The National tribune., 1909-12-23
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going to try to secure a new tribal home
in Mexico, and these two chiefs have
departed on their mission to negotiate
with President DiaZ. Only full-bloOded
Osages were sent on the mission, and
by the way there are only few full
have reservation in Oklahoma, and
are considered to be the richest Indians
individually in the world.
There is a new statue in the Hall of
| Horrors, placed there last week by
South Carolina. 1t is seven-foot mar
BILE statue of John c. Calhoun, which is
the work of F. w. Ruchtell. a New
York sculptor. The statue was present
ed by the Statue Commission of South
Carolina, and il is expected that the
unvailing will take place early in jan
uary. 1t looks to be very fine piece
of work, and certainly closely resembles
the photographs of the fiery old South
ern politician. Nobody can object to
the statue of Calhoun, and South Caro-
lima has certainly done herself an honor
in sending a representative man to the
Temple of Fame"
The Government Inspectors held up
q carload of cattle here which were
shipped from New York and consigned
to Virginia believing that the cattle
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were held by the Inspectors, because a
certificate showing that they had been
given the tuberculosis test was not upon
the car. The laws of Virginia Stipulate
that all cattle crossing the State lines
must have undergone the tuberculosis
test, and a certificate to that effect must
accompany each shipment.
The man Early, upon whom the taint
lnf lanrpSy fastened nv tho District
of Columbia authorities, promises fair
to equal the who Struck Billy Patter-
son" case. Early got well away from
Washington and out of the clutches of
the law here, and if he had had any
sense he would have remained away,
because he was absolutely free in New
York City and was also a free agent on
the farm where he had sequestered
himself for several months, and where
he was able to take care of himself and
family without being questioned by
anyone. Early says that he came back
to Washington to arrange to secure his
pack pension, which he had not yet re-
ceived. This is an incredible story, as
Early would be able TO get his pens.cr
any place that he chose. and it was not
necessary for him to come to Washing
ton to secure it. There Is kind of
Isneaking idea that Early came back
hoping to be arrested by the Washing
ton authorities as he was, and make up
a case for damages against them, as
several very eminent physicians have
repeatedly stated that Early has not
and never had leprOsy, just as The Ma
tional Tribune stated at the time. The
health authorities of the District
thought Early had leprosy. and they
propose to stick to il, whether or no,
there being several eminent physicians
who hold to the theory that Early had
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be permitted to be at large. For awhile
1T looked as tho Early would go to Jail
for life in the District, because he would
not appear before the court for exam
ination, and the Judges said he would
have to stay in jail until he did appear
in person; but he was put in box car
finally and taken to New York, and it
is said that now he is in seclusion there.
Those who have seen Early now declare
that he has not the remotest kind of
skin disease.
Our new Potomac Park, down beyond
the monument, is to be beautified by
japanese cherry trees. Col Cosby, Su-
perintendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds, has been informed by Jukio
OZaki, the Mayor of Tokyo Japan, that
the 1000 cherry trees which were pre-
sented to the city of Washington, have
arrived at Seattle, and will be shipped
at once to this city. The Mayor of
Tokyo said in his letter: 1T gives me
great pleasure to inform you that the
corporation of Tokyo, at a recent meet
ing of its Councils, resolved to present
1000 japanese cherry trees to the Gov
ernment of the United States for the
use of the city of Washington" And
the Mayor goes on to say: THE cherry
trees are extensively cultivated in this
country, and are the most admired of
the nnWprinp Ton
representative kinds have been selected,
and beg to assure you that it will re-
main to the citizens of Tokyo & pleas
ing memory. as well as matter of civic
pride, to know that their small Offering
will be permitted to contribute to the
of the great Republic which they all
admire
Mr.. Hefiin, of Alabama, who very
largely miSrepreSentS his district in that
Southern State, is the "gen'lman, suh,"
who was nursed by a negro NANNY and
probably taught most of his manners by
her. but he can't afford in his maturer
years to sit beside one of these dear old
black loyal mammies, who have more
sense than some of the kids they nursed
ever had in their whole lives. He is
also the gentleman who periodically gets
in rows in the street cars before ladies, |
anu CdiIitS a piStoI anu IldhtS scenes
whenever 1t is possible to enter into a
controversy with colored person. The
gentleman from Alabama has intro
duced Jim Crow bill in Congress max
ing II unlawful for street car companies
TO allow white and coiored passengers
in the same compartment The gentle
man from Alabama, Mr.. Heflin, intro
duced this bill in the last session, and
it was while the bill was pending that
he got into a row with a negro and shot
UP the atmosphere. but didn't hit the
negro and badly wounded Walter Nc
Creary, rack track man. Altho the
man from Alabama was arrested and
charged with assault with dangerous
weapon, he never has been brought to
trial and probably never WILL as he
played the baby act to be free of annoy
ance from the District Court. Wash
ington would be in fine fix should the
Jim Crow law go into effect, and while
her colored citizens would be able to
ride her white ones would probably
have to walk. The bill provides a pen
atty of 800 for each offense on the part
of companies to fail to run separate
cars for white and negro passengers
Very few people have any idea of the