The National tribune., 1908-10-15

$500 to tsao q year. beginning last
Thursday. both because OF "pernicious
political activity"
Cox. while clerk, refused to with
draw from his aRtive canvass as q Pro-
| hibition candidats for Clerk Of Craw-
ford County. Ill.,. saying he understood
It was none OF the Departments busi-
ness so long as he performed his duties
satisfactorily.
Thomas was Chairman Of the District
Republican Committee, and the Com
mission sustained complaints against
him Of Obnoxious activity" but In view
Of his coed reputation and record he
was not removed. He was required to
resign his Chairmauship.
The typhoen which ragged in Manila
harbor last Sunday week extended over
q wide area and did several hundred
thousand dollars damage. The artil-
lery barracks at Stotsenburg were de-
stroyed, and the troops are camping in
tents The cavalry barracks-were also
badly damaged, and the total loss at
the post Is estimated at $4,000
The schooners Lucia and Soledad
were wrecked on Mindora coast during
the storm on Sept. 81. and an the pas
sengers and crew of the So1edad but
enc were drowned. Capt. J. G.. Helm
schein and nine members Of the crew
Of the Lucia were, also drowned.
There was rarely pleasing two hours
at the White House one day last week,
when some welsh warbfers' wandered
In and unloosed their voices for the
President They were the Mountain
Ash Male Voice Party of Wales" Their
House in the afternoon. where they
sang for the President and Mrs. Roese-
,velt, members Of the Cabinet and a
small party Of guests. For nearly two
hours these Cornwall miners sang their
folksongs, anthems Of their forefather5,
mountain melodies and English songs.
With some trepidation the Welshmen
ventured to sing Lesiie's "The Veteran"
thru which the melody of God Save
the King runs buoyantly. They also
sang ''The Star Spangied Banner Men
of Harlech," "MOrfa Rhuddlan," "Oid
Black Joe,'' Marches Of the Arena
"Homeward Bound" "Fy Man, (my
mother), and wound up with an ar
rangemert Of Welsh melodies.
Serg't Mingo Sanders. of the colored
troops. discharged by President Roose-
veIt for participation in the Brownsville
raid, has sent the President letter
requesting that he be reinstatcd in the
Army. -
Accompanying the letter Is an afiida-
Wit from Sanders, denying he took part
in the shooting up of Brownsville, or
that he had any knowledge of who did
the shooting. He claims to have been
asleep at the post on the night of the
trouble. Sanders points to his record
of six discharges after meritorious SER
vice, and his seventh discharge without
honor"
The President modified his order of
discharge of the troops about year
ago, and under 1t each discharged SOL
dier applying to re-enlist can be taken
individually by the enlisting officer. Il
is understood the soldier with a good
record. who will swear that he took no
part in the outrage and has no kno.yl-
edge Of the guilty persons. can be re-
enlisted.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt attended the
tennis tournament at Chevy Chase the
other day, going out Ga horseback at
tended by a groom only. She wore
pretty gray habit. quite short, and soft
felt hat of the same color turned back
from the face. Miss Roosevelt does not
ride astride now. When younger she
rode that way a few times.