New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-03
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
THE rsrrrAsASr SENSATION A VICTOR TO
TILE WHITE HOUSE CREATED.

rttr rrNprFAsANT SENSATION A VISITOR TO
THE WHITE HOUSE CREATED.
a,.xy ANN .,rNvrEs-rHE "AcHISe VOID"
or THE HON caro- srILs's MAKEUP
ENeL1sH AS "sHE IS SPOKE"
BIZ DIPLOMATS.
Washington, March GA ra'ssr amusing incaent
occurred at tho last reception OF resaen. ana MIS-
c,eveand which only limited number OF the great
oav - s,,s,ta witnessed, but which they none the
80 ,horourblv enjoyed There was one guest whose
hand The president did not have NE pleasure OF sha
,rr although there was no doubt whstevcr thai ne
,-es ,hers IN fact his presence was impressed 50
s,vsi,v. upou everybody who happened 70 get near
INN that ia order to avoid unpleasant results ne was
compelled 10 beat hasty retrea',
This unforiunts individual Is Wen known character
IN Washington. Its name Is jake Kennedy and he
- sorn,ar oI,,,.n ~ New-York He came here with
The ,dsent Of The Cleveland Administration, hoping 70
cot an easy and wclpaying Office. Like many other
natrso,s IN was doomed 10 disappointment put having
family TO support he took hold Oh the hrst money
producing handle he saw and became an autnorlon
euIde AZ the cap,tol His unique and highly Interest
Ing way Of pointing out objects worth seeing IN the
great building and his fund OF good nature soon maze
him very popular and he has many warm ir'enas
among members Of the House Having read In the
hrr,Iant Affairs and retaining his loyalty to Demo
Gratis and democratic entertainments In spite OF his
b,asted homes the guide decided IL was hls pleasure
and dnty to attend ono VI them. ono OF MS
Congressional friends, an aubirnhaifeo young man
to,e Nav England offered to DO an escort They
made an arrangement to meet az an uptown notel o.
O'Clock The guide was there on time' Dut te Lon
gresham not Instead there was no'e sss'ns
that IA had been called sway business and suggest
inc that tho euids takp his Invitations which hs left
with tho note and attend the gay reception alone
The Yew-York gentleman DID not enjoy the stus-
Hon much be Nc modest and bsshful but he was bound
10 attend the last reception of tho Democratic Admin
,str.,,on. an he started on. He had arrsyed his
buIelna. rotund form I'm evening suit that no had
not worn since the days when he was young ana gay
Nav YORKER In the meantime II had been carefully
pacled away in preparation OF tar md ea'npnor lie
had forgotten this fact and, therefore. was greatly sur
,,sri that people IN the line striving TO fct into the
White House should turn up their noses at him, edge
.uav ard make whispered remarks that were not M al
ccmpliueatary He thought hs was looking his best
TN knew Of course that his clothes were very nEht
that in fnr, they wcre only half a. big as they 'r'ed TO
he but he thought that they were at least respectsoe
rin.rv sstey suffering all sorts OF indien'rs, tho
eos,-toom vsa trschoi and the moment bis ovsrcoA
,rss removed tho guide exbhed an awful odor OF tar
and csn,phor II was almost unbearseio 10 himself
Tic would have had no trouble IN reaching Tho rcceVg
line. because everybody with whitening glance OF
hatred made way for him. AZ tho crowa grow h'o''
dcuse and The heat greater the smell OF tar ana cam
obor became stronger, unif. finally, II was too much
evrr for the guide lie felt that he was MARKED
man AM that n he shouh semsr hall an hour a tho
bcruc the poIicc would be called 10 eject him. ~
,sts efrn smile AZ The hurnor Of tho situation, ano
you,nz that No YOU'D never attend another White
House reception until good Democrat Should 90 inc
occupant again snd he had now sun. he got mo MS
overcoat again and woht out into the ar nor venua
ton without getting moro than measrc glimpse OF
true Jefetsonian simplicity.
afhls might have sll been for u.s. said eooa Demo
erat To auother Bourbon - they waiked down fenh-
sylyaniaavc and surveyed tho parades'snas ana ae'
orations.
aA, our, n n hadn't been for the asnins combine
NJ cleveland and NILS They make mo think OF Two
eIephants saw in philndephis Jim and Jcrnie. A'er
tbey finished thelr afternoon bath they wefH always
siven bladdem 10 burst Tbs blsddbis wsw pa.
around their bathing pond the siono coping ana
s,,ev u.ised srsu.h smasfsnc each ono. mover saw
elepbatts have q better time. Frat Jiu would como
along, raise HE porcfous forefoot ana bffns u down
tAvaok on tho bladder AZ II burst with isaa 10
mort both no and jimmie would raise ths'f runn 400
snort With Delight Then Jennio wuuh 10 through 'no
same performance
ono afternoon sew them HAVING this SORT OF
.h,,,v, time. When only one bladder was left, Jim
,cf. n AR Jennie The shallow was east 20 that tbs
coming RALLY seemed 10 spread into the wntcr ana inc
bladder had slipped over to the water, although u
seemed 10 rest on the ssohs. jennie cane piuhshs
along with lotssof brss IN hcr whole bearing sho
ooed AROUND 10 SCI that she Ind tho rtenton' 'heh
abe rase her great big foot and brought Gown pump
into tho water The force was so grcaf that sho 'oP
pIcd and aent over head and heels ana 'he o'"'ueF
sailed Off unhnrt Then there WA the greatest COM
,o r,r v~n around 10 the siopins entrance 10 the
nord. p,unera in righted Jennie and rubbed her all
over with his trunk solicous 10 see that she had no
br,i,se They stayed under wafer for some 'ims aaa
haven't smashed biadders since go,
at nevcr think Of Cleveland without thinking or
Jeunie lie smashed q good many bladders, put Wnen
ne tackled tho tariff he struck biander thas W.
borns up by huoyans water instead OF STONE. NILS
ana he have been feeling themselves evor shce r INC
b,ulses. but for the next four years theT wiz say
naer wafer and let tho Republicans burst nelr own
nlnsions.S
The dIseonsolae Democrat finished his story Just as
n. and hia eopanlon reached tho Peace Monument In
front OF the Capitol. ono more straw was ainen' ior
II was wound with flag aud at its base was hara-
son ogoabln.
There are great many good pedestrians N WASH
instor among public men, and the popular ,Aoio"sh
f,srs swarm with cecbrlties going 10 ana nom tho
capito, vhu are known on both SIDES OF ths Auanuc
senator Aldrieh, Of Rhode Island, nearly Always
walks and many head Is turned to look ~ his TAIL
handsome figure a. he gors along Ut gooa' swinging
r.,t ful,ou, n another member Of the Senate par
Hal TO outdoor exercise though he does not seem 10
enjoy IL a. Aidch docs who loohs the pcrsonncation
OF health and vsor, In spite Of the fact That tho great
enemy OF oar public men, insomnia, doegsd his steps
few years ago. Philetns Sawyer rarely goes aioct
his great weight makes walking anything but
pleasure tho gh his round body Is occasionally seen
making is VA slowly toward tho csploi, whns the
s.r,,ar talks sud gestlcuiaies TO companionfor hs
Ia, ar walks aionen tho emphatic manner peculiar 10
him.
One Of the most striking figures on tho stress 10 that
OF Mr.. Justice Harlan, Of the Supreme Court He IL
Of enormous height and breadth and dwaris any one
-. - Jtldee Harlan IA q neiGhbOr al