The National tribune., 1911-03-23

And now it is announced, instead O
paying $4,000 for the rent of hous'
in London for a two weeks stay during
the coronation ceremonies, that Specia
ambassador Hammond will get hi!
house for nothing. 1t was the house
of W. Buriett-Coutts, NJ. P, at the
corner of Piccadilly and Strattor
streets, that he was expected to rent
and for this he was to pay 100000 Nov
1t is stated that this house is rendered
him by Mr.. Rurdett-Coutts, who Is
friend of long standing. and that there
is in no sense renting arrangement
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts was the
godmother OF Mr.. Hammonds LITTLE
daughter, and the Hammonds used tC
see a great deal of her in England
The house is one of the most desirable
in Piccadilly, and is next to Devonshirt
House, the residence of The Duke oil
Devonshire 1t faces Green Park, thru
which a view of Buckingham Palace
may be obtained. and the Ritz Hotel i:
only a few wards from being opposite
The situation is one of the most con-
venient and desirable in London.
Richmond Pierson Hbbson, who We.
hemently asserts in season and out OF
season that we are to have war with
Japan, is the tenth in descent of Elder
Brewster, of the Mayfower.
Andrew Fuller Sperry, 70 years old
for 80 years a clerk in the Registration
Division of the Post Office Department
died last week after a brief illness. Mr.
Sperry was a veteran of the civil var
having served in the 23d Iowa, and was
at one time the editor of newspaper
in Ashtabula County Ohio. He is sur
vived by two sons. Arthur b. Sperry, OF
Pittsburg, and Rev. Paul Sperry, OF
Brockton, Mass. Interment was at Ar
lington.
The Navy Department is preserving a
consistent attitude in declining to ac-
cede TO the demand of the varioee re-
iigious organizations, that it refuse to
allow the battleship Utah to accept the
silver service donated by the State of
Utah because it bears portrait OF
Brigham Young.
similar question arose when the
State of Mississippi bestowed a silver
service bearing the portrait of Jefferson
Davis upon the battleship named after
that State. The Department holds that
it cannot control the action of a SOW
ereign State.
Secretary Meyer has made the game
reply to the protestants in the case Of
the Utah silver service.
Frederick A. Stockbridge, of KaIa-
ma2ou, Mich, who has been in the city,
says that the people of Michigan are
going To honor former Senator Julius
Cesar Burrows by erecting a statue to
him in Ealamazoo. Mr.. Stockbridge
went on to soy:
LAS legislator Senator Burrows was
always in the thickest of the fight
when the interests of his State were at
stake. He never missed an opportunity
10 procure recognition for our Com
meEwellth. AS an orator the Senator
HAD M cIIrarinrC A
few years ago Senator Burrows was in
more .lemand when campaigns were on
than any other man in Congress. His
services were sought by not only men,
ssrs OF the various Congressional Com
rlittees, but by the National Committee
as well. He was always willing and
eager to give his time to the welfare
of his party
1t is said of the late James G. Blaine
that one of the most treasured articles
of bric-a-brac in his possession was
George Washington's punch bowl, a
plain china affair for which he had
been offered a large price. As he moved
about from Augusta to Washington or
Par Harbor this bowl was always taken
with him, and Mrs. Blaine always was
careful to give explicit directions for
its transfer. When Mr.. Blaine returned
from Europe following the fateful di-
Presidency haunting his embittered
days, interest vanished in all the treas
urss OF his den save one, the punch
bowl. He inquired frequently regard
ing its whereabouts during his illness,
but the truth was not made known to
him for several weeks. The bowl had
been broken. and Mrs. Blaine had given
permission to 2. Frank sumner, of
Winter Harbor, a carpenter at the Bar
Harbor House, TO gather up the pieces
of china and take them away. The
bowl, restored, is now in Mr.. Summers
residence, and has been viewed by hun
Greds of people.
Mrs. Schuyler Colfax, widow of the
former Vice President of the United
States, died last week at her home in
South Bend, Ind.
1t was discovered the other day that
the statues of AdnIirals Farragut and
Dupont. in Faragut SqIare and Dupont
Circle, were very much out OF plumb
so the great bronze figures were lifted
down from their horses. 1T was ther
discovered that great cracks had beer
left ia the bronze and frost had caused
them to get out Of plumb. These fam.
Gus Adpirals are now back on theil
horses keeping watch and guard.
hours after the retirement of Senator
Hale, of Maine, from the United States
Senate his devoted secretary, PitmaI
Pulsifer, should pass out of life. HI
was but 50 years of age, but had beer
for 80 years secretary to Senator Hale
When Senator Hale was made Chair.
man of the Committee on Naval Affair
Mr.. Pulsifer became clerk to that com
mittee, and six wars ago began ISSUING
the Navy Yearbook, which has been
standard Government annual eve
since. In appreciation of his worl
Congress conferred the unique honor o
creating position for him for life
thar OF author of the Navy Year-Bool
and Senate official indexer.
Here's Mr.. William Jennings Bryan
opinion Of Senator Bailey:
Senator Bailey is man of extra
ordinary ability and possesses man.
elements of leadership. On most ques
lions ne is right, and when he is RICH
he is a power for good. But Senate
Bailey cannot by his attitude CONVEX
wrong into right or right into wrong
He is amenable to the laws which con
troll otherS-laws even more unalterabl
than his opinion.
eff there is to be a clash between
Senator Bailey and the right of TIL
people TO rule, IT does not require
prophet 10 foresee that Senator Bale.
is going TO get the worst of it,"
John Philip Sousa. former leader 0