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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
NOT LIKELY TO CUT.
Chiesgo-St. Paul Lines Are
at the MeroS' of the
Sealpers.
The Block Of Kansas City
Tickets Key to the
Situation.
Gould Owns Only One-Sev-
enth of the Richmond
Terminal Stock.
Transeontinental Line Mag
mates Meet to Fix Win
ter Rates.

So far as the local officials are con-
errned there was nothing done yeSter-
day in connection with the rate dim
Guilty facing the St. Paul-Chicago roads.
One of the best posted and most eXpe-
rienced railroaders in the city put the
matter in this light: The only way to
prevent rate war, or reduction III
rates is for the Kansas City to buy up
the tickets of that road when are now
in the hands of brokers. 1t know Ut
will be a most expensive proceeding,
but they are faced with two alterna-
tives: Can they afford to have 1t pub
ished broadcast that they are response
Die for the decentralization or rates III
The Northwest. or cannot they better
afford TO buy up these tickets, even at a
price more than double that at Which
.hey were sold? l think the latter
is the best course Tor tlienl
Why? Well, for this reason: In IMAM
cial circles there is a feeling or unrest
respecting railroad securities. otoch,
holders are beginning to clamor FOR a
better return on their investments.
How are tley going to get if the oper-
ating of railroads is going TO be MADE
Observation-Disclosures q loSs-by these
sterIial rate WarS-theSe reduced tariffs.
1t is simply impossible, and it would DE
ruinous lust now for any railroad to let
itself be publicly and officially branded
as a demora1izer of Iates. The Kansas
City road is certainly in atiX." 1t IS I'M
dcrstood that the Burlington road IS
forcing the hand of Chairman Finley.
of the Western States Passenger asso-
citation. There was rumOr on the street
yesterday that even if Mr.. Finley au.
lhoIized Il 50 rate between st. Paul and
Chicago, the Milwaukee and Oma-
ha would continue the present
$3.50 rate. 1t is evident that
the brokers hold the winning hand.
They say that they can sell tickets as
low as 81, and make profit. If Mr.
Finley goes below that figure the brok--
ers will simply lock up his tickets and
await developments. The tickets are
unlimited. The brokers can afford to
wait Can the railroads afford to carry
passengers for an indefinite period be-
low 81? That being the case, it Is diff
fcult TO see what Alr. Finley is going to
gain by reduction. His only means or
success and restoring harmony among
the roads is in getting the Kansas City
road to buy up the tickets.
1t is reported that Il meeting OF man
ayers has been called for to-day at Chit
eago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
st. Louis Produce.

Wheat-The market opened s4c lower for
December and lIsc for May, advanced slight
ly. weakened and declined; later this weak
ness became more apparent, and prices were
the close, which was I4@25sc lower than
Yesterdays closing figures: No. cash. 1913
@S9Ac; December, SSs4c; May. 97s4c asked !;
July, SIC asked; August s5c. Corn-1he
opening was ssc lower, but the market i'm
mediately warmed up. Trading was light,
however, and fluctuations were confined to
a small range. Later tho market weakened,
and so continued to the close; No. 2 cash,
SIC; November. 49c; December, 4Sc bid
May, 4914c. oats quiet and irregular; No.
cash, 45s4c asked: November and December.
Acc asked; May, 447sc. Rye quiet and easy
No. 2, 71c, east side. Barley weak and slow
Iowa, 75c; W Wisconsin, 76l2c.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
.ST.PkUL TITLE INSURANCE
AND TRUST COMPANY.
Capital (fuH paid, s500,000
Surplus and UndiWded
Profits, $4,000

Executor. Guardian, Assignee. Trus-
tee, Etc. Transfer Agent. Registrar
Stocks and Bonds. Titles to Real
Estate and Mortgages Insured.
City, County and School Bonds Pur-
chased. Money Loaned on Real Es-
tate.
If you desire to borrow money on real es-
tate or approved collateral, consult your own
interest and borrow at headquarters. Loans
made at the lowest rate of interest and small
est expense Applications acted upon at once
and loans closed the same day when nee
essary Our capital gives us certain advan-
tages, and enables usit TO offer borrowers every
reasonable privilege as TO the payment OF
principal and interest. RENEWALS OF loans
made or years ago solicited.
Desirable investment securities for sale
Collection of interest or income and care OF
property assumed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
RIDING IN THE EAST.
bome Feats That Have Been Done
by Tartars.

