The National tribune., 1908-01-09

80 hail from other States. while Ohio.
the banner State in this regard, has Civ
en- to the States at large II of her ma
tive sons.
OF the 147 Senators and Representa-
tives from the Southern States. only six
were born north of tine Mason and Dix
on line, one in the District of Columbia,
one in Iowa, one in Canada and three
in Ohio.
Fourteen members of the House are
foreign-born, Cochran and Mcmillan, of
New York, in Ireland; McKinlay, of
California; Campbelll. of Kansas, and
Hughes, of West Virginia. in Canada;
Kahn, of California; Bartholdt, of Mis-
souri,, and Kustermann, of Wisconsin, in
England; McLachlan, of California. and
Wilson. of Pennsylvania, in Scotland;
SABBATH of Illinois, in Bohemia. and Lin
bergh, of Minnesota. in Sweden.
Ex-senator Spooner was in town the
other day, happy as clam at high tide,
with good stories for everybody. but
nary word of politics. Senator Spoon
er says he is out of politics for good.
and making money and won't talk poll
tics. and so there! Just the sarne, one
of the brainieSt men who ever filed 4
seat in the United States Senate quit
politics when Senator Spooner retired.
Capt. Seth Bullock, the mighty hunt
er from South Dakota, was a guest of
the President at the New Years recep-
ton, and Mrs. Bullock was among the
ladies invited to the Blue Parlor.
st. Gaudens's $40 Lady and the
Eagle" is now at a premium and soar
ing. The Government couldn't stand
for the racket about the absurd numer-
ais, and had to substitute plain figures
for the Roman lettering, as 1908 would
have spread over the face of the coin
to the obliteration of all else, and had
to take the wire edge off the coin so it
would stack, and do some other things
to it, and it is now practically new
coin. The coin collectors of the coun-
try have almost swamped the Treasury
Department in their demands for the
first edition" of the coin. A premium
of SIS is now being paid for it. The lady
on the new coin doesn't wear any more
clothes, nor has she used a brush on
her head thatch yet. The first edition
was only 5000, and was in great de-
mand by members of Congress for
Christmas presents. The Mint was en-
gagged upon them only two days, when
orders came to stop coming.
carry, the torpedo-boat destroyers which
are next to be built for the Navy will
make a speed of 30 knots an hour and
will burn oil. This will be an important
departure in the construction of these
vessels. The speed of the latest destroy
ers authorized is 2S knots an hour, and
it is believed this can be increased to 80
by burning oil.
The adoption of liquid fuel requires
mr. iCin fn ycfnr
ton to boats upon which it is consumed
The English navy has established a sys-
tenn of maintaining permanent reser-
voirs on land and tank service afloat,
and it is believed a similar arrangement
will be made by this Government.
Provision is made in the new battle
ships for using Oil for auxiliary pur-
poses, and the latest vessels designed
provide storage room for oil.
The jokemakers at the Navy Depart
ment, some of whom are Navy officers,
have been busy ever since 1t was decided
that DR.. Stokes, staff officer of high
standing in the Medical Corps, was to
command the hospital ship Relief, now
at Mare Island.
Have you heard who is to command
the Glacier "a supply ship 2" one of
these professional humorists asked.
NO"
''Why. Mr.. Iceman. of course"
The same class Of authorities at the
Department are assigning local coal
dealers to command of the coliiers, and
one of the most popular barkeeps in
town to the command of the Navy's sole
tank ship, the Arethusa
Neither a borrower or a lender be-
but there comes a request to the War
Department to "lend' that is UNIQUE
and it is really being considered wheth-
er the odd request shall not be granted
Representatives Of the New York Hip
podrome have asked the Government to
loan them some gattling guns. They
are not satisfied with any old gun, but
want gatling guns which were captured
in the Philippines in the campaign there
of Gen. Lawton. The scene that is to
have the guns in 1t is to be very realis-
tic, and gatlings are wanted that have
seen service.
1t has been decided that instead of a
big stick the blowsy-headed Hecate on
the ST. Gaudens coin holds a torch.
Glory be! And that means fire and
fight! Whereas on the old coin the Sc
up arrows and the olive branch of
peace! Sure and we have fallen on evil
days.
Representative Burgess, of Texas,
thinks that the Republican Party is
hopelessly divided on Presidential can
didates. and that is to be the saving Of
the Democratic Party. 1t isn't, and 1t
won't The Republican Party can get
together mighty quick when it gets
ready.
The Senate Committee on Military At
fairs spent on the investigation of the
Brownsville shooting affray, now in
progress, over $4,000 between July 1,
1906, and June 80, 1907, according to
the report of the Secretary of the SEN
ate, just published. Most of the items
are for travelling and other expenses of
witnesses, and stand between 500 and
$500 each. The largest item is $3,739,
for reporting and transcribing the hear
ings.
The money has been paid out of the
fund of the Senate. under a
resolution passed Jan. %, 1907. Since
that time the committee has held a
number of meetings and examined a
number of additional witnesses.
The Secretary's report gives the sep
arate items, but does not give the total.
A number of the items are for expenses
incurred by the members of the COM
mittee in attending the sessions and
participating in the inyesfipa