The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-05-07

The Society of The Daughters Of the Ameri-
! can Revolution have begun a WORK that will
| tie n notable memorial. 1t is proposed that an
! imposing hall he erected in fashionable part
/ O. the city. buildingo Of handsome appearance
/ and beauty Of architectural design, one that
/ viii be among the most interesting sights of
! tho National Capital. and which will serve for
! the double purpose of Headquarters of the So
] ciety and place where relies of Revolutionary
! days may he preserved. This work is under
I taken entirely by women, and when finished
VIII be a fitting monument TO the patriotism
and energy of the ladies of America. There
J is now a fund of between six and seven thou
/ sand dollars on hand. which can be applied at
once to the building, but the proposition is that
not spade he put in the ground till large
I part Of the needed fund be held for ready use,
! The ball will not be built by mourning any
debt, aud will stand fully paid for when the
! last stone is laid.
: Hoshi Tori. the coming successor of Minister
Kurino, has had an eventful career Asayoung
nan lie went 10 England, and had the distinc-
! ton of being one of the first japanese TO grad
uste from Cambridge University and TO be
admitted TO the bar. Returning to japan
thoroughly imbued with liberal ideas, he be-
came at once involved with the old conservative
Government, and after being repeatedly ad-
nonishcd and punished for his radical utter
ances be was Obliged TO leave Japan for time.
I All TIA Is was before the establishment OF a rep
resentative Government in japan. As soon as
] this happened Hoshi selected as first Presi-
deat of the first House of representatives. In
! IsS9 being for the time out of favor with the
authorities at home, he left Japan and made
a tour OF the world, spending some time IN
Washington and showing great interest in the
workings of Congress. Hoshi is on excellent
terms with Minister Mutsu, to whom his selec-
ton for the Washington Legation is to be
ascribed.
The ghostly crypt in the Capitol, the round
dark room, with pillars directly underneath
the rotunda, is now transformed. There are
great many people in the Capitol building,
including Legislators who ride the all-preva-
lent bike" and now the riders range their
machines stands all around the circular
room. The crypt will soon lose reputation for
weirdness aud loneliness, now that the modern
steel horse disturbs the cobwebs.
When Senator Tillman was delivering his
second TRADE against men and things in gen.
eral last week, and everybody in the Senate
was trying TO understand what he trying
to get at any way. the little silver ptchfork pre-
scented him in the West very conspicuousy
I in his scarf lie seems to be proud Of the
name " Pitchfork Tlman," given him 10y the
newspaper men, on account of the peculiar
gesture he makes while roasting" somebody,
q movement as il he were loading hay wagon.
| Speaker Reed was discussing the other
night concerning the personal peeuliarity Of
! his friend and spokesman ia the House, the
4 Hon. Nelson Diugley, jr, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. Now, you know.
! Dingley has got the smallest head of any man
4 in the House OF representatives. but it is check
! full Of useful information and nothing else
! There is not an atom OF waste room in il, and
ali his brain is given up TO business. Dingley
never did anything that was not useful in all
! his lile When he lay IN his cradle he was
/
was boy lie found more pleasure in studying
/ his lessons than lie did in play. ] am told by
veracious persons who knew Dingley in his
! youth that his mother used TO drive him out
TO play with broonstiek, and forbid him 10
study more than 10 hours day. Dingiey has
no Aumor. lie has capacity for the en-
I ioymcnt of what the rest of the world
calls pleasure. HIS socisl instincts are
not developed Why, Dinsley would rather
take stubby old lead pencil and figure
out on the back of an envelope what rate OF
duty the Eomans imposed on Persian wool
than sit on narrow sofa in dark room with
pretty girl
The letter of President Cleveland declining
the nomination is getting 10 be as momentous
a question in Washington as the famous one OF
"Who struck Billy Patterson 2" once was at
Philadelphia. 1t is continually asserted that
sn ch letter has been written, and is in the
possession of this and that prominent Demo
crat, who will soon make it public. But it isn't
made public and the men who are accused OF
having it in their breast pockets come out
after awhile and deny that they were ever
intrusted with The precious document.
II
Seycnty-twG Cadets viii graduate from West
Point, and so far there are but eight vacancies
il sight 10 the Army. They will be tax en-
care o., however, by being appointed Addi-
tional Second Lieutenauts until vacancies oc-
cur.
4
President Cleveland is still giving those Gu
ban resolutions consideration" at least, il
does not appear that he has done anythin.
else with them.
X
No matter upon what subject Senator Stew
art rises TO speak, il is only question OF few
! In Inn In.