Galveston News.
During the last century, when long
Journeys, called riding posts, were
much in vogue i'll Europe among aris-
kocracy and wealthy sporting men, a
match was made between Mr.. Shafts
and Mr.. MAXWELL for LOCO guineas,
Mr.. Shafts to find man who would
ride 100 miles a day for twenty seven
consecutive days.
There was great deal of money bet
on this thing, principally against it
being done. 1t was well known, how
ever, that distances of 800 to 1000 or
1900 miles had frequently been covered
at the rate of from 100 to 100 or even
$50 miles per diem, but the knowing
ones thought that the enormous dis
tance Of 2.700 miles at 100 miles per day
would be likely to break any horseman
down. Nevertheless, John Woodcock.
who was selected to ride by MIR. Shafts.
performed the feat without extra ia
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
LOCAL MARKETS.
st. Paul.

Wheat was unchanged yesterday and quiet.
No. mixed oats were firmer and advanced
lc over yesterdays figures. Upland prairie
hay was III fair demand and shade lower.
Barley and rye dull. Millstuffs unchanged.
The call;
Wheat-No. hard. 9o@92c; No. north
ern, s5@s7c; No northern, SO@S2c.
Corn-No. 9, 53c; No. 8, sic.
Oats-No. 2 mixed, 4Oc; No white, 42c;
No. ) white, lie.
Barley-No. =, CSC; No. 3, 5r@6Oc.
Rye--No. 2, 59@6lc.
Ground Feed-No. l. S2I.50@22.
COrnmeal-Unbolted, SILT
Bran-Bulk, SI3.5u11125.
Hay-No. l upland prairie, SO. 25GS. 80
No. S7@7. 50; timothy, SS5O@9.
FlaXseed 81. 2lMl23
Timothy Seed-Sl. lo@I.2O
Po,atoes-Stralght, 55@65c; mixed, 500
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
THIS Is GRAND CONFAB.
Eranscontlnenta1 Line Magnates
in Secret Session.

IN S6CreC StSS1OH.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1S.-A general meet
Ing of the Transcontinental association
began here to-day. General managers,
traffic managers and general passenger
agents are present from the Union Pa
eific, Northern Pacific, Great Northern,
Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and several
roads having close connections on
transcontinentai business with these
lines. 1t is the regular fall meeting, at
which matters generally pertaining to
rates are discussed, and such action
taken on questions raised as seems best
for continued harmony and profitable
Earnings.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
Oil Markets.

OIL CITY Pc, Nov. 1s-National Transit
certificates opened at 71lsc; highest. 71lsc;
lowest, 69ssc; closed at 7lssc; sales, / s.
600 bbls: charters, so 129 bbls; shipments,
153, S9lb bis; runs, 13S, 27l bbls.
PirTsBURG. Pa, Nov. lS,-National Transit
certificates opened at II lac: closed at 69l2c;
highest. 7114c: lowest. 69L2c; fairly active.
BRADFoRD, Pa, Nov. lS.-National Transit
certificates opened at II 1sc; closed at $3.50;
highest, 71ssc; lowest, 69Nc; clearances.
4JU 600 bbls
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
Milwaukee Produce.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 1S.-Flour rather easier.
Wheat easier; No. 2 spring fon track, cash,
St@STc; December, S6l2c; No. north
ern. 8 C. Corn steady; No. 3, on track, sac.
easier; No. ., in store. Csc. RYE quiet; No.
], in store, 67l2@67s4c. Provisions quiet.
Pork-January, Sll.'5. Lard = January,
S61O. Receipts-Flour, 13,4OO bbls: wheat,
81, 800 bu, barley, $4,000 bu; shipments
IOutIu hn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
FINANCIAL.
New York.

