The National tribune., 1908-11-19


of Col. Bliss she married Maj. Dan.
bridge, who died a number of years
ago.
For years ami years-about ever
since Mr.. Sherman has been Chairman
of the Committee on Indian Affairs OF
the House-he has had for his sccre-
tary Mr. Harry Devendorf. Mr.. Sher-
man has announced that Mr.. Deven-
dorf will continue to act as his secre-
tary. This will take out of the House
TIVE of its most important men. 1t will
be difficult, indeed, for the Committee
on Indian Affairs to find a Chairman
or secretary. Mr.. Sherman and Mr.
Devendorf both knew the committee
work with their eyes shut.
1t is pretty tough on a Statesman"
to make a fight almost to death for an
office for a man, and have the man
violate law and be removed for it.
On a charge several years old George
NJ. Stewart, Postmaster at Seattle, has
been removed.
The Seattle POstmastership pays S4,-
600 a year. and was the subject of q
bitter fight among Washington Sena-
tors and Representatives three Years
ago. Representative Humphrey, how
ever, won out as against Senators Piles
and Ankeny.
In a brief statement by Postmaster
General Meyer it was set forth that
the President had decided to remove
MIR. Stewart for violating Civil Service
rules by soliciting contributions from
the employees of his object a campaign
fund. 1t was also said reports OF Post
Office Inspectors showed the office was
not run in a satisfactory manner.
Further inquiry brought out that the
years ago. Department officials say the
statute under which the removal is
made also provides for criminal prose-
cution, but that the offense was COM
mitted so long ago the statute Of linn
itation interviewed.
Countess Rostpotchin, the Russian
authoress and playwright, who il stay
ing in Washington during thief early
ture on 1.-THE Conflagration of Moi Ecow."
in the Italian Embassy, this month.
Gen. Rostpotchin, grandfather of the
Countess, was the Governor General
there at the time, and burned the city
to prevent it from falling into the hands
of Napoleon. The Countess is one of
the most distinguished women in
France. She is member of the Legion
of Honor and of many of the literary
ii
of the National Board of Education in
Paris. She makes her home with her
sister, Nine. Tornielli, widow of for
mer Italian ambassador to France, who
was frequently spoken of as q sue
cessor.
Henceforth the Marine Band is free
to play where il pleases and for money,
the Kick made by the
organized musicians. The Attorney
General has issued his edict. There
had been an awful row between organ
lied labor and the Marine Band over
this question, and organized labor re-
fused TO take any part where the Ma
rine Band was paid to play, because it
was said that as the Government paid
the band 1t had no right to compete
with organized musicians An appeal
on the matter was made to Attorney
General Bonapartc, with the result as
stated. Tt is now said that organized la
Dor will appeal to Congress to pass a
law against the Marine Band playing
for money.
When it was announced that Miss
Roosevelt was to go to Geneseo, n. Y,
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth and Mai. and hrs. Austin
Wadsworth, the veteran cross-country
for granted that they would find her an
Indifferent horsewoman, measured by
their critical standard. The young wo-
man gave them a huge surprise, how
ever, for she combines splendid horse
manship with the bold spirit which the
chase inspires in soma temporaments.
To take a five-foot jump with the
ground on one side of the barrier a
veritablc sea of mud and the opposite
GT nf 10 "a fNrF
tity requires supreme nerve. Yet Miss
Roosevelt has not only braved this dan
ger, but has more than once taken the
high barb-wire fence of the valley, the
bette noir of the fox hunter. Compet-
ing with q score of horSewornen, some
of them with more than 10 years eX-
perience in the saddle, she has been
among the first in at the death on every
occasion.
Secretary of State Root win take w
shortly the question Of providing ade-
quate diplomatic representation in Bull
garia. At present Horace G. Knowles
Minister to Roumania and Servia, is
also accredited to Bulgaria as Diplo-
matte Agent.
In view of the recent crisis in the
Balkans and the declaration of the in
dependence of Bulgaria, it is necessary
for the State Department to provide
higher diplomatic representation there
1t is probable that the United State!
will make Mr.. Knowles Minister tC
Bulgaria, as well as TO Roumania and
Servia. Nothing win be done until tht
United States is prepared to recognize
the sovereignty of Bulgaria.
II was said at tire State Department
! that this action would not be- taker
until the new Government of Buleari;
had had an opportunity to prove it!
permanence and stability.
Saluted with 10 guns. Maj Gen
Leonard Wood last week assumed com.
mand of the Military Department oi
nors Island. Gen. Wood succeeds Mai.
Gen. Frederick ID. Grant, who will take
command of the Department of tn,
Lakes.
Three women died IN Washington las
week, each of them pretty well off IL
this worlds goods, and each OF then
| left her money TO her husband, anC
| each bequest had string tied to il
In case ary one OF the husbands mar
rles again the wealth takes wings {,
somebody else. One man who died lef
| q good deal of money to "his dea
wife," but il dear wife" marries he
divorced husband. who was No. l whe,
this man was no. 2, Why. then, "dea
wife" viii have to depend on the di
vorced husbands charity, for the none
left by the husband goes to "some 9th
er charity" And so runs the world.
The District Commissioners. afte
spending quite a good deal of none
and more sentiment On the ieper Early