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SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
! U>\ MI.NTO, WIFE OF CANA-
El* NO It GENERAL, WAS
ANNOYED.
persons* Mention of Some AVell
Member* of t'ongress—ln
(ins Mill-lent Social Flens
sale or tile llnuno— Hefer
...we 10 the Author of tlie “lenven
, ase"—Ollier Matters of Sen
oral Interest.
NVashlnßton, D. C„ March 30.-The most
olt ‘, g-uost of the week at the National
,i the Countess of Mlnto, wife of
Governor General. She is a
fine'representative of the British nobility,
fa'iitl ssly well-bred from that exalted
u . 0 f vision, and evidently new to
Am , ~n ways. In spite of the iron-clad
impassiveness of countenance, carefully
cultivated by her class from their cra
dl„,, the Countess could not quite con
! ,11 traces of surprise at some things
sh ” S ;, w and heard in our so-called “best
soi-iety-” One Washington matron in
p ar ,u alar, who stands near Ihe head of
our local 400— by reason of great wealth,
a [lilted by her husband in the rise of
patriot real estate— actually startled
ba'ly M into into a change of expression
lt betokened the plebian emotion of
annoyance. The matron In question, who
L* said to be of Irish descent, seems to
fh ,'ish an especial spite against our
cousins across the water and carried a
figurative chip on her satin shoulder
whenever she approached Lady Minto,
Around the festive board of dinner par
ti,,, whence none could escape, she per
cie’ted in talking of the war in Africa,
sympathizing with the Boers, prophesy
in- well-merited defeat for British arms,
-Vi. iding ' that old woman in her dot
a,.’. - the Queen, and bringing the blush
, 0 more than English cheeks by her ex
r,,siv.> bad manners. Had she been of
the other sex, she would ( have hail trou
hj,. otl her hands beford now; and it is
to -ay that in spite of her u-ealth
ar i magnificent toilettes, certain doors
W UI henceforth be closed to her social
career Lady Minto was entertained dur
ing her stay by a continuous round of
d i, parties and other functions, begin
ning with an elegant dinner of forty cov
ers’at the British embassy. On Monday
evening Senator Wolcott gave a dinner in
her honor, and Tuesday accompanied the
,o the White House, for a call upon
President and Mrs. McKinley. Senator
Wolcott is the owner of one of the half
dozen or so private automobiles in Wash
ington, and the trip to the Executive
Mansion and afterward to the Capitol
was made in the horseless carriage. Ac
companying the Senator and Lady Minto
w, re Mrs. Drummond and two gentlemen
of the Karl of Minto's staff. Later they
were joined by Senator Lodge, and the
party partook of an informal lunch tn
the Senate cafe.
"It is all so delightfully queer, don t you
know." said Lady Minto.
, .**♦**
Secretary and Mrs. Gage are also among
the few enthusiastic automobilers of the
National Capital. Although they have not
vet gone in for any great social func
tions, they have already acquired the rep
utation of being strictly up-to-date in
their small and quiet entertainments. A
few evenings ago they gave a box party
at the theater, followed by a dainty sup
per, the party being conveyed from point
to point in automobiles. Among the
guests were two of President McKinley's
111.-. s, Miss Mary Barber and Miss Mabel
M Kinlev, and former President Garfield's
daughter Mrs. Molly Stanley-Brown.
Society is rejoicing in the prospect of a
grand hall in the White House, immediate
ly after Easter. It has been many years
since such an event occurred-not since
the days of the Grants, I believe when
there were many young people in the
mansion. Two or three informal danc
ing-parties have been given to the' visit
ire nieces during the present regime—but
thev were not lorge enough to he dignified
hv the name of halls. The one in pros
peet is a part of the festivities attending
Miss Mabel McKinley’s ‘betrothal end, of
course. Dr. Baer, her fiancee, • will be
present.
* * * * ♦ * *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bromley returned
last week from 4helr wedding journey
anti are now visiting Mrs. Bromley’s par
ents, Lord and Lady Pauncefote. Thev
wi I go to their future home in Etiglan 1
•hout the middle of April. It does seem
a little hard for the parents of a bride—
doesn’t it? when the beloved daughter
of the house, the central end most cher
ished figure in it for the twenty or more
years of her life, having met and married
e comparative stranger, comes back from
a brief bridal tour ns only a guest in her
old home? It is the way of the world,
you know, and henceforth for her “home”
is with the husband’s family rather than
bnr own.
fashion is ngnin in penitential garb for
Ihe next three weeks, after having east
flv h* r sack-cloth for the German Ain
lws.-.idors’ Mi-Careme ball. His Excel
hn y's original plan was to give the ball
during the hight of 4ne gay season, some
vo<ks before Lent began; but just as the,
date had been arranged-, the Emperor’s
mother -lied and the Embassy hod to go
if to official mourning. The belated fes
tiviy was the mot brilliant mid-Lent
d'n g over given at the National Capital,
f e-K'sts attending the reception and
coiiliion.