New YORK, Nov lS.-Clearings, S2I6. SOL
tight, ranging from to 30 per cent; last
loan 3, closing offered at 3. Prime mercan-
tile paper, 61a@Sl2. Sterling exchange quiet
and steady at S4.79a4for sixty-day bills, and
$i.S6 for demand. The total sales of stocks
to-day were 297. 29l shares. including:
Atchison. l4.65O; Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western, "a. 1855: Louisville & Nashville,
1883: Missouri Pacific, 1889; North
American. 1888: New Jersey Central,
$500: Northern Pacific. lO.295; Northern
Pacific preferred, 51,465; Pacific Mail,
1850; Reading. $50; Richmond & West
Point, IL, 8s2; st. Paul, 6,475; Texas Pa
cific. 3,334n: Union Pacific, 5000; Western
Union. 8, 1872
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
Toledo Grain.

TOLEDO. Nov. lS.-Wheat active; lower;
cash. 9ls4c; December. 92c; May, 93l2c.
Corn quiet, steady; cash. 53l2c; December,
52lac; May, 52c. Oats quiet; cash, 46l2c.
Clover seed easier: cash, 81 22l2: December,
S4.25; January, $3.50: March, S1.4O. Re-
eeipts-Whe 6.5Uz bu; corn, 49,s7S bu;
oats, j, l54 bu; rye 900 bu; clover seed,
23l bags. Shipments-Wheat 1861 bu;
corn, $3.50 bu; oats. 500 blu; rye, 249 bu:
cloverSeed, 200 bags.
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TO BE DECIDED TO-DAY.
Chicago-St. Paul Lines Will Vote
ON tho prnnnSn6 Cnt

Chicago-St. Paul Lines Will Vote
on the Proposed Cut.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1S.-At the request of
two of the managers of Chicago-St.
Paul lines, Chairman Finley, of the
Western Passenger association. has
called special meeting of the North
western division of that association for
tomorrow. The general managers Of
the lines referred to are opposed to the
Chicago & st. Paul to meet scalpers'
rates as given notice OF by Chairman
Finley, Yesterday, and the meeting is
for the purpose of taking the sense of
the association OH the subject.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1s.-Cattle = Receipts
$3.50; shipments. $3.50; market good; cat
tie strong; others weak; steers, S3@4. IS;
COWS, S2@2.6U; stockers and feeders. S2@
3.25. Hogs-Receipts. 1920: shipments,
none; market 15@20c lower; bulk, $500
$50; oil grades S2.5O@3.90. Sheep
Receipts, 2,4U,; shipments, 1,1S0; market
strong but unchanged
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
Excessive Love.

Street & Smiths Good News.
Rural Child wish Aunty Brown
stone didn't love us SO much.
Mrs. Hayseed-La sakes! What a
funny wish! Why?
Rural Child-'Cause asked her why
she didn't take US to the theaters, and
parks. and parties, and operas, and
such places. wen we visited her in tn
city, an she said it was cause she loved
US so much she was perfectly contented
to sit around home with US.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
COCHRAN g. WALSH,
Corner Fourth and jackson Streets.
Real Estate and Mortgage Loans
GENERAL FINANCIAL AGENTS.
Duluth Graiu.

weak. and declined &c during the day.
Closing quotations were as follows: Deem
Der, 90l2c; May. 99la; No. l hard, SSs4c;
No. L northern, SIC; No. 2 northern, 7Sc.
Receipts, 293 cars.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
LiyepIpOOl Grain.

LIVERPOOL. Nov. 19.-Wheat firm, demand
of wheat for the past three days were l65.-
600 centals, including $1,000 American.
Germ firm, demand poor; mixed Western,
As Tod per GENITAL. The receipts of American
corn for the past three days were $4,000
centals.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
DIRECTORS.
MINING SHARES.
GERMANlA BANK.

(sTATE DAEK.l
PAD UP CAPITAL. $500. 900
Surplus and undivided profits, $4,000
II. b. STRAIT, WILLIAM BICKEL,
President. Cashier
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
Kansas City Grain.

