Arizona republican., 1896-11-22
READY FOR 4 GAY WRITER.
Washington Preparing for the
 Coming Season.

Washington Preparing for the
 Coming Season.
 The Gay Set Alreaoy in Evidence House Hunting Officials Make Things Llvely-Handsome Turk
 Patent Examiners.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-(Special Correspondence .)-There is an in crease in the fashionable throng in the Northwest Section which indi- cates that congress will soon convene. Members of the diplomatic circle are returning and preparing for a gay winter, the last in the capital for some of them, for time at least. The su- preme. court has been in session for several weeks and all of the members of that tribunal are daily in their places in the court chamber at the capital The flag floats over the White House and tells us that the president is daily at his desk. He is now finishing his annual message to congress, which will convene on the ! first Monday in December.
 This is the season of house hunting in official circles and many changes will be noted by the confirmed official reception attendants. Chief Justice Fuller of the supreme court has pur- chased the old Carroll mansion on F street and has moved into it from the Massachusetts avenue house which he has been renting for some time Jus tice Peckham has house on Connecti- cut avenue near cluster of diplomats. The Austrian government has pHf- chased magnificent house opposite the British embassy for it's representa- tive, thereby following the lead of oth- CT European governments in owning their legation premises. Justice liar Ian also has a diplomat for neigh bor, his house being situated almost across the street from the Chinese le- gation.
 The Chinese have by far the most imposing legation building, it being in fact three mansions turned into one in order to accommodate the large official household, It is situated on Fourteenth street, northwest, where any bright afternoon nem- bers of the household may be seen taking an airing, and the passer- by often catches glimpses of the pic turesque Chinese children,
 The presidential cabinet guessers are abroad in this town and we have a new assortment of cabinets for the in
 coming president every day. Senator John Sherman is freely spoken of for secretary of state but he says no , Senator W. B. Allison is also put
 down for this important portfolio,
 but he has not expressed his ideas on
 the subject The general opinion is that western man will fill the senior place in the cabinet. A northern man is picked for the treasury and an
 army general for secretary of war.
 The secretary of the interior will he a
 western man; the attorney general a l, northern man, and the secretary of agriculture western man, the gos- sips say.
 Some facetious cabinet makers put ], Mark Hanna down for postmaster : general, but this is rather hard on . Mark.
 The president proposes to deal with
 the Cuban question in his report to
 congress, and it is confidently expect
 ed that he will discuss it in vigor- !. ous and thorough manner, and that
 his report will be based upon the news
 brought to him by Consul General Lee.
 I There is a new dude in town and fha h,,5 in, .,f
 delight He is Turk, twenty-six f years old, and is credited with DeIng : the handsomest man in Washington. , He is second secretary of the Turkish F legation and is unmarried and is ex- Q pected, therefore, to make 8. furor in n the feminine portion of the official circle He is a Mussulman and may Q have as n1aAy wives as he Fl e IS 5 might appear to be a disadvantage 5 but no doubt some there are who e would be willing to take only a share d in this beautiful young Turk. Q Diplomats may be handsome but - you will find the brightest men in the il government bureau. The examiners in the patent office stand very high ir Q the ranks of scientifically and techni- k cally educated men. And it should .- be so, for the work that comes into d their hands, the questions they have . to decide, are those vitally effectine d the foremost business enterprises o! n our counliy- Just this On1 -..--,,;c
 In the month of September there
 were filed in the patent office clever
 hundred applications relating to i'm
 provements in bicycle brakes, saddl es d chains. valves for tires, etc., lugga g
 carriers, alarms, speed. indicators alt