Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
upon me ministers and legations ssut hare BY

upon me ministers and legations sent here by
their employers
These secret agents are usually men who
have held high official position under tho
United States government, giving them a
great advantage in procuring information
The diplomatic representative Of govern
ment is expected to attend to all official mat
ters; the secret agent keeps his employer in
formed concerning the latest gossip, social,
political diplomatic, military, naval, In which
that government may have interest. Sevel-
lon Brown, formerly chief clerk OF the state
department. is the secret representative Of
France in Washington John ". Foster.
formerly United States minister to Mexico
and Russia, represents both these countries
here, Mexico Is an attorney, with an annual
salary of So, 900, and Russia as secret agent,
with salary said to be $1,000 a year. Spain,
Germany, China and Chill are other coun-
watch their interests in this capital
Mr.. Frank g. Carpenter, the well known
newspaper correspondent, has returned from
his trip around the world and taken up his
residence here. Carpenter says his expenses
for the journey for himself and Mrs. Car
penter averaged SO u day all the way
around the globe, including transportation,
hotels, carriage, everything. Mr.. Carpen-
ter, by the way, is S great admirer Of the
japanese and saws he wouldn't mind spend
ing the remainder OF his days In Japan. He
has an idea which if carried into practical
effect would give Washington streets .
greater novelty than the pretty bicycle girl
with her parrot and other pats. He thinks
the japanese jinriksha, or light passenger
cart drawn by men, could be successfully
used here. The pavements are so smooth in
this city that q jinriEsba man could wheel two
or three passengers from one end OF the city to
the other as rapidly as an american coach
man could carry them Ia his coupe or ham
som, and at less than one-haif the expense.
The jinrlkshs man has NO horses TO buy, feed,
harness and shoe. He would grow wealthy
on two passengers trip at % cents each.
Washington is already noted for its horse
women. Girls who do not ride bicycles ride
horses Me most accomplished, most daring
horsewoman in the city is Ethel Sprague,
Mrs Kate Chase's eldest daughter. She rides
Kentucky thoroughbred, Star, and horse
and Rider understand each other thoroughly.
Neither knows what fear is. There is not
bypath, not lane, not a field northeast of
not brook or fence that he has not jumped.
Miss Sprague is q well known figure through
all that country side, and when dark bay
horse is seen dashing over trees. fences and
all instructions, across fields and through
woods, unmindful of paths and roads, and
carrying a 1.-THE, wonanly figure, with the
brightest of eyes and shock of curly, black
hair. even the children cry out, There goes
Ethel Sprague! Wonder if she won't break
her neck"
Miss Sprague has had several narrow es-
capes. At one of the fox hunts held q
Year or two ago the chase led her to the
banks of Rocb creek. Star plunged in with
out moments hesitation, though other
horsemen had halted on the bank. 1t was
easy enough for the brave animal to get in,
but nobody expected to see him or bis rider
come out alive, for the opposite bank was
quagnire through which no horse could
make his way. While the gentlemen on the
bank were dismounting and rushing with
bated breath to the rescue, Miss Sprague per-
ceived the danger and gave her horse loose
rein. Star, too, saw the danger, and instead
of attempting the bank, swan with the cur
rent a distance of thirty rods, found firm
landing place, made it, and carried his rider
triumphantly to the death" of the fox.
On another occasion, at a chase in Vir-
ginia, Star carried Miss Sprague on a dead
run through a marsh Of black mire in which
half dozen luckless horses and riders were
houndering Among these was Hon. Cabot
Lodge, the aristocratic congressman and lit
terateur from Massachusetts, When Miss
Sprague went literally over him as he lay
half buried in the ooze, Mr.. Lodge was not too
much dazed or crushed by his undignifisd
predicament to conceal his admiration for
the gallant thoroughbred and his fair rider.
Wiping the mud from his mouth he gave ut
terancs to a prolonged whistle and cried
"Bravo, bravor'