KANSAS CITY. No. Nov 19.-Wheat-No.
hard, cash. Sic asked; November, zoe bid,
SOrsc asked; No 2 red cash, S3c bid, Soc
asked. Corn firmer: No. 2 cash, 55I2@55 s4c
November, 52t2@52a4c. Oats steady; No. 2
cash, 4i126l4 sac; November, 44s4e asked.
Receipts-Wheat, 80, AS bu: oats, l,lU3 bu.
Shipments-Wheat, 27,e67 bu; oats. 1000
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
Earnings of Two Roads,

The gross earnings of the Northern
Pacific and Wisconsin Central for the
week ending Nov. IA, compared with
lhe corresponding week last year, are:
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
1899. 1889. Increase
Freight. .S462. 81 S390,799 S9l, 5l5
Passenger, mail
and miscel
ianeous.... 1875 134,422 1854
Total. $685., 1870 S. 5,22l S109, s69
WISCONSIN CENTRAL
1889. 1897. Increase.
Freight. ...... S73, 207 S65,447 $7,76O
Passenger mail
and miscel-
lancous So. 1891 10000 s786
Total. .S103. 121 500, l47 S6,974
sDecrease.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
Still in the Ring.

Detroit Free Press.
$50 you were a soldier? Did you go
clear through the Rebellon?'
mo. married during the war and
have not got though the rebellion yet"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
FITZGERALD & SMITH,

Of8lfss FfOVISIOns, StOchss
Coffee and Cotton
Bought sold and carried on margins for fut-
ture delivery.
324 jackson ST., Gillian Block.
Direct private wire TO Chicago and New
York Members Chicago Board of Trade.
Write US and we will mail you our Daily Mar
ket Letter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago.

UNION STocKYARDs, CHICAGO. Nov. 49,
Owing to the light receipts-only 5000 head
there was firmer market for cattle. The
demand was improved, but there was not
enough desirable stock to satisfy it, and
prices were little higher all around. The
hog market presented the same feature as
on the day before. 1t was oyerstocked, weak
and 5@IOc lower. closing with $3.50, the
extreme top price for heavy sorts. There
was an unchanged market for sheep, trade
ruling quiet at easy prices. Cattle-Receipts,
G.,m0: shipping steers, S2.75@j.25; stock
ers and feeders Sl.5' @2.75: cows and bulls,
75c@S2.50; Texans, 75e@S2.75 Hogs
Receipts, $4,000; heavy. $355@3, 80;
mixed and medium, $3.35Gl3.10; light,
$50 @367l2. Sheep-Receipts. 6,OO': in
ferior to choice, So. 5O@5; lambs, 81 .5O@5. 40.
ST. PAUL UNION STOCK YARDS co
SOUTH ST. PAUL.
The Yards and Packing Houses Open for
Business.
Ready Cash Market for Hogs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
BoNDs-CLosING PRICES

I IT, S. As reg ...I2o IN. X. d Il. G. 5s.. 36
do Is coup. &. 100 Nut. Union 6s. %
. do lips reg 1903 n. j. G.. int. Gifts. ], 9li
. do 4i2s coup. lO4 n. Pacific lists. HE
Pacific Us Of 95.l13 do do DDS .I,7
+ la. stamped As. 92l2IN. w. cOnsois. 135la
Tenn.ncw set.6s. l02 do deb. 5s.. l0S
do do 5s. lU5 St.L.& In. @. 5s. 81
/ do do S. - StL.& SIG. NJ. JOG
Can. South n2ds. 95l2 1t. Paul consols. LIZ
+ Cen. Pac. lists. Iltl4 ST p CO PIsts Il3
ID. & Il. q. lists. ll6 i. p. l.. G. Il. X. 81
T do do is. 79A 4. p. II. q. T. r. 81 "A
+ Erie Ids ....-... 80 Union Pac. lists. lus4
NJ. X. II r. G. 6s. "a West Shore . IL
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19

