The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23
wAsHNGToNp C, THURSDAY 2s

gradually closer, until the shark comes
right up to the boat. Then the harpoon
Is plunged into him, and battle begins
He gets exhausted by and by. and then
the rifles come into play. The sharks
are more easily hooked than harpooned
Many tourists who come to Honolulu
get up shark fishing parties. There are
launches and assistants for hire. The
shark usually goes to the fishermen
who help, and a small sum is TO be real
lied from the oil its liver affords"
Vice President Fairbanks has been
hobnobbing with Primes of the royal
blood the past week, having been desig-
mated by the President to represent him
at the tercentenn;al of the founding of
Quebec this week. He was accompanied
by his private secretary and Maj. t,
Bently Mott, of the 4th Field Art. as
Military Aid.
Representative Burton, of Ohio, was
in the city briefly last week on his way
to New York. from whence he sailed
for few weeks rest on the other side.
He will return from Europe about Aug.
l, and will then enter an active cam
paign for the United States Senate in
place of Senator Foraker.
Representative and Vice President
II,
spite of the protests of his friends in
Congress, has resigned the Chairman
ship of the Congressional Republican
Committee. Mr.. Sherman's health is
not yet fully assured, and then he felt
that he would be greatly handicapped
in running for the Vice Presidency and
running the campaign for memt rs of
Congress also. Beside, the strain would
be too great for him. Speaker Cannon
ic cail tn ho taI CT .,
remain upon the committee.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's report on railroad statistics Just
issued for the year ended June 80, 1907,
shows that the roads of the country
earned a net income of $449,461,1SS
available for dividends or surplus. All
in all, S73,905,133 passengers were car
ried. and 1,796,336,659 tons of freight
hauled. The track mileage is 327,975,
and employees number 1,672,0T4, while
equipment includes 55,3SS LOCOMOTIVES,
43,973 passenger cars and 1891, 557
freight cars. The killed or injured
number 122.885 for the year.
The total wages and salarsS, reached
$1,072,3S6,427. The passenger traffic
exceeded the previous year by almost
$76.006.000. The gross earnings We're
s2,5S9, 105,578. The total income was
Via iVUr net earnings
and income from leases, investments
and miscellaneous sources.
Everybody remembers "BiIl' SewalI
the Maine woods guide, who piloted the
President about up there when he the
President, was youngster. and later
after he had been given high honors
Well, "BilP' visited Washington, was
entertained at the White House along
nil 1t Ii
President appointed him a Government
scout up there or something Of that
kind. The President recent wrote
"BilP' letter. "Bill' gave pass of that
letter to the public, and it is as follows:
81 hope Mrs. Roosevelt will be better
now that the strain of the Presidential
nomination is off. AS for me, I thoroIy
enjoy the job, and never felt more Wig
orous as far as the work of the office
is concerned. But it's some different
from the work In the backwoods and
plains that you and I have done togeth-
er in the past.
II said I would not accept another
term, and I believe the people think
my word is good. / would be mighty
sorry to have them think anything else.
believe in being a strong President
and making the most of the office, and
using it without regard to the little.
IeeDlS, SndrllnS men VINO yell about
Executive usurpation.
II also believe it is not good thing
for any man to hold it too long Ny
ambition is, no matter in however hum
BILE manner. and no matter however
far off. to travel in the footsteps of
Washington and Lincoln"
% The President promises to visit Sewall
in Maine when his term ends.
49,
Acting Secretary Newberry, of the Navy
that makes a showing for
the Atlantic fleet, now en- route to the
Orient. which naval officers regard as
remarkable. After the fleet sailed from
the west coast a wireless message was
sent to Secretary Newberry, giving the
of men absent from each vessel
leave. They included not de-
serters alone, but what are known as
who have overstayed
their leave and failed to join their ships
in time to sail.
The total number Of such absentees
from the fleet is only 129, out of nearly
5000 men of the fleet. OF the 129 alb
sentees the Connecticut reported AL
6; Georgia, 16; New Jersey,
%. Louisiana, 10; Ohio. IT; Wisconsin,
4; Kearsarge, none; Kansas. 8: Yer
mont. 8; Nebraska, IL; Rhode Island,
z, virginia, Z, MISSOURI, D, 1lllTOlS, L,
and Kentucky. 6.
It is regarded as likely that some of
these men may have been i'll. 1t was
predicted that on the arrival of the |
feet at San Francisco there would be |
many desartions, but this has proved |
not to be the fact. The men uniformly |
expressed satisfaction and a desire to |
continue the cruise.
oh. my, Oh, my! The things that
The Health Board of this devoted city
IS finding out from its inspectors of
1t is sure scan'Ious
shame. 1t has been found that swell
where those who won't kick
1t a dollar check for a 25-cent dinner.
s one of the worst places ever It's
kitchen is a loathsome place, accordingl
o report, and many unmentionable
Kings are there-fies. filth of vile char
lcter. fetid matter. grease, Shiny floors,
horrible garbage cans. Oh, but it is
Itch reading for people who have to
requent these poison pie shops" The
aw that is just now being put into
or many years, but somebody has just
thought of it. 1t is better late than
never, however. If the inspection is
iept up from month to month there is
10 doubt at all that good will come of
he work being done now. Speaking
rom the standpoint of a housekeeper.
he place cannot be so small nor sol
arge that IL cannot be kept clean
Method will go r.; her than a dozen
servants and do work. Instead of
lining the proprletors of these filthyI
.iaces, they should be forever estoppedl
rom opening another eating place in
Iyp 4,