Arizona republican., 1896-12-27
WASHINGTON IS LIVELY.
Society Having a Good Time This
 Winter-News Notes.

gress away this town is by no means dull The holiday season is being en- joyed by thousands who have little care whether the big building on Capi- tol hill is full or empty of statesmen. There is an unusually large representa- tion of "the gay set in Washington this winter, and the entertainments thus far given have been notable for their brilliancy. Christmas day was bright and cheery, and in the afternoon Connecticut avenue and H street, in the vicinity of old St. Johns church, presented brilliant spectacleS. Thou sands of people were promenadlng and a thoroughly holiday air was notice able. At this season there is no town in the country that can compare with Washington in point of attractiveness.
 While many members of congress went to their homes some time ago to spend the holidays there are many still in the city. The senator or rep resentative who lives two or three thousand miles away from the capital finds it inconvenient to travel that dis tance just to be beneath his own roof tree at Christmas time. Judging from the remarks of some of these self con- stituted eXiles from home they have a lonesome time of it, in spite of the many attractions to be found in Wash ington.
 Some days ago a story was printed that MT. Dingley had been invited to become secretary of the treasury and had accepted. The story comes back to Washington, copied into MT. Ding ley's paper, the Lewiston CMe) Jour nal, with these headlines: Same Story! That Congressman Dingley Will Be the Next Secretary of the Treasury. The Report, However, Lacks Confirmation From Two Sourc- es." These are, of course, Congress man Dingley and President-elect Me Kinley.
 A gray-haired, one-eyed man walked through the rotunda of the capitol the other day seeking some one who would help him in getting his bill through congress. His name is Bernard Camp bell and he has had a most interest ing history.
 Seven years ago last April Campbell shipped from New York as an engi- neer on a merchant vessel bound for the West Indies. He woke up one morning to find himself off the island of Haiti and his vessel in the hands of Haitian officers. He was impressed into the Haitian service, but escaping to the shore was set upon by the sol diers of the island, and after being ter ribly beaten was thrown into the sea. He managed to reach boat, and much privation and suffering preceded his arrival in New York. The state de- partment has indorsed his claim for damages, but, as in the experience of many other American citizens mal- treated abroad, the Haitian govern ment has ignored the demand.
 Now MT. Campbell, with his eye sight almost gone and with the scars of the Haitian assault still visible, walks around the halls of congress and entreats the indifferent congressman to listen to his tale.
 A notable figure here this winter is Col. J. Y. Smith, formerly of the United States army. Colonel Smith, who is a hearty, we'll preserved Scotchman of massive frame, lives part of the year on his beautiful estate near DoyleStown, Pa., and the other part in London, Berlin, Paris, and Vienna. He was not a citizen of this government when he was in the army, but acquired citizenship later, and now prizes it as his dearest pos session.
 During the civil war" he said yes terday to a reporter, "I had charge of the military railroads of the United States government, and learned some thing of the enormous foresight and management necessary to feed a big army, as well as the heavy expense in volved ITO feed an army, say of 100000 men, means 5000 meals day, and often we were in quandary to know where the food was coming from. But what bagatelle that was compared with feeding the inhabitants of the city of London. Here we have population of 5,000,000. Just think of the consumption involved in appeas- ing the hunger of that multitude? Were it not for the railroads and the Thames it would be an impossibility for the congested mass of humanity in the British capital to exist. It is in London that the struggle for existence is always keen, but the more one stud ies the condition of the submerged that it's representatives are perfectly contented with their lot"