New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-14
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

WaSntnRtOn,
ONCE MINISTER AT wASHINGTON.-Cnahs
Yen Hoon, head Of tho Chinese Embassy 10 repre-
sent the Celestial Kingdom at the Queens JUDI
lee was few years ago Minister OF China at WASH
ington He was q conspicuous and picturesque hSure
In official circles and his selection by the E"pe.o'
ia regarded as excellent, for several reasons ''
Chang as he was called. dressed magnlncen'V, az.
had an "air" about him that his predecessors a'u
not possess naturally. and never acquired. ne wa.
extremely fond Of rich brocades so rich they wouid
almost stand alone. and reveed In varied coiors'
His passion for jewels was gratifed by wearing rare
stones In curious settings and often DIS cap "ou'n
be adorned by n single immense pearl, thousn so"e
times II would be single diamond Of equal size ana
OF marvellous brancy. Rings he wore w WI ,si,
number on his Fingers and the thumb Of lbs r lea
IN" secretaries OF mis- legation following more or
less the example Of their chief also dressed s'Gns
gorgeously attired foreign legation ever seeh IN III
Washington Mr.. Chang was as devoted 'eo 20 a ,ny
woman in official circles and every day through ssH
the season be 0@d 10 be w ds ha' e
he ,b high seryeS m %
pretty young asked TO assist h1s;essesi , ns
even went far once as frankly 10 te .ne $1,000
America therefore he would send her some from
his chest. or course It was rare E'' az n, re-
ly Chinese that no American could drink IT,
SLIGHT CHANGE IN SILVER CERTIFICATE.
A story to the effect that the new 81 81 anu ~
silver certificates were to be retired found us way
into print the other day and has, since II n'a'o
Ira appearance disturbed the rest OF great many
good pcope who rightly considered the new no'es
a great Improvement. artsticaly speaking, o" any
thing that the Government had attempted III H'i'-
liar line before. The apprehension OF these peope
was reused the more as the anirnus OF the p',"
eraph was plain as a pikestan, the disgruh'ieu
state OF mind OF n rival engraver finding vent il.
Of bo
'fresco painters" when, as a matter OF fact' lhey
were designed by some Of the best-known ar'ists III
the country Still the certificates are not an that
could be desired from p rasca design Bankers
for instance, have complained that sneyy t az
distinctive enough tnat 'n S, Se numbers in the
corners of all three do not stahu oul n,inn ~
to reduce the making OF m is trying
TO meet this criticism by generai clearinS ~ ~
the designs, that is. removing CERTAIN shnng,me
and intensifying others without, however chahs!us
the general appearance Of the notes In fact; the
public except when seeing the new notes sac t Dy
Covering the change The old notes. as they reach
the Treasury, will, OF course, be destroyed anu
new ones issued In their place
HE KNEW HE WAS HIT.-It takes strong
and singing blow 10 make Jerry Simpson realize
that he has been struck, and he received one to-day
that he will not forget. The Speaker had
ruled that the grnsshopper statesman could not
oustod with his antics had voted that he should
not proceed in order knowing that he could not do
SO II he tried When the result Of the vote was an
nounced Simpson arose for parliamentary IN
auiry and after stating the facts. asked:
Now Mr. Speaker would like to know where
In his bandest tone the Speaker promptly replied
"The present occupant OF tho chair mas never @
able to discover anybody VINO couio es'ap''s" ''"'
roared msm1sEs on AZ sdesRsspusS
Rugged themselves and laughed again louder man
before AND eN c sma enjoy anything
which he thinks will add to his rotoriiety out d se
IDENTIFY more than he had bargained for. and 1t sad
dened him.
THINKS HE OUGHT TO KNOw.-Ex-Attorney-
General Garland has been retained in behalf OF
Joseph II. Dunlop, of Chicago. who has been
sentenced TO a term of Imprisonment for viola
ton of the postal laws and is seeking executive
clemency. In speaking or the case Mr.. Garland
said:
II hope to have an opportunity to and talk
with President Mckinley about the matter.
consider myself something Of an authority on the
subject of pardons. As Governor Of Arkansas Il
a number OF cases: as Attorney General of the
United States considered and passed upon many
sef rsceived pardon from the President the
United States for an offence the punishment OF
S Snifhh:. l" case OF CONVECTION "0Dlu nave '
II may be remembered that MI Gariand, VIM
had been a member of the Confederate Congress
tried the virtue of the pardon he received from
President Johnson by using It as the foundation %
the famous test cath case which he brought and
won in the Supreme Court of the United States
JOHN BROWNS wHISTLE.-While John
Browns soul goes marching on" relics or MS lie
are still on earth and some of them for sale. Mrs
Mary Cassn, Of West Washington. Kan, Is tho
proud possessor of the whistle with which John
Brown directed the movements or his men az
Harper's Ferry. Mrs. Cassin desires to sell this
interesting relic and has asked the advice OF her
Representative In Congress about it. She would
prefer that the should go to the Historical
Society Of Kansas, because she would like TO keep
IL in her own State, closely associated with john
Brown. IT, however, the Kansas people are too in
different to the whistle TO take steps to secure 1t
for their Historical Society, she will not hesitate
to dispose Of 1t elsewhere. Mrs Cassln first inter-
e ese whietebe gallant DICK Blue. Of Kansas
Virglnian by birth and education, who saw service
in the Union Army and prisoner In the
famous, Libby at Richmond Naturally. NJ Blue
would be Interested IN any ASSOCIATION WIN John h
proper place for the John Brown whistle was in
the Kansas Historical Society. But Mt Blues ad-
ton Of the historical value Of the whistle. His
Populist successor in Congress jeremiah D. Bod,
Methodist ministry down to the PopuIst fold But
IA HSak sss made se more
fore Mrs cassns proposition is open to any other
whistle.
SENATOR HALE'S LOSS.-Senator Hale has re-
ceved a letter from his architect, who reports
that his home In Ellsworth. Me-. which was burned
last season has been rebuilt and will be ready
for occupancy within few weeks. Mrs. Hale has
already been purchasing carpets and furniture and
other household goods. and has shipped them 10
Ellsworth. that when his duties in the Senate
release him, Senator Hale can go back to Maine
and find his beautiful home restored. This Is, or