• * * * * * •
Senator and Mrs. Hanna entertained at
r * dinner of twenty covers oit Monday
* v<i riing, in honor of Dr. Blaunc of Paris.
Mr-. Charles Emory Smith, wife of the
,|Y 'm.is!i.T General, is spending a few
w " j ks at Atlantic City.
Mt' Root, wife of the Secretary of War,
• c :<ing in New York city.
Mrs Stanley Mathews, widow of the
• Associate Justice of the Supreme
f’niin wilh her sister, Miss Addison
*i - I will pail for Europe in June.
r 1 T. DeWitt Talmage has been very
verni weeks, with la grippe and
h ; (if . r complications. .She is now con
'’ ’ * ur. and will sail for Europe with
y U 'l‘ daughters, early In April.
' Frank P. Stock-ton, the author, with
wi fe. is spending this week in Wash
y His home is in Charleston, W.
Don M. Dickinson, who was post
' r general in the Cleveland cabinet,
in connection with n ease before
• S| ' tm* Court. In n few notable
• 'other Time seems strangely dla
" j to “'deal gently with the erring,’’
'• honorable Mr. Dickinson doesn’t
" I a day older than when he was a
•f Washington. He has the s inv
ni'le. the same carefully arranged
the identical boutoniere, without
1 none ever saw him—but he is a
' bigger ns to |X)unds, nvoidu
fnct as big h man now as Ids
s " ’ ' h • f. President Cleveland.
Chandler returned to his duties
' VfMt rtl.iy. atld is looking
f t unproved af.ier his long rest. He
V ll his visit to the Hot Springs had
t ...* .’ . Kl ' at I>eneilt to him and that he
! f * w* traces of the bad malarial
4 bad a month or so ago As
11 °f the Committee on Privileges
, tions. Senator Chandler felt pom
| return, as the op|K>sing counsel
' lark case begin their arguments
i ( 1 bacon Is another of the penn-
I . ’ tbl-lnvallds. A few weeks ago he
u which fractured a rib and lu*
flieled other serious injuries that are nf*
so readily cured as broken bones. LaM
week, in spite of suffering, he made sevr
eral short speeches, in addition <o doinA
the usual amount of routine work, and isf
this week “taking the consequences,” as
he expresses it. Tuesday he was con
fined to his bed with pain. Senator Bacon
is naturally a very active man and chafes
like a caged bear over enforced physical
inactivity.
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Visitors in the c'apßal galleries find nev
er-ending entertainment in noting the per
sonal peculiarities of “the lions” in the
arena below. Representative Lorimers’
hair never fails to come in for its full
share of comment. The good-looking
member from Illinois owns the most con
spicuous capillary adornment in.4he House
—a veritable “crown of glory,” which
seems to shed light like a halo. Envious
peoifle call it red, and sentimental young
ladies say “it is the color that Titian lov
ed to paint,” bAt neither descTiption is
accurate. I4s hue Is a curious blend be
tween a Beerstadt sunset, a nugget of
Cape Nome gold and a carrot. There is a
great deal of it—both color and hair. It
falls over the Congressman’s brow, stands
up well on the top of his head and ram
bles down over his collar. Now and then
he gives it a shake, as if ii was a mane,
and Us ripples-bf light seem to irradiate
the whole corner where he sits, like the
glow of a tropical sunset. His mustache
is of the same brilliant hue, and the art
ist doesn’t live who could mix colors to
exactly match it.
The three tallest men in the House are
on the Democratic side. They are Mr.
Richardson of Tennessee, Mr. Berry of
Kentucky and Mr. Bell of Colorado. The
giant of the Republican side is Mr. Sul
lowav of New Hampshire, but, like the
Dutchman’s bride, he does not measure
so very much up and down, as sideways.
One ch tir and one desk do not give Mr.
Sulloway nearly enough room, and he al
ways tills part of the adjacent chairs and
desks of his nearest neighbors. There is
talk of having a chair especially built
for him, according to measurement, as
was actually done in the case of the late
Senator David Davis.
Anna Katharine Green, authoress of
“i*.e Leavenwprth Case” and other de
tective stories, has been visiting in Wash
ington and returned yesterday to her
home in Buffalo, N. Y. She is Mrs.
Charles Rohlfs and a decided contrast
to the majority of pen-women, whom it
has been my privilege to meet. There
is no suspicious of the azure hose, nor of
the strong-minded sisterhood, nor even
of the “new woman” about Mrs. Rohlfs.
