The National tribune., 1909-04-29

President Taft is having the time of
his life trying out new horses. On the
theory that merciful man is mercifui
to his breast, President Taft is trying to
find horse that is strong enough to
carry his 800 pounds weight. he has
had two horses already. and third is
now on The way to him from Hot
Springs. Ark. The new horse is de-
scribed as a handsome, heavyweight
bay, 16 hands high weighing 1900
pounds. The name of the horse is l'as-
sifern, in compliment to Tate Sterrett.
from whom he is purchased. fassifern
is the name of the Sterrett farm. Five
other horses We're shipped with FASH
fern, and it is said that they are for
members of the Cabinet.
The President reviewed the WASH
ington High School Cadets last Tues
day; and fine, manly lot of boys they
are, too most of them just about the
age of the boys who went out to fight
for the Flag in 1S61-65. They were led
by the Little Brown Brothers Band,
known across the water as the Filipino
Constabufary Band of Manila. They
were TO have had this band for the pa
rade on Inaugural Day, but did not
march. The President. attended by his
Aids, rode upon the White Lot on his
big horse. He was dressed in kahki
and wore soft light hat. He compli-
mented the boys highly on their SOL
dierly appearance.
Senator TiIiman has called at the
White House; yes. sab, he shore have.
Tt is the second time that the Senator
from South Carolina has been in the
White House in his Il years of service.
The thing tha: kept him away was a
fearful bitterness between him and
Roosevelt. Senator Tillman was MEM
ber of the Senate Committee on For
eign Affairs. When Prince Henry was
here Senator Tillman was invited to
the dinner at the White House in honor
of Prince Henry. just because he was
a member of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, and not because of any love that
MFR. Roosevelt had for him. Just after
ward Senator Tillnan and Senator Nc
Lauren got into fisticuff fight on the
floor of the Senate, or tried to. but
friends intervened. President Roose-
velt got pretty mad. and withdrew the
invitation to Senator Tillman, and there
you are. Very naturally, Senator Till
man did not love the President, and
just as naturally he never darkened the
doors of the White House after that.
His only other visit was in 1902, when
he went to witness the pushing of the
button by President Roosevelt to open
the Exposition at Charleston.
Another naval record is broken. and
without nishap or accident. The big
hydraulic dredge Clatsop, belonging to
the United States Army Engineers,
which sailed from Philadelphia several
months ago, bound around Cape Horn
on voyage to Portland, Ore, reached
her destination April 20. April IL the
dredge had arrived at SeS Diego, Cal,
and nine days. it was estimated, would
be required 10 complete the voyage.
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in 132 days. 81 of which were spent in
the Barbaaoes. Rio Janeiro, Montevi-
deo. Punta Arenas. Callao, Acapulco
and San Diego. taking on coal and sup
plies. The trip of the dredge under her
own steam this long distance, without
regarded as very remarkable per-
formance.
President Taft is rooter; indeed, he
is. He went to the baseball game the
other day to see the Nationals and
Beaneaters. The Vice President was
there, too. Both are fond of the game.
The President sat with his derby on
the back of his head, and he ate pea
the Vice President. Taft is the only
President of the United States, so far
as can be learned, that ever attended
a game of baseball played by profes.
eionals.
It is not often that United States
Senator leaves the Senate Chamber to
attend to any business outside. and
much less would he be expected to in
terest himself in a colored man at this
busy time. but Senator William Alden
Smith. of Michigan. did just that thing
An influential colored man who lives
in his district is employed in the Gen.
enc r.rif,
ness TO a fight that policeman had
with colored woman, in which tht
policeman wantonly beat the woman
over the head. The Michigan man OBJ
jec.ed to the brutal treatment, and tbs
policeman arrested him, and tau
him, so as to make him say sonnet
for which the policeman could ma Z
complaint. The Michigan man conduct
ed himself as a gentleman. and wher
committed sent to Senator Smith fol
bail. Senator Smith put up bail. and
then appeared in the Police Court tt
defend the man. He scored the police
man who did the arresting. and gave
the colored man character which
loomed up lily white beside the mai
who had gone out of his way to bea
a colored woman and insult an honor
able colored man. This man is m!
friend" declared Senator Smith, tan'
i appear for him for this reason.
90 not ask NOnSlueTdliOH IoT uitIl, Uu
] do ask Justice. and the man wa
dismissed by the Justice after a fey
questions. 1t is unfortunately true tina
a good deal of the rowing with tn
colored element in this town is caused
BY foolish policemen, who do not lik
coiored people. and who lose no oppor
tunity to bring them into court on tn
most trivial charges.
1t isn't generally known that Sena
tor Tillman is one of the largest rails
ers of asparagus in the country. Thi:
however, is the fact. 'Pitchfork Ben
may not like the idea OF Northern poll
ticians telling him how to run tn
South, but he does like the Norther
market for asparagus. and ships a Ia
of It, He has studied tAe yegetabl
closely, and knows all aboss y. More
over. Mrs. Tillnlan, who is a woman @
superior capacity. herself gives atter
; ton to the business, and it has becom
great success on the Tillman plant;
tion. The Senator has a farm OF abot
5000 acres in west central part of Sout
Carolina, and is one of the wealthie
men in that section OF the State.
Senator Scott (West Va.) used to
a glass blower in his early manhood, al
when the glass schedule was reached
the tariff bill he told the Senate mo
about glass than that body ever dreamt
there was to know.
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