The National tribune., 1910-08-04

ers than anything else. Governor and
Mrs. Hughes are looking first for g
great big back yard, and, second, for a
library, and in connection with these
two they want a kitchen and sleeping
rooms and a bathroom, dining room
and reception room. When Governor
Hughes looks at a house and asks feI
the library, he has usually been met
with blank stare, and the real estate
agent blandly remarks: when you
want books, you can get them from the
Congressional Library or from the Car
negie City Library" And, of course,
that makes studious Governor and Mrs
Hughes smile very broadly. The
Hughes have a family of children to
whom they are devoted, and any house
that they finally decide upon must be
arranged to accommodate the kidlets
of the Hughes household, because it is
around them all the plans of Governor
and Mrs. Hughes revolve. Next to their
interest and welfare, the Governor of
New York counts his big library No
house has yet been found that fulflls
all the requirements.
After all, the Abernathy kids, who
came from Oklahoma East, horseback,
to greet former President Roosevelt, did
not come off very well. They had a
great time here in Washington, and
were really very manly little fellows
albeit somewhat arrogant and spoiled
by the grown-up treatment which they
received, and they had glorious time
in New York City with their father and
his friends. They concluded they We're
tired of riding horseback, and SO begged
their father to get them an automobile,
and let them learn to run it and go
back home in it. The automobile was
purchased, and the kids were taught
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down with curios and souvenirs collect
ed all along the line of their horseback
ride East, as well as their baggage
packed into the automobile, and drove
1t themselves. Their trip was almost
completed, as they had reached Well
ington, Kan, only about 100 miles from
their home, when, in some unaccount-
a BILE way, the back part of the automo-
bile got on fire. All their baggage and
trinkets were burned The machine
was not seriously damaged. however,
and the boys went home in it; but they
have not scrap of anything to show
for their trip here.
Postmaster-General Hitchcock is
working on a plan by which he pro-
poses to place all post Offices of the
second and third class, with salaries
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 a year.
i
adopts this suggestion
members of Congress, both Representa-
tives and Senators, will soon be shorn
Of practically all the patronage that is
now allotted to them
Every effort is to be made to induce
the Administration to favor the classi-
ication of second and third class Offices
For the present Mr.. Hitchcock whl de-
vote his energies to removing SECOND,
third and fourth class offices from the
realm of politics, trusting to public SEN
timent eventually to force the classifica-
ton of first-class offices.
Senior Dom Pedro Sanchez del Bar
doro. of Lisbon, Portugal, was in the
city last week on his way to New Or
leans, from which city he will leave for
Portugal. Senior Bardoro consented to
talk of the political conditions of Spain,
and these he characterizes as very
alarming. Il do not believe" he said,
that Alfonso will be on the throne of
Spain at the expiration of two years.
The entire country is aroused since the
assassination Of Senor Farrar. The great
landlords are seeking place of safety"
Senior Bardoro says that Spain is in a
political turmoil from which there
seems to be no escape except by COM
plete overturning Of power, and, of
course, that means tremendous blood
shed.
How time does fly! Forty-seven years
ago there was but one Julia Dent
Grant. and now Julia Dent Grant
No. 3-that is, of the third gen.
eration-is ready to be married. U. S.
Grant, Jr., has announced that his
daughter, Miss Julia Dent Grant, and
Edmund c. King. of Portland, Ore, are
ha ia1 A,,tt ;o
great-granddaughter OF Gen. U. S.
Grant.
James Swan Morrill,. son of the late
Senator Justin s. Morrill,, died at his
home in STAFFORD, VT, last week He
was in Vermont attending the COM
exercises of the University
OF Vermont, of which he was an alum
nus, and where this year was commem-
GRATED the centenary of the birth of his
father. He went from there to attend
the Republican State Convention at
Montpelier, and while returning from
that place was seized with his fatal ILL
ness. His Winter home was in Wash
ington, and he had for many years act
ed as secretary to his father, who died
a few years ago. Interment will be in
the family mausoleum in Strafford.
JUST De1OTe congress aOJOufned IL
passed bill appropriating 100000 for
the erection of an arch at Valley Forge,
Pa, in commemoration of the suffering
Of the American Army under Washing
ton there during the Revolutionary
War. r
Theodore Douglas Robinson did not
glide up the ladder of fame on the
strength of his great relationship with
former President Roosevelt. He was
the candidate of the insurgent faction
in Herkimer County for member of the
Lower House of Congress. hoping to
supplapt Charles s. Millington. The
regular candidate won. out, with 43
delegates to the District Convention.
Robinson only got 23 Of the delegates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ Keller, Of
Washington, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary July %. They
had with them their nine children.
nearly all of their grandchildren and a
large number of their friends to assist
them in the celebration. The house in
which they celebrated the anniversary
occupies the same site where Mr. Kel-
Ter lived whep he first came to this
handsomely decorated with ferns
palms, cut flowers and flags. Mr.. and
Mrs. Keller were both born in Ger
many, but did not meet until they came
to this country. They were married in
this city July %, 1860. Mr.. Keller,
who is still hale and hearty in spite Of
his 76 years, has been closely identified
with business interests in Washington,
where he has lived since the war. At