Without any actual claims to beauty—
she may ba called an extremely attrac
tive little woman, with friendly gray eves
and a smile that is welcome as sunshine
on a winter’s day. She is devoted to her
home-lif*3 and not given to fads of any
sort: It seeins that she did not seek her
literary career as a novelist. Her girlish
ambition was all in the line of poetry;
and when she commenced her first novel
she was so sure that her father, who was
her only confidant, would consider it an
almost disgraceful descent in her aspira
tions, that she kept it a secret from him
until the manuscript had been approved
by the publishers. That first booK “The
Affair Next Door,” brought her fame, end
Dr. Conan Doyle, who certainly ought
to be a judge, said of it that it was one
of the most powerful letective stories
ever written. Like other authors, she
confesses that her power is
Same days the words “write thenaslvcs, *
•and again she can do absolutely noth
ing.
ALL THE NEWS AT DAWSON.
Farmers Plan ting; Cotton New Gin
nery lie lug Built.
Dawson, Ga., March 31.—At the cross*-
ing of the Georgia and Alabama and Cen
tral of Georgia Railroads, in this city,
Thursday, two freight trains ran togeth
er, derailing the engines on each road
and delaying traffic for six or eight hours.
Capt. F. W. Clarke and Mrs. C. Till
man, both of this place were married
Wednesday night. The manage was quite
a surprise.
Mr. S. A. Pruitt, who for years has
been agent for the Central Railroad at
this place, lias been sent to Americus- to
take charge of the office there.
Dawson’s Crate and Box Works are now
running in full blast in anticipation of a
large fruit crop.
The farmers are all busy planting cot
ton, and it is predicted from the amount
of fertilizers sold that a larger crop than
has been grow n in years will be planted.
Messrs, Baldwin Ar Cos. & Geise have
torn down the large yooden structure on
Lee street for the purpose of erecting a
large and commodious brick ginnery for
the next season. It is understood they
will not put in the round-lap gin. as
they failed to make a satisfactory agree
ment with the owners‘of this machinery,
and that in all probability the owners of
this gin will put in one themselves at
this point, for Daweon is considered one
of the best cotton points in this section.
Local politics is quiet, with the excep
tion of the race for solicitor general of the
Pauiula circuit, and both candidates for
this place, Col. J. A. Laing of Dawson
and Solicitor General J. A. Irwin, the
incumbent, of Fort Gaines, Ga., are mak
ing things warm for the other.
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WILLIS J. ABBOTT’S LETTER.
\\ INTERESTING VIEW OF THE
POLITICAL FIELD.
l\Jie Talk of Tout L. Johnson for
of the Democratic Na
tto Hnl Committee—Chairman Jones
Can eep the Place if He Wants It.
The r Celebrated Com
mission jrSome Comments on Se.Yirf
tor ( lurk s l M*c—Other. YaGers of
General Interest.
Special Correspondence of t*he Morning
News.
Chicago, March 30.—The feature in po
litical gossip during the week has been
the very vigorous suggestion of the name
of Tom L. Johnson of New York and
Ohio for chairman of the next Democratic
National Committee. The idea has been
discussed quietly among public men for
some time past, but I think the first pub
ic expression of it was made by Mr. Al
fred Henry Lewis of the Verdict in an ed
itorial of characteristic force and pic
turesque diction. The suggestion was
promptly taken up ty the single taxers,
and Louis Post in the last number of his
paper, the Public, devotes three columns
to the exposition cf Mr. Johnson’s ♦posi
tion on public questions and a plea for
his selection for that important post.
Gov. Stone of Missouri in a recent in
terview antagonized Mr. Johnson. I thick,
rather unjus ly. He declared that the plan
to select Johnson for chairman was but a
scheme of Palmer and Buckner, gold
Democrats, to get control of the organi
zation and to e iminate silver from the
Democratic cre<d. Now there are few men
more thoroughly out of sympathy with
the whole Palmer-Buckner crowd than is
Tom Johnson. 1 worked with him shou der
to shoulder in the last campaign of Henry
George in the city of New York, and I
know how heartily he is in accord with
the spirit of the Chicago platform, and
how greatly he admires Mr. Bryan. The
revolt in the Democratic party which
drove from its ranks all the representa
tives of monopoly and plutocracy and
which brought the present leaders to the
tep, awakened Tom Johnson’s enthusiasm
as noth ng except the single tax has been
able to, and in saying this I say it with
the entire knowledge of the fact that he
does not believe in free coinage at 16 to
1, as the ultimate solution of the curren
cy question. Then is he a “gold bug?”
Far from it. He believes in, greenbacks
and stands ready to accept silver as a
half-way house on the road thither, and
you will find that there are mfiny—yes, an
uncounted number of silver Democrats
who hold to the same opinion. In 181)6
Johnson was loyal to the ticket. Since
then he has constantly refrained from
allying himself with the enemies, open
.r covert, of Mr. Bryan. He led the only
considerable revolt made in the name cf
(he Chicago platform against the quib
bling and evasive methods cf Tammany
Hall in New Yok. H s record is clear and
Ii s value to the Democratic party in any
position would be Incalculable.
Now in saying all this l <lo not mean o
say ihpt I advocate- the selection of Mr.
