Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-12-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1886.

Once more the streets of the capital have
assumed their winter activity, and the no
tel corrid ors show signs of the approach
ing session. The agile feet as well as the
ponderous equity ones of senators, repre-
sentatives and politicians again press as
phalt pavements, and many familiar faces
and figures are seen on Pennsylvania ave-
n L on business schemes or pleasure bent.
a large number of strangers are in
town also, and each day more are added
ito their number.
Some of the federal Office holders who
have been a little too active in political
work are here to make their excuses, the
Benton case having made many of them
anxious. Senator Vest, who came some
days ago is said to be trying to do some
thing for Mr.. Benton, although the senator
denies having been solicited to do so and
~other congressman will com to the de-
Tense of their political friends.
The japanese Prince who has been tray
cling in this country with his suite, has
been sight seeing in Washing
ton for the past few days. He is relative
of the Mikado, and unlike most of the
members of the japanese Legation here,
is a fine physical specimen of the almond
eyed race. The party including the prime
ess, wear the European dress, the latter
appearing in it for the first time here. She
does not look entirely comfortable in it,
but not SO with the prince and grand
chamberlain. They even wear u %
ventional evening dress with ease and
grace.
They are in love with Washington and
say it is an ideal city. Its broad avenues
and well paved streets with the pretty
gardens dotting it, make it by far the most
beautiful city in the world. They would
even be happy to live here and that is
high praises from them. They were en-
thusiastic over Niagara Falls too, and
thought that sight alone was worth all the
sea-sickness and inconvenience that such
a long trip entails.
At Salt Lake City they made a short
rest. Expressing their surprise that such
an inatitution should attain the power it
has, and that there seemed to be no rem
edy FOR it, they declared that such a mon
strous evil would be eXterminated from
Japan at all hazards. The ladies of the
party We're amused by the question put to
them by a number of Mormon women:
Chow many wives has the p%rince?:" etc.
Yesterday the presidents order exclud-
ing visitors until congress meets, except in
cases of important public business went
into effect. He does this in order that he
may find time to prepare his message.
Wednesday being their last day of grace,
an unusual number Of politicians and cen
gresham took advantage of it to press
their suits. Among the callers were *
Senator McDonold, Senator Edmunds, ex-
Secretary Boutwell,, Third Auditor Viii
liams and representatives Butterworth.
BOYLE. Collins. Ermentraut. Matson and
Wilkins. Senator Edmunds reached the
white house just as ex-senator Mcdonald
was coming out They greeted n anoth
er cordially, and the usher, atthls momen
threw open the second half of the double
door. "You are not opening for me, art
you:' exclaimed Senator Edmunds
'sThat's right said the distinguished
"Hoosier'' throw everything open to him.,
and the two political opponents separated
laughingly.
The Grant relics are soon to be place.
on exhibition in the National museum
They were bequeathed to the government
by the Vanderbilt estate, as you may re
member, and for several days the superin
tendent Of the museum has been bus
completing the inventory before formal
receiptine for them. They fill fiftee
large boxes, and as soon us they are prof.
.eriy classified, will be placed in cases man
dlfactured especially for their reception
Owing 10 the large monetary value c
The collection, a double guard has bee
stationed at the museum at night and a
the burglar alarms set. it having been TT
mared that an effort would be made /
steal the relics.
Prof. Biard, the director of the Smith
sonian Institution wants S25O,0O for an al
mex 10 the National museum, and in h
annual estimates asks congress to apprs
PIRATE shat amount to begin its construc
ion he says if such a building were read
FOR occupancy today. its entire spac
would be utilized at once to advantage.
hundred ions OF exhibits inherited frol