Other Grains-Corn, No. =. 5 cars; No 3,
3 cars. Oats-No. 2, 8 cars; No. 3, IS cars.
Barley-No. 3, % cars; No. 4, IL cars; No. 3,
l car Flax-No. /, B cars. Rye-No. ., 3
cars
Cars Inspected O=t-Wheat-No. / hard. l
car; No. northern, 43 cars; No. 2 north
ern. So cars: No. 8. 10 cars; rejected, cars;
no grade, cars. Oats-No. 2, ] car. Flax
No. ], IL cars. Barley-No. 1, car.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Milwaukee road. $50 bDls: Omaha, q, 600
bbls; Minneapolis d St. Louis, 20 bbls;
Manitoba, ti,O75 bbls: st. Paul, Kansas City
d Chicago, 500 bbis; Chicago, Burlington
d Northern, 47l5 bbls: 500 line, 6,73U bpls
CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
Following are the Minneapolis wheat re-
ceipts by cars: Milwaukee road, 157 ears;
Omaha, III cars: Minneapolis d st. Louis,
50 ears; Wisconsin Central. car; Manitoba,
:.:2e2 cars: st. Paul d. Duluth, l car; North
ern Pacific, As cars; 500 line. L cars.
WHEAT MOVEMENT
The receipts and shipments of wheat from
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19

The following real estate transfers were
recorded Yesterday:
North st Paul Land Co to Muller, Its
ID, Is, blk 10, n st P..... .......S 81 200
B Kuhl to II Stevens, 1t IL, blk 6; 1t %,
blk 2; 1t II, blk 8; 1t 22. blk 4, Hazel
T E Cameron to A Olson, 1t ~, blk
l6, Mackubin d MARSHALL add. ,, 700
r L Ware to G Hawley, 1t z, Rotter-
j G Luther to Kauder, 1t 6, blk 10,
Auerbach d Hands add. -. ....... 600
j Il Pearce to NJ Clark 1t IL. Stinson's
suhd blk 8, l. Dayton's add. $3.50. :. S2l
E Hendrickson to Commercial Ma
tional Bank. pit 1t 3. blk 81, ST. Paul
Commercial National Bank to Com
mercial Bank, pit 1t 3. blk 80, ST. Paul
r Foulke to A r Bushnell, pit 1t A.
QsecsS. rs, 23. ............. -. ~, %
-Four unpublished. .................. $40
Total, Is transfers. ...... 80. S167, 599
BUILDING PERMITS.
The following building permits were
issued yesterday:
W Davidson, repairs, 2-story brick
warehouse, Jackson, near Seventh Isl 90
Frank GoltZ, l-story frame kitchen,
Six minor permits. ....................1,3 ~
Total permits Observation-Disclosures. 81, $40
More Than Likely.
Munsey's Weekly.
poor child! He is cutting his teeth. -
"Oh, is he? Judged from his yells
that his teeth were cutting him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1s.-Local bankers are still
quoting the rate of money at z per cent. but
they only lend TO approved customers. Clear
ings. SIG. 6SS, 200. New York'exchange, toe
discount.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-26

Since Speaker Heed moved the iadles re-
ception room out into Ststuary hall, WHERE
the sunlight streams in and crowds of curl
GUS qazers are always standing by, this
class of women have taken more and more
to the corridors The result is that ma
jority Of the women seen in the reception
room, nursing their necessities or their
ambitions, kindling anew their hopes or
sitting their despair at the feet OF the mar
bic statues of their country's heroes, are OF
the deserving class.
Some Of these women who fash their dia-
monds and their eyes in the dim corridors
are LOBBYISTS. But not many. Numerous
fairy tales have been told of the women
lobbyists Of Washington. At this time,
probably. there are not more than half
dozen here who accept fees for influencing
legislation The most successful women
LOBBYISTS are never seen in the Capitol.
Their own parlors or the parlors Of other
people are good enough for them. You will
look in vain for a genuine woman lobbyist
in the reception room out in Statuary hall.
That is too public, and the shy congress
man would object to being wheedled there.
If YOU know where to go you may find, IN
a secluded committee room, a woman lobby
ist in her lair The clerk Of the committee
is a relative Of hers, and one of the pages
of the house is her nephew. When the
woman wants TO see a congressman or SEN
ator she takes possession Of the committee
room, and sends the page hither and yon
for her victims
I sat one day in a corner Of the commit
tee room and watched this woman ply her
trade. First came an old congressman
from New England. He had never seen
the woman before. He was shy and guard
ed. But the woman knew her business.
In ten minutes she had the old statesman
sitting on q sofa beside her, and she was
prattling away at him like an innocent
school girl, while he listened with that in
terest which told of the power of her
charms Occasionally she played upon
him the "lifting of her great brown eyes"
trick, and she played it successfully, for
one with half an eye could see that if the
woman chose to pursue her advantage she
she would soon have the man in her power.
Other congressman followed, one at time,
of course, and presently gallant senator
came in, and after him another. Tha
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-26

