The National tribune., 1910-01-13
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: "Outside of his business sagacity, the
work he has done in the interest of the
p0orer classes, especially in New York.
has been of the greatest benefit to all
classes. Conceiving the idea that more
good can be done the poorer classes by
furnishing large hotels at which clean
beds and wholesome food can be OBJ
tained at nominal prices, Mr.. Mills in
vested thousands of dollars in three
such institutions. Barely two per cent
was realized on the investment, from
a financial point of view, yet the finan-
cier, | believe. obtained more satisfac-
ton and pleasure from the knowledge
that he had assisted the needy than
from any material profit"
Other Western Senators speak with
much feeling of the great work that
Mr. Mills had done for the West. Sen
ator NiXson. of Nevada. said:
MIR. Mills's work of making the bar
rem West the richest section of the
country never can be definitely Sauged.
He was one of the pioneers, and he
gave the best of his younger years to
the making of the West In return, OF
course, he received fabulous wealth,
but the amassing of a big fortune was
not his sole object. The use of the
money gathered to be used in the aid
of others less fortunate than he was his
sole aim in life.
He made for himself name never
to be forgotten, even by thousands who
never We're permitted to see him. In
the West. as well as the East. he has
erected monuments, not for self-glorih-
cation, which will assist the needy for
years to come"
Rear-Admiral Turnbull Burwe1l. U.
s. N, retired, died at the hotel in Liam
dudno, Wales, last Tuesday. He was
on leave of absence to take trip thru
Europe before settling down in his
home in the United States. With his
wife he went to Wales for the Christ
mas season, and was taken suddenly i'll
on the day the Burwells intended to
sail for this country. Admiral BurwelI
was born in Vicksburg, Miss. He grad
uated from the Naval Academy in 1866,
and became Rear-Admiral in 1906.
For assisting claimants having busi-
ness with the local land office at Ju-
neau, Alaska, in a manner wholly in
compatible with his duties as Register
of that office, John W. Dudley yas re-
moved by the President last week, the
recommendation therefor having been
made by Secretary Bailinger. 1t was
announced officially also that Mr. Dud-
ley had seriously neglected the work
of his Office
For some time q special agent of the
General Land Office had been conduct
ing an investigation into the affairs of
the Juneau Land Office. Mr.. Dudley,
who was appointed to the position from
the District of Columbia, began his
duties seven years ago.
Pending the selection of a successor
to Mr. Dudley,Na temporary appointee
will be sent Immediately TO Juneau to
carry on the work of the Office.
Maj.-Gen. J. Franklin Bell, who
transfers the duties of Chief of Staff of
the Army in April to Maj.-Gen. Leon
ard Wood, will be the next commander
of the Army in the Philippines, sue
ceeding Maj.-Gen. w. T. Duvall, who
letires from the service in January
1911. Immediately after relinqnishing
the duties of Chief of Staff Gen. Bell
will take long vacation, and the exact
date of his relieving Gen. Duvall has
not been decided upon.
Maj.-Gen. Frederick D. Grant now
in command of the Department of the
Lakes, again will be assigned to his old
command at the head of the Depart
ment of the East. Gen. Wood now oc-
cupies this position. Who will succeed
Gen. Grant at Chicago in command of
the Department of the Lakes has not
been determined definitely, altho it is
generally understood that Maj-Gen
w. II. Carter, now in command of .trn
Department of Luzon, will be assigned
to this post.
Secretary of War Dickinson has sent
to Congress a recommendation for an
appropriation of a few thousand dol
lars to permit the completion of the
Surrender Tree Memorial and the con-
struction of drive from that memo
rial up to and around the San Juan
Military Park at Santiago, Cuba. Suit
able memorials have been placed in
China and elsewhere where American
soldiers fell, and monuments have been
erected at Ell Caney, Los Gusiamas,
Kettle Hill and Jaragua, in Cuba, and
! these have all been dedicated, while
the monuments at Jaragua and San
Juan Hill and the folio tablets at Sur
render Tree have not yet been dedicat-
ed. The folio tablets contain the names
of nearly 1850 officers who were killed
in action or died of disease incurred in
camp at Santiago. About half a mile
| from the Surrender Tree Monument is
the San Juan Battle Monument, and
| Secretary Dickinson has urged the
connect the two with the driveway and
provide accessibility for the host of
visitors.
Former President Roosevelt and son
Kermit had most delightful reception
at the home of T. A. Knowles. the SUBJ
Commissioner resident of Kampala,
Uganda native band from the Cath
olic Mission rendered the Star Span
gled Banner" and first sang the words
| in English and then later in their ma
tive language. Mr.. Roosevelt said that
| he was delighted to hear his native
song.
In time of war our warships will re-
quire $500 officers and 72.2S1 men,
and in time of peace 3,652 officers and
60.092 men, according to Capt. N r.
| Usher, Assistant to the Bureau OF Navi-
cation, in a statement just made pub
lie. These figures do not include Off
GERS and men at shore stations.
| Four new battleships are to be COM
missioned, as well as Is new large tor
pedo-boat destroyers and seven SUBJ
marines II is anficinatel that the