Johnson as chairman of the National Com
mittee. Jn the first place. lam confident
that if Senator James K. Jones clesi.es o
fill the place again, it will be urged upon
him. Only the people who had cogni
zance in the inner operations of the cam
paign of ’95 appreciate how remarkable
were the results attained with the rrears
that Senator Jones bad at band. The m n
who are attacking him now are in ihe
main ihe men who were of doub ful loyal
ty in ’96 and are'Still'll questionable quan
tity in our ranks. I have never htarl
from Senator Jones, ihough in cons am
communication with him. one word 'o in
dicate that he would be wiling to r- n w
his responsibility for the political conduct
of party affairs, but I am perfectly confi
dent that if he does, that responslbil ty
will be placed upon him. As for Atr. John
son. in a conversation 1 had with him
within three weeks, he expr<so-d his wil
lingness to aid in the coming campaign in
an position which it might seem t the
National Committee hi. 4 c.u'd best fill, but
to some degree he wji s com., lied to defer
any imemdiate acitivi'y by the fact th if
he was about to start lVr Eure, e to icm in
until about the time of the Kansas Cit/
Convention. I believe he D abroad at the
present moment. It was this f <*t that
rendered it impossible for him to tak 1 the
presidency of the Notional League ■ f
Democratic Clubs, had it been offered o
him. Certainly being abecn* from tn >
linked States, he is io b ■ absolved of . ny
share in the agLation now b ing conduc
ed for his elevation to the praition of la
tional chairman.
The Dress Bulletin of he National Com
mittee this week contains a \e.y b illiant
piece of £uirc entitled “The Inv eria.is.
Religion,” written by Mr. Charles B.
Spa hr of the staff of ihe New York Cut
look, a paper which is edited by Dr. 1 y -
man Abbott. The Outlook, beginning ns
an expansionist paper, has develope 1 into
frank imperialism, having gone so far r-s
to assert that government resns cn noth
ing whatsoever except force. Mr. S ahr is
an earnest antj-imperialist, and uhil un
able to express his views in a periodic 1 ' "
which hoisoneof the editors, has wriuvii
with vigor and enthusiasm for other pub
lications. In 18C6 the New York Journa',
t>efore it had concluded to frankly support
the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, con
ducted a debate as to th* 4 merits of the
single and double standard. Mr. Sphr
wrote the articles favoring bimetallism,
and Mr. Bryan W. Hot. who has
charge of the literary bureau of th*
New .York Reform Club, defended the gold
standard. Mr. Spohr has also wrkton an
able and popular book on the distribution
o; wealth, and is authority on questions
relating to taxation. 1 append part ,-f
his “imperialist religion.” Beside the por
tion quoted, a creed and a table of ten
commandments ore also included.
The Prayer.
O Thou, who dost exalt the misthty and
put down those of low degree, crush, we
beseech ihee. the struggles of the Flit-
Pinos for independence. Force them to
recognize that freedom Is only the right
of the stronger races nnd that, although
they are willing to die for it, they are not
tit io live in it. May they and all men
forget ihe Declaration of Independence,
or if they remember it, may they also
remember that it was not intended to ap
ply to Malays. Strengthen in us the pride
of men nnd the exalting conviction thnt
we, are not as other men are. Help us
to acorn the Filipinos as children unworthy
of the rights which our ancestors had
from the .lays of barbarism. May we
subject them to alien military rule, know
ing that this is the school In which self
government and manhood are developed.
May our people forget that the Filipinos
had established a government In which
life nnd property Were secure before w
commanded them to lay down their arms,
and enable the. voters to rejoice when
they read of- villages destroyed for the
preservation of properly and men killed
for the preservation of life. Forbid, O
I/ord, thol we should treat the Filipinos ns
we have Ireet.-d the countries of Spanish
America In the past, protecting them
against foreign aggression and permit
ting them the government of their choice.
Aid us in our war of subjugation to the
end .that we may use the Filipinos to ex
tend our trade, and thy glory, In the
Orient. All lids w<> ask In the name of
him who snld, "Inasmuch ns ye have .lone
It unto one of Ihe least of these, my
brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
By the way. It is Interesting to know
that Mr. Holt, who In ISWS was busily en
gaged la the preparation and circulation
of gold standard material for the over
throw of the Democratic party, la this
year, though holding the s.imt* t>oltion,
preparing and circulating the best anti
trust and anti-imperialist mailer that i
being sent out. This is one of the inci
dents which indicates the way in which
('hanging issues are bringing back to the
Democratic party men who ip 1896 were
forced, perhai>s unwillingly, into a position
of antagonism to it.