ton through the pension Office, is seen
hobbling about on his crutches, Emporium
ing memb ers TO do what they can for his
bill have in mind one old soldier who
sat for four DAYS at the door OF the room
Of the committee on invalid pensions, pa
tiently waiting for the appearance Of his
con gressman.
A surprising number of women are seen
in the corridors Of congress. Not all Of
them, by any means, are old and poorly
dressed and evidently in distress. Many
there are who wear silks and diamonds,
and whose faces are covered with paint and
powder. Why so many women ofthis class
haunt the halls OF congress, sending for
members from the reception room, sitting
in tia gallery aud occasionally getting
quick, fUrtive glance Of recognition from
some one on the floor below. l viii not pre-
tend 10 guess But such is the fact, and
one OF the striking features OF the kaleido-
scope Of the corridors Is the twinkling eyes
Of the women who are found there. The
corridors are dimly lighted. and here an
ugly woman with pretty eyes Is seen 70
best advantage. Her cosmetics and her
wrinkles are not conspicuous. her white
face Is by the aid Of powder made 70 look
interesting, and the congressman whom
she has IA her tolls. Il she have one sees
nothing but thetwinkle o. her eye IN the
uncertain light
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-26

scout, In the person of tat smart little
nephew, was doing his work well. The
woman played her part well, too. She was
a picture of innocence, the incarnation OK
gentleress and good breeding. Her only
reference to the business nearest her heart
was to ask for advice as to how to go about
such matters. She knew nothing of them,
and the poor man who was interested in
this claim was an old friend of her fathers
and so deserving, and she did so desire to
help him. and was so ignorant of business
and legislation, and felt so shy and timld,
and so on.
Over in the senate marble room one day
I came upon a woman whom any one
would have set down at first glance as a
lobbyist. She was certainly a handsome
woman, though she wore a veil, and there
was in her conversation, in her carriage
and her costume evidence of her high
breeding. Two or three senators were
gathered about her, each appearing to de-
light in doing her honor. "Ah," Thought,
"there must be the queen of the lobby"
but on looking closer l discovered the
handsome woman TO be none other than
Mrs. Kate Chase, the famous beauty OF
a past generation. She was lobbying,
but in a good cause. Near her country
seat, Edgewood, where her father, Salmon
p. Chase, lived for many years, is the Sol
tiiers' Home. Not far away are two or
three disreputable grog shops, established
for the purpose Of catching the dimes and
nickles of the old soldiers. These dens
have become an eyesore to the people of
the neighborhood, and Mrs. Chase has
started crusade against them. She has
determined to wipe them out, and has had
introduced in congress a bill forbidding
the keeping of saloon within two miles
of Soldiers Home. The chances are that
Mrs Chase will succeed, for she is at work
with great earnestnesS.
There are ten times as many men as
women lobbyists about congress. Today
railroad bill is pending in the house, and
from the main door can see four notori-
Gus lobbyists az work. Each has a mem
Der off in a corner. These men are known
as lobbyists, and why members of congress
will be seen talking with them privately.
drinking with them in public drinking
places or riding with them on the avenue
is a mystery 20 me. Still, it takes all
kinds of people 10 make up a corridor
crowd, and all kinds it seems, TO make up
an American congress.
ROBERT GRAVES.