New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A
MISSOURI STATESMAN.


CAMPAIGN-TuE LATEST FAD AT DINNER
TABLES A DANGEROUS GRAPHIC
PHoNE-THE FRANK COMES.
SION OF A SENATOR.
Washington March 1.-Represcntative Chares H.
Mansur of Missouri, very much opposed To nav
ing the Worlds Fair go Chicago. and he had reason
10 be- lie has been prominent In missouri poli'ic'
for twenty wears and has for every office from
constable OF Chlllicothe his homo, to United states
CONGRESSMAN lie frequently seemed near success but
not until lately did he reach It, Hope was pcrchna'
with him. however, and he kept on running for oiicc
until al last he was elected DccgateatLarBe u u'c
Democratic National Convention when met az cIicaso
in 1854 Although 1t his first success Mr.. Masur
ac,od as 10 triumpls were common to him and In
addition to his truly elegant natural manner, no
added an imposing concsencss OF speech which lcio
no doubt OF his greatness. All Missouri fcli Deioro
him. and when the Convention convened ne starter
for Chicago, prepared 20 impress. lie arfiVcu aU
midnight of the opening day. and went at once to
the Palmer House. AS he wrote the name Charlc'
H. Mansur Delegate atL Large from Missouri he
noInted 10 # significantly and said to the clerk;
Best in tho house,
eFront o13.n was called and Mssour's Delegate
atIargc was invited TO enter tho elevator Nftcr no
had shot up about eight stories the elevator boy
consented 20 treat with him for stoppagc OF motion
and 10 show him to his room. 1t was l2xlo apart
mcnt and contained cots arranged In slecpinS'car
s,vIe with upper and lower berths. As three were
already filled the Dccgatcat Large could draw II"
other conclusion than that the front, an upper one.
was designed for him. with an oath when mighD
no..ille 20 under tho head OF "Cncle IODyS' con
.idcrng the provocation, Mr. Mansur tore down The
Railways 70 the elevator, which toward GAVIN came
nm to that height. 1t contained one passenger and
IS Ia ,irhod the frcnzicd Mansur heard the elevator
boy mention 2i3, and say gently
There's four In there now. but tho last man
took up was tlin.'
. lilo heard no more and his friends never learned
how he got down to the ground floor OF the Palmer
,rousc os the clcvatorboy Insisted that he did not
take him. ,,
wild Of eye, he approached tho desk and with a
few choice Missouri phrase, expressed MS contempt
Of the clerk, the hotel and the city
.. Did You sec that name he roarcd, " Charles II.
Mansur, Delegate at Large from Missouri uiu'
tell you 10 give the best room IN inc house D't
Won expect me. sir. me. 70 bunk Ike morse tmei
rro,t show this gentleman the door, said the
toni ,,,,.,lr and Charles II. Mansur. Missouri's
honorcd citizen. pcnt the rest oil tuo n'sHt III ''o
streets Of Chicago.
rcnr,.euiative Nathan Frank, OF Missouri, who has
cainod an envahlc reputation FOR new member OF Con
er,..s Is his management Of the st. Louis campaign
for the Worlds FAIR has hit upon plan Tor Guy
members +, utilize the seed privilege. which has
tt,h.,t, b..n almost useless 10 them. While the
r,,r,her who represents "a real constituency mas
greater demand for garden seed than he can NIL u"
member. from the city j, usually at lo'' |" mo"
what # .ro- tiou make Of the lttlc packages "loh
liz. In the Department of Agriculture subject u No
orders MI Frank has hit upon a plan for dlsp"'1ns
,tlf ,h ~
lar than the baby .hi,,ng which the rural candidate
must pf,,,,-c II ne wishes to enlist the -ympathcs
~ ii. feminine members OF the communities III Ms
district. Nj. PRANK recently selected the names OF
five married women living In It. Louis. leaders OF
H.. different social circles In which they move TO
each ~ these h. sent Official letter stating that
he had I'm his possession some seeds OF riir MOVERS
., rl,ut. which he was anxious to distribute among
t,e ,,die. of It. Louis, and invited each OF them To
.,ud him a lot Of names OF those OF their irlchds
who would Ike 10 receive these seeds, AMI VINO conlu
ne them. The five ladies' addressed werc hlshIy
lunrd bv the trust rcpo-cd I'm them. and they more
than fulfilled all its requirement. before Week io
q, d.d Mr. Prank had received "A list of more than
so names. and the applications for rare seeds are
.tll p,urIus i'm. \ great many individual applca-
! tons have been made for particular seeds when
were desired. and 80 far II, he has been able, Mt.
Frank La, granted all Of these requests. To th'
other ladies whose names have been sent b. him he
h, mailed the usual package containing five varieties
~ Sod with his autograph the front of the
envelope.
II the husbands Of these 800 married women arr not
ctba-i-,c advocate, Of the reelection Of Mr.. Frank
to Conerc-s Il VIII not be their wlvcs' iaalt.
The proposition to remove Geronimo and his tribe
If Aoa,ncs to Fort sill. Ind. T.. ha, re
ouen,, tl.. Old controversy Ions pending In Army
,',,l... a.. To whom tho gratcr credit IS duc
General Milo, cor General trook, IN bringing about
a.r.n no. surrender \ little group sat ia General
Miles, room at the Ebbu House the other night Dis
ca sing the proposition. IL Included General MIC
General royall formerly Colonel Of the ath Cavalry
utd.r Milo, ia the Arizona country, and Judg,
rhoma, Wilson, Of Tucson. In the course Of the con
ycr.atlon General Royal. speaking Of the blood
/ ,,,..ty character II the Apachcs, said
~Thc.o Indians take pride in their achievements on
the wnrpath and In the ncndish atrocities which
they commit. ! asked ~ them one day why
he hunt d the white man. lie answered;
lyon 20 shootiag sometimes, don't your
81 answered that did
@.You Mi rabbtl he said you Kill dcerl'
e.Y.,. said. i have killed both rabbit and deer
a.Which dld il please You most to Kill. the rabbit
or the dccrF he said.
".Ihc deer replied
~.wcu. We like TO lii the white man better than
we do TO Kill the deer said h.. 4 like nothing
better than to shoot the white man and see him Jump
inf, the air and fall down again.
The bigger the game the bigger the SPORT con
ciudcd the General.
awhat was it TIC old Senator from Nevada said
,,r, ,rizoua9 asked the General a little later.
! turning to judge wilson, who had been cNpatatlng
ut some length upon the beauties OF the Territory ~
which he has made his home.
90 II was senator Nyc believe some Arizona man
said 10 him. booking out over the alhall plain
Nh That we need down here, Senator, Is little
and vii
have splendid country
we'll il they had better company and ltto