The gaiety of poiftical circles has been
enhanced by the determination
of Mr. lEugene V. Brewster of Brooklyn
to Bryan to a cruel foie and
to elect .%IrSsKtigene V. Debs—note the
curious of names—to the presi
dency. Mr. BrewslVi. is a young gentle
man whose sense of niinior is not com
mensurate with his livelyVreoognltion of
his personal importance. lv fas one of
the first men appointed by “CVin” Harvey
as a solicitor of funds for and
Means Committee. A4 that limy the Ways
and Means Committee was an
tion distinct from, though undei* the au
thority of, the National Committee. But
Mr. Brewster regarded 4he appointment
as making him literally a memberj of the
National Committee, and proceeded* v to get
out interviews, to write letters de
liver speeches with a most alarmist#*
fecundity. 1 have heard <hai the chair
man of the Democratic l National Commit
tee found it wise to return Mr. Brewster
a letter which that young gentlemaft had
sent in, containing advice, which no doubt
was valuable, but had not been asked for,
and which was couched as though writ
ten by a fellow-member of the commit
tee. And I know 4 that not very many
weeks before Mr. Brewster’s determina
tion to abandon Democracy for the Social
Democracy, the present head of the Ways
and Means Committee was compelled to
suggest to the young gentleman that his
commission had expired and that he must
no 4 attempt to commit the National Com
mit .lee to the advocacy of his numerous
political schemes. Mr. Brewster, in the
bourse of his political life to date, had
one brilliant idea. He originated the dol
lar dinner, and as it grew upon him and
assumed great proportions, it became
necessary for stronger men to take up its
management. Mr. Brewster bitterly pro
tested against having any one put over
his head, but finally volunteered to step
aside gracefully upon on** condition. The
committee to whom he Communicated his
views passed in apprehension <to hear
what the condition would be. He finally
stated it: “If you will arrange matters
so that Mr. Bryan shall enier the banquet
hall and walk down the center aisle lean
ing upon my arm, then I will yield the
position of president and toasimaster.” It
was so arranged—then Mr. Brewster re
tired contented.
I have been going over, in the last week,
the printed reports of the work of the
congressional committee in (he Coeur
and Alene affair. These reports I have re
ceived through the courtesy of cuie of the
members of the committee, for the Re
publican majority have determined that
nothing shall be given to the public ex
cept after “careful editing.” This means
that the published report will he of little
or no value. The striknig features of the
minutes day by day is the constant en
deavor of the chairman. Congressman
Hull, and the Republican members of the
committee fo suppress as far as possible
evidence which goes to show the respon
sibility of the federal administration for
(he use of the trooj)s and tes'imony which
proved the brutality perpetrated by the
federal soldiers in the name of the law.
It is very curious that the Republicans
should appear as the defenders of a Gov
ernor supposed to be Democratic, and a
county auditor labeled “Silver Republi
can.” I* shows that the devotees of des
potism and militarism stand together,
whatever their party affiliations may be.
And more than that. In* another case
now pending, in Congress, in the case
of the contest of the seat of Senator
Clark, w* 4 find Clark relying wholly upon
Republican aid to secure his neat in the
face of the overwhelming evidence that
he was elected through wholesale and un
blushing bribery. He calls himseif a
Democrat, but the Democrats, almost
without exception, have manfully opposed
him. One could cite instances of this
sort by the score thut go to show there
is a certain definite element in politics.
You may call it corrupt, plutocratic, des
potic. imperialistic or doubtful, but an
element it? to be found in both parties
which co-operates at all times, though
party lines be thrown down. Such men
as Monnett, (he Attorney Gen
eral of Ohio. whom the Re
publicans refused to nominate be
cause he had fought the Standard Oil
Company; “Golden Rule” J *n**s, Pingreo,
Baumgartner, th* 1 Republican nominee
for Mayor of Milwaukee, and others of
their type, arc not Republicans if Hanna
and H. C. Payne are. And such men
as Whitney, Lament and W. A. Clark
are not Democrats if Bryan, Altgeld and
George Fred Williams are. It is a pity
that the men who represent advanced
'bought, liberal opinion and devotion to
the public cause cannot all get into the
same party.
I had occasion the other day to aiiend
the mee<ing of one of Mr. McKinley's
justly celebrated commissions, this being
th** sub-committee of the Industrial Com
ion sent to Chicago io investigate ’h'*
great strike in the building trades, which
has absolutely paralyzed all building op
erations in this city. I went with Attorney
Clarence S. Darrow, the man who con
ducted the defense of Deb* when he was
accused of contempt of court at the time
of the American Railway Union strike.
Wo found a workingman named Biznnu
on the stand, a man who has made a very
thorough study of the labor question, and
who lias intelligently observed the condi
tions about him. and part of which <hat
he is. The chairman of the sub-commit
tee. Col. Clark, who is president of that
rabidly partisan organization, the Boston
Home Market Club, was putting Biznau
through a cross-examination very much
of 4he sort which the presiding judge in
France used to submit the Dreyfus wit
nesses to, and for the half or three-quar
ters of an hour tha I listened to it fho
evidence was perfectly clear that this com
mission existed less for the purpose of se
curing any really valuable testimony bear
ing oil the labor troubles than to browbeat
the labor witnesses to enable th<* distin
guished commissioners to m.ik** Speeches
on law 4 end order which would get Into
the record. It is literally true that dur
ing the examination of this man, at any
event, the chairman of the commission
talked moro than the witness, who was
there a a volunteer to give evidence.
