The National tribune., 1909-12-16

Washington is really and truly f
have brand new Jail if Warden Nc
Kee and the President have their wa,
about 1t. The Jail has been inspected
by the District officials and has beer
pronounced the worst ever"
Senator Tillman, who is noted fol
using sharp-pointed things like pitch
forks with a great deal of vigor, has
been putting in his time of late by
escorting crowd of very handsome
women around the Capitol much to the
disgust of the guides, who are thus
cheated out of handsome fees. Senator
Tillman is very fond of the society
of women, and he is also connoiSseu1
in describing the paintings in the ro-
tunda. Senator Tillman, when in the
presence of ladies, is a very charming
gentleman, and it is only when he gets
into the arena of the Senate that he
dons his fighting clothes.
Former Consul-General Bob Wynne
was in the press gallery the other day
hobnobbing with the newspaper men,
with whom he was king up to the time
he became Consul l-General to London.
President Taft is very much interest
ed in the National Red Cross Society,
of which he is president. When he was
elected President of the United States
1t was thought that he probably would
not care to bother with the National
Red Cross Society, but he Immediately
announced that he wanted to be its
president, and didn't care to retire.
OF course, the society was delighted to
be able to retain him.
1t is proposed to place the statue
of John Brown OF Kansas in the
Hall Of Fame at the United States
Capitol The resolution for this pro-
Sect was adopted at the John Brown
Anniversary Celebration held last week
at the Galbraith Methodist Episcopal
Church. The resolution set forth the
tact that the statue of Robt- z. Lee
is there and that it is fitting that there
should also be one of the iiberator of
the colored race" If this statue of
John Brown would be fianked on one
side by that of Robt. E. Lee and on
the other side by the statue of Jeffer-
son Davis, which Mississippi has voted
TO place in the Hall of Horrors, it
Certainly would be a good story of
the eternal fitness Of things. But won't
there be things doing when John
Browns statue is carted up there for
acceptance. And yet-why not?
Secretary of War Dickinson, who
recommended an increase of nearly
zoe officers for the Army, doesn't seem
70 have impressed Congress very deep
ly. Capt. Hull, Chairman of the House
Committee, says that In 1901 his COM
mittee gave the Army what was con-
sldered at that time enough officers for
an army of $1,000 men, as requested
by the then Secretary of War. He
says that he doesn't think it is pos
sible to get anything like the increased
number asked for.
revived an old custom in the Supreme
Court of the United States Ever since
the Supreme Court body was oganized
quill pens have been provided for the
learned representatives of the law and
the Government attorneys appearing
before the court. When fountain pens
became popular the quilts yet remained
on the table in front of the bar. One
day the Attorney Generals brand new
fountain pen. refused to write, as he
had forgotten to fill it, and he grabbed
Quill and dashed off his signature
with that. Now he uses the quill con-
stantly when he is in the Supreme
Court. Just as is always the case, 9TH
ers have followed his example, and
new supply of quills has been laid in
for the officials of the court.
Marking the graves of the Confed-
crate dead has proved much larger
Job than was anticipated. 1t will prob
ably take nearly all of next year, it
Is said, to mark the graves of those
who died in Northern prisons and are
buried somewhere in the North Sec
retary of War Dickinson has asked for
an extension of time for performing
this work. Gen. Oates has been enthu-
eiastically at work, but the task is
still incomplete. and he thinks it will
take quite another IL months to do the
work properly.
Col John S. Mosby, who lives in this
city. and is an attorney in the Depart
ment of Justice, last week reached his
96th milestone. Col. Mosby, who was
The commander of a gang of guerrillas
during the war, is somewhat bent, with
snow-white hair and whiskers and
bears the marks of his age
People who come to. Washington to
visit have always been exceedingly anx-
aous to see pictures of the members of
the Roosevelt family, but Washington
has practically forgotten them, as Wash
sngton is tickle always and fond of
speeding the departing guest. and there |
are few reminders left in the city of
this famous and popular family. Their /,
photographs have been removed from
the studio, windows, and are no longer
pointed out by the itinerary guide. In
the lecture hall at the National Museum
IueFe IS Deautl1uily carved Chinese
frame, and IL holds the picture of
typical Oriental beauty, with her slant
black eyes, high, yellowish cheeks and
hair of raven hue, hands loaded TO the
knuckles with Jewels of every descrip-
tton. and nails like birds claws, sur
rounded by lanterns and entire Oriental
environment. When visitors say, "Oh.
show US the picture of Alice Roosevelt"
the guides point this out, and say 1t is
the picture of her in the dress she wore
while in the Philippines. 1t is not and
never was meant to be, but the story
goes just the same.
Orders directing the dismissal of
three apprentices and a plate printer,
employed at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, charged with hazlng one
of their fellow-employes, were issued
last week by Secretary MacVeagh, of
the Treasury Department They were
Immediately transmitted to Director
Ralph, and the employees in question
were notified that their services will be
dispensed with.
This is the first time since the Bureau
has been in existence that dismissals
have followed from such cause For
years, ii is said, the apprentices have
maintained an informal organization
and have broken in new employees
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