The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

Fox died in this city last week. Sh
was buried by the side of her husband
the late War Secretary, Gustavus
FOX, for whom President Lincoln spe
cially created the office of AsSlstan
Secretary of the Navy.
Mrs Fox was the daughter of Lev
Woodbury., and tho born at Portsmouth
n. H, passed many years of her life il
Washington, where her father resided
during his long political career as Unit
ed States Senator, Secretary of th'
Navy, Secretary of the Treasury unde
President Jackson, and finally Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States. She was one of the las
survivors of those who were present OF
the United States ship Princeton Whel
the Secretary of State, Secretary of th'
Navy and many others We're killed by
the bursting of a gun which was free
as a salute in honor of the President.
In honor of the late President
Grover Cleveland, President Roosevelt
has ordered that the San Jacinto Ma
tional Forest in California be rechrls-
tened Cleveland National Forest. Il
was during Cleveland's Administrator
that the first National forests were
created and the present forestry policy
adopted 1t is said that the people OF
that section of the country do not relish
having an historic name changed in SO
summary a manner.
Mrs. Kern, wife of the Democratic
Vice Presidential nominee, is quite sure
that her husband will be elected, but
she is Just little hard on the sincerity
of women.
'You would be surprised" she said,
sat the people that have pledged us
. their support Then l think men are
more sincere than women, and L count
on what they tell me. AS l have found
1t. YOU can most generally depend on
the word of a man, but as for wo-
maxwell, I can't say. I think it Is
part of their social training to be a lit
tie 'insfncere every now and then. Men
generally mean what they say, and con-
sequently 1 feel much encouraged over
the good news 1 have received"
60 Following the publication of the Off
cial records of the Union and Confed-
crate armies, proposition is now be-
ing agitated to have Congress authorize
a similar publication of the military
records of the Mexican War.
1t is estimated that the publication
would make about six volumes, the cost
being Sill 900 per volume, If the pub
1ication is printed and distributed under
rules similar to those governing the
publication of the official records of the
civil war.
Rev. Zed COpp, of the District. would
turn the hands of the clock back few
years4if he had his way He declared
that the ducking-stool should be revived
and social ostracism practiced in order
to countcract these influences.
eve isolate those who spread conta-
eion and imprison those who take our
property" he said, land kill persons
who commit certain crimes Then,
why should those who kill regulations.
steal character and spread detrimental
lies go free?"
Rev. Zed is of the opinion that the
real criminal is not the man who steals
your purse, but the man who steals
your character Your purse can be
filled again, or q new purse can be
purchased any time, and there is al
most no end to human endeavor, until
the snconscionable scandal lover gets
busy with your name, and then good-by
any further chance to fill your purse II
the Ieprous-minGed evil speaker is not
muzzled. There are people in the world
wEo would rather believe the i'll things
tI.an the good ones about you, and
there are always Pecksniffs. 1t takes
but a lift of the eyebrows, shrug OF
the Shoulders, a knowing smile, to set
your mountaineering lover afoot, and
rat running amuck with the plague
IS no more dangerous, in the opinion
of the Rev. Zed Copp.
Again the Abruzzi-Elkins affaire de
occur comes to the front, and this time
In a most obtrusiye fashion, as the all
the details had been absolutely settled
Word comes from Rome that the King
of Italy has decided to make the we'd
ding day of the distinguished couple one
of great importance to his subjects In
the first place, he will declare a holiday
for everybody. Then he will issue a
proclamation of general amnesty,
whereby certain offenders, particularly
of political character, whether ban
tshed or out of the country of their
own accord. will be allowed TO return
and enjoy again the full privileges of
citizenship.
The total number of absentees from
the Atlantic battleship feet when il
left San Francisco was 129 enlisted
men. There are about $4,000 men with
the feet. The absentees, therefore, arc
about one per cent of the full enlisted
complement of the vessels. Officials of
the Navy Department believe that not
more than one-quarter of this number
have deserted. The small percentage
of absentees proves to the satisfaction
of the Navy Department officials that
the world cruise Is popular with the
enlisted men.
The largest number of seamen miss
Ing from any one vessel was %. from
the New Jersey The Kearsarge had a
full enlisted complement, with none
missing Since leaving Hampton Roads
last December the total assertions from
The battleship fleet have reached 693,
or about seven per cent.
Senator Thomas Collier Plat, who
celebrated his 18th birthday anniver-
sary July Is, has been in politics so
long that he is no stranger to anyone
taking an interest in public affairs He
sprang into real prominence when, fol-
lowing Roscoe Conkling's dispute with
President Garfield over the New York
Collectorship appointment, he with
drew from the United States Senate
simultaneously with Conkling. whose
public career was ended by that act.
For thus acting in accordance with
Conkling. Plat became known as me.
Too, This sobriquet stuck to him for
many years, and is still heard. Mr..
Plat was born July Is, 1888, in Owe
go, NJ Y. He is at the head of the
United States Express Company. is still
in the Senate. and is likely to serve out
Mr.. Platts domestic tranquiiities
nave quite recently furnished matter
for newspaper aotoriety.
Another case of chickens being
counted before they were Matched. The
War Department has been notified that
fbe hiq war game that was fought the