New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-29
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
SOCIAL TRIALS AND TRIBULATIoNS OF THE
COREANS.

MODEST FRANK LAwLER-HE HATES TO WORK
AN AYEcDoTE OF THE LAW SUCH
Is rAME"-wAsu1SGToN RELICS
THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.
| ,,.-,,..., Nae os The members Of the Chinese,
,.nauose and corcon legations have a great liking for
oo,o,v The three members OF the Corcan, Mr. ne
| ivan Yong Mr. Yc Cha Yam and Mr.. Rang Sihs' arc
especially fond OF going ort When tney nm ".' 10Y,
| last winter they called every dFy III the VIZ" ~
vent IN every luncheon. tea and reception oh"Hins
this wear 10 wait until the formal beginning vi 'o va,
con tbev have already begun their rounds' ohly tne
socr.,arv Mr. We Cha Van, can talk EhgHsh' ou'
,hev orc all pleasantly received by every oho eN0o
ihe servants. They seem to nave an ai"P'
these three Mongollans in their wde tro"So' oiu0
,unics and steeple hats. which they never Uio.o
These head dresses denote their ra''A, anu -,
ro,,ost indirnity 10 refer 10 them. Ihey haNe oei
En- ,.or washington and II was only TINS week tiey
- distnr,ed They called III a body AZ inc mousse
- sunrcme Court Justice on Monday. ""e,' ."oS
entered the butler who CHANGED to be new cSeu 'n,
cards with disfavOr, As they were aoot' ~ me wv
drawing room door. he planted himsen squSieS oo
fore them and said; -, 18th d.v b,ts
on" ,-.,r,ors and their
The hostess rescued the poor foreigners anu ''0"
treasured hats from the incenscd brlier'
Great visitors as the Corcan men arc, '"oi. v" -.
ARC even greater. When they are not oa'i'is w.
AZ the windows of the legation and watch every 'eo
incident with the greatest interest one Oh .pen wa
.,n III with = cold a short time ago. ahu VINO" n
ai,,or asked for her her husband graveiy repiieo'
70. ,fe che sit nj window to watch procession 20
She catch the cold. II IS woman-like ID sle a1
window" he added, chucklng' -, l., A..
rho GOOD hearted ncighbor was Interested III inc
u,tIc corcop woman and a few days after she met
Coraan wbo she thought was the husband diu '"u
al hone your wife is better to-day
yes. She better he replied; "she dead NC a
widow 49,. .orns for the
n,,ard &c tbe Coreans to American eyes are as alKe
as two peas
With the nubllcaton Of the report OF the Attorney
General all of the annual reports OF inc lieh'O' Va
the Cabinet are "out.' All OF them nave o0' ~
usbed broadcast; some Of them widely read Inc
onarator ~ these reports task that IS orc 'ded
nv tho heads of DEPARTMENTS They have 10 "a'ch
each sentence in the document TO see thdO II j. NV
susceptibe Of two constructions, ono OF the Pos'iDS
undesirable After they nave read over anu o'er
again the report they develop horror OF II lau can
only be compared with the feeling OF inc htl'e poS
who has surrepttously obtained possession OF MS
big sisters box Of candy. one OF the secretaries,
oolrc ~ the task which he had accomplished, said
"a few days ago: . ,,,o Tho oor
vcted murderer who had carefully studleu All appear
for mercy which he was to make before sentence was
passed upon him. The speech was prepared Dy MS az
torney and when 1t was read 10 MN the o'i''''i
broke down and sObbed aloud.
THAT will certainly move the judge he said 1t
cannot fail TO move him.
"A day or two later the lawyer called to see If the
spcech had been committed to memory properly Inc
criminal looked somewhat dsconsoate
-. i don't think that is very good speech he
said.
Not good = said the attorney. Why You cried
when You first heard it,
i know did said the criminal, but that was
before had studied it.. Every time have been over
il have liked it less and to tell you the truth,
am 80 tired Of il 10y this tme really beneve would
rather DC hanged than deliver it,
And that about ny attitude toward my report
before had completed it, said the secretary in con-
clusion.
The modesty Of the Hon. Frank LAWYER. of Chicago.
is a theme upon which his colleagues never Tire OF
dwelling. ] an told that some Of the members from
his own state sometimes become a little jealous OF
the Bridgeport Statesman he is called. Bridgeport
is that section Of Chicago adjacent to the sockyardS
where a municipal ordinance makes IT msdemeanor
to throw lighted match or the stump OF a cigar
into the river because the animal fat which makes mp
the channel might take fire and precpitate con
nagration than was caused by widow O'learys
Worlds Fair finds worthy cNcmplar IN the Hon.
Mr. LAWYER lie is determined not only that the Fair
shall come to Chicago, but also that Statesman
Lawler shall have the credit of locating 1t there Re
ceny he returned TO his native neath but before
leaving furnished a statement 10 the press, done up
in his best style on The finest type-wntlng paper
in blue ink. give it in full 80 that the Network
gentlemen who are interested IN the matter may
know the Arguments they viii have to meet when
Nh gets I'm
House Of Representatives.,
Committee War Claims.
Washington. j.. G.. Dee. -, 1eop.
Congressman Frank Lawlcr since MS arrival mere
mas occn aIu wU ,, , s1 and others to
urge that Chicago should be selected presents me FOL
lowing facts in favor of the Garden City OF the West
"Fnst, Chicago has a population OF l,3Ooooo' ana
an area Of 175 miles.
maintaining not less than 100 first and second class
hotels. besides 100 buildings and fats, when VIII &C
commodate 100000 guests. Additional h0teis VIII |
be erected should Congress decide upon Chicago for
the Fair lilo. 81. ~
road trunk lines terminating in Chicago and so trains
arrive and depart daily from the different depots ac
"The Chicago parks are unsurpassed, covering not
less than 2O35 acres and extending over sXty miles
ats 100 business blocks and bank buildings excel |
those Of any other city in the United States
Chicago has is6 miles Of streets ana IT,, mas been
fifty miles year, having already 400 miles paved
There in operation 5s7 miles of streetcar tracks In
stem is being extended all the city. Twelve |
thousand miles Of sidewalks laid and hftyfour |
miles each year being completed
THE Health Department. under the able manage |
ment Of DR. Wickersham shows that the death rate Is
the lowest OF any large city In the United states
"rhe Police and Fire Departments Of Chicago are |
the best managed I'm America the Police Department |
consisting of 700 patrolmen while the Fire Depart
mcnt employs ESQ men and is without equal In the |
world.
"Our Frank asked IL he was satisfied. from a
careful survey Of the situation. that the Worlds Fair
.~tf. oh Int afo.
comparing notgs with his colleagues. congressman |
Taylor. Mason and Adams who arc doing good work. |
lie believed that Chicago the only place that could
be selected for exposition Of this magnitude and
predicted that Chicago would carry away the prize.
There you have III And don't forget that the Hon.
Mr.. Lawler Is a member OF the Committee on War |
Claims and seems TO its stationery as If 1t was his
own.