' A le4ter which “Coin” Harvey
received from a resident of Bloomington,
111., expresses one view of the Democratic
attitude on silver which has not been often
stated. In part it said:
“The greatest discouragement .of all is
thelattitude toward silver which the Dem
ocrats seem tn bn developing. Can't they
stick to one thing long enough to estab
lish a reputation for constancy? I bs*
Utvo they lost in '96 largely because a
great many had no faith U> their sticking
to silver long enough to make a success
of it. I r ead a little story the other day
wTiioh amused me. It was entitled “A
New Theory of he Creation of Woman,”
nnd the theory Is true if the status of the
Democratic politician fa any criterion.
Here Is the story: It was in m Sunday’
school class. The teacher was asking
questions about the erea4ion, and began
much uh usual. “Who made man?**
“God,” said a little hoy. “And what did
he make him of?” “Dust, ma’am. Noth
ing but dust.” “Who made woman?”
“God made her, too.” “And what did lie
make her of?” “Why, he caused a deep
sleep to fall on Adam, and he took out
his lwekl>orie and made a woman.” Well,
for one woman I am willing to give Imck
to man 4bo backbone they lost in my
manufacture. And I will do all I can to
get other women to do all they can to do
the same. Imperialism is a threatened
evil the settlement of which cannot be put
off nor delayed; but our deplorable sys
tem of money, with its legitimate off
spring, trusts, is u present evil, which,
not to recognize ns of first importance,
is to prove ourselves as incapable of
self-government as the Filipinos could
possibly be.” Willis J. Abbot.
HOW HEPIULIt \>S 4\%1 ( IS,
ilnnnov, of Getting’ Together in the
AI ride lloom.
Washington, Ma.fh 31.-" King Caucus"
is having no end of trC>ible just now with
his Republican subjects in ~le Senate, in
his efforts to round up his trtL p and get
them to come to some amicable under
standing on the Porto Rican question he
has been obliged to work over time ana
at the same time display to the popular
gaze his inability to control some of the
young as well as some of the old bucks
who live on the Republican reservation.
In view of the numerous caucuses re
cently held by the Republicans in the Sen
ate over the Porto Rican bill it may be
imyresting to know how these caucuses
are N ty*alled and conducted. In the Senate
caucuses can be called upon the request
of five Senators to the chairman of the
caucus committee, Senator Allison of
lowa. On som& occasions a caucus has
been called upon the suggestion of a sin
gle senator. It ,1s not necessary to get up
a signed petltiojn for a caucus in the Sen
ate, but in the (House the caucus rule re
quires a formal (petition signed by twenty
live members. \
In the Mu ride Room.
Republican caucuses in the Senate are
usually held in the marble room Imme
diately in the rear of the Senate cham
ber. These meetings are always called
before or immediately after the sessions
of the Senate. It, frequently occurs that
on early adjournment is agreed upon to
enable the party cam us t< convene. At
these meetings double guards are placed
at the entrances of the lobby leading to
the marble room, and all employ's are
excluded from all portions of tire building
which might be within hearing distance
of the sacred council tchamb* !'. Messen
gers and pages are not allowed to he
present at a caucus, end senators are ob
liged to run their own errands on ihese
occasions. In preparing the marble room
for a caucus the Seargeant at Arms draws
upon the senatorial property rooms for
fifty or sixty light cane bottom che.irs to
reinforce the handsome maroon colored
leather furniture which generally orna
ments that beautiful apartment. The
large center table is moved to the wesr
' ern end of the room immediately in front
of six- large mirror for the accommodation
of the chairman of the caucus and his
secretary. At present. Senator Kean of
! New Jersey, is secretary of the Republi
can caucus. The duties of the secretary
arc not onorous. owing to the fact that
he is no* expected to preserve a record
lof 'the proceedings. Such notes or memo
randum as he may make during tlie cau
, eus nre always destroyed at the hour f
adjournment. On very rare occasions lie
'is required to call the roll to lest the
sentiment of the members on disputed
problems, but no trace of said roll call Is
kept except by individual senators, who
may keep it for personal reasons, or for
knowing how their party associates voted
on certain problems. Final results are
generally reached without resorting to the
formality of a roll call. The discussion is
carried on with the greatest and
I when individual views have been fredv
' exchanged the conclusion is nnn-mneed by
; the chairman by unanimous consent.
Spirit of Washington.
