The National tribune., 1910-03-31

life. five of her family being wiped out
In that massacre Mrs. Maughan had
a cancer, and 1t is said that she was be-
ing treated by faith-cure doctor.
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Eugene N Foss. of Massachusetts,,
and a Democrat, was elected by an
overwhelming mai )rity to succeed the
late VIM. c. Lowering, Republican. in
Congress. He will meet in the House
his brother. Chairman of the Naval
| Committee and stanch Republican.
The Smithsonian Institute has just
received a present of considerable in
terest from the Colonial Danes of the
State of New York. 1t is a silver bap-
| tiSmal basin. which was sent from Hol-
land in 1864 to the Dutch Church on
Manhattan Island. 1t is nearly II
| inches in diameter and three inches in
hight. 1t is said that among those bap-
| tized from this basin were Nicholas
| Roosevelt Abraham de PeySter, Gelyn
| Yer Planck, Robert Livingston, Gerrit
Schuyler and many others famous in
the early colonial history Of New York.
Whisky bonbons are among the ta-
booed articles in the candy stores of
Washington. A report comes to the
District from Chicago and several other
cities that both women and children in
those cities have been getting drunk
and i'll as a result of eating Intoxicating
bonbons. Health Officer DR.. Woodward
says that it is against the law to sell
candy of that kind in the District. and
he is quite confident that none is being
sold. 1t is against the health regula-
tions of the District that any adulter-
ated or injurious confectionery be sold,
and if ii should be found that any of
this kind of candy is exposed for sale
it would subject the persons RESPONSE
bic to fine of $500. or Imprisonment
for one year, and subsequent offense
would be subject TO a fine of 81 900 and
year in prison. If it is manufactured
outside the District and sold to any per-
son in the District, the penalty of fine
and Imprisonment is greater.
There has been a very serious oues-
ton on in the War Department which
nobody seems able to solve. Army off
GERS generally are deeply resenting the
fact that they are compelled to be en-
rolled on the Government list with two
convicts, one Df them under sentence
for homicide. The men in question are
capt. Peter c. Hams. who is now con-
nned in Sing Sing for the killing of
william Annis, and Capt. Thos. Frank
I'm, convicted of embezzling funds be-
longing to the Cadet Corps at West
JIM Ine former was convicted in a
ciVl court and never has been tried by
court-martial Moreover, 1t would be
impossible to court-martial Can't Hains
now, except in Sing Sing Prison, where
ne is confined, and this proceeding is
considered irregular.
President Taft fears there will be an
much delay with general legislation that
the appropriation bills will be compIet
ed and Congress will be unable to main
taln quorum here for other business.
For while general legislation lags IT is
more and more apparent every day that
the appropriation bills are being rushed.
me House is finishing the Navy bill this
week. 1t has only the sundry civil bill
and the general deficiency bill to dis
pose Of The sundry civil bill alone is
Oh any special magnitude likely to oc-
cupy the attention of the House very
long. The Senate is disposing of appro- |
priation bills with almost unprecedent- |
ed CELEBRITY this year. Only the Post |
once bill is pending there, and that will |
De cleared away within few days.
DR.. j. j. Purman, well-known man
In q. A. r. circles, one of the oldest |
members of Kit Carson Post and former |
MEDICAL Director of the Department of |
the Potomac and Aid-de-Camp on the
stan of Gen. John Palmer and other
National Commanders-in-C Chief, has un-
1ergone severe surgical operation in |
Garfield Memorial Hospital. He is now
and would be much grati-
he'd to see or hear from any of the COM
rades either of his Post, the Department |
or the country at large.
Not Huutiup TrnuhIa