The National tribune., 1908-05-07
wAsHNGToM C, THURSDAY 2 1908

did not hear At least he did not an
swer. -
/ Senator Tillman is going to Europe.
i He has been burning, the candle at both
ends for several years and a worn-out
body and mind is the inevitable result
He worked hard in Congress all Winter
| with a lot of lectures thrown in for
good measure, and then insthe Summer
/ gave his whole time to the lecture field
He is broken down; that is all. He
i will probably not return to this country
until after the elections.
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Proposals for furnishing food sup
| plies in large quantities for the use of
the Atlantic battleship fleet or its way
around the world have been opened at
/ the Office of the Bureau of Equipment
and Supplies of the Navy Department
These supplies are to be loaded aboard
I the auxiliaries at Mare Island and Puge:
Sound. 1t is not expected that they
will last for the entire trip, but may
have to be replenished in some cases
only at Manila and other places en-
route to Hampton Roads. The deliver
i les are to be made in good time for
loading aboard ship, so that all may
be ready for sailing early in July.
Among the items on which bids were
asked are 100000 pounds of fresh beef.
$4,000 pounds of mutton. 10000
pounds of veal, 100000 pounds of pork
loins. $4,000 pounds of turkeys, vast
quantity of sausages of various kinds,
500, 900 pounds of potatoes, besides 9TH
er vegetables, fresh and timed, and
cereals and fruits of various kinds
timed.
The Adjutant-General of the Army
has been advised of the death from
old age of Brig.-Gen. Alfred L. Hougn.
U. S. A, retired, which occurred ut
Princeton. N. J., the other day.
Gen. Hough was born in New Jersey
April %, 1926. He entered the vo1un-
teer service as Sergeant of Co. f. 18th
Pa, April IS. 1861. from which he was
discharged on June 20, 1861, to accept
an appointment as Captain of the 18th
Inf. of the Regular Army. He served
in the infantry arm until his retire
ment, on April 23. 1890, having reached
the age of 64 years. He reached the
grade of Colonel Aug. 81, 1883. He
was advanced to the grade of Brigadier-
General on the retired list April 49,
1904.
Gen. Hough was brevetted Major
Sept. 20, 1863, for gallant and meritori-
Gus services in the battle of Chicka-
mauga. Ga: Lieutenant-ColOnel March
I3, 1865, for faithful services In con-
nection with the mastering of troops.
and Colonel March 13. 1865. for gallant
and meritorious services.
The Conference of Governors of
States which President Roosevelt has
called to meet in this city beginning
May II. to discuss numerous objects,
will hear addresses by Andrew Carne-
gle, James j. HILL President of the
Ta,,-,
head of the Mine Workers. and others.
All the subjects to be discussed are
grouped under the head natural re-
sources" each to be presented by ac-
knowledged experts. rsI
The plan of. the conference, it is Off
cially stated, makes it plain that the
keynote will be the necessity for CO.
operation in conserving the country's
natural resources. p The program has.
ly to lead to a discussion of the unity
of American interests and the interde-.
pendence of the country's industries.
The reports concerning, eX-President
Cleveland are conflicting and his physi
clan denies that the1 condition of the
distinguished gentleman Is dangerous.
1t is fact, however, thai Mr.. Cleve-
lands friends are seriously alarmed,
off. The report isocorrent that the
trouble is cancer OF the stomach.
- lfnl,
The young lady who wants to catch
Admiral Dewey's attention should heed
the following:
When / was young" said he, as he
watched the plumage that fitted along
a fashionable thorofare in Washington,
girls wore white gowns when thel
weather got warm. They had pink rib
bons on the gowns and pink flowers on
their hats, and they looked sweet
Peaches and cream? Strawberries and
cream? They are feeble comparisons.
Even apple blossoms and wild roses
seem Inadequate expressions ~ |
. : who ever sees girl enowi in Just !
w hite and spink?u It's crushed straw
berry or old rose or squeezed 'raspberfyi
or some such painful suggestion. The
girls who wore sprigged lawn, with big
hats wreathed in roses, or white gowns
with long sashes of pink and with pink
bows stuck around every place. well, |
those were the Summer girls whom
every man in the land who has passed
his 60th milestone remembers with
joy"
The condition of the school buildings
in Washington is something to be de-
plored In i3 of the buildings fires can ,
not be started because of the dangerous
conditions existins. and 5000 pupils |
have been turned loose the last cold
snap because of this. Several of the
school buildings have been condemned
for various reasons.
AS an example of "how they do 1t"
the following is good specimen. Rep
resentative Gaines, OF Tennessee, has a |
grudge against the express companies. |
An item in the sundry civil bill appro-
PIRATES 100000 for the transportation
of fractional silver coin by express. Mr.. |
Gaines offered an Amendment to the
express" item, requiring the Secretary
of the Treasury to expend not less than
half of the sum .sor carriage by regis
tered mail instead of by express. When
the question was put to the House Mr..
Gaines's voice was the only one heard
on either side. Chairman Watson put
the question, "All those in favor vote
aye"
Mr. Gaines voted AYE"
Mr.. Watson (anxiously. as tho thel
vote meant death ard destruction if it
was not counted Just right, The ayes
seems to have It,"
with bright assurance after al
pause) "The aye has it, and the amend
ment is agreed to-
And thus $4,000 appropriation
went thru on one vote for and not al
sound against it.
sifs e
Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, -Jr. 7th Cav,
Military Aid to President tft Roosevelt, has
been designated by the War Depart
ment to attend the course at the French
Schno1 of Euuifafion at Sammur