The National tribune., 1910-12-01

who are connected with the history OF
the bloody war trails Of the Indians
thru the West. Mr.. Reed said:
THE buildings are still in good
state of preservation. The post ts situ-
| lated in a picturesque part of the Upper
| Rio Grande border region of Texas. Ii
| is at an altitude of 5000 feet, and the
Preservation is bounded on one side by
precipitous cliffs, from whose nights
bands of Indians frequently made at
tacks upon the garrison. To reach the
top of tie rocky cliffs soldiers we're
| Obliged to make a long detour, and the
| time that was lost in doing this usually
enabled the Indians to escape before a
counter attack could be made upon
them.
Fort Davis occupied a strategic posi-
ton" continued Col Reed, being on
the route of overland travel between
San Antonio and California. The last
stand of the Apache Indians before they
We're driven out of Texas into Arizona
land New Mexico was made in its viCin-
ty. In those days and for many years
before every stage and wagon train that
made the trip over the long and DESC
late route between San Antonio and
points in the far West was accompa-
MED by an escort of soldiers. 1t was
while stationed at Fort Davis that Gen.
Shafter. who then held the rank of
Captain. was given the title of old
Bull Shafter. a nickname descriptive
Of his tenacitv of purpose and wonder
full powers of endurance when on the
trail of marauding Indians"
WI Ting-raE~. formerly Minister to
Washington from China, has memorial
lied the throne at Peking in favor of
abolishing the queue. 1t is known that
Il heroic effort is being made to accom-
plish this particular reform, which, Gu
riGusly enough. is 4 mark of slavery
and serfdom. The queue has been one
Of the restraining influences in the
Oriental assimilating Occidental ideas
and customs. The queue is at best an
untidy thing. 1t soils the clothing. IS
forever getting in the way and is for
ever endangering the lives of its wear
Crs in factories and mills. Besides this,
it has always been torment to a
Chinaman because of children. particu-
larry the street arabs. whose special de-
light it was to catch the queue and
swing upon 1t. All thru Mexico, Peru,
Cuba and in many portions of the Unit
ed States the Chinese have either di-
vested themselves entirely of their
queues or secured them by coiIing them
upon the backs of their heads. They
have implored the throne for an inn
perial edict giving official sanction to
cropping the hair and also changing
their costume. Unless this can be OBJ
tanned cropping the hair and adopting
American dress loses the one who does
it caste, and he never can return to his
own country.
There is new cook in the White
House. Several months ago Martha
Petersen, who presided with efficiency,
not to say grace, over the pots and pans
in the Executive Mansion, gave it all up
to marry James Mulvey, one of the
White House policemen. A friend OF
Mrs. Petersen Mulvey, Miss Amelia
Howard. took the place, but her health
was very poor, and she gave it up. Now
Miss Flora Hamilton, of New York,
reigns supreme in the White House
Nitchen. Flora Hamilton, be it known,
is both young and pretty, and she is of
Scotch English descent and comes with
most aristocratic New York families,
where she ''wrestled" with pots and
pans up to the time she applied for the
W hite House place and got it
Engaging a cook for the White House
s complicated affair. The applicants
references must be of the highest order,
and even then they are scrutinized and
Investigated in every possible way be-
'ore the cook is accepted The position !
IS one of no little responsibility. as dur
ng the Winter season the many func-
ions require the feeding of 200 or
900 persons before Summer sends So
.iety away.
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeaeh
s the last one to be slated for retire
nent, according to the public. who says
I is not so. The story is that Secretary
HacEcagh IS to retire from the Cabinet