New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-12
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Washington, May II. 1897.

s,tiop relating either to the merchant marine or
the Navy is before the House. He Is In favor 0,
the Improvement of Pearl Harbor for naVa'
coallng station, and made little speech to-day,
in tho course OF which he said I'VE can no longer
litter ran through the House and galleries. ana
though In l he wondered why everybody laughed The
pause not long, however. Tor IL re'iuinuS MI" 10
Than n laugh to dam the torrent OF jerry eio
ouence.
THEY NEVER MISS CHANCE.-The eHtrei"e
free-silyer men in the House Of Representatives.
whether Democrats or Republicans. miss no op.
portunity to cast a slur on Grover Cleveland anu
some Of the expressions they use are inc iesei'.
Of elegant. Thus in the debate on tr1 OF
reservations amendment to-day MI iartHa"' VI
Montana said: 49,, .,,,.aorhn.d
II do not suppose there Is another oiunderne so
on ca nth that could make 1.-THE or the gross mis-
takes that President Cleveland made" In the
same breath Mr. Hartman EXCHANGE; Inc rpr rs1.
dent" whereat there was loud applause.
THE PRESIDENT AND MEMORIAL DAi.-
Whether the President will accept or deciiho lhe
invitation to 20 to New-York TO spend Memorial
Dav Is q question OF considerable interest at the
National CAPITAL. 1t was President Arthur VINO
set the precedent OF going to New-fork. Na1uiahy
as a New-York man, the proprety was not ques-
toned, or at least, he was not CRITICISED Oh .his
account for departure from the well-estao'isheo
custom of his predecessors to observe the day IN
reason no doubt. OF being New-York man. Dol f9i,
set ~ ie@daad A5s ad been
soldier. and therefore could hardly be so fully In
Tp to Pre @i% ne Arthurs HdSngraon
dents had observed the day by tdkng part and i his
Cabinet never failed to be present in me ir 81
years, when the ceremonies were held IN the Lee zee
mansion and as the most distinguished guests oc-
cupying seats tho broad pidzzai overlooking tne
Potomac and later in the great o me s Of
the day Grand Army men and Relief Corps women
who lead the preparations for MeoTai D dccson
about going to New-York Many express the earn
and With his Cabinet go to Arlington; AS he was
himself soldier, they say 1t would Dc especially
fitting that he should DO So
A CONVICT-BUILT PRISON.-The last Congress
appropriated $4,000 for a penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth Kan 1t will he splendid mooern
structure near the site of the old prison. and the
plan of utilizing the five hundred convicts there 10
build It is to be carried out 1t is expected that the
new building will represent outlay of three
times tho appropriaton The land, of course, Is
free being Government reservation. set apart IN
1871 1t has inexhaustble quarries Of fine building
stone an abundance Of lime and the finest clay for
making bricks. The conyicts are to quarry and
a and the srcra material in the prison
shops When the building Is completed It n VIII rep
of architecture. There will be dozen rooms de-
voted to night schools for the men, hrst-class
Who merit good treatment The warden OF the
Fort Leavenworth state prison. Captain john W.
The majority OF the sent to us come from
Arkansas Texas and tho Indian Territory. Grim
type and as rule, are easier to reclaim. than
those who have been raised IN the older and more
settlements are often the cause Of moral obloquy
comes a convict is reader to listen TO appeals 10
his reason and conscience, and makes more earnest
efforts to REFORM
PRESIDENT TAYLOR'S DAUGHTER-Three
former mistresses of the White House are now in
Washing ton-Mrs Grant, Mrs Harriet Lane john
ston and Mrs. Cambridge, daughter Of President
Taylor. Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Johnston are settled
in permanent homes of their own. and Mrs Dam
bridge is the guest of Mrs. Barnes, widow of Sur
geon-General Barnes. II lacks but year of half
a century since General Taylor. "Old Rough and
Ready" the hero of the Mexican War, became
President. Mrs. Taylor was an invalid and their
only daughter, the beautiful Betty Bliss, pre-
sided as mistress Of the White House. She was
bride of twenty having been married shorty be-
staff, and who became President Taylors private ,
secretary. Many old residents of washington stu
brought sunshine and happiness into the mansion
for the few months Of her fathers lie there. MIS-
Cambridge now a whte-hared woman OF seventy
has had an eventful life. AS a bright and vvactous
girl she was the belle of the military posts where
IIouss bride and on her fathers sudden death,
four months after his inauguration retired to r Pr-
Tor died two years afterward. and year later
Major Bliss died. After years of seclusion she
married Mr. Cambridge, a grand nephew or Martina
Washington. But to her countrymen ana country
women Mrs. Cambridge will always DO known as
the beautiful Betty Bliss
THE SMALLEST MEN IN CONGRESS.-The
smallest men in Congress Senator Chandler. OF
New Hampshire and Representative Wheeler. OF
joe" OF Confederate fame.
Mr. Chandler is sixty-two years old and General
Wheeler Is slxtyone. but both have slender, boyish
figures. and affect somewhat youthful dress In
wearing trim. natty- little sack coats. General
Wheeler's hat Is the most remarkable piece OF
headgear seen In the House. 1t is not derby. nor
n Fedora nor the broad-brmmed black covering
that many Southern statesmen wear. The dashing
old ca yalry leader departs from all Congressional
customs in the selection OF his top wear which is
ordnay black hat such as boys IN the tSe mary
of creasing 1t. 1t is creased round and round to
the G crown snap after the fashion that country
affect when the of the hat Is worn Oft and
has been out of If s General Wheeler Soss 50 Of
experience in bringing up large family on his
Southern plantation that is odd tie says, with an
II raised family of six children on my planta.
ton, and never locked a door or fastened window
OF the house. We were surrounded by large num-
bers OF negroes. but In warm weather always sept
theft, except in few cases when the family were
away. I had confidence in the coored brother
CO-EDUCATION IN NEBRASKA.-The Univer-
sity OF Nebraska takes prominent place among
the more important seats Of learning in the West
1t IL modelled closely after Cornell University and
along the lines that have made Corneii
SO Justly famed. Professor Card Of Nebraska
University while In Washington recently had some
thing to say about the women students
For several years past" said he 1.-The attendance
has averaged about 800. Young women are ad-
mtted on equal terms with young men. Co-edu-
ca ton has been a thus far. and Is past the
experimental stage Some time ago the Phi Beta
Kappa Society was organized IN the University.
All collegians know that the qualifications for
therein include high standard OF
scholarship Now it happened that though the
Young women OF the University were not as nu-
m eroIls as the young men, more or me girls were
able to become Phi Beta Kappas This was not
the result of favortism. but was determined solely
a. ~ al irnrn