The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
N ted Persons and Notable
Incidents at the Capital.
AMELIE RIYEs AS AN ARTIST.
Senator "Joe" Brown-The Thin est
Thing on RecOrd-Republtcan
Bandannas-POl itics, etc.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-[Special to
The HERALD. IF appearances go for
anything, there is no more harmless, no
more deeply pious legislator at the
Capitol than
SENATOR "JoE" BROWN,
OF Georgia. He is hardly as popular in
Washington as he is in Georgia, perhaps
because he is not as well known as he
might have been. He is retiring in his
disposition and talks but little either in
or out of Congress. He is a thorough
protectionist, and for that he has SUI
fered much at the hands of the admin
istration and of acknowledgements who
insist that no man can favor protection
for American industries and be gen
uine Democrat. Especially vigorous
was the campaign made against him
when Georgia was electing its delegates
to the st. Louis Convention, and fore
most among those who worked to down
Senator Brown was Mr.. CTenshaw. col
lector of customs for the district of
Georgia. Mr.. Crenshaw saw, or thought
he saw, that it would be much
better policy for him to act
with the administration in the cleo
ton of delegates; it was far better to
be with Colquitt and the spoils than to
be with Brown, and nothing more at
present than a protection war-cry. The
bitterest attacks of Senator Browns
enemies failed to elicit from him any OF
the bitter replies which he could have
made had he been SO inclined; he sim
ply remained quiet, and to all outward
appearance was as calm and as cool as
any iceberg. His opportunity, how
ever, came few days ago, and he was
not slow to take advantage of it. The
Senate had under consideration the
legislature and judicial appropriation
DILL, and at the prorer time Senator
Brown numbly offered an amendment,
which was accepted, consolidating
the collection districts of Georgia and
FLORIDA. The committee is decidedly in
favor of the amendment and will insist
On 1t when the bill comes up on its
passage. This action will throw out Of
office both Collector CrenshaW and the
Florida official, and the President will
have to appoint one man to look
after both States. Through Senator
Colquitt's influence the appointment
will very probably be given to Cren-
shsw. but that will not avail him much,
for he will fail OF confirmation without
Senator Browns vote and Influence.
Things may not turn out just as ap
pearances would at present indicate,
but lust now it does look as though the
meek, long haired Senator from Georgia
had the best OF inc fight.
OF course all the country has heard of
AMELIE RIvEs,
the talented young Virginia girl, whose
book, "The Quick or the Dead?" has
attracted so much attention of late.
suppose she will always remain
"'Amelie RiYes" to the reading public
but as a matter of fact, as has been duly
noted in the newspapers, she is now
Mrs. J. Astor Chandler. She has many
pecuIiarities and her odd ways were
often the subject of conversation and
much headshaking by the staid
old folks who make up the pop
ulatton : of Charlottesville, near
where she lived. As an equestrienne
she was Virginia's pride, and every day
rain or shine, saw her in the saddle
She is a crack shot, either with rifle or
revolver, and marvellous tales are told
of her skill with these weapons. All
the world knows of her talent as an au-
thoress, but am satisfied that but few
know anything of the lady's talent as
an artist. Dozens of small specimens of
her brush are scattered not only around
her home, but through the houses OF
her neighbors. The masterpiece of her
art is, however, but little known, and I
am probably violating q confidence in
saving anything about it. In one Cor
ner of Mrs. Chambers bedroom-a
large old-fashioned apartments
heavy dark blue velvet curtain, held out
from the wall by the brass rod from
which it is suspended. Only the lady's
friends have been permitted to draw to
one side tho curtain and see the beau
ties Of the human form divine as pOr-
trayed by genius. The picture, which
has been shown to friends of both sexes,
is e full-length portrait of Mrs. Chand-
Ter, herself, but 1t is hardly the kind of
a portrait which would be displayed in
a store window or even hung in the liv-
ing room of any household. The finely
rounded and perfect form of the au-
thoress and artist is fully displayed,
sans clothing, unless a strip of gauze of
the FINEST description can be termed
clothing. The skill demands praise and
all who see the presentment are de
lighted. The curiosity of one of the
fortunate spectators prompted him one
day to ask Miss RiVes how she sue
ceeded in painting such a life-like por-
trait of herself. and it was then ex-
planned that she had been her own