The National tribune., 1909-02-25

| venomous Wirz in theirs. They know
| what beast he was, and they are in
censed that the women of the South
should select such a creature to repre-
| sent the men of the South who fought
gallantly and well, if mistakenly The
poor Georgia women did not klrow unit
after they had been and gone and
done it, that Wirz was not even 4
naturalized citizen of the United States
and was such man as would today be
hred back If he attempted 20 land on
soil protected by the American Flag.
He could speak only broken English
and was the type of man who become
anarchists
The Daughters of the Confederacy Of
Georgia have made terrible blunder
They would have done S;nuch better had
| they spent their money in providing for
the needs of their veterans and those
dependent upon them. But The Ma
tional Tribune is always willing to help
those in dire distress, and again sug-
gests that out in the malefactors' cor
ner of Mt Olivet cemetery. of Wash
ington, d. c., the Capital of the Nation.
there is an unmarked grave. 1t has
only a number in the cemetery books.
But in the secret archives of the ceme-
terry and of the church viii be found
name, and brief record, and the
name is Henry Wirz. and the record
is that he was hung for violation of the
commonest principles OF the laws OF
war. At least that is the record.
whether it is preserved in the secret
archives or not. That monument might
be used to mark the real grave.
1t is stated. with some air of truth,
THAT Secretary of the Treasury George
B. Cortelyou has accepted the Presi-
dency of the Consolidated Gas Com
pany of New York. Mr.. CorteIyou de-
clines to make any statement at all.
and this goes to prove that he can have
the office if he wants it.
The very aristocratic american
House of Lords tried its best to keep
President-elect Taft from looking for
ward to automobile luxuries when he
should enter the White House, brt
failed The House put the clause back
in the bill and refused to agree to let 1t
go out. So $4,000 has been set aside
to buy automobiles and keep them in
repairs for President" Taft The Sem
ate is pretty old fashioned, you know.
Many of the older members of that
body walk to the Capitol. Or use the
street cars. Some of the very wealthy
Senators carry a heap OF sty:e' in
their homes, but as whole the mem
very plain livers. They have comfort
able homes, where 1t is a pleasure to
go on occasions, but only a few of them
have womenkind who care to 'tsplurge"
A few of them have autos, but most OF
them who drive at all have nice COM
Portable broughams and big fat safe
horses to carry them around.
There is one member of the House
who wouldn't give one horse for
whole factory full of automobiles. That
IS Gen. Sherwood. of Ohio. Gen. Sher-
wood has spanking team of horses
which he brought from Ohio, and he
treats his friends to many fne rides.
He has no use for buzz wagon.
A Washington shoemaker has meas
ured the President for pair of stout
calfskin shoes, to be worn By him on
his African trip. OF course there will
be two or three pairs of these shoes.
for the President will wear them out
rapidly. They come very high about
the calf of the leg.
The material of which the shoes are
made is known as gunmetal leather.
said to be waterproof The Presidents
feet are smaller than the average for
man of his size-he weighs a little
above 200 and wears No. shoes-but
these shoes are made extra large, for
Mr.. Roosevelt usually wears two pairs
of thick socks when performing his
feats in pedestrianism.
The President expressed general sat
isfaction with the shoes. but stipulated
that the soles be filled with hobuails III
order to prevent slipping.
Baron Takahira, japanese Embassa-
dor, was scheduled TO speak at a great
Lincoln meeting in Peoria, ILL., on Feb
ruary IL. but cancelled the engagement,
because of i'll health,'' as stated. The
diminuitive ambassador may not be
well, but he certainly is able to attend
to everything going on here. 1t may
be that he does not want to go very far
from the President until all this Jap
huliabooloo is at an end.
President Roosevelt has received an
invitation which he would have been
delighted to accept, but was forced 10
decline. He was invited to attend the
celebration at Geneva, Switzerland, in
honor of the 400th anniversary of the
birth OF John Calvin (Cauvin), which
will take place July 10. next. Presi-
dent Roosevelt in declining said that
he could not accept, as he would not
be in Europe next year. This. of
course, must put an end to all the
stories about the great things that
| ''Ex"-President Roosevelt will meet UP
with when he visits Europe this Sum-
mer."
Indiana is waking up. A movement
is on foot TO purchase the Harrison
homestead at Vincennes. The house
was built in 1904 on the bank of the
Wabash River, and was the home OF
William Henry Harrison while he was
Governor of the Northwest Territory.
President Benjamin Harrison was born
there. 1t is thought the State Legis-
lature. now in session, will make an
appropriation to buy this homestead
and il should do so.
The memorial services for thu late
Senator Allison were held last Satur-
day in the United State Senate. and
there was really some feeling displayed.
Never before in the history of the
| United States Senate have SO many
Senators asked to speak as they did
| at the memorial session to the late
Senator Allison. Eighteen of the Sena-
tors, including some of the strong mer
in both parties, paid tribute to the iatt
| Nestcr of the Senate. Some of then
served y great many years with him in
the Senate and some in the House o
II esentatiyes.
Andrew II. Price. formerly membel
of Congress from the Third district o
/ Louisiana, died at his home in La
4 he Do isI ort