The National tribune., 1908-08-06

Taft sat for a particularly good photo-
graph to the Washington Photographic
A few months later. when the Repuo-
lican National Committee wanted q
photo to put on its posters, it sent 20
Mr.. Taft. and he Immediately sent
lot of his most approved pictures. The
committee proceeded TO lithograph
those photos without credit, and III,
photos are copyrighted, and there you
are
The Post Office Department in Wash
ington has inaugurated the collection
of mail in this city in automobiles II
the experiment succeeds, the auto coli
lection will probably spread to other
cities of any great size. 1t is thought
that the collection by means of autos
will greatly facilitate the collecting of
mail.
One million copies of the speech Of
acceptance of Judge William H. Taft rs
Republican Presidential candidate Will
be printed in pamphlet form for gem
eral distribution over the United States
The distribution will be made chiefly
thru Chairmen of Republican State
Committees The bulk of this litera-
ture will be-sent to sections in which
the result of the election is looked upon
as in any way doubtful.
According to the terms of m act of
the last session of Congress removing
restrictions on the alienation of land
owned by members of the Five Civilized
Tribes of Indians in Oklahoma. which
went into effect Monday last alb Dut p
O0o, 900 acres of land which has been
tied up has become available TO pur-
chasers.
Acting Secretary Frank Pierce, of the
Interior Department, gave out the fol-
lowing statement showing The effect of
the law:
1.-THE act removes all restrictions from
the alienation of the lands of 55.01I
members of The Five Civilized Tribes
and also removes the restrictions from
all the lands except the homesteads of
6,1O3 more Indians of those tribes. The
first item of 65,017 includes all Indians
having less than one-half Indian blood
and also the freedmen and intermarried
whites. The second item of 6.103 are
the members of the tribes which have
from one-half to three-fourths Indian
blood. The entire population OF the
Five Civilized Tribes. according to the
approved enrolment, is 101.227, which
leaves only 30,107 unaffected.
1.-The restrictions on these 30,101 II
dams may be removed in individual
cases by the Secretary of the Interior on
proper showing that the Indian is quail
tlleO 10 lIht CdEt VI HIS ONu oiidAA .
There are only about $4,000 Indians in
Oklahoma. outside of the Five Civilized
Tribes The law will go far toward
putting the lands owned by the Indian
portion of the population of Oklahoma
on q footing with that of other residents
OF the Territory.
Presidents and Presidential candi
dates are easy prey for the evil-doer to
whom life is cheap thing to be taken
at will AS the steamer Island Queen
was conveying Judge Taft and party
of distinguished gentlemen up the Ohio
River the boat was fired upon from the
shore Several shots from the spent
charge hit, but did not seriously injure,
Mrs. Charles 3. Russell, of this city.
who was standing with her husband
near the rail on the deck, directly be-
low where Mr.. Taft was at the time
standing
Very few of those on the steamer
knew OF the occurrence, and Judge Taft
was not told.
The Island Queen had steamed slowly
around the bend at Dayton, KY. and
was near the middle of the river when
persons leaning on the larboard rail saw
q man emerge from the cabin of a
6hanty boat moored on the Ohio bank
and fire shotgun. He was in his shirt
sleeves and wore straw hat
Mrs. Russell gave scream, and said
she had been shot. She was hurried
into the cabin, where it was found she
was not seriously injured. One shot
had penetrated the skin over her left
eye, and another had struck her on the
chin.
TIL edistance from the shore was so
great that the charge of shot had al
most spent itself when it reached the
boat. A number of the pellets pierced
har A standing nv
Mrs. Russelrs chair was also hit by one
of the shot, but he was not hurt.
The officers of the boat said they
would make an investigation to learn
the identity of the man who fired the
gun.
Headquarters of the Republican Con-
gressicnat Committee have been opened
In New York City, and Representative
Mckinley. of Illinois. has accepted the
Craftsmanship and will manage the Con-
gressional campaign. Representative
Loudenslager. of New Jersey, is the
Secretary of the committee.
United States Senator Thomas S. Mar
tin, of Albemarle, who attended the
AIbemarle horse show at Charlottesville,
had narrow escape a few days ago
while passing the gate leading from the
show ring. The big stallion, On Guard,
dashed out ard attacked the Senator
vfciously, striking him with its hoofs.
Senator Martin closed in on the horse
grabbing the bride and jerking the ami
mai down, thus avoiding being knocked
down and trampled.
Presidential Nominee Taft has just
taken out tremendous insurance on
his life A New York company has in
sured him for 100000 at five per cent
It is stated that ex-President Cieve-
lands fortune amounted to the goodly
sum of $250,000.
James H Budd. former Governor OF
California and long prominent in Demo.
cratic politics, died at his home In
Stockton. Cal. last week, after an ILL
ness of fortnight of uraemia. aged So
Mr.. Budd was elected TO Congress and
served from 1888 to 1885. but declined
denomination. He was Governor from
1894 to 1898.
Fourteen insane soldiers. who devel
oped mental weaknesses while serving
in the Philippines. arrived in this cit,
last week under escort, from the Gen
eral Army Hospital at Preside. Cal.
and have been admitted to the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane at st
Elizabeth.
The detachment which was in chargr
of Capt Duncan, of the Medical Corps
of the Army, numbered % men. Ali o.
the insane soldiers, with one exception
are white. They were all in good physi
cal condition on arriving il this city
having withstood the long journey @ell
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