Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-03
CAPITAL CHIT-CHAT.
Social Notes and Personal Gossip From
Washington


Washington
Washington, Oct. 26-The wife OF
Senator platt. stricken Il few days ago
with p lralySis. is reported better.
Miss PETER, the only unmarried
daughter of Senator PETER, of Kansas,
is the clerk of her fathers committee,
She goes up to the capitol every morn
ing with her father. and as she under
stands his methods and has Il business
education, she does most of his work
and does not leave until her father has
no further need of her services
PETERS two sons are now running the
Farmers Advocate in Topeka, which
sheet WIS formerly owned by their
father
NJ. Chivat, the French gentleman who
attempted to commit suicide in Atlanta
Friday, has only been i'll Washington
three months. \ violent affection for
Miss Lizzie Nenablc, Il Georgian travel
ing III France, lead the young man. who
is handsome and wealthy, to secure the
position OF third secretary 10 the en-
baSSy at Washington Shortly after
his arrival he went 10 Atlanta. but did
not receive much encouragement from
the lady, encounicrlng Il severe oppoSi
ton Oh the part of her brother II is
supposed that disappointment lead him
to indulge too freely in the flowing
bow, and al attempt on his own life
was tie result. As he did not seriously
inju"c Himself the lUNc-lorn swain is
no doubt now en- route for France
MuIaln SiSSiptta Jones known us Tie
Black Putt" viii sing in town on
November =.
Mr.. Glevcland's health, Judging by
his appearance, is as good aS usual. but
as there is IL slight limp in his walk
one iIferS that Il tingc Of govt must
be troubling him.
Miss Letter and her brother have
reached town and opened their palalial
residence, which has just been com
pleted and is probably the finest house
i'll Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Letter
will be III the city in Il few days. but.
as the family is in mourning, thcr,
will be no entertaining done for some
time yet.
Senator John Daniel, Of Virginia, will
deliver the Grafton ut the unwilling of
the monument of Mary Washington at
Fredericksburg, which ceremony will
probably take place in few months.
The government is to open on Noycm
Der l postgraduate school for army
surgeons where they can get practical
instruction in their work. The build
ing used will be the old Army Medical
Museum and VIII open with about
twelve students and Il faculty of dis
tinguished professional men.
Mrs. Frances HOdgson Burnett, the
| famous authorcSS, is expected back in
her home in November and will remain
here during the winter. In the spring
she will leave for London, where she
has already leased :; house
Mrs. Paul Smith Morton, daughter
in-laW of the secretary Of agriculture,
will be the guest Of her fathcr-in-law
this season and expects to take Il
prominent part in social life.
There is said to be great increase in
the number of patents offered by Wo-
men, and the fact seems due to the
worlds fair Most of the inventions of
women are Of Il domestic nature and
calculated to lessen hOuSework How
ever, Miss Lester, of Loganport, has Il
device 70" unloading car boxes. A
Washington woman has new ice
pitcher, around the bottom of which
is Il rim to catch the water that trickles
flln dr. II
for patent on hexagonal spool, but
4 pencil man has Il copyright on that
shape.