The National tribune., 1910-03-31
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ambassador Leishman, the American
ambassador to Italy, has rented a fine
apartment in the Boghese Palace. 1t is
on the first floor, and so, of course, is
preferable to the apartment on the sec
ond floor of the Del Drago Palace,
which the Leishmans have heretofore
occupied. The Leishmans are expect
ing to entertain royalty in magnifi-
cent style.
There are those who believe that DR..
Frederick A. Cook is yet going to make
good and who are of the opinion that
his present mental condition extends
back many months, and that he was
scarcely himself, either mentally or
physically, when he went into retire
ment to prepare his data for the Dan
ish Government. His autograph for a
brief period was not worth a penny.
| The other day letter of his brought
| nearly Sc. 1t is now expected that Mr..
| Whitney is going North again, and that
he will bring back Cooks effects. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Whitney
was asked by DR.. Cook to bring these
things down with him on the Roosevelt
and that Engineer Peary declined to
permit him to do So and it seems that
troubles which DIR. Cook encountered,
and that his mental unbalance may
have started just then and owing to the
| narrowing conditions encountered by
him in his search for the North Pole.
There was a notable gathering in New
York on March IS. There were pres
ent friends and political admirers of
| former President Grover Cleveland.
who gathered to honor his memory and
| the anniversary of the National Demo-
cratic Club of New York. About the
table were gathered 10 Secretaries of
the Cleveland Cabinet and their assist
ants, five of them being among the
speakers.
James b. McGregor, Of Newport, N.
H., died at his home there last week,
aged 10S years. Mr.. McGregor Joined
the Masonic Lodge at Salisbury, n. H.,
in 1926, and is believed to have been
the oldest Free Mason in the United
served five years in the Continental
army.
The family circle at the White House
was complete for Easter week. Miss
Helen Taft arrived from her college at
Bryn Mawr, Mr.. Robert Taft came on
from Yale and Charlie Taft from his
y
pie at the White House was completed
by the arrival of Miss Louise Taft
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p.
Taft, of Cincinnati, and the Misses Har-
riet and Catherine Anderson, Mrs. Taft's
nieces.
A funny incident following the insur-
gent war in Congress is connected with
Speaker Cannon. He had just had a
slight nose bleed, to which he is some
what subject, and had taken his seat in ,
the House, when an insurgent Repub-
Hcan approached the Speakers desk to |
confer with him upon some question, |
and espied a drop of blood on the 9TH |
erwise immaculate shirt front of the |
Car of the House. Very much excited, |
he exclaimed: why. Mr.. Speaker, you |
have blood on your shirt front" Mr.. /
Cannon looked straight down his nose |
at the little red speck, and, looking the /
insurgent square in the eyes with a
grim twinkle in his own, he said: Yes, |
it's blood; but you will kindly take no.
tice that it's in front"
The United States Senate came |
mighty near having professional mas
seur, but not quite. There was a clause
in the legislative, executive and judicial
organization bill providing for an ap-
preparation of $1,000 annually to be
who shall be a professional masseur.
1t was stated that this masseur was to
have two assistants. When one of the !
younger Senators suggested that there |
also be a manicurist connected with the |
Senate baths it became ridiculous, and |
the masseur clause was cut out.
The wreck of the battleship Maine is !
to be raised from the bottom of the Ha-
vana Harbor if the House of Represen-
tatives has its way. 1t has passed bill |
appropriating 100000 for the raising
of the wreck and the bones of the |
bodies supposed to be imprisoned in
the wreck and to have them inferred at |
Arlington. The bill also provides that
the two tall masts of the ship shall be
brought to the United States and erect |
ed in Arlington.
A very funny thing happened at the |
Center Market the other day, when Hi |
ram B. Weeks, the father-in-law of |
Representatives Roberts, accompanied |
him to the market for the days supply |
of eatables. Mr.. Weeks is the twin |
brother of Speaker Cannon so far as
looks go, and as he passed down the |
market a number of the marketers
shouted, Three cheers for Uncle joe"
and a fat woman rushed toward him, |
cyring Historically: "Oh, Uncle Joe, I
am so glad they dldnt put you out of
Congress. You are such a grand man."
And he was hailed thus all along his
trip down among the stalls, and a great
cheer went up as he finally went out
and climbed into his son-in-law's auto
mobile.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth will |
be out of society for some months now. |
as she Is in mourning for her grand |
father, Mr.. George Cabbott Lee, a vet |
eran banker of Boston. Mr.. Lee was |
the father of Mrs. Longworth's own |
mother, and they were devotedly at |
tached to each other. Mrs. Longworth |
has been one of the charming hostesses |
of the Capital. and society will mourn |
that her doors viii be closed for the |
period of mourning.
And now we have Early again. Con- |
fusion always arises when experts get
TO hammering at things, and Early has
been for many months between two sets
of experts, one of which says that he
has the leprosy and the other says he
hasn't. The fact still remains that
wherever Early goes and his identity |
becomes known people flee from him as
from a pest. 1t is stated that he is now
strong and able to work. but that he !
can get no work TO do, and his family !
are almost destitute. Some friends of |
his have started dime endless chain |
to get money for his family, and anoth- |
er friend has sent Early to the Far