The evening times., 1895-12-18


~ arrived at Chamberlin5 last evening.
He will spend a few days at the capital
and make himself at home amid Old scenes
aud reg ale his old colleagues with his famii-
lar, entertaining conversation and sage
bits OF opinion.
The erstwiii.e Tammany leader dined with
Congressman McMiliin last evening, and
tue Two bad a Jolly time together.
We'll, what do you think or this war
talk, MIR. Cainpbeil?" asked reporter.
'Oh, there amt going to be no war,
replied Tim, with broad sweep or tue
haud. Ttsen he showed his h2t ON the back
OF his head and looked toward the ceiling
on t,.e opi,usil- sue OF lIie room, AS II that
satt.ed Lne question.
COle,re5s!' =,
"Looss aou't cut no ice; it looks well
enough. Wait till they does something.
Now, tney may Tx tue, t;ritl, bat to4s
believe it. They're scat OF It. You see!
Mcaus Connitlee.'
ION, / give II up. amt naming commit
tees. Toms OoiuS that.
ILBERT PARKER, the well-known Eng.
" lsh novelist, and Mrs. Parker are Ut
the Snofeid.h.
oi the young brIton, said iast nixnt that.
whiie tuis was not Dy any means his iirst
visit TO Amenca, II w;is Dy an Odds Tie
most important missiUn which Eau ever
IL was a matrimonial mission, he said.
He was married i'll New YORK DeceinOer
to Miss Amy Van Tine. Mr.. and MIS-
Parker are now Wishing the capitai on
their wedding tour, 1T beiDg tfie forfhef
Iirst visit to Washington.
Mr.. Parker is u DriiIiaut conversational
ist, and talked interestingly on matters
OF current interest. lie hau in his iiafd a
COPY OF his latest DOoK, An Adventurer of
tue North, b-,ng Continuation OF the
Personal History OF Pierre and His Peo-
MI, \ a collection BylfiS0 Column.
Dian stories, and the scenes are iaid among
tine posstssiobs OF the huueon BAY Cuii-
pany. Mr.. Parker is native oil Canada,
having uecn born III QueDec thifty-two
years ago.
Ate, .nodcstly answering some questions
concerning his literary work. Nj. furxer
SPOKE OF MS visit to Washington.
81 have been mere but "A few hours, Said
he, ..but have seen enough to carry away
and keep forever. lain prvipuiiuiy Impressed
with Washington. 1 am struck WIN two
fhmgs-lts quiet and It's dignity. That cap
itoi or yours Is grand, grand.
but liie VI onu .si-nt; tnat Is the most inter
esting of all. 1t struck me as l rode past
IL TINS afternoon tnat the SHAFT wa most ap-
propriate To the memory OF washington. A
more ornate structure would have Deeu
wrong. That smart Is, II sernis TO lie, repre-
sentative or the work which washington
anu his confreres strove after. IL represents
the genius OF the country, too-towcring,
white, clean, enduring, oinniDrsseut.'
Mr.. Parker did not believe there would lie
a war beswecn TINS country ana Engiaiu
'It Is Impossible, ne SAID.
NOT EVERYONE knows Senator Cuiiom's
~ fondness for "reminiscences, especially
concerning his native State OF limos,
| wnerr an mis- political fortunes have been
| east.
"In 1857 / was a sort OF whig-a-Free-
Soiicr," remarked the Senator. during Il
conversation last evening. II was in the
Illinois legislature that year. In 1850 the
| leg,siui urr nau been ,lepuDiican, or, 1 migut
| frIs. Spll. Huf the ElttIilDcE
| and Fremont men combined and exactly
| matched the Democrats in numbers.
well. we had all exciting time ara a
| ludicrous one. Eacn siIe hade hght
| for the organization. We nominated the
| last years clerk for presiding officer;
| he wus declared elected and took his seat.
| Then Democrats declared one OF their
| men elected To the same u. ace, ana he took
| seat near our man. There was almost
| riot. The combine recognized Tie past
clerk, ana the Democrats addressed their
"At last q seIgeant-at-arms was e.ected
| by tne Democrats, and they ordered that
| f,,nctjorary TO .put that little clerk out
| the toor.' The sergeant-at-arms was "a hdg
| fellow, who weighed not less than 2tp
pounds. H..
.he bad no difficulty in Carrying fat
| the order promptly, and the conbinS
| admitted itself beaten by the DemCcrats,,
T DO not know how to explain my init
l. mate friendship for Gen. Logan" Sen
ator Cullum continued, unless IL was 0ui
| poverty.
He used TO stop in the cloak room when
| we were both members of the Senate and
tondoic with each other. We would lei
| each other how poor we W ere, and how hard
IL was to live within our income. and n
proved TO be very strong bond o1
| sympathy.
II we.i remember my first meeting with
| John. IL was in that memorable session
| of the Illinois legislature in 81. He was
| a new member and Immediately made
| himself heard. He WAS Democrat at that
| time. | believe he was the man who notni
mated the sergeant-at-arns and moved that
| our presiding officer be put out OF the hall
Logan exhibited at that time Just the
| traits of character that marked his later
| life. An indoniitable will. fearless spirit,
| n flat refusal to admit that Il ny obstacle was
| insuperable."
! ~ CONGRESSMAN CORLIsS of Michigan
! " says lr hopes that Washington VIII
| have u newsboys ciation, such as exists
in Detroit.
| Some one was talking with Inc about it
| only the other day" said Mr.. Corliss last
| evening. II have seen the benefits of the
organization in Detroit, and 1t has the su pport
| OF our best men. 1t is n splendid thing.
| 1 believe that 1t encourages the boys TO read
| and learn and to become useful citizens.
| And tina: is everything"
CEN. GROSyENOR of Ohio has returned
| " to his rooms at the Cochran. after D