The National tribune., 1910-12-22

NUMBER OF years Tie eilllStSu III lllt
Regular Army just before the war, and
served thruout. being promoted to the
rank of Captain. He was very popular
among his coworkers, and was a Grand
Army man and Mason.
Carl Bailey Hurst, second son of
Bishop Hurst of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. has been appointed Consul
at Lyons, France. Mr.. Hurst was born
in Bremen in 1867, and later, with his
father, took up his residence in the
District of Columbia, where he is ac-
credited from in the appointment.
/ Representative Joel Cook, of the Sec
ond PENNSYLVANIA District, was stricken
with apopleXy week ago, and taken
to his home in Philadelphia is special
car. This was his second stroke, and
as ne was in his 69th year it was hope
less from the beginning. He died last
! Thursday.
! Mrs. Henry White. wife of the form
( er ambassador to France, whose pro-
! tracted illness has caused considerable
anxiety to her friends, has been oper-
ated upon a second time for appended
| tbs. She was planning to come to
America for the Christmas holidays
| when her physicians decided that such
delay would be unwise She will not
| ton being entirely favorable for recov-
cry.
A Warning.
Postmaster General Hitchcock is
somewhat puzzled that patrons of the
mails positively refuse to understand
that letters and parcels intended for
transmission to foreign countries must
not bear upon their face any adhesive
stamp or label other than the regular
postage stamp.
The Division of Dead Letters is re-
ceiving quantities of letters addressed
to foreign countries which are held as
unavailable by the Department, because
they bear upon the face of the en-
velopeS adhesive stamps advertising the
Pacific International Exposition, San
Francisco, Cal, or seals with Christmas
greetings thereon.
The prohibition, however, does not
extend to domestic letters intended for
delivery in the United States. No
stamps, however, other than those is
sued by the Government should be
placed upon matter intended for deliv-
cry in European countries. Guatemala,
Uruguay and Portugal will not permit
delivery thru the international mails or
any mails bearing any labels
Mrs. Ellen Colfax. widow of the late
VICE fFeSiueut tOlIdA, WHO HdS Deeu
seriously i'll at her home in South Bend,
Ind, for some time, died last week.
Charles Taft. youngest son Of Presi-
dent Taft, was one of five students con-
firmed by the Right Rev. Benjamin
Brewster. Bishop of western Colorado,
in Christ Episcopal Church, Watertown,
n. Y. last week. President Taft HIM
self is Unitarian. Mrs. Taft is an
Episcopalian, and her daughter. Miss
Helen Taft, was confirmed here in
Washington with Miss Ethel Roosevelt
during President Rooseveft's Admins
tration.
Count Adolf Won Goetzen, who was
the G=-man Military Attache at Wash
ington in 1s961900, died in Bremen
last week. He was born in 1866. Count
Won GoetZen was prominently men,
toned at Washington for the Embas-
sadorship prior to the appointment of
Count Won Bernstorff. He married Mrs.
Stanley Lay, an American, in 1898.
After leaving Washington he was Gov
ernor of German East Africa. and later
Prussian Minister to Hamburg.
It will be remembered that the EN-
peror of Japan last Spring sent several
thousand japanese cherry trees to Mrs.
Taft to be placed along the Potomac
WHICH s3lc CTlRlUdl6O. IneSeI
cherry trees were found to be infected
with a peculiar injurious Japanese in
sect. and for fear they would contami-
nate the cherry trees In this country
the whole lot was burned. 1t is now
announced that the japanese authori-
ties are sending another consignment
of cherry trees that have been exam
ined and shown to be clear of all dis
ease. Mrs. Taft has on numerous occa-
sions been honored by the Japanese
Government. In the White House there
Is a magnificent and well-nigh priceless
cabinet of japanese lacquer inlaid with
gold, which was presented to Mrs. Taft
by the Empress of Japan when she
was abroad with President Taft. I'M
the cabinet are also two unique vases
In silver containing bouquets of silver
flowers. She was also presented with
number of Japanese dolls that are
cutely attractive and also very valua-
BILE.
Luther 7. Ellsworth United States
Consul at Cfudad, Mexico, has tele-
graphed the State Department that he
wishes TO be transferred to another
post. Mr.. Ellsworth was very much
angered by gossip circulated in Mexico
and this country that he was author
OF sensational reports on the Mexico
revolution, which reports, it is claimed
have injured trade with Mexico. HeI
asks IL his transfer be impossible that
his telegram be accepted as his resigna-
ton.
The two big new battieships now
numbered "a and 35, which were au-
thorized at the last session of Congress,
are tn be named New York and Texas
respectively. These vessels will be of
$4,000 tons displacement, and will carry
main battery of eight 14-inch guns.
There are now two vessels bearing
these names. but they will be renamed
The New York. now flagship of Rear
Admiral John Hubbard. Commando er in
Chief of the Asiatic Squadron, will be
henceforth known as the Manhattan
The secondrate battleship Texas
which is now obsolete, is at the Charles
ton Navy Yard, and Will be named the
San Marcos
Former Associate Justice VIM. III.
Moody is in very critical condition at
his home in this city. There are grave
doubts expressed that Mr.. Moody will
ever again resume public duties of any
character. His trouble is rheumatic
fever, and uric acid poisoning is inmi-
nent.
Thomas Harrison, SO years old, has
just celebrated his SD year as clerk in
the Naval Observatory. Mr.. Harrison
says that he has outlived two genera
tions of men since he came to the OBJ
rServatory in 1S4S. In this period the
Nation has grown from $4,000, 900 to
100000 in the United States.