The National tribune., 1908-10-15

drome, while In fight. has not been In
a. condition satisfactory to his physi-
clans the last few days, and visitors
have been denied access to him, Even
Lieut.. Lahm. of the Signal Corps, was
refused admission to the sick room on
his return from st. Joseph, MO-, with
Lieut.. FouIois and the non-commis-
Stoned officers and men Of the aerial
squad, which has been practicing there
with the Baldwin army dirfgible No. L.
The change in Mr. Wrights condition
Is not regarded as serious, but he VIII
be confined to his bed for at least two
months.
Unless the present plans OF the Navy
Department are changed the Atlantic
battleship feet will come homo direct
to Hampton<Roads. The feet, accord
ing to the present plans. will remain
two or three days in Hampton Roads
velt. then go to New York, to remain
five or six days, to give the men shore
leave. Then the fleet will 60 to Guam
tanamo for target practice.
This Is the first official admission that
Hampton Roads would be the home
destination Of the feet The greatest
consideration which Influenced the Sc
OF t1dHIptOU ttOduS - TIC diilooS
unlimited amount OF anchorage faciti-
tiles to be had there, tho the question
of climatic conditions being more favor
able at the Virginia port has had some
weight, as has had, also, the less i'm
portant, tho sentimental one, OF hA"ing
the ships return to the place whence
they started on their long Journey.
4 good many Government clerks OK
botf, parties are wondering just what
partisan politics" consist of. They are
abjured to go home and vote. yet are
afraid that that may be construed as
''pernicious activity" and their places
in Government employ may be the
price. They were all ordered cut Of
the active political work, and think
that voting Is about the most active OF
all political performances.
So general seems to be the condition
complained Of that 1t was announced
a few days ago at the White House that
the President would not consider 1t
perniciouS political activity on the part
of any employe In the classified service
in going to his home to vote at the COM
ing election. The President, In discuss
ing this subject, said 1T was The duty OF
every employe Of the Government who
is entitled to q vote to go, to his home
and cast that ballot for his chosen cam
didate.
The President himself always exer-
cfses the right to vote. and frequently
is put to great Inconvenience ana loss
of time tn so doing. Arrangements al
ready have been male for the Presi-
dents trip. He viii Iea7e Washington
for Oyster Bay on the night of Nov. 2,
and will vote early In the morning. Bis-
special train will reach Washington on
the return trip about o'clock on the
night Of election day, IN tifie for the,
President to receive the returns at the
White House.
The White House faces north, and
from the great pOrtico under whose
lofty roof have passed all the great
men Of our country and nyriads OF
those Of other countries, you hook
straight mp 18th street across Lafayetts
Park, and over the head Of Gen. Scott,
who sits eternaIly pointing to the White
House, which he was destined never to
enter as President. That park is one
Of the beauty spots Of Washington, even
II the Lafayette Monument is freak.
The Rochambeau Statue which holds
down the southeast corner. is o work
of art, but that has nothing to do with
this story. The wide avenue which
bears the unmusical, unclassical and
stereotyped name 18th St." ought to
a
Avenue" would be all right, and Ave
nue. Of the Presidents" has been sug-
gested. Somebody also suggested
"washington Ave." which would not
be 80 good. The naming OF the street
has not much to do vita this story, eth
er. Sixteenth street runs on out over
a considerable hill. which is known as
Meridian Hights. And thereby hangs
a story which is not a part of this
,;f1 H,,< fr r.vfT3 fa1 fr1U
The Meridian Of washington is plant
ed In the center Of the great hall Of
the White House, and runs straight out
across the front yard" strikes Gen.
Scott in the left eye, and shoots on out
this 10Th st. That fs why the flights
where the street used to end are called
Meridian Hiil-or flights" And now
to the real story. The Meridian Hights
citizens, all Of whom write their checks
for millions as you would write yours
for dollar. have petitfoned the Com
missioners Of the District to have erect
ed on the Nights. directly across 10th
ST., a great stone arch, (which shall be
dedicated to the everlasting Union Of
the States" This arch is to be Of white
granite or Of marble. 1t is greet
fdea-a magnificent one, in fact.
Robert McCulfc, fuI1-blooded sioux
Indian, went on the warpath here in
Washington the other night, and pound
cd a man TIL he died Of his injuries.
Robert, who Is about SO years old, was
In love with q girl Of 16, in the house
where he boarded The man who has
come to his death at the hands Of the
redskin told the girls mother she was
foolish to permit her daughter to go
with man so much older than she,
and McCuIic resented the mans but
ting in" so to speak. He sought Fink,
and found him in bed, and tho Fink
was q much younger man the Indian
was bigger and stronger. and he made
short work Of his victim. McCulic Is
held for the Grand Jury.
DIR. WI Ting-fang, Chinese Minister
to the United States, and Secretary of
State Eiihu Root have signed an arbi-
tration treaty between the United
States and China.
Tho convention Is similar to these ne
gotiated by Secretary Root last Winter
with several European powers. 1t pro-
vides for the adjustment by arbitration
Of practically all disputes between the
countries, and Will remain In force for
a period of five years from the date
of its ratification by both Nations. 1t
will be transmitted to the Senate for its
approval next session.
"Sfnall and Earlies'' are the social
features of the White House Just now.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
somebody to dinner with them almost
every night. and have recently given
several box parties at the theater. Last
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt en-