her, walked
over to the book counter. and. handing
out a 50-cent piece, said to the clerk
4 guess IL take IHlS- 1t TeduS pretty
good" The clerk looked a little curl
GUS, but wrapped the book up. handed
back six cents. and the woman dropped
the book into her bag and went to
another counter. The book which she
mad hidden under her coat and which
she sat down and read for an hour and
then paid A cents for was Bible.
|
| Following the change of administra-
ton In Haiti, the resignation of Minis
ter ]. n. Leger, representative of Halt
at Washington, has been forwarded Il
the new Government This action or
the part of the diplomatic representa-.
| tives of Haiti is always taken after q
change of administration, in order tc
leave the new officials free to make
desired changes in the Diplomatic
Corps. Mf. Leger has received no init.
nation as to whether his resignation
will be accepted or not.
1t is not generally known outside o.
Washington that Mr.. Leger has Negro
blood in his veins, and so has his wife
! 1t is scarcely perceptible to those whit
do not notice closely, and does not max,
any difference in diplomatic circles. Mr.
Leger and wife and the members of hi
family go in all official society withou
ilet or hindrance.