Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-30
STORIES OF THE DAY.
Some New Anecdotes of People Known by
 Every One.

Some New Anecdotes of People Known by
 Every One.
 It has always been predicted that if any violence ever should happen to President Cleveland it would be when he was resting from his official labor for the purpose of shooting ducks or hooking fish. Such prophecies have been invoked simply by the multiplication of chances for accident when one is fishing or shooting. A gun might explode or go off at the wrong time, or boat might upset, or fatal storm arise, or hundred other things might happen So lt is that the soothsayers have ever put on long faces and worn looks of expect ant melancholy when the president has gathered about him his boon compan- ions and vamoosed to the woods or the waters. Clairyoyants have repeatedly foretold his sudden taking off during these fishing or fowling forays, and yet not even an approach to danger has ever been made. with the exception of & live Iy blow or two when his excellency was safe in some cove, dallying with no more deadly enemy than his coffee and cigar.
 A curious story is told of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, the man in con- gress whose face beams more than all others with kindliness and benevolence. It is related that the other day when the senator was about to board street car on the avenue the conductor. seeing khaf cKo nfA n pearance, reached out and assisted him to mount the steps. The senator resent ed the familiarity, though the conduct OTIS act was iL accordance with orders issued by tEe company. Fellow passen- gers say that the venerable statesman made the air blue with his eloquent abuse of the man, and, when the latter tried to explain, threatened him with personal violence. The senator wrote to the company. demanding the conductors dismissal. The company's officers re- fused. The senator persisted, and the cowardly officials, fearing to prejudice their case ill anticipated legislation, suspended the man for month. The senator still insists on the penalty of
  ly, cold weather is in evidence. but the senator is obdurate. His act has aroused the employees of the company, trouble is promised if the man be not reinstated at once and the senator is threatened with a suit in the courts. It is cheerful to state that there is probably not an other member of congress who wonld t.a kst1 tu such vindietiveHess against one who sought only to do him favor.
 A little company of officials was dis eussing the dinner given by Senator Quay to members of the Pennsylvania state senate.
 1T would not much object to Wana- maker in the senate, said one who lives in New Jersey. just across tha Delaware from Philadelphia, If he and Quay could pull together. They would make strong team if they could work in harmony.
 My dear boy, said x-Congressman at Large Mcdowell. ''you have evident ly got no farther than the primary class in national politics No fellow who opens a jack pot with prayer can ever reach the senate of the United Sfates : A good story is going which embodies x new mot of Speaker Reed.
 Reed and Choate--he who is talked up as the next senator from New York were calling on mutual friend. Dur ing the chatting the cut glass bottle was passed. |,
 .I'm sorry can't join you said Choate, .sbut the fact is l have never taken 8 drink of whisky. played game of poker, or bet on horse race in my life.''
 ..How I wish I could say that sigh ed the host
 'sYou can. said Reed; "Choate did. z