The National tribune., 1909-07-29

Mr. WI Choo Chu. son of Minister
Wa. of China, has arrived at the Laga-
tion after year spent abroad. His
wife has been with the Wus all the time
Will they break into Congress? The
women of Colorado are going to try IL
on, anyway. Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker,
formerly President of the National Fed
Grafton of Woman's Clubs and resi-
dent of Denver, IS to be candidate.
Mrs. Decker is a handsome woman has
a Very strong personality, is a good
business woman and is rich. If the wo-
men of Colorado stick by her and can
force the nomination, they can probably
force the election, and Congress would
have to do the rest. There is not a line
in the Constitution or in any rule of
Congress that would debar the entrance
of women if they are properly elected,
but Congress might choose to make
ruling if it thought that its sacred halls
were to be entered by "petticoats."
The other day a small newsboy who
sells papers at the foot of the Senate
steps at the Capitol got discouraged
because his goods were no good. He
cried a little, and then he laid himself
down under the shade OF one of the
big stone steps, and with his bunch of
Hnsold ''papes" for a pillow laid his lit
tie tanned cheek on his dirty tanned
Crane and former Senator Hemenway.
of Indiana, came out and found little
Joe asleep. The Massachusetts Senator
stopped and put piece of money in
one of the dirty paws, thinking it would
awaken the lad, but il didn't. His tear
stained little face lay on his doubled
fist and he slept on. Then Senators
Crane and Hemenway played game
on the youngster They emptied their
pockets OF pennies. dimes and nickels,
and they laid them all over that boy
from his tiny brown chin to his 10 dirty
little toes. along one outstretched arm
and all over his bare chest. Just as
they had finished the decoration-hn-
ished because the change gave out
Senator Roots bubble wagon came toot-
ing up and nearly ran over little Joe,
who Sprang up alert and amazed as the
''change" ratified down on the stone
pavement. He turned pale under the
tan and grabbed his worn pocket, but
his few pennies were there intact. Then
he swooped down on the copper and
silver lying at his feet and raked it in,
while the two Senators walked away.
quite happy in the unutterable happi-
ness of the little newspaper boy about
the Capitol.
"Gee,''
That was all the kid said. but die
tionary full of words would have been
no more expressive.
Alabama has a new daughter. Well
perhaps she ought not to be credited to
the whole State, Just because her dot
ing papa has the honor to represent
that State in part in Congress; but Capt
Richmond Pearson Hobson is so diffuse
in his attributes that he really seems to
be the whole thing. and so this neg lit
tie daughter comes in for a share of
his diffuseness. This is the second child
born to Capt and Mrs. Hobson, tire first
child being a son. Capt. Hobson was
known as the champion kisser of wo-
men before his marriage, as he is now
known as the champion of a larger
Navy. He's a pretty good sort, taken
all in all, and has heaps of friends,
both he and his beautiful wife, but he
ss an extremist.
Mrs. Robert J. Wynne. wife of former
Consul-GeneraI Wynne, has returned
from London and will take up her resi-
derce in her beautiful home in Wash
ington, where she was so much loved.
Former Consul-General Wynne will
probably return in a few weeks, but it
is not known what his business ar
rangements will be.
On account of i'll health John w
0'Hara, American Consul at Santos
Brazil. has rendered his resignation to
the State Department. Mr.. O'Hara was
appointed Consul at Montivideo in 1905
from Indiana, and was transferred to
his present post in 1907. His successor
has not been named.
The proposition of Rodman Wana-
maker for the erection on the island in
New York Harbor on which stands old
Fort Lafayette of a heroic statue of an
Indian as a lasting memorial of fast
vanishing race is now before President
Taft. and may be submitted to Con
grcss for action. The old fort has been
dismantled. 1t was last used as a
magazine. Mr.. Wanamaker has received
a letter from Lieut.-Gen. Nelson \.
Miles, retired, heartily indorsing the
proposition.
Manhattan Island itself is a pretty
fair monument to the Indian, name and
all.
A cable message has been received at
The War Department which contains
good news for the friends of Lieut.
Wilson. from Gen. Duvall. commanding
the troops in the Philippines. saying
that Lieut.. Arthur L. Wilson. 9Th Cav,
IS improving and that his recovery is
assured. Lieut.. Wilson took part in
the engagement ~hich resulted in the
determination of Jikiri and his band of
outlaws. He was wounded in the neck
and arms with boios.
The fight to change the inaugural
date from March to April 80 is now
on, and it is TO be hoped that the
change will be made. Granted that we
make a festival pageant of ii when it is
purely political function. il yet re-
mains that most of our 80.000.000 OF
people love festivals and pageantry,
and having due regard for their Presi-
dent, regardless of his political affila-
tions want TO see him inaugurated with
proper accessories and all the pomp
permissible in q Republic. March is
q barbarous day in a temperate climate,
and everybody knows il. There is neith-
er sense nor sentiment in holding to
March A. because that was not the orig
inal inaugural day. while April sc was
President Roosevelt has now gratified
his thirst for killing. and is at work
with his writing A little later the
party will go to the Province of kenya,
which is the widest part of their route,
some of it never having been surveyed.
1t has recently been closed to travellers.
because a lot of man-eating lions were
rampaging the district. The former
President rounded up his three months
of killing with very sensational scene.
He got caught in river surrounded by
hippopotami of very peevish temper.
and Mr.. Roosevelt had the time of his
life in center shotting" some. which
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