1 The spirit of the immortal father of his
I country, the lamented George I\ashlng-
I ton. is ever present at caucus held in (lie
Marble Room. Owing to a remarkable
freak of nature (he outlines of the head
nnd bodv of George Washlrg'on are clear
ly defined by the blue veins running
through one of the white marb e beams
which support the celling of the room. It
does not require vigorous stretching or the
imagination to discover this natural por
trait of the first President of the Unite 1
States, ami It is the great feature p in e l
out io visitors to the Senate wing of the
Capitol. Participants In a Republican
caucus do not always live to George Wash
ington’s standards of veracity when <n
gaglng in n hot political combat lor in tit*
heat of debate it h not unusual for s a
ments to he made which might bo diflj u t
to verify under oath. Within Ihe part
two weeks the Republican caucuses have
been enlivened by acrimonious and sharp
personal disputes between senators who
entertain conflicting views wilh r. garel to
the future government of Pcrto Rico and
our other colonial possessions or doperd 'ti
des. . ,
I Senator We llngtcn of Maryland has on
1 several occasions tectnily eret* <1 eon
i siderable excitement in caucus by giving
1 free play to his highly emotional and
somewhat sensational nature. 1 nfortun
ately for tvm his views on great national
! qucstlens do not meet the approbation of
Ia majority cf his tarty associates. He is
j not unconscious of the fact of iris p°r
, sonal un> o clarity, but that does not rio
ter him from freely expressing bis s-nti
inents iltlier in caucus or in open Sen
ate. The result is that he often becomes
involved in personal disputes with ttirrse
who differ with him on subjects Involving
party principles or party organization.
The Turbulent Vinson.
Senator Mason of Illinois often excites
opposition to his somewhat eccentric
views cn great national questions. Not
only is he an advocate of free trade with
Porto Rico, but he Is a lively and soiTfr--
tfmes an irritating exponent of free and
unbridled speech. Senatorial dignity and
the ancient traditions of the august body
of which lie Is a member possess no ter
rors for the junior Senator from Illinois.
He is not always choice in selecting the
language he employs In a political discus
sion and it Is perhaps an advantage to
himself and his party that his utterances
are not always seriously considered. Like
Senator Tillman of South Carolina, the
Senator from Illinois sometimes endeavors
to create on impression urm his hearers
that he is the sole guardian of all the
honor. Integrity, patriotism and devotion
to the plain people of the I’nited States
in the Senate. Although he may fail to
Influence his associates to follow his lead
ership, he seldom fails to stir up consid
erable commotion when he turns himself
loose in the party caucus.
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire,
who is sometimes alluded to as the "wasp
of the Senate." delights to buzz around
in caucus Inflicting aggravating stings up
on those who differ with him on disputed
questions. He Is all the more exasperat
ing because of his fluency, the sharpness
of his Invectives and the insinuating na
ture of hi* utterances a* applied to per
sons and circumstance*. His remarkable
seif-control enables him lo Indulge In
scathing denunciations. Sarcasm, which
might be regarded a vindictiveness, is
deftly and adroitly cloaked with a tinge
or humor, which furnishes amuse ment for
all but the victims of hi* arraignments.
Senator Hoar's Egotism.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts would
no# take first prize for universal popularity
In a Republican caucus. His long service
in public life—the eminent position he has
attained In the Republican councils by
his wide experience and ueknowl
edged prominence as a lawyer nat
urally Inflicted him with a
superabundance of what might be called
egotism. He has a peculiar and some
time* contrary nature. At times he will
loom up among his a*HOciute* as the
champion of a great cause and will cou
Three Bargains in Linens.
51.50 Damasks 93c.
$3.50 Napkins $2.59
Children’s Fancy Parasols at 25c, 39c, 50c, 75c, and up.
Ladies' Fancy Parasols at $1.25, §2. $2.50, 53.50 and jp.
Ladies’ White Silk Parasols at $1.25, $1.50, $2, S3, $3.50.
Ladies’ and Men’s Silk Gloria Umbrellas at 98c, 51.50, $2-
The Ribbon Sale 95c
Great Silk Sale 75c
$2.25 Venetians $9.69
Ladies’ Silk Waists at $3.50, $5.00, $7.00. $8.50 and up.
Ladies’ Silk Walking Skirts at $7.00, $8.50, $12.50.
Ladies’ Spring Capes at $3, $5, $0.50, $10.50, $12.50.
Ladies’ White Waists at 75c sl, $1.50, S2OO, up to $4.00.
Boys’ Fancy Shirts 39c
Men’s Shirts 39c, 44c, 50c
IVSen’s Shirts 65c, 75c, $9
Children’s Rib Vests 5c to 15c, Gauze Vests IOC, 15c, np to 35C.
Ladies’ Ribbed Vests at 10c. 15c, 19c, 25c, 35c, 40c.
Men’s Bal. Shirts at 25c, 39c, 50c, Gauze at 25c and 39c.
Men’s Fancy Silk Embroidered Half Ilose, a bargain, 25c.
