The Washington times., 1894-03-19
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Ex-Governor Oliver Ames, OF Massachus
sets, was recently at the Riggs House. he
Is out Of politics entirely. he says, but he i
very much in business, manufacturer Of
| shovels and large owner of sugar planta-
tons in Louisiana, and hence very much
interested in the tariff. Oliver Ames Is one
OF the famous Ameses of Easton, the greatest
shovel makers in the world, and the son OF
| the Congressman Oakes Ames, who was
| mixed up in the Credit Mobilier. It was
believed in the Bay State for long time that
Oliver Ames would never rest and never
spare any single one of his many millions
until he had come to Congress in one branch
or the other to cause to be wined ont the
resolution of censure against his father. He
seems to have forsaken the notion hovever
though three or four years ago, lust at the
close OF his gubernatorialc career, it was feared
by Mr.. Hoar and others that Mr. Ames would
surely try to go to the Senate.
Workmen, notice, are cleansing the white
stone trimmings of the great Richmond and
Danville building at Thirteenth and the Ave-
nue., or whitening up, rather, the dusty trim
mings of the old part of the building. I
recall the time when William Murtagh and
his very lively Republican newspaper occu-
pied these quarters. Mr.. Murtagh told me
once that he made his great mistake when he
declined to accept Gen. Grants offer Of q
flrst-class foreign mission. He could have
sold the Republican for $500, 600 then. But
he held on to it and built his immense build
ing and before long the load grew heavy and
he had to lay it down. This gentleman is
living at the National very quietly, but he has
never lost his interest in newspapers. He 10
great believer in TIE TIMES.
The manager of the Arlington Hotel, Frank
Bennett, and the two clerks, Messrs. Birney
and Ross, are counted three Of the hand
soonest hotel men in Washington. They all
earn fabulous salaries also. which they in
vest, not in those iridescent Kohinoors so
common among ordinary hotel clerks, but
rather in the fugacious stock, sometimes sue
cessfully, sometimes, 1 regret, unsuccessfully.
Each OF these gentlemenis capable OF manag-
ing hotel of his own. Probably each will
own one some day. Mr. Ross has never dis
covered his long lost Charley. e5olu
met John Seager. tie handsome private
secretary of Mr.. Lamont, in the Arlington
lobby the other night. He is smooth gen.
tleman, as his chief is reported 10 be, and
with his political experience In business he
mixes in most delightful newly welded
life. as it was said, just around the corner on
l street. MIR. Seager Is attached also to the
fortunes Of William G. Whitney and 1t Is be-
lieved that he, too, invests in the fugacious
stock, and almost always with success. Mr..
Seager is very popular at the War Depart
ment, even among the most ferociously
brave OF the Army officers.
Il tell you,' said one of the clerks at the
National last night, ''we do miss Dennis
Flynn down here. He used to be with us,
you know, the delegate from Oklahoma. A
delegate only, believe he is, but he ought to
be 4 full-fedged member or q Senator even,
as perhaps he will be II Oklahoma becomes a
state. He had his wife and baby here and
they are lovely people you NAV be sure,
People OF importance used to come to see Mr..
Flynn every day. and he must have had
great deal of influence, especially out West.
he is housekeeping on Capitol Hill now,
think
Miss Kate Field lives at the Shoreham, and
the most casual visitor there NAV notice her
circulating among the guests, distributing
tickets for her lectures, if people want them,
and distributing her Washington also, If peo-
pie want it. She manages the affairs of this
journal and of those literary and social affairs
with great business acumen and force. 1t is
said that she doesn't expect that her Wash
ington will please the men. nor does she want
it to please the women and as for her lee
lures, she seems to talk out more plainly
about the wickedness and weakness OF
Senators and members if they are present
than IL they were a mile away, and cOnse-
quently beyond the reach Of her voice. Miss
Field is a cousin of George Riddle, the reader,
and recently when that gentleman was here
with one of his evenings Kate Fields Wash
ington declared that he was the finest readers
TO be found anywhere. Miss Field respects
herself very much. She charges 800 if any,
body wants her to lecture in Washington, and
she probably makes far more than that when
she takes the chances with lecture herself.
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