St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-19

North Carolina, who is bright-eyed,
well-dresSed gingerbread mulatto, who
has been slave and who is college
graduate and lawyer. Rising Sun"
Morse is a broad-faced millionaire from
Massachusetts,, who makes big head
look bigger by pair of fat side wills
kers. He started life by peddling stove
polish, and he is now deYoting himself
to sending seeds from the agricultural
department to his constituents. John
j. O'Neill, one OF the funny men
by a millionaire, and one of
the brightest of the new men from Mis-
souri,, a black-haired brunette named
Frank, who is all nerve and brain. An
other nervous little fellow is Wilson,
from the state of Washington, who tells
enough good stories to enable him to
laugh himself fat, but who is as thin as
rail and who looks as Overworked as
the horse of an bobJaIl car. Carter, of
Montana, is middle-aged man of more
than ordinary ability. Heis tall, brown
haired, fair-faced and has straw-colored
chin whiskers. Hansbrough. of North
tached man of thirty, who rejoiees in
coming from Devils Lake. and who Is
an editor. One of the curiosities
of the house is Bullock, of Flor
ida. who states in the directory,
that he has family of thirteen chill
dren. He does not say how many of his
children are girls. He is sixty years of
age, has aided in founding female in
stitute, and has raised enough of fam
lily to start this academy. Hit, of Illi-
nois, wears red necktie. BaYne, of
Pennsylvania. always has pepper-and-
salt business suit, and Cabot Lodge
parts his hair in the middle. William
81. Springer never appears in the house
Stahlneeker, of New York, prides him.
self on his glossy side-whiskers, and is
the handsomest man in the house. The
youngest man is Magner. of Brooklyn,
and the oldest in point Of serv-
ice is Judge Kelly. Martin is,
without doubt, the slouchiest congress
man, though he has improved since his
coming here few years ago. Hender
son, of Iowa, has the loudest voice. You
could hear him across ten-acre field.
Boutelle, of Maine, is another loud
talker, and he gestures quite as vio-
lently as he speaks. George D. Wise,
of Virginia, is one of the most eloquent
of the Southern men, and Ben Butter
worth can make as good speech as
any man on the Republican side of the
house. All told, the congressional show
contains number of very rare animals,
and though at least 200 out of the $50
among them could not make their
$1,000 year any place else, fully one
third are worth the price paid for their
employment and earn it.
american Diplomats in China.
Some of the diplomats whom the
United States have sent to China have
been rare birds. l heard all sorts of
stories about them during my visit to
the country last year, One of our con-
suls at NlngpO, south of Shanghi, was
present at dinner given by the Eng
lish consul TO the two sons of the Prince
of Wales, who stopped there on their
way around the world. The American
consul shook hands with the young
princes and threw his arm around one
OF their shoulders as he said:
wall, boys, so you are the sons of
Whales! am mighty glad to see you,
and how did you leave your grandma,
Victoria? L hope she is feeling well,
and want you TO take my regards to
her when you 20 back" a.
Another consul in the interior of
China was represented to be in chronic
state of int0Xication, and the stories of
Gen. Moseby and his lack of dress
suit are known to all.
'SpSNhlhs VI THU DIuSIdoS dliQ
charge that he loses social prestige in
Hayti by having his wife do clerical
work for him. recalls story which Adj
niTal Shufeldt tells me of one of orr
conSuls to Cuba at the time he was con
sui general to Havana. 81
This man." said the admiral, "droHe
the stage during the intervals of his
consular work.
Another of our ministers to South
American country brought his son along
with him and gothim a place as me-
cianic in the town where he was le-
Gated. and he tried TO get his daughter
a place in the public schools, but the
government to which he was sent re-
fused to allow it. Another minister
practiced medicine at the same time he
was acting as minister. and not few
of our cOnsulS i'll out-Of-the-Way ports
are engaged in business.
FRANK g. CARPENTER.
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