Foulard Silks 75c
Foulard Silks SI.OO
Rich Silk Grenadines
Infants’ Mull Caps at 25c. _39c, 50c, 75c, SI.OO and up,
Mull and Organdy Hats at 25c. 50c, 75c, sl, up to $1.50,
New Fans at sc, 10c, 15c and up, White Fans, 19c, 25c up.
Elegant Line of Lace Curtains, Curtain Muslins, Vestibule Lace and Draperies.
Solid Organdies 10c
Printed Lawns 10c
Fine Ginghams 10c
The Best Embroideries in Town at sc, at 10c, at 15c, 25c.
Tucked Cambrics, Nainsooks, Organdy, New Lace TnckingS.
Chiffon Applique, Taffeta Applique, Fancy Painted Applique.
Narrow Silk Applique, Venice Lace Applique Edging and Insertions.
Mail Orders Promptly Attended
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN & CO.
vince those about him of his profound
wisdom, discretion, patriotism and loyal
ty to his party. On other occasions he
Will deseenfi from the lofty position of a
truly great statesman and inject into his
public actions evidences of narrow-mind
ed partisanship which would hardly be ex
pected from one possessing so many ad
mirable qualities as a citizen of a great
nation and one of the oldest and most
experienced -members of the Senate. At
heart he has a, kindly and sympathetic
nature and the discomfiture he may in
flict upon his fellowmen seems to be an
error of the head, but not of the heart.
The cool-headed members of the party
who [to not Join In the excitement of the
caucus but who in the end do the think
ing and reasonnig and secure the action
that finally bind* the party arc McMillan
of Michigan. Hale of Maine, Hanna of
Ohio Aldrich of Rhode Island, Spooner
of Wisconsin, Allison of lowa and I latt
of Now York.
SOLTH USSOIMHA RAILWAY.
Finn* for It* Extension—Ollier IRiH
ninn Yews Antes.
Quitman, fin., March 31.-The directors
and stockholders of the South Georgia
Railway hove authorized the issue of
bonds for Ihe extension of- the road to
Tampa, Fin.
The first twenty-five miles of the road
to Greenville. Fla., where it will connect
with the Florida, Peninsular and Central
Railroad, will b<> completed, ami In op
eration hv autumn, nrvd will be built en
tirely bv local capital. The work of eon
strui-Hon to Tampa will continue from
Greenville without interruption. The pre
liminary survey* have been made, and the
mad to Greenville will be located within
two weeks, beginning Monday.
It tin recent annual stockholders' meet
ing the report of life president and treas
urer of ihe road showed it to be in a
most prosperous condition. The 'n* t
earnings for the fiscal year ending Fell.
2X laot, were over $30,000, while the cost of
operating the road Is small, averaging 4”.
tier cent, of the. gross earnings. The prop
erty Is now worth more than double Ilf
amount of outstanding stock above all lia
bilities. Its extension south, through a
hitherto undeveloped section, will greatly
increase the value of the. road, and will
add to the town's business volumri mate
rially.
There is another project tielng dlscurse 1
here which is Interesting. It Is the com ng
of the Wadley and Ml. Vernon read,
which will connect with the South Georci i
at Adel and thus secure the through line
to the Gulf coast, which it desires. This
will give a through line from Augusta t >
Tampa. Mr. J. W. Miller and Cipt.
James, who are building the road, will b >
hen- within a few days to discuss tire mat
ter with leading business men, all of whom
seem most favorably Impressed with It.
aTptnaahm Sve f-.sjgmr ehrdlu vl.gkqj z
The <otai number of bales of cotton com
pressed at the Quitman compress this sea
son was 22.544, as against 14,000 last season.
The number received from Quitman was
9,490; from the line of Ihe Savannah, Flor
ida and Western Railway, 12,424; from the
South Georgia Railway. 730.
An election of the Democratic Execu
tive Committee of Brooke county will take
place next Wednesday.
A meeting of the liusifiess men will take
place here Monday night, at which a per
manent organization of the Quitman
Board of Trade will be effected.
—ldeals Realized - Rev. Dr. Joyner—And
so you two are making lire one grand,
sweet song? Rattles—Yes. doctor, a reg'lnr
otiera; with frantic calls for the author
when baby cries.— Btooklyn Life.
™ Morphine and Whiskey hab
its treated without pain or
confinement. Cure guaran
teed or no pay. B H. VEAL.
Man'gr Lithta Springs San
itanum. liox 3. Austell, Ga.
IT’S UP
ro
YOU!
There Is no reason why you shoultj
wait. Tho spring goods are here in great
profusion—greater than ever before.
The WONDERFUL, GROWTH OF OUH
BUSINESS makes this necessary.
Tho Incomparable SPUING CLOTHINIJ
we are offering is in every partlnulaa
worthy of the best dressers* investiga*
tlnn.
See otif swell Gen
tlemen's Stilts from
$lO to S2O.
23 BROUGHTON, WEST.
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Collars, Locks,
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