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, has suffered tts eighth less within
year. The arat death was that of
Senator Russell A. Alger Of Michigan.
Then the venerable and beloved sena-
tors from Alabama, the Damon and
Pythias Of that body. Morgan and Pet
f1ls, both Of whom had passed the age
Of eighty years. suddenly went to their
graves in the recess of congress pre-
ceding the present session. Senator
Mallory Of Florida was the next to 60,
dying In the Christmas recess of this
session. Els death was followed, only
few weeks ago by the unexpected de-
mise of Senator Latimer of South
Carolina. who succum he'd comparative
ly early in life to q com bination of
stomach trouble and an operation for
appendicitis. which was found to have
been unnecessary. Then Senator Red
field Proctor Of Vermont passed away.
to be soon followed by Senator William
Pinkney Whyte of Aarylsau
Senate Hes Its Sueo-esitions.
Washingtoniaus ho.l fast to certain
well defined superstitions regarding
deaths in the senate Thus 1t was that
when Senator w Bryan. the youth
full successor OF Mallory took his seat
and the two new senators from Okla
homa had been sworn In and George
Peabody Wetmore was finally chosen
to succeed himself. thereby completing
a full mem bership of the senate for the
first time In many years. the veterans
Of the senate cham Der began to whis-
per among themselves. who will be
the nrst to def"
That there ia tradition Of the sen
ate that a full senate means an early
| death Of q senator can be readily con-
| frmed by the curious, but 1t would Lot
be an easy matter to ind out when and
where this grewsome tradition arose.
Senator Latimer. who died soon after
this tradition began to be whispered
about was one OF the men in the SEN
, ate whose deaths were the least ex-
pected.
| Deaths In Congress
! There is another common superst-
ton about deaths in congress which
! usually verihes itself, and that Is that
! not fewer than three members of each
congress die before their terms e1-
pire. Already this number has been
exceeded in the Sixtieth congress-. al
though the Sixt1eth congress Is now
only four months old. Technically
Senators Morgan and Pettus should
. be added to the hst because they were.
until they died. entitled to sit in a
special session of the Si1tieth con-
gress, which really began its exist
ence March 4 last Az ne special SEES
sien was held. however. although the
members draw their salaries from
March 4, the congress has sat only
since the arst Monday in last Decem-
. Der.
/ Pressaent Reesevelt's Portrait.
Fer some time past President Roose-
welt has slippeA away frem bis many
duties at the White House to give half
an hours sitting for three-quarter
length portrait, which Is being painted
by P. A. Laszlo a noted Hungarian
artist, who has an Internal ional repu-
tation and who has painted portraits
of many of the crowned heads Of Eu-
rope Among the monarchs he paint
ed was the late King Carlos Of Por-
tugal. 1t was the last portrait for
which King Carlos sat and was paint
ed two years ago in Paris.
Mr. Laszlos commission to paint the
president was undertaken at the re-
quest Of Captain Arthur Lee Of Eng
land. who was formerly secretary of
the British embassy in Washington.
Captain Lee served with President
Roosevelt In Cuba. and the portrait
which Mr. Laszlo is engaged on viii
depict Colonel Roosevelt In rough
rider uniform. with whip and gloves in
hand
Invited to Firemen's Convention.
About six years ago President Roose-
welt was made an honorary member
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men when he attended the annual con-
vention Of that organization in Chat
tanooga. Nearly every year since he
has been invited to attend the conven-
tons. An invitation was extended
him the other day by j. j. Hanrahan,
grand master of the organization. who
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be held this year in September In Co
lumbus. O.. The president repeated
what he has so often said to others
that he will not accept any more in
vftatons this year
To Mark Soldiers Graves.
= Representative Porter Of New York,
at the request Of the Niagara Frontier
Landmarks association, has introduced
bill providing for the erection of
monument to the officers and en-
listed men who fell at the siege Of
Fort Erie in 1874 1t is proposed to
erect the monument at Fort Eiie, on
Canadian soil and the question IS
whether the United States t,on!d do
this. There II no precedent IL e.:,ll,
? gress for such a prefecture, f,y., i Is;
thought likely 1na3 live consent QI I!.e
Canadian goyet1>vt''t{ ,ogly1d j." *c,ur.
ed for the crettitt,s - M Recruitment.
Lneb Holds secretzriaI 3zc3rGs.
d. Secreta5! Lort> r2nlaFk&s5 "a 'gue Of