St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-01
CAPITAL CITY GOSSIP.
Special TO the Globe

Special to the Globe.
WAS aINGToN May 31-English as she is
spoke in the federal capital really differs
very little from the language OF the Scyth
ians and Geaiiles of other cities. The native
speaks deliberately in rather loW-pitched
voice. with never ''yes'' or mo" without an
indeed" and tender handling of the letter
"r'' that makes a Western savage green with
envy. In society circles, one says GOOD
morning till dark; but to the plain. Ordi-
nary, every day citizen, every hour after
noon is evening. You so shopping, though
the really proper thing is to do all your shop
ping in Baltimore, and when you've bought
what you want. or as nearly what you wap
as the cheek Will let you have, you ask when
the parcel will be sent ont ''oh, some time
this evening" is the answer, between and
3 O'clock In st. Paul, when a woman
wants to leave a street car, she wriggles her
hand ami head aa1 says please STOP" or
"Stop here or just plain Stop" Now
when the Washington woman says ''StoD"
she means something very different, for
when she wants the car to stop, she in
yarinbly says stop the car" Of course, it's
logical, but it isn't at all the way we do it i'll
the Northwest.
Constantine Buckley Kilgore is a man that
creates no particular impression on the pub
lie mind, but when you say Buck kilgore. of
Texas, everybody knows at once just who
you mean. Mr. Kilgore is III his way an odd
character. and his dear particular friends
have any number of stories to tell on him. 1t
is vouched for as an actual and uncontro
vertible fact that once upon time. kllgoFe
was sitting as justice of the peace i'll Van
Zandt county, Texas. He was wise in gen.
eral, but little hazy on technical points OF
law. and it happened that he ran afoul CT a
snag i'll the shape of q writ OF sequestration.
l don't suppose you know what a writ of
sequestration is. l am sure don't, and Kill
gore didn't know either. The lawyers about
were. perhaps, nearly as much in the dark,
and Kilgere wrestled nightly alone till there
arose grizzled old lawyer, land said: Il move
the writ be denied" Quick as thought the
eminent justice of the peace felt solid ground
beneath his feet, for he knew parliamentary
usage as a fish knows swimming. Said he:
ut is moved and seconded that the writ be
denied All in favor of this motion, say aye"
Well. the ayes came like thunder clap, and
Kilgore disposed of that writ without once
asking for the nays.
The Congressional cycle club is one of the
institutions of the capital. Its members are
cherublc Tom Johnson, OF ONO. doe WASH
ington, of Tennessee, Jerry Simpson, of Kau
sas Allan Durborow, of Illinois, Ben Cable of
Illinois, Samuel Robertson, of Alabama and
Andrew Price, of the same state. Jerry Simp
son is everywhere credited with an ability
for sleight-of-foot perfo finances and straight
away fast riding quality i'll excess Of the res
of the club; though Mr.. johnson has had
the tutoring of number OF his congressional
brethren. and modestiy admits that he can
do a few clever tricks on the wheel when
he's feeling right well. The club go out on
long runs together, and nearly every day
push their wheels up the hill to the capitol
The original ground plan of the capitol does
not recognize the existence of the bicycle,
and rough, rude boys were in the habit of
monkeying with the treasured wheels as they
stood in the corridors. stealing straps amp
bells, and in other ways annoying the power
full and sagaeious riders. At last the club
appealed 10 the architect of the capitol. and
everything is lovely again. for in the crypt of
the massive building there has been built a
PLAIN. unassuming stable for the nickel
plated steeds of the congressman above stairs.